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>> Here we go.

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I will call this meeting to order.

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Please call the roll.

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[Roll call]

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>> Please rise for the invocation by Doctor Steve

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Fellows.

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>> Heavenly father, we're grateful to be here today.

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I'm thankful for those that are willing to serve in each

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of the council members and the mayor

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and we pray that you bless them and you give them

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wisdom pure I pray that you will also

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give insight and wisdom to just everybody involved on the city

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side as well as those that are here

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to express their thoughts about things that are happening.

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We look forward to hearing some of the good things that

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are happening in our community as we continue to grow.

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We're grateful for that.

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We know they're blessings from you.

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We pray that you give wisdom throughout the proceedings

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today.

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We ask in Christ's name.

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Amen.

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>> Please join Council Member Coburn for the pledge.

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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States

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of America and to the Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible,

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with liberty and justice for all.

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>> Get these a little closer so people can hear me.

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We now move on to community announcements on Monday

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September 7th.

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It is Labor Day.

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The city offices are closed.

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Our next council meeting is Thursday September 10th at 5

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That's our evening meeting.

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Following council meeting is Thursday September 24th.

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That's a morning meeting at 9 a.m.

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On Saturday September 26th, there's a race for bays five K,

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ten K and Fun Run at Conservation Park.

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And Saturday September 26th, there's a fall festival which

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should be a good time at Aaron Bisset Park.

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That is it for can you meeting announcements.

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We now move on to the approval of the meeting minutes.

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Motion to approve.

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We have a motion to approve and a second.

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

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and additions or deletions.

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Mr. Whitman?

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>> No additions or deletions.

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I noticed in the crowd we had a number of folks

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from Laguna Beach here that I wanted to hear about that.

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And we have that last in the agenda.

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Do you mind if we move that up to first?

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We have a motion to approve and a second.

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[Roll call] We now move on to presentations.

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I guess we can't change it now.

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We have an update on the Bay Economic Development Alliance

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by President Becca Hardin.

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>> Thank you Mr. Mayor and members of Council.

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Thank you for having us today.

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My name is Becca Hardin.

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I'm with the Bay County Economic Development Alliance.

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We try to come before you, hopefully a couple of times

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a year to give you an update on the projects that we have been

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working in the county and how it has

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an impact on you and in this community.

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That's what I'd like to do today.

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Give you an update on some of the projects that we've recently

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announced and where they are as far as development

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and implementation.

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First one that we announced this year in 2026

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is Voluntary Electric.

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This is a Canadian marine boat manufacturing company

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that is located on a site that we

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found that has access to deepwater

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near Robinson Bayou at the end of Frankfort Avenue.

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You see that we put this slide up there for Constable Register.

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That's his hotel Indigo, and Harrison's.

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We had Paul vote in town and the mayor

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was able to take a ride on it, and gave

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a lot of the leadership on their boat.

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This is a very innovative company.

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The boat is and actually electric motor boat

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with a carbon fiber hull.

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They plan to create 300 jobs in Bay County.

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Average wage of $75,000 a year.

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We're investing more than $40 million in our community.

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The owner and CEO of the company has already

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moved here with his family and bought a house in Bay County.

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He's got his four children in our school system now

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and the president of the company has already

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bought a house as well.

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You see the boat.

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This was a boat that the company manufactures

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for the Canadian Coast Guard.

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They're working with the US Coast Guard on a similar boat.

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They also have a contract for these boats with the Navy Seals

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in San Diego California because it's an electric motor.

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So they are growing in the defense industry.

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That's why they have to expand in the United States.

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Thankfully, they choose Bay County to expand here.

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We're super excited about having Voltari in our community.

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This is the biggest project we've ever

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announced with the Bay County Economic Development

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Alliance and the community leadership

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in Bay County and their airport authority.

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This is IAG Aaroe group.

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There's a company that's headquartered in Miami Florida

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with operations in Rome Italy.

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They are a jet engine maintenance company.

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They work on big jet engines for GE and Pratt and Whitney,

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Raytheon, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Boeing.

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They work with the big boys in the rendering.

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You'll see that they plan to build 120,000 square foot

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maintenance facility at our airport,

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will eventually have access to our 10,000 foot runway.

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The key thing about this project is

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that they'll build a jet engine test cell,

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and that asset is going to be worth about $75 million.

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If you get a company that builds a jet engine test

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cell in your community, they're not going anywhere.

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They'll build the second test cell and then a two wide body

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hangar.

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This project will create 500 new jobs in Bay County,

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average wage of $65,000 a year, and a $107 million capital

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investment.

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We worked with Gulf Coast, and their board,

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and we were able to solidify $25 million grant to help support

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the recruitment of this company and we're using that grant money

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to help build the maintenance facility that you see here

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in this picture.

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The company also bought existing manufacturing facility

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in the city of Lynn Haven.

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They plan to have 150 of the 500 employees in this facility.

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Already got 50 employees working here.

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This company is going to be a company

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that we want in our community because they are already

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very philanthropic.

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You see the big jet engine, this is a GE jet engine on the right.

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This is a jet engine that they have already donated

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to Haney Technical College.

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In front of a student that is in the FAA and--

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>> He looks thrilled to be there.

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>> He's about to graduate.

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He's did a good job.

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This is the first engine and there's

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the second engine coming.

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Not only did they donate the engines to the college,

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but they donated an employee for the training the trainer,

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so they can train all of our instructors

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and then all of the tooling to work on these engines

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at the value of this donation is more than $5 million.

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They are already contributing back to our community.

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This project is a project we worked with the county,

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and for those of you who are familiar with where

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the old County incinerator used to be in highway 231

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in the original industrial park, that's what that building is

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going to look like once global impact product is finished

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with the retrofit.

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Global Impact Products is already

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using our port to import glass from our sister city in Merida.

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And they will eventually create 150 new jobs

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and invest more than $50 million in this project.

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Another aviation company that we were successful in approving

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is from Connecticut, Oxford Technologies.

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They went into an existing building.

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They'll create 60 jobs and a capital investment

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of $8 million.

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You see this equipment is very specialized

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because they manufacture the leading edge of the Black Hawk

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helicopter for Sikorsky.

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Sikorsky has already been in our community.

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We're talking to them about some opportunities as well.

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And then we recruited Amazon as a last mile distribution center.

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They went into an existing facility Off of highway 231,

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and they've hired about 100 people

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in retrofit this building.

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This was a $9 million capital investment project.

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With these five companies that we announced over the past two

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years, Voltari, IAG, Oxford global, impact products

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in Amazon.

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Those five projects alone will create more than a thousand jobs

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with a capital investment of $175 million

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over the next 3 to 5 year period.

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But we wanted to take that a step further and we

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have partnered with our friends at Florida Power and Light

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who did a more extensive economic impact

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study for our county in the communities in the county.

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You can take those five new projects

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and you can look over the next 7 to 10 years.

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Almost 3000 new jobs will be generated from these project

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announcements with $140 million in annual revenue,

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and 305 million total value added in the economy

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of our community.

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We're looking forward to this growth.

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We'll see some major activities happening in our airport, which

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obviously impacts Panama City Beach and the people who

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live here.

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As you go up 79, you see construction projects spreading

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up every day, and we're excited about the growth

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and we'll have a positive impact on Panama City Beach.

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We are out there traveling.

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We are a small lean, mean machine, but around the world

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these are some shows that we're targeting that we've already

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been to this year.

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Maintenance repair and overhaul, Americas in Orlando, Ben and I

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and my colleague, he's here with me

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and we're invited by state commerce

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to go on a recruitment mission to Canada,

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which was very successful.

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And we just returned from London,

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where we were at the international show

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where we met with more than 20 companies in three days.

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And got three good substantial leads from that trip.

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Saturday, I've been asked by the Secretary of Commerce join him

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and his team on a trade mission and recruitment

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mission to Taiwan.

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So I'll be taking the 30 hour flight to Taiwan,

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and representing our communities there.

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And we'll be going to a big boat show in Tampa in October

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as well as a major overhaul show in Europe and Amsterdam,

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then we'll be going on a recruitment mission

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to our sister city.

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And we're working for you and the county.

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We're excited about these announcements

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over the past year and a half.

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Now we're ready for implementation

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and for the recruitment of the suppliers

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of these main companies.

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Thank you so much for your support.

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We appreciate your partnership.

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Together we're seeing great things happen in this area.

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We want to continue to make great things happen.

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I'll be glad to take any questions.

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>> So five companies across aviation, Maritime,

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manufacturing and distribution.

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Do you have a core focus?

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That's an impressive array of >> That's a great question.

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We do have target markets that align with the state of Florida.

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Aviation, marine and manufacturing

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are two key priorities for target markets

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because we have an international logistics and distribution

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but it's one of our key target markets.

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And advanced manufacturing, so we're

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seeing successes in all these major sectors.

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>> And how long do these deals take to come to fruition?

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>> We've got one that we've been working at the airport that Cole

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has been very involved because he's an airport attorney

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And we announced it in 2023 that we're still

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working to try to get it under construction.

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Some can last upwards of 4 to 5 years

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just to get going and under construction.

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Voltari was the exception.

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It took us six months because we found the perfect site for them

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that already had existing buildings on it.

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It can range from 6 to 8 months to 3 to 4 years.

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I tell people that economic development is a marathon not

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a sprint.

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You've gotta have patience.

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We've got a great team that's working

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to make these projects happen.

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>> Any further questions from the Council?

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>> You guys have a great relationship with Haney

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Technical and the colleges that we have here.

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What does that look like when we're bringing these people in

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and you're substantial relationship

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with these local institutions and the pipeline of bringing

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families up and being able to work here and stay

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in our community and not having to leave if you

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don't work in tourism anymore?

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>> Great question.

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I moved here from Georgia.

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I've been in economic development for 25 years.

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It used to be that we would sit at the table with the president

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of a company, and their first question

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was how much money are you going to give me?

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It's not the case today.

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Their first question is, how are you going

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to meet my workforce needs?

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And if you haven't been to Haney lately,

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I would advise you to go to meet with Angela Reese

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and take a tour.

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I would take any president of any company

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in the world to visit any technical.

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Their marine programs, aviation programs, welding programs

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are second to none.

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And when we bring companies here,

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that's one of the first stops we make.

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Any Gulf coast state College, Florida state University,

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the Bay district school system.

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If you cannot provide an answer to how we make the workforce

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needs of the project, we're not going to make it without

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a strong educational partnership.

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>> Very good presentation.

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Thank you for being here.

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>> Thank you.

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>> We now move to employee years of service awards.

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Council member.

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>> If I can have Jeremy Cross and Mark Schaefer to please come

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up and join me.

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Good morning.

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How are you this morning?

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Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to be here.

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I'm sure Mark made you come.

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Jeremy has been with us for five years.

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He is a dependable and dedicated member

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of our wastewater operations team.

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I am told that his technical knowledge

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and his proactive approach and his commitment to safety

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and compliance has really contributed

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to the reliability of the operation of our facility.

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Jeremy, I'd like to thank you very much for your five

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years of service to the community of Panama City Beach.

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Mark, would you like to...

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

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to come up and join me.

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Good morning.

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How are you this morning?

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Is this your lovely wife?

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Fiance.

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Officer Sweden, I understand that you're

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assigned to the uniform patrol and you

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serve as a field training officer, which

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helps our new officers as they join our force.

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You're also an active member of our 287 G program,

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and you have received additional training

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to be able to assist with certain immigration enforcement

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and federal supervision.

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We thank you for all of the extra training

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you've gone to for your dedication and your commitment

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to our city for ten years.

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Thank you very much.

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[Applause] Do you want to say anything?

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>> Just that officer Sweden is a very valuable member

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of our team.

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We're proud of all the accomplishments.

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Ten years in this job is very difficult.

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And we look forward to the next 10 to 20 years, Sweetie.

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>> Thank you.

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The next would like to call up Lee Gilmore and Cheryl Joiner

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from our parks.

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I see Sam is coming up with her.

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She's taking a photo.

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Good morning, Lee.

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How are you this morning?

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Quite an accomplishment for you today.

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We are recognizing Lee for ten years of service.

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>> 20.

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>> Sorry.

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I was thinking about the last one that was ten years.

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For 20 years he has been working in Parks and Rec.

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He started part time when he was 17 years old

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helping out over there with the athletics and with maintenance.

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And now he's the athletic supervisor,

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managing the youth and the adult sports.

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Congratulations and thank you so much

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for your ten years of service.

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>> 20.

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>> 20 years of service.

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[Applause]

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>> Lee, Everyone knows how old you are now.

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>> Lee has one of the hardest jobs,

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if you know anything about youth sports.

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I hope you understand that.

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He has over 2000 participants in youth and adult sports.

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If you do some math, he has about 8000 people a year

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when you do parents and grandparents that

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are not happy with the refs call us that he has to deal with.

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We appreciate everything you do, Lee.

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[Applause]

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>> Stay up here with me.

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Because this lady is hitting another milestone.

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I think she started when she was 15.

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To have worked 20 years for Parks and Rec.

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And I want to thank you so much for all

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that you've done for our Parks Department.

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I think you started as the head of the Parks Department

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about the time I was elected.

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I have been able to work with you for the past four years.

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It's been such a joy.

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It's been a joy to see all the that

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have come to all of our parks, not just Frank Brown.

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Thank you so much for your 20 years of dedication

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to the City of Panama City Beach.

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We appreciate you.

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[Applause]

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>> We now move on to public comment on the consent agenda

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and non agenda business.

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If you do have a comment on something on the regular agenda,

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please wait till that time.

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This public comment period is for the consent agenda

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and non-agenda business.

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Please come up state your name, address myself

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or the council as a whole.

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Please keep your comments related to the city business.

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You have three minutes.

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>> Once again, my name is Captain Gary Wayne Beck.

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I live at 2601 Beach Street.

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I'd like to address the good people of Bay County

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that I just addressed a few seconds ago.

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My obligation to hold up the Constitution and Bill of rights,

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I put my hand on the Bible and Honolulu.

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Since then I've witnessed strong armed extortion

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against the weakest of our people.

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Our elderly.

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And I have found myself being targeted

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because I've had all of this criminal activity carried out

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in conjunction and under the grace of the Bay County

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government.

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I've had some bad things happen to children.

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And I currently am in possession of the record

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of the individual that come over to my house

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and told me that he was--

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>> Keep this relevant to Panama City Beach.

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>> I remember when you and Ethan both said that the molestation

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of a child happened in a county that don't matter on Panama City

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Beach.

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How proud of you.

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You know what I'm saying?

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But during the meantime, we're talking about the Constitution

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and Bill of rights.

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I think strong armed extortion on Panama City Beach

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is important.

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I've had gallons and gallons of tears from the elderly

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that you rip in the properties from.

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You remember Miss Cindy Wright?

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And there's a bunch more since her.

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Am I lying?

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No. $42,000 for one day's labor.

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That's a lot of money for an elderly lady.

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It 16000 how she got thrown in.

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Everybody knows the story how she got thrown in a room

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by three men and didn't -- go ahead and tell me that's right.

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And then we have Ethan over there.

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I told him what happened to that child.

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I cried on his shoulder.

