Board of County Commissioners · Person
Kathy Pearson
180 appearances across 135 meetings between Tue, Nov 27, 2018 and Tue, May 5, 2026.
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Voting record
1 attributed vote across the corpus: 1 yes · 0 no.
Every attributed vote was unanimous. Kathy Pearsonhasn't dissented or abstained on a recorded BOCC vote in the corpus.
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- #RS5Resolution declaring May 2026 as Older Americans Month1:11:14Spoke
“Take a ride on the home delivered meal route. Come on out, see the seniors, visit them.”
- #RS6Resolution declaring May 3–9, 2026 as Travel and Tourism Week1:21:02Mentioned
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- #Public CommentPublic comment — two speakers on hurricane recovery and wild dogs7:46Mentioned
- #RS4Resolution declaring National Community Development Week, April 6-10 202614:45Spoke
“I couldn't do it without Paula Baracaldo, director of support services, also our chair of our opioid money paid for a lot of this.”
- #R-22Office of Disaster Recovery Resources Better Future Program quarterly update1:12:46Spoke
- Commissioner reports — business visits, community events, and programs1:42:24Spoke
“I spoke with David Lambert last week... for the Vincent project, he needs an additional 2 million, which he is going to be applying for DR money for that.”
- County administrator report — Arbor Day trees, Lean Six Sigma accreditation, homelessness sweep2:02:43Presented
“We heard you in January when we did our workshop on homelessness. We're moving the needle even if it's one at a time.”
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- Commissioner reports: senior center, community meeting, flood relief, and appointment2:08:40Presented
“they have more seniors there than they did in their last location. So, that is really awesome.”
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- Resolution honoring Michael Schumate on retirement from Pasco Animal Services55:06Spoke
“Mike has been by my side since I got here... he has turned this challenging animal services into one of the most award-winning animal services.”
- #R76Confirmation of Mary Theory Young as permanent Community Development Director1:11:53Presented
“I am proud very proud of Mary who is hopefully going to be confirmed today by all of you as the permanent director of community development.”
- #R77Confirmation of Charles Lane as permanent Office of Disaster Recovery Director1:16:43Presented
“Chuck is phenomenal... he always tries to get to yes.”
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- Commissioner reports and community updates1:38:33Spoke
“10 years we've been doing this... we have collected so far to date, I think it's close to 24,000 pairs of shoes and over almost 55 56,000 pairs of socks.”
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- Commissioner reports on parks, tourism, code enforcement, and trails1:56:19Mentioned
“Kathy Pearson had an award. She's on vacation, but she was recognized for all her amazing work.”
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- #C44$18 million contract for sale and dedication of Two Rivers Park site1:08:55Mentioned
“Kathy, Keith, your whole team does a phenomenal job with parks”
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- #Public CommentPublic comment from three speakers on community issues7:12Spoke
“this contract has not come to you yet we're still working on it and we'll be sure to brief each and every one of you with that when it does come back”
- #RS2Resolution declaring March as Irish American Heritage Month33:42Spoke
“my grandmother was born in Ireland and my grandfather was born in Sweden”
- Confirmation of Chuck Lane as Community Development Director53:12Presented
“I'm pleased to announce that we have a fellow Bostonian...Mr Chuck lane or Charles Lane he is currently working for Pasco County”
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- #R54Year-two opioid settlement fund allocation including sheriff wellness center and school board2:05:44Presented
“we're here to bring round two of the opioid allocation recommendations”
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- Commissioner reports — Hurricane recovery, stormwater, flooding, and community relief efforts1:31:43Mentioned
“Kathy and her team to say they've been amazing is not even — it doesn't even do it justice”
- Delegation of authority to execute CARES/CDBG mortgage satisfactions for Clock Tower facility closing2:04:29Presented
“we're not looking to get paid on it to forgive it so we don't own the building at clock towers but we do have these leans on it”
- Airboat ordinance, dengue fever, red tide, and county communications update2:14:21Presented
“it's going to be from 9 to 11 on Thursday morning and what a media event is”
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- Closing Remarks, Staff Introductions, and Adjournment1:31:59Presented
“assistant County Administrator for public services which is our Parks our libraries”
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- #C20Purchase of Grand Boulevard property for low-barrier homeless shelter — deferred to afternoon1:30:03Presented
“we have been really team the public all of us have been trying to figure out what we're going to do with our homeless”
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- Affordable housing workshop called to order, all five commissioners present0:00Presented
- Introduction and background on Pasco County affordable housing study1:18Presented
“affordable housing we've heard so many different terms...generally it's defined this housing that cost no more than 30% of a household's income”
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- Closing remarks and adjournment of joint cities-county workshop1:15:00Presented
“we have a building picked out... it's the Times building on 19 which has about 8 Acres... the feds have seized their assets so we are going through a whole big rig with that”
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- #R39Surplus and disposition policy revision for affordable housing nonprofits1:43:37Spoke
“I just was wondering if you would maybe consider piloting this and let us try a few homes and see where we go with this”
- Commissioner and administrator reports, announcements, and ordinary business3:29:26Spoke
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- Legislative update on mobility fees, homestead exemption, and homelessness bills1:13:22Presented
“This bill came out of nowhere to be honest with you, I just happen to be up in Tallahassee and the lobbyist that represents the homeless coalitions I happen to run into him”
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- #RS2Resolution recognizing HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital for excellence in care27:34Spoke
“my son was airlifted... to bayonet near his trauma center folks he was 2 hours from dying and this Hospital saved his life”
- #RS1Resolution commending 2023 Star Performer, Star Leader, and Star Team of the Year2:02:15Mentioned
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- Taxation approach: millage rates, Parks MSTU, Paving MSTU, and law enforcement options3:12:03Spoke
“in March we'll be bringing that MSTU before you with parks”
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- Commissioner and administrator reports — Two Good Souls drive, St. Luke's ribbon cutting1:45:24Spoke
“Thank you all for contributing.”
