THE VOLUSIA ECHO  IS THAT $2.0  MILLION. MOSQUITO CONTROL IS  THAT  .18, .1880. THE PORT AUTHORITY  IS POINT 092  $9 MILLION. YOUR  SILVER SAND  IS THAT 0.1050 AND YOUR FINAL ONE IS YOUR  FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT FRONT PRESENTED  AT 4.0819  MILL.  

AND REST FACT, WE  DO HAVE A BRIEF BUDGET PRESENTATION  WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO OVER FOR  THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SIMILAR  TO THE PRESENTATION WE DID  IN  JULY.  ALSO, THIS IS A RESCHEDULED HEARING  THE ADVERTISEMENT WAS PLACED IN  SUNDAY'S PAPER  NOTIFIED THE PUBLIC OF TONIGHT'S  MEETING. ALONG WITH THE REQUIREMENT  BEING POSTED IN ALL OF  THE DOORWAYS OF THE  FACILITY. SO IT  HAS BEEN, OF COURSE IT HAS BEEN  TALKED ABOUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS  WELL.  >> 
     THIS ONE  CRACKS I'M JUST WANTING TO HAVE  YOU GUYS HAVE IT ON  THE SCREEN. I WILL CONTINUE ONE.  

GO  AHEAD.  

I HAVE TO GET MY GLASSES TO READ  UP THERE. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE RECOMMENDATION  OF YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING REDUCING  THE RATE. THIS WAS THE REDUCTION  OF 0.10 FOUR  4 MILLION . OFFICE OF  THE SHERIFF ALONG  WITH REDUCTION OF  THE TWO AND, DEPUTIES YOU HAD DONE  IN THE  PRIOR ACTION. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT  REPRESENTS $157 FOR A TOUCH TANK  AWARDED IN  A PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM. THE EMERGENCY  RESERVES WAS  ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY AT 223,000 HOWEVER  THEY WERE ABLE TO RETAIN THE RESERVES  AT 9.3% AND MOVING TOWARDS HER GOAL  OF  10%. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS YOUR  RESERVE FOR FUTURE CAPITAL.  YOUR COUNTYWIDE VALUE THE SITE  DEMONSTRATES THAT IS STILL  HASN'T RECOVERED FROM THE PRE-BUBBLE  OF 2007 AND  IT IS APPROACHING THE  2009 LEVELS.  THE COUNTYWIDE [ INDISCERNIBLE ]  THIS IS THE COUNTYWIDE IN NATURE  YOUR OPERATING BUDGET IS $809 MILLION  663 SEVEN DOLLARS.  OF THAT THE LARGEST PART OF  THE CHART IS TAXES  AT  35%. WITHIN THAT YOU  HAVE RATES WHICH IS A PASSED THROUGH.  TAXES YOU COLLECT AND PASS ON TO  YOUR LOCAL CITIES WHICH IS  $7.4 MILLION. AND THEN YOUR CHARGES  FOR SERVICES IN THE PURPLE THERE  IS ANOTHER AREA RANGES EVERYTHING  FROM YOUR CONTRACT TO  HAD EARLIER TO LANDFILL, WATER  AND SILVER CHARGES,  ACCESS FEES, BUDGET AND TRANSIT  RELATED REVENUES. AND THEN YOUR  APPROPRIATED FUND. THIS IS PRIMARILY  THE MONEY YOU HAVE SET ASIDE FOR  LONGTIME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.  WE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH  AS TO WHAT THIS MONEY WAS SET ASIDE  FOR. IT IS KNOWN  AS RESERVES. YOUR COUNTYWIDE  OPERATING EXPENDITURES TAKING THE  OTHER SIDE OF  THE HOUSE AND LET ME PUT MY GLASSES  BACK ON AGAIN.  PERSONAL SERVICES IS ONE OF YOUR  LARGEST PARTS, 30% OF  YOUR OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION.  YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT  WITH  YOU RESERVES  WHICH IT THE ALLOCATION OF THE RESERVES  AND WE APPROPRIATED IT TO THE  VARIOUS CATEGORIES. RESERVES IN  YOUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS IS A GOOD  THING TO HAVE WHICH IS YOUR BUSINESS  TYPE  ACTIVITIES. WATER AND SEWER OPERATIONS  AND THEN YOUR TRANSPORTATION RESERVES  EVERYTHING FROM IMPACT FEES  TO GAS TAX AND SO FORTH. YOUR  EMERGENCY RESERVES INCLUDED IN ALL  OF  YOUR FUNDS IS AT 4.2% OF  YOUR TOTAL  RESERVE  ALLOCATION.  

