[00:00:08] >>> WHAT IS THE 240TH BIRTHDAY OF THIS NATION. WE WILL START [INVOCATION] THE MEETING TONIGHT WITH INVOCATION. >> IF YOU WILL JOIN ME AND THE STAND. BOW YOUR HEADS. LORD, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE STATE YOU ARE FORGIVEN US WITH BLESSINGS, THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. GOODNESS KNOWS WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES TODAY. AS WE DISCUSS THE AFFAIRS OF THIS COMMUNITY WE ASK FOR YOUR WILL TO BE DONE IN LIKENESS SO THAT WE MAY KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH OUR TASKS, DIRECT OUR THOUGHTS, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS TOWARD THE RIGHT PATH AND HELP US STAY ON TRACK. LET YOUR WILL BE DONE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR RESIDENTS. MAKE EVERY MOMENT FELT -- COUNT. >> THIS EVENING, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE WITH US , A VETERAN, LIEUTENANT COLONEL , HE HAS IMMIGRATED FROM ITALY, CORRECT? >> FROM ITALY. HE'S GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. HE SERVED 27 YEARS OF COMBINED ACTIVE AND RESERVE SERVICE WITH THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BEFORE RETIRING IN 2011 FROM THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR ACQUISITION. HE WORKED THERE AS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER. STATIONED IN SEVERAL STATIONS, INCLUDING AN AIR FORCE BASE IN TEXAS, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, NEW JERSEY , FLORIDA , AND SAWYER AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN. CAMP SMITH IN HAWAII. AND THE PENTAGON. I CALL IT THE FIVE SIDED WIND TUNNEL. HE IMMIGRATED IN 1973, JOIN THE MILITARY AS SOME OF US WERE DRAFTED IN 1973, 1974, TO TRAVEL THE COUNTRY AND EMBRACE THE AMERICAN CULTURE. RETIRED FROM CIVIL SERVICE IN 2014. SOME PEDIGREE THERE. HOLDING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. TEAM LEADER TITLES . WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, WE WOULD BE HONORED. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> I ALMOST FORGOT, ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS. PENN STATE GRADUATE. >> THANK YOU. >> I WAS GLAD TO BE INVITED TO THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I AM HERE. I AM HONORED I WAS INVITED IN BY MY FRIEND, RICH , AND ALL OF YOU. AS I SAID, I CAME FROM ITALY 51 YEARS AGO. AS SOON AS I CAME, THEY CALLED ME TO THE -- TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT. IT WAS 1973, FULL VIETNAM WAR MODE. STRANGE. I COULDN'T EVEN SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER I WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW ORDERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ANYWAY, IN 1974, I DECIDED TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE AS A WAY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE SOCIETY, BECAUSE, I GUESS, THEY STILL SAW ME AS A STRANGER, AN OUTSIDER. I JOINED THE AIR FORCE AND I ENJOYED IT SO MUCH THAT I DECIDED TO STAY. I STARTED AS A B 52 CREW CHIEF. THE D MODEL, THE HEAVIEST BOMBERS OUT OF THE AIR FORCE BASE IN MICHIGAN. THEN I MOVED TO MAGUIRE , C 41, C5. WE TRANSPORT A LOT OF ARMY AND TRANSPORT TROOPS OVERSEAS. IN 1979 I GOT OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME. I GOT MY ENGINEERING DEGREE AT PENN STATE. AND STARTED WORKING FOR THE AIR FORCE AGAIN IN RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS. IN 1992 I GOT CAUGHT, AND THE -- BY PRESIDENT BUSH. FOR MYSELF, I WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1984 . THEY [00:05:04] CAUGHT THE COMMISSIONING GROUP IN 19 -- 1984 BY 5%. ONLY 17 OFFICERS IN THE AIR FORCE WOULD STAY . I SAID, WELL, I WILL GET OUT. FORTUNATELY, AFTER A FEW YEARS, I WAS ABLE TO JOIN THE RESERVES AND SERVED MORE IN THE RESERVES. MEANWHILE, MOVED DOWN HERE, GOT A JOB FOR THE NAVY. ANYWAY, IT WAS A SATISFYING LIFE . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SO MUCH. >> YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE COUNTY [CALL TO ORDER] COMMISSIONER MEETING TO ORDER, THIS JULY 9TH, IN CLAY COUNTY , FLORIDA. WE HAVE FOUR NUMBERS PRESENT. THE OTHER ONE IS EXCUSED. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE LIKE TO TAKE VACATIONS. [PET ADOPTIONS] COMMISSIONER BURKE IS VACATIONING SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA. ANYWAY, PET ADOPTIONS. >> OUR FIRST DOG TODAY IS S'MORES. NEUTERED, MALE. WEIGHS 82 POUNDS. A DELIGHTFUL THREE-YEAR-OLD MIXED BRICK DOG -- BREED DOG WITH A SWEET PERSONALITY. AN EXCELLENT WALKING COMPANION WHO WALKS WELL ON A LEASH AND KNOWS BASIC COMMANDS, MAKING HIM A JOY TO TAKE ON DAILY ROLES. AFFECTIONATE, WELL MANNERED WITH PEOPLE. HE HAS NOT -- HE IS NOT TOUCH SENSITIVE AT ALL. HIS GENTLE NATURE AND FRIENDLY DEMEANOR MAKE HIM A GREAT FIT FOR PRINT -- FAMILIES LOOKING FOR A LOYAL FRIEND. WELL HE EXCELS IN AREAS HE TENDS TO FIXATE ON OTHER DOGS. WITH PROPER TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION, THIS BEHAVIOR CAN BE MANAGED. NEXT WE HAVE GAUGE, A NEUTERED MALE, MIXED BREED. FIVE YEARS OLD. HE IS 55 POUNDS. A GENTLE AND SWEET SENIOR DOG WHO HAS A HISTORY OF LIVING HARMONIOUSLY WITH OTHER DOGS. A MELLOW DISPOSITION AND ENJOY SIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE, LEISURELY WALKS, TASTY TREATS, AND AFFECTION FROM HUMAN COMPANIONS. THRIVES ON COMPANIONSHIP, MAKING HIM A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY LOVING HOME. HAPPIEST IN A CALM AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY THE COMPANY OF HIS HUMANS AND POSSIBLY OTHER DOGS. A HOME WITH A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE AND ROUTINE THAT INCLUDES REGULAR WALKS WITH YOU AND WILL. IDEAL FAMILY WOULD BE ONE THAT IS WILLING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THE LOVE, ATTENTION AND CARE HE DESERVES DURING HIS GOLDEN YEARS. WHILE HE HAS LIVED WITH OTHER DOGS BEFORE, INTRODUCTIONS TO NEW CANINE COMPANION SHOULD BE DONE GRADUALLY. HIS NEW FAMILY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SHOWER HIM WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION, CHARGING THE TIME TO HAVE TOGETHER. OUR FIRST CAT IS ASTRID. DOMESTIC MEDIUM, SEVEN YEARS OLD. HARD-WORKING INDEPENDENT PARKING LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL HOME, SHE CAN USE HER NATURAL HUNTING INSTINCTS TO USE. PERFECT FOR BOND, WAREHOUSE OR OUTDOOR SETTING WHERE SHE CAN KEEP THE POPULATION UNDER CONTROL. THRIVES IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SHE HAS A JOB TO DO. NOT A TYPICAL HOUSE PICK, BUT SHE WILL REWARD YOUR CARE WITH HER EXCELLENT PEST CONTROL SKILLS. AN INDEPENDENT SPIRIT WHO ENJOYS HAVING PLENTY OF SPACE TO ROAM AND EXPLORE. WHILE SHE MAY NOT BE THE E TYPE, SHE'S A VALUABLE ASSET TO ANY WORKING ENVIRONMENT. SHE PREFERS TO KEEP HER DISTANT, BUT INTENT -- CONTENT KNOWING SHE HAS A PLACE TO GO HOME WITH FOOD AND WATER. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A DEDICATED WORKING CAPITOL MANAGER PROPERTY , SHE IS A PERFECT CANDIDATE. ADAPTER TODAY AND LET HER BRING HER HARD-WORKING SPIRIT TO YOUR BARN OR OUTDOOR SPACE. LASTLY, WE HAVE NOLA, SPAYED FEMALE. DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR. NINE MONTHS OLD. MEET NOLA, CHARMING NINE MONTH OLD CATTLE -- CALICO CATS. EXCEPTIONALLY SWEET AND SOCIAL, MAKING HER THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO ADD A FELINE FRIEND TO THEIR FAMILY. AFFECTIONATE NATURE SHINES THROUGH WITH EVERYTHING SHE DOES. SHE ADORES SPENDING TIME WITH PEOPLE AND IS ALWAYS READY FOR PETTING AND CUDDLES. HER SOCIAL DISPOSITION MAKES HER WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY HOME, WHERE SHE WILL BECOME A BELOVED FAMILY MEMBER. LAYING WITH HER FAVORITE TOYS, EXPLAIN HER SURROUNDING, OR CURLING UP [00:10:12] NEXT YEAR FOR A NAP, SHE BRINGS JOY AND WARMTH TO EVERY MOMENT. HER BEAUTIFUL CALICO COAT IS UNIQUE AS HER ENDEARING PERSONALITY, MAKING HER A TRUE STANDOUT. JOIN OUR KITTEN CREW, WE NEED FOSTERS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT US AT CLAY COUNTY . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE HAVE [1.  Parks and Recreation Month (July 2024)] ONE PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. JULY IS PARKS AND RECREATIONAL MONTH . WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING TEAM MEMBERS HERE TODAY TO HELP US WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. JUSTIN, COULD YOU BRING YOUR TEAM DOWN FRONT AND JOINED THE COMMISSIONERS IN FRONT OF THE DAIS? >> THIS IS A TEAM. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT MORE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AS WELL. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, ALEXANDER? THERE YOU ARE. >> I GET TO WREAK THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS HELP PRESERVE THE CULTURAL HISTORICAL AND ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COUNTY, AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HIGH-QUALITY LIFE CLAY CLOW -- CLAY COUNTY AND RESIDENTS ENJOY. ACCESS TO PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS BY ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL DUTIES, AND SPENDING TIME IN NATURE POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE, RELIEVING STRESS -- STRESS AND STRENGTHENING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS . AND WHEREAS , DESIGNATED PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS ALSO PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES, AND CRIME REDUCTION. AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS PROMOTE INCLUSION, SOCIAL EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING BY ENSURING ALL RESIDENTS HAVE FAIR AND JUST ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PARKS, RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES. AND WHEREAS, THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION S 2024 PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH THEME IS ÊWHERE YOU BELONG,Î WHICH CELEBRATES THE MANY WAYS PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOSTER A SENSE OF BELMEANINGFUL CONNECTI NOW, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 2024, AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY. AND IN DOING SO, WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY REASONS WHY OUR LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS THAT OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THEM, TRULY EMBODY THE ESSENCE OF BELONGING. DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS NINTH DAY OF JULY, 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE EXPANDED THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES. WE HAVE 250 ACRE REGIONAL PARK . WE ARE UPDATING A LOT OF OTHER PARKS. ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ANYWHERE FROM RENOVATIONS TO REWORK TO PICKLEBALL COURTS. HIGH ON OUR CONSTITUENTS PRIORITY LIST. JUSTIN, WHY DON'T YOU -- >> A LOT OF PLACES AND NAMES. A LOT BIGGER THAN LESTER. THIS IS THE TEAM WE HAVE. WORKING IN THREE DIVISIONS. NATIONAL -- NATURAL RESOURCE DIVISION , LED BY RANDALL. CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN CLAY COUNTY. ELIZA AND KEVIN. ANYBODY ELSE? LIZ IN THE BACK. THEN WE HAVE OUR RECREATION AND ATHLETICS. AND THE COORDINATOR. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE ROAST BOTH -- ROBUST PROGRAMS YOU SEE IN THE COMMUNITY . ON THE RESERVATION SIDE WE HAVE EMILY IN THE BACK, HELPING WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS AND LARGE-SCALE EVENTS. NATOSHA AND CHRIS IN [00:15:02] THE BACK. ERIK JONES, WHO LEADS OUR PARKS DIVISION. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO A BEAUTIFUL PARK OR ATHLETIC FIELD, -- THOSE BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACES ARE MAINTAINED BY OUR EXCELLENT DIVISION. UNDER CHRIS. WHO ELSE HAVE WE GOT? ERIC DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR PEOPLE? >> KYLE ROGERS, HALEY JOHNSON, DEWEY SAXON, ROBERT, TONYA . ALREADY MENTIONED CHRIS CAMPBELL. DID I MISS ANYBODY? I THINK THAT COVERS THOSE THAT SHOWED UP. >> ALL RIGHT, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HELP US WITH DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES GETTING THINGS PUSHED THROUGH. JULY IS PARKS AND REC'S MONTH. YOU WILL SEE A LONG LIST OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. A MONSTER TRUCK LATER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS THIS MONTH. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUN THINGS WE HAVE TO OFFER AND HOPE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> IT HAS TO BE EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE DON'T CLOSE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SHOWED UP TODAY. IT'S EVEN BETTER IF YOU SHOW UP TOMORROW. [2.  Recognition of Madilynn Adler (2024 Soil & Water Cons. Dist. Speech Contest)] >> THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS -- I GUESS THERE IS A PROCLAMATION. I WILL READ THAT. I WILL READ IT. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE? AND YOUR FAMILY. AND YOUR ADVISER. COMMISSIONER MCINTYRE. WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, THIS YOUNG LADY COMPETED IN A COUNTY CONTEST WITH ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN OTHER STUDENTS. SHE CAME IN FIRST HERE, THEN SHE WENT AND COMPETED IN THE STATE COMPETITION AND CAME IN THIRD. I THINK THERE WAS 57 CONTESTANTS IN THAT PARTICULAR STATE CONTEST. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, IN MANY YEARS, AND WES TAYLOR IS OUR SECRETARY, AND HE'S BEEN ON OUR BOARD. THIS IS HIS FIFTH TERM. HE'S BEEN THERE OVER 20 YEARS. HE SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD SOMEONE GO ALL THE WAY TO STATE. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF MADELEINE. WHERE'S HER MOTHER? HER MOTHER IS HIDING OVER THERE. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HER FAMILY. HER MOTHER AND FATHER SERVED IN -- 20 YEARS IN THE AIR GUARD. I DID F 100S IN VIETNAM. SHE SERVED IN THE ARMY GUARD HERE IN FLORIDA. NOW SHE WORKS FOR THE HOMELAND SECURITY. MADELEINE IS GOING TO DO HER LITTLE SPEECH , AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE YOU GET GOING? HAD A GOOD TIME AT IT? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL LET YOU GO. >> WE ARE GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION. FROM THE EACH YEAR THE CLAY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT INVITES STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12 TO PARTICIPATE IN ENVIRONMENTALLY THEMED SPEECH AND POSTER CONTESTS FOR CASH PRIZES AND AWARDS.COMMISSION. WHEREAS, AND WHEREAS, OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL TENTH GRADE FFA STUDENT MADILYNN ADLER DELIVERED THE WINNING SPEECH ON APRIL 25TH DETAILING THE BENEFITS OF TREES AND HOW THEY BRING CLEAN AIR TO THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH WAS PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE WARS THEME. DID YOU PICK THAT? YOU DID. WHEREAS, ADLER THEN WENT ON TO WIN FIRST PLACE IN THE REGIONAL-LEVEL SPEECH COMPETITION ON MAY 9TH IN ALACHUA COUNTY, AGAIN PROVIDING THE BEST CONTENT, COMPOSITION, AND DELIVERY WITH HER SPEECH. AND WHEREAS , ON JUNE 6TH, ADLER PARTICIPATED IN THE [00:20:06] STATE-LEVEL COMPETITION IN LAKE CITY, FLORIDA, AND PLACED THIRD IN THIS PRESTIGIOUS LEVEL COMPETITION. AND WHEREAS, THE CLAY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND CLAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE VERY PROUD OF MADILYNN ADLER S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WISH TO CONGRATULATE HER AND HER FAMILY IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE OAKLEAF HIGH SCHOOL FFA STUDENT , MADILYNN ADLER, FOR HER RESOLVE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE ROLE TREES PLAY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR CHALLENGING THE AUDIENCE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING OUR VALUABLE FOREST RESOURCES BY WIELDING THEIR DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 9TH DAY OF JULY 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT IS DONE. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION. CONGRATULATIONS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SAY THE SPEECH. AND THE ADVISERS WHO GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. HANG ON. OKAY. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MUCH. WE ARE DONE UP FRONT. >> WE NEED TO KEEP IT. [Veteran Card Pilot Program (R. Carey & G. Gunn)] >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE PRESENTATION BY RICH, OUR DSO ON THE VETERAN CARD PILOT PROGRAM. >> I CAN GET THROUGH. GOOD EVENING. HELLO, I AM RICH GARY. CLAY COUNTY VETERAN SERVICES OFFICER, 103. WE LIKE TO DO A PROGRAM HERE , THE VETERAN CARD PILOT PROGRAM. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT SURVIVING SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS. WHY ? WE'VE HAD AN INFLUX OF FOLKS COMING IN , SPOUSES, DEPENDENTS, LOOKING FOR BENEFITS AFTER THE VETERAN PASSES AWAY. A LOT OF TIMES THEY GET DENIED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PROPER CREDENTIALS, THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED. THAT'S THE DEATH CERTIFICATE. WHAT HAPPENS ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE IS IF THEIR ITEMS ARE NOT ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE, THE VA SAYS THAT'S NOT SERVICE-CONNECTED. IN THE BACKGROUND , THIS IS A FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR THE FAMILY. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. IF WE CAN HAVE ALL THE COURTSHIP -- CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF THE DEAF LISTED , NINE TIMES OUT OF 10 WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY FIND ONE IS SERVICE-CONNECTED, THEN THE FAMILY CAN GET AWARDED BENEFITS. THE VA DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION , YOUR HEAR THAT A LOT, RESULTS IN A MONTHLY TAX-FREE BENEFIT AWARDED TO THE SPOUSE. LET MAY GIVE YOU BACKGROUND ON THIS. MANY OF TIMES, A VETERAN PASSES, THE SPOUSES COME AND OFTEN EXPECTING THE VETERANS BENEFITS. RETIREMENT, DISABILITY PAY, OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY HAVE. ALL THOSE BENEFITS PASSED WITH THE VETERAN , SO THEY ARE NOT PASSED ON TO THE FAMILY. OKAY? THIS IS WHERE THE VA DISABILITY, PENSION, [00:25:05] COMPENSATION, AND LIKE I SAID, RETIREMENT HE DOES NOT PASS ON WITH THE VETERAN. THE FAMILIES ARE DEVASTATED WHEN THEY COME IN AND FIRST LEARNED THAT FROM OZ. ONE OF THE WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS IS THROUGH THE DIC. FINALLY, THE CLAIMANT NEEDS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE WITH THE CLAIM SHOWING THAT ONE OF THE DESCRIPTIONS IS TRUE FOR THE VETERAN. EVIDENCE MAY INCLUDE DOCUMENTS LIKE MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS, DR. REPORTS, MEDICAL TEST RESORTS -- RESULTS. THE PRIMARY EVIDENCE IS THE DEATH CERTIFICATE. THAT'S THE KEY TO MOST BENEFITS. THE SERVICE MEMBER -- IF THE SERVICE MEMBER DIES ON ACTIVE DUTY , FOR TRAINING FOR ACTIVE DUTY, THIS IS NORMALLY HANDLED BY THE VILLA TERRY. WHEN WE GET INVOLVED IS WHEN THE VETERAN DIES AFTER MILITARY. HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE A VA DISABILITY AND FILE FOR DISABILITY CLAIMS. A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T. IF THE VETERAN DID NOT DIE OF A SERVICE CONNECTION DISABILITY, THE COMPENSATION FOR THE DIC DOES NOT MOVE ON. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? WE FOUND OUT THROUGH MEETING, FOR A LOT OF DOCTORS, HOSPITAL OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH , AND OTHERS CAME TOGETHER AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE DEATH CERTIFICATE PROCESS AND HOW THAT IS HANDLED. WE DISCOVERED SOMETHING. A LOT OF TIMES THE DEATH CERTIFICATE IS HANDLED BY THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, AND ALSO THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR . WHICH WAS SURPRISING TO ME, BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW HOW THAT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? IT'S BECAUSE TRYING TO GET THE ITEMS ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE IF IT'S NOT DONE AT THE TIME OF DEATH IS VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO GET THE DEATH CERTIFICATE AMENDED. THE FAMILY MEMBER HAS TO GO BACK TO THE PHYSICIAN AND ASK FOR THE ITEMS TO BE PUT ON THERE. SOMETIMES THE PHYSICIANS WON'T DO IT. A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN GET THE GENERAL DIRECTORS TO IMPLEMENT, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO FILE FOR THE DEATH CERTIFICATES. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE COME UP WITH A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, TALKING ABOUT HOW TO GET THESE ITEMS ADDED TO THE DEATH CERTIFICATES. THAT WAS PROVIDE A CARD TO THE VETERANS -- GO TO THE NEXT LIGHT -- WE HAVE A HARD THAT WAS DEVELOPED . THIS LETS THE POSITION KNOW, AND COMMISSIONERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE A CARD UP THERE, LOOKS JUST LIKE THIS APPEAR. WHAT'S EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THEY ARE A MILITARY VETERAN. A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T KNOW THEY ARE DEALING WITH THE MILITARY VETERAN. THERE'S A BLOCK THEY CAN CHECK TO INDICATE THEY ARE A VETERAN. NEXT SLIDE. WHAT WE LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THE FOLKS PUT THEIR SERVICE CONNECTION ITEMS ON HERE, OR ITEMS THEY THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SERVICE-CONNECTED FOR. THIS WILL HELP THE PHYSICIAN AND THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS. THE VETERAN WOULD CARRY ONE, EVEN A SPOUSE, -- I WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK STORY. WE HAD A VETERAN PASS AWAY. THE FAMILY CALLED ME. I SAID, WHAT HAPPENED? THEY SAID, WELL, HE FELL. THAT'S WHAT THE PHYSICIAN WAS PUTTING ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE. ONE FORCE TRAUMA. I SAID, WHAT IS THE FALL? HE'S GOT THIS. EITHER WAY, I ALREADY KNEW HIS MEDICAL HISTORY , I KNEW HE HAD DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, UPON FURTHER -- A BUNCH OF THINGS. HE PASSED OUT AND FELL. THEY GOT THE DEATH CERTIFICATE DONE BEFORE IT WAS EVEN ISSUED, AND ALL THE FAMILY WAS AWARDED THE DIC. A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE VETERANS COME IN , THEY DON'T HAVE THIS, THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS , AND THE DEATH CERTIFICATES DON'T INDICATE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS THEY MAY BE SERVICE-CONNECTED FOR, AND THE FAMILY LOSES OUT. TRYING TO GET THE DEATH CERTIFICATE AMENDED IS THE DIFFICULT PART. NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE -- YEP. WHAT WE LIKE TO DO , WE WOULD LIKE TO LAUNCH A PROGRAM IN OUR OFFICE , COLLEGE DRIVE, WITH 5000 CARDS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME EDUCATION SESSIONS WITH OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND COLLABORATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CARDS. WE ARE -- OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS THE MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY WHEN WE HAD THE BIG SPECIAL SESSION AND HAD THE EVENT THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO SEVERAL SYMPOSIUMS IN THE COUNTY TO BRING AWARENESS TO ELDERLY VETERANS, AND SURVIVING SPOUSES, BENEFITS. IT'S A SHAME WHEN I HAVE A SURVIVING SPOUSE COME IN, AND THE ONLY THING THEY WILL GET IS THE SOCIAL SECURITY, AND NOTHING ELSE. BECAUSE THEY HAD THIS , [00:30:05] AND WE ARE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY GET IT LISTED ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, THEY CAN RECEIVE 1600 UP TO $2100 A MONTH TAX-FREE. QUESTIONS? >> A LOT OF CIVILIANS DON'T REALIZE , LIKE YOU ALLUDED TO EARLIER, THAT PAYS, ALLOWANCES AND RETIREMENT PAYS FOR THE MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER. >> CORRECT. >> THEY ONLY APPLY WHILE THE SERVICE MEMBER IS ALIVE. ONCE THEY EXPIRE, THEY ARE GONE, UNLESS YOU MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS. YOU CAN THROUGH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THIS LEAVES A LOT OF DEPENDENCE IN LARGE AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF A FAMILY MEMBER. THEN THEY HAVE A TRAGIC LOSS OF THE INCOME AS WELL. A DOUBLE WHAMMY. BASICALLY APPLYING FOR BENEFITS THEY HAVE ALREADY EARNED , JUST HAVEN'T RECEIVED YET. MEETING THE FAMILY. BRINGING TO LIGHT EXISTING CONDITIONS, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DEATH. LIKE YOU SAID, IF YOU FALL OFF A LADDER, YOU HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU PASSED OUT, THAT'S ONE OF THE CONDITIONS YOU HAVE, IN THE PAST IT WAS REAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, NOT RELATED TO MILITARY DISABILITIES. IT IS A GOOD EFFORT. GOOD EFFORT. THE MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY IS A GREAT WAY TO PASS IT FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE? OKAY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> I SEE NO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. DID I MISS ANYBODY? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. MOVE ON TO [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] APPROVAL MINUTES. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MINUTES, JUNE 25TH, 2024. >> APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 25TH , 2024. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE ARE AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD . I WANT TO READ A LITTLE BIT. THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. THIS BOARD, IT'S A COMMENT, IT'S NOT A CONVERSATION. WE ARE NOT GOING TO ENGAGE IN DEBATE OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN EMAIL THEM TO ASK CLAY AT CLAY COUNTY GAB.COM. STAFF WILL ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS. OR YOU MAY EMAIL YOUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER. PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ARE IN THE ENTRY TO THE BOARD ROOM HERE. AND SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK. I SEE WE DON'T HAVE ANY. YOU ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS, SO THERE WAS NO ONE PLANNING TO SPEAK. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD . IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK, YOU CAN COME UP NOW AND FILL OUT A CARD . I SEE NOBODY [CONSENT AGENDA] MOVING. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. CONSENT AGENDA , FOUR THROUGH 20? IS THAT CORRECT? FOUR THROUGH 20. >> WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, STAFF HAS ONE REQUEST AND CONDUCT -- IN CONNECTION WITH ITEM 13. THE BACKUP NEEDED SOME REVISIONS MADE IT TO IT -- MADE TO IT. WE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE REVISED PLAT. WE REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE REVISED PLAT. INCLUSION OF MINIMUM ALLOWABLE LIVING AREA INCLUDED ON THE REVISED PLAT. >> OKAY. ART OF CONTENT ITEM 13, THERE'S A REVISION TO THE BACKUP AS ENUNCIATED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY. TAKE ANY -- I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. >> MOTION ON THE SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NAY'S? PASSES 4-0. ITEM NUMBER 21, A [21.  Recycling and Garbage Cart Delivery Information (C. Latham/J. Wilkes)] [00:35:07] BRIEF BY RECYCLING GARBAGE. DELIVERY. I KNOW WHEN EMAIL WENT OUT TODAY. WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A FEW COMMENTS ON THAT EMAIL. JAMIE, IT IS YOUR MICROPHONE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON , I AM JAMIE WILKES, I AM WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. HERE TODAY TO GO OVER THE RECYCLING TRENDS AGAIN FROM WHEN WE DID IT IN MARCH. FIRST SLIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FIRST SLIDE , THIS IS THE AVERAGE COLLECTED FROM RESIDENTIAL HOMES. CURBSIDE . AS YOU CAN SEE, FROM JANUARY TO JUNE, OUR AVERAGE TONNAGE IS 249 TONS PER MONTH. IN MARCH IT WAS 262. WE ARE DOWN ABOUT 13 TONS. FROM MARCH UNTIL NOW. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE COMPOSITION STUDY WE'VE BEEN DOING . EVERY MONTH THEY WOULD SAMPLE . AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE THREE LINES ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THAT IS ALL UNWANTED MATERIAL. YOU CAN TELL IT HASN'T CHANGED MUCH FROM JANUARY. THE PLASTIC WENT UP A LITTLE BIT. ALL THE UNWANTED MATERIALS WOULD BE CONSIDERED GARBAGE. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, OCC. THAT IS ONE PLACE WHERE WE HAVE SEEN A BIT OF IMPROVEMENT. THE BLUE LINE IS YOUR COMMERCIAL INTAKE AT THE LANDFILL. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE DOING AN AVERAGE OF 97 TONS PER MONTH . FROM 2023 TO 2024 WE WENT FROM FIVE TIMES RESIDENTIAL TO 10 TONS. WHEN WE ENDED CURBSIDE RECYCLING IN OCTOBER, THE 10 TON NUMBER WILL DROP A BIT. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE RECYCLING VERSUS THE LANDFILL. WHAT WE DID IS WE TOOK THE TONNAGE FROM JANUARY TO JUNE, 2024, OF MATERIALS. WE TOOK 1495 TONS. IF WE APPLY THE 2023 RATE, WHERE WE WERE GETTING PAID SIX DOLLARS A TON, REVENUE WAS $8970 . WITH THE NEW RATES WE GOT, WHERE WE WERE PAYING $85 A TON , FROM JANUARY TO JUNE, WE HAVE SPENT $127,000 TO DISPOSE -- TO ACTUALLY SEND TO THE PROCESSOR. IF WE WOULD HAVE LANDFILLED THE SAME AMOUNT, WE WOULD'VE ONLY SPENT $85,000 WITH A SAVINGS OF ABOUT $41,000. NOW WE WILL SWITCH TO THE NEW GARBAGE COLLECTION . STARTING JULY 29TH, YOUR GARBAGE CARDS WILL BE STARTING DELIVERY. ABOUT A SEVEN WEEK PROCESS. THE FLYER , WE WILL HAVE THIS FLYER . YOU WILL HAVE A MAGNET WITH FCC CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBER. WE HAVE ANOTHER MAGNET WITH INFORMATION WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WRITE YOUR COLLECTION DATE. THE MAIN THING WITH THIS FLYER, WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW THAT -- PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST . WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL NOT SERVICE IT, AND THEY WILL NOT COME BACK FOR IT. JUST PUT THIS CAN AWAY UNTIL OCTOBER. GARBAGE AND YARD TRASH IN OCTOBER WILL BE SERVICED ON THE SAME DAY. RIGHT NOW YOU GET YOUR GARBAGE ON ONE DAY, YOUR TRASH ON ON ANOTHER, NOW IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME DAY. ALSO THERE IS A QR CODE THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR WEBSITE THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION WITH THE NEW RULES. LIKE I SAID, THIS BEGINS ON JULY 29TH. THE LAST SLIDE, THESE WILL BE THE TRUCKS THAT WILL BE SERVICING OUR AREAS. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS THE ASL SIDELOAD. THIS IS THE TRUCK THAT HAS THE ARM THAT WILL PICK GARBAGE UP . YOU WON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THE BACK OF THESE. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS REAR LOAD . REAR LOAD THAT WE WILL USE IN THE AREAS THAT THE ASL WILL NOT SERVICE. THEY HAVE DUAL TEMPERS ON THE BACK SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE DUMPED. THEY WANT TO PICK THEM UP MANUALLY. THEY CAN PUT THEM ON THESE TIPPERS AND DUMP THEM. [00:40:01] THE TRUCK ON THE RIGHT IS YOUR PUP TRUCK. FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE REAR LOAD, IT'S GOT A SMALLER BOX, BUT IT WILL BE GO DOWN -- BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THE PRIVATE DIRT ROADS WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRUCKS GETTING STUCK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHAT COLOR ARE THE FCC TRUCKS? >> THEY ARE WHITE. >> WHITE WITH, I BELIEVE, BLUE LETTERING. >> CONTRARY TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT TRUCKS RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE GOING TO BE ALL WHITE. >> ALL-WHITE, AND BRAND-NEW. YES, SIR. >> JAMIE, IF YOU WOULD, I'VE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW CALLS FROM RESIDENTS TODAY, IN REGARDS TO THE NEW GARBAGE SERVICES . IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF EXCEPTION THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. I THINK THE 95 GALLON WILL BE TOO BIG, WHATEVER, WILL WOULD BE HANDLING THOSE IN A SECOND PHASE, IS THAT RIGHT? >> YES. INITIALLY EVERYONE WILL GET A 95 IN OCTOBER. FCC WILL START TAKING ORDERS . WE WILL OFFER A 65 GALLON YOU CAN SWAP OUT. WE ARE WAITING UNTIL OCTOBER TO DO THAT. WE WANT TO GET THEM ALL DELIVERED , AND EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT THEY'VE GOT. WE ONLY WANT TO TRY TO DELIVER THESE ONE TIME SO WE DON'T HAVE OVERLAP. THEY WILL HAVE AN OPTION OF A 65 GALLON CAN. >> I WANT TO POINT OUT IT IS A 95 GALLON CONTAINER, RIGHT? MOST PEOPLE USE A 32 GALLON , 30 GALLON? >> USUALLY IS A 40. SOME OF THEM -- THE ONES THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIRE OUR 40 GALLON. >> OKAY. >> THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I HAVE IS, WE HAVE EXCEPTIONS. WE ELUDED TO YOU MAY NOT NEED A 95 GALLON, YOU MAY NEED A SMALLER. YOU MAY NEED MORE THAN 95. YOU MAY NEED CONCIERGE TO -- SERVICE. AN INABILITY TO ROLL ONE OF THESE THINGS TO THE CURB. WE HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NEARLY EVERY ONE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS. IF THOSE OUT THERE THAT SAY I CANNOT LIVE WITH A 95 GALLON CONTAINER FOR SOME REASON, IT'S TOO SMALL, TOO BIG, TOO HEAVY , WE HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO THAT WERE NOT. >> I WANTED TO SAY WE ARE LOOKING AS A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. WE'VE TAKEN OUR EXTRA MEASURES TO ENSURE THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR THE CITIZEN SO WE MAKE SURE WE FIND THE RIGHT MIX FOR THEM PERSONALLY. THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF GETTING EVERYTHING READY . START COMING OUT ON JULY 29TH . IT'S AN EXCITING TIME. PROBABLY GOING TO GET PEOPLE THAT WILL GIVE YOU FEEDBACK THAT IT'S NOT THE WAY IT USED TO BE. THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROBLEMS FOR US TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE STAFF TRAINED AND READY TO GO TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES. WORK WITH THEM ONE AT A TIME. >> THE FIRST OPTION IS TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE. WE POSTED A WHAT IF QUESTION AND ANSWER ON THE WEBSITE. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE LISTENING AUDIENCE, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE. IF IT DOESN'T MEET YOUR NEEDS, THEN ASK CLAY AT CLAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT.COM, OR CALL YOUR COMMISSIONER. >> ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING. WHEN YOU SAY GARBAGE AND YARD WASTE, COLLECTED ON THE SAME DAY, THOSE TWO ITEMS WILL BE DONE THE SAME DAY. BUT THE DAY OF ACTUAL COLLECTION WE HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED YET, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. FCC IS STILL WORKING ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THEY ARE NOT COMBINED EITHER. IT IS A SEPARATE PICKUP. >> TWO DIFFERENT TRUCKS, YES OR. >> THERE WILL BE INSTRUCTIONS THAT TELL PEOPLE YOU YOU NEED TO KEEP THREE FEET BETWEEN THE CONTAINERS. >> IT DOES ON THE FLYER ABOUT HOW TO PUT THEM OUT. ALL RIGHT? NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THANK YOU [22.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)] VERY MUCH, JAMIE. >> THANK YOU. >> ED ? PROGRESS REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD, THROUGH THE CHAIR. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. WITH ME THIS EVENING IS JOSH MADDOX, THE REPRESENTATIVE. WE ARE HERE TO UPDATE THE PROGRESS THE TEAM HAS MADE OVER THE LAST MONTH. PROJECT NUMBER ONE, COUNTY ROAD 218. MASTERS PIT ROAD TO PINE TREE LANE, ANDERSON COLUMBIA MOBILIZED THE SITE ON JUNE 3RD. THE GAS RELOCATED OF THE GAS MAIN ON THE COUNTIES RIGHT AWAY [00:45:05] AND ENERGIZED THEIR LINE. OUR TEAM FINALIZED APPROVAL OF DRAINAGE AND DRAWINGS. FOR THE GROUP TO, APPRAISALS AND OFFERS CONTINUE FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION. SPECIFICALLY FOR PROJECT NUMBER TWO. CLEARING AND WORK ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ON COUNTY ROAD 209. ADJUSTMENTS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR. INSTALLATION CONTINUES TO U.S. 17. JUNE 29TH, COUNTY ROAD 209, EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS, WAS DETOURED FOR THE UPCOMING DRAIN INSTALLATION. A SIMILAR WILL BE HELD ON JULY 20TH. FOR PROJECT NUMBER FIVE, COUNTY ROAD 220, DUE TO THE FEDERAL INJUNCTION CAUSED BY THE PERMIT DELAY, THE TEAM CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO COMPLETE THE PERMITTING EFFORT. PLANS ARE COMPLETE AND ON THE SHELF AWAITING PERMIT APPROVAL . WILL BE HANDED OFF TO THE COUNTY TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION AT A LATER DATE. HER PROJECT SIX, FINAL PLANS CONTAINING A MODIFIED VERSION THAT WILL INCLUDE A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION AT COUNTY ROAD 315 AND 315 B WITH AN ADDITIONAL SOUTHBOUND LANE ON COUNTY ROAD 315 B. SUPERIOR DEVELOPING GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THIS MODIFIED SCOPE. THE TEAM CONTINUES TO TRACK A NEW PERMIT APPLICATION . THE SUBMITTAL IS A DUPLICATED EFFORT FOR WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED . AGAIN, THIS IS DUE TO THE FEDERAL INJUNCTION. GROUP ONE, PROJECT 3A, DEVELOPMENT FOR COUNTY ROAD TWO. CONTINUE WITH THEIR OPERATIONAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE SIDEWALK ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE. ON JUNE 11TH AN EMPLOYEE OF KIRBY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY WAS STRUCK BY A TRAILER WHILE WORKING JUST OUTSIDE THE WORK ZONE. THIS INJURY WAS A RECORDABLE INJURY. DUAL 54 INCH CULVERT SOUTH OF WATKINS ROAD WAS REPAIRED WITH PIPELINING. TRAFFIC SHIFT CAN BE EXPECTED THE WEEK OF JULY 29 FOR PLACEMENT OF ASPHALT. THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE WITH 76% OF THE PROJECT COMPLETE, WITH RESPECT TO TIME , AND 50% HAS BEEN PAID OUT. FOR THE 3B SECTION, CONNECTS THE EASTERN END OF PROJECT FOR AND RUNS THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT AT 209B PEER CONTINUES PRE-MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES AND THE STATUS MEETINGS. ALL NECESSARY RIGHT AWAY FOR THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN OBTAINED. ON JULY 10TH, CLAY ELECTRIC BEGAN RELOCATION EFFORTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 209 AND 209B. PROJECT FOUR, SAND RIDGE ROAD, CONTINUED THE ACTIVITIES ALONG BOTH SIDES AND ACROSS THE ROAD TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION, SIDEWALK, CURBING, AND WERE BASED AS WELL AS THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC IS FORECASTED TO BE SHIFTED TO THE OUTSIDE EAST AND WESTBOUND LANES ON OR NEAR JULY 22ND. THIS NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN WILL SUPPORT -- WILL BE SUPPORTED OF THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THIS IS ON SCHEDULE WAS 67 PERCENT PAID OUT , 50% OF THE TIME HAS BEEN USED. MOVING ONTO PROJECT CAPITOL 6B. HOLD THE BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETINGS. CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER FROM STATE ROAD 23 AT THE FAR WEST END OF THE PROJECT TO COUNTY ROAD 315 AT THE FAR EAST END. WRAPPED UP ON THE EAST BANK OF THE CREEK. CAP INSTALLATION CONTINUES AT THE BRIDGE WHILE CONTINUED SETTING BEANS -- BEAMS . FOR A PLACE IN THE BRIDGE DECK. SPANS THREE AND FOUR HAS BEEN PLACED. BENT NUMBER ONE WAS FORMED. INSTALLATION CONTINUES FROM THE WEST WITH STORM DRAIN CROSS PIPES, LIMESTONE BASE, SIDEWALK AND CURBING. UTILITY LOCATIONS AT THE INTERFACE OF PROJECTS 6B AND 6A ARE UNDERWAY. TEMPORARY PLACEMENT WAS PLACED AND TRAFFIC WAS SHIFTED ON COUNTY ROAD 315 SO THE CONSTRUCTION CAN BEGIN ON THAT INTERSECTION. IN SUPPORT OF THIS WORK, W -- CONTINUES TO WORK ACROSS THE PROGRAM. JULY 2ND, THE PROGRAM HAS EXPENDED 86 MILLION, A LITTLE OVER 86 MILLION. THIS CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE. >> QUESTIONS? ED, YOU MENTIONED WE ARE TRACKING PERMITTING THROUGH THE CORE DOOR. IS IT MOVING? IS IT STAGNANT? HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HELPING THIS [00:50:05] ALL ALONG. >> HE HAS. >> I AM. UNHELPFULLY, I CAN TELL YOU NO MOVEMENT. >> WE ARE TRACKED IN STATIONARY PROJECT. >> YES, SIR. AS FAR AS THE PERMIT, OF COURSE, THAT IS DEAD IN THE WATER. WITH THE ARMY CORPS WE HAVE A PATH FORWARD. IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LONGER. OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO TAKE [23.  Fairgrounds update (J. Pierce)] LONGER. AT LEAST WE DO HAVE A PATH FORWARD FOR A PERMIT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ED? MOVE ON TO -- >> THANK YOU. >> MOVE ON TO THE FAIRGROUNDS UPDATE. HEATHER? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. >> FAIRGROUNDS PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, TOO? YES, THERE THEY ARE. >> YES, SIR. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, OUR DEPARTMENT WAS TASKED WITH PUTTING TOGETHER A REPORT , AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THE COUNTY IS OPERATING THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE UTILIZATION RATES, THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT UTILIZE IT, AND THE FUTURE PROJECTS WE HAVE IN CIP TO CONTINUE TO UPGRADE AND MODIFY THE FACILITY. WITH ME I HAVE HEATHER, WHO WILL BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FINANCIALS WE HAVE. CONNOR MATTHEWS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE OPERATIONS AND UTILIZATION. WE HAVE KIMBERLY MORGAN TO TALK ABOUT THE RECENT HISTORY AND THE MASTER PLAN AND HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT. WE HAVE TIM TO TALK ABOUT HOW PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT USES THE FACILITY. THEN WE HAVE DANIEL WITH FACILITIES TO TALK ABOUT THE CIP PROJECTS . I BELIEVE MEGAN WILL BE HERE. IF NOT, HEATHER WILL BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS. THAT BEING SAID, KIMBERLY, IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY. AS SHE COMES UP, THE MAP YOU SEE BEHIND YOU , AND HOPEFULLY IN FRONT OF YOU, IS JUST A FAMILIARIZATION OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. THE COUNTY PORTION AND THE OTHER PROPERTIES ON THE FACILITIES. YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED. THE BUILDING IN PURPLE . WE HAVE THE FIRE BUILDING, TRAINING BUILDING, JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT. THE FAIR ASSOCIATION PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. TWO THE FAR SOUTH YOU WILL SEE THE STORAGE SHOP , WHICH WE BRIEFED YOU ON. THE MAP TO THE LEFT SHOWS THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES OF BCC, THE FAIRGROUNDS. THAT BEING SAID, KIMBERLY. NEXT SLIDE. >> WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE FAIRGROUNDS, MOST RECENTLY. THE FAIRGROUNDS, THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THAT TIME IN 2018, APPROVED OF FAIRGROUNDS MASTER PLAN THAT WAS ACTUALLY DONE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE. IN THAT PLAN WERE SEVERAL IDEAS AND CONCEPTS THAT WOULD JUST GROW THE FAIRGROUNDS ' FLEXIBILITY FOR HOSTING EVENTS. THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REQUESTED , AND PRIORITIZE SOME OF THE PROJECTS IN THAT MAGIC PLAN. WE'VE LISTED THOSE FOR YOU. INFRASTRUCTURE, ACQUISITION OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES, AND ADAPTATION OF DIFFERENT FACILITIES , EXISTING BUILDINGS TO MAKE THE FACILITY MORE EVENT CENTRIC. THE CLAY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION IN 2022 CAME TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND TDC TO REQUEST SOME FUNDING FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY. SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WOULD INCLUDE THE FAIRGROUNDS OF THE FACILITY. IT WAS THEIR BUSINESS FEASIBILITY SETTING. WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR A $30,000 REIMBURSEMENT. WE HAVE PAID $15,000 OF THAT REIMBURSEMENT, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY IS STILL IN DRAFT FORM. THEY HAVE SOME BUSINESS DECISIONS TO MAKE ON THEIR END AS AN ORGANIZATION. THEN THEY WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. FROM THERE. I THINK YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED COPIES OF THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY, AS WELL AS THE FAIRGROUNDS MASTER PLAN. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT WE HAVE CONNOR TO TALK ABOUT THE FACILITY USAGE AND THE BREAKDOWN OF EVENTS WE HAVE AND THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT UTILIZE THE FACILITY. CONNOR? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERSHOT OF WHAT [00:55:01] THE FAIRGROUNDS DOES YEAR-ROUND. FROM THE INTERNAL USAGE OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MANY DEPARTMENTS USE IT . YOU CAN SEE MOST OF OUR EVENTS HAPPEN. MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY. WHICH TOUCHES A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ARE FAIRLY NEW. THOSE ARE THINGS HR PUTTING ON FOR INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DO, AND TO RECEIVE BENEFITS THAT WAY. OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS USE THE FACILITY AS TRAINING. THERE'S NOT A HUGE OPEN PARKING LOT AGAIN LEARN TO PARK TRAILERS. THEY USE OUR MIDWAY FOR THAT, WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL. PARKS AND RECREATION ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO PARTNER WITH PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION THIS YEAR. WE DID HOST THE NORTH FLORIDA FRPA RODEO. WHICH GAVE OUR DEPARTMENT AWESOME EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING HOW TO NEW -- USE NEW MOWER AND COMPETING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. AND THE USER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR VARIOUS THINGS LIKE TRAININGS AND 4H PROGRAMS, EQUESTRIAN EVENTS, CATTLE SHOWS, ALL OF THE ABOVE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, TIM, EM DIRECTOR. I AM REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS FOUR AGENCIES. