Jan 27, 2026 BCC Agenda

[CALL TO ORDER]

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AND ACQUAINTANCES WHO LOST A LOVED ONE OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON, GIVE DIRECTION TO THOSE FACING FAMILY, FAITH OR FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, GIVE THEM COMFORT KNOWING YOU'RE IN CONTROL AND THROUGH YOUR GUIDANCE WILL THEY REALIZE A RICH AND SATISFYING LIFE, AS ALWAYS BLESSED THE EFFORTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE STANDING TO WATCH, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. ALL RIGHT, SO OUR PLEDGE TODAY IS FROM AIRMEN BRANDON MACKEY, A PROUD UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN SERVING FROM 1984 TO 1997 MOTIVATED BY A DESIRE FOR INDEPENDENCE MILITARY SERVICE INSTILLED IN HER THE VALUES OF DISCIPLINE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, RESPECT FOR THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TEAMWORK AND THE ABILITY TO PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE CONTINUING TO SHAPER LEADERSHIP TODAY, FOLLOWING HER MILITARY SERVICE MACKEY BECAME THE CO-OWNER OF MACKEY'S MUNCHIES A NEW ORLEANS STYLE RESTAURANT THAT RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP DINING EXPENSES IN THE JACKSONVILLE METROPOLITAN AREA BEFORE CLOSING SEPTEMBER 3, 2024, MACKEY ENTER HAS BEEN A NAVY VETERAN MET DURING SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN MARRIED 27 YEARS. TOGETHER THEY ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF THREE SONS AND ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUTH MENTORSHIP AND SIGNATURE EVENTS INCLUDING BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMS, THE ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND THINKS GIVING DINNER GIVEAWAYS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION AND FOR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE ALSO MY PATIENTS SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THEM HERE, PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AND THEN HAVE SOME COMMENTS.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE IN THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, I LOVE HAVING THE MICROPHONE. HEY GUYS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY , I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEED A LOT OF YOU ALL IN HERE. JUST WANT TO SAY SORRY WE ARE NOT OPEN, BUT GOOD FOOD IS COMING AND KINDNESS IS TIMELESS SO IN THESE TIMES CHOOSE KINDNESS OVER EVERYTHING, GOD BLESS.

>> >> OKAY YOU CAN BE SEATED.

>> CULT OR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING FOR

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[1. Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27, 2026)]

YOU FOR SOME REMARKS. >> WHEREAS THE HOLOCAUST WAS THE STATE-SPONSORED SYSTEMIC PERSECUTION AND MURDER OF AN ESTIMATED 17 MILLION PEOPLE, INCLUDING 6 MILLION JEWISH PEOPLE BY GERMANY AND COLLABORATORS UNDER LEADERSHIP OF ADOLF HITLER BETWEEN 1933 AND 1945, WHEREAS THE REGIME PERSECUTED GROUPS THAT DEEMED INFERIOR AND THOSE WHO OPPOSE ITS IDEOLOGY RESULTING IN THE TARGETING OF MILLIONS ACROSS RACIAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND IDENTITY-BASED LINES AND WHEREAS JANUARY 27, 1945 SOVIET SOLDIERS OPENED THE GATES TO THE AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMP AND LIBERATED 6000 SURVIVING PRISONERS MOSTLY JEWS SUBJECTED TO STARVATION, TORTURE, ABUSE, FORCED LABOR AND OTHER HORRORS AT THE HANDS OF THE NAZIS REGIME WHEREAS DESIGNATED THE UNITED NATIONS IN 2005 AND RECOGNIZED BY PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY IS OBSERVED EACH JANUARY 27 TO HONOR THE 6 MILLION JEWISH VICTIMS AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS MURDERED BY NAZIS MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ AND SOVIET TROOPS WHEREAS THIS TRAGEDY CALLS ON ALL OF US TO REFLECT ON THE DANGERS OF HATRED, ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE INDIFFERENCE WHILE HONORING THE COURAGE OF SURVIVORS RESCUERS AND LIBERATORS REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO HUMAN DIGNITY, RIGHTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BIGOTRY AND HATE TODAY NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 27, 2026 AS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY IN CLAY COUNTY CALLS UPON ALL CITIZENS TO OBSERVE THIS SOLEMN OCCASION WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES, PRAYERS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PLEDGING TO STAND AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM IN ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION ENSURING WE NEVER FORGET , ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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FAVOR? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> JUDAISM TELLS US THAT MEMORY IS A SACRED VALUE, IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO LEARN AND RELEARN HISTORY ESPECIALLY THE PAINFUL PARTS BECAUSE ONLY BY LEARNING ABOUT THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENT FROM US CAN WE CHANGE THIS WORLD IN WHICH THE HOLOCAUST COULD HAPPEN AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COULD DI JUST FOR BEING DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN POWER. SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL TO CLAY COUNTY AND ALL OF YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SACRED ACTIVE MEMORY YOU CANNOT FORGET THE WORST OF YOUR HUMANITY EVEN AS WE STRIVE TO BE THE BEST, I ENCOURAGE ALL OF US IN HONOR OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY TO LEARN ABOUT SOMEONE DIFFERENT FROM YOU, GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW SO WE CAN KEEP CONNECTING AND FINDING WHAT UNITES US RATHER THAN WHAT DIVIDES US. THANK YOU.

>> MDM. CHAIR IF I MAY I WAS THE ONE WHO REQUESTED THIS FOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY AS THE GOVERNOR HAS DEEMED THIS DAY AS WELL. I HAVE A DEAR FRIEND WHO WAS BORN IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II SO THE WAY THAT HE GREW UP IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY I GREW UP SO I WANTED TO DO THIS CERTAINLY, I AM OF THE BELIEF THAT THE JEWS WERE GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE AND WE NEED TO HONOR HIS WORD SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY ANTI-SEMITISM HAS NO PLACE , THE SHARES AND LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD ANTI-SEMITISM IT HAS NO PLACE IN CLAY COUNTY AND THANKFULLY WE HAVE NOT HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR US TO REMEMBER, MEMORIES SO WE DO NOT REPEAT HISTORY, SO THANK YOU.

[2. Recognition of Clay County State Champion Swimmers: William Shoesmith, FIHS and Noah Stotler, CHS.]

>> ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION TODAY RECOGNIZING TWO CLAY COUNTY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMERS , FLEMING ISLAND WILLIAM SHOESMITH AND NOAH STOTLER WE WELCOME THESE YOUNG STUDENT ATHLETES, THEIR FAMILIES AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP INCLUDING SUPERINTENDENT TO JOIN US UPFRONT FOR THE RECOGNITION.

AFTER WE READ THE PROCLAMATION WE WELCOME BRIEF REMARKS FROM STUDENTS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND WHOEVER ELSE.

>> WE ALSO HAVE THE COUNTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CHRISTINA THOMPSON COME ON DOWN WITH US AND THE FAMILIES, COME ON DOWN.

SO WHILE THEY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN HERE I HAVE TO SHARE A QUICK STORY. WHEN I SAW THE PROCLAMATION I SAW A NAME THAT LOOKED EXTREMELY FAMILIAR AND WHEN I WAS TALKING TO NOAH I SAID BY CHANCE WAS YOUR MOM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, HE GOES YES SHE WAS AND I SAID I KNEW IT BECAUSE BACK IN THE DAY ME AND THREE OF MY BUDDIES WERE RAISING CAIN AT PATERSON ELEMENTARY AND SHE WAS OUR TEACHER AND HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU FOR NEVER GIVING UP ON ME BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY FIGURED IT OUT. IN FOURTH GRADE I DID NOT HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT BUT SHE WAS ONE THAT HELPED ME FIGURE IT OUT.

