Board of County Commissioners
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The county posts every BOCC meeting to YouTube — 390 meetings on record, 371 with auto-caption transcripts loaded so far. Click any transcribed meeting to read along with the video.
- 09.06.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)800 cues2022-09-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment converting 19.2 acres on Shady Hills Road from RES-1 to RES-9 for a future multifamily project, with commissioners requesting pedestrian connectivity improvements to nearby schools. A consent agenda covering three land-use items passed unanimously, including a comp plan text amendment removing industrial employment caps in the Central Pasco Employment Village corridor and a use expansion at the 54 Crossings MPUD. The Denton Place MPUD rezoning request for 804 residential units on 306.7 acres was continued to September 20 to address road connectivity and traffic concerns near Hudson High School.
- 09.06.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners BUDGET HEARING543 cues2022-09-06·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC adopted a $2.01 billion tentative FY2023 budget at its first public hearing, setting an aggregate millage rate of 9.3490 mills, which is 7.52% above rollback but unchanged from the prior year's general fund rate of 7.6076 mills. The Fire MSTU millage of 1.8036 mills passed 4-0 under supermajority rules, generating $9.7 million to fund 25 new firefighter positions and fully staff two stations.
- 08.24.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,950 cues2022-08-24·Morning Session
The board deferred the Oaks Park MSBU special assessment for approximately one year after thirteen public speakers challenged the boundary methodology, ERU calculations, and a $50,000 cleanup charge that commissioners agreed to waive, while the underlying $3 million land acquisition at 0.05% interest over 15 years remains under review. Commissioners also approved a $1,573,889 budget amendment to cover one-time IT and equipment costs for transferring the detention center to county operations, and confirmed Stacy Jenkins as Chief Correctional Officer effective October 1.
- 08.24.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,485 cues2022-08-24·Afternoon Session
The board approved a series of major rezonings headlined by the Pasco Town Center MPUD, which will allow 4 million square feet of industrial space and 3,500 residential units across nearly 967 acres, and the Palmetto Ridge MPUD permitting 2,500 homes on roughly 3,536 acres. Two flood-damage-prevention ordinances aligning county code with FEMA standards were adopted 5-0, along with a small-scale comp plan amendment increasing density on 2.81 acres near Old County Road 54 from Res9 to Res24. Pavement assessment projects on Seagull Drive and Johnston Road, totaling roughly $901,000 combined, were also approved, with the Johnston Road project moving forward despite a 50/50 property-owner vote split.
- 08.09.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,346 cues2022-08-09·Morning Session
The board redirected $125,000 away from Feeding Tampa Bay's Hillsborough facility and toward Feeding Pasco's Elderly or Senior Services to address a wait list of roughly 411 food-insecure seniors, voting 5-0 on both that item and a board-initiated comprehensive plan amendment for a 20-megawatt solar farm on 120 acres north of SR 52. Commissioners also delegated authority to the County Administrator to award bids for Fire Stations 3 and 18 without returning to the board, saving an estimated 30-45 days per project.
- 08.09.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,676 cues2022-08-09·Afternoon Session
The board gave 4-1 approval to a comprehensive plan text amendment for the Cross Park PD at SR 54 and Henley Road, shifting entitlements from ALF and office uses to 280 multifamily units and 45,000 square feet of medical office, with Commissioner Moore dissenting over job-creation concerns. Companion rezoning of the 20.9-acre Cross Park MPUD passed unanimously, with the applicant committing a $350,000 proportionate share payment toward SR 54/Henley intersection improvements. The board also unanimously established three new community development districts -- Deer Brook, Palmetto Ridge, and Whisper and Pine -- and approved rezonings for affordable and workforce housing projects in Osteen and near Bayonet Point Hospital.
- 07.12.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,177 cues2022-07-12·Morning Session
The board approved FY2023 millage rates holding the general operating rate at 7.6076 as taxable assessed values rose 16.7%, generating an additional $42 million in property tax revenue, though a proposed $125,000 annual contribution to Feeding Tampa Bay for a building project outside the county drew opposition from Commissioners Moore and Mariano before passing. The board also approved a drainage project bid that came in $1.3 million over estimate after receiving only a single bid, and directed staff to draft a formal on-street parking ordinance allowing single-sided parking on roads 24 feet or wider. Commissioners honored outgoing County Administrator Dan Biles with a commendation resolution marking five years of service.
