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1Jun 4, 2024
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Ron OakleyChair
Okay. Next order of business is uh we do consent on the resolution. No, we do resolution.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
So we go um to resolution is next to any consent. So
Ron OakleyChair
resolution is Um it is ten a little after ten fifteen, but I've got a time certain at eleven o'clock for one resolution, so we'll move for resolution RS1, so we'll move to RS2.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Peter Hansel. If you are in the audience, please step up to the podium, sir.
Ron OakleyChair
He's here. Welcome. Yes, sir.
Chris Williams
Mr. Hanson. Welcome all of you here too.
Ron OakleyChair
Well we're glad to see you. I hope you're signing back up. So
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Uh Mr. Hansel, I'll go ahead and read your resolution first. Thank you, ma'am. Okay.
Chris Williams
Could I inter interrupt? I I brought my grandson.
Ron OakleyChair
He can come stand with you.
Chris Williams
And my wife.
Ron OakleyChair
And your wife, yes, sir.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
You said no.
Ron OakleyChair
We re We realize uh that you wouldn't have had such good service without their support.
Chris Williams
You're absolutely correct on that, one hundred percent. Of course I gave twenty bucks to show up, so now I won't be able to Well
Ron OakleyChair
twenty bucks is twenty bucks. That's okay. I think I think now you
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
have to take 'em to lunch too.
Ron OakleyChair
Yeah, that's right.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Okay. Resolution number twenty-four-one three five, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, commending Peter Hansel for nine years of service as a member of the Pasco County Planning Commission. Whereas Pete Hansel is a well-respected resident of Pasco County who earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University and a master's degree from Emporia State University. And Raz, Peter proudly served active duty in the U.S. Army and served
20 years in the U.S. Army Reserves. And Raz, over the years, Peter has been involved in several and many boards, including the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce, Pasco County School District Vision Committee, the Pasco County Voter Outreach Ambassador Program, the Pasco County Metropolitan Plan. Organization Citizens Advisory Committee and served on the Lexington Oaks Community Development District Board for 19 years. And whereas in 2015, Peter was appointed to the
Planning Commission by former Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore. as a rea and was reappointed by Commissioner Weightman in twenty twenty two. ANRASA Planning Commission serves as the local planning agency holding public hearing and transmits to the Board of County Commissioners recommendations on zoning district amendments, conditional use applications, proposed master planned unit development. I'm sorry, unit districts and P U D zoning amendments, operating permit applications, and certain appeals. Enras
in two thousand eight he proposed to name the new elementary school in Wesley Chapel Veterans to honor all veterans in Wesley Chapel, in which the school board voted and agreed upon. Enras the dedication and experience Peter brought to the Pasco County Planning Commission has been an asset to Pasco County. His knowledge, loyalty, empathy and dedication will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of working with him. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said Board hereby commends Peter Hansel
for his nine years of exemplary service as a member of the Pasco County Planning Commission, and wishes him well in his future endeavors. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this fourth day of June, twenty twenty four.
Ron OakleyChair
Move approval.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Second.
Ron OakleyChair
I got a motion and second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Motion pass 5-0.
Chris Williams
Thank
Ron OakleyChair
you. Yes, sir. Um
Chris Williams
Should I make a comment?
Ron OakleyChair
You certainly can. This is your time.
Chris Williams
It has been a great pleasure serving the citizens of Pasco County. Some of you I know very well. Mr. Jack over here. I met almost 22 years ago when he first ran. And I'm so glad you are still here, Jack. I watch uh you folks on TV and I can tend continue to uh respect all your comments and your concern and the work you do for the residents of Lexington
Oakes. Kathy Starkey, I met you when you were a member of the school board. And I always thought you did a fantastic job with the school board. But when you come over here, you did a fantastic job. And and we're we, the residents of this county, are very grateful for you and your endeavors and with and how you work to ensure the quality of life tries to remain at an acceptable or
beyond level. Zet what can I say? I met you a many years ago when you and I were out there with sign wavings for various candidates and uh some of them are still active in the community and in the state and a few have gone on to the private enterprise, so I won't belabor that point, but you have done a fantastic job too. Mr. Oakley, I met you several times too over the years, and I just appreciate you too. You are the salt of the earth for Pasco County. You are doing an exceptionally
great job and I appreciate you as a person and as a member of this board. And you do a fantastic job, I admit, as a chairman. You really do. So with no f ma'am, I don't know you at all.
