E COMMISSIONERS PLEASE TAKE YOUR  SEATS?  >> CAN WE GET EXTRA CREDIT?  >> SO  >> FOR BEING ON TIME ? I WISH  WE COULD.  >> MADAME COUNTY ATTORNEY I  WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR  OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  AGENDA ITEM 21 OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS THE FIRST AND ONLY  PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER  ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO  ABANDON THE APRIL ROAD  RIGHT-OF-WAY. AS PROPOSED THIS  WOULD BASICALLY ABANDON A 60  FOOT WIDE STRIP FOR APRIL ROAD  TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 5.9  ACRES BETWEEN -- PARKWAY AND  OLD SAINT AUGUSTINE ROAD.  OPTION ONE WHICH RECOMMENDATION IS CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF  THE CITRUS AND UNIT  DEVELOPMENT. STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.  >> THANK YOU. MADAME COUNTY  ATTORNEY. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR INDICATED THAT  SCHMIDT AND THIS PARTICULAR  ITEM.  >> WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS  ITEM.  >> THANK YOU.  >> COMMISSIONERS  >> I BELIEVE I NEED TO DISCLOSE IS THIS THE ONE WHERE WE GOT  THE EMAIL?  >> MADAM CHAIR. SO JUST FOR  CLARIFICATION THIS IS NOT THE  QUALIFIED JUDICIAL PUBLIC  HEARING. THAT IS NUMBER 22 THE  SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.  >> THANK YOU MADAM COUNTY  ATTORNEY. COMMISSIONERS -- I  WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A  MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF  RECOMMENDATIONS.  >> SO MOVED.  >> MOVED BY COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE. SECONDED BY  COMMISSIONER WELCH. ANY  DISCUSSION? HEARING ON ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN. UNANIMOUS WITH COMMISSIONER  MADDOX. COMMISSIONER CABAN AND  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. OUT OF  CHAMBERS. MR. COUNTY ATMAN  SHOULD APPROXIMATE ITEM 22 IS A QUASIJUDICIAL ITEM. REQUEST THE BOARD TO CONDUCT THE FIRST AND  ONLY PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE  OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO CHANGE  THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM  SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED R1 TO  SISTERS GROVE PLANNED UNIT  DEVELOPMENT FOR 149.35 ACRES.  AND THE PUD CONCEPT PLAN  PROPOSES RESIDENTIAL  DEVELOPMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR A  MAXIMUM OF 520 542 DWELLING  UNITS OUT OF DENSITY OF 3.63.  UNITS PER ACRES. THE SAME  MAXIMUM DENSITY PERMITTED UNDER THE CURRENT R1 ZONING  CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS  AGENDA ITEM PUD REFLECTS THE  COUNTY'S ABANDONMENT OF APRIL  ROAD . WITH THAT I WILL HANDED  OVER TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.  >> YES MADAME COUNTY ATTORNEY.  >> AS THE BOARD KNOWS ATTACHED  TO YOUR AGENDA ITEMS I BELIEVE  IT IS ATTACHMENT NUMBER SIX. IS A COMPILATION OF X PARTAKE  COMMUNICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN  DISCLOSED AND MADE A PART OF  THE RECORD. BUT A NUMBER OF  THEM ACTUALLY CAME IN TODAY  AFTER THE CUT OFF DEADLINE. I  WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALSO MADE A PART OF THE RECORD. A  COUPLE OF THEM WERE RECEIVED  FROM I BELIEVE THE SAME  CONSTITUENT FROM TWO DIFFERENT  EMAILS. RECEIVED ANYWHERE  STARTING AT 12 10 THROUGH 130  P.M. THIS AFTERNOON. EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC  POTENTIALLY THAT WILL BE  GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS  DEVELOPMENT ONTO OLD SAINT  AUGUSTINE ROAD. CONSISTENT WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT I  BELIEVE THE CONSTITUENTS NAME  IS MR. MARK MAHONEY. THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE  APPROPRIATE IF ANY OTHER X  PARTAKE COMMUNICATIONS THAT  HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED NOW  WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO THAT.  >> THANK YOU MADAM COUNTY  ATTORNEY. DOES ANYONE HAVE  UNDISCLOSED COMMUNICATION QUEST MAXIMUM THOSE THREE FROM MARK  MAHONEY YOU ON RECORD FOR ALL  OF US GETTING THEM.  >> THOSE COMMUNICATIONS MONTHS  OF THE ENTIRE BOARD JUST FROM  TWO DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESSES.  >> THANK YOU.  >> COMMISSIONERS I WOULD LIKE  TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION. OPTION ONE .  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  CABAN. IS THERE A SECOND?  >> COMMISSIONER WELCH SECOND.  IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?  >> HEARING ON ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN. ANY  OPPOSITION? HEARING ON IT IS  UNANIMOUS WITH COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR OUT OF CHAMBERS.  >> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY ATMAN  SHOULD. COMMISSIONER MADDOX.  >>> I VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE  ON ITEM NUMBER 21. THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU.  >> MR. COUNTY ADMINISTERED WE  ARE BACK NOW UNDER OUR GENERAL  BUSINESS AGENDA. DISCUSSION I  APOLOGIZE COMMISSIONER WELCH. I WILL ALLOW YOU TO PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.  >> INK YOU MADAM CHAIR. MY  CONCERN COMMISSIONER CABAN AS I STATED BEFORE WE BROKE WAS THE  MIX BETWEEN THE UNINCORPORATED  AREA OF THE CITY WITH THE  MILLION DOLLARS THE COUNTY  ATMAN SHOULD ANSWER MY QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY WAS GOING TO COME FROM. MY SECOND CONCERN I KNOW THAT FROM MY  UNDERSTANDING WE HAD TWO  TORNADOES THAT CONVERGED AND  RIPPED ACROSS THE COUNTY TO THE WEST. I MEAN TO THE EAST. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE MORE SOUTHERN  MORE PART OF YOUR DISTRICT.  I'M GOING TO TRUST YOUR  JUDGMENT AS A DISTRICT  REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BEST WAY  TO ALLOCATE THIS MONEY. I WANT  TO MAKE SURE THOSE FOLKS IN THE CITY ARE IS TAKING CARE OF AS  WE CAN POSSIBLY TAKE CARE OF  THEM NOT NOTING WITH THE CITY  IS PLANNING TO DO. I HAD ONE  MORE QUESTION WHICH WAS DO WE  HAVE A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES  THAT WERE IMPACTED? I KNOW WE  TALKED ABOUT THE FLORIDA  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. MATT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?  >> THE STATE RUNS A BUSINESS  DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. WE  CAN GET THOSE NUMBERS. BUT I  DON'T HAVE THEM RIGHT NOW.  >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 114  HOMES THAT ARE DESTROYED. 551  HOMES WITH MAJOR DAMAGE.  STRUCTURES. SO THIS COULD BE  BARAJAS CARPORTS BARNES. COULD  BE BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTIAL.  SMITH THAT DOES INCLUDE  BUSINESSES.  >> SO 114 STRUCTURES COMPLETELY RUINED. 551 MAJORLY DAMAGED.  ANOTHER 500 PARTIALLY DAMAGED.  WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OVER 1000  IMPACTED STRUCTURES IN THE  COUNTY. $1 MILLION I KNOW IS  THAT A CAP OF $10,000 IN YOUR  LETTER COMMISSIONER CABAN. WE  ARE GIVEN THE COUNTY  ADMINISTERED AT THE LATITUDE TO PROP THIS UP IN THE WAY HE BEST SEES FIT. $10,000 IS ONLY 100  GRANTEES AT $1 MILLION. THAT IS NOT VERY MUCH. YOU WILL LEAVE  90% OF THESE PEOPLE OUT OF  THIS. NOT THAT I'M ADVOCATING  FOR MORE MONEY AND I AM  ADVOCATING FOR AS MUCH  FLEXIBILITY. I TRUST THE  ABILITY TO DO THIS. IF THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATOR OF GRANT DOLLARS BETTER IN THE  WORLD I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ONE APICAL BID. IN WHICH WE  FACILITATED SO MUCH FEDERAL  GRANT MONEY. I'M OKAY WITH  THAT. COMMISSIONER CABAN. I  WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE  WORK YOU HAVE DONE. YOU HAVE  REPRESENTED YOUR DISTRICT AS  WELL AS COULD POSSIBLY BE DONE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK AGAIN IN  THE SAME VEIN IF IT HAD BEEN MY DISTRICT THAT WAS WRECKED I  WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND IN KIND. SIMULTANEOUSLY I WANT  TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY MEDIA  RELATIONS STAFF. OUR COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR CALLED ME AND  I'M LIKE, I AIN'T GOT MUCH  GOING ON. FOCUS ON THE THEM OF  THE PARTS OF TOWN. YOU GUYS  HAVE BEEN WORKING LIKE CRAZY.  THIS AGAIN WE CAN SAY  UNPRECEDENTED EXTRAORDINARY ANY ADJECTIVE THAT WE WANT. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC  TO TRULY UNDERSTAND JUST HOW  WELL EQUIPPED LEON COUNTY IS TO HANDLE THESE TYPES OF CRISIS  EVEN IN A VERY ACUTE  ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY  HAPPEN LITERALLY OVERNIGHT.  WITHIN MINUTES WITHIN 30  MINUTES WE FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE SOME OF THESE CORE DOORS. 30  MINUTE PERIOD ON FRIDAY  MORNING. HE WE ARE 72 HOURS OR  SO LATER, FOR 4 DAYS LATER AND  WE ARE IN A POSTURE TO REALLY  PROVIDE RELIEF EVEN ABOVE AND  BEYOND WHAT WAS DONE. IT REALLY SPEAKS TO JUST HOW PROFESSIONAL ARE LEON COUNTY EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT STAFF IS. OBVIOUSLY  YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. I AM I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO WORK IN AN  ORGANIZATION WITH YOU GUYS. YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB. I HAVE  COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THIS COMING HURRICANE SEASON WILL BE ABLE  TO HANDLE IT AS PROFESSIONALLY  AND WELL AS WE HAVE ALL THESE  OTHER MOMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M ON BOARD. SMITH THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WELCH.  >> COMMISSIONER CABAN.  >> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR  SUPPORT ON THIS ITEM. IT DOES  MEAN A LOT. ONE THING I JUST  WANT TO CLARIFY THIS IS NOT  JUST FOR DISTRICT 2. THIS IS  FOR LEON COUNTY UNINCORPORATED  AREA. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE  POINT OF CLARIFICATION.  COMMISSIONER PRACTICE DISTRICT  ALSO TOOK A BEATING. I KNOW  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE'S  DISTRICT TOOK A BEATING. NOT SO MUCH IF COMMISSIONER MINOR YOUR DISTRICT WAS IMPACTED AS MUCH.  I'M SURE IT WAS. BUT I JUST  WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS A  POINT OF CLARIFICATION.  >> THANK YOU. AND I THINK THE  RESTRICTION WAS CLARIFIED.  UNINCORPORATED LEON COUNTY IT  COVERS UNINCORPORATED LEON  COUNTY. NOT JUST YOUR DISTRICT. COMMISSIONER MADDOX .  >> THIS WILL BE BRIEF. MR.  ADMINISTRATOR I HAVE A FEAR  COMMISSIONER CABAN THAT FEMA IS GOING TO CLICK ON THIS. I'M  NOT SURE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUR MONIES OUT BEFORE THEIR  MONIES TIRES THE COME IN. I  THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. WHAT I'M ASKING IS IF IN  CONSIDERATION OF MR.  ADMINISTRATOR IF THAT MONEY  COMES OUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER CREATING A  PROGRAM WHERE IT IS GAP  FUNDING. THE THINGS THAT FEMA  MONEY AND OTHER MONIES WON'T  FUND THAT OUR MONIES WILL FIND. THAT WAY LET'S SAY IF IT  WON'T FUND GROCERIES THEN WE  WILL FUND GROCERIES. BUT IF  THOSE MONIES FUNDED THOSE  THINGS WE START TO MOVE OUR  MONIES AROUND THE THINGS THAT  WON'T BE FUNDED. THAT IS IF  AGAIN IF THOSE MONIES COME IN  AT THE SAME TIME OR BEFORE.  THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX. COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I  HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND  THEN ONE COMMENT. THIS WOULD  REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS VOTE ?  >> WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?  >> WOULD IT REQUIRE ANY  UNANIMOUS VOTE ?  >> I THINK MAJORITY VOTE IN MY  CORRECT MADAM ATTORNEY?  >> IT WAS NOT AGENDA  TECHNICALLY IT WOULD NORMALLY  BE BROUGHT UP UNDER  COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION TIME.  SINCE IT IS IMMEDIATE ACTION IT IS POLICY IT WOULD REQUIRE .  BUT I BELIEVE WHAT THIS BOARD  IS DOING RIGHT NOW IS WRAPPING  IT UP INTO AN ACTUAL AGENDA  ITEM. SO, ARGUABLY UNDER THE  POLICY IT COULD GO WITH THE  MAJORITY VOTE.  >> TECHNICALLY MAYBE IT SHOULD  BE UNANIMOUS.  >> OKAY. DESCRIBED AS HOMESTEAD OR BUSINESS. AND THEN THE  DESCRIPTION OF THINGS THAT  TYPICALLY WOULD BE COVERED ARE  BUSINESS DAMAGE DISMISSES  THINGS THAT ARE INSURED OR  UNDERINSURED. FOOD MEDICINE  SHELTER. IN MY UNDERSTANDING  HOMESTEAD TELL ME WHAT  HOMESTEAD WHO THAT APPLIES TO?  PRIMARY RESIDENCE OWNERS AND  RENTERS OR EVERYONE?  >> OBVIOUSLY OPENS WHATEVER  ADDITIONAL DIRECTION THE BOARD  HAS BEEN THE WAY WE WOULD  APPROACH THIS HOMESTEAD WOULD  BE INDIVIDUALS BUT INDIVIDUALS  AND IT COULD BE RENTERS AND IT  COULD BE HOMESTEADERS.  >> EXCELLENT. THIS MAY NOT BE  AS IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE SINCE  IS SURPRISINGLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE UNANIMOUS TO ALLOCATE $1  MILLION. MY ISSUE IS THE ONE.  WE ARE LEAVING OUT HIS  SIGNIFICANT GROUP AFFECTED THAT PAYS LEON COUNTY TAXES. AND  THAT IS PARTICULARLY MYERS PARK WHICH WAS DESTROYED. AND  INDIANHEAD AND OTHERS. THOSE  TWO AREAS TOOK IT HARD AND ARE  IN FOR A LONG RECOVERY. WHEN I  WAS OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND  WORDS OR PICTURES CANNOT  DESCRIBE WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING  THROUGH. TO THINK THAT WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS PROGRAM ON  THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE CITY  MIGHT DO SOMETHING. I DON'T  THINK IS RESPONSIBLE THEY PAID  THE TAXES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.  THAT AREA GOT HIT BY TWO EF TWO TORNADOES THAT CAME TOGETHER AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND  DESTROYED EVERYTHING. AND SO I  CAN'T SUPPORT AND I GOT SO  EXCITED -- ACTUALLY IS  COMMISSIONER WELCH THAT  COMMISSIONER IS AN EXAMPLE OF  FIGHTING FOR HIS DISTRICT. I  COULD NOT SUPPORT THIS. IF I  DID NOT GET THIS FUNDING FOR  MYERS PARK AND INDIANHEAD AND  OTHER AREAS DAMAGED IN CITY  PROPERTY WHO PAY COUNTY  PROPERTY TAXES LIKE EVERYONE  ELSE AND SHOULD NOT BE  EXCLUDED.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE. LET ME ASK YOU MR.  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR I BELIEVE  IT WAS INDICATED EARLIER. THAT  THERE WOULD BE SOME  COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY TO  SEE IF THEY MIGHT DO SOMETHING  SIMILAR CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT?  IS THERE A PROCESS OR SOMETHING YOU WOULD DO LESS MAXIMUM IT  WOULD BE BASED ON THE BOARD'S  DIRECTION TODAY. SMITH WHATEVER THE BOARD DIRECTS THAT IS THE  COMMUNICATION.  >> SO THE BOARD COULD  COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY . I  GUESS LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE  HAVE DONE AS FAR AS THE  UNINCORPORATED AREAS TO SEE IF  THEY ARE CONSIDERING SOMETHING  SIMILAR FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHIN  THE CITY LIMITS.  >> WHATEVER THE DIRECTION YOU  MIGHT HAVE.  >> THAT COULD BE PART OF THE  MOTION THEN. COMMISSIONER  CABAN. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT ? YOU ADDRESS THAT EARLIER.  >> AS PART OF YOUR MOTION THAT  WE RECOMMEND OR WE ASK THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR --  >> I ORIGINALLY SAID I WOULD AT THE END OF THE MEETING WOULD  LIKE TO MAKE A RESOLUTION.  SINCE IT IS NOT SUNSHINE AND  ISSUED TO ASK THE CITY TO DO  SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. I  THINK IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE  TO HAVE A CONVERSATION . WITH  SOME OF THEM LIKE BEHIND THE  SCENES FIRST TO GAUGE OUR  TEMPERATURE ON THAT. I WOULD  SUPPORT A RESOLUTION ASKING THE CITY TO DO SO. I HAVEN'T HAD A CONVERSATION TO SEE IF THEY ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING.  >> I WASN'T SO MUCH  CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION. I'M  SAYING AS PART OF YOUR MOTION  CAN WE ASKED THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR TO COMMUNICATE  WITH THE POWERS THAT BE AT THE  CITY? AND ADVISE THEM OF WHAT  WE ARE DOING AS FAR AS  UNINCORPORATED AREAS. SEE IF  THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED. THAT  IS JUST ASKING THAT HE  COMMUNICATE.  >> WITH THE CITY.  >> THAT SEEMS LIKE AN FRIENDLY  AMENDMENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I JUST GOT WORD THE BIG BEND  MINORITY CHANGER CHAMBER IS  DRAFTING A LETTER OF SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO THIS CONVERSATION  WE ARE HAVING RIGHT NOW.  >> THANK YOU.  >> I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.  >> I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. AS I THINK ABOUT THE CITY WILL  BE AWARE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING  HERE. WE CAME UP WITH OUR OWN  RESPONSE TO HOW WE WANT TO DO  WITH THIS. THE CITY WOULD HAVE  A CONVERSATION AND WHAT I  DON'T WANT IS I DON'T WANT US TO -- IN EFFECT TRIED TO  DICTATE TO THEM WHAT WE WOULD  LIKE FOR THEM TO DO. I WOULD  LIKE FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT ANY  INTERFERENCE BY OTHERS. IF THEY CHOOSE TO MOVE IN THAT  DIRECTION THEY DO. THEY MAY  HAVE OTHER IDEAS AND OTHER  THINGS THEY MAY WANT TO DO.  MAYBE UTILITIES OR SOMETHING  LIKE THAT I WANT TO WORK WITH  IN A WAY OF TRYING TO ASSIST  THEIR CITIZENS WITHIN CITY  LIMITS. I GET WHERE WE ARE  GOING WITH THAT. I JUST AND  WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE I DON'T THINK I WOULD AGREE WITH  WANTING TO SEND COMMUNICATION  TO ASKED THEM TO DO ANYTHING. I SAID THAT AT FIRST BUT I  THOUGHT ABOUT IT THERE ARE  VARIOUS ASTUTE AND GOOD BOARD.  I CARE A LOT ABOUT THE  COMMUNITY THEY SERVE. AND I  KNOW THEY ARE THINKING THROUGH  THE SAME THINGS. I'M NOT SURE  I WANT TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF SENDING SOMETHING OVER  COMMUNICATION -WISE.  >> I UNDERSTAND. LET ME JUST  RESPOND . AND OF COURSE MY  RESPONSE WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE CONCERN THAT THERE ARE  CERTAINLY SOME VERY IMPACTED  PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN  THE CITY LIMITS. THAT WOULD BE   IS DOING. I'M NOT SUGGESTING  THAT WE DICTATE TO THE CITY.  OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND  ADMINISTRATORS HAVE A GOOD  REPORT. I'M JUST MERELY  SUGGESTING THAT IN THE MOTION  THAT WE ALLOW THE COUNTY  ADMINISTERED IT TO COMMUNICATE  WITH THE CITY. CERTAINLY NOT A  DICTATORIAL POSITION. BUT I  THINK IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS  WHERE WE HAVE WIDESPREAD  DESTRUCTION . WE HAVE  BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES  MEMBERS THAT ARE SUFFERING. I  DON'T THINK IT HURTS TO  COMMUNICATE. AND I KNOW THAT  THE BEST COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  ON THE PLANET EARTH WOULD NOT  APPROACH THE CITY MANAGER IN A  DICTATORIAL MATIGNON. I THINK  IT IS JUST SHOWING THAT WE HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT INDIANHEAD  ACRES. WE HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT  MYERS PARK. AND WE HAVE DRIVEN  THROUGH THOSE AREAS AS MUCH AS  WE CAN. AND THERE IS WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION.  >> I'M JUST THINKING --  >> WOULD PERHAPS SHOW THAT WE  ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THE CITIZENS. CITY AND COUNTY.  >> MR. ADMINISTRATOR DO WE KNOW THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WITHIN  OUR WITHIN LEON COUNTY WHERE  DIRECT IMPACT IS MADE BY THE  TORNADOES?  >> MIGHT WE CONSIDER JUST AS AN OPTION THAT OUR FUNDS BE  EXTENDED TO INCORPORATED AREAS  AND THOSE AREAS THAT WERE  DIRECTLY IMPACTED THOSE WHERE  THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND  OBLITERATED FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES THOSE AREAS. MIGHT WE  CONSIDER THAT AS AN OPTION OF  MONIES WE WILL SPEND?  >> IF I MIGHT MIGHT HIM CHAIR.  IT COULD TAKE SOME TIME MATT  AND KEVIN COME UP. IT COULD  JUST TAKE SOME TIME TO DECIPHER THE LEVEL OF DAMAGE WE ARE  TALKING ABOUT. WHAT WE ARE  DOING RIGHT NOW IS WINDSHIELD  ASSESSMENTS OF THINGS. SO WE  KNOW HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE  UNINHABITABLE. FOR EXAMPLE WE  ARE A PRETTY GOOD FEEL FOR  THAT. OTHERS WE HAVE MAJOR  DAMAGE. AND AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO DECIPHER WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR  WHAT MAY TAKE SOME TIME. I  DON'T THINK YOU CAN LOOK AT A  STRUCTURE AT THIS POINT AND SAY THAT FAMILY IS MORE IMPACTED  THAN THIS FAMILY. CERTAINLY IT  IS A FAIR POLICY DEBATE THAT  THE BOARD CAN DIRECT HOWEVER  YOU CHOOSE IN TERMS OF WHERE  YOU DRAW THE LINE WITH RESPECT  TO INCORPORATED OR  UNINCORPORATED. THE PRIMARY  LOGIC FROM COMMISSIONER  CABAN'S STANDPOINT AND CORRECT ME ON THIS WE ARE THE PRIMARY  SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA. AND TO BE  ABLE TO HAVE AN IMPACT WITH THE LIMITED FUNDS THAT WE HAVE FOR  THOSE AFFECTED OBVIOUSLY FAIR  POLICY AND DECISION OF THE  BOARD AND WE ARE HERE TO ACCEPT WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU HAVE.  >> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY M  INITIATIVE. COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR AND THEN COMMISSIONER  MINOR.  >> I WANT TO KUDOS THE SHOUTS  OUT TO COMMISSIONER -- GRADE  WORK. COMMISSIONER CABAN  RECOGNIZES COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE THAT CITY FUNDING AND EXTENSION OF THESE DOLLARS AND SERVICES  WILL NOT COME INTO  UNINCORPORATED AREA IF THEY CAN HELP IT. THERE BUS SERVICES  WON'T COME. THERE SEWER  SERVICES WON'T COME. YOU  CAN'T EVEN GET A STREETLIGHT  FROM THEM. MY EXPERIENCE YOU  CAN EVEN GET IN THE URBAN  SERVICES AREA IF THEY DON'T  WANT TO BRING IT. SO, EFFORTS  TO I'M THINKING ABOUT LITTLE  BOY WALKING ALONG THE BEACH AND HE WAS THROWING A STARFISH BACK INTO THE OCEAN. AN ELDERLY MAN  SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING? HE  SAID I'M THROWING A STARFISH.  THERE ARE MILLIONS OF STARFISH. I THINK YOU'RE WASTING YOUR  TIME. AND THIS DON'T MATTER.  THE LITTLE BOY GRAB THE  STARFISH AND THREW IT BACK IN  THE WATER. HE SAID IT MATTERED  TO THAT ONE. TO THAT ONE. AND  THE ELDERLY MAN BEGAN TO PICK  UP A STARFISH AND HE BEGAN TO  THROW THEM BACK OUT INTO THE  SEA. WE WON'T REACH EVERYBODY. BUT TO THE ONES THAT WE DO,  HOPEFULLY IT WILL SPRING THEM  BACK. THESE CATASTROPHES WHERE  PEOPLE ARE UNINSURED AND THEY  DON'T HAVE THE RESILIENCE TO  SPRING BACK. IT IS A LOT OF  PEOPLE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT  BACK UP TO ZERO. TO GO FORWARD. THEY ARE SUBZERO. NO INSURANCE. NO CRANES. NO TREE COMPANY DO  THEY KNOW TO CALL. THEY ARE  BEHIND ZERO. WE SAW AND LOOKED  IN THEIR EYEBALLS SATURDAY.  THEY NEED HELP. ONE OF THE  THINGS THAT AND I JUST HATE TO  USE THIS WORD BECAUSE IT WOULD  BE THE ONLY NON-POSITIVE  COMMENT. I DON'T WANT TO USE  THIS WORD BUT ONE OF THE I  DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD  I'M DISAPPOINTED. AND OUR  STAFF'S EFFORTS. I WANT TO SAY I'VE TAKEN AN OBSERVATION THAT IN ALL OF THE REPORTS COMING TO US TODAY, ALL OF THE ITEMS  RELATED TO THE STORM. THERE HAS BEEN ZERO REFERENCE TO THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE. YOU SEE THE  ABSENCE OF THAT REFERENCE  INDICATES TO US THAT WE ARE  TRULY BIFURCATED AND EVEN  SEPARATED EVEN IN THE CATEGORY  WHATEVER LEVEL NUMBERS THOSE  ARE. SO THAT IS HOW WE ROLL.  THEM AND US. THEIR MONEY AND  COMING TO UNINCORPORATED. I  WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS MATCHING FUND  WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS MYERS  PARK. WE WENT INTO OUR RAINY  DAY FUND TO MEET THE CITY'S  RAINY DAY FUND TO COME UP WITH  ANOTHER CATEGORY. I WOULD SAY  MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. BUT I DID NOT SEE THE CITY'S NAME IN THE MUTUAL AID. I DID NOT SEE THAT. AND I THINKTHIS IS SUCH A  GREAT DAY THAT WE ARE TOUTING  THE SUCCESS OF RECOVERY  EFFORTS. BUT IT DOES NOT SAY A  LOT ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE  DIVIDE THAT WE DON'T FUNCTION  ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH THAT WE  HAVE RADIOS THAT COMMUNICATE  EMERGENCY THOSE GUYS IN THE  GREEN. THEY CAN GET ON THE SAME RADIO. WITH TPD, FSU. THEY HAD  THAT WAVELENGTH BUT BUT WE IN  THE CITY WE DON'T HAVE THAT.  LEADERSHIP OFTEN REQUIRES I  DON'T KNOW IF IT IS  CONCESSIONS A NEW VISION. AND  WHERE THERE IS NO VISION THE  PEOPLE PERISH. WE WANT TO HELP  THE PEOPLE WHO AIN'T GOING TO  GET NO HELP. THE SECOND THING  NOT ONLY IN THE OBSERVATIONS  NOT CRITICISM. BUT THIS IS  OBSERVATION. AND THAT  OBSERVATION IS MERELY THAT  ASIDE FROM THERE BEING NO  COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY AND THIS RESULT. BUT THE  OBSERVATION FURTHER THAT WE ARE IN THIS BY OURSELVES. WE ARE  ISOLATED. ON OUR OWN PLANET. I  WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER  CABAN FOR HIS I WANTED TO SAY  AND I PUT SO MUCH. I'M NOT  GOING TO SAY IT. I WANT TO  SHARE WITH YOU EACH  COMMISSIONER. I WILL COME BACK  TO THIS DURING OUR COMMISSION  TIME. SHARE WITH YOU A  RESOLUTION OF REQUEST FOR THE  CITY OF TALLAHASSEE STORM  RELIEF. MY HOPE IS THAT  COMMISSIONERS YOU WOULD READ  THIS RESOLUTION AND IT IS ALSO  A RESOLUTION OF REQUESTS FOR  ELECTRIC CORPORATE. STORM  RELIEF AS WELL. WHAT I'M ASKING BOTH -- BEST SERVES THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA AND THE  CITY THAT SERVES INCORPORATED  AND IS REACHES ALSO IN THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA. IS FOR  EVERY MISSION OF $300 ON THE  NEXT UTILITY BILLS OF ALL  PERSONS WHO WERE CUT OFF OR 48  HOURS. BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN  FOOD SPOILS AND EVERYBODY HAS  TO THROW AWAY . I DON'T KNOW  IF THIS COMMISSION WANTS TO  SEEK HUMANE HUMANITARIAN ASK OF THOSE UTILITY PROVIDERS. OR  MAYBE AS AN ACT OF GOD. BUT  CERTAINLY MY REQUEST WHICH I  WILL BRING UP DURING BUT IN  ADDITION TO THE THINGS THAT WE  ARE TALKING ABOUT, THERE ARE  THINGS THE CITY CAN DO. IN A  MUCH MORE POWERFUL WAY . THEY  DON'T HAVE TO PUT MONEY UP.  THEY SIMPLY CAN'T REMIT AND  ALLOW FOR EVERY MISSION OF  CHARGES. AND TO SLOW DOWN THEIR BILLING CYCLE . BECAUSE OF THE  HARDSHIP THE CITY CAN CREATE A  THREE MONTH OR FOUR MONTH  EXPANSION OF PAIN FOR  UTILITIES. RIGHT NOW. FINALLY  MADAM CHAIR, WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION ?  HOW LONG DOES YOUR DECLARATION  EXTEND? DID THE GOVERNOR  DECLARE A DECLARATION AND HOW  MANY DAYS DOES IT COVER?  >> I THINK I WILL DEFER TO THE  COUNTY ATTORNEY.  >> IF YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THE  GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER I THINK THOSE ARE 30 DAY. THOSE CAN BE EXTENDED. AT HIS  DISCRETION IF YOU'RE ASKING  ABOUT THE STATE LEVEL.  >> HOW LONG IS IT ?  >> 30 DAYS I BELIEVE.  >> I WANTED TO SAY FINALLY,  THAT I APPRECIATE SO MUCH .  WHEN I HEARD MATT SAY THAT  THERE WILL BE NO DISTINCTION IN PRIVATE ROAD PUBLIC WORLD.  COMMISSIONER CABAN AND I WE  PROBABLY GOT MORE PRIVATE ROADS AND DIRT ROADS AND PROBLEMS. SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY. THAT THAT  DISTINCTION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED  WHO LIVE ON PRIVATE ROADS --  AND BACK OUT IN --. TO THE  EXTENT WE TALKED ABOUT  COMMUNICATING. I THINK THAT WE  NEED STREET TEAMS TO -- 211 BIG BEND WAS AWESOME. PEOPLE WHO  WENT TO COLLEGE AND ALL THAT,  AND DID REAL GOD. SALUTATORIAN IS. BUT IN OUR DISTRICTS WE  NEED STREET TEAMS WHO GO DOOR  TO DOOR AND PASS OUT A SHEET  AND TALK TO THEM. THERE'S A  CULTURAL NECESSITY FOR STREET  TEAMS TO GO DOOR TO DOOR AND  FIND THESE FOLKS. THERE ARE  FOLKS WHO ARE PETRIFIED. THERE  ARE PEOPLE AFRAID OF  GOVERNMENT. THEY DON'T WANT TO SIGN A GOVERNMENT SHEET OF  PAPER. THEY DON'T SEE  GOVERNMENT THE WAY PEOPLE SOME  PEOPLE DO. AS FRIENDLY. SO  YOU'VE GOT TO PUT A STREET  TEAM THERE. I THINK THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE DIVERSIFY THE  MESSAGING NOT BEING LIMITED TO  ELECTRONIC OR LIMITED TO  CHANNEL 16. WE'VE GOT TO  ACTUALLY IN THESE TIMES IN  CRITICAL TIMES GO OUT AND MEET. I THINK WE EXPAND OUR -- OUR  EFFORT TO INCLUDE THAT. IT  MAKES MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND  REALISTIC TO THE PEOPLE WHO  THIS TIME ARE THE VICTIMS OF  THIS DAMAGE. THOSE THINGS BEING SAID I WILL BRING UP WHAT I'VE SHARED WITH YOU FOR RESOLUTION  IF YOU DESIRE. PLEASE KNOW I  HOPE THAT OUR BOARD CAN MAKE  THE ASK OF THE CITY . FOR  REMISSION OF $300 FOR THESE  PEOPLE WHO GOT TURNED OFF. IT  IS NOT FOR EVERYBODY. JUST  AREAS THAT THE CITY KNOWS AND  HAVE CLOCKED OUT. I HOPE THAT  BY THE END OF THE MEETING YOU  WILL BE THERE. WITH OR WITHOUT  YOUR SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE  CITIZENS I REPRESENT I WILL ASK I HOPE THAT WE COLLECTIVELY  CAN. BUT IF YOU DO NOT I WILL  AS A COMMISSIONER.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. COMMISSIONER MINER  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  COMMISSIONER CABAN GREAT JOB  SERVING THE PEOPLE OF YOUR  DISTRICT. KEVIN PETERS MATT  CAVELL -- . THANKS TO YOU AND  ALL YOUR TEAMS WHO WORKED  INCREDIBLY HARD ON RESPONSE TO  THE STORM. THE ONE ON APRIL  11th AND MAY 10th. IT IS  INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK  HELPING PEOPLE RECOVER FROM  THESE DISASTERS. COMMISSIONER  CABAN QUICK QUESTION I WANTED  TO ASK. THE WAY THAT THE LETTER STATES IS RESIDENTS AND  BUSINESSES. WHAT I AM HOPING  YOU MIGHT CONSIDER ADDING TO  THAT IS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES. BECAUSE SOME OF  THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE  UNINCORPORATED AREAS AND I WILL GET TO THE NEXT BIT. A LOT OF  THESE ENTITIES ARE ALSO VERY  IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMY. THEY  MAY NOT FIT WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES.  >> COMMISSIONER CABAN  >> COMMISSIONER MINER I THINK  WE DO A GOOD JOB THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN OUR BUDGET FUNDING FOR  NONPROFITS. AND I DON'T SEE  AND I COULD BE WRONG. I WOULD  LIKE TO STAY FOCUSED ON HELPING OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR  BUSINESSES. I KIND OF LIKE  HYPERFOCUS ON OUR DEMOGRAPHIC  OF FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY THERE REALLY NEED THE SUPPORT. I'M  NOT SAYING OUR NONPROFITS  DON'T NEED THE SUPPORT. BUT I  HAVE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT OUR  NONPROFITS I WANT TO BRING UP  IN COMMISSIONER TIME. MY FOCUS  ON THIS IS PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.  >> THANK YOU.  >> I RESPECT THAT. A LOT OF  NONPROFITS PROVIDE SERVICES TO  THE FOLKS THAT NEED IT. I GET  WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. LET ME  MOVE ON TO THE NEXT POINT. I  AGREE WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER  WELCH SAID ABOUT THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA AND  RESTRICTING THE PROGRAM TO THE  FOLKS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.  THE FOLKS WITHIN THE CITY  LIMITS PAY THE COUNTY PROPERTY  TAXES JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE IN  UNINCORPORATED AREAS. I THINK  THERE IS A WAY WE CAN  ACCOMMODATE THE FOLKS THAT ARE  NEEDY. PEOPLE BUSINESSES  REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT  THEY LIVE WITHIN THE CITY  LIMITS OR OUTSIDE. ONE THING I  WANT TO PROPOSE TO EVERYBODY  HERE IS AN IDEA I THINK WILL  WORK. YOU MENTIONED ABOUT $1  MILLION FUND COMING FROM THE  CAT FUND. I WOULD PROPOSE A  NUMBER $1.5 MILLION FUND.  ADDING 500,000. THAT STILL  GIVES US $2 MILLION ROUGHLY IN  THE CAT FUND AVAILABLE FOR THE  UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON. I  WOULD NOT WANT TO DEPLETE THE  FUND ENTIRELY BECAUSE WE HAVE  HURRICANE SEASON STARTING IN  TWO WEEKS.  >> COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR --  >> OUR CURRENT OBLIGATIONS ON  THE EXISTING [INAUDIBLE] PICS  FROM IT DOES  >> THAT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE  OUR EXISTING OBLIGATIONS UNDER  THE CURRENT STORM WHICH WE  ANTICIPATE TO BE OVER ONE  MILLION DOLLARS.  >> IF WE RAISE THIS AMOUNT TO  125 WE CAN INCLUDE THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA AND THE  INCORPORATED AREA. HAVE A  CONDITION ON THIS PROGRAM SUCH  THAT IF THE CITY DOES DECIDE TO HAVE A SIMILAR PROGRAM I DON'T THINK WE CAN ASK THEM TO  PROVIDE IT. THE CITY IS WORKING HARD TO UTILITY CREWS ARE  WORKING NONSTOP. THEY HAVE A  CITY COMMISSION AND MAYOR THAT  ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING  THEY CAN TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE  CITY LIMITS. IF THEY SET UP A  SIMILAR PROGRAM OUR PROGRAM  WITH SAY YOU CAN ONLY APPLY TO  ONE OR THE OTHER. THAT WAY WE  DON'T DUPLICATE FUNDS. YOU  HAVE A PROGRAM THAT IS SET UP  THAT ACCOMMODATES THE  INCORPORATED RESIDENCE THAT WE  SERVE. THAT ALSO MAKE SURE WE  DON'T HAVE DUPLICATE EFFORT  BETWEEN THE CITY PROGRAM AND  THE COUNTY PROGRAM. I THINK  THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD  WORK. AND I THINK IT ADDRESSES  THE POINT THAT COMMISSIONER  WELCH HAD WHICH WAS THE PEOPLE  THAT LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS  ARE STILL COUNTY TAXPAYERS WE  STILL REPRESENT THEM. I WANT TO GET A SENSE FROM THE DAIS OF  WHAT PEOPLE WOULD THINK. IF  COMMISSIONER CABAN WOULD  ENTERTAIN THAT IS A FRIENDLY  AMENDMENT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO  DO THAT.  >> COMMISSIONER CABAN  >> I'M A DEALMAKER. I WANT TO  GET THIS DONE. I HAVE A GRAVE  CONCERN BY US INCREASING THE  AMOUNT BY 50% WE ARE NOW  OPENING THE DOOR TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MORE -- I WOULD DO  THAT IF THE AMOUNT WAS 3  MILLION. IN MY OPINION FOR THE  DEMAND IN THE CITY LIMITS. FOR  ME WE HAVE A PIMARY SERVICE  PROVIDER IN THE UNINCORPORATED  AREA. I'M SITTING HERE  THINKING COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE  HOW CAN WE GET A WIN FOR THE  MYERS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW WE HAVE ALL THESE OTHER  NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY  LIMITS AND WE ARE NOT THE  PRIMARY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR  THE CITY. WHAT I'M TRYING TO  DO IS STAY FOCUSED ON THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA. I JUST  WANT TO MENTION ONE THING. WE  ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS. I WANT  TO GIVE A QUICK THANK YOU TO  THE MAYOR AND THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE. SOMETIMES THEY ARE SCRUTINIZED. THE MAYOR OF  TALLAHASSEE AND I SPOKE ALMOST  EVERY SINGLE DAY ON UPDATES ON  UTILITIES AND POWER  RESTORATION. ANYTIME I HAD  QUESTIONS THEY WERE QUICK TO  GIVE ME ANSWERS. ALSO THE MAYOR OF TALLAHASSEE DROVE DOWN TO  WOODVILLE AND CHECKED ON THE  CITY UTILITIES BECAUSE THERE  ARE FOLKS IN WOODVILLE THAT  HAVE CITY POWER UTILITIES. I  APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT AND I  WANT TO GIVE A PUBLIC THANK  YOU. BUT FOR NOW COMING BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER MINER I WANT  TO SAY STAY IN THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA.  >> I HEAR YOU. DISAGREE WITH  YOU. I'M STILL GOING TO  SUPPORT YOUR MOTION. I THINK IT IS NECESSARY. I WOULD LIKE TO  FIND A WAY WE CAN HELP THE  FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE CITY  LIMITS THAT ARE STILL SERVED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION. IF YOU  WON'T ACCEPT IT AS A FRIENDLY  AMENDMENT I'M NOT GOING TO  CHALLENGE YOU AND FILE A  SUBSTITUTED I WILL SUPPORT THE  MOTION YOU HAVE RECOGNIZING I  THINK WE NEED I WISH WE COULD  FIND A WAY TO HELP THE FOLKS WE SERVE ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION  THAT LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. I DON'T GET THE SENSE FROM THE  GROUP HERE THEY WOULD BE  WILLING TO SUPPORT MY PROPOSAL  AS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. BUT  I THINK IT S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONSIDER. I WISH WE COULD  CONSIDER SOMEONE TO HELP THE  FOLKS THAT STILL PAY COUNTY  TAXES. YOU STILL ELECT EACH OF  US. I'M NOT QUITE DONE. AND SO I WISH WE COULD HELP THOSE  PEOPLE. ALL THAT BEING SAID I  THINK I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU  ON PROPOSING THIS PROGRAM. I  WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK FOR THE FOLKS IN DISTRICT 2 AND ALL THE FOLKS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE COUNTY. THAT ARE IN DIRE STRAITS. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU  SAID. I THINK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION ARE WORKING  VERY HARD THROUGHOUT THE STORM. AND THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR  WAYS TO PROVIDE THAT IMMEDIATE  NEED JUST LIKE WE ARE. THANK  YOU.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER  MADDOX AND THEN COMMISSIONER  WELCH.  >> I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK.  AND YOU CAN SAY NO. I WENT DOWN TO ASK STAFF IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAP OUT  EXACTLY WHERE THE TRACK OF  THESE TORNADOES IN THE  NEIGHBORHOODS THAT IT HIT. HE  SAID YES HE COULD. WITH THE  CLICK OF A BUTTON WE CAN LOOK  AT IT AND OVERLAY A MAP THAT  SHOWED THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS IN  THE PAST AND BUSINESSES THAT  WERE DIRECTLY HIT BY THE  TORNADO. I DROVE THROUGH TOWN  AND I SAW THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS  AND I AGREE THEY NEED A LOT OF  HELP. IF WE CAN DO THAT I SAY  WE STAY AT THE MILLION. BUT, DO UNINCORPORATED AND HAVE A MAP  OVERLAY BECAUSE YOU DID SAY WE  COULD DO THAT. A MAP OVERLAY OF THE DIRECT PATH OF THESE  TORNADOES AND WHERE THEY  TOUCHED DOWN. AND ALLOW THOSE  RESIDENCE WHERE THE  UNINCORPORATED ARE NOT TO BE  ABLE TO APPLY FOR FUNDS WITHIN  THIS PILE OF MONEY WE ARE  TALKING ABOUT. WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT AS AN AMENDMENT ? I'M  GOING TO SUPPORT THE OTHER ONE  EITHER WAY. THIS IS THE WAY I  THINK WE COULD GET THOSE WITHIN -- EVEN AT THE CITY PUTS  TOGETHER A PROGRAM THOSE  NEIGHBORHOODS THE WAY THEY WERE DESTROYED.  >> MADAM CHAIR MAY I?  >> WILL YOU ACCEPT IT AS A  FRIENDLY AMENDMENT COMMISSIONER CABAN?  >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS  CONSENSUS HERE. MR.  ADMINISTRATOR WHAT IS  REALISTICALLY CAN WE TAKE THIS  NUMBER TO $2 MILLION AND  INCORPORATE THE PATH OF THE  TORNADO ?  >> CAN WE TAKE THIS AMOUNT FROM $1 MILLION-$2 MILLION IN THE  CAT PROGRAM TO AND THEN WE  INCLUDE THE PATH OF THE  TORNADO?  >> A COUPLE THINGS. I JUST  DON'T WANT US TO LOSE SIGHT  AND CERTAINLY I APPRECIATE  WHERE THE BOARD IS COMING FROM  ALL THE SENTIMENT BEING  EXPRESSED. I CAN'T OVERSTATE  ENOUGH OR ENOUGH THE REAL  ASSISTANCE HERE IS COMING FROM  IA. THE REAL ASSISTANCE IS  COMING FROM INDIVIDUAL  ASSISTANCE FROM FEMA. WHEN IT  COMES TO MOVING THE NEEDLE THAT IS THE REAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE  TRYING TO BRIDGE SOME GAPS .  LET'S GIVEN THE SENTIMENT OF  PEOPLE RECOGNIZING ALL THE  DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE . THE REAL ASSISTANCE IS COMING FROM  FEMA AND THE INDIVIDUAL  ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THAT BEING  SAID FROM A FIDUCIARY  STANDPOINT I JUST WANT TO  UNDERSCORE TO THE BOARD OF  COURSE COMMISSIONERS WE WILL  TAKE YOUR DIRECTION AND WE WILL MAKE IT WORK. I NEED TO  UNDERSCORE AGAIN WE ARE AT THE  BEGINNING OF HURRICANE SEASON.  WE HAVE ALREADY CONTEMPLATED  JUST WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT  WE'VE CONTEMPLATED TAPPING  INTO THE CAD FUND PRETTY CLOSE  TO ALL OF IT. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE GOT YET OBLIGATED  ON THIS STORM. HAVING SAID THAT AGAIN COMMISSIONERS IF YOU DID  DO THAT THEN WE WOULD DO THAT  AND BRING BACK AN ITEM TO YOU  OR SOMETHING TO REPLENISH THE  FUND IF WE NEEDED TO PICK . WE  ARE ALSO INTHE MIDDLE OF YOUR  BUDGET. WHICH IS PRELIMINARY  BALANCE. BUT AGAIN THIS IS ALL  PART OF THE MIX. IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE GET FROM THE BOARD WE WILL CERTAINLY DO THAT.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER  CABAN YOU HAVE SOMETHING  FURTHER. SOME I WANT EVERYONE  --  >> LEAVE A LITTLE UNHAPPY A  LITTLE HAPPY I THINK WE ARE  THERE. I'M GOING TO AMEND MY  MOTION TO MAKE -- FROM THE  MILLION DOLLAR AMOUNT  EVERYTHING ELSE THE SAME. TO 2  MILLION AND INCLUDE THE PATH OF THE TORNADO IN THE AREA IN  ADDITION TO THE UNINCORPORATED  AREA. I THINK THAT WILL ALLOW  MORRIS PARK AND IT ALLOWS  NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THAT PATH  TO BE APPLICABLE FOR THE MONEY. WE HAVE TO SPEND IT BUT IF WE  HAVE WE HAVE THE AMOUNT  ALLOCATED FOR THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR JUDGMENT.  >> IS THERE A SECOND ON THE  AMENDED MOTION? COMMISSIONER  MADDOX. FOR CLARIFICATION YOU  ARE AMENDING YOUR MOTION FROM 1 MILLION TO 2 MILLION FOR  UNINCORPORATED AREA PLUS FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE STORM WHICH  MIGHT VERY WELL INCLUDE  INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY LIMIT.  IS THAT CORRECT? DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND? COMMISSIONER WELCH. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. GUYS  LISTEN YOU HAVE LOST ME NOW. WE CANNOT LET PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF GOOD. WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO  OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. HE IS TELLING US WE ARE BASICALLY  WIPING OUT OUR CAT FUND IF WE  DO THAT. IF WE PROP UP TO $2  MILLION PROGRAM PEOPLE ARE  GOING TO TAP INTO IT  IMMEDIATELY. YOU MIGHT AS WELL  BE SAYING THAT IS $2 MILLION  YOU ARE HANDING OUT I GET IT. I GET THE SENTIMENT OF  COMMISSIONER MINER AND O'KEEFE. WE HAVE TO AT SOME POINT TRUST  EACH OTHER AS A COMMUNITY AS A  BODY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AS  DECISION-MAKERS, AS A  GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATOR. THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS TELLING US WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE WILL HAVE TO TAP THE  CAT FUND AS OF RIGHT NOW. WE  HAVE A 12% MATCH 12 1/2% MATCH. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WE  ANTICIPATE GETTING A FEDERAL  DISASTER DECLARATION. I SPOKE  WITH CONGRESSMAN DUNN ON  SATURDAY. HE WAS GOING TO WORK  ON THAT. BUT $2 MILLION I  CAN'T SUPPORT. WE HAVE TO GO  BACK TO A MILLION-DOLLAR  PROGRAM. PROP IT UP. WE CAN  LEAVE IT IN UNINCORPORATED  AREA. WE HAVE TO TRUST THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE WHICH HAS  CLEARLY TAKEN THIS VERY  SERIOUSLY. THEY HAVE RESTORED  POWER IN A RECORD AMOUNT OF  TIME. THEY ARE WORKING IN GOOD  FAITH AND ACTING IN GOOD FAITH  TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE  NO DOUBT THAT THEY WILL MATCH  OUR PROGRAM OR OFFER SOME LEVEL OF COMPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE IN  THE SAME VEIN AS OUR PROGRAM I  JUST HAVE ENOUGH FAITH IN THEM  TO DO THAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE  US TO WITHDRAW THE SECOND  MOTION GO BACK TO THE MILLION  DOLLARS. LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN  DO WITH WHAT WE CAN DO IT WITH. AND LET'S TAKE COMFORT IN  THAT. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE  INDIANHEAD MIDAS PARKED OUT  EITHER. I WISH WE COULD INCLUDE THEM IN THE MILLION DOLLARS  THAT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH I'M  OKAY IF YOU WANT TO AMEND IT TO DO THAT AND SAY WE CAN INCLUDE  THEM IN THE MILLION DOLLARS IN  TRUST THAT ADMINISTERED OR WILL ALLOCATE THE MONEY  APPROPRIATELY. OR MAYBE DO  SOMETHING LIKE COMMISSIONER  MINER SAID SAY IF YOU GET IT  FROM THE CITY YOU CAN'T GET IT FROM THE COUNTY. YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW THE CITY IS GOING TO DO  SOMETHING. THAT WOULD BE MY  SUGGESTION. I CAN'T SUPPORT  THE $2 MILLION KIND MOTION. I  PREFER 1 MILLION BACK TO THE  UNINCORPORATED ONLY OR 1  MILLION AND INCLUDES THE CITY  AS WELL. WERE 1 MILLION THAT  INCLUDES UNINCORPORATED AREA  AND THE CENSUS TRACT OF THE  NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL DATA THE  CABIN CAN ACQUIRE. YOU CAN GO  INDIANHEAD. YOU CAN GO MORRIS  PARK. YOU CAN PICK OUT THE  NEIGHBORHOODS YOU WANT TO  SERVE. THAT WOULD BE MY  SUGGESTION.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER  WELCH. BEFORE I GO BACK  REMEMBER INITIALLY WHEN CUP --  WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE  INDIVIDUALS COMMUNITIES THAT  ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING WE WERE  LOOKING AT THE IMMEDIACY OF  SOME RELIEF. IF WE ARE TALKING  ABOUT EXPANDING IT IS NOT  IMMEDIATE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRACK DO SOME TRACKING ON  THE DAMAGE. ON THE TORNADOES.  THAT IMMEDIACY ON WHAT WE WANT  TO DO IS LOST IN THE PROCESS.  SO I THINK COMMISSIONER WELCH  HAS A GOOD POINT. I THINK ALL  OF US HAVE CONCERN ABOUT  DEVASTATION THROUGHOUT THE  CITY. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.  BUT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE THAT  IMMEDIATE HELP THAT I THINK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF  WOULD BE PRETTY ABLE TO PROVIDE IF WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND  EXPAND. I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND  OUR MAYOR. HE IS IN CONSTANT  CONTACT. SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE DAYS AT A TIME. HE CALLS US  PERSONALLY. YOU ALL HAVE SEEN  HIS PODCAST AS WELL. I BELIEVE  LIKE COMMISSIONER WELCH THAT HE IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE  CITIZENS. WE'VE BEEN THE CITY  LIMIT. I BELIEVE IF WE VOTE  TONIGHT FOR SOME IMMEDIATE  ASSISTANCE TO THE  UNINCORPORATED AREAS I FEEL  PRETTY CERTAIN THE CITY WILL  NOT DO ANY LESS THEN WHAT WE  ARE DOING HERE TO SHOW CONCERN. I KNOW COMMISSIONER CABAN HAS  DONE A GREAT JOB PULLING  RESOURCES TOGETHER. JUST GOING  OUT LOOKING AT THE IMPACT AREAS AND TRYING TO GET SOMETHING  IMMEDIATE FOR THE CITIZENS. BUT THEY ARE NOT ALL IN HIS THEY  ARE NOT ALL IN HIS DISTRICT. IF WE TALK ABOUT UNINCORPORATED  AREAS THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT ARE INVOLVED AS WELL. I  JUST THINK WE NEED TO THINK  LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHETHER WE  ARE SERVING THE PURPOSE OF  IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. TO THOSE  THAT NEED IT . WHEN WE START  EXPANDING THE AREA AND NOT  TRUSTING OUR COUNTERPART AT THE CITY TO ALSO ADDRESS THESE  ISSUES AS WELL.  >> COMMISSIONER CABAN AND THEN  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  >> I'M SORRY MADDOX  >> I COMPLICATED THIS. IN THE  EFFORT TO TRY TO CREATE A  SITUATION WHERE IT WAS  PERFECTION. I WILL SAY I THINK  THAT THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT  WERE IN THE PATHWAY OF THIS ARE GOING TO NEED MORE HELP THAN  JUST THE CITY CAN GIVE. BUT IN  THE EFFORT OF WHAT WE ARE  TRYING TO DO TODAY AND YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE  EXPEDIENCY. MAYBE IT IS A THING WHERE WE JUST DO THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA. I DID NOT  THINK WE SHOULD GO TO TO. I  THINK STRONGLY WE DO OVERLAP  THE MAP. I WILL RESEND MY  SECOND AND ALLOW COMMISSIONER  CABAN TO RESET HIS MOTION  ANYWAY HE WOULD LIKE. MY  SENTIMENTS ARE THERE ABOUT HOW  I FEEL AND WHAT I THINK WE  SHOULD DO HERE.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX. COMMISSIONER CABAN. LET ME SAY THIS BUT WE NEED TO  REALIZE WE ARE NOT EVEN A WEEK  AFTER THE DISASTER. I KNOW WE  WANT TO ADDRESS IT. WE WANT TO  DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP BUT WE  DON'T EVEN HAVE A TOTAL  ASSESSMENT A FULL ASSESSMENT.  WE KNOW WHAT WE SEE. BUT THERE  AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.  IT IS NOTHING THAT PROHIBITS US FROM A COMMISSION FROM COMING  BACK. RE-ADJUSTING THE ISSUES  WERE RE-ADDRESSING COMMUNITIES  OR BRINGING IN OF THE  COMMUNITIES. IF WE HAVE THE  RESOURCES. REMEMBER IS THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INDICATED  THAT WE EXPECT FEMA TO COME IN  AND DO A LOT MORE THAN WE ARE  ABLE TO DO. ON A LOCAL LEVEL.  WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. SO  WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO FILL A  GAP NOW FEMA MIGHT VERY WELL  COME IN AS WELL. AND ADDRESS  SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. THIS IS  NOT THE FINAL SAY IS WHAT I'M  TRYING TO GET US TO UNDERSTAND. THIS IS AN INITIAL TO TRY TO  RELIEVE SOME OF THE SUFFERING  SOME OF THE STRESS. BUT WE CAN  COME BACK AND RE-ADDRESS IT.  >> COMMISSIONER CABAN  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.  I WAS TRYING TO MAKE YOU SAID  IT WELL. YOU SAID IT PERFECT.  I'M TRYING TO LEAVE HERE WHERE EVERYBODY IS HAPPY. I'M GOING  TO JUST RINSE CENSOR ON THIS  MINDSET. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS  THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. SO I  AM GOING TO TAKE BACK TO THE  ORIGINAL MOTION. OF $1 MILLION  ALLOCATION FOR THE  UNINCORPORATED AREA. FOR  RESIDENTS HOMESTEAD AND SMALL  BUSINESSES AND TO GIVE THE  COUNTY ADMINISTERED OR  AUTHORIZATION TO WORK ON A  MICRO GRANT PROGRAM . THAT IS  THE MOTION.  >> THANK YOU.  >> ONE QUICK CLARIFICATION. YOU SAID RESIDENTS HOMESTEAD IT .  >> AND RENTERS. INDIVIDUALS.  >> THANK YOU.  >> THE 2 MILLION AMENDMENT IS  OFF THE TABLE. WE ARE BACK TO  THE ORIGINAL MOTION. OKAY. ANY  OTHER DISCUSSION ? COMMISSIONER PROCTOR AND THEN WE ARE GOING  TO VOTE.  >> I WAS WONDERING WHAT HINDERS US FROM COMMUNICATING WITH THE  CITY IN A CRISIS. IF WE CAN'T  REACH THE CITY AND THEIR HIGH  PALACE AND TOWER IN A MOMENT  LIKE THIS EXACTLY WHEN CAN WE  TALK TO THE CITY ABOUT A COMMON SHARED CATASTROPHE BY THE  CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY? I  DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH PEDIGREE  TO TALK TO THE MAYOR. LIKE  JOINT -- WE VIEW THIS IS MY  CITY. I'M THE MAYOR AND I AM  THE CITY COMMISSIONER. WHEN  THAT JUNK GOES OUT IT PRECLUDES LIKE OIL AND WATER TRYING TO  GET TOGETHER. MIX. THIS IS NOT  THAT TIME. SO, THE $2 MILLION  WHICH COMMISSIONER CABAN PUT ON THE TABLE AND COMMISSIONER  MADDOX WITHDREW A SECOND. THAT  REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A $2  MILLION AS A MATCH THAT THE  CITY COULD HAVE PUT 2 MILLION  THAT WE WERE OFFERING TO  ESTABLISH A FUND. JOIN BECAUSE  THE RELIEF NEEDED I'M NOT AN  INSURANCE ADJUSTER. AT ALL.BUT I IMAGINE $1 MILLION COULD NOT  RECOVER SIX HOMES IN MYERS  PARK. COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. I  DON'T THINK IT MILLION DOLLARS COULD REBUILD THREE HOMES IN  MYERS PARK. SO, IT IS A  GESTURE. IT IS NOWHERE CLOSE  --. SO WE ASSUMED THE CITY IS  GOING TO THIS AND THAT. BUT WE  SHOULDN'T MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE CITY AT ALL. I'M  JUST HOPEFUL AND PRAYING  WHATEVER THEY DO IS THAT YOU  CAN GET PAST A THREE-TO VOTE.  3-2 VOTE. WOULD IT ? I DON'T  KNOW. WE ARE PUTTING OUR MONEY  AS MUCH OF IT IS WE'VE GOT WITH OUR HEART I AM ASKING THE CITY  TO GIVE CONSISTENT WITH THE  PIECE OF PAPER I SHARED WITH  YOU TO REMIT $300 PER HOUSEHOLD AFFECTED . I DON'T EVEN KNOW  HOW MUCH THAT MIGHT BE. IT  MIGHT BE MORE THAN $1 MILLION.  I DON'T KNOW. AT LEAST IT IS  BEST TO MAKE SPECIFIC REQUEST  OF HOW IT COULD HELP PEOPLE  IMPACTED . REMIT $300. OF THIS  UTILITY. CYCLE FOR THE NEXT  PAYMENT CYCLE. I'VE GOT  UTILITY BILL TODAY FROM THE  CITY. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE  NEXT ONE THAT GOES OUT. IS  THERE ANY WAY MR. ADMINISTRATOR ARE YOU ESTRANGED FROM  COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITY?  POSSIBILITY THAT VASES LIKE  THIS THAT WE HAVE $2 MILLION  CAP MONEY THAT WE CAN MOST  STRONGLY LEVERAGE AND FOLLOWED  THE SUGGESTION OF FOLLOWING  THAT SWEEPING LINE THAT WAS  PLACED IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPER.  THAT SUGGESTS -- OF THE STORM . IS THERE ANYTHING THAT HINDERS  YOU OR INTIMIDATES YOU ABOUT  TALKING TO THE CITY IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS THAT WE COULD  LEVERAGE BEFORE WE SPEND THE  MONEY THAT WE COULD MAYBE GET  THE RIGHT SIZE POT OF MONEY TO  ADDRESS EVEN MORE?  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  CERTAINLY NOT. I SHOULD STATE  FOR THE RECORD THAT THE CITY  AND THE COUNTY HAVE EXTENSIVE  COORDINATION THROUGHOUT THE  EVENT. AND THROUGHOUT ALL  EMERGENCIES. THAT IS SEAMLESS  AND COORDINATED AN ONGOING  AROUND-THE-CLOCK. REAL-TIME.  WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC  THING I THINK THAT IS A POLICY  ISSUE THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO  PROVIDE ME DIRECTION ON WHAT IS IT YOU WOULD LIKE TO  COMMUNICATE TO THE CITY IF  ANYTHING.  >> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. OUR  HEARTS ARE LEAKING WITH A  DESIRE TO BE HELPFUL. AND THAT  IS A GOOD THING. IT WOULD BE A  SAD NIGHT APPEAR IF WE WERE NOT LEAPING FORWARD TO INSPIRE TO  DO SOMETHING. I LEAVE THE NIGHT -- I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER CABAN. COMMISSIONER CABAN  CALLED ME SATURDAY MORNING AND  I WAS SITTING IN THE DARK. AND  TOLD ME TO GET MY AWS DOWN TO  WOODVILLE. I DIDN'T LIKE HIM  TALKING DOWN TO ME LIKE THAT.  AT ALL. BUT WHEN I GOT DOWN TO  WOODVILLE AND SEEN WHY HE  SUMMONED ME TO GET DOWN THERE.  I APPRECIATED HIM TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT. IT WAS ROUGH. IN HIS HEART IS NOT STOPPED  PALPITATING SINCE HE SEEMED  THAT RUGGED DESTRUCTION. I'VE  BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOUNG  LIONS. UP EARLY IN THE MORNING  SATURDAY ALL OVER THE PLACE.  ALL THIS ENERGY. CALLING ME AND BEATING ME UPSIDE THE HEAD LIKE THAT. I APPRECIATE THE ENERGY.  THE CONCERN AND THE CARE. I  JUST THINK EVEN FOR THE STROKE  OF CREATING SOME OUTPOURING OUR SUPPORT THIS YOUNG LION.  BECAUSE I APPLAUD HIS VERVE. I  RESPECT IT. THANK YOU MADAM  CHAIR.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. YOUR RESOLUTION YOU  ARE GOING TO RAISE THAT DURING  THE COMMISSION DISCUSSION. SO  WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.  FROM COMMISSIONER CABAN.  >> I AM SO SORRY. TWO THINGS.  YOU WERE JUST GETTING TO ONE  ABOUT THE MOTION. ORIGINALLY  MADE BY O'KEEFE AND SECONDED  BY CABAN. WE NEED TO KNOW IF  THAT IS STILL IS OR IF WE HAVE  A DIFFERENT MOTION MAKER AND A  DIFFERENT SECOND. TO GO BACK TO COMMISSIONER PROCTOR'S QUESTION ABOUT THE DURATION OF THE  EXECUTIVE ORDER. IN THIS CASE  THEY MADE IT FOR 60 DAYS.  UNLESS THEY CHOOSE TO  [INAUDIBLE] THIS PARTICULAR EO  IS EFFECTIVE FOR 60 DAYS FROM  THE DATE OF ISSUANCE WHICH WAS  MAY 10th.  >> WITH THE GOVERNOR'S  DECLARATION THAT TRIGGERS  FEDERAL RESPONSE. ONCE HE HAS  DECLARED.  >> NOT AUTOMATICALLY. WE HAVE  TO GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS OF  DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.  >> I KNOW WE ARE CITIZENS -- WE ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED  STATES AND UNITED STATES  GOVERNMENT. BUT, FOR US TO SIT  DOWN WAITING ON A WELFARE CHECK FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  WHEN WE GOT MONEY . THESE ARE  OUR CITIZENS. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE'S  MONEY. WE OUGHT TO SPEND THIS  MONEY WITH HASTE. WE ARE  WAITING ON THE STATE TO COME  SEE ABOUT US. WAITING ON FEMA  TO COME AND SEE ABOUT US. WE'VE GOT TO SEE ABOUT OURSELVES  FIRST. I DON'T THINK THIS IS  TOO HASTY . I DON'T THINK WE  SHOULD BE WAITING ON THE  SALVATION ARMY WHAT IS THAT  BOAT THE COMES TO GET YOU WHEN  YOU'RE STRANDED IN THE WATER?  WE HAVE TO TAKE THE MANLY STEPS AND THE WOMANLY STEPS THAT GO  AND SEE ABOUT OUR OWN PEOPLE.  AND IF THE GOVERNMENT GETS DOWN HERE GREAT FOR THEM. BUT IF  THEY DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO  WAIT FOR THEM ? WE DON'T KNOW  WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >> I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CABAN INITIAL MOTION. THAT MOTION WAS INITIALLY MADE BY O'KEEFE AND  SECONDED BY CABAN. I NEED TO  KNOW IF THAT IS STILL CORRECT  >> THE SUBSTITUTE WAS ON THE  FLOOR. I AMENDED THE  SUBSTITUTE.  >> TO GO BACK TO THE SAME  MOTION. WHO WAS THE 2nd FOR  THAT ONE?  >> THANK YOU. WE ARE CORRECT  THE ORIGINAL MOTION 1 MILLION.  I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT OF  DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS MOTION. I THINK WE ALL WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO RENDER AID AND  ASSISTANCE TO OUR CITIZENS THAT ARE SUFFERING. I THINK WE'VE  ALL EXPRESSED OUR SENTIMENT TO  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM . MR. PETERS AND HIS STAFF. MATT  COVELL OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND CERTAINLY COMMISSIONER  CABAN FOR ALL HIS CORONATION.  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR AND ALL  THE COMMISSIONERS. WE'VE ALL  BEEN OUT THERE AND WE'VE SEEN  THE DAMAGE. WE PASSED THAT  WATER. WE PASSED OUT FOOD. IT  IS NO QUESTION THAT WE  CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE OUR  CITIZENS ARE SUFFERING AND WE  WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN FROM AND IMMEDIACY STANDPOINT. SO, ALL  OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> IN THE OPPOSITION? WHEN  OPPOSITION. THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. ONE  OPPOSITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH  WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM  NUMBER 16. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTERED APPROXIMATE THIS  ITEM CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING  REQUEST FROM THE TELUS HOUSING  AUTHORITY IN THE AMOUNT OF  $135,000 FOR THE SPRINGFIELD  APARTMENTS MASTER PLAN. THE  REQUEST WOULD MATCH FUNDING  ALLOCATED BY THE CITY. AS  DETAILED IN THE ITEM AGAIN THE  HOUSING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CONDUCT THIS MASTER PLAN. THE  SPRINGFIELD APARTMENTS IS IN  THE CITY LIMITS. -- IS A  SPECIAL DISTRICT ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY. SHOULD THE BOARD WISH TO FUND THE REQUEST THE ITEM  PROVIDES THE OPTION TO UTILIZE  A PORTION OF THE REMAINING  FEDERAL EMERGENCY RENTAL  ASSISTANCE OR ERA 2 SHOULD THE  BOARD WISH TO DO THIS WE  PROVIDED A PATH HERE. SHOULD  YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT. THE  REASON GOING BACK TO  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR'S CONCERN AND OBSERVATION EARLIER. IT IS  BOARD DIRECTION AND NOT AN  OPTION ONE KIND OF A THING. THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY PLEDGED THIS  AMOUNT THIS FUNDING SOURCE TO A HOUSING GRANTS. WHICH WOULD  PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS  FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS. THROUGH ER EIGHT 2. AGAIN A COUPLE  THINGS I NOTE HERE. UNLIKE THE  ORANGE AVENUE APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE  ALMOST $6 MILLION FROM THE  COUNTY ALONE. THROUGH ER A AND  ARPA AND OTHER PROGRAM SOURCES. FEDERAL SOURCES. AGAIN REALLY I SAY THIS AS CLEARLY AS I CAN.  THE BOARD SHOULD HAVE NO  EXPECTATIONS OF PROVIDING  CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR THIS  PROJECT ABSENT FEDERAL FUNDS.  WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS  OF DOLLARS. THE MASTER PLAN IS  CERTAINLY ONE THING WE DO HAVE  TO DOLLARS TO DO THAT. I WANT  TO SET THE EXPECTATIONS. WE ARE GOING TO AGGRESSIVELY SEEK  FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS. BUT JUST WANTED TO BE  VERY CLEAR. IT IS A MUCH  DIFFERENT SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN CURRENTLY AS COMPARED TO  ORANGE AVENUE. WITH THAT SHOULD THE BOARD WISH TO FUND THE  MASTER PLANNING WE PROVIDE AN  OPTION HERE FOR THE BOARD TO DO THAT. BY THE UTILIZATION OF THE ER EIGHT 2 FUNDS. IF WE GET THE HUD GRANTS THAT WE HAVE THESE  FUNDS COMMITTED TO CURRENTLY WE WILL BRING BACK AN AGENDA ITEM  AND PROVIDE OPTIONS AT THAT  POINT OF TIME TO MAKE UP THE  MATCH. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIONS.  >>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY  SPEAKERS ON THIS?  >> NOT ON THIS ITEM.  >> COMMISSIONER WELCH.  >> MR. COUNTY ADMINISTERED HER  THIS IS IN THE CITY. AND THAT  ARE ASKING US TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE MASTER PLAN STUDY.  >> CORRECT  >> WE ALREADY HAVE THAT MONEY  ALLOCATED OR AT LEAST SET ASIDE TO TRY AND GET A HUD MATCHING  GRANT TO ACTUALLY BUILD UNITS  POTENTIALLY WITH THE ERA LEFT  OVER MONEY QUESTIONING  >> IT WOULD BE UP AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE.  CONTINGENT ON FUTURE BOARD  DECISIONS.  >> DO YOU NEED A MOTION?  >> I WOULD MOVE THAT OPTION TO  2.  >> I'M SUGGESTING OPTION 2.  WHICH IS SECONDED BY  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. MY  CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS NOT  LIKE ORANGE AVENUE. THIS IS HE  IS TELLING US WE CAN AFFORD  THIS. IF WE GET A HUD GRANT WE  HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO  FIND A MATCH. THE CITY SHOULD  COVER THIS FULL. FULL FREIGHT  FRANKLY. NOW BECAUSE WE WERE  INVOLVED IN ORANGE AVENUE THEY  WANT US TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS  ONE. I'M NOT CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND ON THIS ONE. I WILLING  TO TAKE THE BOARD'S DIRECTION. SYSTEM AND NEED A MOTION THAT  IS KIND OF WHERE I WOULD BE.  I'M OPEN TO WHATEVER YOU GUYS  WANT TO DO ON THIS ONE. THAT IS MY INCLINATION BASED ON THE  INFORMATION WE HAVE.  >>> COMMISSIONER MATTIX AND  THEN COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  >> MR. ADMINISTRATOR IF WE WERE TO FIRST OF ALL SUBSTITUTE  MOTION WE WOULD APPROVE  FUNDING.  >> MR. ADMINISTRATOR IF WE WERE TO GET THE GRANT AS I  UNDERSTAND IT , WE COULD MATCH  UP TO THE MAXIMUM GRANTS OR  SOMETHING SHORT OF THIS MONEY  IS MORE IMMEDIATE NOW. CORRECT? >> YES  >> HERE IS A THING. I GET WHERE YOU'RE GOING COMMISSIONER  WELCH. WHEN WE AND YOU SAID IT  IS NOT LIKE ORANGE AVENUE. IN  ESSENCE IT IS A LIKABLE LOT  LIKE ORANGE AVENUE. IF YOU WENT BY ALABAMA STREET SPRINGFIELD  APARTMENTS AND YOU SAW THE  CONDITION IN WHICH THOSE  DWELLINGS ARE IT IS ABOUT THE  SAME IF NOT WORSE THAN ORANGE  AVENUE. MASTER PLANNING AND US  BEING ABLE TO GIVE FUNDS  TOWARDS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO  MOVE DOWN THE ROAD ON WHAT THE  NEXT PHASE LOOKS LIKE. HE SAID  THAT WE WOULD LOOK FOR FEDERAL  FUNDING IN ORDER TO HELP THEM  WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. NOT FROM OUR OWN FUNDING WHICH I HERE  AND WE CAN MOVE IN THAT  DIRECTION IF THAT IS WHERE WE  ARE GOING TO GO. THIS MATCHING  THAT WE ARE DOING I THINK IS  IMPORTANT IN OUR PARTNERSHIP AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN I  UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. I THINK THIS WARRANTS US  BEING ABLE TO MATCH WITH THESE  FUNDS WE HAVE TO CAN MATCH THIS PROGRAM. I WILL BE SUPPORTING  THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION.  >> THANK YOU.  >> I HEAR YOU. WHEN I SAID NOT  LIKE ORANGE AVENUE I MEANT FROM A FUNDING MECHANISM. AND THAT  IS WHAT THE ADMINISTRATOR IS  TELLING US. THIS IS NOT GOING  TO BE LIKE ORANGE AVENUE FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS  WHY IF YOU LIKE IT IS THE  CITY'S DEAL. THE CITY IS  ASKING US TO COVER HALF THE  COST. THEY ARE COMPLETING WHAT  WE DID WITH ORANGE AVENUE WITH  THIS. ARE WE SETTING A  PRECEDENT WE ARE GOING TO CARRY SOME FREIGHT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO MAKING DOING A FULL  REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH HUD LIKE  WE DID WITH ORANGE AVENUE? I'M WILLING TO ROLL WITH YOU ON IT. I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT. I JUST  FEEL LIKE PRUDENTLY WE ARE  SETTING A PRECEDENT.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER  WELCH. I'M SORRY COMMISSIONER  --  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT IS THE  EQUIVALENT OF EQUAL TO THE  CITIES CDBG?  >> A COUPLE THINGS THE CITY IS  AN ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY. THEY  DO NOT HAVE TO COMPETE FOR  THEIR CDBG FUNDS LIKE WE DO.  THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  RECOGNIZES URBAN CITIES AS THE  SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THESE  AREAS. THEY HAVE A DIRECT  ALLOCATION OF CDBG FUNDS FOR  PROJECTS LIKE THIS. I'M NOT  SAYING THOSE FUNDS ARE  SUFFICIENT TO COVER THESE  COSTS. IT IS JUST A DISTINCTION THAT WE ARE IN. WE GENERALLY  RECEIVE SHIP FUNDING FOR MAJOR  AND MINOR REHAB GRANTS. BUT WE  DO NOT RECEIVE DIRECT  ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.  >> THIS IS NOT A REAL SACRIFICE ON THE CITY'S PART -- THEIR  SOURCE OF FUNDING COMING OUT OF THE SEA BDG. WE ARE GIVING HAM  AND THEY ARE GIVING EGGS. THERE IS IS CDBG MONEY. HOW CLOSE IS  COMMISSIONER WELCH TO CORRECT  IN SAYING THE CITY SHOULD BE  100% COVERING THIS?  >> I THINK NOBODY COULD ARGUE  COMMISSIONER WELCH IS ALWAYS  CORRECT. THE THING IS -- IT IS  REALLY I WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WHAT THE CITY IS HOW THEY ARE  CLASSIFIED AND HOW THEY  RECEIVED DOLLARS. THERE IS A  LOT OF LEGISLATIVE LATITUDE ON  HOW YOU IN THE CITY BOTH DECIDE TO SPEND YOUR DOLLARS. THERE IS A DISTINCTION AND HOW THEY  RECEIVED DOLLARS. THEY RECEIVED DIRECT ENTITLEMENT FUNDS WHICH  WE DO NOT THAT IS THE REASON  WHY WE WERE COMPETING FOR HUD  DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE  THEM FOR CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS.  THAT IS WHY WE WERE TRYING TO  LEVERAGE OUR EXISTING ER EIGHT  DOLLARS FOR THE POSSIBILITY TO  DRAW DOWN $2 MILLION IN HUD FOR CONSTRUCTION. CAN TALK MORE  ABOUT THIS IF YOU WOULD LIKE.  THAT IS THE SHORT ANSWER.  >>> I CAN'T DISAGREE.  COMMISSIONER WELCH. IN  PARTICULAR HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT  IN HIS CLASSROOM. BUT WE ARE  BEING ASKED TO MEET THE CITY ON A MEASURE WHICH THEY REALLY  AIN'T TAKING A SACRIFICE. THIS IS A PASS-THROUGH MONEY WHICH  THEY HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN FROM  THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE  AIN'T GOT THAT.WE ARE ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES AND WE ARE  GIVING OUT OUR ARMS. IT IS REAL BLOOD WE ARE GIVING.  NEVERTHELESS I AM SO FASCINATED SO ELATED WITH THE WORK OF MR.  THOMPSON FROM TALLAHASSEE  HOUSING AUTHORITY. SHE AND MS.  WILLIAMS OUT THERE HAVE DONE A  PHENOMENAL JOB. BASED UPON WHAT MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE  TRANSFORMATION OF ORANGE AVENUE AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WE WERE  KICKING DIRT. SECRETARY OF HUD  COMING DOWN. SECRETARY MARCIA.  AND THEN THE WALK-THROUGH SINCE SOME OF THOSE UNITS HAVE BEEN  OPENED AND I DID NOT KNOW IT  WAS GOING TO COME WITH A  SWIMMING POOL. I HAVE TO PUT MY APPLICATION AND PICK VERY NICE. AND THEN FOR WHAT THIS PROJECT  THIS IS A VERY [INAUDIBLE]  EXERCISE. WHAT THEY ARE GOING  TO DO WITH THIS NEXT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE GREATER THEN WHAT  THEY HAVE SHOWN . THAT WAS JUST A WARM-UP. THAT WAS LIKE THE  JV. THE VARSITY EFFORT IS  COMING. NOW THAT THEY HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND HAVE SHOWN US  HOW TURNKEY OPERATION WORKS IN  HOUSING WE CANNOT GET A BETTER  BANG FOR THE DOLLAR. THE DISTAL 175. WHAT MS. THOMPSON AND MS.  WILLIAMS CAN BRING DOWN. AND WE HAVE THE PROOF TO SHOW THEY  KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IT IS ONE TIME. IT IS WELL DONE.  EVERYTHING THAT THEY TOLD US  THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO COME  APOLOGIZED AND SAID THAT WE  OVERPROMISED AND UNDER  DELIVERED. NO SUCH THING. IF  ANYTHING THEY HAVE EXCEEDED  EVERY EXPECTATION. FOR THAT  REASON COMMISSIONER MATTOX YOU  MADE A MOTION FOR OPTION ONE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING. I WILL BE  SUPPORTING THE MOTION THAT  COMMISSIONER MATTOX. I  ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU LET US NOT THIS BE A THREE-TO VOTE. OTHERS HAVE UNANIMOUS VOTE.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I  AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER WELCH  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. THERE IS  REALITY AND THERE IS PRINCIPAL. AND THIS THIS IS I THINK A RICH REQUEST FROM A CITY THAT  THREATENS TO END FIRE SERVICES  IN AN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.  THAT FUNDS THIS PROGRAM UNDER  THEIR PURVIEW. WE HAVE NO  AUTHORITY UNDER IT. THE  ORIGINAL REQUEST WENT TO THEM  FOR THE FULL FUNDING. THEY  DECIDED THEY DID NOT THE FUND  HALF. AS DISCUSSED IN THE ITEM  WE NOT SAYING WE WON'T HELP  FUND CONSTRUCTION. THE MONEY WE WANT TO REALLOCATE IS ALREADY  COMMITTED TO TO TRY TO GET  THAT. AND SO THAT JUST BOTHERS  ME. WE CAN'T EVEN GET THE CITY TO REPLY TO INVITE TO JOINT  MEETINGS WITH US ON ISSUES. WE  JUST GET A LETTER ALL OF A  SUDDEN TO FIND WHAT THEY DON'T WANT TO FUND THAT IS THEIR  PROGRAM. I DON'T THINK IT IS A GOOD PRESIDENT. I FEEL LIKE WE  NEED TO GET ALONG. BUT I REALLY DON'T LIKE PLAYING THE FOOL  EITHER. THAT BEING SAID  SPRINGFIELD APARTMENTS  DESPERATELY NEEDS DISREPAIR. AS MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE PLAYING  THE POOL -- THOSE 196 RESIDENTS DON'T DESERVE TO BE STUCK IN A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THE CITY. BUT MY OBJECTION TO THE  REQUEST IS NOTED.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE. LET ME SAY THIS AND  WE WILL VOTE. I SUPPORT THE  MOTION ON THE TABLE AS YOU ALL  KNOW. WE ARE IN DIRE STRAITS  FOR A PORTABLE HOUSING. THE  SPRINGFIELD HOUSING PROJECT --  SOME OF THAT VOID. WE ALSO  RECOGNIZE THAT THOSE APARTMENTS ARE IN DIRE NEED OF THEY REALLY CAN'T BE RENOVATED. THEY ARE  SO OLD. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT  DESTRUCTION REBUILDING IN  ADDITION TO THAT. THE HOUSING  HAS EXTRA ACREAGE OVER THAT  WAY. NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO  GET THESE APARTMENTS REBUILDS  BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A  NEW SEGMENT. I THINK WE WILL BE GETTING GREATER BANG FOR OUR  BUCK. I KNOW WE ARE CONCERNED  ABOUT WHAT THE CITY'S  OBLIGATION IS. AS FAR AS THE  CDBG FUNDS. WHICH IS ONE REASON WHY I SUGGESTED THAT WE CONTACT THE CITY AS FAR AS THEIR  OBLIGATION OR SEEING IF THEY  WOULD BE WILLING TO COME TO THE PLATE REGARDING STORM RELATED  DAMAGES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THEY DID NOT HESITATE TO COME  TO US AND SAY WE WILL PAY 50%  AND YOU GUYS WILL PAY 50%. I  THINK IT STRENGTHENS OUR  PARTNERSHIP. WE SHOULD HAVE A  STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE  CITY COUNTERPARTS. IT ALSO I  THINK IT SHOWS THE COUNTY'S  COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING  AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR  COMMUNITY. HAVING SAID THAT ,  I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A VOTE.  ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF OPTION  ONE LET IT BE KNOWN. ANY  OPPOSITION? HEARING ON IT  PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO  MUCH MR. COUNTY ADMINISTERED.  >> NEXT TO ITEMS MAY BE A  LITTLE BIT MORE  STRAIGHTFORWARD. YOU HAS SOME  HEAVY LIFTING TONIGHT. I WOULD  HAVE NORMALLY HAD THESE ON THE  PROCUREMENT SECTION OF THE  CONSENT AGENDA. JUST BECAUSE  THE AMOUNT OF THEM THEY ARE  HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.  ITEM 17 SIX APPROVAL AND AWARD  THE MAIN LIBRARY SECOND-FLOOR  IMPROVEMENTS. THE LOWEST  RESPONSIVE BIDDER IN ONE .5.  SMITH WHAT IS THAT  RECOMMENDATION?  >> ANY DISCUSSION?  >> I DID NOT SEE WHERE  COMMISSIONER CABAN IN MY  PICTURE WERE GOING TO GO UP ON  THE SECOND FLOOR. I'VE BEEN  LOOKING FOR IT.  >> I'VE GOT ONE IN THE  COURTHOUSE.  >> WE WANT OUR PICTURES ON THE  SECOND FLOOR. I'M JUST SAYING  THIS COULD BE STRENGTHENED A  LOT IF OUR TOTALS --  >> THAT WOULD DOUBLE THE PRICE  TACK COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  >> SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE  OPTION ON THE TABLE, --  >> YES  >> ALL OPPOSED  >> UNANIMOUS AND SHARE CUMMINGS IS OUT OF THE ROOM. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTERED AT THE NEXT ONE.  >>> ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A  SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL AGENCY  PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEON  COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION FOR A BID AWARD  FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE  REPLACEMENT PROJECT. YOU'VE  ALREADY APPROVED THE LAB  AGREEMENT PREVIOUSLY. THE COST  WENT UP. PROPORTION OF FUNDING  75%. THE OTHER 25% . OUR  ADDITIONAL AMOUNT WHICH IS WHAT REQUIRES THE SUPPLEMENTAL  AGREEMENT IS $270,000. WE ARE  RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE  THIS .  >> STAFF RECOMMENDATION.  >>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY O'KEEFE AND SECONDED BY CABAN. ANY  DISCUSSION?  >> NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.  >> ANY DISCUSSION?  >> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ON  YOU ON LEADING YOUR FIRST  MOTION IN GETTING THROUGH IT.  >> WE WILL GET BETTER.  >> ONE THING STAFF FOR ALL THE  HARD WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO  IT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE DO STOP WE ARE CREATING  SOMETHING THAT WILL ALLOW FOR  THE USE OF IT TO CONTINUE. WE  ARE NOT PUTTING TOO MUCH  TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE. WE ARE  CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT  PEOPLE ARE WALKING AND BIKING  AND HORSEBACK RIDING. KEEPING  THAT NATURE TYPE COURSE FOR  FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY  WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY. ABOUT  THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT COMES  ALONG WITH FURTHER  INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK YOU.  >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?'S  WE HAVE A MOTION BY  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CABAN. ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL OPPOSED. IT PASSES 6-0 WITH COMMISSIONER  CUMMINGS OUT OF THE ROOM.  >> THIS ITEM 6 BOARD  APPOINTMENT OF TWO  COMMISSIONERS FOR THE VALUE  ADJUSTMENT BOARD IN THE  APPOINTMENT --  >> I MOVE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE  COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE  CURRENTLY SERVING.  >> SECOND  >> WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS.  >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A  SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY. ALL  OPPOSED. 6-0 COMMISSIONER  CUMMINGS OUT OF THE CHAMBERS.  >>> ITEM NUMBER 26 THE BOARD  FULL APPOINTMENT CONSIDERATION  OF AN APPOINTMENT OF CITIZENS  TO THE LEON COUNTY EDUCATIONAL  FACILITIES AUTHORITY. THE LEON  COUNTY MINORITY WOMEN AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE.  OPTION ONE REQUEST YOU APPOINT  ONE CITIZEN TO THE EFA. EXPIRE  TURN ENDING JULY 31st. OPTION  26 APPOINTMENT OF ONE CITIZEN  CAROL RIPPY TO THE  ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION AND  ENGINEERING SEAT OF THE MW SBE  COMMITTEE.  >> I MOVE OPTIONS ONE AND TWO.  >> NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.  >> MADAM CHAIR IS GOING TO  ALLOW ME TO CLOSE BIGGEST THING OUT. WE MOVED THE HOLD AGENDA  WHILE YOU WERE GONE. WE HAVE A  MOTION.  >> I WAS THE SECOND  >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A  SECOND. COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE  FOR DISCUSSION.  >> THE THING I WANT TO POINT  OUT AND ASK A QUESTION FOR  CLARIFICATION. THE PROFESSIONAL WE ARE POINTING TO THE  ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION  ENGINEERING SEAT -- COMMITTEE  IS CAROL RIPPY. WE JUST AWARDED THE LIBRARY CONTRACT TO OMNI  SOMETHING THAT IS OWNED BY  DAVID RIPPY. I DON'T KNOW I  JUST LOOKED IT APPEARS IT IS  POSSIBLE THAT THOSE ARE  CHILDREN OF THE PERSONALLY  APPOINTED. THERE WAS NO  CHECKBOX NO DISCLOSURE WHERE IT SAYS A RELATIVE OR -- I'M  SORRY. A KID. RELATIVE AND SO  ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A CONFLICT  THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND  JUST CONFIRM AND BRING BACK TO  THE NEXT MEETING. I WANT TO BE  CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. THE NAMES  WERE THE SAME. I DON'T KNOW  THIS FOR SURE.  >> CAN YOU CLARIFY?  >> TO BE HONEST I DON'T KNOW  IF THAT WAS DISCLOSED OR THAT  WAS CHECKED IN THE PROCESS.  I'M NOT SEEING THAT IT WAS PUT WE CAN GO BACK LIKE YOU SAID  COMMISSIONER AND CHECK. IF  THERE IS A CONFLICT WE WILL  BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION  AND BRING THE APPOINTMENT BACK  TO YOU.  >> IS EVERYBODY COMFORTABLE  OTHERWISE?  >> ADMISSION -- ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR.  >> ALL OPPOSED. IT PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL NOW HAND  THE GAVEL BACK TO MADAM CHAIR.  AND BREATHE EASIER.  >>> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR DO WE HAVE ANY  SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM?  >> WE ARE NOW LET ME SEE HERE.  YES. WE ARE NOW ON CITIZENS TO  BE HEARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.  >> DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION ? THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE  ON THIS ITEM.  >> IT MAY BE HELPFUL WE HAVE  SEVERAL SPEAKERS HERE. TO SPEAK ON THE SAME ISSUE. RELATED TO  THE GREENWAY. WE DID RECEIVE A  LETTER IN WHICH THE BOARD UNTIL THE BOARD RECEIVED RAISING  CONCERNS. IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL  IF YOU HEAR FROM ON THIS ISSUE. COME UP AND TALK ABOUT IT. IT  MAY BE HELPFUL IN ADDRESSING  SOME OF THE CITIZENS ISSUES  THAT COME UP THE WHITE I KNOW  YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER AND  PROVIDED AN EMAIL RESPONSE TO  THE BOARD. CERTAINLY YOU  PROVIDE A BRIEF PRESENTATION  AND WE WILL GO RIGHT TO THE  CITIZENS.  >> THANK YOU COUNTY  ADMINISTERED A. MADAM CHAIR  COMMISSIONERS. WE DID RECEIVE  THE LETTER FROM THE FRIENDS OF  THE GREENWAY. A COUPLE POINTS  OF CLARIFICATION ADDRESSING  SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED IN  THAT LETTER. FIRST ON THAT PART OF THE LETTER EXPRESSED --  ABOUT ROADWAY CROSSINGS ON THE  GREENWAY. FOR CONTEXT I WILL  NOTE THAT PRIOR TO THE  EXISTENCE OF THE GREENWAY THERE WERE FOUR ACCESS EASEMENTS  RESERVED RIGHT-OF-WAY CROSSING  THE GREENWAY WERE PUT IN PLACE. THEY WERE PUT IN PLACE BY THE  LAND OWNER PRIOR TO CONVEYING  THE MAN FOR THE GREENWAY.  PREDATING THE EXISTENCE OF THE  GREENWAY THESE ROADWAY ACCESSES WERE PUT INTO PLACE. THEY ARE  RECORDED IN THE DEED OF THE  PROPERTY. THERE SUBSEQUENTLY  BECAUSE OF THAT REFLECTED IN  THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IN  THE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE  GREENWAY. FOR CONTEXT JUST NOTE THOSE ROADWAY CROSSINGS  PREDATED THE GREENWAY.  >> THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED  IN THE LETTER ABOUT THE  PROTECTION OF THE DESIGNATED -- . I WANT TO PROVIDE  CLARIFICATION. WE DO HAVE  SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTIONS FOR  CANOPY ROADS IN PLACE.  ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -- THE PROTECTION TAKES  THE FORM OF WHAT WE CALL THE  CANOPY ROAD ZONE. THAT IS 100  FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE CANOPY ROAD OUTWARD. THAT AREA  IS THE CANOPY ROAD ZONE. THAT  AREA HAS SIGNIFICANT  PROTECTIONS FOR THE TREES IN  THERE BECAUSE HE WANTS TO  PROTECT THE CANOPY. WITH A FEW  EXCEPTIONS FOR SAFETY. YOU  CAN'T TOUCH THE TREES AND THE  CANOPY ROAD ZONE. IT ALSO  PROVIDES STRICT LIMITATIONS ON  STRUCTURES. SO THAT IS FENCES  SHEDS HOUSES ANY OF THAT THING. IF IT EXISTED BEFORE THE CANOPY ROAD DESIGNATION THE NECK CAN  REMAIN IN A LIMITED CAPACITY.  YOU CAN PUT ANYTHING NEW THERE. IT ALSO REQUIRES MITIGATION FOR IMPACTS TO CANOPY ROAD ZONE. WE HAVE ALL OF THAT IN THE COLD  TODAY. SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIONS  FOR DESIGNATED CANOPY ROADS. WE HAVE THE CITIZENS ADVISORY  COMMITTEE THAT SERVES AN  ADVISORY CAPACITY TO THE BOARD  AND THE CITY COMMISSION ON  CANOPY ROAD MATTERS. THAT IS  THE CANOPY ROAD ASSISTANCE  COMMITTEE. I WOULD NOTE --  ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS  STRONG LAND DEVELOPMENT THAT  PROTECTS DESIGNATED CANOPY  ROADS. WITH REGARDS TO THE  GREENWAY IS SO THERE ARE NUMBER OF PROTECTIONS CONVEYED IN A  COUPLE DIFFERENT MANNERS. FIRST THE CANOPY ROAD GREENWAY IS  DESIGNATED AS OPEN SPACE ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE  COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT  SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITS WHAT CAN  BE DONE ON THE PROPERTY. IT IS  RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE. THAT IS ALL THAT IS ALLOWED. THAT  ALREADY PROVIDES PROTECTIONS TO THE GREENWAY ITSELF. THE  OWNERSHIP IS THE STATE OF  FLORIDA. IT IS SUBLEASED TO  LEON COUNTY. SO THAT PROVIDES  EVEN MORE PROTECTIONS FOR THE  EXISTING GREENWAY. THERE IS A  MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE  GREENWAY THAT EXPLAINS HOW THE  GREENWAY ITSELF WILL BE  MANAGED. THAT MANAGEMENT PLAN  DOES ADDRESS THE EXISTING  ROADWAY ACCESS POINTS. THE  LETTER ALSO EXPRESSED SOME  CONCERN ABOUT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PARTICULARLY CROSSING THE ROAD  AS THEY CROSS THE GREENWAY. I  WILL NOTE AS ROSA BUILT THE ARE DESIGNED THEY ARE PERMITTED AND CONSTRUCTED TO VERY HIGH  STANDARDS SET BY THE FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. ALL OF THESE ARE REALLY DESIGNED FOR THE  SAFETY OF ALL USERS. PARTICULAR BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS . BUT  THAT DOES ADDRESS PEDESTRIAN  CROSSINGS OF THE ROAD. THERE IS SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT HAVE TO BE MET. IT DOES PROVIDE FOR  PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. A COUPLE OF  OTHER QUICK POINTS. AS WE'VE  BEEN DOING LONG-RANGE PLANNING  THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHEN WE DID THE MASTER PLAN WE  SPECIFICALLY ADDED PROVISIONS  THAT THERE WILL BE AN  ADDITIONAL 75 FOOT OPEN SPACE  BUFFER ADJACENT TO THE CANOPY  ROAD ZONE. SO YOU DON'T GET  ENCROACHMENT ON THE GREENWAY.  INTO THE CANOPY. PROTECTION  AREA. WE'VE EXPENDED  ESSENTIALLY EXPANDED THE CANOPY ROAD ZONE ALONG THE MASTER  PLAN. IN THE -- WE ALSO  REQUIRED ADJACENT USES THE OPEN SPACE OR LOW DENSITY  RESIDENTIAL. THAT IS IN THE  PUD. MOST OF IT IS OPEN SPACE  ADJACENT TO THE GREENWAY. WITH  A LITTLE BIT OF LOW DENSITY  RESIDENTIAL WHICH IS REFLECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS OUT THERE. IN PLACE TODAY YOU HAVE  A LOT OF PROTECTIONS FOR CANOPY ROADS. THROUGH THE CANOPY ROAD  ZONE THROUGH THE CANOPY ROAD  CITIZENS COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE  PROTECTIONS FOR THE GREENWAY.  WITH IT BEINGOWNED AND MANAGED BY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. AND  HAVING A MANAGEMENT PLAN. WE  HAVE ROADWAY SAFETY ADDRESSED  THROUGH DESIGN STANDARDS AND  CRITERIA FEDERAL STATE AND  LOCAL ROADWAYS. AND WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PLANNING TO PROTECT  BOTH THE CANOPY ROAD AREA AS  WELL AS THE GREENWAY ITSELF.  >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS WE  ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER OR  ELABORATE ON ANY OF THOSE  ISSUES. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF  SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. THE  FIRST SPEAKER ROB TO BE  FOLLOWED BY JEAN JONES.  >> THANK YOU.  >> 12  >> YES SIR  >> THANK YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.  >>> GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR  COMMISSIONERS. ALSO MR. LONG. I KNOW THIS IS A REALLY LONG  NIGHT FOR YOU ALL. I WANT TO  JUST THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN  ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. I  THINK WE ALL ARE AWARE THAT  THESE EASEMENTS IN THE CANOPY  ROAD ORDINANCE IS ALL IN PLACE. AND THERE IS VERY VAGUE  LANGUAGE IN THAT ORDINANCE.  CONSEQUENTLY IT DOES NOT  ADDRESS THIS VERY UNIQUE  OVERLAY BETWEEN THE GREENWAY  AND THE CANOPY ROAD IS ZONE  BETWEEN FLEISHMAN AND CRUMP  ROAD. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ALL  CANOPY ROADS. IT IS NOT ABOUT  ALL PARKS. THIS IS ABOUT TWO  UNIQUE PLACES THAT HAVE UNIQUE  FEATURES SPECIAL CONDITIONS  THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER  FOR THEM TO SURVIVE THE  DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN  OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. WE ARE  ASKING THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE  MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A SPECIAL  CORE DOOR THAT WOULD BE CALLED  THE GREENWAY AND CANOPY ROAD  PROTECTION CORE DOOR. THAT  IDENTIFIES THE SIX MILES IS  SOMETHING SPECIAL. AS IT SHOULD BE. BECAUSE IT IS SPECIAL.  THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE IN LEON COUNTY WHERE THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE I  THINK SOME LANGUAGE THAT  IDENTIFIES THIS AS A SPECIAL  PLACE WITH SPECIAL CONDITIONS  WHICH THE COMP PLAN ALLOWS THE  COMMISSIONERS THE COMMISSION TO DO. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT YOU  CAN ASK FOR AND IDENTIFIES  SPECIAL CONDITIONS IN THE  CANOPY ROAD ZONE THAT REQUIRES  SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO JUST  THE BEST QUALITY ROADWAY. I  KNOW RT IS COVERING ALL THE  BASES HERE. I DON'T KNOW OF A  PLACE WHERE WE GIVE GREATER  PROTECTION TO VEHICULAR  OPERATORS THAN WE DO TO WALKERS EQUESTRIANS AND OTHERS WHO USE  THIS PARK. WE ARE ALSO ASKING  THAT THE COMMERCIAL ROAD  CROSSINGS THAT ARE ACTUALLY  APPROVED AND THOSE FOR  EASEMENTS THAT THEY ACTUALLY  HAVE TO MEET SOME STANDARDS  THAT HAVE TO REDUCE THE SPEED  AND THE THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC  NUMBER ONE. AND ALSO THE DESIGN OF THOSE ROADWAYS SO THAT THEY  MEET THE SAME KIND OF CHARACTER THAT THESE THE GREENWAY AND  ALSO THE CANOPY ROAD HAS  PROVIDED TO LEON COUNTY FOR ALL THESE YEARS. I APPRECIATE YOUR  HELP. WE ARE JUST ASKING FOR  YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND  GIVE US SOME IDEAS ON HOW WE  CAN DO IT. THANK YOU.  >> JANE JONES TO BE FOLLOWED BY SUE.  >> THANK YOU. SUE TO BE  FOLLOWED BY NANCY STEVENS. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THIS  OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR YOU.  I'M SUE VICE PRESIDENT OF  SOUTHERN -- WE HAVE BEEN  INVOLVED WITH THE GREENWAY  SINCE IT WAS --  >> CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE  DOWN SO WE CAN HEAR YOU? THANK  YOU.  >> WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH  THE GREENWAY SINCE IT WAS AN  IDEA. AND HELPED IT COME INTO  FRUITION. AS THE PREMIER  GREENWAY IN THE TALLAHASSEE  AREA. WE ALSO CREATED THE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT EXISTS. GREENWAYS  ARE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY AND FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL  AREAS. THIS GREENWAY WAS  ENVISIONED TO BECOME THE  EQUIVALENT OF WHAT CENTRAL PARK IS TO NEW YORK. IF WE MUST HAVE ROADS THROUGH IT WE NEED A WAY  TO REGULATE WHAT TYPE OF ROAD  WILL BE ACCEPTABLE AS WELL AS  THE TYPE OF INTERSECTIONS TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE SAFETY OF  CITIZENS USING THE GREENWAY. I  ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN  CREATING A GREENWAY AND CANOPY  ROAD PROTECTION CORE DOOR FOR  THE FULL SIX MILE LENGTH OF THE GREENWAY WHICH WILL PROVIDE A  WAY TO BE SURE ROADS ARE  AMENABLE TO A CONSERVATION AREA AND ARE NOT TRADITIONAL ROADS.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  >> THANK YOU.  >> NANCY STEVENS TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN --  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND  MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY  NAME IS NANCY STEVENS. I'M A 43 YEAR RESIDENT OF LEON COUNTY.  I'M PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH  FLORIDA BACKCOUNTRY HORSEMAN.  LIKE SUE INDICATED HE QUESTIONS WHAT THE FIRST USERS OF THE  GREENWAY. WE ACTUALLY HELP THE  COUNTY STAFF PLAN FLAG AND  CONSTRUCT THE TRAIL OUT THERE.  IT IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS ONE  CONTINUOUS PATH. THAT IS VERY  IMPORTANT FOR US FOR THE LONG  TERM ENJOYMENT OF EVERYONE OUT  THERE. BIFURCATING THE GREENWAY IN ANY WAY HURTS THE EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE. IT IS NICE  THAT YOU HAVE THAT LENGTH THAT  IS SO PRISTINE. WE KNOW THAT  LEON COUNTY HAS LONG VALUED IS  SCREEN SPACE. AND WE DON'T  WANT TO LOSE IT IN ANY WAY. WE  THINK THAT THE CONTINUITY OF  THE GREENWAY BEING ONE LONG  TRACK IS IMPORTANT. IT WAS  MENTIONED THAT THERE NEEDS TO  BE SOME SAFEGUARDS FOR THE  USERS OF THE GREENWAY.  EQUESTRIANS PROBABLY ARE THE  ONES THAT WILL HAVE THE MOST  TROUBLE WITH ANY ROAD  CROSSINGS. AND BECAUSE WE ARE  SOME OF YOUR LARGEST SUPPORTERS OF GREENWAYS AND THE WORK YOU  HAVE DONE TO BRING GREENWAYS TO US IN LEON COUNTY WE HOPE YOU  WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH US. I WANT TO JUST CLOSE BY SAYING  THAT WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK WITH FAVOR UPON THE REMARKS  MADE BY ROB LOMBARDO AND WE  LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH  YOU FOR ANOTHER 40 YEARS. THANK YOU.  >> BRETT BARFIELD TO BE  FOLLOWED BY LISA LAZARUS.  >> GOOD EVENING THANK YOU FOR  YOUR TIME. MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW AS YOU GO PAST AMAZON AND  UNDER EYE 10 YOU CAN SEE ALL  THE HORSES. VERY FAMILIAR WITH  THE AREA FROM THE TIME I WAS A  KID. BEING ABLE TO RIDE TO THE  GREENWAY WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT GOT TAKEN AWAY IN  THAT TIME. NOW -- YOU BETTER  HAVE A TRUCK AND TRAILER. THE  GREENWAY AND THE SPACE -- HAVE  BEEN LIVED IN LONDON RECENTLY.  THAT 500 ACRES THE FUTURE  PEOPLE MOST OF US WON'T MEET  WILL BE THE PEOPLE THAT WILL  CHERISH IT LIKE I CAN'T IMAGINE AT THIS POINT HAVING THE SPACE. OUR FARM IS AFFECTED BY IT. I  WATCH THE HORSES THAT COME FROM THE GREENWAY. AS PART OF THEIR  ENTERTAINMENT. SO MUCH LIFE  THAT ANYWAY WE CAN BE INVOLVED  TO HELP EVEN CONSIDER ANY  ALTERNATIVES. NO WAY BEFORE  THEY COULD HAVE PLANNED  TALLAHASSEE WOULD GROW THE WAY  IT IS. NEVERMIND THE TORNADOES. I'VE BEEN OUT RUNNING THE  CHAINSAW FOR PEOPLE ON PONTIAC. THERE IS A LOT OF BIG THINGS  FOR YOU GUYS TO DEAL WITH.  ANYWAY WE CAN BE INVOLVED WOULD ONLY BENEFIT AND TURN THIS INTO SOMETHING SO SPECIAL. WE ARE SO CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE. FLYING CARS WILL COME AROUND 10 MORE  YEARS. BUT WE CAN'T REALLY  PLAN FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. WE CAN CONSIDER OTHER ALTERNATIVES.  ANYWAY THAT WE CAN BE INVOLVED  I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I HAVE A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE. I COULD  FILL THIS ROOM WITH HORSES AND  PEOPLE. ANYTHING WE CAN DO THE  FRIENDS OF THE GREENWAY. WE ARE ALL THE BEST OF INTENTIONS FOR  WHAT TO DO WITH THE GREEN  SPACE. THERE IS A LOT OF  ENTITIES AN INTEREST IN IT.  ALTERNATIVES HAVE GOT TO BE  CONSIDERED AND TALKED ABOUT.  ESPECIALLY THE WAY THINGS ARE  PROGRESSING SO FAST. THANK YOU  FOR YOUR TIME.  >>> LISA LAZARUS TO BE FOLLOWED BY MARY --  >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU.  HESITANT TO DO THIS THIS LATE  IN THE EVENING. I WAS GOING TO  SAY PLEASE CLOSE YOUR EYES.  IMAGINE YOU ARE ON THE  GREENWAY. THINK ABOUT THE  WONDERFUL FRESH AIR OUT THERE.  THE BEAUTY OF IT. ALL THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY YOU GET FROM  THAT. NOW IMAGINE WITH YOUR  EYES STILL CLOSED THAT YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AND THERE IS A -- IN  FRONT OF YOU. WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS YOU HAVE BROKEN THAT SPELL.  IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY SPELLS WE HAVE IN TALLAHASSEE. THE SCENE  BLOCKING YOUR VISION AND YOUR  PATH IS GOING TO BE FULL OF  NOISE AND DANGER. FOR CYCLISTS  JOGGERS DOG WORKERS QUESTION  ANYTHING ANYBODY THAT GOES OUT  TO THE GREENWAY. WHAT DO WE GO  OUT THERE FOR? FOR THE BEAUTY.  WE GO OUT THERE FOR  TRANQUILITY. WE GO OUT THERE TO GET AWAY FROM TORNADO DAMAGE.  THERE IS NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT  IN TALLAHASSEE. ONCE WE HAVE  FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE  GREENWAY OR IN THE CANOPY ROADS WE CANNOT GO BACK. HOW MANY  PROJECTS HAVE WE HAD HERE AND  HAVE YOU SEEN ALL OVER THE  WORLD FRANKLY WHERE A CHANGE  HAS BEEN MADE FOR A PLAN THAT  WAS INTENDED BUT YET WHEN THE  PLAN HAPPENED IT DID NOT TURN  OUT TO BE THE BEST THING? WE  NEED TO LOOK AT WITH THE BEST  INTENTIONS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE  GREENWAY. ABOUT HOW WE WOULD  LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU AS A  PARTNER. AND KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE GREENWAY FOR THE NEXT  GENERATION. HOW WILL WE EVER  EXPLAIN TO THE NEXT GENERATION  THAT IT NO LONGER EXISTS? THERE IS NO WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU  FEEL OUT THERE. I WOULD NOT  WANT TO BE ONE OF THE FOLKS  HAVING TO MAKE THAT  EXPLANATION. LET'S WORK  TOGETHER COME UP WITH  COMPROMISES. THINGS THAT ARE  FEASIBLE. WE'VE HISTORICALLY  HAD A REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIP  AND MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM  AND OUTSIDE THE ROOM HELPED TO  CREATE THIS GREENWAY. AND THE  MAINTENANCE OF IT. I THANK YOU  FOR YOUR TIME. YOU CAN OPEN  YOUR EYES NOW UNLESS YOU ARE  REALLY TIRED. AND WE HOPE TO BE WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.  >> MARY KAY ALCONA TO BE  FOLLOWED BY RUTH CHASE.  >> MARY KA 2140 ARMISTEAD  ROAD. I'M REPRESENTING THE  CYCLIST AND THE HIKERS THAT ARE ON THAT GREENWAY. IT IS A  BEAUTIFUL RESOURCE. WHAT HAS  ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED AS WE  WANT TO PRESERVE IT AS BEST WE  CAN. WE ARE LITTLE CONCERNED  ABOUT THE SAFETY WITH THE ROAD  CROSSINGS OVER THE TRAIL. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT  YOU'VE TAKEN A SERIOUS LOOK AT THAT. AND HAVE MADE IT  MITIGATED ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS  FROM THE MOTORIST THAT WILL BE  CROSSING. ALSO THINKING ABOUT  THE FUTURE WITH GREENWAYS AND  WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL ALLOW  ROADWAYS ON GREENWAYS. I THINK  WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PUBLIC MEETINGS I'VE BEEN  ATTENDING THERE WERE COMMENTS  SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT  PRESERVING GREENWAYS. AND NOT  ALLOWING ROADS TO BE IN THE  GREENWAYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> RUTH CHASE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ROSE KELLY.  >> THANK YOU. ROSE KELLY TO BE  FOLLOWED BY LINDA VOLS.  >> MY NAME IS ROSE KELLY. 3886  --. I WAS A TEACHER AND  EDUCATOR IN LEON COUNTY FOR 34  YEARS. I'M RETIRED NOW. MY  MOST I THINK MY STUDENTS  ENJOYED LESSONS THAT WERE  OUTSIDE IN GREEN SPACE THE  MOST. I ALSO AM THE MOTHER OF  THREE CHILDREN. I HAVE FIVE  GRANDCHILDREN AND THREE  GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES I HAVE BROUGHT THEM IN THEIR CAR SEATS FROM LITTLE  INFANTS OUT TO THE ROAD ALONG  THAT CANOPY ROAD TO COME OUT TO THE COUNTRY TO VISIT GRANDMA  AND GRANDPA. SOMETIMES I WOULD  PICK THEM UP AT THEIR HOUSE AND THEY WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT  FUSSY. OUT OF SORTS. AND AS  SOON AS WE HIT THE ROAD AND  STARTED DOWN THAT SPACE DOWN  THAT CANOPY ROAD ALL OF THEM  FOR ALL THESE YEARS I COULD  JUST FEEL -- THEY KNEW THERE  WERE GOING OUT TO THE COUNTRY.  TO SEE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA.  THEY WATCHED THE GREEN GO BY  AND THOSE HUGE TREES. AND THE  DAPPLE PATTERNS THAT WILL COME  FROM THE SUN GOING TO THE  LEAVES. IT WOULD JUST LIGHTENED THEM UP. SOME OF THOSE  GRANDCHILDREN HAVE SCATTERED.  