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1. 1Feb 6, 2024
   Board of County CommissionersR36Regular businessApproved

   Approved minutes

   Approved Staff’s recommendation by a roll call vote.

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   Ron OakleyChair

   43:35I'm not sure my records show what to do after that, but okay, we'll move on to uh is there any regular items?

   Unidentified speakerVoice A

   43:42R thirty six.

   Unidentified speakerVoice B

   43:45Thirty-six, the confirmation of the Planning and Growth and Economic Growth Directive.

   Roy Major

   43:56Welcome, Mr. Major. Thank you, uh Chairman. Chairman Oakley Board, uh Roy Major, Assistant County Administrator for Development Services.

   44:08So probably the the the biggest part of the development services reorganization is the naming of a new director uh for the new planning and economic growth group. And so I would ask ask the board to consider Dave Engel for the director of the new planning and economic growth department. Uh David will have zoning, the new planning services team. And economic growth all reporting to him. And I feel great about entrusting the direction of

   44:38this new group to Mr. David Engel.

   Ron OakleyChair

   44:42Last triangle.

   David Engel

   44:44Thank you. Thank you for reserving all the R items for me this morning. You know I am brief. I just want to thank the board for considering my confirmation. This is a very important job for the county. We're at a crossroad, and I know that everybody has expectations, uh leadership, executive team, uh, the team members. that I work with on a daily basis. My mission is to reach those expectations and

   45:14make the county a better place to live for tomorrow. So I thank you.

   Ron OakleyChair

   45:18Yeah. Thank you. I um I don't know you very well but I hope to know you better in the future, so But Dave was a very smart individual. I've kept him close because he's so smart. I figured it it maybe it rub off on me. So but uh

   Gary BradfordVice Chair

   45:36Mr. Chair.

   Ron OakleyChair

   45:37Uh yes.

   Gary BradfordVice Chair

   45:39David, you gotta dummy it down when you talk to me. You know English. Smartest guy I ever knew.

   David Engel

   45:48Well thank thank you Mr. Bradford and I uh I hope to reach those aspirations. Thank you.

   Ron OakleyChair

   45:54Well along with this also would like to say that um business uh construction services with Rory Major coming on and you coming on with the planning and and the realignment of things, um that there's a real light at the end of that. Um tunnel that we've been looking for and I think I think it's close to being here. So

   David Engel

   46:17well I I also want to say that Terry Pitos is a great colleague of mine. I've enjoyed our relationship over the last six years and we will continue working and striving uh for the betterment of the county. Thank you.

   Ron OakleyChair

   46:30I think you all make all of you make a a very great team for for us and the administrator to do great works. We look forward to uh seeing you in the future and a lot of good things are gonna happen in Pasco County. Uh Mr. Mariano. Thank you, Mr.

   Jack Mariano

   46:48Chairman. David, I'm gonna make the motion in just a minute here after Commissioner Starkey goes or she will, but uh I think it's a great move for the county to to bring you in. Roy, you said you were gonna shake things up and and make some big moves. This is another big move. Um I think it's a well deserved one. Mike, as you said you were gonna focus on this issue as far as permitting construction services, uh as well as economic development and Just it's just another great move for the great individuals that we have in the county to move up and I'm delighted about it. Thank you, sir.

   Unidentified speakerVoice C

   47:20Okay.

   Kathryn Starkey

   47:20And uh congratulations uh to you. Um we work a lot together and I'm looking forward to working with you more. And Roy, you I'm really excited with all the um good advancements that I think you've um made in our in our departments. You know, it's not our job. It's our job to pick him. And then and so uh I think you're actually both doing a great job. So um and you know I look forward to working more with with Terry as well. I d I think this

   47:50place that people strengths a little better and um and we're we're a growing county and uh responsibilities, you know, get shifted and shared more and more and um And I'm sure we're looking to bring in in even more more people, especially a trail person. Um so look forward to that as well. Congratulations on your new role and for Terry on his new role and others who I think there were some more changes. So congratulations to everybody.

   Ron OakleyChair

   48:19Mr. Whiteman, do you have something to say?

   Seth Weightman

   48:25Well thank you, Sherry. Yeah.

   48:29You all said that so Mr. Eagle. And a lot of it worked for me.

   Ron OakleyChair

   48:35Thank you, Mr. Move approval.

   Kathryn Starkey

   48:38Second.

   Ron OakleyChair

   48:39All right. Got a motion and a second. By roll call vote.

   Kathryn Starkey

   48:42District two, Commissioner Weightman.

   48:46District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Bradford.

   Unidentified speakerVoice A

   48:50Aye.

   Kathryn Starkey

   48:51District five, Commissioner Mariano.

   Unidentified speakerVoice A

   48:53Aye.

   Kathryn Starkey

   48:53District one, Chairman Oakley.

   Ron OakleyChair

   48:55Aye. Motion passed five zero.

   David Engel

   48:57Thank

   Ron OakleyChair

   48:58you for that continuing, Mr. Chairman Mariano. Thank you. Thank you.