1 00:00:05,650 --> 00:00:12,370 All right, good morning, and we're going to get this August 18th, Tuesday August 18th pre-ment and 2 00:00:12,370 --> 00:00:21,570 work session underway with minus one a day due to previous planned trip. So the three of us fortunate 3 00:00:21,570 --> 00:00:27,610 to be here today so we can have this meeting. And I've got to pick a couple. I'll pick Commissioner 4 00:00:27,610 --> 00:00:32,970 Gruber to lead us in an invocation and Commissioner McKenzie to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. 5 00:00:32,970 --> 00:00:33,590 please rise. 6 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:44,400 Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for allowing us to be here today as we can do 7 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:51,600 conduct the business of Ball and County Commission. We ask that you guide us and help us as we go 8 00:00:51,600 --> 00:01:01,020 through the agenda so that we can make the right decisions in to support what the citizens 9 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:09,620 like, and we also want to ask you to please protect our first responders, all of our men 10 00:01:09,620 --> 00:01:17,780 and women who are in our armed forces defending our nation. 11 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:19,980 In God's name we pray. 12 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:20,840 Amen. 13 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:27,800 Please join me in a pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America 14 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:35,020 and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty 15 00:01:35,020 --> 00:01:36,280 and justice for all. 16 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:38,020 Thank you. 17 00:01:50,590 --> 00:01:51,910 All right, good morning, everyone. 18 00:01:53,490 --> 00:01:56,050 Welcome to our work session. 19 00:01:56,050 --> 00:02:03,870 That's an exciting time that we have here where the meeting could go by in 50 minutes 20 00:02:03,870 --> 00:02:04,690 or five minutes. 21 00:02:04,830 --> 00:02:06,650 So we will see which one we have today. 22 00:02:08,130 --> 00:02:11,290 But we've got to get done before 10 o'clock regardless. 23 00:02:12,070 --> 00:02:16,550 I do notice we have a few, well, I call distinguished guests in our audience today. 24 00:02:16,690 --> 00:02:21,950 We've got Sheriff Anthony Lowry here with us today with DA Wilters is here. 25 00:02:22,050 --> 00:02:25,550 And also we've got Commissioner Elect Tater Harris joining us today. 26 00:02:25,550 --> 00:02:30,330 So we appreciate y'all being present at our work session because we know how 27 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:36,810 exciting this is for y'all to come. All right so let's let's set our consent 28 00:02:36,810 --> 00:02:44,970 agenda commissioners and we go over to administration we have a one item. 29 00:02:48,300 --> 00:02:48,640 I'm 30 00:02:48,640 --> 00:02:54,100 good with that. I'm good. Yep absolutely. All right we have an animal 31 00:02:54,100 --> 00:02:57,320 control item good to go yeah okay 32 00:02:59,940 --> 00:03:04,380 got budget and purchase in on our screen here 33 00:03:04,380 --> 00:03:09,320 it looks like I'm looking at something on the tic-tac-toe or whatever you used to 34 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:15,120 call that show Brady Bunch thing or whatever the three y'all don't see it 35 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:20,040 but we we on three split screens here Wanda's on the screen and everybody's 36 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:25,900 else is on screens how y'all doing don't have any questions for the 37 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:26,860 ladies on the screen. 38 00:03:27,740 --> 00:03:27,880 Nope. 39 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:28,960 I'm good with that. 40 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:29,620 It was good to go. 41 00:03:30,220 --> 00:03:30,880 All right. 42 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:33,180 Thank you guys. 43 00:03:34,540 --> 00:03:36,140 Glad we can make our life easier. 44 00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:39,680 All right, item CF1, 45 00:03:41,990 --> 00:03:42,910 building inspection. 46 00:03:46,420 --> 00:03:47,360 I'm good with that. 47 00:03:47,860 --> 00:03:48,140 Good. 48 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,640 We got three items. 49 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,340 The Sheriff's Office looks pretty cut and dry. 50 00:03:55,140 --> 00:03:55,240 Yeah. 51 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:55,840 Good. 52 00:03:57,260 --> 00:03:58,320 EMA item. 53 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:03,460 Good to go. 54 00:04:03,460 --> 00:04:08,180 Yes sir. Good. CK-1 Environmental Management. 55 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:19,610 Yeah I'm good with it. 56 00:04:20,210 --> 00:04:20,490 All right. 57 00:04:27,430 --> 00:04:30,030 Got five items under grants. I like seeing that. 58 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:35,820 Looks like so does the DA 59 00:04:35,820 --> 00:04:42,400 and a few others. So y'all got any questions about these grant 60 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:47,220 opportunities. I know that seeing one is very important. 61 00:04:53,140 --> 00:04:56,360 No, I'm good. Good to go. 62 00:04:56,740 --> 00:04:57,240 All right. 63 00:05:01,260 --> 00:05:04,680 Highway Department. Two items there. 64 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,900 All right. Yeah, I'm good. Only two items. I like that. Highway. 65 00:05:15,730 --> 00:05:17,730 I like it, but Frank, don't y'all don't get in 66 00:05:17,730 --> 00:05:24,330 trouble. If y'all people say, Mark, we not doing nothing. Only two items for 67 00:05:24,330 --> 00:05:27,990 highway on here. People say we're not doing anything. So there's a lot of 68 00:05:27,990 --> 00:05:31,250 information in those two items commissioner. So that's right. It's 69 00:05:31,250 --> 00:05:35,390 probably a lot in that. There's a lot of work in there. Yes, sir. Personnel, we 70 00:05:35,390 --> 00:05:41,150 got animal shelter, employment of two animal control positions and then a 71 00:05:41,150 --> 00:05:47,450 position change in our CIS department. Good to go. Good. Alright. Planning 72 00:05:47,450 --> 00:05:51,750 and zoning. We have a district 18 acceptance of notice and tent to 73 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:56,490 request planning his own in referendum. I'm good. Good. Okay. 74 00:05:58,660 --> 00:06:01,240 And we're going to 75 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:08,460 return to public comments. Roxanne, do I have anybody signed up to speak? Thank 76 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:08,760 you. 77 00:06:14,050 --> 00:06:16,110 Commissioner request, any requests? 78 00:06:19,350 --> 00:06:22,910 No, I'm going to wait until probably next 79 00:06:22,910 --> 00:06:27,550 month. You talking about this? Now I'm a wait until next month. 80 00:06:30,830 --> 00:06:32,010 Yeah we can do that. I'm 81 00:06:32,010 --> 00:06:37,370 going to request this to put this if we can, but we did for the cigars place in Fairhope. 82 00:06:37,970 --> 00:06:41,910 Some of the people that's coming here that we recognize can't make it. So I'm going to 83 00:06:41,910 --> 00:06:46,610 see if I can put it on next month. Thank you. Thank you Commissioner Bob. 84 00:06:51,230 --> 00:06:51,630 Commissioner 85 00:06:51,630 --> 00:06:52,430 I mean, your request. 86 00:06:52,610 --> 00:06:53,910 We got senior staff stuff. 87 00:06:54,850 --> 00:06:56,050 Yeah, sir, I have one report. 