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>> everyone thank you so much for being here. I'd like to go
ahead and call to order the Tuesday October 24th meeting of
the Seminole County Board of County commissioners. If you
would please silence any cell phones or other devices as we
go through the morning's proceedings today, leading us
in the invocation and pledge of allegiance as Mister John apps
if you would please rise.
Let's break early.
>> Father we thank you for the opportunity to be here today as
free citizens.
Lord we don't take that
responsibility lightly.
We know that
our forefathers said eternal vigilance is the price of
freedom.
We thank you for this opportunity to be here today.
As we honor veterans and different people.
At this meeting we asked Lord for those who are on the dias
who represent us.
They are ministers of righteousness and to us when we
asked one of the to be with them and give them wisdom as
they do your work here in Seminole County and in central
Florida and for our state
Wessler for each one that's here watch over guide protect
them fast forward now as we look at the world events that
you would give peace in Jerusalem.
What has learned that we might remember the promise you made
Abraham I will bless them that bless you
and Kirstin that Kersh you and that you would
help us as Americans to be it right full allied to Israel
during this time we thank you for your many blessings in
Jesus name Amen you right now please join us for the pledge.
United States of America and to the Republic for which it
stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all.
>> Thank you. Mister.
We have quite a few proclamations and presentations
was this morning and the first proclamation will be presented
by commissioner her.
Thank you.
>> Fellow commissioners I move the following proclamation of
the Seminole County Board of County commissioners
recognizing United States Air Force staff sergeant Valerie
full-on for her outstanding service to the United States
and Seminole County
where's the brave men and women of our army Navy Marines Air
Force Coast Guard and space force demonstrate a resolute
spirit and unmet selflessness reminding us there are few
things more American than giving of ourselves to make a
difference in the lives of others
and whereas throughout our country's history. Generations
of service members have answered the call to leave
their families their jobs and put their futures and even
their lives on the line to valiantly defend our nation.
And whereas for many service members. The sacrifices ended
in permanent injury or death yet their spirit remains in the
continued preservation of our freedoms and the promise of
Liberty.
And whereas there are more than 30,000 living veterans in
Seminole County who served our nation in times of peace and
war through their service they kept America strong, and
whereas staff sergeant Valerie full-on enlisted in the United
States Air Force in Farmingdale New York and proudly served for
6 years from 1975 to 1981.
She was the first female to work at the AP office and uco
to Japan. She received numerous awards, including the Air Force
commendation medal Air Force outstanding unit award Air
Force good conduct medal and the Air Force longevity award
in addition to multiple quarterly awards and whereas
staff sergeant Valerie full-on moved to Seminole County in
1994 and worked at the 18 to call center in research Park as
an administrative assistant during much of her tenure.
She received multiple awards, including the president's
volunteer service awards from 2015 to 2018.
She hosted blood drives from 1998 until 2019 or 644 gallons
of blood were donated for local blood supply.
Since 2010 she crocheted different articles of clothing
for patients of all ages for adventhealth American Heart
Association save the children and special Olympics, operation
gratitude
and whereas staff sergeant Valerie full-on and her husband
David are proud military family with 2 daughters who also
served during the gulf war.
The full-on family is a gold star family, their oldest
daughter Sarah is a commissioned weather officer
with 23 years of service in the United States Navy, their
youngest daughter Laura lost her life while serving in the
United States Navy in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
And whereas staff sergeant Valerie on has brought great
credit and distinction upon herself to the United States of
America, the United States Air Force and Seminole County.
Now therefore be it proclaimed that we the Board of County
commissioners of Seminole County Florida express our
gratitude admiration and respect for staff sergeant
Valerie full on for her outstanding service to the
United States Air Force and residents of Seminole County.
It further proclaimed that this proclamation is presented to
staff sergeant Valerie for lawn along with her sincere
congratulations and recognition of cent of Seminole County's
veteran of the month adopted this 24th day of October 2023.
>> There's a motion and a second any discussion all those
in favor say aye aye any opposed motion passes
unanimously.
Staff sergeant pull on it.
If you if you would like to take a couple of moments to
address the board of the members of our community who
are here today, we would love to hear from you
just take become to the podium at the wonderful thank you and
just very honored and I thank you all very much that is
pitiful thank you for the honor is ours.
And I have one question if I may madam chair
was it tough for in the military or to call center.
I love my time in the military, I would have stayed longer that
you know at that time the country was downsizing, I
absolutely love my time. Thank you for. I think she
answered Yahoo
very generous haha thank you
as we go through this morning's proclamations will give an
opportunity for each representative a recipient of
that proclamation to come forward and say a few words and
then if you would have a seat and wait for the others to go
through will come down together as a board and take pictures
one after the other so don't don't escape out the door after
your proclamation is read the next proclamation is read by
commissioner zembower.
>> Thank you madam chair and as I began to read this, it would
be probably appropriate that we reflect upon what's going on in
our world today and
and that we ask that our military servicemen and
servicewomen around the world that are now being we deployed
the places that were yet to understand what might actually
occur that we keep in our prayers and keep in mind that
the veterans of this great country are the reason why
we're able to assemble here today and the freedoms that we
have in this country.
So they're Roy and those proclamations Seminole County
Board of County commissioners proclaiming 11/11/2023,
veterans day and recognizing Seminole County veterans for
their outstanding service to the United States and Seminole
County.
We're as an 11:00AM on November, 1119 18 after 4 years
of bitter conflict. The world rejoice and celebrate the
signing of an armistice with the allied forces and the
federal Republic of Germany for the cessation of World War one.
Has to remember the sacrifices that men and women made to
ensure a lasting peace on November, 1119 19 Woodrow
Wilson, the 28th president proclaimed armistice day in the
United States and whereas on 6/4/1926 the United States
Congress passed a concurrent resolution requesting that
Calvin Coolidge the 30th president issue, another
population or to observe November 11th, but all the
appropriate ceremonies.
And whereas on May 1319 38 20 years after World War one
Congress passed an act making November 11th and each year,
a federal holiday a day to be dedicated to the cause of world
peace and to be there after celebrated a known as armistice
day.
As an order for a full nation to pay homage to veterans of
all wars on June one 1954. President Dwight Eisenhower,
the 34th president signed into law a bill introduced by the
U.S. representative Edward Rees from Kansas remaining always
this data veterans day.
And whereas in 1971 Richard Nixon, the 37th president
declared veterans day to be observed on the second Monday
in November and whereas because of the commemoration of
veterans day was a matter of historic patriotic
significance. On 9/20/1975 Joe Ford the 38th president signed
public long 9, 4, dash 97 which returned the annual observance
of veterans states, what original date of November 11th.
And we're has approximately 200,000 service members
transition to civilian communities, annually and
studies indicate that a high percentage of servicemembers
experience high levels of stress during transition from
military to civilian life active military service members
transition from military service are at high risk for
suicide during the first year after military service.
And whereas the National Association of counties in the
National Association of County veteran service officers,
we invite the community to join operation green light and show
support for veterans by laying our buildings green from
November 7th through November, 13, and whereas Seminole County
appreciate the sacrifices of our United States military
personnel and Billy specific recognition should be granted
now therefore be it proclaimed that Seminole County Board of
County commissioners does hereby designate 11/11/2023.
is veterans day and Seminole County and calls upon all
Seminole County residents are the contributions of current
and former members United States armed forces adopted the
24th day October 2023.
>> Second that motion a second any discussion.
All those in favor say aye aye any opposed motion passes
unanimously.
Mister althouse if you left.
>> Yes, good morning, you know it's just want to thank you
from all the veterans and the county and all the residents of
the county. Thank you very much we thank you.
>> I will be presenting the next proclamation.
Seminole County Board of County commissioners proclaiming
October 30th through 11/3/2023, as veterans small Business Week
whereas the first week of November is recognized as
national veterans small Business Week which is
dedicated to supporting veteran entrepreneurs business owners
and their families and to encouraging people to purchase
goods and services from these hardworking men and women and
whereas one in 10 us firms as a veteran owned farm which
employs over 5 million people and whereas Florida has the 3rd
largest population of veteran owned businesses in the United
States with 185,756 veteran owned businesses in Florida,
generating 57.7 billion dollars in annual sales.
