Sep 22, 2020 BCC Agenda

[CALL TO ORDER]

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>>> LORD WE PLACE OUR WORK AND OURSELVES IN YOUR HANDS DURING TODAY'S MEETING. WHEN WE ARE CHALLENGED, GUIDE US. WHEN WE ARE WEARY, ENERGIZE US.

MAY THE WORK WE DO AND THE WAY WE DO IT BRING HOPE AND COURAGE TO ALL OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS. BLESS OUR STAFF AS WELL WITH WISDOM, COMMITMENT, AND COMPASSION.

WE ALSO PRAY IN A SPECIAL WAY TODAY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR MILITARY, DOCTORS, NURSES, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO RUSH IN AT TIMES OF TRAGEDY OR CRISIS.

WE ESPECIALLY WANT TO REMEMBER OUR BROTHER SERGEANT ERIC TWISDALE WHO WAS LAID TO REST THIS WEEK.

HEAVENLY FATHER WE ALSO LIFT UP PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING AND COMFORT TO THE FAMILY OF ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THEM. READY US TO MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEAVENLY

BLESSING AMEN. >> IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CALL UP AND INTRODUCE ROBERT J.

PHILLIPS WHO'S A CLAY COUNTY CITIZEN AND A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. I'VE KNOWN ROBERT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE'RE INDEED LUCKY TO HAVE HIM IN OUR GREAT COUNTY.

ROBERT IS A MAN OF ALL SEASONS AND I'M SURE HE WAS JUST AS DEDICATED WHEN HE WAS WEARING THE SACRED CLOTH OF OUR NATION AS HE IS THIS DAY AND TIME. HE WAS A VETERAN BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A SURVIVOR OF VIETNAM IN 1978.

ROBERT, IF YOU WOULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, SIR.

>> IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> SEATS, PLEASE. ROBERT, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO

SAY, SIR? >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ATTENTION TO THE VBA HERE IN CLAY COUNTY.

WE LOST ANOTHER MEMBER UNFORTUNATELY.

HIS VIEWING WILL BE TOMORROW. IT WAS BEN ARMSTRONG AND HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. SO HIS VIEWING WILL BE TOMORROW AT 5:15. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN, ROBERT. OKAY, OUR ROLE CALL.

NOTICE WE ONLY HAVE FOUR PRESENT IN PERSON BUT OUR FIFTH MEMBER COMMISSIONER WAYNE BOLLA, YOU SEE HIS SMILING FACE ON THE SCREEN SO WE WILL COUNT HIM PRESENT BY ATTENDING WITH US ON THE TELEVISION SET. SO WAYNE, WHERE ARE YOU, BUBBA?

>> I'M UP IN WISCONSIN ON VACATION HAVING A GREAT TIME AND WATCHING THE LEAVES CHANGE COLORS AND ENJOYING THE 50 TO 70 DEGREE WEATHER. I COULD USE SOME VIDEO HERE.

I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING HERE. >> VERY GOOD.

I'M ENVIOUS OF THE TEMPERATURE. SO WAYNE WILL BE WITH US WHICH GIVES US ALL OF OUR MEMBERS PRESENT.

[A MOMENT IN HISTORY]

>> AT THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 22, 1862, PRESIDENT LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.

A COUPLE OF CAVEATS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ON IT.

IT DID NOT FREE ALL SLAVES THAT WAS THE 13TH AMENDMENT THAT MADE SLAVERY NO LONGER LEGAL AND A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

WHAT IT DID WAS LINCOLN BELIEVED UNDER HIS WAR POWERS ACT AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF THAT HE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO SOMETHING TO HARM THE SOUTH AND THEIR EFFORTS AT THE WALL SO HE FREED ALL ENSLAVED PERSONS IN THE SOUTH AS A PART OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. BUT IT WAS A KEY MOMENT BECAUSE IT CHANGED THE CIVIL WAR FROM JUST ABOUT CONTAINING AND MAINTAINING THE UNION TO ALSO ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF ENSLAVED PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND SO OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT.

AND HE WAITED UNTIL AFTER THE BATTLE OF ANTITAM BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO ISSUE IT UNTIL AFTER A DEFEAT IN THE NORTH.

HE ENDED UP ISSUING IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT AND IT DEFINITELY CHANGED THE NATURE AND FOCUS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. HOUSE KEEPING ITEM UP FRONT, I WOULD ASK ALL PRESENT IN THE CHAMBERS TO REMOVE THEIR HEAD GEAR, PLEASE. IT'S PART OF OUR NEW PROTOCOLS AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.

[PET ADOPTIONS]

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>> OUR FIRST DOG IS MAX. HE'S A NEUTERED MALE BOXER MIX.

HE'S EIGHT MONTHS OLD AND 45 POUNDS.

MAX IS A VERY ENERGETIC BOY WHO NEEDS A LOT OF ATTENTION AND A YARD TO PLAY IN. HE IS STILL A PUPPY SO HE NEEDS SOME BASIC TRAINING. MAX NEEDS TO BE IN A HOME WITH OLDER CHILDREN DUE TO HIS ENERGY LEVEL.

HE IS DOG FRIENDLY WITH APPROPRIATE INTRODUCTIONS.

MAX IS UP TO DATE ON ALL OF HIS VACCINES, MICROCHIPPED AND

HEARTWORM NEGATIVE. >>> OUR NEXT DOG IS CASTLE, A NEUTERED MALE BULLDOG MIX. HE'S THREE YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 65 POUNDS. CASTLE IS A SWEET, GOOFY BOY THAT LOVES HUMAN AFFECTION. HE SEEMS TO LIKE OTHER DOGS THAT MATCH HIS GOOFY PLAY STYLE. BUT NEEDS A HOME WITH NO SMALL ANIMALS. WE DO RECOMMEND DOING A MEET AND GREET WITH YOUR CURRENT DOG TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE A GOOD FIT. CASTLE IS UP TO DATE ON ALL OF HIS VACCINES, MICROCHIPPED AND IS HEARTWORM NEGATIVE.

OUR FIRST CAT IS PINOCCHIO, A NEUTERED MALE DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR. PINOCCHIO IS A SWEET BOY THAT WANTS AFFECTIONS AND LET'S YOU KNOW JUST HOW HE FEELS WITH LOUD PURRS. HE IS STILL A KITTEN SO HE WILL NEED LOTS OF PLAY TIME. HE'S UP TO DATE ON ALL OF HIS VACCINES AND IS MICROCHIPPED. AND OUR LAST CAT IS CHER, SPAYED FEMALE DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR. CHER IS A SWEET GIRL WITH A TON OF PERSONALITY. SHE IS STILL A YOUNG KITTEN AND WOULD LIKE A HOME WITH PLENTY OF TOYS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO PLAY WITH HER. ALTHOUGH SHE IS A LOVE BUG, IT TAKES HER A LITTLE BIT TO OPEN UP.

AND CHER IS ALSO UP TO DATE ON ALL OF HER VACCINES AND IS MICROCHIPPED. AND FUR INTERESTED IN ADOPTING, PLEASE EMAIL CLAY ADOPTIONS AT CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM.

THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO JOIN THE KITTEN CREW.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FOSTERS AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT EMAIL THEM AT CLAYFOSTERS@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM.

THAT'S IT. >> THAT'S ALL THE ANIMALS.

[SPECIAL STAFF RECOGNITION]

>> FRAN, DO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WANT TO COME ON DOWN?

>> WELL TODAY IS A BOTH SPECIAL AND A VERY SAD DAY AS WE RECOGNIZE FRAN'S RETIREMENT FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

FRAN HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR CLOSE TO 26 YEARS.

I BELIEVE THAT'S LONGER THAN MOST IF NOT ALL OF US.

SHE HAS WORKED HARD TO ARRIVE AT THIS SPECIAL DAY AND IS SO DESERVING OF THE TIME THAT SHE WILL NOW HAVE TO SPEND WITH HER FAMILY ESPECIALLY ANN AND WITH HER HOBBIES.

HOWEVER SHE WILL BE MISSED BEYOND WORDS BY THE COUNTY AND ESPECIALLY BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

ALTHOUGH I'VE ONLY SERVED WITH YOU FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, I CAN TELL YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT YOU ARE AMAZING.

YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR HUMOR, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST WITH ANY PROJECT. YOU HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE OF OUR OFFICE AND YOU ARE IRREPLACEABLE.

FRAN, YOUR RETIREMENT WILL LEAVE US A GREAT VOID.

AND ALTHOUGH YOU WILL BE DEARLY MISSED, WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION.

WE WISH YOU WELL AND THE HAPPIEST OF RETIREMENTS.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THEY HAVE A PLAQUE FOR YOU THAT JUST RECOGNIZES YOU AND APPRECIATION OF YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE.

BEST WISHES ON YOUR RETIREMENT. NOVEMBER 1994 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020.

>>> FRAN, I TRIED TO GET A CARIBBEAN CRUISE FOR YOU, BUT WE JUST COULDN'T WORK IT OUT. WE HAD SOME PROBLEM WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

BUT AGAIN IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

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ONE MORE TIME, FOLKS.

>> CAN YOU GET EVERYBODY IN? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FRAN, WHEN IS YOUR LAST DAY? NEXT WEEK?

>> TUESDAY. >> TUESDAY, OKAY SO WHATEVER WE NEED WE NEED TO DO IT BEFORE TUESDAY.

[PROCLAMATIONS/RESOLUTIONS]

WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY AND AS PART OF OUR FEELINGS TOWARDS BASCA WE'RE DOING A PROCLAMATION.

LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ IT. WHEREAS BASCA IS AN ACRONYM FOR BUILDING ABILITIES OF SPECIAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

AND WHEREAS BASCA WAS ORGANIZED IN CLAY COUNTY IN 1995 TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN FLORIDA.

AND WHEREAS TODAY BASCA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING BASIC NEEDS OF SERVICE, FIVE GROUP HOMES, FOUR IN ORANGE PARK ONE IN FLEMING ISLAND. DAY PROGRAMS AT THE ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER IN ORANGE PARK. IN HOME SUPPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY INCLUSION, AND WHEREAS BASCA HOLDS VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WHEREAS BASCA AWARENESS WEEK WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO LIVE, WORK, AND PARTICIPATE IN CLAY COUNTY LIFE.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 21 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27, 2020, AS BASCA AWARENESS WEEK IN CLAY COUNTY AND ENTREATS ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> I KIND OF LOSE TRACK OF YOU, BROTHER.

BETH WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY, AND WE'RE GLAD TO PRESENT YOU THIS. AFTER ALL OF THE PHOTO OPS IF YOU COULD LEAVE THIS WITH ME BECAUSE AS SOON AS COMMISSIONER BOLLA GETS BACK, IT WILL HAVE HIS SIGNATURE ON IT.

SO ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TO THE GROUP, MA'AM?

>> I HAVE TO TAKE THIS OFF BECAUSE IT FOGS UP MY GLASSES.

I DO WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS RSOLUTION. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS AWARENESS WEEK ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE BASCA BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE DISABILITIES.

WE KNOW THAT WE USED TO PUT INDIVIDUALS AWAY IN INSTITUTIONS, WE NO LONGER DO THAT, WE'VE COME A VERY LONG WAY. BUT WE'RE ALSO STILL WORKING TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'S THEIR COMMUNITY AS WELL. IT'S NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY, THEIR COMMUNITY. ON THAT NOTE, WE HAVE OUR COVID CHALLENGES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SIMILAR TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY AND ALL FIVE GROUP HOMES HAVE BEEN IN LOCKDOWN FOR SIX MONTHS. THAT MEANS JUST THEIR GROUP HOME OR IN THEIR VAN FOR THEIR GROUP HOME.

WE'RE CREATIVE. WE DO DRIVE BYES TO THE OTHER HOMES AND THERE'S ONE EVERY WEEK OR SO.

AND ONE OF THE GROUP HOMES PARTICIPATE IN THE ORANGE PARK 4TH OF JULY PARADE. SO THEY DECORATED THEIR VAN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET VERY CREATIVE WITH VIRTUAL. THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO DO ZOOM SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE CLASSES AND SEE THEIR FAMILIES.

SO IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR ALL OF US BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE

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>> YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME. MOVE OVER HERE, BETH, AND LET'S GET A PICTURE OF YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.

>> I'M BEING VERY CAREFUL. >> UNDERSTANDABLE.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? ANY COMMISSIONERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? I EVER WANT TO SAY IF YOU'RE UP IN ORANGE PARK, BASCA IS LOCATED ON STOW AVENUE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND I JUST HAPPENED TO PULL IN THERE ONE DAY OUT OF CURIOSITY AND TOUR THE BUILDING. TOUR THE BUILDING AND I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THAT BIG A DEAL.

BUT I WAS REALLY MOVED. I WAS SO MOVED BY NOT SO MUCH THE PERSONNEL WHICH WERE TOP SHELF BUT BY THE FOLKS THAT WERE IN THERE. THE CLIENTS --

>> PARTICIPANTS. >> PARTICIPANTS.

THOSE FOLKS RANGE IN AGE FROM YOUNG TO OLD AND YOU COULD JUST SEE THE VIBRANCE IN THEIR FACE, THE LOVE AND THE INTEREST THEY HAD IN WHATEVER EVENT THEY WERE WORKING ON AT THE TIME.

THEY WERE REALLY, REALLY INVOLVED AND YOU COULD TELL THEY WERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES AND THEY WERE LEARNING WHICH IS WHAT THE WHOLE PROGRAM IS ABOUT. AND I COMMENDED EVERYONE UP THERE THAT DAY FOR WHAT A WONDERFUL INSTITUTION THAT THEY WERE LENDING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO.

AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WHEN WE OPEN BACK UP, YOU CAN COME. IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR SIX MONTHS

TOO. >> ARE YOU SERVING FOOD?

>> NO, NOT YET. >> OKAY, I'LL BRING MY OWN.

>> WHEN WE OPEN UP AGAIN, WE WILL.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THEY ALSO HAVE A GREAT CRAFT SHOP THERE WHERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO HELP OUT WITH THE OPERATION, YOU CAN COME IN AND BUY SOMETHING MADE BY ONE OF THE RESIDENTS THERE AND THEY DO SOME GREAT QUALITY WORK THERE.

>> THEY DO. THANKS FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.

THEY DO. THOSE PEOPLE DON'T JUST SIT WORKING, THEY'RE ACTIVE, AND - THEY'RE LEARNING SKILLS AND APPLYING THOSE THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY LEARNED.

SO FOLKS, I THINK THAT WILL DO US UP FRONT.

[PRESENTATIONS]

LET'S GO TO AMENDMENT TEN TRANSITION.

ROB, ARE YOU HERE? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CAN YOU HEAR

ME? >> OKAY, GO AHEAD, BROTHER.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF, AS YOU SAID MY NAME IS ROBERT LEMMON. I'M ON THE TRANSITION TEAM TO IMPLEMENT AMENDMENT TEN. I'M HERE AS THE MOUTHPIECE, THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE TRANSITION TEAM AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE TRANSITION AND TO REMIND YOU THAT THE MISSION WAS TO BE READY BY OCTOBER 12TH.

AND ALSO HAVING IT BE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.

I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET AND HAPPILY SAY THAT MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE THE TEAM IN PLACE AND FULLY EXECUTE ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS. THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED AND REVIEWED AND THEY'RE IN PLACE TO FUNCTION IN THE NEW ENVIRONMENT, IN THE NEW LOCATION. IN ADDITION SYSTEM ACCESS REQUIREMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADDRESSED AND BEEN IN PLACE SO THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT ACCESS TO ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS. AND THE EQUIPMENT AND THE PHYSICAL LOCATION HAS ALSO BEEN ESTABLISHED AND PUT IN PLACE AND SET UP AND IT'S READY NOW FOR THE NEW TEAM TO BE IN THE NEW LOCATION AND TO CONTINUE SMOOTHLY.

SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY, I'M HAPPY TO SAY IT'S KIND OF MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. WE'RE ON TARGET FOR HAVING THIS TRANSITION. WE HAVE RUN CLOSER TO THE WIRE THAN WE WOULD HAVE LIKED. IT'S STILL FINE TUNING TO THE WIRE. I'VE LOOKED AT BLAMING COVID FOR THAT. BUT WE'VE OVERCOME AS A TEAM.

I ALSO GIVE A HEADS UP THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SORT OF

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IT'S PRIMARILY AROUND PROCESSES AND ACCESS RATES, AN ONGOING LONGER TERM ASSETS. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE ACTUAL TRANSITION. SO FOR THE TRANSITION IT'S READY TO GO AND IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

SO THOSE ARE MORE LONGER TERM CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE STILL KIND OF BEING DISCUSSED IN THE TRANSITION TEAM.

SO THAT'S MY OVERALL SUMMARY. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK THE TEAM. WE'RE ON TRACK FOR THE TRANSITION. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> WHERE ARE YOU, ROBERT? >> I AM IN ORLANDO TODAY.

I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU. I APOLOGIZE, I HAD ANOTHER

APPOINTMENT IN THIS AREA. >> THAT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR. I'VE HEARD MOSTLY ALL GOOD FROM YOUR EFFORTS HERE. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM THAT'S NOT RESOLVED IN A QUICK AND EFFICIENT MANNER.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT, OUR CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS, TARA GREEN. WE'LL LET YOUR FOLKS DO WHAT

THEY NEED TO DO. >> I THINK COURTNEY IS GOING TO PRESENT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST ON NEW BUSINESS.

WELL GOOD AFTERNOON. AS ROB MENTIONED, THE TRANSITION TEAM WORKED HARD TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO COME UP WITH A VERY SUCCESSFUL APPROACH TO TRANSITIONING THESE DUTIES AS A RESULT OF AMENDMENT TEN. SO WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO IN THE SPIRIT OF JUST COMMUNICATING WITH YOU GUYS, THE BOARD, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE IN A PARTNERSHIP.

I THOUGHT I'D SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE POISED TO BE OCTOBER 1.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH BECAUSE WHAT ROB WORKED ON MOSTLY WAS THE FINANCE PART BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MORE COMPLEX, COMPLICATED PART WITH A LOT OF HAND OFFS AND CONTROLS THAT HAD TO BE WORKED OUT. I'M GOING TO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, IN CASE YOU'RE NOT AWARE, IF YOU'LL JUST GO TO THE NEXT ONE. THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD FUNCTIONS CAME OVER ACTUALLY IN JULY.

AND THAT WAS STRATEGICALLY DONE BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS STARTS EARLIER THAN THE FISCAL YEAR WHICH IS WHERE THE COMPTROLLER DUTIES ROLLED WHICH IS OCTOBER 1ST.

THAT SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED ON JULY 1.

THE FILING DEADLINE WAS THIS PAST WEEK FOR VAB PETITIONS FOR THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. WE'VE RECEIVED 687 OF THOSE PETITIONS. JUST TO NOTE SOMETHING THAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT'S ABOUT HALF OF THE PETITIONS FROM LAST YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S PANDEMIC RELATED.

WE'RE NOT SURE. BUT WE DID RECEIVE 687.

SO THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

AND OF COURSE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD NEXT WEEK WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE TYPICAL VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD PROCESS. CLERK TO THE BOARD, THAT TRANSITION IS AT THE SAME TIME OF THE COMPTROLLER ROLES, OCTOBER 1ST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CHRISTY BLANCHETT, STACY BROWNS, THEY'RE PART OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD CREW AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING YOU GUYS DURING BOARD MEETINGS GOING FORWARD, CAPTURING THE MINUTES AND ASSISTING WITH CAPTURING THOSE PRESENTATIONS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO THEY'VE ALL BEEN WORKING WITH TERESA.

TERESA HAS BEEN GREAT TRAINING THEM AND SHE'S AGREED TO STICK AROUND AND HELP US ALONG THE WAY AS WE TRANSITION THOSE DUTIES OVER. A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE STILL NEED TO REVIEW POST TRANSITION AND THESE ARE THINGS OF COURSE WE'LL WORK WITH YOU AS A BOARD ON.

AND THAT'S A WAY TO MAYBE ORGANIZE A LITTLE MORE ORGANIZATION AROUND PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AND WE PLAN ON DOING A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND CONTRACTS AND GET THOSE ORGANIZED AND AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC AND TO PUT SOME KIND OF SYSTEM AROUND IT. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO A REVIEW

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AND THEN OF COURSE WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT ALLOWING OUR STAFF TO ATTEND DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETINGS.

