Sep 05, 2023 Board of County Commissioners

[Call to Order by Chair]

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PARTICIPATE? LET'S SEE IF SHE CAN TO SPIT IN THE LOCAL

PLEASE? >> COMMISSIONER ARNOLD CAN YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU ARE IN FACT WITH US IN THE PHONE?

>> SHE IS ON RIGHT NOW BUT SHE CANNOT HEAR ANYTHING. IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE HER A MOMENT PLEASE?

>> MR. CHAIR AT THIS TIME PERHAPS WILL THEY FIGURE OUT THE TECHNICAL ISSUES I CAN BRIEFLY EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD THE SUNSHINE LAW AND THE ABILITY OF SOMEONE TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. WOULD THAT BE PROPER?

>> YES PLEASE. >> OKAY. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD IS RECOVERING FROM COVID. SHE WOULD STILL LIKE TO PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE BY WATCHING THE VIDEO. UNDER THE FLORIDA SUNSHINE LAW, SUCH PARTICIPATION IS ALLOWED. WHEN THERE IS A PHYSICAL QUORUM IN THE ROOM, WHICH WE HAVE, AND WHEN THERE IS EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE. WHETHER THE ABSENCE OF A MEMBER DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES IS EXTREMELY CIRCUMSTANCES IS A DETERMINATION THAT MUST BE MADE BY THE BOARD. SO WOULD ASK IF THERE IS A BOARD CONSENSUS THE RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS LIKE A COMMUNICABLE OR POTENTIALLY CONTAGIOUS SITUATION IS EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE DO I HAVE BOARD CONSENSUS NOW THAT THAT IS SUFFICIENT FOR HER TO

PARTICIPATE VIA PHONE TODAY? >> YES. OKAY. AS SOON AS THE HOOK UP WITH THAT SHE WILL BE ALLOWED TO FULLY PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. BY PHONE INSTEAD OF IN PERSON. THANK YOU.

>> WE WILL HEAR THE INVOCATION NOW. PASTOR BOB APPLEBY FROM COLONIAL CHURCH. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND?

>> THANK YOU FATHER FOR YOUR SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE UNIVERSE.

BLESSED IS THE NATION HIS GOD IS THE LORD. WE DECLARE THAT NOW. THAT YOU ARE LORD OVER EVERYTHING. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM UPON THIS MEETING AND UPON THE COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THIS PLACE THAT WE LIVE. WE ASK THAT YOUR FACE SHINE UPON THIS COUNTY AND THAT THE COUNTY WOULD SHINE BRIGHT FOR ALL TO EXPERIENCE THE GOOD LEADERSHIP YOU'VE PROVIDED. BLESS THIS DAY WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AMEN. >> TO LEAD US INTO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS RAY JONES PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS OF

THE UNITED STATES NAVY. >> MY NAME IS RAY JONES FROM ANASTASIA BIBLE CHURCH. I DID SERVE IN THE NAVY IN THE VIETNAM ERA AS A U.S. AIRMAN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG IS& AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS. AND

THAT STARTS WITH ME. >> A PROCLAMATION BY THE BOARD

[Proclamation Recognizing September 15 - October 15, 2023, as Hispanic Heritage Month]

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JOHNS COUNTY. WHERE IS THIS ANNUAL OBSERVANCE ALSO SERVES AS A TIME FOR ALL CITIZENS TO HONOR COMMEMORATE AND CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS TO A GRAY COUNTY AND NATION. THEREFORE BE A COMPLAINT BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ST.

JOHNS COUNTY THIS TIMBER 15TH BE DESIGNATED AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023.

>> MISS HERNANDEZ YOU'RE JUST IN TIME. AS EVERYONE KNOWS OR IF YOU'RE NEW TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY THIS GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE CONQUISTADORS IN THE 1500S. IT CONTINUES ON TO HER FRIENDS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR GENERATIONS. IT CONTINUES ON TODAY WITH SO MANY CULTURALLY ENRICHING TRADITIONS THAT MAKE OUR COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. IT IS MY PLEASURE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO PRESENT MISS HERNANDEZ WITH A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. >> I ALWAYS STRUGGLE WITH THIS.

SO HERE I GO AGAIN. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. IT IS QUITE A PLEASURE FOR US TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF LEAVING THIS ORGANIZATION FOR FIVE YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE GROWTH WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY.

A GREAT TESTAMENT OF THAT IS THE ARCHER NOR EVENT THAT WE HAVE ON THURSDAY. THAT IS REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL LITERACY INFORMATION IN SPANISH FOR THOSE OF FOR NORTH AND SOUTH FLORIDA. AS OF TODAY WE ARE SOLD OUT. MY TEAM IS LOOKING AT ME AND JUST SAYING MY GOODNESS WE ARE DEFINITELY EXCEEDING THE EXPECTATIONS. THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE. THERE IS NEED. TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONTINUE TO SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE AROUND WHAT THAT GROWTH MEANS FOR THE COUNTY. THE COMMUNITY IS OPENING BUSINESSES AT A FASTER RATE THAN ANY OTHER MINORITY. I KNOW THAT IN ST. JOHNS WE HAVE DOUBLED IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY SIZE. SO I KNOW IT IS PREVALENT AND EVIDENT THAT WE CONTINUE TO GROW. ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS HERE WITH ME ANSWER MY TEAM MEMBER SO THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF YOU AND SEE HOW WE CAN WORK AND PARTNER TOGETHER.

[Proclamation Recognizing September 17- 23, 2023, as Constitution Week]

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>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP KATE BURTON THIS WEEK WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE CONSTITUTION WEEK WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD. KATE BURTON GROUP IF YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? AND I WILL ASK SHAYNA

TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. >> WHEREAS IN ORDER TO SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO THEMSELVES AND POSTERITY ARE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED A CONSTITUTION FOR A NEW NATION. SENDING IT ON SEPTEMBER 17TH 1787. WHEREAS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL AMERICANS UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE PROVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES INCLUDED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. IN ORDER TO BETTER SUPPORT PRESERVE AND DEFEND IT. AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENACTMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION WE HONOR THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION AS WELL AS THE GLORIOUS NATION BUILT UPON THE FOUNDATION THEY PROVIDED. WHERE IS THE SERVES AS A TIME FOR ALL CITIZENS TO HOLD DEAR CELEBRATE IN THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THIS DOCUMENT AFFORD SOURCE AS AMERICANS. AND WHEREAS WITHOUT THE CONSTITUTION THE SUPREME LAW OF THE UNITED STATES WE THE PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE GUARANTEED ARE MANY FREEDOMS TO THE BENEFITS OF A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE. AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WILL JOIN IN THE NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. BE PROCLAIMED BY ST. JOHNS COUNTY THAT SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23RD BE DESIGNATED AS CONSTITUTION WEEK. PAST AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. JOHN'S FLORIDA ON THE FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023. IT IS A VERY GREAT HONOR OF MINE TO REPRESENT THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE COMMITTEE HAS GATHERED TOGETHER WITH THE USUAL CELEBRATION WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER THE 17TH.

AND WE WILL HAVE ALL THE BELLS ON THE DOWNTOWN CHURCH IS BRINGING FOR TWO MINUTES. IT IS NOISY BUT IT IS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION AND WE WILL CALL THE CELEBRATION TO ORDER WITH A BAGPIPER WHO WILL BE IN THE PLAZA. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CHRISTIAN WHITEHURST BEING ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND EVERYBODY CELEBRATE THE CONSTITUTION WHICH IS SAID TO BE THE MOST WONDERFUL ARTICLE OF GOVERNMENT EVER CREATED. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. THESE ARE 10 FACTS THAT I FOUND THAT WERE SURPRISING TO LEARN ABOUT.

TWO FOUNDING FATHERS AND FUTURE PRESIDENTS WERE NOT AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN 1787 AND DID NOT SIGN THE CONSTITUTION. JOHN ADAMS WAS THE AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN AND THOMAS JEFFERSON WERE THE AMBASSADORS TO FRANCE. THE CONSTITUTION LISTED THIS TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. FROM 1924 TO 1954 WHEN IT CAME TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. AND THIS IS INTERESTING THE FOUR-PAGE THE CONSTITUTION WHICH ARE ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES SHOW A FIFTH

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[Proclamation Recognizing September 2023, as Library Card Sign-up Month]

SHE REALLY ENJOYED THE FACT THAT WE WOULD DO THAT WITH OUR

FAMILY. >> THIS IS A PROCLAMATION BY ST. JOHNS COUNTY FLORIDA WHERE AS A LIBRARY CARD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SCHOOLS OF LEVEL IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS LIBRARY PROGRAMS SERVE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES FROM EARLY LITERACY TO HOMEWORK HELP TO GED CLASSES ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THE PASSIONS AND ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AS LEARNERS AND CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIANS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF BOOKS AND RESOURCES TO SERVE EVERYONE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY MAKING KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS AVAILABLE SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE WHAT TO READ. AND WHEREAS A LIBRARY CARD EMPOWERS ALL PEOPLE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS EXPLORENEW INTERESTS AND FIND THEIR VOICE. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING AND EXPANDING SERVICES CONTINUING TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND MAKING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION EQUALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND ST.

JOHNS COUNTY FLORIDA THIS SEPTEMBER 2023 BE RECOGNIZED AS LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH. PAST AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY FLORIDA FOR THE

FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023. >> GOOD MORNING. I AM JUST GOING TO ASSUME THAT EVERYONE HERE HAS A LIBRARY CARD. SO YOUR HOMEWORK THIS MORNING IS TO TAKE THAT MESSAGE OUT TO YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS. ENCOURAGE THEM TO STOP INTO ONE OF THEIR LOCAL LIBRARIES OR ONE OF HER BOOK MOBILES AND PICK UP A LIBRARY CARD AS WELL. WE HAVE A GRAPHIC THAT WE DID BRING WITH US THIS MORNING TO REMIND YOU THAT ALL OF HER STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS HERE THIS MORNING ARE REPRESENTATIONS FROM THE MAIN LIBRARY STAFF AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ORGANIZATION. WE TRULY HAVE THE SMARTEST CARD IN YOUR WALLET OR IN YOUR BACKPACK. THERE IS SOMETHING IN EACH LIBRARY AND BOOKMOBILE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF HER FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSION TO HELP US MOVE THAT MISSION FURTHER OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. ESPECIALLY AS THESE DEMOGRAPHICS GROW. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AND THERE IS A PLACE TO GO. ALL OF THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR LIBRARY CARD. WE ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LIBRARY CARD STOP INTO GET ONE. IT TRULY IS THE SMARTEST RESOURCE

IN YOUR WALLET. >> IS PART OF THE PROCESS THIS MORNING WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESOURCE. THAT'S WHAT LIBRARIES DO. WE FIGURED OUT WHO HAS A CARD AND WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CARD. WE ARE ALL ABOUT STATISTICS AND THE USE OF OUR

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YOU CAN DO IT. >> I'M SORRY IS THIS A HIPAA VIOLATION?

[Acceptance of Proclamations]

[Public Safety Update]

>> I WANT TO THANK THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE ARE BACK TO HER NORMAL OPERATIONS AFTER THE STORMS HERE LAST WEEK. THANK GOODNESS THAT WAS A NONEVENT. WE DID HOWEVER SEND TO DISPATCHERS TO ASSIST TAYLOR COUNTY WHO HAVE SINCE RETURNED YESTERDAY. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HELPED. ALSO THE PATROL DIVISION IS PROJECTING THIS YEAR A 70 PERCENT DECREASE IN TRAFFIC CRASHES AND A 50% DECREASE IN TRAFFIC RELATED FATALITIES. SOFTWARE THAT COMES TRUE AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AS FAR AS STILL THE CURRENT COMPILATION IS THAT 486. WE DOING SOME RENOVATIONS AND I LIKE TO THINK THAT THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE IS GOING TO HELP TO RENOVATE THIS. IT WILL BE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING IT. EVERYTHING WORKED OUT REALLY WELL FOR THOSE FIRST TWO. ALSO THE REENTRY TEAM IS HERE GRADUATING OUR FIRST TWO CANINES WE HAVE THE TRAINED DOGS WHO WILL BE GRADUATING THIS THURSDAY MORNING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE?

>> GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HURRICANE IDALIA. THIS WAS THE BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR US. NOT MUCH IF EVEN IN DIRECT HIT. WE DID OFFER US WAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND UP ALL OF HER TEAMS WITH A LOT OF NEW FACES. IT WAS GREAT TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY WORK OUT THOSE KINKS WHICH HOPEFULLY THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. EVERYONE SHOWED UP WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE AND READY TO GO TO WORK. BUT GLAD WE DID NOT HAVE TO. THE AFTERMATH WEAVED DEPLOYED TWO OF OUR TEAM LEADERS TO CITRUS COUNTY TO ASSIST BUT ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD EXERCISE AND IT WAS THE

[Clerk of Court's Report]

>> OKAY LET'S MOVE TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT'S REPORT.

>> GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. SEPTEMBER 17TH IS THE 281ST SIGNINGOF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. IT EMPLOYS THE PRINCIPLES OF SEPARATION OF DUTIES AND CHECKS AND BALANCES TO KEEP ONE BRANCH FROM GAINING AUTHORITY OVER ANOTHER AND PROVIDE MECHANISMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. THE SAME ELEMENTS ARE FOUND HERE IN OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT WITH A CHECK AND BALANCE WITH THE JUDICIARY AND THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

PAYING THE COUNTY BILLS TO TAKING THESE MINUTES THE HOUSE PROTECTS THE PUBLIC TRUST BY PROVIDING A SECOND SET OF EYES AND CONTROLS THE VITAL PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES.

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[Public Infrastructure Update]

>> A NEW ITEM ON THE AGENDA. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE.

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME. >> MORNING MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M GOING TO SPEND TWO MINUTES THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE YOUR WONDERFUL TEAM OF INFRASTRUCTURE DELIBERATIONS AND I'M GOING TO HAVE COLIN INTRODUCE THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY. THIS IS YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY TEAM. I WAS TOLD THIS MORNING THAT THE PROFILE PICTURES THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS MORNING IS REALLY THE ORIGINAL PROFILE PICTURES THAT THEY TOOK WHEN THEY CAME TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR ROOMS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THE NEXT TIME WE COME BACK WE WILL HAVE BETTER PROFILE PICTURES FOR EVERYONE. FIRST I WANT TO INTRODUCE COLIN GRAFF WHO IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY TEAM LEAD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I INTRODUCE THE TEAM SO I CAN GIVE ENOUGH KUDOS AND CREDIT TO MR. GRAFF AND HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND AN INNOVATIVE MINDSET. THIS IS A TEAM A SOLID STEWARDSHIP AND INNOVATION. SO I MAY GO THROUGH ONE OF THESE ONE BY ONE. JESSE DUNN IS THE DIRECTOR WITH CORY BOAS AS A MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. JANE LOCKLEAR IS THE PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR. GREG CARDWELL IS THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ANDTO SUIT THE OVERSEAS THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT LEVELS. MIKE ROBERTSON IS THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. AND FINALLY COLIN GRAFF IS THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. THANK YOU. AND I'LL INTRODUCE MR. GRAFF FOR THE UPDATE ON THE HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS TODAY.

THANK YOU. >> COLLIN GROFF. INTERIM ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER. THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY DO. WE TRY TO DO AN UPDATE EVERY MONTH REALLY HIGHLIGHT THREE OR FOUR PROJECTS AND IMPORTANT MILESTONES SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT IS BEING BUILT IN THE ACADEMY. WHY DO WE PUT THIS TEAM TOGETHER? WE WANT TO BREAK DOWN SOME WALLS WE WANTED A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM SOON WE BUILD THE PROJECT EVERYONE WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE TEAM. SO WHEN ISSUES DO ARISE THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE THERE TO ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY AND TRANSPARENTLY. WE WANTS TO BREAK DOWN THOSE DEPARTMENT SILOS SO THEY WORK TOGETHER ON THESE PROJECTS AND ARE NOT WORKING INDEPENDENTLY. THAT SAVES MONEY AND TIME AND IS MORE TRANSPARENT TO THE CITIZENS. WE HAVE OUTDATED AND BURDENSOME PROCEDURES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT BREAKING THIS DOWN AND PROVIDING MORE EFFICIENT WAYS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND EFFICIENT AT DELIVERING THESE PRODUCTS. THERE MAY BE POLICY CHANGES TO BRING TO THE BOARD THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT TO MAKE THESE POLICY CHANGES. IT IS ALL ABOUT DELIVERING PROJECTS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. WANT TO ENCOURAGE AND REWARD THE INVITATIONAL PROJECTS AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT MAYBE IT IS WORTH $500,000 TO SAY 5 MILLION. LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE MONEY THROUGH INNOVATION AND REWARDING THAT INNOVATION.

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS, IS THE PARALLEL PROJECT MILESTONES.

RIGHT NOW A LOT OF PROJECTS ARE DONE SEQUENTIALLY. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PRODUCT YOU WANT AND YOU GO TO THE START DESIGN AND THEN FURTHER BID. SOME OF THOSE TASKS COME PARALLEL WITH THE SPEED DELIVERY AND TIMEFRAME THAT THE PUBLIC WAITS FOR THESE PROJECTS. THAT MAY BRING RISKS.

BUT WE ARE ALSO BRINGING CALCULATED MITIGATED RISK STRATEGIES. THEN WE FIRST SCOPE THOSE PRODUCTS COMING UP WITH A CONTINGENCY PLAN. IF SOMETHING COMES UP THAT WE WEREN'T AWARE OF AT LEAST WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND HAD A PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT RISK AS IT COMES UP. THE BIG THING THAT WE ARE CHANGING, IS WE WANT TO HAVE THAT AUTHENTIC AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT THE VERY BEGINNING AND THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. NOT JUST WHERE THE PROJECT IS GOING TO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN DURING CONSTRUCTION THERE IS A NUMBER THAT YOU CAN CALL AND YOU WILL GET A CALL BACK WITHIN 30 MINUTES. AND THEN WE FINISH THE

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ALL THOSE KINDS OF PROJECTS ARE THERE AND IT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THOSE. A VERY BUSY STAFF BUILDING PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY. I WANT TO COVER WHAT WE'RE DOING EVERY MONTH WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. WE CAN LOOK AT COUNTYWIDE SIGNAL IS ASIAN AND THE PROJECT THAT IS IN THE CONCEPTUAL LEVELS BROUGHT TO US BY SOMETHING ELSE. WERE LOOKING AT MILL CREEK PARK AND THE TUTEN WIDENING. STAFF IS LOOKING AT A WAY TO BETTER SIGNAL EYES THESE INNOVATIONS. HOW MANY PEOPLE WAIT AT A RED LIGHT THAT TURNS GREEN IN THE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN GET ANOTHER RED LIGHT. WITH THIS PROJECT DOES IS TIE ALL OF THESE ROADS TOGETHER IN THE CORE DOOR. SO THEY ARE ALL SYNCHRONIZED. THERE ARE TECHNICAL EXPLANATIONS BUT I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND MYSELF. WITH THE COUNTY IS DOING IS MODELING RIGHT NOW WITH FOUR MAIN AREAS IN THE COUNTY. THE BIG THING IS THAT WE ARE ENHANCING THAT REGIONAL TRAFFIC BLOCK. THEY FOCUS ON ST. JOHN COUNTY AND WE WILL BE PROACTIVELY PLANNING THE CIVILIZATION TIMING AND OPTIMIZATIONS BY PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER WITH TECHNOLOGY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY DO THIS EVERY THREE YEARS. WHILE WE BELIEVE THAT DOES IS MOVE PROJECTS. IT MOVES THINGS FASTER IN THE DESIGN SO WE ARE DOING SOME SCOPING NOW AT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT BUT WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT WE DO UNDERSTAND THERE IS TRAFFIC OUT THERE AND WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME THINGS TO TRY TO FIX IT. THIS IS A PROJECT CAME TO US WITH COT. THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES WITH STACKING A 95 AT THE IGE INTERCHANGE. THEY CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO BRING A PROJECT AND COME UP WITH A CONCEPTUAL PLAN TO DO SOME SIGNAL WORK WITH THE WORLD COMMERCE CENTER AND BOULEVARD. THIS IS NOT A COUNTY PROJECT AS THEY DID NOT INITIATE THIS. AS A COURTESY THE COUNTY IS REVIEWING IT WITH THE OT. IT IS NOT A DONE DEAL AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN BUT WE WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION THAT THE D.O.T. IS TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM OUT THERE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS OF DOING THAT. AGAIN THERE WAS ANOTHER OPTION WHERE THEY WERE COMING IN WITH ENGINEERS GETTING A SECONDARY OFFRAMP ONTO THE WORLD COMMERCE CENTER. THAT IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE INTERSTATE. SO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A FEDERAL VARIANCE PROCESS WHICH IN MY CAREER IN 35 YEARS OF BEEN THROUGH ONE AND IT'S BEEN DENIED. IT IS AN IDEA THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY BE LOOKING AT. THIS PROJECT IS SIMPLY A CONCEPT FROM THE D.O.T. AND NOT A STAFF PROJECT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD BUT WE ARE MAKING COMMENTS TO D.O.T. ON WHETHER OR NOT IT MAKES SENSE TO LOWER THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL CHANGES AT THE INTERCHANGE OF COMMERCE CENTER AND AGP.

WORKING TO MOVE MORE TRAFFIC THROUGH IT. THIS IS WHAT IT WAS AND WHAT IT DOES WITH RIGHT TURNS HERE GOING THE OTHER WAY.

AND THAT'S WITH THE SIGNAL STATION WOULD DO THE STAFF NOW TOOK THIS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT MORE REGIONAL ALONG THE WHOLE CORE DOOR CORA DOOR AND STAFF IS REVIEWING THIS CONCEPT AND PROVIDING COMMENTS BACK TO D.O.T. WORKING THROUGH THOSE

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QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? >> MR. GROFF I'VE A QUESTION JUST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTY THAT WE HAVE 100 PROJECTS. CLEARLY I WAS MISINFORMED. THERE ARE $504 MILLION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION?

>> WE ARE PRETTY BUSY. WE ARE GOOD.

>> I AM THRILLED TO PIECES THAT YOU'RE TAKING SO MANY THINGS AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO SPEEDED UP. WE ALL REALLY NEED IT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT WORK. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE

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COMMISSIONER ARNOLD, CAN YOU HEAR US? OKAY. SO WE STILL NEED SOMETHING SO COMMISSIONER ARNOLD CAN HEAR US. CAN COMMISSIONER ARNOLD PARTICIPATE IF WE CAN GET THE TECHNICAL

DIFFICULTIES WORKED OUT? >> IF SHE IS ABLE TO HEAR AND SPEAK AND WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR HER BASED ON THE BOARDS EARLIER CONSENSUS SHE IS ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING.

>> THEY HAVE A HIGH-SPEED CONTRACTION HOOKED UP SO I

[Deletions to Consent Agenda]

>> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX FROM OUR

DISCUSSION. >> THAT IS CONSENT ITEM 6. IS

ANYTHING ELSE? >> NASSER.

>> COMMISSIONER? COMMISSIONER ARNOLD CAN YOU HEAR US? DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? CONSENT ITEM NUMBER SIX. THAT IS THE LAMP ITEM SO WE COULD JUST MAKE

[Public Comment is Time Certain from 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM, or at the conclusion of the Regular Agenda, whichever occurs first (Part 1 of 2)]

>> THAT IS FINE. >> THAT WILL BECOME REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14. CAN WE HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE

CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE? >> AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN COMMENTS. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THEM SHOULD COME TO HIS OR HER NAME OR ADDRESS COMMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER AND MAY NOT INCLUDE A DEMAND FOR AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD. NO PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD WITH A PERSONAL OR BOISTEROUS BEHAVIOR. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS OR DISAPPROVAL OF ANY COMMENTS.

FINALLY ANY SPEAKER THAT PRESENTS THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL PLEASE PRESENT THAT MATERIAL TO THE STAFF OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO BE ENTERED INTO PUBLIC RECORD. THANK YOU.

>> YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THREE AND FOUR BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND MOVE TO DISCUSSION WITH ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR. IT SEEMS YOU ARE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE TO PROVE THE CONCURRENT PORTION OF SHARED MITIGATION FOR THE LAND USE WITHOUT HAVING THE DISCUSSION OR APPROVAL OF

THE PROJECT AND ITS HOLE. >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH?

>> I WAS GOING TO DO THAT BUT I WAS HESITANT. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THIS. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE NOT APPROVED YET AND IT IS BASED ON APPROVAL WHICH I DID READ AT THE VERY BOTTOM. BUT I AGREE WITH HER. CAN I PULL THAT? OKAY.

>> WE WILL HAVE TO PULL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> THANK YOU. >> MORNING MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE FINE WITH THAT ON BEHALF THE LANDINGS TEAM WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS SCHOOL CONCURRENCY AND TRANSPORTATION AS PART OF THE HEARING THAT YOU WILL HAVE ON ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR ANYWAY. SO WE DO APPRECIATE THE HEADS UP. IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE WILL NOW

CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I DO THINK IT WOULD BE BEST

FOR THE WHOLE PROCESS. >> CAN WE ADD CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THREE AND FOUR FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE TO BE HEARD AND VOTED ON? WHICH IS THE REQUEST.

>> HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IT YOU HAVE DISCRETION TO DO IT. I WOULD NOTE THAT ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND FOUR ARE QUASIJUDICIAL SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ITEMS TO INFORM THE REGULAR GENDER OF THEIR AND WE HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR THE EX PARTE EXPOSURE. BUT HOWEVER THE BOARD DETERMINES IS THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED IS PERMISSIBLE.

>> I AM GOING TO SUGGEST WE HAVE ITEMS ONE A AND THREE A.

[Approval of Consent Agenda]

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>> EXCEPT WE WOULD NOT HAVE HEARD THE LANDINGS INFORMATION

YET. >> WE WILL HEAR THE CONSENT ITEMS ALONG WITH THE OTHER COMMUNITY ITEMS.

>> OKAY. >> OKAY SO WE DO HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. WE ARE GOING TO VOTE BY VOICE TODAY. SO THE CONSENT AGENDA

[Additions/Deletions to Regular Agenda]

[Approval of Regular Agenda]

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>> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE REGULAR AGENDA? COMMISSIONER JOSEPH? COMMISSIONER ARNOLD? WE HAVE THE REGULAR AGENDA. THAT WILL TAKE US INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE WILL HEAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR INCLUDING THE CONSENT ITEMS FORMALLY THREE AND FOUR ALTOGETHER.

