>>  I'D LIKE TO CALL A PUBLIC  HEARING TO ORDER.  IT IS NOW  6:00 P.M. .  AND I'M GOING TO  DEFER TO MY COUNTY ATTORNEY.    >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16 IS THE   FIRST PUBLIC HEARING OF THE  EVENING.  IT REQUESTS THE BOARD TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO  FORMALLY ABANDON AND A PORTION  OF A PLATTED UNAPPROVED RIGHT  AWAY.  TOTALING ONE HALF ACRE,  AND LOCATED IN THE CAPITOLA  SUBDIVISION.  ON THE CAPITOLA   PLAT WHICH WAS REQUESTED BY THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO    QUOTE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY INTO   THEIR PROPERTY. I'M HAPPY TO   ANSWER QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY  HAVE.  >> THANK YOU.  MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR ARE THERE ANY   SPEAKERS?   >> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON  THIS ITEM.    >>  DO WE HAVE A --  OH, OKAY.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE   KNOWN BY SAYING I.  ANY  OPPOSITION? HEARING NINE.    IT'S ADOPTED.    >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THIS  IS NUMBER 19 IS YOUR FIRST AND  ONLY PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE  THE WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH EXPANSION TYPE C SITE  DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION.   REQUESTS THE BOARD CONDUCT THE  HEARING, AND ADDITIONALLY  IMPROVE  APPROVED THE TYPE C   PLANNING. THE TYPE C PLANNING  WHICH  REQUIRES THE BOARD'S   APPROVAL IN PROCEEDING. IT WILL ALLOW THE CHURCH TO COMPLETE   THEIR PLANNED 12,400 SQUARE   FOOT EXPANSION. THE CHURCH IS  LOCATED WITHIN OUR THREE  CURRENTLY, AND  JUST NORTH OF  I-10.  IT DETERMINES THE CHARGE EXPANSION WAS PERMISSIBLE  WITHIN OUR THREE.  AND WAS  ISSUED A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL   ON OCTOBER 24th, 2022  AT THEIR MEETING OF JANUARY 27th THIS  YEAR THE DRC FOUND THE  APPLICATION SUFFICIENTLY  INCOMPLETE.  THEY RECOMMENDED   THE BOARD APPROVE THE  APPLICATION WITH CONDITIONS. AS NOTED IN YOUR ANALYSIS.  FOR   EXAMPLE THE CHURCH WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $30,300 INTO A SIDEWALK  AREA  TRUST FUND IN THE LIEU OF CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS  SINCE   HENRY ROBERTSON WAY IS A DIRT  ROAD.  I'M PRESENT TO ANSWER  AND THE BOARD  QUESTIONS YOU   MAY HAVE.  >> THANK YOU.  COMMISSIONERS?     >> I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A  MOTION.  >> THANK YOU.  COMMISSIONER   MADDOX IN THE SECOND.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?  HEARING NONE.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE  KNOWN BY SAYING  I.   >> MADAM CHAIR MADE THE RECORD  REFLECT THAT I VOTED IN THE  AFFIRMATIVE FOR ITEM NUMBER 18.   >> NUMBER 18. THANK YOU.    COMMISSIONER CABAN.   >> ME AS WELL MADAM CHAIR.  >> THANK YOU.  ANY OPPOSITION?  HEARING NONE. IT PASSES  UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  NOW, WE ARE ON  ITEM NUMBER 15.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THIS  PUTS YOU BACK IN THE GENERAL  BUSINESS.  ON ITEM NUMBER 15  WHICH IS AN ITEM THAT SEEKS THE BOARD'S ADOPTION OF   RESOLUTION. APPROVING THE   RENAMING OF RON-ISH WAY.  TO   ALTHEA GIBSON WAY. AT THE  REQUEST OF FLORIDA A&M  UNIVERSITY.  YOUR REQUEST IS  RECOMMENDED BY THE ADDRESSING  STEERING COMMITTEE. SHOULD  THE BOARD APPROVE THE REQUEST OF  THE STREET OR STREET DESIGN   REPLACEMENT INSTALLATION WILL   BE INCURRED BY THE CITY OF   TALLAHASSEE. PLEASE NOTE THAT  THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION  WAS   MISTAKINGLY DATED APRIL 3rd.  SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE, THE   DATE WOULD BE CORRECTED TO MAY  3rd BEFORE EXECUTING THE  RESOLUTION.  AND WITH THAT,   MADAM CHAIR YOU HAVE ONE  SPEAKER ON THIS SIDE.   >> THANK YOU.  >> STANLEY SIMS.    >> YELLOW WANT ANOTHER PRAYER?  I GOT ANOTHER ONE IN ME.    >> WE MIGHT NEED ONE. BUT,   YOU'RE GOOD.   >> I'M STANLEY SIMS AT 1320  AVONDALE WAY.  I SUPPORT THIS,  AND I WANT TO ALSO USE THIS AS  AN OPPORTUNITY . LET ME SAY  THIS MADAM CHAIR.  LET ME SAY   THIS TO YOU, MY COUSIN  THE   COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. JUST  BECAUSE I'M PRO-BLACK    DOESN'T MEAN I'M ANTIWHITE.   AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT MR. WELCH, IS  IT'S JUST LIKE  THIS THAT'S ON HERE.  THE   RENAMING OF THIS ROAD.  BUT, I  ALSO LIVE IN THE CAPITAL OF  FLORIDA.  AND WE DON'T EVEN   HAVE A BARACK OBAMA BOULEVARD.  AND GUESS WHAT?  QUINCY DOES.   AND WHEN I SIT IN THIS  AUDIENCE, AND  I HEAR MY  ELECTED OFFICIAL . IT SEEMS   LIKE THEY ARE NOT IN TUNE TO   THE MEAN OF THE BLACK   COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO SPEAK  UP TO THAT.  WHEN I DON'T SEE  YOU AT ANY OF OUR BLACK HISTORY PROGRAMS, BECAUSE YOU SAY YOU   WERE SICK. I'M GOING TO SPEAK  UP TO THAT.  AND THEN WHEN  ISSUES LIKE THIS HERE COME UP,  AND THEN YOU DON'T SUPPORT IT. THAT AFFECTS ME.  THAT'S  PERSONAL.  I RESPECT YOU.  AND  I THINK THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED  TO BRIAN DELOACH.  YEAH, YOU  CAN DO THAT. BUT, THESE ARE MY  OPINIONS.  DURING ELECTION   TIMES HE RUNS TO THE GOP AGENDA , AND ABANDONS  -- AND I  UNDERSTAND.  I'M OVER OFF OF   BUCKLEY ROAD. THERE'S NOT MANY BLACKS OVER THERE.  NOT MANY   PROGRESSIVE INDIVIDUALS. BUT,   DON'T COUNT ME OUT.  I DON'T  LIKE TO BE LOOKED OVER.  MY  NAME AIN'T TOBY.    >> THANK YOU MR. SIMS.  MR.   COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.   >> THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKER  CARDS MADAM CHAIR.    >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER   PROCTOR.  >> MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU.  I   WANTED TO ASK ATTORNEY DAVID   SELPH IF HE WOULD ALLOW    COUNSEL TO ANSWER A PARTICULAR  QUESTION I HAVE?  >> ABSOLUTELY.    >> THIS IS MY LAW SCHOOL  CLASSMATE.  FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.   >> CLASS OF '82.    >> I'M JUST SO STUNNED.    >> ALL RIGHT, MR. SELF I  APPRECIATE IT.  GIVE US A  LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT WHO  INITIATED --  IS THIS A FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY INITIATIVE?  >> YES.  ACTUALLY A FORMER   REPRESENTATIVE LAWSUIT CAME  BEFORE  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES   TWO OR THREE MEETINGS AGO.   WHICH PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN  NOVEMBER.  SOMEWHERE AROUND  THERE, AND IN THE PUBLIC   COMMENT SECTION SUGGESTED --    ASKED THE BOARD  IF IT WOULD  PETITION THE CITY , AND THE   POWERS THAT BE FOR RENAMING  WAHNISH WAY . FROM ORANGE   AVENUE NORTH TO FAMU WAY .  WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY  A TENNIS   HALL OF FAMER FAMU GRADUATE.    SO, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR  FAMU AGREED TO THAT MOTION, AND THE PROCESS STARTED.    >> SO, THE REQUEST WAS FROM   ORANGE AVENUE TO FAMU WAY   ROUNDABOUT?  >> THAT'S CORRECT.    >> THANK YOU MR. SELF. THANK  YOU SO KINDLY.    >> COMMISSIONER, THAT WAS MY   UNDERSTANDING --  >> THANK YOU.    >> THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING,   AND I WAS EXCITED  OF THE  SUPPORT OF REQUEST.  AND LOOK  AT THAT ATTACHMENT  >> Reporter: ON PAGE THREE OF  SEVEN.  IT INDICATES THAT THIS  COMES FROM THE CITY COMING INTO THE CITY'S NOTE AS SUPPORT  COUNTY . AS IF THE COUNTY MADE  THE REQUEST. SUPPORT COUNTY,   AND THE REMAINING OF A SEGMENT  OF WAHNISH WAY  TO ALTHEA   GIBSON WAY. THEN IT WOULD   BRANCH TO BRACK STADIUM. SOUTH  TO ORANGE AVENUE. THAT WAS  COOL.  COMMISSIONER WILLIAM COX MOVED TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE  BY THE COUNTY TO RENAME A  SECTION OF  WAHNISH WAY TO OUT  THERE ALTHEA GIBSON WAY.  UPON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER  RICHARDSON . THE MOTION WAS   UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR THEREOF.    I'M COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH  THE LANGUAGE .  A SECTION OF  WAHNISH WAY. BUT, THAT'S NOT  WHAT WE HAVE HERE.  THIS IS THE COMPLETE RENAMING OF  WAHNISH  WAY.  THE CITY VOTED ON, AND    IN THEIR RECORD  THEIR RECORD   INDICATES BRACK STATES OF SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE.  FOR THAT REASON I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION  CONSISTENT  FOR WHAT  CONGRESSMAN BROUGHT  BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  FROM ORANGE AVENUE  -- AND I'D LIKE TO  MAKE THAT MOTION THAT WE MAY   RENAME WAHNISH WAY FROM ORANGE  AVENUE TO FAMILY WAY.    >> AMEN.   >> IS THERE A SECOND?    >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.    >> THANK YOU. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR?  MAY I ASK YOU  THAT PERHAPS  OPTION ONE WHERE  IT SAYS IN ITS ENTIRETY.  COULD THAT HAVE JUST BEEN A  MISSTATEMENTS THERE?    >> IT WASN'T A MISSTATEMENT.   AND I WILL ASK BARRY TO COME ON UP. AGAIN, I THINK THE BOARD   HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THIS.   BUT, MAY NEED TO MAKE SURE WE   GET IN THE RIGHT POSTURE HERE.   BUT, I THINK THIS IS JUST WHAT -- BASED ON THE GUIDELINES OF   THE ADDRESSING STEERING   COMMITTEE LOOKS AT THAT HAVE TO DO WITH CONTINUITY FOR   EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND THAT  SORT OF THING.  THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE SEGMENTS REFLECTED AS   IT IS CURRENTLY HERE. BUT, LET  ME ASK BARRY TO PROVIDE   CLARIFICATION THERE.   >> YES, THAT'S ACCURATE.  OUR  STREET NAMING, PROPERTY  NUMBERING SYSTEM  -- SORRY, I  HAD TO READ OFF THE PAPER.  IT  STATES WE SHALL IN THE CASE OF  RENAMES OR EXTENSION OF  EXISTING STREETS  RENAME THE  INTEGRITY OF THAT STREET. OR,   FOR EXTENDING THE STREET CARRY  THE CURRENT NAME OVER THE   ENTIRETY OF THAT STREET. MOST   OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MANY   OF THE STREETS HERE IN TOWN.    WAHNISH WAY'S BEING ONE OF   THEM WHERE THE STREET YOU   DON'T NECESSARILY CHANGE   DIRECTION. BUT, THE STRAIGHT    STREET CHANGES NAMES.  SO, TO   ACCOUNT FOR THAT, AND THE FACT  THAT IT DOES CALL  CAUSE   PROBLEMS FOR 9/11 RESPONSE. WE  ADOPTED POLICIES AND OUR CODE   THAT STAGE A STREET RENAMING   SHALL BE THE ENTIRETY OF THE   STREET FROM END TO END. THAT IS WHAT WAS  -- CITY STAFF WAS  AWARE OF THAT.  COMMISSIONER   MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE AT THE  TIME THEY MADE THE MOTION. BUT, CITY STAFF CORRECTED AN  APPLICATION LATER ON. WHICH IS  WHY THE EXHIBIT YOU SEE AS AN  ATTACHMENT SHOWS THE ENTIRE   WAHNISH WAY.  THAT WHAT'S  WAS APPROVED BY US. WHICH IS   COMPRISED OF FOLKS FROM NOT   JUST THE COUNTY BUT ALSO CITY   GROWTH MANAGEMENT. AMS.  TALLAHASSEE FIRE. USPS.  LEON  COUNTY SCHOOLS.  EVERYONE WHO  MIGHT HAVE A STAKE IN THAT. SO, THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU  TONIGHT.  WAS THE   RECOMMENDATION MADE TO YOU BY   THE ADDRESSING STEERING   COMMITTEE WHO OVERSEES THIS.    >> THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?  >> I DO.  THESE ARE ONE OF THE  CONCERNS, WHICH COMES UP  WHEN  COMMISSIONERS MAKE MOTIONS THAT OUR STAFF  AFTER-THE-FACT   SWITCHES UP WHAT WAS VOTED ON.   SO, ATTORNEY SELPH TELLS US  CONGRESSMAN LAWSON . IT WAS NOT HIS LEGISLATIVE INTENT, PUBLIC  INTENT  TO NAME THIS THING   OTHER THAN FROM ORANGE AVENUE   ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FAMU WAY.   THAT WAS NOT HIS INTENT.  IT   WAS NOT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES   AT FAMU'S INTENT. AND THEY   DIDN'T ASK FOR THE WHOLE  STREET. CITY OF TALLAHASSEE    SUPPORTED THE RENAMING OF A   SEGMENT OF WAHNISH WAY.  IT WAS NOT THEIR INTENT.  SO, HOW NO   ONE HAS ASKED FOR THE ENTIRETY.  SO, THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL.   THE ADDRESS THEORY COMMITTEE.  THE CITY COMMISSION.  HOW DO   THEY GET TO RUN OVER THE  CITY'S COMMISSION?  HOW CAN   ALL OF THAT JUST OVER SNUFF OUT WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT   FROM POLICYMAKERS WERE ELECTED?  WHY DOES THE STAFF CARRY MORE  WEIGHT, AND CAN TAKE SOMETHING  THAT WAS NOT INTENDED? AND   STRETCH THAT ON THEIR OWN  ACCORD?  SO, IF WHAT OUR STAFF  IS SAYING TO US THAT THEY'VE   GOT MORE JUICE THAN WE DO .   I'D SIMPLY LIKE TO OFFER  ANOTHER DIRECTION.    >> NO, NO. MADAM CHAIR, ON  POINT. DO YOU MIND? MADAM   CHAIR?   >> COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  >>  IS THIS NOT AS SIMPLE AS   US? THIS IS A POLICY WE'VE SET FORTH, CORRECT?  JUST AS IN   EVERYTHING ELSE IF YOU WANT TO  DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN   POLICY, THE BOARD CAN IN FACT  VOTE TO WAIVE POLICY AND MOVE   FORWARD WITH THE MOTION OF A   SEGMENT OF THE ROLE. CORRECT?   >> FOR CLARIFICATION, SAY THIS  IS IN YOUR CODE.    >> SO, MADAM CHAIR IS THERE A   WAY FOR US TO GET AROUND THAT   TO BE ABLE TO NAME JUST A   SEGMENT? BECAUSE I DO AGREE  WITH COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. WERE REALLY JUST TALK ABOUT CAMPUS.    >> YOU CAN'T GET AROUND YOUR   CODE. YOU CODE INSTEAD OF  APPROVING OPTION ONE , DIRECTED STAFF TO GO BACK TO THE  ADDRESSING STEERING COMMITTEE.   AND ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD  RECOMMEND.  WHICH I CAN TELL   YOU, BECAUSE OF WHAT'S IN THE  CODE AND POLICY WILL NOT BE A  RECOMMENDATION TO DO WHAT IS   BEING PROPOSED HERE.   >> OKAY. I'M SORRY MADAM  CHAIR. THANK YOU.    >> IT'S FINE.  >> MADAM CHAIR, FOR   CLARIFICATION. THIS IS THE   BOARD'S ORDINANCE?   >> YES. I UNDERSTAND.    >> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  MADAM CHAIR.  MADAM CHAIR, I  WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE AND   INTEGRITY OF THIS WHOLE STREET.  BUT, THIS IS THE ONE STREET IN TALLAHASSEE THAT GOT FULL NAMES . OLD BAINBRIDGE ROAD. IT'S  MACOMB STREET.  IT'S RAILROAD  AVENUE.  IT'S WAHNISH WAY.    NOW, WE WANT TO MAKE IT ALTHEA  GIBSON.  WE CAN PUT ANOTHER  NAME, AND JUST MAKE IT FIVE  NAMES ON THE SAME STREET.  BECAUSE IF HE WAS -- IF WE    TELL THE TRUTH TO FOLLOW THE  POLICY, THIS  STREET SHOULD BE  NAMED OLD BAINBRIDGE ROAD FROM  WAY OUT THERE BACK DOWN TO   BRACK DRIVE. BUT, IT'S CALLED  WAHNISH WAY. IT'S CALLED  RAILROAD AVENUE.  NOW, THEY  WANT TO RUN SOMETHING DOWN PAST BEYOND THE CAMPUS.  AND I   OBJECT TO THAT. BUT, THIS IS  INDICATIVE  OF HOW STAFF WILL   TAKE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE.   CAPTURE IN THE MINUTES OF A   RECORD, AND APPLY TO DO  SOMETHING DIFFERENT  THAT THEY  WANT TO DO. AIN'T NOBODY FROM  FAMU ASKED FOR THIS. THE CITY   COMMISSION DIDN'T ASK FOR IT.  LAWSON DIDN'T ASK FOR IT, AND  I DON'T WANT IT.  SO, IF THIS  DRAFT IS DRIVING THE TRAIN, I   DON'T WANT THIS CROSSING  ORANGE AVENUE.  IT JUST CAN'T  BE THE CONTAINMENT FACTOR AT   FAMU DRS, WITH FAMU'S NAME AND  PROPERTY LINE STOPS. THEY WERE NOT READY TO ADOPT THIS FOR  PRIME TIME.  BUT, IF THERE WAS  EVER THE HYPOCRISY OF A STREET.  A SINGLE STREET WITH MULTIPLE  NAMES. IT'S THIS ONE.  BUT,   FOR SOME REASON I WE CAN STOP   IT ORANGE AVENUE. WE'VE GOT TO CARRY IT ALL THE WAY DOWN. I   FAILED TO BE PERSUADED ON THIS  PARTICULAR STREET OF ALL.    BECAUSE IF WE DO THAT THEN WE  SHOULD SINGULAR RISE THE ENTIRE STREET FROM BRACK DRIVE  ALL   THE WAY UP OLD BAINBRIDGE ROAD. AND MAKE IT ALTHEA GIBSON.    THAT WOULD MAKE IT UNIFORM. AND I WANT TO KNOW IF STAFF IS   PREPARED TO DO THAT.  TO GO   THROUGH, AND CHANGE EVERY   ADDRESS ON BAINBRIDGE ROAD.    EVERY ADDRESS ON MACOMB STREET.  IS Y'ALL GOING TO DOTHAT?    SO, IS WE GOING TO BELIEVE THE  TRUTH OF  DIVERSITY OF SAME  NAMES?  OR, IS WE GOING TO BE   DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF ? AND TOLD  THAT WE'VE GOT TO  DRIVE A   STREET DOWN? I FEEL TO BELIEVE  THAT.  SO, I WILL WITHDRAW MY  MOTION AND MOVE THAT WE WILL   NOT ACCEPT THE RENAMING OF THE  STREET. IT'S VERY INCONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT  OF FAMU. OF   LAWSON POINT OF THE CITY  COMMISSIONER.  I ASK THAT WE   NOT SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. IS THERE A SECOND?  >> OKAY.    >> OKAY. LET ME ASK THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  IS THERE AN   EXPLANATION ON EXCEPTION FOR -- AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  THAT SAME STREET.   THERE IS FOUR, FIVE DIFFERENT   NAMES. SO, IS THERE AN   EXCEPTION WE CAN LOOK AT?  OR,  IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE   STAFF GO BACK, AND LOOKING, AND RE-EVALUATE?  >> YES.  I TOTALLY, COMPLETELY  RESPECT THE SENTIMENT THAT'S   BEEN EXPRESSED. THE COUNTY  ATTORNEY AND I WERE SIDE WIRING HERE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR   ORDINANCE, AND THE ISSUE WE  FIND OURSELVES IN.  EVERYTHING  THAT'S BEEN SAID IT'S HARD   FACTS ON THE GROUND. IN TERMS  OF ALL THE DIFFERENT NAMES OF   THE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS, AND  WHATNOT.  OBVIOUSLY, OUR CODE   IS SET UP TO -- ESPECIALLY,   WHEN THE RENAMING'S COME IN TO HELP CORRECT THOSE ISSUES GOING FORWARD. NOT TO EXACERBATE    THOSE. BUT, I REALLY HAVE TO  DEFER TO COUNTY ATTORNEY IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT.    WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THE  ORDINANCE SAYS, AND WHAT'S   BEEN EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF THE  BOARD SENTIMENT TONIGHT.  >> THANK YOU.    >> YEAH. THE ORDINANCE IS GOING TO AFFECT PROSPECTIVELY.  TWO   THAT EXTENDS THEIR OUR CURRENT  SEGMENTS OF STREETS THAT HAVE  DIFFERENT NAMES.  THAT'S   BECAUSE THEY WERE DONE OVER  TIME. THE REASON THE BOARD  ADOPTED THE PROVISION IN THE   CODE THAT PROHIBITS THAT IS   BECAUSE FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH  SAFETY PERSPECTIVE , AND THIS   IS WHAT THE STREET NAMING    STEERING COMMITTEE DOES.  THEY  EVALUATE IMPACTS OF EMS, FIRE,  LAW ENFORCEMENT  TO ENSURE THEY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING. IN  THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.  SO, THAT'S WHY THAT PROVISION IS  IN THE CODE THE WAY IT IS.  IF  THE BOARD WANTS TO TABLE THIS , AND RECONSIDER YOUR CODE YOU  CAN DO THAT. THEN BRING THIS   BACK. IF YOU WANT TO START   MAKING EXCEPTIONS I THINK WHAT  YOU WILL HEAR IS THE CONCERNS   FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH  PERSPECTIVE.  BUT, THAT'S  COMPLETELY WITHIN THE   DISCRETION OF THE BOARD TO DO   SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND CHANGE YOUR CODE.    >> THANK YOU.  THANK YOU MADAM  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.    COMMISSIONER CABAN.    >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS WHERE I'M  AT.  I'M GOING TO FOLLOW THE   SENTIMENT OF OUR TWO AT-LARGE   COMMISSIONERS ON THE SIDE OF --  IT'S AN ISSUE PREVALENT IN  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR'S   DISTRICT, AND COMMISSIONER   MATTIX, IN THE CHAIRS DISTRICT.  I'M JUST GOING TO GO WHEREVER THE THREE OF YOU ALL DECIDE TO  GO. THANK YOU.    >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER   MATTIX.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I   THINK I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR   COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE.  NO   MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE SEND   IT BACK THEY'RE GOING TO SAY   NO. WHEN I WENT OVER THERE TO   TALK TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY  ABOUT IT I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM   LOOK THIS WAY. BUT, I ALMOST   GOT SLAPPED IT LOOKS LIKE.  IT  WAS THAT LOOK LIKE, ARE YOU  CRAZY? I KIND OF LIKED IT.  IT  WAS INTIMIDATING FOR A MOMENT.  BUT, THAT'S WHY YOU GOTAN  ATTORNEY.  I APPRECIATED IT,   AND I EXPECTED IT. I SEE HER   FACE GETTING RED. HERE'S WHY I THINK WE SHOULD GO WITH THIS. I TALKED TO DAVE , AND I THINK WE GO WITH  THE SIGN THAT WE'VE   DONE IN THE PAST.  WE DIDN'T   FOR .  I THINK WE GO ALTHEA  GIBSON WAY . FROM A FAMU WAY  DOWN TO ORANGE. PUT THE SIGNS   UP. MAKE IT PREVALENT SO FOLKS  KNOW EXACTLY WHAT STREET  THEREON. ABLE TO KEEP THE   STREET NAME THE SAME. NOTHING  CHANGES THERE.  AND IF WE WANT  TO IN THE FUTURE, LOOK AT THE   ORDINANCE. I DO THINK THE   ORDINANCE IS STANDING ON GOOD   GROUND THOUGH. WITH WHAT IT'S  TRYING TO DO, AND WHAT IT'S   TRYING TO FIX FROM THE PAST.    SO, I CAN'T. AS MUCH AS I WAS  TRYING TO FIND A WAY AROUND IT, IT IS VERY LOGICAL . AND   COMMITTEE WE'VE PUT TOGETHER  TO REVIEW THESE THINGS. JUST   LIKE THEY ARE BOUND BY THAT  POLICY.  SO, IF WE ARE COOL WE  WILL GO INTO SIGNAGE. THE   SIGNAGE WE'VE DONE IN THE  PAST.  START BY FAMU WAY. GOING TO ORANGE. AND IF YOU BUY THE   FUTURE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY   -- IF OTHER BOARDS HAVE THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO CHANGE THE   STREET NAME I THINK THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE STREET NAME.  >>  YOUR SUBSTITUTE HAS A   MOTION ON THE FLOOR.   >> OR, COMMISSIONER I WOULD  -- OKAY. I'LL MAKE A SUBSTITUTE  MOTION  THAT WE -- WHAT WOULD  WE CALL IT?    >> IN YOUR CODE IT'S AN  HONORARY DESIGNATION.    >> WE WOULD CREATE HONORARY   DESIGNATION FOR ALTHEA GIBSON  STARTING AT  FAMU WAY. ALL THE  WAY DOWN TO ORANGE AVENUE WITH  SIGNAGE THAT'S ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO SATISFY  NOT JUST OUR  SENATOR LAWSON. BUT, ALSO FAMU   IN THEIR DESIRES TO MS. GIBSON WITH THAT ROADWAY.    >> IS THERE A SECOND?  SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  YOU SECOND  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR?  >> YES, MA'AM.  >> THANK YOU.  ANY FURTHER   DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER   O'KEEFE.   >> THIS MAKES ABSOLUTE SENSE.   AND I ALSO AGREE, AND  UNDERSTAND THE SENTIMENT    COMMISSIONER PROCTOR OF   STUMBLING BLOCKS WE OFTEN RUN   INTO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.    SO, THIS SOUNDS GOOD. AT THE  RISK OF STEPPING IN IT, I WOULD GATHER THAT IN THE FUTURE.  IF  AN ENTITY WANTED US TO CONSIDER RENAMING , THEY WOULD LET US  KNOW THEY WOULD BE OKAY WITH   THE ENTIRE STREET PER OUR  POLICY.  KNOWING THAT AHEAD OF  TIME NOW THAT THEY'VE HEARD  THIS MEETING.   >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER   COMMENTS? ANY OTHER  COMMISSIONERS?    >> ACTUALLY, I JUST WILL SAY  THAT  REVEREND SIMS DID MAKE A  COMPELLING POINT.  THE EFFORTS  WITH COMMISSIONER MADDOX, AND  I.  IF YOU REMEMBER.  IN   EFFORTS TO FIND SOME PIECE OF   PAVEMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY    THAT COULD BEAR THE NAME OF   PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. WE  TRIED.  WERE ALL UP FOR ALTHEA  GIBSON. BUT, WE HAVEN'T FOUND  THE SAME LOVE, AND INTEREST  IN DESIGNATING SOME ROADWAY.   PATHWAY. DOG TRAIL. SOMETHING   AFTER BARACK OBAMA.  AND I'M   SUGGESTING SPRINGHILL ROAD. I  DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S OUR   STREET. COUNTY ROAD. I DON'T  KNOW.  BUT, WE HAD A NUMBER OF  NAMES. FOR SOME REASON, THERE  IS NO ROOM IN THE END. IN LEON  COUNTY.  ANTI-MASKING THAT   THERE BE A RECONSIDERATION  FOR A PROPER NAMING.  MONROE. I  GUESS THAT'S PRESIDENT MONROE, AND I GUESS THAT'S PRESIDENT   ADAMS.  WE NEED OBAMA'S NAME   COMMAND I'M ASKING FOR STAFF   TO PLEASE CONSIDER SOME CHOICES ALSO. AND THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER MADDOX  FOR WHAT   COMMISSIONER WELCH WAS SAYING.  HE ALWAYS WORKS IT OUT.  THERE  HE GOES AGAIN. THERE HE GOES   AGAIN. WORKING IT OUT.    >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR YOU   WANT TO RAISE THAT AS A MOTION  DURING COMMISSION TIME?   >> I'LL ACCEPT THAT AS AN  AMENDMENT.  I WANT YOU   NEGOTIATING ON THE TEAM.    >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  AND I JUST WANT TO -- I SUPPORT THAT MOTION TOO.    IT'S JUST IRONIC THAT THIS   ARRIVED IN MY MAILBOX THIS   WEEK. DID ANYBODY ELSE GET IT?  THE FORUM MAGAZINE WITH ALTHEA  GIBSON ON THE COVER . AND IT'S FIRST SPRING 2024 . I MEAN,   IT'S JUST SO TIMELY.  THEN ON  THE INSIDE IT SAYS  ALTHEA   GIBSON. WHO IN 1956  BECAME THE FIRST BLACK TENNIS PLAYER  TO   WIN A GRAND SLAM EVENT. ISN'T  THAT SOMETHING?  I DON'T   REMEMBER EVER GETTING A FORUM   MAGAZINE BEFORE. BUT, IT WAS  ADDRESSED TO ME.  IF YOU ALL  WANT TO PICK UP A COPY. OKAY.   ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE   MOTION ON THE FLOOR LET IT BE   KNOWN BY SAYING I. ANY   OPPOSITION? THANK YOU SO MUCH.   MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.    THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. ITEM  NUMBER 16.  COMMISSIONERS, AS   YOU KNOW FLORIDA COUNTY IS  RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING THE  MEDICAL EXAMINER SERVICES.  THE ITEM BEFORE YOU --  >> MOVE THAT RECOMMENDATION.   >> SECOND.   >> WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON THE   SIDE.  >> THANK YOU. IT WAS MOVED BY   COMMISSIONER MADDOX, AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  >>  WILL THIS BE THE LAST  MATTER THAT WE VOTE ON FIRST  THOUGHT ROSS?  IS THIS SCOTT'S ROSSES LAST AS LEAD STAFF  MEMBER?  >> YES.    >> SCOTT, CONGRATULATIONS. THE  LAST ONE.    >> YOU MAY GO HOME NOW.  SO  FITTING. YEAH.    >> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN   FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I.  ANY OPPOSITON? HEARING   NONE. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO  MUCH.    >> WE WILL ADD NUMBER 17.  >> SECOND.    >> I HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED AN   ITEM NUMBER 17 YET.   >> I KNOW MADAM CHAIR. HE'S   GOT SOMEWHERE TO GO.    >> MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO  HAVE ANYTHING ON ITEM 17?    OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION OUT OF  TURN.    >> MADAM CHAIR, I WANT TO   RATIFY ON THE COMMISSION OF  STATUS  OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. TO  THE LEON COUNTY TULLAHASSEE    COUNTY COMMISSION ON COMMISSION OF STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS   FOR THE REMAINDER OF UNINSPIRED TERM  SEPTEMBER 20th, 2024.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. IS THERE ANY   DISCUSSION? HEARING ON. ALL   THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN  BY SAYING I. THANK YOU  COMMISSIONERS, SO MUCH.  NOW WE WILL MOVE TO  COMMENTS, AND  DISCUSSION ITEMS.  AND WE WILL  CONSULT WITH OUR COUNTY   ATTORNEY. IF SHE HAS ANYTHING.    >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  NOTHING FOR THE BOARD THIS  EVENING.    >> MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  >> I HAVE A 45 MINUTE   PRESENTATION. NO, I'M JUST  KIDDING.    >> WELL, WE WILL START WITH  COMMISSIONER MADDOX.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. HE   RAN A HECK OF A MEETING TODAY.  AND COMMISSIONERS, IT'S GOOD   TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.  I'M   ALWAYS -- I ALWAYS FEEL HONORED THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE  THIS  COURSE WE DO, AND PROBLEM SOLVE THE WAY WE DO.  EVERYONE HAS   UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES THEY BRING TO THE BOARD. AND WE RECOGNIZE   EACH OTHER FOR THEM.  YOU KNOW, NOT ALL ELECTED BODIES WERE ON  THEIR WAY. EVEN AT TIMES WHEN   WE FIGHT WE STILL FIND A WAY TO UNDERSTAND  THE STRENGTHS THAT  WE EACH HAVE COMMAND WEAKNESSES WE EACH HAVE. AND WE RESPECT   EACH OTHER FOR IT.  THE QUALMS  THAT THIS BOARD SHOWS COMING IN THE WAY WE WORK TOGETHER. AND  THE LEADERSHIP FROM OUR CHAIR   DEMAND SUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.   NIKKI MADAM CHAIR.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER   MADDOX.  ANYTHING FURTHER?    THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I'M VERY GLAD TO SERVE WITH  EVERYONE ON HERE.  IN SUCH A   FRIENDLY COLLEGIAL WAY DOING  THE BUSINESS. THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU.  I WANT TO  REITERATE  THE SENTIMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE. A COUPLE QUICK UPDATES.  LAST FRIDAY I JOINED  THE CRT P.A. AND CONSULTANTS TO WALK UP MORE THROW.  OBSERVE   SOME OF THE SPECIFIC SAFETY  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR BRINGING  THAT AN SS 40 APPLICATION.  AS  THEY WILL SUBMIT IN MAY. SO,   THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.  THEN  FINALLY COME I DON'T KNOW IF   YOU HEARD ANYTHING IN THE NEWS. BUT, THERE WAS CALL FOR PUBLIC  INPUT ON AMTRAK.  THERE IS A  REPORT BEING DONE BY THE   FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO RECOMMEND A NEW ROUTE FROM  DALLAS TO MIAMI.  INCLUDING   TULLAHASSEE IN THAT ROUTE. SO,  WE ASKED FOR PUBLIC INPUT TO BE PROVIDED TO THE FEDERAL   RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION AS   INPUT IN THAT REPORT. OUR HOPE  IS THAT  THE NEW ROUTES WILL BE PROPOSED IN THE FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS IN THE SPRING EARLIER  THIS SUMMER. MADAM CHAIR,   THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU.  AND WE   APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON  THAT ITEM.  I THINK MOST OF US  SAW YOU ON THE NEWS MEDIA. IN   REFERENCE TO THAT DECISION.  TO REVIEW THOSE ROOTS. SO, WE  APPRECIATE THAT.   >> THANK YOU, MA'AM.  IT   DOESN'T MEAN WERE GOING TO GET AMTRAK TOMORROW. THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS WE HAVE TO JUMP  THROUGH.  WE HAVE TO CONVINCE   THE GOVERNOR, AND THE FLORIDA  LEGISLATOR WE SHOULD JOIN THE  SOUTHERN ROYAL COMMISSION.  WE  NEED TO FIND THE MONEY FOR IT.  IT'S A LONG PROCESS, BUT I   THINK WERE GOING TO HAVE THAT   FIRST STEP ACCOMPLISHED.   >> WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.  SO, WE APPRECIATE IT.   COMMISSIONER CABAN.   >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I'LL BE VERY BRIEF. TWO QUICK  THINGS. I WANT TO GIVE STAFF A  SHOUT OUT.  PLAYGROUND. THE   ASPHALT THAT WAS REDONE. IT   LOOKS GREAT. I APPRECIATE THE  DILIGENT WORK.  I WAS THERE   LAST WEEKEND FOR AN EVENT WHICH I WILL GET YOU IN A SECOND.   BUT, I KNOW I GOT A LOT OF  POSITIVE FEEDBACK.  I KNOW   COMMISSIONER PROCTOR, AND I  SHARE THAT TERRITORY.  IT'S   GOT A VERY LONG WAY TO THE  FOLKS OUT THERE.  ADDITIONALLY, THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL IS COMING ALONG GREAT. SHOUT   OUT TO PUBLIC WORKS. AGAIN,  I'VE GOT FREQUENT TEXT ABOUT  IT, AND I KNOW IT MEANS A LOT   TO OUR COMMUNITY OUT THERE.   LAST WEEKEND DOWN IN   WOODINVILLE, THERE IS A GROUP   OF FOLKS TIED TO THE WOODVILLE  VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT  HAVE PUT ON AN EVENT IN HOUSE.   IT'S AN EVENT THAT BRINGS ALL THE COMMUNITY DOWN FROM  WOODVILLE TOGETHER.  IT HAPPENS THE THIRD SATURDAY OF MARCH OF  EVERY  YEAR. THE LAST 11 YEARS. THEY KIND OF GOT THEIR HISTORY  OF HOW WOODVILLE HAS BECOME TO  WHAT IT IS TODAY.  THEY HAVE   LIFE MUSIC. HISTORICAL   RE-ENACTORS. LITERATURE,   PLAYERS. VENDORS SET UP FROM   ALL OVER LEON COUNTY. AND I   WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO  REQUEST A PROCLAMATION TO HAVE  WOODVILLE FOUNDERS DAY  RECOGNIZED  AS A FORMAL DAY IN  LEON COUNTY.  >> SECOND.  WHAT Y'ALL SERVING?     >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.   THAT'S ALL.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF COMMISSION  MEETINGS, MADAM CHAIR.  A LOT   OF CHAIRMAN. BUT, I HAVE TO SAY THAT  YOU ALMOST TORE THE ROOF  OFF THE MOTHER TONIGHT.  AND WE HAVE NEVER STARTED OFF OUR  MEETING  WITH A MAN WHO SAYS  TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE MOTHER.   BUT, GEORGE CLINTON WAS HERE.   AND IT WAS VERY EXCITING.    EVERY TIME I SEE GEORGE CLINTON  TELL ME HE HAS ABSOLUTELY NO  IDEA  HOW MANY PEOPLE  VIEWED   ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE AS   OUR SCHOOL'S ALMA MATER.  HE  LAUGHS.  BUT, THE IMPACT OF HIS PRESENCE. OUR RECOGNITION OF   HIM, AND HIS WIFE MEANT A LOT  TO HIM.  AND HIS GREAT FRIEND.   WHEN HE GOT THAT HOLLYWOOD   STAR, CRUMP WAS WITH HIM IN LOS ANGELES. AND THOSE TWO GUYS  WERE  ATOMIC DOG.  I SHARED THE SENTIMENTS THAT WERE OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  FURTHER   PROFESSIONALISM, AND AUTHORITY  OF COMMISSION.  THE THOUGHTFUL, AND OPEN CONSIDERATION THAT WE  SHOW IDEALS , AND THAT WE ARE   NOT WEIGHTED TO PERSONALITIES.   IN A CRITICAL TIME LIKE THIS I FIND MYSELF, COMMISSIONER WELCH  COMING TO YOUR DISTRICT   THURSDAY. AND INVITING THE   COMMUNITY TO COME FROM 6:00 TO  8:00  TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT OR AT LEAST TO LISTEN.  TO AN ELEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY  THAT SERVES   AS THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.    THOUGH, THE FLAG THEIR CHECKS   COME FROM IS THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE.  BUT, WE ARE 20  SOME PERCENT STAKEHOLDER.    STOCKHOLDER. BECAUSE OVER 20%  OF THE MONEY  THAT FUNDS THE -- I'VE PREPARED A MEMO THAT I'VE SHARED . I'VE PUT IT OUT. I'M ASKING COUNTY'S ATTORNEY, AND  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  TO  RESPOND TO QUESTIONS    TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE MONIES   THAT WE TAKE UP FROM PEOPLE .   WHERE DOES IT GO? WHO GETS IT?   AND WHAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND  IS WHY $51 MILLION COLLECTED  IN   THE NAME OF THE SERVICE FEE ?   AND CURRENTLY, THE 8% WHICH IS  PRESCRIBED  BY WHAT IS ON THE  TABLE.  WERE ASKING YOU ALL TO  JOIN ME COMMISSIONERS , BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE FIRE  DEPARTMENT.  AND IT SERVES BOTH -- I WAS STRUCK TO RECEIVE SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION  ABOUT   OUR EXPLORATION OUT IN ARIZONA.  TO ESTABLISH A LEON COUNTY   FIRE DEPARTMENT YEARS AGO.  AND COMMISSIONER YOURDON BROUGHT ME UP TO SPEED.  AND I DO REMEMBER AT ANOTHER TIME WE WERE   CONSIDERING A FIRE DEPARTMENT.   AND THE FIRE ASKED OF THE CITY IS THAT WE NOT DO IT. AND  HE   CAN VERIFY THAT THE CITY AGREED TO BUILD ABANDONED MINERAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.  AND IT WOULD HAVE  TENTACLES LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO  OUT OF REACHES OF WHAT WAS   THEN WAY OUT LEON COUNTY.  THE  UNINCORPORATED CITIZENS HAVE NO ELECTED PERSON THAT THEY VOTE  FOR.  RELATIVE TO THE CONTROL,  AND THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE  FIREMEN.  THEY DON'T VOTE IN   CITY ELECTIONS. THEY VOTE FOR  US.  AND WE ARE THE ONLY VOICE  ELECTED THAT THEY HAVE.  THOUGH THEY PAID US FEE. ATTORNEY   ALSTYNE SHARED WITH US A  DOCUMENT  TONIGHT. WHICH CITED  THREE ELEMENTS.  THE LAST ONE  IS THAT WE ARE NOT DUTY-BOUND  BY LAW.  WE DON'T HAVE TO.    SO, THIS THING IS ON SHAKY  GROUND.  I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT  THERE ARE ONLY TWO COUNTIES IN  THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT HAVE  A FIRE FEE.  AND THE LAST TIME  IT WENT TO COURT, IT GOT BEAT  DOWN TO SMITHEREENS.  SO, WHAT   I WILL DO IS DO RIGHT BY ALL   WORKERS. AND PARTICULARLY,   THOSE WHO PLACED THEMSELVES IN  HARMS WAY.  FIRST RESPONDERS.   WE CAN DO BETTER. I'M ASKING   Y'ALL TO COME, AND HEAR FROM   OUR PRESIDENT JOY DAVIS.    PRESIDENT OF THE FIREMEN'S  UNION, AND ASKING QUESTIONS.   FIND OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.  BUT, I CERTAINLY HAVE GOTTEN A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES.  AND ALL  FEEDBACK THAT I'VE GOTTEN HAS  BEEN PRO-FIREMEN . AND IT'S SAD  THAT WE ARE TAKING A SIDE.    RIGHT. THANK YOU. DID YOU TELL  ME TO MAKE A MOTION TO BARACK   OBAMA? WE ALREADY DID THAT.   OKAY, GOOD. GOOD, GOOD.    COMMISSIONERS, I'M ASKING FOR   IF STAFF CAN EXPLORE OUR SIGNS . OUR SIGNAGE FOR THE  CHAMPIONSHIP  FLORIDIAN  UNIVERSITY  NATIONAL  CHAMPIONSHIP . SOMETHING TO BE  PLACED DOWN AT FAMU  -- FAMU   WAY, AND ALTHEA GIBSON.  ALTHEA GIBSON WAY.  SOMETHING THERE.  SOMETHING DOWN THERE  BY BETHEL CHURCH  BY ORANGE AVENUE. AND A COUPLE SITES  TO CAMPUS COMING  OFF OF ADAM STREET.  REQUEST   THAT WE COULD PUT SOME PROPER  SIGNAGE.  THEN FINALLY,  COMMISSIONERS.  I WANTED TO ASK MADAM ATTORNEY . CAN WE  ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL  FOR  MISSING CHILDREN?  RECENTLY,   THE YOUNG LADY'S NAME WAS LORI PAGE .  AND SHE WENT MISSING  FOR  A LONG TIME.  BEFORE  WE   CAME TO THE PUBLIC.  I'D LIKE  TO KNOW, CAN WE ESTABLISH  A  FORMER PROTOCOL  THAT WHEN A  CHILD GOES MISSING  THAT ALL   POINTS BULLETIN ARE --  CAN WE  PUT IT ON THE COUNTY PAGES ? I  MEAN, IF NOBODY ELSE IN THE  CITY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY   FOR A CHILD THAT GOES MISSING , I'D LIKE FOR LEON COUNTY TO   STEP UP, AND LEAD.  THIS LITTLE GIRL WAS MISSING BEFORE THE   COMMUNITY HAD HEARD ABOUT IT.   SCANDALOUS. WE CAN DO BETTER.   AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE A  PROTOCOL. IN PLACE.  THAT WHEN  A CHILD IS MISSING  FROM THE   SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL TULLIS   SHERIFF. THE SHERIFF TELL THE   WHOLE RALEIGH WORLD. COUNTY  COMMISSION KNOWS. THE CITY  KNOWS.  PUT IT ON THE --  WELCOME EVERYTHING YOU DO. BUT, TO BE MISSING FOR THAT MUCH  TIME BEFORE ANYBODY MAKES A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT IS NOT -- I'LL  PASS IT DOWN TO COUNTY  ATTORNEY.  AND I'M JUST ASKING BY WAY OF MOTION  THAT WE  ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL  FOR   MISSING PEOPLE. THE CHILDREN,  AND PEOPLE.  AND THAT LAPSE. I  DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. BUT, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, AND MAKE A   MOTION FOR A FORMER PROTOCOL   FOR ANNOUNCING QUICKLY GETTING  THE WORD OUT ON A MISSING  CHILD.  SOMETHING.   >> OKAY. SECOND QUESTION MIGHT  BE MICROSECOND.  >> OKAY. OKAY.  ANY DISCUSSION  THEN?  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.     >> THANK YOU. I DEFINITELY  SUPPORT THIS IDEA, AND GET   INFORMATION BACK. I'M ASSUMING WE WILL GET INFORMATION BACK  ABOUT  HOW THINGS WILL FIT INTO WITH AMBER ALERTS AND THINGS  LIKE THAT.  AND IF IT'S THINGS LIKE -- GIVEN THAT THIS IS AN  OPEN MATTER. IF THERE'S ANY   INFORMATION ABOUT SEEING WHEN   AMBER ALERTS WERE SENT OUT.  I  DON'T KNOW -- WHATEVER RULES   THERE ARE WITH OPEN MATTERS.    >> RIGHT. OKAY, COMMISSIONER.     >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.   PERHAPS, IT'S A STATUS REPORT  OF WHATEVER CURRENT PROCEDURES  IS. IS THAT WHAT WERE LOOKING  AT?   >> NO, NO. THIS IS SO GROSSLY   MISHANDLED THAT WE NEED A  PROTOCOL. FORMAL.  DICTATING  DIRECT THINGS  WHAT HAPPENS.    SILENCE CAN'T BE THE BEST WAY  WE INFORM. EVERYBODY IS GOING   TO DO TELEPATHY. SO, WE NEED TO CRANK UP NOISE, AND IT HAS TO  BE A PROCESS.  BUT, WHAT   HAPPENED TO LORI PAGE IS JUST   NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE CAN DO  BETTER.  AND I'M ASKING.   SOMETHING STRICT, AND FORMAL.     >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.  SO, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A  SECOND.  COMMENTS MADAM   ATTORNEY?   >> SO, BASED ON WHAT   COMMISSIONER PROCTOR IS   SUGGESTING I THINK WHAT WE   WOULD NEED TO DO IS KIND OF  RESEARCH  THE INITIAL AGENCY  POINT OF CONTACT  FOR --  BECAUSE MISSING PERSONS ARE   USUALLY REPORTED TO LAW  ENFORCEMENT FIRST.  AND THEN   THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ISSUES  WITH DISSEMINATION OF THAT   INFORMATION TO EXTERNAL PARTIES LIKE THE COUNTY. BUT, I BELIEVE THERE CAN BE SOME INFORMATION  GATHERING THAT OCCURS. THEN  BASED ON THAT , THE PROPOSAL   COULD BE BROUGHT BACK  ABOUT A  PROTOCOL THAT COULD BE ADOPTED  BY THE COUNTY TO PIGGYBACK OFF  OF  THE DISSEMINATION OF THAT  SORT OF INFORMATION TO THE  COMMUNITY.    >>  I'M GOING TO SAY PRETTY   MUCH THE SAME THING.    OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS AN   EXTENSIVE IN MEDIA STATEWIDE   LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM ECHOES   IN PLACE NOW. I THINK WHAT WE   WOULD BE LOOKING AT BASED ON   THIS MOTION IS THERE ANYTHING   ADDITIONALLY? CERTAINLY, I   WOULD BRING THAT BACK.   >> THANK YOU FOR THE   CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER   DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I.    COMMISSIONER PROCTOR, GO BACK   -- YOU HAD MENTIONED  ALTHEA  GIBSON WAY SUPPOSEDLY , AND THE FACT THAT  WAS A CHAMPION. WHAT I UNDERSTAND WAS TO HIGHLIGHT   INTERESTS, AND WHAT HAVE YOU.   BUT, YOU DIDN'T DO NOTHING  FORMAL FOR MOTION.    >> OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ASK STAFF TO   STUDY THE ENTRY POINTS OF FAMU  THAT WE MIGHT PLACE  PROPER   SIGNAGE. ACKNOWLEDGING THE  NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP  OF THE  2023  FOOTBALL TEAM. AND THE  GO-AHEAD ALSO PREPARE  '24 OFF SIGNAGE AS WELL.    >> WITH THE SCORE. WITH THE  SCORE.    >> HE WANTS TO PUT THE WINNING  MARGIN, WHO GOT WHIPPED?   >> WHO GOT WHIPPED. OKAY. SO,   THAT'S THE MOTION. IS THERE A  SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION?    HEARING ON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I.    NO OPPOSITION. COMMISSIONER  MADDOX COME OUT OF CHAMBERS.    >> FINALLY, MADAM CHAIRMAN I   KNOW EVERYBODY WILL BE EXCITED.  HOWARD UNIVERSITY IS AT THE   BIG DANCE, AND HAS MADE  TOP 64 TEAMS IN THE NATION.  THEY'RE  GOING TO BE PLAYING -- I FORGOT THE LITTLE SCHOOL WERE GOING TO WHIP UP ON THURSDAY.  ONCE WE   WHIP THEM UP WERE GOING TO BE   DOWN -- BE THAT LITTLE TEAM.   WERE GOING TO BEAT UP THURSDAY. THEN WE PLAYED NUMBER ONE SEED  AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH   CAROLINA. SO, ONE OF US  HAS   GOT TO GO FACE GOLIATH.  AND WE ARE FULLY PREPARED FOR THAT   OPPORTUNITY. SO, THOSE THINGS   BEING SAID THANK YOU ALL SO   VERY MUCH.  >> THANK YOU.  COMMISSIONER   PROCTOR, AND OF COURSE BEST OF  LUCK  TO HOWARD.   >> AMEN.   >> THERE PLAYING THE NUMBER ONE SEED THEN. IF THEY GET TO THE  --  OH, OKAY.  COMMISSIONER  WELCH.    >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I   JUST WANTED TO SAY COMMISSIONER I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THE  WORK YOU DO.  FOR THE NORTH   CORRIDOR. YOU REALLY ARE A  CHAMPION FOR THAT.  STRETCH THE ROAD, AND YOU HAVE REALLY PUT   IN THE WORK OVER THE LAST SIX   MONTHS, EIGHT MONTHS, HERE.  TO REALLY BRING IMPROVEMENT IN   THAT AREA. I WANT TO COMMEND   YOU ON THAT. I THINK YOU ARE   DOING A GREAT JOB.  IN THE   SENTIMENT OF PLOTTING EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD, I WANTED TO  POINT YOU OUT INDIVIDUALLY.  YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.  AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WISH I   HAD THE FORESIGHT TO SAY I WISH I HAD MY NAME SCREEN CHANGED TO GEORGE WELSH.  BECAUSE THAT IS  MY GOVERNMENT NAME. OKAY? SO,   IF SOMEBODY CALLS, AND ASKS FOR GEORGE I SAY WRONG NUMBER. ALL  RIGHT?  BUT, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS CONGRATULATIONS MADAM CHAIR.   AND COMMISSIONER MADDOX. WEBER  WAS INVOLVED IN THE GEORGE  PROCLAMATION.  THAT WAS PRETTY  COOL. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A PROCLAMATION FOR JOSEPH  SIMMONS.  WHO IS THE VOLUNTEER  FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS   RECOGNIZED AS A VOLUNTEER   FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR IN THE  STATE OF FLORIDA.   >> SECOND.   >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN.    >> THANK YOU.   >> COMMISSIONER MADDOX OUT OF   CHAMBERS.   >> AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING   THAT HOPEFULLY TO FIREFIGHTER  SIMMONS  IN THE ROTUNDA OR AS   SOON AS HE CAN GET HERE. NEXT   HAMMER LATER. THAT'S ALL I   HAVE MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.   >> THANK YOU MISSION WELCH. I   THINK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR HARD WORK.  INCORPORATION, AND TRYING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO  JUST POINT OUT  MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  I GUESS  THE   COUNTY WAS AWARDED THREE   OUTSTANDING INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECT AWARDS  BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. A  PWA.  SO, THEY WERE RECOGNIZED  FOR THE NORTH GASTON STREET  SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT . IN THE   CATEGORY OF THIS PERFORMANCE.   AWARDED FOR BEN BOULEVARD  DRAINAGE, IMPROVEMENTS  PHASE   TWO AND THE CATEGORY OF STORM  WATER.  AND THE VISIT TO  INFORMATION THE CENTER.  BY THE AMTRAK STATION  IN THE CATEGORY OF HISTORICAL  RESERVATION/PRESERVATION.  HE   GOES TO THE CALIBER  OF   INDIVIDUALS THAT APPLAUDED  HERE.    >>  I JUST WANTED TO  CONGRATULATE  ACCOUNTING.   SUPERVISORS. MANAGERS OFF OF   THESE THREE OUTSTANDING  INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.  THAT  I'M SURE WE WILL BE HEARING   MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.    COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO   REQUEST  A PROCLAMATION BEFORE CELEBRATING THE 75th  ANNIVERSARY .  THEY ARE ONE OF  THE DIVINE NINE GREEK LETTER  ORGANIZATIONS.  THEY CHAMPION  SCHOLARSHIPS  TOWN WERE LOCAL  STUDENTS.  ANY DISCUSSION?    HEARING ON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I.    COMMISSIONER MADDOX OUT OF  CHAMBERS.  I WOULD ALSO -- GAVE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS A COPY OF A GREAT LETTER FROM OUR CHIEF  JUDGE.  AND HE IS REQUESTING   THAT THE COUNTY APPROVED NAMING COURTROOM THREE A HERE  IN   HONOR OF CIRCUIT JUDGE JIMMY C  HANKINSON.  YET IT WAS A TWO   PAGE LETTER THAT PRETTY MUCH   JUST SET FORTH ALL OF HIS  ACCOLADES  AS AN ATTORNEY. AS   THE U.S. ATTORNEY. AS THE STATE ATTORNEY. AND ULTIMATELY AS THE CIRCUIT JUDGE HERE. IN LEON  COUNTY.  AND HE'S I THINK   NOTED MORE FOR HIS  WORK ON THE CRIMINAL BENCH. HE IS IN A  CRIMINAL ATTORNEY.  WHEN HE WAS ON HERE --  ON THE PART OF  CRIMINAL BENCH WHEN I  REPRESENTED CRIMINAL CLIENTS  QUITE A BIT.  WHEN HE WAS THE  JUDGE FOR FAMILY . JUDGE  HANKINSON.  SO, I THINK THIS  REQUEST  WOULD BE QUITE AN  HONOR FOR HIM . FOR ALL OF THE  HARD WORK THAT HE DID  IN THE  SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. AND   THIS IS COMING FROM THE CHIEF   JUDGE WHO RIGHT NOW IS JUDGE   ALLMAN. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO  ENTERTAIN A MOTION .  EXCEPT IN JUDGE ALLMAN'S REQUEST TO  RENAME COURTROOM 3A  IN HONOR  OF JUDGE JIM HANKINSON.  >> MOVED.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE.  IS THERE A SECOND?   THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. IS  THERE ANY DISCUSSION?    >> YEP. ALL THE JUDGES, WE   APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.    >> I'M SORRY.  IS THERE   DISCUSSION?   >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE WAS   THINKING ALL THE JUDGES FOR THE GREAT WORK THEY DO.    ANTI-SECOND THAT SENTIMENT.  BUT, I DO HAVE A CONCERN.  AND  THAT IS WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF COURTROOMS AT SOME POINT.    IF WE KEEP NAMING THEM AFTER  PEOPLE.  SO, I GET THAT -- A   LOT OF JUDGES IN THIS  COURTHOUSE.  AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE A LOT MORE IN THIS   COURTHOUSE. AND A LOT OF THEM  ARE GOING TO DO GREAT WORK, AND WORK FOR A LONG TIME. SO, THIS  WOULD CAUTION US TO BE NAMING  THINGS AFTER EVERYBODY.  WHEN   IT'S A PRECEDENT THAT WE ARE   SETTING. AND I KNOW WE HAD THE  SAME CONVERSATION WITH JUDGE  AIKINS.  WE'VE ONLY GOT ONE  COURTHOUSE. THINK ABOUT  COURTROOMS NOW. IT'S LIKE,  WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WHEN WE RUN OUT OF COURTROOMS? ARE WE   GOING TO START NAMING JURY   ROOMS? I'M NOT BEING FACETIOUS ABOUT THAT. YOU'RE SETTING A   PRECEDENT THAT'S GOING TO LAST FOREVER.  SO, JUST SOMETHING TO CHEW ON. I WILL SUPPORT THE  MOTION, OBVIOUSLY.  JUDGE   HANKINSON. I'M NOT A JURIST.  BUT, HE'S A VERY  WELL-RESPECTED DUDE. I GET IT.  AND HAD A GREAT CAREER. SO,   I'LL SUPPORT IT. I JUST WANT  TO CAUTION US.  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER   WELCH. WERE THERE ANY OTHER  COMMENTS? AND LET ME SAY --    YES, MADAM COUNTY ATTORNEY.   >> SO, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY    ACTUALLY A POLICY. SO, IS THE   BOARD'S DIRECTION THAT YOU   WANT STAFF TO BRING BACK AN  AGENDA ITEM?  WITH A  RECOMMENDATION WHETHER OR NOT   THIS MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THE POLICY? OR, IS THE BOARD   WAVING THAT POLICY IN THE  MOMENT NOW? AND UNANIMOUSLY   GOING TO APPROVE THE RENAMING?  JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.    >> I THINK IT WOULD BE SMART  FOR US TO HAVE STAFF LOOK AT   THE POLICY, AND MAKE SURE THIS  IS CONSISTENT  WITH THE POLICY. SO, IF THE MOTION CAN BE  AMENDED TO DO THAT FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT IT , AND WEIGH IT, AND  BRING IT BACK TO US.   >> I WILL ACCEPT THAT. I   LAMENTS THE MOTION TO SAY  EXACTLY WHAT WAS JUST SAID.   >> THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT.  GREAT.  AND LET ME SAY THIS TOO BEFORE WE -- WE'VE HAD A LOT  OF JUDGES  TO RETIRE. EVEN OVER THE YEARS I'VE BEEN PRACTICING LAW HERE IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.  AND THE MAJORITY OF  THEM HAVE ATTIRED IN SILENCE.   THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN A REQUEST  FROM THE CHIEF JUDGE TO NAME   ANYTHING AFTER THEM. SO, IT   DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT OFTEN   COMMISSIONER WELCH. SO, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE RARE TIMES.    AND I THINK USUALLY WHEN WE   RECEIVE IT -- IT'S RARELY WHEN WE RECEIVE IT.  BUT, WHEN WE DO IT IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THOSE   SITUATIONS THAT WE NEED TO  ADDRESS. AND IT'S USUALLY FOR  AN INDIVIDUAL  THAT THE  JUDICIARY FEELS IS VERY WELL  DESERVING OF. OKAY.  ALL RIGHT. HAVING SAID THAT, ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR OF THE MOTION ? LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I.  OKAY.    COMMISSIONERS  YOU KNOW, MAY   THE 19th THROUGH MAY THE 25th   IS PUBLIC WORKS WEEKEND . AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A  PROCLAMATION  FOR ALL OUR   PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BE   PRESENTED AT SOME TIME.  TO BE  DESIGNATED LATER. THANK YOU.    MOVE BY COMMISSIONER. THE   SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CABAN.   ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS?  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >>  IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY  TO DRIVE A BULLDOZER OR   SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.    >> OKAY. YOU HEAR THAT MR.  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR?  IT CAN  BE ARRANGED. IT CAN BE   ARRANGED. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE  IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I.  ANY OPPOSITION?  HEARING NONE.  MISSION OR   MADDOX OUT OF CHAMBERS. OKAY.   I WOULD LIKE TO --  OR, MAY BE  AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.  AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP  I WOULD LIKE   FOR YOU TO ADDRESS  THE COST OF PROVIDING A 5%  ACROSS-THE-BOAR D RAISE FOR ALL COUNTY  EMPLOYEES.  THE PHYSICAL  IMPACT.  I THINK THEY'VE DONE  IT THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.  AND  WHAT I WANT IS I WANT THE PAY   OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO   REMAIN COMPETITIVE. THEY KNOW  THE LAST LATEST SESSION.  I  DON'T THINK  THIS CITY HAS  ANNOUNCED THERE'S YET.  BEHAVE COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  SO, I   WANT US TO BE COMPETITIVE.  SO, IF YOU WILL ADDRESS THAT IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP. AND I DON'T   THINK I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.  OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.   >> MADAM CHAIR, CAN YOU   RESTATE? IS THAT EMOTION?   >> I DON'T THINK WE NEED A  MOTION.  WE JUST WANTED TO  ADDRESS AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.   >> I THINK YOU TO THE COUNTY   EMPLOYEES AND HE SAYS, THAT'S  RIGHT. IT'S NOT VOLUNTEER.   THEY GET PAID OVERTIME. RIGHT?  >> OH. SURE. THANK YOU ALL FOR  ALWAYS BEING HERE AND HE   PERIODICALLY CALLS ON YOU TO  COME TO THE PODIUM . YOU ARE   NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA BUT  YOU ALWAYS COME IN YOU ARE   ALWAYS PREPARED TO ADDRESS OUR  ISSUES AND QUESTIONS AND WE   DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WE  REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU ALL, HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND  GOOD WEEKEND. MEETING  ADJOURNED.  ---------   WILL THE COMMISSIONERS TAKE   YOUR SEATS PLEASE? I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EACH ONE TO MARCH    19th 2024 . COUNTY COMMISSION   MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR   BEING HERE.  I WOULD LIKE TO   CALL ON  WELL HE IS NOT  IN   CHAMBERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT   REVEREND TERRY PRICE  OF  PHILADELPHIA  BAPTIST CHURCH    IS HERE  TO DO OUR INVOCATION.   REVEREND PRICE ARE YOU HERE?   >>  OKAY REVEREND PRICE IS NOT  HERE.  I'M TRYING TO SEE IF I  RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE REVEREND   IN THE AUDIENCE.   >>  REVEREND  STANLEYSOUNDS  >>  CLOSE YOUR EYES REAL TIGHT. >> WILL YOU COME TO THE PODIUM  AND GIVE US  THE INVOCATION  PLEASE?  >>  DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WE   THANK YOU  THANK YOU FOR BEING  A GOD OF OUR UNDERSTANDING AND  ALLOWING US TO BE A CHILDREN OF YOUR SERVICE. LORD WE ASK YOU   WOULD COME INTO THIS PLACE   RIGHT NOW.  WE BIND IN THE  SPIRIT OF CONFUSION  HATRED AND WE EMBRACE THE LOVE PEACE  AND  UNDERSTANDING. WE THANK YOU GOD FOR EACH ONE OF OUR PUBLIC  SERVANTS.  WE ASK THAT YOU   WOULD CROWN THEIR HEAD WITH   WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AND   UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO FORTH YOUR WORK AND  WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU THE   GLORY. WE PRAY IT IN YOUR NAME. AMEN.  >> THANK YOU SO MUCH REVEREND.  WILL EVERYBODY STAND AS WE    LEAD YOU IN THE PLEDGE OF  ALLEGIANCE?  >>  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.  >>>  THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YOU MAY BE SEATED. AT THIS TIME IT  GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO ASK   REPRESENTATIVE  FOR WOMEN'S   HISTORY MONTH TO JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM. WE WILL BE PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH   2024 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY  MONTH.   >>  THANK YOU . WE HAVE  ATTORNEY  LINDA THORNTON WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF OASIS.    PRESIDENT OF OASIS CENTER FOR   WOMEN AND GIRLS. AND I HAVE ON  THE OTHER SIDE --  THE CHAIR OF THE LEON COUNTY TALLAHASSEE  COMMISSION.  >>  ALSO HIM. IT IS VERY  HEAVY PROCLAMATION BUT WE ARE GOING   TO HOLD IT AND WE ARE GOING TO  READ IT ALL. EVERY WORD.   BECAUSE EVERY WORD IS  IMPORTANT.  WHEREAS AMERICAN   WOMEN OF EVERY RACE CLASS AND   ETHNIC BACKGROUND  HAVE MADE  HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE  GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF OUR  NATION  AND COUNTLESS RECORDED  AND UNRECORDED WAYS.  AND   WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE  PLAYED  CONTINUED TO PLAY    CRITICAL ECONOMIC  CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ROLLS IN EVERY SMEAR OF  LIFE OF OUR NATION  BY   CONSTITUTING A SIGNIFICANT  PORTION  OF THE LABOR FORCE,   INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HOME,  AND WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN   HAVE PLAYED  A UNIQUE ROLE  THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR  NATION  BY PROVIDING THE   MAJORITY OF THE VOLUNTEER LABOR FORCE OF THE NATION.  AND   WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE   BEEN IMPORTANT IN THE   ESTABLISHMENT OF EARLY  CHARITABLE  PHILANTHROPY AND  CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN OUR  NATION.  AND WHEREAS AMERICAN  WOMEN  OF EVERY RACE CLASS AND  ETHNIC  BACKGROUND SERVE AS   EARLY LEADERS IN THE FOREFRONT  OF EVERY MAJOR PROGRESSIVE   SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENT.  AND   WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE   SERVED OUR COUNTRY COURAGEOUSLY IN THE MILITARY.  AND WHEREAS  AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE BEEN  LEADERS NOT ONLY IN SECURING   THEIR OWN RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,  BUT ALSO    IN THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT ,  THE EMANCIPATION MOVEMENT , THE INDUSTRIAL LABOR MOVEMENT,  THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,  THE   PEACE MOVEMENT, AND OTHER   MOVEMENT WHICH CREATED  A MORE  FAIR AND JUST SOCIETY FOR ALL.  AND  WHEREAS  DISHMAN  DESPITE  THESE CONTRIBUTIONS THE ROLE OF AMERICAN WOMEN IN HISTORY HAS  BEEN  CONSISTENTLY OVERLOOKED   AND UNDERVALUED  IN LITERATURE, TEACHING, AND THE STUDY OF   AMERICAN HISTORY.   >> SO I WILL READ THIS PART.  NOW  THEREFORE,  BE IT  PROCLAIMED  BY THE BOARD OF   COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEON   COUNTY FLORIDA THAT THE MONTH   OF MARCH , 2024  BE KNOWN AS    WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.  SO AS  SIGNED BY  CAROLYN CUMMINGS AS  CHAIR OF THE LEON BOARD OF   COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.  SIGNED   BY ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS.   AND ATTESTED TO  BY COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR MR.  -- CELESTE   GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.  >>  I THOUGHT IT WAS  IT WOULD  BE VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR US TO   READ IT TOGETHER AS WE ARE ALL  WOMEN HERE.  I DON'T KNOW YOU  MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.  >>  REAL BRIEFLY I'M PROUD TO  SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OASIS  CENTER FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. AND WE ARE HAPPY YOUR RECOGNIZING   WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.  YOU   ARE RECOGNIZING WOMEN WHO ARE  OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND IT MEANS   A GREAT DEAL FOR US ESPECIALLY  IN THIS TIME WHEN MUCH OF OUR   HISTORY IS NOT ONLY RECOGNIZED   NOT ONLY NOT BEING RECORD    HIGHS BUT IN SOME CASES PEOPLE  DON'T EVEN WANT US TO TALK   ABOUT IT.  WE ARE VERY   FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A   COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RECOGNIZE   THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN .   AND BY DOING SO YOU ARE ALSO  INSPIRING GIRLS. TO FOLLOW  THEIR DREAMS BECAUSE THEY KNOW  THAT ONE DAY THEY TOO WILL BE  RECOGNIZED. SO THANK YOU.  >>>  I'M TESTING I'M SERVING  AS THE CHAIR OF THE TALLAHASSEE LEON COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE   STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. WE   STRIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY  MONTH WE CAN CENSOR WOMEN AND   CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR  LIVES. WE UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO HONOR THOSE THAT CAME BEFORE  US.  AND WE CONTINUE TO DO THE  WORK TO HIGHLIGHT WOMEN'S   ACCOMPLISHMENTS BE ABLE TO   UPLIFT AND ADDRESS THEIR  STRUGGLES AND WORK TO CREATE A  FUTURE GREATER THAN THE MOMENT  WE HAVE TODAY. AND WE WANT TO   MAKE SURE WE CAN BE A PART OF  THAT CHANGE MAKING PROCESS   EVERY DAY.  BECAUSE IN THE   WORDS OF ANGELA DAVIS I'M NO   LONGER ACCEPTING THE THINGS I   CANNOT CHANGE. I'M CHANGING   THE THINGS I CANNOT ACCEPT.    THAT IS WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE   TO DO ON THE COMMISSION.  >>  MADAM CHAIR   >> I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WAS A MAGNIFICENT THREE-PART   HARMONY. I WAS HOPING  YOU ALL  WERE GOING TO GET WITH MR.  CLINTON TO PUT THAT TOGETHER  LIKE A CAPPELLA STYLE. IT   WOULD'VE BEEN MAGNIFICENT.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER    WELCH. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS  HAVE ANY COMMENTS?  >>  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. AND  THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE  REPRESENTING  A LARGE IMPORTANT CLASS OF OUR SOCIETY AND OUR  COMMUNITY.  I CAN'T THINK OF   ANY MORE PROFOUND TO SAY THAN   JUST THANK YOU. AND THAT FOR ME GROWING UP I HAD A FAMILY  OF  VERY STRONG WOMEN. IN OUR  FIELDS AND FAMILIES.  WHICH IS  NOT UNCOMMON. I'M GLAD WE GET  TO RECOGNIZE THAT.  >>>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.   ANY OTHER COMMENTS?  COMMISSIONER  MINOR PICS  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I CAN'T ADD  TOO MUCH MORE OTHER THAN THE   FACT I HAVE TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS AT HOME. THE ARE PAYING  ATTENTION.  THEY ARE PAYING  ATTENTION TO THE GROWN-UPS.   WHEN WE RECOGNIZE WOMEN'S   HISTORY MONTH AND ALL THE  ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THAT    WOMEN HAVE BROUGHT TO THIS   COMMUNITY TO THIS COUNTRY TO  THE WORLD. IT MAKES A   DIFFERENCE IN THEIR EYES. SO   THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU  MADAM CHAIR.  >>>  JUST TO ECHO THE  PROCLAMATION  AND THE COMMENTS  FROM THE COMMISSION  WE   CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO TO CHRONICLE WOMEN   IN THIS COMMUNITY.  IT GOES   WITHOUT SAYING IT IS VERY   IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US. SO  THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.    >>> NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON MR.  WILLIAM SCOTT ROSS HAS PRETTY  MUCH DEDICATED MOST OF HIS LIFE  TO WORKING FOR LEON COUNTY.   >>  OKAY.  MR. ROSS  IS  RETIRING.  AND WE THOUGHT IT  VERY FITTING TO PROVIDE THIS   PROCLAMATION FOR HIM.  AND IT   READS, WHEREAS WILLIAMS SCOTT  ROSS  BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT  --  BEGAN HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH LEON  COUNTY ON FEBRUARY 19th 1988    AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT.  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. AND WHEREAS SCOTT HELD SEVERAL  POSITIONS INCLUDING    ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST,  ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR, SENIOR  TANK INSPECTOR. SENIOR   ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST.    DIRECTOR OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT.   SUPPORT SERVICES.  BUDGET  MANAGER.  DIRECTOR OF THE   OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND  BUDGET.  AND DIRECTOR OF   FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.  SO HE   JUST HAD IT ALL.  AND WHEREAS  SCOTT IS WELL KNOWN AND  RESPECTED BY BOTH HIS EMPLOYEES AND COWORKERS FOR HIS WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST THROUGH HIS OPEN DOOR POLICY.   AND HIS TRANSFORMATIONAL   LEADERSHIP STYLE.  AS HE HAS   GENEROUSLY INVESTED HIS TIME ,  TALENT AND EXPERTISE  TO  DEVELOP  COACH AND MENTOR THE  NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC  LEADERS.  AND WHEREAS SCOTT HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE    SERVING THE CITIZENS OF LEON  COUNTY  AND WILLING TO DO  WHATEVER IT TAKES TO COMPLETE   THE MISSION AT HAND.  WHEREAS   OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER  GOD HAS WORKED FOR MORE THAN 36  YEARS FOR LEON COUNTY.  AND   WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING  COMPLIANCE WITH THE COUNTY'S   ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS . IN   ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THE  COUNTY STRONG FINANCIAL    CONDITION THROUGH SOME OF THE   GREATEST ECONOMIC CHALLENGES    INCLUDING  THE GREAT RECESSION.  WHEREAS SCOTT  THROUGH  SCOTT'S  BUDGETARY'S FIELDS   AND RENOWNED PHYSICAL  LEADERSHIP, THE COUNTY   DEMONSTRATED CONTINUOUS FISCAL  CONSTRAINT  BY MITIGATING ANY  TAX AND FEE INCREASES AGAINST   INCREASING DEMANDS FOR SERVICES UNTIL EVERY SINGLE APPROACH HAD BEEN EXHAUSTED.  AND WHEREAS  SCOTT HAS SERVED LEON COUNTY   CITIZENS WITH INTEGRITY,  RESPECT,  STEWARDSHIP,   ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE   DEMONSTRATING AT ALL TIMES A   PRACTICE OF AND I QUOTE,    PEOPLE FOCUSED  PEOPLE DRIVEN.   AND WHEREAS SCOTT'S   PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION   WILL CERTAINLY BE MISSED . BY  ALL OFFICE OF FINANCIAL   STEWARDSHIP EMPLOYEES . AND   WHEREAS SCOTT WILL RACE INTO  THE  AND I QUOTE THIS, LIFE OF  LEISURE,  WITH MORE THAN 36   YEARS OF COMMITTED  SERVICE TO  REFLECT UPON.  AND NOW  THEREFORE,  WE THE LEON COUNTY  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS   TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE  MR.  WILLIAM SCOTT EFFROSS DATED    19th DAY OF MARCH 2024 SIGNED   BY ME AS CHAIR AND ALL OF MY   FELLOW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.    AND ATTESTED TO BY COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  CONGRATULATIONS . WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. >>>  I REALLY APPRECIATE THE   HONOR IT HAS BEEN TO WORK FOR   LEON COUNTY. WHEN I CAME HERE   IN 1983 I KNEW I WAS GOING TO   CAUSE A LOT OF FEEDBACK.  BUT I DID NOT REALIZE I WOULD STAY   HERE. WHEN MY GEOGRAPHY    PROFESSOR SAID  THEY ARE  OFFERING AND IT'S A SHIP AT  LEON COUNTY TO DO MAPPING FOR   ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS ARE YOU INTERESTED? I'M VERY   INTERESTED. AND THE REST IS  HISTORY.  THIS ORGANIZATION IS  GREAT. EVERYBODY KNOWS I LIKE   TO GET THINGS DONE.  THIS   ORGANIZATION KNOWS HOW TO GET  THINGS DONE. WITH THAT I KNOW   WE HAVE A BUSY AGENDA I WOULD  LIKE TO THANK A FEW PEOPLE WHO  HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MY   CAREER. SINCE I HAD THE SAME   SUPERVISOR FOR SIMILAR   POSITIONS THE LIST IS RATHER  SHORT.  FIRST OF ALL I WOULD   LIKE TO APPRECIATE SWANSON THE  FIRST PERSON TO HIRE ME. AS AN  ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING  ASSISTANT.  ANGELA SMITH WHO   TAUGHT ME THE ETHICS OF  PAPERWORK DETAILS ETC. WHEN I   WAS IN CODE ENFORCEMENT. BOB   BASSETT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN   TEACHING ME THE ROOTS  OF   INSPECTION AND ALWAYS MAKE YOUR SUPERVISOR LOOK GOOD.  AND OF   COURSE THERE IS ALAN --  WHO   DOESN'T NEED NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST  MENTORS I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE.   SPECIAL SHOUT OUT  TO WANDA   HUNTER WHO HELPED GROMAN ME   WHEN I WAS A LEADER OF THE   TRUST AND FAIRNESS FOR THE   COUNTY. A LITTLE BIT OF A --    TO WORK WITH. IT WORKED OUT   VERY WELL. WORKING FOR THE   GREATEST COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR   VINCENT LONG HAS BEEN A  PLEASURE.  I WOULD LIKE TO   THANK ALL THE COLLEAGUES BACK   HERE WHO MADE IT A PLEASURE   GOING TO THE BUDGET CYCLE EVERY YEAR.  AND OF COURSE THE OFFICE OF RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP STAFF.  I LEAVE YOU IN GREAT HANDS.    SUCCESSION PLANS HAVE ALWAYS   WORKED TO THE BEST.  SHANDA AND THE REST OF THE TEAM RISK   MANAGEMENT PURCHASING ARE GOING TO KEEP MORNING.  I WOULD   REALLY APPRECIATE THIS HONOR.  >>>  ARE THERE ANY  COMMISSIONERS   >>  THANK YOU. THANK YOU SCOTT  FOR YOUR SERVICE.  AND WHILE  I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A COUPLE   YEARS YOUR TENURE AS  I LIKE   THE DESCRIPTION FISCAL  LEADERSHIP  PUT US IN A GOOD   POSITION. THANK YOU FOR THAT.   I WANT TO COMMEND YOU IT IS NOT OFTEN THE HEAD OF THE BUDGET   FISCAL STEWARDSHIP GETS A   STANDING OVATION. IT IS HIGHLY  -- THANK YOU.  >>>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE.  COMMISSIONER WELCH.  >>  THANK YOU. SCOTT  CONGRATULATIONS.  I WAS 10  YEARS OLD WHEN YOU STARTED   WORKING HERE. COMMISSIONER    CABAN PROBABLY WASN'T BORN   YET.  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR WAS  PROBABLY 45.  SO, WHAT A   TESTIMONY TO LONGEVITY AND  --  OBVIOUSLY LEON COUNTY RUNS A   GREAT ORGANIZATION  AND THE   FOLKS LIKE YOU AND YOUR  DEDICATION ARE THE MAIN REASON  FOR THAT.  I JUST WANT TO SAY  CONGRATULATIONS.  THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR   THIS COMMUNITY AND COUNTY.  THE KEY TO THE FOLKS THAT WORKED   WITH YOU AND FOR YOU FOR   HELPING YOU TO BE AS GOOD AS   YOU CAN BE. IT IS REALLY AN   OUTSTANDING TESTIMONY. PROUD OF YOU. HAPPY FOR YOU.  ENJOY YOUR LIFE OF LEISURE. HOPE YOU ARE  RELAXING AND NOT DOING ANYMORE  BUDGET CRUNCHING EXCEPT FOR  YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES WHICH   I'M SURE ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  WELCH.   >> SCOTT WE JUST CAN'T THANK   YOU ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING   YOU'VE DONE.  YOU DEDICATION   -- YOU BEEN AN EXEMPLAR IN THIS ORGANIZATION FOR A LONG TIME.   I DID WANT TO THANK SCOTT'S   FAMILY AS WELL. FOR ALL THE   LONG HOURS. I PROMISE HE REALLY WAS HERE.  AND WITH THAT SCOTT  WITH SCOTT  EXITS WITH ALAN'S   BEFORE HIM THAT  IS OVER 70  YEARS OF BUDGET  EXPERIENCE   WALKING OUT THE DOOR.  HE   SIGNED THE SAME PLEDGE THAT   ALAN DID WHICH IS AS LONG AS HE IS ACCEPTING AN FRS CHECK WE   CAN CALL HIM AT ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT. SERIOUSLY SCOTT THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE  EVERYTHING.  >>>  COMMISSIONER MINOR.  >>> YOU KNOW SCOTT , AS YOU   WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE  WORK YOU'VE DONE IN THE    ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU'VE HAD.   ONE THING THAT CAME TO MIND YOU STARTED IN 1988.  IF YOU HAD   HAD THE FORESIGHT  TO INVEST   $1000 ON BEHALF OF LEON COUNTY   AND A HIGH-PERFORMING STOCK   BACK THEN. I THINK  WE DO HAVE  AN INCREDIBLE SITUATION FOR US  HERE.  LISTEN, I RAN INTO ONE  OF YOUR MENTORS AS YOU STATED   ALAN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.  AT AN EVENT. I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM SO  HAPPY. I'M SERIOUS.  HE IS   LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON.  HE   JUST SEEMED VERY CAREFREE AND  HAPPY GO LUCKY.  NO WAY UNLESS  YOU HAVE SEEN HIM YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WAS HAMPERED I   WISH THAT KIND OF  RETIREMENT   FOR YOU. YOU DESERVE IT.  YOU   KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW AWESOME  AND TALENTED OUR LEON  COUNTY STAFF ARE.  AND FOLKS   THAT RUN EVERYTHING DAY TODAY.  