SPECIAL STAFF RECOGNITION

[25. Public Hearing for the purpose of considering the entry into a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase by the County of real property necessary for the Bonded Transportation Program, more particularly described as a portion of Tax Parcel No.33-05-26-014471-001-00, and authorization for County Manager to execute all documents necessary to close the acquisition (C. Grimm/E. Dendor)]

MOTION CARRIES 4-1. SORRY, I WENT PAST THERE. I DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE TIME. OKAY. SECOND, NUMBER 25, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE ENTRY INTO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY FOR THE BONDED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. MR., I THINK WE HAD A LITTLE SUPERMAN CHANGE HERE OUT OF CLOSE, TWO. TRAN20 FIVE.

>> DIFFERENT COSTUME. SAME-DAY. GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD IN THE CHAIR . BEFORE THIS EVENING, ITEM NUMBER 25 IS AN ITEM TO REQUEST THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COUNTY TO PURCHASE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS A PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EASEMENTS ON THE REFERENCED PARCEL FOR $128,201. THE REQUEST INCLUDES AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO LOWE'S THE ACQUISITION . A PORTION OF THIS PARCEL AND EASEMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ROADWAY AND STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 315 JUST EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS COME A WHICH IS A SEGMENT OF BONDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECT NUMBER

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SIX A. THE PURCHASE COVERS 9441 SQUARE FEET WITH A PERMANENT EASEMENT COVERING 1956 SQUARE FEET ALONG WITH TWO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS TOTALING 1014 SQUARE FEET. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK TO THE CHAIR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL

AS APPROVAL. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR MOTION.

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SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR COMMUNICATE BY SAYING AYE . THOSE OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES BY 5-0.

THANK YOU. WE WILL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE. NOW WE ARE BACK TO A NUMBER SEVEN. IT IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING FROM APRIL

22, 2025. >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF APRIL 22, 2025.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 5-0. NOW WE ARE AT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. AT THIS TIME , WE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DEBATE OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. YOU MAY EMAIL ASKED CLAY AT CLAY COUNTY GUV.COM .

YOU MAY EMAIL YOUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, ALSO, AT THEIR NAME AT -- AND PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS ARE CONVENIENTLY PLACED AT THE MEETING ROOM ENTRANCE AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE DAIS. YOU ARE LIMITED IN YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. WE ASK THAT FOR ADDRESSING THE BOARD YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR CARDS.

SO, IN ADDITION TO OUR , THE INFORMATION ON THERE, WE HAVE ADDED THE OPPORTUNITY , IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM, IT JUST HELPS US WITH THE CLERKS DOCUMENTS FOR THE MINUTES, AND YOU CAN ALSO WAIVE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OR AGAINST. SO IF YOU JUST WANT TO TELL US THAT YOU ARE EITHER SUPPORTING OR AGAINST SOMETHING WITH YOUR NAME, YOU CAN DO SO, KIND OF LIKE VOTING BY A CARD, AND I WILL BE THOSE INTO THE RECORD, BUT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO SPEAK. SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE ITEMS WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE COME UP, OFTEN COME AND THEY HAVE JUST THE SAME THING THAT THEY WANT TO CONTRIBUTE, SO WE HAVE GIVEN YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GIVE US THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO STAND UP THERE AND BE INTIMIDATED, BECAUSE IT IS INTIMIDATING FOR SOME FOLKS. WE JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THAT IS NOW ON OUR SPEAKER CARDS. WITH THAT I WILL OPEN THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL ALSO ADD THAT I WILL BE CALLING UP THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 23, WHICH IS OLD BUSINESS , THE -- HOLD ON . I WILL GIVE YOU THE TITLE. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION REGARDING FLEMING ISLAND PRESERVE. THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, SO I'M GOING TO CALL YOU AND GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES AT THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU STILL WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT. THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY HEARING THAT ITEM. WE, WE ARE HEARING THE MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT. WITH THAT , I WILL OPEN OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING , OR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT. I APOLOGIZE. SO OUR FIRST ITEM , OUR FIRST SPEAKER -- I APOLOGIZE. I REALLY FEEL LIKE I JUST USED UP ALL MY WORDS EARLIER -- IS MIKE BURNS.

>> THANK YOU. FIND OURSELVES BACK HERE AGAIN I GUESS FOR THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, OLD HARD ROAD DOES

NOT PROVIDE -- >> EXCUSE ME, MR. BURNS, ONE MINUTE. CAN YOU SEE IF THAT MICROPHONE GOT TURNED OFF WHEN WE PUT IT BACK THERE. THEY ARE SAYING THEY CAN'T HEAR YOU ONLINE. THERE IS A SLIDE ON THE -- IT'S ON? IF YOU WILL JUST RAISE IT UP A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS YOUR MOUSE. YEAH, THAT'S HELPFUL. GREAT. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE.

>> AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, OLD HARD ROAD DOES NOT PROVIDE A CORNER WIDE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING. THERE IS NO AREA FOR SIDEWALKS HIM A ROADWAY WIDENING , OR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEVELOPER HAS NO STAKE IN OUR WAY OF LIFE. HIS ANSWER IS TO DEDICATE A TREE TO THE PRIOR OWNER OF THE PROPERTY . FROM THE COUNTY'S PERSPECTIVE , THEY ARE MOST -- THERE MOST ASSUREDLY EXISTS A LEGITIMATE PUBLIC

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PURPOSE FOR DENIAL AS A RESULT OF THE SAFETY AND WELFARE ISSUES ARISING FROM INCREASED TRAFFIC . THE COURTS HAVE HELD TRAFFIC AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO SAFETY CONCERNS CAN BE REASON FOR DENIAL. I REALIZE THAT BY THE STATE EXEMPTING THE SCHOOL BOARD FROM THE NORMAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS, IN CONSTRUCTING A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT A TRAFFIC STUDY WAS NOT REQUIRED OR PERFORMED. THIS RESIDENT IMPLORES YOU AS GUARDIANS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST TO PRESS THE PAUSE BUTTON ON THIS REZONING UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A THOROUGH TRAFFIC STUDY CAN BE PERFORMED DURING SCHOOL , WHEN THE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION . NOT IN THE SUMMERTIME. THIS WOULD GIVE THE RESIDENTS A FAIR SHAKE IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHETHER THIS IS FEASIBLE. ONCE THE DECISION IS MADE , THERE IS NO GOING BACK. THE TRAFFIC HAS ALREADY CAUSED THE REWORKING OF COUNTY ROAD 220 AND OLD HARD ROAD AS WELL AS A SIGNAL BEING INSTALLED AT LITTLE RIVER DRIVE AND 220. LET'S QUIT PLAYING LACRIMAL AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MY MR. BURNS. NEXT WE HAVE MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM.

>> GOOD EVENING . MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM , 1856 CROSS GREENWAY, FLEMING ISLAND. THANK YOU , COMMISSIONERS, FOR BACKING UP THE CITIZENS IN YOUR PREVIOUS VOTING'S ON THIS MATTER . I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM STILL AGAINST THE REZONING. THIS IS MY THIRD MEETING. I WASN'T ABLE TO GO TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S HEARING DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS, BUT AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDER , HE IS JUST OUT TO MAKE MONEY .

HE WANTS TO STUFF AS MANY HOMES IN THERE AS HE CAN , AND HE DOES NOT CARE ANYTHING ABOUT THE CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY. IF HE DID, HE WOULD HAVE LISTENED TEST. THE CITIZENS DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH STICKING WITH THE CURRENT ZONING AND BUILDING A HOUSE PER ACRE. IT IS -- YOU DON'T NEED TO CRAM 156 HOMES IN THERE. YOU COULD EASILY VOTE THIS DOWN BASED ON, LIKE THE OTHER GENTLEMAN SAID , SAFETY. MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW , HAS ANYBODY DONE ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC STUDIES? HAS ANYBODY KIND OF REVIEWED THE IMPACTS OF THE DRAINAGE THAT THIS NEW PROPERTY IS GOING TO IMPOSE ON EXISTING RESIDENCE? YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDER IS GOING TO THROW THIS IN THERE. THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THEIR MONEY, THEY ARE GOING TO GET OUT. I MEAN , IF YOU GO ON FACEBOOK, EVERYBODY IS UNHAPPY LIVES IN THIS COUNTY RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION EVERYWHERE OF THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE ACCIDENTS. THEY ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEING STRUCK BY CARS. I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE LADY, THE YOUNG LADY THAT WAS STRUCK BY THE CAR IN EAGLE HARBOR. YOU ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY OUT HERE ON OLD HARD ROAD , AND THIS, THIS BUILDER IS GOING TO HAVE BLOOD ON HIS HANDS, AND HE'S NOT GOING TO CARE BECAUSE HE MADE HIS MONEY. SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU JUST TO STICK WITH THE RESIDENCE. IT IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO BUILD 156 HOMES OFF OF OLD HARD ROAD. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CUNNINGHAM. SHAWN WIGGINS.

>> GOOD EVENING , COMMISSIONERS ERIC SHAWN WIGGINS, 1409 ARENA ROAD, FLEMING ISLAND. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING. I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE HOH OF ARENA ROAD AND RUTGERS GO -- ROAD . ON THE PRESIDENT. I'M REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE AFFECTED WITH THE RECENT CHANGES IN THE ROAD ACCESS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE HERE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU RECONSIDER AND VOTE TO STOP OR AT LEAST REEVALUATE THE ONGOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE BLOCKING OF THE MEDIAN ACCESS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE, WE COULD ENTER AND EXIT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFELY AND DIRECTLY. NOW WITH THE MEDIAN BLOCK, WE ARE FORCED TO TO DRIVE PAST OUR ENTRANCE, MAKE U-TURNS IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS. THOSE U-TURNS ARE NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT, THEY ARE UNSAFE. THE SAFETY ISSUES, THIS CHANGE HAS ADDED UNNECESSARY TIME TO EVERY COMMUTE. AS HADDAD FUEL COST, FRUSTRATION, NEGATIVELY IMPACTED AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE. WE UNDERSTAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE COMPLEX , BUT WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS PARTICULAR DECISION DID NOT , WAS NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE REAL DAILY IMPACT IT

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WOULD HAVE ON THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. I ALSO BELIEVE THE DECISION WAS MADE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE CORRECT PROTOCOL, FOLLOWING THE SUNSHINE THE . THERE WAS A POSTED MEETING , OCTOBER 18, 2021, BUT THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTED MEETING MINUTES FOR THAT MEETING. WHEN WE ASKED COUNTY OFFICIALS WHY OUR ACCESS WAS BEING BLOCKED, WE ARE TOLD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS.

