May 17, 2024 Fiscal Year 2025 Administrator's Budget Session

[Management Information Systems]

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>>> DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS. WE PROVIDE AND ALSO DO SUPPORT OTHER OFFICES IN CERTAIN WAYS DEPENDING ON HOW THEY ARE WANTING TO LEVERAGE OUR RESOURCES. WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS STARTING FROM YOUR PRESENTATION AND THEN WE CAN GET INTO QUESTIONS FROM THERE. ONE OF JUST WONDERING WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE. SOME OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO START OUT WITH I JUST , I WOULD STOP BEFORE I GOT INTO THE ACTUAL BUDGET, A LITTLE OVERVIEW TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW OF THE ASSETS AND WE CAN LOOK AT THAT IN EACH COUNTY. WE MANAGE USERS THE MAIN USERS, 114 USERS.

APPROXIMATELY 2100 DIFFERENT CLIENT DEVICES LAPTOPS, TABLETS, ON THE SERVER-SIDE WE ARE IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT.

WE HAVE 18 WITH FOLKS ABOUT 29 WITH 240 VIRTUAL SERVERS AND WE ALSO HAVE SHORT SERVICE. WE MANAGE THE COUNTY FINANCE SYSTEM WHICH RIGHT NOW WE ARE REGISTERING JUST UNDER 1800 PHONES FOR STAFF , THE CLERK OF BOARDS STATE ATTORNEY PUBLIC DEFENDER AND WE HAVE JUST UNDER 670 DEVICES , MOBILE DEVICES WOULD BE CELLULAR AND NONCIRCULAR SUCH AS PHONES AND IPADS, TABLETS OUT OF THAT 670 WITH 460 OF THEM 119 COMPLIANT AND ALSO JUST MENTIONED WE HAVE ROUGHLY 80 PER REMOTE LOCATION THAT WE SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

ANOTHER NOTICE AFFECT WE HAVE 536 NETWORK DEVICES WHICH ARE SWITCHES AND ROUTERS THE WAY THINGS COMMUNICATE AND ANOTHER FACT WE HAVE ONLINE 254 WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT COUNTY FACILITIES. LAST YEAR ON 523 TO 430 WE DID 10,269 OPERATION WORK ORDERS THAT AVERAGES 855 A MONTH WE HAVE ROUGHLY 155 IN-HOUSE APPLICATIONS WE SUPPORT , VARIOUS SIZES FROM SMALL TO LARGE AND THEN WE SUPPORT -- THIS YEAR SO FAR WE HAVE PURCHASED 221 CLIENT DEVICES WHICH ARE DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS NOTEBOOKS AND IPADS AND I BROUGHT UP IN THERE THE DESKTOP HOW MANY SO WE REPLACE WE HAVE A FIVE-YEAR REPLACEMENT POLICY 5 TO 6 YEARS THROUGHOUT WE REPLACED 27 QUALIFIED TO BE REPLACED AND ONLY ADDED FOUR THIS YEAR, LAPTOPS WE HAD 53 WHICH WE HAVE A LARGER LAPTOP FORCE THAN WHAT WE DO FOR DESKTOPS THAT ALL TRANSITIONED DURING COVID SO WE HAVE AND WE HAVE NOT HIT THAT ONE YET THAT IS COMING UP NEXT YEAR FOR THE ROLLOUT THE YEAR AFTER, SO THIS YEAR WE REPLACED 53 ON A FIVE OR SIX YEAR ROLLOUT AND ADDED THE ADDITIONAL 31. OUR FLEET GREW ON THE LAPTOPS AND MAINLY USED BY FIRE RESCUE THERE ARE TWO OTHER PLACES WITH FIRE RESCUE MAJORITY REPLACED 27 OF THEM WE ADDED ANOTHER -- WE REPLACED 20 IPADS LAST YEAR AND GREW THAT NUMBER BY THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS AS FAR AS THE BUDGETS THIS YEAR TWO MAIN THINGS I WANTED TO BRING UP, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 25 AND 24 WE DID ASK IN THE BUDGET FOR TWO ADDITIONAL FTE , REASONING FOR THAT IS WE HAVE THE CURRENT 24 BUDGET FOR MICROSOFT 365 LIMITATION WHICH WE WERE IN PROCESS NOW AND PROJECTING BASED ON WHAT 365 WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION WITH COLLABORATION THE ADDITIONAL WAY TO INTEGRATE WE WILL NEED SERVER ADMINISTRATOR HOURS AND ANY OTHER INTERESTING FEATURE

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UNDERNEATH THE BUDGET. >> JESSE JUST FLAG ME , FOR A LONG TIME , WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER AND I DON'T MIND SAYING THIS LIVE THAT I KNOW WHEN WE WENT THROUGH RECESSION YOU HAD TO CUT BACK POSITIONS AND MOBILIZING , SCRUBBING THE TOILETS, WHEN NECESSARY YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD AND I WANTED TO MAKE THAT COMMENT AND THE NEW POSITION REQUEST , YOU NEVER ASK SO JESSE JUST FLAG ME FOR THE POSITION YOU HAVE POSITION REDUCTION IN FROM 2020 TO 2021 AND YOU REDUCED BY TWO FTES IN 2022 AND REGAINED THE TWO WE LOST IN 23 AND BRINGING THE LEVEL BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE AT 2022. DESPITE ALL THE WORK ORDERS YOU'RE MANAGING, YOUR DEPARTMENT IS MANAGING AND DESPITE ALL THE SYSTEM UPGRADES AND DIFFERENT IN-HOUSE APPS YOU GUYS RIGHT TO CUSTOMIZE DIFFERENT OPERATIONS SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR BEING SO FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AND I UNDERSTAND 365 IS WHERE WE ARE HEADED, THE CLERK HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENT IT 365 SO GOOD JOB.

>> THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE ARE BEHIND IN THAT, BUT WE HAVE HAD OTHER THINGS WHERE WE HAD DONE SOME UPGRADES PRIOR A COUPLE YEARS AGO SO WE WERE TRYING TO GET USE OUT OF IT BECAUSE WE HAD , SO IT IS GREAT NOT TO BE FIRST, WE LEARNED A LOT WITH MIGRATION TO IT AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ANOTHER ONE. THEY DON'T HAVE THE FULL WORKFORCE OVER BUT THEY HAVE A NUMBER ON IT AND WE WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THAT MIGRATION SO, OUR TRANSITION WILL BE SMOOTHER HOPEFULLY FROM WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.

>> HOW IS THE ERP PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GOING TO AFFECT

YOUR WORKLOAD? >> I DID NOT PUT ANYTHING FOR THAT. THERE IS ONE IN OUR DEPARTMENT WE WILL DO SO WE ARE MOVING A LIST OVER TO A DIFFERENT SYSTEM BUSINESS EXPERT KIND OF THING. SO WE ARE FOLLOWING WHAT THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING, SOME ARE GETTING THAT INTO THE THEIR DEPARTMENT WE BELIEVE WE CAN TAKE ONE OF OURS AND CHANGE IT OVER IN THAT ROLE AND RIGHT NOW A PERSON IS HELPING IN THAT BUT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL WITH THAT POSITION. WE BELIEVE WE WILL BE FINE WITH THAT. WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT WITH THAT. WE HAD SOME POSITIONS WE HAD NOT FILLED FOR YOU WHILE.

WE BROUGHT ON TWO DEVELOPERS RECENTLY. ONE IS EIGHT OR NINE MONTH DEVELOPER SO I DO HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WHERE OUR ROLE WHERE I BELIEVE THE BIGGEST ROLE WILL BE IS DATA CONVERSION. SO WE HAVE DANNY MY APPLICATION MANAGER HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE CURRENT FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITH DATA INSIDE AND OUT GIVES US A BIG ADVANTAGE ON THAT, BUT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME OTHER INTEGRATIONS WE WANT TO ASSIST TO HAVE THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATION WITH DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN. I BELIEVE WE ARE OKAY WITH THAT WITH WHERE WE MIGHT RESTRUCTURE. SOME OTHER THINGS I WANT TO MENTION AND THE THINGS YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT THE ERP LAST YEAR IN OUR BUDGET WE HAD TWO POSITIONS FOR THAT AND THOSE WERE BEING MOVED OUT

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>> WHILE ON THE PLANNING I KNOW IN THE CURRENT PLACE IT'S NOT THE MOST IDEAL, BUT YOU MAKE IT WORK.

>> I AM FINE WITH THAT. AND THEN WE DO HAVE SORT OF THIS LONG 25 YEAR SPATIAL ANALYSIS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. WHERE DO YOU SEE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR YOU TO MOVE WITH ALL THE MOVING PARTS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GOING TO THE TRAINING FACILITY, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTION PROPOSING TO EXPAND TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE VACANT LOCATION DO YOU HAVE ANY

THOUGHTS ON WHERE YOU WILL GO? >> WE HAVE 80 REMOTE LOCATIONS, THAT MEANS WE ARE ALREADY SUPPORTING A LARGE NUMBER OF THE COUNTY REMOTELY. SOMEWHERE ELSE IT DOES NOT AFFECT US THE ONLY THING WE WOULD LIKE IS WHEREVER THE DATA CENTER IS BECAUSE SERVER ADMIN'S , WE DO HAVE DATA CENTER IN THIS BUILDING WHICH IS PRIMARY AND WE STILL HAVE EXISTING BUILDINGS BECAUSE THAT IS A PIECE CONSIDERED THE BACKUP

PIECE . >> WOULD IT BE REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE BACKUP? OR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE? THE ONLY THING THAT TIES US WHEN YOU SAY IT IS DIFFICULT IS NOT WHERE THEY ARE. CURRENTLY THE WAY THE FIBER IS LAID OUT IN THIS COMPLEX ORIGINALLY WE WERE LOCATED WHERE THEY CALLED IT HUMAN RESOURCES WHICH IS ON THE CORNER OF AVENUE A AND 16 THAT WAS THE BUILDING. WHEN WE FIRST MOVED OUT HERE SO THE FIBER WENT FROM THAT LOCATION SPIDER OUT TO THE REST OF THE COMPLEX. WHEN WE WERE RELOCATED IN THE BUILDING WE RAN A 300 COUNT PIECE OF FIBER FROM THE BUILDING TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.

OUR ONLY DIFFICULTY IS WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME FORM OF COMMUNICATION AT THAT PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE COMMUNICATION IS HAPPENING. WE HAVE MOVED THE DATA CIRCUITS, THOSE ARE HOUSED OUT OF HERE NOW TOO.

>> ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP. SO YOU THINK , YOU CAN ENTER LATER, WE ARE BUILDING A NEW BUILDING FOR 30,000 FT.÷ , IN THAT PROJECT WOULD IT BE WISE TO LOOK AT THE CIRCUITS TO SAY MAYBE WE SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY GETTING CIRCUITS SET UP IN A DIFFERENT WAY KNOWING THE BUILDING YOU ARE IN MAY CHANGE WORDS GOING INTO HR IT MAY BE TORN DOWN? WITH YOUR OWN SPACE?

>> WE STARTED SOME YEARS BACK. SO WHEN THIS CAME ON ORIGINALLY THINK ABOUT ALL THE DATA CIRCUITS THAT COMMIT TO OUR BUILDING. WET FIBER, A HUB AND ALL THE FIBER GOES FROM OUR BUILDING OUT TO EVERYWHERE. WHEN THIS BUILDING CAME ONLINE THE INTENT WAS MOVING THE DATA CIRCUITS OVER SO THE DATA CIRCUITS WERE HOUSED IN THIS BUILDING. OUR BUILDING HAS THE

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THE REDUNDANT LOOP. >> SO AGAIN BRINGING UP THINGS TO ADD TO THE BUDGET SINCE WE ARE ADDING THIS BUILDIN IF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AND WE SAY WE NEED TO TEAR DOWN A BUILDING OVER AT THE SHERIFF'S COMPLEX OR IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED IN THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO HELP IF WE HAD TO FACILITATE THE PLAN OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO TO MAYBE GET RID OF THE LEGACY FIBER AND MAKE THE SYSTEM BETTER?

>> I WOULD DO IT BUILDING BY BUILDING BASIS BECAUSE WE WOULD WANT TO COME FROM THIS BUILDING TO THOSE AND FIGURE OUT . WE HAVE FIBER FROM THIS BUILDING TO THE BUILDINGS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 16 LEWIS SPEEDWAY GOING ACROSS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WE DON'T HAVE SO DEPENDING WHAT HAPPENS WE MIGHT NOT EVEN CARE

ABOUT IT. >> PROBABLY MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR SOME OF THIS WILL HAPPEN WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT DEPARTMENTS MOVING AROUND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FUNDING IS NECESSARY TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.

>> WE WILL EXTEND FIBER GOING FROM THE PERMANENT CENTER TO

THE NEW PERMANENT CENTER. >> USUALLY THEY'RE BURIED

UNDER THE GROUND? >> ON CAMPUS FIBER IS IN THE CONDUIT SO OUR OWNER FOR FIBER IS IN CONDUITS BETWEEN

BUILDINGS. UNDERGROUND. >> I SEE.

>> FOR EXAMPLE FROM OUR BUILDING OVER TO THE JAIL . WE

GO FROM THAT DOWN TO SPEEDWAY. >> IN YOUR OVERALL BUDGET WHICH GOES DOWN THERE ARE ONE-TIME ITEMS. HOW DO YOU MANAGE SO WE INCREASE STAFF AND FUNCTIONALITY, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AS WE CAN SOME OF THEM WITHIN ERP THERE ARE STILL OTHER SYSTEMS, HOW DO YOU GUYS MANAGE SECURITY BECAUSE CERTAINLY THERE ARE CASES THAT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR WHERE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DATA HIJACKED. WHAT TYPES OF

RESOURCES DO YOU PUT IN >> WE ARE DOING THINGS ON THE SERVER STUFF, IN THE BUDGET, SO LAST YEAR WE HAD FUNDING FOR CYBER SECURITY ASSESSMENT THAT WAS COMPLETED AND EVER SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENT IN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONSULTANT. WE KNEW, I DON'T THINK WE WERE SURPRISED ANYTHING WE FOUND, THE BIGGEST THING WAS TIGHTENING DOWN THE SERVER STUFF AND THAT COMES FINDING THE BALANCE BECAUSE THESE TIGHTEN DOWN AND PEOPLE CAN USE THINGS WE ARE DOING.

'S WE HAVE TO SLOWLY MOVE IMPLEMENTATION SO WE CAN MANAGE THE PAIN THAT THE USERS ARE FAILING TO FIND ANSWERS FOR THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, TWO YEARS AGO WE DID MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION. WE DO THAT WITH CYBER SECURITY NOBODY -- KNOWING THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD BE DOING. WE HAVE DONE OTHER THINGS WHERE THERE IS DIFFERENT TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY.

TRADITIONAL ANTIVIRUS AND MOVED INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. ALSO SOMETHING WE ARE REQUIRED TO STATE TO THE REPORT WITH INCIDENT WE HAD SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR THAT SO THE STATE WAS NOTIFIED. IF WE HAVE AN INCIDENT SO THAT IS A STATE

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>> DURING THE ERP GOING THROUGH SOLICITATION YOU AND YOUR TEAM WERE THERE ASKING SECURITY QUESTIONS. THIS WILL BE FINANCIAL AND HR SO THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION RIGHT? POTENTIALLY. A LOT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND SO YOU GUYS WILL BE INVOLVED IN THAT ERP IN TERMS OF SECURITY AND HOW THAT GOES INTO OTHER PROGRAMS WE HAVE.

>> YES WE WILL BE DOING THAT AND ALSO THESE COMPANIES , THEY HAVE A LOT OF LIABILITY SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO STUFF, FOR EXAMPLE AT ONE TIME WE USED TO TAKE CREDIT CARDS.