88 00:06:56,670 --> 00:06:58,150 In fact, you noticed on the grants, 89 00:06:58,230 --> 00:07:02,290 we had a lot of grants, a lot of the CD, CD, whatever, 90 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:06,510 CDBGDR, and Trina's gonna give you an update 91 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:08,610 on where we are with that particular program. 92 00:07:09,330 --> 00:07:09,610 Thank you. 93 00:07:09,730 --> 00:07:10,010 Good morning, Katrina. 94 00:07:10,450 --> 00:07:11,910 Good morning, Chairman and commissioners. 95 00:07:12,370 --> 00:07:14,790 Thank you for this opportunity to provide an update 96 00:07:14,790 --> 00:07:16,650 on the Community Development Block Grant 97 00:07:16,650 --> 00:07:20,470 Disaster Recovery Grant Award. 98 00:07:20,470 --> 00:07:24,050 I'll start off with a brief update and a background of the grant. 99 00:07:24,630 --> 00:07:30,250 The state of Alabama was awarded CDBGDR funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 100 00:07:30,250 --> 00:07:36,270 Development to support the state's recovery from the 2020 Hurricane Sally and Zeta. 101 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:42,810 As part of the state's damage and needs assessment, Baldwin County was identified as a most 102 00:07:42,810 --> 00:07:49,270 impacted and distressed area and was awarded $43.3 million through the Alabama Department 103 00:07:49,270 --> 00:07:52,230 Department of Economic and Community Affairs action plan. 104 00:07:53,410 --> 00:07:58,630 These funds are intended to address remaining recovery needs from the disasters by filling 105 00:07:58,630 --> 00:08:01,690 funding gaps or providing means to mitigate future impacts. 106 00:08:02,490 --> 00:08:07,530 To receive these recovery funds, Baldwin County had to prepare and submit a local recovery 107 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:08,570 plan to ADECA. 108 00:08:09,130 --> 00:08:14,130 The local recovery plan provided an assessment of remaining recovery needs within the county. 109 00:08:14,130 --> 00:08:18,970 The County Commission approved the local recovery plan on September 3, 2024. 110 00:08:19,990 --> 00:08:25,930 The county is in full implementation of three approved CDBGDR programs, including the Home 111 00:08:25,930 --> 00:08:31,110 Ownership Assistance Program, the Local Government Recovery Infrastructure Program, and the 112 00:08:31,110 --> 00:08:32,930 County Priority Infrastructure Program. 113 00:08:33,810 --> 00:08:36,710 The first program is the Home Ownership Assistance Program. 114 00:08:37,370 --> 00:08:41,530 This program will assist low to moderate income households that were residents of 115 00:08:41,530 --> 00:08:46,010 Baldwin County during the 2020 disasters. These funds will be used for the purchase 116 00:08:46,010 --> 00:08:51,010 of a home by providing funds to assist with the down payment, closing costs, and interest 117 00:08:51,010 --> 00:08:55,970 rate buy downs within the approved program allocation of $19 million. 118 00:08:57,170 --> 00:09:04,210 On July 24, ADECA approved the program policies and procedures. Today's consent agenda includes 119 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:08,910 the adoption of the program policies and procedures that establishes the formal 120 00:09:08,910 --> 00:09:13,770 framework for implementation and secondly the approval of the Family Promise Agreement 121 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:18,730 allowing the provision of case management services to support program participants. 122 00:09:19,970 --> 00:09:21,150 Can I get a drum roll please? 123 00:09:22,030 --> 00:09:26,510 The county is excited to officially announce that the program is launching on September 124 00:09:26,510 --> 00:09:27,490 21st. 125 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:31,170 The public notice and social media announcements will be released today. 126 00:09:31,870 --> 00:09:38,030 On August 25th and 27th, I have interviews with WABF Radio to discuss the program 127 00:09:38,030 --> 00:09:41,310 along with the application process and eligibility requirements. 128 00:09:41,910 --> 00:09:43,930 There are also two public meetings scheduled 129 00:09:43,930 --> 00:09:47,190 to provide residents and community partners with aid 130 00:09:47,190 --> 00:09:50,230 in submitting applications on September 15th 131 00:09:50,230 --> 00:09:51,530 at the Foley Satellite Courthouse 132 00:09:51,530 --> 00:09:54,930 and September 16th here at the Fair Hope Satellite Courthouse. 133 00:09:55,790 --> 00:09:57,150 The second program 134 00:09:57,150 --> 00:09:59,850 is the Local Government Recovery Infrastructure Program. 135 00:10:00,390 --> 00:10:03,090 This program will focus on assisting local governments 136 00:10:03,090 --> 00:10:04,990 and public utility providers 137 00:10:04,990 --> 00:10:07,150 in their infrastructure recovery needs 138 00:10:07,150 --> 00:10:11,750 such as sewer, drainage, or roadway improvements with the approved program 139 00:10:11,750 --> 00:10:17,890 allocation of $13.3 million. On June 16th, the Commission approved the 10 140 00:10:17,890 --> 00:10:21,810 local government or public utility projects to be submitted to ADECA for 141 00:10:21,810 --> 00:10:26,570 funding. The 10 activity profile forms have been completed and are now being 142 00:10:26,570 --> 00:10:30,490 submitted in ADECA's portal for review and approval. Our team will begin 143 00:10:30,490 --> 00:10:33,790 working with the funded entities to initiate the environmental review 144 00:10:33,790 --> 00:10:39,230 process for each project. We are anticipating construction on all projects to begin in the 145 00:10:39,230 --> 00:10:45,270 spring of 2027. The third program is the county priority infrastructure program. This 146 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:49,850 program will allow the county to address and prioritize recovery needs that have a 147 00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:56,050 countywide impact with the approved program allocation of $10.7 million. The county has 148 00:10:56,050 --> 00:11:01,810 two segments to the County Road 65 corridor extension project. Days one will be connecting 149 00:11:01,810 --> 00:11:08,890 county road 28 and county road 32 and the second phase will be connecting county road 34 and county 150 00:11:08,890 --> 00:11:15,830 road 36. For phase one the county awarded the construction bid to asphalt services at the July 151 00:11:15,830 --> 00:11:21,690 21st meeting. The bid did come in below the independent cost estimate allowing the county to 152 00:11:21,690 --> 00:11:28,590 add the traffic signal installation at county road 32 and county road 65 with the CDB GEDR funds. 153 00:11:28,590 --> 00:11:34,290 For phase two, ADECA approved the environmental review on April 6th and released the funds 154 00:11:34,290 --> 00:11:36,470 for implementation on July 21st. 155 00:11:36,650 --> 00:11:39,670 The bid package for solicitation is currently being drafted. 156 00:11:41,170 --> 00:11:42,430 Are you having any questions? 157 00:11:43,150 --> 00:11:43,510 Good job. 158 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:44,410 Yeah. 159 00:11:44,850 --> 00:11:51,230 It's taken a while, but we've got it taken care of, and it's all due to y'all's hard 160 00:11:51,230 --> 00:11:53,350 work of getting this put together. 