SO, THERE WE GO AWESOME. NEVERTHELESS REAL QUICK BEFORE THE PROCLAMATION WINNING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS SUCH A COMMUNITY EVENT. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO POUR INTO STUDENT ATHLETES ESPECIALLY IN THE SPORT OF SWIMMING BOTH OF THESE SWIMMERS COMPETE IN THE EAGLE HARBOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THE ROLLING HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CDD PULLS THAT THEY GRACIOUSLY PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, WITH THE COUNTY TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO SWIM SO WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT, MOST OF ALL THESE GUYS WITH THEIR ABILITY WINNING A STATE TITLE THEY MAKE CLAY COUNTY THE NUMBER ONE COUNTY OF THE 67 WHEN THEY STAND ON THE PODIUM YOUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU AND HERE IS THE PROCLAMATION WHEREAS FLEMING ISLAND WILLIAM SHOESMITH AND CLAY HIGH SCHOOL NOAH STOTLER CAPTURED STATE CHAMPION SHIP TITLES AT THE SWIMMING AND DIVING CLASS THREE A CHAMPIONSHIPS ON NOVEMBER 15, 2025 AT THE FLORIDA AQUATICS SWIMMING AND TRAINING FACILITY IN OCALA, FLORIDA BRINGING

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OFFICIALLY IN THE RECORDS. >> I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONERS EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE FOR US AND MY FAMILY, THE COACHES AND ALL THE FACULTY AND STAFF. HELPING ME A LOT AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AND MY FAMILY.

>> SUPERINTENDENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING PROUD CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY PROUD I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND EFFORT IT TAKES TO BE A CHAMPION, TO PRACTICE ALL DAY EVERY DAY THE ENDLESS PRACTICE AND HARDWARE, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS EVERYBODY IS LOOKING FOR. OKAY AND FAMILIES , THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING BECAUSE I'M SURE WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM. STARTING VERY YOUNG A LOT OF TRIPS IN THE CAR TRAVELING AND ALL OF THIS SO TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE NOW HAS TO BE A GREAT MOMENT FOR THE FAMILIES , FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO, FOR THE COMMISSIONERS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING CLAY COUNTY STUDENTS, YOU GUYS KNOW ANYPLACE WE ARE RECOGNIZING KIDS YOU WILL FIND ME AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND DOING THIS FOR THEM. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THEY WERE COMPETING IN NATIONALS THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS RECOGNIZING STUDENTS. THAT ACHIEVED THIS HIGH LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE, SO THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> HOW DO I FOLLOW THAT UP? I WANT TO SECOND THAT, VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS AND THAT EXTENDS TO THE FAMILIES, YOU GUYS PUT A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT INTO THESE BOYS AND IT OBVIOUSLY SHOWS FOR THEM AND HAVE A LOT OF PROMISE AHEAD OF THEM AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR BOTH OF YOU AND I WANT TO SECOND THAT, THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR SPOTLIGHTING OUR KIDS. ALWAYS SPECIAL TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEY ARE PUT CLAY COUNTY ON THE MAP AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WHEN WE HAVE AWESOME STUDENT ATHLETE PRODUCTS LIKE THESE YOUNG MEN.

[CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS]

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>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, ANYONE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK

>> ANYTHING FROM CLERK OF COURTS?

>> REAL QUICK UPDATE ON THE EXTERNAL AUDIT. IT IS RUNNING ON TIME WITH THE GOAL THIS YEAR TO HAVE IT COMPLETED AND THE GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ISSUED BY MARCH 31 AND THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL'S BARRING NO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WE ARE ON TRACK TO DO THAT SO STAY TUNED. WE WILL BE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD IN

THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. >> AWESOME. ANYONE ELSE?

>> BY THE WAY I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT'S WHY DAVID IS NOT HERE TONIGHT HE IS WORKING ON THE AUDIT RIGHT NOW SO HI,

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

DAVID. WATCHING FROM THE OFFICE. >> MOVING ON APPROVAL OF

MINUTES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES

FROM JANUARY JANUARY 2026. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> MY NAME IS NANETTE I AM RETIRED UNITED STATES NAVY AND I LIVE AT 3420 IN ORANGE PARK, FLORIDA 32065. SUBJECT HAPPENS TO BE THE LIBRARY THAT'S GOING TO OAK LEAF CENTER. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. LET ME START, $8 MILLION TAXPAYER MONEY, $7.5 MILLION STATE MONEY. LIBRARIES DO NOT MAKE MONEY , THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS. DRUGS, PROSTITUTION AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE.

>> YOU ARE FINE. >> HOMELESSNESS THE MAJOR THING I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS WE HAVE FOUR SCHOOLS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. TRAFFIC IS CRAZY, TWO LANES, NO PASSING LANES. SEVERAL CHILDREN I HAVE 300 CHILDREN THAT CROSS THAT STREET, EVERY DAY OF SCHOOL. IT IS A HANGOUT PLACE, TOOK US 15 YEARS TO GET RID OF THE DRUG AND PROSTITUTION THAT WAS LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ALL RIGHT, THERE'S ONLY THREE WAYS IN AND OUT OF OUR RESIDENTIAL AREA. OUR STREETS ARE ALREADY CRACKING. MY FOUNDATION IS CRACKING AND SO ARE THE OTHER NEIGHBORS FROM THE UPS AND TRASH TRUCKS. THIS IS JUST A WAKE UP CALL AND ALSO AN INSIGHT FOR WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, 15 YEARS AGO IT WAS OKAY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. BUT THEY DID NOT DEVELOP IT, I BOUGHT PROPERTY I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING I GOT LOTS A BRAND-NEW NEIGHBORS THEY STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN DESIGNS OF THIS LIBRARY. ON TOP OF THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN TWO OFFICE BUILDINGS. JUST ONE MORE STATEMENT. JUST FOR THE RECORD, IN CALIFORNIA THERE WAS THE OFFICE BUILDING AND THE DRUG ADDICTS GOT IN THERE AND PRODUCED SENTINEL. WHAT BETTER PLACE FOR THE DRUG PEOPLE TO OPEN UP THEIR BUSINESS , DOWN THE STREET NEXT TO THE CENTER IS A FOOD MART, THEY SELL MINIMAL

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WILL DECORATE THE LIBRARY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE SECOND CARD.

