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Adopted routine items: The commission voted to adopt the April 2025 regular meeting minutes and to approve payment of county bills. Commissioners also approved BA2 (budget action item referred to as BA2) and ratified interim payments in accordance with county policy 8.1. The consent agenda (including item CO4, requested by the county engineer) was approved by voice vote.

Rezoning cases: The commission held planning-and-zoning public hearings and approved three rezoning requests that staff and the planning commission had recommended for approval:

- Case KZ2501 (Southern Storage property): rezoned from RA (rural agriculture) to RSF-2 (residential single-family, RSF-2). Motion and second were recorded; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

- Case KC2503 (Resner property): rezoned from RSFE (residential single-family estate) to B-2 (neighborhood business) for future commercial use. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval; commission approved following a public hearing.

- Case C2505 / Z25-05 (Warner property): rezoned from RSF-1 to RSF-2 for future residential development; the commission approved the request after the public hearing.

Budget amendment / property purchase: The commission adopted a resolution amending the FY2025 budget (resolution references in the meeting: resolutions adopted earlier in 2024 were cited) to reallocate funding for the purchase of real property from North Baldwin Utilities adjacent to county property at the North Baldwin County Corrections Center off Hand Avenue in Bay Minette. The motion authorized $30,000 for the purchase and authorized the chairman to execute the warranty deed.

Proclamation: The commission adopted Proclamation DA3, proclaiming April 18, 2025, as “Two Lights for Tomorrow Day” in Baldwin County to mark the start of national semiquincentennial commemorations.

How votes were recorded: Most approvals were adopted by voice vote; the transcript records “aye” and the chair’s announcement that motions passed. The record does not include numeric roll-call tallies for the routine items and the rezoning cases.

Listed motions and outcomes (as recorded in the meeting):

- Adopt April 2025 regular meeting minutes — approved (voice vote)
- Pay county bills — approved (voice vote)
- Adopt BA2 — approved (voice vote)
- Ratify interim payments per policy 8.1 — approved (voice vote)
- Approve consent agenda (including CO4) — approved (voice vote)
- Adopt Environmental Advisory Committee stewardship awards resolution — approved (voice vote) — mover: Commissioner Underwood; second: Commissioner Gruber
- Adopt Proclamation DA3 (Two Lights for Tomorrow Day, 04/18/2025) — approved (voice vote)
- KZ2501 Southern Storage: RA → RSF-2 — approved (motion/second recorded)
- KC2503 Resner property: RSFE → B-2 — approved (motion/second recorded)
- C2505 / Z25-05 Warner property: RSF-1 → RSF-2 — approved (motion/second recorded)
- Adopt FY2025 budget amendment and authorize $30,000 property purchase/warranty deed execution — approved (voice vote)

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Tom Schmitz read the committee’s resolution describing the awards’ purpose: to recognize citizens, businesses and agencies that “illustrate sound environmental principles” and to encourage stewardship of Baldwin County’s natural resources. The committee said it reestablished in 2021 and regularly reviews regulations and nominates local projects that protect water quality and natural habitats.

Recipients included organizations and individuals across several categories: Outdoors/Forestry (Quality Forestry), small business (Streamlined Environmental), education program (Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium), education teacher (Charlotte Roberts), nonprofit (Alabama Coastal Foundation), agriculture/conservation programs (NRCS programs / local conservation initiatives), government employee (Mark Wetzel of 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center), individual citizen (Ben Raines), student initiative (Mason Hobgood), Baldwin County Solid Waste Authority (for opening a regional materials-recovery facility), Cleverton Farms (conservation of 400 acres through the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust) and a special memorial recognition for the late Casey Fulford for farmland-protection work.

Tom Schmitz and EAC Chair Brett Garr presented plaques while commissioners and staff acknowledged the volunteers and winners. Commissioners praised the committee’s focus on water-quality monitoring and local conservation efforts; the commission noted county cooperation on projects such as dirt-road improvements and recycling initiatives.

Commissioner Underwood moved to adopt the EAC resolution recognizing the award recipients and the committee; Commissioner Gruber seconded the motion. With no further discussion, the commission approved the resolution by voice vote.

