Aug 11, 2020 Special Board of County Commissioners

[Call to Order]

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CLL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUGUST 11-2020.

. >> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL MEETING OF ST.

JOHN'S COUNTY BORT OF COMMISSIONERS. IN ORDER TO MITIGATE AND COVID 19 ILLNESS, GOVERNOR SUSPENDED THE REQUIREMENT PHYSICAL FORM AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPT. NUMBER 2020-3. SO THE PUBLIC HAS MEANS TO TEEN WITHOUT PHYSICALLY ATTENDING PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO COMMENT BY TELEPHONE BY WATCHING MEETING OR STREAMING ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE, THE WEBSITE PROVIDES A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO USE TO CALL INTO THE MEETING EVEN IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DO IN THE PROVIDE COMMENTS, PARTICIPANTS ARE ADVISED PEOPLE MAY BE LISTENING WHO DO NOT PROVIDE COMMENTS AND THOSE PERSONS ARE NOT RIDER TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. FOR THOSE OF YOU CALLING IN TO COMMENT, AND YOU RECEIVE A BUSY SIGNAL PLEADS CALL BACKING IN ADDITION CONTINUE TO WATCH GTC WHILE COMMENTING BECAUSE THE THREE MINUTE COMMENT TIMER WILL BE VISIBLE TO YOU, PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE WAITING TO COMMENT. THERE MAY BE A FIVE TO NINE SECOND DELAY IN THE VISUAL PRESENTATIONS IF WE EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE MAY RECESS AND RECONVENE TO RESOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. THIS MORNING, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A REMOTE COMMISSIONER.

IF NOT, IF WE DO WE'LL PROCEED WITH ROLE CALL VOTE. IF NOT, WE'LL DO THINGS VIA ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THAT BEING SAID I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

>> SHERIFF COMMISSIONER JEFF SMITH. PRESENTMENT.

>> ADVICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER JEREMIAH BLOCKER. >> HERE.

>> COMMISSIONER JAMES JOHN. >> PREP. >> COMMISSIONER PAUL WALDRON.

COMMISSIONER HENRY DEAN. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND WE'LL GIVE AN INVITATION THIS MORNING.

SECOND CHRONICLE 714 MY PEOPLE CALLED BY MY NAME HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY SEEK MY FACE TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN FORGIVE THEIR SIN AND WILL HEAL THEM.

FATHER WE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR BLESSINGS UPON US WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY.

WE NEED YOUR MERCY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRAVE AND LOVE AND THE PROVISION OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST WHO DIED FOR OUR SINCE AND WAS BEFORE YOUED. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO PRAY IN HIS NAME THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOM AND LIBERTY THAT YOU GRANTED FROM SIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS NATION IN WHICH WE LIVE THAT CONTINUE TO PROMOTE PROPAGATE THAT SAME SYMBOL LIBERTY AND FREEDOM FROM THE BASED ON DAMAGE OF LAW AND WE THANK YOU MOST OF ALL YOUR FORGIVENESS FRIDGE US OUR TRANSGRESSIONS OUR SINCE THANK YOU FOR THAT IN PERSON JESUS CHRIST. FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE DIRECT THIS MEETING THIS MORNING THAT YOU RECEIVE HONOR AND GLORY. WE ASK IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN. >>> JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

(PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS RECI RECITED.).

>>> YOU MAY BE SEATED. RIEQ REQUIRED.

[1. Emergency Management Update]

>>> WE NOW MOVE INTO AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE. MR. BRADLEY WE'LL BEGIN WITH YOU

THIS MORNING. >> >>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONER, CHAIR. THE CURRENT UPDATE FOR COVID CASES AT ST. JOHN'S COUNTY IS 3,660 CASES. 200 CITIZENS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED.

CURRENTLY 29 HOSPITALIZED. FIVE ON VEN ALERTS 36 DEATHS UP SEVEN, THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 41,026 CASES . IN THE LAST SEVEN DATES THERE'S BEEN AN AVERAGE OF 42 POSITIVE

CASES PER DAY. >> THANK YOU, MR. BRADLEY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BRADLEY?