WHEN YOU TAKE THAT AND FLIP IT  AND GO DOWN TO YOUR DEPARTMENTAL  AND YOUR DEPARTMENT ALL YOU HAVE  YOUR OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF AT 11%  UNDER  PUBLIC PROTECTION. ALMOST 30% IS  GOING TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO  PUBLIC PROTECTION. THIS IS YOUR  TOTAL  OPERATING BUDGET. THAT'S  EVERYTHING  FROM ROADWAYS TO LANDFILL, WATER  AND SEWER, AND UTILITIES AND  SO FORTH. AND THIS  LIGHT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF YOUR  GENERAL FUND. IT HAS CONTINUED OVER  THE LAST COUPLE  OF YEARS AND WE HAVE GONE TO ROLL  BACK LAST YEAR AND WE CONTINUE TO  GO DOWN THIS YEAR. THIS CHART TELLS  THE STORY. THIS IS A HISTORY OF  ALL OF  YOUR FUNDS AND ASSOCIATED FIGURES  THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ROLLBACK  OR BELOW  THE ROLLBACK. AGAIN, THIS IS ALL  OF THE TAXING FUNDS AND AT THIS  TIME I WILL PAUSE AND  TURN IT OVER TO  COUNSEL.  

AT  THIS TIME WE WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC  PARTICIPATION PORTION OF THE MEETING.  SEVERAL OF YOU WISH  TO SPEAK. I WILL CALL OUT THE NAMES  IN THE ORDER WE  RECEIVE THEM. THANK YOU ALL FOR  BEING HERE. JAMES STEERING WILL  BE OUR FIRST. STATE YOUR NAME AND  ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PROCEED  TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE THREE  MINUTES.  

JAMES  STEERING.  

 JAMES DEARING WE WILL  GO TO CHRIS THE JEFFERSON.  KRISTI?  

 GOOD EVENING. CHRIS THE JEFFERSON  1984 WEST  CHAPEL DRIVE. I AM HERE  ON BEHALF OF OF THE FRIENDS OF  THE ALTONA LIBRARY WHICH I HAVE  BEEN A MEMBER  SINCE 2009.  WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING  OUR LIBRARY TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU  ARE AND WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH THAT  YOU SEE THE VALUE IN OUR  LIBRARY SYSTEM. WE HAVE  A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT ON  OUR PART GOING INTO OUR LIBRARY  AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT  HAS GONE INTO YOUR PART IN PRIORITIZING  YOUR FUNDING. I AM HERE NOT JUST  FOR DELL TRONA ALTHOUGH I'M  REPRESENTING VOLUNTEERS WHO  HAD 4176 WHICH I THINK IS QUITE  A BIT OF VOLUNTEER HOURS.  AND COUNTYWIDE, WE HAD  40,644 HOURS, VOLUNTEER  HOURS AMONGST THE 14 LIBRARY  BRANCHES. MAYBE THAT IS $.13  HOPE IS A NEW ONE. THAT GOES TO  SHOW HOW MUCH WE VALUE OUR LIBRARIES  AND WE SEE IT  EVERY DAY AS WE ARE WORKING AND  VOLUNTEERING THEIR AND WE SEE THE  PATRONS WHO  COME IN. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION  EVER SO BRIEFLY SOME THINGS WE SEE  AT THE LIBRARY. YOU  GUYS MAY NOT HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF  REASONS TO GO WHEN THERE BECAUSE  YOU HAVE A COMPUTER AT HOME. YOU  HAVE INTERNET AT HOME, MAYBE EVEN  MORE THAN ONE INTERNET  AT HOME. THERE IS  A LOT WE ARE OFFERING TO OUR PATRONS,  MORE THAN JUST CHECKING  OUT BOOKS. WE HAVE CONSUMER RESEARCH,  MEDICAL RESEARCH, IF YOU  WANT TO PURCHASE A CAR OR FIND A  DOCTOR WE WILL HELP YOU  FIND IT. WE ARE A SAFE STUDY AND  READING AREA. AND YOU ARE OUT OF  THE COLD OR OUT OF THE HEAT, AND  THAT MAKES A LOT OF DIFFERENCE FOR  OUR CUSTOMERS WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE  THAT COMFORT  AT HOME. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL FREE TUTORING  SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY. ALL YOU  NEED IS YOUR LIBRARY CARD. IT  IS FANTASTIC. YOU CAN  TAKE A PRACTICE TEST FOR BECOMING  A CITIZEN, A FIREMAN, A GRADUATE  STUDENT ALL AT YOUR LIBRARY. YOU  CAN LEARN TO WRITE A RESUME. YOU  CAN GET HELP WITH APPLYING FOR JOB  APPLICATIONS WHICH ALL NEED TO BE  DONE ONLINE THESE DAYS. YOU CAN  CHECK OUT BOOKS AT YOUR LIBRARY  AND GET THEM FROM ANY LIBRARY IN  THE COUNTY. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK  YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR SYSTEM  AND WE HOPE IT CONTINUES. THANK  YOU?  

