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>> We're She That. Good

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morning, everyone. Welcome to

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the MARCH 24th Board of County

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Commission meetings. Rather

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packed agenda today. We will

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start with a moment of silence

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for first responders and

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members of our

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>> armed forces. And then we

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will have the and vocation

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performed by Rabbi Rose

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Durban, which is new to the

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area. And we will welcome her.

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And this we are first time

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reforming the and locations.

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>> We ask you, I don't I sort

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of wisdom in breath. We gather

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in a space where decisions

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carry real consequence where

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leadership is not abstract but

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lived in the daily lives of

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this community. Our tradition

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calls us to holiness not in

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retreat, but in responsibility

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to build a society. Where is

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our Torah? Teaches we do not

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stand idly by the Bring our

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neighbor, but instead pursue

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justice again and again until

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it takes root. So we ask Grant

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these leaders clarity of mind,

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unsteadiness of heart help

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them to see beyond the

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immediate to way. Not only

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what is expedient, but what is

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right. As the Prophet Micah

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reminds us the work of

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leadership is to do justice to

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love mercy and to walk humbly

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with GOD to hold power with

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compassion and a temper

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conviction with humility. Is

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our sages teach the world

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itself stands on 3 pillars on

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justice, on truth peace. Let

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these pillars ground this

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chamber guiding every

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conversation shaping every

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decision. All who serve here.

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Remember that every person in

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this county is created.

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LaMelo. In the image of GOD

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each life carrying infant

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dignity and worth. Bless these

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leaders with the courage to

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choose wisely the patients to

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listen deeply and the

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integrity to serve the common

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good. Can he rots owed made

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the speed GOD's will and let

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us say I

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>> And thank you, Rabbi. Let's

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welcome our new robot to I'm

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standing and join us in the

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budget led by our county

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administrator

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>> like the lag United States

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of America and nation GOD,

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indivisible, liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> Well, thank you. Fellow

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commissioners that leads us to

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any additions or deletions for

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today's meeting. Its chair

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move approval have a motion to

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approve by Commissioner

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Fletcher in a second by

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Commissioner. Adam, any

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further discussions? Hearing?

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None all in favor. Aye.

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Commissioners. The next item

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today will be a a remarkable

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proclamation of the different

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Historical Museum and Cultural

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Center, but MR. Richard Lough

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>> Thank you. Commissioner

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joining a Pierre who is the

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executive director. The museum

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is going see will say some

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words. First.

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>> Thank you. And good

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morning. Where there's no

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vision. The people perish.

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However, 29 18. The Giver

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Clarkson Centre and Museum is

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a legacy to the

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African-American communities

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throughout Indian River

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County. Many of us up in it do

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more than projects. We are

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connected through families

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through memories and to really

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experiences that helped shape

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giver and surrounding

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communities across

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generations. The Carter

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Center's services already been

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deeply into was with the

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contra light of this town. It

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is an anchor to preserve in

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the river counties.

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African-Americans store it

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past. The giver culture settle

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with That day news for indoor

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or outdoor performances and

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its unique ampitheater.

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Alright gallery, a gift shop

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spaces, both social

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educational and cultural

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activities all while enjoying

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that in mind. The King Park.

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This owner, Rick contribute to

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the local battalla t of the

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county. But right in visitors

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supporting arms is serving as

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a beacon. But a life long,

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creative learning. And that

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verse caught experience We are

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not become is something

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separate from the county. We

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formalizing a responsibility

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to it. This culture, is

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somethign sacred to us. So

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that future generations

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inherit a space dedicated to

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cut rate indication, shared

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history and spirit grounding.

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Commissioners. You have

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supported this vision and proj

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it from the beginning with the

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resolution of commitment. And

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we are thankful. For U.S.

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Support. Together. Let us

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continue to make Indian River

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County not only and it's quiz

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that place to live, but also

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to visit. We present the gift

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Cultural Center and museum.

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>> I stood here so many times

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for so many reasons. And as

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always sitting while Jenny was

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speaking, it sort of hit me.

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This is for me. This has been

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a real 100 work on this

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project. Part of that goes to

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the fact that all of you been

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so supportive on every level.

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Commissioner Fletcher, I

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remember the first meeting we

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had when this was just an

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idea. How encouraging you

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were, how every commissioner

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has been supportive, though,

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everyone on senior staff,

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everyone on planning staff, it

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should have never been

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associated with something was

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just so fulfilling. You MAY

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remember because I think some

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of you were there at the large

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meeting we had at different

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community center, the sheer et

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with led by the Lord

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all the things the community

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wanted in this project and I'm

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pleased to say everything's

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been incorporated. We charged

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architect. Next Brito of Road

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splits. Brito to not only

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fulfill all of those

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programmatic elements, but to

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create something that would be

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truly a lasting icon in Indian

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River County. And I think

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you're going to see between

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this coming cultural center

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and museum. The new give

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reviews orchestra that we're

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creating a cultural center on

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the mainland truth to rival

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what we have with the Vero

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Beach Museum of Art, the

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Riverside Theater, maybe not

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quite on the scale, but I

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think in terms of meaning. So

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we're going to play a foreman

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and 39 second video because I

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know we have time constraints.

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The architect prepared showing

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this project. I'm going to be

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you're going to be watching

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the video. I'm going to be

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watching your faces. Thank

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We'll be back soon with the

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formal sub middle for the

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project been. I'm sure we can

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go into details then if you

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you're happy. Really getting a

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new that this is going to be a

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special project. I guess

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perceived it as a conventional

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project. That is nothing.

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very beginning. Very willful.

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project. And always very

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excited. And then my what was

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going forward? So fortunate he

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will be here. To see the

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of this building. The

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project. I just I'm

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overwhelmed by seeing it. As

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change in NOVEMBER I can't go

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away from going to get the

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gold shovel. I'm going to be

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here for you. Because this has

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been a long road. I also

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sense. After looking at that

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video that we are going to

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see. A lot more fundraising

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kuz. That's a project. We were

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really confident.

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know, it is it has national

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impact. We're delighted that

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the next item is about Jackie

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Robinson, who is a big part of

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of the story. We've had the

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support of the Peter o'Malley

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and it's exciting again. I

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think all of you for the

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support for for everyone

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leadership staff. It's been a

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joy to work with you on this

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and looking forward to that

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day. When we hand you the

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golden shovel Joe. Thank you.

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Thank you Have any questions

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happy to answer? Well done.

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Thank you. Thank you. Exciting

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times for tourists.

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Commissioner, the next item is

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exciting as well and thus be

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presented by Commissioner Joe

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Herman, which is a

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proclamation honoring Jackie

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Robinson and celebrating the

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2026. Jackie Robinson

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celebration game.

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>> Most of you know that

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commissioner monies. A

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professional umpire. All types

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baseball weather, little

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league or high school or

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otherwise. So Commissioner

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>> Jackie Robinson, folks come

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on up. Thank Thanks for being

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here today. And it's my honor

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to present this proclamation.

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CHAIRMAN Said I'm huge

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baseball fan. Not a probably

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his biggest fan is Curtis

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Carpenter is but but I'm a

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huge baseball fan and I do

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spend a good part of my time

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this year, a pirate high

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school and middle school

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baseball amendment katial

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college out Jackie Robinson

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actually that they come here.

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So baseball is near dear to my

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heart. But I'm also a

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historian in a pan of history

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and and I have followed this

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story of Jackie Robinson ever

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since I was a kid followed

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well, Khalid Dodger town.

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That's what I that's what it

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was when I grew up, it was

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Dodger town and I was

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fortunate as a young man to.

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Have a have a did that had

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tickets season tickets for all

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the spring training games we

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get to go when the adults were

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going take all my friends and

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see all the great players play

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sos. It was really cool.

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Really impressive. So I've

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seen I've seen a lot of

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baseball my time playing a lot

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of baseballs. Try to play

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meant softballs about low

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like-new down. But other than

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that, this is near and dear to

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me because of that fact that I

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am huge baseball So it's my

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honor to read this

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proclamation and let me do so.

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This is a proclamation

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honoring Jackie Robinson

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celebrating the 2026 Jackie

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Robinson celebration game.

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Where is? 4/15/2026 marks the

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79th anniversary of Jackie

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Robinson breaking Major League

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Baseball's color barrier in

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1947. With the Brooklyn

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Dodgers becoming the first

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African-American to play in

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Major League Baseball. And

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whereas Jackie Robinson spent

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9 spring trainings 1948.

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Through 1956. At Dodger. Tim

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in Vero Beach, Florida, where

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the Brooklyn Dodgers advance

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to the World Series 5 times

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and whereas Dodge account

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became the first fully

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integrated spring training

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site in the south in 1948.

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Serving as a beacon of

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progress during a time of

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segregation. And whereas the

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Jackie Robinson celebration

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game will take place on

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Wednesday. 4/15/2026 at home

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in stadium at the Jackie

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Robinson training complex with

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the Jupiter hammerheads and

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the Palm Beach frozen iguanas

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facing off to honor of Jackie

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Robinson's legacy while

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raising funds for the United

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Way of Indian River County.

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Whereas this event brings

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residents and visitors to

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gather to celebrate history.

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Enjoy America's past time and

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give back to the local

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community now. Therefore, be

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it proclaimed by the board of

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County Commissioners have any

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river County, Florida that we

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honor the life and legacy of

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Jackie Robinson recognize the

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importance of the Jackie

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Robinson celebration game and

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encourage residents and

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visitors to participate in

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this meaningful of them on

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4/15/2026 adopted this 24 day

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of MARCH 2026 and signed by

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all 5 county commissioners.

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There it is. Welcome. Thank

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you.

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>> Thank you. Commissioners.

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Good Morning. America begin

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ceo United Way. Usually I

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stand before you with.

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>> difficult complicated

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request. So I'm happy today to

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be here to celebrate something

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and not be asking you for some

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hard decision.

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>> It's a pleasure to be here

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to celebrate Jackie Robinson

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and I love that. We're also

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celebrating the different

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cultural museum. I think that

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that's a testament to the

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history and the culture and

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the legacy of our community of

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Jackie Gifford. So they really

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some synergy there. I love

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that. And you said, you know,

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commissioner, you know, sports

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has a way of uniting us of

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uniting our community. Unlike

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many other things when we have

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so much sports has a way to

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bring the community together.

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And then this cell just around

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this team is just so sick, so

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missed. So the fact that we're

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back for another year or so

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excited and as you said,

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Wednesday, APRIL 15th, which

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is Jackie Robinson Day across

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all of Major League Baseball

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this year, it's game is

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sponsored by our friends from

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Merrill Lynch. And I'm joined

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today by branch and Bow

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Scott's words and Jeremy Hsu,

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a nurse or so excited. We're

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all so yes, baseball

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number-one fan, Chris

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Carpenter, Board, member of

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United Way. And you all know

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Rachel, from Jackie Robinson

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Training Center. So we are

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also happy to be here in

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partnership with Major League

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Baseball. And the game is more

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about more than just baseball.

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It is a tribute to Jackie

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Robinson is enduring legacy,

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unite our community. And as

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you said, raises funds for

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United Way's 48 programs. We

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touch one in 4 people in

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Indian River County with our

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programs. Think look around

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the room, right? One in 4

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people are supported by our

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program. So the proceeds from

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the game go to support those

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vital programs. We hope you'll

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join us for this special

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evening. Gates Open at 05:00pm

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opening ceremony is at 06:00pm

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followed by the first pitch

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precisely 6.42. As a nod to

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Jackie's number. The game

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began in 2014 is an annual

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tradition to honor Robinson's

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historic impact on sports and

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all of society on APRIL 15th,

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1947, he shattered baseball's

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color barrier by making Major

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league debut with the Brooklyn

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Dodgers. The Dodgers, not the

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Yankees, sir. Right here in

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Indian River County. And that

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is an often overlooked the

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fact that this happened right

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here in our community and

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Holman stadium played a

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pivotal role in his story

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serving as the first

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integrated spank spring

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training facility in all of

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the south. The game is a

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testament to the power of

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sports and how it inspires

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connects and brings people

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together for a shared purpose.

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So commissioners, we are

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deeply grateful for your

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support in making this event

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possible. And for bringing

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baseball back to our community

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in a way that also strengthens

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United Way's mission. Thank

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you being part of the

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celebration. And for all you

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do support Indian River County

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and we hope to see you all at

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the ballpark. Thank you very

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much.

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>> Thank you, Meredith. I

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could said it better myself.

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She We are so lucky. Have

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great partners and United Way.

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What they do is amazing. We

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can put on this event without

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them.

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>> I have to echo that and

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thanking County administration

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and the commissioners. You all

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have been so supportive on our

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vision to carry the Jackie

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Robinson training complex into

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its new are in vanilla to do

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some incredible things,

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including bringing this came

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back last year. It's just been

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a real pleasure to do so and

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celebrate Jackie's legacy with

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you all and his impact on this

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community. So thank you all

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for your support and looking

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forward to see many of you out

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there on APRIL 15th, thank

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you.

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>> Thank you. This is where

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uniform that

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>> One we Well. Yes, our

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friends

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>> Different cultural. We'd

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like to come up for a photo

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wearing that t-shirt. Mark

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this up here. Was all wrong.

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Need to document. That was the

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CHAIRMAN More. You got any

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aren't Well, the they have to

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be able to find you to get the

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project Oranges light want all

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right. It's a tall guy, right?

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Fun of presents street spread

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of

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>> And hurricanes it was has

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tested. If everything here in

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to I'm going with thank

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Commissioners. That brings us

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to the approval the minutes we

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did not have any minutes to

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approve. The next is

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informational items.

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>> For the commission required

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for action. We has a nice

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opportunity this morning to

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recognize. Our Office of

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Management Budget. MR. Rudd

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Minister.

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>> Yes, MISTER CHAIRMAN,

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members of the board Christian

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Daniels. In the back. It's

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just gonna make your way up

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here. And the U.S. Take the

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opportunity.

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>> The county continues to be

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in coordination. Many of the

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department has put large

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measure due to the to the hard

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work of Christian Daniels and

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their staff Healy's Kaylee,

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Rhonda, worry, if they do an

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amazing job every year. And

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for 35 years in a government

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finance finance officers

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Association, this award Indian

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River County, the

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Distinguished Budget

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Presentation Award. And that's

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the same for this current

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year. 25 26. And also there

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was a certificate recognition

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been presented to the omb as

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the department. Doesn't. It is

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primarily responsible for

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having achieved the ward. And

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as I mentioned, is the 35th

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consecutive year. Dovetails

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nicely with the effort of the

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clerk of the court and they're

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on it. And comptroller that

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just continued reinforcement

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and that the county is

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committed to fiscal

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responsibility and

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transparency. So we think

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Kristen and her team for our

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efforts and for producing an

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amazing budget document every

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year.

585
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>> Thank you. We certainly

586
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appreciate that. The officer,

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very h#

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#

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#

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o#

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the book hundreds

592
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of pages. If anyone would ever

593
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like to read it page by But

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there's a lot of great

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information on all of the

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departments throughout the

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county and what they do. Yeah,

598
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what we've read, read Thank

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you. We appreciate that. He

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Yeah. And as John mentioned,

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I'm special thanks to leasing

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Kaylee in our worked on on the

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but this past year and they

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did a great job that takes it

605
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takes months to get that book

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out time. Yeah, they they

607
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really they really do great

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work on it. So thank you. We

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appreciate it.

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>> Thank you, Kristen.

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Congratulations. Our next item

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on the agenda is public

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comment any items related to

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the agenda? Hearing. None are

615
00:29:41,340 --> 00:29:44,634
seeing none. I was remiss I

616
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would like to Assistant

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General counsel Chris Hixon to

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the Diocese Morning. Welcome,

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00:29:49,677 --> 00:29:51,120
Chris. There's that brings us

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to the consent agenda. What's

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your pleasure?

622
00:29:56,984 --> 00:29:59,384
>> MR. CHAIRMAN move approved

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second. We have a motion by

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Commissioner Fletcher and

625
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second by. Was one discussion

626
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item, MR. Administrator on

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item.

628
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>> 90, I'm be yesterday.

629
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Agenda items, correct? We just

630
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used to exhibit days and we

631
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need to remove the second

632
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exhibit because it's related

633
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to a different project for

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station 7. But the the initial

635
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exhibit a is correct for the

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item.

637
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>> So no did not appreciate.

638
00:30:31,719 --> 00:30:34,119
Attorney Hicks pulling that

639
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out for us. We have a motion

640
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and we have a second with the

641
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so item agenda modification

642
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all in favor. And the motion.

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Next item will be

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00:30:50,505 --> 00:30:51,339
constitutional officers and

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00:30:51,339 --> 00:30:53,274
government agencies. And I see

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in the audience, we welcome

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00:30:54,750 --> 00:30:56,475
the Honorable Leslie Swan.

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00:31:00,470 --> 00:31:01,783
Welcome.

649
00:31:01,783 --> 00:31:02,450
>> Good Morning, Chairman

650
00:31:02,450 --> 00:31:04,152
Lauren Commissioners. We've

651
00:31:04,152 --> 00:31:05,153
been busy at the supervisor of

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00:31:05,153 --> 00:31:07,989
elections office and I have a

653
00:31:07,989 --> 00:31:10,389
couple of different requests

654
00:31:10,892 --> 00:31:11,560
for You today. First, I am

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respectfully requesting to

656
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have the revenue that we

657
00:31:15,396 --> 00:31:16,732
received from there a fine

658
00:31:16,732 --> 00:31:19,132
initiative petitions roll back

659
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into our 2025. 2026 budget.

660
00:31:22,671 --> 00:31:24,206
You know, the Legislature

661
00:31:24,206 --> 00:31:25,540
passed a sweeping initiative

662
00:31:25,540 --> 00:31:28,177
petition bill and there was a

663
00:31:28,177 --> 00:31:28,876
lot of extra cost that we

664
00:31:28,876 --> 00:31:29,577
really kind of had an

665
00:31:29,577 --> 00:31:31,279
anticipated. But we were also

666
00:31:31,279 --> 00:31:34,879
allowed to raise our price for

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00:31:35,117 --> 00:31:37,517
verifying this petition. So

668
00:31:37,719 --> 00:31:39,554
I'm looking to have $20,525

669
00:31:39,554 --> 00:31:41,656
rollback in 20 budget. That's

670
00:31:41,656 --> 00:31:42,657
first item. The second is we

671
00:31:42,657 --> 00:31:46,257
had a special election for the

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00:31:46,828 --> 00:31:49,164
town of Orchid. They have 531

673
00:31:49,164 --> 00:31:52,764
voters. So I'm asking to have

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those funds which were $1593

675
00:31:54,102 --> 00:31:57,102
to conduct election. Roll back

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00:31:57,573 --> 00:31:58,207
into my budget. And then the

677
00:31:58,207 --> 00:32:01,807
last part has to do with

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00:32:01,910 --> 00:32:04,212
polling places. I'm seeking

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00:32:04,212 --> 00:32:05,470
your approval to move the

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00:32:05,470 --> 00:32:08,470
polling place at the Moose

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00:32:08,550 --> 00:32:12,150
Lodge on 43rd Avenue over to

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00:32:12,587 --> 00:32:14,956
the ig Center in one of the

683
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rooms for Election Day. We're

684
00:32:15,623 --> 00:32:18,623
having some issues with the

685
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:19,928
mode of being at the Moose

686
00:32:19,928 --> 00:32:21,830
Lodge. And so we thought it

687
00:32:21,830 --> 00:32:22,531
would be better if we moved it

688
00:32:22,531 --> 00:32:25,500
over to the Richardson Center

689
00:32:25,500 --> 00:32:28,971
and they've agreed to have us.

