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.
- 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.
- 07.09.19 Pasco BOCC - Part 31,529 cues2019-07-09·Board of County Commissioners
The board tabled a proposed streetlight assessment for the Lacoochee community after a resident cited insufficient public notice under Florida Statute 197.3632, with the item continued to August 6. Commissioners received Community Development Director Marcia Burg's FY2019 federal funding recommendations covering roughly $6.4 million across CDBG, HOME, and ESG programs, including $700,000 for a Coalition for the Homeless Family Rehousing Center and $1 million for Housing Authority veterans units. Three platted easement vacations were approved unanimously.
- 06.25.19 BOCC Workshop2,162 cues2019-06-25·Board of County Commissioners
The board held its FY2020 budget workshop, with staff reporting a Moody's credit upgrade from Aa3 to Aa2 following the June 19 closing of $61.7 million in general obligation bonds at rates between 3.18% and 3.3%. Commissioners directed staff to fund senior services and Premier Healthcare from outside agency requests while holding United Way at $300,000 rather than an increased $450,000, deferring the Coalition for the Homeless. The workshop also covered a proposed coastal dredging master plan, four new fire stations funded through the bond, and a plan to draw down a $20 million building permit fund balance through fee reductions over four to six years.
- 06.20.19 Pasco BOCC6,447 cues2019-06-20·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved the Project Arthur MPUD rezoning by Angeline Core Bexley entities, authorizing up to 11,495 residential units, 5.15 million square feet of commercial space, and 24 million square feet of corporate business park uses across nearly 6,951 acres. Commissioners also directed staff to narrow a proposed 180-day mini warehouse and self-storage moratorium to the SR 54/56 corridor, exclude boat and RV storage, and compress the timeline to roughly 120 days, with no final vote taken. A job creation incentive was approved for AJ's Power Source, a Land O' Lakes defense contractor adding 20 positions at 130% of average county income, with staff projecting a 7-to-1 return. The board deferred a fleet management contract for two weeks over concerns about incomplete pricing comparisons between bidders.
- 06.04.19 Pasco BOCC3,379 cues2019-06-04·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved an ordinance removing glass from the recycling stream and shifting to once-weekly collection, accompanied by a resolution raising the residential solid waste rate ceiling from $12.40 to $16.81 per month -- the first adjustment since 2009. Commissioners heard an informational presentation from Premier Community Care Group seeking $350,000 in county IGT funding to draw down roughly $556,500 in federal low-income pool dollars, but made no commitment. Four rezoning items passed on the consent agenda, including a development agreement with CBK Development LLC for the approximately 77-acre Watergrass Promenade Business Center, while several other rezoning and land-use cases were continued to later meetings.
- 05.21.19 Pasco BOCC4,904 cues2019-05-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved eight rezonings on a consent rezoning agenda, including the 801-acre Rivers Landing MPD along SR 56 and Morris Bridge Road, while Commissioner Starkey abstained from a separate rezone at the Starkey/Rangeland Boulevard intersection, which passed 4-0. A proposed Gulf Harbors Neighborhood Park MSBU ordinance was continued without a date certain amid resident complaints about misleading county information, and recycling ordinance changes -- including once-per-week service and glass removal -- were pushed to June 4 over concerns that CDDs and HOAs had received incorrect guidance. The board also discussed Pinellas County's refusal to pay roughly $50,000 annually in property taxes on 12,400 acres it owns in Pasco, directing staff to draft a formal letter asserting the county's position, and learned Pasco is eligible for a $500,000 state library grant benefiting the Starkey Ranch library.
- 05.07.2019 Pasco BOCC3,328 cues2019-05-07·Board of County Commissioners
The board introduced a 180-day moratorium on new mini-warehouse and self-storage facility applications to allow staff to research land development code standards, and adopted a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment for TRP Office LLC covering approximately 72.6 acres at SR 54 and Sun Lake Boulevard to allow light industrial, logistics, and corporate park uses. Pasco County secured $1 million each for Land O'Lakes 41 landscape rehabilitation and Miller's Bayou waterfront enhancement from the 2019 Florida legislative session. The board also moved forward with solid waste ordinance amendments implementing once-weekly recycling and removing glass from accepted recyclables.
