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          >> >>CHAIR KRISTEN BURKE: IT'S 4:00. IF EVERYONE CAN GET 
          SETTLED. >> WE ARE GOING TO AGAIN. IF EVERYONE CAN STAND FOR THE INVOCATION 
          INVOCATION COMMISSIONER COMPERE >>GRACIOUS LORD, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR TODAY. LORD, WE STAND IN REVERENCE OF YOUR POWER AND MIGHT. AT THIS TIME, LORD, WE WANT TO OFFER OUR GRATITUDE, LORD, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR.   LORD, AT THIS TIME WE ARE ASKING YOU FOR WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AS WE NEGOTIATE THE TIGHT ROPE THAT IS COUNTY GOVERNMENT. LORD, PLEASE LEAD US, GIVE US EYES TO SEE, EARS TO HEAR. WE NEED YOUR HELP, LORD. IF YOU DON'T HELP US, WE HAVE NO HELP, GOD. PLEASE COME THROUGH. 
          WE SAY THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS COUNTY, FOR THIS STATE, FOR THIS COUNTRY. WE ASK YOUR BLESSING, GOD, ON ALL THAT TRANSPIRES WITHIN OUR BORDERS AT EVERY LEVEL, STATE, LOCAL. IN JESUS' 
          NAME, AMEN. >>A >>AMEN. 
          >> MASTER SERGEANT SANYA MACKENZIE, USAF (RET.) SEVERAL IN COLORADO, MISSISSIPPI AND SAUDI ARABIA. A PROUD THIRD GENERATION SERVICE MEMBER, A DEEP SENSE OF DUTY AND WENT ON TO SERVE WITH HONOR TO COMPLETE HER MISSION WITH OTHERS AND ADOPT THE TEAMWORK AND WHILE ADOPTING INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND WITH OTHERS VALUES THAT CONTINUE TO GUIDE HER TODAY. THE DAILY MOMENTS OF WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH OTHERS WHO FELT LIKE FAMILY SHARING A DEEP SENSE OF CONNECTION TO PURPOSE AND PRIDE IN SOMETHING GREATER THAN OURSELVES. SHE CONTINUES TO SERVE HER COMMUNITY WITH MISSION UNIT AND WITH NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND CLAY COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOLS WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          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. >>THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO SAY THE PLEDGE. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE SERVICE THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR GREAT COUNTY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS 
          THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO DO. >> 
          [PET ADOPTIONS]
          >>CHAIR KRISTEN BURKE: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 
          WE HAVE EVERYONE PRESENT EXCEPT COMMISSIONER CONDON. >>FIRST ITEM. PET ADOPTIONS. 
          YES, HE KNOWS HE'S STUNNING. THE FELINE WITH GORGEOUS BLUE EYES THAT WOULD STOP YOU MID-SENTENCE. ONE GLANCE AND YOU ARE HOOKED. HE'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE. HE'S AN AF 
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          AFFECTIONATE AND IS HAPPY TO MAKE YOUR LIFE WONDERFUL. >>KYRA THRIVES ON ATTENTION AND LOVES BEING PART OF EVERYTHING YOU DO. SHE ALREADY KNOWS SIT AND SHAKE AND ALWAYS READY TO SHOW OFF. WHEN SHE'S NOT SHOWERING YOU WITH AFFECTION, SHE'S RIPPING APART HER FAVORITE STUFFY. SHE LIKES TO BE THE ONLY ONE IN THE HOUSE AND SLOWLY WARMS TO COMPANIONS. NEXT IS PRISCILLA, SIX YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS SIX POUNDS WHO KNOWS SHE'S FABULOUS AND HONESTLY, SHE'S NOT WRONG WITH HER LUXURIOUS COAT AND PERFECTLY PLACED MO PLACED MARILYN MONROE BEAUTY MARK. UNDERNEATH THAT DIVA STARE, IS SOMEONE WHO APPRECIATES LIFE AND BEING ADMIRED. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CAT WITH ELEGANCE AND 
          PERSONALITY AND TOUCH OF DRAMA, PRISCILLA IS FOR YOUR HOME. >>NEXT IS ROTTWEILER MIX, HEART WORM NEGATIVE. ROLO WITH A WAGGING TAIL. HE'S A ROTTWEILER MIX WHO IS READY TO STEAL YOUR HEART AND YOUR COUCH. WITH A WAGGING TAIL THAT DOUBLES AS A HAPPY METER, WITH GIANT SNUGGLES 
          AND GOOFINESS AND GOOD LOOKS. >>READY TO MEET YOUR BEST FRIEND, OUR ANIMALS ARE WAITING FOR YOU. FROM WAGGING TAILS TO PERFECT KITTIES, THEY ARE THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR YOU. MEET OUR ADORABLE CREW LOOKING FOR OUR FOREVER HOMES. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, GO ONLINE AND LET'S CHAT. DON'T WAIT. YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND IS JUST A CLICK AWAY. LOLA IS IN NEED OF A MEDICAL FOSTER CARE HOME. WE ALWAYS NEED FOSTERS THAT CAN GROW AND GET THE CARE THEY NEED UNTIL THEY ARE READY FOR ADOPTION. COULD YOU PROVIDE A LOVING TEMPORARY HOME FOR ONE OF OUR ANIMALS, IF SO, PLEASE CONTACT US. FINALLY, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUR FURY FRIENDS, PLEASE TAKE A 
          [1. Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (March 2026)]
LOOK AT OUR AMAZON WISH LIST AND ALSO IN NEED OF ITEMS FROM AMAZON.COM. THAT COMPLETES OUR 
          PET ADOPTION. >>THANK YOU. PLEAS MEET ME UPFRONT FOR OUR PROCLAMATION. 
          >> 
          >>WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION TODAY PROCLAMATIONS/RESOLUTIONS 1.COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH (MARCH 2026) REGULAR CANCER SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION TO SAVE LIVES. 
          HELEN IS HERE. AFTER WE READ THE PROCLAMATION WE'LL HEAR REMARKS. >>OKAY. 
          >>THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR COLRECTAL CANCER. WHEREAS, IN FEBRUARY 2000, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON DESIGNATED MARCH AS NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH TO PROMOTE SCREENING, AND IT HAS SINCE UNITED PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, CAREGIVERS, AND ADVOCATES IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT COLORECTAL CANCER; AND WHEREAS, ABOUT ONE IN 24 PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP COLORECTAL CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME, AND IN 2026, AN ESTIMATED 158,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WILL BE DIAGNOSED AND 55,000 WILL DIE, MAKING IT THE SECOND-LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS OVERALL; AND 
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WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH MOST COLORECTAL CANCER CASES OCCUR IN PEOPLE OVER 50, IT IS THE DEADLIEST CANCER FOR THOSE UNDER 50 AND IS EXPECTED TO KILL ABOUT 3,800 PEOPLE AGES 0 TO 49 IN 2026, UNDERSCORING THAT NO ONE IS TOO YOUNG TO BE AT RISK; AND WHEREAS, COLORECTAL CANCER IS HIGHLY PREVENTABLE THROUGH SCREENING, HIGHLY TREATABLE WHEN DETECTED EARLY, AND HAS A 91% FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE WHEN FOUND AT THE EARLIEST STAGE, YET 1 IN 3 ELIGIBLE AMERICANS ARE NOT UP TO DATE ON SCREENING; AND WHEREAS, SCREENING IS THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT COLORECTAL CANCER: PEOPLE AT AVERAGE RISK SHOULD START AT 45, WHILE THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS, GENETIC CONDITIONS, OR A FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVE WITH THE DISEASE SHOULD TALK TO A DOCTOR ABOUT STARTING EARLIER. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2026 AS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN CLAY COUNTY 
          > AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  THANK YOU VERY  Select to skip to this part of the video">ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  THANK YOU VERY 
          MUCH. >>HI, MY NAME IS HELENE, A LOCAL PRACTITIONER. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU UNTIL IT KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR. IT KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND THIS IS TO PREVENT WHAT SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING THROUGH. I APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR SEATS. 
          [2. Flood Awareness Week (March 9-15, 2026)]
  DECLARATIONS 2.FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK (MARCH 9-15, 2026) DECLARATION OF THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK DURING FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK, RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KNOW THEIR SERVICE AND YOU CAN READ THE FULL DECLARATION ATTACHED TO 
          [Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Study Presentation]
THE MEETING GEBAGENDA. WE WILL E TO SAFE STREETS FOR STUDY PRESENTATION. 
          >> PRESENTATIONS SAFE STREETS FOR ALL (SS4A) STUDY PRESENTATION REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORESITE GROUP WILL PRESENT THEIR ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPLEMENT A VISION ZERO PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL TO REDUCE TRAFFIC FATALITIES TO ZERO BY 2050. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 
          WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. >>GOOD EVENING, WE PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER A SAFETY PLAN. MY PARTNER WITH ME, DOUG IS WE ME AS WELL, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO HAS WORKED WITH US FROM AN ENGAGEMENT STANDPOINT. WE HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION AND HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS TO WALK THROUGH WHAT IT IS. I'M GOING TO LET DOUG START OFF TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS VISION ZERO. VISION ZERO OH FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF IS A CONCEPT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. VISION ZERO, BEGINNING TO ZERO FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND LOOKING AT THREE-LEGGED STOOL APPROACH TO VISION ZERO AND HOW WE GET THERE AND IT'S TO GET THERE BY THE YEAR 2050. WE HAVE 
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LOOKED AT YOUR POLICIES, A THREE-LEGGED STOOL IS THE ISSUES WE LOOK AT AND GETTING TO VISION ZERO IS AN ACTION PLAN. WE LOVE OUR ACRONYMS IN GOVERNMENT AND EVERYTHING. THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT IN THE LAST TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION BILL THAT CONGRESS PASSED BACK IN 2021, THEY PUT MONEY OUT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO GO AFTER. AND THIS IDEA IS LOOKING AT IT FROM A BOTTOM APPROACH INSTEAD OF A TOP DOWN APPROACH, WHICH IS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST AND ASKING FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THEMSELVES TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS TAKE A VERY DEEP DIVE FROM YOUR LEVEL IN YOUR COMMUNITIES AND ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS TO PROTECT INJURIES AND FATALITIES. VISION ZERO IS A NOBLE GOAL TO GET TO ZERO. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE IN THE END, BUT TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS DEFINITELY GOING TO IMPROVE THE FATALITIES AND INJURIES IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. THAT'S WHAT VISION ZERO IS ABOUT. Y'ALL WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT TO HAND OUT ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THERE IS MANY PEOPLE COMPETING FOR THIS GRANT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNITY FOR RECEIVING IT AND TO YOUR STAFF BECAUSE WE CAN SAY BARELY 10% OF THE FOLKS THAT APPLY FOR IT GET THE GRANT. I'M 
          GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ERICK. >>THANKS. DOUG SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS AND THE STAFF THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLIC MEETINGS AND SURVEY RESULTS WE GOT. SOME OF THE TAKE BACKS FROM A THEMATIC STANDPOINT ARE ABOUT PEOPLE'S FEELINGS ABOUT SAFETY AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES LIKE PHONE USAGE AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE WORRISOME TO CONSTITUENTS HERE. 
          WE TAKE A LOT OF THAT FEEDBACK AND START LOOKING AT FIVE YEARS OF DATA TO LOOK AT THE TRENDS AND THE LOCATIONS. YOU SEE THE HEAT MAP WHERE MOST OF THE FATAL AND SEVERE CRASHES HAPPEN IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE KEY THINGS IS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SAFETY THEMES THAT WE SEE WHICH IS HAVING YOUR VULNERABLE ROAD USERS THAT ARE OLDER AND YOUNGER ARE DISPROPORTIONATE HAVING THIS MAJORITY OF THE FATAL CRASHES AS WELL AS A HIGH INSTANCE OF DUI, AND A LOT OF THESE CRASHES ARE HAPPENING AT NIGHT. THAT'S ALL BASED ON THE FIVE YEARS WORTH OF TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTED AND WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT AND LOOK AT WHERE WOULD BE THE MOST CRITICAL PLACES TO SPEND YOUR TIME FROM A PROJECTS PERSPECTIVE IS THE CLAY COUNTY TRIANGLE WHICH IS 
          FOCUSING AROUND U.S. 17, 21 AND 16 AND THE CONFLUENCE OF THOSE. >>HERE IS A FURTHER MAP THAT SHOWS IN DETAIL. AGAIN, MANY OF IT IS BASED ON INTERSECTIONS THAT FOCUS ON LANDING AND U.S. 
          17. THAT REALLY ARE THE ISSUES AND DRIVERS OF IT AND MANY OF THE FATAL AND SEVERE CRASHES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN CLAY COUNTY IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE GETTING TO ZERO, THAT NOBLE GOAL IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF NOT JUST THE PROJECTS BUT ALSO, POLICIES. THESE ARE HIGH LEVEL POLICY ACTIONS THAT WE THINK YOU SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING AS IMMEDIATE FIRST STEPS TO GET TO VISION ZERO WHICH IS PART OF YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE THIS EVENING AND STAFF HAS START TO PUT TOGETHER AN IMPLEMENTATION PAGE THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH VISION VZERO AND PROVIDES A PROCESS AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. 
          FROM THE SCALE WE HAVE LOOKED AT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND PLACEMENTS IN THE CODE THAT CAN 
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BE IMPROVED FROM THAT LESS THAN OF SAFETY. FINALLY A TOOL OF PROJECTS THAT ARE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR CLAY COUNTY AND THE EMPHASIS ON THE TRIANGLE. THESE ARE ALL PROGRAMMATIC INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE ITEMS THAT WOULD HELP MAKE PEOPLE SLOWDOWN OR TO BE AWARE OF AN INTERSECTION OR BE ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE AN INTERSECTION. THIS PROGRAM OF PROJECTS IS A SHORT MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM OF PROJECTS THAT CAN BE LOOKED AT IN COOPERATION WITH YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AS WELL AS FLORIDA DOT TO EFFECTUATE CHANGE. SO, WHAT WE ARE HERE TODAY IS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT VISION ZERO ABOUT HOW IMPLEMENTING IT AND ADOPTING THIS VISION ZERO RESOLUTION AND APPROVING THIS SUBSEQUENT ACTION PLAN TO HELP YOU IMPLEMENT 
          VISION ZERO. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. MADAM CHAIR >>THANK YOU. 
          >>TWO COMMENTS AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MEGAN T GRANTS TEAM. THE FACT THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN CLAY COUNTY, WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE DEPARTMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO MEGAN AND THE TEAM. THERE IS A QUOTE I THINK THAT REIGNS TRUE IN MY REAL JOB, STRIVE FOR PERFECTION, YOU EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE. I FEEL THIS IS A REALLY GOOD NITANGIBLE OPPORTUNY TO STRIVE FOR THIS AND THERE IS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FOR CITIZENS, THAT'S GOOD. THE 50% UNSAFE WITH BIKING THAT'S A VERY LARGE NUMBER. I THINK WE ARE GOING TO TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE STATE DOES. IF THEY DO ANY KIND OF LEGISLATION AND PROBABLY START LOOKING AT LOCAL ORDINANCES AS TO WHAT WE CAN ENFORCE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BECAUSE THAT'S TOO HIGH IN MY OPINION. THE LAST QUESTION IS THE QUESTION OF ALL THE ROADS IN THE STATE TRIANGLE ARE ALL ROADS AND WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH FDOT AND THIS COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT. HOW HAVE YOU SEEN LOCAL JURISDICTION TO IMPROVE THAT RELATIONSHIP TO WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH THE STATE AT A BETTER 
          PACE. >>MY PAPRTNER IS WITH THE FLORIA STATE COMMISSION. I'M GOING TO 
          LET HIM TAKE THIS QUESTION. >>IT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND OBVIOUSLY, TO YOUR POINT, YES, AS THE THREE HIGHWAYS MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED WHAT THESE ISSUES ARE, GIST YOU A LEG UP WHEN YOU ARE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH FDOT ABOUT THESE ISSUES. IT'S NOT TO JUST SAY WE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND WE THINK WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. IT'S CLEARLY DEFINED BASED ON DATA FROM FDOT. SO YOU ARE GOING TONIIN THERE VERY SPECIFICALLY TO MAKE THE REQUEST. THEY WILL SAY WHAT DO BRING TO THE TABLE?  THE FIRST THING IS YOU HAVE A PLAN. MOST COMMUNITIES PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THIS. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN START THAT CONVERSATION. OBVIOUSLY, AT SOME POINT, YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT'S PRIORITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS IT RELATES TO THESE INTERSECTIONS. 
          >>THE LAST QUESTION FOR ME, WHEN YOU HAVE DONE THESE IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS, IS THERE A 
          DIFFERENCE ABOUT CLAY COUNTY AS OPPOSED TO OTHER PLACES? >> FRANKLY THE DUI. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. OTHER COMMUNITIES WE HAVE SEEN, WHEN YOU SEE THAT NUMBER, IT'S REFERRING TO THAT IS WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY OF THAT DUI. AND 33% OF THOSE FATALITIES AND INJURIES ARE PEOPLE NOT WEARING THEIR SEATBELT. TO BE FRANK, THIS IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY WE HAVE SEEN WITH THAT ISSUE. WE CAN'T TELL 
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YOU WHY. NOW, WE ARE BOTH FROM GEORGIA, WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GEOR GA 
          GAME. THAT'S WHY WE HIGHLIGHTED IT. >>TWO OTHER THINGS THAT STICK OUT TO ME, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PREPONDERANCE OF THE TYPE OF ACCESS, HOW YOUR LAND IS FORMED IS CRITICAL AND THOSE THREE HIGHWAYS HAVE THE SINS OF THE PAST OF HOW IT'S FORMED AND SHAPED TO INDICATE THE TYPE OF CRASHES WHICH IS KIND OF UNIQUE. YOUR STAFF HERE AT THE COUNTY HAVE BEEN THE MOST RESPONSE EVER AND BEST STAFF WE HAVE HAD TO WORK WITH. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY RES RESPONSIVE IN MOVING FOR AND YOUR DEDICATED TEAM HAVE PROVIDED THE MOST RESULTS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PUBLIC AND PHENOMENAL ATTENDANCE AT OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS DRIVEN BY YOUR STAFF. IN DETERMINING THE STAFF THAT IS VESTED FOR WANTING TO SEE THESE IN YOUR TAX INVESTORS IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN THAT WE HAVE IN YOUR STAFF. 
          >>THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS I WOULD EXPECT TO BE HIGHER AND THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL ALLUDED TO THAT WITH THE DISTRACTED DRIVERS, PHONE TEXTING IS A VERY HIGH COMPONENT OF MISHAPS OR ACCIDENTS. I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED TO SEE THAT AND ALSO SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT DUI IN CLAY COUNTY, WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY SECOND COMMENT OR QUESTION HAVING VISION ZERO 
          COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED. ARE WE WORKING WITH SHERIFF'S OFFICERS? >> YES, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS BEEN PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION MOVING 
          FORWARD. >>THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS AS COUNTY MANAGES THIS I THOUGHT WOULD BE IN A SHERIFF'S OFFICE ELIMINATING MISHAPS OR ACCIDENTS. MY LAST QUESTION IS THIS. YOU'VE HEARD THIS QUESTION BEFORE AND I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND IT AND YOUR SHORT-TERM GOALS AND THIS IS A MISHAP PREVENTION, REDUCED, HOW DID THAT MAKE THAT LIST? 
          >> A COUPLE THINGS. AS PART OF THE DOING ONE OF THESE STUDIES THERE IS A SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS. ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU HAVE SAFE DRIVERS, YOU HAVE SAFE PEOPLE, ALSO SOME CALLED POST CRASH CARE THAT YOU LOOK AT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN FUNDED WITH OTHER SAFE STREETS FOR ALL PROGRAMS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY IS WHERE WE ARE HAVING THE FIRST RESPONDERS THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT PLASMA ON THEIR VEHICLES TO BE ABLE TO SAVE LIVES SO YOU ARE SAVING A LIFE AFTER THIS HAPPENS AND CERTAIN THINGS ON SAFETY THAT WE CAN DO WITH THE ELEMENT OF THE READ, BUT HOW CAN WE HELP PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T DIE BEFORE THEY GET TO THE HOSPITAL? THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM AND WE HAVE TALKED WITH YOUR STAFF AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS HERE AND THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE TO 
          PURSUING THAT ACTIVITY HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. >>WHEN I STUDIED THIS FURTHER, 
          THE PLAN IS TO HAVE 0 FATALITIES. SO MISSION ACHIEVED. >>THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I KNOW THIS IS A NOBLE GOAL AND BAKED INTO THAT IF WE DON'T REACH IT, FROM YOUR 
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EXPECTATION, HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM? 
          >> >>YOU SEE THE TERM COUNTER MEASURES?  THOSE ARE ACTUALLY BASED ON ACTUAL SCIENTIFIC DATA IN THE SENSE THAT THESE ARE THINGS RECOGNIZED BY DOT AND THEY HAVE STUDIED THIS AND THEY HAVE THIS REDUCTION IN ADDITION TO FATALITIES AND INJURIES. IT'S NOT JUST WE THINK IT WORKS, IT'S STUDIED OVER THE YEARS AND THESE COUNTER MEASURES HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT THAT IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT TO REDUCE THE FATALITIES AND INJURIES. 