161 00:11:53,750 --> 00:11:59,530 you know this thing got dumped through our lap ADM would not do it and they 162 00:11:59,530 --> 00:12:04,010 said well you're gonna have to do it yes sir that's right we proved that we can 163 00:12:04,010 --> 00:12:08,470 do it and you know I think we're doing it better than they are yeah I want to say 164 00:12:08,470 --> 00:12:11,750 thank you too because you took up you and your team took off and ran with it 165 00:12:11,750 --> 00:12:15,230 and did an excellent job with it so thank you fantastic job I can remember 166 00:12:15,230 --> 00:12:18,110 we first started talking about this we had no idea what it was that's true 167 00:12:18,110 --> 00:12:26,010 We had to figure something out on top of COVID and the hurricane and everything and it's 168 00:12:26,010 --> 00:12:31,290 great to kind of see this thing being completed and I know there's a lot of happy municipalities 169 00:12:31,810 --> 00:12:36,330 that are getting a lot of much needed projects done as well as what's fixed to happen with 170 00:12:36,330 --> 00:12:38,990 some of these local residents with getting new homes and stuff. 171 00:12:39,250 --> 00:12:47,950 So what a great opportunity to be a part of and to get to see it come to an end 172 00:12:47,950 --> 00:12:50,210 and when all three of us won't be here in a couple months. 173 00:12:50,890 --> 00:12:53,970 So it's great to see something that we've worked on 174 00:12:53,970 --> 00:12:55,630 for almost three years finished. 175 00:12:56,230 --> 00:12:58,170 So we appreciate y'all's hard work and dedication 176 00:12:58,170 --> 00:13:00,250 because we, the commission couldn't have done it. 177 00:13:00,650 --> 00:13:02,050 I mean, they were trying to task us 178 00:13:02,050 --> 00:13:03,430 with figuring this stuff out. 179 00:13:04,050 --> 00:13:06,290 I didn't even know what the initial stood for it first. 180 00:13:06,630 --> 00:13:08,950 So thank you Katrina and Brian and everybody 181 00:13:08,950 --> 00:13:10,430 that's, I don't know where everybody's at 182 00:13:10,430 --> 00:13:11,890 but I guess you're representing everybody. 183 00:13:12,050 --> 00:13:13,670 Yes sir, we appreciate y'all support. 184 00:13:14,010 --> 00:13:14,410 Absolutely, 185 00:13:19,310 --> 00:13:19,950 that's it for you. 186 00:13:21,890 --> 00:13:27,630 I hate to ask the next question, but I've got to go to my county attorney, find out 187 00:13:27,630 --> 00:13:29,170 what we've got to talk about if we've got anything. 188 00:13:29,570 --> 00:13:30,690 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 189 00:13:30,970 --> 00:13:34,770 Yes, unfortunately we do have a couple of matters to discuss in the Executive Session 190 00:13:34,770 --> 00:13:35,170 today. 191 00:13:35,570 --> 00:13:40,830 So if we're ready to do so, I would recommend the Commission adopt a motion to discuss 192 00:13:40,830 --> 00:13:44,790 with your attorney the legal implications of and legal options for pending litigation 193 00:13:44,790 --> 00:13:49,410 controversies not yet being litigated but eminently likely to be litigated or 194 00:13:49,410 --> 00:13:53,650 We're eminently likely to be litigated if the governmental body pursues a proposed course 195 00:13:53,650 --> 00:13:54,130 of action. 196 00:13:54,710 --> 00:13:59,290 I'm an attorney licensed to practice law in Alabama, and this exception is applicable 197 00:13:59,290 --> 00:14:00,390 to the planned discussion. 198 00:14:01,170 --> 00:14:05,910 After the vote, Mr. Chairman announced that we will not reconvene the work session, and 199 00:14:05,910 --> 00:14:08,530 we will see everybody at the 10 o'clock regular meeting. 200 00:14:08,790 --> 00:14:10,690 All right, Commission, you have heard our attorney's advice. 201 00:14:11,270 --> 00:14:12,070 I'll make that motion. 202 00:14:12,230 --> 00:14:17,090 We'll go into executive session per our county attorney, and I'll second it. 203 00:14:17,090 --> 00:14:22,230 We've got a motion and a second to go into an executive session as requested by our attorney. 204 00:14:22,970 --> 00:14:24,670 Any further discussion on that? 205 00:14:25,110 --> 00:14:27,130 All those in favor signify by saying aye. 206 00:14:28,250 --> 00:14:33,610 We will not reconvene this work session and we'll see everybody back at 10 o'clock 207 00:14:33,610 --> 00:14:34,290 at the regular meeting. 208 00:14:39,590 --> 00:14:46,690 We'll get our meeting underway today, August 18th, regular meeting for the Bowling County 209 00:14:46,690 --> 00:14:47,130 Commission. 210 00:14:49,190 --> 00:14:51,790 First of all, I've already heard a phone quacking in here. 211 00:14:52,050 --> 00:14:57,650 If you don't mind, please cut your phones to silent or vibrate during this live broadcasted 212 00:14:57,650 --> 00:14:59,370 meeting as it interferes with- 213 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:09,140 Our TV networks and stuff. So I've got today Pastor Rodney Phillips with Three Circle Church 214 00:15:09,140 --> 00:15:14,620 is going to come up and deliver our invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance by Commissioner 215 00:15:14,620 --> 00:15:15,080 Gruber. 216 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:17,920 Please rise. 217 00:15:18,700 --> 00:15:24,440 Join me in prayer. Father God, we just thank you for the opportunity to gather here today, 218 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:31,140 God. We thank you for the privilege that we have to live, work, and serve in this 219 00:15:31,140 --> 00:15:36,260 County. Got to ask for your wisdom and guidance for this County Commission and 220 00:15:36,260 --> 00:15:40,440 for all those who are in a leadership role here in this County God. Lord I pray 221 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,460 for your blessings on the citizens of this County God and I just pray for your 222 00:15:44,460 --> 00:15:50,120 protection for our law enforcement, our firefighters, our first responders, our 223 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,440 educators and our County employees God and all those who call this County 224 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,720 home. Thank you for the sacrifices that those that made for the freedoms 225 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:02,640 that we have here today. I just ask now for your blessings on this meeting in your name. 226 00:16:03,620 --> 00:16:03,800 Amen. 227 00:16:04,980 --> 00:16:11,380 Please join me in a pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America 228 00:16:11,380 --> 00:16:18,880 and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty 229 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,040 and justice for all. 230 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:22,040 Thank you. 231 00:16:22,220 --> 00:16:23,040 Thank you. 232 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,000 All 233 00:16:33,530 --> 00:16:39,670 right, commissioners got a couple of items before us before we get to our consent agenda. 234 00:16:40,230 --> 00:16:42,030 We've got two sets of a minutes. 235 00:16:42,430 --> 00:16:50,170 We need to adopt August 3, 2025, 20, excuse me, 2026 special meeting budget deliberations. 236 00:16:51,090 --> 00:16:57,510 Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion that we adopt the special meeting budget deliberation 237 00:16:58,150 --> 00:16:58,710 minutes. 238 00:16:59,590 --> 00:17:00,350 I'll second it. 239 00:17:01,070 --> 00:17:03,490 Got a motion in a second. Any further discussion? 240 00:17:03,910 --> 00:17:06,170 Hearing none, all in favor signify with saying aye. 241 00:17:06,490 --> 00:17:06,690 Aye. 242 00:17:07,310 --> 00:17:08,070 Motion carries. 243 00:17:08,570 --> 00:17:14,170 Mr. Chairman, I'll also make a motion that we adopt August 4, 2026 regular meeting minutes. 244 00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:16,090 I'll second that. 245 00:17:16,550 --> 00:17:21,070 Got a motion in a second to adopt and approve the August 4th regular meeting minutes. 246 00:17:21,670 --> 00:17:22,970 Any further discussion? 247 00:17:23,370 --> 00:17:25,450 Hearing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 248 00:17:25,690 --> 00:17:25,910 Aye. 249 00:17:26,330 --> 00:17:26,950 Motion passes. 250 00:17:27,750 --> 00:17:28,510 Commissioner Gruber. 