6.2.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)

the building report. You got to do this. You got to do that. Am I correct?

Yes, ma'am.

We have done this. So, please be patient. We will come up with a solution. Just give us time. We've only done two of these. So, um I can assure you in six months from now, he'll come back with some success stories of what happened to those folks that we did take out of the woods. We're not going to help 100%. We never will. But we are on the right track to helping sons. So with all due respect, I just hope you'd give us a chance, give us some time, but we are making huge progress.

Well, I think you have our full support and it's exciting to see that folks are taking you up on the offer. Those aren't necessarily the folks that, hey, they're on a trip to recovery to getting back into and becoming hopefully whole. ones that don't I think are the ones that okay now we've identified ones who are of the utmost challenge

what is our next steps with them is they're going to continue to to bring people together so you're kind of starting to identify two groups right and it's that hangover of the ones who uh what are our options for that group? And that's that's where I'm hoping that we get to, right? And if it's a board policy, it's something that the state is handcuffing us on because the state's been fairly proactive. They're running transient population streets. So you know that that's that's the next step in the approach that I'm I'm I'm very much interested in. And by no means it is not going to work. This is fantastic. the fact that you all test in this short period of time basically a pilot project and assembling a team assembling a team finding the right personality traits to go and working with these folks is a beautiful thing. However, um these folks who walk out need to know that the next step is going to be a lot more unpleasant, right? And uh you guys know where I am on this, so I'll leave it there. But I'm very grateful to your team and animal services and fire department and Catholic Charities and everybody involved. It's just it's a tough issue learning for grateful that [clears throat] you take the panel to do this, but you know, frustrations run downhill. they come to us and a lot of pressure on us down to you to figure this out and you know in America in the culture we want it now immediate results it's like well it's not like Amazon you can't buy buy [clears throat] the next day right so we're we're we're talking this is obviously uh uh there's a great sense of urgency success here u but that also means gloves are off. So, thank you.

I'm going to say I promise you, Commissioner Wakeman, that we will come up with a solution for that. It might take us a couple of months, but we will come up with a solution. And I'm going to promise you that. And I just want I just want to say that people don't realize this is such a complex issue because most of it stems from the mental health component and you do have to keep welcoming them back and we are very fortunate to have Bayare who it works alongside us and you know we talk about you know who who do you know you know and most of these people have all their relationships are correct. they they've burned all their bridges. So, um you know, it's it takes a lot of time to do that. And um just because we've I've worked with, you know, lots lots of homeless people and there will be success stories coming, families reunited, jobs coming out of it, people coming on track, but really when it comes to the drugs and the mental health, they have to say yes to that. And once they say yes to that, that's a big piece of the puzzle to to move forward, you know, and that's that's the the tricky part. You can't make them say yes, but you know, like when I when I talk to people, I'm like, when you're ready, here's how you can get a hold of my office because I can't force you to be ready. You're the one that needs to decide if you're ready. And when they are ready, they're in control of their destiny and they can make huge changes. And you do see a ton of success stories like that four-year-old's now going to get services from the schoolboard and have an IEP and be able to learn how to communicate. So, I mean, you know, I've worked with cafeteries a bunch and I do have a ton of success stories that have come out of there where people have been homeless and they are on their own. And I'm super proud of um the work you guys have done. I'm thankful to be on your calls and and on your team and um I really do think we're moving the needle and um I look forward to some of those success stories and maybe one day we'll have somebody in uh tell us one of their stories. So that'd be great. Thank you.

