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>> AUDIT COMMITTEE. WE'RE STARTING A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER 3:00. MR. ROLLINS IS TIED UP IN TRAFFIC AND WILL BE HERE SHORTLY.
WE'LL START OFF WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?
[1. FY 2020 COPS Hiring Program Grant Award Acceptance]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER ONE THEN.THIS IS THE COPS HIRING GRANT AWARD.
IT'S FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IS THERE SOMEONE HERE?
>> THERE YOU ARE. >> ON FEBRUARY 18 WE WERE GRANTED PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE COPS HIRING GRANT FOR SALARIES FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES.
WE WERE AWARDED A TOTAL OF $650,000 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. WE NOW HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 7 TO HAVE OUR AWARD DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN IN ORDER TO
OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE AWARD. >> IT'S 625,000?
>> YES OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, WITH OUR PERCENTAGE OF MATCH
GOING UP GRADUALLY EACH YEAR. >> AND THE TOTAL FOR THAT IS
>> WE APPROVED YOU APPLYING FOR IT SO WE'LL PUT THIS ON CONSENT AGENDA. THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THAT A COMMISSIONER WILL PULL IT SO IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE, THAT'S FINE. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA. >> AND IF IT'S OK, WILL THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT IT WILL BE APPROVED FOR AN ELECTRONIC
SIGNATURE BY THE CHAIRMAN? >> DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND IT AND VOTE ON IT? THREAT RECORD REFLECT THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE FOR THE DOCUMENT. THANK YOU.
[2. Budget Resolution - Clay County Domestic Mosquito Control for Zika Virus Supplement]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE FIRST BUDGET RESOLUTION I PRESENT HERE IS FOR THE ADDITIONAL 15,000 WE ARE GETTING FROM THE STATE TO ADDRESS SOME EDUCATIONAL CLEANUP ACTIVITIES IN MOSQUITO CONTROL FOR ZIKA VIRUS.
>> HAVE WE HAD ANY CASE THIS IS YEAR?
>> AS FAR AS I KNOW, NO. BUT THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL MONEY AVAILABLE AND WE HAVE GOOD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND CLEANUP AS WELL TO BE DONE WITH PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
>> SO IT'S MORE PREVENTIVE? >> CORRECT.
>> WE'LL PUT THAT ON CONSENT. WE'LL ADD THAT TO CONSENT FOR
OUR NEXT MEETING. >> THIS ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE
[3. Resolution to Provide for a True-Up for All Funds Other than CIP]
TRUE UP ALL FUND BALANCES AFTER THE FINANCIAL AUDIT WAS COMPLETED. AND WE ARE DONE WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES FOR 18-19. NOW WE ARE CLEANING OUR 19-20 YEAR IN PREPARATION FOR THE AUDIT AND ALSO ALLOCATING FUNDING WHERE IT'S MOSTLY APPROPRIATE.THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT A WITH ALL THE ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, REVENUES, CHANGES.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> BUT THIS RESOLUTION IS SPECIFICALLY FOR 19-20 RIGHT?
>> 19-20 BUDGET TO ADDRESS ALL THE TRUEUPS FOR THE FUND
BALANCES. >> AND IT WAS A RESULT OF THE
>> IT WAS A CLEAN AUDIT. IT WAS PERFECT ACROSS THE BOARD.
THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB EVERYBODY.
>> THAT'S ON THE BUDGET SIDE. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE AUDIT
>> WE'LL JUST ADD THIS TO CONSENT AS WELL.
[4. Budget Transfer Between Cost Centers to Allocate Funds for Accounts Payable Manager Replacement]
>> ITEM 4. >> THIS IS A BUDGET TRANSFER FOR ADDITIONAL 15,000 THAT WE ARE PREPARING BETWEEN THE COST CENTERS FOR THE TRANSITION BUDGET IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CLERK TO HIRE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER REPLACEMENT SINCE THE PERSON WHO IS GOING TO GO TO THE CLERK'S SIDE DECIDED TO ACCEPT POSITION WITH O AND B OFFICE. WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SOME SAVINGS IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE REMODELING PROJECT. SO THAT'S BASICALLY ALLOCATION
BETWEEN TWO COST CENTERS. >> SO IT'S JUST AN OFFSET?
