[Call to Order by Chair]
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          >> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE MATERIALS FOR THIS MEETING ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITES AND AGENDAS. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE AGENDA ITEM TWO ACCESS ALL THE MATERIALS. THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR ONLY THREE MINUTES AND IF THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS PLEASE PROVIDE THOSE MATERIALS SO THAT THEY CAN BE PUT INTO THE RECORD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          BEING CALLED ] AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE THE INVOCATION. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. >> WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU MADE IT. LET US PRAY. GOD ALMIGHTY, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE, LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT. WE WANT TO MAXIMIZE EVERY MOMENT AND MAKE THE BEST USE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. THROUGH YOUR WISDOM THAT FLOWS THROUGH THIS MEETING. WE ASK YOU FOR THREE THINGS. YOUR PEACE, YOUR TRANQUILITY, AND YOUR WELL-BEING IN THIS COUNTY. WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR DIVINE PROTECTION. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROVISION. EVERY RESOURCE THAT THIS COUNTY NEEDS TO ADVANCE FATHER. WE ALL DESIRE FOR THIS COUNTY TO BE BLESSED AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON ITS GROWTH. WE PRAY THIS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AND NOW TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, THE U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
          [Proclamation Designating July as Parks and Recreation Month]
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          NOW WILL HEAR THE PROCLAMATION FROM COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST. 
          >> A PROCLAMATION FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 
          WHEREAS SAINT GEORGE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS 246 ACRES OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE LAND WHICH IS 95 PARKS, 13 PROGRAMS, A BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSE, 3000 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND AND 32 MILES OF COASTLINE. PROVIDING ACTIVE LIFESTYLES WITH SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS AS WELL AS HIKING TRAILS, SPINNING POOLS, AND MORE. THERE IS TIME SPENT IN NATURE. WHICH IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH. PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, VETERANS PROGRAMMING, SPECIAL EVENTS AND EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION HELPS WITH RAISING PROPERTY VALUES AND IN FORAGING TOURISM AND MAINTAINING BUSINESSES. WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO SERVE ST. JOHNS COUNTY AS THE POPULATION GROWS AND CHANGES. THERE FOR, BEER PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN ST. JOHN'S FLORIDA, JULY, 2020 4B DESIGNATED AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. THIS 18TH OF 
          JUNE, 2024. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SOME OF MY BEST MEMORIES IN LIFE ARE BEING AT THE BALL FIELDS WITH 
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MY FRIENDS. IT ENHANCES OUR LIFESTYLE. IT MAKES ST. JOHNS COUNTY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. PEOPLE BRING THESE LIFESTYLE ENHANCING AMENITIES. THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE FACILITIES. YOU GUYS ARE BRINGING US MORE FACILITIES AT LIGHTSPEED. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS. IT IS MY PLEASURE AND MY HONOR TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION MAKING JULY NATIONAL PARKS AND REC'S MONTH. 
          >> OUR TEAM IS PROUD TO SERVE THOSE IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE COMMUNITY. THIS ACT IS FOR PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. ONE OF THE MOST HEALTHY COUNTIES IN THE STATE AND ALSO THE COUNTRY. ACCESS TO THE PARKS LEAD TO ACTIVE COMMUNITY LIFESTYLES. IT CREATES A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. SHE SAID THAT SHE IS PART OF THE CREEK SOFTBALL COMMUNITY. MANY PEOPLE COME OUT MAKE THEIR FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY OUT ON THE BOAT RAMPS. IF IT IS FISHING, PLAYING BALL, WATCHING THEIR KIDS PLAY BALL. THAT BECOMES PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THAT IS AN AMAZING THING TO WATCH HAPPEN. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AS WE TALK ABOUT THE VALUE OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THERE IS A COMMITMENT TO EXPAND PARKS AND RECREATION ACCESS. WE HAVE MADE THAT FINANCIAL COMMITMENT ON THE CURRENT PARK SYSTEM. 
          >> I DON'T KNOW, CAN I REACH THAT? TO CELEBRATE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A NUMBER OF PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES AND WE ARE PUSHING OUT FOR JULY 1ST. WE INVITE RESIDENTS AND LOCALS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDING POPSICLES IN THE PARK ON THE CORNERSTONE PLAYGROUND THIS YEAR. AND ALSO JUST TO GET OUT THERE, LEARN WHAT PARKS AND RECREATION HAS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL HAVE A CONTEST ONLINE WHERE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAM, WE WILL ENTER PEOPLE'S NAMES INTO A RAFFLE TO WIN RECREATION PRIZES. THEY ARE LAUNCHING THE APP WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY LEARN MORE ABOUT ST. JOHNS COUNTY. HOW YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY AND THE PROPERTY JUST BY LISTENING TO THE HISTORY ON THE APP. AS PART OF PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WE ASK THAT YOU COME OUT AND ENJOY WHAT OUR TEAM OFFERS AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. THE SECOND PART OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IS RECOGNITION OF THE HALL OF FAME. WE WILL CELEBRATE THE THIRD YEAR AS NOMINEE. THIS YEAR WE ARE DELIGHTED TO CONDUCT -- INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION HALL OF FAME. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SUCH A REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES SO MUCH ENRICHING OUR LIVES. FOR MANY, PARKS AND RECREATION SPACES SERVE AS VIBRANT AREAS WHERE NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHER AND THIS IDEA WAS CHAMPIONED BY 
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BERT WATSON FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE GREATEST BENEFITS OF PARKS AND RECREATION ARE THE EFFECT ON YOUTH. HELPING THEM BUILD TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE, AND RESILIENCE. THAT WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF HIS VOLUNTEER WORK. COMMITTED TO HELPING KIDS LEARN, GROW AND MORE. LEADING TO THE FLOURISHING OF A MAJOR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. AFTER HIS CHILDREN GREW UP, HIS COMMITMENT DID NOT WAVER. TO ENSURE THAT OTHER FAMILIES WILL HAVE THE SAME ENRICHING EXPERIENCE. BURTS UNWAVERING EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH THE PARK VALUE CHAIN. BEHIND HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT WE GET TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF PARKS AND RECREATION. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WE WANT TO HONOR BERT WATSON AND WE WILL GIVE THIS PLAQUE TO HIS FAMILY. 
          [Proclamation Recognizing the American Flag Rescue Program]
          >> NEXT WE WILL HEAR A PROCLAMATION FROM COMMISSIONER JOSEPH ABOUT THE FLAG PROCLAMATION PROGRAM. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO CALL CHRIS BENJAMIN OR ANYONE ELSE WHO WILL DISCUSS THIS SPECIFICATION. 
          >> WHEREAS THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION DETERMINED A PROGRAM TO DECOMMISSIONING THE AMERICAN FLAG BEING A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC. THE AMERICAN FLAG A RESCUE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2019 FROM CHRIS BENJAMIN FROM THE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS TO A WERE TIRE FLAGS WITH HONOR AND RESPECT. THE PROGRAM TODAY HAS COLLECTED 11,000 FLAGS WITH FLAG COLLECTION BOXES THROUGHOUT ST. JOHNS COUNTY. 
          PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY TO CONDUCT FLAG DECOMMISSION CEREMONIES. ON THIS DAY, JUNE 18TH, 2024 IN HONOR OF THE AMERICAN FLAG RESCUE PROGRAM RECOGNIZING THE VALUABLE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO THE SERVICES AND CITIZENS OF ST. 
          JOHNS COUNTY. THIS 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024. 
          >> I'M VERY EXCITED , THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THIS PRESENTATION, IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AMERICAN FLAG OR YOU PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, IT REPRESENTS THINGS TO OTHER PEOPLE. I REMEMBER SEEING MY SON'S COFFIN WITH THE FLAG ON IT. TO THIS DAY, EVERY TIME I SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OR I HEAR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, IT REMINDS ME OF THAT DAY. IT REMINDS ME OF ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES. 
          THAT IS WELL REPRESENTED BY THE FLAG. I'M PROUD OF THIS PROGRAM AND I LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT. 
          >> WE HAVE A LOT OF ESTEEMED GUESTS HERE. WE HAVE -- FROM 
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THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. BILL DUDLEY FROM THE SPECIAL COUNSEL. SENIOR OFFICER OF VETERANS. FROM THE SOLID WASTE DIVISION. FROM 391, THE BIG TANK. WHO IS ALSO ONE OF OUR RECYCLING AMBASSADORS. WE HAVE JOHN HERE. HE WILL DESIGN THE GRAPHICS ON THE BOXES. FROM OUR VETERAN VOLUNTEERS. 
          ] >> GOOD MORNING, I AM JENNIFER RAVEN. I AM HERE REPRESENTING DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH. HE WENT HOME AND SAW HIS NEIGHBOR THROWING A FLAG IN THE TRASH. 
          WE PUT THE WORD OUT, WE HAVE PEOPLE BRING THEM IN. WE HAVE PEOPLE TAKE THEM TO THE DIFFERENT VFW. MR. BENJAMIN SAWS, CAN WE PUT SOME RECEPTACLES IN YOUR OFFICE. WE DID NOT HAVE PRETTY RECEPTACLES. WE HAVE NICE RECEPTACLES AND WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY. 
          INAUDIBLE ] >> RETIRES 700 FLAGS PER MONTH. 
          EVER SINCE LABOR DAY LAST YEAR. WE ALSO LOOK FOR SERVICEABLE FLAGS. WE REPURPOSE THOSE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE SWAP THAT OUT FOR A NO COST ADDED. GIVING IT THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. 
          >> THANK YOU. WE DO PICK UP AT THE ACE HARDWARE AND AT CITY HALL. WE ALSO TAKE THEM AT THE VFW SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. INCLUDING THE BIG ONE THAT YOU SEE HERE. WE ALSO -- CEREMONY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU CAN COME IN AND DO THE CEREMONY. BILL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? 
          >> AT THE VETERANS COUNCIL WE HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING AT THIS PROGRAM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WITH OUR 
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AMERICAN FLAG, MANY OF YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED WITH THE VETERANS COUNCIL. EVERY MEMORIAL DAY GIVING OUT SERVICEABLE FLAGS ON 1240 HEADSTONES HERE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. THEN, AFTER WE COLLECT THOSE FLAGS BACK FROM THE HEADSTONES, WE GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE STILL SERVICEABLE. IF NOT, WE TAKE THEM TO THE VFW FOR COLLECTION AND FOR HONORABLE DISPOSAL. THE FLAGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. 
          >> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PROGRAM THAT SAW A NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO START THIS PROGRAM AND IT HAS ECLIPSED ALL EXPECTATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. AND IT ALLOWS OUR RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FAITH AND CREDIT THAT THESE FLAGS WILL BE PROPERLY 
          DECOMMISSIONED. >> WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM IN 2018, WAS A PILOT PROGRAM AND WAS INITIATED BECAUSE PERSONNEL FOUND AMERICAN FLAGS IN A TRASH CONTAINER. THE CONCEPT OF PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR AMERICAN FLAGS BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME OF THE PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE 35 TOTAL LOCATIONS AND OUR OWN WEBSITE . WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK ACE HARDWARE. ALL OF THE ANNEXES, ALL OF THE LIBRARIES. WE CAME TO A CRITICAL MASS POINT AND REALIZE THAT THE INITIAL 10 CONTAINERS -- MAKE FLAG DAY EVERY DAY IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. AT THE EXPANSION OF THIS PROGRAM IT IS NOT THERE EITHER. IF YOU GO BACK THIS CONTAINER IS A FIELD OF DREAMS, IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME. 
          [Public Safety Update]
PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE. DIRECTOR WEAVER, GOOD MORNING. 
          >> COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU. A SHORT FEW WEEKS AGO, WE ENTERED INTO THE PART OF THE YEAR THAT WE ALL DREAD, PARKING SEASON. I URGE OUR CITIZENS TO ALWAYS MONITOR AND BE MINDFUL AND PREPARE NOW. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR. ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO THE MEDIA THAT IS GOING ON ABOUT THE STORMS ABOUT WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO, EVACUATIONS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. ALWAYS BE PREPARED. HAVE 72 HOURS OF PROVISIONS WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED, MEDICINE, FOOD, WATER, WHATEVER THE SITUATION, ALWAYS BE PREPARED. WITH THAT, WE COME TO THE BEAUTIFUL BEACH SEASON. THE BEACHES ARE ONE OF THE 
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BIGGEST DRAWS TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THE COMMISSION ALWAYS PUTS A LOT OF MONEY INTO MAKING SURE THAT THE BEACHES STAY BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE BEACH PATROL OUT. LIFEGUARDS ARE OUT. GO AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES. BE MINDFUL ABOUT THE PEOPLE WALKING AND SUNBATHING AS YOU DRIVE. WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM 
          THE COMMISSION. >> ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY. NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN FIRE RESCUE. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO 
          FOR US. >> I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATIONS. 
          >> PLEASE WELL. MY HOUSEKEEPING IS OUT OF THE WAY. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAME CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. I WAS ANTICIPATING TO COME THROUGH THIS PAST WEEKEND. PARTS OF THE COUNTY ARE A LITTLE BIT DRY. BE AWARE WHEN YOU'RE DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE BURNING. HOPEFULLY WE CAN START GETTING INTO THE SUMMER SEASON HERE SOON. SECONDLY, WE GRADUATED A CLASS OF 33 NEW RECRUITS. THAT WILL BE PART OF STAFFING THE NEW STATION OVER THE SUMMER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS MORNING. 
          >> COMMISSIONER ALAIMO? >> I ATTENDED THE EVACUATION CEREMONY, IT WAS FANTASTIC . CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE NEW RECRUITS. I WAS IN BENSON A FEW WEEKS BACK. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I WENT TO THE STATION AND THE CARE THAT I GOT FROM THOSE GUYS WAS OUTSTANDING. THEY REALLY DO AN 
          AMAZING JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I HAVE NOT DRIVEN BY. WHAT'S THE PROGRESS? HOW IS IT COMING ALONG? I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. 
          >> WE ARE ANTICIPATING AN EARLY AUGUST OPENING. THERE WERE SOME DELAYS THAT WE DID NOT THINK ABOUT REALLY. 
          >> IT HAS COME ON VERY QUICKLY. IT'S LOOKING DEAD, I HAVE NOT 
          [Clerk of Court's Report]
          BEEN IN A WHILE. >> THANK YOU. THAT LEADS US INTO THE CLERK OF COURTS REPORT. GOOD MORNING. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. MADAME CHAIR, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. I AM ON BEHALF OF THE CLERK WHO HAS BEEN DEPLOYED BY THE U.S. NAVY, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. AS THE RESULT OF CLERK PADDIES -- I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT THIS CHANGE IN PROCEDURE PROTECTED SAINT JOHN'S COUNTY FROM A RECENT SCAM ATTEMPT. THE COUNTY EMPLOYEE NOTED A VENDOR WANTED TO UPDATE BANKING INFORMATION. THE EMPLOYEE DIRECTED THE VENDOR TO UPDATE THEIR INFORMATION FOR A NEW PLATFORM. 
          WHEN THE VENDOR CONTINUED TO CONTACT THE EMPLOYEE DIRECTLY, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE SCAM ATTEMPT INVOLVED A MIRROR OF THE EMAIL ADDRESS. THE EMPLOYEE WENT AHEAD AND CONTACTED THE VENDOR CORRECTLY AND DISCOVERED IT WAS A BUSINESS EMAIL THAT WAS COMPROMISED AND THEY BLOCKED THE VENDOR AND THE EMAILS WERE SENT AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS A DEEP FAKE. THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF A BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE. SHOWING WHY EVERYBODY'S EMAIL IS VALUABLE TO ANY OF THESE PERPETRATORS. THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANYTHING THEY CAN. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR DILIGENCE. WE HAD ONE OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A PHONE CALL SIMILAR IN NATURE AND AS SOON AS THEY DIRECTED THE PERPETRATOR TO LOG INTO PAYMENT WORKS TO UPDATE THEIR OWN INFORMATION, THEY HUNG UP AND GAVE UP. WE WANT TO THINK THE COMMISSION FOR THERE'S A WAR IN IMPLEMENTING THIS PROJECT AND SHOW THAT IT IS WORKING. HELPING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC TRUST AND KEEPING TAX DOLLARS SAFE. THAT CONCLUDES MY 
          REPORT. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT ON PAYMENT WORKS, DOES THE EMPLOYEE HAVE TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AND THEN GO TO 
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          PAYMENT WORKS. >> EMPLOYEES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF IT. IT SHIFTS THE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE 
          [Public Infrastructure Update]
          VENDORS. >> PAYMENT WORKS GETS IN THE 
          MIDDLE THERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US INTO THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE 
          UPDATE. >> BOARD, MADAM CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS. I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT TODAY IS OVER 10 MILES WORTH OF IMPROVEMENT. I WILL STAR IN THE NORTHWEST, LONGLEAF PINES PARKWAY. FROM VETERANS PARKWAY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ROBERTS ROAD. WE BROKE THIS UP INTO THREE DIFFERENT PHASES. PHASES ONE AND THREE. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN PHASE TWO WHICH IS THE MIDDLE SECTION. PAVING WILL COMMENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY. THIS PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN NOVEMBER. THAT IS THE GOOD AND EXCITING THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT. SHETLAND DRIVE IS GETTING INSTALLED CURRENTLY. THIS BRINGS A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT ARE CROSSING LONGLEAF LINES PARKWAY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REQUESTING FOR SOME TIME. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT 210 WEST AROUND CIMMARON. IF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE LATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF UTILITY WORK THAT IS GOING ON. 