>> YOU MUST HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR AGENDA AS AMENDED. ALL IN FAVOR? IN THE OPPOSED? WE HAVE THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS TWO AND FOUR AS WERE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED QUASIJUDICIAL MOTIONS. COMMISSIONER DEAN FOR THE EX

PARTE DISCLOSURES PLEASE? >> YES. ON TO AND FOR I HAD A PHONE CALL WITH THE SMITH ON FRIDAY AT 4:00 IN SAME ON NUMBER FOUR DISCUSSING AND EXPLAINING THE PROPOSED LANDING BETWEEN BRIAR WITH THE SCHOOL ISSUES AND THE LAND-USE ISSUES.

AND I THINK THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE DISCUSSION.

>> COMMISSIONER ARNOLD? >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I HAD A PHONE CALL WITH STAFF ON THURSDAY AUGUST 31ST AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 A.M. DISCUSSING TRAFFIC IN THE SCHOOL SITUATIONS. I ALSO MET WITH KRISTI MULLIS AND STAFF ON AUGUST 24TH AT 12:30 IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT.

>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. FOR ITEMS TWO AND FOUR HAD A MEETING OFF-SITE WITH JUSTIN DUDLEY ON JANUARY THE 27TH. I HAD A MEETING OFF-SITE WITH AUSTIN ROBERTS ON APRIL 6TH. I DID MEET WITH DOUG MILLER FROM ETM ON MAY 4TH AND ALSO HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION DISCUSSING THE PROJECT AND MET WITH NEIGHBORS SMITH AND STAFF ON THURSDAY AUGUST 31ST AT 12:30

P.M. TO DISCUSS THIS PROJECT. >> I HAD A MEETING WITH CHRISTINE MULLIS AND STAFF ON THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH. THIS IS WHERE THEY WERE LOOKING BASED ON DENSITY AND SCHOOL IMPACT.

I HAD A MEETING WITH CHRISTINE MULLIS AND STAFF ON THURSDAY AUGUST 24TH AT 10:30 A.M. REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES. I ALSO WENT ON LABOR DAY AND DID TOUR THE DIFFERENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AROUND WHERE THEY WANT TO BUILD TO BE BARRED FROM TRAIL IN THE BAR FROM A JOY GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK SEEING THE BEAUTIFUL TREES LINING THE PROJECT. I RECEIVED 40 AGAINST AND ABOUT FOUR FOR THE PROJECT.

JOSEPH. MY FIRST INTRODUCTION WAS ABOUT A YEAR HALF AGO. I

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THAT ONE ANYMORE. >> GOOD MORNING. AS ELLEN

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YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT AS IT WAS USED BY THE NAVY FROM 1940 TO 1961. WAS FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE SWITZERLAND AIRFIELD IN THE EPICENTER OF THE ACTIVITY TOOK PLACE WITH THE CURRENT MARKETPLACE IS TODAY. THAT'S PROPERTY IS NOW BEEN CLEAN OF DEBRIS AND THEN WAS USED FOR AGRICULTURE USES AFTER THE NAVY RETURNED IT IN 1961. LOOKING AT THE SCREEN WE HAVE A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN WHICH SHOWS HOW THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES PROVIDE A COMPLEX PLAN INTEGRATING NICELY INTO THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND YOU CAN IDENTIFY BY THE DARKER PORTIONS ON THE MAP THIS IS WHERE THE WETLAND PRESERVATION NETWORK IS AND HOW IT DOES INTEGRATE INTO THE EXISTING NETWORK WETLAND FOR THIS PORTION OF THE COUNTY. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT AS PART OF THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN AMENDMENTS WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE 35 FOOT DEVELOPMENT LEVELS BETWEEN GREENBRIER AND ST. JOHN'S PIECE. HOWEVER THE DEVELOPMENT EDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED AROUND THE SURROUNDING OF THE PROPERTY. THE DEVELOPMENT EDGE SPECIFICALLY IS PROVIDED BETWEEN RIVERTOWN COMMUNITY WHICH THIS RUNNER PROPERTY BYPRODUCTS PROXIMALLY 70% AND THE BERKS RANCH COMMUNITY. THAT WILL ENSURE THERE IS A 70 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN THE BACKUPS IN THESE TWO COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION WE WILL BE PROVIDING A SCENIC EDGE THAT WILL REMAIN UNDISTURBED.

TO TOUCH ON THE DISTANT PROPERTY FOR RIVERTOWN AS THE MAIN STREET WHICH WILL COME UP ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AN GREENBRIER ROAD. THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY YOUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT STAFF ALREADY. THE COMMUNITY DOES PROPOSE THERE WILL BE HOMES IN THIS AREA UNDER DEVELOPMENT. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THE DISTINGUISHED MEN'S. THERE ARE 581 ACTIVE

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>> RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND IN SCHOOLS. YOU HAVE THE PROPOSED COLLECTOR ROAD THAT WILL GO FROM GREENBRIER THROUGH THE NON-AGE RESTRICTED PORTION. THIS IS THE PART THAT CASEY SHOWED US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE. THERE WILL BE A COLLECTOR ROAD THAT WILL GO DOWN INTO THE AGE RESTRICTED AREAS AND YOU CAN SEE THE CIRCULATION AGAIN THROUGHOUT THAT COMMUNITY. HERE THE ROAD HAS SOMEHOW BLOCKED AND PEOPLE CAN GET OUT TO THE COLLECTOR ROAD. SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE INTERCONNECTIVITY AND IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS REQUESTED BY COUNTY STAFF AND IS STILL ON THE BOOKS FOR TODAY WHICH IS WHY WE ARE SHOWING IT. ALSO YOU CAN SEE HIS CASEY POINTED OUT RIVERTOWN DEVELOPING FROM EAST TO WEST.

RIVERTOWN MAIN STREET WILL CONNECT UP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROJECT AND GO TO GREENBRIER ROAD. THOSE CONSTRUCTION PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNTY AND WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO THIS WILL COMPLETE THE LOOP ROAD WHICH WILL MAKE THE RIVERTOWN RESIDENTS HAPPY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ACCESS POINT.

WITH RESPECT WE WILL SUMMON RISE THESE NOW. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH THE FOUR LANES APPROXIMATELY ROBERT ROAD AND VETERANS PARKWAY.

SIMILARLY THE COUNTY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH BUILDING THE FOUR LANES OF COUNTY ROAD 210 FROM CIMMARON TO GREENBRIER TO 10 WEST AND VETERANS PARKWAY. AGAIN THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW WITH THEIR STAFF. THIS SECTION OF GREENBRIER ROAD WILL BE WIDENED WHEN THE HILO AND ADJACENT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT COMES ONLINE. WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERSECTION OF LONGLEAF PINE AND GREENBRIER ROAD. AS PART OF THIS PROJECT I WILL GIVE YOU

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WHAT THEY HAVE PROPOSED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IS BUILDING SLICK LANES TO GET PARENTS OUT OF THE MAINLINE OF GREENBRIER ROAD AND OFF TO THE SIDE SO MAINLINE OF GREENBRIER ROAD CAN FLOW IN THE MORNING IN THE AFTERNOONS. WE WILL BE SPENDING ABOUT $565,000 ON THE IMPROVEMENTS. THEY WILL HAVE NO SCHOOL IMPACT OR TRANSPORTATION IMPACT. THAT IS A SHEER PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT THEY ARE MAKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO DO LIVE IN THE AREA. SIMILARLY WE KNOW THAT LONGLEAF PINE PARKWAY IS GOING

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WE DO HAVE A LETTER FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT I WILL SHOW YOU IN A MOMENT THIS IS THEY DO APPRECIATE THE CREATIVITY HELPING THE EXISTING SCHOOL BOARDS. WITH REGARD TO THE TIMELINES WHERE YOU WILL SEE ON HERE AGAIN IS THE PROJECT PLANNING AND ENGINEERING GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT MEANS HORIZONTAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL OCCUR IN TWO 2025 WITH THE FIRST HOME CLOSINGS COMING IN 2026. AND THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW THE ROAD HAS TO BE BUILT UP FRONT AND WE WILL NOT HAVE THE FIRST HOMES OPENING UNTIL 2026. SIMILARLY THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON THESE LEVELS THAT WILL BE OPEN BEFORE THE PROJECT TRIPS ON THE GROUND. HERE IS THE PROJECT TRANSPORTATION CONTRIBUTION FOR GREENBRIER ROAD. AGAIN THE ROAD IS OPENING ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT THE HOMES ARE AVAILABLE FOR US. THE TERM LAME IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE BUILT IN THE SUMMER OF 24 OR THE SUM OF 25. SO NOT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR ITSELF. THE FIRST SCHOOL FAIR PROPORTIONAL WITH NON-AGE RESTRICTED WILL BE PAID UP FRONT DO WITH CONSTRUCTION PLAN APPROVAL. SPEAKING OF SCHOOLS, WE'VE SEEN IN THE EMAILS AND THE VOICES ABOUT THE SCHOOLS.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THREE K-8 SCHOOLS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

RIVERTOWN WILL OPEN IN THE FALL 2025. SHEARWATER AND BEACON LAKE ARE HERE AND WANTS THOSE THREE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN YOU ARE 4100 NEW SCHOOLS IN STATIONS K-8 IN THE NORTHWEST SECTOR OF THE COUNTY. YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THERE ARE TWO NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES WITHIN RIVERTOWN AND YOU CAN SEE THE ONE IT K-8 TO GREENBRIER HILO. IN A HIGH SCHOOL FOR SILVER LAKE. THE SCHOOL BOARD ALREADY HAS ENOUGH LAND FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS IN ADDITION TO THE ONE THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT WHERE THERE IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EMBEDDED IF YOU WILL WITHIN THE PROJECT WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT. AGAIN WE KNOW THAT TO CORY AND BEACH OPEN THIS TIME LAST YEAR AND THAT WAS 2022-2023. YOU CAN SEE THE ENROLLMENT ON BARTRAM TRAIL HAS GONE DOWN AND THESE ARE SCHOOLBOARD NUMBERS AND NOT OUR NUMBERS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN AND SIMILARLY WITH THE THREE NEW K-8 SCHOOLS OPENED IN 2023-2024 YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO SWITZERLAND MIDDLE AND HICKORY CREEK. THEY NORMALIZE NOW THAT WE ARE GETTING NEW SCHOOLS. AND AGAIN THAT IS ALL OPEN IN THIS COMMUNITY. WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOLS, YOU SEE NON-AGE RESTRICTED PORTIONS WILL GO ABOUT 9 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS WITH SCHOOL PROPORTIONATE SHARES. THERE IS A SCHOOL SITE THAT THE BOARD OWNS RIGHT HERE.

WE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARDS PROVIDE DRAINAGE EASEMENTS WITHIN THIS PROJECT. THAT WILL ALLOW THE SCHOOL BOARD TO DRAIN THE STORM WATER INTO THE LANDINGS PROJECT SO THAT NO STORMWATER POND WILL BE REQUIRED ON THE SCHOOL SITE.

THAT IS PART OF THE PROPORTIONAL SHARED AGREEMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND IN YOUR PACKAGE AS WELL. THAT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SIXTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AGAIN THE SIDE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS, AROUND 900,000 WITH NO CREDITS AS THIS IS PUBLIC BENEFIT. AS THEY MENTIONED EARLIER THAN ON AGE RESTRICTED COMPONENT OR NO SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN HERE BUT IT WILL STILL GENERATE ABOUT $1 MILLION A YEAR AND AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES OVER ST. JOHN'S COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. HERE IS THE LETTER FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD SAYING THAT THEY DO APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT CREATIVITY PROVIDING THE 900 OR SO THOUSAND DOLLARS A SIDE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE

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AT WHICH SOMEONE FALSIFY THE COMMUNITY MEETING FLYER TO SHOW INTERCONNECTIVITY WITH FOXTROT. WHICH IS IN THIS AREA. FOR THE RECORD THERE IS NO INTERCONNECTIVITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER

QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL,

WHAT IS BUGS AND BUNNY MEAN? >> TYPICALLY IT'S THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. AND WETLANDS STUDIES.

>> SO THE BUGS ARE THE ACTUAL BUGS AND BUNNIES?

>> IN THE AGENDA PACKAGE WHICH IS QUITE THICK, YOU WILL FIND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT THAT WAS DONE BY CARTER ENVIRONMENTAL. IT TALKS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THE PROPERTY. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE WETLANDS ON THE PROPERTY. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS TOO LONG AND A SPEAKING ACRONYM SO I APOLOGIZE.

>> OKAY. HOW MANY HOMES ARE HILO AND ANATOMY BUILDING THAT HAVE NOT BEEN BUILT YET IN THE AREA?

>> OVERALL WAS APPROVED FOR 3500. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE UNITS THEY HAVE TO BE CONSTRUCTED. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH RIVERTOWN IS BUILDING OUT RAPIDLY AND THE REMAINING PORTION WILL GRAB THIS AREA ALL THE WAY TO GREENBRIER ROAD. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YOU KNOW UNITS

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE LEFT. >> AND KNOW THE ADULT RESTRICTED AREA DOES NOT IMPACT THE SCHOOLS BUT THE TRAFFIC

WOULD. >> FROM THE ACTIVE ADULTS?