AND THIS IS REALLY TO ALLOW THEM TO BETTER PREPARE THE AGENDA ITEMS AND BE PREPARED FOR WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA ON THE MEETING BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DEPARTMENT HANDLES WHERE THOSE MEETINGS ARE SET. AND THIS WILL HELP THEM BE MORE PREPARED TO BE IN TERESA'S SEAT. SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. THIS IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FOR VAB JUST SO YOU CAN PUT NAMES TO FACES.

JUSTIN HERAN WHO IS MY GENERAL COUNCIL.

>> WILL Y'ALL TAKE HIM OUT OF THE CHAMBERS AND KEEP HIM OUT FOR THE REST OF THE DURATION OF THIS MEETING, PLEASE.

>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT'S A SCHOOL BOARD.

>> WE'RE NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD. >> I WANT MY PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO CALL IN FOR IT. >> MY PROFOUND APOLOGIES.

BUT A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING IS ALWAYS IN ORDER.

IF YOU'D GO AHEAD. >> YES, SIR.

THIS IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FOR THE VAB AND CLERK TO THE BOARD. JUSTIN WHO'S MY GENERAL COUNSEL IS GOING TO SERVE, HE'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CLERK TO THE BOARD HE'S JUST OVERSEEING THOSE FUNCTIONS.

THERE'S AS YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DUTIES THAT COME AS THE CLERK TO THE BOARD. AND THEN I RECOGNIZE THE THREE YOUNG LADIES THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION THAT WILL NOT ONLY SERVE AS YOUR RECORD KEEPERS DURING MEETINGS BUT ALSO ASSISTING WITH VAB AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A STATUS. AND ROB MENTIONED SOME OF THESE.

A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS ONE.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED ALL FUNCTIONS THAT ARE MOVING TO THE CLERK AND COMPTROLLER AND WE DOCUMENTED ALL OF THOSE PROCESSES.

TO NOTE THE FUNCTIONS THAT ARE MOVING OVER JUST TO BE CLEAR IS THE FINANCIAL REPORTING, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, RECEIPTS, REVENUE RECOGNITION, PAYROLL, FIXED ASSETS, DEBT, INVESTMENT, AND CASH MANAGEMENT. ALL OF THOSE PROCESSES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED BY AMY AND I'LL INTRODUCE HER IN JUST A MINUTE.

I THINK YOU GUYS PROBABLY ALL KNOW HER.

THEN WE HAVE STAFF IN PLACE TODAY.

WE'RE FULLY STAFFED. EVERYBODY HAS BEEN HIRED.

TRAINING BEGAN IN EARLY AUGUST N IN SEPTEMBER THIS MONTH WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR FINAL TRAINING AS ROB SAID READY TO ROLL OCTOBER 1ST. TASKS THAT ARE IN PROCESS, WE'RE DEVELOPING A SYSTEM PLAN WHERE APPLICATIONS AND FILES ARE STORED AND UPDATING SECURITY DUE TO THE ROLE CHANGES WHICH IS BASICALLY ENSURING GOOD CONTROLS.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH ALL OF THE HAND OFFS THAT ARE GOING ON.

BUT I HAVE TO GIVE ACCOLADES TO THE TEAM, THEY DID A GREAT JOB FIGURING OUT WHAT WAS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY WITHOUT LOSING INTERNAL CONTROLS. AND THEN STARTED THIS MORNING IS THE CUBICLES STARTED GOING UP IN THE NEW SPACE WHICH IS THE TEMPORARY SPACE. WE REPURPOSED SOME SPACE IN THE COURTHOUSE AND THAT SHOULD BE DONE HOPEFULLY NO LATER THAN THURSDAY AND PEOPLE MOVING INTO THEIR NEW SPOTS BY FRIDAY.

AND THEN FUTURE TASK WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW SOME INFORMATION THAT'S SHARED WITH THE BOARD AND THE CITIZENS.

THIS IS BASICALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS FOR YOU, WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU, WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO YOU NEED, HOW CAN WE BETTER ASSIST YOU. IT'S KEEPING THAT INFORMATION OF HOW CAN WE BETTER SUPPORT YOU. AND THEN LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING EFFICIENCIES AND PROCESSES WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG CONTROLS.

THERE ARE SOME PROCESSES THAT ARE INTERNAL TO OUR GROUP THAT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE CAN PROBABLY WORK ON AND BETTER.

BUT THERE ARE ALSO OTHER PROCESSES THAT WE WOULD WANT TO OBVIOUSLY WORK WITH THE BOARD AS IT AFFECTS BOARD STAFF AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER ON JOINTLY REVIEWING THOSE AND COMING UP WITH PROPOSALS OF JUST SOME MORE EFFICIENT PROCESSES.

AND THIS IS JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES.

ROB KIND OF ALLUDED TO THIS A LITTLE BIT.

SO IN THE PAYROLL PROCESS THIS ONE PROBABLY WAS DISCUSSED THE MOST AFTER THE TRANSITION. THERE WILL BE A SPLITTING OF THE DUTIES WHERE HUMAN RESOURCES WILL BE OBVIOUSLY ADDING THE EMPLOYEES, MAKING THOSE CHANGES, AND THE COMPTROLLER WILL DO THE DATA IN AND DO THE PROCESSING OF THE PAYROLL.

RIGHT NOW THE PROCESS IS COMING OVER AS IS.

AND THE WAY IT IS IS THAT THE COMPTROLLER STAFF ON THE CLERK'S SIDE ARE GOING TO DO SOME OF THE DATA ENTRY UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT WORKED OUT. HOPEFULLY SOONER THAN LATER.

AND OF COURSE THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY

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IT COULD BE SOMEBODY OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY OFFICE.

IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE SINCE THOSE FUNCTIONS ARE NOW SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER.

AND THEN OF COURSE SUPPORT STAFF WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING ALL OF THE CHANGES ARE ACCURATE AND TIMELY.

THAT'S JUST KIND OF A GIVEN. AND THEN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PROCESS AFTER THE TRANSITION, WE WANT TO LOOK AT WAYS TO KIND OF REDUCE THE MANUAL PROCESSING. AGAIN WE HAVE A LOT OF EFFICIENCIES WE'VE RECOGNIZED ON OUR COURT SIDE.

IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW ON OUR COURT AND OFFICIAL RECORDS SIDE WE'RE 100% ELECTRONIC WHICH IS SUCH AN ARCHAIC WORD BUT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ONLINE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROCESSES IN PLACE I THINK WE CAN LEVERAGE OFF OF AND UTILIZE THIS NEW FUNCTION. AND THEN TO THAT IMPLEMENT AN ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEM OF INVOICES THAT MATCHES TO P.O.'S WITH MANAGEMENT APPROVAL AND SO MORE OF A DIGITAL PASSING VERSUS ELECTRONIC PASSING AND OF COURSE THERE'S SECURITY CONTROLS AND ALL OF THAT. AND THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SHORTEN SOME DELAY IN PAYING VENDORS AND REVIEWING STEPS IN PROCESS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE FREQUENCY OF CHECK PROCESSING.

SO SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE.

AND I KIND OF NOTED IT EARLIER, ANY OF THESE CHANGES THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE WE WOULD OF COURSE CONSULT THE COUNTY MANAGER AND BOARD STAFF TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A JOINT REVIEW AND A JOINT AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT WILL AFFECT EVERYBODY.

THIS IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.

YOU'LL RECOGNIZE A FEW NAMES THERE.

ABOUT SEVEN OF THESE INDIVIDUALS CAME OVER FROM THE COUNTY.

AND THEN WE HAVE FOUR NEW HIRES CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH TRAINING WHO COME FROM AN ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND TO SOME FACET.

AND I HAVE RICK AND AMY IN THE ROOM.

RICK IS CHIEF DEPUTY OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

HE BASICALLY OVERSEES ALL OF FINANCE.

WE HAVE A WHOLE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ON THE CLERK'S SIDE AND RECORDING SIDE. SO HE'S BEEN MANAGING THAT FOR YEARS FOR ME AND THEN AS WELL AS I.T. THAT WORKS NICELY HAND IN HAND. AND HE'S GOING TO BE HELPING AMY AS AMY RUNS THE COMPTROLLER FUNCTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER FORMALLY INTRODUCED HER.

I KNOW SHE'S HAD A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT BUT AMY COMES WITH YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A CFO FROM A LOT OF COMPANIES. THE REST AS YOU CAN SEE IS BASICALLY THE FUNCTIONS UNDERNEATH THE COMPTROLLER.

THIS IS A NEW ROLE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IN MY ROLE IN LEADERSHIP IN THE STATE WITH THE FLORIDA CLERKS AND COMPTROLLERS ASSOCIATION.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE SOING MORE AND MORE BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS CALLED INSPECTOR GENERAL. AND THIS ROLE IS AN INDEPENDENT ROLE THAT SERVES AS AN AUDITOR. SO THIS IS AN AUDITING FUNCTION.

THE REASON WHY THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND WHY WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ONE NOW IS BECAUSE OF GUARDIANSHIP AS WELL. SO THE GUARDIANSHIP IN CLAY COUNTY IS, WE SEE IT INCREASING, OUR POPULATION, OUR VULNERABLE ADULTS ARE INCREASING. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF, IF YOU READ THE NEWSERS -- NEWS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT HAD THERE BEEN A MECHANISM IN PLACE.

INSPECTOR GENERAL, THIS ONE WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF CRANKING UP. I WILL SAY THIS IS EXPENSE NEUTRAL. THERE'S NO COST TO THE COUNTY.

I REALLOCATED SOME COSTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR A WHILE. SO IT'S NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE COUNTY. IT'S ONE INDIVIDUAL AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW HER, HER NAME IS OLGA.

SHE'S GOING TO BE OUR NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE COUNTY. OF COURSE AS YOU KNOW SHE COMES WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.

SO THIS IS LIKE I SAID AN INDEPENDENT ROLE.

IT BASICALLY PROVIDES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY, ENCOMPASSES PREVENTION OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.

AND PRESERVE PUBLIC TRUST IN CLAY COUNTY.

THE ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO MENTION IS THIS IS NOT ALLUDING

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THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE SAYING, WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE SHOULD SOMETHING ARISE, SHOULD THERE BE A CONCERN OR ISSUE, THERE'S A MECHANISM IN WHICH IT CAN BE DEALT WITH. AND WHEN I SAY DEALT WITH, LOOKED AT, INVESTIGATED. AND LIKE I SAID SHE'S INDEPENDENT. IN FACT SHE CAN AUDIT MY OWN OFFICE. NOT OUT OF THE NORM IN SEVERAL COUNTIES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, THIS IS AN OPT IN FOR THEM. THEY HAVE TO INITIATE THE OPTION. BUT IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THEM TO GO INTO AN MLU WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE TO REQUEST AUDITS FOR, I MAY HAVE A DIVISION WHERE I THINK THERE ARE INEFFICIENCIES IN THERE. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO LOOK AT IT, BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

THAT INDIVIDUAL GOES IN, DOES AN ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDES A REPORT. AND SHE WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EVERY YEAR. SO LIKE I SAID YOU CAN SEE THERE'S SEVERAL BENEFITS THERE. IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT ONE, THAT'S THE MAP I BELIEVE. AND IT WILL KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THIS HAS TAKEN OFF IN FLORIDA.

BUT IT WILL BE BACK UP TO THE GUARDIANSHIP ONE.

GUARDIAN LIKE I SAID IS ONE THAT NEEDS A WATCHFUL EYE ON.

BECAUSE THESE ARE A WORD I DON'T LIKE WARDS OF THE STATE.

THEY'RE CODEPENDENT ON THE GUARDIANS ASSIGNED TO THEM THROUGH THE COURT AND THEY HAVE SPECIFIC FINANCIAL AND WELLNESS PLANS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AND WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB FOR THIS COMMUNITY MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING THOSE STATUTES, FOLLOWING THE LAWS AND THEY'RE PROVIDING THE ANNUAL PLANS SO THAT THESE AWARDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

I JUST HAD A MEETING EARLIER TODAY WITH JUDGE LESTER AND HE IS IN 120% AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A WATCHDOG TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THAT WILL ALSO FALL UNDERNEATH INSPECTOR GENERAL. IN FLORIDA JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THOSE ARE THE LIST OF THE COUNTIES THAT HAVE UP TO RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED INSPECTOR GENERAL DIVISIONS.

THERE'S AN ALININGS IN FLORIDA, I CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE FUTURE. BUT IT -- ALLIANCE IN FLORIDA I CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE FUTURE.

THEY ACTUALLY CRACKED A CASE ON AN INDIVIDUAL OUT OF, WHERE WAS SHE FROM? ORLANDO WHERE A GUARDIAN WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SEVERAL WARDS AND WAS PENALIZED FOR THAT.

YOU WILL NOTICE WE SEE SOME SIMILAR SIZED COUNTIES, ST.

JOHNS HAS THIS AS A BEST PRACTICE.

SO I THINK THAT WE ARE FALLING RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT'S WORKING ACROSS THE STATE NOT ONLY FOR PROTECTION FOR THE BOARD. IT'S REALLY PROTECTION FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S JUST AN INDEPENDENT MECHANISM. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FRAUD WASTE ABUSE HOTLINE. THIS IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES ONLY AT THIS TIME.

LIKE I SAID WE DON'T FORESEE ANY IMMEDIATE ISSUES.

AGAIN IT'S JUST A BEST PRACTICE IN PLACE AND A WAY THAT IF THERE IS SUSPICIOUS OR SOMEBODY IS SUSPICIOUS OF ANYTHING IT'S A WAY TO VET IT. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL. AND WE WILL HAVE THIS INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AFTER OCTOBER 1ST.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I HAVE SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY

QUESTIONS. >> TARA, WHAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF THIS TRANSITION IF YOU HAD TO PICK

OUT AN ITEM? >> I THINK REALLY JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE RIGHT HAND OFFS ARE BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES AND MAKING SURE THAT CONTROL STAYED IN PLACE.

THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT RIGHTS AND RULES AND I.T.

SYSTEMS. WE FINALLY WORKED THAT OUT THIS MORNING. I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON THAT ONE SO I THINK WE'RE ALL IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE.

IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF DUTY UNDERSTAND AND RAVELLING THEM AND THEN TRYING TO PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER WITH THE SEPARATION OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. ALL IN ALL I THOUGHT THE TRANSITION TEAM DID A GREAT JOB SO HATS OFF TO THEM.

>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY FOR THE MRE --

>> DO YOU WANT TO DO IT DOWN AROUND 8:00 OR 9:00 OR 10:00?

WE'LL JUST WAIT. >> YEAH.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN, TARA.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? SO DONE.

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GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OF RECORD.

>> MY NAME IS WILLIAM. I LIVE AT 4321 NORTH ROAD IN GREEN GROVE. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC

PROBLEM AT CLAY HIGH SCHOOL. >> OKAY.

>> THEY TOLD US THAT THEY TOOK THE SCHOOL OFFICER OFF OF 16 BECAUSE THE SCHOOL WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANYBODY GOT HURT OR ACCIDENT. THAT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

THIS IS THE SECOND FULL YEAR AND HALF OF ONE.

THERE'S BEEN 2 OR 3 KIDS HIT OUT THERE ALREADY IN THAT LENGTH OF TIME IN THE CROSSWALK. YOU HAVE SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC TRYING TO GO THROUGH ONE SPOT. TWO COMING OUT OF THE SCHOOL, TWO COMING EAST, TWO GOING WEST COUNTING THE TURN LANES AND A CROSSWALK. AND NOBODY DIRECTING TRAFFIC, PERIOD. EVERYBODY FENDS FOR THEIR SELVES. IF YOU GET THROUGH, YOU GET THROUGH, IF YOU DON'T, YOU SIT THERE.

I'VE SEEN TRAFFIC BACKED UP ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GRAVEYARD GOING OUT OF GREEN COVE. BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET INTO THAT SCHOOL TO DROP KIDS OFF.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICER OUT THERE FROM 6:30 TO 7:30 IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN SCHOOL LETS OUT TO DIRECT TRAFFIC. IF ONE KID IS STOPPED FROM GETTING HURT, THAT PAYS FOR THAT OFFICER BEING THERE.

I MEAN I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I'VE CALLED THE SHERIFFS OFFICE MYSELF TWICE. THE DISPATCHER SAYS I'LL FILL OUT THE PAPER. THAT'S ALL I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.

>> OKAY. >> AND I MEAN MY POINT IS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WAIT UNTIL ONE KID GETS KILLED INSTEAD OF JUST HURT LIKE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN? I MEAN THAT'S THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE GOT.

>> I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THIS PERSONALLY AND IF I COULD HAVE A PHONE NUMBER TO GET BACK IN CONTACT WITH YOU TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND OUT, SIR, WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE?

>> YES, SIR. 904-657-8293.

>> I SHOULD BE CALLING YOU AS EARLY AS TOMORROW THEN, IS THAT

ALL RIGHT? >> ALL RIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. >> THANK YOU.

RONNIE HUNTER. MR. HUNTER, YOU WERE WITH US A FEW WEEKS BACK AND WE DIDN'T REALLY GET ALONG WELL THAT NIGHT. AND I HOPE I EXPLAINED MY POSITION SO TONIGHT LET'S TRY IT AGAIN AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET

ALONG A LITTLE BETTER. >> AND MR. HENDRY, I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME A SECOND CHANCE. ALL OF Y'ALL DESERVE THE UPMOST RESPECT AND I TALKED TO MY MOMMA WHEN I LEFT HER AND SHE SAID SON, I TOLD YOU, YOU CAN ATTRACT MORE BEES WITH HONEY THAN YOU CAN WITH VINEGAR. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN.

>> THANK YOU. >> BUT I'M HERE FOR VILLA NUEVA DRIVE. IT'S BEEN MISLABELED AS A PRIVATE ROAD, AND IT'S A PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE.

WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW WITH THE COVID.

YOU HAD IT. WE CAN'T GET PEOPLE DOWN THERE TO GET TO THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE OUR ROADS ARE THAT BAD.

AND IT'S REALLY -- THIS ROAD MOST OF THE PROBLEMS FROM THE DECISIONS THAT THE COUNTY HAS MADE.

Y'ALLS WATER RUNS OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 315C AND CUTS ACROSS OUR ROAD EVERY TIME WE GET HARD RAIN.

IT HAPPENS A LOT. AND ONE FAMILY ON THAT ROAD CAN'T SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT THAT IT PUTS ON US TO PAY FOR IT.

AND VILLA NUEVA WAS LABELED YOU HAD TO HAVE TEN ACRES FOR ONE DWELLING. ALL OF THE ROADS BEHIND VILLA NUEVA, WHICH THERE'S 5 OR 6 OF THEM, THEY ONLY HAVE TO HAVE FIVE. NOW WHY WOULD YOU PUT MORE PEOPLE IN THE BACK TO USE THIS ROAD WHEN THERE'S ONLY FIVE BUILDABLE LOTS ON THE ROAD, A MILE LONG ROAD.

WHEN I BROUGHT THIS PROPERTY, I ONLY BOUGHT EIGHT ACRES AND IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS TO FIGURE OUT I COULDN'T LIVE ON IT.

AND I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT TO GET THERE WHICH WAS, HADN'T BEEN A VERY GOOD DECISION, BUT IT WAS BETTER THAN LOSING IT. AND WE JUST NEED Y'ALLS HELP TO HELP US OUT THERE ON GETTING HIGH SPEED INTERNET WHERE OUR KIDS CAN HAVE CHOICES TOO. IT'S LIKE ALL OF OUR CHOICES ARE TAKEN AWAY FROM US. AND WE'RE JUST LEFT OUT THERE AND WE DON'T GET TO HOLD NONE OF THE PRIDE THAT THE REST OF THE COUNTY GETS. AND I'M NOT UP HERE FOR MYSELF

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AND WE NEED Y'ALLS HELP. AND THE GARBAGE COMPANY YOU HIRED TO COME UP AND DOWN THOSE ROADS TOLD US THEY WOULD BRING THE LITTLE TRUCK DOWN THERE AND THAT HADN'T HAPPENED.

WE JUST GOT TO ADDRESS THAT, IT'S GETTING BEAT UP AND I'M GETTING INTO MY 50S NOW AND MY MONEY IS GETTING TIGHT.

