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.
- 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.
- 05.19.2020 Board of County Commissioners(BCC) Virtual Meeting3,163 cues2020-05-19·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a 3-2 vote to advance a scaled-back RESTORE Act dredging project for the Port Richey waterfront, reducing scope from a $12.2 million three-phase plan to a roughly $667,000 phase-one dredging effort, with Commissioners Oakley and Mariano dissenting. The board also authorized distributing up to $7.4 million in CARES Act funds to the Clerk's office and launched a $1 million PPE reimbursement program offering $500 grants to qualifying small businesses. Zephyrhills was appointed to replace Dade City on the Tourism Development Council.
- 05.19.2020 Board of County Commissioners(BCC) Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,378 cues2020-05-19·Afternoon Session
The board approved a substantial amendment to Pasco County's Five-Year Consolidated Plan covering a $2.4 million CDBG-CV award, an incoming $1.7 million CDBG-COVID-19 allocation, and a $1.3 million NSP1 transfer, while also passing companion comprehensive plan amendments redesignating roughly 88 acres acquired from Duke Energy for park expansion near Anclote River Park. Nine rezoning and street lighting items cleared the consent agenda 5-0, and a proposed ordinance tightening overgrown vegetation rules from 12 inches to 8 inches was continued to June 30 after debate over property rights and budget impacts.
- 05.05.2020 Pasco BOCC Virtual Meeting (Morning Session)2,424 cues2020-05-05·Morning Session
The board committed $11.8 million in COVID-19 relief spending, approving a $4.8 million expansion of the EDC emergency business grant program to fund roughly 1,000 additional eligible businesses, a $4 million initial allocation for the new Pasco Cares direct assistance program for residents at or below 80% AMI, and $600,000 for the Operation Feed Pasco meal distribution partnership with United Way. The board also approved an interlocal agreement merging the Zephyrhills Fire Department into Pasco County Fire Rescue effective September 27, 2020.
- 05.05.2020 Pasco BOCC Virtual Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,049 cues2020-05-05·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 4-0 vote on a substantial modification to the Starkey Ranch MPUD, canceling a prior transportation development agreement and incorporating road construction requirements for Lake Blanche Drive and the East Rangeland Boulevard extension, with Commissioner Starkey abstaining due to a conflict of interest. An ordinance expanding the Pasco County Municipal Fire Services district to include Central Hills passed unanimously, as did a small-scale comp plan amendment converting 4.86 acres on Starkey Boulevard from residential to commercial use. Several items, including a rezoning near Little Lake Thomas for 218 townhomes by N&Z Corporation and a communications facilities ordinance, were continued to June meetings.
- 04.21.20 Pasco BOCC Virtual Meeting4,485 cues2020-04-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $2 million Pasco Emergency Business Grant Program providing microgrants of up to $5,000 to small businesses with 25 or fewer employees, funded through Penny for Pasco reserves. Commissioners also authorized negotiations with Covanta Energy on a design-build-operate agreement to expand the county's waste-to-energy facility, with a cumulative ceiling of $525 million covering construction and a decade of operations. A resolution adopting updated utility technical standards was tabled after commissioners raised concerns that developers and contractors had not been adequately informed of the pending changes.
- 04.21.20 Pasco BOCC Virtual Meeting4,605 cues2020-04-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $2 million Pasco Emergency Business Grant Program administered through the EDC, offering grants of up to $5,000 to businesses with 25 or fewer employees, and authorized negotiations with Covanta Energy for a waste-to-energy facility expansion not to exceed $525 million. A utility technical manual update was pulled back after commissioners flagged insufficient stakeholder outreach. The board also adopted virtual meeting procedures and passed an eminent domain resolution for roughly 18.6 acres needed for the Overpass Road and I-75 interchange project north of Wesley Chapel.
- 04.03.2020 Commissioner Starkey Hosts Pasco Public Services Virtual Town Hall1,840 cues2020-04-03·Board of County Commissioners
Commissioner Starkey hosted a virtual COVID-19 town hall covering relief resources across multiple county departments. Panelists outlined CARES Act benefits including $1,200 stimulus checks and small business loans, while Community Development Director Marcy Burke announced a 90-day mortgage deferral for over 1,400 county-assisted homeowners and roughly $70,000 in emergency rental assistance for low-income households. The Pasco County School District reported nearly 110,000 meals served over two weeks and more than 15,000 devices distributed to students for distance learning.