WE'LL SEND THAT TO CONSENT AS WELL.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT COMMISSIONER ROLLINS IS HERE.
>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 5.
[5. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, Inc. Memo of Understanding]
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THIS IS A RESULT OF A GRANT THAT Y'ALL APPROVED US PUT IN FOR QUITE SOME TIME BACK FOR A BOAT THROUGH THE FIRE HOUSE PUBLIC SAFETY GRANT FOUNDATION. IT'S $44,650.
WE'RE REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL TO THAT YOU WILL BE SIGNING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. IT A FUNDING AGREEMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO PAY US A CHECK DIRECTLY.
>> SO BECAUSE I'M NOT REAL SMART ON BOATS.
WHAT IS A CONNECTOR BOAT? >> IT'S A SPECIFIC TYPE OF BOAT THAT YOU CAN CONNECT MANY OF THEM TOGETHER OUT AT CAMP LANDING HAS THEM. THEY ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE FIRE RESCUE TYPE WORLD. YOU CAN CONNECT THEM TOGETHER AND USE ONE BOAT AND CARRY MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON THEM.
IT HAS FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES AND RESCUE CAPABILITIES WITH THIS BOAT. TRAILER AND ALL.
>> WOULD BIT SPECIFIC TO FIRE ON A COAST?
>> NO INLAND. ANYTHING INDIANS LAND.
IT HAS A FIRE PUMP ON IT AND COULD SUPPLY WATER TO THE LOCAL AREA. IT CAN BE USED IN FLOOD SITUATION. WIDE AND HOLD ACE LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT FOR US WITH THE GRANT.
>> I THINK CONSENT IS GOOD FOR THAT ONE.
>> IF I MAY, ON THE BOATS, THEY ARE VERY SPECIALIZED.
THEY ARE ABLE TO BE CONNECTED TOGETHER.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF CAPABILITY THAT THEY CAN ADD ON AS FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS AND FIGHT FIRES.
DAVID SHOWED ME A WHOLE VIDEO ON IT.
IT'S AN AMAZING TYPE OF BOAT. IT'S KEY THINK IT'S PARTICULAR
ONE FROM FIRE HOUSE. >> AND THIS WAS THROUGH THE FIRE HOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION.
I WANT TO GIVE THEM A PLUG THEY HELP US EVERY YEAR WITH SOMETHING. WE APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIP.
[6. RFP #19/20-49, DEO Voluntary Home Buyout Program and Project Management Services for Clay County Department of Emergency Management]
NOW I'LL GO ON TO ITEM 6. >> WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS RIGHT AT ABOUT A YEAR AGO YOU ACCEPT AID GRANT FROM DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, $5 MILLION TO POTENTIALLY PURCHASE 24 HOMES ALONG THE BLACK CREEK FLOODED AREAS.
THIS IS THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACTOR THAT WILL BE MANAGING THAT GRANT AND MANAGING THE BUYOUT AND EXECUTION OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE HOMES. WE HAD THREE RESPONSES.
ONE NO BID AND TWO VENDORS THAT SCORED.
WE HAD A TEAM THAT WAS MADE UP OF MYSELF, NANCY PARKER AND MARIA. WE SCORED IT AND OUR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU IS OUR NUMBER ONE IS THE EXCEL CONTRACTORL LC TO AWARD THIS. THE ONE THING WE WILL ASK DUE TO THE TIME FRAME OF THE GRANTS AS A LOT OF THIS GENERALLY IS QUICKLY, WE WILL BE BRINGING THE AWARD AND CONTRACT TO YOU NEXT BOARD MEETING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO BEGIN THIS PROJECT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST OR WE'RE IN LINE TO LOSE THE PROGRAM.
>> I'M GOOD WITH SELECTING THE NUMBER ONE AND JUST MOVING FORWARD. IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER'S HAVE QUESTIONS THEY CAN PULL IT AND GET MORE INFORMATION.