AND I CAN'T SHARE LIKE I USED TO SHARE NO MORE.

IT'S GETTING HARDER, SIR. AND I NEED Y'ALLS HELP.

AND NOT JUST FOR VILLA NUEVA, FOR ALL OF THE RURAL AREAS IN THIS COUNTY. BECAUSE WE'RE ALL EQUAL CITIZENS, WE'RE ALL PAYING OUR TAXES.

I DID A JOB UP HERE IN ORANGE PARK AND WE GOT A BIG SIGN FROM CLAY COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT SAYS MY ONE CENT SALES TAX THAT Y'ALL INCREASED ON US HELPED THEIR ROAD.

AND THAT ONE CENT THAT THEY'RE PAYING DON'T COME DOWN AND HELP MY ROAD. AND THAT KIND OF FAIR IS COTTON CANDY AND FERRIS WHEELS. I'M NOT GOING TO THAT FAIR, WE NEED FAIRNESS HERE. AND THE COMPANY YOU'VE GOT PICKING UP OUR GARBAGE, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE PAYING CHINESE OVERTIME. THAT'S NOT COOL.

SO THESE ISSUES WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AS A WHOLE.

>> OKAY, MR. HUNTER. >> AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR

TIME. >> YES, SIR.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND THANK YOU, I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM DOWN THERE, YOU'VE DESCRIBED IT AS

PRETTY BAD. >> IT IS, SIR.

>> I PERSONALLY WILL TALK TO THE COUNTY ENGINEER TOMORROW, MR. ROLLINS, AND WHOEVER I NEED TO TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO EASE YOUR BURDENS. IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A PHONE

NUMBER I CAN REACH YOU AT, SIR. >> YES, SIR.

904. >> YES, SIR.

>> 537-8485. I'VE GOT ONE MORE MONTH TO PAY ON MY TRACTOR. 60 MONTHS, IT WILL BE PAID FOR.

>> SO THERE IS A PROCESS, A SOLUTION.

>> OKAY. >> SO IN THE NORTH END OF THE COUNTY, THE REASON THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN ROADS THAT ARE PAVED IS BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER BUILDS THOSE ROADS, PAVES THEM AND THEN GIVES THEM TO THE COUNTY AT THE PAVED STANDARD.

THAT'S WHAT OUR ORDINANCE SAYS. BUT WHAT THE COUNTY HAS DONE IS ANY NEW ROADS AND WE'VE ALL AGREED ON THIS AND ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME IN, THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN ROAD.

SO THEY GET TO USE OBVIOUSLY THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES THAT ALL OF US GET TO USE. BUT THE ROAD THEY LIVE ON, THEY PAY WHAT'S CALLED AN MSBU, SO IT'S PART OF THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND THEY PAY TOWARDS THE ROAD THAT THEY LIVE ON, THEIR PARTICULAR ROAD. AND THERE IS THAT PROCESS.

SO INDIAN TRAIL AND BLUE JAY AND VARIOUS OTHER MSBU'S THROUGH OUT. WHAT YOU CAN DO IS IF THE PEOPLE ON VILLA NUEVA WANT TO GET TOGETHER AND DO AN MSBU YOU CAN DO THAT AND WE CAN WORK ON AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY TO TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE OF THAT ROAD.

BUT THERE IS NO MECHANISM THAT I'M AWARE OF FOR THE COUNTY JUST TO TAKE OVER A PRIVATE ROAD BECAUSE IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD BY

DEFINITION. >> SIR, I DON'T THINK YOU HEARD ME. Y'ALL CREATED THIS MESS.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T BUT THE COMMISS COMMISSIONERS DID. THE WATER YOU DRAIN OFF COUNTY ROAD 315C DRAINS ACROSS OUR ROAD.

WE DON'T HAVE THE CULVERTS TO HOLD IT.

IT FLOODS IT OUT. THERE'S ONLY FIVE PEOPLE LIVING ON VILLA NUEVA. IT'S A MILE LONG ROAD.

YOU'VE GOT ALL OF THESE ROADS, AND GET OUT.LA NUEVA TO GET IN -

I'M THE ONE GRADING IT. >> OKAY, MR. HUNTER.

WE APPRECIATE IT, SIR. >> I'M GOING TO BE BACK NEXT MONTH AND WE'LL SEE HOW FAR WE GOT.

>> THAT'S FINE. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

I APPRECIATE IT. >> HEATHER HUFFMAN.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL.

I GAVE YOU A COUPLE OF HANDOUTS THIS TIME.

I JUST WANTED TO DO MY BOARD UPDATE IN PERSON.

I ALSO KEEP SENDING THE WEEKLY INFORMATION IN AN EMAIL SO THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO OUR CASES ARE STARTING TO LEVEL OUT, WE'RE SEEING THIS ACROSS THE STATE. POSITIVITY RATE IS BELOW 5% NOW ACROSS THE STATE. SO THAT'S GREAT NEWS WHERE WE'RE AT. HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS, PERCENTAGE RATE HAS REMAINED THE SAME.

HOSPITALIZATIONS FOREVER HOSPITALIZED IS STILL 7%.

DEATHS, MORTALITY RATE STILL REMAINS AROUND 2%.

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AND THEN THE LAST THING WAS ABOUT THE EMERGENCY ROOM CHIEF COMPLAINTS, WE ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN IOI AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE COLD AND FLU SEASON BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING AN UPTICK IN THE INPATIENT CARE SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

THE NEXT THING I GAVE YOU WAS A HANDOUT ON THE CDC DID PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS.

WE'VE GOTTEN A FEW CALLS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF HOLIDAYS COMING BEGINNING WITH HALLOWEEN, SOME PEOPLE PCE DON'T. I GAVE YOU THE CDC GUIDANCE SO YOU HAVE THOSE REFERENCES ALONG WITH AN ACTUAL LINK AT THE BOTTOM IF YOU WANT TO REFERENCE THAT.

BUT THE CDC GUIDANCE HASN'T CHANGED, WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING TRUNK OR TREAT ACTIVITIES, THEY'RE NOT RECOMMENDING DOOR TO DOOR TRICK OR TREATING AND I LOVE THE LITTLE ONES IN THE COSTUMES BUT WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THOSE SOCIAL DISTANCING.

SO IT CATEGORIZES THOSE ACTIVITIES INTO LOW RISK ACTIVITIES, MODERATE RISK ACTIVITIES, AND THE HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES AND THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE DOOR TO DOOR AND TRUNK OR TREATING IN THE HIGH RISK CATEGORY.

WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE SOME OF THE CUTE OUTFITS AND PUMPKIN CARVING AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS BUT WE NEED TO DO THEM WITHIN OUR OWN FAMILY COHORTS SO WE'RE NOT COMIXING AND WE WOULD HAVE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. LASTLY I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE AND I'VE BEEN DOING THAT A LITTLE BIT ON THE WEEKLY EMAILS I SEND YOU GUYS, IT'S REALLY ABOUT MASS VACCINATIONS. WE ARE RAMPING UP PLANNING FOR THAT. THE CDC HAS GIVEN US SOME GUIDANCE. THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THERE ON ASSUMPTIONS, WHAT IFS, WE'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT INTO THAT. WE HAVE 3 OR 4 MAIN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS THAT ARE IN PHASE THREE OF CLINICAL TRIALS. THEY WILL BE GOING TO THE FDA SOME OF THEM AT THE EARLIEST OF THE END OF OCTOBER LOOKING FOR AUTHORIZATIONS. THE INTERESTING THING WHEN YOU'RE IN A PHASE THREE CLINICAL TRIAL IS THOSE IMMUNIZATIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PRODUCTION MODE NOW.

SO IT'S NOT WAIT UNTIL AN AUTHORIZATION HAPPENS AND THEN GO INTO A MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION MODE.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THAT MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION MODE NOW. AS SOON AS THAT AUTHORIZATION HAPPENS IT WILL BE A PUSH OUT WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

SO WE'RE TALKING QUIT TURN AROUND.

NOW WHAT THAT MEANS NATIONALLY FOR US IS WE'RE HYPOTHESIZING ABOUT 3 MILLION DOSES ON THAT FIRST PUSH OUT NATIONALLY.

SO FOR US THAT'S A VERY TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT WITH A HUGE PUSH OF IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINES AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2021 TALKING JANUARY TIMEFRAME AS MORE AND MORE OF THOSE MANUFACTURERS COME ONLINE WITH THEIR AUTHORIZATION. AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE AN EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THE FDA.

SO WITH THAT WHAT THAT MEANS HERE LOCALLY IS PROBABLY IT WILL BE HOSPITAL CARE SYSTEMS, LARGE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS THAT GET THOSE VACCINATIONS FIRST. WE BELIEVE THE VACCINATIONS WILL COME IN LARGE VIALS WITH DOSES GET THOSE INTO PEOPLE.RE WE CAN- A HUNDRED DOSE VIAL IS A VERY LARGE NUMBER.

ONCE YOU RECONSTITUTE IT HAS TO BE USED WITHIN 6 TO 8 HOURS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT POPULATION TO GET INTO AND NOT WASTE ANY OF THAT VACCINE.

AS WE GET FURTHER ALONG WE KNOW SOME OF THE MANUFACTURERS WILL THEN BE COMING IN 5 AND 10 DOSE VIALS WHICH IS MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOING CLOSED PODS.

WHICH WOULD BE WE SELECT CERTAIN PRIORITY GROUPS THAT COME INTO A CLOSED POD. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THAT TARGET POPULATION TO DO THOSE AND/OR ONCE WE GET TO OPEN PODS WE HAVE AN OPEN IMMUNIZATION WHERE PEOPLE WOULD COME OF WHATEVER THOSE TARGETED POPULATIONS ARE.

SO WE DO KNOW THAT THAT'S RAMPING UP, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WHAT IFS IN THE SCENARIO, SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING FOR PLANNING WISE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COUNTY MANAGEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE RESCUE, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. BUT I DID WANT TO KEEP YOU ABREAST THAT WE ARE DOING THOSE PLANNING.

I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ONE OF THE THREE HEALTH OFFICERS IN THE STATE SITTING ON THE WORK GROUP. SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FORWARD INFORMATION WITH THAT AND PLANNING.

BUT A LOT OF WHAT IFS STILL AND ASSUMPTIONS, BUT KNOWING WITH SOME OF THAT HOW DO WE PLAN AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND HOW DO WE DO THAT. I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE ANY

QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD.

SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL AGE AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THE INFECTIONS AND WHAT'S REPORTED.

IS EVERYTHING REPORTED DIRECTLY TO YOU OR DOES THAT GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL BOARD? HOW DOES THAT GET MANIFESTED?

>> CASES ARE REPORTED THE SAME WAY THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN.

THEY ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS IF YOU ARE A PHYSICIAN OR A LAB.

WE HAVE A LAUNDRY LIST OF DISEASES AND VIRUSES THAT ARE MANDATORY REPORTED BY STATUTE. THOSE ARE STILL REPORTED TO US.

WHAT IS HAPPENING A LOT OF TIMES ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE GET RAPID TESTS IS THEY KNOW BEFORE WE KNOW BECAUSE IT'S AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE AND THAT KIND OF THICK. WE HEAR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE

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WE'RE WORKING BOTH OF THOSE NO MATTER HOW WE HEAR THEM.

WE STILL DO INTERVIEWS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS, CONTACT TRACING, LOOKING FOR THAT TEST RESULT TO COME INTO OUR DISEASE

DATABASE. >> BUT IN TERMS OF REPORTING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD IS REPORTING JUST IN TERMS OF THE

NUMBERS? >> THEY DON'T REPORT THOSE NUMBERS. ALL OF THOSE DATASETS ARE STILL PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

WE DO DO COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO DO CASE INVESTIGATION AND CONTACT TRACING.

BUT WE DON'T VET ANY NUMBERS FOR THEM, WE DON'T VERIFY ANY NUMBERS FOR THEM. IT'S NOT A PUBLISHED DATA SET BECAUSE THERE'S A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH THAT.

WE KNOW WE HAVE KIDS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ARE REPORTED BY OTHER COUNTIES, CASES ARE REPORTED BY THE COUNTY, NOT BY THE SCHOOL DSTRICT THEY GO TO SCHOOL.

WE HAVE OUR KIDS THAT GO TO OTHER COUNTY SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE VOUCHER SYSTEM AND HAVING SCOOL CHOICE.

SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF VARIABLES THAT FALL INTO THAT.

WE TRACK ALL OF THOSE CASES NO MATTER, IF THEY'RE OUR COUNTY RESIDENT WE TRACK THEM, IF THEY GO TO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WE TRACK THEM. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE KIDS WHO ARE OUR RESIDENTS SAFE, SO WE'RE

ABLE TO DO THAT. >> BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVEN'T SEEN A BIG SPIKE IN TERMS OF SCHOOL AGE INFECTIONS.

>> WE ARE SEEING SMALL NUMBERS AS YOU WOULD SEE, BUT WE WERE SEEING THOSE IN THE SUMMER TIME. WE ARE SEEING CASES IN VIRTUAL CHILDREN, ONLINE LEARNERS JUST AS THE BRICK AND MORTAR.

SO WE'RE NOT SEEING ONE VERSUS THE OTHER.

WE DON'T PUBLISH THAT DATASET BY SCHOOL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT COULD BE IDENTIFIABLE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABIDING BY HIPAA. WE'RE NOT SEEING LARGE UPTICKS, WE'RE NOT SEEING CLUSTERS OF CASES, WE'RE NOT SEEING SECONDARY TRANSMISSION. MOST OF THE KIDS WHO ARE POSITIVE ARE TRULY GETTING IT MOST OF THE LIKELIHOOD AND HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS ARE LIKELY ON ADVENTURES THAT THEY MAY GO ON.

>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.

>> IT'S TOUGH. I GOT MY TEST IN GAINESVILLE, FOUND OUT IMMEDIATELY. AND THEN IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THAT TO GET OVER HERE BECAUSE PROBABLY THE LAB DIDN'T REPORT IT CORRECTLY. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE IT GETS CONFUSING AND THE NUMBERS ARE DELAYED SOMETIMES.

>> YES. >> GO AHEAD, WAYNE.

>> THIS IS LIKE WEEK THREE THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN OPEN, IS THAT

TRUE? >> THEY'VE BEEN OPEN SINCE AUGUST 25TH SO I THINK WE ARE BEGINNING WEEK FIVE OF SCHOOLS.

I BELIEVE. >> OKAY.

SO WE'VE HAD ENOUGH TIME FOR THIS THING TO INCUBATE AND PEOPLE TO SHOW SYMPTOMS I WOULD SUSPECT IF THEY WERE GETTING A LOT OF THIS FROM BEING IN SCHOOL.

AND I GUESS WHERE I'M GOING IS THE SKY HASN'T FALLEN YET.

>> NO, SIR, THE SKY WAS STILL IN THE AIR WHEN I CAME INTO THE BUILDING TODAY. I WILL CONFIRM THAT.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY LARGE OUTBREAKS OR ANY CLUSTERING THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN A CLASSROOM EVEN WHEN WE DO CONTACT TRACING AND SAY IN A HIGH SCHOOL WHERE THEY CHANGE CLASSES, IT CAN TAKE OUT 5 TO 6 KIDS PER CLASS TIMES SIX CLASSES TO DO QUARANTINE.

YES THAT IS A LARGE NUMBER. LET'S SAY 36, 50 KIDS, WHATEVER THOSE WERE. WE'RE JUST NOT SEEING THOSE CASES, THOSE QUARANTINED THEN CONVERT.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT OTHER KIND OF SYNOPSIS THEN GOES IN, DID THEY RIDE IN THE CAR WITH THEM, DID THEY GO TO THE CHICK-FIL-A WITH THEM, DID THEY DO ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS WITH THEM BESIDES JUST HAVING CLASSROOM CONTACT. WE'RE TRULY NOT SEEING THAT.

>> ENCOURAGING. >> EMPLOYEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE COUNTS FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS WELL, TEACHERS AND CAFETERIA

FOLKS AND JANITORS? >> YES, WE TRACK ALL OF THOSE, SCHOOL BUSSES, ANYBODY THAT WORKS IN THE SCHOOL, THE THE SUBSTITUTES, WE WORK ALL OF THOSE CASES.

IF THEY ARE TOUCHING OUR CHILDREN IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, WE ARE WORKING THOSE CASES AND MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING GOOD CONTACT TRACING AND CASE INTERVIEWING TO BE ABLE TO QUARANTINE THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, HEATHER.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE JUST HAD OUR NEWLY ELECTED SHERIFF COME IN.

SHERIFF, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON, WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY. NONE AT ALL? WELL YOU GOT HERE JUST IN TIME BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY GOT AN ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU.

>> MR. SCHULTY, HAVE YOU MET OUR NEW SHERIFF? SHE'S A GRADUATE OF CLAY HIGH. HE'S GOT A TWO MINUTE PROBLEM HE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU MAYBE OUT IN THE FOYER, NOT SURE IF YOU'RE JUST THE PERSON WHO COULD HELP HIM.

TAKE HIM OUT THERE AND GET THAT INFORMATION, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. SAVE ME HAVING TO TRACK Y'ALL DOWN. HOW'S THAT FOR SERVICE?

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE WERE SOME SOLUTIONS THEY'RE WORKING ON THE

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OTHER SIDE OF THAT TOO. >> OKAY, THAT'S INFORMATION I WASN'T AWARE OF SO THAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER.

>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING DALE NEEDED THE SHERIFF FOR

SOMETHING. >> OKAY, MOVING ON TO ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YOU HAVE FORFEITED YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK TO US TODAY, TRY BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

6 -- >> I REMOVE THE REMAINDER OTHER THAN NUMBER 4 AND 5 OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL OPPOSES? ALL RIGHT MOVING TO ITEM FOUR

[4.  Acceptance for Final Plat of Wilford Preserve Unit 2A for Recording]

[5.  Acceptance for Final Plat of Wilford Preseve Unit 2B for Recording]

FINAL PLAT -- >> WE JUST WANT THEM WITHDRAWN.

THEY'LL BE BROUGHT BACK AT A LATER MEETING.

>> SO WITHDRAW 4 AND 5. >> CORRECT.

>> AT THE REQUEST OF COUNTY ATTORNEY.

>> YES, WE'LL BRING THEM BACK ANOTHER TIME.

>> ALL RIGHT. TAKES CARE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THEN. WE'RE UNDER FIVE AFTER 5:00 SO WE HAVE SOME ITEMS TIME CERTAIN AND WE WILL MOVE DIRECTLY INTO THOSE. THAT WILL BE ITEM 19 --

>> COMMISSIONER, DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS ITEM 16 QUICKLY AT THE

REQUEST OF THE CLERK? >> HOW QUICKLY CAN WE DO IT?

[16.  Interlocal Agreement - Transfer of Constitutional Responsibilities to the Clerk of Court]

>> QUICKLY ITEM 16 IS BEING BROUGHT TO THE BOARD IT'S FOR APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO PROVIDE FOR AN EARLY TRANSITION OF THE CLERK DUTIES COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1ST INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL JANUARY AND THAT'S TO COINCIDE WITH THE BUDGET YEAR AND THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN WORKED OUT WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE THROUGH THE TRANSITION TEAM AS THE CLERK AS WELL AS ROB LEMMON MENTIONED EARLIER. AS YOU'LL RECALL PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS AN INTERLOCAL THAT TRANSFERRED THE VAB RESPONSIBILITIES, THIS IS JUST A FOLLOW UP TO TRANSITION THE REST OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES. AND THE CLERK HAD MENTIONED SOME CONCERNS THAT I BELIEVE THEY HAD IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND I BELIEVE RICK AND TROY WORKED THAT OUT AND THERE'S ATTACHMENT A THAT PROVIDES SOME SPECIFICITY FOR THE SYSTEMS AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CLERK HAS

ANY QUESTIONS? >> YOU'RE GOOD WITH THIS.

YOU'VE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO IT.

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, COMMENTS?

>> I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? SO DONE. THAT TAKES CARE OF ITEM 16.

[19.  5:00 PM or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing To Consider Rezoning Application Z-20-05 AR to BB-2 (PC Vote 7-0 To Approve)]

>> 19. >> 19, 20, AND 21, THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REZONING APPLICATION Z-20-05 AR TO BB-TWO.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 7-0 TO APPROVE.

