Board of County Commissioners
BOCC meeting archive
The county posts every BOCC meeting to YouTube — 390 meetings on record, 371 with auto-caption transcripts loaded so far. Click any transcribed meeting to read along with the video.
- 10.22.26 Pasco County Planning Commission 2050 Workshopno transcript yet2026-10-22·Board of County Commissioners
- 10.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)no transcript yet2026-10-20·Afternoon Session
- 10.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,742 cues2026-10-20·Board of County Commissioners
- 10.08.26 Pasco County Planning Commissionno transcript yet2026-10-08·Board of County Commissioners
- 10.06.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)no transcript yet2026-10-06·Morning Session
- 10.06.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,992 cues2026-10-06·Afternoon Session
- 9.29.26 Board of County Commissioners Special Meeting1,298 cues2026-09-29·Special Meeting
- 9.22.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)4,999 cues2026-09-22·Morning Session
- 9.22.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,296 cues2026-09-22·Afternoon Session
- 9.22.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Budget Hearingno transcript yet2026-09-22·Board of County Commissioners
- 9.17.26 Pasco Planning Commission 2050 Workshop2,657 cues2026-09-17·Board of County Commissioners
- 9.9.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)no transcript yet2026-09-09·Morning Session
- 9.9.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,188 cues2026-09-09·Afternoon Session
- 9.9.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Budget Hearing4,321 cues2026-09-09·Board of County Commissioners
- 8.25.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,085 cues2026-08-25·Morning Session
- 8.25.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,856 cues2026-08-25·Afternoon Session
- 8.11.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,286 cues2026-08-11·Morning Session
- 8.11.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,324 cues2026-08-11·Afternoon Session
- 7.14.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,245 cues2026-07-14·Morning Session
- 7.14.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,145 cues2026-07-14·Afternoon Session
- 06.16.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,424 cues2026-06-16·Morning Session
- 6.16.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,667 cues2026-06-16·Afternoon Session
- 6.2.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)no transcript yet2026-06-02·Morning Session
- 6.2.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)1,108 cues2026-06-02·Morning Session
- 6.2.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,735 cues2026-06-02·Afternoon Session
- 5.27.26 Board Workshop - VOPH and Comprehensive Plan Update6,090 cues2026-05-27·Board of County Commissioners
- 5.19.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)2,995 cues2026-05-19·Morning Session
- 5.19.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,518 cues2026-05-19·Afternoon Session
- 5.5.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,077 cues2026-05-05·Morning Session
The board confirmed Joanna Cheshire as Assistant County Administrator of Public Safety and approved an $18 million biosolids management contract with Mel Brothers. Commissioners received an update on the FGUA utility acquisition, now roughly six months behind schedule, with the Consolidated System retargeted for FY2027 and a planned $412 million debt issuance for wastewater plant expansions; staff was directed to pursue formal appraisals for private utilities NY Florida and Hudson Waterworks. The meeting also featured six proclamations, including declarations for Travel and Tourism Week, which generated a $1.12 billion economic impact in FY2025, and Older Americans Month.
- 5.5.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,559 cues2026-05-05·Afternoon Session
The board deferred action on a proposed mobility fee increase to address 25% of roughly $7 billion in projected transportation needs, with the county attorney advising the measure requires a unanimous five-member vote. SAV Property Holdings LLC won approval to rezone 10.4 acres on Wells Road for 31 single-family units under the New Horizons MPUD, while Tourism Director Adam Thomas reported the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus generated $25.5 million in economic impact in 2025 and total visitor spending in Pasco County reached $746 million.
- 04.21.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting3,398 cues2026-04-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a resolution authorizing negotiations with the City of New Port Richey over an interlocal service boundary agreement, with Chairman Mariano successfully amending the measure to include a CRA boundary review after noting roughly 99% of the city's service area is designated blighted. Pasco EDC President Bill Cronin reported 260 new jobs and $57.9 million in new capital investment from eight business wins in the second quarter, with 34 active recruitment projects and 160 deals in the pipeline. The board also passed six resolutions, recognizing Cooperative Extension volunteers who logged 17,567 hours valued at $579,711, honoring military veteran Eileen Mary Tiano, and declaring May as both National Military Appreciation Month and Building Safety Month.