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TIME LINE. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> AND THERE IS A DECENT GAP IN THE SCORING.
>> DOES THAT INCLUDE APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT?
>> YEAH. >> BUYOUT AGREEMENT AND CHOOSING
EXCEL CONTRACTOR THE TOP. >> THE AWARD AND CONTRACTOR.
GENERALLY WE WOULD BRING THE AWARD AND NEXT MEETING BRING THE CONTRACT. IS IT A WAIVER OF THE PURCHASING
POLICY? >> WAIVER OF THE PURCHASING POLICY TO BRING CONTRACT AND AWARD TO THE SAME MEETING.
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE CONSENSUS OF THE COMMITTEE IS WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF WAIVING THE PURCHASING POLICY IN SUPPORT OF THE EXCEL CONTRACTOR GETTING THE CONTRACT AND THE -- THAT WAS THE LAST TWO. THE CHOICE AND THE CONTRACT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU.
[7. Bid #19/20-27, Rear Elevator Modernization at the Administration Building]
>> ITEM 7. REAR ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION.
>> THE UPGRADE FOR OUR REAR ELEVATOR HERE.
WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS AND ONE NO BID.
STAFF RECOMMENDS WE AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO MALIRY ELEVATING BASED ON THE LOWEST COST RECEIVED WHICH WAS 29,500.
>> JUST OUT OF CURIOUSTY, I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE EIGHT YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE ELEVATOR WORKED ON.
HAS ANYTHING ELSE BEEN DONE IN THOSE EIGHT YEARS?
>> THERE HAS BEEN PARTS REPLACEMENT.
BUT THOSE ARE GETTING TO BE OBSOLETE.
THAT'S THE NEED FOR THE CONTRACT.
WE'RE GOING TO BASICALLY REBUILD THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
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>> THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING. >> IT'S RICKTY.
EVERY TIME I RIDE IN IT I'M LIKE AM I GOING TO BE HERE FOR HOURS.
>> IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE ALL THE PANELS, LIFT MOTOR, PUMPS, EVERYTHING BUT THE BOX WILL BE NEW BASICALLY.
TESTED. CERTIFIED AND WE SHOULD BE GOOD
TO GO FOR A WHILE. >> I THINK IT'S 30 YEARS OLD.
>> IT'S AS OLD AS THE BUILDING WHICH WAS 89.
AND WE GOT A GOOD PRICE ON THIS AS WELL.
I THINK RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
>> WE'LL APPROVE THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD THE BID.
AND GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER 8. BROKER AN CONSULTING SERVICES
[8. RFP #19/20-44, Broker and Consulting Services for Employee Benefits]
FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. >> DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE WE WENT OUT FOR A BID FOR A BROKER AND CONSULTING FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. AT THE END OF JUNE THOSE BID WERE OPENED. FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED.
THE COMMITTEE MET TO EVALUATE THE BIDS.
AND THE FIVE FIRMS RANKED. ONE DIGITAL HEALTH BENEFITS, HUB PUBLIC RISK, GALLEGER BENEFIT SERVICE, PUBLIC RISK INSURANCE ADVISORS AND ABEN THERE'S BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS FOR FIRMS HA BID. THE COMMITTEE SCORED THE BIDS AS WAS OUTLINED THERE. AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS CONSIDERATION OF A COUPLE OF OCEANS.
THE FIRST WOULD BE TO ACCEPT THE STATUS RANKING AND AWARD TO THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM. OR REQUEST PRESENTATIONS AT THE NEXT BCC MEETING FROM THE TWO HIGHEST RANKED FIRMS GIVEN THE POINT ADMINISTRATION BETWEEN THE FIRST WHO AND OTHER THREE.
OR THE LAST OPTION CAN BE IF IT WAS THE WILL OF THE COMMITTEE TO
HAVE ALL FIRMS PRESENT. >> DEFINITELY NOT ALL FIRMS.
>> MY THOUGHTS ARE ALONG LINES OF JENNIFER ONE AND TWO BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG BREAK BETWEEN TWO AND THREE.
