Ralph Lair

“So we're in our final week of session. They'll sign die on Friday. As of today, 60 bills have passed both chambers.”

“currently we are getting ready to go into budget conference. The House and the Senate rolled out their budgets last week.”

“we will head to Tallahassee for our meetings with the elected officials and go over our priorities for this year before the legislature.”

“Pasco has received 694 million of federal grant awards over the last three fiscal years.”

“let him go work on this stuff for us and not have to increase our budget at all”

“I don't think it's going to go far, but we will continue to monitor it. I'm sure FAC will weigh in as well.”

“I first was appointed by Senator McCay, then I stayed on for Governor Bush, Governor Crist, and just a little bit for Governor Scott. I wholly believe in the state's mission on its trails plan.”

“So today we are going to finalize our 2026 state legislative priorities.”

“based on our conversation, you just asked how uh the federal uh our federal contract, which is with Ballard Partners, has been doing since they uh took over the beginning of the year.”

“there are two bills 943 and 1730, 1730 is probably the more egregious one”

“he rolled out an executive order of what his he envisions generally he's created a new Doge task force modeled after Federal efforts to reduce government waste”

“I'm going to have our County attorney David Goldstein who's the expert on Liv local just to come up and explain the land use issue”

“last year I probably had 50 requests in we have six funding silos”

“our goal is to get sponsors for these projects we ask for that's going to be the determining Factor”

“today September 3rd we're having a legislative discussion with you all discuss a timeline those policies and proposals that I've received to date”

“today we're going to have a 2024 session legislative session recap and I'm going to have our State Legislative Lobby team Sunrise Consulting Sean Foster and Andrew Kile come up”

“right now no amendment has been filed but know that late filed amendments could happen so we'll wait and see on the live local”

“I don't think there's anything that's like Earth shattering damaging to our Mobility system in the bill”

“Ralph has prepared a nice little set of talking points in this folder about live local”

“I just wanted to briefly you know session just started today they uh I'm watching committee meetings back in the back there”

“we're going to be discussing the potential legislative priorities the funding initiative proposals and then I also had this you'll remember was from our Workshop were some items that were given by district for sidewalks”

“today we're going to give you the legislative update of the 2023 session”

“during the legislative session this past year the speaker put in a pot of money for local support grants for 175 million dollars”

“that would have to be a decision by the fish and wildlife commission if that is something you all want to pursue”

“the 2022 legislative session the florida house included a budget item that passed which set up a funding source for local support grants it was capped at 175 million dollars”

“we got a re-rating on our bond rating for the hassett sales tax revenue bonds...we actually got an increase from double a to double a plus”

“ralph joined us for the for the meeting as well”

“i think that the letter's ready for you to sign”

“i have three minutes”

“ridge road extension phase 2b it is in the senate budget fully funded at 14 million dollars”

“that is the Wayfair bill...that is one that FAC supports, Florida League of Cities supports”

“I think Ralph does a great job. But there is a difference between an internal lobbyist and an external lobbyist.”

“he's calling it's pretty detailed”

“Ralph also said that the bill sponsor is happy to work with us”

“Ralph also said that the bill sponsor is happy to work with us”

“in total the 2019 regular session included 3571 bills and proposed committee bills filed”

“today I'm bringing before you the Senate state legislative agenda for 2019 I send that to you all for approval”

“it's not really affordable housing... it's Workforce housing”

“jobs poor Community”

“we ask the organization like we do every year to come back and give us a list of projects any policies that need changing”

“we can meet with you individually and see if that passes muster”

“I think if you're asking me, we would probably want to try to channel it through Ralph.”