>> ARE YOU ON THE PHONE THIS MORNING? >> YES, SIR, I AM, GOOD MORNING.

>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN. >> MY PLEASURE. ANGIE.

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THIS IS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE RESURGENCE WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN JUNE AND JULY WHEN WE WERE RUNNING A CENSUS HIGH 30'S TO 40 PATIENTS. I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCLOSE FROM ONE OF OUR THREE COVID UNITS DUE TO THIS COVID VOLUME.

WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING TWO OF THE THREE, WE HAVE ALL PPE NECESSARY TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS INCLUDING 300 TEST FOR COVID. YESTERDAY, IN OUR TEST, THE TESTING SITE, WE SAW AGAIN, A DECREASE IN TESTING. WE TESTED A TOTAL 122 VERSUS WHAT WAS AVERAGING ABOUT 200 A DAY. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION.

VERY HELPFUL. >> MY PLEASURE. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>> YOU TOO, THANK YOU, NANCY. MR. GIAMONCA, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD

THIS MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. TO ADD TO THOSE NUMBERS SHE MENTIONED THE TESTING FACILITY, OUR TESTING FACILITY WAS DOWN BUT THE TOTAL NUMBER IS 4,ZERO 29, WE'RE AVERAGELY JUST UNDER 1,000 PER WEEK. THE PLEDGE ST. JOHN'S I WANTED TO REPORT WE CHANGED THE WAY WE'RE DOING BUSINESS A LITTLE BIT AND MAILING THEM OUT.

WE HAD 267 BUSINESSES TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAM. TO DATE, ALL 267 BUSINESSES RECEIVED MASKS FROM THE EOC TOTAL 27,900 MASKS. WE HAVE DISTRIBUTE 571 ITEMS TO DATE. I ALSO HAVE THE ICU STATISTICS FOR THE FOR LAST WEEK.

FLAGLER, WERE REPORTING 41% AVAILABILITY FOR THE ICU BEDS. BAPTIST BEACHES IS 25%.

BAPTIST SOUTH WAS 21%. AND WE -- THE EOC MAINTAINS A LEVEL TWO PARTIAL ACTUALLY MEDICATION WITH THE CIC AND TESTING SITE, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. .

>> ANY QUESTIONS, DR. ALAN COULD THE ARE YOU ON THE LINE. >> BUSINESS MESSENGER HAD THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UNFORTUNATELY, DOCTOR, I WAS NOT ABLE TO APPEAR THIS MORNING.

I'M HERE IN HER PLACE. FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.

AND ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE NUMBERS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHARED ARE DATA PROVISIONALLY FOR THIS MORNING WAS 80 CASES FOR YESTERDAY AND A POSITIVITY RATE OF 10.6%, WHICH WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL SWING MORE BACK TOWARDS THAT AVERAGE WE'VE BEEN SEEING THE LAST WEEK

OR SO. >> THANK YOU, MR. QUICKLY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. QUIGLEY.

>> IF I MAY. >> COMMISSIONER DEAN. >> I WAS ANTICIPATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE CONTACT TRACING FUNDING BUT IT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, WHAT'S THE STATUS IF I MAY ASK THE STAFF, MR. CHAIRMAN WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT REPORT WE WERE GOING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER, IS THAT GOING TO BE NEXT WEEK OR WHERE ARE WE? STAFF HAD TALKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DR. ALCOTT REGARDING THE CONTACT TRACING AND THE RESOURCE DEFICIENCY. AT THIS TIME, I THINK THE GROUP HAS DECIDED FROM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT THEY WERE GOING TO USE THE RESOURCE THEY HAVE WHICH IS $2.6 MILLION FROM THE STATE THROUGH THE CARES ACT FUNDING TO HIRE THE AD CONTRACT TRACINGERS PRIMARILY THERE BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS . ONCE THEY'RE COMPLETING THEIR HIRING OF THE AD, CONTACT TRACERS USING STATE FUNDS, THEY WILL EXPLORE THE OPTION OF HIRING ADDITIONAL 50 POTENTIALLY IS NECESSARY FOR OUR COUNTY'S NUMBER AND STATS.