          THERE IS MORTAR, RECLAIM AND THERE IS A LOT OF WORK GOING ON. A LOT OF UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE IS BEING INSTALLED CURRENTLY. RIGHT NOW WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BRIDGE OVER TRAIL CREEK. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT. THAT PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD NICELY RIGHT NOW. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE 210 INTERSECTION. 
          THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT IS COMPLETED AND WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT. THIS IS A GOOD DEPICTION OF WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE. THE THIRD PROJECT IS COUNTY ROAD 209. THIS IS SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH STATE ROAD 16. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN CONTRACT RIGHT NOW WITH JB COXWELL. THE TEAM REACHED OUT AND EXPEDITED THE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE SUMMER. 
          THE INTENT IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ACCESS OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF. THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY SAID THEY WILL DO. TOTALLY DONE FOR THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT WE ARE DONE BY AUGUST 10TH. WE ARE MOVING ALONG. THE LACK OF RAIN HAS BEEN HURTING OTHER THINGS. IT HELPS CONTRACTION. THIS IS THE PROJECT. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL BE A HEADS UP THAT THERE IS A VIDEO ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THIS IS COUNTY ROAD 210. THIS SHOWS THOSE PARTS TO DATE. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP. WE INSTALLED THE SECOND EASTBOUND LANE. THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR HELP TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE TRAFFIC. WE FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE A BENEFIT. WE ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THE NORTH SIDE. A LOT OF G AEA UTILITY. 
          WE HAVE CONTRACTOR WATSON WHO IS BUILDING THE SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW. COMMISSIONER DEAN, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS. 
          THE SIGNAL UPDATE IS STARTING THIS WEEK. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SIGNAL THAT WILL BE INSTALLED THIS WEEK. 
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THAT IS OUR EXPECTATION AND WE SEE THAT COMING THROUGH. THE LAST THING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IT IS NOT TRANSPORTATION. WITH PUBLIC WORKS WE WERE HONORED TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF THIS SESSION. WE HELD OURS ON MAY 23RD. A THREE-HOUR PLUS SESSION FOR THE SESSION THAT WAS ACTIVE AND BROUGHT GREAT QUESTIONS TO THE TEAM. PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS. FOR THE SERVICES AND PROJECTS THAT WE DELIVER ON A DAILY BASIS. A GOOD WAY FOR US TO TRANSFER INFORMATION. WE HAD A PRESENTATION. WE WILL SHOW THE EQUIPMENT WILL USE FOR THE SERVICES TODAY. WE WILL HAVE A TOUR OF THAT AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT YEAR. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I CANNOT LET THE INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE BY NOT ASK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR DOING SO MUCH WORK. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ALL OF THIS ON AT ONE TIME. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE, THE 210 EASTBOUND PROJECT, I WAS AT DEACON LAKE DOING A TOWNHALL COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THEM IS THAT THEY WANTED TO MOVE THE POWER LANES ACCORDING TO THIS PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THAT. THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT. 
          >> WE WILL BE HAPPY TO REACH OUT. IT IS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE TO GO UNDERGROUND. WE WILL REACH OUT TO THEM AND GET THE 
          INFORMATION. >> I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT CONCERN UNTIL RECENTLY. WANT TO BRING THAT UP. NUMBER TWO, YOU DO A LOT OF TRASH COLLECTION AND WITH YOU IN FRONT OF US TODAY. I WAS AT A LUNCHEON OVER AT PUBLIC WORKS, MENTIONING HOW MUCH TRASH THAT YOU GUYS PICK UP. IF YOU WILL REFRESH MY MEMORY ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU ARE PICKING UP IN TRASH? 
          >> WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS IS RESIDENTIAL. WE HAVE THE ROADSIDE LITTER CONTROL. PICKING UP 52 TONS OF TRASH. 
          THAT IS ROAD AND BRIDGE STAFF. WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE BE MORE EFFICIENT IN THEIR PICKUP. THAT IS ROADSIDES, CUPS , A LOT OF THINGS I PICK UP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROADS. IT IS EVER GROWING. WE ARE PUTTING MORE RESOURCES. WE WANT TO KEEP ST. 
          JOHNS COUNTY BEAUTIFUL. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NOTHING IN THE GRASS. TAKING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT. 
          WE WANT TO REDUCE THE CYCLE. IT ALL WORKS TOGETHER. 
          >> A TON OF TRASH PER WEEK. DEBRIS, WASTE. THANK YOU SO 
          MUCH. >> WE DO HAVE A GREAT TEAM. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO THINK JOY AND BRAD. ESPECIALLY FOR THE UPDATES ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. WE GET CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS. ESPECIALLY WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS. WE CAN EITHER FILL THIS POTHOLE OR HAVE A $3 MILLION ROAD EXPANSION. THANK YOU FOR THESE 
          UPDATES. >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. 
          >> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE LITTER, BECAUSE THAT IS MY THING. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GET BETTER. 52 TONS. CAN YOU GIVE 
          US AN EXAMPLE? >> 45 ELEPHANTS. SOMETHING LIKE 
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THAT TO RATIONALIZE WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE. IT'S A LOT. IT FILLS UP A BIG AREA. IF YOU LOOK AT A DAILY BASIS, IT IS ASTOUNDING. WE TRIED IT WITH THAT WITH THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT. I WAS UP HERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PAST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN HELP US. IT IS A LOT OF LITTER. WE GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT AND PEOPLE BECOME AWARE OF IT. THEY 
          [Legislative Affairs Update]
          UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT. >> THANK YOU, MR. CALDWELL. 
          THAT LEADS US INTO THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE. 
          GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. WE HAVE TIME TO DO THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE NOW THAT THE BUDGET IS SIGNED. I LIKE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW. THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST WEEK. $116 BILLION WHICH IS A SLIGHT DECREASE THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          THERE ARE 600 LOCAL PRODUCTS ACROSS THE STATE. WE WERE NOT SPARED. INCLUDED WAS THE DISTRICT 23 REGIONAL MEDICAL OFFICE. THE BEACH MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVED BY 3.5 MILLION. HOWEVER, THERE IS GOOD NEWS. THAT IS 26.5 MILLION INTO ST. JOHNS COUNTY. 6.5 COUNTY ROAD 209. 7.5 FOR THE SOUTH BEACH PROJECT AND ANOTHER 225,000 FOUR STATE PROGRAMS. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANT TO MENTION THE CONSERVATION PROJECT. THE GOVERNOR ALONG WITH THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADDED CONSERVATION FUNDS TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.THIS SECTION OF IMPLEMENTING LANGUAGE HAS APPROXIMATELY $40 MILLION. AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. THERE IS AN UN-EXTENDED BALANCE OF FUNDS WHICH WILL BE USED FOR LAYING -- LAND ACQUISITION. THE SPEAKER WAS ABLE TO ADD ST. JOHNS THIS YEAR. TO ENSURE THE POOL OF ELIGIBLE COUNTIES I COULD RECEIVE THESE FUNDS. THEY CAN BE USED IN THE FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM. THE FOREVER PROGRAM WILL DICTATE THE PROCESS. THE FAMILY LANDS IS ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY. WITH THE WORKING LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM. $100 MILLION OF WHICH IS CURRENT FUNDING RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT IS COMING THROUGH THE SEMINAL GAMING COMPACT. I WANTED TO MENTION A FEW ITEMS ON THE FEDERAL REQUEST TO SHARE. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM. ST. JOHNS COUNTY REQUESTED 2.5 MILLION OF A FEDERAL MATCH TO BUILD THE CHANNELS. THIS WILL PROTECT ABOUT 10,000 RESIDENTS AND 3000 PROPERTIES. THE SECOND PROJECT IS THE AIRPORT PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY WORKING TOGETHER TO RESTRENGTHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS. THAT WOULD INCLUDE 4 MILLION OF THE CONSTRUCTED ACCESS. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY WILL ALSO BE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE. WITH A PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. THE TOTAL BUILDOUT OF 
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THIS PROJECT IS $75 MILLION. TO PUT TOWARDS THIS PROJECT. THIS INCLUDES TAXIWAYS, HANGERS. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE HOPE IS THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BRING FULL-TIME JOBS. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A FINAL UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS ARE. THE FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEM HAS PASSED AND IS HEADING TO THE HOUSE FLOOR. CURRENTLY IN COMMITTEE. THE GOAL FROM THE SPEAKER IS THAT IT WILL BE PASSED BEFORE AUGUST RECESS. OF COURSE, AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE FALL. THE TIMING OF THE BUDGET IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. THERE IS LEGISLATION PUTTING EVERYTHING AT THE END BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SHIFTING SOME OF IT INTO THE NEXT YEAR. THINGS LOOK GREAT FOR BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. 
          >> I HEARD THAT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL BILL IS IN FRONT OF THE 
          GOVERNOR TODAY. . >> I DO NOT KNOW WHICH DIRECTION THE GOVERNOR WILL MOVE ON THAT. WE WILL IMMEDIATELY SEE WHAT HIS DECISION IS. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT UPDATE. NEVERTHELESS. THAT SYSTEM IS CRITICAL. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT 30 OR 40 YEARS. IT NEEDS TO BE MITIGATED ON THIS PROJECT DOES THAT. THAT IS GREAT WORK ON THAT ONE. WE ARE SKIMMING ALONG QUICKLY TODAY. I THINK THAT WE THE COUNTY, IF WE DO IT IN A STRATEGIC WAY. WITH SIX FIFTH OR SIXTH GENERATION FAMILIES. WITH AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS TODAY. AND THE INFLATIONARY SPIRALS THAT THEY FACE. WITH FAMILY AND RURAL LANDS . WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THAT WAY THEY WILL NOT BE FORCED TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY. ALL OF YOU SAW THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A PROPOSAL. IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE 2700 HOMES. I THINK THE RURAL FAMILY LANDS ACT CAN BE VERY HELPFUL. 
          IF THE STATE CAN ACQUIRE THE CONSERVATION THEN THEY CAN STAY 
          IN THE FARMING BUSINESS. >> COMMISSIONER DEAN, WE SHOULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH 
          [Deletions to Consent Agenda]
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS FOR HELPING US BRING THOSE DOLLARS 
          HOME. >> WE WANT TO HELP THE BOARD 
          ACHIEVE ANY OBJECTIVES. >> THAT BRINGS US INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE 
          CONSENT AGENDA? >> I HAVE NONE. OKAY. 
          >> WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT 
          AGENDA. >> MICHAEL MCDONALD, GOOD MORNING, FOLKS. IT IS A GREAT IDEA THAT NEEDS TO BE PURSUED WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP. I THINK WE NEED TO PULL 17 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. AND SEE WHAT THAT ENTAILS WITH THE FEDERAL LAWSUIT THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF OR WHAT. I THINK I 
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CAN COME OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 16 LOOKS KIND OF SUSPICIOUS AS WELL. WE CAN SEE WHAT THE DETAILS ARE ON THAT. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. 
          >> PLEASE PULL CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 17. QUESTION, WHAT SUBSTANTIAL LITIGATION REQUIRES THIS TRANSFER OF 800,000 TAX DOLLARS. WHAT PENDING LITIGATION FOR THE UPCOMING TRIAL REQUIRES THIS TRIAL? QUESTION, WHAT OUTSIDE LAWYERS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED? THESE QUESTIONS ARE FOR TRANSPARENCY TO THE TAXPAYERS. SINCE THERE WAS NO BACKUP. JUST A COVERAGE LETTER ABOUT THIS. WE ARE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH. JUST A MINUTE HERE. I WASN'T GOING TO ASK THIS BUT I AM GOING TO ASK THIS. WE STILL HAVE NOT HIRED A COUNTY ATTORNEY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THAT PROCESS. I THINK WE NEED TO GET IT DONE. 
          >> HELLO, MY NAME IS JUDY SPIEGEL. PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE USE OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WHICH IS THE FAIR SHARE AGREEMENT OF THE SESSION SUBDIVISION WHICH IS A SUBDIVISION I HAVE GOTTEN UP AND SPOKEN ON ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE. THIS IS 99 HOMES RIGHT ON WEST WATSON ROAD WEST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THERE WAS AN INTENTION, PERHAPS, TO CONNECT TO CARGO ROAD AND GO ON TO WILDWOOD AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING. I DID MAKE A PHONE CALL THIS MORNING AND SHE WAS JUST SO HELPFUL IN HELPING ME UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS GOING THROUGH AND WHY THIS IS NOT A WORKABLE THING. THE IMPACTED SEGMENT THAT WAS ADDRESSED HERE WAS WILDWOOD AND U.S. 1 AND THERE IS NO ACCESS EXCEPT FOR GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND WATSON ROAD. THAT IS A SEGMENT THAT WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED. I ASKED HER ABOUT WATSON ROAD AND IF THIS DEVELOPER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO ANY SORT OF CORRECTION AND THE REASON I'M SPEAKING ON THIS NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF NEIGHBORS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS AND I'M GETTING IT ON THE RECORD. 
          PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP CALLING JANE AND ASKING HER. I AM JUST TRYING TO BE HELPFUL TO MY NEIGHBORS. WATSON ROAD IS RUNNING ADEQUATELY AND THIS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC WILL NOT PUSH IT OVER THE POINT WHERE IT IS A BALED ROAD. MOSTLY IT WAS THE INTERSECTION AT WATSON ROAD THAT THEY LOOKED AT AND THAT THE TIMING IS LESS THAN A MINUTE FOR PEOPLE TO WAIT. THAT IS WHY THIS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. THEY ARE NOT FORCED TO PUT ANY KIND OF IMPROVEMENT ON WATSON ROAD. THERE ARE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES NEEDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I WOULD LOVE IF THEY WOULD DO TABLETOP SOMETHING TO SHOW HOW THEY WILL GET BACK. TO GET PEOPLE BACK THERE. IF THERE ARE 99 MORE HOMES, PEOPLE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY. IF IT IS STALE THAT WATSON ROAD. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. I AM HEATHER HARLEY DAVIDSON. I LIVE AT 2070 REEF DRIVE. IF YOU WANT TO STOP ME OR GO THROUGH MY TRASH, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. IS THIS WHERE WE HAVE TO OUTSOURCE LEGAL FEES 
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BECAUSE THE DEVELOPERS DID NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS AS WAS EXPLAINED TO ME, I SAT THROUGH THE BUDGET SERIES AND WAS TRYING TO DELINEATE SOME OF THIS OUTSOURCING OF LEGAL FEES. AND THEN, ALL THESE ITEMS, YOU ALL JUST SHOVE THROUGH JUST LIKE CONGRESS DOES. WHEN WE GET TO TO 16 I WANT TO LOOK AT THE RESERVES OF ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS. THE STATE OF FLORIDA DOES NOT MANDATE THAT YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF RESERVES. YOU AS A COUNTY COMMISSION CAN LOOK AT EACH DEPARTMENT AND REDUCE IT DOWN TO A PERCENTAGE. DEVELOPMENT WAS AT 3% RESERVE. THEY FIND THESE STACKS OF MONEY EVERYWHERE LIKE A LITTLE ACORN IN THE TREE WAITING FOR A LATER DATE. WE NEED TO TIGHTEN THIS BUDGET UP. WE DO NOT RUN BUSINESSES LIKE THIS. YOU ALL NEED TO TIGHTEN IT UP. AS FOR LEGAL FEES AND ALL OF THE OUTSOURCING, YOU ALL MAKE DEALS WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THEN THEY DO NOT FOLLOW THROUGH AND THEN WE GET PENALIZED. AS FAR AS THE ROADS, BRIDGES AND ALL OF THE MEDICAL SERVICES, WE GET THAT IMPACT. AND THEN WE HAVE TO PAY TO FIGHT THESE GUYS FOR NOT DOING WHAT THEY AGREED TO WITH BUREAUCRATS. THANK YOU 
          VERY MUCH. >> ANYTHING ELSE FOR PUBLIC 
          COMMENT FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PULL NUMBER 17, PLEASE. 