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CLAY COUNTY RESCUE, CLAY COUTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. OVER 365 DAY TIME PERIOD, WE RELY HEAVILY ON UTILIZATION OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. YOU KNOW, AS HE SHOWED YOU ON THE MAP , THE LOCATION OF BOTH THE EEOC AND TWO TRAINING BUILDINGS WHEN IT COMES TO FIRE RESCUE. WE UTILIZE THE LAW FOR PARKING FOR OVERFLOW PARKING , ESPECIALLY DURING DISASTERS, TRAININGS, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. DURING A DISASTER WE USE IT AS A LOGISTICAL STAGING AREA. IF WE WERE TO GET OF , AND WE NEED 100 FIRETRUCKS OR AMBULANCES, OR THE POWER COMPANY, IT IS A SITE WE CAN QUICKLY STAND UP HAS POWER, SEWAGE, AND FACILITIES WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HOUSE THEM IN TO STAGE THEM, TO THEN DEPLOY WITHIN THE COUNTY TO HELP THE CITIZENS AND THE IMPACT THAT AREAS. IN ADDITION, PULSE STORM, IT'S ONE OF THE SITES LISTED AS A DEBRIS MANAGEMENT SITE, IF WE WERE TO NEED IT. WE DON'T JUST USE IT FOR THOSE TYPES OF DISASTERS. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF WE'VE HAD TWO ANIMAL SEIZURES WE'VE HAD TO USE IT FOR, FOR OVER 100 PLUS ANIMALS TO HOUSE THEM AND TRY TO GET THEM ADOPTED AND SPREAD THEM OUT, WHICH COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 5 WEEKS. THE FIRST SEIZURE TOOK LONGER THAN THAT. IN ADDITION IT IS A HOOP SITE FOR OUR ANIMAL SERVICES. IF WE WERE TO HAVE TO EVACUATE OUR OWN ANIMAL SHELTER, THAT'S ONE OF THE SITES WE CAN UTILIZE AS WELL. IN ADDITION, ON THE EM SIDE, WE HAVE SHARED STORAGE SPACE WE USE TEMPORARILY. ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF A -- OF EQUIPMENT. A LOT WE UTILIZE FOR THE FAIR , FOR CHILDREN LOST IN THE FOREST. EQUIPMENT QUICKLY ACCESSIBLE. >> FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SIDE I GO BACK TO THE TRAINING FACILITY THEY HAVE. THE UTILIZE THE PARKING LOT FOR PUMP OPS, A WEEKLONG CLASS WHERE THEY TEACH NEWER INDIVIDUALS HOW TO PUMP THE FIRETRUCKS . THEY HAVE AN AERIAL OPERATORS CLASS, WHICH THEY TEACH IN A 40 HOUR WEEK THAT THEY CAN SET UP THE LADDER AND THE LATTER PIPES TO UTILIZE. WE HAVE A TRUCK OUT AT CAMP LENDING, BUT THEY DO A LOT OF THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR COURSES ON THE FAIRGROUNDS PROPERTY. IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE HAZMAT TRAINING THEY DO AS WELL. IT'S A VERY GOOD AUGMENTATION FOR THE TRAINING BUILDINGS THAT ARE CO-LOCATED ON THE FACILITY. GOING INTO SOME OF THE SHERIFF OFFICE OUT OF THE HOUSE, THEY DO A LOT OF DRONE TRAINING, S.W.A.T. TRAINING. I KNOW SHE MENTIONED THE TRUCK EVENT THAT IS DONE THERE. THE SHERIFF OFFICE HAS ABOUT TWO OF THOSE EVENTS THEY DO FOR THE EQUIPMENT THEY UTILIZE WITHIN THE SO SIDE OF THE HOUSE. FIELD FORCE USES IT, S.W.A.T. TEAM USES THE FACILITIES AS WELL. WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SIDE, EVERYONE REMEMBERS COVID. USE THAT A LOT FOR THE POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION, POINTS OF DISPENSING, THE TESTING WE UTILIZED . BECAUSE OF THE ENTRANCE, EXIT AND PARKING LOTS. THEY ALSO UTILIZED THAT COME SCHOOL SEASON BECAUSE THEY UTILIZE THOSE BUILDINGS TO HOUSE VACCINES , AND WORK THAT OUT BEFORE SCHOOL. FROM THE PUBLIC [01:00:08] SAFETY SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE AREAS WE UTILIZE THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST TO FINISH OUT THE REST OF THE LIST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT GOING ON OUT THERE, WE ALSO USE A LOT OF THE FACILITY FOR THINGS TO DO WITH THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. THEY HAVE TWO CAREER FAIRS A YEAR, WHICH GIVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT LOCAL COMPANIES ARE HIRING, AND WHAT THEY NEED TO QUALIFY FOR THOSE. THEY HAVE THEIR ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR. THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THREE SUMMER BAND CAMPS, WHICH WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. WE RECENTLY HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF QUARTERLY LUNCHEONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN WE HAVE PUBLIC EVENTS. THOSE RANGE FROM THE FAIR TO VENTURE -- VINTAGE MARGARET DAYS, RADIOS AND CIRCUSES TWO ANIMAL SHOWS OF ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS. CONCERTS, SPORTS COMPETITIONS. KIMBERLY AND HER TEAM HAVE GOTTEN CREATIVE ON HOW TO USE THOSE FACILITIES. WE HAVE HOLIDAY EVENTS BECAUSE EVERYONE LOVES THOSE. WE ALSO HAVE PRIVATE EVENTS . WITH SOME OF THE RESERVATIONS HAS BECOME A REALLY HOT SPOT. WE HAVE FAMILY REUNIONS AND FAMILY GATHERINGS THAT HAPPEN OUT THERE EVERY YEAR. BUSINESS TRAININGS, LUNCHEONS, FUNDRAISERS, HOA, BABY SHOWERS, YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE FAMILY FUNCTIONS OUT THERE ALL THE TIME. THAT IS AN OVERVIEW OF HOW IT IS BROKEN DOWN. THIS PAGE SHOWS YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE FEE WAIVERS, NONPROFIT DISCOUNTS AND TAX EXEMPTIONS WE'VE GIVEN OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR. THIS GOES THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS, THE COUNTY MANAGER SIGNS ON THE DOTTED LINE. WE'VE GIVEN A $197,982 IN SOME FORM OR FASHION OF A DISCOUNT. FOUR INTERNAL USAGE WE DON'T CHARGE OUR OWN DEPARTMENTS TO USE OUR FACILITIES. THAT'S ABOUT -- GOVERNMENT AGENCIES DON'T PAY. THEY RECEIVE A WAIVER. A JOINT OPERATIONS, NONPROFITS CAN EITHER APPLY FOR NONPROFIT DISCOUNT, WHICH IS 20% , TAX EXEMPTION IF THEY HAVE A DR 14. THEY CAN APPLY FOR A FEE WAIVER. PARTNERSHIP EVENTS WE PARTNER WITH AS A COUNTY PROGRAM. ONE OF THOSE FOR EXAMPLE IS THE TURF RODEO. >> THAT'S THAT. THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE USE FOR EVENTS. WE HAVE 114 INTERNAL USAGE EVENTS THAT GOES FROM EVERYTHING FROM TRAINING DAYS TO TRUCK AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES USE AT ABOUT 14 TIMES A YEAR, GIVE OR TAKE THE TYPES OF TRAININGS THEY ARE USING. PUBLIC SAFETY USE ABOUT 14 TRUE EVENTS. THE USER 365 BECAUSE THE TRAINING FACILITIES ARE ON THE PROPERTY. THOSE OTHER TYPES OF RENTALS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS, PUBLIC USES ABOUT 13. PRIVATE EVENTS ABOUT 54. THAT'S JUST WHAT WE ARE CALCULATING BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST 2023 TO DECEMBER 1ST 2026. >> HOP IN THERE. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT DATE RANGE. IF YOU LOOK FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, WE ARE AT A POINT WE ARE LOOKING AND ACCEPTING DEPOSITS TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE BECAUSE OF HOW MANY USER GROUPS ARE WANTING TO EGGS -- ACCEPT THE EXHIBIT BUILDINGS AND ARENAS. WE ARE BOOKING TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE OF HOLDING THESE EVENTS AND REQUIRING THOSE DEPOSITS TO BE PAID SO WE CAN HAVE THEM ON THE BOOKS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. IT'S BEING HEAVILY UTILIZED. >> TO JUSTIN'S POINT, IF YOU FLIP THE PAGE, THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THE DAY USAGE IS. OUT OF ROUGHLY 30 DAYS OF THE MONTH, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE PRETTY BUSY. WE HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE MORE WEEKENDS, WE COULD SELL IT EVEN MORE. THE RED OUTLINE SPACES, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE AFFAIR TAKES OVER -- [01:05:33] >> COME ON BOARD. AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THE RESERVATIONS, THE CLIENT INTERACTION IS HANDLED THROUGH THE OFFICE. CONNOR AND EMILY, WHO'S IN THE BACK, WHO'S BEEN HERE A MONTH NOW, HAVE BEEN TAKING ON THOSE DUTIES AND DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE NUMBER OF EVENTS WE HAVE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. >> I DID A P&L OF THE FAIRGROUNDS. I CONTINUED THAT EVALUATION I DID. I LOOKED AT FULL CALENDAR -- I'M SORRY, FULL FISCAL YEAR LAST YEAR. OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2023. I LOOKED AT, SO FAR, THIS YEAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR. GOING BACK TO LAST YEAR, YOU CAN SEE OUR REVENUES TOTAL $267,780.92. THIS COMPRISED OF RENTALS OF 141,007 52. RENT MONEY WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $126,000. YOU CAN SEE OUR SPEND A TOTAL FOR THE YEAR LAST YEAR WAS 563 -- 563,091.42. DIRECT COST WE ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. THAT WAS ABOUT 367,000 . THAT'S MAINLY EMPLOYEE COST, EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, AND UTILITY COSTS. WE HAVE INDIRECT COSTS WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022, THE OMB TEAM , ALONG WITH THE VENDOR, DID A STUDY TO ALLOCATE THE INDIRECT COST FOR 19 COST CENTERS TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS UNDER BCC . SOME OF THESE INCLUDE OMB PURCHASING, MIS FACILITIES, AND 19 OF THEM. FOR THE 2021-2022 YEAR, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000 . THAT'S WHAT I USED FOR THIS YEAR. IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. JUST A YEAR DIFFERENCE. IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE THE SAME. WE ALSO HAD CIP SPEND 155,000. YOU CAN SEE OUR EXPENSES EXCEEDED OUR REVENUE FOR LAST YEAR OF 295,310 AND $.50 . ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? PERFECT. IF YOU LOOK AT, SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE REVENUES OF $177,315 . THIS INCLUDES RENTAL FEES OF APPROXIMATELY 99,000. I ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS THE FANS THE FAIR ASSOCIATION INSTALLED. THAT WAS ABOUT $70,000. THAT'S WHAT I INCLUDED IN THE REVENUE. ON THE SPENDING SIDE, SAME AS PRIOR-YEAR, WE HAVE DIRECT COST OF ABOUT 121,000. INDIRECT COSTS OF ABOUT $20,000. CIP SPEND UP ABOUT 85,000. THAT TOTALS 233,349 .70 . YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, OUR EXPENSES, SO FAR , FOR THIS YEAR EXCEED OUR REVENUE BY 56,000 -- 56,033.86. >> WE ATTRIBUTED THOSE TO THE COST CENTERS IN THE COUNTY, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> WHO DID THE ANALYSIS? >> OMB HAD A VENDOR. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE VENDOR RIGHT NOW. THEY DID THAT STUDY. [01:10:02] >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR HEATHER? >> MOVING ON, WE HAVE DANIEL FROM FACILITIES TO TALK ABOUT THE CIP PROJECTS. THE THREE MAJOR ONES WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN DESIGN. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS DANIEL. FACILITY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. WE HAVE OU FAIRGROUNDS, SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. HE CURRENTLY DO HAVE A DESIGN FOR THAT. IT IS GOING TO BRING MUCH-NEEDED WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE. IT WILL GET US OFF THE WALL SYSTEM, GET US SOME FIRE HYDRANTS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THEM TO GET THE PETERS CREEK WATER TREATMENT FACILITY ONLINE SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THAT. THEN WE HAVE THE FAIRGROUNDS LIVESTOCK PAVILION THAT WILL REPLACE THE TWO SMALL BARNS NEXT TO THE WHOLE BARN . THE MEDIUM-SIZED ONE. IT WILL REPLACE THOSE TWO SMALL BARNS. IT WAS MUCH-NEEDED SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE ANIMALS. WITH THAT PROJECT WE HAVE A POND EXPANSION , AND A NEW ELECTRIC STRUCTURE COMING ONLINE. IT WILL HELP OUT FOR EVERYTHING. THEN WE HAVE THE EVENT CENTER THAT WILL REPLACE THE CATTLEMEN'S KITCHEN THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT THERE WHEN YOU COME UP THE MAIN DRAG. A COUPLE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET LARGER. UPGRADED MORE MULTIUSE. IT WILL BE ABLE TO HOUSE SOME EVENTS. >> PETERS CREEK PLANT COMING ONLINE. >> SUPPOSED TO BE JANUARY 25 -- 2025. THAT'S THE LAST I HEARD. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DANIEL. HEATHER, ARE YOU -- I THOUGHT MEGAN WAS HERE. THESE PROJECTS ARE HEAVY LIFT , LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS. WE COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH THAT WITHOUT MEGAN AND THE GRANTS TEAM. LET HER TALK ABOUT OUR EFFORTS AND WHAT HER TEAM IS DOING ON THAT. >> YEAH, IN TERMS OF CURRENT AWARDS FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS, WE HAVE OUR LIVESTOCK PAVILION GRANT, WHICH IS THE $910,000 REFERENCED EARLIER IN CIP. THE CONTRACT RUNS THROUGH JUNE 30TH. THE WORK WILL INCLUDE THE DESIGN AND SITE PREPARATIONS FOR FUTURE PAVILION IMPROVEMENTS. WHICH YOU WILL SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THESE ARE THE POTENTIAL CRANE APPLICATIONS. THE PROJECTS WE ARE TRACKING FOR FUTURE FUNDING REQUESTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT THOSE REQUESTS. APPLICATIONS WE WORK ON NOW WILL BE FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE STATE FY26 BUDGET. FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE AS EARLY AS NEXT JULY 1. THESE ARE PROJECTS ELIGIBLE THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ACTUAL -- AGRICULTURAL HUMAN SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PROGRAM. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THESE PROJECTS. HAVE THEM RANKED. AS FUNDINGS -- FUNDING ALLOWS THEM TO BE APPROVED AND AWARDED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S ALL FOR ME. >> IF WE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS GRANTS THAT MAY HAVE A CLAWBACK PROVISION? >> A PIECE OF ALL THESE APPLICATIONS IS THEY DO REQUIRE A BOARD RESOLUTION THAT IF FUNDING IS REAL -- AWARDED THE PROJECT WILL BE SEEN THROUGH TO COMPLETION. IF FOR SOME REASON WE ARE AWARDED AND DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD, WE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE BACK GRANT FUNDING IF IT HAD BEEN SPENT TO DATE FOR AN INCOMPLETE PROJECT OR WE WOULD HAVE TO FORFEIT THE CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU. >> LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, TALK ABOUT THE LAST SLIDE AND CLOSING REMARKS. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. CHARLIE, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. LAST PAGE, THERE IS A DEPICTION OF AN ESTIMATE, NOT AN ASSESSMENT FROM ANYBODY OFFICIAL, BUT INTERNAL -- INTERNAL STAFF. BASICALLY LOOKED AT WHAT THE EVALUATION OF THE COUNTIES PROPERTIES ARE COMPARED TO THE COUNTY ASSOCIATION PROPERTIES. [01:15:02] YOU CAN SEE IT IS APPROXIMATELY 3.7 MILLION FOR THE PARCELS IN RED, THE ASSOCIATION, AND A .8 MILLION IN THE YELLOW, WHICH IS THE FAIRGROUNDS PORTION. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION , THIS OBVIOUSLY WENT THROUGH SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. GOOD COMPREHENSIVE LOOK FOR US TO PROVIDE YOU THE DATA TO DETERMINE OUR NEXT STEP IN WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM? >> I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION. WE TALK ABOUT WAIVER FEES, IS IT THE TDC THAT WAIVERS, OR COUNTY ADMINISTRATION THAT WAIVERS? >> COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. >> ALL WAIVERS? >> THE WAIVERS HAVE TO MEET THE PARTICULAR CRITERIA IN ORDER TO GET WAIVED. A BIG ONE, AND EASY ONE IS NONPROFIT. ALSO CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER THAT ENTITY IS CHARGING FOR THEIR EVENT IS ANOTHER ASPECT THAT GOES INTO PLAY. JUSTIN AND HIS TEAM PREPARES IT FOR ME TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW. >> SECOND QUESTION I HAVE, YOU MENTION SCHEDULING THROUGH OCTOBER OF 2026 . HAVE WE TAKEN RESERVATION FEES ? >> YES, SIR. WE REQUIRE UP TO A $500 REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT FOR THOSE EVENTS THAT ARE WANTING TO SECURE A DATE. THAT'S THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2026, SIR. IF IT'S A SMALL EVENT, PRIVATE EVENT AT AN EXHIBIT BUILDING, WE WILL WIRE 75 OR $100 DEPOSIT DEPENDING ON THE NATURE. PUBLIC EVENTS, PRIVATE DINNER. OR A LARGE-SCALE FESTIVAL OR QUALITY-OF-LIFE EVENT, THAT CAN RANGE UP TO $500. THAT IS TO SECURE YOUR SPOT. AS LONG AS THE EVENT GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, THAT $500 DEPOSIT IS FULLY REFUNDABLE. >> THAT IS A RECENT CHANGE TO SCHEDULE OUT THAT FAR? >> YES, SIR. WE IMPLEMENTED THAT THIS PAST JANUARY. >> PAST JANUARY? >> YES, SIR. IT WAS IN THE FEE SCHEDULE IN OCTOBER AND IMPLEMENTED IN JANUARY. WE HAVE CONFIRMATIONS ON THAT SCHEDULE, WE HAVE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT TO HOLD THAT EVENT. >> AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> TO DO ADDRESS THE COST INCREASE WE ASSIST TO THE FAIR ASSOCIATION? >> FAIR ASSOCIATION . THE FEE SCHEDULE AS A WHOLE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE YEAR 2023 -2024 FEES INCLUDED AN AUDIT BY HEATHER TO LOOK AT PREVIOUSLY OUR FEE SCHEDULE WAS BASED OFF OF RENTAL FEES AND READING THE ELECTRIC METERS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. ON AUDIT GOING BACK TO 2021, AND WE GROUPED THOSE ELECTRIC FEES , AND WRAPPED THEM INTO THE RESERVATION FEE. WE ARE NOW CHARGING THE EVENT ORGANIZER, OR RENTER ONE FEE. IT IS A ONE TIME FEE UP FRONT. AS OPPOSED TO HERE'S THE RENTAL FEE, AND TWO WEEKS LATER HERE'S THE BILL FOR ELECTRIC. YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE FAIR ASSOCIATION, THERE IS A LEASE WITH THE FAIR ASSOCIATION THAT WE ARE TO CHARGE THE BOARD APPROVED FEES. THAT DOES IT INCLUDE METERED ELECTRIC. THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WHERE THE INTENT OF THAT FEE IS GOING TO INCLUDE ELECTRIC AS WELL. RUNNING OFF THE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, THE 2022 -- EXCUSE ME, 2023 FAIR, THE INVOICE FOR THE FACILITY ALONE WAS IN THE 76,000 RANGE. EVEN THOUGH THE FAIR ASSOCIATION DID THE DONATION OF THE CAPITOL BIG A -- BIG A AMOUNT. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A $75,000 BILL FOR THE 2024 FAIR. FOR THE RENTAL FEES ALONE. >> THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT 1800? THAT DELTA IS THE INCREASE AMOUNT? THE INTENT IS NOT TO PUT IN FOUR YEARS TO THERE BE $300,000? >> NO MA'AM. THE INTENT OF THAT 25% INCREMENT RAISE WAS FOR THE EVENTS THAT HAD A HUGE DISCREPANCY. LET'S SAY THE ONE [01:20:02] EVENT WOULD HAVE A $26,000 BILL, BUT THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE WOULD BE 37,000. INSTEAD OF THAT JUMP, THE DELTA, YOU WOULD PAY 25 PERCENT DELTA. THE NEXT YEAR 50%. THEN 75% OF THE DIFFERENCE OF THE CURRENT FEE AND THE PREVIOUS CHARGE FEE . NOT INCREASING THE FEE BY 25, 50, 75, WHERE YOU ARE DOUBLING OVER A FOUR-YEAR SPAN. THAT'S NOT THE INTENT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> NO, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION PER SE, BUT I DO HAVE COMPLIMENTS TO JUSTIN AND HIS STAFF FOR GIVING US AN OVERVIEW SOME NUMBERS WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH. SOME SURPRISING. HOW MANY HOURS AND DAYS OUR FOLKS , PUBLIC SAFETY, WHATEVER, ARE USING THE FACILITY. BEYOND JUST PUBLIC EVENTS. THAT GIVES US A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF HOW THE FACILITY IS BEING USED. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE SPENT AND TAKEN AS REVENUE. THE OTHER ASPECT OF THAT IS, JUST FROM THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY, MONIES THAT CAN'T BE JUDGED BY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY ARE ALSO -- THE TDC ASPECT OF WHAT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IS, WHETHER IT'S THE FAIR, DIFFERENT FESTIVALS OR DIFFERENT EVENTS WE TAKEN. THOSE ARE IMPACTED BY HOW MUCH PEOPLE PURCHASE, WHAT TAXES THEY PAY, WHAT THEY LEAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. FOSTERS WHAT WE CALL TDC OR TOURISM. THOSE NUMBERS AREN'T INCLUDED IN THERE. WE ARE TALKING HARD DOLLARS AND CENTS AS OPPOSED TO WHAT A FINANCIAL IMPACT MIGHT BE. IN MY MIND, IN TERMS OF OPERATING A FACILITY LIKE THIS, SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER. WITHOUT IT YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GENERATE THAT FINANCIAL IMPACT. >> YES, I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. THIS REPORT , AND EVERYONE THAT HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TODAY, THEY WERE THE ONES THAT PROVIDED INFORMATION FOR THIS PRESENTATION. HEATHER, GRANDSON TOURISM. A TEAM EFFORT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD POINT. ECONOMIC IMPACT GOES WELL BE ON THE NUMBERS ON THE SHEET, BUT ALSO, THE FACILITY , CHRONICLED QUITE WELL IS THE FLEXIBILITY OF THIS ASSET TO THE COUNTY THAT PROVIDES FOR THE NEXT UNKNOWN EVENT. RECOVERY OF ANIMALS, OR STORM EVENTS. NEXT COVID, 20, WHEN IT COMES OUT. WHICH WE CANNOT FORECAST, BUT IT CERTAINLY PROVIDES A RESOURCE THAT CAN BE USED FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITHIN THE COUNTY. IT IS CAPTURED A LITTLE BIT HERE, BUT COULD BE WELL BEYOND WHAT'S CAPTURED HERE . WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO FACE US IN THE FUTURE. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A PRESENTATION A COUPLE BOARD MEETINGS AGO FROM THE FAIR ASSOCIATION WITH THE REQUEST. NOW WE'VE HAD THIS. I WOULD, PERSONALLY, LIKE TO SEE A TASK FORCE FORMED. WE REALLY DO CONSIDER THE FAIR ASSOCIATION ONE OF OUR PARTNERS. CLEARLY THEY DO US AS WELL. THEY ARE HERE IN NUMBERS TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE VALUE YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO. YOU SAY THE BEST 11 DAYS, YOU CERTAINLY FEED ME WELL. HAVE TO GO ON A DIET. I ENJOY THE FAIR. I KNOW A LOT OF US DO. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, EXPLORING OPTIONS IS A GOOD THING. THAT TASK FORCE MAY COME BACK TO US AND SAY WE HAVE THE BEST SCENARIO TODAY, BUT THEY MAY NOT. THEY MAY COME WITH LOTS OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS. THERE'S LOTS OF REALLY SMART PEOPLE ON THEIR BOARD. AND OUR STAFF. IT WOULD BE MY INCLINATION TO ASK THE COUNTY MANAGER TO FORMAT TASK FORCE AND BRING SOMETHING BACK TO US. >> RECOMMENDATIONS OR OPTIONS. INCLUDE THE FAIR ASSOCIATION IS TDC, REPRESENTATIVES FROM TDC. STAFF AND FAIR ASSOCIATION. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD COMPOSITION OF A TASK FORCE. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, AND THIS WAS A GREAT OVERVIEW AND WHERE WE STAND FROM OUR SIDE, AND AS [01:25:05] WAS SAID BEFORE, IF WE CAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP THE OBJECTIVES OF THAT TASK FOR AND BRING THEM BACK TO THE BOARD FOR BOARD APPROVAL. THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD AND GAUGE WHAT THE FAIR ASSOCIATION -- I THINK FROM THE TASK FORCE WE SHOULD HAVE SOME COURSES OF ACTION THAT ARE THERE IN GENERAL. I THINK THIS WAS EDUCATIONAL ACROSS THE BOARD. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION HERE TO DISCUSS IN THE TASK FORCE, AND TO COME UP WITH. AT LEAST THREE COURSES OF ACTION IS WHAT I'M USED TO GOING FORWARD. IF THAT PLEASES THE BOARD, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE OBJECTIVES, LOOKING FOR APPROVAL. WHEN COMMISSIONER BURKE COMES BACK. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. >> I THINK IT SHOULD INCLUDE A TIMELINE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PETERS CREEK PLAN. WE HERE TONIGHT IT'S GOING TO BE ONLINE IN JANUARY. LET'S CONFIRM THAT. WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE MASTER PLAN A LONG TIME AGO. WE TALKED ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE CIP, BUT WHEN? REALISTICALLY. THAT WOULD, MAYBE, GIVE YOU PLANNING OPTIONS, OR EVERYBODY THAT USES THE FAIRGROUNDS AS A PLANNING OPPORTUNITY. >> OBVIOUSLY, FINAL THING, WOULD BE MEMBERSHIP OF THE TASK FORCE. WE WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU. WE WILL TRY TO GET AN IDEA. HOW MANY MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. PENDING ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR THE STAFF. WE HAVE OUR GUIDANCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 24, CONSERVATION PROGRAM REFERENDUM. WE HAVE 5:00 -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. WOW, WE ARE WAY OVER. 5:00 CERTAIN. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ZONING REQUESTS. WE WILL HAVE TO SWEAR IN ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. IF YOU'RE [27.  RFP No. 23/24-075, College Drive Visioning and Strategic Development Charrette Presentation (K. Smith)] GOING TO SPEAK ON -- >> LET'S DO THE PRESENTATION FIRST. NUMBER 27. >> 27 DOESN'T HAVE A ZONING COMPONENT. >> 27. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 27. THEN WE WILL DO THE SWEARING IN . RFP FOR COLLEGE DRIVE VISIONING AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT . >> YES, SIR. THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE LAST BOARD MEETING. THE EVALUATIONS OF THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE LAST MEETING. WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS. THE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD MEETING WAS TO REQUEST THE TOP TWO FIRMS TO COME IN TODAY AND DO PRESENTATIONS. WITH THAT WE HAVE GAI AND KIMLEY-HORN. AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS A RESULT OF THE COLLEGE DRIVE. EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A SCORESHEET WHERE YOU WILL RANK THE TWO FIRMS. ONE BEING THE MOST QUALIFIED. THE FIRMS ARE WELCOME TO STAY IN FOR PRESENTATIONS, OR IF THEY WANT TO EXCUSE THEMSELVES DURING THE OTHER PARTIES PRESENTATION, IT'S AN OPTION ALSO. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO. WITH THAT WE CAN REQUEST THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM GAI TO -- >> GOOD EVENING. I AM DANIEL ASHWORTH, 1279 KINGSLEY AVENUE , SUITE 101, ORANGE PARK. I AM REPRESENTING THE GAI TEAM FOR THE COLLEGE DRIVE VISIONING PROJECT. PROJECT MANAGER. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND PLANNER ON OUR TEAM. WE HAVE PULLED TOGETHER A TALENTED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. I AM JOINED UP HERE WITH BLAKE , OUR PROJECT DIRECTOR. BOBBY G MINTON IS OUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE I AM THE PROJECT MANAGER. I WANT TO MENTION A FEW OTHERS ON HERE. JENNIFER IS ALSO A CLAY COUNTY RESIDENT, AND OUR ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT. OH WHEN IS THE ECONOMICS ADVISER, HE WILL BE [01:30:09] LOOKING AT THE MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE CORRIDOR. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE REPORT FOR THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE. HE HAS SOME OF THE BACKGROUND AND PREPLANNING THAT IS HAPPENED. A COUPLE OF OTHER NAMES, ANDREA, PUBLIC REALM DESIGN. AND CLAUDIA, URBAN DESIGNER. BOTH OF THEM, ALONG WITH MYSELF, ARE ALSO HELPING CLAY COUNTY WITH THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT IS COLLEGE DRIVE IN 2 1/2 MILE CORRIDOR HAS SEVERAL AGING BUSINESSES AND UNDERUTILIZED LANDS ON THE NORTH END OF THE COURT ORDER. THE CENTER OF THE CORE DOOR IS WHERE MOST OF THE CURRENT ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING WITH THE INSTITUTIONS. ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE AND THE CENTER. WE SEE THAT MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY. MORE INVESTMENT ON THE SOUTH END OF THE QUARTER, NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND APARTMENTS. THERE ARE AGING OFFICES DOWN THERE. DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE CORRIDOR HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AN AD HOC BASIS, THERE'S NO VISION FOR THE CORE DOOR. COLLEGE DRIVE IS ALSO NOT VERY PEDESTRIAN OR BICYCLE FRIENDLY. IT'S NOT COMFORTABLE FOR PEDESTRINS AND BICYCLISTS. IT SUFFERS FROM FRACTURED LAND OWNERSHIP AND ZONING DISTRICTS ALONG THE CORE DOOR. OUR APPROACH WILL BE SAFETY OF ALL ROADWAY USERS, DEFINING DISTINCT UNIQUE DISTRICTS, AND THE ADDITION OF BEAUTY. ALL THREE OF THESE PILLARS WE PRACTICE UNDER WILL WORK TO MAKE COLLEGE DRIVE A DESTINATION, NOT A PLACE YOU JUST PASSED THROUGH TO GET SOMEWHERE ELSE. ONE OF THE THINGS HAMMERED HOME IN THE RFP WAS ALIGNMENT WITH THE REPORT THAT WAS DONE BEFORE. COLLEGE DRIVE NEEDS A BRAND OR THEME. OUR TEAM CAN DO THAT. WE HAVE BRANDING EXPERTS ON THE TEAM. SIMPLIFYING THE ZONING AND LAND USE, START WITH ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE , AND THRASHER ON CENTER, AND WORK YOUR WAY OUT. MIXED-USE FORMALLY -- WILL SEE THIS WITH THE CAMPUS IN THE CENTER OF THE QUARTER. TRAFFIC CALMING INITIATIVES ALONG THE CORE DOOR. OUTLINED THERE. GREEN SPACE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND IDENTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS AND FUNDING SOURCES FOR THOSE ITEMS. OUR SCHEDULE AND TIMELINE IS IN THREE MAIN PHASES, EXPLORING WILL BE THE FIRST SEVERAL WEEKS OF THE PROJECT. VISIONING IS ON THE GROUND WERE REDESIGN IN PUBLIC. ON-SITE DESIGNING. WE THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN AROUND SEPTEMBER. THAT'S WHAT WE IDENTIFIED IN OUR PROPOSAL. DOCUMENTATION AFTER THAT , WITH THE DESIRE TO FINISH THE PROJECT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH WAS OUTLINED IN THE RFP. I WANTED TO GIVE A FEW PROJECTS WE WORKED ON PRIOR. PRIOR EXPERIENCE. SOUTH MAIN STREET IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, A LAND REDUCTION PROJECT. THIS WAS A CASE WHERE THE LAND-USE AROUND THIS CORE DOOR WAS CHANGING. IT WAS CHANGING FROM OLD INDUSTRIAL TO NEW RETAIL AND MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT. WE WERE CHANGING THE STREET DESIGN TO CATCH UP TO WHAT THE LAND-USE WAS DOING. IT WAS A ROAD DIET FROM 5 TO 3 LANES. TWO ROUNDABOUTS, BIKE LANES, TO SUPPORT THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT WAS REOCCURRING IN SOUTH GAINESVILLE. ANOTHER PROJECT I WANTED TO SHARE, ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR RF REREAD -- RESPOND. THAT IS ALL COUNTY. 13 MILE LONG CORRIDOR. MERELY A TWO-YEAR LAND-USE STUDY. WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT TRYING TO MAKE SURE NO AREA ALONG THE CORE DOOR WAS LEFT OUT. ALSO MAKING SURE THAT ALL AREAS WERE SEEN TO GET SOME REINVESTMENT, REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OUTLINE. THE LAST PROJECT I WANT TO SAY , ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL. BIG THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT WAS IT'S THE FIRST VISION PLAN EVER DONE FOR THIS EIGHT MILE CORE DOOR. IT WAS A BIG PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPETING INTERESTS ALONG THE CORE DOOR, GETTING THEM ON BOARD TO BE UNDER A UNIFIED VISION . UNDER A UNIFIED REDEVELOPMENT VISION TO RE-ENVISION IT AS A CONNECTED WALKABLE CORE DOOR WITH WALKABLE REDEVELOPMENT AROUND IT. WE WERE HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF. IMPLEMENTATION IS STILL ONGOING WITH THIS PROJECT. WHY GAI. A [01:35:05] MULTIPLE DYSENTERY -- WE BRING THAT TO THE PROJECT. A BUNCH OF THESE EXPERTS IN HOUSE FOR THIS. MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE. I SHARED SOME OF THE CORRIDOR PLANS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WITH YOU ALL IN THE PRESENTATION, AND PROPOSAL RESPONSE. ALL THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. SEVERAL REALLY BIG MASTER PLANS. TRANSPORTATION AND LAND-USE ALIGNMENT TO MAXIMIZE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS. DYNAMIC TOOL IN THE INPUTS. INCLUDING THE SHRED ITSELF. PUBLIC INPUT. REALISTIC PLANS THAT LEAD TO IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I WILL START. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, THE SECOND SLIDE. THERE TEAM ORGANIZATION. I'M CURIOUS HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WORK IN THE OFFICE. I KNOW BOBBY DOES. WE LOVE BOBBY. >> THANK YOU. MY FAVORITE COMMISSIONER. >> OKAY, MY ONLY COMMISSIONER. I WAS WORKING IN THE OFFICE TODAY. WE ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE ON KINGSLEY AVENUE YOUR HALF AGO. WE MOVED OUR GROUP FROM 103RD STREET, WE MOVE THEM DOWN TO KINGSLEY AVENUE. WE HAVE VEHICLES SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION STAFF ONGOING. AND ALSO THE FUNDED PROJECTS. WE ARE INTENDING TO USE THEM ON OTHER PROPOSALS I THINK STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. I CANNOT TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT SAID, WE HAVE JENNIFER , CLAY COUNTY RESIDENT, WE BROUGHT HER ON BOARD AFTER ABOUT -- ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. OAKLEAF RESIDENTS. WE HAVE HER PLUGGED IN , TOO. WE HAVE HER PLUGGED INTO THE PICKLE COURT RIGHT NOW. SHE WILL BE HELPING OUT OF THERE. ALSO, NOT ON THE TEAM ORGANIZATION CHART, BUT PART OF THE TEAM IS CARL PAGEANT, WHO WORKS OUT OF THAT ALL -- THAT OFFICE . PLANNING ALL OF HIS STUFF. COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO. THERE TEAM WILL BE INVOLVED WITH REVIEWING WHAT OUR PROPOSED PLANS ARE, AND EVALUATING WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES. THING TO COME UP WITH A VISION, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE BALL, MANAGEABLE, AND COMING UP WITH REALISTIC COST ESTIMATES DOWN THE ROAD. WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO, AS GA I, WE ARE ONE COMPANY. WE HAVE A LARGE TEAM ABLE TO BRING EXPERTS IN AND OPERATE AS ONE COMPANY. BLAKE AND CLAUDIA. SOME FOLKS FROM OUR ORLANDO OFFICE. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE TEAM WHO ARE WORKING OUT OF THE OFFICE. I FEEL LIKE I SOMETIMES WORK OUT OF MY CAR. BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO WORK WITH CLAY COUNTY ON A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE STEP DOWN AND GET THAT OFFICE GOING. JUST SO YOU KNOW, OUR OFFICE WE HAVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER , STARTED 30 YEARS AGO AS A CAI OFFICE. NOW WE HAVE FIVE. MATT JENNINGS. HE IS LEADING OUR SURVEY GROUP. IF YOU KNOW ANY SURVEYORS , THEY ARE LOOKING. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUT OF THE OFFICE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. >> YES. >> MY SECOND QUESTION, YOU GIVE US SOME OF YOUR REFERENCED PROJECTS. THREE OF YOUR REFERENCE PROJECTS. MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY OF THOSE PROJECTS CAME IN AT THE BUDGET YOU QUOTED WHEN YOU QUOTED THE PROJECT? >> I CAN -- ANSWER THAT. STATE ROAD 200. >> SOUTH MAIN IN GAINESVILLE. >> THAT ONE CAME IN ON BUDGET. I CANNOT SPEAK SPECIFICALLY. SOUTH MAIN WENT LONGER THAN JUST THE PLANNING PORTION OF IT. THE PLANNING PORTION, I THINK, WAS WITHIN BUDGET. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND OBSERVATION PART OF THAT. OBT NEXT, THAT [01:40:07] PROJECT WE STARTED WITH THE MASTER PLAN , WHICH WAS ON BUDGET, ON SCHEDULE, AND HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE -- ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS THAT COME FROM THAT. WE FOCUS ON STICKING TO THE BUDGET IF THERE ARE THINGS WHERE WE SEE WHERE WE NEED TO CHANGE THE SCOPE TO GET MORE HELP AS IT COMES, WE TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS. GENERALLY, I THINK , ESPECIALLY ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS, WHERE IT IS FAIRLY CONTAINED, AND THE SCOPE IS DEFINED, WE ARE, I THINK, VERY GOOD AT KEEPING WITHIN THE BUDGET WE HAVE. AND THE SCHEDULE. ESPECIALLY ON THIS PROJECT , THE SCHEDULE IS IMPORTANT. >> THANKS. >> WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A THEME DEVELOPING WHERE EVERYBODY THINKS THEY CAN RAISE THEIR PRICES, OR COME IN AND ASK FOR CHANGE ORDERS. IT IS TAXPAYER DOLLARS WE TRY TO BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR. >> IF YOU WANT TO CALL NASSAU COUNTY AND TALK TO TALK GO, HE IS THE COUNTY MANAGER NOW. WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT, HE WAS THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THAT. HE HAS MOVED THROUGH. WE WRESTLED THAT TO THE GROUND IN THE BUDGET WE HAD. >> THANK YOU. >> AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS? >> OBVIOUSLY RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL. WHAT DO YOU DO TO TRY TO ENSURE YOU TRY TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE? HOW DO YOU REACH OUT TO GET THEM TO PARTICIPATE? >> WE USE A VARIETY OF METHODS. SOCIAL MEDIA, MAILERS. WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO GET A CONTACT LIST, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO GET A LIST OF FOLKS TO START REACHING OUT. WE USE A VARIETY OF METHODS -- METHODS TO MAKE SURE WE HAD EVERYBODY ON THE CORRIDOR. >> SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW WITH THE PARK STUDY? >> YES. >> HOW MANY DO YOU EXPECT? >> JUST ONE. >> JUST ONE. >> THERE WAS ONLY ONE SCOPED IN THE RFP. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >> KIMBERLY -- KIMLEY-HORN. >> GOOD EVENING, MARK SHELTON WITH KIMLEY-HORN ASSOCIATES. IN CHARGE OF THIS PROJECT. HAPPY TO BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR THIS ORAL PRESENTATION. WE THINK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY FOR CLAY COUNTY COLLEGE DRIVE VISIONING AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT RFP. KIMLEY-HORN IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PLANNING FIRMS IN FLORIDA AND THE U.S., WITH 43 CERTIFIED URBAN PLANNERS IN FLORIDA, OVER 20 OFFICES, AND 131 CERTIFIED PLANNERS IN THE NATION , NATIONWIDE, WE CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT SERVICE TO MUNICIPALITIES. WE ARE NOT TOO SHABBY, AS WELL, IN ENGINEERING. WE HAVE A DEEP CHECK FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND BELIEVE OUR FLORIDA TEAM, WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE WILL BE AN ASSET TO THIS PROJECT IN FACT, SINCE 2005, WE'VE HAD A THE PLEASURE OF SERVING SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES AND FLORIDA. CLICK, DEVOL, . ALL OF THIS WAS DONE OUT OF OUR OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE, ACROSS THE RIVER. WITH ME TODAY IS THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES A CERTIFIED URBAN PLANNER. ELLEN, REGISTERED ENGINEER, WHO GREW UP IN CLAY COUNTY AND GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE. ANNA, REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WHO HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE DECOR -- DAY CARE WAS CLOSING. MY APOLOGIES. AS YOU WILL HEAR IN JUST A MOMENT, WE HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS, ABILITY, AND MOTIVATION TO MAKE COLLEGE DRIVE NOT ONLY A DESTINATION, BUT A WELL-PLANNED ASSET TO CLAY COUNTY. AM GOING TO HAND [01:45:02] THIS OVER TO BLAIR. >> AM GOING TO MOVE THIS MIC DOWN. >> LAYER FROM KIMLEY-HORN. THANK YOU. WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WE ARE HAPPY YOU SELECTED US TO PRESENT TONIGHT. SEE IF I GO THE RIGHT WAY. HERE WE GO. ANNA WAS HERE. THIS IS A SPRINKLING OF THE TEAM WE EXPECT TO USE ON THIS PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW, MARK AND I ARE PLANNERS. CERTIFIED PLANNERS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW, THOUGH, WE REALLY ENJOYED THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PIECE. THAT IS WHERE WE EXCEL. THAT'S WHERE WE WILL REALLY HELP IN THIS PROJECT. WE ALSO HAVE ALLEN, WHO IS A ROADWAY EXPERT. EMMA, WHO JUST LEFT, SHE IS A STREETSCAPE AND LACKS -- LANDSCAPE SPECIALIST. SHE IS A SAFETY AND TRAFFIC EXPERT. I KNOW SAFETY WAS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN THE RFP. SHE HAS HELD THE DISTRICT TO THE SAFETY OPS CONTRACT FOR 20 YEARS. WE HAVE SAFETY HANDLE. WE HAVE JESSICA, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPERT. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON JOE, WHO IS A GRANTS EXPERT. HE IS A GUY THAT'S GOING TO TRY TO HELP US FIND SOME MONEY. WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT. THE COUNTY REALLY EXPECTS TO TRY TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY ENDORSED VISION, ENHANCE THE T-MOBILE -- I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE PREVIOUS WORKS WE HAVE COMPLETED. WE SUBMITTED WITH THE RFP. MARK AND I CURRENTLY ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH. WE PUT TOGETHER A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT. UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. WE HAVE A PROJECT WEBSITE. IT HAS A SURVEY. WE KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH THE PROGRESS. EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE A MEETING WE UPDATE IT. WE CREATED A WHOLE WORKSHOP FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDER GROUP. THE BOARDS , THE CITIZENS, BUSINESS OWNERS. WE HAD A WORD CLOUD EXERCISE. REALLY TRIED TO UTILIZE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WAYS TO ELICIT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS PROJECT. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEY ARE EXPECTING OUT OF THIS PROJECT, TOO. THEN I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS A CORRIDOR STUDY. THIS IS A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO IMPROVEMENTS WITH STRIPING, MURALS. REALLY CREATE THAT SENSE OF PLACE. YOU CAN DO IT IN A PHASED PROJECT WHERE YOU DO THE STRIPING FIRST, THEN MAYBE THE NEXT PHASE IS ADD THE MULTIMODAL PATH IN THREE -- AND THE STREETSCAPES. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROJECT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM CORNER, WE HAVE -- WE ARE A HUGE ENGINEERING FIRM. WE HAVE AS FIRSTS IN EVERY ASPECT . WE HAD ROUNDABOUT EXPERTS. THEY WERE HAVING A HARD TIME HELPING THE COMMUNITY ENVISION HOW THESE ROUNDABOUTS COULD WORK WE KNOW THEY ARE NEW TO SOME PEOPLE. WHAT THEY DID IS THEY CREATED A RUG FOR THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS. SO THEY COULD SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO USE THESE WERE ROUNDABOUTS. THE POINT IS WE WANTED TO BRING THE INNOVATION TO THIS PROJECT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THE NEXT TWO SLIDES ARE ABOUT STREETSCAPE PROJECTS. WORKING IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. IT'S AN ENTIRE MUNICIPAL -- IT'S A PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. MUNICIPAL COMPLEX THAT HAD A BUNCH OF BUILDINGS . THEY ARE CONSOLIDATING INTO ONE BUILDING. THE REST OF THE LAND THEY ARE DOING STREETSCAPES. THEY ARE REDEVELOPING THE SIDEWALKS FOR PEDESTRIANS. ALSO A MIXED USED PRODUCT. THAT'S UNDERWAY NOW. THESE TWO OTHER PROJECTS HERE WE HAVE RIVERS EDGE ON THE SOUTH BANK. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT. I THINK OUR ENTIRE OFFICE, AND OTHER OFFICES ARE WORKING ON THAT. WE ARE WORKING ON STREETSCAPES. THE WHOLE MILE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THE WHOLE MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH FOUR PARKS. THESE ARE REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF OUR WEST PALM BEACH OFFICE , WHICH CREATES THAT SENSE OF PLACE. THOSE ARE SOME PROJECTS WE FELT ALIGNED WITH THE DESIRE OF THIS PROJECT. [01:50:04] WHEN WE CREATED THE APPROACH FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE CREATED IT IN THREE TASKS. WE GET ON THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. INFORMATION FROM STAFF. WE REALLY UNDERSTAND ALL OF WHAT IS HAPPENED BEFORE US. THEN WE ANALYZE THE LAND USE. THE DATA. WE ANALYZE THE ECONOMIC MARKETS. WE TRY TO COME UP WITH IDEAS FOR BRANDING, IDEAS FOR STREETSCAPES. WHAT WE DO IS FACILITATE THE NEXT STEP WHERE WE GO AND SHOW IDEAS, GET THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK OF THIS. DO THEY LIKE THIS? AND THEN CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THAT INTO A REPORT , ESSENTIALLY. A TO DO. HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? DO WE PHASE THIS PROJECT ? AND COME UP WITH AN ACTION PLAN AND ESTABLISH BENCHMARKS, AND COME UP WITH A BUDGET. WHAT CAN WE DO? WE HEARD THIS FROM THE COMMUNITY. IS THAT REALISTIC? AND PRESENT OUR FINDINGS. THE LAST TOPIC I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TOUCHED ON WAS ALIGNING WITH THE REPORTS. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ON ME GATEWAY TO CLAY TAPP, WHICH WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND HOW THE POINT OF THE TOP AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD A BRANDING, ANALYZE THE ZONING, CREATE THE CORE, AND I THINK WE ALIGNED OUR PROJECT WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TOP. OUR APPROACH DID FOLLOW THOSE STEPS. THIS IS OUR PROJECT TIMELINE. THIS IS THE ONE WE SUBMITTED WITH RFP. WE UNDERSTAND THE ESSENCE OF TIME. WE ARE HERE, WE ARE READY. WE CAN GET STARTED TODAY. WE ARE THE CORRECT FORM FOR THIS PROJECT. I AM HERE WITH MY TEAM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I WILL ASK THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT FINANCES. >> YES, MA'AM. >> WE ARE PARTICULAR ABOUT OUR CONTRACTS. WE MAKE SURE THE SCOPE IS VERY CLEAR WITH OUR CLIENTS. WE MAKE SURE WE SCOPE THEM CORRECTLY. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN WITHIN THAT BUDGET. IT'S NOT OFTEN WE EVER GO OUTSIDE OF OUR BUDGET. BECAUSE THE SCOPE IS SO CLEAR. USUALLY, IF IT'S OUT OF SCOPE IT IS OUT OF SCOPE. >> THINKS. >> YES, SIR. >> I'M GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION AS THE OTHER GROUP. A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE YOU GOT TO LISTEN IN. WHAT'S YOUR STYLE IN TERMS OF ENGAGING THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE? WE DON'T HAVE THE GREAT PARTICIPATION RATE WE USED TO HAVE YEARS AGO IN THIS COUNTRY. CERTAINLY THAT'S HOW IT STARTED WITH THE COLLABORATION. STARTED AT A GRASSROOTS LEVEL PEOPLE. TALK TO OVER 200 AT SOME POINT. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO DRAW THOSE PEOPLE BACK. >> GREAT QUESTION. THAT'S WHERE I FEEL WE EXCEL. WE CREATE A QR CODE. TAKE THE SURVEY. WE ARE WORKING WITH MARION COUNTY ON THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. THEY'RE PUTTING IT ON THE RADIO . POSTING IT EVERY TIME THEY HAVE A COMMISSION MEETING. QR CODE. PLEASE COME TO THESE MEETINGS. REALLY ADVERTISING THE PROJECT WEBSITE. ALSO BECAUSE IT IS A SMALLER AREA, YOU CAN DRIVE AND PUT FLYERS ON THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE WELL ATTENDED IN THE AREA, WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL. IT'S NOT THE WHOLE COUNTY. IT'S THIS CORE DOOR. WE ENVISION POSTERS ON THE BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA. ALSO, IT'S AN ORGANIZED GROUP. THAT HELPS, TOO. >> IS A ONE OR MORE THAN ONE? >> I BELIEVE IT HAD TWO. >> OF YOUR PROPOSAL HAD TWO. >> YES, SIR. YES, SIR. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY. I AM LOOKING AT YOUR PRESENTATION. I WAS WONDERING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PAGE THIS IS. I AM CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS LOOK LIKE BEFORE. I AM [01:55:05] NOT SURE. IT SAYS PREVIOUS WORK IN THE POWER POINTS, I AM UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THE PHOTOS YOU ARE PRESENTING ARE THE AFTERSHOCKS, OR BEFORE SHOTS. I SEE THE TOP LEFT, THERE IS A BEFORE. FOR THE NEXT SLIDE, YES. WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE IN THE TOP LEFT, THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT, ARE THOSE AFTERSHOCKS? > ONE IS A RENDERING WE CREATED FROM SCRATCH TO SHOWCASE HOW THIS COULD BE. THIS IS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. IT'S NOT THE SAME SITES. BUT THIS IS THE AFTER. I DO NOT HAVE BEFORE AND AFTER OF EACH PROJECT. >> IT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING TO BE COMPARING THE TOP LEFT WITH WHAT'S PRESENTED ON THE RIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THE SAME. >> THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. SORRY, I WOULD DIDN'T REALIZE IT WOULD COME ACROSS AS CONFUSING. >> THE REASON I'M ASKING THAT IS BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER THE PREVIOUS PHOTOS WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPARABLE TO WHAT IS HAPPENING -- WHAT WE HAVE A COLLEGE DRIVE. I WOULD ASK BOBBY AND HIS TEAM THE SAME THING. I THINK IT WAS TWO SLIDES OVER YOU'VE GOT THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE , BUT IT IS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE OTHER WAY. YEAH. I DON'T SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING. I THINK BOTH TEAMS BROUGHT US PROJECTS THAT DO ROAD DIETS, BUT COLLEGE DRIVE IS TWO ROADS ONE WAY HEADING ONE DIRECTION, TWO ROADS HEADING THE OTHER DIRECTION. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING I CAN COMPARE WHAT WE HAVE TO WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED AS AN AFTER PROJECT. >> YES. I AGREE WITH YOU. THESE ARE MORE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED STREETSCAPES. WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW THE GREAT LOVE THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT -- OH, WRONG WAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT -- SO , AGREED, IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE SAME, BUT YOU CAN DO SIMILAR DESIGNS WITH THAT ROADWAY. YOU CAN ADD THE STREET TREES. YOU CAN ADD THE MULTIMODAL PATH ON THE SIDE. YOU CAN ALSO ADD MAYBE THOSE LANES. NOT AN EXPERT IN LANE WIDTHS, BUT MAYBE THOSE ARE TOO LARGE. YOU CAN USUALLY CUT THEM DOWN A FOOT OR TWO TO SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE MORE ROOM IN THE MIDDLE TO ADD STREET TREES. THERE'S MANY WAYS WE CAN READ THE SIGN , COLLEGE DRIVE, WITHOUT ACTUALLY SHRINKING IT AS MUCH. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> IN A WAY, THE BEAUTY OF THE RENDERINGS THAT I'VE BEEN PRESENTED FOR PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON COLLEGE DRIVE. >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS THIS COLLEGE CAMPUS , AND RIGHT IN THAT AREA. THEY HAVE THAT HUGE WIDE OPEN SPACE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS. THERE IS POTENTIAL TO HAVE LARGE PEDESTRIAN STRIPING'S , THINGS LIKE THAT, TO SLOW DOWN PEOPLE , SO PEDESTRIANS CAN CROSS THE ROAD. WE COULD ADD THE PEDESTRIAN . MICHELLE IS THE SAFETY EXPERT. IN JACKSON BEACH, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING, PEDESTRIAN CROSS. THERE ARE WAYS TO DO IT, FOR SURE. I JUST DIDN'T GIVE YOU VISUALIZATIONS FOR THAT, I APOLOGIZE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> FOR BOBBY AND GAI. I HAVE THE SAME QUESTIONS FOR THEM. BECAUSE THEIR RENDERINGS ARE PRACTICALLY THE SAME. >> WE INCLUDED A SLIDE OF SOUTH MAIN IN GAINESVILLE. THERE IS A BEFORE IMAGE, I THINK, ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SHOWS IT AS A FIVE LANE STREET . WE ENDED UP DOING A ROAD DIETS ON MY PROJECT TO GET THE ON STREET PARKING. >> I SAW THAT. CANDIDLY, I AM [02:00:01] THINKING ABOUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC WE'VE BEEN HAVING. TO TRUNCATE THE ROADS, I DON'T KNOW THAT ADDRESSES SOME CONCERNS THAT KEEP RISING. IT'S NICE, I SEE THE FIVE TO THREE LOOKS GREAT. DOES THIS ENVISION SOME OF THE -- I KNOW THERE'S -- WELL, I DON'T KNOW. COLLEGE IS STILL DEVELOPING IN MANY WAYS. I DON'T KNOW THIS CAPTURES A ROAD -- ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND DYNAMIC CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING ALSO. WELL, I CAN APPRECIATE THE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IMAGE. I DON'T HAVE -- I THINK THE SLIDES YOU PROVIDE , THE OTHER PROJECTS IN PLACE ARE NOT SIMILAR AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OBT -- IT'S AN AERIAL SHOT , NOT A SPECIFIC SHOT AS TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE . I CANNOT COMPARE THAT EITHER. I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING COMPARABLE SO I CAN DIFFERENTIATE THE TWO. >> MAYBE I CAN HELP WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD PROBABLY PREFACE EVERYTHING BY SAYING I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME A ROAD DIETS IS IN ORDER, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME A ROAD DIET IS NOT AN ORDER. THERE ARE TECHNICAL THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE STUDY CANNOT REALLY GET INTO TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN WORK AT THREE LANES VERSUS FIVE. I WANT TO SET THAT ASIDE FOR A SECOND. AND THEN SAY, REGARDING SOUTH MAIN, THE REASON WE INCLUDED A ISN'T BECAUSE WE THINK THE STREET IS EXACTLY LIKE COLLEGE DRIVE. NO TWO STREETS ARE GOING TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME. WE DON'T THINK IT'S EXACTLY LIKE COLLEGE DRIVE. WE DO THINK IS THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN CHANGING THE STREET TO MATCH WHERE THE LAND-USE WAS HEADED. THERE ARE SOME STUFF ON SOUTH MAIN THAT YOU WOULD NEVER VIEW ANYWHERE ELSE. THEY DID THIS BACK WITH ANGLED PARKING, SOME REALLY INTERESTING BIKE CONFIGURATIONS . PROBABLY WOULDN'T DO THAT . THAT WAS FIT FOR PURPOSE. THAT WAS THE THING THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN. PART OF OUR STRATEGY ON A PLACE LIKE COLLEGE DRIVE WOULD BE TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE WAYS WE COULD IMPROVE THE STREET TO MAKE IT FIT THE SURROUNDINGS BETTER, TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR THE FOLKS WHO USE IT? OBT IS MUCH MORE LIKE COLLEGE DRIVE. OBT IS A FOUR-LANE. TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. SOMETIMES IT HAS A MEDIAN, SOMETIMES THE CENTER TURN LANE IS A TWO-WAY LEFT TURN LANE. CAN'T REALLY CALL IT A SUICIDE LANE. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE REFERRED TO AS. THE STORY ON OBT MAY BE RELATIVE TO COLLEGE DRIVE, IS THAT ON COLLEGE DRIVE, THAT STREET DOES A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH OTHER NETWORK AROUND IT. MAYBE SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS HAVE TO BE OFF OF COLLEGE DRIVE SO THAT COLEGE DRIVE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE STREET THAT YOU GO ON TO MAKE EVERY SINGLE NORTH AND SOUTH MOVE. THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT , AS YOU TEST IDEAS, YOU SAY, OKAY, HERE IS A ROAD DIETS, LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, HOW IT REFORMS. WITH SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER LITTLE BITS OF CONNECTIVITY WE CAN GET , AND MAYBE THAT HELPS THE SITUATION ALONG THE CORE DOOR. THE RENDERINGS LOOK SIMILAR BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME SOFTWARE. WE USE THE SAME STUFF THEY DO. IN TERMS OF IDEAS UNDERLYING IT, THEY ARE DIFFERENT IN EVERY SINGLE CORE DOOR, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE PLACE WE ARE WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY. >> TO ADDRESS FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, THE TOP STUDY CALLED FOR A ROAD DIET BETWEEN MOSLEY AND OLD JENNINGS ROAD. AND BROUGHT ABOUT A PET TULANE SECTION. WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT, I'M SURE THEY WOULD AS WELL, LOOK AT IT FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT. CAN WE GEOMETRICALLY FIT AROUND ABOUT IN THERE. WE DID THIS AT SAND RIDGE AND RUSSELL RHODES. THEY DID THAT ON A COUPLE OF THEIR PROJECTS. THE ENGINEERING ASPECT OF IT. THERE'S ALSO THE TRAFFIC ACTS -- ASPECT. RECENTLY WE HAD A LONG-TERM LANE CLOTURE ON COLLEGE DRIVE [02:05:02] FOR DRAINAGE REPAIRS. NORTHBOUND LANE CLOSED, AND AS I UNDERSTAND FROM A TRAFFIC STUDY STANDPOINT, IT WAS WITH MIXED RESULT IN TERMS OF BACKUP. IF IT CALLED FOR THE REDUCTION OF SOMETHING WE WOULD STUDY CAREFULLY. IF THEY ALL SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT, -- IT WAS ALL PART OF LETTING THE PUBLIC GET INVOLVED AND THE DIRECTION OF THE CORE DOOR. >> THINK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOBBY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. FOR THE COMMISSION WE HAVE A SHEET. >> EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE. IF YOU NEED ANOTHER ONE I HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA. >> DIRECTIONS YOU EXPECT HERE. >> IF YOU SCORE ONE, BEING THE MOST QUALIFIED FIRM , WE WILL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND DO A TALLY. >> WE DID THESE PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE BOTH FIRMS AND PROPOSALS WERE VERY GOOD. WE HAD TO DISCRIMINATE SOMEHOW. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. >> EVERYONE IS READY. CHAIRMAN I WILL HAVE YOU GO LAST, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CLEARMAN. >> ONE AND TWO? IN THAT ORDER? ONE. ONE -- WHAT YOU WANT TO DO? >> ONE AND TWO. HIS NUMBER ONE? >> NUMBER ONE I DID KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES. >> COMMISSIONER COMPERE. >> I DID GAI ONE, KIMLEY-HORN TWO. >> I DID KIMLEY-HORN ONE, GAI TWO. >> I GAVE GAI ONE, KIMLEY-HORN TWO. OF COURSE. >> THAT'S HOW CLOSE IT WAS. >> WE HAVE A TYPE. WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER NOT HERE TODAY. I WAS FEARFUL WE MAY END UP WITH A TIE. >> DO YOU WANT OPTIONS ? DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS? >> WE HAVE COMMISSIONER BURKS PHONE NUMBER. >> SPEED DIAL. >> ANY COMMISSIONER ON THE FENCE? A DIFFERENT QUESTION COULD PERSUADE -- PERSUADE -- COULD RESULT IN A DIFFERENT VOTE, I GUESS. >> I CAN TELL YOU WHY I RANKED THE WAY YOU WANT. IF YOU WANT ME TO. IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE COMFORTABLE, BUT I AM HAPPY TO SAY IT PUBLICLY. THAT IS MY INTERACTIONS WITH THE GAI PEOPLE ON THE PARKS AND REC PLAN WERE LESS THAN I WANTED THEM TO BE. I AM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO BE PREPARED. THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW CLAY COUNTY. THEY CERTAINLY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MY DISTRICT WHEN I WENT TO THE MEETING. I HAD MY NAME TAG ON THAT SAID I WAS A COMMISSIONER. I AM CONCERNED. I WANT THIS TO BE -- THIS IS NOT MY DISTRICT, BUT I WANT THIS TO BE EVERYTHING THE COLLEGE DRIVE INITIATIVE FOLKS WANTED TO BE. THAT'S MY CONCERN. >> I WANT TO REITERATE THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PICK FOR COLLEGE DRIVE, AND FOR THE OTHER AREAS OF OUR COUNTY WE HAD TOP STUDIES DONE. IT'S JUST THE START TO MOVE US FORWARD IN THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS. WHETHER IT IS A ROAD DIETS ARE NOT A ROAD DIET. THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH. WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT WILL COME UP WITH INGENUITY. I WENT WITH KIMBERLY ON BECAUSE THEY SAID THE MAGIC WORDS. THEY SAID GRANTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THOSE, TO ME, HAVE [02:10:01] TO -- ACCOMPANYING THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY , WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE ROUNDABOUTS OR NOT. I THINK EITHER FROM CERTAINLY CAPABLE . THEY'RE BOTH IN BUSINESS AND HAVE DONE VERY SIMILAR PROJECTS, EXACT PROJECTS ARE NOT , BUT AGAIN, I GO BACK TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN GRANTS, BECAUSE THEY CAN COME UP WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLANT IN THE WORLD. IF WE CAN'T PAY FOR IT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THEM PHASING. I THINK THAT WAS A WORD THEY USED. PHASING SOMETHING WITH STRIPES. THAT MAY BE THE WAY WE HAVE TO START WITH MONEY BEING TIGHT AS IT IS , BEFORE WE GET GRANTS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. LULA SAID. WE HAVE TO DO THAT. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WADE MY DECISION. >> I CAN MAKE IT EASY. I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE DISTRICT. I AM HAPPY TO DEFER TO COMMISSIONER ON THIS, TO KIMLEY-HORN, THE BOOK THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. >> I CAN MAKE IT UNANIMOUS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE PROPOSAL BAD TWO. NOT EVERYONE HAS TUESDAY OFF AT 7:00 P.M. THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TWO IS APPEALING. >> I CAN CHANGE MY VOTE, TOO, AND MAKE IT UNANIMOUS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DO WE WANT TO VOTE AGAIN? >> TWO FOR GAI AND ONE FOR KIMLEY-HORN. >> KIMLEY-HORN NUMBER ONE, GAI NUMBER TWO. >> THE SAME. >> THANK YOU, I'VE UPDATEDTHE SCORES. FROM HERE WE WILL DO SOME FINAL NEGOTIATIONS AND BRING THE AGREEMENT BACK TO THE BOARD. >> THANK YOU. IF I COULD, I ÚWO I WOULD LIKE TO THINK GAI. A CONSIDERABLE PARTNER MOVING FORWARD. THIS ONE TIME WE THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT WE WERE PICTURING IN OUR OWN MINDS. I DO WANT YOU TO LEAVE YOUR THINKING WE DON'T APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE PROJECTS. KIMLEY-HORN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOLKS . YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS PEOPLE SHARPENED UP. >> THINK BOTH TEAMS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT. >> 5:00 CERTAIN NUMBER 28 AND 29. WE HAVE TWO ZONING FIRST PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK ON THESE ZONING CHANGES REQUEST, CAN YOU MIGRATE TO THE CENTER AISLE. WE ARE GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN. >> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE GOING TO [28.  First Public Hearing to consider ZON 24-0006. (BF CC Carwash) (T. McCoy)] GIVE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ITEM 28 IS THE FIRST PUBLIC A, CONSIDERING ZONING 24-0006. COMMUNITY CENTER CAR WASH. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER AND CHAIR. WE ARE HERE TO CONSIDER A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT FOR THE BRANAN FIELD COMMUNITY CENTER. THE APPLICANT IS L RON THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC AND REALTY. THE AGENT IS MARK FROM KIMLEY-HORN. [02:15:03] AT A CAR WASH TO CONVENIENCE STORE THAT INCLUDES GAS PUMPS , IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT. THIS APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON JULY 2ND. THIS IS THE FIRST HEARING . THEN THE FINAL HEARING WILL BE ON JULY 23RD. AS PER ORDINANCE, THE PUBLIC WAS NOTIFIED VIA AN AD PLACED IN THE TODAY NEWSPAPER. THE BACKGROUND GROUND -- BACKGROUND FOR THIS APPLICATION IS ARTICLE THREE , SECTION THREE-5P AN ARTICLE 30 3A WILL BE AMENDED IF APPROVED TO INCLUDE THE CAR WASH IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE AND GAS PUMPS AS A CONDITIONAL USE. AS THE STAFF REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION WE IDENTIFIED LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR A CAR WASH IN THE AREA. WE WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT TO MODIFY AND MODELED THIS PARTICULAR LANGUAGE TO BE THE OTHER AVAILABILITY OF CONVENIENCE STORES WITHIN THE AREA, WHICH IS IS -- IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. FOR THE LANGUAGE WE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT, WE LIMITED THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR A CAR WASH TO 7:30 A.M. AND 9:00 P.M. LIMITED THE LOCATION TO BE NOT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL ZONING, WHICH MEANS SHARING A LIFELINE. ALSO LIMITED THE LIGHTING SO THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE ANY TYPE OF LIGHTING THAT WOULD ATTRACT CUSTOMERS. ALSO, WE LIMITED THE SCREENING AND BARRIERS TO INCLUDE THE BRANAN FIELD ARTICLE SIX SECTION 66.6 OF THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS WHILE ALSO GIVING FLEXIBILITY FOR THE VU A AREAS WHERE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE COVERING OVER THE PARKING AREAS, THE AREAS IN WHICH THEY ARE USING THE CAR WASH. ALSO FOR OUR DESIGN STANDARDS, WE LOOKED AT THE SIZE OF THE POSSIBLE CAR WASH AND CONVENIENCE STORE, AND KEEPING IT CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, WE DECIDED A 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE CAR WASH COMBINATION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA. THERE SHALL BE NO MORE THAN EIGHT GAS PUMP ISLANDS, AND EACH PUMP SHALL HAVE NO MORE THAN TWO PUMPS. THE BUILDING SHOULD BE ORIENTATED TO THE PRIMARY STREET FRONTAGE. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, WE LOOKED AT THE FACT THAT THE BRANAN FIELD COMMUNITY CENTER IS AN AREA THAT USUALLY HAS ABOUT 30 TO 50 ACRES IN SIZE, AND SERVICES ABOUT 25,000 RESIDENTS , OR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. LOOKING AT THAT , AND LOOKING AT THE DESIGN STANDARDS CURRENTLY IN THE BRANAN FIELD AREA, WE FELT THESE DESIGNS -- DESIGN STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS WOULD ALLOW FOR CAR WASH IN THIS AREA. AS AGAIN, A CONDITIONAL USE. TODAY, AGAIN, THE FIRST HEARING. THIS WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO FRUITION ON JULY 23RD FOR VOTE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS -- >> QUESTION FOR STAFF. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? >> GOOD EVENING, LONG TIME NO SEE. >> YOU LOOK FAMILIAR. >> YES SIR, MARK SHELTON. KIMBERLY HORN -- KIMLEY-HORN ASSOCIATES. JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, 33258. I AM THE APPLICANT. SPEAKING FOR MY CLIENT. >> WHO IS YOUR CLIENT? LLC. >> HE IS OUT OF CLEARWATER, I BELIEVE. >> CLEARWATER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> I AM GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING -- THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING 2024 -- 24-0006, CAR WASH IN THE BRANAN FIELD COMMUNITY CENTER [02:20:10] AREA. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BRING IT BACK. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S ONLY ONE PARCEL THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED THIS WAY IN THE BRANAN FIELD PLAN. IS THAT TRUE? MARK, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? >> MARK AGAIN. YES, MA'AM . THE AREA WE INTEND TO PUT THIS CAR WASH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE, WITH THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE THAT WILL HANDLE THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE OFFERED UP FOR THIS USE, YES MA'AM. >> THE LOCATION OF THIS POTENTIAL PARCEL, IF WE CHANGE IT NEXT MEETING, OR IF WE HAD THIS INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE BRANAN FIELD MASTER PLAN, JUST SOUTH OF HERE , IN MIDDLEBURG, IS EXACTLY THE SAME . A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH A CAR WASH. FOR CONSIDERATION , AS WE GO FORWARD, THERE'S ALREADY ONE THERE. IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE BRANAN FIELD MASTER PLAN. IT IS ZONING SEPARATELY. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR DECADES. BEEN THERE AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, WHICH IS NOT THAT LONG, I GUESS, BUT THESE DAYS. >> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS MARK AND I HAVE HAD ABOUT THE LANGUAGE BEING ADJUSTED. SOME OF THESE CHANGES WERE PRECIPITATED BY THE CAR WASH IN MY DISTRICT. THOSE CHANGES BEING IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, I THINK, WILL PREVENT SOME OF THE ISSUES WE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN DISTRICT TWO. I DO APPRECIATE RAISING THE BAR HERE . IT'S A BIG DEAL. HOPEFULLY THE COMMISSIONER DOESN'T GET THE CALLS I HAD TO GET . >> I AGREE. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF DECIBELS , BEFORE THEY MADE THE CHANGES, YOUR CAR WASH WAS PRODUCING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HOW FAR AWAY RESIDENTS COULD HEAR IT. I AGREE WITH YOU. I COMMEND THE EFFORTS MADE. I KNOW YOU WORKED VERY CLOSELY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS. STAFF PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS. >> MR. CHAIR, I AM EVEN MORE DISSUADED NOT TO VOTE FOR THIS, ONLY IN THE SENSE THAT I FIND OUT THERE IS ONE PARCEL THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING IT GLOBALLY, WHEN WE SHOULD JUST CHANGE IT FOR THE PACIFIC PARCEL? GOODNESS KNOWS YOU COULD HAVE COME WITH ANY OTHER , YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL APPLICATION, OTHER THAN A CAR WASH, AND YOU WOULD'VE HAD MY ATTENTION. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW. WELL, ALONG WITH OTHER COUNTIES AS WELL, THEY'VE GOT THEIR SHARE OF CAR WASHES TO DEAL WITH AS WELL. WE FOUND THAT OUT LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS AGO. AT THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES. EVERYONE HAS THE SAME THING. THE QUESTION IS, IF IT'S LAMENTING TO ADJUST THE ONE PARCEL, WHY AREN'T WE JUST LOOKING AT THE ONE PARCEL RATHER THAN CHANGING IT GLOBALLY AND HAVING SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, -- I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE OR NOT DONE. THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THAT. >> THE FACT THE BRAND-NEW BILL IS A MASTER PLAN, IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ZONING PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO TO -- GO THROUGH TO TO JUST REZONE ONE AREA. THIS WAS THE MOST APPROPRIATE PROCESS WE COULD FIND TO ALLOW THIS USE TO TAKE PLACE. >> THANK YOU. CERTAINLY A GAS STATION AND CONVENIENCE STORE, I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE THINGS. PEOPLE HAVE TO FILL UP THEIR VEHICLES, MUST HAVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AND THEY ARE PLUGGED IN OVERNIGHT, WHATEVER. THE CAR WASHES ARE NOT AN ESSENTIAL OPERATION. THEY DON'T BRING A LOT TO THE GENERAL AREA, OTHER THAN CLEANER CARS, WHICH PEOPLE WILL FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO CLEAN THEIR CAR. THEY MAY DO IT AT HOME IF THERE'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT AT A COMMERCIAL FACILITY. FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I FIND CHANGING THE ZONING FOR ALL OF THIS PARTICULAR AREA TO ACCOMMODATE THIS ONE PARTICULAR CATEGORY OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS , I JUST DON'T SEE THAT AS SOMETHING I CAN SUPPORT. NOT THAT YOU HAVEN'T DONE A GREAT JOB , AND IT'S THE SECOND TIME YOU'VE [02:25:04] EXPLAINED IT TO ME TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT. >> I'M NOT TRYING TO DISSUADE YOUR VOTE, CERTAINLY, AND I HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW I WILL VOTE, EXCEPT THAT I THINK THIS IS A BETTER LOCATION THEN THIS APPLICANT -- BEFORE THEY HIRED KIMLEY-HORN , AND GOT BETTER ADVICE, IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN THEY WERE TRYING TO PUT JUST A CAR WASH. I AGREE WITH YOU. JUST A CAR WASH, WE HAVE TOO MANY. FOR THE PUBLIC, WE DON'T GET TO DECIDE WHAT GOES ON. IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION, I WOULD SAY THIS IS THE ONLY PARCEL TODAY IN THE BRANAN FIELD COMMUNITY. AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE OTHER COMMUNITY, AS THINGS CHANGE IN AN AREA, PEOPLE COME WITH THEIR PARCELS AND WANT TO HAVE THEM CHANGED IN NAME. I AM NOT SURE IT WILL ALWAYS APPLY. I THINK I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER COMPERE, I THINK THIS SET THE STANDARD FOR OTHER PLACES IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR REQUIREMENTS WE CAN REQUIRE OF CAR WASHES, IF THEY ARE ALLOWED IN THAT LOCATION, REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE IN THE BRANAN FIELD COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GOT -- YOU MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE WEEDS BECAUSE IT WASN'T IN YOUR DISTRICT, BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO, AT SOME POINT, FOR YOU TO EXPLORE WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH, WHAT THEY FOUND WITH -- THE CAR WASH IN COMMISSIONER COMPERE'S DISTRICT. IT WAS STARTLING TO ME. RESIDENTS AS FAR AWAY AS A MILE AWAY COULD HEAR HER RUNNING. NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR, OKAY, YOU THINK, YEAH. THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. A MILE AWAY THEY WERE HEARING YOUR RUNNING. THERE WERE JUST A FEW CHANGES MADE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE MINOR IN COST, BUT THEY WERE DEFINITELY MINOR IN, WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER, CHANGES TO THE STRUCTURE, THAT CHANGED THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT OF IT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD STANDARD TO WORK TOWARDS. THAT'S JUST THE THINGS I WOULD ADD AS TO WHY I DIDN'T START WHERE YOU ARE STARTING. CERTAINLY, I RESPECT YOUR OPINION. I AGREE. WE FORGED A WIDE, WAY TOO MANY CAR WASHES. MARK AND I HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. WHY DO THESE PEOPLE WANT TO PUT A CAR WASH AND WHEN EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT THEM? PEOPLE USE THEM. >> NOT EVERYBODY DOESN'T WANT THEM. >> YEAH. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT LIGHTING. YOUR SLIDE HAD SOMETHING ABOUT IT WOULDN'T DISTURB NEIGHBORS, WHATEVER. WHAT IS THE LIGHTING STANDARD? THE CAR WASH HAD FLASHING SIGNS, IT WOULD BLIND PEOPLE AS THEY DROVE BY. LIGHTING IS ONE THING. SIGNAGE IS ANOTHER. >> BRANAN FIELD HAS SPECIFIC LIGHTING STANDARDS THAT THIS CAR WASH WILL ALSO FOLLOW. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS AGAIN, IS NO FLASHING SIGNS. THE LIGHTING CANNOT BE SET UP IN ORDER TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS. IT HAS TO BE FOR THE USE FOR THE PROPERTY AS IT IS, AS CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO AND FROM DURING THE DAY, IN TIME THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT LIGHTING. >> SAFETY REASONS , NOT FOR ADVERTISING TYPE STUFF. NOT DISTRACTING. >> YES. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE BRANAN FIELD MASTER PLANNING PROCESS. THIS CAR WASH WILL HAVE TO ALSO FOLLOW THAT. AGAIN I WILL SAY THE FACT THAT WE REALLY WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR WASH WAS SPECIFICALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONVENIENCE STORE SO THAT WE DIDN'T JUST GET A BUNCH OF OF STANDALONE CAR WASHES COMING INTO THE BRANAN FIELD AREA. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FOR THE APPLICANT? IF NOT, THAT IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL SEE YOU THE 23RD? [29.  First Public Hearing to consider ZON 24-0012 (M. Brown)] >> YES. >> ITEM 29, FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, FIRST -- TO CONSIDER ZONING 24-0012. >> CHAIRMAN, BOULEVARD -- BOARD, ANOTHER CHANGE INITIATED BY STAFF. PART OF THE EFFORT TO UPDATE THE CODE RATHER THAN DOING IT IN ONE FELL SWOOP INSTEAD OF LITTLE CHUNKS. AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION THREE E- 33. APPLICABLE COUNTYWIDE . PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS ON JULY 2ND. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST READING. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD TONIGHT . [02:30:04] IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU ON THE 23RD FOR FINAL VOTE . GOING OVER THE PROPOSED CHANGES, ONE OF THE THINGS THESE CHANGES WILL ADD IS STRENGTHENING WHAT STAFF BELIEVES IS STRENGTHENING THE WRITTEN STATEMENT AND INFORMATION WE GET FROM THE APPLICANT WHEN THEY SUBMIT TO FOR A PUD. WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DISCUSS -- PUD IS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN YOUR TYPICAL STRAIGHT RESIDENT , IN THIS CASE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. WE ARE ASKING , AS A REQUIREMENT, THE APPLICANT INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF HOW THEIR PROPOSED PLAN WILL BE BETTER THAN A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. IDENTIFY ALL THE USES THAT ARE PROPOSED . ALSO INCLUDE A DISCUSSION AS TO HOW THE PROPOSED PUD PROJECT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING PLAN TO SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. IF THERE IS EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, HOW DOES THAT FIT INTO THOSE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND NOT HAVING AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THEM. PRESENTLY, THE PUD CODE FOR PROJECTS THAT GET APPROVAL AND DON'T COMMENCE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT IS DEFINED IN THE CODE AS FOUR YEARS, -- THE PRESENT CODE BASICALLY SAYS THAT THE PUD ZONING REVERTS BACK TO THE PREVIOUS ZONING. IT HASN'T WORKED REALLY WELL, FOR VARIOUS REASONS. STAFF IS PROPOSING THAT THE PUD, IF IT LAPSES , AS DEFINED IN THE CODE , IT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TO BE REINSTITUTED AS A PUD. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL CHANGES. WE HAVE A COUPLE, I KNOW OF ONE UP ON 17 , THAT IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED . CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED. TRAFFIC, NEW DEVELOPMENT, SO THAT WOULD GIVE THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELOOK AT THE PUD. LOOK AT MAYBE NEW CONDITIONS THAT MAY HAVE TO -- SHOULD BE PUT IN. AND THEN RE-APPROVED THE PUD IF IT HAS LAPSED. THE NEXT CHANGE, THIS IS ONE WHERE STAFF EMMA PLANNING COMMISSION HAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. PRISON PUD REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF FIVE ACRES. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT BE DROPPED DOWN TO ONE ACRE. FOR PID & -- WE HAVE NO SIZE WERE VARMINT. IF IT'S A PUD WITH -- THE CODE ALLOWS PRESENTLY A PUD WITH NONRESIDENTIAL USE, THE FIVE-ACRE GOES AWAY. WE HAVE RUN INTO A FEW PROJECTS, NOT A LOT, BUT THERE'S BEEN A FEW THAT HAVE COME IN, PUD'S THAT WERE LESS THAN FIVE ACRES , AND THEY COULD NOT GO FORWARD BECAUSE THEY DID NOT MEET THAT MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. STAFF BELIEVES IT WILL GIVE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PERHAPS BRING IN REDEVELOPMENT -- PROJECTS UNDER THE PUD. PLANNING COMMISSION DID VOTE TO REMOVE THAT CONDITION. AND REQUESTED THAT BE DELETED FROM THESE CHANGES, AND MAYBE WORKED ON AND BROUGHT BACK IN THE FUTURE. THE SIZE. THESE CHANGES ARE WHAT IS REQUIRED UNDER A PHASED PUD. AGAIN, MUCH LIKE THE OPENING WRITTEN STATEMENT DESCRIPTION, BETTER DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPES OF USES, THE AREAS WITHIN THE PUD , AND THE SIZES THAT WILL BE UTILIZED IN EACH PHASE , OR PROPOSED IN EACH PHASE. IT DELETES THE [02:35:01] REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE FOR VISUAL BARRIER, THE REQUIREMENTS ONLY. BASED ON CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT WOULD COME FORWARD WORKING THROUGH STAFF, EMMA PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD AS TO WHAT THOSE STANDARDS WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PROJECT. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE RUN INTO ARE SOME OF THE OLDER PUD'S, NO STANDARD PERCENTAGE FOR LOT COVERAGE. IN THE ORDINANCE. IN THE PUD ORDINANCE. THE CODE BASICALLY DEFERS AND PUTS 30% LOT COVERAGE ON PUD'S WHERE IT IS NOT OTHERWISE STIPULATED IN THE -- PUD ADOPTION ORDINANCE. AND WHAT IS HAPPENED IS A LOT OF THE BUILDERS -- THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE TAKES UP 30% OF THE LOT COVERAGE. SUBSEQUENT HOMEBUYERS COME IN AND WANT TO GET A PERMIT FOR A SHED, AND WE HAVE TO DENY THEM BECAUSE THEY EXCEED THE 30%. WHAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE SET A PERCENTAGE FOR -- AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN MOST OF LAKE ELSBERRY . WE ARE TRYING TO BRING CONSISTENCY TO THE CODE , IS PROPOSING THAT THE PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE COMPRISE 40% OF THE LOT COVERAGE , AND THEN ACCESSORY STRUCTURES CAN COMPRISE 10% OF THE LOT COVERAGE. THAT WILL PREVENT BUILDERS HOLDING THE MAXIMUM SIZE HOUSE, AND IT WILL ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE HOMEOWNERS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ACCESSORY SHED OR STRUCTURE ON THEIR PARCEL. WE ARE REQUESTING DELETION OF ALL OF THE ALLOWABLE CONDITIONAL USES. THAT GOES BACK TO MY FIRST POINT OF HAVING A DESCRIPTION OF FRONT, WHICH IDENTIFIES ALL THE USES THAT WILL BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE UD. IF THEY WANT A CONDITIONAL USE, THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY WHAT THAT IS. IN THE PUD PROPOSAL. LASTLY, IT CONSOLIDATES SOME OF THE STANDARDS WE HAVE FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN THE PRESENT CODE. THAT SECTION OF THE PUD CODE HAS DIFFERENT SIZES, BUT ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME. JUST TO STREAMLINE IT. REQUESTING TO CONSOLIDATE THEM INTO ONE, AND IT WOULD APPLY TO ALL PROPOSED PUD'S. WITH THAT, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST READING. I WANTED TO POINT OUT , THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID VOTE TO 7-027 PORT ALL THE PROPOSED CHANGES EXCEPT FOR THE SIZE, WHICH THEY REQUESTED MORE WORK BE DONE ON THAT TO BRING THAT BACK. WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. STRUCTURES , OUTDOOR KITCHEN, POOL OR STRUCTURE? DOES IT HAVE TO BE COVERED? >> THE POOL IS A LITTLE SPECIAL, BUT IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A STRUCTURE. >> IT'S NOT A STRUCTURE. >> THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN COULD BE. OUR CODE SAYS ANYTHING OVER THREE FEET IN HEIGHT WOULD CONSTITUTE A STRUCTURE . >> THREE FEET? >> IN ELEVATION. THAT'S IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE CODE. WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT, TOO. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I DID THINK OF A QUESTION. >> I AM NOT CONVINCED I AM ON BOARD WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE SIZE THING. CAN YOU TALK PROS AND CONS? I SEE BENEFITS TO TAKING A PUD TO [02:40:02] ONE ACRE. >> YEAH, I MEAN, STAFF -- THAT'S WHY STAFF RECOMMENDED IT. THEY ARE CONCERNED THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT ONE ACRE COMING IN IN A DEVELOPED AREA THAT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE INTENSE, OR NOT FIT WITHIN THAT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN, MY RESPONSE IS, OR WAS TO THEM, AND TO THAT QUESTION IS, FIRST OFF, YOU HAVE A LAND-USE, WHICH SETS THE MAXIMUM DENSITY IN PLACE. THE PUD WILL NOT OVERWRITE THAT. PLUS WE ARE REQUIRING ADDING TO THE APPLICATION AND WRITTEN STATEMENT , A DISCUSSION OF HOW IT FITS , IF IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. ULTIMATELY, IT IS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JOB TO PUT ON THAT. THAT'S ONE OF THE CRITERIA IS USED, COMPATIBILITY. STAFF BELIEVES IT DOES PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY, PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME MORE CREATIVE PROJECTS THAT WERE JUST A LITTLE TOO SMALL BECAUSE THE ENTITY DIDN'T OWN ENOUGH PROPERTY. THAT WAS THEIR CONCERN. THE COMPATIBILITY ISSUE . SOMETHING COMING IN MORE DENSE IN AN ALREADY DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD. >> I GET THAT. REMEMBER THREE AND HALF YEARS AGO WHEN I BECAME A COMMISSIONER AND YOU AND ED FIRST EDUCATED ON THIS. PUD GIVES YOU THE MOST CONTROL. I THINK MAYBE THE ONE ACRE IS A GOOD LANDMARK. WE WILL SEE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THIS IS A FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE ONE CARD, QUENTON NELSON. ARE YOU HERE? SIR, YOU HAVE THE MICROPHONE. THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PART OF LAW COVERAGE AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. I WORKED WITH MIKE A LITTLE BIT AND BROUGHT THIS UP IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. I WORK FOR TOUGH SHED. AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BUILDER HERE IN CLAY COUNTY AND SOUTH FLORIDA. WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONSOLATIONS OF OUR SALES -- CANCELLATION OF OUR SALES OF CUSTOMERS THAT WERE DENIED. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK WITH STAFF OF CLAY COUNTY TO FIND A RESOLUTION. THE RESIDENTS OF CLAY COUNTY ARE GOING TO PUT A STORAGE STRUCTURE UPS -- UP SO THEY CAN DO IT THE LEGAL AND CORRECT WAY AND PERMIT IT. YOU CAN KNOW WHAT IS ON THE PROPERTY. A STRUCTURE THAT NEEDS WIND CODE, SETBACKS AND OIL THAT. OR THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A STRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT. IF WE CAN HELP THEM FIND A WAY TO DO THAT THE PROPER WAY, THIS WILL HELP SIGNIFICANTLY. CURRENTLY, A LOT OF THE RESIDENTIAL ARE AT THE MAXIMUM AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT PIECE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. >> THIS PROPOSED 40% +10% WOULD BASICALLY ELIMINATE THIS DENIAL OF PERMITS FOR TOUGH SHEDS? >> IT IS ALL SHEDS, OF COURSE. OBVIOUSLY. IT WOULDN'T JUST BE THE TOUGH SHED. WE ARE ENGINEERING BUILDINGS. WE FEEL WE ARE THE BEST BUILDING IN THE INDUSTRY. IT'S NOT GOING TO FIX EVERY SITUATION. THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE THE PUD -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHEN THE PUD IS SILENCE. IN OTHER SITUATIONS IT WON'T ALWAYS BE ABLE TO HELP. THIS IS GOING TO HELP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. I CAME TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING. I ONLY HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS LEFT. OVER THE LAST 60 DAYS WE HAD 10 DENIALS FOR $52,000 WORTH OF SHEDS. AVERAGE TICKET OF $5000. I'M SURE THOSE HOMEOWNERS WENT AND FOUND STORAGE OPTIONS SOMEWHERE ELSE. THOSE HOMEOWNERS NEEDED AN OPTION. THIS WOULD, AND ALL 10 OF THOSE CASES, GIVEN THEM AN OPTION TO GET A PERMIT TO STRUCTURE. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MOULSON? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT? I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO COMMISSION. >> I JUST WANT TO GREATLY APPLAUD THE INGENUITY, BUT ALSO THE TIMEFRAME THAT HAS BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE. THESE PUD'S [02:45:06] THAT'S IT OUT THERE. THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING. THAT IS HOW WE HAD THE MASTER PLAN EXPLODE, AND NOBODY WAS READY FOR IT, RIGHT? >> DURING THE PN Z, THERE WAS A COMMENT, SHEDS OF A CERTAIN SIZE DIDN'T NEED A PERMIT. I DON'T THINK WE EVER RESOLVE DURING THAT MEETING. >> I CHECKED WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, AND CLAY COUNTY -- EVERY SHED IS SUPPOSED TO GET A PERMIT. >> WE NEED A PERMIT FOR EVERY SHED. HE WAS MISTAKEN, I GUESS. >> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> YOU CAN BUY AT HOME DEPOT, THE LITTLE PLASTIC ONES WITH A ROOF . >> THAT WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION. >> THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE GOING, RIGHT? >> YEAH. AND THEN THEY ARE NOT -- >> TO BE LEGAL, THEY NEED A PERMIT. >> I GUESS TO HIS POINT, THEY ARE NOT AFFIXED TO THE GROUND. THEY ARE NOT WIND PROTECTED. THEY'RE GOING TO BLOW OVER IN A STORM. IT'S LIKELY INTO THEIR NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THERE WE GO. >> INTERESTING. >> YEAH, GOOD DISCUSSION. PN Z . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU [24.  Conservation Program Referendum (D. Selig)] VERY MUCH. FIRST HEARING AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARINGWILL BE JULY 23RD. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 24. CONSERVATION PROGRAM REFERENDUM. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSION. STAFF IS COMING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH REQUEST FOR DIRECTION WITH RELATION TO THE FORCE AND FARMS LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM. THE BOARD ORIGINALLY TASKED STAFF WITH CREATING A CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY. THE FALL OF 2022 . THE STAFF WORKED WITH THE NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST AT THAT POINT. THEY PROVIDED TWO OF THE THREE COMPONENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. THEY GAVE US A DIRECTION OF THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM BY WORKING WITH THE BOARD AND OUR RESIDENTS. WORKSHOPS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE . ALL OF THE COUNTY, IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH WE ARE GOING TO CONSERVE, RIGHT? AND THEN ALSO THEY PROVIDED US WITH A BLUEPRINT OF A ROAD MAP OF HOW TO GET THERE. TONIGHT WE ARE AT THE THIRD POINT, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH FUNDING. STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS. THEY HAVE CONDUCTED A PUBLIC FINANCE VISIBILITY STUDY. PROVIDED YOU A DRAFT COPY BACK IN MAY, THIS LATE MAKE . THIS HASN'T CHANGED, BUT WE WILL GETTING THE FINAL OFFICIAL VERSION TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT ON THE 23RD. TONIGHT WE HAVE -- WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS TO GIVE YOU MORE BACKGROUND ON THE OPTIONS. STAFF WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN THAT DRAFT PIECE OF PAPER ON YOUR DESK'S . AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME BEFORE HE SPEAKS. NO? >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND. I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN A GOOD UPDATE. I KNOW YOU ARE EGYPT TODAY, AS IS YOUR ATTORNEY AND ADMINISTRATOR, MANAGER. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU DO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSIDERATION BY YOUR VOTERS. IT WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNTY'S VOTERS, IS TYPICALLY HOW PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ARE FUNDED. NOT JUSTIN SOTO, BUT REALLY IN MANY OF THE UNITED STATES . WE HAVE DONE THE WORK THAT SHE MENTIONED THAT, THEN, WE WILL DISCUSS GREATER IN TWO WEEKS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE GENERALLY RECOMMENDING A $45 MILLION BOND THAT WOULD BE BACKED THROUGH PROPERTY TAX. IT WOULD COST YOUR TYPICAL HOMEOWNER IN CLAY COUNTY ON THE -- IN THE ORDER OF 33,000 A YEAR. AS OUTLINED BY NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST, REALLY HELP PRESERVE WHAT PEOPLE LOVE MOST ABOUT CLAY [02:50:07] COUNTY, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, THE BEAUTIFUL WATERWAYS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS COUNTY HAS ENVISIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE, RESOURCES. THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW. WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT ON -- IN GREATER DETAIL. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AS WELL. >> I THINK WE WERE ALL BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEYS. ARE THOSE RESULTS GOING TO BE MADE PUBLIC? >> MR. WANAMAKER HAS ASKED . I CAN GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, YES. >> FOR THE VIEWING AUDIENCE, THE SURVEYS WERE VERY POSITIVE. I THINK. IN PROMOTING CONSERVATION PRESERVATION OF LANDS IN CLAY COUNTY . IT'S WILL BE UP TO THE REFERENDUM TO SEE IF WE ARE ACTUALLY IS BASICALLY PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE TONIGHT, WE . WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DRAFT LANGUAGE. >> BUT TOP ONE PROPOSED BY STAFF, BOTTOM PROVIDED BY TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS. VERY MINOR CHANGES. I HOPE YOU PROVIDE US DIRECTION TO BRING YOUR BACK ANOTHER DRAFT VERSION OF LANGUAGE IN TWO WEEKS. I ALREADY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK FROM ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER TONIGHT DURING A MEETING. I CAN SEE A CHANGE THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. >> YOU WANT INPUT FROM US? >> YES, FORMAL DIRECTION. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU'VE ASKED US TO DO YET IT DOES NEED TO BE DONE BY REFERENDUM. THERE IS A DEADLINE. THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE VALID LANGUAGE HAS TO BE TO THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. THERE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 13TH, WHICH IS YOUR NEXT MEETING AFTER THE JULY 23RD MEETING. >> WE HAVE TO DO IT ON JULY 23RD? >> YES, PLEASE. >> DO YOU WANT US TO -- >> IF YOU HAVE FEEDBACK ON EITHER OF THESE, YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME TONIGHT, OR YOU CAN CERTAINLY EMAIL ME. IF WE CAN HAVE SOME FORMAL DIRECTION TO PROCEED TO BRING YOU BACK A RESOLUTION, THAT WOULD BE OUR ASK TONIGHT. >> DO WE NEED A MOTION , OR JUST DIRECTION TO THE STAFF? UNLESS I HEAR OTHERWISE, I THINK, THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, BASICALLY. WE NEED TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THE INPUTS TO AN APPROVABLE RESOLUTION DRAFT THAT WE APPROVE THE NEXT JULY 23RD. >> I HAVE NO ISSUE MOVING FORWARD. BASED ON THEIR SURVEY RESULTS, MY DISTRICT WAS THE MOST , THINKING WE ARE GROWING TOO FAST. THINKING WE ARE WANTING TO CONSERVE, WHICH IS NO SURPRISE HERE WITH ALL THE FARMS AND LAND IN MY DISTRICT. THE ONLY FEEDBACK I HAVE , WHICH I LIKE BOTH OF THEM, I HAVE NO ISSUE. THE ONLY THING WITH THE STAFF ONE , IT SEEMS MORE COMPREHENSIVE ON THE WATER QUALITY. I THINK I HAVE SOME RESIDENTS , RIVERS CREEK AND DRINKING WATER, THEY MAKE IT PRICKLY ABOUT THAT. THE LIMIT IS 75 WORDS, CORRECT? >> 75 IN THE BODY, 15 WORDS IN THE TITLE. >> ASIDE FROM THAT, THEY ARE BOTH SIMILAR. I THINK THEY ARE BOTH CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE. WE HAD THE CONVERSATION. I WANTED TO BE VERY CLEAR TO THE VOTERS. YOU CANNOT TELL THEM IN THIS, THE AMOUNT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE SAME FOR ONE, RIGHT? >> THAT'S RIGHT. THE MILLAGE, OF COURSE, IS BASED ON PROPERTY EVALUATION. IF YOU DON'T OWN PROPERTY, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T PAY ANYTHING, COMMISSIONER. THE FIGURE I MENTIONED IS BASED ON YOUR AVERAGE PROPERTY. OBVIOUSLY THAT SCALES ON HOW MUCH YOUR HOME IS ASSESSED AFTER THE SAVE OUR HOMES, HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, AND ANYTHING ELSE. >> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WILL ADDRESS WHEN YOU GO OUT IF WE APPROVE IT ON THE 23RD TO MOVE FORWARD. THE BALLOT LANGUAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, I GUESS IS THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT, THAT'S THE KIND OF THING YOU MIGHT COMMUNICATE? >> YEAH, CERTAINLY. WE ARE DUTY-BOUND TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND HONEST WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS PUT OUT. THE LAWS HAVE GOTTEN INCREASINGLY STRICT ABOUT WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ITSELF CAN DO. NORMALLY THAT IS PRETTY MUCH DONE ENTIRELY NOW WITH PRIVATE [02:55:05] DOLLARS. WE WILL NEED CLAY COUNTY CITIZENS LEADING THAT. IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOCALLY LED TO, LOCALLY EMBRACED, AND ANY GROUP SHOULD LOOK AND FEEL LIKE CLAY COUNTY DOES. GEOGRAPHICALLY, DEMOGRAPHICALLY . URBAN, RURAL. SUBURBAN, WHOLE NINE YARDS. >> THANKS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO -- IN BETWEEN LISTENING AND HOLDING MEETING, I AM TRYING TO COMPARE THE TWO PARAGRAPHS TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES WERE. MINUTE . I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE IN LEAVING IT TO STAFF TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHEN THEY SAY RIVERS AND CREEKS. DRINKING WATER SOURCES. WORKING FARMS AND FORCE, THE OTHER WE HAVE WORKING FOR US AND FARMS. >> DIFFERENT. >> AT THIS POINT YOU ARE ASKING US TO -- I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND READ IT. YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE WITHIN A COUPLE OF WORDS OF HAVING WHAT, I THINK, WE NEED TO HAVE FOR THE SUPERVISOR ELECTION. >> CAN WE ALL AGREE TO DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION? A DRAFT BALLOT LANGUAGE BY THE 23RD ? WITH ANY INPUT YOU HAVE TO GIVEN TO HER BY FRIDAY? >> YEAH, THAT'S REASONABLE. >> I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE HEADLINES UNTIL JUST NOW. STAFF PUT FOREST AND FARMS. AND YOU'VE GOT FARMS AND FOREST. WAS THERE IS SPECIFIC INTENT? >> I DON'T RECALL THERE BEING, HONESTLY. >> THAT COMES FROM THE ORIGINAL -- POTATO . >> YES. REMEMBER THE SELECTIONS . >> THE FARMS. >> RIGHT. IN THE END WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BUT, AND PUT FOREST IN FRONT OF FARMS BECAUSE IT IS LAND. IT IS MINOR. >> TECHNICALLY FOREST S DON'T WORK. YOU DON'T WORK IN A FOREST. YOU WORK ON A FARM. >> IF YOU HUNT, YOU HUNT IN THE FOREST. >> I DON'T THINK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HUNT IN THE STATE FOREST. >> SOME LOCAL PROGRAMS ALLOW HUNTING IN LOCALLY OWNED. AND EASEMENTS ON PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HUNTING RIGHTS AS WELL. WE DON'T WANT TO CUT OUT THE HUNTERS. >> NO, DEFINITELY NOT. >> I AM SURE SHE CAN WORK WITH 15 WORDS AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING ACCEPTABLE. >> ALL RIGHT, THE PRESSURE IS ON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> APPRECIATE IT. [25.  ARPA Nonprofit - Mercy Support Services (G. Gunn)] >> ITEM NUMBER 25, ARPA NONPROFIT MERCY. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. >> GOOD EVENING. >> MY NAME IS PATRICK. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARPA SUPPORT SERVICES. I LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND EXPLAIN TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE OF HOW MERCY GIVES A HAND UP AND NOT A HANDOUT. OKAY. >> OUR VISION HAS TRANSFORMED LIVES AND THE COMMUNITY, OUR VISION IS FOR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN NEED TO STRIVE FOR MEASURABLE RESULTS. I MUST ALSO TELL YOU THAT AS THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, DR. SIMPSON, I MAY HAVE TO CALL HER UP TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS, HOW DO WE DO IT? THROUGH A TIERED [03:00:01] APPROACH, WE USE THE TRANSFORMATION OF LIFE COACHING MODEL. AND I THINK WE HAVE PARTICIPANTS THAT WILL ACHIEVE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL GROWTH AND STABILITY AND I UNDERSTAND MAYBE WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE WORD SPIRITUAL, IN TERMS OF SPIRITUAL, I MEAN SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING FOR A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SUFFERING AND HAVE NO HOPE AND THEY HAVE COME TO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN CONTROL THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE KEPT THEM THERE AND THAT IN ITSELF MEANS THEY HAVE ACHIEVED A PLACE OF WELL-BEING. >> WHY DOES COACHING MATTER? BECAUSE WE DON'T BRING A PERSON IN AND ABANDON THEM, WE SPEND TIME WITH THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE AND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM TO RESOLVE THOSE. WE DO NOT TELL THEM WHAT TO DO, WE WALK ALONGSIDE THEM AND HELP THEM TO THINK THROUGH THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL PLAN TO HELP THEM GET FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO READ THIS BUT, COACHING MATTERS BECAUSE LIFE COACHING ALSO INVOLVES BRAINSTORMING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, GOAL SETTING, IDENTIFYING PLANS OF ACTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, ABLATION OF WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS, EDUCATION AND WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR, EXAMINING LIFESTYLES AND GOING THROUGH THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONING. THE DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES AND SELF DISCOVERY OF GREATER SELF-AWARENESS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO TEACH FOLKS. CAREER READINESS IS PART OF OUR SKILLS TRAINING. MOST OF OUR FOLKS USUALLY HAVE A JOB AND USUALLY A JOB IS NOT GOING TO HELP THEM GET TO WHERE THEY WANT SO WE MOVE FROM A JOB TO A CAREER THAT CAN HELP THEM EARN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. FINANCIAL COACHING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, EVEN WITHIN THE SHIP LINES THAT WE WORK WITH FROM TIME TO TIME, IF THEY ARE NOT GIVEN FINANCIAL COACHING, THEN WHEN THE SHIP SUBSIDIES ARE COMPLETE, THEY WILL BE RIGHT BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE. SO WE HAVE TO BE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF OUR CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROGRAM. >> IN THE BEGINNING WHEN PATRICK WENT OVER OUR MISSION ON WHAT TO EXPECT, WE SAY WE USE A TIERED APPROACH MODEL. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TIER 1 WHICH IS A PERSON THAT JUST HAS NOTHING. THEY ARE AT ROCK BOTTOM AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS THAT THEY HAVE TO OVERCOME AND IN THE OLD PROGRAM, IT WAS A THREE TO SIX MONTH PROGRAM HOWEVER WE REALIZE THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO THAT. SO THE CURRENT MODEL IS FROM AT LEAST SIX MONTHS UP TO FOUR YEARS BECAUSE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF BARRIERS A PERSON HAS COMING IN, HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE THEM TO WORK THROUGH THEM, SO COMING INTO THE PROGRAM, WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR INTERVIEW, OUR SELECTION PROCESS, WE ARE LOOKING AT THEIR BARRIERS, WHAT MERCIES CAPACITY IS, CAN WE HELP THEM OVERCOME THEM, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THEIR FINANCIALS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL COACHING BUT ALL OF THAT, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED BEFORE WE EVEN ACCEPT THEM INTO THE PROGRAM AND THEY ARE AGREEING TO COME IN AND WORK THROUGH THIS MODEL, SO THIS IS THE TIER 1 CLIENT, SHE HAS HAD A LOT OF SETBACKS IN HER LIFE AT THE AGE OF 16, ON HER OWN, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIFE. SHE HAD A COUPLE OF EVICTIONS, SHE HAS TWO CHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY. SO SHE WAS COUCH SURFING AND ABOUT TO BE HOMELESS, SO SHE CAME INTO OUR PROGRAM AND IT HAS BEEN 60 DAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HER TO GET HER LICENSE REINSTATED BECAUSE [03:05:06] SHE LET THAT LAPSE BECAUSE OF THE CAR INSURANCE, THAT IS THE BASIC FOUNDATION WE ARE TRYING TO DO TO STABILIZE HER BEFORE WE CAN BEGIN LIFE COACHING. IT TAKES UP TO A YEAR TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN SO WE ARE GOING INTO THE 90 DAY PROCESS FOR HER TRYIG TO GET HER PREPARE FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE BABY AND AFTER THAT WE HAVE TO GET HER PREPARED FOR LOOKING AT HER FINANCES BUT WE HAVE TO GET HER WORKING FULL-TIME RIGHT NOW, SHE IS WORKING PART-TIME, SO THAT IS A LONG PROCESS TO GET SOMEONE STABILIZEDBUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE DEVELOPING GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS FOR THEM. THE INITIAL INTERVIEW, BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR STORY, SO THESE ARE THE BARRIERS FOR TIER 1, THIS IS UNUSUAL, BUT FROM THERE WE DEVELOP GOALS. AND FROM THERE, AN ACTION PLAN AND THAT IS WITHIN 90 DAYS. IF THEY DON'T CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD THEN THEY WILL FIND THEMSELVES EXITING OUT OF THE PROGRAM, WE DON'T. IT IS HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO PUT IN. IN COACHING, THEY HAVE TO NOT ONLY BE READY FOR CHANGE BUT THEY HAVE TO BE COACHABLE AND WANT TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS. WE ARE PUTTING IN A LOT OF TIME, WEEKLY SESSIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD AND STAYING ON TRACK. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE PERSON'S GROWTH, IT IS A COMBINATION OF THE BARRIERS, THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES WE ARE LOOKING FOR, DELIVERABLES , WE LIST HOW LONG IT TAKES OR FOR EACH COACHING SESSION, WHAT ARE WE SPENDING TIME DEALING WITH. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COACHING, WE HAVE GOT EXTERNAL BARRIER MEANING NO TRANSPORTATION, LACK OF TIMESCALES, BUT ALSO INTERNAL, THEY ARE IN CRISIS. DEALING WITH A LOT OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION. SO THIS NEW MODEL REQUIRES US TO TRAIN OTHER LIFE COACHES TO BE ABLE TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS DEAL WITH THAT AND WE ARE ALSO GETTING INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH COACHING SO WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE WHO HAVE ANXIETY BASED ON THE EVENTS VERSUS CHRONIC ILLNESS, AND WE CAN REFER THEM OUT TO THE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. SO, WE ARE SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS AND IT IS REQUIRING A LOT MORE TOOLS AND TRAINING NOT ONLY FOR OUR VOLUNTEER COACHES BECAUSE THEY ARE VOLUNTEERS, WE WANT TO SHOW HOW VALUABLE THEY ARE TO US SO WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE COST OF THE TRAINING. THEY ARE GETTING US THERE TIME, WE ARE GETTING THE COST FOR THE TRAINING. SO THAT IS WHY WE LISTED OUT TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH THE TRAINING. WE NEED IPADS FOR THOSE VOLUNTEERS WHO DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER, SO WE HAVE CLIENTS, TOO. THEY HAVE TO DO ONLINE TRAINING, LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR GED BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE LAPTOP, SO THEY WILL BE IN OUR POSSESSION BUT WE USE THEM TO HELP MOVE THEM FORWARD. SO, THIS IS HOW WE NEED TO HELP WITH THE FUNDS, WE CAN GO WITHOUT THE FUNDS AND IT'LL JUST TAKE US A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME OR WE CAN REALLY JUMPSTART THE SYSTEM BY HAVING THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO MEET EVERY NEED. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU CAPITALIZED TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE COACHING, IS THAT A TRADEMARKED COACHING SYSTEM DESIGNED BY USC OR SOME HIGHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY? >> THE INTERNATIONAL COACH FEDERATION IS KIND OF LIKE OVERALL, ALL THE COACHING, BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WHO ESTABLISHED THEIR OWN COACHING MODELS OR TRAINING MODELS. AND BECAUSE OF WHAT MERCY IS TRYING TO DO WITH [03:10:04] THEIR CLIENTS, WE WANT TO SEE TRANSFORMATION CHANGE LIVES. MOST PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE LIFE COACHING, THEY ARE WORKING, THEY ARE STABLE BUT THEY ARE STUCK IN THEIR CURRENT ROLE OR THEY NEED SOMEBODY TO WALK ALONGSIDE THEM TO MOVE THEM FORWARD. THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED SOME MIND-SET CHANGE, IT IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO EVEN GET THEM TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN WORK AND DEVELOP A CAREER. SOME OF THESE MIND-SETS THAT ARE CAUSING THEM TO MAKE THE WRONG DECISIONS IN LIFE, THAT'S THE TRANSFORMATIONAL PIECE. AND THAT'S WHY IT TAKES LONGER, MOST COACHING SESSIONS, A PERSON WOULD GO FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE MORE BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND IT TAKES LONGER TO WORK WITH CLIENTS IN DOING THAT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE. THESE ARE ALL FEMALES? DO WE COACH MALES? THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, TOO. >> UNFORTUNATELY, TO DATE, ALL OF THEM ARE SINGLE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN. IT IS IN THE PLAN TO HAVE MAIL COACHING BUT IF THERE IS A HUSBAND AND WIFE, YES, WE DO THAT. SO THAT IS FUTURE, AND THE ONE THING ABOUT IT, WHEN WE ARE ASSESSING IT, WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM BE COACHABLE, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR A MALE TO HAVE THAT, SO WE DO NOT PUSH THAT ON THEM. >> AND THE SAME THING FOR FEMALE, TOO. >> EXACTLY, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A VERY EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SELECTING THE RIGHT PERSON WHO REALLY WANTS CHANGE AND IS COACHABLE. NEXT SLIDE. >> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE COACHING CURRICULUM? >> THE FIRST TRAINING AND IT IS ABOUT 14 TO 16 WEEKS, IT IS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT WE USE ON EACH CLIENT AND EVEN OUR TRAINED COACHES, IT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND OUR GOD-GIVEN TEMPERAMENT. I MEAN, IS THE PERSON DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT? ARE THEY MORE SOCIABLE OR NON-SOCIABLE? IT HELPS US TO DETERMINE HOW TO APPROACH THE PERSON. THAT IS WHAT WE USE AS OUR FOUNDATION AND AFTER THAT WE HAVE TWO , MENTAL HEALTH LIFE COACHING THAT HELPS US TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT -- ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ALL OF THAT, SO WE HAVE A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH COACHING CURRICULUM AND IT ALLOWS US TO TEACH THE PARENTS HOW TO RECOGNIZE THINGS THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOING THROUGH AS WELL. SO, WE ARE DOING THAT TYPE OF COACHING. THERE IS A TERM CALLED ATTACHMENT THEORY, IT TALKS ABOUT HOW ATTACHED A PERSON IS TO THEIR CAREGIVERS AND IT DETERMINES HOW IT SHOWS UP IN THEIR LIFE. SO, WE ARE DOING A LOT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY PIECE WITHOUT HAVING THE LICENSURE BECAUSE WE AS COACHES NEED TO IDENTIFY IT SO WE CAN REFER THEM TO THE PROFESSIONALS. >> AND THAT IS ALL WITHIN THE CURRICULUM OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LIFE COACHING? >> YES, THANK YOU. >> IN 2024, WE HAD 91 INDIVIDUALS, BUT WE WERE ALSO UNABLE TO HELP AROUND 291 FAMILIES WHO HAVE COME TO OUR OFFICE FOR HELP AND RIGHT NOW WE ONLY HAVE FACILITIES TO MANAGE SEVEN FAMILIES. AND THAT IS WHAT OUR MERCY VILLAGE IS ALL ABOUT, WE ARE PREPARING SO WHEN WE HAVE ONE BUILDING BUILT, THAT IS 21 UNITS, SO WITH 21 FAMILIES AND THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO TRAIN SEVERAL [03:15:01] COACHES TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. >> I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SO DID YOU LOSE YOUR ELECTRIC GRANT AS WELL? YOU HAD YOUR INITIAL REQUEST IN 2022 FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CLAY ELECTRIC AND INSTALLATIONS, WAS THAT A GRANT OR JUST PUTTING IN THE ELECTRICITY THROUGH CLAY ELECTRIC? WAS THAT A FOUNDATION GRANT? >> IT WAS A GRANT THAT WE USED TO HELP [INDISCERNIBLE] >> SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE POINT >> YES, THAT WAS A GRANT THAT WE USED TO HELP ONE OF OUR APARTMENTS. >> OKAY, AND YOU ARE REQUESTING $69,000 TO COVER THE SELF-SUFFICIENT DIRECT PROGRAM COST, I'M STRUGGLING TO KNOW HOW MANY COACHES THAT IS GOING TO TRAIN, HOW MANY LAPTOPS OR IPADS THAT IS GOING TO PURCHASE. LIKE, THE DETAILS AREN'T HERE, SO I GUESS, ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO ADD A STAFF MEMBER TO ONLY DO THIS? THAT IS WHERE I'M STRUGGLING. >> AS FAR AS I REMEMBER, WE PUT THE DETAILS OF THE NUMBER OF LAPTOPS THAT WE WERE GOING TO PURCHASE FOR STAFF AND FOR CLIENTS IN THE FIRST PRESENTATION THAT WE SENT OUT. >> I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME WHAT YOU SUBMITTED ON 5/24 BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE THOSE DETAILS, IT TALKS ABOUT THE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY, AND THAT DOESN'T HAVE A FINANCIAL NUMBER TO IT, AND IT TALKS ABOUT COACHES ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS AND ONLINE TRAINING BUT AGAIN, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS ATTACHED TO IT, AND THEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM, SO I GUESS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR WAS, WHERE IS THAT MONEY ACTUALLY GOING? >> SO, TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT, WHEN WE REALIZED THAT WE COULD NOT USE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE THE QUAD, AND WE WERE ON THE VERGE OF SAYING OKAY, LET'S TURN THIS ARPA MONEY BACK IN AND WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO FIND DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT WHERE THIS COULD BE USED, SO AT THAT POINT WE SPENT SOME TIME WORKING ON THAT AND GAVE THAT PROPOSAL TO SHOW WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE USED FOR THE DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT. >> WHEN YOU SAY DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT, IT IS GOING FROM CAPITAL MONEY INTO OPERATIONAL MONEY. OKAY, SO I GUESS I WOULD HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, ARE ANY OF THE OTHER NONPROFIT, ON ALL OF THE OTHER NONPROFIT ARPA GRANTS, WERE ANY OF THEM OPERATIONAL BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED ON THAT. I THOUGHT WE DID NOT ALLOW THAT, WE HAD TO HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT. >> IT HAD TO DO WITH DIRECT PROGRAMMING COSTS, SO THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE TAPPED OUT, FO EXAMPLE, THE CLAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION, PART OF THEIR GRANT FUNDS, THEY RECEIVED FUNDING FOR A TABLET TO DO SCHOOL PROGRAMMING. SOME OF THEM ASKED FOR DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT FOR STAFFING COSTS AND WE MAXED IT AT 15%, WE WOULD NOT GO OVER THAT SPECIFIC COST, THAT IS NOT IN A PART OF THE SUBMISSION THAT WAS SUBMITTED, BUT WE DO HAVE PROGRAM DIRECT RELATED COSTS THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUBMITTED FOR THAT TO GET APPROVAL. >> OKAY, AND NOT IN ARPA, SO THINGS LIKE THE NONSTATUTORY PARTS OF CLAY BEHAVIORAL EPISCOPAL , THAT IS A DAY CARE SO THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT ON THE OTHER TWO, DO WE CURRENTLY USE FUNDS FOR DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS? >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE LEGACY FUNDS FOR THE NONPROFITS? THAT IS PROGRAM RELATED COSTS, IT COULD BE DIRECT, THE FUNDING IS DIRECTLY FOR A SPECIFIC CLIENT FOR THE DAY CARE, IT CAN BE SPECIFIC FOR PROGRAMMING, THEY DON'T ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT ON TANGIBLE ITEMS LIKE TABLETS OR [03:20:02] THINGS LIKE THAT, IT IS MORE FOR COACHING ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS DIRECT, THAT IS WHERE I WAS GOING WITH IT. >> SO WE ALREADY HAVE OTHER NONPROFITS THAT WE HAVE TAKEN MONEY AND PUT INTO PROGRAM COSTS LIKE THIS? >> SIMILARLY. YES. >> CAN I JUST -- MY QUESTION IS AN UMBRELLA, IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, ARE THERE ANY INCONSISTENCIES PUTTING FORWARD WITH THIS THAT WOULD COMPROMISE OUR INTEGRITY, LOOKING AT SIMILAR PROJECTS IN THE PAST, IS THIS A ONE FOR ONE SUCH THAT WE ARE NOT MOVING INCONSISTENTLY TO GRANT THEM WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR? >> AT THIS TIME THIS IS THE ONLY APPLICATION THAT HAS ASKED FOR THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS BUT IT DOES GO IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMMING FUNDING REQUESTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SO IT IS IN LINE WITH SIMILAR APPLICATIONS. >> IF WE TAKE OUT THE OUTLIER AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR REALLOCATION OF FUNDS, THAT EVENS THE PLAYING FIELD, SO THEN IF THAT IS THE ONLY ANOMALY, WHAT WE WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD AND APPROVING THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE APPROVED? >> YES, CORRECT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> PATRICK, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US WITH TELLING US HOW THE SHIP PROGRAM WORKS WITH YOUR SPECIFIC PROGRAM. >> SO, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, USING ADMINISTERED SHIP FUNDS SINCE 2017, AND WE HAVE KEPT THAT CONTRACT MAINLY BECAUSE WE DO NOT JUST PAY OUT MONEY TO PEOPLE. WE ACTUALLY DO COACHING WITH THEM AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT IS WRITTEN INTO THE PLAN SO THAT IF A PERSON REFUSED TO DO FINANCIAL COACHING WITH US AND SO FORTH, WE CAN REFUSE, WE CAN STOP PAYING THEIR RENT. CURRENTLY, WE ARE SPENDING $300,000 PER YEAR TO HELP . I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, THE LAST NUMBER WE LOOKED AT THE FIRST PART OF THIS YEAR, WE HELPED ABOUT 26 FAMILIES. TO GET EITHER EVICTION PREVENTION OR RAPID HOUSING AND IN THE EVICTION SITUATION, WE CAN HELP THEM FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS UP TO $10,000, AND THE RAPID REHOUSING, WE CAN HELP THEM UP TO A YEAR FOR THE SAME AMOUNT. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE TAPERED THE AMOUNT THAT WE PAY TO EACH ONE, SO FOR A PERSON GOING THROUGH RAPID REHOUSING, WE WOULD PAY FULLY THEIR RENT FOR THREE MONTHS, AND THE NEXT THREE MONTHS WOULD BE 75%, THEN 50% AND 25%, TRAINING THEM TO GET BACK ON THEIR OWN. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHO COME TO US AND WE DO ALL THE PAPERWORK FOR THEM, WE GET THEM READY AND IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE HOUSING PROGRAM, THE SHIP OFFICE LOCALLY. SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE 2017, AND WE HAVE HAD EXTREMELY GOOD RESULTS. >> SO THE FOLKS YOU HAVE TAKEN INTO YOUR PROGRAM, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE SHIP FUNDS? >> IN TERMS OF THE HOUSING? >> IF THEY ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING OUTSIDE OF MERCY, WE ARE ABLE TO USE SHIP FUNDS TO HELP THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED HOMELESS BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM THAT THEY ARE IN. >> OKAY, THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS TO PURCHASE A QUAD TYPE DWELLING UNIT, AND I THINK SOMEBODY USED THE TERM, IT WAS UNAUTHORIZED OR SOMETHING, WHAT WAS THE BARRIER TO COMPLETING THAT REQUEST? >> THE BARRIER WAS, WE WERE HOPING TO USE THAT AS A PART OF A DOWN PAYMENT ON THE QUAD BUT THE ONE WE WERE LOOKING AT IN [03:25:02] CLAY COUNTY OF COURSE, AND THE PRICES FOR THE ONES WE HAVE SEEN WERE JUST OUT OF OUR RANGE AND THERE'S NOT THAT KIND OF HOUSING AVAILABLE TO US, EVEN IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR MAYBE A DUPLEX THAT WE COULD BUY, WE ARE NOT FINDING ANYTHING THAT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. SO, AS WE ARE COMING TO THE END OF THAT, WE DECIDED THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AND WE DON'T WANT TO HANG ONTO THIS MONEY SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO RETURN THE FUNDS. >> THAT IS WHEN I STEPPED IN, PATRICK AND I HAD A CONVERSATION AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE SEARCH AND HOW HE WAS DOING IN TERMS OF MOVING FORWARD WITH PURCHASING ONE KIND OR THE OTHER, SO I WAS THE ONE THAT INVITED HIM AND RATHER THAN LOSE OUT ON THE MONEY, IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE WORTHWHILE UNDER THE ARPA PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO FUND FOR YOUR AGENCY AND THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH AND CERTAINLY AS YOU HAVE HEARD, IT IS A VALUABLE SERVICE TO THOSE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO TURN AND IT IS UNIQUE AND I THINK IT IS UNIQUE IN THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF HOW THEY APPROACHED THE WAY THEY REHABILITATE PEOPLE AND PUT THEM BACK INTO SOCIETY WITH THE PROPER TRAINING RATHER THAN JUST OKAY, YOU COMPLETED YOUR SIX WEEK PROGRAM AND OFF YOU GO, HAVE A GOOD LIFE. SO THAT IS WHERE WE CAME FROM AND MAYBE IT IS PARTIALLY MY FAULT THAT WE DIDN'T GET AS MUCH INFORMATION HERE AS POSSIBLE, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PROACTIVE IN MAKING SURE PATRICK HAD INFORMATION THAT HE WAS WORKING WITH THEIR OFFICE AND THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT TO FORMALL ASK FOR THAT SWITCH IN TERMS OF THE MONIES WE HAVE SET ASIDE FOR THE PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR HOUSING TO THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MERCY? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS , I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT BEING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I READ IT, SO THAT IS WHY I BROUGHT UP MY CONCERNS AT THE LAST MEETING AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT HAVING YOUR VOLUNTEER COACHES HAVE SOMETHING BEHIND THEM, I'M SURE THAT YOU SUPERVISE THAT COACHING PROCESS BUT IT ALWAYS CONCERNS ME WHEN YOU HAVE WELL-MEANING VOLUNTEERS THAT MIGHT BE COMMUNICATING SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT INTENDING TO COMMUNICATE, SO PROVIDING TRAINING, I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO UTILIZE THIS AS A TRAIN THE TRAINER KIND OF THING, WHERE YOU CAN HAVE NOT JUST THE COACHES FOR 26 PEOPLE BUT THAT YOU CAN EXPAND THIS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BECAUSE AS A PARENT OF KIDS IN THEIR 20S THAT ONE HAS FALLEN ON HARD TIMES IN HIS LIFE BECAUSE HE HAS MADE SOME BAD DECISIONS AND THE OTHER HAS NOT, BUT THEY CAN ALL USE COACHING AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL TO THE PARENTS. SO I THINK IT IS PROBABLY UNDERVALUED AND UNDER AVAILABLE IN OUR COUNTY AND IN OUR SOCIETY, SO I DO SUPPORT IT. I HOPE WE DON'T GET FLOODED WITH ANYBODY WHO COULDN'T USE THEIR ARPA MONEY TO COME BACK AND DO OTHER CHANGES, BECAUSE WE WILL RUN OUT OF TIME, BUT I DO APPLAUD WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND THE EXPLANATION AND I THINK YOU WILL CHANGE LIVES, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE LIVES BUT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR KIDS LIVES AND CHANGING THOSE GENERATIONS. SO I DO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> WE ONLY HAD ONE ORGANIZATION THAT HASN'T REQUESTED FUNDING, SO ALL OF THE OTHER APPROVED APPLICATIONS HAVE ALREADY EITHER COMPLETED THEIR INVOICING FOR THEIR FUNDING OR IN THE PROCESS OF ALMOST COMPLETING, SO THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER OUTLYING ORGANIZATION THAT HAS NOT ASKED FOR FUNDS. >> OKAY, THAT MAKES ME FEEL A LOT BETTER. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL SAY, I'M NOT REAL HAPPY WITH A GRANT TO PROVIDE SOME VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION, SOME CONCRETE ASSET THAT COULD BE USED NEAR THE FACILITY, OR USED IN YOUR OPERATION, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO HE RIGHT MIND-SET AS WELL, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR BECAUSE YOUR MILLION DOLLAR DONATION, WHICH YOU JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED, I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO WANT TO SEE SOME VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEY [03:30:02] ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY IF THERE IS NO VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT. >> MR. CHAIR, THE MOTION NEEDS TO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO ARPA NONPROFIT FUNDING AGREEMENT NUMBER 22 23-161 WITH MERCY SUPPORT SERVICES, SO THAT IS MY MOTION. >> AND THAT IS MY SECOND, TO THE WORD. >> OKAY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? NEW [26.  Bid No. 23/24-037, Well Abandonment and New Well at Thunderbolt Park in Fleming Island (K. Smith)] BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER 26. A WELL ABANDONMENT AT THUNDERBOLT PARK. >> YES, THIS IS A BID THAT WE PUT OUT FOR THE WELL ABANDONMENT AND WELL REPLACEMENT AT THUNDERBOLT PARK, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUMP OVERHEATED, PVC PIPES MELTED, THE PUMP CANNOT BE REPAIRED SO THE OPTION WAS TO ABANDON THE CURRENT ONE, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE, A NEW SLAB, NEW LOCATION, NEW FENCING , SO WE PUT IT OUT TO BID AND I ONLY RECEIVED ONE DID, IT WAS FOUR COMPANIES THAT DID ATTEND THE MEETING, TWO OF THE COMPANIES DID NOT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK. I'M NOT SURE WHY THE THIRD COMPANY DID NOT BID, SO IT IS UNDER THE 50,000 BUT WE ANTICIPATED IT WOULD BE OVER SO IT WENT OUT FOR A FORMAL BID, SO STAFF MET BEFORE THIS, WE DO LIKE COMPETITION SO WE HAVE THE OPTION TO PUT IT BACK OUT AS INFORMAL OR MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BID AWARD. THERE'S A LOT OF WELL COMPANIES IN CLAY COUNTY AND OUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES, PARTRIDGE IS A GOOD COMPANY, THEY DID WORK FOR THE COUNTY BEFORE, ANOTHER TYPE OF WELL TYPE WORK AND REPAIR. SO, I'M BRINGING YOU TWO OPTIONS TODAY. IF WE PUT IT OUT AS INFORMAL, IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO ADVERTISE FOR THE LONG LENGTH OF TIME AS AN OPTION. >> SO AS YOU SAY INFORMAL, WE WILL REACH OUT TO SOME WELL COMPANIES AND ASK THEM TO SUBMIT, BASICALLY TO JUST SEE WHERE WE ARE. >> POLICY SAYS THREE WRITTEN QUOTES, WE CAN RUN IT BACK THROUGH AND OPEN IT ALSO AS AN INFORMAL. >> I WOULD SAY, LET'S GIVE THAT A SHOT, I THINK IT IS WORTH DOING THAT. MY QUESTION WOULD BE, SINCE THAT IS HOW WE IRRIGATE THE FIELDS, FORTUNATELY WE HAD RAIN YESTERDAY AND TODAY, BUT WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THE PROCESS WILL TAKE AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WILL IMPACT THE GRASS OUT THERE AND WE WILL CALL ON PARKS AND REC. >> YES, SIR, WE ARE RELYING SOLELY ON GOD'S REIGN AT THIS POINT, BUT IF WE PUT OUT FOR A REEDED, WE'LL HAVE TO TALK TO STAFF ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY FOR THE TIME BEING, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT ADVISORY, THAT IS THE ONLY IRRIGATION WE HAVE FROM THAT. OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN WE HAVE BEEN GETTING, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HAND WATERING OPTIONS. >> AND THE PARTRIDGES DO GREAT WORK, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET A COMPARISON DID ON THIS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, SO WE CAN GO SPEND IT ON FIELD UPKEEP SOMEWHERE ELSE OR WHATEVER. SO, I'M GOOD WITH THAT IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS. >> PARTRIDGE IS A NAME BRAND, YOU SAY THERE'S A LOT OF WELL DRILLING? >> THERE IS, THERE IS ONE DOWN IN KEYSTONE, DAMON ATTENDED THE PRE-BID, I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT, SO WE CAN REACH OUT TO A COUPLE OF THE COMPANIES AND SEE WHY THEY DID NOT RESPOND AND DRUM UP MORE INTEREST. >> I ECHO YOUR POSITION ON THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WE HAVE, THANK YOU. >> WE NEED A MOTION. >> WE WOULD NEED TO REJECT THIS BID. AND DEFINITELY PARTRIDGE HAS TO ARRIVE TO REBID THE FORMAL, SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. >> ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO REJECT THE BID AND GO OUT AND SOLICIT ADDITIONAL BIDDING FOR THIS PROJECT? [03:35:03] >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? IT PASSES, 4-0. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE AT LETTERS OF ACTION, RESIGNATION FROM THE [30.  Acceptance of Resignation from the Historic Preservation Board] HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD FROM GABRIEL FRANCO. DISTRICT 1. >> MOVED TO ACCEPT. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION FROM GABRIEL FRANCO. IT PASSES. AND LETTERS [31.  Bid Opening Tabulations (K. Smith)] OF DOCUMENTATION , I GUESS WE HAD TWO BID OPENINGS, ONE WIDENING PROJECT AND INSTALLATION OF IRRIGATION COMPONENT AT NEPTUNE SPORTS PARK. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO MY SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, NOW IS THE TIME. HEARING NONE. WE WILL CLOSE THE COMMENT PERIOD. OKAY, COUNTY ATTORNEY? [COUNTY ATTORNEY] >> JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THE OPIOID LITIGATION, OUR COUNSEL REACHED OUT TO LET US KNOW THAT THE COURT HAD GIVEN LIMITED OPPORTUNITY FOR AMENDMENTS TO COMPLAINTS, THE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW AND THEY WERE CONSIDERING ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS TO OUR CLAIM. I REACHED OUT TO THEM TODAY TO SEE IF THEY MADE A DECISION, THEY SAID THEY WERE STILL WORKING ON IT AND OBVIOUSLY IF THEY DECIDED TO, THEY WOULD DO IT BEFORE THE DEADLINE. BUT THAT IS JUST AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THAT. AND SECONDLY, AS I'M SURE MOST OF YOU KNOW FROM ATTENDING, THAT THE GOVERNOR DID SIGN THE BILL IN CONNECTION WITH THE PACE MATTER, SO NOW MOVING FORWARD, AND I ACTUALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL I'M LOOKING BACK AT IT, IN CONNECTION WITH RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL, THEY NOW HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH THE COUNTY TO FIRST GET APPROVAL. THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD NOT UPDATED THEIR WEBSITE TO REFLECT THAT BUT WHEN I CHECKED LAST NIGHT, THEY HAD SO THEY KNOW IT SPECIFICALLY ADVISES CONSUMERS THAT ARE LOOKING ON THE WEBSITE TO CHECK WITH THEM AND THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW. SO THAT IS A GOOD WIN AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE THE BOARD HELPED SUPPORT THAT BILL AND THE GOVERNOR IS IN SUPPORT OF IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COURTNEY. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THAT AND PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS FROM UNSCRUPULOUS DID OFFERS, WHATEVER RIDICULOUS THINGS WERE HAPPENING WITH THAT AND AT FIRST, LEON COUNTY AND SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE STARTED TO ATTACK THAT PROBLEM. WE DECIDED YEARS AGO AS A BOARD TO NOT LET THE RESIDENTIAL ASPECT CONTINUE BUT WE CONTINUE THE COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THEY HAD SOME COMMERCIAL FOLKS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN FINANCING AND THEY CHOSE NOT TO USE THAT AND THEREFORE WE GOT HIT WITH A FEW PEOPLE IN THAT INTERIM WHERE PACE WENT ROGUE AND DECIDED THEY WERE JUST GOING TO DO BUSINESS REGARDLESS WHETHER THEY HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT COUNTY AS IT WERE. SO COURTNEY WAS ON THAT FROM THE BEGINNING AND WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEYS IN THE STATE AND ALSO TAX COLLECTORS. THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SOME CASES NOT COLLECTING THAT TAX OR THOSE MONIES THAT WERE ON THE TAX BILL. SO THAT IS ONE FOR THE GOOD GUYS. THANK YOU GOVERNOR DESANTIS FOR SIGNING THAT. [COUNTY MANAGER] >> COUNTY MANAGER? >> FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, AND ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT PUT A LOT OF EFFORT, ALSO THE COUNTY AUDITOR ON THIS, TO BRIEF THE BOARD ON THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THE FACILITIES. SO REALLY, A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THAT AND WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT DIRECTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A POST CYCLONE LOCATED INLAND OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, BERYL. THERE IS NO TROPICAL CYCLONE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, HOWEVER THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD NOT BE PREPARED, WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY MANAGER [03:40:02] OVER HERE, HE WOULD ASK ME TO PROMOTE THE ALERT, AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING THAT INFORMATION. THERE'S A LOT OF APPS FOR THAT THAT ARE VERY CONVENIENT BUT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND IT WAS A VERY RARE STORM TO REACH A CATEGORY FIVE IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, SO MORE TO FOLLOW. WE WILL SEE WHAT THE WEATHER ENTAILS DURING THIS HURRICANE SEASON. PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, THAT CAME ASHORE AS A CATEGORY ONE, VERY INTENSE CATEGORY, METEOROLOGISTS SAID OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER, SO THAT CAN SHOW YOU, THAT IS FROM A CATEGORY ONE STORM. >> ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IS MY DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN HOUSTON LOST POWER AND THEY ARE NOT EXPECTING POWER UNTIL TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. >> I MOVED FROM MELROSE TO HOUSTON TO BE NEAR FAMILY AND HIS WIFE WAS TELLING ME THAT THEIR HOUSE NEVER FLOODED HERE, THEY NEVER LOST ANYTHING AND THEIR HOUSE IN KEYSTONE FLOODED AND THEY LOST THEIR OUTDOOR KITCHEN AND SHE WAS JUST BESIDE HERSELF. AND THEY ARE 70, SO GOING WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, YOU KNOW, THAT IS NOT GREAT. >> I HEARD A SIMILAR STORY FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNS A RESTAURANT AND HE EXPERIENCED A CATEGORY ONE, GOING OVER THERE HOME AND HE ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE. WE TEND TO THINK ABOUT CLAY COUNTY, THEY NEVER EXPERIENCED EVEN TROPICAL FORCE SUSTAINED WIND FOR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SO WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, THAT LEVEL OF FLOODING IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN BUT THE WIND DAMAGE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, JUST PLEASE PREPARE. EVERYONE LIKES TO BRAG ON HOW MANY THINGS THEY HAVE RIDDEN OUT, AND THEN THEY REGRET IT. [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] >> I HAVE NOTHING MORE. >> I'VE ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LISTEN BUT THAT IS NOT MY PROBLEM. FIRST AND FOREMOST, DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR FOLKS IN FLEMING PLANTATION AND THOSE WHO TAKE THE SOUTHERN ROUTE ON TOMS CENTER BOULEVARD THAT COME OUT AT U.S. 17, RICHARD AND HIS STAFF HAVE ORDERED A WARRANT STUDY ON THE TRAFFIC AND WHETHER OR NOT IT DESERVES A SIGNAL, PUTTING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I THINK EVERY FOUR YEARS WE DO ANOTHER STUDY AND IT COMES BACK NO AGAIN. SO, WE TRIED IT AND WE WENT THROUGH THE SYSTEM THE BEST WE COULD, AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN GETTING THE INFORMATION BACK BECAUSE THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC AND FOLKS TRYING TO GET OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF THAT INTERSECTION MAKES IT A LITTLE TOUGHER BUT WE WILL HAVE TO TURN THIS OVER TO OUR STATE DELEGATION AND MAYBE THEY CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION AND DO SOMETHING THERE. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNEW THAT WE DID WHAT WE SAID, WE PUT IT UP FOR A STUDY AND A CAME BACK AND UNFORTUNATELY NOT A GOOD RESULT FOR US. TWO OTHER THINGS IN TERMS OF ROADS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT HIGHWAY 17 IS SCHEDULED TO GET THE REPAVING STARTED AGAIN. THAT WAS SCHEDULED LAST NIGHT THAT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT. BUT THAT IS THE NORTHERNMOST PROJECT FROM DODGERS LAKE BRIDGE TO JUST NORTH OF EAGLE HARBOR PARKWAY, THAT IS STILL SCHEDULED TO FINISH PROBABLY IN THE NEXT 30 OR 45 DAYS DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR HOW FAST THEY WORK BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE GOING TO STAY ON THE JOB UNTIL THAT ONE IS DONE AND THEY WON'T BE PULLED TO BE USED FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND THE SECOND PROJECT, EAGLE HARBOR PARKWAY TO VILLAGE SQUARE AND WATER OAK AND THEY HAVE UNTIL NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER TO FINISH THAT ONE SO THAT IS ALSO KICKING UP IN GEAR. THE GOOD ASPECTS OF BOTH PROJECTS IS THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING IN THE EVENING AND AT NIGHT, SO HOPEFULLY IT'LL KEEP THE TRAFFIC JAMS TO A MINIMUM. SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS FROM THE FOLKS THAT DRIVE THAT ALL THE TIME. ONE LAST THING, THERE IS A GENTLEMAN WHO IS DEALING WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, THROUGHOUT, I'M NOT EVEN A COMMISSIONER OF THE DISTRICT [03:45:02] BUT HE SAID MY NAME AND SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO REPORT ME BECAUSE I HAVE A BURN PILE. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A BURN BARREL, SO YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ON FLEMING ISLAND WOULD NOT TOLERATE A BURN BARREL, A, THE CDD , NOBODY WOULD TOLERATE THAT. SO IF YOU ARE WATCHING, YOU HAVE THE WRONG BURN PILE GUY. BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT PEOPLE ON THE NORTHERN PART OF CLAY COUNTY WERE WONDERING THE SAME THING, WHY YOU HAD A BURN PILE. >> I NEVER HAVE AND I FEEL SOMEWHAT NEGLECTED. >> I WANT TO REPORT OR CHRONICLE A LETTER THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM SENATOR BRADLEY AS INFO, IT WAS TO SECRETARY SEAN HAMILTON, THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, I WILL JUST READ A COUPLE OF SENTENCES. WE WANT TO EXPRESS FROM SENATOR BRADLEY TO THE SECRETARY, OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE PROPER REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATION AT STONERIDGE FARMS. AND I WILL SKIP DOWN TO THE REAL MEAT OF THE LETTER, IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS NOT YET APPROVED THE MOST RECENT REMEDIATION PLANS AND CONTROLS WHICH WERE SUBMITTED IN THE REVISED CMS REPORT ADDENDUM BY STONERIDGE FARMS. SO IT IS AN ONGOING BATTLE. WE HAVE OUR BEST WARRIORS FIGHTING IT, BUT IT WILL GET RESOLVED EVENTUALLY, IF IT IS NOT TODAY. WE ARE GOING FORWARD. LASTLY I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF , THAT IS A LOT OF QUALITY WORK, A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING THAT TOOK PLACE TONIGHT AND PRESENTED TONIGHT AND IT RESULTED IN ACTION AND THAT IS WHAT WE NEED, WE DON'T NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THINGS, WE NEED TO BE MOVING BECAUSE THE TRAIN IS RIGHT BEHIND US MOVING US DOWN THE TRACK AND IF YOU'RE NOT AHEAD OF THE TRAIN, YOU ARE GOING TO BE RUNOVER POINT SO I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND KEEPING US INFORMED AND HELPING US MAKE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.