Board of County Commissioners · Person
Dan Biles
214 appearances across 108 meetings between Mon, Sep 17, 2018 and Tue, Mar 24, 2026.
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- Administrator reports — Amscot payment partnership, budget clarification, Animal Services design funding, and median landscaping status2:35:04Mentioned
“Mr. Biles started on a path to help animal services with a capital project”
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- Commissioner board member reports and staff/administrator updates2:26:06Mentioned
“dan biles county administrator at that time said go for it”
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- #Public CommentPublic comment from in-person and WebEx speakers6:41Mentioned
“someone like Dan Biles who came in here and with wonderful servant leadership allowed people to do their job”
- #RS2Resolution declaring July as Parks and Recreation Month in Pasco County30:40Presented
“on behalf of the department I just want to thank the board for their continued support”
- #RS2Resolution declaring July as Parks and Recreation Month in Pasco County30:40Mentioned
- Resolution commending outgoing County Administrator Dan Biles for five years of service1:52:52Spoke
“it's been truly a remarkable 5 years I don't think I ever would have imagined we've gone through the things we've gone through Over The Last 5 Years”
- #86Private attorney-client session regarding firefighters union litigation settlement2:15:19Mentioned
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- FY2023 preliminary budget overview, revenue assumptions, and millage rates2:19Spoke
“we do not have the preliminary assessed values yet from the property appraiser and so there are you will see no recommendations as part of this”
- Fire rescue enhancements, staffing, peak hour rescue units, and station construction timeline7:03Spoke
- Constitutional officer budget requests — Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections, and Clerk42:01Spoke
“recycling is now making better money as you say dan so we're making better revenue for that anyway”
- Impact fees, MSTU feasibility for fire and sheriff, and deputy staffing ratio review57:10Spoke
“dan has found money to get 10 more”
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- #R63New $41M half-cent sales tax loan to fund detention center expansion13:55Spoke
“between the original general obligation bond, the money we set aside from the revenue replacement under our ARP and this it covers what we think we need at this point for the jail expansion”
- Jail transition update — inspector general paring down asset list for external auditor2:48:33Mentioned
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- Commissioner and administrator reports, jail transition update, and public announcements1:53:15Spoke
“we've got some project managers team working on the scope of this and putting things together we've drafted several documents”
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- #P61Newport Corners MPUD rezoning for 956-acre mixed-use Lennar development35:51Mentioned
“in 2021 the county issued permits totaling nearly 4 billion in approved property value 56 above 2020”
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- #RS1Resolution declaring Community Development Week and congressional recognition39:10Mentioned
- #C20Approval of eight new fire inspector positions for life safety inspections58:11Presented
- #R52Legislative wrap-up presentation postponed to later session1:17:41Spoke
- Miscellaneous commissioner reports and county administrator updates1:20:37Spoke
“we are rescinding the requirement to our mask on public transportation buses for now in accordance with the judge's order”
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- #Public CommentPublic comment — fire rescue staffing, penny for Pasco, land sales, airport zoning1:23Spoke
“at 2 30 we're waiting for the trainees to get through the current training class and then that will be ready to go”
- #RS2Resolution recognizing Pasco Animal Services Employee and Supervisor of the Year34:21Mentioned
- Commissioner miscellaneous business — public works school visit, EV parking, census estimates1:39:36Mentioned
- County administrator updates — daycare letter of support, jail transition, water reuse milestone1:45:44Spoke
“pasco county utilities is the largest residential reuse provider in the southwest florida water management district now”
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- #R55Pasco County homeless services system of care update and gaps analysis1:49:09Spoke
“Marcy can you find this information for other counties”
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- #R57FY2023 budget economic outlook and revenue forecast presentation1:26:53Spoke
“it's going to be a challenge maintaining our current level of service across all our lines of businesses with the expenses that we see right now”
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- Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative $320,363 check presentation to county23:30Mentioned
- #Public CommentPublic comment — eight speakers on various community issues27:04Spoke
- #100Pasco County Sheriff's Office jail capacity, funding shortfall, and expansion update1:49:08Spoke
“the current contract will be in front of the board here in the next few months for the firm fixed price we expect construction to start in the spring”
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- #6Leisure Lane redevelopment and Habitat for Humanity partnership update44:55Spoke
- #9Sign ordinance and commercial landscaping standards alignment between county and cities1:16:44Spoke
- #13Annexation, de-annexation, and boundary enclave cleanup between county and cities1:54:40Spoke
“there's a house at the house fire on michigan and washington and most of michigan is in the city but this particular house on the corner of michigan washington is in the county”
- #13Annexation, de-annexation, and boundary enclave cleanup between county and cities1:54:40Spoke
