May 28, 2024 BCC Agenda

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PLEASE REALTIME CAPTIONS.

>> PLEASE RISE. COMMISSIONER WILL LEAD US.

>> WOULD YOU BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME PLEASE? GRACIOUS LORD, THANK YOU FOR TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN CLAY COUNTY. IT IS HOT OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE SUNSHINE.

WHAT A BLESSING IT IS TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTY, AND THIS STATE.

IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. LORD, AS WE COME BEFORE YOU, ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS OF CLAY, WOULD YOU GIVE US THE GUIDANCE, AND THE DIRECTION WE NEED? DECISIONS LORD, WE WANT THEM TO HONOR YOU. WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOUR HELP. WOULD YOU BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, LORD.

EVERYONE ELSE WHO MAKES THIS COMMUNITY A GREAT ONE TO LIVE IN. GUIDE, DIRECT, PROTECT. IT IS WHAT YOU DO, LORD. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

>> AMEN. >> THIS AFTERNOON, WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A NAVY VETERAN THAT IS HERE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SERVING MORE THAN 21 YEARS IN UNITED DATES NAVY FOR -- BEFORE RETIRING IN 2018. THIS INCLUDES THE 800 DIVISION. AT KITTY HAWK, HIGHER-LEVEL MAINTENANCE THAN WHAT THE HAVE WITH. THE DIVISION IS INCLUDING ACOUSTIC JAPAN. RTC RECRUIT TRAINING, COMMAND OF GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. JACKSONVILLE AND HELICOPTER MARITIME STRIKE WING LANDING. HE'S A DECORATED VETERAN, HOLDING MULTIPLE AWARDS. THREE NAVY MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDALS. TWO MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS. THE UNION NAVY MERITORIOUS UNION ACCOMMODATION. TWO NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDALS. WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL. THIS MEANS HE WAS ON A BOAT QUITE A BIT. FOUR NAVY MARINE CORPS OVER SERVICE REBELS. HE QUALIFIED IN AVIATION WARFARE.

A CERTIFIED WARFARE SPECIALIST, AND SHARPSHOOTER WITH A NINE MILLIMETERS PISTOL. AMONG MANY AWARDS. ELICIT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO BE PART OF THE MILITARY, TRAVEL THE WORLD, AND MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MAINTAIN A STANDARD OF LIVING.

HIS NAVAL SERVICE TAUGHT HIM THAT PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS CAN UNITE TO ENCOMPASS EVEN THE MOST CHALLENGING TASKS. HIS FAVORITE SERVICE MEMORY IS ENTITLED CHIEF PETTY MICHELLE OFFICER. WATCHING THE SUNRISE, AND BEING INAUDIBLE ]. OTHER THAN THAT, HE DOESN'T IN HIS FREE TIME, HE VOLUNTEERS FOR FEEDING NORTHEAST FLORIDA. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT THIS PLACE. IF YOU WANT A SMALL -- YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.

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>> A FEW WORDS. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR PERMITTING YOUR PROCESS. I WILL IT SHORTLY. YESTERDAY WAS MEMORIAL DAY. VETERAN. THIS MEANS I SURVIVED IT. MY CHILDREN WERE MY FRIEND. THEY CELEBRATED THEIR LIFE YESTERDAY. I

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THEY WERE THE ONES THAT PAY THE THEY GAVE TO TO BE ABLE TO

DO THIS. APPLAUSE ]. >> WE WILL COMMENCE THE MEETING

[CALL TO ORDER]

[PET ADOPTIONS]

PET ADOPTIONS. >> IS JOEY.

NEUTERED MALE. A MIXED BREED. AT WEIGHING 55 POUNDS. MEET JOEY, YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE BUDDY. HAS UNDENIABLE LOVE FOR LIFE. PAY FULL SPIRIT AND BOUNDLESS ENTHUSIASM ARE PERFECT AN ACTIVE THEM THE - OWNER. RUNNING PARK, HIKING TRAILS, INTERACTIVE PLAY ALWAYS READY FOR A GAME. PLENTY OF WATER FUN. THIS PUPPY IS A TRUE WATER LOVER. HE ENJOYS SWIMMING, SPLASHING AROUND, AND CHASING WAVES BEACH.

SOCIALIZING, JOEY DOG FRIENDLY, CANINE FRIENDS. JULIE WILL THRIVE IN AN ACTIVE HOME.

ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY LOVES INCLUDE THEM IN THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. HE CAN RUN AND PLAY. WE HAVE SCOUT, NEUTERED MALE, MIXED BREED, TWO MONTHS OLD, WEIGHING THE ADORABLE, TWO MIXED BREED HAPPY, STILL WAITING FOR HIS FOREVER HOME, ALONG WITH HIS SIBLINGS. ESTIMATED TO GROW AROUND 55 POUNDS OR MORE.

MAKING HIM THE PERFECT SIZE FOR CUDDLES, AND ADVENTURES ALIKE.

SCOUT IS FULL OF PLAYFUL ENERGY AND CURIOSITY. HE COULD TO EXPLORE THE WORLD AROUND HIM. HE IS SWEET, AFFECTIONATE, AND READY TO BRING ENDLESS LOVE AND JOY TO HIS NEW FAMILY. WHETHER IT IS CHASING AFTER TOYS, PLAYING WITH SIBLINGS, OR SNUGGLING UP FOR A NAP, SCOUT IS ALWAYS FUN. WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SCOTT AND HIS SIBLINGS ARE WAITING FOR THEIR FOREVER HOMES. CHARMING PERSONALITY, ADORABLE LOOKS, SCOUT, IS READY TO MAKE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY FAMILY. YOU'RE LOOKING TO GROW AND SHARE COUNTLESS MEMORIES WITH. COME MEET SCOUT TODAY, AND SEE WHY HE IS SUCH A SPECIAL PUP. OUR CATS, BARTLEBY AND LUNA. THEY BOTH GO TOGETHER. BARTLEBY IS 10 YEARS OLD. LIMIT IS FOUR. I'M JUST GOING TO READ THIS ONE THAT GOES FOR BOTH OF THEM.

>> BARTLEBY AND LUNA ARE THICK AS THIEVES. THEY WOULD LOVE TO FIND A HOME TOGETHER. THEY WERE OWNER SURRENDERED TO THE SHELTER, AND DOING POORLY IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT. THEY STARTED DOING MUCH BETTER IN THE FOSTER HOME. STILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FOREVER FAMILY. LUNA IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SHY AROUND PEOPLE, BUT ENJOYS BEING BRUSHED. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FILL THE POSITION OF NEIGHBOR WOULD -- NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, BARTLEBY IS YOUR GUY. HE ENJOYS BEING PETTED. THEY ARE BOTH LITTER BOX TRAINED. IT SAYS AT THE END OF THIS ONE, THEY BOTH LOVE FEATHER AND CRINKLY TOYS. IT IS KITTEN SEASON. WE NEED FOSTER FAMILIES FOR UNDERAGE KIDS SINCE -- KITTENS AND NURSING MOMS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT US AT CLAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT.COM./ADOPT. THAT

[1.  Mental Health Awareness Month (May 2024)]

>> THANK YOU. THE MONTH OF MAY, WE HAVE TWO DECLARATIONS TODAY.

THE FIRST ONE IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. THE MONTH OF MAY WAS DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH BY CONGRESS IN 1949. BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF WELL-BEING. 1-5 AMERICAN ADULTS EXPERIENCES A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION EACH YEAR. EVERYONE FACES CHALLENGES IN HIS LIFE THAT CAN IMPACT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. EARLY INTERVENTION AND ACCESS TO

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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE

[2.  Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May 2024)]

THE SECOND DECLARATION, ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. 1992, CONGRESS DESIGNATED MAY AS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN UNITED STATES TO CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE OF ASIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE, TO THE GROWTH, HISTORY, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR NATION. PEOPLE OF ASIAN, NATIVE, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ORIGIN, ATTRIBUTE TO AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY WITH RELATIONSHIP, CREATIVITY, TALENT, ENTERPRISE, AND SKILL IN CALLOUS WAYS. THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF EXPLORING A VIBRANT AND RESILIENT CLAY COUNTY, AND ACROSS AMERICA. ONCE AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO

[Jax USA and Clay EDC]

>> I'M CRAWFORD POWELL. I'M PRESIDENT OF CLAY COUNTY ECONOMIC CORPORATION. AS YOU SAID, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS VERY CLOSE WITH THE JAX USA TEAM. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE, AND THE CAPACITY THAT WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT THEM. THE RELATIONSHIP HAS TO BE VERY FLUID BETWEEN US AND THEM. AS IT IS WITH THE ENTIRE REGION.

SEEN PARTNERS IN OUR REGION. WE HAVE MET RECENTLY WITH COUNTY STAFF. THEY ARE COMING IN AND GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT JAX USA HAS SEEN REGIONWIDE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, FLOWS OVER TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN CLAY COUNTY. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ANDRE WALLACE.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, CRAWFORD. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU. I HAVE ABOUT FOUR TOPICS THAT I REALLY WANT TO QUICKLY. I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE STATE. SECOND, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN LAST, WOULD BE CONSIDERED NEXT STEPS. CERTAINLY, NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. WHAT I REALLY WANT TO STRESS WITH THE FOLLOWING, IS THIS ENTIRE REGION. THIS IS NOT GOING TO INCLUDE THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. THEY ARE TELLING US THAT THEY HAVE THE NUMBER TWO JOB MARKET. THAT IS WHAT FLORIDA HAS. THAT IS A TESTAMENT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. THIS WORKS COHESIVELY WITH YOUR LOCAL STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS IS GOING TO BE EQUALLY DONE AS WELL. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITHIN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, HAS UNDERGONE TRANSITION. FOR YEARS, WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE ENTITY KNOWN AS ENTERPRISE FLORIDA. IT IS NOW THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS SPLIT INTO SELECT FLORIDA. THIS HANDLES INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS HANDLING EVERYTHING DOMESTICALLY HERE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, HEADED BY THE SECRETARY, ALEX KELLY. THAT PARTNERSHIP, ALLOWS THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE WITH THE SURROUNDING STATES THAT WE ARE COMPETING WITH. WHETHER PEOPLE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT, WE COMPETE WITH SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, TENNESSEE, AND ALABAMA, ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IT IS THAT STRONG RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, AS A REGION, WITH THE STATE, IN ORDER TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE AT THE JOB INCLUDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS. THAT RELATIONSHIP, EVEN THOUGH THEY WENT AWAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RELATIONSHIP REMAINS STRONG. THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF THE SAME PERSONNEL THAT ARE STILL HERE. THIS GIVES US INSURANCE THAT THEY ARE ACCOMPLISHING WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE RECRUITING FOR. THIS IS

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WHAT I'M SAYING, LOOK AT THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. LOOK AT ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE. CLEAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SKILLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE EMPLOYED RIGHT HERE IN YOUR VERY BACKYARD ITSELF. THIS IS THE RECRUITMENT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION. THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE TODAY. NUMBER THREE, DRIVING A LOT OF THE GROWTH THAT YOU ARE SEEING, HIS QUALITY OF LIFE. THE COMMISSION YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, IS HOT OUTSIDE. IT CAN BE VERY WILL CALL TO SOME OTHER RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS WITHIN A RESPECTIVE MARKET. THIS IS GOING TO AGREE SOMEWHERE ELSE. QUALITY OF LIFE, YOU'RE SEEING THEM. THE FOURTH GOAL IS IN FOR STRUCTURE. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH LAND YOU HAVE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE UTILITIE TO THAT RESPECTIVE LAND, I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THAT IS NOT MARKETABLE. IT IS NOT MARKETABLE FOR PROFIT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LAND. WHEN YOU LOOK AT A CLAY COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN, THE FUTURE IS NOW NORTHEAST FLORIDA. YOU HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD SPOT ANALYSIS.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE A COMPLETE LOOK AT THAT. THE TRENDS THAT I AM SEEING, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS, LEADING IN THOSE RESPECTIVE FIELDS. LEADING IN THE SECTORS IN TERMS OF DISCERNMENT. THERE WAS A TIME IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA, WHERE FINANCIALS HAD STILL BEEN DRIVEN BY YOUR LIFE SCIENCES. THAT USED TO BE FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT. TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. CORPORATE RELOCATIONS. IF I LOOK AT THESE YEAR-OVER-YEAR, THE ONLY OTHER CITY THAT IS OUTPACING JACKSONVILLE, HAPPENS TO BE RIGHT HERE. I THINK THAT WE ARE DOING FROM THE CORPORATION STANDPOINT. WHAT ARE THOSE TRANSLATING TO? 2022, WE ARE ABLE TO REFER 33 DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THIS TEAM. 2023, ABLE TO REFER 30 DEPARTMENTS. 2024, WE DEFERRED NINE PROFITS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEEING HIS THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL LOOKING AT.

THIS IS WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE REGION. I'M GOING TO WRAP IT UP IN TERMS OF THE NEXT STEPS. AS YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THEM, I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. 25 AND 26, THEY ARE GOING TO BE WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS. TRULY TRYING TO LOOK AT WHAT YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. IN 2027, YOUR VERY OWN SAM GARRISON, IS FIGURING IT OUT. YEAR 26, 27, 28, ARE PIVOTAL YEARS FOR YOU TO GET YOUR RESPECTIVE PROJECTS BEFORE REPRESENTING GARRISON. MAKING SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS SUPPORT YOUR GROWTH ECONOMICALLY. ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE CLAY COUNTY EDC PLAN, TALKS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO CONTROL PUBLICLY OWNED REAL ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT MAKES YOURSELF EVEN THAT MUCH MORE MARKETABLE. AS YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER A CHALLENGER CENTER, KEYSTONE ERRORS, OR OTHER PERSPECTIVES, LOOK AT THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE YOURSELF MORE MODERN. THAT MAKES MY JOB, ANOTHER PROFIT JOB, THAT MUCH MORE EASIER. AT LEAST IT GETS US INTO THE CHESS GAME, IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE COMPETITIVE. I'M TELLING YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE OTHER RESPECTIVE STATES,

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THEY ARE PUTTING THE UTILITIES IN. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION, THIS

IS MY PRESENTATION. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, ANDRE. THAT WAS A FANTASTIC UPDATE. VERY ENLIGHTENING. WHEN YOU SAY PUBLIC CONTROLLED REAL ESTATE, DO THOSE ENTITIES PURCHASE THE PROPERTIES, AND THEN PUT THE UTILITIES IN, THEN LEASE THEM OUT?

>> IN SOME CASES, THE COUNTIES HAVE PURCHASE REAL ESTATE. IN SOME CASES, THEY HAVE HAD THEIR OWN FUND. THIS IS INCLUDED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THREE PROPER ADMINISTRATORS, ARE TRAVELING TO THE BIKER COUNTY. TRAVEL TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THEY HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB WITHIN THE REGION, OF ACQUIRING PROPERTY, AND PUTTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN, TO MAKE THEMSELVES THAT MUCH MORE PROFITABLE. IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN ALWAYS BEING ABLE TO GET SUCH A LARGE GIFT WITHIN NEW BALL COUNTY DID READ UNFORTUNATELY, THE ENCLOSURE OF ALL OF THAT. WHEN YOU GET 17,000 ACRES OF PROPERTY, YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT DUVAL COUNTY DID. PUTTING IN OVER $300 MILLION OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THAT SITE MARKETABLE. THEY HAVE 6000 PLUS EMPLOYEES THERE NOW. YOU CANNOT BE AN BARRED TOWARDS WHAT YOU WANT TO INVEST. THE COMPANIES COME TO US. WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TALENT. WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE SIDE. DO YOU HAVE AN ASSET THAT HAS THE UTILITY TO MAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING? DO YOU ALREADY HAVE THE EXTRA BUILDING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO RENOVATE THAT BUILDING, TO BECOME OPERATIONAL? THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> THANK YOU. >> IN ANOTHER LIFE, I WAS PART OF THE JACKSONVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA. ONE OF THE PRIMARY ELEMENTS TO DRAWING ANOTHER COMPANY TO THIS REGION, WAS A SKILLED WORKFORCE. I SEE THE DOCTOR BACK THERE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH COLLEGES, AND THE STATE COLLEGES. THIS IS A SKILLED WORKFORCE. SOME OF THESE AREAS, THEY ARE JUST NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE. IN MY AREA, IT IS JUST NOT A COMMON AREA FOR A KID TO GET INVOLVED WITH.