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IT'S PROBABLY CLOSE TO ONE OR LESS THAN 1 MILLION. >> THANK YOU MISS ANDREWS.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? . >> YES, SIR.

>> THANK YOU, MR. QUIGLEY. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

BUT THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN THIS MORNING REPRESENT ING DR. ALCOTT.

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WITH THAT PUBLIC COMMENT. >> DO I NEED TO READ WHAT I NORMALLY READ UNDER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE CALL-INS; THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS WILL HAVE REGULAR.

ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SHOULD COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IF YOU'RE CALLING IN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD ALSO, EACH PERSON WILL BE PROVIDED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHALL COMPLY WITH THE BOARD'S RULES OF DECORUM.

COMMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND NOT ANY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER AND MAY NOT INCLUDE DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE, NO PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE WORLD WITH PERSONAL PERSONAL SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR BOISTEROUS BEHAVIOR. MEMBERS OF AUDIENCE REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF COMMENTS.

I ASK ANY SPEAKER THAT PRESENT OVERHEAD MATERIAL PLEASE PRESENT THAT MATERIAL TO THE STAFF OF THE CLERK OF COURT BE ENTERED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. THANK YOU AND LET'S BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH A CALL INS IF WE MAY, DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT CALL INS?

GO AHEAD IF YOU'RE ON THE PHONE. NAME AND ADDRESS. >> ANYONE ON THE PHONE AT THIS TIME? CAN SOMEONE INDICATE TO ME? ALL RIGHT.

NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? DID HE LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC

COMMENT FROM THE AUDIENCE. >> I WOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE OTHER COMMENT.

>> THEN WE'LL JUST WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN. BORT OF DID

[2. Extension of Local State of Emergency (Part 1 of 2)]

. >> WHILE WAITING IN ITEM NUMBER TWO, EXTENSION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY, THAT WOULD PERTAIN TO THE COVID. AS BOARD KNOWS, THERE HAD BEEN ONE PROCLAIM FOR THE STORM ISAIAS ON THE FIRST. IT WAS EXTENDED ON THE 4TH WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE LAST ONE. I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF PUT THAT OUT ON THE TABLE. I BELIEVE THE EXPECTATION IS THAT UNLESS THE BOARD DECIDES OTHERWISE, THAT WOULD NOT BE EXTENDED AND THAT WOULD GO THROUGH TODAY UNTIL 5:00 P.M.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

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>> YES, NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. >> TOM REYNOLDS, 15 BRIGANTINE COURT ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH FLORIDA. GENTLEMEN, FROM SOMEBODY SITTING ON THE JUST YARD LINES WATCHING AND OBSERVING'S LISTENING I DON'T THINK THAT WAS PROFESSIONAL OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HAVE SOMEBODY AT THE LAST MINUTE.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DESERVE TO BE TREATED BETTER.

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- I DON'T THINK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS LIVING UP TO THE STANDARD THEY SHOULD BE LIVING UP TO. IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS A MESS AS FAR AS WHAT THAT STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND I CAN'T SAY OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS DOING MUCH BETTER, THIS COVID CONTACTING AND TRACING TO GET OFF TO THIS LATE START, NOW I'M HEARING NOW THEY'RE HIRING 80, HOW COME THEY'RE NOT ADVERTISING THAT NOW THAT THEY'RE HIRING 80 AND USING THE COUNTY COMMISSION? WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL UNEMPLOYED, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS IN THIS COUNTY, WE'RE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS.