THANK YOU.  CAROL  JOHNSON?  >> I AM CAROL  JOHNSON. 38 CHARLESTON SQUARE. I'M  HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE  OF THE  LIBRARY COUNSEL. I FEEL  SO UNCOMFORTABLE. ANYWAY, I AM  HERE TO THANK YOU FOR THE LIBRARY  FUNDING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER  THE YEARS. I WOULD  LIKE MORE. I THINK  THE LIBRARY, IT IS THE CENTER OF  OUR COMMUNITY AND DESERVES ALL THE  RESPECT WE CAN GIVE IT. WE ARE  ALWAYS SAYING, MY PITCH IS MORE  EMOTIONAL  THAN CHRISTIE'S. IT IS THE CENTER  OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE SAY THAT  A LOT. LIBRARIES ARE A LOT MORE  THAN BOOKS. WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS  IS THAT  IS WHERE THE GUN, THE OLD, THE RICH,  THE POOR, EVERYONE COMES IN EVERYONE  IS  TREATED EQUALLY. IT IS ONE OF THE  MOST VISIBLE PLACES OUR TAX MONEY  IS SPENT. IT IS  A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE HOW  THEIR TAXES BENEFIT  THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE  COME FOR A LOT OF REASONS. MORE  THAN TO  PURCHASE A FREE BOOK  OR DVD. THEY COME TO WORK A CRAFT  OR ATTEND A COMPUTER LAB OR HOLD  MEETINGS. OUR MEETING ROOMS  ARE BOOKED SOLID BECAUSE THERE IS  NO PLACE ELSE FOR THEM  TO GO. YOU CAN GO READ A NEWSPAPER  AND HAVE A QUIET SPACE TO DO IT.  OUR CHILDREN DISCOVER BOOKS  BEFORE KINDERGARTEN. TEENAGERS CAN  COME AND BUILD A ROBOT. I CAN TELL  YOU HOW  MANY SENIORS COME TO LEARN HOW TO  USE THEIR IPADS OR IPHONES. THERE  IS NO PLACE  LIKE IT.  I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, LIBRARIES ARE  A LOT MORE THAN BOOKS AND I ASK  YOU TO GRANT THE LIBRARY THE BUDGET  IT NEEDS TO DO THE WORK IT HAS TO  DO. THEY ARE DOING A LOT MORE TODAY  THAN THE MONEY THEY HAD EVEN FROM  10 YEARS AGO. WE ARE  SAYING IT IS A PLACE FOR ALL CITIZENS  WERE CITIZENS OF VOLUSIA COUNTY  MEET AND THEY DESERVE ALL OF OUR  RESPECT.  

TAKE  YOU, CAROL. YOU DID A  GREAT  JOB..  

I AM BILL HIGHBALL AND RESIDE  AT EIGHT FOX CLIFF WAY. I'M  THRILLED TO BE  HERE TONIGHT. I CAME TO THANK YOU.  I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE  VOLUSIA  LITERACY COUNCIL. I KNOW A LOT OF  YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO. WE TEACH ADULTS  HOW TO READ. AN  ADULT SOMEONE 16 YEARS OR OLDER.  YOU HAVE HEARD MY TALK BEFORE. WE  HAVE A HIGH RATE OF ADULTS IN  OUR  COMMUNITY 21,  22, 23% THAT ARE READING AT OR BELOW  A THIRD  GRADE LEVEL. IF  YOU ARE READING AT THIS ALL LEVELS  HERE IS WHAT YOU CANNOT DO. YOU  HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING A JOB, GETTING  US THAT ALIVE, YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED  IN SENDING YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL  BECAUSE YOU DON'T CARE. THE EDUCATIONAL  VALUE IS NOT HIGH FOR YOU. WE HAVE  A NETWORK OF TUTORS. WE  HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OUR 41st YEAR.  WE HAVE A NETWORK OF 200 SOME VOLUNTEERS.  WE DO NOT  PAY THEM. THEY GO OUT THERE DAY IN AND  DAY OUT AND TEACH ALL OVER THE COUNTY  AT CAMPUSES, LIBRARIES, AND SO FORTH  TO PROVIDE THE BASIC SKILLS THESE  PEOPLE NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THESE  FOLKS INTO  IN DESPAIR AND AT THE WELFARE PROGRAMS  TAKING MONEY FROM  THE STATE AND THE COUNTY AND WHEREVER  THEY CAN FIND IT TO LIVE A LOW-QUALITY  LIFE. WHEN YOU CAN READ, YOU CAN  FILL OUT A JOB APPLICATION. YOU  CAN APPLY FOR  A LOAN. YOU CAN GO TO THE POST OFFICE  AND FILL OUT FORMS. ABOVE ALL, YOU  CAN USE  A COMPUTER. MOST JOBS REQUIRE SOME  TYPE  OF INTERFACE. IF YOU CANNOT USE  SOME TYPE OF A KEYBOARD YOU WILL  STRUGGLE TO  BE SUCCESSFUL. OUR EFFORTS IN TEACHING  THESE PEOPLE TO  OUR TUTORS IS TO ELEVATE THEIR SKILL  BASE AND HELP THEM GET TEDS IF IT  IS APPROPRIATE. WE DO 25 OR 30 OF  THOSE PER YEAR. A KEY PART OF THAT,  THE FUNDING,  VOLUSIA  COUNTY, YOU REPRESENT 19 TO 20%  OF OUR BUDGET. WE HONOR  THOSE DOLLARS. WE SQUEEZE THOSE  PENNIES AND STRETCH  THEM OUT. IF YOU WERE TO GO  IN THE MARKETPLACE AND PAID THESE  PEOPLE WE ARE GETTING FREE, YOU  WILL SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND  DOLLARS PER YEAR. OUR GRANT LAST  YEAR A PROPOSAL THIS YEAR  IS $32,700. WE TAKE THAT MONEY AND  WE RESPECTED. WE MAKE GOOD  USE OF IT AND WE HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE  YOUR SUPPORT WHICH HAS BEEN SUPPORT  OVER 30 SOMETHING YEARS. I'M HERE  ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  AND OUR VOLUNTEERS TO THINK VOLUSIA  COUNTY FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE  PROVIDED THE LITERACY COUNCIL.  

