♪ ♪ ♪ >> GOOD EVENING, I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE VILLAGE SQUARE AND IT IS ME PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU ALO OUR TENTH ANNUAL TALLAHASSE TOWN HALL.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HED RW AS I VIEW STUDIOS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR N PERSON AUDIENCE AS WELL ASE OF YOU JOINING US DIGITALL.

IF YOU WILL JOIN US AROUNDF APPLAUSE FOR WSFU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THEY ARE WONDERFUL PARTNERN THIS PROGRAM AND IT'S A LOO PULL THIS OFF SO WE APPRECE THEM VERY MUCH IN ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU ARE ABLO BE INVOLVED THIS EVENING TT KIM WILL TELL YOU ABOUT ANE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO A GENEROUS SPONSOR FOR THIS PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN AARP FL.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT.

[APPLAUSE] AND A BIG THANK YOU ONCE AN TO SKIP FOSTER FORMER PUBLR OF THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAD NOW PRESIDENT OF HAMMERHEAD COMMUNICATIONS FOR MONITORG THE CONVERSATION ONCE AGAI.

WE KNOW FACILITATING A PROM LIKE THIS IS NO SMALL TASKD WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE ITN THE CAPABLE HANDS OF SKIP O BRINGS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF TE COMMUNITY, UNBIASED PRESENTATIONS OF THE TOPICT MATTER TO ALL OF US MOST AD FORGETTING THE PANELISTS OR HERE TO DIG DEEP AS THEY AS THE QUESTIONS THEY THROW TT WAY.

SPEAKING OF QUESTIONS, WE D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU H WHETHER YOU ARE HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH US OR JOINING S DIGITALLY TO ASK YOUR QUES.

IF YOU ARE HERE IN PERSON U WILL SEE AUDIENCE QUESTIONS AROUND THE ROOM SO FEEL FRO WRITE YOUR QUESTION DOWN AF YOU HOLD IN THE AIR, ANY TE FOR THE PROGRAM ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WILL COME PICK P FOR YOU.

IF YOU ARE LIVE ON ZOOM, YN ENTER YOUR QUESTION IN THEE AND THEY AND SOMEONE IS MONITORING THAT AS WELL ANE WILL GET THEM TO SKIP AND L ADDRESS AS MANY QUESTIONS S TIME ALLOWS TONIGHT.

ONE FINAL IMPORTANT NOTE AT HONORING THE VILLAGE SQUAR, TO HELP KEEP US ON OUR MOST CIVIL BEHAVIOR WE HAVE TWO SIMPLE ASKS OF OUR AUDIENCD PANELISTS TONIGHT.

NUMBER ONE IS TO RESIST THE FOR CLAPPING, THAT GOES FOL OF YOU HERE IN THE AUDIENCH US.

THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT A PAT SAYS SOMETHING THAT REALLYS YOU OR YOU AGREE WITH, YOUE THE URGE TO CAP BUT WE ASKU TO RESIST THAT URGE AND CLD QUIETLY TO YOURSELF.

NUMBER TWO, TO HELP REMINDO SPEAK AND RESPECTFUL AND CL MANNER ALSO KNOWN AS THE FF BEING DINGED.

WE HAVE TWO BILLS IN THE AUDIENCE, ONE IN THE HANDSA CONSERVATIVE AND ONE IN THE HANDS OF A LIBERAL AND A TE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DING THR BILL SOMEBODY ON THE QUOTER SIDE OF THE AISLE MIGHT FOT THEIR MANNERS IN THE MOMEND WE KNOW NOBODY WANTS TO BE DINGED SO THAT'S WHAT WE DT THE VILLAGE SQUARE.

IT'S MY HONOR TO TURN IT OO KIM OF WSFU TO INTRODUCE YO OUR PANEL AND MODERATOR FOE EVENING AND ENJOY THE PROG.

>> SOMEONE IS A LITTLE TALR THAN ME.

THANK YOU, I AM KIM KELLY, LEADERSHIP TALLAHASSEE LONG CLASS 28.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CONTEND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS HERT PUBLIC MEDIA AND I'D LIKE O WELCOME YOU TO THE ANNUAL TALLAHASSEE TOWN HALL.

TONIGHT PROGRAM IS BROUGHTO YOU AS A COLLABORATION BY E VILLAGE SQUARE OF THE CITYF TALLAHASSEE LEON COUNTY, TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT LEADEP TALLAHASSEE AND WSFU.

ALL LEON COUNTY AND CITY OF TALLAHASSEE COMMISSIONERS E INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S PROGRAM AND WE APPRECIATE THOSE ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE,U CAN FOLLOW AND PARTICIPATEN THE DISCUSSION ON TWITTER H THE # T-UPPERCASE-LETTER D. FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SHARE CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDS,E PROGRAM WILL BE ARCHIVED AT WSFU.ORG AND BROADCAST ON U TV APRIL 287:30 P.M. DEBBIE FSU FM 88.9 THIS FRY NIGHT 7:00 P.M.

IT NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRE DISTINGUISHED PANEL FOR THE EVENING AS THEY ARE SEATEDT TO RIGHT.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRIAN .

YOU CAN CLAPPED.

[APPLAUSE] JEREMY MATT LOW CITY COMMISSIONER.

[APPLAUSE] COUNTY COMMISSIONER CAROLYN CUMMINGS.

[APPLAUSE] WE ARE ANTICIPATING VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEON COUNTY COMMISSION MADDOX, HE'S CAT IN TRAFFIC.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO S. MAYOR JOHN DALY.

[APPLAUSE] CITY -- COUNTY COMMISSIONER KRISTIN DOZIER.

[APPLAUSE] CITY COMMISSIONER KIRSTEN RICHARDSON.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER RICK M. [APPLAUSE] CITY COMMISSIONER DIANE WIS COX.

[APPLAUSE] AND COMMISSIONER NICK MADDX JUST ARRIVED SO GRAB A SEAT HERE.

WE WON'T START QUESTIONS WT YOU.

[APPLAUSE] I AM DELIGHTED TO INTRODUCR MODERATOR FOR THE EVENING,P FOSTER.

THE FORMER PUBLISHER OF THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT AND PRESIDENT OF HAMMERHEAD COMMUNICATIONS AND I'M GLAO TURN IT OVER TO HIM NOW.

[APPLAUSE] >> I HEAR YOU.

MY NAME IS SKIP FOSTER -- I SPENT 30 YEARS IN THE NEWSR BUSINESS.

NOT ANYMORE.

I AM NOW IN PR AND CRISIS CONSULTANT, I ADVOCATE FOR CLIENTS AND ADVISE THEM ONA RANGE OF ISSUES.

CLIENTS LOCALLY HAVE INCLUD TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALT.