SO WHO'S PRESENTING ON THIS? GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS REQUESTING THE CHANGE IN ZONING FROM AR TO BB-TWO. YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS PARCEL ON COUNTY ROAD 218, IT'S THE BACK HALF OF THE PARCEL, IT'S ABOUT TWO ACRES. THE REQUEST IS A CHANGE IN ZONING TO THE PROPERTY AS BOAT AND RV STORAGE.

THERE'S A FEW PICTURES. AGAIN STAFF REVIEWED IT AND FOUND IT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMP PLAN.

YOU RECENTLY REVIEWED THE CHANGE TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE PARCEL.

AND BB-TWO IS LEAST RESTRICTIVE OF THE CHANGES THAT CAN BE DONE OF THE USE THAT'S REQUESTED. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 7-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

>> ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS?

ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT TO THE BOARD. >> WE ALREADY DID THE PUBLIC

HEARING? >> YES.

>> THAT WAS THE FOR OR AGAINST THING?

>> EXACTLY >> YOU NORMALLY GAVEL, THAT'S WHAT THREW ME OFF. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU NEEDED

[01:05:01]

>> I'LL SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? SO DONE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

[20.  5:00 PM or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public Hearing To Consider Rezoning Application PUD-20-02 PUD to PUD (PC Vote 7-0 To Approve)]

VOTE 7-0 FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

DO YOU STILL GOT THIS? >> YES, SIR.

AGAIN IT'S A CHANGE FROM PUD TO PUD.

IT'S 14 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED IN THE PLANNED COMMUNITY FUTURE LAND USE. IT'S TO ALLOW FOR REDUCED LOT WIDTHS, DIFFERENT SET BACKS, LOT SIZES AND THAT WAS PERMITTED IN ARGYLE PUD. HERE'S A MAP, IT'S REALLY TWO PARCELS. ONE ARE THE EXISTING AND THE OTHER IS A PUD PROPOSED ON THE SOUTH OF PLANTATION OAKS BOULEVARD. HERE'S A MAP SO YOU CAN SEE ONE THERE. THE PADS ARE ALREADY THERE.

IT WAS PROPOSED, A NEW DEVELOPER TOOK OVER AND THEY LIKE TO BUILD TOWN HOMES INSTEAD OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND A PORTION OF THE TABLE THAT'S IN THE PUD PROHIBITS THEM FROM DOING WHAT THEY WANT AND THIS DOESN'T SHOW UP VERY WELL.

BUT WHAT WE'RE TALK ABOUT, IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING IF YOU TRY TO ANALYZE IT. SO LET'S JUST LOOK AT THE TABLE AS YOU CAN SEE, TOWN HOMES ARE INCLUDED AS MEDIUM DENSITY IN THIS TABLE AND THE PUD EVEN THOUGH REALLY THEY'RE HIGH DENSITY. SO THE PROPOSAL AT THE BOTTOM THERE IS FOR JENNINGS POINT. THOSE ARE TH EMPTY PADS, IS TO CHANGE THE SETBACKS FROM WHAT THEY ARE IN THE TABLE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY ARE IN THE FOOTNOTE DOWN BELOW.

YOU CAN SEE LOT SIZE HAS CHANGED AND THE LOT WIDTH HAS CHANGED FROM 15 TO 18. SO THEY WANTED TO DO 15-FOOT AND 18-FOOT. AGAIN WITH PLANTATION OAKS THE CHANGES ARE THE SAME. THE SLIGHT SETBACK IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE LOT SIZE IS 1,000 FEET AND THE LOT WIDTH IS 15. THEY WANTED THIS FOOTNOTE PUT INTO THE TABLE TO ALLOW FOR THESE USES.

IF IT WAS HIGH DENSITY IT WOULD ALLOW THESE, FOR SOME REASON THE TABLE PUT EVERYTHING IN MEDIUM DENSITY.

WE THINK FOOTNOTE 6 AND 7 SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE ROW BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE OVERALL INTENT OF THIS PROPOSAL.

AGAIN THOSE ARE A SUMMARY. AND AGAIN JENNINGS POINT, WE SUMMARIZED THOSE AND THOSE ARE THE CHANGES TO THE TABLE.

AGAIN IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IF YOU APPROVE THIS IT DECREASES THE OVERALL DENSITY ALLOWED AND IF IT WAS A STRAIGHT RD ZONING THERE'S NO MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND THEY'RE GENERALLY PART OF THE PUD PROCESS ANYWAY.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND THE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. VOTED 7-0 T- AND THE AGENT FRANK MILLER IS HERE TO EITHER PRESENT SOMETHING

OR RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS. >> FRANK, YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? ALSO IF ANYONE IS HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS, YOU CAN FOLLOW MR. FRANK.

GO AHEAD, SIR. >> THANK YOU, MY NAME IS FRANK MILLER. MY ADDRESS IS 225 WATER STREET IN JACKSONVILLE. THIS WAS AN AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THE C CATEGORIES OF SINGLE FAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHMENT AND MULTIFAMILY DON'T DESCRIBE WHAT CAN BE BUILT IN THOSE SECTIONS OR IN THOSE CATEGORIES. IN MULTIFAMILY WHERE THESE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED IN ONE CASE IT'S IN VILLAGE CENTER WHICH IS A HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY.

AND THE OTHER IS IN MULTIFAMILY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY. AND YET IT WAS CONFUSING AS TO WHETHER THE MEETING DENSITY RULES APPLIED OR THE HIGH DENSITY RULES APPLIED TO THAT DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHAT'S PARTICULARLY INTERESTING YOUR BOARD, YOU GUYS APPROVED THE PLAT OF JENNINGS POINT WITH THE 15-FOOT LOTS AND SO THEY HAD AN IMPROVED PLAT, HAD AN APPROVED HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND WENT TO GET THE PERMITS FOR VERTICAL.

AND THAT'S WHEN THE QUESTION WAS RAISED, WAIT A SECOND, ARE YOU BOUND BY THE MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED REQUIREMENTS OR ARE YOU UNDER MULTIFAMILY OR THE HIGH DENSITY REQUIREMENTS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE SIMPLY TRYING TO DO IS CLARIFY AND AS ED POINTED OUT THIS WILL ACTUALLY

[01:10:01]

QUESTIONS. >> SOUNDS GOOD.

>> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD. FRANK, I KNOW DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THEY TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT PARKING AND YOU ADDRESSED THOSE CONCERNS BY SAYING THAT EACH UNIT WOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF PARKING SPACES ASSIGNED TO THEM,

RIGHT? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT GENERAL OR VISITOR PARKING.

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE AREAS OF THAT AS WELL?

>> IN FRONT OF EACH UNIT IS INTENDED TO BE AN APARTMENT TYPE PARKING WHERE THERE'S A CURB AND THEN YOU GO TO THE UNIT.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT WOULD BE AVAILABLE SPACE FOR

OTHER VISITORS. >> THAT'S USUALLY THE BIG BUGABOO FOR ANYTHING WHEN YOU START TALKING TOWN HOMES IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S ENOUGH SPOTS SET ASIDE FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT IN THIS CASE IT SEEMS LIKE AT LEAST THERE'S BEEN AN ATTEMPT

THERE. >> YES.

>> THANK YOU, FRANK. WE'RE UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.

SO ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THIS MATTER? WE'LL CLOSE IT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

ARE WE IN A POSITION TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY? ARE WE IN A POSITION TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY?

OKAY, PLEASURE OF THE BOARD. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? SO DONE. THANK YOU.

[21.  5:00 PM or as soon thereafter as can be heard - Final Public hearing to consider LDC 2020-02 A Lake Asbury Interstate Village Center uses (PC voted 7-0 to approve)]

PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 7-0 TO APPROVE.

CAROLYN, ARE YOU -- >> HELLO, MR. CHAIR.

IT PROPOSES A PROVISION TO THE LAKE ASBURY INTERSTATE VILLAGE CENTER TO SPECIFY CERTAIN USES AS BEING PERMITTED IN THE LAKE ASBURY INTERCHANGE VILLAGE CENTER.

PERMITTED USES IN LAKE ASBURY SHALL BE LIMITED TO LIGHT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, ASSEMBLING, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION, AND STORAGE OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE NOT OBJECTIONABLE TO SURROUNDING LAND USES WITH REGARDS TO DUST, FUMES, SMOKE, TOXIC CHEMICALS. OFFICE RETAIL USES CAN BE OF REGIONAL SCALE AND SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO SMALL SCALE USES IN THE CHANGE IT'S BEING ASKED FOR. IN ADDITION BEING PERMITTED WITHOUT SIZE DICTATION. FAST FOOD WITH DRIVE-THRU, THE SALE OF GASOLINE WITH CAR WASH FACILITIES, CONVENIENCE GAS, ESTABLISHMENTS GAS RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE-THRU, BANK WITH DRIVE-THRU AND PHARMACY AND GROCERY STORE WITH DRIVE-THRU.

OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO APPROVE.

>> DO YOU HAVE A SCHEMATIC OF THIS?

>> OF THE SITE? >> OF THE SITE, YES.

>> NO, SIR. I DIDN'T BRING THAT UP.

IT'S LAKE ASBURY, THERE'S TWO POTENTIAL SITES.

ONE S AT HENRY ROAD. I THINK IN THE STAFF REPORT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MAP THAT SHOWED WHERE BOTH OF THEM ARE.

ONE IS AT HENLEY ROAD WHERE VILLAGE CENTER DRIVE IS GOING IN, WHAT ARE THEY CALLING THAT? RAVENA PARKWAY.

AND THE OTHER ONE IS ON STATE ROAD 16.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT EAST OF PENNY FARMS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FREEWAY.

[01:15:05]

>> DO YOU RECALL THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FROM THIS VILLAGE

CENTER TO HENLEY ROAD ROUGHLY? >> I THINK THE VILLAGE CENTER WILL END UP BEING, WILL PROBABLY END UP WITH SOME FRONTAGE ON HENLEY ROAD. WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SITE PLAN PER SE FOR THE VILLAGE CENTER. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS A SITE PLAN FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE PARK.

AND SO WE'VE HAD SKETCHES OF SITE PLANS BUT NOTHING THAT'S BEEN REVIEWED. IT'S JUST ALWAYS JUST BEEN

SHOWED AS TO BE SUBMITTED LATER. >> SO THE SITE PLAN IS STILL

SUBJECT TO -- >> THERE'S NO SITE PLAN AT THIS

TIME YET. >> SO THAT WOULD STILL COME UNDER OUR REVIEW BEFORE WE APPROVED A SITE PLAN?

>> SITE PLANS WOULD GO TO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, IT

DOESN'T EVER COME TO YOU. >> OKAY.

WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK? THE APPLICANT, YES.

OKAY. MS. FRAZIER, YOU'RE THE APPLICANT. VERY GOOD.

>> SUSAN FRAZIER, 3517 PARK STREET.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING YOUNG DEVELOPMENT.

THESE ARE LAND USE CATEGORIES THAT ARE APPROVED IN THE LAKE ASBURY MASTER PLAN AND THEY ARE LOCATED AT THE INTERCHANGES.

SO ON HENLEY ROAD THERE'S AN INTERCHANGE WITH AN IVC CATEGORY ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER AND AT STATE ROAD 16 THERE IS ONE ON THE NORTH CORNER. THIS APPLIES NOT PARTICULARLY TO A SITE PLAN BUT TO ANYONE WHO OWNS LAND IN THESE CATEGORIES.

RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO OWNERS, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE SOLD OFF AND THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE OWNERS.

THE CATEGORY AS APPROVED HAD A LAND USE DESIGNATION AND HAD A ZONING DISTRICT ATTACHED TO IT. AND THAT ZONING DISTRICT IN THE PAST WE'RE SEEKING THIS AMENDMENT, DIDN'T ALLOW A LOT OF USES THAT SEEMED PRETTY APPROPRIATE AT AN INTERCHANGE.

AND SO WHEN WE WENT TO ONE OF THE PROPERTIES BEING MARKETED AND PEOPLE ARE TALKING TO THE LANDOWNER AND SAY I'D LIKE TO DO STARBUCKS WITH A DRIVE-THRU AND IT WASN'T PERMITTED AND DUNKIN DONUTS WITH A DRIVE-THRU AND IT WASN'T PERMITTED.

SO WE LOOKED AT THOSE USES IT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT THAT ORIGINALLY ADOPTED DIDN'T INCLUDE WHAT WE THINK ARE REALLY APPROPRIATE. SO THIS CHANGES THE ZONING DISTRICT TO ALLOW THE USES THAT YOU SEE THAT ARE UNDERLINED AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU. >> A COMMENT NOT A QUESTION.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT STARBUCKS, BUT CRACKER BARREL WOULD BE

REALLY WONDERFUL. >> WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO CRACKER BARREL. WE THINK THAT WOULD BE PRETTY

WONDERFUL TOO. >> YOU HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GO

TOO. >> I PROVE IT WITH THE CAVEAT IN

THERE. >> MY GRANDSON WOULD LIKE THAT.

>> AS I UNDERSTAND ONE OF THESE WILL INCLUDE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL

AND THE OTHER WILL NOT. >> THE LAND USE CATEGORY ALREADY ESTABLISHES THAT. SO THE LAKE ASBURY SAYS THE 1 AT STATE ROAD 16 CAN HAVE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

THE ONE ON HENLEY IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL SO IT WAS FOUND

NOT TO BE APPROPRIATE THERE. >> AND THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS IN TERMS OF TIMING AS TO WHEN SOMEBODY CAN DO THAT?

>> THE LAND USE CATEGORY ORIGINALLY STATED THAT YOU CAN ONLY BUILD ONCE THE BELTWAY IS OPEN FOR TRAVEL.

SO YOU CONSIDERED AN AMENDMENT TO THAT LAND USE CATEGORY LAST MONTH AND SENT IT TO THE STATE AND SAID YOU CAN GO AHEAD WE KIND OF THINK THE BELTWAY IS COMING.

>> OKAY, THANKS. >> OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD. AT THE BOARD'S PLEASURE.

>> IS IT CHAIR'S DISTRICT, MR. CHAIR?

>> YES IT IS MY DISTRICT. >> I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR DO

A MOTION IF YOU -- >> GO AHEAD.

>> I MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR VOTE BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? SO DONE. THANK YOU.

[22.  5:05 PM or as soon thereafter - Second & Final Public Hearing - Adoption of Final Millage and Budget for FY 20/21]

COUNTY MANAGER IS THIS YOU? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, IT IS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN, BOARD, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THE FINAL BUDGET WAS FINALIZED HERE LATE FRIDAY, EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AND GETTING THROUGH THAT AND LOTS TO TALK ABOUT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S AN OFFICIAL PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING WHICH I'LL READ THROUGH HERE IN A MOMENT AND THEN WE CAN OPEN UP, BUT BEFORE I BEGIN IF THERE

[01:20:02]

OKAY, I WILL BEGIN. THE TERM PROCESS IS GOVERNED BY THE FLORIDA STATUTE AND COMMONLY REFERRED TO BY TRUTH AND MILLAGE. IT SETS THE ADOPTION OF THE MILLAGE RATE AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE COUNTY.

TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT A MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET. THIS WAS ADVERTISED SEPTEMBER 17, 2020, IN THE NEWSPAPER OF CLAY TODAY.

THE FIRST SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE SHALL BE THE TRANSITION IN MILLAGE TO FUND THE BUDGET AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES ARE INCREASED OVER THE CURRENT RATE.

THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE IS 7.8589 WHICH IS MORE THAN THE CURRENT YEAR AGGREGATE ROLLED BACK RATE OF 7.4459 BY 5.55%. THE PROPOSED OPERATING MILLAGE RATES ARE BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS.

COUNTY SERVICES 5.3021 MILLS. UNINCORPORATED SERVICES .1110 MILLS. LAW ENFORCEMENT MSTU FUND 2.1831 MILLS. FIRE CONTROL MSTU-EIGHT FUND .5048 MILLS. AND CHALLENGER ROADWAY MSTU 3.0 MILLS. REVENUES INCLUDING CASH CARRY FORWARD HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT AVAILABLE INFORMATION OR CORRESPONDING EXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTS. THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MUST APPROVE THREE SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS AND A ROLE CALL VOTE AS PART OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

THE FIRST RESOLUTION ADOPTS THE PROPOSED CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. THE SECOND RESOLUTION ADOPTS THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 FOR THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

AND THE THIRD RESOLUTION ADOPTS THE FINAL BUDGETS FOR THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE LAKE ASBURY MSBD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021.

NOW WE CAN OPEN UP, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

>> ALL RIGHT AND WE ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

SO ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD.

COMMISSIONERS? >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED CHANGES.

>> SECOND. >> OKAY.

ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER BOLLA.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER CELLA.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER HUTCHINGS.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER ROLLINS.

>> AYE. >> AND THE CHAIR VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. SECOND RESOLUTION.

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION SETTING THE FINAL MILLAGE RATE TO BE ADOPTED FOR THE COUNTY FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021. >> SECOND.

>> AND THERE'S A SECOND. ALL RIGHT OUR ROLL CALL VOTE WILL PROCEED. COMMISSIONER BOLLA.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER ROLLINS.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER HUTCHINGS.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER CELLA.

>> AYE. >> AND THE CHAIR VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. IT ALSO PASSES.

THE THIRD RESOLUTION. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE THIRD RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021.

>> SECOND. >> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> OKAY.

COMMISSIONER CELLA, YOUR VOTE, SIR.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER HUTCHINGS.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER ROLLINS.

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER BOLLA.

>> AYE. >> AND THE CHAIR VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ALSO. SO THOSE THREE PARTS OF THE BUDGET ARE NOW PASSED. COUNTY MANAGER?

>> ANY FINAL DISCUSSIONS AND THEN WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON? HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THIS

BUSINESS ITEM, I GUESS. >> YES, SIR.

WE ARE COMPLETE. >> SO DONE.

>> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD. >> YES.

>> I GUESS WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS WITH COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THE COUNTY MANAGER AND THE REST OF THE STAFF DID. THEY STARTED BACK IN MARCH

[01:25:06]

BUT DEBBIE AND HER GROUP AT THE BUDGET OFFICE, KAREN, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, COUNTY ATTORNEY, I MEAN IT'S A CAST OF THOUSANDS THAT PUT OUR BUDGET TOGETHER.

WE'VE GOT SO MANY REVENUE SOURCES AND EXPENSES AND OF COURSE COVID AND LACK OF STATE FUNDING IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES DIDN'T HELP IN PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

SO I LIKE TO JUST LET PEOPLE KNOW BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU GET THE REACTION, JEEZ THAT WAS FAST.

YOU JUST TOOK THE BUDGET UP LAST WEEK AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO PASS IT. WELL IT WAS STARTED A LONG TIME AGO SO WE'VE BEEN HEARING BITS AND PIECES AND NOW FINALLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IT ALL COMES TOGETHER.

SO ONCE AGAIN GREAT JOB BY YOUR TEAM.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> I WANT TO SAY I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE REVENUE WE HAVE COMING IN WITHOUT MAKING ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AD VALOREM. IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I KNEW THAT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO DO THAT.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. >> HOWARD, YOU'VE MADE THIS REALLY LOOK TOO EASY. THAT'S THE FIRST BUDGET PROCESS I REMEMBER THAT I DIDN'T COME UP AND PEOPLE'S HAIR WAS ON FIRE.

SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND THE STAFF OF COURSE.

>> IF I MAY, IN ONE COMMENT, REG CAME OVER AND TOOK THE REINS FROM OLGA AND GOT US ACROSS THE FINISH LINE ON THIS.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM ALONG WITH ANYONE ELSE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THE CORPORATION BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL ALSO IN THIS

TOUGH ECONOMIC TIME AHEAD. >> GREAT TEAM.

>> VERY GOOD. IF SOMEONE CAN REMIND ME WHERE

WE LEFT OFF, I'D APPRECIATE IT. >> PLANNING AND ZONING.

>> WE'RE ON PLANNING AND ZONINGS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8.  Second Workshop on Mobility Fee]

MOBILITY FEE. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

SEPTEMBER 8TH, YOU WERE GIVEN THE FIRST WORKSHOP FOR THE MOBILITY FEE AND AT THAT WORKSHOP YOU REQUESTED A SECOND ONE TODAY. THEY'RE ON THE MICROSOFT TEAMS CALL. AND JANETTE WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE, IN FACT SHE'S ALREADY GOT CONTROL AND WE WILL BEGIN THE

PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU.

CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> DID YOU WANT TO START OFF GIVING THE STATUS REPORT?

>> YEAH, THE STATUS REPORT IS I THINK THAT THE CONSULTANT IS READY TO KILL ME BECAUSE IT'S BEEN NOTHING BUT TEAMS MEETINGS AND CALLS AND I KEEP CHANGING THINGS AND TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM. TRYING TO PRESENT WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT. AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THE FIFTH LINE THERE, PRELIMINARY FEE RESULTS. LET ME EMPHASIZE IT SHOULD BE CAPITALIZED. THESE ARE PRELIMINARY.

SO WHAT YOU SEE TONIGHT IS THE FIRST BLUSH AT PROVIDING A NUMBER THAT WE RECOMMEND FOR THE FIVE MOBILITY FEE DISTRICTS.

AND AS YOU RECALL I THINK LAST MEETING WE HAD SIX.

WE'RE DOWN TO FIVE DISTRICTS BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT AND TRY TO ADDRESS CLAY COUNTY'S MOBILITY NEEDS. NEXT SLIDE.

AGAIN RIGHT NOW THE WORKSHOP ON THE 24TH WHICH IS WEDNESDAY WE HAVE OUR THIRD STAKEHOLDER MEETING.

WE INVITE ANYONE WHO IS ON THE STAKEHOLDER LIST TO PARTICIPATE.

AGAIN IF YOU WERE ON THAT LIST AND YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST TWO OR EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T, PLEASE PARTICIPATE.

WE'D LIKE INPUT ON THE METHODOLOGY AND THE ITEMS THAT WENT INTO DEVELOPING THE MOBILITY FEE.

THIS IS THE LAST OF OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS.

BUT I'M SURE THAT THE CONSULTANT WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE IF STAFF WOULD LIKE. NEXT SLIDE.

AND THIS IS WHERE JANET GETS TO TAKE OVER.

>> WE LOVE WORKING WITH ED. HE'S VERY INVOLVED AND WE REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS.

THEY'VE BEEN REALLY TREMENDOUS IN PROVIDING US INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE PLAN.

SO WE RECENTLY MADE SOME MORE CHANGES TO THE MOBILITY FEE DISTRICT. WE KEEP WORKING ON THE BEST POSSIBLE DISTRICT TO HAVE THE MOST FLEXIBLE FEES.

RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT THESE FIVE DISTRICTS.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE DOING ALL KINDS OF CALCULATIONS BASED ON THIS DISTRICT LEVEL. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MILES TRAVELED ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL. SO THIS IS THE DISTRICT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. WE THINK IT'S PRETTY FINAL.

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THE PREVIOUS MOBILITY PLAN WAS BASED ON VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.

SO NOW WE'RE REALLY FOCUSSED ON HOW MANY MILES ARE PEOPLE TRAVELING. SO THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT WE USE AND APPLIED AT A DISTRICT LEVEL. SO WITH THAT COMES THE ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENT MODES AND WE USE THE TRANSPORTATION MODELS THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ADMINISTRATION. AND THEN WE SPLIT THOSE FIVE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. OF COURSE THERE ARE FIVE AREAS IN CLAY COUNTY. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT LANGUAGE WITHIN THE ORDINANCES AND WITHIN THE COMP PLAN TO SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT LAYOUT OF THE LAND THAT'S CONDUCIVE TO WALKING, BIKING, AND TRANSIT. WE'RE WORKING ON ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT LEVELS TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES. HERE WE'RE SHOWING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRIPS WE HAVE. SO TRIPS THAT END THERE, THEY START WITHIN THE DISTRICT. AND THEN WE HAVE TRIPS THAT GO THROUGH DISTRICTS, THEY DON'T STOP THERE, THEY JUST TRAVEL THROUGH. WE CALCULATE ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF MILES TRAVELED AND WE ALSO ANALYZE THE ONES THAT ARE MADE ON BIKE AND BY PEDESTRIANS AND BY TRANSIT.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THE TOTAL OF THOSE MILES TRAVELED BY THE DISTRICT. AND THAT'S A NUMBER WE USE IN THE CALCULATION. AND HERE WE SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE YEAR 2015 AND THE YEAR 2045.

2015 IS THE BASE YEAR OF THE MODEL WE'RE USING AND 2045 IS THE HORIZON YEAR MODEL. THE ECONOMIC DATA WAS FORECASTED FOR THAT YEAR. SO HERE IN THIS SLIDE WE SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE. SO THIS IS THE GROWTH THAT'S TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN THESE TWO TIME PERIODS AND WE'RE MEASURING THAT BY PERSON MILES TRAVELED. WE ALSO CALCULATED THIS ROAD BY VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. WE JUST NEED TO COME UP WITH A FACTOR WHICH IS 1.4. THAT IS JUST THE DIFFERENCE WHEN WE DIVIDE THESE TWO NUMBERS. AND WE USE THAT NUMBER IN THE CALCULATION TOO. THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE BUT WE'RE WALKING YOU THROUGH IT.

BUT IN THIS CASE WE'RE SHOWING YOU FOR EACH DISTRICT WE'RE SHOWING YOU THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND THE PERSON MILES TRAVELED FOR EACH OF THESE DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. THE NEXT PART OF THE CALCULATIONS ARE THE COST ASSOCIATED TO THIS PROJECT THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN CLAY COUNTY.

SO THE COST IN CLAY COUNTY AND HERE YOU SEE THE LIST OF PROJECTS AND THIS IS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE THE LENGTH CHANGE AND THE COST BECAUSE THAT'S FROM THE DEVELOPER. AND PROJECT B WE ALSO HAD A CHANGE IN LENGTH AND THAT COST CHANGE TOO.

BUT THIS IS THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR CLAY COUNTY. IN ADDITION WE IDENTIFIED THE PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE PROJECT. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH CLAY COUNTY STAFF TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT BIKE TRAILS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE OCCURRING IN CLAY COUNTY.

WE ALSO HELPED CREATE THESE PLACE HOLDERS.

WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO ADD SOME PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS WITHIN THESE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. WE HAVEN'T QUITE IDENTIFIED WHAT THOSE ARE. SO INSTEAD WE IDENTIFIED MILEAGE, TEN MILES IN EACH OF THE DISTRICTS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE IN ORANGE PARK, WE REDUCED THAT SLIGHTLY TO FOUR MILES.

AND WE'RE JUST PUTTING THOSE ASIDE SO THAT IF PROJECTS BECOME NEEDED AND WE WANT TO IDENTIFY A PROJECT IN ONE OF THESE MODES WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO IDENTIFY WHERE THAT PROJECT WILL BE

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SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THESE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY. WE WORKED WITH THE STAFF TO CREATE THIS MAP. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THE LAKE ASBURY DISTRICT.

AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE GROWTH HAS TAKEN PLACE.

SO THAT MAKES SENSE. SO HERE YOU SEE THE PERSON MILES TRAVELED CHANGE AND THE COST. AND THIS IS THE FEE SO EACH OF THE DISTRICTS NOW HAS A COST PER PERSON MILE TRAVEL THEY HAVE CALCULATED. SO THEY'RE BASED ON THE PERSON MILES WE GOT FROM THE MODEL AND THE COST OF THE PRODUCTS WE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE DISTRICTS.

AND THIS NUMBER SHOWS IN THE MOBILITY FEE CALCULATION.

SO HERE IS THE CALCULATION AND IT'S THE STRICT MULTIPLICATION OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT FACTORS.

SO THE ONE WE JUST PRESENTED, EACH DISTRICT HAS THEIR OWN FEE BASED ON THE COST OF THE PROJECT.

THEN YOU HAVE THE TRIP RATE, AND THE TRIP RATE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE LAND USE AND COMES OUT OF THE ITE MANUAL.

THE TRIP LENGTH. WE ALSO HAVE AN AVERAGE FOR THE COUNTY. AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH FOR THE COUNTY.

THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TYPE OF LAND USE.

SOME LAND USES SAY FOR EXAMPLE A GAS STATION THEY HAVE A LOT OF PASSER BY TRIPS, SO THEY DON'T REALLY CREATE A LOT OF NEW TRIPS. SO DEPENDING ON THE LAND USE WE APPLIED A PERCENTAGE, AND THEN WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE THAT WE ASSOCIATE WITH THE NEW EXPRESSWAY BEING BUILT IN CLAY COUNTY. AND WE ARE SUBTRACTING THE TRIPS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE PART OF THE MOBILITY FEE IN CLAY COUNTY. SO WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT NUMBER AS WELL. AND THEN THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE FACT THAT IF A TRIP STARTS AND A LAND USE STARTS AND ENDS WITHIN THE COUNTY WE DON'T WANT TO DOUBLE COUNT THE TRIP GOING FROM A TO B AND BACK FROM B TO A.

SO WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT DOUBLE COUNTY AND WE USE THE MODEL FOR THAT AS WELL. AND THEN WE APPLY THAT TO THE DIFFERENT LAND USES. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.

NOW ALL OF THESE NUMBERS ARE PRELIMINARY.

WE ARE NOT DONE. WE'RE STILL MAKING CHANGES.

BUT WE WANTED TO SHOW THESE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW JUST SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY RELATE TO THE EXISTING IMPACT FEE THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE. HERE WE SHOW THE FEE FOR MIDDLEBURG. IT'S $111.

SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND AGAIN THAT'S RELATED TO THE PERSON MILES TRAVELED WITHIN THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE COST OF THE PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT. AND THEN IN THIS CASE WE USE 7.81 AND THAT'S RELATED TO THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED LAND USE.

RESIDENTIAL LAND USE IS 100 % OF THE TRIP.

AND THEN THIS IS THE TOLL ROAD FACTOR, THIS IS PRELIMINARY, THIS WILL CHANGE. BUT WE APPLIED IT JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT THIS CALCULATION LOOKS LIKE.

WE APPLIED THAT AND THIS IS THAT FEE AND FEEDBACK WHICH IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND PERSONAL MILES TRAVELED. AND HERE YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT FEES THAT FLUCTUATE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS. AND WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLES IN THIS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY USE.

WE HAVE MULTIFAMILY WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT TRIP RATE AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERY LAND USE HAS A DIFFERENT TRIP RATE.

THE NEW TRIP IS STILL ESSENTIAL MULTIFAMILY.

YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT COMPARES TO THE EXISTING IMPACT FEE AND HOW THAT VARIES BY DISTRICT. THEN HERE YOU HAVE THE TRIP RATE OF 9.74. ALSO 100% NEW TRIPS AND SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT CALCULATION COMPARES TO THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. AND THEN WE ALSO DID

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AND SO WITH THAT, I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION.

AND NONE OF THESE NUMBERS ARE FINAL BUT WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY AND WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE RELATED

TO THIS WHOLE UNDERTAKING. >> SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE WAY THIS IS GOING TO WORK IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VARIABLE FEE FOR EACH OF THE DISTRICTS NUMBER ONE. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> CORRECT, YES. >> OKAY.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE IF I WAS GOING TO BUILD A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING IN THE KEYSTONE AREA IT WOULD BE A LOT LESS IN TERMS OF IMPACT FEE THAN IF I WOULD BUILD IN SAY FLEMING ISLAND, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> YES, SIR. >> ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT EFFECT ARE THESE VARIABLE RATES GOING TO HAVE EXCEPT ICING PEOPLE TO BUILD IN DIFFERENT AREAS, MAYBE YOU CAN

DISCUSS THAT? >> WE DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE CONSULTANT AND WE THINK THAT DENSITIES AND THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT CAN BE APPROVED ARE CONTROLLED BY THE LAND USE PLAN. THERE ARE VERY LOW DENSITY APPROVALS IN THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AREA.

IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD A 200 SUB UNIT THERE.

SO WE THINK THE LAND USE WILL PROVIDE THE INCENTIVIZING TO

DEVELOP OUTSIDE OF THOSE AREAS. >> OKAY AND IF WE ELECT AT SOME POINT LIKE A LOT OF THESE PLACES TO CHANGE THE LAND USE AND THE ZONING, WOULD WE RECALCULATE THIS BASED ON THAT AND HOW OFTEN

DOES THAT OCCUR? >> WE PROBABLY WOULD DO THIS EVERY THREE YEARS AT LEAST UPDATE THE MOBILITY FEE.

BUT IT'S REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE COUNTY COMMISSION WHOEVER THEY ARE TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLANT.

WE'VE TRIED TO DRAW A LINE AT STATE ROAD 16.

ANYTHING SOUTH OF THERE MORE OR LESS STAYS AGRICULTURE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND THAT.

BUT ULTIMATELY THE COUNTY COMMISSION IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT INTEGRITY OF THE PLAN THAT'S OUT THERE.

>> OKAY. ARE THESE PLANS CODIFIED SOME PLACE SO THAT, I MEAN I'VE HEARD MURMURS OF THIS STUFF BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT THE GUIDELINES ARE?

>> THAT'S IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THAT'S PART OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMP PLAN.

>> OKAY. OKAY.

AND THEN AS FAR AS THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THIS GOES, LET'S SEE, I'M LOOKING AT RESIDENTIAL EXAMPLES.

CAN YOU THROW THE INDUSTRIAL ONE UP AGAIN? ALL RIGHT. GENERALLY SO OUR PRESENT RATE, OUR AVERAGE RATE, GENERAL OFFENSE FOR INSTANCE IS 4,479 BOXES. AND IT'S GOING TO JUMP DRASTICALLY IN THE LAKE ASBURY TO GREEN COAST SPRINGS AREA AND ACTUALLY GET REDUCED AT KEYSTONE, RIGHT?

>> YEAH. THAT'S THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS,

YES. >> YEAH, I KNOW THEY'LL CHANGE AROUND. ALL RIGHT.

AS FAR AS WHEN THE FEES ARE DUE, HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK, IS THAT GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW?

>> THAT WILL BE PART OF THE ORDINANCE, AND I ASSUME IT WILL BE THE SAME. IT WILL BE AN ELECTRIC HOOK UP, I DON'T THINK WE'LL RECOMMEND CHANGING THAT.

>> THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING PRETTY WELL I THINK.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. AND THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO STILL CONTINUE TO GO WITH THE IMPACT FEE, SO WHEN SOMEBODY GOES TO BUILD, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THIS PLUS WHATEVER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPACT FEE

IS AT THE TIME. >> RIGHT.

LIKE THEY DO NOW, THEY PAY THE ROADS IMPACT FEE AT THE SCHOOL.

NOW THEY'LL PAY A MOBILITY FEE AND A SCHOOL IMPACT FEE.

>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT SO FAR. >> LET ME JUST FOLLOW UP WITH COMMISSIONER BOLLA. THIS IS BREAKING IT DOWN TO LEVEL ONE VERY ELEMENTARY QUESTION.

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DISTRICT FIVE IS GOING TO TAKE THE BRUNT OF THIS IMPACT FEE AS FAR AS THE INCREASE.

AND THAT'S STRICTLY BECAUSE THAT'S OUR NEW AREA, OUR HOT

AREA FOR GROWTH? >> THAT'S WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS ARE, THAT'S WHERE THE MOBILITY NEEDS ARE.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE MOST EXPENSIVE PROJECTS ARE.

NOT MOST EXPENSIVE BUT THE TOTAL, IT'S MORE THERE BECAUSE

THAT'S WHERE THE NEEDS ARE. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD.

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FEE, RIGHT? >> THE MOBILITY FEE?

>> WHATEVER DISTRICT YOU'VE GOT. >> YES, SIR.

>> WHERE IS THE BIKE FEE? IS THAT INCLUDED IN THAT?

>> THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT. >> SO IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO IF WE WANTED TO ADOPT THESE IN THE BEGINNING AND NOT USE THAT, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE FOUR TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE BIKING ANYWHERE IN CLAY COUNTY IN THE NEXT 10 OR 15 YEARS, THAT'S WHAT THEIR FIGURES SHOW.

>> THAT'S REALLY PERSON TRIPS. IT'S NOT FOUR TIMES AS MANY.

THAT REALLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE TRANSIT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO RATHER THAN ONE PERSON PER

VEHICLE, YOU MIGHT GET 1.4. >> AND THE OTHER THING IS, JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL, THAT OFFICE, THOSE NUMBERS WERE JUST A NUMBER.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE THAN THAT FOR AN OFFICE BUILDING

BECAUSE -- >> BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS TIMES IT

BY -- THAT'S CORRECT. >> BY WHATEVER ROOMS OR WHATEVER. ARE WE STILL THINKING THAT WE

MAY NEED TO SUBSIDIZE THAT? >> ULTIMATELY THAT'S THE BOARD'S DECISION. DISCUSSIONS I'VE HAD I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOU'LL AT LEAST WANT TO CONSIDER IT FOR LAKE ASBURY BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH HIGHER. YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO SUBSIDIZE THE OTHERS BECAUSE SOME OF IT GOES DOWN.

BUT THAT'S A DECISION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE BY THE BOARD.

SO ONE THING TOO WHAT WE OFFER IS IF ANY OF YOU, AND I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH COMMISSIONER HENDRY AND COMMISSIONER CELLA, WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IN DETAIL HOW THIS WAS CALCULATED INDIVIDUALLY.

BECAUSE WE REALIZE IT'S HARD TO GET A REAL HANDLE ON IT WHEN IT'S JUST PRESENTED HERE TO THE GROUP.

WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THE NUTS AND BOLTS AND LET YOU KNOW HOW THESE DECISIONS WERE MADE IN DETERMINING THE FEE.

>> IF I MAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT PRINTED OUT. CAN WE GET COPIES OF YOUR

PRESENTATION? >> YOU CERTAINLY MAY.

>> AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT MY EXPERTISE BUT JUST LOOKING AT THE SHEER NUMBERS UP THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE KNOW THAT DISTRICT FIVE IS GOING TO GET HEAVY AS FAR AS GROWTH.

BUT I QUESTION THE MANUFACTURING ASPECT OF THAT.

IS THAT NUMBER, YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT NUMBER AS

FAR AS THE MANUFACTURING? >> IT'S REALLY BASED ON THE TRIP GENERATION RATE IS THE SAME FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

IT'S REALLY BASED, WHAT GOES INTO THAT AGAIN IS THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THAT IS WHAT VARIES FOR EACH OF THOSE. EACH OF THOSE USES, IT'S REALLY THE TOTAL COST AND WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE.

MOST EVERYTHING ELSE WAS DONE ON A COUNTY WIDE BASIS.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING THAT JANET KIND OF TALKED TO IS WE WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IF WE TOOK A FEE DISTRICT BY FEE DISTRICT TRIP LENGTH WHICH WE CAN DO. THAT'S A COUNTY WIDE TRIP LENGTH BUT WE CAN DO THAT FOR THE MOBILITY.

THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO DISCUSS THAT BEFORE WE COME UP WITH FILE NUMBERS WITH YOU TO GO OVER WHAT

WE WERE GOING TO DO. >> YEAH, SINCE THE 800 POUND GORILLA IS GOING TO BE DISTRICT FIVE ON MONEY I'D REALLY LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU SOME MORE ABOUT THIS.

>> WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AT YOUR

REQUEST TO GO OVER THIS. >> LET ME MAKE A COMMENT.

LAKE ASBURY THOUGH ALTHOUGH IT'S GOING TO GET WHACKED THE HARDEST IT'S ALSO GOING TO RECEIVE MOST OF THE FINANCE, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> CORRECT. >> THAT'S WHAT THE REAL DIFFERENCE IS. IT'S MORE LIKE A USER TAX IN THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM IT ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO PAY THE MOST.

>> THAT'S HOW IT WORKS, YES. >> OKAY.

>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE BOARD? ANYTHING ELSE?

ED, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JANET.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

[9.  Acceptance of Maintenance of Royal Pointe 2B]

>> WE'RE DOWN TO NEW BUSINESS, NUMBER 9 ACCEPTANCE OF

MAINTENANCE OF ROYAL POINTE. >> FINALLY GOT ROYAL POINTE2A FINISHED. IT'S BEEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANS. WE'VE GOT OUR MAINTENANCE BONDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO CARRY US THROUGH THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

WE NEED TO ACCEPT IT WITH THE CREATION OF AN MSBU.