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- #Public CommentPublic comment period with six speakers on various topics8:26Mentioned
- #R43Confirmation of Sean McGarvey as Pasco County Library Director1:56:44Presented
“Sean McGarvey he was worked with us in 2013 to 2019 as one of our library administrators”
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- Community meeting on homelessness in West Pasco County0:00Spoke
- Assistant County Administrator Kathy Pearson presentation on homelessness data and shelter options16:00Presented
“right now in Pasco County we have a lack of low barrier shelters...our sheriff's department will tell us we're out there we find folks but we have nowhere to put them”
- Public Q&A on homelessness enforcement, shelter options, and solutions27:14Presented
- Public Q&A on homelessness enforcement, shelter options, and solutions27:14Mentioned
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- #1Homeless initiatives — countywide encampments, services, and solutions1:59Presented
“we are going to talk a little bit about homelessness and it's not the topic that we all like to talk about but it's a very important topic that we really need to face”
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- Commissioner items — infrastructure updates, road safety, Vision Zero, and healthy babies initiative50:04Spoke
“I'm going to miss you terribly obviously and I wish you nothing but success in your future”
- County Attorney authorization to sign Walmart National Opioid Settlement documents1:31:29Mentioned
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- #106Interlocal agreement for Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority deferred to January2:00:52Presented
“we're presenting you today with a recommendation that we delay this until January”
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- Commissioner board member reports and staff/administrator updates2:26:06Presented
“as of october 1st we will be taking over that building and give us a couple of months we need to get people in there get it situated and we will be opening it as a one stop”
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- #R90HOME American Rescue Plan allocation plan for homelessness housing funding1:45:43Presented
“the proposals went out applications are in it has been closed so i'm hearing marcy correctly she's putting a team together to review those applications”
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- West Market homeless encampment update from Kelly Funk, county administration2:19:50Presented
“we do have a program for seniors and that they do qualify they just need to fill out an application through the community development program”
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- #68Oaks Park MSBU interlocal agreement with Pasco County Tax Collector1:32:09Presented
“today we're talking about the requests that came from the previous board meeting prn 21-023 into local agreement pasco county tax collector reimbursement of expenses associated with the uniform method of collection”
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- #RS2Resolution honoring Stella Ickes as 2021 Animal Control Officer of the Year12:40Spoke
“we were in a local restaurant and people stella seems to have a loud voice and so she was bragging about all the great things that the county is doing”
- #RS3Resolution honoring Jessica Every as 2021 Supervisor of the Year21:06Spoke
“jessica is grown in so much as a leader in the years that i've watched her and i couldn't be more proud”
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- #R109Fall 2020 Citizens Academy virtual graduation and Two Good Souls shoe donation program recognition2:43:25Presented
“Our two good souls really have made such a huge difference and it's going to put a lot of holiday cheer to hundreds of hundreds of children.”
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- #R82Lobbying services contract award deferred for board presentations1:22:35Mentioned
- #R84Paula Barakaldo confirmed as Director of Support Services1:33:16Presented
“paula came up on top she is uh what can i what can i say about paula we all love paula she's probably one of the most professional dedicated public servants i've ever met”
- Commissioner items — appointments, trails, zoning, tourism, and clerk updates1:44:30Mentioned
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- #C59CARES Act funding correction for nonprofit distribution approved22:53Presented
“second paragraph should um be not June 30th of 2020, but July 14th, 2020”
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- #R3 (Addendum)Pasco Cares direct assistance program for residents approved at $4 million initial funding1:00:39Presented
“we are going to help our citizens so we're asking to allocate four million dollars to begin this program”
- Commissioner reports, COVID-19 operations update, and county budget outlook1:09:52Mentioned
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- Pasco County senior, human, and veteran services update during COVID-1930:47Presented
“we're going to be starting a program called emergency meals restaurants and so as commissioner starkey we had talked about the frontline appreciation we are also going to be having our restaurants prepare food for our seniors”
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- #Public CommentPublic comment — speakers on animals, homelessness, railroad park fees, dredging, and hepatitis A4:48Mentioned
- Resolution recognizing Pasco County Leadership Development Program class of 201937:32Presented
“we're partnering with career Workforce...to bring some of our folks to work for the county to get the skills”
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- Outside Agency Funding Requests — Senior Services, Premier Healthcare, United Way, Coalition for Homeless49:45Spoke
“she's on the board too if she was definitely more engaged than I am”
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- Commissioner Mariano miscellaneous reports including splash pads, Habitat for Humanity impact fees, and boat registration fees for dredging30:51Presented
“once he finds a location we already did talk about CDBG funds he would be eligible for that yes”
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- Outside agency funding requests and United Way allocation review18:06Spoke
“I and I both sat on United Way and you know it's it's tough going through the application”
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- #Old BusinessCommissioner reports on SR 56 extension, donation bins, rental registry, and other topics55:04Mentioned
- #Resolution 4Resolution proclaiming National Community Development Week in Pasco County2:31:44Mentioned
- #Old BusinessCommissioner reports on growth data, libraries, Sunwest, Habitat for Humanity, and holiday Lakes utilities bill3:16:33Spoke
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- #4Resolution congratulating Two Good Souls shoes and socks donation drive17:34Spoke
“about three years ago 2016 a group of us in the Pasco County government said what can we do to give back to our community”
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- #R4Confirmation of Marcy Esberg as new Community Development Director23:31Presented
“I want to introduce to you our hopefully our new community development director Marcy esberg”
- Commissioner reports and board discussion on various community matters26:22Spoke
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