WELL THAT IS A PCI COMPLIANCE ISSUE. SO NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE VALIDATING CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND IT'S ALL ON THE COUNTY NETWORK. SOME THINGS ARE DONE LIKE THAT WHICH HELPS MEDIATE THE RISKS IF YOU WILL , BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEY GO THROUGH AND IT BECOMES PAINFUL. SO WE MANAGE SOME OF IT THAT WAY PUTTING IT ON THE PLACES. ERP IS EXAMPLE WHERE WE HOST IT AND THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS. SOME THINGS, WE DO HAVE A CO-LOCATION SITE IN JACKSONVILLE AND WE KEEP DATA BACKED UP ON PHYSICAL MEDIA AND WE ALLOCATED JACKSONVILLE. SO, PART OF THAT, THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN REQUIREMENT FOR CO-LOCATING. SO THEREFORE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A HURRICANE IN ONE PART OF THE AREA THAN THEIR DATA IS ACCESSIBLE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY CAN DO A BETTER JOB BECAUSE THEY ARE A MUCH LARGER ECONOMY OF SCALE. SO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM IS DONE THAT WAY HOSTED BY THE COMPANY IN THE

EAST COAST. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE FINISH

THE PRESENTATION. >> SO, SOMETHING IN THERE AS FAR AS THE BUDGET THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS JUST BECAUSE OF IT IN THE PIPELINE, WE MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT LAPTOPS, WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THOSE DEVICES. DOING SOME UPS REPLACEMENT . SO WE ARE GETTING TO KEEP THOSE PROTECTED BETTER.

WE HAVE SERVERS NOW AND THIS YEAR ONE OF OUR BIG ONES IN THE 56 43 LINE IS ONE OF OUR STORAGE AREAS , THE ORIGINAL WE BOUGHT IS OUT OF MAINTENANCE AND WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED ANYMORE SO WE HAVE TO GET THAT, THAT'S A LARGE ITEM. AND THEN TALKING REALLY ABOUT THE VEHICLES RECOMMENDING TO

REPLACE TWO VEHICLES. >> YOU DID NOT LIKE THAT DID

YOU? >> THE VEHICLES ARE RUNNING GOOD, I WAS TOLD I JUST GOT NEW SHOES ON ONE OF THEM. THEY SAY

IT'S GOOD TO GO. >> WHAT YEAR IS A VEHICLE YOU COMMUTE IN? SO MY PERSONAL VEHICLE, 86. MY SECOND VEHICLE

EVER PERSONALLY. >> YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE THINGS

LAST. >> I TRIED TO GET THE BEST OUT

OF IT. >> I'M GOING TO GO OVER LINE ITEMS REAL QUICK . OF COURSE LIKE WE MENTIONED EARLIER YOUR PERSONNEL IS FLAT AS CAN BE IF IT'S NOT GOING DOWN. ONE

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WAS COMPLETED? >> IN THIS CURRENT YEAR WE HAD MICROSOFT 365 FUNDING. SO THAT WAS 760,000 AND THAT HAS BEEN MOVED INTO THE FY 25 BUDGET FOR EACH DEPARTMENT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. THERE WAS ALSO SOME OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WITH ERP , FOR EXAMPLE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PER 100,000 ON THAT IN THE 117 DEPARTMENT NEXT YEAR.

>> GOTCHA, PERFECT. SO THAT'S A BIG CHUNK.

>> THE OTHER THING IS RELOCATION. THOSE WERE THE BIGGEST ITEMS THAT WON'T BE IN NEXT YEAR AND IT'S ALSO WHERE WE WOULD INTERPRET SOMETHING AS BEING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND JUST AN EXAMPLE IS SOFTWARE LICENSING, IT IS A YEARLY

THING, INTERPRETED. >> THEY WILL NOT BE UNDER SOFTWARE. WE HAVE TRANSITIONED FROM, I GUESS YOU STILL BUY SOFTWARE, BUT NOW YOU CAN GET SUBSCRIPTION SO THEY ARE UNDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND ONGOING CONTRACT, FOR FINANCE PURPOSES AND REPORTING TO THE STATE THE RECOMMENDATION WAS DOWN TO THE SOFTWARE SO YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE 55102 LIGHT IT

IS CHECKED . >> ONE EXAMPLE OUT OF THERE WAS THE ACTUAL CURRENT FINANCIAL SYSTEM WITH CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND THAT COST IS 314,000. THAT HAS NOW BEEN MOVED SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE WAS THE MILLION DOLLARS IT'S THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. THERE'S ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN LAST YEAR NOT THIS YEAR. THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST THINGS BEING PULLED OUT .

>> WE HAVE A BUDGET REDUCTION.

>> DAN WENT DOWN.

>> MOVING IT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT NOT SO SURE THAT

COUNTS. >> THE EXPENSES THERE JUST

BEING MOVED OVER. >> ANOTHER ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS WE TALKED ABOUT. MOVING SOME DEPARTMENTS INTO COMMUNICATION. $130,000 PAID BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WE TALK ABOUT SERVICES ABOUT $113,000 HERE MOVING INTO MY COMMUNICATION. SHE WILL SEE THE INCREASE IN THAT ONE ALSO. AND I MENTIONED ON THE THE 56 LINE IS A BIG ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE STAND BY THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT'S THE BIGGEST OUT OF 187 OR 172. GOING OUT FOR COMPETITIVE PRICE QUOTES.

STORAGE AREA NETWORK. SO WHERE YOU ARE STORING THE DATA.

>> THE REDUNDANT STORAGE. >> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED DURING FACILITY MANAGEMENT WE RECOUP REVENUES FROM OTHER AREAS. THE MIS DEPARTMENT IS SERVICING ALL COUNTY DEPARTMENTS SO THAT'S DIRECTLY INTO THE MIS AND IT IS RECOUPMENT BACK TO THE GENERAL

FUND SERVICES. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO QUESTIONS BUT YOU ARE ANSWERED A QUESTION ABOUT CYBER SECURITY WHICH WAS SOMETHING ON EVERYBODY'S MIND. YOU ARE TAKING PRACTICAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. SOMETIMES HAVE TO SNEAK , I KNOW HOW PROTECTIVE YOU ARE ABOUT OUR SYSTEM. THE OTHER THING I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT. WITH THE BOOM OF

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>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. CANNOT GO WITHOUT MENTIONING MY STAFF.

GREAT AND LOYAL STAFF. UP UNTIL LAST YEAR FOR A LONG TIME WE HAD LOST AND I HAVE SOME PEOPLE NOW THAT ARE STILL HERE AND I HAVE SOME THAT ARE RETIRING, BUT WE HAVE SOME NEWER PEOPLE COMING IN AND FOR A LITTLE WHILE WE WENT OUT LOOKING FOR A DEVELOPER. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TURNED AROUND NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE , I HAVE RECENTLY , SO THIS PAST YEAR I FILLED TWO SYSTEM SUPPORT TECHNICIANS. ONE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND TWO DEVELOPERS. SO WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ALL OF A SUDDEN PEOPLE WANT TO COME WORK WITH US. SOME VERY GOOD TALENT. THE EXISTING STAFF I HAVE ARE VERY GOOD, VERY DEDICATED. THEY KEEP UP WITH ME, THEY PUSH ME AT TIMES. I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO

HAVE THEM. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. >> THANK YOU, YOU ALWAYS COME PREPARED AND YOU KNOW WHERE EVERY PENNY IS. THAT'S WHY

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE. >> THANK YOU.

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. BEFORE YOU INTRODUCE EVERYBODY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS PROCESS IN THE WAY WE ARE DOING IT. I'M LOVING IT, I'M HEARING GREAT FEEDBACK . WOULD YOU LIKE TO START BY INTRODUCING YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM?

>> THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. WE HAVE A STORY TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. OPA LOOKS FORWARD TO HAVING DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE.

IT WILL BE A CONVERSATION WHERE WE HAVE BEEN, WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO. TO BEGIN ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM. A GROUP OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS. WITH MORE THAN 120 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MEDICATION. TYLER ALWAYS OUT INFORMING THE PUBLIC WITH THE PRESS AND MORAN'S NEWSLETTERS, TINA TRAINING PUBLISHERS ACROSS THE COUNTY, TOM LONGTIME VETERAN OF OPA . CINDY ALWAYS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING TRUST THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. ON LOCATION AT 210 TELLING A STORY OF CIP PROJECTS AND SHARING OUR STORY. ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WITH PHENOMENAL PARKS AND RECREATION STORIES AND KYLE USING MEDIA BACKGROUND TO PRODUCE VISUAL VIDEOS. WE WANT TO THE ENTIRE TEAM TO BE HERE TODAY AT THE TABLE WITH YOU TO LISTEN TO OUR STORY AND SHARE. TOM IS OUT AT

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ACHIEVEMENTS WERE IMPACTFUL YOU CAN SEE THE NEW INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION PHILOSOPHY OPERATING NEWS AGENCY WHICH TRANSCENDED INTO INCREASES IN BOTH NEWS AND EVENTS. THEY LAUNCHED MANY NEW PROJECTS, NOTABLY THE NEW PILOT PROGRAM GOING ON THIS YEAR AND A MULTITUDE OF CAMPAIGNS. THEY WORKED HARD TO BREAK DOWN INTERNAL SILOS AND BUILD BRIDGES WITH DEPARTMENTS AND IMPROVING THE NEWSLETTER FROM A BRANDING STANDPOINT, STREAMLINED CONTENT, BILINGUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND THE RESULTS, YOU CAN SEE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES WITH RATES THAT SURGE ABOVE INDUSTRY AVERAGES.

LET'S TRAVERSE OVER TO ADDITIONAL MEDIA DIVISION GUIDED BY CINDY AND HER USE OF THE IMC PHILOSOPHY WHICH HAS STARTED TO EXTEND THE REACH OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. CINDY'S EFFORTS AND OTHER DEPARTMENT PARTS HAVE IMPROVED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. SHE HAS SPEARHEADED THE PUBLIC LAUNCH OF THE NEW MOBILE APP AND YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT IT HAS ALREADY HAD. I KNOW YOU ARE A BIG FAN AND A BIG ADVOCATE AND YOU CAN SEE THE PHENOMENAL STATS WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA INCREASES. ADDITIONALLY USING VIDEO WITH GREATER ASSET HAS ALSO BEEN OUTSTANDING WITH NEARLY 200 VIDEOS DURING THE PAST YEAR OR SO. DIGITAL MEDIA HAS MADE OR HAS BEEN ABLE TO MANAGE MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. PROPERLY ARCHIVING ACTIVITY FOR RECORDS RETENTION AND WE CONTINUE TO SURGE FORWARD WITH DYNAMIC LISTENING AND CONNECTION TACTICS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. LET'S MOVE OR TO THE WEB DIVISION AND PHENOMENAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO OUR COUNTY WEBSITE . I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE WE LAUNCHED THE NEW WEBSITE THIS YEAR. ALL WITH CONSISTENT BRANDING, EFFICIENT CONTENT CONTROL AND MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS IN THE PUBLIC RESPONSE HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING. AT THE SAME TIME TWO ADDITIONAL WEBSITES WERE MANAGED WITH BOTH MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE EMPLOYEE CONNECTION. AND THE SCENES TINA HAS HELPED WITH STAFF TRAINING AND REQUEST OF OTHERS AT A VERY RAPID PACE AND YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBERS.

LET'S MOVE OVER TO THE FINAL OF OUR DIVISIONS WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW WELL IS GOLF TV AND WITH HUGE CONTRIBUTIONS . THE DIVISION REACHING NEW HEIGHTS OF PRODUCTION IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. TOGETHER TOM AND KYLE ARE WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF SHOWS AND VIDEOS TO TELL OUR STORIES. AS PUBLIC AFFAIRS WRITES ABOUT THE STORIES THE WEB DIVISION POSTS THEM ON THE WEBSITE WITH DIGITAL MEDIA CONNECTING STORIES WITH COMMUNITY AND AS TOM AND KYLE PUT THE VISUALS ON THOSE STORIES. LIVE MEETINGS IN THE AUDITORIUM TO VIDEOS ON THE BEACH AS THEY TRAVEL TO PRODUCE VIDEOS. THEY ARE NEARING THE LAUNCH OF A TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT PROJECT THE GOVTV CIP PROJECT WHICH WILL IMPROVE OPERATIONS IN CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS HERE IN THIS BUILDING AND WITH THE BROADCAST THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY. AS WE PROGRESS FORWARD IN OUR STORY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW HOW WE STARTED AND WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH OUR DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION. THIS IS WHAT WE INHERITED. A FLAT OPERATIONAL MODEL WITH GOOD INTENTIONS MADE WHEN THIS WAS DEVELOPED, OVERTIME WE NOTICED INEFFICIENT TO BE BE PROACTIVE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. OUR NEW STRUCTURE OFFERS MORE OPPORTUNITY . MORE NIMBLE, READY TO ADAPT , MORE CREATIVE CONTROL BY THE TEAM AND STAFF.

EVERYONE HAS MORE AUTONOMY TO DO THEIR WORK AND PROVIDES MORE CAREER PATH OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. MOST OF THIS IS IN PLACE WITH A FEW MINOR PIECES REMAINING PENDING APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. MOVING FORWARD IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECALL RECENT HISTORY. ONE OF INCONSISTENCY AND LACK OF

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2025 IS THE FIRST BUDGET TOGETHER WITH WHAT WE KNOW AS TODAY'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS. AS YOU MAKE THE TURN TOWARD FY 25 BUDGET IT IS CRITICAL TO SEE THIS BRIDGE WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO CROSS INTO 2025. LAST TAKE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS REVEALED A LOT ABOUT WHAT MAY BE ASKED OF YOUR OPA DEPARTMENT TO PURSUE NEXT YEAR, THE UNDERLYING PHRASE USED WAS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND YOU CAN SEE WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE THINKING BEFORE IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST BEING PROACTIVE CREATING ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION. OPA IS READY TO DO THIS WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES OF 2025. LET'S BEGIN WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIVISION.

THE BIG REQUEST IS FTE TO ASSIST WITH BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATION. MANY EXTERNAL TEST ARE BEING ASKED OF ADMINISTRATION MOST NOTABLY THE NEW CITIZEN ACADEMY. ALSO THE NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR MAJOR CIP PROJECTS WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER UTILITIES AND OTHERS. MANY INTERNAL NEEDS COME FROM HR AND THE OFFICER TRANSFORMED -- TRANSFERRED TO. STRONGER COMMITTEE KITCHENS LIKE REGULAR MESSAGING FROM YOU AND LEADING INTERNAL PROJECTS LIKE THE NEW ERP WITH SARAH AND TOM. OTHER REQUESTS ARE PROGRAMMED TO BUILD AUDIENCE REACH WHICH GOES BACK TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN ASKS AND WE ARE SEEKING FUNDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS DEPARTMENT TO INVEST IN OURSELVES, IN THE DEPARTMENT AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND A STRATEGIC PLAN. WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN DELIVER. THE COUNTY NEWSLETTERS, CONTENT CURATED AND REPURPOSED INTO EPIC ADVERTORIALS INSIDE OF ST. JOHN'S MAGAZINE AND SOCIAL.

DELIVERED TO THE MAJORITY OF HOMES IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY TO EXTEND OUR BRAND, BRAND REACH AN AUDIENCE AWARENESS OF WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING. IN DIGITAL MEDIA WE ARE SEEKING FTE.

