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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC PORTION ON JUNE 15th. AND AT THIS TIME WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE FILLED OUT A CARD AND TELL US WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND. PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR REMARK TO ME MORTON CAN YOU I WILL BEGAN.
YES, SIR, MORTON CAN YOU I WILL BEGAN [ INAUDIBLE ] I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE FINE NOT SURPRISING HOPEFULLY WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR PRESIDENT RIGHT AFTER CALL FOR UNITY SOON AFTER THE ATTACK THAT HE WAS AN AGENT OF DIVISIVENESS, TOTAL DEVIE IS NECESSARY. NOW HE CALLS FOR UNITY. -- DIVISIVENESS NOW HE CALLS FOR UNITY. DO OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS EXPECT PEACE AND SECURITY WHEN WE ARE BOMBING SEVEN NATIONS OVER SEAS, WE ARE A NATION THAT RESPECTS NO BORDERS WITH BOMBERS, MISSILES AND ACT OF VIOLENCE YET OUR LEADERS EXPECT TO HAVE SECURITY WHEN THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT COULD STOP OUR 16 YEARS OF WAR IN THE MID EAST, HAVE I NO SYMPATHY FOR OUR SENATORS AN CONGRESSMAN AS OUR GOVERNMENT LIVES BY THE SWORD AND ZERO NO INTEREST IN PEACE. I CALL MY REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN RHONDA'S OFFICE EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. AND ASK HIM WHEN ARE WE GOING TO STOP THE 16 YEARS OF WAR, KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE. [ INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] ONLY REASON, THERE IS MONEY. ALL THAT MONEY THAT WE ARE SPENDING ON WARS [ INAUDIBLE ] WE MUST STOP OUR TERROR BEFORE WE CAN ADDRESS THE TERROR OF OTHERS, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND MARCIE THAT IS THE ONLY CARDI HAD -- CARD, I HAVE.
IF NOT WE WILL ADJOURN THE PORTION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND WE WILL BE BACK HERE AT 10:00 TO BEGIN THE COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
GOOD MORNING. WE ARE JUST ABOUT TWO SECONDS AWAY FROM CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. I WILL LET EVERYONE TAKE TIME TO GET SETTLED. START OUR MEETING ON TIME. AND SINCE EVERYONE IS NICE AND QUIET WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE JUNE 15th MEETING OF THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COUNCIL TO ORDER. PASS TO DAVE IS GOING TO OFFER THE INVOCATION, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STAND AND BE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, ASKING THE COUNCIL YOU ARE INVITED TO STAND AS WELL.
GRACIOUS GOD, GOVERN OF THE UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY [ INAUDIBLE ] EVEN AS YOU HAVE CARRIED WITH THIS COUNTY COUNCIL, NOW WE ASK AS COUNCIL BEGINS ITS DELIBERATION TO MAKE DECISIONS, HERE ST. PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL BE MADE THAT THIS PROCESS [ INAUDIBLE ] GOVERN APSE OF VOLUSIA COUNTY TO BENEFIT ALL OF THE CITIZENS. PREY IN YOUR SOVEREIGN NAME, AMEN .
MARCIE, MAY WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, POLICE.
MS. WHEELER. MS. CUSACK. MS. DENYS, MR. KELLEY, AND MR. PATTERSON IS AN SENTED TO SO UNANIMOUS VOTE WILL BE 6-0.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO THE COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ITEMS, MR. DYNEIN IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS.
I HAVE I WOULD LIKE TO DO L FIRST.
OKAY.
MS. LOUIS WOULD YOU LIKE TO STEP TO THE MICROPHONE. SHE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM AND GIVE AN UP DATE.
GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I THANK YOU FOR THIS ACCIDENT JUST TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT [ INAUDIBLE ] PURCHASING NEW ELECTRONIC VOTER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. THAT IS OUR CHECK-IN WHEN VOTERS COME IN FOR EARLY VOTING OR TO THE POLLS. THEY PRESENT A FORM OF PICTURE ID, WE CAN SCAN IT, DRIVERS LICENSE OR VOTER STATE ID SO WE CAN LOOK THEM UP. SO, ELECTRONIC FORM RATHER THAN THE REAL BIG THICK PACKS OF REGISTER [ INAUDIBLE ] WE HAVE HAD THESE IN PLACE SINCE 2011. HOWEVER WE WERE ON THE BACK END OF THEIR TENURED SUPPORT. NOW, WE'RE [ INAUDIBLE ] COME UP WITH THE NEW ONE. WHICH IS A LOT MORE OF LEAK DESIGN. WE HAVE --
SLEEK DESIGN. THEY ARE TAKING OUR OLD ONES ON TRADE. BUT, THEY ARE TAKING THOSE BACK, SO WE ARE GETTING SOMEWHAT OF A CREDIT. YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU WENT IN AND VOTED ON WHEN YOU CAME IN TO VOTE, SO THEY WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. WORKERS WILL NOTICE A LITTLE BIT. SAME FORMAT JUST A DESIGN. AND ONE GOOD THING WITH THIS WE CAN TAKE IT OFF OF ITS STAND AND USE IT AS HANDHELD [ INAUDIBLE ] LIKE A TABLET, WE CAN WALK THE LINES ESPECIALLY DURING EARLY VOTING. SOMEBODY MAY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THEIR REGISTRATION, WE CAN LOOK THAT UP WHILE THEY ARE WAITING IN LINE. THERE IS AN ISSUE WE CAN BRING THEM TO THE FOREFRONT NONE NONE IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE AT THE WRONG LOCATION. LITTLE PRINTERS PRINT A LITTLE TICKET [ INAUDIBLE ]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THE FACT THAT IT'S PORTABLE VERY USER FRIENDLY FOR THE CITIZENS TO PROCESS. IS THERE ANY CHANCE WITH EARLY VOTING, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY [ INAUDIBLE ] THE LINES ARE VERY LONG, PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS [ INAUDIBLE ] WILL THERE BE ANY OPPORTUNITY. PROBABLY SPEED UP THE PROCESS. BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS --
ABSOLUTELY.
SOME OF THE SITES, THIS COULD HELP .
THERE IS JOE ANN.
GOOD MORNING, JOANN, WE HAVE TWO RETIREMENTS THIS MORNING, FIRST IS JIM MORGAN LIEUTENANT WITH VOLUSIA SHERIFF OFFICE WHO RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, WE WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE BILLY MORGAN JUNIOR, CHEMICAL SPRAY TECHNICIAN AFTER MORE THAN 33 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JIM MORGAN AND HIS FAMILY TO COME FORWARD AND CHIP WILL BEGIN THE REMARK .
TAKE YOUR TIME.
GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE MEMBERS, LIEUTENANT JAMES MORGAN HAS BEEN WITH US 30 YEARS, HE BEGUN HIS CAREER ON JUNE 1st JUNE 1st, 1987 HIRED AS DEPUTY SHERIFF BY SHERIFF DID YOU. OCTOBER 28th OF 2000 HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. JANUARY 2006 PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT. HIS CAREER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, INVESTIGATION, JUDICIAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SPECIAL SERVICES, VICTIMS ADVOCATE PROGRAM, INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES, FISHING TOURNAMENT, 100 DEPUTIES 100 KIDS AN HONOR GUARD. LIEUTENANT MORGAN RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING LETTERS OF ACCOMMODATION, 13 YEARS OF COMMENDATION DURING HIS CAREER. JUNE 5th OF 2012 HE RECEIVED A MEDAL FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. NOVEMBER 7, 2006 COMMENDATION BAR TO SUPPORT THE SHERIFF'S FLORIDA ASSOCIATION, VICTIM ADVOCATE PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. INCLUDING EXCEPTIONAL TEAM PLAYER, DISPLAYS A STRONG PERSONAL COMMITMENT, GOES THE EXTRA MILE FOR EVERY VICTIM, PROFESSIONAL IN EVERY DAY. LIEUTENANT MORGAN RETIRED MAY 31st, AFTER 30 YEARS DISTINGUISHED 30 YEARS WITH US.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE, 30 YEARS IS A LONG TIME, BUT HAVE I HAD A GREAT TIME. A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE BILL LEE ONCE SAID IT'S NOT DIGGING THE DITCH IT'S WHO YOU DIG THE DITCH WITH, I THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU ARE GOING TO WAIT FOR PICTURES? COMMENT?