This is
Ron OakleyChair
Commissioner
Chris Williams
Yeager.
I I knew you're you're the person who you replaced. not well and sometimes I mispronounced his last name, but
I will stop there. Thank you folks. I appreciate it.
Ron OakleyChair
Mr. Weightman.
Seth Weightman
Thank you. Mr. Hansel and Mrs. Hansel, it's been what about four fourteen years? Yeah. We've met and worked together. I I can't thank you enough for your service, not just on the Planning Commission, but everything that was described in your resolution. Uh and working with our school system and naming schools and your community involvement and your constant passion and care for Lexington Oaks and the greater area in Pasco County. And it's truly a team effort, you know. I'm sure Mrs. Hansel right behind
you uh giving you a swift kick in the career from time to time uh if you if if you needed it but you know together you all helped make Pasco become a better place so thank you both for your service and dedication to a place we all call home and I'm very grateful that you all came here this morning. Thank you.
Chris Williams
All of you
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
so I Peter I remember when you pushed to name that school veterans. Yes I do
Chris Williams
comments too ma'am.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Yeah, so um yeah we go back a a long way and I remember when I needed um volunteers to help at the RNC drive the golf carts around we got to drive the big wigs around Tampa uh where where it was all fenced off. Peter and his wife stepped up. We had a great time. You know, just a lot of great memories and I I want to echo that I have so much respect for those who serve on the Planning Commission because you know we get paid to be up here but you guys donate your time. So um and
I listened to all of them and I I just think you did a great job and I'm sorry that you're you're leaving it and thank you for your service.
Ron OakleyChair
It it was his choice
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
for
Ron OakleyChair
the record.
Um Mariano?
Jack Mariano
Yes. Peter, it's been twenty two years. Amazing. I remember I think we we were t we're at Lexington Oaks and I drove down those roadsway roadways that were like falling apart. We're trying to figure out it's a brand new neighborhood, you got beautiful homes, what's going on here? And we worked together with the county, uh, studying the roads to see what happened and we kinda worked with the developer and then they got the developer repaved the roads so uh we studied the landscaping as well, but Um you were just a man who was out there out in front serving a community from the C D D to getting involved
with Reclaim Water, the school renaming. Uh you're just an asset to the community and we greatly, greatly appreciate all your service for not just the Planning Commission for everything you've done. Uh Karen, you're a you're a doll and uh good good to see your grandson here too.
Chris Williams
You know the I wish my wife would come up because without her
Ron OakleyChair
Well she needs to come up.
Chris Williams
Uh she she was the backbone, as some of you may know, the wife is the backbone oftentimes. Oh yeah. And the sounding board. And I know Mr. Arkey and I had a to conclude, uh we came to an agreement on the thing with that school over there. It it was important. I I Yeah. 'Cause I was a veteran myself and some of you may have served too.
And to recognize Pasco County, you cannot throw a rock in any direction and not hit somebody who has served in the military. Well I probably sort of Spoken of. Okay. Well I
Lisa Yeager
just wanna say thank you for your service to our country and also to our county. So congratulations on the job well done.
Chris Williams
Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you.
Ron OakleyChair
Now I get to add lib a little bit, so
I get to tell stories on you. I remember one time one of my favorite stories was the fact that there was only three members that day at at the Plan Board and you ended up being chair.
Ron OakleyChair
Correct.
Ron OakleyChair
And I was amazed. I was down in my office and I had my speaker on and I was kinda listening to what was going on. And there was only three, so one of 'em made a motion, the other person was against the motion. And he actually seconded that motion, which means he knew Robert's rules very well. 'Cause he had the ability to second a motion. He can't make it but he can second it. So but that meeting went very well and he did a great job running that meeting. And he did a great job for citizens of Pasco County.
Uh I w I just want to follow in your steps and do the best job I can for our citizens of Pasco County. And I can tell you that he never saw an item that he didn't look at and put himself as a citizen of Pasco County and vote for what was best for the citizens of Pasco County and that's the only way to be a part of a board like this that you vote for your citizens.