THANK YOU,  BILL.  >> 
     GOOD AFTERNOON. I  LIVE AT 5954 KATONA DRIVE IN PORT  ORANGE, FLORIDA. I AM HERE TO  THANK YOU FOR THE FUNDING THAT THEY  GIVE US FOR TWO  DIFFERENT BRANDS.  WE ARE ONE OF 30 COALITIONS CREATED  IN STATUTE THAT OFFER SUBSIDIZED  CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN BIRTH THROUGH  AGE 13 IN  OUR AREA. IN VOLUSIA A LOAD WE  HAVE TO HUNTER CONTRACTED CHILD  CARE PROVIDERS. WE SERVE EVERY SINGLE  DAY ABOUT 3400 CHILDREN  IN CARE FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE.  WE  DO THAT PLAYING WITH THE FUNDS THAT  YOU GIVE US  WE SERVE WITH FAMILIES WORKING OR  GOING TO SCHOOL ABOUT  3200 CHILDREN OVER THE COURSE OF  THE YEAR AND SERVE ABOUT 5000 CHILDREN  EVERY DAY. WE SERVE 274 CHILDREN  THAT ARE HOMELESS  EVERY DAY.  WE PERFORM OVER 4000 DEVELOPMENTAL  SCREENINGS  EVERY YEAR THAT HELP US FIND THOSE CHILDREN  THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT EARLY  SO WE CAN INTERVENE AND HELP THEM  BEFORE THEY GET TO SCHOOL. WE PROVIDE  OVER 1500 HRS. OF TRAINING  FOR CHILDCARE TEACHERS SO THEY CAN  APPROVE AND DO THEIR JOB BETTER  EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE SECOND FUNDING  YOU HELP US WITH HIS STAFF DEVELOPMENT.  WE  CAN HELP OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES  IN THE COUNTY DO THEIR JOB BETTER.  WE  HEALTH HELP, LAST YEAR THERE WAS  OVER 68  TRAINING SERVING ALMOST 410 AND  WE'VE GOT FOUR MORE TRAININGS TO  DO BEFORE THE END OF SIT  TIMBER. SO 400 DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS  IN THE AREA AND  ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT TRAININGS THAT HAPPEN  TO APPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES  WE  ARE PROVIDING SO WHEN FAMILIES COME  IN AND RECEIVE OUR SERVICES WE ARE  TREATING THEM BETTER AND WE ARE  PROVIDING BETTER  CASE MANAGEMENT. ALL OF THAT COMES FROM THE MINING  YOU ARE HELPING TO PROVIDE US AND  WE CONTINUE TO THANK YOU AND WE  HOPE YOU PROVIDE US MONEY IN THE  FUTURE.  

THANK  YOU.  

 GOOD EVENING. GERARD TINTAH  GRASS  5900 SOUTH ATLANTIC AVENUE.  I'M HERE TO THANK YOU  FOR LEAVING THE ECHO BUDGET INTACT  THIS YEAR. I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF  THE BOARD THIS YEAR FOR  THE 2019-2020. ECO HAS DONE  AMAZING THINGS AND THANK YOU  VERY MUCH FOR LEAVING OUR BUDGET  INTACT. I WOULD LIKE  TO THINK MR. JOHNSON FOR REAPPOINTING  ME   AND MS. DENYS FOR APPOINTING ME  A FEW YEARS AGO.  IT HAS BEEN A  REAL PLEASURE TO SERVE THE COUNTY  AND THANK YOU  VERY MUCH.  