ARE LOOKING FOR. WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THAT, AND BE WORKING WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO CREATE THOSE WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. THESE ARE HIGHWAYS TO HIGHLY SKILLED JOBS.

>> TALKING ABOUT WHAT OUR GOVERNOR HAS REALLY FOCUSED ON, THEY ARE MAKING SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS READY FOR THE ACTION JOBS. THAT HAS TRICKLED DOWN TO LOOKING INTO THE INVESTMENT. THIS IS ON ALL LEVELS. COLLEGES, UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS, THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I MOVED TO A METROPOLITAN LOCATION ONCE I GRADUATED SCHOOL. COMPANIES ARE REVERSED. STUDENS, CHILDREN, OR DETERMINING WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE. THEN THEY LOOK FOR MEANINGFUL, GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AT THAT TIME. COMPANIES ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS WHERE THEY ARE GOING. THIS IS WHERE THEY HAVE TO SET UP OUR RESPECTIVE HOPES. THEY ARE TRYING TO LOCATE RIGHT THERE. IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US, THAT IT IS WHERE WE BROUGHT THEMSELVES FORWARD. THIS IS WHAT WE FOCUS ON. MAKING SURE THAT FROM KINDERGARTEN, ALL THE WAY TO POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, MAKING SURE THAT YOU WILL GET SKILLS THAT YOU NEED. THE UNEMPLOYED, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE TRAINED FOR THE JOBS IN ADVANCE. THIS INCLUDES THE TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES SYSTEMS. LIFE SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY

HAVE THE SKILLS TO DO THAT. >> THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF SKILLS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LOOKS TO FUND WITH COLLABORATION INTO THE INDUSTRY. EDUCATION FACILITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THEY ARE MAKING IT OUT.

>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? >> SURE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. VERY INSIGHTFUL.

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>> COMPANY MAKE THE DETERMINATION ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD. WHAT WE LOOK FOR, AND HOPE FOR, IS ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. THAT ALLOWS US TO SEND THOSE PROJECT AFTER ALL THE RESPECTIVE CHALLENGES. AT ANY RESPECTIVE POINT IN TIME, WE ARE CHASING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 TO 80 DIFFERENT PROJECTS. 81 RESPECTIVE THROUGH THE DMV. IF IT IS A HYPOTHETICAL FINANCIAL SERVICE, AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, THERE IS A HIGH PROP VALIDITY THAT ONE OF THE TWO COUNTIES ARE GOING TO BE IMPEDED. WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE SPACE, THAT GIVES OUT ALL OF OUR COUNTIES. THIS IS TO COMPETE. THAT IS WHAT WE DID.

WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES HERE. THIS IS FOR EVERYONE. WE ARE SENDING OUT ALL OF THESE RESPECTIVE PROJECTS TO OUR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES. SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE THE ASSET. SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T. THE TRANSIT, WE ARE SEEING PARTICULARLY OWNED MANUFACTURING PROJECTS. THIS IS ALL WITH ONE HEAVY UTILITY UTILIZATION. THE CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW, WITH HEAVY UTILITY UTILIZATION, IS PART OF THE TRANSFORMATION, TO DELIVER THE ACTUAL PROPERTY. YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFORMERS IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES. EVERYONE. ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF THE UNITED DAYS, WILL FUNNEL INTO REQUIRING TRANSFORMERS WITH UTILITIES FOR THOSE RESPECTIVE PROJECTS. ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, IT IS ABOUT WHERE THE COMPANY WANTS TO BE. YOU HAVE THE ASSET WITH

THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. CRAWFORD, FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL DEMAND, YOU ARE CALLING AND LOOKING TO BE REFERRED TO THE SITES. SHORTAGES, INFLATION, INTEREST RATES, IT IS COMING ACROSS YOUR DESK?

>> 2020, 2021, 2022, I CAN BARELY KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER WITH THE ACTUAL STAFF THAT WE HAVE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT FOURTH QUARTER LAST YEAR, TO PRESENT DAY TO RIGHT NOW, WOULD BE DECREASING THE INTEREST RIGHT . COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IF THE PROJECT IS A NECESSITY. IS IT A GO RIGHT NOW? COMING INTO THE YEAR, WE ARE ALL HOPEFUL THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE TWO TO THREE INCHES. THE FED HAS SAID THAT THERE WILL BE NO EXPENSE CUTS. WITH THAT, I DO NOT KID YOU. EVERY MONTH, IN TERMS OF WHAT I'M SEEING WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROJECTS, THAT DIRECT IMPACT, IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING FROM THE ECONOMY FROM AN INDUSTRY STANDPOINT. IT

IS THE COST OF THOSE PROJECTS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. NEXT

[Clay Soil & Water Board Update]

COMMISSIONER, GARY MCINTYRE. >> MY NAME IS GARY MCINTYRE. I LIVE AT 1157 NORTH HE'S COLD, FLORIDA. I REPRESENT JIM BIKER'S LEE. I SENT DISTRICT 3. WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT. I WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT IN THIS NOVEMBER. I MIGHT GET AN OPPONENT. IF NOT, I GUESS I DON'T GET ONE. IT HAS BEEN FUN. WE HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT THIS PAST YEAR OR SO. JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, I WILL TRY TO BRING IT UP TO DATE. ALSO, THE CHAIRMAN, HAS TAKEN A JOB WITH

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SERVING ON THE BOARD. VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THAT AREA. THE WATER AND SOIL BOARD, IS AN INTERESTING VOLUNTARY POSITION.

WE ARE GOING TO DOUBLE OUR SALARY THIS YEAR FROM 10 TO TWO ZEROS. WE ARE LOADED IN FUNDS. WE ARE JUST TRYING TO TOUCH BASE ON IT. WE WORK WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOLS. WE ARE PROVIDING TREES TO THEM. WE GO OUT AND WE HAVE STUDENTS PLANT THE TREES IN THE SCHOOLS. THAT HAS BEEN LOTS OF FUN. WE WORK WITH THE FARMERS AND THEIR AGRICULTURAL RANCHERS. MOST OF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW IT, BUT I HAVE ABOUT 50 HEADS OF COWS. THAT KEEPS US PRETTY BUSY IN THAT AREA. ALSO, IT HAS BEEN VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL WORLD. WE ALSO WORK WITH THE CLAY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT VERY WELL. WE HAD QUITE A FEW GRANTS FROM THEM TO HELP OUR FARMERS AND THERE ARE CULTURAL PEOPLE. ALSO, THE NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST. IF YOU FOLLOW THAT, YOU ARE ABLE TO GET US SOME TAX BREAKS IN AREAS OF THAT AREA. OF COURSE, DOUG, IS HERE WITH HIS ST. JOHN'S WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. HE KEEPS US UP TO DATE IN THAT AREA. WE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS LOTS OF FUN, IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO MAKE IT. WE HAVE A POSER CONTEST WITH ALL THE SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR, WE HAD OVER 100 POSTERS PRESENTED. WE GAVE OUT A DOZEN AWARDS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. WE GIVE OUT CASH AWARDS ALSO. $100, DOWN TO $50. THIS IS ECLECTIC WITH SOME RIBBONS IN THAT AREA. WE ALSO HAVE SPEECH CONTEST WITH ALL OF THE SECURITIES FROM THE SCHOOLS. ABLE TO COME IN AND DO A SPEECH CONTEST. THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR, WILL BE AWARDED $200. SHE IS ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL FINALS OF THE SPEECH CONTEST.

WE ARE VERY PROUD. HOPEFULLY, THAT GOES ON IN JUNE 6TH. THEY HAVE THEIR WAY. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. THIS IS WITH THE STATE COMPETITION. LOTS OF VOLUNTEER STUFF THAT WE HAVE ACTIVELY BEEN INVOLVED IN. NOT ONLY WITH EACH MEMBER APPEAR, BUT ALSO WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. I ENJOY IT. I WILL BE RUNNING IN NOVEMBER. WE WILL SHARE AGAIN WITH FOUR MORE YEARS WITH YOU. VERY MUCH SIMPLE. WE ARE HERE.

ANYTIME YOU NEED US. I THINK I HANDED HIM MY CARD. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL ME. I DO HAVE A PHONE, AND I ANSWER. ANY

[Clay County Agricultural Fair 2024 Event Report]

QUESTIONS? >> THINK YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE

IT. >> THE LAST PRESENTATION, CLAY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR 2024 EVENT REPORT. WRAP UP.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. BOB OLSON. FROM PLYMOUTH ISLAND.

OBVIOUSLY, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CLAY COUNTY FAIR. WITH US TONIGHT, I HAVE OUR CHAIR. KELLY MOSLEY, AND OUR VICE CHAIR, BILL ALDRIN. I HAVE A SUMMARY TO READ OUT TO YOU, AND TO TAKE QUESTIONS. SO, I SPENT A SIZABLE PART OF MY MILITARY YEARS AS A NAVIGATOR ABOVE SEVERAL COAST GUARD INVESTMENTS. AS A NAVIGATOR, NOT ONLY DO YOU FOCUS ON YOUR PRESENT SITUATION AND COURSE, BUT YOU ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AHEAD FOR ANY PARTICULAR POTENTIAL THREATS OR DANGERS. I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELVES, WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO FROM THE UPDATE FROM US, TO YOU ON THE FAIR? WE WANT TO PROVIDE YOU THE UP DATE ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR RECENT FAIR. ALSO, LOOKING AHEAD, BASED ON OUR FEEDBACK AND OTHER

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IT ALL OF THESE EVENTS GO TO THESE KIDS PROGRAMS. WE SIMPLY FACILITATE THE PROGRAM AND THE AUCTION. WE HAD NO DOLLARS FROM IT. 600,000 CARS WERE PARKED IN 11 DAYS, WITH TAGS FROM 33 DIFFERENT STATES. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL. A RECORD 7000 POUNDS OF CANNED GOODS COLLECTED FOR THE ORANGE PARK FOOD PANTRY. $17,120, COLLECTED FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT THROUGHOUT HUMAN CASINO MACHINE. THIS WAS A CREATIVE THING THIS YEAR.

PICKING TABLE PROJECT IN THE RAIN BARREL AUCTION. $50,000 AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR CLAY COUNTY SENIORS. OVER 960 FREE ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS, EXHIBITS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR. EACH YEAR, I LOVE THIS QUESTION.

WHEN YOU START PLANNING FOR THE NEXT FAIR? THE ANSWER IS DURING THE PRESENT FAIR. ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS ARE RESPONDING TO ONGOING CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS OF THE FAIR. THERE ARE ALSO SOME PLAYERS ACTIVELY CAPTURING THINGS FOR NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN FOR NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE AN INITIAL ADDRESS OF ITEMS FOR ADDRESSING THE 2025 AGRICULTURAL FAIR. WE NEED TO CAPTURE OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS CONCERNS, FOR THE GUEST SURVEY. WE PLACED THIS THREE YEARS AGO AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC ACTION AND PLAN. WHAT DID THE 2024 SURVEY SAY? 73% OF OUR SURVEY GUESTS, RATED THEIR EXPERIENCE AS EXCELLENT. 22%, RATED THEIR EXPERIENCE AS GOOD. 78%, OF THE SURVEYED GUESTS, RANKED AS EXCELLENT. THIS WAS UP FROM 7% IN 2023. 93% OF THE SURVEYED GUESTS, THEY WERE OVERALL SATISFIED WITH THE CLEANLINESS OF THE GROUNDS. EXPERIENCE, SAFETY, AND CLEANLINESS. I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ALL STRIVE FOR. THE SURVEYS IN THE COMMENTS, DID HOWEVER REVEAL SOME SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. TWO OF WHICH, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, IN REGARDS TO OUR CROWDS AND LONG LINES. ALONG WITH OUR COST. SPECIFICALLY, THE CROWDS AND LONG LINES MATCH THE SAME CONCERNS THAT WE AS THE BOARD ABSORBED BOTH LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR. NO DOUBT, THIS IS BECOMING A GROWING CONCERN FOR US. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE CONCERN OF REACHING OUR SWEET SPOT. THE SWEET SPOT IS DEFINED BY ONE THE CROWDS IN THE FAIRGROUNDS READ SUCH A LEVEL, THAT THE EXPERIENCE BECOMES A NEGATIVE ONE. WHILE I RECORD ATTENDANCE SEEMS AMAZINGLY POSITIVE, WE HAVE COME TO REALIZE AS MANY AGRICULTURAL FAIRS ACROSS THE INDUSTRY COME TO REALIZE, IS THE NUMBER THROUGH THE GATE THE CORRECT METRIC OF SUCCESS? CROWDS AND LONG LINES, DOESN'T BRING IT TO LIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAIR CLAY COUNTY MARKET ANALYSIS ACTIONS, STUDIED BY A THIRD PARTY IN OCTOBER 2021.

THE FINDING WAS THAT ATTENDANCE IS REACHING A POINT WHERE OVERALL OPERATIONS, AND ATTENDEE EXPERIENCE, ARE BEGINNING TO BE HINDERED BY THE FAIRGROUNDS LAYOUT. IN ADDITION TO THE CROWDS AND LAYOUT PERSPECTIVE, FROM A CONDITIONS PERSPECTIVE, WE DID EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES THIS YEAR. SPECIFICALLY WITH ELECTRICAL

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THIS FAIR MAKES MILLIONS. WHY ARE MY TAX DOLLARS BEING USED? THE SCHOOL GRADE WE ARE A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION, NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE COUNTY. EACH YEAR, WE PAY APPROXIMATELY $325,000 FOR COUNTY RELATED SERVICES. MYTH. IT THE FAIR MAKES MILLIONS ON CONCERTS. THE SCOOP. THIS INCLUDES ENTERTAINERS COST ON AVERAGE. $100,000 FOR A DECENT ACT. WE ALSO RENT THE STAGE, SOUND, LIGHTS, SCREENS, AND OTHER PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT. ALL WHILE TRYING TO KEEP TICKETS AFFORDABLE, AND ARE BLEACHERS FREE. METH, THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR IS MAKING MILLIONS ON FOOD. THE SCOOP, WE CHARGE VENDORS FOR THEIR OWN SPACE ONLY. WE DON'T CONTROL PRICING OF FOOD. WE DON'T GET A PERCENTAGE OF FOOD SALES. MYTH, THE FAIR MAKES MILLIONS ON RIDES. THE SCOOP, WE RECEIVE A PERCENTAGE OF INCOME FROM THOSE WHO OPERATE THE MIDWAY, AND HAVE FOR MANY YEARS. THEY FACE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INSURANCE, EQUIPMENT UPKEEP, EMPLOYEES, AND TRAVEL INSPECTIONS. BOTTOM LINE, WE BRING IN A SIGNIFICANT REVENUE STREAM. IT ALL GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE FAIR, AND THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES WITH RUNNING A QUALITY FAIR. LEAVING JUST A SLIM PROFIT MARGIN FOR A RAINY DAY FUND. EVERY FAIR HAS TO HAVE IT. OTHER FARES HAVE BEEN WIPED OUT FROM THAT. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EXPENSES. RESULTING IN SLIMMER MARGINS.

THIS IS TO THE POINT THAT THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE FORCING IT TO INCREASE THE ENTRY TICKET ADMISSION FEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT TAKE ANY INCREASE SLIGHTLY. WE REALIZE FOR UPWARDS OF 40%, FROM OUR FAIRGOERS, THIS IS THEIR ANNUAL DISNEY TRIP. AFFORDABILITY IS ALWAYS ON THE TOP OF OUR MINDS.

WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR A VISION OF A FAMILY AFFAIR.