I like to say James I think Kathy did a great job bringing James forward. The team you get together is great. I appreciate the the effort that you're going to go through. I get confidence you're going to get the right things, but as Commissioner W said there, still what are we going to do with these problems? I want to hit on a few different things. We'll get to some other things, too. But, um, you talk about like how do you find these camps, whatever. I think you you can talk to the Hudson Fire team, the ones up in the roads, talked to them before they can tell you where all the camps are and they they do paramedic work out there, etc. They're going on. Recently I I had called chief when we had a fire chief box area with a big fire in the area right in there what we talked about before sure enough in that area is where that fire was um it's dangerous for people fires the chief said 28 out of the 30 fires we spent a lot of money on taxpayer money on trying to defeat these down they cause havoc they cause grief they cause danger and that's why this is so important what you do. Um, recently going to uh Hudson area tax gas stations the CVS right there. I mentioned these things where there's homeless people out there with their signs very nicely made. They know they can get funds by staying there and getting money. If these people in the woods and they can get their money, their drugs, etc., they're going to stay longer. That's why I keep on pushing this right away ordinance that we crafted just to keep keep the pressure on with doesn't matter if they got to be hassled. They got know they're going to go on Walmart. You can walk in there nine out of 10 times you're going to see someone out front plugged in the cell phone in front of Walmart to get these businesses. They may not want to fight for them. We got to help them in front of public. I think Chase, I sent you the email on it, but going into Publix at the side of the entryway, some guy going crazy with just yelling. I know scary mental health things that are going on there. So, you know, knowing you're working closely with a sheriff is very important to get to get us to be on this.

Uh yes, sir. Yeah, just to that point, uh Chase Daniels, under sheriff, community outreach operations, Pasco Sheriff's Office. Uh so, first things first, I do want to thank uh Corporal Zimmerman and Spidelli. they had to they had to get to to somewhere else. But um whenever I talked to to you in your offices and I mentioned that I'm sending something to our team that that's a team I'm referring to. Uh so last year um they actually handled a little more than a thousand uh complaints that were referred to to us by by y'all's offices and in yourself. So I just did did want to recognize them in in the work they do. Um but I did also want to talk to Commissioner your point. Uh and I think something that um you know I thank Mr. Walters and Miss Pearson for working so hard on um because it does become a challenge for us legally and also to Commissioner Waitman's point um whenever a business is open. So for instance, if a Publix is open, we do not have the the legal authority to trespass anyone from there without Publix calling in and some representable Publix reporting it to us. So to that point, whenever something is is plugged in in front of there or Walmart and that business is open, whether there's a trespass agreement or not, as long as it is open, we need the legal authority from that manager on duty or someone responsible to to remove them from there. So that's where reaching out to those businesses, creating those partnerships are are incredibly impactful for us because trespass agreements are great on on vacant lots or businesses are closed, but during open hours, um legally we can't presume who the business wants there or not. So having that that buy in from those businesses to ask us to remove those people um is huge. You know yesterday Commissioner Starky referred us a a uh case out of the 7-Eleven where we were actually able to go out and make contact with the manager and now he understands that you know calling into us and asking those people to be removed are the steps forward there. So but but to to your point on on that it's that this is buying as well

together things like 7-Eleven that see people homes business call you need to help agree with them homeless went away from that spot. So, I don't do it, but but the reason I bring it out is if these agreements aren't in place. Like the other day, I'm driving down because uh at the Walmart I got one homeless person. At 19, I got another homeless person. I go up taking a right going to the north and right in front of the room. Now, you took care of the other two and you did it very quickly, which I appreciate. Um but the one in front said you couldn't get the property. If we don't have an agreement, etc. I want to know. I'll work with you. Let's go get one. It's not good for the customer. the citizens the people in the public CVS or without either. So I think if they aware of how important this issue is, we can do something and if you need my help to have those conversations and everyone in their own district would do the same type of thing, you need to get these agreements in place. If they're not not, let's communicate that.

Yes, sir. But but I I will say too uh in addition to the to the agreements because I said if the agreements are great and the business is closed or not open but during business hours we also need those businesses to inform their managers and things like that that they need to call in and report those make sure we in place for sure.

This may be good for anybody. I'm not sure commission I think you were aware of this as well. So when a person gets educated in jail, when they get released from the jail for a long time, they were dumping people into our camps. Is that process still going on? If we stop that,

u state correction.

Yeah. And and so on once they are released, they they are released on once your sentence sentence is over. And it's it's up to up to them where where they choose to go from there.

Are you talking about the probation

sex?

It's the people with the sex offenders.