251 00:17:29,430 --> 00:17:29,990 Aye. 252 00:17:29,990 --> 00:17:40,930 Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion that we pay the bills totaling $18,573,049.13 of that, 253 00:17:41,130 --> 00:17:44,870 which is 645 invoices. 254 00:17:46,050 --> 00:17:47,250 I'll second that motion. 255 00:17:48,490 --> 00:17:51,050 We got a motion and a second to pay the bills. 256 00:17:51,150 --> 00:17:55,530 It's always fortunate enough to be able to do that to the tune of $18 million a month. 257 00:17:55,530 --> 00:18:03,170 So we appreciate Commissioner Gruber's motion to make so we can keep these 258 00:18:03,170 --> 00:18:10,590 lights going. So any further discussion on paying our bills? Here none. All in 259 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:16,710 favor say aye. Aye. Mr. Chairman also want to make a motion that 260 00:18:16,710 --> 00:18:21,610 re-ratified the ratification of it. In from payments as allowed by policy 261 00:18:21,610 --> 00:18:35,670 8.1, and that amount is $4,766 and $182.08, and of that, there are 71 invoices in which 262 00:18:35,670 --> 00:18:36,690 that covers. 263 00:18:37,990 --> 00:18:39,030 Second that motion. 264 00:18:39,330 --> 00:18:44,550 Motion in a second for the ratification of interim payments is allowed by policy 8.1. 265 00:18:45,130 --> 00:18:46,490 All those in favor say aye. 266 00:18:46,790 --> 00:18:47,130 Aye. 267 00:18:49,700 --> 00:18:51,720 Commissioners before us, we have our consent agenda. 268 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:52,800 I'll 269 00:18:54,970 --> 00:18:58,370 make that motion to approve our consent agenda, and also could it? 270 00:18:58,910 --> 00:19:02,450 We have a motion to adopt the consent agenda as presented in our work session. 271 00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:05,410 Any further discussion on the consent agenda? 272 00:19:08,060 --> 00:19:10,160 Hearing none, all in favor say aye. 273 00:19:10,380 --> 00:19:10,620 Aye. 274 00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:13,980 Our consent agenda has been adopted. 275 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,100 Cariousness now to our presentations, Deidre. 276 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:25,860 We've got the presentations for our employees of the quarter for the second quarter of 2026. 277 00:19:25,860 --> 00:19:28,410 Good morning. 278 00:19:29,140 --> 00:19:29,540 Good morning. 279 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:34,160 Once again, I am very honored to be able to present our employees of the quarter. 280 00:19:34,580 --> 00:19:39,960 We have six this quarter, which is a lot, and so we have a pep house today, so we'll 281 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:40,680 keep it quick. 282 00:19:41,860 --> 00:19:46,340 Our Employee of the Quarter program celebrates our employees who go above and beyond in 283 00:19:46,340 --> 00:19:50,340 their roles, and it also recognizes the meaningful impact that they have on the 284 00:19:50,340 --> 00:19:51,860 success of the entire commission. 285 00:19:51,860 --> 00:19:56,940 It gives county employees the opportunity to shine a spotlight on our coworkers who 286 00:19:56,940 --> 00:20:01,480 consistently do exceptional work, and we also invite citizens to recognize our county employees 287 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,400 who deliver outstanding customer service every day. 288 00:20:04,940 --> 00:20:07,580 And so, we will get started with that. 289 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:10,340 First of all, we have Council on Aging. 290 00:20:11,660 --> 00:20:14,320 We have Kelly to present, Ms. Crystal Richardson. 291 00:20:20,310 --> 00:20:20,790 Good morning. 292 00:20:21,050 --> 00:20:21,450 Good morning. 293 00:20:21,970 --> 00:20:27,030 I'm so happy that we have a packed house to see all these good employees that the 294 00:20:27,030 --> 00:20:33,310 The commission has, Crystal has been with the council on aging for 21 years. 295 00:20:34,270 --> 00:20:39,470 She has been a case manager and I am honored to be here this morning because I see her 296 00:20:39,470 --> 00:20:44,390 work every single day and what she does, but when the citizens of Bowen County write 297 00:20:44,390 --> 00:20:52,030 to y'all or call me, it means so much and so I know we've got a lot to do this morning 298 00:20:52,030 --> 00:20:56,830 But I just want to read a few things that a lady and gentleman wrote in about crystal. 299 00:20:57,030 --> 00:21:01,450 Thank you so much for your efforts to provide guidance on Medicare health and prescription 300 00:21:01,450 --> 00:21:04,970 drug plans for the upcoming year despite your full schedule of appointments. 301 00:21:05,510 --> 00:21:09,750 On the last day of counseling for seniors, you wedged me into your workload. 302 00:21:10,330 --> 00:21:14,850 Your service and dedication to the work is so much appreciated and it has provided 303 00:21:14,850 --> 00:21:17,870 a clear picture of how to move forward on our medical plans. 304 00:21:17,870 --> 00:21:21,330 Thank you for your forbearance and excellent guidance. 305 00:21:22,610 --> 00:21:29,570 Another citizen wrote in and said, what a pleasure it is to see a wonderful county employee 306 00:21:29,570 --> 00:21:33,550 enjoy doing her job and helping folks understand what we do. 307 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:35,250 And Crystal does that. 308 00:21:35,410 --> 00:21:40,350 Crystal goes above and beyond and I'm tickled to recognize her for this well-deserved 309 00:21:40,350 --> 00:21:46,030 achievement, her compassion, dedication and commitment to the senior citizens and 310 00:21:46,030 --> 00:21:50,310 And Baldwin County serves as a meaningful difference every day in our community. 311 00:21:50,950 --> 00:21:52,070 So thank you, Crystal. 312 00:21:59,130 --> 00:22:03,930 I just want to say I'm very grateful for being selected as employee of the quarter. 313 00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:07,570 But I could not do it without my other coworkers. 314 00:22:08,390 --> 00:22:12,170 And I want to thank them as well for what they do every day. 315 00:22:12,890 --> 00:22:13,710 So good job. 316 00:22:14,310 --> 00:22:14,550 Thank you. 317 00:22:15,050 --> 00:22:16,090 Deidre, are we doing pictures? 318 00:22:16,490 --> 00:22:17,790 All right, 319 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,440 next with our citizen service center. 320 00:22:24,940 --> 00:22:29,140 we have Ms. Shannon Spivey to present Ms. Wendy Bryant Sellers. 321 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:38,960 Good morning. 322 00:22:39,260 --> 00:22:43,980 Good morning. I'm so happy, like Kelly said, to have everybody here. Chances are 323 00:22:43,980 --> 00:22:48,540 somebody in the crowd has probably talked to Wendy. She talks to hundreds of 324 00:22:48,540 --> 00:22:54,360 our customers every week and she treats them the way I would want to be treated. 325 00:22:54,600 --> 00:23:00,140 I would want my mom or dad to be treated when they call in with a genuine 326 00:23:00,140 --> 00:23:06,080 and desired to help them. And what she's done most recently is truly go above and beyond 327 00:23:06,860 --> 00:23:13,440 about a year ago. We found out we were transitioning to a new contact center software. It was nowhere 328 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,980 in her job description that she learned call routing and that type of thing, but she was 329 00:23:17,980 --> 00:23:25,280 interested in it. She has done over 200 hours of training on the new software since January. 330 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,720 She's gotten multiple certifications. 