THE GREATER TALLAHASSEE CHR AND REGIONALLY EARLY LEARNG COALITION OF THE EMERALD CT AMONG OTHERS.

TONIGHT IN REPRESENTING MY FAVORITE CLIENTS, THAT IS E VILLAGE SQUARE WHICH MEANSI WILL ADVOCATE AND MODEL THE ORGANIZATIONS COMMITMENT TO CIVIL CONSTRUCTIVE DISCOUR.

WHILE WITH DEMOCRAT THE VIE SQUARE DELEGATED TO ME THE CREATION OF A LIST OF QUESS AND THEY DID IT AGAIN THISR BUT I ASK THE VILLAGE SQUAO VET THEM TO MAKE SURE IT WN KEEPING WITH THE VILLAGE SS MISSION AND STANDARD WHICHS DEAR TO MY HEART SO THAT'S ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT BEE WE GET TO THAT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR LEON COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS MAK HURLEY TO PROVIDE US WITH F HIGHLIGHTS ON IMPORTANT DAS AND PROCESS CHANGES AND OUR UPCOMING LOCAL ELECTIONS.

PLEASE WELCOME MARK MACK.

>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WOK WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO THINE TALLAHASSEE TALENT HALL FOE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND TE SPONSORS MAKING THIS POSSI.

SKIP SAID FROM HERE WITH AF INTRODUCTION TO THE KEY DAS AND CHANGES TO ELECTION LA.

IT WILL AFFECT CANDIDATES E 2022 ELECTION CYCLE, THE FT OF THE CANDIDATES QUALIFYIS WELL UPON US.

IF YOU'RE A JUDICIAL CANDI, STATE ATTORNEY, THOSE THINS NEXT MONDAY IS THE BEGINNIF QUALIFYING AND OF THE 25th AFTERNOON OF THE 29th.

ALL OF THE CANDIDATES QUALIFYING, YOU'RE NOT ON E BALLOT UNTIL YOU GET TO MY OFFICE AND QUALIFY IF YOU A LOCAL CANDIDATE AND THAT'SN JUNE 13 THROUGH JUNE 17.

FOR THE VOTERS, THE MAIN SE ELECTION DAY FOR THE PRIMAS AUGUST 23 PRELIMINARY TO T, IT'S A PRIMARY ELECTION, AY BASED ELECTION SO THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE AS WS PARTY CHANGE DEADLINE TO DETERMINE WHO'S BALLOT YOUT THE VOTE ON HIS JULY 25.

IF YOU ARE HEARING VOICES D ONE PARTY OR ANOTHER AND YU WANT A SAY, MAKE SURE YOU T THE CHANGES DONE BY JULY 2.

EARLY VOTING, IT VARIES BY COUNTY.

LEON COUNTY, EARLY VOTING.

IT IS AUGUST 13 THROUGH THE 21st AND THAT INCLUDES SUNY BEFORE THE ELECTION.

THAT VARIES BY COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES, I KNW IT'S ACROSS THE REGION.

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES WILL E DIFFERENT DATES.

VOTE BY MAIL REQUEST DEADL, IF YOU WANT TO VOTE BY MAIN DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION, AT 13, WITH GOT A LOT OF PEOPE RECEIVING VOTE BY MAIL BALT BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVER TURN YOUR REQUEST IN OR ART SURE, CONTACT MY OFFICE ANL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION IA BIT.

GENERAL ELECTION, SIMILAR DEADLINES TO VOTER REGISTRN DEADLINE OCTOBER 11, EARLY VOTING RUNS 14 DAYS OCTOBE4 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26 INCLUDG SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE ELECTID VOTE BY MAIL REQUEST DEADLS OCTOBER 29 WITH THE ELECTIY NOVEMBER 8.

ELECTION LAW CHANGES AND POTENTIAL CHANGES, THERE'ST OF WHAT CASES DEPOSITIONS D TESTIMONIES BUT FOR THE VO, KEY ONES WHO HIT THE FOLKST NOW AND IF YOU DO A VOTE BL REQUEST AND HAVE IT SUBMITD THAT YOU WE NEED TO GET FLA DRIVERS LICENSE OR FLORIDAD NUMBER OR THE LAST FOUR OFR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO W US TO SEND VOTE BY MAIL ANE HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT.

IF YOU HAVE A REQUEST ON TE BOOKS, YOU'RE GOOD BUT IF U CALL MY OFFICE NOW TO ELECN DAY, THE DEADLINE TO REQUET VOTE BY MAIL, MAKE SURE WEE THE INFORMATION AND YOU PRD TO US AND WE WILL ASK YOU R THAT.

IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT DROP BOXES.

WE HAD DROP BOXES IN THE ON COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE.

THE MAIN CHANGE IS THEY ARW A SECURE BALLOT INTAKE STA.

IT'S BY ANY OTHER NAME ANDK LIKE IT'S WORKED HERE IN LN COUNTY BUT INSTRUCTIONS WIL REFERENCE BOTH OF THE TERMO WE DON'T CONFUSE VOTERS.

ONE OTHER THING ABOUT VOTEY MAIL, ACUTE CHANGES NOW YOE ALLOWED TO ONLY HAVE TWO NONFAMILY MEMBER BALLOTS IR POSSESSION AT A TIME OR EAY THROUGH ELECTION.

IF YOU ARE USED TO PICKINGP YOUR NEIGHBORS VOTE BY MAID BRINGING THEM INTO MY OFFI, THAT'S NOW ILLEGAL, YOU CAN BRING TO PEOPLE OTHER THANR FAMILY MEMBERS TO KEEP THAN MIND.

I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WILL POLICE BUT I HAVE NOTIFIEDU OF THE STATUTE.

AGAIN VOTE BY MAIL, UPDATER SIGNATURES AND THIS APPLIEO ALL VOTERS BUT YOUNG FOLKS, THEIR SIGNATURES ARE CHANG, MY YOUNG SONS SIGNATURES AE EVOLVING RAPIDLY BUT I'VE REGISTERED IN 1986 HERE INE ON COUNTY AND MY SIGNATURES CHANGED DRAMATICALLY SO IFU HAVEN'T UPDATED RECENTLY, U CAN GO ONLINE LEON VOTE.GOD WE HAVE A SECTION ABOUT UPG YOUR SIGNATURES AND DOWNLOD SEND IT IN.

SINCE THIS IS WFSU FORMAT,E IS A NEW LOCATION FOR THE N CAMPUS EARLY VOTING SITE AD ELECTION DAY SITE.

THAT WILL BE ON CAMPUS, NOT TUCKER CENTER ANYMORE FOR E INCLUDING SECRETARY OF STA, THE COURTHOUSE IS STILL OPD OTHER LOCATIONS VERY CLOSET PARKING AT WFSU IS PRETTY T FOR NONSTUDENTS AND WE WILE RESERVED SPACES SO YOU CANE ON CAMPUS OR FIND AN ADJACT EARLY VOTING SITE IF THAT S YOUR PREFERENCE.

