5.20.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting

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right, we're going to call the Back to order. First order we have item P42 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on February 19th, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site posting. The item was continued from the March 25th, 2025 BCC meeting to the April 22nd, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Okay, Mr. Pito. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, item nutrious PTO's planning development economic growth. Item P42 is PTE250060. This is an ordinance amending the Pasco County comprehensive plan to the future land use map um for the Fletcher sub area policy. Uh this item is being continued to a date uncertain. Move move approval for date uncertain. Second. All in favor say I. I. Hi. P43. Item P43 was published in the Tampa Times on February 5th, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. The item was continued from the March 25th, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to the April 22nd, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. All right. If I could, um, I want to postpone P43 till Commissioner Stark gets here. Um, and let's move to P44. Mr. Chairman4. Okay, let's go to B45. Item P45 was published on Tampa Bay Times on April 2nd, 2025. Mr. Mr. Chairman, um, for item P43, the applicant as of this morning has requested or as of this afternoon has requested a continuence to the June 17, 2025 BCC meeting in Newport Richie. Okay. Um, I'm okay with the continuence, but here's what I don't want to see happen. Um, especially with Commissioner Jagger not here. You got some people that are probably here to speak to this item. Yes. that are probably going to want to come back to see it after they make their comments the following. So, if the board's okay with continuing it, I want the public to be able to speak to it, but I don't want to preclude them from speaking again later on depending on what the changes are coming forward. Now, if that's the case, we might as well wait. We don't need to have the we don't need to have public comment on it. We're not holding it till Well, if I got some people that really want to speak that can't make it. I don't want to preclude them or may maybe they're not sure if they're going to make it, but up to the county attorney, I guess. Well, it was not it was not advertised as a continuence. The the rule has been that if they cannot make it back to the continuence date that the board will take that public comment, but they can't have two bites at the apple. They can't speak twice. No, I'll say this with this item in particular. Um, I had met with the developer. I told them what I wanted to see and from what I can see, it didn't happen. And I think the same complaints or concerns I had were there. And again, when this comes back, I'm sure they're going to be some changes and they may be satisfactory or not. But because of the sensitivity of this development and to what's gone on with it, um, I think we should make exception

to the normal rule that we have. you can't speak twice because I know there's going to be some changes and I don't want to preclude them if they can make it or can't make it not to get their input in now because I think it's important we hear it now and then we'll let the developer at that point continue from there and then come back in and do another hearing with it. But I I think this is like a unique opport a a unique situation. All right. Well, the problem problem I have with that is the fact that if there's going to be changes to it, they'll be speaking on something. It might not even be in the they they would probably need to hear those changes prior to having that meeting in June. Well, M because if they speak to it and they're speaking to something that's going to be changed, they're they're kind of wasting their time talking about it if it's if it's not going to come forward. And I'll say the the reason I I differ differ with that is because what's going to happen is as they speak to it, there may be some things that are going to get changed, some things not. And if if I think the developer hears it, it may affect them to actually make the move on it to make it make it as good as it can be. Did you have your hand raised, Mike? I did. I told Commissioner Jagger is online as well, just so you for your awareness. Not sure. Okay. Well, we have four, then I' i'd be okay with them speaking, but again, we don't know what those potential changes are. We don't. So, we're just shooting in the wind a little bit here. Yeah. So, do we do we want to prevent people from speaking a second time is the question right now. Commissioner Oakley doesn't want to speak again. I do. I'm speaking twice. Uh, potentially. Yes. Hopefully all the questions are answered and everybody's okay. Okay. All right. So, for the public, if you want to speak to the item, you going to be allowed to speak in the second time back again? Um, I'm going to ask you this though. If you hear something that someone says, Mr. Chair, I can. Does that mean you're not going to wait for Commissioner Starky? Because originally we passed on this one to wait for Commissioner Starky to come back because we're not going to discuss it. I'm okay with it. otherwise I would have but right now this just be public input anyway completely up to the board I just All right so if you if you're here for P43 you want to speak to it we are going to continue the item I believe um but we'll give you an opportunity to speak if you want I don't want to I want to preface please do not extend this if you want to have something to want to say if someone says it before you um don't feel the need to say it again but just I want to get some input from you to what you're thinking with the neighborhood please I do have three people signed up for P43 I can pull their names If you'd like, let's call them up. And this is the comprehensive

plan amendment, not the reasonzoning, not the zoning, just the comprehensive plan amendment. I have uh Tyler, I think it's Sander. Threeers. Okay. So, someone under um then maybe it's Robert Jarnell. Jerel. Jerel. Thank you. This is just for the land use. We're not talking about the zoning. Hi, my name is Robert Jerel. I live at 9231 Jasmine Boulevard. I've been there since 2007. Just for you, just so you all know, I paid $675,000 for my house. I have horses, I have donkeys, I have goats. I live in an agricultural community. I bought the house because it's an agricultural community. The developer is proposing to put all these houses, all these town houses and everything right behind right against my property, against where my animals are and where my family is. The problem I have with this beyond the fact that they're going to be putting hundreds of cars coming back back and forth in commercial right next to all my neighbors is that my property and the developer did not know this at the planning commission meeting. They didn't even understand that this was happening. My property floods so bad that I have 250 about 200 yards of fence between mine and my neighbor's property that my fence the bottom of my fence for 2 and 1/2 ft is rotted out. My my other neighbor fixed it. That's how bad my property floods. Now, if you guys understand what this is, what's happening here, they're going to elevate that property and whatever they do to that property is not going to mitigate the fact that my property is low. I've called swift mud. I have a delineation line. My property where my pasture is for my animals, my horses, and my donkeys is considered a dry lake bed. It is exactly against the um the uh south side of their property. We are not happy about this. We have over 130 signatures against this development right now, guys. When does that happen? And that doesn't include the people that couldn't sign it in our neighborhood because we have a neighborhood chat. Everybody is against this. I implore you, implore you, please look at this very, very seriously as this is going to be a detriment to my community and all my neighbors that are next to it or anywhere even close to this. This is not a good thing for our community. It really is not. The traffic flow out on Little Road and Jasmine Boulevard, there are accidents there. You guys can go look at the the the studies. There's my neighbor got his wife got hit the other day. I mean, there's going to be more traffic in there. It's not even there's not even a light there where they're going to be coming in and out of. And guys, I want to though I want to tell you real quick, unfortunately, I have reached out to the owner of this property. This property is become a racetrack for off-road vehicles right now. I've asked them over and over and including the last planning meeting, told them about this. They won't even bother to put a gate up. They don't

care. I talked to FWC. They have um a tortoise endangered tortoise um uh uh thing there on the property. The tortoises are getting killed by all these people riding around there. They don't seem to care. They're not doing anything. They won't even answer me. I've tried endlessly to, you know, talk to them about these a lot of these issues that are going on there. I'm going nowhere and they just don't seem to care. Guys, thank you. I appreciate your time. Thank you. Um who do we have next? Madam Chair. Yep. Joe, we decided that there's like maybe two other speakers or one other speaker that's going to speak. We're going to let him speak again because it's going to be continued coming up. They're asking for a continuence. But but I did want to have this input done. All right. And uh thank you for indulging me. I Yeah, no problem. Had my dryer delivered from the hurricane and um the door was opening the wrong way, so I couldn't use it. So they had to figure out how to open it the other way. And I don't think they'd ever done that before. So it took them a long time. Okay. Um, I have a a procedure request or question um for Mr. Stein Snider. Did for this item did the since it's going to be continued or presented, do we still need to read the title of P43 into the record? Would be nice. Okay. Yes. So, Mr. PTOS, would you mind? Item P43 is PD250054. This is an ordinance amending the Pasco County comprehensive plan providing for a comprehensive plan amendment to the future land use map 2-15 in sheet 10 from res one residential one dwelling unit per gross acre to PD plan development on approximately 7.83 83 acres of real property located north of the intersection of Little Road and Jasmine Boulevard and a text amendment creating sub area policy uh flu 7182 Little Road PD and a map amendment to the future land use map 2-9 adding sub area map 2-982 uh Little Road MPUD and providing for additional text amendments as necessary for internal consistency for repeal servability and effective. Thank you. I can call up the next um public comment is Tammy White. Go back. I should my comment. Um just a minute, please. He he was he signed up for the reason. He should he should be entitled to speak on the compliment amendment. Okay. That's fine. That's fine. Um I'll you can come up first. It is Tyler Sanders, correct? Yes. Okay. If you don't mind saying your name and address for the record and then you can Tyler Sanders. Uh I live at 10515 Hilltop Drive, New Richie. My property is immediately on the back side of this development. It currently floods um on the back right corner. So I too am concerned just like Robert mentioned with the flooding that this is going to create for on the back side of my property. But I'm also concerned about having twotory buildings right off my my fence line. My property sits up the house and it slopes down as it sits

right now. who this row of houses, these um these dwellings will have a direct view right into my backyard in my pool. My issue and I brought this up with the developer was, you know, we all bought into this community because it was zone erate residential uh with the understanding that this is, you know, you have a minimum of 1acre lot. Um I mentioned to the developer at the meeting that um um if you were going to take the 7.83 83 acres and put seven houses back there. Nothing we could do. I mean, it's that's what it's zoned for. Um, obviously, they want to maximize their profit at our expense. Um, I argue with the developer that, um, even though he said it's going to be these will be upscale condos or town homes, I said it's still going to decrease our property value. You're putting 23, 24, 25 houses back there where we all have to have one house per acre. And I said, "There's no way that's not going to impact our property values." Um, and their response was, "Well, we could put hUD houses back there." And I said, "Well, I mean, as a threat to us, like, well, what is that supposed to mean that you you can um, you know, really really stick it to the homeowners who are living there and put something back there that's not going to be as appealing?" Um, it's gone back and forth on the sides of the fence that they're going to put up to block out the the view, but no matter what, it's right on my back property line. My 200 feet will be now a row of houses. So, that's my objection is to our property values are going to be impacted as well as to the um flooding that is inevitable is going to occur. Even though they they said they're going to mitigate that, we all know that um you know 20 10 15 years down the road next storm comes through here. Um you know how is my property going to flood less than it did this last August during the last storm? No, it's going to there's no way it's going to flood less. There's a whole lot more houses and development and roads, asphalt uh now right behind my property. So that's all I have to say, but thank you. Thank you for um allowing us to speak today. Thank you. Next up, I have Tammy White. All right, I'm Tammy White. I live at 9320 Hilltop Drive. I've lived in my home for 34 years. I have seen horrific changes in our community in these 34 years. And most recently, it just seems like um Golden Acres is under attack. This is going to put more traffic into our neighborhoods. Right now, all of us that live on the main roads, Hilltop Drive, Oyola, Lake View, people come through there and take out our fences. In the last two years, I've had my fence and gate taken out twice. One woman took out 60 feet of my fence. Her truck was wedged in between two oak trees. It took three wreckers to get her vehicle out of my property and she got away with it. I'm a widow living there now by myself and I have to take care of what other people do to our properties.