THEY'VE GONE TO OTHER PLACES  IN THE COUNTRY TO LIVE. THEY'VE TAKEN THAT SPIRIT OF OUR  COMMUNITY OF OUR LOVE OF OUR  GREEN SPACE WITH THEM. WHETHER  IN COLORADO OR WASHINGTON DC.  THEY REMEMBER HOW TALLAHASSEE  CITIZENS LOVE THEIR GREEN SPACE AND LOVE THAT ROAD. THEY TAKE  THAT FEELING WITH THEM. I HOPE  THAT THEIR CHILDREN AND  GRANDCHILDREN AND  GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN WILL STILL  HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK  YOU.  >> LINDA VOSS TO BE FOLLOWED BY OUR FINAL SPEAKER SARAH  KAUFMAN.  >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU  FOR HAVING US SPEAK THIS  EVENING. I WANT TO SAY I'M IN  TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF MY  FRIENDS COMMENTS. THIS GREENWAY IS UNIQUE TO THIS COUNTY. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. I  HOPE THAT WE CAN NOT RUIN IT  ANY MORE THAN WE ALREADY HAVE.  THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CANOPY  NEIGHBORHOOD HAS COMPLETELY  CHANGED OUR EXPERIENCE. AS WE  COME ACROSS THAT BEAUTIFUL OPEN FIELD NOW WE SEE HILES'S. I  JUST WANT TO SAY WE CAN LIMIT  THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE SAFE  CROSSINGS FOR EVERYONE.  REMEMBER IT IS A GREENWAY NOT A ROADWAY. THANK YOU.  >> FINAL SPEAKER SARAH KAUFMAN. >> HELLO I'M SARAH KAUFMAN 921 CARRAWAY STREET. I WANT THE  PEOPLE THAT WALKS THE GREENWAY. WHAT A WONDERFUL RESOURCE IT  IS. IF ROADS CUT THROUGH THAT  GREENWAY THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY  DESTROY THE AESTHETIC OF THE  GREENWAY. SOMETIMES SACRIFICES  HAVE TO BE MADE TO SAVE THE  PRECIOUS THINGS WE VALUE. SO I  REALLY HOPE THAT IN THIS CASE  AND I SUPPORT EVERY SINGLE  COMMENT MADE THAT IN THIS CASE  THOSE SACRIFICES WILL BE MADE  AND PROTECT THIS PRECIOUS AREA. THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.  >> THANK YOU MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR. WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ALL THAT CAME  TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM.  WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO  COMMISSION DISCUSSION. WE WILL  ADDRESS THAT. VERY SHORTLY.  I'M GOING TO START WITH  COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY  ATTORNEY.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR I HAVE ONE MATTER FOR THE BOARD'S  CONSIDERATION. AS EXPRESSED IN  A MEMO EARLIER THIS WEEK OUR  OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE OPIOID  LITIGATION HAS RECOMMENDED  AMENDMENT OF OUR COMPLAINT TO  ADD CLAIMS AGAINST TWO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. EXPRESS  SCRIPTS AND OPTIMUM OUR EXPERT  AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES. I  CONCUR WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION AND WOULD SEEK A MOTION TO  AUTHORIZE COUNSEL TO AMEND THE  COUNTY'S COMPLAINT IN THE  OPIOID LITIGATION.  >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?  >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >> GET THEM.  >> I'M SORRY WHAT ? I  CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE  RECOMMENDATION BY SIDE COUNSEL  SUPPORTED BY GENERAL COUNSEL AS WELL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> ANY OPPOSITION ? UNANIMOUS  WITH COMMISSIONER PROCTOR OUT  OF CHAMBERS.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >>> ANYTHING FURTHER?  >> IS THE COUNTY ADMINISTERED.  >> TWO QUICK THINGS. MAC AVAIL  MUST'VE KNOWN I WAS GOING TO  RECOGNIZE HIM. YOU MAY HAVE  SEEN A PICTURE OF HIM SCROLL  BY. MATT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE  FLORIDA PUBLIC RELATIONS  ASSOCIATION NORTH FLORIDA  CHAPTER THE COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR. HE DID RECEIVE THAT  DESIGNATION. WE ARE PROUD OF  HIM. I WANTED TO GIVE HIM A  SHOUT OUT IN ADDITION TO  EVERYTHING ELSE HE DOES. JUST A REMINDER -- THERE WE GO. JUST A REMINDER MAY 20th LEON COUNTY  WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVATION  OF EMANCIPATION DAY. THANK YOU  VERY MUCH.  >> AT THIS TIME OKAY I WOULD  LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. IF YOU  WILL STAND. A CERTIFICATE OF  RECOGNITION THAT WE WERE  PRESENTED BY THE TALLAHASSEE  URBAN LEAGUE DESIGNATED AS A  GOLD PARTNER AWARD. IT IS FOR  OUR RECOGNITION OF OUR SERVICE. AND DEDICATION TO TALLAHASSEE  AND THE TALLAHASSEE URBAN  LEAGUE.  >> I WILL ACCEPT IT ON OUR  BEHALF.  >> COMMISSIONERS I WOULD ALSO  LIKE TO PRESENT AT OUR NEXT  MEETING A RESOLUTION. TO  SUPPORT ALL OF OUR FIRST  RESPONDERS. THAT HAVE BEEN --  >> SECOND  >> AFFILIATED WITH THE  BICENTENNIAL STORM AS WELL AS  THE RECENT TORNADOES. AND OF  COURSE ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS  PETERS AND -- OKAY THANK YOU.  SECOND  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.  >> I COULD NOT EVEN GET IT OUT. EVERYBODY IS IN SUPPORT OF IT.  >> I'M GOING TO MOVE ON NOW I  WOULD LIKE TO RAISE SOMETHING  IN REFERENCE TO ALL OF THE  SPEAKERS THAT CAME. AND TALK TO US ABOUT THE CANOPY ROAD AND  GREENWAY. I'M GOING TO DEFER  TO THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER  COMMISSIONER WELCH.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. ARE  WE ON COMMISSIONER TIME?  >> YES SIR  >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO TALK ABOUT THIS. I  DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WE ARE ASKING FOR. IS ARTIES  STILL HERE? CAN YOU COME UP  HERE? I THINK THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCONNECT. I DON'T  INTEND TO MAKE ANY MOTIONS  ABOUT ASKING US TO COME BACK.  SOMEBODY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN DOING THAT. I THINK THERE IS A DISCONNECT. WE HEARD SPEAKERS DISCUSS ENVISIONING NO ROADS. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A  POSSIBILITY. YOU SAID AT THE  BEGINNING OF THE REMARKS THERE  ARE ENTITLEMENTS TO FOUR  INTERSECTIONS BIFURCATIONS OF  THE GREENWAY THAT HAVE EXISTED  BEFORE THE GREENWAY EXISTED.  THESE ARE ENTITLED TO THE  PROPERTY OWNERS. IF WE ARE  ENVISIONING A MIXED GREENWAY  THAT DOES NOT HAVE BIFURCATIONS THAT IS NOT REALITY. WE NEED TO ACCEPT THAT. SECOND TO THAT IT  BECOMES A CONVERSATION ABOUT  WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR. ARE WE  ASKING FOR ANOTHER LAYER OF  PROTECTION TO WHAT PROFESSIONAL STAFF TELLS US IS ALREADY VERY  PROTECTED IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE  WHAT ROADS LOOK LIKE? I DON'T  KNOW IF THAT REQUIRES AN  ORDINANCE CHANGE OR WHAT  EXACTLY THE MECHANISM IS FOR  THAT. WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT OUR GOALS ARE. IF THEY ARE TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION  CAUSED BY ROAD BIFURCATIONS OF  THE GREENWAY , THAT IS A  CONVERSATION. BUT LIKE I TOLD  YOU GUYS WHEN I MET WITH YOU  INDIVIDUALLY WE NEED TO BE REAL CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE GOALS ARE. WE NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT I'M  NOT A TRAFFIC ENGINEER. WE ARE  NOT TRAFFIC ENGINEERS. WE  DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESIGN  ROLLS. WE TRUST THE EXPERTS  THAT WE PAY LOTS OF MONEY TO  TELL US WHAT IS THE MOST SAFE  AND EFFICIENT WAY TO DESIGN A  ROAD. IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT  THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE IT TAKES  TO CREATE A ROUNDABOUT VERSUS A NORMAL INTERSECTION. I GET  EVERYBODY'S POINT AND PURPOSE  IS TO PROTECT TO THE EXTENT  POSSIBLE THE CONTINUITY AND THE FEEL OF THE CANOPY ROAD  GREENWAY. I THINK WE SHARE THAT SENTIMENT. I THINK THAT THE  PROBLEM BECOMES HOW DO YOU DO  THAT IN AN OBJECTIVE WAY ?  BECAUSE CLEARLY EVERYBODY WHO  USES THE GREENWAY IS VERY  SUBJECTIVE ABOUT IT. IT IS VERY PERSONAL. IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO  YOU AND YOU SEE IT THE WAY IT  IS. THAT IS NOT THE REALITY OF  THE SITUATION. THE PROPERTIES  THAT SURROUND THAT PROPERTY  ACTUALLY THE PROPERTY THAT  ENCOMPASSED THE PROPERTY FOR A  LONG TIME THOSE OWNERS HAVE  RIGHTS. THEY HAVE ENTITLEMENTS  THAT THEY HAVE SET IN MOTION  LONG AGO. FOR THE GREENWAY  EXISTED. AS A GOVERNMENT WE  CAN'T COME IN AT THIS POINT  AND GO YOU CAN'T BIFURCATE THE ROAD. THAT IS NOT A  POSSIBILITY. IF OUR GOAL IS TO  MINIMIZE WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE  CONVERSATION. IF PUTTING  ANOTHER LAYER OF REGULATION  OVER WHAT IS ALREADY I WAS SAY  A HEAVILY REGULATED CORE DOOR , ALL OF OUR CANOPY ROAD CORE  DOORS I MENTIONED THE EXPANSION OF THOSE PROTECTIONS ON THE  CORE DOOR WHEN THEY DID THE  [INAUDIBLE] PUD. WHAT ARE WE  ASKING FOR? IT IS NOT CLEAR  WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR. WE ARE  ASKING TO SUBJECTIVELY GO THIS  IS SPECIAL. AND THEN BECAUSE IT IS SPECIAL WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT VERY HARD TO BUILD A ROAD  ACROSS THESE PROPERTIES. THAT  IS NOT A REALITY A GOVERNMENT  CAN FACILITATE. IT IS KIND OF  NEBULOUS TO ME. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP  WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE CANOPY  ROAD GREENWAY. WE AS  FIDUCIARIES OF THE PROPERTY DO  A GOOD JOB I WOULD SAY IN  RECOMMENDING IT AND MAINTAINING IT AND TRYING TO KEEP IT  PRESERVED TO THE EXTENT WE CAN  INCITE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND ENTITLEMENTS OF THE  PROPERTY OWNERS. I DON'T KNOW  REALLY WHAT THE SOLUTION IS. IF IT IS AN AGENDA ITEM SOMEONE  WANTS TO ASK FOR TO COME BACK  THAT GIVES US OBJECTIVE  ANALYSIS, OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. I'M WILLING TO LOOK AT  THAT. THAT IS REALLY MY  QUESTION. I'VE HEARD THEIR  PERSPECTIVE. CAN YOU ARTICULATE YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THEY  ARE ASKING FOR? WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN IN REAL LIFE IF THEY GOT  WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR?  >> ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE SPOT ON  ON A NUMBER OF POINTS. THE  EASEMENTS EXIST TODAY. THEY  EXISTED PREDATING THE GREENWAY. THOSE ARE ENTITLEMENTS THAT ARE IN PLACE AND WE CAN'T GET RID  OF THEM. THAT IS NOT A  POSSIBILITY. I WILL PREFACE  THAT WITH I AM AN AVID USER OF  THE GREENWAY. I WALK MY DOGS  THERE ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND. I  UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERN. I'M  NOT NOT EMPATHETIC TO THAT. NO  ADDITIONAL OVERLAY OR LAND  DEVELOPMENT CODE OR PLANNING  TOOL IS NEEDED IF THE DESIRE IS TO HAVE GOOD DESIGN OF THE ROAD ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO  PEDESTRIAN CROSSING. I DON'T  WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN. IF  PUBLIC WORKS WANTS TO CORRECT  ME THERE WELCOME TO COME UP.  BUT I'M SURE THEY ARE VERY  AWARE OF THE MULTIPLE USERS OF  THE GREENWAY. THE CYCLISTS. THE HORSEBACK RIDERS. THE  PEDESTRIANS HIKERS. YOU NAME  IT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THAT.  I'M SURE THEY ARE ACCOUNTING  FOR THAT IN THE DESIGN OF THE  ROADWAYS. AS IT GOES THROUGH  THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING AND  CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. WITH THAT IN MIND -- THERE IS AN  OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO  SPOKE TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO THEM. I'M SORRY FOR SPEAKING FOR  YOU. BUT I KNOW LEON COUNTY  STAFF IS ALWAYS RECEPTIVE TO  TALKING TO THE PUBLIC. WE  DON'T NEED AN OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS TO  OCCUR. AND FOR THERE TO BE  CONCERN EXPRESSED AND INPUT  RECEIVED IN THAT CARRY THROUGH  THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING  PROCESS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC WORKS. I'M SURE  THEY ARE ATTUNED TO THAT. AN  OVERLAY DISTRICT IS NOT NEEDED  TO DO THAT. YOU DON'T NEED TO  GIVE THE CORE DOOR SPECIAL  DESIGNATION TO HAVE THESE  CONVERSATIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR  ROADWAY DESIGN ON THESE AREAS  WHERE THERE IS EXISTING  ENTITLEMENT. I THINK REALLY IT  IS A MATTER OF CONVERSATION.  TAKING PUBLIC INPUT WITH  REGARDS TO THE DESIGN OF IT. IN PLACE TODAY ARE PROTECTIONS FOR BOTH THE CANOPY ROAD AS WELL AS THE GREENWAY. THAT IS MY  UNDERSTANDING.  >> THANK YOU.  >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,  YOU ARE THE BLUEPRINT DIRECTOR. SMITH THE COUNTY IS ONLY  RESPONSIBLE FOR PERMITTING ONE  OF THOSE ROADS CORRECT WHICH IS THE DEMPSEY ROAD. ARE ALL THE  ROWS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NORTH THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR  PERMITTING?  >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO  THAT QUESTION OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.  >> IS THERE ANYBODY THAT DOES  -- CHARLES ?  >> THE PROPERTIES ON THE NORTH  SIDE OF THE GREENWAY -- ARE  INSIDE CITY LIMITS. THE FIRST  ONE THE DEMPSEY ROAD EXTENSION  FROM TO THE NORTH STOPPING AT  -- THAT IS UNINCORPORATED AREA. >> I WAS CORRECT IN SAYING  DEMPSEY PERMIT THE THREE  CONNECTIONS TO THE NORTH THE  CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY.  >> YES  >> SO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT PUTS US AS A BOARD IN TERMS OF  DELIBERATING WHAT WE WANT TO  DO. I THINK WHAT WE ARE BEING  ASKED TO DO IS CREATE AN  AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE OR A NEW ORDINANCE THAT DESIGNATES  THE CANOPY ROAD GREENWAY AS  FROM FLEISHMAN TO COMP AS A  SPECIAL AREA. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF WHAT? LIMITING IMPACTS FROM  ROAD BIFURCATIONS? I THINK OUR  PROFESSIONAL STAFF IS SAYING  THEY HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO DO  THAT. THROUGH CONVERSATION AND  WORKING TOGETHER WITH OUR  CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE  WHICH A LOT OF YOU SERVE ON.  HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE  GREENWAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE AN ONEROUS  REGULATION OVER SOMETHING THAT  IS ALREADY REGULATED PRETTY  HONESTLY. AGAIN IF WE ARE  TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN A ROUNDABOUT VERSUS A  SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION AND THE IMPACT TO A CANOPY ROAD  DESIGNATION ZONE. THAT IS A  CONVERSATION YOU CAN HAVE AT  THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE GOING  THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS  AND ENGAGING WITH THE CITIZENS  ADVISORY COMMITTEES. I'M NOT  REALLY REGULATING JUST TO  REGULATE. IS THAT OKAY MADAM  CHAIR ?  >> OBVIOUSLY I APPRECIATE YOUR  PERSPECTIVE AND CORRECT ME  WHERE I WAS WRONG.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. THIS IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE  MORE ORDINANCE OR ACTUALLY TO  HAVE ANY INFLUENCE OVER THOSE 4 ROAD CROSSINGS. WE KNOW ABOUT  THOSE CROSSINGS. WE KNOW HOW  LEGITIMATE THOSE EASEMENTS ARE. WHAT THE EASEMENTS DON'T  PROVIDE FOR IS THE TYPE OF  ROAD. THE STYLE OF ROAD. THE  CROSSINGS OF THE ROADS. AND OF  COURSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS AWARE THEY WOULD INTERSECT  -- ROAD. I HAVE TO SAY AND I'VE KNOWN CHARLES FOR PROBABLY 10  YEARS. WE TALKED FOR 6 YEARS  OVER THAT INTERSECTION. A  DEMPSEY MAIL. THE DEVELOPER  FIRST WANTED THE ROUNDABOUT. WE TOLD THEM THAT WAS NOT  ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT DID NOT  HAVE SIGNALS THE STOP THE  TRAFFIC. WE KNEW ABOUT THE  PEOPLE AT WESTMINSTER AND OTHER PLACES THAT USE THE GREENWAY.  THEY NEED TO HAVE A ROAD THEY  CAN STOP THE TRAFFIC TO SAFELY  CROSS. THAT IS WHAT THE  GREENWAY STATUTE PROVIDES. THAT IS ALL WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR.  THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS  WHICH YOU CONSIDER IT MAY BE TO BE OVER -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT  DID YOU CALL IT?  OVERREGULATION. OVERREGULATION. WE ARE ASKING FOR ENFORCEMENT  NOT OVERREGULATION. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE THE FIRST  CHAPTER THE ACTUAL FIRST  STATEMENT IN THEIR IS THE  ALLOWANCE FOR THIS GROUP THIS  GROUP RIGHT HERE THESE  COMMISSIONERS TO DECIDE WHETHER THIS AREA IS SOMETHING THAT  NEEDS SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.  THAT IS REALLY WHAT IT AMOUNTS  TO. WE DID NOT INVENT THAT WE  JUST SUGGESTED TO YOU THAT  WHERE A DESIGNATED GREENWAY  OVERLAPS WITH THE CANOPY ROAD  ZONE THEY SHARE THE SAME LAND.  THEY SHARE THE SAME  CONSERVATION INTERESTS. THEY  SHARE THE SAME DESIRED TO  PROTECT AND PRESERVE. THAT THAT CAN BE A SINGULAR SPECIAL AREA. THAT IS ALL WE ARE SAYING. AND  THAT IF RD THINKS THE  PERMITTING PEOPLE AND THE ROAD  DEVELOPERS ACTUALLY CONSULT  WITH US AND ASK IF THIS IS  SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE SOME  SPECIAL CONCERNS ABOUT THAT  DOES NOT HAPPEN. WE ARE THE  ONES THAT HAVE TO ALWAYS TAKE  THE INITIATIVE TO KNOW WHERE  THINGS ARE AND WHAT THINGS ARE  BEING BUILT AND WHAT THINGS  AREN'T. I KNOW SOME OF YOU  KNOW THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ON  THE COMMISSION THAT WE WORKED  WITH THE CITY TO MOVE ONE OF  THOSE EASEMENTS . WE MOVED IT.  THEY ARE NOT CARVED IN  CONCRETE. THEY ARE NOT  SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE  CHANGED. SO WE HAVE TAKEN THAT  TIME AND IT TOOK US ALMOST 3  YEARS TO GET THIS AGREEMENT  WITH THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE.  YOU PROBABLY COULD NOT HAVE  DONE THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR  CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH  THEM. BUT BECAUSEWE ARE AN  OUTSIDE PRIVATE ORGANIZATION  AND TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT THAT  THEY LISTEN TO US. AND WE WERE  ABLE TO MOVE THAT TO A PLACE ON THE GREENWAY THAT IS SO MUCH  BETTER SUITED FOR ROADWAY. THEN RUNNING THROUGH THE AIR IN DALE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE ARE ABOUT. WE ARE  TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO  MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE. MAKE THESE THINGS SAFE TO EVERYBODY.  >> SO IF WE CREATE A SPECIAL  DESIGNATION THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. SPECIALLY DESIGNATE THE SIX MILE STRETCH IS A  UNIQUE FEATURE WITHIN THE  CURRENT ORDINANCE. YOU SAY WE  HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. BY AMENDING THE ORDINANCE OR  ADDING TO THE ORDINANCE. YOUR  GOAL WOULD BE THAT WOULD IMPACT INTERSECTION DESIGN?  >> YES IT WOULD PICK  >> THANK YOU. CAN I ASK ARDIE  IF HE THINKS IT WOULD ?  >> WE HAVE A LARGE ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS. I'M JUST SAYING WE ARE NOT ENGINEERS OURSELVES. BUT TO GET THE PEOPLE THERE TO  LISTEN TO WHAT THESE  PROTECTIONS NEED TO BE, --  >> I HEAR YOU. I'M TRYING TO  HEAR FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL  STAFF IF THEY INTERPRET YOUR  OPINION THE SAME WAY.  >> LET ME ASK THIS FOR  CLARIFICATION. YOUR PRIMARY  CONCERN IS YOUR PRIMARY CONCERN THAT ROUNDABOUT THAT IS BEING  PROPOSED THERE AT DEMPSEY MAIL  AND -- AND WESTMINISTER IS  RIGHT THERE AND YOU ARE SAYING  THOSE RESIDENTS FROM  WESTMINSTER USE THE GREENWAY.  BUT WHAT A ROUNDABOUT THERE IS  REALLY NO WAY TO TRIGGER WHERE  THE TRAFFIC WILL STOP SO THEY  CAN SAFELY CROSS?  >> I COULD NOT HAVE STATED IT  BETTER. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT  THIS IS ABOUT. THOSE  ROUNDABOUTS AND I'M SORRY BUT  COMMISSIONER WELCH HAS ONE OF  THE WORST UP THERE. HE THINKS  HE REALLY LIKES IT. THE WAY  TRAFFIC MOVES. IF YOU WANT TO  MOVE TRAFFIC QUICKLY ACROSS THE GREENWAY PROPERTY ONTO A CANOPY ROAD YOU WOULD PROBABLY WIND UP WITH THAT SOLUTION. I THINK  WHAT YOU WILL FIND IS THIS IS A BAD DESIGN PUT IN A VERY  SPECIAL PLACE. WE DON'T NEED  TO HAVE ROUNDABOUTS THEY ARE.  IF YOU WANT TO GO STAND ON THE  CORNER AND WATCH THE SITE  DISTANCE YOU GET FROM EITHER  LEFT OR RIGHT THERE ARE TREES  IN THE WAY. THAT IS THE TREES  THAT WE PROTECTED YEARS AGO  WITH THE CANOPY ROAD ZONE.  TRYING TO FIT THIS THING AND  THAT SPACE IS A DISASTER. FOR  THE PEOPLE USING THE GREENWAY.  ONE MORE COMMENT. IN THE  DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD OVER  THE MOVING OF THE AIR IN DALE  EASEMENT TO THORNTON ROAD WE  HAD TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE --  THEY ARE THE ACTUAL LEASE OWNER OF THE GREENWAY. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY LOOKED AT WHEN THEY  REJECTED THIS PROPOSAL THE  FIRST TIME WAS THAT IT DID NOT  MEET THE PUBLIC PURPOSE. THAT  IS STATED IN THE INTENT  LANGUAGE IN THE GREENWAY AND  TRAILS STATUTE. IT IS RIGHT  THERE. EASY TO FIND. ALL I'M  SAYING IS WE ARE BRINGING  INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE THAT  YOU TRUST TO DESIGN AND  DEVELOP. ALL WE ARE SAYING IS  IF THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THESE AND THEY DON'T THINK THEY ARE  IMPORTANT THAN THIS IS A  PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE. BECAUSE  THEY ARE BUILDING THINGS THAT  DO NOT SUPPORT THE PUBLIC  PURPOSE.  >> ARDIE THANK YOU ROB. SO THE  ORIGINAL QUESTION TO ROB WOULD  AMENDING THE ORDINANCE TO  DESIGNATE THE GREENWAY SIX MILE STRETCH FROM FLEISHMAN TO COMP  IS A SPECIAL AREA HAVE ANY  IMPACT ON HOW WE DESIGN THE  INTERSECTIONS ALONG THAT CORE  DOOR? THE ONE ROUNDABOUT THAT  ROB REFERENCED IN MY DISTRICT  IS ONE OF THE SAFEST IN THE  COUNTY. OBJECTIVELY. THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC BEAR. IT IS COMPLETELY SAFE.  BANNERMAN CROSSING ON A FRIDAY  AND SATURDAY NIGHT IS HOPPING  WITH HUMANITY. THE CROSS THAT  ROAD IN BUNCHES. WE PUT IN  BARRIERS AND ALL KINDS OF  THINGS. IT IS A BIGGER  ROUNDABOUT THAN IT IS GOING TO  BE HERE. I'M NOT A TRAFFIC  ENGINEER. I TRUST CHARLES IS  SMARTER ABOUT THESE THINGS THAN I AM. AS FAR AS I KNOW  WESTMINSTER OAKS HAS NOT THEY  ARE NOT UNHAPPY WITH THIS  DESIGN. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM FOR YEARS ON THE  DESIGN OF THAT INTERSECTION.  THEY ARE PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT LAST I HEARD. IS THAT YOUR  UNDERSTANDING ? CHARLES IS  WORKED EXTENSIVELY. DOES WHAT  ROB WANTS WILL IT ACCOMPLISH  THAT? IS DEMPSEY WESTMINSTER  OAKS UNHAPPY WITH THAT  INTERSECTION DESIGN?  >> I CAN ANSWER THE FIRST  QUESTION. THE ANSWER IS NO.  WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW TO DESIGN  AND INTERSECTION AND OVERLAY  DISTRICT OR SPECIAL DESIGNATION IN THE COMMUNITY IS NOT WHAT  DRIVES THE DESIGN OF THE ROAD  OR INTERSECTION. NOTHING THAT  HAS BEEN REQUESTED YOU WOULD  NOT GAIN ANYTHING FROM A DUO  DESIGNATION THAT YOU DON'T  HAVE TODAY. THAT IS NOT HOW  ROADWAY DESIGN IS DETERMINED.  WITH REGARDS TO ROUNDABOUTS I  CAN SEE THERE HAVE BEEN  NUMEROUS STUDIES OVER AND OVER  AGAIN THAT SHOW ROUNDABOUTS ARE MUCH SAFER. THIS STANDARD  INTERSECTIONS. THE INSTITUTE  INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY RECENTLY DID A STUDY  SHOWED ROUNDABOUTS COMPARED TO  TYPICAL INTERSECTIONS HAVE A  90% DECREASE IN FATAL CRASHES.  A 76% DECREASE IN INJURY  CRASHES. 30 TO 40% DECREASE IN  BICYCLE CRASHES. OR PEDESTRIAN  CRASHES. AND 10% DECREASE IN  BICYCLE CRASHES. OBJECTIVELY  ROUNDABOUTS ARE SAFER TO  STANDARD INTERSECTIONS. THERE  IS A MULTITUDE OF REASONS  RELATED TO CONFLICT POINTS AND  SPEED. I CAN THROW THAT OUT  THERE AS WELL. I HAVE NOT  WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE  WESTMINSTER. I WILL DEFER TO  CHARLES FOR THE SECOND  QUESTION.  >> THEY ARE OKAY WITH THE  ROUNDABOUT DESIGN. THE  ROUNDABOUT ITSELF IS CONSIDERED -- WHEN PEOPLE APPROACH THE  ROUNDABOUT THEY HAVE TO SLOW  DOWN. PEOPLE MAY HAVE BAD  EXPERIENCE FROM PAST ROUNDABOUT THAT WAS NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. THERE IS ONE VERY CLOSE TO THIS ONE RIGHT NOW. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT ONE. ALREADY ADDRESS THAT  INCREASED THE INFLECTION ANGLE. TO FORCE DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN.  THE OTHER THING I WILL MENTION  THE PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT  EXTENDED IS THE SAME 30 MILES  PER HOUR AS EXISTING.  >> IS WESTMINSTER OAKS ARE THEY COOL WITH THAT?  >> YES  >> I WILL GIVE YOU THIS ROB. DO ROUNDABOUTS TAKE UP MORE SPACE  AND MORE LAND MORE TREES HAVE  TO COME DOWN?  >> YES. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE.  >> SO THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.  ARE THEY MORE OR LESS  EXPENSIVE?  >> LITTLE BIT MORE.  >> THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE AND  THEY TAKE UP MORE LAND. THEY  ARE MORE SAFE AND EFFICIENT.  WESTMINSTER OAKS IS COOL WITH  IT. I WILL LET THE BOARD SHOE  ON THIS. I DON'T HAVE ANY  OTHER ISSUES.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND  EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT.  >>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  WELCH. JUST TO ADD TO THAT I  THINK FORMER COMMISSIONER  TURNBULL HAS COME BEFORE US.  WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. THEY WERE IN SUPPORT OF  WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH  THE ROUNDABOUT. THEY ASKED WE  DO SOME THINGS THERE. IT  WASN'T AS MUCH ABOUT THE  SPECIAL DISTRICT AS MUCH AS IT  IS ABOUT IF WE CREATE A SPECIAL DISTRICT WE HAVE TO CREATE  CERTAIN STIPULATIONS OF WHAT  ROADWAYS AND ORDINANCES LOOK  LIKE WITHIN THAT SPECIAL  DISTRICT. THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET TO. I'VE SEEN  THIS A BUNCH WHERE IT IS NOT  NECESSARILY ABOUT THE SPECIAL  DISTRICT. IT IS NOT ABOUT THE  ROADWAY. IT IS NOT ABOUT THIS  SIDE OR THAT SIDE. IT SOUNDS  LIKE YOU GUYS DON'T FEEL LIKE  WE ARE GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU.  IT SOUNDS LIKE TO MEET WITH THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION HAPPENS THEY  FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING TO DO  WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO. ANY  PROBLEMS THEY HAVE THEY WON'T  BE CONSIDERED. I THINK THAT WE  CAN GET PAST THIS BY SIMPLY IT  DOESN'T TAKE A SPECIAL  DISTRICT. WHAT IT TAKES IS NO  ONE PARTY IN THIS IS GOING TO  BE TOTALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY  THIS IS GOING TO GO. I DON'T  THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET  EVERYTHING YOU WANT. ON THE  OTHER SIDE I ALWAYS SAY IF IT  IS ONE SIDE HERE AND ONE SIDE  THERE WE CAN MEET IN THE  MIDDLE. MAYBE WE ARE DOING THE  RIGHT THING. IS THERE A WAY TO  CONSTRUCT THIS THING IN A WAY  THAT ALLOWS FOR YOU TO BE A  LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE EVEN IF IT IS A ROUNDABOUT? TO FEEL SAFE  ENOUGH THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO  THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO ON  THAT GREENWAY. IT IS GOING TO  HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK LIKE YOU SAID IS SPECIAL DISTRICT IS NOT GOING TO STOP IT FROM  HAPPENING. A SPECIAL DISTRICT  EVEN IF WE CREATED IT WE WOULD  HAVE TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE  THAT WOULD -- I DON'T THINK  THERE IS THE WILLINGNESS TO TRY TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. THE  NEXT QUESTION IS OKAY IF WE ARE GOING TO GO ABOUT IT THIS WAY,  WHAT CAN WE DO HOW CAN WE BUILD -- TO MAKE YOU MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE  GREENWAY? THERE IS NOTHING WE  DON'T WANT TO MAKE A HARD FOR  YOU TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. WE  DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT NOT A  TREASURE THAT IT IS. WE HAVE  SOME THINGS WE HAVE TO DO. THIS EASEMENTS IN PLACE FAR BEFORE  THE GREENWAY WAS THERE. OUR  PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE  EASEMENTS. YOU HAVE TO GO  THROUGH TALLAHASSEE. TALK TO US ABOUT SOMETHING SHE WOULD LIKE  TO SEE US DO THAT WE CAN  CONSIDER THAT MIGHT MAKE IT  BETTER BUT NOT GIVE YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT. COMMISSIONER  WELCH I THINK YOU MAKE GREAT  POINTS. ROB I THINK YOU MADE  GREAT POINTS. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A THING WHERE EVERYBODY  IS TOTALLY COMFORTABLE. WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO YOU GUYS IN A WAY THAT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO FEEL  LIKE YOU'RE BEING HEARD. THAT  GREENWAY IS STILL SAFE FOR SOME OF THE THINGS YOU ARE ASKING  FOR. WILL IT BE WHAT IT WAS?  PROBABLY NOT. IT WAS GOING TO  ALWAYS CHANGE THE NATURE AND  SOME KIND OF WAY. THIS GOT TO  BE SOMETHING A COMPROMISE THAT  CAN ALLOW YOU TO STILL DO THE  THINGS YOU WANT TO DO. ALLOW US TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE  TO DO. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?  >> I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT  GETS US. THAT IS MY THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT.  >>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MADDOX.  >> ANY OTHER COMMENT ?  >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >> ACTUALLY I HAVE A COMMENT  AND I WILL MAKE A MOTION. DO  YOU WANT ME TO WAIT AND SEE MY  COMMENT TIME?  >> WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION ON  THE FLOOR.  >> THERE IS NO MOTION ON THE  FLOOR.  >> I WILL BRING A MOTION.  >> IF IT IS RELEVANT OU CAN GO AHEAD.  >> WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I  AM ON THE CANOPY ROW COMMITTEE. I'M ON THE CANOPY ROAD  MANAGEMENT UPDATE PLAN  COMMITTEE. IT HAS BEEN  MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE  PROTECTIONS IN PLACE. I'M GOING TO SAY THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE  NOT HARD AND FAST. THOSE ARE  NOT GUARDRAILS. THE FIRST THING I THINK IS TO ME SEPARATE FROM  THE ROUNDABOUT. THE ROADS ARE  GOING TO BE BUILT. TO ME I  THINK THE REGULAR TRAFFIC  ENGINEERING DESIGN RULES THAT  BALANCE TRAFFIC FLOW VERSUS  PEDESTRIAN NON-VEHICULAR SAFETY SHOULD NOT BE WHAT WE USED TO  DESIGN WHAT IS GOING TO GO  THROUGH OUR GREENWAY. THIS IS A UNIQUE SPACE THAT FOR ROADS WE  ARE BUILDING IF WE CAN LEGALLY  IDENTIFY MORE STRINGENT TRAFFIC DESIGNS FOR THINGS TO GO  THROUGH OUR GREENWAY TO SAY,  THESE NEEDS PRIORITIZE  SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PEDESTRIAN  USER SAFETY OVER TRAFFIC FLOW.  THE REASON I GET THIS THAT SAY  THERE IS NOT COMING BACK TO  THERE IS NOT GUARDRAILS. THE  CANOPY WORLDS COMMITTEE. I'M ON THE COMMITTEE. JUST NOVEMBER  LEGAL ISSUE CAME UP WHERE THE  CITY SIGN UNILATERALLY SIGNED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE  HOOD. IT SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE  TO SEEK APPROVAL OF ANY CANOPY  WORLDS COMMITTEES. THAT LED ME  TO ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY CAN  THEY DO THIS. WE FOUND OUT YES  THEY CAN. THAT IS AN ADVISORY  COMMITTEE. THAT IS NOT THE HARD AND FAST THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO  GO THROUGH CANOPY ROADS BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT IT IS  ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT IS  WHAT I'VE LEARNED. THE CANOPY  ROAD GREENWAY PLAN UPDATE AND  WE ARE GOING TO HAVE -- MY  UNDERSTANDING I WON'T GO INTO  IT. FOR DANGER OF BEING BEYOND  MY DEPTH. THAT IS JUST FOR THE  GREENWAY. THAT DOES NOT ALLOW  US TO PLAN FOR THINGS OUTSIDE  FOR INTERSECTIONS FOR TRAFFIC.  IT CREATES GUIDELINES FOR HOW  WE MANAGE THE PLAN. THOSE TWO  THINGS DON'T WHEN IT COMES  DOWN TO BEING A REAL GUARDRAIL  OR NOT A GUARD RAIL THOSE TWO  THINGS ARE NOT REAL GUARDRAILS. WE DON'T HAVE TO DISCUSS IT  MORE. WE MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS MAKE A MOTION FOR AN AGENDA ITEM TO  COME BACK ON CREATING A CANOPY  GREENWAY AND CANOPY ROAD  PROTECTION CORE DOOR AT A  FUTURE AGENDA AT A FUTURE  MEETING. REGARDING ROAD DESIGN  IN AND AROUND THE GREENWAY.  >> TO ADDRESS ROAD DESIGN --  INTERSECTING IN THE GREENWAY.  >> SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER  MINER. IS THERE FURTHER  DISCUSSION?  >> MADAM CHAIR I'M GOING TO  SUPPORT COMMISSIONER OF  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE. TO BRING BACK AN AGENDA ITEM LAYING OUT  ALL THE FACTS SO CAN'T READ IT AND STUDY IT. RIGHT NOW I'M  JUST HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE  THAT ARE HERE. FROM STAFF. I  WOULD LIKE TO JUST READ  EVERYTHING AND BE ABLE TO  FORMULATE WHAT WE WANT TO DO. I SUPPORT IT. I LIKE THE IDEA.  