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1. 1Mar 12, 2024
   Board of County CommissionersR47Regular businessApproved

   Approved minutes

   Approved Staff’s recommendation by a roll call vote with Commissioner Bradford absent from the vote.

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   Mariano

   23:38Mr. Chairman Mariano. Yes, sir. I think the people from R forty seven are here. So we could actually do that one.

   OakleyChair

   23:44Are they ready? Okay. Come forward.

   David Engel

   23:58Good morning. David Engel, Planning and Economic Growth Director. I'm happy here today, happy to be here today because we are presenting an expansion project of an existing business called Global ETS. They're a leading testing lab for electronic equipment and they're situated in the West Pasco Industrial Park.

   24:24Could you just cue the slides up, please? Thank you.

   24:46So again, the project's located in the west side of Pasco County at the West Pasco Industrial Park on Success Drive right off of State Road 54. The project uh has been situated there for a number of years and it's had a number of expansions. The project is a qualified target industry as certified by the Pasco Economic Development Council. The business is proposing a $3 million capital renovation of an 8,000 square foot facility. They

   25:17are going to create 32 new full-time jobs, and their contribution to the Gross County Project product annually will Be six point one million dollars once the folks are hired and the facility is completed. Uh this product this is a job creation incentive uh per pursuant to our job creation ordinance. Uh there's a maximum of $160,000 in capped for this incentive, and the average wage is projected at

   25:47$95,548. And every year for every dollar of the incentive they'll return thirty seven dollars to the county in uh an economic benefit. So uh the Planning and Economic Growth Department uh recommends approval of this incentive, but prior to taking a vote I'd like to introduce Turner Arbor. He's the economic development, senior economic development manager for the Pasco Economic Development Council. Thank you.

   Unidentified speakerVoice A

   26:15Okay.

   Unidentified speakerVoice B

   26:20Yeah. What commissioners? Yes sir. It's a great day in Pasco County. Yes sir.

   26:29I'm thrilled to be here today to celebrate the growth of and to shine the spotlight on Global Electronics Testing Services, better known as GET. A member of our business community since twenty twelve. Uh with their recent expansion, their point is to create thirty-two new high skill, high-wage jobs, each with a focus on high-tech innovation. in an international impact. Getz is somewhat unique in Pasco as they're a defense contractor with a global footprint. uh that is headquartered right here in Odessa. Today they operate across five locations worldwide, including

   27:00strategic hubs in Asia, Europe, and North America, and they exemplify excellence in international collaboration and technological advancement. As leaders in independent electrical component authentication and testing services, GETS sets the standard for innovation in their industry. Their cutting-edge technology and advanced testing methodologies have been developed in part through a partnership with the University of South Florida. and have enabled them to grow into a global leader in defense technology. By choosing Pasco County

   27:30as a site for their expansion, they're not only investing in our community, but also helping to reinforce Pasco as uh our reputation as a hub for defense and high-tech innovation, and we are excited to see their community success. And with that, I'd like to invite up with Dan Tang, President and CEO of Yes, and say

   Dan Tang

   27:47a few words.

   OakleyChair

   27:48Yes, sir.

   Dan Tang

   27:51Well thank you. Thank you. Uh I'm deeply grateful for the consideration. Thank you for m um uh the Pasco EDC and the board the board members. Um Global T actually wouldn't be here without you uh the help of the Pasco community. I really appreciate that. As a citizen of Pasco, been here since 2006 when um a road is not fully built. You see where they are right now, it's amazing for me here. Super excited. I'm

   28:22long time here and our goal is to continue to expand further. And this is just the beginning. And you're gonna see us that right now we have some major projects in-house that bring technology, AI technologies to the Pasco County and really put us on the map. as far as what we develop. Internally with the patent technology that we have here. So I really, really appreciate the support of everyone here in the Pasco community. And I c I cannot thank you enough. Appreciate

   28:53it.

   Unidentified speakerVoice C

   28:53Thank you, sir.

   Dan Tang

   28:54Can we get

   Unidentified speakerVoice C

   28:54your name for the record?

   Dan Tang

   28:55I'm sorry. My name is Dan Tang. I'm the owner of Global T S LLC.

   Unidentified speakerVoice C

   28:59Thank you, Mr. Tang.

   Dan Tang

   29:00Thank you. Okay.

   Unidentified speakerVoice C

   29:02It's true.

   Starkey

   29:04Uh wait, Dan, Dan. Um I'm just so excited to see you here and um we've been friends for a while so uh and to to watch your company just explode is so exciting. Can you talk a little bit about a little bit more about what you do and your expansion over the last few years?

