[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] >>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS 4:00. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. FIRST WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION AND ASSISTANCE BY COMMISSIONER COMPERE. >> PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD. GRACIOUS LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY AND THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERY BLESSING YOU GET TO ENJOY. LORD, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING ASKING YOU, LORD , FIRST FOR YOUR PROTECTION . LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FOLKS, GOD, WHO LIVE IN THIS COUNTY, THOSE WHO DON'T , WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. LORD, WE THINK YOU FOR THE EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED HERE, GOD , THE THINGS THAT ENHANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU AS A BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ASKING YOU FOR HELP, GOD. LORD, THAT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE BE INFORMED BY A HEARING HEART AND AN UNDERSTANDING MIND. HELP US CUT GOD CAUGHT A MOVE WITH WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING. LORD, ABOVE ELSE WE SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERY BLESSING, EVERY BLESSING, GOD. THANK YOU FOR JESUS AND THE PRICE HE PAID FOR US. LORD, WOULD YOU GO BEFORE US AND SHIELD OUR WAY? SHIELD OUR WAY, GOD. WE THINK YOU AND WE LOVE YOU. IN THE NAME OF JESUS I PRAY. AMEN. >> AMEN . >> THE VETERAN LET PLEDGE TODAY IS THE VETERAN AT ARMS OFFICER OF SERVICE WARFARE CRAIG PIERCE WHO SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE FROM 1987 THROUGH 1993 AND THEN SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 2001 THROUGH 2015 FOR A TOTAL OF 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY BEFORE RETIRING IN OCTOBER OF 2015. HE SERVED IN LOCATIONS INCLUDING SOUTH DAKOTA, CALIFORNIA, AND FLORIDA, AND OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED WEST GERMANY, SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN, IRAQ , CUBA, THE PHILIPPINES AND GUAM. PETTY OFFICER PIERCE IS A DECORATED VETERAN HOLDING AWARDS INCLUDING THE BRONZE STAR, MAYBE COMMENDATION MEDAL, AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL AND NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. HE JOINED THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF THE STRONG SENSE OF PATRIOTISM. AND DURING HIS SERVICE HE LEARNED THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK AND SELF SACRIFICE AND TO NEVER GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT. HE IS A RESIDENT OF MIDDLEBURG AND VOLUNTEERS WITH THE CLAY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE TO YOUR COUNTRY AND CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTY . IF YOU WOULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AND YOU COULD SHARE A FEW WORDS. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR IT HAS BEEN TO LEAD THIS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE HAVE BEEN FOR THREE YEARS AND THE BEST DECISION WE MADE WAS MOVING TO CLAY COUNTY. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. HAVE A GOOD DAY. APPLAUSE ] >> I WILL NOW CALLED ORDER THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING FOR JUNE 10, 2025 . LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT FOUR COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT AND [PET ADOPTIONS] ONE COMMISSIONER IS NOT. WE WILL MOVE TO PET ADOPTIONS. >> THIS EVENING WE START WITH LEO A NEUTERED MALE MEDIUM-SIZE MIX BREED HEARTWORM NEGATIVE. LEO IS A ONE-YEAR-OLD HUSKY MIX WITH THE ENERGY OF A FRAT BOY WHO JUST DISCOVERED ESPRESSO. HE IS PEOPLE OBSESSED, TOY CRAZED AND LIVES TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. HONESTLY, THINKS HE IS THE MAIN CHARACTER. HE ISN'T WRONG. HE IS POTTY TRAINED AND FOOD MOTIVATED AND WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR A SNACK INCLUDING PRETENDING TO LISTEN . HE GETS ALONG GREAT WITH OTHER WILD CHILD DOGS HIS SIZE BUT ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WITH CAPS. HE THINKS THEY ARE SPIES. GIVEN TOYS OR HE WILL IMPROVISE WITH [00:05:09] YOUR EXPENSIV HIKING BOOTS. IF YOU ARE INTO HIKING, CHAOS, SPONTANEOUS ZOOMIES AND BEING ENTERTAINED BY FREE TORNADO, CONGRATS, YOUR SOULMATE IS LEO. NEXT WE HAVE MARITA A SPADE FEMALE HEARTWORM NEGATIVE AND A BRIGHT SOUL READY TO SHINE, A LOVING SMART GIRL STRUGGLING WITH KENNEL LIFE AND DREAMING OF A FOREVER HOME WHERE SHE CAN BE HERSELF. FRIENDLY AND AFFECTIONATE, SHE LIGHTS UP WITH ATTENTION SHELTER LIFE HOLDS HER SPARKLE BACK. SHE IS EAGER FOR A CHANCE TO BREAK THREE -- FREE AND SHOW HER POTENTIAL. IF YOU WANT A COMPANION WITH A HEART FULL OF LOVE, SHE IS WAITING TO BLOSSOM WITH YOU. FERNANDO IS A NEUTERED MALE DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR SIX YEARS OLD 10 POUNDS. SAY HELLO TO FERNANDO THE THREE LIKE IT WONDER WITH A PHD IN CUDDLES AND MISCHIEF. AT SIX YEARS OLD THIS CHARMING GUY KNOWS HOW TO LOUNGE LIKE A PRO AND STILL HEARTS WITH HIS IRRESISTIBLE SNUGGLES. DON'T LET THE MISSING LEG FULL YOU. YOU MOST LIKE A NINJA AND LOVES A GOOD ZOOM AROUND. IF YOU ARE READY FOR ENDLESS LOVE, LAUGHS AND A LOYAL SIDEKICK WHO THINKS YOUR LAUGH IS PRIME REAL ESTATE, FERNANDO IS YOUR GUY. AND WE DO HAVE OFTEN A DOMESTIC SHORTHAIR FIVE YEARS OLD 10 POUNDS AND SAY HELLO TO AUSTIN THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD ORANGE FLUFF BALL WITH A LOT OF LOVE TO GIVE. THIS CHATTERBOX NEVER RUNS OUT OF THINGS TO SAY AND LOVES NOTHING MORE THAN COZYING UP FOR SNUGGLES. HE MAY PLAY IT COOL IN HIS CAT CONDO BUT OPEN HIS DOOR AND HE IS READY TO SHOWER YOU WITH HERS AND AFFECTION. AUSTIN IS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A FUN-LOVING HOME WE CAN TALK YOUR EAR OFF AND CUDDLE LIKE THE SWEET GOOFBALL HE IS. ARE YOU READY TO MEET YOUR NEXT BEST FRIEND. THE ANIMALS ARE WAITING TO ADD SOME FUND YOUR LIFE FROM WAGGING TAILS TO PARIS AND KITTIES, WE HAVE THE PERFECT COMPANION JUST FOR YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHO IS AVAILABLE? HEAD OVER TO THE WEBSITE AND MEET OUR CREW LOOKING FOR FOREVER HOMES. GOT QUESTIONS? DROP US A LINE AND LET'S CHAT. DON'T WAIT . YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND IS A CLICK AWAY. AND HERE WE HAVE A LONG TIME RESIDENT MABEL ALSO LOOKING FOR A HOME. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING YOUR FURRY FRIENDS BUT CAN'T BRING ONE HOME, LOOK AT THE AMAZON WISH LIST. WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF ITEMS FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER ANIMALS. AMAZON.COM. THAT IS IT FOR THE PET ADOPTIONS. >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE [1.  Amateur Radio Week (June 23-29, 2025)] THAT. >> ALL RIGHT WE ARE READY TO MOVE INTO PROCLAMATIONS AND WE HAVE THREE THIS AFTERNOON. SO IF YOU COULD MOVE DOWN FRONT. >> ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST PROCLAMATION THIS AFTERNOON IS FOR AMATEUR RADIO WEEK JUNE 23 THROUGH THE 29TH RECOGNIZED AS AMATEUR RADIO WEEK TO HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS PARTICULARLY THEIR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND THEIR ROLE IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THESE HAM RADIO EXPERTS IN CLAY COUNTY HAVE. WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS THIS AFTERNOON. THE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE AND THE ORANGE PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB LED BY OUR GOOD FRIEND, SCOTT ROBERTS. SO COME ON UP. TIM . THERE YOU ARE. I KNOW I HAD SEEN YOU COME IN. AFTER THE PROCLAMATION, SCOTT, YOU CAN INTRODUCE EVERYONE AND WE WILL READ THAT. >> I WILL SHOW MY AGE BY SAYING MY FIRST CREW IS HAM RADIO OF A MARS STATION ON THE USS SARATOGA WAS THE ONLY LINK WE HAD. SO DEAR PLACE IN MY HEART FOR THOSE. RAZZ OPERATORS ARE AMATEUR RADIO ALSO KNOWN AS HAM RADIO ARE CELEBRATING MORE THAN A CENTURY OF VOICE DATA OR TRANSMISSION OF THE AIRWAYS TO LOCATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE INTERNET OR CELL PHONE NETWORKS AND WHEREAS THEY SERVE AS THE VITAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS , COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED COUNTLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS BY PROVIDING RELIABLE SELF-SUSTAINING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS DURING DISASTERS, RECOVERY EFFORTS, PLANNED AND [00:10:15] NONEMERGENCY EVENTS AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, AND WHEREAS CLAY COUNTY AND ITS MUNICIPALITIES RECOGNIZE THE INVALUABLE SERVICE PROVIDED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS TO OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE SKYWARN PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY 24 HOUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ÚEXERCISE WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUE 28 THROUGH THE 29TH, 2025, DURING AMATEUR RADIO WEEK , AS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE RADIO AMATEURS SKILLS AND READINESS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES WHEN NEEDED. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 23-29, 2025 AS AMATEUR RADIO WE CAN CLAY COUNTY AND IN SO DOING RECOGNIZES THE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS IN CLAY COUNTY WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY AND STAND READY TO PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES WHEN CALLED ON. DULY ADOPT IT BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I HAVE THE MOTION PASSES. >> WE CAN TALK TO SATELLITES. WE CAN DO WHAT THEY CALL EARTH POUNDS AND WE CAN BOUNCE OFF OF DIFFERENT SATELLITES SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN COMMUNICATE AS WELL AS JUST USING THE ATMOSPHERE IN GENERAL. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING OUT ON THE 28TH AND 29TH AT THE CAMP SETTING UP OUT THERE WITH A LOT OF RADIOS TO LOOK AT AND TO GET ON THE RADIO AND TALK AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU SIT WITH ME TODAY I HAVE STEVE MARSHAK AND MARSHALL LOWERY AND CASEY TATE, ADRIAN GREY, TIM WINFREY AND THEY ARE ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLAY COUNTY CLUB AND -- AM SORRY THAT EMERGENCY SERVICE OUT OF ORANGE PARK AMATEUR RADIO CLUB BUT WE ARE GLAD THEY ARE HERE AND YOU WILL SEE MOST OF US OUT THERE FOR FIELD DAY AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME OUT. >> I WANT TO ECHO WHAT WAS SAID. AMATEUR RADIO IS A VERY VALUABLE ASSET WHEN IT COMES TO CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THEY KEEP OUR COMMUNICATIONS GOING WHEN WE LOSE EVERYTHING ELSE. SO ALL OF THE STRUCTURE AND HOSPITALS, THEY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND VOLUNTEER HOURS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GOOD BACKUP COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU, SCOTT. >> ALL RIGHT. IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE WHO HELP US IN AN EMERGENCY AND EVEN WHEN WE DON'T NEED THEM. WE WANT TO [2.  Solid Waste Workers Week (June 16-24, 2025)] CELEBRATE WHEN WE DON'T NEED THEM. SOLID WASTE WORKERS WEEK. JUNE 16 THROUGH THE 24TH HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE ESSENTIAL WORK OF OUR SOLID WASTE PROFESSIONALS IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY IS CLEAN AND PREVENTING OR PROTECTING THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM CLAY COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT CUT SEC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND ALSO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CEI TO HELP US RAISE AWARENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE PROCLAMATION. COME ON UP . DON'T BE AFRAID. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. THE COMMISSIONER WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY OR ANYTHING ELSE. >> YOU CAN COME IN OVER HERE. >> THE PROCLAMATION READS AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IS THE FOUNDATION OF KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES CLEAN COPY OF ANY DISEASE, AND PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND WHEREAS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION CREDITS EFFECTIVE [00:15:01] GARBAGE DISPOSAL WITH PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH BY HELPING TO ERADICATE MANY DISEASES IN THE WESTERN WORLD, AND WHEREAS THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE OF HANDLING OUR WASTE WORK LONG SHIFTS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND OFTEN IN HAZARD CONDITIONS LONGER BUSY ROADWAYS AND WHEREAS CLAY COUNTY VALUES AND CELEBRATES OUR LOCAL AND SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVICING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 16-24, 2025 AS A SOLID WASTE WORKERS WE CAN CLAY COUNTY AND IN DOING SO ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO ENSURE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND STREETS ARE KEPT CLEAN AND OUR ENVIRONMENT IS PROTECTED. DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA , THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> I HAVE A LIST. DO YOU WANT TO USE THE LIST OR DO IT FROM MEMORY? >> MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE SOLID WASTE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK TO KEEP CLAY COUNTY CLEAN. AND WITH ME TODAY REPRESENTING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TEAM ARE DESIREE MITCHELL AND SALLY MATTEO AND ALSO FOR CEI WHICH MANAGES THE TRANSPORTATION IS THOMAS JELL-O AND WASTE MANAGEMENT WHO HANDLES OUR DISPOSAL IS JOHN JOHN'S AND THEN FROM FCC WE HAVE ANDY BARKER WHO IS OUR GENERAL MANAGER HERE FOR CLAY COUNTY. HE WORKS WITH US ON A DAILY BASIS. AND THEN WE HAVE TIA JACKSON WHO DRIVES THE PINK BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TRUCK AND IF YOU SEE THAT ONE, SHE IS EASY TO PICK UP WITH THAT TRUCK. AND NICOLE CLARK WORKS IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM OF FCC. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD EACH DAY BOTH ON THE ROUTES, THE TOUGHEST PART OF THE JOB AND PHYSICALLY AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE ADMINISTRATION HERE TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING IN CLAY COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND DRIVERS ON THE COUNTY ROADWAYS IF YOU CAN HELP KEEP THE SPECIAL COLLECTION CREWS SAFE BY REMEMBERING TO SLOW DOWN TO GET AROUND WHEN YOU COME BEHIND GARBAGE TRUCKS. SOLID WASTE IN THE LATEST 2023 OSHA MAC REPORT IS THE FOURTH MOST DANGEROUS JOB AS FAR AS FATALITIES GO IN THE COUNTRY. HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE TOP 10 AND I HAVE SEEN IT AS LOW AS SEVENTH. SO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THREE AND SEVEN THE MOST DANGEROUS JOBS AS FAR AS DEATHS PER HUNDRED THOUSAND WORKERS. AND LAST 2023 WAS A BAD YEAR FOR SOLID WASTE WORKERS AND MOST OF THOSE ACCIDENTS CAME ON THE STREETS WITH THE CREWS COLLECT GARBAGE. >> WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT ALL OF YOU DO AND ON THE VERY FIRST DAY I WAS WITH MISS TIA AND I THOUGHT I HAVE TO GET MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE PINK TRUCK AND WE APPRECIATE THERE IS A BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TRUCK AND WE STARTED THAT IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WE APPRECIATE THAT ALL YOU DO AND THAT WE WERE YOU OUT AT THE BEGINNING BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PHONE WENT FROM RINGING OFF THE HOOK TO NOT RINGING AT ALL AND ALSO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE YIN-YANG AND JUST LAST WEEK I GOT SEVERAL COMPLIMENTS SO THAT IS REALLY A TESTAMENT TO YOUR HARD WORK AND WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH THIS PROJECT IN CLAY COUNTY. SO THANK YOU. [3.  Recognition of Lake Asbury Junior High's Kids Helping Kids Club] [00:20:25] >>> LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL RECOGNITION TODAY FOR A GROUP OF CLAY COUNTY STUDENTS WHO HAVE MADE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO HELP A FELLOW STUDENTFACING A SERIOUS ILLNESS. WE PLEASE HAVE THE KIDS FROM LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH KIDS HELPING KIDS CLUB AND THERE TEACHER MR. WILL WOULD ALONG WITH ANY SCHOOL ARE PRESENTED AS YOU WANT TO JOIN US UP FRONT FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. AFTER THE COMMISSIONER READS THE PROCLAMATION, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME BRIEF REMARKS FROM MR. WOOD AND ANY OF YOUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. WE WILL HAVE YOU COME HERE. >> BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE MADAM CHAIR FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS PROCLAMATION AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUR GENERATION TO HEAR ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING AS STUDENTS AND ALL OF YOU ARE BEING RAISED IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND A CULTURE AND SOCIETY THAT TECHNOLOGY REIGNS SUPREME IN YOUR ACTIONS OF LEADERSHIP AND YOUR ACTIONS OF HUMILITY, ACTIONS OF SUPPORTING YOUR CLASSMATE DON'T HAPPEN ANYWHERE OR EVERYWHERE WITH YOUR GENERATION. I FOUND IT VERY IMPORTANT TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN FOR SOMEBODY IN NEED AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I WILL READ ABOUT THAT IN JUST A SECOND. THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS THE DREAMS COME TRUE KIDS HELPING KIDS PROGRAM CONNECTS STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DREAM RECIPIENTS SUPPORTING THEM IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO HELP MAKE THE DREAMS OF CHILDREN FACING LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS A REALITY, AND WHEREAS THE KIDS HELPING KIDS CLUB OF LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH IS A GROUP OF CARING AND COMMITTED STUDENTS LED BY MR. WILL WOULD WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO PROVIDE MOMENTS OF RELIEF AND JOY FOR A COURAGEOUS CLASSMATE FACING THE CHALLENGES OF SERIOUS ILLNESS AND WHEREAS BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY SPONSORS SUCH AS TRUNK OR TREAT THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, SPRING PARK TREE DECORATION AND SPIRIT MIGHT THE JUNIOR HIGH KIDS HELPING KIDS CLUB RAISED $5000 TO FULFILL THE DREAM OF THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS AND WHEREAS THE LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH KIDS HELPING KIDS CLUB HOSTED A PEP RALLY AT LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH ON MAY 29 PROVIDING THEM WITH THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND SPEND TIME WITH THEIR SPONSORED DREAMER WHICH WAS METALLICA AND FORM A FRIENDSHIP UNLIKE ANY OTHER AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THE INITIATIVE AND DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS WHOSE EFFORT TO RAISE FUNDING FOR A CLASS MAKE IS INSPIRING SO BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF THE LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH KIDS HELPING KIDS CLUB AND IN DOING SO RECOGNIZES AND APPLAUDS THESE YOUNG STUDENTS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEIR COMPASSION AND LEADERSHIP EMBODY THE PROMISE OF THE NEXT GENERATION. DULY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA, THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. YOU ARE OFFICIALLY PART OF CLAY COUNTY HISTORY. I PASS THE MICROPHONE TO MR. -- MR. WILL WOOD, MR. WILL WOOD WAS ALSO A FINALIST FOR CLAY COUNTY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AND THIS IS AND IS BLOOD AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR LEADING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. >> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THESE YOUNG SCHOLARS HERE AND I COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR WITHOUT YOU IN THE FIRST YEAR AT THE CLUB AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONE IN CLAY COUNTY AND HOPEFULLY THIS CHANGES NEXT YEAR . I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT HAS FULFILLED DREAMS FOR DREAMERS ALREADY AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 67 DREAMERS WAITING TO HAVE THEIR DREAMS FULFILLED IN THE FIRST YEAR FULFILLING A DREAM AND I DO HOPE WE HAVE MANY MORE TO COME WITH SCHOLARS COMING THROUGH AND I HOPE IT CONTINUES AS IT GOES TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT STAYS WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE . AND THANK YOU FOR MY ADMINISTRATION AS WELL . I COULD NOT DO WHAT I DID WITHOUT YOU GUYS AND WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT SO THINK YOU AS WELL. >> BEFORE WE DO GET A PICTURE, I [00:25:06] WILL WALK BY YOU AND TELL US YOUR FIRST NAME. >> >> IF YOU MISSED OUT ON THE PICTURE, THE COMMUNICATION TEAM UPLOADED IT TO OUR WEBSITE OR TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOU CAN SEE IT HIM ON INSTAGRAM I THINK. AND HE WILL HAVE IT. [4.  National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (June 20-26, 2025)] >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE DECLARATION ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR NATIONAL MOSQUITO CONTROL AWARENESS WEEK . THE CLAY COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM TREATED MORE THAN 257,000 ACRES OF PROPERTY COUNTYWIDE LAST FISCAL YEAR MOSQUITOES CAN BREED AND VERY LITTLE WATER AND ALMOST ANYWHERE AND RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PRACTICE THE THREE D'S OF PREVENTION. DRAIN ANY ITEMS THAT HAVE WATER ADDRESS AND LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS AND [CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS] DEFEND BY APPLYING EPA APPROVED INSECT REPELLENT AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE ENTIRE DECLARATION ATTACHED TO A DAYS AGENDA. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS HERE TODAY AND I WILL START ON MY LEFT AND YOU'RE RIGHT . WE HAVE OUR SHERIFF, MICHELLE COOK. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT TODAY? >> BETTER SKIP DAY WITH LESS ATTENDED THAN LAST YEAR SO IT WENT WELL. I TOLD THE COUNTY MANAGER I WAS GLAD NO EMPLOYEES GOT ARRESTED TO OUR KNOWLEDGE SO FAR. >> I WAS HAPPY NO COMMISSIONERS . >> I WAS OUT OF TOWN. YES, MA'AM CLICK COME ON UP. >> GOOD EVENING. SO I DO HEAR MANY PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THE RESOURCES ASSIGNED TO VOTERS SKIP DAY. WHEN PEOPLE ORGANICALLY CONNECT OR COLLECT IN THE WATERWAYS THERE IS NO WAY TO PINPOINT A PROMOTER OR SUPPORTER. WERE A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE OUT THERE SELLING FOOD OFF OF THEIR BOATS. I DO HEAR PEOPLE SAY WHY CAN'T YOU RECOUP THE MONEY FROM THOSE OUT THERE. AT THIS POINT , WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO THAT. BUT WHAT I FIND VALUE IN HIS THAT WE HAD AT LEAST 12 EMERGENCY RESPONDER ORGANIZATIONS THERE AND WE HAD INTEROPERABILITY AND WE TESTED THE RESPONSE EQUIPMENT. IN MANY WAS A FULL-SCALE EXERCISE FOR US TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE WORK TEAM SO THAT WHEN AND NOT IF IF A DISASTER STRIKES OUR COMMUNITY YOU HAVE 12 AGENCIES WHO HAVE NOW WORKED TOGETHER AND WE HAVE PROVEN IT. I KNOW THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE USE THESE RESOURCES OR SROS WHO WANT IN SCHOOL THAT DAY AND SOME DETECT 'S WHO ARE ALREADY WORKING AND MANY OF THE 121ST RESPONDERS THERE WERE MUTUAL AID REQUESTS FOR AGENCIES AND WE GO AND HELP THEM AND THEY COME AND HELP US. THE SKIP DAY WAS SMALLER BUT NOT A LOT AND WERE MUCH MORE WELL-BEHAVED SO I DO [00:30:02] AND THINK THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT. WE MADE ONLY A HANDFUL OF ARRESTS AND HAD A HANDFUL OF INJURIES BUT THE VALUE AND THE EXERCISE OF RINGING THE FIRST RESPONDERS TOGETHER TO WORK AN EVENT LIKE THAT IS PRICELESS. INC. YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY SPEAKING FOR MYSELF BUT I WOULD ASSUME FOR THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT THE OFFICE TAKE SUCH AN EVENT SERIOUSLY AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD PERCEIVE IT TO BE A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY IF THEIR FAMILY MEMBER WAS IN A CRISIS AND THEY HAD A CARDIAC EVENT AND THEY WOULD WANT YOU THERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOUR AGENCY THE FIRE RESCUE TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY AND IT IS A GREAT EVENT AND WE WANT TO DO IT SAFELY SO THE FACT THAT YOU ARE ALL HANDS ON DECK IS IMPORTANT AND NOT SOMETHING TO SHY AWAY FROM AND IT IS SOMETHING WE VALUE AND APPRECIATE. >> THANK YOU. I THINK WE ALL ECHO THAT SENTIMENT AND ONE OF YOUR DIRECTORS I SAW RESPOND TO A COMMENT AND THOUGHT IT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND SAID, LOOK. IT IS ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS AND THEN WE ARE CRITICIZED IF YOU ARE NOT THERE SO YOU HAVE TO GO WHERE THE CALLS ARE. >> ABSOLUTELY. ANY TIME ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT WE WILL LEAN INTO THAT ON THE SIDE OF SAFETY BUT IT WAS A GOOD EVENT AND I WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO ATTENDED AND MOSTLY WELL-BEHAVED EXCEPT FOR THE ONES THAT HIT HER DEPUTIES AND NOT SO MUCH WELL-BEHAVED BUT EVERYBODY ELSE DID WELL AND IT WAS FUN. >> A NEWS FLASH IF YOU'RE GOING TO SWING ON A DEPUTY, YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. >> I WANT TO ADD THAT THERE WAS A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS ON THE LEFT COAST AS WELL THAT DIDN'T TURN OUT SO WELL. SO BEING THERE READY TO RESPOND IS VERY IMPORTANT . WANTED TO THINK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR BEING THERE AND READY TO RESPOND IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENED. >> ALSO, IF I MAY BUT THE COMMISSIONERS SAID EARLIER I DO REALLY BELIEVE THAT IF WE HAD A PROTEST GOING ON IN CLAY COUNTY WHICH YOU CAN PEACEFULLY DO UNDER THAT FIRST AMENDMENT AND CERTAINLY IT IS OUR RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN BUT IF YOU THROW THINGS THAT ARE DEPUTIES, I AM POSITIVE YOU ARE GOING TO JAIL. ZERO-TOLERANCE. THERE IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PROTEST, FREE SPEECH BUT NO VIOLENCE OR DISRUPTING BUSINESSES OR DISRUPTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AND WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE. THAT IS A CHALLENGE FOR ANYBODY. I AM NOT CHALLENGING ANYBODY TO GO OUT AND TEST THIS BUT I PROMISE IF YOU CROSS THE LINE YOU WILL GO TO JAIL. >> THANK YOU. >> AS AN AD I DO REMEMBER PARTICIPATING IN YOUR DAYS AS A DEPUTY A FEW YEARS AGO AND ONE OF YOUR SLIDES SAID WHEN THE TIME IS UPON YOU TO ACT THE TIME FOR PREPARATION IS OVER AND THAT QUOTE STUCK WITH ME SO SERIOUSLY AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR INCLUDING IT IN THE SLIDE BUT IT SPEAKS VOLUMES AS TO THE APPROACH THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TAKE TO VERY SERIOUS CONGREGATIONS OF PEOPLE. I DO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS THAT WE APPRECIATE EVERY EFFORT MADE TO KEEP CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS SAFE AND PARTICIPATING WITHIN THE BORDERS OF CLAY COUNTY. >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE. >> WE ALSO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OFFICIAL FROM JE A AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON. WE ALSO HAVE THE COMPTROLLER, TARA GREEN. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AS EXCITING AS VOTER SKIP DAY BUT I DO HAVE A FEW UPDATES AND TO REMIND THE BOARD, WE ARE POISED TO HAVE THE AUDITORS HERE DURING THE BOARD MEETING ON JULY 22 2% THE FINAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SO WORKING ON GETTING THAT ON THE AGENDA AND A REMINDER IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME SCAMS FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE AND YOU HAVE BEEN HIT WITH THE TOLLROAD SCAMS OR THE FISHING SCAM RELATED TO DRIVERS LICENSE AS WELL AS STATE TRAFFIC NOTICES AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK BUT WHEN IN DOUBT PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND INFORMATION BY CLICKING ON THESE SCAMS BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY ARE STILL FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE BUT A PERSONAL COMMENTS. SO I GOT TO EXPERIENCE THE WONDERFUL CREW AT ANIMAL SERVICES AND I RESCUED A CAT IN A VERY BAD SITUATION AND REACHED OUT AND WAS CONNECTED WITH ANIMAL SERVICES IN EARNEST PRETTY QUICKLY AND WENT TO THE [00:35:04] WEBPAGE AND YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT WEBPAGEFOR CATCH AND RELEASE. HOW ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. AND I GOT IN LINE ON THURSDAY MORNING AND IT FLOWED SO NICELY AND THE STAFF WAS TOP NOTCH. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AND LET TROY IN THE COUNTY MANAGER KNOW THAT I WAS VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AND HAVE NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THAT. THE CAT IS DOING JUST FINE AND CLIMBING EVERY CURTAIN AND WHILE POSSIBLE. I WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL. >> THAT STANDS FOR TRAP NEUTER VACCINATE AND RELEASE. >> THE ONE I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THIS SCAM IS THE FEDERAL JURY DUTY SUMMIT -- SUMMONS. THEY DON'T SEND THAT THROUGH EMAIL, CORRECT? >> NO. GET THEM IN THE MAIL. THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL ANYBODY IS THAT WHEN IN DOUBT IT IS UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY WE CAN LEVERAGE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE MAYBE PAYMENT DUE AND NOW IT IS COMPROMISED BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS REAL OR FRAUDULENT SO IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND CREATING SOME INEFFICIENCIES THAT WE DO TELL INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY CALL US THAT, YES, THAT IS WHAT SHOULD DO. THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NUMBER YOU SHOULD CALL TO VERIFY THAT THIS IS A LEGITIMATE THINGS A THE FEDERAL NOTICES SHOULD ALWAYS COME BY MAIL AND I WOULDN'T TRUST ANYTHING BY TEXT OR EMAIL THESE [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] DAYS EXCEPT FOR THOSE YOU GET FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT WE ARE TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. DO I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING FROM 27 OF ME >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION X ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. WE [PUBLIC COMMENTS] HAVE THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT AND THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD AND AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WON'T ENGAGE IN DEBATE OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. YOU MAY EMAIL QUESTIONS TO ASK LATE AT CLAY COUNTY GOV.COM AND THE STAFF WILL ADDRESS QUESTIONS, OR YOU MAY EMAIL YOUR DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONERS AT CLAY COUNTY GOV.COM AND CARDS ARE PLACED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEETING ROOM AND SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE DAIS AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES BEFORE ADDRESSING THE BOARD AND WE ASK YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. I WILL OPEN THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT AT TODAY'S MEETING AND I HAVE ONE FROM HELENA. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS HELENA 28 89 WOODRIDGE CROSSING COURT 32043. AGAIN I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR KNOWING WE CAN CALL YOU AND THAT WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING AND YOU ARE HERE TO HELP US AND LISTEN AND I DO THANK YOU FOR THIS STAFF AND DEALING WITH THE BAPTIST CHURCH AND HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT CONCERNING THE ROADS AND WE DO GREATLY RESPECT EVERYBODY TALKING ABOUT U-TURNS . THERE HAS BEEN SOME COMPARISONS TO HIGHWAY 17 AND I WOULD ASK THAT THEY WOULD DO A COMPARISON OF 220 AND THE TURN LANE FOR THAT U-TURN FOR IT TO GO INTO THE SAFE ANIMAL SHELTER. THAT IS MORE OF A COMPARISON OF WHAT WE WOULD BE GOING THROUGH ON SANDRIDGE WHERE WE WON'T HAVE A DUMP OUT FOR THAT SPACE. THANK YOU FOR THAT ONE. AND FROM MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO TRY TO HELP US WITH THE DILEMMAS WE ARE GOING THROUGH WITH THE CONSERVATION LAND. WE DID GET AN EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON . THE ATTORNEY THAT REPRESENTS OUR CDD HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY WAIT TO REVIEW OR MAKE ANY RESPONSE AND WE GOT THIS INFORMATION YESTERDAY AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ADEQUATE TIME TO PREPARE AND KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY WILL WAIT AND LET US TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT SO HAD YOU NOT ALL HELPED ME, THEY MAY HAVE FORCED US TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT UNPREPARED. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FROM MY HEART. >> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS AND IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD [CONSENT AGENDA] [00:40:03] LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT CONSISTS OF ITEMS 6 THROUGH 11 AND IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION ? HEARING NONE , I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> I MOVE . >> I SECOND. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN [12.  Progress Report on the Bonded Transportation Program and Other Capital Projects (Capital Projects Team)] FAVOR? >> AYE . >> MOTION CARRIES 4-0. >> THE ONLY ITEM TONIGHT IS THE BONDED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM I SHOULD SAY. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN AN AGENDA THAT ISN'T THREE PAGES. GOOD EVENING . I AM THE PROGRAM ADMINISTER -- ADMINISTRATOR HERE TO UPDATE. 41 COUNTY ROAD 218 THE TEAM CONTINUE THE BIMONTHLY STATUS MEETING AND HERE IT CONTINUED ON THE NUMBER FOUR IN THE CONTRACT CONTINUED WITH THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AND PIPES AND DRIVEWAYS AND CONTINUED REPAIRS FOR THOSE DRIVEWAYS AND PIPES AND ALSO CONTINUING TO PLAY SUBBASE MATERIAL AND LIMESTONE BASE AND ON SCHEDULE WITH PAYOUT AND 65 PERCENT OF THE TIME USED. FOR THIS GROUP SPECIFICALLY FOR PROJECT NUMBER 2, SUPERIOR CONTINUE THE INSTALLATION OF THE PIPES AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 209 WHILE THEY CONTINUE THE BACKFILLING OF THESE PIPES AND REMOVAL OF UNSUITABLE MATERIALS WHILE PLACING THE BASE MATERIALS AND LIMESTONE FOR FINAL PAYMENT OF THIS AFFECTION IN THIS PHASE AND THIS PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE WITH 47% OF PAYOUT AND 33% OF THE TIME. AND PROJECT NUMBER FIVE COUNTY ROAD 220 THE TEAM TRACKED THE PERMIT APPLICATION THROUGH THE PROCESS WHILE UNDER THEIR REVIEW AND THE PUBLIC NOTICE PERIOD HAS JUST ENDED AND THEY EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE ARMY CORPS PROCESSORS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE SURVEY WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE NEW SITES AND THE GEOTECHNICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDWORK WILL FOLLOW IN THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN IS UNDERWAY. ONCE THE PERMIT IS ISSUED, THEY WILL WORK ON SUBMITTING A PERMANENT MODIFICATION