Um, >> would you please do the invocation and the pledge for me, Mr. Chapel? >> Everybody, please stand. >> Oh, Lord, bless this council as we move further ahead for the city. Bless our
citizens that live in our city, that they understand everything that we're trying to do for the city. bless our fire department, our police department,
and keep them out of harm's way. I ask you in this name. Amen. >> Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under
God, indivisible, liberty, for all. >> Please be seated everybody. Let's see what we got here. Madame clerk, will you please call the role? >> Miss Barrow >> here. >> Miss Bodford >> here.
>> Mr. Chapel >> here. >> Mr. Hayne >> here. >> Mayor K >> here. Thank you, ma'am. I appreciate that. Now, obviously, we don't have a huge agenda for tonight. So, um before we move on to the minutes and such, I'd like to ask if there's anybody in the audience that would like to come to the
podium and state your name and address for the record. Uh, and anything you'd like to talk about that's not on the agenda, now would be the time to do it. By all means, come up. >> How you doing? >> Good.
to rent out lease outm >> for rent. You get rent money on lease on a long lease. >> Someone pays you a monthly fee. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yep. Yep. >> Then you're subject to
and all this. When I looked at it like for a variance to run a business out of your home, >> I'll I'll have to give you I can't give you an answer right now. I'll give you
aware of it. when I came in as it didn't seem like >> I think you do have to pay buy a license for it. >> I just want to know if you do. >> I think it's $4.64 a year. >> Well, I mean, you know, just had to
guess what we want, right? >> Right. So before the changes were made into the management of certain parts of our government, there was many things that were overlooked that are not being overlooked.
>> So but I will get you um an official answer, but it won't be till tomorrow. >> They charge you business license. >> Really? >> Well, I'll have to call the mayor down there and find out why they're not. George couldn't believe that Panama City
Beach didn't have an ador. >> Well, they have bed tax. They have bed tax which is way better than advel. >> No, we don't get it. >> Is that your suggestion for bed tax? >> Is that sure it is? I think that would be a good thing. Did I hear anybody want
Do I have a second on the bed tanks? reourish our beaches with it. So, you know, want to go. >> I realize that, but there there's so many other things that like we don't have um uh the submerge tax and we don't have the uh impervious area tax for the
driveway like Callaway does. They charge you to have concrete that runs water off. And so, Parker is the cheapest place to live in Bay County by far. It's just that we've discovered since I had moved Mr. someone in charge of that part of the government. He has done a survey
on the licenses and we discovered that was over 40% of the businesses in Parker were improperly or not licensed and that's the reason for it. >> But the thing is they want they basically want you to get a variance to run a business out of a residential area. I'll get my house
anyway. >> I'll have to look. >> It's a taxree income. >> What is it real estate, >> right? >> For the Airbnbs. Yeah, that's about 40 in. >> Yeah, there's about 40 in Parker and
we've had some serious problems. >> I mean, I've got a place at the beach and I got across. I got the sheriff on speed. >> Um, not going to discuss it on f on the record, but I I'd be happy to have a conversation with you. Quite shocking some of the things that have happened.
figure out that >> I'll let you know. I'll get you an answer soon as I get you an answer in the morning and try to get it to you tomorrow. >> Okay. >> All right, brother. Thank you. >> Anybody? Hey, how you doing? >> Set your name and address for the record.
You could go ahead, sir. >> I just need to ask >> on paving the road. >> Winkles. >> I didn't know you had it anymore. I thought your son had it now. Yeah, but who owns it on paper?
>> Okay. I don't think they're going to give you any more time. You've already gone past the amount of time allotted. You had five years to prepare, >> right? Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I'm I'm sorry, but everybody else is compliant over the last several years
since the council decided. That was before I was mayor. It was decided. And uh >> I'm sorry, but I can't do that. is now. >> Could he apply for variance for this? >> There's no variance for time. There is
it's it's like seven years overdue. >> Yeah. Circumstances that everybody else >> Yeah. I'm sorry. >> I don't know what else to say. I mean, I I can't ordinance you not to do it.
>> Okay. I mean, It's not going to change anything. We all agreed this years and years and years ago. >> Who didn't who did vote on it? >> Yeah, but when law is law, you can't just arbitrarily change the government,
change the law. >> Okay. All right. Well, that's that's okay. I I uh if he gave you more time, how much would you need? >> Maybe six months. >> Six months.