THAT IS WHAT I WAS THINKING.  >> THANK YOU.  >> I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE AND COMMISSIONER CABAN JUST NOW SAID THINGS THAT ARE  VERY SALIENT. I'VE MET WITH  MR. LOMBARDO AND HAVE SPOKEN AT LENGTH WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THE  GREENWAY. THE ENCROACHMENT AND  THE FEAR OF ENCROACHMENT. THIS  AGENDA ITEM WILL BE DEFINITELY  WORTHWHILE FOR US TO THINK  ABOUT. I UNDERSTAND THE FOUR  EASEMENTS. WE REALLY DON'T  HAVE MUCH CHOICE AND THAT. IN  TERMS OF THE EASEMENTS  EXISTING. I WOULD LIKE TO  EXPLORE THE IDEA OF WHERE THEY  COULD BE. AND WHAT THE  CROSSINGS WHAT TYPE OF FORM  CROSSINGS COULD TAKE. I WAS  SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT  ROUNDABOUTS HAVING LOWER  PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE FATALITIES.  THAT SURPRISES ME. THE NATURE  OF IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A SIGNALIZED CROSSING. I WANT  TO HAVE THAT IN THE AGENDA  ITEM. WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION  ABOUT IT. IT MAKES SENSE  BECAUSE OF THE JEWEL IN THE  TREASURE THE GREENWAY IS. FOR  US TO TAKE THE TIME AND TRY TO  WORK SOMETHING OUT. WHERE WE  UNDERSTAND WHAT IS OUR  REQUIREMENT IN TERMS OF THE  AGREEMENT WE HAVE ON MANAGING  THE GREENWAY ITSELF. ALSO  MAKING SURE WE PUSH THE  BOUNDARY OF WHAT WE ARE  REQUIRED TO DO. AS FAR AS WE  CAN TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THE GREENWAY IN THE CURRENT FORM.  AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  >> I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE FOR HAVING THE MOTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE AGENDA  ITEM COMING BACK TO S. LET'S  HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO PROTECT THE GREENWAY.  THIS PUSHES HARD AS WE CAN TO  GET AS MUCH AS WE WANT FOR THE  GREENWAY. THANK YOU.  >>> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR  >> I'M ON BOARD SUPPORTING  THIS MOTION. IT REALLY IS A  TEACHING TEACHABLE MOMENT AS  WELL. I SUPPORT LOMBARDO  MULTIPLE TIMES. HE'S THE ONLY  PERSON THAT TALKS LONGER THAN I PRINT HE HAD A LOT TO SAY.  COMMISSIONERS WHAT I WANT TO  POINT OUT RIGHT HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT I PROPHESIED TO YOU  PREVIOUSLY. OUR WILLINGNESS TO  INTEGRATE THEIR VOICES INTO  PUBLIC POLICYMAKING TO GIVE  THEM AN AUDIENCE. SEE HOW EASY  IT IS WHEN YOU'RE FROM THE  NORTHEAST. THIS IS EXACT THING  THAT I SUGGESTED THE PEOPLE  FROM LAKE MONSON AREA ASK OUR  ATTENTION TO SHARE. ALL OF  THOSE THINGS. IT IS THAT EXACT  MOMENT VERY POIGNANT OUR  INABILITY TO RECEIVE AND  INTEGRATE AND HAVE A SIT DOWN  AND HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM. THIS  IS THE DISTINCTION AND THE  DIFFERENCES WE DRAW THAT ARE  GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC I DON'T  APPRECIATE IT BUT I'M SHOWING  YOU YOURSELVES WITH THIS  MIRROR. I'M SUPPORTING THE  MOTION.  >> THANK YOU.  >> COULD WE CREATE THESE  PROTECTIONS AND DESIN WITHOUT  HAVING A CORE DOORS OR SPECIAL  DISTRICT?  >> ABSOLUTELY. WE DESIGN ALL  TYPES OF ROADS ALL OVER THE  COMMUNITY NOW WITHOUT HAVING  SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS OR  OVERLAYS. THE TYPE OF ROAD  BUILDS AND THE DESIGN HAS  NOTHING TO DO WITH CREATING A  SPECIAL CORE DOOR. WE HAVE ROSE ALL OF THE COUNTY WITHOUT  HAVING SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS.  >> THAT GOES BACK TO MY POINT.  I DON'T THINK IT IS NECESSARY  ABOUT THE SPECIAL CORE DOOR AS  MUCH AS IT IS ABOUT DESIGN. I  DON'T BELIEVE WHEN YOU ARE  CREATING CORE DOORS -- I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO MOVE IN THAT  DIRECTION TO DO WITH THE FOLKS  ARE ASKING US TO DO PROTECTING  THE GREENWAY AND THE DESIGN OF  THE ROADS THAT WILL GO THROUGH  IT. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE  MOTION ON THE FLOOR. TO ME THIS IS AN ISSUE OF THESE FOLKS  BEING HEARD WHEN IT CAME TO THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE ROAD. THEM  UNDERSTANDING WE ARE GOING TO  TAKE THEIR OPINIONS INTO  CONSIDERATION INPUT PARAMETERS  AROUND THE DESIGN TO  ACCOMMODATE WHAT THEY ARE  ASKING FOR. EVEN IF WE COME  BACK TO OUR NEXT MEETING AND WE HAVE THIS AGENDA ITEM PUT THIS  CORE DOOR AND PLACE. WHAT DOES  IT MEAN IF WE PUT IT IN PLACE  BUT WE DON'T CONSIDER ANY OF  THE DESIGN THEY ARE ASKING FOR. IT MEANS NOTHING. I WOULD  RATHER HAVE A CONVERSATION  AROUND WHAT WE WANT THE DESIGN  OF THE ROAD TO LOOK LIKE MORE  SO THAN CREATING A CORE DOOR  THAT REALLY IS JUST THEIR WAY  OF TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE  LISTEN TO THEM WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGN. I WAS -- WE COULD'VE  COULD'VE CAME UP HERE AND  ASKED FOR AN AGENDA ITEM  LOOKING AT THE ROAD DESIGN OF  THE ROADS THAT WILL GO ACROSS  THE GREENWAY. INPUT PARAMETERS  AROUND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR  THAT TO LOOK LIKE. I WOULD'VE  GAVE IT CONSIDERATION. RATHER  THAN US CREATE A CORE DOOR WE  ARE GOING TO PUT CERTAIN  STIPULATION ON ROADWAYS THAT  WILL LAST FOREVER. I WANT US TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING  HERE. THINKING ABOUT CAN WE --  LOOK AT THE DESIGN AND HAVING  PARAMETERS AROUND DESIGN VERSUS CREATING A CORE DOOR OR DO WE  HAVE TO CREATE A CORE DOOR TO  GET WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO.  >> THANK YOU. I WOULD HOPE --  BASED ON THE MOTION ON THE  FLOOR WE ARE ASKING THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR AND THE STAFF TO  BRING BACK AN AGENDA ITEM. I  THINK THE VARIOUS PARAMETERS  WILL BE ADDRESSED WHEN HE  BRINGS IT BACK. I DON'T THINK  WE ARE ETCHED IN STONE RIGHT  NOW. I THINK THE EXTENT OF WHAT CAN OR CANNOT BE DONE AND THE  RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND HIS  STAFF WILL ADDRESS FOR US IN  LIGHT OF ROB AND THE OTHER  SPEAKERS THAT CAME BEFORE US  TONIGHT. WITH THEIR CONCERNS.  WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR  BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU  RECOGNIZE WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY PROMISES. THIS IS DEMOCRACY AT  ITS BEST. CITIZENS NEED TO BE  HEARD. WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED WE  HURT YOU. AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO REACH GET TO A SITUATION  LIKE COMMISSIONER MADDOX  POINTED OUT. WHERE WE CAN COME  TO A HAPPY MEDIUM. EVERYBODY  MIGHT NOT BE SATISFIED. PERHAPS MIGHT BE A GIVE-AND-TAKE. BASED ON WHAT THECOUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR BRINGS BACK WE'VE HURT YOU. LOUD AND CLEAR. YOU  GUYS ARE MY NEIGHBORS. WE  CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL  COMING. WE WILL SEE WHAT  HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES BACK.  NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU GUY.  THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.  ANYTHING FURTHER ? WE NEED TO  VOTE ON THE MOTION.  >> I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT. I  WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION. A LOT  OF THE ANSWERS YOU JUST GOT.  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN. ANY OPPOSITION? VOTE IS  UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR.  >> I'M APPRECIATIVE THIS IS  WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE. I AM PONDERING WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR DEMOCRACIES TO FLUSH EQUALLY IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMISSION DISAPPOINTS ME AND THEIR  INABILITY TO HEAR FROM A GROUP  OF CITIZENS WHO HAPPEN TO BE  WHITE IN THE SOUTH REGION  AROUND MONSON. WHAT HAS JUST  OCCURRED IS WHAT AND HOW  DEMOCRACY OUGHT TO BEHAVE. AND  IT INVOLVES AND ALLOWS FOR  CITIZEN NTEGRATION OF THEIR  VOICES. COMMISSIONER MADDOX  POINTED OUT IT ALLOWS FOR  CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. THESE ARE WHITE PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME UP  IN HERE FROM THE NORTHEAST. AND WE ARE WILLING TO HEAR THEM. WE SAY THEY DESERVE TO BE HEARD.  WE HAVE WHITE PEOPLE COMING  FROM THE SOUTH SIDE DEEP SOUTH  AND WE JUST DON'T GIVE THEM  THE EQUAL CONSIDERATION OR  ACCESS TO DEMOCRACY TO  INTEGRATE THEIR VOICES. THE  PUBLIC POLICYMAKING OF WHAT OUR EFFORTS ARE. THIS IS NOT TO  WHIP ANYBODY. IT IS TO SPEAK TO THE REALITIES THAT I OBSERVED.  IF TONIGHT IS NO OTHER NIGHT  YOU SEE A SNAPSHOT OF  YOURSELVES. JUST KNOW THERE IS  A DISTINCTION WITH A  DIFFERENCE. I SAW WHITE PEOPLE  THEY ARE. I SAW WHITE PEOPLE  ASKING FROM THE SOUTH SIDE. NOT THE SAME KIND OF THING.  NEVERTHELESS SOME THINGS WERE  SET LONG BEFORE I WAS BORN. AND I GUESS THEY WILL CONTINUE LONG AFTER I'M GONE. I HAVE TO  REQUEST. I HAVE A REQUEST FOR  FROM THE RECOGNITION OF THE  EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SAID WE  WOULD BE CLOSED MONDAY AND  OBSERVATION. WE HAVE A REQUEST  FROM THE HENRY HILL FOUNDATION. ESSENTIALLY THEY HAVE  CELEBRATED EMANCIPATION FOR  OVER 157 YEARS. FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS CONSECUTIVELY THERE HAS  BEEN RECOGNITION OF THEIR  FAMILY. THIS FOUNDATION  SPONSORING I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO IT. ANYBODY CAN  COME. OPEN TO EVERYONE. IT  ACTUALLY CELEBRATES THE  EMANCIPATION. THE ASK FROM MR.  FRANK WILLIAMS WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE HENRY HILL FOUNDATION IS A $6000 ASKED. WE HAVE THOUGHT  ENOUGH AS WELL AS THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE TO MAKE  EMANCIPATION A HOLIDAY THAT WE  RECOGNIZE. HOWEVER WE DO NOT  HAVE AN ACTIVITY . WHICH  ACCOMPANIES THAT RECOGNITION.  IN AS MUCH AS THIS THING IS  OVER 157 YEARS AND PROBABLY THE MOST AUTHENTIC CELEBRATION OF  WHICH I'VE LOST COUNT TO HOW  MANY OF THESE I'VE BEEN SUPER  THEY SEEK THIS YEAR OUR SUPPORT WHICH THEY HAVE NEVER DONE  BEFORE. THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE COUNTY HAS ACTUALLY MADE EVEN  EMANCIPATION THIS HOLIDAY. IN  DOING SO THEY HAVE LONG BEEN  THE ACTIVITY OF OUR COMMUNITY  THAT CELEBRATES. THERE ARE  OTHERS. THIS REALLY HAS BEEN  THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME --  RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE CITY.  THEY INDICATE THAT THE RISING  COST THE GROWTH OF THE EVENT.  SEVERAL KEY FAMILY MEMBERS I  THINK THAT MEANS MONEY.  FINANCIERS HAVE PASSED. THAT  THEY WOULD ASK OUR COUNTY TO BE ITS PARTNER AND TO RECEIVE ALL  APPROPRIATE RECOGNITIONS THIS  YEAR. THAT WE WOULD EMBRACE  THIS AS A MEASURE THAT WE COULD SUPPORT AND BE A PART OF. I ASK ON BEHALF OF MR. WILLIAMS FOR  6000. MR. ADMINISTRATOR YOUR  INDICATION TO ME WAS THAT WE  WOULD NEED TO ASK THE ENTIRE  BOARD TO SUPPORT THIS. I KNOW  THERE WERE FINANCIAL CONCERNS.  IF YOU WOULD SHARE WITH THE  BOARD THAT THEY MIGHT FIND  COMFORT LEVEL WITH REESE  SUPPORTING THIS REQUEST.  >> I WILL GIVE IT A SHOT. WHAT  THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO DO  SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO DO THIS  TONIGHT. GIVE ME DIRECTIONS TO  DO A COUPLE THINGS. TO EXECUTE  THIS WHICH WOULD BE TO EXECUTE  A BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM  CONSISTENCY. SHOULD THE BOARD  WISH TO DECIMATE IN TERMS OF  THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE EXACT  MOTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTE A  BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE  SPONSORSHIP.  >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS. THIS  WOULD BE A ONE-TIME THING OR  ARE YOU ASKING FOR CONTINUING  SUPPORT FOR IT TO BE  LONG-RANGE?  >> I BELIEVE THE COUNTY I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE I HOPE WE  ARE GOING TO ADOPT THIS HOLIDAY FOR A LONG TIME. I KNOW THIS  FAMILY HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR  157 YEARS. I THINK THEY WILL BE DOING IT NEXT YEAR. WHATEVER  CONTINUING ESTABLISHMENT OF  THIS EVENT IS WHEN I'M ASKING. >> JUST FOR THIS YEAR.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. LAST  TIME WE WENT HAD ONE OF THESE  ISSUES WE SET A LIMIT TO WHAT  CAN BE PRESENTED IN  COMMISSIONER TIME WITHOUT ANY  KIND OF REVIEW FROM THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF $2000 OR $5000. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE NUMBER WAS?  >> WE DID NOT SET A LIMIT. THE  BOARD DECIDED ALL SUCH ITEMS  SHOULD REQUIRE AN AGENDA ITEM  TO COME TO YOU EXCEPT IF THE  BOARD WISHES TO ON UNANIMOUS  VOTE WAY THAT POLICY AND  APPROVE -- WAVE THE POLICY TO  APPROVE THIS.  >> MY RECORD LESSON BECAUSE IT  WAS THE ONE YOU REQUESTED FOR  $25,000 FOR THE TEACHING BLACK  HISTORY THING AT BETHEL. WE  WOULD NOT DO THIS AGAIN WITHOUT ANYTHING ABOVE A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT. THAT WAS A PART OF THE  MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT.  >> WE BROUGHT THE ITEM BACK.  PROVIDED THE JUSTIFICATION.  THERE WAS A LOT OF ANALYSIS  DONE WHICH BASICALLY JUST SAID  DOES THE BOARD WANT TO  ESTABLISH A THRESHOLD FOR THIS  OR DO YOU THINK ANY SUCH  REQUESTS IS WORTHY OF AN AGENDA ITEM TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE  BOARD. THE BOARD DECIDED IN THE REQUEST BECAUSE WE HAD AN  EXISTING POLICY IN PLACE TO  STAY WITH THE EXISTING POLICY.  ANY SUCH REQUEST WOULD REQUIRE  AN AGENDA ITEM.  >> THIS WILL REQUIRE AN AGENDA  ITEM ?  >> UNLESS YOU WAVE THE POLICY.  >> BY MAJORITY OR JUST BY  UNANIMOUS ?  >> THIS FUNDING REQUEST HAS TO  BE UNANIMOUS. THIS IS BEING  COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION TIME.  THE REQUEST WILL NOT PASS WITH  THE MAJORITY VOTE. IT HAS TO BE UNANIMOUS.  >> MADAM CHAIR -- AGAIN I SAY  HERE WE ARE AGAIN. ASKING FOR  THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF  DOLLARS WITH NO BEDDING. NO  ANALYSIS FOR HOW THAT MONEY IS  GOING TO BE SPENCE. WHAT IT  WILL BE SPENCE ON. THIS IS NOT  GOOD FISCAL POLICY. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. IT IS  JUST ONE AFTER THE OTHER AFTER  ANOTHER. AT WHAT POINT ARE WE  GOING TO DRAW THE LINE AND SAY  THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE  PROCESSES? EVERYBODY HAS TO GO  THROUGH THESE PROCESSES TO ASK  FOR MONEY. EITHER HAVE A  PROCESS OR YOU DON'T HAVE A  PROCESS. WHAT IS THE POINT OF  HAVING A PROCESS IF YOU DON'T  HAVE A PROCESS? I KNOW WE ARE  GOING TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF  EMOTIONAL ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHY  WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS WORTH THE MONEY. JUST AS ELECTED  OFFICIALS WHO ARE FIDUCIARIES  OF ALL THIS TAX MONEY WHEN DO  WE DRAW THE LINE ON HOW WE ASK  FOR MONEY AND WHAT IT GOES  TOWARDS AND WHAT IT IS SPENCE  ON?  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. LET  ME ASK YOU THIS COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. WOULD YOU BE WILLING  TO SUPPORT OR MAKE A MOTION  THAT THIS BE BROUGHT BACK AS AN AGENDA ITEM? AT OUR NEXT  MEETING.  >> IT WOULD BE PAST THE DATE.  IT CAN STILL BE BROUGHT BACK.  >> DON'T WE HAVE A POLICY IN  PLACE THAT OUR APPROVAL CANNOT  BE RETROACTIVE?  >> IT WOULD NOT BE RETROACTIVE. AN AGENDA ITEM COULD BE BROUGHT BACK NEXT MONTH. IF IT IS  APPROVED THEN THE FUNDING WOULD BE PROVIDED.  >> AS OPPOSED TO NOW IT HAS TO  BE UNANIMOUS. WE ARE UNDER  COMMISSION TIME.  >> I WOULD BE DISCOMFORTED BY  COMMISSIONER WELCHES COMMENTS.  HE DOES NOT WANT AN EMOTIONAL  ARGUMENT. THIS IS NOT  EMOTIONAL. THIS IS CERTAINLY  NOT EMOTIONAL. AN EXAMPLE I  WILL GIVE YOU IS THE $1 MILLION THAT THIS BOARD APPROVED  TONIGHT TO GIVE AWAY MONEY. WE  HAVE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.  MINE IS A $6000 REQUEST ON  BEHALF OF THE HILL FOUNDATION.  TONIGHT WE DID NOT HAVE NOT ONE AGENDA ITEM SPENCE $1 MILLION.  IF YOU WANT SOMETHING OBJECTIVE I OFFERED THAT EXAMPLE. I  CAN'T BE ANY CLEARER THAN  THAT. WE'VE DONE THAT ALREADY  TONIGHT. I'M NOT EMOTIONAL. IT IS WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE.  >> MOTIONED THAT WE BRING IT  BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING.  >> IS THERE A SECOND?  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> ANY OPPOSITION?  >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE?  >> SHARE WITH YOU FROM THE 100  BLACK MEN I WOULD MOTION WE  BRING IT BACK TO OUR NEXT  AGENDA.  >> THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION?  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >> IS THERE AN AMOUNT ATTACHED  FOR THE NEXT MEETING ?  >> $1000 IS THE ASK FOR THE 100 BLACK MEN.  >> HE HAS REQUESTED AN AGENDA  ITEM COME BACK NEXT MONTH ON  THIS REQUEST. ANY FURTHER  DISCUSSION?  >> THE EVENT I THINK TOOK PLACE ON MAY 10th. IS THAT CORRECT?  >> IT WAS POSTPONED.  >> MY MISTAKE.  >> ANY OTHER CLARIFICATION OR  DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  LET IT BE KNOWN. ANY  OPPOSITION? UNANIMOUS.  >> I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH  YOU IF I MIGHT TO GO OVER OUR  CURRENT TREE POLICIES RELATED  TO CANOPY ARCHERY TOLERANCE.  SETBACKS -- CREEP ON CORNERS OF GROWTH -- ALL OF THAT. LIMBS  THAT HANG OVER THE WIRES AND  WHO DOES [INAUDIBLE] THE  TRIMMING AND FOR THE AMOUNT OF  WIRES THAT FELL DOWN THIS  WEEKEND. WITH TREES HANGING ALL OVER THEM. THOSE POOR LITTLE  WIRES DID NOT STAND A CHANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK WITH YOU TO  BRING SOMETHING POSSIBLY TO OUR COMMISSION REVIEWING TREES AND  WHATNOT. AND THEN FINALLY  TONIGHT I'VE SHARED WITH YOU  EARLIER A RESOLUTION AND I WILL ASK YOUR SUPPORT AS I MAKE A  MOTION HERE. THAT WE REACH OUT  TO OUR CITY COUNCIL PARTS IN  THE ASK OF A $300 UTILITY  REMISSION FOR PERSONS WHO WERE  TURNED OFF IN THE SECOND  INCLUDES -- WHAT IS THAT OTHER  COMPANY? ELECTRIC. WE ARE  SENDING THEM IDENTICAL  RESOLUTIONS ASKING THEIR  CONSIDERATION AS A UTILITY  PROVIDER SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE  OF THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT  PEOPLE THREW AWAY.  >> DID YOU MAKE THE MOTION?  >> SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR  LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> THAT IS ALL.  >> ANY OPPOSITION? UNANIMOUS.  ON THE TWO RESOLUTIONS.  >> I SAID NO  >> OKAY. SO LET'S GO BACK. THE TWO RESOLUTIONS ONCE OF THE  CITY AND WANT TO -- ASKING THEY MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS TO  CITIZENS ELECTRICITY BILLS  DURING THE STORM. THAT WAS THE  MOTION. WE'VE GOT THE TWO  PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS THAT  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR SET OUT. I WAS NOT CLEAR ON THE MOTION. ON THE VOTES RATHER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT DID NOT PASS. CAN I GO BACK  FOR CLARIFICATION ?  >> YES. NOW YOU HAVE ANOTHER  COMMISSIONER AND THE ROME.  >> THE VOTE ON THE FLOOR  COMMISSIONER MATTIX  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR IS  RECOMMENDING TWO RESOLUTIONS.  ONCE OF THE CITY AND WANT TO -- ASKING THAT THEY ADJUST  CITIZENS ELECTRICITY BILL  DURING THE STORM. MAKE SOME  ADJUSTMENTS FOR FOOD LOST IN  WHAT HAVE YOU. THE MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR. WE VOTED BUT IT WAS  NOT CLEAR WHO VOTED FOR IT.  I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE  VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN. IF I HAVE TO HAVE A  ROLLCALL WE WOULD DO THAT. LET  IT BE KNOWN.  >> OPPOSITION.  >> COMMISSIONER MATTIX AND  COMMISSIONER CABAN.  COMMISSIONER MINOR.  COMMISSIONER WELCH. THE MOTION  FAILED. THANK YOU. ANYTHING  FURTHER?  >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK  YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR  ENDORSEMENT. I WANT TO THANK  ALL OF OUR WORKERS WHO ARE  FRONT-LINE SERVING AND DURING  THE STORM. THE REMINDER THAT  THEY USED TO BE A SONG YEARS  AGO WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN.  VERY MELODIOUS SONG. WE'VE NOT GOTTEN TO JUNE 1st. IF THIS IS  THE PRECURSOR LOOK FORWARD TO A BOOK THAT WILL BE RECORDED  DURING OUR BICENTENNIAL YEAR.  WE ARE OFF TO AN AMAZING  BEGINNING. I WORK DID A  TREMENDOUS JOB. I THINK  EVERYTHING FOR WHICH MATT  OFFERED THOSE GREAT VOLUMES OF  NUMBERS HOW MANY TREES GOT UP.  HOW MANY DOES AND HOW MANY  THAT. ALL OF THAT UNDERSCORES  MY CONTINUING ASK ON THAT HARD  WORK FOR THEIR 5% INCREASE. OUR WORKERS -- TO BE OBJECTIVE  COMMISSIONER WELCH THAT  OBJECTIVELY YOU CAN SAY JUST  WHAT WE'VE ADDRESSED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A PART OF THE  JOB DESCRIPTION. AND SOME OF  THE PICTURES I SAW SOME OF OUR  PLANO OFFICE FOLK WHO ARE THE  PROFESSIONALS WHO SEEM TO DON  BLUE JEANS AND WORKING CLOTHES. AND WERE OUT ON THE FRONT  LINES. THE FLEXIBILITY THE  SWITCHING UP OF ROLLS. THE  EXPANDING OF HANDS ON WAS  REMARKABLE. YOU ARE CAPTURING  WHAT VINCE DOES VERY WELL. THIS REPORT THAT CAME WAS GREAT. IT  CAPTURES THE NUMBERS . IS SETS  US UP FOR SUPPORT FROM FEMA.  WHEN WE GET THOSE NUMBERS AND  THAT DATA CODED RIGHT THEN WE  GET REIMBURSED. WE ARE LEFT  WITH A 12% SUPPORT BASIS. AND  THAT IS VERY GOOD. FINALLY  MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONER CABAN  HAS JUST SHOWN OUT SHOWN GREAT  LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST WEEK  MUCH ENERGY. KUDOS TO YOU  COMMISSIONER. YOU WERE  EXCITING. TO WATCH. THE THINGS  YOU DID TO OPEN THE FLOODGATES  FROM THE STATE FOR THE GOOD OF  OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY MUCH  VALUED. AND RESPECTED. THOSE  THINGS BEING SAID MADAM CHAIR I SUFFER AT THIS POINT TO ALLOW  COMMISSIONER CABAN THE STAR OF  THIS PAST WEEK A YOGA FLOW.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. ARE YOU DONE ? THANK  YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER  CABAN.  >> I JUST WANT TO CLOSE OUT  THIS MEETING. I HAVE ONE PERSON YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GIVING ME A  LOT OF PRAISE AND IT IS  UNNECESSARY BUT I APPRECIATE  IT. ONE PERSON I WANT TO THANK  IS MY AID ALLIE RICHARDS. SHE  WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK WITH ME PRETTY MUCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT  SUNDAY NIGHT . SHE WAS BEHIND  THE SCENES HELPING US  COMMUNICATE WITH CONSTITUENTS.  SHE HAD TO SIX KIDS OVER THE  WEEKEND. ON FRIDAY AS WELL.  I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR HER  LEADERSHIP. I KNOW OUR  CONSTITUENTS ARE AS WELL. I  WANT TO THANK COUNTY  ADMINISTRATORS. ALL THE STUFF  THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND  COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR  LEADERSHIP. YOUR ENTIRE TEAM  WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK AS  WELL. OUR DISTRICT REALLY  APPRECIATES IT. I WANT TO SEGUE A LITTLE BIT. WE TALKED ABOUT  THE STORM. ONE THING I WANT TO  EMPHASIZE IS THAT JUST BECAUSE  FOLKS ARE GETTING THE POWER  BACK DOES NOT MEAN OUR  ASSISTANCE AND RECOVERY NEEDS  TO STOP. I REALLY WANT TO IF  THERE IS A WAY I DON'T THINK IT TAKES A MOTION. I WANT TO MAKE  SURE OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS IF  WE CAN I WANT TO GET THEM OUT  INTO OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. IF  THERE IS A WAY WHERE WE CAN  GIVE THEM SOME DIRECTION WHERE  MAYBE IN AFTERNOONS OR AFTER  WORK HOURS -- SETTING UP SOME  KIND OF MINI SHOP IN OUR  COMMUNITY CENTERS. IT WILL BE A GREAT WAY FOR FOLKS THAT LACK  TRANSPORTATION TO BE ABLE TO  HAVE ACCESS TO SERVICES. I  DON'T THINK IT TAKES A MOTION. SOMEWAY SOMEHOW ACTIVATING OUR  SERVICE PROVIDERS WOULD BE  GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAVE TWO MOTIONS TO AXA BUSINESS. I  WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO HAVE OUR  PRIVATE ROAD ASSISTANCE POLICY  COME BACK TO THE BOARD AS A  GENERAL BUSINESS ITEM.  >> I WILL SECOND IT.  >> THANK YOU.  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> ANY OPPOSITION? THANK YOU.  >> THERE'S A SMALL BUSINESS I  TALK ABOUT FREQUENTLY. I'VE  HAD LUNCH THERE. WE DO OFFICE  HOURS THERE ALL THE TIME. IT IS A PIZZA RESTAURANT CALLED -- A  SMALL BUSINESS LOCALLY OWNED BY A COUPLE THAT LIVES IN  WOODVILLE. I WANT TO MAKE A  MOTION FOR A PROCLAMATION FOR  THEM. FRIDAY AFTER THE  TORNADOES CAME THEY REALIZED  THEY DID NOT HAVE POWER. ALL  THEIR INVENTORY WAS SPOILED. SO THEY SET UP SHOP WITH A  GENERATOR I GUESS. THEY MADE  FREE PIZZAS AND PASS THEM OUT  TO FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY IN  WOODVILLE. THIS IS A TESTAMENT  OF THE CHARACTER OF THE OWNERS  OF THAT PIZZA RESTAURANT. THERE WAS A NATURAL DISASTER. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE INVENTORY THEY  WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR  NEIGHBORHOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO  MAKE A MOTION PROCLAMATION.  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> LASTLY I WANT TO THANK EACH  AND EVERYONE OF YOU. IN TIMES  OF STRUGGLE WHEN THERE IS A  NATURAL DISASTER ONE THING I  LOVE ABOUT THIS BOARD IS THAT  THIS SENSE OF COLLABORATION A  BUS COMING TOGETHER. MADAM  CHAIR COMMISSIONER PROCTOR I  APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING TIME.  IN WOODVILLE. I APPRECIATE THE  CONVERSATION. THE DIALOGUE AND  THE WILLINGNESS TO BE OPEN TO  NEW IDEAS. THAT IS A VERY  UNIQUE CHARACTERIZATION AND  I'M PROUD TO SERVE WITH YOU.  >> THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE  YOU.  >>> COMMISSIONER MINOR  >> YESTERDAY GOVERNOR RON  DESANTIS SIGNED AN ANTI-HUMAN  TRAFFICKING BILL. THAT ADDED A  LOT OF ADDITIONAL STRINGENT  REQUIREMENTS ON A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS. RAISING THE STRIP CLUB  EMPLOYMENT AINGE TO 21. INSIDE  THAT BILL WAS SOMETHING THAT  YOU ALL MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH. EARLIER THIS YEAR THIS BOARD  SET A POLICY THAT WOULD  PROHIBIT CONTRACTORS FROM  REQUIRE CONTRACTORS TO  GOVERNMENT WILL ATTEST THEY  DON'T USE IN THE FORCED LABOR. WE THEN TOOK THAT'S OF THE  FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF  COUNTIES. THEY MADE THAT A  POLICY INITIATIVE FOR THE  LEGISLATIVE SESSION. GOT ON  BOARD AND FOUND THAT BILL.  ROBIN THOMPSON CAME UP WITH  THAT ORIGINAL IDEA. IT TOOK A  WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO MAKE  THIS PART OF THIS LEGISLATION.  THE GOVERNOR SIGNED. WE ALL HAD A PART OF IT. WE ALL APPROVED  THE POLICY THAT WENT THAT GOT  APPROVED. THE REPRESENTATIVE -- ADOPTED AS PART OF THE BILL SHE FILED. GOT A SENATE COMPONENT.  IT PASSED IN THE GOVERNOR  SIGNED IT. I WANT TO THANK YOU  FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. HUMAN  TRAFFICKING GOT HARDER BECAUSE  OF A WHOLE HOST OF PEOPLE. WE  ALL HAD A PLACE IN THAT. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.  >> THE OTHER THING I WANT TO  MENTION IS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON  SHORTLY AFTER THE STORM PASSED  I DROVE THROUGH RAILROAD  SQUARE. LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE  THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE  WAREHOUSES. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE  FAMILIAR IT IS 100 DIFFERENT  UNITS SPREAD ACROSS EIGHT  ACRES. MOST OF THE WAREHOUSES  WERE BUILT AROUND THE WORLD WAR II ERA. THE TORNADOES CAME  THROUGH. ROUGHLY HALF MAY BE  MORE THAN HALF OF THE ROOFS  WERE REMOVED. REALLY HORRIFIC.  I PASSED BY SOMEONE THAT IS ONE OF THE ACTORS -- VERY EMOTIONAL SAYING WE ARE DONE. WE ARE  NEVER GOING TO COME BACK. I  DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS TRUE.  STATEMENT OF THE HEAT OF THE  MOMENT. ALL THE RAINWATER HAD  GOTTEN THROUGH THE ROOF WAS  GONE. COME DOWN INTO THE STAGE. WRECKED ALL THE COSTUMES AND  THE PROPS EQUIPMENT. OTHER  ARTISTS AND BUSINESSES AND  SHOPS AND RAILROAD SQUARE ARE  DECIMATED. AFTER TALKING WITH  KATHLEEN SHE AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT WAYS WE COULD TRY TO HELP THE ARTS COMMUNITY. NOT JUST  RELATED TO RAILROAD SQUARE.  SOUTHERN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY  HAD A PERFORMANCE THAT WAS  SCHEDULED FOR CASCADES PARK.  THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY HAD THE  STAGE SET UP IN THE STAGE SET  WAS DESTROYED BY THE STORM.  THEY LOST A PIECE OF SOUND  EQUIPMENT THAT WAS $20,000. HE  JUST LOOKED AT THE WHOLE BOX UP AND THREW IT ACROSS THE OTHER  END OF THE SEATS. THE CASE  SPLIT OPEN AND WATER GOT INTO  IT AND DESTROYED THE EQUIPMENT. LOTS OF OTHER THINGS. WE HAVE  NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAD A  TREMENDOUS DAMAGE. POWER  OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN  ADDITION IT SEEMED LIKE THESE  20 BILLS TARGET THE ARTS  COMMUNITY. IT JUST SEEMS THAT  WAY. I WANTED TO SEE IF  KATHLEEN WOULD COME UP FOR A  MINUTE IF YOU ALLOW IT TO HAVE  HER GIVE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF  THE THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN  PLACE. I WANTED TO PROPOSE A  MOTION AFTER SHE SPEAKS.  >> COMMISSIONER MINOR GAVE A  GREAT SUMMARY OF THE THINGS  THAT DID HAPPEN. AND RAILROAD  SQUARE. JASON THERE IS ALL  CINEMA. THAT GROUP HAS ALMOST  COMPLETELY BEEN RIPPED OFF OF  THE THEATER. I WAS THERE TODAY. GOT A CHANCE TO GO INTO THE  THEATER. THE ENTIRE FILM ROME  IS COMPLETELY DRENCHED. ALL THE EQUIPMENT IS RUINED. THE  CONSTRUCTION THINGS THAT WERE  PUT ONTO THAT PLACE AT THE  WALLS ONLY TO BE REDONE. THERE  IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF  DAMAGE. OTHER IMPACTS  TALLAHASSEE BALLET HAD A WHOLE  WEEKEND OF PERFORMANCES. THEY  HAD TO TAKE THREE PERFORMANCES  AND REALLY PUT THEM INTO ONE  PERFORMANCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO  DO ONE. I WANTED TO POINT THAT  OUT. ABLE ARTISTS GALLERY WHICH IS A GALLERY THAT FEATURES  ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES. THEY COMPLETELY RUINED THE WALLS  CAVED IN. THE WHOLE ROOF IS  GONE. THEY WERE ABLE TO SALVAGE THE $10,000 PRINTERS THEY HAD  WHICH IS THE BASIS OF THEIR  WORK. SOME OF THESE THINGS I  COULD GO ON. SOME OF THESE  THINGS ARE GOING I'M TALKING  ABOUT ILLUSTRATE THE  DEVASTATION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT  THE ENTIRE ARTS COMMUNITY  OTHERS HAD CANCELLATIONS THEY  HAD TO DO WITH. OR THEY ARE THE ONES IMPACTED AT ALL. WE LOOK  AT THE IMPACT ON THE ARTS  COMMUNITY IT IS UNEVEN. SOME  FOLKS DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES.  SOME HAD EXTREME ISSUES THAT  COULD POTENTIALLY CLOSE THEIR  BUSINESSES. OTHERS JUST HAD AN  IN BETWEEN. WHEN YOU LOOK  CLOSELY AT EVERYTHING I TALKED  TO COMMISSIONER MINOR ABOUT  SOME WAYS WE COULD HELP. SOME  OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE  GRANTEES. WHEN WE WE HAVE  ALREADY GIVEN OUT THE GRANTS  FUNDING FOR THIS YEAR. WHICH IS ONE $.3 MILLION. WHEN I ASKED  THE COMMISSIONER TO CONSIDER IS TO USE SOME OF THIS MONEY THAT  HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR DISASTER RELIEF. A GRANTEE COMES TO US  AND SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO  REALLOCATE SOME OF OUR MONEY  THIS YEAR TO DISASTER RELIEF WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO  THAT. ALREADY HAS A PROCESS IN  PLACE FOR AMENDMENTS. I WANTED  TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO THE  COMMISSION TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE.  >> AFTER KATHLEEN AND I SPOKE I SPOKE WITH CARRIE POST ABOUT  THE GRANT PROCESS. WITH THE  TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX DOLLARS WE HAVE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS  PER STATE STATUTES ON HOW WE  CAN USE THE FUNDS. THERE MAY BE WAYS WORKING WITH COUNSEL WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN ADD  FLEXIBILITY. USING TDT FUNDS.  MY MOTION IS SOMETHING THAT  WOULD NOT HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT. FOR US AT THE COUNTY. ASK OUR  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND MS.  CARRIE POST TO TAKE A LOOK AT  WAS SPECIFICALLY THE FLORIDA  STATUTE REQUIREMENTS ARE.  FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF WIGGLE  ROOM THERE IS. TO THE EXTENT  ALLOWED BY LAW ALLOW  FLEXIBILITY SO FUNDS CAN BE  USED FOR DISASTER RELIEF TYPE  OF EXPENSES. IN EVERY CASE THEY HAVE TO BE TIED TO MARKETING  SOME WAY. HOW CAN WE TIE THAT  TO PERFORMANCE-BASED  PERFORMANCES EVENTS WITH  MARKETING ELEMENTS? WE CAN  LEAVE THE DETAILS OF THE  ATTORNEY. I THINK MY MOTION  WILL GIVE SOME RELIEVE SOME  ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY AS  PERMITTED BY LAW TO OUR ARTS  COMMITTEE.  >> IS THERE A SECOND?  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING  NINE. THANK YOU THAT IS ALL I  HAVE.  >> COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >> I WILL ECHO FOR THE SAKE OF  TIME -- ALL THE FOLKS WORKING  SO HARD FOR THE FIRST DISASTER  AND SECOND DISASTER. IN  PREPARING FOR THE NEXT  DISASTER. I WANT TO THANK  EVERYBODY. I WANT TO SEPARATE  HIS SECOND SPECIFIC THANK YOU  FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED A  FEW WEEKS AGO. THE COUNTY  ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ANIMAL  CONTROL. THERE WAS A FACILITY  WHERE DOGS WERE IN VERY  INHUMANE SITUATIONS. I BELIEVE  IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT TO GET  ACTIONABLE TO REMOVE OVER 100  DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS. WHICH  ARE OVERRUNNING OUR SHELTER.  AROUND-THE-CLOCK WORKING AND  VOLUNTEERS AND THE HUMANE  SOCIETY. TO HELP RECOVER THESE  LIVES FOR ONE PERSON'S  OPERATION. I WANT TO THANK  EVERYONE FOR THAT. ARE THOSE  FOLKS HERE? DANIEL. I WANT TO  EMBARRASS DANIEL BY SAYING  THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY WIFE AND I FOSTERED TWO OF THEM. THEY  WERE COMING FROM VERY BAD  CONDITIONS. IT IS AMAZING HOW  QUICK THEY CAN RECOVER. I  APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.  >> SECOND I WOULD LIKE TO  REQUEST A PROCLAMATION  RECOGNIZING JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH FOR OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY.  >> THANK YOU ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN.  >> ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING  NON-UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  >>> REQUEST A PROCLAMATION  HONORING CERTIFIED NURSING  ASSISTANTS WEEK JUNE 13 THROUGH 19th.  >> SECOND  >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING --  >> RECOGNIZING CERTIFIED  NURSING ASSISTANTS WEEK.  >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN. >> THANK YOU.  >>> COMMISSIONER MINOR  >> I MEAN MEICS.  >> AM I THE FINAL SPEAKER?  >> MOVED TO ADJOURN  >> CONGRATULATIONS TO KYLE  FROST MY AIDE ON THE BIRTH OF  HIS SECOND CHILD. THANK YOU TO  COMMISSIONER FOR PUTTING  TOGETHER A LITTLE THING FOR HIM THIS AFTERNOON.  CONGRATULATIONS.  >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW  BABY.  >> THANK YOU WE ARE GOOD.  >>  --------- >>> Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the May 14th County  commissioners meeting. I've  called this meeting to order.  At this time I am calling on  Commissioner Brianne Welch the  vice chair for the invocation  and the Pledge of Allegiance.  >> Thank you Madam chair. I  believe we have Luca Harper  hear from first Baptist. If you would not mind standing up at  the lectern and delivering the  prayer we would appreciate it.  >> Thank you for the  invitation. And thank you for  being here.  >> I just walked in the door so I don't have your bio in front of me but I do know that you  are the new pastor of wrath are filled first Baptist. Which of  you are aware is one of our big churches on Thomasville Road.  We the big plethora of them  near and they've been here  long time and I know they've  been without a pastor for a  while so welcome and  congratulations. And thank you  for coming in for us in the  last minute. We are in a time  in Tallahassee right now  there's no better time for us  to pray for what is happening  in the last few days. If you  would please join me in prayer. Our Lord we come to you today  as we gather to meet and  discuss the things that affect  the area you have called us to  serve where my heart has been  in makes me long for heaven  when you see like this  happening. We know that you are sovereign and you are in  control. We pray for all of  those who have been affected by the storm all of the families  in the workplaces that have  been destroyed. So many pieces  to be picked up right now. As  the town recovers and Lord  people are trying to pick up  the pieces of what has happened I pray that your piece  surpasses and becomes the theme of their lives right now. That  you become the comforter that  we know you can be. That Lord  you lead us to be good stewards and be found faithful we asked  this all in your name, amen.  >> Thank you for that very  appropriate and timely  invocation. And now, we have a  proclamation recognizing May as bike week. Are there any  representatives from the biking Association present with us to  receive the invocation? If you  could please join me at the  podium?  >> Thank you Commissioner. I am with the Florida bicycle  Association and capital city  cyclists.  >> Thank you so much. This is  the proclamation I will let you hold. But it says whereas  throughout the month of May  Leon County will celebrate the  joy of riding bikes and the  well-being that it inspires  within us. And whereas may 13th through 19th of 2024 is bike to work week. And May 17th 2024 is bike to work day. AND WHEREAS  MILLIONS HAVE ENGAGED IN  BICYCLING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND FORM OF TRANSPORTATION  AND A RENEWED FORM OF QUALITY,  FAMILY RECREATION. WHILE  CYCLING ORGANIZATIONS AND  INDEPENDENT CYCLIST AT THE  COMMUNITY ARE PROMOTING GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF BICYCLE OPERATIONS AND SAFETY EDUCATION IN THE EFFORT TO REDUCE  ACCIDENTS INJURIES AND  FATALITIES. WHEREAS LEON  COUNTY'S BEST NETWORK OF ON  ROAD AND OFF-ROAD TRAILS  SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOOD OF OUR  CITIZENS AND WHEREAS VISITS  TALLAHASSEE IS PROMOTING  BICYCLE USE AS A MEANS OF  TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION  TO ATTRACT MORE INSTANCES TO  ENJOY YOUR LOCAL PARK TRAIL  SYSTEM RESTAURANTS, HOTELS  RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS AND  CULTURAL AND SCENIC  ATTRACTIONS. NOW THEREFORE AS  CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS OF LEON COUNTY I  DO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY  2024 IS BIKE MONTH. WE URGE ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE BY  TAKING A BIKE RIDE TO EXPLORE  OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY. THIS  IS PRESENTED AND SIGNED BY THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE  COMMISSIONER. SO  CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GIVE  THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.  >>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  CUMMINGS AND THANK YOU TO THE  REST OF THE COMMISSION THE  COUNTY AND THE COUNTY STAFF OF  COURSE FOR PROVIDING SO MANY  EXCELLENT FACILITIES TO MAKE  LEON COUNTY A SAFER PLACE TO  RIDE. FLORIDA LEADS THE NATION  UNFORTUNATELY IN BICYCLE  DEATHS. THERE ARE SERIOUS  INJURIES AND WE APPRECIATE  EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING  TO MAKE THE NETWORK AND  FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE  EXPANDED SO MORE PEOPLE CAN  SAFELY ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE AND BE FIT. THANK YOU.  >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK  COMMISSIONER WALSH TO COME TO  THE PODIUM. HE WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO AN  INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RETIRING.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I BEG YOUR PARDON I DO HAVE SOME KIND OF A BIZARRE SPRINGTIME GOLD  GOING ON. I HAVE THE GREAT  PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING A  PROCLAMATION TODAY. ONE OF OUR  BRAVEST LEADERS HERE IN THE ON  COUNTY ASSISTANT SHERIFF STEVE  HARRELSON'S RETIRING OR HAS  RETIRED ALREADY. HE IS GETTING  CLOSE. AS LEON COUNTY  COMMISSION WE'VE GIVEN OUR  FULL SUPPORT TO GREAT SHERIFF  THAT WE PARTICIPATE AND HIS  DEPUTIES DO A GREAT JOB I'M  GONNA READ THIS PROCLAMATION SO HERE WE GO. THIS WILL BE LONG  AND PROBABLY TAKE A WHILE.  WHEREAS IT IS WITH PROFOUND  GRATITUDE AND RESPECT THAT WE  PAID TRIBUTE TO THE REMARKABLE  STEVE HARRELSON AND ASSISTANT  SHERIFF HARRELSON HAS SERVED  WITH UNWAVERING COMMITMENT  PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY  FOR 35 YEARS LEAVING AN  INDELIBLE MARK UPON THE  COMMUNITY THROUGH EXEMPLARY  LEADERSHIP AND TIRELESS  EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS THE  ASSISTANT SHERIFF HARRELSON'S  DISTINGUISHED CAREER HAS BEEN  CHARACTERIZED BY HIS STEADFAST  DEDICATION TO UPHOLDING THE  HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LAW  ENFORCEMENT ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR CITIZENS  AND FOSTERING DIVERSE  COMMUNITIES FOR THE COMMITTEE  LEVEL PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE  WITH THE FRAUD ALERT FACT  SYSTEM. THE MASS CERTIFICATION  FOR FRAUD RELATED CRIMES AND  SUSPECTS AS WELL AS CREATING A  FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION  SYSTEM FOR LOCAL INSTITUTIONS  IS GREATLY DECREASED FORGED  CHECKS. THE UNWAVERING  COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND  COMPASSION FOR OTHERS HAS  UNWAVERING DEDICATION EARNING  HIM THE RESPECT AND ADMIRATION  OF HIS COLLEAGUES HIS PEERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WHICH  ATTRIBUTES ARE GOOD ESSAY  AFFORDS HIM THE MAYOR ORDER OF  MARITAL SERVICE. WHEREAS IT'S  ASSISTANT SHERIFF HARRELSON AS  THIS FITTING AND PROPER TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR  DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR HIS  OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS  LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO  THE LEON COUNTY SHERIFF'S  OFFICE AND THE RESIDENCE THERE  IN. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT  RESOLVED THE BOARD OF COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS OF LEON COUNTY  FLORIDA HEREBY PROCLAIMS MAY  14th AS ASSISTANT SHERIFF STEVE HARRELSON DAY. IN RID  RECOGNITION OF HIS EXCEPTIONAL  SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND  DEDICATION TO THE SHERIFF'S  OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS PROCLAMATION BE PRESENTED  TO THE ASSISTANT SHERIFF STEVE  HARRELSON AS A TOKEN OF SINCERE APPRECIATION AND A HAPPY AND  FULFILLING RETIREMENT. SIGNED  AND ATTESTED TO BY THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR. LET'S GIVE HIM  A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.  >> WE DON'T LOOK FOR ANY KIND  OF RECOGNITION HERE IT IS A  CALLING FOR US AND IT HAS BEEN  AN HONOR TO PROTECT AND SERVE  THE CITIZENS OF LEON COUNTY.  AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO  SERVE WITH THE FOLKS THAT WEAR  THE UNIFORM BEHIND ME. THANK  YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO CONTINUE TO BRING THIS TO AN END. DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARE A DIFFERENT BREED. NO MATTER OUR RANK WE ARE ALL  DEPUTY SHERIFFS. ALL THINGS TO  ALL PEOPLE THANK YOU AND THANK  THE CITIZENS OF LEON COUNTY FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT FOR THE  PAST 35 YEARS.  >> MADAM CHAIR THINK THERE ARE  A FEW OF US THERE WERE TODDLERS WHEN HE STARTED PROTECTING AND  SERVING. SO BY ALL MEANS GO  AHEAD.  >> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO  SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR  WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE  AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU  SAID ABOUT DEPUTY DIP I  CONSIDER THIS THE HIGHEST FORM  OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT I'VE  INTERACTED WITH. AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MR. VICE CHAIR.  ASSISTANT SHERIFF HARRELSON I  WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR  SERVICE AND FOR KEEPING US  SAFE. WE TRY TO TEACH OUR GIRLS WHEN THEY SEE LAW ENFORCEMENT  AT THE GROCERY STORE TO STOP BY AND SAY THANK YOU FOR KEEPING  US SAFE. AND I CANNOT PUT IT  ANY BETTER THAN THAT RIGHT NOW. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO AFTER  YOU RETIRE? ARE YOU FISHING OR  GOLFING?  >> I HAVE A LARGE HONEY DO I  HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF FIRST.  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR  SERVICE.  >> SEE VONA TAKE THE  OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU LIKE  SO MANY OF THE SHARES TEAMS WE  CONSIDER YOU PART OF THIS TEAM  AS WELL. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AN AWFUL LOT TOGETHER AND THERE'VE BEEN SO MANY CAPACITIES HERE. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU  ARE VIOLATING THE SHERIFF READ  BEARD POLICY RIGHT NOW. BUT  I'M JUST GETTING THANKS AGAIN  ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE TEAM. WE WISH YOU A HAPPY RETIREMENT.  >> DEPUTY HARRISON I ALSO ECHO  THE SENTIMENTS OF ALL OF MY  FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AND I KNOW THAT YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS AS  WELL APPRECIATE THE GREAT JOB  THAT YOU'VE DONE. AND WE  CERTAINLY WISH YOU GODSPEED IN  YOUR RETIREMENT.  >> THANK YOU AND LET'S GIVE HIM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.  >> NOW I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME  TO THE PODIUM MR. KEITH BOWERS  WHO WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL  PRESENTATION TO THE  ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF  ECONOMIC VITALITY AND WHOEVER  HE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP WITH  AND I WILL ALLOW HIM TO DO  THAT.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.  AGAIN THANK YOU CHAIR CUMMINGS. THAT REFLECTS THE ECONOMIC  STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE  FIRST PRESENTATION RECEIVING  THE 2024 REGIONAL ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT DEAL OF THE YEAR  AWARD FOR THE AMAZON PROJECT.  WE WERE COMPETING WITH OTHER  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE THIS  AWARD BUT I THINK WHAT PUT US  OVER THE EDGE WAS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THAT TOOK PLACE  WHENEVER WE WERE MAKING SURE  THE AMAZON WAS GOING TO BE A  GOOD FIT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT,  AND I THINK IT DISTINGUISHES  OUR APPLICATION FROM OTHERS WAS THE FACT THAT WHEN AMAZON FIRST STARTED TO TALK TO OUR  COMMUNITY IN 2021, RECEIVING  FUNDS FROM THE COMMITMENT OF  ALLOCATION OF TAX REBATES FROM  THE TARGET DISTANCE PROGRAM  THEY COMMITTED TO 1000 JOBS  CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $200,000  AND ANTICIPATION OF $114  MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT. AS  LAST REPORTING FROM AMAZON AS  OF MARCH 1st THEY HAVE CREATED  OVER 2000 JOBS PAYING $17 PER  HOUR. THE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS  HAS INCREASED FROM $200  MILLION-$250 MILLION. WHAT IS  SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS, IS THAT  OUT OF 2000 EMPLOYEES THAT WERE WORKING AS ASSOCIATES AT AMAZON 42% COME FROM OUR AREAS AND ZIP CODES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY  THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES. THAT IS 323-043-2303 AND 32301. OF NOTE ALSO THEY HAVE THE  CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $250  MILLION. $27 MILLION WENT TO 16 LOCAL FIRMS AND AN ADDITIONAL  $37 MILLION WENT TO 25 MINORITY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED  TERMS. I COULD NOT HAVE DONE  THAT WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL OF YOU HERE TO FACILITATE  INTRODUCTION OF THE AMAZON  FULFILLMENT CENTER TO OUR  COMMUNITY AND WE ARE JUST MORE  THAN HAPPY TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED  AND RECOGNIZED IN THIS REGARD.  SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD  WORK. YOU PROBABLY READ IN THE  NEWSPAPER THAT TALLAHASSEE LEON COUNTY AND MORE HAVE BEEN  RANKED AS THE STRONGEST ECONOMY IN THE U.S. I WILL JUST READ A  FEW THINGS FIRST TO BE PREPARED WITH THE ECONOMIC STRENGTH IS A MULTIFACETED ACHIEVEMENT. IT  SIGNIFIES NOT JUST GROSS BUT  SUSTAINABLE AND DIVERSE ECONOMY THAT CAN WITHSTAND CHALLENGES  AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE  OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AS A  PEOPLE. THIS TOP RANKING  REFLECTS THE INNOVATIVE  INITIATIVES THE SOUND POLICIES  AND THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN  PROJECTS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE  TALLAHASSEE LEON COUNTY AREA  INTO A VIBRANT HUB. AREA  DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE PRIMARILY  TARGETS CORPORATE SITE AND  FACILITY PLANNING INCLUDING C  SUITE EXECUTIVES AND THE  READERS ARE OFTEN  DECISION-MAKERS. LOOKING FOR  INFORMATION ON BUSINESS  LOCATIONS RELOCATION, EXPANSION AND ECONOMICS TRINITIES THAT  AFFECT INDUSTRIES AND  COMMUNITIES. THE CONTENT CATERS TO THOSE SEEKING INSIGHT INTO  OPTIMIZING LOCATION CHOICES TO  SUPPORT OPERATIONAL SUCCESS AND STRATEGIC GROWTH. AREA  DEVELOPMENT PARTNERED WITH AIDS VIRGINIA-BASED FIRM TO CRUNCH  THE NUMBERS AND COMPILE THE  DATA. TAMARA ANALYTICS RANKED  ALL 384 METROPOLITAN  STATISTICAL AREAS ACROSS 24  ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE  INDICATORS PULLING FROM A  DIFFERENT DATA SETS AND  ANALYZED THE DATA OVER A  FIVE-YEAR CHANGE A THREE-YEAR  CHANGE IN A ONE-YEAR CHANGE.  IMPORTANT FACTORS INCLUDE THE  LOCAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT  HOW THE GDP IS TRENDING THE  UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, WHAT TYPES  OF JOBS ARE GROWING AND HOW  WILL EMPLOYERS NEEDS MATT WHAT  THE LABOR MARKET HAS TO OFFER?  THEY ARE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING  ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HIGH-TECH  MANUFACTURING RESEARCH AND  DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER  OCCUPATIONS THE AREAS THAT  FARED THE BEST WERE POISED FOR  GROWTH WHERE WORKERS CAN  BENEFIT FROM THE AFFORDABLE  COST OF LIVING. SO RIGHT NOW I  WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE  COUNTY COMMISSION THE  ADMINISTRATOR AND EVERY  INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED  TO MAKING THE TALLAHASSEE LEON  COUNTY AREA A LEADER IN  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS  RECOGNITION CALLS ON US TO  CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE  A SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE  ECONOMY THAT BENEFITS EVERY  MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. THERE IS  WORK TO DO IN THE COMMUNITIES  AND WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON  THAT THROUGH THE EFFORTS IN THE MINORITY WOMEN AND SMALL  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.  THEY WERE LED AND DIRECTED BY  DEPUTY DARRYL JONES AND WE ARE  FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT  OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN AVAILABLE  FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO ENTER  INTO THE WORKFORCE THROUGH  TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. AND WE WILL  CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT NEEDLE  AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN  LEON COUNTY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMERICAN  DREAM. THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU. WHAT A WONDERFUL  PRESENTATION. THIS IS THE 2024  REGIONAL DEAL OF THE YEAR.  OFFICE OF ECONOMIC VITALITY  THAT HAS AMAZON ON THE LEFT. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND THE  COMMISSIONERS I KNOW THEY HAVE  THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY  AS WELL. I WOULDLIKE TO SAY  FOR ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP WE  ALL STICK OUR CHESTS OUT AND  THEY HAD A HAND BRINGING AMAZON HERE AND IT'S BEEN A GAME  CHANGER WE CERTAINLY THANK YOU  AND APPLAUD YOU FOR MAKING YOU  LOOK REALLY GOOD. LET'S GIVE  HIM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE  AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANY  HERE.  >> MADAM CHAIR JUST WANTED TAKE THE MOMENT HERE I THINK YOU ALL RECOGNIZE THIS VERY WELL THAT  FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE AT EVEN BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS  DIVERSIFICATION THAT BECAME  QUITE THE PRIORITY. IT IS SO  CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND  ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT THAT  PAYOFF IS HERE. AS KEITHA SAID  THIS IS THE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE  GEARED TOWARD SITE SELECTION  AND THE C SUITE EXECUTIVES THAT ARE REAL DECISION-MAKERS WHEN  IT COMES TO MAKING THOSE  IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT  MOVING BUSINESSES AND  RELOCATIONS OR EXPANSIONS. I  NEED TO TELL YOU THAT THIS  MAGAZINE IS NOT PAID A PLAY.  THIS WAS NOT AN APPLICATION IN  FACT IT WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS  BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING  ON. THERE ARE ADVANCED METRICS  THAT WE ARE GETTING INTO WITH  EVALUATION WITH THESE THINGS  AND THEY TAKE IT VERY  SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR  LEADERSHIP.  >> OVERDUE SALUTE YOUR OFFICE  DOES A GREAT JOB. AND THE  DECISIONS OF THE SPORT  COLLECTIVELY WITH THEIR  BLUEPRINTS OVER THE LAST SEVEN  YEARS OR SO REALLY CAME TO  FRUITION THAT WE ARE REALLY  TRYING TO GROW PRIVATE SECTOR  ECONOMY HERE AND I THINK THAT  THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  INDIVIDUALLY DESERVES A LOT OF  CREDIT. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD  GIVE A NOD OF CONGRATULATIONS  TO CHRISTINA PEREZ WHO DID PLAY HUGE ROLE CARRYING IT ACROSS  THE FINISH LINE IN MANY CASES.  YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND  WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I  SUPPORT WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I  THINK WE ALL SUPPORT WHAT  YOU'RE DOING YOU'RE DOING A  GREAT JOB AND THIS IS WHERE  BUSINESSES WANT TO INVEST THEIR CAPITAL BECAUSE YOU ARE THE  FACE OF THE GROWING ECONOMY.  YOU ARE THE ONE THAT THEY SIT  DOWN WITH BEFORE THEY MEET WITH ANYONE ELSE. KEEP UP THE GOOD  WORK. WERE PLANTING A FLAG ON  MARS AND SAYING THIS IS WHERE  YOU WANT TO COLONIZE YOUR  BUSINESS. SO GOOD JOB AND  CONGRATULATIONS.  >> COMMISSIONER PROCTOR?  >> I WAS OPENING THAT MR.  DARRYL JONES WOULD BE THERE. I  WAS LOOKING FOR THAT. EVEN  WITHOUT BEING ON Q WE APPLAUD.  CERTAINLY WE HAVE COME A LONG  WAY. DEFINITELY HAVING A VOICE  AND IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT I  THINK WE KICKED IN 1 MILLION OR TWO ON A BLIND DATE GOING OUT  IN SEARCHING FOR THIS  PARTNERSHIP WITH AMAZON. THE  CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY OF  KICKED IN THEIR MONIES AND I  DON'T KNOW THE MEASURES ON  WHEN EXACTLY THIS WOULD OCCUR  BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY A  FIRST-CLASS EFFORT BY ALL OF  OUR STAFF GOING FORWARD. ON  THIS NOTE, AND THE EMERGENT  INDUSTRY OF HEALTHCARE I'M  VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE  AGREEMENT WITH APALACHEE AND  THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN  STIMULATE THAT EMERGENT WAS  CERTAINLY THERE AND WE WILL  QUALIFY FOCUSING THAT ENERGY WE DON'T THINK OF IT AS AN  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR  ECONOMY OF CARING FOR THOSE  WITH MENTAL HEALTH IS THERE.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AND  PROBABLY THE BEST LONG-TERM WAY TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING  SHORTAGES IS TO GROW THE  ECONOMY AND IN PARTICULAR  INCREASE IN MEDIAN INCOME  BECAUSE WHEN WE DO THAT A  RISING TIDE LIFTS THEM ALL.  THIS IS INCREDIBLE NEWS I WANT  TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE THREE CHAMBERS AND TO CONTRIBUTE THAT TO THIS ECONOMY IT'S BEEN A  BIG SUCCESS STORY. THERE IS NO  WAY THAT WE COULD PROMOTE THE  STORY LOUDLY ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY  THE GOOD NEWS THAT IT IS. BUT  THIS IS A VERY GOOD START.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ARE  THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS?  >> I WANT TO THANK KEITH AND  DEPUTY DIRECTOR JONES AND ALL  THE STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN AND THE GREAT  THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE  BECAUSE WHERE WE ARE TODAY I  THINK BUSINESS IS WHERE WE ARE  NUMBER ONE ON TOP WHEN WE LOOK  AT THIS. BUT THERE ARE STILL A  LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO  CONQUER AND DEAL WITH. WHEN WE  FIRST STARTED THIS JOURNEY,  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR HER  TALLAHASSEE WAS ONLY GOOD FOR A GOVERNMENT JOB. AND WE WERE  DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIGURE  OUT HOW TO DIVERSIFY OUR  ECONOMY. WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT NOW WHERE WE RECOGNIZE  THE DIVERSITY IN THE ECONOMY.  BUT NOW IT HAS BECOME THE ISSUE OF WAGE AND LIVING POOR AND ONE THING THAT I KNOW ABOUT THE  FOLKS WORKING ON ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT IS THAT I AM  EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN  ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. BUT I AM  LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN  DO WITH THAT NEW CHALLENGE THAT WE FACE AND MAKING SURE THAT  THE FOLKS LIVE HERE MAKE A  LIVABLE WAGE AND THAT WE ARE  BRINGING IN THOSE INDUSTRIES  THAT WANT TO PRESENT THIS.  AMAZON DID EXACTLY THAT. AMAZON DID EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO IF WE GAVE  THEM THE OPPORTUNITY. AND I  KNOW YOU ARE SURE THAT HOME SO  WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  MATTIX. I CERTAINLY AGREE THAT  THIS IS A GREAT MOMENT FOR LEON COUNTY AND TALLAHASSEE AND I  WOULD LIKE TO INVITE A GREAT  PICTURE OF EVERYONE HERE  BECAUSE THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR IS THEIR COMMENT? I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THAT  ENTIRE TEAM. I APPRECIATE ALL  THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO AND  THAT'S THE BASE OF THE  COMMUNITY. IF WE GET ALL JUST  GATHERING FROM THE  COMMISSIONERS?  >>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK  EVERYONE FOR YOUR COOPERATION  AND YOUR PARTICIPATION. MR.  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR? DO WE  HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON ANY  NON-AGENDA ITEMS?  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. WE  HAVE TWO SPEAKERS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS  BRENDA GRIFFITH TO BE FOLLOWED  BY RYAN STOKES.  >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT MY NAME IS  BRITTANY GRIFFITH. THANK YOU. I RESIDE IN THE HILLWOOD  SUBDIVISION. THE SUBDIVISION IS LOCATED OFF OF EDEN PHIL ROAD  ACROSS FROM THE MICCOSUKEE  GREENWAY. I ALONG WITH MY  NEIGHBORS ARE SEEKING SUPPORT  AND LEADERSHIP IN RESOLVING  ONGOING FLOODING ISSUES IN OUR  NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU MAY REMEMBER  SOME OF MY EMAILS. I AM  PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY CALF  HIGH WATER ON OUR PROPERTY. OUR YARDS WERE BEGINNING TO FLOOD  BEFORE THE NEWEST RAIN EVENT  YESTERDAY BUT FLOODING RAINS  NEVER HELP DO THEY? AS IT  STANDS NOW THE MASSIVEAMOUNT  OF WATER ACCUMULATING AROUND  THE GREENWAY IS STILL DESTINED  TO TRAVEL THROUGH OUR  NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH WILL RESULT  IN ADDITIONAL FLOODING. IN  ADDITION TO THE INCREASED WATER FLOW COMING INTO OUR  NEIGHBORHOOD, PRESUMABLY WATER  FLOW GREATLY INCREASED DUE TO  THE RECENT CANOPY DEVELOPMENT  THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE A  STORMWATER ISSUE THAT IS  PREVENTING IT FROM FLOWING OFF  OF OUR PROPERTIES. THIS IS  CAUSING THE WATER TO BACK UP  THREE PROPERTIES DEEP OVER  APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE EACH.  LAST MONTH THE WATER  ACCUMULATED ABOUT 20 OR MORE  INCHES OF THE STRUCTURE OF MY  HOME AND AT KNEE HIGH ABOVE MY  POOL. IT HAS SINCE BEEN TAKEN  DOWN AND THAT HAS KEPT THE  WATER OFF MY HOUSE AND MY POOL  DECK BUT SUBSTANTIAL FLOODING  STILL REMAINS. AND IT WILL  CONTINUE UNTIL THE STORM WATER  FLOW AND THE NEED FOR STORM  WATER RETENTION AREAS ARE  ADDRESSED. MY NEIGHBORS AND I  DO NOT HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT  CONSENT TO BEING STORMWATER  RETENTION PROPERTIES FOR THE  COUNTY. WE CONTINUE TO WORK  WITH MANY TEAMS ON THIS ISSUE  BUT THERE IS MORE WORK THAT  STILL REMAINS. ADDITIONAL  RESOURCES ARE NEEDED AND WE  APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT  OBTAINING THOSE RESOURCES FOR  THE COUNTY. WE INVITE YOU TO  THE HILLWOOD SUBDIVISION TO SEE AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE  SEVERE FLOODING ISSUES.  >> THE NEXT STEP IS RYAN  STOKES.  >> GOOD AFTERNOON. AS BRITTANY  SAID I ALSO LIVE IN THE  HILLWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND I  HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 22 YEARS.  THE AMOUNT OF FLOODING IN OUR  YARD IS UNPRECEDENTED. I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD WATER STANDING  MY YARD SINCE TROPICAL STORM  FAY WHICH IS LIKE 12 OR 13  YEARS AGO. AND AT THAT TIME  WATER WAS STANDING IN MY FRONT  YARD. A MONTH AGO WE HAD AN  EXTREME AMOUNT OF RAIN AND  THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE FRONT YARD WHICH WE ALL FOUND  PECULIAR. SO THE QUESTION  BECAME WHERE TO THE WATER COME  FROM? BRITTANY SAYS WE BELIEVE  IT CAME FROM THE GREENWAY SIDE  OF THE ROAD. WERE PRETTY  CONFIDENT BECAUSE I FOUND THREE FISH IN MY YARD AND THERE IS NO POND NEAR THIS. WE ARE WORKING  WITH COUNTY STAFF TO MITIGATE  ANY ADDITIONAL WATER COMING IN  I WOKE TUESDAY MORNING AND  THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RAIN  OVER A WEEK. I WOKE UP TO  STANDING WATER MY BACKYARD FOR  NO APPARENT REASON. INITIALLY  IT WAS THE SIZE OF THIS TABLE  BY THE END OF THE DAY IT  DOUBLED IN SIZE AND ANOTHER  DOUBLE THAT SIZE WAS SATURATED  AND I WALKED ON IT. SO THE  WATER IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE  AND IT IS NOT LEAVING THAT IS A CONCERN. THERE IS CONTINUED  PROPERTY DAMAGE BEING DONE  GOING ON HOW MUCH I ALONE EVENT TO PAY TO RETURN IT BACK TO  OPERATING CONDITIONS. I DON'T  EVEN KNOW IF MY NEIGHBORS ON  EITHER SIDE OF BEGUN WORKING ON THEIR POOLS YET. WE ASK THAT  YOU PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND HELP US FIGURE OUT A WAY FORWARD  WITH THIS AND PREVENT ANY  ADDITIONAL WATER ENCROACHING ON OUR PROPERTIES.  >> THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS  MADAM CHAIR.  >> THANK YOU. ON THE CONSENT  AGENDA CAN YOU ADVISE THE ITEMS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PULLED?  >> ITEMS NUMBER FIVE, SEVEN,  NINE, 10, 11 AND 13 HAVE BEEN  PULLED.  >> THANK YOU. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO NOW IS ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA  EXCLUDING THESE PARTICULAR  ITEMS.  >> SO MOVED.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. IS  THERE A SECOND? OKAY. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN  FAVOR? THANK YOU.  >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. OKAY  SO, THIS FIRST ITEM PULLED IS  THE APPROVAL OF THE FTM MUTUAL  AID AGREEMENT AND THE WEB TO  SEE SUBSCRIPTION. THIS ITEM WAS PULLED BY COMMISSIONER PROCTOR. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND  COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A VERY  TIMELY MATTER THAT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT  BEFORE BETWEEN LEON COUNTY AND  THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT. I COULD NOT  DETERMINE FROM THE ITEM WITH  THE SERVICES THAT WERE RENDERED IN MUTUAL AID AND WHAT SERVICES WOULD TYPICALLY BE HERE ASIDE  FROM THE SOFTWARE AND WHAT  TANGIBLY WE ARE EXCHANGING WITH THAT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT?  >> THANK YOU. AS KEVIN COMES UP THERE ARE AN AWFUL LOT OF  MUTUAL AIDS SO IF WE COULD GET  TO THE TERMS CORRECT WE COULD  CERTAINLY TALK BUT ALL OF THOSE EXISTING AGREEMENTS. THIS DEALS WITH THE SPECIFICS PRESCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THAT IS THE  SOFTWARE AND THE PHYSICAL  PROCESS OF TYPING AN OMISSION  REQUEST HITTING SUBMIT AND  HAVING IT REVIEWED THROUGH  TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES. MORE  BROADLY THE STATEWIDE MUTUAL  AID AGREEMENT ALLOWS LEON  COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO SHARE  RESOURCES WHETHER THAT IS THE  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL  PUBLIC WORKS, EMS, LIBRARY  STAFF OR MORE IF ANYONE IS  EXPERIENCING A DISASTER NEEDS  AID WE CAN SEE SEND PERSONNEL  OR EQUIPMENT IF THEY ASK. AND  ALONG THE SAME LINES ALLOWS US  TO REQUEST THE SAME THING. FOR  EXAMPLE IN THE SITUATION WE  HAVE ASKED FOR SOME VOLUNTEER  COORDINATION ASSISTANCE. WERE  HAVING A PERSON FROM BAY COUNTY THAT WILL BE COMING IN AND  ALLOWING US TO TAKE OTHER  MUNICIPAL PARTNERS, CITIES AND  TOWNS AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS  REQUESTING THAT IF WE HAVE A  NEED OR IF THEY HAVE A NEED IT  ALLOWS US TO MAKE THAT REQUEST  AND ANY OTHER PARTY THAT IS  SINGLE TORY TO THAT AVAILABLE  RESOURCE COULD DEPLOY THOSE.  ADDITIONALLY IT DOES DEFINE  MECHANISMS ON HOW THAT COST  REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS GOES  FORWARD AS WELL.  >> SO THAT IS KIND OF VAGUE.  THIS IS AN INTELLECTUAL  EXCHANGE OF PERSONNEL THAT HAS  EXPERTISE WITH BUILT-IN  MOUNTAINS AND THE COMMUNITY HAS ANOTHER UNIQUE GOLDFISH POND IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF TRUCKS FROM OHIO AND CONVOYS OF TRUCKS THAT ARE INTANGIBLE. AND I'M NOT SEEING THAT TANGIBLE  AND MUTUAL LEVEL OF WORK.  >> THERE IS SOME INTENTION FOR  BROAD APPLICATION BY  JURISDICTION BECAUSE DISASTERS  ARE ALWAYS CHALLENGING. THEY  ARE VERY DIRECT AFTER DISASTERS IT'S DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE  WAYS. THIS IS WHAT TOP  INTELLECTUAL HAS HERE WITH VERY SPECIFIC LEVELS PROVIDING  FLEXIBILITY FOR THE UNKNOWNS  THAT DISASTER BRINGS. YOU MAY  NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHICH RESOURCE  YOU WILL HAVE SO THIS DOES  PROVIDE A BREATH OF SERVICE  BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS.  >> SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE CLIENTS RESPONSIBILITIES ARE THERE AND  I WAS LOOKING AT THE CLIENT  RESPONSIBILITIES. WHY CAN'T WE CALL THEM? IT SHOULD BE A 24  SEVEN HOTLINE. WHAT ARE THEY  SAYING TO US?  >> IS THAT SPECIFIC TO THE WEB  USER AGREEMENT?  >> THIS IS EXHIBIT B.  >> WE CANNOT CALL THEM ON  FRIDAY AFTER 5:00?  >> THERE IS LOCAL CAPABILITY  WITHIN THE STATE WHERE THEY DO  HAVE 24 HOUR COVERAGE WITH  THEIR I.T. THAT CAN HELP  PROVIDE THE SERVICES. THERE  WILL ALWAYS BE TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE THROUGH A STATE  CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE.  >> IS THERE A COST TO LEON  COUNTY?  >> NO SIR.  >> SO I SAW WHERE I BELIEVE THE FEDERAL FUNDING HAS BEEN  SLACKENED. IT SEEMS LIKE THE  LEGISLATURE PICK UP THE SLACK  FOR HOMELAND SECURITY WITHIN  THESE COMPONENTS IS THAT STABLE OR IS THIS ONE YEAR FUNDING?  >> THEY HAVE ERRORS REQUEST IS  A STANDARD PART OF THE BUDGET  TO FUND THIS ANNUALLY THROUGH  THE STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  BUDGET.  >> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR I  WOULD LIKE TO MOVE OPTIONS ONE  INTO WHICH A STAFF  RECOMMENDATIONS.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. IS THERE SECOND? OKAY  CAN I JUST ASK YOUR QUESTION  REALLY FAST HERE? IN LIGHT OF  THE RECENT DISASTER THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK I ASSUME THAT THIS  MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WAS  TRIGGERED AS WELL  MUNICIPALITIES CAME IN WITH  EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THIS THANK  YOU. FROM ELITE BUSINESS  SOLUTIONS REQUIRING DISASTER  RELIEF EMERGENCY CONTRACT.  WOULD YOU TELL ME HOW THAT  WORKS? THERE'S ANOTHER AGENDA  ITEM COMING UP FOR DISCUSSION  AS WELL. THAT IS CURRENTLY  THROUGH HAGGERTY CONSULTING.  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSITION? THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH KEVIN  PETERS HE CAN CALL ANYONE AT  ANY TIME. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS  THE RATIFICATION  >> STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ARE  HERE ON PAGE 2 I'M VACILLATIG ON ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS. WE  SAID THAT THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR HAD TO PROVIDE  ANALYSIS FOR THE BUDGET  WORKSHOP TO CONSIDER THE 5%  ACROSS-THE-BOARD THEIR  RETIREMENT SAVINGS OR OTHER  REVENUE STREAMS INCREASE ABOVE  1.3%. WE'VE BEEN VACILLATING  ON THAT DATA BECAUSE SINCE WE  LAST MET WE HAVE HAD TO STORMS  AND WE'VE SEEN OUR EMPLOYEES  WORK LIKE BEYOND DOGS AND THEY  HAVE STOOD AND DONE THIS TASK  WITH THE VANGUARD IN A WAY IN  WHICH WE PUT THIS LANGUAGE HERE ARE EMPLOYEES IN LIGHT OF THESE TWO STORMS THIS IS A HARD TEST. DOWN IN WOODFIELD WE SEE OUR  EMPLOYEES THERE ASSISTING  MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND WERE  SIMPLY SAYING THAT WE NO LONGER FEEL LIKE A 5% RAISE IS BASED  ON WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY I'M  GOING BACK ON MY WORD SO IF IT  COMES, AND WE MADE THIS  CONTINGENCY THEN SO BE IT. BUT  I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THAT 5%  RAISE BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN  ON THE STREET. SINCE WE LAST  PUT THESE WORDS TOGETHER. THAT  IS WHAT I'M FEELING. I BELIEVE THAT OUR WORK HAS BEEN PROUD  AND THERE'S NOTHING HERE THAT  EVEN BEFORE WE GET TO HURRICANE SEASON WE HAD TWO EARLY  DELIVERIES IF YOU WILL ON THIS  LEVEL. THAT 5% PLACEHOLDER IS  HERE AND I'M COMPLETELY SOLD  ON THIS AND I BELIEVE THAT I  HAVE SEEN TOO MUCH TO LEAVE OUR MEN AND WOMEN NOT HONORED BY  THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN. SECONDLY WE'VE ASKED UNDER  ITEM K THAT WE WOULD BRING BACK THE TALLAHASSEE MASTER PLANNING HERE WITH REDEVELOPMENT THAT  WE'VE SEEN HERE IN APRIL. THE  AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16 DOES NOT  CARRY THE RECOMMENDATION AND  I'M A LITTLE TROUBLED AS TO  WHY WE DON'T HAVE A  RECOMMENDATION WHEN WE'VE  ASKED HIM TO BRING BACK THIS  AGENDA REQUEST. I'M LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS LANGUAGE AND I  DON'T SEE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I DON'T LIKE THAT. BUT  FINALLY ON THIS ITEM I AM  ASKING FOR AN ITEM AND I THINK  IT WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE FOR  $3000 TRAVEL INCREASE FOR THE  COMMISSION BUDGET WHICH WOULD  HAVE AN IMPACT OF $21,000 ON  THIS BUDGET. THAT IS BASED ON  MY EFFORTS TO PLAN THROUGH THE  SUMMER WITH A FEW OTHER  MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE. WHEN I  TELL YOU THAT THE PRICES OF  TRAVEL ARE HERE THEY ARE CRAZY  AND I BELIEVE THAT NOW IS THE  TIME. AND I WOULD BELIEVE THAT  WE SHOULD MODIFY BECAUSE EVEN  IN TALLAHASSEE THEY HAVE AN  INORDINATE INCREASE. AND I  BELIEVE IT WOULD WARRANT FOR  THE KIND OF TRAVEL AND THAT  WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO US IN  THE NEXT WORKSHOP.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR.  >> VERY BRIEFLY THERE IS A  SIMPLE EXPLANATION ON ITEM K  THAT THEY RAISED. IT IS TO  CONSIDER A FUNDING REQUEST ON  TODAY'S DATE WHICH OF COURSE  WE HAVE DONE. THE REASON THERE  IS NO RECOMMENDATION ON THERE  IS BECAUSE IT CONFLICTS WITH  THE PREVIOUS BOARD DIRECTION.  AND THE PREVIOUS BOARD VOTE TO  UTILIZE THE FUNDING RECOMMENDED IN ANOTHER WAY. SO WERE GIVING  THEM FLEXIBILITY SINCE THE  PREVIOUS VOTE ALREADY ADD THIS  AND THERE IS AN INTRODUCTORY  RATE. SHOULD THE BOARD APPROVE  IT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING  BACK ANYTHING ELSE.  >> SO WE HAVE THE S BOARD. AN  ANALYSIS INCLUDED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE STAFF. SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS  THERE. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE STAFF HAVE GIVEN US SOME  MAJOR ROADMAPS ON HOW TO DEAL  WITH THIS. IT IS VERY CONFUSING HERE. THEY WOULD INCLUDE THE  21,000 IT IS PART OF THE  EXTRAORDINARY HIGH THERE WOULD  BE AROUND $800. SO I FIND THAT  THAT IS WARRANTED.  >> SO THE MOTION IS TO ADD HOW  MUCH? WE WOULD BE ADDING AN M  TO INCREASE THE TRAVEL COST AND EXPENSE. IS THERE A SECOND? IS  THERE ANY DISCUSSION?  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE?  >> LAST YEAR WE INCREASE THE  OFFICE BUDGET BY 8500. SOME CAN OPPOSE THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE  RECENTLY RUN INTO THINGS WERE  GOING TO BE DISCUSSING SEVERAL  FUNDING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR  THE MOST MARGINALIZED IN THE  COMMUNITY TAKING TOUGH HITS.  AND ALSO IN THINGS LIKE HOUSING AND THE ECONOMY AND WHEN I  THINK ABOUT ONLY SO MUCH OF  THAT HERE AND IN PRINCIPLE THE  OFFICE BUDGETS ARE HERE AND WE  KEEP OUR BELTS TIGHT TO USE.  IT'S A PHRASE I DON'T LIKE TO USE VERY OFTEN. SO THAT WE  PRIORITIZE OTHER CRITICAL  NEEDS. THANK YOU.  >> BEFORE YOU SPEAK I LIKED US  THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WITH  THAT EXPENDED DOES IT REVERT  BACK?  >> IT SWEPT INTO GENERAL  REVENUE.  >> COMMISSIONER?  >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  THERE'S A $3000 ALLOCATION  COULD WE USE IT FOR THE OFFICE  SUPPLIES AND COMMUNICATION IT  IS I HAVE TO BE FOR TRAVEL?  >> SO IF WE AGAIN RUN INTO  TROUBLES HERE WE WILL WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS TO  RECONCILE THAT. WE HAVE A LINE  ITEM BUDGET HERE AS WELL.  >> IF YOU HAVE A LINE ITEM  BUDGET YOU HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO  REALIGN WITHIN THAT BUDGET.  >> OKAY THANK YOU.  >> SOME GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.  AND THAT'S BECAUSE I USE  PRIMARILY MY OFFICE BUDGET TO  COMMUNICATE WITH MY  CONSTITUENTS. THERE'S A LOT OF FEEDBACK HERE RELAYING  INFORMATION WITH THE  CONSTITUENTS. IT'S BEEN VERY  USEFUL FOR SERVICES THAT ARE  HERE WITH THEM. PERSONALLY I  WOULD NOT USE IT FOR TRAVEL  WITH ALL OF OUR DISCRETION TO  EDUCATE OUR CONSTITUENTS. IS  THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? IF NOT I  WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?  >> I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE  YOUR HAND.  >> OKAY COMMISSIONER PROCTOR'S MOTION IS TO ADD ITEM M WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH L AND THE  MOTION IS TO ADD M WHICH WOULD  INCREASE BY $3000 THE TRAVEL  BUDGET WHICH MS. BRADLEY SAYS  IS MY ITEM BUT IS FLEXIBLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE  OPPOSED? WE HAVE COMMISSIONER  WELCH COMMISSIONER MINER AND  COMMISSIONER O'KEEFE.  COMMISSIONER MATTIX AND I VOTE  YES AS WELL. THANK YOU. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS VOTE. FOR  CONSENT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. SO  WE PASSED IT WITH THE  AMENDMENT. OKAY THANK YOU. MR.  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR?  >> ITEM NUMBER NINE IS SEEKING  THE AUTHORIZATION FOR  MITIGATION GRANT APPLICATION  FOR THE MONTH FOR THE PREPARE  PROJECTS THAT WAS PULLED BY  COMMISSIONER PRATTE AFTER.  THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I'M A  LITTLE HYPERSENSITIVE HERE ON  SOME ITEMS. RELATIVE IN  PARTICULAR SO MUCH IS COMING UP IN THE TIMING OF THE STORM WITH A HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT WITH  THE BANK IN REPAIR PROJECT I'M NOT SAYING THAT WERE ON A HALO  RIDE BECAUSE WERE NOT GOING  ANYWHERE WE DON'T KNOW. THIS  SPEAKS TO THE MONTH AND SLEW  AREA HERE WITH THAT PROGRAM  ELIGIBILITY AND INELIGIBLE  ACTIVITIES THAT THEY WOULD NOT  CONSIDER FUNDING REQUESTS FOR  THE FOLLOWING INCLUDING  CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES WITH  ALL OF WITH FORMS OF  MAINTENANCE AND YOU PONDER THE  VALUE FOR THINGS THAT YOU  CAN'T USE THIS MONEY FOR WHICH IN TERMS OF FLOODING ISSUES  THAT THEY SPOKE TO US ABOUT  EARLIER RELATIVE TO THE SCIENCE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR  FROM MONTHS IN ERA THAT CAME  FROM CITIZENS DOWN THERE SENT  TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO MEET  WITH US ABOUT THE MONTHS AND  THE AREA. AND I KNOW THE  DISTRICT TO COMMISSIONER NAYAR  SO CLOSE AND WE HAVE SOME  DISAGREEMENT I UNDERSTAND THE  VALUE AND I TRUST THAT THIS  MATTER WILL GO FORWARD. BUT I  WANT TO VOTE AGAINST THIS  TODAY. AND IT'S BECAUSE WE  HAVE EXCLUDED THE VOICES OF OUR CITIZENS. WITH THE IMAGINING  AND CONCEPTUALIZATION OF WHAT  THIS IS. WE HAVE PEOPLE READY  TO MEET WITH US AND WE REFUSE  THAT. AND WERE NOT KIDS. SO IT  SEEMS LIKE WE ARE ARROGANT FOR  THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE  COUNTY WE ARE ON TOGETHER  THEMSELVES AND EXCLUSIVELY HAVE A CONVERSATION PUTTING MONEY  FORTH IN A MONTH AND A SLEW AND WE EXCLUDE OUT. IN A YEAR OF  STUDY AND THAT IS CRAZY. WITH  WHAT WE HAVE SEEN I IMAGINE A  WHOLE TOPOGRAPHY IS GOING TO  GET WORSE. AND I CAN SEE WHY  PEOPLE LIVE THERE WITH TWO  GENERATIONS AND I THINK THAT  THIS IN A EXCLUSIVITY IS HERE I WANT THIS ON THE RECORD TO SAY  THAT THE PEOPLE'S VOICES  SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND HAVE A  GOOD SEGMENT OF TREES THAT  DON'T HAVE A GOOD TALK TO IT.  THERE'S A LOT THAT WILL CHANGE IT POTENTIALLY CAN SEE THE  FLOODING IS GOING TO INCREASE  BUT EVEN THIS GRANT DENIES THE  USE OF TREE REMOVAL AND THE  DEBRIS OF REMOVAL AND I DON'T  UNDERSTAND THAT. I WANT TO LET  THE TRAIN ROLL-ON AND I WANT TO STEP OFF ON THIS ONE.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I. ANY OPPOSITION? 5-1.  THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR AND CHAIR OF  COMMISSIONERS THIS IS A  PROCESSING SERVICE HERE AND  I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.  THERE IS A SPECIAL SUBMISSION  HERE TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THAT HERE. I'VE SAID IT OVER AND AGAIN I WANT TO GIVE  IT ONE MORE OVERHAUL TODAY SO  TO GIVE IT ANOTHER OVER U.S.  319 SOUTH CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD  NEEDS SPECIAL ATTENTION. FOR IT TO BE PREPPED UP AND GOTTEN ON  THIS PRETTY DRESS WE NEED A  PROJECT IN THE EMERGENCY  EVACUATION ROUTE AND WE NEED TO FINISH THE LANGUAGE FROM 36 THE ROADWAY DOWN TO THE COUNTY  LINE. THE STORM AND THOSE  ANTICIPATED NOT ONLY ARE WE  LOOKING AT OUR COUNTY IT'S  BOTTLENECKING INTO THAT  COMMITMENT WITH THE LYNN WALL  COLOR THAT CAME UP TO OUR  COUNTY LINE AND I DON'T SEE  THAT STEP LEVEL OF ASKING OUR  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF  COMMISSIONS THAT I WANT TO  SERVE ON THE CR PTA AND I  DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR MEMBERS  ARE HERE. AND WHAT YOU MAY BE  DOING BUT THAT EMERGENCY  EVACUATION ROUTE IS HERE AND  DOES NEED TO BE COMPLETED. I  NEED YOU TO MAKE THAT A PARENT  AND IT IS NOT GETTING DONE.  THERE IS NO MOVEMENT. IN THIS  ITEM REPRESENTS THE  COMMISSIONERS WITH THE KIND OF  QUALITY ATTENTION LIFTING UP  THE MODEL WITH WHICH WE NEED TO GO TO EVERYBODY WHO CAN BRING  CRAWFORDSVILLE ROAD SOME  PAVEMENT THAT IS SAFER AND  SOMETHING AS PART OF THIS  EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE FOR  CITIZENS OF THE COASTAL AREAS  MORE IMPORTANT FOR CITIZENS.  CRAWFORDSVILLE AREA IS  OUTGROWING LEON COUNTY WITH  AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT IS  JUST KILLING US AND WE ARE  LOSING THAT BATTLE. WE ARE  LOSING THAT ECONOMIC LEVEL  WHERE WE ARE WITH IN OUR GROWTH BUT IF WE ARE NUMBER ONE THIS  IS PROBABLY A CLOSE NUMBER TWO  BECAUSE WERE LOSING HOUSING  NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVERYTHING.  BECAUSE WE WON'T DO ANYTHING  HERE. SO I MOVE THIS ITEM FOR  ADOPTION. IS THERE A SECOND?  >> JUST A QUICK CLEANUP I WENT  TO NUMBER 11. IS THERE ANY  DISCUSSION? ON A COUPLE OF  THESE ITEMS WHERE WE REQUESTED  APPROVAL FOR THE GRANT  APPLICATIONS THERE WAS ANALYSIS WHERE THIS WAS THE BEST ROADWAY TO SEE THIS APPLICATION. THERE  ARE CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT HAS  TO BE MET. AND WE DETERMINE  WHAT AREA IS BEST SUITED AND I  GUESS THE BEST AND MOST LIKELY  TO BE GRANTED OR RECEIVED THE  GRANT?  >> IT IS JUST A MATCHMAKING  PROCESS THAT WE HAVE. SOME  GRANT HAS MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS  AND I GUESS IN THIS CASE  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR TALKS  ABOUT 319 AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE CR TPA OVERALL PRIORITY  LIST. OFTENTIMES THERE IS A  GREATER AMOUNT OF FUNDING HERE  BUT THIS PUT THIS IN THE BEST  AND MOST COMPETITIVE POSITION  BASED ON THE SPECIFIC RANK  CRITERIA. SO IT DOES MAKE A  DIFFERENCE AS WELL? OKAY. IF  THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS RE: YOU READY TO SAIL THOSE IN  FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA  ITEM NUMBER 10? IS THERE ANY  OPPOSITION? HEARING NONE, THANK YOU. MR. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR  WE MOVE NUMBER 11?  >> ONTO THE YARD TO  PREPROCESSING WHERE WE ARE  SEEKING YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO  APPROVE A BID BEFORE YOU TODAY  WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIONS.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.  COMMISSIONER PROCTOR?  >> IN A MOMENT LIKE THIS WHO  AMONG THOSE WOULD POSE DEBRIS  IN THE REMOVAL OF LIMBS AND  WHAT HAVE YOU? I CERTAINLY  SUPPORT ALL OF THAT. WHEN THIS  ISSUE COMES UP I ASKED WHETHER  OR NOT THERE IS ANY MINORITY  PARTICIPATION. WE LOOK TO SEE  WHAT KIND OF MINORITY  INVOLVEMENT IS HERE. MANY  CANNOT GET A CONTRACT PICKING  LIMBS AND STICKS UP. BUT I KNOW WE ARE SOME OF THE BEST  ECONOMIES IN THE U.S. BUT IT IS APPARENT TO ME THAT I DON'T  THINK YOU NEED ALL THAT  CLEANING UP STICKS SO WHAT IS  IT WE CAN DO TO GET SOME  DIVERSITY OUT THERE? PEOPLE OF  RAKED THE YARD AND PICKED UP  SUFFOLK THIS FOR MANY YEARS.  BLACK FOLK HAVEN'T LOST THAT  SKILL SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO  NORMALIZE IT TO YOU FOR THAT  MONEY TO CIRCULATE?  >> MADAM CHAIR CERTAINLY WHEN  YOU THINK ABOUT YARD DEEP  GREEDY DEBRIS CIRCULAR STATION  THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT  WE ARE FULLY ENGAGING IN. THIS  IN PARTICULAR HAS TO DO WITH  ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT IS SO  SPECIFIC. IT'S SORT OF A SELF  PERFORMING KIND OF CONTRACT.  THE LET ME ASK MAGGIE TO FILL  IT IN AND SHE'S BEEN VERY  CLOSE TO THIS OPERATION.  >> THE STICKS HAVE BEEN PICKED  UP THIS IS THE SOLID WASTE  MANAGEMENT FACILITY. THIS IS A  TUB GRINDER ABOUT THE SIZE OF  THE ROOM THAT WE ARE STANDING  IN. IT'S NEVER EVEN BEEN  FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE FOR US TO  USE IT TO USE IT ACROSS THE  COMMUNITY OR RESPONDING TO  OTHER STORMS AND WE GET IT  MONTHLY OR EVERY SIX WEEKS ON  OUR SITE.  >> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS  ISSUE I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK  ABOUT WHEN WE DEPLOY THE TREE  PICKUPS AND GETTING THEM OUT OF THE STREETS THE METHODOLOGY FOR WHAT IS NEXT IS THERE AND LATER TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ITEM COMING UP IN THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE GETTING  READY FOR A JUNE 1st KICKOFF SO ALL OF THIS IS RELATED TO THE  STORM STUFF. AND I JUST DON'T  SEE MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN  SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE  ACCEPTABLE.  >> ITEMS MOVED. IS THERE A  SECOND? COMMISSIONER MATTIX?  >> AS I UNDERSTAND THIS A LOT  OF IT COMES WITH A LACK OF  QUALIFICATIONS. AND I DON'T  THINK IT'S ANY FAULT OF THE  MINORITY OFFICERS THAT IS  HAPPENING THIS WAY BUT YOU SEE  THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND WONDER  HOW THEY CAN GET ACCESS YOU  HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE  QUALIFICATIONS ARE FOR THEM TO  BE THE MINORITY ON THIS  CONTRACT. AS I'M LOOKING AT  IT, THERE ARE OTHER  OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE HAD NO  MINORITY ON THE CONTRACT. I  KNOW THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC  LEVELS EDUCATING OUR FOLKS ON  HOW EXACTLY TO GET PREPARED AND THE QUALIFICATIONS THEY NEED IN PLACE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE  MOTIVATED. AND EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY THEY ARE MISSING OUT OF  ON THAT CONTRACT. THAT QUITE  FRANKLY COULD CYCLE BACK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT LOOK LIKE US AND WORK FOR  THESE COMPANIES. SO THE MORE WE COULD DO TO MOTIVATE THESE  BUSINESSES TO FOLLOW UP WITH  THE MW DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT THE SERVICES THAT WE CONTRACT  FOR. WHAT IS IT THAT I NEED TO  DO TO BE QUALIFIED TO BE A  MINORITY ON THESE CONTRACTS?  AND IF WE HAVE BARRIERS THAT  ARE TOO HIGH THEN HOW CAN WE  ADJUST THOSE BARRIERS? SOME OF  IT I'VE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE  YEARS THE BONDING CAPACITY AND  OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE GOTTEN  IN THE WAY OF MINORITY  BUSINESSES BEING ABLE TO  QUALIFY WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP  OUT? EVERY TIME I SEE A  CONTRACT COME ACROSS AND IS NOT A QUALIFIED MINORITY BUSINESS  DOING IT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE  MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY BUT  PUBLICLY ESSAY THE MINORITY  BUSINESSES IF YOU'RE MOTIVATED AND YOU WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY  WHAT YOU NEED TO DO THERE IS AN OFFICE HERE THAT WILL USHER YOU THROUGH WHAT EXACTLY IT TAKES  FOR YOU TO BE PART OF THIS  CONTRACT AND WHAT KIND OF  QUALIFICATIONS YOU MAY LACK. SO I AM RIGHT THERE WITH YOU AND  I'M HOPING THAT IN THE FUTURE  THOSE BUSINESSES CAN BE TAKEN  ADVANTAGE OF.  >> THIS COMPANY IS IN AN ONYX  ON INCORPORATED AREA  EXCLUSIVELY?  >> DOES THIS COMPANY OPERATE  EXCLUSIVELY IN UNINCORPORATED  RESIDENTS?  >> IT PROCESSES ALL OF THE  DEBRIS WHICH WE RECEIVED FROM  THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE THE  PRIVATE HAULERS AND THE WHOLE  MET.  >> THANK YOU.  >> LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.  OR MAYBE THAT EMPLOYEE MAGGIE  WHO CAME UP HERE? IS SEE WHERE  THE ASPIRATION OF THOSE WERE  NOT EVEN RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN I  READ THAT I ASSUMED WE WERE  LOOKING AT A COMPANY THAT OWNS  BIG EQUIPMENT NOT JUST FOR ONE  JOB BUT FOR SOMETHING  CONTINUOUS. AND THEN ANOTHER  COMPANY THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO GRIND AND MULCH BECAUSE I DO  AGREE WITH ABOUT 10% OF THE  MALL ALLOWS FOR CITIZENS TO  UTILIZE THIS IN THEIR OWN  YARDS. THE VENDOR OWNS AND  OPERATES EQUIPMENT THAT GRINDS  THIS AND THE HALLS THAT DEBRIS  AWAY TO HER BALERS.  >> EVERY THOUGHT ABOUT  BIFURCATING THAT PROCESS? MAYBE TO ONE SEGMENT HAULING AND  REMOVAL WITH THE GRINDING AND  THE MULCHING AND THE REMOVAL  HAVE WE LOOKED AT THAT AT ALL?  AND WOULD THAT STILL PROVIDE  LIMITED ABILITY FOR  SUBCONTRACTING OR MINORITY  WOMEN CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE  THOSE SERVICES?  >> HISTORICALLY THIS HAS BEEN  ONE SERVICE ALL LUMPED  TOGETHER. BUT THAT COULD  CERTAINLY BE EXAMINED. WE'VE  ALWAYS SUBMITTED THE REQUEST IS ONE BIG CONTRACT.  >> AND IT MAY NOT EVEN BE  PROFITABLE TO DO IT THAT WAY I  WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE HAD  CONSIDERED IT. IT MAY BE MORE  INCLUSIVE. I CERTAINLY  UNDERSTAND THE RECOMMENDATION  AND IT'S NOT EVEN THAT MANY  MAJORITY CONTRACTORS THAT DO  THIS WORK IN THE AREA. I EVEN  SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL WHERE THE  WORK WAS BIFURCATED.  COMMISSIONER  >> I JUST THINK THAT OUR  NUMBERS IMPROVE AND I SAY THAT  ACROSS THE BOARD NOT JUST WHAT  I SAY WITH PICKING UP STICKS  AND NOTES A BIT MORE  COMPLICATED THAN THAT BUT IT'S DEBRIS AND WE CAN ALL GET  INVOLVED. WE ALL HAVE IN OUR  OWN PERSONAL SPACES. AND I  THINK WE HAVE TO GO STRONGER  AND WE HAVE TO INNOVATE AND  CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE SO THAT  WE DON'T STAGNATE WITH RESPECT TO FALLING INTO STATUS QUO. A  RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. WE NEED THE TIDE TO RISE AND IT  NEEDS TO RISE WIDE ENOUGH SO  THE PUSH OF A BIFURCATION OF  OUR CONTRACTING LETS US TO  REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS.  >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER  PROCTOR. MOTION HAS ALREADY  BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. ALL  THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONSENT ITEM  NUMBER 11 LET IT BE KNOWN BY  SAYING I? ANY OPPOSITION?  HEARING NONE IT IS APPROVED.  THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. MR.  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR?  >> THE FINAL ITEM PULLED FROM  CONSENT IS SEEKING YOUR  ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATUS REPORT OF THE LAND USE POLICY 2.19  FAMILY AIR STATUS REPORT AND  I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY  QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.  >> COMMISSIONERS AS YOU ALL  KNOW 2.19 IS A MEANS  METHODOLOGY FOR FAMILIES TO  DEVISE PROPERTY TO DIVIDE AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS CREATING LARGER  TRACKS. WE RETAIN THIS CAPACITY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE  CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I WANT TO  THANK THE STAFF HERE NOW A  COUPLE WEEKS AGO FOR SITTING  WITH THE FAMILY WHO HAD 2.19  QUESTIONS OF COMMISSIONER  O'KEEFE OUT IN YOUR DISTRICT.  THEY WERE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND  HOW THE 2.19 WOULD WORK WITHIN  THE CHALLENGE OF THE ZONING  THAT SAID THEY THOUGHT THEY  COULD GET 25 UNITS ON THIS  PROPERTY. ONE HOUSE PER ACRE.  IT ACTUALLY ENDS UP THAT IF  THEY DIVIDED IT 25 WAYS THEY  WOULD NOT HAVE THAT  OPPORTUNITY. STAFF DID A GREAT  JOB OF SITTING DOWN WITH THE  FAMILY WALKING THEM THROUGH  THEIR AVAILABLE TOOLS. I THINK  THE ZONING WAS ACTUALLY ONE  HOUSE PER THREE ACRES AND THE  VALUE OF THE PROPERTY WAS  CERTAINLY NOWHERE CLOSE TO  THOSE DIFFERENT PARCELS. SO MY  TODAY IS TO FIND OUT HOW DO WE  COMMUNICATE TO FAMILIES WHOSE  CLARITY ON WHAT THE TWO LEVELS  ARE WITHIN THE PROPERTY. THERE  ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT ARE  LAND RICH AND MONEY POOR IF  THEY COULD PARCEL OUT THIS LAND THAT 2.19 GETS THEM WHERE THEY  NEED TO GO AND I BELIEVE THAT  NEEDS TO BE COMMUNICATED HARD  AND CONVEY THAT MESSAGE IN  PARTICULAR WITH THOSE 37 ACRES. WE CAN GET THREE HOUSES WITH 37 ACRES. THEN HE HAVE RURAL  DESIGNATIONS LESSON NUMBER YOU  CAN GET THREE HOUSES UNDER 37  ACRES. BUT THERE'S 2.19 THAT  WILL GIVE FAMILIES MORE BITE ON THIS PROPERTY. IT CAN DO A LOT  MORE THINGS CREATIVELY AND I  THINK WHEREAS SOME FAMILIES  HAVE SURRENDERED AND JUST BEEN  BEATEN DOWN PAYING THEIR TAXES  THAT FROM GRANDMA TO GRANDDAD  WE COULD DO THIS AND THIS AND  NOW WE HAVE SO MUCH TIGHT  ZONING ON EVERYTHING IN THE  COUNTY. WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE  THOSE 2.19 COMMUNICATIONS FOR  FAMILIES. I'M ASKING THE BOARD FOR THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ON WHAT WE CAN DO. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST, THAT WE SEE A ONE-YEAR PROMOTION WITHIN THE  COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM WE NEED  TO PUT IN A FULL EIGHT MONTH  EFFORT TO INFORM AND TEACH THE  COMMUNITY THAT IN THE FACE OF  THE SUFFOCATING ZONING THE 2.19 CAN FREE ANDLIBERATE THEM FROM THAT CRUSHING ZONING PRACTICES  THAT WE HAVE APPLIED TO CERTAIN AREAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE  COMMUNICATED. THIS IS  LIBERATION NEWS IF YOU WILL.  AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE  COMMISSIONERS GO AFTER A  CAMPAIGN TO CONVEY AND HELP  THOSE FOLKS AT NON-BIG TRACTS  OF LAND KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH THAT PROPERTY. I MOVED THE ADOPTION OF THIS ITEM WITH A  RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNTY  CONVEY A SIX-MONTH PROGRAM TO  TARGET AND LEFT BEFORE THE  PUBLIC A 2.19 POLICY OF LAND  OWNERSHIP WHICH DOES ALLOW  FAMILIES TO ADVISE ON THE  PROPERTY.  >> COMMISSIONER MATTIX? HAS THE COUNTY ENGAGED IN ANY  INFORMATION ALONG THESE LEVELS? >> SURE. TO THE COMMUNITY AT  LARGE WERE VERY RECEPTIVE OF  THIS MOTION IT'S ENTIRELY  CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE  BEEN DOING AND WE JUST WANT TO  REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS WITH THAT  KIND OF FOCUS.  >> MADAM CHAIR YOU KNOW  PERSONALLY THAT IN PROBATE YOU  CLOSEOUT PEOPLE'S ESTATES  THEIR FAMILIES GET TO THE IN  THE LINE AND THINK THAT  THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THEY  COULD DO. BECAUSE THEY CANNOT  PAY THE TAXES THEY JUST SELL  IT. CLERK MARSHALL HAS  DIFFERENT TRAININGS FOR THE  PUBLIC SHE IS TRAININGS FOR  AUDI'S JUVENILE COURT AND MORE AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIX CLERK OFFICE IN THIS  NEEDS TO BE CELEBRATED LIFTED  AND MADE PART POTENTIALLY WITH  THE CLERK AND THE EFFORTS TO  PROPAGATE RULES AND OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BETTER ENHANCE  THEIR TRANSITION OF THAT LOSS  OF LIFE AND THE PASSING OF THE  BATON TO SUCCESSIVE  GENERATIONS.  >> ALL RIGHT SO WE HAVE THE  AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA ITEM  NUMBER 13 ANY FURTHER  DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? LET  IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING YES.  THANK YOU. MR. COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR SURE WE ARE  ADJOURNED.  >> THINKING MADAM CHAIR.  COMMISSIONERS ITEM NUMBER 15.  BEFORE I INTRODUCE THIS ITEM,  COMMISSIONERS LET ME FIRST SAY  THAT STAFF WAS ORIGINALLY  PLANNING TO PRESENT ON THE ONCE IN A 200 YEAR WEATHER EVENT AND THEN ON FRIDAY WE EXPERIENCED  ANOTHER WEATHER PHENOMENON THAT WAS UNSEEN IN THE DOCUMENTED  HISTORY OF LEON COUNTY AND  SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT SOON BE FORGOTTEN. IN SHORT WHAT WE  WILL CERTAINLY COVER THE  HISTORIC FLOODING FROM THE  BICENTENNIAL STORM THE EXTENTS  OF THE NECESSARY ROAD REPAIRS  WERE HERE WITH THE RAPID  RESPONSE THAT MEANT A WHOLE LOT MORE BUT WITH THAT I DID WANT  TO START WITH THE OVERVIEW OF  THE MAY 10th TORNADOES IN OUR  EXTENSIVE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ALL OF WHICH ARE STILL  ONGOING AND DEVELOPING EVEN AS  WE SPEAK. IN A FEW MINUTES HIM  AND ASKED HIM TO SHARE MORE  ABOUT THE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS COMMISSIONERS WELDING  ON COUNTY AND ARE REMAINING  PARTNERS ARE STILL IN THE VERY  EARLY STAGES OF THE RECOVERY IT IS STILL NO UNDERSTATEMENT TO  SAY THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE OUR MOST EXTENSIVE AND CRITICAL COORDINATION WITHIN THIS  PREPARATION EFFORT TO DATE. AND ALL OF THESE EFFORTS WERE  INFORMED BY THE COUNTIES AND  THEIR RESPONSE TO STORMS  INCLUDING IRMA, MICHAEL AND THE BICENTENNIAL STORM. THE  EMPHASIS THAT WE'VE PUT OUT  HERE PUT ON THE LESSONS LEARNED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO BE MORE  RESILIENT AS THE COMMISSION  KNOWS VERY WELL THE NEXT THING. SO TO HIT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS, IN  THE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY  EFFORTS TO THE MAIN TENT  CONVERGENCE OF THREE TORNADOES  CONDUCTED THE FOLLOWING  CRITICAL OPERATIONS. AGAIN HIM  AND ASK MATT AND KEVIN TO  PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AND  PUBLICLY BRING THE BOARD UP TO  SPEED. COMMISSIONERS I KNOW  YOU'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF EMAIL UPDATES FROM ME BUT IS THERE  ALWAYS REMINDING ME IN EVENTS  LIKE THIS NOBODY GETS  COMMUNICATED WITH TOO MUCH. IF  YOU WILL ALLOW ME TO HIT THE  HIGHLIGHTS WE'VE REMOVED 1500  TREES FROM ROADS AND  RIGHT-OF-WAY US AND COUNTY  PROPERTY. WE HAVE CLEARED MORE  THAN 130 COUNTY ROADS IN LESS  THAN 24 HOURS. THERE ARE 500  MAJORLY DAMAGED HOMES HERE. FAR MORE THAN MICHAEL WHICH MADE  LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY FOUR.  FOLLOWING THE TORNADOES IN FULL COORDINATION WITH THE RED CROSS WE AMPLE THE DISASTER READINESS CAMPAIGN WITH UP-TO-THE-MINUTE  UPDATES FOR EVERY PLATFORM WITH MESSAGES HEARD NEARLY 5 MILLION TIMES. WE COORDINATED THE  LARGEST MASCARA EFFORT BY  OPENING AND HELPING STAFF AT  THREE DIFFERENT POINTS OF  DISTRIBUTION IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. TO DATE WE DISTRIBUTED  HUNDRED AND 70,000 BOTTLES OF  WATER AND NEARLY 1000 HARPS AND WE KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER IS  GROWING. WE COORDINATED WELFARE CHECKS AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES  WITH LEON COUNTY EMS AND THE  TALLAHASSEE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE ISSUED WIRELESS EMERGENCY  ALERTS TO REACH THE HARDEST HIT AREAS GEOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED  MAKING THEM AWARE OF ALL RELIEF EFFORTS AND SO MUCH MORE. WE  ARE GOING TO DRILLED DEEPER  WITH MATT AND KEVIN HERE. BUT  WE ARE STILL EARLY ON WITHIN  THIS PROCESS. I WANT TO  RECOGNIZE THE NEARLY 1000  EMPLOYEES WHO BEEN WORKING  ALONGSIDE 100 PARTNER AGENCIES  AND NONPROFITS TO HELP US  RECOVER. AND AGAIN, WE ARE  REALLY JUST GETTING STARTED IT  WILL TAKE SOME TIME. SOME OF  OUR EFFORTS SHOW THE COMMUNITY  IS LOOKING MUCH MORE DIFFERENT  THAN IT DID JUST A FEW DAYS  AGO. THERE'S A LOT OF  IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE. BUT  BEFORE I HANDED OFF LET ME JUST SAY THIS, I WANT TO THANK ALL  OF THE COUNTY IT'S BEEN AN  AMAZING EFFORT ON GOING ALMOST  AROUND-THE-CLOCK. BOREDOM MADAM CHAIR YOU'VE BEEN AVAILABLE TO US THROUGHOUT DISTRICT TEARS  YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVE AND  HELPFUL. REALLY, YOUR EFFORTS  HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT HELPFUL  TO US. AND WE GREATLY  APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW  WHAT YOU DID AND I'M NOT  ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT  BUT ON .2 DISTRIBUTION WITH THE STATE SINCERELY WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHATEVER IT IS  THAT YOU DID. IF ALL OF YOUR  IMPORTANT BUSINESS VENTURES  DON'