          >> OKAY. WE WILL PULL NUMBER 17 AND THAT WILL BE AGENDA ITEM 
          [Approval of Consent Agenda]
          NUMBER ONE. >> THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE 
          A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT. PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES, 5-0. OKAY. ANY 
          [Approval of Regular Agenda]
ADDITIONS TO THE REGULAR AGENDA? 
          >> NO MAN. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR 
          [1. Constitutional Officers’ Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Presentations - Supervisor of Elections. Presentation of the Constitutional Officer’s tentative budgets for Fiscal Year 2025. Under F.S. 129.03(2), on or before June 1 of each year, Constitutional Officers shall submit to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) a tentative budget for their respective offices for the ensuing fiscal year. Since the Tax Collector is feebased, it is not required for the Tax Collector's budget to be submitted to the BCC at this time. The Supervisor of Elections will make a brief oral presentation to the BCC relative to her tentative budget.]
AGENDA? PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES 5-0. THAT BRINGS US INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. WHO WILL PRESENT ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> WE CAN. AS PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM AS THE COMMISSION IS WELL AWARE THERE ARE SOME OUTSTANDING LITIGATION ISSUES. 
          WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE INVOICES WE HAVE BEEN PAYING. A GOOD MAJORITY HAS DEALT WITH GRAND OAKS, THE PUBLIC RECORD SIDE OF IT. THESE ISSUES WILL COME TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO THAT IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO COME TO A RESOLUTION THERE IS A PROPOSITION FOR THE COUNTY. AS IT IS RELATED TO THE AUDITOR. THERE IS HR LITIGATION , THERE IS SOME OUTSIDE WORK EXPERTISE AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE $80,000 IN LEGAL FEES. WHEN YOU TOTAL ALL THOSE UP, AND THERE IS A LAW FIRM WHERE WE ARE WORKING ON THESE CASES. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE FEES WILL LOOK LIKE TOWARDS THE END OF THE 
          FISCAL YEAR. >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH? 
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          >> THIS IS FOR FUTURE BILLS? OR CURRENT? 
          >> FUTURE. >> OKAY. 
          >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST A COMMENT. THIS HAS PUT AN EMPHASIS ON UPRIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE REASON THIS IS SO SUCCESSFUL IS BECAUSE OF BACK IN 2018, THIS BOARD VERY WISELY APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT CALLED GRAND OAKS ON THE SPOT. 
          IF YOU WANT TO WIDEN THE THREE MILES OF ROAD AND IT INCREASES, WILL YOU STILL WIDEN THE THREE MILES AS A PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT? THIS DEVELOPMENT SAID YES. I APPRECIATE THE BOARD BACK IN 2018 FOR HOLDING THE DEVELOPERS FEE TO THE FIRE IN THE MEETING AND PUTTING THAT IN THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT. 
          THEY HAVE DEFAULTED ON THAT AGREEMENT. WHAT WAS ONCE A $5 MILLION PER MILE WIDENING PROJECT IS TODAY A $46 MILLION PER MILE WIDENING PROJECT. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF DEVELOPERS AND RESIDENTS UP FRONT BEFORE THE FIRST HOUSE IS OCCUPIED. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE GETTING DEVELOPERS TO DO THAT. I'M PROUD THAT WE ARE FIGHTING THIS DEVELOPER AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THERE ARE SOME LITIGATION EXPENSES IN DOING THAT. THERE IS A PROMISE TO THE BOARD, NOT TO US, TO THE RESIDENCE THAT THEY REPRESENT. AGAIN, I'M GLAD THAT WE VOTED TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. AS LONG AS WE CAN HOLD DEVELOPERS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE BOARD AND THE RESIDENTS OF ST. JOHNS 
          COUNTY. >> I'M NOT JUST SAYING THIS BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. I WANT TO COMPARE PRICES. 40 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WE HAD SIX CABINET MEMBERS NOT THREE. THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AS A GROUP, OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PACE RIVER. ON THE TITLE ACT BASICALLY HAD A CLAIM FOR THE INTERIOR AND THE GOLF OF THE ATLANTIC. THIS WAS IN 1982. 1976 UNTIL 1987. THE STATE APPROPRIATED 18,000 PER YEAR. SUPPORTING THE OUTSIDE COUNSEL. WITH A SPECIFIC ISSUE. 
          CONCENTRATING ON THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE RENAISSANCE. TO GO THROUGH. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE , THERE IS A RELATIVELY SMALL COUNTY ATTORNEY OFFICE. THERE ARE TWO VACANCIES OUT OF THE TOTAL OF SIX ATTORNEYS. THERE IS A SMALLER LEGAL STAFF THAN WE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE. I SUPPORT THE EXPENDITURES OF THESE FUNDS BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE. 
          >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. >> THERE WAS ONE CASE THAT COULD'VE BEEN SETTLED. I DO REALIZE THAT WE DO NOT WIN THEM 
          ALL. THIS IS THE COUNTY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WAS ANY OF THAT DEPLETED AS A RESULT OF THE FEDERAL LAWSUIT? 
          >> YES MA'AM. >> HOW MUCH HAS THAT BEEN? 
          >> LEGAL FEES ON THAT SIDE WERE $25,000. 
          >> $25,000 WHEN I WAS WAVING THE FLAG? JUST QUESTION. 
          >> WITH THAT, WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          >> WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 
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          NUMBER ONE. >> THE ISSUE I HAD WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ALLOCATING THREE QUARTERS OF $1 MILLION WITHOUT IT BEING AN ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE TO STOP PUTTING LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS HIDDEN ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN. HIDDEN IN THE CONSENT AGENDA WITHOUT DISCUSSION. IN UNDERSTANDING OUR RESIDENCE. MUCH OF THIS MONEY WILL WE BE ABLE TO RECOUP? GRAND OAKS, THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. ARE THEY GOING TO GO BELLY UP? AGAIN, I AM CONCERNED THAT WE ARE HIDING TOO MUCH MONEY IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANYTHING ELSE OVER THAT, BRING IT BEFORE THE REGULAR AGENDA. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS. IT IS NICE TO KNOW WHAT THIS IS BEING SPENT ON. THAT IS THE TRANSPARENCY THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW. WHEN YOU PRESENT SOMETHING, IT CAN LOOK SUSPICIOUS. YES, $25,000 IS A BIT OBNOXIOUS. WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT IT COULD BE 800,000, YOU HELP YOURSELF BY BEING TRANSPARENT AS WELL. IF IT IS FIGHTING DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS NOT HOLDING UP THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN, YOU WILL HAVE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM SUPPORT. THOSE ARE RESIDENCE BEING IMPACTED BY DEVELOPERS. AND NOT SPREADING THE RESOURCES. THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS. I WAS NERVOUS THAT YOU WEREN'T. IF YOU CAN KEEP MAKING THINGS TRANSPARENT, IT WILL TRICKLE DOWN. YEAH, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE PULLING THIS. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT 
          THAT. >> HEATHER HARLEY DAVIDSON. THE POINT WAS MADE. THANK YOU, EXACTLY. THERE IS TOO MUCH LOADED INTO THESE RUBBER STAMPING. THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY HERE WHEN IT IS ALL ONE RUBBERSTAMP. AS FOR THE ATTORNEYS. THE ATTORNEYS JUST KEEP GETTING RICHER. THE DEVELOPER ATTORNEYS WILL GET RICH ON US. AND WHOEVER WE ARE OUTSOURCING IS GOING TO GET RICH. IT'S A SCAM. 
          >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH, I APPRECIATE YOU PULLING THIS ONE. I AGREE, IT IS THE TRANSPARENCY ISSUE AND TO THE INTERIM ATTORNEY, I DID GET SOMETHING THAT DID SAY HARBOR. 
          MAYBE I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF THIS $800,000 IN TAX DOLLARS IS GOING FOR. I DID NOT GET A NAME FOR THE LAW FIRM THAT YOU MENTIONED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IT JUST SEEMS THAT ONLY ONE COMMISSIONER WHO DOES A LOT OF THESE ITEMS FOR US, CAN COME UP AND ASK. TO BRING UP THE FEDERAL CASE THAT YOU ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT. I WAS NOT REALLY SURE. YOU KNOW, 4-1. 
          4-1. I DO APPRECIATE WHEN TAXPAYERS GET UP HERE AND SPEAK. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR MONEY THAT WE PAID. AND CONTINUE TO PAY. THIS IS WHAT CONCERNS ME. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS VERY CAREFUL IN 
          VOTING. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC 
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          COMMENT? >> WE ARE BACK TO THE BOARD, 
          COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> I AM AMENABLE TO DISCUSSING SOME KIND OF AMOUNT, WHATEVER THE SWEET SPOT IS. WITH A REGULAR ITEM INSTEAD OF A CONSENT ITEM. YOU ALL AGREE ON SIMILAR SURROUNDING COUNTIES. TO DETERMINE WHAT GOES ON CONSENT. I DON'T DISMISS THE POINT AT ALL. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A TRANSPARENCY PROBLEM. SOME OF THE AGENDAS MIGHT BE LONGER. ANYWAY, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT AND ITEM FOR US TO BRING ON THE AGENDA. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT GOES ON 
          REGULAR VERSUS CONSENT. >> COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST? 
          >> WE SHOULD GET BACK A REPORT LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER 66 COUNTIES ARE DOING. 
          >> IS THAT OKAY, CAN WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF ABOUT WHAT THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ARE DOING? OKAY, DO WE HAVE A 
          MOTION? >> SECOND. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THAT TAKES US INTO 
          AGENDA ITEM 1A. >> THIS ITEM THIS MORNING IS A PRESENTATION ONLY. THERE IS NO MOTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET PROCESS, THE CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET SUBMISSIONS WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS. WE HAD A BUDGET MEETING WITH THE PROPERTY APPRAISER. TODAY WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION FOR OUR SUPERVISOR. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WHEN IT CONTINUES ON WE STARTED THIS IN MARCH. WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS DURING THE BUDGET SESSION IN MAY. WE HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS SUBMISSIONS. SOME PEOPLE WOULD RECOMMEND A BUDGET. THAT IS THE FIRST AND LAST FOR THE COMMISSION. WE LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION THIS MORNING AND WE WILL HAND THIS OVER TO VICKI OAKS, THE SUPERVISOR OF 
          ELECTIONS. >> GOOD MORNING. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS. I THINK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE IN WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN MY OFFICE THE LAST THREE WEEKS. STAFF HAS ASSISTED 134 CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTIONS PROCESS. THE QUALIFICATION ENDED LAST FRIDAY AND HAS CLOSED. WE WILL RECEIVE CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS. WITH A VERY SHORT WINDOW OF TIME. 
          STAFF IS IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THE BALLOT LAYOUTS FOR THE ELECTION. THIS WILL GO IN THE MAIL JULY 6TH. JUST A REMINDER, OUR WEBSITE HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR OUR VOTERS AND EVERYONE. PLEASE GO THERE, GET INFORMATION ON THE ELECTION DATE, THE AUGUST 20TH ELECTION IS OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED 
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VOTERS IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. WE HAVE A CANDIDATE LIST AS WELL AS THE PRIMARY ELECTION CANDIDATE LIST WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE GREAT TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR OUR VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO USE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTIONS PROCESS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING ON THE 2024 CITIZENS GUIDE FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION. I STARTED DOING THIS PUBLICATION IN 2012 BECAUSE IT IS VERY COST-EFFECTIVE TO REACH OUT TO OUR PRESIDENTS AND VOTERS OF THE COUNTY. I CAN MAIL 237 RESIDENTIAL MAILBOXES FOR A COST UNDER $23,000. THERE ARE LITTLE NEWSPAPERS I CONTAIN ALL OF THE INFORMATION. IT IS ABOUT EDUCATING VOTERS AND EDUCATING THOSE THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN PROCESSES. THE REASON I DO THIS, IT SAID COST EFFECTIVENESS. WE WILL BE DOING A COUNTYWIDE MAILING. A LITTLE ULCER TO THE PRIMARY. LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST. WHEN I DO THE COUNTYWIDE MAILING, IT IS UPWARDS OF $90,000 TO EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IN THE COUNTY. VERY COSTLY. MOVING ON TO THE PUBLICATION, IT IS DESIGNED AT THE MOMENT. THE TARGET MAIL DATE WILL BE JULY 12TH TO PREPARE VOTERS FOR THE UPCOMING FALL ELECTIONS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OFFICE DOORS THAT WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING SINCE 2021. WE OPEN THE DOORS TO OUR OFFICE AND WE HAVE INVITED PEOPLE HERE TO COME TAKE A BEHIND-THE-SCENE S LOOK. AT OUR PROCESSES AND VOTING SYSTEM. AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE IN THE LAST 3.5 YEARS. 
          BECAUSE THEY WANT TO USE THE FAX ABOUT HOW ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME AND SOME OF YOU HAVE COME AND TOWARD OUR OFFICE. YOU HAVE ALSO LEARNED WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY COME FOR A TOUR IN OUR OFFICE, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT OUR OFFICE DOES AND HOW OUR STAFF WORKS VERY HARD TO PROTECT YOUR BOAT. AS IN WITH PAST ELECTIONS, OFFICE DOORS HAVE NOW CLOSED FOR SECURITY REASONS. WE HAD TORS AS LATE AS APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE. HER LAST TOUR CONCLUDED ON JUNE 7TH. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TIME TO COME LEARN ABOUT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS PROCESS, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THAT HAVE, AND HAVE LEARNED THE FACTS AND HAVE HAD ALL THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT OUR ELECTIONS PROCESS. I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE NEW AUDIT SYSTEM. FLORIDA HAS BEEN CONDUCTING MANUAL AUDITS ON THE ELECTIONS SINCE 2007, FOR MANY YEARS. THE PROCESS HAS BEEN A MANUAL ONE. RACES DRAWN AT RANDOM. PRECINCT DRAWN AT RANDOM. COMPARED AGAINST THE TABULATED RESULTS. ELECTION AFTER ELECTION YEAR, AUDITS HAVE CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OF THE MACHINES. THERE WAS A NEW PRODUCT THAT CAME OUT CALLED THE CLEAR BALLOT AUDIT SYSTEM. 
          A SYSTEM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO AND IS ANOTHER WAY THAT THE COUNTY CAN CHOOSE TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT ON THEIR ELECTIONS. 32 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA NOW USE THE CLEAR BALLOT AUDIT SYSTEM. THE 
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STATE WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH FOR ALL 67 COUNTIES. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. IN 23 I MADE THE DECISION TO PURCHASE THE CLEAR AUDIT SYSTEM. THE STATE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE US SOME GRANT FUNDS. WE PURCHASED AND ROLLED IT OUT WITH THE MARCH 19 ELECTION. IT WAS GREAT. WE WERE ABLE TO DO A 100% AUDIT ON OUR ELECTION. WHAT THE AUDIT REVEALED, WE WILL RAN THE BALLOTS THROUGH TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS, TWO SEPARATE VENDORS. SEPARATE TABULATION AND WE COMPARE THE RESULTS AT THE END. WHAT THE RESULTS REVEALED FOR THE MARCH 19TH ELECTION, WE WERE ONE BALLOT OFF. VOTE BY MAIL, PERFECT. EARLY VOTING RESULTS, PERFECT. WE HAD PRECINCT 105 AND WE FOUND THAT ONE OF THE WORKERS MADE A MISTAKE IN HANDLING A BALLOT. WE WILL BE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON THAT. IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES 100% ACCURACY AND ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT OUR RESULTS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO USING IT IN THE FALL ELECTIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE UPDATE. NOW I WILL MOVE ON TO THE BUDGET. EACH OF YOU HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH A 40 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT WE PREPARE EVERY YEAR FOR OUR OFFICE. WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. 