          >>COMMISSIONER, CORRECT. WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE. OBVIOUSLY, ULTIMATE SUCCESS IS THAT WE HAVE NO FATAL OR SEVERE CRASHES IN CLAY COUNTY. WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN MANY COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IS SEEING A TREND IN THE LOWERING OF SEVERITY OF CRASHES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION AND COMBINATION OF THOSE EFFORTS. THE PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE COUNTER MEASURES, THERE ARE SOME SCIENTIFIC CRASH MODIFICATION CLEARINGHOUSE THAT WE GO THROUGH AND WE LOOK AT THE CAUSALITY OF THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS, AND WHAT OF THESE COUNTER MEASURES CAN WE APPLY AND HOW MANY LIVES MIGHT WE BE ABLE TO SAVE AND THERE IS SOME ABILITY TO TRACK THESE COMMUNITIES IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING IT IN THE PROCESS TO APPLY THE OVERALL REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS AND CRASHES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
          >>THAT BEGS THREE QUESTIONS,F THANK YOU. I THINK YOU WERE ALLUDING IN YOUR PREVIOUS ANSWER THAT THERE IS SKIN IN THE GAME THAT'S EXPECTED OF THE COUNTY. SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE PRICE TAG, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE TIMEFRAME IN WHICH YOU WANT TO IMPLEMENT, LAST, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE LIST THAT'S NOT IN BOLD. IT SEEMS TO BE THE SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE MADE. SO, ARE THESE SPECIFIC TO CLAY COUNTY?  OKAY. THAT'S MY THIRD QUESTION. I SEE THOSE, BUT HOW 
          LONG AND HOW MUCH? >> SURE. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO IMPLEMENT ALL THOSE? 
          >> THIS IS A 20 YEAR PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES WHETHER IT'S POLICY OR CONSTRUCTION. SOME OF THOSE, BECAUSE YOU ARE A COMMISSIONER, AND YOU KNOW SOMETIMES THAT POLICIES DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND YOU HAVE TO GET AROUND TO GET CONSENSUS ON A TOPIC IN AN AREA AND TAKES WAY TOO LONG TO DEVELOP PROJECTS IN TERMS OF A LIFESPAN. I HAVE BEEN IN TRANSPORTATION FOR 30 YEARS AND SEEING THINGS THAT I WAS PLANNING WHEN I WAS A YOUNG PUP. 
          WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADOPTED FROM A NOBILITY STANDPOINT, YOU WOULD HAVE ZERO FATAL SEVERE CRASHES. FROM A COST STANDPOINT, THERE IS A COST TO PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT ARE THERE AND COSTING ELEMENTS TO THOSE. IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DO IN TERMS OF STAFFING, I THINK IT'S LEVERAGING THE EXISTING STAFF THAT YOU HAVE PUTTING TOGETHER COMMITTEES AND LOW COST, LOW HANGING FRUIT THINGS THAT WE SEE PEOPLE DO IT AS SEPARATE DUTIES AND PEOPLE ON BOARD STAFF. I CAN'T SAY THERE IS A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT I WOULD QUOTE OVERALL, BUT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS THAT MOST HELY AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERING YOUR WORK FORCE BY HAVING A SAFE AND CLEAR ENVIRONMENT TO WORK TO AND DRIVE IN. 
          >>ONE COMMENT. TALKING ABOUT HAVING THIS PLAN. WHAT ALLOWS YOU AS A COUNTY BY HAVING THIS PLAN IS THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY COMING OUT THIS SUMMER FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH A BILLION DOLLARS AROUND THIS COUNTRY TO HELP WITH IMPLEMENTATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WE HAVE MADE. IF YOU ADOPT THIS TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO GO AFTER THAT MONEY, WHICH YOUR GRANT FOLKS ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF TO GO AFTER THAT MONEY. YOU DID A 
          STUDIES ON WHERE YOU EXPLAINED THAT WHERE WE LOOKED AT WHAT CAME OUT THIS PAST YEAR.P>>BEFO YOU BRINGING UP THAT POINT. I AM CURIOUS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BRINGS THIS UP TO US SOMETHING 
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THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD CONSIDER AND ADOPT. ARE THEY ALSO PROJECTING THAT THE FUNDS 
          WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS? >> I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT. 
          THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DOES A FIVE YEAR TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND WILL AUTHORIZE FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. CURRENTLY THE CONGRESS IS WORKING ON UPDATED ONE BECAUSE IT EXPIRES, THE POINT IS IS THERE IS STILL A BILLION DOLLARS IN THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU GET TO GO AFTER IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS IMMEDIATE MONEY THAT YOU CAN GO AFTER BY HAVING THIS PLAN. YOU CAN GO AFTER FUTURE MONEY BY CONGRESS. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR FDOT, BUT IN GEORGIA, WORKING WITH THEM WHERE THEY BRING MONEY ON THE TABLE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PLAN. AS OUR COMMISSIONER DOT SAYS, I'M HAPPY TO HELP COMMUNITIES WHO HELP THEMSELVES. SO, I SUSPECT THIS IS HOPEFULLY SIMILAR IN THE STATE. BACK, ERICK, YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT? 
          >> YES, HAVING WORKED THE SENATE AND THROUGH AUTHORIZATIONS, THEY ALWAYS OF DONE AND TRANSPORTATION IS A KEY PART OF THE -- IT AND BROKEN INTO PIECES AND IT'S MONEY PUT INTO SAFETY. 
          AND OUT AT A CLOSE, MORE FUNDING ON GAS TAX IS GOING TO RELATED IMPROVEMENT. WE MAY CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE, BUT THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE GOING TO TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC SAFETY IN CLAY COUNTY, NOW THE FUNDS YOU WILL GO AFTER BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE THE PLAN TO SEEK THEM. 
          >>THE LAST QUESTION. SO, A BILLION DOLLARS $1 BILLION IS AVAILABLE TO US. IT'S AT THE 
          STATE LEVEL? >> YES, EVERY JURISDICTION HAS ADOPTED ONE OF THESE PLANS. 
          >>SO IF WE WERE TO ADOPT THIS. >>YES, THERE ARE COMMUNITIES CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH STUDIES WHO ARE GOING TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE VERY FRANK WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET THEIR STUDY COMPLETED IN TIME. WE ARE STAFF THAT IN A SENSE ACCELERATED THIS STUDY TO BE SURE YOU DID NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT DID NOT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE STUDY, BUT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND YOUR STAFF UNDERSTANDING THIS OPPORTUNITY. 
          WE HAVE ALSO DONE ANALYSIS TO GIVE YOU SOME REAL NUMBERS. WHAT WE SAW LAST YEAR IN IMPLEMENTATION MONEY, THE AVERAGE GRANT FOR THOSE WHO WON THAT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND $10-12 MILLION FOR PROJECTS. IT'S OUT OF A BILLION DOLLARS, BUT STILL A CHUNK OF MONEY AND YOU ARE IN 
          A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND COMPETING WITH OTHER FOLKS. >>IT'S JURISDICTION IN THIS 
          COUNTY OR ANY MUNICIPALITY? >> IT'S THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN. 
          >>FOR ALL 50 STATES. CORRECT. WITH FOUR YEARS OF FUNDING THAT HAVE GONE OUT AND FOR 23 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED A PLAN. THAT IS YOUR POOL THAT YOU ARE COMPETING AGAINST IN TERMS OF THINGS, PART OF THE PROCESS OF THOSE SORT OF THINGS IS HAVING A STRONG GRANT TEAM THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING, MANY COMMITTEES THAT YOU WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST AND PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY WITH YOUR PLAN AND THEY ONLY PUT OUT IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS, BUT THEY HAVE APPLICATIONS INSTEAD I THINK THEY PUT OUT ABOUT ALMOST $800 MILLION LAST YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE APPLICATIONS FOR $4.5. BILLION AND IT'S OVER PRESCRIBED AND THEY SHOW THEY HAD A GREAT PLAN AND BEING ABLE TO TIE THAT GRANT TO THE GRANT PROCESS VERY DIRECTLY. I THINK YOU HAVE THE INGREDIENTS TO MAKE THE COMPETITIVE APPLICATION HAPPEN HERE. 
          >>THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUSTION BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO CONNECT THE DOTS, WHILE YOUR EFFORT, THE INITIATIVE IS A NOBLE ONE, WE WANT THAT. WE WANT NO FATALITIES. WHERE I'M WANTING 
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TO ENSURE ALSO IS AS WE TAKE A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION OR MULTIPLE STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION, STAFFING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AT SOME POINT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOESN'T DECIDE TO COLLAPSE THE PROGRAM AND WE ARE NOW HAVING TO MAKE-UP THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE I THINK IN MY BRIEFING WITH US, WITH THE GROUP, THERE WAS AN 80/20 SPLIT. I PUT THAT OUT FOR IT. 
          >>THAT'S BEEN A REGULAR STANDARD FOR MANY DAYS NOW FOR THE 80/20 SPLIT. I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION IS THE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION BILLS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PA PARTY YOU ARE IN, BUT ONE THEY TRY TO GET PASSED. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR DECADES. 
          >>THANK YOU. >>YOU ARE SAYING IN THE PAST THEY DIDN'T PASS OUT THE BILLION 
          DOLLARS. >>THEY HAVE A STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THEY ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM THAT. IT'S BEEN UPWARD OF ALMOST A BILLION 1/2 ANNUALLY EACH YEAR. 
          IN THIS AUTHORIZATION, THE EVOLUTION OF THESE, THEY INCLUDE MORE MONEY IN ESSENCE DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF SAFETY FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. IN THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION, THEY ARE SEEING AN OVERALL RESULT THAT HAS FLAT LINED AND 42,000 DEATHS ACROSS THE STATES AND WE HAVE SEEN THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY AND THEN A TOP DOWN APPROACH FOR LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND WHY DON'T WE GO BOTTOMS UP FOR THE AMOUNT OF LOCALITIES TO AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO GET TO VISION ZERO. THIS IS WHAT HAS EVOLVED AND WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM CONGRESS THEY ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE SHOWING VALUE TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS BY HAVING MONEY THROUGH THIS PROCESS. IT MAY NOT BE CALLED SAFE STREETS, BUT WHO CARES WHAT IT'S CALLED AS LONG AS WE ARE ABLE TO GET TOWARDS 
          ZERO. >>THIS WOULD BE GREAT THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY USE THE FUNDING WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF AREAS IN THE COUNTY THAT LACK LIGHTING AND SOMETHING TO BE AVAILABLE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT STUDY AND Y'ALL PRESENTING IT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE SHERIFF'S TO TALK ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT EFFORT BECAUSE IN YOUR DISCUSSION TALKING ABOUT THE DUI RATES AND BEING THE HIGHEST THAT YOU WORK WITH. THAT WAS ALARMING TO ME. IN THE PAST WE HAVE SEEN ID CHECKS AND THE PROCESS AND SEEMED THAT WE ANNOUNCE THEM. WHY DO WE DO THAT. IF IT'S GOING 
          TO BE A SURPRISE, MAYBE IT WOULD DETER THEM FROM DOING THAT. >>THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND WE ARE FOR SAFE STREETS FOR ALL. WE ARE ALL IN ON THOSE. AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, LAST YEAR, OUR AGENCY DEPUTIES CONDUCTED MORE THAN 40,000 TRAFFIC STOPS SO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IS AT THE TOP OF OUR EFFORTS OF KEEPING THIS COMMUNITY SAFE. WE DID HAVE JUST OVER 4300 CRASHES IN 2025. 
          WE WORKED ONE FATALITY TYPICALLY IN CLAY COUNTY, FHP WILL WORK FATALITY CRASHES AND THEY HANDLED 23. THAT NUMBER MAY GO UP IF SOMEONE PASSES AFTER THE YEAR, SO WE HAD ABOUT 24 FATALITIES LAST YEAR IN THE COUNTY. AS FAR AS DUI'S, THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE MADE OVER 200 
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ARREST FOR DUI. IT'S SOMETHING WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY ARE HAPPENING ON THE LARGER ROADS. WE ARE DOING ALMOST 40,000 TRAFFIC STOPS. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS. I WILL SAY THAT EVERY TWO WEEKS, WE MEET WITH OUR TRAFFIC TEAM TO GO OVER WHAT THEY ARE SEEING, HEARING, RWRITING THEIR TICKETS AT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CRASH MAP IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, OUR CITATION MAP, YOU CAN PUT THEM TOGETHER AND THEY MATCH PERFECTLY. WE ARE WORKING THE AREAS WHERE THE FATALITIES AND CRASHES ARE HAPPENING. AS FAR AS DUI CHECK POINTS, YOU HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THEM. WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A STRATEGY. IF WE GET COMPLAINTS OF CERTAIN DRIVING PATTERNS IN THE AREA, WE DO WHAT WE CALL A SATURATION AND FLOOD THE AREA WITH DEPUTIES. YOU PROBABLY SEE THESE OR SEE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THESE. WE'LL DO SAT ERA SATUR SATURATIONS. WE DO THIS AND JUST AS MUCH WITH THE SATURATION THAN YOU ANNOUNCE THE CHECK POINTS AND MANY PEOPLE GO THE OTHER 
          WAY. >>YOU HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THEM? >> YES, MA'AM. I BELIEVE IT'S A 
          STATUTE. YOU HAVE TO ANNOUNCE TO THE COMMUNITY. >>TO YOUR POINT, THE OTHER ELEMENT IS EDUCATION. YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE ENFORCEMENT YOU WANT, BUT PART OF IT IS GETTING PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIORS. IT'S ALSO EDUCATING PEOPLE AND REMINDING THEM NOT TO DRIVE WHILE YOU ARE INTOXICATED. REMINDING PEOPLE THAT ALSO REMINDING AND I'M NOT SPEAKING WITH KNOWLEDGE HERE, BUT THOSE PROVIDING ALCOHOL AND COMMUNICATION EFFORT ALONG WITH THAT PIECE. BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING THAT ENFORCEMENT, THE REASON WE ARE SEEING THESE NUMBERS IS CATCHING FOLKS AND ON THE OTHER HAND EDUCATING PEOPLE, CALL AN UBER. YOU CAN GET SOMEONE TO PICK YOU UP AND ALSO TAKE YOUR CAR HOME. THAT'S A LITTLE EXPENSIVE, BUT I HAVE SEEN THOSE PROGRAMS. WHEN I GO TO RESTAURANTS, I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS, BUT IN THE MEN'S ROOM, 
          THEY HAVE IT OVER THE URINALS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROCESS. >>PRIOR TO COMING TO THIS MEETING, YOU ARE RIGHT, IT'S EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT. AND GETTING INTO SOME MONEY BECAUSE EDUCATION COSTS MONEY. I BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME GRANT MONEY FOR COMMUNICATION EFFORTS 
          AS WELL. >>THERE IS SOME AVAILABLE IN THE GRANTS EFFORTS FOR THIS TYPE OF 
          [CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS]
          EDUCATION. >>ANYONE ELSE?  THANK YOU. >>MOVE APPROVAL ON TO 
          CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS. >>IS THERE ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE? 
          >> YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN. FIRST OF ALL, YESTERDAY, I WAS ON SCENE VERY QUICKLY TO THE FIRE THAT HAPPENED OFF OF MOODY ROAD, AND WHEN I GOT THERE, I LITERALLY WATCHED DEPUTIES WITH GARDEN HOSES PROTECTING HOMES AND WILL FIREMEN RUNNING AND THERE WERE PROBABLY 20 HOMES WITHIN FEET OF CATCHING ON FIRE. A HUGE PROPS TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. IT WAS 
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A GOOD REMINDER FOR ME AND WE HAVE A SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF.   LARRY FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE HIM TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT 
          HIMSELF. >>GOOD EVENING, I'M LARRY SMITH. WE, THE SHERIFF AND I WORK TOGETHER IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BEFORE COMING ON THIS SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. I WAS WITH HIM ON THE SWORN SIDE AND THE FINANCIAL SIDE. I'M LIKING FOOKING FORWAR WORKING WITH YOU AND THE 
          [3. Enterprise Risk Management Update (N. Miller)]
          RESIDENTS OF CLAY COUNTY. >>ANY QUESTIONS? >> NOT YET. 
          >> 3.ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT UPDATE (N. MILLER) 
          >>GOOD EVENING, MOST OF YOU KNOW ME ALREADY. I'M THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WORKING WITH THE CLERKS OFFICE. I WANT TO DISCUSS RISK MANAGEMENT. SOMETHING WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON WITH THE CLERKS OFFICE AND WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE COUNTY AS WELL. I HAVE MET WITH MOST OF YOU COMMISSIONERS AND GIVEN YOU THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS. FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T, I'M GOING TO RECAP IT. ESSENTIALLY, ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT IS IDENTIFYING RISK TO THE COUNTY TO AUDIT AROUND THOSE RISKS TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS AND CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE TO MITIGATE THOSE RISKS, BASICALLY LIMIT THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SPECIFICALLY WE LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC GOALS THAT YOU ALL HAVE. WE TAKE THE RISK CATEGORIES, WE CAN FILTER IT DOWN TO RISK CATEGORIES AND IDENTIFY THOSE RISKS AND SEE, WHICH DEPARTMENT AND PROCESSES ARE IMPACTED BY THAT. I PULLED UP AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS WHICH IS TO MAINTAIN 90% EMPLOYMENT RATE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES. WHAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM ACHIEVING THAT STRATEGIC GOAL?  MIGHT BE FUNDING, MIGHT BE WORKFORCE CAPACITY, MIGHT BE ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. SO ONCE WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF ALL THE RISKS AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED SOME, I HAVE A LISTING HERE. IT DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THESE SLOTS. BUT I WILL PROVIDE YOU A DIGITAL COPY. ONCE WE HAVE A LISTING, YOU ALL CAN TAKE A RISK ASSESSMENT WHERE YOU SCORE THE RISK. WE TAKE THAT INFORMATION, THAT DATA, AND WE RANK THEM HIGH TO LOW. YOU CAN SEE, WHICH ONES ARE THE BIGGEST IMPACTS TO THE COUNTY. SOME OF THE CATEGORIES CAN BE FUNDING, REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE, CYBERSECURITY, WORKFORCE CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY CONSTRAINTS, DATA QUALITY, ASSET MAINTENANCE AND EQUITY AND SERVICE. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE YOU A LIST OF THIS THAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH. I WANT TO KNOW, WHICH I MAY BE MISSING FROM OUR LIST BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE COUNTY WAY BETTER THAN I DO. I ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT IT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ON THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, WE ARE HAPPY TO REMOVE IT. OUR TIMELINE AGAIN, YOU HAVE DEVELOPED YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS. WE LOOKED AT THOSE FOR IDENTIFYING THE RISK RIGHT NOW. YOU TAKE THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND FROM THERE, WE CAN GET REALLY GOOD AUDIT PLANNING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TARGETING THE AREAS THAT ARE THE BIGGEST THREATS IN YOUR EYES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF THERE ARE 
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          ANY QUESTIONS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >>ARE WE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS 
          AT THE COUNTY LEVEL? >> YES, SIR. >>SO WE LISTED A BUNCH OF THOSE 
          CATEGORIES, WE WERE PARTIAL TO THAT? >> YES. 
          >>CHAIR, IF I MAY, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NICK AND THE TEAM AND THE CLERK ON THIS AND WAS EXPECTING THIS TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT. IT FALLS IN PARALLEL TO THAT RISK AND COMING 
          UP WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN. >>MORE SPECIFICALLY I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN WE ASSESS THE RISK WE ASSESS SCORES 1-5. I ASSUME ONE IS LOW RISK AND 5 IS HIGHER RISK. 
          >>CORRECT. WE LOOK AT THE IMPACT AND AND THE LIKELIHOOD. THE LIKELIHOOD IS OBVIOUSLY, EXPLANATORY. THE IMPACT, WE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY MANAGERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE THRESHOLDS ARE AS FAR AS A HIGH RISK AS FAR AS MONETARY VALUE. 
          >>HOW DO WE DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A 3 AND 4? >> THAT WOULD BE BASED ON THE 
          AMOUNTS. >>IF THE CRITERIA IS A DIGITAL THING, YEAH, BUT ACCIDENTS, AND 
          CONCERNED ABOUT ATTENTION AND HOW DO WE CATEGORIZE A 90%. >>RIGHT. 
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
          RISK THAT ANOTHER EXECUTIVE WON'T. >>DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATION TO 
          THIS? >> I WANT TO SAY DIDN'T WE DO A SURVEY?  IT'S BEEN A WHILE. 
          >>YES. >>THIS IS THE RESULTS OF THAT, CORRECT IN 
          ? >> NO, THAT SURVEY WAS OUT OF A PARTICULAR AUDIT. THIS IS A 
          DIFFERENT ROLE IN IDENTIFYING THE RISK TO THE COUNTY. >>YOU SAY WE ARE GETTING FURTHER 
          FEEDBACK FROM THIS ? >> YES, THIS IS A STARTING POINT AND WE'LL COME UP WITH A LIST OF RISK AND I NEED YOUR INPUT FOR THAT AND YOU EVALUATE THEM. YOU KNOW WHERE THE RISKS LIE. YOU CAN HAVE OPEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT AND TALK TO COUNTY STAFF ABOUT HOW THEY ARE MITIGATING THOSE RISKS, AS WELL AS WE'LL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AUDIT CLAIMS THAT ARE TARGETING THOSE RISK 
          AREAS TO MAKE SURE THOSE SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE. >>ONE QUESTION, NICK, NO. 1 FUNDING AND REVENUE SHORTFALLS, IS THAT IN RELATION TO STRATEGIC GOALS OR HOW IS THAT MEASURED? 
          >> THESE COME FROM BEST PRACTICES WE HAVE SEEN OUT IN THE WORLD. THESE ARE GENERAL CATEGORIES. BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT, HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS. 