And whereas Seminole County is home to more than 30,000
veterans and 625 veteran owned businesses and whereas the that
Florida Association of veteran owned businesses has over 450
veteran of businesses and patriotic supporters we turn on
veteran businesses as members and their 5 chapters across the
state of Florida and whereas the Florida Association of
veteran owned businesses is a nonprofit entity that advocates
educates and connects our veteran and businesses to
economic opportunity.
And whereas Florida veterans and their families deserve our
unwavering support and gratitude for the continued
service to the United States through small business
ownership and entrepreneurship
now therefore be it proclaimed that the Seminole County Board
of County commissioners does hereby proclaim November 1st to
11/5/2023 as veterans small Business Week in Seminole
County and calls upon all Seminole County residents to
recognize the contributions of our communities local veteran
owned businesses and key role they play in keeping our nation
and our economy strong adopted this 24th day of October 2023
seconds that motion and a second any discussion all those
in favor say aye aye any opposed motion passes
unanimously.
Miss Lake would you like to come forward and anyone else
reorganization would like to speak.
Good morning. My name is Bridget late, I'm the Orlando
chapter chair for save all that and with me.
Good morning. I'm Trish Murphy and I'm the chairman for the
organization I just want to say thank you for supporting
veterans is an action and you've proven that this morning
and I just want to say thank you. Thank you so much thank
you for being here, thank you.
Our next resolution is also presented by commissioner.
>> So I'm presenting resolution item number 6 under for the
round can agree that number number four's recognizing Sam
Thurmond.
>> Our system chief paramedic for 39 years commissioner,
Constantine you know I think about whoever has it read.
Chairman.
>> It is my honor to recognize this individual that served 39
years here in some money.
We always want to recognize our employees not only whether
working here but when they're leaving
for the fine work to take you to serve.
The county and the citizens of Seminole County.
We have an individual here today that is served 39 years.
True service
in many different aspects of it so with that madam chairman
that resolution.
Well the summit County Board of County commissioners recognizes
Sam Firman
assistant chief paramedic
Seminole County Fire Department for 39 years of service to
summit County government and its citizens.
And Wes and from and began his career on June 4th.
1984.
As a fire service technician with Seminole County Fire
Department.
It had a positive impact. Many residents, visitors peers
subordinates supervisors, alike.
Us and served in many capacities during his tenure,
including
for service technician paramedic company officer
battalion chief
assistant chief of medical services operation and where he
led the premier agency in all facets of emergency medicine
services well creating enforced ring relationships within
Seminole County government. First responders other agencies
community health partners to ensure best-practice directed
at improving patient and family outcome in out community.
West San Fermin served the county with our respect
historic compassion as she directed control efforts
throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and championed the
current renowned community paramedicine program as he
dedicated.
Members of the summit County Fire Department
serving the community with distinction and respect
West centerman was promoted through the ranks to his final
assignment as assistant chief. Emergency medical service
operation where he designed to help people
provided a positive attitude experience wisdom and
courageous desire to learn as he served as a legacy to remind
all those who served with him and his commitment. The fire
service.
Prehospital emergency medical care in his community.
And whereas center retired effectively.
October 2220 23 to 39 years.
One point with Seminole County.
And whereas the Board of County commissioners Seminole County
wishes to express their appreciation to Sam tournament
on behalf of the staff and the citizens of Seminole County for
a dedication.
Now therefore be it resolved that the board of County
commissioners acknowledged it was big and we appreciate you.
His service provides center and and commend him for his
dedication and commitment to the job adopted this 24th day
October 2023 2nd.
>> The motion and a second all those in favor say aye aye any
opposed motion passes unanimously.
>> You can get these when you get old enough.
I'm going to say is I was born in this building. Thank you
very much commissioner for the past 39 years have been blessed
to work with every fire chief Seminole County has had during
that same time I've had the opportunity to work and some
manner with every commission.
The current administration, it is among the most cable there's
been a and the backing and support of the commission's
probably the best it's been since your advisor for this
department almost 50 years ago.
A summit County and that time the department going to be a
world-class Metropolitan organization and that could not
have done that without the continued support of the
commissioner has
as I leave like to mention 2 things like to see that the
commission do in the coming year, the first of those is
next year Seminole County Fire Department will celebrate its
50th anniversary. I think it would be great if the
commission would for their full strength and support behind the
recognition of this milestone. They have done many things in
there. Relatively short time the Fire Department that a lot
of larger Michael Pollan departments have not done.
And second of all. Commissioner dallari mentioned committee
paramedic program I was one that was tasked with doing that
about 2 years ago, I would love to see the commission consider
expanding it and make it a permanent part of the
department in my office downstairs every morning every
afternoon the folks doing the committee paramedic would come
back and say that the impact they have managed to have on
people. What they're doing is reducing 911 calls it's
bringing it needed social care and medical call to the
residents. Before they they need to go to the hospital and
continuing the spending that would be awesome.
Again, I appreciate the time that I spent here the ability
of service citizens, thank you for everything and it's been
held right thank you.
>> And chair of the question for the chief police officer
puts me that what what's next year.
>> We're going campin for about and they actually have a good
spot. Starting with the Department of Health revealed
the NSA for mayor so about. Back in the office from the
safe side when the grants and things like that so
over here to present plus whatever.
>> We do also remiss if we didn't also thank you why could
she stand please.
So many first responders both on the law side far side.
It's the families that support the first responders that
should also be recognized, I wanted to make sure we thank
you for your 39 years of service. Thank you. Thank you.
>> So resolution number 5 is recognizing Lee Bradley is the
crew chief with parks and Recreation.
Wonderful first name by the way.
>> I'm going before I do that I just wanted to shout a since
today is veterans. Appreciation day, not only for our citizens,
but small businesses and and certainly for each and every
one of the veterans that with veterans day. I was talking to
our
in-house cream much an bill Hyde, who reminded me to tell
everyone what a great job. Our veterans office does to
each and every veteran so I want to give a shout out to
them and what a great job they do too. During this time.
So I would like to move the resolution of the Seminole
County Board of County commissioners right Zach
recognizing Lee Bradley.
>> She grew chief with the parks and Recreation division,
leisure services Department for over 38 years of service to
Seminole County government and its citizens.
Whereas Lee Bradley began his career as a maintenance worker,
one in the parks and Recreation division and quickly progressed
to maintenance worker too.
And whereas Lee Bradley's dedication to maintaining the
appearance and safety of Seminole County's parks landed
him the position of the lead maintenance worker at Santa
land Park within 6 years of starting his career-worst
Seminole County.
Whereas in 2006 Lee Bradley was promoted to crew chief of
sanlando Park and Seminole County softball complex and
where as he has displayed the knowledge skills and ability to
maintain athletic fields at the highest competitive levels.
And whereas Lee Bradley will officially retire.
10/31/2023 after 38 years of employment with Seminole County
and whereas Lee Bradley's outstanding work ethic and
dedication to the counties generations
operations excuse me made him an exemplary employee and team
mate.
In addition, his friendly demeanor. And ready smile made
him a joy to work with
and whereas the Board of County commissioners of Seminole
County wishes to express its appreciation to Lee Bradley on
behalf of the staff and citizens of Seminole County for
his dedicated service. Now therefore be it resolved that
the board of County commissioners acknowledge and
appreciate the service provided to Seminole County by Lee
Bradley. And commends him for his dedication and commitment
to his careers in Seminole County government.
The for the resolve that this retirement resolution be
presented to Lee Bradley along with our sincere best wishes in
his retirement and a copy be spread upon the official
minutes of the Board of County commissioners.
>> As a motion second the second all those in favor say
aye aye any opposed motion passes unanimously Mister
Bradley like to come down.
