Board of County Commissioners
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The county posts every BOCC meeting to YouTube — 358 meetings on record, 349 with auto-caption transcripts loaded so far. Click any transcribed meeting to read along with the video.
- 4.10.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,359 cues2024-04-10·Afternoon Session
The board approved a rezoning for St. Leo Commons B MPUD, allowing 796 dwelling units and 75,000 square feet of commercial use on roughly 101 acres at Curley Road and McKay, and directed staff to draft an ordinance establishing a Parks Capital Maintenance MSTU estimated at $8.2 million annually to replace the nearly exhausted 2018 general obligation bond. Commissioners also approved a comprehensive plan amendment shifting a 3.49-acre US-301 parcel from residential to commercial for an HVAC retailer, and appointed Matthew Munns to the County Planning Commission. Several MPUDs, including Timber Ridge, Crossways, and Circle K at New SR-52, were continued to future meetings.
- 3.26.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,046 cues2024-03-26·Morning Session
The board honored six individuals and groups with proclamations, including retiring Parks employees Martin Pente and David Jay with a combined 71 years of service, and Hudson High School cheerleaders selected to represent the US at the ICU World Championship. Commissioners approved a corrected contract with View Specs for video inspection services under a 3+1+1 term structure, and received a presentation from the Trust for Public Land on the 420-mile Florida Gulf Coast Trail and its potential connections through Pasco County.
- 3.26.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,321 cues2024-03-26·Afternoon Session
The board approved a rezone of 42.8 acres on US 19 for Meritage Homes' Jar Palms project, reducing density from 499 RV spaces to 250 townhomes with conditions including shade trees every 30 linear feet and opaque fencing maintained by HOA or CDD. Commissioners also approved a comp plan change converting 318 acres north of SR 52 to Conservation Lands for the Wildlife Corridor and a 4-acre commercial reclassification at Shady Hills Road and Helen K Drive. The county administrator won board authorization to award a new jail food vendor contract at under $2 million annually, and three land-use items were continued to the April 23 meeting.
- 3.12.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,440 cues2024-03-12·Morning Session
The board awarded a $81.5 million inmate medical, mental health, and pharmaceutical services contract to NaphCare Incorporated for an initial five-year term, and approved a $160,000 job-creation incentive for Global ETS, a defense contractor proposing a $3 million facility renovation and 32 new jobs averaging $95,500 annually at West Pasco Industrial Park. In a 4-1 vote, commissioners authorized up to $139,300 to purchase parade barricades for the Chasco Fiesta and Holiday Street parades, with Commissioner Waitman in the majority. The board also appointed Kevin Pisa as Solid Waste Director and approved adding spray-jet paving technology as a standing line item in future road contracts.
- 3.12.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,142 cues2024-03-12·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 4-1 rezoning allowing New River Ltd to build up to 140 townhomes on land previously zoned C2 General Commercial, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting over parking and driveway-width concerns. The Lando Lakes 5241 MPUD rezoning, permitting up to 313,000 square feet of commercial space plus 350 residential units for applicants Sand Ridge Commercial LLC and SR52 Williams LLC, passed unanimously as a consent item. Several other rezoning cases, including Crossways MPUD and Circle K at New SR 52, were continued to the April 10 meeting, which commissioners noted will carry a heavy agenda.
- 03.05.2024 Pasco County West Side Joint Cities/County Workshop2,680 cues2024-03-05·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a joint workshop with Fort Richey and New Port Richey officials covering transportation, water resources, and growth policy, with discussion centering on a Grand Boulevard Bridge replacement slated for FY26 construction and a proposed county-city partnership for golf cart crossings at Grand Boulevard and US 19. The board flagged an urgent March 22nd federal agency meeting at the county EOC as a key opportunity to pursue funding for septic-to-sewer conversion and coastal resilience projects, including potential relocation of the jointly-owned wastewater treatment plant. The Dominium 388-unit affordable senior housing project in New Port Richey was reported on track to begin construction in 2024 after closing its funding gap.