331 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:35,320 And then as the case always happens, about a week after GOLIVE, I was out of the office 332 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:43,100 and have been for the better part of the six weeks since we have transitioned to the new 333 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:43,900 contact center. 334 00:23:44,060 --> 00:23:45,660 So Wendy has been the point of contact. 335 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:52,920 She took the initiative to go to 10 different offices, train over 100 contact center users, 336 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:59,360 100 of our employees and really build a great relationship with them so because of that 337 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:06,300 we want to also once I was back in the office several department heads reached out to let 338 00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:13,100 us know what a great job she did and continues to do so because of that I'd like to recognize 339 00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:13,480 Wendy. 340 00:24:21,590 --> 00:24:24,750 Thank y'all and if anybody has any issues with Cisco, y'all know who to call. 341 00:24:26,150 --> 00:24:26,670 I 342 00:24:29,610 --> 00:24:34,550 would like to add to that that we didn't just receive one nomination for Wendy, we've 343 00:24:34,550 --> 00:24:37,090 received eight within a short timeframe. 344 00:24:42,510 --> 00:24:47,810 Alright, so with our highway department, what about Ms. Derricka James? 345 00:24:55,860 --> 00:25:00,280 Ms. Derricka, if you know she's in operations, support specialist number two. 346 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:02,200 She's been with us about four years. 347 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:07,440 She works in the area of 300 barn, our Foley barn, very busy barn, and the support 348 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:13,240 specialist playing in bottle roll and that is to keep all the guys organized and keep 349 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:20,760 them moving forward and keep them on task and so she's got a very challenging role of hurting 350 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:25,660 that many cats. If anybody that's worked in a facility like that, we've got some great 351 00:25:25,660 --> 00:25:31,080 guys but sometimes they need some adult supervision and Derricka is that adult supervision. 352 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:37,160 So 353 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:44,560 So I would like to congratulate Derricka. She brings a sense of professionalism and does 354 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:53,400 an awesome job at what she does. And she is very organized, which is helpful with our 355 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:59,360 Area 300 barn. So thank you so much for doing all you do. I'm going above and beyond. 356 00:26:00,060 --> 00:26:00,460 Well, 357 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:09,220 Jeremy is our supervisor. I'm just the assistant supervisor, but she does bring 358 00:26:09,220 --> 00:26:18,000 a professional attitude to the barn and she's always helping the people out that need questions 359 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:25,900 asked on the phone. She helps me out because when I started my job, my new job, I was not 360 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:33,020 very computer literate and her and Jeremy has helped me mainly her because it's the 361 00:26:33,020 --> 00:26:38,780 county's hard system to figure out if you don't know but she is really smart with 362 00:26:38,780 --> 00:26:44,000 her job. She knows all the ins and outs and how to get things taken care of. 363 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:51,420 Derrick does a great job for us and I'm proud of her. Thank you. Thank you. 364 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:56,720 Come 365 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,020 on, you might as well come up and say something. She said no. 366 00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:07,060 No pressure. Remember the days. All right. And then next with our highway 367 00:27:07,060 --> 00:27:09,060 department, we have Mr. Gerald Wilson. 368 00:27:13,910 --> 00:27:16,370 While they're walking, I guess so so 369 00:27:16,370 --> 00:27:21,430 So many times we have some incredible employees that have been with us a substantial amount 370 00:27:21,430 --> 00:27:27,370 of time and we felt like they're kind of like unsung hero, they need to be recognized and 371 00:27:27,370 --> 00:27:30,990 then there's an occasion when you get somebody that's only been with you a short amount 372 00:27:30,990 --> 00:27:36,430 of time but has had a major impact to what you do on a daily basis and not only that, 373 00:27:36,510 --> 00:27:37,810 the quality of what you do. 374 00:27:38,310 --> 00:27:39,930 Jared is our paving supervisor. 375 00:27:40,590 --> 00:27:45,370 So he's been with us just a little over a year but the improvement that we have 376 00:27:45,370 --> 00:27:49,970 seen in the quality of our resurfacing projects that we perform in-house and our dirt road 377 00:27:49,970 --> 00:27:55,990 paving projects we do in-house has grown exponentially. Although he's a young man compared to some 378 00:27:55,990 --> 00:28:01,270 of us, his whole life has been in the paving business. He grew up in it, so he came with 379 00:28:01,270 --> 00:28:07,650 us winning a way more experience than somebody his years normally would have. He has not 380 00:28:07,650 --> 00:28:12,030 only shown that in the field and through the improvements and the quality of our 381 00:28:12,030 --> 00:28:16,710 workmanship that we've seen, but also in improving the morale of that paving crew. 382 00:28:16,890 --> 00:28:22,010 Now, for those y'all in the audience, and you all know how hot it is right now, that 383 00:28:22,010 --> 00:28:24,790 asphalt, when it goes down, how hot is that asphalt, when it's? 384 00:28:24,970 --> 00:28:25,770 About 280. 385 00:28:26,050 --> 00:28:26,710 About 280. 386 00:28:27,030 --> 00:28:34,290 So they're working with material that's 280 degrees, and 110 degrees, a heat index, 387 00:28:34,470 --> 00:28:36,930 sometimes 115, right now they're out there working. 388 00:28:36,930 --> 00:28:38,910 And so, he normally does that. 389 00:28:39,030 --> 00:28:40,030 He keeps these crews safe. 390 00:28:40,650 --> 00:28:41,690 We rotate our crews out, 391 00:28:41,710 --> 00:28:42,810 letting sure they have plenty of breaks, 392 00:28:42,870 --> 00:28:43,990 especially in these kind of conditions. 393 00:28:44,150 --> 00:28:47,330 But he has been an immediate positive impact 394 00:28:47,330 --> 00:28:48,410 to the paving department. 395 00:28:48,670 --> 00:28:50,790 And we are so proud to have him with us. 396 00:28:51,350 --> 00:28:54,590 And I was going to say a few words as well. 397 00:28:59,260 --> 00:28:59,960 Morning, Commissioner. 398 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:01,460 I'd like to thank you for the opportunity 399 00:29:01,460 --> 00:29:04,300 to recognize one of our outstanding employees, 400 00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:05,320 Mr. Gerald Wilson. 