690
00:32:28,971 --> 00:32:29,605
And also we are going to add a

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00:32:29,605 --> 00:32:31,720
additional polling place

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because of the growth of the

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county. And that is going to

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00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:38,714
be at the Wheeler campus. At

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00:32:38,714 --> 00:32:39,381
the Richardson Center that I

696
00:32:39,381 --> 00:32:42,981
say the first woman the ig

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00:32:43,485 --> 00:32:44,119
Center. Yeah, it and then this

698
00:32:44,119 --> 00:32:46,788
one is going to be at the

699
00:32:46,788 --> 00:32:48,290
Richardson Center.

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00:32:48,290 --> 00:32:48,990
>> Commissioners, we have 2

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00:32:48,990 --> 00:32:51,326
items. Hear those separately.

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00:32:51,326 --> 00:32:53,326
What's your pleasure.

703
00:32:55,263 --> 00:32:56,832
>> chair go ahead

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00:32:56,832 --> 00:32:59,232
>> move approval for the 2

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00:32:59,635 --> 00:33:02,350
financial request that will

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00:33:02,437 --> 00:33:04,837
ensure that the supervisor

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elections.

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00:33:09,211 --> 00:33:09,878
>> and return for those

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00:33:09,878 --> 00:33:12,447
requests and that she can

710
00:33:12,447 --> 00:33:14,750
place them in her, in fact,

711
00:33:14,750 --> 00:33:18,350
into a budget. Second, we have

712
00:33:18,921 --> 00:33:19,554
a motion by commissioner.

713
00:33:19,554 --> 00:33:20,189
>> Leisure and second by

714
00:33:20,189 --> 00:33:22,189
vice-chair moss. Further

715
00:33:23,392 --> 00:33:24,159
discussion. Hearing, none all

716
00:33:24,159 --> 00:33:26,294
in favor. Aye. The motion

717
00:33:26,294 --> 00:33:28,294
passes unanimously. MR.

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00:33:31,900 --> 00:33:32,602
Fletcher.

719
00:33:32,602 --> 00:33:35,200
>> Again, for the locations,

720
00:33:35,700 --> 00:33:37,807
billion. But the it the 3rd

721
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item h c locations.

722
00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:44,610
>> I did have a question of.

723
00:33:45,147 --> 00:33:47,547
MADAM Supervise. 80's. This

724
00:33:47,883 --> 00:33:48,584
how many locations is this to

725
00:33:48,584 --> 00:33:51,860
increase and relation to the

726
00:33:51,860 --> 00:33:53,956
public relations? We just want

727
00:33:53,956 --> 00:33:54,557
just one

728
00:33:54,557 --> 00:33:56,957
>> the other one, we're

729
00:33:57,226 --> 00:33:59,626
relocating. And you have

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00:34:01,497 --> 00:34:04,497
funding for the location. Yes.

731
00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:05,200
Move approval. Emotional

732
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,600
second. It any further

733
00:34:09,405 --> 00:34:11,700
discussion. Hearing none. We

734
00:34:11,700 --> 00:34:11,707
have a motion by Commissioner

735
00:34:11,707 --> 00:34:13,609
Fletcher and second by myself

736
00:34:13,609 --> 00:34:15,478
all in favor. Aye.

737
00:34:15,478 --> 00:34:15,878
>> And the motion passes.

738
00:34:15,878 --> 00:34:16,478
Thank you.

739
00:34:16,478 --> 00:34:19,478
>> Thank you so much. I

740
00:34:21,184 --> 00:34:22,117
appreciate it. Thank you.

741
00:34:22,117 --> 00:34:24,517
Commissioner. The next public

742
00:34:26,550 --> 00:34:28,224
item. It is will be presented

743
00:34:28,224 --> 00:34:29,658
by for omb director Chris, to

744
00:34:29,658 --> 00:34:31,658
Daniels, miscellaneous Budget

745
00:34:32,228 --> 00:34:32,561
Amendment. Welcome again,

746
00:34:32,561 --> 00:34:33,229
Chris.

747
00:34:33,229 --> 00:34:33,829
>> Thank you. Good morning

748
00:34:33,829 --> 00:34:35,731
commissioners, Kristen

749
00:34:35,731 --> 00:34:36,966
Daniels, budget director

750
00:34:36,966 --> 00:34:38,670
before you today is Budget

751
00:34:38,670 --> 00:34:41,670
Amendment 4 which uses cash to

752
00:34:42,710 --> 00:34:43,372
fund various items such as the

753
00:34:43,372 --> 00:34:43,973
cia rollover Purchase orders

754
00:34:43,973 --> 00:34:45,973
board approved projects

755
00:34:47,377 --> 00:34:49,377
necessary budget amendments

756
00:34:49,545 --> 00:34:50,279
per Florida statute. One 29.0,

757
00:34:50,279 --> 00:34:51,800
0, 6, 2, f whenever the budget

758
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,680
end it using cash, a public

759
00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:55,785
hearing must be held. So today

760
00:34:55,785 --> 00:34:57,987
staff, Rick, recommends that

761
00:34:57,987 --> 00:34:59,255
after the public hearing is

762
00:34:59,255 --> 00:35:02,580
held, the board approved a

763
00:35:02,580 --> 00:35:03,126
resolution amending the fiscal

764
00:35:03,126 --> 00:35:03,760
year. 25 26 budget and I'm

765
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,760
available if you have any

766
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:08,310
questions on the amendment

767
00:35:08,310 --> 00:35:08,765
>> commissioners hopefully get

768
00:35:08,765 --> 00:35:11,267
an opportunity to review this.

769
00:35:11,267 --> 00:35:14,370
I hadn't and up discussion

770
00:35:14,370 --> 00:35:16,437
would director. What's your

771
00:35:18,341 --> 00:35:21,341
pleasure? We do have public

772
00:35:22,678 --> 00:35:24,130
hearing.

773
00:35:24,130 --> 00:35:24,747
>> This time. Thank you. We

774
00:35:24,747 --> 00:35:25,348
will have a public hearing.

775
00:35:25,348 --> 00:35:26,482
Anyone will like him to

776
00:35:26,482 --> 00:35:28,882
comment on our miscellaneous

777
00:35:30,253 --> 00:35:32,253
budget amendments.

778
00:35:32,455 --> 00:35:34,855
>> We'll prove that Michael.

779
00:35:36,559 --> 00:35:37,259
>> ample time public comment.

780
00:35:37,259 --> 00:35:37,827
We will close public comment

781
00:35:37,827 --> 00:35:39,827
now. Commissioner for

782
00:35:41,732 --> 00:35:42,498
triplets. So we have a motion

783
00:35:42,498 --> 00:35:43,967
by commissioner items a second

784
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:46,367
by vice-chair moss, any

785
00:35:48,304 --> 00:35:49,972
further discussions. Hearing,

786
00:35:49,972 --> 00:35:50,707
none all in favor. And the

787
00:35:50,707 --> 00:35:53,707
motion carries. Thank You just

788
00:35:55,111 --> 00:35:57,111
can't. Commissioners moving

789
00:35:57,513 --> 00:35:58,148
right along to department

790
00:35:58,148 --> 00:36:00,548
matters and or community

791
00:36:02,286 --> 00:36:05,286
service. 13 be one. We have

792
00:36:05,421 --> 00:36:05,956
the children Services Advisory

793
00:36:05,956 --> 00:36:07,956
Committee return on

794
00:36:12,362 --> 00:36:13,630
investment. Presentation. A of

795
00:36:13,630 --> 00:36:15,463
Deputy Administrator Zito and

796
00:36:26,843 --> 00:36:27,100
others. Joining us today.

797
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:29,100
Good

798
00:36:30,981 --> 00:36:32,115
morning and welcome.

799
00:36:32,115 --> 00:36:33,350
>> Good morning to the chair

800
00:36:33,350 --> 00:36:34,510
and to the commission and our

801
00:36:34,510 --> 00:36:35,219
county administrator. We want

802
00:36:35,219 --> 00:36:39,323
to thank you so much. Over the

803
00:36:39,323 --> 00:36:42,323
last 3 years you have given

804
00:36:42,392 --> 00:36:43,593
the autonomy for our staff to

805
00:36:43,593 --> 00:36:44,260
build up really strong

806
00:36:44,260 --> 00:36:46,260
oversight measures working

807
00:36:47,531 --> 00:36:49,499
with our agencies, providing

808
00:36:49,499 --> 00:36:51,335
professional development and

809
00:36:51,335 --> 00:36:52,690
also supporting in diversified

810
00:36:52,690 --> 00:36:55,690
funding for our our nonprofits

811
00:36:55,339 --> 00:36:57,739
and support programs. And

812
00:36:58,141 --> 00:36:58,742
today, I'm really excited to

813
00:36:58,742 --> 00:36:59,476
have our Human services

814
00:36:59,476 --> 00:37:01,678
administrator share the return

815
00:37:01,678 --> 00:37:02,379
on investment. And I'm going

816
00:37:02,379 --> 00:37:04,548
to give the floor over Megan

817
00:37:04,548 --> 00:37:06,548
Kanka.

818
00:37:08,184 --> 00:37:10,687
>> Bunge or Commission. I just

819
00:37:10,687 --> 00:37:13,523
flew in from Italy last night.

820
00:37:13,523 --> 00:37:14,624
So wonderful

821
00:37:14,624 --> 00:37:15,325
>> So getting I was like, it's

822
00:37:15,325 --> 00:37:17,594
so much different than waking

823
00:37:17,594 --> 00:37:18,294
up in Florence having coffee

824
00:37:18,294 --> 00:37:21,294
itself. Thank you for having

825
00:37:22,666 --> 00:37:23,467
us this morning. Today. We are

826
00:37:23,467 --> 00:37:25,569
going to quickly talk about

827
00:37:25,569 --> 00:37:26,470
the return on investment and

828
00:37:26,470 --> 00:37:28,870
children services. Last year

829
00:37:29,139 --> 00:37:30,140
we did a comprehensive return

830
00:37:30,140 --> 00:37:31,775
on investment. The board

831
00:37:31,775 --> 00:37:34,175
requested some additional more

832
00:37:34,244 --> 00:37:34,978
researched more recent data.

833
00:37:34,978 --> 00:37:37,314
So that is what we're going to

834
00:37:37,314 --> 00:37:37,948
be presenting to you today. If

835
00:37:37,948 --> 00:37:38,682
you want to see the full

836
00:37:38,682 --> 00:37:42,282
return on investment is on our

837
00:37:47,900 --> 00:37:48,224
website. So last year we

838
00:37:48,224 --> 00:37:50,260
talked about the return on

839
00:37:50,260 --> 00:37:52,660
investment. We showed research

840
00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:55,464
that proved anywhere between

841
00:37:56,233 --> 00:37:58,350
$2.70 up to $16 was returned

842
00:37:58,350 --> 00:38:00,437
for every dollar invested in

843
00:38:00,437 --> 00:38:02,239
children. The reason is simple

844
00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:04,608
prevention cost less that

845
00:38:04,608 --> 00:38:06,608
intervention. Programs that

846
00:38:07,344 --> 00:38:08,746
support children early help

847
00:38:08,746 --> 00:38:10,680
prevent more costly outcomes

848
00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,249
later in life and health care,

849
00:38:12,249 --> 00:38:13,251
education, remediation, social

850
00:38:13,251 --> 00:38:15,651
services and the criminal

851
00:38:17,621 --> 00:38:20,621
justice system. Sorry, I was

852
00:38:34,105 --> 00:38:34,805
cooking. Just click away. So

853
00:38:34,805 --> 00:38:37,208
the investment we make Indian

854
00:38:37,208 --> 00:38:37,909
River County is not a

855
00:38:37,909 --> 00:38:39,910
coincidence. It is based off

856
00:38:39,910 --> 00:38:41,613
of our 5 year. Comprehensive

857
00:38:41,613 --> 00:38:44,130
needs assessment. This needs

858
00:38:44,615 --> 00:38:45,649
assessment is evaluated every

859
00:38:45,649 --> 00:38:47,718
year we talked to local

860
00:38:47,718 --> 00:38:48,786
experts across multiple

861
00:38:48,786 --> 00:38:50,888
sectors. We go over thousands

862
00:38:50,888 --> 00:38:54,488
of pieces of data. Like I

863
00:38:54,825 --> 00:38:56,260
said, updated annually and

864
00:38:56,260 --> 00:38:58,930
within the last 2 years we

865
00:38:58,930 --> 00:38:59,597
have received over 1000

866
00:38:59,597 --> 00:39:00,231
responses from parents and

867
00:39:00,231 --> 00:39:02,466
community members on what

868
00:39:02,466 --> 00:39:04,866
their local deeds are.

869
00:39:06,238 --> 00:39:06,971
>> And with that, we have come

870
00:39:06,971 --> 00:39:07,604
with 3 funding priorities. You

871
00:39:07,604 --> 00:39:08,639
guys have all heard heard

872
00:39:08,639 --> 00:39:11,842
them. But for the public, its

873
00:39:11,842 --> 00:39:12,443
health and well-being,

874
00:39:12,443 --> 00:39:13,111
nurturing families and

875
00:39:13,111 --> 00:39:15,179
communities and success in

876
00:39:15,179 --> 00:39:17,140
school and life. So we show

877
00:39:17,140 --> 00:39:18,649
you the new data around the

878
00:39:18,649 --> 00:39:19,350
return on investment is around

879
00:39:19,350 --> 00:39:20,170
those funding priorities that

880
00:39:20,170 --> 00:39:23,170
were identified in a needs

881
00:39:23,888 --> 00:39:24,755
assessment. So the first new

882
00:39:24,755 --> 00:39:28,225
piece data came from the MARCH

883
00:39:28,225 --> 00:39:28,892
of Dimes 2024 study that show

884
00:39:28,892 --> 00:39:31,620
that nationally, one in 10

885
00:39:31,620 --> 00:39:33,462
babies born premature. That's

886
00:39:34,650 --> 00:39:34,766
about 370,000 babies

887
00:39:34,766 --> 00:39:37,166
nationally across the United

888
00:39:37,702 --> 00:39:40,671
States. Des Preterm birth cost

889
00:39:40,671 --> 00:39:41,706
the United States about 25

890
00:39:41,706 --> 00:39:44,106
point 2 billion dollars every

891
00:39:44,943 --> 00:39:47,111
year. However, the research

892
00:39:47,111 --> 00:39:48,345
shows that with prenatal care,

893
00:39:48,345 --> 00:39:50,745
maternal health services it

894
00:39:51,916 --> 00:39:52,850
early health support. They

895
00:39:52,850 --> 00:39:54,385
dramatically reduce these

896
00:39:54,385 --> 00:39:55,200
risks, saving the taxpayers

897
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:55,687
billions of dollars. The

898
00:39:55,687 --> 00:39:58,289
bottom line is that healthy

899
00:39:58,289 --> 00:40:01,225
start say the u save U.S.

900
00:40:01,225 --> 00:40:01,959
billions and create healthier

901
00:40:01,959 --> 00:40:04,359
families, stronger workers and

902
00:40:04,763 --> 00:40:06,664
a stronger economy. The return

903
00:40:06,664 --> 00:40:08,599
on investment around health

904
00:40:08,599 --> 00:40:09,500
and well-being. This was the

905
00:40:09,500 --> 00:40:11,902
Center of Disease Control and

906
00:40:11,902 --> 00:40:14,302
Prevention in 2024, it showed

907
00:40:15,807 --> 00:40:16,474
that each year more than 600.

908
00:40:16,474 --> 00:40:18,474
1000 children are confirmed

909
00:40:20,211 --> 00:40:21,179
victims of abuse or neglect.

910
00:40:21,179 --> 00:40:22,146
The cdc estimates that the

911
00:40:22,146 --> 00:40:24,480
lifetime economic burden is

912
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:26,448
that 592 Billion. And that

913
00:40:28,152 --> 00:40:29,540
what helps this is parenting,

914
00:40:29,540 --> 00:40:31,189
education, family, support and

915
00:40:31,189 --> 00:40:32,390
connections to community

916
00:40:32,390 --> 00:40:33,124
resources that will help

917
00:40:33,124 --> 00:40:34,959
prevent these crisis it before

918
00:40:34,959 --> 00:40:36,260
they ever occur. The bottom

919
00:40:36,260 --> 00:40:36,994
line here is that healthy

920
00:40:36,994 --> 00:40:39,994
start looks sorry. We're going

921
00:40:41,599 --> 00:40:43,401
to say. That the bottom line

922
00:40:43,401 --> 00:40:45,360
is when we invest in programs

923
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:45,670
that parents and strengthen

924
00:40:45,670 --> 00:40:48,670
families, we will have a

925
00:40:49,140 --> 00:40:51,420
strong return on investment.

926
00:40:51,420 --> 00:40:52,978
The next is around success in

927
00:40:52,978 --> 00:40:53,712
school and life Nash and

928
00:40:53,712 --> 00:40:54,379
nearly one in 3 children enter

929
00:40:54,379 --> 00:40:56,779
kindergarten and not fully

930
00:40:59,351 --> 00:41:01,286
ready to learn. This can cost

931
00:41:01,286 --> 00:41:01,953
between 15 $50,000 and educate

932
00:41:01,953 --> 00:41:02,687
additional education costs

933
00:41:02,687 --> 00:41:05,560
from kindergarten through 12th

934
00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:06,825
grade. But the research does

935
00:41:06,825 --> 00:41:08,593
show that high-quality early

936
00:41:08,593 --> 00:41:10,593
childhood programs generate

937
00:41:11,730 --> 00:41:12,563
between 14 and 16% return. The

938
00:41:12,563 --> 00:41:13,265
bottom line is early.

939
00:41:13,265 --> 00:41:15,330
Childhood investments prepare

940
00:41:15,330 --> 00:41:17,433
children for school while

941
00:41:18,300 --> 00:41:19,700
supporting working families.

942
00:41:19,700 --> 00:41:20,639
So they can go to work and

943
00:41:20,639 --> 00:41:21,339
know that their child having a

944
00:41:21,339 --> 00:41:23,739
safe, healthy environment to

945
00:41:24,810 --> 00:41:25,544
thrive in. And finally, this

946
00:41:25,544 --> 00:41:28,313
is something that I found very

947
00:41:28,313 --> 00:41:29,715
interesting. This is a new

948
00:41:29,715 --> 00:41:30,449
study. But as about

949
00:41:30,449 --> 00:41:32,718
disconnected youth and I think

950
00:41:32,718 --> 00:41:36,318
we see this across the board.

951
00:41:36,688 --> 00:41:37,823
But about 11% of youth aged 16

952
00:41:37,823 --> 00:41:39,157
24 feel disconnected from both

953
00:41:39,157 --> 00:41:42,157
school and work, which is

954
00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:45,160
about 4.3 million youth over a

955
00:41:45,196 --> 00:41:47,398
lifetime. This could cost a

956
00:41:47,398 --> 00:41:48,600
million dollars in one use.

957
00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:49,301
When you look at the juvenile

958
00:41:49,301 --> 00:41:51,236
health cost, the burden that

959
00:41:51,236 --> 00:41:53,405
it has to some of our social

960
00:41:53,405 --> 00:41:55,273
systems. So what the research

961
00:41:55,273 --> 00:41:56,608
does show is that mentorship

962
00:41:56,608 --> 00:41:58,710
enrichment and college and

963
00:41:58,710 --> 00:42:00,646
career pathways that help you

964
00:42:00,646 --> 00:42:01,713
feel connected. Well will help

965
00:42:01,713 --> 00:42:02,447
us as a community prepare

966
00:42:02,447 --> 00:42:03,114
these youth and make the

967
00:42:03,114 --> 00:42:06,114
vibrant citizens of the few

968
00:42:10,689 --> 00:42:11,257
check. This all goes back to

969
00:42:11,257 --> 00:42:11,924
what the parents and

970
00:42:11,924 --> 00:42:13,859
caregivers in Indian River

971
00:42:13,859 --> 00:42:16,962
County are asking for. We did

972
00:42:16,962 --> 00:42:18,290
a survey to see what parents

973
00:42:18,290 --> 00:42:18,731
needed. We reached out to

974
00:42:18,731 --> 00:42:20,766
community groups. We went to

975
00:42:20,766 --> 00:42:22,234
different events all over the

976
00:42:22,234 --> 00:42:23,100
county.