SECOND CARD IS FROM TERESA . >> HI M TERESA, MY ADDRESS IS ON FILE AND I AM SURE FACIALLY RECOGNIZED AS A PROTEST TERRORIST BUT HERE WE GO RIGHT NOW. I AM 75 AND WORK THE SAME SCORCHED ACREAGE IN NEW MEXICO THAT MY FATHER DID BEFORE ME. A LONELY EXISTENCE FILLED MOSTLY BY THE DRONE OF THE WIND AND THE RHETORIC OF THE TALK RADIO IN MY TRUCK, FOR YEARS I LISTENED TO WARNINGS ABOUT THE THREAT AT THE BORDER MY FENCE A BARB WIRE BARRIER WAS MORE THAN PROPERTY TO ME, MY DUTY MY LINE BETWEEN US AND THEM, EVERY TUESDAY MORNING I WOULD FIND A CLEAN SNIP IN THE WATER NEAR THE DRY CREEK THAT AT THE EDGE OF THE LAND THE FIRST TIME I WAS LIVING I SAT ON MY PORCH WITH MY RIFLE ACROSS MY KNEES UNTIL MIDNIGHT WATCHING SHADOWS FROM INVADERS I SAW NOTHING BUT THE MOON, THE SECOND TUESDAY I WENT OUT TO THE SITE WITH HEAVY TOOLBOX AND I SPENT ONE HOUR UNDER PUNISHING SUN SWEATING AND STRAINING TO STAPLE THE WIRE IN PLACE I CURSED THE LACK OF RESPECT FOR MY LAND. THE THIRD TUESDAY I WAS OUT ON THE RIDGE CHECKING ON A SICK HEIFER WHEN I PULLED OUT BINOCULARS AND SCANNED THE TREES BEYOND THE BREAK IN MY FENCE AND STOPPED HUDDLED IN THE MEAGER SHADE WAS A MAN HIS SHOULDERS SLUMPED AND A SMALL GIRL NO OLDER THAN SIX SHE WAS NOT CRYING OR PLAYING SHE WAS INCREDIBLY STILL, THE MAN WAS HOLDING ON EMPTY PLASTIC BOTTLES STORING IT LIKE IT LOOKED ABSOLUTE DEFEAT THE VOICES OF MY RADIO CALL IT AN INVASION BUT TO MY LINES I SAW FATHER AND DAUGHTER DYING OF THIRST SOMETHING IN ME SHIFTED A QUITE HEAVY BREAK IN MY OWN RESOLVE I DROVE BACK TO THE HOUSE GRAB A GALLON OF FRESHWATER FROM THE FRIDGE AND WENT BACK TO THE RIDGE I DID NOT FIX THE WIRE I TOOK THE WATER IN THE SHADE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE AS IF ACCIDENTALLY LEFT BEHIND, NEXT MORNING THE JUG WAS GONE AT LEAST TWO INTO THE WIRE CAREFULLY ALMOST REVERENTLY TIE TOGETHER WITH A STRIP OF BLUE FABRIC FROM A SHIRT IT BECAME SILENT CONVERSATION I WOULD FIND THE WIRE CUT I BELIEVE SOMETHING BAG OF FOR MY TREES, SANDWICHES WRAPPED IN A PALE I PAIR MY GRANDSONS BOOTS I STOPPED FIXING THE FENCE I WOULD WAIT AND WHEN I RETURNED THE FOOD WOULD BE GONE AND THE WIRE WOULD BE TIED BACK TOGETHER. ONCE I FOUND A SMALL PILE OF SMOOTH RIVER STONES FROM THE FENCE POST AND ANOTHER TIME A SINGLE DESERT LILY WAS TIED WITHIN. A MASSIVE MONSOON HIT THE WIND WAS A ROAR IN THE DRY WASH BECAME LETHAL RIVERBEDS I SAT IN THE KITCHEN LISTENING TO THE RAIN HAMMERING THE ROOF AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT CROPS I WAS WORRIED ABOUT A FATHER AND CHILD THE NEXT MORNING THE GROUND WAS A SEA OF RED I DROVE TO THE RIDGE THE FENCE HAD BEEN FLATTENED BY THE STORM IN THE MUD I SAW TWO SETS OF FOOTPRINTS TO THE NORTH NEXT TO THE POST SOMEONE TRACED A LARGE SIMPLE HEART I NEVER FOUND THE WIRE CUT AGAIN THREE MONTHS LATER AN ENVELOPE WITH NO RETURN ADDRESS IN MY LOCAL POST OFFICE INSIDE WAS A SMALL PHOTO OF SAME LITTLE GIRL CLEAN AND SMILING. HOLDING A BOX OF CRAYONS IN THE CLASSROOM ON THE BACK. IN A NEAT PRACTICE THREE WORDS THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THE WORLD IS FULL OF PEOPLE SCREAMING ABOUT HIGHER WALLS AND DRAWING HARDLINES BUT A WALL CANNOT STOP DESPERATION AND A LINE IS A MAP OF INVISIBLE HUNGRY SOUL. WE ARE TOLD WE NEED TO PICK A SIDE WE ARE WHERE KINDNESS DOES NOT HAVE A BORDER WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED THERE IS NO LINE ON THE MAP THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENANYBODY ELSE THAT NEEDED TO SPEAK? CAUSING PUBLIC COMMENT MOVING ON

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

[11. Adoption of Strategic Plan Update (T. Nagle)]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS, COPY OF THE POWERPOINT SLIDE SHOULD RECEIVE TWO, 11 X 17 SETS ONE OF THE CHANGES FOR STRATEGIC PLAN HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND THE OTHERS THE COMPLETE STRATEGIC PLAN ITEMS AND KPIS REALLY GOING TO FOCUS ON GOING THROUGH CHANGES, LAURA HEATHER AND I WORKED TO MAKE THE CHANGES REQUEST AT THE WORKSHOP SUGGEST GOING THROUGH CHANGES THAT WE MADE AND I GUESS ANY OTHER CHANGES OR ASK FOR ADOPTION TODAY SO, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS HIGHLIGHTING THE ONES THAT CHANGE BETWEEN THE WORKSHOP AND TODAY IS ALL THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED SO IN THIS CASE WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING THE INPATIENT SERVED COUNTY FACILITIES THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU ASKED FOR SO WE ADDED THAT BACK TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN . COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY, WE ALSO PUT KPI FOCUSING ON THE NUMBERS OF GARBAGE FIRST AS A PERCENTAGE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS FROM SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS. LETTING US KNOW EACH MONTH PART OF THE KPI HOW MANY MRS. THERE WERE SINCE THE PERCENTAGE IS 99 POINT SOMETHING THAT WAS ONE OF THE FOCUSES. THE BOLD GOAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY , THIS WAS THE ONE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH HEATHER HUFFMAN FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE PREMATURE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY BY 5%, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THE COUNTY CAN CONTROL THE SERVICES WE ARE TRYING WITH OPIOIDS AND THINGS IS TO REDUCE PREMATURE DEATH.

PLEASE, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO STOP ME.

GOOD GOVERNANCE MAINTAIN 90% EMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE FIRST YEAR , WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE RETENTION RATE FOR THE COUNTY AND INSTEAD OF BEING FOCUSED ON OVERALL RETENTION RATE WE ARE FOCUSED MORE ON THE FIRST YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT AND YOU WILL SEE KPIS IN PLACE THAT WE DISCUSSED ON TRACKING NUMBERS FOR SIX MONTHS DID WE SAY SIX MONTHS? I

WILL GET TO IT IN A SECOND. >> WE DID SEVERAL, THERE IS ONE AT SIX MONTHS, THERE IS ONE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.

>> INFRASTRUCTURE WE UPDATED THE GOAL FOR THE INCREASED RIDERSHIP BY 50% OVER FIVE YEARS AND WE UPDATED THE IMPROVED PIPES AND DITCHES TO IMPROVE BY 20,000 FEET VERSUS 10,000 FEET BECAUSE WE ARE CLOSE TO ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS THE ORIGINAL GOALS.