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          >>NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A RISK, BUT TO ESTABLISH HOW MUCH THAT RISK COST VERSUS HOW MUCH YOU 
          ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT. >>WE'LL BE DISCUSSING WITH HOWARD WITH YOU AND GETTING BACK 
          TO HIM. >>MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY, HE NEEDED TO BRIEF THIS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD TO IN DEPTH ON THIS AND THE PRIME EXAMPLE IT TAKES ONE STRATEGIC GOAL ON A 90% RETENTION RATE AND BREAKS IT COMPLETELY DOWN. THE GOAL HERE FOR HAVING HIM BRIEF THIS WOULD BE TO GET APPROVAL, CONSENSUS AND TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT AND TO DIVE DOWN INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO, AGAIN, WE STARTED WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, OUR FIRST EVER ONE. WE MADE THE MODIFICATIONS A FEW BOARD MEETINGS AGO. WE HAVE DRIVEN DOWN INTO KPI'S FOR EACH DEPARTMENT NOW. WE NEVER HAD THOSE BEFORE AND NOW IN BETTER POSITION TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND WORK AS A TEAM IN THE OFFICE TO IDENTIFY THESE RISKS IS THE BOTTOM LINE. 
          >>I NEED A MOTION. >>JUST CONSENSUS. >>I HAVE A QUESTION, WHICH 
          DEPARTMENT? >> IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUDITOR'S AND WHATEVER THE DEPARTMENTS 
          STRATEGIC PLAN. >>I DEFINITELY LIKE IT. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE FURTHER 
          DISCUSSION ON A LOT OF THESE, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD START. >>IF I MAY TOO, EARLY ON WHEN THE IG DEPARTMENT WAS REVITALIZED AND, WHICH DEPARTMENTS WERE GOING TO BE INSPECTED AND TALKING ABOUT THAT WAS A NICE THING TO HAVE. WHEN I WAS IN THE NAVY, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO INSPECT YOU ON AND THE PARTICULAR MONTHS THAT ARE GOING TO BE EXPECTED. HERE, IT'S FANTASTIC AND DRIVES DOWN FURTHER NOT JUST TO EACH MONTH, THERE IS A REASON BEHIND IT AND 
          GETS MORE INPUT FROM THE BOARD IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT. >>HOWARD, AS THE COUNTY MANAGER LOOKING AT THIS PROCESS, HE ASSESSED ONE STRATEGIC GOAL. FROM ADVENTURE POINT, WHICH 
          CATEGORY SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT FROM RISK MANAGEMENT? >> I HAVE MY OPINION ON IT. 
          >>I WANT TO HEAR IT. >>FOR ME, IT'S A BIG THREE. LIFE SAFETY AND COST WHICH ARE THE BIG AREAS TO FOCUS INTO THAT HEAVILY WEIGHS IN ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAFETY AND FINAL THING WOULD BE COST. OVERALL LOOKING AT THOSE AREAS OF WHERE THERE IS EXTENSIVE COST RELATED AND/OR SAVINGS COULD BE HAD. THOSE WOULD BE THREE QUICK ONES TO TALK ABOUT. BUT MOST CERTAINLY, TO GET YOUR OPINION. THAT IS MINE, BUT THERE ARE MAYBE OTHER AREAS THAT WE HAVE RISK IN THAT YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF OR THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. 
          [14. Substantial Amendment to the Clay County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and Citizen Participation Plan (M. Covey)]
          >>THANK YOU. >>THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>THANK YOU. 
          >>WE'LL MOVE TO 5:00 TIME CERTAIN. STARTING WITH SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 
          CLAY COUNTY BLOCK GRANT. >>HI, GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS A FIVE YEAR TRUE UP FOR THE CDBG GRANT PROGRAM. AS PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, OUR STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED UNUSED AND AVAILABLE FUNDS TO REBUDGET IN THIS FINAL YEAR OF THE PROGRAM TO FULLY UTILIZE THE GRANT AWARD. SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL $900,000 TO OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM. SO THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE FROM $910,000 CURRENTLY BUDGET TO $1.8 MILLION. IT PROPOSES ADDING $100,000 FOR NON-PROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING, WHICH IS A NEW ACTIVITY TO OUR CDBG PLAN. AND IT KEEPS ADMINISTRATION COSTS THE SAME AT $150,000.   SO AS I 
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MENTIONED, REALLY THE NEW ACTIVITY IN THE BUDGET IS FOR THAT NON-PROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING. THE IDEA IS THAT WE WOULD SPLIT $100,000 BETWEEN TWO NON-PROFITS THAT PRESENTED PROPOSALS TO THE COUNTY. THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IS GRACE, THE 501C3 ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS ON THE KEYSTONE COMMUNITY, OTHER SERVICES ARE NOT LIMITED TO THAT AREA. FUNDING WOULD PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT FOR THEM TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE LIMITED HOME REHAB AND SUPPORT FOR THE CLEAN UP PROGRAM IN THAT AREA. THE SECOND PROPOSAL COMES FROM IMPACT CLAY AND IMPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS WITH NON-PROFIT SERVICES IN CLAY COUNTY. STAFF HAS REVIEWED NON-PROFIT PROPOSALS WITH HUD TO CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY IN FACT, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND THIS FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE LONG-TERM AND BOTH HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE THE SUSTAINABILITY PLANS IN PLACE FOR THESE PROGRAMS. AND THESE WERE ALSO AREAS PREVIOUSLY SUPPO SUPPORTED BY THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS FOR A NON-PROFIT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE DID ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. SO IF WE CAN DO THAT AND I'M ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF 
          THE AMENDMENT. >>I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO 
          SPEAK?  I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. >>THROUGH THE CHAIR, ME GAN, YO ARE ASKING US TO CHANGE THE INCREASE FOR THE SIDEWALKS, $900,000, AND FOR THE NON-PROFIT 
          CAPACITY. >>YES. >>WHEN YOU SAY NON-PROFIT CAPACITY $100,000 FOR THE PROCESS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FUNDS TO ON BOARD STAFF?  YOU 
          ARE ASKING FOR FTE'S. >>THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM AND ASKING FOR PART-TIME FOR THEIR OWN GRANTS AND WILL GROW TO SUPPORT THOSE NEEDS. THAT'S HOW THE FUNDS WOULD BE USED. IMPACT TO CLAY, THERE ARE MONTHLY COSTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM ESSENTIALLY THAT INCLUDES ONBOARDING NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND QUESTIONS THAT THEY ARRIVE AT. WHICH IS TO IMPLEMENT THE 
          COST OF OUR PROGRAM? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR ME, WHEN YOU SAY PERSONNEL BECAUSE THEY ARE A NEW NON-PROFIT, ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE WOULD BE SO -- LET ME ASK FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. ONCE THEY ARE ABLE TO STAND UP THEIR PROGRAM, WHAT 
          HAPPENS TO THIS PERSON THAT HAS BEEN ON BOARD TED TO ASSIST THE >> THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THIS PERSONNEL. HE IS THE START-UP FUNDING TO LAUNCH THE NON-PROFIT. 
          >>MEGAN, I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW DID WE COME TO THESE NON-PROFITS BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY NON-PROFITS 
          FOR THESE SERVICES. HOW DID IT MAKE IT TO THIS PLAN? >> WE ARE AWARE OF THE COUNTY WORK IN THE COUNTY THROUGH CDBG AND PROJECTS ALIGNED THROUGH WHAT OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES WAS PROVIDING. SO THAT'S HOW THEY CAME TO BE. AS I MENTIONED, THEY DID MATCH THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF HUD. SO WE PUT IT AS PART OF THE SUBJECT STAGE AMENDMENT TO COLLECT PUBLIC 
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COMMENT. WE DID RECEIVE TWO AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUPPORTING THE PROPOSAL. SO, THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROGRAM AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE SERVICES WE HAVE BEEN 
          PROVIDING HISTORICALLY. >>SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, I'M HEARING PEOPLE, NOT SERVICES. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICE. BUT WE HAVE ALREADY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICE. WHY WOULDN'T WE GO WITH SOMEONE THAT IS PROVIDING THE SERVICE TO COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF BUILDING CAPACITY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          >>THESE BUSINESSES WOULD BE PROVIDING THE SERVICES, THEY ARE HANDS-ON POSITIONS RATHER THAN 
          JUST ADMINISTRATIVE, I WOULD SAY. >>THE OTHER THING I WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I WAS MISLED OR MISINFORMED, BRIAN KNIGHTS OUT THERE THAT PROVIDES A SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT IS DEVELOPED AND MY QUESTION WAS ARE THE CARE PORTALS, ALSO PROVIDES, IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SIMILAR FUNCTIONALITY, BUT NOT AS EFFICIENT, BUT EDIFIED THIS AFTERNOON THAT OTHERS ARE SOMEWHAT DATED AND THIS IS MORE FOCUSED ON CLAY COUNTY, HOMEGROWN TYPE THINGS. AND I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PRAGMATIC WORKS AND ALL THEY DO. 
          BUT I'M STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ADMINISTRATION. I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FTE'S, AND I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE MANNER IN WHICH WE HAVE TWO NON-PROFITS WHERE WE HAVE QUIGLEY HOUSE AND YOU NAME IT. ALL KINDS OF NON-PROFITS WITH MERCY SERVICES AND I GOT AN EMAIL TO MERCY SERVICES AND GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH IN RESOURCES THEY NEED. I'M JUST QUESTIONING THIS. 
          >>MEGAN, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS HAS THERE BEEN IN THE PAST UP UNTIL TODAY, HAS THERE 
          BEEN A TIME WHERE THE CDBG HAS FUNDED FTE'S? >> NO, THE NON-PROFIT CAPACITY 
          BUILDING IS A NEW CATEGORY FOR THE COUNTY. >>COMMISSIONER, I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. IT WAS MY FIRST COMMISSION MEETING ACTUALLY THAT WE HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION 
          ABOUT THIS, AND WHILE THERE IS A NEED, THAT'S KIND OF TOUGH. >>WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE 
          THAT MAY WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES. >>IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, DO YOU 
          WANT TO REOPEN IT? >> IT UP TO THE CHAIR. >>IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN. 
          >>HI, CONNIE THOMAS, IMPACT CLAY AND PARTNERS WITH IMPACT WORK WITH BRIAN KNIGHT IN DEVELOPMENT OF LI OF LINKSY AND MAINTAINING THEIR RESOURCE LIST AND PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACTIVE RESOURCE LIST TO COME TO TO FIND OUT OF NEEDS. WE FOUND THAT IMPACT WOULD WANT WITH THE LIST AND WITH THE AI WORLD NOW, THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO KEEP RESOURCES UP-TO-DATE SO PEOPLE CAN BE SERVED IN REAL-TIME AS NEEDS COME ABOUT. WE WENT TO BRIAN KNIGHT AT IMPACT AND ASKED IF THIS WAS POSSIBLE AND LATER WAS DRAWN UP LINKSY AND WE HAVE A PILOT WORKING THROUGH AND LINKSY IS ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, ON SUPPORT SERVICES AND CLAY BEHAVIORAL AND ABOUT TO GO ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO PEOPLE ARE REALLY USING LINKSY. HERE IS THE 
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GREAT THING ABOUT IT. WHEN YOU GO INTO LINKSY, YOU CAN GO ON YOUR PHONE AND TAP HIM AND SAY, I NEED VETERAN SERVICES. LINKSY IS GOING PULL UP EVERY VETERAN SERVICE IN THE COUNTY AND IS GOING TO ASK YOU, DO YOU WANT TO USE ONE OF THESE AND YOU TAP IT AND YOU SAY YES. AT THAT TIME, YOU ARE GOING TO SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO SEND A REFERRAL FOR YOU. THIS IS WHAT'S GENIUS WHAT BRIAN HAS CREATED BECAUSE YOU NEVER GET A LOOP SYSTEM WITH A REFERRAL TO AN ORGANIZATION AND LATER SENDS OUT A MESSAGE IF YOUR NEED HAS BEEN MET AND WE FIND OUT IF IT HAS BEEN MET OR NOT. THIS IS THE FIRST IN THE COUNTY THAT DO THIS. I'M TELLING YOU. IF IT HASN'T BEEN MET, IT COMES BACK TO US AND WE ARE ABLE TO REFER THEM TO ANOTHER SPACE. THAT'S WHERE THE WORKERS COME IN TO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE VETTED WHO COMES INTO TO THE LINKSY SYSTEM AND IN REGARDS TO HIPPA, WE HAVE THE CONTRACT THAT DO THE PILOT WITH THE COUNTY TO HAVE IT ON YOUR WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS HIPPA COMPLIANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OKAY. IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, A LOT OF THINGS TO GO THROUGH TO ENSURE THAT LINKSS IS TRULY HELPING PEOPLE IN GETTING THE RESOURCES, BUT I TELL YOU, WHEN YOU READ THE NEEDS THAT COME THROUGH LINKSY ONLINE, YOU WILL SIT THERE IN TEARS AND YOU FIND OUT THAT PEOPLE ARE IN REAL NEED AND LINKSY IS THE RESOURCE THEY NEED. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUT IT. IT IS A REAL-TIME, AS BEING A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER MYSELF, WE ALWAYS HAD THAT SPREADSHEET ON THE SIDE THAT HAD THE RESOURCES AND WE WOULD HAVE A CLIENT IN THE OFFICE THIS CRISIS AND WE WOULD PICK UP THE PHONE TO CALL TO FIND OUT IF WE CAN GET THEM OVER TO THE SERVICES. AND COME TO FIND OUT, IT WASN'T GOING TO WORK. THAT THEY WEREN'T DELIVERING FOOD ANYMORE OR NO LONGER HAD WHATEVER. THAT HAPPENED CONSTANTLY. WITH LINKSY, IT GOES TO WHATEVER THEY SIGN UP EITHER THE WEBSITE OR WHATEVER RESOURCE ON FACEBOOK AND LINKSY WILL GO TO THAT AND SCRUB THAT EVERY THREE MONTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UP-TO-DATE AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SERVICES ARE HAPPENING IN CLAY COUNTY. 
          >>SO WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU IS THAT IT IS A NON-PROFIT OFFERING MULTIPLE. 
          >>MERCY HAS CUT THEIR PHONE USAGE AS FAR AS HAVING TO TAUGHT ONE-ON-ONE AND DOWN TO 50%. 
          PEOPLE LIKE USING ONLINE SERVICE AND TO GO ON LINKSY ON YOUR OWN, IT'S VERY HELPFUL. 
          >>IS THERE A FEE TO USE THOSE? >> NO. ANY PROVIDER CAN GO ON. WE JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE A PROVIDER FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AT LOW COST FOR SERVICES THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING TO OUR AREA. 
          SO THERE IS NOT A FEE TO BE A PROVIDER ON THERE. THE ONLY FEE THAT COMES UP IF YOU WANT TO HOST THIS, AND THIS IS IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU WANT TO HOST LINKSY ON YOUR WEBSITE THERE WILL BE A FEE FOR HOSTING LINKSY ON YOUR WEBSITE. MERCY WILL DO IT AND HOPE THE COUNTY AND CLAY 
          SYSTEM AND THE SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE IT. >>IS THERE A FEE TO IMPACT CLAY 
          TO USE THIS SYSTEM? >> YES. NOT A LOT BECAUSE BRIAN HAS PROVIDED THIS GRANT THROUGH HIS USE WITH MICROSOFT. IT CHARGES PER CONVERSATION. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE A STAFF ANALYST, A CTO, CFO, ALL THAT LINKSY TAKES AND THE LAWS THAT WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE 
          UP-TO-DATE. >>SO YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PUT THIS ON 
          THEIR WEBSITE, IT'S A FEE TO WHOM? >> IT WILL BE. 
          >>A FEE TO WHOM? >> A FEE IF MERCY WANTS TO KEEP LINKSY IN THE FUTURE AFTER THEIR 
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PILOT, IT WILL BE A LOW FEE FOR PEOPLE TO USE DIRECTLY LINKSY. THE GOOD THING ON THAT END IF YOU GO THROUGH MERCY TO USE LINKSY THERE, THEN MERCY GETS THE STATISTICS OF WHO IS USING IT AND WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND THEY CAN WRITE THE GRANTS AROUND THAT LINKSY STATS. 
          >>THANK YOU. >>HI, CONNIE, AT THIS JUNCTURE, THE IMPACT CLAY, YOU ARE TAKING 
          ON ALL THE COSTS THROUGH YOUR SPONSOR. >>YES. 
          >>WHO SETS THE RUBRIC FOR THE NON-PROFITS THAT ARE PERMITTED TO BE A RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY?  IS IT A STATUTE THAT GOVERNANCE THAT OR IS IT INTERNAL PROCESSING? 
          >> IT'S INTERNAL BECAUSE IT'S ALL NEW. IT'S A TIERED SYSTEM THAT WE ARE COMING UP WITH. 
          DEPENDING ON HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE A PART OF THE NON-PROFIT AS WELL AS THE COST THAT IT WOULD BE TO HOST LINKSY. LIKE I SAID, ANY NON-PROFIT IN THIS COUNTY CAN BE PART OF THE LINKSY SYSTEM AT NO COST AT ALL. IF YOU ARE A VERY SMALL PROFIT AND YOU HAVE 2 OR 3 PEOPLE THAT WORK IN YOUR OFFICE, WHY WOULD YOU HOST LINKSY. YOU CAN STILL HELP YOUR CLIENTS GOING THROUGH 
          THE MERCY NETWORK OR WHATEVER. >>THANK YOU. >>I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THE QUESTION IS PROBABLY FOR MEGAN. THE INCREASE IN FUNDING TO THE CDBG PROGRAM, WHERE DOES THAT 
          COME FROM? >> RIGHT. WE ARE JUST MOVING MONEY AROUND FROM THOSE EARLIER BUDGET YEARS TO OUR CURRENT YEAR FIVE TO UTILIZE THEM. THE MAJORITY OF THAT MULTIPLY CAME FROM THE HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT WE HAD BEEN RUNNING OB ON FOR EARLIER YEARS AND REHABBING FOUR HOMES A YEAR AND THAT IS A TIME INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR STAFF AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO KEEP UP THAT PACE. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE MAKING REALLOCATION TO RESTRUCTURE SIDEWALKS. THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD OVER AND OVER IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS THAT SIDEWALKS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROCURE THOSE MORE FEFFICIENTLY AND MORE FASTR 
          PROJECTS. >>IS THE FISCAL YEAR OF THIS PLAN FROM OCTOBER 1ST 
          >>OCTO >>OCTOBER 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. >>THESE FUNDS WOULD SUNSET 
          SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR? >> CORRECT. >>MY QUESTION, IF THIS COMMISSION APPROVES THIS, IS THIS IMPACT TO CLAY WOULD FIND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO FIND THAT 
          MOVING FORWARD? >> WE ALREADY HAVE. >>AFTER SEPTEMBER 30TH? 
          >> RIGHT NOW, AND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          >>SO WHY DO WE NEED THE MONEY? >> SO CAPACITY BUILDING, WE ARE EXPANDING. WE ARE RUNNING MAKESHIFT AS WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE WE KNOW BENEFIT THAT IT'S BRINGING TO THE COUNTY. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP DOING IT. BUT WHY YOU W YOUR MONEY IS GOING TO HELP US EXPAND. YOU HAVE YOUR DATA ANALYST AND SHE HAS 50 PROVIDERS FROM CLAY COUNTY RESOURCES. SHE NEEDS TO BE REALLY FULL-TIME. THERE IS JUST THINGS LIKE THAT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE NEAR 
          FUT FUTURE. >>WE HAVE A SPONSOR, BUT NOT TO THAT EXTENT. WE HAVE A SPONSOR THAT SPONSORS IMPACT CLAY AND WILLING TO SPONSOR THIS EXPAND, BUT NOT TO THAT EXTENT. WE ARE HAVING TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDERS TO FUND IN FOR LINKSY. 
          >>I UNDERSTAND. I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. A LOT OF OUR NOT FOR PROFITS DO OUTSTANDING WORK. 
          THE ISSUE FOR ME IS # IN MY OPINION, WE ARE OPENING UP A DOOR ONCE AGAIN NON-PROFIT FOR FUNDING AND IT'S JUST TOUGH. THERE ARE SO MANY NON-PROFITS OUT THERE THAT DO GREAT WORK AND I DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENCE OF. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP AND EXPANDING YOUR REACH, THAT'S 
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GREAT. BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE MY BLOCKING AND TACKLING OF WHAT THE COMMISSION IS DOING. 
          I'M JUST ONE COMMISSIONER. >>THIS IS THE NEW CATEGORY FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY. 
          >>CORRECT. >>THIS IS THE NEW PROPOSAL. >>THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF IN 
          YOU CAPACITY, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >>MY PROBLEM IS TRANSPARENCY. WE HAVE SO MANY GOOD ORGANIZATIONS DOING WORK IN CLAY COUNTY, AND ALL I'M HEARING IS WE ARE GOING 
          TO INCREASE FTE'S. >>THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN ADVERTISED. WE RAN A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AT THE MAJORITIES WE RECEIVED TWO EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF GRACE AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING AT HIGH RIDGE. SO, YES, I THINK THE INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE. 
          I'M SAY THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM SEEDS OF GRACE HAD ANOTHER COMMITMENT THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED THIS EVENING. SO, I WOULD MAYBE RECOMMEND IF THERE IS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CHANGING THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WE DO A CONTINUANCE JUST TO GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. 
