R26-232 National Public Works Week
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Okay, so now we're gonna close public comments. We're gonna go resolutions. If the board doesn't mind, um RS4's one for National Public Works Week and we get a whole team that's here. I don't wanna like delay them from getting up to their work, so if you don't mind we'll bring them up forward. Okay, so public works we're gonna hear R S four. Please come forward.
I want to
go to work.
Sorry.
Oh my goodness.
I mean these guys are so productive we can't have them sitting around.
In the coolest part
of the
day.
Well she likes it. Yeah. Yeah.
Didn't leave anybody out. No
one's at work this morning, huh? Where's
Barrett?
Where's
Barrett? All right. Is Barrett in your department?
He's here. Commissioner Oakley.
Where's my trees?
Stay stay hidden, Barrett.
I meant to call you yesterday.
Okay, I will go ahead and read the resolution. Resolution number twenty-six dash two three two, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of May 17th through the twenty-third, twenty twenty twenty six as National Public Works Week in Pasco County, whereas public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities, and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities. and to the public health, quality of life, and well being
of the citizens of Pasco County. And RAS, these info infrastructures and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of Pasco County's public work professionals, who are engineers, managers, and employees responsible for rehabilitating, improving, maintaining, and protecting Pasco County's transportation network, public buildings, and stormwater infrastructure that are essential for Pasco County's citizens. And RAS, it is in the public building. Interest for civic leaders, residents, and children of Pasco County to gain
knowledge of and to maintain progressive interest and understanding of the importance of public works and public works program in their respective communities. ANRAS, efficiency of the qualified, dedicated, and talented employees who staff public works is materially influenced by their can-do attitude and an understanding.
ANRAS National Public Works Week became an educational campaign in 1960, and 2026 marks the 66th annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association. ANRAS, the 2026 National Public Works Week theme, is Rooted in Service, Powered by Community, which acknowledges that. The roots of service run deep in public works and recognizes the s sub substantial contributions
public work professionals make to protect our national Health, safety, and quality of life. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares the week of May 17th through 23rd, 2026 as National Public Works Week in Pasco County and encourages all citizens to support public works activities this week and throughout the year, done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this nineteenth day of May, 2026. Yes.
Moves approval.
Second. All
in favor say aye. Aye. Thank you. I'd like to say that uh you know this morning on on the radio talking about things we're gonna talk about, I was very proud to say the recognition public works was gonna get today. Didn't know we had this many people coming forward, but I'm glad you're all here to hear it. Um You know, yesterday we had a meeting with a stormwater project, the septic to sewer project, combining together with Sea Pines. We had experts from the stormwater side, we had people from the septic to sewer side working
together to try to bring the project, which so many things Need to happen together. And Brantford, when you brought it up years ago, we don't want to do a road project unless we're gonna look at the stormwater to go with it. Uh so the between the stormwater sidewalk projects coordinate everything. I think the way we're running things now is absolutely phenomenal. And what you guys do out there day in and day out, you've made my life so much easier from 2004 when we had those four hurricanes, all the storms we've had in the years between. I used to have a loop that would take me like eight hours to go from the top of the county down
to the end of my district. No. hours time it's done. It's more like just checking things over to get things done. So the great work you've done, I know rebounds are all over the county, but I'm gonna say the great work you're doing is making this county better and better and better. And I wanna thank you for all your work. Jason.