ONE, THAT THE NEW TURN LANE FOR OLD HARD ROAD WOULD EXTEND PAST OUR ROAD. AFTER REVIEWING THE PLANS, THIS IS FALSE. THE TURN LANE BEGINS 40 FEET AFTER OUR ROAD. THEN WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MEDIAN ACCESS FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION ON THE CORNER OF 220 AND ARENA WOULD , THERE MEDIAN ACCESS MIGHT INTERFERE WITH OUR MEDIAN ACCESS. THEIR ACCESS IS 120 FEET AWAY FROM OUR ROAD, SO ONCE AGAIN THAT IS FALSE. THERE IS NO INTERFERENCE BETWEEN OUR CURRENT ACCESS AND EITHER ONE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IT IS HAPPENING AROUND US. IN GENERAL , WE ARE TOLD THIS IS DONE FOR SAFETY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO FIX THE OLD HARD ROAD INTERSECTION, BUT THIS FIX IS CAUSING A SNOWBALL OF ADDITIONAL SAFETY AND CONGESTION ISSUES. SO OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. KEEP THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT IS HAPPENING FOR OLD HARD ROAD AND THE NEW LIGHT THAT IS COMING IN BECAUSE THAT TURN LANE DOES NOT AFFECT OUR CURRENT MEDIAN ACCESS . LEAVE OUR MEDIAN ACCESS THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE NOT DESTROYED IT YET. THEY ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION RIGHT THERE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN UP ALL OF THE ASPHALT. THIS CAN BE STOPPED RIGHT NOW . KEEP THE FIRE STATION MEDIAN PLAN AS IS RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T AFFECT US. AND FOR SAFETY'S SAKE , THE NEXT, THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN, BROOKSTONE, THEY REALLY NEED A TURN LANE TO DO, TO GO INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO DO U-TURNS. THERE IS NO TURN LANE, SO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAST LANE OF 220 . IT IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU MR. WIGGINS. I THINK MOST OF US ARE PROBABLY NOT REALLY AWARE OF THAT, SO I THINK HOPEFULLY STAFF IS WORKING WITH YOU ON A RESOLUTION . I'M SORRY, I WASN'T AWARE OF IT, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF YOU -- I DON'T THINK WE ACTUALLY VOTED ON THAT. MAYBE CAMISA 2021 WAS THE MEETING?

>> COMMISSIONER IN 2021 BUT I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THAT SO I APOLOGIZE. THE LIBRARY PICK OKAY. WE WILL WORK THROUGH THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR COMING

TO US. EMILY PATE. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM EMILY PATE. I RESIDE AT 1982 CANNELL KATHLEEN ON FLEMING ISLAND. THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY THAT IS LOOKING AT BEING RE-ZONED OFF OF OLD HARD ROAD. SO IT IS ITEM 23. OKAY? JUST , I AM AGAINST THE REZONING , PUTTING HIGH DENSITY HOUSING INTO A LOW-DENSITY AREA . I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRESS LEVELS ON EMERGENCY SERVICES , POLICE SERVICES , TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT. I AM GOING TO BE SEMIRETIRED NOW . AS I AGE, I WOULD LIKE TO AGE IN PLACE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THOSE SERVICES CAN GET TO US AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS MORE HOUSING PUT IN, PERHAPS THE INCREASED FLOOD RISK. WE ALREADY HAVE POTENTIAL WATER -- I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY OFF OF OLD HARD. AS I RECALL, THAT THERE IS NOT ROOM TO PUT IN SIDEWALKS OFF OF OLD HARD ITSELF IS MY RECOLLECTION ON THAT. I BELIEVE IN THE PRESERVATION OF GREEN SPACES, AND THE ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, AND AGAIN I AM JUST OPPOSED TO THE REZONING OF THAT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. A LAST CARD THAT I HAVE IS JOHN STANGL.

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INDIAN RIVER DRIVE, FLEMING ISLAND, FLORIDA. ON THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY, COUNTY ROAD 220 AND INDIAN RIVER DRIVE. THAT IS THE REPENTANT NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT OF THE NEW STOPLIGHT THAT IS BEING PUT IN. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I STAND BEFORE YOU TO URGE DENIAL OF THE CURRENT REZONING APPLICATION FOR SEVERAL CRITICAL REASONS.

PURSUANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY. OUR LOCAL RESOURCES, ELECTRICAL, WATER, AND SEWER SERVICES ARE OPERATING AT THE LIMITS OF THEIR CAPACITY AND FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE ISSUES. IMPROVING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT CLEAR AND DEMONSTRABLE IMPROVEMENTS TO THESE CRITICAL SYSTEMS WILL LEAD TO MORE ADAGES, SERVICE DISRUPTIONS, AND UNPLANNED FINANCIAL BURDENS ON THE ROAD, PLACING OUR RESIDENCE AND THE COUNTY IN A PRECARIOUS CONDITION -- POSITION. NOW, WE CANNOT IGNORE THE ONGOING TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONCERNS AFFECTING OUR AREA. OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FACE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND A TROUBLING PATTERN OF SAFETY ISSUES. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS NOT PRESENT A CONFERENCE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS. INSTEAD , IT RISKS EXASPERATING THEM. WITH OUR AND FOR STRUCTURE ALREADY UNDER STRAIN, ADDING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT THE BUS TO SAFETY MEASURES COULD COMPROMISE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR RESIDENTS EVEN FURTHER. FINALLY, I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE RESOUNDING VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY OPPOSITION. THERE IS A PALPABLE CONCERN AMONG OUR RESIDENTS AS EVIDENCE OF POSITIONS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS OVER 1500 PEOPLE THAT HAVE ADDED THEIR SIGNATURES IN RESPONSE TO PRESERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT DEFINES OUR AREA. CHANGING THE ZONING AND EMBRACING THIS ELEMENT RISKS ALTERING THE VERY ESSENCE OF OUR COMMUNITY , A CHANGE THAT MANY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT. FOR THESE REASONS, THE LIMITATIONS OF OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CHALLENGES, AND THE OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY OPPOSITION , I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO DENY THE APPLICATION ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND

CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? YES, MA'AM, YOU CAN COME UP. WE WILL NEED YOU TO FILL OUT A CARD BEFORE YOU LEAVE. OH, YOU HAVE ONE IN YOUR HAND?