          THE LAST THREE YEARS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE IN ADDITION TO MY CURRENT BUDGET. THE LINE ITEM REQUEST FOR BOTH OF MY BUDGETS IN THE OFFICE BUDGET AND THE ELECTIONS BUDGET, SEPARATELY. THERE IS SOME SIGNIFICANT THINGS THAT DO AFFECT MY BUDGET. OF COURSE, POPULATION INCREASE AS WE GO ALONG. I AM ADDING ONE STAFF MEMBER THIS TIME. I HAVE ADDRESSED THE COMMISSION PREVIOUSLY. WE HAVE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL POLLING PLACES FOR 24. WE WILL BE ADDING HUNDRED AND 50 ADDITIONAL TO OUR WORKFORCE. AS WE KNOW, PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION. THE LARGEST ELECTION WILL BE IN THE HISTORY OF FLORIDA. AND, OUR BALLOT SIZE WILL BE TWO PAGES PER VOTER. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN JUST A MINUTE. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR IS WELL AS MANY RACES. WE WILL BE DEPLOYING SOME NEW SOFTWARE THIS YEAR AND WE HAVE SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN JUST A MOMENT. FOR MY BUDGET, WE HAD TO ADD SOME MONEY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY, NEW TOOLS, SOME ATTORNEY FEES THIS YEAR, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, WE SEEM TO GET SUED ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE I AM ONE OF 67 SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS. MOST OF THOSE LAWSUITS ARE A RESULT OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE LAST THREE YEARS, 21, 22, AND 23. WE HAD A 100 PAGE ELECTION BILL FOR EACH CYCLE. 
          WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE WHAT THE LEGISLATURE DOES THEY SUE THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND ALL THE SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT A GOOD PORTION OF THAT HAS BEEN COVERED BY THE AGREEMENT WITH FACT. THE ATTORNEYS FEES HAVE BEEN COVERED THERE. IT'S JUST THE LAST TWO LAWSUITS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COVERED BY FACT. THAT I AM HAVING TO RESERVE SOME FUNDS FOR THAT. HAVING SOME SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS ALSO. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO ADD PROTECTIONS TO OUR SYSTEM. AND THEN NEXT YEAR IN 25 WE ARE 
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LOOKING AT REPLACING THE TABULATOR'S WHICH ARE NOW 15 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO DO THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS. BY THE WAY, THE FEDERAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS ARE DOWN. BECAUSE OF THE DILIGENT EFFORT MY STAFF HAS BEEN MAKING ON LIST MAINTENANCE. I CAME BEFORE YOU AT THE END OF LAST YEAR TO TALK ABOUT WHEN VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBERS ACTUALLY DROPPED ABOUT 15% AS A RESULT OF SOME NEW LAWS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED AND BECAME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AS A RESULT IS THAT VOTER NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED. IT IS THE NOTICES AND MAILINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING TO OUR VOTERS AND THE LACK OF RESPONSE OR THE RESPONSES THAT COME BACK TO US OUR DELIVERABLE AND THE VOTERS ARE MOVED FROM THE ACTIVE VOTER ROLLS TO THE INACTIVE LIST WHICH STARTS ON THE PROCESS OF REMOVAL EVENTUALLY FROM THE VOTER ROLLS. WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, IT WILL BE ALL ABOUT THE NOVEMBER FEDERAL ELECTION. IT IS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 6-7000 VOTERS TO REGISTER BETWEEN JUNE 1ST AND OCTOBER. 
          BEFORE CLOSING FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. I EXPECT TO SEE THE NUMBERS TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB. WE HAVE ASKED TO PAUSE THE LISTENING ATTENDANCE NOW WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION. THAT IS THE MAILING THAT WE DO TO VOTERS. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE IF SOMEONE PASSES AWAY, THAT IS THE NORMAL EVERYDAY PROCESSES. LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT VOTER TURNOUT. LOOK AT THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL. ST. JOHNS COUNTY. 
          85% VOTER TURNOUT. THE THIRD HIGHEST IN THE STATE. VOTERS ARE KNOWN FOR TURNING OUT. IN PRESIDENTIAL YEARS. TWO YEARS LATER, NOT SO MUCH. 65%. LOOK AT THE PRIMARY TURNOUT. 28%. 
          28%. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK BACK TO 2004. TO SEE ANY VOTER TURNOUT IN A PRIMARY ELECTION HIGHER THAN 31%. THAT'S REALLY BAD. THE PURPOSE OF THE CITIZEN'S GUIDE IS TO INFORM, EDUCATE, AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY OUR VOTERS IN THIS ELECTION. IT IS AN IMPORTANT HERE. SPEAKING OF THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT, WE ARE AT A TWO-PAGE BALLOT PER VOTER. 
          SIX CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, LOTS OF RACES. THIS WAS A BALLOT FROM THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR. 
          WE WERE TALKING WITH STAFF AND THEY WERE LOOKING AT LAYOUTS YESTERDAY. VICKI, WE HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF THE THIRD CARD FOR VOTERS IN THE ELECTION. I SAID, NO WE ARE NOT. WE WILL FITTED. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THREE. ST. JOHNS COUNTY IS VERY LUCKY THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO. SOME OF THE LARGER COUNTIES THAT HAVE THREE LANGUAGES ON THEIR BALLOT ARE LOOKING AT SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT CARDS PER VOTER FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. YES IT IS. BY THE WAY, IT COSTS ALSO. VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS RUN BETWEEN 250 PER VOTER TO MAIL THE BALLOT TO AN INDIVIDUAL. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT EARLY VOTING. WE WILL BE PREPARED. MY JOB IS TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOTERS TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS. VOTING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER THAN IT IS TODAY. ANY VOTER CAN REQUEST A BALLOT TO VOTE BY MAIL. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST GENERAL ELECTION, OVER 93,000 OF OUR 
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VOTERS TOOK OPPORTUNITY TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY. I AM PLANNING TO HAVE 10 EARLY VOTING SITES FOR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR 13 DAYS. FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. DAILY WHICH INCLUDES TWO WEEKENDS. TWO SATURDAYS AND ONE SUNDAY. I HAVE BEEN ON THE HUNT FOR A 10TH LOCATION. I WANT TO THANK COUNTY STAFF THAT HAS BEEN DILIGENT IN SEARCHING AND HELPING US COME UP WITH A 10TH LOCATION. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE EQUALLY SPACED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR A VOTER TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. WE APPRECIATE COUNTY STAFF ASSISTANCE WITH THAT. ONE OF THE NEW THINGS WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT PRETTY SOON, IN JULY. WE ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING A SYSTEM WHERE VOTERS CAN CONNECT. AND REACH OUT TO US DIRECTLY. THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH WAYS TO CONNECT AND GET INFORMATION TO OUR VOTERS. NEWSPAPERS DO NOT EXIST ANYMORE. SOME PEOPLE READ THE LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS AND WE DO ARTICLES AND ADVERTISING IN THAT. NOT EVERYONE HAS SOCIAL MEDIA. WE DO A LOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ON OUR WEBSITE, WE ARE GOING TO BE ROLLING THIS OUT IN JULY. TO OUR VOTERS BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A PHONE. WE WANT TO MAKE ELECTION INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY TO OUR VOTERS. ANOTHER NEW TOOL THAT WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT IS CALLED ONE CALL SERVICES. NOW THAT I AM HIRING AND TRAINING 650 POLL WORKERS. WE NEEDED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNICATING WITH POLL WORKERS. THIS IS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT WITH OUR WORKERS. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COUNTY VOTING SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE. FLORIDA IS NOW THE GOLD STANDARD IN CONDUCTING OUR ELECTIONS. FLORIDA STATUTES REQUIRE THE USE OF VOTING EQUIPMENT AND A VOTING SYSTEM TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO. A VOTING SYSTEM IS NOT OPEN TO THE INTERNET. IT IS VERY SECURE. THE ONE THAT WE CURRENTLY USE, THERE ARE TWO SYSTEMS THAT ARE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE. WE HAVE HAD A WORKING RELATIONSHIP SINCE 2010 AND IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS OF OUR SYSTEM. WE HAVE THE HIGH-SPEED TABULATOR'S, WE PURCHASED THOSE IN 2016. THEY ARE GREAT, THEY ARE WORKFORCES. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN UPGRADING OUR SYSTEM, 850 IS FINE. WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT UPGRADING THEM AT THIS TIME. THEY ARE DOING A FINE JOB. THEY ARE UP GRADED. 
          THIS ALLOWS A VOTER WITH DISABILITIES TO VOTE UNASSISTED ON A DEVICE THAT WILL PRODUCE A PAPER BALLOT FOR THEM. THIS YEAR, WHAT I HAVE ASKED FOR IN MY BUDGET, THIS IS NOTHING NEW. 
          THIS HAS BEEN IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AND PLANNED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE THE WORKFORCES AND WORKFORCE IS AGING. THE TABULATOR'S NEXT YEAR WILL BE 50 YEARS OLD. THE BULK OF THE FLEET WE PURCHASED IN 2010 AND HAVE BEEN USING. IT IS TIME TO REPLACE THEM. THE NEXT GENERATION ARE ALREADY IN USE ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA. A NUMBER OF COUNTIES BEGAN USING THEM AND I MADE THE DECISION. I DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE EQUIPMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. MY 
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BUDGET IS PRETTY MUCH FLAT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, A SLIGHT INCREASE. IT ALWAYS HAS TO DO WITH A NUMBER OF ELECTIONS. AND ANTICIPATED VOTER TURNOUT IN THE ELECTION. IT IS LESS THAN A 1% INCREASE ON MY GENERAL BUDGETS BOTH COMBINED. I DO HAVE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REQUEST FOR THE REPLACING OF MY EQUIPMENT THAT I WILL BE MAKING USE OF THIS YEAR. WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY 
          HAVE. >> YES. I WAS WONDERING, DO WE 
          USE DOMINION? >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INTERNET, THEY CAN GET IN OR OUT. IT IS A CLOSED 
          SYSTEM? >> YES, IT IS A CLOSED SYSTEM, SINGLE SERVER IN MY OFFICE THAT PROGRAMS AND TABULATES THE RESULTS. IT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET. 
          >> IS THERE ANY SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN VOTE IN DUVAL COUNTY 
          AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY? >> BECAUSE OF THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM, YOU HAVE ONE RECORD THAT TRAVELS WITH YOU. IF YOU LIVE IN DUBOIS COUNTY, IF YOU MOVE IN THE ELECTION CYCLE, YOU REQUEST A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT AND THEN MOVE TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY, THROUGH THE STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM, WHAT WE WOULD DO, IS THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT THE STATEWIDE SYSTEM AND SEE YOUR VOTER RECORD AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY CAST A BALLOT IN THIS ELECTION. WE WILL MOVE YOU OVER TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY BUT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE AGAIN BECAUSE YOUR RECORD IS UP DATED. YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE AGAIN. 
          >> IS THAT A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR? MAYBE THAT WOULD 
          BE A FELONY. YES. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> GREAT PRESENTATION AS ALWAYS. I HAVE VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ELECTION LAWS. I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT, I KNOW VERY LITTLE. SOMEBODY CALLED THIS WEEK AND ASKED ME SOMETHING ABOUT SOMETHING I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. IS THERE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN OR SOMETHING 
          CLOSE TO THAT? >> YES SIR. 
          >> THAT WAS THE QUESTION I GOT. 
          >> OKAY. THE STATE OF FLORIDA PREVIOUSLY WAS A MEMBER OF THE ERIC PROJECT. IT WAS A CONSORTIUM OF 32 STATES WHO SHARED VOTER INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF MATCHING VOTERS BETWEEN STATES AND LETTING OTHER STATES NO. SHARING INFORMATION. YEAR BEFORE LAST, THE GOVERNOR MADE THE DECISION TO REMOVE FLORIDA FROM THE ERIC PROJECT. WE ARE NO LONGER A 
          MEMBER OF THE ERIC PROJECT. >> OKAY. 
          >> YES SIR, IT WAS. YES. WE WERE AT ONE TIME WE FOUND IT AN EXCELLENT TOOL AND IT REALLY HELPED US WITH MAINTENANCE. IT WAS THE ONLY PROCESS THAT WE HAD IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION BETWEEN STATES, THE OTHER 32 STATES THAT WERE MEMBERS. THAT DECISION WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR. WE NO LONGER HAVE A WAY TO SHARE INFORMATION 
          BETWEEN STATES. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL 
          QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> OH, EXCUSE ME. I DID WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR MY BUILDING. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT, I RAN OUT OF SPACE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THIS BOARD AND STAFF THAT NOW LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE ABLE 
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TO EXPAND IN PLACE. THE SHERIFF HAS PLANES FOR HIS BUILDING TO MOVE OUT. WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND IN PLACE. THERE ARE SOME AGE-RELATED ISSUES WITH THE BUILDING. AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT IT IS IN A FLOODPLAIN. THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH. WE ARE HAPPY THAT WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND LONG TERM. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH STAFF 
          [2. Public Hearing * NZVAR 2024-03: Julington Creek Plantation Bald Eagle Management Plan Amendments. The subject properties currently consist of three developed parcels, parcel 11 (Plantation Park), parcel 18 (Administration Building), and parcel 19 (Plantation Recreational Facility), of the Julington Creek Master Development Plan. These parcels are part of the Julington Creek PUD and have a Future Land Use of Julington Creek DRI. The properties are located east of State Road 13 North and south of Race Track Road, directly abutting Davis Pond Boulevard and Durbin Creek Boulevard. The Bald Eagle Nest, SJ-07, is located southwest of the properties within a St. Johns River Water Management District Conservation Easement (O.R.B. 929 PG. 684) approximately 221’ from Davis Pond Boulevard to the north. The applicant desires to amend and restate the Julington Creek BEMP text to allow construction of recreational or commercial improvements within parcels 11, 18, and 19 of the Julington Creek Master Development Plan to be completed during the Bald Eagle Nesting Period. Specifically, the applicant desires to update, expand and remodel within Parcels 11, 18 and 19. The text amendment now includes prohibition of the use of bright color schemes on the exteriors of the proposed recreational and commercial buildings which could create a visual impact on the Bald Eagle. The proposed amendment also includes that Bald Eagle monitoring shall be conducted pursuant to current FWS Guidelines for any construction activities within the subject parcels during the Nesting Period as described within Section VI. Monitoring, part F, of the revised BEMP. ]
TO EXPAND EVENTUALLY IN 26. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> NOTHING ELSE FROM YOU? OKAY. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. IT IS A PRESENTATION. THAT IS JUDICIAL, COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. 
          >> CAN YOU COME BACK TO ME? >> NO MEETINGS TO MY 
          RECOLLECTION. >> OKAY, I HAD NO MEETINGS. I RECEIVED SIX OR SEVEN EMAILS FOR AND AGAINST THE PROJECT. 
          >> I DID ATTEND A MEETING, I DO NOT KNOW IF STAFF KNEW THAT I WENT. THEY MADE A PRESENTATION TO US AND I HAVE A RECORD OF 31 
          CALLS. >> I GOT ABOUT 10 EMAILS. IT'S 
          IN THE RECORD. >> NO MEETINGS, 7+ EMAILS. I DID SPEAK TO A CONSTITUENT ON THE PHONE. 
          >> THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> GOOD MORNING I AM ELLEN AVERY-SMITH. THIS PRESENTATION IS DESIGNED TO GIVE INFORMATION NOT ONLY TO THE BOARD TO GIVE TO RESIDENTS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THIS REQUEST. I WILL KIND OF WALK-THROUGH WHY WE ARE AMENDING THIS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE BALD EAGLES NEST THAT LIES WITHIN THE PLANTATION. 
          TODAY IF WE NEED OUR EXPERTS, I HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT AND I ALSO HAVE JEFF GIBSON WHO IS DOING THE PROJECT ARCHITECTURE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE REPLACEMENT. WITHIN JULINGTON CREEK. WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, YOU SEE THIS AREA, THESE THREE PARCELS ARE OWNED BY THE JULINGTON PLANTATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THEY ARE EXISTING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THAT SERVE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF JUULING 10 CREEK PLANTATION. THEY ARE OUTDATED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE LAND-USE DESIGNATION IS JULINGTON CREEK PLANTATION. THE ZONING IS PUD. WE ARE TALKING SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE THREE PARCELS WHICH ARE KNOWN IN THE BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE PARCELS ARE ALL OWNED BY THE CDD. THE CDD HAS ALREADY ISSUED ABOUT $40 MILLION WORTH OF BONDS TO REDEVELOP THESE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AGAIN IN THE SAME LOCATIONS THAT EXIST TODAY. AND THESE PARCELS THAT EXIST TODAY ARE IN THE SECONDARY PROTECTION ZONE FOR THE BALD EAGLES NEST. 
          TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE DETAIL. HERE IS WHERE THE BALD EAGLE NEST IS LOCATED. UNDER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WHICH IS MORE PROTECTIVE THAN THE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, THERE IS A PROTECTION ZONE OF 750 FEET. EAGLES LIKE TO NEST IN TREES PRIMARILY SO THEY HAVE VISIBILITY. YOU CAN SEE THE EAGLE NEST TREE. YOU CAN SEE THE PRIMARY PROTECTION ZONE. UC DAVIS BOULEVARD THAT GOES RIGHT THROUGH. THERE IS TRAFFIC NEAR THE EAGLES NEST EVERY DAY. THE EAGLES HAVE NEVER LEFT OVER 30 
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SOMETHING YEARS. THEN YOU SEE THE SECONDARY PROTECTION ZONE WHICH MEASURES 750 FEET OUT. YOU SEE THE LOCATIONS WHICH WE WILL DIVE INTO IN A MINUTE. THESE ARE SIGNS ARE IN THE PROTECTION ZONE. WE ORIGINALLY ASKED TO REMOVE THESE THREE PARCELS FROM THE PROTECTION ZONE. DURING CONSTRUCTION IN THE NESTING SEASON. STAFF SAID THAT WE PREFER THAT YOU MONITOR. THEY ARE GOING TO PAY A PROFESSIONAL MONITOR TO MONITOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THESE FACILITIES DURING THE NESTING SEASON. THERE HAS BEEN CONFUSION ABOUT THE INITIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BILL OF RIGHTS. WE MODIFIED THE PLAN SINCE THE INITIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BILL OF RIGHTS. NOT ASKING TO REMOVE THESE PARCELS FROM THE SECONDARY ZONE. THEY ARE STILL WITHIN THE SECONDARY PROTECTION ZONE. UNDER THE DRAFT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AERIAL, YOU SEE THAT THIS IS WHERE THE EAGLE NEST TREE IS AND YOU SEE ALL OF THIS VEGETATION. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE AND THESE ARE EXISTING HOMES AND YOU SEE THE EXISTING PARK AND THE EXISTING AQUATIC CENTER. THAT IS IN THE SECONDARY PROTECTION ZONE. YOU CAN SEE THESE VERY TALL TREES IN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EAGLE NEST AND THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL OCCUR. AND HERE IS THE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW. YOU CAN SEE THE RECREATION FACILITY HERE. IT SHIELDS THE AQUATIC CENTER AND CLUBHOUSE FROM THE EAGLE NEST. AND THEN YOU SEE THE ROAD AND THEN YOU SEE HOMES THAT ARE WITHIN THAT AREA. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT EAGLES IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THERE ARE URBAN EAGLES THAT EXIST IN THE PLANTATION. THERE ARE SOME THAT LIVE NEAR THE RIVER WHERE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IS GOING ON. AND AGAIN, HERE IS ANOTHER VIEW OF THE EXPECTATION FOR THE VEGETATION AND THE ARCTIC CENTER. GOING TO THE NON-ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATION, WHAT THE NON-ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATION DOES, IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING PLAN TO REDEVELOP THESE THREE PARCELS DURING THE NESTING AND NON-NESTING SEASONS. IT IS NOT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE TO RECONSTRUCT THESE FACILITIES DURING THE NESTING SEASON. AND SO, WE ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN THAT THE FEDERAL LAW AND THE STATE LAW ARE PROTECTIVE OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES GREATER PROTECTION. WE PUT INTO THE MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT HAS TO FOLLOW U.S. OFFICIAL WILDLIFE SERVICE GUIDELINES FOR MONITORING THIS EAGLE NEST DURING NESTING SEASON. AGAIN, THE INITIAL MONITORING WILL BE ONE DAY PER WEEK, TWO HOURS PER DAY STARTING BEFORE SUNRISE UNTIL NESTING SEASON IS OVER. THEN, AGAIN, I WILL NOT READ YOU ALL THIS. DURING NESTING SEASON THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONITORING. 
          IT IS CALLED THE BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN. THEN DURING THE LATE NESTING SEASON THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONITORING. UNTIL HATCHING OF THE EAGLETS. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT WE SHOW YOU THE NON-ZONING VARIANCE APPLICATION. WHEN IT 
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COMES TO THE BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN. THIS IS WHAT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CALLS IT. IT PROVIDES THE PROTECTION FROM THE SECONDARY PROTECTION ZONE. THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WITH A 30 FOOT PROTECTION ZONE WITH 30 FEET FOR SECONDARY PROVIDING PROTECTIONS ON YOUR CODE. IT DOES NOT REDUCE THE COST OF REDEVELOPING THESE SITES. 
          AGAIN, CDD HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE $40 MILLION BOND ISSUE. IT IS NOT POPULAR WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WANT THESE FACILITIES REDEVELOPED. REGARDLESS OF THESE FACILITIES ARE REDEVELOPED. AGAIN , THERE IS NO INCREASED RISK OF TRAFFIC. AGAIN, IT REPLACING THE EXISTING FACILITIES WITHIN THESE AREAS. THEY WORK CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1996, 1997 TIMEFRAME. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF JULINGTON. IT WILL BE BY A MONITOR. THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL PERSON. SENT OUT BY THE FEDERAL FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. THE MONITOR IS INDEPENDENT MEANING THAT HE OR SHE HAS A PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THE EAGLES. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN FILL IN THE BLANKS FOR ANYTHING I'VE MISSED. THESE SERVICE RENDERINGS FROM ELM ARE BEING RECONSTRUCTED AGAIN. YOU CAN SEE THE PARKING AREAS. LEAVING THE VEGETATION AND SCREENING WITHIN THE NETWORK. HERE IS THE AQUATIC CENTER. REPLACING SWIMMING POOLS AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING US FOR 33 YEARS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE FACILITIES, JEFF GIBSON IS HERE. THAT WRAPS IT UP. WE APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE MONITORING. WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU 
          APPROVE THIS APPLICATION. >> MR. WHITEHURST? 
          >> I HAD SOME EMAILS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME RESIDENTS. ABOUT IF THEY SHOULD BE BUILT. THIS ITEM IS THAT WE ACCEPT THE BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
          >> THAT IS THE ONLY THING ON THE TABLE TODAY. 
          >> NOT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO FACILITIES? 
          >> CORRECT. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. 
          >> WAS THIS ORIGINALLY BUILT BEFORE THE EAGLES NEST WAS IN 
          PLACE? >> I DON'T KNOW. 
          >> YOU SAY, REBUILD WHAT WAS ALREADY THERE. I WONDER IF THE EAGLES NEST WAS ALREADYTHERE? 
          >> THESE FACILITIES WERE BUILT IN THE LATE 90S. I DON'T KNOW. 
          THERE HAS BEEN A BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE SINCE 
          1991. 2001. I'M SORRY. >> THE PARK, DOES NOT HAVE DIFFERENT LIGHTING? DOES IT NEED TO BE REMODELED? 
          >> I'M SEEING A HANDSHAKE OF KNOW IN THE BACK. 
          >> WHAT IS THE HEIGHT OF THE CLUBHOUSE? 
          >> I WILL GET JEFF GIBSON. HE IS IN CHARGE. 
          >> I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE HEIGHT IS IF IT IS UNDER THE 
          MANAGEMENT HEIGHT. >> HELLO, JEFF GIBSON. THE HEIGHT FROM THE BUILDINGS WILL BE UNDER 35 FEET. AND THEN WHAT 
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WAS YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LIGHTING? 
          >> IS THERE NEW LIGHTING GOING IN THE PARK OR ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS ALREADY THERE? 
          >> THERE WILL BE LIGHTING THAT IS ADDED TO THE PARK. YES. 
          >> IS THERE LIGHTING NOW? >> YES. 
          >> MORE LIGHTING. >> JUST UPGRADES AND A RENOVATION OF WHAT IS THERE IS THE INTENTION. 
          >> ARE YOU ADDING SOCCER FIELDS? 
          >> WE ARE NOT ADDING SOCCER FIELDS. THE EXISTING PAVILION, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THAT. THAT PAVILION, THE RECTANGLE PAVILION THAT IS THEY ARE, THAT IS EXISTING AND WE ARE RENOVATING DAD. THE OVERLOOK PAVILION THAT IS REMAINING IN THAT. AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE, THE TAN BUFF COLOR THAT IS A PLAYGROUND AREA. 
          THERE CURRENTLY EXISTS A PLAYGROUND THERE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE NOW BRINGING IN NEW EQUIPMENT. THE PLAYFIELD 
          REMAINS A PLAYFIELD. >> THIS IS THE CLOSEST THING TO THE NEST, RIGHT? ANYWAY TO DO THIS OUTSIDE OF NESTING SEASON? 
          THIS AREA? >> THE CHALLENGE THAT YOU FACE IS THE MOBILIZATION OF THE CONTRACTORS. THE COST OF THAT, WITH THE ISSUE BONDS. THE CONCERN IS THAT MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION FALL OUTSIDE OF THOSE WINDOWS. IT WILL JUST 
          ESCALATE THE COST. >> YOU DON'T THINK IT WOULD SAVE COST? YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE MONITORS THERE? JUST BUILD A DOCK REAL QUICK IN THE LITTLE HOUSE THING THERE? 
          >> WE ARE NOT BUILDING -- THE DOCK IS ALREADY THERE. WE ARE JUST PUTTING NEW SURFACE MATERIAL AND UPGRADING THOSE. 
          >> IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN DO THAT A LOT QUICKER. THAT'S MY 
          COMMENT. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER DEAN? 
          INAUDIBLE ] >> THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT ALSO INCLUDES THE BALD EAGLE MONITORING BE CONDUCTED IN THE FWS GUIDELINES FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE PARCELS AS DESCRIBED WITHIN SECTION 6. WITH THE BALD EAGLE TORING. 
          OKAY. I GET THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE MONITORING. CAN YOU SAY FOR ME IN SIMPLE TERMS THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS DURING THE MONITORING DOES NOT SPELL OUT EXACTLY THE CEASE AND DESIST? 
          >> THE BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN ITSELF REFERS TO THE FWS GUIDELINES. REALLY, THIS IS MY SUMMARY OF WHAT THEY SAID. 
          THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIST THAT GOES AROUND DOING EAGLE MONITORING. IF THE EAGLE IS DISTURBED, THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE REPORTED TO THE AGENCIES. 
          INCLUDING ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THAT IS THE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MONITOR TO SAY THAT THE EAGLE IS BEING DISTURBED BY THIS CONSTRUCTION. THAT IS REPORTED AND 
          CONSTRUCTION CAN BE STOPPED. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE A MONITORING PLAN THAT THOSE DETAILS ARE SO SPECIFIC THAT WE CAN PICK SOMETHING THAT DISTURBS THE BALD EAGLES AND CONSTRUCTION WILL SHUT DOWN AND THAT WILL GIVE ME MORE COMFORT 
          ON THIS ITEM. >> LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO MICHELLE HENDRIX. SHE IS THE EXPERT ON THIS. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, MICHELLE HENDRIX. DO YOU WANT TO RESTATE 
          YOUR QUESTION FOR ME? >> DURING THE COURSE OF THE MONITORING, THERE ARE DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND THIS 
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IS NESTING SEASON. WITH A PORTION OF THE MONITORING THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF VIOLATION AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR SHUTTING IT DOWN AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? THAT IS MY QUESTION, I'M KIND OF THE LAYMAN HERE. 
          >> THE MONITOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REACHING OUT TO THE CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE OTHER PHONE NUMBER IN THE FILE. THAT IS THE TYPICAL PROCESS. THE SUPERINTENDENT IS 
          OBLIGATED TO STOP WORK. >> WHAT IF HE REFUSES TO OUR DOES IT FOR WHATEVER REASON? WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES? 
          >> IF YOU VIOLATE THE EAGLE RULES -- 
          >> THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. >> IF THE MONITOR CALLS, THEY CAN SAY YOU NEED TO STOP WORK WORK AND CALL ST. JOHNS COUNTY. 
          >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? 
          COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST? >> BEFORE THE EQUAL GOES TO SIT BACK DOWN. I ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY MEETING AS YOU KNOW. 
          WE HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS OF BALD EAGLE MONITORS. SHE ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT THE FIREWORKS SHOT OFF AT THESE HOUSES IN THIS AREA AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY NEAR WHEN THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WOULD BE. YOU HAVE A -- AN OFFICIAL 
          OPINION? >> GIVEN WHERE THOSE HOUSES ARE, THEY ARE ALMOST WITHIN THE PRIMARY ZONE. I DON'T KNOW IF 
          THAT WOULD DISTURB THE EAGLES. >> THEY LIVE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 6500 HOMES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. INCLUDING IN THE TREETOPS. THAT IS THE BEST FIREWORK SHOW AROUND EVERY HOUSE THAT SHOOTS OFF FIREWORKS FROM WHEREVER THEY GET THEM. 
          JUST LIKE THERE ARE IN MOST NEIGHBORHOODS, I WOULD IMAGINE. 
          THERE ARE A LOT OF FIREWORKS HAPPENING. AGAIN, I HATE TO RESTATE THE QUESTION. AS A VOLUNTEER WITH HER STATEMENT SHE MADE AT THE COMMUNITY. THAT THE FIREWORKS THAT ARE SHUT OFF AROUND THE FOURTH OF JULY ARE MORE DISTURBING THAN THIS 
          CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. >> YES. IT WOULD BE AERIAL AND IT WOULD BE IN THE DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT FROM ALL OF THESE 
          EAGLES. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? 
          >> WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM 
          NUMBER TWO. >> HEATHER HARTLEY DAVIDSON. 
          WAS THE LAW OF THE BALD EAGLES BEFORE JULINGTON CREEK? IN 2000 I WAS VERY ACTIVE AND I SAT ON THE BUFFER BOARD. WE WERE DRAFTING A LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. I WAS LOOKING AT REPRESENTING PROPERTY LINES AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, IT IS ALREADY A DONE DEAL. ALL OF THOSE HOUSES DISTURBED THE EAGLES. I AM INTO REVITALIZING WHAT IS EXISTING. THEY ARE NOT MOWING OVER ANYTHING. THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE. LET THOSE PEOPLE GET IN, REVITALIZE, LET THE COMMUNITY LIVE IN PEACE AFTERWARDS. THE EAGLES ARE NOT GOING TO BE DISTURBED, YOU ALREADY TAKING THE MEASURES TO TAKE CARE OF IF THEY ARE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AND WILL STRIKE AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS AFTER THE FACT. I HIGHLY 
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ENCOURAGE ANY REVITALIZATION WITHIN ST. JOHNS COUNTY OF EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, FACILITIES, AND THEY ARE DOING IT ON THEIR OWN BUCK. RIGHT ON. 
          >> MICHAEL MCDONALD. THIS COMES TO MY ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND EAGLES NEST I'VE SEEN AFFECTED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE LAST EAGLES NEST WAS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH. THE ONLY SAFE PLACE TO FLY TO IS THE RANCH. IT WILL BE REZONED COMPLETELY. THE ENTIRE THING. THAT IS THAT EAGLE. THIS EVIL, WHAT HAPPENS IF IT GOES? I DID NOT HEAR ANY CONCLUSION OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE EAGLE ACTUALLY LEAVES. DO WE KICK DIRT AND KEEP BUILDING? WHAT IS THE GOAL THERE? IF WE HAVE THESE STATE AND FEDERAL AND LOCAL RESOURCES WHERE THEY CAN CONTACT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, LET'S FIGURE OUT IF WE ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER ANOTHER BALD EAGLE NEST IN A COUPLE MONTHS. WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PLAN THAT WE CAN DO WHEN THAT EAGLE DOES LEAVE, IF HE LEAVES. IF WE SAY WE ARE GOING TO MONITOR IT SO IT DOESN'T LEAVE, THAT'S ONE THING. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT TRULY LEAVES? LET'S START TO SEE THE EXPERT OPINIONS ON WHAT TO DO. MAYBE THEY SET UP A STATIONARY SOMETHING IN THE NEIGHBORING AREA. MAYBE THEY PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR IT TO GO TO. WE START PLACING THEM AROUND. I RECENTLY HIT AND OFF SPRAY. 
          THAT IS HOW MUCH WILDLIFE IS BEING DISPLACED. WILDLIFE IS GETTING KILLED EVERYWHERE BECAUSE WE ARE DISPLACING IT. 
          YES, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO THIS. KEEP THE LIGHTING DOWN AND YEAH, I WANT YOU TO LOOK INTO WHAT WE CAN DO TO PROTECT THESE BIRDS INSTEAD OF MONITORING. THIS WOMAN CAN GIVE US THE RESOURCES TO CONTACT THE FEDERAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO SEE WHAT THEY DO WHEN A BIRD LEAVES. MAYBE WE CAN INSTALL SOME BLINDS SOMEWHERE AND MAYBE WE ENCOURAGE ANOTHER ONE TO LAND IN OUR COMMUNITY. LET'S CONTACT THIS DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ACTUALLY LAND IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOT MONITOR AND WHAT TO DO TO THEM TO ACTUALLY GET 
          THEM TO LAND HERE. >> GOOD MORNING. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE MORNING TO GO AHEAD AND LOOK OVER THIS PLAN. 