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And what did he say?

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Same thing you said.

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As they kicked me out of this building to tell me

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that I can't talk about it.

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It happened in the county.

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It happened in the city.

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That's exactly what--

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>> Please keep these relevant to Panama City Beach.

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Not your issues with the Bay County government.

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>> So the Constitution and Bill of rights don't matter?

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And the fact that our law enforcement officer right there

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weren't recognize the capital felony that any American citizen

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does will go to jail for.

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Such as forgery coma strong arm extortion.

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>> Sir, please keep your comments relevant to Panama City

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Beach.

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>> Everybody can see because I've been 16 years

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into my obligation to uphold the Constitution and Bill of rights.

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No matter how about how much crap you've put out about me.

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No matter how many lies you put out about me.

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You can't hide from the truth.

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The truth and the fact of what you've

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been doing to the old people in this town and the perversion

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that you proud yourselves in inside this government.

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Preying upon the children.

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I can link the fellow and let me get politically correct.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Beck.

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>> You're a disgrace.

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>> Public comment on the consent agenda or non agenda business.

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Seeing none.

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We now move on to the consent agenda.

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>> RESOLUTION NO.

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26-155, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA,

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AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES AT SET UNIT PRICES

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IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.00 FOR FENCING SUPPLIES,

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INSTALLATION, REPAIRS UNDER THE CITY’S EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH

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MR. FENCE OF INC., FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

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RESOLUTION NO.

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26-156, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA,

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APPROVING REIMBURSEMENT TO THE BAY COUNTY BOARD

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OF COMMISSIONERS RELATED TO MCELVEY ROAD REPAIRS

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IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,451.50.

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REVISION OF THE MASTER AUDIT LIST TO REMOVE OBSOLETE ITEMS.

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>> Can I get a motion to approve?

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We have a motion and a second to approve the consent

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agenda items.

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Please call the roll.

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

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We have a modified regular agenda.

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If you're following along at home regular agenda item number

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seven, private sewer connection program from Laguna Beach

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expansion area.

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It's Mark going to speak on this?

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>> Mayor, I'll take the first crack at it.

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>> What we'll do for this item is just give us a brief

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overview.

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We'll call for public comment.

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So you guys can ask some questions or make your comments,

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and then we'll have Mr. Davis or Mr. Schaefer

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help us walk through it.

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>> To give you the backdrop here.

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For several years the city has been

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working to expand the sewer system into Laguna

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Beach in a three phase project that those three phases have

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been talked about for as long as I've been around.

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In 2023, we were able to get a $3 million

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Appropriation from Florida legislature thanks

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to Representative Griffith, Senator Trumbull.

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And so that's when we began the first phase.

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And what we would call phase C, so in May of 2026

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you approved the $6 million construction contract

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to actually expand that sewer connections

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across that first phase of Laguna Beach.

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And I think it's several hundred different connections that

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will become available.

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But the grant doesn't fund and what the city doesn't fund

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is the pipelines across the neighborhood.

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We spent a decent amount of time in thinking

524
00:30:12,777 --> 00:30:15,900
of ways in which we can try to make it feasible

525
00:30:15,900 --> 00:30:17,851
those private connections to happen.

526
00:30:17,851 --> 00:30:21,241
The memo before you detail some options there.

527
00:30:21,241 --> 00:30:26,410
In talking with utilities department and City Manager,

528
00:30:26,541 --> 00:30:29,770
the option that we think is probably the most feasible

529
00:30:29,770 --> 00:30:31,490
for the private citizen for the city

530
00:30:31,490 --> 00:30:34,496
is to have the contractor go ahead

531
00:30:34,496 --> 00:30:37,317
and install those connections on a voluntary basis

532
00:30:37,317 --> 00:30:38,956
if the citizen wants it.

533
00:30:38,956 --> 00:30:42,293
Not to force any connections, but to allow for the contractor

534
00:30:42,293 --> 00:30:46,163
to take advantage of the pricing that we got from the contractor

535
00:30:46,163 --> 00:30:48,121
to give that benefit to the residents

536
00:30:48,121 --> 00:30:53,157
and have them elect to have those connections made.

537
00:30:53,157 --> 00:30:56,871
And then in your packet, you have some option

538
00:30:56,871 --> 00:30:59,487
as to how we could essentially finance that connection

539
00:30:59,487 --> 00:31:01,293
with the residents in different ways

540
00:31:01,293 --> 00:31:04,763
that we could collect upon that.

541
00:31:04,763 --> 00:31:06,508
And I can answer any questions or defer

542
00:31:06,508 --> 00:31:09,508
to staff or anyone else.

543
00:31:11,277 --> 00:31:15,220
>> In summary, we're doing sewer line down there.

544
00:31:15,220 --> 00:31:16,897
There's a lot of old septic tanks down there.

545
00:31:16,897 --> 00:31:20,909
We're going to fund the grants in the city,

546
00:31:20,909 --> 00:31:22,470
or the utilities department is going

547
00:31:22,470 --> 00:31:25,470
to fund the main connection.

548
00:31:26,742 --> 00:31:29,117
Private citizens may want to go from there septics, which

549
00:31:29,117 --> 00:31:30,343
may be having issues.

550
00:31:30,343 --> 00:31:32,167
Or you just want to go into sewer.

551
00:31:32,167 --> 00:31:33,667
That's going to be privately funded.

552
00:31:33,667 --> 00:31:36,525
But here we're discussing options to finance that.

553
00:31:36,525 --> 00:31:43,125
That would allow the citizens to take advantage of the pricing.

554
00:31:43,562 --> 00:31:45,620
>> When we bid out the construction,

555
00:31:45,620 --> 00:31:47,357
we also got pricing for these private connections.

556
00:31:47,357 --> 00:31:50,117
It's already incorporated into their contract.

557
00:31:50,117 --> 00:31:53,256
>> I will now call for public comment.

558
00:31:53,256 --> 00:31:56,446
If you have any questions, feel free to come up and ask.

559
00:31:56,446 --> 00:32:01,557
It will be all addressed after the end of the public comment.

560
00:32:01,557 --> 00:32:05,757
Just come up and state your name and you'll have three minutes.

561
00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:08,757
>> My name is Tim Ford.

562
00:32:09,177 --> 00:32:13,248
My dad bought a lot on Laguna Beach in 1958.

563
00:32:13,248 --> 00:32:15,648
I was born in 1960.

564
00:32:16,797 --> 00:32:20,165
I've been here off and on since 1960.

565
00:32:20,165 --> 00:32:25,565
I graduated from Bay High School at the time.

566
00:32:26,602 --> 00:32:27,560
I've been here a while.

567
00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,997
What we are looking for is just as much information

568
00:32:29,997 --> 00:32:32,397
as we can get.

569
00:32:33,815 --> 00:32:39,215
One, if you've noticed, in the last two years,

570
00:32:41,478 --> 00:32:43,770
Laguna beach has come up from the health department

571
00:32:43,770 --> 00:32:46,183
with problems with fecal matter in the Gulf.

572
00:32:46,183 --> 00:32:47,637
I've been here since 1958.

573
00:32:47,637 --> 00:32:50,370
I've never seen that.

574
00:32:51,557 --> 00:32:53,957
Another background to that.

575
00:32:56,483 --> 00:32:59,837
If you've been to Panama City Beach, you know the carousel.

576
00:32:59,837 --> 00:33:02,945
If you go to the carousel, look at the signs sitting there now.

577
00:33:02,945 --> 00:33:05,217
It says if you park here, you have

578
00:33:05,217 --> 00:33:07,613
to do business at the carousel.

579
00:33:07,613 --> 00:33:09,267
That's never happened.

580
00:33:09,267 --> 00:33:14,791
But I'm getting to is we're getting a lot more people.

581
00:33:14,791 --> 00:33:17,727
But we need to look at this the Airbnb.

582
00:33:17,727 --> 00:33:18,703
Nothing against the.

583
00:33:18,703 --> 00:33:20,807
There's a lot of Airbnbs coming up.

584
00:33:20,807 --> 00:33:21,997
That's economic.

585
00:33:21,997 --> 00:33:26,313
But we're looking for is folks like me.

586
00:33:26,313 --> 00:33:28,274
We've been here for a long time.

587
00:33:28,274 --> 00:33:34,790
We are looking at the cost of going to the septic system.

588
00:33:34,790 --> 00:33:37,585
Going off the septic system, want

589
00:33:37,585 --> 00:33:39,421
to help save our beach to where we

590
00:33:39,421 --> 00:33:41,546
don't have the documentation coming from the health

591
00:33:41,546 --> 00:33:43,648
department to where we can go swim in the Gulf.

592
00:33:43,648 --> 00:33:46,281
That is a big issue.

593
00:33:46,281 --> 00:33:49,157
This project is going to help that issue.

594
00:33:49,157 --> 00:33:53,532
Looking at what's coming down for a lot of us that

595
00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:58,221
have been here it's the cost of connecting to the system.

596
00:33:58,221 --> 00:34:03,317
We are for the system because it's going to help everybody.

597
00:34:03,317 --> 00:34:06,917
Our question is, the initial cost.

598
00:34:08,597 --> 00:34:10,925
There's a lot of places that have been

599
00:34:10,925 --> 00:34:12,740
in families for a long time.

600
00:34:12,740 --> 00:34:16,370
One of my suggestions is, if we could

601
00:34:16,370 --> 00:34:18,717
get with the city to come to Laguna Beach Association

602
00:34:18,717 --> 00:34:19,707
meeting.

603
00:34:19,707 --> 00:34:22,107
It's not an HOA.

604
00:34:23,669 --> 00:34:25,870
It's an association that goes back.

605
00:34:25,870 --> 00:34:27,787
If you don't know the history of Laguna Beach,

606
00:34:27,787 --> 00:34:30,717
it goes back to when the properties of Laguna Beach

607
00:34:30,717 --> 00:34:31,909
were originally sold.

608
00:34:31,909 --> 00:34:37,394
The gentleman that sold the properties back in the early 50s

609
00:34:37,394 --> 00:34:43,994
put on deeds that our beach would not be built on.

610
00:34:43,997 --> 00:34:47,597
Large process went to the state.

611
00:34:50,117 --> 00:34:54,143
And the association is just there to make sure

612
00:34:54,143 --> 00:34:55,534
that the agreement is upheld.

613
00:34:55,534 --> 00:34:57,617
A lot of people in that association that have been

614
00:34:57,617 --> 00:35:00,910
on the beach for a long time.

615
00:35:00,910 --> 00:35:03,957
If we could get a connection to where the city could come,

616
00:35:03,957 --> 00:35:08,757
because from what I see, if we initially

617
00:35:09,357 --> 00:35:12,463
connect as a contractors there, it

618
00:35:12,463 --> 00:35:17,397
will be less expensive for us to do that.

619
00:35:17,397 --> 00:35:19,917
>> Tim, if you could start wrapping this up.

620
00:35:19,917 --> 00:35:25,000
>> That benefits us, but it also benefits you for us to get

621
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,250
connected as soon as possible.

622
00:35:26,250 --> 00:35:29,514
I think that would be the correct statement.

623
00:35:29,514 --> 00:35:32,442
As soon as we could get what the cost to initially do it

624
00:35:32,442 --> 00:35:35,737
so we can help get the information out and possibly

625
00:35:35,737 --> 00:35:41,137
work with you to come to the Association with--

626
00:35:42,616 --> 00:35:44,330
you can't put everything in stone,

627
00:35:44,330 --> 00:35:46,717
but it's close as we could get to it.

628
00:35:46,717 --> 00:35:49,143
So we could get more of the older people

629
00:35:49,143 --> 00:35:55,458
that have been here for a long time that see what

630
00:35:55,458 --> 00:35:58,454
this is going to do for us.

631
00:35:58,454 --> 00:36:00,370
Not only to help us at our pocketbook.

632
00:36:00,370 --> 00:36:02,437
>> We appreciate you, Tim.

633
00:36:03,891 --> 00:36:05,183
You're substantially over time.

634
00:36:05,183 --> 00:36:10,583
We're more than happy to have the conversation >> Just

635
00:36:11,286 --> 00:36:12,911
to let you know the alarm is messed up.

636
00:36:12,911 --> 00:36:13,380
They're gonna have to fix it after the meeting.

637
00:36:13,380 --> 00:36:14,837
I'll try to keep in track.

638
00:36:14,837 --> 00:36:18,233
>> Everyone gets the same amount of time.

639
00:36:18,233 --> 00:36:19,250
That's just a rule.

640
00:36:19,250 --> 00:36:20,622
Don't want to be mean or anything.

641
00:36:20,622 --> 00:36:22,307
Everyone gets the same amount.

642
00:36:22,307 --> 00:36:26,507
Any further public comment on this item?

643
00:36:26,517 --> 00:36:27,909
>> Yes, sir.

644
00:36:27,909 --> 00:36:29,951
Thank you very much for letting me ask questions.

645
00:36:29,951 --> 00:36:34,151
One of the first questions I have.

646
00:36:35,555 --> 00:36:36,388
>> What's your name?

647
00:36:36,388 --> 00:36:38,720
>> Linda Gastner.

648
00:36:38,720 --> 00:36:40,405
I live in Laguna Beach.

649
00:36:40,405 --> 00:36:42,809
I've got five questions here.

650
00:36:42,809 --> 00:36:50,900
If a homeowner or property owner does not pay the impact fee--

651
00:36:52,325 --> 00:36:57,725
if they choose to pay an impact fee now,

652
00:36:57,837 --> 00:37:01,350
can they pay the terms that you guys

653
00:37:01,350 --> 00:37:05,835
have given us for the 5, 10, or 15 years financing?

654
00:37:09,173 --> 00:37:12,123
The next one is, the impact fee, is it

655
00:37:12,123 --> 00:37:14,383
different than what we were given a couple of months

656
00:37:14,383 --> 00:37:15,303
ago from Mark?

657
00:37:15,303 --> 00:37:19,503
I didn't see it in the paperwork.

658
00:37:20,917 --> 00:37:24,167
Also, vacant lots that are not developed, will they

659
00:37:24,167 --> 00:37:28,877
be charged the $31.06 per month if they're not developed?

660
00:37:28,877 --> 00:37:30,370
They are vacant.

661
00:37:30,370 --> 00:37:36,637
So of course they're not going to hook up impact fees.

662
00:37:36,648 --> 00:37:42,986
What is the difference between a three and a four inch pipe?

663
00:37:42,986 --> 00:37:43,861
What's the use of it.

664
00:37:43,861 --> 00:37:44,861
I don't understand that.

665
00:37:44,861 --> 00:37:50,861
I don't know if it's the number of bathrooms, whatever.

666
00:37:51,498 --> 00:37:57,664
And the last thing is the date update for the contract.

667
00:37:57,664 --> 00:37:58,997
It was supposed to start in May.

668
00:37:58,997 --> 00:38:00,357
Now it's several months behind.

669
00:38:00,357 --> 00:38:02,541
I'm wondering if that's been revised.

670
00:38:02,541 --> 00:38:06,741
What can we expect to start construction?

671
00:38:08,341 --> 00:38:10,741
That's all I've got.