>> APOLOGIES. I WAS A LITTLE BIT LATE .

>> NO WORRIES. >> PERFECT. 1889 COUNTY ROAD 220, FLEMING ISLAND. I AM HERE TO JUST TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD ON OLD HARD. I DID A LITTLE EXPERIMENT THIS PAST MONTH WHERE I PUT ON ALL KINDS OF REFLECTIVE CLOTHES AND I WALK FROM MY HOUSE ON 220 DOWN CANOVA, UP OLD HARD AND BACK DOWN TO 20 PICKETED THIS TWICE, AND ONCE I WAS CLIPPED BY A CAR. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF KIDS ARE WALKING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE ST. JOHN'S CLASSICAL ACADEMY , AND KIDS BEING KIDS, GOOFING OFF, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SHOVED INTO TRAFFIC. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY FOR ANYONE, AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IS GOING TO BE LIKE WHEN THERE IS A DUMP TRUCK THAT IS THE ONE THAT HITS THE KID. SO I REALLY, REALLY HOPE THAT YOU GUYS FIGHT AGAINST THIS , AGAIN, BECAUSE I NEEDED THE FIRST TIME, AND THIS COMPANY HAS A HISTORY OF RUNNING TO COURT ANY TIME THEY ARE TOLD NO. SO THAT IS JUST MY PERSPECTIVE ON IT , AND I HOPE YOU AGREE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM. JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FOR THE RECORD THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS IS NOT CONSIDERING ANY REZONINGS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WE HAD SEVERAL SPEAKERS ABOUT THAT, AND THEY ARE PROBABLY REFERRING TO , TO FUTURE MEETINGS, BECAUSE THEY

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ARE NOT REFERRING TO THIS ONE. THANK YOU. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC YOU WANT TO. NEXT I WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL CONSIDER ITEMS AGED 21. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS ANY COMMISSIONERS WOULD

LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM

NUMBER EIGHT. >> OKAY.

>> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? ITEM 10. ANY OTHERS? OKAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEMS NUMBER NINE , AND 11

TO 21. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF --

>> BEFORE WE VOTE ON 15. HEY , COURTNEY, CAN YOU SHARE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE WAS TO THE LETTER? THAT IS FOR THE, THE LETTER OF INTENT CONCERNING THE GOVERNING FIX CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AIDS? YOU JUST HAD TO AMEND THE LETTER. I JUST DIDN'T

SEE WITH THE CHANGE WAS. >> SO MY MEGAN -- IS MAKING HERE? SHE MIGHT BE BETTER TO ADDRESS IT, BUT THE ISSUE WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL GRANT PROVIDED THAT YOU COULDN'T PURCHASE PROPERTY, SO WE WENT BACK TO THEM, AND IF YOU WILL RECALL ,

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YOUR LAST MEETING ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTER YOU DECIDED TO TRY AND PURCHASE PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING BUILDING, SO THIS IS TO AMEND IT TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE , TO USE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTIN

BUILDING. >> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR DOING DOUBLE DUTY TO MY MEGAN. NOTHING LIKE QUESTIONING YOU ON THE FLY. COMMISSIONER COMPERE WAS JUST ASKING ABOUT THE CHANGE IN THE LETTER .

>> CORRECT. ORIGINALLY IT WAS ONLY TO RENOVATE AN EXISTING BUILDING. HOW WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN JUST ÚOUR BUDGET BREAKDOWN THAT WE SUBMIT TO DCF.

>> I SEE. I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW , IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO OPPOSE THE CHANGE?

>> NO . WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH DCF STAFF, AND THEY FEEL LIKE THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM -- THIS WAS AN APPRPRIATION REQUEST ORIGINALLY , SO GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION, THEY FELT LIKE THERE WAS PLENTY OF FLEX ABILITY FOR US TO INCLUDE THE PURCHASE.

>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> YOU WANT TO PULL THAT ONE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO , WE HAVE, I WILL STILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER NINE , AND THEN 11 321.

[8. Finance Business]

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY'S SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, FINANCE BUSINESS.

>> I JUST -- THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION. EVERY MEETING WE HAVE TO RATIFY EXPENDITURES , AND I, TAKE A LOOK, REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT TWO IN-DEPTH INTO A DEEP DIVE IN TWO AND ONE OF THE ONES I SELECTED WAS THIS EXPRESS SCRIPTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, AND THEY HAD TWO INVOICES, WHICH TOTALED 400 -- $399,000, WHICH CUT -- CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.