BUT YOU ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF  THAT. WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IN   THIS COMMUNITY. WE ARE IN GOOD  SHAPE FINANCIALLY. THE IMPACT  THAT  YOU'VE HAD  AND YOUR   TEAM HAS HAD OVER THE YEARS   CANNOT BE  OVERSTATED. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE  DONE.  WISH YOU THE VERY BEST   IN YOUR RETIREMENT. GOOD LUCK.  >>>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MINOR.  >>> I WOULD BE REMISS OF VINCE  POINTED IT OUT WITHOUT MY   FAMILY I COULD NOT HAVE DONE  THIS. WHY ARE YOU WORKING   MEMORIAL DAY  THE FOURTH OF   JULY? SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.  I   WILL BE SO HAPPY TO SPEND TIME  WITH MY LOVELY LIFE  WIFE CINDY MY SONS WERE GRADUATING THIS  SEMESTER.  EVERYBODY WHO I'VE  KNOWN WHO GRADUATED FROM THE   COUNTY LOOKS 10 YEARS  YOUNGER  THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE HIM.    I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.  >>  SHE WANTS TO TAKE A  PICTURE.  >>>  SCOTT I'M GOING TO SNEAK  MINE IN WHILE THE CHAIR IS   TAKING A PICTURE WITH YOU. I   FEEL NUMB.  I CAN'T REALLY   REMEMBER MEETING  THAT I'VE   BEEN TO IN THIS ROOM AND YOU   WERE NOT HERE. SO,  SEEING ALAN  LEAVE THE OTHER DAY  AND YOU   WALKING OUT  TWO MONTHS LATER,   IS A HUGE BLOW.  BUT,  I   INTEND TO BE AROUND  AT LEAST   UNTIL DOCTOR  ROBINSON QUIT  AT PHAM YOU.  I'M NOT GOING TO   QUIT MY JOB UNTIL HE QUITS HIS. BUT SCOTT WE HAVE ENJOYED THE  STANDARD . COMMISSIONERS WE'VE ENJOYED  OUR FINANCIALS  HAVE  ALWAYS  WE HAD TOP BOND RATING  . WE'VE ALWAYS HAD COVERAGE  FOR  OUTSTANDING BILLS.  AND   MAKING SURE THAT THE INTERNALS  OF OUR FINANCIALS ARE  BALANCED AND WORKING.  HAS BEEN THE   EFFORTS OF SCOTT.  IN THEIR  OFFICE. I DON'T KNOW IF VINCE  PUTS A GAG  ORDER IN THE PEOPLE WHO TALK THE LEAST IN THE   COUNTY AMONG COUNTY. HIS  FINANCE.  THEY WON'T TELL YOU  NOTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU  ALL DON'T TALK WITH US.    BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE HAVE   PROJECTS. BUT YOU ALWAYS LIKE   TO TELL US WE DON'T HAVE NO   MONEY. AND I'M HOPEFUL THE   NEXT PERSON WON'T UPHOLD THAT  GAG RULE . I'VE GOT SOME   PROJECTS AND NEED SOME HELP  TO WHOEVER IS THE NEXT PERSON.   THANK YOU.  >>> CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR  RETIREMENT.  YOU HAVE  SILENT  LEADERSHIP.  I CAN'T REMEMBER  A TIME YOU SAID MORE THAN THREE SENTENCES. EVEN DURING A   MEETING OR IN PERSON. IT IS   VERY EFFECTIVE.  WHEN WE SAW    LATE GREAT  -- LEAVE WHAT WE  SAW WAS A CHANGE OF LEADERSHIP  INTO A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.    WHAT WE SEE NOW IS A CHANGE OF  LEADERSHIP AMONGST THE WHOLE   ORGANIZATION AS WE WATCH ALAN   WALK AWAY.  NOW YOU ARE GOING.  BUT WHAT IS MOST IMPRESSIVE TO  IT  KNOWING THAT YOU PREPARED  YOUR TEAM TO STEP UP.  GOOD TO  GREAT IS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE  BOOKS AND TALKS ABOUT THE SIGN  OF A GREAT LEADER IS NOT HOW   MUCH THEY ACHIEVE WHILE THEY   ARE THERE. BUT IF THEIR LEGACY  CAN CONTINUE WITH THE FOLKS   THAT THEY TRAIN WHEN THEY  LEAVE.  I TRULY BELIEVE THAT   YOU HAVE PREPARED YOUR TEAM    FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE AND BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'RE   LEAVING AND KNOW THEY WILL GROW YOUR LEGACY. ENJOY YOUR  RETIREMENT  BUT TAKE PRIDE IN   KNOWING YOU LEFT A TEAM BEHIND  THAT IS FIT FOR THE JOB YOU   LEFT FOR THEM TO DO.    CONGRATULATIONS.  >>> LET ME JUST ADD MR. ROSS   BASED ON THE COMMENTS FROM THE  COMMISSIONERS,  THE   PROCLAMATION YOU HAVE CERTAINLY LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THIS  COUNTY. ON ALL THE EMPLOYEES.   AND CLEARLY ON THE CITIZENS  IN LEON COUNTY AS WELL.  WE   APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SERVICE.    CONGRATULATIONS ENJOY YOUR   RETIREMENT. THANK YOU.  >>>  LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AT   THIS TIME  IT GIVES ME GREAT  PLEASURE  TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE  HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MUSICAL CAREER  OF MR.  RENOWNED  GEORGE CLINTON . AND  IF HE WILL JOIN ME AT THE  PODIUM.  >>  MADAM CHAIR  --  >>  I'M SORRY.  >> MAY I PLEASE STAND WITH YOU  IN THIS PRESENTATION PLEASE.  >>  ANY OTHER COMMISSION AT   THAT WOULD LIKE TO I WAS  SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO INVITE  COMMISSIONER  MADDOX SINCE THIS IS ONE OF HIS FRATERNITY   BROTHERS.  OMEGA PSI PHI  FRATERNITY.  IF THERE ARE ANY   OTHER FRATERNITY BROTHERS THAT  WOULD LIKE TO  JOIN US AT THE  PODIUM,  --  IF YOU WANT TO   COME OVER HERE.  >>  EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE IN   THE PICTURE.  >>>  OKAY I HAVE THE HONOR  --    >> WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW I WAS THE SECOND BEST THING TO  COME OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA.  I  WANT TO  -- GRADUATED IN 1989   AND CAME DOWN TO PLAY FOOTBALL. >>  WHEREAS GEORGE CLINTON BORN AND RAISED IN NORTH CAROLINA    MUSICAL INSPIRATION AND THE  RHYTHMS OF THE 1950s LEADING TO THE FORMATION OF THE SINGING  GROUP THE PARLIAMENT.  AND   WHEREAS IN 1967 THE PARLIAMENT   ACHIEVED SUCCESS  WITH THEIR   HIT SINGLE  I WANT TO TESTIFY   SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSITIONING   THEIR NAME TO FUNKADELIC WITHIN THE FEW THE FOLLOWING YEARS.    AND WHEREAS THE LATE 1970S SAW  PARLIAMENTS RISE WITH  CHART   TOPPING HITS LIKE FLASHLIGHT   AND AQUA BOOKIE.  WHILE   FUNKADELIC'S ONE NATION UNDER  A GROOVE NOMINATED THE R&B   CHARTS FOR 6 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS  WHEREAS GEORGE CLINTON'S  INNOVATION  INNOVATIVE BLEND OF FUNK WRAP  AND ROCK IN THE  1990S INSPIRED A NEW GENERATION OF MUSICAL ARTISTS SOLIDIFYING  HIS PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE  CULTURE  LANDSCAPE. AND WHEREAS  GEORGE CLINTON STANDS AS A   PIONEER OF FUNK MUSIC  AFRO   FUTURISM RENOWNED  FOR HIS ROLE AS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE   LEGENDARY PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC  P FUNK ELEVATING FUNK INTO A   GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AND   RESPECTED ARTFORM.   >>> AND  WHEREAS GEORGE CLINTON HAS BEEN HONORED BY PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE ROCK   AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,  THE  SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF  AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND  CULTURE , AND RECEIVED A GRAMMY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  IN  2019  IN ADDITION TO BEING   RECENTLY HONORED  WITH THE STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD  WALK OF FAME.  AND WHEREAS LEON COUNTY  ACKNOWLEDGES  GEORGE CLINTON'S UNPARALLEL INFLUENCE ON MUSIC  ART  AND FASHION  SHAPING THE  CAREERS OF ARTISTS SPANNING  GENRES FROM FRIENDS  TO RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, TO SNOOP DOGG.   AND WHEREAS FOR OVER 25 YEARS   GEORGE CLINTON HAS CALLED LEON  COUNTY HOME . CONTRIBUTING HIS  TALENT  WISDOM AND ART  TO   ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.  NOW  THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED    THAT THE LEON COUNTY BOARD OF  COUNTY COMMISSION HEREBY  RECOGNIZES  GEORGE CLINTON AS   AN ICON  WHOSE REVOLUTIONARY   CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC    TRANSCENDS GENERATIONS.  AND   WHOSE LEGACY CONTINUES TO   RESONATE ACROSS  DIVERSE   ARTISTIC ROUNDS. BE IT FURTHER  PROCLAIMED THAT THIS  PROCLAMATION IS BEING PRESENTED  TO GEORGE CLINTON  AS A TOKEN  OF OUR GRATITUDE  AND  APPRECIATION  FOR HIS   IMMEASURABLE IMPACT  ON THE   CULTURAL HERITAGE OF OUR   COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.  IN   WITNESS THEREOF I HAVE HERE TO  SEND MY HAND AND SEAL AND  LEON COUNTY FLORIDA TO BE A FIXED   THIS 19th DAY OF MARCH 2024.    IT IS ATTESTED TO BY COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR MR. VINSON LONG.   CONGRATULATIONS.  >>>  THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  IS  IT ON?  >>  THANK YOU.  I WAS ALREADY  IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE. NOW    AFTER THIS  YOU ALL ANKLE BE    ABLE TO GET RID OF ME.  THANK   YOU THANK EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO LET BEN, THIS HAS TO BE THIS IS MY LEADER.  GEORGE  HAS MADE IT TALLAHASSEE ELIAN COUNTY WHO HAS BEEN HERE SINCE  1987.    THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS --  87 FOR ME.  SINCE I GOT TO   FLORIDA STATE. I NEVER LOVED    YOU THERE LIKE SCOTT. --  BUT   THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST  DAYS IN LEON COUNTY HISTORY AS  I HEARD COMMISSIONER BILL    PROCTOR SAYING EVERYONE OF YOU  YOUR HIT SONG -- BECAUSE YOUR  MUSIC  BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER  FROM  ALL WALKS OF LIFE.  IF   EVER THERE WAS A TIME FOR US TO HAVE ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE  IT IS NOW. SO GEORGE CLINTON ,  WE THANK YOU  FOR MAKING   TALLAHASSEE LEON COUNTY HOME.   FOR THE OMEGA'S.   >>>  THE GREATEST SONG EVER   MADE ATOMIC DOG.  >>>  I WANT TO BUST UP IN HERE  AND JUST SAY  THAT I TOLD YOU   1000 TIMES ALREADY  THAT IT IS  A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WENT TO   HOWARD UNIVERSITY  THANKS TO  OUR SCHOOLS ALMA MATER'S ONE   NATION UNDER A GROOVE.  IF YOU  CALL ALL OF MY FRIENDS OF THOSE YEARS,  THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AS ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE .   >> THANK YOU.  >>>  ANY OTHER COMMISSION OR   LIKE TO MAKE --  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MR.  CLINTON I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW  MY FIRST NAME IS GEORGE.  ACTUALLY.  I DON'T KNOW I   THINK MY PARENTS MAY HAVE BEEN  INTO YOUR MUSIC. I'M JUST  SAYING.  I DON'T KNOW IF   YOU'VE SEEN THE MOVIE PCU.    ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES   UNDERAPPRECIATED MOVIE.  IN THE MOVIE IT IS ABOUT A BUNCH OF   FRAT KIDS IN COLLEGE AND THEY   GET TOGETHER A BIG PARTY. MR.  CLINTON IS THE HEADLINER AT THE PARTY. THE PARTY GETS BROKEN UP  BY THE STRICT YOU KNOW THE  ADMINISTRATION.  MR. CLINTON   SAYS TO THEM AT THE END WHEN HE SHUTTING DOWN HE SAYS FUNK YOU  VERY MUCH.  I THINK THAT IS  FANTASTIC.  THANK YOU FOR ALL   YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE   APPRECIATE YOU.  YOU ARE A   LEGEND. IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO   SEE YOU HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.  >>  ANYONE ELSE? WE WANTED TO   TAKE A PICTURE. WITH YOU.   >>  WILL  WILL WILL  WILL   >>>  WE THANK MR. CLINTON AND  ALL THE BROTHERS OF A MEGA  SCI-FI THAT CAME TO WITNESS   THIS PROCLAMATION.  NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR  COMMISSIONER    MADDOX. IF HE WILL COME FORWARD TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION   RECOGNIZING MARCH  2024  AS    MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS  MONTH.   >> COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  >>>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    WILL THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ORGANIZATION PLEASE COME UP?  THANK YOU.    PROCLAMATION READS WHERE AS  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE  IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AFFECTING NEARLY 1   MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED   STATES ALONE.  AND WHERE AS   MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS GENERALLY   STRIKES PEOPLE IN THE PRIME OF  LIFE BETWEEN AGES 20 THROUGH   50. THE CAUSE AND COURSE OF THE OFTEN THE LIMITS HATING    SYMPTOMS OF MS REMAIN UNKNOWN   AND NO CURE CURRENTLY EXIST.    AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL   MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY IS  COMMITTED  TO A WORLD FREE OF  MS  -- PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT  THE INSIGHT INTO THE DISEASE.   AND WHEREAS TOGETHER WE HAVE   TRANSFORMED WHAT IT MEANS TO   LIVE WITH MS AND PROVIDED   GLOBAL LEADERSHIP  TO HELP   ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF A WORLD   FREE OF MS.  AND WHEREAS SINCE  1946 THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE   SCLEROSIS SOCIETY HAS BEEN A   DRIVING FORCE OF MS RESEARCH  RELENTLESSLY PURSUING   PREVENTION TREATMENTS AND A  CURE AND HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $1 BILLION  IN GROUNDBREAKING  RESEARCH.  WHEREAS FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE   SCLEROSIS SOCIETY FUEL    RESEARCH ON PATHWAYS THE MS   CURES AND INVEST IN THE MS  RESEARCH  WORKFORCE AT THE BEST MEDICAL CENTERS UNIVERSITIES   AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS   THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND ABROAD. AND  LEADING TO MANY   BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE TREATMENT  OF MS.  AND WHERE AS THE   MISSION OF THE NATIONAL  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY IS  THE SECURE MS WHILE EMPOWERING  PEOPLE  AFFECTED BY MS TO LIVE  THEIR BEST LIVES AND ONE THAT   ALL AMERICANS AND FLORIDIANS   SHOULD SUPPORT.  AND WHEREAS   LEON COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE   IMPORTANCE OF FINDING  THE   CAUSE AND CURE OF MS AND   EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION FOR  THE DEDICATION THAT THE   NATIONAL MS SOCIETY  NATIONAL   MS SOCIETY NORTH FLORIDA  CHAPTER HAS SHOWN TOWARDS   CREATING A WORLD FREE OF MS.    NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED  BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY   COMMISSIONERS OF LEON COUNTY  FLORIDA THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024 BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL MULTIPLE  SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH.  WE  ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS  OF   LEON COUNTY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MS AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO   SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH MS AND THEIR FAMILIES.  THIS IS SIGNED BY THE CHAIR AS WELL AS THE   REST OF THE COMMISSION ATTESTED TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  CONGRATULATIONS.  >>>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX AND THE REST OF THE   COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR   RECOGNIZING MARCH IS MS   AWARENESS MONTH.  AS YOU KNOW  MS IS A DISEASE THAT IMPACTS   THE BRAIN'S SPINAL CORD AND  OPTIC  NERVES WHICH MAKE UP THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT   DRIVES EVERYTHING WE DO.  MANY  OF US LIVING WITH MS DO WITH   THIS INVISIBLE DISEASE IN  SILENCE BECAUSE I'M SORRY SO   WE APPRECIATE  OF YOU. CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE US YEAR AFTER YEAR AND HELPING US BRING AWARENESS  TO MS.  THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF US STANDING HERE TODAY BUT WE   ARE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF  PEOPLE IMPACTED BY MS. OUR   CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE   CAREGIVERS AND OUR PROVIDERS   ALSO WORK WITH US AND FIGHT THE DISEASE  ALONG WITH US.  THIS   WEEKEND WE HOSTED A COMMUNITY  WALK THAT WAS PLANNED AND   EXECUTED SOLELY BY OUR  VOLUNTEERS.  AND WHILE IT WAS A SUCCESS WE ARE LOOKING TO OUR  COMMUNITY TO RALLY BEHIND US AS WE STRIVE TO CREATE THAT SPACE  AND ENVIRONMENT THAT OUR  COMMUNITY  CAN THRIVE IN. SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE  TL H MS GROUP.ORG  AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN   CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US.  THANK  YOU.  >>>  COMMISSIONER TRAN03  >>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I   BELIEVE I MENTIONED THIS LAST  YEAR.  I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN  THANK COMMISSIONER MADDOX FOR  MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION. MS   WAS SOMETHING THAT  AFFECTED MY FAMILY GROWING UP.  AND JUST   RECENTLY LAST YEAR I HAD A   CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE THAT WAS  DIAGNOSED WITH MS AND HE IS 29. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU GUYS  DO AND JUST KNOW THAT  MS IS   SOMETHING THAT DOES IMPACT A   LOT OF FOLKS LIVES.  SO THANK   YOU.  >>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER   CABAN.  ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU  ALL FOR ALL YOU DO TO SHED  LIGHT ON THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. IT HAS IMPACTED ME MY FAMILY  AND FRIENDS. WE KNOW HOW   SERIOUS AND DEVASTATING IT IS.   SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE   WILL CONTINUE TO  COMMEMORATE   YOU ALL EVERY YEAR FOR ALL THE  HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK  YOU.  >>>  AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO   TURN IT OVER TO OUR COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR TO PRESENT A  PRESENTATION.  >>>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I   WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MATT  CABELLO.  WE WILL PROVIDE A   BRIEF IMPORTANT PRESENTATION   FOR YOU ON THE UPDATE OF THE   COUNTY'S WEBSITE  BEFORE WE  ROLL IT OUT AND GO LIVE.  YOU   MAY RECALL COMMISSIONERS THAT   ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO WE RODE OUT  WHAT WAS THEN THE STATE OF THE  ART IN OUR WEBSITE.  OF COURSE  THESE YEARS LATER IT WAS   REQUIRING UPDATE.  YOU WILL BE  HAPPY TO KNOW WE ARE KEEPING   ALL THAT IS GOOD ABOUT IT AND   JUST ADDING A LOT MORE  CAPABILITY.  PEOPLE LOVE OUR  WEBSITE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF  BEING ABLE TO VERY QUICKLY   SPEAK TO A LIVE PERSON AND HAVE THEIR ISSUES RESOLVED AND WE   LET ONLINE. ALL THE   TRANSPARENCY WE PROMOTE ON THE  WEBSITE. MATT WILL TELL YOU A   LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT.  IT   IS EXCITING BUT MATT I   APOLOGIZE WE DID NOT KNOW YOU   HAD TO FOLLOW GEORGE CLINTON.   IF WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT  THAT.  >>  THANK YOU. COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR AND   COMMISSIONERS. I'M EXCITED TO  GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF THE   COUNTIES RELAUNCHED THE   WEBSITE. AS THE COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR HAS SAID IT TAKES ALL OF WHICH IS GOOD OF THE   EXISTING WEBSITE ONLY ENHANCES  IT  IN ALL THE RIGHT  AND BEST  WAYS. ONE OF THE THINGS IS I AM REPRESENTING THE WORK OF NOT   ONLY JUSTIN TO MY RIGHT THE   PRIMARY ARCHITECT IN THE DESIGN FOR THE WEBSITE.  BUT ALSO THE  IT TEAM OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER.  IT IS A LOT OF PRESSURE BECAUSE THEY HAVE MY BROWSING HISTORY.   COULD SHARE IT FOR ANY REASON  AT ANY MOMENT. I WANT TO DO MY  BEST TO MAKE THEM PROUD.   COMMISSIONERS JUST IMAGINE IF I HAD SAID  THAT WE HAVE A SINGLE COUNTY LOBBY WHERE MORE THAN   3000 PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THOSE  DOORS ANY GIVEN DAY.  ASKING   MORE THAN 40,000 DIFFERENT   QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DO I GET  THE SERVICE HOW TO ACCESS THIS  AND DO OTHER THINGS. YOU WOULD  SAY THAT  THAT LOBBY IS ONE OF  THE MOST IMPORTANT FRONT DOORS  AND ONE STOP SHOPS WE HAVE THE  COUNTY.  WE WOULD AGREE. THAT   THAT LOBBY SHOULD BE AS   INVITING AND SHOULD BE AS  ENGAGING TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT  WALK-THROUGH AS POSSIBLE. AGAIN 3000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOORS   MORE THAN ANY COUNTY FACILITY   COMBINED. WE NEED TO GET IT  RIGHT. BUT BEFORE WE CAN TALK   ABOUT WHERE WE WENT  I WANT TO  TALK ABOUT WHERE WE WERE. IF WE LOOK AT 2011  WE HAD MECHANICAL KEYBOARDS.  AND BLACKBERRIES IN THOSE GOOD THINGS. IN 2011 WHEN THE COUNTY WEBSITE WAS FIRST  ESTABLISHED THINGS LOOKED   DIFFERENT. WE WERE IN A   TRANSITION TIME. ALSO BREAKING  DAWN WAS A MOVIE AT THE TIME IN 2011. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER.   CONSISTENT WITH GEORGE CLINTON  THAT ALSO I WANT TO REFLECT ON  THE MUSIC THAT WAS THERE AT THE TIME. TO GET US IN THE GROOVE.   LITTLE RADIO EDIT GOING HERE.   JUST TO GET YOU IN THE  MINDSET.  AGAIN THIS IS  NEUROSCIENCE AT ITS FINEST.  TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE WERE.    THERE IT IS.  IN 2011 THE VAST  MAJORITY OF FOLKS WERE   CONNECTING WITH IT IN PHYSICAL  BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE.  LIKE IN  THEIR COMPUTER ROOM OF THE   HOUSE. THEY WERE DOING IT AT   CAFÉS PUBLIC LIBRARIES.  SO   IMPORTANT AND STILL AN  IMPORTANT VENUE. ONLY A FEW   WERE CONNECTING VIA SMART   PHONES AT THAT TIME.  WE KNOW   THAT THIS WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE  RIGHT NOW HAS SERVED US VERY   WELL. IT HAS BEEN A TOUCH TONE  FOR HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES  TO THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER IN 2024  NORTH OF 90% OF U.S. ADULTS OWN A SMART PHONE.  97% OF   GENERATION Z AND MILLENNIALS  HAVE A SMART PHONE. 70% OF  SENIORS. ON OUR WEBSITE  NEARLY HALF THE TRAFFIC IS MOBILE  BASE.  SO ALL OF THE DECISIONS  WE MADE IN THE RELAUNCH WERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS THE MOST  EFFECTIVE WAY IN WHICH TO REACH CITIZENS AND ANSWER QUERIES.    ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO   SHOW YOU THEN IS THE WEBSITE  ITSELF.  I WANT TO GO OVER JUST A REAL BRIEF VIEW OF IT.  I   ALSO WANT TO SAY THIS WAS   INFORMED THROUGH CITIZEN  FEEDBACK  THROUGH ENGAGING WITH LOCAL PR FIRMS AND EXPERTS AND  IT FOLKS. IN THE STATE OF   FLORIDA WHEN IT COMES TO   ACCESSIBILITY. WHEN THEY CAME   TO TALK ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY   THEY SAID YOUR WEBSITE IS NOW   THE THING WILL USE AND   TRAININGS. WHAT YOU HAVE DONE   HERE AT THE COUNTY IS ONE OF   THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THINGS   WE'VE SEEN FOR ALLOWING FOLKS  TO ACCESS IT  EASILY AND THOSE  WITH DISABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET CONNECTED WITH SERVICES.   LET ME TURN IT OVER AND I WILL  TAKE YOU ON A TOUR. WE ARE  GOING TO GO HERE.  JUSTIN IS   GONE TO HELP ME OUT AND DRIVE.  AS YOU SEE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WEBSITE WE HAVE AT THE VERY TOP FOUR BIG BUCKETS.   CONSISTENT WITH GOOD    GOVERNANCE AND HOW WE EXPLORE   THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE GOVERNMENT  BUCKET WHERE WITHIN THEIR WE   TALK ABOUT COMMISSION   COMMISSIONER MEETINGS. WE HAVE  COMMUNITY WHERE WE CAN  CONNECT FOLKS WITH SERVICES LIBRARIES   NEWS AND EVENTS. BUSINESSES    THIS IS PROCUREMENT. THIS IS   PERMITTING. THIS IS CONNECTING  FOLKS WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY.   OF COURSE CENTRAL TO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE IS VISITORS.    THE VISITOR SERVICES THIS IS   NOT ONLY ABOUT TOURISM IT IS  ABOUT CONNECTING WITH TRAILS IN YOUR BACKYARD. IT IS CONNECTING ALSO WITH KEEPING THE MUSIC   PAYMENT GOING  AMPHITHEATER    PERFORMANCES. IN ADDITION TO  THAT  WE HAVE THE I WANT  WE   WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT   SECTION. WE WILL GO TO THE  COMMISSIONER PORTION. I WANT TO SAY WE FEATURED AN UPDATED ALL  OF THE CONTENT IN THE MEET YOUR COMMISSIONERS PORTION. ALL THE  CONTENT YOU HAVE EXISTING IN  PLACES REPRESENTED ON THE NEW   WEBSITE. IN ADDITION TO THAT  THERE  WE WANT TO PEEK INTO   CHAIR CUMMINGS SPACE.  