IT'S 58 LOTS AND THE MSBU FEE WILL BE ABOUT $130 A YEAR.

>> I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE MSBU PROCESS.

>> SO I KNOW THE REST OF THE COMMISSION UNDERSTANDS THIS AND MOST IN HERE BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC IF I COULD JUST EXPLAIN A

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THE COUNTY IS ACCEPTING INTO MAINTENANCE A ROAD THAT WAS BUILT TO COUNTY STANDARD MEANING IT WAS PAVED AND THEN IT WAS GIVEN OVER TO THE COUNTY TO MAINTAIN, BUT INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO TAX EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS ROAD, THE COUNTY IS CHARGING THE PEOPLE WHO YOU LIVE ON THAT ROAD IN THE NEW SUBDIVISION.

SO IT PAYS FOR ITSELF. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.

SO THE REASON THAT A PRIVATE ROAD THAT'S A PRIVATE DIRT ROAD IN KEYSTONE, YOU CAN DO THAT, IT REQUIRES EVERYONE SIGNING UP AND AGREEING TO AN MSBU. AND THE COUNTY COULD MAINTAIN IT BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO DO SO IN AN ARRANGEMENT WHERE THERE WAS AN MSBU. SO THE GENTLEMAN WHO CAME EARLIER AND SPOKE ABOUT NEEDING HIS ROAD TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY, THERE IS A MECHANISM FOR THAT, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE HIM WORKING WITH HIS NEIGHBORS TO AGREE TO THAT.

JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT IF ANYONE IS WATCHING AND HOW THAT WORKS AND WHY THERE'S -- IT'S A CONFUSING PROCESS OF PRIVATE VERSUS PUBLIC, MSBU, AND THEN LIKE INTERNAL ROADS FOR HOUSES VERSUS MAIN THOROUGHFARE ROADS THAT WE ALL USE.

>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH

THAT AREA? >> RIGHT, HE'S IN HIGH RIDGE ESTATES. THAT WAS BEFORE THERE WERE ANY REAL DEVELOPMENT RULES SO YOU COULD GO IN AND SUBDIVIDE A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BUILD THE ROADS AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN HIGH RIDGE.

>> OKAY. SO ARE THE ROADS THAT ARE BEHIND HIM, ARE THOSE COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS?

>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF ROADS IN HIGH RIDGE ESTATES THAT'S COUNTY MAINTAINED AND WHAT THE COUNTY DID I THINK IT WAS IN 2012, THEY GOT CDG BLOCK GRANT TO PAVE 3 OR 4 OF THE ROADS IN HIGH RIDGE AND WE MAINTAINED THOSE ROADS THAT WERE PAVED WITH THE BLOCK GRANT.

>> OKAY. >> BUT IT'S TRUE HE COULD DO AN MSBU IN THEORY TO MAINTAIN THAT AND HAND IT OVER, RIGHT?

>> HE COULD. >> THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THE FEWER HOMES IN A DEVELOPMENT THE HIGHER THE ANNUAL RATE, IS

THAT CORRECT? >> IT ALL DEPENDS UPON THE LENGTH. IF YOU LOOK AT HIS STREET, I THINK THE LOTS ARE PROBABLY 100 FEET WIDE.

SO I THINK THE LENGTH WOULD WORK FAIRLY WELL.

IF YOU LOOK AT INDIAN TRAIL, I WANT TO SAY THAT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 240 A YEAR, BLUE JAY IS THE LOWEST ONE AND THAT'S RIGHT AT I WANT TO SAY 125. SO THAT'S SORT OF OUR RANGE

RIGHT NOW ON OUR MSBU'S. >> OKAY.

AND YOU'LL LOOK INTO THE WATER ISSUE, RIGHT?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> AND WE'VE ALL BEEN LOOKING INTO THE INTERNET ISSUE FOR A

LONG TIME. >> BACK TO MR. HUNTER'S STATEMENT, THE WATER COMING OFF 315 IS A GREAT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE ON VILLANUEVA.

SO EVEN REMOTELY IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT?

>> I MEAN IF WE'RE OUTFALLING DOWN HIS STREET THEN WE NEED TO PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF OUR WATER. BUT I THINK IT'S COUNTY ROAD 214 AND NOT 315 BUT WE'LL LOOK AT IT.

>> AND I'VE GOTTEN STUCK ON VILLANUEVA BEFORE, SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH IT. I'VE GOTTEN STUCK ON MANY OF THOSE PRIVATE ROADS, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I HAVE DESTROYED MY OWN VEHICLE ON MANY OF THOSE ROADS.

>> THE ONLY OTHER ASPECT I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE CONTROL OVER IS YOU MENTIONED THE ADS BIG TRUCKS DOWN THERE, THEY PROMISED TO DO SMALLER TRUCKS SO MAYBE MILTON CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY HAVE CONTROL OVER, AT LEAST WE

HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK ON THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU, DALE. >> WE NEED A MOTION.

>> MOTION. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED?

>> I'LL SAY AYE. NOT OPPOSED, I'M FOR, YES.

>> YEAH, IT GETS CONFUSING. I THINK I VOTED FOR AND AGAINST

SOME THINGS WHEN I WAS VIRTUAL. >> IT ALL WORKED OUT.

[10.  Solid Waste Franchises (M. Towns)]

>> MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN SOLID WASTE FRANCHISES.

MILTON. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FRANCHISES YET AGAIN. I'LL TRY TO MAKE THIS BRIEF.

I PLACED A PRINTED COPY ON YOUR DESK.

I TRIED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION TODAY AND AN EMAIL. WE LAST SPOKE ABOUT THIS I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST 25TH HERE BEFORE YOU.

AND AT THAT POINT I TOLD YOU OUR PLAN WAS TO COME BACK AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO I WAS REALLY THINKING TO COME

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BUT WHAT HAS CHANGED THAT KIND OF CAUSED US TO FAST TRACK OUR TIMELINE, I THINK YOU'RE AWARE OF THE MERGER BETWEEN ADVANCED DISPOSAL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. SO THAT'S A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR MERGER NATIONWIDE. OF COURSE THAT HAS TO HAVE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROVAL FOR THOSE MERGERS AND AS PART OF THAT, WASTE MANAGEMENT IS REQUIRED TO DIVEST A NUMBER OF THE ASSETS.

AND THAT'S SO THEY DON'T CREATE A MONOPOLY IN ANY CERTAIN AREA.

I THOUGHT, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE WERE PRETTY SAFE HERE IN CLAY COUNTY ALTHOUGH I THINK THEY LOOK AT IT IN A DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS AS PART OF THAT MERGER THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME DIVESTITURE OF SOME COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS HERE IN CLAY COUNTY.

BY COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS I BELIEVE SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH CLAY COUNTY BUSINESSES. GFL ENVIRONMENTAL IS A CANADIAN BASED FIRM. THEY DO OPERATE A PRETTY LARGE PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES JUST NOT NECESSARILY IN THE SOUTH UP UNTIL NOW. ALL ASSETS NATIONWIDE THAT ARE BEING DIVESTED ARE BEING PURCHASED BY GFL.

AND SO THE CURRENT TIMELINE FOR THAT ACCORDING TO DOJ IS FOR THE SIGNATURES TO OCCUR FOR OCTOBER 1ST.

THAT CAN CHANGE AGAIN. IT CAN BE LATER.

HOWEVER SO THAT'S THE TIMELINE WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON.

THAT'S WHY I'M BEFORE YOU A MONTH EARLY IS BECAUSE UNDER OUR ORDINANCE GFL MUST HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND THE WAY TO DO THAT WAS TO GET BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO OPEN UP OUR FRANCHISE PERIOD TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE FOR FRANCHISES.

AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE A LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 25 PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTED US. A COUPLE OF THOSE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED YOU. ONE MADE A PRESENTATION HERE A FEW WEEKS BACK. AND WE HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED THOSE INTERESTED PARTIES AND LET THEM KNOW OF TONIGHT'S MEETING SO THAT THEY CAN TUNE IN IF THEY WISHED, PARTICIPATE IF THEY WISHED. SO THE PLAN IS WITH YOUR APPROVAL WE WOULD THEN SEND GFL AS WELL AS ALL OF THESE OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES APPLICATION AND HAVE THEM RETURN THAT APPLICATION. WE WILL HAVE A DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATIONS ALTHOUGH GFL WILL BE IN A HURRY, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO RETURNS THAT APPLICATION IMMEDIATELY, WE PLAN TO BRING BACK CONTRACTS FOR THOSE AS LONG AS OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THEM SHOWS THAT THEY ARE A QUALIFIED COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS HERE.

WE WANT TO BRING BACK THOSE CONTRACTS AT YOUR SPECIAL MEETING NEXT WEEK. AND SO THAT IS WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS ASKING YOU FOR THOSE TWO THINGS TO DIRECT US TO SOLICIT AND THEN ALSO TO DIRECT US TO EVALUATE THOSE APPLICATIONS AND BRING CONTRACTS FOR THOSE BACK TO YOU.

AND OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WE THINK IS NOT QUALIFIED, WE WILL MAKE SURE WE SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU AS WELL.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE TO DO IT, OR NOT HAVE TO BUT WE KIND OF NEED TO IN ONE CASE AND THEN THIS ALSO SALVES -- SOLVES THE OTHER COMPANIES THAT HAVE WANTED TO GET IN AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS. I'M IN FAVOR, I THINK IT'S A

GOOD IDEA. >> THERE'S A LITTLE NICHE HERE THAT YOU AND I HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE.

I HAVE AT LEAST ONE CONSTITUENT THAT HAS PURCHASED CONTAINERS OF HIS OWN JUST TO SERVICE HIS OWN BUSINESS.

AND NOW HE'S BEING TOLD THAT HE CANNOT DO THAT.

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THAT PARTICULAR PERSON, MILTON?

>> THAT WOULD BE, IF HE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ONE WAY TO APPROACH IT WOULD BE TO PURSUE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY AND COULD THEN USE THOSE CONTAINERS IN THAT WAY.

AND AS FAR AS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM LONG TERM I BELIEVE I SHARED WITH YOU THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DISCUSS AS STAFF AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE TO CHANGE THE FACT THAT USING CONTAINERS IS A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE EVEN IF IT'S YOUR OWN JOB.

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BUT HAVING A FRANCHISE WOULD SOLVE THAT AT LEAST IN THE SHORT

TERM. >> WHAT'S THE FEE ON A

FRANCHISE? >> THE APPLICATION FEE IS $250.

>> AND THE ANNUAL? >> THE RENEWAL FEE IS A SLIDING SCALE FOR RIGHT NOW DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF GROSS RECEIPTS.

SO IT CAN GO FROM $125 I THINK THE MAX IS $375 ANNUAL RENEWAL.

>> I KNOW THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING BUT I JUST FEEL COMPELLED IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS, I'D LIKE TO TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF THREE MINUTES OUT AND LET THEM SPEAK TO IT IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO.

I THINK MOST OF US UNDERSTAND PRETTY MUCH WHAT MILTON HAS SAID AS FAR AS THE PROCEDURE. AND I FOR ONE WOULD BE LOOKING AT REDOING THAT ORDINANCE. THAT'S ME.

I CAN'T SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES. AND I KNOW ALL OF THE BACKGROUND BEHIND IT, MILTON. BUT IT JUST SEEMS TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT. IF I GO OUT AND GET MY OWN GARBAGE CAN THAT I GOT TO GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO HAUL IT FOR ME.

AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. >> YES, SIR.

>> AND I KNOW THAT IT'S WHEN WE DO THAT THERE IS CERTAIN ABUSES THAT MAY OCCUR, BUT THAT'S WHAT OUR ENFORCEMENT ARM IS ABOUT.

>> I MEAN THIS DOESN'T PROHIBIT US FROM REFORMING THE ORDINANCE NECESSARILY. THIS IS JUST A STEP BECAUSE I AGREE LONG TERM I THINK WE SHOULD.

AND WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING A LOT OF TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IS WHEN YOU HAVE SO MUCH GOVERNMENT REGULATION IS YOU EITHER HAVE BIG COMPANIES THAT CAN FOLLOW IT ALL TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW BECAUSE THEY HAVE 700 COMPLIANCE FOLKS.

OR YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO JUST DO THINGS ILLEGALLY AND NO ONE EVER FINDS OUT. AND SO THAT'S WHERE I THINK IF WE MAKE IT WHERE THERE'S SOME COMMON SENSE STEPS BUT AT THE SAME TIME LIKE YOU'RE SAYING -- I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE COMPETITION WITHIN THE SPACE NOT LESS.

>> YEAH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS EITHER.

BUT I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE NEED TO REVISE.

I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA FOR A BUSINESS NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THEIR OWN THING HERE. IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO DO IT, I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY AND LET CAPITALISM WORK HERE.

>> RIGHT. >> MR. CHAIR, I AGREE, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THAT DIFFICULT TO COME UP WITH A SEGMENT OF THAT PARTICULAR ORDINANCE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT IF THAT'S WHERE THE BOARD WANTS TO GO.

MILTON, THE OTHER THING IS YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS 25 COMPANIES THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE CONTACTING?

>> THAT'S THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO HAVE CONTACTED US IN THE LAST NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE WE ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS PREVIOUSLY WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTACT THEM BACK.

THAT IS WHAT WE TOLD THEM WE WOULD DO AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE, HERE'S THE CONDITIONS, HERE'S THE FEE, HERE'S THE APPLICATION.

AND I'LL REMIND YOU THAT LAST TIME I BELIEVE WE NOTIFIED ABOUT 18 AND WE RECEIVED FOUR. HOWEVER THE CAVEAT IS I AM WORKING WITH HEATHER, OUR AUDITOR, TO REVIEW IN OUR APPLICATION SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THERE CAN BE CONFUSING TO THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL TEAMS OR LEGAL TEAMS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO SIMPLIFY IT AND TRYING TO MAKE IT SUCH THAT WE GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED AND NOT ASK FOR INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY UTILIZE IN

MAKING THAT DECISION. >> ARE WE LOOKING TO END UP WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF FRANCHISE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ARE CAN

WE DO -- >> MY EXPECTATION IS BY OPENING THIS UP WE'RE GOING TO AND IF WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO OFFER FRANCHISE ASSIST TO QUALIFIED CALLERS, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN OUR TOTAL NUMBER.

>> AND I THINK THE QUALIFIED AND THE FEE I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT. IF YOU WANT TO DO A BUSINESS AND IT COSTS GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE YOU, THEN THE BUSINESS SHOULD PAY FOR THAT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AND I THINK IT MAKES SENSE. AND ALSO QUALIFIED, I THINK IF THEY'RE NOT QUALIFIED. I DON'T WANT RANDOM PEOPLE WHO ARE DUMPING IN THE RIVER OR SOMETHING OPERATING IN THE COUNTY. I THINK THE PROBLEM WAS JUST THE ABSOLUTE BAN LIKE YOU DIDN'T MEET THE DEADLINE AND WE HAVEN'T

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THAT'S THE THING THAT I THINK IS THE, HAVING SOME STEPS IS ONE THING BUT HAVING WHERE IT'S JUST AN ABSOLUTE YOU CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE OUR LIST IS THE THING THAT I HAVE THE BIGGEST FRUSTRATION WITH. SO I THINK I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP IN

THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> I THINK IT IS.

AND I THINK AGAIN TO REITERATE, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES.

>> THAT IS SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK INTO AS WE LOOK AT OUR ORDINANCE CHANGES. WE'RE PREPARING TO BRING THAT TO YOU WITH SOME OF THE DIRECTION AND OUR DISCUSSIONS IN THE LAST SEVERAL TIMES. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SUBSEQUENT EDITS TO THAT ORDINANCE.

AND ONE BIG THING IS HOW DO WE, WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN, IT DIDN'T ALLOW FOR, IT ALLOWED BUSINESSES TO HAUL THEIR OWN WASTE AS LONG AS THEY DIDN'T USE A CONTAINER THAT REQUIRED A MECHANICAL LIFT. SO THEY COULD USE DUMP TRAILERS.

>> WHAT'S THE REASONING BEHIND THAT?

>> THE PRIMARY REASON BEHIND THAT IS WHAT IS TO KEEP THOSE BUSINESSES FROM THEN RENTING THAT OUT OR HAULING FROM SOMEONE ELSE CLAIMING ITS THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

SO IT TURNS INTO A HOW DO WE POLICE IT.

BUT I'M SURE WITH THE STAFF'S INPUT BOTH MY OFFICE AND WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE MANAGER, WE CAN COME UP WITH

SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MAKE WORK. >> YOU'VE GOT SOME PRETTY SHARP

PEOPLE OUT THERE. >> I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE IT.

REMEMBER THE ORDINANCE IS A LITTLE BIT DATED SO WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN, THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE SMALL ROLL OFFS ON AN F350 OR ON A TRAILER, THESE WHOLE TEN YARD ROLL OFFS, THEY DIDN'T EXIST. SO TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE OUR ORDINANCE.

>> SO TONIGHT YOU WANT AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD TO OPEN UP AND ADVERTISE FOR NEW FRANCHISE AND WHAT WAS THE

SECOND ITEM? >> AND THEN TO BRING BACK TO YOU

AGREEMENTS BASED UPON -- >> QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

>> QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE

MOTION. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MOTION AS STATED BY MILTON AND RESTATED BY THE CHAIR.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED?

YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

>> THANK YOU, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND IT'S PROBABLY BEEN FRUSTRATING AT TIMES. THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THAT AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD REASONS GOVERNMENT HAS DONE THINGS IN THE PAST BUT IT'S GOOD TO ALWAYS UPDATE THINGS AND I

APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT ON THAT. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU STARTED THIS, SO IT'S EITHER RISE OR FALL WITH YOU.

GOOD POINT. I THINK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

[11.  Escheatment Properties]

MS. STEWART. >> HELLO THERE.

SO THESE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WERE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE FULL BOARD.

NUMBER 11 IS JUST APPROVAL OF OUR ESCHEATMENT LIST.

IT'S OUR NEXT FIVE PROPERTIES, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE SINCE JANUARY 1 OF 2018 WE HAVE SOLD 31 PROPERTIES OFF THAT LIST, THERE WERE OVER 50 WHEN I GOT HERE AND WAS HANDED THAT FOLDER THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ESCHEATMENT MEANT SO I HAD TO LOOK THAT UP FIRST. SO WE'VE SOLD 31 PROPERTIES, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE MORE ADDED TO THE LIST SO WE HAVE ABOUT 30 ON THEM. SO WE'LL KEEP TACKLING THEM FIVE AT A TIME AND IF BROUGHT IN A LITTLE OVER $200,000 ON THOSE

PROPERTIES. >> GOOD.

>> MY GOAL IS THAT MONEY IS TO REALLY START BEEFING UP OUR ABATEMENT ISSUES WITH SOME OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROPERTIES.

>> START CARRYING ON THE -- >> THERE YOU GO.

>> COUNTY REALTOR. >> NOT A GIG I WANT.

SO THAT'S THAT. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE

ESCHEATMENT PROPERTIES LIST. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? SO DONE.

>> ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE EDC CONTRACT SO YOU GUYS

[12.  Clay County Economic Development Corporation Service Agreement]

SO YEAR ONE IS AT $125,000. YEAR 2150.

YEAR 3175, YEARS 4 AND 5 AT $200,000.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER IN THEIR CONTRACT, PART OF WHAT THEY PUT IN THERE WAS THE $200,000 ANNUAL PAYMENT FROM THE COUNTY.

THE COUNTY MANAGER AND MYSELF MET WITH THAT GROUP SEVERAL

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IN THE CONTRACT AS WELL WE DID SOME CHANGES.

WHAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO IS TO WHEN THEY TURN IN THEIR QUARTERLY REPORTS, THEY WILL GIVE US FACTS AND FIGURES AND UPDATES AS TO WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

THEY'LL ALSO CONTINUE TO GIVE AN ANNUAL REPORT WHICH WE HAVE BEEN GETTING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND WE'VE ALSO I WOULD SAY INCLUDED AND BEEFED UP SOME ANNUAL OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES WHICH WERE ON PAGE FOUR OF THAT CONTRACT IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT.

AND THEY'LL HAVE SOME GOAL NUMBERS AND THINGS IN THERE THAT

THEY'RE TRYING TO REACH. >> CAN YOU HIGHLIGHT THE GOALS AND WHAT SOME OF THOSE PERFORMANCE ISSUES ARE?

