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I just wanted you to come home. >> Tight ship. >> Can you see me as project manager at our >> morning? >> Oh, at work when the employees see me. The mechanic was talking to Brad. I walk
up. He goes, "I got to go back to work." >> Oh, they know you're going to suck them in. All right, we can officially start. >> Focus on it. All right. >> Good morning. >> We got here.
>> Good morning. I would like to call to order the Pasco County Board of Commission 10:00 meeting of April 7th, 2026. At this time, silence all electronic devices and mute your phones. Please rise for the invocation pledge of allegiance. >> Good morning, Arnable Commission.
Anthony Sh, chaplain for Pasco County Fire Rescue. I I hope that your Easter and Passover celebrations were enjoyable time with family. And now it's time to give an invocation. Great almighty father, we thank you for this honorable commission, their
leadership in our county today. We bless our conservationists, our public safety telecommunicators, our community developers, and people who handle animals. And thank you for their services. We ask that you'll conduct help us conduct wisdom in our public
doings today. Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all. >> Madam clerk, please call the role. >> District one, Commissioner Oakley, >> here. >> District two, Commissioner Waitman, >> present. >> District three, Commissioner Starky. >> District four, Commissioner Joerger >> here. District 5 Chairman Mariano >> here. Now is the time for public
comment. Citizens are given an opportunity to comment on any current or future agenda item coming before the board and on other business on the board's purview. Today's public comment will be handled as follows. First, we will take public comment from those who are here in person. Then we will take public comment for those who have
pre-registered for an online link and currently on Q. We request that when you address the board, comments are not directed personally at a commission or team member, but rather directed at the issues. This provides mutual respect between the board members and the public. After stating your name and address for the clerk, a threeminut
timer will be activated and a green light will be shown at the podium. After 2 minutes, a yellow light will indicate you have one minute left. When your time is up, a red light will be displayed. Three people will sign and you should close your comments. Online participants will be disconnected automatically when
their time is up. Madam clerk, do we have anyone signed up for public comment? >> Yes, we do. Would Lance Lee please come to the podium? Good morning. Morning, commissioners, and thank you for the opportunity to speak today. >> Your name and address, please. >> My name is Lance Lee. I serve as the
vice president of operations at Rebuilding Together Greater Florida. Our address is 30114 Northwest Highway, Tampa, Florida. Thank you. >> Uh we're a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping families safe,
healthy, and housed by providing critical home repairs, disaster recovery, and disaster readiness services to low-income homeowners, seniors, veterans, and also people with disabilities. Many Pasco residents are still struggling in the aftermath of
hurricanes Milton and Helen. Too many homeowners simply don't have the resources to recover on their own. And some are still living with roof damage, unsafe electrical issues, broken windows, or other storm related hazards. Thanks to a disaster recovery grant from the American Red Cross, Rebuilding
Together Greater Florida now has dedicated funding specifically for Pasco homeowners who were impacted by these storms. What I want to emphasize, all repairs are provided at absolutely no cost to the homeowner. If a resident owns and
occupies their home and they still have unmet repair needs from hurricanes Milton or Helen, we can help. Our team handles everything. Assessments, contractors, permitting, and project management, so homeowners do not have to navigate the recovery process alone.
Every repair we complete keeps a Pasco County family safely in their home and strengthens long-term community resilience. On behalf of Rebuilding Together Greater Florida, I want to thank you for your leadership and for helping us connect with the homeowners who need this support. We look forward
to working together to rebuild to to rebuild, recover, and keep Pasco families safe. And as I said, from this grant, we have $3 million from the Red Cross and we are struggling with applicants in this specific community. Uh we have a
application process. You can go to our website at rtgffl.org, or but we aren't getting many families from Pasco. Um, and like I said, it's a considerable amount of funds. Uh, the range of home repairs can range anywhere from $25,000
up to $65,000. Roofs, anything involving the envelope of the home. So, our thought was that we could come here and hopefully you guy, you all could help us spread the word that we have these funds and so we can
uh repair more homes in Pasco community. >> Thank you. Please give your information to the county administrator so we can reach out to you and we'll we'll make some contacts, but I'm I know there's some help out there we can use. So, thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Lisa Miselle, please come up to the
podium. Good morning. My name is Liza Meiselle. Um I currently reside at 31137 St. Joe Road in Dade City. Um I'm the director of treasury management sales for Florida for Republic Bank. Um I'm actually coming before you all today in regards
to an issue that's been going on in the community, not necessarily an agenda item. Um, one of our neighbors have had seven cattle be killed by a pack of wild dogs. There's two separate packs. Um, two of the caps were um, pregnant and
she's lost four just in March. Her neighbor has had a cat killed. All of this has been caught on camera. There has been several news stories um, done by News Channel uh, channel 13, some other um, news stations. It's been all
over social media. Um, and unfortunately the county has not reached out to the neighbor. Um, unfortunately she does have six donkeys, but with a pack of dogs, the donkeys are not going to protect cattle that like that. They have just recently last week ripped off an
ear of one of her cattle that is also pregnant. So that calf may not make it. Um, this is thousands of dollars for these cattle ranchers and something needs to be done. Animal services has been called. has been directed that they're the ones that need to deal with it. They've gone out and surveyed the
area, but they've not been able to capture any of these dogs. Um, so my ask is that the county do something more and ask that these dogs be captured and humanely euthanized because at this point it's a matter of time before it's an adult or someone's child. Um, I own a
farm. I have horses. I have many friends who own farms and have horses and cattle and it's happening on Trilby. It's happening on Powerline and Christian Road. So, it's very well public out there. If you guys just spend a little bit of time researching it, it's been an ongoing issue for months. So, I just
want to be on public record that you all are aware of this issue because if it does come down to a child or a human one day, it's it's going to be a problem. So, my ask is that this is prevented and that these wild dogs, we're not sure if they're wild or not. They're not chipped. um animal services came and
picked up one that was deceased, but we're not sure if someone owns the dogs, but they really just need to be humanely dealt with before more ranchers lose their cattle and someone loses a life at this point. So, that is my ask of the county. >> If you could, I'd like to have you talk
to Kathy Pearson. I think Fish and Wildlife might be the appropriate agency for the state to help us out. I don't think animal control is set up to cover wild dogs, but we'd love to >> been directed to several times and has not been able to get the help to trap them. So, >> uh, get me the information. I'll help
help and reach out for you, too. >> Okay. And, >> uh, Kathy Pearson is right there. >> Anyone else here from the public that hasn't signed up like to address the board? I don't see anyone here. Anyone online? >> No one online. >> Okay, we'll close close public comment
and um, in the resolutions as we go through today, we're going to move up to RS4. Uh we're lucky to have our congressman Barakas is here. So congressman if you would come up and everyone else for committee development week the resolution please come forward. >> Thank you so very much. It's an honor to
be here and I I I used to Bill Ora is by the way I used to come here with my father back in the early 70s. He was a small claims court judge uh in Pasco County and I just remember those days.
But uh I'm here to to honor this wonderful organization uh and the county and Kathy Pearson is here as well and her colleagues. But uh this was given on the floor of the House of Representatives by myself on January
6, 2026. I rise today, Mr. speaker to recognize the outstanding work of Pasco County Community Development and to congratulate the county on receiving the prestigious Audrey Nelson Award, a
national honor that recognizes exemplary achievement in serving community and low and moderate income residents through the innovative use of the community development block grant. Uh, and it
that's the CDBG and home investment partnership funds. The Audrey Nelson Award is bestowed annually on only a limited number of projects nationwide. This year, just seven projects were
selected, making Pasco County's achievement especially noteworthy. Pastoral County is proud to once again be among the distinguished group with recognition for its behavioral health
urgent care center, the first behavioral health UCC in the state of Florida. We're so proud of this county. This innovative project was developed to address a critical gap in access to
urgent mental health and substance use services for project was developed to address a critical gap again and the vulnerable population will be served. Okay. The behav behavioral health UCC
provides immediate voluntary access to outpatient behavioral health care with extended hours offering a vital alternative to emergency departments. It also serves and is as an essential point
for individual transitioning from high-risisk settings such as jails or impatient facilities helping in to ensure continuity of care at moments when intervention is most needed. The
impact of this program has been extraordinary. While UC initially anticipated serving 450 individuals during its first year of operation from February 5th, 2025 through September 30th, 2025 it
ultimately provided services to,274 adults. Incredible. Exceeding expectation by 130 183%. Approximately 94% of those served were
successfully diverted from more acute impatient settings. Additionally, 71% of the follow-up appointments were attended. a remarkable improvement from 34%
uh followup rate that existed prior to the establishment of the UCC for individuals referred from critical transition points. This success was made possible in part through a strategic investment of 1.469
469 and 927 uh dollars of CDBG funds which supported essential infrastructure and renovation needs at the facility. These funds not only
enabled the UCC to open its stores but also helped leverage additional operational funding to sustain services in the years ahead. The behavioral health unit care center now stands as a
model for how targeted federal resources can be used to drive innovation, improve outcomes, and strengthen communities. I commend Pasco County Community Development and all partners included
for their leadership, vision, and commitment to serving those most in need. Their work exemplifies the purpose of community development programs and demonstrates how thoughtful investment
can change lives. It is fitting that this exceptional project has been recognized with the Audrey Nelson Award and I'm proud to honor their achievement in the congressional record. I I yield
back, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much for all your work. Mr. Chairman as well, but all the Pasco County Commissioners and these wonderful people behind me, they do incredible work. This is the way you use federal funding to help people
that need to help themselves. So, God bless each and every one of you. Kathy, thank you so much for working with us. And of course, the money comes directly to Pasco County, and this is the second national award they've received. So,
thank you. God bless you. What an honor and a privilege to represent you in the United States Congress. Thank you. >> Thank you very much, Congressman. Greatly appreciate you being here. And Congressman, Congressman, if you could congressman. >> Yes.
>> We have a resolution, too. If you don't mind, we're going to read that, then we'll do a picture with everything together. Is that okay? >> Very good. Thank you. >> All righty. Resolution number CA26-180. A resolution by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of April 6th through
the 10th, 2026 as National Community Development Week in Pasco County. Whereas Pasco County Communities serve as the cornerstone of a high quality of life for its residents and Pasco County's community development department has demonstrated a dedication
to homeless initiatives and the revitalization of neighborhoods and expanding affordable housing opportunities. And whereas the week of April 6th through the 10th, 2026 has been designated as National Community Development Week by the National
Association of Counties and the National Community Development Association to celebrate the Community Development Block Grant, the CDBG program, and the Home Investment Partnerships, the HOME program. And whereas in 1974,
Congress enacted the Housing and Community Development Act, making this the 52nd year of the CDBG program. And whereas the CDBG program and the HOME program provide annual funding and
flexibility to local communities to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing and a suitable living environment for economic opportunities to low and moderate income citizens. And whereas over the past 10 years, our
community has received a total of 37,113,165 in CDBG funds and 14,1479,074 in hom funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. And whereas a grant of over1,469,927
utilizing community development block grant funding was used in partnership with the opioid treatment and recovery fund and HHS certified community behavioral health center funds to create the first behavioral urgent care center
in the state of Florida. And whereas this past February, the Behavioral Urgent Care Center received the 2026 Audrey Nelson Achievement Award for Community Development from the National Community Development Association as an
exemplary and innovative community development block grant project. And whereas in addition to this award, there were several significant accomplishments reported for this past year. CDBG funds supported the acquisition of 70 existing
units of housing that will remain affordable for 30 years. CDBG assisted with the preservation of affordable housing for 73 households through owner occupied rehabilitation. 40 units of a affordable housing were created and 100%
of funds expended benefited low to moderate income households. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the week of April 6th through the 10th, 2026, as National Community Development
Week in Pasco County, done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present in voting this 7th day of April, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Commissioner Joerger, thank you for doing this resolution. If you would like to get out and maybe do a picture with
everybody. Can I say again? >> Sure. >> Kathy Pearson, assistant county administrator um public services. First of all, thank you, Congressman Billis. You have been a big champion always, always, always for Pasco County. And thank you to the team behind me,
community development team. You have no idea what they go through every single day, monitoring, making sure we're in compliance, making sure the money is being spent. Kudos to you all. You're a phenomenal, phenomenal team. I couldn't do it without Paula Barakado, director
of support service, who's also our chair of our opioid opioid money paid for a lot of this. And guys, this was your idea. I remember two of the commissioners came to me and said, "We would like to see Do you ever think about having a walk-in clinic >> and Sheriff No, he was involved when we
>> Exactly. So, this this was an idea you all came and this team ran with it." So, phenomenal. But I would like to introduce Tracy Callie with uh Bayare. she really put this thing together for our urgent healthc care clinic. And Tracy, if you want to just come up and maybe give them some numbers, that would
be great. >> Good morning. Hi. Good to see everybody again. Um, we are just grateful for Congressman Billis to be here, for the county to be so forward thinking, so innovative. You know, Bayare is in five counties and this is the only county that kind of took that leap of faith as
soon as the opioate dollars were available and partnering with CDBG. you know, a a true partnership between our government and our health care to create something that has not existed in this state up till now. Um, you heard the numbers. We said we would serve 400 in
our first year. We exceeded that by um, I think our total was 1,700. You know, we opened last February. So, it tells you there's a need. People want to walk in and get services when they're ready for mental health or addiction. The exciting news I want to share with you all today is the timing of this couldn't be any better because um because of some
opioid funding, we've been able to open a second behavioral health urgent care center. We opened today in Dade City right down the street. So today's our first Thank you guys. >> Thank you commissioners. Um we want to say that CD week is oh Mary the Young um
director of community development. City Week is not just about celebrating the projects, but it's celebrating the people as Kathy said behind me, but also the partnerships, the partnerships that we have internally and externally with some of them here. Um, we want to thank them all especially. We want to say
thank you who they do not get a lot of thanks. But to the county attorney's office because without them, they make sure that we are doing everything following every regulation and we do want to say thank you to them and thank you to you for supporting us and having faith in us to carry the projects
forward. Um, so thank you to everybody. >> I wanted to say one thing that um just I don't not sure if the congressman knows but a couple years ago when we won the award before I was up in DC then um because Amskills also was one of five programs nationally to win a CDBG award.
So we were up there um >> yeah so we're very grateful for this funding. I know it might be in jeopardy and so we hope that >> we did get yesterday we did get our allocation yesterday so at least for the next year it did come down
in my committee in Washington that >> that it could be in jeopardy congressman for supporting our funding every year Yeah. >> Yes. >> Thank you. is so many lives.
>> And if you want any of them or us to come up when you have the hearings on it, >> we can be a model for the country. >> Yeah. We appreciate all. >> All right, Commissioner, you want to get on with the picture? >> I just want to say first of all, I am I
am honored to present you guys this this resolution. Uh just to highlight all of your hard work and your dedication. Um Kathy Pearson and Congressman Bill Arachus know how near and dear this work is to my to my heart and I just want to
thank you guys. I am I am so proud of the of the people we have in place to produce these projects and how we really think about and Congressman Billis, you're on the front lines and and you are always fighting for our under underserved and our veterans and and
everything and I'm just really proud of of our our our mental health, our Pasco Hope, so many things that we are just leading leading the country in. So I just want to say thank you to all of you and um have something to give to you. So, >> thank you. We also want to make sure
that everyone knows to come out Thursday night to our CD week event at Lake Lisa. That's another award-winning project that we will be out there from 5 to 7. Um, some of our vendor partners will be out there kind of celebrating and talking about the services that they provide to the county. >> Everyone should come up here. We'll do a
picture from here. >> Standards. Thank you sir. >> Thanks guys. Perfect. and roll. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. And now we go to RS1. >> Okay. Do we have anybody here for the water conservation month in Pasco County? The month of April. >> Please come forward. Yeah.
>> All righty. Resolution number CA26-177. A resolution by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida declaring the month of April 2026 as water conservation month in Pasco County. Whereas safe, clean, and
sustainable water resources are essential to Pasco County citizens, visitors, the environment, and the economy. And whereas although Pasco County has a limited supply of fresh water in our underground aquifer, lakes, and rivers,
the county's population and need for water resources continues to increase. And whereas droughts and water shortages serve as a reminder that Florida's water resources, no matter how diverse, are finite. And whereas Florida has
established the encouragement and promotion of water conservation and reuse as state objectives and chapter 373 and 403 Florida statutes. And whereas every business, industry, school, and citizen can make a
difference when it comes to conserving water, thus promoting a healthy economy and community. And whereas the state of Florida water management districts, Tampa Bay Water and its member governments, UF, IFAS extension Pasco
County and the Florida Governmental Utility Authority are working with other community supporters to increase awareness about the importance of water conservation. And whereas to to preserve portable water resources, Pasco County treats wastewater to produce high
quality reclaimed water. nearly 700 million gallons in reservoirs and tanks and delivers approximately 25 million gallons per day of reclaimed water to about 41,000 residences and to the variety of other customers and
locations. Whereas the state of Florida and the Southwest Florida Water Management District in Pasco County have previously dedicated April, typically a dry month when portable water demands are most acute as Florida Waters Conservation Month to encourage citizens
to help preserve Florida's precious water resources. And whereas the continued support of April as Florida's water conservation month reinforces conver conservation messages, ordinances, and efforts put forth by the Pasco County Board of County
Commissioners and its support and encouragement of conservation measures. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the month of April, 2026, as water conservation month in Pasco
County, and calls upon each citizen to help protect this precious, precious shared resource done and resolved in regular session for the quorum present and voting this 7th day of April, 2026. >> Move approval. Second. All in favor say
I. I. I. and Sandra, come on up. I see April tonight. Come on up. No, maybe not. >> Good morning, chairman, members of the board. For the record, I'm Sandra Anderson, and I have the blessing of being the director for customer information and services for Pasco
County Utilities. And um you can see from the variety of people we have here, it takes more than just Pasco County Utilities to enforce water conservation. the programs you guys have funded over the years and supported. You rally around. You point things out to us. Um you're willing to ask for help uh when
you have any issues and you're willing to send people our way. Working together, we can make a difference for the Pasco County and the water conservation. Now, whoever is praying for or doing the rain dancing for the rain. Thank you. Yes. Thank you. It took me extra long to get to work today and I loved every long minute of it. So, we do
need that. I would like to just for a minute uh pass it over to Phoenix McKini. is our water conservation coordinator who oversees all the water conservation programs at our department and Connor who is a new ad thanks to the board uh to our water conservation team.
>> Good morning, Mr. Chairman and board members. Phoenix McKenna, water conservation coordinator for Pasco County Utilities. It's a pleasure for me to be here with you again to thank you so much for your ongoing support for water conservation. As you know, it is an ongoing issue and we're in an extreme
drought. So, it's extremely important right now. Uh did ask me to make a couple of comments about our programs. We do have a number of programs to help uh yourselves and to help uh our customers throughout the area. Uh we do provide rebates through our water
provider uh Tampa Bay Water. Uh those go to businesses. Those are available to private individuals. Uh we have some customized rebates. We have toilet rebates and we have rebates to assist with uh efficient irrigation. Uh we're
available to assist our customers with some uh site visits to assist them with making changes to their irrigation schedules to help them reduce their irrigation. Uh we're available to try to assist them in looking at their water use patterns and making recommendations
for how they can reduce their use and a number of other things just to ensure that uh our customers have ongoing access to information and assistance to make sure they're using their water as efficiently as possible. Again, we really appreciate your support as well.
Thank you so much. >> Amber, you want to say that? >> Thank you so much, commission, for focusing on this every year. Uh, as the others have stated, we are in a phase three water shortage order currently. Um, and with your efforts, with the
conservation efforts and the little bit of rain that we do receive, we are able to increase our water resources to get us through this dry time. But thank you so much for your continued efforts and focusing on your communities and letting them know about the u the different
water conservation um uh devices and technologies that are available currently. Thank you. Tampa Bay Water. >> Morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the board. I'm Amelia Brown with Tampa Bay
Water and I work with uh basically everyone here on water conservation um throughout the year and we're really grateful for the partnership um of working together and the dedication that Pasco's shown to water conservation. Of course, it's really important during
times of drought, but it's really a long-term strategy for the sustainability of our region and balancing our water supplies with water demands. We're grateful for the adoption of the proclamation and look forward to the years ahead. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. You want to go for a picture, sir?
>> Um, I'd like to thank each and everyone for your part in conserving water. That's very, very important. Uh, I've been a part of uh since 207 to I was a past chair of of swift mud and
been a part of that and uh continued being a part of conserving water in Pasco County for many many years and now I'm a past pres past chairman of Tampa water and still on that board. But all the efforts done by Pasco County, Pine
Ellis County, and Hillsboro County all work together to make sure we have water for each and every one of us and our citizens in these three counties. Um, even when it's a dry season, we still have water. I hate the fact that people say, "Oh, we're out of water. We're out
of water." And it's real dry and it gets real low, but I'm telling you, it comes back very quickly. like the rain we got, God sent us yesterday was very much of a blessing to all of our our counties and our citizens. And the fact of it is
people don't realize when you you change from a two-day watering cycle to a one day because it's getting worse and it's drier. >> You're saving 60 million gallons a day because of taking that one day off,
that one day of watering off. very very important. We still have many ways to provide water through del and through the reservoir that we have that holds 15 billion gallons uh of water. It's
amazing that the three counties we use roughly 200 million gallons a day. The fact of it is we can put in in our system and into the reservoir to hold for the next day because we use 200
million. We can put 200 million back in that reservoir. When we get the rainfall like we have yesterday and today that's coming, we actually uh are going to be pulling that water and putting our reservoir and rebuilding the reservoir and also we provide water on out in the
future. There's a lot of plans about water that a lot of people don't understand because they think we're out of water at times. We're not out of water, but we're very cautious and very it's a very precious element that we need for life and we are going to make
the best effort to make sure that's the right thing and to preserve that for all of all the citizens. So, but thank you for each and every one. Uh, I'll go down and take picture if you all stay up here. >> Give me
rainy roads. All right. Next, we'll get to RS2. Is Randy Bentley here? While he's locking up, you know, we keep we I only water one day a week for most
of the year. And in the rainy season, we and I have three acres. We turn off the sprinklers in the rainy season. You really don't have to water twice. >> All righty. We have RS2 resolution number CA026-178. A resolution by the board of county
commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, recognizing Randy Bentley as the 2025 Pasco County winner of the Tampa Bay Community Waterwise Award. Whereas the Tampa Bay Community Water Wise Awards Program recognizes residential,
commercial, and government landscapes in Hillsboro, Pasco, and Penllis counties that excel in water conservation and environmental protection. And whereas water-wise landscapes benefit homeowners and the environment by improving drought
resistance, reducing water and maintenance, and protecting the environment. And whereas safe, clean, and sustainable water resources are essential to Pasco County citizens, vi visitors, the environment, and the economy. And whereas Tampa Bay Waterwise
is a regional water conservation program offered by Tampa Bay Water, its participating utilities, and the Southwest Florida Management District. And whereas this program endeavors to identify examples of outstanding Florida
friendly water-wise landscaping in order to promote these principles in the community. And whereas the support of the annual Tampa Bay Community Water Wise Award reinforces the importance of conserving water in making our community a more beautiful and better place to
live. And whereas Tampa Bay Water facilitates the annual Tampa Bay Community Water Wise Award program to recognize individuals and businesses committed to water conservation and environmental protection through utilization of the best most attractive
Florida friendly landscaping as well as irrigation systems or techniques that minimize water waste. And whereas the UFAS Extension Pasco County Florida Friendly Landscaping Program serves the Tampa Bay
Community Water Award program by providing the judging panel that visits each applicant in Pasco County and selecting an annual winner. And whereas the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners support the Water Wise awards and encourage water conservation
measures within Pasco County and regionally. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby recognizes Randy Bentley of Dade City as the 20125 Tampa
Bay Community Water Award winner for Pasco County and calls upon all Pasco County citizens to help make their landscapes Florida friendly and water-wise in the interest of water conservation. done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present in
voting the 7th day of April 2026. >> Move approval. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Mr. Roley. >> Yep. >> Welcome. >> We uh we certainly appreciate everything
that you've done and to win this award. And uh maybe you can tell us what you went through. It looks like it's getting pretty heavy over here. Uh, good morning. My name is Kate Case and I'm the program manager for the Florida Friendly Landscaping Program at
the University of EAS Extension Pasco County Office and uh, with me is Amelia Brown, Tampa Bay Water. So, Tampa Bay Water really facilitates this award and they work um in partnership with the Florida Friendly Landscaping uh programs
in each of the member counties to find landscapes that are water-wise and Florida friendly. Uh Mr. Bentley applied for 2025 uh and he won. Right. So, um it's a scoring rubric that we work off of. Um
Mr. Bentley has um he has a an older property, right? That shows that it is possible to have St. Augustine grass unerrigated, right? There you go. Not everybody can have that, right? But but but the soils are right where he is. Um
and his yard was a delight. And so congratulations. Thank you. >> Good morning, Amelia Brown. Again, um congratulations. We're really excited to participate in honoring you for the great work that you've done on your landscape, exemplifying what we'd like to see more landscapes in this region
look like that use only the water they need, have minimal fertilizer, minimal runoff, and also support pollinators. That's what it is to be Florida friendly. And we run this program to exemplify the best landscapes that embody all of those principles.