IT WAS MENTIONED AT THE LAST COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING LAST WEEK THAT SOME COMMISSIONERS WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SEE
>> WE WILL PUT ITEM 8 ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. >> REPLAY SYSTEMS 911 CALL
[9. Replay Systems, Inc.; 911 Call Recording System]
RECORDING SYSTEM. >> THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FOR OUR CALL RECORDING SYSTEM.
THIS IS AT ALL FOUR LOCATIONS. ORANGE PARK, SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
COUNTY AND BACKUP RECORDER. >> ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW A LOT OF THISTH SOFTWARE STUFF IS SOLE SOURCE.
>> WE'LL ADD THIS TO CONUSANT GENERAL DA.
[10. SHIP Funding Agreement First Renewal with Creative Contracting and Consultation, Inc.]
ITEM 10. THIS IS REGARDING THE SHIP FUNDING AGREEMENT FIRST RENEWAL WITH CREATIVE CONTRACTING ANDCONS CONSERVATIVESSATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS FOR OUR GENTLEMAN THAT DOES OUR HOME INSPECTIONS TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.
NOT YOUR NORMAL HOME INSPECTION. SO THIS IS JUST THE FIRST RENEWAL WITH HIM. HE'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF
OUR PROCESS. >> THIS IS FIRST RENEWAL THAT'S
GOOD DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? >> NO.
[11. Second Amendment to Agreement #2016/17-113 with Mercy Support Services, Inc.]
CONSENT. >> AND THEN NEXT ONE IS SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MERCY. MERCY IS OUR CONDUIT IN ASSISTING IN UTILITY MONTHLY RENTAL AND ASSESSMENTS, THAT KIND OF THING SO PEOPLE AREN'T MADE HOMELESS.
WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE 200,000 MORE DOLLARS IN THAT ACCOUNT
FROM THE SHIP ACCOUNT. >> THE SHIP COMES FROM
>> DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T.
IT MAKES SENSE. >> WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE
MERCY SERVICES HELP WAS THAT. >> SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BRING TO YOU AND WOULD LIKE TO NEXT WEEK WHICH I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IT IN WRITING ANYWHERE YET SO I MIGHT NOT SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT OUT LOUD. THE WAY THAT CONTRACT CURRENTLY READS IS WE DO IT ALL FOR A REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS.
MERCY CUTS THE CHECKS. WE HAVE THE PROCESS IS I THINK
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WE HAVE TO SEE THE CHECK HAS GONE THROUGH THE BANK.IT'S A RIDICULOUS PROCESS IS WHAT IT IS.
MERCY WAITING 30-45 DAYS SOMETIME FOR TO US PAY THEM BACK. WHICH TYPICALLY WASN'T A HUGE PROBLEM WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT $10,000.
BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 30-$40,000 THEY CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY ABOUT DOING IT ONE OF THE WAYS TROY IS WORKING WITH SOME OF HIS CONTRACTS COMING UP.
AND GIVING MERCY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY AT A TIME.
AND TRAIL TO SHOW US HOW THEY'VE SPENT THAT MONEY BEFORE WE GIVE
THEM NEXT LOAN OF MONEY. >> YOU WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE BOARD BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE REVISED CONTRACT?
>> YES. WE'LL HAVE THAT WITH US NEXT
WEEK. >> SO NUMBER 11 LET'S PUT ON THE
REGULAR AGENDA. >> IS THAT MONEY SEED MONEY WOULD BAY GOOD WAY TO CALL IT, THE FIRST 50,000 DOLLARS IS THAT
COMING FROM COVID? >> IT'S JUST PRELOADING IT IN THEIR ACCOUNT IS WHAT IT'S DOING.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD CALL IT. THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS CONTINUOUSLY WHICH IS GOING TO KEEP THEM OUT OF MONEY. IT'S GOING TO KEEP THEM IN THE RED BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET MONEY BACK TO THEM QUICK ENOUGH.