So I know uh we were we were engaged um with the the state department of of corrections regarding their the community probation and parole. I my my understanding is that that is not an issue anymore and I've not heard complaints about that recently, but that's uh still an issue. We're certainly happy to to re-engage with them.

Well, the only way we even knew that was happening was because our code enforcement guy followed a U-Haul truck that was going into Robert Wild's private property off PL. And when our code enforcement officer asked him what he was doing, he said, "This is where I was told by his probation guy to move to." And so he was literally unpacking his U-Haul on her private property. And and so it is known it is known where they are because they have to wear ankle bracelets. And so they they get checked regularly. So, I I'm not asking where they are, but they are they are living somewhere in the county. And we're not the only county with this problem. Everybody is because they have to be 1,000 ft from a school or a church. And so, there's certain zones where they're told they could go to and um it is definitely known by law enforcement where those are because they have to be checked at the monitor. So if I get some from a federal president especially I'd love to see as you say I'll follow because frankly something there was a point in time the homeless years ago where they asked everybody where they were from and if they deemed them to be they were here for a few years that they were now our business I don't think they should be around I think they should go back

but if they if they works that they were arrested in Pasco, then they come back to Pesco. We had it worked out that we could send them to a treatment facility in Orlando and we were willing to pay for it, but the state said, "You cannot take your problem and send it to another county." So, they went we had we had room for a treatment center in Orlando and we had room in Panellis County because we don't have a place for them. And so um it was all set and and then they they said no they can't do it that we could do

people down here they paid their rent for a year they become homeless and now they're rich people I some type of thing.

Yeah. San Francisco the most effective thing they had with dealing with the oldest population is years ago which is when they sent it back to where they came from because if you notice the haven they all come over now they deal with the issue that's why they get so many because the sentence and I don't want to be deficit and I appreciate the success of the numbers 82 such short I want to give you another option too that could be out there the company um CEO Tim Tim Chen Granny from Davis Analytic was talking to him yesterday. We're talking about some different issues. He says, "You know, I just got a big contract. I got a lot of people I need to hire." He says, "I work with the M skills in the past. They great success. I'm willing to work with some of these people even if their goals to get them in there, get them into a job, etc. So, we're going to take those steps coming up. In fact, these are just steps for recovery as well. That would be another great person that people go work too. Homeless veteran summer woods, etc. maybe get those steps because making money get sidet and years ago we had the leisure lane and dor properties that we had out there and one of the things that were very suspect with some of these people the attitude of I'm just going to go find somewhere else to go we had 33 people had the head of the coalition out there no takers to get any help

that's because they had that white house right there they had power and

everything they needed legally from that business Yeah. machetes. So we know the danger that's there as well. These people are not the nicest people. Um I'd also say Mike if we can pastor Jen's over here now. She's trying those trails we gave her to use. we can find some of those people there's another opportunity just like the hope center that people we can help give you some relief but with all that said this is a big issue you're a big man I got faith in your great team you put together and I appreciate all of you guys all your help all your compassion we've got it too but at the same time we listen to our citizens about their safety their health and you know even front like this let's say Johnson post office. Maybe there's some way we can put something together. Maybe it's working with other groups to go clean up the messes in these places, you know, payment fees, whatever. Someone's got some just to help clean it up. Because I'll tell you, when hurricane comes in, all these loose debris going around, whether it be needles, trash, whatever. It gets into the Gulf, it gets into the streets, whatever. It's not a good law for us anyway. because if there's a way we can find ways to work with these private lands that didn't know this was happening or couldn't find a way to stop because machetes anyway what are you going to do so if we could find ways to keep on going appreciate it Kathy we just made these conversations they have to be made again really appreciate you bringing Jim into your team and and working with all the people that are here and here those going back to