          PERTAINING TO THE CONSTRUCTION CLOSEST TO THE EAGLES NEST. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING BESIDES REPAINTING THE PAVILION IN THAT SPECIFIC PLACE AND THE FIELD THERE. AS WELL AS THE EXISTING PAVILION THAT IS THERE. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION. REGARDING THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE, IN HIS CONSTRUCTION. NOTHING IS SEAMLESS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. GYMS THAT ARE FILLED TO THE MAX NONSTOP. POOLS THAT KIDS CANNOT SWIM IN BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SEATS. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BE AS COGNIZANT AS POSSIBLE. TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BALD EAGLES THAT WERE HERE BEFORE US ARE HEREAFTER US. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC 
          COMMENT? >> WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 
          TWO. MS. AVERY SMITH. >> I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD UNLESS 
          YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I AM PREPARED TO MAKE A 
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MOTION. I WILL JUST SAY THIS BEFORE I MAKE MY MOTION. THIS PROJECT IS ENCROACHING FURTHER INTO THE WOODS. I WOULD HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS. EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN IS THE EXACT FOOTPRINT OF WHERE IT SITS TODAY. I WENT SWIMMING IN THOSE POOLS WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I UNDERSTAND WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RENOVATION. IT IS IMPACTING THE BALD EAGLES NEST. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE. I OFFER A MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          BALD EAGLE MANAGEMENT PLAN. EVAN WALSNOVICH THE PLANTATION 
          [3. Public Hearing * SUPMAJ 2023-16 JEA Blacksford WRF. Request for a Special Use Permit pursuant to Section 2.03.25 of the Land Development Code to allow for the expansion of the existing JEA Wastewater Treatment Facility within Open Rural (OR) and Industrial Warehousing (IW) zoning, specifically located at 1245 Reclamation Drive. This request was heard by the Planning and Zoning Agency at their regularly scheduled public hearing on Thursday, May 16, 2024, and was recommended for approval, 7-0. ]
AS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF REPORT. 
          >> OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION NANOSECOND. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER JOSEPH. 
          >> NO EMAILS AND A FOLLOW-UP WITH OUR TEAM. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAD A MEETING WITH COUNTY STAFF 
          AND I DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL. >> I HAD THE SAME MEETING WITH COUNTY STAFF. COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST? 
          >> SAME MEETING, SAME EMAILS. >> I ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH SHEA HILL AND LEARNED ANY IMPACTS THAT IT MAY OR MAY NOT 
          HAVE. >> OKAY. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS THE BLACKFORD WASTEWATER FACILITY THAT WAS APPROVED WITH A SPECIALTY PERMIT IN 2014 UNDER 2014-19 AND THAT WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TREATMENT FACILITY AS WELL AS FUTURE EXPANSIONS OF THE SITE AS DEMANDED WITH EXPANSION REQUIRED. ON YOUR YOUR SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING AERIAL OF THE SITE AS WELL AS THE CIVIL CULTURE AND SPLIT ZONING OF THE WAREHOUSE. SECTION 203.25 REGULATES SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. THESE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE ARE SHOWING OUR 100 FEET FROM THE EASTERN BOUNDARY AND 100 FEET FROM THE WESTERN. IT IS TO REMAIN UNCUT EXCEPT FOR ACCESS TO THESE REQUIREMENTS. THE SITE PLAN HERE SHOWS THE CHANGES TO THE SITE. SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE NEW SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE AND ASSOCIATED PARKING LOT ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING STORMWATER POND IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE. THE EXPANDED AERIAL HERE ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THAT THE TWO STARS ARE THE LOCATION OF THE NORTHERNMOST STAR AND THE STORM WATER POND. AND THIS IS A CLOSE-UP OF THE EXISTING STORMWATER. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN. HERE IS THE MIDDLE SITE WITH BLUE AS THE NEW WAREHOUSE WITH PARKING. HERE ON THE SOUTHERN CORNER IS THE STORM WATER POND. THIS IS WHAT YOU SAW BEFORE AND WITH THAT, I AM 
          AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> I'M REALLY CONCERNED. THERE ARE ALREADY A LOT OF NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REACHED OUT AND NO ONE EVER GOT BACK TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SPOKE TO CHRIS SILVA. MY CONCERN IS THAT YOU ARE MAKING THIS TWICE AS BIG. IT JUST DOES NOT SOUND LIKE IT IS GOING TO WORK VERY WELL WITHOUT SOME KIND OF MONITORING THAT IS BETTER THAN WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE ARE BEHIND ON INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE STILL APPROVING HOMES. I COULD USE 
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          SOME FEEDBACK HERE. >> WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE THAT COULD SPEAK TO THE OWNER MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING. THE CONCERNS ABOUT SMELLS, I GOT THEM ONLY LAST WEEK. 
          >> DID YOU REACH OUT TO THEM? >> I LITERALLY RECEIVED ON FRIDAY. I AM NOT PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO THEM. 
          >> DID YOU ALL MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ANYTHING? 
          >> THEY CAN EXPAND ON THAT. >> WHILE SHE IS COMING UP, WE 
          HAVE A SLIDE. >> IF YOU CAN SHOW ON THE SCREEN, REGARDING ODOR AND CONTACTING OUTSIDE OF THIS 
          COUNCIL HEARING. >> HI. FIRST, I THINK THERE IS SOME CONFUSION. THIS HAS TO DO WITH A WAREHOUSE AND PARKING LOT. WHEN IT COMES TO EXPANDING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AT 
          THIS TIME. >> IT IS NOT DOUBLING THE 
          WASTEWATER? >> THIS IS ABOUT THE WAREHOUSE AND THE PARKING LOT. THAT WILL NOT HAVE IMPACT ON ODOR. THE PARKING LOT WILL BE EXPANDED AND IT IS NOT THE EARLIEST CONSTRUCTION WHICH STARTED IN 2020. AND THE SCHEDULE COULD BE CHANGED. THIS IS A PARKING LOT AND STORMWATER POND. I DID RECEIVE TWO OF THE RESIDENT COMPLAINTS AND I REACHED OUT TO BOTH. I HEARD BACK FROM ONE. THAT WAS ON MONDAY. THE THIRD RESIDENT I HEARD FROM HAS NOT RESPONDED. 
          >> IN THE MEETING I HAD IN THE OFFICE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. 
          THE MINUTE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY ARE ON IT AND I AM PROUD OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU AREN'T. MAYBE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS EASEMENT. I AM REALLY KIND OF DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE ODOR ISSUE BECAUSE DOWN THE ROAD IT IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANY DETECTABLE ODORS TO % 
          THE FENCE LINE. >> WHEN WE GET A COMPLAINT, WE DO RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. WE HAVE NOT HAD A COMPLAINT SINCE 2019. 
          WE IMMEDIATELY MADE MODIFICATIONS AFTER YOU RECEIVED THOSE TWO COMPLAINTS FROM THE COUNTY AND WE REACHED 
          OUT TO THE RESIDENCE. >> I'M NOT VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT THIS AT ALL. I'M SORRY. 
          >> I UNDERSTAND. THIS REQUEST IS ABOUT THE WAREHOUSE AND PARKING LOT. THIS WILL NOT IMPACT ODORS. 
          >> OKAY. >> THE DEPARTMENT WAS DEVELOPED FOR EXPANSION. EVEN IF IT IS DENIED BY YOU, THE EXPANSION EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE UNDER THE EXISTING SPECIAL USE PROGRAM. 
          THIS WAS DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NEEDING TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE ON-SITE. WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY. AS FAR AS THE COMPLAINTS, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE COMPLAINT DRIVEN AND ONCE THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE CONCERNS BY THE RESIDENCE THAT THEY EMAILED YOU GUYS AND THEY RESPONDED AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS 
          AS NECESSARY. >> SHE ALREADY SAID THAT SHE DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY OF THEM. THIS IS A BUILDING SITE, RIGHT? 
          >> THIS IS AN EXISTING FACILITY, YES. A LOT OF TIMES COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST WENT TO A COMMUNITY MEETING AND YOU HAVE HOUSES RIGHT ABOVE THE BACK OF THAT AND THEN ACROSS THE WAY YOU HAVE MORE HOUSES. I'M SORRY. THE ATTITUDE HERE IS JUST WEIRD. I'M NOT USED TO THAT. THANKS. 
          >> I NOTHING MORE TO SAY. >> OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
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          >> WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. 
          >> MICHAEL MCDONALD, I'M JUST QUESTIONING WHY WE HAVE JDA SPEAKING TO THE FACILITY RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. JUST BECAUSE IT IS IN HUDSON'S BACKYARD DOES NOT MEAN WE NEED TO GIVE JEA THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN SECURING THEIR ASSETS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THEY HAVE TAKEN UP THE POWER RIGHTS AND NOW THEY ARE IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF OUR COUNTY. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY, LET'S BUY IT RIGHT NOW. LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET JEA OFF OF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY PROPERTY. YOU GUYS KNOW THAT, RIGHT? THAT MONEY GOES TO TO ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS. 
          >> CAN I ADDRESS THIS, I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THE HISTORY. IF YOU GO BACK 30 YEARS WHEN DEVELOPMENT STARTED ON BEHALF OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, WE HAD NO FACILITY, NO WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND THE COUNTY COMMISSION MADE A GOOD DECISION. OUR COUNTY. THEY ENACTED A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH JEA TO GIVE THEM TOTAL FRANCHISE RIGHTS FOR THEM TO EXPAND THEIR FACILITIES AND DISTRIBUTION LINES. THAT WAS DONE AND APPROVED IN THE EARLY 90S. I CAN CONFIRM THAT. THAT IS COMING UP FOR DISCUSSION AND FIVE YEARS WHERE THE COUNTY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND IT OR NEGOTIATE THE CANCELLATION UNDER THAT CONTRACT ALONG THOSE DISTRIBUTION LINES JEA HAS BEEN PROVIDING FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS A POLICY. THEY SAW THE DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE AND THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES THERE WAS 
          NOTHING. >> THIS FACILITY LOOKS BRAND-NEW. I GET IT, I UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC. PERFECT, 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THAT AGREEMENT, YOU CAN PUT UP OR I CAN PROVIDE YOUR COMMENT. THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING ELECTRICITY AND WATER AND WASTEWATER TO THOSE FACILITIES AND THEY HAD THAT AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO OUR APPROVAL. THEY MAKE THE RULES ON THE ZONING. THERE IS A REASON. PEOPLE ASK ME FROM TIME TO TIME. JEA GIVES A PORTION OF THEIR REVENUE TO THE CITY GOVERNMENT. THAT AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED AND WE DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO CHANGE THAT FOR 
          SEVERAL YEARS. >> I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING IT. I WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO BE DEPENDENT ON THEMSELVES. WE ARE THE FASTEST GROWING AND WEALTHIEST COMMUNITY IN AMERICA. THAT SITUATION NO LONGER EXISTS. I SITUATION NO LONGER EXISTS. AT THIS POINT NOW, THE WEALTHY AND AFFLUENT RESIDENTS ARE BEING PINCHED BY DUVAL COUNTY. THIS IS OUR COUNTY. WE NEED TO START STEPPING UP FOR OUR STUFF. IN FIVE YEARS, I WILL BE HERE FIGHTING THAT. 
          >> I DON'T SEE ANYBODY. ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON 
          THIS SIDE? >> I NOW WANT TO KNOW THAT DATE. I WILL FORGET. I WANT TO RENEGOTIATE AFTER YOU WALKED 
          AWAY FROM OUR AGREEMENT. >> WE HAVE TO START ABOUT TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE OF THAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO 
          INTO THAT DECISION. >> OKAY. NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS UNLESS YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL % QUESTIONS FOR ME. 
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          >> COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST? >> I ASKED ABOUT THE ODOR COMPLAINTS FROM SOME OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY ARE ADDRESSING IT. THAT CAN BE EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC. I EXPRESSED THAT TO THEM AND THEY SAID THAT ANY ISSUES WOULD BE ADDRESSED. WE SHOULD VOTE BASED ON WHAT THE AGENDA ITEM IS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A MOTION TO ADOPT. 
          2023-16 W RF SUBJECT TO SEVEN CONDITIONS. 
          [Public Comment]
          >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A MOTION NANOSECOND. 
          PLEASE. THAT PASSES, 4-1. >> OKAY, NOW WE WILL MOVE OVER 
          TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SHOULD COME TO THE PODIUM. BEING PERMITTED TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. COMMENTS WILL BE ADDRESSED TO A BOARD AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER AND MAY NOT DEMAND A RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ANY DISRUPTIVE DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF ANY COMMENTS. FINALLY WE WILL ASK THAT ANY SPEAKER THAT HAS ANY RED MATERIAL, PLEASE PRESENT THAT MATERIAL TO THE BOARD TO 
          BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. >> I AM MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE PAVER GUY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A TIMELINE OF EVENTS THAT OCCURRED OVER THE PAST MONTH. ON MAY 7, 2024 AT THE MEETING HOMEOWNERS FROM ST. JOHNS COUNTY EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS, SPOKE ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS AND NEEDS FOR HAVING POSITIVE DRAINAGE FOR THEIR PAVERS. DURING THAT MEETING THEY SAID TO HOMEOWNRS IN VIOLATION NOT TO WORRY, TAKE NO ACTION AND DO NOT REMOVE YOUR PAVERS. BETWEEN MAY 8TH AND MAY 10TH, 109 COMMENTS ON DIFFERENT REPORTS WERE MADE WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT VARIATIONS AND COMMENTS. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THOSE. OUR HOME IS ALSO PUT ON A MORATORIUM ON MAY 10TH FOLLOWING THE HEARING. IT WAS THEN, MAY 13TH, THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY EMAILED US TO INFORM US THAT THE MORATORIUM COMMENT WAS A MISTAKE AND THAT ALL COMMENTS ARE IN ERROR AND NO HOME IN ST. JOHN'S COUNTY IS UNDER MORATORIUM. HERE IS AN EMAIL FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY STATING THAT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED IN THIS EMAIL THAT ALL HOMES UNDER MORATORIUM WILL BE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL COMMENTS SAYING THAT THEY WERE IN ERROR. 
          I HAVE A DETAILED SPREADSHEET OF ALL PRIVATE REPORTS AND I WENT THROUGH EACH REPORT OVER THE LAST WEEK AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE REPORT THAT HAS A COMMENT OF ERROR. BUT INSTEAD, ON 529, WEEKS AFTER IT WAS SAID THAT THE COMMENTS WERE IN ERROR AND YOU COMMENTS WOULD BE PUT INTO REFLECT THAT, TWO HOMES WERE PUT UNDER MORATORIUM. ONE HOME THAT ALSO APPLIED FOR THE SAME VARIANCE AS US WITH THE WORST VIOLATION. THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ARE UNDER THERE AS WELL. INSTEAD, $50 PER DAY FINES WERE ENFORCED ON ALL OTHER HOMES FOR TWO MONTHS. 
          THEY ARE IN PLACE UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS MET. ONE IS A RESOLUTION. WHEN WILL IT BE MADE? THERE IS COMPLIANCE THAT IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. OTHER HOMEOWNERS AND ALSO ON TWO OTHER HOMES THAT WERE REPORTED FOR ONE YEAR, REPORTED BY SOMEONE ELSE OTHER THAN MYSELF. THE COMMISSIONERS SAY THAT I HAVE GONE ROGUE. IF BETTER RULES WERE IN PLACE, I WOULD NOT HAVE TO REPORT HOMEOWNERS. OFFICERS SEE CODE AN VIOLATIONS EVERY DAY. THE COUNTY REIMBURSES HOMEOWNERS LIKE MY SELF AND CALL ME UNREASONABLE FOR WANTING TO BE HELD TO THE SAME RULES AS OTHERS. I DO NOT WANT TO MAKE LIFE A LIVING -- SHOWING VIDEO DURING THE ACTIVE DRAIN. NOT AFTER OR ANY TIMESTAMPS TO SEE THAT IT DRAINED. I DID NOT HIJACK ANYTHING. I FOLLOW THE RULES AND GUIDELINES. OKAY. 
