[0:36] [Captioner present]

[1:37] >> Here we go.

[1:39] I will call this meeting to order.

[1:42] Please call the roll.

[1:46] >>

[1:46] [Roll call]

[1:53] >> Please rise for the invocation by Doctor Steve

[1:57] Fellows.

[2:01] >> Heavenly father, we're grateful to be here today.

[2:05] I'm thankful for those that are willing to serve in each

[2:08] of the council members and the mayor

[2:09] and we pray that you bless them and you give them

[2:11] wisdom pure I pray that you will also

[2:14] give insight and wisdom to just everybody involved on the city

[2:18] side as well as those that are here

[2:20] to express their thoughts about things that are happening.

[2:24] We look forward to hearing some of the good things that

[2:27] are happening in our community as we continue to grow.

[2:30] We're grateful for that.

[2:31] We know they're blessings from you.

[2:33] We pray that you give wisdom throughout the proceedings

[2:35] today.

[2:35] We ask in Christ's name.

[2:37] Amen.

[2:40] >> Please join Council Member Coburn for the pledge.

[2:48] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States

[2:50] of America and to the Republic for which it stands,

[2:50] one nation under God, indivisible,

[2:50] with liberty and justice for all.

[3:02] >> Get these a little closer so people can hear me.

[3:06] We now move on to community announcements on Monday

[3:09] September 7th.

[3:11] It is Labor Day.

[3:13] The city offices are closed.

[3:15] Our next council meeting is Thursday September 10th at 5

[3:20] p.m.

[3:20] That's our evening meeting.

[3:22] Following council meeting is Thursday September 24th.

[3:25] That's a morning meeting at 9 a.m.

[3:28] On Saturday September 26th, there's a race for bays five K,

[3:33] ten K and Fun Run at Conservation Park.

[3:36] And Saturday September 26th, there's a fall festival which

[3:41] should be a good time at Aaron Bisset Park.

[3:43] That is it for can you meeting announcements.

[3:47] We now move on to the approval of the meeting minutes.

[3:51] Motion to approve.

[3:53] We have a motion to approve and a second.

[3:56] Please call roll.

[4:01] [Roll call] We now move on to the approval of the agenda

[4:09] and additions or deletions.

[4:11] Mr. Whitman?

[4:14] >> No.

[4:15] >> No additions or deletions.

[4:17] I noticed in the crowd we had a number of folks

[4:19] from Laguna Beach here that I wanted to hear about that.

[4:21] And we have that last in the agenda.

[4:23] Do you mind if we move that up to first?

[4:25] Motion to approve as amended.

[4:32] We have a motion to approve and a second.

[4:34] Please call the roll.

[4:38] [Roll call] We now move on to presentations.

[4:46] I guess we can't change it now.

[4:48] We have an update on the Bay Economic Development Alliance

[4:52] by President Becca Hardin.

[4:54] >> Thank you Mr. Mayor and members of Council.

[4:58] Thank you for having us today.

[5:00] My name is Becca Hardin.

[5:01] I'm with the Bay County Economic Development Alliance.

[5:04] We try to come before you, hopefully a couple of times

[5:08] a year to give you an update on the projects that we have been

[5:10] working in the county and how it has

[5:12] an impact on you and in this community.

[5:15] That's what I'd like to do today.

[5:17] Give you an update on some of the projects that we've recently

[5:20] announced and where they are as far as development

[5:22] and implementation.

[5:23] First one that we announced this year in 2026

[5:28] is Voluntary Electric.

[5:30] This is a Canadian marine boat manufacturing company

[5:34] that is located on a site that we

[5:37] found that has access to deepwater

[5:39] near Robinson Bayou at the end of Frankfort Avenue.

[5:43] You see that we put this slide up there for Constable Register.

[5:48] That's his hotel Indigo, and Harrison's.

[5:53] We had Paul vote in town and the mayor

[5:57] was able to take a ride on it, and gave

[6:00] a lot of the leadership on their boat.

[6:04] This is a very innovative company.

[6:06] The boat is and actually electric motor boat

[6:10] with a carbon fiber hull.

[6:11] They plan to create 300 jobs in Bay County.

[6:14] Average wage of $75,000 a year.

[6:16] We're investing more than $40 million in our community.

[6:21] The owner and CEO of the company has already

[6:23] moved here with his family and bought a house in Bay County.

[6:26] He's got his four children in our school system now

[6:30] and the president of the company has already

[6:35] bought a house as well.

[6:37] You see the boat.

[6:38] This was a boat that the company manufactures

[6:42] for the Canadian Coast Guard.

[6:43] They're working with the US Coast Guard on a similar boat.

[6:46] They also have a contract for these boats with the Navy Seals

[6:50] in San Diego California because it's an electric motor.

[6:54] You can't hear the motor, you can't smell the motor.

[6:58] You can't detect the boat from an aerial infrared light.

[7:02] So they are growing in the defense industry.

[7:05] That's why they have to expand in the United States.

[7:08] Thankfully, they choose Bay County to expand here.

[7:12] We're super excited about having Voltari in our community.

[7:16] This is the biggest project we've ever

[7:18] announced with the Bay County Economic Development

[7:22] Alliance and the community leadership

[7:24] in Bay County and their airport authority.

[7:26] This is IAG Aaroe group.

[7:28] There's a company that's headquartered in Miami Florida

[7:31] with operations in Rome Italy.

[7:32] They are a jet engine maintenance company.

[7:37] They work on big jet engines for GE and Pratt and Whitney,

[7:44] Raytheon, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Boeing.

[7:50] They work with the big boys in the rendering.

[7:53] You'll see that they plan to build 120,000 square foot

[7:56] maintenance facility at our airport,

[7:58] will eventually have access to our 10,000 foot runway.

[8:01] The key thing about this project is

[8:02] that they'll build a jet engine test cell,

[8:09] and that asset is going to be worth about $75 million.

[8:13] If you get a company that builds a jet engine test

[8:16] cell in your community, they're not going anywhere.

[8:19] They'll build the second test cell and then a two wide body

[8:24] hangar.

[8:25] This project will create 500 new jobs in Bay County,

[8:28] average wage of $65,000 a year, and a $107 million capital

[8:33] investment.

[8:33] We worked with Gulf Coast, and their board,

[8:40] and we were able to solidify $25 million grant to help support

[8:45] the recruitment of this company and we're using that grant money

[8:48] to help build the maintenance facility that you see here

[8:50] in this picture.

[8:51] The company also bought existing manufacturing facility

[8:54] in the city of Lynn Haven.

[8:55] They plan to have 150 of the 500 employees in this facility.

[9:00] Already got 50 employees working here.

[9:03] This company is going to be a company

[9:05] that we want in our community because they are already

[9:08] very philanthropic.

[9:09] You see the big jet engine, this is a GE jet engine on the right.

[9:13] This is a jet engine that they have already donated

[9:16] to Haney Technical College.

[9:18] In front of a student that is in the FAA and--

[9:24] >> He looks thrilled to be there.

[9:27] >> He's about to graduate.

[9:28] He's did a good job.

[9:30] This is the first engine and there's

[9:32] the second engine coming.

[9:34] Not only did they donate the engines to the college,

[9:37] but they donated an employee for the training the trainer,

[9:42] so they can train all of our instructors

[9:44] and then all of the tooling to work on these engines

[9:46] at the value of this donation is more than $5 million.

[9:49] They are already contributing back to our community.

[9:52] This project is a project we worked with the county,

[9:56] and for those of you who are familiar with where

[9:59] the old County incinerator used to be in highway 231

[10:02] in the original industrial park, that's what that building is

[10:06] going to look like once global impact product is finished

[10:09] with the retrofit.

[10:10] Global Impact Products is already

[10:12] using our port to import glass from our sister city in Merida.

[10:17] And they will eventually create 150 new jobs

[10:21] and invest more than $50 million in this project.

[10:24] Another aviation company that we were successful in approving

[10:28] is from Connecticut, Oxford Technologies.

[10:31] They went into an existing building.

[10:34] They'll create 60 jobs and a capital investment

[10:37] of $8 million.

[10:38] You see this equipment is very specialized

[10:41] because they manufacture the leading edge of the Black Hawk

[10:44] helicopter for Sikorsky.

[10:47] Sikorsky has already been in our community.

[10:49] We're talking to them about some opportunities as well.

[10:55] And then we recruited Amazon as a last mile distribution center.

[10:59] They went into an existing facility Off of highway 231,

[11:10] and they've hired about 100 people

[11:12] in retrofit this building.

[11:14] This was a $9 million capital investment project.

[11:17] With these five companies that we announced over the past two

[11:20] years, Voltari, IAG, Oxford global, impact products

[11:27] in Amazon.

[11:28] Those five projects alone will create more than a thousand jobs

[11:32] with a capital investment of $175 million

[11:34] over the next 3 to 5 year period.

[11:37] But we wanted to take that a step further and we

[11:41] have partnered with our friends at Florida Power and Light

[11:43] who did a more extensive economic impact

[11:45] study for our county in the communities in the county.

[11:48] You can take those five new projects

[11:51] and you can look over the next 7 to 10 years.

[11:53] Almost 3000 new jobs will be generated from these project

[11:57] announcements with $140 million in annual revenue,

[12:01] and 305 million total value added in the economy

[12:06] of our community.

[12:07] We're looking forward to this growth.

[12:09] We'll see some major activities happening in our airport, which

[12:12] obviously impacts Panama City Beach and the people who

[12:15] live here.

[12:15] As you go up 79, you see construction projects spreading

[12:20] up every day, and we're excited about the growth

[12:23] and we'll have a positive impact on Panama City Beach.

[12:30] We are out there traveling.

[12:31] We are a small lean, mean machine, but around the world

[12:37] these are some shows that we're targeting that we've already

[12:39] been to this year.

[12:40] Maintenance repair and overhaul, Americas in Orlando, Ben and I

[12:45] and my colleague, he's here with me

[12:47] and we're invited by state commerce

[12:49] to go on a recruitment mission to Canada,

[12:51] which was very successful.

[12:52] And we just returned from London,

[12:55] where we were at the international show

[12:57] where we met with more than 20 companies in three days.

[13:00] And got three good substantial leads from that trip.

