Resolution 23-102 declaring Building Safety Month

28:04All right, now is the time for resolutions. Madam Clerk, would you read the first resolution?

28:10Yes. Um is anyone here for Building Safety Month? Thank you. Please step forward to the podium.

28:19All right. I see some more. Anyone else? All right, come on down.

28:28I'll go ahead and I'll read the resolution. Resolution number 23-102. A resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the month of May as Building Safety Month in Pasco County.

28:49Both in everyday life and when disaster strike. And whereas our confidence in the Resilience of these buildings that make up our community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians, the safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, trades tradespeople. Design professionals, laborers, plumbers, and many others in the construction industry who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings. And whereas these guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a not-for-profit

29:21that brings together local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal officials who are experts in the built environment to create and implement the high. quality codes to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, and play. And whereas these modern building codes include safeguards to protect the public from hazards such as hurricanes, stormwater, tornadoes, wh Wildland fires, floods, and earthquakes. ANRAS Building Safety Month is sponsored by the International Code Council

29:51to remind the public about the critical role our communities largely unknown protectors of public safety are local code enforcement officials. Each I'm sorry who ensure our safety, sustainability, and affordable how buildings that are essential to our prosperity. NRAS, it starts with you, the theme for Building Safety Month 2023. Encourage us all to raise awareness about building safety on a personal, local, and global scale. And res, each year the observance of Building Safety

30:21Month, people all over the world are asked to consider the commitment To improve building safety, resilience, and economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by our local state building departments, fire prevention bureaus, and federal agencies in protecting lives and property. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby proclaims the month of May 2023 as Building Safety Month. Accordingly, we require encourage Pasco County citizens to join

30:51us as we participate in Building Safety Month activities, done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this eighteenth day of April twenty twenty three.

31:00Well pro

31:01Second.

31:02Well, if you ever say aye. Commissioner Weightman.

31:06Thank you. Thank you, Chairman. You know

31:12The job that you all do is monumental, especially with the volume of growth that we've had in Pasco over the last three years. And Uh I think it's important that we recognize you that You're also a consumer advocate. You're making sure that the home and the buildings that our businesses and our residents move into are safe for them and the customers and the folks that utilize the buildings. So it's an honor for me to to give you this resolution today and and recognize you all

31:42and your team for the volume of work that you handle for us. Um we know you take some uh Some lumps from time to time like we all do uh in the customer service business. Uh but thank you and uh Welcome to have each one of your team say a few words or or uh you know, share some of the highlights of of your

32:03of your uh your day. Uh well a special thank you Commissioner Weightman for sponsoring this proclamation for us and uh thank you Mr. Chair, Commissioners, Madam Clerk for the wonderful reading, and Mistress Karbala and Goldstein. Um I imagine if we polled the commission as to what their daily number one priority is, it sounds a lot like the safety and security of our residents is priority one. Um and for the month of May, we'll be bringing awareness to the role that Pasco County plays in ensuring the places where we live, learn, work, worship, and

32:33play are safe. Building Safety Month is a time when we focus on the importance of safe and resilient buildings and the critical role that building codes, inspectors, and a team of building safety professionals play in keeping Pasco residents safe. It takes a great team of professionals to carry out this mission. And Building Safety Month is about building safety awareness. So we want to take this time. To recognize the diligent efforts of men and women serving in building construction services and fire prevention. Um Who alone last

33:03year oversaw over 65,000 permits and nearly 300,000 inspections. For our building officials, fire prevention officers and licensed professionals, and plan review, inspections, and contractor licensing, building safety is a mission of passion. and life safety is paramount. And sometimes it's even personal. Many of us can remember at least one time in our lives when we needed to feel that certainty of the structure around us was safe and secure. And since we're all Floridians, we probably have a lot more than

33:33that just one time we can think of. For me, I remember being ten years old watching the roof of our Miami home collapse after the eye of Hurricane Andrew passed overhead. That storm changed many things, notably it's the reason Florida now leads the nation in hurricane-related building code and enforcement. It's also what I'm reminded of when I think of how important it is to uphold these building codes every day and what we do here at Pasco County. And hurricanes are just one risk category. Consider all of the other perils that face our buildings and structures, fire, flood,