- 04.30.2019 Pasco BOCC Workshop2,413 cues2019-04-30·Board of County Commissioners
The board held a budget workshop focused on FY2020 priorities, hearing projections of a 9.5% increase in taxable assessed value generating roughly $18.5 million in new property tax revenue. Department requests highlighted major investments including a $14.4 million Fire Rescue ask and $31 million in Utilities capital renewal, while commissioners questioned a proposed United Way funding increase from $300,000 to $450,000 and debated direct homeless coalition funding. Planning staff also presented a strategic framework for a comprehensive Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code rewrite, with commissioners directing staff to explore a ULI technical panel study of the US 19 corridor.
- 04.23.19 Pasco BOCC4,965 cues2019-04-23·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $489,803 board-initiated road paving project for the Old Gate Circle area using full-depth reclamation, despite commissioner concerns about costs roughly double prior bids. Six rezoning applications passed on consent, including a large-scale comp plan amendment transmittal for ~77 acres at Curley Road and Overpass Road by CPL 1807 Promenade Business Center, while applicants withdrew four other pending land-use items. Commissioners directed the county attorney to draft a rental registry ordinance framework and reached consensus to pursue a cash deposit requirement for donation bins to recover county cleanup costs.
- 04.08.19 Pasco BOCC3,544 cues2019-04-08·Board of County Commissioners
The board advanced several land-use items at its April 8 meeting, approving a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment converting 2.5 acres on U.S. 41/Land O Lakes Boulevard from residential to commercial for 18,400 square feet of office and retail use, and authorizing transmittal of a large-scale amendment reclassifying 39.93 acres on Aaron Cutoff from Res-1 to Res-6. Four rezoning applications, including requests from Girgis and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Zephyrhills Aerie 375, were approved on consent, while two other rezoning matters were continued to May. An economic development briefing highlighted the Jobs and Economic Opportunity Trust Fund on pace to collect $560 million between 2015 and 2025.
- 04.2.19 Pasco BOCC Workshop3,164 cues2019-04-02·Board of County Commissioners
The board held an all-day workshop at Pasco Hernando State College, directing staff to draft land development code amendments governing LED and digital signage on commercial and industrial properties and to prepare ordinance updates for solid waste collection. Commissioners expressed general support for expanding the county's waste-to-energy facility at an estimated $190 million and directed staff to explore increasing recycling pickup frequency at an added $1.76 per month per customer. City representatives from Dade City, Zephyrhills, and Saint Leo joined the afternoon session to discuss transportation partnerships, a downtown stormwater retrofit, and concerns over the Grand Oaks development's density and building height.
- 3.26.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting, - Afternoon Session3,220 cues2019-03-26·Afternoon Session
The board approved 7 proclamations and resolutions honoring retiring employees and awareness months before turning to land-use business, where it established the Copper Spring Community Development District, amended dock and seawall regulations to require building permits and mandate seawall maintenance, and changed 2.857 acres at Starkey and Rangeland boulevards from Res-3 to Commercial. The consent rezoning agenda included a 801-acre transmittal for the River Landing planned development and a streetlight LED upgrade assessment for Riverside Estates at $13,897.80 annually; two rezoning applications were withdrawn and two others continued to a date uncertain.
- 3.26.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting, - Morning Session2,718 cues2019-03-26·Morning Session
The board voted 4-1 to override staff's recommendation and award the transit advertising contract to Blackjack Media Group, rejecting the top-ranked firm MADD Graphics after Commissioner Mariano argued the winner lacked required transit advertising experience. Commissioners also approved a $76,000 job creation incentive agreement with Formal Works, a pharmaceutical packaging equipment manufacturer planning an 11,000-square-foot expansion in West Pasco that is expected to add 19 jobs averaging $55,700 annually.
