R24-168 Guardian Fleet Services Fire Rescue partnership

57:39All right, that concludes uh public comments. So We'll close that section and we'll move on to resolutions. And let's go to RS1.

57:50All right. If you are here for Guardian Fleet Services, their partnership with Pasco County Fire Rescue, please step to the podium.

57:59I believe we have quite a few members here today.

58:01But but you heard a little bell and some of them had to leave.

58:04Yes.

58:05Yeah.

58:07I will go ahead and read the resolution.

58:12Resolution number 24-168, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, recognizing Guardian Fleet Services, Inc. for their partnership with Pasco County Fire Rescue. Whereas the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living and visiting Pasco County, and whereas Pasco County Fire Rescue, PCFR, greatly appreciates the support and partnership of local establishments to assist in the mission of continually advancing the public safety capabilities

58:42to serve the community. And RAS Guardian Fleet Services Inc. is a Florida-based towing recovery and specialized And specialized transportation provider with over 30 terminals throughout Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas. And whereas Guardian Fleet Services Inc. routinely provides readily available resources that allow the PCFR Special Operations Division to generate real-life scenarios that provide authentic specialized training in diverse disciplines otherwise unattainable without the emergency.

59:13And whereas PCFR Special Operations personnel are continually advancing their knowledge and expertise in areas that have and will continue to save lives in the community because of their partnership with Guardian Fleet Services Inc. Anwaras, the Pasco County Fire Rescue Department wishes to recognize and express sincere gratitude for those who coordinate these efforts in the shared mission to protect and serve the community. And West Pasco County recognizes light duty manager Kevin Moore of Crockett's Towing, heavy duty manager Andrew Cornelius of Crockett's

59:44Towing. Area manager Chuck Ruth of American and Import Used Auto Parts, Role Operations Manager Jason Chase of American Recycling Solutions, Heavy Duty Operations Manager Mike Swanson of Crockett's Towing, and Terminal Operations Manager Ken Nealan of Crockett's Towing. And Res and as we're and we're as, all team members of Guardian Fleet Services Inc. have been supportive. And professional in this incredibly valuable partnership and provide Pasco County with over 100

1:00:14vehicles, including tankers, buses, RVs, and passenger cars for specialized training scenarios. And whereas, with the assistance of Guardian Fleet Services, Inc., PCFR obtains an extensive supply of resources for vehicle and machinery rescue operations and technical level training, allowing over 120 PCF. Members to receive a certification in vehicle machine rescue. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby recognizes and expresses gratitude to Guardian

1:00:44Fleet Services, Inc. as a vital provider in enhancing the Pasco County Fire Rescue Department's c capability. to generate authentic specialized training scenarios that has and will continue to save lives of Pasco County citizens and visitors. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this 21st day of August 2024.

1:01:06Move to approve. Got a motion. Second. A second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Motion passed 5-0. Welcome. Do we have a spokesman or several spokesman?

1:01:18We have several. First of all, good morning. Tony Perez, Fire Chief. Good morning. Fire Rescue. Thank you for thank you for the support, Commissioner Oakley. And um just acknowledging one of our community stakeholders and the impact that they've had in our community. As you can see along the wall, the sh the show of support from our special operations divisions. These are all the men and women that are out there on the front lines. And as you can see through the slideshow, just some of the scenarios that they were given to work through. But I want Chief Hudson,

1:01:48our special operations chief, to come up and just give you a impactful this partnership has been for our members here at Pasco County.

1:01:57Okay. Thank you. Welcome. Thank you for the opportunity to recognize the board. The people in the gallery and the people watching at home, first and foremost, uh we want to take the opportunity to thank these men right here who have done more than Their Lions Sheriff presented us with the uh the things we need to get our job done for the citizens of Pasco County. So I want to say thank you.

1:02:24Inside of Special Operations, we collaborate. We collaborate a lot, not just with Crockets, but with public works with super back trucks to run trenches. Uh we have DOD contracts. We work with United States Coast Guard to do some really cool stuff. Um but These guys here, we're representing them now. We're telling them thank you. So, yeah, 100 cars in the last uh I took this spot in December, and they have uh they have really stepped up to the plate and done the work. VMR is vehicle machinery rescue. It's actually a two-week class, it's operation and technician. So this technician portion that you're seeing on the screens

1:02:55right now takes it to a complicated level of extrication of the vehicles. It takes us into running uh different types of work. Welders, plasma cutters, torches. Um and these guys are the best. So I can't say enough about 'em, so I'll let this guy say some more about 'em.

1:03:11Get sorry. Yeah. Good morning

1:03:13everybody. Thank you for your time. Short and sweet. It's our pleasure and our honor to continue supporting uh an organization that has as much integrity as Pasco Fire Rescue does. Uh we look forward to continuing the relationship going forward and uh look to see how we can boggle their minds with the new scenarios in the future. Thank you very much.

1:03:34I'm sorry, could we get your name for the record? Thank you.

1:03:37My name is Ken Nealand.

1:03:39Thank you.