HOWEVER, UNLIKE NPA THIS IS JUST A COMPLETION OF THE REORG YOU ENDORSED IN THEORY TO BUILD OUR DEPARTMENT LAYERS. IT WOULD ELEVATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT MENTIONED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN SESSION WITH MORE LISTENING AND LEARNING TO PEOPLE ARE SAYING IN THE MOMENT. PROACTIVE MEDICATION TO WERE TRENDING TOPICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EXPANDED USE OF MULTIMEDIA WITH VIDEOS AND PICTURES TO TELL AND SHOW PEOPLE AND PROJECTS. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASED SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY SPONSORED EVENTS GOING ON IN COMMUNITIES LIKE HASTINGS AND VILLANO BEACH AND YOU WILL SEE INVESTMENT INTO HUMANIZING COUNTY EMPLOYEES WITH FEATURES AND GREAT STORIES OF NOT ONLY WHO THEY ARE, BUT WHAT THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE RIGHT RESOURCES, WE WILL CONNECT WITH MORE COMMUNITIES MOVING FORWARD AND STAYING ENGAGED. OVER IN THE WEB DIVISION WE ARE SEEKING FUNDS TO CONTINUE AND COMPLETE OUR WEB REDESIGN AND MOBILE RESPONSE FOR BOTH THE GOLF COURSE AND THE EMPLOYEE INTERNET JUST LIKE WE DID FOR THE COUNTY WEBSITE. EQUALLY EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH MIS AND WE WILL ELEVATE WEB TRAINING OF DOZENS OF PUBLISHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY WHICH FEEDS INTO YOUR FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND OPEN GOVERNANCE. WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WILL ENJOY DYNAMIC AND DEDICATED WEBSITES OF ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION. LESLIE THE MAIN REQUEST TO EMPOWER TOM AND KYLE TO BUILD THE COUNTY'S FIRST-EVER FULL-SERVICE PRODUCTION STUDIO. THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE DUALITY OF LIVE AND TAPED PROGRAMMING. NEWS SHOWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN THE MOMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TELL TELL OUR STORY WITH SHOWS IN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATE TO EMPLOYEES. PLUS,

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>> WOW, THAT IS GREAT. A LOT OF INFORMATION. I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE EFFORT YOU HAVE BEEN SPENT AND INVEST AND WE AND I WAS HESITANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A THESE OTHER THINGS LIKE A NEW MARRIAGE WE HAVE A NEW TEAM. WE SPENT THE LAST HALF OF THE YEAR OR TWO TO FIND THE RIGHT RHYTHM AND LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER AND I VALUE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND I KNOW TOM IS NOT HERE, KYLE, JOEY, TINA, TYLER AND I THINK, YOU KNOW I COME TO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GUYS, INDIVIDUAL VALUE AND TALENT. STRENGTH AS A INDIVIDUAL AND AS A TEAM. I SEE MY NAME TO BE MENTIONED A LOT IN THIS PRESENTATION AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS I WAS NOT PART OF THE CREATION OF THIS PRESENTATION SO I DID NOT ASK FOR MY NAME AND IT'S FUNNY MY NAME IS ALWAYS VERY EASY TO BE USED ESPECIALLY DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SEASON. YOU CAN SEE THAT EVERYWHERE. AND I SHARE THIS WITH THE TEAM IT'S NOT ABOUT JOY . MY INTUITION AS A RESIDENT AND LONGTIME PUBLIC SERVANT I FEEL LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WHAT WAS MISSING IS THIS HUMANIZED ASPECT OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND THAT'S WHY I SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN THE COMMUNITY TO TALK TO THEM I WANT THEM TO BE PART OF THE TEAM THAT WE DO HAVE REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY THINK OF THE GOVERNMENT I WANT THEM TO KNOW WITH GOOD INTENTIONS YOU GUYS ALL OF US ARE DOING THE BEST WE KNOW HOW WE CAN AND WE WANT THEM TO TELL US HOW WE ARE BUT I DON'T WITH UP TO TELL US HOW IMPERFECT WE ARE IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. THAT WAS SORT OF THE MESSAGE WE WERE TRYING TO GET OUT THERE. ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND THEN WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT. THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, THEY LIKE CERTAIN THINGS OR THEY DON'T AND THEN THEY TELL US DO MORE OF THE THINGS I LIKE AND LESS OF THE THINGS I DON'T LIKE. THAT STARTS WITH THE FOUNDATION OF BEING CONNECTED TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING SO I DON'T WANT ANYBODY WHO IS WATCHING THIS TAKING THIS MESSAGE IN THE WRONG WAY THAT JOY IS PROMOTING JOY, JOY IS NEVER RUNNING FOR ELECTION. I WILL PUT THAT ON VIDEO IT'S NOT ABOUT ME AT ALL. IT'S THE TEAM DOING ALL THE WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW FOR HOWEVER LONG I CAN TO BE THE FACE OF THIS TEAM IT IS REALLY NEVER ABOUT ME BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND I THINK WE FINALLY ARE AT A POINT WHERE WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER'S MISSION AND WE HAVE ONE MISSION REALLY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. AND I SEE YOU ARE INVESTING AT LEAST REQUESTING INVESTMENT TO STRENGTHEN OUR ABILITY TO DO MORE ENGAGEMENT BUT I CAN SEE YOU'RE DOING MORE DOING INTERNALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE 1400

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I DO SEE WITH LEADERSHIP IT IS AN INCREDIBLE ENHANCEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT I KNOW IT IS SOMETHING ABOUT INTERMEDIATE THING I WOULD DO SIMULTANEOUSLY. FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT? WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG AND WHAT CAN WE DO MORE?

>> WHILE , WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH TURNOVER THE THREE YEARS I HAVE BEEN YOU'RE IN THE COUNTY. THIS IS A LARGER TEAM THEN WE STARTED WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT, THAT WAS A HUGE STEP, GETTING THE RESOURCES TO DO WHAT WE ACHIEVED THIS YEAR THE SAME THING GOING INTO FISCAL 25. WE GET THE RESOURCE REQUESTED IT'S GOING TO RESULT IN US BEING ABLE TO TELL STORIES EVEN BETTER WAYS, MORE CREATIVE WAYS. THE VIDEOS, THE FACEBOOK LIVE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, HAVING THAT INVOLVEMENT WITH HOA'S AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL. JUST HAVING THAT FULL OUTREACH I THINK THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY.

REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

>> THANK YOU, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON YOUR NEW ROLE UNDER WAYNE'S LEADERSHIP. TUNA, FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IT WAS SORT OF A CHALLENGING TIME THAT WE WORKED THROUGH BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BEING STEADFAST. REALLY YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HOLDING TOGETHER THE WEBSITE WHICH TRANSMISSION OF THE OLD WEBSITE AND SO APPRECIATIVE TYLER AND WAYNE HAVE BOTH COME TO RECOGNIZING THE RESOURCE NEEDS AND THEN COMING TO REALLY LEARN ABOUT THE NEEDS FIRST. AN OFFER THE RESOURCES YOU NEED. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD IN TERMS OF THE WEBSITE, THE WEBSITE TRANSITION AND I AM CONTINUALLY GETTING POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND FEEDBACK ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE WHICH WE WELCOME. WE WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS WEBSITE MORE USER-FRIENDLY AND I DO MAKE SURE WHENEVER I TALK TO, THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WHERE WE HAVE THE RIGHT FRAMEWORK WE CAN BUILD ON. IF THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU CAN'T FIND AS EASY AS YOU USE TO, LET US KNOW. WE HAVE A TEAM WHEN I SAY WE HAVE A TEAM WE HAVE TINA WORKING ON IT TO MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHT THE LINK THT YOU USED TO LOVE IS NO LONGER THERE SHE CAN STILL FIND IT EASILY.

>> HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT AND TO SEE THE COUNTY WEBSITE GET UPGRADED TO A MORE MODERN FRAMEWORK . IT WAS A BIG JUMP FROM THE OLD WEBSITE TO THE NEW WEBSITE SO I CAN SEE WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE THINGS HAVE BEEN MOVED. THEY LOOK DIFFERENT. ALL THE INFORMATION IS STILL THERE YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND IT AND I MADE CHANGES THIS MORNING TO HELP PEOPLE FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. SO IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE A WORK IN PROGRESS BECAUSE IT'S A WEBSITE, EVER EVOLVING. I LOOK FORWARD TO KEEP IMPROVING UPON THE WEBSITE AND TURNING THE INTERNET INTO A USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE.

>> VERY GOOD. SPEAKING OF THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY DOES KNOW THAT, I DID REQUEST TO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF YOUR GENERAL INFORMATION. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK ARE WE GETTING AND I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU GUYS, YOU ARE ALSO BUSY. I WANT TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT FEEDBACK WE'RE GETTING OR NOT GETTING AND WAYNE AND TYLER HAVE BOTH INFORMED ME ON MANY FEEDBACKS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE LIKE I WANT TO HEAR THE UGLY STUFF, TOO NOT JUST THE GOOD THINGS.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AND I AM ANTICIPATING SEEM CERTAIN FEEDBACK RELATED TO THE WEBSITE. SO ANYWAY I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT. JOEY, GREAT JOB ON THE NO LITTER CAMPAIGN

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WANT TO ADD? >> I ENJOYED THAT, GOING VERY WELL I THINK. SO FAR WE ARE DOING RATHER WELL FROM WHAT I CAN SEE. AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE TEAM THAT I HAVE. ALL MY EFFORTS WITH PARKS AND RECREATION IT IS A BUSY

DEPARTMENT, BUT FULFILLING. >> KYLE YOU'RE MAKING A LOT OF

VIDEOS. >> YEAH. IT HELPS TO COME IN AND TO CLICK RIGHT AWAY WITH SOME LIKE TOM. WE HIT IT OFF IN MY FIRST INTERVIEW GOING FROM THERE SO YOU KNOW FOR US UNTIL DAY ONE WE HAVE BEEN ATTACHED AT THE HIP EVERY DAY. SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUR MINDS TOGETHER WITH MORE THAN FOUR DECADES WORTH OF NEWS EXPERIENCE. WE KNOW HOW TO TELL STORIES SO WE KNOW THE VARIETY OF WAYS TO DO THAT. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS WE KNOW WE CAN DO A LOT MORE, WITH CAPABILITIES LIKE MAYBE HAVING A STUDIO AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE CONSTANTLY WANT TO DO MORE AND TO GROW AND DO MORE AND ADAPT AND HELP THE TEAM BY HELPING THEM BE MORE CREATIVE AND BY DOUBLING AND TRIPLING THOSE EFFORTS TO GET OUT THERE AND NOT JUST THE RUNNING MEETINGS. THAT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT FOR US

FOR SURE. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE.

WITHIN THE NEWS AGENCY. WHEN YOU PRODUCE THOSE VIDEOS YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR OWN NEWS AGENT CAN SEE THAT I APPRECIATE THIS ONE SLIDE THOSE ARE MY LAST COMMENT . THE PICTURE FROM THE ANGLE FROM HER USE IT WITH ALL THE CONTROL PANEL AND ALL THE STUFF THAT IS BEHIND THAT IS ACTUALLY A WINDOW BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MIRROR. ADJUSTING EVERYTHING, BUT I LOVE HOW THIS IS REALLY QUINTESSENTIAL OF OUR MISSION.

WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW THINGS ARE DONE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT WE DON'T GET TO SEE AND THAT IS A ONE-WAY WINDOW WHERE YOU GET TO SEE WHAT'S BEHIND IT WITH A LOT OF CONTROL PANELS. I CAN'T HEAR YOU ARE I CAN HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING, THE MICROPHONE IS OFF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WENT THROUGH THE LINE ITEM, WE ARE RIGHT ON TIME AND THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB TO EXPLAIN ALL THE CHANGES IN TERMS OF CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND FTE SO I AM CAPTURING ALL OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. THINK YOU GUYS.

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>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SNACK BUCKET.

>> WHENEVER YOU ARE READY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON DIRECTOR OF

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. >>

[Health and Human Services]

>> SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THREE PROGRAMS WE WILL GO THROUGH THE CDC FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES DISCUSSING PERSONNEL AND THEN PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS MOVE INTO INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND THEN MOVE INTO HOUSING AND ALSO PERSONAL REQUESTS AND THEN PROGRAMMATIC REQUESTS AND THEN WE WILL END ON OUR GRANTS. SO, STARTING WITH CDC THIS IS THE LARGEST PROGRAM WE HAVE UNDER THE HHS UMBRELLA, FULLY FUNDED BY STATE. HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY WE ARE ONE OF THE HIGHEST PERFORMING IN THE STATE . TO THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE MANDATED ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT . SO THE ONLY CIRCUIT BETTER THAN US IS MONROE COUNTY AND THE POPULATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS . SO WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THAT PROGRAM THE STATE SEES US AS FINANCIALLY STABLE AND SOUND. SO, WITH THE CDC , AS I MENTIONED THE CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICES IN ANY ENHANCEMENT ARE FULLY CAPTURED BY STATE LOCATION. IF THERE WERE TO BE ANY CHANGES IN THAT, THEY USUALLY RESULT AS LEGISLATION AND THEY ARE MANDATED AND THEN I WOULD BRING THEM BACK TO THE BOARD AS A MIDYEAR ASK IF I NEEDED TO ADD FTES AS A RESULT OF PENDING LEGISLATION. AND THEN, ANY PRORAMS WOULD BE, WOULD GO THROUGH COUNTY PROCUREMENT AND ROLLBACK. PRETTY, RELATIVELY FORWARD.

>> THE DCF CONTRACT ON THE CDC SIDE?

>> YES MA'AM , I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE CONTRACT

CHANGE. >> FUNDING CHANGE AND THE

PROGRAMMING CHANGE. >> AT THIS POINT OUR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE STATE ENDS ON JUNE 30. WE RESPONDED TO THE STATE INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE WHICH WAS DUE BACK IN JANUARY, SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE STATE. THEY JUST FURNISHED ME THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE CONTRACT ON MONDAY. I HAVE UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY TO GIVE THEM MY FEEDBACK ON IT. THEY ARE FULLY AWARE IT HAS TO BE IN THE AGENDA MANAGER TUESDAY THE 28TH AND MAKE THE JULY 19 DEADLINE SO THAT'S A PROCESS THERE. IT WILL BE A NEW FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES BUT IT FALLS IN LINE WITH SOME LEGISLATION THAT PASSED.

SPECIFICALLY HOUSE BILL 789. THERE ARE SOME FINANCIAL PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMANCE MEASURES. THERE IS SOME INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THEM?

>> IF WE ARE NOT MEETING PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND THEY DETERMINE WE CANNOT RECTIFY , THERE IS A PROCESS BEFORE IT LEADS TO THAT. THERE ARE INTERVENTIONS, FIRST THEY WOULD COME OUT AND TRY TO PUT US ON A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN AND IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES THEY WOULD LOOK AT THOSE PENALTIES.

I DON'T HAVE CONCERNS WITH THAT BECAUSE AS WE SAID WE ARE

A HIGH-PERFORMING CDC. >> THE FINANCIAL PENALTY, IF

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OUTSIDE OF THE CONTRACT? >> NO.

>> OUR CONTRACT AS PART OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY , THEY PUT IN A PIECE IN THERE THAT SAYS

] >> SO THAT IS REALLY INCREASED

ACCOUNTABILITY. >> CORRECT.

>> SO THEY INCREASE TO FUNDING?

>> YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT SIGNED THE BUDGET YET. IT IS THE SAME FISCAL YEAR SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCHEDULE OF FUNDS WILL BE. WE GET THAT A FEW MONTHS AFTER, I AM NOT ANTICIPATING ANY INCREASE. WE HAVE NOT HAD A LARGE INCREASE, TWO YEARS AGO AND THE SECRETARY HAS BEEN PRETTY ADAMANT ABOUT EVERY CBC WORKING WITHIN WHAT'S ALLOCATED IN THE GEN.