>> Thank you, thank you. God is good and I mean wow can
I have everyone just say one day at a time while
>> because that's what is good for me one day at a time and
work for Seminole County. And you know to the
commissioners and my co workers and all the county employees,
it's just been great for me. I'm so blessed to have this job
and is a time I love that you know was there with them,
I'm going to suppressing but I guess I always tell people
won't be able to have my philosophy on life is you know
like it's what you make it, you know how we have a good thing
and I would say I would not won't take much choice today is
going to be a good day my wife would often tell me she said
hey today is the day a good day to have a good day. And you
don't think I like that about the day today is a good day.
And I just think that everyone you know has been supportive of
me and you know just just so blessed, I mean I just feel
good at all of the icr Seminole County employees can only win
so was he who worked for the county, you know.
His old job at the area of the county is real big us a lot of
the talk is a lot of people were putting down. Where you
work and you know, you know it's amazing how big the county
is. What you notice, it, it's just a pleasure to work for
Seminole County in I've always tried to represent, you know to
my high as July and the balls isn't that directive that the
man it just it's just been great and my thing is you know
I want to get I work a task ahead.
You know, and always one day at a time.
And my philosophy always also is do unto others as you have
them do unto you treat people how you want to be treated.
Thank you. Thank you.
>> Madam chair, yes, Sir may I suggest that we ask our HR
department may be to engage. Mister Bradley for an
infomercial for madam chair, I like to go one step further if
he looks to do bring him back.
>> I see the whole family is down there. We'll have them
come forward only 2 pictures that will be right. It was so
much of our next resolution is recognizing Steve Patman
systems cordinator telecommunications 35 years of
service Seminole County.
>> So that may be and this is the hardest act to follow this
morning. Sir, I just want to point that out. But it is a
good day when we get to read the following resolution of the
Seminole County Board of County commissioners recognizing.
Steve happened. Systems coordinator with
telecommunications for over 35 years of service to Seminole
County government and its citizens.
Whereas Steve Patman played a crucial role.
In Seminole County. As one of the very first employees in the
Department of Public safety communications division excuse
me.
We've got me all choked up back there. Mister chief officer of
having a good day.
Whereas Steve that man managed mission critical communications
from the 911 center to field units and he actively
participated in numerous projects involving radio
communications and their respective infrastructure
needs.
And whereas Steve Batman ensured that his skills
remained up to date by undergoing radio system
manufacturer training and participating in tabletop and
full-scale exercises a commitment that was vital
during both natural and manmade disasters and whereas over the
past 35 years, Steve app and has been involved in every
single hurricane activation in Seminole County. And he has
also been deployed to real world events such as the
groundhog day tornado event an operation manhunt Wheeler and
whereas deep that and will officially retire on 10/31/2023
with over 35 years of employment with Seminole
County.
And whereas Steve that man was not only dedicated to the local
community community but also made significant contributions
as a member of the regional domestic security task force 5
of Central Florida and whereas Steve Batman's dedication and
commitment to Seminole County have brought credit not only
upon the organization but also upon himself, and whereas the
Board of County commissioners of Seminole County wishes to
express is that its appreciation to Steve Patman on
behalf of the staff and citizens of Seminole County for
his dedicated service and now therefore be it resolved that
the board of County commissioners acknowledge with
appreciation the service provided to Seminole County by
Steve baton and commends him for his dedication and
commitment to is clear in Seminole County government
second.
Well thank you there's one more so just in the official record
be it further resolved that this retirement resolution be
presented to Steve Batman along with our sincere best wishes in
his retirement and a copy be spread upon the official
minutes of the Board of County commissioners and suze stick
sick. Haha.
>> So motion then a couple seconds all those in favor say
aye aye any opposed motion passes unanimously Mister
Bowden.
>> What I want to bust the levels are but it is Bateman
a long time so it's OK I will re read the entire thing.
I I've been very blessed to be in Seminole County for for all
these years and coming up from.
I started that whole communication guy I want to end
his health communication guy of state in the same job and and
up and every bit of the people that I've worked with us just
been wonderful.
I wouldn't take away anything from what's what's Seminole
County is done for everybody in one of our own division.
Telecommunications, we are the guys that are in the background
and nobody really knows but when something goes down you
can't communicate were your guys
including the fire Department and the sheriff's office know
that we kept them all talking.
And I'm very proud of that and I'm very proud of the people
that I work for. Thank you very much
and as everybody already knows. I wish you guys a wonderful
Seminole County.
Recall there being up that drawn.
>> Materials the EU would hand did you draw that or you had a
jacket or something that said Batman on the back haha
record I didn't make up that and I just haven't played very
Kaiser okay. 8 years.
>> For him he always called me that there we go to.
When all of the sheriff.
>> That's awesome. Thank you so much for enduring are
mispronunciation
our next resolution is recognizing Melvin Barnes
Barnes
G I s.
>> Madam chair, it's it's my pleasure to 2 out of this
resolution and
it just a quick story when I first was elected and coming
from the
public sector are part private sector, I'm sorry to the public
sector was quite a shock for me and and I had this grandiose
idea that involved Melvin and his folks in his office which
was.
I want to see a map of every parcel ground that this County
actually
not realizing how huge of a task that was and Melvin and
his folks came to my office and I asked that. I think the
question was will commissioner how granular do you want to get
and I'm like her in your work and you get.
But he is a very good man a very kind soul. He's going to
be missed here in this County. Thank you for indulging me and
my very first weeks of of an elected official I'm not saying
we're does not come from. So thank you very much with
that madam chair. This resolution, the Seminole County
Board of County commissioners recognizing know and Barnes
program manager gis Seminole County information technologies
for 30 years of service, a Seminole County government and
its citizens.
Whereas Melvin Barnes began his career as a part-time graphics
technician with the Seminole County planning and development
Department on 7/12/1993. And prior that serve as a
part-time student assistant, and the comprehensive plan
division of Seminole County
and whereas Melvin Barnes part of holding his current position
of gis program manager was promoted through the ranks as a
planning technician in 1993 Min senior technician in 1998 and
senior coordinator in 2000.
And whereas Melvin Bard's was instrumental in this to
numerous programs improvements to include the creation of a
county wide mapping database and the implementation of
handheld collection data apps that improve feel operations
and whereas Melvin Barnes as work with the county emergency
management team to acquire damage assessment software in
order to expedite storm response within the county
and was part of the 2010 2020 redistricting process that
leverage mapping technology to ensure the county was able to
meet the demands of the citizens and comply with
federal guidelines and whereas Melvin Barnes has held several
valuable rules throughout his career to include being a
member of the Florida, regional information systems Association
and whereas Melvin bonds will retire effective October 31,
2023 after 30 years of playing with Seminole County.
And whereas the Board of County commissioners Seminole County
which is expressed his appreciation to Melvin Barnes
on behalf of the staff and citizens of Seminole County for
his dedicated service. Now therefore be it resolved that
the board of County commissioners acknowledge with
appreciation. The service provides a Seminole County by
Melvin Barger commences for dedication and commitment to
his job be it further resolved this return resolution be
presented to Melvin Barnes all of our sincere congratulations
and best wishes of future prosperity adopted this 24th
day walked over 2023 2nd isn't.
>> Motion and a second all those in favor say aye aye any
opposed motion passes unanimously.
>> Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to express
my sincere appreciation to the people that I've worked with
over the last 30 years.
This is a bittersweet moment of sad because a lot of great
people.
But at the same time, I'm very excited about the future
and that future it's but it's possible because you guys and
gave a teenage kid. An opportunity to we're part of
amazing team.
We are making people have amazing experiences and develop
a courier for that I will forever be grateful.
2 mentors.
Jackson highs and when Aaron maciejewski thank you for your
guidance.
You're encouraged to your confidence, your trust and you
will is that heat I could have done it without you.
2 gis team past and present.
We've had my back through it all thank you so much.
James just information technologies and the rest of
the Seminole County family.
It's been an honor to work with you and I wish all the best.
Thank you thank you.