>> HE SAID THERE'S NO IMPACT ON THE SCHOOLS BUT THERE WILL BE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE TRAFFIC FROM THEM GOING AT THE SAME TIME THE KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL. OR LINING UP IN THE CAR

LANE. >> NOT NECESSARILY. TYPICALLY YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO WORK EARLY OR COMING HOME FROM WORK AT PEAK HOURS. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE ACTIVE ADULT WILL HAVE THOSE TRIPS ON THE ROAD. PART OF THE REASON THEY ARE SPENDING ALMOST $1 MILLION IS TO GET THOSE PEOPLE OFF OF GREENBRIER ROAD AND OUT OF THE TRAFFIC SO IT CAN GO

MORE SMOOTHLY. >> I THINK I'M OLDER THAN THAT AND I AM WORKING. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU SAID BERTRAM RANCH IS CONNECTED

BY SIDEWALK. >> BY ITS OWN LEVEL IS INTERCONNECTED. THEY ARE SIMPLY PICKING UP THE INTERCONNECTIVITY ON THAT ORDINANCE. THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO EITHER DRIVE OR RIDE BIKES TO THE PARK. IN THE BOTTOM PART I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IF SOMEONE HAD A HEART ATTACK IN THE VERY BACK OF THIS I TOLD YOU THIS BEFORE, WHERE I LIVE THERE'S LIKE A BACK GATE IN CASE THERE'S AN EMERGENCY

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OF THE BACK? >> AND THAT IS WHY THE ROAD SYSTEM HAS BEEN LOOPED. IF YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH THIS WAY FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU CAN LIVE THIS WAY OR LOOP BACK AROUND AND THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE INTERCONNECTIVITY INTERNALLY.

THERE IS NO INTERCONNECTIVITY ON THAT MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THE INTERCONNECTIVITY IS KIND

OF CHANGED OVER TIME? >> INITIALLY THE BERTRAM RANCH COMMUNITY HAD A NUMBER OF CONNECTIVITY POINTS. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN LIMITED TO JUST THE ONE CONNECTION SHOWN ON THE PROPERTY. TO ADD TO WHAT ELLEN MENTIONED THERE IS A BRIGHT GREEN ARE ALMOST LOOKS YELLOW ON THE PLAN IS A COLLECTOR ROAD. IT HAS A WRITER WIDER RIGHT-OF-WAY IF IT IS BLOCKED FOR WHATEVER REASON PEOPLE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET AROUND ANY BLOCKAGES.

>> I DROVE HER OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITY. THIS IS LIKE IT WILL BE A LOT MORE DENSE WITH SMALLER LOTS. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WASN'T SEPARATE. OKAY THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK EXCEPT FOR THIS THIS IS THE WAIVER THAT WAS BURIED IN THERE. IF YOU DON'T MIND I WOULD LIKE TO READ THEM IF YOU COULD COMMENT I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY THE FIRST ONE THE OWNER IS REQUESTING A WAIVER FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING UNITS POOL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SIMILAR EQUIPMENT BE SET BACK A MINIMUM OF FIVE FEET FROM PROPERTY LINES ALL SWIMMING POOLS MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WITH A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES AND SIZES LOCATED WITHIN THE LANDING BAR SO THEY WOULD LIKE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE MINIMUM OF THREE FOOT SETBACKS FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND SWIMMING POOLS. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY REPORTS I GET FROM PEOPLE HEARING OTHER PEOPLE'S EQUIPMENT THROUGH THEIR WALLS. IF THE HEATER OR NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY WITH AIR CONDITIONER I'M JUST VERY CURIOUS ABOUT

THIS. >> I JUST THE SPEAK GLOBALLY WEAVERS ARE ALLOWED AS A MATTER OF FACT. THE CAT CODE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES A SECTION WHERE AGAIN A PUD IS DESIGNED TO BE ITS OWN STANDALONE ORDINANCE. THIS IS UNIQUE TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY. BECAUSE IN MOST JURISDICTIONS IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WRITTEN AS A WAIVER FROM THE CODE. YOU SIMPLY SAY SETBACK IS EXIT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS WHY.

>> THEN WHY DO WE EVEN WRITE IT DOWN?

>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT REQUIRES THE DISCLOSURE OF ALL WAIVERS FROM PROVISIONS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. EVERY PUD THAT I COULD THINK OF AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 16 YEARS IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY, INCLUDES PUD WAIVERS BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRED BY YOUR CODE. TO THE SPECIFIC WAIVER IT HAS TIED INTO OTHER WAIVERS AND IS LITERALLY BECAUSE THE WAY THE CODE IS SET OUT IT MEASURES THE SIDE YARD SETBACKS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE WAIVERS THAT ALLOW THE SIDE YARD SETBACK TO BE MEASURED FROM WALL-TO-WALL AS LONG AS THERE ADEQUATE FIRE PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FIRE REGULATIONS. IT IS SIMILAR IN THE FACT THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING FOR A DIFFERENT SETBACK MEASUREMENT AND FOR THE

SIDE YARD AND MECHANICS. >> LET ME READ THE WAIVER.

>> THE SIDE YARD WILL BE FIVE FEET. IT IS MEASURED DIFFERENTLY AGAIN. THIS IS BETWEEN EACH OF THE HOMES. WHAT WORRIES ME IS THE OWNER IS REQUESTING WAIVERS WITH THE FIVE YARD SETBACK. THEY WILL PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM DESIGNED AND INSTALLED WITH 13 ARE THE REQUIRED FIRE HYDRANTS WITH ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF FLOW IN ADDITION TO WHAT IS REQUIRED

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>> JUSTIN DALY FROM GRAND PARKWAY. IT IS GREAT THAT YOU HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE FIRE FLOW BOTH IN THE DESIGN OF THE PLANT TO BE REDEEMED FOR THE COUNTY AND STAFF BY THE UTILITY DEPARTMNTS AS WELL AS TESTING THIS COMING INTO THE PROJECT IN ORDER TO MEET THAT SETBACK REQUIREMENT.

>> I WANT PEOPLE HAVE THE PICTURE OF WHAT YOU ARE BUILDING HERE IN THIS AREA. I LIKE THAT THERE ARE TWO PER ACRE. WE GO DOWN TO ACTIVE ADULT LIVING AND THAT IS NOT VERY ACTIVE. IN WHICH COUNTY APPROVALS WILL BE WITHIN THAT FOUR-YEAR. AFTER LAND CLEARING. IT WAS HERE BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADS AND LOTS WAS IN THE LEVEL WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FILL DUE TO THE HIGH SEASONAL GROUNDWATER TABLES. THE SITE WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIRED TREE INCHES FOR ACRE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCT AND PER CODE. IT IS JUST SAD.

>> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH THIS IS ONE OF THE WAIVERS THAT ARE PRACTICALLY IN THE SIZE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN BEHIND YOU OR IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU WILL SEE THE HISTORIC USE OF THIS PROJECT. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THESE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OCCUR. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE THE HIGH-QUALITY WETLANDS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN SIDE.

>> OTHER PUD'S ARE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE WITH THOSE WAIVERS.

WITH THOSE MECHANICAL SETBACKS. I THINK YOU BE ABLE TO FIND THAT AS WELL. IT WILL ALL BENEFIT VERSUS THE CONTINUING CYCLING OF TIMBERING IN THIS PROJECT.

>> IT IS DANGEROUS THAT YOU CAN'T GET OUT THE BACK. AND THAT WAS REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR THAT. OUR FRONT DOOR IS MUCH CLOSER TO THE STATION IN THE OTHER PROJECTS IN THE AREA.

LET'S HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE?

>> PUBLIC COMMENTS UNDER ONE THROUGH FOUR ON THE AGENDA.

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RECORD. >> CHRISTINE MOSS HAS REQUESTED 10 MINUTES AND COMPILED THE NECESSARY AMOUNT HERE?

>> SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY RECORD HERE. THERE IS DOCUMENTATION WITH 744 FOLKS HERE AND THERE ADDRESSES THAT HAVE CEDED THEIR TIME TO HER. UNDER THE POLICY SHE IS

REQUESTING 10 MINUTES. >> THAT'S FANTASTIC. YOU CAN SPEAK IN THAT MICROPHONE IF YOU WOULD LIKE US SO WE KEEP THIS

ALL IN ONE PLACE. >> MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

THESE ARE THE EIGHT EXISTING SUBDIVISIONS FROM GREENBRIER ROAD FROM LONGLEAF TO STATE ROAD 13. SUBDIVISIONS ARE MILL CREEK GREENBRIER CANOE CREEK PARK AND PRESERVE BERTRAM PLANTATION AND THE ORIGINAL GREENBRIER NEIGHBORHOOD. THE OTHER SUBDIVISIONS THAT KEEP GETTING MENTIONED ARE NOT IN OUR DIRECT AREA. THE COMMUNITY HAS SHOWED UP TO EVERY SINGLE MEETING FOR THE LANDING AND WE KEEP SAYING THE SAME THINGS.

THE MAIN THING IS HERE'S THE LOT SIZE THEY WANT TO STICK A SUBDIVISION WITH TINY POSTAGE STAMP LOTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OUT OF CHARACTER THE OTHER SUBDIVISIONS ALONG OUR EXTRACTOR GREENBRIER ROAD AND THERE'S PLENTY OF HERBAGE IN THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN TO BACK UP DENYING THIS PROJECT REQUIRING THE DEVELOPER TO KEEP LIFE SIZES IN LINE WITH OTHER SUBDIVISIONS. SINCE THE FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING THEY HAVE EXISTING LOT SIZES WITHIN THE AREA AND THEY HAVE IGNORED US. INSTEAD THEY FOCUS ON THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE AND NOT FOCUSED ON WHAT IS EXISTING ARE ACTUALLY HERE. THERE IS A QUARTER ACRE OR MORE. THERE'S A STAFF LIMITATION WITH THESE LOT SIZES. WE SUPPORT THIS LOT SIZE HERE. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THERE IS HIGHER DENSITY HERE.

THERE'S OUR DENSITY FORCING THE NEED TO GO FROM A QUIET TWO LANE ROAD TO A FOUR-LANE THOROUGHFARE. AGAIN IF THEY INCREASE LOT SIZES, AS ALL OF THIS IS WITH THE TEACHERS FILLING THOSE NEEDED POSITIONS. HICKORY CREEK IS PACKED TO THE BRIM. THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF ROOM AND THEY ARE 10 FEET FROM THE FENCE WITH US PERTAINING TO THIS PROJECT AND THEY ARE THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL HERE BEING BUILT OR PLANNED TO BE BUILT IN THIS AREA. IT IS CURRENTLY STUFFED TO THE BRIM WITH RIVERTOWN AND GRAN CREEK ALL STILL BUILDING WITH BERTRAM AND LOADS MORE TO COME. ON TOP OF THAT HILO IS NOW APPROVED.

COMMISSIONERS REVOTE YOU IN THE OFFICE TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THERE MANY PEOPLE NOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE THERE IS THE IMPORTANT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AND THE PEOPLE ARE FED UP.

THERE IS THE GREENBRIER ROAD AROUND STATE ROAD 13 AND ROBERTS ROAD. THEY ARE NOT IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE DISTRICT. ELIMINATING MOST OF THOSE

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THE SOLUTION ADDS CONCRETE INSIDE THE WHITE LINES THAT ARE NOT ON THE GRASS. IT DOES NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH IS THE LENGTH OF THE LINE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT ENDORSE THIS. BUT THEY DID WRITE A LETTER THANKING THEM.

ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE ONE AND HALF MILE STRETCH OF ROAD THAT REMAINS HERE AND THEN THEY HAVE THE PORTION JUST WEST OF THIS. THE 210 WIDE INNING IS HERE WITH LONGLEAF AND IT'S ALL STUCK. ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, THE CHARACTER DEVELOPER ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO WRITE LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR PROJECT.BUT LOTS OF THESE PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYERS AND ENT. IF THEY HAVE THAT CONFLICT. IN CLOSING WE ARE HERE AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE NOT STICK YOUR NOSES AND ALL THINGS ST. JOHNS COUNTY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP ON THIS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY DEVOTED YOU IN THE OFFICE.

SAID ABOUT PUD'S. A SNEAKY WAY OF GOING THROUGH. WHY DIDN'T ANY OF YOU WITH EXPORT A MEETINGS VIDEOTAPE THEM? AND WHY ARE PEOPLE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS? WHEN YOU MEET THE DEVELOPERS PART OF LEGISLATIVE HISTORY. SOMETIMES

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THE PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. GEORGIA IN 2011 WITH A 2.5 JURY VERDICT FOR NEGLIGENCE WITH A PORTION OF THE SURROUNDING HOMES. IN A $400,000 SANCTION FOR DESTROYING EMAILS. $4.7 MILLION FINE OR SETTLEMENT FOR STUCCO CRACKS. THE LIST JUST KEEPS GOING ON. BUT WE DON'T DO BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. WE TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT. AND THIS IS THE THIRD LARGEST DEVELOPER IN AMERICA. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE PICTURE THE NEED TO HAVE ABOUT WHO THESE PICTURES ARE ACCESSING WHAT THEIR HISTORY IS AND WHAT THEIR BACKGROUND IS. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE DEVELOPER TELL THE COMMISSIONERS AND US WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? REQUIRE THE PROSPECTIVE HOME PURCHASER AGREED TO A ARBITRATION CLAUSE.