401 00:29:06,020 --> 00:29:07,300 Gerald's our paving crew supervisor, 402 00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:12,520 been with us for about a year, like Mr. Mark said. In that time, Gerald has greatly improved 403 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:18,460 our paving operations, strong work ethic, paving knowledge, great leadership skills, 404 00:29:18,580 --> 00:29:24,060 and an overall great attitude. Gerald has embraced any task given to him, not only 405 00:29:24,060 --> 00:29:27,920 just in the paving, but anything from our bridge maintenance crews to our crack seal 406 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:32,260 to even placing the RPMs on the road. He has not only embraced it, but he has 407 00:29:32,260 --> 00:29:38,640 actually thrived on it. Gerald's always ready for after-hours call-outs, doesn't 408 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,480 matter if it's storms, doesn't matter if it's size, doesn't matter, he's always there to 409 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:47,280 help us. He has been a huge, huge, huge benefit in helping changing the culture of 410 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:52,580 our paving crew. Like Mr. Mark said, it's hot out there and through his positive 411 00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:56,260 work ethic and through his, you know, just his positive attitude and skills and 412 00:29:56,260 --> 00:29:59,880 leadership, everybody on our paving crew is just happy now and they're 413 00:30:00,050 --> 00:30:05,070 The job reflects it now. And I just want to feel like I'm honored to give them the floor of the quarter. 414 00:30:05,790 --> 00:30:06,150 Absolutely. 415 00:30:06,850 --> 00:30:07,770 Because I 416 00:30:11,060 --> 00:30:13,580 just like to say thank you, and I'll keep doing the best I can. 417 00:30:13,900 --> 00:30:14,220 Well, thanks. 418 00:30:14,300 --> 00:30:14,620 Thank you. 419 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:28,080 Next, we have Jared Cunningham to present Miss Rhonda Riles in our custodial department. 420 00:30:37,950 --> 00:30:38,670 Good morning, commissioners. 421 00:30:38,990 --> 00:30:39,170 Good morning. 422 00:30:39,290 --> 00:30:45,570 Rhonda here has been doing a great job for a long time. I know this employee of the quarter, but Rhonda could be our employee of the year. 423 00:30:46,530 --> 00:30:52,430 Custodial deals with everybody's staff up to elected officials, excuse me, and Rhonda's 424 00:30:52,430 --> 00:30:54,350 always got something different going on each day. 425 00:30:55,330 --> 00:31:00,450 We've had some changes in the custodial department and with changes sometimes there's some difficulty 426 00:31:00,450 --> 00:31:01,710 and Rhonda's overcame them. 427 00:31:01,810 --> 00:31:07,010 I've received numerous emails and we've done some more in-house work such as cleaning 428 00:31:07,010 --> 00:31:13,290 the carpets at the Baymanette facility for the commission area and there's just a 429 00:31:13,290 --> 00:31:17,850 lot that she has done, that has came out, that has looked great. So we wanted to go ahead 430 00:31:17,850 --> 00:31:19,710 and recognize her with the employee recorder. 431 00:31:25,230 --> 00:31:27,370 I just want to say thank you for this recognition. 432 00:31:27,730 --> 00:31:31,530 I truly appreciate it. Absolutely. Thank you. 433 00:31:36,820 --> 00:31:39,640 Last but certainly not least, we have our 434 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:40,140 probate. 435 00:31:44,650 --> 00:31:45,850 Not sure who's coming up here. 436 00:31:50,860 --> 00:31:54,060 Couldn't see you over. We got much. This is to present 437 00:31:54,060 --> 00:31:55,060 Ms. Melissa Adams. 438 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,820 We've got to keep him under control. You know, he gets a little bit. 439 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,120 That's right. Good morning, Commission. The judge and I are 440 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:10,060 excited to be here today to present Ms. Melissa with Employee of the Quarter. 441 00:32:10,740 --> 00:32:14,200 Melissa is our lobby clerk here in the Fairhip location. 442 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,820 That office service is about three to four hundred customers a day 443 00:32:17,820 --> 00:32:22,240 and she is the smiling face that attends to them. I've personally witnessed 444 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,920 Melissa and everything that she brings to the table but what I think is 445 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:30,060 really fantastic about this is that her co-workers nominated her for this. They voted her to have 446 00:32:30,060 --> 00:32:33,300 this award. And I just think there's something special about people being in the trenches 447 00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:37,440 with you but still being able to recognize what you're bringing to the table with them. 448 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,920 I just want to read a brief summary about what her supervisor wrote. Melissa serves 449 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:45,780 as the lobby clerk and is often the first point of contact for the public entering 450 00:32:45,780 --> 00:32:49,840 the building. She has developed a strong knowledge of the building and its departments 451 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:53,560 allowing her to efficiently direct visitors even when they are not here for probate 452 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:58,420 Services. She checks and probate customers, reviews documentation to ensure that they have 453 00:32:58,420 --> 00:33:03,260 everything that they need before waiting and handles many transactions in the lobby to 454 00:33:03,260 --> 00:33:07,280 improve customer convenience and reduces wait times. I have personally seen her process 455 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:11,720 100 transactions a day. That is still while processing customers in, giving them tickets 456 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:15,400 and she does it with a smile on her face every time. We're very proud of Melissa. 457 00:33:24,740 --> 00:33:31,400 I love my job and I love that we have great leadership and supervisors and co-workers and 458 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:35,120 it's truly humbling that it was them because they do the same thing I do. 459 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:36,540 So thank you. 460 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:37,520 Thank you. 461 00:33:42,780 --> 00:33:46,420 And if we can have our recipients come up to the front to take a group picture with 462 00:33:46,420 --> 00:33:47,220 the commissioners, 463 00:33:51,020 --> 00:33:52,600 whichever, I think y'all come down. 464 00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:12,110 Before the employees of the quarters scatter out of here and get back to work, I'm sure 465 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:14,610 the commission would like to say a few things about it. 466 00:35:14,730 --> 00:35:15,530 Commissioner Gruber? 467 00:35:16,070 --> 00:35:17,730 Yes, golly. 468 00:35:18,490 --> 00:35:23,070 You know, we had these recipients today and everyone of them brings something unique 469 00:35:23,070 --> 00:35:31,990 to the table. You know, from laying ass fault, you know, supervising people at custodials, 470 00:35:32,230 --> 00:35:37,670 you know, and taking complaints in the highway department, you know, and helping the public 471 00:35:38,130 --> 00:35:45,150 in the probate office. Everyone of those people are very important. They've got a job sometimes 472 00:35:45,150 --> 00:35:52,630 that is pretty tough every once in a while. So, but anyway, I want to thank each and 473 00:35:52,630 --> 00:36:02,010 one of them and continue to do the good work that you do, you know, those are the best people 474 00:36:02,010 --> 00:36:02,410 we've got. 475 00:36:02,910 --> 00:36:03,870 I want to thank them. 476 00:36:03,990 --> 00:36:04,290 Thank you. 477 00:36:08,750 --> 00:36:12,490 To the six employees, thank you for what you do for Baldwin County and for the citizens. 