Board of County Commissioners
BOCC meeting archive
The county posts every BOCC meeting to YouTube — 390 meetings on record, 371 with auto-caption transcripts loaded so far. Click any transcribed meeting to read along with the video.
- 08.10.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting1,465 cues2021-08-10·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved $4.55 million in 2021 HUD entitlement grant allocations — including $3.0 million in CDBG, $1.3 million in HOME, and $247,000 in ESG funds — distributed among roughly a dozen nonprofit and public recipients including Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay and Pasco County Parks. Commissioners also adopted updated maximum towing rates, raising the Class A base rate to $150 with annual CPI adjustments, and authorized a revision of Utilities ordinances governing water restrictions and sewer systems. The meeting concluded with a closed attorney-client session on settlement options in the county's opioid litigation against AmerisourceBergen and co-defendants.
- 08.10.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (pt 2)2,633 cues2021-08-10·Board of County Commissioners
The board adopted Resolution 21-250 approving the Florida opioid settlement memorandum of understanding in Pasco County v. AmerisourceBergen, with task force membership language removed pending a separate resolution, and authorized the county administrator to negotiate interlocal agreements with major municipalities. Commissioners approved a rezoning of a 1.67-acre parcel at SR 54 and Meadowbrook Drive for Kitty Campus University Inc from AR1 to PO1, despite neighbor objections over flooding and traffic, and adopted a comprehensive plan amendment renaming the King Ranch sub-area to Palmetto Ridge. A first reading of an ordinance updating mobility fees was continued to September 15 to allow commissioner briefings.
- 07.06.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,017 cues2021-07-06·Board of County Commissioners
The board declared a local state of emergency in response to Tropical Storm Elsa and set tentative FY2022 millage rates against a tax base that grew roughly 10.81% to more than $35 billion in assessed value. Commissioners approved a $3.8 million Local Housing Assistance Plan for 2021-2024 and allocated roughly $1.9 million in CARES Act CDBG-CV funds across seven nonprofit and workforce-training projects. The board also authorized the county administrator to intervene in the TCO rate case before the PUC and spend up to $25,000 on outside counsel, and directed staff to draft a land development code amendment raising the coastal residential building height limit from 35 to 45 feet.
- 07.06.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)675 cues2021-07-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a small-scale comp plan amendment rezoning 2.32 acres on Livingston Road from Residential 3 to Residential 9 units per acre and adopted the large-scale Causeway PD amendment on roughly 35 acres at Roach's Run and Land O' Lakes Boulevard, shifting the site from Commercial to Planned Development. Commissioners also approved a consent package including a development agreement with Taylor Morrison of Florida for a Morris Bridge Road turn lane in exchange for mobility fee credits. Three land-use items were continued unanimously, including the Ridge Road and Tanglewood amendment, where speakers raised aviation safety concerns about a proposed four-story building near an airport flight path.
- 06.22.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,817 cues2021-06-22·Afternoon Session
The board voted 3-2 to transmit a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment for 230 apartments and 10,000 square feet of commercial space on roughly 20 acres at Ridge Road and Tanglewood Drive, with Commissioners Mariano and Fitzpatrick dissenting amid heavy neighborhood opposition over traffic, school impacts, and airport safety concerns. The board also approved the Driftwood Village 2 paving assessment totaling $522,349 over 10 years despite a resident objection, and greenlit the Tiger Trail paving assessment for $137,239 after a supporter cited decades of pothole-related ambulance access problems. An ordinance stripping local contractor licensing requirements preempted by HB 735 passed unanimously.
- 06.22.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting2,851 cues2021-06-22·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted 4-1 to purchase and demolish six sinkhole-damaged homes on Willowbrook Court in the Lakeside Woodlands area for an estimated $1.4 million from the general fund capital account, returning the land to water retention after engineering reports deemed remediation futile. State lobbyist Sean Foster reported the legislature secured $6.5 million for Pasco water and wastewater projects along with $25 million for a PHSC student success center in Dade City. The board also approved resolutions honoring two Pasco Animal Services employees who received statewide awards and appointed Jenny Yingling to the Commission on the Status of Women.