FOR THE SITE SHIFT. AND FOR 6A THE CONTINUATION -- THE TEAM IS RESPONDING TO COMMENTS FROM THE ARMY CORPS AND UPDATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REPORT AND IN THE WETLAND FUNCTIONAL SOURCE SCORES TO FINALIZE THE IMPACT QUANTITIES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT NARRATIVE. AND FOR 3B WHICH CONNECTS THE EAST END OF PROJECT FOR AND RUNS THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT THEY CONTINUE THE INSTALLATION AND WHILE THIS WORK IS IN PROCESS THEY RECLAIM THE WATER LINE AS DRAWINGS CONFLICTING IN PLACE CONDITIONS WITH THE STORMWATER DESIGN SO MOBILIZING THEIR OWN CONTRACT TO MOBILIZE THE RECLAIMED LINE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AS WELL AS THE LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE PROJECT IS 28% PAID OUT AND 84% AND IT IS BEING ADJUSTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTENDED DELAY IN RECEIVING THE PERMIT AND WHILE DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THAT DELAY. AND HERE ON SANDRIDGE ROAD THE RESURFACING OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT CORRIDOR AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY DUE TO THE WORK NOT MEETING SPECIFICATIONS AND THE RESURFACING WORK IS COMPLETED WITH MINIMAL DAYTIME WORK. AND MOVING TO SIX BE THIS PARKWAY THE COUNTIES TEAM AND SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION WITH THEIR DESIGNER CONTINUE TO HOLD THE MONTHLY STATUS MEETINGS AND DEVICES CONTINUE TO BE REMOVED AND AREAS WHERE SLOPES ARE STABILIZED AND ESTABLISHED AND REPAIRS TO SIDEWALKS WERE BEING MADE AND SIDEWALK INTERSECTION. AND THE GUARD RAIL WAS INSTALLED AT THE BRIDGE OVER PETERSON CREEK BRIDGE AND THE PROJECT SCHEDULE WE HAVE 112% OF THE TIME USING 96% PAYOUT AND HERE IT CONTINUED TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULE FOR RESOLUTION AND IN SUPPORT OF ALL OF THIS WORK THEY CONTINUE TO WORK ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM AND AS OF JUNE THREE IT EXPANDED 123 MILLION INCLUDING THE VOLUME ]. >> QUESTIONS FOR ED? >> WE DO HAVE A CONFLICT OR HOW DOES A CONFLICT [00:45:08] LOW VOLUME ]? SEVEN AGAIN, IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO THE QUALITY OF THE CONTRACT OF WHO DID THE WORK ORIGINALLY. >> MAY BE AN INSPECTOR PROBLEM OR THEY HAD AN INSPECTOR PROBLEM BACK IN THE DAY? >> THAT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION AND THE DRAWINGS THEY PROVIDE SEE THE PIPE IS HERE AT THE STEPS IN LOCATION AND THE DESIGN IN AND AROUND THAT AND WHEN YOU GO TO INSTALL THESE FACILITIES IT IS IN THE WRONG PLACE AND THEY SAID YES IT IS IN THE WRONG PLACE. SO THEY ARE RELOCATING THEIR PIPE AND IT WAS CHEAPER FOR THEM TO MOVE THEIR PIPE THAN US FOR REDESIGNING THAT STORM WATER PIPE. >> THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR IF I MAY ALSO COMMENT. IN THE PAST AND THOSE EARS ARE INSPECTORS AND YOU CAN BACK ME UP ON THIS DIDN'T NECESSARILY WORK HAND-IN-HAND THEY HAD A SEPARATE SET OF INSPECTORS WHEN IT CAME TO THE PROJECTS THEY WERE DOING ALONGSIDE. SO WE DID SEE THIS FLAW IN THE PROCESS IN THAT AND I WOULD SAY THAT FOR FIVE YEARS AGO WE NOW COMBINE AND WORK WITH THEM AND THEY USE OUR CIS IN THESE PROJECTS. WE DID RECOGNIZE THAT BUT OBVIOUSLY NO SOON ENOUGH AND WE HAD A SLIGHT ISSUE HERE TO DEAL WITH. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ED ON ANYTHING ELSE? >> SWITCHING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS OUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE AND AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT RICHARD SMITH FOR THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND JUSTIN PEARSON DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND ITCHING PRICE DIRECTOR OF FACILITY OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, A SELF-MADE OVER THE PRIOR MONTH'S THE PROJECTS LISTED AS COMPILED BY CAROLYN EVER HAULED THE PROJECTS OPERATION AND REPORTING ORDINATOR. OUT OF THE 227 PROJECTS LISTED IN THE PACKET THAT EACH DIRECTOR SELECTED WE HAVE A FEW THAT WE WANT TO REPORT ON OR WE CAN DO ALL HUNDRED -- 227. JUST KIDDING. THE TEAM IS HIGHLIGHTING THE PROGRESS ON FIRE STATIONS AND FOR FIRE STATION 22 WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 220 AND THIS WILL BE A NEW FIRE STATION BEING CONSTRUCT THAT AND WE HAVE RECEIVED RELEASE FOR CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND WE HAVE RESUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . THE TEAM IS RESUBMITTING THE LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT TO THE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. AND FOR 12 LOCATED IN MIDDLEBURG , AGAIN ANOTHER NEW FIVE DAY FIRE STATION BEING CONSTRUCTED. THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE APPROVED WHILE WE WORK ON GETTING A STORMWATER EASEMENT AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO SUBMIT TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT. AND FOR NUMBER 20 WHICH IS LOCATED HERE ON STATE ROAD 16 AGAIN A NEW FIVE DAY FIRE STATION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND 90% COMPLETE . COMPLETION IS FORECAST FOR LATER THIS SUMMER WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TO FOLLOW. NEXT UP FOR PARKS AND RECREATION THE REQUEST REQUISITION WAS SUBMITTED FOR LIGHTING AT THE COURTS FOR THE TENNIS COURTS AND IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 WEEKS ONCE THE PROCLAMATION IS ISSUED. NEXT UP THIS WAS PORTABLE BUILDINGS COMPLETED AT THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PARK AND THESE WERE PURCHASED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WILL BE USED AS WORKSPACES AND CITIZEN CHECK IN AT THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PARK . NEXT UP MOVING ON TO ENGINEERING WORK CONTINUED ON THE COUNTY ROAD 220 PROJECT TO HALLER'S PLACE IN THE OLD BRIDGE ON 220 IS PARTIALLY REMOVED AND THE NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WELL UNDERWAY AND IN THE COMING MONTHS WORK WILL INTENSIFY ON COUNTY ROAD 220 AND THE INTERSECTION WHILE STORM DRAIN PIPE INSTALLATION NEARS COMPLETION. AND HERE ON THIS UPDATE THE RESURFACING WORK HAS RESUMED ON YOU A 17 FROM EAGLE HARBOR PARKWAY SOUTH TO VILLAGE SQUARE PARKWAY AND MOST OF THE WORK IS PERFORMED AT NIGHT WITH A PROJECT COMPLETION LATER THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION IN PREPARATION FOR THE OPENING OF THE EXPRESSWAY THE DIVERGING INTERSECTION WAS PLACED INTO OPERATION. THE DIVERGENT STATE ROAD 16 WILL FOLLOW. PLEASE NOTE [00:50:07] THAT THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE STARTING TO SHIFT AND DRIVERS PLEASE USE CAUTION AND FOLLOW THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SIGNS IN THOSE AREAS. ALL TO INTERSECTIONS MENTIONED REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THEY ARE OPEN TO TRAFFIC. AND ANTICIPATE THE OPENING OF THAT LATER THIS SUMMER. LASTLY ALL PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS IN RELATION ARE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. THIS CONCLUDES THE UPDATE AND ALL THE DIRECTORS ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> FOR 23, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE END OF JULY AND WERE YOU TALKING THE END OF SUMMER OR JULY? >> YES. IT IS KIND OF HARD TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND I WILL ASK RICHARD IF HE HAS BETTER NATION. WE MET WITH BOTH CONTRACTORS THIS WEEK AND ALSO SUPERIOR AND DEPENDING ON WHAT SEGMENT YOU TALK ABOUT OR WHAT EXIT RAMP IT COULD BE SOMETIME IN JULY OR AUGUST AND MAYBE WE HEARD US SOON IS MID JUNE BUT TILL IN MY MIND WE ARE ALREADY IN MID JUNE AND I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. >> KIND OF LIKE THE DIVERGING DIAMOND INTERSECTIONS OPENING UP. >> A LOT OF IT EVERYBODY SEES FOR EXAMPLE THE ASPHALT BUT IT'S REALLY AN INTELLIGENT HIGHWAY AND AGAIN THE THINGS YOU DON'T SEE BELOW THE GROUND AND NO WIRES AND THE COMPUTER IS WORKING TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE AND ANALYZE THE TRAFFC WITH THE CAMERAS AND THOSE ARE THE PIECES THAT ARE INTRICATE FOR THE ENTIRE ROADWAY. >> TO GET ELECTRONICS , CAMERAS AND SUPPLY PROBLEMS? >> I BELIEVE THE SUPPLY PROBLEM IS SOLVED BUT NOW THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FIELD AND THEY ARE THERE WORKING TODAY IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. AND AGAIN IT'S NOT OUR PROJECT PER SE BUT THE ONE WE TRY TO MONITOR AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION. WE DID MEET I WANT TO SAY A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED FROM FHP AND F D.O.T. AND COUNTY AND WE ALL DROVE THE PROJECT WITH THE LINE OF BLUE LINKING GREEN AND YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS FOR PROBABLY TWO DOZEN CARS AND TRUCK DRIVING THE CORRIDOR. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? [13.  