AND BY THE WAY, YOUR STAFF DOES  ON EXCELLENT JOB, THEY  ARE FIRST-CLASS.  

THANK YOU,  GERARD.  >> GOOD  EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SUSAN  MORE AND I LIVE RIGHT HERE.  I REPRESENT EASTER  SEALS AND REPRESENT THE  YOUNG MAN  WHO IS 20 YEARS OLD WHO IS MY  SON AND ONE OF THE PERSONS IN OUR  COMMUNITY THAT HAS HAD A LIFELONG  DISABLING CONDITION. ON BEHALF OF  EASTER SEALS I'M HERE TO THANK YOU  PROFUSELY, SINCERELY,  THERE PERSONALLY FOR WHAT WE RECEIVED  FROM  THE GRANTS. WE ARE A LEAD AGENCY FOR THE  DISABILITY GRANT. WE WORK WITH FINE  ORGANIZATIONS AND WE APPRECIATE  YOU GIVE US MONEY SO WE CAN DO WHAT  WE KNOW WE DO WELL, AND DO IT FOR  CLIENTS THAT MIGHT FALL THROUGH  THE CRACKS OR  HAVE FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC  SERVICES. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT  YOU PROVIDE US THE  FUNDING STREAM FOR SERVICES THAT  WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE  OTHERWISE. IN PARTICULAR, I'D LIKE  TO  POINT OUT THAT ONE IN FIVE OF OUR  CITIZENS HAS A DISABLING CONDITION  BY THE TIME THEY REACH  RETIREMENT AGE. WE ALSO  KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH EASTER SEALS  HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 70 YEARS AND  100  YEARS NATIONALLY, DISABILITY DOES  NOT WORK THE SAME AS  IT DID 70 YEARS AGO, 10 YEARS AGO,  FIVE  YEARS AGO. WE ARE SEEING A LOT  OF INVISIBLE DISABILITIES SOCIAL,  EMOTIONAL, AND AGAIN, WE  GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU AND  TRUST US WITH THOSE DOLLARS A WEEK  AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING  THAT NEED. THE GRANT WE  ARE MOST GRATEFUL FOR IS THE ONE  IN THE BLOCK FUNDING AND THE COAST  OF OUR WORK WITH OTHER KEY AGENCIES,  CENTER FOR THE  VISUALLY  IMPAIRED, AND WE ALSO USE IT INTERNALLY  FOR TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE VERY  DISENFRANCHISED WHICH IS THE DEAF  AND HARD OF HEARING POPULATION  AND FAMILIES WITH AUTISM AND NEED  CASE MANAGEMENT. CLOSE TO MY  HEART AND HER CHILDCARE CENTER ARE  THE MONIES WE RECEIVED FROM THE  CONTINGENCY GRANT AND THESE ARE  SERVICES THAT WE WORK  VERY HARD TO WORK WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS  FOR CHILDREN THAT NEED CHILDCARE.  THEY MIGHT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS  BECAUSE OF  CUSTODY ISSUES AND  TEMPORARY HOUSING IN THE MONEY THAT  WE GET FROM YOU HELPS TO SUPPORT  THEM SHORT-TERM UNTIL WE CAN LEVERAGE  THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. ON BEHALF  OF EASTER SEALS, I THANK YOU  VERY MUCH.  