Chris Williams
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Ron OakleyChair
Thank you.
Chris Williams
But uh
Ron OakleyChair
So we want to come down and get a picture? picture? Sure.
We're gonna get his wife up now, but
Chris Williams
And one last thing too. I I I know you have some attorneys out there in the audience, and I have to say the the the may not always agree with the attorneys here, but they do I I really feel this sincerely that they do a fantastic job, especially the county attorneys. Okay.
Unidentified speakerVoice B
Alright, here we go. Three, two, and one.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Um I'm pulling C fourteen. We have 1414, just so David can come up and correct the record. Yeah. I'm pulling C fourteen.
Ron OakleyChair
Oh you don't? Yeah. Because of problem with it? No. What's wrong?
We know that lady works.
Well who?
Ron OakleyChair
Oh.
I was talking to you.
I
Unidentified speakerVoice A
mean you want me to take over.
Ron OakleyChair
Probably be better.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
No,
Ron OakleyChair
I don't
Unidentified speakerVoice A
think
Ron OakleyChair
so. Yeah.
Unidentified speakerVoice B
Yeah, keep her away from the gathering. We've seen that before.
Ron OakleyChair
That's why they got it way over here.
Okay, now we'll take uh what time we have?
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Seth Weightman
So we're gonna do RH1. They're rare. We've had some fun ones today.
Ron OakleyChair
Okay, so they're ready a little bit early, so We will call R S one.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
All right, if anyone is here uh from the Tampa Bay Rays or Pasco County Libraries, could you please come to the podium?
Ron OakleyChair
Do we need to go to the
Unidentified speakerVoice C
surprise?
Ron OakleyChair
Yeah.
Seth Weightman
It's great to see so many kids here today.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Okay.
Mr. Chair, you want me to read the resolution? Yes, read the resolution. Resolution number twenty four dash one three six, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of June second through the eighth, twenty twenty four as reading with the raise week in Pasco County. Whereas the Tampa Bay Rays have established and supported the reading with the Rays presented by Suncoast Credit Union. Well step up
Oh cute. I should have also asked if anybody's from Sun Coast Credit Union to also please step up to the podium. All right. Um I'll I'll start over. Whereas the Tampa Bay Rays have established and supported the reading with the Rays per
Very good. Presented by Sun Coast Credit Union since uh program since twenty twenty I'm sorry, twenty 2008. Pasco County Libraries has been an active member in the program since 2009. And whereas Reading with the Rays presented by Suncoast Credit Union is an incentive-based reading program that helps students in pre-K to 12th grade prevent summertime learning loss by reading around the bases. To earn Tampa Bay Rays themed prizes. After rounding
all the bases and successfully lodging 20 logging 24 hours of reading, students win the grand prize, a voucher for two tickets to see the Tampa Bay Rays play.
Yeah. And Res, the Tampa Bay Rays understand the importance of fostering reading and lifelong learning in the Pasco County community and continue to support libraries and literacy throughout all nine counties in the Greater Tampa Bay area, helping readers log over three million hours of reading. ANRAS, the Tampa Bay Rays, and Pasco County Libraries have hit a home run to offer a special edition Pasco County Libraries. And reading
with the raise incentive by Suncoats Credit Union. Branded library card that will be available to all Pasco County residents this summer. Where ANRAS, the collaboration between the Tampa Bay Rays and Pasco County Libraries, promote literacy, community engagement, and a love for reading among Pasco County residents. ANRAZ, the crack of the bat, the smell of hot dogs and pretzels, and the sound of children. Opening bookmarks and
beginning of mark the beginning of summer reading program. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares June second through the eighth, twenty twenty-four, as reading with the Rays week in Pasco County.
Done and resolved in regular session with O'Corum president voting this fourth day of June 2024.
Ron OakleyChair
Oh.
Move approval. All right. Got a motion? Can a motion for second?
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Second.
Ron OakleyChair
All right. Got a motion and second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion passed 5-0. Yeah. It's almost it's almost hard to carry on a lady watching him.