EXPRESS SCRIPTS AS DRUGS FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN CLAY COUNTY, BUT IF YOU EXTRAPOLATE TWO WEEKS, $400,000, IT ENDS UP BEING NINE POINTS, WHATEVER, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I WANT TO TRY YOUR ATTENTION. IT IS IN THE NATIONAL PRESS AS WELL AS WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR DRUGS, AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

SOMETIMES THREE, 3X, THREEFOLD WHAT THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE PAYING. I JUST WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO, YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF TAXPAYER MONEY WE ARE SPENDING ON DRUGS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES . AND, YOU KNOW, DRUGS ARE REMEDY FOR HEALTH , HEALTH PROBLEMS. SO, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE LATER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PREVENTION MIGHT BE A BETTER OPTION THAN DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, DRUGS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. I JUST WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER

SIX. >> EIGHT.

>> EIGHT, SORRY. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PICK ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THAT IS ONE FOR THE TAXPAYERS, THAT IS ONE AREA THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR BROKER AND OUR INSURANCE BROKER TO BREAK THAT OUT FROM OUR REGULAR HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENDITURES SO THAT WE CAN START TRACKING THAT, SO WE HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS UP FROM PREVIOUS YEARS ARE DOWN FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, BECAUSE WE HADN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO TRACK IT BEFORE , BUT OUR BROKER WORKED ON A PROPOSAL FOR US THAT WE VOTED ON LAST YEAR THAT ALLOWS US TO SEE THAT , SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN THE FUTURE. AND SO I THINK IT IS

[10. RFQ No. 24/25-052, Professional Architectural Services for the Oakleaf Library (K. Smith)]

GREAT THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE TRANSPARENCY THAT WE HAVE THERE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE . THOSE OPPOSED ? MOTION CARRIES FIVE-0. ITEM NUMBER 10. THE RFQ FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE SERVICES FOR OAK LEAF LIBRARY.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ASKED TONIGHT IS THAT WE REQUEST PRESENTATIONS FROM, THE FIRST THREE AS OUTLINED HERE , WALKER, BORELLI, AND FLEISHMAN, BUT ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HARVARD JOLLY BRING A PRESENTATION TO SHARE MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS

LIKE. >> I THINK THAT WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THE TOP FIVE IF WE WANT TO , TO BRING UP

NUMBER FIVE. >> YEAH, THEY ARE VERY CLOSE.

SO, THAT IS YOUR MOTION . >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY MOTIONS OR QUESTIONS HERE? WE HAVE TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS FROM AT LEAST THREE , SO SENSE COMMISSIONER COMPERE WANTED TO HEAR FROM NUMBER FIVE AS WELL, WE WILL ALSO HEAR FROM NUMBER FOUR. AT A FUTURE MEETING, PROBABLY THE NEXT MEETING IF YOU CAN GET THEM ALL, ALL HERE. THAT'S REALLY, I MEAN IT'S

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VERY REASONABLE. I MEAN THEY ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE IN SCORES.

>> OKAY. KENNY BRITT THE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[22. Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program and Other Capital Projects (Capital Projects Team)]

INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.

>> THANK YOU , COMMISSIONER. >> ALL RIGHT, NOW WE ARE TO ITEM NUMBER 22 WITH A PROGRESS REPORT ON OUR BONDED TRANSPORTATION

PROGRAM. >> GOOD EVENING TO THE BOARD AND SHARE, BONDED TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATOR HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PROGRESS THAT HE WAS MADE OVER THE LAST MONTH. FOR COUNTY -- PROJECT NUMBER ONE, COUNTY ROAD Q 20, THE COUNTY'S TEAM AND ANDERSON COLUMBIA CONTINUED OUR BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETING.

EXCAVATION WAS COMPLETED WHILE THE LINEAR, EXCUSE ME, WHILE THE LINER PLACEMENT STARTED ON THIS POND AND THE LINER WAS COMPLETED ON THE POND SITE NUMBER TWO. ANDERSON COLUMBIA CONTINUED THE INSTALLATION OF THE DRAIN STRUCTURES AND CONTINUED PAVEMENT REPAIRS FOR THE DRIVEWAYS AS WELL AS PIPES. THE CONTRACTOR CONTINUED PLACING SUBBASEMENT MATERIAL, CURBING, AND BEGAN PLACING LIMESTONE BASE. THIS PROJECT WAS ON SCHEDULE 35% PAID OUT WITH 60% OF THE TIME USED. GROUP 2, SPECIFICALLY PROJECT NUMBER TWO ON COUNTY ROAD Q 20, CONTINUED INSTALLATION OF DRAINPIPES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD TO A NINE AND CONTINUED THE BACK PILING OVER THESE PIPES WHILE CONTINUING TO MOVE THE UNSUITABLE MATERIALS AND PLAYSPACE MATERIAL AND LIMESTONE APPROPRIATION FOR FINAL PAVEMENT IN THIS PHASE. THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE WITH 44% PAID OUT AND 29% OF THE TIME USED . FOR PROJECT NUMBER FIVE ON COUNTY ROAD 220, THE TEAM CONTINUED TO TRACK THE ARMY CORPS PERMIT APPLICATION THROUGH THEIR PROCESS WHILE UNDER THEIR REVIEW. THE COURT ISSUED THEIR PUBLIC NOTICE. THE TEAM CONTINUED TO COORDINATE WITH THE ARMY CORPS IN ANTICIPATION OF ISSUING A PERMIT MODIFICATION. LAST MONTH THE COUNTY SWITCHED POND SITE LOCATIONS AT THE EAST END OF THIS PROJECT FROM AN EXTREMELY LITIGIOUS PERSONAL TO ANOTHER PARCEL IN THE VICINITY WHICH CREATED A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA DESIGN AS WELL AS A PERMIT MODIFICATION. ON PROJECT 6A, THE ARMY CORPS REPEATED -- COMPLETED THE REVIEW WHILE THE ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUED THEIR PERMIT. THEY COMPLETED THEIR TECHNICAL STAFF REPORT WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT. FOR SEYMOUR GROUP 1 PROJECT IIIA , COUNTY ROAD 209, THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE. THE SECTION WHICH CONNECTS PROJECT FOUR AND THE ROUNDABOUT AT COUNTY ROAD 209B, THEY CONTINUE THE INSTALLATION OF THE STORMWATER STRUCTURES AND PIPES. THIS PROJECT IS 21.5% PAID OUT WITH 78.5% OF THE TIME LAPSED. THE PROJECT SCHEDULE IS BEING ADJUSTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTENDED DELAY IN THE RECEIVING OF THE PERMIT, WHICH WILL MODIFY PERCENT COMPLETE .

DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS DELAY .

ON PROJECT NUMBER FOUR, SAND RIDGE ROAD , INFRASTRUCTURE IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE WITH THIS PROJECT. OVER A PORTION OF THE WORK DID NOT MEET THE COUNTY'S SPECIFICATIONS. THEREFORE HE WOULD HAS PROPOSED TO MAIL AND RESURFACE THE ENTIRE PROJECT AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. THIS RESURFACING WILL OCCUR AT NIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS AND IS FORECASTED TO START ON MAY 27.

MOVING ONTO PROJECT SIX A , CATHEDRAL OAK PARKWAY, WE CONTINUE TO HOLD OUR BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETINGS. THE INSTALLATION OF FINAL GRADING OF LIMESTONE BASE MATERIAL WAS COMPLETED THOMAS SUPERIOR FINISHED THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS, SHARED USE PATHS, SITE PLACEMENT, AND CURBING.

EROSION CONTROL DEVICES CONTINUE TO BE REMOVED IN AREAS WHERE SLOPES ARE STABILIZED AND ESTABLISHED. THE FRICTION COURSE PAVEMENT AND STRIPING IS BEING PLACED. THE PROJECT REMAINS UNDER CONTENTION BY THE CONTRACTOR WITH 111% OF THE TIME USED ON 95% IS BEEN PAID OUT. THE COUNTY SUPERIOR CONTINUES TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULE FOR RESOLUTION. IN SUPPORT OF ALL THIS WORK, WG I CONTINUES TO WORK ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM SPECTRUM AS OF MAY 8. THE PROGRAM HAS EXPENDED 121 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE.

>> QUESTIONS FOR ED? COMMISSIONER SGROMOLO ?

>> IS THERE ANY UPDATE ON THE , ON THE CATHEDRAL OAKS KIND OF CORE DOOR? IS IT STILL LOOKING END OF SUMMER IS?

>> YES. WE HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW DISCUSSIONS. WE MET THIS MORNING WITH F D.O.T., AND THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN THE WESTERN SECTION OF CATHEDRAL OAK PARKWAY IS READY. OUR EXTENSION ON THE EAST SIDE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 3.5 MILES, AGAIN THAT IS THE PROJECT 6B, SUPERIOR IS FINISHING THAT UP. THERE ARE A

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FEW ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE YET TO COMPLETE WAS A WEEK OR SO, AS YOU SAID, TOWARD THE END OF THE SUMMER.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS? ED, I HAD GOTTEN A FEW COMPLAINTS THAT IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO SEE ON COUNTY ROAD 218 , ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN , AS FAR AS THE SIGNAGE AND LANE MARKINGS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO TO TEMPORARILY HELP THAT , AND WE HAD NOT HAD RAIN AND THEN WE HAD RAIN AND THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE, PRETTY SEVERE MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT OUT THERE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER -- A NUMBER OF OTHER CONSTITUENTS HAVE --

>> YES, MA'AM. WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

>> THANK YOU PICK ANYTHING ELSE FOR ADD? THANK YOU, ED.

>> SWITCHING CHAIRS TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT. AGAIN WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE FIVE DIRECT ARE RICHARD SMITH , ERIC POPE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, JUSTIN PIERCE THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION'S, AS WELL AS GENE PRICE THE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE, AND OF COURSE MYSELF, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE OVER THE PRIOR MONTH, THE PROJECT LIST IS COMPILED BY CAROLINE DEVEREAUX, OUR OPERATIONS PROJECT AND REPORTING COORDINATOR. EACH DIRECTOR SELECTED KEY PROJECTS FROM THEIR SPAN OF CONTROL TO REPORT ON OF THE 128 PROJECTS LISTED IN THE PACKET. THESE PROJECTS WERE SELECTED BASED ON VARIOUS RISK FACTOS. AS FAR AS CAPITAL PROJECTS THIS MONTH, THE TEAM IS HIGHLIGHTING THE CENTRALE PROJECT WHICH CONSISTS OF 3.5 MILE SECTION, NEW SECTION OF 12 FOOT WIDE MULTI USE TRAILS FROM OAK, FROM LIVE OAK, OLD JENNINGS ROAD, DEON LONG BAY ROAD, TO STATE ROAD 121 INTERSECTION.