Consideration of Special Magistrate's clarification of April 30, 2025 Final Report and Recommendation, 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)] >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON. >>> WE MOVED ITEM NUMBER 13 CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATES CLARIFICATION OF APRIL 30, 2025, FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION PURSUANT TO FLORIDA LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT SECTION 70.51, FLORIDA STATUTE FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL ONE, 2025 REGARDING OWNER'S REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM BCC DENIAL OF 24 DASH 006 WITH THE ISLAND PRESERVE. >> SO THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE MAY 13 BOARD MEETING. IF YOU DO RECALL WE HAD BROUGHT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE BACK. THERE WERE THREE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND THERE , ONE OF WHICH WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH WITH RESPECT TO THOSE PROCEDURES AND THE OTHER IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CRITERIA, BUT THE THIRD WAS THE MAGISTRATES RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW HEARING OR A REHEARING. THE BOARD VOTED TO ACCEPT THAT RECOMMENDATION AND MOVE FORWARD. STAFF THEN AFTER THE MAY 13 MEETING WENT TO IMPLEMENT IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTE AND RAN INTO SOME DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE APPLICANT OVER EXACTLY WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS AND HOW IT IS TO BE INTERPRETED. WE REACHED OUT AND HAD A HEARING AND THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE THEREAFTER ENTERED A CLARIFICATION LETTER ATTACHED IS BACK UP AND IN CONNECTION WITH THAT HIS CLARIFICATION IS THAT THE REHEARING THAT HE CONTEMPLATED IS TO BE A NEW HEARING JUST BEFORE THE BOARD OR JUST BEFORE THE FIVE OF YOU WITH NO NEW EVIDENCE. THE BOARD WOULD THEN DISCLOSE ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS HE MAY HAVE HAD AND THE BOARD DECISION WOULD LIST THE CRITERIA FOR DENIAL OR APPROVAL. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT RECOMMENDATION, THE APPLICANT AND PETITIONER AS WELL AS THE MAGISTRATE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE WAY TO POTENTIALLY MOVE FORWARD WOULD BE TO EITHER REPLAYING THE HEARING HELD DECEMBER 10 ON THIS MATTER ARE ACTUALLY THE TRANSCRIPT, WHICH WE HAVE FROM THAT HEARING BEING SUPPLIED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR [00:55:01] CONSIDERATION. THE DATE THAT HAS BEEN FLOATED FOR THE ACTUAL REHEARING WOULD BE THE JULY EIGHT HEARING . SO BEFORE YOU WOULD BE THE MAGISTRATES CLARIFICATION OF THIS RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT REHEARING ON JULY EIGHT EITHER BY THE TRANSCRIPT OR THE REPLAYING OF THE VIDEO. >> ANY QUESTIONS ? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FIRST OF ALL, IS JULY EIGHT ACCEPTABLE FOR ALL COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RESOLUTION OF THIS SECTION OF THE PROCESS? >> NO OBJECTION. >> OKAY. AND THEN WOULD YOUR PREFRENCE BE TO WATCH THE ENTIRE RECORDING OF THE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING FROM BACK IN THE FALL, I BELIEVE IT WAS, OR WOULD IT BE TO READ THE TRANSCRIPT AND HAVE OUR PROCESS AND MAYBE WE COULD HAVE THE PROCESS AS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AS BACKUP OR EVERYBODY HAS AN AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THAT TRANSCRIPT AND THEN IF WE -- WE CAN DO THE COMMUNICATION AND THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY. THERE CAN BE NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND IT WOULDN'T BE A NORMAL PUBLIC HEARING THAT WOULD OPEN AND FOUR ADDITIONAL COMMENT. BUT ALL OF THE PUBLIC, REST ASSURED, YOUR COMMENTS ARE IN THE TRANSCRIPT ALREADY FROM THE PREVIOUS HEARINGS. WE CAN WATCH THE WHOLE TWO HOUR HEARING IF THAT PLEASES EVERYBODY, WE CAN DO IT FROM THE TRANSCRIPT. >> THE ATTORNEY FOR THE OWNERS APPLICANT IS GOING TO DO THE TRANSCRIPT. >> MADAM CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO USE THE TRANSCRIPT AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE VIDEO THAT IS THERE, YOU CAN GO BACK AND WATCH IT, BUT I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ATTACH THE TRANSCRIPT TO THE AGENDA ITEM AND DISCLOSE THAT AND MOVE FORWARD. >> DO WE NEED TO VOTE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION -- ACCEPT THE CLARIFICATION OF THE MAGISTRATE, ATTACH THE TRANSCRIPT TO THE AGENDA ITEM AND HOLD A REHEARING FOR JULY EIGHT. >> I WILL SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THE PROJECT AS IT WAS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY? >> WOULD BE AS IT WAS PRESENTED ON DECEMBER 10. >> I DO RECOGNIZE THAT WASN'T CLEAR AND SOME OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATES RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAD TO GET CLARIFIED. THAT THEY ARE NOT PROPOSING ANY DIFFERENT AT THIS TIME. AND CAN'T . >> IT WAS GOING TO SAY. Ú>> RI' >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . ANY [14.  FY25-26 Lutheran Services Florida Non-Qualified County Funds Project Proposals (M. Covey)] OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES 4-0. IT IS FOR: 58. I WILL GO AHEAD WITH ITEM FORT TEEN FY 25-26 LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA NONQUALIFIED COUNTY FUNDS PROJECT PROPOSALS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON . I AM WITH THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT. TODAY STAFF WANTED TO BRIEF THE BCC AND THREE PROJECT PROPOSALS WE RECEIVED FOR YOUR 3 OF THE LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA OPIOID ABATEMENT PROGRAMMING AND THE ACCOUNTING ANTICIPATES TO RECEIVE $1.4 MILLION AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THEY BE DIVIDED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND THE FIRST IS TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR CLAY COUNTY PARAMEDICS AND THEIR 24 HOUR RESPONSE TRUCK STAFFING IN THE SECOND PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER COORDINATED OPIOID RECOVERY PROGRAM. AND THE THIRD IS TO SUPPORT CLAY COUNTY DETENTION CENTERS PROGRAM WHICH IS THE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAM IN THAT JAIL. WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CLAY BEHAVIORAL HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE PROGRAMS. AS FAR AS EXECUTING THE FUNDING AGREEMENT, WE DO HAVE A CONTINUED RESOLUTION FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THOSE DOCUMENTS, BUT TONIGHT WE SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE PROJECTS FOR NEXT YEAR. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEGAN? I DO HAVE ONE. WE STILL FUNDING -- I KNOW WE FUNDED PART OF THIS BUT FOR THE PARENT MEDICINE LOCATION [01:00:01] AT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND ARE WE STILL DOING THAT? CLAY BEHAVIORAL ? DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? YOU WERE FUNDING IT ? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> SHOULD I COME UP? >> WE WERE FUNDING THAT. IT DID BECOME OBVIOUS OVER TIME THAT THE UTILIZATION OF THAT SPACE WAS NOT WHAT IT HAD BEEN BEFORE. WE DID TALK AND MADE THE DECISION TO VACATE WHICH WE DID A FEW DAYS AGO ACTUALLY. >> OKAY. IT DID SERVE ITS PURPOSE. NOW WE ARE IN THE MOBILE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WE WILL STILL MOVE FORWARD ON THE TREATMENT CENTER, CORRECT? IT'S A DIFFERENT FUNDING STREAM. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MEGAN OR IRENE FROM THE DETENTION ARE CLAY COUNTY JAIL? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU, IRENE. >> I MOVE APPROVAL TO FUND THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ABATEMENT PROJECT AND SECOND THE MOTION. >> WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND AND ANY OTHER MOTION? I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL ENTITIES WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THESE PROGRAM ARE EFFECTIVE AND EVERY TIME I AM AT A MEETING WITH THE TALK ABOUT THE STATISTICS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING OFF DRUGS BECAUSE OF THESE PROGRAMS SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. ALL RIGHT. THOSE IN FAVOR ? OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES 4-0. [15.  