we'll keep going

we just keep on going keep on working Thank you for all of your thought with help for getting public citizens whatot to get the managers I think I don't know if anybody from Lawrence here from EDC button you're on EDC I'm assuming EDC tracks business tax receipts and they take county dollars through the penny I think we should partner with them and and task them to calling on these businesses, telling them the challenges we're up against. That way, they're not weighed down and and take a proactive report with the EDC and have EDC reach out and explain them what we're doing and and try to get folks to or businesses to come online or existing businesses or with to sign these these trespass agreements or at least get us in contact with the right folks. And uh you know, there's more to economic development than just what we're doing. is to keep what we have safe and clean and customers coming in the door and that's their that's their mission right so might be a good those would be good

yeah but the we you know we give a lot we give a lot of money and uh I think they're probably a pretty critical resource to help us get a hold of some of these folks of business or or ask them to go track down um they have a seat on for give money and this is a a critical issue and uh I personally think that they have an obligation to help to help us because they've got attract businesses right and um they're in tune with that that that or community maybe they can help that's a good idea I think it's something we like as well uh business I know utilities is probably the easiest one of them all. But anytime we send a bill out, people can say, "Are you registered?" And maybe that that could be something won't cost us any more than a piece of paper slipped in the bill and say, "Are you signed up?" We'll find ways to get the word out to the business community. the more trespass agreements you have then your land you've got legal authority have thank you good work thank you and now we'll go to committee reports Mr. Ro somewhere down the street here. A great day. I mean, it's amazing how many people showed up for this this house. And uh I only expect a few people but I'm telling you can they were really open for what to be done the work that could be done to help people that just need your help. The one they have built over in the west side of county actually they expect about 400 clients come to that one. They have a about 1,600 And that provided they open up this meeting by that time and they've already [clears throat] dealt things myself.

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So have a fantastic project going on in our county lane member series. I know you've all heard about it and uh Kathleen Tomco's here just just in case.

Didn't see you out there.

Yes. The first commission meeting she said she's come to. So I think it's important as the state develops and we keep a piece of our our state history. Uh, and if there's a way to get help support the series um through the tour development tax um to help promote the movie, maybe get it in our our our schools somehow um and promote the lands. Much of the project is being filmed right here in Pasco in district one and district two and the Pioneer Museum which we which the county supports with with a grant and uh the legacy of of Florida. I think it's important as the series evolves and and hopefully it gets into our school systems and becomes a piece of our state history that families will learn how important life and nature is and how critical it is to our heritage. And so I think it'd be an exciting move if we help support uh the cause here. And um the initial ask uh new Carvala is 250,000. other counties have chipped in and and there's ways to support it, but um I'd like

second your motion.

Okay. [laughter] To support it and

I was going to bring it up if you did support the calls and and it just be a unique opportunity a to sell past

100%

and also our state district out there for conversation and it uh Kathy

I have some photos of the was to give an update on on what they're doing and what work they're doing. Um, I think it's it's a great a great opportunity for us. So,

I I think people are going to want to come visit Pasco, see where the see where the movie was shot, go to the museum. Um, I'm I'm super excited about it and I was very thankful to be able to watch you guys.

You can throw some of my pictures up there from my

I'll do some eyes from Pasco lived in Pasco. Um, when you go on Fox News and talk about your movie, you'll be talking about Pasco County.