EACH OF  THESE SPACES HAS ALL THE   INFORMATION COMPLETELY TEMPLATE SIZED FOR WHAT  IS USED ON YOUR SECTIONS NEWSLETTER CONNECTIONS DISTRICT INFORMATION THINGS OF  THAT NATURE. GO BACK REAL QUICK TO THE FRONT PAGE.  THE   CONNECTION WITH CITIZENS AND  SERVICES IS KEY. WANT TO SECTION IS A VERY IMPORTANT  SPACE WHERE FOLKS HAVE THE   OPPORTUNITY TO FIND THINGS SUCH AS A COUNTY PARK SERVICE  A   SERVICE CENTER AND ANY NUMBER   OF OTHER THINGS. THIS IS SMART  UPDATED.  SO THAT WE KNOW WHEN  FOLKS ARE ACCESSING PAGES THE   MOST AND TO GET THEM ACCESS TO  THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO FIND. WE HAVE A READ SECTION. EVERY  SECTION  LIKE ANNUAL REPORT   WHICH I KNOW I READ ON A   REGULAR BASIS. IT IS REQUIRED   WEEKLY TO READ IT. AND THEN  PARTICIPATE  TO GET FOLKS   CONNECTED WITH LIBRARY   VOLUNTEERISM ANY  LITERACY AND  LIFELONG LEARNING.  LASTLY GET  HELP.  THE GET HELP SECTION IS  REALLY JUST A I NEED A   PARTICULAR SERVICE TRASH PICKUP  VETERANS BENEFITS ALL THE  OTHER THINGS. AGAIN IF YOU'RE  NOT FINDING THE THING YOU NEED  WE ALWAYS CONNECT YOU DIRECTLY  WITH A PERSON WHO CAN ANSWER  YOUR QUESTION AND HELP YOU   FIGURE IT OUT. THOSE  BIG   PORTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND  DRIVE AROUND IS IMPORTANT. WE   ALSO HAVE DEPARTMENT PAGES.  I  WANT TO JUST DIVE IN REAL QUICK AND TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL   SERVICES PAGE.  WE HAVE AGAIN   ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS LISTED   HERE FOR FOLKS TO ACCESS.  THE  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PAGE WE NOW HAVE  BIG IMAGES THAT   DEMONSTRATE THE VALUES OF   COUNTY GOVERNMENT.  THE   IMPORTANCE AND OF COURSE WE   FEATURE CHAD ABRAMS WERE WE GET TO DO SUCH. THE INFORMATION  IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE LISTED    AND NESTED INTO THAT SPACE.  I  WANT TO TAKE A QUICK TRIP BACK  TO THE MAIN PAGE AND SCROLL  DOWN.  WE HAVE AN INTERACTIVE   SEARCH FUNCTION  WHICH IS JUST  NESTED BILLY  NEED THE VIDEO.   VERY STANDARD STUFF.  IT   CONNECTS YOU WITH ANYTHING YOU  MIGHT NEED TO DO BY TYPING IT  IN. WE HAVE REWARDS SECTION.   COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE  THINGS WE'VE EARNED THROUGH   HARD WORK. YOU CAN BROWSE  THROUGH THEM. YOU CAN BROWSE   THROUGH IT BY YEAR.  YOU CAN GO TO TO THE TOP AND THEN SEE THAT WE HAVE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC   WORKS ASSOCIATION. BACK TO THE  FRONT PAGE.  THEN WE WILL   SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. WE  HAVE NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS.   SPOTLIGHT PORTIONS. ALL  INTERACTIVE ALL EASY ALL MOBILE FERSON FRIENDLY.  IF WE   CONTINUE TO GO TO THE BOTTOM WE WILL SEE TESTIMONIALS THE   COUNTY GOVERNMENTS MISSION AND  ALSO THE STRATEGIC PRIORITY   AREAS FRONT AND CENTER ON THE  PAGE FOLKS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT PRIORITIES WE HAVE. AND OUR GOALS AND TARGETS.  THE FOOTER IS STILL THE VERY   FAMILIAR CITIZENS CONNECT  BUTTON FRONT AND CENTER.  TALK  TO A LIVE PERSON AND MAKE   INQUIRIES. ALL THAT OTHER GOOD  WORK. LASTLY I KNOW YOU HAVE A  FULL MEETING.  I WANT TO LOOK   AT THE LIBRARIES PAGE REAL  QUICK.  WE DID NOT JUST MAKE   ONE PAGE WE MADE VERY MANY .   THE LIBRARIES PAGE  GETS FOLKS  CONNECTED TO THE CATALOG BUT   ALSO REALLY DISPLAYS THE  LIBRARY SPACES ARE OPEN. THE   LIBRARY CARDS. THE SERVICES.    THE SLIDER ITSELF. AND ALSO  CONNECTS FALSE AN UPDATED   CALENDAR PROGRAMS. IT IS  CONSISTENT  AND ALIGNED WITH   THE ESSENTIAL LIBRARIES  INITIATIVE  AND COLOR-CODED OF  COURSE APPROPRIATELY. AGAIN    THIS IS NOT ONLY A FACELIFT.    BENEATH THE HOOD ALL THE THINGS YOU SEE BENEATH IT FROM THE  CYBER SECURITY UPGRADES TO THE  INTUITIVE SEARCH AND LEARNING.  TO THE I WANT TO PORTION . THIS IS A VERY SLEEK BY DESIGN  BUT  LIGHTWEIGHT AND MOBILE FRIENDLY AND MOBILE FIRST. ALL OF THE   WORK THAT IS HAPPENING UNDER   THE HOOD HERE IS ALSO SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT ON THE WEBSITE.   WE WILL MAKE THIS AVAILABLE NOT ONLY TO THE COMMISSION BUT TO   THE PUBLIC TO EXPLAIN ALL OF   THE REASONS AND PROCESS THAT   WE'VE GONE THROUGH OVER THE   PAST FIVE YEARS. TO IMPLEMENT   AND RELAUNCH A WEBSITE THAT   SERVES OUR CITIZENS NOT ONLY   TODAY BUT WE KNOW FOR THE NEXT  10 YEARS AT MINIMUM.  AND FOR   ALL THE REASONS FROM INCLUSIVE  DESIGN TO CRITICAL INFORMATION.  AGAIN THIS IS THAT FRONT DOOR.  THAT SPACE TO THE LOBBY WHERE  3000 PEOPLE ACCESS OUR WEBSITE  EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND SEARCH  40,000 DIFFERENT PAGES AND GET  QUESTIONS AND SERVICES ANSWERED ON THOSE PAGES. THIS IS A BIG   EFFORT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO   CONNECT WITH THEM WITH WHAT   THEY NEED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.   THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES WE   PROVIDE AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE  REPRESENTED IN THIS ROOM KNOW   AND WANT AND DESERVE THAT. SO   HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.  >>>  THANK YOU MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR AND THANK YOU FOR THAT INNOVATIVE  UPDATE THAT  YOU HAVE GIVEN US.  COMMISSIONERS  COMMISSIONER   WELCH.  >>> I WANT TO SAY THANKS MATT.   AND THE REST OF OUR STAFF.  I  KNOW THAT IS NOT AN EASY   UNDERTAKING TO CREATE SUCH A  THING.  IS LIKE ANYTHING ELSE   YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB.  OUR  CITIZENS WILL VERY MUCH   APPRECIATE THE EASE-OF-USE OF   THAT AND THE MOBILE   COMPATIBILITY BEING IMPROVED.   I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU  AND GOOD JOB.  >>> THANK YOU.  ANY OTHER  COMMISSIONERS ?  >>  GREAT JOB MATT. THANK YOU   SO MUCH. SOME  MR. COUNTY   EDMUND SCHRADER.  >>>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.   THAT BRINGS US AND AGAIN MATT   AND THE TEAM JUST WANT TO   UNDERSCORE ALL THE HARD WORK.   THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT   UPDATE. MADAM CHAIR  --  SO,   MADAM CHAIR THAT BRINGS YOU TO  CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON CONSENT AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST UP  THOMAS LINTON.  >>  MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU GOOD  AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR  ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO  SPEAK TO THE LEON COUNTY BOARD  OF COMMISSIONERS. AND THE   COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS THOMAS  LINTON.  I'M THE CEO OF A   COMPANY CALLED MINDFUL QUEST.   MINDFUL QUEST IS A SOFTWARE   COMPANY THAT  I'VE PURCHASED  RECENTLY.  THIS HAS ROOTS IN   HELPING COMMUNITIES LIKE YOURS  BACK THROUGH 2010 . THE FOCUS  AT MINDFUL QUEST IS CONNECTING  THOSE WHO HURT WITH THOSE WHO  HELP.  AND WE REALIZED A   HEALTHY COMMUNITY LEADS TO A   SAFE COMMUNITY. AND WHEN YOU  HAVE A SAFE COMMUNITY IT LEADS  TO A COMMUNITY THAT YOU CAN  GROW FROM AN ECONOMIC  PERSPECTIVE.  AND WE SEE AS   PART OF YOUR STRATEGIC   IMPERATIVES THAT HELP THE   SAFETY GROWTH AND ECONOMY ARE   CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC   IMPERATIVES FOR YOU. WE'VE   BEEN IN TALLAHASSEE NOW FOR 2  DAYS.  WE'VE HAD AN  OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOUR   COURT ADMINISTRATOR COUNTY  ADMINISTRATORS IN THE   SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. A FEW  THINGS STOOD OUT. AS  IT   RELATES TO MENTAL HEALTH AND    THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,  THERE IS VERY LIMITED  TRANSPARENCY  ACROSS   DEPARTMENTS AND LIMITED ABILITY TO TRACK  ELEMENTS WHEN IT   COMES TO  ASSISTING THOSE WHO  NEED MENTAL HEALTH AND  LAW  ENFORCEMENT. SECONDLY THE JAIL  SYSTEMS ARE OVERCROWDED. THE   DETENTION CENTER  STAYS ALONG.   AND THIRD THE RECIDIVISM RATES ARE HIGH AND COULD BE LOWER.    TO HELP REDUCE THE COST OF THE   COUNTY BY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.  OUR GOAL AT OUR COMPANY   MINDFUL QUEST IS TO LISTEN.    AND TO UNDERSTAND THE CRITICAL  NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE AND SEE HOW WE CAN ADD VALUE.  IF WE CAN  LET YOU IF WE CAN HELP YOU WE  WILL LET YOU KNOW. IF WE CAN'T WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS WELL.   AS A PERSON THAT HAS BEEN   HELPING ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE  OVER THE YEARS I CAN TELL YOU   THAT SOFTWARE BY ITSELF IS NOT  THE ANSWER.  WHAT IS MOST   IMPORTANT IS  THAT THE   LEADERSHIP THAT YOU GUYS   PROVIDE HERE  IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT U.S. LEADERS  REMOVE THE  SILOS  AND WORK  ACROSS AND  COLLABORATING WITH FOLKS.  AND  THAT YOUR COMMUNITIES   THEMSELVES WANT TO CHANGE.    AGAIN SOFTWARE CAN FACILITATE  THIS.  BUT IT IS NOT THE ANSWER ALL THE TIME. AGAIN OUR   APPROACH IS SIMPLE.  WE LOVE   THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO  LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND YOUR  NEEDS.  AND WE HAVE THREE   PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP. QUEST  MIND  QUEST NAVIGATE AND QUEST  MATCH.  THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP YOU IN A VARIETY OF  WAYS . IN CLOSING I WOULD LIKE  TO SAY MINDFUL QUEST WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH   THIS COMMUNITY TO BE YOUR   PARTNER OF CHOICE TO HELP  IN   ADDRESSING THESE COMPLEX  ISSUES.  WE BELIEVE THE   SOFTWARE CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY THE HEALTHY SAFETY  HEALTHY   SAFE AND GENERATE SAVINGS.  YOU CAN REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.   THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY  TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. WE   APPRECIATE THIS.  >>>  THANK YOU MR. LINTON.  >>>  CARLOS RAMIREZ  >>>  MY NAME IS CARLOS  -- I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS. I HAVE  BEEN REALLY BLESSED TO BE HERE. IN THIS COMMUNITY.  THERE'S A  COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO BRING   TO YOU. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE   WE ARE ALLOWING  THE AIR THAT   WE BREATHE IS TO BE  CONTAMINATED.  THE PAMPHLET I   JUST GAVE YOU FROM    ENGINEERING.COM IF YOU GO INTO  THEIR SITE YOU WILL FIND A   SECTION WHERE  THERE ARE   SAMPLES OF WATER HAVE BEEN   TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE U.S.   WHETHER IT IS DELAWARE  FORT   MYERS FLORIDA  THEY ARE FINDING ALUMINUM  BARIUM AND MANY OTHER THINGS IN THESE WATER SAMPLES.  MY FRIENDS,  WHY IS IT WE ARE  NOT  REALLY LOOKING INTO SOME   OF THIS  INFO? IT IS BEYOND MY  COMPREHENSION. IF YOU GO TO  THEIR SITE YOU WILL FIND OUT  THAT LAST YEAR FOR EXAMPLE IN  KENTUCKY  THEY PUT OUT A BILL I CAN'T REMEMBER THE BILL   NUMBER. I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS. BECAUSE  THE STATE  THAT  STATE  MARYLAND ILLINOIS   CONNECTICUT RHODE ISLAND  --   TENNESSEE ARE SOME OF THE   STATES THAT ACTUALLY ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT LEGISLATURE  TO   PUT A STOP  TO THE   CONTAMINATION OF OUR AIR.  BACK IN 1962  OR 63, LYNDON JOHNSON  SAID THAT  --  AT THAT MOMENT   HE WAS VICE PRESIDENT.  HE SAID AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE WE  WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE   WEATHER AND  HE WHO CONTROLS   THE WEATHER WILL CONTROL THE  WORLD.  IF YOU CONTAMINATE OUR  AIR,  WITH ALUMINUM  WE ARE  ACTUALLY  ABSORBING THIS   ALUMINUM. EVENTUALLY YOUR   ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WE WERE   TALKING EARLIER ABOUT    ANYTHING. ANYTHING IN YOUR  BODY. IF YOU PUT  CREATE A   BLOCKAGE IN YOUR ELECTRICAL   SYSTEM YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS.  WHEHER YOU MAY HAVE  A PAIN IN THE LEG OR WHICHEVER.  I JUST  URGE YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO  THIS.  BECAUSE IT IS REALLY   CONCERNING HOW  THEY ARE JUST  CONTINUING  TO SPREAD THIS   CONTAMINANT IN THE AIR.  BUT  COMMUNITY DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT  IT.  IF YOU WERE TO GO TO THE  NIH  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF  HEALTH,  THEY REPORTED IN 2010   THAT MONSANTO DEVELOPED AN   ALUMINUM RESISTANT SEAT. WHAT   WOULD YOU DEVELOP ALUMINUM  RESISTANT  SEAT? ALUMINUM HAS   BEEN SPRAYED ALL OVER THE  PLACE.  I FINISH WITH THAT.    YOU WANT ME TO GO ON?   >>  I THINK YOUR TIME IS UP .   WE APPRECIATE YOU.  >>> I UNDERSTAND. I WANTED TO   BRING ANOTHER PIECE OF  INFORMATION TO YOUR ATTENTION.  >>  DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT   NOW? THANK YOU FOR THE  OPPORTUNITY.  HERE RECENTLY  I  HAVE JUST GOTTEN REALLY  IN   LOVE WITH  PLANS. BECAUSE OF   THE MINERAL CONTENT  THESE   PLANS HAVE. YOU GO TO THE STORE LIKE HOME DEPOT FOR EXAMPLE AND YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE WEED  KILLERS.  WEEDS ARE ACTUALLY   THE LITTLE PLANS THAT HAVE   FALLEN IN LOVE WITH. BECAUSE OF THEIR MINERAL CONTENT.  YOU CAN ALL AGREE THAT SOME SAY  WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FOOD PROBLEM.  FOOD SUPPLY PROBLEM.  THAT IS  BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF  KNOWLEDGE.  WE HAVE A LOT OF   THINGS OUT HERE TO MAKE TEA OUT OF THEM. PINE NEEDLES.  AND   OBTAIN LIGHTS OF VITAMIN C.    GOD HAS GIVEN US PLENTY OF WAYS WE CAN PUT NUTRIENTS IN OUR   BODIES. YET WE ARE ALLOWING  MONSANTO OR ALL THESE WEED  KILLERS  TO MARKET TO OUR   LITTLE HEADS THAT WE SHOULD  KILL ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS.   THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO US. FOR  INSTANCE DANDELION WILL HELP   YOU AGAINST DIABETES.  BUT WHO  CAN REALLY CARE ABOUT THE  DANDELIONS ? SECOND OF ALL IF   YOU DO THE RESEARCH YOU WILL   FIND OUT THAT THE SPREADING OF   WEED KILLERS ACTUALLY AFFECTS  OUR WATER. EVENTUALLY  YOU ARE  AFFECTING OUR BODIES.  WHY ARE  WE ALLOWING A PRODUCT LIKE THIS THAT IN OTHER COUNTRIES HAS   BEEN BANNED BUT WE ARE NOT   MAKING ANY EFFORT  TOWARDS   THAT? WHETHER OR NOT  YOU ARE   THE BODY OF PEOPLE THAT CAN  ACTUALLY HELP US -- BUT PERHAPS  SOME WITHIN THE AUDIENCE AND   THE REST OF THE PEOPLE THAT MAY ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR ABOUT THIS  WOULD  LOOK INTO IT. AND TRY   TO MAKE A STAND.  JUST TO LET   YOU KNOW THE POWER OF SOME OF   THESE LITTLE PLANS. THERE'S A  PLANS CALL --  I WANT TO READ  THIS TO YOU. IT SAYS THE   NOTABLE ABOUT THIS THIS IS  --  THE MIRACLE PLANS.  IT SAYS THE NOTABLE  PHARMACOLOGICAL   PROPERTIES INCLUDE ANTIBIOTIC   DIABETIC ANTIOXIDANT  --    ANTI-LIPID TO MAKE   ANTI-ALLERGIC AND MANY MORE   ACTIVITIES. WHICH I GET TO BE  EXPLORED.  THAT IS SUCCULENT.  THAT IS NOT LISTED AS A.  BUT   ANYWAY. I JUST WANTED TO BRING  THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I  APPRECIATE . GOD BLESS YOU  GUYS.  >>>  THANK YOU MR. RAMIREZ.  >>> THE FINAL SPEAKER ON YOUR   CONSENT AND NOT INTENDED ITEMS   ANGELINA CLICHÉ.  >>>  HELLO.  MY NAME IS  ANGELINA  -- THIS IS MY FIRST  TIME AND IT COUNTY   COMMISSIONERS MEETING. I'VE   ATTENDED THE CITY COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS MANY TIMES BEFORE. BUT NEVER STOOD HERE TO SAY WHAT   I'M ABOUT TO SAY TODAY.  ON   MARCH 3rd 2024 AROUND 10:30   P.M. I WAS PULLED OVER BY AN   OFFICER. THE OFFICER ASKED ME   TO MOVE TO AN UNLIT LOCATION.   AFTER TELLING THE OFFICER I WAS TERRIFIED AND WOULD LIKE TO   SPEAK TO HIS SUPERVISORS HE   ASKED ME TO GET OUT OF THE   VEHICLE I CONTINUED TO CRY INTO THE OFFICER I WAS TERRIFIED AND WOULD PREFER IF MORE PEOPLE   WERE AROUND  WHILE WE ARE DOING THIS. HE TOLD ME I WAS UNDER   ARREST. OTHER OFFICERS ARRIVED  TO MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO PULL ON MY WINDOW AND THEN THEY  BUSTED MY WINDOW OUT AND I TOLD THEM I WAS TERRIFIED.  DURING   THIS TIME I CALLED 911 TWICE.   AND BOTH TIMES THEY HUNG UP ON  ME.  AFTER BEING ARRESTED    ITEMS WERE TAKEN OUT OF MY   VEHICLE AND NOT RETURNED TO ME.  I REQUESTED DOCUMENTS AND MY   CAT KNOWS ERROR POLICE REPORTS  AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE  UNAVAILABLE TO ME.  I STRUGGLE  WITH MENTAL HEALTH. AND  I   WOULD HAVE FELT MORE   COMFORTABLE HAD SOMEONE ELSE   BEEN AROUND DURING THIS MOMENT. I DID CRY. I DID FEEL LIKE I   WAS ABOUT TO DIE. I DID NOT   FEEL SAFE.  SINCE THEN I HAVE  INCREASED SEEING MY THERAPIST  TWICE A WEEK. I CANNOT SLEEP.   THERE WAS POLICE OFFICERS IN MY APARTMENT BEFORE I LEFT. AND I  COULD NOT EVEN  MOVE. MY   MAINTENANCE MAN HAD TO COME AND HELP ME BECAUSE IN THAT MOMENT  I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS ABOUT   TO HAPPEN. I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE LAWS PUT IN PLACE TO HELP US.   BUT THE LAWS PUT IN PLACE NOT  TO TAKE OVER OUR RIGHTS WITH   THE HELP US WITH THE RIGHTS   THAT ALREADY EXIST PER THE   CONSTITUTION. THIS IS WHAT I  WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE   AUDIENCE TODAY.  >>> THANK YOU.  >>>  THAT CONCLUDES OUR  SPEAKERS.  >>> THAT BRINGS US TO  OUR   CONSENT AGENDA. MR. COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR ARE THERE ANY   ITEMS PULLED.  >>>  WE HAVE NO CONSENT ITEMS   PULLED.  >> I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A  MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT  AGENDA.  >>  MOVED BY COMMISSIONER    WELCH AND SECONDED BY   COMMISSIONER MINOR.  ANY  DISCUSSION  -- ALL THAT FAVOR.   THANK YOU. MR. COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR. WE WILL MOVE TO   OUR GENERAL BUSINESS.  >>>  BEFORE WE PROCEED  THE   GENERAL BUSINESS,  AND THE   NATURAL ORDER,  I WANTED TO ASK IF  WE COULD GET A STAFF PERSON ASSIGNED TO GET MORE DETAIL.    THAT WAS VERY DISTURBING WHAT I HEARD.  I KNOW THIS ENTIRE  COMMISSION  WANTS ADDITIONAL   INFORMATION ON SOMETHING. SO  INFLAMMATORY.  >>  IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE   TALKING ABOUT?  >> YES. I'M ASKING REQUESTING  STAFF TO PLEASE GET THE WHO   WHAT AND WHEN  -- THAT WE MIGHT KNOW AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING   WE CAN DO TO FOLLOW-UP. THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK.  >>> THANK YOU.  IS THAT   APPROPRIATE? WILL YOU DO THAT   IN FORM OF A MOTION.  >>  MOVED BY COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR SECONDED BY   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  NO   DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  LET IT BE KNOWN.   >>  THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO  MUCH. MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  WE WILL MOVE TO GENERAL  BUSINESS.  >>>  COMMISSIONERS ITEM NUMBER  14 THIS ITEM  SIX CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE FY 25 MAXIMUM  DISCRETIONARY FUNDING LEVEL FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES. COMMISSIONERS  WE SAY THIS IS THIS ITEM  SIGNIFIES THE UNOFFICIAL START  OF BUDGET SEASON. SO YOU WILL  HEAR  THEMES AND MAKE DECISIONS TODAY WHICH CERTAINLY WILL   CARRY THROUGH YOUR VERY   DELIBERATE PROCESS.  THIS ITEM  COMMISSIONERS ADDRESSES ONE OF  THE EARLY POLICY MATTERS ON THE BOARD'S DIRECTION.  AS PART OF THAT FY 25 PROCESS FOLLOWING   THIS ITEM OF COURSE THE BOARD   HAS BUDGET WORKSHOP SCHEDULED   THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER  WHICH WE APPROVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR AS PART OF YOUR BUDGET CALENDAR.   AS WE PRESENTED DURING THE   LEGISLATIVE UPDATES  COMMISSIONERS OF COURSE THE   LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAS A   SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. ONE HOUR  BUDGET YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.    THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 25    BUDGET COULD HAVE PROVEN    CHALLENGING  EXTRAORDINARILY   CHALLENGING WITH SOME OF THE   ITEMS COMMISSIONERS AS YOU ALL  KNOW WHICH WERE PROPOSED . IN  THE SUMMARY AND OF COURSE AS   THE DUST SETTLES ON SOME OF THE LEGISLATION  AND THAT   LEGISLATION IS EITHER SIGNED OR NOT SIGNED,  WE WILL BE COMING  BACK TO THE BOARD IN KEEPING   YOU WELL INFORMED AS WE DO   THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. IT   APPEARS AT THIS EARLY STAGE   THAT WE  DODGED AND WE DO KNOW  WE DODGE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS SOME AGAIN SOME OF THE MOST  SIGNIFICANT  IMPACTS OF THE   PROPOSED LEGISLATION. INCLUDING  SOME OF THE FRS LEGISLATION  THE HOMESTEAD LEGISLATION THAT  WAS FILED. I SHOULD SAY  THE   HOUSE THAT WE FULLY EXPECT THAT LEGISLATION TO BE BACK NEXT  YEAR.  BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN  IDEA AS WE MENTIONED IN THE  ANALYSIS THIS WOULD HAVE  RESULTED  JUST A FEW OF THESE   ITEMS RESULTED IN ROUGHLY $25   MILLION IMPACT DIRECT IMPACT   LOSS OF REVENUE.  THE FY 25   BUDGET WHICH OF COURSE TO PUT   IT MILDLY WOULD'VE MADE THINGS EXTRAORDINARILY CHALLENGING.  HOWEVER AS I MENTIONED AGAIN   THE FINAL LEGISLATION RELATED   TO FRS SPECIFICALLY  THAT WHICH DID PASS HAD A FAR SMALLER   FINANCIAL IMPACT THAN   ORIGINALLY PROJECTED THE  LEGISLATIVE  DID NOT APPROVE   THE ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD  EXEMPTION. WITH THAT THE   DEVELOPMENT OF THE FY 25 WILL   CONTINUE TO BE CONSTRAINED.    VERY IMPORTANTLY BY VERY MODEST TAX GROWTH. IN GENERAL REVENUE  GROWTH. CONTINUE  INFLATION AND LIMITED INCREASES  TO THE   SMALLEST LEVEL POSSIBLE.  TO   ENSURE A STABLE FUNDING  TO   MAINTAIN CURRENT SERVICE  LEVELS.  SO THAT IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING  WE ARE USING 11   FISCAL CONSTRAINT GOING INTO    THIS BUDGET . NOT UNLIKE THE   WAY WE HAVE IN THE PAST.  IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT PROPERLY   POSITIONING THE BOARD IN THE   COUNTY AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD.   IN SETTING DISCRETIONARY   FUNDING LEVELS THE COUNTY  FOLLOWS GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED  IN THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDING  ORDINANCE AND FISCAL PLANNING   POLICY. WHICH SPEAKS DIRECTLY   TO THIS ITEM. THE ITEM BEFORE   YOU NOW.  AS SPECIFIED IN THE   DOCUMENTS THESE DISCRETIONARY   LEVELS MUST BE ESTABLISHED   BEFORE MARCH 31st OF EACH YEAR  WHICH OCCURS EARLY IN THE    BUDGET PROCESS AND PROVIDES  BUDGET CERTAINTY ONLY FOR THE   COUNTY. FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES.   THIS ITEM RECOMMENDS CONSISTENT FUNDING FOR MOST OF THOSE   CATEGORIES WITH INCREASED   FUNDING AND SOME OF THOSE   CATEGORIES. AND WITH OTHER   ISSUES DETAILED IN THE  ANALYSIS.  THAT IS GENERALLY   THE THEME YOU WILL FIND AND WE  WILL POINT OUT WHERE THERE ARE  VARIATIONS. SPECIFICALLY  LEVEL GENERAL REVENUE FUNDING IS   RECOMMENDED FOR THE FIRST YEAR.  OF THE NEXT TWO-YEAR CYCLE THE HSP. ADDITIONALLY IS  RECOMMENDED  AT YOUR NOVEMBER   HUMAN SERVICES WORKSHOP LINE   ITEM FUNDING  IS PROPOSED.  IN  THE SEA HSP HOMELESS SERVICES   CATEGORY TO SUPPORT  EMERGENCY  SHELTERS.  WE WILL TALK ABOUT   MORE ABOUT THAT.  BUT WE USE   THE BUDGET PROCESS AS AN   OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN  OUR   LIMITED RESOURCES WITH PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION AND PRIORITIES WE  KNOW YOU HAVE. WE WERE ABLE TO  DO THAT  AS I MENTIONED TO  COMMISSIONERS IN YOUR BRIEFINGS THROUGH ONE TIME HARPER FUNDING WHICH I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT IN JUST A MOMENT. AS YOU MAY   RECALL COMMISSIONERS    RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED  TO THE BOARD DURING A WORKSHOP  THAT WE HAD RECENTLY TO REALIGN THE CHILDREN AND FAMILY   SERVICES AND THE SEA HSP  PROCESS.  