It was mentioned at the last meeting that there is a swath of land that goes from that property to Hilltop Drive and we couldn't talk about it because they said to us we can't talk about something that may or may not happen in the future. Eventually that property is going to be used for them to go to Hilltop Drive just like the Greek church does. And every event the Greek church has their People that go to these events exit on Hilltop Drive. They end up going into neighbors properties because they don't understand that it's not an entrance to the church. We have to clean up our roads every single day in front of our house and it's getting worse and worse. I just We live there for a reason. We want our quality of life and we want it to stay that way and we're fighting for it now and not at not with just this. So, you know, please consider that if you lived in our neighborhood and you were under attack like this, that's just what it feels like. Thank you. Okay. Is there anyone online? Um, I have two more signed up and possibly have a third. All right. Alan Rose, I have a presentation for the board. Move approval to accept. All all in favor? I I think developers request. grateful you all get a copy or is this going to be you need to go please try not to repeat okay here we go she's hanging out um there's 30 homesteads surrounding this property all designated as state residential 15 in Ocola Heights 15 in Golden Acres and what this is going to do is going to impugn the neighborhood. It's going to dramatically affect, as you've heard, our property values and what the the what we're used to. In anyway, I listed all the properties that are surrounding it and every property is on one acre or more. We have residential and equestrian animals and whatnot. The next item that we have is, as you've heard, the traffic. We're a little road bypass coming through our neighborhood. And that's why the traffic summaries that you've seen, the traffic reports you've seen are all inaccurate. If you put those uh speed bumps that we once had back on our roads, you'll put the traffic back on Little Road and you watch what happens to the traffic on Little Road. We suffer this every day from 4 in the morning till 9 in the morning and then every evening from starting at three in the afternoon till 8 at night. The dramatic traffic that we get for the little road bypass coming through our neighborhood. They come through Hilltop, they come through it's just it's ridiculous what we what we deal with because of this. So the traffic summary that they've submitted is totally inaccurate because they don't take that into account. Then there's the flooding. It floods two ways. It floods

north and it floods south. To the north, you're going to go down into the Bear Creek Basin, which is an impaired water basin. And to the south, it goes over Jasmine and down into our wetlands. And that wetlands goes throughout Golden Acres, goes over to Cranes Roost, floods out. I've listed on this, you'll see where it floods up every year, the two overpasses, and this will just increase the flooding we have, the repetitive flooding, and it's going to it's just is just going to be dramatic and but the traffic is really going to be horrendous. That's what I have to say. I have 130 signatures of people that are opposing this, all residents of the area, and we all do not want to see this development happen. Thank you. Thank you. I have um Jeff Hill. Jeffrey Hill 10447 Granning Lane. My whole property touches this. So I have one acre. It's like narrow. So where I am now, there's woods, there's a field, and then the church where my son goes to school. When they develop this, every inch of my property, when I go outside, I'm going to look. I'm going to see people in their houses. Not only that, I'm going to see the back of a strip mall because they're putting two strip malls in. What's going to happen to my property value? It's going to tank, right? And I can't sell it now because then I'll get sued, right? It's it's going to be absolutely measurable. When they were remodeling the church, I was okay with it because it's turning into a school. My walls rattled. What's going to happen when they build this right here? It's going to tank my whole property. everything. My son goes to that school. When school lets out, the traffic is from the school to the next intersection. They're going to have one way in, one way out. Not going to happen. They're going to put a road in going to Hilltop and that's going to go right on top of my fence. It's just I completely oppose it. It's going to destroy Golden Acres. It's going to destroy my property and my value. Thank you. I have someone signed up, but they didn't put an agenda item. I just want to make sure they're not here for this item right now. Shirley, okay. Do you know which item you're for? Okay. That public hearing is at 5:00 p.m. Oh, thank you. I didn't see that on the agenda. Um, Madam Chair, that is all that I have signed up in on the on the forms. I don't know if any and there's no one on WebEx, but I don't know if there's anyone else. Okay. Um, so is there anyone else here that wishes to speak to this? Okay. Are we just I didn't see what you did. Is this just open door for anyone to speak, Jack, at both hearings? Why are we doing that? We have never ever done that before. Well, we had a long discussion while you weren't here. What? We had a long discussion about it while you weren't here. So, okay. All right. Come on up. This is just unusual. We usually don't let people If you speak here, you won't be It's

unusual for me. You can't speak at the next one. So, no problem. John Hall 9210 Turkey Shootute. My property is on the north side of backs up to the north side of what's being proposed here. As they've already spoke to, you know, the flooding issues. I've even worked with Jack in uh years past. The church that's north of this property has a massive flooding issue. That swamp head that's behind there is what my house backs up to. That swamp head has a channel that runs on the north side of the school. Uh that is that floods continuously. The county pumps water from there over to get the drainage over to Little Road to the thing. There is no manhole for that water to go to. So, what happens is swamp head gets too high and then it floods, which is what most most of the properties around there are dealing with. I've been there 20 years this uh this year. Uh have 250 ft along there. Flooding issues, like we said, that's that's a massive problem. property values, uh, traffic issues. Like you said, I already have people coming through constantly down my street every single afternoon, every evening for at least three or four hours. U, we've got 130 sign 30 signatures already, which is is gaining. Um, the the visual of these buildings, too, this, like they're saying, backing up to their lot, staring right into their bathrooms. I mean, who we've been there 20 years living in an acorage. It's called Golden Acres for a reason, right? Golden Acres. That's where we live. So, everybody has at least an acre or more. Uh the uh the uh everyone surrounding this is going to lose value. We're all going to be infected in ne in negatively ways. And the flooding issue is a known issue there. It's known. I mean, I the county pumps water over little road to get rid of it from the swamp bed. And my house is immediately affected. It comes to right to the back door every single time I have a storm. So, that's my piece. Completely object. Thank you. Um, okay. So, since we're doing something unusual today, are we letting the applicant speak to any of this or we just going to skip all of that, too? The applicant wanted to continue, so we're just going to I know, but you opened a door, so Oh, no. We We to take all this comment. I think you you take applicant rebuttal. Yeah, sure. I mean, I don't want to be sued. Hello. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. I'll make these comments with the understanding we're going to continue this. Yes. And you can have your opportunity again just like Very good. Yeah. This is uh Mr. Chad, pardon me, Mr. Chad Davis, uh legal counsel for the U developer and Miss Ava Russo, um one of my engineering staff members. I guess for the record, I guess my name is Michael Hoffman, Advanced Engineering Consultants. Property address 109, Gallant Lane, Tampa, Florida. Uh 33625. Um I don't think I want to go through what we have planned for next, just to address some of the key possibly myths or concerns. One of the reasons we're continuing this

is to have more staff conversation uh with uh utilities and and storm storm water management about a possible existing uh pumpout at that location. But I want to emphasize one key thing here. If you look at the topography of this site on the south mid portion of the property, there's it's basically like a small hill. Okay. And that water sheds to the north and sheds to the south. If you leave the propert kind of a ridge, it's actually like a little hill. Okay. Okay. Um if if you leave the property the way it is right now, yes, you will continue to flood. If you develop this property in accordance with storm water management principles of attenuation, treatment, draw down, we're actually going to improve the amount of water that leaves this site. We're going to reduce it by law. Our pre uh development water, our post-development water has to be less than our pre-development water because of the storm water retention underground chambers. the county will not allow us to to put more water in the adjacent properties. It's actually going to diminish. We're going to manage it. So, this concern about us flooding the adjacent people is actually going to improve. That's a very key point that people are not really understanding. The second thing, the privacy issue. My client is willing to put up an 8 foot tall masonry fence all the way around this property. If they stay with the current development, they're actually have less privacy because there' be maybe a fence, no fence, two stories, people looking into their backyards. That's still going to happen. If you also look at that location, the proximity of our uh buildings for most of them are several hundred feet to the next structure. There's only one structure to the south which is only about 80 feet. But he's going to have a a beautiful wall like Mr. Trump says, a beautiful wall 8 foot tall and he won't he won't he his privacy will not be compromised. So you can't you cannot speak up back there. Sorry. So those are some of the key points. Um also u oh yes the concern about the the sliver of land that runs from our property or the developer's property to the east. the developer is willing to donate that land to those adjacent owners upon a successful outcome of this to mitigate any concern about people thinking that there's going to be a road in their backyard. So, all these arguments you've heard, very emotional arguments, I get it. But honestly, it's a little bit of a hyperbole. Okay. And uh with that said, Ava, is there anything else I should add? you're he's looking like he wants to say something or so I I think I hit upon the the key points. Um in regards to property values, this is going to be a new classy development. Okay, I would argue we're

in matter of fact going to improve the property values in the area due to the amenities that we're providing and the um next in next meeting we'll show you the depiction of what it's going to look like. It's going to actually improve the property value in the areas. So, I think that's what I have for now. Good afternoon, commission. Again, Charles Davis. I'll be very brief. I just wanted to clarify uh the nature of the continuence. Um we also have a companion item P-55. So, I just wanted to make sure if we're doing if we're granted this continuence that we're in fact continuing both items. It'll have to be continued at we get down to it. Okay. Understood. Okay. Thank you. Um, TA, do you have anything? I think we covered it. Okay. Any other comments or questions? I don't think we're going to engage. We're just giving you the opportunity to Okay. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a another procedural question. Okay. You asking me or you asking Mr. Steinstein? Um, my understanding is that county staff received some emails. Do we want to put that on the record as well as our procedure? No. If this is a continue, this is Let's Save it for the full hearing. All right. Thank you, Madam Chair. So, I'll move to continue, but I'm not sure if we do a time certain. Terry, when to when do we want to continue this? Uh, through the June 17, 2025 board of county commissioners meeting at Newport Richie, 1:30 p.m. You sure that's going to be enough time? Because that engineer is going to take some time. That's the date that the applicant has requested. I think they're terms of the analysis that's been conducted thus far, we have a good head start. The next board meeting in New Richi is in August. August 19, I believe, something like that. So, but the applicant said they'd be ready by June 17th or who's I didn't hear. Yeah, the applicant is requesting June 17th. They must be uh far along. Move to continue to June 17th. Second. All in favor? I I um you have the commissioner online so you'd have to do it as roll call vote. Okay. District one commissioner Oakley. I District two Commissioner Weman. Hi. District 4 Commissioner Joerger. I was told. Commissioner Joerger, we did not get your vote. Commissioner Joerger, District 4. I think she can vote. I tried to get online. I couldn't drive in here. It wouldn't. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three. Chairman Starky. Hi. Okay. And maybe uh she's going to come back on. Um so we're on P44 and I am asking for a continuence on this one and I think county administrator. Well, no. I was trying to see if uh Commissioner Joerger was online. She's she's able to dial in. She says she voted twice, but uh she's

not on mute. Can we can we test her right now? Commissioner Joerger, are you online? Okay, we we we can't hear you, Commissioner Jerger, if you are online. Can you hear me? Yes. I All right. That was an I. So I have a chair. I have a procedural question. Voting online. We're not ill. Can we vote this way? Attorney, she has a business commitment that she is heading to the airport. She's still in in the county. So it's if the board believes it's an emergency, you can. It it's not it's not for convenience. She's I'm okay with her. She's got a catch. I just want to make sure that it counts. Okay. Thank you. Still pass. Okay. So, um I just spoke up about continuing P44. Madam Chairman, can I read the um proof of publication for Yeah. I just want to know how long she's going to be online. We continued. Um do you have to do that first? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Item P44 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on March 5th, 2025. The item was continued from the April 9th, 2025 BCC meeting to today. Thank you. Okay. P44 is your first hearing on this. Right. Right. The most important one. Madam Chair, why would you want to continue? Because at least I don't want to speak for another commissioner. Did you get contact by another commissioner? Commissioner Commissioner Joerger did request uh to continue it as well since she wasn't here, but we do have her online. So, I'm okay to continue. Okay. move to continue. Okay. So, we'll move it to the June 17th board meeting. Roco, do you have to read my read title? Madam Chair. Yep. So, instead of Let's get Let me ask a question though before we go go to that. Instead of doing June 17th, it's going to be two hearings. You want to just have the other one Dade City first because otherwise it's going to be later. No, because it's affects the the people on the coast most. Yeah, it's it's mostly mostly in my neighborhood. Oh, no. I know. I know that. All right. 17. Let's have the clerk read the title into the ordinance, then you can make your motion to continue. Uh, okay. Or Mr. Beach. Madam Chair, uh, item P44 is PD250135. This is an ordinance by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners, amending the Pasco County Land Development Code, amending section 10001, docks and seaw walls, section 101.1, intent and purpose. Section 10001.4 visibility section 101.5 maximum projection and location of docks and seaw walls creating section 101.6 Six boltlets, canopies, appendix A definitions and other sections is necessary for internal consistency, providing for applicability, repealer, providing for severability, inclusion to land development code, and an effective date. Thank you. Um, I do want to note we have planning board members here in the audience and I appreciate them coming today. Um, if you didn't see it, the planning board voted unanimously to