ANY WAY, COMMISSIONERS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE TAKING FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, AGAIN, I'M NOT HEARING ANYBODY TALKING ABOUT HAZMAT, WHY IS WE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT? THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY THAT ARE GIVING EVEN IN FLORIDA, GIVING HAZMAT TO THE DEPUTIES, TO THE EMTS, TO THE FIREFIGHTERS. AND NOW I'M READING ON THE CLEAN-UP CITY ST. AUGUSTINE BLOG ALL THEIR STATS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SICK THAT WORK FOR THE COUNTY. I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING COMMISSIONER, EVERY ONE OF THOSE EMPLOYEES IN CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC, HAZMAT, AND I HAVE WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK, I HAVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT DON'T WANT TO ADDRESS IT. BUT AS SOON AS THERE'S A PICTURE AND PHOTO OPT YOU STANDING NEXT TO DEPUTIES AND EMTS YOUR SMILING FACES WILL BE THERE, PUT SOMETHING IN THEIR PAYCHECK, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS TAKE A HAZMAT PAY PEOPLE THAT DESERVE

IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, TOM.

>> NEXT, PLEASE? NAME AND ADDRESS. >> DO WE HAVE SOMEONE ON THE

LINE? . >> IF YOU'RE OWN ON THE PHONE,

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NAME AND ADDRESS. >> ANTONIO JAY CAL VICE, 455 HER LANDING ROAD ST. JOHN'S 32259.

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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> DO I NEED TO STAY OR I CAN

GO. >> YOU CAN GO, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU, HAVE A GREAT DAY, EVERYBODY. >> YES, SIR.

NEXT? >> NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER ED SLAVE VINE BOX 3084 ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA.

I SENT EACH OF YOU THE STATISTICS THAT I RECEIVED FROM COUNTY ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN SICKENED BY COVID. AND IS IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING CORRECT THAT COUNTY ADMINISTRATION NEVER SHARED WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER THAT IS DATA? IF THAT'S CORRECT, I THINK WE'VE GOT AN INFORMATION SILO GOING ON HERE. AND IT STARTS AT THE TOP. WITH THE WHITE HOUSE.

TRYING TO CENSOR SCIENTIFIC FREE SPEECH. AND THE GOVERNOR RETALIATING AGAINST SCIENTIFIC FREE SPEECH. AND FIRING PEOPLE FOR FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED ACTIVITY AND DOING THEIR JOB WITHOUT FEAR OF FAVOR OR IN THE WORDS OF COURT OF APPEALS, FIRING PEOPLE FOR DOING THEIR JOBS TOO WELL. IT'S IMPORTANT DURING COVID THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON BE ABLE TO SPEAK THEIR TRUTH AND SHARE THEIR DATA. AND QUITE FRANKLY I WAS SURPRISED TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE FLORIDA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND SAYING THAT THEY WANTED TO SEND ME AN INVOICE FOR PAPER RECORD WHEN ALL I ASKED AND EVERY SINGLE GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN THIS COUNTY WAS HOW MANY COVID CASES AMONG YOUR EMPLOYEES? AND I THINK IT'S IN -- SECOND, FIRST CORE RIN THINS, WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR GOVERNMENTS RIGHT NOW, FEDERAL AND STATE IS MILL LAR KEY AND THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR JOBS AND AS A RESULT, THE COUNTY HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF MEETINGS DOING WHAT SHOULD BE A FEDERAL FUNCTION, OSHA SHOULD HAVE, YOUED AN ORDER MONTHS AGO BUT OUR SECRETARY OF LABOR EUGENE SCALIA WOULDN'T DO SO, MANY WHILE, DESANTIS WHO'S A TRUMPSTER WOULDN'T DO HIS JOB EITHER AND HE'S INTERFERING AND I'M SURE YOU READ THE ARTICLE IN THE RECORD ABOUT HOW THE GOVERNOR HAS BASICALLY TOLD THE 67 COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTORS THAT THEY'RE NOT TO GIVE TRUE ANSWERS TO THE SCHOOL BOARDS. THAT IS AN OUTRAGE. I WOULD LIKE THIS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TODAY TO PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. 30 YEARS AGO, CHIEF JUDGE LIT, GOT THE, A BA HOUSE OF DELEGATES WITH THE SPURT OF THE ABA AND YOUNG LAWYERS COMMISSION. THE ABA ENDORSED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES REPORTING CONCERNS ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF LAW AND SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERNS, WHICH WOULD APPLY TO THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR.