NEVER HAVING TO HAVE A SELECT FAMILY AFFAIR DUE TO HIGH COSTS. GOING BACK TO THE NAVIGATOR ANALOGY, WE HAD A VERY GOOD FAIR THIS YEAR. WONDERFUL FEEDBACK FROM OUR ATTENDEES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED WITH ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS. INCLUDING OUR SPONSORS, THE CLAY COUNTY SHARES DEPARTMENT, THE COUNTY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS, VOLUNTEERS, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND OUR STAFF. AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REFLECT IT ON THE FAIR THIS YEAR, SHE STATED, WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE, IN THE RIGHT POSITIONS, WHICH MADE OUR AGRICULTURAL FAIR RUN AS SMOOTH AS IT EVER HAS. I THINK SHE PUT THIS IN FOR ME. I CAN GET THE ACCENT GOING. BEST FAIR EVER. SHE WAS SUMMARIZING IT. OUR PRESENT COURSE IS IN THAT PLACE. WE ARE VERY CLEARLY SEEING CONCERNS AND WARNING SIGNS FOR THE COURSE AHEAD. AFTER MEETING WITH EACH OF YOU, RAISING OUR CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE, LAST WEEK, WE DELIVERED A PACKAGE THAT CONTAINS A LETTER, AND THE MARKET ANALYSIS THAT WE CITED EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION.

THE MARKET ANALYSIS DOES EXCELLENT FOR THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS, IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN. THE AGRICULTURAL FAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLEARLY RECOGNIZES THAT THE POST SCENARIO IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FAIR, AND ITS FUTURE. AS WELL AS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE OVERALL FAIRGROUNDS OPERATIONS. IT IS WHY WE ARE ASKING THAT THE COLLABORATIVE TEAM OF COUNTY STAFF, AND CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BE INFORMED TO ANALYZE AND PROPOSE OPTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

IN SUMMARY, NOT ONLY HAS OUR FARES REPUTATION MADE A MARKET WITHIN OUR REGION, BUT IT HAS ALSO MADE STATE-LEVEL RECOGNITION. THIS HAS BEEN CONCERNED AS TASKED FAIR. MANY OF THEM'S ARE ATTENDING ARE FAIR. THESE FOLKS TRAVEL ALL

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MORE IMPORTANTLY, ALWAYS TRULY BEING THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES FAIR. ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> QUESTION? >> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

[CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS]

THANKS. >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, RECOGNIZING CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. I SEE THE SHERIFFS

ARE HERE. >> HAPPY TO BE HERE, SIR.

>> OUR CLERK IS PRESENT NOW. >> ARE YOU AS HAPPY AS ME? I WAS NOT AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING. I APOLOGIZE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON IT ONE PARTICULAR INDUCTION THAT HAD TO DO WITH A TAX DEED SALE.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST WITH THE BOARD, IS THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, TO BRING BACK SOME INFORMATION RELATED TO THAT LIEN REDUCTION. RELATED TO THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND THE TAX DETAIL. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD 10 OR 15 MINUTES SPENT, GOING OVER WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS, WITH THE PROCESS IS, AND THEN SPECIFICALLY, MAYBE BACKTRACK THAT CASE JUST A LITTLE BIT.

THIS IS FOR A MORE CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ON THE TAX SALE SIDE. THIS IS FOR THE BOARD. IT SEEMED TO BE WHEN I WENT BACK AND WATCHED IT, A LITTLE CONFUSION. MAYBE THIS IS GOING TO BE WITH THE STORY. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO WALK THE BOARD THROUGH WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. I AM TRYING TO USE THAT PARTICULAR CASE AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS. IT DEPENDS ON WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS WHAT. I WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND MAKE THAT REQUEST FOR THE NEXT

WARD MEETING. >> THAT WOULD BE EDUCATIONAL.

SIMPLY BECAUSE I LEARNED THAT THE TAX DEED SALES ARE

OPERATIONAL. >> NO SIR. THEY TAKE PLACE IN

MY OFFICE FOR CLAY COUNTY. >>

>> I THINK THAT YOU THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT WOULD STAY ON IT, THAT THE LIEN WAS PLACED ON THERE.

>> IT DOES. IT IS ON MY WEBSITE. I DIDN'T WANT TO EAT AT THIS TIME TODAY. IT WAS NOT PLANNED. I'M STILL GATHERING A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME TO WALK THROUGH FOR THE PUBLIC, THE WEBSITE, AND WHEN THERE IS THE TAX DETAIL SET. ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDES THE COUNTY LIENS INCLUDED.

>> THEY COME IN HERE AND TELL US THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA.

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS

HAVE PROVIDED. >> WE WILL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

FOR NEXT WEEK. >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD. A BUDGET WORKSHOP, AS WELL AS THE MAY 14TH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

MEETING. >> I WILL MOVE TO THE APPROVAL

ON BOTH. CAN I DO THAT? >> MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH WORKSHOP IN THE BCC MEETING MINUTES.

>> SECOND? >> MOTION TO SECOND.

>> ANY CONCERNS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> PASSES, 5-0. I DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. NO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. JUST FOR EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC COMMONS IS TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO BRING MATTERS OF THE ATTENTION TO THE BOARD. YOU MAY ALSO ASK QUESTIONS AT CLAY COUNTY .GOV. THE STAFF WILL ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS. THIS IS A COMMON MODEL QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYWAY THAT ANY PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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>> FOR 12, 13, 14, 16. >> 12, 14, 16, 15?

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT. ITEM 12, 13, 14,

15, 16. >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[12.  High School 9:12 Cross Country TDC Grant Request (K. Morgan)]

[13.  Ignite Dance June Competition TDC Grant Request (K. Morgan)]

[14.  Florida Roundnet The Scorcher Challenge TDC Grant Request (K. Morgan)]

>> ITEM PASSES, 5-0. >> KIM, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP HERE? THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I THINK THE TOURISM TEAM IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.

I WAS LOOKING OVER OUR NOTES THAT WERE PROVIDED. I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SOME OF THESE NUMBERS. ON ITEM 12, WE HAVE THIS APPLICATION SCORING SHEET. PLEASE, IF I AM MISUNDERSTANDIN G WHAT THESE NUMBERS ARE, PLEASE CLARIFY FOR ME. WHAT STUCK OUT TO ME, YOU HAVE THIS LOCAL PROJECTED EVENT. THIS IS AT 720. PROJECTED OUT-OF-TOWN EVENT ATTENDEES, 180. RIGHT? THE NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS, 100. AS I COMPARE THAT TO THAT ITEM, THIS IS OUT OF 40 HOTEL ROOMS. THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THOSE TWO AND ITEM 14, DREW A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR ME. CAN YOU SPEAK

TO THAT FOR ME? >> I SHOULD PROBABLY CLARIFY, THAT FOR AGENDA ITEM 13, YOU HAVE 92 DANCERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS LOCAL ATTENDEES. 508 DANCERS.

>> IS GOING TO BE DURING THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

THERE IS ROBUST DISCUSSION BEFORE IT MAKES IT TO YOU.

PLEASE KNOW THAT. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR, THE APPLICANT BRINGS FORTH THE VARIANT. THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR TEAM HAS, THAT MAY CHANGE THE DATA THAT IS ENTERED ON THAT APPLICATION. THIS IS LIKE AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS. SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET CONFUSED WITH THE NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS, VERSUS THE NUMBER OF NIGHTS. IT IF 10 PEOPLE STAY ONE NIGHT, THAT'S 10 ROOM NIGHTS. THAT IS NOT ONE NIGHT. PEOPLE GET CONFUSED WHEN DOING THAT MATH, WHEN THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT LARGER NUMBERS.

OUR TEAM IS DEVELOPING A MORE SIMPLISTIC APPLICATION. THE TBC HAS A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT IS ACTUALLY WORKING ON OVERHAULING THE ENTIRE GRANT PROCESS. MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. THEY ARE TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT. I THINK THAT IS WHERE IT IS LOOKING DISPARAGING ON PAPER.

WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS. THEY HAVE HEARD APPLICANTS TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT NUMBERS. THEY ARE PROVIDING DIFFERENT BACKUP INFORMATION, TO MAKE THEM ARRIVE AT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY HAVE COME TO. WE ARE PUTTING THE APPLICATION THROUGH A LITMUS TEST. THIS SAYS THE DANCERS. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE ROOM NIGHTS THAT ARE COMING WITH THAT BASED ON THE NUMBERS. THE CROSS-COUNTRY EVENT, IS A BRAND-NEW EVENT. IT IS TWO YEARS IN. WE KNOW THAT THAT IS A BUILDING EVENT. THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE LOCAL EMPHASIS. THAT GOES IN, GROWING OUR EVENTS, TO CREATE MORE DEMAND. THIS INCLUDES MORE

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>> I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE. >> IT IS A GREAT QUESTION. JUST KNOW THAT THE GRANT SECTION OF THE TBC MEETING, IS THE LONGEST SECTION OF THE MEETING. THEY ASK THE SAME QUESTIONS. WE DEBATE IT AT THAT LEVEL. I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T POINT THAT OUT IN THE BACK OF IT YOU HAVE TODAY.

>> THAT CLARIFIES THAT FOR ME.

>> I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION.

>> NOW THAT THE COMMISSIONER HAS GONE BACK AND LOOKED AT THESE, WITH THE BACKUP ON THEM, THE IGNITE DANCE, THEY HAD DISCLOSED IT. HANG ON. IT SAYS THE STAFF RECOMMENDED GRANT AWARD WAS 4000. SOME OF THIS IS 5000.

>> YES. IT IS 5000. THE TDC -- WHAT HAPPENS DURING THAT MEETING, THE STAFF GOES THROUGH A SCORING PROCESS, AND MAKES A STAFF RECOMMENDATION. HOWEVER, THE TDC MAY CHANGE THAT RECOMMENDATION. IN THIS CASE, THE GRANT APPLICANT REQUESTED $10,000. STAFF RECOMMENDED FOUR. THE TDC VOTED FOR FIVE.

>> OKAY. NORMALLY, THEY SEND THE MATCH.

>> THIS IS PART OF A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT. THEY HAVE A REPEAT GROUP. WE HAD TO KEEP THEM HERE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, WAS MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAD COMMITTED FOR 25. WE DID CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE. WE FELT SAFE THAT THAT WAS A GOOD NUMBER FOR THEM TO RECOMMEND.

>> THIS ONE APPLIED FOR 10,000. THEY ARE GETTING HALF OF THAT.

IS THAT ANY DETERMINANT OR DISCOURAGEMENT?

>> SOMETIMES IT IS. >> WE WORK REALLY HARD. THERE ARE A LIST OF LOCAL AND POTENTIAL SPONSORS THAT WE PROVIDE TO THEM. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS. IT IS OUR JOB TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESS STAYS HERE.

THAT IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. WE ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN. IF THE GRANT NUMBER IS LESS THAN WHAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED, WE TRY TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SERVE THEM. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GO AND DO THAT. SOMETIMES, THEY WILL JUST GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE WILL HAVE

TO FILL THAT GAP. >> IF I COULD ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY LOOK AT, IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT THE EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AS WELL. IF IT IS A DIFFERENT TIME, THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE AS MANY HOTEL YEARS. THIS IS BEEN CALLED FOR THESE DIFFERENT STATUTES. THE MEETING DETERMINATION IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THAT IS HURTING OR HELPING OUR HOTELS. FOR US TO COME OUT AND ATTRACT THOSE EVENTS COMING UP WITH THAT TIME, THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THOSE ARE DEMAND TIMES. THIS MAKES NO SENSE FOR US TO EXPEND MONEY TO ATTRACT PEOPLE IF WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE THEM. THAT IS PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS. THAT'S ALSO ONE OF THE ITEMS. ANOTHER THING THAT KIM MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON CERTAIN SPECIFIC EVENTS. WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. IF WE WANT TO GROW, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ATTRACT MORE OF IT, WE ARE HERE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD THOSE MONIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CROSS-COUNTRY THING. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. LAST YEAR, THEY EXPECTED 400 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH ALL OF THAT. MORE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH OUTSIDE THE AREA. THE WORD WILL SPREAD TO THAT GROUP. FROM THE STANDPOINT, THIS IS WHY WE ARE WORKING ON SOME THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ROUND BALL. THAT IS A VERY UNUSUAL NUMBER FOR A GRANT. $3752.74. WE FIGURED IF THEY ARE GOING TO RIGHT DOWN FOUR CENTS, THEN THEY KNOW THAT

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WE LOOKED AT THE HOTEL GOERS, TO TELL US THAT THIS IS THE TIME WHERE WE COULD USE SOME HELP THIS IS GREAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GROW. I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT DURING THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS. THIS IS THE LOCAL RUGBY GROUP OUT OF JACKSONVILLE. COMING HERE AND PLAYING A TOURNAMENT. THAT WAS LAST FALL? OUT OF THE BLUE, THIS IS THE 1900 BERMUDA NATIONAL TEAM WANTING TO PLAY RUGBY AT CLAY COUNTY. THEY HEARD FROM ALL OF THESE OTHER RUGBY GUYS. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD-SIZED HOTEL CONTINGENT. IT IS A HOT TIME.

LESS DEMAND ON THE HOTEL. THAT ALL WORKS TOGETHER. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT SHOT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GROW SOMETHING LIKE RUG. WE WILL SEE IF IT WILL CONTINUE HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE IT SOME PRIORITY. SO OTHER COMMUNITIES MAY NOT GIVE IT THAT PRIORITY.

>> THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF BUSINESS, I'M JUST GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT. THAT IS MIDWEEK. THAT IS THE WEEK OF JUNE 17TH AND 20TH. THE BERMUDA TEAM ARRIVES ON THE 17TH, THEY WILL PLAY ON THE 18TH AND THE 20TH.

MULTI-DAY, WEEKDAY BUSINESS. THAT IS AMAZING FROM THE SPORTS

PERSPECTIVE. >> 12, 13, 14?

>> SHE DID. >> I TAKE A MOTION TO MOVE 12,

13, 14. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE

[16.  Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Award Agreement with Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Re: Drug Enforcement and Reduction Initiatives (D. Garrett)]

12, 13, 14. >> I WILL MOTION THE SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16.

>> I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE WIN THAT THIS WAS. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. I WAS HOPING THAT VICKI MIGHT BE HERE TOO.

SHE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS. JUST A HATS OFF ON THIS GRANT AWARD. WHEN I MET WITH THE SHERIFF A FEW WEEKS BACK, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS NEED FOR OVERTIME COMPENSATION. I KNOW THAT THIS GRANT DOESN'T MEET ALL OF THESE NEEDS. FOR IT TO HELP FUND DRUG INVESTMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES, THIS IS A GREAT WIN. 58,000. ALMOST $59,000.

THERE IS NO MATCH ON THE COUNTY SIDE. THAT IS A PLUS FOR US TOO. HATS OFF TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND VICKI. THANK YOU FOR FINDING THIS GRANT. THANK YOU FOR PURSUING IT. YOUR BACKUP ALSO NOTES THAT WE WERE FACILITATORS IN THAT PROCESS.

OF COURSE, IT CAME BACK TO US. I AM REALLY HAPPY FOR THE SHERIFF, AND FOR YOUR AGENCY, TO HAVE THESE RESOURCES.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. IT IS PART OF A MULTIFACETED STRATEGY BETWEEN GRANTS AND PARTNERS. THEY ALSO REIMBURSE US FOR SOME OF OUR PERSONNEL AS WELL. WE DO ALL WE CAN TO TRY TO MINIMIZE COST AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

>> A GOOD DEAL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE GOT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO

APPROVE ITEM 16. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY

AYE. >> AYE.

[25.  Public Hearing to consider ZON 24-0012 to amend portions of Article III, Sec. 3-33, Planned Unit Development zoning district (M. Brown)]

>> PASSES, 5-0. WE ARE AT 5:00, A LITTLE BIT AFTER. MOVING ON

TO ITEM NUMBER 25. >> GOOD EVENING. BETH CARSON, PLANNING AND ZONING, HEADED BY MIKE BROWN. THEY CONTINUED IT.

THIS WAS TO THE JULY SERIES OF MEETINGS. THEY DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON IT. WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU SHOULD ALSO CONTINUE THIS TO THE SECOND JULY MEETING. THIS IS THE 23RD.