THANK YOU,  SUSAN.  >> HEART, I AM ALAN MANDEL AND THE  VET 2265 NINTH AVENUE. ON THE DIRECTOR  OF COACHING FOR A YOUTH  SOCCER CLUB. I WAS ASKED TO COME  AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OF THE PARKS  AND  REC DEPARTMENT. I HAVE TO SAY IS  I HAVE HEARD THESE FOLKS TALKING,  I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OF THE  SAME THINGS THAT THEY ARE. AND THAT  WOULD BE OUR KIDS. WE HAVE  ABOUT 350 FAMILIES THAT USE  THE PARK AND WE ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST  USERS OF THE PARK. WE ARE AT  BENNETT PARK .  THESE 350 FAMILIES THAT WE HAVE  ARE VERY MUCH CONSTRAINED AND WHAT  WE CAN PROVIDE TO THEM  BASED ON THE FACILITIES THAT WE  HAVE ACCESS TO AND THINGS LIKE  THAT. WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO  ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO RECOGNIZE  WHICH IS THE SAME THING THAT THESE  FOLKS ARE TALKING ABOUT IS  THAT EDUCATION AND ALL OF ITS  FORMS WHETHER THAT BE THE SCHOOL  SYSTEM OR  THE LIBRARIES OR SOCCER OR FOOTBALL  OR WHATEVER IT IS, THERE IS NOTHING  THAT WILL GET DISCUSSED TONIGHT  THAT WILL HAVE A  GREATER IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE,  OUR BUDGET, I DON'T COME TO THESE  MEETINGS  VERY OFTEN. I AM A SOCCER COACH.  30% OF YOUR BUDGET IS LAW ENFORCEMENT.  EDUCATION IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY  TO IMPACT YOUR LAW  ENFORCEMENT BUDGET. THESE KIDS TO  PLAY FOR US AND KIDS DOING  OTHER THINGS  THEY ARE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS AND  TEACHERS  AND FIREFIGHTERS ARCHITECTS, THEY  ARE GROWING UP TO PUT MONEY BACK  INTO YOUR BUDGET IN A WAY THE PEOPLE  WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE OR HAVE THE  OPPORTUNITIES  CANNOT DO. AND  AS YOU GUYS LOOK AT ALL OF THIS  STUFF I AM SURE TONIGHT IS WORTHY  OF  FUNDING. BUT AS YOU GUYS LOOK AT  HER, THE PARKS GO DIRECTLY TO OUR  KIDS. OUR KIDS ARE THE ONES WHO  WERE GOING TO GROW UP AND SUCCEED  OR FAIL BASED  ON THE OPPORTUNITIES WE GIVE THEM.  AND  RIGHT NOW, ALL PROGRAMS AND  NOT JUST OUR PROGRAM BUT ALL OF  OUR PROGRAMS ARE CONSTRAINED IN  SOME FORM OR FASHION AND WHAT WE  CAN PROVIDE. I HAVE BEEN DOING  THIS FOR 20 YEARS. AND I  KNOW FOR  ME PERSONALLY, I AM CONSTRAINED  AND WHAT I CAN OFFER AND PROVIDE  AND I SEE OTHER PROGRAMS  THE SAME. I'M LEAVING HERE TO GO  TO PRACTICE AND WE WILL SHARE THE  FIELD WITH THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM.  WE HAVE A PERMIT BUT IF WE  DON'T LET THEM ON  THEY CAN PLAY SO WE WILL SHARE  THE FIELD. THERE IS NOTHING YOU  WILL INVEST AND THAT WILL MAKE A  BIGGER IMPACT EVEN ON THESE BUDGETARY  ITEMS IN A POSITIVE  WAY.  

PLEASE DON'T THINK I'M RUDE.  

YOUR TIME IS UP.  

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR  WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH OUR  KIDS.  >> GOOD EVENING  TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND THANK  YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO  SPEAK AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.  I'M SO PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN.  

NAME AND ADDRESS.  

97 TREASURER  LANE FLORIDA. I AM HERE TO THANK  YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN  AND FAMILIES ADVISORY  BOARD FUNDING AND I WOULD LIKE TO  SAY I THINK  THE SACRIFICE THAT THE STAFF FOR  THE COUNTY IS SECOND TO  NONE AND THEY DO A REALLY GREAT  JOB IN ADMINISTERING THESE FUNDS  AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE PUT  TO GOOD USE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK  THEM FOR THE SUPPORT THEY PROVIDE.  LIKE THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION  THE HEALTHY START COALITION IS ONE  OF 32  STATEWIDE COALITIONS IN OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS  TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY AND SUPPORT  HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR YOUNG  CHILDREN AND SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH  YOUNG CHILDREN. THE FUNDING PROVIDES  AN FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS WE OVERSEE.  ONE IS  NEONATAL OUTREACH AND THESE ARE  FAMILIES WITH BABIES IN THE NICU.  A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF  NICU BABIES I AM SAD TO SAY OUR  BABIES WITH MOTHERS WITH SUBSTANCE  ABUSE DISORDER. THEY  REQUIRE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF  FOLLOW UP AND LINKAGE TO MEDICAL  SERVICES AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS STAY  WITH THEIR MOTHER.  WE FOLLOW UP WITH THE MOTHER AND  WE ARE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE  INFANT AND FOSTER  CARE SERVICES. OVER THE LAST THREE  YEARS OF FUNDING WE HAVE SERVED  397 OF THESE FAMILIES. WE ARE  ABLE TO FUND WOMEN'S INTERVENTION,  PREGNANT WOMEN  SPECIFICALLY WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE  DISORDER AND THIS PROVIDES INTERVENTION  FOR THEM WHEN A PHYSICIAN  HAS IDENTIFIED A  PREGNANT WOMAN WITH A SUBSTANCE  ABUSE DISORDER WE  ARE ABLE TO DO THAT OUTWEIGHS NECESSARY  TO ENGAGE WITH HER AND GAIN  HER TRUST  AND ENCOURAGED HER TO GET TO TREATMENT  SERVICES. SOMETIMES  WE NEED TO PUT HER SOMEWHERE SAFE  UNTIL A TREATMENT THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE  OR WE CAN FIND ONE IN ANOTHER COUNTY  OR THROUGH [  INDISCERNIBLE ]. OVER THE LAST THREE  YEARS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE  TO HELP 518  PREGNANT WOMEN.  ASSESSMENTS FOR VERY HIGH RISK FAMILIES  AND THESE ARE COMPREHENSIVE  ASSESSMENTS THAT ENABLE US TO GET  THEM INTO VARIOUS SERVICES. WE  HAVE SERVED 350 OF THOSE WOMEN.  AND MATERNITY CARE SUPPORT TECH  HELP WOMEN GET MEDICAID AND  PHYSICIAN SERVICES, AND PROVIDE  INFORMATION ABOUT THE  MANAGED-CARE SYSTEM. OUR WHOLE MEDICAID  SYSTEM CHANGE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN  IN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE  THEM VERY CLOSE SUPPORT SO WE ARE  NOT USING LOCAL DOLLARS FOR THEIR  PREGNANCY BUT WE ARE  ACCESSING MEDICAID. I WANT TO THANK  YOU FOR THOSE FUNDS AND I'VE GIVEN  YOU DATA., IF YOU HAVE ANY  QUESTIONS.  