- 4.21.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,659 cues2026-04-21·Afternoon Session
The board held a second extraordinary-circumstances workshop and first reading on a proposed mobility fee ordinance covering an estimated $7 billion in transportation needs tied to 330,000 projected new residents, with a phased rate increase targeted for adoption at a May 5th hearing in Dade City. County Attorney Jeff announced his retirement effective August 1 after 17 years, recommending Chief Assistant County Attorney David Goldstein as his successor, drawing strong board support. The county also received an approximately $150,000 initial PFAS litigation settlement from Tyco and BAF for affected water systems.
- 4.7.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,273 cues2026-04-07·Morning Session
The board received a quarterly update on Pasco County's $205 million Better Future CDBG-DR housing recovery program, with director Chuck Lane reporting $46.8 million awarded across 300 approved applications and flagging upcoming launches of housing construction and infrastructure programs totaling more than $300 million. Six proclamations were approved, including recognition of the county's first-in-Florida behavioral health urgent care center funded with $1.47 million in CDBG funds and a congressional honor read by Rep. Gus Bilirakis. The consent agenda passed with three items requiring abstentions, including a landscaping redevelopment grant item from which Commissioner Yeager recused herself due to her husband's business applying for funds.
- 4.7.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,336 cues2026-04-07·Afternoon Session
The board approved a comprehensive plan amendment and companion rezoning for the Elite 52 mixed-use project, a 156-acre development on State Road 52 that will include 108 single-family homes, 175,000 square feet of commercial space, and a 120-room hotel, with the applicant agreeing on record to limit residential structures to two stories. Commissioners also approved amendments reducing the North Pasco RV Resort's RV spaces from 550 to 350 and adding a 250-room four-story hotel, over objections from neighboring Palomino Lake Drive residents. Two development agreements covering Kenton Road improvements in the Connected City were approved, along with a rezoning for a 110,000-square-foot commercial and hotel project at Kenton Road and Elum Road. All votes were 4-0 with Commissioner Wakeman excused.
- 3.24.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting3,302 cues2026-03-24·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted unanimously to place Pasco's teacher salary millage renewal on the November 2026 ballot, with Superintendent Lake noting teacher vacancies have fallen from 314 to 55 since the millage took effect. A presentation on the Rangeland Boulevard extension drew sustained opposition from Bexley residents, who urged the board to reject the preferred alternative — a four-lane overpass with future interchange infrastructure estimated at $181.4 million — in favor of a simpler $145 million alignment.
- 3.24.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,497 cues2026-03-24·Afternoon Session
The board split 3-2 on the Rangeland Boulevard preferred alternative, defeating a motion to approve a four-lane road with median space reserved for potential future six-lane expansion and a Sun Coast interchange, then voted 3-2 to continue the item pending Gun Highway improvement studies, a cost analysis, and an additional community meeting. Commissioners unanimously overhauled LDC Section 802 tree preservation rules, setting mitigation fund rates at $75 per inch for standard trees and $150 per inch for heritage trees with a $10,000-per-upland-developable-acre cap, and approved an 18.99-acre SR-52 Heasley planned development rezone along with several other consent rezonings.
- 3.10.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,831 cues2026-03-10·Morning Session
The board dedicated Starky Ranch District Park with a Matt Call Memorial Park sign honoring the late developer behind the county's first public-private partnership for the facility, and waived a $400 permit fee for a veteran services event. Commissioners received a legislative update noting FY27 federal funding requests totaling more than $32 million across infrastructure, stormwater, and nonprofit projects, with the state budget at a standstill and Live Local preemption expansion drawing concern. The board also approved introduction of a purchasing ordinance amendment for a public hearing on March 24, 2026, and added roughly 68 acres of Outlaw Ridge property to the ELAMP conservation list.