APPROPRIATIONS ACT. I DO NOT SEE AN INCREASE COMING, BUT WE ARE VERY HEALTHY FISCALLY RIGHT NOW. SO I DO NOT HAVE CONCERNS.

>> A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE DELIVERY MODEL FOM THE LAST

FIVE YEARS? >> NO. THE EXPECTATION IS STILL KIND OF THE SAME WITH THE PRACTICE MODEL AND ALL OF THAT.

THEY ARE REDOING SOME OF THE CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND TIGHTENING IT UP A LITTLE BIT. THE BIGGEST CHANGE SINCE THE LAST TIME WE EXECUTED OUR FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT IN 2014 IS THEY HAVE ADDED SOME INITIATIVES , FROM LEGISLATION MAINLY IT CAN SHIFT PROGRAMS LIKE A PREVENTION PROGRAM TO WORK WITH FAMILIES THAT MAY BE CARING FOR CHILDREN TO TRY TO GET THEM RESOURCES SO THEY DON'T ENTER THE FRONT DOOR OF THE SYSTEM. SO THEY HAVE CREATED A FAMILY FIND HER POSITION WITH A BIG FOCUS TO HAVE CHILDREN PLACED WITH RELATIVES AND FOSTER CARE AS A LAST RESORT WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE ANYWAY BECAUSE IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND THEN THERE IS THE INITIATIVE AS A RESULT OF SOME LEGISLATION . SO, WE CONTRACT WITH SAFE FAMILIES WHICH IS SORT OF BASED OUT OF JACKSONVILLE, ENGAGEMENT, WORKING WITH THESE FATHERS ON THEIR TASKS SO THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN. SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE SAME, THE PROGRAMMATIC THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF LEGISLATION IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS IN THAT CONTRACT. IT WAS MAINLY ACCOUNTABILITY THIS SESSION AND TIGHTENING UP SOME THINGS WITH SOME OTHER CDCS WHO DID SOME FORENSIC AUDITS AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS NOTED BY THE STATE SO IT WAS MAINLY TRYING TO PUT INTO STATUTE SOME WAYS TO KIND OF INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> OKAY JUST GETTING READY TO HAVE A NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN

WONDERING WHAT'S IN THERE. >> I AM STILL GOING THROUGH IT MYSELF. IT IS ABOUT 96 PAGES. I'M ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY THROUGH IT. SOME PERFORMANCE PIECES THAT THE FINANCIAL PENALTIES BUT IT'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WE HAD NOT SEEN

BEFORE. >> OKAY, SO MOVING IT TO SOCIAL SERVICES. AND MY PERSONAL REQUEST THIS FISCAL YEAR. NOT ASKING FOR ANY FTES BUT I AM ASKING TO RECLASSIFY THE PAY RATE AND INCREASE FROM 14 TO 15. AS YOU KNOW YOU WORKED IN HHS BEFORE I DID. WE HAD THE SAME STAFF SEVERAL YEARS, THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WE HAVE SEEN TURNOVER HIGHER THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE. 25% AND YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO KEEP STAFF, THEY ARE TRAINED IN GRANTS, THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE. WE LIKE TO RETAIN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WE DO HAVE AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD STUFF RIGHT NOW THAT ARE VERY COMMITTED TO THIS COUNTY AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SO I REALLY WANT TO KEEP THEM. YOU CAN SEE, WE CAN SEE WHAT'S COMING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR WITH FOOT TRACK ERIC JUST OVER FOUR YEARS. WE WERE SEEING ABOUT 700 RESIDENTS YOU KNOW IN

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VICTORIA CROSSINGS TO MEET THOSE FOLKS WHERE THEY ARE AT IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE AND A PARTNER UP WITH THE JAIL AND REENTRY. BETWEEN ALL OF THAT IT IS URGING PEOPLE WE ARE SERVING AND WE JUST REALLY WANT TO RETAIN THE STAFF WE HAVE AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT.

>> I'M SURE YOU'RE WORKING WITH HR PER MARKET ANALYSIS.

>> HOWEVER BE MAINTAINED GROWTH WITH THE STAFF YOU HAVE? WHAT

ARE YOU DOING? >> WELL WE OBVIOUSLY TRY TO DO SOME MORALE STUFF WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE THEM HEAVY.

WE HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS, WE DO WHAT'S A GOOD THING THAT HAPPENED? SO STAFF GET A CHANCE. IT IS A REMINDER OF WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

>> WHAT EFFICIENCIES ARE YOU DOING?

>> SO WE HAVE NOT FILLED POSITIONS IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAVE HAD THIRD-PARTY VENDORS DOING PROGRAMS. AS YOU KNOW WE RECEIVED SOME FEDERAL DOLLARS FROM THE "CARES" ACT AND FROM THE ARBOR TREASURY. WE DID RUN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, THAT ALLEVIATED SOME FOOT TRAFFIC FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE ONLINE. AND THEN WE TRY TO JUST MOVE CLIENTS THROUGH AND GET THEM HELP WHEN THEY ARE IN THERE. SO, THE SECOND REQUEST , PERSONNEL LIES . LAST FISCAL YEAR WE ADDED A USINESS MANAGER POSITION TO THE CDC.

CURRENTLY 100% COVERED AND THAT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE THAT PERSON WAS GOING TO RUN POINT ON OUR RESPONSE TO THE INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FROM THE STATE. MOVING INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR I AM ASKING TO SPLIT THE SALARY ACROSS THREE AREAS MUCH LIKE MY SALARY IS SPLIT ACROSS THE PROGRAMS. THE MAIN REASON IS AS YOU KNOW WE ARE ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION.

THAT IS A FOUR-YEAR PROCESS AND I WILL START IN THE FALL. SO, I CANNOT CHARGE SOLELY BACK TO THE CBC WHEN WE HAVE HOUSING THAT HAS ACCREDITATION THE HOUSING COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY AND SOCIAL SERVICES IS ALSO ACCREDITED. SO WE WOULD WANT TO SPLIT IT LIKE MY SALARY 67% AND THEN 23 TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND

. >> TWO POSITIONS AND SORRY ONE POSITION. HOW MANY IS THAT , SOCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST? HOW

MANY POSITIONS? >> MAYBE EIGHT.

>> OKAY YOU HAVE A GROUP. >> ALL OF THEM, THE WHOLE CLASS AND A SENIOR SPECIALIST IN DISCUSSING THIS WITH HR IN PREPARATION FOR BUDGET MEETINGS, LOOKING AT THE ONE POSITION ALSO BEING JUST FOR THE SEPARATION.

>> YOUR CASE MANAGER AT 16, THEY ARE GOOD?

>> YES. YES. >> ADDING PEOPLE SPACE WISE WITH THE CHANGES WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING I DOUBT THERE IS ANY UPSTAIRS, ARE YOU OKAY ON SPACE OR WILL THERE BE MORE

PLANNING NEXT YEAR? >> I BELIEVE I WILL BE OKAY FOR EXPANSION. WE HOPE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLEARS OUT AND GOES DOWNSTAIRS. HISTORICALLY FOR ME IT'S HOUSING AND THE CVC SO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM FOR GROWTH IN THERE AS WELL AND BEHIND WHEN DOH VACATES.

>> SO NEXT YEAR YOUR GOOD. >> I BELIEVE SO, YES. WE SHOULD

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>> LONG-TERM. >> YES, YES I BELIEVE WE ARE GOOD. WE HAVE A LITTLE SPACE WHERE SOCIAL SERVICES IS SO WE HAVE GIVEN OURSELVES A LITTLE BUFFER.

>> OKAY, SO REMOVING IT TO OUR PROGRAMMATIC REQUEST. AGAIN AT THIS POINT I AM KEEPING PACE WITH WHAT'S COMING FOR THE FUND OR I AM NOT SEEKING ENHANCEMENT. JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. SO, THE FIRST THING WE ARE SEEKING IS TO INCREASE CLIENT TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. THIS IS THE SUNSHINE BUS PASSES FOR THE PEOPLE USING RESOURCE OFFICE, LOOKING FOR JOBS, THEY NEED TRANSPORTATION TO THEIR JOBS.

THEY ARE GETTING SERVICES FOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS, THEY NEED TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS DUE TO THE NUMBER COMING TO THE DOOR . WE NEED TO LOOK AT INCREASING THAT SO I HAVE ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $7000 IN THAT AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED FIVE TRIPS A MONTH AND THIS ALLOWANCE WILL GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT.

TYPICALLY WE GET THEM GOING TO WORK AND REGULARLY.

>> IS THAT GIVEN BY A TOKEN? SO YES, THE COUNCIL ON AGING AND THE NEXT THING WE ARE ASKING FOR. I LISTED ON OTHER DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE COMBINED TRAVEL AND TRAINING THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE INCREASING IT, REQUESTING THE INCREASE BY 19,000 AND THAT DOES SEEM LIKE A HIGH NUMBER.

THE REASON IS, WE NEED TO SEND OUR CASE SPECIALIST AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TRAINING. SOMETIMES THE TRAINING IS OUT-OF-STATE OR OFFERED VIRTUALLY. I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS GOING TO BE. IF IT IS VIRTUALLY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VIRTUAL, BUT IF NOT WE NEED TO DO THAT. PART OF ACCREDITATION, BEST PRACTICE. MAKING SURE WE ARE , WHEN WE HELP PEOPLE THAT WE ARE TEACHING THEM LONG-TERM SKILLS AND THEY DON'T NEED TO COME BACK FOR FUTURE ASSISTANCE. SO KIND OF BEEFING UP OUR STAFF KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE TO IN TURN HELP RESIDENTS ON A LONGER-TERM BASIS.

>> THE INCREASE ON THE CONTRACTUAL LINES. THIS ALSO IS A BIG NUMBER, BUT IT IS THE REACCREDITATION WHICH IS SPLIT . SO THE STATE PAYS THE MAJORITY OF THAT WAS SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRIBUTED A LITTLE BIT TO THAT.

>> THAT IS FOUR YEARS. THE NEXT REQUEST IS A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WE HAVE NOT DONE ONE FOR HUMAN SERVICES SINCE 2010 THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE HAD A PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE HAVE , WHAT WE DON'T HAVE, WHAT WE NEED AND IT IS TIME. OBVIOUSLY WITH GROWTH TIME FOR PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT. SO I HAVE ASKED FOR 100,000 FOR THAT AND THAT IS JUST THE ESTIMATE BASED PURELY ON THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO DO ANOTHER TYPE OF ASSESSMENT AND THAT'S WHERE IT'S COMING IN. OBVIOUSLY PART OF THE RFP PROCESS IT COULD COME IN LESS THAN THAT AND WHATEVER IT IS WE WILL BE SPLIT WITH THE CDC BECAUSE I PLAN TO USE RESULTS FROM THE STUDY AS TO HELPING US DETERMINE WHAT WE NEED , AS WELL. THE LAST THING THAT I AM ASKING FOR IS TIME FOR HHS TO DO ANOTHER STRATEGIC PLAN. THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN EXPIRES, IT IS REQUIRED BY ACCREDITATION SO IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR PLAN. IN 2019 THE COST WAS 91,000. HOWEVER, THAT WAS ALSO DURING COVID. SO A LOT OF IT WAS SHAVED OFF BECAUSE THEY CANNOT TRAVEL WITH RESTRICTIONS AND ALL THAT. SO AGAIN WE ARE SPLITTING THAT UP AND A DIRECT PROCESS WILL BE DONE FOR THAT, TOO. JUST KNOW

THE CBC WILL ALSO SPLIT THAT. >> THAT IS CONTRACTUAL

SERVICES? >> YES.

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>> OKAY NOW MOVING INTO AGENCY FUNDING. SO I AM ASKING TO JUST MAINTAIN THE ALLOCATION AT ITS CURRENT LEVEL. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL 500,000 AT THE DEDICATED LINE FOR DETOX AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. THIS HAS BEEN A REQUEST OF THEIRS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES IN TOWN WHO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF DETOX AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. SO THIS MONEY WOULD GO TO SUPPORT THE

DETOX FACILITY. >> ON THAT LINE $500,000 I KNOW THE STATE APPROPRIATED CAPITAL DOLLARS. A ONE TIME MATCH. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE DETOX. THE CAPITAL DOLLARS FROM YEARS AGO THEY BUILT THE DETOX CENTER AND MANAGEMENT OF IT BUT THE STATE DID NOT PROVIDE OPERATION DOLLARS. OF COURSE IT IS UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED POPULATIONS A REVENUE IS LIMITED. IF WE DON'T ALLOCATE 500,000, WITH OPERATIONS SUPPORT WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE AND WHERE DO THEY GO?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEEK MONEY FROM THE STATE AND IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD, THEY WOULD REALLY RELY ON US. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM WITH THIS FOR MANY YEARS NOW.

>> BUT I MEANT IS THE PATIENT WHEREVER THEY GO?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT OF COUNTY AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SEND THEM OUT OF COUNTY ANYWAY AS WE HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY BUT IT IS A STRUGGLE STATEWIDE IN FINDING. THERE ARE VERY FEW BEDS FOR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE THAT NEED INPATIENT TREATMENT. WE HAVE TO SEND THEM TO JACKSONVILLE OR

SOMETHING. >> IS THEIR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE

SETTLEMENT TO SUPPORT ? >> THERE COULD BE AGAIN WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING . WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM THAT EPIC IS ON, THE CONSORTIUM IS THERE. THE HOSPITAL IS THERE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE RESCUE. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT PLANNING. BUT AGAIN, SOME OF THESE DOLLARS RELY ON THE STATE ALLOCATION COMING TO LSF SO THAT'S KIND OF WHEN THEY GET THE MONEY SO THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO COUNT ON ONE, THEY HAVE MONEY TO OPERATE WITH SETTLEMENT FUNDS BY THE TIME THEY GET TO US.

>> IS THIS 500,000 A RECURRING REQUEST OR ONE-TIME?

>> THIS IS RECURRING EVERY YEAR MUCH LIKE WE DO WITH THE MANDATED BY STATUTE EVERY YEAR 250,000 IT WOULD BE THE SAME WAY. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THIS IS A REQUEST BY EPIC AS A ONE-TIME LOCAL MATCH TO THE STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE SECOND PROJECT. THE STATE RIGHT NOW HAS A 4.4 LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET. NOT APPROVED YET, BUT YES, 4.4.

>> WHAT IS THE SECOND? >> THE SECOND WIND VILLAGE IS A SOBER LIVING CAMPUS. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED SOME PROPERTY AND THESE FUNDS WOULD GO TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. WE WILL NEED SOME INFRASTRUCTURE, SOME SEWAGE AND UTILITIES AND , THEY WILL LOOK AT ABOUT FOUR HOMES. SOME OF THESE WOULD BE HOMES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT IN THIS COUNTY. IF WE HAVE A MOTHER THAT IS WORKING THROUGH HER SOBRIETY , WE HAVE TO SEND THEM AND THAT'S IF THEY HAVE AN OPENING. SO, AGAIN THERE IS NOT REALLY ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THIS COUNTY, FOR UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED PEOPLE. AND THEY NEED SOMEONE TO GO AFTER RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SO THEY DON'T FIND THEMSELVES BACK IN THE SAME

CYCLE. >> REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH?

>> NO. JUST A SHORTAGE. OKAY THE NEXT. I HAVE PUT IT IN MY INDEPENDENT AGENCY FUNDING REQUEST UNDER THIS BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS WHEN THEY DID EXPANSION WHEN EPIC DID

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>> BACK TO EPIC. YOU TALK RESIDENTIAL OPERATION. HAS THE COUNTY SUBSIDIZED OPERATIONS IN THE PAST? THEY ARE JUST NOT A

LINE ITEM? >> CORRECT.