34:04devastating leaks, structural collapse. These are just some of the things that the men and women of BCS and fire prevention concerns themselves with every day. But they can't just be the only ones worrying about safety. This year's campaign, It Starts With You, raises awareness about the role we all play in ensuring safety. Each week of May will feature a different sub theme like Building Starts at Home, Prepare Your Community, or my favorite. Um building safety professionals in you, where you get to get a glimpse of what it is that we

34:34do as professionals. And this is also my opportunity to shamelessly plug that BECS is always hiring and we have many different roles across the department. Um We're hiring for those new repositions and we're delighted to discuss a future with BCS where we serve our community to create, nope strike, build a better future. That's our modification of it. It takes more than plan reviewers and inspectors to ensure that $4.6 billion annually worth of construction gets built safely. And we aim to work closely with home builders, contractors,

35:04plumbers, roofers, and other trades to enhance public safety. In addition to the awareness campaigns like this one, we regularly meet with industry stakeholders and are proud to have a great partnership with the Tampa Bay Builders Association and are constantly working to find solutions to improve services to provide building community. And residents of Pasco County. We take pleasure in serving the citizens and are grateful for this opportunity, and we thank you for your support.

35:28Please. Well I wanna any anyone else want to speak? No? Okay. I I'd like to say I'd like to thank all the work great work you guys do. Um we're the third fastest growing county in Florida. Um the work load that you guys have is huge. I know all of us. I know Sonya sitting right over there makes many calls to you guys and we send emails out. And we're just trying to help as you know Commissioner Weightman says it's a customer customer driven thing as far as we don't call you unless they call us. But I want to say that uh the ingenuity

35:59that you guys can show uh has is great, Esther, the one we just worked on where We had the gentleman over on the uh on the canal. We we got through that process and we set a good template because we solved another situation with another person down the road. So You know, nothing's you you're working on pieces of paper, you're working on codes that are there, and interpreting sometimes can be a little bit tricky as far as what you can do, what you can't do. Safety is absolutely the priority, so uh we'll never want to overstep that. But if we can find ways to keep keep things moving, we do want to keep it moving. And I want to thank you for the huge workload

36:29you guys push through. That uh we'll we we stand with you just trying to help you go through the process as we help our people too. So I th well thank you all.

36:42I think we get so many people there. Commissioner Weightman, if you want to go down, we can all stand behind maybe?

36:49And I think Mike and Sally should come on up.

37:05Yeah, I mean the market.

37:13Everyone out here can take a step this way. Sure. My right, your left. A little bit more. And then I'll pretend we like each other.

37:22This camera first, please, everybody.

37:30Thank you.

37:45I'm gonna hide it way up here.

37:50Seth Weightman, from now on we're gonna have to move you a little bit more to the right.

37:57Mr. Chair, if I may, I'd like to add on to that just a little bit. Um, you know, since assuming the role of county administrator, I've actually been able to to engage a lot with with with these fine folks. And I can tell you it is a it is a difficult job to be uh Uh in in the customer service business when you're when you're a regulator. It would be like me thanking the IRS for taking a check I'm going to write them today. Um but but these folks do a fantastic job in everything that they do and I know that they're hardworking and they're very dedicated, oftentimes working weekends and evenings to make sure that we get COs and TCOs

38:28out to people so business can get started up. So um uh anyways, my my personal thanks to them as well for everything that they have done.

38:34Mike, and I'm gonna I wanna thank you for the great in intent and the and the the purposefulness you're showing to like help these processes go through. Um you have tremendous expertise you have in the industry as well that we've seen coming up is transcending, I think, in tr in permitting, so it is getting better and better. Uh you and Sally both were great in coming out and Listening to the people talk and then taking that information and working it from there. So I I know we're heading the right direction. Uh JJ, great speech, by the way. Uh uh Ms. Murphy. Um but

39:05I mean with with all that said, I think we're heading the right way to get the things done. I know the intents there. And again, you gotta have the safety in place first, but uh you you're doing a fantastic job as everybody is we're getting better and better. So thank you all.