478 00:36:13,170 --> 00:36:14,690 It's a pleasure to work with y'all. 479 00:36:15,210 --> 00:36:17,610 I get to work with some of you, especially the ones that work here in Fairhope. 480 00:36:17,990 --> 00:36:23,370 I get to see what y'all do, and you do bring a lot of happy customers, and I 481 00:36:23,370 --> 00:36:25,530 know there's a lot of times that they let us know. 482 00:36:25,530 --> 00:36:29,070 And I just really want to say thank you for what you do, so thank you again. 483 00:36:35,050 --> 00:36:40,630 So I've got to follow the other two, so it's all the same, we definitely appreciate our 484 00:36:40,630 --> 00:36:46,090 employees and I'm glad that we've got this implementation of the employee of the court 485 00:36:46,090 --> 00:36:51,590 assistant that we implemented to recognize outstanding employees and I like the fact 486 00:36:51,590 --> 00:36:56,250 that when some come up here to speak they always don't take the credit but give credit 487 00:36:56,250 --> 00:37:00,070 to others that work with them and that just shows an example of true leadership. 488 00:37:00,070 --> 00:37:06,730 So we live in the greatest place on Earth, I would say, 489 00:37:06,890 --> 00:37:08,810 and got the greatest employees on Earth. 490 00:37:10,090 --> 00:37:14,750 It's a blessing to be a small part of such a big organization. 491 00:37:16,570 --> 00:37:19,930 And there's not a day that goes by that we don't think about 492 00:37:19,930 --> 00:37:21,650 or thank our employees for what they do. 493 00:37:21,870 --> 00:37:25,270 And thank you, Deidre, for running this program 494 00:37:25,270 --> 00:37:27,170 and keeping these employees at the quarters going 495 00:37:27,170 --> 00:37:35,030 because it's just exciting to see some people's only been here a year, some people's been here 21 496 00:37:35,030 --> 00:37:41,470 years, so it rains in between, so it's always good to recognize our employees. So thank y'all, 497 00:37:41,890 --> 00:37:47,450 each and every one that's well deserving for the award, so I'm glad I don't have to use Cisco. 498 00:37:50,190 --> 00:37:56,750 So I'm glad other people have to use that for us. So I wouldn't know how to do all that, 499 00:37:56,750 --> 00:37:59,330 but Wendy would teach me. 500 00:38:01,580 --> 00:38:02,560 Thank y'all again. 501 00:38:03,860 --> 00:38:07,560 So we'll move on to our public hearing section 502 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:09,480 of this commission meeting. 503 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:11,080 This is where the fund begins. 504 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,680 So I'm gonna let the employees of the quarter 505 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:18,100 exit out if they want to. 506 00:38:19,820 --> 00:38:22,360 Congratulations again, guys, ladies and gentlemen. 507 00:38:27,380 --> 00:38:28,980 There will be some seats opening up 508 00:38:28,980 --> 00:38:30,140 if people wanna sit down 509 00:38:30,700 --> 00:38:34,960 Instead of standing up the whole time, a few seats up front here. 510 00:38:40,670 --> 00:38:42,730 More people here, and the team came out to vote. 511 00:38:45,010 --> 00:38:45,790 That's right. 512 00:38:46,730 --> 00:38:47,410 That's something. 513 00:39:15,410 --> 00:39:22,190 Okay, first up on our public hearings agenda, we're going to be hearing case number Z26 514 00:39:23,050 --> 00:39:28,110 slash 26, the Gulf Coast Farm LLC property rezoning request. 515 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:41,700 Commissioner, we received notification from the applicant that they do intend to withdraw 516 00:39:41,700 --> 00:39:42,620 this case today. 517 00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:43,200 Okay. 518 00:39:43,420 --> 00:39:48,140 Now, they're within the seven-day window, so they're requesting to withdraw. 519 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:52,620 That would still require a vote of the Commission to allow them to withdraw if you such use. 520 00:39:55,020 --> 00:39:57,900 So, Brad, in this case, I don't open a public hearing. 521 00:39:58,180 --> 00:39:59,400 We just call for the vote. 522 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:00,520 Correct. 523 00:40:00,700 --> 00:40:03,940 If y'all are inclined to grant their withdrawal request, then just a motion. 524 00:40:03,940 --> 00:40:07,080 Commission, do I have a motion to accept this withdrawal request? 525 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:07,940 I'll make that. 526 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:08,380 Go ahead. 527 00:40:08,580 --> 00:40:09,280 Go ahead, Mr. Chairman. 528 00:40:09,900 --> 00:40:16,040 I'll make a motion that we accept the applicant's request to withdraw his application at this 529 00:40:16,040 --> 00:40:16,300 time. 530 00:40:16,860 --> 00:40:17,440 I'll second that. 531 00:40:17,640 --> 00:40:18,620 Got a motion and a second. 532 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:19,540 Any further discussion? 533 00:40:20,220 --> 00:40:21,640 Hearing none, all in favor say aye. 534 00:40:21,940 --> 00:40:22,160 Aye. 535 00:40:22,740 --> 00:40:23,400 Motion passes. 536 00:40:23,620 --> 00:40:24,740 That case will be withdrawn. 537 00:40:26,220 --> 00:40:29,760 Next up is case number Z26 slash 27. 538 00:40:31,220 --> 00:40:33,100 Cooper's Lake Property Resonant Request. 539 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:40,020 Commissioner, likewise, I've received the indication that the applicant may be wishing 540 00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:40,500 to withdraw. 541 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:46,280 I would like, if the applicant's in the room, to actually confirm that before you take action. 542 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:49,360 Is the applicant in the room? 543 00:40:50,420 --> 00:40:50,620 All right. 544 00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:51,840 I confirm. 545 00:40:52,500 --> 00:40:52,740 Okay. 546 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:53,600 We wish to withdraw. 547 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:55,940 So we have a commissioner. 548 00:40:56,340 --> 00:40:57,660 Is there a motion to withdraw? 549 00:40:57,660 --> 00:41:07,740 Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion that we accept the applicant's request to withdraw his application. 550 00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:09,200 I mean, excuse me, I'll make that second. 551 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:13,580 Well, we've got a motion and a second to accept the withdrawal of the Cooper Lakes property rezoning. 552 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:15,320 All those in favor say aye. 553 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:15,860 Aye. 554 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:24,220 Next up, case Z26 slash 28, Carlton Fine Properties LLC property rezoning request. 555 00:41:27,330 --> 00:41:31,090 Could y'all please hold it down just for a second so we can hear each other talk up here. 556 00:41:33,610 --> 00:41:38,430 Case Z26-28, Calton 5 properties, LLC property rezoning request. 557 00:41:38,890 --> 00:41:39,970 Frank, what do we have on that one? 558 00:41:40,050 --> 00:41:40,390 Yes, sir. 559 00:41:40,530 --> 00:41:46,090 Commissioners, likewise, I've received confirmation from the applicant this morning that they 560 00:41:46,090 --> 00:41:48,950 do want to withdraw this case as well, a request to withdraw. 561 00:41:49,170 --> 00:41:51,650 So you'd need action to set that request. 562 00:41:52,590 --> 00:41:54,310 We resetting the date on this one, though, right? 563 00:41:54,770 --> 00:41:54,870 No. 564 00:41:54,870 --> 00:41:58,010 So, no, sir, if they, it's the same as the previous two. 565 00:41:58,350 --> 00:41:59,990 Okay, so commissioners, you've heard the... 566 00:41:59,990 --> 00:42:03,430 I'll make that motion to withdraw the case. 567 00:42:04,090 --> 00:42:04,650 Well, second. 