[13:05] Saturday, I've been asked by the Secretary of Commerce join him

[13:09] and his team on a trade mission and recruitment

[13:12] mission to Taiwan.

[13:13] So I'll be taking the 30 hour flight to Taiwan,

[13:17] and representing our communities there.

[13:21] And we'll be going to a big boat show in Tampa in October

[13:24] as well as a major overhaul show in Europe and Amsterdam,

[13:30] then we'll be going on a recruitment mission

[13:32] to our sister city.

[13:34] And we're working for you and the county.

[13:36] We're excited about these announcements

[13:38] over the past year and a half.

[13:40] Now we're ready for implementation

[13:41] and for the recruitment of the suppliers

[13:44] of these main companies.

[13:45] Thank you so much for your support.

[13:48] We appreciate your partnership.

[13:50] Together we're seeing great things happen in this area.

[13:53] We want to continue to make great things happen.

[13:56] I'll be glad to take any questions.

[14:01] >> So five companies across aviation, Maritime,

[14:08] manufacturing and distribution.

[14:09] Do you have a core focus?

[14:11] That's an impressive array of >> That's a great question.

[14:16] We do have target markets that align with the state of Florida.

[14:22] Aviation, marine and manufacturing

[14:26] are two key priorities for target markets

[14:28] because we have an international logistics and distribution

[14:30] but it's one of our key target markets.

[14:34] And advanced manufacturing, so we're

[14:36] seeing successes in all these major sectors.

[14:38] >> And how long do these deals take to come to fruition?

[14:41] >> We've got one that we've been working at the airport that Cole

[14:44] has been very involved because he's an airport attorney

[14:46] as well.

[14:47] And we announced it in 2023 that we're still

[14:50] working to try to get it under construction.

[14:53] Some can last upwards of 4 to 5 years

[14:57] just to get going and under construction.

[15:01] Voltari was the exception.

[15:05] It took us six months because we found the perfect site for them

[15:08] that already had existing buildings on it.

[15:09] It can range from 6 to 8 months to 3 to 4 years.

[15:14] I tell people that economic development is a marathon not

[15:17] a sprint.

[15:18] You've gotta have patience.

[15:19] We've got a great team that's working

[15:22] to make these projects happen.

[15:26] >> Any further questions from the Council?

[15:29] >> You guys have a great relationship with Haney

[15:31] Technical and the colleges that we have here.

[15:35] What does that look like when we're bringing these people in

[15:38] and you're substantial relationship

[15:40] with these local institutions and the pipeline of bringing

[15:43] families up and being able to work here and stay

[15:45] in our community and not having to leave if you

[15:47] don't work in tourism anymore?

[15:48] >> Great question.

[15:51] I moved here from Georgia.

[15:54] I've been in economic development for 25 years.

[15:56] It used to be that we would sit at the table with the president

[15:59] of a company, and their first question

[16:01] was how much money are you going to give me?

[16:05] It's not the case today.

[16:08] Their first question is, how are you going

[16:11] to meet my workforce needs?

[16:13] And if you haven't been to Haney lately,

[16:16] I would advise you to go to meet with Angela Reese

[16:18] and take a tour.

[16:19] I would take any president of any company

[16:21] in the world to visit any technical.

[16:25] Their marine programs, aviation programs, welding programs

[16:30] are second to none.

[16:31] And when we bring companies here,

[16:33] that's one of the first stops we make.

[16:44] Any Gulf coast state College, Florida state University,

[16:50] the Bay district school system.

[16:52] If you cannot provide an answer to how we make the workforce

[16:55] needs of the project, we're not going to make it without

[16:57] a strong educational partnership.

[16:59] >> Very good presentation.

[17:02] Thank you for being here.

[17:07] >> Thank you.

[17:08] >> We now move to employee years of service awards.

[17:12] Council member.

[17:31] >> If I can have Jeremy Cross and Mark Schaefer to please come

[17:36] up and join me.

[17:44] Good morning.

[17:45] How are you this morning?

[17:47] Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to be here.

[17:51] I'm sure Mark made you come.

[17:54] Jeremy has been with us for five years.

[17:59] He is a dependable and dedicated member

[18:06] of our wastewater operations team.

[18:10] I am told that his technical knowledge

[18:13] and his proactive approach and his commitment to safety

[18:15] and compliance has really contributed

[18:17] to the reliability of the operation of our facility.

[18:20] Jeremy, I'd like to thank you very much for your five

[18:23] years of service to the community of Panama City Beach.

[18:28] Mark, would you like to...

[18:34] [Applause] Next, I'd like to ask Officer Sweden and the chief

[18:57] to come up and join me.

[19:04] Good morning.

[19:04] How are you this morning?

[19:06] Is this your lovely wife?

[19:10] Fiance.

[19:18] Officer Sweden, I understand that you're

[19:22] assigned to the uniform patrol and you

[19:24] serve as a field training officer, which

[19:28] helps our new officers as they join our force.

[19:30] You're also an active member of our 287 G program,

[19:34] and you have received additional training

[19:37] to be able to assist with certain immigration enforcement

[19:42] and federal supervision.

[19:45] We thank you for all of the extra training

[19:49] you've gone to for your dedication and your commitment

[19:52] to our city for ten years.

[19:55] Thank you very much.

[20:05] [Applause] Do you want to say anything?

[20:09] >> Just that officer Sweden is a very valuable member

[20:13] of our team.

[20:14] We're proud of all the accomplishments.

[20:16] Ten years in this job is very difficult.

[20:19] And we look forward to the next 10 to 20 years, Sweetie.

[20:28] >> Thank you.

[20:28] The next would like to call up Lee Gilmore and Cheryl Joiner

[20:31] from our parks.

[20:32] I see Sam is coming up with her.

[20:35] She's taking a photo.

[20:41] Good morning, Lee.

[20:42] How are you this morning?

[20:44] Quite an accomplishment for you today.

[20:46] We are recognizing Lee for ten years of service.

[20:52] >> 20.

[20:53] >> Sorry.

[20:54] I was thinking about the last one that was ten years.

[20:58] For 20 years he has been working in Parks and Rec.

[21:02] He started part time when he was 17 years old

[21:05] helping out over there with the athletics and with maintenance.

[21:12] And now he's the athletic supervisor,

[21:16] managing the youth and the adult sports.

[21:19] Congratulations and thank you so much

[21:21] for your ten years of service.

[21:26] >> 20.

[21:28] >> 20 years of service.

[21:33] [Applause]

[21:42] >> Lee, Everyone knows how old you are now.

[21:47] >> Lee has one of the hardest jobs,

[21:49] if you know anything about youth sports.

[21:51] I hope you understand that.

[21:52] He has over 2000 participants in youth and adult sports.

[21:56] If you do some math, he has about 8000 people a year

[21:59] when you do parents and grandparents that

[22:01] are not happy with the refs call us that he has to deal with.

[22:04] We appreciate everything you do, Lee.

[22:11] [Applause]

[22:12] >> Stay up here with me.

[22:16] Because this lady is hitting another milestone.

[22:18] I think she started when she was 15.

[22:25] To have worked 20 years for Parks and Rec.

[22:28] And I want to thank you so much for all

[22:31] that you've done for our Parks Department.

[22:33] I think you started as the head of the Parks Department

[22:35] about the time I was elected.

[22:37] I have been able to work with you for the past four years.

[22:40] It's been such a joy.

[22:42] It's been a joy to see all the that

[22:45] have come to all of our parks, not just Frank Brown.

[22:49] Thank you so much for your 20 years of dedication

[22:51] to the City of Panama City Beach.

[22:54] We appreciate you.

[22:58] [Applause]

[23:18] >> We now move on to public comment on the consent agenda

[23:22] and non agenda business.

[23:23] If you do have a comment on something on the regular agenda,

[23:26] please wait till that time.

[23:28] This public comment period is for the consent agenda

[23:31] and non-agenda business.

[23:32] Please come up state your name, address myself

[23:35] or the council as a whole.

[23:37] Please keep your comments related to the city business.

[23:40] You have three minutes.

[23:56] >> Once again, my name is Captain Gary Wayne Beck.

[24:00] I live at 2601 Beach Street.

[24:02] I'd like to address the good people of Bay County

[24:04] that I just addressed a few seconds ago.

[24:06] My obligation to hold up the Constitution and Bill of rights,

[24:11] I put my hand on the Bible and Honolulu.

[24:14] Since then I've witnessed strong armed extortion

[24:17] against the weakest of our people.

[24:21] Our elderly.

[24:23] And I have found myself being targeted

[24:25] because I've had all of this criminal activity carried out

[24:28] in conjunction and under the grace of the Bay County

[24:32] government.

[24:33] I've had some bad things happen to children.

[24:36] And I currently am in possession of the record

[24:40] of the individual that come over to my house

[24:43] and told me that he was--

[24:47] >> Keep this relevant to Panama City Beach.

[24:49] >> I remember when you and Ethan both said that the molestation

[24:54] of a child happened in a county that don't matter on Panama City

[24:57] Beach.

[24:58] How proud of you.

[24:59] You know what I'm saying?

[25:01] But during the meantime, we're talking about the Constitution

[25:03] and Bill of rights.

[25:06] I think strong armed extortion on Panama City Beach

[25:10] is important.

[25:11] I've had gallons and gallons of tears from the elderly

[25:15] that you rip in the properties from.

[25:16] You remember Miss Cindy Wright?

[25:18] And there's a bunch more since her.

[25:20] Am I lying?

[25:21] No. $42,000 for one day's labor.

[25:24] That's a lot of money for an elderly lady.

[25:27] It 16000 how she got thrown in.

[25:29] Everybody knows the story how she got thrown in a room

[25:32] by three men and didn't -- go ahead and tell me that's right.

[25:36] And then we have Ethan over there.

[25:37] I told him what happened to that child.

[25:40] I cried on his shoulder.

[25:41] And what did he say?

[25:42] Same thing you said.

[25:43] As they kicked me out of this building to tell me

[25:45] that I can't talk about it.

[25:47] It happened in the county.

[25:49] It happened in the city.

[25:50] That's exactly what--

[25:55] >> Please keep these relevant to Panama City Beach.

[25:59] Not your issues with the Bay County government.

[26:02] >> So the Constitution and Bill of rights don't matter?