- 07.12.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,031 cues2022-07-12·Afternoon Session
The board approved a rezoning and companion comp plan amendment for Reaper Development's 178-acre Northridge project on County Line Road, capping the development at 700 residential units and 60,000 square feet of commercial space after debate over entitlements and transportation impacts. Commissioners also approved a road paving assessment for Prigm Road at an estimated cost of $358,500, greenlit a $4.5 million HOME-ARP allocation plan targeting homelessness and affordable housing, and authorized a one-year extension of the county's federal lobbying contract with Van Scoyoc Associates at the existing rate.
- 06.21.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,262 cues2022-06-21·Morning Session
The board unanimously approved a cooperative economic development agreement with North Point Development of Kansas City for a 1.39-million-square-foot distribution center at I-75 and SR 52, offering $6.3 million in ad valorem tax relief over 20 years in exchange for an estimated $19.1 million in general fund revenue and roughly 2,400 jobs. Commissioners also approved $24 million in ARPA funds to acquire the Lyndrick Utility System from FGUA, reducing customer bills by an average of 42%, and unanimously appointed Mike Carballa as county administrator effective October 1, 2022. A contested firefighter cancer presumption benefit claim was deferred pending consultation with outside counsel.
- 06.21.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,480 cues2022-06-21·Afternoon Session
The board adopted an ordinance placing the 2025 Penny for Pasco one-cent infrastructure surtax on the November 2022 ballot for a 15-year period, approved a comprehensive plan amendment converting 188 acres near SR-52 for the Faircloth at Bellamy planned development, and greenlighted the Hillcrest MPUD allowing up to 1,800 single-family homes, 600 townhomes, and 650,000 square feet of commercial and industrial space on 740 acres. The board also added rabbits to its pet-sale restrictions and directed staff to re-advertise a full retail ban, while approving roughly $1.16 million in PIVAS pavement assessments across the county's east and west sides.
- 06.07.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,642 cues2022-06-07·Morning Session
The board approved a $55.8 million economic incentive package for Columnar Holdings' 965-acre mixed-use employment center at SR 52 and I-75, projecting a 35x return on investment, and unanimously adopted a resolution to assume jail operations from the Sheriff around October 1, 2022. Hernando County's termination of a bulk sewer interlocal agreement prompted discussion of a utility master plan for the County Line Road corridor, while the county attorney was directed to explore recovering a Moon Lake property deeded to Mana Mission Inc. in 2012. A bond rating upgrade on Hassett sales-tax revenue bonds from AA to AA+ will save more than $400,000 over the bond term.
- 06.07.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,386 cues2022-06-07·Afternoon Session
The board adopted an ordinance increasing the maximum residential building height in multiple zoning districts from 35 to 45 feet, and separately approved removing the ceiling on residential solid waste collection rates while indexing hauler charges to the CPI, both on 4-0 votes with Commissioner Moore Addison absent. Commissioners approved a rezoning for Bushnell DD LLC on 3.86 acres along County Line Road from AR to C2 to accommodate a Dunkin Donuts and other commercial uses, with deed restrictions including a Type A buffer and six-foot opaque fence following neighbor concerns about easement access.
- 05.24.2022 Pasco County Budget Workshop2,720 cues2022-05-24·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a preliminary FY2023 budget workshop built around an assumed 10.8% increase in taxable assessed values, generating roughly $27.2 million in new property tax revenue, with staff recommending no change to the operating millage of 7.6076 mills. The Sheriff's $121 million budget request, a roughly 10% increase, drew scrutiny over deputy staffing ratios, while Clerk and Comptroller Nikki Alvarez presented a $14 million request that included disputed SIEGES system funding and courthouse annex costs currently in active litigation. Commissioners also discussed accelerating fire station construction and expanding solid waste capacity, with final millage decisions deferred until the July 12 TRIM-setting meeting.
