Mariano Oakley Yeager Starkey announcements

2:55:43Madam Chair.

2:55:44Yeah.

2:55:44Uh just and I forgot to forgot to mention J J and I were out at the nine eleven uh golf tournament over Plantation Palms where our firefighters were raising money for nine eleven. So uh that was very very incredible. And JJ, I'm very happy to see us doing what you're saying as far as the search and rescue. Uh because you know, when Kevin Guthrie was here, the one thing he always said that that resonated with me is it's so good to send our people out to other areas that have been affected, so if something happens to us, we can be ready for it. And I think that showed really strong in the last storm. So I appreciate you doing

2:56:14that as well.

2:56:16That's all my thing. I don't have anything. Thank you.

2:56:21I do. I have um I have an announcement. Um Back in 2016, my office took over law library services for the county. And it's been going great, I think. But we're adding a new service to our service offerings that I wanted to bring to your attention. I'm very, very excited about it. It is a partnership with Bay Area Legal Services. So a lot of individuals represent themselves in civil matters, and

2:56:51it can be really challenging to do that. We do offer free online legal research. We offer form packets for the specific types of cases that you might have. Well, now with Bay Area Legal Services, they are providing an attorney in our office. in the legal resource centers to be able to meet with pro se lit litigants, those that are representing themselves. And um it's for free and they can come and talk with an attorney about their case

2:57:22and how to move it forward and the attorney can give them some legal assistance and that is happening in both New Port Richey and in Dade City on Mondays and I'm really excited about the partnership and We started it with no no information out there to see how it would go and um we are we already packed um with um with attorney appointments already so we're very excited about that opportunity.

2:57:45That's excellent. Um could you please talk about that program you guys offer? Uh because it worked for me when we sold some land. Oh, okay. It popped up that, hey, there's a title happening on some of the property you own.

2:58:00I would uh thank you for raising um a spotlight on that. I'm uh I take every opportunity to talk about it. Um we have a uh a free service that provides alerts if anything is recorded in Pasco County that has your name on it. You just have to sign up for it. It's as simple as clicking on the link, putting in your name as it would be on the title to your property or the any Business that you might own, so I don't know if you did it on any businesses either. Um so you put the name in and then anytime we

2:58:30index that name, it'll immediately send you either a text or an email with a link to the document that was recorded, so then you can look at it. There is a lot of fraud going on in official records, and I have to say there has been a lot of media coverage in the past year, maybe two Of this fraud going on, but I've got to tell you it's one of the oldest frauds that it's going back to the beginning. Um it's just now that it it is being known. Um, and I appreciate that

2:59:01because I want people to be aware of it and I want them to know that we offer a free service that will provide them with alerts to let them know, hey, something's been recorded, go and take a look. If it is. something that you yeah that you believe to be fraudulent. We also have in our legal resource centers. Um and also online for free if you want to print them out your at your your at home. Um a legal packet with forms so that you can go through the process of clearing that off yourself. It's called a quiet title action and it has

2:59:31instructions on how to do that. And then if you need legal assistance, you can come to the legal resource centers on Mondays to schedule an appointment with an attorney to go through that if you are a victim of fraud.

2:59:41Yes, I mean that's that's happening all over. Over the country, people somehow get on the title.

2:59:45Can I have can I say one thing?

2:59:47So I just want to give a shout out uh to Nikki because I had a friend, she was only texting me. saying, I'm so scared. Um, they're about to come arrest me and I'm like, what is happening? So I try calling her. She won't answer. She's like, no, they told me I can't hang up So anyway, to make a long story short, very long story, she was being targeted for fraud. So I had called Nikki and had Nikki on the phone. I said, let me try calling my friend. So my friend thankfully

3:00:18picked up. She had left the bank with five thousand dollars and was going to meet these people. She was in tears. Nikki talked to her. She's like, I'm the clerk. This is fraud. Go back to the bank. Give them your money. She was shaking, right? You could hear it in her voice. I mean, she was scared to death. And thank God. We got you know, she answered her phone, you answered your phone, and you saved her five thousand dollars. Yeah. But this was legit. And Nikki's like, put them pa transfer

3:00:48them through. Let me let me talk to them. Mm-hmm. I mean and they of course wouldn't pick up. Mm-hmm. So

3:00:54so on uh

3:00:55But she had taken out five

3:00:56thousand

3:00:56dollars.

3:00:57My friend um Alison Cromley that y'all know from the school board, they were up in North Carolina. They got a call in the middle of the night From their daughter's phone. That wasn't with them. And she was crying in the background. And they were saying they had they were there, they were gonna kill her. If they didn't send the money. Now they called from her phone. And so they were, you know, like waking up like what? What? And um They actually did send some money. Um but um

3:01:28They were they called the Sorry, they they did call for law enforcement and they did not go for whatever reason. So they called A boy f uh a friend. That's a boy. And that w and he went over And she was sleeping. But They literally called From Her cell phone. And um and it sounded just like her in the background crying. And they they It was ho a horrible experience they But it was it was

3:01:58fraud. So

3:02:00did they get her phone?

3:02:01No, they they I don't know how they did that. Yeah. Okay.