- 02.25.20 Pasco BOCC Workshop3,377 cues2020-02-25·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a budget and development workshop in which staff projected an 8.5-9% increase in ad valorem revenue for FY2021 alongside concerns about a potential $1.5 million state legislative reduction to county finances. Commissioners directed staff to draft a mobility fee amendment within 90 days that would eliminate the $309/unit urban standard incentive for standalone multifamily apartment complexes along the SR-54/SR-56 corridor while pairing that removal with a full mobility fee waiver for affordable units qualifying under SHIP. Staff also flagged a shortage of roughly 8,000 affordable units for households at 0-30% of area median income, and commissioners requested a moratorium proposal on used-car lots on US-19 be brought forward at the second March meeting.
- 02.18.20 Pasco BOCC Meeting - Morning2,562 cues2020-02-18·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $785 million Avalon Park West mixed-use development TIF agreement capping county incentives at $32 million over 30 years for public infrastructure in Wesley Chapel, and voted 3-1 to advertise Chapter 42 amendments targeting overgrown defunct golf courses for a March 24 public hearing. A hepatitis A outbreak response report detailed more than 5,600 vaccines administered across Pasco County at a cost approaching $250,000. Commissioner Mariano recused himself from a consent item on golf cart regulations due to a property ownership conflict.
- 02.18.20 Pasco BOCC Meeting - Afternoon3,837 cues2020-02-18·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved the Oakley Place MPD rezoning on roughly 79 acres to allow 400 multifamily units, 100 townhomes, and up to 150,000 square feet of commercial space near Oakley Boulevard, and green-lit the Haman Fuentes ECM planned development for up to 1.6 million square feet of employment uses and 450 townhomes on 83.5 acres. Commissioners voted to transmit the Little Lake Thomas comprehensive plan amendment shifting roughly 41 acres to Res6 for a 218-unit townhome project despite opposition from eight nearby residents citing traffic and flooding concerns. Pasco County Animal Services was recognized by resolution for achieving a 91% live release rate in 2019, fulfilling a Save 90 goal set by the board in 2012.
- 02.04.20 Pasco BOCC Meeting4,006 cues2020-02-04·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved three rezoning applications, including Evans Properties Inc.'s request to develop 193 single-family units on roughly 208 acres at Fort King and Covington roads, and AMH Development's plan for 27 single-family rentals in Land O' Lakes despite a Planning Commission denial recommendation and resident opposition. Commissioners voted unanimously to eliminate overdue library fines, noting the county spends $386,000 annually to collect roughly $67,000, and approved sending a letter to Tallahassee opposing an aquatic preserves bill that could restrict dredging, boat ramp expansion, and dock permitting along Pasco's Gulf coast without county input.
- 01.21.20 Pasco BOCC Meeting4,907 cues2020-01-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board adopted ordinances updating Pasco County's ethical campaign practices code and creating a vacant and rental property registration system for unincorporated Pasco County, both passing 5-0. Commissioners approved two road-paving assessment projects, including the $225,825 Bayberry Forest PVAS and a $90,730 Shipwatch Drive assessment, while directing staff to fix inequitable ERU calculation methodology for flag lots. A substantial amendment to the 2019 Annual Action Plan transferred $1.3 million in NSP program income to CDBG and added the Coit Road repaving project, and the board granted the county administrator emergency authority to execute access documents tied to Moffitt Cancer Center's eco-corridor project.
- 01.07.20 Pasco BOCC Meeting3,096 cues2020-01-07·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $240,000 agreement with the Tampa Bay Lightning to build two outdoor street hockey rinks in Pasco County and entered a class-action settlement returning roughly $95,000 to the solid waste fund from bank interest-rate manipulation. Commissioners approved a large-scale comp plan amendment on 12.81 acres from Residential-3 to Office and cleared nine rezoning applications in a single consent vote, including the Chapel Crossings PUD covering 431 acres and 1,100 units.