          >>MY THOUGHT HERE IS THOUGH, WE ASKED FOR THE NON-PROFITS TO COME AND APPLY, AND TO DO THE WORK THAT IT TOOK TO GET THIS DONE, AND THEY HAVEN'T HAD TO IN THE PAST YEAR SINCE IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE TALKED ABOUT ON THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE DONE WHAT'S BEEN ASKED IN A NEW CATEGORY AND WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A NEW CAPACITY THAT WOULD BE BESIDES FTE'S. WAS 
          THERE A DEFINITION? >> IT CAN BE VERY BROAD. WE DID NOT DO A FORMAL RFP FOR CDBG FUNDS. WE KNEW FUNDS WERE LIMITED AND THIS PROPOSAL WAS BROUGHT TO US TO CONSIDER. THEY 
          WERE SPECIFICALLY PRESENTED FROM THE PUBLIC INPUT. >>SO WE ADVERTISED, THESE TWO APPLIED AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED IT FOR AND THE DESCRIPTION OF EXPANDED CAPACITY. I'M A LITTLE 
          CONFUSED. >>IF OTHERS WANTED IT, WHY DIDN'T THEY COME TO APPLY. 
          >>THEY WILL FUND THE WHOLE PERSON AND WE ARE STARTING OVER AGAIN. IT'S VERY OPERATIONALLY FOR, IT'S ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?  ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, BUT NOT AS MUCH ON THE APPLICATION FOR PEOPLE. I GET IT. I WOULD FEEL DIFFERENT ABOUT IT IF THIS FUNDING CREATES THE SOFTWARE AND GETS US STARTED AND OVER THE HUMP AND I WOULD FEEL DIFFERENT ABOUT IT. IT'S ALMOST YOU GET PUNCHED FOR DOING THE STRADMINISTRATIVE JOB AND Y ARE DOING IT WHETHER YOU ARE GETTING IT OR NOT. THAT'S TOUGH FOR ME. 
          >>IF I'M RUNNING A BUSINESS, I NEED TO EXPAND MY BUSINESS, I NEED TO FIND CAPITAL, SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE BUSINESS. THAT INCLUDES STAFF. I NEED MORE STAFF. THIS FITS THE 
          DEFINITION OF WHAT EXPANDING CAPACITY IS. CORRECT? >> IF IT'S ONLY SEPTEMBER, THIS EVER TO TAKE OFF FROM THERE. THE DEFINITION FITS THE CATEGORY. I'M FOR IT. 
          >>I THINK THE CONFLICTHAT I'M SORTING THROUGH AS EXECUTIVES OF THIS BOARD, WE CUT FTE'S. SO IT'S A LITTLE IN CONGRUENT IN MY OWN ANALYSIS TO SAY THAT WE AS A COUNTY HAVE TAKEN FTE'S OFF THE BOOKS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO FUND A NON-PROFIT ONBOARDING AN EMPLOYEE. I DON'T THINK THAT IS CONSISTENT MESSAGING, BUT ALSO, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED TO COMMISSIONER'S POINT THAT WE 
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INVITE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT FUNDING EMPLOYEES FOR NON-PROFITS. THAT'S A VERY HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. I DON'T THINK THAT YOUR REQUEST IS UNREASONABLE. LET ME AS ONE COMMISSIONER SAY, I COMMEND YOU FOR ASKING US FOR IT. YOU SHOULD BE ASKING FOR IT. I DO NOT OBJECT TO YOU REAPPPLYING TO OU OWN INQUIRY. BUT IF THAT IS YOUR NEED, AN EMPLOYEE, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I CAN VOTE TO TERMINATE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL AND ALSO FUND AT THE NON-PROFIT 
          LEVEL. >>AGAIN, WE ASK FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY. THAT IS WHAT THEY NEED TO 
          EXPAND CAPACITY. A MOTION IS NEEDED. GO AHEAD. >> MEGAN, REGARDING YOUR CONTINUANCE, WAS THAT ONLY IF WE CONTINUED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WOULD 
          BE FOR?  CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR SAYING? >> YES, WE CAN BRING THIS TO THE MARCH MEETING AND ALSO HEAR FROM SEEDS OF GRACE. THE OTHER APPLICANT FOR FUNDING. 
          >>ARE THEY ASKING FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ALSO? >> YES. 
          >>APPRECIATE IT. >>CAN WE GO BACK TO THE APPLICATION AND READ THAT TO THE PUBLIC?  WHAT THE APPLICATION SAYS AS FAR AS WHAT THIS FUND IS FOR BECAUSE THESE NON-PROFITS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GETTING RID OF FTE'S. THEY COME TO APPLY FOR 
          SOMETHING THAT WE PUT THE OUT. >>I DON'T THINK THAT IS REALLY THE CONTENTION TONIGHT. WE DON'T DISAGREE WITH THEM, AT LEAST I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THEM LETTING ME KNOW WHAT THEY NEED. BUT I CAN'T, MEGAN TOLD US THSAT THIS ALLOCATION OF THIS CATEGORY IS VERY BROAD. THEY CAN FILL IT IN WITH ANYTHING. IF THEY FILL IT IN WITH PERSONNEL, I HAVE TO CONSIDER, I'M NOT IMPACTING CLAY FOR TELLING THEM THEY NEED TO TELL ME IS PERSONNEL, BUT BECAUSE I GAVE THEM A BROAD CATEGORY TO DEFUND IT BECAUSE I'M ASKING WHAT THEY NEED. FOR ME, AS ONE COMMISSIONER, I WOULD PREFER THIS BE MORE SERVICE DIRECTED AND MAYBE THIS IS GUIDED FOR THE NEXT NON-PROFIT ASKING QUESTIONS. THAT HEY, THE COMMISSION IS ADAMANT ABOUT COMING ALONGSIDE OF YOU BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY IF WE CAN ASSIST, BUT IT HAS TO BE LIMITED TO PERSONNEL BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO IN THIS CHALLENGE WITH MAKING DO WITH LESS PERSONNEL. SO I DON'T WANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO MISUNDERSTANDS OUR POINT. IF YOU GIVE THEM A BROAD CATEGORY AND COMPLY WITH THE BROAD CATEGORY, IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THIS COMMISSIONER TO WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. 
          >>OKAY, IF YOU CAN READ THAT, MEGAN. >>I'M READING FROM HUD. CDBG NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF NON-PROFITS ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT CDBG ELIGIBLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION ACTIVITIES. WHICH MEET A NATIONAL OBJECTIVE. OUR NATIONAL OBJECTIVE WITH THE PROGRAM IS LOW TO MODERATE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COUNTY. IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE HUD PROGRAM MANAGER, THEY FELT THAT BOATH O THESE PROPOSALS WOULD FALL INTO THAT DEFINITION, ONE CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SERVICES IN THE COUNTY, THE OTHER THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UPS AND HOME REHAB TYPE PROGRAMS THAT WE WERE DOING PREVIOUSLY. 
          >>CAN I GET A MOTION TO CONTINUE? >> THIS IS NO. 14. 
          >>MADAM CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM NO. 14 TO THE MARCH 10TH 
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          MEETING. >>I WILL SECOND IT, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MANY SIDEWALKS DO WE NEED?  THAT IS JUST ONE ELEMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THE CDBG WOULD FUND, BUT AND WHETHER THOSE SIDEWALKS THAT NEED REPAIR ARE IN THE AREAS THAT THE BLOCK GRANT COULD FUND. 
          BUT GIVE ME AN ALTERNATIVE. >>COMMISSIONER, I AGREE WITH YOU AND KIND OF IRONIC THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SAFE STREETS TONIGHT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THERE AND, WHICH WOULD OVER LAP FOR CDBG. ONCE AGAIN, I FULLY SUPPORT WHAT IMPACT CLAY IS DOING AND GREAT TO SEE WHAT IMPACT THEY HAVE HAD IN CLAY COUNTY, BUT WANT TO SEE MORE 
          TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY DIRECT. >>WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO APPLY, BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES 
          [15. Final Public Hearing to consider adoption of PUD 25-0009. (District 5, Comm. Burke) (B. Carson)]
          > AYE.  Select to skip to this part of the video">APPLYING. >>ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. 
          >> ANY OPPOSED?  ALL RIGHT. CONTINUED TO MARCH 10. >> 15.FINAL PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF PUD 25-0009. (DISTRICT 5, COMM. 
          BURKE) (B. CARSON) THIS APPLICATION IS A REZONING TO CHANGE 2.46 ACRES FROM COMMERCIAL RECREATION DISTRICT (BB-5) TO PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PCD). 
          >>GOOD EVENING, PLANNING DIRECTOR. THIS ITEM WAS CONTINUED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE APPLICANT IS REVISING THEIR APPLICATION AND COMING BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY ARE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK AND THAT MAY BE CONTINUED AGAIN FURTHER, BUT BECAUSE THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS NOT HEARD THIS, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE IT TO YOUR 
          MARCH 24TH MEETING. >>ALL RIGHT. >>I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK?  I'M CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL ENTERTAIN A 
          [16. Public Hearing to consider Clay County Mobility Fee Ordinance (B. Carson/R. Smith)]
          MOTION. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". 
          >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. 
          16.PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CLAY COUNTY MOBILITY FEE ORDINANCE (B. CARSON/R. SMITH) 
          STAFF REQUESTS A CONTINUATION TO THE MARCH 10, 2026 MEETING. >>AGAIN, THIS IS A STAFF REQUEST TO CONTINUE THIS TO THE MARCH MEETING. WITH SASK FOR CONTINUANCE. 
          >>PUBLIC HEARING. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.   CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          [17. First Public Hearing to consider Transmittal of COMP 25-0015 (District 5, Comm Burke) (D. Selig)]
          >>I MOTION TO CONTINUE TO THE MARCH MEETING. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. 
          > AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  Select to skip to this part of the video">ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? 17.FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TRANSMITTAL OF COMP 25-0015 (DISTRICT 5, COMM BURKE) (D. SELIG) THIS APPLICATION IS A FLUM AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE LAKE ASBURY INTERCHANGE VILLAGE CENTER AT CR 739 THAT WOULD: INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LA IVC ACRES ALLOWED FROM 18.75 TO 52. REDUCE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED ACRES FOR RESIDENTIAL FROM 10% TO 0%. REDUCE THE MAXIMUM REQUIRED ACRES FOR RESIDENTIAL FROM 50% TO 30%. AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CLARIFY AND INCREASE THE LOCATION OF THE LA IVC DESIGNATION AT CR 739 FOR A PORTION OF TWO PARCELS. 
          >>GOOD EVENING, THIS IS A TEXT AMENDMENT, NOT ADOPTION, BUT DIFFERENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS. THE APPLICANT IS SUSAN FRASER OF CONSULTING. THIS WOULD APPLY TO WHAT IS CALLED THE INTERCHANGE LAKE VILLAGE CENTER FROM THE PARKWAY IN THE DISTRICT WHICH IS COMMISSIONER BURKE'S DISTRICT 5. A LARGE SCALE APPLICATION. THERE IS A COMPANION REZONING THAT WILL BE HEARD AT A LATER DATE BECAUSE THIS IS A TRANSMITTAL HEARING. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE BOARD IF THEY APPROVE THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE ITEM, THE ITEM WILL GO TO THE STATE REVIEWING AGENCIES. THEY WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS BACK TO THE COUNTY. THEN THE ITEM WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR AN ACTUAL DECISION. AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD MATCHUP THE ZONING APPLICATION. SO THAT THEY ARE PAIRED UP FOR YOU. AND I 
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ANTICIPATE IT WOULD POSSIBLY BE THE APRIL BOARD MEETING. IT MIGHT BE MAY. I'M NOT SURE. 
          DEPEND WHEN WE GET THE COMMENTS BACK. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW IT. I RECOMMEND THEY FOLLOW THE COUNTY'S WEBSITES IN THE CALENDAR TO SEE THE NEXT TIME THIS ITEM COMES UP. THE PARCELS WERE PROVIDED SIGNS AND MAIL OUTS WENT OUT TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTIES AND SHOWN ON THE MAP WITH THE BEIGE COLOR. ON THE LEFT IS THE PARCEL MAP. IT'S EASIER TO SEE ON THE AREA ON THE RIGHT WITH THE YELLOW HATCH AREA AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXPRESSWAY ACROSS EAST WEST AT THE TOP OF 
          THE BOX THERE. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS HANLEY ROAD. >>AND YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE OUTLINE ON THE CHANGES THAT ARE PROPOSED. IN THE TEXT OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, IT ACTUALLY SPELLS OUT THE HANLEY ROAD IN THE VILLAGE CENTER SITE IS ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF 18.75 ACRES. SO THE TEXT CHANGE WOULD CHANGE THAT TO 52. SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS JUST ONE SIGTE. THERE S ANOTHER ONE DOWN AT 16. THERE IS TWO CHANGES TO THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE THAT IS REQUIRED. AND THEN, A MAP AMENDMENT. SO THE TABLE IS BEING CHANGED TO REFLECT THAT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AND YOU CAN SEE IT HERE IN RED FOR SPECIFICALLY FOR COUNTY ROAD 739 WHICH IS HANLEY ROAD THAT IS THIS ONE. AND THEN WE HAVE SEPARATED OUT THE SITE AT STATE ROAD 16. AND LEFT THE RESIDENTIAL PERCENTAGES ALONE FOR THAT. WE ALSO CLARIFIED THAT AT THE BOTTOM YOU SEE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IN THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AT THE OTHER LOCATION, BUT IT DOESN'T ALLOW IT AT THIS SITE. WE WANTED TO REFLECT THAT IN THE TABLE AS WELL AS THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY 
          MATCH. >>THEN, HERE IS THE MAP OF THE AREA IN THE PURPLE IS THE LAKE INTERCHANGE VILLAGE CENTER LOCATION ENCOMPASSING THOSE, THE ENTIRE TWO ACRES AS PROPOSED. 
          JANUARY 15TH OF THIS YEAR, THE FARM CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE ITEM, FEBRUARY 3RD, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 5-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. 
          STAFF HAS LOOKED AT THE CRITERIA AND RECOMMEND THIS AS WELL. >>DO YOU KNOW WHY IT WASN'T? 
          >> I DON'T KNOW. >>COMMENT? >> SUSAN FRASER, 3517 PARKWAY STREET IN JACKSONVILLE. TO SUMMARIZE FOR YOU EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD SAY ON BEHALF OF THIS APPLICATION. THE VILLAGE CENTERS WERE AT THE INTERCHANGES FOR THE OUTER BELTWAY ONE ON HANLEY AND 16. WE ARE HERE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER TO EXPAND THE LOCATION AT HANLEY ROAD ONLY AND 150 ACRES, THE ACTIVITY CENTER AT THE INTERCHANGE IN THE MIDDLE, IS 487 ACRES AND 18.75. 
          WE FOUND WHEN THE BELTWAY OPEN, THERE WAS DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR TRAFFIC THAT IT WAS NOT EFFICIENT TO PROVIDE. IDENTIFIED FOR YOU IS THE EXPANSION OF ACREAGE, CHANGE IN PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTIAL USES. AS PRESENTED, THE RESIDENTIAL D CAPACITY 52 ACRES IS LESS THAN THE POTENTIAL CAPACITY IN THE CURRENT 18.75 ACRES. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT YOU SEE THE 50% GOING DOWN TO 30% THAT IS A REDUCTION IN RESIDENTIAL AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME MUCH NEEDED SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF LAKE. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION WITH 
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          EVERYBODY AND IN THE HOPES OF ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS. >>CHAIR KRISTEN BURKE: I'M GOING 
          TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE TWO CARDS. >>TOMMY -- OBVIOUSLY, WOULD YOU MIND PULLING THE AREA WITH THE PURPLE OUT TO MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE SO EVERYBODY CAN ACTUALLY SEE. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF VILLAGE PARK WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY, THE NEIGHBORING AREA. I'M THE HOA PRESIDENT AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE AREA THAT IS SPECIFICALLY WE ARE ABSOLUTELY FOR THE UPPER PART OF THAT. WHERE WE HAD CONCERNS AND WHERE WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY VERY POSITIVE, LET ME SAY THAT. THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND THEY HAVE BEEN AND SHOWED IT BY SHOWING UP TO OUR MEETINGS. THAT IS THE HALF CIRCLE BELOW THAT AREA IS WHAT WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED WITH BECAUSE THAT IS LITERALLY THE FRONT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW IS A WOODED AREA THAT HAS SOME PARTS OF DEVELOPED OF PLUMBING, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE PREEXISTING THERE. WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING WAS AND THEN WE SPOKE FOR IT WAS THE MINIMUM WAS SET TO ZERO WHICH WAS WONDERFUL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT LEFT MAXIMUM OF 30, WHICH LEFT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO SAY AT ANY TIME WE CAN DO 30% HOUSING, CAN BE APARTMENTS, TOWN HOUSES, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S PART BECAUSE THERE WERE NOTHING, BUT SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THE TRAILS NEXT TO IT WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. 
          WE WERE ALL FOR APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOUSES, BUT NOT IN THAT AREA AS IT DOESN'T FIT. WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION WITH THE DEVELOPER AND HE'S COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS THAT IS GOING TO PREFERABLY HELP WITH THAT TO NOT ADD ADDITIONAL PARCELS THERE, BUT A BARRIER TO PROVIDE SEPARATION AND WOULD PROVIDE A WONDERFUL EYE CATCHING MOMENT FOR ADDITION TO THE AREA THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED OF EXTRA RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS GOING TO PROVIDE A LOT OF GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE IN THERE. TO INCLUDE THAT EVENTUALLY LATER ON DOWN THE LINE, APPROXIMATELY 160 OR SO ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THAT AREA FOR GOING BACK WHICH WOULD BE ADDING ONTO OUR DEVELOPMENT AS THE HOA, WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY HELP OUT AS WELL. WE ARE FOR IT, BUT THE AREA AND CONCERN THAT WE HAVE THERE AND SO FAR KNOCK ON WOOD, WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND FEEL VERY GOOD WITH THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE A GOOD BUFFER AND NOT BE PUTTING PTOWNHOMES OR APARTMENTS. THANK YOU FOR HEARING US, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          >>THANK YOU. >>MR. SHIPS? >> GOOD EVENING.   WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE INCREASED ACREAGE FOR THE IVC. WE HAVE VERY LIMITED RETAIL IN THAT AREA. SO WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT ADDITIONAL RETAIL COMMERCIAL IS ADVANTAGEOUS FOR EVERYONE LIVING IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER, WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH DENSITY HOUSING. WHICH IS ALLOWED IN THE IVC. PARTICULARLY AS TOM MENTIONED IN THAT HALF CIRCLE OF BEING A PARKWAY. MY RECOMMENDATION, AND I THINK THE DEVELOPER MAY AGREE, IS WE ARE REDUCING THE RESIDENTIAL TO 0 PERCENT MINIMUM, 30 PERCENT MAXIMUM. MY RECOMMENDATION IS 0 PERCENT MINIMUM, 0 PERCENT MAXIMUM FOR THIS IVC. THERE ARE TOO MANY HOMES RIGHT NOW, VALUES HAVE GONE DOWN ABOUT 10 PERCENT. 
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WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HURTING EXISTING VALUES BY ADDING THAT HOUSING. SO PLEASE CONSIDER A 0 PERCENT MAXIMUM FOR RESIDENTIAL PARTICULARLY IN THAT HALF CIRCLE BECAUSE THAT CONNECTS TO OUR AREA AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. SO MAYBE YOU COULD DO WORDING TO KEEP THE RESIDENTIAL, BUT NORTH OF THE PARKWAY. SOUTH, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROPOSED A CONNECTED LAKE POND SYSTEM WHICH WOULD BE GREAT. THE OTHER CONCERN IS WE HAVE 16 HOMES THAT WILL ABUT THE RETAIL COMMERCIAL IVC. THESE HOMES WERE ALL BUILT IN 21, 22 AND 23. AT THE PEAK OF MORTGAGE RATES. SO EVERYONE'S CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE PROPER BORDER AND SOUND AND LIGHT PREVENTION, AND THE DEVELOPER AGAIN, HE'S BEEN GREAT. HE'LL ATTEND OUR HOA MEETING TOMORROW 
          NIGHT. SO, PLEASE GIVE THAT CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. >>THANK YOU. 
          >>MR. NEELY, YOU ARE NEXT. >>BOB NEALEY.   I LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. I MOVED DOWN HERE FROM NORTH CAROLINA FOUR YEARS AGO. I WANTED TO FIND A GOOD PLACE TO BUILD MY RETIREMENT HOME. I SAW THE LAYOUT, THE PLAN FOR WHAT WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THERE IN VILLAGE PARK. I LIKED WHAT I SAW. I WANTED TO BUY THERE. I DID. THE IDEA OF MOVING APARTMENTS, CONDOS OR TOWNHOUSES INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IT JUST DOESN'T FIT. I KNOW THERE IS A BIG PUSH THAT WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT PUTTING IT IN A LITTLE CORNER OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. BUILD THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF AFFORDABLE 
          HOUSING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. >>DAISY MACKENZIE? 
          >> HI, MY NAME IS JASON MACKENZIE. ALSO A NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES IN VILLAGE PARK AS WELL. 
          MY HOUSE IS ATTACHED TO THAT CIRCLE PORTION THERE. RELATIVELY NEW HOMEOWNER. WORKED MY ENTIRE LIFE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY. I SERVE AND WORK AS A DOD CIVILIAN GIVING BACK TO OUR MILITARY. VERY PROUD TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY. MY MAIN CONCERN IS AS MUCH AS WE SAID THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN FORTH COME WITH US AS FAR AS THE PLANS AND PROPOSALS, IS MY CONCERN WHAT LEGALLY BINDS THEM TO THOSE VERBAL AGREEMENTS PRIOR TO THAT. AS MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID A 0 PERCENT MAXIMUM WOULD BE PREFERRED. IT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING AND TO OUR KNOWLEDGE IF IT WAS GOING TO BE RESIDENTIAL AREA IT WAS GOING TO BE ALL EXCSECLUDED IN THAT AREA WOULD LOVE FOR THERE TO BE SOME LEGAL BACKING TO UPHOLD THE WISHES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN REGARD TO HOLD THE DEVELOERS ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT THEY HAVE VERBALLY SPOKEN TO US. THANK YOU 
          VERY MUCH. >>THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK IN? 
