C58 median landscape maintenance contract

56:11Aye, motion passes five zero. Thank you. Commissioner Starkey you said was it C fifty one or C fifty eight you wanted to pull?

56:17Um C fifty eight,

56:19C fifty eight, okay. I can't read my own writing.

56:22Is um this I guess is in Mike Carbala's world. Um this is a landscaping contact. And I don't have any photos today, but I know I've driven around with Ainsley and um Um others looking at the state of the Pasco County Medians. And that was two years ago. And I don't see any improvement in them. And so I'm a little frustrated because we will have. Uh, we have medians

56:52that have gaps in them. And I think they look really sad when they're not being kept up. I worked really hard to change the rules in Pasco County to allow for landscape mediums when I was an average Joe citizen. And so I was wondering if in this contract. that this is gonna include the upkeep of me of median landscaping and Pasco County medium.

57:16Actually the public works director Brantford is on the line. I think he can answer that question.

57:20Thank you.

57:22Yeah, you good, Commissioner Starkey.

57:24No, he's Bradford's is gonna speak.

57:25Oh, he's uh I'm sorry. I missed that.

57:27Actually was in the car with Ainsley and I when I showed them the state of our media, so And I'm pretty sure I was told that we were gonna have someone start fixing them, so Brantford?

57:41He is unmuted. I'm not sure why he's not speaking.

57:45I don't see him. I see Sam Bennett.

57:49Just plus three.

57:52Which mediums are you talking about? Oh, there's people. There's trees missing

57:57everywhere. And

58:03Sorry

58:03guys, I don't know why he's not speaking. He is unmuted.

58:07So, Commissioner, it is my understanding that uh this particular contract is to take care of what I would call the more higher-end landscape medians within the county. I don't have a specific list, we can provide that, but this is an attempt to make sure that we are maintaining those medians in in an appropriate manner.

58:24Okay, because when I read it, it didn't say median, so that's why I was just questioning that. But if you telling me that we are going to Work on the medians. I'm very happy. And we I think that we can use funds from the tree mitigation trust fund to help uh replace. the missing trees. So we have the funds available to purchase them. So I it's just a matter of pro I think having the manpower or the contracts to do it. So I'm glad this is moving forward.

58:54Yes, thank you. And and if you'd like, we can try to get you a list of the areas that were included in that bid and then if there's opportunities to do other things. Yeah, I agree.

59:05Yeah, yeah, and just for Commissioner Starkey's point and you know I'm in agreement because you think about how good 19 is looking now. We tried to get funding uh for 41 twice. Unfortunately, um it was vetoed both times. times. Um, but there are obviously county roads that are in dire need and I agree a hundred percent, you know, when we're trying to just for the daily drives for our citizens, but in addition when we're um looking at recruiting businesses to come to the area and and uh wanna see that we keep maintain our areas it's like

59:35we require citizens to maintain their landscape and At their businesses, right?

59:41Yes. So thank you. With that, I move

59:43approval

59:43of C 58.

59:45Second. I have a motion by Commissioner Starkey, second by Commissioner Oakley. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

59:50Nick One, Commissioner Oakley. I four. Um strict five, Commissioner Oriano. Hi. District 2, Chairman Mariano.