Congratulations and keep up the great work. come say something because uh all of us want to know how you did this and the effort it took to get it to where it is today. >> Well, actually um it all started with my
my past wife um she started 30 years ago on her landscaping effort and you know I was her muscle. She was the brains behind. >> I understand. Yes sir. But we were always um
conscious of water you know water conservation. So we put in a lot of drip irrigation throughout the property planted you know water friendly plants and just over 30
years grown into this award. >> I'd like to thank everyone that's involved with the contest and program and just making every conscious of water conservation is important. You
know, as more people move into our our area, the importance of being water wise will become even. Thank you. Congratulations. >> Can we all do that or you going to stand up here?
>> We're trying to go through these quickly. I'll walk with you. Classics move to RS3. >> All righty. If we can the public safety telecommunicators come to the podium, please. Okay. Resolution RS3. Resolution number
CA26-179. A resolution by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of April 12th through the 18th, 2026 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Pasco County.
Whereas in 1991, the US Congress designated the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to recognize public safety telecommunicators personnel and their crucial role in the protection of life and property. And whereas dedicated
emergency services telecommunicators serve the citizens of Pasco County 24 hours a day, seven days a week by answering their requests for services and dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible. And whereas emergency service
telecommunicators work to improve the emergency response capabilities of these communication systems through their leadership and participation in training programs offered to advance these systems. And whereas emergency services
telecommunicators are the first and most critical contact our citizens have with emergency services and are a vital link between those who seek emergency assistance and the emergency personnel who are dispatched to the location to administer the required aid. And whereas
the work of the emergency services telecommunicators perform goes far beyond simply relaying information between the public and first responders. And whereas emergency services telecommunicators have contributed substantially to the apprehension of
criminals, suppression of fires and the treatment of patients. And whereas each emergency services telecommunicator has exhibited compassion, understanding, and professionalism during the performance of their job. Now therefore, be it
resolved by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the week of April 12th through the 18th, 2026, as National Public Safety, Telecommunicators Week in Pasco County in honor of the men and women whose
diligence and professionalism keep our county, first responders, and citizens safe. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present in voting this 7th day of April, 2026. Move to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor say I.
>> I. >> Mr. Starky. >> Um I'm going to speak for the board this morning because we're trying we have a lot of resolutions and we're going quickly. Um I just want to thank all of you for what I think is a very tough job. And really when you think about it, you guys are the front line. You're the
first person that someone talks to when they're in a crisis. So we thank you for your professionalism and your dedication to to our citizens. and um we're just grateful for everything that you do and we'd love to have you speak. >> Thank you. Um Mr. Chairman, rest of the
board, thank you very much for taking the time to recognize our people. These are the true behind the set heroes, headset heroes. Um they're often forgotten because they're out of public view. >> Yeah. >> Um behind the scenes and most and I didn't either until I came in there
realized how much actually goes on in there and what they do every day and what they go through. So, um, taking the time to recognize him is huge. Um, I'd also like to just take a moment and talk about this past year, some of the successes we've had, um, as a result of
our Mr. Kala, the board, everybody supporting our efforts, um, this past year. Um, we are one of very few counties nationwide to become 100% consolidated. That means every police, fire, and emergency system within our
county is all unified under one system. That's very rare. Any major incident if you look at nationwide, the number one failure is always communication, right? We we've bridged that gap here in Pasco County. We're leading the way in that. Um, also
to ensure the safety of our citizens and our first responders. We also opened up a second dispatch center full-time 247 here in Date City. Opened up January 12th. Um, it's fully operational. I invite you guys to come by, take a tour whenever you wish. um that provides
redundancy and if uh one set one center goes down the other center is fully operational running we shouldn't have any interruptions. So uh we continue Pasco County to lead the way um as you know we put forward. So um again thank you to my crew and everybody and thank
you for everybody recognizing us. Um I would like to point out we have one special guest here Kenya. She's been a telecommunicator for us in Pasco County for 29 years. >> Wow. >> Wow. Most don't make it that long. You know, it's a tough job. So, I She was here
today and I figured I'd mention that. So, thank you all. >> Okay, I'll come down and take a photo. in the next resolution RS5 National Animal Control Week. >> Okay. Resolution RS5, resolution number CA026-176,
a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of April 12th through the 18th, 2026 as National Animal Control Week in Pasco County. Whereas, National Animal Control Week is celebrated each year to recognize the
invaluable contributions that animal control officers make to the people and animals in our communities. And whereas animal control officers serve a vital role in protecting public safety, promoting animal welfare, and strengthening the bond between the
people and animals in Pasco County. And whereas these professionals perform essential duties including responding to emergency calls, rescue rescuing injured and neglected animals, enforcing lo local animal ordinances, investigating
cruelty and neglect cases, and providing humane education and community outreach. And whereas animal control officers routinely face challenging and unpredictable situations, including dangerous environments and emotionally
difficult circumstances, while demonstrating professionalism, courage, and compassion. And whereas their work supports public health initiatives such as rabies prevention, disaster response, ensuring safer neighborhoods, and improved quality of life for both
residents and animals. And whereas animal control officers collaborate with law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire departments, veterary professionals, animal welfare organizations, and community partners to deliver comprehensive community focused
services. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the week of April 12th through the 18th, 2026 as National Animal Control Week in Pasco County and encourages residents to honor and
celebrate the exemplary service and dedication of the animal control officers at Pasco County Animal Services and in our community. done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present in voting the 7th day of April 2026. >> Approval.
>> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Commissioner Jagger. >> You always beat me to it, Commissioner Oley. >> Well, first of all, um I am honored to recognize you for all that you guys do. I want to give I just want to shoot out
some numbers for everybody. Um they had 566 calls for service last year and they saved 2558 lives, which I'm an animal lover and I'm I'm so thankful for that. Um, some of the services you guys have are pet adoptions, animal control, and public
safety response. And I'll expand on that because we had a call there were 22 dogs in Moon Lake and you guys came out and apparently you only got 21 and one ran away. And then I got a call and you guys immediately went back out and got the
straggler. And um, I'm just very thankful for that. You do pet licensing, vaccines, uh, your outreach in the community is amazing. You're always doing like food drives and things like that. Um, lost and found pet assistance, donation and volunteer opportunities. I've toured
your facility. I am so impressed by everything. How organized everything is, how much love and attention go to the animals and how your staff is so friendly. Um, you guys have had everything there. I've seen birds and
all sorts of things and just I I love going there. It just brings a smile to my face. I love bringing the dogs out and playing with them. My husband doesn't like when I go there because he's afraid I'm gonna bring somebody home, but um I just want to thank you guys for everything you do um in the
community. So, would you like to say something? >> Yes. Uh Gary Herrerero, uh director of Pasto County Animal Services. Good morning and thank you, Mr. chairman and commissioners for recognizing our men and women of animal control who are
working tirelessly day and night, weekends, and often dealing with difficult and and heartbreaking calls and they do it every day for for the passion that they chose to be their their career. So, this means a lot to them. A lot a lot of these guys are
choosing that animal welfare is a career for them with three of our officers behind me with over 20 years of experience each. >> So this recognition means a lot to us and thank you for your support. >> Thank you. >> You guys want to come forward and do a
picture? >> And we're we're hoping one day you'll get that new building. I keep advocating for it. You mean you mean money? Okay. Well, there you go. >> RS6 will be next resolution, National Apprentice Week.
>> We have representatives for that. >> Wait, >> please come to the podium. >> Do we have anyone here for the apprenticeship week? >> If we don't, I'm going to read it by title only. >> Let's bring Let's bring David Engel up.
The resolution of National Apprentice Week >> RS6 resolution number CA026-181 a resolution by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida declaring the week of April 26, 2026 through May 2nd, 2026 as National
Apprenticeship Week in Pasco County. Whereas National Apprenticeship Week is an annual nationwide celebration to showcase how apprenticeships improve and expand career pathways for workers while helping employers drive economic growth
across all industries. And whereas apprenticeships provide American workers tangible skills and industry recognized credentials while strengthening our nation's economy and helping millions of men and women provide for their families without taking on the financial burden
of student loans and other related debt. And whereas National Apprenticeship Week is celebrating its 12th anniversary of raising awareness of the vital role apprenticeship provides in creating a qualified and highly skilled workforce in diverse industries within Pasco
County and across the Tampa Bay region. And whereas the advancement and well-being of the United States of America depend upon the continued development of skilled workers in their chosen fields. And whereas Pasco County
recognizes the urgent need to prepare and maintain a highly skilled workforce that can meet the current and future demands of the industry and fortify our economy. And whereas Pasco County recognizes that robust apprenticeship
programs provide tangible value to both job creators and apprentices with the potential to increase productivity, improve diversity and inclusion, and reduce recruitment and training cost while providing a pathway to prosperous careers for youth and adult adult job
seekers. And whereas the 2026 National Apprenticeship Week theme, America at work, making America skilled again through registered apprenticeship, highlights the role of apprenticeships in the high growth industries. And
whereas the AMS Skills Industrial Maintenance Technician and IMT apprenticeship program in partnership with public consulting group strengthens the regional workforce pipeline and makes it easier than ever for Tampa Bay employers to hire, train, and advance
new IMT talent by providing hands-on and online training aligned to industry recognized competencies. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the week
of April 26th, 2026 through May 2nd, 2026 as National Apprenticeship Week in Pasco County. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum president voting the 7th day of April 2026. >> Move to approve.
>> Have a second. Second. All in favor say I. >> I. David, thank you for coming forward. I think uh Joe Amoy should come on up too because a lot of our utility folks are coming from that utility program that's shown so well and Mike as well. Um I was up in DC and we were talking with the Department of Labor and they
wanted they talked about this resolution so I wanted to bring it forward. So I apologize not reaching out stronger to Tom um from from Amskills to be here but it is a very important project. uh Amskill is doing a great job for us and we we know that out there there's so
many jobs that are unfilled because people are untrained. So I think the work we're doing here is a great direction and I'd love to after David and Joseph can speak we'd all get out for a picture that we can send it to DC as well as the resolution. >> Thank you. David Engel, planning and economic development director. I just
want to let you know that this county is the most proactive, innovative county when it comes to job, skills training in any county or local government I've worked in over 40 years. Uh we have a proactive way of uh identifying career tracks for young folks in our school system, whether it be the community
college or into the public schools here in in Pasco County. and I've attended some uh boot camp graduations and the enthusiasm and passion of these young people to have a career track that allows them to actually stay in the
county and participate in their future. You know, our biggest resource is our kids. If we can keep them here in the county instead of moving elsewhere, that's great for the county and great for our future. and skilled indigenous jobs uh forces is the best thing we can
do to attract new businesses here in the county and Joseph Ammoisa he's a case study and how successful our apprenticeship study is or program is so I'll turn it over to >> thank you >> all right Joseph utilities director so yeah this has been very beneficial for
us especially in the utilities because we've been able to absorb a lot of these students into our operations team on&m they get a hands-on experience able to work um with within our operations and maintenance group and engineering teams.
So this gives them a really great opportunity to really um migrate transition smoothly to work within our department. So I think this offers a great opportunity for the students and we'll continue to work with arms skills team to absorb and it helps fill all the
vacancies that we create and it gives them the necessary to and there's always career progression for this these students that we absorb. So we're really really um excited about this opportunity to continue to work to absorb some of the students that come through them
skills program. Thank you. >> Let's go for a picture. Fantastic. Next order business is the consent agenda. Uh on it we have two items pulled. >> Mr. Chairman, >> I think you've got C18, C19, and C20
that also need to be pulled. which are not on your sheet. >> They all require commissioner instead. >> So, as well as N73, M74 withdrawal. What else are we going to pull? >> C19,
>> C18, C19, and C20. >> Well, who has to abain from C19? >> She has to abstain from C19. You have to abstain from C18 and C20. So, um, C18 and C20 are the are the black the I
could argue it doesn't require an abstension for Commissioner Starky just because it's the action the board has already taken which he abstained from but in an abundance of caution since abstained from both those actions abstaining from
the resolution makes sense. C19 is a landscaping uh grant for uh redevelopment landscaping grant program for target areas. It is my understanding and Commissioner Jger can
confirm that her husband's business is in that target area and has applied for a landscaping grant. And so in again legislative items usually don't require abstension, but there could be a direct
benefit to the commissioner's husband. I have it recommended that she abstain from this. >> Thank you. Thank you. Attorney's not always done a great job giving us a very conservative way and a safe way to go. So, we appreciate that. >> Move approval on all the other items left on this.
>> Second. All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> And now we'll go to C19 first. Uh all in favor say I. >> I. >> We need a motion. >> All right. approve C19. >> Second. >> All in favor say I.
>> I. And Commissioner Jagger. >> Okay. Now items C18. Have a motion for that. >> Approval. C18. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Commissioner Stark. You want to abstain? >> Do it again. >> Okay. So 40 with Commissioner Starky
abstaining. >> Item C20. >> Move approval. C20. >> Second. All in favor say I. >> I. And Commissioner Starky >> abstain. >> Okay. Okay. Takes care of the consent. Thank you, Mr. County attorney. >> You're welcome, sir.
>> And I'll go to R 42, Office of Disaster Recovery Resources. What update? >> Thank you. I'm Chuck Lane, uh, director of the Office Disaster Recovery Resources. I'm joined by Tim Lagudi with IM International. Both both of us will be available to answer questions
following my presentation. So, this will be uh my second quarterly report to the board to update you on the status of the better future program. Thank you. So, this is how the funds were budgeted in our action plan. Uh and the amounts have not changed. The hopeful launch dates have shifted while
we're working hard to get these programs up and running. The one program we've launched is the individual housing program. Our our volume our volume in that program is accelerating and I'll provide more detail on that in a moment. We will be launching the planning program later this month. This will
include county efforts surrounding our infrastructure and mitigation needs. uh will uh it will also provide an opportunity for some county departments and our nonprofit partners to eval to evaluate pathways to build capacity in their organizations. Our action plan budgets $und00 million for construction
of affordable housing. Last week, we launched a very limited solicitation for housing projects that are shovel ready. This is an effort to get much neededed housing under construction and available for occupancy as soon as possible. The application period closes on April 28th and we'll launch a broader solicitation
for housing projects in May or June. For small businesses and nonprofit recovery, uh there'll likely be several components to this. Uh we hope to begin accepting applications in the spring uh to fund repairs to damage suffered by business owners. Infrastructure mitigation will
be uh one pot of money totaling $26 million. We've made a great deal of progress working through a list of potential projects. This program will have the hardest impact on our ability to meet the compliance 70% the requirement that we spend 70% of the
funds on low to moderate income folks. Right now we're gathering data on potential projects uh to help the board make informed decisions. Um I hope to have more concise information for you later this month or in or in early May.
We'll launch our public services program over the summer. some of our county departments and our nonprofit partners >> will benefit from that program. I think I'm okay now. Thank you. >> So, next slide, please.
So, how have we done so far with the individual housing program? Uh, we've calculated awards totaling 46.8 million. We're four months into the program. We're approaching the 25% uh mark of the $25 million that were originally budgeted. Looking at the graph on the left, the blue bars represent the number
of awards shown on the left column and the green line shows the dollar amounts corresponding to the right column. The volume we're seeing is still accelerating and we're getting more and more applications uh to the construction phase. I think uh we'll be at peak volume when I present my next quarterly
report in July. Next slide. So this is a graph showing applications we've that we have that have been submitted in our system shown by each district. We can't do a whole lot until an application is submitted. Even when an application is submitted, it's almost never complete because we need
additional information. And these types of applications are shown in the blue portions of the bars. The orange shows denied applications plus duplicate and withdrawn applications or any applications that that aren't going to move any forward, move further any forward. Uh we've denied 69 applications
and three of those have been converted to approval upon denial. That all happened last week. 300 applications shown in green have been approved. Slide please. So looking at application data countywide, you can see that more than half of our applications in our queue
have not been submitted yet. Uh one of the biggest challenges to a program like this is people give up and and don't complete an application. had asked us for a lot of information uh in our application and people get overwhelmed by it. We're required to to compile this applica this uh information. Our case
managers have been reaching out to to applicants who seem to have stopped progressing with their application and we're helping them get to a submitted status. Of the submitted applications, we've processed 74% of them. That's up that's up from 40% uh a few weeks ago.
And next slide. So, this is a map uh that has a pin for the location. >> My friend doing it on his own. >> I didn't even touch it. It's on my >> That happened to me at a at at a funeral, Dr. Gil's wife's funeral three
times. >> Touch it. >> Uh this map has a pin for the location of each application we have in our system. It serves a as a heat map that really closely represents where we saw the the significant damage in the hurricanes. And next slide. So if you look closely,
this map um shows the locations of the homes where we've calculated awards. Similar to the previous map, obviously less volume. >> I can see a question. >> Yes. >> I'm curious these ones like Quail Ridge and Sun Coast Lakes and Moon Lake. I
mean, what So Helen was flooding and Milton was I mean was storm surge, >> correct? Milton was heavy rain on the east side. So what happened on the Sun Coast? >> Well, this this is us responding to the
applications and we do a very thorough job at reviewing them to make sure that they do qualify, that they did sustain damage from the storms. I can't speak to these specifically. >> There was riverine flooding in that card. >> Yeah, there was in Milton. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay.
>> Okay. Next slide. So our major accomplishments accomplishments so far, we fasttracked our first award and uh and completed it in 22 days. As far as we know, this is the fastest uh award from program launch in in the history of CDBGDR programs. We
did this uh to host a media event and create awareness of our program and it worked. We really got a strong spike of applications that week. We probably created some unrealistic expectations by pushing the award out so quickly, but it was certainly worth the effort. We've completed the onboarding of 17
contractors and we're quickly uh moving projects into the construction phase. Uh I want to thank Tambry's team and media media relations and communications for their help with our public outreach. We've held 46 inerson events to create awareness and help people with their applications. And this doesn't include
webinars. We've conducted uh podcasts, media interviews. We've really taken every opportunity and we've sought out opportunities um to get in front of people to create awareness of this program. >> Wow. Our program has been available to residents with incomes over 80% of area
median income and up to 120% of area median income for folks that are still displaced from their home. Just last week, we expanded that criteria to include households with a child five and under five and younger, a senior 62 and older, or a person with a disability.
So, we're helping more people on that higher income bracket. Hopefully, we can expand that even further in the coming weeks. Policies and procedures for each program are due to HUD by September, I believe. Uh, and we're well ahead of this deadline. Um, and as I mentioned earlier, we have an active solicitation
for housing projects that are shovel ready. For next steps, we'll continue to focus on launching the remaining programs as we continue to press forward and maintain the fast pace of the individual housing program. I'm constantly focused on our process and trying to find ways to reduce our cycle
times and get funding out the door as quickly as possible while remaining compliant across the board. Uh people waiting a long time for this level of assistance. So that concludes my presentation. I'm happy to answer any questions. Hope they don't drop anything. Again, >> I have a quick question. So after the
person's home has been inspected after um when they've come out, how long is it what's the next phase of that? And then how long does it normally happen? after the inspection till the funding actually happens. >> So, I'm gonna ask Tim to come up and help with that question. Tim is mired in
the process of each step that it takes and we're getting a lot of calls from folks and and you know questioning the timeline of it. Um each of these steps has a great deal of work that we need to do to help us make compliant and it's really hard to translate that with people. People are impatient and
absolutely understandably so. I'll let Tim talk to this. Thanks Chuck and good morning everybody. Uh just in terms of timeline after an inspection occurs uh at that point we've calculated their duplication of benefits and we have their prospective scope
total and so if they are a positive award they move into the environment process. Uh that typically takes 60 days. It can take more or less. Um if a home is older than 45 years old it has to go to historic review where it goes to the state historic preservation
office for consultation. Uh so that extends the timeline and we have quite a bit of housing stock that u meets that criteria. So about two weeks uh and then after that environmental review is completed we go ahead and vet the project. We update the scope totals if there's any environmental mitigation
required and it would be assigned out to a contractor. That contractor stage it's dependent on homeowner availability to do the walkthrough but it's about two to three weeks. >> So the environmental review process um did you say was three months or two months? 60 days on average, but it can
go up to 75 or it can be done as quickly as 30. >> So, is it is unusual for a CDG program to have that 45 year review by the state? >> It's actually 50 and and it is yes, we're 40. We're saying 45 because of the
length of the of the grant. It's another five years on the grant, but it is common. Shipo is a very common thing that we have to deal with. I'm thinking on a shorter term u I mean let's say track housing etc that development that would be done that wouldn't have the same thing but so be
it question for you the gentleman from that spoke this morning at the Red Cross I know Kathy you got to talk to him um have you guys did you guys get a chance to talk to my sorry Chuck you went out there um did you have a conversation with him about what his program is different from yours between >> requirements exactly income
>> that's what that's what we want to explore I I want to meet with him and We're going to schedule a meeting. They they have limited funding. They have about a half a million dollars. But if we can find gaps in our programs that they can fill, that's what we want to explore because I think we can find some. There's some people we might not be able to help that they may be able to
help. And I think there's some probably some some people that even had smaller repairs that didn't get covered, uh, weren't taken care of. And I I know I know a couple of folks right off the bat that that come to mind that I want to get with you, but I want to find out that because part of the thing is you
take the program, get the money, now you're responsible to make sure you're going to cover the insurance with the NFIP. So if you've got a $2,000 or $10,000 repair, it's not covered because you don't want to go through the process to have their coverage. Those are the people we can actually help
>> that that get hurt hurt. Um, yeah, I would if you when you do set it up, I'd love to be part of that meeting as well. So, uh, please include me. I think it's there's another opportunity, like you say, for some of the people that got denied or people that didn't even apply because they they knew what the rules were going to be that I think there's a
lot more helping give these people and I'd like to make sure we take a shot at that. >> Um, question. I know we had one gentleman, young man, lower income, also be a firefighter. You got you looking at his process and I appreciate you jumping in with that. Um, but it seems like a
lot of older homes that are on the ground that when we look at the lift, is it worth it could qualify? Have we had any progress moving any of those forward, especially when we get some new folks that come in with the contractors that can do the lifting that we had any
progress with any anyone even before him coming in? >> Yeah, we're going to see the the raising the home really um along with new construction more than anything. Um we're um we're not raising home unless it's required by And that's really a matter of making the funding go further
so we could help more people and if it's required by code it's substantially damaged and most typically that's going to be a demo and rebuild. All right. So I know and Mike helped me with this. I know we when we're working with the state we put a lot of money into the elevate Florida program. I
don't know if we got a full return back on that, but maybe if we combine that money to go with this money, it may be something if there's a way to do that because if we're not getting that return from what we gave them, but this would help elevate the programs without depleting as quick as you're you're afraid of,
>> then it's something we should probably look at and kind of >> Yeah, let let me speak with emergency management on where we are with the Elevate Homes program. I know we put a significant percentage of dollars into that program. I know there were a lot of applications. Um, I'm not sure where the state is because basically we were the
funding arm and the state was the execution piece of it, but I'll I'll check into that and report back to you. >> Okay. Chuck on that. So, good. >> Any thoughts, questions, Mr. Starky? >> Oh, yeah. I've got six. >> Okay. Um, but I'll jump on this one
first on the Did we give $10 million? >> Is that the number that six in one? >> I'm not certain. >> No, >> we gave 10%. I think it was 10% of our HMGP allocation. >> That makes me think it was 10 million, >> which it could have been 10 to 15 million.