568 00:42:05,010 --> 00:42:07,170 Got a motion and a second to accept the withdrawal 569 00:42:07,170 --> 00:42:09,070 of case Z26 slash 28. 570 00:42:09,790 --> 00:42:10,990 All in favor say aye. 571 00:42:11,330 --> 00:42:11,630 Aye. 572 00:42:12,350 --> 00:42:14,290 Our P and Z cases are over with for the day. 573 00:42:14,510 --> 00:42:15,330 Thank y'all for coming. 574 00:42:16,010 --> 00:42:17,190 Any other staff recommendations? 575 00:42:19,230 --> 00:42:20,270 You got to take it, yeah. 576 00:42:21,370 --> 00:42:22,630 All right, no, sir. 577 00:44:08,420 --> 00:44:08,820 I like them 578 00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:24,840 All right, things have calmed down a bit. 579 00:44:28,410 --> 00:44:30,510 I did get a little bit of feedback. 580 00:44:32,210 --> 00:44:32,570 Yeah. 581 00:44:33,810 --> 00:44:34,170 Wow. 582 00:44:36,710 --> 00:44:37,750 Wait a minute, how to pick up? 583 00:44:37,910 --> 00:44:39,010 I mean, I'm going to download this board. 584 00:44:39,670 --> 00:44:40,370 You got cussed down? 585 00:44:40,370 --> 00:44:46,170 I'm proud of you commissioner ball you didn't I didn't come over the table over him all right um 586 00:44:47,410 --> 00:44:49,010 Any of any addenda? 587 00:44:50,050 --> 00:44:52,230 All right great press questions 588 00:44:52,930 --> 00:44:54,670 I didn't see anybody here from the press 589 00:44:54,670 --> 00:44:57,330 All right commissioner comments 590 00:44:58,130 --> 00:44:59,070 Who you want to go first? 591 00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:03,760 Again, 592 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:13,980 I want to thank the staff for all they do to getting us to the meeting to us so 593 00:45:13,980 --> 00:45:18,800 that we can make the seasons on it. And, you know, 594 00:45:21,630 --> 00:45:23,450 they weren't very diligently with all 595 00:45:23,450 --> 00:45:28,350 the department heads and everyone else and all their departments that have anything to do 596 00:45:28,350 --> 00:45:32,670 with this. There's a lot goes into it that people don't realize what goes into 597 00:45:32,670 --> 00:45:40,430 meeting a meeting ready to present to the public. So again, I thank them so very 598 00:45:40,430 --> 00:45:41,510 much for that. 599 00:45:44,210 --> 00:45:49,770 And you know, I just want to again thank everyone for what they do 600 00:45:49,770 --> 00:45:55,010 in helping Balling County. You know, our law enforcement, our first responders, 601 00:45:55,010 --> 00:46:03,310 or, you know, our folks that, operators that answered the telephones and, you know, 602 00:46:03,770 --> 00:46:10,910 take the abuse sometimes of what citizens don't like and they want to 603 00:46:10,910 --> 00:46:15,290 complain and they're the first ones to catch it. So I just want to thank them 604 00:46:15,290 --> 00:46:21,250 for that and all our first responders. Wish you all the very best. Thank you. 605 00:46:22,170 --> 00:46:24,390 I just echo what Commissioner Gruber said. 606 00:46:24,870 --> 00:46:28,850 I just want to thank the employees that do a job for the county every day. 607 00:46:29,030 --> 00:46:31,610 Thank you for what you do and for the ones that we recognize. 608 00:46:32,230 --> 00:46:32,650 Thank them. 609 00:46:33,550 --> 00:46:38,170 They do a lot for Baldwin County and for the employees and for the city, excuse me, for 610 00:46:38,170 --> 00:46:38,810 the citizens. 611 00:46:39,770 --> 00:46:41,810 Commissioner, thank you for, you know, for today. 612 00:46:42,050 --> 00:46:42,790 That's all I have. 613 00:46:43,030 --> 00:46:43,230 Thank you. 614 00:46:44,750 --> 00:46:45,170 Absolutely. 615 00:46:46,010 --> 00:46:51,230 I would like if, on my comments, I would like to address something to the public if Frank 616 00:46:51,230 --> 00:46:59,130 would get on his microphone and explain what happens when an applicant of a plan in a zoning 617 00:46:59,130 --> 00:47:08,370 case had it all teed up today, decides that they want to withdraw, explain to the mad 618 00:47:08,370 --> 00:47:14,230 public that all came here today to either speak for or against cases how this process 619 00:47:14,230 --> 00:47:16,950 this works, so it doesn't all fall back on us. 620 00:47:17,290 --> 00:47:17,450 Sure. 621 00:47:18,170 --> 00:47:20,670 And so it is the opposite of the applicants, 622 00:47:22,750 --> 00:47:25,390 prerogative or discretion, if they choose to withdraw 623 00:47:25,390 --> 00:47:28,310 or request to withdraw, which is what they did. 624 00:47:29,690 --> 00:47:32,630 And going forward, what it would require is the applicant 625 00:47:32,630 --> 00:47:34,690 can either come back at a later date, 626 00:47:35,370 --> 00:47:36,830 they could change their application 627 00:47:36,830 --> 00:47:38,450 to request something different 628 00:47:38,450 --> 00:47:40,470 than what they brought to the package 629 00:47:41,170 --> 00:47:42,510 before you today, what's on the agenda. 630 00:47:43,730 --> 00:47:48,790 But the ball is in their court to regroup and decide how they want to come back or if 631 00:47:48,790 --> 00:47:49,450 they want to come back. 632 00:47:49,550 --> 00:47:50,130 Some may not. 633 00:47:50,350 --> 00:47:51,730 Sometimes they don't ever come back. 634 00:47:52,510 --> 00:47:56,650 So that's really the only action that was taken was they put it back in the applicants 635 00:47:56,650 --> 00:47:57,030 court. 636 00:47:57,190 --> 00:48:04,190 Obviously they realize for whatever reason they chose to not attempt to move forward 637 00:48:04,190 --> 00:48:04,550 with it. 638 00:48:05,490 --> 00:48:06,690 So that's where we are. 639 00:48:06,690 --> 00:48:12,310 But I will say, when they do come back, there will have to be a full range, you know, a 640 00:48:12,310 --> 00:48:16,030 full advertisement, a whole complete different public hearing. 641 00:48:16,170 --> 00:48:17,210 That public hearing will be advertised. 642 00:48:17,450 --> 00:48:21,710 The entire process that was going through to get to where we were today will all have 643 00:48:21,710 --> 00:48:22,430 to be redone again. 644 00:48:22,670 --> 00:48:24,830 The applicant typically pays for that cost. 645 00:48:25,970 --> 00:48:27,770 And so that's where we are. 646 00:48:27,950 --> 00:48:31,770 So I would encourage the residents to keep their eyes out. 647 00:48:31,850 --> 00:48:35,650 If they start seeing signs up again, start seeing notices again, then look at the 648 00:48:35,650 --> 00:48:38,250 applications being presented and make your decisions accordingly. 649 00:48:38,990 --> 00:48:41,410 Thank you, Frank. That helps clarify that. 650 00:48:42,010 --> 00:48:45,350 And, you know, just as the other two said, 651 00:48:46,090 --> 00:48:49,530 we appreciate everything that our staff does to get the agenda ready. 652 00:48:49,650 --> 00:48:50,310 I don't even know. 653 00:48:52,410 --> 00:48:53,530 I've never count the pages. 654 00:48:54,070 --> 00:48:55,810 How many pages was this in the agenda packet? 655 00:48:58,650 --> 00:49:01,990 A few hundred pages, and we got four or five pages to look at. 656 00:49:02,230 --> 00:49:07,310 So it's a lot just to put together for us to breeze through in such a short 657 00:49:07,310 --> 00:49:12,890 amount of time and never underestimate that our staff does top notch job in 658 00:49:12,890 --> 00:49:16,990 putting this together making it simple for us to be able to sit up here and do 659 00:49:16,990 --> 00:49:22,530 what we do and again congratulations to all the employees of the quarter that 660 00:49:22,530 --> 00:49:29,970 were recognized today much deserving awards given out so that's it for my 661 00:49:29,970 --> 00:49:35,590 comments if y'all don't have anything else then it means a journey.