LAST THING IS THE CONCEPT F MISINFORMATION DISINFORMATN MALL INFORMATION, MDM.

A BIG PUSH THIS YEAR'S ASSOCIATION OF SUPERVISORSF ELECTIONS AND SECRETARIES F STATE NATIONWIDE IS A PUSHR INFO 2022 SO I'LL READ ONE SENTENCE FROM ASSOCIATION K PRESS RELEASE TOMORROW ANDS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SECY OF STATE OFFICE.

BIGGEST THREAT TO DEMOCRACS ELECTION MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION AND MALL INFORMATION.

IN UNDERMINES VOTER CONFIDE AND INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECT.

BOARD OF VOTERS CAN BE CONT ELECTIONS ARE ACCURATE AND CONNECTED WITH HIGHEST LEVF INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCYN THE NATION.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ELECTN WORK CLOSELY WITH EACH OTHD FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MAKE SE YOUR ELECTIONS ARE SECURE T ALSO ACCURATE AND WE HAVE E OF THE BEST TECHNOLOGY EVEN HERE, WE'VE LED SOME OF THO WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE DOI THINK ALL VOTERS CAN REST ASSURED YOUR VOTE IS BEING COUNTED.

WITH THAT, DON'T FORGET TOE VOTE AND I'LL TURN IT BACKR TO SKIP.

[APPLAUSE] >> THEY KEEP VERY MUCH.

>> YOU MADE A DISCLOSURE IS UNAWARE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS ONE OF YOU CLIENTS.

AS A MODERATOR I WANT TO ME SURE WE HAVE THE ABILITY, U HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMAIN NEUTRALIZED, THEY STAKED OT POSITIONS IN OPPOSITION TOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ENVIRONMEL GROUPS.

LAST YEAR PERSONALLY ALTHOI AM NOT A MEMBER, THEY'VE ADVOCATED FOR MY DEFEATS IT TO KNOW HOW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL BE HEATED ANI THIS.

>> THERE WILL BE ANY QUEST, MY CLIENT AND I IN THE VILE SQUARE ANTICIPATED THIS ISE WHICH IS WHY I'VE DISCLOSET TO THE PUBLIC.

IT'S WHY I'VE DISCLOSED ITO THE VILLAGE SQUARE INVENTED QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME.

I BELIEVE VILLAGE SQUARE BT WFSU'S JOURNALIST TO LOOK E QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THEE PASSED AND I GAVE MY WHOLE CAREER SERVING THE INTERESF EDUCATING AND INFORMING AUDIENCES OF ALL TYPES ABOT PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

SOMETIMES MY CONFLICTS -- Y CLIENTS HAVE DIFFERENT INTS AND THE CLIENT I HAVE TONIT HAS A VERY CLEAR INTEREST D THAT IS BALANCED AND IMPARL CIVIL DISCUSSION OF THE IS.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

FOR THE RECORD, THAT WOULDA NEUTRAL MODERATOR AS FAR AM CONCERNED BUT I APPRECIATET AND HAVE FAITH IN YOUR ABI.

>> I APPRECIATE YOUR CONFI.

I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONED THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AI WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.

NOT GETTING EASIER.

I THINK IT'S GETTING EASIET WE KNOW BECAUSE WE NEED TO SPRINKLE A BIT OF THAT DUST AROUND WITH OTHER FOLKS BUE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, EY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, IT DOEST MATTER IF YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU DON'T AGRE WITH SOMEBODY ON SOMETHINGU STILL APPRECIATE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO STAND UP AND SERVE.

A REMINDER, KEEP ANSWERS B, WE HAVE NINE MOUTHS TO FEEE GREAT PART OF THE EVENT HAA GREAT TURNOUT, THE ONLY KNN SILVER LINING IS THERE ARES WHO WANT TO TALK SO I'LL DY BEST TO SPREAD IT OUT EVEN.

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF SAYINI WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLES SAID, IT'S IT OPPORTUNITY O WAIT FOR THE NEXT QUESTIONT EVERYBODY HAS TO ANSWER EVY QUESTION.

WE'LL START WITH ABILITY, T IS THE HALLMARK, COMMISSIOR WELCH, I'M SORRY TO SAY WHR CAME UP WITH THE SEATING PU CLOSEST TO THE PODIUM SO YT TO GO FIRST.

AFTER THIS TOWN HALL IS CONCLUDED, WHAT WILL YOU PERSONALLY DO TO IMPROVE TE LEVEL OF DISCOURSE AND CIVY IN OUR COMMUNITY?

BE AS SPECIFIC AS YOU CAN .

>> THANK YOU, CAN EVERYBODR ME?

OKAY.

IT'S DIFFICULT TO WIN A SE.

EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE HAS ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING UNIY DIFFICULT THAT REQUIRES A E AMOUNT OF HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION AND BELIEF IR HEART AND PASSION FOR SERVE AND I THINK THAT DESERVES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESPECT.

I MYSELF HAVE FALLEN SHORTF THAT IN THE PAST SIX WEEKSS PUBLICIZED AND I APOLOGIZEO COMMISSIONER FOR MY TEXT TT WAS NOT VERY STATESMANLIKEA PASSIONATE ISSUE.

I THINK THE ONLY THING WE O AS ELECTED OFFICIALS IS COT TO OURSELVES AND CONSTITUES THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE OWE O THE COMMUNITY AND CONSTITUS REPRESENT TO UPHOLD THE HIT STANDARDS OF CORDIALITY AND COLLEGIALITY AND RESPECT FE ANOTHER AND I CAN ONLY CONL MYSELF AND I CERTAINLY INTD AND I TRY VERY HARD TO STAY ABOVE THE FRAY AND FOCUSEDT ON THE ISSUES AND UNFORTUNY I THINK IT IS EVOLVED A LIE BIT IN MY SHORT TIME BUT AI CAN DO IS COMMIT TO MYSELFO MAINTAIN HIGH LEVEL OF REST AND DIGNITY AND RESPECT THE PROCESS AND OUTCOMES AND TO ENGAGE WITH MY COLLEAGUES D CIVIL RESPECTFUL WAY AND IK WE OWE THAT TO OUR CONSTIT.

>> OKAY, I'M LOOKING FOR EE CONTACT ON THIS ISSUE AND M NOT GETTING ANY RIGHT NOW O I'LL HEAD DOWN THE LINE TO COMMISSIONER -- YOU WENT BO THIS WORD FORWARD, I THINK YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THIS TY SO MOVING FORWARD, WHAT YOO TO COMMIT TO IMPROVING THEL OF DISCOURSE?