“the law is pretty clear for an enclave has to be surrounded and a lot of what's been talking about with these fingers may not comply with the ability for government to do it”
- Workshop adjourned with request for future full council participation2:02:59Spoke
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- #R55Tax Collector presentation and $2.881 million revenue check to county1:12:50Spoke
“your county administrator dan biles just fabulous and working with him his staff”
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- #R48Census-based redistricting — approval of preferred district boundary map32:55Presented
“this is the one we tried to build based on all the feedback we got initially from the whole board because why i call it the preferred option”
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- Public comment on general fund and transportation trust fund millage3:35Mentioned
“mr biles stated that the clerk's request was a significant ask”
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- #R-98Adoption of FY2022–2026 Pasco County Strategic Plan54:50Spoke
“this will take us through the next four fiscal years and is aligned to the same four pillars that we're in the old one”
- #P-99Development Services Branch one-year performance and staffing update1:28:48Mentioned
- Florida Sports Coast Flagler Award recognition for tourism marketing partnership2:00:57Spoke
“our very own county administrator dan biles enjoys a sports coast pilsner while watching his aggies”
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- Confirmation of Justin Rossler as Pasco County Solid Waste Director1:20:58Presented
“he has my utmost confidence and i recommend to confirm him as our newest solid waste director”
- #R-76American Rescue Plan Act spending plan for $107.6 million in federal funds1:25:03Presented
“the the amount of revenue based on that model is actually exceeds the amount of funding we will be getting for the united states from the american rescue plan”
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- Commissioner and staff reports: tourism, stormwater, homelessness, Zephyrhills/Trilby planning1:12:24Spoke
“our extension office won some tampa bay times people's choice awards this year”
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- Discussion on scheduling conflict between BOCC meeting and Regional Planning Council21:28Spoke
“we coordinated with all the offices and we were told that that date was clear so that's why the board adjusted that date for the 13th of september”
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- #R69Setting tentative millage rates and first budget public hearing date38:55Spoke
“i don't expect that the property value increase from 2023 will be less than what you just received for 22 budget based on the construction activity that's happening today”
- Miscellaneous business: diverging diamond contractor default, code amendments, TCO rate case1:23:34Spoke
“I need to ask the board's permission to intervene in the TCO rate case if deemed necessary and to allow the county attorney to spend up to twenty five thousand dollars”
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- Board votes to end practice of reading emails into public record26:36Spoke
“We'll we're going to reevaluate it every every time.”
- #R75FY2022 preliminary budget overview and business plan initiatives discussion1:00:25Presented
“this is really for a dialogue and discussion about making sure we're on the right track with respect to various BPIs in the different funds”
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- #P83Transmittal of comp plan text amendment for Central Pasco Employment Village CPEV46:52Mentioned
- #P84Rezoning for Life Church PUD 122-unit residential development on Old Pasco Road1:45:48Spoke
“you'll award the design contract next week the goal is to get under construction 12 months from now”
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- Old business and commissioner reports including tourism, PVAS policy, and community issues1:55:00Presented
“we pulled the agenda item off the agenda today because we thought we're gonna be able to use one source of funding we found out we can't”
- Old business and commissioner reports including tourism, PVAS policy, and community issues1:55:00Spoke
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- Lakeside Woodlands Willowbrook Court sinkhole buyout options discussed1:27:06Mentioned
- County Administrator updates on permits, animal services, DMO, and Moffitt video1:45:08Spoke
“we're up almost double last year year to date and single family home permits and we're up over 30 in commercial”
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- #R39Pasco EDC Quarter Two update on business recruitment and programs59:31Mentioned
- Commissioner reports — food distribution, water conservation, storm damage, and land development concerns1:46:46Mentioned
- Commissioner reports — food distribution, water conservation, storm damage, and land development concerns1:46:46Mentioned
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- Commissioner Starkey — residential lighting ordinance expansion discussion37:14Spoke
“the problem is that you're going to want to apply it not to new development but to all development so it's probably code of ordinances”
- Commissioner Starkey — discontinue Aristida microsurfacing, initiate full-depth reclamation41:10Mentioned
- Commissioner Starkey — AM Skills workforce recognition, airport protection ordinance update46:00Mentioned
- Commissioner Springer — back to board, mask mandate comments, Sunwest Park senior discount proposal49:10Spoke
- Commissioner Springer — back to board, mask mandate comments, Sunwest Park senior discount proposal49:10Spoke
- County Administrator Biles — hybrid meeting rules update and public access return timeline57:10Presented
“the plan is to bring you the amended rules this meeting a month from now and then start the process at the first newport regime meeting after that which i think is the 18th of may”