- 06.08.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,277 cues2021-06-08·Board of County Commissioners
The board authorized issuance of up to $107.9 million in general obligation bonds to fund a second tranche of the Pasco County detention center expansion, and appointed 13 members to the newly formed Northeast Pasco County Rural Advisory Committee from a field of 22 applicants. Commissioners also reviewed a preliminary FY2022 budget built on $35 billion in taxable assessed values, a 10.8% increase over the prior year, and voted 5-0 to end the practice of reading public emails aloud at future meetings.
- 06.08.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,227 cues2021-06-08·Afternoon Session
The board approved a rezoning of 75.15 acres on Parkway Boulevard for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation's mortgage-free veteran and first-responder housing village, overriding a prior planning commission denial, and greenlit a 122-unit residential MPUD on Old Pasco Road for KB Home. Commissioners also voted 5-0 to transmit a comprehensive plan amendment for the Central Pasco Employment Village that raises the single-family residential cap from 20% to 50% and directs staff to review non-consensual towing rates for competitiveness with surrounding jurisdictions.
- 05.18.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting2,726 cues2021-05-18·Board of County Commissioners
The board adopted Resolution 21-183 honoring David Bruce Lambert II for 27 years of service with Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative and community leadership roles including the Pasco County Housing Authority. The consent agenda passed 5-0 with two scrivener's error corrections, including a fix to the Hugh Embry Library construction bond total. Public comment was dominated by Sea Forest, Gulf Landings, and Westport residents pressing for inclusion in the Phase 2 canal dredging permitting, alongside calls for vacation rental minimum-stay reductions from 30 days to 6.
- 05.18.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,816 cues2021-05-18·Afternoon Session
The board rejected two storm-damage road paving assessments, with the Lakewood Villas PVAS -- estimated at $1.4 million -- failing on a 3-1 vote with one abstention after residents presented a petition showing 207 of roughly 310 affected property owners in opposition, and the Lake Worrell Acres PVAS falling on a 3-2 vote despite no public opposition speakers. Six other items, including rezonings for BMI LLC and Sitex NR Holdings, were approved on the consent agenda, while the Life Church MPD rezoning for 122 single-family units on Old Pasco Road was continued to June 8 amid traffic safety concerns.
- 5.04.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Morning Session)3,171 cues2021-05-04·Morning Session
The board authorized the issuance of up to $9,571,058.70 in General Obligation Bonds Series 2021-A for library improvements, representing the second tranche of an $18.6 million GO bond program. Commissioners directed staff to develop an acquisition and demolition plan for five homes barricaded by a sinkhole cave system on Willowbrook Court in Lakeside Woodlands after all FEMA and CDBG grant applications were denied, with a formal proposal expected at the June meeting. The board also honored the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their Super Bowl LV championship and approved a corrected SHIP funding agreement with HTG Osprey Point Apartments.
- 05.04.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,575 cues2021-05-04·Afternoon Session
The board adopted a 180-day moratorium on new multi-family entitlement applications in east Pasco and Wesley Chapel, drawing support from Sheriff Chris Nacho and dozens of residents citing traffic and school overcrowding. Commissioners also amended the Land Development Code to allow multi-family dwellings as conditional uses in C2 General Commercial districts after briefly debating removal of an affordable housing exception. Both ordinances passed 5-0, alongside consent items approving a Zephyr Place streetlight assessment and a Beacon Woods East DRI conversion to assisted living use.
- 04.20.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)10,291 cues2021-04-20·Afternoon Session
- 04.20.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,255 cues2021-04-20·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted 4-1, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting, to appoint Don Anderson to the Pasco County Planning Commission from a pool of 19 applicants, while also unanimously reappointing Jamie Girardi and Peter Hansel; Mariano had favored applicant Melissa Horn. The board also recognized the Community Development Department's Vincent House project, a mental health facility built with over $1 million in CDBG funds, and received presentations on Pasco EDC's business recruitment pipeline, including the Moffitt Cancer Center announcement, and on rising food insecurity affecting nearly 100,000 county residents.