>> WE STILL HAVE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS ON IT. PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 25. PUD ZONING CHANGE. SEEING NONE, HEARING THEM, I WILL TAKE A

MOTION TO CONTINUE. >> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION AND SECOND TO CONTINUE TO DELIGHT. IS THAT

[01:05:04]

>> AYE. >> ANY NAY? PASSES, 5-0. PUBLIC

[26.  Public Hearing to consider ZON-23-00029 (Airport Code Art. III and XII) (D. Selig)]

INTO JULY AS WELL. >> YES. ALONG WITH THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE GOT RELATED TO THE AIRPORT ORDINANCE. WE WILL BRING ALL OF THAT BACK AT ONE TIME IN JULY, AS SOON AS WE

CAN. >> I'M EXHAUSTED JUST THINKING

ABOUT JULY. >> I'M GOING TO GO IN VACATION

IN JULY. >> WE WILL TRY TO STRATEGIZE

THAT. >> ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK? LAND DEVELOPMENT CODES FOR AIRPORT CODES? SEEING NONE, HEARING ON, CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ON.

>> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO CONTINUE, MR. CHAIR. I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT. LET'S NOT MOVE TOO FAST TO VOTING.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY

COMMENTS? >> WE WILL ADVERTISE IT IN THE USUAL WAY THAT WE DO. MY SUGGESTING IS THAT WE DO IT A BIT MORE ADVANCED MORNING, -- WARNING, BASED ON THE GENERAL ACTION THE LAST TIME WE BROUGHT IT BEFORE THE BOARD. I KNOW WE WERE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT IT. WE HAVE INPUTS. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW WE WANT TO DO THAT. I MAKE THAT SUGGESTION THAT WE REACH OUT TO THEM AS BEST WE CAN.

>> WILL DO, THANK YOU. >> THERE IS A LOT OF COMMUNICATION, CONCERNING THIS AREA. THIS IS WITH A FUNDING DEVELOPMENT, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. LDC, WE HAVE TO LET THEM HAVE THEIR VOICE. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[27.  Public Hearing on Ordinance and Resolution to Amend the Capital Improvement Plan, and, FY23/24 Post-Audit True-Up (R. Kantor)]

>> I AM HERE.

THE BUDGET AND FUND BALANCE OF EACH FUND WITH THE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF EACH FUND AS A STATED IN THE FY 22-23 AUDIT.

THIS ACTION SERVES THAT THE BUDGETS OF EACH FUNDS, ARE ALIGNED WITH THE LATEST AUDIT FIGURES. THE OTHER BUDGET OF ITEMS INCLUDING IN THE AMENDMENT, ARE INCREASING THE GENERAL FUND SUBSIDIES TO EXONERATE THESE EXEMPTIONS.

INCREASING THE SHIP AROUND. ADDITIONAL LUTHERAN SERVICES FUNDING, AND BONDED ROAD PROJECTS, AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LATEST ENGINEER ESTIMATES. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR REGGIE? >> REALLY?

>> OKAY. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUDGET ITEM RIGHT HERE. ANYONE SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE

THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVE APPROVAL FOR ALL THREE OF THEM. A, B, C. WE HAVE APPROVAL ON ITEM A.

>> SECOND. >> READING BODY LANGUAGE WELL.

>> SILENCE IS WHAT WILL TURN IT OFF.

>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER A. CAPITAL

IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS?

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> PASSES 5-0. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECOND ITEM C PORTION. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> PASSES, 5-0. RESOLUTION TO

MODIFY FY 23-24 BUDGET. >> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS FOR REGGIE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY NAY? HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE.

PASSES, 5-0. >> THANK YOU.

[28.  Public Hearing on Petition to Establish the Feed Mill Community Development District (C. Grimm)]

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>> TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PETITION TO ESTABLISH THE FEED MILL COMMUNITY.

>> IT WILL ACTUALLY BE ITEM 28 AND 29. THIS WILL BE THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE PETITION, AS WELL AS THE ORDINANCE TO CREATE. HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, KATIE BUCHANAN. SHE DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION.

>> OKAY, PERFECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE SERVED ON THESE. YOU HAVE DEALT WITH THESE ISSUES. YOU MAY FIND THAT THIS PRESENTATION IS A LITTLE BIT TOO ELEMENTARY. I WILL SPEEDED UP TO GO AS QUICKLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE. ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEED MILL COMMUNITY ACTIONS. AS A GENERAL OVERVIEW, THERE WE GO.

>> THIS IS OUR REQUEST. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEED MILL DISTRICT. THIS IS THE EXERCISE OF SPECIAL POWERS. THIS WOULD BE FOR PARKS AND REC MISSION, AS WELL AS SECURITY. FENCES, GATES, GUARD HOUSES, AND OTHER SECURITY MECHANISMS., THEIR ISSUING TAXES AND BONDS. WE ARE LOOKING AT INTERCEPTOR, AND LOOKING AT THE REASSESSMENTS TO PAY THOSE BONDS. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE MORE THAN 900 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THESE ARE THE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CDD IS AUTHORIZED TO CONSTRUCT, ACQUIRE, AND OPERATE. HER BASIC NEIGHBORHOOD STORM WATER, WASTEWATER, LANDSCAPING, RECREATION, AND ANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED BY DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, WE SAY THIS EVERY TIME. JUST TO SAY IT AGAIN, THE CDD HAS LIMITED AUTHORITY. THE CDD CANNOT USURP THE COUNTIES AUTHORITY SO THAT THE COUNTY KEEPS ALL THE PLANNING AND ZONING AUTHORITIES AND POWERS. THE CDD HAS TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS, INCLUDING COUNTY ORDINANCES. THE DISTRICT THAT CANNOT TRANSFER TO THE COUNTY. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR. THERE ARE NO ADMINISTRATIVE COST TO THE COUNTY ONCE YOU GET PAST THE ESTABLISHMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, OFFERS A SUPERIOR MAINTENANCE DISTRICT. YOU CAN SELECT THESE ASSESSMENTS. THIS ALLOWS FOR A STABLE COLLECTION MECHANISM. WE ARE BLESSED WITH SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY PROTECTION. WE ARE TRANSPARENT IN THE SENSE THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO OPERATE, JUST LIKE THE COUNTY IN THE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE MANAGED BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF. THIS GENERALLY ASSIST IN THE DAY TO DAY PROBLEMS. WE HAVE FUNDINGS IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL CATASTROPHE. GOING TO SOME OF THESE BENEFITS, THIS IS WHAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO SEE. STABLE FINANCING MECHANISMS. THIS IS ON THE RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CDD. YOU HAVE A MORE STABLE MAINTENANCE ENTITY. WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT IT PAYS FOR ITSELF. RESIDENTS, FREQUENLY SEE THE ENHANCED PROJECT. WE HAVE ACCESS TO BOND MARKETS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN, THE AMENITY CENTER IS GOING TO GENERALLY REDISTRICT THOSE BONDS, AND TAP INTO THE BOND MARKET. TRYING TO REHAB THE FIRMEST FACILITIES.

IT DOES TRANSITION BY LAW, TO THE RESIDENTS, WHEN TWO REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. SIX YEARS, 250 VOTERS. THAT TIME, IT DIGITALLY MANDATED THAT THEY ARE STARTING TO ASSUME CONTROL FOR IT. THESE ARE ALL THE TYPES OF TRANSPARENCY THAT WE REFERENCED READ GENERALLY NOTING THAT THE SUNSHINE LAW, PUBLIC RECORDS, WEBSITES, AGENDAS, RECORDED DOCUMENTS, ARE SHOWING UP IN THE TITLE SEARCH. THE GOAL BEING THAT WHEN SOMEONE PURCHASES THE CDD, THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTO. THE PARTICULAR PROJECT AT ISSUE, IS ANTICIPATED TO BE 1035 ACRES. THIS IS WITH APPROXIMATELY 242,000 LOTS. THE BUILDOUT IS ANTICIPATED TO TAKE ROUGHLY 10 YEARS IN THESE PHASES. THIS IS A SMALL MAP THAT YOU CAN GENERALLY SEE. THIS IS SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH COUNTY 15.

EAST FROM THE FIRST EXPRESSWAY. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE FROM THE PETITION. IDENTIFYING THE IMPROVEMENT. THE DISTRICT ANTICIPATES CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE FINAL ENTITY FOR THOSE PARTICULAR IMPROVEMENTS. YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE DISTRICT HAS ANTICIPATED TO OWN ALL OF THE SUBDIVISION ROADWAYS. AS WELL AS THE IRRIGATION. UTILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO GO. THERE

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THE COUNTY GIVES US DIRECTION. THESE ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT

CRITERIA'S. >> THIS IS PART ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION OR EQUITIES. WE DON'T HAVE TO SET IT UP FOR

THAT. THANK YOU. >> COULD CLARIFICATION.

>> THESE ARE THE STATUTORY CRITERIA THAT THE PETITIONS ARE TRYING TO MEET. THIS IS THE DEVELOPER REPRESENTATIVE. THIS IS GOING TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA. WITH THAT, I WAS GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, FOR THE LAW

OF THE ESTABLISHMENT PROCESS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> YES SIR. >> I KNOW THE COUNTY IS NOT PHYSICAL. DO YOU HAVE ANY SWEET DECISIONS? THE RESIDENTS OVER HERE. LET'S TAKE A HYPOTHETICAL. TELL ME HOW THIS IS GOING TO PLAY OUT. WE FIND OUT ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. WE BUILD OUT HALF. THIS IS AFTER 500,000 ACRES. THEY ARE FALLING OUT OF THE MARKET. HOW DOES THAT PLAY OUT? 2000 HOMES. WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM THOSE 1000 RESIDENTS. IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO SAY?

>> I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THE LAST TIME THE MARKET FELL OUT. IT HAPPENED TWO WAYS. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PROJECT WENT INTO DEFAULT. THE DEFAULT HAPPENED WHEN THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO LOOK AT ON PLOTTED LANDS. THEY DECIDED NOT TO PAY THE DEFICIT. IN THAT INSTANCE, TYPICALLY PROPERTY, TRYING TO LOOK OVER TO THE DISTRICT. MANAGING BY AN APPOINTED PERSON FOR THE TRUSTEES AND BONDHOLDERS.

ULTIMATELY, FLIPPING TO A NEW DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. WE SAW THAT PLAY OUT IN 2008, 2009, AND 2010. IT HAS

CLEANED ITSELF UP. >> THAT WAS MINE. THIS IS GOING

TO BE IN MY DISTRICT. >> YOUR DISTRICT DID GO THROUGH

THAT SCENARIO. >> THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT

THERE. >> THE ORIGINAL WAS NOT HERE.

>> WE LISTED A BUNCH OF AMENITIES.

>> THE DEVELOPER, THEY HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THAT PRODUCT IS GOING TO BE. IF THE AMENITY CENTER IS PART OF THE IDENTIFIED PROJECT, IS GOING TO BE DEFEATED WITH THE BOND PROCEEDS. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO COMPLETE IT. THE DEVELOPER HAS A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION TO MAKE IT. WHEN IT FALLS OUT, YOU ARE DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE FAILURE. THE NEW DEVELOPERS STEPPED IN, AND HAD A NEW SET OF AMENITIES.

>> WHO IS NOT UPHOLDING THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT?

>> THIS IS BECAUSE IN 2008, THAT WAS ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO IT AT HER. THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS ALSO SHIFTED TO THE TRUSTEE/BONDHOLDERS, SO THEY CAN SEE IF THE BOARD IS WILLING TO COOPERATE. IT IS ULTIMATELY THE BONDHOLDERS THAT HAVE TO INVEST IN THE PROPERTY.

>> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE AN ISSUE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CDD, REGARDING CONFUSION, AS TO WHY IT IS NOT BEING HANDED OVER TO THE RESIDENTS. IS THAT PRETTY SIMPLE AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED?

>> IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE. NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE FACTS, I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD YOU. THE STATUTE SAYS THAT TWO THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN. IT HAS TO BE IN EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS. IT HAS 250 REGISTERED VOTERS WITHIN THE BALANCE. WITH THOSE TWO THINGS, YOU CAN CHECK THOSE OFF WITH THE TURNOVERS. IT DOESN'T GO ALL FIVE SEATS AT ONCE. IT IS

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THE TURNOVER PROCESS. >> IS THIS ABOUT ALL OF THEM?

>> I'M HAPPY TO HOW YOU LOOK AT THAT.

>> OKAY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS ISSUE. I WILL

OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I WILL FILL THAT OUT AFTERWARDS. I'M ACTUALLY IN ONE OF THE CDD COMMUNITIES.

>> PULL THE MICROPHONE DOWN PLEASE.

>> MISS BUCHANAN IS THE ATTORNEY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITIES THAT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY CONSIDER OURS BEING ONE OF THEM AS WELL. WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE POCKET PARTS, AND THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT, AND I DEVELOPER NOT GETTING THOSE THINGS DONE, LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. IT HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE. THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ARE ASKING, ARE VERY IMPORTANT. CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE THE ONES THAT HOLD THE BONDS. I PERSONALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE FULL TRANSPARENCY ON THIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY. THIS IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED WITH THE AFFILIATE BUSINESSES. KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS. YOU ALL KNOW THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. I EXPECT YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THE ROLLING

HILLS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE ADVANTAGE OF THE COMPANY

SELECTED BY THE DEVELOPER. >> THE DEVELOPER, AND OUR SITUATION, HAS KATIE ANSWERING THAT FOR YOU. THE DEVELOPERS CAN APPOINT DIFFERENT STUFF. SHE IS HERE BEFORE THEY EVEN

COME A CDD. >> SHE WILL BE ABLE TO TELL US.

>> THE BOARD MAKES THOSE DECISIONS. INITIALLY, DEVELOPER APPOINTEES ON THE BOARD. IT IS NOT THE DEVELOPER THAT MAKES THOSE DECISIONS. IN THE CASE OF DISTRICT THAT HAVE TURNED OVER TO RESIDENTS, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT TO MAKE THE DECISIONS. THERE IS NO GRANDFATHERING IN. YOU ARE CAPABLE OF MANAGEMENT YOUR OWN CONTRACTS.

>> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD PLEASE BEFORE YOU LEAVE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSIONER.

>> IF I COULD, QUICK QUESTION. IN REGARDS TO WHAT SHE BROUGHT UP. IN A SENSE THAT THE ROLLING HILLS WENT EXACTLY THROUGH WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THIS WAS A NEW DEVELOPER THAT HASN'T COME IN. HOLDING THEM RESPONSIBLE, I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS. NOT BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. YOU FEEL LIKE THEY WERE SHORTCHANGED IN AN AMENITY. IF IT IS NOT IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDER, AND I CAN'T ASK FOR THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE THAT. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE IT IS NOT THERE? AGREED. THE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE AMENITIES, ROADS, THINGS THAT THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO PROVIDE, IS GENERALLY WHERE THE DETAIL IS FOUND. THAT MEANS IT IS USUALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPER.

>> THE COMPLAINT THAT THEY HAVE HAD, THEY CAN LOOK IT UP IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDER TO DETERMINE IT BY DETAIL. THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT ART, BUT NOT DONE FROM THE

PROPERTY. >> AGREED.

>> I WOULD JUST ALWAYS BE COGNIZANT. A PART OF YOU MAY MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT AS WELL.

>> THAT BEGS A DIFFERENT QUESTION.

>> IT DOES. >> THIS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE PARK TO ME MEANS. I GET WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM.

IT DEPENDS. WHERE WOULD THE EXPECTATION BE DEFINED?

>> THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE ENGINEERS REPORT FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE FOUNDATION AS IT DESCRIBES THE PROJECT IN DETAIL AS TO WHAT THE DISTRICT EXPECTS TO CONSTRUCT OR REQUIRE.

>> REALLY, IN THE CASE THAT HELENA BRINGS UP, THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT DOCUMENT TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT PARK NEEDS TO

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LOOK LIKE? >> IN CONNECTION, IT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL. I WOULD SAY THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE PUT INTO PLACE IN 2006 WHEN THE ROLLING HILLS BONDS WERE ISSUED, ARE PROBABLY LESS DETAILED THAN DOCUMENTS THAT YOU FIND TODAY AS WELL. ROLLING HILLS IS NOT A NEW COMMUNITY.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> THAT IS JUST CONFUSING. THE RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO GET. ARE THE SPECIFICS RIGHT THERE? WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE PARK IS DIFFERENT? AS IT IS DEFINED, DO THESE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO GET?

>> WHAT I MEANT BY THAT, IS THAT A POCKET IS DIFFERENT THAN A PLAYGROUND WITH A $70,000 PLAY STRUCTURE. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS. WHAT THE DISTRICT GENERALLY ADOPTS AN ENGINEERING REPORT, IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE AMENITY CENTER IS, WHAT THE ACCOMPANYING PLAYGROUND WILL BE, AND THEN IT WILL PROBABLY SAY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. THAT NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, GENERALLY REFERS TO A POCKET PARK.