THANK YOU. >> ITEM 123 12: PROFESSIONAL
[12. Professional Lobbying Services with The Fiorentino Group, LLC]
LOBBYING SERVICES. >> THIS IS JUST THE CONTRACT.
WE APPROVED THAT. >> SO ON BEHALF OF KAREN, IT IS JUST BRINGING THE CONTRACT IN RESPONSE TO THE BID AWARD YOU JUST HAD WHICH IS FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS WITH THE MONTHLY
RETAINER OF $4,500. >> CONSENT MAKES SENSE TO ME ON
THAT. >> WE'LL PUT THAT ON CONSENT.
[13. Future Committee Items]
>> MR. COUNTY MANAGER YOU HAD A COUPLE OF ITEMS FOR US.
>> I HAVE TWO COPIES. >> THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED ADDITIONAL MONEYS AND FUNDING FOR THE SHIP PROGRAM AS A MATTER OF FACT. OUR SHARE OF THE 120 SOME ODD MILLION DOLLARS IS $572,000. TROY IS WORKING ON THAT.
WE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH MERCY AND WE ARE COMING UP WITH A PLAN ON THAT ON REALLY ONCE AGAIN TAKING CARE OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN GREATLY AFFECTED BY THIS COVID-19 LOSS. THEIR JOB.
THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THEIR RENT. THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
GOOD STUFF AHEAD ON THAT. SO WHEN WE BRIEFED ON THE MEETING LAST BCC MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT CIP.
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING IT WAS JUST WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT AFTER THE MEETING. LYNN CALLED ME UP AND TALKED TO ME ABOUT THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS TRAIL HEAD.
BOTH COURTNEY AND I WENT BACK TO TAKE A LOOKED THAT BCC MEETING AND THE $46,000 SPECIFICALLY. SO I'M PROPOSING IN THE DOCUMENT THAT I HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU, IT DOESN'T COME OUT EXACTLY RIGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOURS IS IN COLOR.
ON PAGE TWO EXHIBIT A IT SHOWS THAT THE TRAIL HEAD 46,000 WOULD GO INTO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET 2021. JUST TO MAKE SURE.
IT WAS KIND OF UNSURE WHERE WE HAD IT WHERE WE SAID WE NEED THESE MONEYS BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BE PUT BACK IN.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE MONEYS UP FRONT SOONER THAN WAITING UNTIL DECEMBER. SO THAT WAS ONE.
A CHANGE TO MEGA PARK. THERE WAS A CHANGER IN THE AMOUNT OF HOW MUCH? $4,000.
UPDATED IT SAYS ENTER INTEREST EARNINGS AND HOW MUCH MORE?
>> $100,000 MORE. THIS I JUST WANTED TO BRIEF YOU BOTH ON THIS. IF IT'S OK WITH THE BOARD THAT WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD. IT HELPS OUT KEYSTONE SHOWS THE.
WE HAVE AN ITEM I'D LIKE TO BRING TO THE BOARD SPECIFICALLY.
I DON'T SEE HIM HERE NOW. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A CHANGE IN THIS. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EITHER MOVING FORWARD WITH IT TO RENEW IT OR EXTEND IT FOR SIX MONTHS
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AND WE'RE WORKING WITH COURTNEY ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH REGARDS TO THAT. THAT WAS THERE.AND I JUST BRIEFED YOU ABOUT THE SHIPS CARES ACT AND I THINK
COURTNEY HAD SOMETHING FOR YOU. >> FOR THE SHIP PROGRAM WE'LL BRING THE CARES ACT FUNDING AGREEMENT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD.
>> DO I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE ON THE ADVANCED DISPOSAL.
HOW DOES THAT -- I GOT SOME QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS.
DUE TO COVID WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY LESS IN THE ADVANCED DISPOSAL SO ABLE TO SHIFT THEIR CONTRACT.
MILTON WAS JUST IN HERE EARLIER. THEY'VE HAD NO TO THE ADJUST COMMERCIAL PICKUP SERVICES AND FOCUS ON REALLY WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO US AS A COMMUNITY. RESIDENTIAL PICKUP.