>> YES, SIR. SO AS THEY LOOK ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 100 NEW HIGH WAGE JOBS, NEW BUSINESS PROJECTS AT 100 MILLION. BUSINESS SITE VISITS AT 20.

LOCAL EXPANSION PROJECTS AS FIVE.

NEW INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AS $10 MILLION.

AND JACKS USA SHOW SIX OF THOSE. >> I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER ABOUT POSSIBLY HOOKING THOSE KINDS OF PERFORMANCE METRICS TO THE ANNUAL INCREASES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND YOU KNOW LIKE A BONUS PROGRAM IF THEY REACH A CERTAIN NUMBER THEY GET THEIR -- FOR THE YEAR AND OF COURSE THE CAVEAT TO THAT WOULD BE IF WE GO BEYOND THAT WE WOULD THEN BE IN LINE TO GIVE THEM MORE THAN THEY ASKED FOR. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF THE BOARD FEELS, BUT I'M KIND OF FEELING LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS WE'VE GOT 73% OF OUR PEOPLE DRIVING TO JACKSONVILLE EVERY DAY TO GO TO WORK. HOW ABOUT IF WE COULD LOWER THAT TO SAY 70% OR 50%, THAT WOULD SAVE US A TON OF MONEY IN OUR ENDEAVORS TO GET THE ROAD SYSTEM FIXED.

BUT IF WE HAD SOMETHING PUT TO A PERFORMANCE NUMBER THAT REALLY MATTERED HERE, I WOULDN'T MIND GIVING THEM A LOT MORE MONEY IF

THEY COULD DO IT. >> I DON'T DISAGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BOLLA ON THIS. BUT THIS IS A NEW MATRIX SO WE HAVE NOT USED IT YET. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT APPLIED FOR A COUPLE OR THREE YEARS AND SEE IF IT WORKS OUT.

IT MAY INDEED TURN OUT THAT WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO ADD SOME INCENTIVE TO IT BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO GET THE MONEY THAT WE'VE PROJECTED YEARLY.

SO TO ME THAT ITSELF WOULD I THINK BE SOME INCENTIVE.

THIS CONTRACT CAN BE CANCELED AT IN TIME, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THERE'S SOME MEASURES IN THERE.

>> PAGE SIX. >> SO IT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE UNLESS THE COUNTY SHALL GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE EDC OF ITS DESIRE TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE ON A SPECIFIED TIME AND DATE. THEREAFTER SUCH WRITTEN NOTICE TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GIVEN NO LESS THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SO

TERMINATED. >> SO WE CAN GET OUT OF IT EVEN FOR NONPERFORMANCE OR ANY OTHER REASON REALLY?

>> SORRY, YES, SIR. I WAS FINISHING READING TO MAKE

SURE. >> MR. CELLA?

>> I THINK I AGREE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.

WE NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PERFORMANCE MATRIX IN THERE.

THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAD PUT IN BEFORE.

I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT IT'S GOING TO, I HOPE THEY DO REACH SOME OF THESE ESPECIALLY WITH THE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT CATEGORY, I HOPE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THOSE.

SO YEAH, I GUESS THE REAL HARD PART IS TO REALLY PARSE WHAT COMMISSIONER BOLLA WAS ASKING WHICH IS WE'VE GOT 73% OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS OF PEOPLE LEAVING.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DECREASE AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S A NUMBER THEY CAN COME UP WITH ON A YEARLY BASIS OR IT'S GOT TO BE A LITTLE MORE DWN THE PIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. BUT I WOULD THINK, I WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH THIS ONE AND THEN SEE WHERE THEY COME IN AFTER YEAR ONE AND IF WE THINK THAT IT'S NOT A VIABLE GOALS MATRIX, THEN

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>> I AGREE. COMMISSIONER HUTCHINGS,

COMMISSIONER ROLLINS? >> THERE ARE TIMES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU CAN MEASURE THE ACTIVITY YOU'RE DOING TO TRY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY MEASURE WHAT LANDS.

THAT'S KIND OF A DIFFICULT TASK. SO THAT'S JUST MY EXPERIENCE FROM 14 YEARS OF BEING ON DIFFERENT BOARDS THAT YOU CAN MEASURE YOUR OUTPUT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO BUT YOU CAN'T ALWAYS MEASURE IT IN TERMS OF WHAT DID YOU LAND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE INVENTORY, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF NEGATIVES THAT PREVENT

THAT. >> THE PROBLEM WITH THAT APPROACH THOUGH IS YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. YOU CAN MEASURE THE NUMBER AND ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES YOU'RE DOING THAT YOU THINK ARE GOING TO WORK. BUT THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MATTERS IS THE RESULT. I DON'T HAVE A BETTER IDEA HOW

TO GET AT THAT. >> WELL --

>> THIS WOULD LIKELY BE MY LAST BITE AT THIS APPLE AND IF WE'RE SIGNING UP FOR A FIVE YEAR DEAL HERE.

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO BRING THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION.

>> RIGHT. WELL I SEE YOUR POINT.

BUT I THINK THAT YOU CAN MEASUR BEST PRACTICES AND EVERY INDUSTRY HAS THIS. I THINK THERE ARE WAYS THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT HOW THE SUCCESSFUL PLACES FARE AND WHAT ARE THEIR ACTIVITIES. THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT.

>> I THINK ONE SHOWS EFFORT AND THERE'S ENOUGH EFFORT AND IF IT'S THE RIGHT KIND OF EFFORT TO GO ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER BOLLA'S THOUGHT THERE THEN YOU SHOULD SEE SOME RESULTS.

AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME I'D MUCH RATHER SEE THEM GIVE US, RIGHT NOW THEY GIVE US A QUARTERLY REPORT WHERE THEY SHOW US ALL OF THE POSSIBLE POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME INTO THE COUNTY. BUT A LOT OF THOSE ARE NOT REALISTIC. I THINK THE LAST TIME WE WERE ALL ON THE EDC CALL AND THEY TALKED ABOUT A CHICKEN SNACK THAT NEEDED TO BE A NEAR A CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT.

SO OUR FOLKS MADE A COUPLE OF CALLS ON THAT, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN TAKE THAT? WE DON'T HAVE A CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT SO WHY BOTHER? IF JACKS USA HAD PASSED THAT LEAD ALONG WE SHOULD HAVE SAID NO THANKS, TAKE THAT AWAY AND THROW US SOMETHING GOOD NEXT TIME.

THERE'S A CASE WHERE YOU COULD HAVE 15 OR 20 POTENTIAL INQUIRIES BUT REALISTICALLY MAYBE ONE OUT OF THESE 15 OR 20 ARE REALISTIC FOR OUR COUNTY IN TERMS OF RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ATTRACT IT. I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOTH THE EFFORT AND I THINK THAT'S THE BALANCE WE'VE NEVER REALLY

HAD. >> I NEVER QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING HARD AND THAT'S NOT MY CONTENTION HERE. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE NEW MOUSE TRAP THAT'S GOING TO GET US WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO GO

HERE. >> NOW I'M HUNGY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHICKEN SNACKS. -- HUNGRY, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE CHICKEN SNACKS. >> IT REALLY PIQUED MY INTEREST.

>> I THINK WE ALL AGREE THE PROBLEM, THE QUESTION IS THE SOLUTION. IT'S SORT OF LIKE IN EDUCATION, HOW DO YOU MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEACHER WHEN THERE'S SO MANY OTHER FACTORS AT PLAY.

THAT'S THE AGE OLD QUESTION. SO I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.

>> I'LL SECOND IT. >> MOTION AND SECOND.

DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? SO DONE. ITEM 13JAXUSA PARTNERSHIP

[13.  JAXUSA Partnership Memorandum of Understanding]

>> YES, SIR. AND SHE'S HUNG OUT WITH US FROM JAXUSA IN CASE YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR HER.

WE HAVE WORKED, THE COUNTY MANAGER AND MYSELF, WITH DR. LEIBISH AND ANDRE FROM THE JAXUSA PARTNERSHIP ON THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK IT IS EXCELLENT AND WAY BETTER THAN ANYTHING WE'VE HAD BEFORE. SO YOU FEELEE PRETTY CONFIDENT WHAT THIS PICKUP BRINGS TO CLAY COUNTY.

IN THIS PARTNERSHIP YOU GUYS HAVE A COPY OF IT.

IT HAS THE PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT, IT HAS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOTH JAXUSA AND THE COUNTY.

THE BUDGET AGREEMENT IS $30,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR.

40 FOR THE SECOND. AND 50 FOR THE THIRD.

AND ALSO IT'S AN ATTACHMENT WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN WHICH WE WILL BE A PART OF OR WHICH WE TAKE BENEFIT OF. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS --

>> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS MUCH

BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE? >> BEFORE IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE

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SO I FEEL LIKE REALLY EVERYBODY ON BOTH SIDES REALLY UNDERSTANDS THE ROLE THAT WE BOTH ARE PLAYING BETTER NOW THAN WE DID

IN THE PAST. >> AND I ASSUME, I KNOW THERE'S NO MEASUREMENT INCLUDED IN HERE, BUT WE CAN POINT BACK OVER A PERIOD OF I MEAN A YEAR FROM NOW CAN WE POINT BACK AND SAY THIS IS THE GOOD THAT WE'VE GOT OUT OF THIS?

>> MHM, I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO.

YES, SIR. >> MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD.

YEAH I MEAN WE HAVE A CHECKLIST. WE DID THIS, WE GOT THAT, WE ATTENDED THIS, THEY ATTENDED THIS.

THERE'S THINGS THAT WILL BE A MANAGEABLE WAY TO TRACK THAT.

I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN THE HIGHEST OF COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE PASSED UP COMPLIMENTS TO JAXUSA.

BUT I DO THINK THAT THE EFFORT WAS THERE TO PUT TOGETHER AN AGREEMENT WHICH WILL HELP OUR EFFORT AND AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN BE QUANTIFIABLE SO WE KNOW WHERE OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING AND HOW THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED. I ALSO WANT TO COMPLIMENT HOWARD WHO SHARPENED HIS PENCIL AND DID AGREAT JOB IN THAT FIRST YEAR.

AND GIVE JAXUSA SOME CREDIT TOO BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT COVID IS DOING TO OUR BUDGET. AND SO THAT FIRST YEAR WITH EVEN GIVING THE EDC ADDITIONAL MONEYS IN TERMS OF LOWERING THE JAXUSA FEE WE COME OUT AT THE SAME SPOT IN TERMS OF THE SAME YEAR THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE CRUNCHED.

I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE THE NEW AGREEMENT GO INTO EFFECT AND ANXIOUS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

IF NOT WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? SO DONE. THANK YOU.

>> MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY ON BOTH OF THESE AND ALSO LOOKING AT IT WHAT THE EDC AND THE RESTRUCTURE, THERE ARE POSITIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SIT ON THAT BOARD AND THE COMMITTEES THAT THEY HAVE. AND ALSO SECOND FOR JAXUSA THERE ARE COMMITTEES TO PARTICIPATE IN WITH THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS COMING TO THE BOARD HERE LATE NOVEMBER, THOSE WILL ALSO BE BROUGHT UP TO SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE ON THOSE.

AGAIN IT'S ABOUT PARTNERSHIP, IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND FURTHERING THE ECONOMY OF CLAY THROUGH THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.

IJUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TOO.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, HOWARD.

[14.  CARES Act Update (T. Nagle)]

>> SURE, SIR. FEW ITEMS ON CARES, WE PROCESSED ABOUT 60% OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COME IN FOR EITHER INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS ASSISTANTS.

WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE OTHER 40%, WORKING WITH THE PEOPLE MAKING PHONE CALLS TRYING TO GET THE INFORMATION FROM THEM OR MAKE SURE THEIR APPLICATION IS STILL, THEY STILL WANT TO PROCEED. YOU APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAMBER. THAT'S BEEN FINALIZED TO DO THE BUSINESS CERTIFICATION. SO BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE LAUNCHING. THE ONE FOR RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES, KIMBERLY HAS BEEN ACTIVELY PUSHING THAT OUT ON RESTAURANTS AND LODGING, SORRY. SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF BUSINESSES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, GET CERTIFIED AND WE CAN START ADVERTISING THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS WITH THE CDC GUIDELINES.

SPECIAL MEETING NEXT TUESDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE BUILDINGS.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT HOPEFULLY BRINGING THE AGREEMENT TO YOU TO PURCHASE THE TWO BUILDINGS ON TUESDAY.

THERE'S BEEN SOME NEW GUIDANCE FROM THE TREASURY WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ALLOW US TO REIMBURSE MORE OF OUR COST BACK FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. SO AFTER NEXT WEEK'S MEETING, I'LL BE SITTING DOWN WITH HOWARD AND REDOING THE BUDGET FOR CARES ACT AND LOOKING AT WHERE WE HAVEN'T SPENT ALL OF THE MONEY, WHAT PROJECTS CAME IN UNDER BUDGET AND REALLY COME BACK WITH HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHERE WE CAN EITHER REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR EXPENSES WE HAD FOR COVID OR PLACES TO UTILIZE THAT FUNDING. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT?

>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> SO THEN THE LAST THING WOULD BE JOHN IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON REIMBURSEMENT AND FUNDING PAST THE INITIAL 25%.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. JOHN WARD, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION

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WE HAD A PRESS RELEASE THAT CAME OUT FROM THE STATE LATE FRIDAY EVENING. I THINK IT WAS CALLED RIGHT AT DINNER TIME WHEN IT CAME OUT. THAT STATES THE GOVERNOR HAS RELEASED ADDITIONAL FUNDING. JUST A CLARIFICATION IN THAT, THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED IT YET. CHAIRMAN, EITHER YOU OR MYSELF SHOULD GET AN EMAIL FROM THE STATE HOPEFULLY BY TOMORROW WITH AN AMENDMENT. THEY ARE GOING TO RELEASE AN ADDITIONAL 20% WHICH FOR US IS $7 MILLION THAT'S GOING TO BE A DIRECT ALLOCATION. AND TROY IS ALREADY WORKING WITH THAT SO THAT WILL KIND OF BACKFILL WHAT'S BEEN SPENT THERE. AND I'VE BEEN ADVISED THAT THEY'RE AS SOON AS THEY STATED THAT, I SAID THAT'S GREAT, BUT WHERE'S THE REST OF MY $20 MILLION YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US. THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REDEVELOPING THAT PLAN AS TO HOW THAT REIMBURSEMENT WILL WORK.

THEY'RE SUPPOSEDLY HAVING A MEETING WITH DEM AND OPB ON THURSDAY TO DISCUSS THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS.

WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DUE OUTS AS THEY JUST BROUGHT ONLINE A NEW REPORTING TOOL YESTERDAY OR TODAY.

MEGAN WHO'S OUR ROCK STAR GRANTS MANAGER HAS GOT INTO THAT AND IS ALREADY UPLOADING WHAT WE'VE GOT TO GET LOADED INTO THAT.

AS SOON AS THEY GET THAT AMENDMENT COMES TO US OR I'LL GET THE COUNTY MANAGER TO SIGN IT, WE'LL UPLOAD THAT BACK AND THAT 7 MILLION SHOULD COME IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AFTER THAT.

AND THEN I'LL BE CONTINUALLY POKING AS TO WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR 7 MILLION OR I'M SORRY OUR ADDITIONAL 20 MILLION.

I'M TOLD BY CONTACTS AT THE STATE THAT CLAY COUNTY AND MY NAME IS MENTIONED QUITE REGULARLY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN A PAIN. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHAT VERBAGE IS USED BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW, SIR.

SO ANY QUESTIONS? >> GOOD JOB.

IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU, THAT'S GOOD.

WE'RE ON THE MAP. >> KEEP THE WHEELS SQUEAKING.

>> YEAH, KEEP SQUEAKING. >> ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. >> THAT IT?

>> YES, SIR. >> THESE BRIEFINGS ARE GETTING SHORTER AND SHORTER, TROY. THANK YOU.

[15.  Approval of Sole Source Purchase – High Security Stainless Steel Toilets for Jail]

STEEL TOILETS FOR THE JAIL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

THIS ITEM IS CARES RELATED. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THE STAINLESS STEEL TOILETS AS A SOLE SOURCE, I-CON IS THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER. THERE'S 38 PORCELAIN TOILETS OVER AT THE JAIL NOW THAT THEY WANT TO REPLACE TO MAKE THEM CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STAINLESS STEEL TOILETS THEY HAVE THERE.

THESE ARE CARES THEY'RE SEEMLESSLY WELDED AND THEY PROTECT FROM BACTERIA AND VIRUSES AND OTHER INFECTIONS.

>> OKAY. BOARD'S PLEASURE.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION QUICKLY. >> GO AHEAD.

>> TROY OR KAREN MAYBE KNOWS TOO.

WAS THAT UNDER THE ORIGINAL LIST?

>> IT WAS UNDER THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SECTION.

AS WE'VE WORKED WITH THE SHERIFFS'S OFFICE IN IDENTIFYING OTHER ITEMS FOR DETENTION AND FACILITY THAT NUMBER HAS FLUCTUATED A LITTLE BIT BUT IT IS PART OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE

REQUEST. >> THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR. >> I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE

STAINLESS STEEL TOILETS. >> SECOND.

>> I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF. >> IS IT BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE DURABLE AND OVERTIME THEY'RE GOING TO LAST LONGER?

IS THAT WHY? >> THERE'S NO SEAMS.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK THEM WHAT MAKES THEM HIGH SECURITY.

>> THEY'RE MANUFACTURED IN A WAY THAT PIECES AND PARTS CAN'T BE

USED. >> BEAT EACH OTHER WITH IT.

>> YES, EVERYTHING IN THE JAIL IS TRYING TO PREVENT IT FROM

BECOMING A WEAPON. >> MOTION AND SECOND, ALL IN

FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? >> SO DONE.

ITEM 16 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TRANSFER --

>> WE'VE DONE THAT ALREADY, SIR. >> WE DID THAT EARLIER.

>> OH, SO WE DID. I THOUGHT THAT LOOKED FAMILIAR.

17 THEN. APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM AND

[17.  Approval of Memorandum of Agreement Between CCSO and BCC for Security Services at the Administration Building]

ADMIN BUILDING. >> THIS IS OUR NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THIS BEGINS OCTOBER 1, HAS A TERM OF ONE YEAR. WE'RE HAPPY WITH THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE RECEIVING AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NEW SHERIFF AND WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL. ALSO ASKING TO WAIVE A POLICY BECAUSE THIS DID NOT GO THROUGH THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO NEGOTIATE THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. THEY ANTICIPATED NEEDED AN INCREASE AND THROUGH GOOD EFFORTS AND WORKING WITH HER TEAM WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE AGREEMENT THE SAME AS OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT. NO INCREASE.

>> THANKS TO THE COUNTY MANAGER I BELIEVE.

>> AGAIN A TEAM EFFORT, MR. CHAIR.

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AND AS YOU KNOW THERE WAS A LETTER WE RECEIVED NOT TO PURSUE THAT HERE PREVIOUSLY. BUT WE'RE BACK ON BOARD.

>> ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS?

BOARD'S PLEASURE. >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? SO DONE.

THANK YOU, KAREN. >> ALL RIGHT ONE MORE.

>> SHE'S NOT DONE. >> QUICKLY DID THE MOTION

INCLUDE YOUR REQUEST? >> MAKE SURE THAT MOTION INCLUDED THE WAIVER OF THE POLICY.

>> THE WAIVER OF THE PURCHASING POLICY.

>> OKAY. >> IT DID.

>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT DID.

>> ALL RIGHT ONE MORE ITEM FOR ME.

[18.  RFP #19/20-48, Security Guard Services at the Clay County Administration Building]

WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE ND REJECT THESE BID THAT IS WE RECEIVED.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, KAREN. WE'RE DOWN TO COUNTY MANAGER

[COUNTY MANAGER/CLERK OF THE BOARD]

COMMENTS. >> MR. CHAIR, BOARD, A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO ADD, ONE ITEM IF I MAY WITH THE COUNTY LONG RANGE PLAN AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR A GRANT.

IF I COULD TAKE A MOMENT AND TROY COULD BRIEF US A LITTLE ON SOME OF THE SPECIFICS. YOU ALL RECEIVED AND DO THEY HAVE A HARD COPY ALSO, A HARD COPY OF THE CLAY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM SENT VIA EMAIL AND YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY.