Absolutely. And I am sixth generation from right here in Pasco County. Um, that's as far as I've, you know, my aunt has gone back to do our genealogy. But one of my favorite things that the author Patrick D. Smith did was he made this a historical fiction novel. Um, there are real families, the likes family, the Hendry family, other families that are named in this book, but the Mcky family is all of our families. It's all of our families, how one way or another came into our state. And when I say the Mcky family, it is Skillet that was found um in our film. He was found in the grandest way and he has an incredible backstory. Um it is just um something that I am excited that um people not only in our county but um throughout our state are finally going to know who we are and we are the original cattleman and um you know citrus um we founded so many things here in our state and Jeb Bush said that when his brother was governor of Texas there were more Texas flags flown than American flags. when he was governor of Florida, there were more American flags flown than Florida flags. And he looked at us when talking with him about this production and said, "I am so excited for people to finally know who we are." Well, I am a Pasco County resident. This is my heart. I am 59 years old and I have lived in Dade City for 58 years of my life. My parents are still here. um my grandparents or um generation when I looked at um Mrs. Pennock sitting here when I walked in the door um her husband and my grandfather um work together and they're a part of my family and who I am and then sitting here listening to our homeless um problem that we have here in Pasco County. I look around and I see that. But when I see what we are about to put on the screen and educate people as to who we are, I feel that there will be so many opportunities for a calls to action and for us to come together and help from all aspects of our county needs. And as um someone from Date City, I am so honored that the majority of this film was filmed here in Pasco County. And we have left a footprint throughout our county as well as the Pioneer Museum. As we mentioned, it is a place and it's going to be a destination. um some of our writers um it it's kind of a a um exciting situation that um we have brought in writers from House of Cards and Game of Thrones. Well, the writer from Game of Thrones um his last name is Hill. His grandmother was my vice principal at Pasco Elementary. I mean, he came from out in the world of writing film and um has a date city connection. So much of this story has a date city connection and a Pasco County connection. So, um just in um we have spent, you know, when asking for funding, we have spent so much money here in the county already and we also have um a lot of um things that we need to pay from episodes one and two and we're looking forward to um three and four um expanding um our operation and hopefully um doing even more here in Pesco County, which I can't

imagine more. But um we have a huge huge bill that we're getting to um write a check. And when I say we're getting to, they have um accumulated um the horse feed and the you know kept a um account for us and that bill is due right now. Um, we have had, you know, speaking of Yellowstone, we have had the Wranglers, um, who worked with Taylor Sheridan on 1883 working on our production. We have had the best of the best in this industry coming to Florida. And the director is um, Florida Grump. He grew up right outside of Zephr Hills, right outside of Pasco County um in one of those LAR developments and um he is the director and the one who purchased the rights to a land remembered and Patrick D. Smith's family chose him out of all the people that could have been chosen to tell this story. Um his plan of making a miniseries was the one um that they chose. And so I am just honored and proud. I can only say God is at the helm with this production and the only reason that I am blessed to be a part of this production and also to not only um I have looked out the windows of this town um since I graduated from high school Pasco High in 85 and I have looked and dreamt of all that date city could be and I've seen it evolve from the you know and I've heard stories that we were the wealthiest city in in our country back in the citrus days, we had the most wealth. And you know, it's not just about wealth. When the Mikidi family came across the Florida line, um they made this the Indians, the Indians, they became family. Skillet was brought into the Mckini family. This story is about just bringing love and family and home back to our Florida. And I'm excited to be a part in telling that story

and it educates the rest of the country if not the world about us as a cattle state which um very few people know we were the first cate especially AOC [laughter] absolutely and I have to say um we could have um Todd Weisman Jr. I wouldn't have been a part of this if it had happened this way. But he was in LA. He graduated from NYU film school, you know, here from right outside of our county to a graduate of NYU film school. He worked in um LA and he took this, you know, they wanted to send this production to Georgia. They wanted to film it in other countries. And Todd said, "Nope, we are not going to tell our story anywhere else but Florida." So not having a tax credit in Florida, um we have gotten funding. We have lobbied and gone and spoken with the state and they have helped us with funding the production which is a huge support for this this project and that's where we are coming to just different counties and you know the way I look at it is we are contributing to all counties here in Florida. we are going to drive the most um honorable tourism. Um one um gentleman on our set who came from upstate to help us film said, "You know, I knew um Disney was in Florida." Well, I took my family to Disney. And he said, "I've done that. I don't need to do that again as a man would say." And then he said, you know, I look at beaches and you know, I could go anywhere to find a beach, but he said, I have come here. I have seen what is here that I have never known. And he said, Florida has the greatest treasures. And I think to be able to educate through this film of the treasures of Florida, we have, you know, shown our pine forest here in um Pasco County. We have shown our cattle land, our um oak hammocks. Um we have shown you know our old homes. Um Zach Maidi who is you know the first generation second generation of the Mcky family was birthed at our pioneer museum. So it is just so exciting. Um all Can you show my pictures real quick? Um I know that was a weird picture that I showed there, but I'll tell you I'll describe to you what it is. She gave us a tour uh of the hair and makeup bus or whatever you call it. That is an artist actually weaving cypers. That is real hair and it's woven onto this mesh. It's amazing for for one of the characters. That's how authentic it is. Okay. What's another picture? I I didn't take great pictures. I was I apologize. [laughter] We have

That's fascinating. Do you not have my other pictures?