deny this. Do I have that right? Do I have that right? They're nodding their head. Okay. All right. So, um, then we will I'll take a motion. You got a motion. And I appreciate you guys coming. I hope you come the next time, too. Please. You got a motion to continue. So, you you move to continue to June 17th at 1:30 or soon thereafter is say maybe. I second it. Okay. All in favor? I call. Oh, sorry. Yeah. Roll call. District 1, Commissioner Oakley. Hi. District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. Hi. We heard you. District 5, Commissioner Mariano. I District 3, Chairman Starky. I Okay. P5. I'm going to read P45's proof once again. Um, just because we were a little bit out of order. It's was published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 2nd, 2025. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, commissioners, madame clerk, counselor. Justin from fire marshall with Pasco Fire along with Chief Quinn, fire chief. Uh, item P45 is file number F FR25-1621, an ordinance by the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners amending the Pasco County Land Development Code to increase fire, combat, and rescue impact fees beyond the phase and limitations of section 163.31801 subsection 6 Florida statutes amending section 103.1 jurisdictional applicability providing for amendments to section 132.6 six fire combat and rescue service impact fee to make such sections consistent with the 2024 fire combat and rescue service impact fee study and to adopt such study to increase the amount of fire combat and rescue service impact fees providing for additional amendments as necessary to ensure internal consistency providing for applicability repealer providing for separability inclusion in the land development code and an effective date. We do have a presentation prepared uh if you would like. Myself, Chief Gwyn, and Peter Napoli is here at your disposal to answer any questions and are asked to the board as to public comment. Adopt the proposed ordinance amendment by roll call vote. Authorize the chairman to execute such ordinance amendment and direct board records to transmit such ordinance to the Department of State by electronic mail within 10 days after adoption of the ordinance amendment. Madam Chair, yeah, I think we discussed this pretty well last time and I want to say I appreciate Chief actually reaching out to find out that no other places have those caps. So I'm comfortable the way it's been set up as we discussed last meeting. Um well, see, I personally think when we're raising people's when we're going to people's wallets, we should have a public hearing. I mean, we should talk about it. And as you know, I thought we should cap some of the really big buildings. Um I don't remember what number I suggested last time. 250,000 square feet, ma'am. Which is we don't have very many of those, but correct. Um so do you think you can just briefly do a little presentation? Not the whole one, but Yes, ma'am. Go into a little

little more depth. Yep. We could go hit the cliff notes and we could address uh that 250 up. Sorry. [Applause] I got it. Now you don't have to do the whole one. No, you need more stuff. No. Okay. Uh so while we're here before you, we looked internally, this started uh over three years ago at our capital revenue in the form of impact fees on both the uh fire, combat and rescue impact fees. Uh to that point, uh it was well underfunded to sustain the population growth and the increase in calls for service and demands on our service delivery. uh the the board of county commission, county admin, the men and women of our agency have gone leaps and bounds to carry our agency into a premier industry standard setting uh department. With the inidation of population growth, uh the demands on our services in the form of our unit hour utilization, our response times in different disciplines and geographical areas in the county is seeing the implications of that. Uh the ask was to stand at Stante Techch Consulting to come in and conduct a third-party review of our current impact fees and make their recommendations. Um those recommendations were were set before you uh and the hopes to parallel uh and reduce the amount of impact fee collection to uh 35 months down to approximately 15 months to be able to fund one new service delivery area based off the capital revenue uh in the form of impact fees. There was discussion um with respect to the cap. Currently, there's a uh a square foot cap. Uh Chairman Starky brought up the point of possibly entertaining a 250,000 square foot cap. We worked with the consulting firm um to change that and look at that. If we were to implement that, the increase would go from 632 to 375 from six from what? So $632, correct? To $375,000. No, no, no. What? Per square foot. Oh, per square foot. Yeah. So the the current proposal as it's before you today without the cap is to increase to 362 and with a retaining a cap at 250,000 square foot that would increase to 375 and then on the rescue service it would increase from 224 to 234. Um, also at your disposal is the fact in the form of variance uh for any specific case by case matters that's brought before that may exceed any commercial cap. Okay. So so and and that that is our position and ask as well as a consulting firm is that we forego the commercial cap and uh our ask is that the recommended proposed increase. So, so you are recommending a commercial cap? No, he's not recommending a commercial. So, how much would the Amazon building or Target be? You know, Madam Chairman, if you've heard what the chief said, you will be forcing that fee down, correct? You're you're forcing it down to lower to other square footage, forcing the impact fee up by

implementing a a correct arrive at the same amount of money. Correct. Right. Okay. So, okay. And I don't know that the consultant was the consultant able to identify that the calls for service to a larger building would be less the calls for service. No, the resources and the commitment that we have to provide the level of protection is exacerbated by proximity of the that and the demands on on the building. All right. What did you say? My goodness, hotels and hospitals and they're going to be paying a lot more. Okay. Not necessarily to to I'm willing to to accept the motion without the cap, but I do want to leave the opportunity there that depending on the user that comes in. I talked about this with Mr. Cabala that uh we could look at them if it's a sizable business and they're looking to be in you know to land in Pasco that we'd have the flexibility to negotiate I would like that uh something within it you know but that's I'm sure those are going to be rare few far between. Go ahead Mike. Yeah I just I just want to be clear on what that is is any business that comes in you're free to have an economic type incentive deal or an arrangement based on based on the industry or business. you've always had that and whatever those fees or whatever those monies are can go to pay down for example this impact fee would be an example of what that would be. So you you're not actually waving the impact fee so much as either funding it from a different source of funds is but you have that flexibility in in how you negotiate deals all the time when it comes to economic incentives. Okay. And um uh I want to be sure u Lisa didn't want to say anything just I don't I can't see hands up or anything here. Does anyone I know she's on. I'm just I support the no cap. She's for the No cap. Okay. Um and there is one thing that I I would ask and we have built some beautiful fire stations and I talked to you all about this, but I feel um we need to be a little more careful about our spending on the fire stations. I mean, they're they're absolutely beautiful and I'm glad people are very comfortable in them, but I think I think we don't think we've gone kind of luxurious when maybe we don't have to go so so luxurious. Madam Chair, I think the um the chief and others have answered that before. They are looking at ways to uh sharpen the pencil on those buildings in the future. And he and you went over that a little bit with me when I toured that your new 17 and and for the record, we we've worked with Andrew Baxer and his team. We've we've decreased the fire station bills by about $1.9 million already just in existing changes and our future bills going forward. We're certainly going to take a look at that as well. Okay, that's awesome. Sure. Okay. Yes. And to c on impact fees, when are we might when are we having our impact fee conversation? I think it's important. It's our impact fees are heavy. I know we're capturing funds with all the new folks that are moving into Pasco, but I do have concern for those

who've lived here a long time and want to build a house uh or upgrade or wherever and it's just pricing them out of the market. So, looking forward to a impact fee conversation. Um, anytime we raise taxes or fees, it's it's pain point for me, Chief. Um, but yours, you know, yours is important, but overall, I'd like to take an overall look at impact. Yes, Commissioner Weightman. We we are planning on in conjunction with the mobility fee update uh which is coming towards the end of this summer at the same time to present that to the board in a workshop as well as a holistic approach to impact fees as as you had requested uh at a previous meeting. So, we'll have that discussion. Thank you. Okay, we have a motion. And do we have a second? Oh, yes. It's a public hearing. Would anyone like to speak to this item? I have no one signed up and no one on WebEx for this item. Seeing no one, I'll take a motion. Be second. All in favor? Roll call vote. Roll call. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Oakley. District one, Commissioner Oakley. I. District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three, Chairman Starky. I. Okay, there you go. Thank you all. I appreciate it. Okay. All right. P um 46. Item P46 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 30th, 2025. Good afternoon, chairman, commissioners. I'm Jerry Williams, public infrastructure, fiscal, and business administration department. FIFA 2550319, an ordinance by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, dissolving Highlands municipal service benefit consisting of seven distinct units as of December 31st, 2025 and providing for an effective date and applicability. So on June 18th, 2024, ordinance number 2431, the road rehabilitation services mi municipal service taxing unit, MSTU, was approved by the board of county commissioners. So Highlands roadways are now maintained under the parameters of the road rehabilitation services MSTU. So, Highlands consists of seven units, 36.5 road miles, 742 erus, and 3,288 acres. And this is a road map. I mean, I'm sorry, this is a map depicting the boundaries of the MSPU. Oh, yeah. Itemizing the respective units. So, the recommended action is to accept public comment and adopt the proposed ordinance. Okay. I do want to comment on this. Um, but let's see if there's any public comment. Madam Chair. Okay. None. Can I can I comment first? Yeah. Um, so, uh, Jerry, great job on this and I think it's it's it's good to bring it forward. However, there's one thing that I think the board should think about and maybe we postpone this to further discussion through the summer as we look at what we're going to do. I don't think we should get rid of it. Okay. And I'm going to go along that way be just because as we look at, let's say, dirt roads. The reason we have seven

districts here, not just geographical, the different road conditions. Some of these things are in great shape, some are in just terrible shape. Dirt roads that need a lot of work. And I think if we're going to be looking at trying to maximize the dollars we put in for the uh MST MSB we put in for transportation, we may need this to help fund some of these roads that want to get done. But you need the funding so it's in place. So I think it's going to be good to actually continue this. I don't know, Mike, how long do you think? Well, whether you continue it or you just choose to leave it on the books and adopt a zero, uh, you know, you can That's what I would say. He's just keep it at zero for now. Keep it at zero and just let's leave it. I'm going to go with that for now. So, does the board wish to withdraw this ordinance? Yes. But I I do. Yeah, that would have to be it. And then when we come back over the summer when we are setting various millages and MSBUs, staff would recommend setting the the assessment at $0. So I I'd need a motion from the board to to deny adoption of of the ordinance dissolving the Highlands municipal service benefit unit and it can always be revered and sure. Yes. I just want to be careful. I mean these folks are paying the road MSTU. I just that's why we're making it zero. Well, it's still on there and could be funded. I mean, there's a chance potentially that they could end up double taxed if we're not this board changes. Um, so it's just just a concern. I'm fine with leaving it at zero. It's just a I see a vulnerability for double taxation for these folks. Madam Chair, yeah, and I'm okay with bringing it back at some point. may bring it back next year so it's still fresh in everybody's mind. But some of these roads are in terrible shape. Some are in great shape and that's why the different categories they have set is in there. I think setting it at zero is fine and then we can look at it again next year. But I think leaving in place rather than reconstructing it, which would take a lot more time and effort. I think the wiser thing is just set it for zero for this year and we can revisit it next year no matter what happens. Okay. Yeah. We'll have a further idea of when they may be getting to them. I'll second that. Yeah. Okay. Um, it's a roll call vote. So, madam, I don't know that there was a motion. I'm I put it on the record. Before the motion, I just wanted for the record that no one has signed up in person and no one on WebEx for this item. Okay. To anybody who was here to wish to speak to the Highlands Ridge Road and Bridge District. Seeing none, I will move to set the assessment for zero. Yeah. No, that'll need that you can that you can do in in July. But what I We need to get this advertised public hearing dispensed with. So it would be that to deny adoption of the ordinance for dissolving the Highlands. Okay. I deny adoption of the ordinance. Second. Roll call. Roll call vote. Okay.

Wil to continue P47. Second. Um, roll call vote, I guess. Yes. Yeah. Okay. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weightman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three, Chairman Starky. I Okay. P48. Item Item P48 was published in Tampa Times on May 1st, 2024. The item was continued from the June 18th, 2024 BCC meeting to the August 21st, 2024 BCC meeting, where it was continued to September 3rd, 2024 BCC meeting, where it was continued to the October 8th, 2024 BCC meeting, which was cancelled due to Hurricane Milton. The item then appeared on the November 12th, 2024 BCC meeting where it was continued to the January 28th, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to the February 25th, 2025 BCC meeting where it did not appear. The item then appeared on the March 25th, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to the April 22nd BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Oh my gosh, we're going to go through that again. No, ma'am. This uh item P48 is PD257739 zoning amendment in the name of Fletcher and PUD but in the name of Mary L. Fletcher revocable trust and Richard D. Fletcher. This item is being requested to a continuence for a continuence to a date uncertain. Okay. Since it's advertised a continuous, I don't have to take public comment. Correct. Um board members, Madam Chair, so does this mean the next meeting going to read this whole thing again? That's what I was laughing about. It'll be renoticed. Brand new notice. So, it's going to start fresh again. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Continue. I'm sorry. Second. All in favor? Is Is it a roll call? Lisa is on. Okay. Yes. Okay. Roll call. District one, Commissioner Oakley. I. District two, Commissioner Waitman. I. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three, Chairman Stury. I Okay, I turned the So, I got to make sure I didn't turn too um P49. Item P49 was published in the Tampa Times on March 5th, 2025. The item was continued from the April 22nd, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Um item P49 is PTE27781. This is a zoning amendment in the name of Enclave at Livingston MPUD uh by Academy at the Lakes. The item was continued at the planning commission to June 19, 2025. That means that the request for continuence today is to the August 19, 2025 for the county commissioners meeting in Newport Richie at 1:30 p.m. And this was advertised as a continuence. Correct. Is that correct? Although the date was different. Yes. Okay, Madam Chair. Yeah. Is this the one located at Collier Parkway? Yes, sir. Yes. It's about in the middle. Shouldn't this be on the other side of the county? I was telling the difference in my head. Would it be easier? I think this one flexes about the same distance. It is to used to have a general line of 41,

