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Simone Kenny, the county planner leading the update, told the Board of County Commissioners the draft revises multiple elements and attempts to show how housing, future land use, transportation and capital improvements interlock. \"Your housing options are very much dependent on your diversity of future land uses,\" Kenny said as she described proposed changes linking land use, transportation corridors and the capital-improvements program.

Key draft proposals and board feedback included:

- Future land use: Staff proposed keeping a per-lot maximum impervious limit near 70% for commercial parcels but allowing up to 80% where a developer submits a master stormwater plan. Kenny said the board asked staff to clarify the definition and implementation trigger for a \"master stormwater plan.\" Commissioners also discussed mixed-use low density (now shown with a maximum of up to 7 residential units per gross acre) and asked staff to clarify how that density would apply in sensitive areas such as the Hammock.

- Coastal and conservation elements: Staff proposed clarifying a policy that had required parcels between designated scenic roads and wetlands/open water be zoned to the \"lowest intensity\" allowed by their future land-use category. Kenny and commissioners discussed ambiguity in the old wording and suggested a clearer formulation: parcels east of State Road A1A to the Atlantic Ocean should be limited to the lowest intensity or density for their future land-use categories. That change aims to reflect historical intent focused on barrier-island parcels and view-shed protection.

- Recreation and beach access: The draft raises the county's stated beach-access goal from one access point per mile to one every half-mile for future development and redevelopment, which drew questions about implementation on long undeveloped parcels.

- Process and timing: County Attorney Sarah (last name not stated) warned the board about Senate Bill 180, which had passed the Florida Legislature and was awaiting the governor's signature or veto. \"It provides that you cannot adopt any amendments to the comprehensive plan or the land development code that is more burdensome,\" she said, reading language from the bill and explaining staff would need to evaluate each proposed change for \"more burdensome\" impacts before adoption if the bill becomes law. Kenny and staff said they still plan to transmit the draft to state reviewers but that the bill could affect the county's adoption timeline and the scope of changes that can take effect.

Public commenters at the workshop raised questions tied to the draft language. Jody Bollinger, a Hammock resident, urged a finer-grain approach for the Hammock area and asked how mixed-use density (7 units per acre) would affect large parcels in the Hammock; Bollinger said some parcels would not meet the description of lots that extend from A1A to the ocean, so she urged policy language that works for parcels west of A1A and along the Intracoastal.

Richard Hamilton, another commenter, asked staff to produce clearer, parcel-level guidance because the draft's current wording covers many different parcel types between A1A and the ocean and may not reflect the variety on the ground.

Next steps staff described: planners will prepare a transmittal hearing for the county's comprehensive-plan update and transmit the draft to state reviewing agencies, but they will also analyze how Senate Bill 180 would affect adoption and prepare language and an implementation roadmap (including revisions to the land-development code) to follow the plan update. Kenny said some map corrections and parcel-specific changes will follow adoption; staff also flagged the county's interest in incorporating regional compound-flooding and sea-level-rise data when available.

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The county's benefits consultant, Sherry Binier of the Bailey Group, told the Board of County Commissioners workshop that the plan has seen several multi-hundred-thousand-dollar and million-dollar claim months in the last 18 months and that stop-loss insurance has reduced but not eliminated plan volatility. \"I just received notice, last week. We have another million, $1,200,000 claim that's about to hit,\" Binier said. She told commissioners that the stop-loss coverage will reimburse most of that exposure.

The update summarized claims, prescription rebates, stop-loss premiums and administrative fees paid to Florida Blue (medical) and Optum (pharmacy). Binier said the county currently funds the plan using a flat-per-employee dollar amount rather than fully insured equivalents and that actuarial modeling recommended raising total funding by 11.79% to meet projected claims under current enrollment.

As a practical step, the insurance committee recommended an 8.78% increase in the county's employer contribution and a matching increase in employee contributions for fiscal year 2026. Binier presented the current monthly employee-only premium of $33.15 and a family premium of $364.63; under the committee's recommendation those would become about $36.06 and $396.66, respectively. She also showed the county's employer contribution would rise from $1,310.99 to about $1,426.14 per covered employee (presented at the workshop as the monthly employer contribution figure).