          >> >>HI, MY NAME IS ELENA, IN THE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL NOW. AND I WAS THE ONE THAT VOTES AGAINST THIS ONE AND WHEN YOU HAVE A QUESTION, I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU. FOR ME IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT. SAYING WE WANT OUR MASTER PLANS TO MATCH AND NOW WE ARE TRYING TO RATE THEM. I -- SEPARATE THEM AND I HAD A HARD TIME WHEN I SAID THE LAST TIME WE WANTED THEM TO MATCHUP. 
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THAT DIDN'T SIT WITH ME. WHEN WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE FARMS, THE GROUP, IT HAD A 5% RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN IT GOT CHANGED AT THE PLANNING & ZONING. WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO PLANNING & ZONING, IT WENT TO 0%. BUT WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED IN THE PRESENTATION, THAT UNDERSTANDING AND CLARITY HAS NOT BEEN DEFINED. I SPOKE WITH BETSY, COMMISSIONER CONDON, THAT WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US AND THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE AND THEY TOOK THE COMMENTS AND DID EXPLAIN TO PLANNING & ZONING. THE COMMENTS THEY HEARD AT THE ONE AND MADE THE CHANGES AND BROUGHT IT FORWARD. I STILL THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT DETAIL BECAUSE THESE OTHER GROUPS OUT THERE MAKING THEIR VOTES AND PRESENTED ONE WAY AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THERE ARE CHANGES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ON THAT HALF MOON SECTION. IF THERE HAD BEEN A WAY FOR A ZERO AND MAYBE A HALF SECTION BEING PULLED OUT OF THE IVC ZONING, THAT MAY BE AN OPTION TO WHERE THEY ARE COVERED AND THAT GOES BACK TO THE OTHER ZONING FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND IT'S JUST UP THERE. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO THE 0, IT GUARANTEES THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I DO APPRECIATE THE COATING ON THE MAP BECAUSE IT'S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND WHAT CAN BE IS IMPORTANT FOR THAT CLARITY. 
          IF YOU AGAIN FOR ALL Y'ALL ARE DOING TRYING TO DIGEST WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING. WE DO APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPERS WORKING AS HARD AS THEY ARE WITH EVERYBODY AND TRYING TO LISTEN AND TO SUPPORT TO HAVE THAT COMMERCIAL BECAUSE WE DESPERATELY NEED IT OUT THERE. 
          THANK YOU. >>WILL YOU ADDRESS THAT? >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGES?  RIGHT. YES, THERE WAS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VERSION OF THAT THAT HAD 5% OF THE MINIMUM THAT WENT TO THE CMAC. THE APPLICANT MADE CHANGES AND IS AN OB ONGOING PROCESS AND WAS CHANGED BY THE APPLICANT MOVING FORWARD. WHAT YOU HAVE IS WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ITEMIZE THE PRESENTATION TO YOU 
          BEFORE YOU IF THERE IS A CHANGE. >>JUST REAL QUICK. WHAT WAS THE CHANGE. IT WENT FROM 5-0? 
          >> CORRECT. THE MINIMUM. AS A MINIMUM. >>RIGHT. 
          >>OKAY. >>SUSAN, TOM?  GO AHEAD. >>WE MET WITH THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND TALKED ABOUT DO WE NEED MORE RESIDENTIAL AND THEN MET WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND THEY SAID WE DON'T NEED IT, THANK YOU. IF THE MARKET SAID THERE IS NO RESIDENTIAL DEMAND, IT SHOULD BE ZERO. NOT THAT IT'S REQUIRED. NOT THAT THERE IS A MARKET FOR IT AND A PERCENTAGE AND TABLE. BUT WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMMEDIATE THE DEMAND IF YOU FIND THAT IT'S THERE. WHAT I WOULD OFFER FOR YOU THAT YOU MIGHT ACCEPT FOR CONSIDERATION TO GIVE TO THE HOA AS SPOKEN, WE CAN PUT IN A POLICY, THE TRANSMITTAL OF A POLICY THAT RESIDENTIAL USES THIS THIS LOCATION SHALL BE LOCATED NORTH OF IF THEY ARE PROVIDED OF THE PARKWAY. IF THERE IS A MARKET, WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, BUT IT WOULD 
          PROTECT THE EXISTING RESIDENTS. THAT MIGHT BE A WAY. >>THERE WILL BE SOMETHING AT 
          HALF MOON? >> ABSOLUTELY. TOM CAN TALK AND MR. YUOUNG IS HERE AND THE DEVELOPER. HE'S MET WITH THE HOA SEVERAL TIMES AND I THINK HE CAN SHARE SOME SITE PLAN THAT THEY CAN MODIFY THE PLAN AND IF THERE IS DEVELOPMENT CLOSER TO HANLEY AND WHAT'S MADE THE COMMUNITY 
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HAPPY WITH SOMETHING THEY CAN LIVE WITH. THEY PREFER THERE IS NO RESIDENTIAL THERE. IF IT MAKES EVERYBODY HAPPY THAT WE WOULD MAKE THAT COMMITMENT, WE ARE WILLING TO MAKE IT AND SECURE THAT COMMITMENT, THE POLICY COULD ACTUALLY, YOU CAN VOTE TO AMEND THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSMITTAL THAT LIMITS THE USE THAT MIGHT BE A WAY TO DO IT. 
          >>LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND MR. YOUNG HAS AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE 
          DEVELOPMET. ANY OTHERS?  I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> YOU CAN ASK THE QUESTION, GO 
          AHEAD. >>GO TO THE MIC, SORRY. >>I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LET YOU DO 
          THIS, SO HURRY. >>MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS 2.5 ACRES OF BUILDABLE SPACE OF HALF MOON CLOSEST TO THE STREET AND NOW IF WE HAVE MADE THAT A POND AND PROPERTY THAT IS INDUSTRY SOMEWHERE ELSE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WANT EITHER. THE IS IS TO KEEP IT RURAL OR THE IDEA TO CREATE A POND, THEN THAT SHOULD BE THE POND TO WHERE THAT TWO 1/2 ACRES WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILDABLE HOUSING. CHANGING. CHANGING IT OUT CHANGES THE 
          NARRATIVE WHAT THE HOMEOWNERS WOULD WANT OUT OF THAT SPACE. >>RESIDENTIAL ABOVE THE PARKWAY 
          IS STILL THE SAME, CORRECT? NUME >>YES, BUT IF YOU CHANGE THE HALF ACRE TO THE POND AND THE SPACE AND THE GAS STATION TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, I DON'T KNOW THE DEFINITION, THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE ARE WANTING AS HOMEOWNERS RIGHT NOW. 
          >>THANK YOU. >>OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. 
          >>I WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. >>THAT WAS MY EXACT QUESTION. IN LIEU OF RESIDENTIAL WHAT CAN GO IN THAT HALF MOON. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR A POND BECAUSE THAT 
          COULD GO THERE OR COULD NOT. >>THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PONDS ALREADY IN THAT HALF MOON SPACE. 
          IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS AN UPLAND TO MAY 3 ACRES OR SO. THE APPLICANT CAN GIVE YOU A BETTER NUMBER. THE USES ARE ALLOWED WOULD BE THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL. CURRENTLY RESIDENTIAL. 
          CIVIC SPACE, INDUSTRIAL IS NOT ALLOWED. JUST TO SET EVERYBODY'S MIND AT EASE. INDUSTRIAL IS 
          ALLOWED. >>RESIDENTIAL IS DOWN THE ROAD. FAST FOOD. 
          >>YES, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S COMMERCIAL. >>OIL CHANGE SHOP. 
          >>YES. CAR WASH? >> YES, ALL OF THOSE. EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE STATE RURAL. 
          >>I DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO BELIEVE THERE IS GOING TO BE A POND THERE EXCLUSIVELY. 
          >>THIS IS A MAJOR RETAIL FOR RETAIL WITH MAJOR TRAFFIC FOR RETAIL ABOVE IT. 
          >>I CAN'T TELL YOU THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I HEARD THAT WOULD BE GOOD IF IT WERE OVER THERE 
          SOMEWHERE. IT'S VERY COMMON. >>I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I MISSED THIS, BUT I THINK THAT PURPLE SECTION IS ALREADY IVC. SO IT ALREADY HAS ALL OF THOSE USES. EVEN IF YOU -- 
          >>, BUT IF YOU EXCLUDE RESIDENTIAL. >>THAT'S WHAT'S BEING ASKED. 
          >>PARDON ME? >> THAT'S WHAT THE HOMEOWNERS ARE ASKING. 
          >>I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE DEVELOPER COULD PUT SOMETHING ELSE THERE, WHICH MORE LIKELY WILL HAPPEN. WHAT COULD THE DEVELOPER TODAY OR TEN YEARS FROM NOW PUT IN THAT SPACE. AND TO YOUR POINT, IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE?  I'M NOT SURE. 
          >># THANK YOU F THANK YOU FOR A QUESTION. >>HERE IS MY THINKING, HALF MOON 
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IN IVC CAN DO RETAIL AND GRANT ABOVE. WE CAN'T SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE HALF MOON. 
          THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING. IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS TO DO SOME KIND OF BUFFER, SOUNDS LIKE. AND THE COUNTY REQUIRES THAT ANYWAY. SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE AGREEABLE. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. YOUNG ABOUT MANY GREAT THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THERE. AND I'M TELLING HIM. AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE WANTING TO COME TO THAT AREA. I KNOW YOU SAID YOU SPOKE TO HIM, HE WANTS TO BE AN ATTRACTIVE AREA AND NOT FOLKS TO BE SHAMED TO LIVE NEAR IT. I THINK HE'S GOING TO HELP US WITH THAT. HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS. I THINK THIS IS DIFFERENT AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE MAKING IT. HE'S PAYING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THAT ROAD. THAT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL THING FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR SURE. IF SOMEONE 
          COULD DO A MOTION. >>I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JODY. WE HAVE TWO IVC'S AND WILL SUBMIT A 
          CHANGE ONLY THE THIS ONE? >> CORRECT.P>>HOW DO WE DESIGNA FROM THAT ONE?  CAN IT BE IVC 
          MOD SO THEY DON'T GET CONFUSED? >> THE CODE NOW WITH THE LAND USE ELEMENTS SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT THE IVC AT STATE ROAD 739 AT HANLEY AND IVC AT STATE ROAD 16. THEY ARE SPECIFIC. 
          >>OKAY. THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. >>I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. MUSICAL 
          > AYE.  Select to skip to this part of the video">WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. 
          >> ANY OPPOSED? >> THAT IS THE MOTION TO THE MODIFICATION IN REAL-TIME. 
          >>GREAT. THANKS, EVERYONE. >>RESIDENTS OUGHT TO FEEL VERY SATISFIED THAT THE DEVELOPER IS 
          [APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
          WILLING TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS. >>WE ARE GOING BACK TO PUBLIC 
          COM COMMENT. >>APPROVAL OF MINUTES. MUSICAL 
          MOVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 5TH. >>ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". 
          >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? NOW, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          >>NO, THERE IS ANOTHER MINUTES. >>Y'ALL ARE KILLING ME. >>I MOTION TO APPROVE THE 
          [PUBLIC COMMENTS]
          COUNCIL MEETINGS OF COUNTY MEETING. >>ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". 
          >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  4-0. >>CAN I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT NOW?  THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS TO ALLOW CITIZENS TO BRING MATTERS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. AT THIS POINT THE BOARD WILL NOT ENGAGE OR ANSWER QUESTIONS. YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, AND STAFF WILL ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU ARE TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. 
          >> >>PUBLIC SPEAKER: HELLO. TASHA, NEW, FRIENDS FOR LETTING US HAVE TIME TO ADDRESS YOU GUYS. NORMALLY IT'S FAIR TIME THIS TIME OF YEAR AND NORMALLY I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT FUNNEL CAKES, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN I GOT A QUOTE 
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FROM FIRE SERVICES THAT BROUGHT UP 200 PERCENT INCREASE AND THE SERVICES REMAIN THE SAME. IF THIS QUOTE STICKS, WE WILL BE PAYING MORE THAN ANY FAIR IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I HAVE INCLUDED THE FACTS TO LOOK AT YOURSELF. OUR BUDGET AND PRICING WERE PASSED IN OCTOBER AND WITH THE FAIR ONE MONTH AWAY DOES NOT GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO ADJUST THAT PRICING TO ABSORB THIS MASSIVE INCREASE IN PUBLIC SAFETY PRICING. WE ARE ALREADY FACING PUBLIC PRESSURE ON AFFORDABILITY AND THIS SITUATION JUST INCREASES THAT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS A HARD TIME DIFFERENTIATING THE TWO OF US, THEY THINK WE ARE A COUNTY SERVICE AND WE ARE NOT. 
          WE ARE A 501C3 AND WE ARE NOT MADE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. YES, WE BRING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AND WE ALSO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PUT THIS FAIR IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR INCOME CONTINUES TO DECREASE AND AS A MATTER OF FACT WE WERE IN THE RED LAST YEAR. THIS INCREASE DOES NOT GO WELL WITH US TRYING TO CLIMB OUT OF THAT. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN YOU ARE DISCUSSING THIS MEETING. PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NO. 1 PRIORITY AND WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND WE ARE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE SAFEST FAIRS AROUND AND THAT IS OUR PRIORITY AND WE HAVE STRONG CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS AND HAVE A GREAT FAIR IN 39 DAYS. THANK YOU. 
          >>THANK YOU. >>THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR THE ZONE APPLICATION THAT IS SEEKING BUSINESS EXPANSION ON COUNTY ROAD 209 AND BLUFF ROAD WHERE WE LIVE. FORGIVE ME FOR READING THIS OR I WILL FORGET HALF OF IT. THIS PART OF CLAY COUNTY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES IN ALL OF CLAY COUNTY. HIGHWAY 209 IS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL VALUE AND PRESENTLILY VOID OF ANY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. THE OLD HIGHWAY 17 AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CULTURAL RESPECT. ONE OF THE OLDEST CEMETERIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS LOCATED OFF HIGHWAY 209 LESS THAN A MILE OF COMMERCIAL PROPOSED PROJECT IS PROPOSED. THE PROPOSED PLAN IS TO EXPAND THE COMMERCIAL SIDE THAT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ESTABLISHED HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING BLUFF. THE POINT, BLACK MOON AND RIVER ROAD, FIVE OAKS AND MANY OTHER STREETS ALONG 209. WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER NOT APPROVING THIS FOR THIS ZONING. 209 IS ONE OF THE LAST THAT ARE NON-COMMERCIAL BACK ROADS FOR CLAY COUNTY USED FOR BICYCLIST AND THERE IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE FRONTAGE ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF HIGHWAY 17. THIS IS THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP BUSINESS STRUCTURES AND ABOVE ALL ANY ACCESS OFF OF HIGHWAY 209. THE BUSINESS CHOSE TO CLOSE OFF ACCESS POINT THAT THEY DO HAVE AND ASKED US TO DO THAT LIMITED POINT ON THE ROAD. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A MAP AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T. WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR LONGSTANDING CONSIDERATION OF THIS LONDGSTANDING COMMUNITY AN 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
          RESIDENTIAL AREA TO BE PRESERVED. >>ANYBODY ELSE? 
          ALL RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. >>WE'LL GO ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 11. >>I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 7. >>ALL RIGHT, PULLING NO. 7 AND 
          [7. Bid No. 25/26-043, Moccasin Slough Boardwalk (K. Smith) Approval to post Notice of Intent to Award Bid No. 25/26-043, Moccasin Slough Boardwalk Project to Legacy Dock and Marine Construction, LLC. After award a Construction Agreement will be issued for Base Bid: Segment 1. Amendments will be issued individually or in combination, based upon available funding utilizing prices received for Alternate Bid #1 - Segment 2, Alternate Bid #2: Segment 3 and Alternate Bid #3: Education Pavilion. Approval of award will be effective after the 72-hour protest period was expired.]
          11. I WILL NEED A MOTION FOR THE REST. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. 
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          > AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  Select to skip to this part of the video">ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? 
          OKAY. GO AHEAD, NO. 7. >> 7.BID NO. 25/26-043, MOCCASIN SLOUGH BOARDWALK (K. SMITH) APPROVAL TO POST NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD BID NO. 
          25/26-043, MOCCASIN SLOUGH BOARDWALK PROJECT TO LEGACY DOCK AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION, LLC. 
          >>THE REASON I PULLED THIS ITEM WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BIDS, LEGACY WHO HAS DONE REALLY GREAT WORK, THE BLACK CREEK REFURBISH, THEY CAME AT HALF PRICE AND I HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR KAREN. 
          >>ONE QUESTION THAT I HAD IS IN THE SCOPE, WAS THERE A DEADLINE THAT THE PROJECT HAD TO BE 
          COMPLETED BY? >> YES, SIR. >>THE $400,000 GRANT THAT WE HAVE THAT'S BEING APPLIED TO THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WE DO HAVE A TIMELINE TO SPEND THAT. WE DID MAKE THE BIDDERS AWARE OF THAT. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE SCOPE IF NOT WE TALKED 
          ABOUT IT AT THE MEETING. >> >> I DON'T NEED THE EXACT. ONE OF THE MESSAGES THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM CITIZENS DOING THE BLACK CREEK PROJECT WAS THE TIME IT SEEMED LIKE IT KEPT GOING AND THEY WOULD DO SOME WORK AND NOT DO SOME WORK. SO I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE THE BID PRICE WAS SO LOW BECAUSE THEY ARE A SMALLER COMPANY MAYBE AND THEY HAVE A LESS OVERHEAD COST. I WANT TO BE SURE THERE IS' DEADLINE WHERE THEY HAVE TO GET THE PROJECT 
          DONE. >>THERE IS AND THAT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CONTRACT. 
          >>MY SECOND QUESTION IS ARE THERE ANY FURTHER BIDS THAT WILL HAVE TO GO OUT TO BE THAT ENTIRE 
          PROJECT OR WOULD THIS BE THE COMPLETION OF THE BOARDWALK? >> THAT IS PART OF THE MAP IN YOUR BID. THIS TAKES CARE OF SEGMENT 123. SO WE COULD AMEND THIS AGREEMENT OR GO BACK OUT TO BID DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME IS BETWEEN TWO PROJECTS TO FINISH UP THE SEGMENT FOR FIVE 
          AND SIX. >>GOTCHA. DO WE CURRENT HAVE ANY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 5 AND 6 OR IS 
          THAT WHAT WE ARE SEEKING? >> I WILL HAVE THAT ADDRESSED. >>WE HAVE ANOTHER APPROPRIATION 
          REQUEST IN FOR MOCASINS AND THAT IS OUT FOR BID. >>WHEN BIDS COME IN AT THIS PRICING AND IT A REPRESENTABLE CONTRACTOR AND THIS IS GOOD NEWS. 
          >>WE HAVE THE 400,000 GUARANTEED AND 1.2 THAT WE ARE GETTING MORE INFORMATION TO THE STATE TO SUBMIT THAT AGREEMENT TO US. SO THAT IS GOING TO HELP DRIVE THE TIMELINE AS WELL. 
          >>AWESOME. >> MEGAN, IS THE $700 THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?  I GOT YOU. 
          THANK YOU. >>YOU SAID WE MAY HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID IS IT TWO YEARS?  WHAT IS 
          THE TIME? >> IF IT GETS TO $700,000, IF IT COMES IN RATHER QUICKLY, WE CAN 
          ADD THIS TO THE CONTRACT. >>IF WE DON'T GET IT, WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO REBID IT. 
          >>YES. >>I THOUGHT THE BLACK CREEK TRAIL RIDGE OR BOARDWALK WENT 
          QUICKLY COMPARED TO WHAT DOT WAS DOING. >>I THINK RESIDENTS THAT RIDE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE LAST STATEMENT BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION, THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION TO CONSERVATION LAND TO CLAY COUNTY AND HEARD FROM MANY THAT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MARSH AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL. WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          [11. Vision Zero Resolution (M. Slaughter) Approval of a resolution to adopt Vision Zero, a goal to eliminate fatal and severe traffic accidents by 2050 and the supporting Community Safety Action Plan which provides potential strategies to accomplish this goal.]
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          > AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  Select to skip to this part of the video">>>ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? 
          >>ALL RIGHT. NO. 11. >> 11.VISION ZERO RESOLUTION (M. 
          SLAUGHTER) I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HOWARD. IN THE SLIDE PROVIDED THE SECOND ONE ON THE LIST WAS TO CREATE A STREET LIGHTING ACTION PLAN. DO WE NOT ALREADY, DON'T WE HAVE A 
          STREET LIGHTING STUDY ALREADY IMPLEMENTED? >> WE CAN ASK RICHARD WHERE THE 
          STATUS IS AT THIS POINT. >>RICHARD, COUNTY ENGINEER. THE PLAN REFERRING TO IS A WORK PLAN THAT T PO DOES FOR THE COUNTY ANNUALLY. WE REQUESTED A LIGHTING PLAN FOR CLAY COUNTY ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE A POLE, THE RURAL AREAS AND THE RATES BE TO INSTALL A LIGHT FROM THE THREE INDUSTRY PROVIDERS, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND CLAY ELECTRIC. THAT STUDY WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN ONE OF THE APRIL MEETINGS. 