No.

Oh, I sent a whole bunch of pictures. No. No. Okay.

Well, I do have to say this woman is an artist. This this woman is an artist and

I they have come from some of the greatest productions in um on projects um out of the industry that have had hundreds of millions of dollar budgets and we are at a huge shift um in the industry right now. People are and I say we because I am a part of this now. It's so great. Um but people have left LA. I don't know that they're going back to LA. Um the film industry is going to other countries. Um I love um seeing the film industry here in Florida because I've gotten to know the people and the people are like the people that I have grown up with here in this county in Day City. It is um you know they're artists and there's so many different trades and we do have the best of the best um working on telling our story. We have an armorist that worked um you know doing the armory on the patriot and so many other well-known films glory I could just name so many um we have um told the story of the battle of the lusty the largest civil war battle right here was found in Pasco County we are going to be telling the story gunshot I thought back on fire yes and It's and so so you know back to the money we have spent in the county you know the the wrangler from um 1883 Taylor Sheridan's you know story um stayed at Little Everglades and kept 28 horses at Little Everglades here in in Date City Pasco County um bought feed and hay from farmers feed in Date City and um the Wranglers um purchased a pickup truck at Jim Brown Um there are so many things that

Where did you keep those oxen?

Um at my house [laughter] my house in the hills. So yes, it is um it is just really thrill. And Steve Melt, he's you know Pasco County. He has helped with the Pineer Museum and he opened his home and we filmed at his land. You know I I named well the barles he put the homestead.

That was stunning. That's the picture I have um that I just weld to Gina. I have a picture of the the w authentic wagon and the Indians um whatever a little thing that you brought on. I think I wasn't supposed to take a picture so they're not going

Oh, it's okay. It's okay. [laughter]

That's why I didn't take a lot of pictures. for for the benefit we all know you uh and but for the benefit of the and for those watching online put all the pieces together.

Yes. Yes. I am Kathleco and um 16722 Spring Valley Road City Florida 33523. I grew up on Palm Avenue, Fifth and Palm, the corner of Fifth and Palm here at Dave City.

[clears throat]

So, so thank us to see if there's an appetite brand. Uh,

let's call the question that I've drafted after discussion here on a little more technical just in terms because of where we're at with things. It would be my recommendation even though there is some pressure on the force development tax that this is a legitimate expense but it would require some amendments to their work plan. Um so let me just read this and if if anything doesn't make sense

discussion both 100% certain you've invested in this

well I just donation

um I was just asking the county attorney if there's three votes should I abstain it but he you know it's so minuscule compared to the cost

based on based on the description that the commissioner has given me that any any [clears throat] you know the standard is special private gain or loss and the return or is highly speculative in this case based on what I've been told. Um, Commissioner can abstain in an abundance of caution if she wishes to