but this is definitely on the east side. So, according to internal measurements, it was easier for neighbors to get to Lup Richie than to date city. Okay. Continue August 19th. Second. Roll call vote. District one, Commissioner Oakley. I. District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three, Chairman Starky. I P 50. Madam Chair, this is consent. Yes. Sorry. Um, as of yesterday, the applicant for P-54 and P-54 P-57 um, coordinated with the county a continuence for the Riverstone MPD substantial modification and for the Riverstone development agreement, but we're on the wireless one. You want to jump to those or Well, they're just continues. Oh, you want to do all the continuances? Yeah. Okay. So, what So, tell me those numbers again. 54 P547 and 57. Okay. But they were advertised not as continuences. Correct. So, let me just go right now and see if there's anyone here who who wanted to speak against P-54. I have no one signed up and no one on WebEx for P-54. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak against P-57? I have no one signed up and no one on WebEx for P-57. Right. I'll take a motion to continue those. Do we have to take each separate separately please? Okay. So we'll take up P57 54 P54. Move to continue P54 time certainly. Is that what it says? June 17, 2025 130 Newport. Are they both to June 17? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Second. Okay. Uh roll call vote. District one, Commissioner Oakley. I. District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District 5, Commissioner Mariano. I, District 3, Chairman Starky, I. P57, move to continue June 17th. Second. Roll call vote. District 1, Commissioner Oakley. Hi, District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I, District 5, Commissioner Mariano, I. District three, Chairman Starky. Hi. Oh, that's going to be a long meeting. Madam Chair, yeah. You want to just continue P55? Um that's the companion, right? Sure. All right. So, let's go. Um so, um that Okay. Um not taking public comment. Yeah, that's up to the board. 55 is the companion item. You took public comment on the comprehensive plan amendment. Um it Yep. And the applicant has left, so I'm definitely not taking public comment. Okay. So, we're going to move P 55. And I just wanted to state for the record, Madam Chair, um, of the individuals that had signed up for P43, there was one that signed up just for P55, not P43. Um, and I just wanted to make sure that you were aware of that before, but he spoke. Um, his name is I think it's Joe Hall or John Hall. He spoke. He spoke. He spoke. Yeah. And but but our our rules are typically we don't allow it if there or they can well I guess it is you can speak now but you can't speak the second here. So we'll

we'll do that for in fairness but I don't think the applicant is still here. So I'm a little so he's not going to hear the the comments may not understood that one. Well what should I do? I guess that's you stay with your normal pro procedure which is If anybody wishes to speak on 55, they will not be able to speak at the next hearing. Okay. So, um we're on P5 that we have said we're going to continue if you want to. Yeah. Read the headline. Head head. Okay. Read the title into the record, please. Item P55 is a zoning amendment in the name of Little Road MPUD master plan development by Nagoyantine. It's a reszoning petition from er estate residential district to MPUD master plan unit development to allow for 23 town homes and 32,452 ft of commercial uses and associated infrastructure on 7.83 3 acres located on the east side of Little Road approximately 550 ft north of the intersection of Little Road and Jasmine Boulevard. Okay. So, um if you wanted to speak to this today, you will not be able to speak at the meeting where we're going to hear this. So, it's up to you if you want to speak today or wait and listen when we have this meeting. Do we have a time certain? Is it June 17th? June 17th. Is there anyone who wish Allan if you speak today you will not speak at the next meeting? I understand that because I'll get to speak to the other issue that's being carried on. Excuse me. The other issue that was put forward earlier that we commented on before you arrived. You you can't speak if you're not going to be a you can only speak if you're not going to be available at the next hearing. Okay. Because I will be available for that other issue. Yeah. Yeah. So, okay. I'll take a motion. Seeing no one any more public comment to continue P55 to June 17th. Uh roll call vote. District one. Commissioner Oakley. I. District two Commissioner Weightman. Hi. District four commissioner Joerger. I. District five Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three chairman Starky. Hi. Hey. P50. I have a a procedural question for the P54 and P-57. I don't believe the title was read into the record. Do we need to read the title into the record if it was advertised as a Oh, no. It wasn't advertised. continue. I can I can notate that P-54 was a development agreement for the Riverstone, formerly known as Rener MPUD, by KB Homes Tampa LLC, which was the second amendment to the development agreement to allow the developer to receive certificates of occupancy for 98 homes prior to the completion of road improvements for the Benner MPD to clarify terms and conditions therein and rename the development agreement from Rener to Riverstone. and P-57 was the companion piece which was a substantial modification to the Riverstone, formerly known as Rener MPU KB Homes Tampa LLC, which was a substantial modification to

allow the developer to receive certificates of occupancy for 98 homes prior to completion of road improvements through modification of a previously approved condition to rename the renter MPUD to Riverstone MPUD. Um, and that was the title. And madam chair, um I need to read proof to for the continued items into the record. So item P-54 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on March 19th, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. The item was continued from the May 6th, 2025 BCC meeting to today and item P57 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on March 19th, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. The item was continued from the May 6, 2025 BCC meeting to today. I don't think I read in the proof for P5 uh was it 55 P-55? Nope. Um P-55 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on February 5th, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. The item was continued from the March 25th, 2025 BCC meeting to the April 22nd, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Mr. Pito, did we write read the title to P55? I believe I did. Yes. Okay. And we're good. Okay. Well, then we are on P50. Madam Chair, if I may, Commissioner Joerger has stuff. Okay. Thank you. Item P50 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on March 5th, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. The item was continued from the April 22nd, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Item P50 is PTE 25 CU08. This is a conditional use uh request in the name of Rubrech Ronald C and Paty M living Living Trust Anthemet Verizon Wireless. It's for a 180 foot above ground level close mount monopole wireless communication facility WCF and an AC agricultural district located in south central Pasco County on the west side of Troy Drive approximately 700 feet north of Dog Patch Lane. This comes to you with a recommendation from the planning commission and the planning development economic growth department to approve the conditional use request with conditions that set forth under the recommended conditions section below. All right. Do you have anyone signed up to speak against this? I have no one excuse me. I'm doing my job. Thank you. There's no one signed up and no one on WebEx for this item. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak against this item? Seeing no one, then we'll leave it on consent. P51. Item P51 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on January 8th, 2025 and March 5th, 2025. The item was continued from the February 25th, 2025 BCC meeting to the April 22nd B 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Item P51 is PTE 257769. This is a zoning amendment in the name of Mirs 4 LLC. It's a change in zoning from a C3 commercial light manufacturing district specific use to a C3 commercial light manufacturing district in northwest Pasco County on the southwest corner of the intersection or the

crossroad of Shady Hills and Lenway Road east of the Sun Coast Parkway containing approximately 9.10 acres. This comes with a recommendation from the planning commission and the planning development economic growth department to adopt the zoning amendment. Okay, this is on consent. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak against this item or anyone on So I have no one signed up and no one on WebEx for this item. And seeing no one here, I will leave it on consent. Approve the consent agenda. Okay, take a second. Second. All in favor? I. Okay. P52. Item P-52 was published in the Tampa Times on April 20th, 2025 and April 27th, 2025. Hi, good afternoon, commissioners. Lori Joe Bryant from Real Property Division. The Real Property team has received a petition to vacate a portion of Platted Rideway filed by BW54 Cattlegap LLC. The purpose for this petition is uh or excuse me vacation is to allow for future development and the team recommends approval. Well, is that the whole presentation? That is it. Unless you have any followup. Can you go back to the map again? Absolutely. Um where so that's that's where is our road coming in? So it was platted where the where the outline of red is. Now all of the rest of the uh roadway to the west has been previously vacated. There's no current utility applications there. Um so the rest has already been vacated. Yeah. I need Rangland Boulevard is is to the north. it. There's another parcel in between there. And this this piece is not related to the construction or rightway needs for that facility, nor is the owner of that property um involved in anything or any other rightway that we might need for that. Can you go back Can you go back to that map? Um so this this portion above this red line that is a commercial that's a developable piece. Is that what you're telling me? So the the red area is the actual right ofway. What's the parcel? The parcel to the north. Um I'm I believe it's TSWR something similar to that. Um but it is not included in this request. Oh, I I know it's not. Yes, ma'am. Um who who was who who was requesting us to vacate this? The parcel to the south or the parcel to the north? the parcel that the rightway is currently in. So, Madam Chair, I don't know how to say that any clearer. So, you're saying there's three different property owners? There's one property owner for all all the pieces. My concern is as always is the orange belt trail. So, I want to know how that fits in here. Um, as because you can see there's a wetland right there or a storm water pond. So, I just want to make sure we've taken into account all we need because that road does something weird right there. You see where the E is on Gladstone Drive? How How is that possible? We're going to skip over that corner. So, I

don't I don't really understand what's going on right there as far as design. So, are you speaking for rangeand? Is that just to clarify in the corner where it's Right. I am speaking about rangeand and that weird design that someone has in the road. So his parcel the the petitioner's parcel is there's a parcel to the south or excuse me to the east northeast and then the one directly north of that contains the proposed yes but we may need some of that land and so I you know I'd rather horse trade um because I don't understand this this drawing here. It doesn't make sense to me. Now, maybe one of you road engineers can tell me that I'm misunderstanding, but that doesn't look right on the orange, the red lines there. It gets narrow and then it gets wide. So, what's going on right there? Madam Chair, I could Eric Brightenbach, assistant county administrator for internal services. That parcel is already developed. That's where the new Texas Roadhouse is over there in front of next to Gun Highway. So in terms of any available land to put a trail on, what have you there? I don't believe there's an opportunity to Well, this is north of that, right? No, ma'am. This red line, this is that parcel. The that red line runs right through the middle of the one continuous. So they built on our property, the easement, correct? That's correct. Okay. So who owns the property to the north of that? Is it the same company? It does not. That is the developer Ranch owns that property to That's We lock. That is We lock. Okay. Um, how did we let give a permit on top of our property? That would be a it's a great question. Probably one for permitting. Unfortunately, I don't have that answer. Well, that's interesting. Okay. Well, then you're good with this, chair. Well, um, let's open it up to public comment since it's a public hearing. Does anyone else want to try and understand what happened here? Does anyone else want to speak about this? We have a Texas Roadhouse, the number one dining casual steak dining state chain in America. Dinners for everybody. Did you want to speak? Okay, come on up. It's a vacation. I have not been sworn in. It's a vacation. You don't need to be fantastic. Austin Simmons, 3708 West Swan, uh, Tampa, Florida. My partners and I own that property, the north side of the Red Line and the south side of the Red Line. It's all one piece of property. Okay. Oh, well, see, so it's it's all one piece of property that if long time ago there were thousands of roads that were platted out there. They were all over the place. They've all been vacated. Yeah. Because there used to be a whole bunch of houses along there. Absolutely. Our our press went there. Our surveyor did all the vacations. Yay. Fantastic. We did a survey of that property. We used that for our development permit. Our surveyor said there's no road out there. We vacated every road. Fantastic. We built a building there. Y'all

peritted. We built a building. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. Our second tenant who was out there now in the middle of permitting right now said, "Hey, our title company says there's a road there." said, "No, no, there is no road there, guys. I've seen the survey. I've talked to the surveyor who vacated it. They said there's no road there." Turns out there is. Okay. The road to the west vacated. There's nothing to the east. There was never a road there. It's always been wetland. You guys have the road to the north, which is rain uh Gladstone. Gladstone. Gladstone. You have your road to the west obviously at 54. This is right in the middle of our parking lot that we built with our building which we built and we're going to build more on it. It It was a forgotten No one at your department knew you had a road. We weren't hiding it. Our You're okay. Okay. I'm just wondering how our staff missed it. Yeah. Thank you. Hard times are good. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. He submitted a sealed survey that said there was nothing there and we believed you. Our title company lawyers here too because they got Okay. Um, well, we lost. Are we still okay to do anything? You got three. Okay, I'll take a motion. I'll second. Okay. Any was there anybody else that that wanted to speak on this? I have no one on WebEx and there's no one signed up. Okay. Um, all in favor? I You can stay open. Um, so we we moved P 54, right? 253. Oh, sorry. See, I flipped I flipped to see what's next. Okay. So, item P53 was published in Tampa Times on April 2nd, 2025 and affidavits of certified mailings and site posting. The item was continued from the March 25th, 2025 BCC meeting where it was continued to today. Uh, good afternoon, Amy Tol with planning, development, and economic growth. Uh today is a conditional use request in the name of CNM Low Limited Limited Partnership and Port Hudson Marina LLC, Old Dixie Highway Marina. So before you is a conditional use request. The existing future land use is ROR retail office residential and res six residential six uh six dwelling units per gross acre. The existing zoning district is C2 general commercial and the applicant is proposing to develop the property as a commercial marina which will consist of 125 dryboat storage spaces and eight wet slip boats boat lifts with ancillary facilities typical to a marina. Uh the location is north and south of Harbor Drive at the intersection of Old Dixie Highway. Here's the subject site location within the county being in the Hudson district of the West Market area. context map showing you the proximity of the subject site um along uh Old Dixie Highway and Harbor Drive. Here's a zoomed in aerial to depict where the marina will be located and situated. Future land use map depicts uh Res 9 and RO to the south. The current uh zoning is current is C2 on all the properties. Uh here is the conceptual