The EAC said the committee’s recent activities include submitting an annual report to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) requesting additional water-quality monitoring sites in Baldwin County and coordinating with Mobile Bay National Estuary Program partners.","The Environmental Advisory Committee presented its 2025 stewardship awards to 12 individuals and organizations and the commission voted to adopt a resolution recognizing the awards and the committee.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6273828,"Baldwin County officials report flood damage assessment; highway worker praised for rescuing child",352,558000,910000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2997407-b31abd58cee5bb1c1b43375c81d4405e&start=558&end=910","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2997407-b31abd58cee5bb1c1b43375c81d4405e/thumbnail_558000.jpg","/articles/6273828/Baldwin-County/Alabama/Baldwin-County-officials-report-flood-damage-assessment-highway-worker-praised-for-rescuing-child","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273828-97796e25aa5bbbe1f6563ee65d310285/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122018&Signature=GDUdg1B6v85Tg0ykHFK8xowuUkQOYrcqWeH0n457samAJ6XaOt6pXWrvPOufVS7Y-fYItg4sl82qq8o~uvoiEc0E9YP4y8YQGZblnaGCxgHW5VmVDyn0IEzBupnF7d51zOdcKUo2eLFhkXfhuWY-vhfhfgPO-CsGDauDEdejOaM6qS6hLk7b98uD08f5yJLz7W5ONsiU~RKhQfvdptlAMfUPOfroruFo0J5fCQ33R~N0G0EHj5U6P0MzeM4y2m9iVk3Br6oKc2Uq2Jte9xfTHIefkGVVqhoPVDxfokuZZlo-9y~KA0iWx-T-W~wc3ZxKgnygltkQbtCh0h4eRi0JZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Baldwin County emergency management officials on Wednesday updated the commission on damage from a recent intense rain event and described steps under way to document losses and seek aid if thresholds are met. Commissioners also formally recognized a highway employee who entered floodwater to help rescue a child.

Tom Tyler, representing Baldwin County Emergency Management (EMA), told the commission that certain areas — including Daphne, Spanish Fort, Stapleton and Bay Minette — received between 9 and 13 inches of rain over a short period and that county teams are in the middle of a damage-assessment process. “We had 103 events, logged into the state's disaster documentation program called Orion,” Tyler said. He said county staff expect to complete their part of the assessment by the end of the week.

Tyler said the next step is a joint state-local assessment so the state can confirm local tallies; if a countywide threshold is met the county could request a presidential disaster declaration under the Stafford Act. He warned, however, that meeting a federal threshold is not guaranteed and depends on combined local and municipal totals. “I don't want to give anybody a false impression that federal aid is a definite,” he said.

County highway staff reported nine incidents logged by the highway department related to the storm; staff said all but one had temporary repairs completed and that one remaining site (on Cemetery Road) was expected to be finished later in the week. In his briefing, a highway presenter said the department’s “share” of storm-related work was roughly $500,000; the meeting audio contained an unclear numeric reading of that amount.

Highway staff also recognized Ian Hance, who supervises the asphalt patching crew in Area 200, after a colleague described Hance rushing into fast water to help a child who had been put on a small raft. Forrest Davis, Hance’s supervisor, described the scene: “Ian rushed into the water like it was like, he didn't have a second thought about it.” Davis said three small children had been on the raft; one child was nearly swept away until a bystander helped, and Hance grabbed another child who was clinging to an adult. Commissioners gave Hance a public round of applause and presented a short video of the rescue.

The EMA update and the highway department’s initial cost estimates are early figures, Tyler said; staff still must complete their internal documentation and coordinate with municipal partners before any formal federal-request decisions are made. Officials encouraged residents to prioritize personal readiness, to avoid driving through floodwater and to use local volunteer organizations for assistance with private-property damage.

The county did not take any formal action related to federal aid during the meeting; commissioners accepted the update and recognized Hance with a public commendation.","County emergency management officials said they have logged more than 100 damage reports after heavy April rains and are conducting joint state-local damage assessments; a county highway employee was recognized after rescuing a child from fast-moving floodwater.","actionData","errors"]

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