But I have to say since being the development council, Adam Johnson is here, so may we may bring him up. But at one point we had a discussion about all the hotel room night rates we try to generate as well. And I'm asking for money these groups that bring in mentions to go instead of just a $60,000 number to go bring in you know whatever the number is whether bring in heads and events treat them the same way they're bringing sports events. And he's telling me he doesn't have the budget. So I'm hesitant to just say we can go do it find a way. And then the back stop is if that doesn't cover it because we don't want to go to we just spent $3 million on that jungle we made too quickly before going to terms to go buy that contract from the wire sports ranch that I want to make sure we've got the money in place and if we don't have the money in place we need to be ready just had a governor ripping us apart about spending too much money even though I don't think we have all the spend deal with the growth we've had but I want to have that discussion with Adam Thomas and we're going to pull from that source to go forward to put not then have a discussion to where the money is going to come from etc. Now you want to move right now. So it's 1210 just about or we can bring it back to the meeting. It should be a move show meeting today. But I think it's worthy of a discussion. This is a big move and whether the whether we look at from having the money or not property taxes if we need to. I think it's worthy of more discussion is phenomenal. I'm a big fan and I know Commissioner Oakley Handy probably the movie Taylor 1883 and all the others probably drafted but I think it's worthy of a discussion rather than a rash move which I've seen us make before and have consequences. So if the vote wouldn't mind I think we delay until after the public hearings today and have it should be a should be a big meeting. I think we should bring back another time after we're sure that we can do what we like to do and if we want to bring back target but so be it. But literally if I have this discussion about things that are solid and really going to happen great but this is a longer term thing and again Kathleen I'm just hearing about it quickly from you what I'm hearing. So, I share your enthusiasm, your excitement. I just want to make sure the money's there, where the money's coming from, and all the pressure we're facing with state government talk about ripping our tax base away to where we are exactly. And if I don't have the money in ter I got to find a way, you're probably going to say yes.

Okay. And if I could say the reason you're hearing so quickly from me is because we started this project a year ago. Um, in the industry, they are in need of content. This is the greatest timing in the industry to get our story out. So, we are rushing to get it out and we are very blessed to have the support. Um, Hillsboro County um their um county has given us 500,000 towards our production which everything is going on film and for this production. The reason um we have the heads and beds there because that's our headquarter, but having the headquarters centrally in Hillsboro County, the purpose was so we could film within an hour radius and not uproot people in the industry. That um lady who does the hair, the cosmetology, the um makeup trailer that we had, all of these people came in from other states. If we would have had to have moved them all over to follow us to every location that we went, then they would have left us. So, we had to bring them where we were planning to film. I went out being that day city girl and in one day we have gone through six locations managers. And one day I brought our art departments with me and our um our director our our second director I forget the terminology in the film industry because I'm doing that too. I've been doing this for one year and in one year we have raised money to make this compete with Little House in the Prairie. Little House in the Prairie is the number one streaming show um out there right now on all the streaming services. They are doing a remake of Little House on the Prairie. We already have captured because we have one of the actors that was on Little House on the Prairie that has not come out yet. And the mother of that actor said, "I have never seen not even Little House on the Prairie has what y'all are showing here about your state." But back to me taking one day to grab the art team and our assistant director. I came here and I brought them to Steve Melton's. I took them to our Pioneer Museum. I took them to Preserves and to Jack Vogals and to Mark Barl's. And we are filming one hour from Tampa. We were already based in Tampa. So we are here. Our other money from heads and beds have gone here into this county. Not only that, but we had someone have an accident leaving the Piner Museum. They got their car stuck.

Diane Hiler got her car stuck on the railroad traffic because the infrastructure is not great here in our county. And there is a little concrete pad that you can hardly see in the dark to drive across the railroad tracks. She got her car stuck in the railroad tracks and totally ripped out the underneath of her vehicle. She is going to CSX to get our infrastructure fixed and paid by them. So, there are so many things that we are doing to help. I don't mean to sound so passionate. I I'm gushing whatever I am. Um I I am I have been just excited for my goal here conversation to get the board's take on a matter and see where we land and how we do the funding and all that stuff. So as I said if I didn't get the same conversation that Adam and I were here at going two three months ago back and forth about the monies etc etc says we don't have it. That's $60,000 over. So from that to go to T50 is a big number. And again, I'm scared I'm scared of the governor just coming to Pasco County saying how we're going to cut everything and we're going to keep pushing property tax which will be devastating to us. So I am comfortable if the voters's okay. I'm going to meet with Michael, Adam, and we're going to talk beforehand to see if there are funds available. I'm comfortable to bring it back this afternoon so we don't boot you up for

but give us the time to make sure the money's in place before we take a step. I think it's a responsible thing to do with the taxpayer money and the tourism.

Thank you so much. And I will say we are making the decision of where we're going to film next year and I know other counties have offered money for us to go. We have filmed here and I am still pushing for our studio to be in Dayton City, Florida. We can work on that type of too. But let's go.

Thank you so much.