- 05.17.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,184 cues2022-05-17·Afternoon Session
The board approved a $41 million half-cent sales tax loan to fund expansion of the Pasco County detention center and refinanced two existing debt obligations at lower interest rates, saving taxpayers approximately $1.9 million combined. Commissioners also adopted a 180-day moratorium on development near county airports, approved the Aprilia CC MPUD rezoning for 525 residential units and 286,000 square feet of office space in Wesley Chapel, and granted a small-scale land-use amendment on Dallas Drive for affordable housing. In a notable administrative development, County Administrator Dan Schantz announced his resignation effective September 30, with the board directing staff to begin a national search for his replacement.
- 05.17.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,363 cues2022-05-17·Morning Session
The board confirmed David Allen as the new Pasco County Utilities Director following a national search, approved $405,000 in SHIP funds to purchase five affordable rental housing units in Port Richie, and authorized replacement of the Shady Hills fire rescue burn tower at a cost exceeding $500,000. Commissioners heard a Tampa Bay Water update on two future supply options ranging from $91 million to $365 million and unanimously approved a letter opposing potential state consolidation of CareerSource Pasco Hernando with Pinellas and Hillsborough counties under the Florida REACH Act.
- 05.03.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,555 cues2022-05-03·Morning Session
The board directed staff to advertise a June 7 public hearing on a solid waste ordinance amendment that would replace the fixed residential collection rate ceiling with a CPI-indexed escalator, including an 8.6% two-year look-back adjustment, over Commissioner Mariano's preference for a one-year look-back. The board also confirmed Patrick Arrington as the county's new Code Compliance Director and received a Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council study recommending industrial land sanctuaries and a minimum 50-acre lot size to address Pasco's fragmented employment base. A multi-family entitlement study for the Wesley Chapel moratorium area drew pointed board scrutiny over unit counts and data gaps but produced no formal action.
- 05.03.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,108 cues2022-05-03·Afternoon Session
The board approved the Swope MPUD rezoning for Running Dog Ranch, allowing up to 953 single-family detached units, 119 attached units, 336 multi-family units, and 116,882 square feet of commercial uses across approximately 493 acres. Commissioners also adopted amendments to tree preservation and landscaping standards and approved a comprehensive plan update to the transportation element, both unanimously. A proposed 180-day moratorium on residential and educational development near Pasco County airports advanced through a first public hearing, with a final hearing set for May 17.
- 04.19.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,430 cues2022-04-19·Morning Session
The board authorized a $10,974,845 second and final draw on the parks and recreation general obligation bond and approved eight new fire inspector positions along with Penny for Pasco funding for firefighter decontamination equipment and high-rise hose gear. Pasco EDC reported a record 92 active recruitment projects in its Q2 update, including six project wins year-to-date among them Amazon. Commissioner Mariano highlighted a $1,032,000 Florida Communities Trust grant securing a 318-acre conservation land acquisition approved on the consent agenda.
- 04.19.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,389 cues2022-04-19·Afternoon Session
The board approved the Newport Corners rezoning, allowing Lennar Homes to develop 956 acres along the Little Road corridor into a mixed-use master-planned community with 3,400 residential units and 1.4 million square feet of non-residential uses, including a mobility fee lockbox of $20–25 million tied to nearby road improvements. Commissioners also adopted the accompanying large-scale comprehensive plan amendment over objections from Sierra Club members and area residents, and approved a $695,000 paved road assessment district on Wintrey Boulevard. A small-scale comp plan amendment at SR 52 and Old Pasco Road passed 4-0 with Chairman Starkey excused.
- 04.05.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning & Afternoon Sessions)8,116 cues2022-04-05·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 4-1 vote to rezone approximately 131 acres near Lake Iola Road for the 550-space North Pasco RV Resort, with Commissioner Fitzpatrick dissenting over concerns about commercial development precedent in the northeast rural protection area, drawing significant public opposition over traffic safety at the Blanton Road/I-75 interchange. Commissioners also unanimously approved an ordinance raising the tourism development tax from 4% to 5%, established two new community development districts, and rezoned 27.75 acres near SR-52 for a mixed-use project including 220 multifamily units by Jordan Road LLC. A resolution of intent was adopted ahead of an anticipated $150 million water and sewer bond issuance.