THE SENSE OF URGENCY ON THIS IS WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT BUT WE COULD ALSO VOTE ON THE SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 29TH. BUT THIS IS GRANT MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE OUT THERE AND WE'D LIKE TO PURSUE IT.

PLEASE, THE SPECIFICS, TROY. >> THIS IS THE YEARLY GRANT THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALLOCATES TO THE COUNTIES.

SO BASICALLY THEY TAKE ALL OF THE BUDGETS FOR ALL OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND THEY GIVE YOU A PERCENTAGE BACK. LAST YEAR IT WAS IN THE TUNE OF ABOUT $80,000 IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

THE REASON FOR THE URGENCY IS AS YOU KNOW AS WE SWITCHED DIRECTORS THE STATE HAS FINALLY RECOGNIZED KAREN AS THE DIRECTOR OFFICIALLY. WE ACTUALLY GOT THAT LETTER, I GAVE HER THE LETTER TODAY FROM THE STATE.

SO IN ALL OF THAT TRANSITION, THE GRANT APPLICATION HAS TAKEN SOME TIME FOR THEM TO GET THE GRANT STUFF TO US.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT, IT'S A STANDARD GRANT. PART OF THAT IS SUBMITTING A LONG RANGE PLAN. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE COUNTY'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE LIBRARY THAT WAS A THREE YEAR PLAN THAT BASICALLY ENDS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

KAREN IS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON UPDATING THAT, WE'LL BRING THAT TO US SOME TIME NEXT CALENDAR YEAR WITH HER TAKING OVER THE POSITION AND WITH COVID, IT JUST DIDN'T GET UPDATED. SO IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LONG RANGE PLAN, KAREN IS HERE, SHE CAN MORE THAN ANSWER THOSE. AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING OF THE GRANT IS JUST, IT'S THE STANDARD GRANT AND THAT'S KIND OF THE TIMING THAT'S HAPPENED WITH IT.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW CAN YOU TURN DOWN FREE

MONEY? >> MHM.

>> THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> WE DON'T LIKE TO, SIR.

>> JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE BOARD, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. BUT WE DON'T SEE YOU THAT OFTEN.

>> I'M KAREN WALKER, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE CLAY

COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. >> WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU. >> GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

>> AND DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO TROY'S PRESENTATION?

>> ONLY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?

>> HOW CAN WE TURN DOWN FREE MONEY?

>> WE SHOULDN'T TURN DOWN FREE MONEY.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. ESPECIALLY NOT RIGHT NOW.

>> THANK YOU, KAREN. APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN.

BOARD'S PLEASURE. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> OPPOSED? SO DONE. WE'RE DOWN TO THE --

>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I STILL HAD SOME MORE ITEMS.

>> OH I'M SORRY. DIDN'T MEAN TO OFFEND YOU THERE.

>> WE BROUGHT TO THE BOARD A WEEK OR TWO AGO ABOUT THE REGIONAL PARK AND THE CONTRACT THAT WAS SENT TO US WAS INCORRECT. SO THERE IS A MATCH TO THE REGIONAL PARK. IF YOU ALL REMEMBER IT WAS $3 MILLION WAS THE AMOUNT. SO THERE IS A $3 MILLION MATCH.

TALKING WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR ON THIS AND WORKING THIS OUT WITH DEO, WE HAVE THE MATCH CAN GO OVER THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS. SO THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND THE FISCAL YEAR AFTER NEXT TO MATCH THAT.

AGAIN JUST A REMINDER TO THE FOLKS AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT AWARE, WE REWICKERED THE CIP FOR $15 MILLION TO FREE UP FOR CARES ACT FUNDING. WHEN WE RECONSTITUTE THAT, I DON'T SEE REALLY ANY ISSUES OVER THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS TO

[02:35:01]

IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH HER HERE FOR THIS FIRST WEEK AND SHE'S ALREADY WORKING A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THE FRANCHISE FEES AN THAT. SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

>>I THOUGHT I SAW HER NOD OFF A FEW MINUTES AGO.

>> AND I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME RICHARD SMITH, HE'S OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC.

HE'S ORIGINALLY FROM BRADFORD COUNTY.

HE DOES REALIZE THAT HE'S RELATE TODAY INDIVIDUALS AS HE'S COME TO JOIN THE TEAM HERE THROUGHOUT THE STAFF, COUSINS I'LL ADD.

HE'S NOT RELATED TO DALE SMITH HOWEVER WE CALL THEM NOT SMITH SQUARED BUT SMITH TO THE POWER OF TWO IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SO I LIKE THAT.

HE'S HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME HIM ABOARD AND ASK ANY

QUESTIONS. >> I THINK SMITH BROTHERS WOULD

BE BETTER. >> SMITH BROTHERS.

THIS GENTLEMAN. NOTHING THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO HAVING TO ASK HIM A QUESTION. SO JUST GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH

US. >> ARE WE AT QUESTIONS OR NOT?

>> YES, SIR. >> I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE RANGE, WHERE THINGS WERE AT WITH THAT.

>> OH THE GUN RANGE, SO THE RFP WILL COME IN ON OCTOBER 5TH WE'LL BE OPENING THAT AND WE'RE PROGRESSING NICELY ON THAT.

>> OKAY. >> AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT RICHARD WAS UP IN ATLANTA FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, I THINK 30 SOME ODD YEARS SO WE MANAGED TO BRING HIM BACK DOWN HERE TO CLAY COUNTY WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY FANTASTIC.

BACK HOME. >> WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE

ATLANTA TRAFFIC, ARE WE? >> AND MR. CHAIR AND BOARD, I WANTED TO MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT ABOUT THE BUDGET.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS, IT DID BEGIN A LONG TIME AGO HERE IT SEEMS. A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

BUT I REALLY APPRECIATED ALL OF THE HELP FROM THE STAFF, FROM EVERYBODY'S INPUT, CONSTITUTIONALS, YOU NAME IT.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY BOTH TO DEBBIE AND REG AND REALLY WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE UP TO THIS POINT.

THERE WERE MANY TIMES I WOULD GO OVER THERE WORKING MANY, MANY EXTRA HOURS OVER THERE JUST TO GET IT TOGETHER THE RIGHT WAY AND THEN PRODUCE THE BOOKS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT RECOGNITION. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE

BOARD PENDING ANY QUESTIONS. >> I'D JUST LIKE TO DIVERT HERE FOR A MOMENT. I WANTED TO I GUESS INTRODUCE BUT THANK COMMISSIONER ELECT JIM RENINGER FOR BEING HERE.

ANYWAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SHOWING YOUR INTEREST AND I'M SURE YOU'LL BE DOING GREAT JOB AS TIME GOES ON.

BUT ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, JIM.

ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

YES, SIR. >> YOU HAVE TO BE IN STATE TO

GET PAID. >> OKAY, WE'RE DOWN TO COUNTY ATTORNEY. YOU HAVE NOTHING? I'VE NEVER SEEN A LAWYER THAT HAD NOTHING.

SO MAKE A NOTE OF THIS, MADAME SECRETARY.

ANYWAY THANK YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING.

LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. WE'VE ALREADY PROCEEDED PAST OUR TIME CERTAIN SO LETTERS OF ACTION.

[23.  Clay County Fair Association Request Letter]

COUNTY FAIR BOARD. >> YES THE REQUEST IS FROM THE FAIR ASSOCIATION AS YOU MAY RECALL IN THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FAIR ASSOCIATION THEY CAN PERFORM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OUT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND USE THOSE TO OFFSET THE RENT.

SO LAST YEAR THEY DID A LITTLE OVER $91,000 IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE FAIR AND DID NOT HAVE THE RENT SO THEY HAVE JUST PROVIDED A LETTER TO THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONTRACT TO REQUEST THAT YOU MOVE THOSE FORWARD AND APPLY THEM TOWARDS THEIR RENT FOR THE 2021 FAIR.

>> IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF WE JUST CHARGED THEM, WE COULD GET ALL KIND OF MONEY. I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE FAIR THING TO DO, WOULD IT NOT? IN QUOTES.

>> IS THAT A PUN? >> YES.

>> WELL YOU CAN'T BLEED A DRY TURNIP.

[02:40:04]

>> GOT A POINT. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED? SO DONE.

YOU WILL NOTIFY TASHA OR THE GROUP THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT LETTERS OF DOCUMENTATION. ANYTHING ON THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, COUNTY ATTORNEY? I SEE NOTHING ON THERE THEN.

WE'RE DOWN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

FIRST. >> THIS IS MORE APPROPRIATE THIS TIME. MR. CHAIRMAN, MY NAME IS KEN SMALLWOOD, I KNOW I LOOK LIKE KENNY ROGERS.

I'M REALLY GOING FOR THAT LOOK. I'VE GOT TO LEARN THE WORST OF RUBY, THAT'S THE MAIN THING. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

NUMBER ONE IS WHEN THIS BOARD DECIDED TO DO A SEARCH FOR A COUNTY MANAGER, MAN YOU HIT A HOME RUN WITH THIS GUY.

I'M TELLING YOU THIS IS A FANTASTIC COUNTY MANAGER.

I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FUTURE BOARD THAT'S GOING TO COME ON SOON. THIS COUNTY HAS DONE REMARKABLE AT EVOLVING, BEING SMART ABOUT EVOLVING.

THERE WAS A LONG, LONG TIME WHEN WE WOULD NEVER BOND ANY REVENUE STREAM TO BUILD ROADS. AND MAN, YOU GUYS STEPPED ON A LIMB AND YOU'VE DONE GOOD. THERE WAS A TIME THAT NOBODY WOULD CONSIDER A GAS TAX. AND YOU PASSED A GAS TAX AND YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'RE COLLECTING THAT NICKEL AND I'VE NOT SEEN ONE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE I PAY AT THE PUMP HERE AS OPPOSED TO THE PUMP IN DUVAL. SO I HATE TO SAY IT, THAT WAS FREE MONEY FOR THE COUNTY. NOW ONE QUICK QUESTION, IS A

MOBILITY FEE BONDABLE? >> I DON'T THINK IT IS, NO.

>> YEAH. >> THE IMPACT FEE IS NOT.

>> MOBILITY FEE IS NOT BONDABLE. >> WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, WE

DON'T THINK IT IS. >> I DON'T THINK IT IS.

I KNOW YOU TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN HOLDING THAT AD VALOREM WHERE IT IS. BUT I'M GOING TO SUGGEST TO THE NEXT BOARD THAT THEY REALLY LOOK AT RAISING THE AD VALOREM AT LEAST A HALF A MIL AND THEN DEDICATE THAT TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS COUNTY WIDE.

WE NEED THESE ROADS, WE NEED THE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE NEED EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY CHIPPING INTO THE POT.

AND SO IF WE HAD DEDICATED FUNDING OFF AD VALOREM JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE. IT DON'T HURT GRANNY ANY BECAUSE SHE'S NOT PAYING MUCH ANYWAY. YOU'RE GOING TO GET MOST OF THAT MONEY FROM THE BIG EXPENSIVE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AND BIG EXPENSIVE HOUSES IF YOU INCREASE AD VALOREM JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE SCENE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO. I HAVE PERSONAL FAMILY PROBLEMS THAT PREVENTED ME FROM GETTING OUT.

BUT NOW I'M ABLE TO GET OUT AND HAUNT YOU ONCE AGAIN.

BUT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I STILL OPPOSE MOBILITY FEES THAT'S ON ONE INDUSTRY WHICH IS THE GROWTH INDUSTRY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL OF THE FUNDING TO CURE OUR ILLS ON THE BACKS OF THE PEOPLE THAT'S JUST COMING IN.

AND THAT'S JUST NOT PALATABLE TO ME.

SO I HOPE THAT THE NEXT BOARD WILL LOOK AT REALLY DIMINISHING WHATEVER MOBILITY FEE YOU GUYS COME UP WITH AND REPLACE IT WITH AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE THE NEXT TIME AROUND.

YOU'LL GET A LOT MORE MONEY AND YOU CAN BOND IT.

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU CAN BOND MOBILITY FEES.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT BOARD. AND I'M LOOKING FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS. GOING TO MISS YOUR PRETTY FACE THERE, SIR. BUT Y'ALL HAVE DONE GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

NEXT BOARD HAS GOT SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE.

JIM, YOU HEARD THAT, RIGHT? OKAY ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY WE'RE DOWN TO ROUND ROBIN THEN.

[COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]

>> NO, SIR. WE'RE PAST DINNER TIME SO I KNOW

WE'VE GOT TO MOVE YOU ALONG. >> COMMISSIONER BOLLA, HOW IS

WISCONSIN, BROTHER? >> WELL IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

OUT MY WINDOW. >> I'M NOT SURE YOU SHOULD DO

THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE

THAT OR NOT. >> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

>> THAT'S THE LAKE. >> FALL LEAVES.

[02:45:02]

>> AND IT WENT UP TO 70 DEGREES TODAY.

>> OH MY. >> ANYWAY, I KIND OF FOLLOWED UP WITH YOU GUYS, KUDOS ON THE BUDGET, COUNTY MANAGER AND YOUR STAFF. IT ALSO DESCRIBES WHAT IT IS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND IT SETS A PLAN UP FOR US TO FOLLOW AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR.

SO IN THE PUBLIC THERE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT, TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUDGET, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT. IT'S PRETTY WELL WRITTEN.

I WAS MOST IMPRESSED WITH THE FINAL VERSION.

LOTS OF GOOD PIE CHARTS AND GRAPHS AND STUFFS IN THERE SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND IT. A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, OUR AGENDA WHEN THE COURT MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE AGENDA PROCESS I KIND OF WOKE UP THERE.

BUT IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY, COUNTY MANAGER,

DO YOU KNOW? >> NO, SIR.

IT SHOULD NOT CHANGE DRASTICALLY.

WE USE -- THE SUCCESS OF THE AGENDA IS ALWAYS DUE DATES TO GET THOSE AGENDA ITEMS ON WITH BACK UP.

AND YOU ALL KNOW I TRY TO GET THE BOOKS OUT WITH THE STAFF CLOSE OF BUSINESS THURSDAY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY.

I DON'T ANTICIPATE A PROBLEM AT ALL THERE, SIR.

AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT COMES OUT CORRECTLY.

THE OTHER SUGGESTION I THINK WHY THEY ASKED TO BE PART OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING WAS BECAUSE WE DO REVIEW ALL AGENDAS AT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING OF THE UPCOMING ONE.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY ASKED THAT AND THAT'S PART OF

BEING SUCCESSFUL IN IT. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REVIEW PROCESS I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE RIGHT TO DO OUR OWN AGENDA THOUGH.

>> UNDERSTOOD. >> THE OTHER ISSUE, THE LAST THING I HAD ON THERE WAS THE DARK FIBER PROJECT.

HOW ARE WE DOING ON THAT AND WHERE IS IT?

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S PIECE OF THE DART

FIBER? >> AT ONE POINT WE HAD SAID WE WERE GOING TO START PUTTING CONDUIT IN WHEREVER WE WERE GOING TO DO CONSTRUCTION AND THEN THE SCHOOL BOARD GOT INVOLVED AND THEY WERE GOING TO HELP US WITH THE PROCESS.

I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT WHOLE THING IS RIGHT NOW.

>> I'LL ANSWER IT IN THREE PARTS.

>> I'M GETTING ALL KINDS OF FEEDBACK ON MY END.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE GETTING THAT.

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> FEEDBACK FROM THE

CONSTITUENTS OR -- >> NO JUST A LOT OF HUMMING.

>> IT'S PROBABLY FROM THE COMPUTER.

>> I'LL TRY TO ANSWER IT IN THREE BRIEF PARTS.

ONE THE SCHOOL BOARD PROJECT IS PROGRESSING.

LAST TIME I TALKED TO THEM THAT PROJECT WAS ALMOST TO COMPLETION. SO THEY'LL HAVE THEIR FIBER RING AND THEIR FIBER NETWORK PUT IN. AND I'LL GET YOU AN UPDATE FOR THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. PHASE TWO WE TALKED BRIEFLY IN THE PAST ABOUT THE CONDUIT. WE JUST NEED TO READDRESS THAT AND I THINK WITH DALE AND THE NEW ROADS THAT ARE BEING BUILT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THERE'S AT LEAST CONDUIT ON THOSE NEW ROADS.

AND THEN THE THIRD PIECE IS WE'VE ENGAGED WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PROVIDERS, THE ONE THAT'S DOING THE SCHOOL BOARD NETWORK AND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO CAN BRING SOME SUGGESTIONS TO THE BOARD ON PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO EXIST TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO INTO THOSE AREAS THAT ARE

UNDERSERVED. >> I LOST THE LAST THREE SENTENCES. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AT SOME POINT WE GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE WHOLE PROCESS HERE, TROY. MAYBE YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING IN A MONTH OR TWO AND TIE IT ALL TOGETHER TO SAY HERE'S WHAT'S NEED TO BE DONE NEXT.

I ASSUME IT'S GOING IN IN CLAY HILL AND PROBABLY KEYSTONE HEIGHTS IN THOSE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE TROUBLE GETTING TO.

AND ONCE THE SCHOOLS PIECE IS DONE, WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEP IS

WHAT I'M KIND OF GOING FOR HERE. >> YES, SIR.

WE'LL BRING A BRIEF BACK TO THE BOARD IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO

WITH FULL STEPS AND IDEAS. >> OKAY, GREAT.

>> OKAY. >> THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

>> THANK YOU, WAYNE. BE CAREFUL, COME HOME SOON.

COMMISSIONER ROLLINS. >> THE ROAD, THE LETTER OF SUPPORT TO NAME A ROAD THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, SO IT'S BASICALLY SERGEANT GARY COOPER DIED IN VIETNAM.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER LARRY PEOPLES RECOMMENDED WE WRITE A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THAT. IF STAFF DOESN'T SEE ANY ISSUE

[02:50:02]

HOW WOULD THAT WORK EXACTLY AND JUST CURIOUS IF YOU GUYS HAD ANY

ISSUES WITH THAT? >> YEAH WE HAD A MEETING IN A COMMITTEE. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ROADS TO NAME AND WE HAD THE MEETING AND REMIND ME WHERE WE STOOD ON IT?

>> I THOUGHT ANN WAS REACHING OUT.

>> ANN WAS REACHING OUT TO KEYSTONE BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION OF WHETHER THEY'RE DOING THAT AS AN HONORARY ROAD NAME OR WHETHER THEY'RE TRYING TO OFFICIALLY NAME THE ROAD.

BECAUSE IF THEY'RE OFFICIALLY TRYING TO NAME THE ROAD THEN TWO ACTIONS HAVE TO HAPPEN. THE STATE HAS TO APPROVE IT BECAUSE IT'S A STATE ROAD OUTSIDE OF THE MUNICIPALITY.

AND THEN THE MUNICIPALITY HAS TO TAKE ACTION TO DO IT INSIDE THE MUNICIPALITY. KIND OF LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH LITERACY TAYLOR PARKWAY INSIDE OF GREEN COVE.

THE COUNTY DID AN HONORARY ROAD NAMING BECAUSE THE STATE NEVER TOOK UP THE ISSUE TO NAME THE ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. >> SO ANN HAS CONTACTED --

>> YEAH. >> SO THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.

>> AND THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF OTHERS.

AND WE FELT LIKE WE WOULD BRING THEM ALL TO THE BOARD AT ONE TIME. I MEAN THERE WAS SOME KEY ONES WITH GRAPHICS SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHERE THEY ARE.

>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> VERY GOOD.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

JUST GOOD NIGHT. >> THAT'S THE BEST WORD I'VE HEARD. NOTICE THESE THREE LADIES BACK HERE THAT HAVE COME OVER FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

THEY'LL BE HERE I GUESS ONE OR ALL OF YOU WILL BE HERE AT EVERY MEETING. I FIGURED AFTER THIS MEETING YOU WOULD ALL GO SLIT YOUR WRISTS OR TURN IN YOUR RESIGNATION.

THIS WASN'T TOO BAD TONIGHT, IT WAS EVEN A LITTLE BIT LIVELY.

SO WE'LL TAKE TURNS KEEPING EACH OTHER AWAKE.

I HAVE NOTHING ELSE, JUST ASK THE GOOD LORD TO DO WHAT HE

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