AGREEING TO WAIVE THAT SEVENTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL AND IF YOU PROBLEM YOU GO IN SECRET AND A SECRET SETTLEMENT FRONT OF AN ARBITRATOR? PLEASE REJECT THIS APPLICATION OR THE VERY LEAST REFER BACK FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU.

TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT COMMISSIONER JOSEPH SAYS. NOT MY HOUSE NOT MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT BURNED THE BACK OF THE FENCE OUT. IT IS A PROBLEM. MY SISTERS AND NURSE WORK HERE ON COUNTY ROAD 210. SHE HAD TO CHANGE HER SCHEDULE AND IT TOOK HER AN HOUR TO GET TO WORK. IT'S FOLLOWING ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PREPLANNED. WE ARE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THIS TO HAPPEN. NONE OF THOSE ARE HERE WITH ANOTHER YEAR. THE EXPRESSWAYS MANY YEARS OFF SO WE CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE THIS PROBLEM. LET'S STOP THIS VICIOUS CYCLE AND ENDED HERE. I DON'T THINK SOME OF THOSE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WERE APPROVED IN 2005 SO LET'S STOP IT HERE. FOR THE SAKE OF ALL OF US THAT DO LIVE HERE AND ENJOY ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND WHAT IT OFFERS US IN TERMS OF NATURE AND LOT SIZES. LET US KEEP IT

CONSISTENT. >> I CAME HERE AND I WAS ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE REZONING

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SO MUCH. >> I AM A RESIDENT WHO IS IN SUPPORT OF THESE PROJECTS. I EXPECT TO GET UP WITH THE GROWTH IN A FUTURE DATE. WITH THE RAPID GROWTH ALREADY IN THE COUNTY WITH ACCESS TO THE FIRST LEVEL THEY WILL BRING MORE FOLKS ONTO THE COUNTY ROADS. I LIKE THIS PROJECT WHICH STATED EARLIER. THERE IS CLEARLY A NEED FOR SMART GROWTH. I LIKE SEEING THAT THE ROAD HAS BEEN WIDENED BEFORE THE GROWTH IS ACTUALLY GOTTEN THERE. WHEN I MOVED HERE, 10 YEARS AGO FROM JACKSONVILLE, WE MOVED DOWN FROM THE LIFESTYLE AND I KNEW WHEN I MOVED HERE MY DAUGHTER WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THIS WOULD BE THE MIDDLETOWN. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD NOT CLOSE THE DOORS ON GROWTH AND CERTAINLY FOR ANY OTHER COMMUNITIES.

>> JORDAN TAYLOR FROM SCOTT DRIVE. I LIVE JUST NORTH OF THIS AREA. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO ON THE WEEKEND IS GO FOR SUNRISE WALK. I COUNTED HOW MANY PEOPLE I MET ALONG THE WAY. AND IT WAS 16 PEOPLE. SOME OF WHICH I'VE COME TO KNOW PERSONALLY. ONE IS EXPECTING A SECOND CHILD AND ONE ALWAYS WEARS AN AIR FORCE HAT. I'M 27 YEARS OLD NEGATIVE ON MY OWN.

THE FACT THAT I FEEL SAFE TO MEET THESE PEOPLE BY MYSELF IS RARE. THIS PROJECT WOULD ADD A NEW ROUTE TO THIS WALK. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE. OF THE TWO LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THAT

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CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC. >> MAY ASK A QUESTION PLEASE?

>> I DO NOT. >> I HEAR THAT YOU ARE GEOSPATIAL CONSULTANT? AND I-440 DEVELOPERS?

>> BUT I DO NOT WORK FOR ANY OF THOSE DEVELOPERS. IT IS SUBSTANTIAL FOR US TO KNOW THIS LEVEL. THANK YOU THAT I MADE

THIS MISTAKE. >> MORNING. MY NAME IS MIKE BROWN. THIS IS JUST NORTH OF DEVELOPMENT ON STATE ROAD 13.

I WATCH THIS ON WEDGWOOD ROAD. I WATCHED JULIAN CREEK DEVELOP AN RIVERTOWN DEVELOP. AND A MULTITUDE OF OTHERS THAT I CANNOT NAME RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY. ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS MORNING AND HAVE SEEN PRESENTED AT OTHER TIMES I'D LIKE YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE DEDICATION AND TEAMWORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS EQUATION TO PRESENT A SCALE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. BOTH IN THIS AREA AND IN THE KNOCK AT T AREA. THERE WOULD BE ASSETS LIKE RIVERTOWN AND LIKE TROLLING CREEK PLEASANT PLANTATION AND DIRK CROSSING OTHERS LIKE THIS. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THE COUNTY THIS IS A HERCULEAN PROCESS. YOU'VE BEEN HERE MEETING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WE WANT TO DO BUT IN THE SCALE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF RECOGNITION I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. KEEP WORKING HARD AT IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS NOT EASY. IN CLOSING I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT AMONG OTHERS IS A PERFECT FABRIC. MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE NOW MOVING BACK TO THIS AREA THAT WANT TO MOVE OUT TO A DIFFERENT SPOT IN THE STATE OF THE BEACH INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THERE NOW MOVING BACK. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. I KNOW IT IS OVERBURDENED AT TIMES BUT LOOK AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE IN THEM AND FOR THE RIGHT REASONS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN STUDIO. WHAT YOU

DO FOR A LIVING? >> IT'S MICK AND ME. I'VE WORKED FOR EVERY DEVELOPER IN THIS AREA.

>> THINK YOU'RE BEING HONEST ABOUT THAT.

>> OTHER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. 817 MCBETH COURT. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 2016. I GREW UP IN CUNNINGHAM CREEK AND MY PARENTS LIVED IN THAT AREA. WE'VE SEEN SOME CHANGES NO DOUBT BUT I AM IMPRESSED WITH THIS

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THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS WITH THAT ROUNDABOUT DESIGN HITTING THAT BOMBING SAID THAT USED TO BE HERE.

THERE ARE TWO UNITS PER ACRE AND THAT REALLY LENDS TO THIS.

AND I DON'T BECAUSE I WORK LONGER HOURS. AND THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE COMMUNITY WINS TOGETHER. THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY IS HERE LONGLEAF PINE AND I SEE THEM WALKING AROUND THE STREET EVERY DAY. IT IS A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. I DO HAVE A SON THAT WORKS THERE AT THE CORNER OF LONGLEAF AND

GREENBRIER. THANK YOU. >> IF YOU COULD HAND THESE TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY PLEASE? THEY WILL DISTRIBUTE THAT.

>> MY NAME IS TOM CHANDRA. I'M IN A GREENBRIER SUBDIVISION.

I'VE BEEN OVER 24 YEARS. OUR SUBDIVISION WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS THERE BUT IT'S NOT THAT WAY ANYMORE. YOU ASKED FOR COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. I HAVE ANOTHER PACKET HERE THAT IS EVEN THICKER. AND THAT GIVES YOU MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

WE ARE DEALING WITH SIX AGENDA ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CHAIR FOR SOME MORE TIME. THIS IS NOT JUST ONE AGENDA ITEM BUT

IT IS SIX. >> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU KEEP IT

TO THREE MINUTES PLEASE. >> OKAY. WHY TRY TO GIVE YOU THE EVIDENCE YOU ASKED FOR THEM. LOT SIZE COMPARISON. WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH TWO HOUSES PER ACRE. HERE IS GREENBRIER ROBOTS. THIS WILL HAVE 11 HOUSES ON THE ACRE OF LAND AND EIGHT HOUSES PER ACRE ON THEIR FRONT ENTRANCE. NUMBER OF LOTS ON GREENBRIER ROAD. AND THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE THERE.

KENDALL CREEK HAS 34 GREENBRIER HAS 82 AND BERTRAM PLANTATION HAS 145. MILL CREEK PLANTATION IS 284 WITH THE RESERVE IT GREENBRIER HAVING 288 AND BERKSHIRE RANCH WHEN FINISHED WILL HAVE 365. THEY ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THEY'VE 1349. THE DEVELOPMENT IS ALMOST 4 TIMES AS LARGE AS ANYTHING ON GREENBRIER ROAD. THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BEAT UP ON THE SCHOOLS SO MUCH THEY SHOW THAT PICTURE THE TRAFFIC IN A DEAL WITH THAT EVERY SINGLE MORNING. AND I DEAL WITH IT AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN I COME BACK IN. THE BIGGEST THING OF MY CONCERN IS LOT SIZE. DEVELOPERS TALK ABOUT THE LOT SIZES BEING CONSISTENT BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WIDTH.

THEY'RE NOT TALKING BUT THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE LOT. AND THAT IS WHERE THE BIG DIFFERENCES. THEY COULD PUT 11 HOUSES ON MY ONE ACRE THAT I HAVE. SCHOOL MITIGATION AND ROADS WITH THEIR DOING TO THESE ROADS IS PRETTY GOOD. BUT IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH 11 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS ROAD CONSTRUCTION AS

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>>'S YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR?

MINUTES. >> YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO PROVIDE MORE TIME TO PRESENT COMPETENT EVIDENCE.

>> SIR, THAT IS YOUR TIME. >> I LIVE AT 400 GREEN ACRES LANE. YOU NEED TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

>> I'D LIKE TO GET THIS DOME IN MY TIME. HE HAS A LOT TO SAY.

THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE HERE.

YOU ARE DENYING ME THE RIGHT TO SPEAK. I'M GATHERING MY STUFF NOW. IT'S NOT THE FIRST MEETING OF BEEN THROWN OUT OF

AND IT WILL BE THE LAST. >> I BELIEVE THAT.

>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS HOWARD MCNASTY. I LIVE ON SOUTH PER LAKE DRIVE. FOR THE RECORD, I DON'T WORK FOR POULTRY ANOTHER IS THE INFORMAL POLL HERE IN AND OF THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW WHAT I DO FOR LIVING. I'VE SPOKEN MANY TIMES RECENTLY ABOUT CDD AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WITH THE SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCE AND HAVING THAT BOLSTER. I WILL NOT DODGE THE FACT THAT I'VE WORKED WITH DEVELOPERS AND SERVED WITH MEMBERS AS A DISTRICT MANAGER ON THE NEW DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. I WILL SAY HOWEVER WHEN I MOVED DOWN HERE FROM OHIO I DID MOVE INTO A COMMUNITY AND THEN LATER MOVED TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY THAT WAS A HALF ACRE LOT. I SAVED ALL THOSE PENNIES AND DOLLARS AND WORKED HARD TO GET TO THAT LEVEL. IT WAS ONLY 120 HOMES IN MY COMMUNITY. I WAS HERE BEFORE TALKING ABOUT PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT I WAS ACTUALLY AGAINST BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO DO SOME INNER MOTIVE STUFF AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS GOING TO BE GOOD WITH THE FLOW TO DO OUT HERE AND I KNEW THAT WAS CAN BE SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO EXPAND RAILROADS BY MY HOME AND I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE MOVED THERE. I WILL SAY DID MANAGE SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN THAT AREA AND I CAN RELATE TO THE COMMENTS THAT OF BEEN RAISED BY RESIDENTS IN THIS COUNTY. AND WE DID ELECT THEM FOR STRONG SOLID DECISIONS. I DON'T THINK IT IS SMART TO SAY THAT WE ARE JUST GOING TO STOP. I DON'T THINK THAT WE WILL AGREE THAT WE SHOULD STOP DOING ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP POLITICS GET IN THE WAY. WHAT WAS NOT SMART WAS TO 10. BUT I LIKE WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH IT AND I LIKE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. STATE ROUTE 16 WAS NOT SMART BUT WE ARE GOING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION I'M GOING TO APPLAUD YOU FOR TAKING THE HARD NO STANCE ON STATE ROUTE 16 AND 210. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO GET TO THAT LEVEL. BUT I THINK SOME OF THE METRICS AT LEAST INFORMALLY IF NOT FORMALLY OF HAVING ROADS WIDENED IN ADVANCE ARE GREAT AND SMART. ASK FOR MORE IF THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. AND I THINK THEY ARE GIVING MORE. I WON'T SAY THAT I AM OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT I THINK HAVING SMART GROWTH IS IMPORTANT. IT DOESN'T WORK FOR THEM AND I HAVE AN COME HERE AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A RESIDENT. BUT YOU

KNOW WHAT I DO. >> WHAT IS SMART GROWTH?

>> HAVING A PLAN AND MAKING SURE WHAT WE DO WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS SMART. DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT I THINK I AM VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF MAKING SURE SCHOOLS ARE SAFE. BUT THE COUNTY HAS ITS JOB IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THEIR JOB.

YOU'VE ALL BEEN ELECTED TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS I YIELD TO THAT. SO LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS

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>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?

>> IF YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO SPEAK MAY BE MOVED TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AS THERE ARE EMPTY CHAIRS APPEAR. YOU CAN EVEN LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM IF YOU WANT TO GO NEXT.