- 04.07.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,928 cues2021-04-07·Afternoon Session
The board approved a contested 3-2 vote granting Ventus Health System / Sun Belt Health Corporation a conditional use permit for 248 multifamily units in a C2 commercial district on Bruce B Downs Boulevard near Wesley Chapel, with Commissioners Moore and Mariano dissenting over concerns about job-generating land-use policy. The board also approved small-scale comprehensive plan amendments converting roughly 9.99 acres in Wesley Chapel to office use and five acres on Old Lakeland Highway to Industrial Light. Commissioners discussed five options for reforming the county's local road paving assessment program, expressing a preference for an MSTU structure but directing staff to return with further legal and cost analysis before any formal action.
- 04.07.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting2,825 cues2021-04-07·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted 4-0 to halt a board-initiated microsurfacing project for Aristida and instead begin the process for full-depth reclamation, with staff noting new noticing and revised costs incorporating stormwater and drainage work will be required. Commissioners also initiated a paving assessment for Vista Lane covering 134.38 ERUs at an estimated cost of just over $275,000, with a public hearing to follow in roughly 60 days. The board submitted a favorable reappointment ballot for District 6 Medical Examiner Dr. John Fogmartin and approved a letter of support for Dade City's congressional funding request to relocate and upgrade its 1950-built wastewater treatment plant.
- 03.23.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting2,805 cues2021-03-23·Board of County Commissioners
The board directed the county attorney to draft amendments to the COPCN ordinance tying application periods to the two-year renewal cycle and requiring applicants to demonstrate need, passing 5-0. Staff presented a status update on the $640,000 Key Vista Bayley's Bluff shoreline stabilization and dredge project, funded in part by RESTORE Act dollars. The Clerk of Court reported Operation Green Light collected over $72,500 and reinstated or made eligible nearly 300 driver's licenses during a March event.
- 03.23.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,883 cues2021-03-23·Afternoon Session
- 03.09.21 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,453 cues2021-03-09·Board of County Commissioners
The board confirmed Roy Major as Building and Construction Services Director and approved the purchase of two tax-deed parcels totaling roughly $11,400 for right-of-way and road maintenance purposes. Budget Director Greg Bob previewed a 7–10% projected increase in taxable assessed values for FY2022, citing record single-family permitting and 16.7% commercial valuation growth. State Senator Mike Fasano urged stronger business tax receipt enforcement, suggesting full compliance could generate approximately $600,000 annually for the county.
- 03.09.21 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)671 cues2021-03-09·Afternoon Session
The board approved a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment on Tower Road, rezoning roughly 77 acres from Residential 3 to Residential 6 to allow up to 12 units per gross acre, with a public commenter citing workforce housing needs. Commissioners also approved a conditional use for a Duke Energy/U.S. Air Force 35-foot radar platform and a $53,699 pavement value assessment for Roberts Road, both on consent. A separate discussion resulted in a 5-0 vote directing staff to revise the moratorium boundary map to exclude District One.
- 02.09.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,586 cues2021-02-09·Afternoon Session
- 02.09.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting2,570 cues2021-02-09·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted 4-1, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting, to abandon efforts to amend the land development code for boat lift canopies and instead enforce the existing prohibition against the structures, affecting 89 observed illegal canopies across Gulf Harbors and other coastal communities. Commissioners also approved a bus bench contract projected to generate roughly $100,000 annually for Pasco County Public Transportation and authorized a letter supporting Florida's Wayfair internet sales tax collection bill, while deferring a nomination to the RESTORE Act Committee.
- 01.26.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,786 cues2021-01-26·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved an economic incentive agreement with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center for a life sciences campus projected to create at least 14,000 jobs, committing more than $25 million in county infrastructure funding, and separately authorized up to $100 million in fuel tax bonds to finance the Sun Lake Boulevard extension required for the project to proceed. Port Richie's mayor presented redevelopment plans for Cody River Landing but faced board scrutiny over CRA boundary irregularities and low city trust fund contributions, and was directed to return in 60 days with answers pending a state audit.