First Public Hearing to Consider the Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (M. Covey)] WE ARE NOW AT THE 5:00 TIME AT 5:02 AND WE HAVE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. MEGAN? >> TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN WHICH GOVERNS THE COMMUNITY BLOCK PLANT AND THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION IS $1,060,250. THE WAY THIS IS SPLIT OUT IN THE DRAFT OF THE INTERACTION PLAN FOR THIS YEAR IS $768,250 FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITH $150,000 FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION PROJECTS AND $150,000 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS . THESE FUNDING CATEGORIES HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE HAVE TRANSITIONED MORE FUNDING AND THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS YEARS DRAFT BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE RECEIVED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THESE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADJUSTED AS WE INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE INTENT IS TO BRING BACK A FINAL DRAFT FOR THE BOARD TO ADOPT AND LIGHT EIGHT. OPENED THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON JUNE ONE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THROUGH THE 30TH AND WE HAD THE FIRST IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING LAST NIGHT IN KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AND WE WILL HAVE OUR SECOND THIS THURSDAY THE 12TH AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE MIDDLEBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY AND WE WILL HAVE A THIRD IN-PERSON MEETING AT THE ORANGE PARK LIBRARY ON JUNE 23RD. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOMED EMAIL COMMENTS TO US AT OUR WEBSITE OR SUBMIT THOSE IN PERSON AT 420 COLLEGE DRIVE SUITE 107. WITH THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO GIVE THE PUBLIC TONIGHT TO MAKE THEIR OPINIONS MADE. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ON THE COMMUNITY BLOCK DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL ACTION ? SEEING NONE , I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL SEE YOU [16.  First Public Hearing to consider ZON 25-0008 (J. Bryla)] IN A FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 16 IS THE FIRST -- WAS GOING TO BE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE 25-0008. IF YOU HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE PLANNING OMMISSION MEETING YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS CONTINUED THIS ITEM UNTIL THEIR AUGUST FIVE MEETING. SO WE OBVIOUSLY CANNOT HEAR THIS ITEM TONIGHT BUT DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO BRING TO US? >> I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE IT TO THE AUGUST 12 MEETING IF POSSIBLE. THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR STAFF INITIATED AMENDMENT TO [01:05:05] THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDING REGULATIONS FOR NON-MOTORIZED BOAT RAMPS IN PO TWO ZONING DISTRICTS. IT GOT QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND . >> DO I NEED TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM . IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RING BACK AND THE MOTION AND SECOND STILL APPLIES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED ? THE MOTION CARRIES 4-0. THANK YOU . [17.  Discussion of Re-Appointment to the Clay County Housing Finance Authority] >> ITEM 17 IS DISCUSSION OF REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CLAY COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY. APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CLAY COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY FROM LISA DANIELS AND LINDA LONG AND LISA IS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND LINDA LONG IS A MEMBER OF REAL ESTATE. COMMISSIONER BURKE IS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT . SHE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO THESE PEOPLE BUT WE HAVE ALL SEEN THEIR APPLICATIONS. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A DISCUSSION AND A MOTION. >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL BUT LISA DANIELS AND LINDA LONG AND I HAVE KNOWN LINDA LONG FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND SHE HAS BEEN ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A LONG TIME . >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND. >> A MOTION AND SECOND . ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. [18.  Bid Opening Tabulations (K. Smith)] THOSE OPPOSED ? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION. WE HAVE SOME BID OPENING TABULATION FOR THE SPORTS TOURISM SALES AND DEVELOPMENT RSP NUMBER 24\25 AND WE HAD 24 COME BACK AND ONLY ONE OF THEM WAS A PREVIOUS SO WE GOT SOME GOOD RESPONSE. SO WE WILL SEE THAT EDDIE FUTURE MEETING. WE ARE TO THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN ALMOST RECORD TIME WITH A LIGHT AGENDA TONIGHT. >> IT MAKES UP FOR THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE WERE HERE FOR LIKE SEVEN HOURS. I DID GET HOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. I DO KNOW THAT. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS . I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS. SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AUDITOR ? NOTHING? COUNTY ATTORNEY? >> NOTHING FURTHER. >> COUNTY MANAGER? >> NOTHING FOR THE COMMISSION PENDING ANY QUESTIONS. [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER? >> ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ? I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD TALK SLOWER . WHO WANTS TO START ? >> I HAVE NO COMMENTS TONIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO GO? >> SHORT. >> I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I FULLY EXPECTED HIM TO TAKE THE PODIUM AND IT HASN'T AND ERIC CAME IN LATE AND MISSED THE REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING, BUT HE WAS ON DUTY I THINK CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY EXERCISE AND WHO WAS AT FOUR? ST. JOHNS COUNTY? SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF THE GRAND WITH NUMEROUS BLOCK GRANTS OUT THERE . I HOPE THEY CONTINUE BUT ONE WE JUST SPOKE OF HIS ENTITLEMENT AND BEFORE MEGAN SHOWED UP, CLAY COUNTY WAS ENTITLED TO THIS MONEY BUT ONE OF THE RULES IS YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOR IT. WE HAD NEVER APPLIED FOR IT. WILL SO IT IS $1 MILLION A YEAR WITH A FIVE-YEAR GRANT WHICH DOES NOTHING BUT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COUNTY. AND THESE COMMUNITY CLEANUPS, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT DISTRICT 3 IS PRETTY WELL ESTABLISHED UNTIL I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ONE OF MY SECTIONS OF DISTRICT 3 . WE DO NEED A CLEANUP IN BEL AIR WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE MALL AND IN VERY BAD SHAPE. SO I ASKED AND I THINK I WILL RECEIVE [01:10:08] A CLEANUP ANNOUNCEMENT HERE AND THE VOLUNTEER PORTION OF IT . THERE IS NO WAY UP THERE AND IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TASK AND THERE ARE VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL SOLICIT FROM THE COMMUNITY. DO WE HAVE A DATE ? I HEARD THE END OF THE MONTH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND FOR THOSE IN THE VIEWING AUDIENCE JUNE 23 IN ORANGE PARK LIBRARY IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS GRANT AND THINGS YOU WANT TO SEE NEXT YEAR COME OUT OF THE GRANT. SO HERE WITH THAT, HAPPY VOTERS SKIPPED A . I GUESS THAT WENT WELL AND ONE OF MY GOALS FOR EVENTS LIKE THAT IS TO STAY OUT OF THE HEADLINES . WE STAYED OUT OF THE HEADLINES SO THAT IS GOOD. I THINK EVERYBODY HAD FUN AND SOME MORE THAN OTHERS. AND THE SHERIFF TOOK CARE OF THOSE GUYS. THANK YOU. >> FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE LINDSAY BACK THERE WITH CRAWFORD BECAUSE SHE MAKES MOST OF THE WORK HAPPEN IN THAT OFFICE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING. MY FIRST ITEM TONIGHT IS THE LUNCHEON I ATTENDED I THINK ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE WAS AN ECONOMIST WHO LIVES IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY WHO GAVE AN UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME UPDATE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COUNTRY AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED . IT IS A VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THE SERVICES THAT PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES EXPECT, WHETHER THAT IS THE TRADES, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, HVAC OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND THEIR IS A SEVERE NEED FOR THOSE TRAITS SO TO SPEAK AND SOME OF THE TRENDS IN TERMS OF THE BIRTH RATES AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AND IN EDUCATION AND A HUGE SHIFT IN HOW EMPLOYERS ARE GOING TO TREAT EMPLOYEE BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH EMPLOYABLE FOLKS FOR THE JOBS THAT WE NEED. SO IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT WILL ALL UNFOLDED. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO ATTEND THE FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY GRADUATION AND A GREAT PROGRAM AND WITH NOT JUST KIDS FROM CLAY COUNTY BUT KIDS ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND TO SEE THE SMILES N SOME OF THE FAMILIES FACES BUT MORE IMPORTANT THE THE PRIDE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THAT PROGRAM WHO REALIZE THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE BEST PATH BUT THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF THE PROGRAM , THEY WILL BE JUST FINE. THE LAST FEW THINGS. I LEARNED SOMETHING TONIGHT THE THREE D'S OF MOSQUITO PREVENTION, DRAIN, ADDRESS AND DEFEND AND I WISH I KNEW THAT A LONG TIME AGO. THAT WAS A JOKE. THE LAST THING IS AND IT IS IN A JOKE BUT IT IS GOOD ADVICE. THE LAST THING IS THE COUNTY MANAGER, WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO OPTIONS REGARDING TEXT NOTIFICATION FOR OUR RESIDENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS THROUGH MANY PUBLIC MEETINGS AND TALKING TO RESIDENTS IS WHEN I CONDUCT THESE MANY STRAW POLLS, PEOPLE LIKE TEXT . THEY REALLY DO. I KNOW THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WORKS HARD AND WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEBSITE AND WE USE THE NEWS AND WE DO EVERYTHING SHORT OF A CARRIER PIGEON BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS WE HAVE TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION VIA TEXT, SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS WOULD VOLUNTARILY SIGN UP FOR, ONCE AGAIN CASTING A WIDE NET TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GETTING INFORMATION TO PEOPLE AND CHECKING EVERYBODY SO IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT . >> IF I MAY. WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBED TO THESE, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE DATA RATES THAT APPLY AND ALSO NOT ONLY -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S EASY TO SIGN UP BUT ALSO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE THOSE TEXTS ANYMORE. SO WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU ALREADY HAVE IT? GOOD. WE DO HAVE THAT >> THAT WAS MY NEXT CLARIFYING THING IS I WANT THIS TO BE OUTSIDE OF NEM. >> IT IS. >> WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT THROUGH DELIVERY PLATFORM WHERE YOU SIGN UP FOR AN EMAIL AND YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND SAY I WANT A TEXT INSTEAD. >> I THOUGHT WE HAD THAT . >> IT IS THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ADVERTISE IT EFFECTIVELY BUT [01:15:02] MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST AN EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION BUT IT COULD BE A TEXT SUBSCRIPTION AND WE WILL WORK ON GETTING THAT OUT . >>> WE WILL MAKE SURE AND ADVERTISE IT AND GET IT OUT THERE. I HAVE EVEN MY BANK COMMUNICATE WITH ME VIA TEXT THAT IS THE SPEED AT WHICH THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND EVERYBODY WANTS THE INFORMATION AND THE SPEED AT WHICH I CAN ANSWER ALSO A QUESTION BECAUSE OF TEXT AND/OR THE STAFF TELLING ME THE 28TH OF JUNE IS WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. SO THIS ALL WORKS WELL AND LOUD AND CLEAR WE WILL MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS. >> YES . DON'T CALL THE PHONE NUMBERS LISTED ON THE TEXT BUT GO TO THE WEBSITE OR A KNOWN PLACE. >> GOOD POINT. EXPECT BECAUSE RECENT WE I READ THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR PHONE NUMBER, NOT THE SAME PHONE NUMBER AND CRAZINESS. BUT DON'T GET DISCOURAGED IF YOUR CLEANUP IS WELL ON THE 28TH. IT IS A LITTLE HOT IN THE SUMMER AND ANYONE THAT EXPERIENCED THOSE WE DON'T SCHEDULE THEM BETWEEN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER. BUT, ANYWAY, I HOPE IT GOES WELL AND CERTAINLY AS WORD GETS OUT, THEY TEND TO BE MORE AND MORE SUCCESSFUL AND CERTAINLY ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY COULD USE SOME CLEANUPS WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT. MAYBE I DREAMED THIS OR MAYBE IT WAS A CONVERSATION YOU TOLD ME YOU HAD. OR MAYBE IT WAS FROM A PREVIOUS MEETING AND THAT OTHE MEETING WAS LONG. I THOUGHT WE HAD A CONVERSATION OR MAYBE THE COMMISSIONER I AM POINTING AT YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU BROUGHT UP HAVING US ABLE TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL DUMPING ON COUNTY PROPERTY. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE COUNTY. AND I WANT TO SAY I COUNTED FOUR OR FIVE MATTRESSES. IF EVERYBODY JUST GOT A NEW MATTRESS, THAT IS FINE AND YOU ARE QUALIFIED FOR A BULK PICKUP AND PLEASE CALL AND HAVE IT REMOVED FROM YOUR PROPERTY. DON'T DUMP IT ON OURS. THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR AT THE END OF -- ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE COUNTY PROPERTY BUT WHEN WE CLOSED MELROSE ROAD AND THEY PUT THE BARRIER UP, PEOPLE ARE THROWING THEM OVER THE FENCE AND IT IS JUST DISGUSTING . YES. REALLY? >> THE REASON YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME IS LEFT MEETING I ASKED TO DEVELOP AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS US TO GO INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, WHICH IS OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH ENCOMPASSES A SIDEWALK AND THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS AN AREA WE CAN CLEANUP WITHOUT PERMISSION. IF THE DEBRIS IS ON THEIR PROPERTY, WE CAN'T GO ON THEIR PROPERTY. BUT IF IT IS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS TO GIVE US THE RIGHT TO CLEAN IT UP AND LEVY A FINE AGAINST THEM IF THEY DON'T CLEAN IT UP THEMSELVES AND IF THEY DON'T PAY A FINE IT GOES A DIFFERENT ROUTE. IT WILL GO TO THE COURT SYSTEM IF WE FIND OUT THEY DIDN'T CLEAN IT UP AND IF THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH THE JUDGE'S DECISION KEVIN THE SHERIFF HAS ANOTHER PLACE . >> AND THEN THEY WILL GET ANOTHER ONE FOR CUTTING THAT TAG OFF. >> MADAM CHAIR, IF I CAN SUPERSEDE HERE, CHARLIE FOR A SECOND. THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT. IT IS A COMBINATION AND I WILL LET CHARLIE WEIGH IN ON IT. CHARLIE AND CHARISSE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THIS BECAUSE IT IS A COMBINATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE WORKED TOGETHER AS A TEAM, BUT WE HAVE TO GET SOME TEETH IN AND GET IT TO WHERE ONE, EDUCATION FROM THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR THIS TO PICK UP AND THEN HAVE AN UNGODLY AMOUNT FOR THESE BEDS AND MATTRESSES AND THAT SPRING . AND IT MUST BE THIS TIME THAT PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT AND/OR MOVING IN BUT IF I CAN MAYBE GIVE US SOME MORE INFORMATION. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING AT 2:00 . TO DISCUSS THE LONG-TERM SOLUTION IN THE STATE STATUTE BASICALLY PUT SOME TEETH INTO THE ORDINANCE LOCALLY AS LONG AS YOU FOLKS AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD AND SIGN THE ORDINANCE WHICH GIVES US SOME OF THE AUTHORITY TO PUT A LITTLE TEETH INTO IT BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT ACTIVELY AND MEETING TOMORROW AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF DOCUMENTATION UP FOR REVIEW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. >> THANK YOU , CHARLIE. >> I DO HAVE ONE PROPERTY WHERE [01:20:09] THE TRASH LAWNMOWERS HAVE CONSUMED THE WHOLE FRONT YARD AND MIGRATING PAST THE SIDEWALK INTO THE STREET AND THEY ARE SITTING IN THE STREET. >> I DID NOTICE THAT WHEN I DROVE BY 315, I CHECKED AND IT'S NOT FUNNY BUT THE PROPERTY WE HAVE, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS AGAINST THAT AND ALL OF THESE JUNK CARS ARE NOW OUT INTO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. I WONDERED IF WE COULD PUT THE STICKERS ON THERE LIKE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND HAVE THEM TOWED AWAY AND I DON'T INC. THEY ARE WORTH ANYTHING, SO SELLING THEM IS PROBABLY NOT RIGHT BUT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS. THAT COULD BE ONE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE JUNK BECOMES OURS IS I GUESS THE POINT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CAR COMMISSIONER AND I WAS PAYING ATTENTION BUT DIDN'T REMEMBER COMPLETELY. SO THANK YOU. AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WE HAVE OUR CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMNT EXERCISE ON THURSDAY. AND IS THAT THE 12TH? DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT THAT? >> TIM DEVIN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. THIS THURSDAY IS THE CYBER EXERCISE WE ARE HOLDING AT THE EEOC SO ASSISTING DEAN WITH CONDUCT THE NET EXERCISE FOR THE COUNTY. >> OKAY. PERFECT . THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. IT SPEAKS TO THE SHERIFF'S POINT EARLIER THAT WE ALL NEED TO DO THE EXERCISES SO THAT WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY WE FLOW SEAMLESSLY. WE HAVE SO MANY PROFESSIONALS ON OUR STAFF AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. YOU GET AN EARLY NIGHT . IS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.