GARBAGE PICKUP AND YARD WASTE. THEY ASKED AND WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT GOING TO THE END OF THE MONTH TO SUSPEND THE RECYCLE SERVICE TO THE END OF THE MONTH AND WE WOULD EVALUATE THAT.
NOW I ALSO ASKED MILTON TO LOOK INTO THIS.
WHAT TYPE OF REFUND WOULD WE GET OR SOME ADJUSTMENT TO OUR CONTRACT WITH THIS. HE'S TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR THE PUBLIC ON THIS THAT DURING IF YOU REMEMBER EVERYONE WAS STAYING HOME, EVERYONE WAS DOING SPRING CLEANING AND THERE WAS A HUGE DEMAND MANNED AND LONG LINES AT ROSE MARY HILL AND THEY DID WORK EXTRA HOURS TO PICK UP WASTE AND DID NOT CHARGE US ADDITIONAL MONEYS.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS AND THE LACK OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THAT.
>> IS IT THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE DO THE PICKUP?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY IT. PEOPLE AFFECTED BY COVID 19, THEY ARE QUARANTINED AT HOME OR CAME ACROSS IN THE CONTACT TRACING THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING TO RUN ALL OF THOSE ROUTES AND SERVICE THE COMMUNITY BOTTOM LINE.
>> WE ARE UNDER A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY DURING A HURRICANE,
THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. >> ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE IT UP ON THE BACK END BY DOING SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
IF THEY COULD PRESENT A PLAN WE HAD TO SUSPEND BECAUSE OF THIS IN THE SHORT RUN BUT IN THE LONG RUN WE'RE GOING TO DO AN EXTRA PICKUP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SOME KIND OF MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO LIVE UP TO THEIR END OF THE CONTRACT.
>> AGREED YES, SIR. FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AS A TAXPAYER I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR DOLLARS ARE SPENT AND IN A CONTRACT IF SERVICES AREN'T BEING PROVIDED HOW IS THAT BEING
MADE UP TO US, YES, SIR. >> AND THE OTHER QUESTION WAS I'VE HEARD AND I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE BUT ANECDOTALLY THAT SOME BUSINESSES THAT DUE TO THE COUNTY MANDATE YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. I WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC CLAY COUNTY HAS NO OFFICIAL REQUIREMENT FOR PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS. SO ANY BUSINESS THAT IS DOING SO IN CLAY COUNTY IS DOING SO INDIVIDUALLY ON THEIR OWN AND IF WE COULD MAYBE DO A QUICK PUBLIC STATEMENT.
>> THE BOTTOM LINE WHEN IT COMES TOWARDS MASKS, YOU CAN'T FORCE THIS EFFECTIVELY. ENFORCE IT EFFECTIVELY.
YOU HEAR DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THIS BUT YET THERE IS ALL OF THESE OK
IT'S INDOORS, LARGE GROUPING. >> I DA PUSH TEE WE'LL SEE A
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LOUT -- GUARANTEE WE'LL SEE A LAWSUIT.>> YOU SEE THAT THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES THERE IS A LOT OF THIS GOING ON. WE THOUGHT BEST TO PUT OUT IF YOU ARE IN A LARGE GATHERING. WE HAVE OUR MASKS HERE, IF I CAN'T SOCIAL DISTANCE I WEAR THE MASK.
TRY TO KEEP THE SIX FOOT DISTANCE AND ESPECIALLY A LONG
PERIOD OF TIMES INDOORS. >> I'M NOT ANTIMASK AT ALL.
I THINK WE SHOULD AND SOCIAL DISTANCE IF YOU CAN, THAT KIND OF THING. THE FORCING I THINK IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC. IN GAINESVILLE I WENT IN SOMEWHERE AND I WAS PLANNING ON EATING OUTSIDE AND TWO PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING AT ME. IT BECOMES JUST UNCOMFORTABLY OVER THE TOP. AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT LONG TERM AS A SOCIETY WHEN WE START SHAMING PEOPLE.
TAKE NECESSARY PREINDICATIONS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND LET'S ALL AS AMERICANS USE WISE JUDGMENT AND INDEPENDENT CHOICE.
>> PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WITHIN THE BUSINESSES THEMSELVES AND I THINK JOHN WOULD ADDRESS THIS BUSINESS CAN REFUSE SERVICE. SOME BUSINESS VERSUS TAKEN THIS ON AND WE HAVE TO ABIDE GOING INTO THEIR STORE ON THAT.
BUT THAT WAS KIND OF HOW WE LOOKED AT IT AS A WHOLE.
>> THEY CAN PUT A SIGN UP SAYING DUE TO SOME REGULATION OTHER
THAN PERSON. >> PRIVATE PROPERTY.
THEY CAN DO AS THEY WANT. WHEN SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WERE STARTING TO MANDATE IT, DUE TO ADA, MEDICAL AND SPIRITUAL ISSUES IT MAKES IT TOUGH TO DO THAT.
A PRIVATE BUSINESS CAN DO THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WHEN YOU TALK GOVERNMENT, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO UNLESS YOU PROVIDE THAT SERVICE OUT IN A PARKING LOT. WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE IS A PICTURE OF A CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI MANDATE. CLAY COUNTY FLORIDA DOESN'T HAVE
A MANDATE AT THIS TIME. >> I PUT OUT A STATEMENT
CLARIFYING THAT. >> IT IS A BALANCE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING ON THAT.
I JUST WANT TO HAVE IT ON THE RECORD PUBLICLY.
>> I ASKED MILTON TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
HE CAN PROBABLY TELL US THE LATEST GOING ON WITH THEM.
>> COME ON UP. >> I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN THAT. THE MANAGER COVERED IT WELL.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS.
THEY ARE AWARE WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE SO NO ONE LOSES UNFAIRLY IN THIS. BEEN RUNNING A LOT OF EXTRA TRUCKS AS MUCH AS THEY COULD. THEY CHOSE PRIOR TO THIS NOT TO PURSUE UNDER OUR STATE OF EMERGENCY TRYING TO BE PAID ADDITIONAL FOR THAT. WHAT I'M GOING TO WORK WITH THEM THE NEXT STEP IS TO IDENTIFY HOW MUCH EXTRA, WHAT THE VALUE OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERSUS THE VALUE OF OUR MISSED COLLECTION
NOW. >> I THINK AS LONG AS WE'RE LOOKING AT ANYTIME GOOD FAITH PEOPLE WILL BE SATISFIED WITH
THAT. >> THERE IS NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG OR SHORT THIS WILL BE. WE ARE HOPEFUL THIS CAN BE A SHORT TERM ISSUE WHICH LESSONS THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF IT AS WELL AS THE INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS.
>> GIVEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENT IF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE QUARANTINED, YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY THEM.
THEY ARE NOT MAKING MONEY. >> RIGHT.
>> I GUESS THEY ARE SAVING A LITTLE GAS.
>> THEY CONTINUE TO TRY TO HIRE. THEY ARE IN THE HIRING PROCESS.
IF YOU HAVE READ ANYTHING ABOUT TRUCKING RIGHT NOW, IT'S IF I'M
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A CDL HOLDER I WOULD RATHER DRIVE A TRUCK WHERE I JUST DROP MY LOAD THAN HAVE TO GET OUT AND LOAD IT MYSELF.IT'S A TOUGH ROAD FOR THE SOLID WASTE COMPANIES RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO US. I'M SOMEWHAT SURPRISED THAT WE GOT THIS FAR ALONG WITHOUT THE LOCAL DISTRICT HAVING MORE PROBLEMS THAN THEY HAVE HAD. THEY'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE OUT ALL ALONG. BUT IT'S BEEN A NUMBER THEY CAN MANAGE. IT JUST BECAME OVERWHELMING FOR THEM WITH THE NUMBERS THEY LOST. THE EXACT PERCENTAGE IS BEYOND 10% OF THEIR ON ROUTE WORK FORCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE MONDAY
>> WE CERTAINLY WILL. >> THANK YOU.
>> WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO, MA'AM.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> NO? ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THESE SO WE'LL CALL
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