>> I THINK FIRST OF ALL, IS HOW WE GET ALONG WITH EACHR AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE TT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, AT OF TIMES I THINK THINGS ARE LABELED UNCIVIL BECAUSE SOY HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION.

I THINK WE HAVE TO MOVE AWY FROM THE AND ENGAGE OPPOSIG OPINIONS AND DELIBERATE ABT WHAT THEY MEAN.

LIKE MANY PEOPLE, I'VE HEAD CONCERN ABOUT MEETINGS CALD SHORT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'TE THE CONVERSATIONS TAKING P, WE HAVE TO COMMIT TO HONEST DIALOGUES AND FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE HERE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY FEEL S UNCIVIL IF THEY ARE EVICTEF THERE TRAILER PARK IS, THEE STRUGGLING TO PAY BILLS.

THEY ARE LOOKING AT ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SOLVE THE ISSS AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO S ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE.

>> COMMISSIONER CUMMINGS, M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS DOET LOOK LIKE A GROUP THAT NECESSARILY GET ALONG SO W, I'VE GOT A LOT OF HEAD DOWI WANT TO HEAR MAYBE WHAT WED TO DO BEYOND YOURSELF AS A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONS TO IE THIS MOVING FORWARD.

EITHER THAT OR -- OKAY, NOE HANDS ARE GOING UP.

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I'D LIKE TO THANK DEBBIE UF YOU AND VILLAGE SQUARE FORS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DIALOGE TODAY.

I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER H THAT CIVILITY BEGINS WITH H OF US, EACH ONE OF US WE MT HAVE SELF RESPECT, INTEGRID WE MUCH RESPECT OUR COLLEA.

OUR CHAIRPERSON OF THE LYON COUNTY CHAIR COMMISSION, A FAREWELL AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING FOR BLUEPRINTS ANDE CHARGED EAST OF US TO MOVE FORWARD IN A CIVIL MANNER Y ASIDE MISGIVINGS, ANIMOSITE MIGHT HAVE WITH EACH OTHERD RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE HAS GONE THROUA LOT WITH ETHICS COMPLAINTSD TRIALS AND WHAT HAVE YOU BE INDIVIDUALS FOUND GUILTY OF IMPROPRIETY, THEY HAVE SUFD AND PAYING THEIR PENALTY, E SHOULDN'T CONTINUE TO HOLDT BAGGAGE, WE NEED TO MOVE FD IN A CIVIL MANNER SO WE CAN ADDRESS PRESENT ISSUES IN N COUNTY IN THE PRESENT ISSUN TALLAHASSEE.

I BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE TO S MOVE FORWARD, LOOK FORWARDT IN THE PAST AND MAKE SURE E THE EPITOME OF STABILITY AD RESPECTABILITY TO OUR COLLS AND THE CITIZENS WE REPRES.

>> PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO CAN THEM, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO ANSWER THIS.

I AM MOST INTERESTED IN SPC THINGS YOU CAN DO PERSONALR YOU THINK CAN BE DONE IN AR WAY THAT WILL MAKE THE SITN BETTER.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US O HAVE THIS EVENT FOR PEOPLEO COME OUT, APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE.

ISSUES ARE ISSUES AND I THK SOMETIMES WE HAVE DIFFERENN OPINION AND GET CAUGHT IN PERSONALITY AND WE ARTICULE OURSELVES INSTEAD OF FOCUSN THE ISSUE.

EVERYTHING EACH OF US HAS Y IS VALUABLE TO THE ISSUES.

WE ARE CHARGED TO BE EDUCAN THE ISSUES WE STUDY EACH AD EVERY DAY.

WE MAY NOT AGREE, BECAUSE F DIFFERENT VIEW THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY HAVE BUT Y VIEW IS MY VIEW.

WE ARE GETTING TO WHERE YOU START FOCUSING ON MY PERSOY OR OUTSIDE THE ISSUE BUT TT BECOMES PERSONAL IT'S NOT IMPROVING HOW WE ARE NOT MG THINGS BETTER, IT SHOULD NR BE ABOUT US AS INDIVIDUALSS HOW WE MOVE FORWARD SO ME PERSONALLY, I TRY TO BE ASR AS I CAN AND EVERY INTERACI HAVE DURING BOARD MEETINGSD UNDERSTAND WE ARE PASSIONAE ABOUT THE ISSUES AND HOW WE BELIEVE THINGS SHOULD GO AD ISSUES AFFECT OUR COMMUNITI SPEAK FROM THAT VIEW AND OR COMMISSIONERS AND I SHOW RT AND NOT JUST US BUT THE COMMUNITIES AS WELL.

>> THANKS.

MOVING FORWARD, WHAT WE DOO IMPROVE.

>> FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WL WORK WAITING OUR TURN.

THANK YOU FOR MODERATING, K YOU THE FSU AND THE VILLAGE SQUARE FOR HOSTING TODAY.

WHEN IRAN FOR OFFICE THREEA HALF YEARS, YOU RUN ON BASC ISSUES OF QUALITY OF LIFE T MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES TO SE EXAMPLE.

THANK YOU ARE HIT WITH 100R PANDEMIC AND MILD RECESSIOT WITH TORNADOES THAT TOUCHED DOWN, TWO OF THE BUSIEST HURRICANE SEASONS, ALL OF E EXTRANEOUS ISSUES ON TOP OE ISSUES THAT BOARDS HAVE TOL WITH ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

IT'S BEEN TOUGH, NO DOUBT T IT.

ALL OF US IN SOCIETY ARE SG BACK LOOKING AT THE POLITID THE ROLE WE PLAY IN HOW WEE FORWARD.

PHYSICALLY ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, I THINK THE CITIS OF TALLAHASSEE TRULY EXPECS YOUR MAYOR TO SET AN EXAMP.

I WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY PI AM MAYOR OF TALLAHASSEE ANW I CONDUCT MYSELF AND I WANO REPRESENT MY FAMILY AND SEE EXAMPLE FOR MY VOICE AND AL CHILDREN IN TALLAHASSEE.

WE'VE CHANGED THE WAY HOW O BUSINESS, WE OPENED IT UP D ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT THROUT THE COURSE OF THE MEETING H IS IMPORTANT RESTORING PUBC TRUST.

FINALLY AS BRIAN SAID, WE E NOT PERFECT WE ALL MAKE MIS THROUGHOUT LIFE BUT I THINS IMPORTANT EVERY MEETING I T MEETINGS OFF THE MONEY THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATING THAT S ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBLY TO D AND HOW WE DEAL WITH EACH .

>> THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, GETG LONELY DOWN THERE.