977
00:42:23,100 --> 00:42:23,702
>> We had our Seas Act funded

978
00:42:23,702 --> 00:42:25,471
programs, Bennett out word of

979
00:42:25,471 --> 00:42:28,471
mouth, social media. And this

980
00:42:29,975 --> 00:42:31,543
is what we found. 82% of

981
00:42:31,543 --> 00:42:32,178
people responding to the

982
00:42:32,178 --> 00:42:34,578
survey wanted increase in

983
00:42:34,646 --> 00:42:36,448
funding and support their

984
00:42:36,448 --> 00:42:38,316
children services while 16%

985
00:42:38,316 --> 00:42:40,586
said they would like the

986
00:42:40,586 --> 00:42:41,753
maintained funding. Only 2% of

987
00:42:41,753 --> 00:42:42,354
all respondents asked for a

988
00:42:42,354 --> 00:42:44,754
decrease in services or

989
00:42:45,591 --> 00:42:46,292
funding. What do they want?

990
00:42:46,292 --> 00:42:49,161
This goes right in line to it

991
00:42:49,161 --> 00:42:49,762
with the research is they went

992
00:42:49,762 --> 00:42:50,429
after school and youth

993
00:42:50,429 --> 00:42:52,829
programs. They want housing

994
00:42:53,198 --> 00:42:53,799
stability. That's not

995
00:42:53,799 --> 00:42:55,200
something. The children

996
00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,234
services funds at the time.

997
00:42:56,234 --> 00:42:58,437
But it is something that is

998
00:42:58,437 --> 00:42:59,710
affecting our families and

999
00:42:59,710 --> 00:43:02,710
they want more access to

1000
00:43:03,643 --> 00:43:04,677
mental health. Sir Services,

1001
00:43:04,677 --> 00:43:05,377
smaller needs but still

1002
00:43:05,377 --> 00:43:07,777
important. Our special needs

1003
00:43:08,114 --> 00:43:08,714
and inclusion programs, parent

1004
00:43:08,714 --> 00:43:11,114
and family support and

1005
00:43:13,286 --> 00:43:13,953
childcare and early learning.

1006
00:43:13,953 --> 00:43:16,953
Summer, Jen barriers we saw

1007
00:43:17,256 --> 00:43:19,910
were food security and

1008
00:43:19,910 --> 00:43:20,893
transportation. So these

1009
00:43:20,893 --> 00:43:22,928
results are seeing now to our

1010
00:43:22,928 --> 00:43:25,898
to open ended questions. We

1011
00:43:25,898 --> 00:43:27,266
had, I would say probably 90%

1012
00:43:27,266 --> 00:43:28,670
of the people that do the

1013
00:43:28,670 --> 00:43:28,734
survey put in their written

1014
00:43:28,734 --> 00:43:31,134
response, which you usually

1015
00:43:31,470 --> 00:43:32,171
don't see in surveys. So this

1016
00:43:32,171 --> 00:43:35,171
is truly what you're hearing

1017
00:43:35,941 --> 00:43:38,778
from your community. So why is

1018
00:43:38,778 --> 00:43:39,846
this important and the

1019
00:43:39,846 --> 00:43:40,613
investment you all know that

1020
00:43:40,613 --> 00:43:43,130
children services right now

1021
00:43:44,816 --> 00:43:46,852
has over 21,000 touch points.

1022
00:43:46,852 --> 00:43:47,720
93% of all stated outcomes for

1023
00:43:47,720 --> 00:43:48,387
the programs that are funded

1024
00:43:48,387 --> 00:43:50,387
through children. Services

1025
00:43:51,457 --> 00:43:54,457
have that their outcomes and

1026
00:43:54,894 --> 00:43:55,828
100% of agencies all attended

1027
00:43:55,828 --> 00:43:56,428
professional development and

1028
00:43:56,428 --> 00:43:57,130
are using what they're

1029
00:43:57,130 --> 00:43:59,530
learning to strengthen their

1030
00:44:01,434 --> 00:44:02,101
program. I just want to thank

1031
00:44:02,101 --> 00:44:03,902
the board again for your

1032
00:44:03,902 --> 00:44:06,302
continued support without you.

1033
00:44:06,773 --> 00:44:08,240
This would not be happening

1034
00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:09,742
and we see it every day when

1035
00:44:09,742 --> 00:44:10,643
we go out to site visits. And

1036
00:44:10,643 --> 00:44:11,210
it's just wonderful what is

1037
00:44:11,210 --> 00:44:13,610
occurring out in the

1038
00:44:14,130 --> 00:44:14,681
community. There's a reference

1039
00:44:14,681 --> 00:44:17,650
is is anybody would like to

1040
00:44:17,650 --> 00:44:18,384
take a jacket? And with that,

1041
00:44:18,384 --> 00:44:22,584
I will turn it over if there's

1042
00:44:22,655 --> 00:44:24,655
any questions.

1043
00:44:25,858 --> 00:44:26,592
>> Thank As will say

1044
00:44:26,592 --> 00:44:27,293
commissioners, I think every

1045
00:44:27,293 --> 00:44:29,963
one of us have been involved

1046
00:44:29,963 --> 00:44:31,230
the second some point in our,

1047
00:44:31,230 --> 00:44:34,230
you know, careers. One thing

1048
00:44:34,834 --> 00:44:39,340
that stands out to me is the

1049
00:44:39,339 --> 00:44:40,673
100% participation the

1050
00:44:40,673 --> 00:44:41,274
participants showed up and in

1051
00:44:41,274 --> 00:44:44,430
the past, we know that

1052
00:44:44,430 --> 00:44:45,450
sometimes those could be.

1053
00:44:45,450 --> 00:44:46,312
There could be some

1054
00:44:46,312 --> 00:44:48,712
stragglers, quite frank with

1055
00:44:50,490 --> 00:44:52,886
you and thanks to. Kendrick

1056
00:44:52,886 --> 00:44:54,254
and the senator sent. I think

1057
00:44:54,254 --> 00:44:55,655
that's Froome are other words.

1058
00:44:55,655 --> 00:44:56,389
They know the direction that

1059
00:44:56,389 --> 00:44:59,959
expected of them. And proud of

1060
00:44:59,959 --> 00:45:00,627
that.

1061
00:45:00,627 --> 00:45:01,160
>> thank you. In fact, are

1062
00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:02,462
just talking to an

1063
00:45:02,462 --> 00:45:05,462
organization out in the foyer

1064
00:45:06,199 --> 00:45:06,866
before you walked in. And they

1065
00:45:06,866 --> 00:45:07,967
said because of some of the

1066
00:45:07,967 --> 00:45:08,634
professional development and

1067
00:45:08,634 --> 00:45:10,360
really strengthening their

1068
00:45:10,360 --> 00:45:11,337
program, they were able to

1069
00:45:11,337 --> 00:45:13,473
secure large amount of money

1070
00:45:13,473 --> 00:45:16,473
for a capital project by

1071
00:45:17,677 --> 00:45:19,120
sharing this. So we are

1072
00:45:19,120 --> 00:45:20,713
helping programs not only

1073
00:45:20,713 --> 00:45:21,747
through the outcomes but

1074
00:45:21,747 --> 00:45:22,415
really diversified funding. So

1075
00:45:22,415 --> 00:45:23,490
there's less burden on the

1076
00:45:23,490 --> 00:45:24,750
taxpayer dollar been too

1077
00:45:24,750 --> 00:45:25,484
early.

1078
00:45:25,484 --> 00:45:29,840
>> Thank you very much. And we

1079
00:45:30,190 --> 00:45:31,291
know that and result is our

1080
00:45:31,291 --> 00:45:31,924
children and Indian River

1081
00:45:31,924 --> 00:45:33,226
County are are healthier,

1082
00:45:33,226 --> 00:45:33,893
smarter happier.

1083
00:45:33,893 --> 00:45:35,893
Commissioners. Any further

1084
00:45:37,364 --> 00:45:40,364
comment? Thank you very much.

1085
00:45:41,468 --> 00:45:42,569
>> Well, there's more thing.

1086
00:45:42,569 --> 00:45:46,720
>> not done We are now moving

1087
00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:47,474
to 13 be too.

1088
00:45:47,474 --> 00:45:49,643
>> And this is the approval of

1089
00:45:49,643 --> 00:45:51,643
youth internship partnership

1090
00:45:54,680 --> 00:45:55,649
with Careersource Research.

1091
00:45:55,649 --> 00:45:56,349
Coast Development.

1092
00:45:56,349 --> 00:45:58,652
>> Good morning and welcome.

1093
00:45:58,652 --> 00:45:59,352
Good morning commissioners. So

1094
00:45:59,352 --> 00:46:00,887
real quick. I just wanted to

1095
00:46:00,887 --> 00:46:02,889
introduce Terry McGraw. She's

1096
00:46:02,889 --> 00:46:03,991
with Careersource. When you

1097
00:46:03,991 --> 00:46:05,292
saw the presentation we talked

1098
00:46:05,292 --> 00:46:05,992
about disconnected youth. I

1099
00:46:05,992 --> 00:46:06,627
think all parents can see it

1100
00:46:06,627 --> 00:46:08,328
when we're looking at are

1101
00:46:08,328 --> 00:46:10,297
teenagers in the cell phones

1102
00:46:10,297 --> 00:46:11,365
and just what's going on today

1103
00:46:11,365 --> 00:46:13,266
that there has to be

1104
00:46:13,266 --> 00:46:14,500
opportunity to get them out in

1105
00:46:14,500 --> 00:46:16,369
the real world. And so I was

1106
00:46:16,369 --> 00:46:17,270
very fortunate to meet Harry

1107
00:46:17,270 --> 00:46:17,870
Gras. What is going to speak a

1108
00:46:17,870 --> 00:46:20,270
little bit about their

1109
00:46:20,907 --> 00:46:21,775
program. But it's a program

1110
00:46:21,775 --> 00:46:25,375
where we can bring these youth

1111
00:46:25,579 --> 00:46:27,514
into our county and provide

1112
00:46:27,514 --> 00:46:29,216
mentorship, provide guidance,

1113
00:46:29,216 --> 00:46:29,883
showing all of the career

1114
00:46:29,883 --> 00:46:31,384
opportunities and wonderful

1115
00:46:31,384 --> 00:46:32,519
things happening in Indian

1116
00:46:32,519 --> 00:46:34,821
River County and hopefully

1117
00:46:34,821 --> 00:46:35,188
eventually build a very strong

1118
00:46:35,188 --> 00:46:35,889
pipeline.

1119
00:46:35,889 --> 00:46:38,892
>> So with that and then turn

1120
00:46:38,892 --> 00:46:39,592
it over to Terry. Thank you.

1121
00:46:39,592 --> 00:46:40,294
>> Again, it's a pleasure to

1122
00:46:40,294 --> 00:46:43,894
meet you. This is my first

1123
00:46:47,534 --> 00:46:50,136
time presenting so. So my name

1124
00:46:50,136 --> 00:46:53,674
again is Terry I am workforce

1125
00:46:53,674 --> 00:46:54,341
career coach for Careersource

1126
00:46:54,341 --> 00:46:54,975
Youth connections. We also

1127
00:46:54,975 --> 00:46:55,943
have an adult. We have an

1128
00:46:55,943 --> 00:47:00,143
adult side and I work with you

1129
00:47:05,418 --> 00:47:07,387
16 to 24. So are you

1130
00:47:07,387 --> 00:47:08,880
connections, program and

1131
00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:08,788
targets the disadvantaged

1132
00:47:08,788 --> 00:47:11,788
populations. So we work with

1133
00:47:12,726 --> 00:47:15,726
high school seniors in school

1134
00:47:16,430 --> 00:47:18,980
youth and out of school ages

1135
00:47:18,980 --> 00:47:20,670
16 to 24 who are unemployed

1136
00:47:20,670 --> 00:47:21,535
some of them in at a school

1137
00:47:21,535 --> 00:47:22,203
have not gotten their high

1138
00:47:22,203 --> 00:47:25,203
school diploma. So we also

1139
00:47:26,390 --> 00:47:28,776
help with that. We connect

1140
00:47:28,776 --> 00:47:30,778
young people a career pathway.

1141
00:47:30,778 --> 00:47:32,778
>> Post-secondary education or

1142
00:47:33,981 --> 00:47:37,510
military. And we do that our

1143
00:47:37,510 --> 00:47:38,850
program with a workforce

1144
00:47:38,850 --> 00:47:39,253
development program. We are

1145
00:47:39,253 --> 00:47:39,987
funded year and we have

1146
00:47:39,987 --> 00:47:40,754
year-round program not just a

1147
00:47:40,754 --> 00:47:43,754
summer program. We are year

1148
00:47:46,293 --> 00:47:48,128
round we are comprehensive

1149
00:47:48,128 --> 00:47:48,862
program is funded by the state

1150
00:47:48,862 --> 00:47:50,197
of Florida. But the Department

1151
00:47:50,197 --> 00:47:50,631
of Labor spilling

1152
00:47:50,631 --> 00:47:52,631
specifically.

1153
00:47:54,301 --> 00:47:55,168
>> We are not affiliated with

1154
00:47:55,168 --> 00:47:58,168
the school. We just a

1155
00:48:01,109 --> 00:48:03,509
workforce program. So in

1156
00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:08,150
program, that. Elgible for our

1157
00:48:08,150 --> 00:48:10,250
program, we work with getting

1158
00:48:10,250 --> 00:48:13,250
a high school diploma or

1159
00:48:15,355 --> 00:48:17,257
they're a ged attainment. The

1160
00:48:17,257 --> 00:48:17,959
workforce pettiness program is

1161
00:48:17,959 --> 00:48:20,959
a 5 module program that they

1162
00:48:20,961 --> 00:48:21,829
can get done within 2 weeks.

1163
00:48:21,829 --> 00:48:25,429
We work with them with life

1164
00:48:25,733 --> 00:48:28,200
skill training. A lot of are

1165
00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:31,200
youth come in severe anxiety,

1166
00:48:32,940 --> 00:48:34,740
depression. Lack of

1167
00:48:34,740 --> 00:48:34,776
self-confidence. And when they

1168
00:48:34,776 --> 00:48:37,578
come in, they they don't know

1169
00:48:37,578 --> 00:48:40,381
how to make eye contact. They

1170
00:48:40,381 --> 00:48:41,480
are really petrified. But when

1171
00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:44,480
we discuss what our program

1172
00:48:44,786 --> 00:48:45,786
does for them. They see a

1173
00:48:45,786 --> 00:48:47,655
light at the end of the

1174
00:48:47,655 --> 00:48:48,389
tunnel. They have a little

1175
00:48:48,389 --> 00:48:50,524
smile on their face when they

1176
00:48:50,524 --> 00:48:53,270
leave and they're in carriage

1177
00:48:53,270 --> 00:48:56,270
to participate by the time

1178
00:48:57,310 --> 00:48:59,166
they leave. They more

1179
00:48:59,166 --> 00:49:00,000
confident their anxiety is

1180
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:00,634
decreased. We have seen so

1181
00:49:00,634 --> 00:49:03,340
many improvement in their

1182
00:49:06,707 --> 00:49:10,307
mental health. What we do is

1183
00:49:11,790 --> 00:49:13,915
we do a career exploration to

1184
00:49:13,915 --> 00:49:15,160
determine what area that they

1185
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:17,952
want to look and what their

1186
00:49:17,952 --> 00:49:19,621
career deck direction, maybe.

1187
00:49:19,621 --> 00:49:20,722
>> we do some skills

1188
00:49:20,722 --> 00:49:21,355
assessment, basic math and

1189
00:49:21,355 --> 00:49:22,624
reading just to see where

1190
00:49:22,624 --> 00:49:23,491
their level is and we help

1191
00:49:23,491 --> 00:49:27,910
them up their skill level as

1192
00:49:29,330 --> 00:49:30,564
well. The short term

1193
00:49:30,564 --> 00:49:31,232
vocational training so we can

1194
00:49:31,232 --> 00:49:33,632
do certificates and things

1195
00:49:34,535 --> 00:49:36,905
like that. The surf, say that

1196
00:49:36,905 --> 00:49:39,730
they can add to the resume to

1197
00:49:39,730 --> 00:49:41,242
help them meet be more

1198
00:49:41,242 --> 00:49:42,176
marketable. We also help them

1199
00:49:42,176 --> 00:49:42,844
with resume development. Some

1200
00:49:42,844 --> 00:49:46,214
of them are coming in with

1201
00:49:46,214 --> 00:49:46,915
nothing on their resume. They

1202
00:49:46,915 --> 00:49:48,883
haven't worked to. They have

1203
00:49:48,883 --> 00:49:51,283
no experience. However, we

1204
00:49:51,887 --> 00:49:53,621
tell them what have you done

1205
00:49:53,621 --> 00:49:54,456
in your personal life? Okay.

1206
00:49:54,456 --> 00:49:56,856
So they babysitting guess

1207
00:49:57,358 --> 00:50:00,895
what? That's a skill that we

1208
00:50:00,895 --> 00:50:01,729
create that, Reza, that job

1209
00:50:01,729 --> 00:50:02,396
skill and we were cut into

1210
00:50:02,396 --> 00:50:05,396
their resume. So they have

1211
00:50:06,101 --> 00:50:07,402
that experience. We also do

1212
00:50:07,402 --> 00:50:09,370
interview preparation. You

1213
00:50:09,370 --> 00:50:11,673
know, some people think it's

1214
00:50:11,673 --> 00:50:12,374
ok to go to an interviewing in

1215
00:50:12,374 --> 00:50:13,441
jeans and a t-shirt. What we

1216
00:50:13,441 --> 00:50:16,441
tell them. No, that's that's

1217
00:50:17,412 --> 00:50:18,460
not the way to do it. So we do

1218
00:50:18,460 --> 00:50:20,446
those mock interviews and

1219
00:50:21,282 --> 00:50:24,882
prepped him for that. We also

1220
00:50:25,187 --> 00:50:25,854
help with job search strategy.

1221
00:50:25,854 --> 00:50:28,222
So to determine, you know,

1222
00:50:28,222 --> 00:50:30,892
where they want to look on,

1223
00:50:30,892 --> 00:50:31,559
what is the labor market

1224
00:50:31,559 --> 00:50:33,829
information out there would

1225
00:50:33,829 --> 00:50:34,562
career? Are you thinking about

1226
00:50:34,562 --> 00:50:36,564
that is going to be successful

1227
00:50:36,564 --> 00:50:37,499
as opposed to being a dead-end

1228
00:50:37,499 --> 00:50:41,990
job, you know, Im not going

1229
00:50:42,537 --> 00:50:44,672
anywhere. And one thing that

1230
00:50:44,672 --> 00:50:46,808
we honestly do is do a paid

1231
00:50:46,808 --> 00:50:47,475
internship. So we'll for our

1232
00:50:47,475 --> 00:50:50,475
youth that are eligible and

1233
00:50:50,712 --> 00:50:51,412
that are ready for work. We it

1234
00:50:51,412 --> 00:50:54,412
offer them a paid internship,

1235
00:50:57,719 --> 00:50:59,888
$15 an hour. Up to 32 hours a

1236
00:50:59,888 --> 00:51:00,589
week for the amount of weeks

1237
00:51:00,589 --> 00:51:04,326
that it it's going to take to

1238
00:51:04,326 --> 00:51:06,360
learn that skill. So as

1239
00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:09,360
opposed the recent which MAY

1240
00:51:09,931 --> 00:51:10,999
need like maybe 100 are 120

1241
00:51:10,999 --> 00:51:11,700
hours or an administrative

1242
00:51:11,700 --> 00:51:14,100
assistant or something higher

1243
00:51:16,772 --> 00:51:18,941
that made need 16200 hours per

1244
00:51:18,941 --> 00:51:19,574
week. And this is the exciting

1245
00:51:19,574 --> 00:51:21,443
part that we are going to

1246
00:51:21,443 --> 00:51:23,843
partner with grew resource

1247
00:51:24,680 --> 00:51:25,781
with. Hopefully, but we're

1248
00:51:25,781 --> 00:51:26,681
going to give them jobs at

1249
00:51:26,681 --> 00:51:27,983
opportunities for. We're going

1250
00:51:27,983 --> 00:51:28,883
to piloted and human services

1251
00:51:28,883 --> 00:51:32,354
for them to come in and just

1252
00:51:32,354 --> 00:51:33,540
see if this is a fit.