You said I'll uh I tell you what, I'll call you tomorrow. So, whose name is on the deed and title right now? >> Okay. Not your son. >> Billy. Yeah. Okay. Because remember the last time we talked about this in your
office, you told me it was you and your wife. There was no mention of him. I didn't give you a letter, sir. Okay. And and what did the letter say? >> And um
>> and the what the Oh, the gas will go down. Okay. >> I'll I tell you what I'll do, sir. I will find out who wrote the letter and I'll get some information and I'll call you tomorrow. How's that? I'm not guaranteeing you nothing because it's
not fair to give you a break and everybody else not have a break. It's not fair. The rules should be applied to everybody evenly and fairly. Well, Miss Bur, do you want to make a motion and uh get the council to vote
one more time? Is that what you're saying? >> I'd like to ask a question that I don't remember the ordinance as far as what kind of paving should be allowed. Can they use crushed asphalt? >> Yeah, they have to. That's what it's supposed to be.
>> It was supposed It's supposed to be uh it was the same price when Tony priced it, but everybody they agreed at the time and I remember it because I was fire chief and I remembered it >> that they were supposed to all have the roads paved in like seven years >> and everybody has done that except for
Winkles. >> Well, you think about paving, you think you think about a asphalt company coming in, correct? Spending $100,000 blah blah blah >> and paving it. But if you if you bought, you know, loads of crushed asphalt, I believe you get a tractor, you probably
spread it yourself and all that. >> I I don't know what the rule was. I I'd have to find out, John. I don't know. >> Got to look into rather look into that before he made a motion. See what options he has. >> Well, I don't know what Miss Barrett wants to do because she's obviously >> crushed concrete and all that crushed
asphalt. That's such a cheap option that you might have. Look at the What? I'm sorry. Go ahead. What did you say? >> Yeah. >> It's almost $200,000. I will tell you the longer you wait for
paving the more it's going to cost because it's certainly uh public works has informed me how much it's going to cost to pave the roads in parking this year because we try to do three or four every year you know and the price of fuel predicates the price of blacktop but the longer you procrastinate and don't get it done the
more more and more more and more expensive it becomes so >> so so Bill Billy's going to keep the the mobile home park Is he you're not going to sell it like he talked about?
>> Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Sounds good. Well, I'll call you tomorrow when I find out the facts about this letter that you got because I didn't know you got a letter. Probably because it's not been done and the time has gone by and I think January the 1st was the date it was supposed to be
paved. Is that what it was? >> January 31st. >> Oh, December 31st. So, okay. >> Okay. I I I >> code enforcement. >> I can't answer you. So, it wasn't it was
from code enforcement. >> Okay. And that's because it wasn't done. Is that what he why he coded you? Okay. All right. Well, let me look into it tomorrow and I'll give you a call at your house and uh or do you want me to call Billy?
>> Okay. >> I got it. All right, sir. Thank you. Anybody else got the want want the floor? Go ahead, sir. >> No, don't worry about it. >> Vincent Smith, 106.
And I love our town. I like it to look nice and I like my property to look nicer, but we've run into a struggle with my shed. My shed is grandfathered in its location. So therefore, I'm not allowed to modify it. >> Let me hold you one second, council.
Last time we It might have been the last council meeting on the one before, but I brought to you uh this piece of property on Morris that he owns. So go ahead. >> That was weird. >> So anyway, so the I've been trying to modify I'd like to
modify that shed so that I can fit my slingshot which is a overgrown motorcycle in that shed so that it could be secure and safe but it's not deep enough
unfortunately my vehicle shed the same expand and that's all I'm trying to do I want reside it reatch the also that we have a pretty street down there. I want to make it look nice.
It was damaged in Hurricane Michael as certain people are very aware of. It's still damaged and I haven't changed it any change the footprint and I looked into exactly what that means exactly. So
>> once you modify it, it's no longer because I'm very familiar with it. part of it is over further than it should be because it was damaged, but it is grandfathered. Once you modify that
shed, it's no longer so it understands like you said earlier, rules are expect I'm just simply trying to figure out how do I make something that's already
serve my purp. >> Well, you probably should. >> I've noticed that, but But no, I want I want I want to behave myself and do what's right. I don't know if adding a car to it
allow, you know, in some way somehow protect my belongings to motorcycles. All I'm trying to do into a big shop or garage where it's at next to the pump station. Don't you have the option of a lot combination and build a bigger shed?
>> But the lot that I own next to that is entirely separate. I may not be able to keep that. I have to sell that property. So it's just a lot of restric not able to rebuild the same footprint it was
because it was too close. The setbacks weren't proper. It was wiped out. >> No, it was just about 35% still there. But I couldn't rebuild what was there to
100% still there. Just beat up. >> I think I might just change the door on it and make the door totally had a door. It's 12t deep. >> That's That's it. I mean, I can cut a hole in the back. I guess push the wheel
out the other side, but I'm trying to make sure we do things that make Parker look nice. We have Can you tell us? If he puts a different He could go in replace. all four sides.
>> The construction wouldn't hold the load. >> That would be a very light helicopter, John. Could he add a wider door to what he has? >> It's the depth is the issue, not the width. >> Building
I see >> that falls out of >> either combine the lots and build a bigger shed or get a sports I'm just trying to find that here's some ideas.
So number one that's not enough for discussion and honestly it shouldn't be on anybody's lips because that's correct. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you for acknowledgement. So it take 10 years to be able to combine if I chose >> No. If you consolidate you have to wait 10 years unconsolidated.
>> That's what I said. So, and like I said, it's something that's completely separate. It may be one of those things I have to part with. And that's I just want that out of the conversation. This is a piece of
property we're talking about other work for everybody and make Parker look better. It works for me. I'm happy. The county gets to collect more property taxes. I'm not doing anything that makes people who feel like they got messed over on the, you know, hurricane was
like, "Wait a minute. How come you're getting this and I didn't?" I'm just trying to make that work. >> Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we're in the middle of a meeting here. Okay, so uh >> maybe there's some ideas.
>> Well, technically you had three minutes and the three minutes are up. >> Thank you, sir. >> Okay. Uh first item on the regular agenda is the approval of the minutes from uh 519 of 26. It should be in your package.
>> Okay, we have a corrected version and we have a motion to accept. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a first and a second. Madam clerk, you call a role. Okay. Miss Barrow, >> yes. >> Miss Bford, >> Mr. Chapel, >> yes. >> Mr. Hayne, >> Mayor Kelly,
>> yes. Thank you very much. Okay. Um, Ron, do you have anything that you'd uh like to tell us about your >> Well, first thing is I want to apologize for not having the uh get together, but I was watching the weather report very
closely and uh about 12 12:30 the weather report showed that it was going to be 100% chance of rain at 4:00 and then I went down to 75% and then I went down to 60%. So basically we call it off
and it can't cook 50 pounds of ribs in just a couple hours. You have to have more time that although I did open up the place at 8:00 and we had the stuff over there but
as we progressed and I guess it was about 9 9:30 something like that we got a real heavy downpour and then let up and then about a half hour later we got another pretty good size downpour so
decided not to do it but I got 50 pounds of wrist in my other thing the the Parker Lodge uh down the street here in the big blue building. We're having a all you can eat pancake
breakfast for donation of $5. That's going to be on the 22nd at 9:00 until noon. And the proceeds or some of the proceeds that we have goes to uh the Rainbow Girls that we sponsor
occasionally. They also sponsor Callaway's soccer team and uh they also sponsor uh the Parker school and the food products
and uh buying necessities that they need during the course of the year. So that's what some of the money that we get for this pancake breakfast. Pancakes and sausage eggs are too much of a problem to try to
cook. But if you all want to have a breakfast and it will be rain or shine and we got an indoor place and we can do it. So I think that's all. >> Thank you sir. Mr. excites
any any word on the car show >> October 3rd. >> Is it still on for that? >> Yep. And uh they're very excited about coming here. >> That's awesome. >> Um I'm not going to really overly intervene in their business. They know what they're doing. >> I've discussed it with Mr. Slan. We're
going to provide some garbage cans, make sure the bathrooms are up and running. Um there are going to be three car clubs that I'm aware of so far and um >> you bet ahead. You bet ahead. The proceeds apparently in the car club
culture I'm told it's not uncommon for the members of the clubs that own these cars to throw a $20 donation in for the prizes or gifts or whatever it is that they do, you know. Um and they're going to pick a um
charity. that they pick charities to give their donations to. Made a suggestion because you're going to get a flyer here soon saying that uh we're going to be collecting donated animal food to give to these different uh animal organizations around Bay County because of the shortfalls in their
income. and they they donate to and now I can't remember the name of the place but they donate to a place up of uh highway 231 that uh that um they give donations to feed these these animals and stuff to >> like a puppy or somebody like
>> what's it called? >> Rescue >> rescue rescue >> heartland rescue. So that's who they talk to. I'm not saying that's what they're going to do because we're being recorded, but they're going to do something like that >> with their with their income that they generate from it because I'm not interested in making money off these
folks. I just like to have us have a if you're familiar with Moltry. It's not going to just be a car show. They're going to have vendors out there. They're going to have part people selling used car parts. Um just things that people do at car shows. If you've ever been to
Moltry, it was amazing to me the first time I've ever seen it. >> Couldn't believe it. Anything like that could even happen. >> You been to Malttry? >> I have. >> John, you been used to years ago. >> It's a whole new world. >> It is fantastic.