- 2.20.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,158 cues2024-02-20·Morning Session
The board approved a bulk consent agenda 5-0 that included ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with Pasco County Professional Firefighters, then voted 5-0 to add a roughly 1,000-acre wetland mitigation bank farm near SR 52 and US 41 to the ELAMP acquisition list over an Environmental Land Selection Committee recommendation against it. PFM Asset Management reported the county's total investment portfolio stood at approximately $2 billion, with a PFM-managed $395 million sleeve returning about $18.6 million over the trailing 12 months. Staff was directed to refine draft policy PM31 governing horizontal apartment developments in MPUDs, with discussion continuing in the afternoon session.
- 2.20.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,005 cues2024-02-20·Afternoon Session
The board approved companion comprehensive plan amendments and rezonings for two large residential-commercial projects: the Goers Corner MPUD at SR-52 and Land O' Lakes Boulevard, allowing 400 multifamily units and 300,000 sq ft of commercial on 48.9 acres, and Corwin at Wesley Hills on Island Boulevard, permitting 350 apartments with mixed-use commercial on 25.57 acres. A contested 3-2 vote revised the county's surplus property disposition policy to allow affordable housing nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity to acquire residential lots at zero cost, with a three-year build requirement and Pasco County residency restriction. The board also adopted a 4-1 horizontal apartment standards policy memo and received a tourism report showing the visitor economy surpassed $1 billion in economic impact in 2023.
- 2.06.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,801 cues2024-02-06·Morning Session
The board confirmed Dave Engel as director of the newly formed Planning and Economic Growth Department and approved a resolution honoring the Wiregrass Ranch High School Marching Bulls as Class 4A state marching band champions. Commissioners discussed proposed amendments to the Live Local Act aimed at redirecting affordable housing benefits toward the 0–80% AMI income range, with staff weighing demand letters against two applicants seeking 75% tax exemptions for market-rate apartments. A hoarding property in District 2, previously cleaned under court order at a cost of $8,800, was flagged by Commissioner Starky after returning to its prior condition, with a court date set for March 14.
- 2.06.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,824 cues2024-02-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a small-scale comp plan amendment on 4.84 acres at SR-39 and Chansy Road from Res-9 to Commercial for applicant Patricia Ortiz, and greenlit the Clinton Avenue MPUD rezoning allowing up to 399 single-family and townhome units for CC Waller Revocable Trust after the plan was retooled to remove multifamily. Four other rezoning items were continued to March or April, and the board agreed to hold demand letters tied to Live Local Act litigation until after a Florida Senate floor vote expected Thursday.
- 1.23.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,094 cues2024-01-23·Morning Session
The board approved creation of a new Office of Strategy and Sustainability at a cost of approximately $129,000, consolidating existing staff and adding two positions focused on resilience planning and grant pursuit. Commissioners received an update warning that Live Local Act tax exemptions could strip $38–$86 million in ad valorem revenue from just the first two apartment complexes, with roughly 18,500 site-plan-approved units potentially vulnerable; that item was tabled to the afternoon session. Hub Life Charities presented a $225,443 donation to Parks and Recreation from the 2023 HubAthon fundraiser.
- 1.23.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,773 cues2024-01-23·Afternoon Session
The board took aggressive action on the Live Local Act, voting 4-0 to condition any site plan seeking land development code deviations to prohibit applicants from claiming the Live Local tax exemption, authorize demand letters to the Tapestry and Gallery apartment complexes, and direct staff to return within two weeks on pausing comprehensive plan amendments for Res 6 and higher density, with roughly 35,000 apartment units in the pipeline countywide. Commissioners also approved comprehensive plan and land development code amendments for the J. Ben Herold Villages of Pasadena Hills and rezoned 38.7 acres on Hudson Avenue for HGC-N LLC's 116-unit Hudson Family Trail MPUD, adding sidewalk, streetlight, and school bus stop conditions after safety concerns from Commissioner Mariano. County Administrator Cabala reported the county's bond rating upgrade is saving approximately $176,000 annually in debt service.