THAT WAS 30 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY OF 1990 IN LOS ANGELES AT THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MID YEAR CONVENTION. BUT WE'RE NOT SPEAK EMPLOYEE RIGHTS HERE, WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE SICK WITH COVID. I'M NOT GETTING ANSWERS FROM SELF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS I'VE NOT GOTTEN ANSWERS YET ON THE NUMBERS FROM THE CITY OF ST.

AUGUSTINE AND SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT THESE INFORMATION SILO WHERE WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW AND WHERE IS HUNTER CONRAD? I REALIZE HE'S GOT A MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION AND THAT IS

PROTECTED ACTIVITY TOO. BUT. >> ED.

>> HE CAN PHONE IT IN JUST LIKE MR. BLOCKER. >> I THINK HUNTER CONRAD SHOULD

RESIGN. HE'S A DISGRACE. >> THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PHONE IN COMMENTS? ONE MORE MAYBE.

NAME AND ADDRESS. >> THIS IS WENDY SASS, 2714 LAS CAL INAS BOULEVARD.

>> GO YOU'RE ON THE AIR, THANK YOU. >> YES.

I'M CALLING BECAUSE WE NEED A COUNTY INDOOR MASK MANDATE SO THAT WE CAN ALL BE ON BOARD AS A

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AND I REALLY WISH THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND SAY WE KNOW THERE'S AN ABSENCE OF LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE.

AND THAT IS TO MANDATE MASKS. THERE'S STILL PEOPLE WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THE STORES, WHO DO NOT WEAR A MASK. ALL IT TAKES IS A FEW PEOPLE AND A STORE OF 30 PEOPLE IF THERE'S FIVE NOT WEARING A MASK, AND THEY HAPPEN TO SNEEZE, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND SPRAY IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, WITH THIS VIRUS. IF SOMEBODY SNEEZES, IT STAYS IN THE AIR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. SO I'M GOING TO ABOUT MY BUSINESS AND SOMEBODY SNEEZES OR DOES A BIG COUGH AND THEY SPRAY, I WALK IN THERE WHEN THEY'RE GONE, OUT OF THAT SHOPPING AISLE, AND I'LL WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE SPRAY. AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A MASK ON, BECAUSE THAT OTHER PERSON DIDN'T HAVE A MASK ON, IT INCREASES MY CHANCE OF GETTING COVID SCIENTIFICALLY. THEREFORE, MASKS ARE NOT A PERSONAL CHOICE.

MASKS INFRINGE ON THE RIGHT OF A PERSON'S PERSONAL HEALTH. IF I'M -- IF PEOPLE ARE NOT WEARING A MASK, THAT INFRINGES ON MY RIGHT TO BE A HEALTHY PERSON IN AN INDOOR PUBLIC

SPACE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> BYE-BYE. >> BYE. NEXT? ANY OTHER CALLERS? OK. THAT COMPLETES OUR PHONE IN, SO

NOW, WE WILL GO TO THE LIVE AND IN-PERSON. >> GOOD MORNING, SHERRY BADGER, 2772 SOUTH COLLINS AVENUE, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. I AM HERE TO TELL YOU ALL, THE STAND YOUR GROUND, VOTE NO ON MASKS. THIS LADY TALKING ABOUT IN A GROCERY STORE, THIS MASK, MAYBE THE ONE THAT THE ATTORNEY HAS ON HERE MIGHT WORK.

BUT AS FAR AS THESE MASKS, THEY SPRAY GOES OUT TWO TO THREE FEET.

YOU PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT WEAR A MASK. IF YOU WANT TO WEAR MASK, YOU NEED TO STAY HOME, DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN, WHICH I HAD A FRIEND IN LAS VEGAS WHEN LAS VEGAS WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, 94 YEARS OLD, THEY STAYED IN FOR OVER SIX WEEKS. DID EVERYTHING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE CAME DOWN WITH IT ANYWAY.

