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Can't imagine Matt coming. He's sick. You are all right. What's that? Said you are all right. Thank you, sir. There you go. Absolutely. Pretty good. Can't complain. It's a good day for an MO meeting,
right? It's always a good day. Absolutely. Absolutely. A short. Yeah. Well, knock on wood. Right. Right. Scott is I think Scott is Has anyone sit? Yeah.
All right. Call the Let's go, guys. 10:00. Okay. What's up? Yeah, we need to get going, don't we? Hi everyone. How are you?
Get started. She's out there. He's there. Who's the vice? The chairman's not here. Scott's vice chair. I don't see him. I didn't pick. Let's go.
Who's taking a chair? move in the middle. We're just lanching take. Yeah, why not? Let's get this thing. This is the entire thing. Well, that's a copy. You don't need to pick up. It's whatever's in here.
Yeah, it's in here. So the only thing that changed is that Okay. So Cynthia is sick. Okay. So it's going to be delayed. Okay. Yeah, sure. It's evening. Oh, you bet. Well, it's the same.
I don't understand why they just didn't redo. I got ask your there. All right. I'd like to call the meeting for the MO board May 2020 to 2025 to order. The
first thing I think we need to do is appoint a chairman today. Move to Councilman Smith chair this meeting. Second. Have a motion and a second. Okay. Okay, wait a minute. I have a motion in a second. All All in
favor say I. I. Okay. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Um please be aware that this meeting is being broadcast. After its conclusion, a video will be available. Uh at this time, could we please rise for the invocation and pledge of allegiance?
Gracious God, we invite you into our discussions today. Unit our hearts and guide our conversations with wisdom and patience. Help us to seek solutions that honor you and benefit everyone involved. In your name, amen. Amen. I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That's that one that I that I brought. Thank you. Can I please have the roll
call? Oh, yes. Mayor Scott, Mayor John Eric here, Commissioner Ronald E. Oakley here. Commissioner Seth here. Commissioner Katherine Starky. Katherine P. Starky. Catherine here.
Commissioner Lisa Jerger. She's going to be online. Commissioner Jeff Mariano here. Chairman Matt Murphy. Acting Chairman Councilman Lance Smith here. Thank you. Um, at this time we have a call for public comment. Uh,
anyone here wish to comment? Anyone online? Seeing none, I'm going to move on to the next item. And let's see. Uh, excuse me a
second. We look we it appears we have some minutes to approve from the prior. No, no minutes. Okay, thank you. Um, then we will go to the uh advisory committee reports. Is this this is Lori? This
Lori? No, sir. I'm Angelo with the Pasco NPO. Okay. I'm all messed up. Sorry. No worries. Um, the Citizens Advisory Committee. You ready? You want to meet? I'm unsure to be honest. Yeah, go ahead.
The Citizens Advisory Committee convened on April 30th with a quorum present. The CIC approved the appointment of Jerry Ferguson as a new regular member and received presentations from the Pasco and Pio regarding the draft 2026 to 2023 transportation improvement program and
the draft 2025 list of project priorities and subsequently approved both documents as presented. The CAC was provided with the 2025 joint MO certification review report from FDOT which assigned the Pasco MO as risk level of low. The
committee voted to accept the certification review. Additionally, the committee reviewed procedures for reporting traffic operation and code violation concerns via the TED platform on the county website. And GOP Pasco provided an update on new bus routes and the transit development plan. And the
committee discussed the availability of traffic volume data in Pasco County. All right. Thank you. Any questions? If not, we'll move to TAC. Scott, good morning committee. I'm sorry. Good
morning, board. I have committees on my mind. Okay. Uh the TAC Chairman Spyel sends her regrets that she was unable to attend today. She's a bit under the weather. So, I will present her report. The NPO technical advisory
committee met on April the 30th, 2025 and a quorum of the committee was present. The committee was presented with the same agenda items as this board will take up today and took I action to approve them all.
One noteworthy item that generated discussion at the meeting was a specific list of projects on the NPO's draft 2025 list of project priorities that were recommended for removal.
The committee was concerned about their removal and voted to recommend approval of the draft list with the condition that the recommended projects, excuse me, that the projects recommended for removal be added back to the list should
discretionary funding become available in the future. And that issue will be discussed in a few minutes by Tania when she makes her presentation on the draft list of project priorities. Other than that, the only
other item of note from the meeting was that Todd Vandenberg, who with the city of Zephr Hills, asked if a lower speed limit could be posted on Chansy Road and State Route 35. I'm sorry, State Route 39.
I think I can. That concludes my report. Are there any questions? What's the basis for lowering speed? I I don't recall what his his his reason was. I can I can check with him and I can I can follow up with that and get
back to you on it, please. Yes, sir. Any any other questions for Scott? And just for the record, uh, the vice chair Scott Black has shown up. So, you got bumped. You want to take it
over? Continue. You're good. You're stuck. Thank you. I guess not. Thank you, Scott. Okay. All right. Um, and we have the Back. Approve that last item. Uh, no, it's just committee report. Um, Bpack
with Miss Angel again. Yes. Um so the BPAC uh bicycle pedestrian advisory committee convened on April 30th. However, no votes were conducted due to a lack of quorum. The MO provided an update on the draft 2025 lop including
five proposed trail segments projected um projects for the Orangeville Trail that are seeking funding. There was a request and discussion from the BBAC to collaborate with FDOT and Pasco County traffic operations on the development of new bic bicycle
and pedestrian safety messages to be displayed on six digital message boards in Pasco County and a request was made to reconsider meeting locations on the east side of Pasco to increase attendance. BPAC continues to face to face challenges achieving quorum doing due to lack of attendance. Do you have
any questions? Um I have a new attendee to BPC. Did I approve her at the county commission or you approved her here? Here and she attended, right? Uh she did not. Yes. So she I did speak to her. She was unable to attend the last one, but she is expecting to come to the next meeting. Okay. I thought she she came
was coming to something like that. She had another commitment. Okay. And Mr. Chair, yes. And I I hope to have a new recommendation for the next meeting for the effect as well. Lovely. Okay. Thank you. All right, we go to the action items.
The first one is the unified planning work program and this is Miss Lori. Hello, Lori Shadiger. Uh, the PESCO request approval to reallocate salary savings to planning for the completion of the county ADA and transportation
resiliency plan and to incorporate closeout funds from fiscal year 2324 grant to fiscal year 26 of the current grant. Mr. Chair, move approval. Second. Have a motion and a second on this item. Any
other discussion? If not, all in favor say I. Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. All right. The uh list of priority projects. Good morning. Tina Gorman, Pasco Pee, executive director. This morning, we'll
be reviewing the list of priority projects. This is a uh a plan, a program that we do every year to identify the projects that are in need of funding uh throughout the next uh fiscal year. So, I'm going to go through the project priorities. Um, I'm just going to
highlight a few currently in the program list. There we go. I think you and I both There we go. Uh, highlight a few program projects that are currently on the list. So, right now we have uh US98 um widening from two to
four lanes uh from the Pole County line to US 301. Um the current status in 2025 is construction's underway. We also have US98 from US301 south to US 301 north widening from two to four lanes. Um
currently um uh we are in design build funded and construction um is underway. That's the status. Uh we have US19 we have the pedition signals midblock crossing and crosswalks at San Mo San Marco Drive and Johnson Road. That's one
midblock crossing. Then we also have between Elizabeth Avenue and Edna Avenue, we have another pedestrian signal midblock crossing. We also have this uh State Road 54 pedestrian overpass uh from Sun Coast Parkway Trail
to State Road 54. Um it is under design and constructions funded in fiscal year 26. We also have the state road 52 pedestrian overpass from Sun Coast Parkway Trail to 52. Um, and it is under design constructed fun construction
funded uh in fiscal year 25. So So is the shovel happening in the ground any second because any any day now. Any minute now. Any second now. I mean because soon we're going to be in 26. So correct. As of when is construction
who's building it? Did we FDOT? Okay. Are they starting soon? I haven't seen anything. I can I can connect with FDOT for this to get you. You're not here today, Suzanne. Oh, you're here. Okay. You want to speak on that? Well, I didn't mean to interrupt. We can
get to it later. I just I'm seeing that it's supposed to be in 25 and we're nearing the end, you know. Good morning. Suzanne Ziggler, government liaison, District 7 FDOT. Um, I did check on this yesterday with a project manager, Omar,
and Stayword 54 at Sunost Trail. Um, that one will be letting in December. It's currently in phase three of design and it's currently on task to let the construction to advertise the construction. And then great news on State Road 52 at Sunost, we have we are
letting the project advertising in one week. So, we're on for construction. Yes, ma'am. So, they're starting construction. Um they're going to put the advertisement out there. So probably won't see dirt turn for a couple maybe July um when we'll start seeing dirt turn, but we got
to get we have to hire a contractor. Okay. So that's great news. Yep. Thank you. Okay. Um, we have one second. So, you're at seven. Is that seven?