- 01.26.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,120 cues2021-01-26·Afternoon Session
The board approved a rezoning for Chelsea Acquisition LLC to develop up to 230 townhomes on approximately 64 acres along Old Dixie Highway in Hudson, with voluntary deed restrictions limiting unit type and a drainage easement to address flooding in the Sea Pines area. Commissioners also adopted comprehensive plan and land development code amendments tied to the Villages of Pasadena Hills Stewardship District, including updated utility fees and a new fee credit registry. Dr. William Killinger was appointed to the EMS Advisory Board, and discussion flagged an unresolved issue of Pasco businesses incorrectly remitting sales tax to Hillsborough County.
- 01.12.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,378 cues2021-01-12·Board of County Commissioners
The board denied 3-2 a motion to add a Sheriff's Office representative to the Planning Commission, the meeting's lone contested vote, while unanimously approving letters to state and federal officials requesting per-capita equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines after Pasco County received zero of its expected 3,500 doses. The Pasco EDC reported two new business successes representing 208 jobs and $14 million in capital investment, and Administrator Dan Fossa announced approximately $15 million in new federal rental and mortgage assistance funds would appear on the next agenda.
- 01.12.2021 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,357 cues2021-01-12·Afternoon Session
The board continued three rezoning cases at its January 12 session, deferring Trust No. 7541207 Land Service Corporation's C2/I1 rezone at I-75 and Blanton Road to February 9 and pushing the Seven Oaks MPUD amendment to a date uncertain. A 248-unit multi-family conditional use request by Adventist Health System in Wesley Chapel drew 24 pieces of public opposition and a failed motion to deny before the board voted 5-0 to continue the item 60 days. Consent rezonings for 2G G LLC and the 77-acre Salem comprehensive plan amendment were approved without opposition.
- 12.08.2020 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Morning Session)2,796 cues2020-12-08·Morning Session
The board elected Commissioner Oakley as chair in a contested 3-2 vote over Commissioner Starky, who was then unanimously elected vice chair. Commissioners unanimously approved an economic development agreement with Santander Consumer USA to occupy the former Super Target at Suncoast Parkway and SR 54, committing up to $2.09 million in incentives over 10 years in exchange for an investment of $22 million and 875 jobs averaging above 115% of county wages.
- 12.08.2020 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,310 cues2020-12-08·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 4-1 vote (Commissioner Mariano dissenting) to proceed with the Bass Lake Acres paving assessment project despite a petition from roughly 60 opposing residents citing drainage concerns and affordability, while unanimously approving the Palm Lake paving assessment for $436,070 and a comprehensive plan amendment shifting 90 acres near I-75 and Blanton Road to Industrial Light and Commercial. The board also selected Sunrise Consulting for lobbyist services, adopted an ordinance removing the Sunday morning restriction on alcoholic beverage sales, and made three appointments to the Villages of Pasadena Hills board.
- 11.17.2020 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,218 cues2020-11-17·Afternoon Session
The board adopted a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment converting 65 acres along State Road 54 to Planned Development for Trinity Corporate Center and approved an ordinance giving the county discretion to waive second appraisals on real property purchases exceeding $500,000. Commissioners unanimously approved a 162-unit single-family MPUD rezoning by New Strategy Holdings on 36.7 acres in northwest Pasco despite neighbor concerns about wildlife and traffic. A paving assessment for Cool Drive and Kyle Drive in the Zephyrhills area was approved at roughly $263,500, and two additional paving assessments totaling more than $635,000 cleared the consent agenda.