WHICH WOULD'VE   PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY   $417,000. OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY HOMELESS   SHELTERS AND OTHER HOMELESS   PROGRAMS. PER THE BOARD'S   DIRECTION THAT REALIGNMENT WAS  DELAYED UNTIL FY  27. UNTIL  AFTER  THE CURRENT TWO-YEAR   CYCLE. PENDING THE DEVELOPMENT  OF A NEW PROCESS AND  COORDINATION WITH THE CITY AND  WITH THE CSC.  THIS ITEM   RECOMMENDS THE BOARD ALLOCATE   AGAIN ONE TIME AVAILABLE ARPA   FUNDS TO PROVIDE  THE $417,000  FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.  UNTIL  THAT NEW PROCESS IS   IMPLEMENTED. SHOULD THE BOARD   CHOOSE TO DO SO. IT IS AN   OPTION THAT WE HAVE.  THAT   OPTION ALSO NOT ONLY DOES IT   PROVIDE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO  ADDRESS  SOME OF THE BOARD'S   PRIORITIES BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS   US TO DO SO  IN A WAY THAT   ALIGNS WITH THE TIMING IN WHICH WE MUST SPEND ARPA DOLLARS.  ADDITIONALLY  IS APPROVED AT  YOUR WORKSHOP THIS ITEM   ESTABLISHES LINE ITEM FUNDING   FOR 2  BIG BEN TO SUPPORT THE   24 HOUR HELPLINE RATHER THAN  HAVING THIS PROGRAM COMPETE    FOR FUNDING THROUGH SEA HSP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN   SERVICES COUNCIL THIS ITEM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LIFT WITH A LIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.    THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW 211 TO  PROVIDE OVER 3700 ADDITIONAL   RIDES PER YEAR. EXCEPT FOR  FUNDING  FOR LEGAL SERVICES.    THIS ITEM RECOMMENDS  A   CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ALL OTHER OUTSIDE AGENCIES. AT THE LEVEL  FUNDING.  AT A LEVEL FUNDING  AMOUNT.  FROM THE PREVIOUS  YEAR.  AS DETAILED IN YOUR   AGENDA MATERIALS THE BOARD  PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO  LEGAL SERVICES. OUTSIDE THE  STATUTORY  ARTICLE 5   REQUIREMENTS SINCE 2016. TO  SUPPLEMENT  STATE AND FEDERAL  FUNDING.  NO NUANCE ABOUT IT.   THIS WAS ONE TIME FUNDING.  IT  WAS ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE ONE   TIME FUNDING. IT HAD A FIVE   YEAR CLOCK. WE CAN TALK ABOUT  THAT.  BUT DURING COVID  THE   BOARD CONTINUED THAT FUNDING TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR  INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY THE  PANDEMIC RELATED TO HOUSING.    THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS   SINCE CONCLUDED THE HEALTH  EMERGENCY FOR COVID. LEGAL   SERVICES HAS INDICATED  FUNDING LEVELS HAVE BEEN RESTORED.   LEGAL SERVICES HAS REQUESTED    THIS LEVEL OF FUNDING TO  CONTINUE.  TO SUPPORT ISSUES  RELATED TO THEIR AIR PROPERTY   AND TITLE CLEARING SERVICES. AS PROVIDED IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE ITEM  THESE SERVICES ARE  ELIGIBLE FOR CHP FUNDING. AND   PER YOUR ORDINANCE WOULD BE  PROHIBITED  FROM CONSIDERATION  OUTSIDE THE CHP PROCESS.    IMPORTANTLY LEGAL SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE $132,000 IN ARTICLE 5 FUNDING AND WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR   INCREASED CHP FUNDING.  THE   APPLICATION PORTAL OPENS NEXT  MONTH.  YOU ALSO HAVE THE  STRATEGIC INITIATIVES RELATED   TO THIS.  TO UTILIZE SHIP  FUNDING TO ASSIST LEON COUNTY   RESIDENTS WITH AIR PROPERTY  TITLE CLEARING AND OTHER LEGAL  HOUSING ISSUES THROUGH LOCAL   PARTNERS SUCH AS LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA. AND OF COURSE IT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT  AS WELL. AN ITEM WITH THESE   FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WILL   COME BACK TO YOU LATER THIS   YEAR. AGAIN WITH ALL OF THAT    AS SORT OF A AN OVERVIEW  OF A  PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE ITEM.    FIRST STEP IN YOUR BUDGET  PROCESS. WE ARE RECOMMENDING   OPTIONS ONE THROUGH FIVE  AND   AGAIN VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIOS THE BOARD MAY HAVE.  >>> THANK YOU.  DO WE HAVE ANY  SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER  14?  >>  THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE DO.   WE JUST RECEIVED ONE ACTUALLY  WE HAVE A COUPLE ON ITEM 14.  LET ME START PRINT  FIRST   SPEAKER STANLEY SOUNDS.  >>>  ON THE REVEREND STANLEY   SOUNDS PASTOR OF LEON COUNTY. I SAID THE PRAYER TODAY.  --   ANSWERED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS  IN REGARDS TO THE SEA HSP  FUNDING. AND I'M NOT --  ON   THE SPOT.  BUT THERE ARE SO   MANY UNKNOWNS WITH THIS. I GO   BACK TO  THE REMARKS THAT    COUNTY COMMISSIONER BILL  PROCTOR HAVE WHEN WE WERE   TALKING ABOUT REORGANIZING THIS FUNDING. AND THE RECENT  I'VE  BEEN REALLY TRYING TO FIND A   NICE APPROACH TO BRING THIS UP.  BECAUSE THESE ARE TRYING  TIMES.  FOR PEOPLE IN OUR  COMMUNITY.  AND WHEN YOU HAVE   TRYING TIMES, EVERYTHING    DON'T ALWAYS FIT  DIRECTLY   INTO ONE MODE.  FOR INSTANCE,   WE JUST PASSED AN ORDINANCE NOW ABOUT  LOTTERY. PEOPLE ARE   GOING TO NEED SOME ASSISTANCE   WITH THAT.  THEIR MENTAL  ISSUES. IS THERE A NONPROFIT   ORGANIZATION THAT CAN ASSIST    WITH THAT? I LOOK AT THIS YOUNG LADY THAT WAS JUST HERE EARLIER TODAY.  PEOPLE THAT HAVE ISSUES WITH I HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS.    AND EVERYTHING AND CRYSTAL   CLEAR TO EVERYONE LIKE IT IS TO YOU. SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME  HELP FOR THEM.  NOT OUT OF  DISRESPECT  I VIEW YOU AS A  BROTHER.  I AGREE THAT  THERE   NEEDS TO BE A BETTER ALIGNMENT  OF OUR FUNDS.  BUT I'M   HESITANT ABOUT A TWO-YEAR   ORGANIZATION TAKING THE LEAD    ON A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER 20 YEARS.  I THINK THAT WE NEED   ANOTHER CONFERENCE BECAUSE IF   WE DON'T LEVERAGE ALL OF OUR   FUNDING TOGETHER --  WE ARE  WE ARE MOVING IN THE REVERSE OF  WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO. WE   ARE TRYING TO ALLEVIATE GAPS.   BUT UNFORTUNATELY COMMISSIONER   DAVID O'KEEFE,  I THINK WE  ARE CREATING SOME MORE GAPS.    I'VE LOOKED AT THE MEETING   ROSTERS OF  COMING OUT -- WHAT  DOES IT REALLY MEAN TO SAY I   WANT TO PROVIDE FOR HOMELESS?   WE ARE DOING A LOT OF  BROW   PUSHING OUT HERE. A LOT OF   THESE PROBLEMS ARE HIGH LEVEL   ON DIFFERENT ANGLES.  I'M NOT  A CLINICAL PERSON  BUT I STILL  I WANT TO PLAY A PART  IN THIS  RESCUE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.    SO, I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER MY TIME. I PRAY TODAY.  >>>  THANK YOU.  >>> THE NEXT SPEAKER ANGELA  RIVERA   >>  GOOD AFTERNOON.  I WOULD  JUST LIKE TO START  I AM ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL   SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA. WE   APPRECIATE THE FUNDING.  WE ARE HERE TODAY AND I'M JUST GOING  TO READ MY SPEECH. I KNOW   EVERYONE KNOWS THIS.  BUT   TALLAHASSEE AND LEON COUNTY ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN AFFORDABLE  HOUSING CRISIS. WE SEE FAMILIES LIVING IN CARS SLEEPING IN CITY AND COUNTY PARKS. WE SEE  PARENTS TRYING TO CONVINCE   THEIR CHILDREN THAT THEY ARE  HAVING  A FUN CAMPING   EXPERIENCE WHILE DESPERATELY   SEARCHING FOR AFFORDABLE   HOUSING. MY MANAGING ATTORNEY   WHO I AM TAKING THE PLACE OF  TODAY  -- SHE WAS WALKING HER  DOG ONE MORNING AND SHE CAME  ACROSS A MOTHER AND HER FAMILY  PACKING UP THEIR TENT. ALL SHE  COULD DO WAS OFFER  REFERRALS   TO HOUSING.  THEIR RESPONSE WAS  WE'VE ALREADY TRIED EVERY   ORGANIZATION IN TOWN. IT IS NOT JUST FAMILIES.  WE SEE DISABLED SENIORS LIVING IN STORAGE  SHEDS.  SNEAKING IN AT NIGHT SO THEY DON'T GET CAUGHT BY  MANAGEMENT AND GET THEMSELVES   AND ALL THEIR WORLDLY  BELONGINGS TOSSED ON THE  STREET.  WE ALSO SEE   MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES AND  THEIR PETS LIVING  IN --. WE  NEED TO DO THIS WE NEED TO BE   DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER   TO KEEP VOTES IN THEIR HOMES.   WHEN THE COVID MONEY DRIED UP A NUMBER OF EVICTIONS AND   FORECLOSURES DID NOT.  WE HAVE  HAD TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT   DECISIONS AND ARE ORGANIZATION   AND WHO WE REPRESENT. AND WHO  WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE   RESOURCES TO HELP.  DO WE   REPRESENT THE 21-YEAR-OLD   COLLEGE STUDENT  WHOSE FIRST   EVICTION WILL FOLLOW THEM THE   REST OF THEIR LIVES OR THE  SENIOR  WHO IS ON SUBSIDIZED  HOUSING?  NOW WITH THE COUNTY   PROPOSING TO CUT IN A LEON   COUNTY FUNDING NUMBER OF  RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS WE HAVE  THE ABILITY TO REPRESENT WILL   BE EVEN MORE RESTRICTED.  DESPITE OF THE STUDY SHOWING  THAT  A TENANT OR HOMEOWNER   HAVING A LAWYER  GREATLY   INCREASES THEIR ABILITY TO   AVOID OR DELAY  FOR CLOSURE.   WITH THIS  SEA HSP MONEY AND   FUNDS WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE  THE HELP WE ARE ABLE TO HELP   CHRONICALLY HOMELESS STABILIZE  THEIR INCOME.  AND THAT IS   EITHER BY SOCIAL SECURITY  APPEALS  TO STAMP APPEALS THAT  IS HELPING THEM RESOLVE TAX  PROBLEMS.  AND RESOLVING MANY   PROPERTY ISSUES THAT COME  THROUGH  JUST STARTING AND   COMPLETING THE PROBATE PROCESS.  SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP AND  STATE  AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.  WE TYPICALLY MAX OUT THE MONEY  WE RECEIVE IN ABOUT FIVE  MONTHS.  WITH ALL OF THE  CITIZENS WE ARE ABLE TO HELP    THE NEED IS STILL GREAT. THIS   IS NOT THE TIME TO REDUCE   FUNDING AND LIMIT ACCESS TO A   LAWYER. THEY CAN PUT A COLLEGE  STUDENT A SENIOR CITIZEN   STRUGGLING FAMILY  ON THE PATH  TO A STABLE HOUSING SITUATION.   AS A RESULT KEEP PEOPLE IN   THEIR JOBS  KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL FOCUSED ON THEIR SCHOOLWORK.    AND KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF JAILS   AND DETENTION CENTERS. IF YOU   CAN'T DO ANYMORE  YOU AT LEAST GET THE CURRENT LEVEL. THANK  YOU.  >>>  THANK YOU.  >>>  FINAL SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM LESLIE POWELL BOUDREAU.  >>>  GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LESLIE POWELL BOUDREAU   EXECUTIVE THE  DIRECTOR OF   LEGAL SERVICES. FOR THOSE OF  YOU WHO'VE HAD THE CHANCE  TO  MEET WITH THANK YOU FOR YOUR  TIME.  FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO   HAVE NOT I HOPE WE GET A CHANCE TO CATCH UP ON THE SERVICES   THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.  AS I SAID TO THOSE  OF YOU I'VE SPOKEN WITH  THESE FUNDS ARE NOT CRITICAL TO OUR   EXISTENCE AS AN ORGANIZATION.   WHAT THEY ARE CRITICAL TO THE   SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO LEON   COUNTY RESIDENTS. WHEN WE LOOK  AT THE DATA AVAILABLE TO US   ABOUT WHAT  THIS $125,000   PROVIDES IT SERVES NEARLY  THE  COMBINED TOTAL OF THE 130   HUNDRED 38  THIS YEAR AND WANT  25  SERVES NEARLY 500    INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE. EACH OF   THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAY REPRESENT A FAMILY.  WITH CHILDREN OR   ELDER ADULTS WHO THEY CARE FOR.  IN 2023 WERE ABLE TO BRING IN  NEARLY 1 MILLION  DOLLARS IN   FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO THOSE  INDIVIDUALS.  THAT IS AN   IMMEDIATE RETURN ON INVESTMENT.  WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR FISCAL   POLICY THAT IS ONE OF THE   THINGS YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THE  WHETHER OR NOT THE COST AND BENEFITS IF THE COST IS   GREATER THAN THE BENEFIT. THIS  IS NOT ONE OF THOSE CASES.  OUR CONCERN IS SIMPLY THAT THESE   ARE SERVICES THAT WILL BE LOST  TO LEON COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A   CRITICAL TIME. I WANT TO TALK   ABOUT THE SEA HSP  COMPONENT   AND THE REFERRAL TO THAT   PROGRAM. EAGLE SERVICES IS  DIFFERENT.  THERE IS A   STATUTORY MANDATE FOR THE  COUNTY TO PAY REASONABLE AND  NECESSARY SALARIES COSTS AND  EXPENSES OF THE STAGE COURT   SYSTEMS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED   AND EXPENSES TO MEET LOCAL  REQUIREMENTS.  LEGAL AID IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.  WITHIN YOUR   OWN ORDINANCE THAT CREATES AN   EXCEPTION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR  LEGAL SERVICES TO BE FUNDED   ABOVE THE SEA HSP MANDATE.  IT  IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT HAS   BEEN ONE OF THE REASONINGS WHY  IT HAS BEEN FUNDED IN THE   132,000 PROPOSED FOR THIS YEAR   IS THE STATUTORY MINIMUM.  OF  WHAT IS REQUIRED. IN FACT   LOOKING BACK AT OUR RECORDS   WHEN WE BEGIN RECEIVING THIS   125 IN FISCAL YEAR 2016  THAT   STATUTORY MINIMUM WAS 139,000.   SO THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO   DECREASE EACH YEAR.  AND SO   AGAIN WHILE WE ARE GOING TO   CONTINUE DOING THE GOOD WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ANGELA   DESCRIBED TO YOU AND CONTINUE  MAKING THOSE HARD DECISIONS.    WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT   YOU KNOW WHAT IS BEING LOST AT  THAT $125,000 IS REMOVED FROM   THE BUDGET.  IT ESSENTIALLY   PAYS FOR ONE FULL-TIME ATTORNEY AND THAT ONE FULL-TIME ATTORNEY WILL HANDLE 200 TO 250 CASES IN A YEAR. THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALS   OLDER FAMILIES THOSE ARE  SENIORS  THOSE ARE COLLEGE   STUDENTS THOSE ARE SINGLE  PARENTS  THOSE ARE ANYBODY IN   OUR COMMUNITY IMAGINE THEM   VETERANS OTHERS WHO SIMPLY WILL BE AT A RISK OF LOSING THEIR  HOUSING.  IN A WAY THAT WIL   MAKE THEM HOMELESS.  THIS IS   REALLY A PREVENTIVE MEASURE.  AND WE REALLY  WE JUST SIMPLY   ASKED THE COMMISSION TO TAKE A  LOOK AT THAT.  >>> THANK YOU  MS. BOUDREAU.  >>>  THANK YOU  COMMISSIONERS.   IS THERE A COMMISSIONER    O'KEEFE.  >>>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I  MOVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION   FOR OPTIONS  1 TO 3 AND FOUR.   WITH OPTION FIVE RETURNING  THE MAXIMUM FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO  FLORIDA TO THE PRIOR-YEAR  AMOUNT OF 125.  >>> THANK YOU.  IS THERE A   SECOND?  >> SECOND  >>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  DISCUSSION?    COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  >>>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    MADAM ATTORNEY DO I HAVE A   CONFLICT ON OPTION ONE?  >>  I KNOW 2.  >>  THIS IS BASED ON YOUR   EMPLOYMENT CURRENTLY.  IT IS    UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.  GIVEN   THE PAST HISTORY OF THAT   ORGANIZATION RECEIVED FUNDING  THE VERY LEAST  IF I WERE YOU I WOULD  TEST NEXT  IF I COULD I  WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR MY   VOCATION OF THE MOTION TO  BIFURCATE THE VOTE SO I COULD  VOTE  345 RECUSE MYSELF ON ONE  AND TWO.  >> THANK YOU.  TO BE CLEAR  YOU WOULD WE WOULD DO 345.  THEN I  WILL AMEND MY MOTION FOR MOVE   JUST OPTIONS  34 AND FIVE WHILE RETURNING THE WANTED 25,000   MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO LEGAL  SERVICES OF FLORIDA.  >>> OKAY FINE. YOU AGREE WITH  THIS?  DO YOU AGREE WITH THE   SECOND COMMISSIONER PROCTOR?   THANK YOU.  >>>  JUST TO ADD TO MY  COMMENTS.  WE ARE SETTING A   MAXIMUM HERE. WHEN WE COME BACK --  IN AUGUST FINAL BUDGET    KNOWING THE NUMBERS WE CAN MAKE MOVES IF WE NEED TO PICK  >> THAT IS CORRECT  >>  THANK YOU.  >>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    THIS IS GOING TO GET  COMPLICATED. I ALSO HAVE A  CONFLICT I NEED TO DECLARE  HERE.  HAVE ENTERED INTO A   CONTRACT FOR HER TO PROVIDE   MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS -- IT  IS MY UNDERSTANDING  THAT THE   FUNDS MENTIONED IN OPTION   NUMBER FIVE  -- PROVIDE BY   LEON COUNTY WILL NOT BE   EARMARKED FOR MY WIFE'S   CONTRACT SERVICES.    NEVERTHELESS I WOULD LIKE TO   MOVE FOR THE BOARD TO EXTRACT   THE LINE ITEM OF 38,004  --   LEON FROM OPTION FIVE AND MOVE  THEM TO A SEPARATE OPTION   OPTION NUMBER SIX.  BY DOING   THIS I WILL BE PERMITTED TO  VOTE ON OPTIONS ONE THROUGH   FIVE WHILE ABSTAINING FROM   OPTION SIX. SO  IF COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE WOULD ACCEPT THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.  >> I WOULD  NOT GOING TO MAKE   IT UNTIL EVERYONE GETS ALL OF   THEIR CONFLICTS OUT. IF THERE  ARE ANY OTHER CONFLICTS.  >>  TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICTS   AND JUST GET THEM ON THE TABLE.  COMMISSIONER MADDOX   COMMISSIONER MINOR.  >>>  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE  --  >>  ANY OTHER CONFLICTS WE NEED TO ADDRESS?  >>>  I NEED TO FINISH MY  RECUSAL.   >> I WILL  >>  RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING  ON  ON THE MOTION PERTAINING TO THE  LEON ITEM OPTION NUMBER  FIVE.  I'M SORRY OPTION NUMBER SIX NOW BECAUSE OF THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.  I WILL RECUSE   MYSELF FROM OPTION NUMBER SIX.   BASED ON THE CONFLICT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 112.3 CODE   STATUTES. THANK YOU.  >>>  MAY MAKE IF WE ARE DONE   WITH THE CONLICTS.   >> LET ME SAY A QUICK COMMENT.   I HAVE A QUESTION. I MET WITH  THE FOLKS FROM LEGAL SERVICES   IN FLORIDA AND HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.  I THINK THAT THE   NEED IS GREAT.  I THINK THE   FUNDING WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM  TO HIRE ANOTHER ATTORNEY  AS   LESLIE MENTIONED WOULD ALLOW   THEM TO WORK ON ADDITIONAL 250  CASES.  I THINK WE ALL KNOW  THIS IS VERY MUCH A PREVENTIVE  TYPE OF EFFORT. THAT KEEPS   PEOPLE IN HOMES.  KEEPS   FAMILIES AND HOMES. WHICH NOT  ONLY HELPS THEM WITH THEIR   CREDIT HISTORY BUT IT ALSO   ALLEVIATES THE BURDEN WE WOULD  OTHERWISE HAPPEN IN OUR   SHELTERS. BY HELPING FAMILIES   STAY IN THEIR CURRENT HOMES    YOU ARE RELIEVING THE RELATIVE  BURDEN WE WOULD HAVE ONTO OUR  SHELTERS.  SO THAT IT IS  IMPORTANT  POINT TO BRING UP.   I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE   COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE.  IN THE  AGENDA MATERIALS ALSO DURING  YOUR COMMENTS MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR YOU MENTIONED  LEGAL SERVICES REQUEST WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SHIP FUNDING.  CAN YOU ANSWER CAN REMIND US WHAT   THE TIMING IS ON THAT? LET'S  SAY  -- APPLIES FOR CHP.    FOREVER REASON THEY DON'T GET  THE FULL 125 THEY ARE ASKING  FOR.  AT ONE POINT IN THE  BUDGET CYCLE STAGES WOULD WE BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT   THEY MIGHT HAVE OBTAINED FROM   CHP TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT CHP   SHIP FUNDING MIGHT BE AVAILABLE FOR US TO MAKE SURE THEY GET  HUNDRED 20 5K?  >>>  COMMISSIONER WE BRING THAT ITEM TO YOU EVERY JULY. AS PART OF SHIP ALLOCATION.   RECOMMENDATIONS FOR  HOW WE   SPEND OUR SHIP DOLLARS.  >>>  SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO   COME TO LIGHT WE WOULD BE ABLE  TO THINK IT IS THE SAME TIME WE GET THE CHP RECOMMENDATIONS.  >> THOSE WOULD COME OUT IN   SEPTEMBER.  >>> OKAY.  YOU MEAN THE RESULTS  THE RESULTS OF THE CRT  RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT IN  SEPTEMBER?  >>  THE AGENCIES WOULD'VE   RECEIVED THEIR AWARD LETTERS  OVER THE SUMMER.  THE   RECOMMENDATIONS COME BEFORE THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER.  >>> BUT THE BOARD  SORRY MADAM  CHAIR.   >> SO  WE DON'T APPROVE THE  RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CRT   UNTIL SEPTEMBER.  >>> CORRECT  >>  SO WE WOULD  -- WE WOULD  HAVE THE ABILITY DURING JULY TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF SHIP FUNDING   AVAILABILITY WE WOULD HAVE TO   PROVIDE --  WITH PARTIAL OR ALL OF THE 120 5K.  IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL LOOK AT THE CRT   RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH IS   GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS   BECAUSE OF -- BEING TAKEN OUT   OF CHP.  THEY WILL HAVE THE WE  WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS  UNENCUMBERED IN CHP PROCESS   SOME OF WHICH IT COULD GO TO    LS AND NOW FOR THE CRT COULD   MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOME  OTHER DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE  FUNDS.  IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US  TO FIGURE OUT. WE WON'T KNOW   UNTIL THAT DATE WOULD WE CAN DO ON THIS. ONE FOLLOW-UP  QUESTION.  WITH COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE WITH YOUR   RECOMMENDATION TO PUT  --  BACK INTO OPTION NUMBER FIVE.  WHAT  RECOMMENDATIONS DO YOU HAVE ON  REDISTRIBUTING THE MAXIMUM  AMOUNTS?  >>>  I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS  PROPER TO ASK.  >>>  HE IS SAYING PUT THE  ENTIRE AMOUNT BACK.  >>  SO THAT WE CAN SET THE  MAXIMUM DISCRETIONARY FUNDING   BEFORE THE END OF MARCH.  >>  IF THAT IS WHAT   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE IS PUT IS ASKING FOR.  IT TAKES IT TO THE NEXT STAGE FOR US TO DECIDE  WHERE THAT ALLOCATION GOALS.  >>  IN OTHER WORDS HE IS NOT  REQUESTING THAT MONEY BE TAKEN  AWAY FROM THE ADDITIONAL LINE  ITEMS TO NUMBER FIVE. IT IS   ADDED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.    WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT   WHERE THAT MONEY WILL BE   DISTRIBUTED WITHIN OPTION FIVE. >>> I DON'T THINK WE ARE HERE  TO DO THAT TONIGHT.  >>>  IT IS JUST RESTORING THE   FUNDING TO HIS PREVIOUS LEVEL.  >>>  WE WOULD DO THAT THROUGH   THE BUDGET PROCESS.  >>> THANK YOU FOR THAT  CLARIFICATION.   >>>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER   MINOR.  >>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  A  SERIES OF QUESTIONS FOR THE   COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  I   WASN'T HERE IN 2016 OBVIOUSLY.  IN 2016 WE MADE AN AGREEMENT   FOR A FIVE-YEAR  TEMPORARY  FUNDING  OF $425,000 TO LEGAL   SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA.  IS  THAT CORRECT?  >> YES  >> THAT WAS UNDERSTOOD TO BE A  ONE TIME DEAL.  >> THAT IS CORRECT.  WE HAD A   FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT.  WE HAD  ANNUAL CONTRACTS THAT OFTEN  TIMES  AND THE PREDICATE UPON   WHICH THE BOARD MADE THEIR  DETERMINATION AT THAT TIME WAS  THE LOSS  OF THE OUTSIDE   FUNDING THE FEDERAL AND STATE  FUNDING.  AND AGAIN REPORTED TO THE BOARD EACH YEAR  AS WE'VE  DONE THIS YEAR.  EACH OF THE   FOLLOWING YEARS WE REPORTED TO  THE BOARD THAT  THE FUNDING   STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED. WE WOULD RECOMMEND KEEPING THE    125 IN. WE'VE DONE THAT  REPEATEDLY.  COVID OCCURRED WE  RECOMMENDED THE FUNDING   CONTINUE FOR THOSE PURPOSES.    BUT THIS YEAR FOR CONSISTENCY   BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION   TO INFORM THE BOARD OF ALL OF   THAT HISTORY.  WE WERE MAKING  THE RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE FACT THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN   RESTORED. AND THAT  FUNDING WAS INTENDED TO BE TEMPORARY UNTIL  THE TIME THAT FUNDING WAS   RESTORED.  >>> MADAM CHAIR  >>  SO THE FUNDING HAS BEEN   RESTORED. THE FEDERAL FUNDING  HAS BEEN RESTORED THAT WE WERE  BACKFILLING WITH THIS FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT.  THIS IS NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM WHAT HAPPENS AT LEGAL SERVICES.  WE DEAL   WITH A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT  HERE.  THINGS HAVE CHANGED.   I'M SURE THE NEED IS STILL  HIGH.  