[26:06] And the fact that our law enforcement officer right there

[26:09] weren't recognize the capital felony that any American citizen

[26:12] does will go to jail for.

[26:14] Such as forgery coma strong arm extortion.

[26:20] >> Sir, please keep your comments relevant to Panama City

[26:24] Beach.

[26:25] >> Everybody can see because I've been 16 years

[26:27] into my obligation to uphold the Constitution and Bill of rights.

[26:29] No matter how about how much crap you've put out about me.

[26:33] No matter how many lies you put out about me.

[26:35] You can't hide from the truth.

[26:37] The truth and the fact of what you've

[26:38] been doing to the old people in this town and the perversion

[26:42] that you proud yourselves in inside this government.

[26:45] Preying upon the children.

[26:46] I can link the fellow and let me get politically correct.

[27:01] >> Thank you, Mr. Beck.

[27:04] >> You're a disgrace.

[27:07] >> Public comment on the consent agenda or non agenda business.

[27:14] Seeing none.

[27:15] We now move on to the consent agenda.

[27:22] >> RESOLUTION NO.

[27:27] 26-155, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA,

[27:29] AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES AT SET UNIT PRICES

[27:29] IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.00 FOR FENCING SUPPLIES,

[27:29] INSTALLATION, REPAIRS UNDER THE CITY’S EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH

[27:32] MR. FENCE OF INC., FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

[27:53] RESOLUTION NO.

[27:54] 26-156, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA,

[27:54] APPROVING REIMBURSEMENT TO THE BAY COUNTY BOARD

[27:54] OF COMMISSIONERS RELATED TO MCELVEY ROAD REPAIRS

[27:56] IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,451.50.

[28:06] REVISION OF THE MASTER AUDIT LIST TO REMOVE OBSOLETE ITEMS.

[28:14] >> Can I get a motion to approve?

[28:19] We have a motion and a second to approve the consent

[28:23] agenda items.

[28:23] Please call the roll.

[28:26] [Roll call] We now move on to our regular agenda.

[28:29] We have a modified regular agenda.

[28:31] If you're following along at home regular agenda item number

[28:35] seven, private sewer connection program from Laguna Beach

[28:40] expansion area.

[28:43] It's Mark going to speak on this?

[28:49] >> Mayor, I'll take the first crack at it.

[28:52] >> What we'll do for this item is just give us a brief

[28:54] overview.

[28:55] We'll call for public comment.

[28:57] So you guys can ask some questions or make your comments,

[29:00] and then we'll have Mr. Davis or Mr. Schaefer

[29:04] help us walk through it.

[29:12] >> To give you the backdrop here.

[29:13] For several years the city has been

[29:16] working to expand the sewer system into Laguna

[29:19] Beach in a three phase project that those three phases have

[29:25] been talked about for as long as I've been around.

[29:29] In 2023, we were able to get a $3 million

[29:36] Appropriation from Florida legislature thanks

[29:38] to Representative Griffith, Senator Trumbull.

[29:41] And so that's when we began the first phase.

[29:44] And what we would call phase C, so in May of 2026

[29:49] you approved the $6 million construction contract

[29:51] to actually expand that sewer connections

[29:53] across that first phase of Laguna Beach.

[29:58] And I think it's several hundred different connections that

[30:01] will become available.

[30:02] But the grant doesn't fund and what the city doesn't fund

[30:05] is the pipelines across the neighborhood.

[30:10] We spent a decent amount of time in thinking

[30:12] of ways in which we can try to make it feasible

[30:15] those private connections to happen.

[30:17] The memo before you detail some options there.

[30:21] In talking with utilities department and City Manager,

[30:26] the option that we think is probably the most feasible

[30:29] for the private citizen for the city

[30:31] is to have the contractor go ahead

[30:34] and install those connections on a voluntary basis

[30:37] if the citizen wants it.

[30:38] Not to force any connections, but to allow for the contractor

[30:42] to take advantage of the pricing that we got from the contractor

[30:46] to give that benefit to the residents

[30:48] and have them elect to have those connections made.

[30:53] And then in your packet, you have some option

[30:56] as to how we could essentially finance that connection

[30:59] with the residents in different ways

[31:01] that we could collect upon that.

[31:04] And I can answer any questions or defer

[31:06] to staff or anyone else.

[31:11] >> In summary, we're doing sewer line down there.

[31:15] There's a lot of old septic tanks down there.

[31:16] We're going to fund the grants in the city,

[31:20] or the utilities department is going

[31:22] to fund the main connection.

[31:26] Private citizens may want to go from there septics, which

[31:29] may be having issues.

[31:30] Or you just want to go into sewer.

[31:32] That's going to be privately funded.

[31:33] But here we're discussing options to finance that.

[31:36] That would allow the citizens to take advantage of the pricing.

[31:43] >> When we bid out the construction,

[31:45] we also got pricing for these private connections.

[31:47] It's already incorporated into their contract.

[31:50] >> I will now call for public comment.

[31:53] If you have any questions, feel free to come up and ask.

[31:56] It will be all addressed after the end of the public comment.

[32:01] Just come up and state your name and you'll have three minutes.

[32:05] >> My name is Tim Ford.

[32:09] My dad bought a lot on Laguna Beach in 1958.

[32:13] I was born in 1960.

[32:16] I've been here off and on since 1960.

[32:20] I graduated from Bay High School at the time.

[32:26] I've been here a while.

[32:27] What we are looking for is just as much information

[32:29] as we can get.

[32:33] One, if you've noticed, in the last two years,

[32:41] Laguna beach has come up from the health department

[32:43] with problems with fecal matter in the Gulf.

[32:46] I've been here since 1958.

[32:47] I've never seen that.

[32:51] Another background to that.

[32:56] If you've been to Panama City Beach, you know the carousel.

[32:59] If you go to the carousel, look at the signs sitting there now.

[33:02] It says if you park here, you have

[33:05] to do business at the carousel.

[33:07] That's never happened.

[33:09] But I'm getting to is we're getting a lot more people.

[33:14] But we need to look at this the Airbnb.

[33:17] Nothing against the.

[33:18] There's a lot of Airbnbs coming up.

[33:20] That's economic.

[33:21] But we're looking for is folks like me.

[33:26] We've been here for a long time.

[33:28] We are looking at the cost of going to the septic system.

[33:34] Going off the septic system, want

[33:37] to help save our beach to where we

[33:39] don't have the documentation coming from the health

[33:41] department to where we can go swim in the Gulf.

[33:43] That is a big issue.

[33:46] This project is going to help that issue.

[33:49] Looking at what's coming down for a lot of us that

[33:53] have been here it's the cost of connecting to the system.

[33:58] We are for the system because it's going to help everybody.

[34:03] Our question is, the initial cost.

[34:08] There's a lot of places that have been

[34:10] in families for a long time.

[34:12] One of my suggestions is, if we could

[34:16] get with the city to come to Laguna Beach Association

[34:18] meeting.

[34:19] It's not an HOA.

[34:23] It's an association that goes back.

[34:25] If you don't know the history of Laguna Beach,

[34:27] it goes back to when the properties of Laguna Beach

[34:30] were originally sold.

[34:31] The gentleman that sold the properties back in the early 50s

[34:37] put on deeds that our beach would not be built on.

[34:43] Large process went to the state.

[34:50] And the association is just there to make sure

[34:54] that the agreement is upheld.

[34:55] A lot of people in that association that have been

[34:57] on the beach for a long time.

[35:00] If we could get a connection to where the city could come,

[35:03] because from what I see, if we initially

[35:09] connect as a contractors there, it

[35:12] will be less expensive for us to do that.

[35:17] >> Tim, if you could start wrapping this up.

[35:19] >> That benefits us, but it also benefits you for us to get

[35:25] connected as soon as possible.

[35:26] I think that would be the correct statement.

[35:29] As soon as we could get what the cost to initially do it

[35:32] so we can help get the information out and possibly

[35:35] work with you to come to the Association with--

[35:42] you can't put everything in stone,

[35:44] but it's close as we could get to it.

[35:46] So we could get more of the older people

[35:49] that have been here for a long time that see what

[35:55] this is going to do for us.

[35:58] Not only to help us at our pocketbook.

[36:00] >> We appreciate you, Tim.

[36:03] You're substantially over time.

[36:05] We're more than happy to have the conversation >> Just

[36:11] to let you know the alarm is messed up.

[36:12] They're gonna have to fix it after the meeting.

[36:13] I'll try to keep in track.

[36:14] >> Everyone gets the same amount of time.

[36:18] That's just a rule.

[36:19] Don't want to be mean or anything.

[36:20] Everyone gets the same amount.

[36:22] Any further public comment on this item?

[36:26] >> Yes, sir.

[36:27] Thank you very much for letting me ask questions.

[36:29] One of the first questions I have.

[36:35] >> What's your name?

[36:36] >> Linda Gastner.

[36:38] I live in Laguna Beach.

[36:40] I've got five questions here.

[36:42] If a homeowner or property owner does not pay the impact fee--

[36:52] if they choose to pay an impact fee now,

[36:57] can they pay the terms that you guys

[37:01] have given us for the 5, 10, or 15 years financing?

[37:09] The next one is, the impact fee, is it

[37:12] different than what we were given a couple of months

[37:14] ago from Mark?

[37:15] I didn't see it in the paperwork.

[37:20] Also, vacant lots that are not developed, will they

[37:24] be charged the $31.06 per month if they're not developed?

[37:28] They are vacant.

[37:30] So of course they're not going to hook up impact fees.

[37:36] What is the difference between a three and a four inch pipe?

[37:42] What's the use of it.

[37:43] I don't understand that.

[37:44] I don't know if it's the number of bathrooms, whatever.

[37:51] And the last thing is the date update for the contract.

[37:57] It was supposed to start in May.

[37:58] Now it's several months behind.

[38:00] I'm wondering if that's been revised.

[38:02] What can we expect to start construction?

[38:08] That's all I've got.

[38:11] Thank you.

[38:13] >> Thank you.

[38:13] Further public comment on this item?

[38:21] All right.

[38:23] I think several of those questions

[38:25] are mixed between Mr. Davis and Mr. Schaefer.