- 11.17.2020 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Morning Session)3,350 cues2020-11-17·Morning Session
The board voted 5-0 to publicly advertise the Building and Construction Services Director position rather than confirm Gary Joyner at $125,000, after commissioners raised concerns about the lack of an open search. A lobbying services contract recommended for Corcoran Partners at $60,000 per year was also deferred, with all three finalist firms ordered to present to the board at the December 8 meeting. The board approved a paving assessment district for Lake Como Drive in Lutz at a maximum cost of $4,400 per ERU, and confirmed Paula Barakaldo as Director of Support Services following a competitive search.
- 10.20.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,358 cues2020-10-20·Board of County Commissioners
The board received a $3.457 million surplus check from Tax Collector Mike Fasano, retaining $305,000 for facility renovations while returning $3.152 million to county coffers. A motion by Commissioner Mariano to downgrade the county's mask mandate from mandatory to strongly recommended died for lack of a second. The Pasco EDC reported a record 1,464 jobs committed in fiscal year-end results, with an 875-job project announcement expected November 17. The board also unanimously approved a resolution honoring outgoing Commissioner Mike Wells for six years of service.
- 10.20.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,131 cues2020-10-20·Afternoon Session
The board adopted an ordinance requiring vehicle removal and roadway cleanup after accidents, approved eight rezoning consent items including RLE Ranch LLC's 259-unit MPUD on roughly 200 acres and a $245,110 paving assessment for Driftwood Village, and received a CARES Act update showing Pasco had expended or committed $62 million of its $96 million allocation. Chairman Moore pressed FDOT over contractor DAB Constructors' delays on the diverging diamond interchange, noting $10,000-per-day liquidated damages had been levied as the project slipped from summer 2021 toward spring 2022.
- 10.06.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Meeting1,241 cues2020-10-06·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved the Orchid Lake Villages road paving project covering 53 roads and 956 ERUs at an estimated cost of $3.6 million, with the county absorbing a $674,000 discount. Commissioners directed staff to draft a new purchase contract for the Gulf Harbors Golf Course not contingent on an MSBU, targeting a one-time payment of $335 per home, with the revised agreement to return October 20. Commissioner Mariano was appointed to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee under a new statutory requirement.
- 10.06.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,925 cues2020-10-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment shifting roughly 90 acres at the I-75/Blanton Road interchange from Employment Center and Agricultural to Industrial Light and Commercial designations for transmittal to the state. Overriding a unanimous Planning Commission denial, commissioners also voted 5-0 to rezone 43.98 acres on US 41 for a 109-home subdivision near Pilot Country Airport despite opposition from airport residents and owner Mark Twelthoven over noise and safety concerns. The consent agenda included paving assessments totaling roughly $191,000 for Abby Drive and Julia Lane, along with a commercial rezoning for Huntley Properties at Gun Highway and SR 54.
- 09.21.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,235 cues2020-09-21·Afternoon Session
The board approved a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment rezoning 37.77 acres on Colony Road from Res-3 to Res-6 and passed a five-item rezoning consent agenda that included the PAL Materials MPUD on roughly 65.71 acres and the Trinity Corporate Center large-scale amendment transmittal to DEO. Commissioners voted 5-0 to pursue competitive solicitation for both state and federal lobbyists and suspended a $300 right-of-way inspection fee on utility pole replacements pending further review. Staff was also directed to advance an MSBU funding approach for the West Pasco coastal dredging project and explore grant and tax increment financing options for the estimated $1 million incremental cost effort.
- 09.21.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Final Budget Public Hearing301 cues2020-09-21·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted the FY2021 county budget totaling $1.399 billion at its final public hearing, along with millage rates for the general fund, Fire MSTU, and four voter-approved debt service bonds. The general fund millage held steady at 7.6076 mills, a 2.84% increase over the rollback rate, while the Fire MSTU rose to 1.8036 mills to cover firefighter wage increases and the opening of Fire Rescue Station 42. All votes passed 5-0 with no public comment.
- 09.21.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,851 cues2020-09-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board pulled a $550,000 task order with Tyndale Oliver for public transportation planning services after commissioners questioned its value, directing staff to rebid the work competitively. A roughly $997,800 fire station land purchase from owner Gillis was deferred pending an independent appraisal of the county's trade property. The board also approved Ridge Road/Turnpike interchange design contracts despite a $7 million funding gap between FDOT's committed $18 million and the project's estimated $25 million cost.