- 12.10.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting3,667 cues2019-12-10·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $983,000 incentive package for Encompass Health Corporation to locate a 179-job administrative office in Bexley Ranch, and sold a 99-acre surplus spray field on Old Pasco Road to Atlanta-based Rooker Companies for $3,596,500, pairing that sale with a $3.7 million cooperative funding agreement for Rooker's 400,000-square-foot industrial park. Commissioners also adopted a self-storage design standards ordinance and approved a rate increase resolution for the Aqua/FGUA utility acquisition, with billing of former Aqua customers at county rates set to begin July 2020. Withlacoochee River Electric presented a $318,780 refund check to the county as part of a $21 million cooperative membership refund.
- 11.19.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting6,262 cues2019-11-19·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved the largest acquisition in ELAMP history, a $22.05 million purchase of 843.5 acres in the Cody River and Five Mile Creek corridors from the Angeline and Bexley families, and voted 5-0 to find the FGUA Aqua utility system acquisition serving roughly 3,600 water customers in the public interest, though a companion 2% rate increase was continued to December 10 amid concerns about east-county residents lacking notice. A 4-1 vote on a $1.5 million CDBG funding allocation drew dissent from Commissioner Mariano, and Commissioner Moore was unanimously elected the new board chairman.
- 11.05.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting4,412 cues2019-11-05·Board of County Commissioners
The board tabled Pasco County's $166,825 annual dues to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council pending a dollar-for-dollar return-on-investment presentation, while approving an $82,783.06 park monument sign contract to Kenko Sign over a bid protest from competitor aREITa. Commissioners also approved the Grand Oaks MPUD rezoning, allowing up to 600 dwelling units and 340,000 square feet of commercial space at SR 52 and Prospect Road, over objections from the Town of Saint Leo. A $667,000 RESTORE Act allocation for Port Richey waterfront improvements was restructured after Treasury rejected the amended project scope, with staff directed to develop a broader multi-year dredging plan.
- 10.22.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting6,308 cues2019-10-22·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a supplemental resolution authorizing water and sewer refunding revenue bonds of up to $121 million, awarded to Bank of America NA, generating net present value savings of $2.9 million. Spanos Corporation's 280-unit Aen Mixed Use MPUD on SR 54 passed 4-1 over Commissioner Moore's dissent amid discussion of apartment saturation along the corridor. The board selected Bayonet Gardens, a 120-unit elderly housing project in Hudson, for a $425,625 county loan commitment tied to Florida Housing Finance Corporation tax credit funding, and directed the county attorney to draft an ordinance requiring point-of-sale disclosure of private user fees after concerns were raised about charges at Sienna shopping center.
- 10.07.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting2,455 cues2019-10-07·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a comprehensive plan text amendment for the Pasco Employment Village covering approximately 2,304 acres near State Road 52, and rezoned 130 acres at 74020 SR 52 from agricultural to ECM PUD for up to 1 million square feet of light industrial use by 3KS Family Limited Partnership. Commissioners also voted unanimously to remain in the national prescription opioid litigation settlement negotiations and rezoned 211 acres at Trobee and Dowling Lake roads from AC to AR5 rural residential.
- 09.24.19 Pasco BOCC Workshop6,003 cues2019-09-24·Board of County Commissioners
The board held a joint workshop with New Port Richey and Port Richey, receiving updates on downtown projects including a $4 million Hernda Hotel boutique redevelopment and a $25 million Main Street Landings mixed-use project. Commissioners reached consensus to advance Route B of the Cotee River Trail, an 18-foot golf-cart-capable crossing under US 19 estimated at $3.6 million, pending FDOT approval. Staff was directed to revise a draft At-Risk Property Registry ordinance targeting foreclosure, rental, and vacant properties, with a first public hearing aimed at November 2019; a countywide roofs-over-docks ordinance stalled after no three-vote consensus emerged.
- 09.18.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting3,399 cues2019-09-18·Board of County Commissioners
The board adopted Pasco County's FY2020 budget totaling $1,465,713,041 at a final aggregate millage rate of 9.2971 Mills, with Chairman Oakley absent for the 4-0 evening vote. Earlier, commissioners approved a reimbursement agreement with Walmart for a safety roundabout project on US 19 near SR 52, an area that recorded 129 accidents and 7 fatalities between 2014 and 2016, and passed a resolution phasing in a 10% building permit fee discount to draw down excess fund reserves over five years. The board also approved a substantial modification to the Connerton Village 2 MPUD for Lennar Homes, adding 225 single-family units and adjusting school and park boundaries through a land swap with the District School Board.