QUALITY AND BALANCE OF LIFE WE CHANGED TO INCREASE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF COUNTY HOSTED PROGRAMS BY 30% OVER FIVE YEARS BECAUSE WE WERE CLOSE TO THE 20% GOAL. AND KPI WHICH WOULD BE THE SECOND SHEET YOU RECEIVED, THIS IS ARE WE ADDED THE NUMBER OF BULK PICKUPS AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE BULK PICKUPS AND THOSE THINGS THAT THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED IN. WE ADDED DOLLARS FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORSHIPS AND THAT WAS YOURS THAT YOU WERE FOCUSED ON WITH A NUMBER OF GRANTS AWARDED WHICH I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT, COMMISSIONER RENNINGER AND THIS IS WHERE THE PERSONAL TURNOVER IN SIX MONTHS ONE YEAR AND FIVE YEARS AND I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT BY THE DEPARTMENT WE CAN BREAK DOWN THE DATA FURTHER BY DEPARTMENT IF NEEDED BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE ARE STARTING BUT WE WON'T PUT EVERY DEPARTMENT INTO THE KPI BECAUSE IT WOULD ADD ANOTHER PAGE IF WE DID IT. PARKS AND REC YOU ASKED FOR THE NUMBER OF PARK LEASES AND ASSOCIATION PARTICIPANTS WHICH ARE BOTH DATA POINTS WE WILL START TO TRACK. PUBLIC RECORDS WE MODIFY THEM TO SPECIFICALLY SAY THE MEDICAL RECORDS WHICH ARE FROM AMBULANCE AND BILLING. THAT IS THE MEASURES WE CHANGED. I WENT THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICK BUT THAT WAS INFORMATION FROM THE WORKSHOP. ANYTHING WE MISSED THAT YOU WANT US TO ADD OR OTHER

INFORMATION? >> MDM. CHAIR. CONFIRMING WE

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>> YES OR. >> WE WILL UPDATE ON THE WEBSITE AND NEXT STEPS OF THE PLATFORM WE HAVE ESTABLISHED BUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO INSTEAD OF REPRINTING THE BOOKS WE ALREADY HAVE MANY IN MY OFFICE IF YOU NEED THEM SO INSTEAD OF GATHERING THE COST AND PRINTING NEW ONES WE WILL GET STICKERS TO THE QR CODE THAT WILL GO TO THE WEBSITE AND HAVE THOSE CHANGES LISTED SO WE WILL PUT THOSE ON FRONT OF THE EXISTING BOOKS WE HAVE AND IN THE COMMUNITY CAN BE UPDATED THAT WAY.

>> THE NEXT STEPS , WE ARE WORKING ON THE WEBSITE , THE PLAN IS TO USE A DYNAMIC PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE LICENSING FOR SO IT WILL BE DEVELOPMENT TIME ON OUR SIDE SO WE CAN PUT THE DATA OUT AND IT WILL BE MORE REAL-TIME WHERE I WANT TO SEE WHAT LAST MONTH WAS TO GET IT THE WAY THAT YOU SEE OTHER COUNTY WEBSITES. AS WE DISCUSSED WE WILL BRING THE STRATEGIC PLAN BACK EVERY QUARTER TO UPDATE THE BOARD, THAT WAS THE PLAN WE HAD SO I WOULD LEAVE IT TO YOU IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR

CHANGES. >> OKAY.

>> WE WOULD NEED APPROVAL MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS TO BE CONSENSUS OR ADOPTION FOR THE BOARD THESE ARE THE CHANGES YOU

WANT TO MAKE. >> WE ARE VOTING ?

>> GO AHEAD AND VOTE. >> I WILL TAKE EMOTION.

>> MOVE TO ADOPT. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

[12. Approval of TPO Project List (R. Smith)]

>> ALL RIGHT APPROVAL OF TPO PROJECT LIST WITH RICHARD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON RICHARD SMITH COUNTY ENGINEER. WHAT WE HAVE IS A DOCUMENT WE PUT IN ANNUALLY FOR THE APPROVAL LIST OF PARTY PROJECTS TO THE NORTH FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD DECISION. CHANGES FROM THE ONE THAT WAS PRESENTED ON DECEMBER 9 THAT WAS PRESENTED ON DECEMBER 9, 2025 IS THAT THE CHESAPEAKE OAKS PROJECT WAS MOVED INTO THE TOP SIX, NOW PRIORITY NUMBER FIVE AND THE NIGHT BOX PROJECT WAS TRADING PLACES DOWN TONIGHT.

THIS IS USED FOR THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT TO PUT GRANTS TOGETHER AS WELL AS FOR THE TPO TO PRESENT TO THE STATE , FOR

THE FUNDING. ANY QUESTIONS? >> SO RICHARD WE MOVED 218, DOWN TO NUMBER SIX, COUNTY ROAD 218. IT IS STILL OUR ONLY ROAD OF CRITICAL DEFICIENCY AND WE KEEP MOVING DOWN THE PRIORITY LIST. I DON'T KNOW , WE WON'T DO THE WHOLE THING FROM 301 TO THE MASTERS BUT THERE IS A SECTION IN THERE.

>> THE WAY IT IS EXPLAINED BY THE CHAIRMAN JEFF SHEFFIELD IS THE FOUR COUNTIES, THEY TAKE THE TOP 25 PROJECTS FOR THOSE COUNTIES. SIX FROM CLAY, SIX FROM ST. JOHN'S, SIX FROM NASSAU AND SEVEN FROM DUVAL COUNTY, THE TOP SIX OR THOSE TOP 25 ARE THEN PUT IN , THOSE ARE THE ONES TRULY ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING SO WHETHER YOU'RE NUMBER ONE IN CLAY WERE NUMBER SIX IN CLAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE TOP 25. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE'S NOT REALLY A DIFFERENTIAL IN OTHER WORDS IF THE D.O.T. SEES THE ISSUE, COUNTY ROAD 218 YOU KNOW WHERE WE PUT THE LIMITS TO IT, THE ONLY FUN PROJECTS THAT TOUCH STATE FACILITY. SO, 218 I AM GLAD IT IS ON ONE OF THE PRIORITIES SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO 301 PROBABLY LOOKING IN THE MIRROR WHO IS GOING TO FIND IT.

>> I GET THAT, THOSE OTHER RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE AND WE HAVE CATHEDRAL OAK PARKWAY FOUR LANES FROM 23 TO 17 AND NO ONE LIVES THERE NOW. SO THERE ARE FEW FROM THE 17 PART TO THE 315, BUT THE REST OF IT IS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SO IT IS FRUSTRATING. I HEAR IT BECAUSE MY CONSTITUENTS GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK ON THE BOND TRANSPORTATION MONEY AND WE ALL KNOW WHY PART OF IT WAS THE CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR ,

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>> BEING IN THE TOP SIX PUTS IT IN THE TOP 25 AND THAT IS WHERE OUR WORK ON TUESDAYS , THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH YOU AND COMMISSIONER BURKE ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH WE HAD TO PUSH THAT TO SAY WHETHER RIGHT NOW THE D.O.T. IF THEY HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD THEY WOULD PICK NUMBER TWO, TO GO FIRST THEY ARE DETERMINED TO GET SIX LANES ON 17. THAT IS THEIR PRIORITY, THEY DON'T LIVE HERE. YOU ARE RIGHT WE LIVE HERE SO THAT'S WHY I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP IT IN THE TOP FOR NOW.

>> CATHEDRAL PARKWAY I WILL SAY THE ONE WHO WANTS THAT THE BOTTLENECK RIGHT THERE BUT THEY DID TELL US NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE TOP SIX YOU ARE BEHIND.

>> JIM KNIGHT HAS CONTROLLED A LOT ON HERE AND HE DOES NOT LIVE IN THE COUNTY. I GET COMPLAINTS FROM THE CONSTITUENTS AND I GET

THAT YOU DO TOO. >> YOU ARE STILL IN GOOD SHAPE BECAUSE THEY TOLD US IT DOES NOT MATTER THE ORDER AS LONG AS YOU ARE TOP SIX. IT USED TO BE FIVE NOW IT IS TOP SIX.