plan and for note uh so within the comprehensive plan there is policy COA 2.1.5 which requires development conditions for marinas. uh within those policies, the findings of fact have met some of those standards or a portion of those standards. The other standards that have not been met at time of the findings of fact or currently uh are subject to the conditions of approval set forth in the proposed amendments or proposed petition. Uh the conditions of approval will include a hurricane preparedness plan, a fuel management plan, additional signage to designate the marina basin as an idle speed zone, compliance with applicable Pasco County manity protection and preservation plans um and demonstrate adequate sufficient upland areas to accommodate all necessary supported facilities. And that with that, we recommend approval of the conditional use request uh from planning and development as well as the planning commission. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have for this one. Uh I don't have any questions. I see the applicant coming up. I did also want to make note that there were emailed expartes and an opposition that were sent to the clerk's office this morning as well. Good afternoon. Barbara Wilhight, 8627 Grand Boulevard, Newport Richie for the applicant. We are prepared to do rebuttal. Um I think staff covered all the highlights. Um and you'd like to just save and make sure we answer any questions depending on what the questions are if that's acceptable. Yep. Thank you. Okay, Madam Chair, sorry. I have two people signed up for this item. Okay. Um Elizabeth uh Donatello and then followed by Pete Feto. And if you when you come up to the podium, if you could state your name, address, and whether or not you've been sworn. I have not been sworn. Okay. Um my name is Elizabeth Donatello. I live at 6915 Clark Street in Hudson. Could you raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give is the truth, so help you God. I do. Thank you. You may proceed. Um, so I live almost directly across from where the proposed marina site is. The impact that marina will have on our properties is I I it can't be overstated how negatively it can potentially affect those properties. Our quality of life, the property value. Um there was a lot of planning that went into the land portion, but there was kind of some over they they just didn't really look at the canal portion. When you're talking about that canal right now, it is dead quiet. There's um there's there's no boat traffic except for kayaks and paddle boarders. There is um there were some fishing boats that were there that were a huge problem, but those boats over the past couple of years. There were maybe four or five. They went out two or three times. Um they were ended up being good neighbors. There were some issues with the um leaks, but the current proposal has 14 and a half hours of open

operation. The planning commission changed the hours till dawn till dusk. Yesterday dawn till dusk was 6:12 in the morning till 8:45 at night. That that means for those 14 hours we'd have trailers and tractors going back and forth across the roadway entering into the canal. Boat motors, boat engines, boat lifts, um all contributing to the noise in a canal right now that is dead quiet. Um the I know that um Miss Wilhight will address that and she has a proposal to address that, but I wanted to put it on the record. Also, um our properties took a hit during the hurricane. This isn't going to help. Um I've talked to Miss Wilhight. My concern is with the hurricane preparedness, you got 125 boats. Some of you were down there for our um directly after And you saw our homes. Sorry. You saw what the hurricane did. There were boats everywhere. There was debris. There were hot tubs. There were docks. There is no way to describe the stench and the smell of oil and gas from those boats on the canals. And that mixed with the sewage, mixed with the flood water, and inundated the exterior and interior of houses all along Clark Street, all along Harbor, that whole area. It destroyed that area. And now we're going to put 125 boats at the end of a canal at the only access point, evacuation point for Harbor Drive and the only point. That's That's the end of your time. But I I understand I'm That call was because I'm still trying to get my house back together from the hurricane. That's my being redelivered. I'm sure you understand that we had fires and that's the only that's the only entry point for emergency vehicles. Thank you. Okay, good afternoon. My name is Pete Veto, 6915 Clark Street, Hudson, Florida. Um, my wife just sworn Mr. Veto, you've been sworn. I have. Okay, you may proceed. Thank you. My wife just spoke very briefly about the disaster that we just went through for actually two hurricanes in a row. Now, you're going to put 125 additional boats in a small area where the majority of those boats are going to be in front of our house either idling or being put in or being removed 7 days a week. Additionally, a gentleman that was on the planning commission has got a financial interest in this project and expressed so as he sat up in your seats. I mean, this is wrong. I've talked to a number of homeowners on Clark Street where we live and also on Harbor Drive. There is not one person who is in favor of this. If we're at the end of the canal by the Gulf of America, no question. God bless them. Do whatever you want to do. But to have these go back and forth in front of over a hundred houses, that's ridiculous. I realize that this was granted back in the 70s. Well, Hudson doesn't look anywhere near like it did in the 70s today. I mean, these are expensive residences. We've put hundreds of

thousands of dollars into our property to have it turn now into a boatyard. Commissioner Mariano was tremendously helpful in getting that corner cleaned up. We were told right out was like that for 25 years and it'll be effing like that for the next 25 years. Well, we don't want another disaster. I talked to the maintenance person that was responsible working for Lowe's, whether it was low directly or a tenant of his. And I said, "When are you going to clean this up?" He said, 'Well, I've got a push lawnmower over there that hasn't worked in three years. I mean, this is this is not right. This absolutely should not occur. You're looking at the interest of one person as opposed to the interest of hundreds of taxpayers. Commissioners, I'm begging you to take another look at this and a hard look at it. The traffic is going to be a disaster in that area. It is a disaster. Now you have a school bus that stops and you got traffic backed up on Old Dixie. You got traffic backed up on Hudson. You got traffic backed up on Clark. Now you're going to add 125 potential additional vehicles. I mean, this this project really needs to be re-evaluated before any approval is getting. Once again, you're looking at the interest of one person as opposed to hundreds of people that live in that neighborhood. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. That is all that I have signed up and I have no one on WebEx for this item. Okay. And I will um ask if there's anyone else here that wishes to speak to this. Okay, we'll have that applicant's attorney come up. I'm just looking at the map here. Good afternoon again. So at planning commission, we brought forward and we actually wrote a lot mostly all the conditions. I wrote them um to make sure we had good writ well-written binding conditions. And so if we said we were going to do something, we were conditioned to do it. What we had requested was 7 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the hours of operation. No earlier than 7 a.m. and no later than 7:00 p.m. Um then at the planning commission, we realized there's dawn to dusk. And so the planning commission changed it to dawn to dusk. But then as as the first speaker has stated, that extends the hours even longer or could extend the hours even longer than we were requesting. So, we did work I did show her some language um before the hearing here and we can change the language of condition seven to hours of operation for the boat ramp shall be no earlier than 7 a.m. and no later than 7 p.m. That's what we had requested but no event before or after daylight. So, I think that was addresses the issue of of not making the hours even longer, but actually can make them shorter if daylight falls before those hours of 7 a.m. or 7 p.m. With regard to the dead quiet, we do have you have a noise ordinance we have to comply with. Um, I'd also note that that property is zoned C2

currently, so there's some pretty intense uses that can go on that property. Um, with regard to emergencies and and and people evacuating, there's also Apple Street, which we our boats have an emergency access. Our storage um yard will have an emergency access to Apple. So, Apple can be used as well. Um, Tim Low is here if you want to hear about his statistics from his marina he operates as high and dry and how many people actually use the um use their boats there versus how many are stored. It's a very low percentage. Yes, there is a tenant um on the property that has not cared for the property, a commercial tenant, but that tenant will go away when when this property is redeveloped for this marina. Okay. I have I have some questions for members. Okay. All right. Um so in regards to um similar to a travel park, in a travel park, if we declare a state of emergency, they're supposed to hitch their homes, whatever, up to a truck and leave, right? Um I think we should have a condition here that if the if there's a hurricane that the boat should have to leave if they're stored on the ground. What does that make sense? I will let Mr. Low. We can't. Well, you don't want you don't want boats to be there when a hurricane You can, but if you're operating a traditional high-end drive facility. No, no, it's not. They're stored on trailers. On trailers stored on trailers at ground level. I don't know. I don't know if that's makes sense or not, but I'd sure hate to see all the boats going people's yards and in the water. So, question. Tim Low, 6924 Harbor Drive, Port Marina. Madam Chair, Commission, in response to your question about requiring the boats to leave in a storm, I don't know that's necessary. I I would imagine that most of the boats, if not all the boats, uh would be removed well in advance of the storm because it's easy to do so being on a trailer. Yeah, these boats will be stored on a trailer across the street from the waterfront parcel. um far enough away from the canal to where residents on the canal vacating their boats will not be affected by our customers removing their boats uh in the event of a storm. So, are they on their own trailers or are they on your trailers? They'll be on their own trailers, but the marina staff will actually launch the boat for the customer with the I was just wondering if I mean if if most people in Gulf Harbors and you have a place in Gulf Arbors. I mean, my boat was too big, but if you had a boat of a smaller size, they got them the heck out of there. So, I would think people would want to get their boats out if we had another monster coming. Absolutely. And we will have a hurricane plan. We have one at Port Hudson Marina just less than a mile away. We can store up to 300 boats there. We communicate to our uh customers well in advance um of our plan of when we recommend that they remove their boats. We did have a lot of damage with the storms last year, but we did not have any boats relocated off of our

property. Okay. Um you know, I have a question. Did we lose Commissioner Oakley? He had another engagement to be at, so he uh had to leave the meeting. Madam Chair, yeah, I don't know. Um, we have to find out if you've been sworn or not. I have been sworn in. Okay, great. Thank you. Okay. Sorry to interrupt. I just was one wondering if we should wait for him to come back, but um Okay. Uh Okay. That that was my question. Well, I'm I'm sitting here looking at the map and I see one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, seven commercial vehicles in the water, but then there's property to the south. And on this map up here, C2 and C1 are on the south that aren't pink. Those are that's not your property. Correct. I know I met with you, but I don't remember. Yeah, that Well, that that doesn't look like it's very nicely kept. I would agree with that. But is are you gonna have you know landscaping and a nice fence and all those things that I care about? I mean make it a an you know enhance the neighborhood rather than that looks kind of derelct. Most certainly. Yes. We'll have landscaping uh shell fencing. We'll apply with all the ordinances and then some go a little bit above and beyond. We want to improve the area. We've been in the neighborhood for 25 years and um we're we're not going anywhere anytime soon. All right. And are these homes on septic? No. Good. Okay, that's the end of my questions. All right, Madam Chair. Yeah. So, I I think it'd be good to put a hurricane plan in in place just to give some comfort to the residents as far as those issues go. Um, you know, this this plan was actually shown to me 20 some odd years ago and then it just never came back um as time went on. Uh I went out to the site um with Tim with uh John Moody as well. We looked at it and this is the area where I talked about earlier from Mo Dixie and Hudson was just above this where there's some drainage issues with the the water needs to come down. Uh they will to work with us to fix that drainage to open up what swells we need to bring it down through. Uh there's some trees in place that if we get moved over they can actually make the landscaping good going along O Dixie which they've um said they will do as well. Um, so I think they can help the drainage in the area. They've also agreed, it's not in any condition here, but they've agreed to uh entertain with us as far as if we do the canal rest when we do the canal restoration that they will use that make that site available to us to consider to be able to store some of the debris, which will save the taxpayers and actually help the the dredging get done quicker and less expensively, which will help everybody. Uh, which I think is is a benefit. Um the the property itself, the building that's there is really decrepit. Uh it needs to be torn down anyway. Uh with what's probably going on from the previous uh people in there. So I I know that's going to help the area. I think Tim, if you could do some extra