- 09.03.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting3,712 cues2019-09-03·Board of County Commissioners
The board adopted a $1.465 billion FY2020 tentative budget at an aggregate millage rate of 9.2971 mills and redirected $100,000 from the Suncoast Gateway study toward a Gulf Harbors/Hudson channel dredging assessment. A Withlacoochee streetlight assessment covering 98 LED lights passed 4-1, with Commissioner Wells dissenting over procedural concerns about lights already being installed. The board also approved a $95 ERU rate for the stormwater management utility, a $150,000 loan to Point Distillery, and multiple rezonings including Boyett Oaks Phase 2 and a Joshua LLC agricultural-to-commercial conversion.
- 08.20.19 Pasco BOCC Special Meeting289 cues2019-08-20·Special Meeting
The board approved three stormwater and maintenance assessment resolutions at its August 20 public hearing session. The Timber Oaks project assessment was set at $112 per ERU for Phase 2, with a total value of $223,705, after a golf course conversion expanded stormwater storage from 3 million to 93 million gallons. The Magnolia Valley assessment held steady at $28 per ERU ($76,048 total), and the Highlands MSBU rates remained unchanged at $15 to $64 per ERU. All three votes passed 5-0.
- 08.20.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting5,187 cues2019-08-20·Board of County Commissioners
The board unanimously approved a rezoning for Edward B. Karlin to build up to 81 townhome units on 17.15 acres on Darlington Road in Holiday over neighbor objections about flooding and traffic, and authorized transmittal of a large-scale comp plan amendment for the Aiken Mixed Use project on SR 54 allowing up to 280 residential units and 42,000 square feet of commercial space. Five board-initiated paving assessment projects totaling an estimated $5.8 million across Bass Lake Acres, Cranes Roost, Ricki Lakes, Lake World Acres, and Lakewood Villas were deferred pending new competitive bids, while the Bear Creek paving project was re-initiated as a board-driven effort despite a prior failed resident vote.
- 08.06.19 Pasco BOCC - Part Two4,138 cues2019-08-06·Board of County Commissioners
The board overturned a Planning Commission denial to approve a special exception for a private baseball and softball school on five acres in an agricultural residential district, modifying operating-hour conditions in the process. Commissioners also approved conditional uses for BB Agri-Tourism LLC's Saint Jo Ranch, permitting a snow-tubing park and fall festival on roughly 118 acres near Bellamy Brothers Boulevard over neighbor opposition. A rezoning of 48.8 acres on Old Pasco Road from R-2 to MF-2, capped at 210 attached fee-simple units with apartments prohibited, and transmittal of the Central Pasco Employment Village comprehensive plan amendment also passed unanimously.
- 08.06.19 BOCC - Part One2,251 cues2019-08-06·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved three Ajax Paving Industries contract renewals over public objections that the agreements cost taxpayers more than $1 million in excess costs, directing staff to hold a pre-bid meeting before new bids go out in January. A HUD Annual Action Plan allocating $2.75 million in CDBG funds and additional HOME and ESG grants passed 4-1, with Commissioner Wells opposing over concerns about a $1.2 million renovation cost for a homeless navigation center. The board also accepted $75,000 in private donations toward an inclusive playground at Wesley Chapel District Park and referred a proposed rental and vacant property registry ordinance to a September workshop.
- 07.09.19 Pasco BOCC - Part 24,467 cues2019-07-09·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a rezoning for the Cypress Ranch / Smith 54 project, reducing residential entitlements from 1,598 to 700 units on approximately 164.8 acres along SR 54, with added conditions requiring buffering along the western boundary and certified-mail notice of the stormwater plan to neighboring Sierra Pines residents. The board also established the Mitchell Ranch Community Development District on roughly 227 acres at Little Road and SR 54, encompassing 661 single-family units, and adopted a moratorium on self-storage and mini-warehouse development along the SR 54/56 corridor.
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