[00:00:05] >>> WELL, I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING FOR OCTOBER 8, AND RIGHT AFTER THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE, I'M GOING TO ASK ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON REFUSE OR TRASH PICKUP, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OUT IN THE FOYER, GO OUT THERE AND TELL THEM WHAT YOUR ISSUE IS, AND THEN YOU CAN COME BACK IN. THEY WILL INPUT IT INTO THE SYSTEM AND THAT HE CAN COME BACK IN IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU WILL BE MORE THAN HIM TO DO THAT. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO COMMISSIONER BURKE WILL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION. >> PLEASE STAND UP OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. LET'S PRAY. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING US HERE TODAY. I JUST PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE WITH OUR COUNTY RIGHT NOW IN OUR PREPARATION FOR THE STORM. I PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE WITH ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR MILITARY, OUR LEADERS FOR OUR STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY , AND I JUST PRAY THAT YOU WILL JUST WATCH OVER EVERYONE. I PRAY THAT WHOEVER NEEDS TO EVACUATE FOR THIS STORM IS DOING SO. I PRAY THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AS A FAMILY HERE IN OUR STATE TO ENCOURAGE THE SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. PLEASE, JUST PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND ALL THOSE, AND I PRAY THERE IS MINIMAL INSTRUCTION, LORD. I PRAY THAT HE WILL ALSO BE WITH ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY LOST LIVES WITH THEIR FAMILIES UP NORTH OF US, AND JUST CONTINUE TO PLEASE JUST BE WITH THEM AND JUST WATCH OVER THOSE PEOPLE . OUR HEARTS JUST GO OUT TO THEM. I PRAY THAT YOU WILL JUST BE WITH US TONIGHT THROUGH ALL THE DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE. I JUST PRAY THAT WE WILL BE FAIR AND THAT WE WILL, WE WILL LOOK TO YOU FOR THE BEST DECISION THAT AFFECTS EVERYONE IN A POSITIVE WAY, AND TO BE POSITIVE AND TO REALIZE THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AGAIN FOR EVERYONE HERE FOR OUR STAFF, FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS WORKED SO HARD IN THE PAST WEEK TO GET EVERYTHING WORKING WELL, AND CONTINUE TO BE WITH US, WITH EVERYONE IN THE SHELTERS, AT THE EEOC , EVERYONE WORKING HARD TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR OUR COUNTY AND THIS WONDERFUL PLACE WE LIVE IN. CONTINUE TO BLESS US AND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES HERE, AND AGAIN, BE WITH EVERYONE AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN. >> WE HAVE RETIRED COMMANDER GREGOY ACHORS WHO IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COMMANDER ACHORS HAS SERVED AS A NAVAL AVIATOR FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND WAS STATIONED AT NAS PENSACOLA, AND HE IS CORPUS CHRISTI, NAS JACKSONVILLE, AND NAS NORFOLK BEFORE HE RETIRED IN 2009. HE JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE HIS FATHER AND UNCLE WERE BOTH AIR FORCE OFFICERS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT ANYWAY. DURING HIS SERVICING LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK AND HIS FAVORITE SERVICE MEMORIES WERE FLYING AND REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY AROUND THE GLOBE. COMMANDER ACHORS IS A DECORATED VETERAN HOLDING FIVE COMMENDATION MEDALS, A SOUTHWEST SERVICE MEDAL, TWO KUWAIT LIBERATION MEDALS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT, KOSOVO CAMPAIGN MEDALS, AND TWO NATO METALS, AND EXPERT RIFLE AND PISTOL METALS. HE IS A FLEMING ISLAND RESIDENT AND ALSO A RETIRED CAPTAIN WITH FEDEX, FEDERAL EXPRESS. WE THINK IT -- THANK YOUR TIME IN THE SERVICE. PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. >> 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. >> THE MICROPHONE WORKS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY UNDERSTANDS OR HAS EVER BEEN TOLD THE HISTORY OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT A GUY NAMED FRANCIS BELL VOTED IN 1882 TO MARK THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FINDING THE AMERICAS. AND THE VERSION THAT WE RECITE TODAY WAS WRITTEN IN 1954 . SO IT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I, YOU KNOW, REMEMBER FROM, LIKE, FOURTH GRADE AND WANTED TO PASS ON. THANK YOU AND IT WAS A PLEASURE BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE IT. >> CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE COUNTRY. WITH [CALL TO ORDER] THAT , WE WILL BEGIN THE MEETING. I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. LIKE I SAID, IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH OUR NEW CONTRACTOR, GARBAGE PICKUP OR WASTE PICKUP, CHARLIE LATHAM , IF YOU COULD STAND UP AND WAVE YOUR HAND , HE WILL TAKE YOU [00:05:04] OUT IN THE FOYER AND WE WILL ENTER IT INTO OUR SYSTEM. OKAY. IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO CHARLIE , THAT'S FINE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO HIM, WE WILL CAPTURE YOU AS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. EITHER WAY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT. TO BEGIN THE MEETING, I SEE ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE [PET ADOPTIONS] PRESENT AND WILL BEGIN WITH THE PET ADOPTIONS. >> OUR FIRST DOCK TODAY IS LILY, A SPAYED FEMALE MIXED BREED TWO YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 38 POUNDS. THIS HIGH-ENERGY GIRL IS ALL ABOUT ADVENTURE, PLAYTIME, AND LOTS OF LOVE. LILY LOVES RESPECTFUL TALKING FRIENDS, SNUGGLES, AND ANY TOYS SHE CAN GET HER PAWS ON. SHE IS A WATER LEVEL, KNOWS SIT AND WAIT, AND IS SUPER RESPONSIVE TO HER PEOPLE. PERFECT FOR AN ACTIVE, AFFECTIONATE FAMILY. READY FOR YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE BUDDY? COME MEET LILY TODAY. NEXT WE HAVE ROWAN, NEUTERED MALE, MIXED BREED, FIVE YEARS OLD, WEIGHS ABOUT 71 POUNDS. I WENT IS A 71 POUND WRECKING BALL OF ENERGY WHO IS STILL FIGURING OUT HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN. HE IS STRONG, DETERMINED , AND STILL LEARNING HOW TO WALK ON A LEASH. WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER DOGS, HE HAS GOT BIG LET'S BE FRIENDS NOW ENERGY, WHICH CAN COME OFF OF THE BED, WELL, EXTRA. ROWAN HAS LOTS OF POTENTIAL AND WITH SOME PATIENCE, TRAINING, AND A CONFIDENT BUDDY, HE COULD REALLY SHINE. OUR FIRST CAT IS MIDNIGHT, SPAYED FEMALE, DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR, THREE YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 8.9 POUNDS. THIS 2-YEAR-OLD DIVA KNOWS WHAT SHE LIKES , PEACE, QUIET, AND COZY NESTING SPOTS. MIDNIGHT IS A CHATTY GIRL WHO WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN SHE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY, BUT SHE IS ALL ABOUT HER PERSONAL SPACE. SHE IS A BIT SHY AROUND NEW PEOPLE AND PREFERS A SOLO LIFE , SO A CALM, PATIENT HOME IS SURGERY. NOT A FAN OF OTHER CATS, DOGS , OR THE CHAOS OF KIDDOS, MIDNIGHT IDEAL DAY IS SPENT LOUNGING IN THE SUN OR SNUGGLING UP IN BED. WIN HER OVER WITH TREATS AND YOU HAVE YOURSELF A LOYAL COMPANION. DO MY BEST TO PRONOUNCE THIS, CHICK LATINA ? I WILL GO WITH THAT. SPAYED FEMALE, DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR, THREE YEARS OLD. THIS LITTLE LADY MAYBE SHY AT FIRST, BUT ONCE SHE WARMS UP, SHE IS ALL ABOUT THE LOVE AND PLAYTIME. SHE IS A YOUNG , AFFECTIONATE KITTY WHO ENJOYS THE COMPANY OF OTHER CATS AND HAS A PLAYFUL SIDE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESIST , AND SHE HAS A BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. SHE LOVES HANGING OUT INDOORS FOR SOME COZY CUDDLES, BUT IS HAPPIEST WHEN SHE CAN EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, OF COURSE. SHE WOULD THRIVE IN A HOME WHERE SHE CAN BE THE CURIOUS ADVENTURE OUTSIDE AND A SNUGGLE BUG INSIDE. AND WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF STORM FOSTER PARENTS FOR DOGS, CATS, AND KITTENS. PLEASE CONSIDER OPENING YOUR HOME TEMPORARILY, AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT LEIGH FOSTERS THAT CLAY COUNTY DOVE.COM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING YOUR FAIRY FRIENDS BUT CAN'T BRING ONE HOME, PLEASE LOOK AT OUR AMAZON WISH LIST . WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF ITEMS FOR OUR FOSTER KITTENS AND OUR SHELTER ANIMALS. JUST GO TO AMAZON.COM. THAT COMPLETES OUR PET ADOPTIONS. >> THANK YOU. COULD MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ME UP FRONT FOR A SPECIAL STAFF RECOGNITION. [Albert McDuffie Retirement] >> THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAVE A SPECIAL STAFF RECOGNITION FOR MR. ALBERT MCDUFFIE , WHO AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CLAY COUNTY IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS NOW RETIRING. IF YOU COULD JOIN ME UP HERE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ANY SPECIAL GUEST YOU HAVE. >> WHILE WESTILL HAVE YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER, RIGHT? WE CAN CALL YOU UP? >> >> MR. MCDUFFIE STARTED WITH THE COUNTY AS A CREW LEADER IN 1989. THROUGH HIS YEARS OF SERVICE HE HELD THE TITLE MUST BE OPERATOR, CLUE -- CREW LEDERMAN, AND ENDED WITH THE TITLE OF GENERAL FOREMAN. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTY AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT. WITH THAT I AM SURE ERIC HAS A FEW GOOD WORDS , MAYBE SOME GOOD STORIES. >> I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT [00:10:01] ALBERT IS A TRUE PUBLIC SERVICE, SERVANT TO THIS COUNTY. HE DEDICATED MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE HERE IN SERVICE TO THE COUNTY, WHICH MEANS A LOT OF LATE NIGHTS, A LOT OF STORM RESPONSES, A LOT OF WEEKEND WORK. PUBLIC WORKS IS DEFINITELY A PLACE WHERE THERE IS ALWAYS WORK TO BE DONE , AND ALBERT IS THE KIND OF MAN I NEVER WANTED TO BE OFF WHEN THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE. AT THIS POINT, IT IS TIME FOR US TO SUPPORT HIM IN HIS TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE FOR US, AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVORS. >> BE DONE WORKING HERE FOR THE COUNTY, BUT I SEE SOMEONE -- INAUDIBLE ] >> THINK -- I THANK YOU GOD FOR THE OWNER TO PROCURE THE COUNTY. HE CAME HERE IN 1989. JIMMY WEEKS, REVEREND BAKER, AND THEN THEY ASKED ME IF I CAN GET YOU A JOB AT THIS COUNTY, WOULD YOU STAY. I SAID YES, SIR, I WOULD. SO, 35 YEARS FROM TODAY, I WANTED HIM TO BE HERE BUT I COULD EVER GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM TO LET HIM KNOW I KEPT MY PROMISE. AND THERE HAS BEEN UPS AND DOWNS, BUT I THINK GOD I MADE IT THROUGH IT. AND THOUGH MY HEART, I LOVED WORKING WITH ALL OF MY COWORKERS. THAT'S THE THING I'M GOING TO MISS, IS MY COWORKERS. AND GOING OUT WITH STEVE, MESSING WITH ERIC AND ALL OF THEM. NOW, THIS IS MY SIDEKICK . THAT'S MY BROTHER. WE CAME HERE 3 DAYS APART. AND I THANK CLAY COUNTY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOVE THIS COUNTY . THERE'S NOTHING I WOULDN'T DO FOR THIS COUNTY. THANK YOU . >> >> [1.  National Fire Prevention Week (October 6-12, 2024)] >> WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ONE IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK . FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OCTOBER 6 THROUGH 12 , AND THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME IS SMOKE ALARMS, MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU. TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF HAVING WORKING SMOKE ALARMS. IN A , THERE IS A SHELFLIFE ON SMOKE ALARMS. IT IS ABOUT 10 YEARS NORMALLY, SO IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT THE PLASTIC IS TURNING YELLOW, IT IS PROBABLY TIME. A SMOKE ALARM CAN GIVE YOU THAT ADVANCED WARNING THAT YOU NEED TO SAFELY EXIT YOUR HOME MUSCLE I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE APPEAR -- UP HERE, AND JOIN US UP HERE FOR THE READING OF THE PROCLAMATION. >> WHEREAS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OBSERVED EACH YEAR DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9TH IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE OF OCTOBER 8TH, 1871 THAT CAUSED DEVASTATING DAMAGE, KILLING MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE AND DESTROYING MORE THAN 17,400 STRUCTURES , AND WHEREAS IN 1925, PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE PROCLAIMED FIRE PREVENTION WEEK A NATIONAL OBSERVANCE, MAKING IT THE LONGEST-RUNNING PUBLIC HEALTH OBSERVANCE IN OUR COUNTRY. AND WHEREAS THE 2024 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME IS SMOKE ALARMS, MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU , TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING WORKING SMOKE ALARMS IN EVERY SLEEPING AREA AND LEVEL OF THE HOME, CONDUCTING REGULAR SMOKE ALARM TESTS AND REPLACING SMOKE ALARMS THAT ARE MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD. WHEREAS , WORKING SMOKE ALARMS CUT THE RISK OF HOUSE FIRE DEATHS BY 60% AND RESIDENTS WHO PLAN AND PRACTICE A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN ARE MORE PREPARED, AND WILL THEREFORE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE A FIRE. AND WHEREAS , CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF HOME FIRES AND [00:15:04] HOME FIRE INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION AND EDUCATION AND ANY RESIDENT WHO NEEDS A SMOKE ALARM OR HELP INSTALLING A SMOKE ALARM CAN CONTACT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AT -- ALSO DOWN 904-501-2757 . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 6 THROUGH 1220 24 IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN CLAY COUNTY, AND IN DOING SO ENCOURAGES ALL CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS ARE INSTALLED IN THEIR HOMES AND THEY HAVE A FAMILY HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN , DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AND OF COURSE, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY . I THINK YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE THEME THIS YEAR AND MAKE IT DON'T SET ANYTHING ON FIRE WITH YOUR CANDLES, BECAUSE I SAW YOUR POST TODAY ABOUT THAT, BUT ANYWAY , WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO . YOU WANT THE MICROPHONE? >> YEAH, SO THE PROCLAMATION PRETTY MUCH GIVES YOU THE HISTORY OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. I HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF ME OR WITH ME TODAY CAPTAIN BOY KEY AND LIEUTENANT SOULS BOTH IN THE FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION. TRULY, THIS IS , THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT, BECAUSE DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE LOSS AND THE DAMAGE IN THE STRUCTURE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE LOSS OF LIVES IS WHETHER YOU HAVE A WORKING SMOKE DETECTOR IN YOUR HOUSE. I WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE ONE COMMON MYTH AWAY. IT BEEPING , BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES WE GET THIS CALL . GETS BEEPING. I CAN'T MAKE IT STOP BEEPING . AND THEN WE GO OUT THERE AND TYPICALLY IT IS A BATTERY TYPE ISSUE OR JUST A GENERAL MAINTENANCE ISSUE . SO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU, EVERY YEAR, OCTOBER IS A GREAT TIME TO CHECK YOUR BATTERIES, REPLACER SMOKE DETECTORS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM , OR EXCUSE ME, REPLACER SMOKE DETECTORS IF THEY ARE OLD, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE BATTERY-OPERATED SMOKE DETECTORS, NOT JUST THE WIRED IN SMOKE DETECTORS . BAT CAM, THAT CAN DO SOME GREAT THINGS. SMOKE DETECTORS ARE A BIT LIKE FIRE PREVENTION, BECAUSE IT GIVES US EARLIER NOTIFICATION SO WE CAN HOPEFULLY , WE DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A FIRE, BUT IF YOU DO, IT IS CRITICAL FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT. IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE ONE, PLEASE CONTACT THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ONE IN YOUR HOME. INC. YOU VERY MUCH. >> [2.  Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October 2024)] >> THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS IN HONOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH . OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH . IT IS , IT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ACROSS THE NATION WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR SURVIVORS. FAMILIES AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. EVERYONE DESERVES TO LIVE FREE FROM THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR OWN HOME. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS AFTERNOON ON THE AGENDA WITH SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HEAR FROM CLAY COUNTY QUICKLY HOUSE AND THE STATES ATTORNEY OFFICE TO HELP US RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. WE ALSO INVITE THE CLERK OF COURTS AND COMPTROLLER, MS. TERRY GREEN, TO EXPLAIN HOW CLERKS WORK HAND-IN-HAND WITH ADVOCATES TO ASSIST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VAGUE VICTIMS AND NEEDS OF INJUNCTIONS AND PREVENTIONS. IF YOU CAN ALL JOIN US A FRIEND. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. AFTER I GET THROUGH THE PROCLAMATION I'M SURE WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS MORE THAN 12 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, AND AN AVERAGE OF 24 PEOPLE PER MINUTE ARE VICTIMS, VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE OR STOCKING BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER, AND WHEREAS THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS WIDE-RANGING AND THE CRIME DOES NOT KNOW RACE, AGE, GENDER, OR INCOME WITH EFFECTS THAT CAN BE FELT IN ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY HERE IN CLAY COUNTY AND ACROSS THE U.S. RACE, AGE, GENDER, OR INCOME WITH EFFECTS THAT CAN BE FELT IN ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY HERE IN CLAY COUNTY AND ACROSS THE [00:20:02] U.S. WHEREAS DURING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, VICTIM ADVOCATES, ALLIED PROFESSIONALS, SURVIVORS OF ABUSE, THEIR LOVED ONES, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO MOURN THE LIVES LOST TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO END THIS EPIDEMIC, AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS WORKING TO CREATE CHANGE. WHEREAS EACH DAY ACROSS THE U.S. MORE THAN 79,000 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO SEEK SERVICES FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND SHELTERS THAT CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, PROVIDE A WAY TO ESCAPE, AND GIVE SURVIVORS A CHANCE FOR A NEW LIFE . AND WHEREAS THIS OCTOBER, CLAY COUNTY JOINS COUNTIES ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE NATION IN SUPPORTING THE WRITERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND COMMENCE LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE QUIGLEY HOUSE AND THE DEDICATED WORKING EVERY DAY TO EDUCATE, EQUIP , AND EMPOWER SURVIVORS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CREATE A LIFE FREE OF VIOLENCE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA , DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER OF 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY, DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE . IT IS OFFICIAL. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. >> YES, PLEASE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JULIA EDWARDS AND I AM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR QUIGLEY HOUSE, A DUAL CERTIFIED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SHELTER SERVING CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR FOR ME TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH . AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU. IN 1985, THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS TO HER HUSBAND. ON THE OUTS TIED TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHE SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT COUPLE, BUT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SHE WAS LIVING HER NIGHTMARE HER HUSBAND WHO WORKED FOR THE RAILROAD WAS AN ALCOHOLIC AND OFTEN WOULD BEAT HER FOR NO REASON. IF THE HOUSE WAS NOT CLEANED TO HIS LIKING HER HIS DINNER COOKED JUST RIGHT, SHE WOULD BE BEATEN UNTIL SHE COULD NOT WALK. HE WAS ALSO CAREFUL NOT TO HIT HER IN THE FACE OR IN PLACES THAT CLOTHING COULD NOT COVER UP. HE WOULD HIDE THE CAR KEYS DURING THE DAY, LEAVING HER IN ISOLATION AND NO WAY TO FLEE. THEN ONE DAY, HE HIT HER SO HARD SHE HIT THE FLOOR AND WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST . WHEN THE POLICE WERE CALLED, HE TOLD THEM SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD . HER AUTOPSY REPORT READ "CARDIAC ARREST." BY TODAY'S DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SHE DIED AT THE HANDS OF HER ABUSER A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AFTER HER DEATH, HER FAMILY DISCOVERED JOURNALS AND PICTURES AFTER PICTURES WHERE SHE HAD DOCUMENTED HER ABUSE FOR YEARS. HER GRANDDAUGHTER WANTED TO KEEP A PORCELAIN CAT SHE SIGHED WHEN SHE PICKED IT UP , STASHES OF CASH FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT . HER GRANDMOTHER HAD BEEN HIDING HER LEFT OVER GROCERY MONEY IN THE HOPES OF ONE DAY HAVING ENOUGH TO LEAVE HER ABUSER , BUT SHE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE . THIS WOMAN'S NAME WAS NELLY VAUGHN , AND SHE WAS MY GRANDMOTHER. I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO BE HER VOICE AND THE VOICE OF SO MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR VOICE SILENCED. HOWEVER, TODAY'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS A DIFFERENT FACE . IT IS NOT JUST PHYSICAL ABUSE. IT ALSO INCLUDES PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR THAT INVOLVE EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, FINANCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL ABUSE. OUR LAWS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE COME A LONG WAY . THEY COVER ANY TYPE OF PHYSICAL ASSAULT, BATTERY, SEXUAL ASSAULT , STALKING, KIDNAPPING, PULSE AND PRISM IN, OR ANY OTHER CRIMINAL OFFENSE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH OF A FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER BY ANOTHER FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER. DUE TO OUR LAWS, ABUSERS HAVE GOTTEN SMARTER . THEY DON'T NECESSARILY USE PHYSICAL ABUSE AS A MEANS TO CONTROL THEIR VICTIM. WE NOW ARE SEEING RISING CASES OF ABUSERS USING FIREARMS AS A MEANS OF THREAT TO CONTROL AND COERCE THEIR VICTIM OUR ABUSERS ARE BECOMING SMARTER AND MORE DEADLY . FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS , QUIGLEY HOUSE HAS BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES DIVIDING A SAFE AND SECURE PLACE FOR SURVIVORS FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES, AND WE ARE PROUD TO EMPOWER OUR SURVIVORS WITH THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN LONG-TERM SAFETY, STABILITY, AND INDEPENDENCE THEY DESERVE , A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE SHOULD NOT COMMENT THE COST OF A LIFE. WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ORANGE PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, GREEN COAST SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CLAY COUNTY ADMINISTRATION , AND OUR MANY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. I THANK ALL OF THESE INCREDIBLE PARTNERS AS YOU SEE ME STANDING HERE TODAY. FOR THEIR COMMITMENT IN HELPING US TO BUILD A FUTURE WITHOUT ABUSE. SADLY WE KNOW DOMESTIC [00:25:01] VIOLENCE AFFECTS FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, 1 AND 3 WOMEN, AND 1 IN 4 MEN EXPERIENCE MR. PARTNER VIOLENCE. FOR WOMEN OF COLOR AND MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, THE PREVALENCE OF BEING TARGETED FOR ABUSE AND VIOLENCE IS EVEN HIGHER. 1 IS TOO MANY. IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, STATISTICS SHOW THAT 106,515 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES WERE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT . 217 INDIVIDUALS HAVE DIED AT THE HANDS OF THEIR ABUSER . 63,217 ARRESTS WERE MADE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES. IN CLAY COUNTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO 2024, THERE WERE 1313 CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REPORTED TO CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. QUIGLEY HOUSE ANSWERED OVER 1500 HOTLINE CALLS . QUIGLEY HOUSE HAD 930 REFERRALS TO SHELTER WITH 170 PARTICIPANTS ENTERING OUR SHELTER PROGRAM. AND QUIGLEY HOUSE PROVIDED OVER 26,000 SERVICES TO SURVIVORS . THESE STATISTICS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND IT IS WHY IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT ALL SURVIVORS HAVE ACCESS TO THE INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES THEY DESERVE TOO SERVICES THAT HONOR THEIR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES THAT HELP THEM OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SAFETY AND STABILITY. WE AND OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE SERVICES, INTEGRATING SPACES WHERE SURVIVORS CAN FEEL SAFE TO REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT. TOGETHER WE ARE HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THRIVE AFTER ABUSE AND WE ARE GIVING SURVIVORS TOOLS TO SHAPE THEIR OWN FUTURES AND END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. QUIGLEY HOUSE IS COMMITTED TO THIS LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE CHANGING WORK . OUR MOTTO IS HOW CAN WE SAY YES TO OUR SURVIVOR, AND OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE , EQUIP, AND EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHILE PROVIDING AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION. OUR CONFIDENTIAL EMERGENCY SHELTER IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE IN OUR COUNTY FOR THOSE SEEKING SAFETY AND WE KNOW THAT ASK US TO SHELTER AND HOUSING ARE ESSENTIAL TO BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE, BECAUSE WHEN SURVIVORS HAVE SAFETY AND ABILITY, THEY CAN BEGIN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL THIS IMPORTANT WORK AND FOR RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH . >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS OUR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, JACKIE CREW. THIS IS OUR DIRECTOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OVER AT OUR SHELTER, TONYA FREEMAN. THIS IS SAMANTHA HUDSON, OUR SHELTER AND ADVOCATE ORDINATOR, AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS HERE. CODY MONROE, TOSHA WALLACE, THEN WE HAVE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE. HANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT TAKES PART IN THIS CAUSE. YOU ARE DOING AMAZING WORK. >> SO A LOT OF TIMES THIS PROCESS WILL START AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE, WHEN SOMEBODY DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHAT TO DO . THEY WILL COME INTO THE OFFICE TO START THE PROCESS FOR AN INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION AND SO JUST TO ADD TO THOSE NUMBERS, WHICH THEY ARE PROBABLY SOMEWHAT CO-MINGLED , THIS GROUP HERE BUT I WANT TO INTRODUCE FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE ASSIST WITH ABOUT 900 ON AVERAGE PER YEAR INJUNCTIONS FOR PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS. THE ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON IS THAT IF SOMEBODY NEEDS INFORMATION ON WHAT AN INJUNCTION IS, HOW TO PURSUE AN INJUNCTION, WE DO HAVE INFORMATION AS WELL ON THE CLAY COUNTY CLERKS WEBPAGE. WE ALSO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE PETITIONS FOR INJUNCTIONS ONLINE, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE , A LOT OF TIME THESE LADIES DEAL WITH VERY EMOTIONAL, FEARFUL TYPE SITUATIONS AT THE COUNTER IN A PUBLIC BUILDING . THEY CAN GET KIND OF NERVE-RACKING SOMETIMES AND DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO, TO , TO ACTUALLY FILL OUT THE PETITION. IT IS AN EMOTIONAL THING, AS WELL AS LAST YEAR IN LEGISLATION, THEY IMPLEMENTED A HOPE CARD . IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO ACTUALLY RECEIVES, IS GRANTED AN INJUNCTION. IT IS JUST A LITTLE SAFETY CARD YOU CAN CARRY AROUND AND YOU CAN HAVE AVAILABLE THAT HAS FORMATION ABOUT YOUR INJUNCTION , AND THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL. THEY CAN JUST GO ONLINE, A COUPLE PEOPLE OF INFORMATION , THEY CAN GET AN ELECTRONIC PART OF THEIR CARD PRINTED IF THEY WANT TO CARRY THAT AS WELL, SO THAT IS FAIRLY NEW AS WELL. WE LOVE OUR PARTNERS AND THEY DO A GREAT , THEY HAVE IS A DO A GREAT JOB. AFTER ALL OF THE CRITICAL SERVICES . WE JUST HELP TRY TO GET IT STARTED AND GET THE PROTECTIONS IN ORDER WITH THE JUDICIARY. AND SO, MY STAFF, WHICH ARE CO-MINGLED IN HERE EVERYWHERE , ON THE AND IS TRACY MCCRAY, MY CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, WHO OVERSEES ALL THINGS COURT . RICK DINGLE IS MY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. HE OVERSEES EVERYTHING MONEY. THEN HERE ARE SOME OF MY CRITICAL PLAYERS RIGHT HERE. AMY HERRERA IS OUR CIVIL DIRECTOR AND BECKY CRUISES OUR CIVIL SUPERVISOR AND SO THEY WORK WITH THE LADIES WHO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES AT THE COUNTER. SO, [00:30:03] THANK YOU GUYS. >> WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS A COME AWAY SEE WE HAVE A GREAT SUPPORT GROUP FOR THIS INITIATIVE HERE IN CLAY COUNTY , SO I THINK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE HAVE A -- >> >> THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. [3.  