Okay, sorry about that. My iPod locked. Um, we have the Orange Bells Trail, Trinity Boulevard segment east of Little Road to State Road 54. We have a multi-use path and it is under design um constructed funded in fiscal year 26.
And then we have our two uh we have our SR52 Sabra 52 east of US41 to Aaron cutoff and then we have Aaron cutoff to west of Bellamy brothers. Uh we have our ad lanes from 2 to four lanes and we are
under design and construction and funded in fiscal year 27. Can I is now appropriate time to ask a question on that or when when's the Go ahead. You can you can do it now. It's the programs. So I want to make sure that the sidewalks are getting added on the south side.
That is we are currently working on that uh with DOT and as our meeting as we said yesterday or two days ago we were talking about the different segments of the sidewalks that are needed. Um but DOT can speak more if they're going to add the sidewalk on because if it's
under design then they have plenty of time to design the sidewalks into the road, right? And we we do have an underpass in that segment and it's got to connect to something on the Suzan Ziggler FDOT government leon. Um are we talking about
US 41 to Aaron Cutoff or we Okay. Um I have on here that we're doing a 12oot multi-use trail along the north side of it, but I can go back and confirm with Justin. I know that we're doing the underpass there. Um right is that where the I'm trying to think. The underpass always gets me. I always want to say
it's by Secretariat, but maybe it's not. It's by the Connor Preserve, correct? I I I think I think it's around there, too. But we have to have a sidewalk on the south side. The south side. Okay. I will talk with Justin. Um I did see an email between you and Tina. I guess Mimi Tina Russo from FDOT had talked to you
about State Road 52 sidewalks. Um I haven't had a chance to look at that. She sent us an update. What to just today? Um yesterday morning. No, I haven't seen it, but I I did have conversation with her. Okay. Maybe she was following up with us on that. So I will talk to Justin and confirm what we
are doing and we'll get back to Senia and then she can give you the information at at the corner of 41 and Aaron Cutoff is that um mitigation bank right didn't you you were the one that talked about that on the south side on the south yeah this is
the south side south side of 52 they did not put sideways so they said we were supposed to put them in or get the developers to put them in but if there's no developer for a mitigation bank then then they need to put it in and then we have the Conor Connor preserve so
there's no developer so who's putting that sidewalk so we have to after that we have um anywhere there's development we're working with them to put the sidewalk in but if there's no developer there's no we got to work those things
out all right as we move into our current project listing Before you want I didn't I'm sorry. Go ahead. I want to just talk about two things. Um go back then. Go back one more slide on the Bayou Trail
Connection. So under River Gulf. Um that's a project that I'm glad it's under design now. Um how how far along is that? Do we know? It's currently the Bay Trail. That's what I was going to go into into my next that's on the current project listings. I was going to give that update. But we are currently at
PD&E. Um, we're under a right currently under a rightway study by FDOT. Okay. So, what's what's the what's the which we're looking at about I think the last time we talked Brian it was about a year a year a year and a half out on the rightway study but I will let Brian give
you that. Good morning everybody. Brian Hunter with the Florida Department of Transportation on that project. We're currently in the uh scoping process for 15% line and grade so we can identify the rideaway needs on the oh west side of the road and so we should have that
maybe 9 months to a year have a better understanding of the exact rightaway needs there and so then we'll be able to move into full design after and I want to say that for down the road um I've got another funding source of mine you know say the CDBGDR funds that are
coming up that if you can get it designed and we and then put it in. I might be able to fund it that way. That could free up some other projects that want to kind of move up the list. Absolutely. Well, once we get to that point where we can identify the rideway, we can move as fast as we need to. Okay. I want to make sure you make it as wide as you can, especially under the bridge.
Yeah. So that if it's not a DOT project after that point, then we can have flexibility what do we want with it after. Okay. All right. Uh Tia just asked me to give a brief update on 41 and 54. I was just gonna ask you guys number one on the list.
I can't read my list. As you all know, we've been looking at that project probably for about the last 10 years and the the historical focus has always been on putting 54 over 41 in that area. But now with Angelene and Moffett and all the development on the north side, we've
taken a a quick second look at maybe running 41 over 54 and it really seems to move traffic a little better. It reduces our rightway need. We don't have as much uh access issues on the the west side of the road because you already have the railroad which kind of cuts off access to those parcels. And so we're
looking at that to wrap up our PD&E and that will probably put us back maybe 6 months. But with the the reduction in rideaway costs, we don't know what that is yet, but we do anticipate a pretty severe reduction in rideaway costs. It'll allow us to move much faster even though we have a little little delay
right now. So, um, we brought this up at our tri county meeting um, Friday. We meet regularly with the Hillsboro and Panelis County Commissioners. So, we had a big regional meeting and I asked uh this to be added to com, you know,
roundabout discussion and thank you so much for coming. Oh, no, that was uh Secretary Secretary Justin and um and we got great support from um the other two counties to push this, you know, to make
this a big priority and and um and so, you know, they're willing to do whatever it takes for us to help push this along quicker. So that was great. Yeah. I hope he let you know that. Yes. One one more thing before you go too if I could. Um
so we were at the Moffett groundbreaking of the new build the building the building uh the new proton um cancer destroyer that that's coming in. And while we're there I came down 52 forgot that we had to get on Rich Road. I went down 52 and then the road like doesn't
go anywhere. So I had to swing back out and around and then Sun Lake had to come up to there. the gap that's at Sun Lake going north south. I was with uh Rich Drake and getting the Brownfield update and I'm looking at his map. He's got Ridge Road going all the way to 41 and then he's got Sun Lake coming down at
stops and Sun Lake going up and it stops. Yeah, that gap and we've talked about it many times. How can we get that project moving along? As you mentioned, Moffett, how important it is. We need to make that connection even if it's just two lanes to get started. We do full later, but how can we move that project
up? That would probably be more of a county question. That's us. Yeah. But I mean, it's going to connect two arterials, 52 and 54. I think we should be somehow should be in this plan, too. No. Yeah. If that's a connection that the
county wants to make, we'll do whatever we can to help you all make that. I mean, anything we can do to improve the grid network is something that'll benefit the department as well as the county. So, we're willing to do whatever we need to do to help you all get there. Um, on the 5441, when I was looking at
the diagrams, I think I I might have taken it out. It might be on my desk. Um, when I looked at the 40 at the one that you had, you had 54 on one side and 41 going over on the other, it said 41 divergent diamond. Is that what you're looking at? Uh, on the underneath 54,
we'd be looking at a divergent diamond underneath there. Okay. So, at grade on 54 under Oh, that's interesting. Yeah. Okay. be the the kind of the reverse of what we have at 56 and the interstate. Yeah. So interesting. Okay. Well, and just one
question. What about a time frame on the 4154? I mean, realistically, a time frame. So, we have rightaway funded in 29, I believe. Please don't quote me on that one and pull it out of the We're not going to hold that to you either. We're going to go for 28. Right. So, we
have rightway funded in 29. We're hopeful that with the reduced right-of-way costs, we'd be able to fully fund it at that time. We may need to um pull in some other funding sources, but to get it all funded in the 29 to 30. And then we'd be looking at construction 2 to 3 years after rightway
starts, it's probably not going to be the easiest rideway acquisition project because there's a lot of individual parcel owners. So, but So, so you think realistically you'd start construction seven years from that? Seven years. It took me four light cycles to go through
there the other day. It was backed up for miles. I won't be here. Yeah. Yeah. I I guess any anything you can do to improve the timeline on that, obviously we need it cuz it it kind of you wonder about it being, you know, obsolete by the time
it's constructed almost, you know, or nonfunctioning. But it I don't know. I mean, it's a complex project. I understand that with a lot of lot of rideaway acquisition. There's going to be it's going to have to go to imminent domain on a lot of the parcels, I'm
sure. So, yeah. And I mean, the benefit of a 50 or a 41 over 54 is it also allows us to deal with that merge at like the Dale Mabry 41 intersection that we can we can have people make that choice lane kind of like you do on 75 as you're heading north or 275, you're
heading north. If you're getting off at 56, you make that choice before you get to the 27575 apex. So we'd be able to do that on that that little merge point as well. But yeah, we'll do whatever we can to to move that. That's a high priority
for the department. So Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Commissioner, I have a question. So when you say you're funded in 28, is that what you said? 29. 29. So, do you wait till you have the funding to start eminent domain, which takes a long time, or can you not just start that earlier
and then get so so you're through the court system or whenever by 29? So, if we have willing sellers, we can go ahead and do advanced acquisition. Like, if somebody puts a pro parcel up for sale, we know we're going to need to acquire it. We can go ahead and do that ahead of time. But for the eminent domain, we
have to wait until it's funded because we have to put those funds in an escrow account. And so we do have some advanced acquisition pots that we can reach into to do those and then repay it, but we can't do that with eminent domain projects or parcels. Mr. Chairman, Mr.