[38:28] Mr. Schaefer, can you come up and help

[38:31] us understand this program and address some of the questions

[38:36] on financing, vacant lot charge, three versus four inch pipe.

[38:43] Contract starts.

[38:44] And just a minor correction.

[38:46] These aren't impact fees.

[38:49] This would just be a fee for construction.

[38:53] >> First off, the limits of the project says Mr.

[38:57] Davis indicated, is the first of three phases.

[38:59] The limits are from the Luna all the way to East Lake Shore.

[39:04] North to Back Beach Road, south to Front Beach Road.

[39:08] If it's outside that area, that's not

[39:10] in the phase of the project.

[39:13] I've done three presentations to the Laguna Beach Homeowners

[39:17] Association.

[39:18] But I'll be glad to cover any questions anybody has.

[39:26] Regarding the schedule for the project,

[39:28] the notice to proceed was issued the 10th of June.

[39:31] The contractors have been a little slow getting mobilized,

[39:34] but he has started.

[39:35] Barring any rain events or delays in construction,

[39:38] it should be done in March of next year.

[39:45] >> Be completed?

[39:51] >> Yes.

[39:51] There's about 441 lots in that service area,

[39:55] and we used that quantity in the bid form.

[39:58] What we're trying to do is leverage the number of homes

[40:03] in that area to get better pricing in our contract

[40:07] and allow that to be available to the homeowners

[40:10] if they wish to use that.

[40:12] They're not required to use it.

[40:13] And I think we got some really good quotes here in terms

[40:17] of septic tank abandonment and it's less than $2,500 which is

[40:22] much better than they likely could do on their own.

[40:25] Secondary benefits to the homeowners

[40:27] if they go in this program.

[40:29] Septic tanks can fail on you without a moment's notice.

[40:31] And suddenly you have a big time constraint

[40:33] to get something done.

[40:37] This allows them the opportunity to deal with it now

[40:41] at an advantageous price.

[40:44] In the city is your in between the contractor and the homeowner

[40:48] in terms of issues and construction.

[40:50] We are basically serving as a representative.

[40:55] >> Mark, between the start time now and March of next year,

[40:59] if I was a homeowner in their.

[41:01] I'd like to know if there's a certain time they have to agree,

[41:04] does it just have to be before the completion date?

[41:08] >> The contractor owes me that date.

[41:10] I don't know what it is yet.

[41:11] Typically they'll put the mains in the street

[41:13] and I don't know if they're going

[41:15] to do it in bulk faction of the entire area

[41:17] or if they're going to do it street by street.

[41:23] >> Can you speak to the difference between a three inch

[41:25] and a four inch pipe for the homeowners?

[41:29] >> Some homes have four inch main service exits coming out

[41:33] of the rear of the house.

[41:35] Some of them have four.

[41:37] Typically it's a four inch line.

[41:39] We just got the unit pricing for both options.

[41:41] If the homeowner wanted to stay with the three inch or he

[41:43] could upsize to the four inch.

[41:46] >> And then the question about sewer availability charge

[41:51] for vacant lots.

[41:53] >> The sewer availability charts,

[41:56] the guiding principle there is to encourage people that are

[41:59] on septic tanks to get off the septic tanks.

[42:01] I don't know how it's going to apply to an empty lot.

[42:04] I would think it targets people that are on holdouts

[42:07] I want to stay on septic tanks.

[42:09] It's basically saying we've expended all this money,

[42:13] and the state of expended money to extend utility service

[42:16] in your area.

[42:16] And that has a cost.

[42:19] It's certainly not going to recapture that cost,

[42:22] but it's something to incentivize them to get off

[42:25] their septic tanks and connect.

[42:27] A state requirement is that it's once it's available,

[42:30] they have to connect within a year.

[42:35] >> Say that again.

[42:39] >> There's a state requirement that once sewer is available,

[42:42] and they've been given notice about it,

[42:43] they have up to a year to connect.

[42:50] >> Mayor, one question.

[42:52] Miss Christina did ask about impact fees and impact

[42:54] fees that would be associated with these connections.

[42:57] This financing option includes financing those impact fees

[43:00] as well.

[43:01] Just to clarify.

[43:02] It's a whole cart thing.

[43:08] >> The impact fee I gave in the presentations to Laguna Beach

[43:10] was an example impact fee.

[43:13] It's based on a standard three bedroom two bath home.

[43:17] And our impact fees are a function of fixture units.

[43:21] If you have a three bath home , that number is going to be

[43:28] higher.

[43:28] I use a standard three bedroom two bath home.

[43:30] And it was roughly $4,700.

[43:34] For the sewer impact fee only.

[43:38] That does not include the connection cost

[43:39] which is the cost of running the pipe from the home to the sewer.

[43:44] There front property line at that point of connection.

[43:53] >> We're looking at an average cost per home around $7,000

[43:53] for the total hookup and impact fees.

[43:55] For hookup and connection.

[44:02] >> If it's a nine bedroom seven bathroom,

[44:04] it's gonna be significantly more because of the fixture count.

[44:08] >> I agree with the gentleman that got up and spoke.

[44:12] It's definitely advantageous for the property owners to --

[44:20] let's say one of these folks have spent $20,000 in the last

[44:23] couple of years on a new septic tank.

[44:27] And I know in the past we have encouraged people

[44:31] and helped finance to get them to tie on.

[44:35] And it's what we're talking about today.

[44:37] You said something about the state law.

[44:39] We still have some folks that still haven't tied on.

[44:44] We're not forcing them to tie on.

[44:46] We are encouraging them to tie on.

[44:49] Which hopefully most of you guys will.

[44:52] If they don't, they just have to pay the availability fee

[44:57] each month?

[44:58] Is that what the penalty will be?

[45:04] >> Yes.

[45:04] The city's practice right now is only charging availability fee.

[45:07] We don't take any other enforcement action for failure

[45:09] to hook up.

[45:10] >> When everything's gravity down there.

[45:15] No homeowner will have to put--

[45:20] >> We have a grinder pump that we can connect.

[45:22] There's a unit price for them to connect that to the service.

[45:26] >> This is a little different than what we've done

[45:29] in the past.

[45:29] Are we still doing the same option

[45:30] that we've had in the past where we give them--

[45:34] I guess it's up to us how we want to do it, but in the past

[45:36] we've encouraged them to tie on within 90 days

[45:38] and give them a break.

[45:40] But this way, we're trying to do a package deal

[45:43] where we let the contractor.

[45:44] We've never done that before.

[45:46] This is something new.

[45:47] >> That's correct.

[45:50] What time with the construction.

[45:52] So they would have the time to hook up to the constructor.

[45:55] That'll be the only option to be able to tie

[45:58] into the system at this cost.

[46:01] >> That'll be a better deal for you guys.

[46:04] They just have to figure out how we're

[46:06] going to get reimbursed to the >> The state is ratcheting up

[46:14] the mandatory connection.

[46:15] The legislature is doing that right now.

[46:20] There's property issues and ownership issues.

[46:22] It seems like every legislative session, they keep stepping up.

[46:27] Connect and so on and so forth there's

[46:30] benefits to the homeowner because if he

[46:32] gets rid of the septic tank, frees up

[46:34] a lot of the real estate for other needs

[46:36] if they're willing to put in a swimming pool

[46:38] or add a room to their home or so forth.

[46:40] They restrict it before because they

[46:42] had to accommodate this drain field and the septic tank.

[46:45] So there is added benefit in terms of the property.

[46:56] >> Thank you for your presentation.

[46:57] You've answered my question.

[46:58] >> One of the questions the gentleman asked is the cost

[47:01] for the hookup here that's going to be on a case by case basis

[47:04] based on the fixtures and the size of the home.

[47:07] I guess the residents would have to come forward and say,

[47:11] I want to become part of this program, whatever

[47:13] we decide we're gonna do.

[47:15] And then at that time, they would

[47:17] be able to get an accurate assessment of what

[47:21] the cost would be.

[47:22] We could give you what a basic one would be,

[47:25] a specific to each home, it's probably going to change.

[47:29] >> If the sewer currently exists the home,

[47:33] now the piping has to wrap all the way around the home to get

[47:36] to the main connection at the street.

[47:38] Where if it's plumbed out of the front of the house,

[47:41] it's much less expensive to do that.

[47:43] A fixed cost of septic tank abandonment.

[47:45] We have that cost in there.

[47:49] There's some other costs like site work.

[47:51] The quantity of pipe varies home to home.

[47:55] >> I just wanted to address that because there is not one set

[48:00] price for everybody.

[48:02] It's going to be on a case by >> We can give them

[48:06] an estimate of what their impact fees would be if they give us

[48:09] a fixture count.

[48:10] We can get a better one in terms of what the picture will be.

[48:16] >> So the way to look at this is if a resident wants to hook up,

[48:20] at that point they can come forward and say I want to see

[48:23] if I want to be part of this and then the assessment would go

[48:25] forward and they would get a price?

[48:28] >> They can approach us now , we can get an estimate.

[48:36] >> This would be an individual contract between the city

[48:38] and the homeowner for each individual hookup.

[48:40] It would be a case by case bespoke thing

[48:42] that we do for each lot.

[48:45] It won't be all in one shot.

[48:48] There will be some mechanics to each individual one that

[48:51] will be by contract.

[48:52] >> So if they want to write a check or pay cash,

[48:57] they can do it?

[48:57] Or we can finance it for them?

[48:59] Is that where we're at?

[49:02] >> There's an option available.

[49:03] We need your direction on that.

[49:07] >> The septic tanks, the old septic tanks,

[49:11] don't have to remove those, and that'll be included

[49:13] in the price.

[49:14] >> The unit cost for that is 2403.57.

[49:28] >> Anything else for Mr. Schaefer?

[49:35] >> Thank you.

[49:36] >> So finance has done a bang up job giving us a few options

[49:44] to work with here.

[49:46] Can someone come and walk us through these?

[49:50] >> What we feel like is probably the easiest mechanism to finance

[49:55] this is having an agreement with each property owner and have

[49:59] a certain term.

[50:01] We've looked at five year terms, ten year terms and 15 year

[50:04] terms.

[50:05] We've looked at interest rates that

[50:06] would be associated with that.

[50:08] Finance believes that is 3.75% is what actually currently earns

[50:14] in the bank.