1253
00:51:33,540 --> 00:51:33,822
>> They do work placement for

1254
00:51:33,822 --> 00:51:36,525
25 to 30 hours a week. But the

1255
00:51:36,525 --> 00:51:37,959
best part is it's a paid

1256
00:51:37,959 --> 00:51:38,694
internship, meaning that they

1257
00:51:38,694 --> 00:51:42,640
have skin in the game. There's

1258
00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:42,764
change. There's accountability

1259
00:51:42,764 --> 00:51:43,465
and there's no liability for

1260
00:51:43,465 --> 00:51:45,834
the county because that all

1261
00:51:45,834 --> 00:51:46,535
falls under career resource as

1262
00:51:46,535 --> 00:51:47,269
absolutely. So we cover the

1263
00:51:47,269 --> 00:51:49,672
liability and workers comp for

1264
00:51:49,672 --> 00:51:51,540
that period of time.

1265
00:51:51,540 --> 00:51:52,774
>> We are the workforce career

1266
00:51:52,774 --> 00:51:55,410
coach. So we walked with them

1267
00:51:55,410 --> 00:51:56,712
during that internship and

1268
00:51:56,712 --> 00:51:58,580
whoever their supervisor as

1269
00:51:58,580 --> 00:51:59,715
our personal cell phone. And

1270
00:51:59,715 --> 00:52:01,684
we if anything going on that

1271
00:52:01,684 --> 00:52:03,850
we need to address, we address

1272
00:52:03,850 --> 00:52:04,190
it together so that they can

1273
00:52:04,190 --> 00:52:06,188
learn that this is how the

1274
00:52:06,188 --> 00:52:09,188
world works works. So we're

1275
00:52:12,694 --> 00:52:15,630
very excited. Yeah. And if So

1276
00:52:15,630 --> 00:52:18,630
finally, the ultimate goal is

1277
00:52:18,734 --> 00:52:19,868
for employment posts, dairy

1278
00:52:19,868 --> 00:52:22,268
education and dance training

1279
00:52:23,806 --> 00:52:24,540
of some kind military service.

1280
00:52:24,540 --> 00:52:25,174
But one key thing is when

1281
00:52:25,174 --> 00:52:27,420
they're done our program,

1282
00:52:27,420 --> 00:52:29,244
they're not really done. We

1283
00:52:29,244 --> 00:52:30,946
follow them for the next 12

1284
00:52:30,946 --> 00:52:31,614
months. We are their career

1285
00:52:31,614 --> 00:52:34,614
coach. They are allowed to

1286
00:52:38,354 --> 00:52:39,550
come back to us to help them

1287
00:52:39,550 --> 00:52:39,755
update their resume fill out.

1288
00:52:39,755 --> 00:52:40,456
Help them feel they're faster

1289
00:52:40,456 --> 00:52:43,456
for college. Now they decided

1290
00:52:43,593 --> 00:52:45,428
to go to college. So that's

1291
00:52:45,428 --> 00:52:46,162
one of the things that we, you

1292
00:52:46,162 --> 00:52:49,762
know, keep in touch with them,

1293
00:52:50,320 --> 00:52:50,833
even if And we're just hopeful

1294
00:52:50,833 --> 00:52:51,567
and excited about an

1295
00:52:51,567 --> 00:52:54,567
opportunity to bring youth and

1296
00:52:55,738 --> 00:52:56,438
connect with them.

1297
00:52:56,438 --> 00:52:57,606
>> The mentors and strengthen

1298
00:52:57,606 --> 00:52:59,108
our community across the

1299
00:52:59,108 --> 00:52:59,675
board. So thank you for your

1300
00:52:59,675 --> 00:53:00,342
time. If you have any

1301
00:53:00,342 --> 00:53:02,244
questions or here to answer

1302
00:53:02,244 --> 00:53:04,244
that. MISTER CHAIRMAN.

1303
00:53:05,181 --> 00:53:05,747
>> Thank you, MR.

1304
00:53:05,747 --> 00:53:06,548
Administrator.

1305
00:53:06,548 --> 00:53:10,148
>> Is just want echo some of

1306
00:53:12,154 --> 00:53:12,854
the comments. Been the space

1307
00:53:12,854 --> 00:53:15,254
Coast we partnered resources

1308
00:53:16,159 --> 00:53:17,893
that are similar program. It

1309
00:53:17,893 --> 00:53:18,627
was highly successful. We did

1310
00:53:18,627 --> 00:53:21,627
just limited to seniors down

1311
00:53:23,699 --> 00:53:24,767
lower to the juniors.

1312
00:53:24,767 --> 00:53:25,301
>> And if students and the

1313
00:53:25,301 --> 00:53:27,301
participants got an

1314
00:53:27,469 --> 00:53:29,869
opportunity to work in.

1315
00:53:30,439 --> 00:53:31,841
>> Almost every area of local

1316
00:53:31,841 --> 00:53:34,241
government. You know, from

1317
00:53:35,770 --> 00:53:37,770
doing natural resources,

1318
00:53:37,847 --> 00:53:38,615
writing bridge, fleet fire

1319
00:53:38,615 --> 00:53:40,615
rescue shadowing working

1320
00:53:40,683 --> 00:53:42,852
utilities out of the water

1321
00:53:42,852 --> 00:53:45,252
plant, Duke customer service

1322
00:53:46,689 --> 00:53:48,958
working on the field. They

1323
00:53:48,958 --> 00:53:49,525
didn't. Some of the ones in

1324
00:53:49,525 --> 00:53:50,292
public works welding

1325
00:53:50,292 --> 00:53:52,692
competition, which is really

1326
00:53:53,596 --> 00:53:55,465
good and planning building

1327
00:53:55,465 --> 00:53:56,632
permitting planning

1328
00:53:56,632 --> 00:53:57,301
development Services building

1329
00:53:57,301 --> 00:53:59,836
facility services like as I

1330
00:53:59,836 --> 00:54:00,369
could think of. So I think

1331
00:54:00,369 --> 00:54:02,769
it's really a great

1332
00:54:02,939 --> 00:54:05,700
opportunity. One to provide,

1333
00:54:05,700 --> 00:54:06,676
you know, introduce them to

1334
00:54:06,676 --> 00:54:07,343
public service, but also

1335
00:54:07,343 --> 00:54:09,712
provide a level of support

1336
00:54:09,712 --> 00:54:10,646
while they're going through

1337
00:54:10,646 --> 00:54:12,646
this.

1338
00:54:14,817 --> 00:54:15,618
>> And I do like the pipeline

1339
00:54:15,618 --> 00:54:16,986
component and they would

1340
00:54:16,986 --> 00:54:18,921
indicated this is a pilot

1341
00:54:18,921 --> 00:54:20,390
project with community

1342
00:54:20,390 --> 00:54:22,360
services. I don't anticipate

1343
00:54:22,360 --> 00:54:25,328
this not being successful and

1344
00:54:25,328 --> 00:54:26,396
this is a great opportunity in

1345
00:54:26,396 --> 00:54:29,996
the future to expand this and

1346
00:54:30,567 --> 00:54:32,769
bring many young individuals,

1347
00:54:32,769 --> 00:54:33,402
you know, between so they 16

1348
00:54:33,402 --> 00:54:35,802
24 into, you know, public

1349
00:54:36,272 --> 00:54:38,272
service.

1350
00:54:39,542 --> 00:54:40,209
>> Thank you, MR. Minister

1351
00:54:40,209 --> 00:54:42,209
Commissioners, does require

1352
00:54:43,813 --> 00:54:45,648
stamp of approval. The

1353
00:54:45,648 --> 00:54:46,349
approval second motion by

1354
00:54:46,349 --> 00:54:47,117
Commissioner Adams and a

1355
00:54:47,117 --> 00:54:49,286
second by vice-chair Any

1356
00:54:49,286 --> 00:54:51,286
further discussion. Hearing?

1357
00:54:52,222 --> 00:54:55,570
None all in favor. Thank you

1358
00:54:55,570 --> 00:54:58,657
so much for your time. You're

1359
00:55:05,940 --> 00:55:07,940
Dozens

1360
00:55:12,401 --> 00:55:14,903
over the time. Now is

1361
00:55:14,903 --> 00:55:15,704
Commissioners? Up next

1362
00:55:15,704 --> 00:55:17,704
something extremely important

1363
00:55:18,908 --> 00:55:20,642
presented by human resources.

1364
00:55:20,642 --> 00:55:21,944
Director. She's oil and this

1365
00:55:21,944 --> 00:55:22,778
involves the group Health

1366
00:55:22,778 --> 00:55:25,778
Insurance Update for MARCH of

1367
00:55:32,254 --> 00:55:34,123
2026. Good morning of

1368
00:55:34,123 --> 00:55:36,523
mourners, MR. Fletcher. Oh,

1369
00:55:41,130 --> 00:55:43,990
sorry.

1370
00:55:43,990 --> 00:55:45,499
>> Suzanne Doyle, director of

1371
00:55:46,235 --> 00:55:48,203
human resources. I last met

1372
00:55:48,203 --> 00:55:48,871
with you JANUARY 13th and

1373
00:55:48,871 --> 00:55:49,572
stated that I come back in

1374
00:55:49,572 --> 00:55:52,674
MARCH. Give you an update on

1375
00:55:52,674 --> 00:55:55,740
our health plan performance.

1376
00:55:55,845 --> 00:55:57,513
We did receive information

1377
00:55:57,513 --> 00:55:59,913
through DECEMBER of 2025. On

1378
00:56:00,349 --> 00:56:02,652
how our Health plan is

1379
00:56:02,652 --> 00:56:05,652
performing we are showing for

1380
00:56:06,422 --> 00:56:07,123
the 1st quarter. And just to

1381
00:56:07,123 --> 00:56:09,920
remind everyone our plan year

1382
00:56:09,920 --> 00:56:10,326
for the health plan begins

1383
00:56:10,326 --> 00:56:13,326
OCTOBER. So we have claims

1384
00:56:15,130 --> 00:56:16,499
data through DECEMBER for the

1385
00:56:16,499 --> 00:56:17,233
1st quarter. And for that 1st

1386
00:56:17,233 --> 00:56:19,735
quarter, we're showing that we

1387
00:56:19,735 --> 00:56:22,505
are running at a deficit of

1388
00:56:22,505 --> 00:56:24,905
2.0 1 million dollars. I do

1389
00:56:25,108 --> 00:56:27,176
want to put that into

1390
00:56:27,176 --> 00:56:28,845
perspective, though. That is

1391
00:56:28,845 --> 00:56:31,245
one quarter worth of

1392
00:56:32,615 --> 00:56:35,150
experience. My first 3 months.

1393
00:56:35,184 --> 00:56:38,870
I am looking at a 31% loss

1394
00:56:38,870 --> 00:56:40,323
ratio, which means for every

1395
00:56:40,323 --> 00:56:42,124
dollar of premium that comes

1396
00:56:42,124 --> 00:56:45,395
in a dollar. And 31 is going

1397
00:56:45,395 --> 00:56:47,396
out to pay claims. So $0.31

1398
00:56:47,396 --> 00:56:50,996
short on the dollar to just

1399
00:56:51,801 --> 00:56:54,700
kind of simplify it. What i

1400
00:56:54,700 --> 00:56:56,573
look back historically at the

1401
00:56:56,573 --> 00:56:58,740
plan's performance over time,

1402
00:56:58,740 --> 00:57:00,843
we typically look back at a 12

1403
00:57:00,843 --> 00:57:02,440
month rolling period. So if I

1404
00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:04,580
go back a year and look at how

1405
00:57:04,580 --> 00:57:07,451
the plan has performed, I have

1406
00:57:07,451 --> 00:57:10,820
good months. I have bad months

1407
00:57:10,820 --> 00:57:13,820
and my last ratio is 18%,

1408
00:57:14,791 --> 00:57:17,791
meaning for every dollar. I'm

1409
00:57:17,794 --> 00:57:20,830
$0.18 short. So when I say put

1410
00:57:20,830 --> 00:57:21,698
it in perspective, this $0.31

1411
00:57:21,698 --> 00:57:24,467
on the dollar short for a

1412
00:57:24,467 --> 00:57:26,467
rolling 12 month period. $0.18

1413
00:57:29,305 --> 00:57:32,175
short. The trust is still well

1414
00:57:32,175 --> 00:57:33,760
funded. So we are not, you

1415
00:57:33,760 --> 00:57:36,790
know, running at risk of not

1416
00:57:36,790 --> 00:57:37,314
having a well-funded plan. We

1417
00:57:37,314 --> 00:57:40,914
are very well funded in the

1418
00:57:41,785 --> 00:57:42,986
agenda item. You can see.

1419
00:57:42,986 --> 00:57:45,622
>> That trust as the the

1420
00:57:45,622 --> 00:57:48,858
balance at the end of DECEMBER

1421
00:57:48,858 --> 00:57:50,694
2025. Was 23.8 million

1422
00:57:50,694 --> 00:57:53,694
dollars. However, when we look

1423
00:57:53,697 --> 00:57:54,631
into the plan, experience, one

1424
00:57:54,631 --> 00:57:56,266
of the items that we had

1425
00:57:56,266 --> 00:57:57,266
talked about previously was

1426
00:57:57,266 --> 00:58:00,266
our gop one coverage for

1427
00:58:00,670 --> 00:58:03,700
weight loss medication. I'm

1428
00:58:03,373 --> 00:58:05,773
looking at over $700,000 being

1429
00:58:06,443 --> 00:58:09,513
spent in the 1st quarter for

1430
00:58:09,513 --> 00:58:12,480
the gop. One weight loss

1431
00:58:12,480 --> 00:58:14,448
medications. But again, we

1432
00:58:15,510 --> 00:58:15,352
have 2.1 million in a short

1433
00:58:15,352 --> 00:58:16,520
fall.

1434
00:58:16,520 --> 00:58:19,122
>> So I also need to consider

1435
00:58:19,122 --> 00:58:19,823
what's happening on my medical

1436
00:58:19,823 --> 00:58:20,590
side of things. And what was

1437
00:58:20,590 --> 00:58:23,590
really interesting to note in

1438
00:58:25,162 --> 00:58:27,164
this first quarter, I had 27

1439
00:58:27,164 --> 00:58:29,564
high-cost claimants on the

1440
00:58:31,535 --> 00:58:32,168
plan. That means I have 27

1441
00:58:32,168 --> 00:58:34,568
individual people who had

1442
00:58:36,106 --> 00:58:38,175
major health events that were

1443
00:58:38,175 --> 00:58:40,575
over $50,000 in total claims

1444
00:58:41,278 --> 00:58:42,912
in the 1st quarter of the plan

1445
00:58:42,912 --> 00:58:45,912
year. So that is 2.8 million

1446
00:58:46,850 --> 00:58:49,186
dollars. When I look at last

1447
00:58:49,186 --> 00:58:51,586
year's 1st quarter experience

1448
00:58:54,291 --> 00:58:56,327
from the prior year. I have 13

1449
00:58:56,327 --> 00:58:57,527
high-cost claimants at a cost

1450
00:58:57,527 --> 00:58:59,263
of a little over a million

1451
00:58:59,263 --> 00:59:02,863
dollars. So you can see that

1452
00:59:03,267 --> 00:59:04,000
on the medical side of things

1453
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:04,734
substantially more serious

1454
00:59:04,734 --> 00:59:07,134
medical conditions happened in

1455
00:59:07,671 --> 00:59:08,371
the 1st quarter. And with

1456
00:59:08,371 --> 00:59:11,971
that, I'm going to pause and

1457
00:59:12,420 --> 00:59:12,710
take any questions.

1458
00:59:12,710 --> 00:59:15,710
>> Well, thank you as well.

1459
00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:18,816
And I think everyone appears

1460
00:59:18,816 --> 00:59:20,750
been in this business for a

1461
00:59:20,750 --> 00:59:21,685
while and we've seen the

1462
00:59:21,685 --> 00:59:22,286
trends and one thing that

1463
00:59:22,286 --> 00:59:24,454
we've learned is not to

1464
00:59:24,454 --> 00:59:27,824
overreact when we see a a

1465
00:59:27,824 --> 00:59:30,824
particular trend. And I think

1466
00:59:31,228 --> 00:59:33,628
you're consultant to agree.

1467
00:59:34,465 --> 00:59:36,200
One thing, we do need to have

1468
00:59:36,200 --> 00:59:39,200
a healthy discussion, so to

1469
00:59:41,172 --> 00:59:41,839
speak on the weight loss. Fact

1470
00:59:41,839 --> 00:59:43,940
is, we've talked about this

1471
00:59:43,940 --> 00:59:44,508
for at least 18 months. Fact,

1472
00:59:44,508 --> 00:59:45,209
last MARCH, we had a

1473
00:59:45,209 --> 00:59:47,209
significant discussion about

1474
00:59:50,814 --> 00:59:51,949
it. At some point, the

1475
00:59:51,949 --> 00:59:54,349
direction that we are

1476
00:59:54,985 --> 00:59:56,253
commission respect to policy

1477
00:59:56,253 --> 00:59:56,954
and budget. These in fact,

1478
00:59:56,954 --> 00:59:58,488
combined these decisions will

1479
00:59:58,488 --> 01:00:01,488
combine both of those items

1480
01:00:04,328 --> 01:00:05,329
that we are commission to do.

1481
01:00:05,329 --> 01:00:08,732
My suggestion in the past to

1482
01:00:08,732 --> 01:00:11,732
the administrator has been to.

1483
01:00:12,303 --> 01:00:14,703
Notify affected employees as

1484
01:00:15,405 --> 01:00:15,973
well as find the balance of

1485
01:00:15,973 --> 01:00:18,373
the necessity of the

1486
01:00:19,209 --> 01:00:19,877
particular. Weight loss. And I

1487
01:00:19,877 --> 01:00:22,277
would like to administrator

1488
01:00:23,781 --> 01:00:24,381
to. Further discuss that with

1489
01:00:24,381 --> 01:00:26,381
our commissioners, MR.

1490
01:00:27,751 --> 01:00:30,751
Minister. Yes, MR. Chair, as

1491
01:00:31,589 --> 01:00:32,623
we've discussed.

1492
01:00:32,623 --> 01:00:33,357
>> There's a couple things

1493
01:00:33,357 --> 01:00:35,726
we've not yet notified because

1494
01:00:35,726 --> 01:00:36,660
this is the first quarter.