What if we put So let me let me throw this idea out to you. We did this for a sidewalk project and we had Seven Springs. We had a accident down there. Some kids Yeah. get to see get past. Uh we had the same thing up at Hicks Road on the sidewalk project. Seven springs was really easy. We'd have to worry
about the rideway. It was really easy project. That thing was done like two years. The other one took us about four or five because of all the rightway. One of the things we did, we had a meeting with all the people that were affected up and down. So all these individual homeowners rather than go through the eminent domain process would have cost us a lot more money. Would taken a lot
more time. We met them all in a big room. A lot of the lawyers showed up too, but we had them in the room and that sped up the process and cut down the cost dramatically. We saved like over a million dollars. I did that on sidewalk stretch. Yeah. I I think that all those businesses would probably join
in to help to try to at least make it easier to get it done. And if we could maybe set a meeting up for that once you a little further with the design, I think you could speed that process up quite a bit and save a bunch of money. Well, it's all going to be on the on the east side because the left side is the train track. Yeah, there would be a
little bit on the left side, but not anywhere near as much as we were going to originally need. I think on the south side we do need some for to kind of widen out that part Walgreens or CVS or whatever. So I recommend we have a nice big meeting and get everybody there. And I think if the even if the public gets
wind that these people are going to be helping them out that's going to even help their business more u with the support they'll probably get down the road. But I think I think it's worth a shot. Yeah, it's a good idea. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. All right. So I'm going to just put one more thing in. as you mentioned the time it's going to
take to build this road any reliever we can do and if you get all those people let's say they're living on the edge of 41 and they're going to come down at that intersection right now cutting over and we're seeing all the money that turnpike authority is spending around these interchanges that they've got to put more lanes in that sun lake drives
me even more important to say if everybody's up in that top quadrant there and if they're going to head to the west if they're going to come down 41 they're coming that way they get stuck because there's no other way to get there that may drive them down some lake cutting over to the right and saving a lot of trips in that whole
area. So, I think it's worth worthy of a look to to see if uh there's merit to that. Yeah, I agree. All right. Thank you. Any other questions? Well, you weren't here when we discussed the 52 design project that's underway
and the sidewalks on the south side. Okay. from from 40. Is it 41 or Aaron cut off? Where's it go? 41 41 air cut off. Cut off. Yeah. So, you know, we we need to make sure
there's a sidewalk on the south side while you're in design. Okay. Yeah, I'll go back and see what we're doing on that one. I'm not too familiar with that project. So because you are doing an underpass, we think a secretariat, but it has to connect to something otherwise
I'll look down. If it's just underpass to grass. Yeah, I'll go back. I'll take a look and we'll get back with your office. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Which number are you on? Uh we are currently on current project highlights.
Yeah. You on number 13 on your highlights or then you get down to orange belt? Yeah, I'm going to go down to orange belt. That'll be how I end off the I won't go through every project for the sake of time. But I just wanted to highlight uh we are asking for SU funds for systems and operation planning funds
um in fiscal year 30. So it is on the list currently for the MO as we expand our staff and get ready for our next longrange transportation plan. I know we just did one, but it takes a lot of money and time and effort. So we're already gearing up for that. Um, we have the annual bus replacements that we work
with go Pasco on uh reoccurring quest requests. It's 1.5 million in capital costs. Um, we have the ADA bus stop improvements countywide. Um, and these are enhancements to bus stops. Um, planning, preliminary engineering, and constructed and that's to be funded in
2030. Um, we also have Rangeland on our list of priority projects. Um, from East Gun Highway to Beexley Village. Um design is funded in fiscal year 26 in the CIP and rightaway is also funded in 27. Um and we are now we recently we
just had all the workshops um and public hearings and we are also reviewing and uh the county is working uh with FTE to see what are next steps uh due to the public feedback. So you will be hearing uh more from that from the county soon
on the Rangeland um project. Sunlake Boulevard. Um, Commissioner Mariana, as you were discussing, north of Bud Beexley Parkway to south of Angeline Property Line as a new roadway. Um, design is funded in fiscal year 26, which we are almost there. Correct.
Right. It's not far around the corner. Rightway is funded in 27. Constructed is funded um in 28 through 29. So, Sun Lake is is closely approaching. It's over within the next three years. Why do we need to purchase right away when that's
is not a developer's responsibility to give that to us? I think that's only partial. Correct, Nick. You know, how would Nick? I mean, if they don't want to develop because they got to have some like in it. We we have faith. Um,
good. Good morning, Nick. Uren, county engineer. Um, we have funding for design, rightway, and construction in case we are obligated to com compensate the developer for the conveyance of the right ofway and the drainage ponds. The development in question is the Beexley
North um MPUD and they have a condition of approval that obligates them to give us the land associated with the corridor and the drainage facilities once the county has programmed construction in its capital in its 5-year capital program. We really we so we now have
that that funding in our capital program. So we have met the trigger event required for asking them to convey the property. But until we go through the formal design plan planning process and get to that 30% design stage, we don't have the exact boundaries of land that we will be asking them to convey to
us. So long story short, we expect to give them a request to to convey the property to the county once those 30% plans are complete. we will point to the condition of approval saying we expect you to convey it consistent with the language in the condition of approval
and if for some reason we're obligated to com um to compensate the property owner because of changes in state law that have occurred between when the condition was established and the point at which we're asking for the conveyance. We have a plan to accommodate that.