>> HOW MUCH WAS THAT? >> I THINK WE ARE RIGHT UNDER 400,000 AND THAT IS THROUGH THE PROCESS.

>> $400,000 COMES OUT OF THE POCKET OF THE AGENCY , BUT THE

TOTAL -- >> OKAY GOT YOU.

>> MOVING DOWN TO THE FOURTH BULLET. ST. AUGUSTINE YOUTH SERVICES WAS ABLE TO GET A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, AS WELL. THEY HAVE A 1.05 THEY HAVE A 1.05 MILLION ASK OF THE LEGISLATURE. FOR A YOUTH SERVICES COMMUNITY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, THE ST.

AUGUSTINE YOUTH SERVICES CURRENTLY HAS THE LOCAL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM AND THE COACHING PROGRAM WHICH ARE ALL YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. SO THIS 400,000, THE ONE-TIME LOCAL MATCH TO STATE APPROPRIATION WOULD BE TO HELP THEM GET ALL IN TOGETHER SO THEY CAN GET MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GET TREATMENT FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMMING. AND THEN THE LAST BULLET IS REQUEST THIS IS A PROJECT THAT ALSO STEMMED FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM AND CHILDREN'S SUBCOMMITTEE . BACK IN 2016 WE HELD THE FIRST CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUMMIT D ONE OF THE PRIORITIES THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE. WE DID SOME GROUNDWORK BACK IN 2018-2019 . ESTABLISHED THE BYLAWS, THE 501(C)(3), GOT THAT READY AND THEN COVID HIT AND IT TOOK A BACK BURNER TO EVERYTHING ELSE. SO, WE ARE REVIVING THAT. WE HAVE SOME INVESTMENT NOW FROM INVESTING IN KIDS. THEY HAVE GOT A SMALL GRANT WE ARE HOPING TO PULL TOGETHER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE WILL BE DOING A SUMMIT WITH KEY LEADERS FROM THE COMMUNITY , TO KIND OF GET THIS MOVING. SO, THIS REQUEST IS 200,000 AS THE STATE FUNDING FOR THEM TO GET AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WORK TOWARD A LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION NEXT YEAR. ADAM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS. HE IS IN ON THE PURPOSE AND THE MISSION AND ALL OF THAT STUFF AND WILL BE WORKING TO GET APPROPRIATION FOR NEXT YEAR. AT THIS TIME THIS IS A ONE-TIME REQUEST.

>> OKAY I'M SORRY GO BACK ONE BULLET. THE STATE ALLOCATED HOW

MUCH? >> 1.05 MILLION.

>> THAT IS FOR ACQUISITION? >> YES I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S GOING ON CAMPUS, BUT LOOKING FOR THE BUILDING MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED TO HAVE OTHER PROVIDERS AND TREATMENT OFFICES AND ALL

THAT STUFF. >> THE COUNTY REQUEST INVESTMENT IS UP TO THE 1.5 MILLION.

>> RIGHT AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS TO PUT TOWARD THAT SO THEY ARE LEVERAGING STATE, LOCAL AND

THEIR OWN. >> WHAT IS THE END PRODUCT? A

HOUSE CENTRALLY LOCATED? >> MORE OF A TREATMENT FACILITY LIKE AN OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FACILITY WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE

PROGRAMS HOUSED ALTOGETHER. >> OKAY. DO YOU HAVE , THE ONE INDEPENDENT AGENCY WITH A LIST OF CURRENT AGENCIES WE ARE FUNDING, WHO ARE THEY AND HOW MUCH?

>> YES. SO, YES AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLACKOUT PERIOD NOW BECAUSE THE RFP DROPPED APRIL 22. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE

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TALKED ABOUT. >> THE 500,000 THAT'S IN

PLACE. >> YES. WE HAVE THE BEHAVIOR OF THE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR ADULTS.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY TO SHOW THIS?

>> ALL I CAN DO IS WE CAN SCAN AND EMAIL IT REALLY QUICK. SCAN AND EMAIL TO JESSE TO BRING IT UP UNLESS YOU HAVE IT IN AN

EMAIL. SHE IS LOOKING. >> YOU TO HAVE THE TABLE NOT HANDWRITTEN IS JUST THAT TABLE. WE CAN TALK ABOUT OTHER STUFF SO WE DON'T LEAVE THE VIEWERS OUT OF THIS.

CAN GO BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. YOU CAN CROP THAT

PART . >> THE NEXT DIVISION WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS HOUSING AND THIS WILL BE THE PERSONAL REQUEST. AGAIN TO MAINTAIN THE FOOT TRAFFIC THAT IS COMING THROUGH THE PROGRAMS I HAVE THAT RUN THROUGH. THIS IS A REQUEST OF THREE FTES IMPORTANT TO NOTE SALARIES WILL BE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY GRANT FUNDS WE GET PLANNING AND ADMIN DOLLARS AND WE CAN APPLY SOME OF THOSE PLANNING ADMIN DOLLARS TOWARD A SALARY AS AN OFFSET. SO THE FIRST REQUEST WOULD BE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOUSING COUNSELOR. AS YOU KNOW LAST YEAR, WE GOT A POSITION THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO IMPLEMENT A DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY DONE ONE IN SEVERAL YEARS. SO WE ARE REINVIGORATING THAT PROGRAM AND HAVE TO BUILD THAT UP. PART OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM IS FUTURE HOMEOWNERS ATTEND A CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM WHICH WE OFFER. THE FUND COUNSELOR CURRENTLY HAS 178 PARTICIPANTS WITH NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS IN MAY AND EXTREMELY LIMITED IN JUNE AND JULY SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T RUN INTO ANY KIND OF ISSUES WITH SHIP DOLLARS BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT GET INTO A CLASS TIMELY AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR COMPLAINTS AND STUFF . IT IS A GOOD PROGRAM PEOPLE WANT TO ACCESS IT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

>> THROUGH CREDIT REPAIR AND ALL THAT AND TALK ABOUT SPECIFIC LOANS WHICH MAY WORK FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS VERSUS OTHERS. OUR ONE STAFF PERSON IS VERY GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES. WE HAVE RECEIVED EXTREMELY POSITIVE FEEDBACK. IF YOU RECALL YEARS AGO WE USED A CONTRACT THE SERVICE OUT AND IT IS NIGHT AND DAY, THE PEOPLE WHO HAD SEEN FORECLOSURE WHEN THE PREVIOUS CONTACTED PARTY WAS DOING IT VERSUS US TAKING IT IN-HOUSE FOR FIVE YEARS AGO NOW AND PEOPLE ARE STAYING IN THEIR HOMES. SO WEST AUGUSTINE STEERING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE PROGRAM. WE GO INTO THE COMMUNITY TO WORK SO IT'S NOT JUST ALL COMING INTO THE OFFICE. WE WILL MEET PEOPLE TO REDUCE BARRIERS SO THEY CAN

PARTICIPATE. >> YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ONE

COUNSELOR? >> YES.

>> YOU WANT MORE? >> YES PLEASE. THE NEXT POSITION WE ARE SEEKING IS AN ADDITIONAL HOUSING INSPECTOR.

WE ONE HOUSING INSPECTOR ATTACHED TO THE HOUSING AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THREE PROGRAMS. WE ADDED THIS POSITION MAY BE THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE WERE FINDING OURSELVES HAVING A LOT OF CLIENT RELATION ISSUES WITH CUSTOMERS AND HAVING ISSUES WITH CONTRACTORS. WE HAVE PROJECTS SO IT BECAME VERY EVIDENT AND WE HAD JUST STARTED THE PROGRAM AND WE WERE HAVING PROJECTS AND IT BECAME EVIDENT WE REALLY NEEDED EYES ON THE GROUND THAT ARE SKILLED IN CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING TO

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BEFORE THEY ARISE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND FIX IT BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY. YES.

>> WHICH THREE HOUSING? >> WE HAVE THE SHIP REHAB PROGRAM SO THAT IS TAKING BACK ALLOCATION AND HOW YOU USE THE PORTION OF IT. BEFORE THE ADMIN WAS DONE WE PULLED BACK IN-HOUSE AND YOU KNOW, THE MAIN REASON WE HAVE DONE THIS IS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. WE GET AUDITED EVERY YEAR AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING SURE MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WORK BEING DONE ON RESONANT HOMES IS BEING DONE UP TO CODE AND IT IS QUALITY AND LOOKS GOOD SO THIS POSITION IS VERY VITAL AND ALSO WITH THE LARGER CDBG PROJECTS THERE ARE SOME REPORTING'S THAT NEED TO BE DONE SO THIS POSITION PLAYS A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLE IN THAT.

>> THERE CAN BE REHAB OUT OF THAT AND WE HAVE A PERCEPTION PROJECTS WE ARE DOING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TOO. AND HOUSING PROJECTS AT ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT THE INSPECTOR IS USED FOR. THE LAST ONE AND WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IN A MINUTE IS INTERNAL EMERGENCY REHAB PROGRAM THAT COMES OUT OF GENERAL COUNTY FUND DOLLARS AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A

SECOND. >> THE LAST REQUEST WOULD BE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST. THIS POSITION WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUDGETING, PROJECT TRACKING, MOST IMPORTANTLY TIMELY DRAWDOWN OF FEDERAL FUNDS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OMB AND FINANCE. WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE HOUSING SPECIALIST THAT IS THE PERSON WHO DOES THE WORK WITH THE CONTRACTED AGENCIES OR ENTITIES TO DO THE DAILY OVERSIGHT, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HANDLE OTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATED ISSUES. THIS POSITION WOULD MAINLY HAVE A FISCAL BACKGROUND. AS YOU KNOW WE HAD A TIMELINESS ISSUE THIS PAST YEAR RESULTING IN FUNDS BEING DELAYED BY SEVERAL MONTHS. WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION AGAIN SO WE WANT SOMEBODY WHO IS IN A FISCAL BACKGROUND TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS TO BE THAT POINT PERSON WITH OMB.

>> ALL POSITIONS, WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF THESE GOING TO BE FUNDED FROM THE GRANT AND WHAT PERCENTAGE IS NOT?

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE GOT SOME DRAWING DOWN OFF OF THAT WITH A TIME LOG AND LIKE THE HOUSING INSPECTOR WHAT HE DRAWS DOWN AND PLANNING DOLLARS OFF OF CDBG SO IT KIND OF BERRIES PER MONTH BASED ON HOW

HE IS LOGGING HIS TIME. >> SO THE PORTION THAT THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND WOULD PAY FOR IS THE INTERNAL REHAB

STUFF? >> OKAY MOVING ON TO OUR PROGRAMMATIC REQUEST. AGAIN EMPHASIS ON UPHOLDING EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE. SO RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF FORMALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT TRACKING SYSTEM. WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY TO MAINTAIN CASE RECORDS. WE HAVE NO WAY TO DO REPOPREADSHEETS. THAT'S BEEN A BIG TOPIC OF CONVERSATION MOVING TOWARD TRANSPARENCY AND PERFORMANCE DASHBOARDS. I NEED A WAY TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMATION RELATED TO HOUSING ON DEMAND. SO I HAVE REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET 30,000, FOR A POTENTIAL CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE WILL GO THROUGH RFP

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AND WE ARE TRACKING PROJECTS ON SPREADSHEETS.

>> SOCIAL SERVICES ? >> SERVICE POINT THROUGH CARE

CONNECT YES. >> THIS LOOKS LIKE THE

CATEGORIES OF THINGS H AND. >> WHEN I TOLD YOU WE WOULD GET TO THE INTERNAL EMERGENCY REHAB PROGRAM, NOW WE ARE HERE. SO, CURRENTLY FUNDED AT $75,000. ANNUALLY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE WITH COST ON THE LEFT IT IS NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE. WE CANNOT DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THIS FUND IS USED, THESE ARE GENERALLY ONE TIME JOBS OR PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE DONE FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS. USUALLY ON A FIXED INCOME. AC REPAIR, ADA ACCESSIBILITY TO KEEP THEM HOUSED BECAUSE WE KNOW WITH THE CRISIS OF HOUSING, IF THEY WERE TO HAVE TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO THEY MOST LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. WE CAN KEEP THEM HOUSED IN THEIR HOME BY DOING THE REPAIRS AND THAT'S BETTER FOR THE RESIDENT AND MAINTAINS HOUSING STOCK.

>> IT IS RETENTION OF HOUSING STOCK FOR A FRACTION OF BUILDING MORE. SPOT RIGHT, THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND. WE CAN DO REHAB. WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM WITH THAT BUT THEY CANNOT WORK ON MOBILE HOMES BUILT BEFORE 1994. SO THERE IS NO OTHER FUNDING STREAM IF WE FIND OURSELVES IN

THIS SITUATION. >> WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR LAST SLIDE AND THIS IS TO TOUCH ON GRANT FUNDING. FIRST IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, THE ENTITLEMENT GRANT.

POPULATION-BASED RUNS ON THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR. SO GENERALLY WE WILL NOT KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE ARE GETTING EACH YEAR UNTIL LATE FALL OR EARLY WINTER AND WE WILL GET THE NOTICE AND WE BRING IT BACK AND IT'S RECOGNIZED AND APPROPRIATED WITHIN THE COUNTY FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. OUR CURRENT ALLOCATION IS ROUGHLY 1.1 MILLION AND SO I THINK ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE PROJECTS WE ARE DOING IS THE HASTINGS LIBRARY COMMUNITY CENTER. AS YOU ARE AWARE WE ARE LEVERAGING ENTITLEMENT FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LIBRARY WHICH IS COMBINED WITH OTHER GRANT FUNDS AND THEN SOME OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS. SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROJECT THAT DEMONSTRATES WHAT THIS ENTITLEMENT FUND CAN BE USED FOR. THIS TYPE OF APPROACH ALLOWS US TO CONSERVE GENERAL FUND CAPITAL PROJECT DOLLARS . WE CAN BORROW AGAINST FUTURE ALLOCATION. AS A SIDE NOTE THE REMAINING MONEY LEFT OVER NOT PLEDGED TO THE LIBRARY WE DO A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS FOR THAT EVERY YEAR. THAT IS A VARIETY OF NONPROFITS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CAN WRITE AN APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, IF A STRUCTURE, HOUSING PROJECTS , YES. THOSE PROJECTS HAVE TO ALIGN, HUD HAS NATIONAL OBJECTIVES SO IT IS LOW OR MODERATE INCOME, THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS THERE.

>> WOULD SOME OF THAT BE USED FOR HOUSING REHAB?

>> IT DEPENDS, IT IS BASED ON WHATEVER WE HAVE DEDICATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO PAY BACK ON THE LOAN. WHAT IS LEFT OVER DEPENDS ON WHATEVER PROJECTS THE NONPROFIT MAY WRITE IT FOR.

WE HAVE A TUTORING PROJECT REFUNDED IN WEST AUGUSTINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE DONE WORK WITH ALPHA AND OMEGA ON THEIR CAMPUS FOR THEIR EXPANSION. WE HAVE DONE SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACQUISITIONS IN THE PAST. WE HAVE DONE SOME

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QUESTIONS ON THAT. THE LAST ONE IS THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM , SHIP. THIS IS A STATE ENTITLEMENT GRANT WHICH RUNS ON STATE ALLOCATION. SAME THING WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THE BUDGET IS SIGN HOW MUCH WE GET. WHAT IS IMPORTAT IS IT VARIES YEAR TO YEAR, LAST YEAR WE HAD A REALLY LARGE ALLOCATION IN A FEW YEARS BEFORE THAT WE HAD A VERY SMALL ALLOCATION. SO IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT WE GET IN THAT AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT.