          >>OKAY. SO, IN THE PACKETS THAT WE WERE GIVEN, THIS IS ASKING US TO CREATE A LIGHTING PLAN. ARE 
          WE LOOKING TO FOLD IN THE RESULTS OF THE APRIL 1ST? >> IT WOULD HELP. THERE ARE SPECIFIC AREAS OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED. I HAVE GOT SOME OF THEM THAT ARE BIGGER ONES. LIGHTING IS NOT CHEAP. IT'S ONE THING TO PUT UP A LIGHT OF A RURAL INTERSECTION OF A 217 OR 218. IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY, BUT TO LIGHT IT TO STANDARDS TO CROSS IT, YOU HAVE TO PUT POLES. ANY NEW POLES HAVE TO BE TO FLORIDA STANDARDS WHICH IS TWICE AS BRIGHT TO SHOPPING CENTERS. WE HAVE ONE AS AN UNFUNDED PROJECT PRESENTED IN OUR CPI DEAL IS THE ROUNDABOUT. 
          THAT ONE IS A HIGH PEDESTRIAN AREA BUILT 25-30 YEARS AGO. IT IS NOT UP TO STANDARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING SEPARATE. THE LIGHTING STUDY IDENTIFY IT AND WILL BE MORE FOCUSED ON RURAL INTERSECTIONS LIKE THAT AND PROVIDE US A WAY TO GIVE THE BOARD AS COST OF WHAT THIS WOULD BE MORE OF AN IMPROVEMENT THAT AN ACTUAL CERTIFICATION, SO TO 
          SPEAK. >>I THINK YOU ARE HITTING THE NAIL IN THE HEAD. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT CREATING THESE PLANS, BUT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. I'M THINKING ABOUT CHEST OAKS AND DO WE HAVE TO FUND IT. THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE TO GET A MAJORITY FOR THOSE LIVING IN THAT AREA TO AGREE TO A SERVICE INCREASE TO PAY FOR THE UTILITIES BEING OUT THERE. SO IF WE ARE GOING TO CREATE AND EVENTUALLY ADOPT A STREET LIGHTING ACTION PLAN, DID YOU TELL THAT PLAN THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ASKED FOR HELP OR ASSISTANCE ON, IS THAT ALSO GOING TO IDENTIFY WHO IS PAYING FOR IT, OR IS IT IF WE ASKED FOR A PLAN THAT IS TETHERED TO THE COST TO THAT PLAN? 
          >> NO MA'AM. THERE IS LOTS OF SUGGESTIONS AND ON THE SLIDE, A SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PLAN THAT'S THERE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN IT COMES TO STREET LIGHTING IS THAT IN PERPETUITY THE ELECTRIC BILL. WE ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THAT AND WHY RICHARD HAS MENTIONED THAT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT LEGAL ELECTRICAL C TO BE INVOLVED IN IT. THE OVERARCHING UMBRELLA SAFETY COMES TO IT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LIGHTING PLAN AND KEEPING THOSE IN THE VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS ESPECIALLY. THERE ARE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS WHEN IT COMES TO LIT INTERSECTIONS THAT RICHARD CAN BRIEF YOU ON THAT ARE PRETTY NEW AND IN THE EXPANSION FROM THERE. 
          IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU ARE TIED TO IT. WE WOULD HAVE THIS PLAN AND DISCUSS THAT AND OBVIOUSLY, TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WOULD BE MOST COST-EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE TO USE AND MOVING FORWARD. WE WOULD NEED HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY TO PAY FOR IT IN PERPETUITY. 
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          >>OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS TOPIC. LET ME JUST LEAD WITH SAYING, I KNOW WITH A WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACCO ACCOMPLISH, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT REQUIRES IS MORE SCRUTINY BECAUSE THERE IS NOT PRESENTED TO IS AND IDEAS AND A NOBLE ONE, HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE TO ASSESS THAT THAT GOOD PLAN IS GOING TO COME WITH A PRICE TAG, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE THIRD ONE, FOURTH ITEM ON THIS LIST, WHICH IS TO CREATE A PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS REQUIREMENT. DON'T WE ALREADY HAVE ONE FOR THE COUNTY. 
          DON'T WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO AGAIN ON THIS LIST ADOPT A RESIDENTIAL SPEED ORDINANCE OR ESTABLISH A SPEED REQUIREMENT NEAR PARKS, OR INSTALLING AN EMERGENCY SIGNAL PRIORITY. I THOUGHT THAT MOST OF THESE CONCEPTS ARE ALREADY CODIFIED IN STATUTE SOMEWHERE. SO WHAT EXACTLY, WHAT'S MISSING FROM OUR ORDINANCES AND POLICIES SUCH THAT WE HAVE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BEING PRESENTED TO US?  BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT 21 PAGES OF A COUNTER MEASURE, AND 39 PAGES OF POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE BEING ASKED TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT AND JUST AS THIS ONE COMMISSIONER, FOR ME, I WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO EVALUATE ALL 39 PAGES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED FOR JUST THE STATUTORY OR OUR ORDINANCE CHANGES BUT ALSO, THE COUNTSER MEASURES ANDI DON'T OBJECT TO THE PETITION THAT ARE MAJORLY ACCOMPLISHED. 
          WHERE ARE THE GAPS, OR WHERE ARE THE STATUTES THAT WE ABIDE BY. >>ONE IS THE STATUTE OF SPEED IN FLORIDA AND ANY NON-UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET IS 25 MILES PER HOUR. THAT'S THE MINIMUM THAT WE CAN POST AND HAVE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND/OR ENFORCE IT, WRITE A TICKET. WE DO ONE TIME ONLY STUDY AS PART THAT HAVE ORDINANCE DROP IT TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. IN THE INCORPORATED AREA, THEY CAN PUT THEIR SPEED ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS AT 20 MILES PER HOUR AND STILL BE ENFORCEABLE. SO ANY STATUTE BEYOND THAT, COUNTY ATTORNEY, WOULD THAT REQUIRE, COULD BE PASS A STATUTE TO SAY WE WANT OUR LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREETS TO BE 15 MILES AN HOUR AND STILL BE ENFORCEABLE EVEN THOUGH FLORIDA STATUTE MAKES IT 
          20? >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PARTICULAR STATUTE TO SEE IF IT 
          PREEMPTS US OR NOT. WITHOUT KNOWING, I CAN LOOK IT THAT. >>THAT IS A PROPER ORDINANCE SO TO SPEAK. IN LIGHTING, ANYTHING NEW INSTALLED NOW AT A PEDESTRIAN INTERSECTION WITH STRIPING, WITH THE PUSH BUTTON ARE REQUIRED TO BE WILL IT AT 0 FOOT CANDLES. THE REQUIREMENT IN A SHOPPING CENTER FROM MY MEMORY, WHEN YOU WIN THE LITIGATION IS NOT A SAFE AREA IS 1.0 FOOT CANDLES. VERY BRIGHT. WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STREETLIGHTING. WHEN WE REFER TO LIGHTING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR INSTANCE, THAT'S LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVED IN. IT'S GOT A STREETLIGHT EVERY FEW HUNDRED FEET. THAT BILL IS PAID FOR BY THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. AND TYPICALLY THOSE ARE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED BY CLAY ELECTRIC OR FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND THAT'S WORKED OUT WHEN THE HOA IS ORGANIZED. WE WENT TO AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE EARLY 70S ADJACENT TO PARK HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WANTED US TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. WE DON'T OWN THE LIGHTS. WE SAID STOP PAYING YOUR BILL TO GET THE LIGHT OFF. WE OWN THE INTERSECTION ON THE STREETS TO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE PROPERLY LIT FOR SAFETY. IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE AND CLAY ELECTRIC I KNOW HAVE PLANS THAT 
          THEY WORK THOSE AREAS. >>OKAY. SO I KNOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE, THIS STUDY THEY 
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BROUGHT FORWARD TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, I UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHAT NEED IN TERMS OF OUR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THESE, WHAT GAP DO WE HAVE SUCH THAT WE WOULD NEED THESE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. AGAIN, I'M LOOKING AT PAGES AND PAGES OF RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW THESE ARE NOT ALREADY PARTS OF THIS. 
          HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, WHAT ARE WE MAKING TONIGHT IN TERMS OF ENGAGING IN UNSAFE PRACTICES? 
          >> THAT WAS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT. IT'S JUST TO BUILD UPON TO MAKE IT BETTER THAN IT ALREADY IS. I HAVEN'T STUDIED THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHO, I'M SORRY I MISSED THE 
          PRESENTATION. >>WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. 
          >>WE ARE MAKING POLICY CHANGES AND BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON POLICY CHANGES THAT YOU HAVE NOT 
          REVIEWED YET AS COUNTY ATTORNEY? >> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE ATTACHMENT, THE STUDY. 
          >>OKAY. >>MICHAEL SLAUGHTER. I HAVE BEEN THE COUNTY'S PROJECT MANAGER ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT THAT THIS, MY UNDERSTANDING, WHAT WE ARE SEEKING TO ACCOMPLISH THIS EVENING IS THE ADOPTION OF THE VISION ZERO RESOLUTION PART, NOT THE ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN. EACH OF THE THINGS THAT ARE WRAPPED UP IN THAT, ARE OPTIONS, SUGGESTIONS THAT WE CAN PURSUE AS WE ARE TRYING TO PURSUE THAT FUNDING THAT'S COMING AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER, THAT BILLION DOLLARS. WE ARE HOPING TO TACKLE SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. REALLY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE ADOPTION OF 
          VISION ZERO. >>I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON THA BECAUSE THE SPECIFIC RESOLUTION DOES HAVE THE BOARD ADOPTING AS EXHIBIT A THAT SPECIFIC ACTION PLAN. SO I HAD ASKED ABOUT THAT AND THAT WAS A REQUIREMENT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR 
          GRANTS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT, BUT THAT IS BEING ADOPTED. >>MADAM CHAIR, MAY I?  THANK 
          YOU. >>TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN, COMMISSIONER, WE ARE SEEKING TO ADOPT THE COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, BUT THE EXPRESSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN HAS A HOST OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THAT ARE NOT POLICY AND NOT ASKING YOU TO ADOPT TODAY 49 POLICY CHANGES. THESE ARE THINGS AS WE WENT THROUGH YOUR POLICIES AND ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT ARE TWEAKS TO HELP IMPROVE SAFETY FROM THAT LESS THAN. THESE ARE SUGGESTED THINGS THAT MAKE-UP AND BEYOND CHANGES. IF YOU GET TO READ IN THE REPORT AND THE MINUTIA OF IT, THE POLICIES OF ARE THEY SUPPORTING SAFETY TO BEING SUPER LLATIVE AND IN THE ADOPTION OF THE PLAN TO GET TO YOU THAT NOBLE GOAL AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE TAKING TO TRY TO GET THERE. NOT TO SAY THAT WE ARE ADOPTING ANY RESOLUTIONS OR ORDINANCES IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT SETS OUT A GUIDE MAP FOR TO YOU START THINKING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT THOSE PARTICULAR ISSUES AT A TIME THAT IS CONVENIENT TO THE COMMISSION. 
          >>REAL QUICK. MADAM CHAIR, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL THE REQUIREMENT, I DON'T KNOW TO USE THE WORD REQUIREMENT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS NECESSARILY A REQUIREMENT, BUT A SUGGESTION, A GOAL THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THE STUDY IN 
          ITSELF IS WHAT YOU NEED TO UNLOCK THE FUNDING. >>YES, SIR, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS KIND OF TWO STEPS AND THE ACTION ASKING IS YOU ARE ADOPTING VISION ZERO IS YOUR POLICY OBJECTIVE GOAL. THIS PLAN IS THE ROAD MAP OR PROJECT BOOK THAT YOU COULD USE TO TRY 
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TO GET THERE. SO THIS PLAN WAS DEVELOPED. THERE IS A CERTAIN METHODOLOGY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO BE USED AND THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IN THAT COMPLIANT METHOD FOR WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. WHEN YOUR GRANT TEAM GOES TO APPLY FOR FUNDING, THE FIRST THING IS THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IS DO YOU HAVE YOUR PLAN, STEP ONE, AND STEP TWO, DO YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE AREAS IN THE SLIDE IN THE PROCESS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. YOU WILL HAVE WITH YOUR ADOPTION THE COMPLIANCE IN ADOPTION AND CHECKING THAT BOX IF YOU WILL IN THAT PROCESS. THESE ARE ALL SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT DO NOT LOCK INTO ANY PARTICULAR FORCE OF ACTION OTHER THAN SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE THE NOBLE GOAL OF TRYING TO REDUCE FATAL AND SEVERE CRASHES IN CLAY 
          COUNTY. >>WHEN WAS THE DATE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING? 
          >> YOU TYPICALLY WANT TO HAVE THIS APPROVED BEFORE THE FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY. THAT DATE IS COMING SOMETIME THIS SPRING. WE HAD A BRIEFING WITH DOT AND THEY ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT AND THAT'S THIS SPRING. THAT'S WHY THE STAFF PUT THE THIS PLAN TOGETHER TO BE ADOPTED NOW SO YOU ARE PREPARED TO GO TO FDOT TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THAT NOTICE COMES OUT. 
          >>YOU MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS YOU HAVE, YOU APPLY FOR FUNDING, WE HAVE FUNDING WHICH IS WONDERFUL AND WE DECIDE WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS WE WANT TO ACT ON WITH THAT FUNDING, CORRECT? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. >>I THINK BAKED INTO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS ARBITRARY TO PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER. WELL, LET ME ASK YOU THIS, CAN YOU BIFURCATE THE TWO PIECES OF 
          YOUR PROJECT? >> HOW ARE YOU SEEKING TO BIFURCATE? 
          >> WELL, ON ONE HAND, YOU HAE TO HAVE, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT, THE FIRST PIECE. THE RESOLUTION, 
          I THINK YOU CALLED IT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RESOLUTION. >>CORRECT. 
          >>YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN. >>YES. >>ARE THEY ONE IN THE SAME OR 
          CAN THEY BE BIFURCATED? >> TECHNICALLY THEY ARE BIFURCATED. 
          >>, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S PRESENTED IN THE PLAN BECAUSE WHEN YOU CHECK THE BOX STAFF GOES TO THE PLAN AND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, THEY REFERENCE THE PLAN OF ACTION IN ORDER TO BE 
          ABLE TO CONTINUE DOWN THE CHECKLIST. >>IF YOU WERE SEEKING TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, IN ESSENCE, THERE ARE TWO ACTIONS. YOU CAN PUT THE RESOLUTION TOGETHER AND SAY HEY, WE HAVE NO PLAN TO DO THAT. IF YOU WERE THEN THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT IF YOU WERE SEEKING FEDERAL FUNDING, THEY HAVE NO BASIS FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT ELIGIBILITY TOO. THEY HAVE BEEN LINKED IN THIS MEETING, BUT WE COULD HAVE ADOPTED A VISION ZERO RESOLUTION THREE MONTHS AGO AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH A PLAN. IT'S JUST THE WAY THE PROCESS WAS DONE IN ORDER TO 
          BRING THESE DOCUMENTS TO YOUR ATTENTION. >>OKAY. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND MORE ON HOW THIS WORKS. I WOULD LOVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS WELL AS THE PLAN AND SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE, BUT A GENERAL IDEA OF THE SPRING, WE ARE IN WINTER. TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR TEAM BEING ABLE TO REVIEW THE COUNTER MEASURE AND THE POLICY CHANGES TO GIVE US GUIDANCE ON MOVING FORWARD. 
          >>WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT, BUT I THINK YOU HAD A WHOLE TEAM THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER, RIGHT? SO IT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, RIGHT. SO I GUESS ARE YOU LOOKING TO US TO DETERMINE 
          WHETHER THEY ARE CORRECT OR NOT? >> WELL, YEAH, I THINK SO. I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS AN INAPPROPRIATE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO HAVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW POLICY 
          RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE A COUNTY SOURCE FOR US TO ADOPT. >>SURE, WE CAN REVIEW IT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S POLICY, IT REALLY FALLS TO YOU. WE CAN CERTAINLY REVIEW IT TO SEE IF WE FIND MISS 
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THE INCONSISTENCIES, BUT WOULD ULTIMATELY FALL TO YOUR DISCRETION. 
          >>RIGHT, BUT THIS WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST TIME THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT GAVE US SUGGESTIONS ABOUT POLICIES. RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO ADOPT ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS. YOUR TEAM IS IN THE BEST POSITION TO IDENTIFY FOR US WHERE THERE ARE DUPLICATES, OR WHERE THERE ARE GAPS THAT WE REALLY DO NEED TO SHORE UP. IT MAKES ME WHOLLY UNCOMFORTABLE TO SAY WE HAVE TO DO THIS TONIGHT WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE THAT YOU HAVE DONE THIS WITH YOUR TEAM. 
          Y I DON'T SEE THE HARM IF WE DO THIS IN THE SPRING. 
          >>I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SPRING MEANS TO THE ADMINISTRATION. THAT COULD MEAN MARCH OR THREE MONTHS FROM NOW. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM A DECISION STAND, YOU ARE SAYING WE HAVE TWO WEEKS. I DON'T KNOW. I HEARD THE TERM SPRING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SPRING IS IN TERMS OF THINGS. IF I'M OUTSIDE TODAY, I WOULDN'T THINK SPRING, BUT MY ALLERGIES SAY OTHERWISE, AND WE 
          HAVE THAT IN MIND. >>SURE. THE NEXT BOARD MEETING IS THE 10TH OF MARCH. SO SPRING TECHNICALLY IS THE 20TH OF MARCH. I WOULDN'T SUGGEST THAT WE PUSH IT BACK TO THE 24TH OF MARCH FOR THE MEETING. I DON'T SEE THE HARM OF PUTTING A PIN IN THIS FOR TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW ALL THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND COUNTER MEASURES IN THE DOCUMENTS YOU PRESENTED FOR US TONIGHT. UNLESS YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IT WOULD BE HARMFUL FOR THE COUNTY TO TAKE A BEAT. I 
          DON'T SEE THE HARM. >>NEC >>IN THE SENSE OF HARM, IT'S 
          MORE OF A RISK. >>SAME THING. WHYES AND NO. I HE BEEN A STATE REP AND WE HAVE HAD A STUDY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT, THE STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AS TO THE STAFF REVIEWING ALL OF THESE, NORMALLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH MOST COMMUNITIES IS THEY ADOPT THIS, THE STAFF LOOKS BACK AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ISSUES AS POLICIES THAT MAY NEED TO BE TWEAKED. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT MUST BE TWEAKED, JUST REVIEWED AND LOOKED AT, BUT THAT IS DONE AT A LATER DATE IN YOUR PROCESS AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE CONCLUSION YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT WITH THE EXTENT OF THE MEETING. IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE, I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T DO THIS, BUT TO ASK THE STAFF TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS IN TWO WEEKS, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IT'S A LOT. USUALLY, WHAT HAPPENS AS YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS YOU ARE GOING ALONG, YOU ARE DOING THIS IN A PROCESS OF A PERIOD OF TIME TO VIEW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO, WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK AT GOING FORWARD. THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS AND NOT YOUR FUTURE POLICIES, BUT WHAT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO US AND, WHICH POLICIES ARE WE GOING TO MOVE ON TO IMPLEMENT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY POINT IS, I SEE NO RISK OR HARM TO THE COUNTY TO GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THE PLAN AND ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DECIDE FROM HERE ON OUT, WHICH ONES DO YOU ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT BASED ON SOME FURTHER REVIEW POSSIBLY THROUGH YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND LOOKING AT YOUR STATE LAW BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS AND THINGS CHANGING WITH THE CAPITAL AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON. I'M NOT SAYING, IF YOU WANT A DELAY, BUT HAVE THIS RISK IN THE SENSE OF GETTING YOUR STAFF READY TO DO AN APPLICATION, DECIDING, WHICH OF THESE THINGS YOU WANT TO GO AFTER. THAT'S THE CONVERSATION YOU NEED TO HAVE ONCE YOU ADOPT THIS IS WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS DO YOU WANT TO GO AFTER AND ASK MONEY FOR. THAT TAKES TIME TO SIT DOWN AND DECIDE, WHICH RECOMMENDATION YOU WANT TO GO FOR. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING, IF THEY ASK FOR -- IT REALLY QUICKLY HERE. I DON'T SEE 
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ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE TAKING ANY LIABILITY ISSUES OF ADOPTING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE THE TIME FOR THESE. JUST ADDING FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN Y'ALLS SHOES. 
          >>THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>ON FORESIGHTS, TELL ME ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT DID YOU COMMON UP WITH ANY GAPS WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE ARE NOT MEETING. ASSUMING WHAT WE 
          ALREADY HAVE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO? >> YES, SIR, WHAT WE DID IS PULL THOSE REGULATION AND WHAT IT IS AT THE TIME WE HAD AT STATE AND FR REQUIREMENTS TO COMPARE IT AND WITH THE STATE POLICY WHICH IS REFRESHING FOR US BECAUSE WE GO TO MANY COMMUNITIES WITH GAPS THAT DO HAVE A LIABILITY ISSUE. THESE POLICIES ARE CHANGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE SAFETY FROM THAT DEIRECT LESS THAN THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING THE COUNTY IS DOING WRONG?  NO. SO THAT'S HOW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE. 
          >>THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AN ENHANCEMENT AND WE HAVE POLICIES ALREADY IN THE COUNTY AND HAS TO 
          ARE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE CURRENT POLICY? >> CORRECT. 