National Cybersecurity Month (October 2024)] >> THE LAST PROCLAMATION WE HAVE COMMEMORATES NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH. THE UNITED STATES AND CONGRESS HAVE DECLARED OCTOBER TO BE CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH PERIOD OF TIME DEDICATED FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBER SECURITY . OVER THE YEARS, CYBERSECURITY HAS GROWN INTO A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS, ENCOURAGE ACTIONS BY THE PUBLIC TO REDUCE ONLINE RISK, AND GENERATE DISCUSSION ON CYBER THREATS ON A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALE. IN OCTOBER OF 2024 MAX THE 21ST CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH . MIS DIRECTOR DEAN HAIN, COME UP HERE. THE STAFF ARE HERE TODAY TO HELP US RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION ONLINE, AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY I WAS HACKED, WHAT, A WEEK AGO OR SO. IF YOU GOT AN EMAIL FOR ME ASKING TO COME UP TO MY OFFICE AND DO SOMETHING, IT WASN'T ME. AND QUITE HONESTLY, JUST YESTERDAY , SOMEBODY WAS FISHING IN MY EMAIL AT HOME, SO I REMEMBERED THE TRAINING WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO MY WHICH I COMPLETED , SO I DIDN'T FALL FOR THEIR PLOY. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO . >> WHEREAS CYBER ATTACKS AFFECT OUR DAILY LIVES ECONOMY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY BY DESTROYING, CORRUPTING , AND STEALING INFORMATION FROM OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS THAT CAN IMPACT OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE , HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT AMERICANS TRUST AND RELY ON EVERY DAY . WHEREAS, AS TO SAFEGUARD OUR NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED TESTING IN OCTOBER AS A CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH EVERY YEAR SINCE 2004 . WHEREAS, CYBERSECURITY AND UPHOLDING THE SAFETY OF THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE IS A COLLECTIVE DUTY THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN EXECUTING. THIS YEAR'S THEME SECURE OUR WORLD ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO TAKE DAILY ACTIONS TO REDUCE ONLINE RISKS . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2024 CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY. AND IN DOING SO WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR CYBERSECURITY AT HOME, AT WORK , AND IN THE SCHOOLS BY TAKING STEPS SUCH AS ENABLING MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION USING A TRUSTED PASSWORD MANAGER AND STRONG PASSWORDS , RECOGNIZING AND REPORTING FISHING, AND UPDATING THEIR SOFTWARE REGULARLY , DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES THE DAY. >> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU . I THINK I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR RECOGNIZING THE CRUCIAL ROLE THAT CYBERSECURITY PLAYS IN OUR GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS . I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR STRATEGY, OUR CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY . WITH OUR DEDICATED ROLE OF CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST , TREVOR , OUR COUNTY IS MUCH BETTER EQUIPPED TO PROTECT OUR DATA AND OUR ORGANIZATION . I OFTEN GET ASKED, WHAT CAN I DO TO PREVENT ATTACKS ? I'M NOT SURE [00:35:04] WE CAN PREVENT ATTACKS, BUT IN TODAY'S WORLD, EMAIL IS A COMMON TARGET FOR CYBER ATTACKS. AND WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HESITATE , TRUST YOUR INSTINCT. PAUSE AND THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT CLICK . I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THE BAD GUYS ONLY HAVE TO BE RIGHT ONE TIME. WE HAVE TO BE RIGHT EVERY SINGLE TIME . AND SO , CYBERSECURITY IS NOT JUST AN I.T. PROCESSOR FUNCTION ANYMORE. NOW BELONGS TO ALL OF US IN THAT WE ALL HAVE TO BE VIGILANT . WE ALL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL , AND WE ALL HAVE TO BE ALERT. SO WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING OUR OPERATIONS HERE, AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> [4.  Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 2024)] >> I WANT TO BRING TO MIND, WE HAVE ONE DECLARATION THIS EVENING . IT CONCERNS REST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH THIS YEAR MORE THAN 360,000 PEOPLE WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, AND 1 IN 8 WOMEN IN AMERICA WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE IN THEIR LIFETIME. THIS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, WE HONOR THOSE WHO WE HAVE LOST, OFFER STRENGTH TO THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO LIVE WITH BREAST CANCER, AND CELEBRATE THE COURAGEOUS SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES FIGHTING TO BE. IN DOING SO TO COMMEMORATE THIS MONTH, YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PINK OUT THERE. THAT IS WHAT THE COLOR TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE TO GET, YOU KNOW, CHECKED OUT, MAMMOGRAMS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE DECLARATION IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE. I AM GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE PRIVILEGE HERE. WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO GET A LETTER OUT OF THIS, GET IT APPROVED AND OUT OF THE COMMISSION HERE. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A LETTER OF RESOLUTION FROM THE CLAY COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR TO REQUEST THE EXTENSION OF 2024 TAX ROLL PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD HEARINGS, AND WE HAD 1900 PETITIONS THAT WE HAVE TO TO BOARD, THAT THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD HAS TO CONSIDER BEFORE WE CAN APPROVE THE FINAL TAX ROLL, SO THIS IS A TENTATIVE TAX ROLL AND WE WANT TO APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION TO GET IT OVER TO THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE . SO IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'VE GOT A SECOND. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . SO IT PASSES 5-0. SO THE ACTION IS DONE. WE HAVE , LET'S SEE . WE HAVE RECITATIONS. CRAWFORD , I [EDC Quarterly Update - Crawford Powell] SAW YOU IN THE BACK. IF YOU ARE READY TO COME UP FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF COME GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AS THE EXPRESSWAY CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, WE ARE STARTING TO GET OR AND MORE CALLS FROM NATIONAL LEVEL DEVELOPERS THAT ARE , THAT ARE KIND OF KICKING THE TIRES, LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COUNTY , PARTICULARLY ALONG THE EXPRESSWAY . SO THE INTEREST LEVEL IS ENCOURAGING TO ME. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS IS, AS WE HAVE STATED BEFORE , IS MOVING SITES THAT ARE READY TO BE DEVELOPED. WE HAVE SEVERAL LARGE LEGACY LANDOWNERS, AND ALSO SOME NEW INVESTORS THAT HAVE MOVED INTO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT MARKET IN THE COUNTY. JUST A QUICK UPDATE , SO THE PETERS CREEK INDUSTRIAL PARK, THEY ARE IN THEIR FINAL STAGES I UNDERSTAND OF SELECTING A MASTER DEVELOPER TO HELP THEM [00:40:02] TO DEVELOP OUT ENTIRE TRACT . IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE OVER 500 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY THAT WILL BE COMING ONLINE. MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT SITS ON STATE ROUTE 16 , DIAGONALLY ACROSS FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS , BACK TOWARD , DIAGONALLY ACROSS AND TOWARDS THE EXPRESSWAY. SO THAT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY . SEE CUA HAS WATER AND WASTEWATER THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND AND ADJACENT TO THAT PROPERTY MUSCLE WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT COMING ONLINE. HOPEFULLY BY QUARTER ONE OF NEXT YEAR THEY WILL HAVE DETERMINED TO THEIR MASTER DEVELOPER IS , AND WE ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. BTI PARTNERS IS THE GROUP THAT BOUGHT GOVERNORS PARK. WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. IF YOU REMEMBER, SEVERAL, SEVERAL MONTHS BACK, THEY WERE THE PUD ONLY REQUIRED 100 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL, AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO ALLOW FOR 150 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL . THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IN THEIR PROPERTIES AND THE REINHOLD PROPERTY AT PETERS CREEK IS PETERS CREEK IS ONE , LARGE, CONTIGUOUS TRACK . THE PARTNERS ARE, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, 54 ACRES , WETLAND AREA, 43 ACRES, WETLAND AREA, SO IT IS KIND OF HYPHENATED PROPERTY, WHICH IS FINE, BECAUSE DIFFERENT COMPANIES, DIFFERENT PROJECTS HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, SO THAT WILL BE FINE . THEY ALSO ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THEY WANT TO SELL INDIVIDUAL TRACKS THEMSELVES, OR IF THEY WANT TO PARTNER WITH A MESSED OF HER -- MASTER DEVELOPMENT OR IF THEY WANT TO TAKE ON THE DIFFERENT TRACTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WE AGAIN THANK YOU WHEN THEY WILL BE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. I, I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THEM THE POSSIBILITY, BECAUSE THERE ARE TIME ELEMENTS IN THEIR CONTRACT THAT SAYS THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP SO MUCH RESIDENTIAL BEFORE THEY CAN DO INDUSTRIAL , AND I HAVE ENCOURAGED THEM AS PART OF THEIR PUD TO POSSIBLY COME BACK AND SPEAK BEFORE YOU AND LOOK TO SEE IF THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INDUSTRIAL SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. I HOPE I SAID THAT CORRECTLY AND IT MAKES SENSE. THE ROOKERY INDUSTRIAL PORTION IS THE PIECE THAT ABUTS UP AGAINST THE EXPRESSWAY . IT KIND OF RUNS BETWEEN 15 A AND BACK TOWARD 17. THAT IS NOW BEEN PURCHASED UNDER CONTRACT BY A LOCAL, PRIVATE DEVELOPER AND HE HAS ALREADY ENTERTAINED THREE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR PROPERTY THERE. HE WANTS TO MOVE , IT WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THAT IS READY TO FULLY DEVELOP, BUT HE IS ALREADY IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES INTO THAT INDUSTRIAL AREA. DO YOU GUYS KIND OF KNOW WHERE I'M TALKING ABOUT ON THAT? EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT? SO , THAT IS PROBABLY THE SOUTHERNMOST PIECE OF THE DR HORTON PROJECT THAT IS NOW UNDER PROD -- CONTRACT. WE NOW HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH HAVE TO DISCUSS MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THAT PART. CHALLENGERS CENTER. WE HAVE ALL BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. CHALLENGER, SO, THEY ARE THE SITE DAC ONLY ACROSS HER VIAGRA . IT IS UNDER CONTRACT AND DUE DILIGENCE FOR A NATIONAL DEVELOPER THAT IS LOOKING AT, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, 250 TO 300,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSING SPACE. IT COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IF THEY ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE OUT THROUGH THE DUE DILIGENCE PHASE. BECAUSE I JUST MENTIONED NIAGARA, I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE, I GOT AN UPDATE FROM THEM LAST WEEK ON WHERE THEY ARE AT CURRENTLY IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT PHASE. IF YOU REMEMBER THEY INITIALLY WERE 80 JOBS, EXCUSE ME I'M A 90 JOBS , AND $80 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE NOW AT 174 JOBS AND $192 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO CLAY COUNTY. THEY STILL HAVE TWO MORE PRODUCTION LINES TO BRING ON STAFF. I THINK WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR , THEIR TOTAL EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS WILL BE 260 EMPLOYEES. SO, EXPONENTIALLY SURPASSED WHAT THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT THEY WOULD INVEST AND WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN CLAY COUNTY. SO THAT IS A GREAT STORY THAT WE CAN TELL AS FAR AS WHAT THEY ARE DOING. EXALT HELP THAT YOU GUYS DISAPPROVED THAT IS OFF OF LANDING BOULEVARD SHOULD START PULLING PERMITS LATER THIS YEAR, Q1 OF NEXT YEAR. IF YOU WILL REMEMBER , THAT IS A SURGICAL REHAB FACILITY. IT WAS A $29 MILLION PROJECT 125 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY OF $85,000 PER [00:45:02] EMPLOYEE. I KO IS GOING VERTICAL. OUT OF THEIR SPITE AT SPENCER INDUSTRIAL PARK. IF YOU GET BORED ONE DAY AND HAVE A FEW MINUTES, IF YOU WOULD GO TO OUR WEBSITE, CHOOSE CLAY.COM , THERE IS A LINK BUT ON THE FACE OF OUR WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN CLICK ONTO A LIVE CAMERA AND IT WILL SHOW YOU THE ACTIVITY . IT IS PRETTY NEAT TO WATCH. YOU THINK IT IS A STATIC PICTURE , THEN YOU REALIZE THAT TRUCK IS MOVING OR THAT PERSON IS MOVING, THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH IT 24 HOURS PER DAY, THE CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTRACTOR PUT IT ON SITE AS PART OF THEIR PROGRAM. THEY ALLOWED US ACCESS TO IT, SO IT IS PRETTY COOL TO GO OUT AND LOOK AND ACTUALLY SEE IT AS THE WALLS ARE BEGINNING TO TAKE PLACE. JUST AS A KIND OF FYI SORT OF THING, I DID SPEAK TO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. I SAID CAN YOU ESTIMATE HOW MANY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ON SITE, AND HE SAID I WOULD TELL YOU 175 TO 200 INDIVIDUAL WORKERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ON SITE TO DATE WITH THE SITE CLEARING AND THE LAND PREP AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS GOING ON. HE CANNOT TELL YOU TODAY LIVE IN CLAY COUNTY, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU IF THEY ARE OUT THERE, THERE'S ENDING MONEY IN CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO EAT AND DRINK AND COME AND GO . SO WE ACTUALLY ANTICIPATE AS IT PROGRESSES WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TRADES THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION, ESTIMATES ARE THAT NUMBER WILL PROBABLY CAP OUT AT 150 TO 1000 INDIVIDUAL TRADES AND WORKING ON THAT SITE. FIRST COAST EXPRESSWAY UPDATE. I SPOKE TO SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION . THEY ARE 95% COMPLETE ON THE THIRD LEG . THAT WOULD BE FROM 16 TO THE RIVER. F. DOES NOT WANT TO OPEN THE TOP LEG IN THE THIRD LEG. THEY DON'T WANT TO OPEN UNTIL THAT MIDDLE LEG IS COMPLETE, BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NOWHERE TO DUMP PEOPLE OFF ON 16 IF THEY ARE COMING AND GOING FROM THERE. THEY THINK THEY COULD BE READY TO OPEN UP THE THIRD LEG BY APRIL, MAY OF NEXT YEAR. HE DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE CONTRACTOR OR WITH THE INTERMEDIATE LEG, BUT HE THINKS BY Q3 OF NEXT YEAR THAT FDOT WILL OPEN IT UP FROM I-10 TO THE RIVER. SOME OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW , THE BRIDGE IS NOW, THEY ARE MOVING TRACKS OUT TO IT. THEY ARE GOING TO START PUTTING PILINGS IN FOR THE MEAN SPAN OF THE BRIDGE , BUT IT IS STILL LOOKING LIKE IT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A 2030 COMPLETION DATE ON THE BRIDGE. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET FROM THE BRIDGE HALFWAY OVER TO 95. THAT IS THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMPANY THAT GOT THAT CONTRACT. THE LAST LEG WILL BE FROM HALF BACK ALL THE WAY TO I-95, THAT CONTRACT WILL NOT GO OUT FOR BID UNTIL LATE Q2 OF NEXT YEAR I BELIEVE THEY TOLD ME , JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. SUPERIOR STEEL THINKS THE BRIDGE AND THE TWO LINKS GOING INTO , THROUGH ST. JOHNS COUNTY , STILL , HE THINKS IT SHOULD BE COMPLETE 2030, MAYBE 2031 , BUT HE FELT PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TIMEFRAME WITH WHAT'S GOING ON. AS AN FYI , WE USED PART OF OUR STATE GRANT MONEY LAST YEAR PARTNERING WITH THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT COMMISSIONER , WORKING ON SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE BY FAA GUIDELINES BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN BE DONE AROUND THE AIRPORTS. WE GOT THAT INITIAL INFORMATION BACK. WE SUBMITTED IT. THAT IS ALL BEEN APPROVED. WE PROVIDED IT TO THE AIRPORT, WITH ALSO WE WERE ABLE TO GET A MARKETING VIDEO AS PART OF THAT THAT WE PROVIDED BACK OVER TO THE AIRPORT. WE ARE NOW PROBABLY 90 TO 95% PROBABLE GOING TO PARTNER WITH THE AIRPORT AGAIN FOR A NEXT PHASE OF FAA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AIRPORT , DOING, WE CALL IT BUG SENT MONEY. IT IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES TESTING THAT HAS TO BE DONE , AND THE FAA IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AROUND THE AIRPORTS. AND SO PART OF THE STUDY HAS TO BE SPECIFICALLY FOR A THAT THAT IS KNOWN TO BE IN OPEN SPACES AROUND THE AIRPORT. BUT WITH THIS SECOND FUNDING , WE WILL HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE AIRPORT WITH A LITTLE OVER $200,000 IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO HELP MOVE THE AIRPORT FORWARD FOR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> I SEE ONE HERE. [00:50:06] >> SORRY. MY DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND WORKS WITH NIAGARA . HE, HE TOLD US THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY SENT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CASES UP NORTH TO THE RELIEF FOR THE HURRICANE. THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT. >> THEY DO SOME PRETTY NEAT STUFF. THEY ARE ONE OF THOSE GROUPS THAT, THEY DO IT OFTEN BEHIND-THE-SCENES, BUT YES . >> THEY ARE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER AND I AM GLAD THEY'RE HERE. CCUA IS VERY GLAD THEY ARE HERE. >> I BET. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, WOULD YOU MIND NAMING OR LISTING FOR US THOSE NUMBERS FROM NIAGARA , BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THEM TOO. >> SO THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT INITIALLY WHEN WE DID THE PAPERWORK , AND MINE WAS ACTUALLY PRIOR TO ME, BUT I THINK IT WAS 80 EMPLOYEES ARE 90 EMPLOYEES , AND IT WAS EITHER $80 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT ARE $90 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT. AND TO DATE , THEY ARE AT $192 MILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN CLAY COUNTY , AND THEY ARE RIGHT AT 175 EMPLOYEES TODAY , OR THIS WEEK, LAST WEEK , AND ANTICIPATED , WHEN THEY FINALIZE THE LAST TWO LINES THAT WILL GO INTO THAT FACILITY , THEY EXPECTED TO BE AT 260 EMPLOYEES. >> THANK YOU . >> I MEAN, IT IS A GREAT STORY FOR THE COMMUNITY . IT IS A GREAT, GREAT STORY FOR THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CRAWFORD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD LUCK WITH THE STORM. [CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS] >> YOU, TOO. >> THIS EVENING I WENT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS IN OUR PRESENCE. WE HAVE THE UNDERSHERIFF FLOOD WEEK. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, ANY SAFETY TIPS FOR THE COMMUNITY? >> >> AND WE HAVE OUR CLERK OF COURTS, AND COMPTROLLER, DO YOU WANT TO UPDATE US ON A FEW THINGS? >> AS YOU CAN TELL SOMEBODY IS MISSING FROM UP HERE TONIGHT. SHE IS HOME VERY SICK, SO KEEP HER IN YOUR THOUGHTS. WERE HOPING SHE KEEPS ALONG WITH ALL OF THIS. SHE IS WATCHING ONLINE DOING WHAT SHE TYPICALLY DOES, AND I'M TRYING TO SUPPORT HER THE BEST THAT I CAN. SHE HAS HARD SHOES TO FILL. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE KICKED OFF THE SEASON, WE HAD OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING . WE ELECTED, APPROVED, AND IT RATIFIED AN ATTORNEY, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE SEASON THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS THE MAGISTRATE. WE HAD 1900 PETITIONS. THAT IS UP ABOUT 1200 FROM LAST YEAR. SO WE HAD ABOUT 700 LAST YEAR. SO AS YOU CAN SEE , IT IS TICKING UP AND WE PROCEED NOT TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. IN THE BUSINESS THAT YOU JUST PASSED WAS PART OF THE BUSINESS OF THE THE AB WHICH WAS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO COME TO THE BOARD TO EXTEND THE TAX ROLL SO THAT THEY CAN CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS , AND IF THERE ANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE, THOSE ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE AND THEN THE TAX ROLL CAN BE CERTIFIED. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE. >> DOES 1900 PETITIONS , YOU KNOW, THERE IS A FEE ATTACHED TO THAT PETITION , BUT THAT FEE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984. SO IF OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE LISTENING TONIGHT FROM TALLAHASSEE, 1984, IT REALLY DOESN'T COVER THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS HERE AT THE COUNTY. SO , WE APPROVED , WE, WE APPROVED THE TAX LETTER, [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] RIGHT? WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES . I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 24 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MY WONDERFUL FRIEND KRISTI AND PLEASE GET BETTER, WE MISS YOU IS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU HERE. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, RICK DOESN'T DO THIS SERVICE. A MOTION, SECOND TO APPROVE THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NAYS LIKE SIGN. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] HEARING NONE, THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD . IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW CITIZENS UP TO BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL NOT TO BE. THIS IS A COMMENT AND IS NOT A CONVERSATION. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION YOU WANT TO GET AN ANSWER TO, YOU CAN EITHER EMAIL YOUR COMMISSIONER OR GO TO ASK CLAY OR SEND AN EMAIL TO ASK AWAY AT CLAY COUNTY . CALM. AND THE STAFF WILL ADDRESS YOUR [00:55:03] QUESTIONS. THE, THE RECORD OF YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT WILL BE KEPT ON A CARD HERE AS WELL AS AN ELECTRONIC COPY, BUT FILL OUT A COPY WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. ALSO WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE APPROACH WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SO, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN, AND I HAVE ONE CARD, AND THAT IS JONATHAN YOU., AND UP.IS THAT THE WAY YOU PRONOUNCE IT? >> HIT ANY BUTTON HERE OR IS IT LIVE? >> JUST SPEAK INTO THE MIC. >> MY NAME IS JONATHAN, AND I HAVE BROUGHT NINE COPIES OF AN OPEN LETTER , AUTHORED BY MYSELF , SO THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY STAFF MAY HAVE A COPY. SO, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JONATHAN, A RESIDENT OF UNINCORPORATED CLAY COUNTY, 288 CLAY COUNTY, 2889 SUNDANCE COURT. I AM HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS THE DEEP FRUSTRATION WITH THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED FCC TRASH SERVICE. I AM SPEAKING NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF , BUT ALSO ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING ONE WHO PRIMARILY SPEAKS SPANISH. SO THAT MAKES DEALING WITH THESE SORTS OF SITUATIONS A BIT MORE DIFFICULT. I AM SPEAKING FOR MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY , AND MY MOTHER, WHO HAS FOUR CHILDREN STILL LIVING AT HOME HERSELF . EACH OF THESE PARTIES SHARES MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE FLAWED TRASH SERVICE SYSTEM, AND I HOPE TO BRING THOSE GRIEVANCES TO LIGHT . KEY POINTS OF CONCERN, NUMBER ONE , THE FAILURE OF FCC TRASH SERVICE IN OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTY, ST. JOHNS COUNTY. ST. JOHNS COUNTY CANCELED FCC'S CONTRACT AFTER ONE MONTH DUE TO POOR SERVICE, YET CLAY COUNTY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SAME COMPANY, AFFECTING ONLY UNINCORPORATED AREAS SUCH AS KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND THE AREA OF CLAY COUNTY IN WHICH I LIVE . THAT WOULD BE THE AREA OF LAKESIDE, TANGLEWOOD. ALSO , GIVEN THE NOTICE ON THE WEBSITE THAT THIS TRASH SERVICE CHANGE WOULD ONLY BE AFFECTING KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND UNINCORPORATED CLAY COUNTY , I THINK THAT IF ANY OF OUR ESTEEMED COMMISSIONERS HERE LIVE IN AREAS LIKE ORANGE PARK AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS, THEY LIKELY DO NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES OR INCONVENIENCES , THEREFORE DISTANCING THEM FROM THE REAL IMPACT OF THIS DECISION. ADDITIONALLY I DO FIND IT CURIOUS THAT THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FCC IN THE BED POINT SYSTEM, FCC SCORED HIGHER IN PREVIOUS SERVICE SATISFACTION THAN WASTE MANAGEMENT, BUT THAT MEASURE WAS TAKEN DOWN IN 2023 , BEFORE THIS SERVICE IN ST. JOHN'S COUNT BLEW UP. ISSUE NUMBER TWO, UNRELIABLE TRASH PICKUP TIMES . PREVIOUSLY, THE SERVICE WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT HAD RELIABLE PICKUP BY 7:30 A.M. FCC REQUIRES TRASH TO BE UP BY 6:00 A.M., BUT DID NOT SHOW UP ON THURSDAY UNTIL 6:15 P.M. 6:15 P.M. MY MULTIPLE CALLS TO FCC WENT UNANSWERED , AND I AM ALSO SEEING SIMILAR REPORTS COMING FROM -- >> FINISH YOUR COMMENTS , PLEASE. >> ANYWAY , I HAVE BEEN SEEING SIMILAR COMMENTS FROM MANY PEOPLE ON THE CLAY COUNTY GOVERNMENT FACEBOOK PAGE IN THE COMMENTS. CALLS TO FCC WENT UNANSWERED, FORCING ME TO CONTACT THE COUNTY FOR SERVICE. FCC CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY AND WAS GETTING INTO TRASH, BUT THEIR LATENESS LENT TO ANIMALS SCATTERING MY GARBAGE ANYWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY OUR RESIDENTS ARE BEING PUNISHED WITH EARLY CURB TIMES WHEN FCC DOESN'T KEEP TO THEIR OWN SCHEDULE. COMMENTS NUMBER THREE, MANDATORY FCC TRASH CANS AND OVERPRICED FEES. FCC PROVIDED ONLY ONE TRASHCAN SIMILAR TO THE $139.99 TUTOR BRAND FROM ACE HARDWARE, BUT RESIDENTS MUST BUY ADDITIONAL CANS FOR OVER $60 , AND PAY A $15 PER QUARTER FEE FOR EXTRA CANS TO BE EMPTIED. WASTE MANAGEMENT TOOK EXTRA CANS WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. HITTING FAMILIES PARTICULARLY HARD IS ABSURD ANTI-CONSUMER AND PERSONALLY INSULTING TO THOSE OF US WHO PURCHASED TRASH CANS UNDER THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE COULD PUT OUR TRASH IN THEM [01:00:06] THAT WE CANNOT USE AFFORDABLE CANS FROM LOCAL STORES, BUT MUST PAY INFLATED FEES. THE EXTORTIONATE FEES AND OVERPRICED CANS LEAVE MANY WONDERING HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE COMMISSIONERS GET IN BACKROOM DEALS TO THINK THAT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA. HOW DID ACE HARDWARE GET THE EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT ON THE OVERFILL STICKERS? HOW ARE THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE BOARD ENJOYING THEIR NEW BOATS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND KITCHEN RENOVATIONS. IT MUST BE NICE. >> IF YOU ARE MAKING AN ACCUSATION OF ILLEGAL ACT TIFFANY, THIS IS THE WRONG PLACE TO DO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE , I HAVE NO OTHER CARDS, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND I MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA . >> CHAIR, POINT OF ORDER, I KNOW WE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO COMMENT, BUT I CAN'T LET THAT GO, BECAUSE , YOU TALK TO ANYONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS HERE? >> >> NO, I ASKED A SPECIFIC QUESTION. HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYONE OF THE FIVE COMMISSIONERS SITTING HERE? YET YOU CAN COME IN HERE AND ACCUSE US OF DOING ALL KINDS OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROOF, THE ASSISTANT SHERIFF IS HERE, THE UNDERSHERIFF IS HERE . HE'D BE GLAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING WITH HIM SO YOU CAN SHOW EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE BOATS AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS THAT YOU ARE SAYING WE ARE PAID OFF WITH. IF NOT, THEN I SUGGEST THAT YOU BE QUIET, FIGURE OUT WHERE THE DISAGREEMENT IS IN TERMS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH YOUR GARBAGE COLLECTION , AND WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSY WHEN PEOPLE STAND UP AND ACCUSE ME AND ATTACK MY CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY AND THOSE OF MY COLLEAGUES APPEAR . SO IN THE FUTURE, CONSIDER HOW YOU MOVE FORWARD IN TERMS OF YOUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >> WE ARE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. WE WANT TO PULL NUMBER SEVEN? I'M SORRY, WHAT? >> >> 5:00. OKAY. >> THAT'S ENOUGH. STOP. WE ARE DONE. WE'RE UP TO THE 5:00, TIME CERTAIN , ITEM NUMBER 23, [23.  Final Public Hearing to Consider ZON 24-0020, LDC Text Change for Rural Event Venues. (M. Brown)] FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONING 24-0020 , LDC TEXT CHANGE FOR OVERALL EVENT VENUES. >> MIKE BROWN, ZONING CHIEF. THIS ITEM , THIS IS THE ADOPTION HEARING, YOU HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE , OR HAVE IT AS HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU BEFORE. UNDER THE FIRST MEETING. IT IS AN INDUCED APPLICATION BY THE CLAY COUNTY ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THIS , THE PROPOSAL LEGISLATION WOULD ADD A NEW CONDITIONAL USE OF A WORLD EVENT VENUE TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE USE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RURAL EVENT VENUE WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS IN THE USES TIED TO THE RURAL EVENT CENTER, YOUTH CAMP, AND/OR RETREAT CENTER THAT IS PRESENTLY CONDITIONAL USES IN THE CODE. SO ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE USES IN ANY OF THOSE CONDITIONAL USES WOULD BE PERMITTED IN THE RURAL EVENT VENUE. THE CONDITIONAL USE IS PROPOSED TO BE ALLOWED IN THE BRENNAN FIELD WORLD SUBURBS FUSION LAND-USE, THE LAKE ASBURY RURAL COMMUNITY FUTURE LAND USE, AND THE AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. JUST GOING OVER SOME OF THE STANDARDS THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THIS NEW CONDITIONAL USE, IT WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 50 ACRES. SO IT IS FOR LARGER PARCELS AMONG BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE A MINIMUM 50 ACRES. IT MUST BE ACCESSED BY A PAVED ROAD . LIKE ALL CONDITIONAL USES, MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL OF A RURAL EVENT, AS A RURAL EVENT VENUE BEFORE COMMENCING OPERATIONS. RV SITES WOULD BE ALLOWED AS PART OF THE RURAL EVENT VENUE , [01:05:06] AND UP TO 20% OF THE PROPERTY. THE RV SITES , THE DESIGN GUIDELINES ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR CAMPGROUND , WITH OUR CAMPGROUND CONDITIONAL USE, SO IT, IT RUNS PARALLEL WITH THE REQUIREMENTS. ANY HELD EVENTS AT THE VENUE WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH OUR CLAY COUNTY EVENT ORDINANCE IF APPLICABLE . THERE ARE , AND HAVE THEN , ALLOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY WITHIN OUR NOISE CODE OF SECTION 15-5 FOR EVENTS ON THE SITE, ALLOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE HOURS OF WHICH THOUGH, THE AMPLIFIED AND PERCUSSIVE SOUND COULD , WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO ANY USE OUT THERE. IN YOUR DRAFT , STAFF HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED A PERIMETER BUFFER OF 75 FEET AROUND ANY OF THESE POTENTIAL USE , CONDITIONAL USES. IN THINKING ABOUT IT AND LOOKING AT IT MORE CLOSELY, AND THINKING ABOUT THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED, AND LOOKING AT WHAT , WHAT THE REQUIRED PERMIT OR BUFFERS OF THOSE EXISTING USES AND SOME OF THOSE CONDITIONAL USES THAT ARE ALLOWED, STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT , THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS , WHETHER TO ADOPT THIS, THIS NEW CONDITIONAL USE TO REDUCE THAT PROPOSED 75 FOOT PERIMETER BUFFER TO 50 FOOT . IT JUST , AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT AND LOOKING REALLY CLOSELY, STAFF THINKS THAT THAT IS MORE REASONABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE LARGER PROJECTS. THE PERIMETER GETS PRETTY BIG , AND AN EXTRA 25 FEET TAKES A BIG CHUNK OF LAND. SO , AND, AGAIN, JUST GO OVER WHY WE, STAFF IS PROPOSING THIS NEW CONDITIONAL USE. WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME INTEREST FROM SOME LARGE LANDOWNERS ABOUT A POTENTIAL USE LIKE THIS. THE RURAL EVENT CENTER , BASED ON A DIRECTIVE FROM THE BOARD, FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BACK IN 2016-2017 , BASICALLY TOLD, DIRECTED STAFF NOT TO ACCEPT ANY MORE APPLICATIONS FOR A RURAL EVENT CENTER. ALTHOUGH THOSE, THAT IS A SMALLER REQUIRED AREA , IT TAKES THOSE USES, WHICH ARE THE BARN WEDDINGS PRIMARILY , REUNIONS , AND THOSE TYPES OUT OF ANYBODY SEEKING TO ALLOW THOSE. AND AGAIN , THIS WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE STATE STATUTES RELATED TO AGRI-TOURISM . SO SOME OF THOSE, SOME OF THOSE USES DO HAPPEN TODAY UNDER THE AGRI-TOURISM, BUT THAT IS STRICT WITHIN THE STATE STATUTE GUIDELINES. YOUTH CAMPS AND RETREAT CENTERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE NON-FOR PROFIT TODAY IN OUR CODE. THIS NEW USE CAN BE A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY . IT OPENS UP THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. AND LASTLY, BUT NOT THE LEAST IS THAT , DISCUSSING WITH THE TOURISM. THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THIS WOULD BE A USE, A USE THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE COUNTY AND TO THEIR EFFORTS IN MARKETING THE COUNTY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE NEW WORLD EVENT CONDITIONAL USE . STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE NEW RURAL VENUE OR RURAL EVENT VENUE CONDITIONAL USE AS DRAFTED WITH THE EXCEPTION AS I POINTED OUT OF REDUCING THE PERIMETER BUFFER FROM 75 FEET TO 50 FOOT WIDE, AND JUST TO POINT OUT , THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT ADDRESS , THEY REVIEWED IT AND MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE 75 FOOT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR, THEY DID NOT, THEY HAD NOT TAKEN A [01:10:02] STANCE ON THE 50 FOOT. WITH THAT , DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME OR STAFF? >> I HAVE ONE . SO, MIKE , THE ONLY THING THAT GIVES ME PAUSE , AND YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT MY FAVORITE THING, BUT , ACCESS BY PAVED ROAD. I JUST WONDER, CAN WE BEEF THAT UP A LITTLE BIT TO SAY ACCESS BY THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE, AND IF THAT ROAD IS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD, IT NEEDS TO BE PAVED BEFORE THEY DO THIS? AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WILL REVIEW THIS AT DRC . RIGHT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME TO DRC? >> YES, THE USE WOULD PROBABLY BE REQUIRED TO COME THROUGH DRC. >> I JUST , I HAVE ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES IN MY DISTRICT THAT HAS A PAVED ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH A VERY RESIDENTIAL AREA , AND , AND VAN , I ALSO HAVE IN MY DISTRICT A ROAD THAT HAS BECOME A GPS CUT THROUGH ROAD BY THIS GOD OF OUR WORLD THAT DIRECTS PEOPLE ON RESIDENTIAL, THROUGH RESIDENTIAL WITH THEIR RVS TO THE BRADFORD, THE CAMP, THE BIG KEYSTONE HEIGHTS RV RESORT IN BRADFORD. SO WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THESE GREAT BIG , YOU KNOW , F-250 TRUCKS PULLING THESE BEAUTIFUL CAMPERS THAT ARE THESE $450,000 RIGS ARE TRYING TO COMPETE WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, F-150S AND LAWN TRAILERS , AND THEY DON'T FIT ON THESE ROADS. SO IF WE CAN GET THEM TO GO THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE , I THINK IT WOULD REALLY HELP. I KNOW WE CAN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHERE CLAY AND BRADFORD MEADE. I WAS JUST USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. I WILL SAVE RICHARD AND ERIC HAVE DONE YEOMAN'S WORK TO TRY TO FIX THAT IS MUCH AS WE COULD FIX IT WITHIN REASON. BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING, HAVING TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ROAD, BUT I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN IN PRIMARILY MINE AND COMMISSIONER BURKE'S DISTRICT, ALTHOUGH I DO THINK THERE ARE AREAS OF COMMISSIONER COMPERE'S THAT THIS COULD COME UP AS WELL ON THESE ROADS. THAT ONE SENTENCE IS JUST THE ONE THAT, I KNOW WE CAN ADDRESS IT IN THE DRC, IT MAY BE THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT. I JUST DON'T KNOW. >> YEAH, I MEAN, YOU COULD, AND I'M JUST THINKING OFF OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD , IF IT IS A PLEASURE OF THE BOARD, WE COULD, YOU COULD PUT, YOU COULD ADD TO THE PART OF THAT SECTION OF THE PAVED ROAD , STATING IT NEEDS TO BE THE MOST DIRECT TO THE , TO THE FACILITY. AND THE BAT -- >> BUT I DON'T WANT, I WANT THEM TO HAVE TO , THEY MAY HAVE TO IMPROVE A COUNTY ROAD IN ORDER TO DO THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE. THAT IS THE PART, THE LITTLE PART THAT I WANT EXTRA IN IT, BECAUSE IF WE JUST SAY THE MOST DIRECT PAVED ROAD, THAT IS OPEN TO INTERPRETATION. >> YOU WANT IT TO BE THAT THEY MUST UTILIZE THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO THEIR ENTRANCE , AND IT MUST BE PAVED? >> YES. AND IF IT CAN SAY THAT, I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> >> I'M LOOKING AT THE STAFF REPORT, SO, BUT HOLD ON, I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU >> WELL THANK YOU. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD WHILE THEY ARE LOOKING THAT UP, WOULDN'T IT BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO, TO PUT IN WORDS THAT, YOU KNOW, APPROVAL FROM ENGINEERING OR THE CHIEF EGINEER OR TO THAT EFFECT TO LET HIM MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AS TO WHERE THE RICH GO IN AND THEY END UP PAYING FOR IT? >> I THINK THAT IS KIND OF WHAT -- >> THAT IS MORE OF A GENERIC, YOU ARE PINPOINTING IT SPECIFIC. I'M GOING A LITTLE MORE GENERIC, BECAUSE -- >> HE MIGHT THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO GET IN? >> JUST A THOUGHT. >> RICHARD SMITH, THE COUNTY ENGINEER , FIRST OF ALL I DON'T WANT TO CORRECT YOU DISRESPECTFULLY, COMMISSIONER CONDON, BUT THE DIRECT ROUTE IS THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT TAKING THE MOST, BECAUSE THAT IS INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN TO THE RED LIGHT AND STAYING ON MAJOR ROADS , SO I WANTED TO , FOR THE DIRECT ROUTE -- [01:15:06] >> I'M WRONG, BUT DON'T TELL MY HAS BEEN. >> AND I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE WRONG. I WOULD USE A DIFFERENT WORDING THAN DIRECT. WANT TO USE, YOU KNOW, MORE OF A MAJOR COLLECTOR TYPE ROADWAY , WHICH IN THAT CASE, IN THE CASE OF GETTING TO THAT CAMPGROUND, FROM, YOU KNOW, 16 , STATE ROUTE 16 AND 21, YOU COULD STAY ON VERY MAJOR HIGHWAYS. INSTEAD THEY CHOOSE TO GO DOWN ABOUT A 20 TO 22 FOOT WIDE LOCAL ROAD THAT HAS BECOME , THAT IS A DIRECT ROUTE , THAT WE HAVE MAINTAINED AND DONE A GOOD JOB, BUT WHEN YOU GO ACROSS THE COUNTY LINE YOU ARE TAKING YOUR CHANCES SO I AGREE WITH YOU. WE CAN LOOK AT SOME WORDING ON THAT. MAYBE THEN WE CAN COME UP WITH A, A TYPICAL SECTION, YOU KNOW , A WIDER ROAD THAN JUST GOING OUT AND PAVING WHAT IS THERE . THAT WOULD BE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. >> SOME MAY BE MORE WHAT COMMISSIONER CELLA WAS RECOMMENDING? >> YES, AND POSSIBLY SOME SIGNAGE. MECH I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE WORDING WHICH WE, BUT I THINK WE COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING. >> OKAY. >> EVEN JUST STAFF APPROVAL WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. I KIND OF THINK ABOUT , COMMISSIONER BURKE HAS A CAMP THAT AT TIMES HAS COME BEFORE US AND IT, YOU HAVE TO CROSS THAT DAM, WHICH IS A LITTLE PERILOUS , WITH THE WAY IN TODAY, BUT IF THEY COULD COME UP WITH A BETTER , NO, THAT IS PRIVATE ROADS, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD GET INVOLVED THERE, BUT THAT ONE WORRIES ME AS WELL, IF SOMEONE CAME AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AT THAT LOCATION. I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE A REAL ISSUE WITH THE CONCEPT. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE VALUABLE IN CLAY COUNTY. WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE WEDDING VENUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK PEOPLE, PEOPLE LIKE TO GO TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES , AND KIMBERLY, I DON'T KNOW SHE HAS HERE, SHE HAS TOLD US THAT, YOU KNOW , THERE ARE NO MORE CAMPING SPOTS IN CLAY COUNTY, CURRENTLY AVAILABLE , SO THEY, THEY HAVE TAKEN DOWN THE ADVERTISEMENT ON THE VISIT CLAY WEBSITE. SO THERE IS A NEED. I JUST, THE ROAD THING CONCERNS ME. BUT I AM FINE WITH THE 50 FEET. I THINK, I DON'T THINK ABOUT IT , FOR THE LARGE PARCELS, I THINK ABOUT IT MORE FOR THE 50 ACRE PARCEL , BECAUSE IF THEN THEY HAVE TO DO A 75 FOOT BUFFER, THEY ARE LOSING, I DON'T KNOW IF I DID THE MATH RIGHT, COMMISSIONER , MR. CHAIR , BUT I THINK THEY ARE LOSING LIKE 11 TO 12 ACRES OF THEIR 50 IF THEY HAVE TO DO THAT. >> SO THIS IS THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING. >> YEAH. IF , IF YOU , IT IS. I MEAN, THE BOARD ALWAYS HAS A RIGHT TO SAY , YOU KNOW, STAFF , GO FIX IT AND BRING IT BACK, IF THAT WOULD BE THE DESIRE. >> SO THE TWO REQUESTED ARE WHAT I'M HEARING, SO WE WOULD FIX THE BUFFER TO CHANGE IT TO THE 50 FEET, AND THEN, UNDER SUBSECTION 3, THE LITTLE LETTER I, WHICH WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE BY A PAVED PUBLIC ROAD, WE WOULD JUST REVISE IN CONNECTION WITH COMMISSIONER CELLA'S VERBIAGE AND THE ADDITION FOR THE SIGNAGE ? >> THAT, IF THAT WORKS I'M GOOD WITH THAT. SO IS THAT YOUR MOTION? >> WELL WE HAD TO DO PUBLIC HEARING. >> I'M SORRY. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO CARDS. SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> YES SIR. SO MOVED. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> LET'S GET A SECOND BEFORE WE GO INTO DISCUSSION. >> I WILL SECOND IT. SO, IF YOU SAY PER ENGINEERS APPROVAL, WAS THAT WHAT THE WORDING WAS QUICK >> SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. >> WHATEVER NUMBER LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD, WHOEVER, IF RICHARD IS NOT HERE WEDNESDAY, I MEAN, NO, IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME, RICHARD. BUT , BUT I MEAN , IF THE WAY , JUST EXPLAIN WHY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, YOU DON'T WANT GPS RUNNING PEOPLE THROUGH PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN SAY? >> CAN WE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE STATE, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, YOUR WHEELHOUSE NOW. STATE, STATE ROAD? >> THAT, THAT WOULD BE VERY GOOD , BECAUSE IT CHANGES, WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU PUT IT. IF YOU PUT IT ON BROWN ROAD OFF OF SHEDD ROAD, THOSE [01:20:01] ARE TWO VERY GOOD ROADS TO DRIVE ON TO GET TO IT, AND WE HAVE AN OPERATING VENUE THERE NOW. TO PREVENT THAT OR TO TRY TO PRECLUDE THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE , I, THAT WOULD , THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT. I THINK OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT COMES TO MIND IMMEDIATELY, WE LIKE AMAZING GRACE FARMS. THAT IS A REAL EVENT VENUE ON A STATE ROUTE. THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. BUT THAT DOESN'T, THAT SHOE DOESN'T FIT EVERYBODY'S FOOT. SO YOU KNOW, THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME OUT ON KNOWLTON ROAD ARE LONGHORN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I CAN SEE THAT HAPPENING POSSIBLY IF THERE WAS A LANDOWNER THERE, AND NOT TO TAKE IN SPECIFICS, BUT I THINK IT IS A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT WITH SIGNAGE. I WORRY THE NEIGHBORS ARE LIKE WE NEVER SIGNED UP FOR THIS. WE NEVER , MAY BE THERE HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF, THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE PUBLIC NOTICE, BUT WE KNOW THAT EVERYBODY NOTICES THE PUBLIC NOTICES AND IF THEY DO THEY DON'T COME HERE AND EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS, SO , I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN REGULATE IT TO A ROAD TYPE MAJOR COLLECTOR OR ARTERIAL. THAT WOULD BE PRETTY RESTRICTIVE , BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD WRITE IT THAT WAY . THAT WOULD BE MY THINKING. >> I MEAN , THE PURPOSE IS TO JUST ENSURE, I MEAN, I GUESS THE CAVEAT FOR THE COUNTY ENGINEERS APPROVAL IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS THE MOST DIRECT AND EFFICIENT ROUTE TO THE ENTRANCE, AND THAT IT IS PAVED. THAT IS THE BIG -- >> I ALSO THINK, ONE OTHER THING WE LOOKED AT ON SOME SPECIFIC ONES THAT GOT LAW ENFORCEMENT INVOLVED. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT A BIT WITH A CERTAIN SEATING CAPACITY ARE MORE. YOU KNOW , A FAIR GROUNDS OR AN OUTDOOR REVIVAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AT THAT POINT , WHEN DOES THAT CLICK IN. IS THAT SOMETHING TOURISM HANDLES. ONE THING WE HAVE IN OUR QUIVER, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS THE, IS THE TOURISM PERMIT , THEIR APPLICATION. I THINK THOSE THINGS KIND OF OUR HEADED THERE, BUT AS FAR AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNS ARE, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO BUILD A FOUR-LANE ROAD FOR SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, ONCE A YEAR. WE DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR THAT I DON'T THINK. >> I KNOW THERE WAS ONE, I DON'T KNOW THE GUY, THE GUY CALLED ME, AND IT SOUNDED WONDERFUL, ON 17 SOUTH OF GREEN COVE. IT WAS GOING TO BE A PART, RV PARK, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE CONCERTS THERE, YOU KNOW, SO THERE WOULD DEFINITELY BE PEOPLE GOING THERE ALL THE TIME AND THEY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE SHOP THERE, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN WOULD HAVE THE, SO. >> AND AGAIN, IF THAT IS OFF OF 17 . >> THAT'S A GREAT LOCATION, YEAH. >> BUT IF IT IS DOWN 209 WHERE WE HAVE A BRIDGE THAT IS ON A DIRT ROAD THAT WE HAVE TO CROSS AND HIS WEIGHT RESTRICTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , THEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOME INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES THERE. THAT WOULD BE ONE PLACE THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO APPROVE IT DOWN NEAR THE PUTNAM COUNTY LINE. EACH CASE IS GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT, THAT WHOEVER THE PERSON IS , IN THE ENGINEERING OR PUBLIC WORKS POSITION IS GOING TO HAVE TO EVALUATE. >> I THINK, I THINK THEY WOULD, I MEAN, IF WE HAVE IN THERE THAT THE COUNTY ENGINEER HAS TO REVIEW IT, AND THAT THEY HAVE TO GO TO DRC, I THINK THERE WILL BE ENOUGH, AND I HAVE LOOKED AT PAST APPROVALS, I THINK THERE WILL BE ENOUGH PRECEDENT SET. I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT IT TO THE STATE ROAD THING, BECAUSE THAT KIND OF RUINS OUR RURAL , IF SOMEBODY OWNS LAND WAY BACK IN, YOU KNOW , I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE SPENCER INDUSTRIAL PARK GOING, BUT THE SPENCER FAMILY OWNED SO MUCH LAND THERE OUT ON THE FAR WEST PART OF THE COUNTY THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM A STATE ROAD BUT TO GET TO OFF OF EITHER 217 ARE WINDING IN THROUGH 218 POINT >> BUT YOU ARE ADDRESSING IT IF YOU HAVE THE PAVED PART OF THAT I GUESS. >> YEAH. >> PAVED AND WITH THE ENGINEERS OVERSIGHT. >> THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK THAT THAT PROTECTS US FROM IS I HAVE, ACTUALLY IT IS AN AGRI-TOURISM PLACE IN , DOWN TOWARDS KEYSTONE , AND THEY GET TO IT OFF OF A PRIVATE DIRT ROAD , AND THEY HAVE THESE EVENTS WHERE THEY, I THINK I HAVE TOLD YOU ALL ABOUT THEM WHERE THEY HAVE THE WINE WITH THE SWINE, SO THEY HAD THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO COME OUT FROM ALACHUA COUNTY AND DRIVE DOWN THIS PRIVATE DIRT ROAD , AND THEY, SO THAT PUTS A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ROAD , AND NOW THEY'RE VENUE IS AGRI-TOURISM, SO THEY HAVE THE EXEMPTION , BUT I THINK AS MUCH AS WE CAN WE WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THAT KIND OF THING BECAUSE I GET COMPLAINTS. IN FACT THEY HAVE ONE TODAY FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES ON THE ROAD THAT IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DRAINAGE BECAUSE OF THE WEAR ON THE ROADS. SO I THINK THOSE KINDS OF THINGS COULD BE [01:25:01] AVOIDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, AND I AM FINE WITH THAT. >> OKAY. >> DOES NOT ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN? >> I THINK SO. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ? ANY NAYS LIKE SIGN. [24.  Approval of Development Agreement between NorthFork and Clay County, Florida (C. Grimm)] PASSES 5-0 . THANK YOU , MIKE. ITEM NUMBER 24 IS APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH FORK AND CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA . >> THIS IS AN ITEM IN CONNECTION WITH A DEVELOPER /PROPERTY OWNER THAT WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THE NEW CONDITIONAL USE OF RURAL EVENT VENUE, BUT IN CONNECTION WITH THAT USE , AND HAS AGREED TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PROPERTY . THERE ARE THREE MAJOR ONES THAT ARE LAID OUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDE PAVING OF A ROAD THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE COMMUNITY, A REDUCTION IN SIZE OF A STORMWATER POND, AND ALSO A REDUCTION IN THE TIMELINE FOR HAULING MATERIAL FROM THEIR PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE STORMWATER POND. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING IT , IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING. THE ONLY THING FROM STAFF STANDPOINT IS IN LOOKING AT THE PAVING OF THE ROAD, THE AGREEMENT THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU , THROUGH ENGINEERING, WE HAD COME UP WITH A COST OF $550,000 FOR THE PAVING . IN CRUNCHING SOME NUMBERS, WE ACTUALLY THINK THAT THAT IS A LITTLE HIGH, SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS THAT THE AGREEMENT DOES PROVIDE THAT THEY WILL PAY ALL THE COST UP TO THE $550,000, BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY THINK THAT IT WILL COME IN A LITTLE UNDER THAT. WE WOULD JUST REVISE IT TO SAY THAT. >> SO , CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO READ UP TO . >> IT WOULD BE NORTH FORK AGREES TO PAY THE COST FOR PAVING THE ROAD UP TO $550,000. >> OKAY. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT THE ESTIMATE IS WRONG AND IS MORE THAN $550,000 , COULD WE STILL GET THE DEVELOPERS TO PAY FOR THAT? >> THE WAY THAT WE HAVE WORDED THE AGREEMENT AS WE COULD JUST NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. THEY LIKEWISE THEN COULD NOT USE THE CONDITIONAL USE , AND THE PARTIES WOULD HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER MEANS FOR HAVING IT PAVED. >> I WILL SAY STAFF REALLY WORKED HARD TO CLOSE THE SLEEP -- LOOPHOLES, HAS WE KNOW THEY WENT THROUGH SOME LOOPHOLES BEFORE. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. THIS DOES , DOES GET SOME REALLY GOOD IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY . ALAS, IT IS REFERRED TO AS A STORMWATER POND, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CALLED IT, BUT IT IS NOT, BUT IT IS A LOT SMALLER NOW THAN WHAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN. JAMIE, CHARISSE, AND I WERE ON THE PROPERTY LAST THURSDAY. I WANTED TO SEE SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THE, THE PIT THAT THEY HAD DUG, IT ACTUALLY IS A STORMWATER POND. IT HAS FILLED IN. WE SAW SOME INTERESTING WILDLIFE . WE SCARED AND ALLIGATOR . HE TOOK A DEEP DIVE , FAST. BUT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND BY REDUCING THIS, I THINK IT IS AN IMPROVEMENT, AND I THINK IT WILL BE BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY. THEIR PROPOSAL FOR THAT WAS , THAT, THAT GOT THEM THE STORMWATER PERMIT FROM THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WAS 29 HIGH-END HOMES. THEY HAVE NOT MOVED FORWARD ON THOSE HOMES . THEY HAVE NOT MOVED FORWARD ON THE ROADS. THEY HAVE A VERY UNIQUE CONCEPT THAT THEY WANT TO IMPLEMENT OUT THERE HIG THEY COULD ALSO OPEN UP TO CLAY COUNTY RESIDENCE, SO THERE COULD BE ACCESS. THEY ACCESS, THEY CAN ACCESS BLACK CREEK. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DOCS OR ANYTHING, BUT THEN THERE AMENITIES WITHIN THE PARK THE PUBLIC AT ACCESS. THEY HAVE A VERY NICE SWIMMING POOL , AND I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO ADD A SPLASH PAD. >> OKAY , WE -- >> AND I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY I NEED A MOTION WITH THE AMENDED AMENDMENT OF UP TO $550,000. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY [25.  First Public Hearing to consider ZON 24-0017, LDC Text Change for Rock Crushing; Rock or Sand Storage Yards; and Stone Cutting. (M. Brown)] NAYS LIKE SIGN. IT PASSES 5-0. ITEM NUMBER 25 IS THE FIRST [01:30:08] PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONING 24-0017, LDC TEXT CHANGE FOR THE ROCK CRUSHING ROCK OR SAND STORAGE YARDS AND STONE CUTTING. >> MR. CHAIR AND THE BOARD, THIS IS AGAIN A TEXT CHANGE TO A CONDITIONAL USE. THE APPLICANT IS CRYSTAL BOYD RIVERSTONE CONSTRUCTION, AND OF THE REQUEST IS TO AMEND THE REQUIRED STANDARDS FOR THE ROCK CRUSHING, ROCK OR SAND STORAGE YARD AND STONE CUTTING CONDITIONAL USE TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CENTRAL SEWER AND WATER MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH A USE , OR TO QUALIFY FOR THAT CONDITIONAL USE. A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE ROCK CRUSHING , ROCK , SAND STORAGE, STONE CUTTING CONDITIONAL USE IS ONLY ALLOWED IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. IT IS NOT PROVIDED BY, PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT OR IN THE IEP IS A CONDITIONAL USE. THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF THE COUNTY WHERE IT'S PRESENTLY LOCATED. WHEN YOU SOUTH OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS, PRIMARILY ALONG U.S. 17. THE OTHER IS A LONG U.S. 301 FROM COUNTY ROAD 219 NORTH TO THE COUNTY LINE WITH DEVOL. BOTH OF THESE AREAS HAVE LIMITED CENTRAL UTILITIES PROVIDED TO THEM. THAT LIMITS THE ABILITY TO DO THIS CONDITIONAL USE, BECAUSE IT , YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER . SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THAT REQUIREMENT , THIS SHOWS YOU THE WORDING THAT THE APPLICANT REQUESTED , TO DROP THE CENTRAL SEWER AND WATER MUST BE AVAILABLE . THE MANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL , BUT THEY WANTED TO ADD AND IT IS RECOMMENDED 7-0 TO INCLUDE THE WORDING THAT AT THE TIME CENTRAL, SEWER, AND WATER IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SITE, SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, THE USE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO THE CENTRAL UTILITIES , RATHER THAN JUST DROPPING IT COMPLETELY. STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT WORDING RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION , AND AGAIN , THIS IS THE FIRST READING , SO THERE IS NO ACTION REQUIRED BY THE BOARD. THE FINAL ACTION BY THE BOARD WILL BE AT YOUR OCTOBER 22 MEETING. WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING THIS CHANGE? >> NO QUESTION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? >> I DON'T SEE HIM. >> I WILL MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY IS HERE AT THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING OF THE APPLICANT. >> THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING SO GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO CARD ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE I'M GOING TO POST THE PUBLIC HEARING . REALLY NO ACTION ON THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND IT WILL BE HEARD ON OCTOBER 22. >> THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING AT PROPERTY IN MY DISTRICT , NOT COMMISSIONER BURKE'S. I HAVE TALKED WITH THEM. IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY AT THAT LOCATION. AND A VERY LIMITED APPLICATION IN THE COUNTY FOR THE ZONING. VERY FEW PROPERTIES HAVE THIS ZONING. >> IS IT CONCRETE CRUSHING? >> THEY ARE OUT OF, WELL, THEIR NAME IS RIVERSTONE. THEY ARE OUT OF JACKSONVILLE . THEY WANT TO LOCATE A FACILITY IN CLAY COUNTY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT EVERY TIME I PINKO STONE CRUSHING A ROCK CRUSHING , I THINK OF THE FLINTSTONES. I THINK THE FLINTSTONES ARE DOWN THERE CRUSHING ROCKS. >> THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE A [CONSENT AGENDA] DINOSAUR. >> YOU HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT YOU ARE, YOU KNOW. >> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. I THINK THAT IS WHERE WE LEFT OFF. I THINK THERE IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED , IS THAT CORRECT? >> SO , UNDER, UNDER CONSENT, UNDER ITEM NUMBER SEVEN , IT IS ACTUALLY UNDER 1B, WHICH IS AN INVENTORY FOR THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THERE WAS ONE ITEM LISTED WHICH WAS A MILITARY SURPLUS TRUCK , AND AT THIS TIME, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE [01:35:07] DOES NOT WANT THAT TRUCK TO BE SURPLUS, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT DOES NOT GET TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY. >> WE WILL PULL THE WHOLE ITEM AND THEN GO BACK AND IMPROVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THAT ONE IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? LET'S MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. >> SOME OOMPH. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, [7.  Finance Business] QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED LIKE SIGN. THAT PASSES 5-0. WE WILL SUBMIT NUMBER SEVEN WITHOUT, WHEN B IS THAT WHAT IT IS? >> YES . >> WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN EXCEPT FOR ONE BE WHICH IS A MILITARY TRUCK THAT THE SHERIFF OWNS. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY [17.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program (E. Dendor)] COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NAYS LIKE SIGN. PASSES 5-0. WE ARE ONTO DISCUSSION, PROGRESS REPORT ON THE BTP. >> ANYTHING TO THE BOARD THROUGH THE CHAIR , BONDED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. WITH ME THIS EVENING IS JOSH MATTIX WITH WTI AS WELL. AS A GENERAL NOTE , AND THIS REALLY APPLIES TO ALL THE BONDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, A STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS ISSUED BY CLAY COUNTY AS A RESULT OF THE STATE ISSUANCE OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE STATE. THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY AFFECTED OTHER FIELDWORK ACROSS ALL BTP PROJECTS. TIME DURATIONS FOR HURRICANE HELENE WAS ESSENTIALLY FROM MID DAY OF SEPTEMBER 25 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OF THE 27TH, AND FOR HURRICANE MILTON , STARTING OCTOBER 7 UNTIL THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS LIFTED FOR RESPONSE TO AND RECOVERY FROM THE THE EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANES. REGARDLESS OF THESE, FOR PROJECT NUMBER ONE , CANTERA 218 FOUR MASTERS PIT TO PRYING TREE LANE . THE TEAM AT ANDERSON COLUMBIA CONTINUED THEIR BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETING. ALL PONDS HAVE BEEN CLEARED, AND THE SUBCONTRACTORS ARE ON SITE IN PREPARATION FOR THE EXCAVATION OF PONDS SITES ONE , TWO, THREE , AND FOUR. THE MAIN DRAIN TRUNK LINE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 218 IS 25% COMPLETE , AND 80% OF THE POND NUMBER FOUR DRAINAGEHAS BEEN INSTALLED , WHILE 80% OF THE EXISTING SIDEWALK HAS BEEN REMOVED. THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE WITH 10% PAID OUT IN 20% OF THE TIME USED. THE SEA MAR GROUP WHICH IS PROJECTS TWO, FIVE, AND SIX , RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONS, SPECIFICALLY FOR PROJECT NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS CANTERA 209. UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR. THEY CONTINUE TO INSTALL THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. CANTERA TO A NINE WROTE DOZIER AT THE RAILROAD CROSSING IN THE ENCOMPASSING DETOURS STARTED THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9 AND IS FORECASTED TO RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 WEEKS. HOWEVER THIS MAY BE EXTENDED AGAIN DUE TO THE TWO HURRICANE EVENTS AS THEY CONTINUE. CSX HAS BEEN ON-SITE FABRICATING THE NEW RAIL SESSION OF RAILROAD TRACK. THEY COMPLETED THE NEW INSTALLATION OF THE NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT COUNTY ROAD 315 AND 315 AND 315B ALONG WITH THE NEW INSTALLATION OF A NEW SOUTHBOUND LANE ONTO COUNTY ROAD 315B. WHILE THE RAILROAD CLOSING, EXCUSE ME , RAILROAD CROSSING IS CLOSED, SUPERIOR REMOVED THE OLD TWO LANES OF COUNTY ROAD TO A NINE PAVEMENT USE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO JUST GO TO THE EDGEWATER LANDING SUBDIVISION. A SUPERIOR PACER BASELINE STONE BASE FOR THE RAILROAD IN THIS AREA APPEAR FOR PROJECT NUMBER FIVE IN THE FEDERAL INJUNCTION CAUSED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR A PERMIT TO LINK , PERMIT EFFORTS WILL GO THROUGH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS . EPS TRANSFERRED THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE ARMY CORPS. THE TEAM HAS BEEN MODIFYING THE PERMIT APPLICATION TO INCLUDE THE PREVIOUS POND SHIFT. THIS PERMIT MODIFICATION APPLICATION IS EXPECTED TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE TEAM HAS CORRELATED WITH THE ARMY CORPS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED NOTICE OF THE UPCOMING PERMIT MODIFICATIONS. CCUA AGREED TO THE PRICE TO INCLUDE THEIR DESIGN WORK FOR THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY RELOCATION INTO THE OVERALL PLANS THAT. THE TEAM IS RESIZING THE SCOPE IN [01:40:01] AN EFFORT IS BEING DEVELOPED FOR AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CCUA TO COMPLETE THEIR DESIGN. FOR PROJECT SIX A WHICH IS COUNTY ROAD 315 , THE TEAM CONTINUES TO TRACK THE PERMIT APPLICATION THROUGH THE ARMY CORPS. THIS SUBMITTAL AGAIN IS A DUPLICATED EFFORT TO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED . THE DUPLICATION AND THE PERMITTING IS AGAIN DUE TO THE FEDERAL INJUNCTION. THE TEAM IS SECURING THE STATE CREDITS FOR THE MITIGATION BANK AND FINALIZING THE SCOPE OF THE SCORING FOR THE FEDERAL CREDITS NEEDED FOR THE COMBINED ULTIMATE SECTION. FOR SEMA GROUP 1 PROJECT THREE A WHICH IS CANTERA 209 THE CONTRACTOR KIRBY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 209 SECTION FROM JUST NORTH OF OAK STREET JUST SOUTH OF WATKINS ROAD COMPLETED OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SIDEWALK ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 209 . THE PUNCH LIST OF THE ASCENDING ITEMS WAS COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 16 AND CONSTRUCTION FINISHED 10 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH RESPECT TO TIME AND 84% OF THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PAID OUT. WE ARE WAITING ON FINAL AS BUILT DRAWINGS AND CONCURRENCE FROM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD TO ISSUE THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE LETTER, WHICH WILL INITIATE THE COUNTY'S TWO-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THIS PROJECT. IT HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR MAINTENANCE. FOR THE 3B SECTION WHICH CONNECTS TO THE EACH END OF PROJECT FOUR AND RUN THROUGH THE CAT ABOUT -- READ ABOUT, THEY CONTINUE THEIR PRE-MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES. COMCAST AND AT&T CONTINUE THEIR UTILITY RELOCATIONS. THE TEAM RECEIVED THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT ON SEPTEMBER 23 SO POND EXCAVATIONS CAN NOW BEGIN . I WOULD LIKE TO REALLY EXTEND A NOTE OF SPECIAL THANKS TO CONGRESSMAN ERIN BEING IN HIS STAFF FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THIS PERMIT. IT IS HUGE. THE ENTIRE PROJECT HAS BEEN RELEASED AND OUT TO CONSTRUCTION. I PROJECT FOUR, SAND RIDGE ROAD, THEY CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS, CURBING, ROAD BASE, SOD, AND ASPHALT. ALL TRAFFIC HAS NOW BEEN SHIFTED TO THE NEW OUTSIDE LANES , WHICH THE MEDIAN AND SUBDIVISION TIES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS PROJECT IS SCHEDULED, IS ON SCHEDULE WITH 70% PAID OUT IN 70% OF THE TIME HAS BEEN USED. MOVING ON TO SIX BE, WHICH IS CATHEDRAL OAK PARKWAY. THE TEAM CONTINUES TO HOLD BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETING, CUT AND FILL OPERATIONS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE QUARTER DOOR. PYLON IS NOW COMPLETE , AND PILE CAP CONTINUES. THEY CONTINUE TO PLACE REBAR AND BRIDGE DECK A PEDESTRIAN RAILING. POND EXCAVATION IS NEARING COMPLETION AS BACKFILL OVER THE POND LINERS IS WRAPPING UP. THE INSTALLATION CONTINUES ON STORMWATER CROSS DRAINPIPES, SUBBASE, LIMESTONE BASE, SIDEWALK, JOINT USE PATHS, SITE PLACEMENT, AND CURTAIN. THE CCUA UTILITY RELOCATION WORK IS NOT COMPLETED. IN SUPPORT OF ALL THIS WORK THAT WTI CONTINUES TO WORK ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM. THIS CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ED ? I, I HAVE ONE QUESTION , CSX RAIL CROSSING , WHAT IS THE ETR ON THAT? >> WE WERE PROJECTING 8 TO 10 WEEKS. THEY WERE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. THEY ARE WORKING WITH SUPERIOR. NOW WITH THE HURRICANE, OF COURSE THE SHUTDOWN. OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH LABOR AND EQUIPMENT TO GO AROUND. THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MOBILIZATION TO SUPPORT HURRICANE HELENE , AND I YOU HAVE THE HURRICANE CROSSING OUR STATE HERE TO THE SOUTH. THEY HAVE TO TAKE ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION TO CONTINUE FREIGHT TRAFFIC. THEY WERE ABLE TO PLACE THE RAIL HERE ACTUALLY THESE LAST FEW DAYS A NEW SECTION OF RAIL IN, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF ADDITIONAL WORK THAT CAN BE DONE YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE OVER IT AS WELL AS THE SIGNAL, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT. WE HAD AN ELONGATED MEETING THIS MORNING WITH CSX AND THE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE TEAM DISCUSSING WHAT THOSE IMPLICATIONS ARE, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE INEVITABLE IMPACT OF THE APPROACHING HURRICANE IS GOING TO BE. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE RISKS TO TRY TO MINIMIZE ANY IMPACTS. >> IS THE RAIL LINE OPEN? >> YES, THE RAIL LINE IS OPEN, AND UNTIL THEY FINALIZE THEIR FINAL WELDON CONNECTS THE ACTUAL RAIL WHERE THEY PUT THE RAIL IN, THEY WILL HAVE A REDUCED THROUGH THAT RAILROAD SECTION, AND AGAIN THEY WANT TO GET IT COMPLETED AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN, BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MANY WORKFORCE AND EQUIPMENT TO GO AROUND WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THAT REALLY THE NATION IS SEEING AT THIS POINT. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [18.  FCC Audit Update (H. Boucher)] >> ITEM NUMBER 18 IS THE FCC AUDIT. [01:45:06] >> GOOD EVENING. HEATHER BOUCHER, COMMISSION AUDITOR. I HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU GUYS ON MY FCC AUDIT THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. TO DATE, WE , I HAVE TESTED 20 OF THE 25 REQUIREMENTS LISTED HERE ARE SOME OF THE TESTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE LAST TIME SUCCESSFULLY , SO FCC AND CLAY COUNTY TEAMS HAVE BEEN HAVING DAILY MEETINGS SINCE MONDAY OF LAST WEEK . WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION ON THE STATUS OF PICKUP . FCC HAS A CALL CENTER THAT HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING TO SERVICE CLAY COUNTY CITIZEN REQUEST 'S. I DID NOT PUT THEIR PHONE NUMBER ON THE SLIDE, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TELL IT BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SOME CITIZENS SAY THAT THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHERE TO CALL FOR MISSED SERVICES . SO THAT FOR NUMBER FOR THE FCC CALL CENTER IS 90449 FOR THE FCC CALL CENTER IS 904490999 FCC HAS CREATED A SERVICE DAY LOOKUP WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THAT IS BEEN POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR ADDRESS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOUR SERVICE DAY IS . AND THE LAST ONE HERE, FCC STAFFED , FULL-TIME AS WELL AS TEMPORARY HELP TO ASSIST IN THE KICKOFF, IN ADDITION TO WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE CALL CENTERS , THEY HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL STAFF TO THOSE CALL CENTERS TO HELP FACILITATE THOSE CALLS COMING IN. WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL FINDING SINCE LAST BOARD MEETING . SO YOU WILL SEE FCC HAD A REQUIREMENT IN THE TRANSITION PLAN THAT BY SEPTEMBER 2 , FCC WILL CONFIRM TO THE COUNTY THAT ALL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR SERVICE CHANGES , APPLICABLE SET OF REQUIREMENTS, AND ANY OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION PRIORITIZE BY THE COUNTY. SO I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FLYER POSTCARDS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO RESIDENTS WITH THEIR SERVICE DATE . SO, THOSE FLYERS WERE NOT RECEIVED BY OUR CITIZENS UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER 1. I THINK THEY STARTED BEING DELIVERED ON OCTOBER 1, SO WE HAVE THE FINDING NOTED HERE THAT THOSE FLYERS WERE WEIGHT TO OUR CITIZENS. THAT IS ALL THE DATE THAT I HAVE . ANY QUESTIONS? >> WE HAVE VERIFICATION THAT THEY WERE SENT IN TIME , BUT JUST WEREN'T DELIVERED IN TIME? >> THEY WERE SENT SEPTEMBER 16, BUT LIKE I SAID , THE REQUIREMENT WAS THAT THEY WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE CITIZENS SEPTEMBER 2ND. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. HEATHER , YOU SAID THAT THE FCC CALL CENTER IS SET UP. DO WE HAVE A DATE WHICH THAT TOOK PLACE? >> I BELIEVE THAT STARTED SEPTEMBER 30TH . YES AS WELL AS OUR CALL CENTER. I THINK THEY WERE BOTH STOOD UP AT THE SAME TIME. >> OKAY. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW , WHAT DOES THE TRANSITION FROM THE STAFF IN THE CALL CENTER TO FCC HANDLING THIS, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THAT. >> I MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST PERSON TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW BIG AND MOST OF THE TEAM CAN FILL IN. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE STILL HAVING THE CALL CENTER , AS YOU KNOW, WHICH IS A COMBINATION CALLCENTER BETWEEN OUR DEBRIS FROM HELENE, OUR TRASH, THEN ALSO CALLS THAT WE ARE GETTING FOR HURRICANE MILTON. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OVER WHEN THAT CALLCENTER WILL GO AWAY. AND WHEN IT WILL TRULY BE JUST FCC RECEIVING THOSE CALLS. >> WELL, BECAUSE BASED ON EVEN THAT UPDATE, WE AREN'T LOOKING TO TAKE DOWN THE CALLCENTER, BECAUSE THEY ARE FIELDING MORE THAN ONE ISSUE, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN THE TRANSITION FOR FCC CALLS GOES DIRECTLY AND ONLY TWO FCC, BUT POINT TAKEN , I WILL ASK SOMEONE ELSE. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN, I CAN MAYBE SHED A LITTLE LIGHT ON IT, TOO. SO THE DEDICATED CALLCENTER TO ADDRESS FCC OR MISSED PICKUPS , WE [01:50:05] TRANSITIONED THIS PAST MONDAY OVER TO A HURRICANE MILTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CALLCENTER. NOW , THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THE NUMBER YOU CALL, YOU ARE GOING TO GET PEOPLE IN OUR CALLCENTER. I WILL ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE GRAY PICKUP IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS , AND WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A CALLCENTER OPERATING ALSO FOR THAT. AND DEPENDING UPON CONDITIONS THAT WE EXPERIENCE HERE LOCALLY WITH REGARDS TO HURRICANE MILTON, THAT WILL ALSO DICTATE OUR CALLCENTER. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE STAFF , BOTH CHARLIE AND MILTON , TO ENSURE A PROPER HANDOVER , AND FOR OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO DEAL WITH DEBRIS IN THE HURRICANE CALLS . SO AT THAT TIME WHEN WE DO STAND DOWN OUR CALLCENTER BASED ON THESE OTHER FACTORS, I HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING WITH THEM , AND, AND THEY ARE , ARE COMMITTED TO UP STAFFING THEIR SIDE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK WITH HIM OR FCC, BUT THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD THIS MORNING . SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO TRANSITION THAT PROPERLY. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WAS THAT WE WANTED TO SERVICE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AS WE TRANSITION TO THIS. WE HAD QUITE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CALLS ON THAT MONDAY. WE ORIGINALLY STAFFED IT WITH JUST FIVE PEOPLE. WE GOT UP TO OVER 15 PEOPLE AT A POINT TO SERVICE OVER 1200 CALLS THAT DAY. REALIZED THE CALLS THAT DAY , A LOT OF THE CALLS WERE WHEN IS MY TRASH GOING TO GET PICKED UP, WHEN IS MY GARBAGE GOING TO GET PICKED UP. HE DID HAVE IT INTO SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WITH THAT THAT YOU WILL KNOW WITH REGARDS TO THE MAPS, AND THEN THE LOOKUP AND THAT, BUT I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR ON TRANSITIONING THE CALLCENTER OVER TO FCC AND FULLY STAFF THAT AND MAN THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HEATHER? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT WE HAVE , WELL WE HAVE [19.  FCC Status Update] MILTON COMING UP HERE . >> ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON HEATHER A LITTLE BIT. YOU HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THE DAILY FOR HOW THE FIRST WEEK OF THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN GOING, AND SO , I JUST BROUGHT WITH ME TONIGHT , KIND OF A SUMMATION. SO, THE TOTALS FOR, FOR WEEK ONE, WHICH WENT, YOU KNOW, WE BEGAN, OCTOBER 1 WAS A TUESDAY, SO THESE TOTALS ARE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH YESTERDAY, MONDAY, SO THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF SERVICE UNDER THE FCC BANNER . SO , OUR NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT WE ARE SERVING OUR 73,713 . THROUGH YESTERDAY EVENING , WE HAVE DELIVERED 74,679 CART , SO THERE IS A DELTA THERE. THE FCC HAS PROVIDED , OR THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE, THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WAS 149,224 SERVICES, AND THAT DOES INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL 2590 FOR THE CLAY HILL THAT WAS RAN ON TUESDAY , AND SO , THE NORMAL AMOUNT WOULD BE 2600 LESS THAN THAT 149,000 REPORTED MISSED PICKUPS FOR GARBAGE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE FIRST WEEK, NOW THIS INCLUDES EARLY CALLS. THEY HAD THE WRONG COLLECTION DAY, THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THEY ARE NOT, THEY WERE REPORTED AS A MISS. THE CITIZEN BELIEVED WERE A MESS AND SOME THEY WERE MISSED. SO THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 771 , WHICH IS LESS THAN 1% OF THE NUMBER OF SERVICES PROVIDED, AND FOR WEEK ONE IN A STARTUP , AS PAINFUL AS SOME OF THOSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW , FAIRLY GOOD RESULTS , AND THE , FCC CAN, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CAN SPEAK FURTHER, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN COLLECTING THE OVERFLOW THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK AND THEY CONTINUE TO DO THAT ON THIS WEEK WE ARE IN. THEY HAVE BEEN RUNNING AN EXTRA 5 TO 7 TRUCKS PER DAY . THAT IS IN ADDITION TO THEIR PLANNED NUMBER OF TRUCKS FOR ROUTES. SO YOU KNOW , EVENTUALLY THOSE [01:55:03] EXTRA TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE SENT HOME OR THE LEASES ARE GOING TO GO BACK OR THOSE OUT-OF-TOWN EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO GO HOME AND WILL GO BACK, THEY WILL START RUNNING THEIR NORMAL ROUTE COMPLEMENT. CAN THIS PAST WEEKEND, I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW, THEY RAN MISSED PICK UP CALLS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY . VERY UNUSUAL FOR THAT ON SUNDAY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A GARBAGE COMPANY HAS RUN ON SUNDAY THAT I CAN REMEMBER IN MY TIME HERE WITH CLAY . SO THEY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO TRY TO GET ALL THAT DONE , AND BY MONDAY MORNING THEY WERE ABLE TO REPORT TO US THAT THEY HAD RECOVERED , AND SO THEY, WE STARTED OFF CLEAN AGAIN. AND SO, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A REPORT FOR THE STORM DEBRIS , BECAUSE IT DOES GET TIED INTO CURBSIDE. SO , THE DISASTER CONTRACTORS BEGAN COLLECT DING VEGETATIVE DEBRIS ON MONDAY . CREWS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING, SO , MONDAY AND TODAY THEY WORKED IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND ALSO IN FLEMING ISLAND. AND, AND IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS THEY, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE CITY, AND THEY SPENT THE DAY TODAY WORKING THE COUNTY AREA IN THE KEYSTONE AREA , AND FLEMING ISLAND. THEY STARTED UP AT MOCCASIN SILHOUETTE ARE WORKING THEIR WAY SOUTH ON THE RIVERSIDE OF 17. SO , ONCE THEY BRING THAT ALL THE WAY DOWN, ALL THE WAY DOWN PINE AVENUE, ALL OF THEM, THEY WILL MOVE PROBABLY AROUND DOCTORS LIKE , BECAUSE THE RIVER AND DOCTORS LAKE WHERE THE HEAVIEST HIT AREAS ON THE NORTHERN END. THEY WILL WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE COUNTY. THEY PICKED UP 200 CUBIC YARDS, A LITTLE OVER 200 CUBIC YARDS ON MONDAY , BUT THAT GOT A LATE START BECAUSE THEY HAD TO MEASURE THE TRUCKS AND GET THEM CERTIFIED AND DO ALL OF THAT. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE RESULTS TODAY , THEY WILL HAVE PICKED UP MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT, SO MORE THAN 400 CUBIC YARDS IS EXPECTED TO BE PICKED UP TODAY . SO IN 2 DAYS, THAT IS OVER 600 CUBIC YARDS OF DEBRIS. WE DID, TODAY , OPENED UP A VEGETATIVE DROP-OFF SITE AT OUR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PARK FOR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DROP OFF. I WAS TOLD A LITTLE BIT EARLIER WE HAD 10 RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY, AND THEN HERE AFTER PEOPLE STARTED GETTING OFF OF WORK, THERE WERE 16 CAME IN. SO, IF I HAVE MY NUMBERS CORRECT , IF I UNDERSTOOD THE MESSAGE CORRECT , THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT SITE FOR THEIR DEBRIS . I CAN TELL YOU, ROSEMARY HILL HAS VERY BUSY TODAY . WE HAD TO OPEN UP A SECOND INBOUND CLAIM TO SCALE TO GET TO TRAFFIC FROM BACKING UP DOWN THE ROAD, SO WE SAW YESTERDAY ABOUT 100 VISITORS. NORMALLY A BUSY DAY FOR US IS 500. THAT IS QUITE AN INCREASE, AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY RESIDENCE. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU . >> CONTRACTOR DEBRIS SITE IS WHERE? >> THE DEBRIS SITE FOR THE CONTRACTOR IS AT OUR PUBLIC WORKS , SLEEPY HOLLOW PIT LOCATION. IT IS A SITE WE HAVE USED BEFORE, SO IT WAS A PRE- , A PREAPPROVED SITE THROUGH DEP , AND THAT SITE DOES HAVE MONITORING WELLS ON IT ALREADY, BECAUSE THERE IS SOME ISSUE WITH ARSENIC ON THAT PARTICULAR SITE, SO IT, AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO CLEAN IT BACK TO THE NORMAL, YOU KNOW , BUT WE ARE ONLY HAULING VEGETATION , SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. >> AND THE FEMA CONTRACTOR VEGETATIVE SITE IS? >> SO THAT IS THE SLEEPY HOLLOW. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. NO? >> NO, SIR. >> THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PARK. >> SO THEY ARE BOTH UNDER THE , YOU KNOW, WE ARE OPERATING BOTH SITES UNDER THE GUIDELINES, SO THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA REIMBURSEMENT. EXCUSE ME. SO, BUT THE , THE SITE, THE PUBLIC WORKS SITE IS FOR OUR DEBRIS CONTRACTOR ONLY, AND THEN THE, RIGHT NOW , THE SITE AT THE ADVENTURE PARK IS FOR RESIDENTS. THAT MAY CHANGE AFTER THIS NEXT HURRICANE , AND IT CAN BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL. IT CAN BE USED FOR C AND D IF [02:00:02] THAT BECOMES NECESSARY. >> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. SO, MILTON , THIS MORNING, THE CLAY COUNTY EMAIL THAT GOES OUT , THE, THE EMAIL THING, LIKE IF YOU SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE, THE EMAIL THAT GOES OUT. IT SAYS THAT THE ROSEMARY HILL SOLID WASTE FACILITY AND THE ECC WILL BE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS TODAY AND CLOSE ON THURSDAY. IT WILL REOPEN WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, BUT THEN I GOT A CALL FROM ACTUALLY ONE OF COMMISSIONER CELLA'S CONSTITUENTS WHO IS AT THE GATES OF SLEEPY HOLLOW , AND IT WAS NOT OPEN AND HE WAS NOT HAPPY THAT HE HAD TO DRIVE TO ROSEMARY HILL. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT? >> I'M NOT, I WASN'T AWARE THAT THAT MESSAGE WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE COLLECTION CENTERS WERE OPEN, SO I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO THE MESSAGE. I THINK RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD SOME MISCOMMUNICATIONS. I'M WEARY IF WE PUT THAT OUT. ROSEMARY HILL WAS IN THE COLLECTION CENTERS WE PLAN TO BE OPEN OUR NORMAL HOURS WHICH IS THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY. THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE THIS WEEK . WE ARE LIKELY NOT TO BE OPEN ON THURSDAY, BUT WE PLAN TO BE OPEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. >> HOW ABOUT REGULAR TRASH PICKUP AND THE STORM DEBRIS PICKUP FOR TOMORROW. >> OUR PLAN IS TO RUN IN THE MORNING , AND YESTERDAY IT LOOKS LIKE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RUN ALL DAY. TONIGHT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE, SO IN THAT STARTS TO BECOME UNSAFE TO BE OUT THERE COLLECTING, THEN WE WILL WORK WITH THE FCC TO PULL THEIR DRIVERS OFF AND WE WILL CLOSE ROSEMARY HILL FOR THE SAFETY OF THAT FACILITY AND OUR STAFF. WE ARE HAVING TO RUN AS LATE AS WEATHER ALLOWS US TO RUN. >> AND I GET THAT. CAN I GET THAT NO ONE HAS A CRYSTAL BALL, BUT HAVING, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS PICKUPS ON WEDNESDAY, BUT I DO. AND SO, HOW ARE WE GOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE RESIDENTS TO SECURE THEIR GARBAGE CANS SO THEIR GARBAGE CANS AREN'T FLYING ALL OVER. AGAIN , TRASH IS NOT FLYING ALL OVER, COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT MY WEDNESDAY PICKUP AREAS ARE WHERE THE BEARS LIVE. >> IT MIGHT BE BETTER, I DON'T KNOW IF, LET ME SEE LAURA HERE TONIGHT, OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM , WE WILL LET THEM KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHEN WE ARE LOOKING TO SAY IT LOOKS LIKE BY NOON, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL NEED TO SHUT DOWN AT 4:00 , THEN WE WILL START PUSHING THAT MESSAGE OUT THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM AND THEY WILL USE ALL OF THEIR AVENUES TO DO THAT. >> IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PICKED UP BY THIS TIME PULL IT BACK IN? >> RIGHT. >> AND WHAT ABOUT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE FCC WANTS TO ADDRESS THIS , BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE 771 MISSED PICKUPS WERE IN MY DISTRICT , BUT I KNOW IT IS A LOT. I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY MOST. WE HAD LOTS OF REPORTS OF PHONE CALLS THAT EITHER THEY GOT HUNG UP ON, THEY LEFT A MESSAGE , NO ONE CALLED THEM BACK. SOME OF THEM WHERE REPORTED THROUGH THE TRACK EASY SYSTEM , AND THEY WERE SHOWN AS COMPLETED, BUT THEN THE CITIZEN WAS STILL REPORTING THAT THERE TRASH WASN'T PICKED UP, SO , IT IS DIFFICULT TO SIT IN OUR CHAIRS AND TELL PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE A GRASP ON THIS, THAT WE HAVE A HANDLE ON IT , IF WE HAVE THAT ISSUE, SO, I MEAN, AND UNDERSTAND IT WAS WEEK ONE. WE ARE LEARNING ROUTES. I KIND OF DON'T UNDERSTAND , IF YOU HIRE ALMOST ALL THE DRIVER WHO DID THE ROUNDS PREVIOUSLY , IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ME TO HAVE SAID HAVE YOU DONE THIS RANT BEFORE. I UNDERSTAND THE ROUTES CHANGED , BUT I GUESS I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOME REASSURANCE TO THE RESIDENCE THAT THEY CAN PUT THEIR TRASH OUT ON THEIR DESIGNATED DAY, WHICH THEY MOSTLY KNOW NOW, AND HAVE IT PICKED UP. >> ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BRIEF HERE? SHOULD I CALL YOU UP NOW? ELI? >> SOME OF THOSE ISSUES , FIRST OF ALL , GOOD AFTERNOON , GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I AM DEMETRIUS BURGESS, GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT FCC . SOME, SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU WERE ADDRESSING WERE ABSOLUTELY VALID. WHAT I CAN SAY IS WE DID SOME DATE CHANGING AND THE DRIVERS THAT CAME OVER, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE SEASONED AND RAN THE CLAY COUNTY AREA , MAY [02:05:02] NOT HAVE BEEN PRIVY TO THE ROUTES AFTER THE DATE CHANGE. SO THAT WAS A LOT OF IT. I'VE GOT A LOT OF YOUNGER STAFF THAT WE ARE USING CURB TENDERS THAT ARE NON-CDL VEHICLES, AND GIVEN THOSE GUYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF MOVE UP IN THE BUSINESS AND THEY ARE LEARNING. THEY ARE LEARNING. >> I CAN DEFINITELY ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE MISSED PICKUP ISSUES. A LOT OF MISSED PICKUP ISSUES ARE FROM -- >> CAN YOU COME CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE? >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. A LOT OF THE MISSED PICKUP ISSUES THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING COME FROM LIGHTS -- LATE SETS, SO WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE GOING BACK OUT TO SERVICE. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WE WERE ABLE TO GET BACK OUT AND SERVICE THOSE MISSED PICKUPS. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SEEN A REDUCTION IN MISSED PICKUPS, AND WE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SEEING A REDUCTION IN MISSED PICKUPS . FOR US THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A SUCCESS . WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT WEDNESDAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WEDNESDAY AREAS ARE NOT BEING MISSED, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY AUDITED ALL OF OUR MAPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AREAS ARE ALL COVERED. AS OF RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN. WE DO NOTICE THAT PERCENTAGES IN OUR FAVOR AS FAR AS BEING SUPPORTIVE OF THE COUNTY. THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP OVERALL. AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ABOUT THE CALL CENTER, WE WILL BE TRANSITIONING ON OUR SIDE TO TAKE OVER THE CALLS, THE PRIMARY OF THE CALLS REALLY SOON HERE . SO FOR US, IT IS JUST CONTINUING AS FAR AS GROWTH, AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CLAY COUNTY TO SEE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE GREAT SERVICE. WE HAVE SHOWN FOR THE MOST PART FOR THE FIRST WEEK WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE RESIDENCE, THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH PUTTING THE CART'S OUT. A LOT OF THE ISSUES IS THAT RESIDENCE DID NOT RECEIVE THE CARTS ON THEIR FIRST WEEK, THE CARTS, A LOT OF TRAFFIC IS ON THE GROUND AND OUR DRIVERS WERE GETTING OUT, GETTING THOSE CANS UP. AS A GENERAL ONE WHO IS HERE EARLIER MENTIONED THAT WE WERE RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND, AND THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON WHY , BEING THE FACT THAT IT WAS SIGNED MOTORS PICKING UP THOSE SERVICES, IT IS SLOW DOWN THE SERVICE, BUT I COULD SEE EVEN JUST AS OF TODAY , I COULD SEE THAT THE SERVICE IS GETTING A LOT QUICKER AND THE PACE IS BEING PICKED UP, BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS ARE LEARNING AND WE ARE TAKING THE TIME, AS FAR AS THE EDUCATION PROCESS IS BEING DONE. >> CAN I ASK YOU TO REITERATE THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS? IF SO , THEY NEED TO HAVE THERE CAN OUT BY 6:30 A.M.? >> THE NIGHT BEFORE. >> THE NIGHT BEFORE. AND THEY NEED TO HAVE IT AT LEAST FACING FORWARD WITH THE HANDLE FACING THEIR HOME. >> YES, AT THE CURB. >> IT IS IT SUPPOSED TO SIT ON THE CURB ARE OFF OF THE CURB ONTO THE, WHATEVER SURFACE IS THERE, BECAUSE I SAW BOTH. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CURBS IN MY DISTRICT. I HAVE ALL THE DIRT ROADS, MOSTLY, BUT I SAW SOME OF THEM WHERE THEY WERE MOVING THEM AROUND, SO I WASN'T SURE ABOUT THAT. >> RIGHT NOW OUR DRIVERS ARE TAKING THE TIME OUT TO EDUCATE OUR CUSTOMERS, SO NOT REALLY TOO CONCERNED AS FAR AS BURKART PLACEMENT IS, BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, THEY HAVE TO BE PLACED FACING FORWARD WITH THE HANDLES FACING THE HOME . THAT WOULD HELP A LOT, BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS, THE FACT THAT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE CART SYSTEM. THAT IS PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS. IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE SHOULD SEE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT AS FAR AS CART PLEASE IS CONCERNED AND KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM MAILBOXES. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THAT. I SAW SOMEONE POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT IT BENT THEIR MAILBOX OR SOMETHING AND I THOUGHT ON THE FLYER IT SPECIFICALLY SAID THREE FEET AWAY FROM YOUR MAILBOX. >> YES, AND IF WE ARE GETTING COMPLAINTS AS FAR AS DAMAGE PROPERTY LIKE MAILBOXES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S ALSO PART OF OUR EDUCATION PROCESS WITH REPAIRING THOSE DAMAGES. >> I THINK THE ONLY OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WE HAD WAS THE DIRT ROADS, THE PRIVATE ROADS, BUT YOU, I THINK YOU ALL ADDRESSED THAT. DO YOU -- I, I THINK THAT WAS ALL OF MY QUESTIONS FOR NOW. OH , I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU. SO WITH TRACK EASY, DOES IT SHOW ON A MAP, SO I HAD FIVE OR SIX ROADS THAT EITHER THE WHOLE ROAD WAS MISSED, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE BEEN HOW THEY WERE READING THE ROUTE ON THE IPAD OR WHATEVER, BUT THEN WHERE ONE OR TWO HOUSES WERE SERVICED, AND THEN THE REST WERE MISSED . >> OKAY. SO, FROM OUR EXPERIENCE, WE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF TIMES WE DO HAVE A SINGLE, YOU KNOW, A SINGLE MISS ON A PARTICULAR ROTOR A COUPLE OF HOUSES HAVE BEEN MISSED, LATE SET OUT IS ONE OF THE SITUATIONS. A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE FAMILIAR WITH GETTING [02:10:04] SERVICE AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING OR 6:00 IN THE MORNING, BUT NOW THEY ARE GETTING SERVICE AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT TIME CHANGE I THINK IS KIND OF THE REASON WHY THAT IS A PROBLEM , WHEN EXACTLY TO SET OUT YOUR CARDS. BUT AGAIN THAT WILL BE PART OF THE GROWING PAINS IN HAVING CARTS AND BEING THE FACT THAT WE ARE THE NEW HOLLER. SO I, LIKE I SAID, I EXPECT TO SEE A GREAT DEAL OF IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO ANSWER ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. >> NO PROBLEM AT ALL. >> I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. >> SO, I WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE CALL CENTER. HOW MANY FOLKS DO YOU HAVE OUR PLAN TO HAVE IN YOUR CALL CENTER? >> IN THE LONG RUN IT IS GOING TO BE SIX. WE HAVE ONBOARDING RIGHT NOW, SO AGAIN, THE REDUCTION OF CALLS AS WE HAVE STARTED SEEING ALREADY IS SIMPLY BECAUSE , ALL RIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, PART OF OUR CALLS WERE RESIDENCE CALLING JUST TO ASK WHEN IS MY SERVICE DAY. NOW BEING THAT WE ARE GOING INTO THE SECOND WEEK, A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE STARTING TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THEIR SERVICE DAY. EVENTUALLY THAT BULK OF CALLS IS GOING TO GO AWAY, AND THAT IS WHY I THINK SIX WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE A MAJORITY OF THE CALLS COMING IN FROM THAT POINT ON. >> QUITE HONESTLY UNDERSTAND THERE ARE PROBABLY PEOPLE ALSO CALLING YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE USED TO HAVING THEIR TRASH PICKED UP AT A CERTAIN TIME . IT WASN'T THERE AND NOW THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT YOU SKIPPED THEM OR WHATEVER AND THEY ARE CALLING SO THAT INCREASES, AND I WAS A TO OUR RESIDENTS TO BE PATIENT ON THOSE DAYS, BECAUSE QUITE HONESTLY I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING RIGHT UP UNTIL DARK IN SOME CASES JUST TRYING TO PICK THINGS UP. SO, WALK ME THROUGH IF YOU WOULD, THOUGH, SOMEBODY CALLS INTO THE CALL CENTER. THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE MISSING A PICKUP. TELL ME WHAT IS THE PROCESS WHERE IT GETS REPORTED, AND THEN HOW DO WE MAKE THE DETERMINATION IN TERMS OF CONFIRMING THAT QUICK >> AS OF RIGHT NOW, ANYTHING THAT COMES IN IS A MISSED PICK UP , EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED MISSED PICK UP. WE AREN'T VERIFYING TO SEE IF IT IS A LEGIT MISSED PICKUP. WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO ACTUALLY SEE THAT YEAH, A LOT OF IT IS THE FACT THAT IT SIMPLY WAS A LATE SET OR WHATEVER, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE SERVICING EVERYONE. EVERYTHING IS COURTESY PICKUP RIGHT NOW. AS MILTON JUST SAID, BETWEEN 5 TO 700 WAS MISSED PICKUP, BUT A LOT OF THAT WAS UNVERIFIED. WE DO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A HIGH VOLUME OF COURTESY PICKUP THAT WE ARE PROVIDING AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT BASICALLY THE PROCESS STARTS WITH THE RESIDENTS CALL IN OUR SERVICE, CALL IN OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE , AND FROM THAT POINT ON BEFORE 12:00 WE WILL HAVE SAME-DAY PICKUP. ANYTHING AFTER 12:00 WE WILL BE PICKING UP WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SO FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WE WILL HAVE A TRUCK I GOT TO PICK THOSE UP. >> AND IN TERMS OF, ONCE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH AND YOU , YOUR CALL CENTER PERSON HAS CHECKED BACK, DO THEY GET BACK TO THE RESIDENT ON THAT OR DO THEY NOT? >> YES, OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTUALLY KEEPS THE RESIDENT ON THE CALL AND GIVES THEM THE SOLUTION THEN AND THERE. A LOT OF TIMES THERE ON THE PHONE, THE PLAN IS TO SAY WE WERE ON YOUR STREET AT THIS TIME WITH, AGAIN, WITH OUR THIRD EYE TECHNOLOGY IT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT TIME THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY THERE. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PHONE CALLS THAT COMES IN BASICALLY SAYING THEY PICKED UP ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT THE OTHER. A LOT OF TIMES A TRUCK WILL BREAK OFF TO GO TO THE DUMP IT TAKES AN HOUR TO GET BACK. WITHIN THAT HOUR TIME I HAVE SEEN ME GET 3 TO 4 DIFFERENT PHONE CALLS FROM THAT PARTICULAR STREET, SO THAT DOES RAISE UP THE NUMBERS. AGAIN, SAME-DAY SERVICE, MORE THAN LIKELY THOSE ARE BEING CLOSED OUT IMMEDIATELY, BUT RIGHT NOW WE BELIEVE IN THAT TRANSPARENCY TO BUILD TRUST THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN EVERYTHING. ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE, I MEAN, THEY COULD BASICALLY CALL IN AND SAY WHATEVER AND WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE WE ARE REPORTING THAT AND MAKING SURE WE CAN GIVE THEM A RESOLUTION. >> I KNOW THAT CALL VOLUME LEVEL IS PROBABLY MUCH HIGHER THAN IT IS GOING TO BE ONCE IT SETTLES DOWN, BUT I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE A , A BAD FEELING WHEN THEY LEAVE A VOICEMAIL AND THEN THEY DON'T HEAR ANYTHING BACK. HOW ARE WE HANDLING THAT? >> PART OF THAT IS US EDUCATING, YOU KNOW, TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ANSWERING OUR VOICEMAIL IN THE MORNING, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, GO THROUGH THOSE CALLS, MAKING SURE WE ARE BIDDING AND GIVING THE CUSTOMERS A CALL BACK. THAT IS PART OF THE TRAINING AND IT IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CALLING BACK ALL OF OUR VOICEMAILS. AND AGAIN THE VOICEMAILS SHOULD GO RIGHT BACK INTO TRACK EASY AFTER THOSE CALLS, AFTER THOSE VOICEMAILS OR LISTEN TO AND THE RESIDENTS ARE CALLED BACK. >> I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, I MEAN, WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD FIRST WEEK. OBVIOUSLY NOBODY EXPECTED IT TO BE PERFECT . WE ARE STILL WORKING ON SOME OF THE KINKS. HOW ARE WE HANDLING THOSE FOLKS [02:15:03] THAT ARE CALLING IN THAT SAY THEY DON'T HAVE A CAN, THEY DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL SANCTIONED GARBAGE CAN? >> AS OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING WITH SOLID WASTE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THOSE RESIDENTS, AGAIN, IT GOES RIGHT INTO TRACK EASY AND THE CANDY HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB TRYING TO GET THOSE BACK OUT TO THE RESIDENCE AND HAVE THEM DELIVERED. >> YEAH, THOSE, WHEN THE CITIZEN CALLS FOR A MISSED CAM, OR THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A CAN , IT IS BEING PUT INTO TRACK EASY AND THEN EVERY NIGHT WE ARE RUNNING A REPORT OF THOSE CANS THAT RESIDENTS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE, AND THEN IN THE MORNING WE ARE PROVIDING THOSE TO THE COMPANY WHO IS DELIVERING THE CANS, AND THEY DELIVER IT THE NEXT DAY. AND THEN WE GET A CONFIRMATION THE FOLLOWING DAY OF THE CANS THAT THEY DELIVERED. >> IS THAT A NEW PROCESS ? >> THAT HAS BEEN THE PROCESS SINCE LAST WEEK WHEN WE STARTED SERVICE. >> THAT'S NOT THE CASE. ON FRIDAY IN FLEMING ISLAND WE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAD A CANE AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO PUT THEIR OLD CAN OUT THERE SO WE COULD AT LEAST ELECT THEIR GARBAGE. THEY HAD CALLED HIM NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THAT TO GET A CAN, TO GET A CART. I UNDERSTAND AGAIN, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT. THE PROCESS WILL GET BETTER THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE BETTER THE WEEK AFTER THAT. A MONTH IN COME AWAY HOPE THAT WHEN WE SEE EVERYBODY, IT IS A ONE OFF RATHER THAN THE KIND OF THING THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I DO APPLAUD THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AFTER IT. THEY DON'T GET PICKED UP , YOU HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY DID GET PICKED UP. I'M JUST CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I THINK NEED TO GET STRAIGHTENED OUT RIGHT AWAY AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. BUT THAT TO ME IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I, I EVEN VOTED TO HIRE YOU GUYS AS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A CALL CENTER LOCALLY RATHER THAN HOUSING CALL CENTER OUT IN SOME NAMELESS PLACES SOME OF YOUR COMPETITORS DO , BUT IT IS NICE TO HAVE IT HERE, BUT IT ALSO STILL HAS TO WORK. >> EXACTLY . WE AGREE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >> OKAY, I, I HAD, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MESSAGES AND EMAILS . I HAVE TO SAY I, I GOT GREAT, I GOT GREAT RESULTS. I MEAN, I, I HAD SO MANY OF THEM RESPONDED AND SAY , IT'S HERE FINALLY, THEY PICKED IT UP FINALLY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN ROUGH. I MEAN, OH . I MEAN . OH. SO, I MEAN, AND FOR EVERYBODY. I MEAN, THE RESIDENCE, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THEIR FRUSTRATION. THIS , ANY CHANGE IS HARD, BUT GARBAGE, I HAD NO IDEA. I MEAN, GOSH. BUT ANYWAY, I HAVE SOME , I HAVE SOME COMMENTS. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK STAFF . I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED, BECAUSE FIRST OFF WE WILL ABLE TO GO AND DRIVE BEHIND THE TRUCK THE 1ST DAY AND THAT WAS AMAZING. BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT WAS. IT WAS AMAZING. BUT THE, THE WAY EVERYTHING WAS SET UP, I WAS SO IMPRESSED . WHOEVER IS LISTENING OUT THERE , AND I HAVE TOLD EVERY SINGLE PERSON I CAN THINK OF, I MEAN , THERE IS A LITTLE CIRCLE OR RECTANGLE IT WAS ON THE SCREEN WITH EVERY SINGLE TRUCK. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE GOING. IF THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THEIR GARBAGE WAS IN THE HOPPER, THERE IS A PICTURE, A VIDEO THAT SHOWS IT. THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS NOT BEING SHOWN HERE , AND I, I, YES, THERE WAS SOME, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW MISSES, BUT MY GOSH UNDER 1% THE FIRST WEEK, I AM IMPRESSED. THANK YOU ALL. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH HECK, AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY, AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THE JOB YOU HAVE HERE. I THINK OUR STAFF HAD EVERYTHING SO READY AND PREPARED AND YOU ALL HAVE WORKED WITH THEM, AND SO I AM HOPEFUL THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OF US CAN, YOU KNOW , GO FORWARD WITH THIS, AND, YOU KNOW , TIMES ARE CHANGING IN OUR COUNTRY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF HOW MUCH WE ARE THROWING AWAY AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST THE THING. IT'S A REAL THING. THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH ROOM HERE, SO, I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. THE, THE LIDS BEING CLOSED. OKAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT, AND I KNOW GOING BEHIND YOU WHILE I COULD SEE , THEY PICK IT UP AND THEY PUT IT VERY NEATLY DOWN AND FOR THE MOST PART THE LID CLOSES AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE THING HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED, HAS NEVER BEEN PICKED UP. A LOT OF PEOPLE, TO ME, THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN PICKED UP, AND THEN COME TO FIND OUT THEY HAD. AND A LOT OF THEM ME KNOW THAT, OR THEY APOLOGIZED. THE, THE YARD TRUCK, DO THEY, ARE THEY USUALLY TOGETHER OR USUALLY THE YARD TRUCK COMES AT A DIFFERENT TIME? >> YARD IS SO SMALL , WE TYPICALLY LAUNCH THE GARBAGE GUYS AT 5:00 [02:20:01] IN THE MORNING , AND THEN THE YARD WASTE GUY FOLLOWS AT 5:30 , JUST TO GET, FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT , YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE MOVING AROUND AND IT IS A PRETTY SMALL SITE, SO WE TRY TO LAUNCH THOSE GUYS , 16, 16, AND 16 ESSENTIALLY. >> SO IF A TRUCK IS ON YOUR ROAD AND THEY COME THROUGH IT , I MEAN IT COULD BE THE YARD TRUCK, SO PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE GETTING MISSED BUT THEY ARE NOT, RIGHT? >> IT IS TWO DIFFERENT TRUCKS, AND THEY ARE JUST REAR VOTERS. IF THEY SEE A RARE LOADER IT IS YARD WASTE. IF THEY THE A LITTLE RARE LOADER, LIKE IN COMMISSIONER CONDON'S AREA, IT COULD BE RAISED OR GARBAGE. IF YOU SEE AN ASL IT IS GARBAGE. AND THAT IS WHERE THE EDUCATION COMES IN. ONCE PEOPLE GET MORE USED TO SEEING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT THE TRUCK IS AND WHAT THE DIFFERENT TRUCKS DO. >> SO FOR RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE YARD PEOPLE ARE PICKING UP CONTAINER ONLY , AND THEN AFTER THE DEBRIS EVERYTHING IS PICKED UP FROM THE STORMS IN THE FUTURE, I GUESS WE WILL FIND OUT WHEN THAT IS, THEN YOUR GUYS WILL PICK UP ALSO NOT CONTAINER. >> YES. >> GREAT. I AM DONE , AND REALLY, AGAIN, I HAVE THIS SAY STAFF AND PROBABLY YOUR STAFF, I MEAN , I HAVE BEEN CALLED A LOT OF NAMES , AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW ALL OF THE STAFF AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THEY ARE FRUSTRATED AND I KNOW THAT. BUT , YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY, STAFF MIGHT JUST KEEP IT UP, KEEP YOUR CHIN UP. I KNOW IT IS HARD TO , YEAH, I KNOW IT'S HARD. WHEN PEOPLE ARE YELLING AT YOU ON ONE END OF THE LINE. I HAD A FEW PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY QUITE A FEW PEOPLE TELL ME THEY APOLOGIZED AND THEY WERE SORRY THAT WE WERE HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT, AND ONE LADY SAID, YOU KNOW, I AM SORRY FOR THE FOUL LANGUAGE. AND I HAVE TO ALWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY KEYBOARD, AND THAT IS US. SOMETIMES IT STINGS, AND SO ANYWAY, PEOPLE OUT THERE, AGAIN, JUST RUBBER, WE ARE ALL WORKING HARD, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ALL CARE. I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER , AND WE ARE GOING TO DO BETTER AND IS GOING TO COME TOGETHER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION , AS IT RELATES TO WHAT COMMISSIONER CONDON BROUGHT UP EARLY. SO THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN TRACK EASY CONFIRMING PICKUP IN THE RESIDENCE STATING THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PICKUP. HOW IS THAT BEING RECONCILED MOVING FORWARD? >> OKAY, SO, WITH THE RESIDENCE THAT ARE CLAIMING, SO IF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS CLOSING THE ACCOUNT, SAYING THAT IT WAS PICKED UP , SO WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW IS WE ARE ADDING BETTER NOTES INTO TRACK EASY. SO FOR AMPLE , BASICALLY THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS IS WE HAVE A DRIVER GO OUT , VERIFY, SO FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU HAD A MISS , THE DRIVER GOES OUT, THE DRIVER IS BASICALLY GOING TO VERIFY, YES PICKED UP, SERVICE WAS PICKED UP. WE WILL ADD A TIMESTAMP TO THE TIME THAT IT WAS PICKED UP INTO THE TRACK EASY NOTES. NOW THE ONE THING WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IS THAT THE RESIDENT WILL BRING THE CAR BACK INSIDE , AND THE TIKET GETS CLOSE AS IF NOTHING IS OUT OF THE RESIDENT WILL CALL BACK AGAIN SAYING THAT MY TRASH WAS NOT PICK UP COME AS A PART OF THAT IS AGAIN PART OF THE GROWING PAINS HERE BEING THAT IT IS THE FIRST WEEK. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS JUST BETTER NOTES. WE ARE PROBABLY, PROBABLY, WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO START ADDING A PHOTO AND EDUCATING OUR DRIVER TO ADD PHOTOS SAYING THAT YES, WE PICKED UP, OR NOTHING WAS OUT, AND JUST ADDING BETTER NOTES TO THE RESOLUTION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE ARE CLOSING THE TICKET WITH THE DRIVER SAYING THAT HE WAS THERE BUT NOT ACTUALLY PUTTING ENOUGH INFORMATION INTO TRACK EASY SAYING WHAT TOOK PLACE WHEN YOU WERE THERE. DID YOU PICK SOMETHING UP ? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU PICKED UP, WHAT TIME IT WAS, BUT WHAT VEHICLE WAS THERE, BECAUSE AGAIN PART OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS THE FACT, AS COMMISSIONER BURKE SAID , IS THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THIRD EYE EXACTLY WHAT TIME THE TRUCK WAS THERE AT THE TIME. SO EVEN IF FOR EXAMPLE WE CLOSED THE TICKET AND THEY SAID THE DRIVER WAS THERE AT 10:00, BUT DID HE PICK UP ANYTHING AT 10:00 AND WERE UNLIKELY WE ARE SAYING HE WAS THERE, SO WE WANT TO GET BETTER NOTES IN IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE DISCREPANCIES. >> THANK YOU. >> MY QUESTION IS EVEN MORE GRANULAR . WHAT WAS TRACK EASY, OR WHATEVER, THIRD EYE , WHAT ACTUALLY PUTS A SYMBOL IN THE SYSTEM THAT SAYS THE DRIVER WAS THERE AND PICKED UP THE TRASH? [02:25:05] IS IT THE ARMOR IS AT THE DRIVER HIMSELF WAX >> IT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE. ANYTIME THE VEHICLE STOPS FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, AND ACTUALLY CHANGES COLORS. >> IT'S AUTOMATIC? >> IT'S ON AUTOMATIC THING. THE VEHICLE STOPS FOR A MINUTE, IT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY -- >> BUT THERE IS NO TRASH CAN OUT THERE? >> NO TRASH CAN OR NOT. BUT THERE IS A POV ON THE VEHICLES THAT WOULD TAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO KNOW THAT THE CART WAS PICKED UP, BUT A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY WITH MISSED PICKUPS, THE VEHICLE HAS TO STOP AND IDENTIFY THAT HOME , AND A LOT OF TIME WE WILL NOT DO A PSB UNLESS IT IS AN ASL THAT GOES BACK TO COVER THAT HOME. >> >> >> >> ALL RIGHT. >> YEAH, I HAVE ONE , I AM NOT, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE HER ADDRESS ON PUBLIC RECORD ON TV, BUT SHE IS 80 YEARS OLD AND BLOWING UP MY PHONE. YOU, YOU GOT HER NEIGHBOR , AND SHE WANTS TO GET HER NEIGHBOR. THEIR COMPLAINT WAS PUT IN AT THE SAME TIME. SHE IS QUITE ENTERTAINING WITH ALL THE WORK THAT SHE TELLS US WE ARE WELCOME TO DO ON HER PROPERTY IF WE AREN'T GOING TO GET HER TRASH. ANYWAY. BUT MY QUESTION IS FROM A DIFFERENT CONSTITUENT, MY LAST QUESTIONS OR IF I MAY, AND THAT IS THE, THE PICTURES AND VIDEO, AND I THINK COMMISSIONER BURKE ASKED THIS AT A PREVIOUS MEETING , BUT I, I DID NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO GIVE THE CONSTITENT APPEARED THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT STORAGE OF THAT, SO IF IT TAKES A PICTURE OF THE CAN OUT AND GETS THEIR HOME IN THE BACKGROUND, OR BY SOME CHANCE THEIR CHILD IN THE BACKGROUND, THIS, WHAT, WHAT IS THE STORAGE LOCATION OF THAT PICTURE OR VIDEO? >> IT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION. >> CARD, SORT OF LIKE A CAMERA ST CARD. 16, 16 MEGS, 64 MEGS. TYPICALLY , WE ACTUALLY HAD A SITUATION WHERE WE TRIED TO GO BACK AND PULL VIDEO FROM LAST WEEK AND COULDN'T PULL IT, SO IN THAT CASE , SAY IF WE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND WE NEEDED VIDEO FOR LEGAL PURPOSES , WE COULD GO INTO THE CAMERA, PULL THAT ST CARD, AND THEN HEADED OFF TO BE, YOU KNOW , WE GOT AN I.T. DEPARTMENT THAT WILL RENDER THE VIDEO FROM IT. >> WITH THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT YESTERDAY WHERE THE ROAD GAVE WAY AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO, AND WE WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THE DRIVER IS OKAY? >> YES MA'AM. >> I'M SURE VERY SCARED. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH RAIN. IT'S NOT , I KNOW THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM WENT OUT AND CHECKED THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT, THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO EXACTLY WHAT THE DRIVER DID AND WHAT WENT ON . >> WE SAW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. >> OKAY. >> >> JUST, JUST FOR INFORMATION, HOW MANY CAMERAS ARE ON A TRUCK? THERE ARE LIKE SIX OR SO? >> 6 TO 8. IT DEPENDS ON THE TRUCK. >> IT IS AMAZING. >> IT LITERALLY COVERS EVERY ANGLE THAT YOU CAN THINK OF , AND IN THE HOPPER AND SEXTING AROUND THE TRUCK. >> >> I DID ASK MILTON, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO TELL ME I'M SURE , COMMISSIONER CONDON, THAT THEY HAVE BAGS OUT AND ARE WORRIED ABOUT ANIMALS GETTING IN IT . WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT? I KNOW WHAT MILTON TOLD ME. SO I MEANS >> YEAH , THERE IS NOT NECESSARILY 100, 100% PROOF. IN THESE CARTS OBVIOUSLY IS THE BEST. THEY AREN'T GOING TO PREVENT ERRORS, BUT THEY SHOULD PREVENT ALL OTHER ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH. BUT JUST AN OLD RULE OF THUMB IN THE GARBAGE BUSINESS, IF YOU ARE PUTTING BAGS OUTSIDE OF THE CART LIKE AN OVERFLOW BAG , AND THEY ARE PICKING ALL OF THAT UP NOW , IF YOU PUT SOME AMMONIA OR SOME BLEACH ON IT, SPRINKLE IT ON IT OR SPRAY IT ON IT , THAT KEEPS MOST ANIMALS OUT OF IT WHEN THEY GET A WHIFF OF THAT AMMONIA OR BLEACH. THEY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? [02:30:02] >> I'VE GOT ONE MORE. THAT SORT OF BROUGHT UP THE THOUGHT. SO , WE'VE GOT THE CART . WE HAVE THE EXTRA COME OF THE EXTRA BAGS, THEY'VE GOT THE STICKER ON IT. WHICH TRUCK IS GOING TO STOP AND PICK UP THAT EXTRA BAG? >> IF IT IS THE GARBAGE, THE GARBAGE GEYSER EDUCATED TO GET OUT AND RELOAD THE CART. >> SO THEY EMPTY THE CART, AND LOADED AGAIN. >> SOME AREN'T DOING THAT. I ASKED AND THEY SAID SOME TRUCKS ARE COMING BACK. IS THAT THE MAIN RULE OF THUMB? >> IF IT IS AN ASL AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A CART, THEN THAT DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO PICK THAT IS GARBAGE UP AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE, AND YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS. >> AND WHAT WE WILL TYPICALLY DO IS SEND ONE OF THE SMALLER , WE CALL THEM MANY WEARY VOTERS , BACK AROUND TO GET THAT GARBAGE, BECAUSE IT IS JUST TOO TALL FOR THEM TO THROW INTO THE BIGGER TRUCKS. >> OKAY. >> BUT IF THEY HAVE THE CART THEY WILL BE LOAD. >> THAT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ANYMORE. MOST EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THEIR CART. >> IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> IF I MAY I THINK THIS WOULD INTEREST THE BOARD. WE ARE, THE INCIDENCE OF PEOPLE CALLING AND NEEDING A CART , THEIR FIRST CART , A LOT OF THE CORALS NOW ARE I WANT A CART BUT IT IS FOR A SECOND CARTS. SO, WE , WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO TURNING LOOSE THE TEAMS. THEY ALREADY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH FCC SO FCC IS GOING TO USE THEM FOR DOING THE SMALLER 65 GALLON SWAPOUT AS WELL AS THE DELIVERY OF THE SECOND CARTS, SO, DEPENDING ON HOW BAD THIS STORM IS, BUT OUR INTENTION IS BY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK, WE WILL , WE CAN START DELIVERING , DOING THE 65 SWAMPS OR FCC WITH THE WAY WE ARE USING RAY RIGG. NOW THAT, THEY ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE DONE ON COLLECTION DAY , OTHERWISE THE CARTS AREN'T GOING TO BE AT THE CURB. WE WILL START PUSHING THAT MESSAGE OUT AS SOON AS WE MAKE THAT TRANSITION, BUT MAY EXPECT PATIENT AS IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK FOR SURE. >> IS THAT FURTHER SECOND CAN AS WELL? >> SECOND CAN , THE 1ST DAY ON THOSE WILL BE NOVEMBER 1. >> WE CAN'T DO IT ANY FASTER? I'M JUST CONCERNED, AND TALKING TO THE COUNTY MANAGER ABOUT IT. I WAS DRIVING TO GREEN COVE, WAS IT LAST FRIDAY? THAT, AND I SAW, WAS FRIDAY ONE OF YOUR PICKUP DAYS? >> THURSDAY. >> THURSDAY? >> >> AND THEY, THEY HAD ENOUGH TO FILL IT A SECOND CAN SET UP A SIDE THEIR FIRST CAN. YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE A NEED FOR A SECOND CAN , I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO FOR THE MONTH OR 6 TO 8 WEEKS TO WAIT, SO THAT IS WHY I WAS ASKING. >> IF, IF WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE THAT UP, I, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH COMMITTING TO THAT TONIGHT, BUT IF WE, IF THE CRUISE GET THE 65, YOU KNOW, WELL ON THEIR WAY, WHERE WE SEE THAT WE CAN MOVE THAT UP, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR, OUR APPLICATION FOR THAT POSTED HERE VERY SOON , AND YOU KNOW , IF WE CAN , WE WILL, OR IF THEY CAN THEY WILL. WE WILL HELP THEM WITH THAT. BUT I CAN'T COMMIT TO THAT TONIGHT. >> THEN I HAD ONE LAST REQUEST FROM THE CONSTITUENT, THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE WILLING OR READY TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I AM, BUT HE GETS 100% DISABLED , HE IS 100% DISABLED VETERAN, SO HE DOES NOT PAY FOR HIS TRASH ON HIS PROPERTY TAX BILL , AND HE WANTED US TO CONSIDER DOING A SECOND CAN AT NO CHARGE, AND SO I SAID I WILL BRING IT UP AT THE MEETING . I CAN'T MAKE YOU ANY PROMISES . SO, AT ANY RATE, I HAVE SET IT ON THE BOARD FLOOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I [20.  Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement between Clay County and the Clay County Fire/Rescue Professionals International Association of Firefighters Local 3362, Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (L. Mock/C. Grimm)] APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING, THAT EVERYONE IS DOING. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEW BUSINESS, ITEM NUMBER 20, APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLAY COUNTY AND THE CLAY COUNTY FIRE/RESCUE PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3362. >> I'M THE FIRE CHIEF, JOINED BY THE REST OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LOCAL 3362 , PRESIDENT HERNANDEZ, VICE PRESIDENT [02:35:03] HUTCHINSON AND SECRETARY-TREASURER FITZPATRICK, ALL WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE BARGAINING TEAM FOR THE LOCAL , AS WELL AS THE MANAGEMENT TEAM . WE WERE LED BY COURTNEY . WE HAD TROY AND JESS , WHO WHERE I GUESS WILLING PARTICIPANTS MORE OR LESS. WE HAD MICK WHO HAS HER OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND CHIEF MOATS, CHIEF LORI, AND CHIEFLY ROY PARTICIPATED ALONG WITH MYSELF. I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE BRANDON WHO WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE BATTALION CHIEFS UNIT OF THE THEY HAVE OUTSIDE COUNSEL WITH JIM BRANTLEY. SO WE STARTED THIS WITH ME AND WE CONCLUDED SOMEWHAT APPROPRIATELY ON SEPTEMBER 11 I GUESS AFTER A VERY LONG DAY, REACHING A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON THAT POINT THE UNION TOOK IT TO MEMBERSHIP AND WE HAVE THE TWO AGREEMENTS FOR YOU TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND WE STAND READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF US. >> HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE CHIEF, DID WE REMEMBER THE RIGHT UNIT NUMBER THIS YEAR? >> YES. >> THERE WAS ANOTHER UNIT THAT WAS REALLY HAPPY. >> WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT OTHER UNIT HAPPY. >> QUESTIONS ON THE NEGOTIATIONS? >> I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF PROBABLY BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS PUT INTO IT, AND TWO, I THINK SO TO HAVE THIS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT TO HAVE THIS IN PLACE BEFORE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO AND TALK ABOUT GIVING YOU ANY BACKPAY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I HOPE YOUR MEMBERSHIP APPROVED THAT WE SAW SOME OF THEM ON SATURDAY AT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AT THE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING CALLS FROM THEIR COLLEAGUES IN NASSAU AND ELSEWHERE. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU ALL DO. I KNOW ALL OF YOU YOU ARE GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. YOU PUT YOURSELF IN HARMS WAY AND IT MEANS A LOT ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK, TOMORROW, THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND HOPEFULLY, YOUR MEMBERSHIP , THAT THIS MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THEM, BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND CHIEF MOCK IN THE COUNTY MANAGER AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS AND YOU KNOW THAT I WANT LAYPEOPLE TO BE HAPPY TO STAY IN CLAY, AND I WANT CLAY TO BE THE DEPARTMENT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO WORK FOR AND THAT YOU WILL GET TO BE CHOOSY ABOUT WHO YOU HIRE. SO I JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS. >> WE THANK YOU. >> >> COULD USE A MICROPHONE? >> LIFE-CHANGING, YOU KNOW. IT'S GOING TO KEEP OUR GUYS HERE AND WE ARE MOVING ONTO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, YOU KNOW . THINGS ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. >> FIRE RESCUE IS EXPANDING , IT'S GROWING, IT IS GETTING MORE DYNAMIC EVERY DAY , SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT . I HAVE BEEN THROUGH CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH WEREN'T SO SMOOTH , AND IT GETS VERY , IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE AND SO, SO ANYWAY , I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU DO, AND I WILL TAKE A MOTION. IS THIS WE NEED TO DO INDIVIDUAL? >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLAY COUNTY AND THE CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3362 , FISCAL YEARS 2024 2027. >> ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR [21.  Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement between Clay County and the Clay County Fire/Rescue Professionals Unit "B", International Association of Firefighters Local 3362B, Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (L. Mock/C. Grimm)] SAY AYE. ANY NAYS LIKE SIGN. THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE A MOMENT -- MOTION ON UNIT BE? >> MOVE APPROVAL FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLAY COUNTY AND CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PROFESSIONALS UNIT B INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 33 62B FISCAL YEARS 2024 TO 2027. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CLAY COUNTY AND UNIT B, BRAVO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . ANY NAYS LIKE [02:40:03] SIGN. PASSES 5-0. CONGRATULATIONS. >> [22.  Bid No. 23/24-140, Moody Avenue Emergency Repair (K. Smith)] 23 /24-140 , MOODY AVENUE EMERGENCY REPAIR. MOODY AVENUE EMERGENCY BID. WE PUT THIS OUT AS AN EX-INVITED.. WE HELD A PRE- EATING ON-SITE . EIGHT CONTRACTORS ATTENDED. WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO AWARD TO KIRBY DEVELOPMENT AND TO AWARD THE BID ITEM WHICH IS TO REPLACE THE BOX CULVERT THAT IS CURRENTLY THERE WITH A BOX CULVERT. THIS OPTION WAS SELECTED BECAUSE THERE IS NO IMPACTS, NO NEED FOR PERMITTING . IF WE WENT WITH THE ALTERNATE OPTION, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO DELAY AND POSSIBLY HAVE SOME PERMITTING EXPENSES . THE CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO DO THE REPAIR ONCE THEY ARE ON SITE AND GET STARTED. >> ANY QUESTIONS? THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, KIRBY HAS THE CAPACITY TO , TO DO THIS , RICHARD? >> YES, SIR. THEY DEMONSTRATED TO US IN THEIR BID THAT THEY DID. THEY ALSO HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND IS GOING TO TAKE A PRETTY LARGE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, ONE OF THE LARGER BACKHOES IN THE MARKET AND IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT RICHARDS ROAD, ABOUT 2000 FEET AWAY. I THINK THAT ASSISTED THEM WITH THEIR BID PRICE. THEIR MOBILIZATION WAS A LOT LESS THAN THEIR BIDDERS, THEY ARE JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM COMPLETING THE RICHMOND ROAD PROJECT, SO WE ARE CONFIDENT THEY CAN DO IT. >> OKAY, GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? >> YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, RICHARD. THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD SPECIFIC TO KIRBY. I WAS LOOKING AT THE BASE BID AND BID ALTERNATE FIGURES, AND I WAS WONDERING HOW THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER COULD BE MORE THAN TWICE THE FIGURES THAT THEY WERE GIVING US. THEY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN EVERYONE ELSE, SO I WAS, I WAS WAITING TO COME BACK ON OTHER PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED FOR US,, -- SO CAN WE GET SOME CLARITY AS TO HOW THEY CAN COME IN SO MUCH LOWER THAN EVERYONE ELSE? >> THAT , I CAN ANSWER THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR US, NEXT MONTH WILL BE FOUR YEARS. THEY STARTED ON NOVEMBER 16TH MOTHER FIRST PROJECT 2020. THEY COMPLETED ABOUT 17 PROJECTS WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEN 3 TO 4 FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY COMPLETED OVER 20 PROJECTS WITH US UP TO I THINK THE LARGEST WOULD HAVE BEEN PROJECT THREE A, THE RUSSELL ROAD JOB THEY DID WAS ABOUT $3.5 MILLION. SO THEY ARE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY RELIABLE, NO CHANGE ORDERS. IT, IT IS A YOUNG COMPANY IN THE SENSE THAT I THINK ONE OF THE OWNERS, ONE OF THE FAMILY OWNERS RETIRED RECENTLY , AND I THINK HIS SONS ARE TAKING OVER , THE CHILDREN ARE TAKING OVER AND THEY HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB. AND THEY ARE GROWING. THEY WILL START PROBABLY IN 4 TO 6 WEEKS ON THE PHASE ONE OF THE COUNTY ROAD 220 PROJECTS, THE INTERSECTION PORTION OF IT . THIS WE THINK WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THEY GO THERE , BEFORE THEY NEED RESOURCES THERE. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPE PROJECTS. THAT HAS VERY LITTLE DRAINAGE, ALL SURFACE AND ROADWAY STUFF. THIS IS , THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE BIG PIPE OUT, THE BIG CULVERT OUT AND PUT A NEW ONE IN. I DID CONFIRM WITH ST. JOHN'S WATER DISTRICT THANKS TO MR. CONKEY AND HIS STAFF WITH THAT, THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED, ACCORDING TO STACY LIGHT HAUSER, WHO IS THE COMPLIANCE MANAGER IN JACKSONVILLE , THAT THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED MAINTENANCE. WE WILL COMPLETE THE PROJECT, GET AN AS BUILT SURVEY OF IT AND SHOULD HAVE NO ISSUES . AS FAR AS WHAT THEY DO TO BE HALF OF THE OTHER ONES , WE HAD FIVE BIDDERS, TWO OF THEM CAME IN AT $1.5 MILLION, AND THE OTHER TWO WENT TOGETHER AND CAME INTO $.5 MILLION AND THESE GUYS WEREN'T INVITED, AND THEY WANTED IT. IT WAS VERY ODD. WE HAD A PAVING CONTRACTOR. HIS PAVING PRICE, HIS PAVING PRICE ALONE WAS 80% OF WHAT , JUST , JUST TO RESURFACE THAT SECTION OF ROAD. IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE YMCA TO [02:45:03] WHERE THE CULVERT IS, IT IS NOT EVEN AS WIDE AS OUR PARKING LOT AND HE HAD $643,000 FOR THAT ONE ITEM . SO WHEN YOU DIVE INTO THE BIDS AND LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE OUTSIDE YOU ARE LIKE THIS DOES NOT LOOK RIGHT AND THEN YOU GET IN THERE AND SEE SOME OF THE UNIT PRICES THAT WERE USED , AND I MEAN, I THINK THIS GUY, HE TOOK ADVANTAGE. ONE OF THEM WAS PRICED AT $800,000 TO MOBILIZE. THIS CONTRACTOR WAS A $25,000. MOBILIZATION IS A FEE YOU PUT ON THERE SO THAT YOU GET PAID A BIG FIRST, YOUR FIRST DRAW INCLUDES YOUR MOBILIZATION. WE WANT THIS TO BE DONE IN 30 TO 45 DAYS. WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR MULTIPLE INVOICES. SO , AND HE HAD THE EQUIPMENT NEARBY. WITH A LOT OF THOSE THINGS MAY HAVE INFLUENCED IT, BUT I, YOU KNOW , WE CAN'T GO IN, I GUESS WE CAN DO AN INTERVIEW. IF YOU ARE ASKING ME ABOUT A, SIX YEARS AGO AT MY FIRM, I WOULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT I DID. YOU KNOW? I WAS TOLD ONE TIME , I'M NOT GIVING YOU THIS JOB BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO LOW AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS GO. I SAID LOOK, I CAN ADD 250% TO MY PRICE , AND I STILL COULD MAKE IT AND BE HALF OF WHAT YOU ARE OFFERING THE OTHER PERSON. AND, IT IS A TOUGH, IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT MISSION TO ASK IN A VERY COMPETITIVE WORLD. >> THANK YOU. I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THE LARGER CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THAT OFTEN TIMES WHEN WE GET THESE FOR , THAT COME TO US FOR A VOTE, THERE IS ONLY ONE BID THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, AND WE ARE POTENTIALLY COUCHED , BECAUSE THOSE COSTS ARE SO MUCH HIGHER, THE BID NUMBERS ARE SO MUCH HIGHER. SO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT FIVE , FIVE FIGURES HERE, FIVE DIFFERENT, SIX DIFFERENT COMPANIES, AND ONE OF THEM , OR THE SECOND LOWEST BID IS TWICE AS MUCH AS KIRBY'S FIGURES, I'M CONCERNED VERY DEEPLY IF ONLY ONE OF THESE CAME BACK AND IT WAS THE $2.5 MILLION, WHEN WE KNOW , WHEN WE ARE REALIZING NOW THAT IT CAN BE DONE FOR A FRACTION OF THAT AMOUNT. >> WE ACTED ON THAT ON THE LANDING SIGNAL. WE HAD THAT VERY SIMILAR SITUATION. WE CAME BACK AND $98,000. ONE BID, AS YOU ARE SAYING. DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT , DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. WE REJECTED THE BID AND WE DUG INTO IT AND HOPEFULLY WEATHER PERMITTING, AND YOU KNOW THESE HURRICANE EVENTS PERMITTING , WE WILL HAVE A SIGNAL OUT THERE FOR ABOUT A FOURTH OF THAT COST COMING UP. SO , I THINK WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT, AND I THINK WE FELT THAT THE FIRST TIME ON THE BID THAT WE GOT FOR PHASE TWO OF COUNTY ROAD 220, IS A SHIFT WE ARE SEEING FOLKS LOOKING AT THE MARKET , AND LOOKING AHEAD. AND I THINK PEOPLE AREN'T, FRANKLY I WISH WE COULD REBID THE BRIDGE OVER THE ST. JOHNS RIVER. I THINK IT WOULD BE A LITTLE LESS THAN $700 MILLION, BUT I DO THINK THE ECONOMY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IT. THESE FOLKS WANT TO KEEP THEIR PEOPLE BUSY, AND INS AND THEIR PROFIT MARGINS, MAYBE THEY ARE REDUCING THEM, AND ALSO THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THEY ARE CONFIDENT THEY CAN GET THIS STUFF, WHEREAS BEFORE WE WERE WAITING EIGHT MONTHS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINET. SO, IT, THE MARKET HAS CHANGED MARKEDLY IN THE PAST 16 MONTHS , AND WE ARE HOPEFULLY GOING TO BENEFIT FROM IT. >> THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. >> MR. CHAIR IF I COULD , AND RICHARD CAN AGREE WITH THIS OR DOESN'T HAVE TO PICK AND ONLY WORKS WITH THESE GUYS ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT YOU KNOW, AND IS ONLY CONJECTURE ON MY PART BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU PUT AN EMERGENCY IN THE FRONT OF ANYTHING, THAT TENDS TO RAISE THE PRICE, BECAUSE THEY SENSE THE URGENCY THAT YOU'VE GOT A GET IT DONE. THEY MAY HAVE TO DROP SOMETHING OR MOVE SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT, SO THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THEIR MARKUP ON WHAT THEY THINK THEIR TIME IS WORTH, AND TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MOVE AROUND SOME OTHER JOBS. SO, I THINK THAT IS JUST LIFE AND KIRBY SAID THEY HAVE THE BIG MACHINE RIGHT THERE, WE HAVE DONE WORK WITH FOUR YEARS WITH YOU GUYS, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP WORKING WITH THEM AND THAT IS THE PRICE THEY PUT ON IT. YOU KNOW, WHY , THEY CERTAINLY DIDN'T UNDERBID AGAINST THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW. WE TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH AND MOVE FORWARD. THAT IS A STRETCH OF ROAD THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE . >> WELL I THINK THAT THE THING THAT WAS MOST COMPELLING TO ME WITH YOUR EXPLANATION, RICHARD, WAS THAT IN THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH KIRBY DEVELOPMENT IS THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW CHANGE ORDERS, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MY CONCERN, IS IF YOU ARE UNDER BIDDING BY THIS MUCH, HOW OFTEN ARE YOU BRINGING THIS BACK FOR ADDITIONAL MONIES. SO , I CAN APPRECIATE THE [02:50:04] RELATIONSHIP SO THAT WE CAN DIVE DEEPER IN THOSE PAST PROJECTS. >> IN FACT THE ONLY CHANGE ORDER WE HAD WAS ACTUALLY A PROJECT ON PROJECT TWO AT RUSSELL ROAD WERE JUST OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WE DISCOVERED THEY , IN THEIR WORK DISCOVERED A SITUATION LIKE MOODY AVENUE . WE HAD A FAILING CULVERT. THE DIP AS YOU COME DOWN BY DANIEL'S HOMECOMING OFF OF THE PETERS CREEK BRIDGE. THERE IS A DIP THERE. AS THEY WERE TYING THE HANDBALL IN, THEY NOTICED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THAT CULVERT. SO , WHILE THEY HAD THEIR EQUIPMENT THERE, WE EXPANDED THE SCOPE , ADDED THAT ON, AND INSTEAD OF HAVING A $900,000 REPLACEMENT LIKE WE HAVE HERE , WE WERE ABLE TO LINE THAT CULVERT FOR $112,000 . NOW WE AREN'T GOING TO GET 80 YEARS OUT OF IT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET ENOUGH TIME OUT OF IT UNTIL WE CAN GET A REAL, A WIDENING SECTION FOR RUSSELL ROAD AND A REAL REPLACEMENT , BUT IT DID, IT DID KEEP THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR ANOTHER 15 TO 20 YEARS OF LIFE. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGE ORDERS ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE. THESE PROJECTS AREN'T, THIS IS A VERY TYPICAL PROJECT. IT'S ALSO AN EASY PROJECT TO SCOPE. YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU SEE A FAILED ROAD AND A CULVERT LAYING THERE AND YOU HAVE TO PUT ANYONE IN, YOU DON'T, I DON'T, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ISSUES . NO TRAFFIC, THE ROAD IS CLOSED, DIG IT UP, GET IT ALL STABILIZED AND SECURE, AND IT SHOULD BE A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROJECT. SO, I'M CONFIDENT WE ARE OKAY. AS TO WHY THEY DID IT? I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY'VE DONE THIS , THEY DID THIS ONE OTHER TIME, AND THEY STOOD UP TO IT. >> THANK YOU . >> COMMISSIONER COMPERE YOU BRING UP THE SOLE-SOURCE SINGLE BIDDER ISSUES, AND IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT. YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT TO EVALUATE THE WHOLE THING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU CAN -- I THINK WE ARE GETTING A GOOD DEAL ON THIS, BUT IN THE CONVERSE, YOU COULD BE -- WHERE ARE WE AT HERE? BID NUMBER 22. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL . >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MOODY PROJECT BID NUMBER 22 , 23/24-140. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? HEARING [26.  Circuit Advisory Board, 4th Judicial Circuit] NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY NAYS SAY LIKEWISE. THAT PASSES 5-0. ITEM 26 IS A LETTER FOR ACTION. IT IS THE CIRCUIT ADVISORY BOARD FOR 4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE . THE STATUTE REQUIRES A LITANY OF PARTICIPANTS ANYWHERE FROM STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PUBLIC DEFENDER, JUDGES , DCF , AND SUCH , BUT ONE OF THEM IS A COMMISSIONER/DESIGNEE TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD . SO WE, WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A COMMISSIONER /DESIGNEE , I WOULD SAY BY NEXT, NEXT BOARD MEETING. UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO VOLUNTEER NOW, BUT OTHERWISE WE WILL, WE WILL COME UP WITH SOME NAMES FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING. >> HAVE WE HAD THIS BEFORE? >> I THINK SO? >> NO, IT IS NEW. >> IS IS A NEW STATUTE? >> IS NOT A NEW STATUTE, BUT I THINK THEY ARE ACTUALLY GETTING AROUND TO JUST DESIGNATING THE CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER AND HE IS SETTING THEM ALL UP. >> OKAY. BECAUSE I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH IT , AND I THOUGHT WAS I NOT PAYING ENOUGH ATTENTION. >> >> THEY WANT TO COMPLY WITH THE STATUTE. >> SAME THING WILL HAPPEN HERE BECAUSE IT IS 14 MEMBERS. >> OKAY. >> WE HAVE, OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? >> YOU WANT US TO PUT IT BACK [27.  