- Chairman Oakley — Citrus County animal services visit, small business support, northeast rural area committee, and road infrastructure updates1:17:20Spoke
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- #Public CommentPublic comment on mask mandate, First Amendment, and public access3:49Mentioned
- Commissioner Moore old business: SEL Day, COPCN ordinance amendment, and Irish Heritage Month1:06:08Mentioned
- County Administrator update on COVID-19 vaccinations, public participation, and community programs1:35:01Spoke
“over 20 of the counties had at least one shot and again that significant buffering even while you're waiting on the second shot so that's a positive number”
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- Senator Fasano visit — business tax receipt compliance and enforcement discussion57:58Spoke
- Administrator Biles — COVID-19 vaccine status, cybersecurity improvements, and county updates1:32:14Spoke
“we are up to...at least 51 percent of our plus 65 residents have had at least one dose of the vaccine”
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- #RS1Resolution commending 2020 Star Performers of the Year8:46Spoke
“i will say that there are probably 2 900 pasco county employees that probably deserve to be recognized”
- #R41Economic incentive agreement with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center for Pasco campus23:58Mentioned
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- COVID-19 vaccine shortage and equitable per-capita distribution request1:07:02Presented
“of the six counties that i captured in the region hernando hillsborough manatee pinellas polk and pasco only one has actually gotten more vaccine distributed”
- TDC appointment, EMS board reappointment, VOPH committee reappointments, library board appointment1:46:17Spoke
“the last quarter of 20 we issued single-family residential permits that same quarter hillsborough issued 1632 single-family new permits we actually issued more permits that quarter than hillsborough did”
- County Administrator updates — permits, budget, I-75 overpass, CARES funds1:47:11Spoke
“that interchange will be open to traffic in summer 22”
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- Miscellaneous commissioner announcements, VOPH appointments, mobile home registration enforcement discussion2:55:24Spoke
“our budget team won for the fourth year in a row the gfoa distinguished budget award”
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- Swearing-in ceremony for four Pasco County Commissioners0:09Mentioned
- #Public CommentPublic comment — six speakers and emails on COVID masks and other matters23:15Mentioned
- Consent agenda approved with multiple pulled and revised items42:10Mentioned
- #C28New River Library construction timeline extension clarified and approved1:00:05Presented
- #R82Lobbying services contract award deferred for board presentations1:22:35Mentioned
- Commissioner items — appointments, trails, zoning, tourism, and clerk updates1:44:30Spoke
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- Tax Collector Senator Fasano presents $3.457 million surplus check to county44:54Spoke
“dan biles has been phenomenal and in leading us through this serious crisis”
- Resolution honoring Commissioner Mike Wells for six years of service1:37:06Spoke
“on behalf of the 2700 employees thank you for your support of the employees”
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- County administrator CARES Act spending update — $62M of $96M expended or committed55:19Spoke
“we've expended or committed over 62 million of the 96 million allocations so we're on track uh to spend that and get that out into the community to zero by the end of the calendar year”
- Chairman Moore raises FDOT DAB Constructors delays on diverging diamond interchange project1:00:06Spoke
“dan biles told me the overpass interchange will be opening in the last quarter of 2022”
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- Commissioner Oakley report — Pasco Fire takeover of Zephyrhills fire services14:33Mentioned
- Commissioner and staff reports — transit, Anclote River park, trade event, and community updates27:27Spoke
“animal services went up to some of the area impacted by hurricane sally and brought some animals back to help one of the shelters up there”
- #AdjournmentMeeting recessed pending noon fire rescue photo event42:25Spoke
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- #Public CommentPublic comment on mask mandate and consent item C932:36Spoke
“on august 26 that the numbers kept coming down that you would look at changing the mass mandate to highway recommendation”
- #C93Tyndale Oliver task order for PCPT transportation planning services withdrawn18:14Spoke
- #R2COVID-19 pandemic update from Florida Department of Health Pasco office1:02:06Spoke
“we've seen a reduction of about 72 percent in new cases on our seven-day rolling average since from our peak”
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- #R3West Pasco coastal dredging project funding options — MSBU, MSTU, and grants16:49Spoke
- #Public CommentLandscape ordinance burden on small businesses — tree mitigation fund discussion45:56Spoke
“It's capped at $10,000. We could look at increasing the cap... there is in excess of a million dollars in that fund”
- #Public CommentCOVID mask order status and community safety update by Commissioner Oakley1:08:26Spoke
- #Public CommentCommissioner Mariano reports on Hudson coast cleanup, pipe inspections, and street sweeping1:26:45Mentioned
- #Public CommentCounty Administrator reports Fitch/Moody's stable bond ratings and 6.7% unemployment rate1:38:00Spoke
“both Fitch and Moody's uh redid did a credit evaluation on the county as part of our new bond offering... both of them held us constant with what we were last time”
- #Public CommentChairman Moore addresses census push, DAV Day proclamation, November meeting location change1:43:43Spoke
“November 17th in Date City, December 8th in Newport Richie.”