Okay. Thank you. All right. And the final overview is the Orange Ball Trail segments. As you can see, the PDN study is underway for the segments provided in the list of priority projects. And we did and there
was a Sun Trail application submitted by uh TED in December 2024 for construction to commence in uh 2030 or 31. So we are not far not far away. But did we win we won we won the Sun Trail. We want some
the application was submitted in December. So I think they are waiting to hear if they got approval. Okay. So we will know more. So we're we're funding. Sure. Um so the Trinity Boulevard Sun
um Orange Trail is Sun Trail funding. Correct. Correct. And so then this would be our next ask in that program which they beefed up the money. Correct. Correct. This is our next ask and we were waiting for these segments to put in the list of priority projects to gain
more funding. Okay. Excellent. Things are moving along. All right. Now to the [Music] removal. There we go. So, um part of the the projects in the in the removal chart are for projects with current funding or
funding with from another source. The no is aiming to provide a clear concise list of priority projects. We are requiring that projects on this list need list need funding has a responsible agency and a clear path to project development. This list has been compiled
by NPO staff and is a recommendation not a directive. The MP board can choose to approve or deny. U it is just our duty as staff to provide the most comprehensive information possible. So currently on the DES is a updated list of the projects recommended for removal.
Um the projects in red with strikethrough will remain on the list of priority projects due to high probability of funding via grants or state funding as it become available. Um the current projects that are going to remain on the list um is Bud Beexley. Um
it's eligible for trip sig pe sun trail. Um and is a parabol reliever to the SIS facility on 54. Um and it includes a segment of Orange Bell Trail. So we don't want to eliminate that project because we still want to receive other discretionary funding. Um Elen Boulevard
will remain on the list as it is a third generation penny project. Um the county is deciding whether to leave the project on as a standalone or include it in the Elen widening to four lanes. Um so we're going to leave that on because TA funds
may be pursued. Um the Starky Trail overpass will remain on uh because we can also use additional Sun Trail funding if needed. Um that is also a pending project and then the old Dixie multi-use path. This project will have a feasibility study conducted from Cranch
to Arapa Road. So we would like to leave that one on as we will get assistance with the feasibility study from FDOT. Mr. Chair. Yes. So and as this was on we had a meeting with uh Tenny or myself and we called Secretary Hall. So one of the things with this and I was up in
probably DC probably four or five years ago looking to what we could do as far as like move that around. If everyone remembers the forest fires we had up at C Pines area. They started in the preserve that was to the south to the to the west of old Dixie Highway spread
over to their residents etc. and it was getting closed it's scary. So working with Florida wildlife maybe even US fireife wildlife we can like look at trying to put a trail in the inside part of that land that's all uh can't be developed to put a trail in so fire
trail can be in there can be used for people later on. Uh if I then connect it go through it'll be go through harbor town which we can obviously we're going to get all the writer we need from them. Uh we might even get them to go build that part when we get up to that point as they move forward. But if I get to past Arapica and I want to say past
Arapica right now because if you stop at Arapa it doesn't connect to the Chesawitz preserve it's going to keep another funding source available. So we need to make sure it goes even past Arapa road to up there to the Chesawitz. I don't know how you put that in the chart, but somehow we got to get the
verbiage in there. If it connects to the chesco, is it just in the edge of it? I can now get some more federal funding, too. you know there um if you recall true um uh we had a presentation by Charles Hines who was a Sarasota County Commissioner who's now with TPL trust
public land on the they have a trail that's you know manatee Sarasota or Sarasota Manatee Panelis County I don't know why they've left us off that is it's a sun in the subtrail system and it's like the coastal trail and I said why why are you leaving us
off we already added our coastal anklo trail and we go up US1. You know, I told him about the Dixie Highway Trail. We need to look at partnering with them on that trail. Can you imagine if we had three subtrail systems going through our county? We'd be Trail County USA. But
um we need to we need to talk to them about being added onto that one. They're starting down there, but you know, as we add our pieces as we add our pieces, then you can Yeah, it's great. I love this idea. So maybe put keep Amber Peak on there, but look at that verbiage that
say we need to go all the way up extend beyond. We'll find we'll find limits and maybe it's maybe it's even going right up to the Hernando line where they can might have a connection up there. Okay. So, however that works, but I want to make sure that feasibility study we go all the way up. I will make a note of it
when I uh speak to FDOT in our monthly meeting to go past uh Ryan that out again. So, uh Secretary Hall briefed me on this one. And so we took a little bit of look and because it would have that regional connection maybe going up to Hernando County, um
we'd be willing to do that feasibility study so that we can get like kind of an alignment for you and then get a cost estimate and then that way it can go into the list as like a a program project instead of you know a concept. So we'd be willing to take that on work with your county staff to to drive that
but we'll take it care of that for you. Thank you. And then one day, I won't do it here, but we need to add, you know, taking along Strawber because that's how the Coastal Anko Trail gets over to to 19. It goes, it's got to go Strawber. We already have the property on Trouble
Creek. So, we just have to figure out the strawber. Maybe as part of this, we we do a deeper dive on that section that commissioner Mariana was talking about and then we have like kind of a vision for the rest of the connections. Yeah. Because that way we know where the next steps are. They're under construction right now to connect to our coastal
ancip trail. It's already built. Yeah. I think we can wrap all that up in in one one document and get it taken care of so we kind of have that vision of where we're trying to go with all these. Awesome. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. No problem. Thank you. Start on your end. Our going to be last.
Okay. Oh, that's awesome. So, for the remaining projects that are left on the list, we have um Hicks Road that are we're requesting for removal is Hicks Road from Bolton Road to New York Avenue, New Road alignment. Um, in
speaking with Commissioner Mariano and uh, David Engel, exe director at David Engel over PEDG, we uh, summized that we can get CDBGR funds to complete Hicks Road project along with an industrial development that is coming over there to
the to the Hicks Road B the Hicks Road area. Um, David Ingle will have more information on that forthcoming. Uh, he didn't want to let too much out of the bag before prior to meeting with Commissioner uh, Mariano. Yeah, Mr. Chairman. Yes. So, I'm going to tell you
what I know I can say. So, Okay. Because we we've got this 160 acre industrial park up on Hudson. Uh we can make a connection all the way out to Little Road. We can do a connection north south which all the way to 52. And part of that infrastructure to to bring it all
in together under that funding source. It's going to be a tremendous amount of jobs. There's also a residential developer that wants to develop on the other side that's got about I think it's 80 acres of industrial land where they're trying to like take it away from us which we're going to battle with them. They haven't come
forward yet but we're going to try to work with them to get their extra 80 acres and put that into the industrial park as well to make it all work with the housing component which try to fit housing as well as benefit of locom. We may work with the workforce housing right around that whole thing instead of
having just a regular development coming in. So, we're gonna work that whole thing all the way through, but the CDBGDR funding fits right into the uh objectives of what we're trying to accomplish. And I think you can't have all that money, right? It's allocating
it right now. It's jobs. I don't care if you're going to get your share, but you got to leave some for the rest of us. Like I said, this is this is this look like Northwest Pasco has got Northwest Pasco Penis videos. I finally got a couple of great projects going on. Let's get them done because we got to
lift the whole county up. But I thank you for bringing that to me because she met with me oneonone just with these two items. She she met with me on these two projects and I said, "Well, the first one we can do better." And I told her why and then with Secretary Hill. this one here. Talk to David England. His
plan to again create jobs, create that big issue that's up in that whole area. This is going to solve that big issue. Correct. I don't want to go too too far in. So, he has more permissions than I do. All right. Next project that we are
asking for removals is Bellamy Brothers Boulevard um safety improvements because it is currently uh fully funded in the CI County improvement plan uh for construction to begin in 27 and 28. So again, we are we are close to where we
should be with these projects. So we don't want to take up too much room in our list of priority projects when we have the funding already in here. So So I asked you the question if it had a multi-use trail on it. I know it does. um from 52. Well, from the orange belt
trail, correct? On the east side. Um north to 52 and then through the Hines project. What's happening north of that? I drove that road uh coming back from the board meeting Tuesday because I was picking up my pies from Mr. Goody. What
road did you drive? Bellamy. Scary road. Well, we've been working we've actually I've been working with county staff for over two years on safety for Bellamy. Yeah. Shoulders been a problem. They've had a lot of accidents. Yeah. Big trucks and all turn
over death of many people that had come and use Bellamy. Yeah. So, we've determined that we're widening both sides of that road and taking out uh making it no passing in some areas there that there are allowing passing now.
taking that out because it's very busy road. They're doing they're doing that improvement from 52 all the way to uh the county line road. Yes. To the north. Okay. But what's happening concerning a multi-use path on it? I've heard nothing
about Currently there's there is no there's not a multi-use path a project that's going in with the safety project. So, um you're talking about a rural road, man. I know. But that isn't that the Hines project? No. No. No. Yeah. Uh,
is it Well, it'll be to the If you're talking about the project over at 75 and 52. Oh, I might be on the wrong side. Yeah, that's Old Pasco Road, is Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I'm sorry. You're a little bit ahead of it. I am. It's okay. I have
the map here. Well, no way I'm reading. And that widening of that road is supposed to happen in 27th. I'm going to double check. Correct. I'm going to double check that. Yeah, I double check. Let me know. All right.
