Call to order invocation pledge roll call
What the county recorded
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The source document
The county’s agenda for Board of County Commissioners, Aug 19, 2020
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The county’s agenda for Board of County Commissioners, Aug 19, 2020
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The county’s minutes for Board of County Commissioners, Aug 19, 2020
The published PDF, as served by the county. This item is one entry in it.
The county’s minutes for Board of County Commissioners, Aug 19, 2020
The published PDF, as served by the county. This item is one entry in it.
What was said
Machine transcription of 4m of recording, with speaker names inferred from voice matching. 45% of 20 lines carry a name. It shows what was said, not what was decided, and both the words and the names can be wrong.
Good morning everybody. I'd like to call to order the hybrid virtual Pasco County Board of County Commissioners of August nineteenth, twenty twenty. We'd like to remind everybody to please silence all electronic devices and meet your microphones. In addition, I'm sure you've noticed that we all have All the commissioners county attorney and the clerk from Comptroller on the dais today. You may have noticed, however, that the new addition, as you can see here, of our safety barriers, in order to serve our community in the best possible way, we wanted to hold our BCC meetings with all members present. These safety barriers allow us to do so in a safe and responsible manner. So
at this time, I'd like to once again please rise for the invocation of the pledge.
O merciful Creator, your hand is open wide to satisfy the needs of every living creature. Make us thankful for your loving providence and grant that we, remembering the account that we must give one day, may be faithful stewards of your good gifts. Amen.
I closed a little bit of a legislative to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Mr. Clerk. If you would please call the roll. Yes, sir.
Commissioner One, uh Commissioner Oakley.
Commissioner One.
Here. District three. Yeah, Commissioner Starkey is in the building, but not on the dais at this moment. District four, Commissioner Weightman.
Here.
District 5, Commissioner Mariano.
Here.
District 2, Chairman More.
Here.
Thank you so much. Let the record reflect that uh Commissioner Starkey is now in the room.
Okay, Mr. Steinsteiner, if you'd please go over today's proceeding with the BCC.
Mr. Chairman, I'd be happy to. On March 20th, 2020, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-169, which has recently been extended by Executive Order 2179, which suspended any Florida statute that requires a quorum to be present in person or requires a local government entity to meet any specific public place. However, the board has chosen to hold this board meeting with a quorum physically present utilizing communications media technology for
the public and team members to participate. A detailed advertisement was run in the Tampa Bay Times indicating the board's intent to conduct a hybrid virtual meeting.
Babada. Even with Executive Order No. 2112, the Governor's Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step Order, large gatherings of over fifty people are not recommended to congregate in any public space. that does not readily allow for appropriate social distancing. The State Surgeon General on july twentieth, twenty twenty, issued a public health advisory indicating all individuals should refrain from participation in social or recreational gatherings of more than ten people. Based on this the
conduct of a regular meeting, would certainly not meet the spirit or intent of these orders, The public ha ha is afforded is being afforded an opportunity to make public comments either in writing or by the use of communications technology that has been provided. The Board adopted twenty dash one eighty two resolution twenty-one eighty two on june thirtieth, twenty twenty, establishing the procedural rules for a hybrid virtual meeting such as the one being held today. As with any meeting that you take action, you are required to take
public comment on any proposition Pursuant to section two hundred eighty six point zero one one four, Florida statutes. I'm available for any questions.