UNDEVELOPED, GREEN OPEN SPACE.

>> OKAY. >> I'M HAPPY TO CLEAR THIS UP.

I REALIZE IN THE ABSTRACT, IT DOES SEEM VERY VAGUE AND

INSIGNIFICANT. >> WITH ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMING UP, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE CLEAR ON WHAT THEY SHOULD BE EXPECTING. YOU KNOW WHERE MY AREA IS.

>> I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. >> I ALSO THINK THAT THE DISTRICT RELIES ON THE CONNECTION TO THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS AS WELL. THAT IS WHAT WE LOOK TO WHEN WE PREPARE ENGINEERS REPORTS. WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM THE COUNTY? WHAT IS ENTITLED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT?

>> OKAY. >> WE DON'T REPLACE THE

COUNTY. THAT IS STILL YOURS. >> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS TOTALLY DEFINED FROM US FIRST.

>> CORRECT. >> IT IS HELPFUL WHEN THEY ARE

LOOKING AT THAT. >> THANK YOU.

>> SURE. >> YES MA'AM?

>> I'M NOT G■OING TO ASK. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ESTABLISH THE FEED MILL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMITMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY WITHIN CDD. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> DISCUSSION?

>> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD, I THINK THAT I CANNOT SPEAK TO THE ROLLING HILLS. THIS IS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CDD'S, FOR 21 YEARS. INVOLVED IN THE CITY FOR 21 YEARS. FOR THE MOST PART, I THINK THAT IT IS A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO FINANCE AND DELIVER WHAT I WOULD CALL ABOVE AVERAGE FACILITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE PAYING THEM MORE AS WELL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FREE BASED BOND. THIS IS GOING TO BE SWIMMING POOLS AND THE OTHER OCCUPANTS.

ALL THESE THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED HERE. I KNOW THAT THEY GET A BAD RAP. QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY HAS DONE IT TO ITSELF. THEY HAVE THE REALTORS THAT HAVE ADVERTISED CDD FEES. THIS IS WHAT GIVES YOU ALL OF THE EXTRA BENEFITS THAT ARE THERE IN THE DEVELOPMENT. FROM THAT STANDPOINT, 12 YEARS ON THE CDD BOARD, LOOKING AT THE PLANTATION, WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT WHEN THE DEVELOPER HANDED OVER EVERYTHING TO US. THIS IS WHATEVER THERE ARE.

FROM ONE AMENITY CENTER TO TWO AMENITY CENTERS, THEY WERE APPROVED. I THINK THEY GET A BAD RAP. CERTAINLY, IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE IN SOME CASES. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE REAL ESTATE CRASH. NOTABLY, WE WILL SEE THAT KIND OF INDUSTRY BOTTOMING OUT. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY ALSO FOR THE COUNTY NOT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DOING CERTAIN THINGS ON BEHALF OF THOSE FOLKS TO HAVE THEIR OWN WAY. THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TAXES THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY PAID. FROM THAT STANDPOINT, IT IS A VERY SMART

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TILT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY NAY WOULD LIKE TO SIGN? PASSES, 5-0.

[29.  Public Hearing for consideration of an Ordinance creating the Feed Mill Community Development District (C. Grimm)]

>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 29, PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE CREATING THE FEED MILL FACILITY. WOULD YOU

LIKE TO TALK TO THAT? >> IT WOULD BE THE SAME. TO CREATE IT. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY ORDINANCE?

>> YES. IT IS PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO CARDS. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC ORDINANCE? PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE

ORDINANCE? >> AGAIN, AS YOU ALL HEARD THE WORD OBLIGATION, IF THE DEVELOPERS DON'T HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO DEVELOP SOME OF THOSE OTHER PARKS, AND THE DIFFERENT AMENITIES THAT FALL IN THAT COMMUNITY, THEN THAT IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ABIDING BY THE MASTER PLAN. IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CRITERIA FOR MASTER-PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES. MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE MEETING ALL OF THOSE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT'S WHY THOSE PARTS ARE SEPARATED IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE

CERTAIN REGULATIONS. >> THESE ARE LAID OUT. THE ENGINEERING REPORTS WILL HELP OTHER COMMUNITIES NOT STRUGGLE WITH WHAT OUR COMMUNITY STRUGGLES WITH. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT QUESTION?

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK THEM?

>> WOULD YOU TELL US WHAT HASN'T BEEN DONE WITH THIS?

>> WE HAVE NUMEROUS PARKS THROUGHOUT THE SUBDIVISION.

THEY ARE CONSIDERED PARKS. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN DEVELOPED OTHER THAN THE AMENITY CENTER. WHEN YOU GO INTO IT, THAT ONE HAS PART OF THAT AREA AS WELL. WE HAVE SIGNS UP IN FRONT OF ALL OF THESE AREAS, THAT SAY THAT THE PARK IS OPEN FROM DAWN UNTIL DUSK. IT IS LITERALLY EMPTY GRASS. I HAVE REACHED OUT WITH OUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, GMS, AND OUR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. WITH MS. BUCHANAN, THEY HAVE TRIED TO GET DIFFERENT IDEAS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE GETTING THAT MAPPED OUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE CDD. IT IS THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATION THAT LIES WITH THE CDD. THE DEVELOPER TURNED OVER THE PROPERTY. THEY DIDN'T GIVE RESERVES FOR THAT MONEY. THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT IT WOULD COST $70,000. THEY ARE OWNING A PORTION IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE DEVELOPER, HAS BEEN DOING SOME OF THE 100 INTO IT. I TURNED OVER $6000 FOR ONE OF THE PARKS. THAT WAS ALL THE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTED JUST RECENTLY. THIS IS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. JUST THAT ONE NEW PHASE THAT HAS COME BEFORE YOU.

>> THIS MUST BE HANDS-ON, THAT'S WHAT THEY CONSIDERED A

PROCLAMATION? WAS THIS OPEN? >> THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE POCKET PARKS. THIS IS THAT PHASE. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT PHASES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU GUYS. GARDEN STREET WAS ONE OF THE PHASES THAT THE DEVELOPER THAT WAS IN THERE, WAS OWNING IT FOR SOME TIME.

THEY ARE BUILDING THAT SECTION. 255 HOMES IN THAT AREA. THEY HAVE COME TO THE COUNTY FOR PERMITS FOR THEIR PARK. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON THAT PHASE. THIS IS PART OF THAT SECTION. NOW, WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 10 YEARS. THEY NEVER GOT THOSE PARTS. YOU

SAID THERE WERE SIGNS. >> YES. THEY HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU DROVE THROUGH, THIS AREA IS A

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ASSUMPTION. >> THERE IS NOTHING BUT GRASS.

>> I THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT A POCKET PARK IS.

>> THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PARK. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH STAFF. WAS ACTUALLY TURNED IN THOSE ENGINEERING REPORTS? ORIGINALLY, THIS WAS THE EAST AND WEST PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT. DURING THE RECESSION, THEY SOLD OFF WITH THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT HAD BEEN THROUGH HERE THIS PAST TIME. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE THE MONEY FINANCIALLY TO COMPLETE THOSE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. I PERSONALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THOSE PROJECTS SHOULD LOOK LIKE. ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY, TO SEE WHAT WAS TURNED IN, AND WHAT WAS SUBMITTED. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING BEFORE WITH THE COUNTY. WHO IS MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER THE DESIGN LOOKS LIKE, IS ACTUALLY GETTING A DESIGN IN A COMMUNITY? THIS IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING WITHIN OTHER

DEVELOPMENTS. >> I GUESS MY CONCERN, I THINK IT WAS GIVING BAD ACTIONS. CDD, ARE NOT. THIS SHOULDN'T REALLY

BE LIKE THAT. >> IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A BETTER QUALITY OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS PART OF THE FORMER HLA COMMUNITIES. THIS IS THEM GOING TO PAY FOR ALL OF

THE INFRASTRUCTURES. >> I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY ELSE.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS

IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> ANY OTHER PERSONS WANTING TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT? CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL TAKE

EMOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> SECOND AND APPROVED. STATUS FEMALE CDD. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY IS ON THE BUYER. THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO LISTEN TO THEIR REALTOR. I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WALKING INTO THOSE OFFICES. IT IS A PRETTY, LITTLE MODEL HOME. TELLING YOU ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A SCHOOL RIGHT HERE. THIS IS HOW THE SCHOOL IS FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. ALL THOSE LIES THIS IS PART OF THE COUNTY. I BET IN 20 YEARS, NONE OF THESE FIVE COMMISSIONERS WILL BE SITTING HERE. HOPEFULLY, OUR STAFF IS LONG RETIRED. THEY BELONG TO THE CDD. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IT ALL. THEY ARE GOING TO PAY WITHOUT THE COUNTY. PAYING INTO THE CDD, FOR THE ROADS. OWING TO PAY TO HAVE THE ROADS REDONE. IT JUST REITERATES THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. BUYER BEWARE. THREE DAY CONTRACT WHATEVER. THIS IS GOING TO BE FAR BETTER THAN ME.

READ YOUR DOCUMENTS, PLEASE. >> THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT. THEY DON'T GET IT. THAT IS WHAT I AM HEARING. IS THATNOT

WHAT I'M HEARING? >> I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT CDD'S.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT I LIVE IN THE WOODS. WE HAD ANOTHER ISSUE COME UP. TERESA CALLED ME, AND SAID THAT YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR DISTRICT. I KNEW THE RIDGE WAS IN MY DISTRICT. I HAD TO GET THE LOWDOWN. I HAD TO MEET WITH THEM. THIS WAS A DIFFERENT DISCREPANCY. WE HAVE DIFFERENT HOMEOWNERS THAT THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD BOUGHT SOMETHING THAT THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T GET THE DOCUMENTS. IT WAS DURING COVID. SOME OF THEM SAY THEY GOT THOSE. SOME OF THEM SAID THEY WERE EXPLAINED. SOME OF THESE CLOSINGS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN PERSON. IT WAS A FEDEX PACKAGE THAT SHOWED UP AT SOMEONE'S DOOR. THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO READ IT ALL. YOU KNOW HOW THICK THEY ARE.

CLOSING DOCUMENTS IS WHERE YOU READ IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WENT THROUGH EVERY LITTLE BIT OF THAT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT THAT SAYS THIS IS WHAT THIS PARK IS GOING TO BE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THERE WITH A REALTOR, THEN THERE IS A SIGN

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>> I THINK SHE WOULD KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD BE.

>> THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FROM 2005, OR WHATEVER. YOU ARE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, WHAT HAPPENED IN THE AZALEA RIDGE. THE ORIGINAL CDD PERSON, THE BONDS GOT CASHED IN. THE NEW PEOPLE HAD TO PAY THE SUM. I'M TOTALLY BUTCHERING THE LANGUAGE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY THE BOND, THEY HAD TO PAY THE FEE. IT HAD TO GET SQUARELY. IT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE WHAT THE BUYER

OF THIS LAND IS. >> CANNOT OVERRULE THE COUNTY? THEY STILL HAVE TO FIND OUT IF THAT IS THE COUNTY ROW? THERE ARE STILL SOME GUIDELINES THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED.

>> I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO APPROVE IT LATER THIS YEAR. I THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING TO FIND THESE THINGS A LITTLE BIT

BETTER. >> PLEASE READ YOUR DOCUMENTS.

>> DON'T JUST LET GO WITH THE CHAIR SAID. BUYER BEWARE. THEY SAID IT AS WELL. I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO SAY THIS. YOU HAVE TO HIRE THE ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS WITH YOU.

BECAUSE, IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, YOU CAN BADGER THEM TO EXPLAIN EVERY SINGLE PARAGRAPH OF YOUR AGREEMENT. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING FOR AND WHAT YOU ARE GETTING. THOSE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY ATTORNEYS, FOR ATTORNEYS. IT IS JUST IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING AS THE BUYER, SO THAT YOU ARE NOT ASSUMING SO MUCH. A PARK IS A PARK IS A PARK IS A PARK. ALL OF THOSE LOOK DIFFERENT. DEPENDING ON WHO IS DETERMINING THE DOCUMENT, I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION.

GETTING SOME PROFESSIONAL HELP, ANALYZING THESE DOCUMENTS, IT IS WORTH THE MONEY THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION. THIS IS FOR YOURSELF, AND THE PEACE OF

MIND. >> THE OTHER ASPECT OF THAT REALISTICALLY, THE TITLE COMPANY IS WORKING FOR THE TITLE COMPANY. HIRING AN ATTORNEY, THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING FOR YOU. CERTAINLY, ROLLING HILLS HAS A DIFFERENT HISTORY. THIS IS BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN 2006 AND 2008.

I CAN'T SEE WHY IT IS THAT DIFFICULT FOR US TO FIND AND

TELL THEM WHAT IT IS. >> I THINK WE HAVE VOTED.

>> ALL THOSE VOTING NAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIGN?

[20.  Nonprofit Funding Process (G. Gunn)]

>> I THINK THAT CONCLUDES. WE ARE ON TO ITEM NUMBER --

INAUDIBLE ]. >> WE HAD ALL THOSE ATTORNEYS.

YOU HAD ALL OF THEM WORKING. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNOR AND SOCIAL SERVICES. BASED OFF OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT WE HAVE HAD, I HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD A PROPOSAL FOR THE NONPROFIT. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR. YOU THINK IT LOOKS VERY FAMILIAR. A VERY GOOD BASELINE FROM THE PROPHET FUNDING THAT WE DID A LITTLE BIT AGO. WE WILL HAVE A NONPROFIT FUNDING COMMITTEE. THIS IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS, AND REVIEWING THE SCORING MATRIX EACH YEAR.

THIS IS WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUNDING.

AT THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED FOR THE IMPORTANT STAFF MEMBER FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS. THE

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>> THEY CAN BE SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM WITH THE PROJECT THAT THEY ARE PUTTING FORWARD. WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DEPENDENT ON THE SAME THINGS EACH YEAR. THIS IS WHAT EVERYONE IS SELECTING FOR THE FUNDING. THIS IS GOING TO BE PRETTY BALANCED WITH HOW THEY DO THIS DAY TO DAY. REPORTING, THIS IS LOOKING AT THE SHOWCASING PROJECT. THIS IS ALL FOR AUGUST. THIS IS ALL THE TIMELINE ATTACHED. CDD, LOOKING AT FINDING THOSE APPLICATION FINDINGS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1ST. THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION, IS OCTOBER 31ST. THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS, THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER. THEY ARE MEETING THE APPLICATIONS AND SCORED UNTIL THE FOURTH OF NOVEMBER. THIS IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE MEETING IN DECEMBER. CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED FROM THE SECOND WEEK OF JANUARY, INCLUDING THE FINAL REPORTS DUE TO THE BCC. SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST. THE PROPOSAL FOR THIS YEAR, WOULD BE GOING THROUGH A MORE STRENUOUS PROCESS OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT, SO THAT IT IS FORMALLY RANKED BY THE NONPROFIT COMMITTEE. RECENTLY, WE DID THIS THROUGH THE MICROSOFT FORM. THIS WOULD BE MORE USER-FRIENDLY. THIS IS GOING TO BE FAIR WITHIN THAT SCORING. IT COULD BE ADVERTISED AS THE OTHER PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY. I AM PROPOSING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE. LOOKING AT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. ALSO KNOWN AS LEGIT. PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE PROFITS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE NONPROFIT FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY. THIS IS TOTALLY $75,000. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FEET BACK, CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, TO UPDATE THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED. THIS IS THE PROPER PRESENTATION WITHIN THE FUNDING PLAN THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION?

>> OKAY. I GUESS I WILL START WITH LIKING THE NEW ONES THAT YOU CHANGED ON STAFFING LEVELS. INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HEARD THAT ON THAT.

THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR FOOD BANKS IN THE COUNTY. ALL OF THEM I THINK, HAVE PAID STAFF. THEY UTILIZED TONS OF VOLUNTEERS. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAD THE LARGER PAGE STAFF. WE HAD GIVEN MORE POINTS. I THINK THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR INTERPRETATION UNDER NUMBER FOUR JUSTIFICATION. WE GIVE IT 15 POINTS. A LOT OF POINTS. WE DID JUST SAY, EXPLAIN WHY THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED IN THE COUNTY. I THINK THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE MAY FIND WE NEED SOME FINESSE. IT JUST MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REWARDING WORTHWHILE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS, NOT JUST WHO CAN RIGHT WELL. I AM NOT SURE THAT I NECESSARILY WILL LOOK AT IT BEING

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WE GAVE A LOT MORE THAN THAT. >> THOSE ARE A SEPARATE CATEGORY. THE ONES THAT ARE LISTED OUT OF THE 275,000, ARE NOT STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE THE SAME ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR QUITE SOME

TIME. >> SOME OF THE MAY BE THE SAME

CURRENTLY? >> THIS IS THE STATUTORY

REQUIREMENT. >> NOT ALL OF THE CLAY COUNTY BEHAVIOR GOALS. THAT IS MY POINT.

>> THE OTHER THING, LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE DID A LOT OF NONPROFIT FUNDING THROUGH THAT. THAT IS WHY YOU ARE THINKING THAT NUMBER IS A LOT HIGHER. MAYBE WE DID $800,000 WITH THAT FUNDING. THAT IS WHAT DROVE THIS PROCESS TO CHANGE. THE BOARD IS GOING TO STAY AT THE $300,000 LEVEL. WHATEVER WE HAVE BEEN DOING. WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF NONPROFITS THAT THE COUNTIES ARE TRYING TO SELL.

>> I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE CLAY COUNTY BEHAVIOR GOALS AS AN EXAMPLE. THIS IS NOT A DIG ON YOU. IT IS GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT MORE WORK ON THEIR PART. THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL PART, WHEN I SHARED FINANCE AND AUDIT, THAT'S HOW I FOUND THAT OUT. DRUG AND ALCOHOL IS STATUTORY REQUIRED.

WE ARE GETTING TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION. THEY HAVE DONE THAT. THE REST OF WHAT WE HAVE GIVEN THEM, IS NOT REQUIRED. UNDER THIS MODEL, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME WITH A PROJECT, AND SOME TYPE OF PRESENTATION.

>> THIS IS THEIR SUBMISSION. IT WOULD HAVE TO JUSTIFY THEIR

ANSWER. >> THIS IS WHATEVER WE ARE USING IN THIS PROCESS. YOU ARE EVENTUALLY ADOPTING FOR IT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FUNDING STREAMS. THEY ARE CLOSING ON. THERE ARE OTHER FUNDING STREAMS. WE JUST HAD A MEETING WITH THEM ON FRIDAY. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT IS GOING TO LOOK FOR THE NEXT 17 YEARS.

>> I APPLY THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DID ON THIS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME ON SOME OF THE DECISIONS. I DIDN'T LIKE HOW THEY CAME OUT FROM THE PREVIOUS ROUND. I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD MOVE FORWARD. WE WILL SEE WHAT WE

END UP WITH. >> THANK YOU.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR THE LEGAL TEAM WERE NOT, BUT I'M WONDERING JUST ONE THING. I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN LEARN WHAT EFFORT THE NONPROFIT HAS MADE, TO PARTNER WITH BUSINESSES ON THEIR PROJECTS, SO THAT WHATEVER EFFORT IT LOOKS LIKE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE. AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFITS. I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE AN OUTREACH PROGRAM. THEY MAY WANT TO EXPAND AND POUR THEIR RESOURCES INTO PARTNERING WITH WHOMEVER. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD REQUIRE AS A COUNTY WITHIN OUR APPLICATION?

>> YOU CAN PUT IT IN THE APPLICATION. WHETHER THEY CHOOSE TO RESPOND OR NOT IS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL. YOU CAN ADD IT

TO THE LIST. >> WE JUST DON'T SAY SPECIFICALLY WHAT NEEDS ARE NEEDED.

>> ONE IDEA, IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE POINTS OR HAVE A SECTION ON THERE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE COMMISSION RECONNAISSANCE

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TELL ME WHAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE PARTNERING WITH. YOU GET POINTS BASED ON PARTNERSHIP. THIS WOULD MAKE THE SUBJECT OF AREA LESS OF A POINT. THIS IS SOMETHING TANGIBLE BEFORE THOSE POINTS. I'M JUST OFFERING THAT UP AS AN IDEA.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO BRING THAT UP. WE ARE IMAGINING THE FUNDS BEING AVAILABLE AND SOUGHT OUT. OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE TRYING TO DOUBLE THE MONEY THAT THEY ARE ASKING US FOR. THAT STANDS PRETTY HIGH IN MY EYES. THEY ARE ABLE TO GO OUT AND HELP THEMSELVES. THAT GOES ALONG WITH WHATEVER WAY YOU WANT TO TURN. THIS IS THE COLLABORATION AND MATCHING

FUND. >> THIS IS THE APPLICATION THAT THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH. TRYING TO EXPAND THAT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

>> I'M GOING TO ADD THE SEVENTH ITEM. THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE THE STATE OR FEDERAL PROGRAM. THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH MONEY TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. IS IT A STATE, REQUIREMENT, OR FEDERAL PROGRAM? ARE THEY ASKING FOR MORE REASONS? THEY HAVE A GREATER NEED. THAT IS THE REASON THEY ARE ASKING. WE ARE AUGMENTING STATE AND FEDERAL MONEY. IF THAT IS THE CONDITION, I THINK THAT IS DIFFERENT.

>> OKAY. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME, WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION WOULD NOT HAVE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION IN THAT DETAIL? ARE WE ASKING ABOUT IT?

>> YOU CAN ACCREDIT THAT. THIS ACCREDITATION IS COMPLETE. THEY

MAY CHOOSE NOT TO. >> THAT WOULD BE TRUE.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE NOT APPLICABLE.

>> I THOUGHT OPEN GOVERNMENT. I THOUGHT THE BENEFIT WOULD BE RIGHT BACK THERE. IT WILL NOT REFLECT WHETHER THEY FELL IN OR NOT. WE WILL BE HAVING PEOPLE'S BIDS REJECTED, FOR NOW FILLING IT OUT. THIS IS FOR LACK OF THE PROOF.

>> LOOKING AT THE SCORING CRITERIA, TO YOUR POINT, THEY COULD PUT IN A, THUS SAYING IT IS WORTH FIVE POINTS. IF THEY SAY IT IS WORTH FIVE POINTS, YOU ARE LISTING 20 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH. THAT IS WHY PARTNERING A QUESTION WITH A SCORING CRITERIA, IS NOT PART OF THAT PROCUREMENT SIDE. WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE EFFORT TO WHERE THE POINTS ARE. THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO MOTIVATE MY THING TO RANK HIGHER. THIS IS GOING TO BE PART OF SOME MORE

DEPLORABLE QUESTIONS. >> THIS IS COMING BACK FOR A REGULAR REVIEW. WE WILL SEE WHERE THIS POINT CAME AROUND.

>> THIS IS REALLY GETTING BACK IN THE DIRECTION WHERE W ARE

TRYING TO GO. >> WE HAVE MORE RECOMMENDED

CHANGES. >> WITH THE SCORING MATRIX AND THE GENERAL INFORMATION, WE ARE GIVING THEM POINTS FOR SUBMITTING A FULL APPLICATION. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A SEPARATE, PRE-SCORING MATRIX. THIS INCLUDES THE OPEN

APPLICATIONS. >> GREAT.

>>, THE POINTS ARE WE GOING TO GIVE THEM? ARE WE GIVING THEM MORE POINTS THAN OTHER POINTS? IS THIS PART OF THE APPLICATION? WE SHOULD JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THAT MATRIX.

THIS IS VERY REMINISCENT OF WHAT WE ARE RUNNING THROUGH.

THIS IS IN TERMS OF TRYING TO ESTABLISH SOME OF THOSE POINT TOTALS. THIS MUST BE ESTABLISHED FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR. WE COULD HAVE A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR 10 YEARS. WE HAVE A TRACKER FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS POSTED WITH ONE YEAR. MAYBE THEY GET ONE POINT. 11 TO 15, THREE POINTS.

SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. THE LONGEVITY OF HAVING DONE WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO, THIS SHOULD THE COUNT FOR SOMETHING.

JUST THROWING OUT SOME IDEAS THAT I HAVE SEEN. THEY HAVE RUN INTO TROUBLE. WE HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH TO HAVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM. WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS TO TRY TO

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AT THE SAME TIME, THE SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE SENIOR MEMBER. THIS IS SOMEBODY ON THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES. THIS IS IN THAT ORDER. RATHER THAN JUST A MEMBER. WE NEED TO GIVE A HIGHER LOOK. WE ARE TRYING TO GET MORE WORK. MOVING HIMSELF TO THE BACK.

>> HE REQUESTED NOT TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE UP TO THE COUNTY MANAGER.

>> MR. CHAIR, JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS, THERE IS A POWER OUTAGE.

41% OF THE COUNTY IS WITHOUT POWER.

>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT SOME WORK AND THINGS ASIDE. THEY HAVE RUN

OUT. >> THERE SEEMS TO BE A FIRE.

>> THAT HAS WHAT IS GOING ON. >> THIS IS SO THEY VOTE

SOMETHING IN. >> WE ARE ALL POWERFUL.

>> ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, WHAT AREA DOES ORGANIZATION SURGE OR CLIENTS? ARE WE SURE THAT ALL OF THE AREAS ARE REPRESENTED? SHOULD THEY BE REPRESENTED?

>> THIS IS A GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE FUNDING APPLICATION. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN FURTHER SO THAT THEY CAN SELECT ALL OF THEM. ORANGE PARK, MIDDLEBURG, AND OTHER COUNTIES. IS THAT THE QUESTION YOU ARE ASKING?

>> WHERE WOULD THAT BE? WOULD IT BE UNDER ORANGE PARK? SHOULD IT BE ITS OWN CATEGORY? I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE ITS OWN CATEGORY. I COULD BE WRONG.

>> YES. THAT IS ALL. >> IT BEGS AN INTERESTING QUESTION IN MY MIND. SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY, THEY ARE GOING TO NEED SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING OFFERED. HOW DO WE FAIRLY ASSESS THE APPLICATION? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT, AT THIS LEVEL? WHAT ARE YOU

THINKING? >> I DON'T THINK I QUITE

UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. >> IS THERE AN APPLICATION THAT IS RESENTEDTO THE COUNTY FOR RESOURCES FOR A PROJECT THAT ONE DISTRICT MAY NEED? HOW DO WE DECIPHER THAT? YOU'RE LOOKING AT $275,000, THAT GETS WRAPPED UP PRETTY QUICKLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE ARE REAL NEEDS. THOSE NEEDS ARE NOT EQUAL ACROSS THE BOARD. THEY ARE NOT SHARED ACROSS ALL FIVE OF THE DISTRICTS. HOW ARE WE MANAGING FAIRNESS FOR SOMETHING

LIKE THIS? >> THIS IS WHAT I PROPOSED A THEMED APPROACH. THIS IS FOR THE NEXT PROPAGATION CYCLE.

THIS IS WHAT I PROPOSE THAT THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE JUST HAD THE NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE CHIP, THAT WAS MY GROUP AND THAT IS WHAT I WAS PROPOSING FROM THIS YEAR. THIS WAS PART OF THE SUGGESTION. THAT WOULD HELP TO SHOWCASE AS A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THAT IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED FOR CLAY COUNTY.

>> THIS SHOULD NOT GO ALONG WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

>> THOSE ELEMENTS ALSO ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC LAND.

>> I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT. I THINK I MENTIONED, MAYBE IT WAS THE BY WORKSHOP. TELLING YOU ALL BEFORE, I HAD GOTTEN A CALL FROM THE CONSTITUENT. HE HAD SEEN SOME CONCERNING THINGS ON A NONPROFIT WEBSITE. THE COUNTY GIVES MONEY TO IT. HE CALLED

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THIS IS ABOUT HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND. IF I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU, THEN I DON'T WANT TO SHARE PUBLICLY THE SITUATION. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND FOREVER. IT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT THE COUNTY HAS GIVEN MONEY TO. WE HAVE ALL PROBABLY ATTENDED FUNDRAISERS FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. NO ONE KNOWS THAT THEY SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS SO MUCH OF A MUCH MORE, POLITICAL, CONFRONTATIONAL ARM. I'M JUST NERVOUS ABOUT THAT. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS TO YOUR POINT. THE COUNTY HAS LOTS OF NEEDS. HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE GIVEN MONEY TO THE SAME ONES OVER AND OVER. JUST SUPPORTING THE SAME THINGS. IT IS GOOD TO SPREAD THAT AROUND. WITH THAT,

COMES RISK. >> THIS IS A MUCH STRONGER VETTING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE HAVE EVER DONE IN THE PAST. THE OTHER THING AS A COMMISSIONER WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND I REMEMBER SEEING IT, DO WE HAVE A REFERENCE WHERE WE ASKED HIM TO PUT DOWN THEIR SOCIAL MEDIAS THAT THEY USE? THAT WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. YOU MIGHT CATCH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> THAT IS A GOOD IDEA. >> DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT IT DOWN. IN THE PROCESS, IT COULD BE A GOOD SCRUB. WE ARE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THESE OTHER ITEMS.

>> ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS? >> THIS IS HOW PEOPLE, LAWYERS, ALL HIRE THEM. MAYBE WE SHOULD CLICK ON THEM ANYWAYS.

>> COULD WE ASK FOR REFERENCES? THAT IS A GOOD IDEA TOO.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT WE ASKED FOR, WAS ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. EACH BOARD POSITION, TITLES, EXPERIENCED

DIRECTORS, ET CETERA. >> IF I SAY REFERENCES, IT WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING BAD ABOUT THEM IN

THEIR APPLICATION. >> SHOULD WE ALSO BE GIVING YOU

DIRECTIONAL THEMES? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

>> YOUR PROPOSAL IS IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND COMMUNITY

HEALTH. IT IS GREAT. >> IT IS PRETTY WIDE OPEN.

>> IF YOU NARROW IT DOWN, YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE IN IT.

>> ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS? >> THE ONLY OTHER ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP, I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS POSSIBLE OR NOT, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A TIMELINE THAT STARTS THE PROCESS IN SEPTEMBER. IT DOESN'T GET DONE UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST. IT TAKES IS A YEAR TO COME UP WITH THIS.

THIS IS THE PRESENTATION. >> THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS ONE. AT THE ADDRESS AND, WE REIMBURSE ALL OF THE FUNDS.

>> I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT GOING THROUGH APPLICATIONS, APPLICATION DEADLINES, MOVING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SELECTION. DECEMBER 2024, ICING THESE CONTRACTS. EVEN FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER, THAT IS NOT TOO BAD. I MISUNDERSTOOD WHERE IT WAS LIKE SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT. THIS WAS ALL THE WAY

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DOWN TO NEXT AUGUST. >> IT DOESN'T LEAVE A TON OF TIME FOR GETTING IT OUT. YOU GET EIGHT WEEKS. REALISTICALLY, THIS IS WHEN YOU HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FINAL REPORT. YOU MAY RECEIVE A NEW APPLICATION. THIS IS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU WANT TO GET ON TIME TO COMPLETE WHATEVER THEY

WANT TO DO? >> THIS IS GOING TO BE THE DIFFICULT THING IF WE DECIDE ON THAT FUNDING LEVEL EARLIER THAN SEPTEMBER. WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT ANOTHER WORKSHOP WE COULD HAVE WORKED IN THE BUDGET. TRYING TO DECIDE HOW MUCH WE

NEED. >> I WILL LET THEM COME UP.

>> THIS IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE THREE.

>> THIS IS PART OF YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

>> WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ON THIS.

>> IF YOU MAKE THAT DECISION, YOU DECIDE TO CHANGE THAT DECISION BEFORE YOU HAVE A BUDGET VOTE. COULD YOU POTENTIALLY HAVE OTHER APPLICATIONS OUT THERE? YOU COULD PULL FUNDING AT THE END OF THE DAY BEFORE OCTOBER.

>> HOW WOULD THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GET THE

FUNDING? >> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.

