[INVOCATION]
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON IF YOU WILL JOIN US FOR OUR INVOCATION WITH
COMMISSIONER BURKE. >> LET US PRAY.
DEAR LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY IN OUR COUNTY, THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE HERE, THE LEADERS.
AND WITH ALL FIRST RESPONDERS PLEASE PRAY WITH ALL OF THOSE OUT OF LOST LOVE ONES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND PRAISE BE WITH THEM, PLEASE KEEP US SAFE, HELP US TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US EVERY BLESSING AND I PRAY YOU WILL KEEP US ALL SAFE TONIGHT AS WE GO HOME AS WELL AS OUR FAMILIES.
JESUS NAME I PRAY AMEN. >> ALRIGHT ARE VETERAN LED PLEDGE THIS AFTERNOON IS FROM CORPORAL U.S. ARMY.
CORPORAL WEST SERVED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SHE SERVED IN THE RESERVES IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND STATIONED AT FORT HOOD TEXAS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
CORPORAL WEST JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD, HER ARMY SERVICE TAUGHT HER ABOUT THE POWER OF THE UNIFORM AND HAVE BEEN PREPARED MEANT BEING RESPONSIBLE, CORPORAL RUSS IS A DECORATED VETERAN HOLDING 12 AWARDS INCLUDING THE ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL IN THE SERVICE AWARD, HER FONDEST SERVICE MEMORIES ARE THE COMMODITY SHE SHARED WITH HER FELLOW SERVICE MEMBERS AND THE INSPIRATION SHE RECEIVED FROM LISTENING TO THE LEADERS AROUND HER SPEAK ABOUT THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES.
CORPORAL WEST IS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AS ONE OF OUR VETERAN SERVICES OFFICERS AND SHE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE VETERAN STANDDOWN HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS IN JACKSONVILLE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE, YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY TOUR VETERANS AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT AND WE ARE GLAD YOU'RE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
IF YOU CAN LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AND THEN YOU COULD SAY A FEW
WORDS. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE, GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVE EVERYONE, THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY COMMISIONERS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL THE STAFF IN THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM I'M SURE THAT GIVES TO THE COMMUNITY HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS I HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WROTE I'M GOING TO SAY IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> A PROUD VETERAN I AM, I STAND PROUD I STAND TALL, WILL GOD BLESS US ALL. THE COMMODITY, DESPITE, THE TEARS, I STAND PROUD AND I LOOK BACK ON THE YEARS.
THE DISCIPLINE, THE TRAINING, AND GUN RANGE AND BEING AWARE I STOOD PROUD TO TAKE WHAT IT PREPARES.
LATE NIGHT, GUARD DUTY, ROAD MARCHES AND SEARCHES, YES IT WAS WORTH IT. I AM SORRY.
LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND, ARMY ST STRONG.
>> ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. >> WHEN DID YOU LEAVE THE ARMY SERVICE. WHEN DID YOU GET OUT OF THE
ARMY? >> YOU CAN SEE THE EMOTIONS THAT STILL EXIST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[CALL TO ORDER]
I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
[PET ADOPTIONS]
MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 28, 2023. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND WE WILL MOVE TO PET ADOPTIONS.>> TODAY WE HAVE GEORGE, HE IS A MIXED BREED, TWO -MONTH-OLD, 7.E 55 POUNDS PLUS WHEN HE IS FULL-GROWN, GEORGE IS A TYPICAL PLAYFUL PUPPY THAT LIKES HIS TOYS HE ENJOYS SNUGGLING WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY IN THE CENTER OF ATTENTION GEORGE HAS A LOT OF GROWING TO DO AND A LOT OF TRAINING AHEAD OF HIM BUT IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL JOURNEY FOR WHOEVER ADOPTS HIM, HE WILL
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STILL NEED ADDITIONAL PUPPY VACCINES BUT HE IS MICROCHIP.ADDIE IS A SPAYED FEMALE, MIXED BREED TWO YEARS OLD, 56 POUNDS.
ADDIE CAME AS A TERRIFIED STRIDE THAT WAS NOT TOO SURE ABOUT US.
OBVIOUSLY ADDIE HAS COME TO REALIZE WE JUST WANT THE BEST FOR HER, LOOK AT THAT SMILE ADDIE IS LOVING AND CALM TOWARDS PEOPLE AND SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND OTHER DOGS.
WE RECOMMEND RINGING YOUR DOG INTO MEET HER, THE PERSON THAT FOUND HER STATED SHE SEEMS TO BE HOUSEBROKEN, RIDES WELL IN CARDS CARS IN GOOD WITH YOUNG CHILD. ADDIE IS UP-TO-DATE ON HER VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. VERONICA IS A SPAYED FEMALE, DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR 2-YEAR-OLD CAT.
VERONICA MARCHES TO THE BEAT OF HER OWN DRUM AND WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT ABOUT HER. SHE IS SWEET AND SPICY THAT MAKES EVERY DAY MORE FUN FOR HER AND THE STAFF TO INTERACT WITH HER, VERONICA WOULD DO WELL IN A HOME THAT UNDERSTANDS TORY BEHAVIOR, YOU CAN GOOGLE IT. WITH PLENTY OF TOYS AND A CAT TREAT TO SIT ON TOP OF LIKE THE QUEEN THAT SHE IS.
VERONICA IS UP-TO-DATE ON HER VACCINES AND MICROCHIP.
BANJO IS A NEUTERED MALE DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR NINE MONTHS OLD, BANJO IS A SHY BOY THAT WOULD LIKE A HOME WITH ANOTHER CAT FRIEND AND A LOT OF TOYS. HE CAME TO US AS A STRAY AND IS TAKING A LITTLE BIT TO WARM UP. HE WOULD DO BEST IN A QUIET FAMILY WILLING TO SPEND THE TIME THAT HE NEEDS FOR ADJUSTMENT AND A NEW SETTING. HE IS UP-TO-DATE ON HIS VACCINES AND MICROCHIP. WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF FOSTER PARENTS WERE DOGS, CATS AND KITTENS PLEASE CONSIDER OPENING YOUR HOME TEMPORARILY, JOIN OUR KITTEN CREW WE NEED FOSTERS, IF INTERESTED CONTACT CLAY COUNTY GOD.COM.
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUR FURRY FRIENDS BUT CANNOT BRING ONE HOME PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AMAZON WISH LIST WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF ITEMS FOR OUR FOSTER KITTENS AND SHELTER ANIMALS. YOU CAN FIND ON AMAZON.COM.
>> THANK YOU, LAST WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING OUR SHELTER WAS COMPLETELY FULL AS WELL AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE HUMANE SOCIETY. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING A NEW FURRY FRIEND FOR THE UPCOMING GIFTGIVING SEASON PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SHELTER FIRST BEFORE YOU GO SHOPPING THAT IS JUST MY COMMERCIAL FOR ANIMAL SERVICES, THEY HAVE SOME CUTE PUPS IF YOU
[1. National American Indian Heritage Month]
GO LOOK ON THE WEBSITE. IF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WOULD JOINTLY WIELD ONE PROCLAMATION TODAY.>> WE HAVE A TRIP HAZARD TODAY ARE WIRELESS MIKE IS NOT WORKING, BE CAREFUL PLEASE. I DID NOT ASK ANYBODY IF YOU WANT TO READ IT, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS ONE? IT IS RIGHT THERE.
NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH.
, SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH IN 1990 TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS COUNTRY'S ORIGINAL INHABITANTS AND THEIR DESCENDENTS, TERESA DOBBS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION, SOPHIA FLEMING CHAPTER ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THIS IMPORTANT ANNUAL DESIGNATION. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN US UPFRONT, ON UP AND THE COMMISSIONER WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND WE CAN HEAR FROM YOU.
PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP. >> GOOD AFTERNOON IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR THE AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONAL HERITAGE MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY.
WHEREAS AMERICAN INDIANS WERE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE LAND THAT CONSTITUTE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND A CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THOSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE INTEGRAL COMPONENTS OF THE FABRIC OF OUR GREAT NATION.
AND WHEREAS THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS HAVE ENHANCING FREEDOM, PROSPERITY AND GREATNESS OF AMERICA AND CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS ARE RESPECTED AND CELEBRATED AS PART OF THE RICH LEGACY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS AMERICAN INDIANS SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, THEY CONTINUE TO BE GREAT STEWARDS OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE AMENITIES, PUBLIC SERVICE AND MORE AND I'M HELPED BRING PROSPERITY TO ALL OF US. AND WHEREAS NATIVE AMERICAN AWARENESS WEEK AGAIN IN 1976 AND RECOGNITION WAS EXPANDED BY CONGRESS AND APPROVED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH IN AUGUST 1990, DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN OR TEACH MONTH. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL AMERICAN
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INDIAN MONTH PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC FOR THE PROUD HISTORY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN AMERICA IN THE RICH AND DIVERSE TRIBAL CULTURES CONTINUE TO THRIVE WITHIN OUR CITY RURAL COMMUNITIES, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL NATIONS ACROSS UNITED STATES.THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2023 AS AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY AND NATIVE AMERICANS TO OUR NATION AND ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH THE PROPER PROGRAMS AND CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES. IN CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA OF NOVEMBER 20, 2023. DO I HAVE A MOTION.
>> AVENUE A MOTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE NOW DESIGNATING NOVEMBER AS THE AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE REPRESENTING DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND WITH PRIDE WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE INDIANS OF OUR HERITAGE AND WE WERE SO MOVED BY THE VETERANS THAT YOU HAD SPEAK BECAUSE THAT IS TRULY OUR HEART DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THANK YOU.
>> I WILL PUT THE MICROPHONE UP AND THEN WE CAN GET SOME
PICTURES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[Clay County Aging True Facilities]
>> WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THE FIRST IS FROM
CLAY COUNTY AGING TRUTH. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS GABRIELLE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AGING TREE FACILITY FALLS BY DEPARTMENT.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO WATCH A VIDEO THAT WAS PUT ON SOLELY BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. IT WAS AN ALL TEAM EFFORT AND THEY DID A REALLY GREAT JOB ON THE VIDEO.
>> SOMEONE INFORMED ME, AND PLAY SOME POOL, I SAID REALLY THEY HAVE A PLACE SUCH AS THAT. YES SURE.
I'VE BEEN COMING EVER SINCE 2016, ANYTHING THAT I WANT TO DRINK OR EAT, THEY GIVE IT TO YOU AND OFFER IT.
>> LOW SODIUM HEALTHY MEALS FOR SENIORS.
>> SOME MAY NOT WANT TO COOK OR THE MEMES OR THE CAPACITY TO
COOK. >> ALL OF OUR DRIVERS AND
OPERATIONS WERE IN JACKSONVILLE. >> THE COUNTY OWNS THE BUILDINGS AND ASSISTANCE WITH ANY MEANS TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE IN TOP WORKING ORDER, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS. IT MAKES FOR QUICKER SERVICE TO NOT ONLY THE SENIOR CENTER BUT OUR COMMUTE CLIENTS.
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>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU COME. >> EVERY SINGLE DAY, I LOVE IT.
>> WE JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND TRUE IN THE BCC WITH THE NEWLY RENOVATED KITCHEN.
TODAY WE HAVE THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM AGING TRUE TO GIVE A FEW WORDS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
TERRY BARTON AND SAMUEL HALL. >> HELLO.
>> AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THE CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY.
WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FACILITY YOU WILL HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL PARTNERS TO US AND WE HOPE WE WERE WONDERFUL PARTNERS TO YOU.
LAST YEAR OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS IN OCTOBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30 THESE ARE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL AT THIS POINT IN TIME BUT LAST YEAR WE DELIVERED IN CLAY COUNTY 21000 MEALS TO HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS. CURRENTLY WE ARE SERVING ABOUT 100 HOMEBOUND INDIVIDUALS IN CLAY COUNTY.
IN THE FOUR SENIOR CENTERS WE PREPARED AND PROVIDED EXCEED 2400 MEALS LAST YEAR AND TODAY WE HAD 482 REGISTERED CLAY COUNTY SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
WE ALSO HOPEFULLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLAY COUNTY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACQUIRE A GRANT FROM A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE GRANT IN ORDER TO UPGRADE THE SENIOR CENTERS AND TO IMPROVE THE LIGHTING AND SAFETY AND INSTALL UPGRADED EQUIPMENT THAT WAS SORELY NEEDED FOR THE FOUR SENIOR CENTERS AND WE ALMOST COMPLETED NETWORK. EXCEPT FOR A FEW THINGS ON BACKORDER WE ARE PRETTY MUCH COMPLETED WITH THE RETROFITTING AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS UP TO CODE ALSO, WE INSTALLED THE CAMERAS AND ALL OF THE CENTERS OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND ALL OF THE SENIOR CENTERS. WE ALSO REQUESTED ANOTHER SPECIAL REQUEST THAT WE HOPE CLAY COUNTY WILL SUPPORT FOR US AS WELL TO BRING A PORTABLE GENERATOR INTO THE GREEN CO-FACILITY SO WE CAN PREPARE MEALS EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO POWER, RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE THE CAPACITY THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY. WE ASKED THE STATE TO SUPPORT I% AND HOPEFULLY THE COUNTY WILL MATCH TO DO THAT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THAT IS GOING TO BE.
WE ARE EXPECTING A VISIT FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS NEXT WEEK WHO SELECTED THE SENIOR CENTER AT ORANGE PARK TO BE ONE OF THE CENTER SHE WANTED TO SEE, WERE PROUD OF THAT PART OF THE WORK THAT THE STAFF IS DOING IN CLAY COUNTY. WERE PROUD OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING HERE AND WERE REALLY PROUD OF THE COMMODITY IN THE PROGRAMMING THAT THE SENIORS DO EVERYTHING FROM TAI CHI TO QUILTING. IT'S WONDERFUL IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WERE ALWAYS HAPPY TO SHOW THE CENTERS OFF, COME BY
AND SEE US ANYTIME. >> ONE ITEM WE ALSO ENJOYED THE
OPPORTUNITY. >> AND YOU SPEAK INTO THE
MICROPHONE. >> WE ALSO ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE, JOHN NAGEL AND HIS STAFF AND WE MET WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT PROGRAMMING AS YOU HEARD OF THE VIDEO WITH INDIVIDUAL MENTION BECOMES EVERYDAY. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT COLLABORATION AND ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS WOULD BE A FIELD TRIP TO THE AREA PARKS AND WE WOULD BUST THEM OUT AND ALLOWING% OPPORTUNITY WITH BOX LUNCHES, HE ALLOWS THEM TO STAY ACTIVE, WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THANK YOU FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU. >> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A COMMENT I KNOW THEY HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE BUT YOUR SERVICES WERE ABLE TO TOUCH HER FAMILY AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT, MY IN-LAWS, YOU SERVE THEM AND BEYOND GIVING THEM FOOD AND THE VOLUNTEER WHO GOT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP CALLED US WHENEVER THEY WERE HOME FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEY WERE AT LIFE CARE, I THOUGHT
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THAT WAS SO AWESOME THAT THEY CARED ENOUGH TO DO THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MY FAMILY AND VERY SPECIAL THING, IT'S NOT ABOUT DELIVERING FOOD ALL ALL ALL ALL.>> THE GENERATOR. >> YOU ARE YOU WORKING WITH TO
TRY TO GET THAT. >> JENNIFER BRADLEY SENATOR BRADLEY IS SPONSORING THE BILL AND WE HOPE TO GET IT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. IT'S INEXPENSIVE ASK, WE WANT A PORTABLE GENERATOR, IT CAN BE USED BY THE COUNTY FOR OTHER THINGS. BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PREPARE MEALS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHERE THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE.
GOOD LUCK CALLED. >> IT IS ABOUT $250,000.
>> HOW MUCH DOES THE COUNTY MATCH.
>> IT WOULD BE 10%, ASSUMING YOU CAN GET THE GRANT FROM THE STATE
IF FOR ABLE TO GET THAT. >> THE EXPENSE I AM TOLD, AND ENGINEERING KIND OF PERSON. I'M TOLD THE INTERFACE, WE HAVE TO UPGRADE THE FACILITY FOR IT TO INTERFACE WITH THE GENERATORS, THAT IS PART OF THE EXPENSE.
>> SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE TRANSFER SWITCH TO THE BUILDING.
>> ARE YOU ASKING IF IT'S CURRENTLY BUDGETED.
>> NO IT IS NOT CURRENTLY BUDGETED.
THINK WHAT TERRY IS REFERRING TO IS THE APPROPRIATION.
IT WOULD FALL IN THE SAME APPROPRIATION CYCLE SO YOU WOULDN'T GET THE NOTICE UNTIL JULY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TIED TO THE BUDGET YEAR, THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING AS SUCCESSFUL I WOULD LOOK AT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT WOULD BE A JULY IN JUNE PURCHASE AND TO DO THAT OTHER SUCCESSFUL.
>> OKAY. >> WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
[ULI TAPs - High Ridge Initiative (G. Gunn)]
>> THE PRESENTATION NEVER GOING TO TALK ABOUT NEXT IS THE URBAN LAND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL FOR THE HIGHER INITIATIVE, THIS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR STUDIES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING IN CLAY. HERE IS A PICTURE OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND THE AREA THAT WAS USED FOR THE PANEL.
THE HIGHRIDGE STATE NEIGH NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEXT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS.
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT EDUCATION AND RESOURCE INSTITUTE SUPPORTED BY ITS MEMBERS.
ITS MISSION IS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE.
THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL WAS A TWO DAY SESSION, THE PROGRAM BROUGHT TOGETHER CROSS SECTOR EXPERTS WHO INVESTED IN WHO DO NOT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE PROJECT TO EXAMINE ISSUES FOR MULTIPLE ISSUES AND PRODUCE RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE PRESENTED IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
HIGHER INITIATIVE HR RIGHT IS A COUNTY ENGAGED NORTH FLORIDA TO CONVENE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL TO STUDY THE HIGHRIDGE ESTATES. THIS WAS A COLLABORATION.
THE SCOPE OF THE WORK INCLUDED A LONG-TERM VISION FOR EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND A REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF NONCONFORMING AND COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES FOR THE STUDY AREA AND SURROUNDING AREAS THAT WOULD PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SOUND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND LIVABILITY.
THE SECOND ASK WAS HIGHEST AND BEST USES FOR THE STUDY AREA INCLUDING IDENTIFYING A RANGE OF USES THAT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE
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WITH EXISTING COMMITTED AMPLY AND USES AND THREE THE STRATEGY FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES TO PROMOTE ABILITY TO, FROM AND WITHIN THE CITY AREA FROM BUSES, SAFETY VEHICLES, SIDEWALKS AND BIKE PATHS FOR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS ANY RESULTING ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENTLY INDUCE TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACEPLANS. >> NEXT WILL GO OVER RECOMMENDATIONS THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BEING PUT FORTH ARE FROM THE DRAFT REPORT.
YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THE DRAFT REPORT AND WERE STILL IN THE WORKS OF MAKING CHANGES TO THAT SO WERE JUST GOING TO DISCUSS THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE NEXT STEPS PROPOSED.
THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CREATE AN ASSEMBLAGE OF LOTS AND NEEDED FINANCING. PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ESTABLISH CLEAR OWNERSHIP OF ROAD WIDE AWAY AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN AND USE FUNDS TO ADOPT THESE WRITER WAYS. THE NEXT WAS TO DEVELOP A DIRT TO PAY ROAD SCHEDULE AND TO CONSIDER ALTERNATES TO ASPHALT TO ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENTS. IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO REZONE HIGHRIDGE TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING, DUPLEXES, TRIPLEX'S AND QUADS. NEXT DETERMINE IF FLORIDA'S LOCAL INITIATIVE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. CREATE CRITICAL MASS INITIAL DEVELOPMENT ONE SECTION. ENHANCE MOBILITY WITHIN EAST-WEST COLLECTOR ROAD TO CONNECT STATE ROAD 21 AND A NORTH-SOUTH COLLECTOR ROAD AND A PEDESTRIAN BIKE PATH THAT CONNECTS LITTLE LAKE GENEVA TO BUTLER STATE TRAIL.
NEXT IT WAS TO DEVELOP A TRANSPORTATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCE AT THE NEW CROSSROAD IDENTIFIED.
NEXT ASSEMBLE LOTS TO CREATE FUTURE OPEN RECREATIONAL SPACE AND STORMWATER RETENTION OPPORTUNITIES.
IN THE LAST ONE FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REBRAND THE SUBDIVISION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STREET NAMES.
THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION WAS TO IMPLEMENT A STUDY WITH CLAY COUNTY UTILITY AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE THE CAPACITY AND COST FEASIBILITY AND EXTENDING WATER UTILITY AND THE COMMUNITY TO CURRENT HOUSEHOLDS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
THIRD LOBBY CLAY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AT A BUS STOP AND SHELTER THE HIGHRIDGE COMMUNITY ENTRANCE.
FOR, WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR PATROL AS PART OF A PROACTIVE COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORT.
FIVE, ALLOCATE CDBG FUNDS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO SCHEDULE REGULAR CLEANUP DAYS. SIX, STEP UP CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ELIMINATE VIOLATIONS AND NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES.
INITIATE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON COUNTY STANDARDS AND THE NEED TO AINTAIN HEALTH, SAFETY AND PROPERTY VALUES IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS.
SEVEN, CONTINUE TO BUILD A STRONG COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY BOND, WORK WITH HIGHER INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
EIGHT, IDENTIFY PURSUE FUNDING SOURCES.
ON THIS NEXT PAGE IS NEXT STEPS PROPOSED THAT WERE ASKING CONSENSUS ON. THE FIRST WAS TO CREATE A STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF ELECTED AUTHORITIES AND NONPROFIT. TWO, HIRE A CONSULTANT TO MANAGE THE STEERING COMMITTEE'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
THREE, TO DETERMINE ROADWAY AND DOCTOR COST ESTIMATES.
FOR, DETERMINE CCA YOU RO KHANNA UNDER WATER AND SEWER.
TRANSPORTATION. AND SIX IMPROVE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. QUESTIONS?
>> AS I RECALL THERE IS 900 LOTS THERE, UNDER THOUSAND RIGHT AT A
>> AS I RECALL THEY ARE ALL PRIVATELY OWNED.
>> THE COUNTY OWNS SOME OF THEM. >> THE COUNTY OWNS SOME OF THE
>> THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED I GUESS TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS. >> OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. >> A COUPLE OF THESE AS YOU'RE
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TALKING ABOUT NEXT STEPS AND WE TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE NEXT STEPS AND WHETHER THEY HAVE CAPABILITY TO GO IN THERE AND ADD SEWER AND WATER, TO SAY THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION ANDHAVE THEM HAVE THE CAPABILITY. >> CCA WAS ONE OF THE
>> WHAT ABOUT IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
DID THE INDICATED PLAN. >> THEY ARE A REGULAR ATTENDEE TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND ARE WORKING ON THAT IN THE AREA.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS. >> I GUESS THE ONLY FEEDBACK I WOULD HAVE, NUMBER ONE THEY SEEM TO MISS THAT WE HAVE A STEERING COMMITTEE ALREADY AND WE NEED TO CREATE ANOTHER ONE.
I WOULD RATHER SEE THE ACTION ITEMS IS A REGULAR STEERING COMMITTEE WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THIS AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S FUNDS RIGHT NOW TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO DO THAT BUT IF YOU GO BACK TO ONE OF THE FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS IT WAS TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF SOME KIND.
I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, NUMBER ONE TO GO BACK AND SEE IF THE STEERING TEAM WANTS TO SPIN OFF SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND TAKE ON THESE LARGER INITIATIVES THAN THEY WOULD HAVE THE CONNECTIONS AND MAYBE THE RESOURCES TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT IF THAT WOULD BE ACCE ACCEPTABLE.
>> YYES, MA'AM. >> YOU JUST ASKING US TO RECEIVE
THIS IN CONSENSUS ON NEXT STEPS? >> OKAY.
>> YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS AND COME BACK HOW YOU DID WITH COLLEGE DRIVE WERE YOU COME BACK AND SAY THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO
TAKE. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THEM, OTHER THAN NUMBER TWO, ONE REQUIRES ENGAGEMENT AS YOU JUST MENTIONED IN THE DISCUSSION THAT GABBY CAN HAVE WITH THEM, YOU ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ALREADY OTHER THAN TO HOUSE THE COST TO IT WHERE IT'S REAL-TIME, THE OTHERS DETERMINE THE ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE COST. I THINK THAT WOULD COME FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND TAKING WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO EXPLORE THAT AND WHAT THE COST WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY IT'S INTERNAL, THE CCA COST AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE KIND OF WORKING OUT ALREADY, WE JUST NEED MORE FIDELITY ON WHAT THE ESTIMATE WOULD BE AND OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD COME FROM THE PLAN AND WHAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE IN THE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSPORTATION, THAT IS AN ENGAGEMENT WITH GTA I DON'T THINK WE DOVE INTO THAT JUST YET FULLY AND THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS IN REGARDS TO THAT.
WE WILL COME BACK IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD AND HAVE AN IDEA HOW DECEMBER 12 EATING TO MOVE FORWARD GABBY CAN COME UP AND GET A PROCESS IN THE SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FIDELITY IN DETAIL SO IT'S A LITTLE BEFORE CLEAR TO THE BOARD IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> OKAY. >> I DON'T THINK THE ROADWAYS THE STEERING COMMITTEE DOESN'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE.
>> I JUST MET WHERE THE ROADS WOULD GO TO IN THEIR PLAN THERE IS A MAIN PATH C I THINK IT COMS WITHIN THE PLAN THE WAY AHEAD IT IS AND WHAT WE GET PAID AND WHERE THE CENTER WOULD BE ON THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT GOES INTO COMMISSIONER RAN A IS CONCERNED IS THERE PROPERTY AT THE CITY CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN PART TO HAVE CHAVE, THAT'S PART OF IT.
YES, MA'AM OBVIOUSLY THE COST WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM RICHARDS DEPARTMENT AND WE CAN GET THAT TITO PAUL ALSO.
>> NUMBER FIVE IS INTRIGUING IT'S IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH
WHAT THE GTA STUDY SAID. >> TO CLARIFY THE STEERING
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COMMITTEE IS DIRT ROAD? >> IS A HIGHRIDGE INITIATIVE
STEERING COMMITTEE. >> WE HAVE THAT ESTABLISHED WITH
AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. >> THERE IS A CONNECTION TO THE DIRT ROAD THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THE STEERING COMMITTEE DID DISCUSS WHEN GABS MET WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO GO OVER THE RESULTS, THAT IS PART OF THE REASON THAT THEY THINK THEY RECOMMENDED SPENDING TO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THE MISSION OF THE ROAD WANTS TO CONTINUE THEIR MISSION AND THERE ARE SOME GRANTS THAT THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION SO BY SPINNING OFF THAT TO MAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT MORE EASIER. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER QUESTION I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE STEERING COMMITTEE WE HAD A STEERING COMMITTEE IN PLACE ORIGINALLY DID THEY SIGN ON WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO FORM A STEERING COMMITTEE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE HE SAID INCLUDING THE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDED WITHIN THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT CAN HELP WITH MORE OF A GUIDANCE WITH SOME OF THE ASPECTS WITH THE REPORT HAS HER
COMMITTEE. >> THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU SEE WHEN YOU GET THE FINAL REPORT THEY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INVOLVE THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT AND WE DON'T OWN THE AIRPORT, THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THEM AND IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO PUT THEM INTO OUR REPORT, WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT SO THAT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT THEY WERE LEADING TO TO TRY TO STEER US TO PUT SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON THEIR BUT THAT IS NOT THE INTENTION OF THE HIGHRIDGE INITIATIVE FOR NOW.
HIGHRIDGE IS NOT IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD WANT TO DO THAT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD.
>> I WILL REFER THIS TO COURTNEY, I THINK THE DIFFERENCES CURRENTLY LET'S COMPARE COLLEGE DRIVE THE BOARD HAS SAID WE SUPPORT COLLEGE DRIVE, MY UNDERSTANDING IF THE GRANT INVOLVES THE INITIATIVE. IF YOU COME DOWN, WE KINDA FORMALIZE THAT AS A REPRESENTATION FOR COLLEGE DRIVE I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS IS LOOKING FOR WHEN YOU DONE THE INITIATIVES I THINK THE BOARD TAKING A FORMAL ACTION AT SOME POINT TO SAY GET A MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WAY IF WE NEED TO USE GRANT STAFF, IS NOT SUPPORTED ANOTHER NONPROFIT.
>> WE PASSED THE INITIATIVE. >> I THINK THIS IS THE NEXT STEP LIKE COLLEGE DRIVE AND THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OTHER
INITIATIVES. >> I WOULD BE CAREFUL WE USE EBG
FUNDING THROUGH THE COUNTY. >> BECAUSE A HIGHRIDGE INITIATIVE I WOULD BE VERY CLEAR WITH THE PUBLIC THE CDBG FUNDING WAS A CHOICE BY THE COUNTY FOR CLEANUP OF HIGHER INITIATIVE WE DID ONE IN TANGLEWOOD BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISUNDERSTANDING TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE CDBG FUNDING MONEY WENT TO THE MISSION OF THE DIRT ROAD AND IT DID NOT.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE HIGHRIDGE INITIATIVE WAS PASSED
BY THE BOARD IN SUPPORT OF IT. >> FOLEY I THINK THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IF THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT THE BOARD WILL SAY THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WERE GOOD TAKING FOR GRANTS THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY'RE LEVEL OF FORMALIZATION FOR LACK
OF A BETTER TERM. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CURRENT STEERING COMMITTEE, I THINK THEY REALLY MISUNDERSTOOD.
I DIDN'T REALLY SIT IN EXCEPT FOR WHEN THEY CAME TO US.
WE GOT THE FULL. I JUST THINK THE STEERING COMMITTEE WAS MISUNDERSTOOD. WE HAD TO TURN COMMITTEE IN
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PLACE FOR A YEAR END HALF. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE IT DIFFERETHAT'S WHY I QUESTION ITS THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED TO THE PEOPLE IN THE REGARDING COMMITTEE AND CERTAINLY IN COLLEGE DRIVE WE HAD A STEERING COMMITTEE BUT A CHOICE OF ASKING IS FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THESE STEPS ARE THE ONES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SO THE CUTTING IS THING TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER GIVE AN IDEA OF WHAT'S REALISTIC AND WAS NOT.>> WITHOUT RELATED TO. >> MAYBE YOU DID I WOULD NOT INVOLVE LIKE YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE CONTRACT I WAS INVOLVED.
>> THIS IS DIFFICULT PROJECT FOR THEM AND DIDN'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE THAT GABS ASKED THEM TO SPEND TIME WITH THEY WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN AND CALLED PEOPLE INSIDE OF PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THE HIGH RIDGE INITIATIVE THAT WERE NOT ON THE LIST. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE SO THAT'S MAYBE WHERE THE MISUNDERSTANDING CAME IN, I
DON'T KNOW. >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PRIVATE PART, ARE WE TALKING THE DEVELOPER OR ECONOMIC DRIVER WERE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME?
>> IT SAYS BOTH IN THE FINAL REPORT.
>> THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC PERSON IDENTIFIED.
>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE NO PROBLEM FORMALIZING OUR ABILITY TO GIVE DIRECTION TO THE COUNTY MANAGER TO MOVE FORWARD TO IDENTIFY THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE ON THE NEXT STEPS OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T NEED A STEERING COMMITTEE WHERE WE NEED TO BRING THE PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVED IN I DON'T KNOW WHO'S ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE BUT BRING SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO AFFECT A PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WHETHER WE PUT OUT SOMETHING, HOW DO WE DO THAT THAT'S WHAT I'D BE INTERESTED IN SEEING.
THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COMBINE ONE INTO INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS WELL AS THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND COME BACK AND LET US KNOW WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES OF COMPLETING THE
OBVIOUSLY THE COUNTY CAN AND WILL NEED TO HELP, THE ROADWAYS ARE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYBODY THAT OWNS THEM SO THAT'S PART OF THE ISSUE. I AGREE WITH YOU I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STEERING TEAM GO OFF AND DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO SPIN IT OFF IN RECOGNIZE THE DESIRE TO HAVE THE SEPARATION.
>> BASED ON THE CONVERSATION THAT THEY HAD NO ONE IS LOOKING FOR THIS TO BE A COUNTY LED INITIATIVE, COUNTY SUPPORTED INITIATIVE, BUT COUNTY LED, NO MUCH LIKE COLLEGE DRIVE.
>> MADAM CHAIR I THINK THAT IS WHERE THE STEERING COMMITTEE MAYBE THAT WAS THE WRONG TERM FOR THAT.
THIS IS A GOOD MAP TO TAKE BUT THERE ARE MANY THINGS HERE THE BIGGEST THING MISSING IS ECONOMIC DRIVER, WHEREVER ELSE.
LET'S FACE IT, YOU NEED A JOB AND THAT'S WITH THE REACHING OUT WHEN THEY REACHED OUT FAR OUT TO THE AIRPORT.
THAT WAS ONLY THING THAT THEY PROVIDE JOBS, IT'S A VERY DYNAMIC SITUATION AND HAS MANY PARTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND I LIKE COMMISSIONER, COMBINING ONE OR TWO IN SOMETHING WE WOULD BRING BACK TO THE BOARD.
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WE DEFINITELY NEED HELP AND WE HAVE IT AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL LIKE YOU MENTIONED BEFORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL ACROSS-THE-BOARD WHEREVER WE HAVE DONE THAT.WE WILL KEEP DOING THEM AND HELPING OUT THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN THIS IS RAISING THE BAR INTO THE NEXT LEVEL ONE OF FOUR INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
WE WILL COME BACK ON THE 12TH, THIS IS GOOD TO BE DYNAMIC AND GOING TO GROW AND HOPEFULLY GET INTO A PHYSICAL DIRECTION IN
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE AREA. >> ANYTHING ELSE?
[2. Investment Committee Update (A. Bramlitt)]
>> THANK YOU GUYS. >> WE HAVE DIANE HUTCHINGS, OUR TAX COLLECTOR THIS AFTERNOON. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO BRING TO US. DID I MISS ANYTHING OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL SLIPPING AND TERROR GREEN AND THE COMPTROLLER AS USUAL AND AMY HAS OUR INVESTMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS UP.
THIS IS HER QUARTERLY UPDATE FOR OUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO.
WE ALWAYS START WITH THE NUMBERS OF OUR INVESTMENT COMMUNITY THAT NET IN REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT AND OTHER ITEMS. LAST WEEK THE MEMBERS HAVE NOT CHANGED, WE HAVE EVERYONE FULLY PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE.
THE MARKET UPDATE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL QUARTERS I HAVE COME TO YOU AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS NOT RAISED THEIR DISCOUNT RATE THAT THEY CHARGE OTHER BANKS.
HOWEVER, IT IS STILL THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN 22 YEARS.
IT'S RANGING BETWEEN FIVE AND A QUARTER% IN FIVE AND A HALF.
IT IS STILL TRYING TO TARGET INFLATION AND HAS COME DOWN IT HAS COME DOWN, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS 3.7%, THEY KIND OF TOOK A PAUSE IN THE FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS STAYING LOW SO THE LABOR MARKET IS STILL FAIRLY STRONG. THEY DO EXPECT THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO DROP INTEREST RATES GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
I READ AN ARTICLE TODAY WITH BANK OF AMERICA BUT THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING ANY TIME BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, THE SUMMER TIMEFRAME THE JULY TIMEFRAME WE WILL PROBABLY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF DROP IN INTEREST RATES AND THE KIND OF EXPECTING 50 BASIS POINTS, THEY CAN ARRANGE IN THE HIGH FOURS, LOW FIVE AREAS.
IN THE CURRENT MARKET WE LEFT THE MIX OF OUR PORTFOLIO PRETTY STEADY WITH EVERYTHING BEING LIQUID WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BOND PORTFOLIO PROCEEDS. THEY CASH AND INVESTMENTS AS OF 930 ACROSS ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTS HAD A LITTLE OVER $400 MILLION AND THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A STEADY INCREASE THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR COLLECTIVE INTEREST IN FIRST-QUARTER VERSUS THE FOURTH QUARTER. YOU'LL SEE THE FOURTH QUARTER WAS $4,776,526 AND INTEREST WHICH IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE THIRD QUARTER SO YOU HAVE A PRETTY CONSISTENT PIECE THERE.
17.3 MILLION WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE YEAR WITH INTEREST LATER ON. THIS IS A REQUIRED COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD THAT STATES THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IS IN GREEN. WERE ALL WITHIN THE INVESTMENT POLICY THAT WE HAVE, ALL OF THE RETURNS, ALL OF THE PERCENTAGES FOR POLICY WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE AND WE ARE DOING WELL WITH S&P RATED GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL INDEX THAT WE BENCHMARK OURSELVES AGAINST. THIS IS PRETTY SIMILAR TO OTHER QUARTERS, THIS IS FOR THE FULL YEAR.
AVERAGES ON THE INTEREST RATES AGAIN, WE SEE MOST OF THE HIGH INTEREST RATES ON THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER AND THE AVERAGES HAVE BEEN TRENDING UP QUITE NICELY.
THIS GRAPH KINDA SHOWS THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE, THE CHANGE THAT THE FED HAS DONE. FISCAL YEAR 2022 WE EARNED A TOTAL OF TWO HALF-MILLION DOLLARS ON THE ACCESS FUNDS STILL ROUGHLY ANYWHERE BETWEEN THE FOUR HUNDREDS AND HEIGHT OF $460 MILLION THAT WE HAD DURING THAT TIME CALLED THOUSAND AND CHANGE A BIG YEAR-OVER-YEAR DIFFERENCE.
FOR INVESTORS THIS IS GOOD. IF YOUR BAR WERE NOT SO GOOD.
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THIS CHART KIND OF SHOWS WHERE WE'VE BEEN ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AS WE TALKED IN THE PAST, WE WERE SEEING LOW INTEREST RATES, THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD GO WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE RAISED BUT NOT TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY WERE. WE DID A CORRECTION BACK IN JUNE AND JULY TIMEFRAME AND TAKEN INTEREST UP TO 10.8 MILLION AND OF COURSE WE EARNED ANOTHER SIX AND HALF MILLION.THE FUNDS AT THE TOP ARE PRETTY MUCH FUNDS OF THE BOARD HAS DISCRETION OVER A VERY WIDE MAJORITY OF PROJECTS.
THE OTHER ROUGHLY 2.8, 2.9 MILLION YOU STILL HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY BUT THEY ARE WITHIN CONSTRAINTS OF CERTAIN RESTRICTED FUNDS. OTHER THREE AND HALF-MILLION THAT WE PICKED UP FROM THE BUDGET THAT WE ADJUSTED IN JUNE, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE IT SPREAD ACROSS THE GENERAL FUND AND ARE BOTH FUN AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SOMEWHAT BOND CONSTRUCTION ENTER IMPACT FEE AND MOBILITY FEE FUNDS.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. >> CAN YOU RUN BY WHERE THE
17 MILLION IS. >> WHERE THE 17 MILLION IS?
>> ALL OF THOSE. >> COMEDY RESTRICTIONS IN TERMS
OF USING THAT. >> IN THE GENERAL FUND $3 MILLION THAT WE COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR THE AWFUL DISCRETION. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUND WOULD BE FOR PROJECTS THAT FIT THAT PARTICULAR GRANT.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS, ANYTHING THAT FITS INTO THAT CATEGORY, WE HAVE USED SOME OF THOSE FUNDS AS WE ALLOCATED DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS WOULD BE ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE OF YOUR CIP THAT WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON YOUR WORKSHOP THIS MORNING. BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND WOULD BE THE PROJECTS THAT WE AIR MARKED FOR THE ACTUAL BOND PROJECTS.
AND THEN YOUR IMPACT FEE FUNDS WOULD BE IN THE TWO DISTRICTS WITH THE ORIGINAL FUNDS THAT WE COLLECTED WHERE WE HAD THE COUNTY BROKEN INTO TWO MAJOR DISTRICTS AND ON THE MOBILITY FEE FUNDS, $500,000 WILL BE SPREAD ACROSS THE FIVE VARIOUS DISTRICTS. THE FELLOW WASTE FUND AND THE UNIVERSAL COLLECTION, THE SOLID WASTE FUND IS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ACTUAL OF THE REFERENCE FACILITIES, NOT SURE FROM USING THE RIGHT TERMS, THAT IS NOT THE GARBAGE COLLECTION AND THE UNIVERSAL COLLECTIONS FUND. THE $282,000 BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY CASH RESERVES AS ACTUAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING MAINLY THE LANDFILL AT ROSEMARY HILL. SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDS FOR VARIOUS SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS YOU HAVE YOUR HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND IN THEIR. YOU HAVE YOUR FIRE MS TU LAW ENFORCEMENT MS TU, SOME OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WHERE WE IT SPREAD ACROSS ALL THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.
>> THOSE ARE ALL RESTRICTED FUNDS.
>> THE RESTRICTED FOR THE ACTUAL PURPOSE THAT THE REVENUE AND THE CASH THAT IS SITTING THERE IN THE EARNINGS ON THAT HAVE TO BE USED IN THE SAME MANNER THAT% THOSE REVENUES ARE COLLECTED.
>> AND MUCH OF THE 17 MILLION IS AVAILABLE WITH THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD THIS MORNING. ARE WE ABLE TO EXTRACT AND HELP
PAY FOR. >> I DON'T SEE THAT IN THE
HANDBOOK. >> WHAT WAS PRESENTED THIS MORNING WE ARE READY TRUE DEPTH OF 2.44173, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND WE TALKED TO AMY AND PROTECTED A LOWER NUMBER FOR THE CURRENT YEAR THAT'S WHY ON THE SHEET I GAVE YOU 600,000. IT'S NOT TO SAY WE MAY COME BACK
TO YOU IN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. >> I WOULD SAY FOR THE AIRPORT
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HALF TO 5%. >> RIGHT NOW WERE FACTORING A 2%. OF COURSE THAT IS TO PRESENT BASED ON THE VALUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE ARE SPENDING MONEY. WERE FACTORING 2% AND 50 MILLION AND YOU MIGHT ONLY HAVE 10 MILLION BY THE END OF THE YEAR. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MOST OF THE 17 MILLION PART OF IT IS IN THE TROOP TODAY BUT A LOOK AT THE BOND CONSTRUCTION AT CIP MOST OF THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND ALLOCATED AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS MORNING. I HATE TO SAY IT WE WERE GIVING YOU THE BEST PICTURE FOR THE 7.7 IN LIGHT OF KNOWING YOU WERE GIVING THIS PRESENTATION TODAY AND WE INCORPORATED THOSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE 7.7 WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A TRUE NUMBER I KNOW THAT SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR.
>> NODDED ALL. >> THAT'S WHY I ASKED AMY TO PUT THE ASHTRAY AT THE BOTTOM THE TALKED ABOUT TODAY'S BUDGET BECAUSE ON OUR INVESTMENT TODAY READING I WAS REALLY LOOKING FOR
THE MONEY. >> THE $2 MILLION THAT WE COLLECTED ON THE BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND, THAT IS IN THE OVERALL ESTIMATE SO THE SHORTFALL WOULD BE 9.7 MILLION IF WE DID NOT HAVE THAT. IT DEFINITELY HELPS.
I WISH TORI AND I COULD TELL YOU THAT WE HAD FOUND A POT FULL OF MONEY THAT IS ALREADY FACTORED INTO ALL OF OUR PLANS GOING INTO
2024. >> THEY HAD FIRST DIBS ON THE
ACCESSES. >> GREAT JOB, THANK YOU.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU AMY.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.>> I WILL MOVE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 14 BE APPROVED.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5.
WHERE AT OUR 5:00 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN AND I DID NOT HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ON PUBLIC COMMENT, EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ITEM NUMBER, DID I MISS THAT DIGNITY WHEN WANT TO
[21. Public Hearing on an Ordinance extending the current moratorium on applications filed on or after November 9, 2021, for land use amendments to the Clay County 2040 Comprehensive Plan or for rezoning of parcels that effectively increase the allowable residential densities within the Lake Asbury Master Plan Area (C. Grimm)]
SPEAK IN REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE WILL MOVE TO OUR 5:00 O'CLOCK TIME CERTAIN. WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER 21 THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE EXTENDED A MORATORIUM ON APPLICATIONS ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 9, 2021 FOR LAND-USE AMENDMENTS OF CLAY COUNTY 2040 COPPERHEADS A PLAN OR FOR REZONING OF PARCELS THAT EFFECTIVELY INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES WITHIN THE AS VERY MASTER PLAN.COURTNEY? >> AS REQUESTED OR DIRECTED BY THE BOARD. A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO WE BROUGHT FORWARD A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM THAT REFLECTS THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU JUST READ.
IT WOULD PROPOSE TO EXTEND IT TO NEXT DECEMBER OF 2024.
>> DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COURTNEY?
>> BEFORE I OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING I WANTED TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT WE DO NOT RECEIVE COMMENTS VIA E-MAIL ON ITEMS THAT ARE MEETINGS, WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER AND A COUPLE OF E-MAILS AND CERTAINLY THE COMMISSIONERS, THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US TO READ AND WHEN THERE IS THIS PACIFIC ZONING CHANGE THEY CAN BE SENT TO THE ZONING DEPARTMENT TO BE ADDED TO THE PACKAGE. BUT WE HAD SPECIFICALLY SOMEONE ASKED TO HAVE IT READ INTO THE RECORD AND THE BOARD RULES DO NOT DO THAT. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THAT. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS. COME ON UP.
>> I GOT HERE A LITTLE LATE, THERE WAS TRAFFIC, A BAD WRECK.
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
I AM AUSTIN WITH THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 6747 SOUTH POINTE PARKWAY JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. AS I SAID THANK YOU ALL FOR
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ALOWING ME TO SPEAK AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING. THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AS OPPOSED TO EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM IN LAKE ASBURY. THE DISCUSSION OF MORATORIUM WAS CENTERED AROUND A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION SO INFRASTRUCTURE COULD CATCH UP WHICH WAS MET WITH LITTLE OPPOSITION FROM THE BUILDER AND DEVELOPER COMMUNITY. WE ARE NOW ENTERING INTO A POTENTIAL THIRD YEAR OF THE MORATORIUM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TYPICALLY TAKE ONE YEAR TO APPROVE BEFORE THE PERMITS START DEVELOPMENT BEGAN. IF YOU ENDED THE MORATORIUM TODAY THE SOONEST YOU WOULD SEE NEW HOMES CONSTRUCTED WILL BE THREE - 4 YEARS. BY EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM WERE CREATING A BACKLOG OF PROJECTS FOR 2 - 3 YEARS WHICH DRASTICALLY AFFECTS INVENTORY AND ENTERING HOUSING AUTHORITY WHICH MORTGAGE RATES HAVE BEEN MORE OF AN ISSUE.FURTHER A MORATORIUM AFFECTS SMALL LOCAL LAND OWNERS WHO LIKELY HAVE BEEN LONGTIME COUNTY RESIDENTS.
LARGE DEVELOPERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET THE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OPEN SPACE, COMMERCIAL AND OTHER ZONING WITHIN LAKE ASBURY MASTER PLAN.
HOWEVER, LANDOWNERS WITH FIVE, 10 OR 20 ACRES TRYING TO MONETIZE THEIR PROPERTY INCREASE THE TAX BASE AND HELP THE COUNTY GROW INTELLIGENTLY AND ARE SEVERELY HAMPERED BY THE MORATORIUM. THE MORATORIUM TAKES THE POWER OUT OF THE COMMISSIONERS HANDS AND THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE JUST ASK THAT THE COMMISSION ALLOWS THE MARKET, THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS IN YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE INPUT AND DECIDE ON THE NEW PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, NOT A BLANKET MORATORIUM. AS ALWAYS OUR ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO CLAY COUNTY AND ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU IF YOU COULD FILL OUT A CARD BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING THAT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR
DISCUSSION AND FOR A MOTION. >> I WILL START.
>> AS THE COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT FIVE WHERE AS WE SPOKE THIS MORNING THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH, THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF GROWTH IS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTY RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SCRIBBLE ON MY PAPER, BEAR WITH ME HERE. AS FAR AS WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED WE ARE FACED WITH CONSTANT REMINDERS EVERY TIME WE SEE THE TREES COMING DOWN AND EVERY TIME WE SEE MORE BUILDINGS GOING UP, MORE HOMES GOING UP, THERE IS A MORATORIUM THAT DOES NOTHING TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING.
THOSE ARE THE DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COME TO US AND I HEAR THAT AS SOMETHING I HEAR EVERY DAY, NO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO COME TO YOU, YOU DO NOT HAVE A SAY SO IN THAT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT NUMBER IS NOW, HOW MANY HOMES ARE STILL ALREADY APPROVED THAT CAN GO INTO THE AREA.
HEATHER, HOPEFULLY YOU REMEMBER, 24000 ALREADY APPROVED? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT IS THE TOTAL THAT CAN GO BEFORE 2040. THAT IS THE NUMBER.
AGAIN, HUGE NUMBER. AS FAR AS YOU KNOW I LIVE IN THE AREA AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE THE LARGE LANDOWNERS IN THE AREA HAVE ALREADY SOLD AND THERE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BEGIN SOON IF NOT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.
IN OUR AREA WE HAVE NO FIRE STATION WITHIN 5 MILES STILL TO THIS DAY. THINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST YEAR THAT THIS WAS VOTED ON AS FAR AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WERE STILL WAITING ON THE ROADS AND THE PLANS ARE THERE IN THEIR COMING BUT THEY'RE NOT THERE YET. COMMISSIONER SPOKE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC EVERY SINGLE DAY, IT'S NOT EVEN AFTER WORK IT WAS WHEN I WAS COMING HERE TODAY TRAFFIC WAS ALREADY BACKED UP ALL THE WAY DOWN 17, NORTH ON 17 IF YOU'RE COMING SOUTH ON 17 I SHOULD SAY. THIS IS NOT CHANGING IT IS GETTING MORE DANGEROUS EVERY DAY, THE PEOPLE MOVING IN THE AREA. WE ARE NOT ASKING TO STOP AUTHORITY BEEN APPROVED. I'M ASKING TO STOP EVEN IF IT'S ONE MORE HOME THAT COULD COME IN THIS AREA.
AT THIS POINT WE NEED TO GIVE IT A HALT THAT IS OUR RIGHT AS
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LEADERS AND OUR RIGHT TO POSIT. IN 2025, HOPEFULLY THE ROADS WILL BE THERE AND I THOUGHT THAT IS WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BE FINISHED BUT NOW I'M HEARING THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY SPENT BY THEN. I'M HOPEFUL THEY WILL BE DONE AT THAT TIME. LACK OF SUPPLY, THAT IS SAYING QUITE A BIT THERE. YOU CAN GO ALL THE WAY DOWN SANDRIDGE AND YOU CAN SHOP IN EVERY SICKLE DEVELOPMENT AND THERE'S PLENTY TO PICK FROM. THERE'S PLENTY TO PICK FROM A 209 ON RUSSELL ROAD. WITH MORE AND MORE DEVELOPMENT COMING ON AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A TWO LANE ROAD.A TWO LANE ROAD THAT OUR KIDS ARE HAVING TO TRAVEL EVERY SINGLE DAY AND I PRAY TO GOD THAT THEY DO NOT GET HIT AND PEOPLE COMING OUT OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS WITHOUT STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN. WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THIS AND CONTINUE TO BE READY TO TAKE THE STAND.
I UNDERSTAND IT IS DIFFICULT AND AS FAR AS WORKING AGAINST THE DEVELOPERS I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY.
I TALKED TO THE DEVELOPERS EVERY WEEK AND I'M ALWAYS THERE TO HELP AND ALWAYS THERE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS UNDER BEST POSSIBILITIES AND WHAT THINGS THEY CAN DO FOR OUR AREA TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY HAPPIER AND GIVE THEM BETTER IDEAS.
I'M READY FOR THAT BUT AGAIN WE HAVE ENOUGH APPROVED ALREADY.
LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN ASKED OR SEEN E-MAILS AND LETTERS THAT SAY WHAT WERE DOING IS ILLEGAL.
FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY THAT WE RESPECT AND LISTEN TO DAILY, IS
THAT TRUE? >> NO I DO NOT THINK THE MORATORIUM WERE AS EXTENDED IS ILLEGAL.
WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ON THE BOARD AS PART OF THIS POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT YOU PUT INTO PLACE AS INDICATED THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT, THE REASON FOR HIS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU NEEDED TO CATCH UP ON CA ON THE REASONR THAT IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND EVERYONE KNOWS WERE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO UPDATER, PLAN AND REDUCE REGULATIONS WITH WTI ON THE BOARD AND WERE STILL WORKING ON THOSE AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE DONE BY NEXT YEAR. ADDITIONALLY I WILL THROW OUT AND I BELIEVE THE MORATORIUM DOES NOT TAKE AWAY ANYTHING FROM ANY LAND OWNER, THEY ALREADY HAVE AND KEEP ALL THE VESTED RATES THAT THEY HAVE. THAT WAS IMPORTANT.
>> AT THIS POINT IF THEY CAN GET THREE HOUSES AN ACRE, THIS WOULD BE TO STOP THEM FROM GOING ABOUT THAT IF THAT IS WHAT THE ZONING IS FOR THAT POINT. FOR THAT AREA.
>> THE PURPOSES TO NOT ALLOW INCREASED DENSITY WHICH WAS IN ORDER TO HELP FACILITATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAD. >> I WOULD ASK FOR THE BOARD TO PLEASE APPROVE THE MORATORIUM EXTENSION.
>> IS THAT EMOTION? >> THAT IS EMOTION.
>> I CAN MAKE THE MOTION, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO
SECOND OR OTHER DISCUSSION. >> I WILL SECOND.
I WILL SECOND A MOTION. I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT.
THE BOND OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS PREDICATED ON THE LAKE ASBURY MASTER PLAN. , HASN'T DEVELOPED A PLAN 209 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THREE LANES AND IT'S NOT, IT IS TO LANES.
WERE TAKING A VERY CAUTIOUS LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT AND WERE NOT CUTTING BACK FROM ANYTHING THAT WAS IN THE PLAN.
IT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE PLAN THE INCREASED DENSITY IS WHAT WERE SIDELINING SO TO SPEAK FOR TWO YEARS AND NOW POSSIBLY THREE. SO ONCE AGAIN IF YOU HAD A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN YOU WANTED TO DEVELOP IT YOU CAN DEVELOP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN BUT YOU CANNOT INCREASE THE DENSITY,
THAT IS ALREADY ALLOWABLE. >> OTHER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS?
>> COMMISSIONER. >> MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU.
I VOTE AGAINST THE MORATORIUM FIRST YEAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE IT DOING MUCH IN TERMS OF HOLDING BACK ANY KIND OF
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DEVELOPMENT IN HALTING ANYBODY FROM INCREASING THE DENSITY OF THEIR ZONING ON A PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY BUT NOT STOPPING BUILDING IF THEY WERE ALREADY IN THE WORKS AND HAVE PERMITS IN 1700 PERMITS SOMETHING FOR THIS YEAR.BUT THEN WE LOOKED AND I VOTED FOR THE LAST TIME BECAUSE INFRASTRUCTURE DID NOT COME ALONG AS FAST AS EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS. FOR WHATEVER REASON WE HAD SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS AND ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND IT TOOK LONGER, CLEARANCES AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
SO I ASKED FOR A LOOK AT THE LAKE ASBURY MASTER WHICH CALLS FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS. RIGHT NOW WERE AT 14000.
IF WE WOULD BUILD OUT ALL THE PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED OR WOULD BE ZONED ACCORDING TO WHERE IT'S LOCATED IN IF IT'S LOCATED IN THE THREE UNITS PER ACRE WILL HAVE YOU.
WE WOULD END UP WITH 18000 MORE. OBVIOUSLY FUTURE 24000 AND SUBTRACTED 14000 THE CURRENT NUMBER WOULD BE 10000 AND RIGHT NOW WERE ON TRACK TO ADD 18000. THAT'S AT THE DENSITY THE STAIR NOW TO INCREASE THE DENSITY AND THE NUMBER WOULD GO WELL.
THE BOTTOM LINE THAT SHOWS YOU THAT WE ARE TRENDING HEAVY IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE ADDED TO THE LAKE ASBURY MASTER PLAN. WE KNOW INFRASTRUCTURE WISE WERE GETTING CLOSER AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL PUT THE SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AND START MOVING. EVEN FEELING THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPERS COMING IN THAT WANT TO BUILD ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, IT'S REALLY BUILDING OFF OF WATKINS ROAD. 6 - 700 HOMES.
IT'S 1200, 1300 CARS A DAY COMING OUT OF THE AREA GOING TO 209. NEITHER NORTHBOUND OR SOUTHBOUND AND THEY WANT TO HAVE ONE LINCHPIN ENTRY AT 209B AND THE OTHER ONE AT WATKINS. AND THOSE PEOPLE WILL TAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO TWO OR 90 OTHER PEOPLE WILL TAKE A LEFT HAND AT 209 AND WITH THE TRAFFICKER EITHER EVEN IF WE DO GET INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE IT IS GOING TO BE BUSY AND WE KNOW% QUITE HONESTLY A POSSIBILITY OF LEGAL ACTION BY THE DEVELOPER, THE EARLY PUT THAT ON THE TABLE.
IT IS A DIFFICULT DECISION, NOT AN EASY ONE.
BUT I THINK AT THIS POINT, HERE IS THE THING, THEY CAN BUILD WITHOUT HER PERMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS EARLY ESTABLISHED THAT ZONING WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 2006 WHEN THE MASTER PLAN WAS PUT INTO EFFECT, WE CAN'T STOP THEM, WE CAN GUIDE THEM AND CONTROL THEM AND TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL FUNDS OUT OF THEM TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE ROADS BUT TALK TO ANYBODY THAT HAS TO DRIVE THROUGH THEIR AT VARIOUS RUSH-HOUR TIMES AND THEN A COURSE ON THE CORNER OF SANDRIDGE AND RUSSELL ROAD ALREADY ZONED COMMERCIAL THERE, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANYBODY IDEAS BUT THE LIVE LOCAL ACTIVITY OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL THEY CAN GO WHEN THEY'RE PUT UP APARTMENTS WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO US.
HOW MANY MORE THEY PUT 370 PARKING UNITS IN THE ALL DUMPING OUT INTO THE SAME AREA AND WERE NOT READY FOR THEM.
I SAID I WOULD GIVE IT THE YEAR AND THEN DECIDE ON WHAT I WANTED TO DO FOR THIS YEAR END WE HAVEN'T REALLY MOVED TOO MUCH FORWARD IN TERMS OF GETTING PEOPLE THROUGH WITH TRAFFIC.
IT IS COMING CLOSER, YOU WILL HEAR US DISCUSS HOW TO FUND 7.7 MILLION FOR ROUNDABOUT AND 209 INVITED THE 209B INTERSECTION. THAT IS COMING CLOSER BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.
I WILL SUPPORT THE MORATORIUM AND I WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE MY MIND NEXT YEAR BECAUSE I WON'T BE HERE.
BUT I WILL BE INTERESTED CERTAINLY TO SEE HOW THE BOARD HANDLES. AT THIS POINT ALTHOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE CAN TURN THAT LOOSE TO DEVELOPERS I JUST CAN'T SEE THIS POINT TIME HOW WE WOULD HANDLE THAT TRAFFIC STUDY OR NO TRAFFIC STUDY, THE LOGIC WOULD TELL YOU THIS WOULD
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BE A PROBLEM IF WE DON'T HOLD DOWN THE DEVELOPMENT AND GET THEINFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. >> ANY OTHERS?
>> I HAVE SUPPORTED IT FROM DAY ONE AND I'M SYMPATHETIC TO THOSE IN THE LAKE ASBURY AREA AND I'M SYMPATHETIC TO PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS RIGHTS AND CERTAINLY COMMISSIONER USED TO SAY WITH THE LAKE ASBURY MASTER PLAN, IF WE FOLLOW THE PLAN AND DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING, IF WE JUST FOLLOW THE PLAN IT ALL WORKS.
BUT TO COMMISSIONER EDITORS POINT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK WE DON'T ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH IT, IT IS FUNNY BECAUSE ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE GOT TODAY THEY ATTACHED A MAP AND IT'S FROM 2017, A LONG TIME AGO, PRE-COVID, PRE-ALL OF THIS STUFF AND IT'S A 2040 TRAFFIC CIRCULATION MAP.
IT WOULD BE INTERESTING NEXT YEAR TO SEE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WE HAVE TO UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
BUT IT TALKS ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FOUR LANES AND WE TALK THIS MORNING WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THREE LANES AND THIS PLAN FROM 2017 EVEN INDICATES GOING WEST AT A KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ON SAINT ROAD 100 WHICH WOULD BE ATROCIOUS TO US. BUT AT ANY RATE IT'S QUITE IRONIC WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT WAS PERCEIVED AND WHEN THEY DID THE UPDATE 10 YEARS AGO, THIS IS PROBABLY WORKED ON BEFORE THAT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHAT THE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION WAS TO LOOK LIKE. CLEARLY WE KNOW THERE'S NOT A STRUCTURE IN PLACE AND I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS MORNING'S WORKSHOP THAT IS POIGNANT IN MY SUPPORT OF CONTINUING THE MORATORIUM IS THE FACT THAT WE THE COUNTY WERE INSTRUCTED IN THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO ADDRESS SEPTIC TANKS WITHIN THE COUNTY. IT'S A DELICATE RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE WE DON'T OWN THE UTILITY SO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH CCU WAY, DENNIS IS HERE THIS AFTERNOON THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LIAISON BETWEEN CCU WAY WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP, JEREMY JOHNSON WAS HERE THIS MORNING WE THE COMMISSION ARE RESPONSIBLE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO ADDRESS SEPTIC TANKS IN THE COUNTY AND WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT JUST PAST THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A DRAFT PLAN DONE BY FEBRUARY. I'M ALSO GOING TO SUPPORT EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THE PLAN DONE BEFORE WE CAN MORE ANSWERS AND THAT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAN ROADS. A LOT OF TIME WE TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE ONLY MEANING ROADS BUT REALLY IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE HAVE A STORMWATER STUDY COMING BACK SOON TO ADDRESS, I'M SURE IN THE AREA WE ARE FLOODING ON SOME OF THE CREEKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT'S NOT PAIRED RIGHT NOW TO MOVE AND COMMISSIONER I THINK HE SAID LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM THAT IN THE EVENT THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAME TO LIGHT THAT WE WOULD BE WILLING TO ADDRESS THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD FROM A RESIDENT OF LAKE ASBURY IN ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS I DON'T THINK IT WAS AT THE LAST MEETING I THINK IT WAS THE ONE PRIOR TALKING ABOUT THE DESIRE TO HAVE MORE MEDICAL DOCTORS IN THOSE KINDS OF FACILITIES WITHIN THE LAKE ASBURY AREA AND WE HEARD ABOUT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
CERTAINLY THOSE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING THOSE AND THOSE ARE GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS OF LAKE ASBURY WE ARE WILLING TO MAYBE MOVE ON THAT BUT I DON'T SEE US CHANGING ANYONE'S DENSITY TO COMMERCIAL FOR THAT. THE ONLY THING THAT I SEE HAPPENING THAT WE CANNOT CONTROL IS THE LIVE LOCAL.