>> We better get 10 million back. I mean, did we have to participate? >> That was the deal. And my understanding was that that would be for Pasco residents. The idea was was that the state through their Elevate Florida program would be a little more efficient at allocating those dollars and getting those
those pushed out. >> Yeah, we definitely want to report on Elevate. >> Yes. Um, okay. Couple of questions starting with I I noticed in your report last week there are a lot of non-compliant with FEMA flood requirements. Can you I mean so what was
going on there? >> So when when someone gets help like if someone get help from uh Adalia for example and they're in a flood plane they are required to carry flood insurance. Yeah. They don't carry flood insurance and they get hit by Helen or Milton we're not able to help them. FEMA FEMA funds can't be used in that prop on
that property. our funds can't be used. >> So they didn't ask FEMA for help and get that money and that that pays for their flood insurance for three years. These people, did they not know that was available to them? I >> I think that's probably the case that we find. >> Yeah.
>> That they did not know that FEMA would come in and pay their flood insurance for three years. >> That's mindboggling because you had have so many that. So, we need to make sure, you know, if this happens again that they know that they that program is out there, right?
>> Um on the businesses, you know, one of the one of the big projects I hoped that we would do is fix nonconforming signs that that busted. I still see some, but
I had asked staff to go out and make a a digital recording of signs that got busted in the storm. Did that ever happen? Did we ever get a record of signs on 19 that were busted? We had one on Little Road, too. They've already
repaired it, but >> they're all over countywide. >> Yeah. And I saw some on I drove on 301 the other day. I'm just asking if anyone from code ever did that documentation because I asked for it quite a few
times. Um, and so there's no answer. So, we don't know. >> I don't I'll find out. >> Yeah. Um, how many do you know how many businesses are interested in this program? Have we have they started reaching out to us or >> I've had some um not not a ton not a ton
of people have reached out to me with businesses, but prior to our prior to launching a program and what we want to do first with the businesses is is help repair damage and science can be part of that. There will be an outreach component. We will get in touch with as many businesses as we can to let them know that opportunity is coming. I just
don't know at least in my district and I'd love to know about the other commissioner's district since since most of the damage in my district was Helen storm surge. I don't know very many businesses that had had any issues
because they were not right on the edge. Um and then in Milton we had river flooding of the anklo. My house got flooded but um again I I don't know many businesses that and again just
my district that had issues from um uh on the trailer parks we were talking about buying some of them out. What has the evolution been in that? >> So $100 million that we have budgeted for for the housing program housing
construction program. I'm going to recommend uh communicating with county administrator that we pull out $20 million for a potential buyout program. Now, bio programs can very be very complicated with this funding because when we buy out a mobile home park or even an RV park, we're required to make
sure that those people are relocated properly and that often times can cost three, four times the cost of the land. Um, so we'll have to really evaluate that, but I think pulling that money out at the beginning is a wise thing to do and then if we if the board opts not to go to a bio program, we could spend that
money on we could repurpose that funding. I again just speaking in my district which I know better than all of yours, there is a a travel trailer park on County Road 54 that I have visited many times with many governors in a
heavy rain event or hurricane where it goes underwater and I think JP might have seen the photos um where they're they're underwater. It's a travel park and it's in the Ankot River basically. So um
I'm hoping that we really can do something with that one. Um, do you have an estimate of what it costs to live lift houses? Do do we know what you're allocating towards that? I've been asked this a lot. >> We're our program allows us to put up to
an additional $100,000 towards a home that needs to be elevated. It's much less costly when you're doing it with new construction than when you're raising an existing home. >> Well, that depends on if you're in the Limwall line or not. Um, >> I think it's a couple hundred thousand.
I know that we we have some limits uh two to $300,000 on some programs to elevations. It's expensive. >> I think it's more than that personally, but um we got a bid on ours that was ridiculous. My house is 17,800 square
feet. Um okay, I think those were my questions. Commissioner Wait, >> Mr. Wait. Hey chair. So I think everybody's having a hard time getting customers in the door because the there's an income
discrimin discriminatory factors in all of this. >> Yeah. >> And I'm not going to belabor that because you all know my feelings towards it. Um so what's it se 7030 or 6040 split on
housing? of the total 600 plus million. >> What what what's the question? >> What 60% of this fund these funds are supposed to go towards housing? >> Uh we well right now we have over we have 52% of our funds. There's no requirement. Our action plan is 52%
going towards housing. >> Okay. So over half of it >> 205 million for individual housing, 100 million towards new construction. >> Okay. So, we voted earlier today to to turn down a multif family project that was going to pay full freight on taxes.
Full freight on taxes. That level of money that we're talking about putting on taxpayer subsidized apartments. And you kind of see this board's temperament towards apartments. I really like to know how many units are you looking to build and what's the cost to build an
apartment complex complex or per door because there's enough money here that we could end up having thousands of units put across this county and so I think we need to be very deliberate in the decision-m process when it comes to the housing piece especially when it
comes to apartments because chief back there is going to have to service them on a fire issue we're going to have to have sheriff's department you know if they're going to be subsidized, no different than live local in my opinion. We're going to still have to figure out a way to provide services to these
places. So, I really would like to know and then I was really it really irked me to see an open cattle call online to have apartment developers for this space to come in. I know there's the rationale behind it, but all it does is create a a
feeding frenzy and you get all sorts of characters that are coming in and going to want to meet with us on selling us why their taxpayer subsidized affordable housing project is the greatest thing under the sun. And so I think we need to be very careful and we need to have a
true plan and we need to know the cost because the last thing I'm going to stand for is have sprawling multif family development come across this county that's dis that's discounted. We're trying to build fire stations. We're trying to hire officers. We're trying to figure out a way to, you know,
manage our tax base. And this could be forced and live local if we're not careful because of how much money is there. So, I'd like to know what it costs to build a complex uh two 300 units. That seems to be what comes before us regularly, and those are
on 15 to 20 acre sites historically, what it costs per door, and then what the subsidy would be. That way, we know what we're dancing with and exactly how much fund because your program could be amended to add more money into the program. And I don't want to be bamboozled or have some boondoggle come
in and work flatfooted on it. So, I just want to be very direct and upfront in in a public setting of my position on this when it comes to the housing piece. Um, I'm suspect of the whole program. I don't like how it discriminates against people based on their income bracket. I
think that's wrong. We all pay taxes and you know, the the dual working household, yeah, on paper they might make a good living, but they're living monthtomonth between mortgage, insurance, car payments, family, whatever. And so I I really think I wish the congressman was still here. That way
he could he's his staff's already heard my frustration. I'm very grateful to them. By the way, Congressman Bill is his team for hearing this out. But we've got to get government out of the way and get this bureaucratic process out of the way so we can truly help people and not just talk about it. People are giving up
because it's taken too dag long. We're working against ourselves. This program works against ourselves and I think it discourages people to do it which is I think probably the intent. That way folks can't get their money back to go to work for them. So generally I'm
frustrated with the program. Y'all know this and uh I hope to see some real changes to it. If not I really like to start seeing some breakdowns on what you all are thinking especially on the multif family piece and then where you're looking at building those those potential sites.
and then who you're going to be working with, I guess, time on time. So, thank you, Chair. >> Thank you, Mr. >> Um, I know we're we're paying to lift homes in different areas, but here on the east side, there's a few homes over here, maybe 10 or 12 homes during a
flood area, and I've just recently found out that we possibly are not going to be able to change uh the way the water flows or moves away from these homes. It looks like and they've been flooding for years and years that maybe there's poss is there a possibility here we could buy
out those homes so there would not be homes there where they would continuously flood in the future. >> Our action plan provides for that we for that activity. We can do that. It's eligible. >> It wouldn't be eligible at all. >> It is eligible activity. Okay.
>> All right. I'll I'll talk more with Mr. follow and see if we can get get with you and talk about it. Okay. And I'll just add add in um and I I see I share your concerns with these
apartments coming in. We had one visit me from New York and they were looking for like $140,000 a unit subsidy and be taxree. >> Get the ones from Vegas >> and taxree. It's like are you kidding me? >> Yes. Crazy. >> So and Chuck and I have talked about that etc. But yeah, we want to be
careful what we do there. One of the things is lowincome areas. So, it doesn't have to be a low-inccome home. I want I want the board to kind of think about this as we go forward as you're trying to get the housing first, which is good. But, if we're going to run short, I think infrastructure in
low-inccome areas is probably very very important to do job creating things that could could help. But it's going to be something that in maybe the six months time, whatever time it be, maybe we start looking at doing those things because a lot of those roads get worse, much worse
with the water. And I know the Hudson Sea Ranch area, um, Sigma Cove got some issues. So, you may be able to do some improvements that could actually take less some of the strain off our great u uh the road paving utility that we put
in place. If we can take some of those houses in low incomes off the list and put them in for that, that actually frees up money to go spend more of it on other things as far as other road projects that we could do. Um, so as you go forward, and I appreciate all you're trying to do, taking all the calls and
all the information you're going to look at, a lot of things to look at to try to get these things through, but I think the next quarter we might have more information about what that may be a better stepping point for us to figure what we may still want to change in the in the plan. I >> I think we're getting very close on the
infrastructure piece to to bringing the board getting the board involved in that. I think um we made a lot of progress. There's there's there was a ton of projects at the beginning and We're working through that. I've been working directly with the county administrator on this. >> When when are we going to look be
looking at those? >> I I mean, I'm I'm hoping within the next within the next month, we might have some some really solid information to share with the board. That's that's my hope by the end of this month, early May. >> And it's it's my understanding we we want to look at projects that are pretty
much shovel ready so that we can get it through the process. right now that's a housing project that a housing RFP that I have on the street right now we're we're soliciting for projects that are shovel ready >> but also infrastructure projects that's what the >> yeah the the infrastructure pieces commissioner would be those that we
could realistically achieve within five years some are in in design phase some are in planning phase and so we want to make sure that the odds of success on those before we decide to commit any dollars to them are are going to be high probability >> I do have an answer for you on elevate
Florida. It was approximately 11 11.5 million that was allocated. As of currently, um, Pasco County residents put in 597 applications. Uh, of those 597 applications, 53 are moving forward. >> So, how much money is that? >> I do not know the answer.
>> That that's what that's the match question. Okay. I just had a question on what what was the last subject that you were just talking. >> You knocked it out of my head. >> Infrastructure. Uh, no. >> Jobs, apartments.
>> Well, on the multif family, >> um, the RFP is out, correct? >> Yes. >> Because I've been asked, someone asked to meet with me on a project and I just checked with the county attorney and we cannot meet with any applicants. The >> question is whether whether your
solicitation is being processed under the purchasing ordinance or not. >> It's not being processed by purchasing by That's not the question whether whether you are following the you're following the if it if this is a procurement under the purchasing
ordinance then and it's on the street then there is a cone of silence that they shouldn't be talking to anybody. >> Yeah chairman that that social media post that just muddied the waters a bit for all the people call in and want to meet with us all the time. Well, now
that the RFP is out, let's let's hear what the rules >> Roberts purchasing director. While purchasing did not put out the solicitation, it is still under the ordinance. So, you should not be meeting with anyone asylum. If you have anyone that's bothering you or questioning you, please send them to my office and we'll
be happy to address it with them. >> All right. Anything else for Chuck? >> I I did have something and Dang it. >> No, you take up with them later on then. >> Yeah. >> All right. Let's close that and go to committee reports. Thank you very much. >> Can you go by the clerks for your last name, please?
>> Thank you. >> Ready for this? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I uh went to the uh Vincent house to uh look at the new homes that they're going to build in that area for for those of need that do not have a place
to stay. Uh the homes are very well done. Uh they said they could I think 39 homes totally uh in this in this project at the Vincent house. Um some very happy people that were not able to have a
place of their own are going to be able to have a place of their own and really turn their lives around to where they never thought they could be. So as There was a lot of work going into that. David Lambert, you got to give them kudos for all the work they put in that
to and it's like everything else. It takes takes all it takes is money and and the heart and will to be able to produce and uh that's all come together in this Vincent house project and it's very uh very well done. The homes are
very well built and it's really u really good to see it and see that coming along to be a nice project with those 39 homes they're going to have in that area. >> M just a question on that. >> Okay. >> Did you happen to know I know they put a
lot of infrastructure in place which is great. Did they talk about what it takes to build an additional house from this point on? >> You mean after the 39? >> Well they get So 39 is out funded are they? No, they actually have
I think 11 going up right now that are funded, but >> maybe we can find out >> their park is where that is. That neighborhood will hold 39 total. So, I don't know exactly. I think they said it
it would cost them about $140,000 per home. Okay. >> And that um uh a home like out in the regular neighborhoods, whatever we call probably be a home that would sell for like 250.
Okay. >> So, but I do remember that. And they're very well built. I mean, you go in on them, uh, very substantial building and you can imagine those folks. I met one or two of them that were going to be in one of these homes. They're very, very
happy people be able to have their own home. So, anything else? Commission W. Same subject. >> I I have a quick um answer to that. I spoke with David Lambert last week, Cathy Pearson, assistant county
administrator of public services, and for the Vincent um project, he needs about an additional 2 million, which he is going to be applying for DR money for that >> DR CBD. >> So, he's in the RFP that went out.
>> I don't know if he's I don't know who's applying right now. I think this would be probably a different a different RFP. We we the one that uh Chuck and his team have put out is is specifically for shovel ready projects like that are
ready to go tomorrow. Um the the the next phase which is >> yeah May or June would we would take applications and compete those dollars based on projects. So, this one could compete in that in that. >> And I I agree with the county attorney. Those are definitely shovel ready
because you just put them over there. And >> um I do have a question on those, >> Mr. St. >> And I I'm sorry. I missed I I should have I plan to be there and then I forgot when I was driving back in Date City. Uh I hope that there are different elevations that everyone isn't going to
look the same. Number one. And number two, I hope we are putting some shade trees around these guys so they're not cooking in the sun every day. >> They will be adding trees. I can tell you that. We talked about it. >> That won't help them any >> in the summer. It'll look pretty, but
that's it. >> And uh but far as the u the look of the homes, most of them are pretty much the same. They are good. They're are different colors. >> Uh and they're going to they have not added any trees. and and uh our chairman
mentioned him about our tree ordinance. Possibly we'll be able to help them except for >> crepe murdles. We would not be able to help them on those. >> Um >> well, it would be nice if we could, you know, usually they have different elevations, same floor plan, just the
front looks a little different, which keeps it from being, you know, breaks the monotony. >> When you add the trees, it'll break that up. I think >> that will help. >> And the homes are different colors. So, >> and I'm glad Commissioner Weightman was there to support this public
13 years ago. Just there for the Commissioner Jagger was there as well as myself as well. >> Yeah. >> So, thank J. So, something when we looked at if we can put Commissioner Oak's pictures back up or somebody else has photos. So, talking with the co-op
crew, it costs more to put the infrastructure in the ground than the actual housing. So that was that was the bulk of the price. But if we're going to do projects like this and briefly mentioned it with with Carbala, if we're going to approve projects like this, it's
there's a there's a substantial amount of parking in this community. >> It's clear that a lot of these folks probably can't afford a vehicle >> or use Uber or public transit. And if we're going to embark on projects like
this in a partnership, I think we need to look at our policies and especially as they go into the next phase and shrink the level of parking that is in here >> to put more homes in. >> And I mean the the site there's great topo on this site. So the elevations are
are going to be different just by the the topographical nature of this. But if we can get out of our own way and not have as much parking that is here, we could fit more homes on this site and help more people. So, I don't know what the what the rules are, what we would
change or an exception. But, um, we're really, you know, where the DR funds can come in is on a project like this, not cut ourselves short and either be all in on a site or not just halfway do it. like if we're going to do a project like
this, we need to be all in. That was something I I noticed in and and driving through the neighborhood was it's a lot of parking which prevented more houses to go in there. So, just a thought on that.
>> Commissioner, >> I just noticed that also it doesn't seem like it's an overabundance to me. I did not ride through the whole place, but they're for those few that we could see right close by where we were having a meeting. Uh these folks are also I mean
they don't have a car, but they could get an Uber to come there and pick them up. So there needs to be some parking there for them. They also may have case workers that are coming from out of out of the Vincent house, not necessarily that are stationed right there, but
somewhere else coming to visit with them uh for their care needs and things of that nature. So, we do need certain amount of parking for for them for those homes. Kathy, maybe you get us a snapshot of what's going on there, how the parking looks so we take a look at it. And I think at some point a good
presentation of this would be a good good thing for the board to see. Mr. Sure. >> Um I want to echo what Commissioner Waitton said. I'm so glad you brought it up because um I have um mentioned this to the folks at YFA and if I can I'm
going to send this to Gina and she can put it up. Um they have a project on on Trouble Creek that is a subsidized housing for >> Can I stop you for a second? >> Yeah. >> If they're going to be an applicant for the thing that's coming up is going to silence. We shouldn't be discussing.
>> No, I'm just talking about parking and the the people they there's no way they can drive but they had to follow our parking regulations. So what I s what I have suggested is maybe save the space for parking and our regulations but make it a park for now because you never know
if something may flip to a regular apartment but you can you can just not build all the parking space but have it if needed and use it as a park. Um, and as far as the um the Uber and all that,
I have seen projects um one comes to mind in Spokane, I think it was where they have a covered shelter for people to wait for their Ubers and lifts and that may be appropriate um in this space. >> Yeah, I've
>> This is the parking. You never see more than I've never seen two cars there. I'm sure you drive by Trouble Creek a lot that these people can't there's no way they can get a driver's license, but we have all that parking, you know. So, >> I just have something to add before you
go further, but >> sure. >> Uh I would like to see a project, Kathy, so you know, I would love to see a project similar to this in the East Pasco County because we do have the same needs over here. Uh I have a property in
mind that would fit. I'm not going to talk about it right now. So, but uh it would fit in and be in a pretty good location for something like this in East Pasco County. And we have a lot of citizens that have these same needs here
in our area, too. So, >> okay, Mr. Sty, >> um let's see. Um I went to the Metropolitan Ministries, uh bridge builders lunchon in Tampa. It was amazing. that speaker, I can't remember his name right now, but he just gave one
of the best speeches I've heard in a long long time. Very, very inspiring man. And one of his cool messages was, you know, if you fail, that doesn't mean that that doesn't mean that you should stop. You should learn from it and move
on. And everybody fails in things. And and and uh it was just a a great message. Um, I was in the Chesco boat parade and I wanna want to thank um the the Rotary for putting that on. That's my favorite parade. I I don't really do
street parades, but I absolutely love the boat parade. Um, I uh visited a couple of businesses with uh Tom Madonna. We went over to businesses on this side. So, we visited the Clark
Dietrich um facility. They are they are so busy there. They make the metal um studs for mostly commercial and and large buildings. They're doing the new USF football stadium. Um and I think
they're doing our jail too, but they sell to a distributor, not direct to the public. But um they were very excited to learn about Ampskills. They're going to come over and take a look. And you know, we're working on bringing our program to the east side and they're very interested. Um they've got a they
they're just almost 24 hours there. They're so busy. And um all that all that pipe that you see there and there's more. That's going to be gone in two days. And then they refill it. And they're they're bringing in material. 40,000. Let's see if I see that roll
there. One of those is either 40,000 pounds or 20,000 pounds. And 40,000 pounds is all you can bring in in a truck. So, they either have 140 or 220s of steel and um and those trucks were lined up down the
road. I don't I don't have that picture, but they were just lined up down the road ready to bring them in here. It was very very cool um program that they have going on. Um we're going to work on a rapid hire for them. This is Oh, after that I I had lunch with the folks from
Southeast Culver and um another uh wonderful company that's to the east side and they are I think 24 hours another very busy company. This is a visit that we did a few days later to Fusion 5. They they are in the Trinity
Odessa I mean West Pasco Industrial Park. Um and uh you met the owner of this company yesterday at Amskills. Um I can't remember his name. It's an Indian name up here. I think it's I think his name is Gand Gandhi Gand whatever. Um, they
build laptops and and rugged iPads, but they're not they're they're not Apple. They're what do they call the other ones? Android. No, >> Windows. >> Windows. >> I don't know. I'm an Apple person, so I
don't know the name of the other one. Number one in the country. They sell more than anybody else. And they're made here in Pasco County. And um and they're working on something um called a lap book. It's a 15inch screen. So, it's a
combination between a laptop and a computer. Um but I I wondered if we carry their their um their rugged they're, you know, about that big. Um we should we should be carrying a local
company's product. Right now, their products are that the pieces come in from other places in the world and they're assembled here. Uh, but they want to learn how to they want to transition to making all the components here. So, I'm going to try
and hook them up with different manufacturers. Um, what you're seeing behind us there in this machine is they make a rapid charger. Um, that's number one. It's the number one rapid charger that's being sold in America. And
they're testing them right there. They they have an amazing testing um pro what's um program and they're guaranteed. So if something goes wrong with your rapid charger, they will they will replace it.