>> I AGREE WE NEED TO LOOK FORWARD AND LOOK FOR SOLUTS BUT WE NEED TO DO THAT REFLECTING ON SPECIFIC CHALLENGES WE HAD PARTICULY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

IN MY 11 AND A HALF YEARS N OFFICE, I WAS SAY THE LASTO TO THREE YEARS HAVE BEEN TE MOST CHALLENGING AND UNCIVN SOME OF OUR MEETINGS, NOT F THEM.

ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK E HAVE STUMBLED INTO IS USING ROBERTS RULES OF ORDER FOR OTHERS AS A WEAPON AGAINSTE WE DISAGREE WITH OR QUESTIE DISAGREE WITH OR CONVERSATS THAT MAY GO ON TO LONG.

WE ARE 12 UNIQUE INDIVIDUAS WITH UNIQUE LEADERSHIP STYD PERSPECTIVES, WE BEEN ELECY THE PEOPLE IN TALLAHASSEE E SHOULD RESPECT EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENT APPROACH.

THERE'S NO JOB DESCRIPTIONN HOW TO DO THIS JOB.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WED TO DO AND HAVE TO DO BUT TS NO JOB DESCRIPTION.

REFLECTING ON HOW WE HAVE CONDUCTED OURSELVES IN RECT YEARS I THINK IS ESSENTIALR FINDING SOLUTIONS AND I WOD HOPE WE TAKE A STEP BACK IE RULES WE PUT IN PLACE ARE O RESTRICTIVE AND DON'T ALLOE DIALOGUE, WE NEED TO LOOK T THAT.

THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS CIVILITY IS NOT JUST ABOUTE 12 OF US, IT'S RESPECTING E PUBLIC IN THE PROCESS.

A LOT OF OUR CONVERSATIONST VERY CONTENTIOUS BECAUSE WY NOT ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AS FY UPFRONT AS WE NEED TO AND E OF US ARE ASKING FOR MORE ENGAGEMENT AND OTHERS ARE Y TO MOVE ON.

WE GOT OUR PROCESS RIGHT IE BEGINNING, I THINK WE CAN E MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIED GET EVERYONE'S BUSINESS DOE MORE CIVILLY AND HAVE RATE DIALOGUE INSTEAD OF WHAT WE SEEN RECENTLY.

>> I WANT TO THANK THE VILE SQUARE AND WFSU FOR HOSTINS THIS EVENING, IT'S AN IMPOT FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TOR FROM US ABOUT WHAT WE DO REPRESENTING THEM AND THATS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

WE BEEN ELECTED TO REPRESEE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE IN LYON COUNTY.

THEY EXPECT US TO BE CIVIL.

I'VE PRIDED MYSELF IN THE T 24 YEARS I'VE SERVED IN PUC OFFICE OF BEING CIVIL WITHE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE HAD E GREAT FORTUNE TO WORK WITH.

DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, CONSERVATIVE, LIBERAL BECAI RESPECT THEM AND THEIR POSS AND I EXPECT THEM TO RESPEE AND MY PHYSICIAN IN REPRESG TALLAHASSEE AND LYON COUNT.

WHAT THEY EXPECT TO FOCUS E ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEM IS LIKE VIOLENT CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE HOUSING CRISIS WE A FACING.

JOB CREATION, EDUCATION INR COMMUNITY THEY DON'T SEE UN MEETING BATTLING WITH EACH OTHER, SHE CONSUMED OR GETG ALONG.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WERE ELD FOR.

I HAVE TRIED IN MY TIME IN OFFICE TO VISIT COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND CO. WE HEAR THEIR ISSUES AND WW THEIR CONCERNS AND TAKING T INFORMATION IN WORKING WITY COLLEAGUE TO COME UP BEST OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT HAS ALWAYS INVOLVED THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL LIVES IN THE CIY THAT TALLAHASSEE HAS TWICEN NAMED.

>> THE TWO OF YOU ARE GOINO GET A CHANCE TO ANSWER BUTI WILL GIVE A PREVIEW TO THET QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK IT REQUIRES A LITTLE THOUGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO STAY ON CIVY A LITTLE BIT AND ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF CIVIL DISCOURS RESIDENTS LISTEN TO, THE QUESTION FULLY AFTER COMMISSIONER CATCHES UP WI, TELL US ABOUT A SPECIFIC TE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ON SOMETHING.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PUC POLICY ISSUE BUT WALK US TH THE PROCESS, THE TIME SOMEY TURN YOU ON AN ISSUE OR ANG IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU TO THE NATION CHANGED YOUR MIND.

BACK TO THE QUESTION ON THE TABLE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TO PROVE CIVIL DISCOURSE IR COMMUNITY?

>> THANK YOU TO WFSU AND VE SQUARE FOR THE FORMS, THISS VERY HELPFUL FOR THE COMMU.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING, I STAD WORKING ON PUBLIC POLICY AT 20 YEARS AGO AND I CAN SAYE NEVER SEEN THE DIVISIVENESN THIS COUNTRY MORE THAN IT S TODAY.

IT'S THE WORST I'VE EVER SN AND, ANGRY, VITRIOL, WE'VEL SEEN IT AND FEEL IT.

IT GOES DOWN TO LOCAL GOVET AS WELL AND WE ARE HUMANS I DO BELIEVE IN IT SO CIVILIS BEEN CHALLENGED AND WILL SE THIS.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO, ALL OFS STAY FOCUSED ON THE ISSUEST THE TRIBES.

WE NEED TO SEEK THE FACTS,E TRUTH IN FIRST AND FOREMOS, LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WE WOK FOR.

TAKE LESS OF THE IDEA -- A LESSON ON WHERE THE IDEAS M AND MORE ABOUT IDEA.

THE MORE WE CAN DO THAT, HN WE ALL AGREE BUT THE MORE E FOCUS ON THAT, THE ISSUES,T THE TRIBES, THAT TENDS TO MINIMIZE THE VITRIOL AND DIVISIVENESS AND DESTRUCTIE NATURE OF SOME OF THE WORKE ARE FACED WITH.

ON THE BIG ISSUES ESPECIALF YOU DIVE INTO THE PROS AND, TALK WITH CONSTITUENTS AND PERSPECTIVES AND GAIN AS MY ISSUES SIDES YOU CAN.

FOCUS ON THE AS OPPOSED TOE THE IDEA CAME FROM, WHO SAD WHAT ABOUT THIS, WHO ARE YU SIDING WITH ON THIS?

IF WE FOCUS ON THE ISSUES,I THINK IT IS THE GATEWAY TOD MINIMIZING THAT.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT Y ON THIS?

[LAUGHTER] >> CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT TE QUESTION?

[LAUGHTER] >> I THINK I HEARD THE QUE, WHAT I PLAN TO DO GOING FO?

I'M NOT HERE TO GO BACKWAR.

WHAT I WILL DO GOING FORWAS THE LESSON I LEARNED IN SUY SCHOOL, TREAT OTHERS LIKE U WANT TO BE TREATED.