>> IT WAS FIVE BECAUSE IT WAS THE TOP 20 AND THEN IT WAS TOP

25 FOR THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION. >> SUPPOSEDLY THEY SAY THEY CAN

PULL ANYTHING OFF THE LIST >> THEY DO AND THEY DID, BUT IT HELPS DATED THE KEYSTONE INTERSECTION GROUP MOVING THAT UP ONE YEAR. NOTICE DOWN THE LIST TO NUMBER 18. THAT IS WHERE WE GOT FUNDING FOR THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT. WE KEPT IT ON BECAUSE WE ARE SEEKING GRANTS FOR THE SHOULDER IMPROVEMENTS TO BRING IT UP TO 315 C IN THE AREA. SO BECAUSE IT IS ON THE LIST YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT, THE TOP SIX IS THE ONE THAT GETS THE BIG MONEY THAT'S WHY 220 SAT WAY BEFORE I WAS HIRED UNTIL

2024. SO. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR CHEST WOULD OAKS 223 RECALL A WIDE VARIETY OF ESTIMATES . WHAT DO WE THINK

THAT'S GOING TO COST? >> THE LAST ESTIMATE WAS RECEIVED ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND IT WAS FROM THE ASSOCIATES FOR DEVELOPER FOR THE TWO LANE ROAD AND IT WAS FOR THE $40,156,000.

SO THAT IS, WHEN IT GOES AND THAT INCLUDES DESIGN, INSPECTIONS, SO THAT'S THE REAL NUMBER THAT IS OUT THERE , THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAS TAKEN TIME, LOOKED AT THE WETLANDS AND THE IMPACTS TO PAY FOR THAT. LOOKED AT ANY SORT OF MAJOR CROSSINGS. WE DO HAVE COOPERATION WITH PARTNERSHIP ALWAYS NOT ALWAYS BUT IT IS VERY GOOD WITH THE CLAY ELECTRIC CO-OP, THEY HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE EASEMENT THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE LIGHT UTILITY POLES ON, ALREADY CLEARED AND MITIGATED FOR WETLANDS , THAT'S HOW THAT WAS BASED , WHY A LOT OF PRICING

WENT DOWN. >> GOOD NEWS BECAUSE I RECALL 180 GOOD NEWS BECAUSE I RECALL 180 MILLION.

>> IT WAS LIKE 94. >> AROUND 100. THAT WAS BROUGHT

FORWARD EARLY LAST YEAR. >> THAT WAS ONE THAT WENT A LITTLE BIT AND MEANDERED SOUTH WITH A SEPARATE CROSSING AND IT WAS , I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THIS ONE , TOOK THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE ALTERNATES.

>> 40 MILLION IS THE NUMBER I SHOULD REMEMBER?

>> YES SIR. >> THAT IS A BIG CHANGE. THANK

YOU. >> NOBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT SO WE

NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? A MOTION. >> I'M OF APPROVAL.'S

PLUGGABLE SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY A POST? >> OKAY.

>> I APOLOGIZE I WAS NOT TRYING TO SAY NO. JUST A LITTLE DELAY

VOTING. >> OKAY. SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

[15. Acceptance of Resignation from the North Florida TPO Citizens Advisory Committee]

[00:45:05]

>> MOVE APPROVAL. >> WE WILL MISS HIM. HAVE A

MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON

[16. Acceptance of Resignations and Appointment to the Clay County Historic Preservation Board]

VACANCY LEFT BY MR. HARRIS. >> MOVED TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS AND TO APPROVE MISS PETERSON DISTRICT 5 SEAT.

>> ALL RIGHT A MOTION. AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY

[17. Discussion of Appointment for the Municipal Seat for Clay County on the Northeast Florida Regional Council]

>> WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RYAN LUDWIG FORMER WHAT OF ADJUSTMENTS. BRANDON . OKAY. HE IS FORMALLY ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT RESIGNED RECENTLY TO TAKE A POSITION ON CITY COUNCIL.

AND HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND I HAD SPOKEN WITH HIM. SO I LIKE TO MAKE HIS NOMINATION.

>> I WILL SECOND. >> FOR THE PUBLIC CAN YOU

EXPLAIN WHAT HE WILL BE DOING? >> WELL, HE WILL BE AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE BOARD ON THE BOARD OF REGIONAL COUNCIL , HE IS A VOTING MEMBER SO HE WILL BE VOTING ON ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL HERE IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING.

>> WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE BECAUSE WE HAVE TIME RIGHT NOW.

>> I WILL TELL YOU THIS MORNING ONE OF THE STUDIES WE ARE DOING AT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IS THE MILITARY INSTALLATION READINESS REVIEW WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN THE REGION AND ANY HAZARDS THAT WOULD IMPEDE THE ABILITY TO BE EFFICIENT OR EFFECTIVE AS A MILITARY ORGANIZATION WHETHER IT BE ENVIRONMENTAL, GOD CAUSED , FLOODS OR YOU KNOW RESOURCE LIMITED WITH NATURAL GAS OR ELECTRICITY, POWER GENERATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO WE JUST HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING WITH MAJOR INSTALLATIONS SO THAT IS ONE OF THE STUDIES.

>> WE WILL SEE. YES , AS COMMISSIONER EXPLAINED THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IS COMPRISED OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ALL MEMBER COUNTIES THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBER COUNTIES AND GUBERNATORIAL EMPLOYEES AND APPOINTEES. SO SOME OF THE WORK WE DO WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING AT YOUR SPECIFIC COUNTIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES WE TAKE THOSE COUNTIES TO THE REGIONAL LEVEL SO WE HOPE TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON THAT IMPACT THE REGION THAT YOU ARE DOING LOCALLY IN THE COUNTY. WE DO A BREADTH OF WORK, WE WORK WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED, WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN RESILIENCY, A LOT OF WORK IN PREPARED THIS HEALTHCARE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT A WHOLE BREADTH OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO WORK IN AND WE HAVE INFLUENCE ACROSS THE REGION.

>> ONE OF THE PRIMARY TASKS IS TO WORK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH ALL SEVEN COUNTIES AND HONESTLY SOME OF THE COUNTIES ARE SMALLER DO NOT REALLY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP ALL THE PLANS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF SO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL HELP TO DO THAT. WE WORKS THE HEALTH CARE COALITION

MORE THAN SEVEN COUNTIES. >> THE PROGRAM COVERS 18 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING EQUIPMENT EVERY YEAR WE DEDICATE TO THE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT ACROSS THE REGION TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SO CLAY COUNTY HAS BENEFITED A GREAT DEAL I DON'T HAVE THE

NUMBERS WITH ME. >> YOU MAY RECALL GETTING SOME STRETCHER ADAPTERS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.

>> PEDIATRIC RESTRAINTS THAT ASSIST EMS FOR TRANSPORTING CHILDREN A LARGE STRETCHER TRANSPORTS AND THINGS TO SAFELY

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>> MORE RECENTLY THE COALITION ACQUIRED , I DON'T KNOW, CHAIRS TO GO UP AND DOWN STAIRS, LADDER WELLS IN CASE OF OUTAGE OF POWER THE ELEVATORS ARE INOPERABLE BUT YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE.

>> WE PURCHASED BOTH SLIDES THAT YOU CAN PUT A PERSON IN AND PULLED THEM UP AND DOWN STAIRS AND CHAIRS FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. WE ARE IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR LOOKING AT PURCHASING SOME OF THE SIMILAR EQUIPMENT FOR HOSPITALS AND WE HAVE ALSO PURCHASED DISASTER STRETCHERS. SO THERE REALLY NEAT PVC STRETCHERS THAT WILL HOLD UP TO 500 POUNDS THAT A HOSPITAL CAN QUICKLY USE AND MOVE WHEREVER THEY NEED TO IF YOU HAVE A LARGE SURGE OF PATIENTS AND ALL EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED ACROSS THE REGION SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN ANOTHER AREA ALL THE EQUIPMENT CAN EASILY BE MOVED AROUND THE REGION IF NEEDED OR CAN COME HERE IF NEEDED.

>> EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT , MR. DEVLIN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT EXERCISING , EXERCISES THAT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CONDUCTS FOR

US. >> ACTUALLY MR. DEVON IS A PAST CHAIR OF A HEALTH CARE COALITION.

>> GOOD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP.