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          >> YES SIR. COME FORWARD. I LIKE TO TALK TO THIS GENTLEMAN 
          HERE. >> BILL HENNESSY, WINDSWEPT ACRES COMMUNITY. WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO YOU ALL IS THE SERIOUS MISUSE OF BOAT RAMPS IN SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THIS IS A SHERIFF'S REPORT OF AN INCIDENT THAT I WENT THROUGH ON JUNE 5TH, 2021, I RESPONDED TO A DISTURBANCE ON THE BOAT RAMP. THE OFFENDING PARTIES WERE THE SAME BLACK FORD TRUCK TOWING BOAST. TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON 206. I ARRIVED AT THE BOAT RAMP WITH SAINT JOHN'S FIRE RESCUE GIVING MEDICAL AID TO AN OLDER WHITE MALE. HE WAS IDENTIFIED AS 66-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM HENNESSY HE STATED THAT HE WAS A WITNESS TO THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. DAVE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION AND STATED HE HAD NO AFFILIATION WITH EITHER PARTY. HE PROVIDED A SWORN AUDIO RECORDING STATEMENT THAT FURTHER DETAILED THE ATTACHED STATEMENT. INITIALLY SPEAKING WITH DAVID I WAS INFORMED BY FIRE AND RESCUE THAT WILLIAM IS BEING TRANSPORTED TO FLAGLER HOSPITAL. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS FACE. THERE WAS A CUT BELOW HIS LEFT EYE AND THE PUPIL OF HIS LEFT EYE WAS PERFORMED AT A DIFFERENT SIZE THAN HIS RIGHT. HE HAD NO PRIOR INJURIES TO HIS EYE. HE WAS HOSTILE TOWARDS MY QUESTIONS WHEN I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT FOR INVESTIGATION. I SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK? THAT IS HOSTILE, DON'T YOU THINK? WILLIAM WAS TRANSPORTED PREFER FURTHER QUESTION. DAVIS WAS IN THE ROOM FOR ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. TWO BLACK FORD TRUCKS WERE OCCUPYING THE ENTIRE ACCESS. THEY HAVE LOADED THEIR BOATS AND HAVE NO LEGITIMATE PURPOSE FOR PARKING THEM. I ARRIVED AT THE RAMP AND WAITED FOR FIVE MINUTES IN MY SMALL BOAT BEFORE ASKING THE PEOPLE TO PLEASE MOVE. WE EXCHANGED WORDS DUE TO HIS WINDOW BEING ROLLED UP, WILLIAM HEARD HIM SAY SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME AN OLD -- IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT HE EXITED HIS VEHICLE AND THE WHITE MALE ESTIMATED TO BE IN HIS 20S EXITED BY THE BATHROOM AND WITH MOMENTUM FROM HIS SPRINT PUNCHED WILLIAM IN THE FACE AND A SCUFFLE ENSUED. 
          I WAS UNCONSCIOUS BY THEN. ON THE GROUND. AT NO POINT DID WILLIAM STRIKE OR ATTEMPT TO STRIKE. I WILL GIVE IT TO THE 
          COUNTY ATTORNEY. >> YES SIR. 
          >> THIS IS THE WILD WILD WEST. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET 
          KILLED. >> MR. HENNESSY. YOU ARE OUT OF 
          ORDER. >> I AM NOT. 
          >> YES YOU ARE. >> CAN YOU TURN THE MIC ON? MAYBE IT IS ON. SORRY. MICHAEL MCDONALD. I'M JUST COMING UP HERE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THERE IS A BIG FIGHT IN THIS COUNTY. THE POWERS I HAND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEMSELVES. WE ARE JUST IN A STICKY SPOT RIGHT NOW. IF WE DON'T SEE A LOGICAL PATH FORWARD, WE ARE GOING TO BE A DEPRESSED AND BROKE COMMUNITY THAT IS DEPENDENT ON GOVERNMENT IF WE DON'T START MAKING ACTIONABLE CHANGES AND START REPRESENTING OUR PEOPLE A LITTLE BETTER AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES IN PLACE. YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE INSULATED COMMUNITY. WE HAVE GREAT INSULATED AREAS WHERE ASSETS ARE PAID FOR, THEY ARE 
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COMPLETELY FINE WITH ANY COST-OF-LIVING RISE KNOWN TO MAN. YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER OTHER PEOPLE. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED AND THOSE ARE THE VOTERS. 
          REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE MAKING CHANGES AND LOBBYING FOR CHANGE IN THE FASHION I YOU GUYS WANT, REMEMBER THE VOTERS THAT YOU ARE AFFECTING. I AM ONE OF THEM. THAT IS WHY I'M RUNNING FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I STEPPED UP AS AN AFFECTED AMERICAN. I'M STEPPING UP TO THIS COMMUNITY. I SEE THE BIG CHALLENGES AHEAD. I SEE THE GREAT FUNDING THAT I AM UP AGAINST. THE ENDORSEMENTS THAT THEY ARE BLESSED WITH THAT DON'T HOLD WATER TO ME. BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK INTO THOSE, THEY DON'T HOLD WATER. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT THIS COUNTY HAS ON THE LINE. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS GETTING MOVED AROUND HERE. TRULY. WHETHER YOU THINK IT IS OR NOT, THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT STAKE IN THIS COUNTY. IF WE BEND AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE RESOURCES AWAY , WE ARE MAKING SELECT PEOPLE RICH. WE ARE NOT BEING CONSIDERATE. IF WE KNEW THAT THIS GROWTH WAS HAPPENING, THE REST OF US WOULD'VE BOUGHT A PIECE OF PARCEL. IF WE KNEW THAT YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO DEVELOP US TO KNOW AND AND THERE WOULD BE NO SLOWDOWN INSIGHT WITH NO TRADESMEN EVEN CONSIDERED, NO RESOURCES CONSIDERED, NO JOB OPPORTUNITIES CONSIDERED AND YOU ARE PUSHING OUT THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, TRULY, YOU HAVE INVITED THE INSULATED COMMUNITY THAT HAS ASSETS THAT ARE ALL PAID FOR. NOW YOU SHIPPED ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT SERVICED THEM AND PROVIDED THEM TO GOD KNOWS WHERE. I HOPE YOU GUYS KNOW THAT AND I HOPE YOU START STANDING UP AND PROTECTING THEM. PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO STEP UP AND FIGHT. I HOPE THAT IS NOT FOR THE ELECTION. I HOPE YOU ARE STANDING UP TO FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMMUNITY STAYS 
          TRANSPARENT. >> I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, DO I NEED TO PRESS A BUTTON? CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY NAME IS KIM DONALDSON. I LIVE AT VILLAGE DRIVE. I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1996. I'M HERE TO PROTEST EVENTS THAT REQUIRE ROAD CLOSURES SUCH AS TRIATHLONS. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT IMPACT THE TRAFFIC SUCH AS TROPICAL STORM NICOLE, ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, THERE ARE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, A COUPLE A MONTH THAT AND IN FATALITIES. THEY NEED HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO GET SHINGLES UP TO THE ROOF. AND THE ADDITIONAL BURDEN OF ROAD CLOSURES THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY, THEY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THOSE OF US THAT WORK ON THE WEEKENDS. NOT EVERYONE IN NORTH BEACH WORKS FROM HOME WITH PAYCHEX DIRECTLY DEPOSITED. THE FIRST SATURDAY IN APRIL, THE 5K RUN OVER THE BRIDGE IS HELD. APRIL 1ST OF 2023, SATURDAY, SCHEDULED TO START AID JOB 13 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AT 10:00 A.M. I LEFT AT 9:00 A.M. AND I TURNED AROUND AT THE SOUTH SIDE PARKING LOT. 
          I ARRIVED AT MY JOB AT 11:00 A.M. AND LEFT THE JOB. THIS YEAR, I ASKED THE COORDINATOR WHEN I SHOULD LEAVE AND I LEFT AT 7:30 IN THE MORNING FOR A 10:00 JOB. EARLIER THIS YEAR, ANOTHER SATURDAY MORNING, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF PARADE ABOUT VW BUGS THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO PICKUP TRUCKS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE TO WATCH THE PARADE. I WASTED A FULL HALF HOUR AT THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE WITH NO ALLOWANCE FOR THE TRAFFIC THAT WAS BACKED UP. I LATER ASKED THE SHERIFF WHY THERE HAD BEEN NO NOTICE ABOUT THE PARADE AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY MENTIONED ON FACEBOOK SOMEWHERE. I SAW A NOTICE ABOUT THE JULY TRIATHLON POSTED NEXT DOOR AND WENT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. MS. ROSE HEARD ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE TRIATHLONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MS. SASHA MARTIN HAD ALREADY EXPRESSED THAT. I AM WELL AWARE OF THE COUNTY POSITION. SHE REPRESENTS BUSINESS INTERESTS. WE DON'T GET TO VOTE FOR IT. I LIVE IN THE SASHA MARTENS NEIGHBORHOOD. 
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THERE SHOULD BE NOTES ABOUT HOW MUCH IN ADVANCE THEY ARE. WE'LL NEVER HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND ARE FREQUENTLY TRAPPED INTENSIVE SEVERE CONGESTION. THIS IS ME PUSHING BACK. THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. WHEN WE HAD THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE MEETING LAST WEEK WHICH WAS JUNE 12TH, HE TOLD US THAT TO BE ABLE TO PASS A MORATORIUM ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS NEED TO VOTE ON AND IT MUST BE UNANIMOUS OTHERWISE THERE CANNOT BE A MORATORIUM ON ANY OF THE CASES. THERE IS A LINE OF CONFUSION THERE. THEY THINK THEY ARE ON MORATORIUM BUT THEY ACTUALLY ARE NOT. WE HAVE STARTED TO BE FINED $50 PER DAY SINCE LAST 
          WEEK. >> HEATHER HARLEY DAVIDSON, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BRANDON PATTY. I FIND IT VERY SUSPICIOUS THAT HE GETS CALLED AWAY WHEN HE LOST $2.4 MILLION. 
          YOU CAN LOOK AT EACH OTHER WITH A BIG WIDE EYES. YOU KNOW WHAT, INTERNET FRAUD IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH ANSWER FOR ME. WHERE IS THE INVESTIGATION? WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY? THIS TOWN, I AM BORING THEM. BRANDON PATTY IS PART OF THAT FRAT BOY GROUP WITH HUNTER CONRAD, TRAVIS HUDSON, DID THEY ALL GO TO COLLEGE TOGETHER? THAT IS ABOUT WHAT THE SIZE OF IT IS. ALL OF THESE POLITICAL PARTIES, THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IS AUGUST 20TH. YOU HAVE THE RAC SAYING TO GET YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT. I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION, THEY ARE PROMOTING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT AND THEN SAYING YOU CAN FORFEIT IT WHEN YOU GO TO VOTE. 
          WE HAVE EARLY VOTING STARTING AUGUST 10TH. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES. WE DO NOT NEED TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION. 
          GO VOTE IN PERSON. AND ONCE AGAIN, LET ME BRING IT BACK TO BRANDON PATTY. WHY DID GOVERNOR DESANTIS APPOINT BRANDON PATTY IF THERE WAS RISK THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE PULLED AWAY FOR SERVICE? WHY DIDN'T HE APPOINT SOMEONE THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT RISK. I DON'T CARE FOR THE APPOINTING ANYWAY. 
          ESPECIALLY WITH COMMISSIONER SEATS. THE REASON BEING THAT YOU ALL -- YOUR ALL JOBS ARE TWO IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. A LOT OF US JUST WANT TO SIT BACK, LIVE OUR LIVES, GETTING OUR PARENTS TO THE DOCTOR, OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL, THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON. THE CORRUPTION IS RAMPANT. $2.4 MILLION? WHERE DID IT GO? THE CANARY ISLAND ACCOUNT? IT WAS IN INCREMENTS. AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, WE GET PENALIZED BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE NOT DOING THEIR JOB, HOW LONG DID THOSE TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE THE AUTHORIZING OF THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, HOW LONG DID THEY HAVE TO SIT OUT ON THEIR JOB? WERE THEY REPRIMANDED OR FIRED? LOTS OF QUESTIONS, LOTS OF CORRUPTION. 
          >> HI. FIRST, A LITTLE SELF HUMILIATING DISCLOSURE, THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO BRING THIS UP. THIS IS ABOUT THE AMENDMENT. MAYBE A LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT COULD BE CHANGED. I WAS JUST NOT ON IT LIKE I SHOULD'VE BEEN. THIS INFORMATION I WILL PROVIDE FOR YOU WAS PROVIDED FOR ME BY A CERTIFIED ARBORIST THAT WAS WITH ADVANCED TREE CARE AND THE 
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MATERIAL I WILL SPEAK ABOUT IS FROM THE 2022 PLAN FOR NURSERY INSTALLATION THREE THROUGH 37. I AM ON THE BOARD OF A SMALL H AWAY AND WE NOTICED THAT SOME TREES WERE NOT LOOKING HEALTHY. 
          THE ISSUE THAT YOU ARE HAVING IS IMPROPER PLANTING. WE ARE CLEAR CUTTING A LOT OF TREES. AND IN THE TREES ARE BEING REPLACED BY DEVELOPERS BUT THEY ARE NOT MEETING MINIMUM STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT THESE TREES HAVE LONGEVITY. HE SAID THAT THERE ARE THREE PARTICULAR THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AND HE PROVIDED ME WITH THIS DOCUMENTATION AND I SAID I WOULD BRING IT UP. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON THING. 
          I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ENFORCEMENT. THESE ARE SOME PRETTY SIMPLE THINGS THAT ENSURE THAT THE TREES WE ARE PLANTING TO REPLACE THE TREES WE ARE CUTTING DOWN WILL SURVIVE. THE TREES THAT WERE PLANTED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL NOT SURVIVE. THEY WILL NOT LAST ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. THE THREE THINGS HE SPOKE OF OUR TRIMMING THE TREES IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WILL NOT GO INTO THE DETAILS. I WILL PROVIDE EACH OF YOU WITH A COPY OF THIS INFORMATION. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. A PLANT THAT IS GROWN IN A NURSERY GETS A RUPAUL. THEY TEND TO CIRCLE AROUND THE BALL. WROTE SHAVING AND REMOVING COMPRESSED SOIL WITH GURGLING ROOTS IS PARAMOUNT. THIS WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED FOR THE TREES LIFE. THAT IS THE SECOND CHARACTERISTIC. THE THIRD ONE IS TO SHAVE THE RUPAUL DOWN SO THAT THEY CAN PROTRUDE OUT INTO A LARGE ENOUGH HOLE. THERE IS A WATERING TABLE THAT SAYS IF YOU WANT THE TREE TO REALLY THRIVE. THE STORM WATER WE TRY TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE BUILDINGS AND ENSURE THAT THINGS ARE BUILT IN A WAY THAT WILL WITHSTAND TIME. WE WANT TREES AS WELL. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TREE COVERED COUNTY. SO, I JUST WANT TO BRING UP THE SUGGESTION AND I WILL SEND THIS ALL TO YOU IN AN 
          EMAIL. >> QUESTION, HAS ANYONE WONDERED WHY THERE IS SPACE TO PLACE WATERMARK PLAQUES ON OUTSIDE WALLS AT MENENDEZ. HOWEVER, THE PLAQUE ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHT INCIDENT IS HIDDEN INSIDE THE WALL OUT OF SIGHT? HB 1365, THE HOMELESS CAMP LAW, THE SHERIFF IS HOLDING A MEETING TODAY TO DETERMINE HOW THE COUNTY WILL COMPLY. WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS STILL NO INVITATION AT THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE COMMISSION MEETINGS. 
          BEWARE, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT WILL TURN OFF ONE'S ELECTRICITY IF THEY ARE AMONG THOSE WHO REFUSED TO ALLOW FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT TO INSTALL A NON-COMMUNICATING METER. IN 2012 FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT ALLOWED SOMEONE TO OPT OUT OF SMART METERS WHICH RESULTED IN MANY EMPLOYEES LOSING THEIR JOBS. THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. SOME OF HIS STAFF HAVE FAILED TO TREAT CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT. IT'S TIME THEY READ THE DASH POLLEN. WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER WHEN WE ARE IN THESE MEETINGS AND WHEN DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE, UNFORTUNATELY AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE, THE LOVE OF MONEY IS WHAT? IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT ANSWER, ASK ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS, THEY CAN PROBABLY TELL YOU. 
          >> HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? I HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE COUNTY 
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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. HE OWNS THAT PROPERTY AT 360 -- ROAD. 
          THE COUNTY WANTED TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. 