[50:15] So we have calculated different options based on those terms

[50:19] and based on a suggested 3.75 interest rate.

[50:22] What we would do is assuming you took those terms,

[50:26] and if the homeowner wanted to agree to those terms,

[50:29] we would simply assess that annual cost

[50:32] on the tax bill the same way that we do your fire assessment

[50:34] or your stormwater assessment.

[50:36] >> Help me understand that, because this project is outside

[50:41] the city limits.

[50:42] Our utility and service area.

[50:44] This is outside the city limits.

[50:47] So they're not currently getting anything through from us,

[50:51] but we'll work with the property appraiser.

[50:54] >> The tax collector and the homeowner to have them agree

[50:57] to do this.

[50:58] They could just write a check, but that would be a backstop

[51:01] to make sure since the city is fronting

[51:04] all the money to make sure that we are able to collect them.

[51:07] In the past, what happened is the city

[51:10] took mortgages on the properties.

[51:11] And there was a more complicated collection system.

[51:16] And it was administratively burdensome

[51:18] and didn't work out very well.

[51:19] This is what we think is a simplified version that

[51:21] allows everybody to kind of get what they need.

[51:28] >> The options outlined in this memo are cash up,

[51:34] installation options, installment options secured

[51:39] by Leon in the property.

[51:41] And the third would be the voluntarily

[51:44] agree to a Non-ad valorem assessment.

[51:47] So those are the three options that I

[51:50] believe the staff recommendation was the not assessment.

[51:54] >> And that's attached to the deed of the House.

[51:58] They sell the house and it just carries over.

[52:00] >> If they sell their house, the new owner would take care

[52:03] of those payments because the person who's gone doesn't want

[52:05] to be paying.

[52:10] >> If we go with a non or.

[52:11] >> Similar to the way the solar panels work.

[52:16] >> And then amongst those options,

[52:20] we have outlined three terms.

[52:23] A five year term, ten year term and a 15 year term.

[52:27] And as you mentioned, the staff is recommending a 3.75% interest

[52:36] rate, which is what the utility fund is currently

[52:40] being able to get for that money and for the bank account.

[52:42] So it's not taken from the entire city's DoorDash

[52:45] every utility pair in order to subsidize.

[52:49] That is our break even point there.

[52:53] And I see that staff has recommended basically

[52:57] a ten year term at that 3.75% and Non-ad valorem assessment.

[53:04] I think that's a useful starting point for a discussion.

[53:16] >> Is there a way to offer all three terms?

[53:18] Or is it only a way we can choose five, 10 or 15?

[53:21] >> Probably finance question because they're the ones that

[53:23] have to track all this and make sure that it all works.

[53:26] >> When we did the Leon in the early 2000,

[53:28] it was very taxing on our finance department

[53:31] because if they sent the bill, we didn't know if it was gonna--

[53:35] so we're asking for the non.

[53:38] If you recommend that, we could recommend one

[53:40] where they can write a check to the city

[53:42] and we can reimburse-- those would be the two options

[53:46] I'd recommend.

[53:47] >> If they desire to overpay their payment or pay a little

[53:51] bit early, are they able to do that?

[53:54] >> Yes.

[53:55] If they wanted to come in for one year

[53:59] and say I'm gonna pay all the money in advance,

[54:01] don't put it in my tax roll, we want to do that.

[54:04] We want to be flexible with this.

[54:08] >> But they would go to the Bay County tax collector to do that?

[54:12] How would that work?

[54:14] >> The way it would work is if they gave a check to finance,

[54:16] and said here's my annual payment,

[54:18] then we would contact the tax collector because we have

[54:21] to submit the roll to the tax collector every year.

[54:23] We would just take them off the roll for that year.

[54:27] >> Hopefully Deborah's not mad at me.

[54:34] >> She's nodding her head.

[54:36] >> I was gonna say if the council,

[54:38] depending on what the council says,

[54:41] it's really A, and, or one of the others and they could pay

[54:48] partial upfront and they would assess and finance would adjust

[54:51] that to the roll.

[54:52] I was just going to say that you can decide I've got half of this

[54:58] that I want to pay up front and therefore only half

[55:00] the charge is going to go on the roll of the Non-envelope.

[55:06] >> And to clarify the action, you're asking for direction

[55:12] to finish creating this program and would this come back

[55:16] as a resolution or would this be >> The program would come back

[55:21] fully fleshed out as a resolution and we'll build it

[55:23] out with all of the details for your direction.

[55:28] >> Sounds like we've given as many options as we can

[55:32] to encourage them.

[55:35] >> To Councilman Register's point,

[55:41] could we offer multiple terms or should we decide on one term?

[55:47] >> I think staff recommendation is one term.

[55:50] I like that term to be sensitive because you'd have a home that

[55:52] ends up being a 10,000 a year you're taking $1,000 of these

[55:58] people's household income for an annual basis for those ten

[56:01] years.

[56:02] So maybe we can look at the longest term

[56:05] to be able to see if they can pay it off early.

[56:08] And that would be the least impact,

[56:12] and I think you get the most response

[56:16] and maybe dragging it out a little further.

[56:18] >> In the memo, do we have the average cost?

[56:21] It was 7000?

[56:25] A model home was about three bed, two bath model home.

[56:39] It was roughly $7,000.

[56:40] The annual payment we have in the chart

[56:41] is in the packet online this is available for everyone.

[56:49] It's based per $10,000 so if they go above that, 30% above,

[56:57] they would get that 1,200.

[57:04] Let's take this in pieces.

[57:08] One is the options of-- we'll potentially agree

[57:15] that we'll take cash up front.

[57:17] And the other two pieces of the options

[57:19] are installment plan based on security or non ad valorem

[57:23] assessment.

[57:24] Staff recommends Non-adversarial assessment.

[57:34] so we've got that portion done.

[57:40] >> Would it be possible to require,

[57:44] should the property change hands,

[57:48] this debt would be paid off at that time?

[57:52] >> We can have an acceleration clause.

[57:55] Which is exactly that.

[57:56] If they sell it, then it's all due up.

[58:08] >> I personally don't want to do that.

[58:10] That's my personal opinion.

[58:12] >> It was just a suggestion.

[58:14] >> I think it's just keeping it with the property.

[58:19] It would have to be disclosed at the property sale

[58:21] price the property sale time.

[58:23] Any prospective buyer would have to do their own diligence.

[58:27] >> At that point they can roll it in alone.

[58:31] >> They can pay it off because that would have to be disclosed.

[58:35] >> It just makes sense to clean it up at that point.

[58:39] >> That's a good idea.

[58:42] I just think we're trying to keep this one

[58:43] simple as my opinion on it.

[58:46] Thoughts?

[58:48] >> 15 years.

[58:52] >> Let's talk about the interest rate first,

[58:55] then we can do the term.

[58:58] The proposed interest rate is 375, which is a very good rate.

[59:03] I think what home mortgage is now are over 6.

[59:13] The city is not making any money on this.

[59:14] This is what keeps the utility fund whole

[59:16] without having the rest of the subscribers

[59:20] basically subsidizing this program.

[59:28] 375?

[59:30] >> There's a fee associated with the tax collector collecting

[59:33] this?

[59:35] >> Usually 2%.

[59:36] >> Is that going to be added in as well?

[59:38] >> We will need to add that into the total amount of the debt.

[59:42] >> I just wanted to make that clear.

[59:47] >> Everyone is good with 3.75?

[59:52] We got those two and now we're talking term.

[59:57] We have the five year term, and your term,

[1:00:01] 15 year term proposed and model.

[1:00:04] We could pick 14.5 years if we wanted to,

[1:00:06] but let's start with those three options.

[1:00:08] What are the thoughts of the council?

[1:00:13] >> I agree with the Vice mayor, I'd give them as many years

[1:00:16] as possible.

[1:00:17] 15 years, if they want to pay it off earlier, they can.

[1:00:24] >> I'm good with 15.

[1:00:29] I think you got a lot more participation at that point

[1:00:33] as well.

[1:00:39] >> I'm fine with that.

[1:00:40] >> Can someone do a motion to wrap this entire thing up?

[1:00:44] Vice Mayor, you're the one that can do the complicated motions.

[1:00:52] >> This is more of a direct staff?

[1:00:57] Motion to direct staff to create a resolution for sewer hookup

[1:01:00] in North Lagoon project to accommodate the proposed options

[1:01:07] A and C. C option being including a 3.75 percentage

[1:01:14] rate and a 15 year term.

[1:01:18] >> We have a motion and a second and I'm not going to repeat what

[1:01:21] you just said.

[1:01:29] Please call roll.

[1:01:32] [Roll call] I will come back to us as a resolution and obviously

[1:01:41] staff can be in contact with you folks and I know Mark has said

[1:01:45] he had been to a few of your meetings

[1:01:47] and we're happy to continue to talk through this process.

[1:01:50] It won't be enacted until we do the resolution.

[1:01:56] This was just discussing what goes into the resolution.

[1:01:58] The resolution is going to come back to us.

[1:02:00] >> I would encourage everyone to get out there and spread

[1:02:05] the word because apparently they've already started.

[1:02:08] Everyone kind of needs to be ready to pull the trigger,

[1:02:16] if they want to do it.

[1:02:20] >> I was originally a regular agenda item number seven,

[1:02:22] which we moved to the first.

[1:02:24] We're now going on our regularly scheduled agenda.

[1:02:27] Agenda item number one.

[1:02:29] Large conditional use application

[1:02:32] located at 201 Hutchinson Boulevard.

[1:02:39] This is a public hearing Quasi-judicial use.

[1:02:43] There's extra mechanics whenever we get one of these quasi uses.

[1:02:49] I have to read a bunch of stuff.

[1:02:50] This is a hearing to consider the approval of a conditional

[1:02:53] use application from LSE Shipwreck Island LLC section

[1:02:58] 5.06.01 of the city's development code.

[1:03:02] This is a quasi judicial hearing governed by the city's Land

[1:03:05] Development Code.

[1:03:06] This hearing is based on the recommendation of the Planning

[1:03:08] Board approval, Planning Board member approvals,

[1:03:11] the members of the Council have provided

[1:03:13] a copy of that for our review.

[1:03:17] We will now begin the hearing.