- 09.08.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Public Hearing476 cues2020-09-08·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a series of utility and solid waste assessments for FY2021, including a stormwater management rate held flat at $95 per ERU and a residential solid waste disposal rate increasing by $7 per ERU to fund growth and the long-term waste-to-energy facility expansion. Final non-ad valorem assessments for the Quail Hollow, Williamsburg West, and Fox Ridge municipal service units were also adopted. All votes were 5-0.
- 09.08.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Budget Public Hearing498 cues2020-09-08·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held its first required TRIM public hearing, tentatively adopting a $1.04 billion FY2021 budget by unanimous 5-0 votes across all items. The aggregate millage rate was set at 9.3308 mills, a 0.80% increase over the rollback rate, while the Fire MSTU millage of 1.8036 mills will generate an additional $4.4 million in property tax revenue to fund firefighter wage increases and the opening of Fire Rescue Station 42. A final budget hearing is scheduled for September 21, 2020.
- 09.08.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,307 cues2020-09-08·Afternoon Session
The board unanimously adopted an ordinance banning retail sales of dogs and cats in Pasco County, drawing testimony from 11 speakers and 118 emails submitted to the record, with supporters including the Humane Society and ASPCA. Commissioners also approved a $3.8 million ESG-CV2 HUD grant to rehouse 225 homeless households and prevent homelessness for 100 more, designating the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County as fiscal agent. Several rezoning items were continued, including the Campbell parcel C2-to-RMH amendment to October 6 and the Seven Oaks MPUD modification to January 2021.
- 09.08.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting2,822 cues2020-09-08·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a resolution authorizing up to $44 million in General Obligation Bonds for fire rescue improvements, including three new fire stations, three station renovations, and a centralized training center design. A board-initiated microsurfacing assessment covering 123 lots across seven county roads passed 4-0, with Commissioner Starky abstaining due to a property interest. The board also received a presentation on a proposed $8-10 million BMX track and bike park on a 23-acre parcel near SR 54, with direction to explore legislative and sponsorship funding.
- 08.19.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)947 cues2020-08-19·Afternoon Session
The board approved an ordinance establishing the Chapel Crossings Community Development District and adopted a separate measure removing real estate transfer tax references from county code, both passing 4-0 with Commissioner Mariano absent. Commissioners also approved an amended development agreement for the Wiregrass Ranch DRI with Locust Branch LLC, modifying transportation mitigation and land use conditions, alongside a conditional use permitting alcoholic beverage sales at a Wiregrass SP E LLC shopping center. A rezoning for the McKnight Trust at Land O Lakes Boulevard and Erin Cutoff Road, tied to a convenience store and Dunkin' Donuts redevelopment, passed 5-0 over resident opposition citing traffic study concerns.
- 08.04.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting1,884 cues2020-08-04·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $177,172 economic incentive package for SOAL Company, a Wesley Chapel packaging and medical supplies manufacturer, covering job creation bonuses, tax reimbursements, and a training grant tied to 25 new jobs and a projected $4.69 million in annual county economic output. Commissioners also voted 5-0 to grant employees an additional 1% pay raise, bringing the fiscal year total to 3%, citing May sales tax receipts running $1.4 million above projections. The board directed staff to advertise a September 8 public hearing on an ordinance that would bar pet stores from selling commercially bred puppies and kittens.
- 08.04.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)890 cues2020-08-04·Afternoon Session
The board approved seven consent rezoning items 5-0, including the Hayes Road MPUD (99 single-family units on ~29 acres) and the Barlow MPUD Villages of Pasadena Hills Village J (255 single-family units on ~51 acres), and separately approved a rezoning of 1.85 acres on Old Pasco Road from Estate Residential to Professional Office despite a neighboring resident's wetland concerns. Three petitions were continued to later meetings, and one was withdrawn. Commissioner Starkey directed staff to prepare a board-initiated paving assessment for Lake Como Drive after two prior resident-initiated attempts failed.