landscaping, say in front of uh let's say the let's say the northern piece on the C2s around where the water is to put some lice nice landscaping to make it look better as well. Um I don't know what a multi-use trail coming up old Old Dixie. Old Dixie there will be. We're going to work we're going to work they're going to work with us on that too. Okay. Um but I I think if you can dress up the landscaping in there, come back with a plan u that staff likes. So I think that would be a benefit to the area too if there's some way to minimize what's going on. Now now keep in mind the shrimp boats that were in there before they were pretty loud. They were pretty it was a tough tough tough setup for people. I mean, I had I had many many complaints with boats going up and down um and what they were leaving behind, what was going on, etc. So, I think this could be a lot better. Uh though it's going to be a little bit more busy. Hopefully, the boats will be quieter than what those shrimp boats were and less obnoxious. So, if you can uh work to be a good neighbor with it, I think that uh it it'll be better than a series of shrimp boats, which which it could go back to, which I think was detrimental for everyone I talked to up and down the canals. Um I know you don't know other property. Something else we did talk about a little bit was uh if we have like fire rescue that needs to launch, you know, rather than Strickland could be pretty crowded, people trying to get the boats out of the water and get them out of the way. if they can launch our boats if we need to, whether it be fire, rescue, sheriff, deputy, even code enforcement. Uh that can be a benefit to us as well as we kind of like try to keep the waterways clean and maybe protect some people that are out there even in search and rescue missions. It could be a pretty handy setup for us. Um so I'm going to say it's like it's it's um it is going to be a use. I'm glad we're going to shorten the hours. Um at the marina, you open up early just dusk. I mean a dusk and dawn. We're open 8 to 5. We requested that 7 to 7. Just we don't know what the future's going to hold. We may have one or two customers that say, "I want to go out fishing early this this weekend because of the tides. We'd like to be able to drop his boat in at 700 or 7:30 potentially. We just didn't want to restrict ourselves." Yeah. And most people aren't out at dark. I mean, dangerous. Yeah. Yeah. We we don't want to pay the staff to be there that long. Remember, the staff's launching and retrieving these boats, right? our our labor would be through the roof. So, our intention is stick to the 8 to 5 like we're doing at our other location. So, 8 to 5 and then you'll you'll just on special exceptions allow people in for an earlier takeoff because of tides which are sensitive to getting in and out. Honestly, that's not our intention at the moment, but if things change down if we had a large customer base that was adamant about going out a little bit sooner, we want want to entertain that

option. Okay. Um well, let me ask this. As far as the um vehicle that's going to be towing the vehicles back and forth, is there any noise associated with that? I mean, it's it would be a uh compact tractor. So, it' be a diesel engine compact tractor. So, the noise would be similar to that of a fullsize diesel pickup truck. What about beeping sounds when their nos is at the um no beeping sounds did you say? Right. Like sometimes you have a truck that moves and it has a beep on it that there's no beeps or alarms on it that that I'm aware of. Okay. Okay. Um Commissioner, I can't address your um request for a hurricane plan. It is condition number 17. We staff and I anticipated that and we put that in. Okay. Seth, any questions? Okay. Um I do have a I I I have a question for the county administrator. Just looking at the I'm I'm on Google Earth and across the street is an RV park, not that's the one that's travel park. That's the ones where they're supposed to hook their homes up and leave in a hurricane. So, we need to make sure we need to see what's going on over there. Okay. I don't have any more questions. So, you want to give a motion? I'll move approval. Second. Um, all in favor? I I I believe uh lighting. I was going to say Commissioner Joerger is online. Yes. Okay. Oh, then roll call vote. But I I do I do have a question. Lighting. I want to be sure that you have lighting that does not affect the neighborhood, but I think it's in our ordinance already, but I I heard a comment once that made me think maybe we're not doing it everywhere, but the lighting needs to be shining down and not into any of these houses. Right. Correct. Okay. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District 3 Chairman Starky. I next item would be P56. C56. Madam Chair, if I could just clarify on the pass vote, was that including the condition of approval that Miss Wilhigh offered on the the seven to seven? Yes. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Item P56 was published in the Tampa Bay Times on April 2nd, 2025 and affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. Okay. Good afternoon. William Vermillion Planning, Development, Economic Growth. This is PDE 257825 is zoning amendment Mitchell SJP for master plan unit development. Before I get started, I do have some expartes to provide to the clerk. File. Uh, all in favor? Wait, did I get a second? Give me a second. Second. All in favor? Wait, can I Does that have to be roll call vote for that one? Roll call vote. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weightman. District 4, Commissioner Joerger. District 4, Commissioner Joerger. Commissioner Jagger, we cannot hear you.

Hold on just one moment. Can you hear me? Yes. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. Thank you. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three, Chairman Starky. Hi. Perfect. So, here is a a map of the county indicating where the project is. This is just south of State Road 54 in Southwest Pasco County in the South Market area in commission district 3. This resoning request is for a master plan development. The current zoning is industrial 2, I2 zoning district, general industrial park. This is to allow for the maximum development of 515,000 square ft of business park and 106 or 107,000 ft of commercial retail on approximately 92 acres. This is 2 miles east of the State Road 54 and Starky Boulevard intersection. Here is that location map for this project. the zoning map indicating the current I2 zoning district and the future land use of PD. Here is the context map here. This shows a uh the Starky the current Starky trail runs along the Duke East along to State Road 54. Here is the MPD master plan. Sorry. The pink and red areas highlighted show the commercial retail portions of this MPD. The 107,000 square ft which are C2 uses with provisions. The blue is the business park portion of this MPD. The that employment generating uses industrial medical office. The small T there is the connection uh the stub out to the Starky Trail in which the applicant is providing financing for the county in terms of a uh $15,000 from their engineer cost estimate to be able to allow the county to connect to this trail if it is proven feasible with Duke Energy. That V there is the uh it's a vehicular stubout uh in case the uh the Starky Boulevard extension requires a connection there and it's somehow feasible with the the trail intersection. And then you can see highlighted there on A, B, and C are the proposed access points for this development off of State Road 54. There is internal pedestrian circulation throughout both the business park and the commercial node to highlight some of that in internal capture for people that work within that blue area to to be able to go to lunch and so forth within the red area. There are a couple variations associated with this project. The first from 901611, this is to not provide a vehicular interconnect to the east or to the south. This recommendation comes with the amanability from PTE as well as the planning commission. There are wetland impacts as well as uh as some neighborhoods to the south the applicant proposes not to impact from 8056 restrictions on post-development wetlands and upland buffers within residential lots and non-residential parks as well as from land development code 9022 storm water management requirements. Both of these

variations speak to the applicant not having to form a CDD or an HOA to maintain these. Rather, the individual parcel owners would be responsible for their for their maintenance of both their storm water as well as their um their buffering and landscaping such. Finally, from 1302 from mobility fees, this speaks to a blended mobility fee rate which are located in the conditions of approval. Wait, um I have a question on that. Perfect. I thought that I thought that the company was keeping this. So why why are you talking about individual owners maintaining their storm water plant? Because there is one owner of all of this. Are you talking about in the in the maybe in the front? Sure. I I'm I will we'll cover that when you come up. Yes. Okay. I don't want to speak for the ownership. Sorry. Moving back to uh 1302 which is the mobility fees variation from this because of the the multiple users that could end up in the business park within that blue area staff and the developer agreed to a blended fee which is essentially a calculation which uh takes office industrial and retail and blends them together in which time the applicant would be assessed this fee at the certificate of completion when they get to building construction services just because of the multiple full tenants um that would be associated instead of each individually being charged. Staff agreed to a blended fee here and that's a variation from 1302. This is to uh to encourage those employment generating uses that could be priced out with a project of this size. And finally from 9052 landscaping and buffering. This is for internal buffering between the business park and the commercial residential. That variation is to allow for greater pedestrian um walkability and visibility to not separate these uses as hard so we can keep some of that internal capture. This comes to you with a recommendation of approval from both the planning commission and planning development economic growth. Okay. I'm here for any questions. Any any questions for staff? Yeah. You got to know my question, Will. You have to know it. Oh, well, we do have the live local conditions in this one, Commissioner. Thank you. Um, let's have the applicant speak. And I I have a question. Couple, but I'll let you do your presentation if you want to. I have two questions. Well, she's pulling that up. Clark Hobby Hobby and Hobby PA 109 North Brush Street, Tampa, Florida, have been sworn. This is an exciting day, commissioners. Uh, we've been discussing uh the Western Hub for many years and the Mitchell family has owned this property uh for many, many years. Uh, the subject site that we're here to talk to you about today is going to be one of the largest employment nodes in West Pasco and will generate a significant number of jobs. Our client that's going

to be developing the site, uh, St. John Properties out of Maryland has extensive experience in building uh business parks with what they call flex buildings that are, if we can go to the next slide, uh based on a lower slung building built to higher standards than we typically see in a lot of the highway distribution industrial parks. And the uh ultimate uh result is that they build them to a high enough quality where the buildings themselves and the spaces within them can flex to a higher percentage of office than a typical tilt wall highway distribution uh building would. And after uh conducting a survey of the space that our client has developed over time, uh we've determined that again we expect this site with the uh flex buildings that will have on it to generate 1,800 jobs for West Pasca. So it's really exciting. Uh Dewey Mitchell spent a considerable amount of time interviewing uh industrial developers around the country and settled on St. John's because of their extensive experience in building this product. If I can go to the next page, you'll see where this differs with the higher quality finish on the side and the way the windows are oriented. So again, you can flex to more expensive buildout space, more office flexibility than the tilt wall 40 foot buildings that we see typically by the interstate and to some degree by the Sun Coast Parkway. If I can go to the next slide. So, I just wanted to let the board and the citizens know, and I know we'll have some questions from a couple of our neighbors here. This site has been uh zoned for heavy industrial since 1983. The aerial you see here from 1985. It's showing that uh none of Trinity adjacent to the site had started to be built by then. If we can go to the next slide and you'll see that the Fox Hollow area next to us started to be built in about 2001. We go to the next slide and we can just roll on through there. From the initial comp plan that was adopted and readdopted in 1991 through the next we can go on to the next couple of slides. This site has always been designated heavy industrial and it's been zoned heavy industrial since 1983. We can go to the next slide. If we were to zoom in a little bit here, you can see there's a lot of reasons why none of us want the existing heavy industrial to remain in place, it would allow for some extremely noxious obnoxious uses that we don't want there. They're not good for the county. And so we are essentially downzoning. Now, if I go to the what I believe is the last slide, we're very much aware that Fox Hollow was built behind us there and so a great amount of care with the St. John property team has gone into making sure that we have appropriate setbacks, buffers, etc. So, I'd point you to two things. The upper part of this graphic is showing you that the closest neighbor is 315 ft away from the first building. And we will have between that neighbor and the first building, we will have on our side uh the very nice landscape buffer that's shown on there with a vinyl fence and landscaping on their side. We will then

have a pond and a wetland. And the pond that's there uh will have a fountain in it. So, it'll be a really pretty amenity and again will create a really nice visual buffer in addition to the fencing between the residences that are there and again a football field or more away the first buildings on the south side. And this is just from our property line. We're over 629 ft away where the first building is and there's a wetland along that boundary too. So, we're almost, you know, it's getting close to being a quarter mile away from any residences there. We've given a lot of thought to how we've laid this project out. Uh we've provided for the connectivity both vehicular and uh for uh pedestrians over to the Starky Trail through it. If if Duke Energy will cooperate with permitting for the county, we'll be able to build, you know, a connection or the county will be over over to that area. And our client went ahead and is going to fund the pedestrian trail connection over to the Starky Trails. We want it to happen. and our only concern is just trying to get the permits and approvals from Duke. So again, we're really excited about it. I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. Is that it for your slides? That's it for my slides. Okay. Um I have questions, but I'll go to you guys first. Yes. You want to go first? Go ahead. So with this zoning, I just for general conversation, I think it's important that we in the appropriate locations keep our heavy industrial uses wherever those are. I I think we need to figure out where we want those and to have them. Um but with a caveat, this is this is really a unique project within this zoning. Clark, I talked a little bit about this this morning with uh Bill Cronin and EDC. If a data center wanted to to move in, would this be a location that could potentially work? I mean, you talk about Duke right here and Absolutely. And and just so you all know, and I I try to be a little bit demure. I don't want my client's head to get too puffy up uh here in Pasco County. This is their first project, but this client has o a tenant list of over a thousand tenants, and they have a huge presence with light industrial and office folks, data centers, high-end labs, and I'm very hopeful that we're going to get some of those higher paying jobs in this facility that will be on a much higher employee per square foot basis than we've seen out by 75 to date, for instance. Okay. All right. Thank you, Jack. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I was at a golf tournament this weekend and I had a guy that uh knew of the knew of this company as a local contractor and spoke very very highly of them. Uh, so they're they're happy to see that coming forward. Uh, I want to say for this development, industrial heavy is is great in certain areas. This is a tough area and we've we lost a lot of industrial in this whole area to resident not to to residential to, you know, retail etc. So keeping this even as a light industrial is phenomenal. Uh I think the job opportunities are great