So very cool company right here in West Pasco Industrial Park. And they u found out about Anskills. They loved it. He's from Sweden actually and was a product of the apprenticeship program in Sweden
and um was very excited to hear that we have something here and they immediately came over to Amskills and they have donated they're donating a bunch of equipment to us and that's that company's called Fusion 5. Um then I went to the uh Delell Webb
River Reserve Commissioner Mariano. Well, I don't think you went in the woods though. They said that you weren't dressed to to go in the woods the day, but you were at the ribbon cutting. But if you if all of you if you get a chance to go see what this company has done
here, it's on um Shady Hills. Shady Hills. >> And that boardwalk, that's a like almost a million dollar boardwalk. And they have this bike trail that's all this gravel here, that's shell that goes for over two and a half
miles. And it is just amazing what they've done uh in the wild. It's kind of part of the wildlife corridor, but they kept it and managed it themselves instead of giving it over to us. And what's really exciting about this is on
the other side of the wildlife corridor is Mitchell 41, which is going to be called Fieldin. I don't know if you guys have had meetings um with um West Bay, but I've had many because we've been working on a trail there. And I believe talking with Keith, we're gonna be able
to connect this trail system to the trail system over there. And um everyone's really excited about this possibility and this boardwalk is is just amazing and it goes way in. So you should should go give that a try
while it's not too hot. Um then yesterday um we had the spectrum check presentation at Ampskills and um thank you to Senator Hooper and Commissioner Joerger who attended um they there were eight eight projects in the state that
were awarded these this $15,000 um uh check and we were this number two. And so we had a nice ceremony yesterday and it coincided with the kickoff of our next boot camp. And there you see um our
our customers there. The gentleman in the light blue shirt in the front when he was 16 or 17, his mom heard Tom speaking on the radio on on the weekend and she immediately came to us when we were at Marchman and put him in our
after school program and when he was old enough he went to work. We placed him with um Lheed Martin who had a special contract to work on a project. So, right out of high school, he got a great job. And then when that contract went away, he came back to AMSKills and now we were
in our boot camp mo mode. It went through the boot camp and he's now with Chromaloy. Chromaloy. Um, they're they're it's the tall gentleman in the back with blonde hair. Um, they've taken they have hired so many of our our
graduates. They love our program. and he spoke to all the uh participants in the boot camp about how he was able to get a great career without any college debt. He's rising up the ladder there and just and that's his mom. They're just so
appreciative. So, um yeah. So, the gentleman in the suit from Fusion 5 is donating laptops, etc. to us, and that's what this check is for. So, it's going to stretch really stretch our money. So it
was it was a great day and thank you so much for coming >> and um that's it for me. >> All right, I will be very quick. >> I was at the um HCA Florida Sunlake emergency uh freestanding er ribbon
cutting and I this I first of all it's absolutely beautiful but they will offer emergency services. There'll be private exam rooms, a fully quick trauma room, ambulance access onsite lab and CTS. So really uh they can handle some pretty
major things there. So that was beautiful. And I was uh talking about children and I missed the uh I missed the group picture, but I was there. So I had to I said to Jack, I said if I don't have a picture, I wasn't there. So come
take a picture with me. So and um next slide. And h this is going to be great. This is Habitat for Humanity. They are going to be having 20 homes and this was their groundbreaking and they were able
to surprise two families to let them know that they were accepted into the program. So, it was really cute. The the young gentleman on the on the right uh he was like, "You get to learn how to cut the grass." And it was really it was really cute. But um it's going to be
filled with kids and it's just going to be amazing and I'm I'm super proud of um >> Is this the one that's across from the county building? >> Yes. >> Yes. And it's really really beautiful in there. So I'm looking forward to seeing that go up. So um yeah, so they already
have two families and they're looking for more um more people to join the program. Excellent. So >> commission I know they got a lot of help from the banks to to come up with those 0% loans. So, as much as they can do, I'd like to see that much more than apartments to have people get home. So,
>> we can make some things happen like that, I think it' be great. >> Yes. This project took so long for them to get the shovel on the ground. I >> I feel bad for them, but they worked on this for years. >> All right. I see it happening. >> The administrator, >> I need about five minutes if that's
okay. I know we're up against time. >> Uh, you want >> I can It's up to the board. >> Would the board like to wait or McN >> go. Okay, here we go. Uh, I'll move quick. First and foremost, April 24th is National Arbor Day uh coming up in the
um in in the US. As I've learned, there there's a Florida Arbor Day, but but regardless, spoke with our parks department and uh we would like to utilize $10,000 mitigation money in order to purchase trees to hand out to the public uh in celebration of National
Arbor Day. Right now, I I can't do that with that. So, I'd like a motion to uh to take $10,000 of tree mitigation funds to use to expressly purchase trees that we would give away at at three parks actually. Cruise Lake second, but make sure they're bigger than last year
>> or I think we forgot last year. >> We're we're we're every year we improve. Um >> now we have a motion to have a second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you. Second. Uh the second >> Mike stop you for one second. Sure. >> Don't you have the authority we gave you
to do that? Um I was told that uh when it came to on put planting trees on public property since these are to give away to the public they would not be planted on public property. >> Um okay one one quick kudo to Dr. Bellis's team. As you may be aware a few years ago we adopted lean six sigma
principles which is a private industry practice of of process improvement. It's used in manufacturing healthcare worldwide as as a as a as a methodology to uh improve efficiency and in our processes. I'm happy to say that um our our team we we employ five maybe six six
black belts Mark in in the organization. Uh we received accreditation as a as a provider now. So our programs for white belt, yellow belt, green belt and black belt have been nationally accredited. So we can actually train our folks in order to to do these. >> We do that training at Amskos too.
>> Yes. >> Well, we won't compete. I promise. >> But we do it well. So kudos kudos to Mark and his team for for for uh continuing to beat that drum. That's um again that's just good good good government and efficiency in my opinion.
The last thing that I want to mention is in your uh our strategic plan we talk about making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurrent. Um, I'm happy to uh I want to bring Kathy up here and and maybe James Walters to talk a little bit about an initiative uh that we that the
team undertook uh last week um as a move to um you know improve the situation of homelessness in Pasco County. >> Kathy Pearson, Assistant County Ministry of Public Services, 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. I'm proud to
to say that we partnered with Catholic Charities. We had a sweep last week. Uh we kept it sort of hush hush. Uh thank you to the sheriff's department who joined in with us. But James, I'm going to give you two minutes and hopefully I don't know if we got some pictures we can show, but
presentations in the package. So James Walters, administrator for homeless programs. Thank you for having me. And just real quickly, it really a historic day in Pasco County. A combined effort among disciplines, among different agencies to come out and really move the needle. And we
identified seven areas. We made contact in roughly 21 different locations in homeless camps and and moved uh seven folks off the streets and and into shelter in that one day. Uh we're building that program and we'll bring more successes back to you as we
proceed. >> Great job. >> Yeah, >> we'll send you we'll send you that presentation with some with some pictures there. >> Yeah. So, I was just about to look for it. Is do we have it? It's it's not in the packet. It was it was sent uh separately and so we were going to show
them up there. So my my my my apologies for that. That's all I have. Thank you. >> Okay. Doesn't have anything. Uh county have some something later. So we'll do it afterward. So we'll break for 1:30 for lunch. >> This is kind of cool. >> My laptop
too big. I did my phone. Is it still raining? Hey, Part: 2
I will take one please. I asked Commissioner to ask >> usually on Mondays they're closed It's really good. You know, every week there
Just kidding. My granddaughter went on her toes. York. >> She was born early and it's common for us. She spent a lot of time in this hospital. She's at Columbia Children's which is one of the top hospitals in the
world. >> So she's with good doctors. There's no Wow. Hallelujah. Yeah, it's a cold front. >> I love it. the rains at night.
>> No, we need we need to rain. >> But night is good. My my grandson wanted a fish. >> Yeah, >> this is This is not what I'm willing to bet on. Yeah, I heard it's going to be long, but I'm I'm just going to Weston Chapel after this. My My grandson has
hockey triyouts 6:30, so I'm >> Oh, no. I need to go. I'm hoping to be out of here by five. You think we're going to go longer? >> What's going to keep >> Yeah. But I have to remind my daughter I need
ice hockey clothes. This isn't going to cut it. Forgot to look for my jeans. >> I'm going to call back to the meeting of April 7th, 2026. Quiet, please. We're going to proceed with the public hearing starting with
ordinances. Item P43. When was it? Clickable announcement was noticed. >> P43. We have proof of publication in the business observer March 6th, March 13th, March 20th, and March 27th, 2026.
>> Amy, >> good afternoon. Amy Tol with planning, development, and economic growth. Item P43 is an ordinance amending the Pasco count or ordinance, excuse me, an ordinance amending Pasco County Ordinance number 22-40,
contracting and expanding the boundaries of Palmetto Ridge Community Development District, pursuant to chapter 190, Florida statutes, providing for miscellaneous provisions, providing for an effective date. This comes with you comes to you with a recommendation to accept public comment and adopt by roll
call vote. >> Okay. From the commission have any questions or staff? >> Anyone here from the public to speak to P43? >> We have no one signed up. >> No one online. >> No one online. >> All right. Anyone from the audience want to speak to P43?
Okay. We'll close public comment to the board. >> Approve. Second. >> All in favor say roll call vote. >> Roll call. District one, Commissioner Oakley. >> Hi. >> District two, Commissioner Wakeman, not on the DES at this time. District three,
Commissioner Stark. >> Hi. >> District four, Commissioner Joerger. >> Hi. >> District five, Chairman Mariano. >> Hi. >> Item P44, we approve. >> P44, we have approved for publication in the business observer March 6th, 13th,
20th, and 27th, 2026. Item P44 is an ordinance establishing Palmetto Ridge 2 community development district pursuant to chapter 190 Florida statutes, providing for authority and power of the district, providing for
powers and duties of the district, providing for the board of supervisors of the district, providing for the district budget, providing for functions of the district, providing for miscellaneous provisions, providing for an effective date. This comes before you with a recommendation to accept public
comment and adopt the ordinance by roll call vote. >> Does anyone have questions for the first? >> We'll go to public comment. Anyone online? >> None online nor signed up in advance. >> Anybody in the audience want to speak to item P44
to the board? >> Approve. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> District one. Commissioner Oakley. >> I. >> District two commissioner Wakeman excused. District three, Commissioner Starky. >> I. >> District four, Commissioner Jagger. >> Hi.
>> District five, Chairman Mariano. >> Hi. >> And we're going to skip over items P45 and P4 P46 will be heard with the companion items. Um, we'll go to item P47. Do we have proof?
>> P 47. We have proof of publication of this item in the January 21st, 2026 edition of the Tampa Bay Times for the March 10th, 2026 for county commissioners meeting where it was continued to today.
Item P47 is an ordinance amending the Pasco County comprehensive plan providing for a comprehensive plan amendment to the future land use map 2-15 and sheet 13 from IL industrial light to calm commercial on approximately 1.51 acres of real
property located on the southeast corner of the intersection of State Road 52 and Bellamy Brothers Boulevard and providing for additional text amendments as necessary for internal consistency providing for severability and an effective date. This comes before you with a recommendation
to accept public comment and adopt the ordinance by roll call vote. >> Anyone have questions for staff? No. Okay. Um, anyone signed up for this item? >> No one signed up. No online. >> Okay. Would anyone from the audience
like to speak to item P47? Move a couple. Have a motion. >> Second. >> Have a second. >> Roll call. District one, Commissioner Oakley. >> Hi. >> District two, Commissioner Wakeman, excused. District three, Commissioner
Starkley. >> I. >> District 4, Commissioner Jagger. >> Hi. >> District five, Chairman Mariana. >> Hi. >> Item P48, we approve. >> P48. We approve the publication of this item in the March 15, 2026 edition of
the Tampa Bay Times. Item P48 is an ordinance amending Pasco County ordinance number 24-0808 expanding the boundaries of VA's Way Community Development District pursuant to chapter 190 Florida statutes
providing for miscellaneous provisions providing for an effective date. This comes before you with the recommendation to accept public comment and adopt the ordinance by roll call. >> Anyone have any questions for staff? Anyone signed up for this item? No one
signed up. No one online. >> Anyone in the audience like to speak to item P48? See no move approval. >> Second roll call. >> District one commissioner Oakley. >> Hi. >> District two. Commissioner uh Wakeman excused.
>> District three, Commissioner Starky. >> I. >> District four, Commissioner Jagger. >> Hi. >> District five, Chairman Mariano. >> Hi. >> Now move for public hearings. County attorney will read the procedures. be happy to, Mr. Chairman. There are two reasonzoning agendas, regular and
consent. Staff will present each application to the board of county commissioners. If staff or planning commission has recommended approval and there is no opposition, the application will be considered by the board without further presentation. If staff or planning commission has recommended
denial or if there is opposition to the application, the applicant will be given five minutes for the for presentation. The opposition will be given three minutes for each individual or five minutes for a group representative and the applicant will be given three
minutes for rebuttal. Any individual disagreeing with staff for planning commission recommendation or anyone wishing to object to any condition of the reasonzoning may at this time request the petition be pulled from the consent agenda in which case that application will be heard under the
regular agenda later on during the meeting. Otherwise, all resoning applications on the consent agenda will be approved by a single motion and vote. If you wish to speak to any petition, please give your name and address and whether or not you've been sworn for the record. 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. Please limit your comments to those criteria found within the board's land development code for reasonzonings. Thank you, Mr. clerk, would you like to
swear in the public? >> Thank you, sir. If anyone is anticipating giving testimony in any of these matters, if you would please rise at this time. Again, even if you don't think so, but might, please rise. Raise your right hand. Do you and each of you
swear or affirm the testimony you will give in these matters is the truth. So, help you God. If you will, when you approach the podium, please uh give your name and address and confirm that you were sworn. Thank you. >> Today we have two public hearing items
on the agenda that have that are contining. We'll start with P49. >> P49. We have proof of publication uh in the February 18th, 2026 edition of the Temp Times supplemented by a cert certificate of certified mailings and
site postings. >> P49 is a conditional use request in the name of Villa De Estee. It's a conditional use request uh for a short-term rental in an MF1 multiple family medium density district located
in southeast Pasco County approximately 160 ft east of the intersection of Saddle Brook Way and Villa Deaste Court. This comes before you with the recommendation to continue the request to a date uncertain. >> They have a motion to continue P49.
>> So move second. All >> in favor say I. I. I >> P50. We have proof of publication of the hearing of this matter at this time and uh in the Tampa Bay Times, January 21st, 2026, supplemented by an affidavit of
certified mailings of site postings. That notice or that publication was for the meeting of March 10th, 2026, where it was continued to today. Item P50 is a zoning amendment in the name of SAV Property Holdings LLC, New
Horizon's MPD master plan unit development district. It's a resoning request from an R2 lowdensity residential district to an MPD master planned unit development district to allow for the development of 31 single family detached units and associated
infrastructure located in central Pasco County a budding south of Wells Road approximately 675 ft west of Wells Road and Boyette Road uh containing approximately 10.40 acres. This item comes before you with a continuence
request to May 5th, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. in Dade City. >> Motion to continue item P50. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. Concentrum P-51. >> P-51. Approve publication of the hearing
of this item in the Tampa Bay Times, February 18th, 2026, supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site posters. P51 is a zoning amendment in the name of Curly and 54 commercial MPU uh Kimberly
and Hogue Avis Moradian Hy. I'm sorry if I'm if I'm killing that. Uh Moradian. It's a resoning request from an AR agricultural residential district to MPD master plan unit development
district to allow for the development of 58,250 square ft of commercial retail or office and associated infrastructure on approximately 4.94 acres located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Curly Road and County Road 54 in South
Central Pasco County. This item comes before you with a recommendation to approve with conditions. >> Is anyone here in to speak in opposition of item P51? See no one consent. 52.
P52. We have proof of publication in the Tampa Bay Times, February 18, 2026, supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. Item P-52 is a zoning amendment in the
name of Ronald W. Ripple and Donald W. Ripple, uh, Ripple project. Change. It's a change in zoning from an AC agricultural district to an AR5 agricultural residential district located in northeast Pasco County
approximately 2,200 ft south of Blandon Road and west of Packing House Road containing approximately 12.72 acres. This item comes before you with a recommendation to approve. >> Is there anyone in the audience in
opposition to item 252? No one. >> No one online. We did have one person signed up. Um, >> is Caitlyn going to speak in opposition to the >> right? >> Are you going to be in opposition?
>> That would be 56. >> 4556. And it says elite 52. >> Okay. All right. >> All right. So you're not So you're not not in opposition P52. All right. Leave that on consent. >> Item P53.
P53. We have proof of publication February 18th, 2026 edition of the temp time supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. Item P53 is a zoning amendment in the name of RZ7896
Drift 11939 LLC. It's a change in zoning from an AR agricultural residential district and a C2 general commercial district to a C2 general commercial district located in central Pasco County south at the
southwest corner of the intersection of Cemetery Road and Water Road containing approximately 5.59 acres. This before you with the recommendation to approve. >> Okay. Is there anyone in the audience or line to speak in opposition to item P53?
>> Seeing no one, we'll leave it on consent. They have a motion. >> So move all items on consent. >> Second. >> Second. All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. So, now we're going to go back
to your items P 45 and 56. P45, we have proof of publication temp times December 17th, 2025 supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site postings.
Item P45 is an ordinance amending the Pasco County Comprehensive Plan providing for a comprehensive plan amendment to the future land use map, map 2-15 and sheet 12 from AG agricultural and AGR agricultural rural to PD plan development on approximately
156 acres of real property located north of State Road 52, approximately60 miles east of the intersection of State Road 52 and US Highway 41. and a text amendment creating sub area policy flu 7.1.81
Elite 52P PD and a map amendment to the future land use map 2-9 adding sub area map 2-981 elite 52 PD and providing for additional text amendments is necessary for internal consistency providing for repealer subability and an effective
date and staff is available for the presentation. Please present. >> Sure. Good afternoon. Hi, Miss Planning Development Economic Growth and I will be presenting Elite 52 project. We'll start with the project overview. The
applicant is proposing a comprehensive plan amendment to change the future land use classification from AG agricultural and AGR agricultural rural to PD planned development. and the intent is to allow for the
development of a mixeduse project on approximately 156 acres. The proposed development includes one 175,000 square feet of commercial and retail, 120 room hotel, and 108 single
family homes. The subject site is located on the north side of State Road 52 and east of US Highway 41. There is a sub area polic policy flu 7.1.81 elite state road 52PD um which is
created to establish maximum development potential on the site as well as other provisions that are implemented through the MPU conditions of approval. And speaking of MPUD, there is a companion reszoning petition in the name of RZ7811
Elite State Road 52 MPUD to reszone to MPUD and that will be presented to you right after my presentation. >> Uh do you want to take do any questions for the P45 at this point? >> Okay, thank you. So this is a map
showing the subject site general location. It is located in the north market area and portion of the site as you can see on this map is located within the rural transition area. This is a an aerial showing the exact
location of the subject subject site. As I mentioned before, it is north of State Road 52 and east of US 41 with direct frontage along State Road 52. And this slide provides the surrounding contacts of the subject subject site.
Immediately west of the subject site, as you can see, is Pilot Country Airport. And further west along US 41 are approved and existing residential developments, including Tel Vera, which consists of 884
single family detach units. To the southwest and south along State Road 52, there are several approved mixed-use developments including Sand Ridge, Tibbitz land at Gowers and Longleaf Grove, which collectively include uh
residential units as well as commercial and office entitlements. To the east is the rural transition area. And as you can see to the the northern portions of and eastern portions of the subject site um are
located within this um rural transition area and the applicant has agreed to a conservation easement to protect the sensitive lands which include category one wetlands. Overall, the proposed mixeduse development is consistent with the
evolving development pattern um that's in this area. Next, we have the transportation network that that's serving the subject site. As brief previously mentioned, the subject site is has frontage along State Road 52
and it is located just east of US 41. State Road 52 is currently improved with um 12 foot multi-use path from US 41 to the Sun Coast. An additional 12oot multi-use path is currently in the
design phase along the north side of State Road 52 which directly which is directly adjacent to the subject site. This is the concept plan and I'm not going to go into well the concept plan shows the overall layout of the
development. I'm not going to go into too much details about this since Mr. William Vermillion will give more details when he does his presentation. This is a map showing the existing future land use classification as AG and
AGR on the subject site. AG is to the north res three There you go. Thank you. Rest three is to the south. Connor New Town is to the south and AGR is to the east. This is another future land use map
showing the proposed future land use as PD. And this is a snippet of the proposed sub area policy establishing the maximum development potential of 175,000 square feet of retail, office, and commercial,
120 room hotel, and 108 single family detached. The policy also specifies that non-residential entitlements may not be converted to residential uses and that certain commercial uses are prohibited to ensure compatibility with the
surrounding neighborhoods. Final Finally, um at number C, the policy directs that the southern portion of the site along State Road 52 contain non-residential uses. So after review and analysis, planning
and development economic growth found the proposed amendment to be consistent with the following comprehensive plan policies. And with that, planning development economy growth recommends the board to accept public comments and adopt the proposed comprehensive plan and
ordinance by roll vote. And I'm available to answer any questions you may have. >> Any questions? >> I I'll have a question. So they're donating the right that we need for State Road 52. >> Sorry. Say that again, sir. >> They're donating the rightway we need for State Road 52.
>> Correct. >> Yes. Um the conservation land is pretty much where the rural protected areas is. >> Correct. Separate transition area. Yes. >> That's all down the side. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. >> Um we we do have a stub out right to the
property to the east. >> I think so. >> Oh, I get those all mixed up even after all these years. >> Okay. So, now's the time for public comment then. So, does anyone want to speak to item P45 or P56?
>> We have signed up in advance. Uh, Cheryl Gibble, >> I'm applicant presentation. >> Would would you like to hear the MPD presentation and then applicant then public comment? So, you hear both of them. >> Sure.
>> That would give all the information you might need. >> Okay. So you'll have to open the resoning. >> That would be 56. >> We've sworn. >> Good afternoon. William for million planning development economic growth PD 267811
the comprehensive master plan unit development. >> Let the clerk give >> proof of publication. >> Proof of publication. >> That's my fault. I appreciate We approved publication of the hearing of this matter in the December 17th, 2025 edition of the Tampa Bay Times supplemented by an affidavit of
certified millings and site postings. William Vermillion planning development economic growth companion resoning to master plan unit development. This is a resoning request from AR agricultural residential and AC agricultural district to master plan
unit development to allow for the maximum development of 8 single family detached units, 175,000 square feet of commercial retail, 120 hotel rooms on approximately a 156.2 total acres. This is in central Pasco
County located approximately 6 milesi east of the intersection of State Road 52 and US 41. The original uh proposal when it went to planning commission originally contemplated 300 platted town homes and
over the past few months the applicant has worked with the residents and planning development economic growth to uh to cut that number down to 108 single family detach units instead of the previous contemplated 300 platted town homes. um to be a little bit more
compatible with the surrounding land uses and the concerns of the the neighbors at the airport. Here's the location map, the site aerial, the future land use map,
and the current zoning. This is the MPD master plan along the southern portion of the subject site. You can see the non-residentidential portions along State Road 52. And as you move northward, you hit the residential portion with the single family detached units as well as the access. Um to the
to the east, like was the the aforementioned question, there is a connection to that eastern property. And it highlighted there in orange is the rideway dedication for State Road 52, which is based upon F.60% 60% design
plans which were previously spoken to when talking about the alternative transportation network in the area. That 12oot multi-use path is a part of those 60% design plans. And you can see that the orange there isn't exactly uniform in terms of its width from center line.