AS FAR AS COMMERCIAL AND LAKE ASBURY, WE DEFINITELY WANT THE COMMERCIAL TO COME IN AND A LOT OF COMMERCIAL HAS SAID THEY WANT THE HOUSES TO CONTINUE TO COME IN AND THEY WILL BE THERE.
THEY DEFINITELY TALK IN A GROCERY STORE NOW, IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS GOOD.
>> STYLE JUST FOR CLARITY WHEN COURTNEY AND I WERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION YESTERDAY, IT BOILED DOWN TO TWO THINGS, ONE INCREASING DENSITY. WHICH I LEARNED YESTERDAY THAT WE MAXED OUT DENSITY ANYWAY. MY NEXT QUESTION WAS PIVOTING
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AROUND WHETHER THE LAND USE CHANGES OR THE ZONING CHANGES WOULD NEED TO COME FORWARD. MY CONCERN ANYTIME I LOOK AT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN I HAD TO LOOK AT THE MORATORIUM.HOW MUCH CAN WE AFFECT AS A COMMCOMMISSION WHAT DOES THIS RE FROM OUR CONTROL. IF I AM UNDERSTANDING THIS ISSUE CORRECTLY IT TURNS ON DENSITY AND ZONING CHANGES IN BOTH OF THOSE DECISIONS HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD ANYWAY.
MORATORIUM I WANTED TO KNOW DEFINITIVELY WHAT DOES THE MORATORIUM AFFECT, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IT IF DECISIONS LIKE THIS HAVE TO COME TO THE COMMISSION AND IF WE HAVE TO DECIDE IN MY DISTRICT IT WAS THE ZONING UC 10 TUC 16 BECAUSE THERE WAS AT A UC 12F THAT HAD TO COME TO US AND IF WE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE ARBITERS AND HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION IN THE ANSWER I KEPT GETTING, IT PREVENTS US FROM HAVING TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A COMPATIBILITY ARGUMENT AND I GUESS IF THE SOLUTION IS THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE THEN I THINK IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING A DECISION CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE BOARD.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE AN ACTION PLAN THAT ADDRESSES THIS CONCERN BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SEPTIC TO SEWER BEING INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 209, THE ROUNDABOUT. BUT I DON'T KNOW, WE'RE HOPING 2025 IS A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT THAT MEANS THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WERE MAKING ANOTHER DECISION ABOUT EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM AND THAT'LL BE FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF DOING SO AND IT IS BECOMING MORE PERFUNCTORY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION THAT WE CAN NEVER PREDICT WILL TAKE PLACE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME THE MOST HEARTBURN OF MAKING THIS DECISION YEAR-OVER-YEAR AND I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW WHAT I'M ASKING IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE NONE OF US HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL. THE INFORMATION THAT IS COME TO US OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR SPECIFIC TO THE LAKE ASBURY MASTER PLAN HAS NOT MADE THIS DECISION ANY CLEARER AS IT RELATES TO WHAT SOLUTIONS ARE COMING INTO PLACE AND WHEN THAT TAKES PLACE AS WELL. I STRUGGLE VERY MUCH WITH IMPOSING THE MORATORIUM FOR ANOTHER YEAR, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THIS DECISION SOLVES A PROBLEM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN HEATHER'S PRESENTATION TO US THAT THE NUMBER OF PERMITS I CAME BACK OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF THE MORATORIUM HAS NOT CHANGED.
HE REMAINED THE SAME FIGURE THAT 600 OR 800 HOUSE NUMBER.
THE MORATORIUM DID NOT CHANGE THAT LIFTING IT IS WHAT COURTNEY WAS TELLING ME THAT COULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REQUEST THAT WE GET BUT IT BECOMES A CIRCULAR ARGUMENT IS A REQUEST THAT COMES BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND WE STILL HAVE TO DECIDE ON IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I GOT A PERSUASIVE ANSWER ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS BECAUSE THE MORATORIUM KICKS THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND AM LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE.
IT GIVES ME HEARTBURN I DON'T LIKE DOING THINGS JUST TO CHECK THE BOX I FEEL LIKE LAST YEAR WE GOT SOME ANSWERS PENDING THAT THIS YEAR THOSE ANSWERS HAVE COME BACK AND WERE NO CLOSER TO IDENTIFYING HOW WE GET THIS RIGHT.
FOR ME THAT IS PROBLEMATIC. >> WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THE BONDED ROADS AND THERE'S ONLY A LITTLE BIT LEFT IN LAKE
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ASBURY THAT HASN'T STARTED. >> I KNOW WE DIDN'T GET CLARITY WHEN WE LEFT THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENT.
YOU FEEL LIKE WHERE WE ARE WITH THE REMAINING UNITS THAT WERE
OVER THE LAMP? >> THE BOARD INDICATED.
>> HEATHER'S REPORT INDICATED 24492 IS WHAT IT PROVIDED FOR IN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS WE ARE AT 14000 IN CHANGE I DON'T HAVE IT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME.
>> 14478. >> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THE BASE DENSITY ALLOWS FOR 180843 UNITS.
>> IF WE ALLOW THOSE BASICALLY IF WE ALLOW THOSE TO BE BILLED OUT AT THAT RATE WHATEVER THAT RATE IS AT THE DENSITY THEY ARE TODAY IT WOULD BE 18000 UNITS. TO ME MY LIMITED MATH 18 PLUS 14
IS 32000. >> I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING BECAUSE I THOUGHT WHEN SHE SAID IT SHE TOLD US SOME OF THE DENSITY WAS COMMERCIAL SUM WAS NOT BUILDABLE.
THAT IS WHERE I WAS UNSURE WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER WAS IN ANOTHER WAS A QUESTION DID THE 14748 REMAINING, WHERE DID THEY DRAW THE LINE WERE THOSE PERMITS HAD BEEN ISSUED, DO YOU RECALL THAT
PART OF THE CONVERSATION. >> HEATHER IS COMING UP SHE WILL EXPLAIN THAT HERSELF. IF YOU REMEMBER WE STARTED THIS AND I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE I SAW AN ARTICLE TALKING ABOUT KEY WEST AND HOW THEY HAD THE RATE OF GROWTH ORDINANCE WHICH CONTROLLED THE NUMBER OF HOMES SO THEY WOULD GET TO THE PAST YEAR 2023 WITH A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF HOMES SO THEY LIMITED THE NUMBER OF PERMITS DURING THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR LEADING UP TO THAT WHICH OF COURSE I THINK UNFAIRLY IN TERMS OF THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES IN THE LAST THAT CAME ON BOARD WERE THE MORE THAT CAME ON BOARD THE MORE VALUABLE AT THE END WOULD BE BECAUSE THE LIMITED NUMBER OF PARCELS.
I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THAT BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY KEPT AN EYE ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOMES AND RESIDENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE BUILT AND THOSE WHO DECIDED ON THE 24 24000 LIMITING THOSE HOMS IN THE AREA TO A CERTAIN NUMBER. WE STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT HEATHER MAY CORRECTLY DID WE FIGURE OUT HOW THEY ARRIVED
>> I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK APPEAR TO EXPLAIN THE.
>> LET ME CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN LAKE ASBURY IS JUST UNDER 14000. THE 14748 NUMBER THAT YOU MENTIONED ARE THE AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT WE HAVE LEFT BEFORE WE MEET OUR 24490 BEFORE 2040. LIKE YOU SAID WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WITH THE DENSITY THAT IS ALLOWED NOW IS 18000, WE ALREADY BACKED OUT THE COMMERCIAL, YOU SAID THAT INCLUDE COMMERCIAL BUT WE ALREADY BACKED UP THE COMMERCIAL SO THAT WOULD NOT INCLUDE THAT. INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF THE WETLANDS BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE MARGINAL SO WOULDN'T BE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE BACKED UP FOR THAT.
TO STELLA'S POINT IF WE CONTINUE WHAT WE HAVE NOW IN ITS BILL
THAT WOULD REVEAL THE 748. >> DO WE KNOW THE 13895, WHERE DOES THAT DRAW THE LINE WHERE ARE WE IN THAT CYCLE WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE DOES IT INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO DRC UP UNTIL THE DAY THAT YOU GOT THE INFORMATION AND BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED WHERE ARE THEY IN THE PROCESS.
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>> THAT DOES NOT JUST ACCOUNT FOR THE BUILDING PERMITS IT GOES FURTHER BACK IN WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED SO IT DOES INCLUDE THINGS THAT WE WILL START FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THAT DOES INCLUDE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BACK OF WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
>> ANYTHING I WENT TO DRC PRIOR TO OCTOBER WILL.
>> NOT JUST WHAT YOU DO FOR CAME AND WENT APPROVED A DRC IT'S
INCLUDED IN THE 1389 13895. >> SHE WAS NOT MOVING.
>> SHE WAS TRYING TO DUCK OUT OF IT CA.
>> WHEN THIS WAS DONE IN TWO, FOUR, FIVE, SIX IT WAS ENTITLEDE 24000. WHEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE THERE WAS A WINDOW OF 2015 AND THEY PUT A CAP OF 5000 ON AT THE TOP. WHEN THEY DID THE COMP PLAN THE EXPANDED THE NUMBER BASED ON WHAT WAS PREDICTED TO THE 21000 FIGURE THAT WE HAD IN THE 2025 COMP PLAN.
WHEN SARATOGA SPRINGS WAS ABANDONED BECAUSE HIS NUMBER DID NOT INCLUDE DRI'S THAT ADDED ANOTHER 3000 UNITS TO IT.
THAT IS A CAP THROUGH 2040 THAT IS NOT THE END OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE ASBURY THERE WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT IS JUST BASED ON THE POPULATION PREDICTION THAT WE HAVE IN THE LAKE ASBURY AREA THROUGH 2040. WHEN WE GET THE NUMBERS FOR 2050 WE WILL BE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY EXPANDING THAT IF WE NEED TO.
ÚRIGHT NOW WE KNOW IT'S BEEN BUILT AT LESS DENSITY AND WHAT IT COULD ULTIMATELY BE. THERE WILL BE MORE UNITS THAT IS THE CAP THAT WE HAVE AT THIS TIME FOR 2040.
>> THE REAL QUESTION WHEN DID THEY MOVE OFF A FIVE YEAR WHEN DID THEY GO FROM 20, 225-29-2040.
>> THEY WENT FROM 15 - 25 AND WILL BE UPDATED TO 25 BACK IN 18 WHICH WE DO EVERY SEVEN YEARS INSTEAD OF TAKING IT TO 35 WE JUST TOOK IT TO 40 BECAUSE WE HAD THE NUMBER SEVEN-POINT.
>> IS TRYING TO GET A GAUGE I WAS AND TRY TO BE FACETIOUS I WAS TRYING TO GET A GAUGE ON HOW OFTEN THAT IS REVIEWED AND WHEN THE CAP CAN BE INCREASED OR DECREASED.
>> WE LOOK AT IT EVERY SEVEN YEARS.
>> WHEN IS THAT DUE. >> NEXT YEAR, STARTING THE
PROCESS NOW. >> MADAM CHAIR IF I COULD AS WE SIT HERE AND TOSS NUMBERS OUT LEFT AND RIGHT, THE BOTTOM LINE IF YOU WERE TO BE LOGICAL ABOUT IT WE HAVE TOO MANY CARS ON THE ROADS WOULD NOT ENOUGH CAPACITY IN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK YOU CAN DRIVE OUT THERE THAT IS A PROBLEM AND I LOVE AUSTIN IN THE LENDERS AND WE NEED THE INDUSTRY TO BE HEALTHY BECAUSE IT'S A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO ECONOMICS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE CANNOT DAMAGE OF THE PART OF ECONOMICS BY DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM MOVING INTO THE COUNTY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO SIT ON 17 EVERY AFTERNOON AT 430 AND 5:00 O'CLOCK AND HAVE THE TRAFFIC STRETCHED BECAUSE NOBODY CAN GET THROUGH ON 209 TO GET PAST THE RACETRACK AND THEN GET PAST THE CSX AND GET PAST THE GUY TURNING LEFT INTO A NINE INTO A DRIVEWAY THERE, THAT'S HOW THE TRAFFIC STARTS PEOPLE AT THE RAILROAD TRACK BUILDING MINISTERS FROM THE MIDDLE TO A NINE IN THE RACETRACK.
THEY WANTED TO COLLECT INTEREST. IN TRAFFIC BUILT ON 17.
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BY ADDING ADDITIONAL HOMES FIXING YEAR OR TWO YEARS TO ADD ADDITIONAL IT'S NOT THE LIGHTSPEED TIME DRUNK I HAVE HAD ALL KIND OF SOLUTIONS AND PEOPLE SEEM TO BE IT'S A NUMBER OF CARS WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD WAY TO CLEAR THROUGH YET.>> IS THE GRIDLOCK. >> INTERESTINGLY I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANY I DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF YOU HAVE BUT I'VE NOT HEARD FROM MANY INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNERS AND NOT COMMISSIONER BURKE SAID AND WE SURMISE THAT I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM A DEVELOPER I WILL NOT NAME THE PERSON THAT SAID THAT THE BIG DEVELOPERS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS. THEY ARE IN PLACE.
THEIR ARGUMENT THAT THIS WILL AFFECT SMALLER LANDOWNERS BUT I'M HEARD FROM THOSE PEOPLE SO I CAN TAKE YOUR WORD AND THIS DOESN'T COST ANY MONEY TO SUPPORT AND I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IN ADDITION TO THAT TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC DOT STARTED WIDENING OF 17 AND THEY DECIDE TO SISTER WITH THE BLACK CREEK RIDGE, THAT'S NOT HELPING THE SITUATION DOWN TO ONE LANE. I DROVE THERE YESTERDAY AND THEY HAD THE SIGNS GOING THE WRONG WAY.
>> ONE MORE THING IF I CAN STRESS I'M NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND BUT EXPLAIN HOW I SEE IT.
BOTTOM LINE IF WE DON'T PASS THE MORATORIUM AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THE APPLICATIONS AND IN THE PROCESS.
PEOPLE WORK AND TRY TO GET INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEN THEY FLOW THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND THEN THEY COME TO US AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE AN OPTION TO WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO REALLY THINK IT'S BETTER TO TELL EVERYBODY AT THE FRONT DOOR NO RATHER THAN HAVE THEM SIT DOWN TO WATCH TV BEFORE YOU SAY NO.
THE BOARD CAN REPEAL AT ANY TIME IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO BRING THAT IT WILL AND WE NEED TO DO THAT. I DON'T SEE IT TO BE IN PLACE FOR A YEAR AS WE VERONICA CONDITIONS HAPPEN IN THIS DISCUSSION. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO COULD EXPLAIN THE RESULTS OF THAT WE COMPLIED WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTE AND BASICALLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE AREN'T CHANGING THE ZONING JUST NOT ALLOWING ADDITIONAL DENSITY THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY IMPACT TO THE BUSINESSES WITH THIS PRODUCT. THE SUMMARY IS ONE EXPLAIN IT
BETTER THAN THE. >> I THINK IT'S EXACTLY IT IF YOUR BUSINESS AND HAVE YOUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITHIN LAKE ASBURY YOU HAVE THE VESTED RIGHT AND IT DOES NOT IMPACT TO OTHERS BUSINESS WITH COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS IS A DEVELOPER THAT OWNS THE LAND AND HAS ONLY IT DOES NOT IMPACT YOU BECAUSE YOU
HAVE YOUR INVESTMENT RATES. >> AN ECONOMIC PLAN TO REPORT YOU WITH EMOTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[22. Public Hearing on Ordinance and Resolution to Amend the Capital Improvement Plan and Other Budget Adjustments (R. Kantor)]
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IN YOUR POST, MOTION CARRIED 5-0.ITEM NUMBER 22 WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE LETTER AT A TIME THE FIRST ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING SHE'S TO ORDINANCE TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLAY COUNTY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> I AM THE BUDGET MANAGER THIS ITEM HAS SIX PEOPLE TO IT AND I'M GOING TO JUST THE FIRST FOUR AND TAKE IT FROM THERE LET ME GET THIS OFF IT'S A TRIP FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 AND THE 2024 BUDGET WE HAD THE FIRST 60 DAYS OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR EXTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING ASPECT OF THIS ITEM IS FOR PUBLIC BUDGET CHANGES TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PUTTING THE DEFUNDD ROAD PROJECT THAT BUDGET WAS TO PLACE SPENDING BOND PROCEEDS FIRST.
>> THIS EVENING HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CIP PORTION OF THE BUDGET TROOP THAT HAS TO BE COMPLETED IN 60 DAYS.
YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON PREMISES THAT?COMING UP THAT IS FINE.
>> PLEASE DON'T LET CONGRESS KNOW THAT I DRESSED UP FOR YOU
AND OFFER HIM. >> I GAVE HER MONEY THIS TIME WILL ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THE TRANSITION CENTER AT THE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL ASIDE JUNIOR $50000 THE LAST TESTAMENT THAT WE GOT RECEIVED A $50000 BY INVESTING.
RIGHT NOW THE PLANS ARE DONE AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT DONATED THE LABOR AND THE CONCRETE FOR THE PAD, SEVEN TO 50000 OTHER BUILDING OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE MOVED ALONG AS WELL, I MET WITH JUDGE COLLINS AND HE MET WITH JUDGE WHITTINGTON THE BUILDING THAT IS EMPTY AND WERE DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY AS HOUSING BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT MAY BE INOPERATIVE YET YOU WITH THOSE FUNDS THIS IS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND HELP THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT INTERCOMMUNITY.
THIS IS NOT A INCO SPRINGS PROJECT THIS IS ONE THAT SAID YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO BELIEVE NOT IN MY BACKYARD WE BELIEVE WE CAN HELP THE COUNTY AND THE PEOPLE BEING RELEASED NEAR GOING BACK TO COMMUNITIES AND FIVE-YEAR DIA GREAT PROJECT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY HERE AND THERE AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU PULL TO UNDER $50000 AND GET US ON OUR WAY. I BELEVE IF WE START NOW THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY WITH CHRISTMAS NEXT YEAR WE MAY HAVE HOUSING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS IN A FRESH START AND A NEW START IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND HELPING THESE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR EMPLOYERS. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER PULLING IN MOVING A LITTLE BIT OF THE ARPA FUNDS IN CIP FUNDS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE OPERATING DOLLARS WERE TALKING ABOUT CIP THAT THE SMALL AMOUNT I THINK I CAME TO YOU FOR THE WHOLE 750 VAST TIMES. I DROP MY EXPECTATION BUT I HEARD YOU HAD EXTRA MONEY MAYBE AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING NOT. I WOULD HAVE TO RUN IN SEE NANCY
BUT THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU.
>> WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET TROOP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL BRING YOU BACK FOR EMOTION AND
DISCUSSION ITEM A 22 A. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE
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BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 22 TWOMAC 23. >> OKAY WITH EMOTION DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ARE THERE DISCUSSIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0. THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE NON- CIP PORTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> THE REST OF THE BUDGET AND OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET CONSIDERING REVENUE, GRANTS, TRANSFERS, CARRYOVERS AND EXPENDITURES THIS TRANSITIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR TO
THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. >> OKAY.
THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC APPROVAL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. EMOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. APPROVAL BUDGET RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY20 2 - 23 BUDGET, SAME THING, THIS IS TAKING THE MONEY FROM 2020 -- CMD TAKING FROM 22 - 23 MOVING TO 23 TWOMAC
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR VEG? FOR THE DISCUSSION ON CMD? ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK ON CMD? ALRIGHT. MOTION?
>> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND. >> IS THAT MOTION ON C
OR JUST CMD. >> I WILL SUCK AT IT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO THE SECOND, FOR THE DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIED 5-0. WE ARE TO AE AND F AND TROY IS COMING UP. OBVIOUSLY WAS SOMETIMES I CANNOT TALK TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ABOUT THIS. WHEN WE LEFT THE WORKSHOP TODAY I STAYED IN MY OFFICE AND I WORKED ON WHAT COMMISSIONER CHALLENGED US TO WORK ON.
I HAD A COPY FOR EACH OF YOU AND I CAME UP WITH A DIFFERENT POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE ISSUES.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT EE AND F TOGETHER.
>> YES, MA'AM I THINK THE BEST APPROACH SINCE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR THE ROADS WHICH BASED ON SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS MAY AFFECT E AND F AND THAT WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE BONDED ROAD PROJECTS AND BASED ON THAT WE COULD BRING BACK THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ON THE DECEMBER 12 MEETING IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF
THE BOARD. >> I DO HAVE TWO COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM. IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.
IS THAT GOOD WITH EVERYONE? ALRIGHT SEE NO OBJECTIONS, MR. WILLIAM BAYER OR BAIN? BEAR, COME ON UP.
>> I'M BILL BEAR A RETIRED COLONEL OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, THE REASON I BRING THAT UP I MANAGE MILLION-DOLLAR PROGRAMS IN THE PAST AND I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS COMPETING WHENEVER YOU LOOKING AT A BUDGET AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PICKLEBALL.
BEHIND ME. [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS A GROUP OF SUPPORTERS PEOPLE THAT PLAY PICKLEBALL THERE LITTLE BIT AGED LIKE I AM BUT I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW GREAT OF A SPORT PICKLEBALL IS HERE AND ACROSS THE WORLD WE HAVE PLAYERS 12 YEARS OLD AND WE HAVE A LADY THAT'S 92 YEARS OLD AND IT GOES ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OUT THERE PLAYING WITH US.
USF BUILT COURTS IN THE OTHER DAY WE WERE
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PLAYING A BARNES, THE CAPACITY ALL THE COURTS WERE FULL AND THERE WAS A FULL STACK FOR PEOPLE WAITING TO GO AND PLAY. I SAW THE BUDGET GREW FROM WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN CLAY COUNTY THEY HAVE EXPANDED IF NOT MORE. WE'RE HERE TO ADVOCATE I KNOW IT'S A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO CONTINUE TO PLAY PICKLEBALL AND HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY HERE, IT'S A GREAT SPORT TO GET OLDER PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH HER YOUNGER PEOPLE AND IS VERY INEXPENSIVE TO GET IN AND START PLAYING. A LOT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS CAN COME OUT THERE TO PADDLE PLAY IN GREAT DIVIDENDS TO ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN CLAY COUNTY, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT.THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. NEXT WE HAVE LEGALLY LEAGUE A.K.
COACH. >> 1087 SPRING STREET PICKLEBALL COURT. DOCTOR BURKE, FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON TRYING TO GET PICKLEBALL IN GREENE COMPANY SPRINGS, WE STARTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND HARDLY ANYBODY IN THIS COUNTY KNEW ABOUT PICKLEBALL. A MATTER OF FACT TWO YEARS BACK THEN CALLED WHEN HE CAME IN AND ASKED THAT YOU GUYS DO SOME DEDICATED PICKLEBALL COURT AT RONNIE VAN ZANDT PARK WHICH THOSE WERE ALL TENNIS COURTS THAT HARDLY NOBODY USES. THOSE OF YOU AT THE BOARD AT THAT TIME AND ANDREW WAS ON BOARD LAST YEAR I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS OF THE BID THAT THEY WERE ASKING. I KNOW THAT IS HIGH AND I KNOW IT'S GONE UP PROBABLY 2 - 3 TIMES SINCE THE MONEY WAS BUDGETED.
I CANNOT GIVE YOU THE EXACT DAY I KNOW WAS IN DECEMBER WHEN WE WERE HOSTING A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT YOU HAD COME OVER AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 THAT COULD GO KNOW PRICES HAVE JUMPED UP SINCE THEN.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT GREENE COMPANY AUGUSTINE AUGUSTINE'S SAVAGE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO FOR PEOPLE, WE HAVE PROBABLY MADE, WE PROBABLY GIVEN THE ROTARY PROBABLY CLOSE TO 10000 FOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.
THE PEOPLE AT THE FOOD PANTRY SAID THEY WERE OUT OF FOOD. WE HAD ENTERED MY AND PEOPLE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE IN THE ENTRY FOR THAT TOURNAMENT AT LEAST 25 OR MORE DOLLARS WORTH OF FOOD, WHAT WE MADE ON THAT WAS OVER 2500 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR THE FOOD PANTRY.
WE ARE ALL ABOUT PEOPLE AND WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM AND KEEP KIDS OUT OF THE STREET.
I REMEMBER THE TIME COMMISSIONER WHEN YOU AND I WENT FOR A RIDE ON MY GOLF CART ALL AROUND GREEN COVE AND YOU WANTED TO SEE THE PARKS.
NOT A ONE OF THEM HAS PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I WANTED TO TAKE YOU ON
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THE RIDE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY TENNIS>> WE CANNOT REFURBISH TENNIS COURTS BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE ANY. >> THE TENNIS COURT IN GREENEGREEN COVE SPRINGS IS BY CHAIN-LINK.
LIKE I ASKED YOU BEFORE, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS BECAUSE KIDS DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DO AROUND HERE.
>> THANK YOU MISLE. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> YES. >> AND MYELOGENOUS ANYTHING ABOUT THE MORATORIUM.
>> TECHNICALLY NOT. >> I COULD GIVE YOU CHAIRMAN'S PRIVILEGE IS MY LAST NIGHT YOU KNOW.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR. >> ALRIGHT I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENT CARDS. WE WILL MOVE IN TO TROY.
>> I KNOW YOU PROVIDED YOUR SHEET.
AN EXPLANATION. >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE COMMISSION HAD A SHEET THAT YOU WANT TO
PROVIDE. >> THROW IT IN THE MIX.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE HAD A SHEET TO
PROVIDE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION DO WE KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM TONIGHT.
>> WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE AUGUSTINE'S SAVAGE PICKLEBALL COURT. THAT ONE IS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET OF $248,000 LEFT IN THEIR, WE SPENT ABOUT $15000 ON DESIGN WORK, $12000 ON DESIGN WORK, WE SPENT THAT IN THAT'S OUT.
248,000 THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR THE AUGUSTINE'S SAVAGE PICKLEBALL COURTS IS NOT ENOUGH THE BID CAME IN AT 453,000, 457.
WE ARE MISSING $225,000. IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THAT THE KNIGHTS MARINA LIFT STATION.
THAT IS ONE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
WE ALSO HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE ARCO BUDGET ON HER AGENDA TONIGHT.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO IS GIVE DIRECTION THAT THOSE TWO THINGS ARE CONNECTED WITH ON THE BOND AND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. IT MAY BE THAT WE TABLE THOSE TWO ITEMS TO THE NEXT AGENDA FOR THE BUDGET HEARING. WE CANNOT ABOUT ON $7.7 MILLION TONIGHT BUT WE CAN GIVE DIRECTION ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BROUGHT BACK AND IT MAY AFFECT US VOTING ON THOSE TWO ITEMS.
>> THINTHANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM.
REALLY WHAT WERE ASKING FOR ON THE ARPA ITEM TO PULL THAT UNTIL NEXT AGENDA AND WHATEVER YOUR DISCRETION IS ON EE BUT REALLY GIVING STAFF DIRECTION FOR THE $7.7 MILLION SO WE CAN COMPARE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO BRING BACK
TO YOU ON THE 12TH. >> MADAME CHAIR CAN I MENTION THE TERMS OF THE PICKLEBALL IN THE SECOND BID OF 460 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE PICKLEBALL COURT OF 380,000.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT IT OUT TO BID AGAIN IT'S GOING TO GO HIGHER. WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY OR COME UP WITH ANOTHER PLAN FOR THE COURTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME ALL CONSTRUCTION IS 30 OR 40% HIGHER THAN IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO.
THAT IS WHAT WERE DEALING WITH.
>> I DID HAVE THE COUNTY MANAGER THAT TOLD ME THAT HE AND THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS ARE
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CURRENTLY PURSUING OTHER OPTIONS TO COME UP WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO HELP PAY FOR THAT SO THERE IS WORK GOING ON ON THAT.SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT AND I THINK WE WANT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS TO BE THERE AND TO COACH LEE'S POINT WAS POIGNANT WE STARTED AT $100,000 NOW OR AT A HALF A MILLION.
THE QUESTION? >> WHAT IS THE BOTTOM
PART FOR YEARS? >> RANDOM NOTES.
>> YOU HAD PICKLEBALL DOWN THERE AGAIN.
>> THAT WAS A NOTE TO REMIND MYSELF WHAT THE NUMBER WAS. I PUT PICKLEBALL THERE BUT IT'S NOT PART OF THE 7.7.
I APOLOGIZE. >> IT WAS NOT PART OF
>> ITS POTENTIAL MONEY IF WE WANTED TO GO THAT
>> DID YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH YOUR SUGGESTION.
>> I COULD DO THAT PRETTY QUICKLY.
AS YOU LOOK AT THE COLUMNS THE MONEY THAT GOES TO THE SWOOSH AND WHAT MAY REMAIN OF THE LINE ITEM SINCE I DID TAKE PARTIAL AMOUNTS.
WE HAVE THE UNEXPECTED INTEREST FROM CIP WHICH IS $600,000 AND WE KNOW THE FIRE STATION, 15 COMES OUT OF ARPA FOR A MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT WOULD TAKE THE MONIES OUT OF THEIR.
I DID LEAVE A MILLION DOLLARS ACQUISITION TO HELP WITH THE FIREFIGHTING LAND.
THE BILLING PROGRAM I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM THAT'S WHY I PUT TROY IT'S UNDER HIS BUDGET IS GOING TO SUPPLY US WITH THAT.
BUT I CAN'T ABOUT 500,000 TOWARDS SWISH AND 500,000 FOR RESURFACING AND I TOOK A MILLION AND AT LEAST 7 MILLION FOR THE RESURFACING AND THE REASON I FELT COMFORTABLE TAKING THOSE ROADS NOT BECAUSE I WANTED TO TAKE THE ROADS BUT I FELT IF WE TOOK THE ROADS MONEY AND INVESTED IN ROADS AND BE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IT WENT. THAT WAS A PHILOSOPHY THERE. REDUCE OUR LAND ACQUISITION MILLION DOLLARS.