Student madam chair, yes.
I can't tell.
How many times I can count.
How many times set.
>> I've asked for a map I've asked for more details of
actual partial information. The list goes on and on
Melvin always come through your whole group is always come
through, but you've always been my office tower as commission.
Zembower talked about you know you really want that
information how deep you want to go
your positive attitude,
we've always been there so many different levels and
you can do attitude out shines the task that you've always
been asked to do
and every time that we've asked something we have delivered it.
More quicker than anyone could ever imagine.
And I sincerely thank you help me
I sincerely thank you thank you for helping the citizens here
in Seminole County apartments
your dedication to the job is
phenomenal he will be missed I will miss you
I wish you the best and God bless you.
>> Our next resolution as recognizing the 50th
anniversary of state Stephen says Hunter.
Thank you very much, madam chair and.
>> This is a beautiful day of recognition. Also on the
consent calendar which we will not read the 50th anniversary
of the Rotary Club of Lake Mary and the 100 50th anniversary of
the first Methodist Church of Oviedo, all of these different
organizations to such a great job and I will tell you I was
at the celebration of Saint Stephen's Lutheran Church this
past Sunday they had over 250 nearly 300 people there and I
know that they had a wonderful time I believe the Caroline
champagne is here to receive this resolution and we're so
proud of the service that they have performed throughout the
years is a resolution of the Seminole County Board of County
commissioners celebrating Saint Stephen's Lutheran Church 50th
anniversary.
Whereas
in the year 2023 Saint Stephen Lutheran Church commemorates 50
years of service to the community of Seminole County
Florida and whereas on 10/14/1973, 139 people join
together and chartered the congregation were worshiping at
Christ church Episcopal
in old Longwood and whereas Saint Stephen Lutheran churches
played an important role in the lives
of its members and in the community through their
neighbors program better living for seniors program, meals on
wheels feeding the homeless at the Coalition for the homeless
and supporting the Christian sharing Center for the past 10
years, Saint Stephen's Lutheran Church partnered with stepping
stones early childhood center to provide educational
opportunities, and whereas Saint Stephen's Lutheran Church
has
and continues to be a congregation that reaches out
beyond the community to serve others by sponsoring
missionaries, we're hungry programs relief programs with
supplies for those in need and multiple mission trips through
both within the United States and abroad
and whereas in the past 50 years Saint Stephen's Lutheran
Church has been a vibrant ministry that gives the
opportunities for youth and adults to grow in their faith
and spiritual journeys now therefore be it resolved that
the Seminole County Board of County commissioners here by
recognize the Saints evens Lutheran Church for 50 years of
service to the community and the people of Seminole County.
>> Second there's a motion and a second all those in favor say
aye aye any opposed motion passes unanimously
congratulations.
I just want to thank you all for recognizing our first 50
years and we looking very forward to having another
wonderful 50 years after this. Thank you so much you.
So this is where our chaos coordinator comes in very good.
So we're going to come down and have the first proclamation
that people who are related to that proclamation comfort will
take a picture together hand you the one that you take it to
go. And will go on through the next several agenda items so be
sure you have your whoever is on your team, your family,
your people that want to come down to be a pick and the
picture have those folks ready to roll.
For the next any better and it's in the audience to come
down.
Absolutely.
>> Guys
all right.
Why 7.
>> I next agenda item is a county investment advisor
report from Mister mcintyre and I know that things were being
changed.
Minute by minute almost toward the end of last week. Do see
all of the things that are happening in our world so we're
going to give Mister mcintyre some grace in case what he
presents to us today doesn't match exactly what is in his
presentation in our books thank you.
>> You know good morning to all of you.
This is a very volatile right now obviously if something does
get in the markets tension is what's going on in the Middle
East and one thing that I like to mention of talking to
governing body says foot that usually means whatever you've
got
military consulate in especially the Middle East.
Normally you would expect that energy prices would increase
and Chris Israel and Palestine are not energy producers,
but if that conflict were to include other Middle Eastern
countries and you would expect that will be the case, you know
it's expect oil to move up normally you would expect a
flight to quality as investors left what they perceived to be
riskier assets and moved into Treasuries which would
generally mean that yields would go down.
But there's also a lot of other things going on there's a lot
of Treasury supply because of the deficit.
So the supplies coming into the market, even if there is more
demand so we're not really sure where you are going to go you
know, and of course this is a very developing.
Issue right now the Fed meets next week Tuesday and
Wednesday, the expectation is that they're not going to raise
interest rates this time.
I don't believe they're going to raise interest rates again.
I think they would rather just moved to the sidelines. And let
what's going to happen happen without the Fed be part of that
story.
The story includes a government shutdown potentially and I
think that potential is probably
there, but I also think that on November 17th. The likelihood
is there will be another continuing resolution with this
and this mess down a couple months and deal with the later
again at some point we're going to have to start to address
those
those deficits, though GDP growth
and the 3rd quarter was a lot stronger than people expected
to go back to quarters expectation was that 3rd
quarter was going to be negative. Most economists
believe it would be in recession by this time, the
reality is that growth in the 3rd quarter men have been as
high as 5%.
I don't know you know without having a couple hours 6 point
out why that's the case that simply is the case right now I
changed of the foie gras that I have been here the inflation
graph to show you that the red line is core to a consumer
inflation. It continues to move downward. It's still about
twice where the Fed would like it to be.
The blue line includes energy prices and of course energy
prices have been elevated so headline CPI is actually moving
a little bit higher think the Fed feels comfortable that the
Corps is moving down we're so again I think that will give
them the ability to step to the side and allow things to do
there. There were 4. I should mention that that there is a
water break going on the economy home affordability is
the lowest it's ever been in history.
Of course as we approach is percent. Home prices, you know
are elevated, but also mortgage rates are elevated and we're
looking at almost 8% of the 30 year. So so that he's had a
tendency to keep home buying it at a minimal, and though also
like to mention that
when the Fed raises rates. They want to stop or limit or
restrict credit.
And you know, it's looking at the crime rate. The other day
saying half percent certain think the prime rate has been
borrowing rate the prime rate is actually base. So if your
small business in your borrowing through SBA loan you
be looking for to have 15%. So. There is reason not to
borrow these are brakes on the economy and I will tell you
that believe it or not. Russ Bloomberg survey, which
included in here does show that 4th quarter growth of 42 the
majority of economists is going to
this diversity slammed on the 4th quarter now whether that
happens it or not we don't know, but I think there's
there's good reason to believe that it could
having said that yields user sort of mix from where they
were the last time in a course is the chairman had mentioned
this is really a day by day minute by minute saying,
so you'll drop in yields are down. You know the 2 years a
little lower than it was last time we hear the 3 years a
little bit higher. Again, I think the Fed is it's done that
has left the door open in the event that they do need to
raise rates further, but they have indicated that they're
done and certainly won't raise rates next week.
Most of those poor rates are going to stay pretty close to
where they are and they're very close to where they were the
last meeting the the a qualified public depository up
a bank rate hikes bank rate is at 5.50 that's going to stay
there.
So you know I do believe that there's going to be a lot of
movement but for right now it looks close to the same as
where it was sort of holding pattern for a lot of things
right now,
I'm not going to go through this, I would encourage you to
take a look at it that the first line that's been
highlighted which I know everybody can see from the
screens is the expected. 74 us economists their
expectations for 4th quarter growth, the median forecast of
0.7 like a told you 3rd quarter is tracking right now above 5%.
So that's a pretty Brooke downshift they don't see a
recession. They see getting pretty close.
Take all this with a grain of salt to have been wrong.
The better part of the last 4 years. But I think that the
other thing to focus on is the two-year note. Yield that's
highlighted down there at the bottom and most economists
believe as they have that the yield is near the peak and will
continue to 2.
Below are so again one of the strategies that we're trying to
bounce a liquidity right now because it's that time of year,
but we would like to be able to take.
Some attorneys when they're available move them out on the
curb and lock them in for a little bit longer period of
time if indeed we have reached peak.