That's because it's actually based on a plan set and the wide rightway width varies between 25 ft and 64 feet along the subject site. Wonderful. This context map on the MPD side, um, it aims to show the relation to the airport ordinance that's adopted
and the various layers within the airport ordinance as it pertains to the allowable uses in the area. You can see highlighted there in green, you have the approach surface and the RPZ highlighted there in that black and white checkered. The subject site does not is not
encumbered by either the RPZ or the approach area. However, it is within airport influence area which is a large um ellipse around the air around the airport as well as the airport zone
here. Uh pursuant to land development code 605, this speaks to the allowable uses within both the airport influence area and the airport zone. A quick summary of these tables here. The proposed uses within this MPD, the single family detach as well as the
commercial retail and the hotel are all allowable pursuant to 605 within both the airport influence area and the airport zone. The only thing worth mentioning is that specifically hotel is demarcated with an AR which um means that they're going to have additional
review at site plan for the hotel to make sure that it's in conformance with the surrounding airport. This is the binding conceptual plan. And you'll see here that now with the 108 uh platted single family detached, the the pink there is
the larger lots which abut the uh the existing residential neighborhood along the airport um offering larger lots behind the existing residential uses with the smaller lots being shielded by those larger lots. And the
what's shown on the plan is the enhanced landscape buffer. Typically, this project would require a type A buffer, which is only 10 ft in width and has shade trees uh one per every 30 feet. In this case, this is a 15 foot wide buffer
with the shade trees being 12 feet apart and they must be 12 feet tall at least at planting and with the specific species which is the southern red cedar. the species is already picked out for the residents as well as those evergreen shrubs and the 8 foot tall wall of fence.
And if I if I go back one slide, you can see that that enhanced buffer is essentially splitting those purple lots from the existing residential for that enhanced buffer. There are two variations uh from the
land development code with this application. The first being from 901 6D11 street design and dedication requirements. The applicant is not proposing an interconnect to the north or to the west. To the west is the existing airport community and to the north is the category 1 wetlands and
from land development code 8056 restrictions on postdevelopment wetlands and up upland buffers. This is for parcels under single ownership like the commercial, retail and hotel to maintain their their common space. This comes to you with a recommendation both from the planning commission and
the planning and development economic growth department. I'm available for any questions. Okay. Any questions for staff? >> Exports were submitted to the clerk's office on this record as well. >> Good afternoon. Barbara Wilheight 6327
Graham Boulevard for the applicant. A couple things to note from the discussions. Yes, Chairman Mariano, we are having a statement 52 dedication at no cost. My client could have requested rightaway credits against the rightway portion of mobility fee. Um, but they
agreed to convey that at no cost to the county. Yes, portion of the property is in the world transitional area. That is the property where our wetlands are located. Our wetlands are going into a conservation easement. Um, so there'll be no development on those wetlands within the world transitional area. I
would not that we out with a density of 300 town homes consistent with what is on the west side of um Pilot Country. There are apartments adjacent to the homes on the west side. There's 40 foot lots. So, we originally came in with a town home project at 5.5
uh dwelling units per net acre. After hearing comments about the project, my client decided to change his project to single family detached homes. That is a density of two um 2 units per developable acre. So we went
from 5.5 to two. I would note that the land use to our west is res three. Three units per developable acre is the land use designation. So consistency there. We I think staff did a great job going over our enhanced enhanced buffer. We came in with an enhanced buffer to begin
with because we knew of the adjacency with the the existing homes on our west and planning commission said, "Hey, we'd like you to beef that up." And we picked a particular species of tree, the southern red cedar, because the cedars tend to be not just the trunk and then
the leafy part of the tree all the way from ground all the way up. They're pretty consistent. We're going to plant those at 12 feet high. Um so those will grow to be a nice buffer and they'll start out as a very nice buffer. Instead of 30 feet on center, they're 12 feet on center.
Um with that, we'll like to hear from the questions that might be from the um residents and we'll be back. We have our team available if you have any question. Any questions to the applicant department? Just real quick, this project before you and you were talking about the changes you made. This project
came to us about two or three years ago. >> This project never got to the board agenda. >> Saw it on your agenda because we had it noticed. But when we noticed it, then we had um the community, the Pilot Country community um wanted to talk to the
client, Spencer Brass. Um he had meetings with them and then he decided to change his project from town homes to single family homes. But yes, you've seen it before. You just never got to hear it until now. He slowed down and and worked on it some more. >> Yeah, I recollect seeing hearing about
it, but never to this point. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> Okay. Thank you. And time for public comment. >> Yes. First signed up. >> Hello, my name is Caitlyn Bule. My address is 11 1934 Driver Lane and I
have been sworn. So, as I said, my name is Caitlyn Bule. Uh, my husband and I live in pilot country. I'm a flight nurse and a private pilot. My husband is a commercial pilot. I wanted to say thank you to you all for all the work you have done so far to preserve the airport as a
Pasco County resource. I understand that this parcel of land won't remain a perfectly good cow pasture forever, and I'm not opposed to having neighbors back there, but there are a few points I would like to bring up. The developments of similar density cited in this proposal on the west side
of the airport um are separated from the airport by basically a forest. Um these lots on the east side are right up against my property line. They are 0.165 acres compared to the 1acre lots in Pilot Country and the 5 to 10 acre lots
at Pasco Trails on the other side. Uh I am going to have four or five neighbors just on my section of the fence line. The density of the lots combined with the height of the buildings is going to remove any privacy I have in my own backyard. I have asked before that they
limit the houses bordering pilot country to one story, but that is apparently an unreasonable request. The attorney last time stated that the houses could be up to three stories with a current height limit of 35 ft, but that she was willing to change the wording to two stories. I request that the wording is changed to
two stories before the project is approved. Secondly, the project documentation states that the barrier will be an 8 foot wall or opaque fence. Um, I request that this be specified as a wall. A fence would be blown over on an annual basis and children or pets may find
themselves with with sudden access to an active taxi way. This is a predictable safety issue that could be easily avoided. Lastly, I would like to say that the layout of this development illustrates my point that the density will have a negative impact on privacy and property
values. The person behind this project has spared his own property from the impact. Uh the project team have said they didn't know where he lived when they designed it. However, this person's name and address are in the list of households notified by mail of the reasonzoning. I do not begrudge the owner of the property anything. I think
that most people given the opportunity would do the same. I would ask, however, that this board helps his neighbors in whatever ways are possible to preserve their privacy and their property values. Thank you for listening. >> Excuse me. Sure. >> Can um I get your address, please?
>> Yeah. 111 934 Driver Lane. >> 109. >> Sorry. 119 34. >> One 934. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Is there anything I can clarify before? >> No, just just field. >> All right. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mark Bud. Mark >> 11748 driver lane down the street from Kaitlin. I agree with everything Kaitlyn said. >> Can you talk into the microphone?
>> I agree with everything Caitlyn said. I have the same concerns. I'm not opposed to a development there, but still I think that uh even when it was originally proposed with the the uh 300 plus was just ridiculous, you know,
so no way that was going to get through. So they finally reduced it to something a little bit better, but it's still not the density is still high. And uh and I have the concerns about the height looking at I'm I'm right on the border there, too. Actually, I live just
south of one of the Mark Twallen that's one of the guys pushing this development. He has the park behind him, so he doesn't have to worry about a wall of threetory uh structures behind him. And I was just
told last time I was here that I don't own the view. never intended on owning the view, but I sure don't want this monstrosity behind my house and my privacy violated, my property values go down. So, something reasonable has to be
done there. The other thing I want to point out is uh around the airport, everybody thinks that oh, you know, long as you're not coming in on the approach path or the departure path that you're safe. I'm going to bring your attention to a
accident that happened down in Boca Raton last year about this time. Good friend of mine actually very experienced pilot, military guy, advanced arobatic guy, airline guy,
probably one of the 1% guys that that really knows his stuff. Very experienced flyer. Took off from Boca Raton. Had an issue right after takeoff. part over on the rudder. Could barely keep the thing in the sky. Circle the airport
for 17 minutes trying to keep it under control. Was uh he had a very narrow airspeed window that he had to stay within. So he was when if you if you look around that airport, our airport, several miles
around his radius, you can look it up on the net. Unfortunately, he ended up losing control, but he was trying to get back to the airport. It was amazing that he didn't hit something on the ground other than another vehicle. Three three people perished there. So,
the idea that everything is safe around the airport except for the that entryway and the exit way, you know, you're just fooling yourselves, you know. So, there is that risk. We all understand that risk there. When these other people come in and they sign a
little thing saying, "Oh, you can't go after anybody on the airport." They don't know what they're getting into. Even though that risk is very minute, it's still there. Okay? So, they need to understand that. And so, the wording that they need to be looking at
needs to let them really know what that risk is. And you guys ought to know what that risk is, too, because I don't think you do. Commissioner, if you wanted to get his address. >> Um, yeah. What was your address? >> 111748
Driver Lane. >> 1174 >> 8 >> 8174. Thank you. >> Anyone else here to speak to this item? To the applicant? Barbara will hide again for the
applicant. And yes, we will agree on the record um that the homes will be no more than two stories. I noticed that in my notes when I was getting ready for today that we did talk about that at planning commission. I usually don't miss things coming into the board. Um but yes, two stories are fine. the with I'll say on
the record again with regard to the owner of a portion of this property and where the park's located. I'm stating on the record under oath. No idea that the owner had property adjacent to this project and the park was located where it was located as a result of planning
and design, not as a result of us being told where to put something. On the west side comparison of the projects on the west, I represented both of those projects. on the west side there are four adjacent homes to retail and apartments and the only thing separating them are parking spaces. So um the
notice that we we have to put forth are the notices that are in your airport ordinance that you all adopted and we have to follow. So with that um we would ask for your support of the project. >> Any questions for the applicant? >> Okay to the board.
Move approval. That'll be for P45. >> Yes, >> we got two items there. >> So P45, that'll be the >> Should we do them separate or we do them together? >> No, you got to do them separately. P5 is roll call.
>> We have motion. Second >> me. >> Okay. Uh, District one, Commissioner Oakland. >> I. >> District two, Commissioner Wakeman >> is absent. District three, Commissioner Starky. Hi. >> District four, commissioner Jagger.
>> Hi. >> District five. Chairman Mariano. >> Commissioner W is excused. >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion passes. And now item P56. And let's note that there was a change and maybe he'll address the twotory
limitation. So they made comments of going down to a twotory limitation. >> Yes. >> On P56. >> Yeah. She put that on record. Yes. Correct. >> Okay. Which condition are you amending to do that? >> Let us find that one moment. Please.
Those dimensional standards are on the face of the MPD plan. So, we'll be amending the MPD plan to include the twotory height limitation on the residential homes. Um, I do have a question
>> or that the um the airplane hangers, what is the setback from the property line for those? I didn't measure the hangers, but I can say the closest home to to our homes is 130 ft. The average is about 160 ft
distance between what the homes will be. >> Yeah, it just seems like the hangers are right there in the new people's backyard. So, I mean, hopefully they're I guess our I think it's has to be at least 15 feet for the property line of building. I don't know. I'm just
wondering that I see I'm looking at the addresses, especially this last gentleman who spoke 748 the hanger will block his view of any houses back there. So um >> plus our buffer and then we have our setback is 15 ft on top of our 15t
buffer and then setbacks that they have. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We'll close the discussion back to the board. Item P 56 at this point. >> Um >> no. Um I I do there I I have a couple of thoughts and looking at the
you know if you zoomed out and looked at the picture I see larger lots to the right kind of larger lots in pilot country. So when I spoke with Barbara this last time I I thought you know for me if I have wished we had some larger
lots in here. I don't think it could be to the size of Pilot Country or the other or the other one, but these people have given up a lot of land to for conservation over there. And um and I wouldn't say that at this far along in
the process. That's not fair. But just something that I think about that I I'd like to see some of the larger lots around here because um to me that's kind of the development pattern except what we did over there by 41. But I'm
going to vote for this. Um I also mentioned that I don't know why it's the new guys responsibility to buffer from the house that's there. Um, you don't you don't own your view. You
don't own the property behind you, but we put this requirement on the new guy to block the view of an existing house. It's to me, we do that all the time. I just have always been a little bit uncomfortable. If you don't want to see your neighbor, you can plant a tree in
your yard. Uh, but but I I'll be voting for >> and I think they part of the reason for the buffer is to accommodate for the lot sizes. But we don't typically buffer residential to res. >> No, it was I think goodwill on the
before we do it. >> So that's an extra step that we're having. >> I think back >> I just have a comment that um when this first was a town home project, I I wasn't a fan of this project and I think you guys worked really hard and uh got
it right this time. So thank you to staff, thank you to uh Barbara and her client as well. >> M I think that buffering you see that they're being required to do is because it is an airport and of the setbacks
from that very important. >> Um I did listen to the planning commission meeting on this and I did hear them say that trees were taken out probably without a permit in the top part of this and I think it's part of the applicants is it still it's part of
the applicant's responsibility to mitigate for those trees that were taken out without permission. Is that right? >> Barbara will again for the record a prior owner or alleged owner um did a lot of things to this property prior to my client and there's actually two
client owners of this property in total. Um they're ultimately responsible because they own the property. So the ordinance relative to trees and when you take trees out um when you go to develop will all apply to them. They my clients did not do those things to the property, but they are
responsible for the property, responsible to comply with your ordinance and your new tree ordinance. >> So nothing happens to anyone for all the trees that were taken out. >> No, it's your tree ordinance has a clawback in it. >> A clawback. Okay, that's what I thought. I just told me a conversation. Thank you.
>> Okay, so item P56 to the board. >> Approval. >> Second. >> Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion passes 40. >> Okay. Now we're going to go to the
second set item P 40 P46 and then P54. >> P58 is the companion. >> P58. Sorry. Yeah. >> P46. We have proof of publication for the March 10th, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meeting. That publication appeared in the November 26, 2025 edition of the Tampa Bay Times and was supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site postings. It was continued to today.
>> Good afternoon. Amy Tol, Planning, Development, and Economic Growth. Item P46 is an ordinance amending the Pasco County comprehensive plan, providing for a comprehensive plan text amendment to sub area policy clue 7.1.63
North Pasco Resort, and providing for additional text amendments as necessary for internal consistency, providing for a repealer, severability, and an effective date. Uh staff is available for a presentation on this item. >> Please present
Hi, Miss Elli plan development economic growth. Okay, so the applicant is proposing a comprehensive landex amendment to sub area policy flu 7.1.63 North Pasco RV Resort. And the purpose
of this amendment is to change the name of the PD to North Pasco Resort. We're dropping the RV to reduce the RV spaces from 550 to 350 and to allow for the development of a 250 uh four-story
resort hotel. The subject site is approximately 131.68 acres in size and it is located along I75 um east of Lake Iola Road and south of Lansen Road. There's a companion
substantial modification um reszoning the petition to the existing North Pasco Resort MPV. This is a map showing the general location of the subject site. It is located in the north market area within
the east the northeast Pasco rural area. This is a zoomed in aerial of the location of the subject site. Like I mentioned, it is located along I75 interstate east of Lakeyola and south of Bllandon Road.
This is a map showing the existing future land use classification as PD on the subject site and it is surrounded by AGR future land use classification um all around. This slide outlines the proposed
amendment to the existence of area policy. So the change include reduction of the RV spaces from 550 to 350 and addition of a 250 room fourstory uh resort hotel. The proposed development will remain under one single ownership
with no condominium platting and no subdivision into three or more parcels. The policy um or the sub area policy amendment continues to prohibit permanent residency and limit and limits the length of stay to maintain um a
transient stay. It also restricts the uses near Muji Lake to passive recreation to preserve the environmental sensit sensitivity of that area. And finally, >> the amendment include a minimum setback
of 274 feet from the hotel room or from the hotel um resort from Iola Lake Iola um road right ofway. Overall, these changes are intended to balance a reduced RV component with a more
tradition traditional resort lodging option while of course maintaining compatibility with the surrounding agricultural land uses. Next, we have the uh binding concept plan showing the overall layout of the development. And again, I'll save the
details for William Vermillion, who will be working you through um the details of uh of this concepts plan during his MPU presentation. There you go. The proposed sex amendment is consistent with the following comprehensive plan
policies. And with that, planning, development, economic growth recommends the board to accept public comment, adopt the proposed comprehensive plan text amendment, and ordinance by roll vote. >> Any questions for staff at this point?
>> Okay. So now the reasoning of 5858, we have proof of publication of the hearing of this matter in the November 26th, 2025 edition of the St. Times supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site postings.
That advertisement was for the meeting of January 6th, 2026 where it was continued to March 10th, 2026 where it was continued to today. >> Good afternoon. William Million Planning
Development Economic Growth the companion master plan unit development to the aforementioned comprehensive plan. This is PDE 267883, the substantial amendment to the North Pasco RV Resort. This this amendment
does does a couple different things. The the first is to reduce the RV spaces from the previously approved 550 to a total of 350 RV spaces. to allow a hotel as an allowable use for
250 rooms and to amend the name from North Pasco RV Resort to North Pasco Resort Impunity. This is located in the north market area on the east side of Lake Iola Road on the west side of I75. Here is the location map.
the current zoning map reflecting NPD and the existing future land use map reflecting PD. Here is the contextual map. There's one MPD within the onem radius of the subject site which is the Evans County Line Road. 80 MPD which was approved
last year for for that 100,000 square feet of commercial and 1.5 million square feet of light industrial with the contingent platted town homes and condominiums um that were stipulated for the time limit of 20 years.
This is the MPD master plan and this is the binding concept plan um showing all of the RP spaces as well as the entrance into the project. One of the things that changed at planning commission was
before I were to zoom in what what looks like a gate house for the entrance um essentially became an uh an optional sheriff's workstation to where the Pasco County Sheriff's in the area could use that workstation there at the uh the guard house which is it's denoted there
as C but it's kind of tough to see. This is the Lake Iola corridor buffer. This was a part of the original plan. Nothing's changing on this, but this really highlights the buffer requirement for the scenic highway that is Lake Iola from this uh this resort MPD. You can
see the large burm and landscaping there which is a total of believe that's 48 feet if I'm if I'm reading that correctly. And you see that there's a total of 274 feet from the rightway um to the to the actual hotel that's being enabled in the
substantial modification. There is also a binding master landscape plan that was previously approved that's remaining unchanged this here. This here um this indicates all the all the approved landscape. Nothing's changed in this. And if we were to go to
the the next slide, my my clicker was taken away. This here is showing all the different species. >> You've lost your privileges apparently. >> And and if you think we can read that, uh >> Oh, so neither you nor I can read this. This is me trying to say none of the master
landscaping is changing. This is just indicative of how thought out the landscaping is within this this resort style project. This is all the specific types of trees. not only that exterior buffer from Lake Iola, but also internal between the RV um spaces themselves and
internal to the project. This here, and there's the actual pictorial um visual there of the internal buffering that happens in between the spaces with its uh prescribed species of
tree and shrub. Next slide. This shows some of the transportation improvements to Lake Iola Road in this case as well as the the bike pedestrian facilities that were previously um agreed to in 2022 along there on that that shoulder as you
move north to Bayhead. This project does have um all the applicable site access requirements to include the left and right turn lanes in and out of the project which is depicted here on the intersection exhibit. A couple things to note as well in the
area as it pertains to the capital improvement program. The intersection of Lake Iola and Blandon just to the north which is on the south side of that Evans 80 project that I mentioned previously uh was scheduled to begin construction um some intersection improvements there in 2026.
Um it's in its design phase currently and it includes the realignment of that intersection as well as lanes and stop control measures um that the county went out and started started doing in 2026. Next slide. Both PTE and the planning commission recommend approval of
conditions for this project. I'm here for any further questions. >> Questions for staff? >> Well, let me ask you a question. Um, with the reduction I think is a good thing, but the one concern here is is anything
happening with the stage? I know we addressed it a long time ago. Can you talk about the stage where the music's going to be played, how it's going to be protecting around the properties? >> Absolutely. That was one of the nice things that the uh that buffer exhibit that showed the rideway cross-section
showed. The first thing it showed was the hotel's 275 ft from the rideway. So really, you're talking about the closest neighbor is even further than that on the other side of Lake Iola. We also have all the applicable sounds and decibel regulations in the conditions of
approval for this project. Um in in accordance with the Pasco County Sound Ordinance. >> Anyone else have questions? >> Just real quick, >> just one question. Are they going to do anything with U County Road 41 and where
Lake hits or are they going to make any improvements in that connection? I know when we talked about it early on, uh, FDOT did not require any improvements there. >> Yes, sir. To to my knowledge, the only improvements that are necessitated by
the the impacts to Lake Iola Road there where the turn lanes in and out and those intersection improvements as well as what the county's handling to the north. >> All right. Thanks. >> To the applicant. >> Good afternoon again. Barbara Wilhight
6327 Grand Boulevard for the applicant. I've had the pleasure of representing this project from the beginning when it was approved before. Um staff did an amazing job with their presentation. Really doesn't leave much for me to do. But I can read to you the condition that we wrote with regard to the outdoor
entertainment area. We wrote a specific condition at MPV condition 30. It's like G 30G. Any outdoor entertainment area shall be limited to resort guests and
restaurant bar patrons only. There should be no stage lighting that creates light spill or glare off site. Project will comply with the code of ordinances chapter 66 division 2 regarding no noise ordinance. So it says who, how, and how
loud in that condition that we vote. With that got my team here. public comment is and be glad to uh address anything. Thank you. >> Any questions there? >> Okay, >> so this is a public hearing. So anyone
want to speak to items P46 or P58? >> We have signed up Marie Peters. Marie, just for you and everyone else. So on this item, you're going to be able to speak for three minutes on 46 and then also 58 or you can combine it together. >> I'll just combine them together. Okay.
>> Primarily on the LA the last later one, the earliest one. Um on that ma'am, your name and address >> Peters 300020 Johnston Road, Date City, Florida. >> And have you been sworn for the reason?
>> I have been sworn. Yes. Thank you, ma'am. >> Um, if you look at that picture in the bottom left corner, all those pines are gone. The hurricane took them out, had to be removed,
which puts that house right there. You can see on the left bottom boundary, completely unprotected from the music and the, you know, that's that's something to consider. It's not
that somebody's a quarter mile down the road. They're a matter of feet from that property there. Um also the um the other corner opposite those pines, those those trees are being
removed for an electrical substation. So there's no more sound barrier for that event center noise coming down uh the road. The other thing I want to point out is I
was very concerned to just see that the hotel residents can stay there for a year. That's not temporary housing. That's real close to to permanent. And nothing was said about the interval between the
first year, how long do you have to stay out before you can just move into a different unit and and have permanent living there? Um, that's very concerning because it certainly adds to the
permanent traffic that we're going to have in addition to everything else. And if you're looking at 600 units and of those 350 units are RVs,
they could, you know, when you're coming off the interstate, it's a very short off-ramp. It's a very short jump over County Road 31 to Lake Iola Road. It's already backing up from morning traffic trying to get to work. And these are
going to be cars or trucks pulling RVs. Maybe not all of the 350, but a lot. And that's going to back traffic possibly all the way up the interstate and up the off ramp. I don't think that's been looked at.