          >>THANK YOU. >>DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I WILL MOVE APPROVAL. 
          > AYE.  Select to skip to this part of the video">>>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. 
          >> ANY OPPOSED? >>THIS IS FOR YOU THAT THERE IS A FABRICATED VERSION OF THIS 
          [13. Discussion of Fair Association cost for 2026 Fair including Letter from the Clay County Fair Association and Public Safety Costs.]
          ONE. >>APPRECIATE IT. >> 13.DISCUSSION OF FAIR ASSOCIATION COST FOR 2026 FAIR INCLUDING LETTER FROM THE CLAY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY COSTS. TIME CERTAIN - 5:00 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS CAN BE HEARD. THERE ARE TWO ITEMS UP FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD. THERE IS A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. TASHA SPOKE EARLIER ON CONCERNS THAT ARE SEPARATE WHICH WILL BE TALKED ABOUT HERE ON THE SECOND ITEM. THIS ONE HERE IS A LETTER JUST ASKING THAT THE UNPAID PORTION FROM THEIR 2025 RENTAL FEE ALONG WITH THE 2026 RENTAL FEE BE USED WITH THE HAUL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS TO FRUITION. WE HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS TO ASK AND DETAILS TO WORK THROUGH. WITHIN HER LETTER, SHE ASKED IF BASICALLY IF THE PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO START OR COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THAT THE MONEYS BE HELD FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT OR A MUTUAL AGREED UPON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND TALKING WITH TASHA AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IS TO TAKE THEIR MONEYS FROM THE RENTAL FEES AND USE THEM ON THE FAIRGROUNDS. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE UP FOR DISCUSSION, UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT AND 
          LOOKING FOR DETERMINATION FOR APPROVAL. >>FOR ME THERE IS TWO QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE AND MAYBE JUSTIN IS LOOPED IN ON THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. 
          >>THE FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE TENTATIVE PLAN OF THE PROJECT FOR THE EXHIBIT HALL AND 
          WHAT'S THE COST? >> JUSTIN PIERCE, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC. GOOD EVENING, THE PROJECT WE ARE DISCUSSING IS ONE OF THE HALLS OF THE EXHIBIT FAIRGROUNDS. TASHA IS REQUESTING WHICH IS THE MUTUAL BENEFICIAL PROJECT AND TO RENOVATE THAT AND GET IT OPERATIONAL NOT ONLY FOR THE FAIR'S USE, BUT FOR TH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COUNTY ATERWARDS. AS FAR AS THE COST OF THE PROJECT, THE INITIAL QUOTES THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE FAIR ASSOCIATION AND WHAT OUR ASSESSMENT WITH OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FACILITIES TEAM, THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY THERE. 
          SO OUR TEAM LOOKED AT IT AND LOOKING AROUND THE 300K RANGE. AND THE INITIAL QUOTES THAT WE 
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RECEIVED FROM THE FAIR ASSOCIATION IS IN THE 140 RANGE. OUR TEAM LOOKED AT IT AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND TWEAKS AND PROVIDING THAT DISCUSSION TO WHAT ARE THE DISCUSSIONS TO HAVE FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO BE FOR THE CAPACITY OF THE 9,000 SQUARE FOOT OF THE FACILITY. THAT'S WHY WE ARE REQUESTING TO PUT THE PROJECT IN A HOLDING ACCOUNT AS TO WHEN WE GET TO THE FINISH LINE OF WHAT THAT ACTUAL SCOPE LOOKS LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE MONEYS TO PUT IT FORWARD WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE GRANT TEAM. WE HAVE TWO GRANT APPLICATIONS OUT THERE FOR EXHIBIT HALL 1A, 2 AN AND 3 AND WE CAN APPLY IT AS WELL. IF NOT, THAT MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR THAT 
          PROJECT. >>I CAN SAY FROM MY EXPERIENCE GETTING AIR-CONDITIONING IN THAT EXHIBIT HALL IS HUGE. FROM THAT EVENT, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INVITE MORE PEOPLE IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD A C IN THERE. THAT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. AS THE PARKS DIRECTOR, DO YOU SEE ANY DOWNSIDE FOR PUTTING THAT MONEY AWAY AND SOMETHING WE ARE 
          NOT ABLE TO DO NOW BECAUSE OF THAT? >> NO, SIR, THIS IS THE RENTAL FEE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT. THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE FUNDING EARMARKED FOR THE EXHIBIT HALL RENOVATIONS. THIS IS A PLUS TO GETTING AC AND THE INSTALLATION TO THAT FACILITY. SO HAVING AN ACCOUNT GIVES US A STARTING PLACE TO FIND MORE FUNDING TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE IT. THE TOURNAMENT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WOULD GET THIS HALL RUNNING AND ADDITIONAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A DAY IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE RENTALING FEES AND UP TO TH COUNTY TO GET THAT UP AND 
          RUNNING. >>MY NEXT CONVERSATION, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. SO, I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET THERE. I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY SMART. ONE IT'S REALLY GOOD BUSINESS TO INVEST THAT MONEY BACK INTO THE PROPERTY. IT'S ONE OF OUR LARGEST IF NOT THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DRIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M IN FAVOR OF GETTING THAT AC PROJECT DONE FOR 
          SURE. >>ALL I CAN SAY IT'S KIND OF A WIN-WIN CONCEPT. ALTHOUGH, IT'S KIND OF RENTAL FEE THAT SHOULD COME TO THE COUNTY, BUT REINVESTING IN A FACILITY THAT 
          IS GOING TO PROMOTE THIS IN THE COUNTY. >>THIS IS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE 
          GRANT? >> USUALLY, IN JULY. ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> THANK YOU, JUSTIN. >>MADAM CHAIR, COULD WE HAVE A DETERMINATION ON THAT FIRST 
          PART? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOCATE THE UNPAID PORTION OF THE 2025 RENTAL FEE ALONG WITH THE 2026 RENTAL FEE INTO THE EXHIBIT HALL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 
          FUND. >>SECOND. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. 
          > AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  4-0.  Select to skip to this part of the video">ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  4-0. 
          >>OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU. >>THANK YOU, JUSTIN, FOR YOUR HELP. THE SECOND ITEM, DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE COST OF THIS UPCOMING YEAR. WHAT I ASKED IS TO HAVE A PRINTOUT BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO READ ON YOUR COMPUTERS AND EXCEL SPREADSHEET DEVELOPED. AS I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SPREADSHEET, I CAN ASK THE CHIEF TO COME UP. JUST AS HE'S WALKING UP SO YOU UNDERSTAND IT. IT LOOKS PR IT LOOKS PRETTY COMPLICATED, THERE IS A SECTION 5, AND THE RENTAL FEES ADOPTED LAST YEAR. IN THE CENTER PART OF IT, YOU SEE THE HOURLY RATE FOR DIFFERENCE POSITIONS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ATTENDEES AND PARTICIPATIONS FROM EVENT ORDINANCE AND YOU SEE THE NUMBERS THAT WERE EACH YEAR FROM 23, 24, 25 AND SOME OF THOSE EAR AVERAGE NUMBERS. THOSE NUMBERS COME INTO PLAY THAT FILL IN THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS WITHIN THE PARTICULAR AREAS AND WHAT 
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WOULD BE USED BASED UPON THE EVENT ORDINANCE. EACH ONE IS COLOR CODED IN BLUE, YELLOW, ORANGE AND GREEN. THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS YOU HAVE THERE. RESCUE, ENGINE AND ROAD CREW AND SUPERVISORS OF PARKS. YOU HAVE THE LIGHT BLUE COLOR IS IMT. THE FAR RIGHT ARE PROJECTED ATTENDEES USE TO BUILD THIS SPREADSHEET AND THEY MATCH ON. THEY ARE NOT SPOT ON FOR THE AVERAGES, BUT PRETTY CLOSE. FINAL THING I WILL POINT OUT TO YOU ALL AND BACK TO LAUREN AND TALK ABOUT THE COST WHICH IS TOTAL $45,000 IN THE PROJECTED COST, THE FINAL COST WAS ALMOST $52,000 WHICH WAS THE END OF THAT YEAR. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THIS UPCOMING FAIR, IN$130,. 
          >>I WOULD HLIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO TALK ABOUT IT AND GET SOME GUIDANCE. 
          >>LAUREN MARK, FIRE CHIEF. LET ME START BY SAYING TO OUR FAIR FRIENDS IN THE BACK. WE ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS OR PROVIDE EXORBITANT COST FOR SERVICES. IF YOU TAKE IT BACK TO WHERE THE SPECIAL EVENTS ORDINANCE WAS PLACED BY THE BOARD IN 2022, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FAIR TO ME AS THE CREATION OF A SMALL CITY. THE DAILY POPULATION, DAILY ATTENDANCE AT THE FAIR VERY CLOSELY REPLICATES WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE TOWN OF ORANGE PARK OR SOME DAYS AND THE CITY OF GREEN COAST SPRINGS IN ABOUT AN 80 ACRE PARCEL ALL OCCURRING WITHIN A SINGLE DAY. IT HAS LIMITED ACCESS AND CHALLENGES WITH PROVIDING SERVICES. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE FAIR AND THE VENDOR TO HAVE PRETTY GOOD PROTECTION FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ATTEND THE FAIRS AND ALSO TO INSURE THERE IS CONTINUITY. MY TENURE WITH THE COUNTY, WE PLACED CREWS ON DUTY CREWS ONTO FAIRG FAIRGROUNDS, I'M TAKING CITIZENS AWAY THAT WE PROVIDE PROTECTION TO. IN GOING TO THE FAIR AND STILL MAINTAIN COVERAGE, THE BOARD ADOPTED THE SPECIAL EVENTS ORDINANCE IN 2022 AND SETS PARAMETERS AND FOR FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HOW MUCH WILL BE ADDED FOR THE COVERAGE MODELS AND GENERALLY REPLICATED IT. THE ONE MAJOR CHANGE THAT OCCURRED BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE BOARD CHOES TO ADOPT THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR AND THAT ADDED EQUIPMENT IN ADDITION TO PERSONNEL COST. ONE OF THE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WE SAW WHEN WE PUT THIS GROUPING TOGETHER, YOU NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME NUMBER OF STAFF THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THE EVENT THAT HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT WE HAVE ADDED THE RENTAL COST FOR THE UNITS. IF THERE IS A FIRE UNIT, THERE IS A RENTAL COST FOR THAT, RESCUE, RENTAL COST FOR THAT, AND THE MOBILE TRANSPORT UNITS THAT CAN GO INTO DENSELY POPULATED AREAS AND PICK SOMEBODY UP AND BRING THEM BACK OUT FOR THE FAIR AND THE RENTAL COST FOR THAT EQUIPMENT. THE ADDITIONAL ONE THAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS THE ADDING OF AN ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THIS CONCEPT WAS PIONEERED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN WE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT STRUCTURE THAT OPERATES OUT OF THE EOC. WE HAVE ONE SUPERVISORY STAFF PERSONEN FROM THE FIRE RESCUE SIDE AND THERE ARE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ASSAIGNED TO IMT THAT PARTNER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THERE IS A WILL CHARGE ONCE THAT'S ADOPTED AND PLACED FOR EVENTS OVER 5,000 THEME THAT 
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WE HAVE THAT COSTING WITH IT. WE FOUND LAST YEAR WE WEREN'T CHARGING FOR THAT IN THE PAST AND WITH THE COMPLIANCE TO THE ORDINANCE, THAT REQUIRES THOSE CHARGES ONTO IT. IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR LIST, WE HAVE CHARGES FOR THE RESCUE CREW, PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT, AND THE CREW AND PERSONAL AND EQUIPMENT, SUPERVISING STAFF, THAT ESSENTIALLY MONITORS AND UTILIZE THOSE UNITS TO GO INTO POPULATION TO BRING PEOPLE OUT. AND THE IMT COST. YES, FROM THE FAIR'S PERSPECTIVE, I CAN SEE THEY WERE SURPRISED BY THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES PUT IN PLACE IN SEPTEMBER INTO THE NEW FEE STRUCTURE, BUT I THINK WE ARE KIND OF CAUGHT IN A QUANDARY FROM THE STAFF'S SIDE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO GIVE YOU A COHESIVE PLAN TOEN IS T ENSURE CAN PROTECT THIS SMALL CITY AND AT THE SAME TIME THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSIGN THOSE APPROPRIATE COST FACTORS THAT APPLY TO THAT. SO THAT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO IT, BUT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BOARD'S ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE BOARD'S COSTING POLICIES AS EFFECTIVELY AS WE 
          THOUGHT WE SHOULD FOR THIS. >>MADAM CHAIR, ADDING ONTO THIS, THE FAIR ASSOCIATION IN RELIEF TO THAT EXTEND. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GO ABOUT DOING IT. I WOULD PROPOSE A WAY TO BE A COST-SHARING, A PERCENTAGE PERHAPS. THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED AND THAT WOULD BE EITHER MOVED FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THE FAIR OR PHASE IT IN SOME WAY AND THAT COST-SHARING AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT FOUR YEARS IS KIND OF THE NUMBERS UNTIL THE CONTRACT RUNS OUT.   THERE IS OTHER WAYS YOU CAN DO IT TOO, YOU CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO PERSONNEL, YOU CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO EQUIPMENT, ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COST OF THAT. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED. ONE ITEM THAT I WOULD SAY THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND KIND OF ADDRESS THIS IS WE HAVE ALREADY HAD EVENTS FROM OCTOBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR UNTIL NOW THAT WE USE THIS SYSTEMATIC APPROACH AND WANTED TO MENTION THAT AND DISCUSS THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AT THE FAIR WITH LARGE NUMBERS AND MOVING FORWARD, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT US TO DO FOR OTHER EVENTS. THERE ARE OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP. THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE LIKE AN OPEN DISCUSSION, THE COST-SHARING PORTION OF IT, WHAT THE PLEASURE 
          OF THE BOARD IS ON IT. >>ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> CHIEF MOSS, JUST A QUESTION, 
          WHEN WOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE FAIR ADJUSTMENTS? >> THERE IS A PROCESS THAT GOES WITH SPECIAL EVENTS. THEY STARTED JANUARY 15TH, WITH GETTING THEIR FIRST INFORMATION WITH THE GROUP. I BELIEVE THEY WERE NAFOTIFIED WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR SO WHEN THEY WERE 
          INFORMED OF IT. >>IN TERMS OF DOLLARS, I THINK IN ONE SENSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ONE FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME TEAM. THIS IS THE CLAY COUNTY WHERE IT SUPPORTS CLAY. ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME OUT OF THIS IS US GET TO THE TABLE WITH THE FAIR ASSOCIATION TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A TIMELINE WHERE WE ARE NOT IN THIS POSITION, WHERE THE COUNTY HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. I SEE TASHA NODDING BACK THERE AND WHEN YOU NEED TO START MAKING BUDGETARY DECISIONS SO WE CAN PROACTVELY SAY, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR NEXT YEAR. I WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT FIRST. THAT'S WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH ALL THE COSTS. IT'S $85,000 MORE THAN WE PAID LAST YEAR THAT IS A PRETTY GOOD JUMP. BUT EVERYONE'S 
          MONEY IS TIGHT AND WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. >>SPEAKING TO WHAT THE COMMISSIONER JUST ASKED. CAN YOU SPEAK ON AS FAR AS COMMUNICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN 
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HAPPENING, MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ALONG THE WAY TO MEETING BEFORE JANUARY. 
          >>YES, MA'AM, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS E-MAILS, CORRESPONDENCE, ESPECIALLY WITH EXHIBIT HALL NO. 1 AND NUMBER OF ASPECTS OF IT. WE ESTABLISHED A SAFETY MEETING TO WALK THROUGH THE FAIR TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF RISK WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY. AGAIN, THE EVENT ORDINANCE REQUIRES A 90 DAYS OUT TO PUT THE APPLICATION IN. IT WAS NOTICED IT WASN'T TRACKING WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND JASON REACHED OUT TO TASHA AT THAT POINT AND REGARDING THE PLANNING FOR IT. OBVIOUSLY, THE PLAN IS WHAT THE FAIR ASSOCIATION AND TASHA'S BOARD COMES UP WITH EVENTS. THOSE GO INTO THE PLAN OF THE SAFETY PORTION OF IT. SO, YES, THERE HAS BEEN I CAN'T SPEAK FOR JUSTIN. I DON'T EVEN SEE GENE HERE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CORRESPONDENCE. 
          WITH RESPONSE TO THE FEE CHANGE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FEE IS GOING TO BE UNTIL IT IS THERE. 
          >>COMMUNICATION HOUSAPPEN, BUT MONEY WISE DISCUSSION DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL. 
          >>UNTIL JANUARY. THAT WAS WHEN WE ALL KNEW WHAT THE PLAN WAS. THE SHERIFF NEW, FIRE NEW, MAGG MANAGEMENT KNEW AND THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. 
          >>ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE A COMMENT. THIS IS JUST A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. THE AFFORDABILITY OF AN EFFORT SUCH AS THIS, PUBLIC SAFETY IS GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN AFFORD THE PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT WE CAN AFFORD THE IMPACT TO 120,000 PEOPLE, THOSE CONSEQUENCES WOULD EVEN BE WORSE. WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY WITH HOUSING. IF THEY DO AWAY WITH PROPERTY TAX, THERE IS GOING TO BE AFFORDABILITY PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE SPECTRUM INCLUDING THE PUBLIC SECTOR. 
          WHEN YOU HAVE TO PAY 1.8 FOR A LADDER TRUCK OR 2.3, >>BETWEEN 1.8 AND 2. 
          >> IT'S A LOT AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE. PEOPLE WILL SAY I CAN'T AFFORD IT AND YOU HAVE TO MODIFY YOUR HABIT PATTERNS. I'M MATURE ENOUGH TO REMEMBER BEFORE CELL PHONES, BEFORE INTERNET, BEFORE STARBUCKS. WE DIDN'T HAVE -- WE HAD AFFORDABILITY PROBLEMS. I LIVED WITH TEN CHILDREN IN A HOUSE AND ONE BATHROOM. THAT'S HOW WE GOT BY BEFORE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE POPULATION I THINK BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY. BACK TO THE MATTER AT HAND IS WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE. THESE ITEMS ARE NOT OUT OF LINE IN MY OPINION. BUT THE IMPLEMENTATION I THINK LIKE THE COUNTY MANAGER A LIE ALLUDED TO IS APPROPRIATE. MY OWN CONUNDRUM IS WE HAVE ALREADY 
          ARRANGED FOR THIS SERVICE AT THE HIGHER RATE. >>THAT IS THE LEVEL FOR THE 
          SMALLER EVENT. >>THE SMALLER EVENT, IT'S THE SAME PROPORTION. 
          >>RIGHT. >>DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? >> SHE'S HELPING ME OUT WITH THE 
          TIMELINES. >>I HAVE THE TIMELINE FROM WHEN WE SPOKE WITH STAFF ABOUT THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE EXHIBIT HALL PROJECT. SO IN AUGUST, LATE AUGUST, IN JULY, THERE WAS AN 
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EMAIL FROM THE ASSOCIATION THAT ASKED FOR THE $40 FOR THE INVOICE FOR THE RENTAL FEES TO A PROJECT. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THEY HADN'T IDENTIFIED THE PROJECT. THEY JUST ASKED FOR A PROJECT. THEY MIGHT HAVE IDENTIFIED THE EXHIBIT HALL AT THAT TIME. IN AUGUST, THEY MET WITH JEAN TO DISCUSS THE SCOPE OF THE EXHIBIT HALL. AND THAT'S WHEN THEY AFTER THAT MEETING, THEY MET WITH OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM TO GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT PROJECT. 
          OCTOBER 14TH, THERE WAS A LETTERS FROM THE FAIR ASSOCIATION FORMALLY REQUESTING THAT $40,000 BALANCE BE APPLIED TO THIS PROJECT. I HAVE DECEMBER 9TH, THE FAIR SCOPE WITH THE ESTIMATE FOR THEIR CONTRACTOR, AND THEN GENE'S TEAM MET WITH THEM AGAIN IN JANUARY TO GO OVER THAT SCOPE.   AND PRIOR TO THAT, A WEEK BEFORE THAT, WE HAVE SENT THEM SUGGESTIONS ON THE SCOPE FOR AREAS THAT THEY HAD SEEN WHERE THE SCOPE FROM THEIR CONTRACTOR DID NOT MEET THE SCOPE THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY HAD FROM OUR CAPITAL PROJECT TEAM. 
          BUT AS FAR AS THE FEES FOR THE FIRE SAFETY, THOSE WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED WITH THE FAIR ASSOCIATION. 