Bid Opening Tabulations (K. Smith)] ON OCTOBER 22 TO WORK ON? >> PUT IT BACK ON OCTOBER 22. ITEM NUMBER 27 IS LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION . YOU SEE THE MOODY AVENUE BID LET'S OPEN , AS WELL AS A GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SUN TRAIL ALONG OLD JENNINGS ROAD. LAST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NONE, [02:55:01] HEARING NONE, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE MOVE ON TO COMMISSION AUDITOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOTHING TO REPORT. COUNTY ATTORNEY? >> I THINK I'M GOOD. [COUNTY MANAGER] >> YOUR GOOD? OKAY. COUNTY MANAGER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD MY TIME TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGER TIM DEVON TO GIVE US ALL AN UPDATE ON HURRICANE MILTON, AND HE HAS SOME SLIDES . GUESS WE'VE HAD THE MEETING HERE, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW MINOR CHANGES, BUT I WON'T STEAL HIS THUNDER. >> I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I'M WORKING HERE. I AM WORKING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TIMOTHY DEVON THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. MIKE WAS ALLUDED TO, IT WAS FUNNY, IT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS POSTED, WE DO A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND PUTTING THAT PACKAGE TOGETHER. THERE ARE ABOUT NINE DIFFERENT SOURCES THAT WE GET INFORMATION FROM. AS SOON AS WE PUT THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA, AND WE WALKED BACK IN THE REAL FIVE MINUTES LATER, SOMETHING'S CHANGED. SO IT IS. IT IS AN EVER EVOLVING SITUATION THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. HOWEVER, THIS IS STILL LISTED AS A MAJOR HURRICANE MILTON . SO WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR THAT. WHAT IS FUNNY IS ONE OF MY ANALOGIES AS I LEARN HOW TO USE THE CLICKER , SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS BACK TO WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL. HOW MANY FIRE DRILLS DID WE PARTICIPATE IN IN THE 18 YEARS AND WE HOPE THERE WAS NEVER A FIRE? HOW MANY SCHOOL BUSES DID WE LEARN HOW TO DO EVACUATION DRILLS HOPING THERE NEVER WAS? TORNADO DRILLS? I CAN APPLY THAT TO MY CAREER ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE DID A LOT OF TRAINING AND PRACTICING FOR THOSE THINGS WE ARE NOT USED TO SO THAT WE ARE READY , THE SAME WAY LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND THEY RECERTIFY THEM ON THEIR SHOOTING. SO WE DO MANY ASPECTS , I WILL EVEN PUT A PLUG IN HERE FOR HOWARD. EVEN THE MILITARY, THAT IS WHAT THEY DO. THEY GO OUT AND THEY TRAIN HOPING NOTHING HAPPENS, BUT IF SOMETHING DOES THEY ARE READY FOR WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS. THAT IS WHAT WE DO IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I HOPE THAT WE PLAN. I HOPE THAT WE ACTIVATE. I HOPE THAT WE GET EVERYTHING PREPARED, AND THEN I HOPE IT DOES TURN AND WE NEVER HAVE TO USE IT. I'M OKAY WITH THAT, BECAUSE WE ARE PRACTICING AND TRAINING FOR THAT ONE TIME THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO TURN AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE LIKE HELENE DID FOR MULTIPLE STATES, AND I KNOW THAT DEATH TOLL IS OVER 200. I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT TO THE CITIZENS THAT I'M OKAY IF WE PREPARE AND IF IT TURNS. I AM OKAY WITH THAT. HOWEVER, LOOKING AT THIS MODEL. THIS IS THE 1:00 MODEL. WHAT HOWARD WAS ALLUDING TO IS THE 5:00 MODEL THAT WAS PUT OUT CHANGED IT EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH. IT DID NOT TAKE US OUT OF THE WINDOW GET. SO WE ARE STILL GOING TO SEE A TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND , AND WE ARE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE HURRICANE FORCE WIND. SO THAT IS NOT CHANGING FOR US. WE DID CHANGE, THIS IS THE 10:00 WIND ADVISORY , WHERE IT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE MAYBE 10 TO 12 IN THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY DAY . THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CURRENT MODEL , THE 4:00 P.M. MODEL , CENTRAL TIME, 5:00 OUR TIME, WHERE IT NOW LOOKS -- BLESS YOU. NOW LOOKS LIKE WEDNESDAY EVENING IS WHEN IT'S GOING TO START PASSING CLAY COUNTY. IT HAS BOUGHT US MORE TIME ON WEDNESDAY BECAUSE THE STORM SYSTEM IS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, IF WE START LOOKING AT THE MODELS, THIS IS THE MODEL THAT WE LOOK AT , AND THIS PARTICULAR MODEL RUNS AT 1:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY AND YOU CAN SEE IT IS JUST OFF OF THE COAST , DON'T FOCUS IN ON THE GREEN AND THE BLUE. THE GREEN END OF THE BLUE ARE THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND THE REGULAR, OR THE LOWER TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THAT WILL HIT. WE KNOW THAT TAIL AND THOSE OUTER BANDS ARE A LOT FURTHER THAN WHAT THIS MODEL SHOWS. IN FACT, HERE IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO, THAT IS WHY WHEN YOU SEE THAT 1:00, SO THIS MODEL IS SHOWING WEDNESDAY AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON , SO YOU CAN SEE WE ARE GOING TO BE A . THIS IS 7:00 ON WEDNESDAY. YOU CAN SEE THE I IS STARTING TO GET CLOSER TO US. THE RED AND BLACK. THEN WE MOVE INTO THURSDAY AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING , AND YOU CAN SEE THE RED, THE MORE SEVERE RAIN AND THE WIND IS GOING TO START AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY. AND THAT WILL CONTINUE , THAT IS 7:00 ON THURSDAY. SO THAT IS WHY WE HAVE PREPARED MOST OF OUR MOVING PIECES EARLY, BECAUSE WE KNOW WEDNESDAY'S TIMEFRAME WHEN WE START SEEING THIS, WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD OR HAVE THOSE WHIPPING PARTS, BECAUSE IT WILL PUT CITIZENS OR OUR FIRST [03:00:03] RESPONDERS IN HARMS WAY. AND THEN THIS GOES INTO 10:00 A.M. ON THURSDAY WHEN IT STARTS CROSSING OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA . YOU SEE WE ARE RIGHT ON THE VERGE OF THE SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND. AND IT STARTS LEAVING. SO, BECAUSE THE STORM SYSTEM HAS SLOWED DOWN , WE HAVE GAINED MORE TIME ON WEDNESDAY, SO THAT IS GOOD ON THE FRONT END. IT IS BAD ON THE BACK END, BECAUSE NOW IT IS GOING TO DRAG THIS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WHERE WE HAVE DONE SOME PLANNING ON MAYBE CLOSING SCHOOLS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, COME THURSDAY, WE MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER FRIDAY AS WELL, BECAUSE AS THE STORM SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN , IS DRAGGING THIS OUT FOR MULTIPLE DAYS. WE WERE HOPING TO AVOID THAT. WE WILL HAVE TO SEE. THERE MIGHT BE MORE CHANGES OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THIS IS STARTING TO GO OFF OF THE COAST. THIS IS 1:00 ON THURSDAY AND THE STORM STARTS SUBSIDING. YOU CAN SEE BY THIS MODEL, AND THIS IS THE WHEN I SAID THAT HAS NOT REALLY CHANGED IN THE 5:00 UPDATE IS CLAY COUNTY IS IN THE DARK RED, AND THAT IS THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THAT WE WOULD EXPECT , BUT IS OUTLINED, BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT ON THE VERGE OF THE HURRICANE STORM FORCE WIND. WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAST TWO STORMS WE HAD, DEBBIE WAS A RAIN EVENT. HELENE WAS A WIND EVENT. THIS WILL BE A COMBINATION OF BOTH OF THOSE WITH AN INCREASED RAIN AND INCREASED FLOODING RISK. SO EVERYTHING THEY HAVE PUSHED OUT , THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE IRMA . IF YOU REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11 OF 2017, ONLY 7 YEARS AGO, THAT WAS 25 FOOT AMONG MANY RESIDENTS HOUSES ALONG THE BLACK CREEK. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE PROJECTING AND I WILL SHOW YOU THAT IN A MINUTE. I SWEAR , I WILL GET USED TO YOU ALL'S CLICKER HERE , I SWEAR. ANYWAY, YOU CAN SEE CLAY COUNTY ON THE LEFT. WE ARE LISTED AS A MAJOR FLOOD RAIN POTENTIAL FOR THE COUNTY. WE ARE IN A FLOOD WATCH CURRENTLY. WE , THE PROJECTED RAINFALL ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IS THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO. THERE IS A 50% CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING, WHICH IS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN. THE MODELS I'M GETTING READY TO SHOW YOU, THIS IS WHAT THE MODELS FOR THE BLACK RACE IS BASED OFF OF IS 4 TO 6 INCHES. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO. WE COULD SEE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN, AND YOU CAN SEE BOTH JACKSONVILLE AND SAINT AUGUSTINE IS GETTING 8 TO 10 IF NOT 15 INCHES OF RAIN. SO, THIS IS THAT MODEL I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU. THE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN. RIGHT NOW THE NORTH PRONG OF THE BLACK CREEK IS LOOKING TO CREST AT 20 FEET THURSDAY GOING INTO FRIDAY. AND THE DIRECTION OF THIS STORM, THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTION OF THOSE OUTER BANDS IS GOING TO PUSH THE ST. JOHNS RIVER BACK INTO CLAY COUNTY AND BACK INTO PUTNAM , WHICH IS GOING TO KEEP THOSE PRONGS FROM DRAINING AS FAST AS WE ARE USED TO, SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASED FLOOD AND FOR A LONGER DURATION. SO THAT IS JUST THE BLACK PRONG , JUST 4 TO 6 INCHES. IF WE HAVE MORE IT'S GOING TO RISE EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IN THE NORTH PRONG, 16 FOOT -- WHY DID I JUST LOSE THAT? LAZY ACRES. SO, WE LOSE BOTH OF THOSE AT 16 FEET, AND THEN IT STARTS GOING INTO HOUSES AROUND 18 AND 18 POINT SO, WE LOSE BOTH OF THOSE AT 16 FEET, AND THEN IT STARTS GOING INTO HOUSES AROUND 18 AND 18.4 FEET AND IT IS PROJECTED TO DO 20. THE SOUTH PRONG IS AT 19.6, WHICH IS RIGHT BELOW MAJOR FLOOD STAGE, BASED ON JUST 4 TO 6 INCHES , NOT THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WE EVACUATE THE ANIMAL SHELTER WHEN IT IS BETWEEN 14.5 AND 17.5. IF WE WAIT 17.5, IT BECOMES AN ISLAND AND WE CAN'T GET THERE . THAT IS WHY WE HAVE PUT THINGS IN PLACE FOR THAT AS WELL BASED ON THESE PROJECTIONS. SO, BEFORE I GO INTO QUESTIONS , SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE? SO THE EXECUTIVE TEAM MET YESTERDAY AT 4:00 . WE ARE LOOKING AT OPENING FOUR SHELTERS AS OF 6:00 IN THE MORNING I WENT DAY . WE PUT ALL OF THOSE MOVING PIECES IN PLACE TODAY AFTER SCHOOLS CLOSED SO THAT WE WERE READY FOR 6:00 IN THE MORNING. THOSE SHELTERS AT ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL, KEYSTONE ELEMENTARY, LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH , AND WILKINSON ELEMENTARY. ORANGE PARK HIGH AND KEYSTONE ELEMENTARY ARE PET FRIENDLY SHELTER AND OUR SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTERS THE LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER , WE HAVE BEEN STAFFED YESTERDAY 8:00 TO 5:00. TODAY IT IS 8:00 UNTIL WE GET DONE WITH GETTING EVERYTHING SET UP. WE ARE LETTING OUR STAFF AND ALL THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES GO HOME AND GET RESTED UP, AND COME 7:00 IN THE MORNING WE ARE GOING TO KICK OFF. THE SHELTERS OPEN AT 6:00, SO WE WILL HAVE A SMALL [03:05:03] CONTINGENT THERE TO SUPPORT SHELTER OPENINGS. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT THROUGH FRIDAY IF WE NEED TO UNTIL THE INCIDENT SUBSIDES. THE CALL CENTER, AS YOU HAVE HEARD , AND I'M GOING TO GIVE A LOT OF KUDOS HERE IN A MINUTE FOR THAT, THE CALL CENTER IS GOING TO BE STOOD UP AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING TO ALSO SUPPORT THESE MISSIONS, TO TAKE THOSE CALLS IN . GOVERNMENT, LIKE WE PUT OUT, WE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THURSDAY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR FRIDAY. SO THE SAME AS SCHOOL CLOSURES, WE TRIED TO ALIGN IT WITH THAT. GUESS THERE ARE SEVERAL COUNTIES AROUND US THAT WENT AHEAD AND CHOSE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY. WE FELT WE COULD HOLD FRIDAY BACK IN WITH THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE , BECAUSE IF THIS DOES TURN FURTHER SOUTH, THEN WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO OPEN EVERYTHING ON FRIDAY. WE WILL LOOK AT THAT ON THURSDAY AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE ALSO PUT OUT THAT EVENTS WERE CANCELED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WE ALSO GOT WITH JUSTIN AND KIM AND ALL OF THE PLAYERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY NOTIFIED ALL OF THE VENDORS FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY THAT WE COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOSING THEM AS WELL DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS LOOK . WE ARE SET UP TOMORROW, SO WE ARE STILL IN THE PREPAREDNESS PHASE UP UNTIL ABOUT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN THAT CHANGES TO THE RESPONSE PHASE , SO WE HAVE ALL OF THAT IN PLACE. LIKE THEY ARE READY SET, TRASH AND DEBRIS WE HAVE PLANS FOR, OVER EMPHASIZE ROSEMARY HILL IS GOING TO BE OPEN. SO AS THE FCC , THEY ARE ABLE TO DUMP , THEY ARE ADDING THAT 2 TO 3 HOUR WINDOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO CALL AND SAY IT IS NO LONGER GOING TO BE SAFE FOR THREE HOURS SO THE TRUCKS CAN GET BACK AND THEY CAN GET BACK HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES. IN FACT THAT WAS A LITTLE PLUG THAT I PUT OUT THERE TO THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THE RISK OF US ASKING OUR EMPLOYEES TO COME IN WHEN THE WIND IS SO SEVERE THAT WE DON'T EVEN WANT TO PUT FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE CARS ON THE ROAD, WHY WOULD WE WANT TO PUT CITIZENS IN HARMS WAY. I WANT TO PUSH THAT MESSAGE OUT AS WELL, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE WINDS, LIKE I SAID FROM HELENE, LANDING WAS 83 MILES PER HOUR, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS WAS 78 MILES PER HOUR FOR THE GUS , AND THAT IS RIGHT AT THE HURRICANE STORM FORCE GUSTS . THE ANIMAL SHELTER WE CLOSED. WE WENT AHEAD AND SET UP A TEMPORARY ANIMAL SHELTER THIS MORNING. THEY WENT AHEAD AND MOVE THE ANIMALS TODAY SO THAT WAY WE ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT ON WEDNESDAY. THEY ARE OUT OF HARMS WAY UNTIL AFTER WE SEE WITH THE FLOODWATERS DO. ERNEST WAS GREAT GETTING ALL OF THAT SET UP AND GETTING THAT OVER AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. SO THEY ARE PRACTICING THEIR PLAN. TRAINING. THE CITIZENS SITE, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, WE DID OPEN THAT UP. IT IS GOING TO BE CLOSED TOMORROW. WE WILL BE ADDRESSED THAT THURSDAY, FRIDAY FOR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE , AND WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FOR OPENING THAT BACKUP. WE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE SITE THAT WE HAVE SET UP, THE STORM DEBRIS . WE DID MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THEY ARE ALSO NOT DOING WEDNESDAY UNTIL AFTER CONDITIONS BECOME SAFE AGAIN , AND THEN THEY WILL START PICKING UP AGAIN. THAT IS UNFORTUNATE, BECAUSE I COUNT THAT WE HAVE FOUR, SIX, IF NOT EIGHT WEEKS AHEAD OF US TO GET THAT STORM DEBRIS CLEANED UP. CLEATED SANDBANK LOCATIONS. THOSE SUNSET IT TODAY AND TALK , SO WE DID MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THERE WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. I'VE BEEN AMAZED, THE SANDBANK LOCATIONS AND THE TURNOUT FROM THE CITIZENS. SO, GOOD JOB ON DOING THAT. WE HAVE ALL OF THE RESPONSE PLANS BILLED. I KNOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP YES WE ARE ONLY OPENING UP FOUR SHELTERS, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER 12 TO 15 IN OUR BACK POCKET IF WE NEED TO PICK WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND POOL STAFFING, IT'S ENOUGH FOR US TO TURN THAT SWITCH AND OPEN UP ANOTHER TWO POOLS IF WE SURGE. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR ABOUT 1000 CITIZENS RIGHT NOW. THE PAST TWO STORMS WE HAVE HAD 11 AND 15 THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE SHELTERS, SO WE HAVE THAT SPACE AND IF WE NEED TO MOVE UP WE CAN. THERE WAS SOME INTERESTING NUMBERS . I WAS ON A CALL BEFORE AND CAME HERE. SO THE WEST COAST, SO THESE ARE NUMBERS FOR FLORIDA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. THERE HAVE BEEN 20 HOSPITALS EVACUATED SO FAR. THERE HAVE BEEN 50 NURSING HOMES EVACUATED SO FAR, AND 150 ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITIES. THOSE ARE SOME IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS OF PATIENT MOVEMENT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THIS STORM THAT IS HITTING. I WANT TO OVER EMPHASIZE SOMETHING ELSE, TOO. WHEN I SAY THAT WE GET FROM NINE DIFFERENT SOURCES, SO WE ARE ON DAILY CALLS WITH THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH TALLAHASSEE WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA SO THAT WE ARE ALIGNING WHAT WE ARE DOING NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT REGIONALLY AND WITH THE STATE , SO WE GET A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM TALLAHASSEE. WE HAD SOMEONE QUESTION BECAUSE WE PUSHED TALLAHASSEE INFORMATION OUT BUT WE GET INFORMATION FROM THE STATE DEM. IN ADDITION WE ARE ON LOCAL CALLS WITH OUR LOW [03:10:03] SCHOOL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER JACKSONVILLE. SO IN ADDITION WE PUSH OUT INFORMATION FROM THEM AS WELL. I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN BOTH THE PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS FOR THIS. I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED SINCE I HAVE BEEN PRACTICALLY COUNTY AT THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE AMONGST ALL OF THE AGENCIES, STATE, LOCAL, REGIONAL. THERE ARE A LOT OF PLAYERS THAT YESTERDAY AND TODAY, BECAUSE WE REALLY DID NOT MANDATE STAFFING, WE REALLY DID NOT SAY WE WERE GOING TO FULL ACTIVATION. WE WENT TO PARTIAL ACTIVATION AND WE HAVE HAD BETWEEN 30 TO 50 PEOPLE TURN UP AND ALL THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THIS COUNTY IS PREPARED SO KUDOS TO THAT. THE BIGGEST ONE THAT I GIVE THIS TO OUR CALL CENTERS, BECAUSE LIKE IT WAS TALKED ABOUT ON MONDAY FOR TRASH , WE JUST TEMPORARILY, WE WANTED TO TEST THE PHONES, TEST PORTING THE LINE, TEST THE COMPUTERS, TEST THE PROGRAMS, SO WE GOT CALL TAKERS TO TEST THAT SYSTEM. 9:15 REPORT THE NUMBER OVER. BY 9:45 WE NEEDED 15 PEOPLE THERE. THAT WAS THE 1277 THAT HOWARD WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO A TEST TURNED INTO REAL LIFE. WE NEEDED TO GET THREE CALL CENTERS STOOD UP YOUR GREAT TESTING GREAT PLANNING. WE HAVE DONE FOR TRASH. WE DID IT FOR DEBRIS PICK WE DID IT FOR HELENE AND NOW WE ARE DOING IT FOR MILTON. OUR CALL CENTERS HAVE BEEN HANDLING FOUR EVENTS. WE HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS MANAGING THESE DIFFERENT PROCESSES. THOSE CALL TAKERS , LIKE COMMISSIONER BURKE WAS TALKING ABOUT TENS , AND THIS IS OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT DON'T EVEN WORK FOR FCC. THEY DON'T EVEN WORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL. THEY ARE PITCHING IN TO HELP OUT FOR NEED FOR MAKING CALLS FOR THE COUNTY. MY KUDOS REALLY GOES OUT TO THEM. I ALREADY WENT THROUGH THAT, SO WITH THAT , I WANT TO END WITH, REMEMBER, THE CITIZENS CAN CALL IN THE CALL CENTER. IT IS FULLY STAFFED UNTIL THE END OF THIS EVENT. THAT NUMBER IS 1-877-252-9362 . AGAIN THE NUMBER IS 1-877-252-9362 . IN ADDITION ON OUR WEBSITE , THE ALERT.CLAY COUNTY GO.COM HAS ALL OF THIS INFORMATION POSTED , AS WELL AS A LOT OF GOOD TIPS WHEN IT COMES TO PREPAREDNESS. SO , IN CLOSING , WE ALWAYS PLAN FOR ONE OF THEM . WHENEVER YOU SEE A CATEGORY 2 COMING, YOU PLAN FOR A 3. THAT WAY IF IT DOES PICK UP SPEED WE ARE ALREADY READY. I WANT TO SAY HE CLAY COUNTY WE ARE ALREADY READY FOR WHAT THIS DOES. SO WITH THAT I OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME. >> I HAVE ONE. SO THE ANIMALS WERE MOVED -- I GOT SOMETHING, A POST ABOUT STORM POSTURES. ARE THEY STILL DOING BETTER NOW THEY ARE NOT DOING THE STORM FOSTERS FOR THE ANIMALS? >> I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN ANSWER BUT I WILL GET YOU AN ANSWER TO THAT IN MY NEXT BRIEFING. >> >> THAT ON THERE. >> >> YEAH, THEY NEED TO UPDATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. >> >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TIM? >> TIM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN A USAGE OF THE SHELTERS. I'M SUSPICIOUS THIS TIME WE MIGHT PICK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN IN NORTH CAROLINA, SO MY QUESTIONS ARE TWOFOLD. ONE, DO WE, DO WE QUESTION WHERE SOMEONE IS FROWN? DO WE ONLY TAKE CLAY COUNTY PEOPLE, OR IF THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE ROADS AND THEN THEY SHOW UP AT ONE OF OUR SHELTERS, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET A HOTEL ROOM WHERE THEY CAN'T WHATEVER, I MEAN, I KNOW I HAVE SEEN LINES AND LINES OF CARS GOING THROUGH STATE ROAD 100 IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS YESTERDAY AND TODAY , SO I KNOW PEOPLE ARE EVACUATING FROM THE EAST COAST. SO , CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT FIRST? AND THEN I WILL ASK MY SECOND QUESTION. >> I CAN. RETURN NOBODY AWAY. WE DON'T QUESTION WHERE THEY ARE FROM. OF COURSE WE PLAN BASED ON THE CITIZEN POPULATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT THERE ARE. DO THEY LIVE IN AN RV, MOBILE HOME, FLOOD ZONE , SO THAT IS THE PLANNING MATRIX THAT WE GO OFF BUT WE WON'T TURN ANYBODY AWAY. A LOT OF EVACUEES CAN GET TRAPPED COMING OUT 301. WE HAVE A SHELTER AT THAT IN MIDDLEBURG, CLAY HILL NORMALLY WHEN I CROSS REAL ONE GOING HOME, IF THERE IS EVEN ONE CAR THAT PASSES, YESTERDAY HAD TO SIT FOR 45 MINUTES TO GET OUT OF THE 301 BECAUSE IT WAS TWO LANES BACKED UP ALL THE WAY HEADING NORTH, SO KUDOS TO THE CITIZENS THAT [03:15:03] HEEDING THE WARNINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT OUT. >> IN MY SECOND QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHAT, I THINK THAT WE KIND OF ALL NO WHAT TO EXPECT ABOUT A SHELTER DURING THE STORM. LIKE, THEY SHOW UP AT THE SHELTER , AND IT IS A SAFE PLACE, RIGHT? THEIR MOBILE HOME IS NOT GOING TO, THE SIGNS ARE NOT GOING TO BLOW IN AND THAT KIND OF THING. THE ROOF IS NOT GOING TO BLOW OFF, BUT DO WE FEED THEM OR DO THEY NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN FOOD, AND, AND THEN, CAN THEY STAY IN THAT SHELTER UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN? OR DO WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LIMITED TIMEFRAME , AND, AND DO THEY HAVE, I HAVE HAD THESE QUESTIONS, THAT IS WHY AM ASKING, AND DO WE , DO WE HAVE SHOWER FACILITIES THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BE AND THINGS LIKE THAT? >> SO A MULTI FOLD QUESTION HERE THE SHELTER IS CONSIDERED A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT. THEY ENCOURAGE THEM TO HAVE A PLAN. IF IT IS SAFE ENOUGH TO SHELTER IN PLACE THAT IS THE FIRST STEP . IF IT IS NOT, THEN WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS ARE WHAT OTHER AREAS DO THEY KNOW PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THAT IS OUT OF HARMS WAY AS THE SECOND. THE THIRD IS THIS IS THEIR LAST RESORT. THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. SOME OF THE SHELTERS DO NOT HAVE GENERATORS, SO THE BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED, AND SOME OF THEM ARE RETROFITTED , TO MEET WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN RED CROSS STANDARD FOR A SHELTER. THAT STANDARD MEANS THAT IT CAN WITHSTAND WINDS UP TO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE . SO WE UTILIZE THOSE SHELTERS FOR WIND EVENTS. NOT ALL OF THEM HAVE SHOWERS. THE SPECIAL NEEDS, WE DO HAVE GENERATORS OF LIMITED CAPACITY FOR THE ELECTRIC DEPENDENCIES THAT THEY HAVE. SOME OF THE NEWER SCHOOLS WE HAVE OPENED THEY DO HAVE GENERATORS , THEY DO HAVE AC. THERE IS FEEDING THAT DOES TAKE PLACE. THE SCHOOLS TO HANDLE THAT FOR ALL OF THE CITIZENS. THERE IS BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER THAT IS SERVED THERE. THEY NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN BETTERING -- BETTING THAT THEY WOULD TYPICALLY BE USED TO. THEY ARE ASSIGNED A 10 BY 10 AREA. TYPICALLY IT IS LIKE A CAFETERIA OR IF IS A GYMNASIUM THAT TYPICALLY OUR SHELTERS, SO THEY WILL BE ASSIGNED THERE 10 BY 10 AREA. IF THEY HAVE EXTRA THINGS TO BRING THEY CAN LEAVE IT IN THEIR CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. THEY CAN BRING IN PADS, BLANKETS THAT THEY NEED, PILLOWS. NEED TO REMEMBER THEIR MEDICATIONS, ANY EXTRA OR ADDITIONAL FOOD, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES SO THEY MAY NEED THEIR LIMITED SUPPLY OF FOOD THAT THEY HAVE, AND ANY LITTLE CREATURE COMFORTS THAT THEY NEED, BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY GOING TO BE A CHECK-IN TABLE IN THE SCHOOL STAFF IS GOING TO BE THERE TO GREET THEM. THERE ARE BATHROOM FACILITIES THERE AND THERE IS FOOD. IT IS A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT, BUT TO YOUR POINT, THIS IS TEMPORARY. WE TRY AND IMMEDIATELY MOVE, ONCE THE WIND PASSES , WE HAVE HOST SHELTERS, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT OUT THERE AND A LOT OF CHURCHES THAT ARE PARTNERED WITH OUR HUMAN SERVICES BRANCH, GABBY GUN , TO HAVE THOSE HOST SHELTERS AVAILABLE SO AS SOON AS THE WINDS PASSED WE CAN START MOVING AND TRANSITIONING, WE MOVED TO HOSTS LIKE WE DID IN THE IRMA FLOODS WITH SOME OF THE BAPTIST CHURCHES IN MIDDLEBURG WHERE WE DID HAVE TO HOUSE THE CITIZENS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE OTHER LAYERS FOR THAT. IF WE HAVE ENOUGH DAMAGE WE BRING FEMA IN. THERE CAN BE TEMPORARY TRAILERS LIKE WE HAVE SEEN POSTED FOR HAVING THAT HAPPEN. THERE ARE VOUCHERS FOR HOTELS. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT PATHS DEPENDING ON WHAT PEOPLE QUALIFY FOR IN THE DIRECTION THEY ARE GOING IN. SO WE TRY TO KEEP IT VERY SHORT TERM TO TURN THE SCHOOLS BACK OVER, TO KEEP THEM BACK FLOWING. >> THANK YOU. >> THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, SO WE HAVEN'T PUBLISHED ANY MANDATORY EVACUATIONS. WE HAVE FOR VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS WERE THE BLACK CREEK NORTH AND SOUTH PRONGS AND FOR THE ST. JOHNS RIVER , SO THE GREEN COVE, ST. JOHN'S , AND ORANGE PARK. GREEN COVE, FLEMING ISLAND, AND ORANGE PARK AREAS, BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE FLOODING THAT EXISTS . THOSE THAT ARE USED TO THE LOW-LYING AREAS IN THE LOW FLOODING, SO YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES LIKE ST. JOHN'S ARE PUT OUT EVACUATION FOR ZONE A OR ZONE B. FOR CLAY COUNTY, ZONE EIGHT IS CATEGORY 1 AND ABOVE. ZONE B IS CATEGORY 2 AND ABOVE. WE AREN'T THERE YET . WE ARE A TROPICAL STORM FORCE, SO WE HAVE JUST ON A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION AT THIS TIME FOR OUR CITIZENS TO INCLUDE THE BOATS THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE LIVING ON, THE MOBILE HOMES, THE HOUSES THAT ARE OLDER, AND THE RVS THAT WE KNOW THAT EXIST AS WELL. THANK YOU. LONG ANSWER, SHORT QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T UNDERSTOOD. >> COMMISSIONER COMPERE. >> FOR TIM I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? >> OKAY. WE ARE DOING THAT. >> THANK YOU, TIM. [03:20:01] >> THANK YOU, TIM. >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT TIM WAS SHARING. IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE OUR EOC FUNCTIONING. AND SO EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING. KENNEDY STAFF, I KNOW EVERYBODY IS TIED UP, BUT I WANT TO JUST THANK THEM FOR HOW SELFLESS THIS IS AND HOW EXHAUSTING AND EXTENSIVE IT IS FOR THEM TO SHOW UP. I KNOW, I KNOW THAT IT IS, I GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE, WE HAD TWO CALL CENTERS SET UP YESTERDAY MORNING, AND TODAY ARE, YOU CAN TELL, JUST SELFLESS PEOPLE, SO I WAS REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE THEM THERE. THEN , I ALSO WANTED TO THANK TROY, BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS THE LAST 1ST DAY FOR FCC AND THEY WRAPPED UP THE REST OF MY DISTRICT, AND THAT , IT'S JUST ALWAYS INTERESTING WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU SEE THE WORK THAT IS GETTING DONE, BECAUSE IT GIVES YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO, FROM A PLACE OF EXPERIENCE WHAT IS ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE. AND DETROIT, YOU WERE ABLE TO FIELD SOME VERY DELICATE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ABOUT HOW THIS WAS ALL PLAYING OUT. SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU , MEETING ME AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING TO GET THIS ALL DONE . SO, OVERALL, COUNTY STAFF, AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO BRING A MATTER FOR US TO JUST TALK THROUGH. AS ALL OF YOU KNOW TONIGHT , WE GOT TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR, WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS , BUT ON OUR AGENDA THAT WE HAD THE SEVER GRANT PROGRAM AWARDED $4 MILLION TO HIRE 18 NEW FIREFIGHTERS. AND I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THIS PACKET , AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REMEMBER WE DID EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS WE SET ASIDE , OUT OF THE 22, WAS IT 22, HOWARD, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES THAT WE WERE HIRING THIS YEAR? 15 OF THOSE WERE FIREFIGHTERS. SO WITH THIS FUNDING THAT WE HAVE, IT , IT COVERS THE 15 WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 POTENTIALLY, SO I WANTED WANTED TO BRING TO THE BOARD FOR WAS A DISCUSSION OF WHETHER WE WANTED TO ALLOW FOR THIS FEMA GRANT TO COVER THE 15 AND THE ADDITIONAL 3, OR IF WE WANTED TO PROCEED WITH THE 18 HERE THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PICK UP AFTER THE FOURTH YEAR, AT THE FOURTH YEAR , AND THE ADDITIONAL 15 THAT WE HAVE ALLOTTED, OR , AND LOOSEN THOSE MONIES IN THE BUDGET , BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY , WE DIDN'T PULL IT FOR DISCUSSION , SO I FIGURED WE WOULD TALK ABOUT IT NOW, HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE MONIES, BECAUSE THIS AWARD LETTER DIDN'T COME UNTIL AFTER WE HAD ALREADY APPROVED THE BUDGET , SO THERE IS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION AND LET THIS COVER THAT, OR PROCEED WITH THIS AND THE ADDITIONAL 15 THAT WE ORIGINALLY SLOTTED . I WANTED TO PITCH THAT TO US AND SEE WHAT OUR THOUGHTS WERE. >> ARE YOU SAYING TO FREE THAT MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE YOU ARE SAYING? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> YES. SO, THE QUESTION I HAD WAS , BECAUSE WE ENDED UP HAVING TO TRUNCATE AT BEST BUY SO MUCH. ORIGINALLY I THINK THAT THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES LIST WAS UP NEAR 40 SOMETHING IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH ROY , MAYBE YOU COULD HELP MEOUT. SO WE ENDED UP HAVING TO SHRINK IT TO 22, AND A FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON WHAT WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT. SO WITH 15 FIREFIGHTERS MAKING THAT LIST OF 22 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES THAT WE WERE ONBOARDING, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN , OR AWARDED THIS GRANT THAT COVERS 18 RATHER THAN THE 15 THAT WE COULD AFFORD. SO DO WE POTENTIALLY EXPAND OUR BANDWIDTH AND EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS WITH THE 18, I GUESS , OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAD TO FOR THIS YEAR, OR DO WE WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE 18 THAT WE ARE FUNDING THROUGH THE GRANT, AND THE 15 THAT WE ORIGINALLY ALLOTTED AND ARE CONSIDERING DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT? >> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE COUNTY MANAGER'S PLAN FOR FUNDING 34 FIREFIGHTERS OVER THE NEXT YEAR? >> THE GRANT APPLICATION COVERED STATION NUMBER ONE , AND THAT WAS WRITTEN WITHIN THE GRANT APPLICATION. THE 15 THAT WERE PLANNED HERE WITHIN THE BUDGET , AGAIN, YOU CAN'T COUNT ON THE GRANT, SO WE REALLY WEREN'T LOOKING AT [03:25:01] THAT, THOSE 15 WOULD BE GOING TO STATION 20 HERE IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO HIRE THE 18. WE WILL KIND OF SPACE THAT OUT, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE LOCATIONS TO PUT THEM . WE NEED THE NEW FIRE STATIONS TO GET ONLINE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, IT IS JUST THEIR PRIORITY. I THINK IT IS BEST TO HAVE THE FIRE CHIEF TALK ABOUT THAT. I THINK, WE FENCED OFF 15 BILLETS FOR FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEN WE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR 18 FIREFIGHTERS FOR STATION ONE, AND THEN TO COME OUT TO FLOW THOSE IN AND CYCLED THEM IN. IF THE PROPOSAL WAS FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE 15 AND TO REPURPOSE THOSE DOLLARS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR'S FOR OTHER POSITIONS, I WOULD CAUTION US TO SAY WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND THOSE POSITIONS , HOWEVER, AND IT COULD BE UP FOR DISCUSSION. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS A , AS A SIDE ROAD TO FUND THOSE OTHER POSITIONS, BUT I THINK IT IS BEST, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CHAIRMAN , THAT THE FIRE CHIEF COULD ADDRESS THAT , THE SPECIFICS. >> I THINK THE MANAGER CORRECTLY STATED IT. IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE 15 FIREFIGHTERS INTO THE BUDGET YEAR ARE ALLOCATED, THEY ESSENTIALLY WERE GOING TO TAKE A CRACK AT OFFSETTING SOME OF THE INCREASE IN CALLS FOR SERVICE WE HAVE BEEN SEEING PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF COMMISSIONER BURKE'S DISTRICT WHERE WE SEE THE NEW HOMES GO IN AND THE INCREASING DEMAND. CAN WE HAVE BOTH STATION 21 INCISION 16 NOW IN PENNEY FARMS KIND OF ON THE BOOKS FOR THE FUTURE. SO WITH , EXCUSE ME, FIRE STATION 20 GOING IN, IT ALLOWED US TO HAVE THAT IS KIND OF BAD OVER, OVERLAP PERIOD THAT WE COULD BEGIN TO STEM THAT TIED. WE ARE SEEING CALLS INCREASE YEAR TO YEAR REALLY COUNTYWIDE AT ABOUT ANY TO 10% CLIP , SO IF YOU TAKE THAT AND APPLY IT TO OUR ALMOST 30,000 CALLS, THAT IS WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO OFFSET IN THOSE ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS GIVE US THAT MARGIN. THE SEVER GRANT WAS, AND I HAVE TO GIVE THE CHAIRMAN CREDIT, BECAUSE HE STOMPED PRETTY HARD FOR US TO APPLY FOR THAT, WAS A VISION FOR THE FUTURE AS TO WHERE WE WOULD BE TO OFFSET THE CALLS THAT WERE OCCURRING BOTH IN COMMISSIONER TRANCE TENDS DISTRICT IN COMMISSIONER CONDON'S DISTRICT, AND THAT OVER LAP AREA WHERE YOU SEE THOSE NEW FAMILY HOMES COMING IN. SO I THINK YOU HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT IF WE GET THE 15 FIREFIGHTERS THIS YEAR AND COMPLACENT GENERALLY INTO THAT GREATER GREEN COVE, LAKE ASBURY AREA, AND THEN WE NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF BUILD FOR THE FUTURE , WHICH GOING IN IN THAT STATION ONE DISTRICT AREA, WHICH IS KIND OF A GREATER MIDDLEBURG, OAK LEAF, SOUTH, THEN BACK INTO THE BLENDING CARTER WERE WE ARE SEEING ALL OF THAT EXPANSION, I THINK IT GETS YOU AHEAD . FOR THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME, YOU WILL RECALL THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE SOLD WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE AD VALOREM INCREASE AT THE TIME WAS TO GET SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO THE I CMA 1.5 FIREFIGHTERS PER 1000 IN POPULATION. EVEN WITH WHERE WE WOULD SIT WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL'S, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO WHERE WE ARE FOR THE CURRENT POPULATION SETS, SO IT AIMS TO BE APPROPRIATE THAT THAT GROWTH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE BOARD HAD APPROVED AS PART OF THAT, THAT ACTION AND WHERE YOU WOULD BE FOR THE FUTURE. I, I, CERTAINLY WE WILL FOLLOW PER DIRECTION. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO STAY THE COURSE, GET THE FIREFIGHTERS IN , AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO REDUCE THE CALL VOLUME OVERLAP, BUT THAT IS ULTIMATELY A BUDGET DECISION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION , CHIEF MOCK, WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME OF THIS GRANT? >> GRANT IS THREE YEARS. IT WOULD BEGIN SOMEWHERE IN THE SPRING. WE COULD PROBABLY MOVE IT BACK A LITTLE BIT. IN FACT I WAS JUST BACK IN THE MIDDLE -- ROOM APPROVING THE GRANT SO I COULD COMPLY WITH WHAT MEGAN NEEDED TO GET STARTED ON IT. >> SPRING OF NEXT YEAR? >> SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, CORRECT . >> SO I'M HEARING WHAT YOU ABOU MIDDLEBURG , OAK LEAF , SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING TO STATION ONE , BECAUSE THAT WAS THE STATION THAT WAS USED FOR THE APPLICATION . >> YES, CORRECT. >> BUT THE COMPLETION DATE FOR STATION ONE WOULD NOT BE UNTIL WHEN? >> WELL , AS WE ARE LOOKING RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SITTING AT 90% TRYING , SO IF THEY CAN GET STARTED JUST AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, I WOULD THINK SOMEWHERE AROUND DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR YOU COULD SEE COMPLETION, AS LONG AS EVERYTHING STAYS ON TRACK AND THERE IS A LOT OF THIS . >> SO I GUESS WHAT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT IS HOW WE COULD STAFF , IF THIS IS A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH FEMA , THAT [03:30:05] POTENTIALLY START SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, THEN THAT TIMELINE ISN'T, AND THAT, THAT TIMELINE IS INCONSISTENT , SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO -- FOR FIRE STATION ONE , STAFF IT WITH YOUR CONSERVATIVE TIMELINE OF DECEMBER . WHAT WILL WE DO FOR THAT , THAT NINE MONTH GAP. YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE SHOULD USE THE 15 THAT IS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET, BUT , I GUESS WHAT I AM CURIOUS ABOUT IS WHY WOULDN'T WE START WITH THE FEMA APPLICATION OF THE 18 THAT ARE ALREADY FUNDED , AND ROLL OUT THAT WAY WITH THE PROJECT THAT IS COMING, THEN TO START WITH THE 15 THAT IS ALREADY SLATED IN THE BUDGET . THIS IS FREE. MY THOUGHT IS THAT IT IS FREE, SO WHY NOT START THERE. >> YOU CAN DO IT DIFFERENT WAYS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU , IF WE GET STARTED IN THE SPRING , WE STILL HAVE TO DO RECRUITMENT, AND THEN TRAINING , AND SO , THEY WOULDN'T HIT PROBABLY VERY LATE INTO , I WAS GOING TO SAY FALL TIMEFRAME SOMEWHERE, BEFORE YOU GET THEM OPERATIONAL. THAT IS GETTING PRETTY CLOSER TO COMPLIANT WITH WHERE YOU WOULD FIGURE THE STATION WOULD BE ON BOARD. SO FOR GRANT CONSISTENCY THAT AT THAT POINT, YOU COULD APPLY THOSE FIREFIGHTERS TO SPECIFIC LOCATIONS, AND THEN WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT AUDIT TRAILS FOR THE GRANT , IT WOULD, IT WOULD FLOW INTO WHERE, WHERE YOU WOULD NEED THAT. THE DECISION ON THE , ON THE 15, YES OR NO, THAT, THAT WOULD BE, YOU COULD START THAT PROCESS LITERALLY NOW , AND PROBABLY GET THOSE NEW FIREFIGHTERS ON BOARD SOMEWHERE AROUND THE TIME THAT WE ARE GETTING READY TO PLACE THE STATION INTO OPERATION IN GREEN COVE. IT IS ABOUT A SIX MONTH TIMEFRAME FROM THE TIME YOU ACTIVELY START RECRUITING UNTIL YOU GET THROUGH THE PROCESS, GET THEM MY GET THEM ON BOARD , AND GET THEM READY TO HIT THE STREET. >> I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING . I DON'T HAVE ANY , I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF MOCK. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER -- ANY OTHER COMMENTS? [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] >> WELL, I, I THINK THAT , I HEAR THE RECOMMENDATION OF CHIEF MOCK TO PROCEED WITH THE 15 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES THROUGH OUR BUDGET , WITH THE HOPES OF IMPLEMENTING THIS POTENTIALLY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR . SO , I GUESS, BUT IT STILL COMES BACK TO US TO DECIDE IF THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO I GUESS. I APPRECIATE THAT , THE GUIDANCE THAT YOU ARE GIVING US. BUT THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT IT UP, AND I THINK I HAVE ALREADY STATED THIS, WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED 15, OR 18 , RATHER , FIREFIGHTERS THAT WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING, SO THE MATH IN MY MIND AS WE ARE GETTING AN ADDITIONAL THREE THAT WE COULD NOT AFFORD, POTENTIALLY , THAT HELPS US MEET OTHER NEEDS THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THE COUNTY, THAT BECAUSE OF BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HAD TO GET , HAD TO GET CUT , SO, BUT , I WANTED YOUR OPINION, I WANTED THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OPINION , BUT OF COURSE I WANTED THE COMMISSION TO ALSO WEIGH IN AND SEE WITH THE SENTIMENT WAS, AND I REALLY , I AM HAPPY TO MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT . >> I, I THINK IT IS WORTHY OF THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, AND DISCUSSION AS WELL , YOU KNOW , AS PERSONNEL ARE HARD TO COME BY . AS WE KNOW, WE STARTED OUT, I THINK I GOT THE REQUEST FOR 100, SO , SO WE ENDED UP WITH A LOT LESS. ANYWAY . DID YOU HAVE ANY LAST COMMENTS? >> >> ARE YOU SURE? COMMISSIONER CELLA . >> FIRST OF ALL, LET ME ADDRESS, COMMISSIONER, YOU THREW THAT ON THE TABLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION JUST FROM EIGHT DOLLARS AND CENTS DEPARTMENT UNLESS YOU SEE THE DOLLARS AND CENTS IN FRONT OF YOU. I'M WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT AT THIS POINT, I THINK THAT THE CHIEF AND HIS CREW HAVE FIGURED OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE NEED THE PERSONNEL, AND HOW WE NEED THEM, BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE TROY CAN PUT TOGETHER SOME IDEAS AS TO, YOU KNOW , THE [03:35:03] WHOLE, THE WHOLE PROBLEM IS , IT IS NOT LIKE WITH AN OFFICE POSITION YOU CAN GO OUT AND PUT AN AD SOMEWHERE AND SOMEBODY CAN COME IN AND THEN WITHIN 3 TO 4 WEEKS YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY AND THEY WOULD SIT DOWN. FIREFIGHTING IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. YOU ARE HIRING THEM AND TRAINING THEM AND OUTFITTING THEM, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO FIT INTO, INTO THE SCOPE OF THINGS. SO, I MEAN, I WOULD BE WILLING TO LOOK AT IT, BUT I DEFINITELY THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING IN BLACK AND WHITE, RATHER THAN SORT OF AN IDEA, WHICH IS AN IDEA THAT MAY HAVE MERIT, BUT WE CAN'T FIGURE THAT OUT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE. >> THERE ARE GRANT APPLICATIONS AS WELL. >> THAT IS THE OTHER THING, THE STIPULATIONS AS TO WHEN THE GRANT, WHEN WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IT, WHEN WE HAVE TO START IT, WHERE THEY HAVE TO BE, AND WHETHER THAT FITS INTO THE OVERALL PERSONNEL PLAN. SO I MEAN, IT WOULD BE WORTH LOOKING AT, BUT, I JUST COULDN'T MAKE UP THAT DECISION TONIGHT, THAT IS FOR SURE. >> THAT WAS NOT MY, YEAH, LET'S JUST BE CLEAR, THAT WASN'T MY REQUEST. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST AT LEAST CONSIDER , INTO YOUR POINT, THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT SHOULD COME BACK TO US BEFORE MAKING A DECISION LIKE THAT. BUT, WE DIDN'T, I, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE IMPLICATION OF POTENTIALLY ONBOARDING 15 AND ANOTHER 18 , BECAUSE THIS GRANT IS FOR 3 YEARS, RIGHT? SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A PLAN , I WAS SHARING, WE DO HAVE A PLANT ON BOARD 15 OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SO IS THERE AN IMPACT TO THAT? I WOULD LOVE TO, SO, I WANTED US TO AT LEAST CONSIDER , IS THERE AN ADJUSTMENT THAT WE MAKE IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WERE ANTICIPATING EVEN. BUT AGAIN , I THINK THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT . TO WHAT EXTENT, WE CAN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS ON THIS TONIGHT. IS IT WORTH HAVING THE FIRE CHIEF , OR OUR BUDGET OFFICE SHARE WITH US WITH THOSE IMPACTS LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE ? I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO BRING IT UP, AT LEAST ASKING THE QUESTION. >> WE CAN ASK STAFF, TOO, TO BRING THIS BACK AND JUST TO SHOW US HOW IT -- >> RIGHT, 15 FIREFIGHTERS COMING ON BOARD , THIS FISCAL YEAR. YOU HAVE COME YOU KNOW, 18 , WITH THE SAVIOR GRANT, THEY ARE COMING ON, THIS YEAR, MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, SO THERE'S A LOT OF PLAY THERE , SO, BUT YEAH, IF, IF THEY HAVE SOME TIME TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER, I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING A LOOK AT IT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> I'VE GOT LOTS OF COMMENTS, BUT -- LOTS OF COMMENTS, NOT ENOUGH TIME TO SAY ALL OF THE COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL HE REALLY WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE. I DON'T, I DON'T LOSE IT OFTEN, BUT I THOUGHT IN, AS A LOOK AT IT IN RETROSPECT, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAT HERE AND CRACKED A JOKE. BUT YOU KNOW, I TAKE A CHARACTER INTEGRITY AS VERY IMPORTANT TRAITS THAT I AM PROUD THAT I, THAT I HAVE AND THAT I HAVE BUILT OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS DOING WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO IT, DOING IT WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING YOU ARE STILL DOING THE RIGHT THING. FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS COME IN THAT HAS NEVER MET ME AND NEVER TALKED TO ME AND DOESN'T KNOW THE HISTORY TO TELL ME THAT I HAVE ACCEPTED SOMETHING ILLEGALLY TO MAKE A DECISION ON SOMETHING WHICH IS AS SILLY AS A GARBAGE CONTRACT REALLY FROSTS ME. I HOPE HE DOES REACH OUT TO ME, BECAUSE HE IS IN FOR A LONG, LONG HISTORY OF GARBAGE TO FIND OUT, TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT HE IS NOT, NOT KNOWING. BUT YEAH . IN FACT, WHO, I THINK I TOLD YOU TODAY, THAT THE RUMOR ON FACEBOOK WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DEAL WAS SEALED SO THAT WE WOULD VOTE FOR FCC , BECAUSE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS GOT A BOAT OUT OF IT. >> AND A NEW KITCHEN. >> AND A NEW KITCHEN. >> IT WAS ME THAT GOT THE KITCHEN. JUST IN CASE YOU WONDERED MIKE KITCHING IS 20 YEARS OLD WITH THE HONEY OAK CABINETS AND THE DARK GREEN COUNTERTOPS. >> I WAS WONDERING WHEN MY -- >> THOSE EASY BAKE KITCHENS. >> I MIGHT NEED A NEW KITCHEN AFTER THIS WEEKEND. HOPEFULLY NOT. >> ACTUALLY I DO APOLOGIZE, BECAUSE I THINK THIS BOARD DISPLAYS A GREAT DEAL OF INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER HER. IT IS NOT EASY TO MAKE THE VOTES THAT WE DO , AND SO I WAS NOT GOING TO LET HIM BESMIRCH MY REPUTATION OR THAT OF THE BOARD WITH SOME HEARSAY THAT HE PICKED UP GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE. SO. >> LET IT JUST BE SAID THAT YOUR TRIGGER WAS JUST A HAIR QUICKER THAN MINE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW , I LET HIM GO OVER THREE MINUTES AND THEN ALL HE DOES [03:40:04] WAS BESMIRCH OUR INTEGRITY AND THAT WAS IT WITH ME, YOU'RE DONE. MY GENEROSITY IS OVER. >> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THE FACT THAT YOU SLAP ME INTO BCC JAIL OR SOMETHING. A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE , WE HAVE A CLEANUP DAY SCHEDULED IN TANGLE WITH THIS WEEKEND. THEY ASKED ME FOR MY RECOMMENDATION AND I SAID LET'S NOT HOLD IT. WHO KNOWS WHAT IS GOING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MILTON, AND THE STORM, NOT MILTON, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES . AND THE SCHEDULE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO SOME GOOD IN TERMS OF HELPING OUT WITH THAT. THAT'S IT. IF YOU WERE COUNTING ON THAT DON'T SHOW UP. CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO ONE OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES, DON, WHO PUT TOGETHER A GREAT EVENT ON SATURDAY. A NUMBER OF US WERE THERE THE SCOTTISH MASTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. OVER 200 ATHLETES FROM NINE COUNTRIES WERE THERE AND THEY LOVED IT. THEY LOVED THE, THE BARBECUE DINNER ON FRIDAY NIGHT . IN FACT SHE WAS RELATING SOME STORIES FOR THE TEENAGER FROM SWITZERLAND WHO WAS THERE. AND THEY LOVED THE U.S. BARBECUE. IT WAS JUST , THE COLESLAW WAS GREAT AND THE, YOU KNOW, AND THE MEAT WAS GREAT. ME. WE WERE ALL OVER THE MEAT. SO THE ATHLETES HAD A GREAT TIME. I KNOW THE FOLKS THAT MANAGED TO GET DOWN THERE HAD A GREAT TIME. CONGRATULATIONS TO HER , THE ORGANIZER. THANK YOU TO THE CLAY TOURISM DEPARTMENT. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT . THEY ARE GOING HOME WITH GREAT STORIES OF CLAY COUNTY AND THAT IS WHAT TOURISM IS ALL ABOUT , RIGHT? YOU NEVER KNOW HOW THAT IS GOING TO COME BACK. ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS I PICKED UP OFF OF FACEBOOK TODAY THAT GOES ON, ON, I NOTICED SORT OF , CLAY ELECTRIC, THEY HAVE BEEN UNDER THE GUN. THEY WERE UNDER THE GUN WHEN HELENE WAS, WAS THERE AND KNOCKED DOWN POLES AND THEY HAD TO STRUGGLE FOR 3 TO 4 DAYS TO GET PEOPLE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN, BUT HERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT , AND IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF OUR PREPLANNING. DO YOU KNOW HOW TOUGH IT IS TO GET A LINEMAN CREW OUT THERE THESE DAYS WITH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS OUT THERE FOR THEM TO DO IN TERMS OF GETTING PEOPLE BACK INTO ELECTRICITY? WELL THEY HAVE CREWS STANDING BY FROM ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, AND VIRGINIA TO BE HERE FOLLOWING THE STORM TO PUT US BACK TOGETHER. THAT TAKES SOME ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE ALL IN PLACE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE LINEMAN THAT NEED TO GO OUT THERE AND DO THE JOB , AND GOODNESS KNOWS IF WE GET THE KIND OF WINS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WE PROBABLY WILL NEED EVERY ONE OF THOSE FOLKS TO GET EVERYONE BACK ON TRACK. THANK YOU, CLAY ELECTRIC, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON DOING A GOOD JOB FOR ALL OF US. AND BY THE WAY, STAFF, THANK YOU. THIS IS LIKE THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING. HURRICANE, YOU KNOW, GARBAGE, HURRICANE, WHO KNOWS WHAT COMES NEXT WEEK, BUT THEY HANDLE IT ALL PRETTY MUCH FLAWLESSLY . THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. >> DON'T GET ME MAD. >> YEAH. >> I LIKE IT. SPEAKING OF THAT, I DROVE, WE DROVE BACK FROM ATLANTA YESTERDAY AND IT WAS, IT WAS TOUCHING SEEING, I MEAN, TRUCKS COMING THIS WAY INSTEAD OF EVERYBODY LEAVING. OF COURSE A LOT OF PEOPLE LEAVING. BUT YOU KNOW, THEY ARE LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES AND COME OVER HERE. IT IS DEFINITELY TOUCHING TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO HELP US. AND I, I AM JUST GOING TO SAY IN MY PRAYERS , I WENT EVERYONE HERE AND THROUGHOUT OUR STATE, AND I JUST PRAY THAT EVERYONE EVACUATED THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO , AND ALL OF US SHOULD STAY SAFE AND SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME. >> THANK YOU. YEAH . I, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, YOU KNOW , THE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, ALTHOUGH I CHALLENGED COMMISSIONER CELLA TO A STONE THROW , BUT HE WOULDN'T DO IT. >> I TOLD HIM IT WAS THE KEEPER TOSS HER NOTHING. >> PEOPLE, A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FROM THE COUNTY. STAFF AS WELL AS CONSTITUENTS. I WANT TO BRING EVERYTHING BACK IN PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE HAVING THESE EMOTIONAL CONCERNS ABOUT GARBAGE AND WE HAVE THE MIDDLE EAST ON FIRE. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO LOST EVERYTHING ON NORTH ALLIANT, AND GET MY GARBAGE CAN IS AND, YOU KNOW, HOLY MACKEREL GIVE ME A BREAK . WE LOST 240 PEOPLE WITH HELENE AT LEAST AND THEY HAVE LIKE 600 THE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY ARE AT YET. TIM HOW MANY DID WE LOSE IN CLAY COUNTY. IT'S A LOT OF REPARATION THAT CREATES AND [03:45:05] TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THAT LUCK AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WE HAVE FOUR MISSIONS BASICALLY. CLEAN DEBRIS PICKUP, FCC GARBAGE PICKUP ALSO MILTON DOING HUMANS WORK OUT THEIR AND WE ALL KNOW THE TENOR OF THOSE PHONE CALLS BECAUSE WE RECEIVE THEM AT WELL. SO WE ARE ON THE FRONT LINE AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM, BUT THAT, THAT INFORMATION, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE EOC, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT . YOU HAVE THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. GIVE THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE MUNICIPALITIES. YOU HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES PARTICIPATING. YOU HAVE PUBLIC WORKS. YOU HAVE A SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE SCHOOL BOARD, YOU FIRE RESCUE. ANIMAL CONTROL, CCUA, CLAY ELECTRIC, AND THAT IS JUST A FEW. THEN YOU HAVE THE NONPROFITS THAT PROVIDE SHELTERS, YOU KNOW, POSTEVENT . SO IT IS A HUGE OPERATION , AND IT JUST, WHEN YOU ARE OUT THERE YOU CAN SEE THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE PLAN, BUT THE EXERCISE, THE EXERCISE THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR , IT REALLY SHINES THROUGH , AND IT SHOWS IN THE RESULTS. YOU HAVE VERY FEW PEOPLE IN SHELTERS. YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, THANK GOD A0 MORTALITY RATE. YOU JUST, THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN BY MAGIC. SO I REALLY WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE STAFF AND THE LEADERS, COUNTY MANAGER TIM, TROY, AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT ALLOWS ME, ANYWAY, TO SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT. WHEN SOMEBODY CRITICIZES, I KNOW THAT I HAVE A GOOD FOUNDATION TO GO BACK AND INVESTIGATE THE CRITICISM AND 99 TIMES OUT OF 100 IT IS UNFOUNDED. IT IS JUST LIKE WE HEAR ON THE PHONE, YOU KNOW, AND FEMA IS NOT HERE OR WHATEVER. BUT ANYWAY. THIS ATTITUDE GOES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE MENTION ASSISTED-LIVING CLOSURES , AND MIGRATIONS. I JUST FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT PENNEY FARMS TOOK IN 20 ASSISTED-LIVING RESIDENTS FROM ANOTHER ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY THAT WAS UNDER DURESS. SO , IT IS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. YOU SAW IT TONIGHT, TODAY WITH QUIGLEY HOUSE. JUST THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THINK -- THANK THE STAFF. THEY MAY BE WEARY, BUT THEY SHOULD GO HOME REALIZING THAT THEY, THAT THEY SERVE THE COMMUNITY, AND SERVE THEM WELL. AND WITH THAT , * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.