So upcoming maturities you have a meeting I think it's the 14th
of November. So we're not going to avoid the we're not going to
address the last 2 mature he's on the list, those first 2
maturities were actually purchased with the idea of
spending the proceeds. They were. They were staggered out
to major cash flow. So those will be spent the 10 million
this maturing there. Next we can be reinvested I talked with
the folks in the clerk's office and they feel comfortable right
now reinvesting that into the step that we can I would like
to move out. As far as we could lock in a 5% plus you it looks
like we can probably do that as far as out as a as October of
2026 a knock on wood, I'm not sure if that will be higher or
lower we actually the through the process. But that's that's
what my recommendation is and then what dresses of the
maturities at the next meeting which is it which is a shorter
meeting I think it's in 3 weeks.
So I will take one step at a time that this is a volatile
time there's a lot going on. We're watching the portfolio
basically
safety is going to be the first issue transparency is very very
important at this time I say, and I'd be happy to answer any
questions you guys have any questions for Mister mcintyre.
>> Chairman motion to implement the recommendations by
financial advisor based on a report submitted and recommend
a clerk implement said board recommendation second.
>> The motion by commissioner dallari second by commissioner
zembower
any further discussion all those in favor say aye aye any
opposed motion passes unanimously, thank you so much
we appreciate you being out there for us and keeping and
all eyes on what's happening.
>> Thank you very much, you know what I find ironic about
part of his presentation was the mortgage rates. They
percent.
I bought my first House.
Carter administration was in office I paid 18% and help me
to remember that and we have so get insurance so if you
refinance at some point you've got something that's right so
for those that want around then that might be listening it's
all going to be OK. The decision affects well and and
refinances soon as you can
>> add to that and it wasn't that long ago in 1996 when my
husband and I bought our first house the rates for 7, 3,
quarter right so we've been here before and the not too
recent past. We have 0 is not normal. Now the hero has maybe
not the new normal it is your that's the essential point.
But right. Thank you so much
moving on to our consent agenda. We have the opportunity
for the public to participate.
Anyone here who would like to address poor, it's my show and
tell there is a yellow form out in the lobby, if you would like
to speak and a green form out in the lobby, if you would like
your comments read for the record by the members of the
board will be passed down the diocese. And if you would like
to fill out that form if you haven't already and provide it
to our team down here at the front desk will make sure that
we let you address any items on the consent agenda that you
wish to addressed. So pursuant to Florida law the public has a
right to be heard on all propositions except when the
Board of County commissioners acting on ministerial or
emergency matters or conducting a meeting exempt from section 2
86.0 1, 1, Florida statutes, public comment time on
proposition should be 3 minutes for individuals and 6 minutes
for group representatives. The right to be heard during
quasi judicial hearings is governed by Florida law.
The public will be provided the opportunity to be heard on non
agenda matters at the end of the meeting at the end of our
one 30 meeting proper decorum will be observed in accordance
with the operating policies and procedures of the Seminole
County Board of County commissioners section 2.1 7,
5, public participation before the board comments should be
limited to the subject being considered by the board all
public comments shall avoid personal attacks are abusive
language and redundancy disrespectful rude or relevant
or slanderous remarks or disruptive behavior may
subjects the individual to removal from the board chambers
and the chairman may curtail repetitious comments
is there anyone from the public who submitted a formal would
like speak.
Is there anyone here who would like to address the board that
neglected to fill out a form.
We'll close public comment. The county managers consent
agenda items are number 10 through 28 are there any
changes or modifications.
>> That mentor in just one edition under the county
manager's consent agenda, 16. That we've added.
And that's all for plan.
>> Any items foot that the board would like to address
separately
commissioner Constantine and commissioner zembower.
>> If there are no items that they wish to discuss I would
move consent agenda items 10 through 28, including 16.
And the constitutional officers so consent agenda, 29 seconds.
>> There's a motion by commissioner Constantine in a
second by commissioner zembower and someone just ran their
yellow form down the down the aisle. So what that's okay.
If you would please, we'll go ahead and reopen public
comment.
Mister kill at the moment, it's.
>> And which item are you here to speak on actually just want
to follow up with with the gentleman about the economic
presentation was saying I would be more just broke or one point
I wanted to make is that I'm starting to see a lot more
people to a cash out refinance us.
But I see a lot more people getting it that just don't make
that point because that wasn't addressed and I don't know if
that affects the way the decision-making is made with
the council, but just Aubrey that your attention to a lot
more of it.
That's a good thing or bad thing good for me not so much
waited for the country, but just my $0.2 if you would state
your name and address matters that name is killed some of it.
A little 1, 3, 4, Lee Avenue. I love your Seminole County and
that's in Longwood all right, thank you so much for being
here this morning the property
will re close public comment.
>> We have a motion and a second all those in favor say
aye aye any opposed motion passes unanimously, thank you
so much.
Item number 29 is the constitutional officers consent
agenda. I don't recall that all right, thank you for catching
that
our next item number 30 is actually of a work session
presentation. A presentation flash work session
work regarding and economic development strategy presented
by Andrew Lester Bronner and you have anything you'd like to
say.
>> Thank you madam chairman and commissioners you just briefly
as as miss west of runners getting her presentation mode.
It
when we brought, especially runner on I had asked her to go
and visit every city every just the school board
was the college as well as our business community to really
talk about what we've done economic development ways here
in the county. Over the last decade.
And I asked her and her team to come up with some strategies
over the next couple years and actually meet with each one of
you as well to talk about with your guidance as well, how we
move forward so that's the purpose of this work session.
I think she's met with each of you as we go through this will
be looking for comments from the board yea or nay are go
left or go right but I really appreciate miss what LeBron and
her team putting this a strategy together for us this
morning.
>> Thank you daryn and good morning. Good morning
commissioners and comptroller Malloy Kate.
Today, I'm really honored to present some highlights from
the 5 year strategic plan are not going to all 5 years today,
I'm asking for your collaboration, your feedback
and your insights and we met with several youth the
briefings, 3 key takeaways for today for says that this is a
very confident very dedicated team. The second to carry on
the South the second is that we'll see that we're going to
ask for no impact to next year's budget and I'll get more
of the details about that the 3rd is that we're not
leveraging a lot of our regional resources to support
our businesses so that is the essence of what we're bringing
to you
so really quickly, I'm going to go over a proposed mission
vision statement with we love your feedback on that because
we're collective team and supporting our local businesses
and recruitment efforts I've been all talk about federal
trends that we're seeing that reflects what's happening
locally and then of course many local facts about our
businesses that I think you already know
and then we'll move on to some in the weeds details on again
those businesses that exist here today and how we can help
them mourn workforce needs both are employed and unemployed
residents and then the most exciting part I think is
getting to the strategic plan components which is a form of
an approach and then finding all go through what we will be
requiring for resources and again I can't stress that this
is basically a project carryforward from FY 23 unused
funds that will show you
so with that our mission for our entire group. The alignment
with future trends and groundbreaking innovation a
robust education system another dynamic partnerships that we've
through the fabric of our local community and extend their
influence globally we pursue the best opportunities for
existing and new businesses throughout Seminole County and
our vision statement that were frozen is Seminole County is
dedicated to supporting every business segment from start-ups
to enterprises the acting us champions for economic
prosperity throughout our County we're crafting a
thriving conscious and prosperous community for
generations to come. I want to emphasize that conscious
because I think that ties really elegant lead to our
holistic broader plan and really take care of our natural
assets as that leads to quality of life and how we're going to
really use the quality of life here in Seminole County as a
curate for recruiting businesses and to continue to
support our younger generations of workforce here.
So one of the trends, I love to talk about from a federal
status. At one point I did run even the eta's economic
development must ration is largest study to of this that
local governments must continue to subsidize and fund our
technical assistance programs for businesses and so. Now we
come here to appeal to you that we need to continue to fund the
existing and then again those regional partners to support
our businesses. Some other interesting areas and by the
way a lot of these grass have been blown up for you so it's a
little bit easier to see in the appendix but in a guide and
financial very recent study, one of the top 2 areas. That's
of most interest to businesses around America is really
retention and recruiting so you'll see a lot of emphasis.