>> MY NAME IS AMORY EVANS. I LIVE AT ROBERTS ROAD. I AM ASKING YOU NOT TO VOTE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. I'M VERY MUCH A PERSON WHO RELIES ON FACTS. I DROVE BACK TO A GREAT CREEK YESTERDAY I HAVE TWIN BOYS THAT WENT HERE AND I HAVE ANOTHER MAN WHO WORKS THERE. IF YOU'VE EVER VOLUNTEERED TO BE APPARENT ON A FIELD TRIP THE TRAFFIC FROM ONE GRADE BACKS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS THAT CRAZY. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AM NOT EVEN SURE HOW FAST PEOPLE COULD GET THERE TO HELP OUR KIDS. THE NUMBER OF PORTABLES I LOOK TO THE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS HOPEFULLY MY NUMBERS ARE CORRECT. BASED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING COUNT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE 12 PORTABLES AT HICKORY. IF YOU TAKE THE CLASS SIZE OF 25 THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY. MEANING THEY ARE TEMPORARY AND CAN MOVE. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO SWITZERLAND POINT DURING THE DAY WHILE THE CLASS CHANGE THOSE KIDS ARE HAVING TO REALLY MOVE TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. ANY DEVELOPMENT THE PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON THE SCHOOLS WITH THE PLAN RATHER THAN DOING A GOOD JOB BEING PROACTIVE, IT SHOULD BE DENIED. IN ADDITION TO THESE THE CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THERE WAS A WOMAN THAT SPOKE BEFORE ME WHO IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. PARENTS ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH THAT AND THE TRAFFIC IS ALREADY BACKING UP. THE LANES THAT GO ALONGSIDE SWITZERLAND POINT SHOWS IT COMING FROM BEHIND. IT IS A SMALL ROAD IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RESPONSE WOULD BE IF IT WOULD BE VERY GOOD AT ALL. I'M ASKING YOU TO TURN DOWN THIS

DEVELOPMENT. >> I LIVE AT 1314 WEST RIDGE. I AM ASKING IF WE COULD PLEASE SLOW DOWN THE GROWTH. YOU ASKED ABOUT SMART GROWTH AND I THINK EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE PRESENTED YOU WITH IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF SMART GROWTH. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS DEPONENT IS SMART GROWTH AT ALL. THESE ARE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT LOOKING FOR DECADES AND DONE ALL OF THIS RESEARCH. THEY DON'T BENEFIT MONETARILY FROM ANY DECISION MADE. THIS AREA IS NOT READY FOR THIS LARGER DEVELOPMENT. THE HIGH-RISE APARTMENTS ARE STILL BEING BUILT. THEY CANNOT TAKE WANT STUDENTS AND THIS IS THE HIKE FROM THE AREA THAT WOULD SUFFICE THEY WILL BE PACKED FOR THE STUDENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN WHICH THEY ARE WORKING ON. ON THE OTHER HAND PERHAPS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USES THAT NUMBER ONE STATUS FOR OVERCROWDING AND NO ONE IS GOING TO BE MOVING HERE. CAN'T WE JUST SLOW DOWN THE GROWTH AND SO WE CAN CATCH UP? WE WILL SEE IT AGAIN HOW NOTHING IS MADE FROM THIS MISTAKES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OVERCROWDING. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN VELMA PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. PLEASE DO NOT COUNTERBALANCE THAT BY APPROVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SO AGAIN, PLEASE STOP. >> HELLO. I LIVE AT 25 COCHRAN

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THIS IMPACTS ME AND MY FAMILY. BEFORE I CAME HERE THIS MORNING I PACKED MY DAUGHTER OFF TO SWISS. MIDDLE SCHOOL. SHE IS ONE OF THOSE KIDS THAT SEES THE TRAILER BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD? THOSE ARE WHERE MY DAUGHTER GOES FIRST THING EVERY MORNING. THE HALLWAYS ARE SO PACKED THAT SHE WALKS OUTSIDE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.

SHE IS A SITTING DUCK FOR A SCHOOL SHOOTER THAT COULD BE DRIVING BY HER STANDING ON THE STREET. IT IMPACTS ME, IT IS PERSONAL AND IT'S NOT SAFE. THIS IS NOT HARDENING OUR SCHOOLS THIS IS A TRAVESTY. IT IS ENORMOUSLY DISAPPOINTING.

AND FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE IS NO PLAN. MY SON STARTED THERE TWO YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE A DOUBLE CAPACITY. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE RIGHT NOW AND WE LOOK BACK AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE LET THIS HAPPEN? PART OF THAT STORY POINTS TO THIS ROOM. WE CAN DO BETTER AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER. OUR HANDS SHOULD NEVER BE TIED WHEN IT COMES TO OUR KIDS WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT I OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. WE DON'T NEED TO BUILD AT BREAKNECK SPEEDS OR CRAM EVERY LAST HOUSE THAT WE CAN GET IN THERE NO MATTER HOW IT IMPACTS OUR SCHOOLS OR ROADS. I AM ONE OF THE MOMS THAT WILL BE THERE PICKING UP THE PIECES WHEN THESE GUYS ROLL OUT WITH THEIR BAGS OF MONEY.

IT IS NOT OKAY WITH ME. WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DO BETTER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING. 171 WEINER COAT COURT. I AM THE MOTHER OF AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT AND THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BENEFIT THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. I LIVED IN OXFORD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE AFTERNOON TRAFFIC THAT STACKS UP ALONG GREENBRIER ROAD WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL TO GET OUT. IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR PARENTS HAVE A PICKUP LANE THAT IS NOT THE EXACT SAME USE BY PASSING TRAFFIC. SCHOOL SAFETY IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT IN THE CLASSROOM BUT IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT IN GETTING HER KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. WE LEARN THIS ISSUE IS NOT NECESSARILY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOL BOARD. IT IS LIKELY NEVER TO CHANGE UNLESS OFFERED FOR FREE. REGARDLESS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YEARS AGO. I CAME HERE TODAY SO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, HAVE A FUTURE PARENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THESE IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU.

>> INSTEAD OF ASKING IF THEY WORK FOR DEVELOPER WE SHOULD STIPULATE THAT YOU SUSPECT EVERY PERSON IF THEY ARE PART

OF THIS PROJECT? >> I DO NOT ASK THE MAN MICHAEL KIDD IS NOT ON MY LIST. SHE IS ON MY LIST.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS MUCH CLEARER IF YOU STAYED UP FRONT SO IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO CONCEAL

IT. >> I'VE WORKED THEM FOR TWO YEARS. I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 14 YEARS AND I HAVE TWO CHILDREN ATTENDING SWISS. AND BERTRAM. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF

MYSELF TODAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE AS THOSE HOW LONG

WE'VE LIVED HERE. >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S

INAPPROPRIATE. >> I THINK IT IS. FOLKS ARE ALLOWED TO SPEAK THEIR MIND. I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK THEIR MIND WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

>> HOW ABOUT IF ALL OF THEM SAY WHERE THEY LIVE AND IF THEY WORK FOR ANYONE HAS TO WITH THIS PROJECT?

>> I DON'T THINK THAT IS ENTIRELY LEGAL.

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>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I LIVE ON 08 OXFORD ESTATES WAY. I MOVED TO OXFORD IN 2015. I HAVE EXPERIENCE AT SWISS. MIDDLE SCHOOL DROP OFF POINT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GROWTH OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE HILO PROJECT THAT IS COMING UP. IT IS ALREADY PRETTY CROWDED RIGHT

NOW. THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL. >> MR. CHAIRMAN?

>> SIR, DO YOU WORK FOR PAUL T?

>> YES MA'AM. HOWEVER I AM HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE?

>> GOOD MORNING. I LIVE AT 175 ARAGON AVENUE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF THIS IS MY JOB. AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE MENTIONED SMART GROWTH IN ST.

JOHNS COUNTY IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW IS WHETHER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT. I'M SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT LANDINGS THAT GREENBRIER WITHOUT EXACERBATING IN THE EXISTING PROBLEMS OF OVERCROWDING IN OUR SCHOOLS.

YOU NEED INPUT WE ARE URGING YOU TO ADD THIS TO YOUR EVALUATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE

COMING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >> I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GUYS. DAVID HENSLEY FROM SANCTUARY WAY. WE'VE BEEN THERE WITH THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY DISTRICT FOR 32 YEARS GIVE OR TAKE. WE'VE DEFINITELY BEEN HERE WITH VARIOUS TIMES OF GROWTH CHANGE IN THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS VICINITY IS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THEY'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS. IT IS ALWAYS ENTERTAINING WHEN I HEAR PEOPLE DESCRIBE OPPOSE LEVELS IN NEW SECTIONS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. I AM ALSO UNDERSTANDING FROM WATCHING TODAY IT APPEARS THAT NEW ROADS WILL BE BUILT BEFORE NEW HOMES ARE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE PROS AND CONS TO ALL OF THIS AT THE END OF THE DAY. I FEEL THAT WHERE WE ARE GOING WITHIN ARGUABLY THE BEST COUNTY NOT ONLY IN FLORIDA BUT ULTIMATELY IN THE ENTIRE NATION I AM PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS. AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT EVERYONE ELSE FEELS THE SAME. I SEE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND A LOT OF THE THINGS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BRINGING INTO THIS COUNTY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE WE CLOSE

THE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A

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RESPONSE? >> GOOD MORNING. WE WILL DO A BRIEF REBUTTAL IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EVIDENCE, WE APPLAUD GIVING HIM A SMALL IS MORE TIME BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR A LONG TIME. SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COMPETENCE OF CENTRAL EVIDENCE THERE IS NO INDICATION NO SIGNATURE OR ANYTHING ABOUT PEOPLE AGREEING THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT, I WANT TO TURN BACK TO THIS TIMELINE TALKING ABOUT THE 11 1/2 MILLION DOLLAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT IS BEING BUILT UP FRONT. IT IS IN THE RECORD AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL APPROVE THAT TODAY. ALSO WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHOOLS AGAIN WE DO UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC CONCERN. BUT NOTES THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT PUT THE PERSON ON THE GROUND UNTIL 2026. AFTER THE THREE NEW K-8 SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITHIN THIS AREA I FIND THAT VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE AND THAT IS WHY THIS TIMELINE IS PROVIDED FOR YOU AND WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THAT. I DO NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE REGARDING WITH THE SPIEGEL SPOKE ABOUT WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. THE CHART THAT WE HAVE WAS FROM THE STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT WORK PLAN. IT IS A LEGITIMATE GRAPH THAT IS FROM THEIR RECORDS AS WELL. YOU HAVE A SCHOOL CONCURRENCY AGREEMENT FOR THE NON-AGE RESTRICTED PORTION THAT IS ALSO IN YOUR PACKAGE AND TALKS ABOUT THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDE AND ALSO THE PAVEMENT AND PROPORTION SHARED. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT 60% OF THE UNITS TALKED ABOUT OUR AGE RESTRICTED TO THEIR NO KIDS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRAP UP WITH COMPATIBILITY THAT SEEMS TO BE A HOT BUTTON ISSUE.

AM IN A ICP CERTIFIED PLANNER. ANYTHING I TELL YOU I AM BOUND BY ETHICS SO IT WILL BE THE TRUTH. TO START INCLUDED WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT, THERE IS A COMPATIBILITY ANALYSIS THAT DID LOOK AT THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR THE PUD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. I DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON TOP OF THAT.

LOOKING AT THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT AND LOOKING AT THIS, THE PUD RANGE FROM A MINIMUM LOT SIDE OF 63 FEET TO 90 FEET WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RIVERTOWN THAT ALLOWS FOR 32 FOOT ALLEY LOT. THE MINIMUM PUD OF 80 FEET OR GREATER IS 664 LOTS INCLUDED WITH THAT WHICH IS ONLY 13% OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. TO ADD THE GREENBRIER COMMUNITY ZONING IS RS TWO ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO THE NORTHWEST SECTOR SO THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO DO PLAN USE DEVELOPMENT AND I SPOKE CONFIRMING THAT THE AVERAGE LOT THAT IS 120 FEET. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 90 FEET AT THE AVERAGE ENGINEER LOT DEPTH TO BE A QUARTER ACRE WHICH IS WHAT THOSE SPEAKING PUBLIC COMMENT HAVE PROVIDED. THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON SO WE LOOK AT A FEW EXAMPLES EXISTING NEXT THOSE LARGER LOTS. IN THE EVENT THIS WAS PROPOSED TO BE INDUSTRIAL SITE IT WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE. ON THE SHEET ADDRESS OR HAVE SOME OTHER EXAMPLES EXISTING THROUGHOUT THIS LEVEL.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE FINISHED.

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>> IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND KNOW WE ARE RUNNING UP AGAINST 12:00 SO WE WILL ANSWER WHATEVER QUESTIONS THE BOARD MAY HAVE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> TIME DOESN'T MATTER WHEN IT IS THIS IMPORTANT TO ME. WHERE

WERE THOSE PICTURES TAKEN? >> THEY ARE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE FIRST IMAGES OFF OF 206. IT EXISTS IN THE NORTHWEST SECTOR. HONESTLY I JUST SCROLLED AND PICKED SCREENSHOTS. WANT TO SEE THE RIGHT EVIDENCE FOR THIS. ALSO ARE THERE NOT SIX ROADS THAT ARE DEFICIENT IN THE SCHOOL IS DEFICIENT. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT 8.1.2.5 C FOR ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND I WANT TO SEE IF THAT IS AVAILABLE TO BE USED FOR SCHOOLS AS WELL AS LAND.