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- Commissioner reports: scallop season success, employee raises, stormwater, website fix, budget award48:23Spoke
“congrats to our budget office they were awarded again for now for the fourth year in a row the government finance officers association distinguished budget presentation award”
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- #AC4Revised template agreements for outside not-for-profit agencies (PS20-0014)21:34Mentioned
- #R2Landscaping code enforcement presentation by Commissioner Starky's office50:50Mentioned
- #R4Confirmation of Sally Sherman as Assistant County Administrator for Development Services1:30:42Presented
“want to introduce and ask for your confirmation of Miss Sally Sherman as the new assistant county minister for development services.”
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- #R1Resolution adopting hybrid virtual meeting format for all county boards21:38Spoke
- Commissioner and administrator reports — workforce, homelessness, Amazon landscaping, budget preview1:29:08Presented
“I will have news on that very shortly as part of that”
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- Call to order, invocation, pledge, and roll call0:00Mentioned
- Board discussion on COVID-19 mandatory mask executive order enforcement and policy35:31Presented
“we didn't want to tell businesses they shall require everybody to wear masks we want the intent of the ordinances that the business owners know their operation the best”
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- #Public CommentPublic comment period with four pre-registered speakers and emails6:40Mentioned
- #C-21C-21 Acknowledgment of leasehold mortgage for Wiregrass hotel approved27:06Spoke
“I do believe it's pretty soon and I do believe we have site plan plans in for review”
- #R-1Clerk's office coronavirus relief fund distribution of $7.4 million approved32:59Presented
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- #P4Ordinance amending Chapter 42 overgrown vegetation conditions ordinance continued27:57Spoke
“mowing a golf course is order of magnitude larger than a single-family yard and so there is not money in codes budget to mow”
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- Call to order, invocation, pledge, and virtual meeting procedures0:00Mentioned
- #R1Third amendment to EDC cooperative funding agreement adding $4.8M for emergency business grants28:42Presented
- #R1Third amendment to EDC cooperative funding agreement adding $4.8M for emergency business grants28:42Mentioned
- Commissioner reports, COVID-19 operations update, and county budget outlook1:09:52Spoke
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- #R1Resolution adopting rules for virtual public meetings via communications technology1:53Mentioned
“mr. biles issued an emergency order on April 8th 2020 establishing procedural rules for this meeting”
- #C18Demolition lien discussion — debris cleanup and no-trespass signage requirements36:22Mentioned
- COVID-19 response update — EOC status, PPE, nursing homes, and reopening plans1:49:57Spoke
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- #C18Demolition lien item — discussion on post-demolition dumping and trespass enforcement53:51Spoke
- #AR-3 (Time Certain 3:00 PM)Pasco Emergency Business Grant Program — $2M microloan fund for small businesses1:13:35Spoke
- Commissioner and administrator reports on COVID-19 response, parks reopening, and budget2:07:27Spoke
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- #AdjournmentMeeting adjourned following commissioner reports2:31:45Spoke
“when County Administrator Biles and I left the hearing in federal court”
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- #OR 1Pasco EDC first quarter FY2020 report and Penny for Pasco update10:45Mentioned
- Commissioner reports: tornado drill recognition, customer service, and legislative updates35:05Mentioned
- Meeting adjourned2:57:55Spoke
“the sponsor actually called me after we adjourned and we talked briefly and I told him we had some comments and would be working with him”
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- Commissioner discussion on county customer service, permitting, and utility technical standards1:08:51Spoke
“we actually inspect development a lot less and I'm used to from my experience in other places so we leave a lot to the engineering record”
- Commissioner reports — Ridge Road milestones, building permit trends, and miscellaneous updates1:33:00Spoke
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- #Public CommentGeneral Public Comment — Flooding, Code Enforcement, Golf Courses, Housing, and Other Issues1:50Mentioned
- #Resolution 1Resolution Proclaiming October as Community Planning Month in Pasco County1:05:07Mentioned
- #ConsentConsent Agenda Approved with Several Items Pulled or Withdrawn1:47:13Absent
- #R1Pasco EDC Quarterly Report Q4 FY2019 and MOU Update1:57:52Mentioned