>> I APPRECIATE IT. CHOOSING OR ASKING TO NOMINATE SOMEONE FROM THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, THAT IS A SEAT THAT ROTATES SO IF YOU REMEMBER BACK THE COMMISSIONERS MAY NOT REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU WERE ON WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IT WAS THE TOWN OF ORANGE PARK THAT HAD A SEAT IN THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS STEVE KENNEDY HAS BEEN GOING BUT THEY PREFER AN ELECTED OFFICIAL SO THE TOWN OF MACCLENNY AND BALDWIN REPRESENT BAKER AND DEVOL COUNTIES. THEY KIND OF ROTATE AT SOME POINT WE MIGHT GET SOME BUT THAT WOULD BE PRETTY TINY. THE REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS HELPED THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS WITH SOME GRANTS THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS SO AND THEN BRANDON IS UNIQUE IN THAT HE LIVES IN THE SAME KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ANSWERS ON CITY COUNCIL BUT HE WORKS AT CECIL SO WITH THE MILITARY READINESS REVIEW HE HAS THAT AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW AT ONE POINT HE SERVED IN THE CITY OF STARK ON THEIR PLANNING COUNCIL. SO HE HAS SOME EXPERIENCES I TALKED ABOUT PAIN SHE WOULD BE OPEN TO HAVING BECAUSE BRANDON IS PRETTY YOUNG AND SHE SAID I WOULD LOVE IT. SO HE'LL BRING DOWN THE AVERAGE AGE QUITE DRASTICALLY SO HE WILL BRING THE WHAT'S THE GENERATION? GEN Z? HE IS GOING TO BRING GEN Z TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE LETTERS WE DID NOT BOW DID WE?

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AND ANY OPPOSED THANK YOU BRANDON FOR BEING WILLING. OR BRIAN

>> HE WAS TRAINED BY MR. DEVLIN. >> GOODNESS, ON A ROLL TONIGHT.

MOVING ON . WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES? WE HAVE SIX MINUTES

[18. 2025-2026 Board of County Commissioners Committee Assignments]

[19. Bid Opening Tabulations (K Smith)]

[20. Tourist Development Council Meeting Minutes November 5, 2025 TDC meeting minutes from November 5, 2025.]

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[COUNTY ATTORNEY]

>> GO AHEAD. >> OKAY COUNTY ATTORNEY.

>> SURE, A REMINDER THAT THE NEXT CRC MEETING IS FEBRUARY 9 AT 5:00 P.M. ALSO, EACH OF YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A SUMMARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SO EACH YEAR WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO A STATE SURVEY SO WHEN WE WERE COMPLETED THIS YEAR WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT GRANTS THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IT INCLUDES THE MITIGATION AWARD THAT YOU GAVE. SO THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YOUR BOXES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR YOU WANT BACKUP LET US KNOW. AND THEN LASTLY IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE BUT IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX YEARS SINCE WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE OPIOID LITIGATION. SO, THEY SENT US A LITTLE UPDATED SUMMARY TO LET US KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THOSE SIX YEARS. IN CONNECTION WITH DEFENDANTS WE HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH 10 DEFENDANTS, 11 OTHER DEFENDANTS WE HAVE PENDING CLAIMS AGAINST BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN BANKRUPTCY SO THE CLAIMS ARE PENDING AND THEN FINALLY THEIR TWO REMAINING DEFENDANTS WE HAVE OUTSTANDING CLAIMS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SOME RECOVERY BUT IF YOU WANT ANY MORE DETAILS OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET US KNOW.

SO IT IS NOT OVER YET. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

[COUNTY MANAGER]

>> OKAY THANK YOU COUNTY MANAGER.

>> CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS FIRST I REALLY WANT TO THANK TROY , WANT TO THANK LAURA AND HEATHER ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN , THAT WAS A HEAVY HEAVY LIFT OF WHICH THOSE DUTIES AND JOB SCOTT DISTRIBUTED OUT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER PRODUCING THE ANNUAL REPORT TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW WE ARE DOING WITH A REPORT CARD SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. NOW OPEN OUR 2025 VETERAN AND VOLUNTEER AND YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IT WENT OUT, THOSE NOMINATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT DO BACK ON 16 MARCH AND THE COMMITTEE THAT IS ALSO DEFINING ON THE WEBSITE THOSE WILL BE CHOOSING THAT AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL VOTE AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS, THE THREE INDIVIDUALS, THE VETERAN, THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AND YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT ON 25 APRIL. NEXT THING I HAVE IS LISTEN THE WEATHER IS EXTREME THE COLD AND IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET COLDER LOWS ARE IN THE 30S FOR THE WEEK, THEY DROP TO THE 20S THROUGH THE WEEKEND, PLEASE PLEASE MAKE SURE ANIMALS ARE BROUGHT INSIDE. MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT OR HEATER LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW AND TRY TO GET SOME HELP WITH THAT. MOST IMPORTANTLY STAY WARM. FINAL THING I HAVE IS OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP OF THE YEAR ON 5 FEBRUARY AT 1:00 P.M. RIGHT AFTER THE EDC LUNCHEON AT THE THRASHER HORN THAT IS THERE. I BELIEVE WE ARE READY, WE MET INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH ONE OF YOU ON THE SIMULATION AND THEN WE HAVE SOME THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU AND SLIDES, TROY AND OMB WE ARE WORKING ON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO KICKING THAT OFF, WE HAVE INVITED THE CONSTITUTIONAL'S TO THE WORKSHOP KIND OF THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST ANTICIPATION OF WHAT IS AHEAD FOR US FOR THE REMOVAL OF PROPERTY TAX WHICH MAY BE ON THE BALLOT PENDING THAT , THAT'S ALL I HAVE PENDING ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? HEATHER? ARE YOU

[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS (Part 1 of 2)]

SURE? OKAY. >> I CAN GO AND TAKE UP THAT MANY EASY. TO FOLLOW ON THE COUNTY MANAGER'S COLD-WEATHER PROCESS A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL CRACK A VOW TO KEEPWATER FLOW AND IT FLOWS READY TO FORMER COMMISSIONERS AREA OF EXPERTISE ST. JOHN'S, WASTING WATER AND THIS FEBRUARY ISSUE OF FLORIDA TREND HAS A GREAT ARTICLE ON WATER USE IN PLANT CITY DURING

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[13. Public Hearing on Ordinance and Resolution to Amend the Capital Improvement Plan and Other Budget Adjustments (R. Kantor)]

AT THAT. >> MOVING ON TO TIME SURGEONS.

PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE RESOLUTION TO AMEND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN OTHER BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AND WE WILL HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT NEEDS. I WILL LET YOU DO THAT FIRST.

>> ALL RIGHT BUDGET MANAGER. THIS MAKES BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THE COUNTY ROAD 220 PROJECTS AND THE BONDED ROAD PROJECTS TO MEET EXPENSE OBLIGATIONS AND TO CHANGE FUNDING STREAMS IT IS THESE CHANGES THAT NECESSITATE A PUBLIC HEARING. OTHER CHANGES IN THE OPERATING BUDGET INTRODUCE BUDGET FOR SAFE GRANTS, FEMA GRANTS FOR REPAIRS AND TO IMPROVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.

THAT IS A QUICK SUMMARY. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR REGGIE? I

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ANYONE? ALL RIGHT WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BRING IT

BACK TO THE BOARD. >> I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING CIE PORTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THEN WE HAVE RESOLUTION AMENDING NON-CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT PORTION OF THE CLAY COUNTY

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY 25-26

BUDGET. >> MOVE APPROVAL RESOLUTION

AMENDING 25-26 BUDGET. >> SECOND.