          HE HAD A BIG RUSH AREA AND THEY ADDED INTO PART OF THE EASEMENT. INSTEAD, THEY APPLIED THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION DRAWING AND BASICALLY AGREED TO THAT. AND HE WANTED TO REPRESENT THAT ISSUE. SOMEDAY I WANT TO REPRESENT TO THE BOARD, THIS IS THE ACTUAL EASEMENT. RIGHT HERE. WE SIGNED ON JULY 15TH. I WILL NOT NAME THE PERSON FROM THE COUNTY. SHE NOTARIZED IT ON JULY 23RD. WE SIGNED IT ON THE 15TH BETWEEN HIM AND HER. THESE WITNESSES WERE PUT ON THE 23RD. WE SAW HOW THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED AT THE SAME TIME. DESCRIBING THAT DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF WITNESSING HIM. IN ESSENCE, THAT IS A VOID AGREEMENT. GOD IS NOT IN EFFECT. THAT HAS CONDEMNED THE PROPERTY. THEY TOOK THE ACTUAL LAND UNDERNEATH. THEY TOOK THAT FROM HIM ALSO? AND HE WANTS TO SETTLE THIS AND GIVE THIS PROPERTY TO HIS FAMILY. ONE OTHER ASPECT BASED ON THE DOCUMENT ITSELF. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT DATES ON THERE. TO REVIEW THAT DOCUMENT ON THE DAY IT WAS SIGNED BY HIM. THAT IS FRAUD. WE WENT TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND WE WENT THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS TO FIND THIS STUFF. YOU ALL CAN HAVE THAT DOCUMENT. IF YOU CAUSE HARM TO ANOTHER PERSON, THERE ARE ALSO ATTORNEYS FEES. THERE IS A LIST OF THINGS TO HELP RESOLVE THIS CASE. YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OBVIOUSLY. HE JUST WANTS TO RESOLVE THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WENT AND VISITED HIM. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> NICOLE CROSBY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE TREES TODAY. DEVELOPERS CAN PAY FOR TREES. IF THEY DON'T PASS THOSE THROUGH THE CRITERIA THAT SHE DESCRIBED, WE WILL HAVE DEAD TREES. THAT DOES NOT DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD. THAT IS THE KIND OF THING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. EVERYONE THREW IN A TREE TAX WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR THE FALSE TERM, TREE TAX TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A TAX. WE CAN LOOK UP A LEGAL DEFINITION OF A TAX. WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. IT TAKES FOUR OF YOU TO PASS THE TAX. IT DID NOT TAKE A SUPER MAJORITY ON OCTOBER 17TH TO VOTE ON THOSE TREE RECOMMENDATIONS. I HEARD THAT WORD USED AT THE ROC MEETING. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND. 
          WE NEED TO STOP HEARING TREE TAX. IF YOU WANT TO SAY THAT IT COST TOO MUCH, SAY THAT IT COST TOO MUCH. YOU CANNOT CALL IT A TAX IF IT IS NOT A TAX. I WANT TO DIVERT FOR A MOMENT ON A TOTALLY SEPARATE SUBJECT WHICH IS THAT MAYBE A MONTH AGO, A PHONE SURVEY WENT OUT AND IT WAS CLEARLY A PHONE SURVEY RELATED TO CAMPAIGN MESSAGES TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING INTO THEIR ADVERTISEMENT WHICH IS FINE. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG 
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WITH THAT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE DID SEE A LOT OF THOSE MESSAGES IN THEIR ADVERTISING. WHAT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT IS THE QUESTION IN THE PHONE SURVEY, IT BROUGHT UP AND FLOATED THE IDEA OF THE PAWS ON DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS A PAUSE ON DEVELOPMENT TO CONSIDER. WHY IS A PAUSE ON DEVELOPMENT BEING FLOATED IN A PHONE SURVEY TO DETERMINE ADVERTISING MESSAGES? WHY IS IT BEING DISCUSSED HERE? IS IT BEING SAVED FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE CAMPAIGN? TREE TAX, PAUSE ON DEVELOPMENT, A LOT OF CAMPAIGN SHENANIGANS IN MY OPINION. THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, SHERRY BADGER, THIS LAYER FOR THIS GENTLEMAN, I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN CONDUCTING ILLEGAL ROAD EASEMENTS . ALL OF THIS STUFF THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. IT HAS BEEN RUBBERSTAMPED EVER SINCE 2018. 
          LAST TIME ONE OF YOU COMMISSIONERS SPOKE UP AND SAID MY NAME. NO. I WAS NOT REFERRING TO YOU ABOUT VOTING. 
          THAT WAS COMMISSIONER DEAN WHO VOTED FOR THAT. I WAS JUST BRINGING AWARENESS THAT YOU ALL DO NOT LISTEN. THE ARROGANCE AND DISMISSIVENESS THAT YOU WILL NOT EVEN LISTEN TO PEOPLE. 
          THERE IS COUNTY STAFF. WHY DOES A PLACE HAVE TO BE SURVEYED THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE YOUR STAFF GETS THE RIGHT ANSWER? YOU ALL NEED TO LOOK VERY CLOSE. MAYBE IT'S A LESSON LITTLE TOO LATE, GOD BLESS, HAVE A GREAT DAY. 
          >> THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ONE MORE? 
          >> THIS WILL BE THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          >> MY NAME IS JOHN RICE FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE. I AM HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE ST. JOHN'S CROQUET CLUB. WE STARTED THIS CLUB LAST YEAR. AND THAT PROPOSAL WITH CIRCULATION WITH A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONERS. AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD PROFESSIONAL CROQUET LAWNS IN A PUBLIC SETTING LIKE MANY OF THE PRIVATE CLUBS THAT YOU SEE. CROQUET IS UNAFFORDABLE AND FUN SPORT FOR SENIORS. THERE IS NO AGE LIMITATION TO THE SPORT. IT'S NOT PICKLE BALL, IT'S NOT TENNIS. YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS POURED A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS INVESTMENT. 
          I'M HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND I WILL PUT A NAME TO THE FACE. BACK AT THE END OF MAY WE MET WITH BRAD BRADLEY TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THE STATUS OF WHERE WE ARE. TO AT LEAST INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO YOU COMMISSIONERS. I KNOW THAT THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU. I WANT TO AT LEAST PUT THAT ON THE TABLE FOR YOU. I HAVE A COPY OF THE PROPOSALS. MOST RECENTLY, LAST NOVEMBER AROUND VETERANS DAY, WE GOT A $1000 GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES CROQUET ASSOCIATION. IT IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES THE SPORT OF CROQUET ACROSS THE NATION. WE ARE PROPOSING TO SEND THIS TO THE SAINT AUGUSTINE AREA IN A PUBLIC SETTING THAT MAKES IT ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE AND TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE PLAYERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO PLAY REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. 
          I WILL LEAVE THE PROPOSAL WITH YOU. WITH WHAT YOU ARE PLANNING 
          [4. Public Hearing * REZ 2024-02 GSLR Enterprises. Request to rezone approximately 0.43 acres of land, located along the eastern side of AIA South, north of Treasure Beach Road, from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Residential, Manufactured/Mobile Home or Single Family [RMH(S)] to allow for one (1) single family home on each of the two (2) platted lots of record that comprise the overall property. This request was heard by the Planning and Zoning Agency at their regularly scheduled public hearing on Thursday, May 2, 2024, and was recommended for approval, 6-0. ]
TO DO WITH THE CLUB. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND 
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CONSIDERATION. I CAN LEAVE THESE THINGS WITH SOMEBODY 
          HERE. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THAT COMPLETES PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT BRINGS US BACK TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE ARE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. 
          >> NO MEETINGS, NO EMAILS. >> MADAM CHAIR, I'VE NOT HAD 
          ANY EMAILS OR MEETINGS. >> I MYSELF HAVE NOT HAD ANY AS 
          WELL. >> NO RECORD OF ANY MEETINGS OR 
          EMAILS. >> NO MEETINGS, NO EMAILS. 
          >> THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MR. MILLER. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. VERY SIMILAR WITH WHAT WE HAVE COME IN FRONT OF YOU BEFORE, TO REZONE THE PROPERTY HERE LOOKING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM CN TO RMH. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON A1A AND IS ON A FUTURE LAND USE C. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT AND SURROUNDING IT THAT IS ZONING CN AND IT HAS BEEN REZONED IN THAT AREA TO THE SIMILAR ZONING. HERE IS AN AERIAL DEPICTING WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. 
          [5. Public Hearing * NZVAR 2024-02 Cantio Avenue Driveway. Request for a NonZoning Variance to Section 6.04.05.C.3 of the Land Development Code to allow for more than one driveway for a Single Family residential unit located at 241 State Road 16. ]
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          >> SO, OUR FINDINGS OF FACT IS THE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES OF CARRYING OUT THE LETTER OF THE LAW, ONE PARCEL, THE EXISTING STRUCTURES BLOCK ACCESS TO CONTINUE THE DRIVEWAY. WE ARE NOT BASED ON ANY DESIRE TO REDUCE COST DEVELOPING. THIS IS SURELY TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCESS TO THE RESIDENCE OF THE STRUCTURE. FOR A DRIVEWAY ON LOT 22. INCREASE CONGESTION ON SURROUNDING STREETS, DOES NOT REQUIRE DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY. THE DRIVEWAY WILL BE BUILT TWO RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS. A RIGHT-OF-WAY IN DRIVEWAY PERMIT WILL BE WIRED IS THE NEXT STEP OF THIS PROJECT. WITH THAT, I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> WE WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME 
          AND ADDRESS >> SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE 
          PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE ARE BACK TO THE BOARD. 
          >> I WILL OFFER A MOTION TO APPROVE NZVAR 2024-02 CANTIO 
          [Public Comment]
AVENUE DRIVEWAY WE WILL NOW HERC COMMENT. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME 
          [Commissioners’ Reports]
AND ADDRESS ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. 
          >> OKAY. THAT TAKES US BACK TO COMMISSIONER REPORTS. 
          >> I AM ALWAYS FIRST. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE -- RECLAMATION. I THINK IT IS SO COOL BECAUSE IT IS A REALLY FUN FAMILY SPORT WHERE YOU LOOK FOR TREASURES OVER THE COUNTY. 
          I THINK IT IS FANTASTIC, WE USED TO DO THAT WHEN MY KIDS ARE SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE. ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THERE IS A HUGE GEOCACHING THE OTHER THING IS I WAS AT THE LIBRARY MEETING AND SOMETHING CAME UP WHEN I WAS -- THERE IS THIS THING CALLED THE LIBRARY OF THINGS COLLECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT I ENAMORED WITH IT I THOUGHT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. IF YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY -- 
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A CASSETTE ESCORT -- RECORDING OF HIS VOICE, NOW THEY HAVE ONE LOAN IF YOU NEED IT SO SHE COULD HEAR HER HUSBAND'S VOICE. THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS, NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE TRAVEL BAGS IT ALL KINDS OF READING MATERIALS ABOUT THE PARKS IN COUNTY. YOU CAN RENT UKULELES, CHESS SETS, TELESCOPES -- THAT WAS AT THE SOUTHEAST BRANCH. LIBRARY ADVENTURE PACKS BUNCH OF BOOKS AND PAPER AND FOLDERS YOU CAN DO ART THINGS. WE ALSO HAVE A SEED LIBRARY. IT IS A COLLECTION OF YOU CAN BORROW TO AT HOME. BY SAVING SEEDS AS A COMMUNITY WE HELP -- BINOCULARS. JUST CHECK WITH YOUR LIBRARY AND SEE WHERE THEY ARE AND I THINK IT IS FANTASTIC. 
          >> VERY INVOLVED IN THE VOTING COMMUNITY AND THEY WANTED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND KIND FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE . THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO BRING THE. AND SEE HIS STAFF MAY BE WILLING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER TO HEAR FROM THESE 
          FOLKS. THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE ACTUALLY ACTIVELY PURSUING AND STRETCHING DOLLARS AND MATCHING FUNDS WITH FUNDS FROM ST. JOHN'S COUNTY TO POTENTIALLY FUNDS OF THE FUTURE. WE ARE HAPPY TO PUT TOGETHER FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND WE CAN DO A BRIEFING IS A 
          POINT. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK 
          YOU. >> COMMISSIONER WHITEHURST. 
          >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AT OUR MOST RECENT TPO MEETING I LEARNED THE STATE OF FLORIDA RECENTLY PASSED A $15 BILLION TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THIS YEAR, THE LARGEST IN HISTORY. EVERYBODY WANTS MORE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. WHILE THE STATE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH MORE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, THERE ARE $2.9 BILLION OF TOTAL CONTRACTS OUT RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ACTIVE CONTRACTS THAT ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED JUST IN DISTRICT 2, NORTHEAST FLORIDA, PART OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGION. $2.9 BILLION IN OUR REGION. $15 BILLION COMING FORWARD THIS YEAR. $71 MILLION SPENT JUST THIS PAST MONTH ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE NEWSWORTHY, NOTEWORTHY, OF INTEREST. SOMETHING ELSE FELT WE NEED TO ADDRESS IS OUR -- GOT ORDER TO GO OVERSEAS BY THE NAVY. THAT WAS IN ORDER. I DON'T THINK IT WAS A CASUAL SUGGESTION. WHEN HIS MEDICAL OPPONENT, THE PERSON RUNNING AGAINST HIM FOR OFFICE HAS ATTACKED HIM FOR BEING ORDERED TO SERVE THIS GREAT NATION OVERSEAS, WE HURT ANOTHER PERSON SAY IT WAS SUSPICIOUS , THE FACT HE WAS ORDERED TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN HIS ROLE AS A NAVY OFFICER. I JUST WANT TO THANK RAND AND PATTY ONCE AGAIN FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY IN THE NAVY . IT IS BECAUSE OF MEN LIKE HIM AND WOMEN LIKE HIM WHO VOLUNTEER AND PUT THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CRITICIZE SOMEONE WHO WOULD VOLUNTEER TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. ALSO, HAPPY FOURTH OF 
          JULY. >> COMMISSIONER DEAN. 
          >> IT'S KIND OF IRONIC THAT WE HAVE MILITARY SERVING ABROAD , TO PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER WE WANT. THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT. EARLIER THIS MORNING WE HAD SOMEONE ATTACK BRANDON ON THE RECORD WITH FALSE INFORMATION. IT IS A FACT, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. FOR THOSE WHO WEREN'T HERE, BRANDON PATTY AS CLERK OF COURT DID NOT LOSE OR MISPLACE A CHECK. IT WAS OUR STAFF, THE COMMISSIONER STAFF THAT REPORTS TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT THIS DID NOT FILE THE CHECK. IT WASN'T BRANDON. HE IS SERVING OUR COUNTRY RIGHT 
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NOW IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. HE IS NOT HERE TO DEFEND HIMSELF. I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT, AS I ALWAYS TRY TO DO, THE FACT. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC, IF THERE HAS BEEN A BLATANT MISTAKE , I FEEL COMPELLED, ESPECIALLY WHEN I CONSIDER IT IS SOMEONE WHO IS SERVING THEIR COUNTRY AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY AND CHILDREN , I'M GOING TO STEP UP WITH THE FACTS. THAT IS MY REPORT. 
          >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DEAN. I AGREE FOR IT TO BE INSINUATED THAT IT'S A CONVENIENCE , IT IS JUST SO DISRESPECTFUL. THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE ONLY ONE ITEM I WANTED TO BRING TO THE COMMISSION'S ATTENTION. THE FOURTH OF JULY 
          [County Administrator’s Report]
IS FALLING ON A THURSDAY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD GET CONSENSUS AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, TO MAKE THE FIFTH A PAID STAFF HOLIDAY. 
          >> I SUPPORT THAT. >> IS CONSENSUS ADEQUATE OR DO WE NEED TO VOTE? OKAY. HAPPY JULY 4 AND JULY 5. THAT IS ALL 
          I HAVE. WELCOME BACK. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE JUST ONE ITEM, WHICH IS TO ASK THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION FOR TWO LETTERS TO SUPPORT THE ST. JOHN'S COUNTY'S REQUEST FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY. THAT IS REALLY CONFINED IN AN AREA OF INLET AND RELATED AREAS. I KNOW COMMISSIONER JOSEPH HAD SIGNED A LETTER, AND SPOKEN TO MULTIPLE STAFF FROM DIFFERENT AGENCIES RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE. AND OF COURSE COMMISSIONER DEAN AS WELL. WE HAVE TWO LETTERS FOR THE CHAIRWOMAN'S SIGNATURE, ONE IS FLORIDA DISTRICT COMMANDER AND THE OTHER ONE IS FOR -- THAT IS THE OTHER ONE FOR THE FTP -- 
          [County Attorney’s Report]
DIRECTOR. WE WILL SUPPLY THE LETTERS IF THAT IS THE 
          CONSENSUS. >> DO WE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.