THAT IS A POSITION THE BOARD WANTS TO BE IN. WE ARE GOING TO ADVERTISE THIS PROGRAM AROUND. THIS IS PART OF THE CANCELED PROGRAM. AS THE BOARD VOTED, THROUGH SEPTEMBER, YOU OPENED IT UP IN AUGUST. THEY VOTED NOT TO FUND THAT IN THE BUDGET.

THIS IS REALLY YOUR DECISION. THAT WOULD BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY

COST. >> NOBODY WOULD BE EXPECTING IT THEN. THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHO WAS GOING TO BE SELECTED TO GET TROUGH THE FUNDS. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED UNLESS WE CAN GET THE 275,000 SUPPLIED. THEY WOULD KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO GET THAT. JUST A THOUGHT. JUST TRYING TO MOVE THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.

>> THIS IS PART OF THAT SCHEDULE. YOU HAVE TO PLAY OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO THESE YEARS. SEVEN MONTHS AGO, PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY. YOU ARE ASKING THE NON-PROJECT -- NONPROFIT TO CREATE THAT PROJECT. ADDING

THEM IN A BOND. >> ARE WE GOING TO LIMIT OR PUT A CAP ON THE AMOUNT THAT THEY ARE CASTING? -- ASKING FOR? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS REALLY SPECIAL. WE CAN GET

ALL $275,000 TO ONE OF THEM. >> ADDING TO THAT, HE CAN'T THROW ANYTHING AT ME. HE DOESN'T LOVE IT WHEN WE CARRY

OVER. IF WE ARE MULTI-YEAR -- >> THIS WOULD NEED ONE MORE

ROUND UP MEETING. >> THAT IS WHY HE USES A

PENCIL. >> ESTHER CHAIR, IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER, THIS WAS JUST THE BRIEF OUT. THEY HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENTS. THERE COULD BE CARRYOVER IF THEY DIDN'T DO IT. THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT.

JUST TO BRIEF OUT THE PROJECT. THEY ARE GOING TO BE DONE WITH THE MONEY. THAT IS ALSO IN THERE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE COULD PROBABLY SHAVE OFF TWO WEEKS. THIS IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE TIMELINE. IF THIS IS AFTER THE FIRST BUDGET, THESE HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER, WE COULD OPEN IT UP. YOU ARE REALLY ONLY NEEDING TO TAKE TWO WEEKS ON THAT. AS WE GET CLOSER, THERE COULD BE SOMETHING. IS OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD. I WILL TELL YOU THE BENEFIT. THINK ABOUT SPENDING IT WITHIN SEVEN MONTHS. IT IS PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE AN ESTABLISHED PROJECT. IT IS PROBABLY ALREADY STARTING. IT IS SOMETHING RIGHT

THERE, TO AUGMENT THE COST. >> I LOVE THAT.

>> IS THE SAME THING THAT YOU SAID ONE MINUTE TO GO ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. IF THEY HAD THE MONEY TO PAY UP FRONT, THEY MAY NOT NEED US. I DON'T KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE NONPROFITS ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH. I GET THAT WE ARE

SUBMITTING RECEIPTS. >> CURRENTLY, THE FUNDING THAT THE NONPROFITS HAVE RIGHT NOW, IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AFTER THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE. THEY NEED TO IMPROVE WITH THE DATA THAT THEY NEED TO BACKUP.

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>> THIS IS SUPPORTING OUR LARGE, ESTABLISHED ACTIONS.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN COUNTING ON THE MONEY EVERY YEAR.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME, IS TO TELL US WHO THIS 275,000 HAS BEEN COMING FROM.

>> I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW. >> CHALLENGE EPISCOPAL DAY CARE. KIDS VERSUS FLORIDA, QUICKLY HOUSE.

>> YOU KNOW THE AMOUNTS? IS IT A SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO

THIS? >> 10,000. CHALLENGE, 61,000.

THE FISCAL DAY CARE, 108,000. KIDS FIRST VERSUS FLORIDA IS 45,000. QUICKLY HOUSE IS 51,000.

>> PLEASE REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE TOOK THIS UP. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS THE SPORT OR NOT. THIS WAS INDEPENDENT OF 108,000. YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM TIME TO REPLACE THAT.

>> THERE IS IS MATCHING GRANT. >> UNLESS WE TELL THEM NO, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE. THEY ARE ONE MONTH AWAY FROM NOT HAVING THAT FUNDING.

>> I THOUGHT THAT WHEN WE SAID THAT, WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE WORKING TOWARDS THIS. YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR THAT. MAYBE I

AM REMEMBERING INCORRECTLY. >> THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO. YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT.

>> WE ARE DEFINITELY TAKING A DIFFERENT TURN THAN WHERE WE HAVE BEEN WITH THOSE. THIS IS I THINK WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MOVING TOWARDS. JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT.

>> DID WE NOT NOTIFY THE NONPROFITS WITHIN THIS PROCESS?

>> WE WOULD BE DOING THAT AFTER THIS MEETING.

>> THE PLAN WOULD BE AFTER THIS MEETING IS THE BOARD'S DIRECTION WILL REVISE THIS, GABBY WILL DO A NOTIFICATION TO ALL OF THE NONPROFITS THAT WE CURRENTLY FUND. TELLING THEM THAT THE COUNTY IS LOOKING TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PROCESS.

YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED YOUR MONEY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED FOR THE LAST X YEARS. THIS IS A RELEASE ON NOTIFICATION THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

>> I WILL SAY, ONE OF THESE IN MY REMARKS, ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT I GOT, WAS ABOUT A DIFFERENT SLIDE.

>> THIS IS A VERY SLIPPERY SLOPE. THERE IS NO CLEAN WAY TO

DO IT. >> WE DID A CLEAN WAY. WE DIDN'T HELP WITH ANY TAX BURNING FROM THE NONPROFITS. IT IS HARD TO JUSTIFY THE TAX. YOU HAVE TO JUSTIFY THAT AND TAKE IT HOME. THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN FUNDRAISING. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, IS GOOD. IT IS A VERY SLIPPERY SLOPE. WE ARE TRYING TO JUSTIFY EVERY TIMELINE AND REQUIREMENT. HOW MANY NONPROFITS DO WE HAVE IN CLAY COUNTY? 300?

>> ABOUT THAT, YES. >> PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT.

>> POINT. ON SUNDAY, FROM A CONSTITUENT, IN 22 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MY ROAD TO BE PAVED. HE FEELS LIKE HE HAS PAID HIS TAXES. I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE THOSE STORIES.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER NEEDS IN OUR COUNTY, IN OUR CENTER OF INFLUENCE, AND LIKE I SAID, THE STATE MANDATES, INFLUENCE, AND PILLARS, ARE PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MANDATE. WE HAVE TO LIVE UP TO THOSE OBLIGATIONS. WE ARE TAKING MONEY. IT IS TAX MONEY. IT IS AN ISSUE. WE HAVE ENOUGH

INFORMATION. ARE YOU GOOD? >> I CAN WORK ON THESE CHANGES, AND BRING THEM BACK TO YOU IN THE SECOND MEETING OF JUNE. I WANT TO BE HERE THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE.

>> IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET THEM BEFORE THE MEETING FOR SOME OF

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>> FIRST OR SECOND? >> SECOND MEETING.

>> SENDING THEM INDIVIDUALLY. THIS IS THE MODIFIED PLAN BASED

ON IT. >> THE GOAL WAS TO TARGET JULY.

GOING TO BE PART OF THE SOUND. IT WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

[21.  RFQ No. 23/24-061, General Engineering Consulting Services for the Planning and Design of Pringle Road Improvements (K. Smith)]

>> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ONTO BUSINESS AND 20

FUN R 23261. >> IN AFTERNOON. BRINGING BEFORE YOU, STAFF'S EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED FOR THE R AND Q FOR THE DESIGN OF KRINGLE ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUALIFIED SUBMITTALS FROM SIX FIRMS. MOST OF ALL, THEY WERE HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOR THIS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE FLORIDA JOB GROWTH GRANT. AS YOU ARE AWARE OF. IT DOES PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE IK ALL INDUSTRIES. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE. THE DESIGN TIMES ARE TAKING ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS. AT THIS TIME, WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER STAFF'S EVALUATION. THIS IS PART OF THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO GO AHEAD AND SELECT THE TOP RANKED FIRM. THE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO BE IN THE MINIMUM OF THE TOP

THREE. >> HOW LONG IS THE ROAD?

>> CORRECT, YES. >> .3.

>> THIS IS HALF OF A MILE SECTION. COLLECTOR ROAD. IT DOES HAVE A TURN OUT ONTO A 18.

>> I WILL TAKE EMOTION. >> LOOKING AT ENTERED EMOTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? THIS MIGHT B A

BETTER QUESTION. >> I WAS LOOKING AT ALL OF THE TOP FIRMS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE TOGETHER. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT. WHEN THE TOP FIRM REFERENCED SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE WORKED ON, TWO OF THE THREE PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE LISTED, THE CONSTRUCTED COST, WAS HIGHER THAN THE ENGINEER ESTIMATED COST. ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE, AND I DIDN'T GO THROUGH AND RANK ALL OF THEM, THAT IS REALLY FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DO. I TRUST HER JUDGMENT. YOU DO WHAT YOU DO FOR A REASON. WE PAY YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT HAS BECOME THE NORM. PROJECTS RUN OVER BUDGET. CERTAINLY, YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY FOR THEM TO RUN OVER BUDGET. THAT WAS A CONCERN OF MINE. SHOULD IT BE?

>> NO. OBVIOUSLY. THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY IS GOING TO BE SUFFERING FROM THE RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING AROUND. SOME OF US, WE ARE NOT TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN EVERY DETAIL. WE HAVE SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES. THIS IS PRONE THERE AEROBIC TALKING POINT. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GATHERING. SOME OF THAT STUFF IS STABILIZING. THIS IS PART OF THAT FRONT. WE ARE LOOKING TO EVALUATE EACH ONE. WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE FINAL NUMBERS. SEVERAL FIRMS THAT ARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED. WE HAVE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC TYPES OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAVE HEARD THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS A DIFFERENT FIRM. PART OF THE SCORING CRITERIA. PRICING HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OUT OF WHACK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE UTILIZE F DOT ANNUAL ESTIMATES. WE GET IT, THEN WE STILL FIGURE THAT OUT. THIS IS ACROSS OUR ENTIRE INJURY AND -- INDUSTRY.

WE ARE MORE RELIABLE WITH THAT STUFF. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT FINAL TIMELINE. WE ARE TRYING TO PROJECT OUT TWO AND THREE YEARS. YOU CAN ADD THE

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>> WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO DESIGN?

>> DESIGN, WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, UTILIZING THE CONSULTANTS, WE CAN GET IT DONE PRETTY QUICKLY. THE REAL CHALLENGE IS PERMITTING. WE HAVE COME UP WITH DESIGN CONCEPT. THIS IS PART OF THE WATER MANAGING DISTRICTS AND APPROVALS. CHECKING ALL THE BOXES, SO THAT WE HAVE OTHER THINGS. I CAN PUSH FORWARD AND GET THINGS OUT FASTER, BUT IT IS MARRIED TO ANOTHER PROCESS. WE HAVE THE BODIES. WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE. THEY ARE JUST LIKE US. THEY HAVE A PROCESSING PROGRAM THAT THEY FOLLOW. JUST NOT FAST. IT IS ONE THING THAT WE DON'T DO HOLISTICALLY. THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE VERY PROCESS

DRIVEN. >> THANK YOU.

>> ONE THING TO ADD. HEATHER AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT DID OBVIOUSLY, WHETHER ABLE IT WAS US BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE THINK WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET THAT FINALIZED.

>> IT SHOULDN'T BE A BIG PROBLEM.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION.

>> MOVED TO APPROVAL. SHE IS THE WINNER.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN

FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> PASSES 5-0. ITEM NUMBER 22.

[22.  Vacation of Portion of Railroad Ave ROW]

[23.  Vacation of Portion of Seminole Ave ROW]

[24.  Vacation of Portion of Melrose Rd ROW]

>> ITEMS 22, 23, 24. THEY ARE ALL VACATIONS AND PORTIONS OF ROAD THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THE PART THAT IS BEING BROUGHT YOU TONIGHT, IS MERELY TO SET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> THESE ARE ALL NONROAD. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN VACATED.

>> THE FIRST ONE, RARE WOOD AVENUE, -- RAILROAD, AVENUE, IS NOT SOMETHING THE COUNTY'S RADAR. THE ENTIRE COUNTY WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT NEEDS MOVED. THEY NEED IT REMOVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. THE SECOND ONE, THE 70 -- SEMINAL AVENUE RAILWAY, IS RIGHT IN BETWEEN HIS PROPERTY. IT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED UP BY THE COUNTY. THE THIRD ONE IS AN OPEN ROAD. THIS IS A PRESCRIPTIVE ROAD. THEY ARE ALL HERE FOR YOUR HEARINGS.

>> IT WAS IN MY DISTRICT. THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BCC 24 YEARS AGO. SOMEWHERE AROUND THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY. IT FAILED 3-2 BACK THEN. BACK AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY.

>> AS LONG AS YOU WEREN'T LOOKING AT ME IF YOU SAW IT.

>> I HAVE A CHILD AT HOME. ANYWAY, IT FAILED 3-2, 24 YEARS AGO. THE BIGGER ISSUE, I DID HAVE A PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETING WITH THE RESIDENTS. THEY WERE ALL WORKING. OUR OUT. I HAVE SOME LETTERS OUT TO RESIDENTS, THAT CONNECT TO THIS. THE ISSUE WITH THE SECTION THAT IS ON YOUR MAP, AND IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR CLOSURE, IS THAT IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY. IT IS SPECIFICALLY MAINTAINED. IT IS LITERALLY ABOUT 12 FEET WIDE. YOU CANNOT HAVE TWO VEHICLES PASS IT. PEOPLE DRIVE WITH EXCESSIVE SPEEDS ON IT. MAYBE 10 OR 11 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS SOME IN BRADFORD COUNTY. THE BODY WAS NOT FOUND FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY TRAVERSE THIS ROAD FREQUENTLY.

NO ONE SAW A DEAD BODY SITTING THERE. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO,

[02:30:02]

IT HAS BEEN A ROAD SINCE THE 1800S. THEY WANT IT CLOSED.

PUBLIC SAFETY DOES NOT TELL THEIR STAFF TO GO THAT WAY.

PUBLIC WORKS. IT IS NOT VERY EASY FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO COMES AND TALKS TO US. FROM THE 80 SOME ODD PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE TOWN HALL MEETING, I HAVE HEARD FROM THREE WHO WANTED LEFT OPEN. THE REST OF THEM

WANT IT CLOSED. >> 22, 23, 24, ESTABLISHING

THAT PUBLIC HEARING? >> MAKE A MOTION.

>> SO MOVED. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE THIS? CASE PASSES, 5-0. I GUESS WE ARE ON TWO LETTERS OF

[30.  Bid Opening Tabulations (K. Smith)]

[31.  Tourist Development Council Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024.]

[COMMISSION AUDITOR]

>> GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE UPDATE OF SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, AND SOME THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO BRING TO YOU GUYS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I ATTENDED A TWO DAY CONFERENCE FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDITOR. IT WAS A GREAT CONFERENCE. AS HOWARD WOULD SAY, THE GOOD IDEA THEORY WAS CERTAINLY FLYING AROUND. IT GAVE ME LOTS OF GOOD IDEAS.

I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I ATTENDED A LOT OF GOOD SESSIONS RELATED TO I.T., CYBERSECURITY, AND SOME REPORT ACCURACY TESTING. THIS IS GOING TO INCLUDE THE ANIMAL SHELTER SESSION. THIS WAS VERY INTERESTING. THAT WAS FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN, I THINK. GREAT SESSIONS, VERY EXCITING. AS PART OF THAT, I WAS MISSING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP BURIED I HEARD ABOUT SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR CONTRACTS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEAM, FACILITIES, PARKS AND REC, AND PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE MOWING CONTRACTS. TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE MEETING. THEY WERE ALSO THERE FOR PURCHASING. WE HAD SOME FOLLOW MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THAT. START LOOKING AT THAT.