Binier said the plan has had significant high-cost claim recoverables in recent years: she listed recoverables of about $654,000 year-to-date and noted prior-year stop-loss recoverables near $1.2 million. She also described a January 2025 newborn NICU claim and other prior million-dollar individuals as factors driving the funding recommendation.

On ancillary benefits, staff and the consultant recommended moving dental and vision administration to Sun Life after a competitive request-for-proposal process that produced multiple bids. The consultant said moving the dental and vision contracts to Sun Life would expand network access and modestly reduce fees; the dental plan's actuary recommended a 9.41% funding adjustment to avoid future negative variances. Binier said vision is fully insured and that the board would see the Sun Life rates if the contract is approved.

No formal vote took place at the workshop. Staff told commissioners that those recommended changes would be on the consent or regular agenda at the next board meeting for formal action, and that if the board approves the contract changes they will be reflected in next year's budget figures.

What the recommendation means: if the board adopts the committee suggestions, both employees and the county would pay higher monthly amounts beginning in FY 2026 to close an actuarial funding gap. The consultant and staff emphasized the county remains a self-funded plan and that periodic spikes in claims are why stop-loss coverage is in place.

Remaining items and next steps: staff will place the dental/vision contract award and the proposed premium and contribution adjustments on an upcoming agenda so the board can take formal action. The consultant urged continued use of the employee clinic and wellness programs to reduce long-term claims.

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Brian Eigenjier of Financial Services told the Board of County Commissioners that the county's unfunded CIP list exceeds $60 million and that the county has budgeted about $2 million of general fund support annually for CIP and preservation projects. \"We're just talking today. There's no decisions to be made,\" Eigenjier said, asking for commissioner feedback before staff finalizes budget proposals.

Projects discussed included parking-lot repaving and exterior refresh at the Health & Human Services center, a green-trail bridge at Princess Place, roof replacements at several county facilities including the Legacy House at Princess Place, and planned HVAC and ADA transition work. Staff noted the Legacy House is used in part by visiting scientists from GTM NERR and that roof repairs may be extensive because of rot and design issues.

Staff reviewed new-construction and technology items: a backup countywide IT system replacement, a Red Roof Inn fuel depot tied to a new fire station/public works facility, and a planned new fire station in the Corona area paid in part from half-cent sales tax proceeds. The eco-discovery center project was noted as having prior-year funding of about $10.3 million and staff said the county expects the center to operate with tourism staff and rental revenue to support ongoing costs.

The county also described a rolling-stock replacement strategy started during supply-chain constraints in 2023, when leasing vehicles through a vendor (Enterprise) allowed the county to refresh an aging fleet. Staff said the long-term plan is to seed a replacement fund so large purchases (fire trucks, ambulances, heavy equipment) can be purchased outright instead of leased.

Other funds discussed included a risk fund established to self-insure certain property exposures to reduce insurance premiums, a 9-1-1 fund being restructured to move money into a traditional reserve account (to preserve grant eligibility), IT replacement and public safety radio funds (which receive user fees from municipalities and the school board), and multiple special-assessment and impact-fee funds for parks, transportation and stormwater projects.

Staff noted continuing work on airport grant appropriations (grant URs typically follow budget adoption), the residential solid-waste contract adjustments (Waste Pro contract tied to CPI and household counts), opioid settlement funds being used to supplement a community paramedic program, and legacy grant or program funds such as Dodd-Frank (STAB) money that can supplement housing programs.

No formal board motions were recorded at the workshop; staff said constitutional officers (sheriff, clerk, supervisor of elections) will present their budgets at future workshops and that staff will return with the general fund budget and any revisions after commissioners provide feedback.

","At a June 2 workshop Flagler County financial staff reviewed the county's five-year capital improvement plan, proposed new funds (rolling stock, equipment replacement), half-cent sales tax projects and many non-general fund reserves. No formal votes were taken; staff sought commissioner input before finalizing the FY 2026 budget.","actionData","errors"]

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