- 03.12.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting2,848 cues2019-03-12·Board of County Commissioners
The board adopted a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment for Project Arthur, a roughly 6,951-acre corporate employment park near SR 52 and the Suncoast Parkway, on a 4-0 vote with Commissioner Wells absent, and unanimously authorized transmittal of the Project Canopy amendment covering 72.6 acres at Sunlake Boulevard and SR 54. Commissioners confirmed Marcy Esberg as Community Development Director and directed staff to expedite an EC MPUD rezoning for the Central Pasco Employment Village project after the applicant agreed to drop its heavy-industrial zoning request.
- 02.26.19 Pasco BOCC Workshop3,608 cues2019-02-26·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a budget and capital planning workshop, receiving a status briefing on the voter-approved general obligation bond program covering a $128 million jail expansion, ten fire rescue stations, and library renovations across seven branches. Staff projected a 9.5% increase in taxable assessed values for FY2020, yielding roughly $3.6 million in discretionary new property tax revenue, with no millage rate increase recommended. The board also weighed three financing options for $45 million in stormwater CFI projects, directing staff to return with a staggered pay-as-you-go cash-flow analysis. No votes were taken at the workshop session.
- 02.19.2019 Pasco BOCC4,984 cues2019-02-19·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted unanimously to pursue a 2% countywide water rate increase to fund acquisition of the FGUA Pasco Aqua and Lindrick utility systems, rejecting a staff-recommended 25% surcharge on acquired-system customers after public pushback from Gulf Harbors and Sea Forest residents. Commissioners approved a large-scale comp plan amendment converting 427 acres near I-75 and SR-56 for the Cypress Creek Town Center planned development, and greenlit a distance waiver and conditional use permit for Craft Life Brewing Company on Tower Drive in Hudson despite opposition from a neighboring church. A $260,165 paving assessment for Johnson Road was withdrawn after residents raised concerns about speeding, unpermitted activity, and financial hardship, with staff directed to return with a broader project scope.
- 2.05.19 Pasco BOCC Meeting1,968 cues2019-02-05·Board of County Commissioners
The board advanced proposed amendments to Chapter 1001 covering roofs on freshwater docks, dead-end canal property setbacks, and seawall maintenance, directing staff to refine language ahead of three public hearings. A conditional use application by North American Towers LLC for a 195-foot monopole wireless facility was continued to a date uncertain, and a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment known as Project Arthur was deferred to March 12. The board also approved a rezoning from AC to AR Agricultural Residential for an Albert James Oraldo Captivila parcel and authorized general fund spending for a Moon Lake cleanup event.
- 01.22.2019 Pasco BOCC4,238 cues2019-01-22·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $400,000 short-term loan from general fund reserves to United Way of Pasco to support nonprofits affected by the federal government shutdown, repayable within 60 days of the shutdown's end. A bid for Plantation Palms Ditch Restoration was awarded to Biomass Tech Inc for $3,631,835, and design services for the Wesley Chapel District Park sports facility were approved 4-1, with Commissioner Wells dissenting over scoring irregularities in the evaluation process. The board also established the Wiregrass 2 Community Development District on roughly 515 acres within the Wiregrass Ranch DRI, approved a comprehensive plan amendment capping a Land O'Lakes parcel at 130 dwelling units, and passed an emergency resolution supporting hemp agriculture.
- 01.08.2019 Pasco BOCC3,954 cues2019-01-08·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $53,020 redevelopment revolving loan to Point Distillery in New Port Richey at 3.5% interest over 60 months, the first application under the county's new Harbors market area program, and confirmed Charles Cullen as Director of Utilities Engineering and Contracts Management. Commissioners approved a comp plan amendment and companion rezoning for the Reserve at Hunter's Ridge, a 29.18-acre project on Little Road slated for a 130-bed assisted living facility and 170 senior apartments, alongside a slate of consent rezonings including an expansion of the Epperson Ranch 2 CDD to approximately 344 acres and 1,000 single-family units. A resolution supporting a Florida hemp bill was tabled after commissioners requested more information.