There are strategic components on workforce and recruiting and
supporting the next generation. Instead what we have in our
backyard.
That also goes to a Price. Waterhouse Cooper study of
chief financial officers of the largest companies in America,
what are they spending and what are they. What are their
expenses going towards we're seeing a lot of technology
investment so you're going to see not everything that we're
going to go through today talks about supporting high-tech
businesses. But there certainly in of that is there and then if
you call attention to the bottom right. A Forbes study of
recent small business to sticks. The issue with a higher
survival rate right now is health care and social
assistance industries, what you'll see is as propose a
program. We're supporting our nonprofits is not just to make
sure that those nonprofits continue their survival but
also to work better with the county in terms of meeting our
deliverables and certainly you know helping them be
sustainable even away from eventually County funding.
So locally, I know all of you are experts on this but just to
call couple highlights might be interested in the bottom row
are kind. Labor force of inflatable aged individuals is
275,774, which that are actually employed in the county
is north of 266,000 the one that we really want you to call
attention to those how many are 55 and up right now employed
you just saw 5 of our colleagues retired today are
essentially very soon. So what we're just being here is we
have an impetus for really supporting K 12 and collegiate
level workforce, programs and you'll see more of those
details next and then of course are Seminole County rankings
these are really exciting. We want to keep these going in
the state we're voting number one best County for families
number one best County to live for any age, any type of
resident. I also want to call attention to the number 2 best
County in the state from young professionals we want to keep
these rankings going and again this is a quality of life.
Rain her or statistic or fact that if our programs high like
this this is again very attractive to business
recruitment strategies.
And so a little bit more granular about who's in our
backyard. This is both from the tax collector's office and I'll
talk a little bit why we go with the tax collector's office
is essentially that these are businesses that are complying
with their taxes and accounting measures. But you can assume
another 4 to 6,000 businesses in our area, mostly micro
businesses and home businesses that may not pay their taxes
and sign up we do want programs that support those all go into
those later as well as that they are accounting and you
know certainly known by the county, so we can get in touch
with them. But there's about 23,000 of these businesses.
This graph is interesting because it represents who's
here so just a couple of quick highlights you'll see that the
majority industry here is retail trade.
We really want to get more people empower residents
empowered to have their own artesian or food and beverage
company and so you'll see a lot of our Main Street other
investments, I'll talk about later support that I'm a big
fan of the V dot bombs and certainly dino's hot bottle
shop right down the street are breweries etcetera our
combination of food service is our 5th largest industry by
representation of companies. And that's of course our
hospitality businesses so you'll see us you know really
support that there are a lot of our tourism programs already
and I also want to call attention to our 6 largest
which is the professional scientific technical services
again that's this high tech industry companies that we also
want to support, I showed you a little bit of the impetus
around that.
So very quickly by the full-time employee numbers,
this is our largest employers in the area. You'll see us
ranked 5th on this list and so you'll see a lot of focus on
public sector workforce programs again K 12 all the way
to supporting transitioning a residence in different careers,
especially to support our own vacancies, our own needs of the
public sector.
Here's a slide that talks about the median excuse me annual
average wages, you'll notice that the majority of our
businesses are much smaller. But this slide, what we really
want to take away is basically that the larger companies have
the higher average annual wages. So we don't want to
completely remove programs that incentivize and get some of
those larger companies recruited here we're going to
re imagine that with the on and talk a bit about what we want
to do for those types of programs
and then of course we care about are unemployed want to
make sure that we highlight there are over 8200. Residents
that are not employed at this time and so what are we doing
to support that we have some programs with careersource
central Florida which really triage is that but it's not
enough and we want to talk more about that.
So the exciting part is our strategic plan and what we'd
like to pose with you on work with you on so starting with
those emerging entrepreneurs as well as small business
assistance programs, I'm in a little bit I'll show you our
current investments and where we want to go with our
investments to support the broadest spectrum of industries
demographics of particular entrepreneurs. And certainly
where they're at in their investment spectrum. Whether
they're just you know somebody who's using the friends family
and pulls network all the way to more sophisticated loan
programs, etcetera. The second bullet, which I'm so excited to
hear the statistics today we want to support our military
veterans and certainly other special demographic are
underserved demographics of entrepreneurs, this includes
women-owned business owners african-american owners.
We do support Hispanic. Business owners to some degree
with press there we want to talk about expanding that and
see that a little later,
but again a lot of what we're proposing to you I would be did
you know expanded her dramatic offerings and really hit those
particular demographics with a lot more associated programming
another exciting proposal to you all as the cultivation of
the first customer pilot program, especially with our
own, but also our municipality constitutional office partners
and that could mean everything from technology to a food and
beverage products again the team has a really cool job with
a soft landing program out of ucf incubator client that's
called pressurize they need a patent a new puppy coffee that
basically makes the a coffee more delicious
and we've really been supporting them with you know
boosting their sales helping with export etcetera we want to
really expand that by bringing them in Tyrone parks and rec
concession stands etcetera etcetera so how does the county
leverage, our resources to support our local businesses
even more so and that goes hand-in-hand with collaborate
with the university fired in Seminole state on emerging
intellectual property or any kinds of passable ideas
designs, etcetera that we can also weave into what the county
and our partners do. And then as I mentioned earlier today we
really want to support our nonprofits through a business
technical assistance program that already exists in our
region to get you to push Institute, it's called
empowering good and it's been very successful so far with
other counties companies that we want to make sure that we're
doing the same with our nonprofits
and then to support in our scale businesses as well we'd
like to develop in coordination with the chamber, a business
innovation group we're kind of calling it a think tank where
we meet quarterly to really get to know our large-scale
companies so I know I've spoken to several of you know what's
doubly up to or what's rising up to because they really.
We have worked and not with them to bring them into the
fold of what our community needs whether it's from a
talent pipeline or a great idea is you know getting more
volunteers from their corporate social responsibility areas to
help out the animal shelter, I want to get more of those folks
to Allen shop etcetera.
And so this gives us a chance quarterly to check in on
workforce needs again corporate social responsibility export
and several other needs that they have
another area that we're very excited about which is another
regional partner, the corridor would be the most influence
industry cluster initiative, this enables us to really
highlight very particular normally in the high tech
space.
Existing you know mid to large steel companies and how we can
help them better with grants again exports opportunities to
promote them work more with dance team and get more of
these products procured by the county and our County partners,
etcetera. I mentioned the pilots and some of the other
projects we can do. But another big highlight is our workforce
development investments, we just made a huge investment
Seminole come into Seminole state we want to leverage that
those programs and those investments to make sure that
we're helping our local businesses with their workforce
needs.
So speaking of that as I mentioned one of the biggest
points that we want to work on is fulfilling our own vacancies
and our partner municipalities they can see they're all there
somewhere whether it's water services gis right, we have a
big loss of Melvin how do we fill those shoes, etcetera and
so what we're proposing is a couple of areas that focus on
different age residents starting with the K 12
population, mostly high school we propose something called the
public sector of the economy we bring kids here for 2 to 4
weeks and they moved Lane every different department in
division of the county, so they understand the public sector
jobs, look like we'd also love them to meet with you all so
they see the political side of it as well and think about
running for office someday
on the I would say you know it adult resident side how do we
work with our residents to get them into our County jobs as
well so we're already partnering with Christian and
Christina and Chris come on pretty progressive and very
aggressive recruitment strategy as well starting with Seminole
County public schools, Seminole state and then our residents at
large were also proposing apprenticeship and internship
programs which we can definitely get more details
with as we meet with you in separate briefings. We already
are jumping in with curriculum guidance and many of these
areas as well as again what our larger industry needs are again
mostly intact hospitality, etcetera with Seminole County
public school system and then of course we want to expand on
our relationship with careersource central Florida
who's already leveraging TANF and snap and wioa and many many
federal dollars streams to support especially those
unemployed residents were very low income residents into jobs
that bring in the higher wages.