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE  TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED  YOUR THOUGHTS. WE APPRECIATE YOU  PARTICIPATING. AT THIS POINT WE  WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING PORTION  AND MOVED TO COUNSEL. DOES ANYONE  HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE  TO SAY? LETS OUT A COUPLE OF DOLLARS  TO GET OUR SYSTEM WORKING ALL THE  TIME.  

ALREADY ON MY  LIST.  

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BUT ALL  OF THESE PEOPLE WONDERING WHERE  OUR MONEY GOES, WE HAVE  BEEN SCRIMPING.  YOU SAY IT'S OKAY TO SPEND A COUPLE  OF BUCKS TO  FIX IT. ANYWAY, TAMMY DOESN'T LIKE  TO READ FROM HER PAPERWORK.  

TAMMY, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD  AND PROCEED?  

I WOULD  BE HAPPY. WERE GOING TO  VOTE BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES  TONIGHT.  

AGAIN, WE DO HAVE A SECOND PUBLIC  HEARING AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT  AT THE CONCLUSION OF  THE MEETING.  OUR MILLAGE RATE FOR THE COUNTYWIDE  TAXING AUTHORITY IS AT  5.5900  MILL WHICH IS 4.83% GREATER THAN  THE ROLLBACK RATE.  

WE NEED  A  MOTION.  

MR.  CHAIR,  THE MOTION IS MADE  BY WHEELER AND  SECOND BY MS. GIRTMAN.  ANY OBJECTION?  THE MOTION  PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY.  

THE VOLUSIA COUNTY LIBRARY FUND  IS PRESENTED AT .5520 MILL  WHICH IS 7.04% GREATER  THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE.  

MOVED APPROVAL  AT THE PROPOSED  .5520 MILL.  

IS THERE A SECOND?  

 MOTION MADE. A TAX RATE  OF 0.5520 MILLS.  ANY DISCUSSION? ANY OBJECTIONS?  THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM  3.  

THE NEXT  ITEM IS YOUR VOLUSIA FOREVER PRESENTED,  THE OPERATING PART  .1122  MILL WHICH IS 20.78% GREATER THAN  THE  ROLLBACK RATE.  

 MR. CHAIR, MOVE APPROVAL OF THE  VOLUSIA FOREVER OPERATING FUND  OF  0.112 MILL  20.78% RATED IN THE ROLLBACK RATE.  

IS THERE A SECOND?  

I WILL SECOND.  

MOTION MADE BY MS. WHEELER AND  SECONDED  BY MS. GIRTMAN.  ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTION TO  APPROVE THE  TAX RATE OF 0.112 MILLS WHICH IS 20.78%  GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE?  THE MOTION PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY.  

VOLUSIA FOREVER FIND THIS IS  YOUR VOTER DEBT SERVICE  PRESENTED  AT 0.0878 TO MEET YOUR DEBT SERVICE  REQUIREMENT.  

MOVE APPROVAL OF VOLUSIA FOREVER  FUND AT  0.0878.  

ANY  DISCUSSION?  >> HEARING NO OBJECTION TO MOTION  PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE  MOVED TO FIVE.  

VOLUSIA ECHO IS PRESENTED AT  0.200 MILL WHICH IS  6.9% GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE.  

MS. WHEELER?  