- 3.10.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,170 cues2026-03-10·Afternoon Session
The board approved a small-scale future land use map amendment converting 41.85 acres near US 41 from agricultural and retail-office designations to Residential 3, and rezoned the same acreage for the Pasco County Mosquito Control District to allow 91 single-family units, with 1.64 acres of right-of-way dedicated for planned US 41 shared-use paths. Commissioners also approved a C1-to-C2 rezoning on Massachusetts Avenue for expanded boat and RV storage, contingent on added landscaping screening, and adopted a resolution opting Pasco County out of the Live Local Act property tax exemption. Three other rezoning items and two land use amendments were continued to April 7.
- 2.17.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,045 cues2026-02-17·Morning Session
The board unanimously directed staff to draft an economic development agreement supporting a $21 million Penny for Pasco commitment toward a $228 million Moffett Cancer and Research Center facility at the Spiros campus near Suncoast Parkway and Ridge Road Extension. Budget Director Amy Ferrell previewed FY2027 revenue scenarios and warned of a potential $88.4 million general fund loss tied to state property tax reform proposals under legislative consideration. Commissioners also approved a replacement code-compliance mowing contract after two prior vendors failed to perform, and recognized a Pasco Sheriff's Office fentanyl seizure of 255.8 grams.
- 2.17.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,395 cues2026-02-17·Afternoon Session
The board voted 3-1 to approve a vested rights remedy for a mobile home erroneously permitted at 12674 Valomar Road in Moon Lake Estates, directing the county building department to reimburse rent costs and Prestige Home Centers to replace the unit with a modular home after neighbors opposed the project. Commissioners also approved a comprehensive plan amendment converting roughly 75 acres at Interlocking Road and Gun Highway to Industrial Light and voted 3-0 to transmit the Elite 52 PD amendment covering 156 acres on SR 52, reduced to 108 single-family homes, to the Florida Department of Commerce for review. Several other items, including a tree preservation ordinance and multiple rezoning requests, were continued to March.
- 2.3.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)1,423 cues2026-02-03·Morning Session
The board again failed to advance a reconsideration of comprehensive plan amendment CPA23PN16 and its companion rezoning for a 15-acre SR 54 parcel, with a 2-2 tie vote leaving the Blackwell multifamily and office project denied a second time. Commissioners also heard a legislative briefing flagging Senate Bill 1548 (Live Local 4.0) and a House homestead exemption proposal staff estimated would create a $6 million first-year shortfall for the county. The board unanimously approved the consent agenda and honored 2025 Star Performer Gary Kaylor, whose work generated roughly $150,000 in cost savings.
- 2.3.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)83 cues2026-02-03·Afternoon Session
The board tabled a comprehensive plan amendment that would have shifted 156 acres near SR 52 from Agricultural to Planned Development, continuing the item to February 17, 2026. Commissioners also approved a platted right-of-way vacation for the Rogers, Mills, and Leno petitioners to clear title and unify lot lines, and granted a fee waiver for a Santa Stroll senior health clinic event at Sunwest Park.
- 1.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,184 cues2026-01-20·Morning Session
The board approved a full consent agenda without a single item pulled, which Chairman Mariano noted was unprecedented in his 21-year tenure, including an environmental land acquisition at Sea Pines on US 19. Commissioners received a federal legislative briefing revealing $694 million in federal awards over the past three fiscal years and discussed future priorities including a $222 million courthouse improvement project, County Line Road funding, and active grant requests totaling tens of millions for regional roadways. Tampa Bay Water General Manager Chuck Harden updated the board on a surface water treatment plant expansion and PFAS detections above federal thresholds in two Brandon wells.
- 1.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,971 cues2026-01-20·Afternoon Session
The board deadlocked 2-2 on the Blackwell Mixed-Use PD, a proposal to add 290 multifamily units and 100,000 square feet of commercial/medical office on 15.36 acres along SR-54 near Starky Boulevard, with Commissioner Starky abstaining due to a conflict of interest; a companion rezoning also failed after neither a motion to approve nor deny reached a majority. The board approved a comp plan change and MPUD rezoning for 74 single-family homes at Little Road and Ross Lane, adding a condition requiring a third shade canopy street tree per lot. County Administrator Carbella also informed commissioners that the Wesley Chapel wastewater treatment plant expansion design-build solicitation would be rejected and re-bid.