>> And so if we do it, >> what's wrong with that? >> Me and Chuck were there. It is very neat. >> So, >> what about as far as I think it have vendors? >> They are. We're going to have the food trucks.
>> Yeah. Is there you know much about that or is that all they're doing? >> The the state of Florida outlines the rules and regulations for the food trucks, but Phoenix, the guy in charge of this is going to handle all of it. >> Okay. >> He's going to handle it. All we got to do is show up and enjoy it.
>> He's the contact. >> He is the contact. The man that came and spoke to us. You couldn't ask for a better guy in charge of it. >> And uh >> would you like to come to a meeting where everybody can talk about >> Tanya's organizing all of this? Not me.
I'm out of it. >> I am I'm not involved. They were talking about so that everybody could have their own ideas or whatever you want to come together. >> So Wednesday. >> Well, it's not till October.
>> Yeah. But you need to start. >> Yeah. >> Just so you know, this is not a park or event. That is not We are just providing the park. >> Well, that I was when Mr. Barl spoke up just now kind of reminisced about Parker Day celebration.
>> Yeah, that was nice. It was good. >> That'd be awesome if we could do that again. >> Yeah, >> was a good turnout. Had a really good time. >> While you're on the subject, Let's do a Tuesday. >> Tomorrow, Wednesday. >> No, next week.
Make it happen. >> Apologize. I didn't recognize you sitting back. I should ask you. Anybody's got any ideas? >> Sure. >> Barry, you got the floor. last night yesterday. >> That's correct.
>> Correct. >> I don't know who wrote that. I did not endorse that. >> I don't I was trying to find out why they were going to the planning commission. What was the reason? The reason for that is because they have to dig in the ditches and the contract has to be
reviewed by the attorney and it has to be generated by the planning council and uh once they've reviewed it and they give the recommendation to the city council, city council can move forward whether they will or will not use clearway for
um this fiber optic. So what's your question? >> I think we need to make an agenda item before we discuss it too much further to be honest with you. It's my opinion. I think >> we we don't want to discuss it unless >> it's on the agenda,
>> right? I agree. No, no. Um what he's saying is, and he's completely correct, is it's not an agenda item, so we shouldn't really discuss it because it's something we're going to vote on. But as with most things, the planning council should review it to give their recommendation to the city council
before decisions made. >> I don't I was just asking why the planning why it was put before the planning commission and and we can discuss in the council meeting. That's fine. I don't understand what has to do with
>> I'm sorry, but you didn't have understand why the planning count council didn't what? >> Well, I have anything to do with ditches if they're going to be digging in. I thought be all right and it was going to be underground. >> It is underground, ma'am. But all the ditches belong to the city of Parker and
there has to be contract review and there's certain documents that have to be We can make an item on the next agenda if you wanted. My hope was that we could we could get it reviewed so we could discuss it at at a council meeting very
soon. They're already at the cusp of coming into Parker on Senica Street from Callaway and they're asking public works when they can cross over and I wouldn't allow it until all the appropriate people had uh had had a chance to review
the documentation before a decision was made. So that was the reason it was given to the planning council for a review. They aren't making a decision as far as I know. Did they think they were making a decision? >> No. Okay, that's what I thought. So, um
um there the the job, my understanding is, and I'm probably wrong, but the planning council's job is to review and give us good guidance on what we should do to move forward. Go ahead. >> You You have the floor.
>> Okay, Kate. All right. See, me too. Thanks everybody. I appreciate your time. Appreciate you coming.