- 03.22.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,518 cues2022-03-22·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a policy memorandum on single-family residential lots in MPUDs, setting minimum 40-foot lot widths, a 50% front-load threshold, and architectural controls requiring at least three differentiating features, with Chairman Starky signaling she would separately pursue driveway standards. Staff reported that 254 households were housed over one year using roughly $4 million in Emergency Solutions Grant funds, while $4.5 million in HOME-ARP funding remains pending board action. The board also adopted three resolutions recognizing Bicycle Month, National Surveyors Week, and the Chasco Fiesta's 100th anniversary.
- 03.22.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,573 cues2022-03-22·Afternoon Session
The board voted 4-1, with Commissioner Moore dissenting, to transmit the Cross Park PD comprehensive plan amendment at SR 54 and Henley Road to the state, allowing Live Development to replace ALF entitlements with up to 280 multifamily units, 45,000 sq ft of medical office, and 10,000 sq ft of retail, contingent on office construction preceding or matching residential phasing. Commissioners also approved rezoning Habib Enterprises LLC's 6.85-acre Bolton Avenue parcel from AR to R1MH despite a Planning Commission denial recommendation, accepting a voluntary deed restriction capping units at 11. The chair was authorized to sign a letter supporting Moffitt Cancer Center's $3 million congressional funding request.
- 03.08.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,142 cues2022-03-08·Morning Session
The board's morning session was dominated by ceremonial business, approving 5 proclamations recognizing Irish American Heritage Month, Women's History Month, American Red Cross Month, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's 60th anniversary, and commending VantagePoint AI's Lane Mendelssohn family for over $739,000 in charitable donations to Pasco County organizations. The board also unanimously directed the chair to send a letter to the Governor requesting the Suncoast Parkway northbound ramps be opened after the Florida Turnpike Enterprise failed to return a finalized tolling agreement after six weeks, and authorized the chair to sign a County Line Road funding support letter.
- 03.08.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,590 cues2022-03-08·Afternoon Session
The board adopted a 180-day moratorium on car, truck, and van sales businesses in unincorporated Pasco County while stakeholders draft a permanent ordinance, and approved a large-scale comp plan amendment shifting roughly 80 acres near Hancock Road from one to three dwelling units per acre. A paving assessment for Ten Percent Court was approved at an estimated $553,272, and the Placzewski family's 200-unit MPUD on Tyndall Road won approval with conditions including a new sidewalk reservation along the eastern boundary.
- 02.22.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,493 cues2022-02-22·Afternoon Session
The board approved a new Gulf Harbors neighborhood park MSBU ordinance capping residents' share of the purchase price at $600,000 and created a seven-member advisory committee to oversee it, despite speakers urging the item be tabled pending resolution of an existing lawsuit. Three road paving assessments totaling roughly $502,000 were approved for Buena Vista, Caldwell Street, and C4 Drive, and a rezoning for AGJM Pasco LLC to build a Dollar General at Purine Ranch Road and Grand Boulevard was cleared over a neighbor's objections.
- 02.22.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,370 cues2022-02-22·Morning Session
The board approved moving forward with an ordinance amendment targeting rabbit sales in public venues and requiring retail source certificates, following an Animal Services presentation showing a 90% mortality rate for abandoned rabbits among roughly 732 sold annually in Pasco County. Commissioners also received an early FY2023 budget outlook projecting up to $10 million in additional property tax revenue at current growth rates amid 9.6% regional inflation and 25-35% home value increases. The consent agenda passed with a corrected Benchley land purchase totaling $1,235,000, and Commissioner Mariano prompted a review of deepening the Magnolia Valley stormwater project to create a kayaking and fishing amenity.
- 02.08.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,603 cues2022-02-08·Afternoon Session
The board adopted an ordinance expanding Pasco County's multi-family development moratorium area over objections from speakers citing housing affordability concerns, while approving a companion large-scale comp plan amendment to transmit a proposal for a 550-space RV resort on 132 acres near I-75 and Blanton Road to state review agencies despite significant public opposition. Commissioners also approved rezonings for US Wholesale Pipe and Tube, MHC Forest Lake Estates, and a 51-unit residential development on Happy Hill Road, along with a land-swap agreement exchanging county-owned Gateway Drive parcels for a newly constructed Frontier Drive extension. A 4-0 vote directed the county attorney to apply the pending ordinance doctrine to a new airport compatibility moratorium covering height obstruction and noise abatement zones.