672
00:38:11,788 --> 00:38:13,165
Thank you.

673
00:38:13,165 --> 00:38:13,934
>> Thank you.

674
00:38:13,934 --> 00:38:17,534
Further public comment on this item?

675
00:38:21,179 --> 00:38:23,117
All right.

676
00:38:23,117 --> 00:38:25,207
I think several of those questions

677
00:38:25,207 --> 00:38:28,717
are mixed between Mr. Davis and Mr. Schaefer.

678
00:38:28,717 --> 00:38:31,413
Mr. Schaefer, can you come up and help

679
00:38:31,413 --> 00:38:36,700
us understand this program and address some of the questions

680
00:38:36,700 --> 00:38:42,700
on financing, vacant lot charge, three versus four inch pipe.

681
00:38:43,757 --> 00:38:44,461
Contract starts.

682
00:38:44,461 --> 00:38:46,937
And just a minor correction.

683
00:38:46,937 --> 00:38:49,109
These aren't impact fees.

684
00:38:49,109 --> 00:38:53,397
This would just be a fee for construction.

685
00:38:53,397 --> 00:38:57,363
>> First off, the limits of the project says Mr.

686
00:38:57,363 --> 00:38:59,789
Davis indicated, is the first of three phases.

687
00:38:59,789 --> 00:39:04,897
The limits are from the Luna all the way to East Lake Shore.

688
00:39:04,897 --> 00:39:08,645
North to Back Beach Road, south to Front Beach Road.

689
00:39:08,645 --> 00:39:10,412
If it's outside that area, that's not

690
00:39:10,412 --> 00:39:13,447
in the phase of the project.

691
00:39:13,447 --> 00:39:17,637
I've done three presentations to the Laguna Beach Homeowners

692
00:39:17,637 --> 00:39:18,205
Association.

693
00:39:18,205 --> 00:39:24,205
But I'll be glad to cover any questions anybody has.

694
00:39:26,156 --> 00:39:28,821
Regarding the schedule for the project,

695
00:39:28,821 --> 00:39:31,597
the notice to proceed was issued the 10th of June.

696
00:39:31,597 --> 00:39:34,117
The contractors have been a little slow getting mobilized,

697
00:39:34,117 --> 00:39:35,957
but he has started.

698
00:39:35,957 --> 00:39:38,847
Barring any rain events or delays in construction,

699
00:39:38,847 --> 00:39:44,247
it should be done in March of next year.

700
00:39:45,309 --> 00:39:47,309
>> Be completed?

701
00:39:51,112 --> 00:39:51,784
>> Yes.

702
00:39:51,784 --> 00:39:55,250
There's about 441 lots in that service area,

703
00:39:55,250 --> 00:39:58,830
and we used that quantity in the bid form.

704
00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:03,637
What we're trying to do is leverage the number of homes

705
00:40:03,637 --> 00:40:07,700
in that area to get better pricing in our contract

706
00:40:07,700 --> 00:40:10,877
and allow that to be available to the homeowners

707
00:40:10,877 --> 00:40:12,237
if they wish to use that.

708
00:40:12,237 --> 00:40:13,964
They're not required to use it.

709
00:40:13,964 --> 00:40:17,571
And I think we got some really good quotes here in terms

710
00:40:17,571 --> 00:40:22,373
of septic tank abandonment and it's less than $2,500 which is

711
00:40:22,373 --> 00:40:25,687
much better than they likely could do on their own.

712
00:40:25,687 --> 00:40:27,307
Secondary benefits to the homeowners

713
00:40:27,307 --> 00:40:29,217
if they go in this program.

714
00:40:29,217 --> 00:40:31,977
Septic tanks can fail on you without a moment's notice.

715
00:40:31,977 --> 00:40:33,977
And suddenly you have a big time constraint

716
00:40:33,977 --> 00:40:36,377
to get something done.

717
00:40:37,737 --> 00:40:41,397
This allows them the opportunity to deal with it now

718
00:40:41,397 --> 00:40:43,797
at an advantageous price.

719
00:40:44,293 --> 00:40:48,249
In the city is your in between the contractor and the homeowner

720
00:40:48,249 --> 00:40:50,987
in terms of issues and construction.

721
00:40:50,987 --> 00:40:55,187
We are basically serving as a representative.

722
00:40:55,797 --> 00:40:59,539
>> Mark, between the start time now and March of next year,

723
00:40:59,539 --> 00:41:01,163
if I was a homeowner in their.

724
00:41:01,163 --> 00:41:04,757
I'd like to know if there's a certain time they have to agree,

725
00:41:04,757 --> 00:41:08,637
does it just have to be before the completion date?

726
00:41:08,637 --> 00:41:10,684
>> The contractor owes me that date.

727
00:41:10,684 --> 00:41:11,982
I don't know what it is yet.

728
00:41:11,982 --> 00:41:13,857
Typically they'll put the mains in the street

729
00:41:13,857 --> 00:41:15,232
and I don't know if they're going

730
00:41:15,232 --> 00:41:17,666
to do it in bulk faction of the entire area

731
00:41:17,666 --> 00:41:23,169
or if they're going to do it street by street.

732
00:41:23,169 --> 00:41:25,461
>> Can you speak to the difference between a three inch

733
00:41:25,461 --> 00:41:29,637
and a four inch pipe for the homeowners?

734
00:41:29,637 --> 00:41:33,863
>> Some homes have four inch main service exits coming out

735
00:41:33,863 --> 00:41:35,600
of the rear of the house.

736
00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:37,543
Some of them have four.

737
00:41:37,543 --> 00:41:39,120
Typically it's a four inch line.

738
00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:41,370
We just got the unit pricing for both options.

739
00:41:41,370 --> 00:41:43,506
If the homeowner wanted to stay with the three inch or he

740
00:41:43,506 --> 00:41:46,917
could upsize to the four inch.

741
00:41:46,917 --> 00:41:51,347
>> And then the question about sewer availability charge

742
00:41:51,347 --> 00:41:53,117
for vacant lots.

743
00:41:53,117 --> 00:41:55,517
>> The sewer availability charts,

744
00:41:56,739 --> 00:41:59,197
the guiding principle there is to encourage people that are

745
00:41:59,197 --> 00:42:01,227
on septic tanks to get off the septic tanks.

746
00:42:01,227 --> 00:42:04,301
I don't know how it's going to apply to an empty lot.

747
00:42:04,301 --> 00:42:07,288
I would think it targets people that are on holdouts

748
00:42:07,288 --> 00:42:09,117
I want to stay on septic tanks.

749
00:42:09,117 --> 00:42:13,768
It's basically saying we've expended all this money,

750
00:42:13,768 --> 00:42:16,143
and the state of expended money to extend utility service

751
00:42:16,143 --> 00:42:16,917
in your area.

752
00:42:16,917 --> 00:42:19,770
And that has a cost.

753
00:42:19,770 --> 00:42:22,797
It's certainly not going to recapture that cost,

754
00:42:22,797 --> 00:42:25,377
but it's something to incentivize them to get off

755
00:42:25,377 --> 00:42:27,257
their septic tanks and connect.

756
00:42:27,257 --> 00:42:30,777
A state requirement is that it's once it's available,

757
00:42:30,777 --> 00:42:34,977
they have to connect within a year.

758
00:42:35,157 --> 00:42:37,157
>> Say that again.

759
00:42:39,577 --> 00:42:42,770
>> There's a state requirement that once sewer is available,

760
00:42:42,770 --> 00:42:43,702
and they've been given notice about it,

761
00:42:43,702 --> 00:42:48,502
they have up to a year to connect.

762
00:42:50,278 --> 00:42:52,278
>> Mayor, one question.

763
00:42:52,494 --> 00:42:54,925
Miss Christina did ask about impact fees and impact

764
00:42:54,925 --> 00:42:57,563
fees that would be associated with these connections.

765
00:42:57,563 --> 00:43:00,769
This financing option includes financing those impact fees

766
00:43:00,769 --> 00:43:01,517
as well.

767
00:43:01,517 --> 00:43:02,627
Just to clarify.

768
00:43:02,627 --> 00:43:05,627
It's a whole cart thing.

769
00:43:08,105 --> 00:43:10,925
>> The impact fee I gave in the presentations to Laguna Beach

770
00:43:10,925 --> 00:43:13,343
was an example impact fee.

771
00:43:13,343 --> 00:43:17,437
It's based on a standard three bedroom two bath home.

772
00:43:17,437 --> 00:43:21,789
And our impact fees are a function of fixture units.

773
00:43:21,789 --> 00:43:28,420
If you have a three bath home , that number is going to be

774
00:43:28,420 --> 00:43:28,920
higher.

775
00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:30,997
I use a standard three bedroom two bath home.

776
00:43:30,997 --> 00:43:33,397
And it was roughly $4,700.

777
00:43:34,861 --> 00:43:38,161
For the sewer impact fee only.

778
00:43:38,161 --> 00:43:39,869
That does not include the connection cost

779
00:43:39,869 --> 00:43:44,803
which is the cost of running the pipe from the home to the sewer.

780
00:43:44,803 --> 00:43:50,203
There front property line at that point of connection.

781
00:43:53,901 --> 00:43:53,912
>> We're looking at an average cost per home around $7,000

782
00:43:53,912 --> 00:43:55,454
for the total hookup and impact fees.

783
00:43:55,454 --> 00:43:57,854
For hookup and connection.

784
00:44:02,673 --> 00:44:04,381
>> If it's a nine bedroom seven bathroom,

785
00:44:04,381 --> 00:44:08,157
it's gonna be significantly more because of the fixture count.

786
00:44:08,157 --> 00:44:12,475
>> I agree with the gentleman that got up and spoke.

787
00:44:12,475 --> 00:44:17,875
It's definitely advantageous for the property owners to --

788
00:44:20,259 --> 00:44:23,898
let's say one of these folks have spent $20,000 in the last

789
00:44:23,898 --> 00:44:27,837
couple of years on a new septic tank.

790
00:44:27,837 --> 00:44:31,177
And I know in the past we have encouraged people

791
00:44:31,177 --> 00:44:35,720
and helped finance to get them to tie on.

792
00:44:35,720 --> 00:44:37,387
And it's what we're talking about today.

793
00:44:37,387 --> 00:44:39,757
You said something about the state law.

794
00:44:39,757 --> 00:44:44,397
We still have some folks that still haven't tied on.

795
00:44:44,397 --> 00:44:46,777
We're not forcing them to tie on.

796
00:44:46,777 --> 00:44:49,709
We are encouraging them to tie on.

797
00:44:49,709 --> 00:44:52,557
Which hopefully most of you guys will.

798
00:44:52,557 --> 00:44:57,992
If they don't, they just have to pay the availability fee

799
00:44:57,992 --> 00:44:58,493
each month?

800
00:44:58,493 --> 00:45:02,693
Is that what the penalty will be?

801
00:45:04,117 --> 00:45:04,617
>> Yes.

802
00:45:04,617 --> 00:45:07,284
The city's practice right now is only charging availability fee.

803
00:45:07,284 --> 00:45:09,777
We don't take any other enforcement action for failure

804
00:45:09,777 --> 00:45:10,877
to hook up.

805
00:45:10,877 --> 00:45:13,877
>> When everything's gravity down there.

806
00:45:15,700 --> 00:45:18,670
No homeowner will have to put--

807
00:45:20,109 --> 00:45:22,260
>> We have a grinder pump that we can connect.

808
00:45:22,260 --> 00:45:26,925
There's a unit price for them to connect that to the service.

809
00:45:26,925 --> 00:45:29,800
>> This is a little different than what we've done

810
00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:29,127
in the past.

811
00:45:29,127 --> 00:45:30,544
Are we still doing the same option

812
00:45:30,544 --> 00:45:34,539
that we've had in the past where we give them--

813
00:45:34,539 --> 00:45:36,997
I guess it's up to us how we want to do it, but in the past

814
00:45:36,997 --> 00:45:38,914
we've encouraged them to tie on within 90 days

815
00:45:38,914 --> 00:45:40,323
and give them a break.

816
00:45:40,323 --> 00:45:43,157
But this way, we're trying to do a package deal

817
00:45:43,157 --> 00:45:44,457
where we let the contractor.

818
00:45:44,457 --> 00:45:46,533
We've never done that before.

819
00:45:46,533 --> 00:45:47,997
This is something new.

820
00:45:47,997 --> 00:45:49,997
>> That's correct.

821
00:45:50,172 --> 00:45:52,435
What time with the construction.

822
00:45:52,435 --> 00:45:55,381
So they would have the time to hook up to the constructor.

823
00:45:55,381 --> 00:45:58,300
That'll be the only option to be able to tie

824
00:45:58,300 --> 00:46:01,770
into the system at this cost.

825
00:46:01,770 --> 00:46:04,318
>> That'll be a better deal for you guys.

826
00:46:04,318 --> 00:46:06,610
They just have to figure out how we're

827
00:46:06,610 --> 00:46:12,661
going to get reimbursed to the >> The state is ratcheting up

828
00:46:14,225 --> 00:46:15,513
the mandatory connection.

829
00:46:15,513 --> 00:46:19,713
The legislature is doing that right now.

830
00:46:20,117 --> 00:46:22,837
There's property issues and ownership issues.

831
00:46:22,837 --> 00:46:27,131
It seems like every legislative session, they keep stepping up.

832
00:46:27,131 --> 00:46:30,718
Connect and so on and so forth there's

833
00:46:30,718 --> 00:46:32,343
benefits to the homeowner because if he

834
00:46:32,343 --> 00:46:34,786
gets rid of the septic tank, frees up

835
00:46:34,786 --> 00:46:36,453
a lot of the real estate for other needs

836
00:46:36,453 --> 00:46:38,482
if they're willing to put in a swimming pool

837
00:46:38,482 --> 00:46:40,981
or add a room to their home or so forth.

838
00:46:40,981 --> 00:46:42,637
They restrict it before because they

839
00:46:42,637 --> 00:46:45,493
had to accommodate this drain field and the septic tank.

840
00:46:45,493 --> 00:46:51,493
So there is added benefit in terms of the property.

841
00:46:56,121 --> 00:46:57,579
>> Thank you for your presentation.

842
00:46:57,579 --> 00:46:58,746
You've answered my question.

843
00:46:58,746 --> 00:47:01,702
>> One of the questions the gentleman asked is the cost

844
00:47:01,702 --> 00:47:04,285
for the hookup here that's going to be on a case by case basis

845
00:47:04,285 --> 00:47:07,779
based on the fixtures and the size of the home.

846
00:47:07,779 --> 00:47:11,394
I guess the residents would have to come forward and say,

847
00:47:11,394 --> 00:47:13,497
I want to become part of this program, whatever

848
00:47:13,497 --> 00:47:15,207
we decide we're gonna do.

849
00:47:15,207 --> 00:47:17,737
And then at that time, they would

850
00:47:17,737 --> 00:47:21,199
be able to get an accurate assessment of what

851
00:47:21,199 --> 00:47:22,765
the cost would be.

852
00:47:22,765 --> 00:47:25,340
We could give you what a basic one would be,

853
00:47:25,340 --> 00:47:29,397
a specific to each home, it's probably going to change.

