Community cleanups, VA clinic, car dealership moratorium, CSX rail corridor

2:44:40Thank you. Um So your shred made me reminded me that um each commissioner annually can have a cleanup of a community in their district. So um we're determining which one ours is gonna be. I just want to remind you, Commissioner Moore. Um if one more time. So uh each each commissioner is allowed one community cleanup uh where the tipping fees are waived and they'll come out. So you just might want to think about what in your area might be beneficial.

2:45:10Yeah. Thank you, Madam Chair. I was we were we were thinking at some point to do that and try to do that Angus Valley area. We just kinda need we need that person to tend to take charge as you usually have a community leader. And that's k the area we were kind of wanted to focus on.

2:45:24And um Commissioner Oakley may have an area as well. Um then I want to say I um I've been driving by the VA clinic and it looks like it's almost almost ready. It's it it's really looking beautiful. Do we have any idea? Of a ribbon cutting for that? Okay. Um Um we I received a letter about us not responding to an audit. And are we jumping on that, Mr. Administrator?

2:45:49Yes, ma'am.

2:45:50Okay. Um some of you may be getting um calls about the car dealership moratorium. Um just want you to know we are working um together to put We are putting together a stakeholder group to work on issues. Um Um Concerning the new moratorium that well, that's it. There's a moratorium in effect, but we're working on a new ordinance and we will have a stakeholder group. So if you get phone calls, just direct them over to, I guess, to my assistant,

2:46:21Katie, who's putting this meeting together. Since there is not a county person assigned yet to write that ordinance, we're not gonna have that meeting until we know who's gonna be working on the ordinance. But um but there were some there were some concerns Um out there in the industry that we might be hurting some of the new dealerships coming up, but I think we've pretty much rested um their fears that none of them will be stopped in any way. And um just direct any

2:46:51questions, maybe. To Denise. And um If someone calls you, but we've reached out to and and and uh the um Scott Finks group, Rich Becish, Larry Morgan. Um the Furmins and some some uh

2:47:09reach out to you.

2:47:10Who?

2:47:10J. Rosario.

2:47:12I don't know what that is.

2:47:14He used to own he used to own Wesley Chapel Nissan. So okay.

2:47:20Okay, so we we just want to make sure they know that this is not gonna affect their um Mm-hmm. This won't The intent is not to stop them from um building uh their new developments. That's not And they should not be affected, but we want to know if there's any issues. But we want them centralized. So send them I guess send them to Denise for for now. M

2:47:40Madam Chair.

2:47:41Yeah.

2:47:41So just to be clear, the ordinance moratorium part is just for used car dealerships,

2:47:46not for

2:47:46the easement.

2:47:47No, we are not allowed to distinguish. Um between but if you want to hear some good discussion about it, go to the Planning Commission meeting. I've listened to it twice just to be sure what I was listening. And there's a great discussion on it there in the Planning Commission. And it's towards the end, it was the last item. And it's a very short planning commission. So you can hear um the discussion there. It's my suggestion.

2:48:13Does someone want to answer that?

2:48:14Next meeting. I it just went to Planning Commission last meeting. I think the I think they're on the twenty second. So they could be around.

2:48:22Yeah, 22nd. Um, but then there'll be another one. So so there'll be lots of time to Adjust any issues, but there will be a stakeholder meeting.

2:48:31Yeah, because I'm all I'm all for changing the used car dealership ordinance, but I I don't want to affect anybody who might be coming in or barred property and to affect that in any way because if they pick to go just to the north or just to the south of us.

2:48:45Right. That's not our intent. But for legal reasons, they they couldn't distinguish, but If you wanna Well

2:48:52I I just wanted to clarify the hearing date. So the 22nd is first reading and then the eighth is adoption. So 22nd of February, the first reading, it'll come to the board. And the 8th of March is the adoption hearing before the board. We did again, uh, Commissioner Starkey made a good point. Uh, please listen to the LPA. We did create some carve-outs. Um and uh Uh that should handle it and we did. have a phone call with at least one new Car dealer, owner with

2:49:22Mr. Starkey.

2:49:23Three coming. And he's comfortable. Yeah, yeah, yeah. but but they still want to give their input as we write the ordinance and that and we always do that we always have stakeholder meetings.

2:49:32Okay yeah I just I know madam chair i don't want to get into weeds too much but like for was for example that one gentleman i talked to talked to you about a second ago He had purchased property some time ago, which kind of abuts um the Luxus dealer in Wesley Chapel. It's actually in the Back of Simon Oaks along 75, um, as well as the Toyota dealership. But his concept was a little different than a new car dealer. It's the certified

2:50:01I think it's a reconditioning facility.

2:50:03U used car dealership, um, Motor Trend, which they have one in Orlando already. So but I don't know. We we can wait till the public hearing, but okay. know, you pro he did you already talk you already talked to him.

2:50:16I thought the one you were talking about was a reconditioning facility because we are getting one in off of Eagleston.

2:50:21That's Well, if that's what you want to call it, I guess.

2:50:25Do you wanna um can you say

2:50:27vehicles? Uh uh the way they explained it to me, and this was just list literally Friday. Uh they don't sell vehicles from that facility. What they do is and they're not open to the public. What they do is they take in cars and they recondition them and then ship them out somewhere else. It must

2:50:40be a whole different project about it.

2:50:42Okay, because this is right off of Eagleston and right next to Right on Eagleston next to an uh the I think it's Lexus.

2:50:48Yeah, maybe they got some other plants too I'm not aware of. So

2:50:51um

2:50:51um since it sounds like they ordered the car online and then it gets shipped there and then So in the Planning Commission, there were some edits to can you send that to all the commissioners? Absolutely. Okay. And then again, if you have questions, it's very well explained at the Planning Commission. Okay. Um

2:51:09and and of course, please, I do not want to take credit for this as Elizabeth Blair with the County Attorney's Office. I've just been assisting in this regard. And we are getting a group together on February 24th, and we'll know who. the project manager for the group will be.

2:51:22It's not a real long, lengthy, uh complicated ordinance. The fix is pretty simple. So I think everyone's gonna be okay. Um February 22nd. Oh so uh Gulf Harbors. Whew, MSBU will be on our. Next meeting. It's been advertised. Um sorry Barbara Wilhite is not here. Um she's been working like crazy and they have she's got another stakeholder meeting with Some of the residents to to make sure all the

2:51:52concerns are allaid. Uh we're just down to the advisory committee language, but Um Commissioner Fitzpatrick, you haven't been here through all the fun. So um I think you're number one on the list for people to come speak to you to inform you. But I think you'll all be getting uh a meeting set up before that. And lastly, and Jack, this is kind of sad news. Um I spoke to uh David Green yesterday and he informed me that DOT has been um working

2:52:22with CSX for um possible acquisition of the rail corridor, and CSX said they are no longer interested in selling it.

2:52:31Really?

2:52:32That they anticipate that they will be using it more and more for their own uses and it's off the table.

2:52:39What area is that?