>> IT IS IN REGARD TO THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN.

>> BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FLORIDA LAW THAT IS WHERE THE CONCURRENCY COMES FROM. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY A SCHOOL CONCURRENCY AGREEMENT WHICH PROVIDES 9 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING WITH THE NON-AGE RESTRICTED PORTION AND THE ADJACENT SCHOOL SITE. THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN USED FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY IS ALSO NOT HERE WITH THE HOMEOWNERS DOCUMENT WITH RECORDED DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT PROHIBIT PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS THAN 55 YEARS OF AGE FROM LIVING IN THAT COMMUNITY. THAT ADDRESSES THE LEGALITY OF THE SCHOOLS WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGALITY OF TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION AND THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. PART OF THAT ANALYZES THE ROAD NETWORK AND WHAT THE IMPACT FROM THIS COMMUNITY WILL BE ON THAT NETWORK. YOU HAVE A PROPORTIONATE SHARE AGREEMENT JUST EAST OF LONGLEAF WHERE THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS ARE PLAN PARKWAY AND COUNTY ROAD 210. AGAIN MEETING ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW.

IT IS GREAT MAYBE IN TWO YEARS THAT WOULD BE THE REALITY BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS TOO SOON FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. DID YOU NOT COME TO MY OFFICE REGARDING ADDING MORE HOMES SEE YOU CAN

FINISH THAT INTERSECTION? >> THAT WAS A DIFFERENT PROJECT. AGAIN FOR THIS PROJECT THESE ARE THE AFFECTED LINKS AND YOU CAN SEE TWO OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. WITH RESPECT TO PROJECT TIMING CAREFUL PLANNING MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SCHOOLS LIKE BEACON EIGHT ARE ONLINE BEFORE ONE HOME IS IN THIS COMMUNITY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR SAVORY SMITH? COMMISSIONER ARNOLD, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR DESOUSA IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND MAKING YOUR WAY UP FRONT? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

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IT WAS EXPECTED TO GET VERY CLOSE IN THE 2025 TIMELINE.

THIS WAS A GREENBRIER ROAD. IF IT IS THE WILL OF THE BOARD THIS IS A SEGMENT THAT IS NOT FUNDED. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO CONTEMPLATE.

>> YOU UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT HAS BEEN TO BE HERE ON TIME

AND ON BUDGET? >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> I TRY TO BASE MY DECISION ON COMPATIBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE MAY BE OTHER POINTS THAT COME UP AND THIS IS A TWO-PRONGED TEST WITH COMPATIBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK THAT THE COMPATIBILITY IS HERE IN THE EYE OF THE HOLDER. THE APPLICANT IS SITTING ASIDE 50% OF THE OPEN PROPERTY SPACE. THIS IS AN OPEN SPACE. THERE IS CLEAR AND LEVELS THAT THE ISSUE OF TRANSPORTATION AND ROADS IS BEING MET BY THE APPLICANT. THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE PAYMENT. THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATION WHAT ROADS WOULD COME AND BE DONE BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION OF VERTICAL LEVELS ARE HERE. THEY HAVE A

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>> THANK YOU COMMISSION DEAN AND OTHER COMMENTS? I SIX SEPARATE MOTIONS. WE WENT TO JOY CREEK AND GREENBRIER ROAD.

I THINK THAT WILL MAKE THAT STATEMENT GO BACK 60 YEARS HERE. IF YOU TYPE IT TO YOUR FAVORITE SEARCH ENGINE YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE IN A 50 YEAR TREND AROUND THIS GROWTH.

THERE'S A 50 YEAR TREND AND I DON'T THINK IT IS REALISTIC TO THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WILL COME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE FACT THAT THE PROJECT IS BUILT WITH THIS INFRASTRUCTURE UP FRONT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LEVEL THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR THE RESIDENTS. THIS PROJECT IS DOING THE OPPOSITE WAS WHAT COMMISSION DEAN STATED I'M GOING TO MOVE TO LOOK AT THESE AGENDA ITEMS. APPROVING THE ADOPTION ON A SMALL SCALE THE LANDING IS AT GREENBRIER.

THEY'RE GOOD AS A VOTE BY VOICE. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD IS JOINING US FROM HOME. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD IS A YES.

COMMISSIONER DEAN? COMMISSIONER JOSEPH? OKAY THAT MOTION PASSES. LANDINGS AT GREENBRIER. THERE IS A MOTION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THERE'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBER

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AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. IMPROVING THE ADOPTIONS ON THE FOUR FINDING OF FACT AS PROVIDED. A MOTION THE SECOND.

IS THERE FOR THE DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER JOSEPH? OKAY AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE PASSES AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A MOTION TO ENACT ORDINANCE 2023 E- 38 APPROVING PED THE LANDING AT ST. JOHN'S BASED ON NINE FINDINGS OF FACT AND THE STAFF REPORT. COMMISSIONER ARNOLD? COMMISSIONER ARNOLD?

[3. Motion to approve the Landings at Greenbriar School Concurrency Proportionate Share Mitigation Agreement (CONSCA 2023-05). ]

[4. Motion to approve PFS AGREE 2022-11 and authorize the County Administrator to execute the Landings at Greenbriar Proportionate Fair Share Agreement, finding that the proposed Agreement is consistent with Section 11.09 of the Land Development Code; contingent upon approval of PUD 2022-03 and CPA(SS) 2022-01. ]

TO THE END OF THE SIX ITEMS. >> FOR THE RECORD THE VOTES

[Public Comment is Time Certain from 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM, or at the conclusion of the Regular Agenda, whichever occurs first (Part 2 of 2)]

RECORD PLEASE? >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JUDY SPIEGEL AND I LIVE AT 101 GREEN WILLOW LANE. SAINT AUGUSTINE 32806. MY PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY IS REGARDING THE COMPLEX CHANGES THAT ARE COMING UP. I HAD A LOVELY EMAIL FROM MS. ANDREWS THIS MORNING OR THE LAST EVENING THAT THE PLANS ARE STILL IN PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS FOR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC AND I JUST WANTED TO KEEP THAT ON THE FRONT OF EVERYONE'S MIND. BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS FIFTY-YEAR GROWTH WE DEFINITELY COULD TIGHTEN UP THE COMP PLAN. BUT WITH THE LONG VIEW FROM THE PAST AND ALLOTMENT FOR THE FUTURE AS WELL. WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME LOOKING THROUGH THAT AND FINDING AREAS WHERE I THINK THINGS CAN BE CHANGED TO ONE OF THOSE AREAS. I THINK THAT USING SAINT AUGUSTINE RECORD IS PROBABLY A PASS÷ METHOD FOR NOTIFYING PEOPLE OF DEVELOPMENTS. THE POSTAGE STAMPS SIGNS THAT YOU CAN'T READ WHEN YOU'RE GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR PASSED A PROJECT AS WELL. I THINK IT IS INADEQUATE AND I THINK DOING SOME RESEARCH INTO OTHER COUNTIES AND HOW THEY NOTIFY REGARDING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL BE COMING I THINK WE COULD COME UP WITH SOME NEW IDEAS AND CHANGE

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>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DIANA RINGLING. I LIVE IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT. AT 232 VISTA GROUND DRIVE. I AM HERE SUPPORTING COMMISSIONER JOSEPH WHO IS TRYING TO HELP US AT OUR COMMUNITY LEVEL. OUR SUBDIVISION IS ONE OF THE FEW IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN A. WE HAVE MANY WHO RENT HERE AS WELL. MY CONCERN TODAY THEY'VE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS THAT I'M AWARE OF. IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUBDIVISION AND IT WOULD TAKE SMALL EXCAVATING EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN AROUND IT. THE GREEN TOP LJ IS HERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THERE MUST BE A TOXICITY LEVEL TO IT BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. THE WORST PART IS THAT WE HAVE VERY LITTLE WILDLIFE HERE. NOT TO MENTION THE MOSQUITOES IN THE STAGNANT POND. BARKING DOGS DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO HERE. FOR OUR HEALTH THIS CANNOT BE GOOD. IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE THAN A FEW TO CLEAN UP THIS POND. WE NEED THE COUNTY TO STEP IN AND HELP US.

THE COUNTY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND THAT IS A BIG THING WHEN IT COMES TO CLEANING UP THE ENVIRONMENT. TO TURN THIS POND TO GOOD THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN JUST A FEW RESIDENTS. WE CANNOT HAVE A BODY OF WATER WITH THIS LEVEL OF PROBLEMS IN ANY SUBDIVISION. WITHOUT ST. JOHN'S COUNTY HELP THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH COMMISSIONER JOSEPH OVER THIS ISSUE. SHE KNOWS THE POND AND SHE SEES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP. CLEANUP AT THIS TIME IS OVER OUR HEADS. AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT OUR SUBDIVISIONS HAVE WITH NO

HRA TO HELP US. THANK YOU. >> KEITH ACKLIN FROM CYPRESS BOULEVARD ELTON FLORIDA. THIS IS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. I HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH HER SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS NIKKI OAKS. SHE ACTUALLY HAS A REQUEST NOT JUST FOR THE BOARD BUT FOR ALL OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY. SHE SAYS NOW THAT ERIC IS GONE THE ELECTION INTEGRITY IN THIS COUNTY IS AT RISK. SHE SAYS SHE NOW HAS ZERO CAPABILITY TO CHECK THE VOTER ROLLS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE IS BACK AND UNDERSTANDS HOW TO GET THOSE ROLES CORRECTED. WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE VOTED IN AND IF THEY ARE NOT CORRECT THAT JUST INVITES PEOPLE TO HAVE VOTER FRAUD. I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT IS ACTUALLY OCCURRING BUT IT DOES INVITE IT TO OCCUR. SHE SAYS SHE HAS NO MEANS TO ENFORCE ANY ELECTION LAW THAT HAS PASSED IN THE STATE. NO MATTER WHAT TALLAHASSEE DOES SHE CANNOT PREVENT FRAUD IN HER OWN WORDS. SHE CANNOT STOP SOMEONE FROM DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER GIVEN HER THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO. CASE IN POINT, THE DROPBOX STILL EXISTS. IT IS SILLY DROPBOX. THESE ARE NOW INSIDE VOTING LOCATIONS. BY LAW, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO REQUEST A VOTE BY MAIL. YOU CAN BRING IT IN AND DROP IT INTO THE DROPBOX.

BY LAW IF I HAVE 47 IN MY FAMILY I CAN BRING 48 BALLOTS IN. PLUS, AND THIS IS THE PROBLEM I COULD BRING IN THE OTHER TWO PERSONS THAT I WISH PER ELECTION. AND THERE IS THE RUB I CAN BRING MY TWO NEIGHBORS WERE SHUT-INS. AND PUT THEM IN THE DROPBOX. THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ANY CLERK MONITORING THE DROPBOX IS TO CONFIRM THE BALLOTS AND STACK THAT IS BEING BROUGHT IN IS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT YOU HAVE OR HAVE NOT ALREADY BROUGHT TO IN FROM

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IN KEEPING WITH THESE DETAILS HERE I AM REMINDING YOU THAT THERE ARE NO COUNTY PUBLIC RECORDS OF YOUR SO-CALLED INVESTIGATION OR OF ANY CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS. UNTIL YOU COULD GIVE ME A MORE CREDIBLE REASON FOR PUBLICLY LEVELING THIS YEAR SIMPLY BECAUSE I SIGNED THE TCE AND MUST STAND UP TO YOUR HUBRIS AND OBSTRUCTING THE STICK LEVELS AS ONE WHO LIVES IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. WITH REGARD TO HER NOW AND THE TOTAL EMBEZZLEMENT OF EXCESS OF 783,000 OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS OR SO. YOUR LACK OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND YOUR IGNORANCE OF MAJOR INTERNAL CONTROLS PROMPTED ME TO WRITE A REPORT THAT I SHARED WITH ED SLAVEN WHO ASKED ME ABOUT OTHER THINGS. GOOGLE THIS BLOG FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO HEAR THEM ON YOU TO PARTY CRASHING MY PRIVATE COMMISSIONER MEETING WITH HIS INAPPROPRIATE HARASSMENT AS RECORDED ON YOUTUBE. BOC NEGLIGENCE IN LARGE PART TURNED SJC RESIDENT FUNDS WHICH YOU OVER SEED NOT ONLY BY THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY STOLEN WILL BUT LIKELY BY ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND OF DOLLARS WITHIN THE AFFECTED RECOVERY COSTS SUCH AS TIME SPENT POKING AT THE FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR REFUNDS AND THE FINAL MITIGATION PROJECT. WHAT I PERSONALLY FIND TO BE THE MOST MORONIC BEHAVIOR HOWEVER IS YOUR STASHING OF A CERTIFIED FRAUD AUDITOR IN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUT NOT USING HIM IN THAT CAPACITY AS HE STATED TO ME WHEN WE LOOKED HIM UP. I WANTED TO KNOW WHY HE DID NOT SHOW UP AS A LIST OF ATTENDING. I BELIEVE THE STC GOT LUCKY WITH THIS FINAL MEDIATED SETTLEMENT OFFER FOR 325,000. CRI EFFECTIVELY ADMITTED TO 48.1% OF COMPARATIVE DAMAGE AND NEGLIGENCE. BUT ALSO SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE UNDER THE MARCH 2023 REVISE LAW THAT IF CONFIRMED BY A JURY IT WOULD SEND SJC HOME WITHOUT ANYTHING BUT A REMINDER TO USE THE IN-HOUSE INTERNAL FRAUD AUDITOR FOR FUTURE INTERNAL CONTROL SPOTCHECKS AND IN-HOUSE AUDITS UNDER CODED IRREGULARITIES.