MY 94-YEAR-OLD FRIEND, SHE IS DOING JUST FINE. HER NIECE, THE 60 YEARS OLD THAT HAD PREEXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS IS SIGNIFICANTLY OVERWEIGHT, WAS HOSPITALIZED AND SHE WAS GIVEN THE PLASMA. WHICH THEY'RE ALL DOING FINE NOW.

SO MAN, IF YOU WANT TO WEAR A MASK, YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR YOUR MASKS, YOUR GOGGLES AND YOUR GLOVES AND WHEN YOU GET HOME, YOU NEED TO TAKE A BANK WASH YOUR HAIR AND PUT YOUR CLOTHES IN THE WASH SO YOU MIGHT REALLY WANT TO READ THAT. AS FAR AS YOUR ANTHONY FAUCI, WHEN HE WAS SETTING UP IN THE STANDS, NOT SOCIAL DISTANCING, NOT WEARING A MASK, THROWING A CURVE BALL TWO FIRST BASE, YES, OK. THANK YOU.

GOD BLESS, HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. CHAIRMAN? I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETES PUBLIC COMMENT.

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>> PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED. WE'LL MOVE ALONG UNLESS THERE'S DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD, WE'LL

MOVE ALONG TO AGENDA ITEM TWO, MR. MCCORMACK. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. BEFORE YOU HAVE AN A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY PERTAINING TO THE COVID 19 SITUATION. YOU HAVE HEARD THIS MORNING FROM COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. YOUR DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS FROM FLAGLER HOSPITAL, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

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PROCLAMATION, IT WOULD BE PROCLAMATION 2020-29, 29. >> THANK YOU, MR. MCCORMACK, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MCCORMACK FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE, GO TO PUBLIC

COMMENT. COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE

EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION? ANY CALL INS? >> THIS IS ITEM TWO, EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS. NO CALL INS. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND

AUDIENCE? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, MR. CHAIR. >> PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED.

BACK TO THE BOARD. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND DISCUSSION.

>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION NUMBER 2020-29.

PROCLAMATION EXTENDING THE DECLARATION OF STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY PROVIDED BY 252 PART

ONE. AND 2019-40. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JOHNS DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DEAN. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> SEEING NONE WE'LL PROCEED WITH ROLE CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER DEAN?

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BLOCKER. >> YES, SIR.

>> COMMISSIONER JOHNS. >> YES. >> I'LL BE A YES AS WELL.

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COMMISSIONER DEAN? >> IF MY COUNT IS CORRECT, IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY RIGHT.

I THINK I HAVE MADE A MOTION TO ADOPT A MANDATORY MASK ORDINANCE IN THIS COUNTY FOR PROBABLY, I THINK FIVE TIMES GOING BACK TO JUNE 30TH. AND IT IS FAIRLY CLEAR TO ME THAT I LACK OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THIS COMMISSION FOR A MANDATORY MASK.

AND RATHER THAN CONTINUING TO BRING IT UP AT EVERY WEEKLY MEETING, I'M GOING TO SAY THIS.

I WOULD HOPE THAT ONE OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. AND IF THAT MOTION IS MADE, I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I WILL GLADLY SECOND THAT MOTION, WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM. BUT WITH NO SHOWING OF SUPPORT FOR A MANDATORY MASK ORDINANCE, I THINK IT'S SOMEWHAT FUTILE FOR ME TO CONTINUE MAKING THE SAME MOTION AT EVERY MEETING. SO AGAIN, I WILL GLADLY SECOND A MOTION.

BUT I WILL BASICALLY NOT WASTE TIME WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT FROM THE BOARD FOR THAT MOTION.

AND WE'LL STAND BY TO MAKE A SECOND. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE MY

POSITION GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THIS MORNING? >> ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME

BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS MORNING? >> WE STARTED AT 8:30, WE'VE HAD TWO ITEMS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS SO FAR. STARTED 8:30 THIS MORNING. ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD THIS MORNING? SIR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, YOUR MORE THAN WELCOME GOING TO GO

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FAR AND IN-PERSON YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. >> COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.

>> NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR. >> MY NAME IS MARCO, I'M ACTUALLY A CANDIDATE FOR THE A POSITION FOR PORT WATER WAY AUTHORITY HERE ON GROUP TWO.

JUST I JUST HAD A COUPLE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC -- OR THE CONTACT TRACING. CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? OK. SO I JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE TO EVER COME TO THIS AS A PUBLIC LIKE, AS THE PUBLIC LIKE SPEAK FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC ON THIS FOR BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY. I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D SEE THIS. I REALLY DIDN'T.

I MEAN, THE CONTACT TRACING IS BASICALLY OK. THE TECHNOLOGY IS GETTING SO MUCH MORE ADVANCED NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CONTACT TRACE FOR THE FLU OR FOR ANY OTHER THING, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTACT TRACE FOR COVID. IT DOESN'T MISTAKE SENSE.

I GOT A KID ALL THIS PET FILE STUFF GOING ON I DON'T WANT MY -- I DON'T WANT CONTACT TRACE.

I DON'T. I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT FEEL THIS WAY AS WELL.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST THE LUCKY ONE THAT GETS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ABOUT IT.

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WOULD BE ROLLING OVER IN THEIR GRAVES IF THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING ON

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BUT THEN, WHEN DOES THAT STOP WHENEVER THEY START TO COME OVER AND CROSS THAT LINE? I MEAN, THERE'S SERIOUS CRAZY THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THIS WORLD.

REALLY, REALLYING BAD, IT'S GETTING ALMOST SCARY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY WANT, PEOPLE JUST WANT MORE CONTROL OR MORE INPUT ON US. IT'S NEVER ENOUGH, WHEN IS IT GOING TO FINALLY BE ENOUGH? THEN IT WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE AND IT WILL BE OK, NOW YOU GOT TO GET CONTRACT TRACING AND A CHIP AND A TATTOO WHATEVER ON YOUR HAND.

IT'S NEVER GOING TO STOP UNLESS WE STOP IT. I'M PLEADING WITH YOU TO NOT DO THIS TO US. I'M JUST -- IT'S JUST LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST A BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVACY RIGHT. I FELT STRONGLY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT IT. I'M GLAD YOU LET ME SPEAK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> MR. CHAIR, AND COMMISSIONERS, ARE GTV STAFF INDICATED THERE WERE TWO CALLERS SHOULD THE

BOARD WISH TO ENTERTAIN THOSE. >> GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN THEM, SURE.

>> GO AHEAD. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. CALL IN? NAME AND ADDRESS?

>> HELLO? >> TOM REYNOLDS 50 BRIGANTINE COURT ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH VOTE TO CONTINUE THE EMERGENCY ORDER. AND I DID JUST WANT TO VERY BRIEFLY MENTION BECAUSE I MENTIONED IT BEFORE ALREADY, THAT I'M NOT, I'M WITH THAT GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE ABOUT COVID TRACING AND ALL OF THAT. I THINK THAT'S GETTING A LITTLE FARFETCHED BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT YOU'RE JUST COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND AS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, YOU'RE NOT MAKING THOSE DECISIONS AND THAT'S WHY YOU KNOW, THAT GENTLEMAN SHOULD REFER THAT TO STATE REPRESENTATIVE CINDY STEVEN SON OR SENATOR TRAVIS HUDSON OR THE OTHER GENTLEMAN THERE, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME DOWN HERE NEXT TO US, PART OF ST. JOHN'S COUNTY. THE NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. THAT'S WHERE YOU SHOULD DEFER THOSE PEOPLE. I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE CALLING, THE GUY WAS RIGHT ON ABOUT THE OTHER STUFF THEY'RE NOT CALLING ON BUT ANYWAY, COMMISSIONERS I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.

BYE. >> OTHER CALL INS? >> ANY OTHER CALLING IN?

>> NUMBER AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? >> WILL WE HAVE ANOTHER CALL IN DO WE THINK?

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. >> WITH ALL PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSED, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD THIS MORNING? SEEING

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