REPORT BACK TO YOU GUYS. SOON, HOPEFULLY. I'M ALSO FINALIZING THE MEMO THAT I CREATED FOR YOU GUYS FOR THE FRANCHISE FEES.

THIS IS WHAT I WAS ASKED TO LOOK AT. I WAS LOOKING AT SEVERAL COUNTIES SURROUNDING US. THEY HAVE SET UP MEETINGS WITH MYSELF, AND ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. GOING OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS INCLUDING THAT MEMO.

POLICY DOCUMENT FOR MYSELF, SOME OF THE OTHER AUDITS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT, THEY ARE COMING UP THE REST OF THIS YEAR, INTO NEXT YEAR. I THINK THAT IS ALL.

>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HEATHER TO COME UP WITH THIS POLICY. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER REQUESTS, LET'S TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT. YOU WILL GET THE COMMISSIONER READY FOR THE

FUTURE USES. >> SO BRIGHT.

>> IS THE POLICY DOCUMENT THE MEMO FRANCHISE FEE?

>> I HAVE A COPY FOR YOU. >> I WAS INVOLVED.

[COUNTY ATTORNEY]

[02:35:05]

>> COULD WORK. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNTY ATTORNEY? >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD OF THE COUNTY SALES SURTAX. WE HOPE TO BRING BACK TO THIS AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 11TH.

COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE SOME GOOD MEETINGS FOR YOU OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHECK THE DOCUMENTS.

WE HAVE THE BOND PURCHASE CONTRACT. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING TWO. LOOKING AT THE DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGREEMENT. THIS IS GOING TO BE HERE TODAY. THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY WELL. THIS IS PART OF THE FIRST MEETING. THIS IS WHAT WE

ARE LOOKING AT. >> IS OFFICIALLY CALLED.

>> FAMILY IS NOT SPELLED THAT WAY.

>> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TROY IS HERE TOO. YOU MIGHT

[COUNTY MANAGER]

>> CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS, JUST ONE ITEM. I DON'T HAVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE POWER. THEY WERE HERE. LAST WEEK, CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER, CONDUCTING ANOTHER PREP WEEK.

LEARNING TO TALK ABOUT THE POWER. I WILL FINALIZE THAT

STUFF. >> WHAT POWER?

>> ELECTRICS, SO THAT THEY LOST A MAJOR FEE. THEY HAD IT GREATLY. THEY HAD SOME RESIDENTS CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT BE ON FIRE. THEY HAVE GOTTEN IT BACK DOWN TO ZERO.

THE SECOND PIECE, THIS IS WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT LAST WEEK.

HURRICANE PREP WEEK FOR ALL OF THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, WE HAD A LOT OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH KEY LEADERSHIP. THIS IS PART OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK ON IT. FULL-SCALE TABLETOP EXERCISE. START TO FINISH FROM A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. WE KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE HAD SOME VERY GOOD DISCUSSIONS OUT OF THAT. THIS IS OUT OF ALL THE TEAM PLAYERS THAT WE HAD WITHIN THE COUNTY. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD THAT IN

A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. >> JUNE 1ST. TURNING SEASON.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS BEEN PREDICTED THAT THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST, SINCE THE WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE OUT THERE ALREADY. LAST YEAR, HAPPENING TO BE THE FOURTH WORST SEASON.

KNOCK ON WOOD. HOPEFULLY WE ARE GOOD.

>> LESS WIND SHEAR. WE HAVE MORE CHANCES FOR DEVELOPMENT.

>> THE EXPERTS PREDICT 85% CHANCE OF THE ABOVE NORMAL SEATING. SEVERE CHANCE OF A NORMAL SEASON. 5% CHANCE OF A BELOW NORMAL SEASON. 70% CONFIDENCE. AT 17 TO 25 TOTAL MAIN STORES. BOTTOM LINE, YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED. THE SEASON STARTS ON SATURDAY. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH. THEY HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB GETTING ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER.

MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED. BE PREPARED PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. WITH THAT, PENDING ANY

[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]

>> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER?

>> AS YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD. THIS IS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA. AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY, THEY HAD SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. WE ARE FEATURING BUSINESSES. THEY ARE DOING SOME INNOVATIVE THINGS. THEY ARE TRYING TO ADVERTISE LOCAL

[02:40:03]

DID TALK WITH. >> THIS IS THE ONE FROM NASSAU AND PUTNAM. THEY ARE CURRENTLY REACHING OUT WHEN SOMEONE CALLS FROM TRENDS EVAN. THEY ARE SHARING THOSE CONTACTS. SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, CONTACTING THEM FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY ARE STILL GETTING SOME ASSISTANCE. THEY DO NOT HAVE A GAP. WE ATTENDED THE TPL MEETING. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEM BEFORE.

WE ACTUALLY NOW HAVE ON THE DOT TPL, FOR THE 26TH, COUNTY ROAD 209 INTERSECTION FOR $200 MILLION, STAY ROAD 16, FROM THE FIRST CAUSE EXPRESSWAY TO SPRING BANK WROTE OF $5 MILLION, THIS MUST BE THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE DESIGN, OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. THEY GOT FUNDED. IT THAT WAS A CHANGE IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO. NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IT. NATHANIEL FORD FROM JTA, CAME TO THE TPL MEETING. HE REPORTED THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED SERVICES. THEY ARE UP 37% YEAR-OVER-YEAR. I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN INTERESTING CHOICE. WE HAD A LIVELY MEETING AT OUR QUARTERLY TV MEETING. THIS WAS LAST WEEK. WE DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE DOING. THIS WOULD BE SOME STAFF FEEDBACK. THEY WOULD BE SOME STRATEGIC PLANNING. THEY HAD SOME SERVICES AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS. THEY TOTALLY DISREGARD THE STUDY THAT WE HAD PAID THEM TO DO LAST YEAR IN CLAY COUNTY. THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT STAFF COMES BACK WITH, WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS PART OF THE TRANSIT SERVICES. I AM JUST TRYING TO SAY, I KNOW HOW WONDERFUL IT WAS FOR THE MILITARY APPRECIATION LUNCHEON.

I AM GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT DOWN THE LINE. THAT REALLY SEEMS COOL. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. I LEARNED IT RIGHT

THERE. >> SURE.

>> I WILL ECHO THE LAST COMMENT. THIS WAS ON MY LIST TOO. THIS IS GOING TO BE WITH THE REST OF MY COMMENT. BECAUSE THEY CAME UP TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO RELEASE SOME STAFF CLARIFYING POLICIES FOR THE ENGINEERING PROJECTS. THIS IS SO THAT I CAN HEAR THE ATTORNEYS SAY THAT THE COUNTY HAD A GAP. I HEARD HER LOUD AND CLEAR. IF THEY ARE FOLLOWING ARE CODES, OR ARE ORDINANCES AND POLICIES, THAT THEY ARE DOING THE BARE MINIMUM. WE CAN FILL THOSE GAPS, SOTHAT THEY ARE NOT POINTING THE FINGER BACK AT US. I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE AN EASY WAY TO GET THE NATURE OF THE CONVERSATION.

THIS IS WHAT I WASN'T GOING TO ASK HER. IS IT GOING TO BE PART OF THE ENGINEERING REPORT THAT SHE WAS REFERRING TO. NOT BEING SPECIFIC. THIS IS NOT ADDRESSING PARKS SPECIFICALLY.

[02:45:01]

THERE COULD BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THAT.

THAT IS THE SECOND AND THIRD THING. I WON'T SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. MY MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, IT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND HOT. IT IS JUST SO SOMBER. IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. I CAN APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. YEAR-OVER-YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER SOMETHING. THAT IS ALL I HAVE GOT TONIGHT.

>> I DON'T HAVE MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THE CROSS CREEK ENTRANCE IS OPEN. I THOUGHT IT WAS WEEKNIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. I KNOW THE NEIGHBORS ARE VERY EXCITED. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS WORK ON THAT. IT HAS BEEN A THORN IN MY SIDE. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL GET DONE NOW. EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY. I THINK SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING, EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE. THE COUNTY SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB AND NOT DONE IT ALL AT ONCE. WE WILL BE MAD IF WE DON'T GET IT. I AM HAPPY THAT IT IS HAPPENING. EVERYBODY IS DOING A GREAT JOB. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF THE WEEK.

>> OKAY. FIRST, LET'S START WITH THE EVENT YESTERDAY. WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR DOING THAT YEAR-OVER-YEAR. WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE WITHIN SERVICE, AND LOST THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY. IT IS JUST NICER EVERY YEAR TO COME BY AND PARTICIPATE. LOOKING AT AUGMENTATION FROM OUR BOARD MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT EVENT CONTINUE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OCCURRED TO ME, THE FOLKS THAT WERE HERE FROM A CLAY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR. I THINK WE ALL GOT THE PACKET THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US AT LEAST COME UP WITH AN ANSWER TONIGHT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO IT. WE COULD AT LEAST COME UP WITH A DIRECTION. THE COUNTY MANAGER, THEY'RE

[02:50:07]

IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE GETTING TO A POINT, WHERE THE FAIRGROUNDS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME WORKING FOR TWO BOSSES. SOME OF THEM ARE TRYING TO UTILIZE IT WHEN WE ARE FALLING AROUND. WHAT IS THE ONE I WAS JUST THINKING OF? VINTAGE MARKETPLACE. WHATEVER THE PLACE FOR THE CASE MAY BE. THEY PUT FORWARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSAL. ONE OF THEM IS LONG-TERM. MAYBE WE ARE BUYING SOME OF THOSE BACK. WORKING SOME KIND OF SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT WITH THEM. I THINK IT IS WORTH A DISCUSSION. WE WILL CLEAN IT UP. THIS IS AN ANSWER TO THEIR REQUEST. AT LEAST DISCUSSING IT, AND SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING FROM THERE. WE HAVE ANOTHER HOT COMMITTEE.

SOME KIND OF COLLABORATIVE THING. WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1ST. PART OF THE SALES FREE TAX HOLIDAY IN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. YOU CAN BUY A LOT OF THE PREPARATION MATERIALS, FOR THE STORM SEASON. YOU CAN GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND PUT IT UP ON FACEBOOK. MAYBE WE CAN DO THAT. THEY HAVE A NICE CHART THAT YOU CAN STEAL. IS THAT OVER. SOME OF THE STORES ARE GOING TO BE SELLING SOME THINGS. THIS IS A GOOD THING TO KNOW ABOUT. THIS IS AT THE END OF AUGUST. KIM AND I TALKED ABOUT IT ALREADY. THEY ARE COMING OVER TO PLAY WITH OUR HOME TEAM. THEY ARE MAKING A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW RUGBY FANS.

THIS IS A GOOD THING. THEY HAVE TO PROVE IT FOR ANY LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS. THIS IS A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE SUCCESS OF THE TOURISM IS HAVING. WE ARE DOING A LOT WITH SPORTS. THIS COULD BE WHERE WE END UP GOING, IN TERMS OF LONG RANGE. WE ARE TAKING ALL COMERS. SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO SPEND MONEY. THEY ARE FRIENDS OF OURS. SPEAKING OF INVESTMENT IN THE COUNTY, THIS IS GOING TO BE THEM TAKING A TOUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IS THE 2ND TO 3RD WEEK OF JUNE. THEY ARE GOING OUT OF THERE.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING LESSONS FOR IT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING A SECOND ACTION. THEY ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THEM TO GO IN THERE. THIS IS HOW POPULAR IT IS IN

TERMS OF PEOPLE WANTING THAT. >> I THINK THAT IS IT.

>> THIS IS WITH ALL OF THEM TONIGHT.

>> WE DID A FAIRGROUNDS STUDY. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK. THE QUESTION I HAD ABOUT MARKET ANALYSIS, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS EVER PART OF THE FINALISTS. WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IT IS GROWING. IT IS A POPULAR EVENT. I THINK WE CAN DIRECT STAFF TO LOOK AT IT. WE CAN WORK FOR THE GROUP TO TAKE IT.

>> ARE YOU HAVING ANOTHER CONVERSATION?

>> THIS IS FROM ALL OF IT. >> I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE

[02:55:13]

>> THEY WERE ASKING FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> THIS IS OR OTHER. >> THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS ON

HERE. >> THEY SAID THAT TO THE FAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY ARE EXPLORING THE OTHER OPERATION.

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO RECOMMEND.

>> THIS IS PART OF THE WORK GROUP.

>> THIS IS THE USE OF ADDING IT TO THE AGENDA.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO WANT. NOTHING INTO SOMETHINGS

CIVIC. >> THIS IS A DIFFERENT PART OF THE DISCUSSION. THIS IS GOING TO BE THEM EXPRESSING THEMSELVES. BRINGING UP SOME PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THESE RUMORS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE WITHOUT TELLING ANYBODY. THAT IS NOT THE POINT. THIS IS NOT THE VERY BEST OF THESE ASPECTS. THIS IS MAYBE WHAT WE DO. THIS IS IN, TO BE ANYTHING MORE. THIS IS A DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT. YOUR RENT IS FREE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF THE FAIR. 61,000 CARS, I'M LOOKING TO REPLACE $5000. THAT CAN PAY

FOR A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS. >> I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GET

CRAZY OUT THERE. >> JUST WATCHING ON OURSELVES.

I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT. THIS IS WHERE YOU MIGHT BE GOING.

THIS MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY. EVERYONE IS CONTINUING TO GROW WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS. THIS IS A DOLLAR PER TICKET. THIS IS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO OPERATE THAT.

MAYBE YOU CAN OPERATE WITH SOMETHING ELSE. THIS IS WHERE THEY THINK THE BEST IS. YOU CAN WORK FROM THAT.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO DO THIS BEYOND THE LEVEL PLAYING

GROUND. >> THAT WAS THE PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD. WE ARE TAKING A BACK AND GETTING ANOTHER PRESENTATION. WITH THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, OR THE SECOND ONE IN JUNE. THEY ARE GOING TO GET TOGETHER WITH HOW YOU WANT TO BE. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS AND FACTS. I'M CALLING THIS PART OF A TASK FORCE. EXPECTATIONS, THEY NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD. THIS IS PART OF THAT PASSWORDS. THIS IS GOING TO BE WHERE THE DIRECTION IS. WE HAVE THE MARKETING ANALYSIS. WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ON IT. WE HAVE HAD OUR DIRECTIONS. WE HAVE BEEN PURSUING HOURS. THIS IS

[03:00:07]

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE BOARD. THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT

REALM OF POSSIBILITY. >> CONSIDERING YOURSELF PART OF

THE TASK. >> IF I COULD, I'M TRYING TO MAKE A SUGGESTION. I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE BOARD. THIS IS GOING TO BE WHAT THEY ARE HAVING. BACK TO 2018. THIS IS THE GROUP THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK AT ANOTHER CARBON COPY OF THAT AS WELL.

>> AND TRYING TO BRING THEM TO THE FOREFRONT. WE HAVE SOME RICH MILITARY INFLUENCE. THE INFLUENCER IS BRINGING IT TO THIS REGION. SOME OF THEM SPOKE ABOUT THE MILITARY APPRECIATION. WE ATTENDED THE SOUTHEAST CHANGE OF COMMAND.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A START OF THE REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY. MAC ELLIS WAS THERE YESTERDAY AT THE RIVER FEST. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THIS IS A RENDITION OF THE FLAG. OLD GLORY. HE DOESN'T LIVE IN CLAY COUNTY. HE TOLD ME, HE WILL COME TO CLAY COUNTY ANYTIME. WE HAD THE DREAMLAND SQUADRON. WE GET TO RELISH WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES OF MILITARY. ALSO, THE BENEFIT. I THINK THESE HAVE ALL OCCURRED SINCE LAST WEEK.

>> SOCIAL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. THIS INCLUDES GW.

INCARNATE, COMING BACK FROM THE RED SEA, BIG CELEBRATION.

>> AIR NATIONAL GUARD, COULD BE HOLDING SOMETHING IN THE NEXT

COUPLE OF WEEKS. >> IS THE OPEN HOUSE FOR THE 125TH FIGHTER WING. THERE YOU ARE.

>> THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. >> YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEIR PLANS BY 8:00. THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING TO WORK A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT GOES ON. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF

[03:05:12]

DIRECTOR POSITION. >> I AGREE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? >> ANY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.