THIS FUNDING SOURCE PRIMARILY SUPPORTS OUR REHAB PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER FUNDING STREAM FOR THAT. AGAIN LIKE YOU MENTIONED THIS IS PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE STOCK. IT IS KEEPING RESIDENTS ON A FIXED INCOME IN THEIR HOMES AND SAFE AND VALUABLE SO THIS IS A CRUCIAL FUNDING STREAM FOR US. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED INTO OUR STRATEGIES IN THE LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN WHICH IS HOW WE CAN SPEND THESE DOLLARS IF THE STATE APPROVES IT. WE ADDED THE DPA PROGRAM THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE HAVE ADDED THE IMPACT FEE ASSISTANCE FOR NONPROFITS THAT ARE BUILDING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES LIKE HABITAT. SO THAT IS A COST SAVINGS FOR NOT ONLY THE DEVELOPER, BUT ALSO THE HOMEOWNER. YOU CAN DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACQUISITION.

SO IT'S A REALLY CRUCIAL FUNDING STREAM THAT WE GET.

EACH YEAR, SO KIND OF THE SAME THING WHEN WE FIND OUT HOW MUCH WE WILL GET WE BRING IT BACK, IT GETS RECOGNIZED AND APPROPRIATED IN THE FISCAL BUDGET . IT KIND OF ROLES THROUGH THE YEARS SO WE HAVE THREE YEARS TO SPEND DOWN.

RESTRICT WITH INCOME WE HAVE THE SET-ASIDES WE HAVE TO MEET.

>> DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF HOW MUCH YOU WILL GET?

>> I DON'T KNOW YET. BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET

>> DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE ARE GETTING NOW?

>> LAST YEAR WE WERE RIGHT UNDER 3 MILLION , THAT WAS FOR LAST YEAR. YOU HAVE THREE YEARS TO SPEND THAT ALLOCATION.

>> 3 MILLION OKAY. >> WE HAVE SET ASIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR A DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE HAVE TO ENCUMBER WITH THE SET ASIDE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE MEETING THE REQUIRED SPECIAL NEEDS PHONES, 30% AMI , WE HAVE TO MEET ALL

OF THAT. >> THE CITY WILL SEE HOW MUCH

IS OUT ? >> 1.1 RIGHT NOW BUT KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE SET ASIDE BETWEEN FIVE AND SIX TO PAY DOWN THE 108 SO THAT LEFT 500,000. FOR 10 YEARS.

>> THAT'S FOR HASTINGS 508? >> AND COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> DID WE EVER GET THE ADDITIONAL GRANT?

>> STILL IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THEY ARE STILL APPLYING. GETTING THE FINAL ESTIMATES OF CONSTRUCTION FROM PUBLIC WORKS. SO THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT AND I WILL BE

THE FINAL PORTION. >> OKAY. WE HAD ROUGHLY 500,000 THAT WE HAD TO PUT OUT FOR THE RFP FOR CDBG. I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE MADE THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATION SO THERE'S NO BLACKOUT PERIOD OR ANYTHING. KID ZONE WAS RECOMMENDED AGAIN AND WE HAD A FEW NEW ONES THIS YEAR BUT I COULD NOT REMEMBER

WHAT THE SECOND ONE IS. >> AGENCY OUT OF CALIFORNIA

INAUDIBLE ] >> WE HAD SIMON'S HOUSE WHICH WAS REQUESTING CAPITAL TO KIND OF BUILD THEIR WAREHOUSE SO THAT WILL HELP WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED. AND THERE WAS ANOTHER PUBLIC SERVICE, SORRY.

>> I HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION. IS THIS THE ONLY SITE?

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>> YES, MY SLIDES ARE DONE. >> THIS IS A QUESTION THAT I HAVE, CAME TO ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THIS IS NOTHING NEW , MAYBE TO YOU. SHE INDICATED WE'RE LOSING GRANT FUNDING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FORMAL AUTHORITY IS THAT TRUE AND ARE WE LOSING FUNDING? WHAT IS THE ACTUAL

THING? >> I CANNOT TOTALLY SPEAK FOR THE COUNTY, I'M NOT TOO INVOLVED , BUT ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID AND THE GREAT -- GRANT PROGRAMS FROM A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT FUNNELED THROUGH TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY. THEORETICALLY THE JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING IN COHESION WITH OUR COUNTY, BUT I THINK THEY FOCUSED MORE OF THE RESOURCES .

>> THE FUNDING IS COMING TO THE REGION JUST HOW WELL WE ARE

COLLABORATING. >> I WOULD SAY A QUESTION OF HOW WELL DO VOLVO IS SERVING SO UNLESS THEY WERE TO REACH OUT, I HAVE DONE MORE REACHING OUT TO THEM FOR RESEARCH AND FAMILIARIZING MYSELF WITH THEIR OPERATIONS THEN I WOULD SAY THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO OUR COUNTY OFFICES.

>> SORRY TO ASK THE QUESTION, IT WAS FRESH. OKAY.

>> THAT'S IT. HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW.

>> WE HAVE GOT SOMETHING. WHAT IS THIS SHEET?

>> THIS IS THE SCHEDULE SO I CAN BE ON TIME.

>> OKAY, YOUR SCHEDULE. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SCHEDULE OF

THE INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. >> THIS IS A INDEPENDENT AGENCY FUNDING PROGRAM THAT THE BOARD ALLOCATES CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS TO SUPPORT NONPROFITS WHO MEET THE MISSION OF HUMAN SERVICES AND HAVE A HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD WHO GUIDES YOU HOW TO ALLOCATE AND YOU DO EVERY YEAR?

>> SOME YEARS WE JUST DO CONTRACT EXTENSIONS. WE DID THAT A LOT DURING COVID BECAUSE WE HAD SOME THINGS GOING ON. IT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE AT THE TIME. WE DID DO ONE THIS YEAR, AS I SAID WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLACKOUT PERIOD NOW.

>> OKAY LET'S GO THROUGH THIS.

>> AT THE TOP WE HAVE EPIC HAVE-YEAR-OLD HEALTHCARE RECOVERY CENTER WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS THE DETOX AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. BELOW THAT WE HAVE BEHAVIOR HEALTHCARE WITH THE OUTPATIENT ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

>> SORRY I LOST TRACK. >> THE NEXT RECOVERY CENTER IS THE DETOX AND RESIDENTIAL. AND ADULT SUBSTANCE IS A PROGRAM.

>> OUTPATIENT TREATMENT. >> WILDFLOWER ?

>> THAT IS MORE PHYSICAL HEALTH. THAT MAY PROVIDE DENTAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS. I THINK YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE REENTRY PROGRAM. SO THIS IS BASED OUT OF THE JAIL AND WE HAVE , EPIC HAS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROVIDERS WORKING WITH INMATES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING TREATMENT IN JAIL AND GETTING SET UP SO WHEN THEY DO EXIT INCARCERATION THEY HAVE GOT SOME TOOLS AND THEN OVER TO GO TO GET HELP AND CONTINUE TO GET HELP. THE NEXT ONE IS THE SAN AUGUSTINE YOUTH SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO SUBSIDIZED BY THE STATE SO A LOT OF THIS FILLS THE GAP BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE ACTUAL SERVICE DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAMS. CERTAINLY THAT'S THE CASE WITH THE NEXT ONE, SAN AUGUSTINE YOUTH SERVICES COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM. THIS IS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM THAT WORKS GENERALLY WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THEY TAKE REFERRALS FROM THE SCHOOLS WHEN CHILDREN ARE STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND THEY ESCALATE AND IT CAN LOOK LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO

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>> IS THE MOBILE RESPONSE TEAM STATE-FUNDED? AS A REQUIREMENT?

>> IT IS, NO IT IS NOT. A LOT OF OTHER COUNTIES DO NOT SUPPORT MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS AND THEY STRUGGLE AND THEY HAVE A WAIT LIST AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY. WE HAVE A VERY RESPONSIVE TEAM. WE WORK GREAT WITH YOUTH SERVICES. I DO FEEL THE NEED TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THESE AGENCIES ON THE LIST HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT STAFFING ISSUES, THEY CANNOT RETAIN STAFF , THEY ARE LOSING THEM TO PRIVATE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE PAYING. MEDICAID HAS NOT RAISED RATES IN YEARS SO THEY ARE LOSING A LOT OF QUALIFIED STAFF TO GO WORK AT HOSPITALS OR SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND THINGS THAT ARE PAYING MORE. ALL OF THESE AGENCIES ARE KIND OF STRUGGLING IN RETAINING STAFF. GOING BACK TO BETTY GRIFFIN AND THE HOPE PROGRAM. THIS IS RELATIVELY NEW. CURRICULUM THEY DESIGNED TO WORK WITH SURVIVORS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATIONS. THE COACHES PROGRAM

. >>

>> EMERGENCY SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.

>> VERY MUCH HOUSING. >> YES, THAT SUPPORTS THE ACTUAL FACILITY. THE COACHES PROGRAM IS A PRIMARY PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT IS KIND OF A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS. NOT NECESSARILY LICENSED CLINICIANS, A LOT OF TIMES YOUTH SERVICES WILL USE THEM FIRST TO GET IN AND SPEND TIME WITH THE FAMILY AND WORK WITH THE KIDS, TRY TO DO SOME MENTOR AND WITH THEM BEFORE THEY GET TO THE LEVEL OF NEEDING EITHER THE TEAMS SO PRIMARY PREVENTION , YOU KNOW SUPPORT TEAM AND MOVING DOWN. THE COUNCIL ON AGING. THIS SUPPORTS MEALS ON WHEELS AND SOME OF THE ADULT DAY CARE OR

DAY TREATMENT PROGRAMMING. >> SORRY I JUMPED THE GUN.

INAUDIBLE ] >> THEY ARE KIND OF IN THE ORDER THAT HISTORICALLY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CATEGORY HAS BEEN RANKED AS WHAT'S IMPORTANT SO THEY'RE KIND OF GOING TOP-DOWN AS TO HOW THEY ARE FUNDED. SO BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE WHICH IS WHERE BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH FALLS IS FIRST AND THEN HOMELESSNESS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING , HOUSING RELATED IS THE SECOND HIGHEST CATEGORY WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES KIND OF LAST. SO WE ARE AT EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE HOMELESS COALITION SUPPORTING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE GOT, KEEP IN MIND THERE IS VERY LITTLE OF THAT LEFT, BUT YEARS AGO DECIDED THAT WAS NOT A PRIORITY BUT THERE STILL THERE WITH SOME KEY PLAYERS IN HOUSING THE NEXT STEP AFTER SOMEBODY LEAVES EMERGENCY SHELTER , THERE WITH THEIR FAMILY, GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND TRANSITION OUT.

>> NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT HOUSING IS A PRIORITY IT'S A

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DIFFERENT HOUSING MODEL. >> CORRECT. THEY WOULD RATHER SEE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHICH WE DON'T REALLY HAVE AT THIS TIME. IT IS SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING TOWARD MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. NOT A LOT OF IT NOW . DEBBIE DOES A GREAT JOB AND SHE IS A GREAT PARTNER. THEY DO REALLY GOOD WORK OVER THERE. MOVING ON , WE TALKED ABOUT BETTY GRIFFIN ALREADY THAT'S THE FACILITY THAT HOUSES THE SURVIVORS AND SUPPORTS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO STAY SAFE AND THEN PLAN APPROPRIATELY. NEXT IS ST. AUGUSTINE SOCIETY THE ST.

FRANCIS HOUSE. THEY DO BUSINESS AS. SO, THIS IS THE STRAIGHT OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT THEY GOT FUNDED SO THEY ALSO GET FUNDED THROUGH THE COC SO THEY LEVERAGE FUNDS THAT COME THROUGH THE STATE COC AND THEN THEY ENHANCE OR EXPAND WITH OUR COUNTY FUNDS. THAT TEAM PLAYS A INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE POINT TIME COUNT EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY IN CONJUNCTION WITH COC SO THEY GO OUT AND CHECK AND SEE IF THEY NEED ANYTHING. SO THAT IS A CRUCIAL PROGRAM. NO ONE ELSE IS DOING THAT IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE NEXT ONE IS THE ACTUAL CRISIS CENTER. THIS SUPPORTS THE ACTUAL BEDS THAT ST. FRANCIS HAS. CURRENTLY THE ONLY AGENCY THAT OFFERS HOMELESS SHELTER . AND THE LAST ONE OR SECOND TO LAST ONE. AGAIN ST. FRANCIS HOUSE , WE WENT THERE YEARS AGO. IT IS A SIMILAR PROGRAM TO THE CRISIS CENTER EXCEPT THIS IS MORE GEARED TOWARD YOUTH THE 18 TO 23 POPULATION AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS THAN SOME OF

THE ADULTS. >> THEY JUST DID A RENOVATION.

>> THEY WERE DAMAGED IN ONE OF THE STORMS

>> IT LOOKS GREAT NOW. >> THE LAST ONE, THIS IS EARLY COALITION. HER TEAM, THEY DO GREAT WORK . THIS IS A FEDERAL DRAWDOWN . 134,000 134,004 YEARS 9-1 RATIO THEY DRAWDOWN

WITH THIS. YES. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. AND YOU GO OUT WITH CLEARLY DEFINED CRITERIA.

>> YES, WHEN THEY SUBMIT APPLICATION AS PART OF THE PROCESS WE ASKED THEM FOR OUTCOMES, WE PERFORM MONITORING. THERE IS OVERSIGHT OVER ALL OF THESE AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THE INVESTMENT THE COUNTY AND THE BOARD IS MAKING,

THERE IS A RETURN. >> WHICH PORTION ON THIS LIST IS EQUIVALENT TO 500,000 THAT GOES INTO SEPARATE LINE ITEM?

396? >> YES.

>> OKAY. >> I BELIEVE ONE EPIC GAVE ME THE INCREASE IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF OPERATION FUNDING WITH SECOND POINT VILLAGE SO I THINK THAT'S WHY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> OKAY THIS IS HELPFUL. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE PRESENTATION. LET'S GO THROUGH THE LINE ITEM REAL QUICK.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU DO IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WITH SEVEN DEPARTMENTS. INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND HOUSING, THERE'S ANY STANDING OUT AND LOOKS LIKE TOTAL EXPENDITURE.

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>> SURE, LOOKING AT THE SUMMARY THERE.

>> INDEPENDENT AGENCIES HAVE THE INCREASE WITH ADDITIONAL REQUEST, SOCIAL SERVICES , THAT IS MODEST AND SOME POSITION RECLASSIFICATION RIGHT WITH TRUST FUNDS.

>> RECEIVED FROM THE COURT FEES. SO YES.

>> EPIC IS THE RECEIVER? COMMUNITY-BASED CARE THAT IS

CONTINGENT ON THE CONTRACT. >> YES, THE SCHEDULE OF FUND.

>> THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT . >> THAT WAS A CARRYFORWARD ORIGINALLY. SOME INVOICING , IT WAS CARRYING FORWARD POTENTIALLY INTO 24. I BELIEVE WE ENDED UP PAYING AT THE END OF 24. BUCKET TO BUCKET THAT IS NOT A COMPARISON.

>>

FALL INTO. >> WE HAVE A SHIFT REDUCTION.

>> THAT IS, ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS WITH THE GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING HOUSING AND SHIP WILL BE THE CARRYFORWARDS ARE NOT THERE. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE BUDGETS COULD BE FLAT BECAUSE WE CARRYFORWARD REMAINING BRAND APPROPRIATION INTO THE NEXT YEAR SO IT'S KIND OF A FINAL BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES CARRYFORWARD TO THE 25 REQUEST SO IT'S HARD TO MAKE

THAT COMPARISON. >> THE 8 MILLION IN SHIP IS A FAIRLY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF A CUMULATIVE TOTAL?

>> IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE THREE YEAR AND SOME MIGHT BE ENCUMBERED AND WE ARE JUST DRAWING DOWN.