When you think about when there's an event, a certain number of people are going to get in there three or four days early, but on the day of the event or the day before the event, there's going to be a lot of incoming traffic. How are people on Johnson Road going to
get out if if it's backed up? That's part of our concern. And then also, I don't know if planning is aware of it, um, just north of This parcel is a severely under
size culvert linking the two legs Moody to middle. Just in the last year, the owners of those people on the end of each culvert has opened it up and taken out trees and and brush and everything. And you can
stand it on Lake Ayola and you can see both lakes. So whatever they dump in the lake is going over the to the other lake. And if there's a heavy rain year
and that lake's already full, uh you're going to have Lake Iola Road going underwater. Nobody's I've not I've been to almost every meeting on this place and nobody has said anything about that little
culvert under Lake Iola Road connecting the two lakes which would then prevent us from getting out unless we go all the way down through San to get out. So with that, I would just uh
just wish you'd do some do something about the permanent semi-permanent 250 people who could live in the hotel. I think that's that's not right for our area. No hotel needs to be a mile and a
half off the interstate. It's crazy. Thank you very much. Thank you Nancy. Heywood second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Nancy Hwood 3411. A nice place. How are
y'all today? Um >> Nancy, just acknowledge you were sworn. >> Yes, sir. So, in the last episode of the RV Far, no one had heard of the entertainment area, but brought it up. Um The paper
you just received has what Miss Will Height said, um, notes from the application, and that's what I'm handing out to you. We actually, she and I did actually have a uh
talk about this um at the neighborhood meeting and it makes me wonder about what stakeholders tell you sometimes and what they don't about things. Um
I think that y'all reserve need to have a lot of respect because y'all deserve it. I know that you all do a lot above and beyond. So, uh, so we'll go on. I'm still asking that
the county address the issue of the entertainment area. Does the still northeast protected area and outdoor entertainment will have a direct impact on the area? >> That's for six months of the year. I
mean, they've got to entertain them for six months. And if you add together the hotel and the RV park and not the rest of the places they can stay and the lodges and everything else, you could have over a thousand people there every
day for whatever entertainment they're planning there. And that's what concerns me. It doesn't belong in the northeast area plan. You've got one other big project almost a mile away and that everything
else is rural around there. If you want to allow the entertainment, please put it inside or make it unamplified. Either of those conditions would work out and help keep noise. If you're thinking about the
noise ordinance for the county, that doesn't work real well in the northeast area. That was addresses cities, it addresses the rest of the county. I would I would certainly like it if you all would finally put together a noise ordinance in the
northeast rural area that takes into account that we are rural. So also when Miss Hyatt was going over things, I saw them say that only things allowed would be passive recreation.
If you consider this recreation, it's not going to be a passive recreation use if you've got a thousand units of people there and all those units that they're staying in. My consideration for this is it needs a
dab of work and I'm hoping y'all will make sure that we don't have noise going outside this area. Thank you, >> Kim. Hi, my name is Kim Wit. I've been sworn
in. My address is 17030 Palamino Lake Drive. I live off of Johnston Road right down from the RV park. The original plan for the RV did not include the 250 room hotel and then an entertainment area. The amount of water
that would be pulled from the aquafer will be 7 79.252 per room. That is about 20,000 gallons if all of them were occupied.
Each RV consumes between 50 to 100 gallons per water per day depending on the occupancy. And the p the Pasco County is forcing us to have water restrictions. States modified phase three extreme
water shortage. Yet you guys allow the continued large developments, the lagoons, pools, etc. Massive water consumption. And again, I'm limited on what I can do on my property.
Thank you. >> That's the last person signed up in advance. >> I see someone approaching. >> You don't see to speak to this. Please come forward. >> That's okay. >> Your name and address for the record. And were you sworn?
>> I was not sworn. >> Okay. Good. Go ahead. And your name and address? >> Brenda Scarboro, 17826 Palamino Lake Drive, Date City. Is there anyone else may speak that it didn't get sworn? >> If you were you sworn, sir. >> Okay.
>> Do you swear affirm that the testimony you will give in this matter is the truth? So have you got? >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. >> Okay. We all came to a meeting in 2020 and reluctantly we had to accept that an RV park was going to be part of our
community, but we were told it was good for our community. We were then told that the RV park was now going to be called a North Resort, Pasco Resort and would have 250 hotel rooms and 350 RV spaces as well.
How can you assume that a hotel in a rural community on a two-lane road is not to bring chaos to our norththeast rural overlay? At 85% occupancy just in the hotel, that would be 200 cars a day
of people staying one night, doubtfully, but possibly two nights. The developer has the right to answer as he has perfect this is our community. But who is going to stay in these rooms? We're 50 miles from Disney World,
SeaWorld, and Universal. 27 miles from Bush Gardens. No one is coming just to see our charming and wonderful date city. The people using this hotel will be traveling north or south and want a quick stock stop off at the interstate.
The average hotel room, I'm going back to her water usage, is 150 gallons of water per night. Obviously, his goal is to be 100% occupancy. But even at 85% occupancy, that's 212 rooms per night.
That's 32,000 gallons per day, 222,000 gallons per week, and 11 million gallons used in one year. How much water can you continue to take from our community and from residents who are dependent on their wells? By using 11 million gallons
a year on visitors passing through, not people living there. RVs and people in campers are used to living their limiting their water. Hotel users are not. I travel a lot and I know that I am truly not worried about how long my shower is and how many times I flush the
toilet. And when I leave, more water is used to clean and wash linens. RV hookup RVs hook up with a water hose and bring their own linens. It is obvious that the developer of this project has realized that the income produced from just an RV
park doesn't match his needs. So, he is wanting to build a hotel to make up the difference and make this now a resort, not a familyfriendly RV park. We ask that you not approve a hotel and stick to the original plan that was approved
as an RV park for your residents, not just for a developer. Thank you. >> Is there anyone else please can we have this gentleman? Otherwise, we'll post public comment from inside here. Hey, good afternoon. My name is Brent
Holder. My address is 17722 Palamino Lake Drive and I have been sworn. You know, I came here today. I wasn't planning on speaking. I just came to listen. And when I was listening, several things were said that really struck me as being on. We we've heard
mention numerous times in this discussion about the Northeast Pasco overlay and the the spirit of the Northeast Pasco overlay um can be boiled down into one term and that's rural. Um,
and if you think about how this resort in a rural area is compatible, um, the two just don't go together. Uh, you are in a community that has, uh, two-lane roads. Um, two-lane roads in,
two-lane roads out. Everything around is two-lane roads. and the amount of people uh the amount of vehicles that this is going to bring to the area um definitely is is not compatible. You know, when this uh when this project started um and
and we did not have the hotel in it, um it was I I have not talked to anybody and I've talked to quite a few people, any residents in the area, any neighbors who are for this project. Um it it seems to me there's obviously one group for
the project and that would be the owners or the people that are going to benefit and that is not the residents of this area. Um, you know, it's uh it's funny. I I heard uh speaking earlier that um it
was mentioned that the fourstory hotel um was going to be they they discussed compatibility with the surrounding rural area. Think about the ludicr statement. a
fourstory resort hotel in a rural area. Is that compatible? I don't think it is. Um and we we heard about the buffer area, a buffer for a fourstory resort hotel,
trees, a bt, it doesn't work. I implore the the uh commission here to to listen and to back the residents of this area. Thank you very much. >> Excuse me. Can I get your address again?
>> Sir, >> can I have your address again? >> Sure. 17722 Alamino Lake. >> Alino Lake. Thank you. >> Okay. Seeing no one else, we're going to close public comment in here. Is there anyone online? >> No, sir.
>> Okay. To the applicant. Commissioners, this is a resort. It was always going to be a resort. It's actually under construction as we speak. Um, we're just making a modification to reduce some RV spaces and add hotel rooms. Same people just staying in
different place. Some people like to stay in their RV like myself. And I'm those who, by the way, I have an RV. Um, and all the other who's that I see when I'm at the RV resorts are pretty good who's um,
we went through compatibility. We actually had the author of the Northeast Pasco Rural Area come to you when this resort was approved and tell you how it was compatible with the Northeast rural area. The person who wrote it,
the um, the staff did make up the statement recurring occupancy. There can be no permanent occupancy in our hotel rooms, in our RV spaces, our yurts, or our airirstreams. We follow, the county follows Florida statutes to determine what's permanent
occupancy and what's transient. And it's you can't have in a 12-month period. You cannot have res you cannot have occupancy more than six months. And you have to have this is all state this is all state driven. You have to give the guest register as required by Florida
statutes 509.101. 101. The end of this stay, the RV shall be removed um or stored in any on-site storage facility. The um developer of shall maintain those guest registers, RV license plate
numbers. I could go on and on and on and it's like almost a page of how that all works. I can tell you every detail about this resort has been looked at and spelled out. There's there's long conditions that has to do with each one of these things.
We um traffic was looked at when we we had the resort approved. This project was always going to be resort and there was always going to be music. There was always going to be outdoor music by the pool just like there's going to be currently. Again,
all we did was take people were going to come in RVs. We added another way for them to enjoy the resort hotel rooms as opposed to the RV or the resort cottage. Passive recreation that staff mentioned was our limitation that we put on
anything down by Moody Lake. You'll see on the binding concept plan how as we get towards the lake, the development drops off and all we can do is passive recreation. There's limitations on kind of you can't have any motorized boats. Whole bunch of limitations in regard to Moody Lake. They're already in the
current approval. The the burm and the trees on the Lake Iola scenic quarter buffer are substantial. We were thoughtful and way replaced the hotel. It's 274 feet back um from the Lake Iola right ofway.
I think I hit each one of Oh, I would say about the sheriff's substate the sheriff's area. I did meet a nice gentleman at the neighborhood meeting and he said, you know, Mrs. Well, I we want something that will be relate to our community and I have an idea. Like, okay, you all know me. I love ideas. So,
he said, would you would your client go talk to the sheriff's department and see if if you put an area with a bathroom in a dedicated area within your resort, where's the front of your resort? Would they come and potentially stop there and work so we'd have more police presence in our community? I can't make them
come, but we're going to build the place that they can come. And that was came from a resident at the neighborhood meeting that came up with that. We followed through and committed to it. Thank you very much. >> Question, >> Mr. Sty for you. >> Um, >> yeah, >> Mr. Ster. First,
>> I have um two questions. I'm not sure I ever heard you say on-site storage before. So, where is that and what is that? >> Like all RV play RV resorts, there are times when you're not ready to take your RV out and you will store it. There's a
storage on site. >> Um, yeah. >> Can you take that off? >> Trailers and like >> Yeah. Where is the on-site storage? >> The area where we could do on-site storage is in that the corner. Got to go back to the It's down here in the in the
bottom corner. People bring golf carts and they need trailers. >> Where? So, where And where is that? >> In the bottom. >> Is there Can she have a pointer? >> It's the It goes to a V. Goes to a V. You see the V the bottom there? That's
where you would do any storage. >> So is that that's like a field where will it look like the one on Decubulus. >> We have a we have a buffer on both sides of that. There's a corridor buffer on
the west and then the buffer to 75. So it's a buffered area. >> So what are those what are those little uh gray buildings there? >> I You know, I see pickle ball courts and an open area and trees is what I see.
>> No, there's like there's bu one, two, three, four, five >> right down on I75. And >> there's six there's six buildings or something >> down in the corner. >> Maybe if you use the letters that are closest
>> active. >> It's what? >> It's labeled active recreation. No, that's where the pickle ball courts are. I'm talking about right there. What are those? >> No. >> Something built cuz that
>> Okay. Um I do I can't What do you think that is? I think they told me >> part of our on-site sewage treatment. >> Yeah, I was thinking they told me that something on that before. So, are you
saying in that field is where you're going to store RVs? >> We could where we could. And it's not just RVs. There's also trailers. People bring their golf carts to a place like this and they have no place to put their trailer. Temporarily temporary store. This is not for >> No, I you cannot come here and rent
this. Not this isn't for the month. This is just for guests and >> right but I do have a concern of the aesthetics of that next to Lake Iola. So those can look very ugly. Look at the
one on >> they're not next to Lake. >> So >> and it's it's that same buffer that we went over is the same buffer to >> Okay. So it's how how big is the buffer? >> I I don't I don't recall ever seeing that as >> it's currently approved. Nothing new.
Um, >> so it's just going to be on grass that you're going to store them on grass. >> Yes. All the all the storage places and all the RV resorts that I go to, that's how they're stored. Yes. And again, it's not for the public. It's just for guests.
>> Okay. >> Pay for that storage and don't leave your things there. I want I want to be sure that that is screened from the road because I don't think that'll look very nice. >> Yes. So, the border buffer is 48 uh feet wide.
Quarter tree buffer. Um yeah. Um >> okay. My my other question is the hotel stays. We heard someone say you could stay there for a year. No, I just I read that condition. >> Yeah, I want to go over that one more time. >> Permanent occupancy by state law,
permanent occupancy is more than six months. >> So, someone can stay in the hotel for six months. >> Somebody can stay in any hotel for six months. Yeah, people don't. >> Wow, I did not know that. >> That's state law. That's the difference between and it's and the state tracks that because it's a different tourist tax.
If you're over six months, then you don't pay the tourist tax. So, the state has all these registers. They make sure that nobody's staying. So, everybody that's there is paying the tourist tax. And that's why the state tracks it so carefully. >> Um, >> you know, I know my brother just
finished uh driving for for the last few years. He's been gone seven months of the year in his RV and there were times when I wanted to go visit him, especially when he was in Alaska. Sadly, my work got in the way. But, um, when he was in really cool places and I was going to fly in, there was no place for
me to stay because they conveniently didn't provide for any of us to stay in their RV with them. And so I would have to go get a hotel, which means I'd have to go get a car and drive very far away from where he was camping. So it was it was a real problem. I think it's
convenient to have a hotel u you know some of these may be snowbirds are come down who come down and they want to have family visit them and now they can stay instead of when I did that with my parents my kids had to camp outside in a
tent in Maine um which they love but so um okay well those are my comments >> Mr. real quick. I I just want to clear up the hotel for you a little bit. It's an ex extended living hotel. So, a person that's traveling from up north
down south and we have it around Dade City, around Luchi, down in Zephr Hills. We have people come here and stay six months out of the year and we know when they leave because our traffic gets better, but when they come down, it's
very busy at that time. This extend this hotel is set up for extended living. There's a I don't know what you call it half kitchen or whatever in those rooms to where they can stay and not have to go out to eat or whatever. There's also
going to be places to eat in this around that hotel area in that commercial area there. And also there's one or two restaurants, you know, in that. But then they also have a water feature with the a lazy river and
things of that nature in in and around that area also. >> But uh and they have wells for their water. Um I didn't understand and maybe Barbara can tell me. I don't know what cover they're talking about that would raise the water in one place and
another. Is that from Middle Lake >> to Moody Lake or Moody Lake and Moody? You have an east and west side of Moody Lake. They said it was under Lake. She said it was under Lake Isle Road, but >> it was under what? >> My engineer is saying he doesn't know about said Culver.
>> Is it the cover? Is it covered over near Bayhead Road? >> Just north of Bayhead that runs from Middle Lake to uh Moody Lake. Okay. Yeah. Okay, I got you. Yeah. Hang on.
>> Sure. >> Go ahead. >> Afternoon everyone. Joe Simino with Engineering 12363 Hampton Park Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33624. I believe we're talking about a culvert that connects Moody Lake to Middle Lake.
>> Um it sounds like it's been reamed out. That's usually a good thing that they're cleaning out culverts. Um but either way, it's irrelevant to our project. We were permitted back in October 2024 through both Swift Mud and Pasco for our master stormwater uh master stormwater
development. Uh that's already been constructed. We're going to be moving on to a Swift Mud transfer to operation, which basically is a fancy word for project clearance because the storm water is all complete and it was permitted to attenuate or hold back water to the regulated amount that we're
discharging into the lake. So, we've met all regulatory criteria for what we're sending downstream, both from a rate and a water quality treatment standpoint, but it's good to hear if they are cleaning out covers downstream, >> right? Anything else? Okay. Um,
also, this property is in tiers. So, you you find it the tier next down next to Lake is low. Then you got a middle tier and then you got upper tier where each tier have different people on it, but you can see over the next tier going out
across the interstate and and the lake down there. I can only imagine how pretty the sights are out of out of that hotel if you're looking because all this property lays on the Brooksville Ridge and uh it's very high rolling hills and
beautiful country out there. I can attest. Uh I've I've done many many projects over the years in Pasco and this is probably the it's definitely the only project I have ever done this on and will probably be the only project in Florida I ever do this again. And we actually have to have switchback
roadways. >> Yeah. >> To get a car down the road or to get a car down the hill. So, it's a pretty impressive Yeah. And you'll you'll find that RVs don't travel like they don't all line up and come to the RV park that one day >> because if they did you wouldn't be able
to get in and out but they actually go in their own timing and move and and it's not a crowd of people that that's coming. If you have a amusement thing going on or some musical or something going there, you'll find local people coming there, not necessarily those
RVers will be coming. Th those people will already be there. But um this is very nice project, but you find people all over the north coming to a RV resort and this one here allows for extended
living because not everybody has that uh you know recreation vehicle that they travel in. So >> Mr. Ser, >> um when I look at my map here, Mr. Oakley, >> yeah, >> I know this was in your family some a
family member or something at one point. I don't see belong to my father at one point. >> So, was it a citrus? >> Citrus when we had citrus there. >> Yeah. And um and and now and thank you to the applicant. There's going to be a lot more trees on there than there was before. >> Oh, he's going to put more trees there.
>> And then when I look across the street now, I see where you see in this map an old citrus I guess that was an old citrus farm there. It looks like they have a um agurism
um project going. Let me see. I just saw where it was called. It's like a a little farm. Let's see. Here it is. Where'd it go? Uh well, it's a place where you can go. They have a a maze and a sunflower field. Um Dade City Farms.
So, I think this will help that small business. >> Oh, yeah. And and then that right across from where that hotel's going. So this is across from where the hotel's going to be uh where those orange trees were is Day City Farms. And then just below that is an LLC called Quality Stump
Removal. That's what I'm seeing here on the map at the corner of Johnston and Lake Iola. And there's a bunch of commercial cars in there. So, um, seems like that I I I'm I'm in support of the project and I I think it'll be a good addition to the community.
>> I think this be a very nice it'd be a a plus to the area and and it's a broader range of people coming there than just people around there. They're going people that probably have gone to Zephrios all their life might end up here at times. So,
I've got a question. I want to put a map. We heard about the noise and I think it's a reasonable concern and I will say that I've had several times trying to get someone from the sheriff's office out to get a code enforcement on on a noise but it's almost impossible.
Some >> we still have a noise ordinance in in >> Let me finish please. >> Yeah. So my concern is that if we do get some loud noise to get someone out there to go check it, protect it. I think the burden should be on
the hotel operator here with doing the music. What I did was and I'm subject to letting the staff kind of figure out work with work with the applicant and the neighbors, but my thing is I put a series of blue dots around the map that's out there. And I don't even know if that's the appropriate spot, but I
think there should be some type of noise detection for the decibb on our around the area so when the music's playing that they can show what's going on out there. >> Yeah, we're not going to agree with that. That's totally unreasonable. I mean, when I was up here with Saddlebrook, nobody asked me for a noise
ordinance. Nobody asked me for a noise meter. They're a resort just like this is. And that's just not reasonable to to have somebody that's going to have music and connect with the that that's our new standard is now we're going to have to, you know, have nobody's monitoring. That's a very expensive system to put
together. >> I have a I want to continue to um Well, you may feel that way, but I want to I'll listen to what staff maybe has to say and maybe the other board members as well. But if they're worried about the concerts, and I know it's difficult to
get a sheriff's deputy out there, especially in a rural area like this, we are in the northeast rural area. I don't think it's too Maybe staff can comment to it a little bit because I know we've never asked for it before, but we have had this type of situation before either. So maybe staff.
>> Well, with all due respect, we did Saddle Brook and there were homes right next door. >> Saddlebrook was a resort built in and everything else came around it with saddle working at the home and all that coming in. This is coming in after the fact. These people have been established. >> The applicant's not agreeable. So
>> it's okay. Uh, so maybe staff could talk to us. >> Can I can I have a So I I also am an RER and a camper. And normally when they're talking about live music, it's it's by the pool or it's outside a restaurant or something. It would be no different than
>> uh it's not like a Sims Park where it's a fullon concert. >> It's just it's live music. That's all. >> And and that's I think there's a difference between having amphitheater where somebody's
going to jam out to just live music. >> Let me bring it up again back up. >> And I' I've camped all over the country. >> So, if it's not to be quiet music, what is the music setup going to be exactly? >> What exactly is my music going to be? >> Yeah. Like, how's it going to be set up?
Is it be an amphitheater? Is it going to be just a little stage where you get a one or two band plays out there? Is it going to be seventh band. What's What's going to go on? >> I don't have the details of how many people are going to be in our bands. I tried to write it to be clear that it can't be open to the public because I figured that's where events come from. I
tried to write it and I purposely wrote it that way so that we're not talking about events. Even though everybody else keeps talking about events, we're not talking about events. So that's why I added that condition. So it is it is what happens at resorts. Music that's played at resorts outside. That's the
type of entertainment that we're talking about. >> All right, let me let me ask staff a question. I want to find out who's familiar with the ordinance uh enforcement and what how could we what do they think would happen if we
did get a complaint from somebody? >> Mr. Allen, I don't know. Do we have anyone from code available speak on that? not and I believe we have a is it I don't want to speak off hand there there is a decel rating and there is a time period
>> 10 p.m. to I think >> could be 6 or 7 a.m. where you have to keep decibb below a certain level are you suggesting equipment that would monitor that in real time and then report back to amount to like a red light camera I guess for sound
>> and again I don't know the ities of having it. So having a noise device to go out there go >> I mean if we report out we we do have decimal decibel meters where our code compliance officers can measure you know
what the sound is at a certain certain point. Thank you David provide some additional clarification Mr. Uh good good afternoon chair and board members. Um our noise um component of the ordinance is sometimes challenging to
enforce because we have to have a sustained level of decibel exceedence and that has to be measured at the property line. And so in this particular case it would have to be on the border or the edge of the project itself. And then again, we would have to have a certain duration of time where that
noise exceeded would would be above the decibel level before we'd be able to issue a citation. Right. So, if you're going to look at trying to do that along I75, be difficult. I don't know if there's I see maybe one maybe two. >> What's that sound from there?
>> You have you have to silence that phone. >> So, again, so when I look at if you're going to go monitor that now, you've got to have someone come in the resort, go on the edge or go on the rightway outside the property to go monitor. I just find it a difficult thing.
So, and I don't want it to takes what does it take to actually can is there such thing as an automated decelerator that can be installed? >> I don't know personally if there is. Um I I do know though just kind of looking at the layout here with with it being directly adjacent to Interstate 75 is that background noise is corrected to as
well. So the the decel readings will have to exceed the noise that you would have typically just with the traffic on the roadway. >> Okay. So now from kind of what I did on the map on the other side, you've got one house that's across from close to the entryway.
>> Another for the further >> that's the stump removal company. >> Stump grinding. >> That's the stump removal company. >> So the sun house >> that commercial cars house. What about further up >> that one where all the citrus trees are?
That's the >> dates. There's only a few homes right there on Lake Oliver Road near the road near this project. I'm sure that the big trees or the pines and all that got blown down during the storms and all. I'm sure that
the owner putting this in would want to put some trees back up for a buffer himself. So, I think that come back. There was actually a tree on that side where the lady was talking about earlier. There was a tree there, a pine
tree that I could I could not touch one of my workers hands reaching all the way around it. That was a huge tree. I don't know if it's still there or not, but that was a historical pine tree because it wasn't oak tree. It was a pine tree
and it was huge and it was right in that area. I remember that from years ago. But there's not a lot of homes real close on Lake O. There's some clo there, but I bet there's not over seven or eight that would be close close to this property.