THE DIRT ROAD NATION 790 THAT LEAVES US 540.% THE GT SHELTERS AT 250 THAT LEAVES US WITH AND THAT COLUMN THIRD FLOOR ADMIN I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THAT IS BUT IS DOWN AT 508 FOR THIS YEAR AND HAS AN ONGOING BUDGET, WAREHOUSE 500, THAT IS FOR THE REMAINS IN THE CCD A PROJECT WHICH WE ALLOCATED FOR POSSIBLE DEVELOP ON COLLEGE DRIVE THAT IS OUT BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER FELL THROUGH THEIR SO THERE IS 200 THERE AND I PUT DOWN THE COUNTY ROAD 220 QUADRANT SO THAT LEAVES US 1 MILLION. IT'S A MILLION IF YOU TOTAL THAT UP AT 7.7 YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE PICKLEBALL AT ALL IT'S 248 LEFT THERE.
>> OKAY I AM HAPPY TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF WHERE I GOT MINE FROM GREED WE ALREADY HAD THE ARPA BOND AND TRANSPORTATION MONEY ALLOCATED ON THE SHEET THAT TROY GAVE US WHICH WAS 1.147999, WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE EXTRA DOLLAR CAME FROM. I TRIED TO GIVE TROY A DOLLAR EARLIER AND HE WOULD NOT TAKE IT.
THE FAIRGROUNDS MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENT I PUT THAT ON THERE BECAUSE I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH JEAN WITH THE WATER IN SEWER THAT WAS PLANNED AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, THAT BID CAME BACK OVER $3.3 MILLION IN THE CCU WAY PETERS CREEK FACILITY WILL NOT BE ONLINE ANYWAY UNTIL THE END OF 25. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO SPEND THAT MONEY THERE, THE EXTRA INTEREST WAS THE 600,000 WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT.
I DID PUT ON HERE THE PICKLEBALL NOT THAT I DON'T SUPPORT IT BUT THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT IT. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE JT A BUS SHELTER AT 250, THIRD FLOOR ADMIN I STOLE FROM COMMISSIONER LIST THIS MORNING AND PUT THE HALF-MILLION ON THE MILLION FROM THE LAND ACQUISITION I INCLUDED THE PARK IN THE
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LIBRARY. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE OAKLEAF LIBRARY DESIGN AND THE COMMISSIONER TOLD US THAT HER CONSTITUENTS WERE EXCITED ABOUT LIBRARY ON THE GO SO I PUT THOSE TWO IN THERE, THE WILLIAMS VOTE RAMP AND SOME IN YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN THE 500,000 FROM THE 315 ROAD WIDENING AS REAL MONEY THAT IS FINISHED AND WE ALLOCATED THE 500,000 THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT PAY THE MONEY BACK BUT THEY DID SO THE FIVE A THOUSAND IS REAL MONEY. I GUESS I WILL STOP THERE'S CLEARLY OTHERS GOING ON.I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU STOP LISTENING I DON'T
KNOW WHY SHE CONTINUE. >> SPECIFICALLY ON THE 220 QUADRANT I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH CHARISSE AND SHE THOUGHT IT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE PULLING OUT A GOOD BIT OF THAT MONEY AND SHE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT SO SHE SUGGESTED NOT COMPLETELY TAKEN OUT SO I TOOK OUT THE REMAINING AMOUNT WHICH INCLUDED EXTRA DOLLAR. THAT WAS AN EFFORT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE AND I DIDN'T THINK ANY OF THE SPECIFIC PROJECT INFLICTED TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PAIN BUT SOME OF THE OTHER ONES DID.
>> JUST FOR CLARITY BETWEEN THE CCP PROJECT IN THE ARPA ROAD 471999 SO THERE'S CLARITY I INCLUDED 200,000 IN THE 1.1 MILLION BECAUSE WE KNEW THE PROJECT WAS NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
>> I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THEM.
>> IT'S HARD LOOK AT BOTH OF THESE TOGETHER BUT CLEARLY IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GET AROUND HAVING TO DITCH THE PICKLEBALL.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO GET RID OF THAT 100,000 BREED UPRIGHT THEIR.
THERE IS DEFINITELY WAYS WE CAN KEEP FROM THE MILLING AND RESURFACING. IF YOU PUT A COMBINED BOTH OF THESE TOGETHER IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN KEEP FROM HAVING TO DITCH THE PICKLEBALL.
>> ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, WHATEVER THE BOARD'S DECISION IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE THE PICKLEBALL COURT YOU NEED TO FIND 220 FIGURE NUMBER WILL BE 7.7 PLUS 225,000 MORE BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURT FEAR NUMBER WOULD BE 7.9 FOR
CLARITY FOR THE BOARD. >> THE ROAD WIDENING THE
315 IS NOT ON YOURS. >> THAT IS EXTRA MONEY IN THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED AND WE RESERVE THE 500,000 BECAUSE OVERHEAD TO PAY US BACK AD THEY HAVE NOW DONE THAT.
THAT IS REAL MONEY. >> THE 600,000 RIGHT
THERE. >> IT WAS UNDER BUDGET.
>> MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE RESTARTED THE TOP AND WORK OUR WAY DOWN WE HAD LOW HANGING FRUIT AND CERTAINLY 1.147 MILLION THAT IS EASILY SATISFIED I HEADED DOWN TO 900 TROY CORRECTED ME BECAUSE HE INCLUDED THE CCD EXTRA INTEREST IS 600,000. WILL SKIP THE PICKLEBALL FOR NOW, BUS SHELTER 250 ADMIN OF 500 LAND ACQUISITION 1 MILLION SKIP IT IF YOU WILL FOR THE TIME BEING PARK AND LIBRARY, WILLIAMS VOTE RAMP. ROAD WIDENING AT 500 AND THE COMMISSIONER REVISE NUMBER ON 220 INTERSECTION WILL BE THE 4541.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE COMEDY OF A CALCULATOR
MR. COUNTY MANAGER. >> JUST TO CONFIRM
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1.1 MILLION AT THE TOP, 600,000 FOR THE EXTRA INTEREST. BUS SHELTER AT 250, LAND ACQUISITION AT 1,000,003RD FOR 500,000 IN THE VOTE RA RAMP.>> WE WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT OUT.
>> INCLUDED. >> DIVERT THE MONEY.
>> THAN 500,000 FROM THE COUNTY ROAD 350 AND 450
FROM THE QUADRANT. >> CORRECT.
>> WAS IF WE COME UP WITH THE SAME ANSWER.
>> CAN YOU REEXPLAIN THE 220 QUADRANT AND WHAT
THE IMPACT OF THAT IS. >> CHARISSE CAN, PROBABLY BETTER THAN I CAN SHE SAID IS NOT REALLY QUADRANT INTERSECTION RIGHT NOW SO THIS IS THE QUADRANT TOWARD LIGHTBOX AND NOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT SO SHE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO
KEEP SOME MONEY THERE. >> RICHARD SMITH CLAY
COUNTY DEPARTMENT. >> GOSLING THE DESIGN MODIFICATION IT WAS WHEN TO BE A QUADRANT ROAD A LOOP ROAD THAT MAPPED AROUND THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE INTERSECTION.
DOT FUNDED IT THAT WAY. IT SOUNDS A BAD WORD WAS KIND OF LIKE AN EXPERIMENT I ASKED FOR ANOTHER EXAMPLE AND THEY GAVE ME THE ROUNDABOUT OVER BY THE FLORIDA SCHOOL DEAF AND BLIND BY SAINT AUGUSTINE, THAT IS NOT THE SAME THING.
SO WE GOT PERMISSION EARLIER THIS YEAR TO REMOVE THE QUADRANT ROAD AND IT WILL BE A WIDENING IMPROVEMENT OF THE INTERSECTION WITH DUAL LEFT TURNS FROM HINDLEY.
EXCUSE ME FROM HINDLEY NORTHBOUND TOWARDS MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL FROM 22220 EASTBOUND TO THE LANDING ON HINDLEY, THAT IS ENGINEERING ASPECT OF IT. FINANCIALLY WE HAVE NOT, WE HAVE ENGINEERING ESTIMATES AND WE DO NOT AND WILL NOT WANT TO BID UNTIL MARCH IS A REAL PROJECT THE DOT HAS FUNDING IN AND WE HAVE BUDGET MONEY AND AS WELL.
CHARISSE DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN.
>> RICHARD YOU MIGHT WANT TO STAY UP THERE ARE TWO PHASES TO THE PROJECT, IS THIS PHASE I OR PHASE II. THIS IS CALLED PHASE ONE. THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT PHASES TO THE PROJECT MONEY IS AN ISSUE ON THIS PROJECT AND WERE LOOKING AT THE BRIDGE PROJECT CURRENTLY WHICH IS PHASE TWO.
BOTH ARE VERY COSTLY BUT WERE HOPING THAT WE HAVE A SOLUTION THAT CAUSED IT TO BE LESS ON PHASE TWO BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET.
WITH THIS NUMBER WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 454,000.
>> THTHAT IS WHAT I WAS PROPOSING COMMISSIONER OFFERED MORE LIKE A MILLION.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS
ON PHASE ONE YET DO WE? >> NO WE DO NOT THE 454 WHERE DID THAT NUMBER COME FROM.
>> KEYSTONE MATH IF YOU TAKE 7.7 IS THE LAST
ITEM ON THE LIST. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T AN AMOUNT THAT WE GOT FROM THE DESIGNER TO MAKE THE DESIGN CHANGE.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE. THAT'S WHY IT HAS EXTRA DOLLAR AN IMPORTANT PROJECT AS WE KNOW AND THIS IS NUMBER ONE PROJECT OF NORTH FLORIDA
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TBL LIST FOR ST. JOHN'S, DUVALL, NASSAU AND CLAYCOUNTY. >> AND WE DID A LOT OF SHUFFLING ON THIS PROJECT SO BEFORE THERE'S A FINAL DECISION AND A CUT OUR TEAMS NEED
TO LOOK AT A LITTLE. >> AND I ASK YOU.
>> THAT IS BRINGING DIRT ROADS UP PUTTING EXTRA MONEY INTO THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET SO WE CAN ADD MORE MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN EXPERIMENTAL STUFF AS WELL WE SEPARATED THE MILLING PROGRAM TO ANY ROAD LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE LONG OF THOUSAND TO 200 FEET LONG THAT WILL BE DONE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN THEIR GROUP DID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT IS THE MILLING'S BUDGET HANDED OUT AT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. I THINK WE'RE NEEDED SOME OF THE ROADS WITHOUT MONEY ON THE
FUNDED ROAD. >> IS NOT THE FULL 750.
>> I THINK THAT 754 THIS YEAR.
>> 794 THIS YEAR. >> SO THERE IS 750 LEFT.
>> I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH US LEAVING THE 454 IN AND BORROWING FROM THE REJUVENATION PER BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING WE SPOKE A LOT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WAYS. AS SOMETHING THAT YOU TALK ABOUT FREQUENTLY HOW ARE DIRT ROADS USED TO BE THIS HIGH IN OTHER DITCHES ARE THAT HIGH IN THE ROADS ARE THAT HIGH. THAT'S WHAT THE REJUVENATION MONEY IS TO TRY TO START GETTING THAT MONEY BACK. IF WE ARE A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORTER THAN WHAT WE WERE, THE 790 WAS NEW MONEY TO REALLY GET THAT STARTED.
>> IT IS AN INVESTMENT. WE GRADE THESE ROADS 17 TIMES A YEAR WHEN WE PUT MILLIONS ON THEM WE MAY TOUCH THEM ONCE A YEAR AND THAT'S WHEN WE GET A RESIDENT CALL. SOME WE MAY NOT TOUCH IT AGAIN AT ALL. IT'S TRULY AN INVESTMENT AN OVERALL REDUCTION OF BUDGET.
>> I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO CUT IT BUT I WOULD HATE TO SEE US CUT THE MILLING FLIGHT, THE RESURFACING LINE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
REJUVENATION. >> I THINK THAT'S THE
RIGHT DECISION. >> IF WE TAKE OUT THE 454,000 AND WE LEAVE THE 220 QUADRANT IN TACT AND WE TAKE THE 451 FROM DIRT ROAD REJUVENATION WE THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY? IT COMMISSIONER, YOU DID NOT REALLY ADDRESS THE FAIRGROUNDS MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENTS.
THE 2.4 MILLION HAS BEEN CARRIED ON THE BOOKS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND THAT WE COULD GET SEWER AND WATER FROM CC AWAY ONTO THE FAIRGROUNDS PREMISES. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON A NUMBER OF YEARS WE COULDN'T GET A QUOTE AND THERE WERE SOME HOLD UP WHEN WE FINALLY GOT WORD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAPACITY AND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF THE ADDITIONAL WATER AND SEWER UNTIL THEY GOT ANOTHER STATION IN PETERS CREEK SO THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO GIVE US ANY.
THAT IS WHERE SOME OF THE MONEY WAS INTENDED.
ALL I CAN SAY IS WE HAVE A BARN PROJECT THAT WE HAVE TO MATCH AND WE KNOW CONSTRUCTION IS GOING UP 30 - 40% AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE US DO AWAY WITH A SMALL CUSHION TO GET THE BARN PROJECT FINISHED AND I WOULD ALSO SAY WITH THE SEPTIC TO SEWER PROGRAM THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
LET'S FACE IT THAT'S THE BIGGEST EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE IN CLAY COUNTY ON A TRUISM BASIS AND EVERYBODY REALIZES BATHROOMS ARE THE PROBLEM AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, WE HAVE OUTSTRIPPED THE CAPACITY FOR BATHROOMS WITH ATTORNEY FOR - 25000 PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP AT A
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PARTICULAR DAY. FOR YOU TO GO TO SEPTIC TO SEWER AT SOME POINT, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE SEPTIC TANKS WERE PUT IN AT SOME POINT BUT CERTAINLY IF WE CAN REPLACE THOSE WITH THE NEW MODERN ONES AND ADD MORE MAYBE WE CAN HANDLE MORE THE CAPACITY BY DOING IT IN THAT FASHION SINCE ECOA IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE WAS SEWER AND WATER AT THIS POINT IN TIME.I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE WATER ASPECT AND TAKE US OUT OF WELLS AT THIS POINT. WATER WISE WE MAY HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GET THAT OR DO MORE WELLS I'M NOT SURE WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. I'M NOT SURE THE CAPACITY AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE NEED BUT THAT IS MY THOUGHTS. IN A YEAR OR SO THE STATE MAY COME BACK AND SAY YOU HAVE ALL THE SEPTIC TANK SHE CAN HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM AND WHERE DO WE GO TO GET THE MONEY.
THAT'S ONLY THING I HAVE QUALMS ABOUT AT THIS POINT IS TO TAKE THAT MONEY KNOWING FULL WELL NOW THAT WE KNOW WE CAN'T GO ONE WAY, TRY TO GO THE OTHER WAY SO WE CAN HAVE THE CAPACITY THAT IS NECESSARY SO FOLKS CAN ENJOY THE FAIR IN THE SEPTIC TANKS CAN HANDLE THE EXTRA
CAPACITY. >> MY THOUGHT PROCESS.
I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE BARN PROJECT, I DID NOT TAKE THOSE IT WAS MORE PETERS CREEK WILL NOT BE ONLINE UNTIL THE END OF 25.
THAT IS TWO YEARS FROM NOW BEFORE WE COULD POTENTIALLY CONNECT AND AS JEAN SAID THE BID CAME BACK IF THEY WOULD ENTERTAIN IT IT WOULD BE ACCRUED CONNECTION AT THAT POINT AT THE END OF 25 AND WE WOULD HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT.
I WAS TRYING TO STRETCH OUT TWO YEARS.
THE BID CAME BACK AT DECEMBER 23 AT 3.3 MILLION SO WE WERE NOWHERE NEAR CLOSE.
>> AND WE WON'T BE IN 25 IF WE GO BACK INTO IT AGAIN OBVIOUSLY IT'LL BE MORE THAT MAY BE WHY WE NEED TO CONSIDER ANOTHER METHOD.
THAT WAS MY THOUGHT ON THAT NOT THAT I DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT AND SAY THAT'S NOT A BAD PLACE
TO FIND MONEY. >> MADAM CHAIR IF I MAY.
>> I DON'T KNOW WE GAVE YOU THE TOTAL NUMBER.
BASED ON TRANSPORTATION THE CIP IN THE ITEMS THAT YOU LISTED OUT AND SWITCH TO 454 AND REJUVENATION INCIDENT TO 20 INTERSECTION ROUTE
>> I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER.
>> THANKS. >> WE NEVER HAD THAT NUMBER. SO WE SKIPPED OVER THE FAIRGROUNDS MASTER PLAN AND WE SKIPPED OVER THE PICKLEBALL FOR THE MOMENT, DID YOU HAVE COMMENT ON PARK ON THE GO?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THOSE AREAS TO SEE HOW CRUCIAL THEY ARE TO THEIR PLAN. WE HEARD THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THEIR TASK OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM AND MAKE A DETERMINATION.
>> I FEEL LIKE WERE ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT, ON
DOWN. >> JUSTIN PIERCE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND. THE PARK STARTED A FEW MONTHS BACK WE WENT TO AN FRP A CONFERENCE AND WE SAW SOMETHING IN THE CITY OF PLANTATION THE DATA MOBILE RACK UNIT THAT HAD ATTACHMENTS IN STORAGE WHERE WE CAN GO TO HER PARKS BECAUSE WERE LACKING INDOOR SPACE SO WE CAN TAKE HER PARKS AND AND VISIT PARKS AND BRING THEM TO US, THAT WAS THE INITIAL IDEA.
AT THIS POINT IT'S NOT A NECESSITY TO HAVE, SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD IN BUT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD FOR SOMETHING WE WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER YEAR OR SO AND SOMETHING WILL USE FOR OUR REC DIVISION AND MORE ACTIVE PROGRAMMING IN IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE OVER OUTREACH. ALTERNATE OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU LIBRARY DIRECTOR WILL BE FIRST STARTED THINKING ABOUT LIBRARIES TO GO IT WAS TO ME IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE IT'LL HAVE A LIBRARY UP THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY TO BRING
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LARGER PROGRAMMING TO THE AREA VERSUS A SMALLER OUTREACH AND THAT WAS OUR INITIAL PLAN FOR THE STOREFRONT PROPERTY AND WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT INTO FIND THE NEEDS, NOW THAT WE ARE PROPERTY FOR ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LIBRARY IN THE AREA JUST LIKE JUSTIN SAID IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY FOR US TO EXPAND OUTREACH.WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL VEHICLE OR NOT.
AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT IN MY STRATEGIC PLAN THAT I TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING THAT I WILL BE WORKING ON. HE GAVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY BUT WE WILL STILL BE CONTINUING TO DO OUTREACH. WE HAVE TO PUT IT INTO THE FUTURE THAT'S OKAY AS LONG AS WERE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY UP IN THE OAKLEAF AREA,
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. >> TROY HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO COST TO GET A DESIGN PLAN.
>> WE FACTORED INTO THE ART BESIDE 400,000 FROM TALKING TO JEAN THAT WAS A BALLPARK ESTIMATE BASED ON WHAT WERE PAYING FOR DESIGNS RIGHT NOW AND THAT WAS SOMETHING WE FACTORED IN
TO THE ARPA DISCUSSION. >> IF WE GO WITH COMMISSIONERS PROPOSAL WHERE WILL WE DRAW THE
OTHER $150,000. >> YOU MEAN FOR THE
EXTRA $150,000. >> FOR THE DESIGN.
>> I WAS SUGGESTING ELIMINATE LIBRARY ON THE GO BUT KEEP THE OAKLEY DESIGN.
>> I MISUNDERSTANDING. >> I THINK THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT PIECES TO THE CONVERSATION, HOW TO FUND 7.7 AND THEN OTHER MONEY AND ARPA.
ON THE OTHER SHEET THAT I PROVIDED YOU AT THIS POINT I LISTED OUT 1.5 MILLION BASICALLY FOR REVENUE REPLACEMENT AND OF THAT WILL TAKE THE 1.1 MILLION WHICH IS WHAT COMMISSIONER CAUGHT A REFLEX FOR THE MONETARY TRANSPORTATION THAT WE WOULD LEAVE THE OTHER 400,000 OUT FOR THE OAK LEAF BRANCH DESIGN.
THEORETICALLY COULD YOU TAKE 400,000 AND USE IT TOWARDS THE ROAD, YES, I THINK THAT WAS HER POINT SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE THE 400,000 AND MOVE IT TO BONDED ROAD SHE WANTS TO LEAVE THE LIBRARY DESIGN IN THE ART BES BESIDE.
>> I WAS NOT CLEAR ON THAT I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE. >> GREAT QUESTION LIST MAKERS TRY TO GIVE YOU A CHEAT SHEET NOTE TO LOOK
AT BUT IT DID NOT WORK. >> SO IT'S ACCOUNTED THAT'S WHY WERE ONLY TAKING 1.147 TO ADD.
>> YES, SIR. >> I WANT TO SPEAK FOR MARY BUT I THINK THAT WAS THE IDEA OF THE LIBRARY ON THE GO IF WE DO THE DESIGN THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT PROJECT MOVING FORWARD THE NAVY LIBRARY ON THE GO WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> IF IT AFFECTS YOUR DISTRICT CLAY WAS THE
OTHER PART. >> IT'S NICE TO HAVE BUT THEY USE THE MIDDLEBROOK LIBRARY.
I THINK ORANGE PARK MALL WAS ANOTHER PLACE THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT THE CAN TAKE THE LIBRARY ON THE GO AND PARK AT THE ORANGE PARK MALL OR SOMEWHERE NEAR FOR THOSE FOLKS IN THAT AREA THAT YOU HAVE A LOCATION RIGHT THERE CLOSE BECAUSE ORANGE PARK KINGSLEY IN PARK AVENUE.
>> IS NOT ON KINGSLEY. >> IT'S RIGHT THERE.
>> I ASSOCIATE THINGS WITH FOOD.
BY THE DAIRY QUEEN. >> RIGHT BEHIND THE DAIRY QUEEN. THAT'S WHAT THE THINKING WAS BUT I THINK IT IS NICE TO HAVE, WE FUNCTION WITH THE FIVE LIBRARIES FOR NOW AND WE WANT TO ADD A SIXTH. WHEREFORE LIBRARIES AND WE WANT TO ADD A FIFTH. ANYWAY THAT'S WHY I WAS WILLING TO MAKE THE SACRIFICES BECAUSE THE AREA OF NEED IS DEFINITELY OAKLEY.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO COME UP WITH PLACES WE WOULD INFLICT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PAIN ON HER RESIDENCE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO, WE CUT THINGS LIKE RESURFACING AND MILLIONS WERE AFFECTING TAXPAYERS ON A DAILY BASIS. I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT ANYTHING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SO THAT'S WHY
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ONLINE THE MILLION DOLLARS FOR FIRE STATION 15 IS NOT ON THEIR. I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER THAT POSSIBLY A DEVELOPER BUT THE IMPACT FEE CREDITS YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THEM SO PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ALL OF US AND I WANT TO HONOR THAT.AND I THINK QUALITY ROADS ARE A PART OF TH
THAT. >> DID YOU FACTOR THE WAREHOUSE IS PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL.
>> I DID NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
>> IS A MULTIPURPOSE WAREHOUSE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO DO FOR A WHILE AND 500,000 ON THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR IT'S BEEN ONGOING TO GET UP TO THE TOTAL OF WHAT THEY THINK THEY NEED.
WE'VE DONE AWAY WITH IT AS LONG AS THIS 500,000 WAREHOUSE UNLESS THEY GO WITH THE LEASE SO THAT'S
WHY I COUNTED THAT A IN. >> WHERE IS NOT LISTED
ON THE BUDGET. >> IS UNDER CIP I
BELIEVE. >> THAT WOULD BE ON PAGE THREE UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS MULTI AGENCY WAREHOUSE. IS THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THAT, THE WAREHOUSE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR EM, FIRE RESCUE AND SHERIFF.
>> WHAT WAS OUR THOUGHTS OVER A FOUR-YEAR ... IS THAT IS DESIGN THIS YEAR?
>> DESIGN START BUILDING IT MADE HEAVEN MULTI THE DISCUSSION OF MULTIPLE BUILDINGS BUILT OVER TIME ON A CAMPUS THAT'S WHERE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS COME TO YOU PLACES TO BUILD THEIR VEHICLES AND STUFF A PATH TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM. >> WE CUT THE LAND ACQUISITION TO ACQUIRE THE LAND BY HALF.
>> BUT WE STILL HAVE A MILLION IN THEIR UNIT UNDERSTAND THERE IS POSSIBLE LAND THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR FIRE STATION THAT'S WHY I DID NOT CUT THE WHOLE THING FOR THE LAND ACQUISITION THAT PENNY FARMS IS PARTICIPATING IN.
>> WERE UP TO 5.6, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> 4.5. >> I THOUGHT YOU ADDED
THE LIBRARY AND PARK. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE BOARD.
I'M ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE 4.5 THAT'S WHERE I WAS DRAWING THE LINE TO
START WITH MADAM CHAIR. >> ALL QUICKLY GO THROUGH THEM AGAIN WE HAVE ARPA BTP MONEY, THE EXTRA CIP MONEY THE JT A BUS SHELTER, ADMIN THIRD FLOOR RENOVATION. A MILLION FROM THE LAND ACQUISITION, WILLIAMS VOTE RAMP OF 100,000.
500,000 RECOGNIZED SAVINGS ON 315 ROAD WIDENING AND 454,001-DOLLAR FROM THE DIRT ROAD REJUVENATION PROJECT, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO ANY OF THOSE?
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO REINSTATE THE
454. >> WE TOOK IT OUT OF THE 220 QUADRANT AND TOOK IT OUT OF THE DIRT ROAD
REJUVENATION PROJECT. >> ON YOUR CIP LIST DIRT ROAD REJUVENATION IS 790,000.
>> SO WERE ADDING 750. >> FROM 790 AND 798 WERE TAKEN OUT 454,001-DOLLAR.
>> THAT IS MORE THAN I HAD DONE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I ASKED ENSURE EASE OF RICHARD THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY.
BUT IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH HER THEN OBVIOUSLY
THE MATH DOESN'T WORK. >> IF THERE IS CONSENSUS ON THAT DID NOT GET THIS TO THE 4.5 TO THIS POINT
TIME. >> IS THERE CONSENSUS ON
>> THEN WE HAVE. IF WE ELIMINATE PARK ON
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THE GO AND LIBRARY ON THE GO AND WE DELAY I WOULD RATHER SAY IT THAT WAY IF WE DELAY LIBRARY ON THE GO AND PARK ON THE GO, THAT IS A HALF A MILLION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY>> WE ARE AT 5 MILLION AND WE NEED 2.7 MILLION AND IF WE KEEP THE PICKLEBALL WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIND, WE REALLY NEED TO GO TO 3 MILLION.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST SINCE WORKING TO BE SHORT AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST WILL BE FOR DOING SOMETHING WITH THE SEPTIC TANKS OR INCREASING CAPACITY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS KEEP 1.4
IN THE MIX. >> TO CHANGE OUT THE
1 MILLION. >> 1 MILLION TOWARDS A
7.7 MILLION. >> RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO MILLION MORE TO KEEP PICKLEBALL INTO DO THE
SWOOSH. >> AS MUCH AS I KNOW THEY AND WE IN A GROUP HAPPEN SEARCHING FOR MONIES IN THE LOCATION FOR THE WAREHOUSE AND SEE WHERE THE 500,000 IS GOING TO GET THEM A ESPECIALLY THE WAY THEY HAVE THAT FINANCED.
AT THIS POINT WE HAVE TO START MAKING HER DECISIONS AND IF IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND WITH FULL ONE AD FOR THIS YOUR FOR A TOTAL, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST.
>> QUESTION. >> AS FAR AS MILLING AND RESURFACING DO WE KNOW WHAT COMES FROM DISTRICT FIVE OR DO YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT YOU WILL BE DOING IT I KNOW THE MAJORITY SPEAKS TO IT BUT.
>> WE DID NOT BREAK IT DOWN INTO COMMISSION DISTRICTS BECAUSE IT'S WHAT PART OF THE COUNTY THAT THEY WORKING. WE ARE PREPARED FOR THIS AND IF YOU REALLY WANTED ALL OF IT RIGHT NOW WHAT WE WOULD DO WE HAVE BIG ROADS TO DO THIS YEAR WE HAVE PARKWAY, WE HAVE VILLAGE SQUARE PARK.
WE HAVE ABOUT SIX ROADS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT ARE BIG ROADS LIKE THAT AND THEN WE HAVE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE DID UNDER DURING WORK AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET FRESH PAYMENT ON THOSE.
WE DID THAT THEN WE CAN DO ALL THAT FOR 5.5 MILLION. THERE IS A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS THAT WE PLAN TO DO THIS YOU THAT WOULD NOT BE DONE.
ONE BIG ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF BERG AREA THAT WE WOULDN'T DO THAT'S OUR NUCLEAR OPTION IF YOU WANTED TO CUT A COUPLE OF MILLION, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BUT WE ARE PREPARED.
>> THAT IS RESURFACING. >> WHAT ROAD.
>> THE THREE-YEAR PEPPER GRASS, LONGHORN.
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LONGHORN WE POSTPONED FOR A YEAR THE OTHER TWO WE WOULD DO. IMMOKALEE IS THE FIRST ONE TO BE DONE IN JANUARY IN THE BILLINGS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IS CONNECTED TO THAT BECAUSE WE WANTED A SITUATION WHERE WE WILL MILL THE PARKWAY AND INSTEAD OF THE MILLING'S GOING TO SLEEPY HOLLOW WHICH IS ABOUT A 55 - 60 MINUTE ROUND-TRIP FOR THE DUMP TRUCK WE WANT TO TAKE THIS DIRECTLY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF CHALLENGER SOUTH OF CANDLEWOOD WHICH IS A 10 MINUTE ROUND-TRIP ON THE DUMP TRUCK AND PLACE THOSE PERMANENTLY. THAT IS WHY THE MILLING PROGRAM FITS INTO THAT AND WE CAN DO ITEFFICIENTLY. >> MY ONLY COMMENT TO THAT THE LIST THAT IS LOOKING AT IS SPREAD OUT. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANSWERING TO DISTRICT FIVES SPECIFIC QUES QUESTIONS. REMEMBER TRYING TO MAKE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND THE RESOURCES MORE
EFFICIENT. >> 209 RIVERSIDE IS ONE OF THE ONES WE WANT TO DO ALSO THAT IS DISTRICT FIVE. THE OLD-TIMERS COLLEGE 209 SO THERE'S LIKE FOUR, 209'S AND THE COUNTY THIS GOES FROM THE APARTMENTS UP TO 17 SOUTH OF BLACK CREEK BRIDGE.
>> IS IT THAT BAD, I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS.
>> IS PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX WORSEN THE COUNTY.
>> REALLY, I DRIVE THAT OFTEN.
