Board of County Commissioners · Person
County Attorney
40 appearances across 36 meetings between Tue, Nov 27, 2018 and Tue, Apr 21, 2026.
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- Rezoning agenda quasi-judicial procedures and public oath administered47:55Spoke
“These are quasi-judicial public hearings. The law in Florida is that mere public support or opposition of an application is insufficient for this board to take action.”
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- County attorney reads rezoning hearing procedures and public sworn in11:38Spoke
“There are two reasonzoning agendas, regular and consent. Staff will present each application to the board of county commissioners.”
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- Consent agenda approved with three items pulled for abstentions1:10:05Spoke
“C-19 is a landscaping grant redevelopment landscaping grant program for target areas...since there could be a direct benefit to the commissioner's husband, I have it recommended that she abstain.”
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- #C68Better Futures individual housing program policies — mortgage requirement removed37:39Spoke
“the county attorney's office is going to be hardpressed to litigate your way to getting the money back. It will probably be more expensive to litigate individual cases.”
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- County administrator community giving report and board appointments announced2:10:57Spoke
“I don't have anything generally, but happy holidays to you all and on to new year 2026.”
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- Resolution adopting DOGE-style efficiency audit for Pasco County government1:15:25Mentioned
- County Attorney authorization to accept additional opioid litigation settlements1:48:14Spoke
“if I could get the board to authorize me to accept those settlements on your behalf, they're electronic digital for forms that come in that an authorized person from Pasco County has to sign”
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- County attorney update on CDBG-DR program compliance and reimbursement requirements45:38Spoke
“that cdbg Dr program...is not like arpa it's not like several of the other ones there are many more strings many more Hoops to jump through”
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- #P53Comprehensive plan amendment not properly noticed continued to January 2318:59Sponsored
“it needs well um mine says continuance requested”
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- Litigation assessment meeting scheduled for PFAS fire foam settlement discussions2:31:36Spoke
“I need a litigation assessment...apropos of this morning's discussion to engage outside Council...for the fire foam litigation that is ongoing”
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- #P71Ordinance Amending Local Road Paving MSTU with Updated Methodology and Appeals Process1:03:17Spoke
“you will want to be very careful about which sidewalks you decide to bring into the county system at this point”
- Rezoning Hearing Procedures — County Attorney Reads Quasi-Judicial Rules1:42:38Spoke
“these are Quasi judicial public hearings the law in Florida is that mere public support or opposition of an application is insufficient for this board to take action”
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- County Attorney reviews rezoning hearing procedures for board38:45Presented
“there are two resounding agendas regular and consent staff will present each application of the board of County Commissioners”
- Commissioner reports — site visits to 40/50-foot lot communities and rental products1:31:10Spoke
“you can't regulate rental when you're making a land use decision it's a land use decision on single family or multi-family”
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- County administrator reports on Sterling Award and utilities Top Ops win1:27:41Spoke
“I don't have anything for you”
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- Consent agenda addendum item acknowledged and approved10:08Spoke
“the debt there was a consent addendum item that was on your addendum I've traditionally taken the position that when you approve your consent agenda you approve the addendum consent as well”
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- #C18Vertex cell tower lease at Starkey Ranch K-8 school — continued 90 days2:18:30Spoke
“the lease is you're acting in your proprietary interest as a property owner in the least matter it is not in your regulatory capacity”
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- Direction to relocate Saddlebrook Resort rezoning hearing to Dade City4:35:47Spoke
- Authorization for county attorney to join McKinsey opioid litigation4:37:13Spoke
“if we authorize the County Attorney not to object to the McKenzie intervention so moved”
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- County Administrator and County Attorney updates: libraries, parks, jury duty scam warning35:36Spoke
“my office will never call you to ask you to pay in the form of the cards so that is not a form of payment that we would request”
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- County Attorney requests authorization to extend federal lobbying services contract2:15:04Spoke
“if i could have a motion to authorize the chair to sign an extension agreement uh when that's drafted um we'll get it done before your august meeting”
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- Discussion on firefighter cancer presumption claim settlement direction16:02Presented
“it's up to the board whether or not they they wish to to direct me to to direct outside counsel to settle”
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- #P57Airport development moratorium ordinance first reading continuance1:37Spoke
“you are not that's why fdot is insisting that we adopt these ordinances because the stuff that it should be looked at during the lent”
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- Airport compatibility moratorium — pending ordinance doctrine direction to county attorney2:37:00Presented
“it would be my recommendation to the board that when the ordinance is brought to you that the moratorium applies to any development that has not been filed as of today's date”
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- Commissioner reports: legislative trip, leisure beach cleanup, baffle boxes, opioid settlement1:33:57Spoke
“members of the board i got noticed last night that there has been another settlement a proposed settlement in the opioid litigation endo health solutions and endo pharmaceuticals inc”
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- County attorney reads quasi-judicial hearing procedures and oath administered17:10Spoke
“these are quasi-judicial public hearings the law in florida is that near public support or opposition of an application is insufficient for the board to take action”
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- #P-69Continuance of Wesley Chapel Lakes comprehensive plan amendment adoption1:08Spoke
“let me ask denise a question just to make sure that we're all on the same page”
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- #R45Local road paving program options — PVAS reform and road preservation strategies1:18:03Spoke
“as it's been described I don't think it's legal... you can't justify a special assessment based on a flat fee in outgoing years”
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- County attorney overview of COVID-19 hybrid virtual meeting procedures1:47Presented
“the board has chosen to hold its board meeting with a quorum physically present utilizing communications media technology for the public and team members to participate”
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- #P83Conditional use request by Adventist Health System for 248-unit multi-family development in Wesley Chapel8:45Spoke
“if you want to have a discussion about what you're going to do to the mpud is to make them develop out more in line with what the board wants that's the same discussion as we talked about in old business”
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- County attorney overview of hybrid virtual meeting procedures2:28Presented
“the board has chosen to hold the board meetings with a quorum physically present utilizing communications media technology for the public and team members to participate”
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- Call to order and swearing in of public speakers0:01Presented
“there are two resounding agendas regular in consent staff will present each application to the board of county commissions”
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- #R1Resolution to reduce building permit fee fund reserves1:11:16Spoke
“I don't want you to say that the intent is coming down to six million dollars as a result of the statute because then all that money needs to be segregated and can only be used for rebates.”
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- LED and digital sign allowance policy direction for commercial properties2:06Spoke
“so long as it's a prohibition that is content-neutral and applies to everybody”
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- #R-4Termination of Florida PACE Funding Agency subscription agreement for default33:51Presented
“it's the County Attorney's position is that they that they have defaulted on the on the agreement”