and as as you mentioned the live local this could have been storage units, it could have been car washes, apartments, etc. And not having that as something behind these people is so much better to the height that's going to come up here. Um I'm happy to see that you're putting the heavy buffer in 20 foot width 20 27 shade trees might be really tight there. Uh evergreen shrub which I think is phenomenal plus with the privacy fence. So, I think as far as buffering goes and creating good quality jobs where we want it to be, I think it's phenomenal and I hope that you'll uh follow through and and talk to them about that industrial park up in Hudson because I think these guys could do something great up there, too. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Um, so I'm not a fan of vinyl fences and commercial applications and industrial especially. So, uh, can we get What happened to the screen? Oh, uh, what do you guys think about brick or concrete? Um because I think vinyl behind people's houses that's going to be a nightmare upkeep for those people on their side. Um so why would it be it's going to be on our property? Why would it be there's the other side the back side? We're going to have to we're going to have to you're going to be on both sides. This is going to be we're going to maintain the the landscaping. I still don't I I do drive around the county and the commercial. I I could see vinyl and residential uses, but I I just don't like what I'm seeing in the commercial. Um they get blown out in a big storm. I I don't know. Well, if if I might commissioner remember and I think this is what you were asking a question earlier about the the maintenance of the common areas while we are going to plat this uh project and that's part of the reason for one of the alt standards just related to uh lot lines that will go through the truck uh parking areas as an example and loading areas. Uh St. John's generally does not sell any of their business parks. So their office, their regional office will be in this facility and their intention is to own it all uh basically in perpetuity and maintain it. And the way that they operate and again it's different. They don't go in merchant build, lease it up, sell it. So they're very uh keenly interested in how the maintenance looks over time because they're there releasing the space again and again and again. They have several of these parks that are they've owned for over 50 years in Maryland. And so that's how they make their bed bread and butter. So I I've seen so we acquired um that place I don't remember his name on mile stretch who was operating a used car lot illegally to put in a vinyl fence between him and the houses behind him and and then he put landscaping on it. He's not maintaining it. It's full of mold. It's dirty. So, I don't know what happens when you pressure wash a vinyl fence. Someone put vinyl fencing around um the I think around long leaf at the at the front and it's just fallen apart and but I think it's very hard to pressure wash vinyl fences and so how do you repaint them? Um I think over time

they just over time they just have to replace the the panels themselves over time. So um someone in the development world had suggested we instead of requiring concrete or brick which I think you mentioned cracks um it was suggested that maybe uh the way Metro just did the fence in front of Longleaf it was poured panels which seem to last very well between some posts. Um so you're talking about pre-cast. Yeah I guess um you know I don't know how my fellow This is how I feel. I don't know how my fellow board members feel about vinyl fences and commercial and industrial applications. If if I might, Commissioner, I mean, I I would just say right now you're only putting it right there behind those houses. That's right. But we're we're exceeding the code already with our plings and and our landscaping there. I'm just worried about the maintenance of that. I know. And I would tell you, I mean, if you know, there are applications where we need the ability to have the vinyl fencing in because the pre-cast stuff is so expensive. If you're doing it over a large expanse, it's generally, cuz I just had to price this at my house, I think it's three or four times as expensive as vinyl fencing generally. Did we increase the amount of industrial square footage that they're putting in there from the original? Well, it was it was a Uklitian district. It's tough to say, but I mean, we're doing 500,000 square feet. And what were they asking for originally? The original it was it was a uklitian district and our application is to over 500,000 square feet. Okay. I just No, the the original uh heavy indust Yeah. It again in a uklitian district, you don't have it doesn't say for instance the number of square feet. Okay. I just think it increased from my first meeting with them. Well, that's just how I feel. Maybe one day we'll talk about it when we go over fences. Go ahead, Commissioner. Mariana, Clark, what about instead of a vinyl because you're going to do heavy landscaping. So, a typical vinyl fence is good to buffer a fuchsia that's going in there. But if you're going to do heavy landscaping there, what would what would the think like say just like a metal fence going vertical? Decorative metal. Decorative metal going up and down. I don't I don't I don't know enough about that. But let me let me let me say this. I'm happy to chat with you, Commissioner Starky, and and talk about this uh you know, as we go through site plan permitting, but right now I feel like we're going above the code and I I feel I don't even know if you need a fence. Is someone saying you have to have a fence? We we've offered that to the neighbors and I've talked to a couple of them on the on the, you know, either at the meeting or on the phone and I I don't want to take out what I've already told them I was going to have as a minimum. But I'd be happy to chat with you all, but I would need to get with a client or engineer and work through what our landscape plans are. Okay, so that's question one. Um, the second question is that I was just

looking at some of your beautiful projects around the country and um um I just have a little issue with the flat roof, flat facade and and looking here, I have seen in other St. John's properties where they put some awnings to just break up the monotony. I'm I'm actually kind of surprised we does our code allow just the flat roof and big long flat buildings. We don't have any more architectural controls in there. So generally commissioner that applies to big box which is designed for retail buildings. However, you raise a good issue and we already have a meeting set up with Mr. Engel and his staff after you know assuming that the MPU would get approved to talk about some of that architectural design because David already raised it. I think maybe he got comments from you on it. Yeah. And well, we we see what happened at Sun Lake. I I would tell you in speaking with our client on these particular types of buildings, my understanding that breaking up the roof line in in that way, it literally there are uh architectural and foundational issues that it creates. And my understanding is that it was going to increase the costs of some of the phase one buildings by as much as three or 400,000 just to do that because it creates the way our building specifically are set up. There are issues that translate all the way down to the foundation and doing that. But again, that's why we want to meet with your staff as more of a technical I've seen some from some of the other guys coming in where they're doing that and they're doing awnings. But at the very least have as nice a finish on the rest of the buildings that we do either. And then um so I noticed we worked hard on the site plan. Yeah. Um so we're are we going to see that eventually? Oh yeah. I mean it's gonna we're gonna have again we're going to have meetings with staff. We got to get the NPU approved first. Staff will see it. Yeah. Staff will see it. We'll be happy. I mean commissioner we'll be happy to meet with you on it. I mean you're you're going to see it. We know you're keenly interested in it. Yeah. We we spent a lot of time working on that for sure. And um but just so you know, I mean all the comments that I believe you had about, you know, two-sided buildings and so forth, that's all in our MPU conditions. Okay. Staff already implemented all that. Okay. Then one last thing. Um uh so I see where you guys, you know, have the road stub out where we hope we hope no guarantee that we can get it through because that'll keep people allow people to go back and forth between the developments and uh Mitchell Boulevard, right? say without having to get on 54. So that's what we want, right? Um but I do wonder if um if until that happens if the the Sun Coast Trail comes right to the edge of this property and I was just looking at it on the map. Um can we uh work with Duke to to just connect to the trail somewhere else on this property? What what's going to be along here western edge? Ju just just so you know, I mean, we have already agreed

to fund the cost of taking the multi-use path to the Starky Trail in the location and there are other areas that may be closer. This was one of the furthest spots and we're providing you the funding on it. So, but if it if it works out that they will give us approval right away if we do it somewhere else because it's right there. It's right on your border. Yeah. If I mean that'd be great. You'd have extra money to build it. We're giving you the money. All right. I just I just don't know what what if you if anything you plan to along Western we have no objection. I mean again that the way St. John looks at this uh St. John properties they they're looking for amenities for the people who work on site. So nothing but an amenity. Okay. Okay. Okay. This is a public hearing. Is anyone else want to speak to this? Maybe we addressed all your questions if you're here. I have no one signed up and no one on WebEx for this item. Lisa, did you want to say anything? I can't tell if your hands up, so No, I'm good. Thank you. Okay. Is there anyone anyone online that wishes to address this? No one is on WebEx. Take a motion. Madam Chair. Yeah. I just want to say I think it's going to be a great project. It's a great quality company. Happy they come here and I'm I'm happy working with Clark that you've talked to the residents to find it to want. I'm sure making them happy is is a big priority. So that's great, too. So without a move approval. Second. And I I've seen that client list and you can go online and look at it. It's it's fantastic. We want them all here. Um roll call vote. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District District 2, Commissioner Weightman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. Hi. District three, Chairman Starky. Hi. Okay. I know he waited a long time for that one. All right. We are. Oh, we're done. Miss Lies. Okay. So, we're back to our county administrator that I skipped. Great. Thank you. I'll be really, really quick. First, I'd like to welcome back Gina. Gina is our agenda coordinator. She's back from maternity leave. We're happy to have her back. Uh so, she's she's glowing here. Wonderful. I'd also like to publicly thank uh my executive assistant and our our program manager um Stefania Dwey and Tony Stillo for finch hitting during the what felt like an eternity Gina that she was gone. So uh I'd also like chief of staff Joanna Cheshshire to take just a minute to brief the board on where we are with the CDBGDR action plan. Joanna, thank you. Joanna Cheshire, chief of staff, county administration. I'm very proud to work closely with the office of disaster recovery resources. You guys know Marcy and Connor very well. Um they've been phenomenal through this process as well as the other parts of the the county that have helped us kind of drop everything and help move the ball forward with with this project. Um I'm not going to start from the beginning, but we are on track. Uh I

will start from the Tri County workshop. Uh you may remember uh my colleague Matt Spore from Penllis put up a a slide deck that had um some percentages from the other counties and ours was missing. That's because we our community input survey was still open. Uh it was closing that Sunday. So it has since closed. We received 2,000 responses through just the survey alone. That doesn't count the comments that received through the uh community input sessions that we had. Um we've worked really closely with our consultant Marcy and Connor have been working overtime with that um putting together a careful marriage between uh of the qualitative and quantitative data that we received to come up with a draft action plan that we're very proud of. So that's on our website for public consumption and comment. Um we've had we we have scheduled three public hearings on the draft action plan to see if we really uh hit the mark on what we've heard from the public. So, we've had two of them so far. The third one is tonight following this this meeting at five o'clock here in this room. Um, so looking forward to that. Uh, two important dates coming up. June 3rd, we're going to have a presentationonly um, uh, item on this agenda for you all to have a chance to kind of have almost like your own personal public hearing on on the draft action plan. Um, and then June. What time is that a time certain thing? We can make it a time certain. Yep. It'll just be a regular item. Oh, that Okay. So, you know, if it's at a certain time, I could I could hear. We're going to meet one-on-one with everyone before that. So, we'll have a chance to get with you and get your concerns and comments and and uh hopefully praise on that draft action plan. Um the other date to keep in mind is June 17th. So, that's the second uh uh county commission meeting in June. That's when we uh hope to get your approval on the action plan so we can send it to HUD. It's actually it's another important date to the 17th is because our requests for qualifications for our implementation consultant are due that day. So this the ball is really rolling. We're doing a phenomenal job with it. So thank you for your time. That's all I have. Okay. Um I don't have anything. Thank you. I have two things. I believe there was supposed to be a walk-on resolution. Oh yes, I have a walk-on. Okay. Just want to make sure. Uh what what do we have to do about it? Do we just read the title? I can read the title. Just read the title. Read Yeah, we just Yeah, just you can just read the title. Okay. Or whatever whatever you need to. Resolution number 25-237, a resolution by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, congratulating congratulating Consuel Sanchez on her many achievements and contributions to Pasco County. So, we're giving her this one at the tourism uh dinner Thursday night. Is this a surprise? Kind of. Yes. Surprise. Don't tell her. Move. Move approval. Someone said, "What if she's listening?" I said, "She's not going to be listening to