- 1.16.24 Pasco BOCC Strategic Direction & Budget Workshop6,751 cues2024-01-16·Board of County Commissioners
The board held a combined strategic planning and budget workshop, directing staff to develop a Parks MSTU and local Paving MSTU for the March agenda while exploring a shift from pay-as-you-go capital funding to a debt service model for facilities, courthouse, and substation needs. Commissioners flagged two apartment complexes seeking Live Local Act tax exemptions despite charging rents over $2,000 per month, with staff estimating $86 million in present-value revenue loss, and pledged to press legislators during an upcoming Tallahassee trip. First-year strategic priorities included redeveloping the US 19, US 41, and US 301 corridors, small business incentives, and sidewalk investment.
- 1.09.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,828 cues2024-01-09·Morning Session
The board sent the Greater Luchi Community Plan back to staff with direction to revise it toward rural transition density and economic catalyst uses near the CSX rail corridor, following Planning Commission concerns about erosion of the Northeast Rural Protected Area. Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing up to $9,685,181 in General Obligation Bonds for fire rescue station projects and allocated $8.4 million in opioid settlement funds across nine projects, including a BayCare urgent care model and veteran transitional housing. On a $246 million construction manager at risk contract, the board split the award, sending three of four project groups back to evaluators to avoid concentrating 75% of work with a single firm.
- 1.09.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,608 cues2024-01-09·Afternoon Session
The board declared a local state of emergency tied to an unnamed low-pressure weather system following Governor's Executive Order 24-3, then worked through a lengthy land-use agenda that continued roughly a dozen rezoning and comprehensive plan items to future meetings. A 155-foot monopine wireless tower near Quail Hollow Boulevard deadlocked 2-2 on a motion to deny and was pushed to April 10 for a full board vote. Consent rezoning approvals included the Boger 2 MPUD (136 single-family units) and Kefir VoPA MPUD (200 dwellings on 122 acres), while Cherry Hills West, a 160-unit subdivision near Dade City, was continued to March 12 after neighbors raised concerns about deficient public notice and traffic.
- 12.05.23 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,543 cues2023-12-05·Morning Session
The board reorganized, electing Commissioner Ron Oakley as chairman and Commissioner Bradford as vice chair, then authorized the county attorney to file a declaratory judgment action against applicants who invoke the Live Local Act and refuse to withdraw in favor of standard zoning, citing 14 policy concerns and 22 legal ambiguities with the state law. A $23.2 million refund check from Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative was presented, and consent item C-20, involving disposal of a sheriff-seized property in the Elfers area, passed 4-1 over Commissioner Starky's objection that the parcel should be transferred to Habitat for Humanity rather than sold by bid.
- 12.05.23 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,556 cues2023-12-05·Afternoon Session
The board approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with IAFF Local for Pasco County Fire Rescue, including a transformational shift to a D-shift in year three to reduce annual work hours from 2,704 to 2,184, and committed $2 million toward water and sewer infrastructure in the blighted Town and Country enclave near New Port Richey, with a companion annexation agreement passing 4-1. The board also adopted a local option $50,000 additional homestead exemption for seniors 65 and older, approved a TEFRA resolution for up to $25 million in tax-exempt bonds for Innovation Preparatory Academy in Wesley Chapel, and delegated authority to finalize Fire Station 17 completion agreements totaling up to $6 million with Atlantic Specialty Insurance and Blackwater Construction Services.
- 11.14.23 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,542 cues2023-11-14·Morning Session
The board confirmed Amy Ferrell as the new Office of Management and Budget director and received an economic development report crediting Pasco EDC with $188 million in capital investment and 3,400 new jobs in FY2023. Commissioners approved a revised sale-and-purchase agreement for the Kirkland Ranch Keifer Road widening and declined to raise the county's interest rate, holding it at 7%. The board also recessed into a closed attorney-client session on AFFF products liability litigation settlement negotiations.