>> WE STOP AT THE GREEN COVE CITY LIMIT.
WILL PAY THROUGH THE AREA WE SURFACE THE AREA THAT GETS FLOODED BUT IT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL IS
IN VERY POOR CONDITION. >> WHAT DID YOU SAY THAT WOULD BE A GOOD AMOUNT IF WE WERE ABLE TO USE ANY OF IT, YOU CAN STILL GET A GOOD AMOUNT DONE.
>> WE WOULD GET ABOUT 27 ROADS DONE 27 SEPARATE STREET INCLUDING THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS, TANGLEWOOD IN THE GROVE PARK AREA AS WELL AS THE SIX LARGER ROADS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
IMMOKALEE IS 980,000-DOLLAR PRICE THAT WE ARE TO RECEIVED. IT'S 1.1 MILLION TO COMPLETE IT. THOSE ARE BIG CHUNKS OF OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR. NEXT YEAR WILL MAYBE FOCUS ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS AGAIN.
>> WE ARE TRADING LONGHORN FOR LAKE ASBURY SO I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE RESIDENCE ON LONGHORN IS A WE WE'RE GOING TO RESURFACE BUT NOW ARE
>> LONGHORN IS $430,000, THAT WOULD BE ONE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU CUT AGAIN FROM TO
8 MILLION. >> 8 MILLION OF THE
BUDGET THIS YEAR. >> WE HAVEN'T SPENT ANY YET THE PAPER WILL HAVE AGGREGATE UNTIL JANUARY.
>> THAT IS 407,000, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH THAT WE PUT IN THIS WITHOUT CUTTING THAT.
>> IF WE CUT $2 MILLION, WHAT COULD YOU DO.
>> LONGHORN WOULD BE ADDED BACK INTO AND ONE MORE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE SEVEN I DESCRIBED.
>> I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY SOMEWHERE AROUND 5.5 MILLION INITIALLY WITH THE SEVEN ROADS CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR US HOW MUCH GETS US THE 6 MILLION ALLOCATED. CURRENTLY IT'S 8 MILLION AND CIP. IF WE TRUNCATED TO 6 MILLION WHAT CAN WE GET.
>> PEPPER GRASS, TO A NINE RIVERSIDE, VILLAGE SQUARE PARK AND LONGHORN THOSE OF THE SEVEN LARGE ROADS THAT WE WOULD DO AND WHEN I SAY LARGE THOSE ARE OVER $400,000 AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE 10 ROADS BEYOND THAT THE GROVE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND TANGLEWOOD WHISKEY AVENUE AREA THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD GET THIS YOUR FOR 6 MILLION.
>> WHAT WOULD BE BE GIVING UP, WHAT ARE THE $2 MILLION WHAT ROADS ARE $2 MILLION THAT
WOULD HAVE TO BE ABOUT. >> WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF PINE AVENUE THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE THAT HAS SIX ROADS IN IT. OFFICE 17 FLEMING ISLAND DRIVE, LAVA PLAYING AND HEATH ROAD AND THE TWO AND NINE RIVERSIDE AREA. KEYSTONE, OAK HILL AND
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SANS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN OAKLEAF DEERFIELD THAT WE HAD PROPOSED EIGHT ROADS IN THENEIGHBORHOOD. >> IF WE WERE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE IT AFFECTS DISTRICT ONE THE MOST IS WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY.
>> DISTRICT ONE. >> FLEMING ISLAND THAT
AREA. >> FLEMING ISLAND IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S A SICK STREET NEIGHBORHOOD.
PROBABLY DOLLAR WISE THE BIGGEST EFFECT WOULD BE IN THE OAKLEAF AREA BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL OAKLEAF IS PRETTY NEW IT'S NEWER THAN THESE OTHER PLACES SO THEREFORE RESURFACING IS NOT NEARLY AS DEMANDING TO BE DONE NOW AS IT IS IN ORANGE PARK FOR INSTANCE.
WE HAVE DEERFIELD, DELAFIELD, FON RIDGE, SPRINGFIELD COURT, SUMMER DRIVE, WITH A GREEN THOSE WITHIN IN THE OAKLEAF PROBABLY POOR QUALITY MATERIAL BACK IN EARLY 2000'S THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. MOST OF OAKLEAF IS IN
REAL GOOD CONDITION. >> IT WOULD BE DELAYED A YEAR AND YOU THINK WE COULD GET ON FOR NEXT YEAR WOULD THEY BE THE FIRST ONE TO GO BACK ON.
>> YES THAT'S WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR WE TOOK THE ONE FROM LASTER, OAK PARK IS BECAUSE WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR END WE POSTPONED IT TO FIRST THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE STUFF UNDER THE DRAIN WISE. AGAIN THIS NOT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS DESIRE OR YOUR DESIRE BUT IT IS AVAILABLE AND I CHECKED IT OUT WHILE
WE WERE WAITING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
RICHARD. >> THANK YOU RICHARD.
IS ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAD MONEY.
ANYBODY ELSE? >> MADAM CHAIR WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE WAREHOUSE.
>> TALK ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS WITH THE
WAREHOUSE. >> YOU ALREADY EXPRESSED
YOURS. >> DO WE HAVE THE HONOR LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST?
>> THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT WE MADE LAST YEAR.
>> I THOUGHT WE HAD THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.
>> THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEXES REALLY FOCUSING ON THE 911 COMPS AND REPLACEMENT TO START BUILDING NOW THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. >> THIS IS THE MULTI
AGENCY. >> IF YOU REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK WE WERE IN NEGOTIATIONS THAT FELL THROUGH DUE TO THE PRICE INCREASES THIS IS WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TALKED ABOUT STORING VEHICLES AND WE COULD USE THIS FROM RENTING
PLACES. >> MADAM CHAIR THAT'S WHY I SUGGESTED THE WAREHOUSE I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD MOVE THEM FORWARD THIS YEAR WITH THE 500 I ORIGINALLY SAID TICKET MILLION OUT OF THE RESURFACING THE MILLION PLUS A 500,000 OR 1.5 IN THE NEW AD THAT WERE AT 7.5, JUST A
THOUGHT. >> I THOUGHT WE WERE AT FIVE WITH THE LIBRARY ON THE GO IN THE PARK ON
THE GO, CATCH ME UP. >> AND THEN A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FAIRGROUND ASKED HER PLAN TO GET US TO 6,052,000.
>> I CONCUR WITH THAT. >> THEN WE ARE SHORT THE MARKET TECHNICALLY SHORT 400,000.
>> RIGHT NOW THE 6 MILLION SEEMS TO BE
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CONSENSUS WITH THE PICKLEBALL COURT IN THE ROOF PROJECT THAT YOU ILLUSTRATED WE NEEDED $8,000,000.7.9 OR 8 MILLION YOU WOULD NEED ANOTHER 8.9 IF YOU DO THE RESURFACING IN THE WAREHOUSE OF 500,000 LIKE A JET ONE AND A HALF MILLION AND YOU WOULD STILL BE A 400,000SHORT. >> RICHARD WE CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THEIR.
>> IT ALSO TAKES 400 OUT OF THE LAND ACQUISITION.
>> 400 OUT OF WHAT? >> THE LAND ACQUISITION, 600,000 NEW TAKE THE 400,000 AND PUT THAT ON
TOP SO WE BE AT 7.9. >> YOU ALSO HAVE THE 1 MILLION UNDER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>> CHARISSE IS DIALING HERSELF.
>> WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE MILLION UNDER THE FIRE STATION LINE ITEM SO YOU WOULD HAVE
1.6 MILLION IF NEED BE. >> NOT REALLY STATION 15 IMPENDING FARMS ARE NOT THE SAME STATION.
>> STATION 15, MY UNDERSTANDING THE SWEET SPOT FOR STATION 15 FOR RESPONSE TIME IS KIND OF IN THE AREA OF THE RAILROAD.
IS THAT SANDRIDGE BUT NOT JUST THE EXPRESSWAY THERE IS AN EXPRESSWAY ON HENLEY THERE IS ONE
SANDRIDGE, CORRECT. >> CHIEF YOU ARE SITTING OVER THERE. DID YOU HAVE AN ARGUMENT
WITH THEM? >> DAVID IS OVER THERE.
THEN OVER HERE. >> THEY PUSH ME OUT OF THE ROOM MA'AM. ANYWAY CHIEF IS AT THE RIGHT LOCATION. SANDRIDGE EXPRESSWAY IS
LIKE THE SWEET SPOT. >> IF I MADE ONE SUGGESTION IT WOULD MAYBE BE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN 15 IS GOING TO COME UP VERSUS PINNING FARMS.% IF YOU LEAVE THE 600,000 THAT WE CAME UP WITH IN THE LAND ACQUISITION AND MAYBE UNDER ARPA YOU% CHANGE THE VERBIAGE TO SAY FIRE STATION PROPERTY AND IF ONE MOVES FASTER THAN THE OTHER THAT WOULD GIVE YOU THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON WHICH FIRE STATION MAY COME UP THAT MAY BE AN OPTION TO CONSIDER IF YOU'RE FLEXIBILITY OF THE MILLION DOLLARS DEPENDING ON WHAT
STATION. >> WE WANT THEM BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE ANYBODY THAT OWNS LAND WERE NEGOTIATING WE WANT BOTH.
>> WITHOUT GIVING AWAY HALF THE WORLD AND
CREDITS. >> SOMETIMES THE LANDOWNERS HERE THAT WE HAVE THIS MUCH MONEY TO PAY FOR PROPERTY AND THAT'S WHAT THE PRICE
BECOMES. >> I WAS COMMENTING ABOUT CREDITS TO DEFINE SOMETHING WHILE I WAS
DOING THAT. >> THE QUESTION WOULD BE DID WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE WAREHOUSE?
>> YES. >> DID YOU HAVE CONSENSUS ON HOW MUCH TO TAKE IT RESURFACING.
>> WE SUGGESTED A MILLION AS OPPOSED TO
TWO. >> AND ALL THE ONES THAT RICHARD WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> MIGHT I PROPOSE, I MEAN THROWING RANGE OF COMMISSIONER, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU WHEN YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT RESURFACING PROJECTS IN DISTRICT FIVE WERE YOU THINKING BECAUSE WERE PUTTING EXTRA MONEY IN HERE THAT YOU WOULD KIND OF DO THOSE. HE'S A MILLION DOLLAR SHORT MAYBE IF WE COULD STRETCH OUT THOSE PROJECTS IN YOUR DISTRICT NOT AT THE SAKE OF SACRIFICING COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT, WAS THAT KIND OF WHERE YOU ARE AT, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING BUT I DIDN'T WANT
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TO ASK. >> IS THAT CONSENSUS ON
THE MILLION DOLLARS. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE HEARTBURN OVERTAKEN MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE
400,000. >> THAT'S WHY I SAID 400 MORE THOUSAND RICHARD AND YOU SAID TO WOULD BE OKAY, THAT STILL A LOT US.
YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM MY DISTRICT.
I WILL SACRIFICE. >> I DON'T THINK THAT
MUCH IN YOURS. >> AGAIN THE INTERNAL GOAL THIS YEAR WAS THE ROADS THAT WE ALL DRIVE ON THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF FOLKS THAT STOP AT THE DISTRICT LINE AND SAY I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER THERE. THEY KEEP ON GOING.
TO GIVE IT OUR NUMBER, OUR BUDGET FOR 209 RIVERSIDE IS 720,142. WE JUST REALLY WANT TO
KICK DOCTOR BURKE. >> CAN WE REPHRASE THAT.
>> WE DID NOT SET THESE UP BY THE DISTRICT, THERE IS JUST NEEDS OUT THERE.
IMMOKALEE IS A BIG NEED IT'S AN ODD ROAD BECAUSE GOOGLE MAPS TELL YOU TO DRIVE IT TO GET TO THE
RV PARK. >> IT'S NOT WIDE ENOUGH THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT TWO WEEKS AGO WITH THE AMAZON DRIVER AND THE DRIVER BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S ONLY 20 FEET RIDE, NOW ROADS ARE BUILT AT 24 IF IT'S ONLY 20 FEET WIDE SO THE AMAZON DRIVER AND ANOTHER DRIVER MEARS CLIPPED NOTHING ELSE WAS DAMAGED BUT THE TWO
MEARS. >> WE CONSIDER THOSE THINGS, TO A NINE RIVERSIDE IS BAD WHEN WE WERE LOOKING OUT BAHAMA BLUFF THAT WAS WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IT FORGET TO GET TO A NINE RIVERSIDE RESURFACED WITH THE FIRST ARE CUT INTERSECTION OF DIO DEITY IN THE LIGHT AT TONIGHT AND YOU HAD TO MAKE THE YOU TURN THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN A GOOD ROAD AS A BYPASS IF YOU ARE GOING GREEN CO-S
CO-SOUTH. >> AND YOU DO $320,000 WITH RIGHT NOW AND A YEAR LATER.
>> WE COULD STOP IT AND PICK UP ONE, YES, MA'AM IF YOU GIVE US A NUMBER IF YOU GIVE US THE SHOE
WE WILL FIND THE FOOT. >> DID YOU ALL HEAR
HUNDRED $20000 WORTH. >> LOOK AT RICHARD AS
CINDERELLA. >> I MEAN THE SHOE THAT
400,000. >> WHATEVER MY BUDGET IS
JUST LET ME KNOW. >> ALL ASSIGNED SOMEDAY
IF YOU WANT ME TO. >> THAT'S WORTH A LOT
MORE THAN 8 MILLION. >> YOU MAY NOT WANT TO
RETRIBUTION. >> THAT WAS THAT WE HAVE THE TOTAL. HE SKIDDED TO $320,000 ON RIVER ROAD, 209 RIVER ROAD THAT GIVES US A TOTAL. COMING FROM MY DISTRICT.
>> 400,000. >> IN ADDITION TO THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE ARE NEEDED FOR
>> ARE YOU GOOD WITH THAT RICHARD?
>> YOU JUST DELAYING IT FOR NEXT YEAR.
THAT GETS US TO. >> IF WE DO 1.4 THAT WILL GET YOU TO 7.9 THAT WE NEED.
>> THAT INCLUDES PICKLEBALL AND IT
INCLUDES SWOOSHES. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> 1.4 MILLION. >> YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT
OF RESURFACING. >> LET ME SEE IF I RECAP THESE CAN WE DO THAT, STARTING AT THE TOP FUNDING TRANSPORTATION 1.147999, FAIRGROUNDS MASTER PLAN IMPROVEMENT WE ARE TAKING 1 MILLION.
EXTRA EXPECTED INTEREST FOR CIP, 600,000 BUS
SHELTERS FOR. >> LIBRARY ON THE GO TO
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A 50000, WILLIAMS VOTE RAMP 100,000, 500,000 FROM COUNTY ROAD 315 SAVINGS CHARGER PLEASE.REJUVENATION MULTI AGENCY WAREHOUSE OF $500,000 AND RESURFACING OF 1.4 MILLION.
>> THESE ARE ALL ITEMS THAT I HAD.
>> WERE ADDING THEM UP AGAIN TO MAKE SURE.
>> WE CAN ASK SIRI TO ADD ABOUT HOW DEPENDABLE IS THE NEW UPDATE, NOT HAPPY OVER HERE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT WHILE THERE DURING THE ADDING, THERE IS A FUTURE THAT WAS ADDED ON THE IOS UPDATE THAT CAN GIVE YOUR INFORMATION TO SOMEONE NEAR YOU THROUGH AIRDROP WITHOUT IT EVEN COMING UP. I PUT THE LINK ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE IS PUBLIC IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OFF BUT YOU COULD BASICALLY GO TO YOUR SETTINGS IN TURN IT OFF.
IF YOU JUST GOOGLE PRIVACY ISSUES WITH IOS UPDATE. YOU WILL FIND IT.
SETTINGS, GENERAL, AIRDROP, TURN IT OFF.
>> IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE UPDATES TO GIVE YOU. I ONLY KNOW ONE JOKE I'LL TELL YOU MY JOKE THAT I KNOW.
>> HE RAN OUT OF JUICE. THAT WAS ON THE DISPLAY AT THE SHOPPING CENTER, THAT'S HOW I KNOW MY ONE JOKE. I TOLD YOU MY LIFE IS
FOOD RELATED. >> USUALLY COMMISSIONER HAS BETTER JOKES THAN I DO.
>> I AM TIRED. >> WANTED ONE TRAFFIC LIGHT SAY TO THE OTHER TRAFFIC LIGHT.
>> WE BETTER GET THE ADDING MACHINE GOING.
>> WE CONFIRM THE NUMBERS I THINK WERE GOOD ON THAT. WILL BRING THAT BACK ON
THEM TO ADD UP TO. >> 7,952,000.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT ADDS UP TO 7.7.
ED IS SWEATING IN THE MONEY FOR THE
>> WE WILL BRING THAT BACK ON THE 12 IS A CIP BUDGET WHICH WE ALREADY ADVERTISED.
ON ITEM EE WE TALKED ABOUT A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR AUGUSTUS SAVAGE PICKLE BAR STATION.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE THAT. >> KNIGHTS MARINA LIFT STATION YOU STILL GET TO BRING THE SAVINGS.
>> WILL BRING THE SAVINGS TO THE GENERAL
FUND RESERVES. >> CAN WE PUT THAT BACK INTO RESURFACING OR SOMETHING?
>> I WOULD NOT MIX GENERAL FUND WITH CIP MONEY. WILL BRING THAT BACK IN GENERAL FUND RESERVES FOR ANY OTHER PROJECT THAT YOU WANTED YOU OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
FORGET ON THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE CONSENSUS ON THE REST OF ARPA.
IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD D AND E WE WILL PULL THEM AND BRING BOTH OF THOSE BACK.
IF I CAN GET CONSENSUS FROM THE REST OF THE BOARD ON THE ARPA LIST THAT WE HAD AT THE BOTTOM WHICH WAS CHEWING UP ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS WHICH WE WILL BRING BACK THE OAKLEAF BRANCH LIBRARY FOR 400,000 IS SOMETHING WE HAD A CONSENSUS ON THAT IN $636,000, $636,100 OF ARPA FUNDS CURRENTLY AND I THINK A SUGGESTION WAS $386,601 GOING TO THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS INTO A 50000 GOING TO WEIGH FREE.
IS THAT THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD IS THERE
CONSENSUS ON THAT. >> MAY BE COMMISSIONER YOU SEEM TO KNOW EARLIER INFORMATION ON THE WAY
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FREE VERSUS WHAT VAN ASKED US FOR, ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, DON WAS HERE BUT I DON'TSEE HIM HE LEFT. >> THERE HAVING A 50TH ANNIVERSARY RETIREMENT PARTY AT THE CLAY THEATERS THAT'S WHY THEY HAD TO LEAVE.
THERE IS TWO WAYS THAT THE WAY FREE CLINIC COULD GO AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE ORIGINALLY NOTED FOR THE MOBILE UNIT BUT THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY WE COULD HELP THEM FURTHER BY HAVING THEM FINISH THE FACILITY IN ORANGE PARK.
THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE LOCATION LATER IN THAT WE CAN TURN INTO PARKING ALTHOUGH WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY FOR THAT AND HAVE A SLEDGEHAMMER DAY AND DO A DEMO.
AS WORTHWHILE THAT THE PROJECT THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT AND I WOULD LOVE TO HELP THAT OUT I THINK IT REACHES MANY MORE PEOPLE.
>> CAN I ASK YOU, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE WAY FREE MOBILE CLINIC IS OFF THE TABLE.
>> NO IT'S NOT IT IS NOT OFF THE TABLE BUT DON ASKED, THAT'S WHAT HE CAME TONIGHT OBVIOUSLY WE CAN HAVE THEM COME BACK ON DECEMBER 12 AND HAVE THEM TALK ABOUT IT RATHER THAN ME TALK
ABOUT IT. >> I PERSONALLY SUPPORTED IT BECAUSE OF THE MOBILE CLINIC.
IF THE MOBILE CLINIC IS NOT AND I'M OFF THE TABLE WITH WAY. THAT IS BECAUSE WITH THE MOBILE CLINIC THEY CAN SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT FOUR IN THE CLAY HILL AREA IN THE MIDDLEBURG AREA AND KEYSTONE HEIGHTS BUT OTHERWISE THEY DO NOT SERVE THE RESIDENTS.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE MOBILE CLINIC HAPPEN I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT YOU ASKED EARLIER ABOUT THE DIRT ROA AND THAT'S WHAT I SAY TO THEM.
>> THIS WOULD BE BOTH. >> THERE STILL IN THEIR.
>> I MISUNDERSTOOD. >> RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE%
BOTH IF THAT'S A DESIRE. >> THE QUESTION CANNOT
>> THERE ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION THAT THEY NEED TO FINISH BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE OUT OF HERE.
THAT WOULD FACILITATE THE MOVING FASTER IF THE EXISTING 30 TWOMAC 40% INCREASE IN CONSTRUCTION COST THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS.
COMMISSIONER I UNDERSTAND IT DOESN'T HELP YOU IN TERMS OF PEOPLE IN YOUR AREA WE CAN ONLY HOPE WITH THE MOBILE CLINIC IT CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE BUT I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT OUR STRATEGY TO GET PEOPLE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE FOR THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTY THAT DOES WHAT THEY DO IN TERMS OF SIGNING PEOPLE UP FOR HEALTHCARE AND THEY HAVE THE NEW PROGRAM UP THE HOUSE SMALL BUSINES OWNERS THAT CAN AFFORD HEALTHCARE ON THEIR OWN BECAUSE HER SMALL BUSINESS.
I KNOW WHEN I WAS SMALL BUSINESS I DID NOT OFFER ANYBODY HEALTHCARE I CANNOT AFFORD IT, THE ABILITY TO SIGN UP AND USE THE SERVICES ONCE I GET THE LARGER FACILITY OPEN.
I JUST THINK THAT EVERYBODY HAS HEALTHCARE AND NOT EVERYBODY'S ABLE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET IT OR GO TO A DOCTOR TO GET IT.
THAT'S A REAL SEED THAT WILL GROW AND THEY WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATION BUT THEY GOTTA GET THE FIRST ONE GOING
BEFORE THEY CAN DO THAT. >> I WAS JUST ASKING BECAUSE THEY CAME TO US, PRESENTED THE MOBILE
CLINIC. >> THE MOBILE CLINIC IS
NOT GOING TO BE STOPPED. >> IT IS FUNDED.
THE QUESTION IS CAN THEY PRODUCE THE CAPABILITY WITH THIS FUNDING I DON'T KNOW BUT THERE IS MONEY THERE FOR THE MOBILE CLINIC.
>> IS THAT ALL WE HAVE LEFT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LEFT TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING.
>> AT THIS POINT YOU WOULD BE USING ALL OF ARPA NOW AS A DESIRE OF THE BOARD.
I WOULD HAVE TO UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO SEE HOW IT FITS INTO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPITAL REVENUE REPLACEMENT WHICH WE USED EVERY DOLLAR REPLACEMENT AND WHERE DOES IT FIT IN TWO OTHER ARPA STUFF
SOMEWHERE. >> WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
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>> I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT IT BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO AND WE CAN BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
>> I WILL JUST ADD THAT WE HAVE FIVE OTHER PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE COUNTY AND NONE OF THEM HAVE LIGHTS THE ONE AND KEYSTONE HEIGHTS I GET CALLS ALMOST DAILY ABOUT PUTTING LIGHTS IN THEIR AND IN MARCH IT WILL BE AN ISSUE AGAIN IF CONGRESS WOULD MOVE ON NOT CHANGING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS WOULD NOT BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE BUT JUSTIN GOT THE QUOTE TO DO LIGHTING AT THE FIVE DIFFERENT PICKLEBALL COURTS AND IS 100,000 EACH. IT'S A HALF A MILLION.
IT'S ALL THE TRADE-OFFS. WILL MY CONSTITUENTS IN TWIN LAKES OR FOX MEADOW BE HAPPY THAT WERE SPENDING A HALF MILLION DOLLARS ON THE PICKLEBALL COURT AND WE SPENT 100,000 ON THEIR COURT THAT NOW HAS ISSUES AND JUSTIN HAS TO WORK WITH WARRANTY ISSUES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THOSE ARE THE
TRADE-OFFS. >> THE PROBLEM IS IT WASN'T JUST THE PICKLEBALL COURT IT TURNED INTO DRAINAGE AND POND IF YOU WOULD'VE JUST BEEN THE PICKLEBALL COURT IT WOULDN'T OF BEEN NEAR AS BIG OF A DEAL.
AND TO THE COMMISSIONERS POINT EARLIER THEY
AREN'T GOING TO OWN IT. >> IS NOT OUR PART.
>> WHAT YOUR PEOPLE ARE USING IT.
I'M JUST BRINGING UP FROM THE CONVERSATION EARLIER IT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF GREENE COMPANY SPRINGS.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY IF WE CAN FIND THE PROPERTY SUMMARY WETHERINGTON CITY LIMITS WERE NOT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM NOT DOING IT WITH GREEN COMPANY OR OURSELVES WE'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH A NUMBER OF INSTANCES TO GET THIS THING BUILT AND THAT'S NO GUARANTEE OR PROMISE I THINK IF WE CAN FIND A LOCATION THAT WORKS I WOULD EVEN LOOK BACK AT ANOTHER LOCATION THAT WE LOOKED UP BEFORE AND SEE WHETHER WE CAN GET IT.
I WOULD RESERVE UNTIL DECEMBER AFTER WE MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE BIT MORE.
>> I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN AND TROY AND DANIEL FROM CONSTRUCTION AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THE AERIAL PHOTOS AND WHEN ONE STAFF MEMBER USED TO HAVE KIDS THAT PLAYED IN SPORTS, CARL PEEL THEY SAID OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE TENNIS COURTS ARE THEY DIDN'T PARK THERE THEY ONLY PARKED ON THE GRASS, THE NEW FIRE STATION 20 IS GOING TO HAVE 40 PUBLIC PARKING PLACES THAT ARE NOT REALLY THERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE DESIGN WILL BE SO UNLESS SOMETHING WERE GOING OUT OF THE FIRE STATION FOR THE NIGHTS AND SATURDAY GAMES, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY ON CURRENT COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY.
THE FOOTPRINT FOR THE TENNIS COURT IF YOU GO ON GOOGLE MAP, THE FOOTPRINT IS ALREADY THERE BUT I DON'T KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS
TURNED INTO A BIG DEAL. >> IF I CAN MAKE A SUGGESTION. WE COULD TAKE THE NUMBERS THAT YOU DISCUSSED TODAY AND WE COULD TAKE THE NUMBER FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURT AND LEAVE IT IN CIP AND IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE THAT BECAUSE MY NECK NEXT RECOMMENDATION WILL BE THE TABLE ITEM 23 WHICH IS YOUR AWARDING OF AGUSTA WE DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION TO WORD IT.
WHAT YOU COULD DO IS SAY TABLE TO THE 12TH BRING IT BACK ON THE 12TH WITH A RESOLUTION AND SAY PICKLEBALL COURTS INSTEAD OF BEING SPECIFIC TO AGUSTA'S LET STAFF HAVE THAT TO EXPLORE ANY OF THE LOCATION OF THAT IS THE DESIRE AND ONE OTHER THING, GABBY AND HER QUICKNESS DON SAID HE COULD SUPPORT BOTH FACILITIES IF THE BOARD CHOSE TO MOVE IN THAT
>> YES, MA'AM SHE TOOK CARE OF THAT WHILE WE WERE SITTING HERE TALKING.
>> JUSTIN DO YOU WANT TO COME UP.
>> YES. >> JUSTIN PIERCE PARKS AND. WHAT ARE THE THINGS IN A DESIRE BY THE BOARD WILL GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT CARL PIO AS A LOCATION BUT ONE THING AND WANTED TO KEEP IN MIND WE WILL HAVE TO GET ENGINEERING AND RICHARDS TEAM IN IN THE MAJOR ISSUE THERE WAS NO FOOTPRINT INITIALLY THE
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OTHER TWO PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT WE CONVERTED WAS TEARING DOWN EXISTING IN REBUILDING AND THOSE WERE IN THE REQUIREMENTS WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS THERE ANY TYPE OF DESIGNS TO PUT INTO THIS PROJECT REMOVING CARL PIO OR PREVIOUS AS THE CREDITS THAT WE WILL NEED TO NOT HAVE A STORMWATER RUNOFF RETENTION POND.THAT'S ONE THING I WANTED TO FACTOR IN.
THE REASON WHY THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION BECAUSE HOW MANY PLAY THERE IN THE GYM.
IF YOU GO TO NOKIA T OR ANY OTHER AREA BESIDES CLAY COUNTY, NICER AREAS.
THE AMOUNT OF PICKL PICKLEBALL, THERE IS NOTHING IN GREEN COVE, WE NEED IT.
THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING.
IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR I KNOW AND I HEAR EVERY OTHER WEEK AND JUSTIN HAS HEARD SO MUCH TOO.
>> I THINK IT FELL POSSIBLE WE NEED TO GET
THIS DONE. >> WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT GETTING IT DONE BUT IS IT THE RIGHT
DOES EVERYONE FEEL LIKE TRY HAS ENOUGH TO GO OFF OF AND COME BACK ON THE 12TH?
>> WE WILL BRING ALL OF THIS ON THE 12TH AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND WILL BRING BACK PICKLEBALL COURT IN THE BUDGET AND AT THAT TIME STAFF HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO PROVIDE YOU ONE WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE.
THAT WOULD BE ITEM 22 IN IT FOR GOOD ON 22 THEN ON 23 WE WOULD ASK TO GET THIS TABLE TILL THE 12TH. WILL TABLE 23 IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD UNTIL DECEMBER 12.
>> LET'S DEAL WITH THEM WHAT IT IS TIME.
WE WANT TO TABLE ITEM E AND F ON 22.
>> WILL WE NEED TO TABLE THEM OR JUST NOT VOTE ON
[23. Bid No. 23/24-018, Green Cove Springs Augusta Savage Arts & Community Center Pickleball Courts Project - RE-BID (K. Smith)]
OVER. ITEM NUMBER 23 WE NEED A MOTION TO TABLE OR JUST BRING IT BACK.>> IS EVERYONE GOOD WITH THAT.
OKAY TO ALL YOUR PICKLEBALL PEOPLE, STAY TUNED. THANK YOU.
>> NOT UNTIL WE TAKE IT UP, ON DECEMBER 12.
[24. Cost Reimbursement Funding Agreement for a Tourism Feasibility Study with Clay County Economic Development Corportation (K. Morgan)]
BUT NOT UNTIL WE ACTUALLY TAKE IT UP.ITEM NUMBER 24, COST REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING FOR TOURISM FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH CLAY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
KIMBERLY AND I SEE CRAWFORD '.
>> THIS IS NOT ABOUT PICKLEBALL.
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT FOR A COST REIMBURSEMENT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATION TO DO FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KIMBERLY,
DISCUSSION? >> CRAWFORD DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY.
HELLO? >> NO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CRAWFORD.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO
>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND NEED FOR THE DISCUSSION READ ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES 4. THANK YOU FOR STAYING.