Thank you, Jason Mickle, Pogeworks Director. Um I appreciate it. Uh Mr. Chairman Mariano for the team, getting them up here so they can get back out to work. Um I'm sure they're anxious to get out there and get back to what they do uh very well. Um you know I I I just want to thank the board individually. Each of you have um supported us in many different ways. It's not just funding support. Uh we we have multiple dedicated funding sources for our core mission. And public works. And you know that's taking care of the the infrastructure within our right-of-way, right? And the roads. We've
done a lot of great things with our roads this year, but also our stormwater, as as the chairman mentioned, um, our stormwater infrastructure, building projects that alleviate flooding, and then maintaining those. Um that's our that's the the the core of what we do. Um and these men and women here behind me, they're excellent at doing that. Um I think You know, I I'm I'm proud to be to be part of this team. Um I'm proud to work for for this board and this leadership team. Um the great things that that you do to support us just help our help our mission. Um you
know the the rooted in service powered by community, these are all folks that live in the community. They all live here, they all care about their community, they care about the work that they do, um and it and it supports our our thriving communities. When we have well maintained roads, when we're not flooding, it people want to come here for those things. If we weren't doing that, that would just be a impediment to having people want to come to this county. So we we greatly, you know, appreciate the support that you give us so we can contribute to that thriving community. Um I I
know Mike's probably already giving me the hook. Um so I I just wanna say, you know, one I wanna give you one Cool little uh anecdote. Um and then I'll turn it over to Brantford or Mike if they want to say anything. Um I meet I try to meet with the team as much as I can. Um you know they're busy, so I don't want to take their time too much, but I try to sit down with them um just to hear some of the stuff that's going out in the field. I met with the the leadership team um and and Mr. Jason Pope right here, he's not gonna speak, he doesn't want to. But I w I wanna tell you something that
a qu quick conversation that I had with him. Um, you know, a any great team, whether you're executing, whether you're not, you know, you're you're still gonna go through ups and downs and some of the things I was talking to Jason about were how do we how do we improve the culture within our within our field teams? Um and I just posed that question to him to see as a leader, as a longtime county employee, what did he think? And he paused and he looked around my office, because he was sitting in my office and he's looking around the office, right? And he's like, where's the core values? How come you don't have the core values hanging on the wall? And I
thought to myself, Well, wow Uh that's a great idea. Start with the core values. And if you don't know, they're on the back of your badge. Right? They're uh they're now it now they're on our badge, right? So no one should forget them. They're right there. Um and I I thought that was a great idea, just to start. Foundation, right? How do you set the foundation for your team? Start with the core values. That's what we all believe in. So I want to thank you, Jason. It was a great idea. Um and with that said, I'll shut up and I'll turn it over to Mike or Brantford if you have anything to say?
I think I'll just I think I'll just weigh in and say thank you, Jason, to to you and the team. Your leadership has been phenomenal. Bradford, your your leadership uh as well, both as a former director of public works and now as the assistant county administrator. The transformation of this department, I've I've witnessed it uh both from the private sector to now has been nothing short of phenomenal. You guys are the backbone of everything that we do, and it's always been there. But you approach the job with humility. You approach it with an attitude of getting stuff done, and that's exactly what you guys do day
in and day out. You're the silent service that keeps the backbone of our infrastructure functioning, and I can't thank you enough for everything that you do.
And just so everybody knows, the way we do resolutions now, the person who does the sponsoring, which I'm delighted to be the sponsor, does the talking. You've got four other commissioners here that are just one probably bitten to get to that mic, but we have a lot of other things to do. Well that's how we do it now. But just so this whole board supports the great work you do. So thank you all. I'll come down for the picture.
Yeah, too many for all of us.
Alright, we'll let the photographer
handle.
Can they line up behind you? Is that okay? So we get like half of you to line up back behind the desk, please? And then the other half in front.
If you're taller, be in the back, you know who you are.
Yeah, no.
cut my simple roll up four pieces.
Although I cut the bottom.
you guys today.
Oh
yeah, I don't try to smoke
it.
25, 39. Alright, we're
gonna have to get in real tight like we like each other, guys.
Please and thank you.
We can take some more top people back here. Yep, keep going. Or like file into like the home here. Or come back here. I see uh two two very tall people. They're gonna catch me a couple, so we're good. Alright, make sure you can see me. Everybody's good? Everybody in the room can see me. Okay, ready? Here we go. One, two, three.
One more. One, two, three. Thank you everyone. Good job.
Some mic is a.
Everybody knows the water.
Yeah, mine's mine's a high one. Okay, mine's not a low one.
So just for the record for everybody watching, that was the biggest crowd we've ever had I think, even outdoing the firefighters.
Oh four. Yeah. Did you clock? Oh,