- 11.14.23 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)10,031 cues2023-11-14·Afternoon Session
The board voted 4-0 to proceed with AFFF litigation settlement agreements with DuPont and 3M, authorizing county counsel not to opt out of the MDL. Commissioners approved rezoning roughly 176 acres at McKendry and Overpass roads for the Wildcat Bales Connected City MPUD, which includes a Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital site, along with a companion development agreement requiring the developer to construct McKendry Road improvements. The board denied Joseph Dano's request to subdivide 4 acres on Pomel Place into four single-family lots 4-1, citing incompatibility with the surrounding five-acre rural character and substandard road access. Commissioners also approved a $275,000 transfer from Magnolia Valley Park funds to Animal Services shelter expansion design and directed staff to pursue a $1.3 million legislative initiative tied to the Date City carriers facility.
- 10.24.23 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,381 cues2023-10-24·Morning Session
The board unanimously approved a 25% ad valorem equivalency grant over 10 years for Bodo Brands, a Brazilian bakery company planning a 403,000-square-foot facility in Zephyr Hills projected to create 600 jobs and yield $17.7 million net to the county, plus a $100,000 discretionary training grant. Tax Collector Mike Fano presented a $3.6 million surplus check — exceeding the projected $2.4 million return — and the board voted to restore budget cuts to constitutional officers including additional sheriff's deputies. The board also introduced an ordinance providing a $50,000 additional homestead exemption for residents 65 and older with household income below $35,167, set for public hearing December 5.
- 10.24.23 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,491 cues2023-10-24·Afternoon Session
The board re-adopted five comprehensive plan amendment ordinances (23-20, 23-22, 23-24, 23-25, and 23-26) after the Florida Department of Commerce declined to accept them for final review, including amendments covering the 2,193-acre 4G Ranch PD and the 420-acre Saddlebrook Resort PD. Commissioners approved a 154-foot Verizon wireless monopole near classrooms at the Angeline Academy of Innovation campus 3-0 over health-based opposition, and a small-scale plan amendment at US-41 and Greenfield Road passed 4-0 despite neighbor objections. The board also directed staff to schedule a Connected City workshop in January 2024 to review remaining entitlements and unit mix amid concerns over Live Local Act multifamily proposals consuming prime commercial sites.
- 10.10.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,035 cues2023-10-10·Morning Session
The board heard three proclamations covering National Friends of the Library Week, Manufacturing Month, and Fire Prevention Week, all passing 5-0, alongside an Alzheimer's awareness resolution that drew personal remarks from multiple commissioners. Tampa Bay Water General Manager Chuck Cardin briefed the board on a Stage 1 water shortage declaration and PFAS contamination findings at two of 15 test sites. Commissioners directed staff to draft Land Development Code amendments requiring parking to the side and rear of buildings and repositioning structures closer to roads for drive-through facilities and parking lots.
- 10.10.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,471 cues2023-10-10·Afternoon Session
The board approved the Abby Crossings Connected City MPUD rezoning for Jeffrey and Margaret Hust, allowing 1,000 multifamily units, 800,000 sq ft of light industrial, and 800,000 sq ft of office space on roughly 245 acres at McKendry Road and CR-52. A conditional use request from Verizon Wireless and Skyway Towers for a 155-foot monopole tower in an AR-1 district was continued to November 14 after six neighboring residents opposed the proposed southwest placement. The board also adopted a conservation land use designation for 1,517.89 acres comprising the Project Arthur Ecological Corridor, and overturned a Planning Commission setback variance denial for Soo Builders on Victoria Road after the applicant reached a drainage and landscaping agreement with the Lake Pageant HOA.
- 09.19.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,628 cues2023-09-19·Morning Session
The board voted 4-0 to withdraw the surplus declaration on the 41-acre Oaks Park property and restart the MSBU process, reversing a proposal that drew opposition from more than a dozen Heritage Lake and Riverside Village Estates residents. The meeting also featured five resolutions, including recognition of retiring Fire Chief Scott Cassen after 13 years and Budget Director Robert Goig after eight years, and a commendation for lifeguards who saved an unresponsive 2-year-old at Anclote River Park. Interlocal agreements C8 and C9 for the Town and Country Villas Neighborhood Improvement Project were deferred to 1:30 p.m.