LAST MONTH A SURVEY AND WETLAND FLAGGING WAS COMPLETED WHILE A STUDY IS BEING PERFORMED AT WARM SPRINGS WHILE THE DESIGN IS NOW GETTING UNDERWAY. CHALLENGES ON THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE PERMITTING AS WELL AS RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION. NEXT UP, WE ARE WELL UNDERWAY WITH THE DESIGN OF OUR NEW FIRE TRAINING FACILITY, WHICH CONSISTS OF DESIGNING, PRODUCING AND CONSTRUCTING A NEW 4500 SQUARE-FOOT FOUR-STORY BURN BUILDING TOWER . THE TRAINING COMPLEX WILL BE LOCATED ON PROPERTY AND WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE FIRE AND EMERGENCY TRAINING . DELIVERY OF THE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS FALL WITH THE DIRECTION TO FOLLOW AFTER THAT. AS FAR AS PUBLIC WORKS, ALL OF THEIR PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED AS OF THIS REPORT. PARKS AND REC, OMEGA PARK PLAYGROUND, THE WARRENS PICKLEBALL COURT, AND THE -- THAT IS A TONGUE TWISTER.

NEXT UP, FACILITIES OPERATIONS. HER STATION 20 AND GREEN COVE SPRINGS IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE SUMMER. THIS NEW STATION WILL INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY ARE WORKING TOWARD A SEAMLESS TRANSITION INTO THE NEW FIRE STATION. THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE OUR NEWEST PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY IS FORTHCOMING. THE CONTRACTOR HAS MOBILIZED TO REPAIR AND UPGRADE THE ROOF AND PUSH WALLS AT THE SOLID WASTE MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY. THESE IMPROVEMENT WILL INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY IN OPERATIONS OF OUR SOLID WASTE FACILITY. LAST, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WORK CONTINUES ON THE LAKESHORE DRIVE WEST AT 220. A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND MEDIAN WORK AND DRAINAGE PIPE INSTALLATION CONTINUES. THE PROJECT IS 20% COMPLETE WITH A FORECAST COMPLETION OF FEBRUARY 2026 RESURFACING WORK CONTINUES IN THE OAK LEAF AREA WITH OAK LEAF VILLAGE PARKWAY CURRENTLY BEING MELTED RESURFACE FROM THE DUVAL COUNTY LINE TO THE PLANTATION OAKS BOULEVARD UPON COMPLETION OF THE OAK LEAF VILLAGE PARKWAY , A PAVING CREW IS SCHEDULED TO MOVE TO THE PLANTATION OAKS BOULEVARD. PLANTATION OAK BOULEVARD WILL BE MAILED AND RESURFACED FROM THE OAK LEAF VILLAGE PARKWAY TO THE ROUNDABOUT AND OAK LEAF PLANTATION BOULEVARD. COMPLETION OF THE OAK LEAF RESURFACING PROJECT IS FORECAST LATE THIS JUNE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR UPDATE WITH THE DIRECTOR HERE, DO YOU

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? >> COMMISSIONER SGROMOLO?

>> LAKESHORE WEST, DID YOU SAY FEBRUARY 2026? WAS THAT FOR THAT PROJECT OR WAS THAT A DIFFERENT ONE?

>> LAKESHORE WEST. LAKESHORE, YES, SIR, BY FEBRUARY 2026.

>> THIS MAY BE A RICHARD QUESTION. INITIALLY THIS WAS

OCTOBER. >> THE RICHARD SMITH, COUNTY ENGINEER. THAT IS THE CONTRACT, THAT IS THE DAYS IN THE

CONTRACT. >> FEBRUARY?

>> YES. I WILL CONFIRM THAT IN THE MORNING, BUT IT IS FEBRUARY, AND THEY STARTED, THEY TOOK EVERY, THEY HAD LIKE , SIX MONTHS I THINK, TO PROCURE AND THEY TOOK ALL SIX MONTHS. I WILL DOUBLE CHECK THAT. OKAY? IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS LITTLE FARTHER

ALONG. I AGREE. >> I WAS ALSO, I WAS TOLD OCTOBER, THOUGH, WHEN THEY GOT STARTED.

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>> THEY HAVE, LEGALLY -- >> GOT YOU. GOT YOU PICK WHEN YOU SAY THOSE DAYS, THAT IS THEIR MANDATORY COMPLETION TIME?

NOT ESTIMATED? >> THAT IS WHEN THEY WOULD BEGIN

ACCRUING -- >> DEADLINE.

>> CHARGES. >> THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> JUST EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, JUST LIKE LAST WEEK, IF YOU HAVE ONE RAIN TODAY, THAT MIGHT ACQUAINTED 2 TO 3 RAIN DAYS AND THEY WILL ACCUMULATE THOSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, SO EVEN IF A CONTRACT A IS LET'S SAY FEBRUARY 28, THEY COULD ACCUMULATE MULTIPLE RAIN DAYS. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THAT WOULD ADD THOSE LETTER X DAYS TO THE END OF THE CONTRACT.

>> SINCE WERE THERE, RICHARD, THE SECOND QUESTION IS 17 AND 220, HAVE WE HEARD ANY UPDATES WITH THE D.O.T.?

>> WE HEARD SOME UPDATES THAT WOULD HAVE THE MILLING AND RESURFACING CREW NECK IN ON JUNE 1 , THE WEEKEND OF MONDAY FOLLOWING MEMORIAL, OR WEEK AFTER MEMORIAL DAY WEEK.

>> I DECIDE TO GO TO TOWN CENTER BOULEVARD, OR IS THAT JUST THE EAGLE HARBOR INTERSECTION AND 17 INTO 20?