1495
01:00:36,660 --> 01:00:40,798
Mean, I think we wait for the

1496
01:00:40,798 --> 01:00:42,233
2nd quarter to come in. And I

1497
01:00:42,233 --> 01:00:44,502
think it was made aware during

1498
01:00:44,502 --> 01:00:46,103
the budget process that we

1499
01:00:46,103 --> 01:00:47,371
would monitor it. And we're

1500
01:00:47,371 --> 01:00:50,971
doing that. And then the other

1501
01:00:52,276 --> 01:00:52,977
thing that's at play is

1502
01:00:52,977 --> 01:00:55,246
nationally. There's with the

1503
01:00:55,246 --> 01:00:56,447
The PRESIDENT's Rx plan as

1504
01:00:56,447 --> 01:00:57,314
well as some of the

1505
01:00:57,314 --> 01:00:58,849
pharmaceuticals. I think

1506
01:00:58,849 --> 01:01:00,651
there's a deal struck that

1507
01:01:00,651 --> 01:01:01,586
might offer alternatives to

1508
01:01:01,586 --> 01:01:03,387
lower costs, but I don't think

1509
01:01:03,387 --> 01:01:05,222
it's going to eliminate the

1510
01:01:05,222 --> 01:01:05,956
cause. So I think your point

1511
01:01:05,956 --> 01:01:08,956
about having a discussion on

1512
01:01:09,994 --> 01:01:11,729
it is appropriate and at the

1513
01:01:11,729 --> 01:01:12,763
prior to that, maybe it's the

1514
01:01:12,763 --> 01:01:14,932
next meeting as we will. We

1515
01:01:14,932 --> 01:01:17,350
will definitely provide our

1516
01:01:17,350 --> 01:01:19,300
employees notice. We generally

1517
01:01:19,300 --> 01:01:19,637
want to provide them the

1518
01:01:19,637 --> 01:01:20,271
notice once a decision is

1519
01:01:20,271 --> 01:01:20,972
made, you know, but will

1520
01:01:20,972 --> 01:01:22,740
provide notice in advance. So

1521
01:01:22,740 --> 01:01:23,440
if they need to participate

1522
01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:25,709
in, come in and share their

1523
01:01:25,709 --> 01:01:26,411
story, their experience, but

1524
01:01:26,411 --> 01:01:29,411
you would definitely want to

1525
01:01:29,480 --> 01:01:30,247
provide the appropriate notice

1526
01:01:30,247 --> 01:01:33,217
if we're planning to make a

1527
01:01:33,217 --> 01:01:35,253
change, whether it be 60 days

1528
01:01:35,253 --> 01:01:35,886
out or you know, or whether

1529
01:01:35,886 --> 01:01:37,655
it's in in advance of the

1530
01:01:37,655 --> 01:01:39,570
OCTOBER. First to the next

1531
01:01:39,570 --> 01:01:42,293
year. But I do think it merits

1532
01:01:42,293 --> 01:01:44,795
with the next quarter that we

1533
01:01:44,795 --> 01:01:45,529
provide notice to the

1534
01:01:45,529 --> 01:01:47,929
employees that this discussion

1535
01:01:48,833 --> 01:01:49,567
would be had at that meeting

1536
01:01:49,567 --> 01:01:51,602
because as you indicated, I

1537
01:01:51,602 --> 01:01:53,338
mean, this is really one

1538
01:01:53,338 --> 01:01:54,500
quarter. And if you go back

1539
01:01:54,500 --> 01:01:55,773
and you look at the if you

1540
01:01:55,773 --> 01:01:58,609
flip the page and report,

1541
01:01:58,609 --> 01:02:02,790
you'll find that there is a

1542
01:02:02,790 --> 01:02:02,714
you. We had something like 701

1543
01:02:02,714 --> 01:02:05,714
our claims that were high

1544
01:02:07,285 --> 01:02:09,287
costs last year. Hopefully its

1545
01:02:09,287 --> 01:02:11,156
levels out, some of them to

1546
01:02:11,156 --> 01:02:13,758
the tune of close to $400,000

1547
01:02:13,758 --> 01:02:15,293
or at least one or 2 of them.

1548
01:02:15,293 --> 01:02:17,762
And right now we're at about

1549
01:02:17,762 --> 01:02:19,762
100 1826 $1000. And when you

1550
01:02:22,467 --> 01:02:23,268
look at the claims, there is

1551
01:02:23,268 --> 01:02:24,168
no because there's a wide

1552
01:02:24,168 --> 01:02:27,168
variety of claims, you know,

1553
01:02:28,539 --> 01:02:29,374
from through issues with a

1554
01:02:29,374 --> 01:02:31,374
pre-term pregnancy, a

1555
01:02:31,643 --> 01:02:33,643
premature approved pregnancy,

1556
01:02:34,479 --> 01:02:37,479
some cancer, just some some

1557
01:02:37,548 --> 01:02:38,250
things that have hit

1558
01:02:38,250 --> 01:02:40,419
catastrophic events and that

1559
01:02:40,419 --> 01:02:42,220
that's not should be it. You

1560
01:02:42,220 --> 01:02:44,156
looked at that that this is a

1561
01:02:44,156 --> 01:02:47,920
trend. I think we should wait

1562
01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:48,560
and see. My recommendation

1563
01:02:48,560 --> 01:02:49,260
would be to get the east

1564
01:02:49,260 --> 01:02:51,830
because we're MARCH now will

1565
01:02:51,830 --> 01:02:53,565
begin the 2nd quarter results

1566
01:02:53,565 --> 01:02:55,133
in shortly in income and come

1567
01:02:55,133 --> 01:02:55,801
back in and have that disk

1568
01:02:55,801 --> 01:02:58,201
that healthy discussion and

1569
01:02:59,471 --> 01:03:00,105
will be for the budget

1570
01:03:00,105 --> 01:03:02,505
preparation for the next

1571
01:03:04,842 --> 01:03:05,544
fiscal year.

1572
01:03:05,544 --> 01:03:07,780
>> appreciate the MR. Men for

1573
01:03:07,780 --> 01:03:08,980
one thing that we should keep

1574
01:03:08,980 --> 01:03:10,615
in mind, although we have look

1575
01:03:10,615 --> 01:03:11,249
at this office and 2

1576
01:03:11,249 --> 01:03:11,917
categories, one being the

1577
01:03:11,917 --> 01:03:13,917
prescription, obviously the

1578
01:03:15,753 --> 01:03:16,821
other being medical.

1579
01:03:16,821 --> 01:03:17,489
Previously stated the medical

1580
01:03:17,489 --> 01:03:18,156
sometimes can can fluctuate

1581
01:03:18,156 --> 01:03:21,156
and Trent different. We all

1582
01:03:22,227 --> 01:03:24,627
know that my follow-up

1583
01:03:25,430 --> 01:03:27,766
question, Suzanne, would be.

1584
01:03:27,766 --> 01:03:30,402
Through the years when we've

1585
01:03:30,402 --> 01:03:33,402
talked the weight loss, we

1586
01:03:34,373 --> 01:03:35,974
fault or perhaps a hoped that

1587
01:03:35,974 --> 01:03:38,974
our medical claims will be

1588
01:03:39,111 --> 01:03:39,811
down. It needs back. Anything

1589
01:03:39,811 --> 01:03:42,811
that would this be associated

1590
01:03:43,848 --> 01:03:44,883
with weight loss? However, we

1591
01:03:44,883 --> 01:03:48,483
have not and fact we've one

1592
01:03:49,421 --> 01:03:51,723
would argue the office. To my

1593
01:03:51,723 --> 01:03:52,424
fellow commissioners, I this

1594
01:03:52,424 --> 01:03:55,424
thing is going backwards and

1595
01:03:57,228 --> 01:03:57,897
heard. And I think a decision

1596
01:03:57,897 --> 01:04:00,499
and were tasked we can kick

1597
01:04:00,499 --> 01:04:04,270
the can and we want. But at

1598
01:04:04,270 --> 01:04:05,805
some point a listen. Sometimes

1599
01:04:05,805 --> 01:04:06,705
bad news is not good news.

1600
01:04:06,705 --> 01:04:09,105
particularly when you're when

1601
01:04:11,243 --> 01:04:11,977
you notify employees of. Of

1602
01:04:11,977 --> 01:04:14,977
certain and this could perhaps

1603
01:04:16,348 --> 01:04:19,118
be the I think we need to be

1604
01:04:19,118 --> 01:04:19,751
and we need to stand up and

1605
01:04:19,751 --> 01:04:21,353
look after the taxpaying

1606
01:04:21,353 --> 01:04:23,989
dollars make a decision. If we

1607
01:04:23,989 --> 01:04:26,989
desire to wait a quarter,

1608
01:04:28,327 --> 01:04:29,270
you're in other words,

1609
01:04:29,270 --> 01:04:29,695
treading water. Commissioner

1610
01:04:29,695 --> 01:04:33,295
Fletcher and I see you have

1611
01:04:34,990 --> 01:04:37,990
something to it. Well, once

1612
01:04:37,970 --> 01:04:38,671
again this taken on.

1613
01:04:38,671 --> 01:04:40,706
>> Many different avenues as

1614
01:04:40,706 --> 01:04:43,475
we were discussing gop one.

1615
01:04:43,475 --> 01:04:47,750
And at the time. The cost

1616
01:04:48,647 --> 01:04:51,470
factor. Was overwhelming. But

1617
01:04:53,152 --> 01:04:53,819
there was no alternative.

1618
01:04:53,819 --> 01:04:55,287
>> There are there's a

1619
01:04:55,287 --> 01:04:57,687
multitude, a lot of

1620
01:04:58,757 --> 01:05:01,157
alternatives that are less

1621
01:05:03,195 --> 01:05:06,195
than 25% of the expense. It

1622
01:05:07,320 --> 01:05:08,434
sounds like we're looking at

1623
01:05:08,434 --> 01:05:11,904
again. None of us on medical

1624
01:05:11,904 --> 01:05:14,600
practitioners. And this is a

1625
01:05:14,600 --> 01:05:16,406
decision between the doctor

1626
01:05:19,846 --> 01:05:21,981
and risk riding entity and the

1627
01:05:21,981 --> 01:05:24,381
patient. The employee. The

1628
01:05:27,387 --> 01:05:29,787
employee's family member. What

1629
01:05:30,220 --> 01:05:32,725
are we actually doing? By

1630
01:05:32,725 --> 01:05:33,759
saying we'll wait another

1631
01:05:33,759 --> 01:05:36,495
Korda is we just kicking the

1632
01:05:36,495 --> 01:05:40,950
can down the road. And how

1633
01:05:40,599 --> 01:05:44,799
Florida we want to do it. I

1634
01:05:45,104 --> 01:05:45,804
recall one of the more recent

1635
01:05:45,804 --> 01:05:46,473
conversations that you said,

1636
01:05:46,473 --> 01:05:49,473
look, you know, we're gonna

1637
01:05:51,277 --> 01:05:52,445
bring this back. And I did

1638
01:05:52,445 --> 01:05:53,790
hear the county administrative

1639
01:05:53,790 --> 01:05:54,480
say that we were going to

1640
01:05:54,480 --> 01:05:56,880
monitor the situation. Well,

1641
01:05:58,451 --> 01:06:00,719
done that. We monitor the

1642
01:06:00,719 --> 01:06:03,719
situation. It has been no

1643
01:06:05,491 --> 01:06:06,192
reduction and other employees.

1644
01:06:06,192 --> 01:06:09,192
Do have medications that are

1645
01:06:11,640 --> 01:06:14,640
not covered. Can't be covered.

1646
01:06:14,868 --> 01:06:17,937
And life depends upon it. They

1647
01:06:17,937 --> 01:06:20,937
are continue. A scrip shuns.

1648
01:06:23,542 --> 01:06:24,177
You know, whether maintenance

1649
01:06:24,177 --> 01:06:26,577
medication, it's just not

1650
01:06:29,548 --> 01:06:31,884
covered. Yet. It will cover

1651
01:06:31,884 --> 01:06:33,286
something that as such a high

1652
01:06:33,286 --> 01:06:36,886
price. I think we need to

1653
01:06:40,226 --> 01:06:42,950
reduce it. Now. And give the

1654
01:06:42,950 --> 01:06:43,930
employees notice so that they

1655
01:06:43,930 --> 01:06:46,930
can make the appropriate plans

1656
01:06:49,135 --> 01:06:51,535
with the doctor. Prescribing

1657
01:06:51,571 --> 01:06:54,240
entity and they can still

1658
01:06:54,240 --> 01:06:57,240
receive the benefit of this.

1659
01:06:59,478 --> 01:07:01,878
We reduction medication in

1660
01:07:02,315 --> 01:07:03,215
different avenue in a

1661
01:07:03,215 --> 01:07:05,352
different way and flawless of

1662
01:07:05,352 --> 01:07:08,952
a burden to our system where

1663
01:07:09,422 --> 01:07:11,424
it's actually compromising the

1664
01:07:11,424 --> 01:07:12,526
health availability for other

1665
01:07:12,526 --> 01:07:14,526
medications because this

1666
01:07:17,497 --> 01:07:19,298
expense is so high. Obviously

1667
01:07:19,298 --> 01:07:21,334
our pro vita is going to look

1668
01:07:21,334 --> 01:07:22,680
at the cost of doing business,

1669
01:07:22,680 --> 01:07:25,668
which going to reflect back to

1670
01:07:29,876 --> 01:07:32,110
us. County. As far as dollars.

1671
01:07:32,110 --> 01:07:35,181
But it's also going to reflect

1672
01:07:35,181 --> 01:07:35,882
on what medications are

1673
01:07:35,882 --> 01:07:37,617
covered and what medications

1674
01:07:37,617 --> 01:07:41,217
on not covered. And if where

1675
01:07:41,488 --> 01:07:45,880
the willing buyer. By it all.

1676
01:07:47,594 --> 01:07:48,494
I think we have to stop it.

1677
01:07:48,494 --> 01:07:49,830
Real estate about the new

1678
01:07:49,830 --> 01:07:52,230
opportunities that are there

1679
01:07:52,365 --> 01:07:54,765
for the patients. For

1680
01:07:54,934 --> 01:07:57,334
commission's. And for the

1681
01:07:59,339 --> 01:08:01,739
people that we serve.

1682
01:08:03,243 --> 01:08:05,178
Commissioner I was under the

1683
01:08:05,178 --> 01:08:05,946
impression of this item was an

1684
01:08:05,946 --> 01:08:09,546
update. But it sounds like you

1685
01:08:09,849 --> 01:08:12,510
guys want to. Push into some

1686
01:08:12,510 --> 01:08:12,719
decision which just to be

1687
01:08:12,719 --> 01:08:14,955
completely honest, I'm not

1688
01:08:14,955 --> 01:08:15,622
comfortable with making that

1689
01:08:15,622 --> 01:08:16,323
decision today because this

1690
01:08:16,323 --> 01:08:18,925
was supposed to be an update.

1691
01:08:18,925 --> 01:08:19,894
And that's what we're here to

1692
01:08:19,894 --> 01:08:21,795
be updated upon. And then if

1693
01:08:21,795 --> 01:08:22,463
you want to set a course for a

1694
01:08:22,463 --> 01:08:24,764
future decision point, I'm

1695
01:08:24,764 --> 01:08:25,899
totally fine with that. But I

1696
01:08:25,899 --> 01:08:28,102
would have questions that I

1697
01:08:28,102 --> 01:08:28,802
would want to be presented as

1698
01:08:28,802 --> 01:08:31,202
part of that decision-making

1699
01:08:32,390 --> 01:08:34,874
process. One. It looks like

1700
01:08:34,874 --> 01:08:36,209
the numbers are actually down

1701
01:08:36,209 --> 01:08:36,944
for the gop wins over last

1702
01:08:36,944 --> 01:08:40,580
year. So I want to see that. I

1703
01:08:40,580 --> 01:08:41,981
want to see that Graff. I

1704
01:08:41,981 --> 01:08:43,116
would like to see what we're

1705
01:08:43,116 --> 01:08:44,785
doing and the way of wellness

1706
01:08:44,785 --> 01:08:46,186
if we're going to take that

1707
01:08:46,186 --> 01:08:47,488
away. Commissioner Lester, you

1708
01:08:47,488 --> 01:08:48,289
talk about all these other

1709
01:08:48,289 --> 01:08:50,689
options. But there really

1710
01:08:51,158 --> 01:08:51,858
isn't any options on our plan

1711
01:08:51,858 --> 01:08:55,458
other than this. We don't pay

1712
01:08:56,396 --> 01:08:57,130
for nutrition. S we don't pay

1713
01:08:57,130 --> 01:08:59,133
for gym memberships and things

1714
01:08:59,133 --> 01:09:01,168
of that nature which would

1715
01:09:01,168 --> 01:09:04,168
support peoples. We lost a

1716
01:09:04,605 --> 01:09:06,706
journey. We don't pay weight

1717
01:09:06,706 --> 01:09:07,507
loss, counseling under this.

1718
01:09:07,507 --> 01:09:10,344
So if you want to get people

1719
01:09:10,344 --> 01:09:12,146
off of medication, have them

1720
01:09:12,146 --> 01:09:13,714
create healthy habits and

1721
01:09:13,714 --> 01:09:14,615
choices. Those are things that

1722
01:09:14,615 --> 01:09:16,116
you need to provide for. So

1723
01:09:16,116 --> 01:09:17,384
I'd like to see what those

1724
01:09:17,384 --> 01:09:18,318
options are, what we are

1725
01:09:18,318 --> 01:09:19,119
doing, what we're not doing,

1726
01:09:19,119 --> 01:09:23,156
what we might be able to add,

1727
01:09:23,156 --> 01:09:24,240
that would be a lower cost and

1728
01:09:24,240 --> 01:09:25,759
a longer-term option for

1729
01:09:25,759 --> 01:09:26,893
people to give them their

1730
01:09:26,893 --> 01:09:29,893
skill sets. But also, you

1731
01:09:30,865 --> 01:09:34,401
know, I don't think that I

1732
01:09:34,401 --> 01:09:35,969
would also like to see that

1733
01:09:35,969 --> 01:09:37,370
which our our plan covers all

1734
01:09:37,370 --> 01:09:39,770
the constitutional is correct.

1735
01:09:41,800 --> 01:09:41,742
Correct. So it's I don't think

1736
01:09:41,742 --> 01:09:43,844
it's completely accurate to

1737
01:09:43,844 --> 01:09:46,713
say that all of our employees

1738
01:09:46,713 --> 01:09:50,651
MAY or MAY not be the only

1739
01:09:50,651 --> 01:09:52,753
effective ones are the ones

1740
01:09:52,753 --> 01:09:53,320
utilizing that resource. There

1741
01:09:53,320 --> 01:09:55,320
are several different

1742
01:09:56,123 --> 01:09:56,823
constitutional is with large

1743
01:09:56,823 --> 01:09:59,293
employee basis. I don't know

1744
01:09:59,293 --> 01:10:00,161
if we can see the breakdown on

1745
01:10:00,161 --> 01:10:03,761
that way, but I would be

1746
01:10:04,131 --> 01:10:05,633
interested to see where the

1747
01:10:05,633 --> 01:10:06,266
majority of those costs are

1748
01:10:06,266 --> 01:10:07,235
coming from, whether it's

1749
01:10:07,235 --> 01:10:09,635
Indian River County, specific

1750
01:10:11,405 --> 01:10:13,908
or different. Office. And I

1751
01:10:13,908 --> 01:10:14,441
think that they need to be put

1752
01:10:14,441 --> 01:10:15,760
on notice that that

1753
01:10:15,760 --> 01:10:15,943
conversation is happening

1754
01:10:15,943 --> 01:10:17,478
because if you're going to

1755
01:10:17,478 --> 01:10:18,212
impact, it's not just our

1756
01:10:18,212 --> 01:10:19,580
employees at this point. We're

1757
01:10:19,580 --> 01:10:21,783
talking about other people's

1758
01:10:21,783 --> 01:10:22,383
employees. And if we're going

1759
01:10:22,383 --> 01:10:23,383
to impact them with the

1760
01:10:23,383 --> 01:10:24,819
decision, they have a right to

1761
01:10:24,819 --> 01:10:25,954
know about that decision and

1762
01:10:25,954 --> 01:10:26,621
be part of the conversation

1763
01:10:26,621 --> 01:10:29,210
before we just unilaterally

1764
01:10:30,910 --> 01:10:30,924
make it so it's in my comments

1765
01:10:30,924 --> 01:10:31,992
for today.

1766
01:10:31,992 --> 01:10:34,392
>> And agreed MR. CHAIRMAN

1767
01:10:36,431 --> 01:10:40,310
just I heard was pointed out

1768
01:10:41,869 --> 01:10:44,869
about options. The options are

1769
01:10:45,105 --> 01:10:46,841
plans. The medications are now

1770
01:10:46,841 --> 01:10:49,241
available that are greatly

1771
01:10:49,511 --> 01:10:53,111
reduced in the burden to the

1772
01:10:54,949 --> 01:10:55,649
system and the medications

1773
01:10:55,649 --> 01:10:58,649
again, not a practitioner and

1774
01:11:00,254 --> 01:11:03,358
none of us are, however, new

1775
01:11:03,358 --> 01:11:05,159
products have become

1776
01:11:05,159 --> 01:11:05,827
available. That alternative. I

1777
01:11:05,827 --> 01:11:08,796
didn't mean that there was

1778
01:11:08,796 --> 01:11:11,796
options like, you know, plans

1779
01:11:14,969 --> 01:11:17,969
and, you know. Programs they

1780
01:11:19,875 --> 01:11:22,770
some that are available. And

1781
01:11:22,770 --> 01:11:24,477
but the medications themselves

1782
01:11:26,514 --> 01:11:28,450
have greatly dropped. And with

1783
01:11:28,450 --> 01:11:30,451
the new products on the market

1784
01:11:30,451 --> 01:11:31,820
that do exactly the same

1785
01:11:31,820 --> 01:11:34,356
thing. And we had talked about

1786
01:11:34,356 --> 01:11:37,356
that because I know the.

1787
01:11:38,225 --> 01:11:38,827
>> The PRESIDENT Has to make

1788
01:11:38,827 --> 01:11:41,529
made a move for certain

1789
01:11:41,529 --> 01:11:42,230
prescriptions to be reduced.

1790
01:11:42,230 --> 01:11:45,830
>> And that will also help us

1791
01:11:46,334 --> 01:11:48,734
out. They're already existing

1792
01:11:52,407 --> 01:11:53,740
options. 4 this medication or

1793
01:11:53,740 --> 01:11:56,740
a similar medication to be

1794
01:11:56,478 --> 01:12:00,780
utilized again, it's c we Jen.

1795
01:12:00,248 --> 01:12:00,949
Money.

1796
01:12:00,949 --> 01:12:03,510
>> So Commissioner Adams, I'm

1797
01:12:03,510 --> 01:12:03,852
hearing that you you would

1798
01:12:03,852 --> 01:12:05,852
like a.

1799
01:12:06,922 --> 01:12:09,891
>> The more road, the more

1800
01:12:09,891 --> 01:12:10,925
analysis of who, what, when,

1801
01:12:10,925 --> 01:12:11,626
where, why?

1802
01:12:11,626 --> 01:12:12,794
>> I think I don't. I mean, I

1803
01:12:12,794 --> 01:12:13,628
think it's a great

1804
01:12:13,628 --> 01:12:14,329
conversation to happy have

1805
01:12:14,329 --> 01:12:16,965
been talking around it. So we

1806
01:12:16,965 --> 01:12:17,866
MAY as well just have it. But

1807
01:12:17,866 --> 01:12:19,567
I would like to see a little

1808
01:12:19,567 --> 01:12:21,690
bit more detail, 2 base that

1809
01:12:21,690 --> 01:12:21,503
conversation.

1810
01:12:21,503 --> 01:12:23,503
>> Great and.

1811
01:12:24,500 --> 01:12:24,706
>> It's not lost on us. That

1812
01:12:24,706 --> 01:12:28,510
in a few days will be the end

1813
01:12:28,510 --> 01:12:30,645
of the 2nd quarter always

1814
01:12:30,645 --> 01:12:31,313
being mindful of our budget

1815
01:12:31,313 --> 01:12:33,713
preparation for health care

1816
01:12:38,186 --> 01:12:40,880
expenses. And some of those

1817
01:12:40,880 --> 01:12:41,256
options that you who and how

1818
01:12:41,256 --> 01:12:44,659
will those be paid for? Would

1819
01:12:44,659 --> 01:12:48,196
that be a wash, so to speak?

1820
01:12:48,196 --> 01:12:48,830
>> I know that we have our

1821
01:12:48,830 --> 01:12:50,830
consultants PRESIDENT And

1822
01:12:53,201 --> 01:12:53,969
sounds like. We need to get

1823
01:12:53,969 --> 01:12:56,405
the information and make a

1824
01:12:56,405 --> 01:12:58,706
solid decision. And I don't

1825
01:12:58,706 --> 01:13:02,143
know that we can wait. Another

1826
01:13:02,143 --> 01:13:04,179
2 months for an update.

1827
01:13:04,179 --> 01:13:06,115
>> I do. MISTER Chair I don't

1828
01:13:06,115 --> 01:13:06,849
disagree and I don't we're not

1829
01:13:06,849 --> 01:13:09,818
trying to not advocating. We

1830
01:13:09,818 --> 01:13:10,552
kick the can down the road.

1831
01:13:10,552 --> 01:13:12,954
Said okay fact that we get the

1832
01:13:12,954 --> 01:13:14,889
results from the 2nd quarter,

1833
01:13:14,889 --> 01:13:17,826
which is as to your point,

1834
01:13:17,826 --> 01:13:18,494
that is because we did say

1835
01:13:18,494 --> 01:13:19,561
mid-year, come back at it.

1836
01:13:19,561 --> 01:13:21,960
We've had updates. We've been

1837
01:13:21,960 --> 01:13:23,496
monitoring it. We've talked

1838
01:13:23,699 --> 01:13:24,599
with Marathon health about

1839
01:13:24,599 --> 01:13:25,300
alternatives. Will our

1840
01:13:25,300 --> 01:13:28,204
employees and those that use

1841
01:13:28,204 --> 01:13:31,204
the clinic. The JANUARY update

1842
01:13:31,207 --> 01:13:34,109
was really kind of focused on

1843
01:13:34,109 --> 01:13:35,678
will discuss the gop ones. It

1844
01:13:35,678 --> 01:13:36,412
was looking at the prior year

1845
01:13:36,412 --> 01:13:38,812
planned performance because it

1846
01:13:39,782 --> 01:13:41,583
was closed out. So this is

1847
01:13:41,583 --> 01:13:42,551
really the first opportunity

1848
01:13:42,551 --> 01:13:45,687
to look at the 1st quarter. So

1849
01:13:45,687 --> 01:13:49,287
but to your point. Were in

1850
01:13:49,591 --> 01:13:50,226
days, you know, 7 days, we

1851
01:13:50,226 --> 01:13:50,859
will be done with the 2nd

1852
01:13:50,859 --> 01:13:53,162
quarter. I don't know how

1853
01:13:53,162 --> 01:13:55,131
quick those numbers can turned

1854
01:13:55,131 --> 01:13:56,640
around and we can't have that

1855
01:13:56,640 --> 01:13:58,640
conversation.

1856
01:13:58,933 --> 01:14:00,235
>> Well, I can tell you each

1857
01:14:00,235 --> 01:14:01,137
year we come back before the

1858
01:14:01,137 --> 01:14:03,138
board regarding our upcoming

1859
01:14:03,138 --> 01:14:05,874
plan year. And that's in the

1860
01:14:05,874 --> 01:14:06,508
MAY JUNE time frame to discuss

1861
01:14:06,508 --> 01:14:09,508
the plan features for the

1862
01:14:09,878 --> 01:14:11,313
upcoming plan year. We have

1863
01:14:11,313 --> 01:14:12,814
been having a lot of

1864
01:14:12,814 --> 01:14:15,814
discussions locked in and I

1865
01:14:17,652 --> 01:14:18,354
regarding the options

1866
01:14:18,354 --> 01:14:19,550
Commissioner Flasher, you're

1867
01:14:19,550 --> 01:14:19,755
you're you're right. There's

1868
01:14:19,755 --> 01:14:22,155
so many different things

1869
01:14:23,226 --> 01:14:25,594
coming on the market and it

1870
01:14:25,594 --> 01:14:27,362
every week there's something

1871
01:14:27,362 --> 01:14:29,264
new. One of the really

1872
01:14:29,264 --> 01:14:31,664
important things to consider

1873
01:14:34,804 --> 01:14:35,971
is we do you know, 237

1874
01:14:35,971 --> 01:14:37,971
members.

1875
01:14:40,142 --> 01:14:41,844
>> of our group plan who are

1876
01:14:41,844 --> 01:14:44,844
utilizing the gop. One weight

1877
01:14:45,470 --> 01:14:46,649
loss medication and they are.

1878
01:14:46,649 --> 01:14:49,485
>> Seeing a lot of substantial

1879
01:14:49,485 --> 01:14:50,619
improvement in their own

1880
01:14:50,619 --> 01:14:51,754
personal lives. And I think

1881
01:14:51,754 --> 01:14:55,354
it's important that we have a

1882
01:14:56,492 --> 01:14:57,594
plan in place to transition

1883
01:14:57,594 --> 01:14:59,528
them to to help them with

1884
01:14:59,528 --> 01:15:00,997
that. If if the plan decision

1885
01:15:00,997 --> 01:15:02,799
is and it's looking like it,

1886
01:15:02,799 --> 01:15:06,399
it financially MAY need to be

1887
01:15:06,569 --> 01:15:08,971
that way that we remove the

1888
01:15:08,971 --> 01:15:11,640
gop ones as a cover medication

1889
01:15:11,640 --> 01:15:13,410
for weight loss on the plan,

1890
01:15:13,410 --> 01:15:13,776
then we do want to have

1891
01:15:13,776 --> 01:15:15,644
something in place for them to

1892
01:15:15,644 --> 01:15:18,581
move to. And we want to make

1893
01:15:18,581 --> 01:15:19,282
sure that that is well thought

1894
01:15:19,282 --> 01:15:21,751
out and that that transition

1895
01:15:21,751 --> 01:15:24,620
is well communicated. We have

1896
01:15:24,620 --> 01:15:25,555
been looking at nutrition

1897
01:15:25,555 --> 01:15:27,890
support. We are vetting out

1898
01:15:27,890 --> 01:15:29,892
certain programs right now. I

1899
01:15:29,892 --> 01:15:31,760
actually have someone our

1900
01:15:31,760 --> 01:15:34,130
group plan. That's beta

1901
01:15:34,130 --> 01:15:37,130
testing and option that is

1902
01:15:37,500 --> 01:15:38,467
available right now. And they

1903
01:15:38,467 --> 01:15:39,936
were very, very impressed with

1904
01:15:39,936 --> 01:15:43,536
that from it was actually like

1905
01:15:43,539 --> 01:15:45,939
that a telemedicine virtual

1906
01:15:47,443 --> 01:15:48,111
visit with a nutritionist we'd

1907
01:15:48,111 --> 01:15:51,514
be looking at either a low

1908
01:15:51,514 --> 01:15:52,681
cost or no cost a nutrition

1909
01:15:52,681 --> 01:15:55,718
support on the plan. We do

1910
01:15:55,718 --> 01:15:56,418
have some preliminary analysis

1911
01:15:56,418 --> 01:15:59,689
that says that the impact of

1912
01:15:59,689 --> 01:16:00,690
that is quite negligible to

1913
01:16:00,690 --> 01:16:03,690
the plan because the costs

1914
01:16:04,460 --> 01:16:07,460
like $65. A visit as opposed

1915
01:16:07,730 --> 01:16:10,730
to, you know, $1000 for the

1916
01:16:10,733 --> 01:16:11,534
medication we're looking you

1917
01:16:11,534 --> 01:16:12,168
know, getting the information

1918
01:16:12,168 --> 01:16:15,168
as what type of nutrition

1919
01:16:15,438 --> 01:16:16,139
support benefit make sense. Is

1920
01:16:16,139 --> 01:16:19,342
it a certain number of visits

1921
01:16:19,342 --> 01:16:20,310
at 0 copay? Is there to go

1922
01:16:20,310 --> 01:16:21,100
beyond a certain number of

1923
01:16:21,100 --> 01:16:24,513
visits? Does there need to be

1924
01:16:24,513 --> 01:16:25,214
like a prior authorization

1925
01:16:25,214 --> 01:16:27,617
process? So we are looking at

1926
01:16:27,617 --> 01:16:28,618
a lot of a lot of those things

1927
01:16:28,618 --> 01:16:30,353
that you mentioned when you

1928
01:16:30,353 --> 01:16:31,354
look at those dew usc employee

1929
01:16:31,354 --> 01:16:32,880
went.

1930
01:16:32,880 --> 01:16:35,892
>> They MAY or MAY not need to

1931
01:16:35,892 --> 01:16:37,494
put out any kind of.

1932
01:16:37,494 --> 01:16:38,295
>> Survey request for feedback

1933
01:16:38,295 --> 01:16:41,197
on what would actually be

1934
01:16:41,197 --> 01:16:43,597
utilized and be helpful.

1935
01:16:44,134 --> 01:16:45,434
>> We have not to date done

1936
01:16:45,434 --> 01:16:48,434
that. That is something that

1937
01:16:48,705 --> 01:16:52,241
we could send out a global

1938
01:16:52,241 --> 01:16:52,542
number survey related to gop

1939
01:16:52,542 --> 01:16:53,277
ones.

1940
01:16:53,277 --> 01:16:56,246
>> I think it would be helpful

1941
01:16:56,246 --> 01:16:59,246
find out what kind of

1942
01:16:59,382 --> 01:17:02,185
>> benefit would be a benefit

1943
01:17:02,185 --> 01:17:03,119
that people would actually use

1944
01:17:03,119 --> 01:17:04,354
minds.

1945
01:17:04,354 --> 01:17:07,190
>> Then a fission. Yeah, and I

1946
01:17:07,190 --> 01:17:08,792
didn't I didn't mention this

1947
01:17:08,792 --> 01:17:09,492
The nutrition support could be

1948
01:17:09,492 --> 01:17:13,920
in person as well. It doesn't

1949
01:17:14,965 --> 01:17:15,666
need to simply through virtual

1950
01:17:15,666 --> 01:17:18,401
visit because some people do

1951
01:17:18,401 --> 01:17:20,437
like the in-person as well.

1952
01:17:20,437 --> 01:17:22,238
And then we're also

1953
01:17:22,238 --> 01:17:23,507
considering whether it makes

1954
01:17:23,507 --> 01:17:25,342
sense to have some on-site

1955
01:17:25,342 --> 01:17:27,430
support through the health

1956
01:17:27,430 --> 01:17:27,710
center for a nutritionist. So

1957
01:17:27,710 --> 01:17:30,710
there's a lot of different

1958
01:17:31,614 --> 01:17:32,615
options to consider. And then

1959
01:17:32,615 --> 01:17:35,419
the various programs that will

1960
01:17:35,419 --> 01:17:36,620
be available as members maybe

1961
01:17:36,620 --> 01:17:40,220
want to transition our stay on

1962
01:17:40,724 --> 01:17:41,558
the gop won but transition to

1963
01:17:41,558 --> 01:17:45,158
the the self pay options which

1964
01:17:45,195 --> 01:17:47,798
are much more affordable than

1965
01:17:47,798 --> 01:17:48,665
what the planned medication

1966
01:17:48,665 --> 01:17:50,934
costs are, too. Susan. So when

1967
01:17:50,934 --> 01:17:51,434
because I don't disagree with.

1968
01:17:51,434 --> 01:17:53,370
>> The need for a

1969
01:17:53,370 --> 01:17:55,370
conversation. Potentially

1970
01:17:56,606 --> 01:17:57,307
sooner than later. And so I

1971
01:17:57,307 --> 01:17:59,443
guess the question is either

1972
01:17:59,443 --> 01:18:02,612
between with you are a lot in

1973
01:18:02,612 --> 01:18:04,748
when can we get the final

1974
01:18:04,748 --> 01:18:06,683
numbers after the 2nd quarter

1975
01:18:06,683 --> 01:18:08,385
closes? How quickly can we get

1976
01:18:08,385 --> 01:18:11,210
those for the purposes of

1977
01:18:11,210 --> 01:18:11,655
evaluating the board make a

1978
01:18:11,655 --> 01:18:14,550
decision, then from their

1979
01:18:15,225 --> 01:18:15,960
basin, a decision with options

1980
01:18:15,960 --> 01:18:18,960
some answers and the questions

1981
01:18:19,129 --> 01:18:20,297
have been raised here for the

1982
01:18:20,297 --> 01:18:21,310
purposes of notifying the

1983
01:18:21,310 --> 01:18:23,333
employee notify them that they

1984
01:18:23,333 --> 01:18:24,680
discussion is going to happen.

1985
01:18:24,680 --> 01:18:24,802
But after the decision was

1986
01:18:24,802 --> 01:18:27,802
made, then we would notify

1987
01:18:28,172 --> 01:18:28,872
them what date is. So when do

1988
01:18:28,872 --> 01:18:30,340
you think how quickly can you

1989
01:18:30,340 --> 01:18:32,740
turn these numbers around?

1990
01:18:34,979 --> 01:18:37,915
>> So right now we have right

1991
01:18:37,915 --> 01:18:39,490
now we have everything updated

1992
01:18:39,490 --> 01:18:40,217
through FEBRUARY. So MARCH

1993
01:18:40,217 --> 01:18:40,918
data should be available and

1994
01:18:40,918 --> 01:18:43,387
updated in our system by the

1995
01:18:43,387 --> 01:18:46,390
end of APRIL. So timing Wise

1996
01:18:46,390 --> 01:18:47,358
for a commission meeting. I

1997
01:18:47,358 --> 01:18:48,492
know that there's 2 weeks

1998
01:18:48,492 --> 01:18:49,726
required prior to the date of

1999
01:18:49,726 --> 01:18:50,394
that meeting. So would

2000
01:18:50,394 --> 01:18:53,394
probably be looking at the

2001
01:18:55,900 --> 01:18:58,169
second meeting of MAY.

2002
01:18:58,169 --> 01:18:59,102
>> it mean if I've would given

2003
01:18:59,102 --> 01:19:02,102
the fact that there's some

2004
01:19:02,172 --> 01:19:02,839
flexibility with the agenda,

2005
01:19:02,839 --> 01:19:06,844
if I could get it could be

2006
01:19:06,844 --> 01:19:07,444
possibly the first of MAY. If

2007
01:19:07,444 --> 01:19:08,145
we first meeting first

2008
01:19:08,145 --> 01:19:11,215
meeting, I'm a yes since, you

2009
01:19:11,215 --> 01:19:14,118
know. I don't think I think

2010
01:19:14,118 --> 01:19:15,319
it's important. The reason I

2011
01:19:15,319 --> 01:19:16,253
say that first meeting MAY is

2012
01:19:16,253 --> 01:19:18,653
because that's when budgets

2013
01:19:19,990 --> 01:19:20,724
are being entered. And I think

2014
01:19:20,724 --> 01:19:22,993
we're starting to look at that

2015
01:19:22,993 --> 01:19:23,694
and I think we need to

2016
01:19:23,694 --> 01:19:25,620
understand the impact and not

2017
01:19:25,620 --> 01:19:26,297
wait to the second meeting in

2018
01:19:26,297 --> 01:19:28,632
MAY, but I think that also

2019
01:19:28,632 --> 01:19:30,634
might provide time for years.

2020
01:19:30,634 --> 01:19:32,436
Suzanne, for you, your staff

2021
01:19:32,436 --> 01:19:34,836
to continue researching these

2022
01:19:35,739 --> 01:19:37,775
things that we've been

2023
01:19:37,775 --> 01:19:39,577
discussing from since DECEMBER

2024
01:19:39,577 --> 01:19:40,177
So I mean that we have

2025
01:19:40,177 --> 01:19:41,779
monitored and discussed

2026
01:19:41,779 --> 01:19:44,779
alternatives. So I think we're

2027
01:19:44,782 --> 01:19:46,170
prepared to kind of come

2028
01:19:46,170 --> 01:19:46,751
forward and and have that

2029
01:19:46,751 --> 01:19:48,919
discussion. If if the board is

2030
01:19:48,919 --> 01:19:51,121
willing, I just I think you

2031
01:19:51,121 --> 01:19:54,491
need to know the thing is what

2032
01:19:54,491 --> 01:19:55,225
we said before. And so we just

2033
01:19:55,225 --> 01:19:58,128
want to kind of follow through

2034
01:19:58,128 --> 01:19:58,830
with that. I think we can to

2035
01:19:58,830 --> 01:20:01,999
the first meeting in MAY, if

2036
01:20:01,999 --> 01:20:02,666
if the board would. And

2037
01:20:02,666 --> 01:20:03,334
indulge that, we don't want

2038
01:20:03,334 --> 01:20:05,903
kick the can down the road,

2039
01:20:05,903 --> 01:20:06,570
but that would give us helped

2040
01:20:06,570 --> 01:20:09,307
form the budget process for

2041
01:20:09,307 --> 01:20:12,307
next year. CHAIRMAN. Yes, yes,

2042
01:20:16,681 --> 01:20:17,815
sir.