Unidentified speakerVoice D
That might have been my favorite reading of a resolution I've seen in a long time. That was excellent. Um thank you very much, uh commissioners. Uh this is a really great thing for Pasco County. The Rays, uh the library system, uh the program that you have Mm-hmm. read this resolution for today, uh logged over one million minutes last year of of children reporting that. And that s
That um that summertime slump is a real thing, and this program is incredibly talented at preventing that and helping turn it back. Also, we cannot thank our partners at the Rays enough. Uh they were incredibly willing, one, to do this resolution, two, to get Raymond off of his busy schedule right now to come in, um, and three to do something really incredible that I am aware of. Of no one else in the Tampa Bay area getting the honor to do. And I'm trying to make sure we're the only ones in
the country. They have partnered with us to have specialty library cards this year for families, adults, children that come in. You can trade in your old library card to new ones. You can also just get a new one fresh. Because We cheated for you, the Board of County Commissioners, and the County Attorney and Clerk. We have specialty library cards for all of you here today as a little gift. They are numbered for your districts and we even included um
the county administrator as well in the gift. So uh I don't know if that i as I'm staffed, that is a motion to receive, but uh we have those.
Ron OakleyChair
You gotta you gotta do your job. You came in, we there's no free loafing around here. So
Ron OakleyChair
Oh
Whoa!
Ron OakleyChair
So we have an emotion. Yeah, go ahead, whack it. Don't
Ron OakleyChair
tear up the furniture. Yeah.
Great job.
Ron OakleyChair
Right. Not a motion and a second.
Motion passed five zero. What are you
Unidentified speakerVoice D
Uh we'd also allow uh we'd love the our partners the raise to speak about how wonderful this program is for the Santa Bay area as well.
Unidentified speakerVoice E
Thank you. I don't know what I can say that Raymond hasn't already done. It's a tough act to follow. Uh but no. On behalf of the Rays and the Rays Baseball Foundation, uh thank you for this honor. This is absolutely humbling and incredible. The Reading with the Rays program is the Rays Baseball Foundation's oldest program. Thank you.
We partner with libraries in the Nine County, Tampa Bay area to offer this program and as was mentioned, accumulated more than three million hours of reading. With the goal to eliminate summer reading loss that kids have seen over uh summer when they're not in school. So This program addresses that because the Race Baseball Foundation mission is focused to improve the lives of those in need through education, wellness, social responsibility, and youth development, and Reading with the Race is a perfect example of that. But
None of this is accomplished alone. While we're honored to be here today, I want to be take the time to be grateful and thankful to you all. Without enthusiastic partners like Robert Spike and the Casco County Libraries.
And county leaders like yourselves who value and uplift education, none of this program can be accomplished. So thank you all for setting the example of educational values. Partnership and community leadership. Um the Rays goal is to energize the community through the magic of Rays baseball. So this summer hopefully everyone starts reading and we'll see you all at Tropicana Field. But thank you all again, Chairman Oakley, Robert Spike, the whole board of county commissioners, uh thank
you for your support and leadership. All right, thank you.
Ron OakleyChair
Yeah.
Ron OakleyChair
Now I would say it's uh Oh well
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
don't let 'em go yeah don't
Ron OakleyChair
let them Whoa whoa come back
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
We got pictures
Ron OakleyChair
You can't get away that light No, you're in jail once you come in that door, so So w everybody's gonna want a picture with you. So
So it's a spread of all the good that we've done here with the library system and uh reading for all our kids in Pasco County. So it'll be all over the county. I it's already all over the county 'cause people are watching from everywhere just to see this today. So we certainly appreciate all the hard work you've done. So um anyone else wanna say something or
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
I think it's a you know former school board member we have some educators sitting over there. Um uh I think having this program encouraging reading through the summer is is wonderful. I don't know if they still do it, but I remember a lot of schools have required reading lists, and but when they're this young they I don't think they get that as much. So it's a a great um benefit to everyone to encourage. breeding all summer. So we're really grateful to the rays for parting with us. And you for showing up today. Yeah.