>> THAT WILL BE FROM DOCTORS BRIDGE DOWN TO WATER OAK, TO CLAY BAPTIST. IT IS THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

>> AND DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO

RIGHT TURN LANES ONTO 220? >> CORRECT. THAT WOULD MOVE THE

POLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE. >> YEAH. GOT YOU. OKAY. THAT, --

>> IS MOVING ALONG. WE GOT A POSITIVE REPORT TODAY. WE ALSO GOT CONTACT INFORMATION FROM JIM KNIGHT. JIM KNIGHT IS THE DISTRICT TO D.O.T. URBAN PLANNER MUSSO HE IS OVER IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA. WE DID GET CONTACT INFORMATION TO TALK TO SOMEONE ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS IN LAKE CITY AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE . WE TOLD THEM OUR CONCERNS HAD REACHED A HIGH LEVEL AND WE NEEDED TO HAVE , WE WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH THEM ON

A WEEKLY BASIS. >> BEING PATIENT IS ONE THING, BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS. IT IS REALLY DETERIORATED. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ADVOCATING

FOR OUR RESIDENTS ON THAT. >> I , I DO HAVE A QUESTION, RICHARD. WHY THE DELAY? I MEAN, WHAT IS THE REASON -- WHY DID THEY COME, THEY START, THEY DO A LIEN, AND THEN A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, THEY MAKE EVERYBODY COME BACK AND DO SOMETHING ELSE?

>> THE ANSWER WE'VE GOT HAS BEEN KIND OF CONSISTENT.

BASICALLY IT IS A SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER. YEAH. JUST DON'T, THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HANDLE THE LOAD THE FLORIDA D.O.T. IS ASKING FOR. THEY TRY TO KEEP IT EVEN.

WHEN THEY LEFT THE PROJECT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, COMMISSIONER SGROMOLO AND I WERE WATCHING IT VERY CLOSELY. THEY DIDN'T LEAVE CLAY COUNTY PAGES WENT INTO THE PUTNAM COUNTY LINE AND WORKED THERE. IT DIDN'T HELP US OUT ANY AT THAT POINT, BUT IT DIDN'T, THEY CAN'T SAY THEY LEFT CLAY COUNTY AND WENT TO BREVARD OR ORANGE COUNTY OR ANYWHERE. THEY WERE SAYING THAT

IT IS A LABOR SHORTAGE. >> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ED , OR ANY , RICHARD, OR ANY PROJECTS?

[23. Consideration of Recommendations of Special Magistrate, pursuant to Florida Land Use & Environmental Dispute Resolution Act (Sec. 70.51, Fla. Stat.), following public hearing on April 1, 2025, regarding Owners’ Request for Relief from BCC denial of PUD 24-0006 (Fleming Island Preserve) (C. Grimm)]

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 23, CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT OF A SECTION 70.51 OF FLORIDA STATUTE, FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON APRIL 1, 2025, REGARDING OWNER'S REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM BCC DENIAL OF PUD 24- 0006 , FLEMING ISLAND PRESERVE . AND I ASSUME THAT EVERYONE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ IN THE BACKUP THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S FINDINGS AND SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS . SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS. IS THERE A 2ND FOR MY MOTION?

>> SECOND. NOW WE WILL MOVE INTO DISCUSSION ON IT , AND I HAD ANOTHER PIECE OF PAPER APPEAR COLD ON. HERE IT IS. SO , WITH RESPECT FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER CODIFYING THE EX PARTE TAPE PROCEDURES AND CAUSE I JUDICIAL MATTERS, STAFF HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON THAT RESOLUTION. WE WERE ACTUALLY WORKING ON IT PRIOR TO THIS DECISION , SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU , SO THAT IS JUST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES , WITH RESPECT TO RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER REVISING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE LANGUAGE RELATED TO REZONING CRITERIA, WE , WE WOULD LIKE , I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST STAFF TO REVIEW THE CODE LANGUAGE AND CRITERIA AND BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION, IF ANYONE IS

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OPPOSED -- I'M PUTTING THIS OUT HERE FOR DISCUSSION, BUT, SO , WITH THAT ONE. AND THEN WITH RESPECT TO THE RECOMMENDATION TO HOLD THE REHEARING, OBVIOUSLY I AM , I AM , TO DISCLOSE ANY EXPERT TAPE MEDICATIONS AND DECIDE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FROM THE LAND OF WOMAN CODE IN RENDERING ANY DECISION WOULD BE TO ENSURE THE APPLICANT RECEIVES A HEARING THAT IS FREE FROM ANY PERCEIVED PREJUDICE AND VIOLATION OF THEIR DUE PROCESS RIGHTS. SO THAT, ALL OF THAT IS INCLUDED IN MY MOTION. IS THAT

INCLUDED IN THE SECOND? >> YES, THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE

SECOND. >> SO DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE , ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY

SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? >> AYE .

>> MOTION CARRIES 4-1. CHRISTI, DID I TALK TOO FAST? I HAVE

[26. Discussion of Appointment to the Lake Asbury/Penney Farms Citizens Advisory Committee]

PAPERS I CAN GIVE YOU PICK OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ITEM NUMBER 26, DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE LAKE ASBURY, PENNEY FARMS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. PAUL WALSH HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE LAKE ASBURY, PENNEY FARMS CAC . AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. WALSH , ARE YOU HERE? I DO NOT SEE MR. WALSH STEPPING UP .

>> ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL.