[00:00:02] >> ARE YOU READY? >> PLEASE JOIN ME WITH THE [INVOCATION] INVOCATION. >> YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON TO SEEK YOUR DIRECTION AS A TEAM, WE THANK YOU FOR HOW FAITHFUL YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS, THE CHALLENGES AND MISTAKES. YOU TRULY KNOW WHAT WE ARE SETTING OUT TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY SO GIVE US YOUR GUIDANCE, YOUR WISDOM, AND SUPPORT AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING. HELP US ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION AND HELP US TO NURTURE THE BONDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO REMIND US THAT ALL THAT WE DO HERE TODAY, ALL THAT WE ACCOMPLISH IS IN PURSUIT OF GREATER SERVICE OF OUR COUNTY. PLEASE WATCH OVER THE VARIOUS COUNTY OFFICIALS WHO HAVE JOINED US TODAY, COUNTY STAFF, THE RESIDENTS , THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THOSE IN OUR MILITARY WHO ARE STANDING BY TO PROTECT OUR STATE, OUR COUNTY, OUR NATION. ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE JACOB BUETTNER FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SR. CHIEF JACOB BUETTNER IS WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY. HE DID A LOT OF HIS TIME HERE BUT ALSO ON THE WEST COAST AS WELL. HE WAS STATIONED IN JACKSON , AND IN MARYLAND, CALIFORNIA, BEFORE RETIRING IN 2021. HE IS A DECORATED VETERAN HOLDING MULTIPLE AWARDS INCLUDING THE MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, HUMANITARIAN SERVICE METAL -- MEDAL. HE HAS THE NATIONAL SERVICE DEFENSE MEDAL AND NINE C SERVICE RIBBONS. SEE SERVICE RIBBONS, YOU GET ONE FOR EVERY CRUISE. YOU WERE AWFULLY BUSY OVER THOSE 21 YEARS. HE JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, JUST AS HIS GRANDFATHER, WHO ALSO SERVES IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, RETIRING AS A MASTER CHIEF. WE ARE PLACED IN LESS THAN IDEAL SITUATIONS, WHICH IS WHERE HE LEARNED TO ADAPT AND OVERCOME THOSE SITUATIONS. HIS FAVORITE SERVICE MEMORIES ARE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT HE SERVED IN THE LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS THAT WERE CREATED. AND HE WORKS AS A PROGRAM MANAGER CURRENTLY, FOR CAE, SELLING FLIGHT SIMULATORS AND SERVICING FLIGHT SIMULATORS. HE ENJOYS WORKING WITH A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE LOCAL BIKE PARADE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE LEAVE US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> THANK YOU. O SAY, CAN YOU SEE -- 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 AM PROUD TO HAVE SERVED FOR 21 YEARS, LIKE YOU SAID, I APPRECIATE YOUR INTRODUCTION, THAT WAS GREAT. I AM VERY PROUD OF MY SERVICE. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE MILITARY, IN GENERAL. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME. [CALL TO ORDER] >> WE CAN TAKE OUR SEATS, PLEASE. I AM GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER NOW, WE HAVE ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT [PET ADOPTIONS] AT OUR COUNTY MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. WE WILL ROLL RIGHT INTO THE PET ADOPTION. SPENT OUR FIRST DOG TONIGHT IS HAMILTON, A NEUTERED MALE DOMINICK STREET, 1-YEAR-OLD. HI THERE, I AM HAMILTON, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME HAMMY. I AM FULL OF ENERGY AND CURIOSITY. I MIGHT BE A BIT SHY AT FIRST. I LOVE PLAYING , ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER DOGS. I CANNOT RESIST A GOOD TREAT. I AM PRETTY SMART, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF. I LOVE LEARNING NEW TRICKS. I CAN BE A BIT GOOFY, I AM TOLD I AM QUITE FUNNY. I LOVE TO PLAY WITH SOMEONE WHO [00:05:03] LOVES TO PLAY AND LAUGH AS MUCH AS I DO. WHY SHOULD YOU ADOPT ME? EVERY DAY WILL BE FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, AND LOTS OF PALE WAX. OUR NEXT DOG IS DONUT, HELLO THERE. I AM DONUT. MY FRIENDLY NATURE ISSUER TO WIN YOU OVER, I AM A CURIOUS FELLOW, EASY TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED AND LAUGHING. I AM NOT JUST FUNNY, I HAVE LOTS OF ENERGY FOR GAMES AND FUN. BUT DO NOT WORRY, I AM GENTLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY FELLOW DOGS. AND I AM QUITE THE COMEDIAN WHEN IT COMES TO EARNING TREATS. DO NOT LET MY BREED FOR YOU. I AM FULL OF LOVE. I PROMISE TO FILL YOUR LIFE WITH JOY, LAUGHTER, AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. OUR FIRST CAT IS TIMELY , 3 YEARS OLD, THE ADORABLE THREE-YEAR-OLD CAT WITH A HEART OF GOLD, AND A UNIQUE CONDITION CALLED CEREBELLAR HYPERPLASIA. DESPITE BEING WOBBLY, HE IS A SWEET, FUNNY, AND ALL-AROUND GOOD BOY. BECAUSE OF HIS CONDITION, HE NEEDS TO BE AN INSIDE CAT WHERE YOU CAN SAFELY NAVIGATE HIS SURROUNDINGS. HIS WOBBLINESS DOES NOT THREATEN HIS GOOD NATURE. HE LOVES CURLING UP IN YOUR LAP OR SHOWERING HIM WITH LOVE OR ATTENTION. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL COMPANION, HE WILL BRING JOY AND LOVE. LOOK NO FURTHER THAN TOPPLEY, WITH A SWEET PERSONALITY AND GENTLE DEMEANOR. HE IS SURE TO MAKE A LOVING ADDITION TO ANY HOME. LASTLY , WE HAVE A NEUTERED MALE, DHS MIX. MEET BLUE, THE 6-YEAR-OLD CAT WHO WILL STEAL YOUR HEART WITH HIS SWEET NATURE. HE IS A QUIET AND SHY KITTEN , BUT HIS PERSONALITY SHINES THROUGH WHEN HE FEELS COMFORTABLE IN HIS SURROUNDINGS. HE IS THE EPITOME OF SWEETNESS. HE LOVES NOTHING MORE THAN RECEIVING GENTLE PETS FROM HIS HUMANS. HIS LOVING NATURE WILL QUICKLY ENDEAR HIM TO ANYONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW HIM, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GENTLE AND LOVING COMPANION, HE WILL BRING WARMTH AND COMFORT TO YOUR HOME. WITH HIS SWEET DISPOSITION AND LOVING HEART, HE IS SURE TO MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY FAMILY. COME AND MEET BOO TODAY. IT IS KITTEN SEASON. WE ARE IN NEED OF FOSTER FAMILIES FOR KITTENS AND NURSING MOMS. WE HAVE BOXES LIKE THIS DAILY, AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT CLAYCOUNTY.GOV \ ADOPTIONS. >> IS KITTEN SEASON ALL YEAR LONG? EVENING. >> THE FIRST PROCLAMATION IS [1.  Clay County History Month & National Historic Preservation Month (May 2024)] CLAY COUNTY HISTORY MONTH, NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. MAY IS CLAY COUNTY HISTORY MONTH. OUR COUNTRY'S RICH HISTORY DATES BACK TO 1858. AND WE HAVE MANY HISTORICAL RESOURCES THAT WE MUCH RESTORE AND APPRECIATE. WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US HERE TODAY FROM CLAY DISTRICT SCHOOLS. THERE SHOULD BE SOMEBODY HERE. THE CLERK'S OFFICE. MARY, YOU ARE COMING UP HERE? ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT. THE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES DIVISION, COME ON UP , ANYONE WHO IS HERE FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, COME ON UP, KIMBERLY, COME OVER. AND COMMISSIONER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. COMMISSIONER , PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION. >> THE HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY DATES BACK TO DECEMBER 31ST, IT INTO THE END, WHEN THE BLACK CREEK DISTRICT OF DUVAL COUNTY WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTY BY FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR, AND NAMED AFTER HENRY CLAY, OUR NATION'S [00:10:02] SEVEN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND NINTH SECRETARIES -- SECRETARY OF STATE. WHEREAS, EARLY SETTLERS AT STOUT HOMES, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES IN MIDDLEBURG, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, ORANGE PARK , AND WHAT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS FLEMINGS ISLAND AND THE ROARING '20S BROUGHT PLANNED COMMUNITIES TO PENNY FARMS IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, AND THE BANKS OF THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WERE A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS. AND WHEREAS, CLAY COUNTY'S SCENIC WATERWAYS CONTINUE TO ATTRACT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TODAY, AND THE CREEKS, LAKES, AND TRIBUTARIES WE LIVE AMONG, LIKE OUR HISTORY, CONNECT US ALL. AND WHEREAS, EACH MAY, CLAY COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOLS WITH CLAY COUNTY CLERK OF HISTORICAL ARCHIVES PERSONNEL TO UPDATE AND PRESENT THE CELEBRATE CLAY COUNTY HISTORY CURRICULUM TO TEACH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR COUNTRY, THEY ALSO PARTNER TO PROMOTE THE CLAY COUNTY TOURISM HISTORY PASSPORT FOR YOUR--- YEAR-ROUND USE. WHEREAS, MAY IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH, A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE ROLE OF HISTORY IN OUR LIVES AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THOSE DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE TANGIBLE ASPECTS OF THE HERITAGE THAT HAS SHAPED US AS PEOPLE, FOSTERED LOCAL PRIDE, AND GIVE A NAME TO OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, 2024 AS CLAY COUNTY'S STORY -- COUNTY HISTORY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH AND IN DOING SO, WE RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, MUSEUMS, EDUCATORS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, AND THE CLERKS HISTORICAL ARCHIVES DIVISION IN PRESERVATION AND SHARING OUR CLAY COUNTY HISTORY. >> MARY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? >> THEY DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THAT GO THROUGH HERE. >> AND SOMEBODY , THE DOCTOR, SOMEBODY CAN CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE AGAINST HAVING THE RAILROAD COME THROUGH THAT AREA. AND INSTEAD, IT CAME THROUGH GREEN COVE. THEN, GREEN COVE BECAME THE HUB OF NOT ONLY TRANSPORTATION, BUT GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. >> ] -- MOVED IT TO GREEN COVE. AND THE REST WAS HISTORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HOLD ONTO THIS, BECAUSE WE NEED ANOTHER SIGNATURE. WHAT ABOUT THE SPOKESPERSON? >> ON BEHALF OF THE CLAY DISTRICT SCHOOLS, WE WANT TO EXPRESS HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE. WITH THEIR SUPPORT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE ENGAGING LESSONS, AND NEW EXPERIENCES FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND INCORPORATING THAT LOCAL HISTORY. AND SO, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, AS WELL. >> THAT IS CLARK . >> THE TOURISM TEAM IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE HISTORY PASSPORT. SO YOU WILL GET TO WIN PRIZES , FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HISTORICAL SITES THAT YOU GET TO VISIT. AND, IT IS GAME A FIND -- GAMIFIED . YOU CAN GO TO THE APP STORE NOW, YOU CAN SEE THE CAFFEINATED COFFEE TOUR, AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WILL BE COMING SOON. >> >> ON BEHALF OF THE CLAY HISTORICAL PRESERVATION BOARD, WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION, WE HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS IN THE WORKS, WE HAVE MARKERS IN THE WORKS FOR KEYSTONE, MIDDLEBURG, AND OAKLEY. AND THEN ALSO DOWN IN KEYSTONE, SO, JUST WATCH US. WATCH OUT FOR OUR MARKERS, COMING UP. THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM. WE DO HAVE SEATS OPEN. SO, IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE BOARD, YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE AND YOU CAN APPLY THROUGH THE COUNTY WEBSITE, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD. FOUR, I [00:15:01] THINK. SPEAKERS ] >> ALL OF THOS HOURS COUNT FOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR QUALIFICATION AS WELL. >> >> AND THE MEAT -- MEET . FIRST THURSDAY OF THE YEAR? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. WE ARE GOING TO GET A PHOTO. [2.  National Safe Boating Week (May 18-24, 2024)] >> THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS COMMEMORATING NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK, THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH THROUGH THE 24TH. EACH YEAR WE RECOGNIZE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO PLAN FOR A SAFE BOATING EXPERIENCE ON OUR PLAY WATERWAYS -- CLAY COUNTY WATERWAYS . ALL ACCIDENTS ARE AVAILABLE -- AVOIDABLE. SAFE BOATING STARTS WITH PREPARATION. TONIGHT, WE HAVE GUESTS FROM THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY. COME UP HERE. THEY ARE WITH US TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. AND COMMISSIONER CELLA WILL DO THE HONORS. INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ] >> THANK YOU. WHEREAS, FOR MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS, BOATING CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR WEEK REGIONAL -- RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY WHEREAS, ON AVERAGE, 650 PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR -- IN THE UNITED STATES IN BOATING-RELATED ACCIDENTS PRIMARILY DUE TO HUMAN ERROR, AND 75% OF THESE ARE FATALITIES CAUSED BY DROWNING, WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ESTIMATES THAT HUNDREDS OF BOATING -RELATED FATALITIES COULD BE PRESENTED EACH YEAR BY FOLLOWING SAFE BOATING PRACTICES. AND WHEREAS, SAFE BOATING BEGINS WITH PREPARATION, WHICH INCLUDES BASIC BOATING SAFETY PROCEDURES SUCH AS CARRYING EMERGENCY DISTRESS AND TO MEDICATIONS EQUIPMENT, WEARING LIFEJACKETS, ATTENDING COURSES, PARTICIPATING IN FREE SAFETY CHECKS, AND STAYING SOBER WHEN NAVIGATING. WHEREAS, NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK IS OBSERVED EACH YEAR IN MAY, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER BOATING SEASON , TO BRING ATTENTION TO THESE CRITICAL LIFESAVING TIPS FOR RECREATIONAL BOATERS, SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE ON THE WATER. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 18TH THROUGH THE 24TH, 2024 AS SAFE BOATING WEEK IN CLAY COUNTY AND IN DOING SO, JOINS THE U.S. COAST GUARD AND U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SAFE BOATING PRACTICES, AND ASKS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY CLAY COUNTY'S BEAUTIFUL WATERWAYS RESPONSIBLY. DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. IT IS OFFICIAL. IT IS SAFE BOATING WEEK IN CLAY COUNTY, COMING UP, MAY 18TH THROUGH THE 24TH. MAYBE WE CAN GET SOMEBODY FROM THAT SIDE. >> ON BEHALF OF OF FLOTILLA 148 , WITHIN THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, WE THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR DOING THIS. NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK IS, AS HE READ , AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOATING SEASON. THE BEGINNING OF OUR BOATING SEASON IS THE FIRST DAY IN JANUARY., BUT AND SO IT GOES, WE ARE HERE, WE ARE PART OF THE AUXILIARY. AMONG US, WE ALL HAVE JOBS TO DO. WE DO NOT HAVE RANKS, AS SUCH. WE HAVE OFFICES, THANK YOU. SOME OF US [00:20:07] ARE TEACHERS. SOME OF US ARE VESSEL EXAMINERS. WE TEACH A BOATING SAFETY CLASS, THERE IS ONE COMING UP THIS SATURDAY AT GREEN COVE. WE CHECKED BOATS FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS ALSO BUT THAT ADDRESSED. EDWARD, WHO SOME OF YOU KNOW FROM THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD, IS IN ELECTED OR ASSIGNED OFFICE, ACTUALLY. HE IS OUR HR GUY. MY NAME IS CHUCK WHIPPLE, AUXILIARY FOR 10, 11 YEARS, RETIRED NAVAL ARCHITECT. AND RETIRED ATTORNEY OVER HERE, 30 -PLUS YEARS, THREE YEARS IN THE AUXILIARY, NOT YET RETIRED. >> WE JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNTY. I AM SURE THE COAST GUARD, THEY DO, TOO, THE COUNTY, FOR YOUR SUPPORT. FOR SUPPORTING NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEY HELP US. BILL MAHER , PART OF THE MARINE SAFETY DIVISION, HOPEFULLY, I WILL NOT HAVE TO TEACH HIS CHAPTER, JUST AS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, MOST PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC, THEY DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHO WE ARE. WHEN ACS AT THE BOAT RAMPS, THEY THINK WE ARE THE COAST GUARD. WE ARE REALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WE ARE THE CIVIL BRANCH OF THE COAST GUARD, OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1939, JUST AS WORLD WAR II WAS STARTING TO CRANK UP IN EUROPE, WE WERE PART OF THE RESERVES. BUT , SINCE THEN, AS WE WERE VOLUNTEERS, THEY CHANGED THAT. THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS FORMALLY ADOPTED AND PUT US IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER, FEDERAL RULES. WE ARE , I THINK, THE ONLY MILITARY BRANCH THAT ALSO HAS A DEDICATED AND FEDERALLY-ACKNOWLEDGED VOLUNTEER GROUP. SO, LIKE CHUCK WAS SAYING, WE DO A LOT OF THINGS UNDERWATER. A LOT OF TIMES, IT WAS A GENTLEMAN , IN THE RESTROOM, HE SAYS, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RETIRE ? HE THOUGHT I WAS IN THE NAVY. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT WHEN THEY SEE US. AND THAT WAS KIND OF AN OFFHANDED COMPLIMENT, ACTUALLY. I'M A LITTLE BIT OLD TO BE RUNNING AROUND DOING THAT STUFF. BUT ANYWAY, WE LOOK LIKE THE COAST GUARD. WE WEAR THE SAME UNIFORMS , BASICALLY. BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE REALLY BETWEEN US , AND THE COAST GUARD, THE ACTIVE DUTY, IS THEY HAVE THE GOLD BARS . THE GOLD INSIGNIA, WE WILL WEAR SILVER. I AM THINKING ABOUT WRITING A NOVEL ABOUT THAT, THE SILVER SIDE. DO WITH THE HAIR. WHEN I JOINED, I WAS THE YOUNGEST PERSON IN THE GROUP, IN THE AUXILIARY, I WAS 40 YEARS OLD. AND REALLY, WE ARE ALL ABOUT BOATING SAFETY. AND WE HOPE THAT THE BOATING SEASON IS GOING TO BE OPEN AGAIN, BIG TIME, WITH MEMORIAL DAY COMING UP, THEN FOURTH OF JULY, ET CETERA, IF YOU SEE US OUT THERE, COME BY, SAY HELLO. IF YOU NEED YOUR BOAT CHECKED, COME BY. AND OTHERWISE, JUST BE SAFE OUT THERE. >> ] >> SOME OF US HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT SEA ON MUCH BIGGER BOATS. >> HERE WE GO. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT IS DANGEROUS , AND IT CAN BE IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW PROCEDURES , IF YOU DO NOT DO PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, IF YOU DO NOT DO THE RIGHT TRAINING. THEN IT BECOMES HAZARDOUS. YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO WEAR LIFE PRESERVER'S. AND THINGS LIKE HAT. AND IT CAN BE AN ENJOYABLE SITUATION, OR IT CAN BE A HARROWING SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN SOME OF THESE STORMS,, EVEN ON BLACK CREEK , OR ST. JOHNS RIVER , IT CAN BE DICEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT HERE TONIGHT. WE WILL FORWARD THIS PROCLAMATION, BUT TO GET ALL OF THE SIGNATURES ADDED TO IT. AND -- ARE YOU HERE FOR A PHOTO? >> OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] [3.  