- 1.6.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,114 cues2026-01-06·Morning Session
The board approved a $42 million, five-year contract with Marathon Health for county wellness center services after Commissioner Waitman pulled the item over its cost, though he ultimately joined a unanimous vote. Commissioners approved $375,000 in Penny for Pasco funding for AMSkills, a workforce training nonprofit, on a 4-1 vote with Waitman dissenting, citing more than $2.2 million in prior county investment and a still-outstanding $150,000 debt. The board tabled a decision on its federal lobbyist contract pending a future workshop on federal priorities, and unanimously confirmed Josh Wood as the county's next PIFFA director.
- 1.6.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)7,378 cues2026-01-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 3-2 comp plan amendment and companion 4-1 MPD rezoning for the Ryan Companies mixed-use Adrien Phillip project at Overpass Road and Old Pasco Road, allowing up to 325 multifamily apartments, 125 townhomes, 275 hotel rooms, and roughly 147,500 sq ft of office and retail on 32.5 acres, over Chairman Mariano's objections. A $95 million solid waste revenue bond authorization passed unanimously, and a 434-unit single-family MPD on Murphy Road at CR 54 was approved 4-0 with Commissioner Oakley abstaining. A first reading of updated tree preservation rules drew public pushback over a proposed $3,500-per-acre mitigation cap, with the board directing staff to return February 17 with alternatives.
- 12.9.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,231 cues2025-12-09·Morning Session
The newly elected chair, Commissioner Mariano, led his first meeting after the board's annual reorganization, confirming three permanent department directors and voting 4-1 to remove a mortgage requirement from the Better Futures CDBG-DR individual housing program, relying instead on signed grant agreements and criminal penalties to guard against fraud. The board also received a $370,822 capital credit check from Withlacoochee River Electric Co-op and heard that the county's investment portfolio generated $80 million in earnings for FY2025 against a budgeted $4 million.
- 12.9.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,195 cues2025-12-09·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 3-2 contested vote granting a non-conforming use determination for 12 RV and camper sites to the Naturist Religious Society, overturning staff's denial after applicants presented historical permit evidence dating to 1975. Commissioners also approved multiple land-use changes, including a comp plan amendment shifting 75 acres near Interlocking Road and Gun Highway to industrial light and a commercial rezone on 3.68 acres at Land O Lakes Boulevard and Wisteria Loop. A discussion of four lobbyist contracts -- including a $96,000-per-year federal contract with Ballard Partners -- was deferred to January, with state lobbyist performance to be reassessed after the legislative session.
- 11.18.25 Pasco County Board Workshop: Impact & Mobility Fees Update Meeting3,459 cues2025-11-18·Board of County Commissioners
The board held a workshop on Pasco County's $2.9 billion transportation funding shortfall, projected against a $6.9 billion need to serve 1 million residents by 2050. Commissioners reached consensus to eliminate the multifamily mobility fee subsidy immediately, raise single-family fees by at least 25% to roughly $13,600, and strip retail incentives for large national chains while protecting small local businesses. Commissioner Mariano opposed any increase to office and industrial fees, and staff was directed to return with a draft ordinance targeting adoption by March–April 2026, with new fees effective January 2027.
- 11.12.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,220 cues2025-11-12·Morning Session
The board approved a $331,047 economic incentive agreement with Vantage Point AI to create 60 new jobs in Wesley Chapel and authorized pursuit of a $20 million state grant toward a $40 million regional emergency shelter in East Pasco. Commissioners also approved the largest acquisition in the ELAMP program, roughly 1,900 acres of the Phillips family's 4G Ranch in a 50-50 cost share with the state, and highlighted plans to spend approximately $10 million in tree mitigation funds on roadway beautification beginning on Little Road.
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