3:02:09And and yeah, I don't I don't know if they're able to track down where the money went. Um So, okay, um for me, um don't forget um keep Pasco Beautiful is uh September 20th. Uh I'll be in my tent. Out in the Utah Desert. I'm going actually to the town where that the guy who What state? The shooter's town, Saint George. Newtown. Really? Oh Newtown. And I'm gonna be right near Spanish Fork, which I've been to before. Um so

3:02:40hopefully it's not a zoo out there. Um Uh my staff uh spent the morning painting um One of the uh habitat houses.

3:02:50Oh, and there's Paula.

3:02:52I don't remember which day it was, but it was last week. Um Then uh I want to thank the legislators. Um I thought we had a great meeting. And I think I think they enjoyed it and um we we had uh uh great discussions on things uh on how we can make our county better. So Um, so all those who could make it and their staff, and uh and we had a lot of staff there. I just want to thank everyone for a great morning. Um and yes I I toured the Moffitt. Center that was amazing.

3:03:23My only my only I got a little concern, you know, that they're Just everyone realize it's a not for profit. And If They don't sell any of the land that any of those companies come from around the world to build their offices. We don't get the property tax. We do get tangible tax. But if the legislature takes the tangible tax away How how You know.

3:03:53Well there'll still be high paying jobs uh within within the community and hopefully folks living here. So

3:03:58that's that's seven hundred acres of high value. property that we will see I don't know what to do about it. I I I did ask Josh, please just sell a c at least sell a couple lots. You don't have to keep all of it. So anyway. Maybe I'm hopeful we can have those discussions with them. Um Then uh oh Katie wanted me to let you know that was her ID on the IT buyback, so I have to throw that out there. So she says she gets a day off. Um

3:04:30Then um I talked to the county administrator about this. She also she's she does she does good stuff. She found this out. So when you look when you go online and you look at property And it's in Pasco County's name. We have a lot of property that says property of it's you know, Pasco County you and it's on Osteen Road or something, right? Facilities. Facilities, yeah. So um So, what we need is real property will co and it's this was in our rules, and we're not doing it. Real property

3:05:01will coordinate with the Pasco County Property Appraiser's Office to modify the second line in the owner's address of the parcel folio to add the county department that will be responsible for maintenance of the par parcel. So

3:05:16it's not in there. That's a bigger problem than because there's property that isn't hasn't has nothing to do with Pasco County that is registered to Pasco County Administrator.

3:05:25But then then it won't be there. But at least it differentiates a little bit, right? Yeah. So 'cause otherwise they think everything is ours. Or you know, and we don't know. Who's Managing it, right? Um Then I want to hand these out. Oh wait, I sent you some video, Gina. Did it load? Let me see which one. Uh this is General Steele. So last Thursday I was on that victory ship. General Steele was uh Thur uh three star general

3:05:55in the Marine Corps.

3:05:58Well,

3:06:00I don't know why she did that. And um He is the general in charge of the intrepid uh air and space museum up in New York City. And um that once a year for nine eleven they make l lunches and a a lot of people come there volunteer and they stuff Stuff bags and I do s stuff for the community. But um He was very interested in AMP skills actually. I've got his card and he wants to come take a look at it. So Again, if you ever get an opportunity, we're

3:06:30not on the victory ship here. This was a fundraiser for them. This is the starship something, but. A couple times a year they open up the victory ship for tours. Uh what else did I send you? Oh, okay, here's my video from the habitat. I want you to see all the people that are there. This is really kind of amazing. Um that's the couple that d they did the H G T V show. It was packed. There's Ron Day.

3:07:02Oh a lot of people had already left. left. It was it was really good. Yeah.

3:07:10Um

3:07:10okay, so I want to pass these out. You don't have to run. You can walk or I already handed some out so I don't have as many. But a reminder that um we'll be hosting. What is it called? Miles That Matter? It's the first event for all children in the county. And we're doing a a a very fun uh event at the market. We're expecting over 500 runners and more and more companies are helping to sponsor it.

3:07:41Let's see what else. Uh our our park is coming together. The um The bike park out on the east side of the county and um tourism. We at the Tourism Council are very excited about what this is gonna mean for us in the years to come because we will be we'll be able to host all kinds of events when the other bike parks around the country are closed down because of weather. So should be a real draw. And

3:08:11um also we're working with one of the groups that we we met um Overseas on setting up a very interesting triathlon. And um we have to have some volunteers to work on that. But hopefully it'll come together. It's a triathlon that happens on three days. So it's very different than the Iron Man format. The run happens on one day. The swim. and the bike and you do it in different places so we can really Showcase the county. Um I envision maybe a swim

3:08:41being in one of the lagoons. The bike over by Commissioner Oakley's house. Um and the hills there and then the run in Starkey Wilderness Park. So Could and they they would only do one per state, so we would be the only one I can't remember the name of the the organization out of Brazil that are that we're working on with this, but very very cool event. So Okay. I think that's uh That's all we got. Anything else?

3:09:11But budget? Under the budget or no?

3:09:15All right, so we don't talk any more about it. Five fifteen.

3:09:18Why?

3:09:20We kinda heard I think we have a majority idea. Yeah, that's that's why I did that. Okay.

3:09:27That vote is pulling it all together.

3:09:33Right away specifically on it. I know.

3:09:37All right, thanks everybody. Exactly.

3:09:41What do I have to sign?

3:09:44So we're adjourning. Yeah, we're adjourned. We're adjourned.