- 02.08.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,304 cues2022-02-08·Morning Session
The board recognized Raymond Wright's 28-year career with Pasco County and unanimously declared kumquat pie the official pie of the county before receiving annual reports showing the Penny for Pasco Jobs and Economic Opportunity Trust Fund projected at $69 million through 2025 and Florida Sports Coast generating a $721 million economic impact in FY2021. Commissioners approved up to $1,000 for a memorial plaque at the universally inclusive playground and authorized covering a $50,000 funding gap to build a second inclusive playground on the county's west side.
- 01.25.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,444 cues2022-01-25·Board of County Commissioners
The board received a quarterly report from the Pasco EDC announcing that Amazon will build a 500,000-square-foot robotic sort center at SR 52 and Bellamy Brothers Road employing more than 500 people, with groundbreaking imminent. Commissioners also appointed five Planning Commission members and one at-large member following a 2021 ordinance restructuring, and approved resolutions honoring Pepin Academies, which serves 325 students in grades 3 through 22, and retiring parks employee James K. Baisley for 35 years of county service.
- 01.25.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,049 cues2022-01-25·Afternoon Session
The board approved the $24 million ARPA-funded acquisition of the Lyndrick utility system from the Florida Government Utility Authority, covering roughly 3,200 water and 2,700 wastewater accounts in Gulf Harbors and surrounding communities. A rezoning for the Renner MPUD -- 108 single-family units on 50.15 acres -- passed 3-2 after a failed continuance motion, with road alignment conditions added to the forthcoming development agreement. Commissioners also authorized the county attorney to sign an opioid settlement with Endo Health Solutions representing 4.4 percent of a $65 million national pool.
- 01.11.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)no transcript yet2022-01-11·Morning Session
- 01.11.2022 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)no transcript yet2022-01-11·Afternoon Session
- 12.07.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,433 cues2021-12-07·Morning Session
The board elected Commissioner Starkey as chair and Commissioner Mariano as vice chair for 2022, then received a briefing on a jail expansion facing a $19-25 million funding shortfall caused by a 45% rise in construction material costs, with the Land O' Lakes facility already housing roughly 1,600 inmates against a rated capacity of 1,432. Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative presented a $320,363 check to the county, and Hub Life Charities donated $20,000 for parks scholarships from its Hubbleween event. An eminent domain stipulated final judgment with WSMB passed 4-0, with Commissioner Oakley abstaining.
- 12.07.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)9,480 cues2021-12-07·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 3-2 contested vote to rezone 21.45 acres at Ridge Road and Tanglewood Drive for 230 apartments and 10,000 sq ft of commercial office space for applicant Caroline Assels Trustee, over neighborhood opposition citing traffic, sinkholes, and airport safety. A $301,262 Calvary Road paving assessment was approved while a $229,639 Arcola Avenue assessment was continued to allow negotiation with trucking firms over disproportionate road damage. The board also tabled the Arlington Del Mabry MPUD multifamily addition and the Renner MPUD 108-home rezoning, both pending further staff study, and gave direction to expand the Wesley Chapel apartment moratorium.
- 11.09.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,459 cues2021-11-09·Morning Session
The board voted to expand Pasco County's apartment complex moratorium to additional areas along the SR-54/SR-56 corridor and directed planning staff to refine boundaries using upcoming redistricting maps. Commissioners also authorized a letter to the Florida Turnpike Authority urging expedited opening of the Ridge Road Extension, with staff estimating the delay costs $5,000–$6,000 per day in lost toll revenue. The clerk announced her office would file a petition for declaratory relief in court over the county's failure to fully fund the Multi-Agency Criminal Justice Information System and the Annex Courthouse local requirement.