Memorial Day (May 27, 2024)] >> THE LAST PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS COMMEMORATING MEMORIAL [00:25:06] DAY, MAY 27TH. EACH DAY, OUR CONCERT MOURNS THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO DEFEND OUR NATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION ABOUT WHAT MEMORIAL DAY MEANS. WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS FROM THE VETERANS COUNCIL OF CLAY COUNTY, THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA. COME ON UP HERE. WE HAVE CHAPTER 1059, SERGEANT BRADLEY, THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS , AND OUR VETERANS SERVICES OFFICER, ALONG WITH OTHER LOCAL VETERANS, TO HELP US COMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY. AND CONNIE BUTLER, SHE IS HERE. OKAY, SHE IS GOING TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTED DURING MEMORIAL DAY PROCLAMATIONS . A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM NOW. HERE , HERE . >> WHEREAS, COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO DEFEND OUR COUNTRY BY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES HAS SET ASIDE A DAY TO HONOR AND MOURN THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE DIED IN COMBAT, OR FROM WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN COMBAT, SINCE 1868. AND WHEREAS, THOSE SERVICEMEMBERS DESERVE OUR GREATEST RESPECT, AND WE SHARE A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO THEM AND TO THEIR FAMILIES THAT WE CAN NEVER FULLY REPAY. AND WHEREAS, IN CLAY COUNTY, WE ARE UNITED BY A LOVE OF COUNTRY, A PROUD MILITARY HERITAGE, AND THE CONVICTION THAT OUR FALLEN MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS DESERVE TO BE HONORED FOR THEIR SELFLESS ACTIONS. AND WHEREAS, TODAY -- MEMORIAL DAY I GUESS, WE ARE PLEASED TO EXTEND A SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS FOR ORGANIZING THE 36TH ANNUAL RIVER FESTIVAL CELEBRATION ON MEMORIAL DAY AT SPRING PARK IN THE GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA , SO THAT WE MAY ALL JOIN TOGETHER AND HONOR THE BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE OF THE HEROIC MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES AND THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR GREAT NATION. NOW, THEREBY -- THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 27, 2024 AS MEMORIAL DAY IN CLAY COUNTY AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT ON THIS DAY, AND EVERY DAY, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SELFLESS SERVICE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PUT DOWN -- THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY TO PRESERVE OUR LIBERTY, AND WE PAY A MARCH TO THOSE LOVED ONES WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN BATTLE SO THAT WE MAY LIVE FREE. DULY ADOPTED O B THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA ON THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2024. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. THANK YOU. >> >> INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ] FLAME , THIS PROCLAMATION REALLY MEANS A LOT TO US. AND I [00:30:07] WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT EACH OF YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR MEMORIAL DAY FESTIVITIES , WHICH IS OUR RIVER FESTIVAL , AND IT WILL BE HELD ON MEMORIAL DAY FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 10 NEGLECT P.M.. AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH A CEREMONY, WITH A FLYOVER. OF THE DREAMLAND SQUADRON AND WE HONOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL RETIRED AND ACTIVE MILITARY. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU . THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVE, AND IT IS A FUN DAY FOR EVERYONE , AT THE END OF THE DAY, DURING THE DAY , WE WILL HAVE OVER 100 FOOD VENDORS. ALONG WITH ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY. WE HAVE A WATERMELON -EATING CONTEST AND WE HAVE OUR FAMOUS DUCK RACE . YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS IT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THIS YEAR, THE CITY WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 150TH YEAR , IF YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE BANNERS UP , WE WILL BE COMMEMORATING THAT. I KNOW EARLIER, WHEN WE HAD OUR HISTORY , WE ARE PROUD OF BEING THE COUNTY SEED, AND WE ALSO EXCEEDED POPULATION GROWTH IN CLAY COUNTY. SO, WE ARE PROUD OF THAT RECOGNITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANYBODY FROM 1059? >> OH YEAH, OF COURSE HE WILL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US DOWN THE CLAY COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL. I AM WITH CHAPTER 38, MY COUNTERPART AND I, WE ARE BOTH NAVY VETERANS. THE BEAUTY OF IT IS , I HAVE SEEN CLAY COUNTY GROW . I WAS HERE IN 19 -- WHENEVER IT WAS. SERGEANT BAILEY CROSS IS A HERO FROM CLAY COUNTY. MY FRIEND, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS, WHO IS NOW DECEASED, HE SAID TO ME, HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK, AS A COMMANDER , ABOUT MAKING SERGEANT CROSS AS OUR CHAPTER NAME. I SAID, WHO IS HE? HE WAS AN ARMY MAJOR, KILLED TRYING TO SAVE NAVY SEALS IN AFGHANISTAN I AM SO VERY PROUD TO HONOR HIS NAME . THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> VETERANS COUNCIL? >> I AM JOHN O'ROURKE WITH THE CLAY COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO TRIP THE MAYOR . THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE EXTREME COMMITMENT TO THE VETERANS IN OUR COUNTY. ON MEMORIAL DAY, WE REFLECT AND WE SHARE ON THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR LOVED ONES, BUT WE MUST ACT AND CARRY THEIR SACRIFICE IN OUR HEARTS AND STRIVE TO HONOR THEIR MEMORIES BY BEING FAITHFUL, STRONG, AND COMMITTED TO BUILDING A FUTURE FOR ALL OF THE VETERANS AND THEIR FUTURE IN CLARK COUNTY -- CLAY COUNTY. >> SIR? BSO? >> THERE ARE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE APPEAR, OF COURSE , WITH MY OTHERS HERE IN THE COUNTY, AND I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO TAKE THIS MEMORIAL DAY TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THAT GAVE THEIR LIVES. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I HAVE BEEN [00:35:02] ALL OVER, 28 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THIS IS THE BEST, HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE, REMEMBER ALL OF THOSE FALLEN SOLDIERS. >> DID I MISS ANYBODY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MY NAME IS STEVE GIMENEZ, I AM WITH THE RORY S GEIGER MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, 1047 AND THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO ALL OF THE GREAT MEMORIES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FLAG. IF THAT FLAG IS FADED, TORN, TATTERED, PLEASE REPLACE IT AND TAKE IT DOWN IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT IS MADE IN THE USA. PLEASE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE WILL HAVE THIS SIGNED BY THE LAST PERSON. FOR THE PRESENTATION. INC. YOU VERY MUCH. [4.  EMS Week (May 19-25, 2024)] >> ALSO, AS PART OF THIS EVENING, WE HAVE TWO DECLARATIONS, THE FIRST ONE IS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WAY, MAY 19 THROUGH THE 25TH. WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMS WE, HONORING THE TRAILBLAZING CLINICIANS WHO CONTINUOUSLY RAISE THE BAR AND INVOLVED EMERGENCY MEDICINE . WE HAVE A DECLARATION ATTACHED TO TODAY'S AGENDA, TO EXPRESS OUR DEDICATION TO THIS OFFICE -- SELFLESS SACRIFICES AS THEY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL PATIENT CARE . I ENCOURAGE [5.  National Public Works Week (May 19-25, 2024)] EVERYONE TO READ THIS DECLARATION AS PART OF OUR AGENDA, WHICH WILL BE POSTED. THE SECOND DECLARATION IS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. WE COULD NOT GO A DAY WITHOUT PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES, MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH. PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS HANDLE SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. HEALTH AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AMERICANS. WE HAVE A DECLARATION ATTACHED RECOGNIZING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ADVANCING [Clay County Utility Authority Strategic Plan Brief (J. Johnston)] THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY PROBABLY SERVE. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE PROCLAMATIONS. TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH MR. JEREMY JOHNSON, WITH THE CC UA >> COMMISSIONERS, GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS, SHE WAS ONE OF OUR EXPERTS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT, AND SHE SERVED AS PROJECT MANAGER. WHEN THERE ARE QUESTIONS I CANNOT ANSWER, I HAVE THE EXPERT WITH ME HERE. THEN WE CAN MOVE ALONG. WHERE ARE WE COMING FROM AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? THAT IS A KEY QUESTION. SO , CCUA HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A SMALL, OR MEDIUM-SIZED , UTILITY. WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO A LARGE UTILITY. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE ABOUT 55,000 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS. WE ARE FORECASTING OVER THE NEXT 20 TO 25 YEARS THAT WE WILL BE DOUBLING IN SIZE, SERVING WELL OVER 100,000 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, WHEN YOU TRANSITION TO THAT SIZE OF UTILITY, THAT SIZE OF ORGANIZATION, THAT REQUIRES A TRANSITION IN HOW YOU CONDUCT BUSINESS, REQUIRING HIGH DEGREES OF COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION , STANDARDIZED PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN SPECIALIZED AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE. [00:40:04] IN INSTITUTING A STRATEGIC PLAN, OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY , INTO THE FUTURE , WE WERE USING THE EPA'S EFFECTIVE UTILITY MANAGEMENT GOD, THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WAS DONE IN COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION WITH A NUMBER OF SOCIETIES THAT ARE REPRESENTED RIGHT THERE IN THE GRAPHIC. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL POINT OUT IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY. CCUA, I BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN MARCH, 2020, OF COURSE, WE ALL REMEMBER THAT FROM THE COVID LOCKDOWNS , ET CETERA. EVEN DURING THE LOCKDOWNS, WE BEGAN AN EFFORT TO LAY DOWN FOUNDATIONS WITH THE REORGANIZATION OF UTILITY, INSTITUTING SOME POSITIONS, UPDATING POLICIES AND STANDARDS THAT HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED IN OVER 20 YEARS. AS YOU SEE, THE PROGRESSION OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. AND THAT IS SOMETHING I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF FOR THE ENTIRE CCUA TEAM. WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN PROGRESSING WITH THE NUMBER OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES , I DO THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THIS GRAPHIC REPRESENTS IS, LIFE HAPPENS . HURRICANE IAN , HURRICANE IDALIA , WE HAD THAT AS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE CCUA TEAM RESPONDED QUICKLY, DEPLOYING TEAMS TO THE DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY AREAS IN PLACES LIKE CAPE CORAL, SANIBEL ISLAND, AND THE TOWN OF JENNINGS DURING HER TO CANADA YOU. I AM PROUD TO REPORT, THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IS LIVE. NOT ONLY HAVE WE DISSED -- DISTRIBUTED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE ARE PROGRESSING WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW INFORMATION SYSTEMS. WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, BUT I WILL ADMIT, IT WAS THE CAUSE OF LOSING THE LAST BIT OF HAIR ON MY HEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO HAND IT TO MS. STERLING TO TALK ABOUT THE KEYS TO SUCCESS IN THIS PROCESS. >> IT IS PROBABLY NO SURPRISE THAT JEREMY AND THE REST OF THE CCUA LEADERSHIP TEAM GAVE A LOT OF THOUGHT TO THE CHARACTERISTICS THEY WANTED FOR THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF CCUA. IN MANY ORGANIZATIONS, THE BIG WORK IS GETTING ALIGNMENT WITH THAT SENIOR LEADERSHIP , OF WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE, BUT, CCUA WAS ACTUALLY ALREADY ON THE SAME PAGE REGARDING THEIR VISION FOR THE UTILITY. THAT IS REALLY A TESTAMENT, IN AND OF ITSELF, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE. IT HAS BEEN KIND OF A GUIDING LIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM STARTED WITH CCUA 'S MISSION STATEMENT, AND THEIR CORE VALUES. THESE ARE MY FOUNDATIONAL PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT DEFINE THE CULTURE AND MISSION. THE STRATEGIC PLAN BUILDS ON AND INSTITUTIONALIZES THAT VISION. IN A VERY CONCRETE WAY, THEY DEVELOP THE KEYS TO SUCCESS. THOSE KEYS REPRESENT WHAT ACTIONS NEED TO BE CARRIED OUT, TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF CCUA, THEY TOUCH ALL PARTS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THEY PROVIDE A STRONG BASE FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND EXPANSION. I WENT THE WRONG DIRECTION. ONE SECOND. OH YES, FROM THE KEYS TO SUCCESS, WE WENT TO DEVELOPING ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, YOU CAN SEE THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES LISTED DOWN THE PAGE, AND THE KEYS TO SUCCESS, ACROSS THE TOP. AND EVERY STRATEGIC PRIORITY SUCH AS MULTIPLE KEYS TO SUCCESS. AND YOU WANT, WHEN DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN, FOR ALL OF THE PIECES TO BUILD UPON EACH OTHER, TO REINFORCE EACH OTHER, THAT PROVIDES THE STRONGEST, MOST SUSTAINABLE WAYS FROM WHICH TO DEVELOP INITIATIVES. AT THIS POINT, WE WILL GO OVER SOME OF THE STRATEGIC IS IN SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES THAT CCUA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT OVER THE NEXT DECADE. >> SO, THE FIRST STRATEGIC PRIORITY WAS TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR THE GROWTH OF UTILITY. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BASE LINE THINGS , WHICH WE WERE VERY SPECIFIC TO. CCUA HAS AN ENABLING LEGISLATION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FOLLOW. ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE AN ESTABLISHED SERVICE AVAILABILITY POLICY, WHICH IS ON A FIRST -COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS, PROVIDING THE MECHANISM [00:45:03] FOR US TO SERVE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE STAYING AWAY FROM THOSE PARTICULAR, ESTABLISHED POLICIES. WE DID NOT WANT THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO OFFER ANYTHING THAT WOULD INTERFERE OR COUNTER THOSE ESTABLISHED COUNTIES. IF ANYTHING, WE WANTED THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO FOCUS ON WHAT CCUA CAN CONTROL, AND WHAT WAS WITHIN THE WHEELHOUSE OF CCUA, INTERNAL TO THE ORGANIZATION, TIED TO THIS IS BUILDING AND DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE GROWTH, WHERE IT IS OCCURRING, AND TRYING TO BE JUST IN TIME, FOR THAT GROWTH TO HAPPEN. WE WANT TO AVOID UNNECESSARY SPECULATION AND RISKS, THAT HAVE STRANDED ASSETS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE A RETURN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. PETERS CREEK IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. THAT FACILITY WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE GREAT RECESSION AND IT WAS THERE FOR 10 YEARS WITH 64 CUSTOMERS ON IT. NOW, GROWTH HAS HAPPENED AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS AND THAT FACILITY IS BEING UPGRADED TO A 1.5 MILLION GALLON A DAY FACILITY AND IT WILL SOON HAVE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS ON IT BUT IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS TO BE AWARE OF, IN THE RISKS OF DEVELOPING A UTILITY. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS PARTICULAR STRATEGIC PRIORITY IS OUR FORECASTING. WE HAVE FORECASTING METHODS , BUT WE HAVE DONE THINGS FROM THE MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS THAT I DEVELOPED FROM MY BUSINESS SCHOOL DAYS, TO USING THIS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. WE WANT TO STANDARDIZE THAT PROJECT , IN FORECASTING SOMMA -- SO THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DATA, THAT FORECASTING FEEDS INTO THE CAPACITY ANALYSIS. HOW DO WE INTEND TO EXPAND FACILITIES AND WHAT IS THE TIMING FOR THE EXPANSION OF FACILITIES AND WHAT IS THE TIMING FOR NEW FACILITIES AND HOW TO REPROGRAM THOSE INTO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM? THE NEXT PRIORITY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IS MODERNIZING AND IMPROVING OUR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS. I AM VERY PLEASED TO REPORT, AS I MENTIONED EARLY, THE PROJECT IS NOW LIVE . WE HAVE FUNCTIONING , WE HAVE 15,000 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW SYSTEM. WE HAVE RUN THE FIRST BILLING CYCLE THROUGH THE SYSTEM, AS WE ARE WORKING THROUGH TECHNICAL BUGS, AND THERE ARE TECHNICAL BUGS, YOU CANNOT CHANGE OUT A LEGACY SYSTEM THAT IS OVER 25 YEARS OLD, WITHOUT BUGS OCCURRING , AND WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE PARTICULAR EFFORTS. NEXT, WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE SCADA SYSTEM, SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND ACQUISITIONS DATA . THIS WILL BE THE AVOIDANCE OF ADDING MORE PERSONAL SHIFTS AROUND THE CLOCK. IT WILL ALLOW US TO REDUCE THE TIMING, WHILE MAINTAINING VISIBILITY AND RESPONSE TIMES, AS WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THESE TYPES OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY IS, FIRST AND FOREMOST TIED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS CORRECTLY AND SAFELY, NOT ONLY IS IT THE DATA THAT IS TIED TO OUR OPERATIONAL ASSETS, BUT THE DATA OF OUR CUSTOMERS AS WELL, WE HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING PROPER CYBER SECURITY MEASURES. AND THEN TIED TO THIS, IT IS THE ENTERPRISE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH WE BEGAN BACK IN 2017, THIS TYPE OF MODERN SYSTEM IS TIED TO OUR PHYSICAL ASSETS . IT HELPS US TO ASSESS THE LIFECYCLE AND AGE OF THE SYSTEM, WHAT TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTS THEY ARE IN, WHAT TYPE OF RISKS, WHAT TYPE OF CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE, AND THAT HELPS US WITH PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS TO HELP FEED INFORMATION INTO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THIS BRINGS ME TO THE NEXT STRATEGIC PRIORITY, REFINING AND DOCUMENTING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. SO, WHILE WE DO HAVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS , IT IS DRIVEN FROM THE SMALL OR MEDIUM-SIZED UTILITIES AND WE NEED TO TRANSITION THAT TO A LARGER UTILITY TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS AND THE DEMANDS, GIVEN THE PACE OF GROWTH THAT IS COMING, IT