I THINK WE KEEP THAT IN MIE WILL BE OKAY.

I WON'T GIVE A LONG ELABORE ANSWER, THEY WANT ACTION, A LOT OF TALK.

GOING FORWARD, OUT TREAT PE LIKE I WANT TO BE TREATED F I HAVE OFFENDED ANYONE, I G ENOUGH TO SAY I APOLOGIZE E GOT TO GET BACK TO THE BUSS OF GETTING THE WORK DONE AD STOP THE TALKING.

FOLKS NEED US TO ACT.

>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER SO I WENT AGAINST Y THING AS MODERATOR OR WHATR BUT WHO CAME UP WITH A TIMN THEIR LIFE, A SPECIFIC TIMN THEY WERE TURNED ON SOMETH.

>> GOING BACK A FEW YEARS,I WENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IW UP IN AND THIS WAS AN ISSUA LOT OF FOLKS IN THE AREA DISAGREED WITH ME ON UNIVEL RECYCLING COLLECTION WHICHD MEAN EVERYBODY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA HAS TOE AN ACCOUNT WITH TRASH COLLR WHICH HAPPENS TO BE WASTE T NOW AND THE NUMBERS WERE R, THE BUDGET NUMBERS WHERE T, IT WOULD HAVE SPREAD OUT TE COST FOR THOSE OF YOU PAYIE FEE, IT BALANCES OUT AND IE RECYCLING GOALS.

THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINS THERE.

WE PUT THE IDEA OUT AND IMMEDIATELY FOR FOLKS AT TE CO-OP AND OTHERS WERE CENTD ON NEIGHBORHOOD CHOICE.

THIS WAS NOT THE RIGHT DECN FOR EVERY SINGLE HOUSEHOLDD SOME NEIGHBORS HAVE TO HAVA DUMPSTER AND OTHER THINGS T UNIQUELY, SOME OF THEM JUSE GOING TO COLLECTION SITES,Y LOVE THE STUFF THAT HER ANI USED TO DO WHAT WE CALL DUP RUNS, HE DOESN'T LIKE ME CG IT THE DUMP BUT I USED TO O THAT SO I REFLECTED ON THAD IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE CO. WE'VE FOUND OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS AND HAVE BUMPED UP EDUCATION AND GAVE PEOPLE E CHOICE SO SOMETIMES IT'S NT JUST ABOUT THE NUMBERS, WHT TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITYD THAT PROCESS IS HELPFUL.

>> THANK YOU.

FOR ME, THE ONE THAT COMESO MIND IS PROBABLY THE BIGGET ISSUE WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WIN THE LAST WHILE, STADIUM FUG FOR BLUEPRINT FUNDS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NE AWARE, IT'S A JOKE BY THE .

[LAUGHTER] THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CAME BEFORE BLUEPRINT REQUESTING FUNDING OF $20 MILLION PLU7 MILLION IN SERVICE FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE STADIM INITIALLY I SUPPORTED THISA FOR GOOD REASON.

FSU IS A NUMBER ONE ECONOMC DRIVER IN THE COMMITTEE, WE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS UNIVY BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE AND I THINT PEOPLE AGREE BUT I HEARD FM WHAT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINGE PERSON, THEY E-MAILED ME, D ME, MET WITH ME AND SPOKE H ME ABOUT WHAT THE PROJECT T TO THEM.

OVERWHELMINGLY 25 TO ONE AT THE STADIUM FUNDING HAD ONE PERSON IN SUPPORT OF IT.

WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS WE AU FANS, SOME MODELS, WE BUILR EDUCATION THERE, OUR CAREET FSU, WE DON'T WANT BLUEPRIT DOLLARS GOING TO THIS PROJ.

I SPOKE EARLIER ABOUT LISTG TO THOSE WHO WORK FOR THEMN ONE THING WE CAN NEVER FOR, WE ARE HERE BY THE TRUST VS PLACE WITH US SO WHEN I STD HEARING THE RATIO OF 25 TOE OVERWHELMINGLY NOT WANTINGO DOLLARS TO GO TO THE PROJES MUCH OF PEOPLE'S MIND.

>> COMMISSIONER AND THEN MI HAVE A DIFFERENT WILL NOT BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY IS A RELATIVELW THINK THIS POSITION CREATEA UNIQUE GIVES A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON LEADERSHIP D THE IDEA HAS AND GLOVES OBS TO ME IN 18, TAKE ALL OF TE INPUT PROCESS THE INFORMATN AND COME UP WITH THE CONCLN WE THINK IS IN THE BEST INT INTERESTED WITH THAT TASK I THINK THE APPROACH ARE JOBN THAT WAY, I THINK ALL OF UE TIME OR OTHER HAVE HAD A CE OF HEART ON AN ANALYSIS ORT OR INFORMATION OF WHAT WE E LEARNED THE MOST SALIENT EE THE CAMPBELL BOAT, CAME TOY CHANGE OF HEART A LITTLE SR THAN COMMISSIONER MINOR DID PURELY BECAUSE STAFF ANALYS DIDN'T SUPPORT IT IN MY OP.

I WAS EXTREMELY ENTHUSIASTC WHEN HIS FIRST RESENTED BY STAFF, THE IDEA I SPOKE GLOWINGLY AND THEN I SAW TE ANALYSIS AND TOOK THE ANALS AND MET WITH FSU AND STAFFD TOURED AND I SAW WHAT THEYE TRYING TO DO BUT AT THE ENF THE DAY WITHOUT NECESSARILY INPUT, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSO ME, I COULDN'T DEFEND IT AA DECISION SO I CHANGED MY MD NOT KNOWING REPERCUSSIONS I THINK IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLEF THE IDEA THAT ALL OF US ARN THE BUSINESS OF TAKING THE INFORMATION TRYING TO MAKEN OBJECTIVE, A DECISION THINK BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITIES AD CONSTITUENTS THE MOST.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF GROUNDO COVER.

MAYOR DALEY AND THEN THE NT THING.

>> I'LL GIVE YOU TWO GOINGK TO MY DAY IS COUNTY COMMISN FOR BOTH OF THEM, THEY BOTH STAND OUT SO VIVIDLY IN MY.

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE EVG I'M SURE A LOT OF US ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION WHEN MARE THE PASSIONATE SPEECH ABOUE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE, TIME TOE A STAND AS A COMMUNITY TIMO MOVE FORWARD AND I DON'T TK IT WAS THAT ANYBODY WAS AGT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE GUW LOOPHOLE BUT SHE CONVINCEDS THE TIME WAS RIGHT THEN AND THERE TO MOVE FORWARD AND N THE PROCESS.