>> THE BEST WE CAN THIS IS A REFLECTION OF HOW MUCH WE HAVE WITH THE BALANCE AND WHAT WE HAVEN'T SPENT YET.

>> IT WILL ALL BE SPENT. >> I JUST WANT TO GET AN IDEA OF CUMULATIVE HOW MUCH FUNDING ARE WE DOING WITH. AND THAT'S

PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. >> THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD ONE YEAR WORKS OFF OF AND THE NEXT AND THE SAME TIME WE TRY TO ENCUMBER SO WE ARE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THE NEXT YEAR AND THE THIRD YEAR IS THE DOLLARS SITTING THERE ALLOWING DISCRETION BUT AT THE SAME TIME TYPICALLY WE CLICK INTO THE NEXT YEAR WE ARE ABLE TO START SPENDING AGAIN.

>> THIS IS FROM STATE ALLOCATION? HOW IS THAT OKY .

HOW IS THAT AFFECTING OUR FLUCTUATION OF FUNDING ?

>> ESSENTIALLY HOUSING THEORETICALLY GOING TO THE HOME BUYING PROCESS , THOSE DOLLARS GO INTO THE HOUSING FUND FROM THE STATE AND THEN STATE LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATES IT. UP UNTIL THE LAST FEW YEARS THE STATE ALWAYS HAD A CERTAIN DEGREE OF STRESS AND HOW THEY APPROPRIATE THE DOLLARS. IN SOME CASES THEY USED IT FOR EDUCATIONAL SECURITY OR WE HAD SCHOOLS SO WE DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH . DOLLARS WERE USED TO COVER OTHER HOLES IN THE BUDGET AND MAYBE HOUSING WAS NOT A PRIORITY. LUCKILY ENOUGH WE HAVE SEEN THE LEGISLATURE PRIORITIZE HOUSING IN THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS AND THAT'S WHY ALLOCATION HAS EXPANDED GREATER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN A

LONG LONG TIME. >> VERY INTERESTING. I NEVER COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD THIS UNTIL NOW AND I'M GUESSING THE NEXUS IS THE HOUSING MARKET IS LEAVING, YOU'RE RECEIVING MORE REVENUE WHICH TIES BACK TO THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND IT WILL BE REINVESTED WITH A FEE FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO REINVEST. THAT IS A INTERESTING MECHANISM.

>> WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THERE'S A LOT OF PARTISANSHIP ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BOTH SIDES.

>> I REMEMBER YEARS AGO IT WAS OVER 1 MILLION.

>> BRIGHT, THEN IT WENT DOWN TO LIKE 500,000 OR 400,000 SO THERE WERE A FEW YEARS WHERE ALLOCATION WAS CUT IN HALF.

>> I KNOW THE NUMBERS WERE NEAR ZERO GOING FORWARD.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS, SO IT'S BASED OFF THE PRICE ,

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THE TRANSACTION PRICE? >> I'M NOT EXACTLY --

>> IT IS A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES VALUE.

>> SO THE HOUSING VALUE GOES UP, YOU COLLECT MORE TO REINVEST INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHICH MORE EXPENSIVE THE HOUSE THE LESS AFFORDABLE INVENTORY.

>> ON ALL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. HOMES, COMMERCIAL, LAND ON ALL REAL ESTATE.

>> STATE LEGISLATOR IS PRETTY SMART.

>> A COUPLE YEARS AGO TRYING TO WRITE THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION PLAN AND WE KNOW WE ARE PAYING AND THEN WE GET BACK. SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS WEIRD KIND OF WROTE TO ADVOCATE TO PAY IT.

>> MAYBE WE NEED TO INCLUDE THAT. )

>> THAT IS TRUE BECAUSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS , THAT'S KIND OF THE LOGIC. OKAY THAT HELPS. THANK YOU.

>> WE ARE STILL WORKING , THE COUNTY HAS A CRA COORDINATOR WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A GREAT CONCEPT TO REALLY CAPTURE THE UNDERSTANDING WITH EACH OF THE GROUPS MEETING WITH THEM ONCE A YEAR DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, NOW IN THE VERY LEAST I CAN SAY QUARTERLY MEETINGS SO THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN THAT. WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL TAXABLE VALUE YET. WE STARTED THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE BUDGETS WERE TWO OF THE GROUPS CALLING ME TO SAY WHAT ARE YOU PRESENTING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS ON THE CRA'S AND I SAID WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS . THE NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING GROUPINGS ARE IN JUNE, AT THAT POINT WE WILL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF TAXABLE VALUE SO THEY PAY THE DEBT SERVICE AND THEN FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK WITH A COMMITTING DOLLARS TOWARD OTHER ADDITIONS WITH THE CRA SUNSET IN 2032 AT WHICH TIME THE COMMISSION COULD HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE OF CRA'S. IN TERMS OF THIS PROCESS, THEIR PROCESS BEGINS WHEN WE HAVE FINAL TAXABLE VALUES. NOT TO SAY WE HAVE NOT HAD CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY DOCUMENTED REQUESTS? IS THAT TODAY WE ARE

COVERING THE DIFFERENT SESSION? >> IT IS REALLY NOT PART OF IT AT THIS POINT CONTINUING. A BIG PORTION OF I WOULD SAY VILLANO IS MAINTENANCE SO FOREMOST IS PAYING BACK THE DEBT ON THE OUTSTANDING DEBT RELATED TO EACH OF THOSE AND FOR EACH OF THOSE CRA'S THERE ARE INITIATIVES WITH A COMMITTING DOLLARS. WEST AUGUSTINE HAS ACCUMULATIONS AND WE HAVE THOSE

CONVERSATIONS. >> MY QUESTION IS TODAY THE

TIME? >> TODAY IS NOT THE DAY. THIS WILL BE LIKELY WHEN WE PRESENT AT THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. AT THAT POINT WE LOVE TAXABLE VALUES.

>> WE DO NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE REQUEST.

>> WE HAVE A LIST OF ITEMS. >> WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE

ASKING? >> WE KNOW SOME OF WHAT THEY'RE

ASKING. >> SHOULD WE INVITE THEM TO

COME TO THE 24TH? >> WE CAN ASK THEM, SURE.

>> WE KNOW FLAGLER ESTATES , THEY HAVE TWO EVENTS A YEAR SO WE KNOW WE WILL PROGRAM AND THEN WE KIND OF COME BACK AND DO TRANSFERS SO WE KNOW THIS YEAR WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WE WILL PROGRAM FOR THAT. WE HAVE BEEN DOING EVENTS LINES FOR THE WEST AUGUSTINE COMMUNITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO STAY. AS YOU KNOW THERE IS SOME PROJECTION THERE, AS WELL. DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT WE KNOW THEY HAVE SHOWN SOME INTEREST IN A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. REGARDING LOTS AND THOSE PROJECTS. WE KNOW VILLANO HAS THE MAINSTREAM PROGRAM THAT THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH SO WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE ASK IS FOR THAT. THEY WILL CARRY FORWARD UNUSED FUNDS INTO NEXT YEAR. WE GOT THAT REQUEST AND THERE IS A PRETTY ROBUST LIST OF PROJECTS THAT BETWEEN PUBLIC

[02:15:04]

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THEY VOICE OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE NEEDS AND WE WILL RESPOND AND WE CAN HOUSE THEM, COME TALK ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND I KNOW SOME OF THEM ARE CAPTURED SOMETIMES IN THE BUDGET SOMETIMES EXCEEDING WHAT THEIR FUNDING. ALLOW THEM TO REQUEST. COMMUNITY PARTNER MEETING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THIN

[Health Department]

>>> I WANT TO THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAME IN AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNAWARE WE ARE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, A STATE AGENCY IN ALL 67 COUNTIES. SO I AM A STATE EMPLOYEE, BUT I'M VERY MUCH EMBEDDED TO THE COUNTY . WHEN I WAS APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION IN SEPTEMBER 2020 TO THE COUNTY TO CONCUR WITH THE STATE SERVICE RECOMMENDATION ON IT. SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT $7.9 MILLION BUDGET WITH THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTION BEING .016.

LAST YEAR $714,000. LESS THAN 10% OF THE BUDGET. MOST OF IT COMES FROM CLINIC FEES, CERTAINLY FEDERAL AND SO A HEALTHY CONTRIBUTION ABOUT 10% BUT IT GOES WAY BEYOND TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING , WE GET ALL KINDS OF SERVICES FROM FACILITIES AND IT GOES WAY BEYOND THAT. SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. TODAY GOING OVER THE DIFFERENT SERVICES WE ARE PROVIDING TO BOTH RESIDENTS AND TO THE VISITORS. A LOT OF THIS STUFF HAS AN IMPACT ON THE TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE. OF A GOAT DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT.

MANY STATISTICS I'M USING ARE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. I WANTED TO PRESENT THE MOST UP-TO-DATE DATA. SOME OF THEM STRETCH OUT A LITTLE LONGER TO SHOW A BIGGER IMPACT.

SO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS AND MOST PART OF HIS WOMEN'S INFANT AND CHILDREN PROGRAM. THIS IS TO GIVE EDUCATION, SUPPORT TO FAMILIES THAT ARE BELOW A CERTAIN INCOME LEVEL. A FAMILY OF TWO BELOW $36,000 PER YEAR. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER ABOUT 2000 CLIENTS IN THAT DEPARTMENT, THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE HAD LESS THAN 1000. SO WE REALLY CONCENTRATING ON GETTING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTING THIS SERVICE. I CANNOT THANK SHAUNA ENOUGH. SHE HAS BEEN HELPING THE CLIENTS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING TO THE HASTINGS LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY IS FANTASTIC. WE GO TO HASTINGS TWICE A MONTH AND WE PROBABLY SEE ABOUT 300 CLIENTS A MONTH AT HASTINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR THIS YEAR AND WIC IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM ARE LOOKING TO TAKE THE WIC FUNDS AND HIRING A MOBILE WORKER. APPROVING THE FUNDING FOR THEM. ON THE LIBRARY'S RIGHT NOW THIS IS A PERSON WILL BE IN THE OFFICE

TRYING TO GET SERVICES. >> COORDINATING WITH NONPROFITS, TOO? WE HAVE A COUPLE NONPROFITS DOING

SIMILAR. >> OURS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH A WILDFIRE CLINIC , WE WENT TO WILDFIRE TO SEE HOW WE COULD PROVIDE SERVICES SO THEY HAVE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER. JUST LIKE THE LIBRARY. ONCE I GET

[02:20:05]

>> WE HAVE THREE NEW LIBRARIES COMING, TOO.

>> I HAVE GOT TO SAY HASTINGS HAS BEEN GREAT. WE HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND AS THEY TRANSITION TO CLOSE DOWN AND MOVED TO THE NEW FACILITY, THEY CALLED US AND SAID DON'T WORRY WE HAVE A SPOT FOR YOUR. SO THEY WERE FANTASTIC WITH ALL OF OUR CONCERNS. LIKE I SAID THAT SERVICE IS HUGE. THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE IN NEED WERE NOT GETTING. SO THANKS TO THE COUNTY STAFF AND CONTRIBUTIONS.

EVERYONE HELPING OUT. >> THAT IS SOMETHING PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW. NOT ONLY RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE NUTRITION AND FOOD, BUT DO YOU HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO GO

GET THE HELP THEY NEED. >> THAT'S WHERE SHAUNA HAS BEEN GREAT. ESPECIALLY SOMEONE FROM HASTINGS. THEY HAVE ONE OR TWO KIDS THEY GET ON THE SUNSHINE BUS THAT'S A LONG DAY FOR SOMEBODY TO COME DOWN AND GET SERVICES AND GO BACK SO WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER. SO BRANCH OUT TO THE NONPROFITS AND LIBRARIES AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT WE WILL SEND A HEALTH EDUCATOR OUT. SO CERTAINLY THE WIC SERVICES ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN, WE WILL SEND A HEALTH EDUCATOR WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT OTHER HEALTH ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT. 'S WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

>> YOU SHOULD BE, THAT'S GREAT.

>> ANOTHER THING WE DO IS VITAL STATISTICS. WE WORK TO GET DEATH CERTIFICATES FROM JANUARY TO THE END OF MARCH WE HAVE HAD OVER 5000 PEOPLE COME INTO TO GET COPIES OF CERTIFICATES. SO IT IS A VERY BUSY DEPARTMENT. WE WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO TRY TO SERVICE. LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY HIRE THROUGH STATE FUNDING A PART-TIME STATISTICS CLERK AND PUT THEM IN THE COUNTY. A BIG RUSH IN THE MORNING FROM FUNERAL HOMES COMING INTO LUCRATIVE CERTIFICATES AND IF I CAN PUT THEM IN ANOTHER IT MIGHT ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THE FUNERAL HOMES. MOST OF THEM ARE LOCATED SOUTH OF HERE , BUT PUT A PART-TIME CLERK IN THE MORNING AND REALLY SERVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA.

>> WE HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE AND ARE BEING BUILT CLOSE TO YOU SO

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS. >> WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT A COUPLE MILES SOUTH OF HERE. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT, RIGHT NOW WE CAN HANDLE THE FLOW BUT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR BUSINESSES.

HOPEFULLY , WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT THIS YEAR. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH , SO FAR IN THE JUNE MARCH TIMEFRAME WE DID INAUDIBLE ] SO THEY HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY AS FAR IS THAT, SOMETIME INSPECTIONS , THEY HAVE DONE OVER 100 INSPECTIONS FOR PLACES THAT SERVE FOOD. THE BEACH WATER SAMPLINGS ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS , PROBABLY IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE BEACHES WITH THE BEACH WATER. THE BEACH WATER IS A BIG FOCUS THIS YEAR. THESE BEACHES ARE SAFE AND CLEAN, GO ENJOY THEM.

ONE OF THE INITIATIVES WE DID LAST YEAR DRIVING TO THE BEACH THERE ARE LITTLE GATES THERE. WE PUT STAFF SO AS THEY WAIT TO GET THEIR PASS STAFF CAN GIVE HER -- OUT SUNBLOCK AND THERE PROMOTING THE E LATEST TEST RESULTS AND LOOK IT'S SAFE. SO PARKS AND REC WAS GREAT, THEY INVITED US OUT AND WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING THIS.

>> IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OR A BEST PRACTICE?

>> IT IS A REQUIREMENT AND WE GO BEYOND. PROMOTING IT. IT IS

[02:25:05]

AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY . SO AS WE GET MORE STAFFING AND FIGURE OUT LOGISTICS WE WILL PROVIDE SERVICES. ONE THING WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT IS AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YOU REDO BACK TO SCHOOL CLINIC BECAUSE IN ORDER TO ENTER SCHOOL YET HAVE CERTAIN VACCINATIONS. SO THERE IS USUALLY A LARGE RUSH LET ME GET TO THE DOCTOR SO WE EXPANDED CLINICS LAST YEAR AND IN ONE DAY LAST YEAR WE APPROVED AND OFFERED DAY AND NIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND THIS YEAR THE PLAN IS TO DO IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THAT IF YOU NEED THIS BEFORE HAND WE WILL RUN IT FOR TWO WEEKS THIS YEAR.

THE OTHER ADVANTAGE IS SOME OF THE NEW STUDENTS ENTERING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM MOVING IN JULY THEY HAVE NOT FOUND A MEDICAL PROVIDER YET SO WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE THEM COME TO US AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT NOT BE AN ISSUE.

>> ANYBODY CAN COME. >> ANYBODY CAN COME. WE DO NOT TURN ANYBODY AWAY. THEY HAVE INSURANCE WE WILL BILL THEM AND IF THEY DON'T THEY GET THE SAME SERVICES. SO I AM EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT PROGRAM WORKS OUT AND WILL ALTERNATE TO GET

EVERYBODY IN. >> TWO WEEKS BEFORE JULY?