I WAS JUST -- I WILL YIELD TO MS. CUSACK.
THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU LIEUTENANT MORGAN FOR YOUR SERVICES. THIS COUNTY IS BETTER PLACE BECAUSE MEN AND WOMEN LIKE YOURSELF WHO PUT YOURSELF ON THE LINE EVERY DAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE SAFE. AND WE APPLAUD YOU AND WE THANK YOU. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR SERVICE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO NOW INTO OPEN ANOTHER CHAPTER AND DO SOME OTHER THINGS. AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO THEM WITH THE SAME DILIGENCE AS YOU HAVE DONE THIS JOB. WE THANK YOU, WE APPLAUD YOU AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME IN YOUR RETIREMENT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I THINK YOU PROBABLY DUG MORE DITCHES THAN WE KNOW ABOUT AND NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AND HELPED YOU WITH THAT. THANK YOU WHAT YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. AS YOU RETIRE, YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY HERE, WHY DON'T YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY TO US.
HAVE I MY WIFE DIANE OF 25 YEARS, MY MOM, I'M SO GRATEFUL SHE IS HERE AND MY BROTHER. MY DAD AND FATHER'S DAY IS COMING SO HERE I AM, DAD.
YOU KNOW THE ONLY IT'S HOW YOU FINISH. STRONG, YOUR FAMILY GETS TO ENJOY YOU FOR THE REST OF THE YEARS, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HEARD MS. CUSACK, YOU SEE I YIELDED TO HERS, HER WORDS EXPRESSED FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALSO THANK YOUR FAMILY FOR SHARING YOU DURING THIS TIME, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE HAVING A HUSBAND OR A SON OR A BROTHER OUT THERE KNOWING EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT HE IS OUT THERE HELPING TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THAT.
THANK YOU. AND NOW .
OKAY NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR SECOND RETIRE: BILL LEE MORGAN JUNIOR AND HIS FAMILY TO COME FORWARD.
GOOD MORNING. YOU CAN SEE BILL HERE IS STILL WITH THE COUNTY. WE MIGHT LET HIM -- WE MIGHT LET HIM RETIRE WHEN HE WANTS TO RETIRE. MR. WILLIAM J MORGAN, BILLY OFTEN REFERRED TO CHEMICAL SPRAY TECHNICIANS, PLAN TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, IF HE GETS HIS JOB DONE WE'LL LET HIM DO THAT, AFTER 33 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE OF VOLUSIA COUNTY SECOND GENERATION EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING HIS DAD. BILL MORGAN WAS A TRUCK SUPERVISOR BEFORE HE DECIDED TO RETIRE. BILLY BEGAN HIS LONG CAREER IN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ON THE ASPHALT PATCH CREW. DURING HIS CAREER WITH ROAD AND BRIDGE, ALSO ASSIGNED TO THE COUNTY WIDE TRUE CREW, HE OPERATED THE BUCKET TRUCK CHIPPER. THOSE COUNTY ROADS ARE STILL IN HIS BLOOD TODAY. HE BECAME A CHEMICAL SPRAY TECHNICIAN IN 1996 WORKING FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL. DAUGHTER THANKSGIVING PERIOD BILLY PERFORMED AT A CRITICAL PASS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY PROVIDING WEED CONTROL ALONG THE DITCHES AN CANALS, MOWING AND SPRAYING THE STORM WATER PONDS IN 2008 BILLY TRANSITIONED TO THE DRAINAGE TASK TEAM A TEAM THAT WE COLLECTED MERGING ELEMENTS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL. CREATED EFFICIENCIES FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ROAD AND BRIDGE, BILLY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT OPERATION. THIS GROUP HE IS THE PRIMARY PERSON FOR THE COUNTY ROADSIDE DITCH WEED CONTROL PROGRAM. TALKING ABOUT THE DITCH, WITH THE GENTLEMAN, THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE KNOW ABOUT COUNTY ROADSIDE DITCHES. AWAY FROM HIS COUNTY SERVICES BILLY VOLUNTEERED WITH HIS CHURCH GROUP GOING TO HAITI DURING THE DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE EARTHQUAKE AND RETIREMENT PLAN INCLUDE SPENDING TIME WITH HIS SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN AGE AGES 3 THROUGH 15 YEARS OF AGE.