this. Why would she listen to this?" Okay. Uh roll call vote. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weightman. I. District four, Commissioner Joerger. I. District five, Commissioner Mariano. I. District Three, Chairman Starky. I don't say anything. The other choice, Commissioner Waitman, was to advertise the tourism banquet as a board meeting and have you vote there. That could be kind of fun. So, my last item is um last week on Thursday, I um co-f facilitated uh Government Day for Leadership Pasco along with Sean Foster and Kimberly Thompson. And there was a board of county commissioners panel. I know you weren't able to make it. That's all right. But I just want to tell you thank you for those that were there. Um I think you guys were a hit. The class really enjoyed the day and Commissioner Oakley was able to have lunch with the class as well. So that was really nice. I just wanted to say thank you for your support and participation. It was a pleasure. Thank you. That's always so much fun. you do a great job and um you can see mind shift in their understanding and uh it's always glad when folks take the time out of their day to learn about Pasco County government. Right. Um I had one thing that I besides council I wanted to bring up. I just um I I sent this to the county administrator. may or may not have sent to everybody, but um No is very concerned about this and um maybe we should talk about it with other others at the at your next meeting. Go ahead and talk about it. Um that there is a proposal in Washington to get to do away with CDBG funding, EDA funding, and a whole bunch of other funding that we ship and others that we rely on. Um, so, um, I I'm, you know, I don't know where the Congress is on it, but I think the CDBG funding does a lot of good in the communities and and I support that that funding. Um, so, um, I think we spend our CDBG money very wisely and if we want to talk about it with the full board or with, um, Marcy and others, I think we I think we should and see if we want to say something, Madam Chair. Yeah. I mean, I I'm comfortable having uh the board draft a letter of support for CBG and have it have it sent out and have the chair sign it and let it go. The sooner the better. Yeah. Um I mean that's not money that I mean we vet those very very well and we watch every penny and we put it all to good to work. Yeah. I'll make a motion we draft a letter to show support for CDBGs to Niko and our It's also EDA. Do you want to just leave it? Do you do you have the text I sent you by? I I Yeah, I don't have I I didn't list all the different ones that he's off uh suggesting, but um even if we I think it's CDBG, EDA, and SHIP, which is the it's the money that's used to help with workforce housing. Um yeah, we use all of those programs. I I would recommend, you know, if the board's supportive of it, we can do that and we can draft up some success stories as

well. I mean, some of our CDBG projects have won awards. So, I think that there's our veterans ones. And yeah, I mean, yeah, let's let's especially me mention how we're using it to house homeless veterans. So, move. Okay. Second. Uh, roll call vote. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weman. Hi. District four, Commissioner Joerger. District five commission I'm sorry. Thank you. District five commissioner Mariano. District three chairman Starky. Hi. Thank you very much. And chair before we adjourn. So I just have to give you a shout out uh Reneell for sitting here all day long. Yeah. So Rell Shirley with Be a Light Mission Service Center. met her last night at the um CBG acronym storm money event at sports campus and so it sounded like you showed up for tonight's evening but got the show of the commission uh in action today. So thank you for sitting through and hearing our meeting but would encourage you to meet my fellow commissioners and share with them what you do. Reell is on a mission to try to to help with us and she heard your comments. Commission Mary and she's read about my comments uh about our homeless and how we need to figure out come up with a policy something because we don't have anything concrete today. So enjoy speaking with you and thank you for coming today and um she's earn earned a shout out for sitting through this today. So thank you Reel. I did hear that we're getting ready to transition Pasco Hope hope from the um storm sheltered folks to the homeless unsheltered folks. So that's good. Yes, you had two consent items that solidified that. That's right. We talked about that. Um what and we're adjourned. Um Kathy, can I ask you something about [Music] Hey, Waterways and wildlife depend on you to keep them healthy. Excess fertilizer, grass clippings, trash, oils, and pet waste wash into gutters and storm drains when it rains. Storm water carries these pollutants directly into our lakes and rivers, creating an unhealthy environment for fish, water foul, and other aquatic animals. Storm drains are meant for clean rainwater. Most other discharges are illegal. If you suspect an illicit discharge, please contact Pasco County Department of Public Works at 727-834-3611. [Music] Oh, hey. [Music] Hello. [Music] You [Music] are a Heat. Heat. [Music] N. Heat. Heat. [Music]

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Hi, I'm Hans with Pasco County Public Works. You'd be surprised at what ends up in our storm water inlets. Besides the occasional gator, we find mattresses, bicycles, even shoes. How does it all get here? More on that later. First, it's time to clean up and clear out. Over time, storm water inlets get clogged with sand, leaves, and grass clippings, natural things, but also cans, plastic bottles, and other trash. Our team clears all that debris so storm water can drain properly. To better see what we're dealing with, our stormwater asset management team has a special camera on [Music] wheels. The camera goes where we can, checking storm water pipes for anything that might block the water flow. The camera also helps us check the condition of the storm water pipes to see if repairs are needed. And that's important because Pasco has more than 347 mi of storm water pipes and more than 17,000 storm water inlets. Once we analyze the video, the operation team shows up to blast water into the storm water pipes and vacuum up any debris. Then we truck it all away. With clean storm water pipes, cleaner water is now flowing into our ponds, rivers, and lakes. And some of that water eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Clean storm water inlets also prevent flooding, which means safer properties and less damage for everyone. So now you can see why dumping anything into a storm water inlet or altering a storm water structure is not only illegal but harmful. Don't dump grass clippings, fertilizer, chemicals, paint, basically anything that affects water quality in the environment. Pasco has a waste drop off site in Spring Hill that's open every day except Sundays. So bring your household hazardous waste here instead. You'll avoid a hefty fine for dumping in the storm water drains. We want to protect your family and your property from flooding. And we want to keep our natural resources as pollutionfree as possible. And you can do your part, too. We hope you learned a little about how we're serving our community. And if you see a clog storm dream, please let us know at my pasco.net or by calling 7278472411. [Music]

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] Thank you. [Applause] Woohoo! [Applause] Wow! Wow! [Music] When I spoke to the officials here that were on scene before I arrived, they indicated that at least the winds were clocked at 60 mph that that came through. Some of the damage that had occurred, it ripped the roof right off the entire facility. Screws and all just ripped it out. Destroyed the carports, any attachments, sheds, snap trees. So, there was substantial damage for 60 mph wind. So, this one here was rather close. As you could see, it removed it. It removed the entire roofing system, but left the insulation, and that's what saved his structure actually from getting substantial damage. They had a tarp now to secure it. The insulation, as I indicated, stayed intact, but the remainder of the roof and carport has been placed in the backyard. [Music] And I walked out, tried to open the sun room door, and the rain was going this way. So I shut the uh sun room door, step back a few feet feet, and it went pop. One big boom. That was it. We realize that the winds may pick up tomorrow. So we'll be back out here again checking the structures again to make sure everybody's safe. But this one here, we'll keep an eye on just to make sure it's uh it's safe for the occupants to be [Music] inside. Have you met TED? Pasco County's Transportation Engineering Department or TED is responsible for building and operating a safe, connected, and efficient transportation system for everyone. We ensure public funds go to the best transportation projects. Hi, I am Ted. We build new roads, turn lanes, bike lanes, and sidewalks. I am Ted. We install traffic signals and ensure they operate properly. I am Ted. We make sure that property lines for new development are accurate. I am Ted. We build pathways and make crosswalks safer. I am Ted. Ted works to provide a great transportation system for all of Pasco County. If you have a question, concern, or request for our transportation team, just visit our website and search TED. Pasco County waterways and wildlife depend on you to keep them healthy. Excess fertilizer, grass clippings, trash, oils, and pet waste wash into gutters and storm drains when it rains. Storm water carries these pollutants directly into our lakes and rivers, creating an unhealthy environment for fish, water foul, and other aquatic animals. Storm drains are meant for clean rainwater. Most other discharges are illegal. If you suspect an illicit discharge, please contact Pasco County Department of Public Works at 727834-3611.

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Hey, what? What? No. No. Hi, I'm Lisa Negron. And I'm Amy Schultz. We're here to talk about burn prevention tips. Today we're going to talk about burn prevention for teenagers and adults. Did you know that in 2017 in Pasco County over 120 adults were treated for burn related injuries in hospitals and four of those were fatalities? That doesn't include the number of adults that seek treatment at walk-in clinics or at their doctors. That's a lot of people getting injured and approximately once every minute someone in the United States sustains a burn injury serious enough that requires treatment. Let's talk about some of the leading causes of burn injuries for adults. Scald injuries account for more than onethird of all burn injuries. That's right. It can take less than a second to get a thirdderee burn from hot coffee. To keep from spilling coffee or other hot liquids, put them in a cup with a tight fitting lid, especially if you have children around. Lisa, you may like your coffee, but I like microwave popcorn. The steam in a microwave bag can reach 180° and it can give you a scald burn when you open the bag. So, make sure you let it cool for a minute before you open it. And make sure to open the bag away from your face. Cooking is another source for a lot of burn injuries. You should always keep an eye on what you're cooking to prevent burns from happening. Turn handles away from the edge of the stove to avoid knocking the pan off and keep a lid close by to cover the pan if a small fire starts. This will smother the fire. Also, be careful around the tub and the sink. A survey showed that 40% of homes had their water temperature set dangerously high. The you should have that water set at 120° or lower or just below the medium setting on your water heater. To test the water, run the water for 1 to 3 minutes and then check it with a thermometer. If you have to adjust the setting, wait 24 hours after setting it before you retest the temperature. A normal bath temperature that's safe is about 100°. Great tips, Amy. If you want more information, feel free to visit our website at www.pascoountfl.net/fire rescue and be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Pasco County government operations are staffed by over 2,300 employees representing 57 different lines of business to nearly 500,000 customers covering 740 square miles of territory. As state and federal funding continues to shrink, additional financial responsibilities are pushed down to local governments. intensifying the everpresent challenge of limited funds. This appears to be the new normal. While county government is nonprofit in nature, Fasco County operates in a manner similar to the private sector. Always looking for better and more innovative ways to make the most of the available funds. For us, being lean, effective, and accountable isn't just a catchphrase. It's how we approach everything we do every single day. Measurement, analysis,

and process improvement provide the foundation necessary for us to go from good to great. Our continuous efforts are already being recognized across the country. Pasco County is gaining a premier reputation and we have the awards to [Music] prove. My name is Gina Bachello. I'm the pet services supervisor here at Pasco County Animal Services. I am very blessed to work with our rescue partners every single day as they visit our shelter to remove animals that are not eligible for adoption either due to severe medical or behavioral concerns. Our rescue partners are essential in helping us meet our Save 90 mission to ensure that at least 90% of our animals are live released. My name is Robert Splade of Norman's Royal Rescue. Hi, I'm Devlin and I'm with Ruggaz Rescue and Project Golden Years. I'm Robin Vetro, the president of Norman's Royal Rescue. I am Dr. Carrie Burick. I am a rescue coordinator for Sun Coast Animal League in Palm Harbor, Florida. I love and work with my county because my shelter loves and respects our rescue. We have a large development and an educational boundary that knows we take the special cases. I think the best thing about rescuing is that as low as as low as it can get, I'm probably going to get emotional with this. As as bad as it can get and the things that we see, as bad as they are, um we know that we have the ability to make them better. We have the ability to make these animals lives amazing. It's it's just that these poor animals what they go through and their a lot of with their backstory is where they come from and all they want is somebody to love them. So we figure if we can rescue them whether they're injured sometimes behavioral we rehabilitate them and find them that home. It's just something that we're the voice of them. They they don't have a voice unfortunately. About five years ago, we adopted a dog that was a rescue dog. His name was Norman. He lived here. Um, he showed us that whole world where there were these dogs that people just overlooked because they were different. Pasco County Animal Services is an excellent partner to Sun Coast Animal League. I mean, we have a great relationship. We work together in rescuing animals and improving the animals lives and um getting these animals out, getting them the medical care that they need and and getting them where they need to go. As far as Pasco County Animal Services go, it is the best shelter in the five counties we've visited. We actually live in Hernando. Um, but we visit all the shelters and we get the most help, the most love from the people that work here, the people that volunteer here. They become family and that means more to us as a rescue because we have a support system outside our foster base. Our county has come so far from where it had been 12 years ago when I was a director at the SBCA locally. We have come so far feets and boundaries where dogs like our ex here who was a hit by a car, who was a very stressed out, not a really appropriate shelter dog that we wouldn't have been

able to treat here at the shelter. We get that phone call, hey, can you you're you're one of our partners that'll do card cases like this in the car on the way. Not a problem. For us, it's just an invaluable partnership, you know, and I think that we've managed to change the lives of so many animals, save the lives of so many animals because of this partnership. And it is just a really cool thing. [Music]

[Applause] [Music] Sharon uses Pasco County Public Transportation just about every day she can. It saves my life actually because I'm not a person to stay home. She rides the bus system to go to the doctor, shopping, and even