And then finally you know I I'm hoping it didn't surprise me
because I know we talk about this in the briefings. Now we
get to the business recruitment strategy right there so much
more to it than just bringing in big companies all the time.
So the first one we like to propose the creation of a soft
landing program would like to target the airport area first
again we would work with these influence program. My second
bullet which really focuses on those high-tech areas. Whether
that's and verticals like education technology and
learning science of clean Tech and renewable energy would love
to see aviation aerospace and maybe even the space economy
being brought out stuffy we really like to do is bring
especially European and South American and Caribbean and
Asian companies here to start their American headquarters.
And then also the 3rd bullet, what we'd like to really do is
understand so I appreciate hearing everybody's. Ga
stories, especially commissioner zembower under
Larry we'd like to continue that effort at looking at our
larger land masses even understanding who those
privately owned parcels are not for us to purchase but to be a
resource to those incoming companies so that they know,
hey I need a 60 acre site is that even possible for us to
host here in Seminole County and so we really want to know
our assets and also be the first point of phone call for
any of those landowners right, you have a company that might
want to buy this for me just be a trusted resource and then I'm
gonna get to the next slide about incentives were going to
propose some new strategies on financial incentives, but I
hope to see that a lot of what we're doing here are the shared
not a financial incentives that we could be providing to these
businesses and last but not least will continue our
partnership with Orlando economic partnership. But we
want to have some additional reporting requirements with
them and and work with them closely at the hip. We're
currently negotiations Seminole state College to be in the team
is currently shopped at Heathrow to basically have an
economic development hub office and we'd like to have up start
coming up here once a week just you know meet with potential
companies that would be coming in and work with us more.
So from a financial incentive standpoint as we said we'd like
to come back and I talked to many of you about this already
but re-imagining our jobs growth incentive and a couple
slides, I'll show you that the biggest reimagination would be
how are doing reporting with them. Once they are telling us
OK we did create the jobs. We want more skin in the game,
we want more proof of that but from the minute we are
recruiting them we really want them to work with us in the
community and I mentioned a little bit of that I'll get
more to that than on financial incentives next
from a non financial standpoint, we're hoping to do
more expedited permitting for companies that are coming in as
I mentioned earlier we can definitely be doing a lot more
for chairman I talk about the soft landing. Program earlier,
especially in the education technologies learning science
vertical. You know we have contracts already because the
incubator and other programs with ucf and Seminole state
we're working on some big programs right now in this
proposal with several County public schools would like to
ask them to actually sit down with their procurement team not
saying that they'll make a definitive decision to work
with the company but as we bring in soft landing programs.
We want them to to at least talk to these companies and see
what they have started with educational tack. Downstream.
We can talk about facilities clean Tech and other particles
as well.
Again we can certainly help the town recruitment assistance
because we're funding workforce programs. So we know the
heartbeat of what those companies need and then what we
can invest into training programs and then of course
some of the other areas that we have oversight of the county
are to mass transit solutions right, you know if a company
needs more routes were if they need a particular, you know
like the author also lot the smaller wings of and you know,
so it just all the investments we waken transportation are we
meeting the needs of larger employers here today and then I
mentioned the social responsibility support we'd
love to get more involved with these companies and their CSR
requirements because the county has an awful lot that we do for
the community in turn.
So last but not least on the budget side. Here's today all
the invest investments we make and you know to be honest it's
a smaller list, so we'd like to propose to you is a much whiter
breath of supporting the company's. And these nonprofits
that do a lot of small and large business assistance.
And I went through a lot of what these partners would do.
As I mentioned we would have some very stringent reporting
requirements and also be tied at the hip with our partners
more and so that starts with quarterly progress reports as
opposed to an annual report check in again we want to look
at key client metrics done a lot of work in the space in my
years in this in this area and we have to go further than just
revenues and jobs created we want to see grants that they've
secured because of our technical assistance programs.
The breath of jobs, what kinds of salaries we're seeing with
those jobs. Wraparound services are companies committing some
very unique HR assets to our employers can we share best
practices across companies that really doing excellent most
recruitment and retention strategies are brought up at
the beginning of today, etcetera and in turn this would
replace the spotlight that used to have here at the BCC
meetings with more especially working in partnership with
Chris Patten. Our client success stories and really
telling the story of what our investments are yielding for
our local businesses and those recruiting businesses to our
area. The more in lockstep with them in terms of the county's
financial and non-financial investment are companies
thriving, let's tell that story together and then of course we
want to meet with them regularly so we again see the
trends and what business types types entrepreneurs are out
there. So obviously we can change or add new programmatic
offerings we also are looking for monthly check in with cars
with these partners that we have more real-time data from
them so not just requiring those quarterly progress
reports but again knowing what's going on with their
companies all times.
They have a tough time with permanent they have a tough
time with procurement are we having some great success isn't
there something we're doing great in those departments that
we need to continue doing for other businesses
and then of course this really helps us be close to the vest
on hiring or local talent working with CPS Seminole state
etcetera and again those investments that we're making
so last but not least just to make sure I was clear on what
we're asking of you all in terms of what you like from you
know what we presented if there's everything like they're
part of what you like would like to come back to you in
December with agreements with a lot of these regional partners
and probably most exciting is that we're using already
budgeted unused unclaimed jobs, growth incentives for FY 23 the
project carry over. So we're not asking for any impact on
the FY 24 budget.
And finally because I loved Katie eyes, I love desired
outcomes. There's many metrics we think we could be looking at
to see if our work has achieved higher quality of life more job
opportunities higher annual wages, etcetera for residents.
And so these are some of the areas with up to explore with
you all and again very very open to hearing what you think,
and how we can collaborate with you so thank you for your time.
Commissioners commissioner zembower.
>> Thank you madam chair. Thank you very much for this
presentation.
I think this is a good start.
Ice specifically. And then arrested and the metrics and
the scene what is really happening and that seems to be
something that we have we're not.
I think you if you ask anybody here what the R a y has been on
any of these they would go.
I don't really know or
we're relying on the partner tell us what really is and
whether that is
true Sarah. Answers are not on another matter, I also like the
fact that you're you desire to track metrics
and a monthly basis rather a quarterly or annual because
if you're waiting for quarterly or annual we can't turn quick
enough to raise the issue and make course corrections so I
think that's a great.
The one metric I didn't hear
and I would like to know your thoughts on this is
and we talk about impact of the budget and so forth
unless I missed it, I didn't see anything there to track.
The actual hard cost to the county on a staff level.
Well, the words.
What are we spending in addition
to these other funded areas.
Employee costs directly and what's the return on that and
is that something that we we could.
>> Absolutely I mean we talk about that we do have to put a
we want to get the you know macro level ideas with you
first and come back with what would be that stopped operating
in Iran. This is the first year to lay the foundation so we
think the team suffices right. But yes we want to come back to
you and your to your 3 to say we know we have to step up
which want to look at what that looks like again with the full
breadth of what you are willing to you know making an
investment so absolutely no idea.
>> I think this is again to me it's a breath of fresh air of
we're going down this past ultimately my other concern is
and I heard you say early on you reached out to all the
other 7 cities and so forth except for cast for him and
cast their. Mayors probably in the woods funding because it's
funny to see.
But that said
it's important that we understand our place in the
role. There are
the things that the cities we are capable of doing much
better than we are. You know as a county we're not going to
have necessarily County center with wining and dining
amenities that's better served in the cities who have already
endeavored upon that have made that investment in our part of
this County, so it's important to me that we are having those
discussions are collaborating so that we
don't impact each other's what we do best and help each other,
you know across those the jurisdictional lines. So
I'm good will support this. 100% but I am an arrest and
being tracked the metrics and understand what the wall costs
are to us.
>> As we come back and actually show you what the metrics you
know face looks like and would love your feedback on Nutley
thank you very much. Chair.