>> OKAY MOTION AND SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY

[14. Public Hearing on an Ordinance amending Article VI of Chapter 16 of the Clay County Code, Mobility Fee, being the codification of Clay County Ordinance No. 2020-39, as amended (B. Carson/R. Smith)]

OPPOSED? VERY GOOD. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ON PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 6 CHAPTER 16 OF THE CLAY COUNTY CODE MOBILITY BEGINNING CODIFICATION OF CLAY COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020-39 AS AMENDED

>> GOOD AFTERNOON WE ARE IN BELIEVED TO BE THE FINAL STAGES OF BUILDING THE FEE STUDY DOING FINAL REVIEW WE WILL HAVE A FINAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS ON THE NINTH AND WITH THAT WE WOULD ASK THAT WE CONTINUE THE ITEM FROM TONIGHT UNTIL FEBRUARY 24 SO WE CAN CONTINUE THE REVIEWING COME

BACK WITH THE FINAL PRODUCT >> ALL RIGHT DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? THE HEARING FIRST. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND TO CONTINUE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT AND WE ARE DOWN TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS,

COMMISSIONER RENNINGER. >> SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT?

>> ANYBODY FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. NO PUBLIC COMMENT

[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS (Part 2 of 2)]

ALL RIGHT. >> SO I HAVE GOT A COUPLE OF ITEMS. SO, LAST WEEK SOME OF US FROM THE COUNTY WHERE IN TALLAHASSEE ON VARIOUS MISSIONS, BUT I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR LEADING VOICES IN TALLAHASSEE AND DEPENDING THE UPCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOPS WE ARE HAVING , I WISH THAT THERE WAS SOME INDICATION AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO UNFOLD IN TALLAHASSEE AS LATE AS LAST WEEK WE ARE BEING TOLD THERE IS A LOT OF PIECES MOVING AND I WISH THAT WERE DIFFERENT, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE. SO I WAS THERE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY . WE GOT TO CHAT WITH SOME FOLKS WHO ARE HOPEFUL, AT THIS POINT I AM HEARING FIVE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF THOSE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT, NOT FIVE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES. WE WILL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT OF COURSE WE KNOW THERE IS NO COMPANION LEGISLATION COMING OUT OF THE SENATE YET, MAYBE THEY TAKE IT UP MAYBE THEY DON'T WE ARE NOT SURE AND YOU HAVE A GOVERNOR WHO HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS. SHOULD HE CHOOSE TO, SO I GET TONIGHT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP COMING UP, AT THIS POINT A LOT OF IT IS SPECULATION. SO WE ARE HAVING TO PLAY GUESS AND CHECK UNTIL THERE IS SOME CLEAR DIRECTION COMING OUT OF TALLAHASSEE. SO I POSITION FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL FOLLOWING, WE HAVE TO. THE SECOND THING IT IS AMAZING , THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO REGULATE OUR WATER HERE IN CLAY COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING SYSTEMS. HATS OFF TO JEREMY AND

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>> THE DATA INFUSION IS WHAT IT WAS.

>> THE ALARMS, REALLY NEAT. HAD A GREAT TIME, THERE WAS A BUS FULL OF US WHO GOT TO TOUR DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND THAT WAS NEAT SO HATS OFF FOR ALL THE EFFORT THEY PUT INTO KEEPING OUR WATER REGULATED. THE THIRD THING, COMMISSIONER RENNINGER HAS SET OUT HER WELCOME TO MY BACKYARD TOMORROW NIGHT, IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE US AND BEING AND MILITARY, THE STUDENTS , SO COME OUT, WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU. IT WILL BE A GOOD TIME AND THEN NEXT WEEK ON THE 29TH AT 6:00 P.M. THE OAKLEAF COMMUNITY IS HAVING ITS SECOND LIBRARY WORKSHOP FOR THOSE, I THINK MARY, WE'RE TALKING DESIGN OR FURNITURE LAYOUT , THAT SORT OF THING, THE FIRST WAS A COMMUNITY, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS SHOW UP AND SHARE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE LIBRARY. WHAT NEEDS COULD BE MET, THE RENDERINGS WE HAVE SEEN, I HAD A BRIEF WITH MARY AND CRAIG LAST WEEK AND THE VOIDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR QUITE A WHILE AND I LOVE THAT WE ARE RECTIFYING THAT, MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION, WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU ON THE 29TH NEXT WEEK, 6:00 P.M. AND IT IS GOING TO BE OH, THAT'S THIS WEEK. OKAY THAT IS THURSDAY YES. MY GOODNESS, MY DAYS. BUT, THANK YOU TROY I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT'S THIS THURSDAY AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE PHASE 2 AT THE CENTER, THERE WAS CONFUSION LAST TIME. WINDING STAIRS YOU KNOW WHERE THE WINDING STAIRS ARE, NOT THE SINGLE BUILDING FROM PHASE 1 SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME OUT. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT THANK YOU.

>> I WAS ALSO IN TALLAHASSEE WITH COMMISSIONER COMPERE. LOTS OF STUFF, LOTS OF GOVERNMENT , LOTS OF BILLS IN TALLAHASSEE RELATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO IT IS INTERESTING, THE VOTERS OF FLORIDA PUT HOME RULE THE PROTECTION OF HOME RULE WHICH MEANS THE GOVERNMENT IS THE BEST, CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE AND TALLAHASSEE DOES NOT LIKE THAT SO I GUESS THERE HAS BEEN SOME ACCUSATIONS THAT OTHER GOVERNMENTS, NOT CLAY, THEY START THAT WAY NOT CLAY, BUT OTHER LOCAL COMMISSIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE NOT DONE WHAT THEY SHOULD DO FOR THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE THESE THINGS NEED TO BE CHANGED THESE THINGS WILL AFFECT YOUR LIFE AND YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE, IF YOU'RE ABLE, LAURA HAS PUT OUT ONTO ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS WELL AS A PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP COMING UP FEBRUARY 5 IF YOU CAN ATTEND IN PERSON YOU'RE WELCOME TO AT THE THRASHER WARNED BUT SHE SAYS IT WILL BE ON YOU ON YOUTUBE AND OTHER PLATFORMS SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WATCH IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE AND I HEAR CONSTITUENTS SAY FREQUENTLY CLAY COUNTY AS SO MUCH MONEY YOU ARE FLUSH WITH MONEY. MOST OF THAT MONEY THAT COMES IN, THAT YOU WOULD PAY IN YOUR PROPERTY TAXES AND WE COLLECT FROM OTHER SOURCES ALREADY HAS A NAME ON IT AND WE CANNOT CHANGE THE NAME AND WHAT I MEAN IS IT IS RESTRICTED AND GOES TO CERTAIN THINGS RIGHT OFF THE BAT SO THERE'S VERY LITTLE MONEY THAT HAS ANY DISCRETION THAT WE GET TO CHOOSE HERE ON THIS DAIS. THE MOST INTERESTING THING YOU KNOW I WILL STILL TROY'S THUNDER A LITTLE BIT FOR NEXT WEEK. IT IS PUBLIC RECORD THAT THE HOUSE BILL 203 MOVING TO THE FULL HOUSE SO MOST LIKELY MOVING THROUGH WAYS AND MEANS LAST THURSDAY, GOING TO THE FULL HOUSE FOR VOTE WE WILL SEE IF THE SENATE TAKES IT UP. IT IS THE ONE THAT SAYS FULL ELIMINATION OF NONSCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTED PROPERTIES IN 10 YEARS. SOUNDS LIKE WE WOULD HAVE 10 YEARS EXCEPT YOU GET INTO THE MEAT OF THE BILL AND FOR CLAY COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE MAJORITY OF HOMES ARE HOMESTEAD IN THE MAJORITY OF OUR HOMES ARE NOT HIGH-VALUE COMPARED TO SOUTH