I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER. I USUALLY DO NOT ATTEND MEETINGS. SO,.
YOU ARE WISE BEYOND YOUR YEARS.
I ENJOY WORKING, I HAVE DONE A LOT FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY AND VOLUSIA COUNTY -- I WILL KEEP DOING IT AS YEARS GO ON. I MEAN EVEN THOUGH I'M RETIRED FROM THE COUNTY I HOPE I CAN STILL BE INVOLVED IN SOME FACET OF THE COUNTY.
THANK YOU.
WELL I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN HERE, COUNCILMAN I WANT TO SAY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK, I'M ALSO HIS PASTOR. SO, SOME GET NERVOUS WHEN I MOVE TO MICROPHONE. HIS FAMILY IS LIKE A FAST I DON'T REMEMBER WAS ASKED MONDAY WELL WE HAD WONDERFUL ADDITIONS AND BLESSED SUBTRACTIONS. FOR ME THEIR FAMILY TO OUR CHURCH YEARS AND YEARS AGO WAS AN AWESOME TRIPS. OTHER THINGS, HIS WIFE ALSO IS IS INVOLVED WITH THE CHURCH IN FINANCIAL AREA AND SO FORTH. HIS BOYS ARE ARE ALL THERE AND SOME OF THEM ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY. AND JUST -- THIS IS ONE OF HOSE BACKBONE TREMENDOUS FAMILIES. THANK YOU BILLY NOT ONLY FOR COUNTY ASPECT BUT ALSO FROM A PASTOR SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
YES. YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY TAKES ALL -- WE HAVE ALL PART OF A PUZZLE TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING. AND YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED SOMETHING TO MAKING THE COUNTY A BETTER PLACE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, BUT ALSO WATCH OUT FOR THE PASTOR, HE WILL HAVE YOU SERVING MORE NOW THAT YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE, WE APPRECIATE IT.
GEORGE.
JUST A QUICK I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH BILLY'S DAD SO I HAVE SEEN THE TWO GENERATIONS COME THROUGH. AND THANK YOU, AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS THERE IS IN THIS COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, EVERY TIME THERE IS A THUNDERSTORM IN THIS COUNTY, THEY GO TO WORK FOR A COUPLE HOURS, THEY GO BACK AND THEN THEY COME INTO WORK AGAIN AT 7:00 A.M. SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THIS GUY HAS DONE HIS WHOLE CAREER, SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED BECAUSE IT'S PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, HOT, AND BILLY HAS DONE A LOT OF THINGS, QUITE A GREAT CAREER, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
MAYBE WHAT GEORGE JUST DESCRIBED WHY YOU DON'T HAVE A SON FOLLOWING IN THE THIRD GENERATION, MAYBE HE ALSO IS AWARE THAT.
I HAVE TWO IN THE MILITARY.
SO MAYBE THEY -- THEY SAW EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID AND WHAT YOU PUT FORTH SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND YOUR HANDIWORK IS AROUND EVEN THOUGH SOME OF IT WILL BE MISSED LIKE THE TREES THAT YOU TRIMMED, YOUR HE PORTS WILL STILL -- EFFORTS WILL STILL BE THERE. I HOPE OTHERS WILL FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU DIDN'T DISAPPEAR, DID YOU? COME ON DOWN. COMMUNITY UPDATE?