WILL ALSO HELP US DEAL WITH THE INFLATIONARY [00:50:01] PRESSURES THAT ALL OF US IN THE INDUSTRY ARE EXPERIENCING IN THE COST OF THE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS HIGHLIGHTS A FOCUS ON THE DELIVERY OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AND REPORTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DELIVERY OF THE PROCESS AND OF THOSE PROGRAMS. NEXT , I WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS , AND I WILL SAY, THE SUCCESS IN OUR MISSION IS DETERMINED BY THE SUCCESS IN TRAINING, DEVELOPING, AND RETAINING HIGHLY-SKILLED PROFESSIONALS. I THINK THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF AND I AM VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE RETAINED MOST OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS, AND I AM EVEN MORE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THOSE ORIGINAL HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR SIX YEARS ARE ABSOLUTELY LEAD OPERATORS WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, IT IS ONE THING TO BRING HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS INTO THE ORG . IT IS ANOTHER WANT TO TRAIN -- THING TO TRAIN AND ADVANCE THEM FORWARD. WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUT ENERGY INTO THIS MOVING FORWARD. THIS PROVIDES A CAREER PATH. IT PROVIDES TECHNICAL TRAINING , EXPERTISE, AS THEY ADVANCE IN THEIR PROFESSIONS AND I AM VERY PLEASED THAT IT PROVIDES THE MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING SO THAT THEY ARE PREPARED FOR THE TRAINING, AND AS SUPERINTENDENTS , OVERTIME THIS HELPS US ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS, NOT ONLY IN OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT HELP KEEP THEM RIGHT HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. THE NEXT ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD IS THE STANDARDIZED WORK PROCESS AND I AM GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO YOU. >> THE STRATEGIC PARITY IS REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT TRANSITION FROM THE MANUAL-BASED TYPE OF PROCESS , INTO A DIGITAL AND MORE STANDARDIZED PROCESS. CCUA HAS AN AMOUNT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS CAPTURE THE KNOWLEDGE IN A WAY THAT IT CAN BE PASSED DOWN . THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THAT JEREMY WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, THAT IS ONE WAY OF DOING IT. AND ANOTHER WAYS TO GET THAT KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTIONALIZED THROUGH THE SCADA PROGRAM THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER. IT TAKES OPERATIONAL ABILITY, TO GET PAST THINGS THAT ARE MAY BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED NOW BY PEOPLE WHO DO THEM EVERY DAY. IT PUTS THEM IN A DIGITAL FORMAT THAT CAN BE REPLICATED AT EVERY WASTEWATER PLANT SO THAT YOU ARE GETTING STANDARDIZATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. IT IS ALSO GEARED AT USING TECHNOLOGY AND WORKFLOWS, SO THAT IF THERE ARE BOTTLENECKS IN THE SYSTEM, WE ARE ABLE TO USE THESE NEW TOOLS TO CLEAR THE BOTTLENECKS AND OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY, MOVING FORWARD, ANOTHER BIG PART OF THIS STRATEGIC PRIORITY IS IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS. QUALITY IS REALLY PARAMOUNT AT EVERY STEP, FROM PLANNING, THROUGH EXECUTION, AND ANALYSIS, AT THE END. HAVING THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM, AND BUILDING ON THE CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY AND INCLUSION THAT CCUA HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED, WILL BRING THE STRATEGIC PRIORITY TO THE FOREFRONT. >> INSIDE THE DOCUMENTS, THE STANDARDIZED PROCESS INCLUDES INTERACTIONS WITH CLAY COUNTY , AND HOW DO WE COORDINATE PROJECTS IN YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SO THAT IS WITHIN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. COMMUNICATIONS, IN MY CAREER, IN THE EARLY DAYS , IN THE UTILITY BUSINESS AND AS AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, YOU DID NOT HEAR FROM US, THAT MEANT WE WERE DOING A GOOD JOB. IN THE DAYS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WAY IN WHICH INFORMATION IS PASSED VERY QUICKLY, I THINK THIS IS CHANGING DRAMATICALLY. AND I WILL SAY THAT CCUA HAS BEEN IMPROVING MEDICATIONS, WE CAN AND WE WANT TO DO MORE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WILL [00:55:07] HIGHLIGHT IN THIS PARTICULAR PRIORITY IS LOOKING AT THE CCUA BRAND. I BELIEVE CCUA, WE ARE A VERY FORWARD THINKING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE A LOT INVESTED IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES OVER TIME. WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE A LOT INVESTED IN THINGS LIKE OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTMENTS, WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WATERPUMP WE USE , ET CETERA. WE THINK THAT THE BRAND NEEDS TO REFLECT THAT FORWARD THINKING AND COMMITMENT. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CCUA 'S HISTORY AND TRADITIONS, OUR LOGO WITH THE LEAKING FAUCET DOES NOT CONVEY THAT BRAND. JUST BEING REAL. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT, IS THAT FORWARD THINKING ASPECT. IN THE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, WE WANT TO CREATE AND DEVELOP AVENUES TO DELIVER INFORMATION TO OUR CUSTOMERS. YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE CUSTOMER PORTAL. WE WERE MUCH MORE PROACTIVE IN SOCIAL MEDIA , ET CETERA. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO CREATE CHANNELS FOR FEEDBACK, BACK TO US, THAT ARE CONSTRUCTIVE. WE HAVE DONE AN ANNUAL SURVEY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THAT NEEDS T BE UPDATED. AND SO, WE WILL SEE THAT AS A WAY TO GET FEEDBACK, BACK TO US. AND I THINK THAT THE GOAL IS TO BE PROACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING, I WILL BEGIN THE DISCUSSION HERE, WE ARE IN VERY GOOD FINANCIAL HEALTH. WE PREPARE AND PERFORM AN AUDIT THROUGH JAMES MOORE AND ASSOCIATES. WE ARE ALWAYS GETTING A CLEAN AUDIT AND WE ARE IN GOOD FINANCIAL HEALTH, INCLUDING THAT AUDIT. AND BY OUR BOND RESOLUTION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO A BIANNUAL REPORT EVERY TWO YEARS, AND THAT LOOKS AT THE CONDITION OF OUR ASSETS, WHETHER WE ARE INVESTING, AS FAR AS REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, SYSTEMS , ET CETERA. THE LAST BIANNUAL REPORT, JANUARY, WAS ANOTHER VERY GOOD REPORT, THAT WE ARE DEFINITELY IN FRONT OF, AND TAKING CARE OF THE ASSETS, THAT WE WERE ENTRUSTED WITH, SO, TIED INTO THIS PARTICULAR STRATEGIC PRIORITY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES. THE DRAFTING OF THESE POLICIES IS UNDERWAY, AS WELL AS TIED TO THE RATE STUDY. THE RATE STUDY IS NEARLY FINISHED AND THIS WILL BE FRAMED TOGETHER WITH THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES BEING DEVELOPED. THIS GIVES GUIDANCE NOT ONLY TO MANAGEMENT, AS, WOULD MEET PRESENT FINANCIAL DECISIONS, IT DOES GIVE GUIDANCE AND GUARDRAILS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, INTO WHAT POTENTIAL IMPACTS , RISKS, ET CETERA ARE THERE FOR THOSE FINANCIAL DECISIONS. I THINK THAT THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, THE POLICIES BEING DRAFTED, WILL HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS, THAT WILL BE PRETTY ACTIVE, WE REPORT ON OPERATIONS EVERY SINGLE MONTH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO DEVELOP AN PREPACKED -- PERFECT IS THE PERFORMANCE ON THE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND INCLUDE THAT IN THE REPORTING. THE REASON IS, GENERALLY, THE CAPITAL PROGRAM IS TIED TO THE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WE TAKE ON. THAT IS TIED TO THE AMOUNT OF DEBT SERVICE CHARGE IN THE RATES. SO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PERFORMING EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY OVER TIME. AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR PRIORITY, IS THE PURSUIT OF GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES , GIVING THE -- GIVEN THE PINCH THAT WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING ON THE CAPITAL SIDE . WHILE WE HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT PROACTIVE IN PURSUING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER GRANTS, THERE IS CERTAIN ROOM FOR AGREEMENT AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DO THAT. WE ARE LOOKING TO PURSUE MORE AVENUES FOR FUNDING SOURCES, THAT WILL MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS THAT WE TAKE ON, AND THE RATES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. NEXT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT BONUSES. >> SO, EDWARD DENNING IS FAVORITE -- PRETTY FAMOUS FOR HIS SYSTEM PLAN , TO ACT, [01:00:03] CHECK, AND DO. THE STRATEGIC PLAN REPRESENTS THE PLAN THAT THE CCUA HAS PUT IN PLACE FOR THE GOALS THEY HAVE SET FOR THEMSELVES. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED LAMENTING THE INITIATIVES , FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION, THE RATE STUDY, SO MANY INITIATIVES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. THAT IS WHERE OUR KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, THE PLAY, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACHIEVING AND MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOALS THAT THEY HAVE SET. YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM IN A DASHBOARD AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS , THE KEY IS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING, MONITORING YOUR PROGRESS, MAKING SURE THAT YOU ARE ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS. THE KPI WILL BE TIED TO THE ANNUAL REPORT. AND AGAIN, IN THAT COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, THEY WILL BE REPORTING OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS, WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. AND THEN THE LAST PART OF THE CYCLE, WE ACT. I GUESS, WE ARE NOT NAÏVE ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT WE GOT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, WE CAN MAKE THOSE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS, WE CAN BRING THOSE SMALL INITIATIVES FORWARD, WE CAN PUSH OTHER ONES FORWARD, WE CAN REACT TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN REAL TIME, THAT IS ANOTHER CRUCIAL STEP IN THE PROCESS PLAN. WE CAN CHECK AND WE CAN ACT. CCUA HAS SET FORTH AN IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE FOR ITS MANY INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE WORKSHOPS WITH THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAMS, I KEPT CHECKING IN WITH THEM. I SAID, YOU HAVE A LOT SIGNED UP AND THAT ONE TO TWO-YEAR BUCKET. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT? YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE YOUR STAFF VERY LOADED UP , AT THE FRONT. BUT THEY WERE READY, THEY WERE SIGNED UP FOR IT, AND AS WE WERE COMPLETING THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THEY ACTUALLY STARTED IMPLEMENTATION. THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY RIDING THE BICYCLE WHILE FIXING IT, THAT IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE SUCH AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF PROGRESS ON THESE INITIATIVES. WE WILL CONTINUE INTO THAT THREE TO FIVE-YEAR BUCKET. THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS NOT A REPORT THAT'S IT'S ON THE SHELF. AS I SAID, WE ARE GOING TO BE CHECKING IN ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT COMING BACK AND REVISITING THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AFTER SEVERAL YEARS. YOU KNOW, WE WILL CHECK OUT THE ONES THAT ARE COMPLETED, AND ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, SO THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL ITS CUSTOMERS. >> IN CLOSING, ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL POINT OUT, WHEN I BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I HAD A TRANSITION PLAN. I THOUGHT OUT WITH 30, 60, AND 90-DAY OBJECTIVES, FIRST YEAR, SECOND YEAR, WE SYSTEMATICALLY WENT THROUGH, AND WE ACHIEVED ALL OF THOSE OBJECTIES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF. NEXT, WE ARE LOOKING LONGER-TERM TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTY. SUSTAIN THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US. WE SEE THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AS A LIVING DOCUMENT, AND WE DO AN ANNUAL REPORT EVERY SINGLE YEAR TO LAY OUT THE GOALS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WE SEE THIS STRATEGIC PLAN AS BEING TIED TO THAT ANNUAL REPORT. WE ALSO ENVISION WE WILL COME BACK IN THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AS WE TAKE THINGS OFF, THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT NEED TO EMERGE, AND THERE ARE ALREADY THINGS PERCOLATING ALONG THOSE LINES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON, BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING TO FACILITATE THE NORTH FLORIDA PROJECT EFFORT, TO TRULY MANAGE RESOURCES AND ADDRESS A NUMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRAINTS. AS THAT EFFORT BEGINS TO TAKE MORE FORM, AND THE REPORTS COME OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR EFFORT, OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL TAKE SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS. THEY WILL GET INCORPORATED INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AT A FUTURE DATE. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY SAYING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU. WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, AT THIS TIME. QUESTIONS? [01:05:04] >> I THINK THIS IS A REAL GOOD REVIEW, OR PRESENTATION, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY, MOVING FORWARD . WE ARE GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. WE CAN SEE THAT THE UTILITIES ARE GROWING WITH THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON YOUR INTERNSHIP AND THE SUCCESS OF THE WATER PORT OPERATORS. THEY ARE HARD TO GET. IF YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN, THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. >> CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME THE STAT YOU SHARED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE COMPETING WITH, WITH A WAY BASIS ? >> WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET SEASON, SO, WAGES WOULD BE ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOK AT, WE DO GET THE BENCHMARK FROM AN INDUSTRY-WIDE DOCUMENT, AND WE ALSO COMPARE OURSELVES AGAINST UTILITIES LIKE EMERALD COAST , TAMPA BAY WATER. ET CETERA. WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF THEM. WE ARE EITHER RIGHT AT , OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THOSE , BUT THE REALITY IS, OUR COLLEAGUES TO THE NORTH ARE GENERALLY ABOUT 20 OR 30% HIGHER THAN WE ARE. NOW , WHEN THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN ORGANIZATIONS, JTA, $2.5 BILLION IN REVENUE . TIED TO BOTH WATER AND ELECTRIC . THE BUDGET THIS YEAR IS LOOKING AT ABOUT 81 MILLION, SO, THERE IS A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC THERE. BUT IT DOES CREATE A CHALLENGE FOR US, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT IN TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE STAFF, MAKING SURE THAT THE WAGES ARE. THE RESULTS , FROM CCUA , TO THE UTILITY, SO THE WAY OF ADDRESSING IT IS TO NOT COMPETE ON THAT DOLLAR-FOR-DOLL AR WAGE, THAT INCREASES RATES THAT HITS PEOPLE IN THE POCKETBOOK. OUR APPROACH IS TO INVEST IN THE INTERNSHIP AND TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AND I THINK, LONG TERM, THAT WILL YIELD LONG-TERM BENEFITS, BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT STAY BECAUSE OF THE PROFESSIONAL, POSITIVE WORK CULTURE THAT WE ARE FOSTERING. >> MR. CHAIR, JEREMY, ONE QUESTION THAT MAKE HIM UP, IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN , YOU STARTED WITH THAT, AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU EXPECT RATES TO DOUBLE, AT THE SAME TIME, THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT RESTRICTED THE AMOUNT THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PUMP , REGARDING WATER, WENT DOWN. SO, ONE MIGHT ASK THE QUESTION, HOW CAN YOU MEET THE DOUBLING OF SERVICE CUSTOMERS UNDER A REDUCED PERMIT? I THINK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN VERY INNOVATIVE WITH YOU TAKING THE LEAD, AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU MIGHT SHARE WITH US A LITTLE SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT RE-TAKING THE LEAD AND GETTING THOSE FOLKS TO THE TABLE. >> CERTAINLY, ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL POINT OUT, THE ORIGINAL PERMIT WAS DETERMINED BASED ON PER CAPITA WATER USE , THAT IS NOW 20, 25, OR MORE YEARS OLD. WE HAVE MORE ACCURATE DATA OF PER CAPITA WATER USE. THE EXISTING USE PERMIT WAS RIGHT IN THAT RANGE OF $34 MILLION -- 34 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLACK CREEK PARTICIPATION, WE AGREED TO 24 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY, THAT IS MEMORIALIZED IN THE AGREEMENT AND THAT IS ALSO WHAT IT IS IN THE CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER RENEWAL . I WILL ALSO POINT OUT, WE ONLY HAVE ONE REMAINING COMMENT. THE NORTH FLORIDA EFFORT IS SO IMPORTANT. IN THAT ANALYSIS FOR THE 24 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY, WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS DO THE ANALYSIS. IT WAS AMAZING THAT WE ALL CAME PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SAME ANSWER WHICH GAVE ME A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE. WHEN WE DID THE MODELING, WE DID THE MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR GROWTH ON A NUMBER OF HIGH, MEDIUM, AND LOW. AND ON THE HIGH SCENARIO, THAT WAS USING OUR CURRENT PER CAPITA WATER USE. SO WE FELT, GIVEN GROWTH PROJECTIONS, THAT THAT 24 MGD WOULD SUFFICE , OVER THE 24 -YEAR PERMIT PERIOD. THAT WAS A COMMENT, EARLY ON, IN THE [01:10:07] DISCUSSION WITH THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THE ONE THING THAT I WILL POINT OUT, THAT THE BLACK CREEK AGREEMENT DOES ALLOW FOR, IS FOR US TO COME BACK AND UPDATE THE AGREEMENT AS WELL AS MODIFY OR ADD CONSUMPTIVE USE LEVELS. THINGS THAT ARE UNCERTAIN OR UNKNOWN, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK AND UPDATE THAT AGREEMENT. IT WILL REQUIRE PARTICIPATION. THERE IS A COST THERE FOR THAT RECOVERY EFFORT, AND THERE IS AN ESTABLISHED POLICY, IN THE SAME WAY AS THE CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT. WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE NOT IN THAT ENVELOPE, NOT IN THAT AGREEMENT. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS TO GO TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, TO WHAT NEEDS , NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND HOW WE APPROACH THOSE, EITHER BY PARTICIPATION AND AGREEMENTS, OR THE ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY, AS ANOTHER OPTION. ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL COMMENT ON, YOUR COMMENT WAS AIMED AT THE NORTH FLORIDA EFFORT. BECAUSE OUR CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT IS UNDER REVIEW. CCUA DID AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE , TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO ON THEIR OWN TO COMPLY. GIVEN THE VOLATILITY OF DIFFERENT WATER SUPPLY ISSUES, YOU NEED A MAJOR WATER INPUT AND THAT ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE ONLY SUSTAINABLE, ALTERNATE INPUT WOULD BE BE ST. JOHNS RIVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE, FROM A SALINITY STANDPOINT, BUFFERING, LARGE PIPELINES, THAT CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS WAS BASICALLY A $1 BILLION PRICE TAG FOR CCUA. FROM THAT, AND KNOWING THAT WE NEEDED TO SECURE A LONG-TERM PERMANENT BEING A LEADER IN ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES, WE BEGAN AN EFFORT OF CALLING AND COORDINATING WITH PEOPLE. HOW CAN WE GET PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, SO, WE MANAGED TO FACILITATE A MEETING AMONGST THE SUWANEE RIVER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, ST. JOHN'S COUNTY UTILITY, AND I SHOULD REALLY GET A PAY RAISE JUST FOR COORDINATING THE PARTICULARS OF THE MEETING. WE HAD THAT MEETING, AND WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS , CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS SO THAT WE CAN REALLY BEGIN TO THINK THROUGH, HOW DO WE MANAGE THE WATER RESOURCES IN NORTH FLORIDA ? KNOWING THAT WE HAD THE CONSUMPTIVE USE PERMIT, I VOLUNTEERED TO USE THE CONTINUING SERVICES PROJECT, WITH MR. SMITH, LEADING THAT PARTICULAR EFFORT. BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND BY QUITE A MIRACLE, WE HAD THE AGREEMENTS AND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES AGREED TO, AND THAT EFFORT IS ABOUT 50% COMPLETE, CURRENTLY, SO, THE OUTPUT OF THAT PARTICULAR EFFORT WILL IDENTIFY PROBABLY ABOUT 25 TO 30 LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WILL ENABLE THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MOVE WHERE THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF WATER RESOURCES, WHETHER IT IS FROM FLOODING ISSUES, OR RESTORATION AT DIFFERENT SITES , TO MOVE WATER RESOURCES WHERE THEY ARE IN ABUNDANCE, TO WHERE THERE ARE NEEDS TO HELP SUSTAIN THE SPRINGS AND THE AQUIFER. IT HAS BEEN QUITE AN EFFORT. I WANT TO COMMEND THE CDM SMITH TEAMS AND ALL OF THEIR TECHNICAL EFFORTS. LAST MEETING, WE WERE DOWN TO 300 CONCEPTUAL PROJECT. I THINK THERE WAS SOME GENERAL CONSENSUS ON CRITERIA. WE ARE HOPING TO GET DOWN TO ABOUT 25 TO 50 CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE OUTPUT WILL LEAD TO A HANDOFF TO ST. JOHN'S, SUWANEE, AND THEY WILL TAKE THOSE AND ADVANCED THEM FORWARD, THE LEGISLATIVE FUNDING, THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, ET CETERA. USING THE MODEL THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE BLACK CREEK PROJECT, CCUA WOULD BE LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS, TO MEET THE CONSUMPTIVE USE LIABILITIES . >> THANKS, JEREMY, I REALLY COMMEND YOU. I THINK THAT YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD A LEGACY OF [01:15:04] PROTECTING THE DRINKING WATER FOR ALL OF NORTH FLORIDA AND I JUST REALLY APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION, YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN AND MY GRANDCHILDREN'S CHILDREN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEREMY. WE DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 25. THIS IS THE [25.  Lien Reduction] LIEN REDUCTION, CASE NUMBER CE-23-021 , 492 A TAYLOR AVENUE, ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA, VERA WILLIS AND ROGER WILLIS. >> >> OKAY, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. WE ENJOY 5:00 TIME CERTAIN. AND I AM SURE THERE ARE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT WOULD SAY THE SAME. THE FIRST CASES TAYLOR AVENUE, CE-23-021, LIKE YOU ALREADY SAID , COMMISSIONER. THIS CASE STILL HAS THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WILLIS. CHRISTOPHER CARSON IS THE POTENTIAL PROPERTY OWNER, BUT I DO NOT THINK HE COULD BE HERE TODAY. HE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND I THINK HE WAS GOING TO TRY TO GET BACK. BUT YOU GUYS HAVE THE PACKETS, THE PICTURES, ALL THE GOOD STUFF. AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE. ESSENTIALLY , HE WAS ASKED BY THE WILL IS IS FOR -- WILLISES FOR SOME HELP. NOW HE HAS GOTTEN IT ALL CLEANED UP AND HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A PROBATE ATTORNEY. THERE ARE COUPLE OF OTHER NAMES ON THE DEED . ANY QUESTIONS, FOR ME SPECIFICALLY? >> THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE? >> NO SIR. HE WAS OUT OF TOWN AND HE COULD NOT BE BACK. WE COULD MOVE IT TO THE NEXT TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT THAT IS UP TO YOU GUYS. THIS IS IN COMMISSIONER COMPERE'S DISTRICT, SO? I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT HE IS HERE, DEFINITELY. >> I KNOW, OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION ? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE. >> DO WE KNOW MOTION, A SECOND, AND ALL THAT, TO CONTINUE? >> YOU WANT TO DO IT AT THE NEXT MEETING? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IT? DO A MOTION TO CONTINUE AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT HE IS IN TOWN. THE NEXT MEETING, OR THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE? >> IF HE IS NOT INTERESTED ENOUGH TO COME TO THE MEETING -- >> UNDERSTOOD, BUT HE SAID HE WOULD BE OUT OF TOWN FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. HE DIDN'T SIGN FOR THE -- >> I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE, TO HAVE A SECOND? >> I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL. I GUESS I WILL SECOND , FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> I THINK IT BOILS DOWN TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS AN EMERGENCY. I WANT TO BE FAIR BUT ALSO RESPECTFUL OF THE TIME IT TAKES TO REVIEW. WE HAD TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS , AND THAT TAKES TIME AND RESOURCES. YOU WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN I , TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER WE CAN CONTINUE THIS FOR THE NEXT MEETING. I WOULD PREFER THAT. >> YES, MA'AM, FOR THIS CASE , I THINK THIS ONE IS NOT EXTREMELY TIMELY . I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO DO SO. >> FOR THE NEXT MEETING? [26.  Lien Reduction] >> YES, MA'AM. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A [01:20:03] SECOND, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE ? >> AYE. >> NEXT ONE, 26, LIEN REDUCTION CASE NUMBER CE- 09-018 . >> THIS WAS AT COLLECTIONS FOR SOME TIME, 15 MONTHS AND TWO DAYS, THE ISSUES AND THE FINES WERE WITH THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS, MR. AND MRS. SINCLAIR, THE NEW PROPERTY OWNERS ARE THOMAS AND DONNA STEWART. THEY MAY BE HERE TODAY , THEY ARE. THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ON A TAX DEED SALE AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE LIENS WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. ONCE THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS, THEY HAD ALREADY CLEANED IT UP, AS I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SESSION. AND THEY TURNED IN THE APPLICATION IN YOUR PACKET. THIS IS IN DR. BURKE'S DISTRICT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE ALL HERE. >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COURT NOTIFIES ANY PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAS A LIEN AGAINST IT. IT IS PHYSICAL, NO? >> I THOUGHT IT WASN'T. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BUYER BEWARE. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT. >> WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT. WHY IS IT NOT? >> YOU FILED THE LIEN WITH THE COURT, CORRECT? >> THAT HAS COME UP IN PAST CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES, THEY HAVE TWO SPECIFICALLY REQUEST A MUNICIPAL SURGE TO HAVE THE LIENS SHOW UP. IF THEY DO NOT CATCHING IT, ON THE TYPICAL REAL ESTATE CONTRACT IT IS A TINY BOX THAT HAS TO BE CHECKED. YOU HAVE TO SOMETIMES HAVE SOMEBODY DO THAT FOR YOU. I THINK THEY ADVERTISE IT AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE BUYING. BUT I THINK IT IS FEASIBLE THAT THEY COULD HAVE PURCHASED IT AND NOT KNOWN THAT IT HAD A LIEN ON IT. >> >> YOU KNOW? IT >> CAN YOU ALL SPEAK TO THAT? >> I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY ON A TAX DEED. WHEN I PURCHASED IT, THE WOMAN THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM EXPLAIN, I HAVE PAID ENOUGH TO COVER THE COUNTY LIENS , OR WHATEVER, AND I SAID FINE. THAT IS THE LAST I EVER HEARD OF, WE CLEANED UP THE PROPERTY, I HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING IT, AND IN NOVEMBER, HUNDRED AND $59,000 WORTH OF FINES, STILL ACCUMULATING. I JUST ASSUMED, WHEN THERE WAS ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF IT, THAT WAS THE END OF THE DEAL. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I HAD TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I HAD DONE THIS. >> YOU ARE INFORMED BY THE SELLER THAT THERE WAS A LIEN? >> THE COUNTY. >> THE COUNTY? >> YES. >> TO THE NORTH OF US? >> I BOUGHT A CAN OF WORMS, IS WHAT I BOUGHT. >> OH REALLY? >> THE MIC WAS NOT ON. >> MR. CHAIRMAN. YOU HAVE OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW? >> SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE COUNTY. >> DID THEY TRIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY? >> TRIED TO SELL IT. >> ] SHE WANTS TO BUY THAT TO HAVE IT ALTOGETHER. >> GOTCHA. >> ] >> CAN YOU PULL THAT MIC DOWN, PLEASE? >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS ALL ONE PIECE. IT IS ONE SECTION AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER SECTION. WE WERE JUST WAITING UNTIL THE TAX DEED CAME UP AGAIN. >> SO YOU ACTUALLY , JUST TO MAKE THE PLOT A LITTLE THICKER, JUST FOR FUN, YOU HEARD IT? >> IN MARCH, I BROUGHT YOU THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNER THAT WANTS TO PURCHASE THAT PIECE FROM THEM. IF YOU GUYS RECALL, IN MARCH WE CAME IN. THERE WAS A [01:25:03] LADY WHO LIVED IN THE SUBDIVISION SOMEWHERE, DOWN LIVING IN A SUBDIVISION AND BOUGHT THE PIECE NEXT TO THIS. NOW, I GUESS, SHE IS WANTING TO BUY IT FROM YOU GUYS. >> THAT IS WHERE WE FOUND THAT PAIRED >> WE DID THAT ONE? >> YOU ALL REDUCED IT TO ZERO. THAT IS PART OF THE REASON. >> SHE WANTS TO BUY ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY? >> NOW SHE WANTS TO BUY THEIRS. >> SHE WANTS A LOT OF PROPERTY, COMMISSIONER HOWARD WANAMAKER. >> SHE HAD A LOT OF PROPERTY THAT WAS LIKE, LANDLOCKED? >> YES, THAT WAS HER. >> THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT. >> SO, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS? >> THERE ARE SO MANY HOLES. >> I DON'T THINK SO. TO ME I THINK IT IS PRETTY CUT AND DRIED. >> FLORIDA STATUTE SAYS YOU ARE THE ONES, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BOARD , THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CAN REDUCE THESE LIENS. THE WAY THIS PROCESS WORKS -- >> I'M TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE SITUATION. THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. >> WELL, I UNDERSTAND, THESE FOLKS HAVE TO FILL OUT, PER THE POLICY, THE STEPS. THEY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION. AND THAT HAS TO COME BEFORE YOU, THE GOVERNING BOARD. AS FAR AS WHAT LIENS ARE DISCLOSED, THAT IS NOT OUR BALL GAME. I JUST DON'T KNOW. SORRY. >> I JUST HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR CITIZENS SPENDING $2920 FOR A SERVICE , WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. >> IT IS PREDICATED ON HER BUYING ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY. I JUST DON'T KNOW. >> THE STATE ONLY ALLOWS STAFF TO CHARGE A CERTAIN AMOUNT. >> THAT IS FINE. >> BUT IT IS LOW, THIS DOES NOT REALLY COVER THE COST OF THE STAFF. >> COMMISSIONER BURKE. >> WE ARE KIND OF SPREADING THE LOVE TODAY. >> I GET A LOT OF LOVE IN MY DISTRICT. >> ALL RIGHT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO REDUCE STAFF COST. >> I WILL SECOND. >> $2920? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ? >> TELL HER SHE GOT A DEAL THE LAST TIME. >> THE MOTION IS TO REDUCE THE LIEN COST , FROM WHATEVER IT IS, TO $2920. ANY IN FAVOR, SAY AYE ? >> AYE. >> ANY NAYS? IT IS UNANIMOUS. [27.  Lien Reduction] >> WHERE CAN WE SEND THE CHECK? >> THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM WILL REACH OUT TO YOU. >> ITEM 27, LIEN REDUCTION, CASE NUMBER CE-07-091 , 227 BRICKYARD ROAD, MIDDLEBURG, FLORIDA. >> THIS WAS ACTIVE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, 17 YEARS. THE TRUSTEE IS MR. CLAYTON DUKES AND THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY TO THIS PARCEL, WHICH WAS ALSO DISCUSSED AT THE MAGISTRATE. MR. CLAYTON IS HERE TODAY WITH HIS SON AND THEY CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE. ESSENTIALLY HIS MOTHER OWNED THE PROPERTY, THEN HIS BROTHER WAS RESIDING THERE AND HE HAS SINCE PASSED [01:30:01] AND MR. CLAYTON, AS THE TRUSTEE , HAS COME TO THEIR SIDE. AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE LIEN REDUCED FOR THE NIECE OF MR. CLAYTON TO LIVE ON THE PROPERTY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM OR I? >> THE PROPERTY, IS THIS THE ONE THAT WAS NOT SAFE TO GO ON? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CELLA, THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. >> JUNE 23 TO JANUARY 24 , CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS ADVISED NOT TO GO TO THE PROPERTY , BECAUSE IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THERE. A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION, LOWERING THE FINE TO BE REDUCED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO. UNDER THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE WERE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE ILL, THERE WERE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND. IT IS MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING TYPICAL. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? YOU GOT THE PROPERTY CLEANED UP NOW. >> WHEN I TOOK CONTROL, I CLEANED IT ALL UP. EVERYTHING WAS IN THE BACK. AND THE FRONT WAS CLEANED UP. THE SITUATION AROUND THIS HOUSE, EVERY TIME HE WENT TO JAIL, I CLEANED IT UP. I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH , WITH THE WHOLE ORDEAL THERE. >> AND YOU ARE THE NEW HOMEOWNER? IS MY CHILD AT HOME, IT IS WHERE I GREW UP. IF I AM ALLOWED TO SAY THAT. >> OKAY, AND YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE THERE? >> HOPEFULLY. >> LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR HOPE? >> MY HOPE IS TO RAISE A DAUGHTER AND A SON AND LET THEM HAVE THE SAME LIFE THAT I HAD, THAT THEY DESERVE. I WAS INTRODUCED TO ABUSE AND ADDICTION EARLY ON THROUGH MY DAD. AND MY MOM TOOK OVER. I LOST BOTH OF MY PARENTS. I KIND OF RAISED MYSELF. MY DAD DID HIS OWN THING. FROM THE TIME I CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL, TO 13, THAT WAS MY HOMESTEAD. THAT WAS WHERE I LEARNED TO RIDE A BIKE, THAT IS WHAT I CAME HOME TO. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE LIVING THERE WITH MY DAUGHTER. >> AND BASED ON WHAT WE WOULD SET THE PRICE AT, IS TO DETERMINE WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD? I'M SORRY . I DID NOT MEAN TO MAKE YOU CRY. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> AFTER YOU ALL SAID THAT A FEW TIMES, I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE BETTER. >> MY DAD JUST DIED TWO MONTHS AGO. IT IS A LOT. >> YEAH. >> CERTAINLY, COMMISSIONER CELLA, THIS WOULD NEVER REACH 706 $4000. >> BASED ON, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY OF THIS, I WOULD TEND TO GO ALONG WITH THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE RECOMMENDATION, REDUCING IT TO ZERO. YOU KNOW , THAT IS THE WHOLE OBJECT OF WHAT WE DO, IS TO TRY TO CREATE TAXPAYING PROPERTIES AGAIN AND CLEAN THEM UP SO THAT THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE THE PROPERTY VALUES BE DEVALUED, AS WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, WE PAID THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS AND IN THIS CASE, I WOULD ABIDE BY HER RECOMMENDATION. AND I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. >> I WILL SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WE >> I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. SO, YOU WOULD GET TO STAY THERE. IS THERE SOME CONVEYANCE THAT WOULD HAPPEN? I GUESS I MISSED THAT PART. YOU OWN IT. >> I WILL GIVE IT TO HER. [01:35:03] >> OKAY, IT WAS IN TRUST. OKAY, I SEE. THAT CLEARS IT UP FOR ME. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS , COMMENTS ? THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> IT PASSES, 4-1. [28.  Lien Reduction] [29.  Lien Reduction] [30.  Lien Reduction] >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 28, LIEN REDUCTION , CASE NUMBER CE-20-002 , 4135 BRONCO ROAD. >> IF IT IS ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, WE WILL TAKE ALL OF THE NEXT THREE, THAT WOULD BE CE-20-002, CE-21-064 , AND CE-20-001. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE THE LAST TWO ON OUR LIST , FROM THE FORECLOSURE LIST THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE. SO, MAYBE WE CAN JUST ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT EACH OF THEM, AND CHRISTIAN AND JAMIE ARE HERE, THESE ARE 4135 AND 4143 BRONCO ROAD, THESE ARE, IN COMMISSIONER CONDON'S DISTRICT. WE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THESE, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS AND THESE GENTLEMEN ASKED IF WE COULD HOLD OFF, THEY HAD HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER. AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE PROPERTY FROM HER. SO, WE HAVE TO STOP WHERE WE WERE AT, WITH THE FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE ALL OF THAT HAPPENED. AND I HAVE OUR DEPUTY BUILDING OFFICIAL. THERE WAS A LONG LINE OF PROCESS WITH THESE GAZES . THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON WITH THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS, OF UNSAFE HOUSES THAT FOLKS WERE LIVING IN. THERE WERE A LOT OF INSPECTIONS, THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THIS PROPERTY TO MAKE THEM INHABITABLE AND SAFE. PAT IS HERE FOR SPECIFIC BUILDIN QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY. LONG STORY SHORT, THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE MADE ALL OF THE REPAIRS. THEY HAVE HAD ALL OF THE INSPECTIONS FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND SINCE THEN THEY HAVE TURNED IN THE APPLICATION FOR THE LIEN REDUCTION. JUST TO GO THROUGH IT REALLY QUICK. THE 002 CASE WAS ACTIVE FOR FOUR YEARS AND TWO MONTHS. THE 0064 CASE WAS TWO YEARS AND NINE MONTHS, AND THEN THE OTHER 001 WAS FOUR YEARS AND TWO MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY, TWO OF THEM , THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT CASES ON THAT ONE ADDRESS. AND THE OTHER ONE, THE THIRD ONE, IS THE PROPERTY, JUST TO THE WEST OF IT. SO, ESSENTIALLY, YOU HAVE ALL OF THE PACKETS AND IT IS ALL DIFFERENT NUMBERS, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE IS, YOU CAN SEE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATION, WE DID NOT TAKE TO HER THOSE FORECLOSURE COSTS. WE WANTED THEM TO COME DIRECTLY TO YOU ALL, IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT YOUR INFORMATIONAL SHEET, TYPICALLY THE THIRD SHEET IN, YOU WILL SEE, I AM LOOKING AT CASE 002, CURRENTLY. YOU WILL SEE FLORICULTURE -- FORECLOSURE COSTS, WE SPLIT IT IN HALF , BECAUSE THE TWO ORIGINAL CASES WERE TOGETHER WITH THE FORECLOSURE, SO IT IS FOR CE-20- 002, AND THEN ALSO FOR THE CE-20-001. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? >> YES. >> HANG ON. I SAID THAT WRONG. I TAKE THAT BACK. IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE THREE, THE INFORMATIONAL SHEET, WE TOOK THE FORECLOSURE COSTS, WHICH WAS FOR CE- 20-002, AND CE-21- 064, THE TOTAL COST TOGETHER, FOR THE FORECLOSURE COSTS, GROUPED TOGETHER, IN THE FORECLOSURE COSTS, WAS $4818.50. IF YOU SPLIT IT AMONGST THE TWO DIFFERENT CODE CASES, THAT WOULD MAKE THOSE -- THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE -- TWO [01:40:08] OF THE CASES , IT WOULD SUGGEST A RECOMMENDATION TO 1000 DOLLARS -- $1000, PLEASE WAIT A MINUTE. I NEED WATER. >> SO, JUST TO FOLLOW UP NOISE ] ON THE FORECLOSURE COSTS, THEY WERE SPLIT IN HALF , FOR THE 4135. AND SO, WHAT STAFF WAS REQUESTING, IN ADDITION TO THE MAGISTRATE'S REQUEST, FOR THOSE TWO LIENS, THE FORECLOSURE COST NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THAT TO COVER THE COST THAT THE COUNTY INCURRED? >> CAN I ASK WHY WE WENT DOWN THE PATH TO FORECLOSE? YET WE ALLOWED MS. BLACKMAN TO TURN AROUND AND SELL THAT PROPERTY? >> IT WAS SOLD BEFORE , IT WAS DURING THE PROCESS , IT IS ONE OF THOSE KIND OF NOTICE THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT KNEW WHEN THEY PURCHASED IT THAT THE LIENS WERE ON IT AND THEY BOUGHT IT WITH THE LIENS ON IT. >> BUT IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FORECLOSURE, WHEN THAT REDUCTION HAPPENED. >> BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU SAID HER ANSWER TO THE FORECLOSURE WAS TO SELL IT TO THEM, FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID? >> THAT WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION, THAT IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT SHE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THAT FORECLOSURE STUFF, TO GET RID OF THE PROPERTIES. SHE HAS SINCE BECOME DECEASED. >> MS. BLACKMON? >> NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD , BUT SHE WAS NOT AN HONORABLE BUSINESSPERSON. >> WE TANGLED WITH HER MANY TIMES, WE HAD A RATHER LARGE SETTLEMENT THAT WE WORK WITH HER ON TO CLOSE THE PREVIOUS CASE, OR PREVIOUS CASES. >> SHE KNEW , THEY DID NOT FEEL LIKE THEY HAD TO COME UP WITH ANYTHING LIKE THAT, CORRECT? SHE WAS DISHONEST. >> ] >> CAN YOU TALK INTO THE MIC? >> YOU HAVE TO PUT IT ON. >> THANK YOU. >> WE GOT THIS AND, YOU KNOW, WE CLEAN IT. WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS PROPERTY. I LIVE OVER THERE WITH MY FAMILY. THERE WERE PROBLEMS OF THE PROPERTY. BEFORE, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE COMPLAINTS. THE OWNER WAS VERY HAPPY. SO, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES. >> MY OTHER COMMENT AND YOU CAN AFFIRM THIS, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO LIVE ON THE PROPERTY, ONE OF YOU IS TAKING 4135 AND THE OTHER ONE, 4143? >> THE CLEANUP , YOU SIGNED OFF ON THAT? >> SPECIFICALLY WE MADE SURE THAT ALL OF THE ZONING INSPECTIONS WERE DONE, EVERYTHING WAS APPROVED, AND WE HAD CODE GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THEY WERE APPROVED. SO, YES, STEVE AND I WENT OUT IN THESE PLACES YES. >> YOU ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY, FOR JUST THE CLEANUP COST? >> WE WERE CLEANING IT UP, THERE USED TO BE A LOT OF TRASH. >> WHAT ABOUT THE PROPERTIES? >> WELL, WE HAD A LOT OF CLEANUP , REPAIR. SO, YES, WE CUT THE GRASS. >> ELECTRICAL PERMITS, WE PREPARED FOR ELECTRICAL. AND ALL OF THE INSPECTIONS PASSED. [01:45:04] >> WHEN I AM CALCULATING IS THE STAFF COST , PLUS FORECLOSURE COST, $563? FOR ALL THREE? WELL . $563? >> ] >> YOU ARE THE MATH MAJOR. >> 5780 , STAFF COST , WITHOUT THE FORECLOSURES, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU CLEANED THIS UP. AS I SAID. SHE WAS NOT AN HONORABLE BUSINESSPERSON. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU IN THE DISTRICT AND THAT YOU ARE HONORABLE BUSINESSPEOPLE. MY MOTION WOULD BE THAT WE PASSED DO I HAVE TO DO IT SEPARATELY OR DIVIDE BY THREE AND VOTE ON ALL THREE SEPARATELY? >> I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT FOR STAFF COST WITHOUT THE FORECLOSURE COST, BECAUSE THEY WERE INTENDING , I THINK THAT SHE KNEW IT WAS IN FORECLOSURE, AND SHE DID NOT DISCLOSE IT. >> THEY KNEW. >> YOU DID KNOW? IT >> NO. WE DID NOT RECEIVE IT LIKE THAT UNTIL WE HIRED THE LAWYER AND WE PAID $500 EVERY MONTH, AFTER WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. >> BUT , SHE DID NOT MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE LIEN? >> NO. >> RIGHT. WE COULD DO IT FOR FORECLOSURE COST. OKAY. SO , HOLD ON , MR. CHAIR, JUST A SECOND. OKAY. WE MUST WAIT. WE WILL WAIT AGAIN. >> MY MOTION IS TO DO IT FOR FORECLOSURE COST. SPEAKERS ] >> THAT IS THE TOTAL, RIGHT? >> THE FORECLOSURE COST? IS THAT YOUR MOTION? >> I MAKE THE MOTION. >> I WILL SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND TO REDUCE ALL THREE TO $9792? OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ? ALL IN FAVOR, IT'S A AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED ? IT PASSES, 5-0. >> MY QUESTION, DO WE PAY TODAY? OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK [31.  Vacation of Portion of Shands Ave ROW] YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 31, A VACATION OF PORTION OF SHANDS AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY . THIS IS A REMNANT TRACK LEFT OVER FROM THE FELLOWSHIP PARK PLAT OF THE 1920S. AND WE GOT A REQUEST FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT IS A PIECE OF SHANDS AVENUE. IT GOES THROUGH THE BACKYARD OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT IS UNIMPROVED , THERE IS NO ROAD ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO REMAIN AS A RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE ARE VACATING IT. [01:50:07] >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR RICHARD? OR THE PROPERTY OWNER? HE IS PRESIDENT -- PRESENT. HOW LONG OF YOU ON THE PROPERTY? >> APPROXIMATELY 12 YEARS. >> DID YOU EVEN THOUGH THIS RAN THROUGH THE BACKYARD. >> I KNOW THE MOOD -- KNEW THAT THE ROAD WAS THERE. BUT IT DOES NOT IMPEDE ON ANYBODY ELSE'S ACCESS , IT JUST GOES THROUGH. AND THE FELLOWSHIP PARK DEVELOPMENT , FROM WAY BACK WHEN , THAT IS WHY IT WAS THERE. AND IT REALLY DOES NOT SERVE ANY OTHER PROCESS THEN DIVIDING THE PROPERTY, AT LEAST A THIRD OF IT. SO THAT IS IT. >> INTENTIONS TO SELL IT OR SOMETHING? >> NO, SIR. >> I WANT TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE FULL ASPECT OF THE PROPERTY, TAKEDOWN THE ONE FENCE, SO THAT I CAN HAVE ACCESS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS , FOR THE APPLICANT OR ENGINEERING? I WILL TAKE EMOTION. >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVED THE VACATION OF SHANDS AVENUE FROM THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY DID ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? [32.  Public Hearing to consider COMP-24-0003 (Transportation Element) (D. Selig)] ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NAYS ? IT IS APPROVED. SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER COMP PLAN 24-003, TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT . BUT I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION? >> YES. >> WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, CORRECT? >> YES. >> IT DOES SAY CONTINUED , TO THIS POINT. >> DO YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE THAT WEIGHT >> STAFF IS GOING TO BE MAKING SOME CHANGES. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A SUMMARY OF THE SCOPE OR ANYTHING AT THIS POINT FOR YOU. HOWEVER, WE ARE INTENDING TO REDRAFT AND BRING BACK TO YOU, LATER IN THE SUMMER. >> OKAY, I AM GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING , IF ANYONE IS HERE TO SPEAK, HEARING NONE, SCENE NONE, CLOSING PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE DO NOT NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> WE ARE GOING TO RE-ADVERTISE [33.  First Public Hearing to consider ZON 24-0012 to amend portions of Article III, Sec. 3-33, Planned Unit Development zoning district (M. Brown)] IT SO WE HOPE TO BRING IT BACK IN JULY, BUT I DO SAY THAT WE WILL BE RE-ADVERTISING IT. >> MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 33, FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONING 24-0012, TO AMEND PORTIONS OF ARTICLE THREE, SECTION 3-33, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. >> MIKE BROWN, ZONING. JUST A REQUEST TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING, BASED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONTINUING THE ITEM UNTIL JULY, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW, THIS IS PART OF THE ONGOING UPDATED CODE, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE PUD ZONING DISTRICT AND MAKING SOME CHANGES THERE AGAIN, PLANNING COMMISSION HAD CONTINUED THEIR ITEM UNTIL JULY, SO WE WOULD REQUEST TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM, UNTIL YOUR FIRST MEETING AVAILABILITY IN JULY AND >> I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK UP ON THIS ISSUE. SAYING NONE, HEARING NONE, CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO, DO WE NEED TO MOVE TO CONTINUE? [34.  Public Hearing to consider ZON 24-0010. (B. Carson)] >> NO, BECAUSE WE CANNOT TAKE ANY ACTIONS. >> OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONING 24-0010. STREET PARKING ? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BETH CARSON. THIS IS ALSO AN EFFORT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ULTIMATELY CHANGES WE WERE PLANNING, THIS IS A COUNTY-INITIATED CHANGE TO ARTICLES 3 AND ARTICLE EIGHT TO HELP ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ON STREET PARKING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH PARKING SPACE WITHIN THE PROPERTY SO THAT VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE TO RELY ON ON STREET PARKING. THIS IS BROUGHT TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTED CHANGES , FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THEM A WEEK AGO, WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM, WE [01:55:03] WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS. >> THIS IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, IF ANYONE WANTS TO SPEAK TO STREET PARKING, IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CHANGES THAT ARE FORTHCOMING. SEEING NOUN, HEARING THEM -- NONE, INFORMATION ONLY, THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS. >> WE HAVE TO RE-ADVERTISE THAT AND SO WE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK LATER. >> UNLESS THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE THE SEE? >> THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT WE ARE TRYING TO RECTIFY WITH THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE AND IF IT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH THEY PARK ON THE SIDEWALK, OR THE PARK ON THE ROAD. >> OR A COMBINATION. >> OR A COMBINATION. WE ARE TRYING TO RECTIFY THAT. AND IT HINGES ON THE PROPERTY USAGE. AND THE BUILDERS MAY HAVE SOME COMMENT ABOUT THAT. I'M SURE, THE SETBACKS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> MR. CHAIR. SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN MY DISTRICT, SPECIFIC TO , WELL, SO, HERE IS MY QUESTION ABOUT ON STREET PARKING, THERE HAS BEEN SOME SPECULATION AS TO WHETHER PARKING ON THE CURB IS ALSO A PROBLEM. I KNOW THE SPECIFIC INSTANCE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL AND HIS FAMILY HAVE BEEN ACCOSTED BY THEIR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THEIR BLACK TRUCK WAS PARKED ALONGSIDE THE CURB. AND THEIR HOAS TELLING THEM, THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS THREATENED TO PUT LIENS ON THEIR HOUSE. I'M NOT SURE HOW CREDIBLE ANY OF THAT IS, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN A NUISANCE TO THIS FAMILY. WITH THAT BEING THE ARTICULATED REASON, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY REAL EFFORT, THAT WE CAN MAKE, TO ADDRESS THAT, THE HLA, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ONGOING CONVERSATIONS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL ABOUT WHERE THE COUNTY INPUT IS ON THOSE SORT OF ISSUES, WHERE IT BEGINS AND ENDS. WITH THE SITUATION , IN PARTICULAR, THE FAMILY, OR THE HOMEOWNERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT IT IS A COUNTY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF ABOUT THIS NOT BEING A SITUATION WHERE WE CAN ENFORCE WHAT THEA HAS IN THEIR ROLES , AND RESTRICTIONS. SORRY, MY VOICE IS GIVING OUT. I AM TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHETHER THIS CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE DRIVEWAYS OR THE SIDEWALKS, BUT ALSO LIMIT ITSELF TO ON THE ROAD PARKING, AND ENCOMPASS THESE CURB SAFETY CONCERNS. >> THESE PROPOSED CHANGES DID NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING THAT WOULD ADDRESS ON STREET PARKING, IN EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS BUT IT WOULD BE TO ENSURE THERE WAS ENOUGH DRIVEWAY SPACE BETWEEN THE COMBINED GARAGES AND DRIVEWAY THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH PARKING SPACE AND TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NOT OVERLAPPING ON THE SIDEWALK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT PERHAPS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE POSTED, A POSTED SIGN SITUATION. AND THEN MAYBE THE POLICE CAN ENFORCE IT. I AM NOT SURE. THAT IS HOW THE COUNTY HAS HANDLED OTHER SITUATIONS. >> THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, THERE IS NO SIDEWALK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE HOMEOWNER WOULD PARK THEIR VEHICLES, THIS ADJUSTMENT, OBVIOUSLY THEY ALREADY LIVE THERE, BUT THAT WOULD NOT ALLEVIATE THE CONCERN THAT THEY ARE POSING. >> THANK YOU. >> SO , IF IT IS IN THE HOA RULES THAT THEY CANNOT PARK ON THE STREET , AND WHO ENFORCES THAT? IT >> THE HOA? >> IS IT IN THE HOA ? >> WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS , THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT IT , AND THAT WOULD BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPLEMENTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ROLES. AND AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE, PUBLIC PARKING , THE HOA CAN REGULATE THAT, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO REALLY ENFORCE IT, THE WAY THEY ARE [02:00:03] WANTING IT TO . THEY ARE TRYING TO ASSESS LIENS ON THE PROPERTY. SO THEY HAVE THIS WHOLE CONSTRUCT OF GOING BEFORE THE HOA BOARD AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT LIENS ON HOMES. BUT YOU CANNOT BURDEN CCSO WITH ENFORCING THE RULES. BECOMES IMPRACTICAL. THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT, JUST , IT IS UNREASONABLE. IF MY NEIGHBOR WANTS TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY , AND IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE CARS ON THE ROAD, THEN THE LOGISTICS OF IT ALL DOES NOT MAKE SENSE . THE HOA RULES ARE NOT SO SPECIFIC AS TO SAY, DURING REASONABLE HOURS, YOU CAN HAVE ON STREET PARKING, BUT AT NIGHT, WHEN IT IS UNSAFE, LET'S NOT DO THAT. IT IS NO STREET PARKING. BUT IT IS ALSO NOT FAIR IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION OR EXECUTION, SO THAT THERE ARE SOME PARTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING ALL OVER THE STREET AND IT IS AN ISSUE. PEOPLE CANNOT GET THROUGH, IT IS TOO WIDE, THEY ARE DOUBLE PARKING, THOSE HOMES ARE NOT GETTING ANY NOTICES AT ALL. BUT THEN YOU HAVE OTHER PARTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS THREE -WIDE, AND THAT NEIGHBOR IS BEING ACCOSTED WITH ONE NOTICE AFTER ANOTHER AND THREATS OF LIENS. AGAIN, IT BOILS BACK DOWN TO WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO ASK CCSO, OR THE HOA IS GOING TO ASK CCSO TO POLICE THEIR ROADS FOR PARKING. >> THAT PARTICULAR HOA HAS A RULE THAT SAYS NO STREET PARKING, BUT THEY ARE ALLOWING IT? THEY ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE? >> IT IS INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT, YEAH, IS WHAT I AM HEARING. >> I HAVE SEEN AN COUNCILMAN ENFORCE THAT WITH THEIR OWN PRIVATE TOWING COMPANY, I DON'T THINK CCSO WILL ENFORCE THAT. >> THEN THEY ARE LIKE, THEY ARE NOT MESSING AROUND. >> THERE USED TO HAVE TO BE A SIGN. >> THE HOA HAS TO PUT UP A SIGN SAYING YOU ARE SUBJECT TO BEING TOWED AWAY. >> EXACTLY. >> ALSO, DO NOT MINIMIZE THE AUTHORITY AND POWER THAT THE HOA HAS, IF THEY PUT A LIEN ON YOUR HOME, THEN, 30 DAYS AFTER, THEY CAN TURN YOUR HOME TO FORECLOSURE. >> THOSE SIGNS NEED TO BE UP THERE. >> I JUST , PEOPLE TEND TO PUSH IT AS FAR AS THEY CAN. BUT PUTTING DEADBOLT ON TO GET THROUGH BARRICADES , YOU KNOW? THANK YOU. >> I WANT ENOUGH ROOM IN THE DRIVEWAY. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH, THE WHOLE TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN. >> WE WILL BRING ITEM NUMBER 34 BACK? AND WE HELD THE PUBLIC [35.  