[1:03:23] We move on to soaring in the witnesses.

[1:03:25] All persons wishing to speak during this hearing.

[1:03:29] Please rise to be sworn in.

[1:03:35] >> Do you swear or affirm that the evidence you're about

[1:03:37] to give will be the truth the whole truth and nothing

[1:03:39] but the truth?

[1:03:40] >> Mr. Leonard, where the notice requirements met for this

[1:03:45] hearing?

[1:03:51] >> Yes, sir.

[1:03:52] >> We now move on to disclosures.

[1:03:52] At this time, we will ask each member

[1:03:54] of the council to make their earnings disclosure.

[1:03:56] >> Nothing to disclose.

[1:04:01] >> Nothing to disclose.

[1:04:02] >> Nothing to disclose.

[1:04:04] >> Nothing to disclose.

[1:04:06] >> I also have nothing to disclose.

[1:04:07] Next is the staff presentation.

[1:04:10] At this point, we will hear the staff report.

[1:04:14] Mr. Leonard.

[1:04:16] >> Thank you, mayor and council.

[1:04:19] This is a large conditional use.

[1:04:21] It's over three acres in size.

[1:04:23] It's to the applicant is less shipwreck LLC.

[1:04:27] And they've submitted the large conditional use application

[1:04:31] for a new water slide at shipwreck Island waterpark,

[1:04:41] the property zone c h.

[1:04:44] And it's in the FB02 Zoning District.

[1:04:46] And because it's a conditional use,

[1:04:48] it would have to meet 12 general criteria.

[1:04:50] And the City Council, you have discretion to impose conditions.

[1:04:54] It determines that there are necessary-- required findings

[1:05:00] are met, the must be approved.

[1:05:01] The applicant held his required community meeting on August

[1:05:05] the 4th prior to the Planning Board meeting,

[1:05:07] and the Planning Board recommended approval of this

[1:05:09] request at its meeting of August the 12th of 2026 with

[1:05:12] the following conditions.

[1:05:13] There is two of them pier is at a 20 foot setback

[1:05:16] from Hutchinson Boulevard is met on all portions

[1:05:18] of the new amusement structure and number two of modification

[1:05:21] allowing the existing six foot black chain link fencing

[1:05:24] to remain in lieu of required solid faced fence.

[1:05:31] >> What was setback?

[1:05:32] >> 20 feet for the entire structure of the new waterslide.

[1:05:38] That is it.

[1:05:43] >> Okay, that is it for the staff presentation.

[1:05:48] Thank you, Mr. Leonard.

[1:05:50] At this time we will hear from the applicant.

[1:05:57] >> Thank you for having me here today.

[1:05:59] Some new slide tower presentations

[1:06:00] is a great opportunity for the waterpark itself.

[1:06:02] It's a $5 million investment in 260.

[1:06:06] Roughly 20 seasonal jobs added to the park itself.

[1:06:08] We've worked with the city extensively

[1:06:10] to make sure that we comply with all necessary municipal and

[1:06:12] county regulations on this particular slide tower.

[1:06:14] It's going to be a great new attraction for the community,

[1:06:16] and we're very excited to construct this.

[1:06:19] Once we hopefully get approval from the City Council

[1:06:21] to pursue this, we're getting action immediately.

[1:06:25] I'm happy to answer any questions

[1:06:26] that the Council might have on this particular project.

[1:06:29] >> What is the location?

[1:06:34] >> It's on the Northeast corner of the waterpark itself.

[1:06:36] >> Where the children's play area is?

[1:06:45] >> That's correct.

[1:06:46] Northwest corner.

[1:06:51] >> Is it a water slide?

[1:06:55] >> Yes,

[1:06:57] >>Height?

[1:06:59] >> 50 feet.

[1:07:01] >> Questions from the council?

[1:07:06] >> Okay.

[1:07:08] >> Could you state your name for the record?

[1:07:09] >> Clark Davis.

[1:07:14] >> That's why I didn't know what to call you.

[1:07:21] Thank you, Mr. Davis.

[1:07:25] Mr. Davis, seeing none from the applicant.

[1:07:31] Thank you, sir.

[1:07:33] >> I'm just going to be a little informal.

[1:07:36] At this time we will hear from any affected parties

[1:07:38] who wish to speak.

[1:07:39] Please come up and state your name

[1:07:41] and address for the record of any affected parties.

[1:07:44] At this time, you want to take any public comment.

[1:07:52] Seeing none.

[1:07:55] At this time, we will hear any rebuttal

[1:07:59] by staff in the affected party or the applicant.

[1:08:02] Any rebuttal?

[1:08:06] No rebuttal.

[1:08:09] Mr. Davis, you have anything to add?

[1:08:16] >> No.

[1:08:16] >> At this time, we will close the evidentiary portion

[1:08:19] of the hearing.

[1:08:20] And at this time we will hear the closing arguments

[1:08:24] by the staff.

[1:08:25] No closing argument.

[1:08:26] We will move to council discussion.

[1:08:28] We have a conditional use and the Planning Board

[1:08:31] put on the 20 foot setback and required and allowed

[1:08:35] them to keep the existing chain link fence,

[1:08:43] instead of moving to a bigger fence which was required.

[1:08:45] >> I think the chain link fence makes it more esthetically

[1:08:50] appealing to continue it the whole way around.

[1:08:52] I think the 20 foot setback is good.

[1:08:54] >> It's a water park.

[1:08:58] You want to see what's in there.

[1:09:03] >> Especially at night.

[1:09:04] It's good for security.

[1:09:08] >> Mr. Davis, If we approve this with the recommended conditions

[1:09:12] by the Planning Board, we have to re-add the conditions

[1:09:17] recommended by the Planning Board?

[1:09:25] so a motion could be just adopt the Planning Board order?

[1:09:30] >> Motion to adopt the Planning Board's order of the 20 foot

[1:09:32] setback and required chain link fencing although we would

[1:09:35] normally require.

[1:09:38] >> And to approve?

[1:09:45] >> Second.

[1:09:46] >> We have a motion to adopt the Planning Board's order

[1:09:48] and to approve.

[1:09:49] Please call roll.

[1:09:55] [Roll call] Got through that one.

[1:10:03] We now move on to regular agenda item number two resolution

[1:10:05] 26-133.

[1:10:07] Mr. Davis.

[1:10:09] >> Resolution amending the budget for the City of Panama

[1:10:13] Beach Florida, the fiscal year 2025 2026 appropriating revenues

[1:10:21] and providing an effective date.

[1:10:24] >> Is there any public comment?

[1:10:28] Mr. Davis, Could you help us understand what's going on here?

[1:10:40] >> Before you, you have the amended budget for fiscal year

[1:10:44] 2026.

[1:10:44] All through the year, there's been

[1:10:47] a budget amendments presented to you that you have approved.

[1:10:50] And also throughout the year, the department heads

[1:10:53] have also made some budget amendments

[1:10:55] with the approval from the manager

[1:11:01] and myself within their authority.

[1:11:05] The budget amendment that you have before you

[1:11:08] encompasses all of those amendments for 2026.

[1:11:15] >> This is the budget we originally approved,

[1:11:17] and as we enacted them through the resolution throughout

[1:11:20] the year, and ask the department heads if the request was under

[1:11:32] Drew spending authority or within drew spending authority,

[1:11:35] it encompasses those as well.

[1:11:36] Is that accurate?

[1:11:42] >> Yes.

[1:11:43] >> Do you need Miss Gibson up here for this?

[1:11:43] >> Possibly.

[1:11:45] I got some calls yesterday from some folks in the community

[1:11:50] about, and we're short on $41,000 shortfall for railway

[1:12:01] and transportation.

[1:12:02] I think we got our wires wires crossed here

[1:12:03] because I think in the TPO meeting

[1:12:05] earlier before we did our budget meeting last year,

[1:12:07] and this is all true and up this year 2026.

[1:12:10] There was a TPO meeting held and everybody

[1:12:13] agreed that each municipality of the shortfall, the TDC

[1:12:17] did not pick up that year.

[1:12:19] I've worked it out with the TDC to pick up going forward,

[1:12:22] but we had a $41,000 shortfall that I think we had a meeting.

[1:12:26] And I'm just looking for clarification from our members

[1:12:29] so we can have some discussion.

[1:12:30] Right now we have a problem, and I'd love to address it.

[1:12:33] We have a pretty large cash Carryforward.

[1:12:36] And if we did agree as a municipality in that meeting,

[1:12:39] and I would like to uphold what we said we would do and cover

[1:12:44] the $41,000.

[1:12:45] So to --

[1:12:52] >> To clarify, we passed the budget at this Council.

[1:12:54] And that had the $41,000 in it.

[1:13:01] >> 45.

[1:13:02] It was 86.

[1:13:02] I think we paid 45--

[1:13:09] >> We passed 49 775, but then the TPO voted for their budget

[1:13:12] that didn't include that, and that was a higher contribution

[1:13:15] from the city.

[1:13:16] >> I think there was some conversation.

[1:13:18] There was some wires crossed and something we missed,

[1:13:20] we got a shortfall and it's an opportunity for us

[1:13:22] to rectify the shortfall and fix the problem that we got a hand.

[1:13:25] >> Wouldn't that go in the next item?

[1:13:34] J3, 26-27.

[1:13:36] >> This is actually for last year that we were short,

[1:13:38] but we've got the TDC to pick up that portion.

[1:13:40] >> So if you want to make an adjustment, it would be on J2,

[1:13:53] not J3.

[1:13:53] What's your recommendation or your >> My recommendation would

[1:13:58] be to cover the $41,000.

[1:13:59] This is a system our workforce uses to get up and down.

[1:14:01] >> I agree with you.

[1:14:06] >> And just for clarification, we were made aware of this early

[1:14:09] enough to where we have two resolutions depending

[1:14:10] on your action.

[1:14:11] Finance staff has already built that in.

[1:14:13] So we can immediately move in that direction.

[1:14:16] >> And it's in front of you in your?

[1:14:21] >> And also right now it's a one off.

[1:14:24] >> TDC will pick up next year and we won't have this problem

[1:14:26] going forward.

[1:14:27] I think it's important that we get our workforce.