YES. GOOD MORNING GENERAL. JOANN MAGLY COMMUNITY EVENTS UPDATE. WE HAVE TWO NEW EVENTS SINCE THE LAST COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING. CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED TO BEGIN IN JUST A COUPLE WEEKS ON A TURNBULL BAY ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT WHERE WORKING TO CONFIRM A DATE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, AS SOON AS WE GET THAT YOU CAN EXPECT AN UPDATE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AND IT'S ALSO TIME FOR THE SHRINER'S IMPERIAL CENTER JULY 9th JULY 9th THROUGH THE 13th. BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2012, GARY AND LAND BUSINESSMEN AND THE HEAD OF THE SHRINERS INTERNATIONAL THIS YEAR MADE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHRINER SOMETHING ATTRACTING 10,000 A TENDS AND MANY PUBLIC EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS THE WALK FOR LOVE, GOLF COMPETITION, MOTORCYCLE RIDE, KNIGHTS OF MUSIC BAND SHELL CONCERTS AND MUCH ANTICIPATED SHRINER'S PARADE. OCEAN CENTER.COM ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS UPDATE?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 4 RESOLUTION OF PROPOSED VACATION OF THE PROPORTION OF THE FLAT [ INAUDIBLE ] 48 PAGE 46. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEAR SOMETHING NOW OPEN AND WE WILL --
GOOD MORNING MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF COUNSEL TIE, JERRY B R NTON BEFORE YOU IS A PRO PROPOSED VACATION OF A PORTION OF A CREW ILLITY -- UTILITY FOREMAN BY THE SEA IN THE KEY SUBDIVISION. OVER A DOZEN OF THESE TYPES OF VACATIONS IN THE PAST. THAT COUNCIL'S CONSIDERED AND APPROVED. IN THIS CASE, THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE PUBLIC, THERE IS SUFFICIENT REMAINING ROOM. THEY WISH TO -- THE NEW OWNERS WISH TO PUT A POOL IN AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IN EXHIBIT IS IN RED IS THE PORTION THAT THEY WISH TO VACATE OF THE EASEMENT WHICH WILL ACCOMPLISH WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. SO, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
I HAVE NO CARDS FILLED OUT FOR PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. BR ARE ENTON, MOTION TO APPROVE?
SO MOVED.
SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ANY OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THE MOTION WILL PASS 6-0. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 5 WHICH IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OF ORDINANCE 2017- 09 WELL IF THAT IS THE CASE I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE FOR 5 MINUTES AND LET EVERYTHING REST. WE CAN MOVE TO ITEM 6 CORRECT? NO? WELL, IN THAT CASE WE WILL SIT HERE AND WAIT. SOMEONE UNDERESTIMATED OUR ABILITY TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AGENDA.
MR. CHAIR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA FOR A COUPLE MINUTES YOU MAY FILL THE TIME WITH THAT [ INAUDIBLE ]
JUST REMEMBER THIS NEXT TIME WE DO IT FOR 10:30, DO IT 10:25. IF YOU DO IT 10:20 WE WILL START BY THEN. I THINK LAST MEETING WE HAD CERTAIN AT 10:30, WE DIDN'T START UNTIL 10:45. EVERYONE --
GOOD 4 MINUTE BATHROOM BREAK.
TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK. THE OTHER THING WE HAVE ISSUES COMING UP, ITEMS WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON. I WILL ASK THOSE OF YOU HERE TO USE PROPER DECORUM WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN DISCUSSION, NO YAYS, NAYS, YELLS AND SCREAM, SUPPORT YOUR PASSION, STILL REMEMBER THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND I KNOW YOU GET EXCITED, I GET EXCITED. LET'S TRY TO REMAIN THAT DECORUM THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IN THE COURSE OF THE MEETING.
I'M JUST GOING TO KILL SOME TIME AND APPLAUD THE SHRINER'S AGAIN, WE ARE HAVING THEM COME BACK IN 18, MOST EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT THING FOR ALL OF THE AREA. IT IS GOING TO BRING IN LOTS OF MONEY TO THE AREA. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
MR. CHAIR?
YES, SIR.
JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, MR. PATTERSON REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE TODAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON. ESPECIALLY WITH THE THINGS FIRST STEPS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS. HE COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE OF MEDICAL ISSUES. HE IS GOING TO TRY, HE SAID, I WISHED HIM WELL AND TRY TO GET HERE AFTER THAT HE SAID HE IS STILL GOING TO TRY. I WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW -- HE COULD NOT BE HERE, THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS COULD BE SCHEDULED.
A MEDICAL PROCEDURE, THE ONLY TIME THE DOCTOR COULD PERFORM IT, AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, ANY OF YOU THAT GO TO THE DOCTOR, SOMETIMES THEY TELL YOU I ONLY DO THIS ON TUESDAY OR THURSDAY.
EXACTLY.