>> Now, there could be because they got vacant land over there, right? So, Mr. I'm going to say to you that hopefully this doesn't become an issue. If it does, we'll need a team to go out there at certain points there to monitor. We
do have an in place to >> Thank you. Any other questions? >> So for items number 146, we'll go first. That'll be the land use. Motion >> move approval.
>> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> District one. Commissioner Oakley. >> I. District two, Commissioner Wakeman. Uh, excused. District three, Commissioner Starky. >> Hi. >> District four, Commissioner Jerger. >> Hi. >> District five, Chairman Marion.
>> I go to item P58. Is it the reasoning? >> Move approval. Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion passes 40. Go to
item P55. >> P5 P54 first. >> P54. We have proof of publication in the February 18th, 2026 edition of the temp time supplemented by an affl. All right. Amy Tol, planning,
development, and economic growth. Item P54 is a development agreement in the name of Kenton DA Connected City GPI Tampa LLC. It's a development agreement for the Kenton MPU to design, permit, and construct roadway improvements in
exchange for transportation development fee credits located in central Pasco County. There is a presentation for you uh Good afternoon. William Vermillion, Planning Development, Economic Growth.
Got the the clicker back. Barbara was worthy of the clicker for the pointer. So, I guess I can have this back. This is PD260227. This is the Kenton development agreement. Uh a little bit before we get started. The next item is the Arley development agreement followed by the
Kinton commercial MPD. While all three are not separate are not represented by the same applicant, they do work in tandem whenever I talk about the roadway infrastructure that's being built within this portion of connected city as it relates from overpass moving north.
Here's a location map within the county and the location map within connected city in the community hub along existing uh Kinton Road is a dirt road. This is the segment of road for this particular MPU that's obligated to the
Kinton MPD for construction. Um you can see to the south is Elum Road. There's the gap. And then highlighted in red is this applicable se segment of Kinton MPUD which moves north uh to Tendle
Road. That little gap that you see between the southernmost tip of the red improvements and Elum Road is the is the following DA that you'll hear. Um the ARway DA is that that missing segment there on this current map. >> Little question for you just before you
go further. I see Mckendry's not too far away from there. Will that connection that's on that's highlighted in the light color in the top part will that connect to Tindle Road and then make its way to Mckendry or will it do a connection?
>> Eventually eventually Mckendry and Tindle they intersect uh in the double branch MPD when Mckendry is fully built from its current terminus as it was constructed by John's Hopkins. as it moves north into double branch. That's where you have several east west roads
that connect Tendle Road, Mckendry, and Kenton as they both parallel move northward to state road 52. >> So in the northernmost part of the map, is there a road existing now that's that's Tindle that goes all the way down and connects out to Mckendry? Now,
>> uh, currently there is an alignment of Tindle Road. That red is showing the new alignment of Tindle Road. There is existing Tindle Road currently today, but that east west little piece uh that's red, that'll that's the new tindle alignment. >> So that's the new tindle alignment. When is that going to be connected to go over
or in the interim? Does it connect right now down? Does it move down over and cross? >> It it doesn't now. What needs to happen for that piece? That piece was previously um given to the Tall Timbers MPU. Tall Timbers was going to be
constructing that next roadway infrastructure. Um, so we need that little development piece in between the bus depot and that >> alignment of Tindle to come in for that little last piece. >> This is the the modified cross-section for Kenton Road. The important thing
here is the the 12 foot multi-use paths being constructed on either side of the road. And as a as a catchall, you you'll hear me say this several times throughout today's meeting. This is one of three different projects that we have as a backs stop for building the missing
kittent segment as which connects elim to overpass. So this development agreement, the kittent da the next DA, the arily also has this as well as the following impunity. So we have three different back stops in order to get
this last segment of road built um from Elum to overpass. This comes to you with the recommendation of approval from planning commission planning development economic growth. I'm available for any questions. >> Okay. Anyone have any questions about this?
>> I believe Mr. Ro I believe um the new Canton Road is going to help some flooding of the of that road as it was before. There was a lot of flooding and I think that Kenton coming through is going to help with some of that area that comes out of
uh King Lake and goes goes to the west. >> Right. They're having >> some folks there have had some real issues right there with flooding. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, I hear the applicant maybe coming forward because we are going to have both these items before we
vote. You want to do this one now, >> sir? >> We're going to have both items. Do you want to do this one? Finish with 54 as well. >> Yeah. >> Then we're going to bring back 57 before we vote on this one. >> Well, I want to if we can stay in order, that's great for me because they're separate applications
>> and then we're going to we want both of them heard together. So, if you want to talk about 54, we'll talk about >> Yeah, I I got to do them one at a time just because they're they're a little bit different deals. So, Clark Hobby Hobby and Hobby PA 1090 Frush Street, Tampa, Florida have been sworn. Uh this
project uh is the northernmost of my two projects um and runs uh for the segment picks up in the apply MPUD where they stop and it goes up to the Tindle segment and uh the credits that we're
getting in this development agreement are consistent with the comprehensive plan, the financial plan for connected city and are already called out to be done um and allowed in the MPU that was approved I think about three years ago. So, it's it's we're really the only
purpose of this DA is to create the construction requirements that the county has in any DA uh to make sure we do what we need to to do on the construction uh side to get the credits themselves. So, um I'm happy to answer
any questions you have. We have met with the neighbors a number of times. Um, we've tried to work through any drainage concerns they may have. And we've also, just so the commission's aware, you may recall when the MPU came through, the way the roadway is designed going north,
it's all on our property. And the reason we did that was to a not cut off the neighbors who were using the existing dirt road to the east of us as you get up by King Lake in the lots you can see on the northern part. But then also it created a bigger setback for our
neighbors from where our development activity is. And my recollection is that the closest house is like 275 ft away from where the road's going to be built. So it's a good long ways. >> Any questions for the applicants? Okay.
>> I um just what what is the what is the profile of the road? I don't think I have sorry. >> Yeah, they can go back. Will can take you through it. And and by the way, on this one, Joe Simino is my engineer on this one. He can go through that with
you if you have any technical questions. There you go. But Commissioner, I think I may be able to answer your question. So, this had originally in the uh plans for connected city, it had uh uh bike lanes, you know, on the road next to the
road. And so staff asked us starting about a year ago to take those out and to upsize the the multi-use paths on either side. And so we ended up with two 12oot multi-use pass and got rid of the bike lanes. >> Okay. And that 22 feet, what is that on
either side? I I I never understood why we why we preserve so much. >> I don't know. Either gonna have to have >> You're gonna have to like staff are showing if we get I don't I don't know if it's clear areas or Joe, do you want to >> I know I know it was done before all
y'all were here, but the 22 feet between the road and the trail. Um >> I couldn't I I don't have it in front of me, so I couldn't tell. >> I mean, it's going to be beautiful, but you wouldn't call that necessarily really walkable. So >> two lane
>> I assume that's probably for utilities. >> We do have to keep in mind I think you know >> I don't think that doesn't mean the trail can't meander >> the trail would be best to meander. I I I think I think shade trees you may be also looking at we're you know we're
building two initially but allowing for the transition to four and that may be some of the area that you're looking >> No there's 11 foot 11T 11T 11 foot >> or is that got that >> I think I think that's just brass on either side it's just the very very wide corridors
>> which lends to high speed unless we've got some traffic calming going on and it's you got to run across You got to run across that road quick. >> Yeah, understood. Well, if if you all
ever decide to change the the cross-section to make them smaller in general throughout connected city, I don't think we have a problem with it, but it it's the general width in the comp plan. And so that's what we're following. >> Is this going all the way from Elim to
>> It's going from Elim that goes all the way up. We'll goend Kendall. >> Okay. We're already having issues with utility providers playing nicely in our rights of way. I don't know that we really want to narrow the >> Yeah, we may not want to take it any smaller, but that was that area.
>> That's the width that's in the right there. >> There's a 10-ft utility easement besides the 22 foot. >> Okay. >> On the outsides of the trails. I'm just saying it's it's >> we're just playing that the cars were dealt with.
in the comp right now. >> I've seen roads like this in Texas. >> Yeah. Separate complnt. >> Okay. All right. >> When they did cattle drives down the road. >> All right. So, now we'll hear a presentation on 57. >> Oh, where are we? >> Did we take public?
>> No, I didn't think so. >> Public comment first. All right. So, P54 public comments >> and actually the uh if you can put the PowerPoint up that'd be great. It's really for 55. I didn't realize this was
in the northern portion of it. Michael uh 9152 Kentland Road. Wanted to speak on 55, but it's going to apply to this. As far as the 22 foot there residents uh were um
told that this will be How do we go forward? >> Thank you. Uh residents were told that this is going to eventually be the four lanes, the two lanes in each direction and there was space being left there so that it could easily be expanded. This is going to be the main thoroughare
between Eper and Marada. There's going to be a significant amount. There we go. All right. So, this is going to be the thoroughare between Epson and Marada between the two lagoons. So, it's going to be more than just the approved developments appreal and then Kenton.
Yeah. Okay. >> This is actually the tra part of the traffic study from P-57. So, this is the most current traffic study and I wanted to point it out for 55, but it's going to apply to this with the existing
projects are already approved peak hours. There's going to be 1355 cars per hour traveling this road. In the PM, there's going to be almost 1,500 cars
traveling this road. So, the residents, you can't build this paved road fast enough for safety reasons. However, we we would really like to encourage you to get right on the board or right out of the gates, making this two lanes of travel in each direction because there's
going to be a tremendous amount of vehicle flow. There's no busing in here. These new developments, it's not just getting to work. It's going to be getting your kids to school because all the schools were moved out to Curly Road, but it's within the two miles. So, it's too far to take golf carts and
alternative transportation to get the kids to school. Everybody's in a vehicle in and out continuously. With this number of cars, if it's a two-lane road, cars are going to stack up quickly at those intersections. The
other thing from the resident side is if the existing Kenton Road gets renamed, we'd like to have some input on that if it if it changes from Kenton Road. But as far as the road goes, this there's no objection from the current residents
because this is going to make everything a lot safer. We'd love to see four lanes, but other than that, it's all safety concerns and the paths for the current residents and the future residents is going to make a a huge
improvement for the safety of the current and the future residents. >> Mr. Proer, just for the record, would you acknowledge that you were sworn? I was Yes, sir. >> Any public comment to this item? >> Anyone online? >> No one online.
>> Okay. All right. Go to the next item. >> 5757. Right. >> We have proof of publication in the Tampa Bay Times January 21st, 2026. um supplemented by an affidavit of certified mailings and site postings for
the board of county commissioner meeting of March 10th where it was continued to today. Uh Amy Tol planning development and economic growth P57 is a zoning amendment in the name of Kenton Road commercial MPD Kenton Road commercial
LLC. It's a resoning request from AC Agricultural to MPD master plan unit development district to allow for the development of 110,000 square feet of non-residential entitlements and 120 room hotel and associated infrastructure uh located in
northeast Pasco County at the northwest corner of the intersection of Kenton Road and Elim Road in the community hub special planning area connected city on approximately 9.43 acres and staff's available for Any questions?
>> Any questions for staff? >> Did you all seems odd that it's a reasonzoning matter and you haven't acted on those two development agreements yet or were you one of those? Yes. >> Okay.
>> We're going to come back to I'm I'm confused, Commissioner. I think Barbara and I are confused. So, we got two DAs that are unrelated to another reasonzoning. What? I don't understand. Why are we not voting on the DAS? >> We are going to staff one or have both
them presented to us or we both >> both of the DAs. >> Yeah. >> So, just Yeah. My two DAs. Okay. I just I was getting confused. Why are we not? We thought you wanted to hear this other reasonzoning >> which doesn't make any sense. >> Staff wanted to have 54 and 57, right?
>> 545. >> Okay, so 54. >> I think that's what got us. >> Okay, >> that was on >> as to P5. >> So I got I got I got mixed up. Sorry about that.
>> 55. As to P55, we have proof of publication in this February 18th, 2026 edition of the Tampa Bay Times by an affidavit of certified mailings and site posts. William Vermillion Planning Development
Economic Growth. This is the Arly DA in connected city. the location and its approximate location in connected city within the community hub. This is for the roadway segment just south that wasn't
highlighted in red uh in between the previous DA's Kenton segment and Elum Road. It's the same exact typical section. This development agreement is just with the Arley DA. The other one was with the Kenton and beauty.
Here's the crosssection, same as the previous DA. And again, this is the second of three back stops for the missing segment of Kenton Road in between overpass and Elim. And it also comes to the board with a
recommendation of approval from both the planning commission and planning development economic growth department. I'm available for any additional questions. >> Any questions for staff on P55? start. >> Well, I have a question on Elan. Can I ask?
>> Sure. >> We're gonna we're not going to go back to it. So, >> okay. Well, my question's about you. >> So, yeah, we'll go back to that next. Is there any question on P55? >> Okay. Applicant want to come forward?
>> Commissioners Clark, KBY. Again, the only thing I would say it's basically the same setup as the previous one. Well, you already actually approved the DA for this one. The only reason we had to come back to you is it had a construction deadline that we couldn't meet and and when we came in there, then we changed the cross-section, but it's
the same thing. Continuing the same cross-section down to Elon. >> Okay. All right. With that said, any more public comment on P50? Is there any public comment on P55? Michael Ptoic, address of record. I have been sworn.
I just want to get on the record here. The volume of traffic that is going to occur with the existing approved developments. And no, the other the one that we started out with. That one will be fun though.
Okay, so these were the original uh volume with signalization charts that in the prior meetings I did put in record. And what I what I really really really need you to hear me on this is not only should this be four lanes right out of
the gates but with the existing this is background peak for P-57 there is going to be without P-57 almost 1700 vehicles traveling east west across this intersection of Kenton and Elum and
there's going to be 1355 projected vehicles. This is in one peak hour. One peak hour. In the afternoon, there we go. There's going to be almost 1,500 vehicles and over 1,700
meaning at this intersection. For safety reasons, there has got to be signalization at this intersection. It's going to go straight through with four directions of travel, >> which Which intersection are you referring to? >> So,
>> Kenton and Elam. >> Are those traffic circles? >> Are those traffic circles? >> There was a traffic circle. >> Where Kenton Road comes down? >> The east west road is Elum. There's a bubble there with a whole bunch of blue
numbers. >> Yeah, >> that's the intersection that we're talking about. That is also the intersection south from there where the Kenton extension will get onto Overpass Road. This is an incredible amount of traffic and especially with two lanes of
traffic, 1355 vehicles in one hour trying to turn onto Elum Road is going to be beyond dangerous. Please consider making this four lanes and please please get us signalization right out of the gate so we don't get
our kids teenage drivers killed trying to get to the high school. That's really it. Thank you. >> Anyone else here? Anyone else here to speak to item P55? >> Okay. Have staff come up first
>> and address the traffic concerns. thoughts are on the as to what would either signalize or increase the performance. >> Absolutely. So if you if you take that that graphic back up there from the timing and phase comments >> an important piece to note when you're looking at volumes east
>> I'm out of time. Um, as you could I get it back. You look at that that 1,600 number there for the for that peak that peak hour here that that number is drastically going to decrease whenever we talk about the next
project which is constructing kinton down to overpass alleviating that east to west segment there that currently shows 1700. Additionally, you know, back of napkin you're looking at a a much larger capacity on that exists as a
two-lane then um that 1600 number is showing that it's it's very sufficient for the 1600 number which again is is going to drop whenever we punch down to overpass >> so >> and two two signals as well
>> my beef >> and the attorney says bring it up after because it doesn't have anything to do with this DA but I I am going to bring it up uh sorry is there's No multi-use trail on Elam as a brand new road. It's got
five foot sidewalks on both sides. And I'm just wondering how did that happen? I mean, if if you're wanting to take a bike to work or a golf cart to get around these communities, you got a five- foot sidewalk on both sides on a
brand new road. We don't do that here. So, how did that get approved? That's I'm I'm not happy. I saw it when I was driving through there last year and I couldn't believe it. >> It's already done. >> It's already done. So, we're going to have to go in there and
>> fix it, which is ridiculous. >> Sorry. >> Okay. Any other questions for the applicant? >> But any anything else on Elam? Any any extension on Elim or whatever? They have to do it right. And there has to be a multi-use trail on one of the sides so
people can get around. not in a car. >> All right. So, the applicant doesn't have anything to add to that. So, we're going back to item 54. We have a motion. >> Mr. Chairman, uh on this particular item, there was an amended do uh
document, I believe, presented to board here at the meeting. We just ask that the approval be continued on final review by uh finance in the clerk's office. >> 54 55 >> 54 I made a motion to approve. >> A motion to approve on a second.
>> Second. >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Any opposed? Not the changes the clerk made. Recommendations. Now item P55 to the board.
A motion. >> Move. Approve. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. I >> opposed. >> Okay. >> Now item P56. P >> 56. >> 57 is what you got left. 57.
>> 57. Uh 57. I believe we already announced the publication, but we will again confirm it was Tampa Bay Times January 21st, 2026 supplemented by a certified mailings and site postings for
the March 10th, 2026 meeting where it was continued to today. >> Good afternoon, William Vermillion, Planning Development, Economic Growth. Before I get started, I I I wanted to state on the record about Elum Road. I was doing a double check. The reason
that the sidewalks exist there was the 70AA crosssection and connected city contemplates only two five foot sidewalks and then the the path on the internal. So when the road was built, it used the adopted typical section. However, now that we've amended the LDC
when we require the multi-use paths, it is something that the county could upgrade at a future time. >> Thank you. This is PTE 267872. This is a reasonzonering request from AC Agricultural to MPUD master plan unit
development to allow for the maximum development potential 110,000 square feet of non-residential entitlements and 120 hotel rooms. This is at the northwest corner of the intersection of Kenton and Elum Road. Here's the location map right around
those other two DAS just to the south located within the community hub SPA of connected city there at the intersection. Here's an aerial showing the subject site. The current zoning map reflecting
agricultural and the future land use in this case being that connected city spa. Here is the master plan for the MPD. You can see here that the the MPD is divided up into three different parcels um three
different trapezoids area A, B and C of which each area has its own permitted use and its own building orientation standards. So >> the community hub in connected city, one of the things that the community hub
strives to do as as both the board and planning staff were working through tall timbers with where should a park go. The community hub also is meant to serve mixeduse areas serving as neighborhood centers. So when staff and the applicant worked on this proposal, it's its
criteria here being at the intersection of Elum and the Kenton Vision Road as we build that segment south. It seemed like a prime location for a mixeduse area serving as a neighborhood center. And that's what PD and the applicant tried to accomplish here within these three different areas
by having their own development standards and their own permitted uses. to go over a little bit of of what these conditions of approval strive to complete. We used um some neighborhood hubs much like Lexington or Beexley
where non-residential uses such as retail and commercial were oriented around centralized third places which is what we did here in area B and area C. these these parcels or these these end
users rather in areas B and C here on the master plan I just they're just the master plan. Thank you. So in area B and C which is area C being the furthest away from the intersection that that's where a vertically integrated self- storage
facility would be allowed and then as we move towards the intersection and we try to create that mix of uses there along the uh the gathering space between parcels B and C where you you see the C1 neighborhood commercial and the hotel those parcels and their buildings are
all are required to be oriented along the social gathering space and to frame this intersection as well as provide pedestrian connections to the existing pedestrian facilities along Elum and also as they build the road on Kenton moving south to overpass.
Are we talking about future something future on Elab or you're talking about the five foot sidewalk >> in the interim they'd be connecting to the five foot sidewalk until um the county can >> do we have the rightway to do a multi-use path there already or do we
need to get it from this project because we have to put a multi-use >> we we did already get right away we actually got right away from a prey the previous DA that um was just approved item 55 that actually, oddly enough, along this frontage of Elum took care of
the rightway dedication. Um, I'd have to see an actual map, but it would to see how much space we had with the 5- foot existing. Um, and the county engineer is here as well that he can talk about the retrofitting. >> So, I' I'd like to go into the one
variation request here from table 5229R5. This is to Yeah, let me back up from the variation request and talk about the signalization here. This is the missing kitten road segment um that is proposed to be built
with two signals. They're both at Elum and then one at Overpass. >> Can I ask you a question? >> Um why are we not doing traffic circles in this area? Why everywhere else we're doing traffic circles to traffic moving. Is there some reason we're not doing
traffic circles here? >> In this particular case in connected city, a traffic circle wasn't contemplated. It was contemplated to be signalized. >> I Well, I know, but now we're doing traffic signals. So, are we contemplating upgrading?
Did I say that right? >> Now we're doing traffic. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Good afternoon, David Allen. I didn't mention or introduce myself earlier. Sorry about that. uh assistant county administrator development services in these two specific locations. Um we're really sight restricted in terms of
being able to do traffic circles just because the footprint of that type of intersection takes up more space and kind of the configuration that we have for both the current and future layout doesn't provide enough room for a traffic circle in those two locations.
>> Well, I I hope wherever we can we contemplate traffic circles instead of traffic lights which are safer and better to keep traffic. >> I will now jump back to the variation request from that table. This is a variation request to reduce the parking
ratio for the self- storage facility. The connected city land development code actually requires a higher number of parking spots for self- storage facilities than the regular land development code. So the variation here is to to park the self-s storage facility consistent with the land development code in l of the connected
city land development code. Why would we be changing that >> to be? So I think that the the connected city LDC vastly overparks self-s storage facilities which don't generally use a a
large parking lot and that's shown in the regular land development code which has a different parking ratio. So we're we're just going with the regular land development code in this case. >> You'll see you'll get more green. >> Yeah. You don't They only park when they have to run in the office and get a new
key or something. >> Thank you. >> With that, that come this comes with a recommendation of approval from both the planning commission and planning development economic growth. I'm here for any questions. >> Okay. I just need to know about >> Mr. Start. >> I just need to know about the land for
the multi-use. Make sure that we don't that we have the ability to expand that sidewalk. And if that's a county engineer or someone That's important to the community. >> Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. Nick Ren,
county engineer. Um, the short answer is yes, we have enough space within a 70 foot rideway to construct multi-use pathways or trails. The the obstacle we're going to have to overcome is that we have used the space
to construct the typical section adopted in connected city which put six-foot multi-purpose lanes adjacent to the vehicular lanes on the roadway. >> And who's going to use those? Nobody. >> Well, the board adopted those typical
sections and the development community constructed them consistent with the plan for that area. We are working aggressively to change those so that we don't construct additional facilities like this in the future because we recognize your input as well as other members of the community saying that
they would rather see that space allocated to the trail. It is rel it's rather expensive to retrofit a constructed corridor to move the space from the area between the curbs to the area outside the curb. So, leaving the
six foot lane on the pavement, is there room to expand the sidewalk on the north side? >> I we we can certainly explore that. >> Well, I'm not going to So, there is room within the 70 foot. What what you what you lose is the space in between the
edge of the back of the curb and the front of the sidewalk that you had allocated toward landscaping. So, something's got to give there. There will be a trade-off. If we want a wider pathway, we will have to either move the curb and gutter inward toward the center of the road, very expensive, or give up
on green space. >> So, um, in connected city, were we not comp I mean, this was this high-tech community where people and people got around on golf carts. So, where's what happened to that
concept on Elam Road? So the concept that was put forward and endorsed by the board was to construct what are called six foot multi-purpose lanes within the curb area. >> So is that are those for golf carts? >> They are for golf carts. >> So then the traffic cannot be faster
than 35 miles an hour. >> So then traffic is supposed to be traveling slower. >> So that's what we have on Elam. That's what's planned. So that that's going to be a golf cart lane on Elam. >> Yes. with with the caveat that if you drive elim Elum,
>> you will notice that the golf cart lanes >> get merged into the vehicular lanes. >> Oh, good. At a very at various locations along >> Thank you, Margaret. >> Because to minimize the conflict at the crossing streets,
>> it's it's a design that leaves some things to be designed. >> Well, that's that's the plan. So, the golf carts are allowed in the road and we have to keep the traffic >> for that area >> 35 miles an hour, but I still need a multi-u wider sidewalk on on one of the
sides. >> But we we have the space to build a multi a wider sidewalk on the north side or the south side at the expense of reducing the green area. >> Okay, great. >> So, you want to reduce the green area? >> Yeah. I mean, there's no other choice.