I'LL NEVER FORGET LISTENING GOING SHE'S RIGHT AND IT'SE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

NUMBER TWO, I'LL NEVER FORT FOR THE END OF MY CAREER WI KNOW IS BEEN A SUPPORTER BT KNOWING THE PERFECT TIMINGD MEETING WITH CITIZENS REFLG BACK TO THAT PARTICULAR TIE HAD A SMALL WINDOW OF ONE MEETING LEFT AND PUT IT I BELIEVE ON THE BALLOT.

MY TIMING NOT BE COMPLETELY ACCURATE BUT I THINK YOU GE PICTURE HAD A SMALL WINDOWO MOVE FORWARD AND I WAS PROE COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND CAT THROUGH AND WORK WITH THE CITIZENS TO PASS, I THINK S A CRUCIAL TIME IN OUR COMM.

>> ONE OF THE SUBJECTS ON H LOCAL FOLKS TEND TO STRUGGO MAINTAIN CIVIL DISCOURSE IS DEVELOPMENT, THE BALANCE BN GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFEY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ASSESSMENT OF THE BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE PRESERVATIN INCLUDING PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR COMMUNI, OUR BE IN BALANCE OR OUT OF BALANCE?

ARE WE OUT OF BALANCE, WHIY ARE WE OUT OF BALANCE?

YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET IN ONE LAST ONE, I'LL GIVE YOU CHANCE.

GO AHEAD.

>> I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TALLAHASSEE 50 YEARS NOW.

I CAME TO GO TO SCHOOL AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY AD DECIDED THIS IS WHERE I WOD MAKE MY HOME.

WE ARE THE CAPITOL CITY, TD LARGEST STATE IN THE NATIO.

WE ARE THE CITY THAT NOT OY NEEDS TO GROW BUT HAS TO GW BECAUSE IF WE ARE NOT GROW, WE ARE DYING.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE GRS A CITY BUT THE GROSS I BALANCED.

BALANCED BY GEOGRAPHY, BY T WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT.

WE VALUE OUR ENVIRONMENT ST THE SAME TIME WE ARE GROWIE GOT TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRON.

THAT'S ONE THING WE CHERISE IN TALLAHASSEE.

WHAT I SEE, AND I THINK WEE REACHING THAT BALANCE IN TS OF HOW WE ARE GROWING IN TALLAHASSEE.

WE HAVE SHOWN WE HAVE INTET IN PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONM, WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGESTR FARMS OF ANY CITY AND AIRPN THE WORLD.

THAT CERTAINLY SHOWS OUR COMMITMENT TO BECOMING COMN NEUTRAL BY ALL GOAL DATE O5 I HOPE WE REACH THAT PRIORO 2050.

I THINK THOSE ARE THE THINE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AS WE GROW AS A CITY, MAINTAIG THAT BALANCE, NOT BECOMINGN ORLANDO TO TAMPA OR SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE THE INTERSTAE BECOMES A PARKING LOT AT CN TIMES AND I THINK WE'VE BEN ABLE TO AVOID MAJOR ISSUES.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> WE NEED TO RESET THE BA, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH DEVES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS OUT OF CONTROL.

WE'VE SEEN A HUGE INFLUENCN LOCAL ELECTIONS.

WE'VE SEEN QUESTIONABLE TET MESSAGES OF HOW PEOPLE GOT ELECTED THAT ARE PUSHING TE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL DEVELOPS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE LOOK AT ANNEXATION, ADDO THEIR SERVICES AREA.

WE SAW THAT BECOME A HUGE POLITICAL ISSUE.

PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED AND D TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT THE OPN SPACE LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT FORESTS WILL BE PROTECTED.

THE WILDLIFE IN THE AREA WD BE PROTECTED AND INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE PROCESS DOWN AD HAVING AN HONEST CONVERSATN HOW TO WORK TOGETHER, WE ST RAILROADED THROUGH DURING D WHERE THE PUBLIC WAS NOT AO PARTICIPATE AND THE FINAL DECISION WAS MADE DURING TE COMMISSION AS NEW COMMISSIS WERE COMING IN SO WHEN I LK BROADLY AT WHAT IS HAPPENIE NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES ANDN STEP BACK AND LOOK HOW WE T OUR CITY TO GROW.

DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THEs PUSH FOR AUTO CENTRIC DEVELOPMENT WILL REBUILD RS AND ROWS AND EXPAND OR DO E WANT TO LOOK AT THE URBAN E AND SEE HOW WE ENCOURAGE OR INTEL AND WORK ON TRANSIT T COMES ON TIME?

THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING, IT'S NOT AGAINST ET WHERE THEIR NEIGHBORS, PEOE ARE LABELED ALL OF THESE T. WE JUST WANT TO BE LISTENE, WE CAN PROTECT OUR ENVIRONT OR GROW RESPONSIBLY BUT WET CONTINUE TO STEAMROLL OVERE PUBLIC AS WE DO.

>> WE ARE AT THE NINE MINUE MARK SO GOT A LOT MORE GROO COVER HERE.

>> I'LL BE BRIEF.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES E HAVE THAT WE WILL TACKLE IE NEXT TEN YEARS.

I THINK IT AFFECTS EVERY SE OTHER ISSUE WE HAVE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.

I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CREA.

I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CREAE ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.

JUST LAST WEEK WE TALKED AT URBAN AIRFIELD VERSUS HOW E CREATE SITUATIONS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS WHEREE HAVE THOSE COMMUNITIES WILE RESOURCES, THEY DON'T HAVEO DRIVE TO TALLAHASSEE TO GET THEY NEED TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT TALS TRANSIT, SIDEWALKS AND STUD THINGS WE NEED TO CONSIDERE THING WE HAVE TO THINK ABOT WHETHER WE WANT IT OR NOT,0 YEARS WE WILL HAVE 50 TO 70 MORE PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND RIGHT NOW.

IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THO GROW UP WE HAVE TO GROW OUD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HOUSE M SO YOU TALK ABOUT BALANCE,I THINK THE BETTER WORD IS HE BECOME CREATIVE WITH OUR ZG AND THE WAY WE THINK.

DOING THINGS WE'VE NEVER TT ABOUT BEFORE AND THINKING F WAYS WE NEVER THOUGHT OF B. I'D LIKE TO ATTRIBUTE THATO THE LATE PAM HALL LAST WEE, THINK ABOUT IT.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF TE AREAS WE KNOW AND LOVE ANDE CONTROVERSIAL AND HOW WE TK ABOUT THEM, HOW WOULD WE LE THOSE AREAS TO HAVE THEIR N CHARACTER, EACH ONE WITH TR OWN CHARACTER?

HOW WOULD IT BE IF MICCOSUE HAD A GROCERY STORE THE FOS COULD GO TO ANYONE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CENTL PARTS?