   Dan Tang

   29:21Absolutely. So we're especially electronic counterfeit, electronic components. So uh in this um world counterfeit electronic, uh it's make up around $200 billion worth uh globally. So pretty much anytime our any aerospace defense company using electronic components that is not certified or has been going uh purchased through uh uh a traceable uh source uh will go through us. Both the as an independent third-party

   29:51test lab, we will authenticate to ensure the device is uh integrity, it's uh meet the standard. and that it is no counterfeit going to our system. Our government actually here have a lot of issues where we have counterfeit product escape that go into the submarine, jet fighter. So a lot of the concern uh people may not be aware is RDS electronic component is very high-tech and very complex. Uh lots of time You

   30:21can't tell until you put in a system and once in the system and you activate the chip and the chip can fail at any uh temperature range, especially if it's on an aircraft, aircraft up in the air, minus sixty five degrees Celsius, the chip does not perform what it's supposed to be doing, result uh catastrophic, there's life as risk. So our job here is to ensure the integrity of the components that goes into uh pretty much everything um uh from the aerospace industry to automotive, um you name it you got it, because electronic

   30:52is is the number four most traded commodity uh in the world. And I know the um with our government here, we're trying to protect our technologies here and it's one of the reasons why you know that uh United States is is um passing the bills to expand and bring the fab manufacture back to the United States here. So this is very critical uh where we are is is very critical in in in the application.

   Starkey

   31:19And um where uh the the piece of property where he's expanding to you all will know. Because it it is the property next to that frat house, right?

   Dan Tang

   31:28Uh yeah, so no that's it's near it's in the near the front house. Um but it it's in the back end but when you mentioned Did you get

   Starkey

   31:35that property? I thought you were gonna

   Dan Tang

   31:37I uh we're in the process of working out to to obtain that property for future growth.

   Starkey

   31:41Oh maybe I wasn't supposed to say anything.

   Dan Tang

   31:45That's a project that works. Like I say, we're we're already just uh expanded this year and um we're talking about expanding further with a new project called Blue Optic View. So I'm very excited in the next couple of years to introduce that project uh as we continue to grow.

   Starkey

   32:02Yeah. And um Dan is a part of my international CEO group that I take around um the Tampa Bay area and look at assets and fun things and uh I think you enjoy it. So thank you. Little com camaraderie with the other other guys. So I'm just so excited to watch your success and that um you're gonna be here. One w one last question. What kind of job skills Will this create? Are you looking for engineers? You're looking

   32:32for, you know, what what kind of folks are you looking for? Just so people are hearing this.

   Dan Tang

   32:36Excellent, excellent questions. Actually, our job requires a very highly skilled technical master degrees, uh including even a PhD electrical engineer. Not only majority of our our team are electrical engineers, but only that we also have master degree uh chemical engineer as well as mechanical engineers. engineers as we are designing uh some of the um uh product that we we have patent in-house as well. So collaborating with university in South Florida was is a big, big help and that's majority of our um talent

   33:07is come from the uh graduate from USF.

   OakleyChair

   33:10No. Wonderful. Yeah, we thank you for you've been here a long time, so you've been helping us grow and grow and till we're reaching that point we're Primurg County and thank you and your team for for being here and doing what you do for Pasco County. So

   Dan Tang

   33:26Thank you. I appreciate it. Appreciate everything.

   OakleyChair

   33:28And I've got a grandson that's a chemical engineer. I'll have him call you.

   Mariano

   33:35Yeah, just like to say congratulations, keep up the right work. Um it it's been fun watching you grow. Thank you. Thank you.

   Weightman

   33:42Yeah, absolutely. Echo the the sentiments of my fellow commissioners and uh exciting to hear hear you guys growing and expanding your footprint and appreciate all you bring to our county. So thank you. I appreciate the yeah. So do we

   Starkey

   33:57need a motion?

   OakleyChair

   33:58Yeah. Yeah, I think we do. I'll

   Starkey

   34:00make that motion.

   OakleyChair

   34:00All right, got a motion second. Uh by roll call vote.

   Unidentified speakerVoice C

   34:05District two, Commissioner Weightman. Aye. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Bradford.

   34:15District 5, Commissioner Mariano. Aye. District 1, Chairman Oakley.

   OakleyChair

   34:18Aye. Motion passed 401. So or 40X.

   34:25Second.

   Starkey

   34:26Commissioner Weightman

   OakleyChair

   34:26I was going to be able to do that.

   Starkey

   34:28You said four one. Wait, you said it passed four one? Four zero. Four zero.

   OakleyChair

   34:32Okay. We just had one not a no vote, so I'm sure he's for you but he's had to step away. So if you will uh join me down front we'll have the pictures.

   35:58Okay, that was forty seven seven. Hmm?

   36:05And forty eight in front of us? Okay,