LOOK AGAIN AND GET REAL ABOUT THE FRAUD. APPROVE THIS LEVEL AS THE BLATANT ATTEMPT TO HIDE ILLEGAL IMITATIONS OF IMMINENT DOMAIN AND COLD CONDEMNATION. THIS TIME LET'S HAVE A LITTLE HELP PLEASE.

AVENUE. I AM HERE TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD. I SHARED MANY PICTURES OF THE WATER COMING ACROSS THE STREET AND I'M GLAD THAT THE DEVELOPER IS HERE. MAYBE HE CAN SEE WHAT HE HAS CAUSED. THIS IS WATER COMING OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. IT IS GOING INTO OUR YARDS. THIS IS A DITCH. 10 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST MEETING 10 MINUTES OF RAIN FILLED UP THE DITCH. WHEN YOU'RE COMMISSIONER SAID HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN HAPPEN. BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2019. GOD BLESS

YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> HELLO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS A DISTINGUISHED GROUP HERE. MY NAME IS TOM SULLIVAN. I LIVE AT 905 PONTE VEDRA BOULEVARD ON PONTE VEDRA BEACH. I AM HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON NUMBER 10 OF YOUR AGENDA. THAT REGARDS TAXING THIS LEVEL.

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>> WE WILL HAVE AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS THIS.

>> THIS PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY IS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL HAVE MORE HERE.

>> I HAVE A DOCTORS WOMAN AT 1:00. CAN I PLEASE TAKE

ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS.

I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE TAX ON PONTE VEDRA BOULEVARD OCEANFRONT OWNERS BY GIVING YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE FROM OUR VIEWPOINT. I AM JUST ONE OF MANY THAN UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT ALL BE HERE. WHAT HAPPENS, HISTORICALLY, IS THAT I BOUGHT MY PROPERTY ON PONTE VEDRA BOULEVARD 28 YEARS AGO.

AFTER MY WIFE AND I RETIRED IN OUR 60S. WE PAID ABOUT $850,000 FOR OUR LOT. AND THAT GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PROPERTY VALUE HAS GONE UP. MAYBE $10 MILLION. 1000% INCREASE THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. WHAT IS THE BAD NEWS? OKAY. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE RETIRED THE FLORIDA CLIMATE HAS KEPT US LIVING BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS. MUCH OF OUR ASSETS HAVE BEEN DEPLETED. I AM NOW 80 YEARS OLD AND MY WIFE IS ALSO IN HER 80S.

BECAUSE OF THESE SITUATIONS, LIVING ON THE BOULEVARD IS VERY DECEPTIVE. IT'S DECEPTIVE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE BY THE MEDIA AND OUR NEWER NEIGHBORS THAT IT IS A STREET OF GREAT WEALTH. THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE US LIVING BEYOND THEIR MEANS THAT ARE LIMITED WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING TAXES. I ASK YOU TO TAX ALL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON PONTE VEDRA BOULEVARD WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL STREET APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING THOUGH. KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN PEOPLE PRESENT THAT THEY SHOULD TAX THOSE RICH PEOPLE ON PONTE VEDRA BOULEVARD. TAXES ARE DECEIVING. WE PAY $850,000 FOR THAT LOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS RHONDA BRENNAN. I AM A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

I THINK YOU KNOW WHO I AM I'VE BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES AND SPECIFICALLY TODAY I'M GOING TO READ IN MY EMAIL TO CHAIRMAN WHITEHURST I'VE EMAILED EVERYONE A FEW TIMES REGARDING BAN THE JAB BAN THE COVID-19 VACCINE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE EMAIL THAT I'M SENDING TO EVERYONE BECAUSE I'M NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSES. THIS WAS SENT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST JULY 15TH. DEAR CHAIRMAN WHITEHURST. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED POF ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY RAC BAN THE COVID-19 VACCINE RESOLUTION.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA REQUESTS IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE FROM OUR LEADERS. ST. JOHN CITIZENS ARE CALLING FOR HELP.

ST. JOHN'S COUNTY IS THE SEVENTH TO PAST A SIMILAR LET RESOLUTION. BE RECOGNIZED AS SUCH A COURAGEOUS THING TO DO TO HELP SAVE LIVES IN OUR STATE AND NATIONWIDE COMMUNITIES. IN POSE STATEWIDE STATUTES TO MAKE THIS A CRIME. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. ATTACHED THEY PUT THE BAND THE VACCINE RESOLUTION THAT DID PASS ON JUNE 1ST AND THEN I SAID THAT IT IS ON RECORD THE SAINT AUGUSTINE CITY CLERK RECORDED THE PUBLIC MEETING SPEAKING TO THE MAYOR AND IT IS ALSO ON RECORD HERE THAT WE HAVE NINE COUNTIES THAT PASS THIS LEVEL. WE HAVE LEE CALL YOUR STATE SANTA ROSA SEMINAL HILLSBORO BOULEVARD ST.

JOHN'S AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. I ALSO HAVE ON RECORD WITH YOU A DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT IS IN THE CITY THAT IS ALSO BAN THE JAB AUTHOR FROM THE EXPERT BIO WEAPON FROM KAREN KINGSTON WITH AN 82 PAGE SUMMARY OF A PETITION OF COVID CRIMES SUBMITTED TO ALL 67 COUNTY SHERIFF'S ASHLEY MOODY AND

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FIVE U.S. CODE S331. WE ALSO HAVE COVID LINKS THAT SHOW EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH THIS FROM EPIC TIMES YOUR HEDGE TO EVERYONE ELSE. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY THERE ARE PEOPLE

DYING. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOU ELIZABETH PLEASE GO AHEAD.

MY ADDRESS IS OUT FRONT. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR SIX GENERATIONS. FOR ANYONE WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY. IT'S FUNNY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SMART DEVELOPMENT. WERE TALKING ABOUT A SMART SITUATION WITH THE CITIES. 15 MINUTES CITIES THAT KEEP GETTING REBRANDED.

LET'S HEAR FROM SAINT PETE. >> THIS IS UNDER A THREE YEAR GRANT SPECTRUM WILL PROVIDE WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORK SERIOUS FOCUSED ON THE ST. PETE INNOVATION DISTRICT. LOCAL LEADERS WANT TO USE THESE NEW RESOURCES TO CREATE ADVANCED APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS LOCAL NEEDS INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. AS PILOTS PROJECTS OCCUR, WE WILL GAIN INSIGHT ABOUT WHAT WORKS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THEN WE CAN EXPAND THIS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND SHARE WITH OTHER CITIES. WE HAVE THE SMART STREETLIGHT PROJECT WHICH WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SETS FIRST AND ONLINE PROGRAMS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD AND OUT ON RESEARCH VESSELS CONNECTED TO KIDS IN THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. ST. PETERSBURG JOINS

26 OTHER CITIES. >> SHE IS CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT OTHER CITIES THAT ARE TRYING TO JOIN IN WITH HER AND SPREAD THIS POISON. I AM INCREDIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT SHE IS SAYING. BOTH CORRESPONDING WITH CHILDREN IT SCREAMS SEX TRAFFICKING TO ME. WE LEARNED LAST YEAR THAT THERE IS A GOVERNMENT MOVEMENT TO REMOVE PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER CHILDREN. FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN GENDER TRANSITION WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH CHILDREN? ARE YOU AWARE THAT HOUSING CONTROL WAS REMOVED FROM THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT? ARE YOU AWARE OF SB 102 AND A HOUSING CITING THIS ACT AS THE LIVE LOCAL ACT? DELETING THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT OR MAINTAIN LAWS ORDINANCES RULES OR OTHER MEASURES THAT WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF IMPOSING CONTROLS UPON RENT. THE STRUCTURE IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WHICH DICTATES THAT GOD MADE MAN MEN MADE THE STATES AND STATES MADE THE FEDS IS LIMITED GOVERNMENT. THE GOAL OF COMMUNISM HAS BEEN THE FEDS ON TOP STATES MAN AND REMOVE GOD. THIS IS INDIRECT VIOLATION THIS IS YOU CANNOT OVERRIDE THE CONSTITUTION OR ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. THE 10TH AMENDMENT CLEARLY STATES THEY ONLY HAVE THE POWERS GRANTED BY THE U.S.

CONSTITUTION WHICH IS LIMITED AND ANYTHING ELSE BELONGS TO STATE AND CITIZENS. THE POWER IS WITH GOD A MAN AND NOT WITH THE STATE AND FEDS. THEY TALK ABOUT THE PERSONAL LIBERTIES HERE IT SAYS NO STATE SHALL DEPRIVE ANY PERSON OF LIFE AND

LIBERTY. >> THANK YOU IS POTTER.

>> MY NAME IS JEAN ACKLIN. I'M AT 545 CYPRESS LINKS BOULEVARD IN OAKTON, FLORIDA. SPEAKING TO ELIZABETH WAS SAYING ABOUT 15 MINUTES CITIES. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS SMART CITIES OR GREEN CITIES. DURING THE OCCUPATION OF 1941 SIMILAR 15 MINUTES

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PUBLIC ELECTRIC BUSES. NO INDEPENDENT TRAVEL. CHECKPOINTS AND BARRICADES. CAMERAS CAN LIMIT WHEN YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR 15 MINUTE AREA. COULD IT BECOME POTENTIALLY EVEN ONE OR TWO TIMES A YEAR OR MAYBE EVEN WITH PERMISSION? THIS WILL BE WALKABLE 15 MINUTES CITIES ABOUT A FIVE MILE PERIMETER PRISON. IT WILL BE DONE UNDER THE GUISE OF CLIMATE CONTROL, SAVE THE EARTH. ALL FOR THE GREATER GOOD. THE PANDEMIC WAS A TEST TO SEE IF PEOPLE WOULD COMPLY. WE SAW HERE IN OUR COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY WE ARE SEEING THAT WITH THE FIVE KILOMETER RESTRICTIONS IN AUSTRALIA THEY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WATCHING ON THE NEWS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE RESIDENTS THERE WHEN THEY LEFT THE AREA? EAT, LIVE AND SHOP IN YOUR 15 MINUTE CITY. THAT MEANS YOU CAN WALK TO YOUR HAIRDRESSER YOUR GROCERY STORE AND YOUR DOCTOR. NOT NECESSARILY WHERE HE WANTS TO GO BUT WHERE YOU MUST BE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF YOUR 15 MINUTE CITY. THEY ARE DOING ALL OF THIS IN THE NATURE OF THE 15 MINUTES BEING HEALTHY FRIENDLY AND BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. BETTER FOR THE GOOD OF THE SOCIETY. HOW CAN RESTRICTING GOD-GIVEN CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS BE GOOD FOR OUR SOCIETY? HAS ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND THIS COMMISSION BEEN AWARE OF THE MOVEMENT AS WE SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN ST.

PETERSBURG? IT IS A STEP TOWARDS THIS. HAVE YOU BEEN RESEARCHING FIGHTING AND REJECTING THIS? I URGE YOU TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THIS TOPIC GOING FORWARD. IT AFFECTS OUR COUNTY AND OUR CITIZENS AND WHAT YOU VOTED IN TO PROTECT.

IT AFFECTS OUR COUNTRY AND IT AFFECTS YOUR OWN LIFE AS WELL AS MINE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> MS. POTTER YOU ONLY HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE

RESEARCHING. THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. HENNESSY. GOOD AFTERNOON.

>> I THANK YOU. MY NAME IS WILLIAM HENNESSY I'M FROM 6431 WEST TENNESSEE. I'VE COME TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BUTLER WEST. ARE WE STILL DOING THIS RENOVATION AND EVERYTHING? COULD BRING YOU UP TO SPEED WITH WHERE WE ARE. IT GETS DOWN TO 16 FEET IN THAT COVERT. MY TRUCK MIRROR IS ALMOST 12.

IT'S ABOUT A 10 FOOT DROP. AT HIGH TIDE IS FULL OF WATER. IF YOU GO OFF OF THAT ROAD YOU ARE GOING TO ROLL OVER AND END UP UPSIDE DOWN. THIS PART OF BUTLER WEST ALSO GOES OVER HERE TO PALMETTO ROAD. WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE HERE.

THE AJO WAY AND EVERYTHING. THE PROBLEM THE LAND HAS BUILT UP SO MUCH LANDSCAPING WE WERE SUPPOSED OF 70 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY. WITH ALL THAT LANDSCAPING ARE ONLY DOWN TO ABOUT 30.

YOU'RE PUTTING US THEIR POSITION OF GOING TO A 16 FOOT WIDE ROAD BUT YOU GIVE THESE PEOPLE OUR RIGHT AWAY. AND YOU MAY DROWN GETTING TO THAT WATER. IT USED TO BE YOU COULD LAUNCH YOUR BOAT AND PARK IT BUT SINCE ABOUT 2016 THE COUNTY

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ACCOMPLISHED HERE. >> THANK YOU MR. HENNESSY SIR.

THAT YOU'RE SENDING US DOWN THIS ROAD. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FOR

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