- 12.11.18 Pasco BOCC Meeting3,764 cues2018-12-11·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $4,681,750 settlement with Pepper Contracting Services tied to the Ridge Road Widening project, and authorized a $280,000 economic incentive for Parker Hannifin to add 56 jobs at its Pasco County facility. Angelo Aggregate's Enterprise Road landfill received approval to raise its maximum fill elevation to 300 feet after the applicant scaled back a request for 320 feet following community concerns. Four rezoning applications were approved on consent, including Cobblestone MPD for 600 units and Oakstead MPD expanding from 1,200 to 1,300 units, and the board voted to transmit the 6,951-acre Project Arthur corporate business park comprehensive plan amendment to state reviewing agencies.
- 12.04.18 BOCC Special2,740 cues2018-12-04·Board of County Commissioners
The board denied CU-1905, a conditional use request by ARV Assisted Living Inc. to build up to 218 multifamily apartments on a 12.14-acre C-2 parcel at SR-52 and La Madera Road, with commissioners citing adverse effects on quality of life and traffic safety in a 3-2 vote over staff and Planning Commission recommendations for approval. The board also unanimously declared a surplus county cargo van donated to Volunteer Way, and commissioners convened a closed attorney-client session to discuss litigation strategy in Farrell-Cobranich v. Pasco County.
- 11.27.18 Pasco BOCC Meeting - Morning Session2,536 cues2018-11-27·Morning Session
The board unanimously elected Commissioner Oakley as Chairman and Commissioner Moore as Vice Chair during its reorganization, then voted to terminate its subscription agreement with Florida PACE Funding Agency for failure to file a required report, despite the agency's request for deferral and mediation. The board approved a paving assessment for Johnson Road with a $260,000 estimated project cost and heard a Tampa Bay Water master water plan update covering supply diversification and three future project concepts. A private attorney-client session was scheduled to discuss settlement strategy in the Farrell Urban v. Pasco County litigation.
- 11.27.18 Pasco BOCC Meeting - Afternoon Session3,683 cues2018-11-27·Afternoon Session
The board approved an ordinance reducing digital sign dwell times for large tourist attractors from 60 seconds to 15 seconds in a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Starkey dissenting over safety concerns. A new Municipal Service Benefit Unit was created to fund a $3 million drainage ditch restoration serving 821 Plantation Palms homeowners over 30 years. The board also approved a large-scale comprehensive plan amendment for roughly 32 acres in Hudson allowing up to 250,000 square feet of commercial development, and advanced a mobility fee update ordinance to a December 11 adoption hearing while deferring fee changes for mini-storage and apartments pending further study.
- 10.23.18 Pasco BOCC Meeting - Part 12,704 cues2018-10-23·Board of County Commissioners
The board received a $2.88 million excess fees check from Tax Collector Mike Fasano and directed staff to bring action on a noncompliant PACE provider back at the next meeting. The EDC reported seven project wins representing 559 jobs and $95 million in capital investment for FY 2017-18, while staff updated commissioners on a utility acquisition analysis projecting roughly $845,000 in annual interest savings through a state revolving fund application. Single-family residential permit valuations are projected to reach $1 billion by 2019, and commissioners reviewed a reordered 2019 legislative priority list led by the Starkey Trail overpass.
- 10.12.18 Pasco BOCC Meeting - Part 24,577 cues2018-10-12·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $1.65 million road reconstruction assessment for 16 streets in Country Club Estates Hudson, extending repayment to 15 years at 3.25% interest with SHIP assistance available for qualifying homeowners. A consent rezoning package covering seven projects passed, including a U-Haul self-storage MPUD in Odessa and a 225,000-square-foot retail center at South Branch Ranch Crossings, while a conditional use for approximately 144 apartments near Bear Creek subdivision drew seven opponents and was continued to a December 4 special hearing. The Clerk returned $465,381 to the board, and commissioners received eight proclamations recognizing figures including retiring United Way CEO Alice Delgado and stroke pioneer Dr. Raul Moussa Nuru.
Transcripts are YouTube's auto-generated captions — good enough to grep but imperfect. Speaker turns are marked with >>. Clicking a cue jumps the embedded player to that moment.