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- Private attorney-client meeting on opioid prescription litigation settlement52:48Voted
- Old business and commissioner reports including universal playground and illegal dumping update56:57Spoke
“the Code section time house in the land development code so it's not just a quick thing”
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- #3City of New Port Richey downtown revitalization, motel ordinance, and US 19 issues2:17:40Spoke
“the staff does have a draft sign ordinance but I'll coordinate with administrator biles to see if there are some things that we can change”
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- #Public CommentMorning public comment session — multiple citizen speakers1:20Spoke
- Commissioner reports and miscellaneous board discussion1:37:29Spoke
“we recently applied for through parks a Department of opportunity Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery grant to help harden the upcoming rec center at Burke's park”
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- FY2020 Budget Overview: revenues, economic indicators, and staffing1:37Spoke
“Dan calls them our Canaries in the coal mine”
- Outside agency funding requests and United Way allocation review18:06Spoke
- Strategic Ordinance Framework for Comprehensive Plan and LDC rewrite51:21Presented
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- Commissioner and staff reports, old business, and event announcements37:55Spoke
“just a reminder tomorrow we're having the groundbreaking for Touch Point Medical”
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- Old business — board appointments and community announcements before lunch1:47:10Spoke
- #RS1Resolution recognizing 2018 Employee of the Year and Leader of the Year2:05:28Presented
“these are two of the best highest performing employees you know across the entire enterprise”
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- #AdjournmentMeeting adjourned2:51:35Spoke
“Don's assured me his whole team's gonna be the best so I appreciate each and every one of them”
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- Commissioner Reports and Miscellaneous Business — Economic Summit, US 19 Safety, Code Issues3:06:13Presented
- Commissioner Reports and Miscellaneous Business — Economic Summit, US 19 Safety, Code Issues3:06:13Spoke
- Clerk's Office — Surplus Funds Return, Car Show, Veterans Stand Down, and Library Makerspace Request3:24:56Mentioned
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- #R2Confirmation of Mike Karbala as Public Infrastructure Assistant Administrator28:39Presented
“after a national search or 40-plus applicants a couple rounds of interviews we the whole team decided that the most appropriate person for the public infrastructure assistant administrator positions micro Bala”
- Commissioner items: roads, water tower, FGA project, opioid crisis, and events48:31Spoke
“we're trying to get our hands around how big that issue is and then once we get an idea develop a plan”
- Commissioner items: roads, water tower, FGA project, opioid crisis, and events48:31Presented
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- Virtual Town Hall opening remarks and agenda overview0:00Presented
- County Administrator overview of reopening plan and fiscal impacts42:26Spoke
“we are starting to build the opening Pasco up again plan and part of that is following the presidential guidance that was put out last week”
- Q&A session with all town hall presenters on COVID-19 topics48:25Presented
“on the fifth of May will be the next board meeting that will be done virtually”
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- County Administrator COVID-19 stay-at-home order public message0:00Presented
“we all have to limit the trips we make in our personal interactions outside our homes we should only be going out to connect with essential services”
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- #C-42Declaration of surplus for Christian Road wastewater facility property13:51Presented
“if the direction of Ward gave us was to move forward with declare net excess but work with the MPO to find Reserve land to set aside for the trail we can do that”
- #R-6Pasco EDC quarterly MOU and Penny for Pasco third quarter report1:00:15Mentioned
- Region 6 incident management team Hurricane Irma response recognition1:21:12Mentioned
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- County Penny for Pasco proposed ballot language, distribution, and project priorities37:55Presented
“when you're trying to project revenue over 15 years there's a couple of things they're going to be wrong right and if you're going to be wrong you want to be wrong low as best you can”
- Board and stakeholder questions, comments, and public safety funding concerns56:39Mentioned
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- #Public CommentCommissioner reports: traffic lights, recycling, sidewalks, Airbnb, and other board business1:46:57Spoke
“I'll be out of town the rustle week returning next Tuesday”