[25. Twelfth Amendment to Agreement No. 2020/2021-213 for Professional Engineering Design Consultant Services for the Bonded Transportation Program Construction Management At Risk Group #2 regarding Project 6A with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (E. Dendor)]
ITEM NUMBER 25 IS A 12 AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NUMBER 2020 - 2021 FOR THE BONDED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICE CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE BONDING TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMREGARDING PROJECT SIX A. >> GOOD EVENING AND THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM A MINISTRY.
WITH THIS EVENING CARLA CAMPOS OWNERS
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REPRESENTATIVE AS YOU MENTIONED A REQUEST TO APPROVE A WORD OF NUMBER 12 AND TO THE MENTIONED AGREEMENT DASHED TO 13 WHICH IS AN EXISTING PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JACOBS IN PREPARATION PHASE THREE TO OPERATIONALIZE THE IMPROVEMENTS ON SIX-DAY TO CONNECT THE PARKWAY AND PROJECT 6B DO THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 315 AND 315B.>> SEEING NONE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MOVED APPROVAL. >> I WILL SECOND SPIN EQUIVALENT MOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION
[26. Public Hearing on Liberty Ambulance Service's Application for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Ambulance Service (J. Boree)]
CARRIED 5-0. ITEM NUMBER 26, PUBLIC HEARING ON LIBERTY AMBULANCE SERVICES APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A CO PCN.>> GOOD EVENING YES, MA'AM, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPLICATION RENEWAL COPCN PRIMULA SERVICES.
APPLICATION WAS COMPLETE AND DIRECTION FROM STAFF
WOULD BE TO APPROVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR
QUESTIONING. >> AS A TWO-YEAR PERIOD.
>> HE OTHER QUESTIONS? OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE NEED FOR LIBERTY AMBULANCE SERVICES, SEEING NONE ALL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A MOTION TO
DISCUSSION. >> I MOVED APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? , ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION
[27. 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 Bonded Transportation Program, more particularly described as a portion of Tax Parcel No. 46-05-26-010321-002-00 and authorization for County Manager to execute all documents necessary to close the acquisition (C. Grimm/E. Dendor)]
CARRIED 5-0. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING ENTRY, MORE BONDING TRANSPORTATION LAND PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY.>> GOOD EVENING ADD BACK FROM THE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. ITEM 27 IS A REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING IT APPROVAL FOR THE SALE AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE REFERENCE PARCEL WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF AN ACRE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PLANS ON BOND ROAD IIIA AND AT THE INTERSECTION OF WATKINS ROAD IN RUSSELL ROAD.
>> SEEING NONE I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT THIS
PURCHASE OF THIS PARCEL. >> ISSUE JUMPING UP TO COME SPEAK? OKAY.
WHEN I CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING YOU JUMP UP.
>> IS LIKE BEING AT AN AUCTION.
>> DON'T SCRATCH YOUR NOSE YOU TO SPOT IT.
AT ANY RATE SORRY ABOUT THAT ALL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING YOU BACK FOR ACTION.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
DOES YOUR MOTION INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
>> EMOTION DATA SECOND, FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[28. 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 Bonded Transportation Program, more particularly described as a portion of Tax Parcel No. 46-05-26-010324-002-04 and authorization for County Manager to execute all documents necessary to close the acquisition (C. Grimm/E. Dendor)]
>> THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
A PUBLIC AIRING FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF
>> THE SAME CORRIDOR THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING IN A QUREQUEST FOR THE SALE AGREEMENT, THIS IS A SMALL PORTION NECESSARY TO PUT THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AGAIN AND PROJECT IIIA AT THE INTERSECTION OF
WATKINS ROAD ON 209. >> A DIFFERENT PROPERTY
>> ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS PARCEL? CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRINGING IT
BACK FOR ACTION. >> MOVE APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE FURTHER
[29. 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 Bonded Transportation Program, more particularly described as a portion of Tax Parcel No. 46-05-26-010324-002-06 and authorization for County Manager to execute all documents necessary to close the acquisition (C. Grimm/E. Dendor)]
DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5-0. PUBLIC HEARING ON ATHIRD PARCEL. >> AGAIN I REQUEST FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT FOR REFERENCE PARCEL A VERY SMALL PORTION AND IT'S NECESSARY FOR THE SAME AREA PROJECT IIIA AT THE INTERSECTION OF WATKINS
ROAD ON 209. >> OKAY, QUESTIONS? OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE THIRD PARCEL TONIGHT, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR
>> I WILL SECOND. >> ANY FURTHER
[30. 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 Bonded Transportation Program, more particularly described as Tax Parcel No. 32-05-26-021023-001-00 and authorization for County Manager to execute all documents necessary to close the acquisition (C. Grimm/E. Dendor)]
DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVORINDICATE BY SAYING AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
OUR FOURTH PUBLIC HEARING ON A PARCEL FOR
BONDED TRANSPORTATION. >> THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 30 A REQUEST FOR PUBLIC ARENA PURCHASE SALE AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE A REFERENCE PARCEL, THE
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PROPERTY IS NECESSARY TEMPLE MAY ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS A BOND PROJECT68 COUNTY ROAD 350. >> OKAY A DIFFERENT PROJECT, ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS PARCEL? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT
BACK FOR ACTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> .62 ACRES.
>> YESTERDAY .62 ACRES, 10000.
IT'S 150 FEET DEEP BY 20 FEET LE COUNTY ROAD 315 IN THE PARCEL IS A PART OF THE ACTUAL ROADWAY COMPONENT AND THERE IS AN EXISTING RESIDENCE THERE AND WERE WORKING WITH THE OWNER THEY WOULD SELL THE ENTIRE PARCEL IF YOU WOULD, THE PART THAT WE NEED AS WELL IS THE TWO THIRDS THAT WOULD BECOME
UNUSABLE TO THEM. >> THIS IS THE MOBILE
>> THE LIVESTOCK PENS THAT WE'VE GOT TO MOVE.
>> THIS IS A MOBILE HOME BUT DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE PROPERTY AND ALSO SHED THAT IS AN ELDERLY COUPLE AND ASKED IF WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS AS WELL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN
[31. Public Hearing to consider adoption of COMP0723-00008 and PUD-0723-00009. (District 4, Comm. Condon) (B. Carson)]
THE SECOND, ANY FURTHER, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5-0. ITEM NUMBER 31, PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER IN ADOPTION OF COMP 0723ED WITH A A THEY VOTED 6 - TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM, HOWEVER, WE DID ADVERTISE THE PUBLIC HEARING SO IF SOMEONE IS HERE ON THIS ITEM I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN ITEM TO CHANGE SEVEN AND A HALF ACRES FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL AND DISTRICT FOUR.AND THEY WILL COME BACK TO PLANNING NEXT WEEK.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. IF NOT YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUBSEQUENTLY OUR DECEMBER 12.
I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MOVE TO TABLE THIS ITEM
UNTIL DECEMBER 12. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> EMOTION IN THE SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
[32. First Public Hearing to consider transmittal of COMP-0923-00012 (District 5, Comm. Burke) (E. Lehman, D. Selig)]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.MOTION CARRIES 5-0. NEXT WE HAVE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TRANSMITTAL OF COMP 09230022, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 6 - 2 THE DECEMBER 5 MEETS IS AN COMMISSIONER BURKS DISTRICT, WERE GOING TO CONTINUE IT.
IT IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.
>> ARE YOU ON 32 OR 33. >> I AM ON 32.
YES, SIR, NO. >> I BELIEVE THIS IS 3000 ACRES THAT THEY WANT TO REZONE SOUTH OF COVE. I TRIED TO GET TWO PIECES OF LAND REZONE LATELY ONE LANDING BOULEVARD TO PUT APARTMENTS WHERE THE BUILDING EVERYWHERE BUT THEY TURNED ME DOWN.
PRETTY LUCRATIVE DEAL THAT I HAD GOING.
THEN THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH I SEE WAY THIS IS GOING YOU'RE GOING TO WALK THIS THROUGHPUT 3145 ACRES AND MORE HOUSES TO AN ACRE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER NOKIA T BEHIND MY 10 ACRES, THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE IT'S HIS LAND HE COULD DO WHAT HE WANTS TO.
BUT THAT I WANT TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR MEETING COMING UP ON DECEMBER 5.
THERE IS A COMMERCIAL ZONING ALL THE WAY THROUGH FLORIDA FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL PAST THE CREDIT UNION YOU DID AN IN-HOUSE ZONING IN 2004 AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS AN IN-HOUSE ZONING YOU DID WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP IT IS ALL PINK ON BOTH SIDES WHICH IS COMMERCIAL.
BUT RIGHT THERE AT THE BLACK CREEK BRIDGE THERE IS A LITTLE WHITE SQUARE THAT MY COUSIN HAPPENS TO OWN HE IS A PARTNER TO BUT IT DID NOT GET REZONED. YOU ALL HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO ON DECEMBER 5 WE NEEDED ALL THE REZONING BUT LEFT OUT THE LITTLE PIECE, WE WANTED AWAY THE LITTLE PIECE WAS LEFT OUT IT SEEMS LIKE SOMEBODY WANTED A PRETTY BAD BUT
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I'M JUST HERE TO SAY HE OWNS A 3142 ACRES HE COULD DO WHAT HE WANTS TO BUT EVERY TIME I COME UP TO GET A PIECE OF LAND REZONE THE LAST TIME I TRIED TO GET REZONED IF YOU KNOW WERE OAK LAYING IS, MY GRANDFATHER GAVE THEM THAT LAND TO BUILD THAT YOU KNOW WERE NEIGHBORHOOD COVE ROAD THAT GOES AROUND IT MY GRANDFATHER GAVE THEM NOT TO BUILD THAT IN CLAY HILL MY GRANDMOTHER GAVE AN ACRE TO PUT 218 THROUGH THEIR BUT ALL I HEAR NOW WORKING TO GIVE YOU A MILLION DOLLARS FOR A HALF ACRE OR THIS OR THAT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ME AND MY FAMILY HAS DONE IN THE LAST 150 YEARS IN THIS COUNTY IT SEEMS ONE-SIDED TO ME BUT I GUESS IT'S POLITICS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ME IF THERE'S ANY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 3142 ACRES I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IT IS AND MEET HIM AND INTRODUCE INTRODUCE MYSELF BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT MAN DOING THAT BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME CONSIDERATION WHEN I COME UP TO GET SOMETHING ZONED MAYBE EVEN A COUSIN THAT HAS MY LAST NAME I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN ON DECEMBER 5 BECAUSE I'LL BE HERE WHY THAT PARCEL, ONE PARCEL ALL THE WAY THROUGH MIDDLEBURG THEY LEFT IT OUT AND THEY DON'T WANT MY COUSIN TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO WITH IT AND YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.THAT IS MY 2 CENTS. MY NAME IS LARRY CARTER I LIVE IN ORANGE PARK FLORIDA.
ONE OTHER, IF I CAN ROLL QUICK.
I LIVE IN A TINY LITTLE CITY OF ORANGE PARK, YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE $17 MILLION OF COVID MONEY LAST YEAR, AND THEY GOT 17 MILLION I IMAGINE THE COUNTY GOT 117 MILLION, WHERE HAS THAT MONEY GONE ORANGE PARK IS SITTING ON ALL OF THEIRS THEY PUT IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THE BUDGET IS GOOD TO BE $32.1 MILLION THIS YEAR IN A TOWN THAT SMALL. I IMAGINE YOU GOT $100 MILLION FROM COVID WHY DIDN'T YOU GRAB SOME OF THAT MONEY TO MAKE THE PICKLE B ENTER PICKLEBALL COURT. A GOVERNMENT GIVING $100 MILLION FOR COVID, THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY
YOU CAN GRAB FROM. >> I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING YOU ARE COMING UP WITH A FIGURE OF $100 MILLION BUT THAT IS NOT A REAL NUMBER AND SECONDLY. WE HAVE ARPA MONEY THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, CARES ACT MONEY WAS PREVIOUS I AM NOT PREPARED TO ARGUE WITH YOU TONIGHT BUT HERE'S WHAT I WILL TELL YOU NEXT WEEK ON DECEMBER 5 IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEATING OUT A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING THE NEXT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING IS A WEEK AFTER THAT ON DECEMBER 12. DECEMBER 5, 5:00 O'CLOCK PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ON DECEMBER 12TH AT 4:00 O'CLOCK BEGIN THEIR ONLY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
>> IS THAT THE DAY YOU COULD APPROACH THE PIECE
OF PROPERTY. >> IT LOOKS TO BE THAT WAY BUT THEY'VE ASKED TO CONTINUE IT SO THEY MAY
CONTINUE IT AGAIN. >> HOW WILL I KNOW.
>> IT UP BEYOND OUR AGENDA POSTED THE WEEK
BEFORE. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING
TONIGHT. >> WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 32 PUBLIC COMMENT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING YOU
BACK TO THE BOARD. >> MOVE APPROVAL DO WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> CLARIFY THE DATE. >> ARE YOU MOVING TO CONTINUE IT TO DECEMBER 12.
>> ARE YOU MOVING TO CONTINUE TO DECEMBER 12.
>> WILL MOVE IT TO DECEMBER 12.
>> ARE RIGHT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
[33. Final Public Hearing to consider application PUD 0823-00010. (District 5, Comm. Burke) (M.Brown)]
KRISTI HAD TO LEAVE THE ROOM TO GET THE GENTLEMAN'S INFORMATION. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR 33, 34, 35 AND 36, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND.WE HAVE TO SWEAR YOU WHEN THESE ARE REZONING SO YOU HAVE TO BE SWORN IN, THE CLERK WILL SWEAR YOU WHEN. IF YOU WOULD TAKE OVER
CLERK GREEN. >> RANGER RIGHT HAND, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET WILL BE THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU WALL.
ITEM NUMBER 33. ITEM UNDER PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPLICATION PUD 08230010.
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THIS APPLICATION IS A REZONING TO CHANGE 3.2 ACRES FROM PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. MIKE I'M SURE YOU GIVE US MORE INFORMATION THAN THAT.>> CHAIR AND BOARD THIS IS AN APPLICATION BY PROFESSIONAL COMPLEX CAN MCGILL REPRESENTING, THIS IS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT OR REQUESTED OF TWO PARCELS WITHIN EXISTING PUD GOING FROM PUD TO PUD. IT'S IN THE PENNY FARMS LAKE ASBURY DISTRICT COMMISSION DISTRICT FIVE COMMISSIONER BROOKS DISTRICT AND HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 7.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND THE PUD IS KNOWN AS THE POLLING THE BRANCH PUD WHICH IS ORIGINALLY REZONED TO PUD IN 1985, THE ORIGINAL PUD ON ADDENDUM WHICH PROVIDED A DEVELOPMENT STANDARD FOR THE PROJECT. INCLUDED IN THE STANDARDS AND I BRING AT LEAST TWO BECAUSE THEIR AMENDED IT LIMITS THE EXISTING PUD AND PROJECT THREE ENTRANCES TO THE COUNTY ROAD WHICH IS NOW COUNTY ROAD 218 WHICH IS IN THE PUD STATE ROAD TO 18 AND ALSO PROVIDED 105-FOOT SM THE CENTERLINE OF THE STATE ROAD TO 18. THIS SHOWS YOU A MAP OF THE TWO PARCELS OF THE ZONING WITH THE PUD THIS PUD IS SOUTH OF 218. THERE IS ANOTHER PUD THAT IS DIFFERENT NORTH OF 218 AND YOU HAVE THE AERIAL. SPECIFIC CHANGES IS TO CHANGE PARAGRAPH FOUR OF THE ADDENDUM TO ADD TO PARAGRAPH FOUR. IDENTIFYING THE TWO PARCELS THAT ARE AFFECTED IN RATHER THAN READ THE WORDING THIS JUST CLARIFIES THE LOCATION OF THE THIRD ENTRANCE AND STILL LIMITS THE PROJECT TO ACCESS BUT ONLY THOSE THREE ENTRANCES ON COUNTY ROAD 218 IN THE ORIGINAL PUD ON 85 AND 218.
THIS LIMITS AND CLARIFIES THE THIRD ENTRANCE. YET, THE OTHER TWO ARE IN THE SITE PLAN SHOWS YOU THE ENTRANCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TWO PARCELS WHICH ARE THE SAME OF WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE ORIGINAL PUD THIS IS OFFICE AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT AND JUST IDENTIFYING THE ACCESS FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE NEXT CHANGE IS TO AMEND PARAGRAPH FIVE AND THAT'S WHERE THE 105-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD TO 18 WAS PLACED.
THAT IS DIFFICULT TO MONITOR AND MEASURE ESPECIALLY IF YOU START WIDENING TO 18 AT ANY TIME THE SETBACK IS MEASURED FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD SO THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED AND STAFF SUPPORT BASICALLY CHANGING THE WORDING FOR THE CONDITION OR ADDING TO THE WORDING THAT THERE WOULD BE A 15-FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND ALSO PLACING THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODES FOR EVERY OTHER PROJECT ON WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH A 15-FOOT SETBACK. IT'S REALLY BRINGING THIS PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 85 CONSISTENT WITH TODAY'S LANDSCAPE STANDARDS.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR CODE IN THE SAME WE WOULD GIVE ANY NEW PROJECT THAT WOULD COME IN OR ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND DETERMINE THAT THE REQUEST WITH THE
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SURROUNDING AREA AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF PUD THE AMENDMENT 082310 AS SET FORTH. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFFAT THIS POINT? >> IT JUST STRUCK ME WHY
ISN'T THIS A PCD? >> AT THE TIME THE COUNTY DID NOT HAVE PCD'S WERE MAINTAINING THE PUD WE DID NOT SWITCH THAT.
AT THE TIME IT WAS A PUD AND WE WERE JUST MAINTAINING THE PUD BECAUSE THIS IS ONLY ADDRESSING A PORTION OF THE PUD THERE IS A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT TO THIS PUD.
>> RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT IS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT OR THIS AMENDMENT THIS AMENDMENT ONLY RELATES TO THE PORTION THAT IS OFFICE
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS? OKAY, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 33, COME ON UP.
>> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING I AM KENNY MCGILL 225 CONSIDERING TODAY, I'M KENNY MCGILL. I'VE BEEN A BUILDER HERE FOR 35 YEARS NOW. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO.
THIS PIECE OF LAND WE ACQUIRED TO A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING IN THAT AREA WHERE THE GROWTH IS, AND I'VE HAD THE LAND SO LONG, IT'S ALREADY ZONED FOR IT, IT'S SITTING THERE. WE ARE NOT CHANGING ZONING OR ANYTHING. SIMPLY DOING AN ADDENDUM TO AN ADDENDUM. THE SETBACK IS NOT DEFINED. WE CAN'T DEFINE IT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CENTER OF IT IS. WE ARE MAKING EVERYTHING DOWN TO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER TO ACCOMMODATE IT. PRETTY SIMPLE.
>> SO YOU ARE THE APPLICANT? >> I AM.
>> WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL IN THE
CONSIDERATION. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? AND I'M SORRY, I'M REALLY BAD WITH NAMES AND I'M TIRED, SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND FILLING OUT A CARD FOR CHRISTINE. OKAY GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HELPS HER WHEN SHE'S DOING THAT. SO I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRINGING IT BACK FOR ACTION.
>> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. >> I WILL SECOND A MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MISSION TO SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL
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THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5-0. GOOD LUCK , THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US TONIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 34 POINT THIS IS THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF SMALL-SCALE COMP PLAN AMENDMENT, AND JODY WILL TELL US ABOUT IT.>> THIS PROPERTY -- THIS IS THE SINGLE PARCEL. IT'S AT 7063 ARTIS ROAD IN FLEMING ISLAND. THIS IS A COMMISSIONER CELL'S DISTRICT. THERE IS TWO APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE SAME PROPERTY. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHANGE THAT WOULD CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF A PORTION OF THE PARCEL FROM RURAL FRINGE TO COMMERCIAL, AND THEN A ZONING APPLICATION, WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE WHOLE PARCEL FROM BB, WHICH WAS INTERMEDIATE BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND RA, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, TO BE BE 4, WHICH IS HEAVY BUSINESS. THE ARIAL ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE PARCEL OUTLINED IN YELLOW AND THE PARCEL MAP ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THAT IN BLACK WITH HATCHING. ARTIS ROAD IS A VERY SHORT ROAD. IT ONLY SERVES FIVE PARCELS ALTOGETHER, FOUR ON THE NORTH SIDE, ONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. NEXT SIDE, PLEASE. THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS THE CURRENT, FUTURE LAND USE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE RED IS COMMERCIAL AND SOMEONE AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST PAINTED A LINE DOWN NORTH TO SOUTH. WE'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE, AND IT BISECTS THIS PARCEL RIGHT IN HALF ON THE ANGLE. SO THE PART CLOSEST TO ARTIS ROAD IS COMMERCIAL, AND THE REAR PART IS THE RF, WHICH
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IS RESIDENTIAL FUTURE LAND USE. ON THE RIGHT IS THE PROPOSED CHANGE WITH THE WHOLE PARCEL BE IN COMMERCIAL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE ZONING, AND AGAIN, THE ZONING FOLLOWS THE SAME LINES. THE GRAY REPRESENTS THE CURRENT BB COMMERCIAL ZONING, AND THE BLUE IS RESIDENTIAL ZONING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO ON THE LEFT IS THE SURVEY SHOWING -- ITS EXISTING STRUCTURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARCEL, AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARCEL, AND THEN ARIAL ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE SUBJECT PARCEL OUTLINED IN BLUE AND KIND OF SEE WHERE THE STRUCTURE IS IN THE MIDDLE AND ON THE EAST SIDE. THE PARCELS, THERE'S TWO NARROW PARCELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PARCEL THAT ARE NOT DEVELOPED. THEIR PARCEL TO THE EAST HAS A LARGE HOME. IT'S ABOUT 3100 SQUARE FEET. IN THE BACK OF IT YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER STRUCTURE. THAT'S ABOUT 2400, IF I RECALL, FROM THE PROPERTY RAZOR GARAGE. I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO MOVE -- THEY HAVE AN EXISTING PLUMBING BUSINESS, I THINK ON TOWN CENTER PARKWAY. THEY WANT TO BRING IT TO THIS PARCEL, WHICH THEY OWN, AND BUILD AT 2800 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. VERY SIMILAR IN SIZE TO THE NEIGHBOR'S TWO STORY GARAGE TYPE BUILDING, AND THEY WANT TO PUT IT KIND OF ADJACENT TO IT IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.WHICH OF COURSE THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION, HENCE THE NEED FOR
REZONING APPLICATION TONIGHT. >> WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS DID
YOU SAY? >> PLUMBING. THE FRONT PART IS RENTED TO ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT'S ALSO CONSTRUCTION TRADES, SO IT WOULD BE SIMIAR KIND OF USE.
>> SO I JUST ASK WHY WE HAVE TO REZONE. IF YOU CAN OPERATE A BUSINESS OUT OF YOUR RESIDENCE NOW, AND UNDER FLORIDA LAW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO YOUR LOCATION, LIKE A MECHANIC'S SHOP AND THAT KIND OF THING, WHY DO WE NEED TO REZONE THAT PART OF THE PROPERTY?
>> BECAUSE THAT PART OF THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY
RESIDENTIAL. >> IF THE GOVERNOR CHANGED THAT LAW DURING COVID, THAT YOU COULD RUN A BUSINESS OUT OF
YOUR HOME, SO WHY -- >> THIS IS IN THE HOME. YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD A COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
>> THERE IS NO HOME THERE. >> YOU SAID STRUCTURE. GARAGE
BESIDE IT, SO I WASN'T SURE. >> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> SO AS I SAID, HE WANTS TO BUILD ANOTHER 2800 SQUARE FOOT SECOND BUILDING FOR HIS IS NICE. THE EXISTING BB INTERMEDIATE ZONING DISTRIC ALLOWS THREE USES THAT BB 4 DOES NOT, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC, IT'S CONFUSING WHEN WE READ THIS AND IT SAYS BB INTERMEDIATE AND IT'S THE CURRENT ZONING, AND YOU WANT TO GO TO BB 4, WHICH IS HEAVY BUSINESS, AND YET THE REALITY IS THAT BB 4 DOESN'T HAVE THREE OF THE USES THAT THE BB DOES. SO THAT'S WHY I LISTED THOSE THERE. THERE IS THE NIGHTCLUBS, SERVICE STATIONS AND RESTAURANTS. SO ALTHOUGH IT'S GOING FROM INTERMEDIATE TO HEAVY BUSINESS, THE NET EFFECT IS YOU'RE REDUCING THE ZONING, YOU'RE ELIMINATING THREE USES INSTEAD OF ADDING USES, WHICH IS COUNTERINTUITIVE. THE NAMES ARE
CONFUSING. >> HOWEVER, BB 4 ALLOWS FOR
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT. >> IT DOES, AND I WILL ADDRESS THAT. SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THOSE ARE THE LISTINGS OF THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED UNDER BB, AS PERMITTED USES ON THE RIGHT SIDE, LIKE THE FOURTH ONE DOWN THE SHOPS PERFORMING CUSTOM WORK IN ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, SHEET METAL, ET CETERA. SO THIS USE IS APPROPRIATE AND I ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO BB, WHICH WE WOULD EXPECT HIM TO EXPAND THE EXISTING BB ZONING, BUT WE HAVE A PROHIBITION AGAINST THAT. THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO PHASE OUT THE BB ZONING, SO HE HAS TO PICK A DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICT, AND THIS IS THE
CLOSEST ONE. >> ON OCTOBER 18TH, THE FLEMING ISLAND CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE HEARD THIS ITEM AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES/COMMENTS.
ALTHOUGH THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION, IT IS THE COMMITTEE'S STRONG RECOMMENDATION A STIPULATION BE PUT IN PLACE THROUGH WHATEVER MEANS CAUSES THE LEAST HARDSHIP FOR THE APPLICANT, THAT ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHES AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES BE PROHIBITED FOR THE BB REZONING OF THE PARCEL, THEN WENT ON TO SAY THE APPLICANT MUST INJURE REQUIRED SETBACKS OR ADHERE TO FOR ZONING REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY WHERE ADDITION TO RESIDENTIAL. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND THE PUBLIC'S,
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THE SETBACKS, THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH REGARDLESS. THAT'S JUST A PART OF OUR PROCESS. SO WHEN THEY COME WITH THE BUILDING APPLICATION, THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED. AND AS FAR AS THE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES, THAT IS A CONDITIONAL USE UNDER BB 4. HOWEVER, IS CONDITIONED UPON CERTAIN LOCATIONAL CRITERIA. CAN'T BE WITHIN 2500 FEET OF A SCHOOL, 500 FEET OF A CHURCH, GROUP HOME, OR A PARK, OR 1000 FEET OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING. THIS PROPERTY HAS TWO OF THOSE. ACROSS THE STREET, ACROSS U.S. 17, IS A CHURCH. IT'S LESS THAN 500 FEET, SO WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED. AND IN ADDITION, LITERALLY NEXT DOOR IS RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY, AND ALL OF THE PROPERTY IS ALL RESIDENTIALLY ZONED. SO THOSE CONCERNS ARE MORE OR LESS ALREADY ADDRESSED. AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 7TH, PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO HEARD THIS AND VOTED 5-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. STAFF HAS LOOKED AT THE CRITERIA FOR BOTH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE REZONING AND IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF BOTH, 08 23 E- 10 AND ZONING 08 23 E- 20.>> QUESTIONS FOR JODY, OTHER THAN WHAT I ALREADY ASKED . WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE, MR. LOVE RHETT. COME ON UP.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THE RESTRICTIONS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, THAT THE CHURCH AND THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING, OR THOSE -- LET ME REPHRASE. THE REASON WHY THAT BB ZONING WOULD NOT -- OR RATHER THE ZONING IS NOT -- HOLD ON, LET ME SEE. I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK. THE CONCERN THAT I THINK THAT I HAVE IS IF YOU WERE TO RAISE THOSE HOUSES AND RAISE THE CHURCH, THAT PROPERTY NOW HAS THE LATITUDE IT NEEDS TO APPLY FOR -- TO CHANGE INTO ANYTHING IT DECIDES AT THAT POINT. IF IT NO LONGER WANTS TO BE A PLUMBING COMPANY, THOSE RESTRICTIONS ARE NO LONGER IN PLACE. SO IF I FLIP MY QUESTION ON HEAD, THE HOUSE IS NO LONGER THERE, THE CHURCH IS NO LONGER THERE, DO THEY,
CAN THEY? >> NO. BECAUSE ALL OF THE HOUSES, 1000 FEET AWAY, WOULD ALL HAVE TO CHANGE.
>> I GOT YOU. >> NOT JUST MAKING IT GO AWAY, BUT THE ZONING WOULD LITERALLY HAVE TO CHANGE.
>> IT RUNS TO THE RIVER SO IT'S UNLIKELY THAT RESIDENTIAL -- THAT SOMEBODY WOULD BUY ALL THOSE HOUSES UP, AND TURN THAT INTO SOMETHING, AND WANT TO COME AND REZONE IT TO SOMETHING THAT WASN'T RESIDENTIAL. NOT THAT IT COULDN'T HAPPEN.
>> UNLIKELY IS WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.
>> HIGHLY UNLIKELY. IT'S TOO VALUABLE AS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE NEXT TO RIVERS.
>> THAT EVEN LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE WATER THERE, TOO, THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL WATER FEATURE.
>> LIKELY TO SAY RESIDENTIAL, IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. GOT
YOU. >> BUT IT MAY BE A STREAM, I
DON'T REALLY KNOW. >> BUT JUST SO THAT I'M CLEAR, THERE IS NO OTHER RESTRICTION BUT FOR THE FACT THAT IT'S ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND THERE'S A CHURCH ACROSS THE STREET. OKAY.
THOSE DISTANCE ISSUES ARE THE CONDITIONS, PART OF THE
CONDITIONS. >> I SHARE YOUR CONCERNS.
INHERENTLY, IT'S NOT YOUR PLUMBING BUSINESS I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH. IT'S CHANGING BEFORE.
>> I ADD SOMETHING TO THAT 1000 FOOT REQUIREMENT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL WOULD INVOLVE REMOVING PROBABLY A DOZEN HOUSES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET AND ALL, CAUSE THERE'S HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET THAT ARE WITHIN 1000 FEET , ALSO, I BELIEVE. RUNNING ACROSS 17 YOU WOULD COVER SOME 1000 FEET.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JODY BEFORE WE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? MR. LEVERETT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOURS, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO ADD.