You have to keep the kids safe on their bikes and stuff. You can't pass. You cannot pass safely on a flight. Another one. One of you is going to go off the sidewalk. >> And then so that's why they make
>> All right. >> Barbara Will height 6327 Grand Boulevard have a PowerPoint and Will got me banned from the clicker. I guess >> it was taken from him too. We'll be doing clicker training on this
third. >> I'm not very good at it. So, I definitely can understand why you guys take it away from a lot of this context. You know, this is like the third time you've heard about this area. I have to say this a lot of information that we usually don't have when we come forward with some of our resonings. The
intersection here, Kent Elam, a natural commercial location. We're at the southern edge of the community hub. Um, as you've heard, Kenton Roads 42 foot rightway ultimate four lane. 70 foot um ultimate is two lanes.
Obviously, this area is changing. That's why you have all these DAs. I can tell you that my client is is the segment between Elam and overpass the two signals. Reapa is going to do that project with the county. We have a DA a development agreement pending as we
speak here. We spent a lot of time placemaking here. We do have the areas keep up with myself here. A, B, and C. Starting closest to the intersection is our area C. Next slide.
Um, so for area C, we reserve this for commercial retail uses only. Oh my goodness, look at that. Now I'm gonna mess it up really bad. So we reserve those areas for commercial retail only. We prohibited uses and these are significant uses when you're
talking about this location in the community, the southern portion of the community hub. No standalone drivethrus. That's no Wendy's, no McDonald's, no standalone drive. >> Awesome. >> No, no gas. >> No convenience gas. >> Is there a misspelling on it?
>> Say entertainment. >> No, no convenience. All the things that the client wanted are in this prohibited list. No, I'm kidding. >> Or would have wanted, but we we didn't start there. So, no convenience gas, no car wash, no vehicle sales, no no
vehicle garages. That would be no auto zones, no um things we see, right? Tire places and the like. We limited to restaurants, coffee shops, cafe, bars, and entertainment for the first two years. So, those are the only uses that can go in there. Want county wanted to
really try to charge this area to be able to have these uses. So, the client agreed to that commitment. Another thing that we talked about at planning commission was really just trying to talk about this social this social gathering area. How does it really become a social gathering area where we added a requirement that now we
have to have a property owners association and it'll be maintained and owned by the property owners association so that all the different restaurants and the like can use that area and so can the public come you know hopefully in their golf carts or their
bike and they can sit and have a coffee in the morning. We heard about building orientations not only in area C, which is closest to the intersection, but area B, both buildings within those areas orient to a social gathering area. I was asked at planning
commission, why don't you have an exhibit? Well, because we don't have our users yet, and I never wanted to show you something that I don't know I'm going to do. So, we spent painstaking time trying to write how we're going to do these things. Social gathering area, again, talked
about who maintains that build in area B and C are required to orient to that that area. We even go down to where you can park, where you can have parking, where you can have driving just to make sure again you're framing and making an actual social gathering area.
>> Down to number B. It's reserved for commercial retail office or hotel use only. Again, depending on which of those users you have, how the parking and driving can happen in relation to the social gathering area, the same commitment in area B that the commercial
any commercial retail uses in that area for two years have to be restaurants, coffee shops, cafe, bars, entertainment. >> So what happens after two years? >> Yeah. What does that mean? After two years, we we flipped back to not doing this confidently,
but here's the prohibited list. You can have other you can have other things other than So, you could have a nail shop. You can have anything that's not prohibited. You can have on the commercial retail side. >> When does the 2-year clicker start?
>> Starts from if you approve today. Starts from today. So then we went to area A. Area A. See see why they banned me. We looked at area A. That's the area we're allowed to have the self storage use.
No more than three acres. First floor retails required 5,000 square feet. And our facades are required to carry architectural oral landscaping features. interest. So it's going to be how it looks first floor retail the size is restricted so the storage will be above
above retail um and that is the presentation start >> um when when will this Kenton road be built? I I'm a little >> I know the client has already kicked off
the design. We have working on our DA with the county. So, as quickly as we can get the DA approved. >> So, I'm a little concerned that that it's that two years would start before the roads there. So, is that what is
that? It's kind of ambiguous for me. Um and I I feel that maybe we need more time. Is it two years after Kenton Road is open? Um, but you may not even start Kenton Road in two years, like two
years. You got to get your permits, all those things, right? And then and then the opportunity will be gone to have something very good that's really good for the neighborhood. So, I don't know. I don't think it should start from
today. What What are your all's thoughts? I'm going to say I've got a I think it's a legit concern. So, having it known when it's coming. Um I think we're doing well to kind of work with that storage thing to have the re the retail
underneath it to make it work to help the site become more viable, >> but I think if you stretched out that time to when the roads built >> and put two years in, >> you have public comments, so let me talk to my client anytime. >> Okay. >> Thank you. I mean, I I appreciate sometimes land
sits forever. It's not fair to to the developer. >> Okay. >> I'm thinking of the Saddle Brook property. >> All right. So, now >> we're going to go to public comment to come forward.
You get nine minutes today. >> This is why I'm here. And I did ask for extended. >> I ate all my Smarties. I'm going to have to eat his Smarties. You want your >> I'll give you my chocolate, please. >> Park guy reporting for duty. Michael
Ptok. Uh, address on record. Yes, I I'm under oath. Do you want this in your neighborhood? And I mean it. This is This We're talking about a five-story hotel and a three-story storage unit in the middle of our residential community hub.
This is unacceptable. I am not opposed to growth. I'm not opposed to things being built. This is silliness. This is going to be in the middle of Eper and Apprele and Kenton. >> I want to talk about the comp plan for a
minute. Yeah, when you go into the comp plan, the LDC connected city, even though staff, uh, director PTOS has repeatedly on record said that the comp plan is aspirational and the term transitional has been used repeatedly.
It does not exist in the comp plan. Neither of them. Why is that important? Because in your comp plan it says adherence to the connected city comprehensive plan policies all CC MPUD development application shall be consistent with the intent and policies
of the connected city comp plan. That's very important because it states in 5229 the big book that was written for the connected city what the purpose and intent is and there's a legal definition there. The word shall the word shall
means mandatory. It is mandatory to follow the purpose and intent. Now, while the greater connected city SBA allows for all use types, although some are prohibited, technically an international airport didn't get prohibited, just for the
record. It says each spa zone has a specific character that describes the optimal density, intensity, and predominant uses. This is a map of the greater spa zones. The community hub is orange.
South of it is blue. That's the south innovation area. To the north is the green innovation area. To the purple on the left or the west, that's the business district. And the yellow is the urban area. The purpose and intent of the community hub. This is it right here. Straight
from the book. I zoomed in a little bit. The intent of this zone is to create a unique centralized education. Schools have been moved out though. Recreation and open space system that's well connected to each of the other zones and serves and complements the city connect
the city development as a whole. The community hub zone shall be characterized by a mix of residential, educational, recreational, civic, culture and resort type uses. The lagoons are the resort type uses.
If you want to ask where storage units and hotels go, the very same comp plan tells us the north and south innovation zones are for office, medical, hotel, and retail. I can lump self storage
units into that definition of what's supposed to be there. That definition does not fit inside of the community hub and nobody can get up here and try to explain that it's a transitional zone because it's bordered on all four sides by residential and the comp plan is not
aspirational. We have to follow this storage units are not part of the community hub purpose and intent. Back to the map so you can see it. The orange the community hub is meant to be residential and parks. staff brought up
the parks, so I'll jump right in. This is the VP Super Park. It's actually 17 minutes by car to get from the community hub to the park, and it's been whittleled down to three softball fields. So, it's not going to work. That is your 80 acres in the middle of
connected city. The 40 acres right there could, if you wanted to, be turned into this. This fits on 40 acres right there. And I can show you how Penllis is using a park just like this to make money. They bring revenue in. They bring in tourists. And
beyond that, it pays for itself. This could be sitting right on your property right now. But let's jump back into this. This is what we're talking about. That does not meet the purpose or intent of the connected city nor the comp plan.
Florida statutes 163 says no development may be approved unless it is consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan. Why is it important? Let me give you some court cases. Pado versus Musgrove says it will be consistent. Pinerest versus
Chidel. They actually had to demolish an existing apartment complex because it violated the comp plan. Imhof and Walton. This is from 2021 heard by the district court specifically says development orders must comply with
the entire comprehensive plan. This does not belong in our residential area and I don't think you would approve this in any of your neighborhoods and your developments. Starky Ranch is a perfect example. No, don't do that. >> This would not be put there. This has to
be voted no. >> Thank you. Anyone else to speak to item P57? >> No one else. >> I see Nelson Hazelwood coming up. >> Nancy Hayeswood 34110. A nice place. I
agree with Mike completely. Why have we got a planning department and a comprehensive plan if we don't follow it? Thank you. Barbara will again for the applicant. So there's a table that he didn't show you
table CC4-2 development pattern for the spa zones. It talks about predominant uses and yes he he read to you predominant uses and it talks about prohibited uses. What's prohibited? No commercial on that list. Prohibited
is industrial. It talks about mixeduse areas which mixeduse areas serving as neighborhood centers. That's what we're we're doing here. This is this is commercial for the area. We made sure we designed it for the area. So
it is not against the community hub. We're on the southern edge of the community hub. We're not on the lake. We're not in the middle. We're on the edge. So we have followed the comprehensive plan. We have followed the connected city requirements. Um to answer the question, I did talk to my
my plan and so we can change the two years to three years. As soon as they approve our development agreement, they're going to start construction. already started the design process even without the development agreement in
place um to try to get it going. I want to show a picture of a storage. I've shown it to you before. It's in Sarasota. So, we're looking at the self innovation zone. >> Pardon me. >> We're looking at the south innovation zone.
>> We're community hub zone on the south side of it. South innovation zones to our south. You see common uses, residential mixed uses shall be provided in all zones, but certainly not a zone where you're not commercial. Can we go back to the map
that shows exact zoom in? Not a star, but zoom in. >> You want to see the different? I want to I want to see the property like an aerial to show where it is exactly >> the part of the road that we're looking at part of the agreement was to take it
all the way down from Elon Road to >> to overpass >> to overpass. >> Correct. the signalization of both of those. Let's go back to the previous one. The zones up there
like a double screen. It's got the different colors on it. It's got like purple and blue and that's it. Yeah, that's what you're looking for. If I just go back to the regular slide that just listed all the
Did you want the table, Commissioner? >> The other table. Sorry. >> The table. Yeah, the table. Would a hotel be considered something that supports a recreational use? >> Would a hotel be considered a recreational use? >> Would it No, it says mix of uses that
support recreational uses. Would a hotel be considered >> Oh, absolutely. something >> in the storage center. Remember that you have John Hopkins about half mile away. >> So the storage qualify as a mix here. neighborhood centers.
>> Yes. When you remember your storage is is vertical as you want it. You want the retail on the first floor. So it's not like it's taking up land. >> That's that's why the county you all wanted to see the retail on the first. So that storage is something you need
but it's not taking up property. So if you don't do it here that's why we put the retail on the first floor. Right. Back to after three years, what would then potentially happen to
the property? >> I think that's an addition to the storage. >> No. Yeah. No, it is. I'm just I'm just trying that's another thing that as you brought up. >> Area A is going to be storage and retail. >> Yeah. >> Retail first floor 5500 ft. And then A
and B, B can be retail, office or hotel. A excuse me C going ABC um C is just retail. So the reservation which for now for three
years says any of the retail in this project other than the first four retail um would be limited to drinking or eating for three years and then after that it can go to other other uses whether it be
hair shop, nail shop. Um, so can be restaurants. So can be can be >> what could be restaurants from the beginning. >> Can always be it can always be restaurants, coffee shops. It's just a reservation saying we're going to go after those uses for three years and after three years couldn't get, you
know, we need to develop the property. So that's the that was where we came up with the the limit limiting it to try to uses. >> Um, Commissioners, I sent Gina two photos. Can you show the first one and
then the second one? This is I've showed you this development before. This is uh Lakewood Ranch kind of outside of Lakewood Ranch. It's on Fruit. It's called Fruitville Commons. Um, those that's multif family on the
right side and that's a storage unit uh building there. And can you show the next picture? I'm And I'm sorry, the Google map, the Google car did not go down that road. Is that the second one or the first one? Yes. Show the second
one. Um, it's all it's pretty. Yeah. So, that's that's one that's vertically that has vertical mixed use. That's pretty nice looking. And if we can, you know, get something like that, I think that's a lot better. You bring up a good
point. So, how could how can we incorporate that? >> I I don't know. I have to ask dad into this. So, it looks like >> this is a company called Public Storage. >> Remember, they have to a We have to put retail 5,500 feet on the first floor. >> No. And I get that. That looks good. >> Facids. The county gets to approve the facades.
>> County. Why? >> The county gets to approve what our facade looks like by reason of the condition we agreed to >> because I think the arms building would be able to start. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> They get to approve the facade. So, >> so take a picture of that. Yes, there you go. >> There you go.
>> Staple it to the >> barber sign off on it. >> Yes. >> But I think I mean that does look much better. >> Yes, it does. That's why they wrote into the conditions that they wanted to approve our facades.
>> So the same would go with let's say after three years whatever you're going to put be able to look at do the same. >> Yeah. So after three years, we could have different tenants for our retail, but we still have to orient our buildings and restrictions on where parking can be and where drive aisles can be. So we have a social
gathering area. It just allows us to have some tenants. It's just not working that we're able to attract all the drinking and eating and we need to be able to have some tenants in there >> and and as long as it can it will have keep >> Yes. >> like something like this. I mean, how do
we do we have the control over it? Well, we can add that have to have a common color palette. We can add some architectural standards to make sure that we're consistent amongst all of our buildings. >> Like a champions gate, you drive down there and come through some regular
retail, but it doesn't look like they're regular retail and it looks good. >> See if you're ever in Sarasota, you should pull out and drive through this. very welldesigned place. It has a great furniture store that none
of us can afford to shop. It's the best furniture store in Florida. >> Right. That's a challenge. >> Is that where she shops? >> Not me. >> If she says that, I know I'm not going
there. >> I'm just warning you. You're just going to look >> add a requirement for common architectural color scheme. We we have some from another project. Um so I can write language that adds that
as a requirement of this. So yes, commissioner, I agree with you. I was driving in Chance and Gate Champions Gate and I said this looks great. Why does it look great? Because it's all compliments each other. So, and it has all different uses, but it's very complimentary. Same thing at Prominade.
If you go down at Prominade, which isn't too far from here, um at Prominade, which is at Curly and Overpass, it's kind of it's got common architecture, common colors, looks good. You look when you drive into Fox Hollow to the left
side there's an industrial building there but they made it to look like it's not that was built into it. It wasn't >> I know I I know which one you're talking about. >> Oh the commercial the office they used to make hangers in there. >> It's no it's not industrial. It is the association
uh offices of the like door builders association or something. >> They used to I think they used to make something. There's one of the hangers that was down by um um in Penllis County. Yeah, East Lake. Yeah, that hanger one was right there. Great. Yeah. >> So, I think if we get the look and go
through this, this does provide a great connection for this whole area that we desperately need to have to keep it flow. I mean, the flow's good now, but as things are being built up to the northern part, if we don't have that flow coming down, it's critical. I think having the light
overpass is going to be a big it's going to be needed. Uh it's just been a very important missing piece. So I I think that staff in this conversation with the board now has actually enhanced it quite a bit. I think staff and the Barbara,
you and your developers have done a good job working with us to try to find a way to get this done. So I'm I'm pretty well satisfied what what I've heard. So I think you guys did a good job bringing it all together. The team's done great. This is the type of thing, you know, we can't just keep on saying we got to wait for the
development to get stuff done. We need to get stuff done ahead of time and timeliness like we used to be able to do from years ago until state legislator changed the rules. It's hard. This is a great I think opportunity for success to get the best we can possibly get out of it.
>> If you wanted to, your motion would include that we include language in the MPV conditions that require architectural materials and color common aritectural materials in the color palette is what we have from another project you haven't seen yet.
>> Okay. Any other questions for the applicant or staff? >> No. I'm grateful that you added the one more year. Thank you very much. >> To the board. >> Uh move approval. >> Second. The noted conditions were just mentioned.
>> Well, and and the uh and the architectural >> and the conditions she just read. >> Yeah. Okay, I'm good with that. >> And and we do have right away for the multi-use. >> Okay. >> All right. All in favor say I. >> I.
>> I. Any opposed? >> Okay. Motion passes. >> 58. >> You did that. >> You did that at the same. >> So, we are done with the public hearings. It's not attorney.
>> Um, and I was informed at the lunch break that I no longer need a litigation assessment meeting. So he's going to end up that time. >> Okay. So that's >> which when >> one that you hadn't.
>> It's a personal injury case. >> Oh, okay. >> Anything else for the county attorney's office? >> I'm fine. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Appreciate you already did your right. >> So can we just uh I got some pictures up there. Let me make sure I get Commissioner G here. All right. So,
after we got done seeing the Vincent house, I drove home and this is on a little road with the housing authority building. This land is probably seems to be about 4 acres and it looks like that. >> And and now I think with what we passed
for the tree mitigation, we now have the authority to enable Mike to go landscape that whole thing. >> Yes, please. >> So, I think we quite a bit to start actually I didn't get the picture I don't think there's actually a playground there that has no shame whatsoever
>> so I think we can do a lot better and uh someone make a motion to if I need to make a motion >> is that little road right behind you >> little road yeah >> why isn't there a fence >> where we see >> if it's on public land I don't think I need it but let me let me do some
research and if it is I'll bring it back to you >> all right so as far as in your authority do you need a from us to go do that or >> to my knowledge if it's if we're doing the planting on public lands I've got I've got spend authority >> up to a certain level
let me do the research for that >> and if I have to come back I'll come back >> okay and if not >> I'm sensing thank you >> okay >> backyard >> and I want to say the uh people from me
brothers went around the state >> talking about what they have done obviously complimenting us saying how force how much foresight we showed how much we money we have saved by signing up with them eight years ago whatever it was yeah nine years ago
>> uh we've saved a bunch of money we've now doing something great the product that's out there that fertilizer is unbelievable it's going to be a great seller and I think it's going to be great and the great news is for the whole state and I think the whole nation these guys leading the way to something
has been phenomenal so uh they did a great job the presentation. I got to hear it. I actually learned a little bit more that some things I didn't >> Where were you when this was going? >> It was down in Pelisburg. They did it last week and they invited me down for it and I says I want to come down. So they uh they kind of like did their
presentation, talked about the whole project. They invited me up to go speak and I talked about how great the partnership was, we've gone through it and how I recommend it for everybody. So great great work for everybody. Uh next one.
just be house. Is that it? >> That's good. >> Okay. Well, we already said Lisa was there. So, we're all good. >> I want to bring something up. >> Commissioner Stark, >> um I want to bring up a subject to you guys that's been bothering me for a
while. And um I don't uh when you're driving around the county, please take notice, especially now when you're driving up Little Road and we have new pork corners. Just like we all got pretty upset about all the trees
that went down. I want you to look at the power lines that the developer chose to leave above ground and not put below ground. Um uh notice on Starky Boulevard when you're driving north that the original
developers, us um put the power lines underground and then we were able to put oak trees along Stock Boulevard and it's turning into a canopy road. But when you get to the new part that another devel developer did
that is um where your daughter is I think looking at going, they chose to keep holes above ground and it looks It's not a pretty road, but when I saw what happened at Newport Corners
and Little Road, we have a problem with the organs and most quality developers put those underground in front of their developments, but and most counties require that, but we don't have that in our ordinance. And so, I think we need
to fix that ASAP. >> And Manatee, do you know what it is? I know that the the subdivisions, but I think it's the same requirement we have. Subdivision roads are required the subdivisions are required to have them underground.
The collectors and arterials are >> Yeah. With within the residential subdivisions, it is a requirement. They're they're buried there on the collectors. It it becomes a costbenefit analysis that the developers usually weigh. >> So, you know, our county is different.
We don't have a lot of especially on the on the west side, we don't have a lot of roads that aren't collectors and arterials. So all these new developments, they're coming on collectors arterials and we're we're making them ugly and um you'll never be able to have shade trees along
those roads. Um, so I I think that there we need to look at that and craft something as soon as possible that you know I'm not saying the whole development it has to be under but um certainly that entrance area or
we just need to look at this and I just challenge you to take a look at what happened to Little Road. >> I don't mind taking a look and see what we could do. We're the um we have a development on uh you know we had our blueberry farm on Lake Branch Drive. We
didn't pay attention to this sadly in our development agreement with the developer. It was a quality developer but we didn't say those need to be underground. And I can tell you that I am now my husband and I we're going to have to pay for them to go underground in front of our development because
we're just not going to have that because we we're keeping the front and we're doing something different up there. Um, but you know, if I could do it and we're just a little guy, these guys can do it and they should be doing it. We should be asking them to do it.
>> Not distribution lines, but these what do you call them? >> Well, I mean, they're they're kind of I mean, they're not >> not transmission lines. >> They're they're definitely not transmission. Yeah, that that is certainly, but you're talking these 13 36 KVA type lines that are used to feed
communities, what you'd want to look at. Starky Boulevard is designated as a scenic road. They should never have been allowed to be above ground. I don't think that's in the definition of scenic road. And so, um,
we got to fix that. Um, I'm willing, let's say, tell I am a little cautious to what we do because West Pasco redevelopment offer to put those new rules in. So, depending how it looks, I'm willing to look at it to try to make it better.
I can have staff do some research and report back to the board. Would that >> And Mike, if you would have staff go and take a look along 5A road um with Luchi did some tree trimming that was down and I've got some trees that are literally like this. There were great canopy, but
there's no downs in it anymore. >> And if we get a big wind, big storm, we did have a few branches drop down the last storm. You could have this topple over. And if you can put some understory things that won't affect the power lines above now that we have the landscaping thing that I think you make it look a
lot better and and probably do something good there. >> Okay. >> Is that anything else before the board? >> Mr. Chairman, uh for the record, uh there was two items withdrawn from the noted item list and so to note two
withdrawals N73 and N74. Thank you. All right. Thank you all. We're right here. >> Thank you. >> Yes. By the way, >> nice. >> That one was I listened.