The next road is the Cubis Road from Little Road to South of Ridge Road. Again, widening from two lanes, two to four lanes. Um, and we are right ofway funded in fiscal year 25, which we're currently in and constructed funded in 28 and
29. Then we have Morris Bridge Road south of Chansy Road to south of State Road 54. And we have another segment of State Road 56 to Chansy Road widening from two to four lanes. Rightway funded in this current fiscal year in construction in
2829. It's fully funded in the CIP. Then we have overpass road from Old Bridge Road to Handart Road, construct new four-lane roadway, and we have rightaway funded in 2025 which we're currently in and funded for construction in 27 and
28. So these are the projects that we are currently asking to be removed. We need to go back to Bam Brothers. Going back to Bellamy Brothers and that is the Hines project. I don't know about Hind. And that is Yes. That that that Where's that?
Where's Where's the Hind? It's Hines. What's the name of the other land owner? It's Hines 52, which it's Bellamy. It's Hillrest Preserve. That's Eisenhower. And then Hines is on the other side. signs is to the east, right? It's all to
the east of Miller, right? So, I'm pretty sure that we that we requested a multi-use path on the left side or one of those sides of Bellamy because they're going to get over to Otis Allen. First news I've heard of it.
I will I will I will look into this and get back with you, Commissioner Starky. Find the county commission meeting when we discuss these. You've talked about the path on the south side of 52 and then it's supposed to come up and go
through there and then there's there's a path that's coming through that development parallel to 52 to get that connects into Otis Allen with the with the other route. So that was part of their development agreements.
Well, I've made a note and I will go back with you. Commissioner Starky, I think the path you're talking about on the south side of 52 connects goes on up to Old Pasco Road and connects on that, but it's on the south side of 52. Uh there's that, but there's also sidewalks
on both sides right now from Bellamy back toward the interstate. But you you know that there's going to be all kinds of homes built in there. I understand. And they're going to want to get to that trail. So, how are they going to do it? 52. How are they going to get down to 52? There's nothing on Bellamy. The
north side of 52 has a multi-use path. How are they going to get to it? You said there's trails for their community. There's other connections in that community other than Bellamy. I'm telling you, we were supposed to have something on Bellamy.
There's this is really This is just mistakes that we can make. Yeah. U point of clarification. So, there is a development on the west side, Hillrest West. Yes. Yes. Development on the east side of Belly, both on the north side of State Road 52, right? That are obligated
to and have permitted and have constructed sidewalks on Bellamy Brothers in within their frontage. A sidewalk, a sidewalk within their frontage, 5-ft sidewalks, because that's what the land development code authorized us to obligate them to construct. So, they have constructed
those sidewalks as part of their development approval. They got a right ofway permit from the county for that construction and the construction has has reasonably concluded. Not been final out but it's about done. Um, one of the things that I want this the MPO board to
be aware of is part of the construction of Bellamy Brothers that Commissioner Oakley referenced where we will be adding the paved shoulders and stabilizing the edges and doing the all the the um the vibratory rumble strips, edge and center line rumble strips to
promote um staying in your lane, reducing lane departure crashes. We will also be constructing the gaps between the frontage of those two residential projects and State Road 52. The sidewalk gaps will be built as part of that widening. We're not going north of the
development, but we will ensure that the community members who move into those developments will be able to use a continuous sidewalk from their project down to State Road 52 to take advantage of the corridor that's already been constructed by the state, the multi-use pathway on Bellamy on uh I'm sorry, on
State Road 52 east of Bellamy. And then when the state comes along and does the State Road 52 project to the west of Bellamy, that pathway will be available to those residents as well. So, we will have connected connected multimmoal facilities, a sidewalk, a sidewalk. They're not trails. I know. Well, I know
we're working on we're working on and one of our just to tie it all back together, one of our strategic plan initiatives that the county commission has directed it staff to to implement is to make updates to both our comprehensive plan and our land development code to ensure that things like this don't happen going forward. I
thought that our our road footprint was multi-use trail, road, sidewalk. So what happened? So what happened is and I'm not talking a 12oot trail. I'm just talking the six to eight. So that people can two people can walk side by side.
You can push a baby stroller talking to someone. So you're not single file line. I'm on board and we are working hard to implement that safety. What happened is the landing sidewalk. So So at section 900 I'm going to get
the wrong 6.8 seven or eight 900.7 900.8 is it limits our ability to obligate developers to just a 5-ft sidewalk along their frontage. We are making revisions to the code to say when your frontage is on a vision road, a county planned
collector or arterial road, then you will construct the facility on your frontage that is envisioned in the typical section for that vision road. So basically, if we want a pathway, you build a pathway. You build a 12oot pathway, not a 5ft sidewalk. Well, 12 foot pathway that's, you know, that's
the orange belt trail or the coastal ancote trail. That's we can't expect those to be everywhere, but 6 to 8 feet to get to a m 6 to 8 ft. Sure. The concept the concept makes perfect sense. The idea is small facilities within
neighborhoods that get bigger as you get to more and more activ Yeah. a hierarchy. More and more activity levels just like we do with roadways. We build small roadways in residential communities that widen out to collector roads that widen out to arterial roads. The pathway network should be no different and we are working hard to
implement that very that very concept on a countywide scale. Make some we have some development regulation changes that were that are in process and we expect to be able to do that going forward. So we have now precluded ourselves from being able to go north. So, so now we
have to use the old railroad line to get to connect the trails. Is that right? No. No, we still have options. And even if we build 5 foot sidewalks, we can always go back and widen them to to pathways. And you you like to say that, but that's expensive to build it back. Now, now let
me be clear. I sent an email this morning. It is not my preference that we are in the business of going and widening sidewalks to trails or pathways. That is not it right the first time. Build it right the first time. So that's why we're modifying the regulations so that we can ensure that our development
partners fulfill the expectation that they will build it right the first time. I'm just so disappointed. I I just kick in the stomach again. So well I I wouldn't be too upset about Bellamy because Bellamy is a dangerous road as we know and I'll tell you I and I drive
that when I come here. I go no doubt. But I I think it's more important even to to focus as well. As long as they get that southern connection to 52, it's great. But the developer should have had to give us give that property. There is a lot of density coming in on those two sides. I'm I'm all for forget that as
you as we go forward and change the ordinance, we can go do that. But will we what we have to work with I think when you like have that road that cuts I think it's sharper that goes across and some of those other cuts like St. J, St. Joe Road. I'm more concerned about the left turns be able to come into those roads for if they come in north south
and the right turns going across. We get like maybe a turn a little bit more of a turn lane. where you can get to those intersection with ease. So if somebody's taking that right, if there's everything going on, you got a chance for them to get to the side with other traffic and go past them with ease. So I just would like us to take a look at that as we're
doing the road. Let's focus on that part of the safety too. Thank you. I'm making notes. continue. Yes, let's move on because we got So, just for the um the clerk to make notation, we do have an updated slide of the projects recommended for
removable for the record. Um and now I will ask the board to take action to please review um and approve the list of priority projects with the recommended uh projects that need to be removed. Move approval with the new revised list
with the inclusion of the uh old Dixie highway path to say Arapa Herendo County line. Have a motion. Do I have a second? I'll second. Second. Have a motion and a second. Any further discussion?
Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously to vote for it though sadly. Um, I met with the developers most likely who are doing the property
uh south of Starky Boulevard and on 54 and they had met with staff and they were not told of any pedestrian overpass at Starky and 54. So somewhere there's a breakdown with our staff again. Um, so I
asked them to go back because DOT did that study already and it's kind of we determined what the design of that overpass, pedestrian overpass was going to look like. Um, and we we have the pad being
donated by the by the landowner on the south side, but none of that was relayed to the developer and they had done a layout. So, um, please I will connect with current planning and and have that conversation. I've made a note for
myself. Thanks. All right. Uh, item five, Scott, you presenting. In your agenda packet is a copy of the NPO's draft fiscal year 2026 through 202030 transportation improvement
program or tip which I am presenting to you for your approval. The NPO's TIP reflects its shortterm transportation improvement funding priorities and contains a descriptive
list of transportation improvement projects funded for development by the Florida Department of Transportation for the next five fiscal years using state and federal funding. Additionally, adoption and maintenance
of the TIP is mandatory for continued receipt of federal funding for transportation improvement projects in Pasco County. Can you pull up the project list, please? Yes, please.
on the screen and also you have a list in front of you is a list of the new improvement projects that are being added to the draft tip. They include a project
for interchange improvements at I75 and State Route 52. A project to construct gaps in the to to correct gaps in the Pasco County's sidewalk
system. A drainage improvement project on US19 in the Hudson area. a major project to widen the Sun Coast Parkway from the Hillsboro County line to north of State Route
54. and a major resurfacing project on I75 from north of State Route 52 to the Hernando County line, a landscaping project along
I75, and a resurfacing project on US 98. Are there any questions or comments about the list of new projects? Mr. Chairman, yes. Could you show on the map the US 19th of Flora uh improvements?
Yes sir. That was Is that for the drainage project? Correct. That should be the maintenance. Can you zoom in to the Hudson area on US 19? I don't think you have the right slide. Not sure I'm um not sure I'm seeing it
on here. It is the project will be from north of Flor Avenue to south of 5A Road.
Can you move westward to 19, please? Look at the other map. Did you have a question about that project, sir? I just want to make sure it's going to where I think it is, but I'm I'm trying to even pull up. Is it Flora Street or was it street? Flora. It's from Florida north of Flora Avenue
to south of 58 Road along US19. Florida floor didn't even show up on Google. So, um, all right. I'll get with staff later on to make sure it goes up as far as I think if it goes up past or I think it was supposed to go as past uh Wildwood
uh Park, Sun Communities Park, then great because that does take what I want. I just want to make sure it's there. But, um, You'll check with staff on that one. Yeah, I don't seem to see it then. Okay, Commissioner Oakland. Yeah, I had this one. I don't believe you mentioned the
Centennial Road. That's going to be that comes in within this next year or do you know when that's coming? Which sidewalk from 301 to Newsome Road on it's the third one on the list. You have a question about when it will be constructed.
Yeah, but you didn't mention when you went down the list mentioned that. So, okay, my apology. Yeah, but I know it was already approved because I saw it on some of our It is in the It is in the project list. And Centennial Road is
actually up for being repaid also. M. Yes, chairman. Yes. So, on on I75 reservicing, do you know when the last time it was resurfaced? No section of road. I do not. There's nothing on the west side in district three.
I'm just saying. I'm not certain. Brian, I know with the FDOT again. I'm not certain when the last time that was resurfaced, but we typically get about 12 to 15 years of uh life out of our I guess interstate roads. All right. The surface. So I'll
ask this because we we I know we've done some projects together. Boost B downs. We talked about doing the spray jet technology because of these. Yes. A better technology to put it down and a better bonding agent to give it a better cohesion, better bonding coefficient.
And I know you guys have been studying it now for a couple years. Is it possible we can put a request in to go consider using this because I know it's you don't want to put methods into how it gets done but to actually use this better technology to see if the could be a great test run to see how much longer
you get life out of this. Yeah, I'll see where we are with the our materials lab where they are with testing on that and circle back with you. I know we had to um I think it was probably 10 years ago we did a resurfacing on US 19 certain segments were unraveling. did it down in
uh uh Penllis County. You guys had done it because on the turn lanes where the trucks were driving in and out, in and over, all that stuff wore away. The bonding went away. They had to go and redo those things in a thing. On a highway, it's even harder to do. So, if you can get a longer life out of uh
putting a bonding agent that's stronger, better uh because they can't use on a regular the agent they use when they put it down. This machine puts the asphalt down in and one truck kind of like sprays over a truck that's in front of it. The spray jet comes in front of where the asphalt's going to go. Sprays
it down fresh and clean. When the asphalt goes over the top of it, there's nothing touching it between it. So, it can bond better with any trucks driving over it or anything else. So, it's better. And when they put the seams together, there's another joint at the same bonding agent to keep it together. So, it's definitely a superior project.
I know the industry doesn't want to see it done because nobody wants to go spend the extra money on the trucks, but they they don't get to rebuild the roads. Yeah. Or Yeah. They spend more money. So, last longer. But this point in time is we we don't want to keep doing the same thing over and over again. If we could make this a project that we can we
can be your test case again. Let's go try the spray technology on this project. Bring it all the way down and let's see if you get a longer life which could benefit from people from years down the road instead of having to redo it like us 19 every 10 years you're doing it. Um so if we can avoid that
make it last better, I'd like to take a look at doing that. Is there a way we can try to incorporate that into this motion to give you flexibility to take a look at it? Yeah, I'll have to see where our U materials research lab is on that study. Typically, they don't like to uh to pilot things on the interstate since
that's our most valuable um transportation resource that we have. That's not where we typically will pilot things, but let me let me let me look into where we are on that approval process. I'm not I don't know what they go through. They're they're much smarter than I am with a lot more technical
knowledge. But uh let me see where they are on the process of uh researching that particular technology and I'll get back to you. I think your competency and your willingness to look at it and your uh good common sense. I think you'll find a good path for us. Thank you.