>> YES. WE MIGHT EVEN DO ONE IN JUNE FOR THE GO-GETTERS . FOR THE PLANNERS. SO WE MIGHT DO MORE IN JUNE.

>> WE LOOK TO REALLY EXPAND THIS. EPIDEMIOLOGY WHICH IS THE INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE, SO FAR JANUARY THROUGH MARCH OF THIS YEAR WE HAVE INVESTIGATED OVER 250 POTENTIAL CASES WHICH IS USUALLY SOMEONE WILL SEE A CAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR A RACCOON, LET ME GO HELP IT. SO, THEY ARE PRETTY STANDARD, BUT AGAIN THERE'S A LOT OF CONTACT WITH HUMANS AND ANIMALS AND WE HAVE TO INVESTIGATE. OUT OF THOSE 250 50 WERE TRUE

[02:30:07]

THEIR EXPERTISE. >> WHAT'S HER NAME? IS HE

STILL HERE? >> SHE IS HERE, SHE'S

FANTASTIC. >> I LOVE HER. WE HAVE A GREAT EPIDEMIOLOGIST TEAM I SAID HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE? SHE

SAID ONE. >> ONE NICE THING

>> WE HAVE EXPANDED THE TEAM. >> HOW MANY?

>> ZERO. IT'S A GREAT TEAM. >> WE HAVE HIRED MORE STAFF AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE INVESTED INTO THAT. WE HAVE OUTBREAKS SO WE REALLY INVEST IN THAT

>> DO WHAT WE CAN TO STRETCH THE LITTLE BIT OF RESOURCE UNTIL WE GET TO THE RESOURCE WE ACTUALLY NEED.

>> FUNNY YOU SAY THAT, I CAME HERE SEPTEMBER 2022 AND AT THAT POINT WE HAD LESS THAN 55 EMPLOYEES. NOW THE STATE HAS DIFFERENT CATEGORIES BASED ON POPULATION, ST. JOHN'S IS CONSIDERED LARGE BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION SIZE. WE WERE THE ONLY LARGE NOT TO HAVE 100 EMPLOYEES, SO, WHEN WE HAVE DONE THIS TAKING COUNTY AND STATE FUNDS, GRANT FUNDS AND REALLY PLANNED OUT THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS OF WHERE WE GO.

CLOSE TO 75 NOW. >> NOT QUITE 100.

>> NOT QUITE BUT IT IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE RIGHT NOW TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE NEED TO SEE WHAT SERVICES WE OFFER, HOW WE EXPAND AND WHAT STAFF. RATHER THAN JUST HIRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. HEALTH EDUCATION IS ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WE HAVE BUILT UP, THEY DO PROMOTIONAL STUFF LIKE , THEY ARE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS ANY OF THOSE EVENTS WHERE YOU HAVE THE TABLES SET UP SO WE HAVE A WHOLE STAFF.

>> ALWAYS AT THE HASTINGS . >> WE ARE OUT THERE SO WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO THOSE EVENTS NOW WE WILL HOST SOME OURSELVES.

ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS IS THE TAX COLLECTOR OFFICE DOES AN AMAZING JOB WITH INSTALLATION OF CAR SEATS.

THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. WE ARE A LARGE COUNTY SO WE WORK WITH THEM TO GET SOME OF OUR STAFF TRAINED. WE HAVE HIRED AS THEY COME IN ENTER THE GRANT WE WERE ABLE TO GET CAR SEATS, LAST MONTH WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IN CAR SEAT INSTALLATION EVENT. WE HAD 10 PEOPLE COME IN AND GET CAR SEATS AND GET THEM INSTALLED AND WE PAY FOR THIS, BUT WE HAVE TRAINING NEXT WEEK WHERE WE INVITED SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FIRE RESCUE, THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ALONG WITH MORE STAFF

[02:35:05]

>> HR IS DOING LUNCH AND LEARN SO MAYBE ALL EMPLOYEES WILL TEACH OTHER PEOPLE HOW TO DO CAR SEATS.

>> LOOKING AT TRAIN THE TRAINER EVENTS FOR THIS IT IS LIKE A COLLEGE SEMESTER. WE WILL PAY FOR IT TO DO THIS. NO ONE HAS THAT MUCH TIME EVEN TRAINING YOURSELF IT'S A THREE-DAY EVENT. I HAVE TO GIVE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT A LOT OF CREDIT ALONG WITH HHS AND US, WE ARE DEDICATING STAFF TO GO THREE DAYS TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT.

>> BEING A TRAINER. >> IF YOU WANT TO DO , IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A TRAINER IT'S LIKE TWO MONTHS.

>> PRETTY SURE I DID NOT DO MY CAR SEAT RIGHT.

>> SO, THIS IS NICE WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER. WE HAVE THE SHERIFF, HHS AND EVERYONE'S WORKING TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TRYING. WE CANNOT SOLVE ANY OF THIS ON OUR OWN SO WE KEEP WORKING WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN TO GET THE

MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK. >> THERE IS ANOTHER SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL , TRAIN THE TRAINER FOR CAR SEATS TRAINING.

>> WE WILL PAY FOR THE TRAINING. THE TRAINING IS NOT CHEAP, BUT BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR THIS IN THE COUNTY. WE WILL PICK UP THE COST IF WE HAVE SOME PARTNERS SO FIRE RESCUE AND SO FAR THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN TO OVER 30 EVENTS WITH THE HEALTH EDUCATION TEAM. THEN WE WILL SEND IT OUT ONCE WE GET THE MOBILE AND JUST HAVING BROUGHT THAT. THEY ARE DOING THAT WITH A TEAM OF FOUR AND THAT TEAM IS GIVING COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS. MANY AGENCIES ARE DOING TRYING TO BRING THEM ALL TOGETHER IT'S KIND OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AS FAR AS HEALTH AND THEN COME UP WITH A PLAN SWEAR DOING THAT IN THE FEEDBACK SO FAR HAS

BEEN FANTASTIC. >> I GOT INTERVIEWED.

>> AND THEN ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS WE ARE DOING IS A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER. I WILL SAY IN SEPTEMBER GETTING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY CAN BRING WHAT THEY NEED FOR A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER AND I WILL GET YOU MORE DETAIL. IN THE PLANNING STAGES RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT. MORE DETAILS I WILL TELL YOU AND WE

CAN PROMOTE IT FOR EVERYBODY. >> I WILL COME, I LOVE BABY

SHOWERS. >> PREPAREDNESS WITH A BIG FOCUS ON THEM SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER. SO YOU KNOW WHEN THE HURRICANES COME RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING THAT GENERAL POPULATION

SHELTER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THE RESOURCE, THE LOCATION AND MY GOSH.

>> THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT. WE HAVE THE DEPUTY THERE FROM THE TIME WE OPEN UP UNTIL CLOSE WE HAVE FIRE RESCUE . HOLDING IT AT THE SCHOOLS AND I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH FOR DR. JOE AND HIS TEAM. WE JUST HIRED A NEW PLANNER AND WE HAD SOMEONE FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SITTING ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PANEL BECAUSE WE KNEW THIS PLANNER WITH THE TEAM MEMBERS ON THE PANEL PART OF THIS TOGETHER WORKING CLOSELY TO GET A MORE STREAMLINED APPROACH FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER. I THINK WE ARE ALSO REWRITING THE PLAN AND WHEN YOU CAN DO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DOING A GOOD JOB AS FAR AS THAT.

>> FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WE ARE SO GRATEFUL COME YOU JUST ARRIVED NOT LONG AFTER ON BOARDING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IT WAS AMAZING HOW YOUR MINDSET OF COLLABORATION AND CAN DO AND NOT JUST WORK WITHIN THE RULES AND BOXES MADE SUCH A

DIFFERENCE. >> THANK YOU. EACH ONE WE ARE

[02:40:03]

>> WE WON'T HAVE ANY BUT WE WILL PREPARE.

>> BUDGET WISE I WENT OVER HOW WE ARE FUNDED AND THEN ON A QUARTERLY BASIS WE SEND THE INVOICES OF WHAT WE SPENT MONEY ON, NOT JUST FOR THE COUNTY FUNDS, BUT ALL FUNDS WE SEND THAT OVER TO YOU CAN SEE. WE ALSO GET AUDITED ALMOST DAILY FROM THE STATE BECAUSE STATE AGENCIES, ALL THE FUNDING IS CHANGING WITH EXPENSES. AN EXAMPLE FOR ME TO BUY SOMETHING IT IS A EIGHT STEP PROCESS WITH THE STATE. FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. ME HIRING SOMEBODY IS A 47 STEP PROCESS. SO I MEAN IT SHOWS YOU THAT THE OVERSIGHT, WE HAVE A LOT OF ABILITY TO RUN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE NEEDS OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, THERE'S A LOT OF OVERSIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE HAVE LIKE I SAID IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE DAY. I CAN APPRECIATE CHECKS AND BALANCES BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU RUN THE NEW PROGRAMS WITH THE AGILITY YOU HAVE WITH THIS PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

>> THE STATE DOES RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE BETWEEN THE VISITORS AND THEY REALIZEWE HAVE TO BUILD UP. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES SO THE STATE MAY STRUGGLE TO SAY I NEED THIS OR THAT, I HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE THEY DO UNDERSTAND THAT. REALLY, IT HAS BEEN NICE AS FAR AS THAT. LIKE I SAID WE'RE GOING SO FAST WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PUSHBACK. AS FAR AS THE OUTLOOK. AGAIN WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE MORE MOBILE SERVICES AND IN EVERY AREA OF THE COUNTY AND I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. LOOKING TO EXPAND THE CLINIC. THAT'S MY GOAL FOR THIS YEAR. TO OFFER MORE CLINIC SERVICES. WE GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE, HEY I JUST MOVED TO THE COUNTY I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A DOCTOR. RIGHT

NOW IT IS LIMITED. >> SO, YEARS AND YEARS AGO DOH OFFERED PRIMARY CARE AND THE FUNDING WAS REDUCED OR COMPLETELY CUT SO HOW ARE YOU MANAGING? ARE YOU ALLOCATING

MORE RESOURCES? >> SO THAT'S VERY HARD. FOR WHAT WE PAY A DENTIST WE JUST CANNOT. FOR OLD EQUIPMENT , WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REALLOCATE LIKE WILDFLOWER. WILDFLOWER HAS SEEN SOMETHING LIKE 84 CLIENTS A DAY. WE ARE TRYING TO REALLOCATE NEW CHAIRS AND YEAH, AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT WE GIVE THEM A LARGE X-RAY MACHINE . WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT ALL OVER.

DENTAL WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH. I DON'T SEE IT COMING BACK.

PRIMARY CARE WE ARE GROWING. WE ARE WORKING TO GROW THAT. IT IS STARTING , WHEN YOU LOOK AT BILLING AND EVERY THING ELSE WE JUST START THAT, BY THIS POINT NEXT YEAR WE WON'T BE THERE BUT WE WILL HAVE MORE ADDITIONAL SERVICES. THE EVENTUAL GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO DO PRIMARY CARE.

>> THIS IS REALLY HUGE. IT HAS BEEN AT LEAST 15 YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU OFFERED ANY PRIMARY CARE.

>> WE ARE WORKING ON THAT, AS MUCH AS I WANT TO SAY LET'S DO IT, I KNOW THAT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GO SLOW AND THE NICE THING ABOUT BEING A STATE AGENCY IS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THE INSURANCE BILLING WHICH IS A NIGHTMARE AT BEST A LOT OF TIME. RATHER THAN US HAVING TO FIGURE IT OUT WE HAVE THE STATE THAT I CAN WORK WITH , INSURANCE SPECIALISTS. RATHER THAN COMING IN AS AN INSURANCE EXPERT. SO THE ADVANTAGE IN THE

[02:45:05]

>> THAT'S GREAT, THAT'S HUGE NEWS.

>> YES, SO ANOTHER THING WE PROVIDE. MYSELF AND STAFF WE SIT ON VARIOUS BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY'S SWITCHING TO GET OUT AND BE INVOLVED. WE HAVE THE NONPROFITS AND AGENCIES AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK CLOSER WITH THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. WHICH CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY KNOW WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP AND BE THAT CONDUIT IF THEY NEED STUFF SO WE ARE ALL TRYING TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL HOSPITALS AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THE WILDFLOWER THING. THEY DO AMAZING WORK.

>> WOW. >> THANK YOU ALWAYS BEEN GREAT ABOUT THIS. LOOKING OVER AT THE HHS WE ARE ON TWO FLOORS WE WILL INCLUDE CONSOLIDATING DOWN TO THE FIRST FOUR AND BEING ABLE TO GIVE SEAN A SPACE BACK ON THE SECOND.

>> WE ARE LOOKING TO GIVE THAT BACK.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN TO MAXIMIZE THE BUILDING AND GIVE

MORE SPACE TO GO INTO. >> CONSOLIDATING WITH EFFICIENCY USED TO BE 50 PLUS WE CANNOT FIND ANY SPACE AND AT

75 YOU'RE GIVING UP MORE. >> GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE FIELD. NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS OFFICE WE HAVE A LOT OF FIELD STUFF THAT NEED TO CHECK IN AND BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

EVERY DAY. >> THAT'S AMAZING.

>> >> OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING GREAT , I AM PERSONALLY PREFERRING NO PRESENTATIONS SO WE CAN TALK THROUGH IT. COURSE WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE

TO SEE. >> I THINK I MEAN HOPEFULLY AS IT GOES UP VALOREM ROUGHLY 760,000 THIS YEAR PROPERTY APPRAISER VALUES ARE NOT IN YET LOOKING LIKE $860,000 ABOUT A $100,000

INCREASE. >> MOBILE SERVICES GETTING TO THE COMMUNITY. I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT YOU'RE GOING ON PARKS AND REC ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID IS WE TOOK OFF $160,000 LAST YEAR THAT WE HAD AND WE PUT IT INTO BIKE RACKS, BIKE REPAIR STATIONS AND I CAN NEVER DESCRIBE THIS THE RIGHT WAY, BUT THEY ARE OUTDOOR BIKES FOR PARKS THAT THEY PUT IN THE GROUND.

>> LIKE THE OUTDOOR THING YES.

>> WE TOOK 160,000 FROM GRANT MONEY AND WE BOUGHT REPAIR STATIONS FOR THOSE AND BIKE RACKS AND WORK WITH PARKS AND REC AND THE CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE. WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM BIKE REPAIR STATIONS SO BETWEEN PARKS AND REC AND THE CITY WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE I THINK CLOSE TO 40 BIKES , 10 REPAIR STATIONS AND 10 BIKE RACKS SO THEY SHOULD BE GOING IN . WE WORKED WITH FIRE RESCUE $150,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL HELP SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTERS AND WITH FIRE RESCUE THEY ARE USING IT AND IT'S GOING TO HELP SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTERS. WE ARE TRYING TO GET MONEY INVESTED BACK INTO THE

COUNTY. >> THAT REMINDS ME, WE ARE PROGRAMMING IF WE CAN FIND MONEY 7000 FT.÷ OF INDEPENDENT

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>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THIS IS AMAZING, THANK YOU.

LAST TIME YOU GIVE ME THE QUARTERLY REPORT THAT YOU DID

AND THE STATS WERE AMAZING. >> WE ARE VERY DATA-DRIVEN IN PUBLIC HEALTH. HOPEFULLY THIS ANSWERED WHAT YOU'RE GETTING FOR YOUR MONEY. I THINK IT IS A GOOD VALUE.

>> IF I WAS WATCHING AS A RESIDENT I WOULD SAY THIS GUY STRETCHING DOLLARS. NOW WE FIND ANOTHER $900,000 IN THE BUDGET.

>>

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.