854
00:47:29,397 --> 00:47:33,597
>> If the sewer currently exists the home,

855
00:47:33,695 --> 00:47:36,237
now the piping has to wrap all the way around the home to get

856
00:47:36,237 --> 00:47:38,117
to the main connection at the street.

857
00:47:38,117 --> 00:47:41,567
Where if it's plumbed out of the front of the house,

858
00:47:41,567 --> 00:47:43,220
it's much less expensive to do that.

859
00:47:43,220 --> 00:47:45,705
A fixed cost of septic tank abandonment.

860
00:47:45,705 --> 00:47:49,305
We have that cost in there.

861
00:47:49,446 --> 00:47:51,377
There's some other costs like site work.

862
00:47:51,377 --> 00:47:55,917
The quantity of pipe varies home to home.

863
00:47:55,917 --> 00:48:00,765
>> I just wanted to address that because there is not one set

864
00:48:00,765 --> 00:48:02,169
price for everybody.

865
00:48:02,169 --> 00:48:06,563
It's going to be on a case by >> We can give them

866
00:48:06,563 --> 00:48:09,146
an estimate of what their impact fees would be if they give us

867
00:48:09,146 --> 00:48:10,277
a fixture count.

868
00:48:10,277 --> 00:48:16,237
We can get a better one in terms of what the picture will be.

869
00:48:16,237 --> 00:48:20,617
>> So the way to look at this is if a resident wants to hook up,

870
00:48:20,617 --> 00:48:23,125
at that point they can come forward and say I want to see

871
00:48:23,125 --> 00:48:25,667
if I want to be part of this and then the assessment would go

872
00:48:25,667 --> 00:48:28,197
forward and they would get a price?

873
00:48:28,197 --> 00:48:34,197
>> They can approach us now , we can get an estimate.

874
00:48:36,245 --> 00:48:38,605
>> This would be an individual contract between the city

875
00:48:38,605 --> 00:48:40,480
and the homeowner for each individual hookup.

876
00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:42,557
It would be a case by case bespoke thing

877
00:48:42,557 --> 00:48:45,402
that we do for each lot.

878
00:48:45,402 --> 00:48:48,117
It won't be all in one shot.

879
00:48:48,117 --> 00:48:51,277
There will be some mechanics to each individual one that

880
00:48:51,277 --> 00:48:52,997
will be by contract.

881
00:48:52,997 --> 00:48:57,217
>> So if they want to write a check or pay cash,

882
00:48:57,217 --> 00:48:57,842
they can do it?

883
00:48:57,842 --> 00:48:59,823
Or we can finance it for them?

884
00:48:59,823 --> 00:49:02,117
Is that where we're at?

885
00:49:02,117 --> 00:49:03,956
>> There's an option available.

886
00:49:03,956 --> 00:49:07,317
We need your direction on that.

887
00:49:07,317 --> 00:49:11,262
>> The septic tanks, the old septic tanks,

888
00:49:11,262 --> 00:49:13,387
don't have to remove those, and that'll be included

889
00:49:13,387 --> 00:49:14,397
in the price.

890
00:49:14,397 --> 00:49:17,997
>> The unit cost for that is 2403.57.

891
00:49:28,147 --> 00:49:31,147
>> Anything else for Mr. Schaefer?

892
00:49:35,539 --> 00:49:36,791
>> Thank you.

893
00:49:36,791 --> 00:49:44,214
>> So finance has done a bang up job giving us a few options

894
00:49:44,214 --> 00:49:46,410
to work with here.

895
00:49:46,410 --> 00:49:50,757
Can someone come and walk us through these?

896
00:49:50,757 --> 00:49:55,143
>> What we feel like is probably the easiest mechanism to finance

897
00:49:55,143 --> 00:49:59,637
this is having an agreement with each property owner and have

898
00:49:59,637 --> 00:50:01,557
a certain term.

899
00:50:01,557 --> 00:50:04,553
We've looked at five year terms, ten year terms and 15 year

900
00:50:04,553 --> 00:50:05,530
terms.

901
00:50:05,530 --> 00:50:06,511
We've looked at interest rates that

902
00:50:06,511 --> 00:50:08,607
would be associated with that.

903
00:50:08,607 --> 00:50:14,700
Finance believes that is 3.75% is what actually currently earns

904
00:50:14,147 --> 00:50:15,469
in the bank.

905
00:50:15,469 --> 00:50:19,317
So we have calculated different options based on those terms

906
00:50:19,317 --> 00:50:22,703
and based on a suggested 3.75 interest rate.

907
00:50:22,703 --> 00:50:26,797
What we would do is assuming you took those terms,

908
00:50:26,797 --> 00:50:29,590
and if the homeowner wanted to agree to those terms,

909
00:50:29,590 --> 00:50:32,270
we would simply assess that annual cost

910
00:50:32,270 --> 00:50:34,527
on the tax bill the same way that we do your fire assessment

911
00:50:34,527 --> 00:50:36,437
or your stormwater assessment.

912
00:50:36,437 --> 00:50:41,741
>> Help me understand that, because this project is outside

913
00:50:41,741 --> 00:50:42,893
the city limits.

914
00:50:42,893 --> 00:50:44,813
Our utility and service area.

915
00:50:44,813 --> 00:50:47,463
This is outside the city limits.

916
00:50:47,463 --> 00:50:51,181
So they're not currently getting anything through from us,

917
00:50:51,181 --> 00:50:54,357
but we'll work with the property appraiser.

918
00:50:54,357 --> 00:50:57,370
>> The tax collector and the homeowner to have them agree

919
00:50:57,370 --> 00:50:58,197
to do this.

920
00:50:58,197 --> 00:51:01,717
They could just write a check, but that would be a backstop

921
00:51:01,717 --> 00:51:04,850
to make sure since the city is fronting

922
00:51:04,850 --> 00:51:07,879
all the money to make sure that we are able to collect them.

923
00:51:07,879 --> 00:51:10,349
In the past, what happened is the city

924
00:51:10,349 --> 00:51:11,837
took mortgages on the properties.

925
00:51:11,837 --> 00:51:16,770
And there was a more complicated collection system.

926
00:51:16,770 --> 00:51:18,170
And it was administratively burdensome

927
00:51:18,170 --> 00:51:19,874
and didn't work out very well.

928
00:51:19,874 --> 00:51:21,957
This is what we think is a simplified version that

929
00:51:21,957 --> 00:51:27,357
allows everybody to kind of get what they need.

930
00:51:28,197 --> 00:51:33,597
>> The options outlined in this memo are cash up,

931
00:51:34,437 --> 00:51:37,437
installation options, installment options secured

932
00:51:39,832 --> 00:51:41,919
by Leon in the property.

933
00:51:41,919 --> 00:51:44,437
And the third would be the voluntarily

934
00:51:44,437 --> 00:51:47,370
agree to a Non-ad valorem assessment.

935
00:51:47,370 --> 00:51:50,380
So those are the three options that I

936
00:51:50,380 --> 00:51:54,717
believe the staff recommendation was the not assessment.

937
00:51:54,717 --> 00:51:58,619
>> And that's attached to the deed of the House.

938
00:51:58,619 --> 00:52:00,957
They sell the house and it just carries over.

939
00:52:00,957 --> 00:52:03,397
>> If they sell their house, the new owner would take care

940
00:52:03,397 --> 00:52:05,897
of those payments because the person who's gone doesn't want

941
00:52:05,897 --> 00:52:07,897
to be paying.

942
00:52:10,314 --> 00:52:11,397
>> If we go with a non or.

943
00:52:11,397 --> 00:52:16,197
>> Similar to the way the solar panels work.

944
00:52:16,317 --> 00:52:19,317
>> And then amongst those options,

945
00:52:20,796 --> 00:52:23,450
we have outlined three terms.

946
00:52:23,450 --> 00:52:27,497
A five year term, ten year term and a 15 year term.

947
00:52:27,497 --> 00:52:33,497
And as you mentioned, the staff is recommending a 3.75% interest

948
00:52:36,387 --> 00:52:40,356
rate, which is what the utility fund is currently

949
00:52:40,356 --> 00:52:42,773
being able to get for that money and for the bank account.

950
00:52:42,773 --> 00:52:45,677
So it's not taken from the entire city's DoorDash

951
00:52:45,677 --> 00:52:49,181
every utility pair in order to subsidize.

952
00:52:49,181 --> 00:52:53,381
That is our break even point there.

953
00:52:53,637 --> 00:52:57,887
And I see that staff has recommended basically

954
00:52:57,887 --> 00:53:03,887
a ten year term at that 3.75% and Non-ad valorem assessment.

955
00:53:04,347 --> 00:53:10,347
I think that's a useful starting point for a discussion.

956
00:53:16,378 --> 00:53:18,170
>> Is there a way to offer all three terms?

957
00:53:18,170 --> 00:53:21,566
Or is it only a way we can choose five, 10 or 15?

958
00:53:21,566 --> 00:53:23,983
>> Probably finance question because they're the ones that

959
00:53:23,983 --> 00:53:26,863
have to track all this and make sure that it all works.

960
00:53:26,863 --> 00:53:28,857
>> When we did the Leon in the early 2000,

961
00:53:28,857 --> 00:53:31,517
it was very taxing on our finance department

962
00:53:31,517 --> 00:53:35,167
because if they sent the bill, we didn't know if it was gonna--

963
00:53:35,167 --> 00:53:38,767
so we're asking for the non.

964
00:53:38,812 --> 00:53:40,687
If you recommend that, we could recommend one

965
00:53:40,687 --> 00:53:42,354
where they can write a check to the city

966
00:53:42,354 --> 00:53:46,894
and we can reimburse-- those would be the two options

967
00:53:46,894 --> 00:53:47,477
I'd recommend.

968
00:53:47,477 --> 00:53:51,237
>> If they desire to overpay their payment or pay a little

969
00:53:51,237 --> 00:53:54,277
bit early, are they able to do that?

970
00:53:54,277 --> 00:53:55,995
>> Yes.

971
00:53:55,995 --> 00:53:59,845
If they wanted to come in for one year

972
00:53:59,845 --> 00:54:01,803
and say I'm gonna pay all the money in advance,

973
00:54:01,803 --> 00:54:04,917
don't put it in my tax roll, we want to do that.

974
00:54:04,917 --> 00:54:08,517
We want to be flexible with this.

975
00:54:08,517 --> 00:54:12,586
>> But they would go to the Bay County tax collector to do that?

976
00:54:12,586 --> 00:54:14,970
How would that work?

977
00:54:14,970 --> 00:54:16,597
>> The way it would work is if they gave a check to finance,

978
00:54:16,597 --> 00:54:18,225
and said here's my annual payment,

979
00:54:18,225 --> 00:54:21,960
then we would contact the tax collector because we have

980
00:54:21,960 --> 00:54:23,221
to submit the roll to the tax collector every year.

981
00:54:23,221 --> 00:54:27,237
We would just take them off the roll for that year.

982
00:54:27,237 --> 00:54:30,837
>> Hopefully Deborah's not mad at me.

983
00:54:34,294 --> 00:54:36,694
>> She's nodding her head.

984
00:54:36,826 --> 00:54:38,243
>> I was gonna say if the council,

985
00:54:38,243 --> 00:54:41,826
depending on what the council says,

986
00:54:41,826 --> 00:54:48,444
it's really A, and, or one of the others and they could pay

987
00:54:48,444 --> 00:54:51,229
partial upfront and they would assess and finance would adjust

988
00:54:51,229 --> 00:54:52,831
that to the roll.

989
00:54:52,831 --> 00:54:58,337
I was just going to say that you can decide I've got half of this

990
00:54:58,337 --> 00:55:00,917
that I want to pay up front and therefore only half

991
00:55:00,917 --> 00:55:06,797
the charge is going to go on the roll of the Non-envelope.

992
00:55:06,797 --> 00:55:12,197
>> And to clarify the action, you're asking for direction

993
00:55:12,763 --> 00:55:16,574
to finish creating this program and would this come back

994
00:55:16,574 --> 00:55:21,618
as a resolution or would this be >> The program would come back

995
00:55:21,618 --> 00:55:23,785
fully fleshed out as a resolution and we'll build it

996
00:55:23,785 --> 00:55:28,397
out with all of the details for your direction.

997
00:55:28,397 --> 00:55:32,147
>> Sounds like we've given as many options as we can

998
00:55:32,147 --> 00:55:34,147
to encourage them.

999
00:55:35,797 --> 00:55:38,197
>> To Councilman Register's point,

1000
00:55:41,967 --> 00:55:47,517
could we offer multiple terms or should we decide on one term?

1001
00:55:47,517 --> 00:55:50,198
>> I think staff recommendation is one term.

1002
00:55:50,198 --> 00:55:52,823
I like that term to be sensitive because you'd have a home that

1003
00:55:52,823 --> 00:55:58,797
ends up being a 10,000 a year you're taking $1,000 of these

1004
00:55:58,797 --> 00:56:01,622
people's household income for an annual basis for those ten

1005
00:56:01,622 --> 00:56:02,122
years.

1006
00:56:02,122 --> 00:56:05,482
So maybe we can look at the longest term

1007
00:56:05,482 --> 00:56:08,470
to be able to see if they can pay it off early.

1008
00:56:08,470 --> 00:56:12,670
And that would be the least impact,

1009
00:56:12,820 --> 00:56:16,765
and I think you get the most response

1010
00:56:16,765 --> 00:56:18,557
and maybe dragging it out a little further.

1011
00:56:18,557 --> 00:56:21,885
>> In the memo, do we have the average cost?

1012
00:56:21,885 --> 00:56:23,885
It was 7000?

1013
00:56:25,317 --> 00:56:31,917
A model home was about three bed, two bath model home.

1014
00:56:39,270 --> 00:56:40,332
It was roughly $7,000.

1015
00:56:40,332 --> 00:56:41,957
The annual payment we have in the chart

1016
00:56:41,957 --> 00:56:47,957
is in the packet online this is available for everyone.

1017
00:56:49,550 --> 00:56:55,550
It's based per $10,000 so if they go above that, 30% above,

1018
00:56:57,344 --> 00:56:59,744
they would get that 1,200.

1019
00:57:04,890 --> 00:57:07,890
Let's take this in pieces.

1020
00:57:08,117 --> 00:57:12,917
One is the options of-- we'll potentially agree

1021
00:57:15,895 --> 00:57:17,145
that we'll take cash up front.

1022
00:57:17,145 --> 00:57:19,367
And the other two pieces of the options

1023
00:57:19,367 --> 00:57:23,610
are installment plan based on security or non ad valorem

1024
00:57:23,610 --> 00:57:24,143
assessment.

1025
00:57:24,143 --> 00:57:26,543
Staff recommends Non-adversarial assessment.

1026
00:57:34,437 --> 00:57:38,370
so we've got that portion done.

1027
00:57:40,877 --> 00:57:44,335
>> Would it be possible to require,

1028
00:57:44,335 --> 00:57:47,335
should the property change hands,

1029
00:57:48,107 --> 00:57:52,770
this debt would be paid off at that time?

1030
00:57:52,770 --> 00:57:55,378
>> We can have an acceleration clause.