WOULD'VE THEY COULD BUILD T THE COMMUNITY INTO A VILLAE WHERE THEY CAN LIVE WITHINT COMMUNITY WITH INFRASTRUCTE AND ALL WHEN THEY KNOW THAS THE PLACE THEY ARE GOING TE FOR YEARS TO COME?

I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CREAE AND FOCUS ON THE CREATIVITD THEN ACHIEVE THE BALANCE.

>> GET US OUT OF THIS.

>> I WAS ALSO GOING TO REFT ON COMPETITIVE PLAN HEARINT WEEK, ALL 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND I THINK S ONE OF THE BETTER CONVERSAS WE'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME THINKING LONG TERM.

THERE RELATIVELY SHORT-TERM REQUIRED TO THINK LONG TERM ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND ITA CHALLENGE.

I'M GOING TO PICK UP ON THE MALONEY EXAMPLE BECAUSE I K SO OFTEN WE GET IN THIS DUG GROWTH AT ANY COST VERSUS ANTIGROWTH MENTALITY.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRS ARE TAKEN AS ANTIGROWTH.

MY PERSPECTIVE IS IF WE GET RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND FS ON SMART RESPONSIBLE GROWTD NOT MAKE THE MISTAKES WE MN THE PAST BUT ALSO IT'S ABOE PROCESS THE ANGST AT THE BEGINNING, THIS WAS A LONGM PROMISE THE CITY MADE COMMT WITH THE LAND OWNERS, IT WD COME AT SOME TIME BUT THE T PUBLIC MEETING HAPPENED JUT AFTER WE SHUT DOWN FOR THE PANDEMIC.

FOR A LOT OF US, OUR PERSPE THE PLAINTIFF WAS NOT READR PRIME TIME.

WHAT DO WE DO?

WE GAVE CITIZENS TIME OVERE SUMMER AND A LOT OF PEOPLET INVOLVED IN VIRTUAL MEETINO DIG IN.

IT GOT BETTER BY ALL ACCOUS ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE TE ENGAGEMENT AND PAST IT IN NOVEMBER 20.

WE COULD AVOID THAT IF WE T THE PROCESS IN THE RIGHT WY FROM THE START AND I THINKT WOULD HELP BUT MOST IMPORTY WE'VE GOT TO PULL BACK ANDE LARGER CONVERSATIONS COMMISSIONER WAS MENTIONINT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK.

>> AFTER A SHORT BREAK WE L GO TO THE ONLINE ONLY VERSF THIS.

WE WILL TAKE AUDIENCE QUESS AND WE WILL ALSO COVER AMAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CRIME, POVERTY, CHILDREN'S SERVICS COUNSEL, HOMELESSNESS AND .

WE GOT A LOT TO GET THROUGH HERE.

I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A SNAK BEFORE THEY CAME.

LET'S GO TO AFFORDABLE HOU, 60 MINUTES.

RECENTLY AN INTERESTING PIN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALBD ONE THING THAT FOCUSES ON JACKSONVILLE, ONE THAT JUMD OUT.

FEWER HOMES ELSE IN THE U.N THE 20 TENS THAN IN ANY DEE SINCE THE 1960s AND THE THY IS IS IT THE HOUSING BUBBLE EFFECT.

I ASSUME EVERYBODY ON THE L IS IN FAVOR OF MORE AFFORDE HOUSING.

WHAT SPECIFICALLY POLICY SD THE CITY OR COUNTY AND ACTO ADDRESS THIS AND TO WHAT ET IS IT A PUBLIC-SECTOR VERSS PRIVATE SECTOR PROBLEM?

COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS, YOUT TO GET IN HERE?

WE'VE ONLY HEARD FROM YOU .

>> THANK YOU FOR NOTICING.

[LAUGHTER] >> I'M TRYING.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUES.

AS YOU KNOW THE CITY COMMI, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HAD SINCE WE'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION TO DO WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

FOR ME IT STARTS WITH DECIG WHAT AFFORDABLE IS BECAUSES DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS.

WE'VE DONE A SERIES OF WORS AND GET THE DEFINITION OUTE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE A DOING.

I AM PLEASED WE HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONSN WE'VE EVER HAD IN THE PAST0 YEARS.

WE'VE DONE THINGS TO ALLOWR HOTELS TO BECOME REFURBISHO ALLOW FOR MORE HOUSING.

OFFICE COMPLEX REFURBISHEDO BECOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING.

WE PUT IN PLACE DIFFERENT POLICIES TO HELP INCENTIVIE FOLKS TO DO THAT, TALKING T TALLAHASSEE BEING THIRD-LAT STATE IN THE UNION YET BATG HOW TO GROW.

PEOPLE WANT TO BE HERE ANDE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE S FOR THEM TO LIVE WHEN THEYT HERE.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE THE RECENTLY ABOUT HOUSING BEING THE NUMBER OE CRISIS.

WE ARE DEALING WITH FOOD IS AS WELL.

IF YOU CAN'T EAT, YOU'RE NT CONCERNED WHERE HE LIVED AD YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FOOD TOE SO IT'S LIKE WE HAVE ALL OF THESE DARTS AND BALLS WE AE TRYING TO KEEP IN THE AIR D AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE F THEM AND TRYING TO KEEP PEE FROM BEING HOMELESS IS ANOR ONE.

ALONG WITH PROVIDING FOR ND DIFFERENT CREATIVE POLICIEO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSINE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS TE SURE EVERYONE HAS WHAT THED TO BE SAFE AND SECURE BUT D TO STOP HERE.

>> YOU GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDM SORRY.

>> THANK YOU, SKIP.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR CITS IS A MAJOR ISSUE.

WE'VE HAD WORKSHOPS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING OVER THE LAST YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY LACK OF AFFOE HOUSING HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN, A R DEFICIT WE HAVE HERE IN THN COUNTY SO THE COUNTY IS FOG ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I KW THE CITY IS AS WELL BUT WEE GOT TO DEDICATE OURSELVES LOOKING AT MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, THOSE INDIVIDS WHO DON'T HAVE THE INCOME T REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OE FAMILIES IN THE DISTANT ARA THEY CAN AFFORD.

>> OKAY, WE'LL COME BACK AD FINISH THIS UP.

IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO G. THANK YOU TO OUR COMMISSIOS AND CITY OF TALLAHASSEE FOS PORTION OF OUR TOWN HALL.

THIS CONCLUDES OUR DEBBIE U PUBLIC MEDIA BROADCAST BUTE WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSIN WITH MORE QUESTIONS INCLUDG QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCD EXTENDED VERSION THAT CAN E SEEN LIVE ON FACEBOOK AND E GREAT SIGN THAT YOU INVESTN OUR PUBLIC PROCESS, THANK O ALL THE SPONSORS, HAVE A GT NIGHT EVERYBODY [MUSIC]