DODI DID A GOOD JOB OF DESCRIBING OUR SITUATION. WE
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ARE A SMALL, FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS. MY SON AND I STARTED A FEW YEARS AGO. WE ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING OUT OF A RENTED SPACE ON TOWNCENTER, IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS. THAT SEXUALLY GOT PURCHASED AND WE WERE ACTUALLY SUBLETTING, SO OUR LEASE IS UP THERE, SO WE ARE HAVING TO DO SOMETHING SOON. JUST AS A NOTE, WHEN THIS PROPERTY FIRST CAME ON THE MARKET, WE CLOSED IN JULY OR SO. IT WAS ADVERTISED AS FULL COMMERCIAL LAND KIND OF THROUGH OUR DUE DILIGENCE, WE FIGURED OUT THE SPLIT. WE ARE SORT OF FULLY PREPARED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND BUILD WITH THAT , AND WE COULD PUT A BUILDING ON THE FRONT OF THAT, BUT IT'S REALLY LESS CONDUCIVE TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE HOMEOWNER NEXT DOOR. IT THEN WOULDBE RIGHT IN HIS SIGHT VERSUS BACK BY HIS GARAGE. SO IT'S REALLY JUST AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED, IN OUR OPINION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?>> QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEVERETT? THANK YOU. I LIVE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. IT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT THE NEIGHBOR DIDN'T SHOW UP. USUAL INDICATION THAT THERE IS NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A
MOTION . >> I MOVE ON THE RULES.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I'LL DO THE SECOND BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE PROPER WORDING THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD SENDS ALONG WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION. IT WAS --
>> IT WAS YOUR CAC. >> DO YOU WANT THAT WORDING IN
THERE? >> YEAH, IF WE HAVE TO HEAR THAT ONE MORE TIME. AND I'M IN THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THE CSC'S
>> ALTHOUGH THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION INTO THE COMMUNITY, STRONG RECOMMENDATION, THE STIPULATION PUT IN PLACE THROUGH WHATEVER MEANS CAUSES THE LEAST HARDSHIP FOR THE APPLICANT, THAT ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHES AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES BE PROHIBITED WITH THE BB REZONING OF THE PARCEL, AND THE APPLICANT MUST ENSURE SETBACKS ARE ADHERED TO. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL.
>> COUNSEL, WE COULD CERTAINLY ASK ABOUT THE SET BACKS BUT I DON'T KNOW IF -- WHAT ELSE COULD COME IN THE FUTURE?
>> THE SETBACKS, THEY'RE ALREADY SET FORTH IN THE CODE.
IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ENFORCE THEM, RIGHT?
>> I THINK THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS YOU ARE RIGHT. IN THE EVENT IT DID ADMIT OF THE RESIDENTIAL LAND IT DID NOT HAVE THE CHURCH, IT COULD BE ANYTHING AND WE CAN'T LEGALLY PROHIBIT ANYTHING IN BB 4. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING?
>> YOU'RE ASKING TO IMPOSE THE LIMITATION ON THAT. IT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO WHETHER THE APPLICANT WOULD AGREE TO THAT OR NOT. THE ZONING PROVIDESFOR IT AND YOU KIND OF ANALYZED IT.
TO IT. >> PUT IT IN THE WORKING --
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>> I'D LIKE TO PUT THE CAC RECOMMENDATION IN THERE.
>> OUR MOTION INCLUDES THE CAC RECOMMENDATION AND OUR SECOND INCLUDES IT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> MR. LEVERETT IS FINE WITH IT.
>> YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
>> NUMBER 35, ITEM NUMBER 35, FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF SMALL-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE 3.82 ANCHORS FROM RURAL FRINGE TO
INDUSTRIAL. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE TO APPROVE BOTH A AND B.
>> LAND-USE AND THE ZONING. >> DID OUR MOTION INCLUDE THE
LAND-USE AND THE ZONING? >> I THOUGHT I SAID THAT.
>> JUST CHECKING. WE WERE CHECKING UP ON YOU.
>> WE'LL CHECK THE TAPES LATER.
>> OKAY. >> THIS IS PLAN 0923-0 00 11.
THE OWNER IS WILLIAM NELSON, THE AGENT IS DAVID PEPPER. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SMALL-SCALE LAND-USE AMENDMENT OF 3.82 ANCHORS TO CHANGE FROM RURAL FRINGE TO INDUSTRIAL. IT'S IN PLANNING DISTANT GREEN COVE SPRINGS. COMMISSIONER BURKE IS THE COMMISSIONER AND THIS WAS HER PLANNING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 7TH, THEIR MEETING. THE PARCEL IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF STATE ROUTE 16, DOWN NEAR BAYARD CONSERVATION AND SCHANTZ RIDGE. IT'S ACTUALLY THREE PARCELS AND MOST OF THE ADJACENT PARCELS WERE DEVELOPED BACK IN THE '50S AND '60S WITH SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. TWO OF THE HOMES HAVE BEEN
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BUILT SINCE 2000 AND OAK GROVE MARINE IS LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY. AND I'D LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CURRENT ZONING MAP, WHICH IS THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, SO THE PURPLE IS THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL, THE VERY LARGE PURPLE IS THE MEADOW GROVE FACILITY AND THAT STRIP OF GREEN IS ACTUALLY PART OF THEIR FACILITY. IT'S A ARE RIGHT NOW AND THEY HAVE A HOUSE ON IT AND A RETENTION POND, AND IT'S BEING USED FOR THEIR PROPERTY, AND THEY CAN'T DO THAT BY OUR COMP PLAN. SO AGAIN, ALL OF THEIR FACILITY. THE PURPLE TO THE RIGHT, THE SUBJECT PARCELS ARE IN THE HATCHED AREA AND THEN ON TO THE EAST IS MORE INDUSTRIAL AND AR. SO THE APPLICANT INITIALLY REACHED OUT TO US AND WANTED TO HAVE A LAND-USE CHANGE AND A CALM PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE PARCELS TO INDUSTRIAL. WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A MAP ERROR, THAT OUR MAP WAS NOT REFLECTING IT AS IT IS HERE WITH THE INDUSTRIALLY ON THE PROPERTY. SO BACK IN 1988 THROUGH ORDINANCE 8852, THERE WAS A REZONING OF ALL THESE PARCELS TO INDUSTRIAL. BUT WE COULD NOT FIND ANY CLEAR INDICATION THERE WAS ANY LAND-USE CHANGE OR LAND-USE MAPS WERE PAPER AT THE TIME AND WE COULDN'T TELL. IT WAS SO TINY WE COULD NOT TELL WHETHER IT CHANGED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE WITH THE LAND-USE AMENDMENT. WE ARE ASKING HIM TO DO THAT. THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP STACKED BOAT STORAGE ON THE PROPERTY. THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS ACTUALLY FROM THE ORDINANCE WHERE THE REZONING WAS DONE. THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS THE LAND-USE MAPS SO IT IS ALL CURRENTLY RURAL FRINGE BECAUSE OF THE TIMING, IT WAS RESIDENTIAL EVEN THOUGH IT HAD THE ZONING BUT IT WAS NOT REFLECT DID CORRECTLY ON THE MAP AND THE AERIAL IS ON THE RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE FACILITY TO THE WEST OF THESE PARCELS. SO AS INDUSTRIAL, THE MAXIMUM INTENSITY COULD BE 50% FLOOR AREA RATIO FOR A DEVELOPMENT OF 83,000 SQUARE FEET APPROXIMATELY, BASED ON HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, THE TRIP GENERATION WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 57 P.M. PEAK HOURS. PARCELS WOULD BE SERVED BY WELL AND SEPTIC. SOLID WASTE IS AVAILABLE. NO SCHOOLS OR RECREATION WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE SITE IS NOT LOCATED IN A FLOODWAY AND WOULD NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON REGIONAL SIGNIFICANT HABITATS.THE STRUCTURES ON THE ADJACENT PARCELS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BUILT IN THE '50S OR '60S, THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL REGISTER LISTING, ACCORDING TO THE MASTER FLORIDA SITE FILE, AND THE PARCEL IS NOT LOCATED IN ANY NOISE IMPACT AREA FOR CAMP. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CHANGE IN LAND USE AGAIN FROM RURAL FRINGE TO INDUSTRIAL FOR 3.82 ACRES OF THESE SUBJECT PARCELS. THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING THAT WAS GRANTED BACK IN 1988. IT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT FACILITY, AND I'M SORRY I LEFT OFF THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE. IT WAS 6-0 IN FAVOR OF THIS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHEN THE APPLICANT AND AGENT ARE BOTH HERE?
>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> WITH THE APPLICANT OR AGENT
LIKE TO SPEAK TO US? >> FALL ASLEEP? SORRY ABOUT
THAT. >> THE JOKE WOKE ME UP . MY NAME IS DAVID PEPPER. I LIVE AT 340 OAK RIDGE TRAIL, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. WE ARE LOOKING AT DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY INTO A STACKED STORAGE, LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. THERE'S QUITE A NEED FOR THAT IN THIS AREA, AND AS YOU KNOW, YOUR BUILDING -- YOU ARE BUILDING HOUSES LIKE CRAZY AROUND HERE. YOU HAVE ALL THE MOTIONS FOR THESE THREE ANCHORS AND SO FORTH. ABOUT 10% OF FLORIDA FAMILIES OWN A BOAT AND PEOPLE NEED A PLACE TO PUT IT. SO THERE IS A NEED FOR THE PROJECT. AND THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST PROJECT. IF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH STATE ROAD 17, AS YOU DRIVE DOWN STATE ROAD 17 YOU SEE THE BUILDINGS RIGHT THERE. WHERE OLD CAPTAIN JOE'S USED TO BE, AND RIGHT THERE WHERE THE MICHAEL HOMES ARE, THAT'S OUR FACILITY. WE WILL BE OPENING THAT FACILITY IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS. WE HOPE TO DO A FACILITY HERE IN GREENE CO. TO
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SERVE THE POPULATION, TO SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING, AND AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF THESE HO AS WON'T LET YOU PARK YOUR BOAT IN THERE ANYWAY. SO YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. AND THIS GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT JUST PARK IT IN A LOT SOMEWHERE, BUT TO PUT IT SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN CALL , I WANT MY BOAT IN THE WATER, FILL IT UP WITH GAS, I'LL BE THERE IN TWO HOURS, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCIERGE SERVICE, TOO. AND I SEE THE NEED FOR IT, AND I HOPE YOU ALL WILL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS. IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE COUNTY. WE WILL BE ON A DEAD-END ROAD EVENTUALLY WHEN THE BRIDGE IS BUILT. AT THIS POINT WE WOULD BE ON 16 WHEN IT'S ALL DEVELOPED, BUT THAT PART OF 16 IS GOING TO A DEAD END ROAD WHEN THE BRIDGE GOES IN. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?>> QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 35. COME ON UP. SEE NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL BRING IT
BACK FOR MOTION AND DISCUSSION. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AS OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5-0. OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS CONSIDERATION OF A TIDE IN COMMISSIONER COMPUTER'S
DISTRICT. >> MADAM CHAIR, MIKE BROWN ZONING CHIEF. THIS ITEM IS -- THE APPLICANT IS K CO. HOLDINGS LLC. AGENT IS SUSAN FRAZIER WITH XLF CONSULTING. AND I REQUEST YOU TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP ON THREE PARCELS, TWO OF THOSE PARCELS BEING DESIGNATED AB 2 AND THE OTHER PARCEL BEING DESIGNATED VA 2 OR 3 TO PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS IN THE DOCTORS LAKE RIDGEWOOD PINE DISTRICT AND AS THE CHAIRMAN STATED, IT'S DISTRICT 2, COMMISSIONER COMPARE'S DISTRICT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS AT THEIR NOVEMBER 7TH MEETING. THE LAND-USE OF ALL THREE PARCELS IS COMMERCIAL, SO THE REQUESTED PCD IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT LAND-USE DESIGNATION. THE PARCELS HAVE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OF FRONTAGE ON THE LANDING AND THEY ARE BORDERED TO THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH BY PROPERTIES ZONED AB, AND TO THE NORTH WITH A PARCEL THAT'S ZONED BB 4. THE SITE IS DEVELOPED WITH TWO STRUCTURES, WHICH CURRENTLY HOUSE THE EXISTING K CO. ROOFING BUSINESS, AND THE PURPOSE TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING K CO. ROOFING BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION. THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE ZONING AROUND IT.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALL BB OR BB 4 ZONING. AND YOU CAN SEE THE AERIAL. THE SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE PLANT, IF THE PROPOSED PCD, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE WOULD BE LIMITED TO 12,000 SQUARE FEET TOTAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 45 FEET. THE PROPOSED SETBACKS AS PROPOSED IN THE BCD WOULD BE 50 IN THE FRONT, 30 IN THE SIDE AND 50 IN THE REAR. YOU WOULD SEE WHAT OUR BB 4 SETBACKS ARE SO THE PCD IS GOING BEYOND WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY SEE IN STRAIGHT ZONING. THE USE IS PROPOSED ARE PRIMARILY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BB 4 ZONING DISTRICT, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES WOULD BE PROHIBITED. IT ACTUALLY LIMITS WHAT COULD HAPPEN, WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY FIND IN ABB FOR MAX ZONING. AND THIS SHOWS YOU A PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND AS I INDICATED, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS IN THEIR NOVEMBER MEETING. AND THEY RECOMMENDED 60 TO
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RECOMMEND APPROVAL. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FINDS THAT THE REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZONE 08 23-0 011.QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> ALL RIGHT.
>> WE WILL BE QUICK THIS EVENING. SUSAN FRAZIER, 3517 PARK STREET IN JACKSONVILLE. I'M HERE REPRESENTING TAKE A HOLDINGS. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS IN CLAY COUNTY THAT OWNS ITS PARCEL AND SEEKS TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS AND MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN THE PART OF THE BLANDON CORRIDOR. TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY IS THE CARWASH THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY AND TO THE SOUTHEAST THE ACE HARDWARE.
THIS PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY BB ZONING AND IS PROPOSED TO ALLOW A LESSER INTENSE USE TO STILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER. IT'S INTENDED TO HOUSE THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING BUSINESS AND I'LL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ABOUT THREE OTHER BUSINESSES TO BECOME TENANTS IN THIS FACILITY, AND CREATE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME BUSINESS LOCATIONS ALONG THE LANDING. WE'VE TAKEN THE SITE PLAN -- TAKES THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S REQUIRED, THAT'S TYPICALLY DISTRIBUTED WITHIN A PARKING ÚAREA FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLACES IT TO THE FRONT. SO YOU'LL SEE IT. ON BLANDING BOULEVARD YOU ARE GOING TO SEE TREES INSTEAD OF JUST A PARKING LOT AND THEN A LOT OF TREES IN THE BACK. WE TOOK SOME CONSCIOUS EFFORT IN MAKING THIS PLAN SOMETHING THAT WILL ENHANCE THIS PART OF BLANDON BOULEVARD. THE OWNER IS HERE THIS EVENING, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND IF YOU HAVE TIME, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY THAT YOU HAVE. AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR SUSAN OR THE APPLICANT?
>> NO. >> OKAY, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NUMBER 36? ALL RIGHT. SEE NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK FOR ACTION.
>> MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATIONS WITH US.
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WE ARE THROUGH WITH OUR TIME CERTAINS AND A RECORD THREE HOURS AND 16 MINUTES, SO WE ARE BACK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA.ITEM NUMBER 12, YOU GOT A SHEET ON. COURTNEY WILL EXPLAIN
THAT. >> YES, SO ITEM NUMBER 12, WE ARE STILL ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL, BUT I HAVE PROVIDED A REVISED DOCUMENT AS THE BACKUP, WHICH PROVIDES JUST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT CITES TO THE APPLICABLE FLORIDA STATUTE. AND THEN ITEM 13 WE ARE REQUESTING THAT BE POLLED.
COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO POLL ANY OTHER ITEMS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH THE UPDATED INFORMATION ON ITEM 12, AND
WITHOUT ITEM 13, PLEASE. >> SO MOVED.
[15. Recycling Cost Increases (C. Latham)]
>> SECOND TWO MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AS OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. WE ARE ON TO DISCUSSION UPDATES FOR RECYCLING COST INCREASES,
CHARLIE. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, EVERYBODY. GOOD NEWS. IT WILL ONLY TAKE 10 MINUTES TO GET
THROUGH THESE 75 SLIDES. >> FUNNY GUY.
>> I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACK END OF RECYCLING AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR ON DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING AND DUAL STREAM RECYCLING. SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING IS TAKING A 96 GALLON CART AND PRETTY MUCH PUTTING ALL YOUR RECYCLABLES IN ONE CART, AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH PROCESSING. IN FLORIDA THE CONTAMINATION RATE IN THAT FORM OF RECYCLING IS BETWEEN 40% AND 45%. SO CONSEQUENTLY, THE CURRENT TIPPING FEE, IF YOU WILL, FOR THAT MATERIAL, IS ABOUT 100 -- $160 A TON. SO A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN GARBAGE AT 5750 A TON. DUAL STREAM
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RECYCLING, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO, IS ONLY DONE BY ONE OTHER COUNTY IN FLORIDA THAT WE ARE AWARE OF, AND THAT'S ALACHUA COUNTY. THEY TAKE TWO 18 GALLON BINS AND EACH BEING HAS DIFFERENT ITEMS IN IT. YOU HAVE FIBER TYPE MATERIAL ON ONE SIDE AND YOU'VE GOT COMMINGLED IN THE OTHER, AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF MATERIALS IN THEIR THAT CAN BE RECYCLED AND THEY ARE A LOT CLEARER BECAUSE THE FIRST TAKES PLACE WITH THE RESIDENCE. THEY PUT THEM IN THESE CONTAINERS THEMSELVES. SO WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH PROCESSORS IN THE STATE AND FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE GOTTEN BETWEEN SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHT DOLLARS A TON CREDIT FOR WHAT WE'VE TAKEN BECAUSE IT'S BEEN CLEAN. WELL UNFORTUNATELY THE RECYCLING MARKET HAS CAUGHT UP WITH US IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND WE GOT NOTIFICATION THAT OUR PRICE IS GOING FROM A REBATE OF SIX DOLLARS A TON TO A FEE OF 58 -- OR $85 A TON. AND I'M GOING FASTER THAN YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ONE MORE.>> THAT ONE, THAT'S GOOD. >> THANK YOU. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE DECLINING MARKETS, IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND WE'VE BEEN ONE OF THE FEW COUNTIES THAT HAVE MADE A FEW DOLLARS IN RECYCLING. A LOT OF THAT IS IN FACT DUE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO USE DIFFERENT CONTAINERS TO KEEP THE STUFF CLEAN. SO WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS A POTENTIAL SOLUTION, IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS PALATABLE, WE'VE GONE OUT TO ALL THE PROCESSORS IN FLORIDA, INCLUDING SOUTH FLORIDA, TO SEE IF WE COULD GET PEOPLE TO TAKE ON MATERIAL AT A RATE WHEN COMBINED WITH TRANSPORTATION THAT MAKES SENSE. WHAT WE DID FIND IS THAT THERE WERE A FEW PROCESSORS THAT SAID IF WE WOULD GO THROUGH A NEXT LEVEL AND GET RID OF SOME OF THE MATERIALS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY VALUE, AND PUT A CLEANER MATERIAL FORWARD, THAT WOULD EVEN GIVE US MORE CREDIT, AND THEY ARE TALKING MORE SOMEWHERE AROUND $15 A TON CREDIT. SO IF YOU GO TO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT SHEET, YOU CAN SEE WHERE ANNUALIZED, ABOUT 2700 TONS, 2735, TO BE EXACT, OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHEN WE WERE GETTING A CREDIT OF SIX DOLLARS WE WERE EARNING $16,000 -- $16,410 A YEAR. THE PROCESSING FEE THAT WE'VE BEEN ASSIGNED NOW, WE ARE GOING TO LOSE $232,000 A YEAR. THE LANDFILL FEE THAT WE NEGOTIATE NOT TOO LONG AGO, 5772 . IF WE WERE TO TAKE THAT RECYCLING AND PUT IT IN THE GARBAGE, IT WOULD COST $157,873. WHICH IS A DELTA OF ABOUT $75,000 LESS RECYCLING AT THE $85 FEE. HIGH-VALUE ITEMS AT 15 BUCKS, WE'D SEE ABOUT $24,615 . SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS WE DON'T NEED THE DECISION TONIGHT, CERTAINLY, BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE TRAIN THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO TAKE MAYBE THE TOP FOUR VALUED RECYCLABLE ITEMS. RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD BE CARDBOARD OR OCC. CANS AND WHAT ELSE? THANK YOU, NUMBER ONE AND TWO PLASTICS. AND ONCE WE DO THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO I THINK GET OURSELVES BACK TO THAT $15 RANGE. BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, TRAINING AND A LOT OF EFFORT. YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT 4 TO 6 MONTHS THAT WE GET THE MATERIALS CLEAN ENOUGH THAT WE GET THOSE RATES. WE ARE ANTICIPATING PAYING 85 UNTIL WE GET TO THAT POINT. IF WE CAN GET THE RESIDENCE USED TO RECYCLING THE HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS, WE HAVE AN OPTION COMING UP WHERE WE RECYCLE CURBSIDE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO STAY DUAL STREAM OR GO SINGLE STREAM. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL THE INFORMATION I WAS LOOKING TO ADD TONIGHT. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL TIRED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE FACING, WORKING ON, AND WE'LL BRING SOME MORE INFORMATION TO THE NEXT MEETING
ABOUT A PROPOSAL. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS FOR
CHARLIE? >> STRATEGY IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, BEGINNING WHEN? WHEN DO WE START EDUCATING THE
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PUBLIC? >> TOMORROW MORNING, SIR, WHEN WE GET LAURA AND WE START PUTTING TOGETHER THE PLAN.
>> HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DETECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT EDUCATION.
>> YES SIR, YOU WILL KNOW THAT.
>> TO ALLOW US TO CONTRACT THE COLLECTION PART, BE SMART IN
THE COLLECTION CONTRACT. >> WELL THAT GIVES US TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT OPTIONS WE WANT TO CHOOSE AND THE DUAL STREAM THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THE 18 GALLON BINS AND EVERYBODY FILLING THAT SOURCE, SEPARATING IT AT HOME AND PUTTING THEM IN THE CONTAINERS, OR GO TO THE ASL, WHICH IS ALL THE STUFF IN THE ONE CONTAINER. BUT IF WE DO THAT, AND WE'VE TRAINED THE PUBLIC TO USE THE HIGH-VALUE, KEEP THE MATERIALS AND KEEP THE PRODUCT CLEAN, IT CAN WORK FOR US. SO IT DOES HAVE POSSIBILITY
THAT IT WILL WORK FOR US. >> GOT IT.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHARLIE? >> IS THAT THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO EDUCATE, SOCIAL MEDIA, OR ARE WE DOING ANYTHING ELSE? IDEAS TOGETHER TOMORROW AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE
COME BACK. >> WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE PERCENTAGE OF HIGH VALUES THAT WE COLLECT NOW AS COMPARED TO STUFF THAT WE DON'T WANT AND HOW MUCH IS THE STUFF THAT WE DON'T WANT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO END UP IN THE LANDFILL? HOW MUCH MORE IS THAT GOING TO COST US?
>> THE STUFF THAT WE DON'T WANT, FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE GOING TO STOP TAKING GLASS NEXT YEAR IN OCTOBER. GLASS IS HEAVY. IT'S GOING TO GO INTO THE LANDFILL REGARDLESS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE $57 A TON. THE MATERIALS, THE CLEAN MATERIALS THAT WE KEEP , HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE MANY CONTAMINATION ISSUES, BECAUSE IT'S EITHER GOING TO BE DUAL STREAM OR A VERY WELL TRAINED PUBLIC THAT WILL WORK WITH US ON SINGLE STREAM. BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK IN A REGULAR BASIS HOW WE ARE DOING, AND TALKING TO THE PROCESSOR.
>> I THINK WE'LL HAVE PRETTY GOOD SUCCESS WITH RESIDENT'S BECAUSE THOSE FLKS WHO ARE RECYCLERS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT RECYCLING. YOU SAW THAT DURING COVID WHEN THEY WOULD GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE SURE THOSE THINGS WERE DUMPED IN THE LOCATIONS, THOSE REMOTE LOCATIONS. JUST HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM TO REACH THEM ON ANY NUMBER OF LEVELS TO
[16. Nomination Criteria for Veteran & Volunteer of the Year (G.Gunn)]
EDUCATE THEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHARLIE? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
NOMINATION CRITERIA FOR VETERAN AND VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.
>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. GABRIELLE GUNN, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES. YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THE PROPOSED NOMINATION CRITERIA FOR CLAY COUNTY VETERAN OF THE YEAR AND A CLAY COUNTY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, TIMELINE, INSTRUCTION SHEETS, THE APPLICATION, THE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE SCORE SHEET AT THE BACK. I HAVE TAKEN SOME COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND WILL BE UPDATING THOSE, BUT GUIDANCE FROM THE BOARD AND APPROVAL IS WHAT I'M SEEKING TODAY.
>> SO YOU DO HAVE ALREADY COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE SOME COMMENTS. YOU WANT US TO APPROVE THEM
WITHOUT THE COMMENTS? >> NO, I WANT TO HEAR YOUR
FEEDBACK. >> YOU GOING TO TELL US WHAT
YOU ALREADY HAVE? >> YES. SO ON THE SCORE SHEET OF THE BACK PAGE, FOR VETERAN OF THE YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUT RESIDENT OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND ALSO RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AS A SCORING ELEMENT. THAT IS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND WE DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE SCORESHEET. AND THEN ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO VETERAN OF THE YEAR IS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A TYPO ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE, WHERE IT SHOULD READ PRESIDENT OF THE VETERAN COUNCIL OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, INSTEAD OF PRESIDENT OF VETERAN COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA.
>> OKAY. >> BEFORE WE LEAVE THAT, IF I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, WE ARE JUST GOING TO TAKE OUT THE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED AND RESIDENT, WE SHOULD ALSO BE TAKING UP THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE.
>> ALL THREE OF THOSE. >> SHE DIDN'T SAY THE FIRST ONE, SO WE ARE TAKING OUT THE FIRST ONE.
>> THE TOP ONE WAS YES, AND A QUESTION. IT WAS IN THE SCORESHEET BUT THAT ONE IS INCLUDED IN THE ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA. >> BUT NOT ON THE SCORESHEET.
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>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT TYPOS, DECEMBER AND SEPTEMBER SPELLED
>> OTHER FEEDBACK ON THESE? >> ARE YOU DEFINING -- WHO IS DEFINING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS?
>> THAT WILL BE OUTLINED IN THEIR NOMINATION RATIONALE AND IT WILL BE PART OF THE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO IDENTIFY THE CHIEF SO THAT CAN BE RECOMMENDED TO YOU ALL AS
APPLICANTS. >> SO IT'S THIS COMMITTEE ON
PAGE ONE. >> THIS COMMITTEE IS 5, SO IT'S AN ODD NUMBER. THE COMMITTEE INCLUDES FOR THE VETERAN OF THE YEAR, INCLUDES EITHER THE CURRENCY MANAGER, DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER OR ASSISTANT MANAGER, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE CLAY COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICES MANAGER, THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE VETERANS COUNCIL OF CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA.
>> THANK YOU. >> SO ONE THING THAT I SHARED THAT I DO NOT HAVE BUT IT'S JUSN IDEA, THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR, THE ONE DUTY THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR IS THEY SAT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THE CHAIRMAN SET ON TEACHER OF THE YEAR, THE VICE CHAIR SET ON SUPPORT EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AND DID THE EVALUATIONS. SO I SHARED WITH HER THAT FEEDBACK THAT THAT COULD BE ONE POSITION THAT ROTATES, OR WHATEVER, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE. NOT AVAILABLE,
WHATEVER. >> THEY'D HAVE TO ADD TWO POSITIONS, OTHERWISE YOU WOULD JUST HAVE ONE.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER THERE BEING A NUMBERS ON -- THEY HAD A
BUNCH OF PEOPLE EVALUATE IT. >> COULD ADD THE CHAIR AND THE BSO TO MAKE IT AN ODD NUMBER.
>> THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER --
>> I'M SORRY, HE'S ALREADY THERE.
>> IT'S JUST LATE. >> LET'S TRY IT FOR OUR YEAR AND SEE IF NEXT YEAR WE WANT TO CHANGE IT. ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER FEEDBACK? ANY FEEDBACK ON THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR?
>> ON THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, THE FIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS INCLUDE THE AGAIN COUNTY MANAGER OR DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER, OR ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. THE COORDINATION RELATIONSHIP MANAGER WHO OVERSEES VOLUNTEER SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES, AND THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. AND THEN THE OTHER CHANGE THAT WE MADE TO THAT WAS DOING THE SAME FOR THE SCORESHEET. WE WILL TAKE OUT THE TOP TWO CRITERIA, SO THE PREVIOUSLY AWARDED AND RESIDENT OF CLAY COUNTY,
FLORIDA. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> YES MA'AM. >> THE TOP THREE, AND VOLUNTEER
PORTAL. >> SO MY QUESTION IS HOW STRICT ARE YOU, OR PEOPLE GOING TO BE, IF YOU GET A NOMINEE FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AND THEY HAVEN'T REGISTERED IN THE PORTAL? ARE YOU GOING TO WHISPER HEY, GO REGISTER IN THE
PORTAL? >> THE HOURS ARE TRACKED IN THE PORTAL. WE ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERS UTILIZING
OUR VOLUNTEER PORTAL. >> THAT'S GOING TO SEVERELY LIMIT -- I THINK AT THE EVENTS IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE -- THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW YOU WANT TO USE THAT AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO USE THAT TO TRACK HOURS.
THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS, AND THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR THE RECOGNITION. I THINK WE COULD MISS A GOOD VOLUNTEER THAT WAY,
UNINTENTIONALLY. >> WOULD YOU LIKE US TO ELIMINATE THAT CRITERIA ELEMENT 2
>> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE KIND OF VOLUNTEER YOU ARE TRYING TO
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REACH. ARE YOU TRYING TO GET SOMEBODY WHO VOLUNTEERSLOCALLY? >> I THINK A QUESTION FOR THE BOARD WOULD BE ARE YOU TRYING TO GET A VOLUNTEER THAT VOLUNTEERS GLOBALLY IN THE COUNTY WERE ARE YOU TRYING TO FIND A VOLUNTEER THAT VOLUNTEERS DOING SERVICE FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROJECTS? I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE OF THE BOARD VERSUS NON-, TO
YOUR POINT. >> I WAS THINKING OF IT BEING SOMEONE WHO DOES DO VOLUNTEER WORK, BUT I'M THINKING IF THERE'S PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER IN THE LIBRARY, THERE IS PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER IN ANIMAL SERVICES, THERE IS PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE SIU GENTLEMAN'S NAME FROM ORANGE PARK BUT HE AND HIS WIFE VOLUNTEER AT ALL THE CLEANUPS.
THEY WORK AT THE -- THEY WORK AT THE GE AEROSPACE , ACROSS THE RIVER, AND THEY GET CREDIT THERE FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER WORK.
SO THEY ARE REGISTERED IN THE PORTAL. I'M JUST THINKING OF -- COUNTY FACILITY THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE PORTAL BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE CAN COVER THEM UNDER LIABILITY. THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE ARE WE LOOKING THAT SOMEBODY THAT VOLUNTEERS FOR US SPECIFICALLY OR ARE WE LOOKING MORE HOLISTICALLY THAT SOMEBODY VOLUNTEERS 20 HOURS A WEEK AT PICK THE CHARITY, ARE THEY STILL PART OF THIS. I THINK THAT'S A BOARD DECISION.