Public Hearing on the adoption of an Ordinance amending the Clay County Challenger Center Development Municipal Service Taxing Unit, created by Ordinance No. 2015-29 (C. Grimm)] HEARING , I THINK. WE ARE ON ITEM 35, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CLAY COUNTY CHALLENGER CENTER DEVELOPMENT MST YOU. >> THIS IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INCREASING THE LOAN AMOUNT FROM THE CAP OF $1 MILLION TO THE ACTUAL COST, WHICH IS $1,160,241.66. SO, WE ARE JUST BRINGING IT BACK TO FORMALIZE IT . >> DOES THIS CALL FOR A VOTE? >> YES AND A PUBLIC HEARING. >> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYONE IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGER MSTU CHANGE TO THE ORDINANCE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING, SAYING NONE, HEARING NONE. >> I MOPED >> MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE CHALLENGER CENTER MSTU. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS WE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THAT PASSES, 500 ZERO. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD , YOU KNOW, WE VOTED TO TAKE THAT MONEY, ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE WE BRING THAT MONEY, AND THEN USE THAT MONEY? >> IT IS TO PAY BACK THE CIP. THE MONEY -- >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS ASKING. >> AND THAT WILL TAKE A FEW [02:05:04] YEARS. >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT WILL TAKE A FEW YEARS? >> ] >> OKAY. I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE DONE WITH [Florida Department of Health Community Health Improvement Plan 2024-2028 (H. Huffman)] THE 5:00 TIME CERTAIN . >> BACK TO PRESENTATION. >> HEATHER, ARE YOU READY? WAITING? >> HUMANA FOR A COLD BEVERAGE OF WATER. >> I THINK THIS IS PUNISHMENT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE IN A WHILE. STAY WITH US LONGER. >> JUST CALL ME, I WILL COME IN AND VISIT ANYTIME. DEPARTMENT, HEALTH OFFICER, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, THIS WILL BE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION, I WANTED YOU TO HAVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, WE HAVE A VERY DEDICATED PARTNER WITH US. SHE IS STILL HERE, SHE FELL ASLEEP, BUT I WOKE HER UP. SHE IS ONE WHO IS WITH US, DO YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION READY? LAUGHTER ] >> HERE IT IS, HERE IT IS! >> PERFECT. >> YOU ARE GOING TO CLICK IT FOR ME? OR, DO YOU WANT ME TO CLICK IT? OKAY. SO , WE CONDUCTED, IN 2023, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WE COLLECT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA FOR THE COMMUNITIES. RELATED TO HEALTH AND HEALTH PLANNING, AND WE ALSO COLLECT THE FOCUS GROUPS, AND THAT IS WHY MURRAY DATA COLLECTION AND SECONDARY , THAT IS FOR THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY DATA. YOU HAVE THAT DATA AVAILABLE, IT IS ON THE WEBSITE, WE LOOK AT THOSE, AND WE IDENTIFY THE KEY AREAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY DECIDES WHAT WE WANT TO WORK ON, AND WE DECIDE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ALL OF THOSE PARTNERS WHO ARE PART OF OUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. SO AGAIN, IF ANY OF THE CONSTITUENTS OUT IN TV LAND, AS COMMISSIONER CONDON WOULD SAY, YOU CAN FIND WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, SO, THE SAME THEMES CAME UP IN THIS CYCLE OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE LAST CYCLE SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, THEY CONTINUE TO BE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF SUBTOPICS UNDER THAT, LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS, AGAIN, A NUMBER OF SUBTOPICS UNDER THAT AND OH, I WAS SUPPOSED TO CHANGE THE SLIDE. I AM NOT GOOD AT MULTITASKING, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SPECIALTY CARE, TRANSPORTATION. A COUPLE OF THINGS CAME UP NEW, SOME OF THE THEMES WERE THE SAME, AND IT SOME OF THESE SURVEYS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, THAT WAS NEW TO US, AND WE ARE INCORPORATING THAT IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THE REST PRETTY MUCH ALL STAYED THE SAME FOR THE LAST TWO CYCLES. THESE CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIORITY AREAS WE NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST. SO, WITH THAT, WE TAKE THIS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THERE WAS TYPICALY A THREE TO FIVE-YEAR CYCLE, WE CAN USUALLY MAKE A LITTLE BIT BETTER HAD WEIGHT IN FIVE YEARS. WE HAD TO BE ON A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE BECAUSE OF A LITTLE PANDEMIC. TYPICALLY, FOR YEARS. SOMETIMES, WHEN WE ARE DOING THINGS LIKE CHRONIC DISEASES, IT CAN TAKE A NUMBER OF YEARS TO SEE THE NEEDLE MOVE, SOMETIMES THE FIVE YEAR CYCLE WORKS BETTER. JUST REMEMBER, THIS IS COMMUNITY LED. AND THAT IS PART OF THE LOCAL HELP SYSTEM. SO, THE FIRST GROUP IS LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS. AND THIS IS CHAIRED BY THE U.S. EXTENSION OFFICE. THIS IS A COUPLE OF OUR OBJECTIVES, OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY, THAT CONTINUES BEING A HEALTH PRIORITY FOR US. THE ELECTRONIC VAPING PRODUCTS, NICOTINE, WE HAVE A HIGHER STATE AVERAGE FOR THOSE PRODUCTS, WE WANT TO KEEP WORKING WITH THAT , FOR PLANNING AND PREVENTION. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON CHRONIC DISEASES WITH THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, HEART DISEASE, CHRONIC AND LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE, THAT TENDS TO BE [02:10:04] PNEUMONIA AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CAME UP ON THAT ONE, I TRIED TO ALWAYS WRAP THAT IN THERE, AS WE LIKE TO THANK -- THINK THAT THINGS LIKE SYPHILIS WERE ERADICATED BUT THEY HAVE COME ROARING BACK, TYPICALLY, 10 A YEAR, WE ARE SEEING CONGENITAL SYPHILIS, BABIES ARE BEING BORN , THEY CAN BE STILLBORN, BLIND, WE NEED TO BE MESSAGING ABOUT SCREENINGS, TIMELY TREATMENT , REALLY GETTING THAT MESSAGE OUT, TO THE OTHER PROVIDERS AND NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LIFESTYLES. JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A MARRIAGE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE SCREENED. >> MR. CHAIR, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? HEATHER , I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE EDUCATED US IN THE PAST THAT THERE IS A MISCONCEPTION WITH WHAT KIND OF CARE THEY PROVIDED. BUT CAN YOU SPEAK , IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, CAN THEY COME TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND DETESTED? >> THAT IS A CORE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTION. YOU KNOW , THAT IS THE NEED FOR TREATMENT. YOU CAN COME TO US, IT IS NOT FREE. WE ARE BASING IT ON FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY. BUT PLEASE , COME TO US IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN A HIGH-RISK GROUP. IF YOU HAVE HAD EXPOSURE , AGAIN, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME GET TESTED, SCREENED, TREATED. TALK TO YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WE HAVE AN OPT OUT, BUT IT SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR ANNUAL LABS THAT YOU REPORT, YOU KNOW, LIKE PRESCRIPTIONS , THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING. WE SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON HOW THEY LOOK, HOW THEY ARE DRESSED, OR WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THEY ARE IN. WE SHOULD BE MAKING THOSE SCREENINGS, NORMAL LABS, MAMMOGRAMS, YOU KNOW PAP SMEAR, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WE SHOULD BE DOING THE SCREENING. >> THANK YOU. >> GREAT QUESTION. OUR NEXT GROUP, IT IS OUR C.H.I.P. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP. WE HAVE IRENE HERE, SHE STUCK WITH US TODAY. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. SHE IS A GREAT PARTNER TO WORK WITH. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY AREA FOR US. WHEN IT COMES TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, MAKING SURE THAT WE GET TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE, THE RIGHT PLACES, THE RIGHT TIME, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE STRETCHING THE RESOURCES AS FAR AS WE CAN, MAKING SURE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY GAPS. AGAIN, AN EDUCATION ABOUT STIGMA, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THAT. SUBSTANCE MISUSE, YOU KNOW THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR COMMUNITY. MEDICINE PROGRAM, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK, WITH OTHER PROVIDERS, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY CAN HELP WITH TREATMENT, COUNSELING, THERAPY, ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. AND THEN, SUBSTANCE USE, ONE WAS ON YOUTH, ONE WAS ON ADULTS. OBVIOUSLY, THE STRATEGIES WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON THE POPULATION THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. AND LASTLY, SUICIDE CONTINUES. WE STILL CONTINUED TO BE A HIGHER -- SEE A HIGHER -THAN-AVERAGE IN OUR STATE, PARTICULARLY AMONG WHITE MALES. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS REGARDING SUICIDE HEALTHCARE ACCESS WORKGROUPS, THIS IS CHAIRED BY ALEXANDER REINHARDT OF BAPTIST. AND SO SHE HAS COME ON BOARD, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO LOOK AT ACCESS POINTS, ESPECIALLY SPECIALTY CARE, IT CONTINUES TO BE , AND THESE RESOURCES, AGAIN THE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION , GETTING PEOPLE THERE, THE RIGHT TIME, THE RIGHT PLACE, WITH RIGHT PEOPLE. IT IS ALWAYS REALLY IMPORTANT. DECISION MAKERS, LOOKING AT THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, AND REALLY LOOKING FOR THAT GAP ANALYSIS. FINDING OUT WHERE WE HAVE GAPS, WHO IS DOING THINGS WELL, HOW DO WE REPLICATE THOSE, HOW DO WE FILL THOSE GAPS, THERE ARE GAPS AT THE NORTH END, AND THE SOUTH END OF TOWN, AND THEN, LASTLY, MY SIDEWALK. THIS IS HOW WE TELL OUR STORY. SO, IF I TELL YOU, LIKE I HAVE DONE TODAY, AND I GIVE YOU PRINT OUTS OF DOCUMENTS AND WHAT THE OBJECTIVES LOOK LIKE, HOW DO I MAKE THAT STORY BECOME REAL TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY? WE HAVE MY SIDEWALK RIGHT HERE, WE GAVE YOU THE CARDS. IT REALLY TELLS THE STORY, IT SHARES THE DATA, THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA, THE CHNA, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IT REALLY GIVES US MORE OF A 3-D VIEW RATHER THAN JUST [02:15:03] TWO-DIMENSIONAL. WE SHARE THESE STORIES ON MY SIDEWALK. IT IS REALLY PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING. SO, THAT IS THERE FOR YOU, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN ANY OF THE WORKGROUPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS OF INTEREST, PLEASE FORWARD THEM TO US, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM JOIN THE GROUP, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE BEST INFORMATION AND INTEL FOR US. THEY TELL US EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ITEM, HEATHER, IN NOVEMBER, IN TERMS OF THE PERMITTING ADULT USAGE OF MARIJUANA IN THE COUNTY, ARE YOU LOOKING AT THAT IN ANY KIND OF CURSORY WAY, IN TERMS OF, WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE ABUSE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THAT IS GOING TO BE READ AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING AT LEAST, IN TERMS OF GETTING STARTED? >> I WOULD REFER TO IRENE. AS FAR AS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WE CONTINUE TO REGULATE THE MARIJUANA PIECE OF THAT, AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE CONTINUE TO REGULATE THAT INDUSTRY , AND I COULD MAKE AN ASSUMPTION, SINCE WE ARE ALREADY THE REGULATORY ENTITY, IF THAT WAS TO PASS BY THE VOTERS, THAT MAY CONTINUE TO BE A REGULATORY FUNCTION OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BUT AS FAR AS MONITORING THAT , WE DO HAVE THE PLAY ACTION COALITION AND THEY CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE WITH ADULTS, AND THOSE PREVENTION METHODS WOULD CONTINUE IN OUR EFFORTS, WE EDUCATE ON ALCOHOL. AND THAT IS ILLEGAL EXCEPT FOR 21 AND OLDER. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS . THE NUMBER ONE CONDITION IS OBESITY, OVERWEIGHT. THE GOAL IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT. DO WE ASK OUR CLIENTS TO STAND ON THE SCALE? >> NO. WE HAVE A THING CALLED THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SURVEY THAT IS DONE NATIONALLY. THAT IS THROUGH THE CDC. THEY DEPLOY THEM IN THE STATE. THEY DO THOSE ROBOCALLS, THEY ASK PEOPLE THAT INFORMATION IN A SURVEY. YOU ARE GETTING ANECDOTAL AND SELF-REPORTED DATA. >> QUITE HONESTLY , I HAD A PHYSICAL ON THURSDAY. THE FIRST THING THEY ARE GOING TO SAY IS, WILL YOU STAND ON THE SCALE WE >> WELL, THAT IS PRIVATE. >> WELL, WHEN YOU HAVE A CLIENT, THAT BECOMES PRIVATE, TOO. >> WE USE THE DATA TO MOVE THE NEEDLE. AND WE KNOW THAT WHAT COMES WITH OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT, COMES HYPERTENSION, HIGH CHOLESTEROL , ET CETERA. >> IF WE PAY ATTENTION TO IT, AND WE EMPHASIZE IT. TO ME, IF SOMEONE EMPHASIZED IT, I WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, IT IS A PRECURSOR TO A LOT OF OTHER MORE SERIOUS CHRONIC ILLNESSES. >> OUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN BROKEN, MEANING THAT, YES, DOCTORS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A VERY SHORT TIMEFRAME. HOW DO THEY PROVIDE THE COUNSELING , AND LEARNING WHEN THE PATIENTS ARE READY FOR CHANGE. THE INTERVIEW, ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS. I HAVE A DIETITIAN. AND THAT IS THE SKILLS SET. THE DOCTOR CAN RECOGNIZE, YOU ARE OVERWEIGHT , OR THE OBESITY CATEGORY. HOW DID THEY DO THAT? THAT IS THE PIECE THAT IS MISSING. >> I CAN TELL YOU MY THEORY ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT. ICE CREAM. IF IT IS VERY COLD. IT TAKES BTUS TO UP. IF YOU EAT ICE CREAM WHEN IT IS VERY CALLED , IT IS GOING TO USE UP MORE ENERGY TO DIGEST IT. >> I DON'T THINK I WILL SHARE THAT WITH MY PATIENTS. THANK YOU IS A -- >> ONE MORE QUESTION. >> OKAY , SURE. >> YOU SAID THAT THIS IS THE THIRD CYCLE THAT THESE THEMES HAVE,. THE FIRST TWO OR THREE CYCLES, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID A MINUTE AGO, TO COMMISSIONER WANAMAKER. IT CAME TO MY MIND [02:20:02] THAT THIS WOULD BE APPLICABLE. IN THE 11 YEARS, WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE MOVED THE NEEDLE ON ANY OF THESE THINGS? IN THE PAST 11 YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN WAY MORE ACCESS AND OUR REGULATORS DO NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP, YOU KNOW? I REMEMBER SQUAWKING ABOUT VAPING TO MY KIDS WHEN THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE BEEN OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR QUITE A WHILE. SO, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH. I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE LOBBYING, WHO PAYS FOR ELECTIONS, BUT REGARDLESS. HAVE WE MOVED THE NEEDLE? THESE ARE SOME REAL CORE ISSUES THAT ARE ALL KIND OF CONNECTED, RIGHT? POOR HEALTH CAN BE EITHER LED BY MENTAL HEALTH, OR IT LEADS TO POOR MENTAL HEALTH. AND WE HEAR FROM OUR OWN EMPLOYEES, IT IS DIFFICULT, YOU CALL THE DOCTOR, IT MAY BE UP TO THREE MONTHS BEFORE YOU GET THE APPOINTMENT. HOW ARE YOU MOVING THE NEEDLE? >> OUTCOME OBJECTIVES. WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE A LOT IN PROCESS OBJECTIVES. HOW DO WE WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, AND BETTER, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE. AND SO, HOW DO WE MAKE HEALTHY AND EASY CHOICES? VERSUS JUST CONVENIENT CHOICES ? TYPICALLY, THE RULE OF THUMB, IT TAKES 10 YEARS TO SEE OUTCOME OBJECTIVES CHANGE, YOU CAN DO LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF INTERVENTIONS, BUT IT COULD TAKE A DECADE. WE HAD A PANDEMIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW . WE HAVE PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE AT ALL. THERE WERE OFFICES THAT WERE CLOSED, HAD LIMITED ACCESS, OR WERE ONLY DOING TELEHEALTH. IRENE WAS WITH US , WHEN WE WERE MAKING HEADWAY. >> I CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE WITHIN THE IMMUNITY, THAT IS PART OF IT, WORKING WITH YOU ON PARKS AND REC, HAVING MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. THE ONE THING THAT WE COULD NOT SAY, IT IS WHAT IS ALLOWING US , BECAUSE IT IS ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER . THAT ALLOW YOU TO LIVE A LONGER , HEALTHIER LIFE. >> LASTLY, I WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY -- NOT SAY, WE WILL BE MOVING INTO OUR CLINIC BUILDING IN WICK WE WILL BE CO-LOCATING THERE. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE. OBVIOUSLY, JOHN WARD . BUT, ALSO THE COMMISSIONERS. THE COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU THAT SET IT IN MOTION. THE NEW ONES THAT HAVE COME ON. I WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY , OR TO NOT SAY THANK YOU. FOR THE IMPORTANCE, THE PUBLIC HEALTH, THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT WITHIN YOUR CONSTITUENCY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS] >> SORRY TO KEEP YOU SO LONG. I AM GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. I SAW THE UNDERSHERIFF HERE EARLIER, BUT I THINK HE HAS DEPARTED. AND THE CLARK I THINK IS BEING REPRESENTED ? >> THE DEPUTY CLERK . >> THE DEPUTY OF GREEN COVE, IS HE STILL IN THE BUILDING? NO? LAUGHTER ] >> [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] ] >> NEXT ITEM, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS THAT REALLY ENCOMPASS ONE MEETING AND ONE WORKSHOP. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL, MR. CHAIR, I DID HAVE COMMENTS ON THE WORKSHOP. AND WE DID A LOT OF WORK TOGETHER OFF-LINE ON THIS. >> CAN WE APPROVE ALL FOUR ITEMS WITH ONE VOTE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING WITH THE ENCLOSURES AND ATTACHMENTS AND THE WORKSHOP MINUTES. AND WE HAVE A SECOND QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE . [PUBLIC COMMENTS] >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE HAVE THAT, FROM SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 3, COME ON UP. >> MY APOLOGIES. I HAVE BEEN [02:25:06] SITTING TOO LONG. I AM NOT SURE THAT MY BRAIN IS FUNCTIONING. I MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOME JUMPING JACKS. BETH CLARK. YES , I AM ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND I SERVE THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. WHAT I WANTED TO DO, IF YOU ARE KIND ENOUGH TO ACCEPT A LETTER , I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY, MY GOAL AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WAS TO STOP THE NEGATIVES THAT WE WERE GETTING AND I REALLY WANT TO PUSH AND WORK HARD ON EARLY LITERACY. IT IS SO IMPERATIVE THAT OUR STUDENTS BE READY WHEN THEY GET TO KINDERGARTEN. WE ALL KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR CHILDREN TO CATCH UP. AS A GROWING COMMUNITY, WE ALREADY HAVE OUR CITIZENS HERE TODAY WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THIS TOOL. TO HAVE THIS TOOL BE AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. AND WE ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO HAVE THAT WITH THE NEW FOLKS THAT ARE COMING HERE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT ST. JOHN'S DOES PARTICIPATE. SO, OVERALL. WE KNOW , THERE IS A COMBINATION OF READING TO SPEECH, READING TO WRITING. AND DOLLY PARTON , BASICALLY STARTED IN '95 AND HAS DONE AMAZING WORK. BOOKS, UP TO THE AGE OF 5, WHEN THEY GET TO KINDERGARTEN, THEY GET A BOOK A MONTH, AND ANYONE CAN SIGN UP FOR IT AND IT IS FREE TO THEM. THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY PAYS A LITTLE OVER $26 PER BOOK. THEY ASK US TO PAY ABOUT $2.20. BUT WE HAVE OVER 13,000 STUDENTS THAT ARE CHILDREN THAT WILL BE STUDENTS. EACH BOOK , IT IS AMAZING. EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT. BUT IT HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARENTS , HELPING THEM TO KNOW WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO GET OFF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND GET BACK TO READING. AND, SO, I DON'T KNOW WHY DOLLY PARTON COULD NOT MAKE IT HERE TODAY. BUT, RUTH PAYNE IS HERE, ALONG WITH PAT , AND FOR TWO YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO GET THIS GOING. AND I UNDERSTOOD, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, OR TWO MONTHS AGO, THAT THERE WILL NOT BE FUNDING FOR JUNE. THERE WOULD BE FAR MORE PEOPLE CURRENTLY TAKING THESE BOOKS AND SIGNING UP , BUT THE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. AND NOW, BY JUNE, IT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE PAUSED. ANYWAY. I APPRECIATE ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL CAN HELP US WITH. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OTHERS MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR, THIS IS A PORTION OF THE AGENDA THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. THIS TIME , IT IS NO CONVERSATION. IT IS JUST COMMENTS. THERE IS NO DEBATE AND WE WILL NOT BE ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN FORWARD THEM TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS, AND STAFF WILL ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, OR YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER. IF YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT A COMMENT CARD, YOU NEED TO FILL IT OUT WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS SO THAT WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, AND BEFORE ADDRESSING THE BOARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THE NEXT REQUEST I HAVE IS MR. WILLIAM JONES. >> YOU ALL ARE GETTING USED TO ME. WILLIAM JONES, 3125 VERONICA AVENUE. I WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE GUN RANGE. OR, WHATEVER. USE COUNTY MONEY TO HELP PAY FOR THAT, WHY DO I GOT TO PAY TO GO TO IT. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. I ALREADY PAID. SECOND PART, YOU PAVED THREE ROADS GOING TO A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFF OF DISCOVER. DID THE COUNTY PAY FOR THAT? OR DID THE CONTRACTOR PAY FOR THOSE? CAN'T FIND THE LIST OF ROADS TO BE PAVED ANYMORE. USED [02:30:03] TO BE ON THE WEBPAGE. CAN'T FIND IT. FOR YEARS, I WAS NUMBER SEVEN. WELL. I DON'T -- THERE ARE THREE, MAYBE FOUR. AND A BUNCH OF OTHER ROADS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 24 YEARS FOR MY ROAD. TO BE PAVED. IT GETS OLD. I BOUGHT MY HOUSE , TWO, THREE YEARS, OKAY. YOU GUYS ARE TOO BUSY, IN MY OPINION, TAKING CARE OF THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE MOVING IN AND YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, GETTING RID OF THE RECYCLE. SO, IS THAT BILL GOING TO BE LOWERED OR ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP IT THE SAME? OR RAISE IT? AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ANSWER SOMETIME. IF YOU WANT, I WILL EMAIL YOU ALL THE TIME AND I WILL STILL BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS AND I WILL ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS UNTIL I GET SOME ANSWERS, BECAUSE I AM NOT VERY PLEASED AND IT HAS TAKING -- TAKEN ME 20 YEARS. AND I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO. >> SEND THE EMAIL AND THEY WILL ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. >> I CALLED YOU LAST TIME AND I GAVE YOU ANSWERS. I AM NOT GOING TO COMMIT TO YOU A DATE THAT YOUR ROAD WILL BE PAVED, WE ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING FOR THAT AREA, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING FOR THAT AREA AND I WILL CALL YOU. >> THE NEXT REQUEST IS FROM RUTH PAYNE. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> MY NAME IS RUTH PAYNE, I LIVE AT 4300 IN MIDDLEBURG FLORIDA, 326 RELATE. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY. I AM FROM THE BETA CHAPTER OF THE TEACHER SOCIETY. AND WE PARTNER WITH THE COEDUCATION FOUNDATION TO START THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY BACK IN 2022. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE MAILED TO THE STUDENTS OR THE CHILDREN 'S HOMES, OVER 25,000 BOOKS. AND WE ARE WORKING ON FUNDRAISING , BECAUSE THOSE BOATS ARE FREE TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BUT THEY DO COST, SO WITH THE CLAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION, WE ARE PLEASED WITH THAT FOUNDATION, AND THEIR STATUS AS A 501(C)(3) WORKS WITH LESSENING THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY, THE BOOKS ARE MAILED TO A STUDENT EVERY MONTH, FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5, BY AGE 5, THEY SHOULD BE STARTING KINDERGARTEN, THIS IS AN EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS MANY OF THE CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE ARE READY, FOR KINDERGARTEN , BECAUSE EACH YEAR, AS THEY PROGRESS, THEY WILL FALL FARTHER AND FARTHER BEHIND. IT DOES COST $26 TO PROVIDE ONE CHILD WITH A BOOK PER MONTH, THE BOOKS ARE $2.20. BETA NEW IS DOING THE FUNDRAISING, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE ANY MONEY FROM CLAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION, BECAUSE THEY SERVE CHILDREN FROM K-12. WE SERVE CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO GRADE 5. SO, WE APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. WE SURE DO NOT WANT TO BE REACTIVE AND THEN TELL THE KIDS, WHEN THEY ARE STARTING SCHOOL, YOU HAVE A READING PROBLEM. WE WANT TO HAVE THEM NOT FEEL LIKE THEY CANNOT KEEP GOING, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT OR THEY ARE NOT READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, SO, THANK YOU. >> THOSE ARE THE THREE CARDS I HAD IT IS THERE ANY OTHER PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE [CONSENT AGENDA] COMMISSION? ALL RIGHT, WE ARE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, CONSENT AGENDA, 10 THROUGH ? 22? >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. AS LISTED, ITEM NUMBER 10 THROUGH ITEM [02:35:03] NUMBER 22. >> SECOND THE MOTION. >> THE MOTION IS SECONDED. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? SAYING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE ? [23.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)] >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED ? THAT PASSES, 5-0. ED, YOU CHANGED YOUR UNIFORM. OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] THAT WAS YOUR TWIN BROTHER WHO WAS THERE EARLIER. >> SAY AGAIN? >> THAT WAS YOUR TWIN BROTHER. >> EXCUSE ME, WITH ME THIS EVENING , IS SOMEONE FROM THE CAMPUS OF WG EYED, WE WILL UPDATE YOU WITH PRODUCT NUMBER ONE, ANDERSON COLUMBIA CONTRACT, EXECUTED APRIL 17. WE ANTICIPATE ISSUING CONSTRUCTION NOTICE TO PROCEED, ONCE ALL THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED, THEY STARTED THE RELOCATION OF THE GAS MAINS WITHIN COUNTY RIGHT AWAY. THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE DIFFICULTY OBTAINING THE NECESSARY EASEMENTS TO INSTALL THE GRAVITY SEWER MAIN, THAT WILL REQUIRE A FAN DIVISION WITH A SLIGHT DELAY OF THE START FOR THE UTILITY WORK. FOR BROOKE NUMBER TWO, OBJECTS TWO , FIVE, AND 6 POINT A, SPECIFICALLY, FOR PROJECT NUMBER TWO, SUPERIOR CONTINUED THE CLEARING WORK EFFORTS ALONG THE COUNTY RIGHT AWAY, ON 209, AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS CONTINUED, ON APRIL 30TH, THEY EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT WITH CSX , AND THE DEPOSIT WAS PROCESSED FOR THEIR WORK TO START. A PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, MAY 15TH. TO DISCUSS THEIR SCHEDULED , AND THE SCHEDULE IS CRITICAL TO THE OVERALL PLAN, AS THE TEAM WORK UP TO MAXIMIZE THE PROGRAM EFFICIENCY, DURING THAT CX S -- CSX ENCLOSURE. 404 PERMIT DELAY HAS IMPACTED THIS PROJECT DUE TO THE INJUNCTION, RESULTING IN A DELAY OF A SIGNED AND SEALED SET OF PLANS, ONCE THE RESULTS ARE ISSUED, THE PHASED CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN AND THE HENLEY COUNTY ROAD 220 BRIDGE, TO THE EAST, NEED TO BE FIRST COMPLETED. >> CAN I STOP YOU RIGHT THERE. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION, FROM FTP, TO THE ARMY CORPS? IS IT MOVING? IS IT AT A STANDSTILL? >> WE HAVE NOT REALLY HAD ANY MOVEMENT OR A RULING, AS FAR AS A CONTINUANCE , OR IS IT GOING BACK TO THE ARMY CORPS. AND I WILL UPDATE ON THE NEW -- FOR THE START OF THE PARALLEL WORK ETHIC, IF YOU WILL, WITH APARTMENT ON 6 POINT A , THAT IS BEING HELD, THAT IS IN AVOIDANCE. WE ARE GOING BACK TO START THE PERMITTING EFFORT, HOPEFULLY, IF THERE IS A LITTLE BIT, THEY DO COME BACK IN CAMA -- AND SAY, YES, WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED THAT PROCESS. AND , SO, THAT IS FOR PROJECT FIVE, AND FOR PROJECT 6.A, OTHER PROPERTIES ARE BEING PURSUED THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN. THE TEAM IS DEVELOPING A SLIMMED-DOWN VERSION OF THE OPERATIONAL AND SIGNALING IMPROVEMENTS, DUE TO THE FEDERAL INJUNCTION , ON THE EP 404 PERMIT. SUPERIOR IS DEVELOPING PRICING FOR THAT SLIMMED DOWN VERSION. THIS VERSION WILL BE DIVIDED BASICALLY INTO TWO PIECES OF WORK. THE FIRST TRANSITION NEAR MARYLAND AVENUE WILL GO INTO PROJECT 6 B , AND THEN WE WILL SLIDE IN THE PROJECT TOO, AND THEY ARE TRACKING A NEW PERMIT, THE APPLICATION FOR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THIS IS A DUPLICATE EFFORT FROM THE ORIGINAL, SUBMITTED THROUGH AND AGAIN, THIS IS A DUPLICATED WORK. AND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS ACTUALLY GET TO A PERMITTING PROJECT, FOR GROUP NUMBER ONE, PROJECT 3A, KIRBY DEVELOPMENT, THEIR OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY DEVELOPMENT, ON THE EAST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 209, BEGINNING ON MARCH 25TH. STARTING ON THE NORTH AND, AND [02:40:08] PROCEEDING SOUTH, WITH ABOUT 60% OF THE PROJECT COMPLETE, THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE ADS OF VANDALISM AND DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT. AS WELL AS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, AS A RESULT, THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED AND ENGAGED. SOUTH OF WATKINS, THEY ENCOUNTERED SOME SEWER MOCK , WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINEER TO DEVELOP SOME SOLUTION, WITH THE PROJECT CONTINUING, THE PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE, WITH 45% OF THE PROJECT COMPLETE WITH RESPECT TO THE TIME, AND 40% OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN PAID OUT. FOR 3, B, CONNECTING TO PROJECT 4, AND THE ROUNDABOUT, TO COUNTY ROAD 3, IT STARTED THE BIMONTHLY LOOK AHEAD AT THE STATUS MEETING. EXCUSE ME. AND BE TEAM CONTINUED WORKING, WITH THE BALANCE, THE RIGHT AWAY BEEN LANDED. ON MAY 20TH, CLAY COUNTY ELECTRIC WILL BEGIN THE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL RELOCATIONS AT COUNTY ROAD 209, WITH THE INTERSECTION OF THE COUNTY ROAD. AND PROJECT FOUR, SANDRIDGE , THEY CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ALONG BOTH SIDES, AND ACROSS THE ROAD. THE STORM WATER DRAIN PIPE IS 100% COMPLETE, THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE WITH 48% PAID OUT, AND 49% OF THE TIME HAS BEEN USED. MOVING TO PROJECT 6 DONNA B, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO HOLD THE BIMONTHLY STATUS MANY, TECHNICAL OPERATIONS CONTINUE, FROM STATE ROAD, AT THE FAR WEST END, TO COUNTY ROAD 3 1/5, MARYLAND AVENUE, AT THE PARK EAST END. PILEDRIVING HAS STARTED ON THE WEST BANK OF PETERS CREEK, AND THAT CONTINUES WHILE SETTING THOSE BRIEF MEETINGS. THE PILE CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACING REBAR. THE STAIN -- SUBBASE, LIMESTONE , IN SUPPORT OF THIS, WDI CONTINUES TO WORK WITH US, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM, THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING IN OUR UPDATE. >> I WONDER LOW VOLUME ] >> A LOT OF THEM ARE SOURCED AT GATE PETROLEUM, OFF OF HUDSON DRIVE, HERE LOCALLY, BUT IT IS UP TO BE DIRECTOR, TO COME UP WITH THE PRICING. AND AS FAR AS, FOR OUR BRIDGE, I DO NOT REMEMBER WHO WAS ACTUALLY SUPPLYING THOSE BIDS FOR THE BRIDGE , I DON'T REMEMBER, NOT OFFHAND. TYPICALLY, TYPICALLY, AGAIN, THE WAY THEY ARE MADE, THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE. AS THEY TRANSPORT THEM IN, THE GATE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, FOR MANY, MANY OF MY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THEY HAVE COME THROUGH THAT SOURCE. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, ED. [24.  RFP No. 23/24-068, Paddleboard & Kayak Rental Stations (K. Smith)] >> THANK YOU. >> 23, 24, THE PADDLEBOARD AND KAYAK RENTAL STATIONS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON , THIS IS THE AWARD OF THE PADDLEBOARD AND KAYAK RENTAL STATIONS. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING WE AWARD TO PADDLE LLC, THE ONLY COMPANY THAT SUBMITTED . THEY ARE PROPOSING THE SAME REVENUE SHARE OF 20% . THE RFP ALLOWS UP TO EIGHT LOCATIONS. WE WILL NEGOTIATE IN THE CONTRACT. >> ] >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THAT WOULD BE PADL LLC , THE ONLY PROPOSAL. THEY HAD A HIGH SCORE, 86, PRETTY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE . >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED, ADJOURNED? ALL RIGHT, MOTION PASSES. LETTERS [36.  Letter of Support for St. Johns River State College] FOR ACTION? THAT I BRING THAT WENT UP? >> CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS, AND REQUEST OF SUPPORT FROM ST. JOHNS RIVER COLLEGE TO ADD BS AND BA AGREES AT THEIR [02:45:04] CAMPUSES. THEY ARE LISTED IN THE BACKUP, ACROSS THE BOARD AS BEING VERY PERTINENT AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT AND A REQUEST FOR FUNDING. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS. YOU CAN NOW GET FIVE BACHELORS DEGREES RIGHT HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. IN THE WORLD OF ONLINE EDUCATION, THERE ARE A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS. BUT, AT THESE STATE COLLEGES, I HAPPENED TO HAVE ONE OF MY KIDS GETTING A BACHELORS IN ACCOUNTING AT ONE OF THE STATE COLLEGES AND IT WAS ONLY A THIRD OF THE COST, THOSE WHO ARE NOT LOOKING FOR THAT OR THEY NEED TO WORK, OR WHATEVER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE, IN ADDITION , IF YOU SAW WHAT POSITION THEY WERE HIRING FOR, WHEN THEY HAD THE HIRING FAIR LAST WEEK, A LOT OF THESE ARE RIGHT IN LINE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF OUR CLAY COUNTY YOUNGER PEOPLE CAN GET A DEGREE RIGHT HERE I THINK THAT IT IS OUTSTANDING. >> WE HAD COMMUNICATION WITH ST. JOHN'S , IN BSN. THEY DO NOT PROVIDE THAT HERE. I THINK, YOU HAVE THE HAVE A BS IN TO BECOME A NURSE TAKE, RIGHT? >> YOU CAN DO ARE AND AND THE LPN. THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS. >> I THOUGHT THAT EVEN A REGISTERED NURSE HAD TO GET THE BSN. >> WITH THE WAY THE ACCREDITATIONS ARE FOR HOSPITALS, THE MANAGEMENT HAS TO GO WITH A MASTERS DEGREE. >> OKAY, SO, THAT WOULD BE MY NEXT ASK OF ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE. HERE AT COLLEGE DRIVE. >> THEY OFFER THE RN PROGRAM ? >> YES, BUT NOT THE BSN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> IF I MAY, MR. TERRY, THIS IS ENCOURAGING BECAUSE OF THE CLASSES THAT THEY ARE OPPOSING -- PROPOSING. THE ABILITY TO REACH OUT AND WORK WITH US ON ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEVELS, AND TALK ABOUT THE ATHLETIC STOP, AND THE SUPPORT, I THINK THAT IT IS A HEALTHY THING FOR BOTH THE COLLEGE AND THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK [37.  Bid Opening Tabulations (K. Smith)] TOGETHER, MORE OFTEN. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE HERE, RFP, TOURIST CONTENT, AND THE PADDLEBOARD AND KAYAK STATION, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. AND WE OPENED THE BID FOR THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE TRAILER. WE DID NOT DISAPPROVE. BUT WE DID NOT APPROVE THE HEALTHCARE TRAILER, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE REJECTED. THAT WAS THE TERM I WAS LOOKING FOR. AND GOOD OPENING, WITH THE CONSULTING SERVICES, FOR THE PLANNING DESIGN APPROVAL. THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD , AND WE WILL OPEN THE CHAMBER UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK. SAYING NONE, HEARING NONE , I CLOSE THE [COUNTY ATTORNEY] SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ON TO COMMISSION AUDITOR. OKAY. COUNTY ATTORNEY? >> I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE TEAM , THERE ARE MANY OF US WORKING ON THE BOND PROJECT. AND WE ARE CONTINUE TO DRAFT UP ALL THE DOCUMENTS. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AND WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. >> HOPEFULLY THE FEDERAL RESERVE WILL LOWER RATES. >> NO. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. >> ANYONE HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE? >> WE HAD SOME WHO USED TO WORK [COUNTY MANAGER] WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE. >> HAVE HIM CALL IN SOME FAVORS HERE. >> COUNTY MANAGER? >> TWO ITEMS, ONE, I DISTRIBUTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT, IT WAS A REQUEST FOR THE REGIONAL COUNSEL OF -- COUNCIL, FOR LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION, AND THIS WOULD SHOW SUPPORT OF OUR MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCY REVIEW. SO, BECAUSE WE HAVE KEPT LANDING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF CLAY COUNTY, THEY COULD LOOK FOR SOME MONIES IN [02:50:11] SUPPORT. AND THERE IS A LIST. JUST A SMALL LIST. MANY MORE ON AREAS OF RESILIENCE AND FACTORS, SOME OF THEM ARE EXTREMELY NATURAL EVENTS, WATER SUPPLY, LAND-USE DEVELOPMENT, SEVERE WEATHER, MILITARY OPERATIONS. THAT IS AROUND CAMP LANDING, THE LAND DEGRADATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE ARE JUS A FEW OF THOSE OUT THERE. THEY REQUESTED THIS. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. ERIC WAS HERE, IF YOU HAD ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT. LOOKING FOR APPROVAL TO ASSIGN IT. WE HAD A COUPLE OF CLERICAL THINGS THAT WE WANTED UPDATE ON, BUT IF THAT IS GOOD FOR THE BOARD, THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY, JUST SUPPORT FOR THE REQUESTED FUNDING, NO COMMITMENT, IF THERE WAS SOMETHING FURTHER, THEY WOULD, I'M SURE, CONTACT US AND I WOULD BE COMING BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ANY DISTRIBUTION, IF THERE WAS ANY SUPPORT NEEDED, MONETARILY WISE. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. >> THE SECOND THING, IT WAS A GREAT HONOR , THIS FRIDAY, TO ÚSEE THE INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS FOR THE NORTH FLORIDA DIVISION OF IA EI , THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS, THE GAVEL WAS PASSED TO OUR OWN MICHAEL BROOKS, AS PRESIDENT, AND IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL EVENT. I WAS BITTER WITH MANY PEOPLE FROM THAT DEPARTMENT, ON THE THIRD FLOOR, WE WERE WELL REPRESENTED AND IT IS APPRECIATED AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HIM AS A LEADER. [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] OTHER THAN THAT, PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. >> I GUESS MY COMMENTS WOULD BE, WE REALLY HAD AN EXCELLENT BUDGET WORKSHOP LAST WEEK. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY EYE-OPENING, LOTS OF WORK WILL BE GOING ON. BUT I APPRECIATE TROY, AND ALL OF THE STAFF, WORKING HARD TO PUT THOSE TOGETHER TO START OUR BUDGETING PROCESS WITH US. I THINK, TWO MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME, THEY ARE GIVING US SOME MORE DETAILS, AND WE ARE BUDGETING, I THINK IT IS OUTSTANDING, SO, I WAS TALKING WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY EARLIER TODAY. AND IT IS JUST STRIKING TO ME, TODAY, WE HAD SEVERAL THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WERE REJECTIONS OF BIDS. THINGS ARE COMING BACK, MORE THAN DOUBLE, WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR THEM, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT WE ARE JUST NOT ABLE, NOT ABLE TO GET DONE, OR WE ARE HAVING TO SCALE BACK. ON THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE SEVEN ROADS AND MET WHAT THEY STARTED OFF TO BE, AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS KIND OF A DAUNTING TASK. WE NEVER WANT TO SPEAK ILL OF OUR PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS. THEY MADE, I THINK, TRULY THE BEST DECISIONS THEY CAN MAKE AT THE TIME THAT THEY MADE THEM, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS, BASED ON WHAT WE CAN SEE. AND I APPLAUD THE MOVEMNT TO THESE PROJECTS, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE, I THINK, EVEN BETTER DECISIONS. I THINK, SPECIFICALLY, ABOUT THE ROAD RESURFACING BUDGET. RICHARD HAS TOLD US, WE ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAY TO PUT IT, JUST TO MAINTAIN THE ROADS THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN INCREASING THAT, OVER THE FEW YEARS I HAVE BEEN A COMMISSIONER, I THINK THAT YOU DID IT A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THAT, WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I THINK THAT IT IS ONE POT OF MONEY, IN THE PAST, WHEN SOMETHING BUT WHEN WE NEEDED TO GO DO ANOTHER PROJECT, WE GO THERE, AND WE REDUCED IT BY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND I THINK THAT WE NOW CAN SEE, MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT DO THAT, OR, YEAH, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, MAYBE WE CAN BALLPARK PROJECTS TOGETHER. WE CAN DECIDE, IF WE WANT TO DO ONE PROJECT, THEN WE CAN TRADE OFF. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THROUGH IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE A MUCH DIFFERENT BUDGET YEAR THAN IN THE PAST, NOT NECESSARILY A GREAT YEAR. BECAUSE, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE REVENUE IS BETTER. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS ALMOST KIND OF SURPRISING TO ME THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS EXPECT US TO INCREASE SERVICES, WHEN ALL OF THEIR PRICES ARE GOING UP AS WELL. SO IT IS HARD TO INCREASE THAT, BUT LOWER PLY -- TAXES. ANYWAY , I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF. THE GREATER VISIBILITY GIVES US MORE INPUT AND MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT. AND I DO WANT TO SAY, KIMBERLY IS HERE. A RESOUNDING SUCCESS AT KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, 30 YEAR IN A ROW THAT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRSTREAM ADVENTURE AS BROUGHT IS HERE. THE FOLKS WITH JET SERVICE, THE PARENT COMPANY, THEY LOVE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. THEY LOVE THAT LOCATION. IT IS LOOKING TO ME, BETTER AND BETTER, AND THEY JUST COMMIT IT, AND THEY HAD A FEW SEVERE [02:55:04] WEATHER ISSUES. BUT THEY QUICKLY GOT THEM BACK OUT ON THE RACEHORSE. AND , SO, I THINK THAT IS A GOOD SUCCESS FOR THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT AND FOR OUR PARTNERS. WE HAVE GREAT SUPPORT FROM KEYSTONE HEIGHTS , TO KEEP THAT GOING. AND IT IS APPARENTLY A RATHER LARGE INTERNATIONAL SPORT. IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE IT OUT THERE, I KNOW, COMMISSIONER YOU HAVE, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT THERE. IT IS KIND OF COOL. BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS GOOD WEEKEND. WE HAD LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTY. >> YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT ACTION COMING UP ON CBS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. >> CBSSPORTS, THAT'S RIGHT. THE FINAL THING I WOULD SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS HAS COME UP IN THE REST OF YOUR DISTRICTS LATELY, BUT I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, COMMISSIONER RENNINGER , THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN YOUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE THESE LITTLE TENT CITIES, THESE LITTLE CAMPS, CROPPING UP. AND IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO , TO REALLY DO A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THEM, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOT COMPLIANT. BUT, WE CAN USE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION. CHARISSE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ONE IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS. BUT, LAST WEEK THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A LAW INTO EFFECT. IT GOES INTO FULL EFFECT IN JANUARY, BUT BASICALLY, IT OUTLAWS CAMPING ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT FACILITIES. WITHOUT PROPER FACILITIES. FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SAY, WHY CAN'T I CAMP? I WANT TO CAMP, IF I AM NOT BOTHERING ANYONE, OR HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGULATES CAMPGROUNDS . AND CAMPSITES. AND THERE ARE THREE REASONS. I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT WAS WORTHWHILE TO MENTION, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR COUNTY. AND THAT IS, THE LACK OF APPROPRIATE BATHROOM FACILITIES, SO THAT WE DO NOT SPREAD DISEASES. AND, THE -- THE HANDLING , THE HANDLING OF TRASH MANAGEMENT, SO THAT WE DON'T ATTRACT PARASITES, MANAGEMENT OF RODENTS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER. SO, ANYWAY, WE HAVE SOME HOPE IN THE KEYSTONE AREA, WE ARE WORKING WITH THAT RIGHT NOW. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE THEM IN THE DISTRICT, THERE IS NOW GOING TO BE A LOT MORE TEETH BEHIND US TAKING CARE OF THIS. AND THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. IT IS NOT JUST THE ELDERLY. AND THAT IS ALL. >> COMMISSIONER COMPERE? >> TWO THINGS. THE ANNUAL REPORT , I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE REPORTS DID COME BACK FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF THAT WE WERE TRACKING VETERAN SUICIDE. THANKFULLY, THE FIRE WATCH AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE IN. THEIR NUMBERS ARE DOWN WITH CLAY COUNTY LEADING THE CHARGE , IN THE NUMBER OF VETERAN SUICIDES THAT HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PERCENTAGE, VERY VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE, NOT ONLY THAT CLAY COUNTY IS DOING SO MUCH BETTER IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT ALSO TO SHOW THAT FIRE WATCH IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED. THE VETERAN SUICIDE RATES ARE DECREASING. AND OVERALL , THEY ARE DOING REALLY WELL, WHICH SUPPORTS THE CHANGE THAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WITH THEM MOVING AWAY FROM THE THE FIVE COUNTIES TO BEING A 501(C)(3), AND BECOMING A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE. IT IS LOOKING GOOD ON THAT FRONT. THE NUMBERS SUPPORT THAT DECISION. THE ONLY OTHER THING, I WAS ALSO ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I AM SAYING COMING OUT OF ST. JOHNS RIVER STAYED. LAST NIGHT, I WAS AT GREEN CO. JUNIOR HIGH, THEY HAD A S.T.E.M. PROGRAM CATERING TO GIRLS. THE PARENTS CAME OUT, THEY WENT FROM BOOTH TO BOOTH TALKING TO SOME UNIQUE PROFESSIONS CAN I JUST SAY THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB INFLUENCING , INFLUENCING THE STUDENTS, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY OF THE GIRLS CAME UP , TELLING ME THAT THEY WANTED TO BE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST. AFTER THE FOURTH GIRL SAID THIS TO ME I [03:00:02] THOUGHT, WHAT IS THIS? WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE PUTTING PEOPLE UNDER? WHAT IS THE THINKING? OUR TEACHER, THE ONE OVER THERE, HE IS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT IT. HE HAS BEEN SHAPING THE MINES OF FIVE TO 10 GIRLS. THERE WERE ONLY 50 THERE. IT WAS JUST A VERY SIGNIFICANT AND THING. THE HATS OFF NOW TO THE TEACHERS. IT WAS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THE INFLUENCE IS STRONG IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT THEY PUT ON A REALLY NEAT PROGRAM. LARRY REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY FOR SOME FACE TIME WITH THE GIRLS AND IT WAS REALLY NEED TO BE WITH THEM. AND TO SEE WHERE THEIR HEARTS ARE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TECH IS NOT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. THEY ARE THINKING ENGINEERING, WHICH I WAS REALLY SURPRISED. AND MATHEMATICS. SO, THERE IS A LOT OF ROOM FOR WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH ST. JOHN'S AND A LOT OF INTEREST THAT I HAVE BEEN SEEING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, JUST ENCOURAGED BY THAT. AND THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. LOOKING BACK , THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED CLEAN UP TANGLEWOOD PARK. WE PUT LOTS OF TRASH AWAY , FROM THE PARK. BY SOME ACCOUNTS, IT WAS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD THE FIRST TIME AROUND, JUST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AGO, I THINK, PEOPLE WILL SEE, THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT DROP TRASH OR CREATE VANDALISM. THAT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE , AND WE WERE NOT THERE THREE HOURS AND IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL. AND JASON HE DOES A GREAT JOB WITH VOLUNTEERS. AGAIN, WE HAD ONE OR TWO, WHEN THEY WERE OUT THERE. THAT SHOWS GOOD WORK THERE. ALSO, THIS SATURDAY, THE IMPACT CLAY TRAIN WILL BE AT CLAY HILL AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM. FOLKS CAN BENEFIT , IT IS FREE, FREE LUNCH TO START WITH, THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD LUNCH. FREE FOOD, FROZEN FOODS, AND NEED, THEY HAVE FREE LIFE COACHING. THEY HAVE A LIBRARIAN , THEY HAVE BOOKS. AND EVEN ADULTS, BOOKS, THAT, THE PARENTS -- THEY MIGHT ENJOY, THEY MAY BE ENJOYING READING. MEDICAL HEALTH, THAT PROJECT IS THERE. AND ONE OF THE PARAMEDICS AND GUYS STOP BY IN KEYSTONE THE LAST TIME AROUND, JUST TO CHECK IN. SO THAT IS FROM 11:00 TO 1:00. PUT PEOPLE IN THAT DIRECTION IF THEY CAN USE ANY OF THOSE THINGS. AND I THINK THEY WILL HAVE HAIRCUTTING BACK. AND I THINK THERE IS EVEN AN OPTOMETRIST NOW THAT WILL BE JOINING, MAYBE NOT THIS TIME, BUT CERTAINLY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. TO GIVE THEM THOSE SERVICES AND THE LAST THING, I THOUGHT THIS WAS SORT OF INTERESTING. THIS IS GOING TO BE OUT AT THE CLAY FAIRGROUNDS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. I GUESS, MAYBE, I GUESS, MAYBE JUST, MAYBE THIS SATURDAY, YOU CAN LOOK IT UP AT EXPLORE CLAY . AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE DEMONSTRATIONS, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A KIND THAT I PRINT THINGS TO SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN GO FARM TO TABLE, IN YOUR OWN SPHERE, YOUR OWN BACKYARD, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, THE DEMONSTRATIONS, SOME OF THEM WERE SORT OF INTERESTING. TIM ARMSTRONG, THE TEACHER THERE, HE IS GOING TO BE SHOWING YOU HOW YOU CAN EAT YOUR YARD. THAT IS, THAT IS SORT OF INTERESTING. YARD, PERHAPS OF THE RIGHT TRAINING, YOU COULD DO THIS, DOOR THREE ROAD GARDENING, THE SATISFACTION OF RAISING EVERYTHING ON YOUR PLATE. THE LAST ONE WAS IN OCTOBER AND OVER 5000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP. SO, THERE IS A REAL CALL FOR PEOPLE PRODUCING THEIR OWN FOOD. AND THEY WILL BE DOING THAT, STARTING AT 8:30. AGAIN, IF YOU, IF YOU GO TO EXPLORECLAY.COM, YOU CAN MAKE THAT CONNECTION THERE AND GET YOURSELF SET UP A TICKETS. YOU DO NEED TICKETS. YOU CAN PROBABLY PURCHASE THEM ONLINE CHEAPER THAN BUYING THEM THERE. THAT IS IT, MR. CHAIR. >> I AM MAKING NOTES, YOU CAN EAT YOUR YARD. >> I WANTED TO AMPLIFY THAT ONE. >> COMMISSIONER BURKE ? [03:05:01] >> OTHER PAVED ROADS NOT ONLINE ANYMORE, LIKE THAT ONE GUY WAS SAYING? WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THAT? >> I WILL CHECK AND SEE. THE LIST WE HAD WAS MORE OF AN INVENTORY OF THE 489 ROADS IN THE COUNTY. >> PEOPLE SAY THEY SAW IT. >> THE ROAD HE LIVES ON IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. HE HAS LIVED THERE 25 YEARS. IT IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. THERE IS A PLAN FOR THAT AREA, WE WILL WORK ON THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION, HE MENTIONED THOSE ROADS, THEY WERE NOT ON DISCOVERY. IT ALLOWS OUR GREATER TO NOT DRIVE ALL THE WAY UP TO OAKLEY. AND WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE POTHOLES AND OF THE MAINTENANCE. >> PEOPLE DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT PART. >> THAT IS A GOAL. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ROADS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF, ROADS THAT HAVE A PARK OR A SCHOOL BUS. LIKE I SAY, EVERYBODY, I GREW UP ON A DIRT ROAD. IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IN THE COUNTY. BUT I WAS, I WAS LIVING IN ATLANTA, IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RANK THEM, OTHER THAN EVERYONE IS NUMBER ONE, AND WE WILL GET TO YOU, WE ARE WORKING ON IT BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR COMING UP, WE HAVE 202 MILES OF DIRT ROADS , WHEN THE DIRT ROAD STUDY WAS COMPLETED. AND WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF 30 MILES, ALMOST 15%, IN A YEAR AND A HALF. WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS. SO. >> YEAH. ALL RIGHT, THIS UPCOMING EVENT. AND, THANK YOU SO MUCH , BECAUSE I NEED ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION I CAN POSSIBLY GET. RIGHT , TERESA? SO, IN MY DISTRICT, WE HAVE GREEN COVE, CITY HALL, AND WE HAVE A HYDRANGEAS PAINTING CLASS IN THE ART ROOM. WE HEARD ALREADY ABOUT THE RIVER FESTIVAL. NEXT WEEK IS HUGE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY. IT IS GRADUATION, INCLUDING ME, I HAVE A SENIOR , IT WILL BE A LOT OF TEARS , LAUGHING, AND THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THOSE MEMORIES. SO, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE EXCITED FOR ALL OF THOSE IN YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, CARRYING SIGNS . AND THE SENIORS ARE GRADUATING AND ALL OF THEM, A LOT OF THEM ARE SCARED. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS NEXT IN THEIR LIFE. WE ALL KNOW THAT FEELING. NEXT WEEK , ON THE 21ST, THE LONG-AWAITED PICKLEBALL REBEL -- RIBBON COVETING -- CUTTING . THAT IS IT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. FARM TO TABLE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU READ THE TIMES UNION, THE CICADAS ARE COMING OUT, FROM THE 21-YEAR CYCLE. YOU CAN EAT CICADAS. THEY TASTE LIKE COCONUT AND CHOCOLATE. >> ALLIGATORS ALSO LIKE CICADAS. WATCH OUT. >> IN ALL SERIOUSNESS , THE COUNTY SAFETY NET MEETING, ON 1122 BLENDING , IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY , I BROUGHT UP RECYCLING. AND I HEARD NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINT ABOUT RECYCLING. AND LAST WEEK, WE HAD A SHERIFF'S MEMORIAL CEREMONY AT WEST HAVEN, KIND OF A SOMBER OCCASION. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE DESKS -- DEATHS GO BACK TO THE 1800S WITH TRAIN ROBBERIES AND SUCH. IT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. I DID NOT SEE MANY PEOPLE THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY. MAYBE IT WAS NOT ADVERTISED. >> >> WHATEVER. LAST EVENING, CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS HELD THEIR SPORTS SHOW, REPRESENTATIVE DEAN WAS UP THERE. AND HE WAS IN FULL GLORY UP THERE ON STAGE . I WANT TO SAY THAT ALLIE AND [03:10:01] I, WE ARE IN THE MILITARY SELECTION COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A REAL TREASURE IN THE -- BEING -- BEAN . I THINK HE IS THE CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE, HE IS REALLY TAKING THE UNIVERSITIES, THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY , THE UNIVERSITIES TO TASK, ALL OF THE PHASES OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING, TO MAINTAIN ORDER. EVENTUALLY. AND SO, COMMISSIONER CONDON BROUGHT UP THE WORKSHOP AND I CANNOT EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK BEING DONE IN THAT. BUT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT HEADWINDS COMING. CONCERNING AN ISSUE WITH HER TONIGHT, I WAS ASKED, WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THAT TO US? I SAID, BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE MONEY. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE MONEY. SO, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME HARD DECISIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE ON THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MEGAN. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE SHOULD EVEN BRING THAT UP YET. OR NOT? >> SHE'S NOT HERE. >> SHE'S NOT HERE? OKAY. WE WILL WAIT TO DO THAT. WE WILL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.