[1:14:29] People that live in our communities

[1:14:33] and pay tax in our communities, they

[1:14:35] need to get to and from work.

[1:14:36] I think we got some wires crossed.

[1:14:42] No fault of anybody's.

[1:14:43] Just something we can do to fix a problem and rectify moving

[1:14:44] forward.

[1:14:45] >> Do we have an MOU with Bayway or TPO for this?

[1:14:52] I've been on the TPO, and this came in before I was on the TPO.

[1:14:56] I don't know the background on that.

[1:14:58] I don't know that Paul would know because Paul didn't come on

[1:15:01] until two years ago.

[1:15:03] >> I think they vote on it every year.

[1:15:08] >> I do not recall having voted on it.

[1:15:11] >> Mr. Davis, do we have an MOU with the TPO?

[1:15:16] >> I haven't seen an MOU.

[1:15:17] My understanding is that the TPO level, the cost

[1:15:20] share amongst the cities--

[1:15:25] >> Miss Gibson, feel free to sit down.

[1:15:27] >> It's based on population.

[1:15:31] >> They track where people get off and get

[1:15:34] on, and there's a table that we see every year.

[1:15:36] Generally it tracks what they believe

[1:15:39] are proportionate share is compared to other cities.

[1:15:41] And then they submit a funding request

[1:15:45] to the cities in that end, approved in your budget process

[1:15:50] every year.

[1:15:50] I have never seen an MOU.

[1:15:52] I can't say it doesn't exist.

[1:15:54] My understanding is the process originated from the TPO,

[1:15:57] and it's funded by each city subject

[1:16:02] to your budget appropriation.

[1:16:17] >> I can't remember what meeting of the TPO.

[1:16:19] One of the things that really jumped to cost for us

[1:16:21] is the Sunday Service.

[1:16:24] At the time, TDC was paying the Sunday service,

[1:16:27] and we had a gap.

[1:16:29] This is that gap from my understanding

[1:16:35] and my conversations.

[1:16:38] I want to say that February's meeting was

[1:16:40] addressed at the TPO.

[1:16:45] I have to go back and double check.

[1:16:48] But coming back on the next cycle, the TDC has looked at it

[1:16:51] and said, I think we're going to be funding this as well.

[1:16:55] >> If I recall, that's why when we discussed the budget last

[1:17:00] year, the TDC initially funded Sunday service.

[1:17:04] The TDC ceased funding Sunday service,

[1:17:11] and the TPO sent us that bill.

[1:17:12] They said we don't need Sunday service.

[1:17:15] And then it appears that the TPO has budgeted in Sunday service,

[1:17:23] and voted on and fully approved the process.

[1:17:29] There's a gap between what we said we were going to fund,

[1:17:32] and what the TPO including our members have voted.

[1:17:36] I think we still have a motion?

[1:17:42] We have a motion and a second on the table.

[1:17:45] Is there any further discussion on this item?

[1:17:47] >> I think it's great that the TDC is picking up going

[1:17:53] in the next year.

[1:17:54] And it's a major check out day for us.

[1:17:56] We continue to grow.

[1:17:59] People coming on Friday and leaving on Sunday.

[1:18:01] So they get to the workforce on these places is important.

[1:18:04] It hopefully keeps a lot more e-bikes off the road

[1:18:07] and doing dangerous things and cutting across parking

[1:18:10] lots in scooters and things.

[1:18:12] I believe it's beneficial to get these things to and from work

[1:18:17] safely.

[1:18:17] And I believe TDC has a portion in paying that.

[1:18:20] And they're going to step up and do that.

[1:18:22] We've got great partners over there.

[1:18:31] >> We have asked this of everyone that we give money to.

[1:18:33] Mr. Hobbs coming and talking to us about the ridership.

[1:18:39] >> Fantastic point.

[1:18:43] >> I agree that we'll talk about that in the budget for next

[1:18:46] year.

[1:18:46] Absolutely.

[1:18:46] Motion in a second.

[1:18:48] Further discussion?

[1:18:50] And the motion was to the 41000.

[1:18:58] Just to be clear, the amended budget subsequently

[1:19:06] amended to adopt the 41000.

[1:19:14] Whatever the shortfall is.

[1:19:18] Motion in a second.

[1:19:19] Please call the roll.

[1:19:24] [Roll call] We now move on to regular agenda item number

[1:19:33] three, resolution number 26-134.

[1:19:37] Mr. Davis.

[1:19:39] >> Resolution establishing the budget for the City of Panama

[1:19:41] City Beach Florida for the fiscal year 2026 and 2027,

[1:19:47] appropriating revenues and providing an effective date.

[1:19:50] Any public comment on this item?

[1:20:01] >> Good morning.

[1:20:02] My name is Jessica Graham.

[1:20:02] I'm the executive director of the Saint Andrews, Saint Joseph

[1:20:04] based estuary program.

[1:20:05] I try to come in front of you every year

[1:20:07] and give you an update of everything.

[1:20:08] I just wanted to quickly update you on some of our projects

[1:20:11] we have.

[1:20:12] One of those is litter traps which

[1:20:15] is cast basins that we install in stormwater drains that

[1:20:19] capture organic and trash.

[1:20:21] We have six of them installed near Aaron Bassett Park.

[1:20:24] And in a year we have collected 260 pounds of debris

[1:20:28] and kept that from draining into the adjacent lakes there.

[1:20:33] Which eventually would turn into muck.

[1:20:36] We have also captured one trap alone right

[1:20:40] by that pond as captured 80 pounds.

[1:20:42] We sometimes have to shovel the leaf litter out of the trap

[1:20:46] because it's so thick.

[1:20:47] We also capture a lot of trash from different events that

[1:20:50] are there we are seeing a measurable impact

[1:20:52] and I really want to give a shout out

[1:20:54] to the Public Works staff.

[1:20:56] They are fantastic.

[1:20:57] They meet us out there and they do

[1:20:59] all of the hard lifting and the traffic control.

[1:21:02] We try to keep it as easy as possible on them.

[1:21:05] They do a fantastic job and really appreciate their support.

[1:21:09] We also have a couple of other projects

[1:21:12] like a microbial source tracking project that will actually

[1:21:15] look at what the source of the fecal coliform in the waterways.

[1:21:19] You saw a lot of swim advisories last year.

[1:21:24] Surprisingly this was swim advisories

[1:21:27] during dry conditions.

[1:21:29] Not wet conditions.

[1:21:31] Understanding the source of that is important.

[1:21:33] And we'll be doing that at all of those healthy beaches

[1:21:36] locations in and around the city.

[1:21:37] And another aspect that we're doing

[1:21:40] is harmful algal bloom monitoring.

[1:21:43] That is monitoring for red tide events.

[1:21:46] We had a very large red tide event last year

[1:21:49] that lasted into January.

[1:21:50] We saw dolphin mortality from that.

[1:21:54] Scallops are closed in Gulf County because of that.

[1:21:56] The more we can get on top of it,

[1:22:02] we can then work with Mote Marine Laboratories

[1:22:04] to deploy technologies to actually kill the red tide

[1:22:05] before it gets inshore ideally.

[1:22:06] It's still in testing phase.

[1:22:09] We have trained citizens on how to collect these samples.

[1:22:13] And then we're analyzing the samples

[1:22:15] to try to get on it earlier than later.

[1:22:18] And just to put everything together for the estuary program

[1:22:23] and what it contributes to economically,

[1:22:26] we did an economic assessment in 2023.

[1:22:30] The estuary just a half mile buffer

[1:22:33] of both the beaches and the estuary

[1:22:35] indirectly and directly contribute $9.7 billion

[1:22:38] in total economic output.

[1:22:40] It provides substantial economic returns.

[1:22:43] Both safeguard natural resources as well as the tourism

[1:22:47] and our community's way of life.

[1:22:49] Thank you very much and I'm happy to answer any questions.

[1:22:57] >> I'm going let public comment go through and then I have some

[1:22:59] questions to ask.

[1:23:00] Further public comment on resolution 26-134?

[1:23:11] Seeing none.

[1:23:16] Ms. Graham, I had a few questions.

[1:23:29] >> Yes, sir.

[1:23:30] >> Ms. Graham, the city does very few contributions

[1:23:34] to organizations, and we ask those who are requesting that

[1:23:37] funding to submit the request before we have the budget

[1:23:40] workshop.

[1:23:40] We did not receive this request in time.

[1:23:42] You have a member of the Estuary Committee on here

[1:23:45] that was able to carve some time out.

[1:23:48] Why weren't we able to receive the request in time?

[1:23:50] >> I'm still getting used to the timing of the request.

[1:23:55] We just started producing these requests to the cities last year

[1:23:58] I was caught off guard when you guys started your budget

[1:24:01] workshops in time to be able to get that request in.

[1:24:03] But I'll be remedying that and getting it in sooner.

[1:24:07] >> What is the amount of the request?

[1:24:12] >> $20,000.

[1:24:13] >> What are the other contributions,

[1:24:17] we had gotten actual budgets on their side.

[1:24:18] Would you be able to produce that in the future?

[1:24:27] >> Yeah.

[1:24:28] >> I notice on your policy board you have 12 voting members.

[1:24:29] 40 members include Bay County Commission, Gulf County

[1:24:31] Commission, Callaway, Lynnhaven, Mexico beach, Panama City,

[1:24:38] Panama City beach, Parker port, Saint Joe Springfield and FSU.

[1:24:47] Panama City, or any of those government entities,

[1:24:53] do they provide contributions?

[1:24:55] >> They do.

[1:24:55] We had contributions from a few last year.

[1:24:58] This year when we were exploring contributions

[1:25:00] because of the upcoming November vote on the Texas.

[1:25:03] The request hasn't gone into Bay County yet.

[1:25:05] >> Essentially Springfield is contributing members.

[1:25:10] And then we're considering here as Panama City Beach

[1:25:12] would be the only two contributing members

[1:25:14] from the municipality?

[1:25:16] >> Last year we had Lynn Haven come on Mexico Beach,

[1:25:19] Springfield, Panama City Beach.

[1:25:30] >> So Panama City?

[1:25:31] >> Not yet.

[1:25:31] >> I noticed you highlighted your member from Panama City

[1:25:37] on your most recent flier.

[1:25:40] >> That's a board spotlight.