Thank all right. Any other questions? I did want to point out before before the board votes on this that this list of transportation improvement projects reflects an investment of over $560 million in Pasco County's
transportation system over the next five fiscal years. Good. Thank you. Are there any other questions about the draft project list? Any questions? Mr. Chairman, make motion for approval with taking a look at the
spray jacket technology, which even if it included us to take a look at adding us buying the spray jet technology machine to put that as part of the part of the uh process to take a look at that as well. Second have a motion and a second. Any
further discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Any oppose? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you, Scott. Thank you, sir. Is that all right? You have the next item as well, right? Yes, sir. Okay. Each year, the Pasco County NO performs
a joint no certification pro process with the Florida DOT District 7 office. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the Pasco County NPO is in compliance with federal and state
requirements governing the NPO's processes. And this process results in assigning a level of risk to the NO which guides state and federal decisions about oversight and review of NO
operations. The Florida DOT conducted the latest certification review for this NO on February 6th, 2025. And the certification identified eight notable
achievements, four recommended actions, and most importantly, zero corrective actions. Based on the results of the joint NO certification review, the Florida DOT has assigned a level of risk of low to
the Pasco NO, which is which is great news for us and is recommending it certification for 2025. I wish I do wish to point out that much of the certification review examines the
NPO's financial practices and ha as has been the case for the past several years much of the credit for the good certification review results and the no's sound financial conditions goes to Lorie Shadiger the NO's business
compliance and contracts manager and the hard work that she performs daily to keep the NPO's financial affairs in great order. So we we do thank you for that, Lori. And this this is an action item,
sir. Okay. Very good, Lori. Again, thank you for your hard work on that, too. Um any discussion on this? Move approval. Second. Have a motion and a second for approval of this item. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Thanks again,
Lori. All right, James Flity for Goat Pasco going to give an update. And I will say I've got to leave at about 11:20. So I'm going to hand it over if we're not finished to vice chair and I
have to leave at 11:30. All right. Good morning. I'm Jim Spar. I'm with Go Pasco. Today, our consultant is going to be presenting um our transit development plan. It's a 10-year strategic vision for GO Pasco. This plan follows on the heels of our comprehensive operational analysis which
was brought to the board recently uh which was our phase one study to support this phase 2 plan. Our consultant is a subject matter expert in TDPs as it was hired by FDOT to update the current rule. So, this will keep us in complete compliance with the new rule in FDOT
TDP. With that, I uh bring to you Kayla Huden with Banesh. Thank you, James, and thank you for having me this morning. Um I'm Kayla Hutton with Venish, and um kind of going off of what James said. This is actually one of the first TDPs in the state of Florida that's being completed under
this new rule. So, very cool. Um I'm going to be talking to you about what a TDP is today. going to be talking to you about the outreach efforts that we completed under this, the tenure of transit needs that came out of it, the priorities, what it's going to cost, and when it's going to happen. So, I think some of you guys
have been around uh to see a few TDP cycles, but for those of you that haven't or uh little refresh, it's a 10-year strategic plan, but it's also a requirement by FDOT for Go Pasco to receive state funding. So, a little overview of what a TDP is,
but let's talk about what a TDP is not. It is not a binding agreement. It's not a budget. It's not a capital improvement program. You are not beholdened to this plan. It's a strategic vision for Go Pasco in the next 10 years. So, a little bit about the
outreach that we completed. We completed 10 stakeholder interviews which um three of your NPO board members com uh were a part of and it was really great feedback. We had four public workshops. We had two public input surveys and uh lots of emails and uh great coordination
with the LRTP team. So we talked to more than 500 people throughout this whole process. A little bit more than 300 survey responses and more than 60 people showed up to our public workshop. So we had really great feedback when we talked to them. U most
of them had used Go Pasco at some point and they were using it to go to work, socialize or even go shopping. When we asked what would you like to see go Pasco look like in the next 10 years um a lot of them said we love go Pasco we want more of it they want more frequent service they want
later service and they also would like to have some service on Sunday and then they'd also like to have an app so they can uh see their next bus. So when we developed the 10-year uh transit needs we took a pretty comprehensive approach. We looked at the
public outreach data. We looked at census data the LRTP projections. We also uh talked to the comprehensive planning department and we reviewed some of their plans. Uh we look at land use and where the developments are going to be which um I know I don't have to tell you that that's everywhere in Pasco
right now. So this is a little bit of an overview of the tenure transit needs. We'll dive a little bit deeper in. Um but overall we're proposing some new transit services, enhancements to the existing services, new service type microtransit um as well as some
infrastructure and technology to support those. So uh diving into the BRT, we're proposing two BRT routes, one on US9 and one on 54. Um and we'd like to I guess emphasize that while this will be quick, convenient service, we are thinking that
it also be um not just your average bus service. So it would be a little bit more rail lights, leak vehicles, uh a little bit more enhanced, elevated overall. Um for the new services, uh we would have a new connector on 52, another east west connection when
Moffett and the Spiros is completed, having a connection on Ridge Road to connect it over to 41. Um a new circulator in Zephr Hills and as well as a wiregrass hopper. That's kind of what we're calling it. It would connect those three major shopping centers, wiregrass, the outlets, and the Grove. Um, and
we're also imagining that to be a cool, sleek service, not just your average bus for that one. Could you stay on that slide for a sec, Mr. Oh, I'm so sorry. Yeah, Mr. Chairman. Yes. So, I'm I'm very excited to see this presentation. So, the Ridge Road connector that you have going across. On the previous
slide, it kind of shows the heart express you show going north south. Yes, correct. Could you talk the Sun Coast Express? So, tell with with heart connected to it. So, tell me more about why that part of the slide is there what you've looked at. Yeah. So, part of our plans review was looking at HART's TDP,
which was completed um two, three years ago, 2022 if I'm not mistaken, and they have in their transit development plan that they have a Sun Coast Express that would go up to uh 52. So, instead of putting the onus on Go Pasco to go down to the airport, which is what this route
does, um when HART implements that service, that'll connect up to 52. All right. Has anyone from the turnpike authority or our staff talked to you about putting a park and ride type of uh structure? Yeah. So, we did not speak
with anybody at the turnpike or um anyone in that regard, but we do have two. It might be a little bit more difficult to see, but we have two park and rides along the Sun Coast. One at Ridge Road and one at 52. Okay. So, I I think it's probably an appropriate time because we've talked
about it with Turnpike Authority. Um they're very receptive to listening. Okay. Um, this board has asked for a motion to to get it looked at where we can have a parking ride looked at where the ridge road hits the Sun Coast Parkway. There's a ton of land that's in
there. Something's got to be done, but we need everybody in the room. We've asked for this already. And frankly, I'm a little concerned that our consultant is doing this study, wasn't brought into this, and when I see heart on the study, it tells me that we should get a
tremendous amount of cooperation to make this go. So when you're done with the presentation, I'm going to talk more to that about our next step. I have to leave in 15 minutes, but but yeah, I'm glad I'm glad this project is going. Yes. Yeah, I'll be quick and um you know, of course it's I'll be here as long as you'd like for questions and
comments. Um but so uh a new service type microransit and go Pasco will be doing a study in addition to this one to nail down those locations, but this is just kind of our first round recommendations of where they should be. Northwest Pasco along 41 and also in Zephr Hills. And so we have some
infrastructure and technology to support those new services. Uh four transfer centers, two of which are already in the planning phase. Um the park and rides that we just spoke about. There are some other ones as well on that map. Transit signal priorities and Q jumps so those buses and services can function as they're supposed to get through all that
traffic as well as um improved bus infrastructure and marketing program to continue to reach out to the community. So when we took that to the public, their top choices were uh the 54 BRT, they like the wire grass hopper in extending uh service to 9 p.m. Now all
all of these were wellreceived when we took them to public workshops, but this is what the survey results were. And then when it was time to set our priorities for the TDP, we again took a pretty comprehensive approach. We looked at connectivity. We used an FDOT software to uh estimate writership. We
looked at the feasibility of it all. And again, uh, community, what did the public say? And then, so when we, uh, looked at that, the two BRTs were the top two priorities with 30-minute frequency on that route 16, which is around the Moon Lake area. Okay. So, now let's look at what
this is going to cost. Uh, balanced budget throughout the next 10 years with a little bit of additional local support, but if that doesn't materialize and those uh, routes would just be delayed or uh, we would look elsewhere for funding. And then so when is this going to happen? The circulator will be
implemented uh soon with the comprehensive uh operations analysis that James re just spoke about. Uh support on US41 via the connector and microtransit would be in 2027 and 2028. The BRTs in 2030 and the wiregrass
hopper in 2032. Now this is just our recommendation for the schedule. If any of these services would like to be expedited or they need to be delayed, um there's no problem with that. again, you're not beholdened to this. As well as um there's an annual update every
year that go Pasco completes. So they just tell FDOT, hey, we don't have the funds or hey, we are super interested in this project and we're moving it up to this year. So ready for questions, comments, and I know we have comments. I'm going to go ahead and turn the meeting over to
Scott because I do have to leave. But thank you. Thank you for the presentation. Thank you. Questions or comments? Commissioner Mariano. Yeah. So, I like I'd like to see us if we have to add into this like how long is this study going on for? Is this the end of it now or is there more coming? This is the
end. It is due to uh well, FDOT is currently reviewing it, but has to be on file by June 1st. Okay. So, after the submitt of this, I think we should look to bring this consultant back on. I think we need to get Hart in the room, Turnpike Authority, FDOT, Go Pasco, and
let's go take a look at that project that would connect at the Ridge Road connector. You might be able to get some outside funding to come in for someone who wants to put a maybe a restaurant or something like in there. It's going to take a lot of coordination, but with heart already on the table and they're
talking about doing that, it's the perfect time to join together to make a a joint project. That would be fantastic. Yes. It's I'm I'm so delighted to see that part. Oh, I'm glad. Yes, it it was a great plan and overall all the community support was everyone was very positive when
talking. [Music] Are you hear me? Yes. Go ahead. State your name and address for the record, please. This is Commissioner Gaker. Oh, hey, Commissioner. Hi. I have a question. Is there any way
to add more bike space on the on the buses? There's only two bikes. So, if we have um people waiting for the bus and they can't they miss that bus stop because there's not enough bike space, they're waiting
another hour. So, if we're trying to help staff at risk people get to work, um they're going to be late. So, that's the feedback I'm talking about the bus is about the bike racks. James Flity, I could speak to that a little bit. Um we have looked at other
options. We currently have two bike racks uh per bus. So, it's one rack, two bikes. That's not enough. It's not enough. But the problem is once we add that third, which is the only other option to the front of the bus, it starts to degrade our capability of seeing and we get into accidents and
crashes. So, the the depth of that third bike really does mess with our operators and it's a creates a So, can I ask you a question? Are the buses full? What about the back of the bus? So there are options in in the bus inside the bus for
an upright type of uh because Penelis has some of those in the Sunrunner I believe it is. So that would have to be a complete retrofit for any current buses or we'd have to utilize it on one of our future purchases and it's something that we could definitely look at. What if you took out a couple seats
in the back and you had them you just have to have a way because I've done this on trains. I did this I rented a bike. I rode from Edinburgh to Alaska. We put our bikes on the train on the way back and they just had took out some seats and then they have a way that you hook the bike so it doesn't fall over.