1031
00:57:55,378 --> 00:57:56,957
Which is exactly that.

1032
00:57:56,957 --> 00:58:02,357
If they sell it, then it's all due up.

1033
00:58:08,583 --> 00:58:10,166
>> I personally don't want to do that.

1034
00:58:10,166 --> 00:58:12,770
That's my personal opinion.

1035
00:58:12,770 --> 00:58:14,917
>> It was just a suggestion.

1036
00:58:14,917 --> 00:58:19,574
>> I think it's just keeping it with the property.

1037
00:58:19,574 --> 00:58:21,657
It would have to be disclosed at the property sale

1038
00:58:21,657 --> 00:58:23,637
price the property sale time.

1039
00:58:23,637 --> 00:58:27,437
Any prospective buyer would have to do their own diligence.

1040
00:58:27,437 --> 00:58:31,651
>> At that point they can roll it in alone.

1041
00:58:31,651 --> 00:58:35,383
>> They can pay it off because that would have to be disclosed.

1042
00:58:35,383 --> 00:58:39,877
>> It just makes sense to clean it up at that point.

1043
00:58:39,877 --> 00:58:42,141
>> That's a good idea.

1044
00:58:42,141 --> 00:58:43,930
I just think we're trying to keep this one

1045
00:58:43,930 --> 00:58:46,237
simple as my opinion on it.

1046
00:58:46,237 --> 00:58:48,237
Thoughts?

1047
00:58:48,477 --> 00:58:50,477
>> 15 years.

1048
00:58:52,546 --> 00:58:55,821
>> Let's talk about the interest rate first,

1049
00:58:55,821 --> 00:58:58,450
then we can do the term.

1050
00:58:58,450 --> 00:59:03,854
The proposed interest rate is 375, which is a very good rate.

1051
00:59:03,854 --> 00:59:09,254
I think what home mortgage is now are over 6.

1052
00:59:13,231 --> 00:59:14,939
The city is not making any money on this.

1053
00:59:14,939 --> 00:59:16,957
This is what keeps the utility fund whole

1054
00:59:16,957 --> 00:59:20,777
without having the rest of the subscribers

1055
00:59:20,777 --> 00:59:23,177
basically subsidizing this program.

1056
00:59:28,410 --> 00:59:30,410
375?

1057
00:59:30,975 --> 00:59:33,517
>> There's a fee associated with the tax collector collecting

1058
00:59:33,517 --> 00:59:35,157
this?

1059
00:59:35,157 --> 00:59:36,730
>> Usually 2%.

1060
00:59:36,730 --> 00:59:38,397
>> Is that going to be added in as well?

1061
00:59:38,397 --> 00:59:42,877
>> We will need to add that into the total amount of the debt.

1062
00:59:42,877 --> 00:59:47,770
>> I just wanted to make that clear.

1063
00:59:47,557 --> 00:59:49,957
>> Everyone is good with 3.75?

1064
00:59:52,957 --> 00:59:57,370
We got those two and now we're talking term.

1065
00:59:57,370 --> 01:00:01,553
We have the five year term, and your term,

1066
01:00:01,553 --> 01:00:04,197
15 year term proposed and model.

1067
01:00:04,197 --> 01:00:06,453
We could pick 14.5 years if we wanted to,

1068
01:00:06,453 --> 01:00:08,351
but let's start with those three options.

1069
01:00:08,351 --> 01:00:12,551
What are the thoughts of the council?

1070
01:00:13,670 --> 01:00:16,128
>> I agree with the Vice mayor, I'd give them as many years

1071
01:00:16,128 --> 01:00:17,109
as possible.

1072
01:00:17,109 --> 01:00:23,709
15 years, if they want to pay it off earlier, they can.

1073
01:00:24,637 --> 01:00:26,637
>> I'm good with 15.

1074
01:00:29,997 --> 01:00:33,497
I think you got a lot more participation at that point

1075
01:00:33,497 --> 01:00:35,497
as well.

1076
01:00:39,429 --> 01:00:40,797
>> I'm fine with that.

1077
01:00:40,797 --> 01:00:44,397
>> Can someone do a motion to wrap this entire thing up?

1078
01:00:44,397 --> 01:00:50,997
Vice Mayor, you're the one that can do the complicated motions.

1079
01:00:52,980 --> 01:00:57,180
>> This is more of a direct staff?

1080
01:00:57,340 --> 01:01:00,389
Motion to direct staff to create a resolution for sewer hookup

1081
01:01:00,389 --> 01:01:05,789
in North Lagoon project to accommodate the proposed options

1082
01:01:07,167 --> 01:01:12,567
A and C. C option being including a 3.75 percentage

1083
01:01:14,877 --> 01:01:17,877
rate and a 15 year term.

1084
01:01:18,277 --> 01:01:21,829
>> We have a motion and a second and I'm not going to repeat what

1085
01:01:21,829 --> 01:01:23,829
you just said.

1086
01:01:29,106 --> 01:01:31,106
Please call roll.

1087
01:01:32,157 --> 01:01:39,957
[Roll call] I will come back to us as a resolution and obviously

1088
01:01:41,507 --> 01:01:45,557
staff can be in contact with you folks and I know Mark has said

1089
01:01:45,557 --> 01:01:47,149
he had been to a few of your meetings

1090
01:01:47,149 --> 01:01:50,461
and we're happy to continue to talk through this process.

1091
01:01:50,461 --> 01:01:55,861
It won't be enacted until we do the resolution.

1092
01:01:56,474 --> 01:01:58,766
This was just discussing what goes into the resolution.

1093
01:01:58,766 --> 01:02:00,597
The resolution is going to come back to us.

1094
01:02:00,597 --> 01:02:05,171
>> I would encourage everyone to get out there and spread

1095
01:02:05,171 --> 01:02:08,370
the word because apparently they've already started.

1096
01:02:08,370 --> 01:02:14,637
Everyone kind of needs to be ready to pull the trigger,

1097
01:02:16,882 --> 01:02:20,105
if they want to do it.

1098
01:02:20,105 --> 01:02:22,397
>> I was originally a regular agenda item number seven,

1099
01:02:22,397 --> 01:02:24,257
which we moved to the first.

1100
01:02:24,257 --> 01:02:27,317
We're now going on our regularly scheduled agenda.

1101
01:02:27,317 --> 01:02:29,717
Agenda item number one.

1102
01:02:29,973 --> 01:02:32,117
Large conditional use application

1103
01:02:32,117 --> 01:02:34,517
located at 201 Hutchinson Boulevard.

1104
01:02:39,597 --> 01:02:43,757
This is a public hearing Quasi-judicial use.

1105
01:02:43,757 --> 01:02:49,820
There's extra mechanics whenever we get one of these quasi uses.

1106
01:02:49,820 --> 01:02:50,837
I have to read a bunch of stuff.

1107
01:02:50,837 --> 01:02:53,677
This is a hearing to consider the approval of a conditional

1108
01:02:53,677 --> 01:02:58,477
use application from LSE Shipwreck Island LLC section

1109
01:02:58,717 --> 01:03:01,717
5.06.01 of the city's development code.

1110
01:03:02,850 --> 01:03:05,557
This is a quasi judicial hearing governed by the city's Land

1111
01:03:05,557 --> 01:03:06,297
Development Code.

1112
01:03:06,297 --> 01:03:08,755
This hearing is based on the recommendation of the Planning

1113
01:03:08,755 --> 01:03:11,343
Board approval, Planning Board member approvals,

1114
01:03:11,343 --> 01:03:13,159
the members of the Council have provided

1115
01:03:13,159 --> 01:03:17,770
a copy of that for our review.

1116
01:03:17,770 --> 01:03:20,677
We will now begin the hearing.

1117
01:03:23,682 --> 01:03:25,307
We move on to soaring in the witnesses.

1118
01:03:25,307 --> 01:03:29,757
All persons wishing to speak during this hearing.

1119
01:03:29,757 --> 01:03:33,357
Please rise to be sworn in.

1120
01:03:35,157 --> 01:03:37,490
>> Do you swear or affirm that the evidence you're about

1121
01:03:37,490 --> 01:03:39,277
to give will be the truth the whole truth and nothing

1122
01:03:39,277 --> 01:03:40,237
but the truth?

1123
01:03:40,237 --> 01:03:45,637
>> Mr. Leonard, where the notice requirements met for this

1124
01:03:45,677 --> 01:03:47,677
hearing?

1125
01:03:51,380 --> 01:03:52,338
>> Yes, sir.

1126
01:03:52,338 --> 01:03:52,772
>> We now move on to disclosures.

1127
01:03:52,772 --> 01:03:54,314
At this time, we will ask each member

1128
01:03:54,314 --> 01:03:56,597
of the council to make their earnings disclosure.

1129
01:03:56,597 --> 01:03:58,597
>> Nothing to disclose.

1130
01:04:01,540 --> 01:04:02,277
>> Nothing to disclose.

1131
01:04:02,277 --> 01:04:04,237
>> Nothing to disclose.

1132
01:04:04,237 --> 01:04:06,237
>> Nothing to disclose.

1133
01:04:06,437 --> 01:04:07,949
>> I also have nothing to disclose.

1134
01:04:07,949 --> 01:04:10,637
Next is the staff presentation.

1135
01:04:10,637 --> 01:04:14,997
At this point, we will hear the staff report.

1136
01:04:14,997 --> 01:04:16,677
Mr. Leonard.

1137
01:04:16,677 --> 01:04:19,349
>> Thank you, mayor and council.

1138
01:04:19,349 --> 01:04:21,426
This is a large conditional use.

1139
01:04:21,426 --> 01:04:23,830
It's over three acres in size.

1140
01:04:23,830 --> 01:04:27,777
It's to the applicant is less shipwreck LLC.

1141
01:04:27,777 --> 01:04:31,216
And they've submitted the large conditional use application

1142
01:04:31,216 --> 01:04:36,616
for a new water slide at shipwreck Island waterpark,

1143
01:04:41,938 --> 01:04:44,388
the property zone c h.

1144
01:04:44,388 --> 01:04:46,497
And it's in the FB02 Zoning District.

1145
01:04:46,497 --> 01:04:48,573
And because it's a conditional use,

1146
01:04:48,573 --> 01:04:50,627
it would have to meet 12 general criteria.

1147
01:04:50,627 --> 01:04:54,676
And the City Council, you have discretion to impose conditions.

1148
01:04:54,676 --> 01:04:59,476
It determines that there are necessary-- required findings

1149
01:05:00,502 --> 01:05:01,752
are met, the must be approved.

1150
01:05:01,752 --> 01:05:05,185
The applicant held his required community meeting on August

1151
01:05:05,185 --> 01:05:07,631
the 4th prior to the Planning Board meeting,

1152
01:05:07,631 --> 01:05:09,957
and the Planning Board recommended approval of this

1153
01:05:09,957 --> 01:05:12,587
request at its meeting of August the 12th of 2026 with

1154
01:05:12,587 --> 01:05:13,629
the following conditions.

1155
01:05:13,629 --> 01:05:16,743
There is two of them pier is at a 20 foot setback

1156
01:05:16,743 --> 01:05:18,749
from Hutchinson Boulevard is met on all portions

1157
01:05:18,749 --> 01:05:21,291
of the new amusement structure and number two of modification

1158
01:05:21,291 --> 01:05:24,414
allowing the existing six foot black chain link fencing

1159
01:05:24,414 --> 01:05:29,814
to remain in lieu of required solid faced fence.

1160
01:05:31,963 --> 01:05:32,796
>> What was setback?

1161
01:05:32,796 --> 01:05:38,196
>> 20 feet for the entire structure of the new waterslide.

1162
01:05:38,380 --> 01:05:40,380
That is it.

1163
01:05:43,332 --> 01:05:48,126
>> Okay, that is it for the staff presentation.

1164
01:05:48,126 --> 01:05:50,201
Thank you, Mr. Leonard.

1165
01:05:50,201 --> 01:05:55,601
At this time we will hear from the applicant.

1166
01:05:57,559 --> 01:05:59,142
>> Thank you for having me here today.

1167
01:05:59,142 --> 01:06:00,559
Some new slide tower presentations

1168
01:06:00,559 --> 01:06:02,877
is a great opportunity for the waterpark itself.

1169
01:06:02,877 --> 01:06:05,877
It's a $5 million investment in 260.

1170
01:06:06,389 --> 01:06:08,819
Roughly 20 seasonal jobs added to the park itself.

1171
01:06:08,819 --> 01:06:10,402
We've worked with the city extensively

1172
01:06:10,402 --> 01:06:12,517
to make sure that we comply with all necessary municipal and

1173
01:06:12,517 --> 01:06:14,377
county regulations on this particular slide tower.

1174
01:06:14,377 --> 01:06:16,917
It's going to be a great new attraction for the community,

1175
01:06:16,917 --> 01:06:19,357
and we're very excited to construct this.

1176
01:06:19,357 --> 01:06:21,807
Once we hopefully get approval from the City Council

1177
01:06:21,807 --> 01:06:25,300
to pursue this, we're getting action immediately.

1178
01:06:25,300 --> 01:06:26,706
I'm happy to answer any questions

1179
01:06:26,706 --> 01:06:29,637
that the Council might have on this particular project.

1180
01:06:29,637 --> 01:06:32,370
>> What is the location?

1181
01:06:34,142 --> 01:06:36,824
>> It's on the Northeast corner of the waterpark itself.

1182
01:06:36,824 --> 01:06:40,424
>> Where the children's play area is?

1183
01:06:45,935 --> 01:06:46,685
>> That's correct.

1184
01:06:46,685 --> 01:06:48,685
Northwest corner.

1185
01:06:51,611 --> 01:06:54,611
>> Is it a water slide?

1186
01:06:55,885 --> 01:06:57,140
>> Yes,

1187
01:06:57,140 --> 01:06:59,140
>>Height?

1188
01:06:59,650 --> 01:07:01,650
>> 50 feet.

1189
01:07:01,725 --> 01:07:04,125
>> Questions from the council?

1190
01:07:06,496 --> 01:07:08,130
>> Okay.

1191
01:07:08,130 --> 01:07:09,963
>> Could you state your name for the record?

1192
01:07:09,963 --> 01:07:11,963
>> Clark Davis.

1193
01:07:14,280 --> 01:07:19,680
>> That's why I didn't know what to call you.

1194
01:07:21,400 --> 01:07:23,440
Thank you, Mr. Davis.

1195
01:07:25,245 --> 01:07:29,445
Mr. Davis, seeing none from the applicant.

1196
01:07:31,616 --> 01:07:33,514
Thank you, sir.

1197
01:07:33,514 --> 01:07:36,256
>> I'm just going to be a little informal.

1198
01:07:36,256 --> 01:07:38,381
At this time we will hear from any affected parties

1199
01:07:38,381 --> 01:07:39,441
who wish to speak.

1200
01:07:39,441 --> 01:07:41,269
Please come up and state your name

1201
01:07:41,269 --> 01:07:44,364
and address for the record of any affected parties.

1202
01:07:44,364 --> 01:07:50,364
At this time, you want to take any public comment.