 WORK OUT YOU WILL ALWAS HAVE A JOB IN LEON COUNTY EMS  AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. I  JOKE, BUT SINCERELY I CANNOT  TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT IT HAS  BEEN TO HER OVERALL RESPONSE  EFFORTS. AND I MEAN THAT. I  KNOW KEVIN IS GONNA FALL YOU  BECOME ON APPEAR MATT WERE  GOING TO GO INTO SOME LEVEL OF  DETAIL A MINUTE COME BACK AFTER MATT AND TALK A LITTLE BIT  ABOUT THE FINANCES THAT ARE  INVOLVED WHAT WE ARE PREPARED  FOR WHAT WE DO EXPECT TO HAPPEN OVER THE LONGER TERM.  >> TO SAY THAT 2024 IS HISTORIC IS SOMETHING THAT WE WENT INTO  KNOWING VERY MUCH. BUT WE DO  NOT KNOW IN WHAT WAYS IT WOULD  BE HISTORIC. WE DIDN'T KNOW  WHAT THE STORM WOULD BE HERE  FOR 10 MINUTES WOULD TAKE  MONTHS TO REBUILD FROM. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK ONE MONTH  AGO AT THE BICENTENNIAL FLOOD.  WHY IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN  THOSE TWO THINGS? EVERY  DISASTER MAKES US MORE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT. WE EXPERIENCE ONE OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT  FLOODING EVENTS IN HISTORY. OF  WHICH THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLE  AMOUNT OF WATER DUMPED IN AN  INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE  RESULTS OF THE RAIN WERE  UNPRECEDENTED. PUBLIC WORKS DID A HERCULEAN EFFORT AS THE  ADMINISTRATOR HAS INDICATED  REPAIRING 11 ROAD SO THEY MAY  BE TRAVERSABLE BY EMERGENCY  VEHICLES. THAT REQUIRE  DEPLOYMENT COUNTYWIDE OF 240  BARRICADES. IT ALSO REQUIRED  THE TRANSPORT OF 79 WASH OUT  ROAD MATERIALS. WHAT IS THAT  TRANSLATE TO? 3 MILLION POUNDS  OF GRAVEL DEPLOYED TO REPAIR  ROADS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SO  THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES COULD  ACCESS THOSE THAT NEED SERVICE. ALL OF THAT MATTERED TO REPAIR  ALL OF THOSE ROADS OVER COURSE  OF TIME AND BARRICADE THE AREA  MAKING IT TRAVERSABLE. THIS IS  WHAT THEY HAVE WITH THE  POTENTIAL DANGERS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE. IMAGINE IF YOU  COULD NOT ACCESS YOUR HOME FOR  DAYS AT A TIME. WHAT I WOULD  LIKE TO DO I COULD TELL YOU  NUMBERS THAT I WANT TO HAVE A  VERY BRIEF AND HARDEST HIT  AREAS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER  SERVICE LATER CONFIRM THEY WERE STRUCK BY THREE TORNADOES. THEY CONVERGED AT THE CAPITAL CITY  COUNTRY CLUB IN TALLAHASSEE  WREAKING HAVOC UNDER THE URBAN  CORE. THIS RARE CONVERGENCE OF  THOSE SYSTEMS AMPLIFIED A WIDE  SWATH OF DAMAGE AND YOU ONLY  HAVE TO BE HERE TO UNDERSTAND  SOME OF IT. MEANWHILE AT THE  SAME TIME A THIRD TORNADO RATED AND AN EF1 HEADWIND UP TO 110  MILES PER HOUR TRAVELING ACROSS THE SOUTH STEADILY ON COUNTY  IMPACTING WOODVILLE. PRIMARILY  CAUSE TREE DAMAGE BUT  SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED THE  COMMUNITY AFFECTING ROADS,  HOMES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF  ALL SORTS. THAT OUTBREAK OF  THREE TORNADOES FROM ONE STORM  IS A COMPLETELY UNPRECEDENTED  EVENT THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD THE  EXPERIENCE TO RESPOND TO  HOWEVER EVERY EMERGENCY THAT WE HAVE HAD HAS PREPARED US FOR  THE RESPONSE THAT YOU SAW FROM  COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY SEEING  ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF DRAMATIC  DISASTER AT EVERY STAGE. I WANT TO JUMP INTO THESE NUMBERS  HERE. KEVIN AND I HAVE BEEN TO  A LOT OF STATES AND A LOT OF  EMERGENCIES. WE'VE DONE MORE  THAN 40 YEARS OF EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT SERVICE BETWEEN THE  TWO OF US. OUT OF THAT WORK  WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I WAS IN SUPER STORM  SANDY AND KATRINA SIDE WORK  THAT NOTHING IS EVER LED TO  THIS MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT  THAT WE ARE LEADING AT THE  COUNTY TO FIND ALL THOSE  DAMAGED STRUCTURES. WE WILL GET INTO WHY THAT IS IMPORTANT A  LITTLE LATER BUT FINDING THESE  DAMAGE STRUCTURES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT KEYS TO  DEPLOYING HUMAN SERVICES TO  THOSE AREAS. IT ALSO DETERMINES IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE  OF FLORIDA WHERE .2  DISTRIBUTION CAN BE DEPLOYED.  THEY ARE NEAR AND CLOSE TO  WHERE THE DAMAGE IS. THE DAMAGE HISTORY YOU SEE IN FRONT OF US  THAT MOST RECENT NUMBER IS MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE DESTROYED  STRUCTURES WE HAD WITH MY. IT  IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WE HAD A MICHAEL. WHAT YOU SEE ON  THE TOP SIDE OF THE SCREEN SHOT IS A HEAT MAP SHOWING YOU WHERE THOSE DAMAGE STRUCTURES ARE.  PRIMARILY AGAINST THE URBAN  CORE BUT TRAVERSING FROM WEST  TO EAST. AND THEN ACROSS THE  SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAP. THE  BOTTOM PORTION TELLS YOU WHERE  THE ASSESSMENTS ARE WHAT ALL OF THIS MEANS IS TO COMMUNICATE  THIS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  FOR ASSISTANCE. I WANT TO TALK  A LITTLE BIT ABOUT POST-STORM  ACTIONS. WE WERE SITTING HERE  PRIOR TO THE LANDING OF THOSE  TORNADOES. WE WERE WATCHING  THAT CELL ENHANCE MONITOR. 40  MINUTES LATER EMERGENCY  OPERATIONS CENTER WAS FULLY  AUTOMATED AS THE COURT WAS  THERE AND WE ARE 104 HOURS  ACTIVATED SPLITTING FOUR HOURS  OF SLEEP BETWEEN THE TWO OF US. THE ADMINISTRATOR AND SAID MORE THAN 1500 TREES WERE REMOVED  AND MORE THAN 100 COUNTY ROADS  WERE CLEARED IN LESS THAN 24  HOURS. IF YOU TALK TO PUBLIC  WORKS THEY WOULD'VE HAD THEM  CLEARED IN FOUR HOURS. BEING  DEPLOYED FOR AN EVENT. BUT NOT  AN EVENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  THAT WILL LEAD US TO THE DEBRIS COLLECTION. ALL OF THE STICKS  ON THE GROUND NOW HAVE TO GO TO THE CURB. ALL OF THIS IS IN OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATIONS PORTAL  IN OUR COMMUNITY IS INTIMATELY  FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROCESS. WE  JUST ACTIVATED DEBRIS  COLLECTION AND HAVE DONE IT  AGAIN NOW FOR EVERY MAJOR  HURRICANE PRIOR TO THAT AREA IN A TREE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WILL GO TO THE CURB AND BE PICKED UP AT NO COST. THE FIRST PASS  COMMUNITYWIDE BEGINS THIS  FRIDAY ON MAY 17th. DOES THAT  MEAN THAT ALL DEBRIS WILL BE  PICKED UP? ABSOLUTELY NOT.  WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THE  PROCESS OF REMOVING THIS FROM  THE HARDEST HIT AREAS TO ALLOW  FOR SAFETY AND ACCESS AND  REVERSIBILITY. THAT ROOM MEANS  TO BE REMOVING THIS FORWARD. WE ANTICIPATE THOUSANDS OF CUBIC  YARDS OF DEBRIS TO BE REMOVED  FROM THIS COMMUNITY. IT COULD  PUT IT NEAR THE SCALE OF  MICHAEL PERHAPS. IT IS SO  ONGOING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ONE  OF THE LARGEST AND MOST  EFFECTIVE MASS CARE OPERATIONS  THAT WE ARE COORDINATING WITH  THE STATE OF FLORIDA AT THREE  DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. WE  INSTITUTED AN REQUEST FROM THE  STATE COMPLEMENTS HERE WITH  TARPS IN ADVANCE OF THE WEATHER WE WERE EXPERIENCING YESTERDAY  AND TODAY. IT IS CRITICAL TO  SAVE PROPERTY AND MAKE SURE  PEOPLE REMAIN SAFE THAT THEY  CONTINUE TO RESIGN IN. THEY  WERE CLOSE TO A COUNTY FACILITY STAFF WHO THEY WILL OVERSEE THE TRAFFIC ISSUES WITH THE COUNTY  TEAMS PLANNING THE SITES IN  DOING THAT DISTRIBUTION YOU SEE IN CORONATION WITH THE STATE.  ALSO THROW IN A SANDBAG  OPERATION INTO THE MIX OF  RESPONDING TO A DISASTER LIKE  THIS WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND OPERATION SIDE TO DIFFERENT  LOCATIONS TO DISTRIBUTE MORE  THAN 10,000 SANDBAGS. IN  ADDITION I WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS. THE  ADMINISTRATOR TALKED ABOUT THE  WIRELESS ALERT WHICH IS WHAT  YOU RECEIVED ON YOUR PHONES  THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE WARNING  SYSTEM PROCESS. THAT  INFORMATION THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT 211 BIG  BEND IS THE SOCIAL SERVICES  CONNECTING AGENCY. WE DECIDED  WE WOULD SEND THAT WITH THEIR  CORONATION COMMUNICATING WITH  THOUSANDS PEOPLE FOR HOURS AT A TIME THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALL 211 FOR CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ANYTHING THAT THEY MAY  NEED. THIS COULD BE REFERRALS  THERE STILL ONGOING THANKS TO  THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OR FOOD  AND PANTRY REPLACEMENTS TO ANY  NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. OUR  EFFORTS OF REACH TENS OF  MILLIONS OF FOLKS ACROSS THE  NATION BECAUSE THE STORY WAS  BIG. BUT THAT DOES NOT MATTER  NEARLY AS MUCH TO US AS  REACHING THE PEOPLE IN OUR  COMMUNITIES. WHICH WE HAVE DONE IN EVERY CONVENTIONAL WAY  POSSIBLE. AND LET ME BE VERY  CLEAR AS THEY HAVE SAID NO ONE  HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH TOO  MUCH WHEN THEY HAD A TREE TO  THEIR HOUSE. EVERYTHING IS  ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL AND IT IS  VETTED AND ACCURATE. AND IT IS  SERVICEABLE WHEN THEY CLICK IT. THE NEXT COMPONENT IS BUSINESS  ASSISTANCE. THE AWARD-WINNING  ECONOMIC VITALITY IS CONNECTED  IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS  CENTER. THEY HAVE A SEAT WITH  US NEXT TO THE AMERICAN RED  CROSS NEXT TO KEVIN PETERS  BECAUSE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE IS  CRITICAL AND THERE ARE MANY  DIFFERENT LOVERS A GOOD NUMBER  OF WHICH ARE AT THE STATE WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT FROM SMALL  BUSINESS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT  SURVEYS WHICH WE GET OUT INTO  THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT AND FEDERAL SOURCES. IN  ADDITION THEY'VE LAUNCHED AN  EMERGENCY BRIDGE LOAN TO MAKE  SURE THAT THE BUSINESS KEEPS  THEIR DOORS OPEN AND THEY DO  NOT CLOSE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME OF RECOVERY. THE COUNTY WILL BE WAIVING BUSINESS PERMIT FEES  WITH A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT  TAKING THE STRAIN ON THAT  REBUILDING PROCESS. THAT COULD  BE NORTH OF WHAT IS PAID TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS ACTION.  AND THAT IS THE SIGNIFICANT  RECOVERY. I CANNOT STRESS  ENOUGH AT THE STATE FEDERAL AND LOCAL LEVELS WITH DONATIONS  BROUGHT TOGETHER THIS IS THAT  LOCATION TO GET ALL OF THAT  INFORMATION. THIS WILL BE AT  THE LARSON CENTER WHICH IS  POSSIBLE TO BE COORDINATED  WITH. IT IS HOT OFF THE SNAP  REPLENISHMENT IT WOULD BE  AVAILABLE AS WELL. LASTLY  BEFORE I PASS THIS OFF TO KEVIN PETERS FOR MORE BAD NEWS, I  WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BRIEF TALK ABOUT WHAT HAVING SEEN THIS  MOVIE MANY TIMES AND HOW  DISASTERS UNFOLD. I WANT TO  TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND WHAT  THEY NEED AT THIS TIME WITH  PRIVATE PROPERTY TREE REMOVAL  THROUGH MY HOME AND WHEREVER  THERE IS A PROCESS THAT THEY  CAN REACH OUT TO THROUGH FOUR  DIFFERENT FAITH-BASED AND  PRIVATE PARTNERS THAT WILL  ASSIST THEM IN REMOVING TREES  AND BROADENING THESE PERKS  WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE  MINISTRY TO THE BOARD BUT IS  ALSO AVAILABLE BY CONNECTING  WITH 211 BIG BEND. THEY NEED TO CONTACT THIS THROUGH BIG BEND.  YOU CAN SEE THOSE WITH THE  VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. AS YOU  MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THERE IS  THE BEST APPROPRIATE PLANS AS  REQUIRED TO BE ABLE FOR A  TIMEFRAME. THERE'S A ROLLUP OF MERE 60 FACILITIES ON THIS  REGULAR BASIS. THIS WOULD BE  WITHIN COMPLIANCE OF THOSE  OFFICE RULES AND REGULATIONS.  VERY QUICKLY WOULD ALSO PUT  THAT FACILITY ON A POWER  RESTORATION YEARS THE DIRECT  LINE OF THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE UTILITIES. THIS IS ONE OF THE  BEST FIRST STEPS TO GET THOSE  WRAPAROUND SOCIAL SERVICES.  BEFORE TURNING IT OVER IT PALES FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE.  THERE IS AN IMMINENT EMERGENCY  HERE. WE AGAIN SEEK THAT AND WE WILL BEGIN THAT PROCESS  TOMORROW WITH FEDERAL FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN THE FIELD  WITH US DOING DRIVE AROUNDS TO  ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO HEAR NOT  ONLY WHAT WE HAVE IN THE FIELD  BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE  COMMUNITY. THAT IS THE BIGGEST  LEVER THAT WE CAN PULL FOR  LONG-TERM ASSISTANCE FOR  COMMUNITY. THEY COULD HAVE A  WHOLE WEALTH OF MONIES TO MAKE  UP FOR BEING UNINSURED IN THAT  PROPERTY. THAT MEANS THAT WE  COULD AVAIL OURSELVES OF  COMPENSATION FROM FEMA TO  RECEIVE UP TO 87 1/2% OF OUR  EXPENSES BACK AGAIN AT THE  LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL. WHICH  IS HUGE WITH THE DEBRIS COST  COLLECTION NORTH OF $20  MILLION. IT'S A VERY  SIGNIFICANT PURSE STRING TO  PULL ON AND WE ARE DOING  EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET HER  PEOPLE FIRST AND SECOND US. SO  ONE OF TALK ON A COUPLE OF  POINTS WITH THE UPCOMING  HURRICANE SEASON. AND THEN WE  WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY  QUESTIONS.  >> A GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN  COMMISSIONERS. WE DROVE HOME A  LOT OF THE LOCAL EFFORTS HERE  TALKING ABOUT CORONATION FROM  LOCAL IN THE STATE NOT JUST  DURING DISASTERS. THEY ARE ALL  LOCAL WITH THE EMERGENCY STATE  LEVEL. THAT'S THE STATE AGENCY HERE FULFILLING THE EMERGENCY  SUPPORT LEVEL. THE TEAM ITSELF  WORKING TO ASSERT THE LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THEIR  COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WE  TALK ABOUT THAT AGENDA ITEM AND THE WEB DESCRIPTION HERE. THEY  CAN MAKE THIS SUBMISSION  REQUEST WITH THOSE STATE  AGENCIES OR THROUGH THE  STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID PROGRAM  AND OTHER SIGNATORIES WITHIN  COUNTIES TOWNS AND SPECIAL  DISTRICTS. AND AGAIN THAT  SOFTWARE IS A MANAGEMENT TOOL  WERE ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ARE DOCUMENTED AND  DEPLOYED WITH THE OVERALL  PROCESS HAVING AN ELECTRONIC  PAPER TRAIL FROM REQUEST TO  DEPLOYMENT TO PAPER TRAILS ON  THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS. IT  HAS SERVED US WELL OVER THE  PAST DISASTERS. WE HAVE  RECEIVED MUTUAL AID FROM THE  STATE AND THE PAST HURRICANES  AND OTHER EMERGENCIES WHICH  HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO SEND  THIS FORWARD WITH DISASTERS.  ADDITIONALLY THEY HAVE  EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DURING  DISASTERS SO THEY WILL KIND OF  BOUNCE AROUND THROUGHOUT THE  COURSE OF THE DAY BUT THEY COME ON SITE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION SHARING AND  COORDINATION IN A FACE-TO-FACE  MANNER WITH THE STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. THEY'RE MUCH FURTHER AWAY WITH THAT  FACE-TO-FACE CORONATION. THEY  ARE CONDUITS TO THE EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT OR FEMA ALL  DISASTERS ARE HERE WITH THAT  IMPACTED DAMAGE ASSESSMENT  COLLECTING THE COST TO RESPOND  WITH THE DAMAGES AND RECOVERY  THROUGH THE SEARCH TEAM WE WILL SUBMIT A DAMAGE REPORT  REQUESTING A JOINT PRELIMINARY  LEVEL. IT WOULD SHOW YOU THE  HIGHLIGHTS TO ASSESS AND VERIFY WHAT WE ARE REPORTING. THIS IS  THE IMPACT DATA WITH THE  GOVERNMENT BONDS. THIS CAN BE  HERE WITH THE REQUEST FOR  FEDERAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT.  THEY MAY REVIEW THIS AND IT  WOULD GO FOR RECOMMENDATION  THERE ARE TWO PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE TURNED ON ONE WOULD BE THE  INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  WITH THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM PROVIDING AID TO LOCAL  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES A LITTLE  ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM  THE FEMA IS LOOKING AT WHAT IS  HERE WITH THOSE ASPECTS. THOSE  ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED  IT IS A FEMA MANAGED PROGRAM SO WHAT IS THE ROLE IN THAT WE  HAVE THREE MAJOR ROLES, ONE WE  PROVIDE THE SPACE AND LOCATION  FOR DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER.  HISTORICALLY WE'VE BEEN ABLE  TO HOST THAT AT THE MAIN  LIBRARY DOWNTOWN. THEY HAVE  DISASTER TO SURVIVOR ASSISTANT  TEAMS. THEY GO DOOR-TO-DOOR AND MEET THEM FACE-TO-FACE WITH  THEIR OWN MOBILE DEVICES AND  THE REGISTRATION PROCESS  WHEREVER THEY ENCOUNTER  CITIZENS. THIS IS THE  COMMUNICATIONS PIECE THEY MAKE  SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS  HOW TO REGISTER WITH THE  DISASTER ASSISTANT TEAM THAT IS THE ONE 800 NUMBER. ON THE  PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROCESS IT'S RELATED TO DAMAGED  INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY  RESPONSES. THIS MUST BE THE  LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE  APPLICANT SO AS AN EXAMPLE WE  DON'T RUN THOSE ELECTRIC  UTILITIES SO WE WOULD NOT BE  ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITH THAT IT WOULD BE THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE BECAUSE THEY HAD  THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE  COST MUST BE REASONABLE AND  RELATED TO THE EMERGENCY WORK  OR INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY HAVE  THAT DAMAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND  THEY WILL DOCUMENT THAT WORK.  SUBMITTING IT ALL AS PART OF  THAT APPLICATION FOR  REIMBURSEMENT. WE WOULD BE  DECLARED WORKING THROUGH THIS  LIFE CYCLE AND THE PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE WITH THIS  DECLARATION. THERE'S THE  MOBILE LEVEL AND THE PANDEMIC  WHICH YOU NEVER WANT TO HAVE TO DO. THE UNFORTUNATE BYPRODUCT  IS WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE  WITH THIS. SO WE KNOW WHAT TO  EXPECT AND HOW TO INTERFACE AND WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THE  WORK THAT WE DO IS LEADING UP  TO TOMORROW. THEIR JOINT  PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT TEAMS  WITHIN THE FIELD AND WE ARE  VERY HOPEFUL THAT THAT WILL GET US PUSHED TO THAT FEDERAL  DECLARATION. BEFORE TURN IT  BACK THIS IS THE HARBINGER OF  BAD NEWS. HURRICANE SEASON I  THINK IS 15 DAYS AWAY. THEY DO  HURRICANE SEASON FORECASTING  AND HAVE PIONEERED THE  TECHNIQUE FOR LONG-RANGE WITH  AN EXTREMELY APPLICANT ACTIVE  HURRICANE SEASON. IT WILL BE  VERY FAVORABLE WITHIN THIS  MONTH. THIS IS PRE-HURRICANE  SEASON AND IT NOW CALLS FOR 23  NAME STORMS TO BECOME  HURRICANES. IN FIVE TO BECOME  MAJOR HURRICANES WHICH ARE  CATEGORY THREE OR HIGHER. FOR A REFERENCE POINT THE 30 YEAR  AVERAGE HAS 14 NAME STORMED IN  SEVEN HURRICANES AND THREE  MAJOR HURRICANES. WHAT IS THAT  MEAN FOR US? THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE STORMS WHICH ARE LARGER  THAN WHAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST  FRIDAY. MORE DAMAGE POSSIBLY IN THE COMMUNITY AND MORE COSTS OF RESPONDING. WE REALIZE THIS IS  AMONG SOME OF THE MOST  IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO IN  THE COUNTY. WE SAY IT ALL THE  TIME THAT WE WERE THE FIRST  HURRICANE STRONG COMMUNITY WHOM ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK  AROUND THE CLOCK TO MAKE THIS  COMMUNITY WHOLE AGAIN. WORKING  TO SECURE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE  AND A LOT MOR. THEY SHOW A LOT OF FORESIGHT WITH A CATASTROPHE FUND. AND THAT'S SOMETHING  THAT THEY ESTABLISHED WITH  GENERAL FUNDING EXPENDITURES  PROVIDE IMMEDIATE CASH FLOW  INCLUDING HURRICANES AND EVENTS LIKE THIS. PRIOR THEY COVER THE DEBRIS REMOVAL COSTS UTILIZING  IT FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS.  SOLID WASTE AND BUILDING GROWTH AND PERMIT FEES. IT IS  PREAUTHORIZED AND READY TO GO.  THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH PAYING THIS PERMIT FEES IS PROBABLY A  QUARTER OF $1 BILLION. WE  ESTIMATE OUR COSTS IF WE  CONTEMPLATE A FEDERAL  DECLARATION WITH OUR COSTS WITH THAT FEDERAL DESIGNATION WE ARE ON THE HOOK FOR 12.5% MATCHED  BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND  THOSE ANTICIPATED TO GO FORWARD OVER MILLION DOLLARS. DON'T  HOLD ME TO MOVIES TOTAL COST  BUT THERE'S DEBRIS REMOVAL  ALONE IN THAT AREA. BASED ON  CURRENT ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW OF  COURSE YOU KNOW WE ARE OUT IN  THE FIELD AND WE THINK THAT  THAT NUMBER IS ALREADY  APPROACHING 7 MILLION. WE WOULD THEN BE ON THE HOOK FOR 12.5%  SO WE HAVE DEDUCTIBLES AND  OTHER THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH  DAMAGE FROM COUNTY BUILDINGS.  AGAIN ALL IN WITH THE CAT FUND  WE ARE LOOKING NORTH OF THE  MILLION DOLLARS. I WANT TO PUT  EXTRA EMPHASIS S WE SEEK THAT  FEDERAL DECLARATION FOR PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE AND INDIVIDUAL  ASSISTANCE. THAT DOES HELP TO  REIMBURSE US WITH THE  INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE HERE WITH WHAT THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT.  PEOPLE OFTENTIMES GET CHECKS  WRITTEN RIGHT AWAY. THERE'S  THE BRIDGE LOAN PROGRAM AND  SHORT-TERM 0% LOANS ARE BIG  BRIDGE LOANS WITH THE  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN THE  PROCESS OF SETTING THEM UP NOW. AND WE KNOW THAT WILL BE HERE  WITH NONE OF IT SAYING THAT  WE'VE CONTEMPLATED EVERYTHING. THERE'S A KEY GAP HERE BUT  THERE ARE ALWAYS GAPS. WE ARE  LOOKING AT YOUR HELP TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. WE WILL ALWAYS  HAVE THOSE THAT WE TRY TO  ANTICIPATE BUT OFTENTIMES IT IS A MATTER OF SPEED AS WELL. WE  CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK MR.  PETERS AND MATT CAVELL FOR SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT WE  APPLAUD YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE  BICENTENNIAL STORM AS WELL AS  OUR MOST RECENT TORNADOES NOT  ONLY THE COMMISSION BUT THE  COMMUNITY CERTAINLY APPRECIATES ALL OF THE HARD WORK. I KNOW  YOU HAVE PEOPLE ON THE FIELD  AND WE CONCLUDE THIS MEETING  YOU'LL BE ASKED TO GO BACK OUT'  SITTING THERE WITH YOUR STAFF  AND MR. PETERS IS ACTUALLY NOT  RELEGATED THOSE DUTIES. WE  APPRECIATE THE COUNTY  ADMINISTRATOR BEING HERE  ROUND-THE-CLOCK WITH ALL THE  UPDATES THAT WE'VE PROVIDED  AND OF COURSE WE HAVE A  COMPREHENSIVE REPORT HERE AS  WELL. INC. YOU MADAM CHAIR.  >> MOVED TO ACCEPT STAFF  REPORT.  >> I AM CERTAINLY OPEN BUT I  WOULD LIKE TO GET STARTED THIS  IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE'S  THINGS. I CANNOT THANK YOU  ENOUGH FOR THE STAFF AND  EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.  IDENTICALLY WANT TO THANK THE  COMMS TEAM IN THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THIS IS WHERE THEY WERE BUILT BEFORE THE  COMPREHENSIVE CODE. I KNOW  MEETING WITH YOU IN A COUPLE  WEEKS TO GET HISTORY AND HAVE  SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THOSE  CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN  LONG-STANDING. I DON'T KNOW  WHAT IT WAS BUT I WANT TO SAY  THANK YOU ALL FOR WHATEVER YOU  DID TO GET THOSE BEAUTIES HERE. THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. THERE IS THE CITY OF  TALLAHASSEE HERE. I THOUGHT  THEIR COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN  INCREDIBLE. THEY PROVIDE  CLARITY AND IT'S CRITICAL TO  NOT CREATE MORE STRESS AND  UNCERTAINTY. PARTICULARLY IN  THE APRIL STORM AREA WE HAD A  NUMBER OF SEWER SPELLS IN OUR  DISTRICT AND OTHERS SO I WILL  BE COMING BACK ON THAT. I  APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S RESPONSE I KNOW THEY ARE SUFFERING AND  WE ARE STILL GETTING MORE  INFORMATION ON THIS.  >> POINT OF CLARIFICATION WE  HAVE A MOTION TO LOOK AT THIS  REPORT IS THERE A SUBSTITUTE  MOTION ARE?  >> MY MOTION IS COMPLETELY  DIFFERENT. IF WE VOTE ON THIS  TO ACCEPT THE REPORT IS THERE  MORE TO GO HERE? WE COULD DO A  SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO ACCEPT  THIS ITEM INTO ADD WHATEVER YOU WANT.  >> TIER. I THINK BECAUSE IT IS  SPECIFICALLY HERE DEALING WITH  YOUR LETTER IT'S THE RIGHT LEG WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS. FIRST  POINT OF BUSINESS I DON'T WANT TO CONVOLUTE THE CATASTROPHIC  STORM ON FRIDAY. THIS IS THE  FLOODING EVENT THAT WE'VE HAD  HERE I WANT TO GIVE A TRUE AND  SINCERE THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. ON BEHALF OF  DISTRICT TO THEY HAD THIS  BEFORE WE HAD THE STORM AND I  WANT TO GIVE A SINCERE THANK  YOU. THE GRIT AND EFFORT THAT  IT TOOK TO PREPARE SERVER TO  ROAD IN ONE DAY. THEY DO A VERY DEEP AND SINCERE THANK YOU. I  WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER  EVENT THAT WE HAD ON FRIDAY.  MADAM CHAIR THERE IS THE  ABILITY THEY WANT TO MOVE  EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.  INTERACTING WITH FOLKS IN THIS  COMMUNITY SEEMING THEM COMING  THROUGH THESE WATER  DISTRIBUTION CENTERS PEOPLE'S  LIVES ARE REALLY IMPACTED. THEY CAME BACK WITH TEARS IN THEIR  EYES. YOU SEE IT ON THE NEWS IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU  ATTEMPT TO SEEK IN YOUR  HOMETOWN. FIRST AND MOST  IMPORTANTLY I WANT TO PASS THIS AROUND AND SUBMITTED IN THE  RECORD. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO  DISTRIBUTE THIS LEVEL IF YOU  COULD INDULGE WITH ME HERE  THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHIN THIS  COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT  FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SOME  OF THE HELP THAT SOME OF US  HAVE HERE. AND OUR BUSINESSES  WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE  TRULY BEEN AFFECT DID AND I AM  GREATLY CONCERNED THAT  BUSINESSES IN THE RURAL  COMMUNITIES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK FROM THIS  EVENT THAT WE HAD ON FRIDAY.  THEY HAD INVENTORY SPOIL OR  WIND DAMAGE I WOULD REALLY LIKE US HOW CAN WE HELP? THIS IS $1  MILLION THAT I WOULD LIKE US  WITH STIPULATIONS BASED ON  PREVIOUS EMERGENCIES WE HAVE  HAD. THAT WILL HELP FOLKS IN  RURAL COMMUNITIES. THAT WOULD  HELP TO START GETTING MONEY  QUICKER. BUT I THINK FOLKS NEED HELP NOW. RECENTLY JUST A FEW  MONTHS AGO WE TALKED ABOUT  ALLOCATING ROUGHLY 1.5 MILLION  FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS. THEY ARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THERE IN  OUR BACK DOORS THERE IS A  SUBSTITUTE MOTION HERE.  >> THAT INCLUDES ACCEPTING THE  REPORT AS WELL. COMMISSIONER  MATTIX?  >> I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE  PROGRAM THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO  PUT FORWARD. I RECOMMEND THAT  WE ASKED THE CITY TO CONSIDER  ANYTHING HERE AS ONE. THE OTHER PIECE OF IT IS A BRIDGE TO A  BRIDGE. WE WERE ABLE TO  IMPLEMENT THAT THERE IS THE  HELP FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR MONEY CAN BE READY.  IT'S THE REQUIRED TEAR THAT  WE'VE USED IN THE PAST CAN YOU TELL ME WE'VE PROBABLY STOOD  UP MORE THAN A DOZEN DURING  COVID-19. AND I DON'T MINIMIZE THAT BECAUSE THAT IS AN EFFORT. THAT GETS OUT TO THOSE MINIMUM  IN NEED. BRIDGE SUBMERGES WHAT  WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR WITH  THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY WOULD HAVE SPEED AND SPECIFICITY  AROUND THIS LEVEL. WITH  HOMESTEAD OWNERS WITH THE DEEP  FREEZERS AWAY. THIS IS ONE OF  THE THINGS THAT THEY COULD BE  SPENT ON VERSUS NOT SPENT ON.  LIKE CAR DAMAGE SOME OF IT  COULD BE COVERED YOU WOULD HAVE THE IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM NEEDS  AND WHAT THAT CAN BE LOOKING  FOR. WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH  DETAIL TO IT AS A COMMISSION AS WE VOTE ON THIS. BEFORE WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING WE WANT TO  HAVE ENOUGH TO FEEL COMFORTABLE ON THIS LEVEL. THIS IS FOR  BUSINESSES IN UNINCORPORATED  AREAS? THE IDEA IS INDIVIDUAL  FOOD MEDICINE SHORT-TERM  EMERGENCY HOUSING AND  BUSINESSES NOT COVERED BY  INSURANCE. ARE WE TALKING  CAPITAL AND NONCAPITAL DAMAGES? THIS IS THE FINAL COMMENT HERE. WE'RE NEVER QUITE DONE IT FOR  STORMS BUT MOVING FORWARD THE  THOUGHT MAY BE IF WE HAD  ANOTHER STORM EVENT LIKE THIS  THERE'S EXPECTATIONS THAT WE  WOULD GO OUT HERE LIKE THIS.  HOW WE WOULD CONSIDER INVENTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS POLICY  WISE. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE  EDUCATIONAL FOR THRESHOLD OR  CERTAIN SERVICES THAT THEY'RE  GOING TO THROW OUT MONEY.  >> ABSOLUTELY WE COULD.  >> I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING TO WORK FROM. EMERGENCIES ARE  SO DIFFERENT.  >> WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? THIS WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE HOW WE PAY FOR IT. BUT AGAIN THERE'S  UNIQUE LEVEL OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR. THERE'S A  BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN ONE OF THE  THINGS FOR THE BOARD TO  CONSIDER IS TO AUTHORIZE THE  COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THAT  GRANT PROGRAM.  >> WE THE PUBLIC HEARING  SCHEDULED FOR 6:00. IF WE COULD WRAP UP? WE WILL TRY OTHERWISE  I WILL RECESS US UNTIL AFTER  THE PUBLIC HEARING.  >>  >> I SEE COMMISSIONER WELCH IS  HERE.  >> SO THIS IS BEEN COMING ON A  FUND BALANCE.  >> YOU CAN ESTABLISH THESE  FUNDS QUICKLY?  >> YES.  >> SO THE BIGGER CONCERN IS  THAT THIS WAS DONE WITHIN THE  CITY LIMITS? MY QUESTION I  GUESS WAS YOUR OKAY WITH SOME  KIND OF PROFIT WITHIN THIS  PROGRAM? THEY DID CUT THROUGH  THE CITY LIMITS. AND AT THE END OF THIS MEETING I INTEND TO  PROPOSE A RESOLUTION THAT WE  ASK THE CITY TO DO THE SAME  THING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.  >> COMMISSIONERS, IT IS 20  MINUTES TO 6:00. WE HAVE A  PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED AT  6:00. SO WE ARE GOING TO RECESS THIS DISCUSSION. WE'RE GOING  TO RESUME AFTER HER PUBLIC  HEARINGS. PLEASE BE BACK  PROMPTLY IT HAS ALREADY BEEN  PUBLICLY NOTICED.