So, if we took out a couple seats because I know those buses aren't full, you could secure the bike so they're not We could look at an internal retrofit but or or utilizing it in the next order for We don't want someone who's using a bus to get to work to have to wait an
extra hour. Exactly. And that's honestly the feedback I'm getting from that population. So I would really like to see instead of waiting if we can retrofit something on our buses. I brought this up before and no one's looked into it. So I'd really like
somebody to Okay, Mr. Chairman, Commissioner Mariano, I would really like to dig into more about the racks too about the capabilities. uh if the racks are sitting below, I have a hard time really seeing that you couldn't add three or four more bikes on it from back
or front, whatever. But I think internal to the bus is a great way to go to, especially if we get capacity. But I I really would like to study this and bring bring us back some options at the next next. Okay. Any other questions or comments on
this item? Item seven, go pass it. Thank you very much for being here with us today. Thank you. Thank you. Status reports presentations item 8 FY 20252029 tip modification for PL funds
reobligation Mr. Ferry. Thank you sir. Welcome. The NO staff is modifying the amount of PL funds or planning funds in the current fiscal year 2025 through 2029
transportation improvement program from $3,15,52 to [Music] 3,390,970 to reflect a reallocation of previously deobligated fiscal year 2023 through
2024 UPWP funds back into the current fiscal year 2025 through 2026 UPWP which is what Lori shared with us earlier. So the total amount of funds that are being reallocated again which was shared
earlier is $285,468 and will be reallocated into fiscal year 2026 in the tip. And I do wish to point out for the record that the amount that was shown in the packet
that was the agenda packet that was published was showing it showed a dollar error in it due to a rounding error in Excel. So this is the corrected amount that is currently shown which is 3,390,970. And there was also a previous
error where it showed fiscal year 2025, but it's actually fiscal year 2026. Are there any questions? Questions for Mr. Ferry hearing? None. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Um, while I'm here at
the lectern, may I may I follow up with Commissioner Weightman's question about the um the request for the speed limit reduction on uh that was at uh Chansy Road and State Route
39. Mr. Mr. Vanderberg shared that there are some visibility issues at that intersection and there is also some new development that is occurring in the vicinity and I believe he also uh cited that there was a recent crash at the
intersection. So those were the those were the reasons that were given for his request. So how slow how was the reduction speed? I'm sorry sir. The reduction speed what will be the new reduced speed? He he didn't he didn't make a specific request. Fairly large
four-way intersection. So other than a subjective request, I can't support there's got to be more to it. I mean that 45 there. Yeah. I mean that that's that's traveled pretty pretty solid and people need to to keep moving.
So I can follow up with him and ask him what a specific request is. the NPO staff directed him to the county. The county maintains a a portal where citizens can submit requests for traffic
control issues. So, I will follow up to see if he has done so and see if the county's um traffic control traffic engineer has taken up that request yet.
I mean, it's Yeah. I mean, to It's a four-way lighted intersection, so if there's accidents there, that's kind of I mean, I'm not sure what else you can do when it's a four-way lit intersection there. So, um I just I think before we make a decision, we need
some real data on on that request. He he wasn't Yeah. Yes, sir. He wasn't asking for any any board action on it and I believe he's going to submit the request through the county portal to the cath to the county's traffic engineer.
I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Kirk, cutting down the uh speed on the roadway that's going to be busy was is that's a big move to make. And again, it's a four-way lighted intersection. I know county engineer can look at it, but I I will I will have the same hesitency to
lower it as well. Which Johnson the the 39 39 and Johnson any other questions or comments for Mr. Ferry on this item item eight hearing
none on item nine Zephr Hill's multimmodal transportation plan presentation. We have Mr. Vanderberg slated for this item. Is he going to be coming in by I don't I don't believe he's in attendance, Mr. Chairman. Okay. So, we'll pass this item on to the future a future meeting. Yes, sir. Okay.
So, we're going to uh postpone item nine to a future meeting. Uh item 10, other business meetings held schedule items of note. Our next meeting as the MO will be at the west side uh on June the 12th, 2025, 10:00 a.m. uh first floor board
for boardroom, West Pasco government center. Anything else for the good of the order? Mr. Jim. Uh, Commissioner Mariano, I'd like to make a motion that we look to hire the same consultant that did the presentation on transit to let them uh look to st have bring a staff a
contract back with us so we can actually study that uh ridge road connector going north going south to the uh airport and then getting all the people we need in the room to kind of like really study the issue because I think some big potential. You don't have to go out to
bid. Mr. Well, that's why I said bring I said bring something back to us. Okay. I have a request from Commissioner Mariano that that information be brought back for future consideration. Anything further um before we adjourn the meeting? Hearing none, we'll adjourn our meeting. Thanks
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in Pasco County, we will find you. Don't buy sex. If you do, you will be arrested. Here in Florida, we're no stranger to rain. And Pasco County Public Works wants to show you how we're working to improve drainage along your
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doesn't have anywhere else to go. Pasco crews are always on the lookout for these problem areas and have a relatively easy way to fix them. Most Pasco roads that have water ponding problems have a sod curb where the grass grows right up next to the road. Our
crews use this machine called a grater to shave off about 3 ft of sod running along the road. This creates a slope, allowing water to run away from the road. Our crews also use a loader to scoop debris and a sweeper to clean the work
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any way. Thanks for watching and please visit my pasco.net to learn more about how Pasco is working for [Music] you. Hi, I'm Hans with Pasco County Public Works. You'd be surprised what
ends up in our storm water inlets. Besides the occasional gator, we find mattresses, bicycles, even shoes. How does it all get here? More on that later. First, it's time to clean up and clear out. Over time, storm water inlets get clogged with sand, leaves, and grass
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