[1:25:41] We've done that every month to try to show who's

[1:25:45] behind the history program.

[1:25:47] >> Any questions from the Council?

[1:25:53] >> No questions.

[1:25:54] I thank you for being here.

[1:26:00] >> Thank you.

[1:26:07] >> We had that tied out.

[1:26:08] We have one resolution or two resolutions for this one?

[1:26:12] >> We have one resolution.

[1:26:17] We did include it in your discussion at the workshop.

[1:26:19] It is included.

[1:26:23] >> I think the estuary program is a great program

[1:26:28] and it's a program like the other programs that we

[1:26:33] contribute to.

[1:26:34] They help a very broad range of people.

[1:26:38] It's not like we're giving money to an HOA or something like that

[1:26:43] that's very specific.

[1:26:45] They help the entire area including Bay County.

[1:26:51] For me, shame on them for those who don't help

[1:27:01] contribute to these programs.

[1:27:03] But if my neighbor doesn't help somebody,

[1:27:12] that doesn't mean I'm not going to.

[1:27:15] Especially if it's a program that assists in such a broad way

[1:27:22] and affects the area, especially environmentally or with helping

[1:27:26] the elderly or kids.

[1:27:27] I'm totally in favor of keeping this 20,000 in there

[1:27:31] for the estuary program.

[1:27:39] >> I'd like to hear from Council member Coburn about what her

[1:27:43] thoughts are.

[1:27:44] She serves on the Estuary Committee.

[1:27:45] >> I think they do a lot of good work out there especially

[1:27:48] monitoring the red tide because that's something that really

[1:27:50] affects tourism here.

[1:27:51] I remember when I first moved here

[1:27:52] we had several years when the red tide was really bad it

[1:27:56] was miserable for everyone.

[1:27:57] Anything we can do to protect our waterways

[1:28:01] and to decrease that and make sure that our waters are

[1:28:05] safe for swimming.

[1:28:06] I think it's really important.

[1:28:08] The litter traps has been astounding.

[1:28:10] We only have a few around the park over there.

[1:28:15] We've kept a lot of debris in our waterways by using those.

[1:28:18] I think they do good work.

[1:28:22] I would really like to see us support them,

[1:28:25] and pushing forward for our national designation

[1:28:29] so that they can qualify for additional grants

[1:28:37] that we currently can't qualify for.

[1:28:39] Jessica has done a really good job of getting grants and moving

[1:28:42] the projects along, but now money is getting much tighter

[1:28:47] and you need that national designation

[1:28:49] in order to qualify for some of the larger grants.

[1:28:51] >> And what is it that we need to do to help with that?

[1:29:00] >> Doctor Graham would have to speak to that.

[1:29:02] >> We could follow up on >> Add it to an agenda.

[1:29:09] >> Sounds good.

[1:29:10] I think it's a great program.

[1:29:12] I agree with the vice mayor that it does make sense to do

[1:29:13] what's right, even if those don't.

[1:29:15] I have a bit of a concern for cities

[1:29:23] having voting seats on the policy board

[1:29:24] without having any contribution.

[1:29:27] On the TPO, we all do our contributions.

[1:29:31] Why are there cities for other municipalities

[1:29:32] and the policy board that are not contributing?

[1:29:35] That's something I would ask you, Council member,

[1:29:43] to take to your board and help us understand that.

[1:29:45] I think we have talked more about the Estuary

[1:29:47] Committee in the last five minutes

[1:29:49] than we've ever talked about.

[1:29:51] Thank you for coming up.

[1:29:59] >> It looks like it's a great program.

[1:30:00] Thank you for serving on it.

[1:30:01] I think the beach should probably

[1:30:02] benefits the most than any other city in the county.

[1:30:06] It's important to have beautiful beaches.

[1:30:15] With that, I'll make a motion that we give Mrs Graham

[1:30:24] or the estuary program the $20,000.

[1:30:30] >> It's built in?

[1:30:31] >> Just a motion to approve resolution 26-134.

[1:30:39] >> We have a motion to approve and a second.

[1:30:41] Please call the roll.

[1:30:47] [Roll call]

[1:30:48] >> We now move on to regular agenda item number four

[1:30:50] resolution 126-135.

[1:31:02] >> RESOLUTION NO.

[1:31:06] 26-135, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE PANAMA CITY COMMUNITY

[1:31:08] REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER

[1:31:08] 1, 2025, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2026;

[1:31:08] ESTABLISHING BUDGET FOR THE PANAMA CITY BEACH COMMUNITY

[1:31:08] REDEVELOPMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1,

[1:31:11] 2026, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027.

[1:31:25] appropriate the use of funds shown there as stated and may be

[1:31:29] necessary or deemed necessary to defray all expenses

[1:31:33] and liabilities relating to the respective --

[1:31:37] >> Any public comment on this item?

[1:31:42] Seeing none.

[1:31:46] Mrs. Gibson, please.

[1:31:53] >> This resolution is for the amended budget for the CRA fund

[1:32:00] for 2026, as well as the proposed budget for the CRA fund

[1:32:05] for 2027.

[1:32:08] Each year, there's things that happen

[1:32:10] that we have to adjust things that

[1:32:12] happen that require adjustments for revenues and expenses.

[1:32:12] Those amendments are in the 26 budget amendment

[1:32:15] within the resolution.

[1:32:21] Also, you have the proposed CRA budget

[1:32:23] that we have prepared in accordance with Florida Statutes

[1:32:25] section 163.387, which requires that we follow and use

[1:32:29] the outlined redevelopment plan.

[1:32:35] That's it.

[1:32:40] >> Okay.

[1:32:41] Thank you, Mrs. Gibson, this is the same process

[1:32:45] we just went through for the general fund for the CRA.

[1:32:55] >> Motion to approve.

[1:32:57] >> We have a motion and a second to approve.

[1:32:59] Please call the roll.

[1:33:04] [Roll call] Regular agenda item number five.

[1:33:10] Resolution 26157.

[1:33:15] Mr. Davis.

[1:33:24] >> RESOLUTION NO.

[1:33:26] 26-157, APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE

[1:33:27] FLORIDA, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CREATION

[1:33:27] OF WATERSHED MASTER PLAN; AND AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT

[1:33:30] REFLECT THE RECEIPT OF THESE FUNDS.

[1:33:41] >> Any public comment for resolution 26157?

[1:33:45] Seeing none, Mr. Adaire, is this you?

[1:34:00] This.

[1:34:02] >> If you got a recall resolution 2619 in October 23rd

[1:34:07] of 2025.

[1:34:07] The city approved $473,000 for the preparation of the City

[1:34:10] Stormwater Master Plan.

[1:34:11] We still continue to search for funding for that project

[1:34:13] and we were able to secure grant funding to help

[1:34:16] recover some of that cost.

[1:34:18] That's what's before you today. $300,000 to go towards that

[1:34:21] project.

[1:34:24] >> So this is to accept money -- where is the grant from?

[1:34:37] >> HMGP Grant from FDEM.

[1:34:45] >> Any questions?

[1:34:47] Thank you.

[1:34:49] Motion to approve?

[1:34:56] Any discussion?

[1:34:58] I'm sorry, I'm just following the rules.

[1:35:00] I'm excited to accept this money.

[1:35:01] Please call the roll.

[1:35:07] [Roll call] We now move on to regular agenda item number six.

[1:35:09] Resolution 26158.

[1:35:11] Mr. Davis.

[1:35:23] >> RESOLUTION NO.

[1:35:24] 26-158, APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT

[1:35:24] OF JUSTICE FOR FIVE BALLISTIC SHIELDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT;

[1:35:24] AND AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REFLECT RECEIPT

[1:35:26] AND APPROPRIATION OF THESE FUNDS.

[1:35:35] >> Any public comment on this item?

[1:35:37] Seeing none.

[1:35:41] Chief Talamentes, help us understand this item.

[1:35:52] >> Mayor, a while ago now we applied for a grant

[1:36:01] of the Department of justice for five ballistic shields.

[1:36:03] These plastic shoes are utilized for tactical operations, patrol

[1:36:05] operations and just another piece of

[1:36:07] to keep our guys safe out there on the street.

[1:36:08] We have our notified a couple of weeks

[1:36:10] ago that we're approved this would be a no cost to the city.

[1:36:13] This is completely grant funded and a vital piece of equipment

[1:36:16] for officer safety.

[1:36:17] >> Thank you to everyone that works so hard at the police

[1:36:23] department on procuring these grants.

[1:36:24] >> We got to protect our officers and our citizens.

[1:36:30] >> Motion to approve.

[1:36:36] >> Second.

[1:36:37] >> We have a motion to approve and a second.

[1:36:37] Is there any discussion on this item?

[1:36:38] Seeing none.

[1:36:44] [Roll call]

[1:36:50] we now move on to the city Manager report.

[1:36:51] Mr. Whitman?

[1:36:59] >> No report.

[1:36:59] >> We now move on to the city attorney report.

[1:37:01] >> No report.

[1:37:08] >> Council comments.

[1:37:10] >> And one thing that just hit me with the Laguna Beach thing

[1:37:11] or whatever she's trying to put all together in the consolidated

[1:37:11] format for these residents to be able to maybe fly or something

[1:37:14] that the city can put together.

[1:37:16] I don't know if that's doable.

[1:37:17] But just something where it makes it simple and easy

[1:37:20] that we can get it translated because I

[1:37:22] know we had a lot of robust discussion

[1:37:23] and we came up with this.

[1:37:24] And it took a PhD up here to be able to make a motion

[1:37:27] to approve it.

[1:37:27] I'd like to see the city be able to put something together.

[1:37:33] I know your team can do that.

[1:37:36] >> Aaron and Mark can put something together and they

[1:37:40] presented at one of their meetings.

[1:37:45] >> Thank you so much.

[1:37:47] >> Nothing from me.

[1:37:49] Everyone is back to school.

[1:37:50] I hope everyone is getting settled and enjoying it.

[1:37:52] And also enjoy your Labor Day on the 7th.

[1:37:58] Our next City Council meeting is Thursday September 10th.

[1:38:01] 5 p.m.

[1:38:01] Here at City Hall.

[1:38:02] Have a blessed day.

[1:38:09] This meeting is adjourned.

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