1203
01:07:52,860 --> 01:07:54,860
Seeing none.

1204
01:07:55,301 --> 01:07:59,263
At this time, we will hear any rebuttal

1205
01:07:59,263 --> 01:08:02,465
by staff in the affected party or the applicant.

1206
01:08:02,465 --> 01:08:04,465
Any rebuttal?

1207
01:08:06,202 --> 01:08:08,202
No rebuttal.

1208
01:08:09,314 --> 01:08:13,514
Mr. Davis, you have anything to add?

1209
01:08:16,287 --> 01:08:16,929
>> No.

1210
01:08:16,929 --> 01:08:19,785
>> At this time, we will close the evidentiary portion

1211
01:08:19,785 --> 01:08:20,957
of the hearing.

1212
01:08:20,957 --> 01:08:24,485
And at this time we will hear the closing arguments

1213
01:08:24,485 --> 01:08:25,589
by the staff.

1214
01:08:25,589 --> 01:08:26,589
No closing argument.

1215
01:08:26,589 --> 01:08:28,413
We will move to council discussion.

1216
01:08:28,413 --> 01:08:31,170
We have a conditional use and the Planning Board

1217
01:08:31,170 --> 01:08:35,781
put on the 20 foot setback and required and allowed

1218
01:08:35,781 --> 01:08:40,581
them to keep the existing chain link fence,

1219
01:08:43,225 --> 01:08:45,517
instead of moving to a bigger fence which was required.

1220
01:08:45,517 --> 01:08:50,776
>> I think the chain link fence makes it more esthetically

1221
01:08:50,776 --> 01:08:52,693
appealing to continue it the whole way around.

1222
01:08:52,693 --> 01:08:54,997
I think the 20 foot setback is good.

1223
01:08:54,997 --> 01:08:57,397
>> It's a water park.

1224
01:08:58,492 --> 01:09:02,692
You want to see what's in there.

1225
01:09:03,401 --> 01:09:04,359
>> Especially at night.

1226
01:09:04,359 --> 01:09:06,759
It's good for security.

1227
01:09:08,935 --> 01:09:12,434
>> Mr. Davis, If we approve this with the recommended conditions

1228
01:09:12,434 --> 01:09:17,934
by the Planning Board, we have to re-add the conditions

1229
01:09:17,934 --> 01:09:20,934
recommended by the Planning Board?

1230
01:09:25,995 --> 01:09:30,370
so a motion could be just adopt the Planning Board order?

1231
01:09:30,370 --> 01:09:32,757
>> Motion to adopt the Planning Board's order of the 20 foot

1232
01:09:32,757 --> 01:09:35,463
setback and required chain link fencing although we would

1233
01:09:35,463 --> 01:09:37,463
normally require.

1234
01:09:38,277 --> 01:09:40,277
>> And to approve?

1235
01:09:45,840 --> 01:09:46,262
>> Second.

1236
01:09:46,262 --> 01:09:48,554
>> We have a motion to adopt the Planning Board's order

1237
01:09:48,554 --> 01:09:49,765
and to approve.

1238
01:09:49,765 --> 01:09:51,765
Please call roll.

1239
01:09:55,106 --> 01:09:58,706
[Roll call] Got through that one.

1240
01:10:03,303 --> 01:10:05,783
We now move on to regular agenda item number two resolution

1241
01:10:05,783 --> 01:10:07,317
26-133.

1242
01:10:07,317 --> 01:10:09,317
Mr. Davis.

1243
01:10:09,997 --> 01:10:13,587
>> Resolution amending the budget for the City of Panama

1244
01:10:13,587 --> 01:10:17,787
Beach Florida, the fiscal year 2025 2026 appropriating revenues

1245
01:10:21,127 --> 01:10:24,370
and providing an effective date.

1246
01:10:24,370 --> 01:10:27,370
>> Is there any public comment?

1247
01:10:28,244 --> 01:10:34,844
Mr. Davis, Could you help us understand what's going on here?

1248
01:10:40,727 --> 01:10:44,314
>> Before you, you have the amended budget for fiscal year

1249
01:10:44,314 --> 01:10:44,814
2026.

1250
01:10:44,814 --> 01:10:47,757
All through the year, there's been

1251
01:10:47,757 --> 01:10:50,559
a budget amendments presented to you that you have approved.

1252
01:10:50,559 --> 01:10:53,237
And also throughout the year, the department heads

1253
01:10:53,237 --> 01:10:55,157
have also made some budget amendments

1254
01:10:55,157 --> 01:10:58,757
with the approval from the manager

1255
01:11:01,245 --> 01:11:04,245
and myself within their authority.

1256
01:11:05,797 --> 01:11:08,490
The budget amendment that you have before you

1257
01:11:08,490 --> 01:11:11,649
encompasses all of those amendments for 2026.

1258
01:11:15,864 --> 01:11:17,739
>> This is the budget we originally approved,

1259
01:11:17,739 --> 01:11:20,720
and as we enacted them through the resolution throughout

1260
01:11:20,720 --> 01:11:27,272
the year, and ask the department heads if the request was under

1261
01:11:32,704 --> 01:11:35,121
Drew spending authority or within drew spending authority,

1262
01:11:35,121 --> 01:11:36,337
it encompasses those as well.

1263
01:11:36,337 --> 01:11:38,337
Is that accurate?

1264
01:11:42,892 --> 01:11:43,872
>> Yes.

1265
01:11:43,872 --> 01:11:43,882
>> Do you need Miss Gibson up here for this?

1266
01:11:43,882 --> 01:11:45,520
>> Possibly.

1267
01:11:45,520 --> 01:11:50,989
I got some calls yesterday from some folks in the community

1268
01:11:50,989 --> 01:11:55,789
about, and we're short on $41,000 shortfall for railway

1269
01:12:01,533 --> 01:12:02,962
and transportation.

1270
01:12:02,962 --> 01:12:03,717
I think we got our wires wires crossed here

1271
01:12:03,717 --> 01:12:05,134
because I think in the TPO meeting

1272
01:12:05,134 --> 01:12:07,757
earlier before we did our budget meeting last year,

1273
01:12:07,757 --> 01:12:10,757
and this is all true and up this year 2026.

1274
01:12:10,757 --> 01:12:13,197
There was a TPO meeting held and everybody

1275
01:12:13,197 --> 01:12:17,150
agreed that each municipality of the shortfall, the TDC

1276
01:12:17,150 --> 01:12:19,607
did not pick up that year.

1277
01:12:19,607 --> 01:12:22,312
I've worked it out with the TDC to pick up going forward,

1278
01:12:22,312 --> 01:12:26,905
but we had a $41,000 shortfall that I think we had a meeting.

1279
01:12:26,905 --> 01:12:29,197
And I'm just looking for clarification from our members

1280
01:12:29,197 --> 01:12:30,489
so we can have some discussion.

1281
01:12:30,489 --> 01:12:33,677
Right now we have a problem, and I'd love to address it.

1282
01:12:33,677 --> 01:12:36,587
We have a pretty large cash Carryforward.

1283
01:12:36,587 --> 01:12:39,517
And if we did agree as a municipality in that meeting,

1284
01:12:39,517 --> 01:12:44,645
and I would like to uphold what we said we would do and cover

1285
01:12:44,645 --> 01:12:45,901
the $41,000.

1286
01:12:45,901 --> 01:12:47,901
So to --

1287
01:12:52,334 --> 01:12:54,501
>> To clarify, we passed the budget at this Council.

1288
01:12:54,501 --> 01:12:58,101
And that had the $41,000 in it.

1289
01:13:01,872 --> 01:13:02,372
>> 45.

1290
01:13:02,372 --> 01:13:02,872
It was 86.

1291
01:13:02,872 --> 01:13:05,872
I think we paid 45--

1292
01:13:09,970 --> 01:13:12,917
>> We passed 49 775, but then the TPO voted for their budget

1293
01:13:12,917 --> 01:13:15,477
that didn't include that, and that was a higher contribution

1294
01:13:15,477 --> 01:13:16,452
from the city.

1295
01:13:16,452 --> 01:13:18,770
>> I think there was some conversation.

1296
01:13:18,770 --> 01:13:20,317
There was some wires crossed and something we missed,

1297
01:13:20,317 --> 01:13:22,750
we got a shortfall and it's an opportunity for us

1298
01:13:22,750 --> 01:13:25,557
to rectify the shortfall and fix the problem that we got a hand.

1299
01:13:25,557 --> 01:13:29,757
>> Wouldn't that go in the next item?

1300
01:13:34,351 --> 01:13:36,730
J3, 26-27.

1301
01:13:36,730 --> 01:13:38,281
>> This is actually for last year that we were short,

1302
01:13:38,281 --> 01:13:40,997
but we've got the TDC to pick up that portion.

1303
01:13:40,997 --> 01:13:48,797
>> So if you want to make an adjustment, it would be on J2,

1304
01:13:53,930 --> 01:13:53,996
not J3.

1305
01:13:53,996 --> 01:13:58,180
What's your recommendation or your >> My recommendation would

1306
01:13:58,180 --> 01:13:59,180
be to cover the $41,000.

1307
01:13:59,180 --> 01:14:01,557
This is a system our workforce uses to get up and down.

1308
01:14:01,557 --> 01:14:03,957
>> I agree with you.

1309
01:14:06,889 --> 01:14:09,707
>> And just for clarification, we were made aware of this early

1310
01:14:09,707 --> 01:14:10,796
enough to where we have two resolutions depending

1311
01:14:10,796 --> 01:14:11,756
on your action.

1312
01:14:11,756 --> 01:14:13,710
Finance staff has already built that in.

1313
01:14:13,710 --> 01:14:16,117
So we can immediately move in that direction.

1314
01:14:16,117 --> 01:14:20,917
>> And it's in front of you in your?

1315
01:14:21,621 --> 01:14:24,257
>> And also right now it's a one off.

1316
01:14:24,257 --> 01:14:26,757
>> TDC will pick up next year and we won't have this problem

1317
01:14:26,757 --> 01:14:27,340
going forward.

1318
01:14:27,340 --> 01:14:29,991
I think it's important that we get our workforce.

1319
01:14:29,991 --> 01:14:33,591
People that live in our communities

1320
01:14:33,663 --> 01:14:35,163
and pay tax in our communities, they

1321
01:14:35,163 --> 01:14:36,371
need to get to and from work.

1322
01:14:36,371 --> 01:14:40,571
I think we got some wires crossed.

1323
01:14:42,292 --> 01:14:43,439
No fault of anybody's.

1324
01:14:43,439 --> 01:14:44,997
Just something we can do to fix a problem and rectify moving

1325
01:14:44,997 --> 01:14:45,717
forward.

1326
01:14:45,717 --> 01:14:52,317
>> Do we have an MOU with Bayway or TPO for this?

1327
01:14:52,597 --> 01:14:56,925
I've been on the TPO, and this came in before I was on the TPO.

1328
01:14:56,925 --> 01:14:58,901
I don't know the background on that.

1329
01:14:58,901 --> 01:15:01,917
I don't know that Paul would know because Paul didn't come on

1330
01:15:01,917 --> 01:15:03,357
until two years ago.

1331
01:15:03,357 --> 01:15:08,157
>> I think they vote on it every year.

1332
01:15:08,824 --> 01:15:11,677
>> I do not recall having voted on it.

1333
01:15:11,677 --> 01:15:16,903
>> Mr. Davis, do we have an MOU with the TPO?

1334
01:15:16,903 --> 01:15:17,945
>> I haven't seen an MOU.

1335
01:15:17,945 --> 01:15:20,373
My understanding is that the TPO level, the cost

1336
01:15:20,373 --> 01:15:22,773
share amongst the cities--

1337
01:15:25,829 --> 01:15:27,412
>> Miss Gibson, feel free to sit down.

1338
01:15:27,412 --> 01:15:29,812
>> It's based on population.

1339
01:15:31,610 --> 01:15:34,279
>> They track where people get off and get

1340
01:15:34,279 --> 01:15:36,237
on, and there's a table that we see every year.

1341
01:15:36,237 --> 01:15:39,190
Generally it tracks what they believe

1342
01:15:39,190 --> 01:15:41,357
are proportionate share is compared to other cities.

1343
01:15:41,357 --> 01:15:45,557
And then they submit a funding request

1344
01:15:45,717 --> 01:15:50,238
to the cities in that end, approved in your budget process

1345
01:15:50,238 --> 01:15:50,738
every year.

1346
01:15:50,738 --> 01:15:52,990
I have never seen an MOU.

1347
01:15:52,990 --> 01:15:54,463
I can't say it doesn't exist.

1348
01:15:54,463 --> 01:15:57,381
My understanding is the process originated from the TPO,

1349
01:15:57,381 --> 01:16:01,581
and it's funded by each city subject

1350
01:16:02,597 --> 01:16:04,997
to your budget appropriation.

1351
01:16:17,640 --> 01:16:19,473
>> I can't remember what meeting of the TPO.

1352
01:16:19,473 --> 01:16:21,598
One of the things that really jumped to cost for us

1353
01:16:21,598 --> 01:16:23,998
is the Sunday Service.

1354
01:16:24,370 --> 01:16:27,627
At the time, TDC was paying the Sunday service,

1355
01:16:27,627 --> 01:16:29,485
and we had a gap.

1356
01:16:29,485 --> 01:16:33,685
This is that gap from my understanding

1357
01:16:35,826 --> 01:16:37,826
and my conversations.

1358
01:16:38,889 --> 01:16:40,597
I want to say that February's meeting was

1359
01:16:40,597 --> 01:16:42,997
addressed at the TPO.

1360
01:16:45,718 --> 01:16:48,285
I have to go back and double check.

1361
01:16:48,285 --> 01:16:51,739
But coming back on the next cycle, the TDC has looked at it

1362
01:16:51,739 --> 01:16:55,370
and said, I think we're going to be funding this as well.

1363
01:16:55,370 --> 01:17:00,945
>> If I recall, that's why when we discussed the budget last

1364
01:17:00,945 --> 01:17:04,387
year, the TDC initially funded Sunday service.

1365
01:17:04,387 --> 01:17:07,987
The TDC ceased funding Sunday service,

1366
01:17:11,507 --> 01:17:12,757
and the TPO sent us that bill.

1367
01:17:12,757 --> 01:17:15,477
They said we don't need Sunday service.

1368
01:17:15,477 --> 01:17:22,677
And then it appears that the TPO has budgeted in Sunday service,

1369
01:17:23,946 --> 01:17:28,746
and voted on and fully approved the process.

1370
01:17:29,670 --> 01:17:32,383
There's a gap between what we said we were going to fund,

1371
01:17:32,383 --> 01:17:36,757
and what the TPO including our members have voted.

1372
01:17:36,757 --> 01:17:40,957
I think we still have a motion?

1373
01:17:42,157 --> 01:17:45,222
We have a motion and a second on the table.

1374
01:17:45,222 --> 01:17:47,717
Is there any further discussion on this item?

1375
01:17:47,717 --> 01:17:53,307
>> I think it's great that the TDC is picking up going

1376
01:17:53,307 --> 01:17:54,150
in the next year.

1377
01:17:54,150 --> 01:17:56,610
And it's a major check out day for us.