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PRETTY MUCH AT ALL, THEY WOULD COME TO OUR STAFF, BETH AND HER TEAM CHARISSE AND THE TEAM WOULD COME 48 FOUR 810 DAY REVIEW BUT BASICALLY THEY COULD PUT BUFFERS AND DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS BUT THEY CANNOT STOP IT. IT IS THE BLUE RIBBON BILL AND MY TAGLINE IS THERE IS NO PRIZED PIG IN THE BLUE RIBBON BILL BECAUSE IT SAYS THEY ARE SAYING 60% OF THE PROPERTY HAS TO BE IN RESERVE WHILE RESERVE IS NOT CONSERVATION. SO THEY WILL COUNT THINGS LIKE THE MEDIAN GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS GRASS AND UTILITY EASEMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND IT SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS IN THE BILL 80% OF THE LAND IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTION TO BE PAVED OVER. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT A FARMER LOOKS AT? IT IS NOT PROPOSED BECAUSE IT IS LAND MORE THAN 10,000 ACRES, BUT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE OR ACROSS THE ROAD I LIVE ON A ROAD NOT A STREET BUT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM ME IS A HUGE FARM AND I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE WITH MY HUSBAND ON THE FRONT PORCH AND I SAID CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY PUT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS KIND OF THING COULD ALLOW SO IT IS REALLY KIND OF SCARY.

AT ANY RATE FOLLOWING THOSE AND THE OTHER ONES TO PAY ATTENTION TO. A LOT GOING ON, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER COMPERE, EDUCATE YOURSELF, IT'S EASY TO SCROLL FACEBOOK AND MAKE COMMENTS ON THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE IMPORTAT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND THEY ARE THE THINGS GOING ON IN TALLAHASSEE ARE AS WELL.

>> ALL RIGHT SO A WEEK OR TWO AGO I GOT TO ATTEND CLAY CHAMBER EVENT BRIDGE TO BRIDGE WITH MELISSA NELSON. SHE'S DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AS THE STATE ATTORNEY AND IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SHE GAVE A GREAT EXAMPLE AS TO HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT USES TROUBLE WILL CAUSE TO THEN TURNOVER CASES TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ULTIMATELY IT IS HER OFFICE JOB TO CARRY OUT THE LAW AND MAKE SURE THE LAW IS CARRIED OUT FAIRLY WHICH I THINK WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HER TO SAY SOMEONE MADE A COMMENT IN THE MEETING OR AT THE END OF THE CHAMBEREVENT AND THEY SAID YOU HAVE NOT HEARD MUCH ABOUT THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE LATELY AND SHE MADE A STATEMENT ALONG THE LINES OF HER JOB IS TO DO HER JOB AND NOT PLAY POLITICS AND KEEP THINGS FAIR AND IT GOT A STANDING OVATION SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. THEN WE HAVE THE STATE OF THE COUNTY EVENT AT THE THRASHER HORN AND MANAGERYOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK REPRESENTING US VERY WELL AND IT IS GREAT TO GET THE UPDATES FROM MUNICIPALITIES TO SEE HOW IT TIES TOGETHER AS WE MOVE FORWARD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 HATS OFF TO TEDDY AND THE TOURISM TEAM INVER LANDER WITH STREAM VENTURES WE HOSTED THE CORN HOLE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SOME STATS, THE RETORTED 67 PLAYERS

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THE MISSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVOLUTION OBJECTIVE OF THE BAGS SIMULATION TO USE HOWARD'S LANGUAGE OUR BUDGET AND GOVERNMENTS IN RELATION ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE PARTICIPATED, BUT THANKS FOR THE WORK AND HARD WORK AS WE GOT THE BUDGET SEASON IT WAS A VERY USEFUL EXERCISE TO REALLY SEE THE INTANGIBLE FORM , THE BUDGET IN FRONT OF YOU WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT MOVE WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT. YESTERDAY I WAS INVITED TO ORANGE PARK ELEMENTARY TO READ TO MISS SMITH KINDERGARTEN CLASS FOR LITERACY WEEK AND TODAY I GOT TO READ TO THE THIRD-GRADE CLASS LITERACY WEEK SO READ TO THE KIDS EVERY NIGHT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. LASTLY KNOWN TO SAY IS THROUGH WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR ENGAGED PUBLIC RESIDENCE. I WAS TELLING MY WIFE THE OTHER DAY THAT WE LIVE IN SUCH A TECHNOLOGICAL FAST-PACED SHORT NEWS CYCLE SOCIETY WHEN PEOPLE HAVE A VEHICLE, AND HAVE A CELL PHONE, A PLACE TO LIVE AND FOOD ON THE TABLE IT'S VERY EASY FOR THEM TO NOT GET INVOLVED IN WHAT IS GOING ON. SO WHILE SOMETIMES OUR JOB WE HAVE TO ANSWER TOUGH INTO THIS FROM THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE PEOPLE WHO STAY IN TUNE AND COME TO MEETINGS AND ASK QUESTIONS BECAUSE LIKE THE BILLS YOU HAVE BROUGHT UP, IF THERE IS NO ONE DOING CHECKS AND BALANCES I WOULD USE THE WORD THERE WILL BE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE LEFT SETTING WHO APPROVED THIS, WHO VOTED FOR THIS? THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC FOR STAYING ENGAGED, WE AS A COMMISSION ARE STAYING ENGAGED AND THE MORE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE THE BETTER OFF WE WILL BE AT THE END OF IT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT. FOR MY DISTRICT I WANTED TO MAKE EVERYBODY CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF TRAFFIC SHIFTS. ESPECIALLY RUSSELL ROAD AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT, AREAS WILL BE CLOSING OFF FOR THE NEW SWOOSH TO OPEN UP. IT IS VERY SCARY SOMETIMES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING FAST YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO PREPARE SO REMEMBER TO STAY WITH THE SPEED LIMIT VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW TO WATCH OUT FOR EVERYONE ESPECIALLY THE WORKERS. WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING CEREMONY. THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAD THE KIDS COME FROM HICKORY GROVE AND SING. SO CUTE AND A YOUNGER GUY A YOUNG SCHOOL STUDENT CAME DOWN FROM WARNER ROBINS AND HE GAVE THIS SPEECH IT WAS AMAZING AND I WAS LIKE YOU KNOW IT REALLY GIVES YOU HOPE TO SEE STUDENTS THAT REALLY JUST , THEY CARE AND MOM AND GRANDMOTHER WERE THERE AND THEY WERE SO PROUD OF WHAT THEY HAD DONE IN THE THINGS THAT FED INTO THIS TOY AND I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY DEFINITELY TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE OUR KIDS. THAT WAS AMAZING AND STATE OF THE COUNTY I HAD A BLAST, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND I GUESS THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR MAYBE IN IT WHILE THAT THE SHERIFF AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WERE BOTH SPEAKERS SO THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT. REALLY GREAT TO HEAR EVERYBODY. I REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME, IT WAS INTERESTING, EVERYBODY STAYED FOCUSED ESPECIALLY AFTER I TOLD THEM TO STOP LOOKING AT THE PHONES BECAUSE IT'S BAD FOR THEIR NECK. SO THEY LOVE THAT. LET'S SEE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BUDGET TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP TALKING ABOUT THE SIMULATION. I

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ANYTHING THAT WE MISSED? >> SENATE PRESIDENT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY. HAS ANYBODY HEARD WHETHER HE GOT OUT. MIGHT BE WORTH A PRAYER. HE HAD SOME KIND OF EMBOLISM OR BLOOD CLOT.

ANYWAY, HE IS HOSPITALIZED. >> DEFINITELY PRAYERS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN THAT INCIDENT. IF

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