- 11.09.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)679 cues2021-11-09·Afternoon Session
The board adopted a small-scale comp plan amendment shifting roughly four acres at Foxwood Boulevard and SR 54 from Residential-3 to Commercial, and approved an ordinance updating EMS certificate of public convenience and necessity rules, both on 3-0 votes. Rezonings for Koni Pashi MPD and the Placzewski MPD Villages of Pasadena Hills were continued to January 11, 2022, while American Homes for Rent's Bridgehaven R4 rezoning and companion subdivision plat were approved on consent. A commissioner also directed staff to explore code changes recognizing permeable pavers differently from impervious surfaces following a constituent complaint in Hudson.
- 11.02.21 Pasco BOCC West Side Joint Cities/County Fall Workshop3,469 cues2021-11-02·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a joint workshop with Port Richey and Newport Richey covering redevelopment, infrastructure, and transit along the US 19 corridor. The county outlined a $2 million ARPA-funded Route 19 redevelopment pilot, $640,000 in final design and permitting for Hudson and Gulf Harbors dredging, and a $1.9 million CDBG stormwater grant for the Green Key area. Officials also discussed a Leisure Lane redevelopment involving 51 lots in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, an electric trolley connecting the two downtowns, and annexation boundary complications between the cities and unincorporated county.
- 10.26.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,321 cues2021-10-26·Morning Session
The board approved $2.1 million in HOME Investment Partnership funds for Magnolia Oaks, a 77-unit affordable housing development in New Port Richey targeting homeless veterans and non-elderly disabled residents, increasing the county's commitment from an original $1 million pledge toward a $16 million-plus project by the Pasco County Housing Authority. The Tax Collector presented a $2.881 million revenue check to the county, exceeding projections, while tourist development tax collections hit a record $3.5 million. Commissioners also directed staff to draft a revised roadway solicitation ordinance modeled after Lee County's approach and received a Year One update on the Pasco 2050 Comprehensive Plan, with commissioners pressing for an accelerated timeline.
- 10.26.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,171 cues2021-10-26·Afternoon Session
The board approved a series of comprehensive plan amendments and rezonings, including a large-scale amendment converting 303 acres at SR 54 and SR 56 to Planned Development for the Wesley Chapel Lakes project and a 151-acre Sunwest Park PD west of Old Dixie Highway. An ordinance removing the commercial solid waste collection ceiling opened that market to competition, and a resolution phased in water and wastewater connection fees not updated since 2006. Commissioners also directed staff to return with land development code changes addressing landscaping, lot mix, and architectural standards in MPUDs.
- 10.12.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,359 cues2021-10-12·Morning Session
The board approved a census-based redistricting map — "Option 1" — drawn from all commissioners' input with district population variance under 2%, and scheduled a public hearing for December 7 in New Port Richey. Commissioners also voted 5-0 to introduce an ordinance removing the commercial waste collection rate ceiling unchanged since 2009, and authorized a $1,650 one-time repair on Lakeshore Drive in Hudson. The Pasco Economic Development Council reported $250 million in capital investment and 1,087 jobs created in the prior fiscal year.
- 10.12.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)754 cues2021-10-12·Afternoon Session
The board adopted two Land Development Code ordinances, amending zoning district standards and renaming water and wastewater service impact fees, both passing 5-0. A rezoning request for Oaks MPD Parcel S19 was remanded to the planning commission after the county failed to properly advertise the item, with Pasco agreeing to reimburse the applicant's advertising costs. Floyd Filman Worlds LLC won approval to rezone its parcel from agricultural to ER2 estate residential district, with speakers praising the 2.5-acre minimum lot size as fitting for northeast Pasco County.
- 9.28.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners (Morning Session)3,108 cues2021-09-28·Morning Session
The board approved the Oaks Park MSBU interlocal agreement 5-0, locking in assessments of $135.39 per year against 1,588 lots over 15 years to retire a $3 million park acquisition cost, with bills expected on 2022 tax rolls. Commissioners also heard that the county secured $3.8 million in state appropriations for the Lyndrick sewer and water quality project in Gulf Harbors, and Public Works applied for a $2 million DEO grant for Green Key stormwater improvements. The board voted 4-0 to elevate the long-delayed Holiday Hills drainage project to the top of the procurement priority list.