1378
01:17:56,610 --> 01:17:59,100
We continue to grow.

1379
01:17:59,970 --> 01:18:01,294
People coming on Friday and leaving on Sunday.

1380
01:18:01,294 --> 01:18:04,527
So they get to the workforce on these places is important.

1381
01:18:04,527 --> 01:18:07,957
It hopefully keeps a lot more e-bikes off the road

1382
01:18:07,957 --> 01:18:10,541
and doing dangerous things and cutting across parking

1383
01:18:10,541 --> 01:18:12,577
lots in scooters and things.

1384
01:18:12,577 --> 01:18:17,450
I believe it's beneficial to get these things to and from work

1385
01:18:17,450 --> 01:18:17,642
safely.

1386
01:18:17,642 --> 01:18:20,627
And I believe TDC has a portion in paying that.

1387
01:18:20,627 --> 01:18:22,737
And they're going to step up and do that.

1388
01:18:22,737 --> 01:18:26,337
We've got great partners over there.

1389
01:18:31,109 --> 01:18:33,442
>> We have asked this of everyone that we give money to.

1390
01:18:33,442 --> 01:18:39,370
Mr. Hobbs coming and talking to us about the ridership.

1391
01:18:39,370 --> 01:18:41,370
>> Fantastic point.

1392
01:18:43,862 --> 01:18:46,708
>> I agree that we'll talk about that in the budget for next

1393
01:18:46,708 --> 01:18:46,831
year.

1394
01:18:46,831 --> 01:18:46,954
Absolutely.

1395
01:18:46,954 --> 01:18:48,700
Motion in a second.

1396
01:18:48,700 --> 01:18:50,700
Further discussion?

1397
01:18:50,917 --> 01:18:54,517
And the motion was to the 41000.

1398
01:18:58,341 --> 01:19:03,141
Just to be clear, the amended budget subsequently

1399
01:19:06,154 --> 01:19:08,554
amended to adopt the 41000.

1400
01:19:14,983 --> 01:19:17,383
Whatever the shortfall is.

1401
01:19:18,541 --> 01:19:19,333
Motion in a second.

1402
01:19:19,333 --> 01:19:21,733
Please call the roll.

1403
01:19:24,548 --> 01:19:31,148
[Roll call] We now move on to regular agenda item number

1404
01:19:33,437 --> 01:19:35,837
three, resolution number 26-134.

1405
01:19:37,367 --> 01:19:39,277
Mr. Davis.

1406
01:19:39,277 --> 01:19:41,957
>> Resolution establishing the budget for the City of Panama

1407
01:19:41,957 --> 01:19:46,757
City Beach Florida for the fiscal year 2026 and 2027,

1408
01:19:47,477 --> 01:19:50,370
appropriating revenues and providing an effective date.

1409
01:19:50,370 --> 01:19:53,637
Any public comment on this item?

1410
01:20:01,708 --> 01:20:02,375
>> Good morning.

1411
01:20:02,375 --> 01:20:02,380
My name is Jessica Graham.

1412
01:20:02,380 --> 01:20:04,437
I'm the executive director of the Saint Andrews, Saint Joseph

1413
01:20:04,437 --> 01:20:05,589
based estuary program.

1414
01:20:05,589 --> 01:20:07,317
I try to come in front of you every year

1415
01:20:07,317 --> 01:20:08,859
and give you an update of everything.

1416
01:20:08,859 --> 01:20:11,832
I just wanted to quickly update you on some of our projects

1417
01:20:11,832 --> 01:20:12,867
we have.

1418
01:20:12,867 --> 01:20:15,614
One of those is litter traps which

1419
01:20:15,614 --> 01:20:19,317
is cast basins that we install in stormwater drains that

1420
01:20:19,317 --> 01:20:21,970
capture organic and trash.

1421
01:20:21,970 --> 01:20:24,859
We have six of them installed near Aaron Bassett Park.

1422
01:20:24,859 --> 01:20:28,805
And in a year we have collected 260 pounds of debris

1423
01:20:28,805 --> 01:20:33,870
and kept that from draining into the adjacent lakes there.

1424
01:20:33,870 --> 01:20:36,570
Which eventually would turn into muck.

1425
01:20:36,570 --> 01:20:40,357
We have also captured one trap alone right

1426
01:20:40,357 --> 01:20:42,693
by that pond as captured 80 pounds.

1427
01:20:42,693 --> 01:20:46,337
We sometimes have to shovel the leaf litter out of the trap

1428
01:20:46,337 --> 01:20:47,272
because it's so thick.

1429
01:20:47,272 --> 01:20:50,453
We also capture a lot of trash from different events that

1430
01:20:50,453 --> 01:20:52,935
are there we are seeing a measurable impact

1431
01:20:52,935 --> 01:20:54,869
and I really want to give a shout out

1432
01:20:54,869 --> 01:20:56,383
to the Public Works staff.

1433
01:20:56,383 --> 01:20:57,468
They are fantastic.

1434
01:20:57,468 --> 01:20:59,362
They meet us out there and they do

1435
01:20:59,362 --> 01:21:02,365
all of the hard lifting and the traffic control.

1436
01:21:02,365 --> 01:21:05,877
We try to keep it as easy as possible on them.

1437
01:21:05,877 --> 01:21:09,274
They do a fantastic job and really appreciate their support.

1438
01:21:09,274 --> 01:21:12,303
We also have a couple of other projects

1439
01:21:12,303 --> 01:21:15,677
like a microbial source tracking project that will actually

1440
01:21:15,677 --> 01:21:19,677
look at what the source of the fecal coliform in the waterways.

1441
01:21:19,677 --> 01:21:24,757
You saw a lot of swim advisories last year.

1442
01:21:24,757 --> 01:21:27,703
Surprisingly this was swim advisories

1443
01:21:27,703 --> 01:21:29,543
during dry conditions.

1444
01:21:29,543 --> 01:21:31,357
Not wet conditions.

1445
01:21:31,357 --> 01:21:33,785
Understanding the source of that is important.

1446
01:21:33,785 --> 01:21:36,770
And we'll be doing that at all of those healthy beaches

1447
01:21:36,770 --> 01:21:37,917
locations in and around the city.

1448
01:21:37,917 --> 01:21:40,765
And another aspect that we're doing

1449
01:21:40,765 --> 01:21:43,577
is harmful algal bloom monitoring.

1450
01:21:43,577 --> 01:21:46,250
That is monitoring for red tide events.

1451
01:21:46,250 --> 01:21:49,117
We had a very large red tide event last year

1452
01:21:49,117 --> 01:21:50,645
that lasted into January.

1453
01:21:50,645 --> 01:21:54,197
We saw dolphin mortality from that.

1454
01:21:54,197 --> 01:21:56,621
Scallops are closed in Gulf County because of that.

1455
01:21:56,621 --> 01:22:02,210
The more we can get on top of it,

1456
01:22:02,421 --> 01:22:04,338
we can then work with Mote Marine Laboratories

1457
01:22:04,338 --> 01:22:05,300
to deploy technologies to actually kill the red tide

1458
01:22:05,300 --> 01:22:06,853
before it gets inshore ideally.

1459
01:22:06,853 --> 01:22:09,293
It's still in testing phase.

1460
01:22:09,293 --> 01:22:13,477
We have trained citizens on how to collect these samples.

1461
01:22:13,477 --> 01:22:15,637
And then we're analyzing the samples

1462
01:22:15,637 --> 01:22:18,221
to try to get on it earlier than later.

1463
01:22:18,221 --> 01:22:23,757
And just to put everything together for the estuary program

1464
01:22:23,757 --> 01:22:26,997
and what it contributes to economically,

1465
01:22:26,997 --> 01:22:30,597
we did an economic assessment in 2023.

1466
01:22:30,850 --> 01:22:33,457
The estuary just a half mile buffer

1467
01:22:33,457 --> 01:22:35,317
of both the beaches and the estuary

1468
01:22:35,317 --> 01:22:38,317
indirectly and directly contribute $9.7 billion

1469
01:22:38,547 --> 01:22:40,947
in total economic output.

1470
01:22:40,997 --> 01:22:43,970
It provides substantial economic returns.

1471
01:22:43,970 --> 01:22:47,627
Both safeguard natural resources as well as the tourism

1472
01:22:47,627 --> 01:22:49,893
and our community's way of life.

1473
01:22:49,893 --> 01:22:56,493
Thank you very much and I'm happy to answer any questions.

1474
01:22:57,366 --> 01:22:59,991
>> I'm going let public comment go through and then I have some

1475
01:22:59,991 --> 01:23:00,699
questions to ask.

1476
01:23:00,699 --> 01:23:04,299
Further public comment on resolution 26-134?

1477
01:23:11,224 --> 01:23:13,224
Seeing none.

1478
01:23:16,749 --> 01:23:20,949
Ms. Graham, I had a few questions.

1479
01:23:29,520 --> 01:23:30,952
>> Yes, sir.

1480
01:23:30,952 --> 01:23:34,887
>> Ms. Graham, the city does very few contributions

1481
01:23:34,887 --> 01:23:37,877
to organizations, and we ask those who are requesting that

1482
01:23:37,877 --> 01:23:40,197
funding to submit the request before we have the budget

1483
01:23:40,197 --> 01:23:40,697
workshop.

1484
01:23:40,697 --> 01:23:42,921
We did not receive this request in time.

1485
01:23:42,921 --> 01:23:45,797
You have a member of the Estuary Committee on here

1486
01:23:45,797 --> 01:23:48,170
that was able to carve some time out.

1487
01:23:48,170 --> 01:23:50,357
Why weren't we able to receive the request in time?

1488
01:23:50,357 --> 01:23:55,910
>> I'm still getting used to the timing of the request.

1489
01:23:55,910 --> 01:23:58,577
We just started producing these requests to the cities last year

1490
01:23:58,577 --> 01:24:01,100
I was caught off guard when you guys started your budget

1491
01:24:01,100 --> 01:24:03,817
workshops in time to be able to get that request in.

1492
01:24:03,817 --> 01:24:07,370
But I'll be remedying that and getting it in sooner.

1493
01:24:07,370 --> 01:24:11,237
>> What is the amount of the request?

1494
01:24:12,561 --> 01:24:13,610
>> $20,000.

1495
01:24:13,610 --> 01:24:16,610
>> What are the other contributions,

1496
01:24:17,250 --> 01:24:18,817
we had gotten actual budgets on their side.

1497
01:24:18,817 --> 01:24:24,817
Would you be able to produce that in the future?

1498
01:24:27,567 --> 01:24:28,705
>> Yeah.

1499
01:24:28,705 --> 01:24:29,760
>> I notice on your policy board you have 12 voting members.

1500
01:24:29,760 --> 01:24:31,543
40 members include Bay County Commission, Gulf County

1501
01:24:31,543 --> 01:24:35,743
Commission, Callaway, Lynnhaven, Mexico beach, Panama City,

1502
01:24:38,577 --> 01:24:44,577
Panama City beach, Parker port, Saint Joe Springfield and FSU.

1503
01:24:47,547 --> 01:24:52,347
Panama City, or any of those government entities,

1504
01:24:53,867 --> 01:24:55,117
do they provide contributions?

1505
01:24:55,117 --> 01:24:55,933
>> They do.

1506
01:24:55,933 --> 01:24:58,657
We had contributions from a few last year.

1507
01:24:58,657 --> 01:25:00,917
This year when we were exploring contributions

1508
01:25:00,917 --> 01:25:03,597
because of the upcoming November vote on the Texas.

1509
01:25:03,597 --> 01:25:05,837
The request hasn't gone into Bay County yet.

1510
01:25:05,837 --> 01:25:08,837
>> Essentially Springfield is contributing members.

1511
01:25:10,456 --> 01:25:12,623
And then we're considering here as Panama City Beach

1512
01:25:12,623 --> 01:25:14,373
would be the only two contributing members

1513
01:25:14,373 --> 01:25:16,373
from the municipality?

1514
01:25:16,757 --> 01:25:19,357
>> Last year we had Lynn Haven come on Mexico Beach,

1515
01:25:19,357 --> 01:25:21,757
Springfield, Panama City Beach.

1516
01:25:30,521 --> 01:25:31,271
>> So Panama City?

1517
01:25:31,271 --> 01:25:31,771
>> Not yet.

1518
01:25:31,771 --> 01:25:37,171
>> I noticed you highlighted your member from Panama City

1519
01:25:37,637 --> 01:25:40,230
on your most recent flier.

1520
01:25:40,230 --> 01:25:41,397
>> That's a board spotlight.

1521
01:25:41,397 --> 01:25:45,677
We've done that every month to try to show who's

1522
01:25:45,677 --> 01:25:47,397
behind the history program.

1523
01:25:47,397 --> 01:25:50,397
>> Any questions from the Council?

1524
01:25:53,530 --> 01:25:54,977
>> No questions.

1525
01:25:54,977 --> 01:25:58,577
I thank you for being here.

1526
01:26:00,396 --> 01:26:02,396
>> Thank you.

1527
01:26:07,140 --> 01:26:08,140
>> We had that tied out.

1528
01:26:08,140 --> 01:26:12,437
We have one resolution or two resolutions for this one?

1529
01:26:12,437 --> 01:26:14,837
>> We have one resolution.

1530
01:26:17,161 --> 01:26:19,369
We did include it in your discussion at the workshop.

1531
01:26:19,369 --> 01:26:21,369
It is included.

1532
01:26:23,397 --> 01:26:28,797
>> I think the estuary program is a great program

1533
01:26:28,949 --> 01:26:33,217
and it's a program like the other programs that we

1534
01:26:33,217 --> 01:26:34,597
contribute to.

1535
01:26:34,597 --> 01:26:38,817
They help a very broad range of people.

1536
01:26:38,817 --> 01:26:43,293
It's not like we're giving money to an HOA or something like that

1537
01:26:43,293 --> 01:26:45,141
that's very specific.

1538
01:26:45,141 --> 01:26:49,941
They help the entire area including Bay County.

1539
01:26:51,877 --> 01:26:57,877
For me, shame on them for those who don't help

1540
01:27:01,848 --> 01:27:03,560
contribute to these programs.

1541
01:27:03,560 --> 01:27:07,256
But if my neighbor doesn't help somebody,

1542
01:27:12,491 --> 01:27:15,156
that doesn't mean I'm not going to.

1543
01:27:15,156 --> 01:27:22,356
Especially if it's a program that assists in such a broad way

1544
01:27:22,769 --> 01:27:26,647
and affects the area, especially environmentally or with helping

1545
01:27:26,647 --> 01:27:27,480
the elderly or kids.

1546
01:27:27,480 --> 01:27:31,557
I'm totally in favor of keeping this 20,000 in there

1547
01:27:31,557 --> 01:27:33,957
for the estuary program.

1548
01:27:39,677 --> 01:27:43,682
>> I'd like to hear from Council member Coburn about what her

1549
01:27:43,682 --> 01:27:44,224
thoughts are.

1550
01:27:44,224 --> 01:27:45,597
She serves on the Estuary Committee.