2043
01:20:17,815 --> 01:20:18,782
>> great I agree with

2044
01:20:18,782 --> 01:20:20,951
Commissioner Adams. I think I

2045
01:20:20,951 --> 01:20:23,351
was expecting update was

2046
01:20:23,587 --> 01:20:25,856
expected to discuss the

2047
01:20:25,856 --> 01:20:26,558
specific thing with gop and

2048
01:20:26,558 --> 01:20:29,558
others in other things. Could

2049
01:20:31,896 --> 01:20:35,496
this sounds like? Hr told us

2050
01:20:35,599 --> 01:20:36,834
the, you know? Yeah, we're

2051
01:20:36,834 --> 01:20:37,535
looking at trends. Trends vary

2052
01:20:37,535 --> 01:20:38,202
from quarter to quarter month

2053
01:20:38,202 --> 01:20:41,802
to month, year to year. We

2054
01:20:42,339 --> 01:20:43,174
need to take a that MAY be a

2055
01:20:43,174 --> 01:20:46,774
deeper dive into this to look.

2056
01:20:46,911 --> 01:20:47,611
And I'm not in. A new way

2057
01:20:47,611 --> 01:20:48,312
rethink that. Kicking the can

2058
01:20:48,312 --> 01:20:50,948
down the road. I don't think

2059
01:20:50,948 --> 01:20:52,183
we've done that yet. And I

2060
01:20:52,183 --> 01:20:53,170
don't think we're going to do

2061
01:20:53,170 --> 01:20:54,719
that. I think we know better

2062
01:20:54,719 --> 01:20:57,719
than to do something like

2063
01:20:57,789 --> 01:20:59,590
that. It just seems like

2064
01:20:59,590 --> 01:21:01,893
there's a lot of possible

2065
01:21:01,893 --> 01:21:03,194
options here as we got further

2066
01:21:03,194 --> 01:21:03,862
in the conversation. I've

2067
01:21:03,862 --> 01:21:04,495
heard everything from, you

2068
01:21:04,495 --> 01:21:07,465
know, the Fed's not going

2069
01:21:07,465 --> 01:21:09,400
price different things we can

2070
01:21:09,400 --> 01:21:12,670
do. I think we need to look at

2071
01:21:12,670 --> 01:21:14,500
it. Some of those options. Is

2072
01:21:14,500 --> 01:21:14,672
such as a commissioner. Adam

2073
01:21:14,672 --> 01:21:17,975
said this. We need to get a

2074
01:21:17,975 --> 01:21:18,710
little more information hard

2075
01:21:18,710 --> 01:21:21,710
information make a decision. I

2076
01:21:23,581 --> 01:21:24,282
mean, we've got not only h r

2077
01:21:24,282 --> 01:21:25,884
finance like this, but we've

2078
01:21:25,884 --> 01:21:26,584
got ladies from locked in.

2079
01:21:26,584 --> 01:21:29,584
They can about lot. Actually,

2080
01:21:29,754 --> 01:21:30,455
I'd like to hear what they

2081
01:21:30,455 --> 01:21:31,156
have to say. They've listened

2082
01:21:31,156 --> 01:21:33,125
to the conversation we've had

2083
01:21:33,125 --> 01:21:33,892
for the last 15 minutes and

2084
01:21:33,892 --> 01:21:38,920
and see what they have to say

2085
01:21:39,230 --> 01:21:40,665
about this. But I mean, there

2086
01:21:40,665 --> 01:21:44,865
MAY be things that we can do

2087
01:21:45,570 --> 01:21:46,204
is ease uses copay change or

2088
01:21:46,204 --> 01:21:46,871
since some of best of the

2089
01:21:46,871 --> 01:21:47,539
Suzanne mentioned. I mean,

2090
01:21:47,539 --> 01:21:51,739
there there MAY be a lot of

2091
01:21:52,276 --> 01:21:54,312
I'm not. Financially worried

2092
01:21:54,312 --> 01:21:57,480
today, but I think it it would

2093
01:21:57,480 --> 01:21:58,917
do is do justice to look at

2094
01:21:58,917 --> 01:21:59,618
this is the first of MAY and

2095
01:21:59,618 --> 01:22:01,319
say, where are we going with

2096
01:22:01,319 --> 01:22:03,554
this and and what we need to

2097
01:22:03,554 --> 01:22:04,189
do because this is important

2098
01:22:04,189 --> 01:22:06,589
information does is life

2099
01:22:07,859 --> 01:22:08,560
changing for some people and

2100
01:22:08,560 --> 01:22:10,995
and we don't want to make the

2101
01:22:10,995 --> 01:22:12,297
wrong decision and do

2102
01:22:12,297 --> 01:22:13,765
something drastic take that

2103
01:22:13,765 --> 01:22:14,566
away I think we need to wear

2104
01:22:14,566 --> 01:22:15,300
options, but I would like to

2105
01:22:15,300 --> 01:22:16,100
hear what these ladies have to

2106
01:22:16,100 --> 01:22:18,270
say. If they have anything to

2107
01:22:18,270 --> 01:22:19,371
say about it.

2108
01:22:19,371 --> 01:22:20,380
>> thank you so much. So

2109
01:22:20,380 --> 01:22:22,438
Rachel, Freedom locked in.

2110
01:22:23,408 --> 01:22:24,900
Nice to see you all again. You

2111
01:22:24,900 --> 01:22:24,710
know, listening to the

2112
01:22:24,710 --> 01:22:25,377
conversation, I think this is

2113
01:22:25,377 --> 01:22:28,246
the tone that we're hearing

2114
01:22:28,246 --> 01:22:28,881
from across our bucket ss of

2115
01:22:28,881 --> 01:22:31,281
clients who are covering

2116
01:22:31,549 --> 01:22:32,584
weight loss, gop ones today.

2117
01:22:32,584 --> 01:22:35,153
So those who are still

2118
01:22:35,153 --> 01:22:35,787
covering have looked at

2119
01:22:35,787 --> 01:22:36,555
various tactics from

2120
01:22:36,555 --> 01:22:38,557
increasing costs, share on the

2121
01:22:38,557 --> 01:22:40,558
member for those she'll p

2122
01:22:40,558 --> 01:22:42,628
ones. But at the end of the

2123
01:22:42,628 --> 01:22:45,497
day, those members will still,

2124
01:22:45,497 --> 01:22:46,631
you know, be reaching their

2125
01:22:46,631 --> 01:22:47,665
out-of-pocket maximums. And so

2126
01:22:47,665 --> 01:22:50,350
shifting that cost share to a

2127
01:22:50,350 --> 01:22:50,735
higher co pay is really a

2128
01:22:50,735 --> 01:22:52,136
nominal impact to the overall

2129
01:22:52,136 --> 01:22:52,771
costs that we're seeing of

2130
01:22:52,771 --> 01:22:55,171
these medications. And so

2131
01:22:57,108 --> 01:22:57,742
really, you know, that the

2132
01:22:57,742 --> 01:23:00,142
overall response is that

2133
01:23:01,112 --> 01:23:01,613
clients are ceasing covering

2134
01:23:01,613 --> 01:23:02,280
and pushing that

2135
01:23:02,280 --> 01:23:03,181
responsibility back on the

2136
01:23:03,181 --> 01:23:05,117
member through these more

2137
01:23:05,117 --> 01:23:06,618
affordable, it directs to

2138
01:23:06,618 --> 01:23:07,352
manufacture programs that are

2139
01:23:07,352 --> 01:23:09,922
available where the cost now

2140
01:23:09,922 --> 01:23:10,555
have come down significantly.

2141
01:23:10,555 --> 01:23:12,691
Another trend that we're

2142
01:23:12,691 --> 01:23:13,292
seeing is that some him

2143
01:23:13,292 --> 01:23:15,600
players are choosing to

2144
01:23:15,600 --> 01:23:18,600
subsidize a portion of those

2145
01:23:19,640 --> 01:23:20,533
cash pay options through hra

2146
01:23:20,533 --> 01:23:21,332
programs, whether a funding a

2147
01:23:21,332 --> 01:23:23,536
small dollar amount on to a

2148
01:23:23,536 --> 01:23:24,670
health reimbursement account

2149
01:23:24,670 --> 01:23:26,472
card and then those members

2150
01:23:26,472 --> 01:23:29,441
can use that to pay for those

2151
01:23:29,441 --> 01:23:32,277
lower cash pay options. So

2152
01:23:32,277 --> 01:23:32,978
that's a trend that we're

2153
01:23:32,978 --> 01:23:33,678
seeing so leaving adopted as

2154
01:23:33,678 --> 01:23:35,381
well. It's not to prevailing

2155
01:23:35,381 --> 01:23:36,140
yet, but that's one of the

2156
01:23:36,140 --> 01:23:38,414
newest options that we're

2157
01:23:41,487 --> 01:23:44,323
seeing. The costs of these

2158
01:23:44,323 --> 01:23:46,124
medications are just

2159
01:23:46,124 --> 01:23:46,892
unsustainable. So we're seeing

2160
01:23:46,892 --> 01:23:49,892
continued rise in amount of

2161
01:23:50,696 --> 01:23:51,363
utilize ERs taking the cost of

2162
01:23:51,363 --> 01:23:52,300
the medications through the

2163
01:23:52,300 --> 01:23:54,430
plan are significantly more

2164
01:23:54,934 --> 01:23:55,901
than those cash pay options.

2165
01:23:55,901 --> 01:23:58,704
And so as a result, we're

2166
01:23:58,704 --> 01:23:59,504
seeing these medications trend

2167
01:23:59,504 --> 01:24:01,904
significant. I'm your every

2168
01:24:01,974 --> 01:24:03,275
year. I think our stops are

2169
01:24:03,275 --> 01:24:05,177
183% per member per month

2170
01:24:05,177 --> 01:24:06,112
increase in the last several

2171
01:24:06,112 --> 01:24:09,248
years. And we expect that to

2172
01:24:09,248 --> 01:24:09,949
continue. But a lot trust our

2173
01:24:09,949 --> 01:24:12,349
pharmacy consultant, chime in

2174
01:24:12,418 --> 01:24:14,653
with any other specifics.

2175
01:24:14,653 --> 01:24:15,220
>> You know, you're right that

2176
01:24:15,220 --> 01:24:16,656
there are a number of

2177
01:24:16,656 --> 01:24:18,656
direct-to-consumer programs

2178
01:24:18,891 --> 01:24:21,293
out there for members as low

2179
01:24:21,293 --> 01:24:23,562
as $199 a month for some of

2180
01:24:23,562 --> 01:24:26,562
the tablet options out there

2181
01:24:27,165 --> 01:24:30,336
up to $450 for some of the

2182
01:24:30,336 --> 01:24:31,237
injectable, you know, Pius

2183
01:24:31,237 --> 01:24:32,400
street medications. You're

2184
01:24:32,400 --> 01:24:35,604
right with the Trump Rx. It

2185
01:24:36,809 --> 01:24:37,476
kind taps into some of the

2186
01:24:37,476 --> 01:24:38,844
direct-to-consumer programs

2187
01:24:38,844 --> 01:24:40,346
are not necessarily a new

2188
01:24:40,346 --> 01:24:41,130
program there. It kind of just

2189
01:24:41,130 --> 01:24:43,382
redirects members to those

2190
01:24:43,382 --> 01:24:45,284
direct to consumer options and

2191
01:24:45,284 --> 01:24:46,419
more and more coming. I know

2192
01:24:46,419 --> 01:24:48,819
the pharmacy benefit manager

2193
01:24:49,355 --> 01:24:50,189
that you guys are currently

2194
01:24:50,189 --> 01:24:52,991
with. They are trying to

2195
01:24:52,991 --> 01:24:53,859
develop a program that would

2196
01:24:53,859 --> 01:24:55,962
allow employers to tap into

2197
01:24:55,962 --> 01:24:57,831
those direct to consumer

2198
01:24:57,831 --> 01:24:58,565
prices. But that's something

2199
01:24:58,565 --> 01:24:59,265
that they're building building

2200
01:24:59,265 --> 01:25:00,834
it pretty quickly. So I would

2201
01:25:00,834 --> 01:25:03,200
hope in the next couple of

2202
01:25:03,200 --> 01:25:04,970
months we would hear from them

2203
01:25:04,970 --> 01:25:05,804
where instead of you paying,

2204
01:25:05,804 --> 01:25:06,472
you know, $1000 a month for

2205
01:25:06,472 --> 01:25:08,541
the medicine, you could be

2206
01:25:08,541 --> 01:25:10,643
tapping into some of those

2207
01:25:10,643 --> 01:25:12,645
lower costs that's run through

2208
01:25:12,645 --> 01:25:13,245
the plan and it wouldn't be

2209
01:25:13,245 --> 01:25:13,913
the member having to go

2210
01:25:13,913 --> 01:25:15,748
outside of the plate and it

2211
01:25:15,748 --> 01:25:16,749
would keep it all their

2212
01:25:16,749 --> 01:25:18,651
current towards their out of

2213
01:25:18,651 --> 01:25:21,554
pocket in deductible if they

2214
01:25:21,554 --> 01:25:23,422
had won. So there is a lot

2215
01:25:23,422 --> 01:25:24,156
changing frequently. So

2216
01:25:24,156 --> 01:25:26,259
hopefully in the next month or

2217
01:25:26,259 --> 01:25:27,560
2. You know, we've also headed

2218
01:25:27,560 --> 01:25:30,363
one of the manufacturers say

2219
01:25:30,363 --> 01:25:31,970
that beginning 1, 1, 27. They

2220
01:25:31,970 --> 01:25:34,134
are going to allow plans to

2221
01:25:34,134 --> 01:25:36,135
tap into the cause. But, you

2222
01:25:36,135 --> 01:25:37,804
know, it's a lot of talk right

2223
01:25:37,804 --> 01:25:38,504
now. We know, you know,

2224
01:25:38,504 --> 01:25:41,504
members just going to Reagan

2225
01:25:41,808 --> 01:25:42,609
getting that one. 99 to 4.49.

2226
01:25:42,609 --> 01:25:43,276
Is that thing that solid in

2227
01:25:43,276 --> 01:25:46,412
the air out there and we do

2228
01:25:46,412 --> 01:25:47,800
have a number like Rachel

2229
01:25:47,800 --> 01:25:47,780
mention, I know most all of

2230
01:25:47,780 --> 01:25:49,382
the clients that I have that

2231
01:25:49,382 --> 01:25:51,782
covered these meds, remove

2232
01:25:53,252 --> 01:25:53,954
coverage for this year. So

2233
01:25:53,954 --> 01:25:54,654
that is a growing trend. You

2234
01:25:54,654 --> 01:25:58,254
guys would not be outside of

2235
01:26:01,594 --> 01:26:04,731
the norm. If you did that.

2236
01:26:04,731 --> 01:26:05,465
>> You're stating that

2237
01:26:05,465 --> 01:26:06,990
generics available.

2238
01:26:06,990 --> 01:26:08,499
>> There are no generics

2239
01:26:11,438 --> 01:26:12,772
available at No, they're not.

2240
01:26:12,772 --> 01:26:14,441
Alternative, their or direct

2241
01:26:14,441 --> 01:26:16,108
to consumer. Member could go

2242
01:26:16,108 --> 01:26:16,943
direct to the manufacturer of

2243
01:26:16,943 --> 01:26:21,143
those drugs and get it at a

2244
01:26:23,160 --> 01:26:26,616
reduced cost. As they do with.

2245
01:26:27,787 --> 01:26:28,722
>> Botox.

2246
01:26:28,722 --> 01:26:30,722
>> Possibly I hadn't

2247
01:26:30,824 --> 01:26:33,224
necessarily heard that public.

2248
01:26:33,793 --> 01:26:35,194
We don't I don't that we don't

2249
01:26:35,194 --> 01:26:38,631
cover cannabis or the no. We

2250
01:26:38,631 --> 01:26:40,533
do any way we

2251
01:26:40,533 --> 01:26:41,200
>> Botox actually from

2252
01:26:41,200 --> 01:26:44,200
migraines. Covered it my or

2253
01:26:45,805 --> 01:26:47,407
the specific.

2254
01:26:47,407 --> 01:26:48,740
>> for a diagnosis, correct.

2255
01:26:48,740 --> 01:26:51,740
Just saying that. And there

2256
01:26:54,347 --> 01:26:56,549
are many medications that we

2257
01:26:56,549 --> 01:26:57,500
the employees, whether big

2258
01:26:57,500 --> 01:26:59,500
constitutional or

2259
01:27:05,580 --> 01:27:06,592
>> from Commission. It

2260
01:27:06,592 --> 01:27:09,329
compelled to go with the

2261
01:27:09,329 --> 01:27:10,730
alternative letter the year.

2262
01:27:10,730 --> 01:27:12,766
>> Kind of going to war. You

2263
01:27:12,766 --> 01:27:13,466
know, there's the mark. You've

2264
01:27:13,466 --> 01:27:15,268
been for messy out there. And

2265
01:27:15,268 --> 01:27:15,935
that's on pharmacy.

2266
01:27:15,935 --> 01:27:16,637
>> We're a lot of times

2267
01:27:16,637 --> 01:27:19,637
members can buy generic drugs

2268
01:27:20,440 --> 01:27:21,708
or other medications directly

2269
01:27:21,708 --> 01:27:23,420
from those who are sourcing it

2270
01:27:23,420 --> 01:27:23,710
directly from the manufacturer

2271
01:27:23,710 --> 01:27:26,246
and the cost is lower. They

2272
01:27:26,246 --> 01:27:26,914
are so some people decide to

2273
01:27:26,914 --> 01:27:29,415
go outside of their plate,

2274
01:27:29,415 --> 01:27:31,684
especially if they have a high

2275
01:27:31,684 --> 01:27:34,840
deductible or something that

2276
01:27:35,889 --> 01:27:36,289
nature. So ya similar to that.

2277
01:27:36,289 --> 01:27:38,289
Thank you.

2278
01:27:40,600 --> 01:27:41,940
>> Okay. Commissioners, we've

2279
01:27:41,940 --> 01:27:42,429
essentially come to a

2280
01:27:42,429 --> 01:27:44,197
consensus on a meeting in MAY.

2281
01:27:44,197 --> 01:27:44,931
I would strongly recommend

2282
01:27:44,931 --> 01:27:48,568
that you be prepared to make a

2283
01:27:48,568 --> 01:27:49,169
decision upon the date today

2284
01:27:49,169 --> 01:27:52,169
seems a little bit like

2285
01:27:52,372 --> 01:27:53,207
Groundhog Day to me by hearing

2286
01:27:53,207 --> 01:27:54,941
the Let's hurry up and wait on

2287
01:27:54,941 --> 01:27:57,911
the trends. So be prepared

2288
01:27:57,911 --> 01:28:01,511
for. The meeting in MAY to

2289
01:28:02,283 --> 01:28:05,485
make a decision. Thank you as

2290
01:28:05,485 --> 01:28:09,850
Thank you. Brings us. To our

2291
01:28:09,656 --> 01:28:11,258
next item, which is again with

2292
01:28:11,258 --> 01:28:13,658
as Kristen Daniel through

2293
01:28:13,760 --> 01:28:14,494
Office of Management Budget

2294
01:28:14,494 --> 01:28:15,128
through Children, Services,

2295
01:28:15,128 --> 01:28:17,128
funding, allocations for

2296
01:28:18,966 --> 01:28:20,966
fiscal. 26 27. Welcome again.