>> Other comments questions Mister Gore. Thank you madam
chair well done I think this a good Foundation excited to see
what
unfolds for not just your department for all of us,
I would like to see some additional information if I may
on the vacancy rate for office space is both
locally regionally and nationally and is anyone what
are people doing to address that because she later that
will address what a tax rate in
ability to attract other businesses to come here.
With that you talked about emergency of emerging markets,
but it's both domestic and internationally so like to
understand that a little better because that does
a change in periodically
and then we do have one of the largest if not the largest free
trade zone.
Want to make sure that we're focusing on that
and then the one thing that I didn't hear you talk about was
he thought a high-tech corridor.
So they're called the corridor and that's the central and
program stalking okay what your branding we used to at least I
used to call it a Florida high court exactly right. Aaron
judge was the president of that we used to get updates from
him, you know routinely we haven't heard from them in a
while and they leverage he. The might so I say of several
different universities and I want to make sure that I didn't
realize they rebranded so thank you for that correction,
I'd like to see more information about that as well
because that is an asset that we can definitely use to and I
think your head down and a half all right. Thank you.
>> I think a very well done a great briefing as well, I like
to make sure that we add something related to employment
for those with disabilities.
Unless we specifically call it out we seem to forget it.
I would like to better understand how you make coffee
more delicious because it's pretty delicious yeah.
>> He wrote that down to talk.
>> The economic opportunity through careered development at
Seminole public Seminole County public schools in Seminole
state I think there is a significant gaffe
today so this is where I get to sound like a 185 years old.
But there's a significant gap between
getting through the school system whichever one it may be
and then being career-ready
it in my estimation, having gone through this with 2
students rather recently they are simply not and I certainly
go through it every day with those that we hire. And so
there is a gap that the school systems are not filling
possibly because they can't that employers don't want to
fill because they just don't want to and so what's happening
is we're creating employment gap
where kids with families that can fill that gap for them fill
the gap for them and kids with families that can't for
whatever reason it may be
don't get the gap filled. So they sit on employed longer
they take lower-paying jobs, etcetera we have to step in
that space. So that's about resume preparation,
interviewing skills all of that good stuff that is not
happening the campuses and I I can feel you're looking at me.
>> The campus, some say the at the go.
>> They can't do it to the scale that it has to happen and
and there are a lot of people that are falling through that
crack there. It's not just kids
by the way it also happens it very expensive colleges,
which shall remain nameless but go Hatters where a it's it's
just extremely difficult for them to do this for whatever
reason people need more than one avenue for that.
I do understand that not reach our department we have somebody
that is expert at resume preparation who may be able to
land in terms of volunteering
non financial incentives. My comment is that it's not
simply about
community engagement it's about meaningful community
engagement. So don't throw down the membership in the chamber
and say we're in we want time talent and treasure so that the
people that we moved here that we pay to move here actually
become immersed in the community and it happens by
virtue of that engagement.
And then I didn't necessarily understand the idea of
meeting with procurement departments. When when you have
a potential vendor.
So this is what I do feel like.
I sell stuff.
The procurement department doesn't make the decision
doesn't facilitate the I mean other than getting on a list
which you can do online. I think you need to be meeting
with the departments that would buy that solution and so if
we're going to get meaningful, let's get meaningful and
procurement can be an involved they can come to the meeting,
but you got to get to the department that would secure
that would secure that contract. So that they are
aware of that entity and its existence. So just shift that
paradigm a little bit but very well done and I'm I'm I'm
excited about the future. I would also call out that the
quarterly progress reports it's a monthly check and not
necessarily a monthly reporting so we may need to make sure
that we're clear on that from our perspective.
>> We just want to keep along that so it may be a more
durable but it definitely gear and they have to come of those
meetings and then we would still you know see where things
are going so we
>> for Bill makes it hard for us to understand the progress
though.
Just a heads up because Mister Constantine well thank you very
much.
>> I also say well done. This is something that I think
that you know we all
have expectations but now to see it and paper and to to
moving forward, I think that's very important and TV always
have to
have a plan and I see that you have it I am
interested and and appreciative
that as you know, I've had many questions about we talked about
this many questions about our incentive program. Commissioner
zembower mentioned to you know
our I am but also how they get to the point where they're
asking for those dollars. And I appreciate that you think
that you've acknowledged it and putin a lot of the points that
I have been making for trying to make for a long time and
have made and many other commissioners have have
supported that.
So you know I see us moving forward in this ICU a real
opportunity in and you know when you have that on paper
and you have a plan.
I think that that's that's that's wonderful and and moving
forward and something that we can then take out to the
community and articulate
as opposed to just you know, saying hey I as I recall many
times people say hey we're open for business know what we're
here for is we're trying to get the right business at the right
time in the right place 7. Thank you thank you.
>> So I will add Mike who does. But I'll also say that
my my conservative nature gives me a little bit of heartburn
when we talk about government stepping in these gaps.
That's not to say that the capstone existing that someone
doesn't need to fill them, I just want to make sure that
we're being very strategic and helping to support the
businesses who will help stand and fill those gaps because one
thing I've learned in my various roles in government
over the years is we don't always.
Present company excluded. We don't always do things in
the most efficient
progressive manner
and I don't ever want.
I don't ever want people to look at government as being a
replacement for for the good work and the progressive work
that small businesses are doing and large businesses are doing
in this economy we need businesses business drives this
economy, not government.
That's my little speech now stepped down off my soapbox I
do want to there to be some coordination if we can with
Richard sweat from dot da small and he has that has invested
some his own money and developing a type of app that
is Geo locating to help pair job seekers with the people who
are seeking employees. It's really remarkable. I think it
has been presented in some different formats I would love
it if you could facilitate his that presentation to to the the
other 4 members of the sport. You know,
local small business owner, this is not something he is
doing to try to create a new venture for himself, he has
very successful center already in place. But I think it's it's
and it could be a very valuable thing for for us to help in
terms of getting that completely integrated
regarding JG eyes. And we've talked about this I
transparency and accountability absolutely the most critical
things in my estimation when we talk about these inside and one
of the things that I think we need to focus on is not just
the jobs.
But how many jobs are going to be bringing people to live here
in Seminole County if these are jobs where the remote workers
still living in Pennsylvania.
That does not help us we want people shopping at Publix and
people going to you know having their kids in school we want
them to be here and be a part of the fabric of our community.
So that's something I would love to see stipulated
I think this is an excellent
shot at at looking at that 5 year strategic the plan is is
really wonderful. Good work.
Of course, I'm I'm bullish on on Seminole County public
schools in Seminole state College and I think they are
very interested in this partnership as well and they're
very excited about this. So thank you to you and your
entire team for for pulling this together just right.
>> It's just a couple things and thank you great
presentation as well.
And that's what we're looking for just some feedback from you
as like how we are moving forward, someone told me a long
time ago if you don't have a plan you're going to end up
somewhere right so
to have something down as commissioner Constantine said
on paper that that tells us where we're going to win the in
the future and how we're doing and as Andrea Andy in the team
work with our partners on monthly basis we actually are
also going to be coming to you on record quarterly basis to
give you updates and how we do that is something that we can
talk about whether we want to in a board.
County commissioners meeting we may want to do that a couple
times a year but actually keeping your office is involved
in every step of the way on how we're working through this to
ensure that we're still heading in that right direction and
planning. Appropriately so appreciate all your feedback.
>> Any other comments for Mister gray.
We thank you so much so.
>> The last thing is commissioners about your point
and that's what I had the team go out to each of the cities
because I know they're doing a lot of things out there and I
don't want to be stepping on anyone's toes out there.
And so we don't want to do that so that's right and in the team
is working with them and so there's there's good
opportunities for all of us and what they are doing great.
We want to enhance and partner with the men and be there with
them but then on there's some gaps that we can feel that's
what our goal is for that so far we've got that in the
forefront. All right good stuff.
>> I think yeah the question was do you want to go left or
right about both feet on the accelerator based or
>> we will recess are meeting then until one 30.