          I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION WHICH IS WHY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDS FROM THE FORMAL RENTAL FEES. THE FORMER RENTAL FEES AND CURRENTLY RENTAL FEES, COULD THAT BE APPLIED TO THIS COST 
          THEORETICALLY ON THE SAME BUDGET? >> THERE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE CHARGE, SERVICE CHARGE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICE CHARGE. THAT TOTALED 17 FROM THE 
          LAST FAIR. >>I'M JUST THINKING OF A CREATIVE SOLUTION. I THINK ONCE AGAIN, THE BIGGEST THING IS TRYING TO GET ON THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. AND FROM ALL SIDES 
          GET IT IN THERE AND HAVE THE DISCUSSION. >>I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. YOU 
          SAID FIRE RESCUE, MEMBERS ARE WORKING OVER TIME. >>YES, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE STAFF THE STATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT DON'T STAFF SPECIAL EVENTS. WHEN THE SPECIAL EVENTS FEE WAS CONSTRUCTED, WE WOULD HIRE OVER TIME BECAUSE THEY OCCUR FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND 
          MAYBE TWO WEEKS LIKE THE FAIR. >>I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE PROPOSED THAT I'M GOING TO ASK. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS DONATED AND NOT A COST TO THE COUNTY AS THIS CHARGE IS TO 
          COVER FUELS, COULD THEY NOT COVER FUEL EXPENSES. >>THIS IS THE RENTAL LIKE THE RESCUE IS A RENTAL. THE UNITS WERE PURCHASED, PROCURED UNDER GRANTS, CALL IT A DONATION, A GRANT. THEY WERE PROCURED AND PROVIDED THAT WAY. I WOULD THINK THAT WHATEVER WE WOULD DO WITH VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THAT ARE RENTED, YOU HAVE THOSE CHARGES LIKE YOU RENT A SIDE BY SEED FOR 
          THE EVENT. >>OKAY. AS FAR AS IMT, ONE MEMBER IS A COUNTY EMPLOYEE. WHY ARE THESE COSTS BILLED SEPARATELY IF IT'S ALREADY BILLED BY THE COUNTY? 
          >> IF YOU GO BACK TO THE FEE STRUCTURE, THERE ARE MANAGEMENT FEES THAT ARE TO BE CHARGED WHEN 
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THOSE PERSONNEL ARE UTILIZED. I DON'T THINK IT DIFFERENTIATES THE SALARY OR NOT, IT'S A RECOVERY FOR THE CHARGE AND THE FEES ARE CHARGED UNDER THE SPECIAL EVENT WHEN AN IMT IS PLACED ON THIS SERVICE AND THE COST PER THE ORDINANCE CODE WOULD BE RECOVERED AND THAT IS 
          THE REASON. >> ENGINE REMAINS ON STATION AND ON ROTATION, WHY WOULD WE NOT CONSIDER REMOVING THE EQUIPMENT COST PORTION IF IT DOESN'T REPRESENT THE COUNTY EXPENSE? 
          >> IT GOES BACK TO THE RENTAL. IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM UNDER YOUR FEE STRUCTURE TO SAY IF THEY PROCURE IT AND USE IT, THAT'S A RENTAL AND WHAT WE CHARGE ON A RATE BY HOURLY RATE. 
          >>ALL RIGHT. EQUIPMENT CHARGES, WHEN TRANSPORT OCCURS FOR THE BILL OF THESE SERVICES CAN WE 
          CLARIFY WHY THE FAIR IS BEING BILLED IN THOSE INSTANCES? >> THE INDIVIDUAL IS BILLED FOR THE MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED SEPARATE FROM THE STANDBY FOR THE EVENT. WHEN WE PICK SOMEONE UP AT A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, WHEN WE PICK SOMEBODY UP AT THEIR HOME OR THE FAIR, THAT TRANSPORT COST IS PROVIDED AS PART OF THE RECOVERY THAT THE BOARD DIRECTS FOR FEES FOR SERVICES. 
          >>CAN WE HAVE CONFIRMATION FOR HOW THE FEMA REIMBURSEMENT RATE TO REFLECT STANDARD 
          NON-EMERGENCY STAFFING COSTS. DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? >>I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY OF THAT, 
          BUT WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FEES FOR PERSONNEL OR VEHICLES? >> THE PERSONNEL BILLING RATES. 
          >>THE PERSONNEL BILLING RATES ARE THE RATES FOR OMB TO DETERMINE WHAT THE OVER TIME RECOVERY RATE SHOULD BE FOR EACH POSITION IN THE FEE STRUCTURE WHETHER IT'S A FIREFIGHTER, ENGINEER OR CAPTAIN OR BATTALION CHIEF AND THOSE WERE CALCULATED IN OVER TIME RATES. THE PROPOSAL WAS TO RECOVER THE FICA COSTS AS WELL AS THE FRS COST FOR THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THAT WAS THE ESSENTIALLY A BLENDED RATE FOR THOSE POSITIONS AND ESTABLISHED WITHIN YOUR RATE 
          FEES. >>OKAY. >>WERE SOME OF THESE SERVICES 
          AND RENTAL PRETTY MUCH PROVIDED FREE IN THE PAST? >> THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAST ITEMIZED BILLING OF THE 2025 FAIR, BUT NOW AS PART OF THE FEE STRUCTURE, THEY ARE 
          INCLUDED THIS YEAR. >>THEY WERE NOT IN THE FEES, BUT STILL THERE AND NOT BEING 
          CHARGED FOR? >> CORRECT. >>DURING THE FAIR? 
          >> EVERY FAIR? >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. I CAN LOOK, BUT YOU HAVE TO BREAK 
          IT OUT. IT'S A PERCENTAGE COST OF $130,000. >>AROUND 40. 
          >>MY LAST ONE, WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY AT THE FAIR? >> TO BE ON STANDBY IF PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT OR AN EVENT. WE HAVE HAD FIRES IN THE PAST THERE, MOSTLY WE PICK UP PEOPLE UNDER HEAT OR TOO MUCH FUN, AND MOST DON'T GET TRANSPORTED, BUT SOME DO. ON DAYS WHERE THE WEATHER IS PARTICULARLY HOT AND MISERABLE. THOSE ARE THE DAYS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST WHERE WE HAVE HAD PRETTY HEAVILY HAD PEOPLE THAT WE WERE TRANSPORTING OFF SITE. IT'S LOGICAL. WE SEE IT IN SCOTTISH GAMES WHEN THEY OCCUR IF IT'S HOT TO TRANSPORT AND 
          ROTATE A LOT OF UNIONS TTS THRO IT GOES WELL. >>THEY ARE THERE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD A FEW TIMES NOW THIS WEEK THAT PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND I'M JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. PUBLIC PERCEPTION IS THEY ARE SITTING AROUND AND NOT DOING ANYTHING WHERE I PENRSONALLY HAE A HARD TIME WITH THAT. I'M A MEDICAL PROVIDER AND THERE IF 
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SOMEONE NEEDS MY CARE AND THAT'S WHAT I'M THERE FOR. SO THAT REALLY KIND OF GOT TO ME. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT. JUST LIKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THEY ARE READY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS. IF THEY ARE NOT THERE AND SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE ARE ALL IN TROUBLE. I WANTED TO 
          CLARIFY WHAT THEIR JOB IS THERE. THEY ARE THERE UNTIL IT HAPPENS. >>WE HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THE REALITY IS THAT WHERE THE FAIR SITS IS AT THE PERIPHERY OF MOST OF OUR COVERAGE ZONES. IT'S ESSENTIALLY A RURAL AREA. IT'S OBVIOUSLY, GOING TO BECOME MORE LESS RURAL AND MORE URBANIZED OVERTIME UNFORTUNATELY, I GUESS, BUT UNTIL WE GET STATIONS AT THE AREA AND LOOKING AT IT WITH THE FARM STATION AND MORE COVERAGE INTO THAT AREA. AS OF RIGHT NOW THAT EVENT OCCURS IN AN AREA THAT THE PREDOMINANTALY RURAL I TWO CITIES AND WE HAVE VERY LIMITED ACCESS. MUCH RATHER WOULD HAVE THE TOLL OPERATION, BUT THAT BECOMES AN ISOLATED AREA. IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME IF PEOPLE DON'T GET HELP IN THAT LOCATION. THIS IS A REASONABLE PLAN TO BUFFER THAT TO GET FIRST RESPONSE AND STILL BRING IN UNITS FROM THE OUTSIDE IN TO START SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY. 
          >>YOU WOULD SAY THAT WOULD BE A REASON WHY OUR FAIR PUBLIC SAFETY MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A MIAMI FAIR OR TAMPA FAIR OR EVEN JACKSONVILLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MANY OTHER STATIONS 
          SURROUNDING AND WE DON'T? >> I CAN'T SPEAK TO TAMPA OR MIAMI. 
          >>, BUT COULD THAT BE A REASON? >> I CAN SPEAK TO JACKSONVILLE BECAUSE I WAS IN OPERATIONS FOR A FEW YEARS AND FAMILIAR WITH THE SET UP. THE ADVANTAGE THAT JACKSONVILLE HAS AND THEN THEY WILL BE MUCH MORE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE WHERE COVERAGE IS PRETTY FAR APART. 
          IRONICALLY, I TALKED TO MY COUNTERPARTS IN JACKSONVILLE ABOUT THAT SITUATION. THEY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THAT LITERALLY THEY HAVE STATION ONE, ONE OF THEIR PRIMARY STATIONS ALMOST THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF THE FAIR TO THE FRONT OF OUR FAIRGROUNDS. SO THE STATION WOULD BE IN THE BACK, THE FAIRGROUNDS IN THE FRONT AND THEY CAN GET OUT OF THAT STATION WITH AN ENTIRE ENGINE, LADDER IN A VERY SHORT ORDER. JACKSONVILLE HAS THAT ADVANTAGE BECAUSE OF WHERE IT STAT IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE THEY CAN COVER IT UP, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S THE DISTINCT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND JACKSONVILLE. I ASSUME 
          SOME OF THESE SAME THINGS HAPPENED IN OTHER CITIES. >>I THINK WE ALL HOPE AND 48 PRAY NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION FROM OUR BOARD. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. 
          WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE CASE, BUT IT IS, AND DEFINITELY THE WAY IT WAS IMPLEMENTED COULD USE SOME WORK AND I HAVE ASKED FOR HOWARD AND TASHA FOR US TO MEET HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR AND SEE IF WE CAN KEEP ANYTHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING, STILL THE COST IS GOING TO BE THERE AND WE KNOW THAT. WE HAVE SOME MAJOR STUFF ABOUT TO HAPPEN WITH PROPERTY TAX UNFORTUNATELY. SO, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IS THAT WE DO A COST SHARE WITH THE FAIR THIS YEAR AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THAT WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THE NEW FEE THAT WOULD BE A 60/40 SPLIT, THE COUNTY WOULD DO 60% AND THE FAIR 40% AND WOULD GROW CLOSER AS THE YEARS GO BY. THAT IS WHAT I'M PROPOSING. YES, IT'S A TOUGH SPOT. BUT I DO KNOW THIS WAS A TOUGH PILL FOR THEM TO SWALLOW, AND RIGHTLY SO. BUT WE CAN'T CUT DOWN AND WE HAVE TO BE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE SAFE. THIS IS 
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          WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. >>I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY THOUGHTS. >>THAT WAS A MEETINGS? 
          >> YES. >>WITH THE FACTOR OF THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO THE COST TO BE 
          40%? >> CORRECT. >>WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE IF 
          IT'S A BAD WEATHER DAY, CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT. >>THIS IS AN ESTIMATED COST. THE INALL TYPICALLY IT IS LOWER AND WE TALKED TO APPROPRIATELY CHANGE THAT WITH BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND THAT RESPONSE THAT'S THERE, BASED UPON A BAD WEATHER DAY AND AS YOU PREDICTED GOING OUT AND SO THESE ARE JUST ESTIMATED COSTS THAT WERE ON THE EXCEL 
          SPREADSHEET. THE FINAL COST WILL BE LISTED OUT. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. 
          >>THE OTHER THING WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IN THE PAST YEARS, DISNEY WORLD CHARGES A LOT MORE, BUT THEY ALSO CHARGE FOR PARKING. WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH TRAFFIC, SIGNIFICANT. WITH HIGHWAY 16. SO I REALLY, AND ENTICED THE FAIR COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT PARKING AND HOW WE CAN MITIGATE THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM AND THE REVENUE PROBLEM. WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT FROM A COUNTY. 
          HOW ARE WE GOING TO REPLACE REVENUE AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES WITH REDUCED REVENUE AND WILL ASK THE FAIR COMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. 
          >>THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND. >>ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". 
          >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 3-1. 
          [18. Discussion of Appointments to the Fleming Island Citizens Advisory Committee]
          >>WE WILL GO TO LETTERS FOR ACTION. >> THE FOUR REAPPOINTMENTS HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THE COUNCIL AND WAS ON THE COUNCIL AND HAD TO EMPDEPLOY TO JAPAN. 
          [19. Discussion of Appointment to the OakLeaf Branan-Ridge Citizens Advisory Committee]
          MOVE MOVE APPROVAL OF ALL FIVE APPOINTMENTS. >>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND 
          > AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  4-0.  Select to skip to this part of the video">ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?  4-0. 
          >>DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT. >> 18.DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE FLEMING ISLAND CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS FOR RE-APPOINTMENT WERE RECEIVED FROM: 19.DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE OAKLEAF BRANAN-RIDGE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AN APPLICATION OF APPOINTMENT WAS RECEIVED FROM DEBBIE PASCOE. 
          [20. Bid Opening Tabulations (K Smith)]
          DEBBIE IS A COMMUNITY LEADER AND WOULD RECOMMEND HER FOR SURE. >>I WILL SECOND. 
          > AYE.  Select to skip to this part of the video">>>WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, "AYE". >> AYE. 
          >> ANY OPPOSED? WE HAVE LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION 20.BID OPENING TABULATIONS (K SMITH) BID OPENING TABULATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2026: DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? 
          >> A. RFP NO. 25/26-018, DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL SERVICES B. BID NO. 25/26-043, MOCCASIN SLOUGH BOARDWALK PUBLIC COMMENTS 
          [COUNTY MANAGER]
COMMISSION AUDITOR COUNTY ATTORNEY COUNTY MANAGER 
          >>MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS, FIRST OFF, TO WELCOME BACK. THIS IS THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE. I WANT TO THANK KEVIN FOR THE BACK UP ON THAT ALSO. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ENTIRE STAFF ON THAT. I WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE VETERAN AND VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR FOR 2025 IS OUT, IT WILL CLOSE MARCH 16TH, AND THAT INDIVIDUAL 
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VETERAN AND VOLUNTEER WILL BE HONORED AT THE TOUCH A TRUCK SALUTE THOSE WHO SERVE ON THE 25TH OF APRIL. I WANT THE GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE HAVE 65 APPLICATIONS FOR VETERANS. 65 AND 17 VOLUNTEERS AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUSH THERE ACROSS THE BOARD IF THERE ARE MORE VOLUNTEERS, GREAT, BUT DEFINITELY MORE VOLUNTEERS ON THAT. THERE IS A COMMITTEE FOR THAT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHO THAT COMMITTEE IS I CAN TELL YOU NOW OR LATER, BUT IT'S UP TO THE BOARD ON THAT. BUT WILL BE WORKING ON THOSE QUITE A FEW APPLICATIONS AND 
          [COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]
          WILL BRING THE FINAL DETERMINATION TO THE BOARD. >>THANK YOU. 
          >>ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? >> COMMISSIONER? 
          >> TAKING OFF, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF ON A GREAT PLAY DAY IN TALLAHASSEE. 
          IT WENT REALLY WELL ESPECIALLY THE WEATHER. FEBRUARY 14TH, I WAS INVITED. WE HAD A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY GALA, WHICH CELEBRATED 100 YEARS IN CLAY COUNTY WITH JC PENNY. A GREAT MILESTONE TO EXPERIENCE. I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE MY SECOND SUBJECT IS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. I WAS PART OF A LEADER BUILD, BUT DID A LITTLE RESEARCH IN HABITAT IN CLAY COUNTY AND IT WAS STARTED BY GREATER PENNY PARTNERS BACK IN 1997 AND YOU HAD TO BE A VOLUNTEER. THAT IS PART OF THE HABITAT MODEL AS THE 1987 BECAME CLAY COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. TODAY HABITAT WORKS WITH JAGUARS, AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS AND WANT TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERING FOR HABITAT BECAUSE YOU TOO COULD GET A T-SHIRT IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE, BUILD A FENCE, WHATEVER. SO VOLUNTEER, YOU GET A THE -SHIRT. NEXT ITEM COMMUNITY SERVICES. LAST SAT, 21ST, WE HAD A COMMUNITY CLEAN UP IN BEL AIR AGAIN. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WAS PROMINENT IN THE VOLUNTEER SECTION. WE HAD FROM OUR STAFF, JASON CLARK, RITA AND AUDREY SCOTT WERE ALSO VOLUNTEERS. THEY ISSUED ANOTHER T S-SHIRT TO ME. ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU VOLUNTEER, YOU GET ANOTHER T-SHIRT. EVERYBODY GET OUT THERE AND VOLUNTEER. LASTLY, I WANT TO NOTE THAT LEE IS OUT THERE FROM THE COUNCIL STUCK WITH US TO THE BITTER END. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK ALL OF YOU COMMISSIONERS. THAT'S ALL I 
          HAVE. THANK YOU. >>I WILL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET TONIGHT. HATS OFF TO COUNTY STAFF FOR PUTTING ON ANOTHER PRETTY GREAT CLAY DAY AND ALSO FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY BE WATCHING AT HOME, HATS OFF TO THE CLAY CHAMBER FOR PROMOTING THIS AND EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER THAT MADE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. WE SAW THE PLACE FULL. WHO WAS HOME BECAUSE SO MANY OF US WERE THERE. AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND HATS OFF TO STAFF. ALWAYS AVAILABLE, ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND AVAIL THEMSELVES. SO, AS A COMMISSIONER, I'M ALWAYS MINDFUL OF COUNTY STAFF AVAILING THEMSELVES. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE TONIGHT. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. LAST TUESDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE ON A ZOOM CALL PUT ON BY CORPORATION CALLED JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA, WHICH PROMOTES YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN CIVIC DUTY AND VOTING AND EDUCATION. WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS COMMISSIONERS, AND SHE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THIS CITY COUNCIL DOES AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO. IT WAS REALLY NICE AND I APPRECIATE THEM FOR INVITING ME TO JOIN IN THAT DISCUSSION. CLAY DAY, PROBABLY SOME OF THE PEOPLE DIDN'T GET TO 
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SEE HOW OUR STAFF REALLY ASSEMBLED IN A TEAM LIKE MANNER IN A TOUGH SITUATION. THE COURTYARD WAS DOUBLE BOOKED AND WHAT I WALKED INTO IN THE MORNING WITH THE FIRE MARSHALS, I THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY WE WERE GOING TO HAVE CLAY DAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT OUT AND IT WAS LIKE JOHNNY ON THE SPOT. GREAT JOB THERE. THE THING I'M MOST PROUD OF IS TALKING TO SOME LEGISLATORS, THEY KNOW WHERE CLAY COUNTY AND KNOW WHERE THE PROPERTY TAX CAN REALLY HURT CLAY COUNTY. YOU WILL HEAR A SPECIAL SESSION ON THAT AND WHAT WE HAVE OUR EYES LOCKED ON. 
          WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THIS PAST SATURDAY I GOT INVITED TO, EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE FIRST BASEMAN, I GOT TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH FOR THE ASSOCIATION. THERE WAS OVER 640 KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. IT'S KIDS FROM THE COUNTY. THANKS FOR THE INVITE TO THROW OUT THE BEST PITCH AND DONATIONS FROM THE ASSOCIATION. BEST OF LUCK FOR EVERYONE KICKING OFF THEIR FIRST GAME AND PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER AND PRAY FOR GREAT WEATHER FOR A REALLY GREAT TOURISM EVENT. 250 SOCCER TEAMS WILL BE IN CLAY COUNTY, OVER 150 FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL BE USING NOT JUST THE SPORTS COMPLEX, BUT CLAY COUNTY SOCCER CLUB AND THE PARK AS WELL. THREE SITES, 250 TEAMS. IF YOU ARE IN A PUBLIX OR SUPER MARKETS, YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE KIDS. LOOKING 
          FORWARD TO KEEPING THAT ONE GOING. >>THE FLAG ONE IS COMING UP TOO. 
          >>YES, MARCH 6TH AND 7. >>AWESOME. I ALSO ENJOYED A CLAY DAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE EVERYBODY WAS SCURRYING AROUND BECAUSE PROFESSOR GARRISON WAS COMING OUT EARLY AND I WAS COMING OUT AND THEY SAID WHERE ARE YOU AT. THANKFULLY I HAD A DRIVER AND I WAS ABLE TO GET ON STAGE AND LET THEM PRESENT. A REPRESENTATIVE STAFF AND LATER SENATOR BRADLEY. 
          THAT WAS AWESOME. I EVEN HEARD HOWARD PUT HIS SLEEVES UP AND GOT THAT TOGETHER. THEY WERE ALL AROUND. NEXT MORNING, YOU AND KAREN, IT WAS WINDY AND THEY WERE GETTING BLOWN AROUND WITH 
          THE SIGNS. DEFINITELY TEAM EFFORT. THAT WAS AWESOME. >>SUPPOSED, I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING A JUDGE AT THE WINTER DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I GOT INTO THAT. WOW, THESE KIDS. I WAS SO AMAZED AND I HAVE FAITH IN OUR NEXT GENERATION NOW. SO AFTER ALL THAT. BUT THEY WERE, THEY WERE PRESENTED THREE DIFFERENT TOPICS AND I WAS IN A ROOM BY MYSELF WITH THEM, NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO SAY THE AFFIRMATIVE SIDE OR THE NEGATIVE SIDE, THEY DIDN'T KNOW, WHICH THEY WERE GOING TO GET. 
          THE LAST GROUP, HAD THE ONE TEAM WAS HIGH SCHOOL GUYS AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS SIX GRADERS AND YOU KNOW THEY WERE YOUNGER. POOR THINGS. THEY WON THE DAY BEFORE. THAT WAS AWESOME. I THINK I WOULD DO IT AGAIN. THERE WERE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THERE THAT WERE JUDGES. THAT WAS REALLY NEAT. I THINK THAT'S IT. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE COMING UP? SAVE THE SCHOOLS NEXT SUNDAY AT 8:00 A.M.. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR HELPING
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