I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS  FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR US AS  A BOARD TO LAY DOWN A BRIGHT   LINE THAT SAYS THIS IS  TEMPORARY FUNDING. ONCE YOUR   FUNDING IS RESTORED  THIS IS   REPLACING YOU CAN GET THIS   FUNDING AND MORE. I LOOK AT   THIS STUFF AND I LOOK AT THE    KEARNY CENTER. I'M SURE THEI  DYNAMICS HAS CHANGED IN THE   LAST FIVE YEARS. I'M SHOULD   THE NEED AT THE KEARNY CENTER   HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE LAST   FIVE YEARS. AT ONE POINT  IN   OTHER WORDS WHERE IS THIS MONEY COME FROM FROM GENERAL REVENUE? >>  THAT IS CORRECT  >>  WHY IS THE KEARNY CENTER  NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS MONEY   FROM GENERAL REVENUE? IF WE ARE GOING TO SAY  THE NEED IS STILL GREAT.  THERE IS NO DENYING  THAT.  THE NEED IS GREAT AND   ALL KINDS OF POCKETS  SO YOU   LOOK AT THE OTHER ISSUES.  I   THINK THAT I DON'T KNOW IF IT  IS A GOOD PRECEDENT TO SET THAT WE GO  WE ARE JUST GOING TO   CONTINUE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WE ALL WERE ON THE SAME PAGE   AGREEING WAS TEMPORARY. WHEN   THE NEEDS AND OTHER AREAS HAVE  CONTINUED TO ELEVATE  TO BECOME MORE DYNAMIC. THAT IS   PROBLEMATIC TO ME.  I'M   WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH THE  BOARD'S  IDEA THE BOARD'S  FEELINGS ON THIS.  WHAT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SAID  THAT IS   NOT VERY RESPONSIBLE OF US AS A POLICYMAKING BODY TO TELL AN   ORGANIZATION IN 2016 WE ARE   GOING TO HELP YOU OUT.  BECAUSE YOUR FEDERAL FUNDING GAP POOL.   BUT THIS IS A ONE-TIME DEAL.   AND THEN THEY COME BACK TO US  WHEN THE FUNDING IS RESTORED   AND GO WE STILL NEED THE MONEY  BECAUSE OUR NEEDS HAVE GONE UP. EVERYBODY'S NEEDS HAVE GONE   UP. WHAT PRECEDENT ARE WE  SETTING  QUEST IT IS UP TO US  AS A BOARD IF I HAVE MY   DRUTHERS I WOULD SAY WE DON'T  VOTE IN APPROVAL  OF   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE THING AND WE SET A BRIGHT LINE THAT SAYS,  WE HAVE A DUTY TO THE ENTIRE  COMMUNITY. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FACILITATING MEETING NEEDS   BUT IN A RESPONSIBLE  REASONABLE  AND FAIR WAY.  AND  SO I THINK THIS IS WHAT BECOMES DIFFICULT WHEN WE DEAL WITH CHP AND THE DOLING OUT OF LIMITED  DOLLARS.  WE ARE TALKING ABOUT  PULLING MONEY OUT OF OUR   GENERAL REVENUE TO BACKFILL AN  AGREEMENT WE SAID WE WERE NOT   GOING TO DO.  AND THE NEEDS   ACROSS THE SPECTRUM HAS   INCREASED IN ALL DIFFERENT   TYPES OF SERVICE PROVISIONS.    THAT IS MY COMMENTS ON THAT. I  WILL GO ALONG WITH WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO. BUT,  I REALLY WISH WE WOULD NOT DO THIS.    THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >>>  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >>>  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    SO, ONE OF THE BENEFITS  ONE OF THE CASES AN EXAMPLE OF THE   THINGS THEY DO ARE THAT THEY   HELP PEOPLE  REPRESENT THEM IN  EVICTION CASES. WE KNOW   HOMELESSNESS IS A RISING ISSUE. WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING   TO ADD TO THAT.  NOT ONLY DOES  IT MAKE THAT FAMILY AND OUR  COMMUNITY SUFFER MORE BUT ALSO  INCREASES THE COST WE NEED TO   PROVIDE IN THOSE OTHER AREAS.   TO ME THAT IS A SMART   INVESTMENT. ONE OF THE OTHER  EXAMPLES  I'M VERY FAMILIAR  WITH IS REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED AND ARE GOING TO   THE PROCESS  OR APPEALING THE  PROCESS OF GETTING A DISABILITY DETERMINATION.  WHICH FOR MANY  HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THAT  SITUATION PARTICULARLY WHO  STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH,    OR OTHER PHYSICAL ISABILITIES, IT IS NOT ALL MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS A DIFFICULT PROCESS TO GET  THROUGH.  WITH LOTS OF  ADMINISTRATIVE  PAPERWORK  HURDLES IN THEIR CASE   ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE NO   ADDRESS. I'M ONLY TALKING   ABOUT HOMELESS PEOPLE.  I'M   NOT INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE BUT DON'T HAVE   CONTINUED TO HAVE A DISABILITY  INCOME FOR THEIR FIVE-YEAR  REVIEW AND GETTING REJECTED.   WHEN THEY SAY  PART OF WHAT   THEY DO  OUT OF THEIR EFFORTS   OF WHICH THIS $125,000 GOES TO  TO PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY TO   REPRESENT 250 PEOPLE. OF THEIR  EFFORTS  THEY BRING IN $1   MILLION IN CLIENT BENEFITS TO   OUR COMMUNITY.  THAT IS THE   EPITOME OF FISCAL  RESPONSIBILITY.  TO LOOK AT A   SMART INVESTMENT  AND SAY NOT   ONLY DOES OUR COMMUNITY   DIRECTLY GET THAT MONEY BUT   THEY ARE NOT EVEN PUTTING ON    THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS HATS   BEYOND THAT OF THE SECOND AND  THIRD  ROUNDS OF THAT HELPING   OUR COMMUNITY. WHERE SOMEONE IS KEPT FROM BEING ON THE STREET.  WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A HOLES    DEPUTY GO. WHERE THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TRYING TO  GET INTO THE KEARNY CENTER FOR  FAMILIES AND TO OTHER PLACES   THAT ARE ON WAITLIST. THIS IS A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE. FOR  A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY.   THANK YOU.  >>>  THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MINOR.  I'M SORRY. I SAW   COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  AND THEN  COMMISSIONER CABAN.  >>>  COMMISSIONER WELCH DOES   BRING UP GOOD POINTS.  YOU DO  AS WELL COMMISSIONER OKAY. ONE  THING WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT  THIS POLICY.  MR. ADMINISTRATOR I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE LINE   ITEM. ORGANIZATIONS  --  ANY OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS OF    ELIGIBLE FOR CHP FUNDING?  >>  LET ME DEFER TO YOU ON  THAT.  I WOULD SAY NO FOR WHAT  THEY ARE BEING FUNDED FOR. NOT  FOR THE PROGRAMS.  >>  OPTION TWO IT TAKES TALKS  ABOUT $834,000 FROM THE   AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. THAT IS   GOING INTO THE CHP PROGRAM TO  SUPPORT  SPECIFICALLY HOMELESS  CORRECT ?  >> FOR HOMELESS YES TO FUND THE BOARD'S PRIORITY TO ESTABLISH  LINE ITEMS FOR THE SHELTERS IN  PARTICULAR AND DEAL WITH OTHER  HOME OTHER HOMELESS SERVICES  CATEGORY.  >>  THAT WOULD BE A PART OF   THAT CHP FUNDING AND PROCESS.  >>>  FOR THE LINE ITEMS THAT   PART OF IT WOULD NOT BE   COMPETITIVE. IT WOULD BE WITHIN CHP YES.  >>> IS MUCH AS I WANT TO DO  THIS,  AS I'M LOOKING AT IT ,  WE DO HAVE A POLICY THAT SAYS  ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PART OF  CHP MAY NOT  BE LINE ITEMS   WITHIN OUR BUDGET.  UNDER   OUTSIDE AGENCY CONTRACTS.    CORRECT?  >>  THAT IS CORRECT  >>  IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CHP FUNDING ARE ORDINANCE THAT  YOU WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR  FUNDING OUTSIDE THE CHP   PROCESS.  >>> CERTAIN CATEGORIES  CERTAIN AREAS.  >>>  FOR ANY NONPROFIT AGENCY  IN THE HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDER  IF YOU ELIGIBLE FOR CHP FUNDING FOR A PROGRAM THEN YOU WOULD  NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OUTSIDE FUNDING. THAT CLOSES THE BACK   DOOR FOR OTHER FUNDING REQUEST. >>> THAT IS THE INTENT  IS TO   HAVE ONE PROCESS BY WHICH TO   DOLE OUT HUMAN SERVICES  FUNDING.  THE EXCEPTION THAT   WAS MADE IN THE PAST WAS THAT  WE WERE WHICH  MS. POWELL    BOUDREAU WAS CORRECT WAS THAT   WE WERE OPERATING UNDER THE    AUSPICES AND THE BOARD WAS  PROVIDING JUSTIFICATION FOR  THAT PREVIOUS FUNDING BY SAYING IT WAS SEPARATE FROM CHP   BECAUSE IT WAS FULFILLING OUR   ARTICLE 5 OBLIGATION. THAT WAS  THE DISTINCTION.  >>>  EVEN IN THAT CASE WE WERE  FULFILLING AN OBLIGATION IS   STILL WASN'T CHP RELATED.    ANYWAY THIS FUNDING THIS  $125,000 IS ELIGIBLE FOR CHP  AND THE ORGANIZATION IS  ELIGIBLE  CORRECT?  >> CORRECT  >> AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO   SUPPORT THIS  -- WE HAVE A   POLICY THAT SAYS THE  ORGANIZATION CAN SUPPLY SHOULD  APPLY.  IF IT WAS A SITUATION   WHERE AS BEFORE WHERE THEY   COULD NOT APPLY ARE WE   FULFILLING SOME OBLIGATION WE  HAD  THAT WE WERE FALLING SHORT ON?  I COULD GET THERE.  BUT   SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE WAY THIS THING IS WRITTEN  I WOULD  VENTURE TO SAY THAT  WE WOULD   HAVE TO WAIVE POLICY  SPECIFIC  TO CHP  AND OUTSIDE FUNDING TO  GET THIS THROUGH.  AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO I'M NOT QUITE   READY TO DO THAT YET.  WHAT I   WOULD LIKE TO DO IS  --  >>  BEFORE YOU DO THAT CAN I  HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER CABAN ?  I MEAN COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  >>  LET ME HEAR FROM  COMMISSIONER CABAN AND I WOULD  LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE AS   WELL.  >>>  I WOULD DEFER TO   COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  >>>  GO ON AND FINISH. GO  AHEAD.  >>>  I WILL HEAR FROM EVERYONE  ELSE. I'M JUST NOT READY TO   STEP AROUND POLICY IN THAT WAY. ON THE TIME IS RIGHT MADAM   CHAIR I WOULD LIKELY MAKE  A   SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  >>>  COMMISSIONER CABAN.  >>>  FIRST I WANT TO SAY   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE I THINK  YOUR HEART IS IN THE RIGHT   PLACE AND I APPRECIATE YOU  VOICING YOUR OPINION. ON THIS   PARTICULAR ITEM.  FOR ME   PERSONALLY, I'M GOING TO HAVE  TO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER  WELCH.  AS WE SOLVE THROUGH    THE LEGISLATION THE LAST TWO  CYCLES  OF THE SESSION I THINK  IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER  THIS BODY CONTINUES TO BE   FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE .   ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE   DISCUSSING WITH TAXPAYER  DOLLARS.  EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE  HAVE WE SHOULD LOOK AT HOW TO  PROTECT  TAXPAYER DOLLARS. I   THINK IT IS IMPORTANT  THAT WE  ARE NIMBLE AND WE ARE ABLE TO   CONSERVE OUR GENERAL REVENUE   AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS WE CAN.  SO  COMMISSIONER MADDOX IF YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE   MOTION TO NOT FUND  THE LEGAL  SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA I  WILL ACCEPT THAT MOTION IF THAT IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING.  ADDITIONALLY  WHILE WE ARE   TALKING ABOUT OPTION TWO, THE  834,000  FROM AMERICAN RESCUE   PLAN I THINK THAT WE SHOULD  LOOK AT ROLLING THAT FULL WORK  TO OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP.   THAT IS A LARGE CHUNK OF MONEY  WE ARE DISCUSSING. WE ARE   EARMARKING ALREADY.  BUT WE  HAVEN'T SEEN THE FIRST  PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET FROM STAFF. I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE  TO SEE WHERE THERE ARE CERTAIN  AREAS THAT MAY BE UNDERFUNDED   THAT WE CAN WE KNOW THAT MONEY  IS SITTING ON THE SIDE WHERE WE CAN PUT A PIECE HERE OR PUT A   PIECE HERE.  ME PERSONALLY I   THINK THERE OTHER PARTS OF OUR  COMMUNITY THAT WE DON'T TALK   ABOUT ENOUGH SUCH AS    INFRASTRUCTURE IN WOODVILLE AND FORD BRADEN THOSE ARE PARTS OF  OUR COMMUNITY WE CONSTANTLY   PASS UP. WE'VE HAD  SINCE I'VE BEEN ELECTED THE LAST TWO YEARS DOZENS OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT  HOMELESSNESS.  WE CONTINUE TO   FUND HOMELESSNESS AND WE WILL   CONTINUE TO FUND IT BUT I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT ONE WE HAVE AN  OPPORTUNITY THAT IS A ONE-TIME  FUNDING CYCLE  THE $834,000   THAT WE ARE SHARING THE MONEY   EVELY ACROSS BIG NEEDS IN OUR  COMMUNITY. THANK YOU MADAM   CHAIR.  >>> LET ME JUST SAY THIS  AND I WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  AS FAR AS ITEM 2 IT   IS PART OF THE OVERALL  ESTABLISHING  THE LEVEL OF   DISCRETIONARY FUNDING RIGHT  NOW.  WHEN WE GO TO WORKSHOP OR EVEN WHEN WE HAVE OUR    COMMISSION  WORKSHOPS  ON THE  BUDGET  OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS. I THINK WE CAN MODIFY IF WE   WANTED TO.  BUT RIGHT NOW AT   THIS MEETING WE HAVE GOT TO  ESTABLISH  OUR LEVELS. SO I   DON'T THINK  WE CAN PROBABLY   PUSH ITEM NUMBER TWO UNTIL THE  WORKSHOP.  I THINK WE CAN   MODIFY AT THE WORKSHOP.  BUT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THOSE  DISCRETIONARY LEVELS BEFORE   MARCH 31st.  >>  AM I CORRECT?  >>  I THINK FOR MADAM CHAIR I   THINK FOR  OPTION TWO AND AGAIN THIS ISN'T TO  OVERLY   CONSTRAIN THE BOARD.  THE IDEA  IS THAT YOU HAVE THE   FLEXIBILITY THAT YOU NEED TO   HAVE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.  NOTWITHSTANDING YOU DO HAVE  CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO. I HEAR COMMISSIONER    CABAN'S MOTION.  AND I THINK   THAT IF THE BOARD DID DECIDE   YOU WANTED TO  TAKE THESE ARE   BUT DOLLARS AND BECAUSE THEY   ARE FUNGIBLE.  THERE'S A LOT  OF FLEXIBILITY WITH THESE  DOLLARS.  YOU WANT TO CONSIDER  THAT NOT HERE TODAY BUT   CONSIDER THEM  FOR PERHAPS   OTHER NEEDS THAN I THINK THE  BOARD WOULD HAVE EVERY ABILITY  TO DO THAT AT THE FIRST BUDGET  WORKSHOP.  THAT WOULD BE   SOMETHING YOU COULD DO FOR  SURE.  >>>  THANK YOU. LET ME SAY  THIS,  LET ME MAKE MY COMMENTS  AS WELL. AS A FORMER ATTORNEY   FOR LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH  FLORIDA,  AND AS A BOARD MEMBER  OF LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH  FLORIDA.  NOT PRESENTLY BUT I   WAS A BOARD MEMBER.  RELEASE 15 YEARS OR MORE.  AND I CAN TELL  YOU THAT THE FUNDING FROM  LSC  IS NEVER ENOUGH  THEY MIGHT  HAVE FUNDING LEVELS RESTORED    TO LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH  FLORIDA.  BUT THE FUNDING FROM  LSC IS NEVER ENOUGH  TO MEET  THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS HERE  IN LEON COUNTY.  IT IS JUST   NEVER ENOUGH. I KNOW THERE IS A STATUTORY  PROVISION AS FAR AS  THE COUNTY PROVIDING FUNDS  TO  LEGAL SERVICES.  THE YEARS THAT I WAS ON THE BOARD,  WE ALWAYS  APPLIED  TO  FOR THE FUNDING.   WE ALWAYS APPLIED FOR THE  FUNDING WENT THROUGH THAT  DOG  AND PONY SHOW.  IT IS NEVER TO  THE LEVEL  OF $125,000.  IT   NEVER IS.  AND I AM MOVED BY   THE PRESENTATION OF THE   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RIGHT NOW.   WHO SAYS THAT THE FUNDING  IS   PROVIDING BY THE BOARD THE   ADDITIONAL FUNDING  PAYS FOR AN ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY WHO HANDLES AND THAT IS A HEAVY CASELOAD   250 CASES PER YEAR.  THAT IS A  HEAVY CASELOAD.  AND I PROMISE  YOU THAT LEGAL SERVICES OF   NORTH FLORIDA HAS A LONG   WAITING LIST. THEY ALWAYS HAVE.  BECAUSE WE HAVE INDIGENT  PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT  NEED LEGAL ASSISTANCE.  JUST   LIKE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS   LEGAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE  ISSUES . DEALING WITH  NOT ONLY  HOMELESSNESS, BUT ISSUES   DEALING WITH  JUST BEING  EVICTED.  JUST LIVING EVERY DAY  AND APARTMENTS. SOME OF THE   EVICTIONS ARE WARRANTED AND   SOME AREN'T.  BUT BECAUSE OF   THE INTERVENTION OF SERVICES   PROVIDED BY LEGAL SERVICES OF   NORTH FLORIDA  IN SOME   INSTANCES THEY ARE GIVEN SOME  MORATORIUM.  IN OTHER INSTANCES THE AIR RIGHTS ARE REDRESSED .  MANY INSTANCES  POOR PEOPLE ARE JUST TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.    MARGINALIZED PEOPLE ARE TAKEN   ADVANTAGE OF.  IN THE LEGAL   SYSTEM. AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION  THAT IS JUST   MORE DISADVANTAGE THAT THEY  EXPERIENCE.  I AM ASKING THE   BOARD TO LOOK AT THIS AND I  RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS  DISCRETIONARY  MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  I RECOGNIZE  THAT WE WEREN'T ON THE BOARD   AT THE TIME. BUT WHAT I  UNDERSTAND  IT WAS A DIRE NEED  FOR FUNDING. THERE WAS  A LAPSE FROM LSC. SOME OF THE FUNDING  HAS BEEN RESTORED. BUT TO TAKE  AWAY  ONE FULL-TIME ATTORNEY    YOU ARE TURNING AWAY PERHAPS    200 TO 500 CASES.  BUT THAT  TRANSLATES INTO FAMILIES.  WE   ARE TALKING ABOUT THOUSANDS OF  INDIVIDUALS . MOM DAD CHILDREN.  MANY INSTANCES SINGLE PARENTS. WITH CHILDREN.  IT IS A   DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT IT  COULD HAVE THAT I DON'T EVEN  WANT TO FATHOM.  AND I   RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE POLICIES BUT  WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE. WE   ALSO HAVE HUMANS.  WE HAVE   PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING IN   LEGAL SERVICES  DOES A GREAT   JOB FILLING THE GAP IN OUR   COMMUNITY FOR OUR  MARGINALIZED POPULATION.  IF WE TAKE THAT  AWAY,  IT IS GOING TO CAUSE US  AS SOME IN OTHER AREAS. IT IS   GOING TO BE A TRICKLE-DOWN  EFFECT.  WE'VE DONE IT IN THE  PAST.  I THINK BECAUSE WE   RECOGNIZE THE HUMAN NATURE  OF  NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SOME WE CAN'T SATISFY ALL OF THE  NEEDS.  BUT THOSE THAT WE CAN   AND THOSE THAT WE HAVE DONE   THAT WE HAVE SATISFIED IN THE  PAST  IS MY POSITION THAT WE   NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE   COMPASSIONATE. ABOUT  THIS   SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION.    COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  YOU HAD YOUR --  >>> I HATE TALKING BEHIND YOU   AND YOUR HEART IS WIDE OPEN   LIKE THAT. IT MAKES MY HEART    PALPITATING.  I FEEL YOU.    IMMENSELY.  SOMETIMES WHEN YOU  USE THE WORD  TAXPAYERS    TAXPAYERS MONEY.  I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A CODE WORD. POOR  PEOPLE  ARE ALSO TAXPAYERS.    AND  I DON'T THINK  THERE IS   SUCH A THING AS 100% WHITE  MONEY.  OR 100% MIDDLE-CLASS  MONEY.  OR 100%  UPPER   MIDDLE-CLASS MONEY.  AND IF WE  HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ABOUT THOSE ELITE CATEGORIES  WHO ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.  WHAT   REALLY BOTHERS ME ABOUT THIS   AND I SUPPORT  OUR CHAIRS CALL,  IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPER FRONT   PAGE STORY,  US TAXPAYERS ARE  GIVING  AMAZON $1 TRILLION  COMPANY  $2.5 MILLION  TAX  BREAK.  WHAT IS THAT?  SO,  WHY IS WE GIVING AMAZON BUT WE  AGREED TO DO THAT ? TO GIVE   THIS ELITE ILLUSTRIOUS   OTHERWORLDLY OF THE PLANETARY   LOCATED --  HOW MANY ZEROS IN 1 TRILLION. THAT IS WHAT THEY   WERE. THEY CAN GET 2.5 TRILLION TO BLOW THE HORN.  AND THESE   PEOPLE WANT 125,000  BUT WE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM GIVING $1   TRILLION. THAT IS WITH A T.    2.5 MILLION. UNLESS THE  NEWSPAPER IS FLYING TODAY.  WE  ARE GOING TO DO THAT FOR THE   NEXT NUMBERS OF YEARS.  CRAZY.  ARE WE ON THE SAME COMMUNITY?   WE ARE SO STRINGENT  FOR THOSE  WHO ARE  MOST VULNERABLE.  AND  WE ARE SO LAVISH  FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT.  THE ONLY WAY YOU  BALANCE THE SCALES  AND CAN   SLEEP TONIGHT  --  WE ARE   GIVING $2.5 MILLION  TO $1   TRILLION COMPANY  WHO MET ALL   THE METRICS WHICH THEY PROMISE. THEY'VE DONE THAT ACCORDING TO THE PAPER.  BUT,  I KNOW   JACKMAN CLAN.  I ACTUALLY WAS   MENTORED BY STEVE KUBIK.  I WAS MEANT TOWARD BY  JUDGE NIKKI   CLARK. COMES OUT OF  NORTH   FLORIDA LEGAL SERVICES. JADEN   WHAT IS HIS LAST NAME?    FERGUSON  JADEN FERGUSON.  I  WOULD  BETRAY MY UNDERSTANDING  AND AWARENESS FROM HIGH SCHOOL   OF THE TIMES I'VE SPENT IN   THE QUINCY OFFICE TALLAHASSEE  OFFICE  OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE    EXPOSING ME TO LOLL. BUT MOST   IMPORTANTLY TONIGHT --  EITHER  WAY  IT GETS VOTED I'M GOING   TO VOTE MY CONSCIENCE.  I WOULD BETRAY EVERY INSTRUCTOR  THAT   EVER WASTED THEIR TIME TEACHING ME AS A STUDENT  AT HOWARD   UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL  IF I   VOTED AGAINST NORTH FLORIDA   LEGAL SERVICES.  BECAUSE IT IS  JUST SO MUCH  THE ETHOS OF HOW   UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL  THAT WE WOULD BE TRAINED TO BE SOCIAL  ENGINEERS  MORE SO THAN  LAWYERS.  SOCIAL ENGINEERING.   WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS   NOT LAWYERING.  WE ARE TALKING  ABOUT  THE SOCIOLOGICAL EFFORT  TO ENGINEER  AND CONSTRUCT  WHOLENESS  BALANCE  WELLNESS   MAINTAINING THE EQUILIBRIUM  OF INDIVIDUALS  AS PERSONS  INDIVIDUAL, AND AS THE  CORPORATE COLLECTIVE AS   FAMILIES. OR WHATEVER UNIT  OF  ASSOCIATES WHICH  THE CENSUS  DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES AS A -FAM  TO LOOK AT MY FELLOW CLASSMATES  FROM THE CLASS OF 1984  OF   HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL.   AND LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND   SAY I'VE MAINTAINED THE FAITH.  I'VE KEPT THE FAITH. AND I  HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT. TWO   UNDERGIRD AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT BE ADVANTAGED  WITH THAT WHICH THESE FEW   DOLLARS CAN SUPPORT.  THESE ARE THEY.  WHO HAVE NO VOICE.    THESE ARE THEY WHO  --  TALKED  ABOUT.  THOSE WHO WERE IN  PRISON . THOSE  WHO WERE  THE  DOWNTRODDEN.  THOSE WHO WERE  ILL.  THOSE WHO WERE HUNGRY AND ALL OF THAT.  211 BIG BEND IS   GETTING 112,000 FIRST TIME  MONEY.  AT 112  WHICH REALLY  TAKES WHAT LEGAL SERVICES HAD   BEEN GETTING AND 23 AND 24. SO  WE ARE SWITCHING OUT  AND BIG  BEND 211 IS NEEDED. IT IS  NECESSARY.  AS IS THE 250 CASES  FOR  LEGAL SERVICES NORTH  FLORIDA.  SOME OF THESE THINGS   WE DO IS NOT ALWAYS WITH A  CALCULATOR.  MUCH OF IT IS DONE WITH THE HEART. AND    COMMISSIONERS I'M HOPEFUL    THAT  WE CAN RECONCILE  AND   LOOK AT THESE POOR PEOPLE  AND  SAY TO THEM,  THAT WE'VE GIVEN $2.5 MILLION  IN TAX RELIEF TO  AMAZON  BUT CAN'T FIND  $125,000  THE LEAST OF THESE.   I WANT TO LOOK GOD IN THE I   WANT TO MAKE SURE NOT JUST   HOWARD UNIVERSITY.  THEY DO  COUNT.  BEYOND THEM,  I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK  THAT WHAT HE   SAYS WHEN I WAS HUNGRY,  WHEN I WAS THIRSTY, WHEN I WAS WITHOUT REPRESENTATION  WHAT DID YOU DO BILL PROCTOR?  THAT IS THE   QUESTION I'VE GOT TO ANSWER.   I'M PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT   TONIGHT WITH THIS BOAT.  >>     >>  THREE?    >> LAST YEAR  WE AS A BOARD    VOTED TO DONATE  $5000  FOR   SHOES FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN.    LAST YEAR  PASTOR GRIFFIN, AND  HIS CONGREGATION  GAVE 5000  PAIRS OF NEW SHOES TO SCHOOL  CHILDREN.  RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL  STARTED.  AND WE AS THE BOARD   AGREED TO DONATE $5000  OF  THOSE SHOES.  THIS YEAR I   UNDERSTAND THEY ARE PROJECTING  TO SERVE 7000 OF OUR CHILDREN.   OF BRAND-NEW SHOES SO  THEY   COULD GO TO SCHOOL. WITH A   BRAND-NEW PAIR OF SHOES, FIRST  DAY OF SCHOOL.  SO, I WOULD   LIKE TO ADD THAT $5000  UNDER   SPECIAL -- I THINK IT WOULD  FALL UNDER SPECIAL EVENT  FUNDING.    >> MADAM CHAIR?  I'M NOT  REALLY SURE --  IS IT AN EVENT? >> IT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.  >> OKAY.  I'M NOT KNOWING   ANYTHING MORE ABOUT -- YEAH.  I THINK THE BOARD COULD OFFER   THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO   INCLUDE AS A SPECIAL EVENT.  >>  I'D LIKE THIS DISCUSSION,  AND I'D LIKE TO MAINTAIN A   MOTION IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE   TO CALL. I THINK CERTAIN  COMMISSIONERS ATTENDED THE   EVENT AT THE CIVIC CENTER.  >>  WHICH MAKES THE EVENTS NOT  ELIGIBLE FOR CHB, CORRECT?    MADAM CHAIR?    >> YES, PLEASE.    >> I UNDERSTAND. LESSON.  I AM  A CHILD FROM A MOTHER WHO WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM LEGAL  SERVICES.  I'M ALSO A CHILD OF A MOTHER WHO WOULD'VE BENEFITED FROM.  I'M A BOY WHO WOULD'VE BENEFITED FROM BOYS AND GIRLS  CLUB.  