- 09.19.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)10,521 cues2023-09-19·Afternoon Session
The board adopted Pasco County's $2.1 billion FY2024 budget, setting the Fire MSTU millage at 2.1225 mills on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Waitman opposed, after more than two hours of public testimony. Roy Major was confirmed as Assistant County Administrator for Development Services 3-1, with Commissioner Oakley dissenting over concerns about a prior resignation letter. The board also approved large-scale land use changes for Parkway Hills LLC's 557-acre Del Webb River Reserve project on Shady Hills Road and deferred an interlocal road-transfer agreement with Newport Richey to December to explore grant funding alternatives.
- 09.05.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Public Hearings)295 cues2023-09-05·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved several assessment rate changes at its September 5 meeting, including a $7 annual increase to the solid waste disposal assessment and a tipping fee rise to $91.25 per residential unit, representing year five of a seven-year plan presented by Solid Waste Director Justin Ressler. Resolutions increasing street light assessment rates for Cypress Estates, The Oaks West, Citrus Trace, Pasadena Pines, and Terrace Park, along with a final assessment rate for the Williamsburg West MSTU, were approved on consent.
- 09.05.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,796 cues2023-09-05·Morning Session
The board approved a $550 million package of agreements with Covanta Pasco Incorporated, including a design-build contract capped at $260 million and a 10-year service agreement valued at $290 million for expansion of the county's waste-to-energy facility. Commissioners also approved the construction bid for a multi-field sports complex after directing staff to explore adding fields and additional funding sources. Chairman Maryam proposed a $250,000 design plan for Hudson Beach restoration and outlined a broad hurricane recovery effort that has removed 400 tons of debris, with waived tipping fees extended through September 11.
- 09.05.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)8,113 cues2023-09-05·Afternoon Session
The board approved a $2.119 billion tentative FY2024 budget and raised the fire MSTU millage from 1.8036 to 2.3 mills, despite public opposition citing affordability concerns, with a final hearing set for September 19 in New Port Richey. Commissioners also approved the Hilltop Vistas small-scale comprehensive plan amendment shifting roughly 39 acres on Happy Hill Road from res-1 to res-3, along with a companion rezoning to allow 117 single-family homes, over significant neighborhood opposition. A setback variance appeal for Soho Builders on Victoria Road was continued to October 10 after neighbors and the applicant reached a partial agreement during recess.
- 8.28.2023 Special Emergency Board of County Commissioners Meeting581 cues2023-08-28·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County Commission convened a special meeting August 28, 2023, to address Tropical Storm Idalia as it tracked toward the Gulf Coast. Emergency Management Director Andrew Fossa warned of 6-to-14-foot storm surges and hurricane-force winds west of US-19, with particular flood risks in Hudson, Holiday, and the Aripeka area, and announced six shelters would open. The board unanimously approved Resolution No. 23-93, declaring a local state of emergency to unlock procurement flexibility and expedite disaster reimbursement.
- 08.22.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,181 cues2023-08-22·Morning Session
The board approved a $12 million loan for phase two of Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus pledged against tourist development tax revenue in a 4-1 vote with Chairman Mariano dissenting over escalating costs and debt service concerns. A micro loan extension for Point Distillery, carrying a prior balance of approximately $239,000, also passed 4-1 with Commissioner Weightman opposed. The board additionally approved fee waivers and a two-week demolition delay during public comment, and received a Pasco EDC quarterly report highlighting a 62:1 return on investment and more than 100 projects in the development pipeline.
- 08.22.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Public Hearings)498 cues2023-08-22·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $100-per-unit annual assessment for the Gulf Harbors Neighborhood Park Municipal Services Benefit Unit over resident concerns about who should bear the cost, with staff clarifying the facility is a private community park. Commissioners also adopted increased non-ad valorem assessment rates for the Highlands MSBU roadway maintenance and street light service areas covering more than a dozen neighborhoods, and designated Forest Hills as a new street light service area. A resolution canceling the El Sol Court Paving Assessment Project was continued to September 19.