- 07.14.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Hybrid Virtual Meeting3,240 cues2020-07-14·Board of County Commissioners
The board confirmed Sally Sherman as Assistant County Administrator for Development Services, selecting her from a field of more than 100 applicants, and approved tentative FY2021 millage rates holding the operating rate steady at 7.6076 mills while setting a September 8 budget hearing. Commissioners also adopted preliminary solid waste assessment rates reflecting a $7 residential ERU increase tied to rising tonnage and a 2024 power contract expiration. A multifamily rezoning policy for the SR 54/56 corridor passed 5-0, though Commissioner Starky voted reluctantly after public objections over procedural and comp plan concerns.
- 06.30.2020 Board of County Commissioners Virtual Meeting2,672 cues2020-06-30·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a new hybrid virtual meeting format beginning July 14, 2020, requiring a physical quorum while closing the boardroom to the public in favor of lobby kiosks. Commissioners also adopted comprehensive plan language restricting new multifamily development along the SR 54/56 corridor from Gunn Highway to US 301 and approved a board-initiated PBAS process for storm-damaged roads in five lake areas at an estimated $4.8 million using the APS paving contract. The board also approved a construction manager at risk contract for the Embassy Hills wastewater plant and a Spectrum broadband metro services agreement for the county.
- 06.30.2020 Board of County Commissioners Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,939 cues2020-06-30·Afternoon Session
The board approved a contested 3-1 ordinance requiring property owners, including abandoned golf course operators, to maintain vegetation at or below 8 inches countywide, with Commissioner Starkey dissenting over enforceability concerns. Commissioners also allocated $1.7 million in CDBG-CV and $835,000 in ESG-CV coronavirus relief funds, including $525,000 to Saint Vincent de Paul for eight permanent supportive housing units. A comp plan amendment rezoning 29 acres on Hayes Road from Res-1 to Res-6 density passed 4-0 despite written opposition, and a 214-unit townhome development on Little Lake Thomas Road by Zaid Corporation received MPD approval.
- 06.29.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Special Agenda Virtual Meeting1,881 cues2020-06-29·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $29.3 million Water and Sewer Revenue Bond with Truist Bank to finance acquisition of the SUA/Aqua system, set to close June 30, 2020. The meeting's central debate centered on the county administrator's COVID-19 mandatory mask executive order, with Commissioner Mariano moving to downgrade the mandate to a recommendation; the motion died for lack of a second, leaving the order intact. Public Health Director Mike Napier reported 1,909 total cases and a 14.5% positivity rate in Pasco County.
- 06.02.2020 Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Virtual Meeting (Afternoon)1,345 cues2020-06-02·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a conditional use permit allowing Sand Hill Flats LLC to excavate approximately 500,000 cubic yards of soil from 30 acres along Tyndall Road despite opposition from neighboring residents citing road damage, dust, and water table concerns. A rezoning of PTA Rentals Inc. property from Agricultural Residential to C2 General Commercial also passed 5-0, while four other rezoning and plan amendment cases were continued to the June 16 virtual meeting. The board reached consensus on a September 1 implementation date for amended mobility fees affecting multifamily housing, with increases for standard units and decreases for low-income and SHIP-defined housing.
- 06.02.2020 Board of County Commissioners(BCC) Virtual Meeting2,298 cues2020-06-02·Board of County Commissioners
The board unanimously approved a construction manager at risk contract with Moss and Associates for facilities work, appointed seven members to the Fox Ridge MSBU Advisory Board, and advanced a solid waste ordinance update setting new hauler standards and penalties to a July 14 public hearing. Commissioners also debated a motion to waive Habitat for Humanity's roughly $400,000 remaining loan balance before withdrawing it, directing staff to explore CDBG funding alternatives instead. Chairman Moore reported more than $4 million in CARES rental and mortgage assistance had been disbursed countywide.
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