>> MY INCLINATION WOULD BE THAT IT BE SOMEBODY WHO VOLUNTEERS AT THE COUNTY. THERE'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HONOR VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY. LIKE THE CATHEDRAL AWARDS.
>> ARE WE LEAVING? >> THE ONLY OTHER RECOMMENDATION I DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY IS IN THE SPIRIT OF EVALUATION, JANUARY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST IS WHAT I RECOMMENDED. THAT IS NOT WHAT'S ON THIS HERE?
>> YOU DO NOT HAVE THE UPDATED VERSION TODAY, BUT YOU WILL HAVE THE UPDATED VERSION APPLICATION.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS SITTING WITH YOU RIGHT
NOW. >> MINE IS JUST FEBRUARY TO
MARCH. >> THAT'S MY POINT. I'M
RECOMMENDING IT IN JANUARY. >> JUST FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE
YEAR. >> WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME FOR A
>> THE VETERAN HAS A TIMELINE FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST TO MARCH.
THAT WAS IN THE HOPES OF THE MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY THAT'S SCHEDULED EVERY MARCH, THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO AS AN ANNUAL EVENT AND HAVE THAT INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZED AT THAT ANNUAL EVENT HOSTED BY THE COUNTY.
>> OKAY. I AM TIRED, HOWEVER, WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS, I UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE IS WRITTEN ON THE PAPER BUT I THOUGHT -- ON THE VOLUNTEER SHEET IT SAYS NOMINATIONS MAY ONLY BE MADE FOR AN ACTIVE OR PRESENT VOLUNTEER AND WE ARE GIVING 13 -- 14 MONTHS OR 13 1/2 MONTHS THAT WE WOULD EVALUATE WHEN THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED. THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD COMMISSIONER ROMINGER SAYING.
>> HE WANTS THE NOMINATION PERIOD TO BE FROM JANUARY 1ST
TO DECEMBER 31ST. >> NOT DENOMINATION PERIOD.
>> THE VOLUNTEERED HOURS, YES. >> THE VOLUNTEERED HOURS.
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S CLEAR. SO I THINK WE NEED TO CLARIFY THAT, THEN IT'S NOT CLEAR THE TIMEFRAME OF THE VETERAN, EITHER. LIKE ARE WE DOING ONE VETERAN PER CALENDAR YEAR BUT WE ARE EVALUATING -- WE ARE OPENING NOMINATIONS IN SEPTEMBER AND WE ARE GOING TO NOTIFY THE SELECTEE ON MARCH 1ST, AND THAT WILL BE THE 2024 IN THIS CASE, VETERAN OF THE YEAR, AND THEN SEPTEMBER OF 24 WILL OPEN NOMINATIONS AGAIN FOR
THE 25 VOLUNTEER? >> I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY, WE JUST MAY WANT TO CLARIFY.
>> OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DID WE VOTE ON THIS? CONSENSUS?
WHAT IS THE -- >> WHAT'S THE CONSENSUS?
>> WE CAN BRING IT, MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, WE WILL BRING IT BACK ON DECEMBER 12TH AND AT THAT POINT I THINK IF WE HAVE CONSENSUS NOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE TWO, WE'LL MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS. BEING ABLE TO CLEARLY SEE THE NOMINATION PERIOD AND THEN THE SELECTION ALSO. SO THERE'S REALLY TWO TIMELINES, THE SERVICE PROVIDED AS A CALENDAR YEAR, WHETHER IT'S A VETERAN, AND/OR VOLUNTEER, AND HOW THE
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PARTICULARLY TARGETED EVENT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO RECOGNIZETHE PERSON AT. >> WITH THERE BEING MOSTLY ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT BEING ON CONSENT, AND THEN YOU CAN PULL IT IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS IT? THE SUMMER 12 IS LOOKING LIKE A LONG AGENDA.
[17. Lien Reduction]
>> PUT IT AS CONSENT AGENDA. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE HEADING INTO OUR THREE LANE REDUCTIONS. HOPEFULLY YOU'VE STAYED AWAKE OUT THERE BUT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 17.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE VOTES OUT THERE FOR THESE SO
HE'S READY FOR US. >> HE JUMPED UP.
>> HOPEFULLY THEY ARE AWAKE. >> HE'S AWAKE.
>> TWO SECONDS, NOW LET ME FIND MY SPOT. SO THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 17, WITH JUST THE JEFFERSON AVENUE MEAN REDUCTION, ACTUALLY BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THIS FIRST ONE I'LL SAY THE THREE ARE VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE AND THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE THREE CURRENT OWNERS CAUSED THE ISSES, THE NEW AND CURRENT OWNERS BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, CLEANED UP THE PROPERTY, WENT THROUGH THE LIEN REDUCTION APPLICATION PROCESS, WENT TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, AND THEN OUR RECOMMENDATION IS IN YOUR PACKETS WITH PICTURES AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION. WE HAVE MR. WILSON HERE. AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OWNER AND WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE OTHER HERE AS WELL SO THIS IS FOR JEFFERSON AVENUE ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2023. SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HARDING RECOMMENDED THE 1090 $1718.74 LIEN BE REDUCED TO $1000. HER DECISION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT OWNER DID NOT CREATE THE VIOLATIONS AND THE COUNTY RECEIVED A $23,606 AND $.26 SURPLUS CHECK THAT APPLIED TO THE SECOND LIEN, NOT THE FIRST LIEN, AS IT SAYS ON THE RECOMMENDATION FORM , WHICH WAS CASE NUMBER 1904 FIVE. WITH THE REMAINDER APPLIED TO THIS PARTICULAR LANE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A SELLER WILL REMEMBER -- I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE WAS ON THE BOARD AT THIS TIME BUT THIS WAS THE PROPERTY THAT WE DID THE DEMO AND ABATEMENT AND THAT'S PART OF THAT $191,000 LIEN IS I THINK WE PAID 11,400 AND SOME CHANGE TO DEMO THE HOUSE ON THERE AT THE
TIME. >> SO WE'VE GOTTEN BACK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE PUT INTO --
>> THAT WAS FOR THE SECOND CASE THAT SAME PROPERTY, SO YES MEN, WE'VE GOTTEN OUR MONEY BACK OUT OF IT AND THEN SOME. ACTUALLY IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT THAT WAY, WE'VE GOTTEN OUR MONEY AND
STAFF CALLS OUT OF IT. >> THAT WAS MY QUESTION EARLIER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR --
>> FOR MYSELF OR MR. DALE? >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY? IF NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. FOR THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATION. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
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THEM BUILDING A NEW HOUSE ON THERE.>> YES WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SECOND ONE IS CASE
NUMBER 18 ON SWETT ROAD. >> CASE 13-0 02, SWETT ROAD, SAME ISSUE. NEW OWNER CLEANED IT UP. THIS IS MR. BURKS, CORRECT? THANK YOU MR. BURKS. SO THEY CLEANED IT UP. THEY CLEANED IT UP IN A VERY SHORT TIME, SPENT ABOUT $5000 CLEANING IT, AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HARTON -- LET'S SEE , OCTOBER 5TH, 2023, SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HARTON RECOMMENDED THAT THE $170,000 AND SOME CHANGE LIEN BE REDUCED . HER DECISION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT OWNER DID NOT CREATE THE VIOLATIONS AND A CURRENT OWNER SPENT $5000 TO CLEAN THE PROPERTY. MR. BURKS ALSO INTENDS TO PLACE A HOME ON
THE PROPERTY FOR A FAMILY. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BURKS?
>> A MOTION, A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THE SUPPOSED, OCEAN
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CARRIES 5-0. >> THANK YOU MR. BURKS. YOU'LL
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HEAR FROM OUR OFFICE. YOU'LL BE CONTACTED ABOUT PAYING THAT? THANK YOU, SIR. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE TONIGHT. OUR FINAL ONE-- >> MADAM CHAIR, JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT WAS FOR THE MAGISTRATE.
>> AND THEN OUR FINAL ONE IS A PROPERTY IN -- TECHNICALLY BY THE MAP, IT SAYS MELROSE, FLORIDA.
>> THIS ONE IS CASE NUMBER 18-0 40, SAME ISSUE, SO RECOMMENDING -- RECOMMENDATION FROM SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HARTON, SAME DATE, OCTOBER 5TH OF THIS YEAR. SHE RECOMMENDED THAT THE $94,400 LIEN BE REDUCED TO $1580, WHICH IS STAFF'S COST. HER DECISION WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT OWNER DATING CREATE A VIOLATION. HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY FOR $2800 UNDER A TAX DEED SALE, SPENT $16,000 TO CLEAN TE PROPERTY UP AND INTENDS TO KEEP THE PROPERTY VACANT.
>> TELL ME YOUR NAME, SIR. I FORGET.
>> ANTHONY THE LARDY. >> DO YOU LIVE NEAR THERE?
>> JUST DOWN THE STREET AT 8008 CYPRESS ROAD.
>> YOU'RE TRYING TO JUST KEEP IT VACANT.
>> EXEC WE, I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT VACANT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. IS THERE AN EASEMENT TO THE PROPERTY? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LANDLOCKED TO ME.
>> NO, THERE'S A RIGHT-OF-WAY. THERE'S A ROAD. THERE'S A DIRT
ROAD TO GET BACK THERE. >> PRIVATE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR
CLEANING IT UP. >> IF I COULD POINT OUT THE PROPERTY JUST TO THE RIGHT OF IT IS A DISASTER, SO WHATEVER YOU GUYS CAN DO , PLEASE, I WOULD BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL. IT
LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE. >> WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT?
ADDRESS. >> DO YOU LIVE THERE?
>> DOES SOMEBODY LIVE THERE? >> IT'S HARD TO TELL. WE GO BY, THERE IS AN RV THERE. NOTHING MOVES. HARD TO TELL. I'M NOT
GOING NEAR IT. >> THERE'S PROBABLY SOME THINGS
THAT MOVE, THEN. >> GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FILE CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS UNDER OUR NAME SO IT WON'T HAVE YOUR NAME ATTACHED TO IT, UNLESS THEY WATCH TONIGHT. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I'M HAPPY TO SIGN. I DIDN'T
DRIVE BY YOUR PROPERTY. >> OH WOW, SO YOU KNOW
FIRSTHAND. >> I CAN ALSO LOOK AND SEE IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE CASE ON IT.
>> I THINK THERE IS. 7886 HONEYDEW CIRCLE.
>> WE'LL CHECK IT OUT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I
APPRECIATE IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR A
MOTION? BLESS YOU. >> WAITING FOR A MOTION. I NEED
A MOTION. >> DO I HAVE APPROVAL?
[20. Bid No. 23/24-01, Guardrail Repair, Installation and Replacement (K. Smith)]
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5-0. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. FINALLY WE HAVE A BID FOR A GUARDRAIL REPAIR. THE REASON THIS IS COMING TO US IS BECAUSE IT HAD A SINGLE BITTER.
GUARDRAILS, REPAIRING GUARDRAIL THAT EXISTS BASED ON A SCHEDULED BASIS AND ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID. WE'VE GONE OVER THE UNIT PRICES AND THEY ARE ACCEPTED.
>> WHERE IS THIS GUARDRAIL? >> THIS IS FOR THE COUNTYWIDE.
THIS IS FOR LIKE WHEN SOMEONE HITS THE GUARDRAIL ON COUNTY
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED -- MOTION CARRIES 5-0. NOW WE ARE AT LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION. WE HAVE OUR TDC MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 4TH MEETING AND SEVERAL BID TABULATION OPENINGS THAT WE WILL RECEIVE. NOW WE ARE ON TO
[Selection of Chair and Vice Chair]
THE REORGANIZATION OF THE BCC. ESTHER COUNTY MANAGER.>> YES MA'AM. SO THIS IS THE TIME WHERE WE SEEK A NOMINATION FOR WHO WOULD BE SITTING CHAIR. ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE THEN WE'LL OPEN UP A NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIR.
>> I HAVE A NOMINATION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER MANAGER FOR CHAIR.
>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> WE HAD A VOTE ON THAT ONE
>> YOU VOTE FOR YOUR SELF. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IT HAPPENED THAT
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THE SCHOOL BOARD BUT WE WANT TALK ABOUT THAT.>> SO NOW JUST SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.
>> I WOULD NOMINATE COMMISSIONER SELLER FOR VICE
CHAIR. >> I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
>> OKAY. >> WE HAD A NOMINATION FOR COMMISSIONER SILVA AS VICE CHAIR, A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN
> CONGRATULATIONS, VICE CHAIRMAN AND CHAIRMAN.
>> TO REMIND YOU, YOU GOT TO BE THERE AT 8:00 TOMORROW.
CONGRATULATIONS. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT INDICATION IT IS OF ME, BECAUSE I THINK I MADE LIKE NINE OF THEIR MEETINGS, BUT I WOULD JUST TELL YOU THAT YOU DON'T HAVE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES EACH WAY FOR THE 15 MINUTE UPDATE THAT THEY WANT, BUT I GOT A TEXT LAST WEEK ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, LIKE I'M COOKING THANKSGIVING STUFF AND I GET THIS TEXT FROM HIM THAT SAYS WHEN WERE YOU NOT CHAIR ANY MORE?
>> ACTUALLY HE WAS FEELING BAD FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU HAD TO
>> THE SECOND TEXT WAS, YOU KNOW THAT POWERPOINT THING YOU DID THAT THE THRESHOLD CENTER FOR A PROCUREMENT EVENT? CAN YOU SEND THAT TO ME SO I CAN USE THAT?
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AND COMMISSIONER RENNINGER WILL TAKE OVER AT THE NEXT ECC MEETING. SO BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT, THE 12TH WILL BE GOOD.
>> MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, JUST TO PREFACE, WE HAVE A LIST OF COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE EVERY YEAR THAT I'LL BE GOING OVER THE CHAIRMAN AND LOOKING TO FULFILL THOSE ON DECEMBER 12TH.
>> YOU DON'T EVEN GET A LITTLE BRIEF?
>> I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT JOB , COMING AS
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
FAR AS YOU HAVE, SHOWING UP EVERYTHING. I THINK YOU GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS DONE THIS YEAR.>> THANKS. >> APPRECIATE THAT.
>> WE ARE AT OUR SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO HAVE ONE CARD AND MR. MORRILL HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO STAY WITH US ALL EVENING, SO COME ON UP.
THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. >> I ACCEPT, I ACCEPT.
>> MY NAME IS KEN MOREAU, I LIVE IN FLEMING ISLAND AT 2285 MARSHAK LANE, AND I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW SOME THINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. MY ISSUE IS A PROPOSED WAWA AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 17 AND VILLAGE SQUARE PARKWAY THIS PLAN WAS SCRUBBED LAST YEAR AND APPARENTLY THAT ISSUE HAS COME UP AGAIN. THERE ARE 750 FAMILIES WHO LIVE ON MARSH HAWK LANE THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS WAWA LOCATION, WITH ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT OF THAT AREA. WE ALREADY HAVE AN EXTENDED HEALTHCARE FACILITY, THE SMALL SHOPPING CENTER AT THE INTERSECTION, A HIGH SCHOOL AND A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INCLUDING FATALITIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT STRETCH OF U.S. 17. APPARENTLY WHEN I'VE TALKED TO COMMISSIONERS DAVE INDICATED THE PROPERTY IS STILL ZONED FOR THIS EXTENSION. WE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS THE ZONING ISSUES TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENCE INPUT REGARDING STORES, CARWASHES, AND FUTURE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS BEFORE THEY ARE PERMITTED.
THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN. AGAIN, I LIVED THERE. I JUST SIGNED A NEW LEASE FOR THE APARTMENT I LIVE IN. IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT WAWA IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERED AGAIN, I WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED THAT LEASE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I'VE BEEN TRAPPED IN MY OWN APARTMENT COMPLEX, UNABLE TO GET OUT, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT ON 17, BECAUSE THE USE THAT THOROUGHFARE ON VILLAGE SQUARE ARCHWAY AS A MEANS TO GET OFF THE TRAFFIC AND OUT OF THE INTERSECTION THERE . IT'S A HAZARD FOR PEOPLE. AGAIN, WITH A HIGH SCHOOL BEING THERE, I KNOW THAT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, THROUGH NEXT DOOR, WHICH I'VE DONE, THE KIDS WANT A LOCALE THAT'S CLOSER THAN THE GO TO AND HANG OUT AT TO GET THERE SLURPIE'S OR WHATEVER. BUT AGAIN, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO BASICALLY GO THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT, INGRESS AND EGRESS, FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVED THERE. THAT WOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE TAKING SOME OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE CHURCH AND GOING TO CARRINGTON CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX TO GET THERE PLAZA ON RADAR ROAD ONCE RADAR ROAD IS COMPLETED. HAVING ANOTHER WAY IN AND OUT. BUT TO HAVE 750 FAMILIES TRAPPED IN THAT AREA, WHEN I LIVED IN MICHIGAN I LIVED IN A PLACE CALLED PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN. THEY HAD A SECTION OF TOWN THAT WAS ACTUALLY BLOCKED OFF. THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE IN THAT QUADRANT THERE, PAID SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FOR HEALTH
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INSURANCE AND ALSO INSURANCE FOR THEIR HOMES BECAUSE THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES SAID NO WAY TO INGRESS OR EGRESS TO PROTECT THEM. SO I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SAME SITUATION HERE.AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR OPINION ON THIS SITUATION AND ALSO ASK YOU TO TAKE A FURTHER LOOK AT IT.
>> THANK YOU. >> I ACTUALLY WATCHED A BICYCLIST GET HIT AT THAT CORNER AT BAPTIST AND CLAY .
THEN FULLY SHE WAS NOT TERRIBLY INJURED.
>> THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST ADDRESS THAT, WAWA HAS APPLIED TO GO INTO THAT SAME LOCATION THAT PREVIOUSLY TURNED OUT BY THE CDD BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO CROSS OVER THE BLACK CREEK BIKE TRAIL SO THE CBD WOULD NOT GIVE THEM PERMISSION RIGHT AWAY THEIR. THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE THESE THE DRI HAS ALREADY ASSIGNED ZONING TO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AS PART OF THE DRI AND PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK THERE'S 22 OR 23 DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD BE ZONED THERE. SO THEY ALREADY HAVE PERMISSION TO ZONE. THEY GOT THE ZONING ALREADY -- NOW IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC AND WORKING WITH RICHARD TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN TO BE ABLE TO DIRECT THAT TRAFFIC TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE, I PUT A CALL OUT TO THE REALTOR THAT'S HANDLING THAT FOR THE SHOPPING CENTER OWNER AND I ASKED IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE CLIENT AND OUR PEOPLE, AND SEE IF WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT, AND HE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID WAWA WASN'T INTERESTED, SO WE WILL GET TOGETHER AND PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING THAT WILL HOPEFULLY HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC THERE BECAUSE I AGREE. I THINK THAT'S JUST A LOUSY PLACE. I TALKED TO THE WAWA PEOPLE LESS TIME AND THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER PLACES, I TRY TO POINT THEM TO DIFFERENT SPOTS. THAT'S WHERE THEY WANTED TO BE AND THERE WAS NO DETERRING THEM. SO UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WE ARE. THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO TO MINIMIZE OR MITIGATE THE PROBLEM THERE IS TO TRY TO TAKE THE TRAFFIC WHERE WE WANT IT TO GO RATHER THAN WHERE IT WILL GO, WHICH IS A GEM UP THE PARKWAY, BUT IT WILL DUMP PEOPLE OUT ON TO 17 AS THEY SIT IN A LINE TO TRY TO GET INTO THE WAWA. I UNDERSTAND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS APPROVED WHEN THEY FIRST APPROVED THE PLUMBING ISLAND DRI, AND THAT'S WHERE WE STAND WITH THE GAME REALLY CHANGING.
>> THANKS, KEN. >> ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, SCENE NONE, WE WILL GO TO
[COUNTY MANAGER]
COMMISSION AUDITOR. YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO US ONCE TONIGHT. NOTHING. COUNTY ATTORNEY, NOTHING? COUNTYMANAGER? >> MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS.
TWO QUICK ITEMS FOR THE FIRST ONE, THAT THE COURTHOUSE THINGS ARE OPERATIONAL, THAT THEY WERE OFF-LINE FOR A BIT TO SWITCH OVER AND HAVE GONE OVER TO RING CENTRAL. A REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COMPTROLLER AND HER TEAM , COURT COMPTROLLER, EXCUSE ME, AND I WANT TO JUST COMMEND THE ENTIRE TEAM, INCLUDE JUSTIN ON THE CLERK SIDE AND DEAN ON OUR SIDE. I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY. I HAVE A LOT GOING ON WITH IT.
SECOND ITEM, TOMORROW, JUST A REMINDER. THERE IS A PUBLIC MEETING, 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. THAT IS THE AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS WORKSHOP. AIRPORT OWNERS AND OPERATORS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THIS WORKSHOP. THIS IS WHERE THE BOARD GAVE DIRECTION FOR THE CODE WITH REGARDS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AIRPORTS, AIRCRAFT, AND ADJACENT LAND USES. DUTY WILL BE LEADING THIS WORKSHOP THAT INCLUDES YOU ALL, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HERE IN A WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE DOCUMENT. THE DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED AHEAD OF TIME. PEOPLE CAN GO OUT TO JODY.SELLECK AT CLAY COUNTY GUV.COM, AND IT'S DOD I.E..SEL IG AT CLAY COUNTY GUV.COM. AND WE'LL BE GOING OVER THAT IN ANTICIPATION HERE, TO BRING THAT CODE TO THE BOARD, MOST LIKELY EITHER DECEMBER 12 FOR THE FOLLOWING -- JANUARY, SORRY. THANK YOU, COUNTY ATTORNEY. AND THEN FINALLY, JUST TO REALLY -- MADAM CHAIR, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, AND REALLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE AND YOU GREW INTO A VERY WELL CAPABLE VICE CHAIR WHO IS NOW, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM
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AS CHAIRMAN. AND FINALLY, COMMISSIONER SELIG, CONGRATULATIONS ON VICE CHAIR. AGAIN, PENDING ANY QUESTIONS,[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]
MA'AM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER? COMMISSIONER COMMENTS?
>> I THINK THE NEW CHAIR SHOULD GO FIRST. I'D BE HAPPY TO.
>> HE HAS A LIST OVER HERE. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID.
>> AS YOU READ IN THE NEWS, INSURANCE COSTS ARE SKYROCKETING, WHETHER THEY BE PROPERTY, AUTO INSURANCE, OR HEALTHCARE INSURANCE, AND IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE HEALTHCARE INSURANCE AS WE HEARD TONIGHT, THE WAY FREE CLINIC IS ONE OF OUR SOLUTIONS TO THAT PROBLEM HERE IN THE COUNTY. BUT WE HEAL EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS RETIREES, AND THOSE INSURANCES ARE GOING UP, AS WELL. THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR THE COUNTY TO AFFORD SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GET CONSENSUS FOR HEALTHCARE -- FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT INSURANCE FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES, FUTURE EMPLOYEES, RETIRED EMPLOYEES, TO SEE, WE HAVE OPT OUT CLAUSES THAT MAY BE ABLE TO BE MODIFIED TO BETTER SERVE THE COUNTY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS OUR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES. SO I'D LIKE THE GROUPS TO JUST HAVE THAT AND LOOK AT THAT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED, WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE.
>> I THOUGHT THEY ALREADY WERE LOOKING AT THAT. YEAH, SURE.
>> AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST WRAPPED UP AN OPEN ENROLLMENT SO THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT OPEN ENROLLMENT IS MOVING INTO -- ACTUALLY IN THE FIRST PART OF JAUARY, LAYOFF FOR NEXT YEAR, PART OF THAT PLAN IS TO DO A DEEP DIVE, AS YOU'VE INDICATED.
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS I'VE ALREADY MADE TO THE COUNTY MANAGER IS GIVING THE GROUP 3 OR FOUR MONTHS WHEN WE FORM OUR BENEFIT COMMITTEE WHEN CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ALL HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH BAILEY GROUP, TAKE THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, HAVE THEM DO A DEEP DIVE ON EVERYTHING CHURCH RELATED AND THEN HAVE A WORKSHOP, PROBABLY APRIL, MAYISH TIMEFRAME. THAT WOULD GIVE BAILEY GROUP ENOUGH TIME TO DIG INTO EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING ON BENEFITS AND REALLY UNDERSTAND, EXCUSE ME, WHERE THOSE DIFFERENT PROGRAMMERS ARE. THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. IT KIND OF LINES UP WITH THE START OF THE BUDGET SEASON. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
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OTHERS, HAVE BEEN WORKING TO PULL THIS OFF. WE HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WITH OUR STAFF, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE. I'M EXCITED. I EXTEND A PERSONAL INVITATION OUT TO THOSE OF YOU. I KNOW WE ARE COMPETING WITH A LOT OF OTHER COUNTY EVENTS THAT NIGHT. THERE IS PLENTY TO DO IN OAK LEAF, AND ALL OF CLAY COUNTY. PLENTY TO DO NEXT WEEKEND. DO NOT LET THE HOLIDAYS PASS YOU BY WITHOUT HAVING SOME FUN HERE AT HOME. OTHER THAN THAT, GOOD NIGHT.>> THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 10 EVENTS THAT DAY. 10. THAT IS
AMAZING. >> I GUARANTEE I WILL NOT BE AT
ALL 10. >> YOU WILL HAVE PHOTOS FROM
ALTON. >> IT IS THE END OF THE YEAR. I
AM TIRED. >> LET ME ALSO LOW -- PASS ALONG OUR THANKS. THEY ARE DOING SUCH GOOD JOB -- JOBS AS CHAIRWOMAN. NEXT TIME AROUND, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DROP ONE AS NEEDED. UNTIL YOU ARE CHAIRMAN OF HIS BOARD, MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WORK IT REALLY IS. I CAN REMEMBER THE FIRST YEAR THAT I WAS ON THE BOARD. HUTCHINS, TWICE, BACK TO BACK, SHE WAS CHAIR. I REMEMBER THINKING, MY FIRST MEETING, I HAD TO DECIDE TO BREAK SOMEBODY'S HEART, OR GET SOMEBODY BAD, MAD AT ME. AFTERWARDS, WE ACTUALLY NEEDED ANOTHER CHAIR THAT YEAR. AFTERWARDS, I SAID SORRY THAT IT WENT THAT WAY. SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS HOLDING HER BREATH, HOPING THAT NOBODY WOULD NOMINATE ME. I'M TIRED. IT IS A LOT OF WORK. I APPRECIATE THAT. THE PRESSURE IS ON THE LEADERSHIP AS WELL. GOOD JOB. IT HAS TAKEN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
I KNOW THAT IN THEIR CREW, IT IS LONG GONE. SHE GETS THROWN THROUGH THAT WHEN SHE CAN. THEY CAN PASS THIS ALONG TO HER.
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EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAN UP TANGLED WOOD.IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. WE PICKED UP THOUSANDS OF POUNDS. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS. GARBAGE, CONCRETE, BROKEN GLASS, AND A GREENHOUSE LEFT ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY WERE REGULAR TRASH WARRIORS THAT DAY. WE ARE PLEASED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUT AND INVOLVED. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF EVENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN COMPARE WITH US, AS WE ENJOYED A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS, IT IS A BRAND-NEW EVENT, TAKING PLACE ON AKERS FARM. BETWEEN NINTH AND 16TH. LOADS OF LIGHTS AND FUN FOR KIDS AND VENDORS. CHECK THAT OUT. GET OUT AND ENJOY.
TELL THE STORY. I FIRST GOT A LOOK AT IT. THIS WAS CLAY COUNTY. THIS WAS RIGHT DOWN TO IT. WE WERE 167TH ON FUN. GET
OUT AND ENJOY IT. THANK YOU. >> THEY HAVEN'T HAD CHIP. THANK
YOU. >> I WOULD ADD THAT IT TURNED OUT THAT THE WILL OF THE DISTRICT. IT WAS SET IN MOTION.
WE ARE MORE DETERMINED ANYONE IS ASKING US, DON'T COMMENT. WE INVITE THEM TO COMMENT ON EXCUSE ME. TOWARD THAT FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BOARDWALK, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE MENTIONED TO THE MANAGER, WHAT I WANT TO BRING UP IN MY COMMENTS RIGHT HERE, ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PARTIES, WE ARE REPLACING THE BOARDWALK WITH COMPOSITE. WE REPLACED OUR DECK SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WE WENT THAT WAY. WE SAW THE TRENDY STUFF. WE ENDED UP NOT GOING THAT WAY. IT WAS THREE TIMES THE COST. IT GETS HOT WHEN THE SUN BEATS ON IT. I JUST ASK MAYBE, STAFF, CAN WE CONSIDER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE? ESPECIALLY IF IT IS THE THREE TIMES COST TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS EXCEPT IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE HIT IT. GOING FORWARD, WOULD IT NOT BREAK AS MUCH IF IT WERE COMPOSITE? I GUESS WE NED TO CONSIDER THE REPLACEMENT COSTS. WOULD THAT BE MORE DURABLE OR MORE DANGEROUS? I DON'T KNOW. I THINK IT IS A QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO.
>> JACKSONVILLE AREA, ARE 45 MILES AN HOUR HIGHER WITH NO CURB.
THIS ISN'T GOING TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. THEY WERE GOING ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES. THEY WERE GOING TO PUT THAT STUFF RIGHT THERE TO WAKE YOU UP. THAT IS GOING TO GO. IT IS STARTING COUNTERCLOCKWISE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ON THE GOOD SIDE, OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW. IT WILL GET IT. I WILL SAY THAT PERSON WHO IS TEXTING AND LOOKING DOWN, TO SEE WHEN THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS. MAYBE THEY WILL CORRECT PROPERLY. IT MAY NOT PREVENT SOMEONE IN A RENTAL CAR GOING ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. ALL OF THAT IMPAIRMENT MAY NOT BE FIXED BY THAT. A GUARD RAIL WOULD PUT US IN A LIBEL SITUATION. THAT WOULD HAVE PROBABLY ENDED THAT BEFORE THEY GOT TO THE BOARDWALK. THE TREES WOULD BE IN THE CLEAR ZONE. 36 FEET OF CLEAR ZONE FORWARD WHERE YOU
CAN PLANT A TREE. >> THANK YOU. I WILL SAY IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO SERVE AS YOUR CHAIR. IT HAS BEEN A TIME OF WORK THAT I HAVE NOT REALLY THOUGHT THROUGH.
IT'S A LOT OF WORDS. I OFTEN GO HOME AND DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WORDS LEFT. REMEMBER THAT AS A WOMAN. I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST. I WILL BE HERE TO SUPPORT IN ANY WAY THAT I NEED TO. I APPRECIATE THE CAMARADERIE ON OUR BOARD. I GOT THE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE. THE THREE OF US GOT DOWN FOR IT.
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YOU CAN HEAR ABOUT OTHER BOARD SITUATIONS THAT OTHER COMMISSIONS HAVE TO DO WITH. ONE OF THEM WAS A PRIVATE CONVERSATION THAT A COMMISSIONER ASKED ME TO HAVE ABOUT A NEIGHBORING COUNTY, THAT I WILL NOT MENTION. IT MAKES ME