2297
01:28:21,340 --> 01:28:22,202
Director

2298
01:28:22,202 --> 01:28:23,370
>> Hello again, Kristen his

2299
01:28:23,370 --> 01:28:24,370
budget director as

2300
01:28:24,370 --> 01:28:25,473
Commissioner Laura mention

2301
01:28:25,473 --> 01:28:27,400
fight today's of Children's

2302
01:28:27,400 --> 01:28:27,675
Services funding. You'll be a

2303
01:28:27,675 --> 01:28:30,750
warning for the upcoming

2304
01:28:30,177 --> 01:28:32,279
fiscal year. And 26 27. So

2305
01:28:32,279 --> 01:28:33,347
keeping pace with the board's

2306
01:28:33,347 --> 01:28:34,480
direction previously to fund

2307
01:28:34,480 --> 01:28:36,480
children's services at 1, 8,

2308
01:28:36,950 --> 01:28:37,651
of them now staff is

2309
01:28:37,651 --> 01:28:38,418
recommending the board adopt

2310
01:28:38,418 --> 01:28:41,418
the same allocation for the

2311
01:28:41,988 --> 01:28:42,690
upcoming fiscal year. So that

2312
01:28:42,690 --> 01:28:45,690
would increase of funding for

2313
01:28:48,562 --> 01:28:50,962
next year by $299,346 or 8.6%

2314
01:28:53,501 --> 01:28:54,401
for a total of 3 million,

2315
01:28:54,401 --> 01:28:55,360
$778,838 for children services

2316
01:28:55,360 --> 01:28:57,436
programs in the upcoming

2317
01:29:07,748 --> 01:29:08,382
fiscal year.

2318
01:29:08,382 --> 01:29:09,830
>> shutters, what's your

2319
01:29:09,830 --> 01:29:11,886
pleasure? As we know, we are

2320
01:29:11,886 --> 01:29:13,886
all patiently optimistically

2321
01:29:16,957 --> 01:29:17,624
watching. The Florida

2322
01:29:17,624 --> 01:29:20,240
Legislature with respect to

2323
01:29:20,795 --> 01:29:22,950
what could perhaps next fiscal

2324
01:29:22,950 --> 01:29:23,597
year. So I would suggest that

2325
01:29:23,597 --> 01:29:24,232
will be mindful decisions that

2326
01:29:24,232 --> 01:29:26,834
we make for coming fiscal

2327
01:29:26,834 --> 01:29:28,834
year.

2328
01:29:29,837 --> 01:29:31,872
>> MARCH air, I'd be happy

2329
01:29:31,872 --> 01:29:34,272
stash addition. I think

2330
01:29:35,976 --> 01:29:38,846
includes a robot a step

2331
01:29:38,846 --> 01:29:39,514
forward. Even if it is a

2332
01:29:39,514 --> 01:29:40,147
smaller increase. But it is

2333
01:29:40,147 --> 01:29:42,830
within parameters that we

2334
01:29:42,830 --> 01:29:44,352
can't deal with it depending

2335
01:29:44,352 --> 01:29:45,319
on happens with property taxes

2336
01:29:45,319 --> 01:29:48,919
and it will allow to reach

2337
01:29:50,257 --> 01:29:51,159
more. With children program

2338
01:29:51,159 --> 01:29:52,459
support.

2339
01:29:52,459 --> 01:29:53,127
>> We have we have motion that

2340
01:29:53,127 --> 01:29:56,127
we have a second by

2341
01:29:57,832 --> 01:29:59,600
Commissioner Fletcher and

2342
01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:00,301
certainly understand that. And

2343
01:30:00,301 --> 01:30:00,968
I will yield to Commissioner

2344
01:30:00,968 --> 01:30:03,368
Adam since her involvement

2345
01:30:06,700 --> 01:30:06,707
with that's it. We have a

2346
01:30:06,707 --> 01:30:08,809
motion and a friend just want

2347
01:30:08,809 --> 01:30:11,946
to remind the board the funds

2348
01:30:11,946 --> 01:30:12,580
that you're allocating this

2349
01:30:12,580 --> 01:30:13,314
year.

2350
01:30:13,314 --> 01:30:14,282
>> For for next year are funds

2351
01:30:14,282 --> 01:30:17,282
that were collected this year.

2352
01:30:17,685 --> 01:30:18,386
So we're so we're not like

2353
01:30:18,386 --> 01:30:21,386
tapping into next year's tax

2354
01:30:21,555 --> 01:30:23,555
dollars.

2355
01:30:25,459 --> 01:30:26,930
>> Save the date minister. A

2356
01:30:26,930 --> 01:30:29,930
motion. We have a further

2357
01:30:30,432 --> 01:30:31,166
discussion. All in favor. The

2358
01:30:31,166 --> 01:30:33,166
motion passes unanimously.

2359
01:30:35,436 --> 01:30:36,170
Thank you. Director Daniel. Up

2360
01:30:36,170 --> 01:30:36,805
next, commissioners item 16 be

2361
01:30:36,805 --> 01:30:39,205
with the solid waste

2362
01:30:42,210 --> 01:30:45,810
Authority. I see. Our team in

2363
01:30:47,115 --> 01:30:48,283
the back. Appears to be.

2364
01:30:48,283 --> 01:30:51,283
Director Department had not to

2365
01:30:55,123 --> 01:30:55,924
mother.

2366
01:30:55,924 --> 01:30:56,625
>> Good morning.

2367
01:30:56,625 --> 01:30:57,793
Commissioners. As a managing

2368
01:30:57,793 --> 01:31:00,193
director of solid Waste

2369
01:31:01,863 --> 01:31:02,564
Disposal District leave. The

2370
01:31:02,564 --> 01:31:04,599
first is the approval of the

2371
01:31:04,599 --> 01:31:06,999
breakdown certificate. To come

2372
01:31:09,304 --> 01:31:12,730
from. Approval of the bring

2373
01:31:12,730 --> 01:31:14,473
down certificate. I'm sorry.

2374
01:31:19,481 --> 01:31:23,810
Sorry pass away. Yes, okay. So

2375
01:31:23,451 --> 01:31:26,451
related to this all. Basically

2376
01:31:26,989 --> 01:31:27,922
between the bank and Petro.

2377
01:31:27,922 --> 01:31:28,857
This is a sort of a process

2378
01:31:28,857 --> 01:31:31,257
between the 2 companies. They

2379
01:31:32,160 --> 01:31:32,861
just want to verify that

2380
01:31:32,861 --> 01:31:35,230
there's no outstanding items

2381
01:31:35,230 --> 01:31:35,897
for from the county's

2382
01:31:35,897 --> 01:31:38,297
perspective, Bo's staff and

2383
01:31:40,350 --> 01:31:40,868
legal have reviewed. You know,

2384
01:31:40,868 --> 01:31:41,570
we have not taken any

2385
01:31:41,570 --> 01:31:43,970
exemptions to the agreement.

2386
01:31:46,410 --> 01:31:47,109
Everything that was originally

2387
01:31:47,109 --> 01:31:47,776
contemplating agreement was

2388
01:31:47,776 --> 01:31:49,143
successful. Most of you are

2389
01:31:49,143 --> 01:31:51,213
there for the ribbon cutting

2390
01:31:51,213 --> 01:31:52,815
ceremony, the plant is up and

2391
01:31:52,815 --> 01:31:53,549
running. So this is a sort of

2392
01:31:53,549 --> 01:31:56,549
a customer process between the

2393
01:31:58,253 --> 01:31:59,587
bank and no petro and they

2394
01:31:59,587 --> 01:32:00,989
require the CHAIRMAN To sign

2395
01:32:00,989 --> 01:32:03,389
this. Bring down certificate

2396
01:32:03,592 --> 01:32:05,127
to ensure that there's no

2397
01:32:05,127 --> 01:32:06,270
outstanding issues with the

2398
01:32:06,270 --> 01:32:08,427
project. So staff recommends

2399
01:32:10,399 --> 01:32:11,900
approval. Of the bring down

2400
01:32:11,900 --> 01:32:12,601
certificate. Thank

2401
01:32:12,601 --> 01:32:15,100
Commissioners. I've spoken in

2402
01:32:15,871 --> 01:32:16,938
detail with

2403
01:32:16,938 --> 01:32:17,672
>> Mr Hicks as well as the

2404
01:32:17,672 --> 01:32:19,941
county administrator. And I am

2405
01:32:19,941 --> 01:32:21,743
comfortable with this item.

2406
01:32:21,743 --> 01:32:22,911
The approval. We have a motion

2407
01:32:22,911 --> 01:32:25,311
by commissioner for approval.

2408
01:32:27,849 --> 01:32:28,517
We have a set Fletcher, any

2409
01:32:28,517 --> 01:32:30,517
further discussion hearing?

2410
01:32:30,519 --> 01:32:32,887
None all in favor and the

2411
01:32:32,887 --> 01:32:35,887
motion Good morning again in

2412
01:32:38,660 --> 01:32:39,962
MARCH item. 16 be too.

2413
01:32:39,962 --> 01:32:40,762
>> Good morning commissioners

2414
01:32:40,762 --> 01:32:41,764
of the next item is the

2415
01:32:41,764 --> 01:32:42,697
approval of change orders as

2416
01:32:42,697 --> 01:32:46,297
Cs for the landfill. Gas will

2417
01:32:47,969 --> 01:32:49,972
project as we're working Petro

2418
01:32:49,972 --> 01:32:52,641
to try to capture as much gas

2419
01:32:52,641 --> 01:32:54,743
as possible. We had a project

2420
01:32:54,743 --> 01:32:56,770
where back in NOVEMBER of

2421
01:32:56,770 --> 01:32:58,477
2024. For the installation of

2422
01:33:00,490 --> 01:33:02,449
10 additional gas wells. And

2423
01:33:02,918 --> 01:33:04,753
there was total approval of

2424
01:33:04,753 --> 01:33:05,820
$560,000 which some

2425
01:33:05,820 --> 01:33:06,489
contingency funding that could

2426
01:33:06,489 --> 01:33:08,889
be approved. Change orders

2427
01:33:11,260 --> 01:33:11,960
from the county administrator

2428
01:33:11,960 --> 01:33:14,360
requested approval to change

2429
01:33:15,464 --> 01:33:16,999
orders from the county

2430
01:33:16,999 --> 01:33:18,999
administrator. Basically the

2431
01:33:21,136 --> 01:33:23,536
project over the original

2432
01:33:24,606 --> 01:33:25,307
approval by about $36,000. And

2433
01:33:25,307 --> 01:33:27,142
so the purpose of this agenda

2434
01:33:27,142 --> 01:33:29,100
item is to just get board

2435
01:33:29,100 --> 01:33:30,379
approval to approve the change

2436
01:33:30,379 --> 01:33:31,800
orders that the county

2437
01:33:31,800 --> 01:33:33,480
administrator made based on

2438
01:33:34,917 --> 01:33:35,618
the original approval as well

2439
01:33:35,618 --> 01:33:38,618
as some additional funding of

2440
01:33:41,691 --> 01:33:43,492
30 to $6,323 and that brings

2441
01:33:43,492 --> 01:33:45,892
the total project cost 196

2442
01:33:45,961 --> 01:33:48,361
3.23, happy to answer any

2443
01:33:49,799 --> 01:33:51,400
questions. Commissioner flush

2444
01:33:51,400 --> 01:33:51,734
It's a much is as far as

2445
01:33:51,734 --> 01:33:53,734
petro.

2446
01:33:56,400 --> 01:33:56,338
>> They are gassy.

2447
01:33:56,338 --> 01:33:57,600
>> And

2448
01:33:57,600 --> 01:34:00,343
>> we knew from the on said

2449
01:34:00,343 --> 01:34:01,610
that. It would be a

2450
01:34:01,610 --> 01:34:02,278
possibility of having to place

2451
01:34:02,278 --> 01:34:05,878
a few more straws into the

2452
01:34:06,782 --> 01:34:07,716
Mount. Exactly. Commissioner

2453
01:34:07,716 --> 01:34:10,716
at the landfill is continuing

2454
01:34:10,753 --> 01:34:11,453
to grow every day.

2455
01:34:11,453 --> 01:34:13,289
>> as we sort of continue to

2456
01:34:13,289 --> 01:34:15,725
build a landfill, we need to

2457
01:34:15,725 --> 01:34:18,594
continue to expand our gas

2458
01:34:18,594 --> 01:34:20,429
system even just for our

2459
01:34:20,429 --> 01:34:21,163
reasons to control orders, to

2460
01:34:21,163 --> 01:34:24,163
reduce the likelihood of fires

2461
01:34:24,833 --> 01:34:25,802
and so on and so forth. But

2462
01:34:25,802 --> 01:34:27,337
having the are into project

2463
01:34:27,337 --> 01:34:30,806
also allows us to capture the

2464
01:34:30,806 --> 01:34:32,208
gas sort of fresh gas, if you

2465
01:34:32,208 --> 01:34:32,909
will. So there will there. It

2466
01:34:32,909 --> 01:34:34,643
was always projected that as

2467
01:34:34,643 --> 01:34:35,878
landfill continues to grow, we

2468
01:34:35,878 --> 01:34:38,278
would add additional gas

2469
01:34:39,248 --> 01:34:41,648
wells. We're we're partnered

2470
01:34:43,519 --> 01:34:44,187
with them. I not the set of 10

2471
01:34:44,187 --> 01:34:46,587
wells were some additional

2472
01:34:47,230 --> 01:34:48,757
work that was Petro starting

2473
01:34:48,757 --> 01:34:51,157
to also participate and

2474
01:34:52,595 --> 01:34:54,960
funding of of gas expansion.

2475
01:34:54,960 --> 01:34:54,964
The next expansion that we're

2476
01:34:54,964 --> 01:34:55,631
we're in discussion with them

2477
01:34:55,631 --> 01:34:58,134
now that would come back to

2478
01:34:58,134 --> 01:34:58,868
the board for a future time.

2479
01:34:58,868 --> 01:34:59,568
They're looking to actually do

2480
01:34:59,568 --> 01:35:03,168
a lot of the work themselves

2481
01:35:04,140 --> 01:35:05,174
and pay for the work. So so

2482
01:35:05,174 --> 01:35:06,809
it's it's really so far a good

2483
01:35:06,809 --> 01:35:07,543
partnership. We definitely

2484
01:35:07,543 --> 01:35:10,280
need to continue to capture as

2485
01:35:10,280 --> 01:35:12,615
much gas as quickly as we can.

2486
01:35:12,615 --> 01:35:13,283
It's good for the environment.

2487
01:35:13,283 --> 01:35:16,283
It's certainly good for the

2488
01:35:17,152 --> 01:35:17,854
partnership with no petrol.

2489
01:35:17,854 --> 01:35:20,854
Their capacity has risen more

2490
01:35:21,491 --> 01:35:23,491
recently.

2491
01:35:23,593 --> 01:35:24,827
>> Then it was in very

2492
01:35:24,827 --> 01:35:26,463
beginning when we we went in,

2493
01:35:26,463 --> 01:35:28,863
they had temporary lines

2494
01:35:31,134 --> 01:35:33,269
brought the expanded it and

2495
01:35:33,269 --> 01:35:34,304
willing bilby bearing some of

2496
01:35:34,304 --> 01:35:37,304
this course fact to with

2497
01:35:43,412 --> 01:35:44,580
connections jus. Really are

2498
01:35:44,580 --> 01:35:45,281
>> We have a motion by

2499
01:35:45,281 --> 01:35:47,281
Commissioner Fletcher second.

2500
01:35:50,820 --> 01:35:51,922
What Commissioner and your how

2501
01:35:51,922 --> 01:35:52,622
your pressures been up there.

2502
01:35:52,622 --> 01:35:55,220
The guests pressures been

2503
01:35:55,792 --> 01:35:57,527
given. Good. Yeah, we were

2504
01:35:57,527 --> 01:35:58,862
definitely. We have a lot more

2505
01:35:58,862 --> 01:36:00,464
monitoring going on You know,

2506
01:36:00,464 --> 01:36:01,965
the team is actively

2507
01:36:01,965 --> 01:36:04,365
monitoring every gas. Well,

2508
01:36:04,667 --> 01:36:05,535
making sure everything is

2509
01:36:05,535 --> 01:36:06,202
working well.

2510
01:36:06,202 --> 01:36:07,504
>> Minimizing water in the

2511
01:36:07,504 --> 01:36:10,504
walls trying to, you know,

2512
01:36:11,641 --> 01:36:12,843
capture capture gas. We're one

2513
01:36:12,843 --> 01:36:14,844
of the one of the challenges

2514
01:36:14,844 --> 01:36:15,678
and it's the reality. I think

2515
01:36:15,678 --> 01:36:17,881
they're working with Florida

2516
01:36:17,881 --> 01:36:18,615
City, gas or gas is trying to

2517
01:36:18,615 --> 01:36:21,150
expand their infrastructure in

2518
01:36:22,719 --> 01:36:24,354
Indian River County. So for,

2519
01:36:24,354 --> 01:36:25,880
for example, in situation

2520
01:36:25,880 --> 01:36:28,291
occurred about, I think it was

2521
01:36:28,291 --> 01:36:30,327
last week where one of the

2522
01:36:30,327 --> 01:36:31,828
primary users is actually the

2523
01:36:31,828 --> 01:36:32,495
legion of operators that we

2524
01:36:32,495 --> 01:36:36,950
have on site that uses gas.

2525
01:36:37,333 --> 01:36:38,670
The pipeline gas and and the

2526
01:36:38,670 --> 01:36:41,271
there was some shut down there

2527
01:36:41,271 --> 01:36:42,306
for just a weekend. Petro

2528
01:36:42,306 --> 01:36:44,340
didn't have the capacity in

2529
01:36:44,340 --> 01:36:45,375
the Florida city gas line, if

2530
01:36:45,375 --> 01:36:47,678
you will, to to inject what

2531
01:36:47,678 --> 01:36:49,245
they're producing. So so it

2532
01:36:49,245 --> 01:36:51,615
was a little bit a little bit

2533
01:36:51,615 --> 01:36:53,316
of delay, but I think that

2534
01:36:53,316 --> 01:36:55,352
kind is is there also motivate

2535
01:36:55,352 --> 01:36:56,319
Florida City gas to continue

2536
01:36:56,319 --> 01:36:57,200
their infrastructure and

2537
01:36:57,200 --> 01:36:58,210
expand their lines throughout

2538
01:36:58,210 --> 01:37:00,523
Indian River thing working on

2539
01:37:00,523 --> 01:37:01,224
a a project to take some of

2540
01:37:01,224 --> 01:37:01,925
those gas all the way to the

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barrier island. So it's a big

2542
01:37:05,262 --> 01:37:06,363
project on their end. But but,

2543
01:37:06,363 --> 01:37:07,640
yeah, we're certainly pulling

2544
01:37:07,640 --> 01:37:10,640
everything we can project is

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01:37:11,101 --> 01:37:12,836
moving forward. As we have a

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01:37:12,836 --> 01:37:15,710
motion and we have a second.

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01:37:15,710 --> 01:37:17,710
Further discussion. Hearing,

2548
01:37:20,610 --> 01:37:21,211
none of those in favor.

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01:37:21,211 --> 01:37:23,211
>> Commissioners nearly

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01:37:24,514 --> 01:37:26,483
concludes meeting for public

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01:37:26,483 --> 01:37:27,184
comment. Any non agenda

2552
01:37:27,184 --> 01:37:27,851
related matters. You have

2553
01:37:27,851 --> 01:37:30,251
public comment. Please come

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01:37:36,927 --> 01:37:39,620
forward. Hearing none and

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01:37:39,620 --> 01:37:41,462
seeing none. I'm knows 10. 42