Seth Weightman
Mr. Whiteman. Thank you, Chair. You know, Sean and team, you guys do tremendous work all over the county and this just is another Fantastic example of what you guys do and to the parents out there who, you know Stick with your kids and engage your kids in reading over the summer when they could be doing, you know, whole lot of other things. Thank you for sticking with them and guiding them and helping our next generation of leaders and and and folks around the United States and Florida. So Guys, hopefully this is uh Fun for you all to be here today. Sometimes commission meetings
aren't very exciting for little kids, but we're very happy that you all are here. Great Great group of of young folks showing. So Sean, thank you for all your work and a lot of fun. Thank you.
Ron OakleyChair
Okay. Ms. Jagger?
Lisa Yeager
Well, we have a special little raise fan in the building today. Tristan, wave your hand, Tristan. That's the birthday boy. He's gonna be six in five days. So
Yeah. And thank you so much. Um for partnering with the RAIS and giving our kids this opportunity. It's amazing.
Jack Mariano
Thank you, Mr Chairman. I was uh tipped off by my assistant to bring my hat today. So It's got an edge on you guys. Sorry about that. Aren't you a Mets fan?
Seth Weightman
Aren't you a Mets fan?
Ron OakleyChair
I didn't know you were still here, Jack.
Seth Weightman
Put
Ron OakleyChair
the hat on. I didn't recognize you.
Jack Mariano
Mr. Connor. You
know,
the ra Razor brought a lot of excitement for uh for many years all the way around. I'm I was there on game one sixty two when they won the division that year. It was like unbelievable. Yeah. The place just erupted. It just just great memories all the way through. Yeah.
My uh my Rotary Club, uh New Port Richey Club, is gonna be going down Friday, which happens to be my daughter my wife's birthday, so we're gonna spend the day down at Tropicana Fields. We're looking forward to that and what an appropriate week for it all to play out. Um but uh thank you so much for what you're doing to help a reading. Um you know was the Hudson Library where I take my kids down once a week. I've been I d I won't say exactly, but I incentivize them to
Ron OakleyChair
read.
Jack Mariano
And uh every week we go on, pick out different books, whatever. The library's great about having it nice and easy. Grab your books, bring 'em back. Every week you turn 'em over and uh uh just a just a great thing. And if if kids are reading early and they get the skill level up, um it it just makes life so much easier. As uh I think Representative Steele says something like, I'd rather work harder when I'm younger now so I don't have to work as hard when I'm older later. And reading is a great way to start to to build that whole future. So thank you for all that you do.
Mike Carballa
Yeah, thank you, sir. Uh Sean and team, thank you. You guys continue to do innovative things and and and push the push the envelope, so thank you for that. Uh Raymond, thank you. Uh appreciate you uh showing up today and and helping out here with with helping kids uh you know learning to read over the summer. And appreciate the partnership with the Rays overall. In fact, actually, this Saturday I think we'll have about eighty-five employees showing up. up uh for for a raise game on Saturday against the Orioles. So we're looking forward to that. And also with the partnership of donating five dollars of every ticket
to United Way of Pasco. So a lot of great things that you guys are doing in the community. So we thank you for that partnership.
Ron OakleyChair
Okay, I'm gonna come down front if all of y'all come up here we'll get a picture and then the rest of guys stand up here behind us. There you go.
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Look at our client.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
Isn't that cool?
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
Let's go.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
It's got Raymond on it.
Yeah, we're scoop down this way. Yeah, scoot down this
Kathryn StarkeyVice Chair
way.
Jack Mariano
You can slide those much enough
Ron OakleyChair
room.
Ron OakleyChair
Okay.
Jack Mariano
Ron was gonna figure it out.
Ron OakleyChair
this. I have all that too. This way just moved all the Yeah, that gets it.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
Some fun
Ron OakleyChair
those today.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
Yeah, John Reserve is
Ron OakleyChair
on. Yeah. Yeah,
Seth Weightman
I'm really there. Oh
we reading Donnelly? Yeah,
Unidentified speakerVoice A
I just want to make sure you're going to consent first. Yes. Got it.
Ron OakleyChair
Yeah. That's normal.
Unidentified speakerVoice A
Yes.
Ron OakleyChair
All right. That's pretty exciting.
We might make the front page of the paper with this, instead of some of the other things we get.

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