- 9.28.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners (Afternoon Session)4,096 cues2021-09-28·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 4-1 rezoning of roughly 20 acres on Joy Drive from agricultural to R4 high-density residential for DMMD I LLC and MI Homes, allowing 54 single-family homes over neighbors' objections about flooding and traffic, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting. A $2.4 million road paving assessment for Trinity Oaks and Thousand Oaks Phase 1 covering 28 streets passed 5-0, with the board directing Public Works to pursue drainage improvements residents tied to county-approved development. The board also adopted mobility fee increases and VOPH development fee amendments, and continued several items including a commercial solid waste rate resolution and the Wesley Chapel Lakes MPUD modification.
- 09.28.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing (FY22 Budget)542 cues2021-09-28·Board of County Commissioners
The board unanimously adopted Pasco County's $1.73 billion FY2022 budget and set an aggregate millage rate of 9.3482 mills, representing a 1.49% increase above rollback, with all final votes passing 4-0. The fire MSTU millage rose to 1.8036 mills to fund two new fire stations and firefighter wage increases. A motion to fully fund the clerk's $671,000 MACJIS obligation rather than phase it in over three years died for lack of a second.
- 09.15.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Public Hearings274 cues2021-09-15·Board of County Commissioners
The board held a series of public hearings to set final assessment rates and utility fees for the coming fiscal year, approving all five resolutions without dissent. Commissioners adopted a $95-per-ERU stormwater fee generating roughly $27 million countywide, while also raising the residential solid waste disposal assessment to $86 per ERU as part of a seven-year, $7-per-year increase plan tied to planned facility expansion. Final assessment rolls for the Quail Hollow and Fox Ridge MSBUs and Williamsburg West MSTU were also adopted unanimously.
- 09.15.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,367 cues2021-09-15·Morning Session
The board approved the FY2022–2026 Pasco County Strategic Plan, built around four pillars and 16 measurable goals, and directed staff to schedule an interlocal agreement with the property appraiser and tax collector to advance the long-delayed Oaks Park MSBU before the December 31 deadline. Development Services reported permitting gains including single-family processing times cut from 23 days to 8.5 days, with 44,000 permits issued representing $2 billion added to the tax roll. All votes were unanimous.
- 09.15.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)no transcript yet2021-09-15·Afternoon Session
- 09.15.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing (FY22 Budget)399 cues2021-09-15·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC adopted a $1.74 billion tentative FY2022 budget at a special public hearing, approving a General Fund millage rate of 7.6076 mills and a Fire MSTU rate of 1.8036 mills, the latter generating an additional $6.2 million in property taxes to fund firefighter wage increases and two new fire stations. Seven voter-approved debt service millage rates totaling 0.2098 mills were also adopted, with three bond tranches levied for the first time. All votes were 5-0, and no public comment was received on any item.
- 8.24.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,413 cues2021-08-24·Afternoon Session
The board approved a $400-per-unit development review fee structure for the Villages of Pasadena Hills and established the Connerton East Community Development District, while continuing four ordinances and two rezonings to later meetings. Commissioners approved the Ranch Hill MPUD rezoning for 350 multifamily apartments near SR-52 and the Causeway Center expansion allowing up to 275,000 square feet of commercial retail with a new land use equivalency matrix. The board adopted revised utility rates for FY2022–2025, holding bulk reclaimed water customers at 70% cost recovery rather than raising them to 80%, and directed staff to reduce all road paving assessment interest rates above 3.25% down to 3.25% before a September 15 continuation of the non-ad valorem assessment hearing.
- 8.24.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,326 cues2021-08-24·Morning Session
The board approved a $107.6 million American Rescue Plan Act spending plan covering utility acquisitions, library and jail construction, parks, and a $500 vaccination bonus for employees, with Chairman Oakley abstaining on the vote, which passed 4-0. Commissioners also established the Pasco County Opioid Task Force, voting 4-1 to remove the commissioner seat from its membership before approving the amended resolution unanimously. The board confirmed Justin Rossler as Solid Waste Director and denied a fortune teller permit application from Josefina Lopez.
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