- 08.22.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,060 cues2023-08-22·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 228-unit affordable housing comp plan amendment on 17.87 acres at 1410 Sweetbriar Drive in Holiday for applicant Dominium, though the companion MPUD rezoning was continued to September 19 to finalize language barring the developer from seeking a property tax exemption under F.S. 196.1978. Commissioners also approved a large-scale comp plan amendment transmittal for the 188.7-acre Seven Diamonds Commerce Park on US-41, allowing light and heavy industrial uses despite public opposition over air quality and groundwater concerns. The consent rezoning agenda cleared five projects, including the Mitchell Ranch East Mixed Use MPUD spanning 192.66 acres with over 660 residential units and 422,000 square feet of commercial and medical space.
- 08.08.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,345 cues2023-08-08·Morning Session
The board received a semi-annual update on the county's $1.8 billion investment portfolio, which earned $30 million in income for the fiscal year with PFM's managed portion of $381.7 million outperforming its benchmark. Commissioners also adopted Policy Memo 26 setting a 45-foot minimum lot width for single-family detached homes in MPUDs and establishing new townhome design standards, with staff directed to apply the rules to projects not yet through first-round review. The consent agenda passed unanimously after items C30, C36, and C42 were separately addressed.
- 08.08.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,225 cues2023-08-08·Afternoon Session
The board approved a large-scale future land use amendment on 68.25 acres along SR 52 near Kent Grove Drive to accommodate up to 204 townhome units in the SR 52 Groves project, and voted 4-0 to rezone the same site to MPUD. Commissioners also approved a small-scale commercial reclassification at Curley Road and SR 54, directing staff to hold a neighborhood town hall before rezoning, and authorized Moffitt Cancer Research Institute to pursue tax-exempt bond financing for a new ambulatory care facility at the Spiros campus at no cost to the county. A 195-foot monopine wireless tower at Plantation Palms Golf Course won unanimous approval after 85% of surveyed residents preferred the design.
- 07.11.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,981 cues2023-07-11·Morning Session
The board confirmed Anthony Perez as the new Pasco County Fire Chief and adopted FY2024 TRIM millage rates on a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Weightman dissenting over the pace of increasing the Fire MSTU millage from 1.8036 to 2.3 mills, a roughly 27% jump to fund wage increases and five new fire stations. The board also unanimously approved five additional code compliance staff at a startup cost of $306,821, and confirmed Captain Eric Selser as Emergency Services Director.
- 07.11.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)8,663 cues2023-07-11·Afternoon Session
The board approved a comprehensive plan amendment and companion MPUD rezoning for Saddlebrook Resort, allowing Mast Capital to develop 465 multi-family units, 145 townhomes, and 105,000 square feet of commercial retail on roughly 550 acres, over objections from the Save Saddlebrook Coalition. The 4G Ranch West MPUD rezoning was also approved, permitting 1,500 single-family units on 1,102 acres near SR 52, while a $12 million conduit bond for Gulfside Healthcare's hospice facility in New Port Richey cleared a TEFRA public hearing with no county financial obligation. Paving assessment liens totaling $1.32 million across 53 streets were adopted, and an ordinance increasing Parks and Recreation impact fees passed without an affordable housing exemption.
- 06.20.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,925 cues2023-06-20·Morning Session
The board received a legislative update warning that Senate Bill 102 (Live Local Act) will strip local control over multi-family affordable housing in commercial and industrial zones starting July 1, with three C2-zoned projects totaling 786 units already in Pasco's pipeline. Commissioners confirmed Sean McGarvey as Library Director and discussed expanding robotics programs and maker spaces countywide. The consent agenda passed 5-0 with items pulled for further review, including an Orange Belt Trails fencing matter continued to the next meeting.