I MOVE APPROVAL OF  VOLUSIA ECHO PRESENTED AT  0.2000 MILLS 6.9% GREATER THAN  ROLLBACK  RATE. 6.95%.  

MOTION MADE BY MS.  WHEELER AND SECONDED BY  MS.  GIRTMAN . IT IS 6.95% GREATER THAN  THE  ROLLBACK RATE. ANY OBJECTIONS? HEARING  ON, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.  

THE  MOSQUITO CONTROL FUND IS PRESENTED  AT 0.1880  WHICH IS 6.70% GREATER THAN THE  ROLLBACK RATE.  

I MOVE APPROVAL  FOR THE PROPOSED RATE  OF 0.1880.  

IS THERE A  SECOND?  

SECOND  BY JOHNSON. 6.70% GREATER THAN THE  ROLLBACK RATE. ANY OBJECTION? HEARING  ON THE MOTION PASSES  UNANIMOUSLY.  

PORT AUTHORITY PRESENTED AT  0.0929 MILLS  WHICH IS 6.66% GREATER THAN THE  ROLLBACK RATE.  

MR. CHAIR WILL APPROVAL OF THE  PORT AUTHORITY AT A TAX  RATE OF  0.0929 MILLS.  

IS THERE A SECOND?  

 MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE PORT  AUTHORITY FUND TAX  RATE OF 0.0929  MILLS 6.66% GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK  RATE. ANY OBJECTIONS? THE MOTION  PASSES UNANIMOUS. ITEM 8.  

MUNICIPAL DISTRICT AT  2.2399 MILLS  WHICH IS 6.52% GREATER THAN THE  ROLLBACK  RATE.  

MR. CHAIR MEN MOVE APPROVAL OF  THE FUND AT  2.2399 MILLS.  

 MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE MUNICIPAL  SERVICE DISTRICT TAX RATE OF  2.2399 MILLS, 6.52% GREATER THAN  THE ROLLBACK  RATE. ANY OBJECTION? THE MOTION  PASSES  UNANIMOUS.  

 SILVER SANDS MUNICIPAL SERVICE DISTRICT  IS PRESENTED AT  0.0150 MILLS WHICH IS 7.1% GREATER  THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE.  

MR. CHAIR MOVE APPROVAL OF SILVER  SANDS  FUN AT  0.0150 MILLS. IS THERE A  SECOND?  

 MOTION MADE TO APPROVE THE SILVER  SANDS  MSD FUND TAX RATE OF 0.0150  MILLS  WHICH IS 7.4% GREATER THAN THE  ROLLBACK RATE.  

7.14% I BELIEVE.  

YES. 

HEARING NO OBJECTION THE MOTION  PASSES UNANIMOUS.  

YOUR FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT FUND  IS PRESENTED A 4.0815 MILLS WHICH  IS 6.52 % GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK  RATE.  

MOVE APPROVAL OF FIRE RESCUE  DISTRICT FUND AT TAX  RATE OF 4.0815 MILLS  WHICH IS 6.52% GREATER THE ROLLBACK  RATE.  

ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO  APPROVE FIRE  RESCUE DISTRICT OF 4.0815 MILLS WHICH IS 6.52%  GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE?  HEARING NO OBJECTIONS  THE PASSES.  

YOUR  BUDGET INCORPORATED THAT YOU HAVE  APPROVED TONIGHT AND OCCLUDED IN  YOUR SCHEDULE A OF YOUR ATTACHMENT  ITEMIZED BY  FUND IS $809,626,376 FOR  YOUR  OPERATING  BUDGET. $170,122,460 FOR YOUR  NON-OPERATING BUDGET.  

MR. CHAIR, MOVE APPROVAL TO ADOPT  FISCAL YEAR TENTATIVE  OPERATING  BUDGET TOTALING $809, 626,762 AND NON-OPERATING  BUDGET  OF $170,1322,460 
     BUDGET. ARE THERE ANY  OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTION? HEARING  ON THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.  AND NOW COUNSEL, WE NEED TO SET  A SECOND  PUBLIC HEARING. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED  THAT WE SET THAT MEETING ON  SEPTEMBER 23 AT 6  PM HERE IN THE COUNTY  COUNCIL CHAMBERS.  

I WILL MAKE A  MOTION.  

MOTION MADE BY MR. JOHNSON AND  SECONDED BY MS. WHEELER TO APPROVE  TO SCHEDULE THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING  TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-20  TAX RATE AND  BUDGET FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23  2019 AT 6 PM AND THE  COUNTY CHAMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO  THE MOTION? HEARING ON THE MOTION  PASSES UNANIMOUS.  

THANK  YOU.  

FOLKS, THERE IS  NO POPCORN. BUT YOU'VE DONE IT.  THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT  TONIGHT. AND WITH THAT WE WILL ADJOURNED  AT 6:44.  

ALLY.