1:03:39Okay. Anyone else speaking? Or somebody bashful or what?

1:03:49They're all good.

1:03:50Thank

1:03:50you. All right. Well thank you and uh we certainly appreciate everything that y'all do for our citizens here in Pasco County. And I know they support you 'cause a few years back they they all voted in through a uh Our elections that that they support you and bring on new fire stations and a lot of good things that happen and and you know that the board's been working together to Uh bring you up to Top top of the list and Basically um You're very

1:04:21much making us a premier and the safety issues you give us that protect our citizens. Um go untold. I mean they just continue to match up to what we expect out of a premier fire. uh department that we have here and thanks to Chief Uh Perez being here and being a part of that but It takes leadership, even those ground crews that go out, that takes a lot of leadership. from the lower level all the way up to the top to

1:04:51do the right job. So and we appreciate our the fact that y'all are here to help us also with our fire department and providing safety for all of our citizens. We certainly appreciate that. Any uh

1:05:06Well um I I would echo uh the Commissioner's words and That's quite a that's quite a setup you have there. I it's a ma it's amazing. I hope you were doing this in cool weather, because I bet it can get very hot out there.

1:05:21I wouldn't want to see a car and a bus, I can tell you that.

1:05:25Just just last week I think we saw lots of cars overturned um in the area, cars in uh you know in the trees. Um So I'm very grateful to see that you do these kind of um practices and it's pretty crazy. So um what what is that long metal tube thing?

1:05:46That's a uh

1:05:46pressurizer

1:05:49semi trailer.

1:05:51So well I I didn't know you did all this, so I'm I'm glad you're bringing it to our attention and thank you to all our partners who uh participate in this and um help our our firefighters and first responders to be so well trained. So thank you very much.

1:06:04Mr Weightman. Thank you. You know, with a setup like this you all oughta compete in the Florida man competition. That's going on here looking looking at the at the setup. But uh no, it's fantastic to to practice scenarios that we don't, you know, normally think about. And uh your training uh shows and how you guys respond to our customers and Thank you for having a a great partner uh in our training processes and help us get creative on any wild scenario that may happen where our folks need help.

1:06:35So appreciate everybody here today. Ms. Jagger?

1:06:39I just wanna say thank you guys for all you do and um you guys are truly the front lines and um just thank you. And if anything you guys need, you know we all have you, so let us know.

1:06:53Mr. Mariano. Thank you. This is very impressive to see. I've done a couple of the training missions with you guys as far as going out there and see what goes on, but this is such a high level. That's such a critical thing to be able to clear the debris off the roads to keep even more accidents from happening. So uh this is tremendous to see and I'm glad you're doing it. Thank you.

1:07:10Okay. Um If y'all come up and other people come too, the if the rest of the commissioners stand up here behind us? I'll come down.

1:07:20Well that's it. Push the

1:07:32Yeah. We can have some door I see. Yes.

1:07:37Yes, Yes, please.

1:07:50We've taken out all the masses.

1:07:53And if you guys start going up,

1:07:58Jesse Toll. Toll.

1:08:01Yeah, California. They're all out.

1:08:06That part was that was fun when we did that.

1:08:13Come on in, come on in. Oh, we got 'em up here.

1:08:16Yeah. That's a

1:08:17first. Holy

1:08:19cow.

1:08:20Stand up on the desk.

1:08:29Here. Oh wait,

1:08:31wait, wait.

1:08:33Run, run. Maybe they gotta get down in front. Yeah.

1:08:39Tim Cruise.

1:08:50I'm gonna try my best, everybody.

1:08:55Yeah. Yeah, but

1:09:06You mean a little out of

1:09:07the

1:09:07right-of-way.

1:09:32They're in order.

1:09:40Well, you know they they like s gone down up front. Now what is this?

1:09:47It's uh one of the resolution's community grant, I think. Well, that'll cut ya.

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1:10:03I don't think we've had that many here before. It's a record. That's a record. Unofficial, but yeah.

1:10:09Mr. Chairman starting at eleven.

1:10:13Okay, which I prefer that you take the consent agenda up so and then and get the

1:10:18We still have a lot of re resolutions

1:10:20too. Did

1:10:21I have concerns in that?

1:10:24So we've got a time starting at eleven, we've got the rest of the resolutions and we have consent.

1:10:34Time certain at eleven.

1:10:35Can

1:10:35we get an abbreviated report at

1:10:38eleven? Can we get an abbreviated report at eleven?

1:10:44Okay.

1:10:45That's perfect.

1:10:49Uh so we go is which one's Is this the second item here? Which one is the times

1:10:57or fifty-four.

1:10:59Pitch four is time certain.

1:11:01Yeah.

1:11:02Okay.

1:11:03Abbreviated an abbreviated R fifty.

1:11:05All right, let's move on to R S two.

1:11:09Hold on. We're

1:11:10gonna do the resolution first.

1:11:13Or you wanna do consent and then go to resolution? But we've gotta get 'em done before noon.

1:11:17Do you want to do the time certain before or after?