- 06.20.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,380 cues2023-06-20·Afternoon Session
The board approved a $1.322 million west-side paving assessment covering 45 streets and 8.47 miles despite four written objections, and adopted the large-scale Odessa Town Center PD comp plan amendment reshaping 86 acres at SR 54 and Gunn Highway into employment, light-industry, and mixed-use villages. The companion Guyetto MPUD for 320 multi-family units and 12,000 square feet of retail passed 4-0, while the Palmwind MPUD for 319 units won approval after the applicant secured a south interconnection to Fairwinds Road at a cost exceeding $500,000. The board also directed staff to draft code changes targeting car wash, storage facility, and fast-food drive-through design standards, and to review fence permit requirements including elimination of a one-year grandfathering provision for illegal fences.
- 06.6.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,029 cues2023-06-06·Morning Session
The board reviewed a $905M–$1B Facilities Master Plan projecting infrastructure needs through 2041, with only the first five years (roughly $188 million) currently funded and later phases unfunded. Commissioners also adopted a resolution honoring former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson for contributions including the Simpson Breast Health Center and a donated senior center site in Dade City, while Commissioner Starkey flagged that Pulte owes 180 street trees in the Bexley development and called for a dedicated county trails coordinator.
- 06.6.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,268 cues2023-06-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a small-scale comp plan amendment converting 20.13 acres at SR 52 and Happy Hill Road from residential to commercial for the Pittman and Massey family, paving the way for a potential Publix anchor tenant, and rezoned McHenry Road property to MPUD for the Nest Hockey Academy with conditions including a $48,319 mobility fee and road improvements bonded within 18 months. The Northwood MPUD was amended to add a car wash use for parcel 7C, while a 2,903-acre large-scale comp plan amendment for 4G Ranch PD and a T-Mobile monopole conditional use were both continued to later dates.
- 05.23.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,672 cues2023-05-23·Morning Session
Strong community opposition to a proposed 180-foot 5G cell tower on the Starkey Ranch K-8 campus dominated the meeting, with roughly 35 public speakers citing health risks and property value concerns before the board deferred the Vertex lease agreement approximately 90 days for further study. The board unanimously approved the appointment of Trang Chicatone as Pasco County Health Department Administrator, replacing retiring administrator Mike Napier. Economic Development staff reported nearly $1 million in earned media and 85 active investors during a Q2/Q3 update highlighting the Moffitt Cancer Center groundbreaking and a UK and Germany trade mission.
- 05.23.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,423 cues2023-05-23·Afternoon Session
The board approved a nearly 300-acre industrial light land use change along Soft Wind Lane west of the Suncoast Parkway (Greenfield Place West Industrial) over community objections about traffic and environmental impacts, and voted to transmit a comp plan amendment allowing 231 platted townhomes on 68 acres along SR 52 west of Kent Grove Drive. Commissioners also received the first public hearing on a parks impact fee increase that would raise the single-family fee from $891 to $3,450 per dwelling unit, and authorized the county administrator to sign a $500,000 cybersecurity grant ahead of a May 31 deadline.
- 05.16.2023 Pasco County Budget Workshop2,456 cues2023-05-16·Board of County Commissioners
County Administrator Mike Carabella and Budget Director Bob Warrick presented Pasco's preliminary FY2024 budget framework to commissioners, outlining $22 million in unfunded priorities including a $7.7 million employee wage increase, $8 million to complete jail expansion, and $2.9 million in FRS retirement rate increases. Commissioners discussed potential fire MSTU millage adjustments to keep firefighter pay competitive with Hillsborough County and debated outside-agency funding levels, with no votes taken as the board provided directional guidance ahead of a June prioritization session.
- 05.09.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,222 cues2023-05-09·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 144-unit townhome rezoning for the Hancart 20 project in Villages of Pasadena Hills after applicants agreed to restrict the development to platted fee-simple townhomes with 23-foot driveways, while a companion comp plan amendment from Res-1 to Res-9 on 20 acres also passed 4-0. A rezoning for Global Broker Group on Tupper Road passed 3-1 after the applicant accepted R3 rather than the requested R4 zoning over objections about substandard road access. The board also approved a 150-unit townhome project on Caroline Drive and collectively cleared consent rezonings including the ~931-acre Depew East MPUD allowing up to 2,300 units in Pasadena Hills.