1551
01:27:45,597 --> 01:27:48,140
>> I think they do a lot of good work out there especially

1552
01:27:48,140 --> 01:27:50,514
monitoring the red tide because that's something that really

1553
01:27:50,514 --> 01:27:51,405
affects tourism here.

1554
01:27:51,405 --> 01:27:52,910
I remember when I first moved here

1555
01:27:52,910 --> 01:27:56,370
we had several years when the red tide was really bad it

1556
01:27:56,370 --> 01:27:57,917
was miserable for everyone.

1557
01:27:57,917 --> 01:28:01,900
Anything we can do to protect our waterways

1558
01:28:01,900 --> 01:28:05,530
and to decrease that and make sure that our waters are

1559
01:28:05,530 --> 01:28:06,477
safe for swimming.

1560
01:28:06,477 --> 01:28:08,237
I think it's really important.

1561
01:28:08,237 --> 01:28:10,397
The litter traps has been astounding.

1562
01:28:10,397 --> 01:28:15,770
We only have a few around the park over there.

1563
01:28:15,770 --> 01:28:18,957
We've kept a lot of debris in our waterways by using those.

1564
01:28:18,957 --> 01:28:22,402
I think they do good work.

1565
01:28:22,402 --> 01:28:25,617
I would really like to see us support them,

1566
01:28:25,617 --> 01:28:29,543
and pushing forward for our national designation

1567
01:28:29,543 --> 01:28:34,343
so that they can qualify for additional grants

1568
01:28:37,300 --> 01:28:39,397
that we currently can't qualify for.

1569
01:28:39,397 --> 01:28:42,546
Jessica has done a really good job of getting grants and moving

1570
01:28:42,546 --> 01:28:47,465
the projects along, but now money is getting much tighter

1571
01:28:47,465 --> 01:28:49,480
and you need that national designation

1572
01:28:49,480 --> 01:28:51,757
in order to qualify for some of the larger grants.

1573
01:28:51,757 --> 01:28:59,557
>> And what is it that we need to do to help with that?

1574
01:29:00,226 --> 01:29:02,101
>> Doctor Graham would have to speak to that.

1575
01:29:02,101 --> 01:29:08,101
>> We could follow up on >> Add it to an agenda.

1576
01:29:09,516 --> 01:29:10,704
>> Sounds good.

1577
01:29:10,704 --> 01:29:12,291
I think it's a great program.

1578
01:29:12,291 --> 01:29:13,463
I agree with the vice mayor that it does make sense to do

1579
01:29:13,463 --> 01:29:15,185
what's right, even if those don't.

1580
01:29:15,185 --> 01:29:20,585
I have a bit of a concern for cities

1581
01:29:23,177 --> 01:29:24,802
having voting seats on the policy board

1582
01:29:24,802 --> 01:29:27,202
without having any contribution.

1583
01:29:27,982 --> 01:29:31,950
On the TPO, we all do our contributions.

1584
01:29:31,950 --> 01:29:32,970
Why are there cities for other municipalities

1585
01:29:32,970 --> 01:29:35,290
and the policy board that are not contributing?

1586
01:29:35,290 --> 01:29:40,900
That's something I would ask you, Council member,

1587
01:29:43,177 --> 01:29:45,260
to take to your board and help us understand that.

1588
01:29:45,260 --> 01:29:47,745
I think we have talked more about the Estuary

1589
01:29:47,745 --> 01:29:49,769
Committee in the last five minutes

1590
01:29:49,769 --> 01:29:51,745
than we've ever talked about.

1591
01:29:51,745 --> 01:29:54,745
Thank you for coming up.

1592
01:29:59,175 --> 01:30:00,758
>> It looks like it's a great program.

1593
01:30:00,758 --> 01:30:01,000
Thank you for serving on it.

1594
01:30:01,000 --> 01:30:02,375
I think the beach should probably

1595
01:30:02,375 --> 01:30:06,997
benefits the most than any other city in the county.

1596
01:30:06,997 --> 01:30:10,597
It's important to have beautiful beaches.

1597
01:30:15,997 --> 01:30:22,597
With that, I'll make a motion that we give Mrs Graham

1598
01:30:24,555 --> 01:30:27,555
or the estuary program the $20,000.

1599
01:30:30,769 --> 01:30:31,477
>> It's built in?

1600
01:30:31,477 --> 01:30:35,677
>> Just a motion to approve resolution 26-134.

1601
01:30:39,731 --> 01:30:41,564
>> We have a motion to approve and a second.

1602
01:30:41,564 --> 01:30:43,964
Please call the roll.

1603
01:30:47,926 --> 01:30:48,560
[Roll call]

1604
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:50,727
>> We now move on to regular agenda item number four

1605
01:30:50,727 --> 01:30:52,727
resolution 126-135.

1606
01:31:02,927 --> 01:31:04,927
>> RESOLUTION NO.

1607
01:31:06,196 --> 01:31:08,571
26-135, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE PANAMA CITY COMMUNITY

1608
01:31:08,571 --> 01:31:08,579
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER

1609
01:31:08,579 --> 01:31:08,587
1, 2025, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2026;

1610
01:31:08,587 --> 01:31:08,595
ESTABLISHING BUDGET FOR THE PANAMA CITY BEACH COMMUNITY

1611
01:31:08,595 --> 01:31:11,120
REDEVELOPMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING ON OCTOBER 1,

1612
01:31:11,120 --> 01:31:13,120
2026, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027.

1613
01:31:25,437 --> 01:31:29,832
appropriate the use of funds shown there as stated and may be

1614
01:31:29,832 --> 01:31:33,477
necessary or deemed necessary to defray all expenses

1615
01:31:33,477 --> 01:31:37,257
and liabilities relating to the respective --

1616
01:31:37,257 --> 01:31:40,857
>> Any public comment on this item?

1617
01:31:42,329 --> 01:31:44,329
Seeing none.

1618
01:31:46,501 --> 01:31:48,501
Mrs. Gibson, please.

1619
01:31:53,766 --> 01:32:00,296
>> This resolution is for the amended budget for the CRA fund

1620
01:32:00,296 --> 01:32:05,378
for 2026, as well as the proposed budget for the CRA fund

1621
01:32:05,378 --> 01:32:07,378
for 2027.

1622
01:32:08,838 --> 01:32:10,892
Each year, there's things that happen

1623
01:32:10,892 --> 01:32:12,309
that we have to adjust things that

1624
01:32:12,309 --> 01:32:12,706
happen that require adjustments for revenues and expenses.

1625
01:32:12,706 --> 01:32:15,237
Those amendments are in the 26 budget amendment

1626
01:32:15,237 --> 01:32:17,237
within the resolution.

1627
01:32:21,467 --> 01:32:23,550
Also, you have the proposed CRA budget

1628
01:32:23,550 --> 01:32:25,925
that we have prepared in accordance with Florida Statutes

1629
01:32:25,925 --> 01:32:29,127
section 163.387, which requires that we follow and use

1630
01:32:29,127 --> 01:32:31,527
the outlined redevelopment plan.

1631
01:32:35,240 --> 01:32:37,240
That's it.

1632
01:32:40,582 --> 01:32:41,768
>> Okay.

1633
01:32:41,768 --> 01:32:45,970
Thank you, Mrs. Gibson, this is the same process

1634
01:32:45,970 --> 01:32:51,697
we just went through for the general fund for the CRA.

1635
01:32:55,589 --> 01:32:57,446
>> Motion to approve.

1636
01:32:57,446 --> 01:32:59,279
>> We have a motion and a second to approve.

1637
01:32:59,279 --> 01:33:01,679
Please call the roll.

1638
01:33:04,790 --> 01:33:08,279
[Roll call] Regular agenda item number five.

1639
01:33:10,917 --> 01:33:12,917
Resolution 26157.

1640
01:33:15,635 --> 01:33:17,635
Mr. Davis.

1641
01:33:24,914 --> 01:33:26,845
>> RESOLUTION NO.

1642
01:33:26,845 --> 01:33:27,496
26-157, APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE

1643
01:33:27,496 --> 01:33:27,504
FLORIDA, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CREATION

1644
01:33:27,504 --> 01:33:30,400
OF WATERSHED MASTER PLAN; AND AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT

1645
01:33:30,400 --> 01:33:33,604
REFLECT THE RECEIPT OF THESE FUNDS.

1646
01:33:41,237 --> 01:33:44,237
>> Any public comment for resolution 26157?

1647
01:33:45,684 --> 01:33:49,884
Seeing none, Mr. Adaire, is this you?

1648
01:34:00,218 --> 01:34:02,196
This.

1649
01:34:02,196 --> 01:34:07,390
>> If you got a recall resolution 2619 in October 23rd

1650
01:34:07,390 --> 01:34:07,620
of 2025.

1651
01:34:07,620 --> 01:34:10,370
The city approved $473,000 for the preparation of the City

1652
01:34:10,370 --> 01:34:11,117
Stormwater Master Plan.

1653
01:34:11,117 --> 01:34:13,749
We still continue to search for funding for that project

1654
01:34:13,749 --> 01:34:16,333
and we were able to secure grant funding to help

1655
01:34:16,333 --> 01:34:18,117
recover some of that cost.

1656
01:34:18,117 --> 01:34:21,840
That's what's before you today. $300,000 to go towards that

1657
01:34:21,840 --> 01:34:23,840
project.

1658
01:34:24,397 --> 01:34:31,597
>> So this is to accept money -- where is the grant from?

1659
01:34:37,971 --> 01:34:40,371
>> HMGP Grant from FDEM.

1660
01:34:45,246 --> 01:34:47,246
>> Any questions?

1661
01:34:47,772 --> 01:34:49,519
Thank you.

1662
01:34:49,519 --> 01:34:51,519
Motion to approve?

1663
01:34:56,370 --> 01:34:58,370
Any discussion?

1664
01:34:58,373 --> 01:35:00,512
I'm sorry, I'm just following the rules.

1665
01:35:00,512 --> 01:35:01,887
I'm excited to accept this money.

1666
01:35:01,887 --> 01:35:04,287
Please call the roll.

1667
01:35:07,455 --> 01:35:09,997
[Roll call] We now move on to regular agenda item number six.

1668
01:35:09,997 --> 01:35:11,797
Resolution 26158.

1669
01:35:11,797 --> 01:35:13,797
Mr. Davis.

1670
01:35:23,814 --> 01:35:24,522
>> RESOLUTION NO.

1671
01:35:24,522 --> 01:35:24,529
26-158, APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT

1672
01:35:24,529 --> 01:35:24,538
OF JUSTICE FOR FIVE BALLISTIC SHIELDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT;

1673
01:35:24,538 --> 01:35:26,746
AND AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REFLECT RECEIPT

1674
01:35:26,746 --> 01:35:29,746
AND APPROPRIATION OF THESE FUNDS.

1675
01:35:35,608 --> 01:35:37,498
>> Any public comment on this item?

1676
01:35:37,498 --> 01:35:39,498
Seeing none.

1677
01:35:41,268 --> 01:35:45,468
Chief Talamentes, help us understand this item.

1678
01:35:52,266 --> 01:35:58,266
>> Mayor, a while ago now we applied for a grant

1679
01:36:01,290 --> 01:36:03,623
of the Department of justice for five ballistic shields.

1680
01:36:03,623 --> 01:36:05,610
These plastic shoes are utilized for tactical operations, patrol

1681
01:36:05,610 --> 01:36:07,203
operations and just another piece of

1682
01:36:07,203 --> 01:36:08,877
to keep our guys safe out there on the street.

1683
01:36:08,877 --> 01:36:10,460
We have our notified a couple of weeks

1684
01:36:10,460 --> 01:36:13,763
ago that we're approved this would be a no cost to the city.

1685
01:36:13,763 --> 01:36:16,443
This is completely grant funded and a vital piece of equipment

1686
01:36:16,443 --> 01:36:17,877
for officer safety.

1687
01:36:17,877 --> 01:36:23,140
>> Thank you to everyone that works so hard at the police

1688
01:36:23,140 --> 01:36:24,556
department on procuring these grants.

1689
01:36:24,556 --> 01:36:29,956
>> We got to protect our officers and our citizens.

1690
01:36:30,112 --> 01:36:32,112
>> Motion to approve.

1691
01:36:36,280 --> 01:36:37,209
>> Second.

1692
01:36:37,209 --> 01:36:37,407
>> We have a motion to approve and a second.

1693
01:36:37,407 --> 01:36:38,949
Is there any discussion on this item?

1694
01:36:38,949 --> 01:36:40,949
Seeing none.

1695
01:36:44,806 --> 01:36:46,806
[Roll call]

1696
01:36:50,300 --> 01:36:51,780
we now move on to the city Manager report.

1697
01:36:51,780 --> 01:36:53,780
Mr. Whitman?

1698
01:36:59,200 --> 01:36:59,791
>> No report.

1699
01:36:59,791 --> 01:37:01,708
>> We now move on to the city attorney report.

1700
01:37:01,708 --> 01:37:03,708
>> No report.

1701
01:37:08,717 --> 01:37:10,717
>> Council comments.

1702
01:37:10,854 --> 01:37:11,530
>> And one thing that just hit me with the Laguna Beach thing

1703
01:37:11,530 --> 01:37:11,176
or whatever she's trying to put all together in the consolidated

1704
01:37:11,176 --> 01:37:14,177
format for these residents to be able to maybe fly or something

1705
01:37:14,177 --> 01:37:16,370
that the city can put together.

1706
01:37:16,370 --> 01:37:17,721
I don't know if that's doable.

1707
01:37:17,721 --> 01:37:20,920
But just something where it makes it simple and easy

1708
01:37:20,920 --> 01:37:22,500
that we can get it translated because I

1709
01:37:22,500 --> 01:37:23,633
know we had a lot of robust discussion

1710
01:37:23,633 --> 01:37:24,694
and we came up with this.

1711
01:37:24,694 --> 01:37:27,201
And it took a PhD up here to be able to make a motion

1712
01:37:27,201 --> 01:37:27,814
to approve it.

1713
01:37:27,814 --> 01:37:33,146
I'd like to see the city be able to put something together.

1714
01:37:33,146 --> 01:37:36,981
I know your team can do that.

1715
01:37:36,981 --> 01:37:40,421
>> Aaron and Mark can put something together and they

1716
01:37:40,421 --> 01:37:44,210
presented at one of their meetings.

1717
01:37:45,700 --> 01:37:47,931
>> Thank you so much.

1718
01:37:47,931 --> 01:37:49,678
>> Nothing from me.

1719
01:37:49,678 --> 01:37:50,803
Everyone is back to school.

1720
01:37:50,803 --> 01:37:52,928
I hope everyone is getting settled and enjoying it.

1721
01:37:52,928 --> 01:37:58,328
And also enjoy your Labor Day on the 7th.

1722
01:37:58,687 --> 01:38:01,620
Our next City Council meeting is Thursday September 10th.

1723
01:38:01,620 --> 01:38:01,562
5 p.m.

1724
01:38:01,562 --> 01:38:02,700
Here at City Hall.

1725
01:38:02,700 --> 01:38:05,100
Have a blessed day.

1726
01:38:09,340 --> 01:38:11,434
This meeting is adjourned.