AS I LOOK AT IT, I'M   RIGHT THERE WITH YOU MADAM   CHAIR ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.   BUT, I THINK THE POLICY WE HAVE IN PLACE IS TERE FOR THE   REASON OF ALL OF THOSE ITEMS.   ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS I SPOKE OF NEED MORE FUNDING.  THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH FUNDING FOR BOYS   AND GIRLS CLUB. THERE'S NEVER  ENOUGH FUNDING FOR DIFFERENT   ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CHS P  ELIGIBLE.  SO, WE DID WHAT WE  DID, BECAUSE LEGISLATIVELY  WE  DIDN'T -- THE MONEY WASN'T   THERE. SO, WE STEPPED UP TO  COVER A GAP TO MAKE SURE WE   DIDN'T LOSE AN ATTORNEY. NOT   ALL OF THAT 125 IS BACK,  CORRECT?    >> THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING.     >> YES. SO, WE GOT THAT  FUNDING.  I BELIEVE $40,000 OF  CH  AS MONEY HAS GONE IN THE   PAST. AND WERE CONSIDERING SHIP FUNDING ONTO LEGAL SERVICES AS  WELL FOR AIR PROPERTY.  AGAIN,  I'M THERE WITH YOU. I WOULD   LOVE TO DO IT. BUT, POLICY SAYS IF YOU'RE CH  P ELIGIBLE YOU   GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.  AND   I'M WONDERING, AGAIN IF WE  ALLOW THIS  OR DO WE STOP?   BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. EVERY CHS P   ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO COME  UP HERE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO  KNOW WE NEED FUNDING TOO. SO,  CAN YOU SPECIFY IN YOUR LINE   ITEM WITH AS MUCH?  AS A MATTER OF FACT, I REMEMBER SOME YEARS  BACK WE LITERALLY WENT THROUGH  ALL THE LINE ITEMS WE HAD TO   MAKE SURE NONE OF THEM WERE    CHSP ELIGIBLE TO GET THEM OUT   OF THE DEPARTMENTS. INTO THE  CHSP PROCESS.  I CANNOT SUPPORT THE 125 LINE ITEM.  I CANNOT   VOTE ON OPTION NUMBER ONE.    BUT, IF YOU REALLY WANT THE 125 TO BE CONSIDERED . $125,000 TO   CHSP FUNDING, AND AN  OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR IT .   AND MAYBE CREATE A CATEGORY   THAT SPECIFIC FOR LEGAL   SERVICES OR SOMETHING LIKE  THAT.  I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IS  POLICY, BECAUSE ONCE WE DO THAT IT'S A VERY SLIPPERY ROAD.    AND WE SAW THAT RECENTLY WHEN   WE STARTED TO AT THE END OF   MEETINGS APPROVED FUNDING FOR  ORGANIZATIONS.  THERE WAS ONE   ORGANIZATION. THERE WAS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION. AND PEOPLE COME  IN LAST MINUTE.  WE CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR ANY ORGANIZATION.  BUT, THEN WE HAD TO COME BACK,  AND SAY YOU KNOW WHAT?  WE HAD  A POLICY. LET'S MAKE SURE WE   STAY WITH THAT POLICY SO WE   DON'T GET INTO THE HABIT OF,   WELL MAKE A MOTION TO  NOT GO   BY THE POLICY THIS TIME SO WE   CAN GET THIS DONE. THEN WE WILL GO BUY IT NEXT TIME.  SO, WHAT  I'M GOING TO DO MADAM CHAIR.   AGAIN, I DO AGREE WITH THE  SENTIMENT --   >> BEFORE YOU DO THAT.  LET ME  GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM MY  COUNTY ATTORNEY. CAN YOU DO   THAT? JUST HOLD ON, AND I'LL   COME BACK TO YOU.   >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY,   EVERYONE KEEPS REFERRING TO   THIS AS A POLICY.  THIS IS YOUR ORDINANCE. THIS IS YOUR CHSP  ORDINANCE. IT IS NOT A POLICY.  IT'S AN ORDINANCE.    >> THAT TAKES IT TO AND EVEN  OTHER LEVEL IF IT'S AN   ORDINANCE WE HAVE IN PLACE.    SO, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS   I'M GOING TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR OPTIONS  THREE,  FOUR, AND FIVE.  I'M GOING TO  TAKE OUT  WHOLE CHILD LEON FOR  PURPOSES OF COMMISSIONER MINER  THAT COULD BE BEST AS OPTION  NUMBER SIX.  BUT, STAFF   RECOMMENDATION 03, FOUR, FIVE   AS IS WOULD BE MY MOTION.    >> OKAY. HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.  THREE, FOUR, FIVE. OKAY.    THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE. WHOSE  SECONDING THAT? OKAY.  OKAY.    OKAY. COMMISSIONER OKAY.    >> MADAM CHAIR, ALSO I'M   INCLUDING THE $5000 FOR YOUR  SPECIAL EVENT FUNDING  FOR THE  SNEAKER DRIVE.  >> OKAY.   >> THAT'S A PART OF MY MOTION. >> THANK YOU.  THAT WOULD BE   INDUSTRY I BELIEVE, RIGHT?    COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR? OKAY.    THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.   >> THINK YOU MADAM CHAIR.    THANK YOU MADAM ATTORNEY, AND  COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  LET ME   HELP CLARIFY. I'M GOING TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS. YOUR DIRECT   NUMBER YOU WANT TO GO AS  ALWAYS.  SO, I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER FOR THE SAKE OF TIME   TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING  OF THIS HAS BEEN ORDINANCE.    I'LL SKIP OVER MY QUESTIONS   ABOUT HOW THE ORDINANCE APPLIED NOW, AND IT DIDN'T APPLY LAST  YEAR SOMEHOW. JUMPED TO THEN  WHAT MIGHT BE A SOLUTION.    WHICH I THINK COMMISSIONER  MADDOX BROUGHT UP.  IS MY  UNDERSTANDING CORRECT THAT    ARTICLE FIVE OBLIGATION  OF    132,000 IS A MINIMUM OBLIGATION ? AND WE CAN CHOOSE IN OUR   BUDGETS THAT'S SEPARATE FROM  THIS  TO FUND MORE THAN OUR  MINIMUM?    >> THAT IS CORRECT.    >>  THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE   BUDGET MOTION THAT I WOULD MAKE IF I WANTED TO SAY  KEEP THIS   AS IS. SAY, I WOULD ASK THAT WE BUDGET THAT MINIMUM PLUS  125.    >> THINK YOU MADAM CHAIR. RIGHT BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION.   WHEN IT'S ON THE TABLE JUST TO PROVIDE A CLARIFICATION. AGAIN, AND I WASN'T SPEAKING TO THE   PROS OR THE CALMNESS OF THE  MOTION.  BUT, JUST THAT IF YOU  WERE GOING TO OFFER A MOTION,   THAT IS SAID TO RESTORE THE  125.  THAT IT REFLECTS THAT THE BOARD IS MAKING A STATEMENT   THAT THOSE ARE NOT THE  CHSP   DOLLARS, BUT THEY GO TO FILL   OUR ARTICLE FIVE OBLIGATIONS.   THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD HAS DONE IN THE PAST. THAT'S HOW THE   BOARD HAS RECONCILED, AND   DIDN'T CREATE A RUN ON THE   CHSP FUND.  AS TO SAY WE DO   HAVE CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS UNDER  ARTICLE FIVE.  WE ARE   RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS PART   OF OUR ARTICLE FIVE OBLIGATION. THERE ARE OTHERS , AS WE   DISCUSSED. THERE ARE OTHER  FUNDS THROUGH  CHSP.  BUT, THIS GOES TOWARDS OUR ARTICLE FIVE   OBLIGATION. I KNOW IT'S   CONVOLUTED, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CONSISTENCY TO MAKE THAT   STATEMENT.  >> THANK YOU.  THEN I WOULD   JUST SAY THAT --  >> IF YOU WILL RESTATE THE   MOTION WITH LANGUAGE THAT THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HAS GIVEN  US.   >> LET ME ASK THIS TOO. WHAT IS TO BE CLEARER ON THE RECORD    SINCE WE HAVE GOT SOME   CONTINGENCIES ON EACH ONE?    WHAT IF HE BEST OF EVERYBODY   WOULD JUST WITHDRAW THEIR  MOTIONS?  AND THEN WE TAKE EACH ONE, ONE BY ONE. WOULD THAT BE  BEST?    >> YES, BECAUSE TO THE EXTENT   COMMISSIONER MADDOX PRESENTS  HIS. HE PUTS THE PREVIOUS ONE   BACK ON THE TABLE.  SO, YES. IF WE COULD WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN   THAT WOULD BE OPTIMAL.   >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.  SO,  COMMISSIONERS  I WOULD LIKE FOR THE SUBSTITUTE MOTIONS TO BE   WITHDRAWN. AND IF THAT LEAVES   ORIGINAL MOTIONS I WOULD LIKE   FOR THOSE TO BE WITHDRAWN.  AND I THINK IT'S CLEANER FOR US TO LOOK AT  EACH OPTION  SEPARATELY.  FOR CLARIFICATION. FOR PURPOSES  -- AND THEN BASED ON OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS  EXPLANATION. OKAY?  SO,  MADAM  COUNTY ATTORNEY. DO I HAVE EACH COMMISSIONER TO JUST WITHDRAW  THEIR MOTIONS  THAT'S PENDING, AND THEN RESTART?   >> YES, MADAM CHAIR.    >> DO WE NEED TO DO IT ONE BY   ONE? I KNOW COMMISSIONER MADDOX HAS A MOTION PENDED.  ARE YOU  WILLING TO WITHDRAW YOUR   MOTION?   >> YES.   >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE HAS A  MOTION PENDING.   >> I WILL WITHDRAW MY MOTION.     >> HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.  I   BELIEVE THOSE ARE THE ONLY   MOTION SUBSTITUTES WE HAVE ON   THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. OKAY?  ALL RIGHT, NOW COMMISSIONER MADDOX?    >> JUST MY UNDERSTANDING.  SO,  LEGAL SERVICES WILL INCREASE   THE ARTICLE FIVE AMOUNT ,  AND  THEN STILL ALLOW FOR LEGAL   SERVICES TO APPLY FOR CHSP?    THEY WILL RESEND THAT ARTICLE   FIVE, AND STILL ALLOW THEM TO  APPLY FOR CHSP TO HAVE WHATEVER FUNDING THERE ? TO APPLY FOR   WHATEVER FUNDING THEY MAY NEED  THERE? IS THAT CORRECT?  >>  IF THE BOARD WISHES TO   RESTORE THE 125, KEEP THE 125,  AND KEEP A CONSISTENT LEVEL OF  FUNDING.  WE WOULD ASK THE  RECORD REFLECT THAT THE BOARD  IS MAKING THE DETERMINATION  THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE FOR   ARTICLE FIVE RELATED COSTS AND  EXPENSES.  AND THAT WAY WE ARE  KEEPING IT BIFURCATED FROM THE  CHSP PROCESS.    >> OKAY.  SO, AS IT RELATES   THEN TO THOSE SPECIFIC FUNDING   -- FUNDS. I WOULD LIKE TO   ENTERTAIN A MOTION  SPECIFICALLY.  THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. IS THERE  A SECOND?  COMMISSIONER   O'KEEFE, DID YOU SECOND?    >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR STATE  HIS MOTION SO I KNOW WHERE WE  ARE AT?  >>  HE BASICALLY RESTATED.   EXCEPT, ADOPTED THE EXPLANATION FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.     >> THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS   ARTICLE FIVE. WE ACCEPT THE   $125,000 INCREASE IN ARTICLE  FIVE.    >> AS PART OF OUR ARTICLE FIVE  OBLIGATION.   >> AS PART OF OUR BUDGET  OBLIGATION.    >> SECOND. ABSOLUTELY.   >> OH, I'M SORRY.    >> I THINK I CAN GET US WHERE   WE ARE IF --   >> OKAY, I DON'T HAVE A MOTION.  WERE KIND OF FLOUNDERING. IF  YOU CAN ARTICULATED AND   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE? OR,  COMMISSIONER WELCH.    >> WELL, KNOWING THAT WE NOW   HAVE THIS MOTION ON FIVE  WE   ARE GOING TO STICK WITH FIVE.   LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THIS  THROUGH. I'M GOING TO ASK  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR TO AMEND   HIS MOTION ON OPTION FIVE TO   SEPARATE OUT WHOLE TRIAL LEON,  AND  PUT INTO STATES THAT WE  ARE ADDING 125,000 LEGAL   SERVICES IN NORTH FLORIDA .   THAT IS NOT A REFLECTION OF    CHP DOLLARS. THAT'S ONLY   RELATED TO OUR OBLIGATION UNDER ARTICLE FIVE.    >> A STATUTORY OBLIGATION,  RIGHT?  >> YES.    >> MADAM CHAIR, I ACCEPT.    >> THANK YOU. I THINK WE'VE  DISCUSSED ENOUGH.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I. THANK YOU. ANY OPPOSITION?   WITH COMMISSIONER --  >> YES.  NO, NO, NO.  OPTION 5M NOT ABSTAINING. I JUST WANT TO  MAKE IT CLEAR THAT OPTION FIVE  IS MOVED BY THE COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE DOES NOT INCLUDE WHOLE TRIAL LEON.   >> IT DOES NOT.    >> REMOVE ITEM SIX  WHICH IS  WHOLE  TRIAL FUNDING.   >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION?   ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE   KNOWN BY SAYING GUY.    >>  I WILL MOVE ITEMS ONE AND   TWO. EXCLUDING COMMISSIONER   MADDOX IS --   >> WITH THE ADDITION OF THE    SHOES FOR SCHOOLS. I THINK  THERE'S TWO.    >> I REMEMBER THREE.   >> ONE, TWO WITH EXCLUDING  COMMISSIONER.    >> YOU GOT DISCUSSION THE  SECOND BY COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER CABAN.    >> THINK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MAY   ADDRESS THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR?  >> PLEASE.    >> OKAY. JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR  ON OPTION TWO.  WE CAN STILL   LOOK AT POTENTIALLY CHANGING   THAT IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP   PROCESS. IS THAT CORRECT?    >> YEAH. IF I CAN BE CLEAR  ABOUT THAT.  AS I'VE SAID   BEFORE, IF THE BOARD -- AND I  THINK THIS IS WHERE   COMMISSIONER CABAN WAS GOING.   IF THE BOARD WANTS TO LOOK AT   THAT AMERICAN RESCUE ACT  FUNDING , AND SAY WHAT I THINK  I HEARD IS WE DON'T KNOW OTHER BUDGETARY  WE HAVE TO DO. WOULD LIKE TO SET THAT ASIDE INTO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, AND THEN WE  ADDRESS THAT.  THEN THE BOARD  CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.  >> IF THAT'S THE BOARD AS WELL I WOULD LIKE TO CERTAINLY DO   THT. IF THE BOARD WANTS TO   JUST PROVE IT AS IS I PROBABLY  WILL NOT SUPPORT IT.  BUT,   IDEALLY WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE   FULL BUDGET. SO, I DON'T KNOW  IF THERE'S CERTAIN PINPOINTS   OR STRESSORS WE NEED TO LOOK AT IN FUNDING.  BUT, I'M OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.   >> YEAH, AND I DON'T THINK  THAT HAS TO BE PART OF THE   MOTION FOR US TO RAISE IT AT   THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, RIGHT?    >> YEAH. WE WOULD LIKE TO   RECEIVE THAT DIRECTION, BECAUSE AGAIN THE PROPOSAL WE HAVE   BEFORE YOU IS TO UTILIZE  THAT  $834,000 TO ADDRESS THE  PRIORITIES  THE BOARD HAS   ALREADY MADE WITH RESPECT TO  HOMELESSNESS.  BUT, AS   COMMISSIONER CABAN HAS RAISED  THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING YOU  CAN DO.  AND I THINK WHAT HE'S SAYING IS WE WANTED TO MOVE   THAT ITEM TWO OPTION TO THE   BUDGET WORKSHOPS. SO, WE CAN   HAVE A BROADER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUNDING.    >> AND THAT WON'T AFFECT OUR   ABILITY OR OUR REQUIREMENTS  TO SET DISCRETIONARY LEVELS  BY   MARCH 31st?  >> YOU WOULD BE DOING THAT  UNDER OPTION ONE.  YOU WOULD BE SETTING THAT. AGAIN, IF YOU   WANTED TO DO -- IF YOU WANTED   TO REALIZE THESE ADDITIONAL  DOLLARS . YOU'RE RIGHT,  COMMISSIONER. YOU HAVE TO MAKE  A CHOICE HERE.  AND THE CHOICE  HERE WOULD BE TO SAY, IF YOU  WANT THOSE FUNDS. A PORTION OF  THOSE FUNDS TO COME INTO THE   CHSP PROCESS. WHICH IS A   RECOMMENDATION WE HAVE HERE.    THEN YOU WOULD NEED TO DO THAT  TONIGHT.  IF YOU DID NOT WANT   THOSE FUNDS TO GO INTO THAT  PROCESS , BUT YOU WANTED TO  DELAY, AND WAIT TO SEE IF THOSE FUNDS COULD BE USED  FOR OTHER  ISSUES IN THE BUDGET. THEN YOU  WOULD DO AS COMMISSIONER CABAN  SUGGESTED. WAIT UNTIL THE   BUDGET WORKSHOP TO DEAL WITH  THOSE FUNDS.  AGAIN, BECAUSE  THEY ARE FLEXIBLE.    >>  THERE IS A MOTION ON THE   FLOOR. YOU WANT TO AMEND THE  MOTION?   >> THINK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  I   DON'T WANT TO AMEND THE  MOTION. I LIKE THE STAFF  RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE I FEEL  LIKE THAT FUNDING  WE KNOW IS   NECESSARY FOR THE EMERGENCY   SHELTERS. WE KNOW THEY NEED IT. IT'S EXPIRING.  I'M   COMFORTABLE WITH IT. I LIKE   THAT IT'S LINE ITEM FUNDING. I KNOW THEY ARE OVERWHELMED.  I   THINK IT'S -- I WOULD NOT WANT TO AMEND IT. THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU.    >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.  WE  ALL HAD OUR BRIEFINGS WITH THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. HE  MENTIONED  BIG BEN HAD BEEN   MOVED OUT OF THE CHP PROCESS.   IT'S NOT AN OPTION FIVE RIGHT?  AND WHAT THAT MEANT IT IS WE   HAD AN ADDITIONAL $147 IN THE  CHP PROCESS.  ALL RIGHT? SO,   WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE  MOTION THAT COMMISSONER  O'KEEFE HAD WITH REGARDING TO  INCREASING THE FUNDING  FOR LS  AND ASKED FOR 125 THAT MONEY   HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. WE  HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 140 7K IN    CHSP BECAUSE BEN HAD TO MOVE   OUT. WITH THE INTENTION OF LSNF GOING INTO CHSP AND BEING ABLE  TO APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDS.    SINCE WE ARE NOW EXCLUSIVELY   FUNDING CHSP UNDER ARTICLE FIVE  WHAT YOU WILL BE WANTING TO  MAKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO   TAKE OUT 125 FROM OPTION ONE?   WHICH IS THE LEVEL OF CHSP FOR  THIS NEXT PHYSICAL YEAR, AND   HAVE THAT ALLOCATED TO LSNF.    WHICH, TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBLE  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THAT'S   TAKING THE MONEY WE WOULD HAVE  EXPECTED TO HAVE LEGAL SERVICES APPLIED TO THE CHSP.  MOVE IT   OUT, SO IT CAN BE APPLIED   DIRECTLY TO THE ARTICLE FIVE  FUNDING.  I JUST WANT TO GET   THE MOOD OF THE FOLKS HERE ON   THE DAIS ABOUT THAT. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE, BECAUSE WE ARE  BASICALLY -- WE HAVE AN  EXCLUSIVE INCREASE IN FUNDING   FOR LEGAL SERVICES NOW. THE  225.  WHERE IS THAT MONEY GOING TO COME FROM? GENERAL REVENUE   NOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE CHOICES.  WE'VE HAD   CHSP INCREASED BY 147, BECAUSE  BIG BEN HAS MOVED OUT.  IT'S A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE  SOME OF THOSE FUNDS, AND HAVE   AS LEAST LITTLE IMPACT ON GR AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.   >> THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A   MOTION, AND A SECOND ON THE   FLOOR.   >> BUT, MADAM CHAIR THIS WOULD  BE  A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IF  SOMEONE IS OFFERING TO ACCEPT  IT.    >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.    >> TECHNICALLY, WE DID NOT FIND LEGAL SERVICE IN NORTH FLORIDA. WE SET THE MAXIMUM   DISCRETIONARY AMOUNT. I JUST  WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.  >> COMMISSIONER MADDOX?    >> WE DID.  BECAUSE WE DIDN'T  FIND EGG IN ANY ORGANIZATION  WITHIN CHSP.  WHAT WE DECIDED   WAS AS WE HAD A LINE ITEM  SPECIFIC FOR LEGAL SERVICES.   SO, WE DID FUND IT.  BUT, TO   THE OTHER POINT I REMEMBER ONE  YEAR  -- I'M AGING MYSELF.    WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT  MORE TO DO WITH CHSP. WERE  LOOKING INTO FUNDING. AND   COMMISSIONER DAILY AT THE TIME  SAYS , WE CAN SEND THE MAXIMUM  OF WHATEVER WE WANT TO. AND   WHEN THE NUMBERS COME BACK WE   WANT TO GO NOW, WE CAN GO NOW.  SO, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD   THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN WE WERE  TALKING ABOUT LEGAL SERVICES IS JUST  CHSP BOUGHT 125. WE WILL  FIGURE OUT THE REST LATER.  I   DON'T THINK RIGHT NOW WE NEED  TO BE IN THE WEEDS OF REALLY   FIGURING OUT OKAY, WE TOOK IT  FROM THERE. WHAT ABOUT HERE? I  THINK WHEN THE TIME COMES STUFF A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, AND THEY WILL TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO  DO.  BECAUSE WE COULD COME   BACK, AND SOMETHING COULD   HAPPEN WHERE WE HAVE TO WIPE   OUT ALL OF THE LINE ITEM   FUNDING JUST TO MAKE OUR BUDGET WORK. WE ARE JUST SETTING THE   MAXIMUM AMOUNT RIGHT NOW.    >> YEAH. AND I DON'T WANT US  TO MAKE AND UNDULY, COMPLICATED  -- WE KNOW THERE IS A NEED IN  THOSE SPECIFIC CATEGORIES. WE  ALREADY KNOW THAT  AS  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE INDICATED.  OKAY. COMMISSIONER CABAN.    >> MAY I ADDRESS THE COUNTY    COMMISSIONER AGAIN?  >> ABSOLUTELY.    >> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS   QUESTION IS PREMATURE WHEN ON  THE BUDGET PROCESS.  BUT, ARE   WE EXPECTING ANY TAX INCREASES? ANYTHING PER STATUTE IN THIS  BUDGET CYCLE?    >> MADAM CHAIR , IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DECISIONS THAT THE BOARD MAKES. HOWEVER, THE COUNTY   ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE PREPARING FOR YOU A BALANCED BUDGET  WITHIN THE CURRENT  RATE. BUT,  THAT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE   DEPENDING ON WHATEVER DECISIONS WE SHOULD MAKE.  >> THANK YOU.  THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW.  AND EARMARKING FUNDING OF ROUGHLY $2.2 MILLION.  YOU   KNOW, I DON'T LIKE THAT THESE  OPTIONS ARE KIND OF CONVOLUTED  TOGETHER. I WANT TO SUPPORT  CHSP FUNDING.  BUT, I JUST  CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND    SETTING ASIDE NEARLY ANOTHER  MILLION DOLLARS  FOR   HOMELESSNESS RIGHT NOW. WHEN   WE'VE HAD A HOMELESSNESS   WORKSHOP. WE TALK ABOUT THIS  ALL THE TIME.  YOU KNOW, I AM  PERSONALLY NOT SEEING ANY  RESULTS BEING DONE . ANY  IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THIS IN MY DISTRICT.  ON PENSACOLA  STREET.  IT'S A CONSTANT  COMPLETE.  BUSINESSES ARE  STRUGGLING.  RECENTLY, BAGEL  BAGEL.  A STAPLE THAT HAS BEEN  AROUND FOR 33 YEARS.  THEIR   GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE   TRIPLED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.   AND THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO RELOCATE.  THE REASON   FOR THIS IS BECAUSE THEIR  INSURANCE CARRIER DEEMED  THAT  LOCATION WAS A HIGH CRIME  LOCATION.  SO, HERE WE ARE.   LOOKING TO SPEND ANOTHER  MILLION DOLLARS ON THIS ISSUE.   AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY   RELIEF. FOLKS IN DISTRICT TWO   HAVEN'T SEEN ANY RELIEF. FOLKS ON PENSACOLA STREET HAVE NOT  SEEN ANY RELIEF.  ME PERSONALLY AFFORD TALKING ABOUT $1 MILLION WE ARE SPENDING , I WOULD LIKE  TO SEE THAT MONEY GO TOWARDS  AREAS WHERE WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT FAMILIES.  WE KNOW   IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE   INFRASTRUCTURE. WE KNOW IT'S  GOING TO CREATE A SAFE PATH FOR PET KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL. WHERE SCHOOL BUSES CAN'T GO DOWN.    THERE'S AREAS LIKE THAT, AND  THERE'S PORTIONS OF MY  DISTRICT  WHERE THOSE ISSUES   OCCURRED. SO, YOU KNOW  COMMISSIONER WELCH.  I KNOW   THAT YOU HAVE VOICED THAT YOU   LIKE THE FUNDING, AND IT IS A   NEED. I DO THINK IT IS A NEED.  BUT, THERE ARE ALSO OTHER NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.  AND I THINK  WE ARE FUNDING, AND SPENDING   MILLIONS, AND MILLIONS OF   DOLLARS OF TAXPAYER MONEY   ALREADY ON THIS ISSUE. I WOULD  LIKE TO SEE US DIVERSIFY ON HOW WE ARE SPENDING THIS MONEY.   >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  CABAN.  WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER WELCH, AND  I THINK  IT WAS SECONDED BY   COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. AM I  CORRECT?  OKAY. DOES HE NEED TO RESTATE THE MOTION?  OKAY.  STAFF?  OKAY.  WITHOUT ANY  FURTHER DISCUSSION , ALL THOSE  IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I.  ANY OPPOSITION?  ONE OPPOSITION.  COMMISSIONER  CABAN. THANK YOU.  AND ONE OF  REFUSAL. COMMISSIONER MADDOX.   THANK YOU SO MUCH.   >> JUST ON POINT EARLIER WHEN   WE VOTED ON OPTION FIVE.  FOR   THE RECORD I DID RECUSE MYSELF  FROM THAT POINT. I DID NOT VOTE ON THAT POINT WHILE THE OTHERS  DID. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE STATED THAT FOR THE RECORD.    >> DID YOU ABSTAIN FROM THE  RECORD  --  >> ABSOLUTELY.    >> ABSTAIN ON OPTION SIX. I   VOTE ON OPTION FIVE.    >> OKAY. OPTION A SIX WAS   PULLED OUT, AND IT HASN'T COME TO A BOAT I DON'T BELIEVE. OH, IT DID?    >> MADAM CHAIR, OPTION NUMBER  THREE WITH A MAXIMUM SPECIAL  EVENT FUNDING OF  74 FIVE.  INCLUDING THE $5000 THAT WOULD  BE ALLOCATED  TOWARDS THE SHOE  DRIVE EVENT.  >> THANK YOU.    >> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER   WELCH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET   IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I. ANY  OPPOSITION?  NONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.  AND I BELIEVE WE JUST   HAVE ONE MORE.  >>  MADAM, MOVE OPTION FOUR.   >> OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND?    >> SECOND.  >> ANY DISCUSSION?  ALL THOSE   IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I.  THANK YOU.  I   BELIEVE WE'VE COVERED ONE,   TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, AND  SIX.  AM I CORRECT? OKAY, THANK YOU.  WE ARE GOING TO RECESS.   WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING  SCHEDULE AT 6:00.  SO, WE WILL  COME BACK AT 6:00.  AFTER THE   PUBLIC HEARING WE WILL RESUME  OUR AGENDA.