- 05.09.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,916 cues2023-05-09·Morning Session
The Pasco County BOCC confirmed Jason Mickel as Public Works Director and authorized an appeal of a circuit court ruling that invalidated Ordinance 19-12, the county's dock and boat cover ordinance, with the county attorney warning the decision could threaten all LDC amendments. Commissioners raised concerns about Trinity Boulevard, Little Road, and Collier Parkway disappearing from the capital improvement program without a board vote, agreeing to schedule a workshop on mobility fees and transportation prioritization. The board also passed six proclamations, including recognitions for Tourism Week citing a $900 million economic impact, Peace Officers Memorial Week, and National Historic Preservation Month.
- 04.18.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,185 cues2023-04-18·Morning Session
The board approved a five-year, $76 million road paving contract capacity cap split between two vendors and confirmed Nick Erin as Engineering Services Director, a Florida-registered PE recruited from Palm Beach County. Commissioners also adopted Planning Policy Memo 16 requiring build-to-rent single-family developments to be platted as conventional subdivisions with HOA and architectural controls, and voted to send a letter opposing state preemption bills that could strip those architectural requirements. Commissioner Weightman abstained from a solid waste contract addendum vote on advice of counsel.
- 04.18.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,572 cues2023-04-18·Afternoon Session
The board approved an ordinance expanding the Pasco County Library System Advisory Board's authority to hear appeals of challenged library materials decisions, while deferring two significant land-use items: a Taylor Morrison rezoning for 319 single-family units on roughly 117 acres near Hudson was continued to May 23 pending further review of road connectivity and cost estimates, and a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment along State Route 52 was similarly pushed to May 23. Commissioners also discussed Senate Bill 1604, which would preempt county authority over architectural design in MPUDs, and directed staff to seek removal of that provision.
- 04.17.2023 West Pasco Town Hall Meeting4,230 cues2023-04-17·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a community forum on West Pasco homelessness, with county staff reporting 350-400 unsheltered individuals across 62 confirmed encampments, 80% on the west side. Staff outlined four potential shelter models, including a pallet village and congregate shelter, and noted more than $11.9 million in federal housing funds already deployed. Residents and advocates raised concerns about enforcement gaps, inter-county dumping, and mental illness, while St. Vincent de Paul CEO Michael Rapoza urged a housing-first approach over shelter-based solutions.
- 03.23.2023 Pasco County West Side Joint Cities/County Workshop3,244 cues2023-03-23·Board of County Commissioners
Pasco County commissioners, New Port Richey, and Port Richey officials held a joint workshop focused on homelessness, harm reduction, and coastal infrastructure, with no formal votes taken. Staff reported 300-400 unsheltered individuals across 62 encampments countywide, with options including Catholic Charities-run pallet villages at roughly $15,000 per unit. Officials also heard that Pasco County leads Florida in hepatitis C infections and that $18 million was spent in 2017 on injection-related hospitalizations, as a potential syringe service program was discussed. A $6 million FDOT underpass estimate and ongoing US-19 corridor redevelopment, trail connectivity, and scallop season concerns rounded out the agenda.
- 03.21.2023 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,817 cues2023-03-21·Morning Session
The board heard a detailed emergency management presentation modeling storm surges exceeding 20 feet and up to $139 million in annual tax revenue losses had Hurricane Ian struck Gulf Harbors as a Category 4 storm, prompting discussion of flood walls, underground utilities, and relocating a coastal wastewater treatment facility. Commissioners also approved a corrected consent item authorizing a 388-unit senior affordable housing project at Anchor of Gulf Harbors in District 5, and pulled two other consent items to discuss traffic safety near the Roofer development and a DEP pollution-tracking effort at Hudson Beach canals.
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