Commissioner reports historical markers tourism tax State Road 56 accidents

2:03:39No, they are. Okay, we are to commissioner's items. Commissioner Oakley.

2:03:44Oh, that's great.

2:03:46I run fast meeting.

2:03:51That's good too.

2:03:54But I um I've uh got Got a message from a fellow by the name of Doug Sanders, been living in the dates of the earth for a long, long time. He's uh president historian. group here in uh Pasco County. He brought to my attention about a marker there for Pasco County. marker right there by three oh one between my office and three of one. There's a marker there and it has the wrong date on it. So um that marker

2:04:25and one for Licucci and one for Trilby. I have asked uh Senator Simpson if he could see that those got made for us. And he said yes. So he's gonna take care of it. I've given him all the information he needs for Redoin those signs and then When they come back then we'll uh place them at appropriate sites. So change in one is Twenty-one days difference in in the

2:04:55marker should be

2:04:57it should be right.

2:04:58It should be right. It should be changed. So Um That's gonna be done and thank Senator Simpson for his work and helping us achieve that without us spending any money. So

2:05:10Okay. Mr. Moore.

2:05:12Thank you. Um one whoops just nice must spot on my phone. Uh just an update for the um from the T D C. Um I did want to give a update on their tourist development tax collections to the board. In November twenty twenty one, T D T collections were up sixty eight percent from November of twenty twenty. Our November 2021 TDT collections were up 42% over November 2019. So that tells you how incredible our tourism industry is actually doing here in Pasco County, and what an important role you know the

2:05:42tourism economy plays on Pasco County. So 2019 was a record-breaking re record-breaking year pre-COVID. So have a month now in 2021 that B 2019, that's really, really strong. So that's a testament to our DMO and all the great work that they're doing. Um two more quick things. Um I do want to thank I'll I'll probably just let the chair talk about our trip, but I do want to thank personally thank our legislators, not just our delegation, but all the legislators that met with us while we're in Tallahassee. I'll leave it at that because I'm

2:06:12sure you're gonna give an update. We don't all need to talk about the same thing. Um

2:06:17Um I've been getting quite a few calls and messages from citizens in reference to State Road 56 and the amount of accidents that are happening there and the lack of patrol, not from our sheriff's office, because that's that's actually the state troopers. Um I know they're limited on resources and I can appreciate that, but I'm just hoping that our team can somehow reach out, you know, again, and I haven't past with our state police, um our troopers because um

2:06:49It's There's a lot of accidents, a lot of speeding going on. We had unfortunately there was a double fatality um just a week ago and those were actually kids drag racing. This was during the daytime. This is happening on a regular basis. Actually from where I live You can hear them, it's so loud, you can actually hear them drag racing, not only in the in the in the during the day, but at nighttime too. So if we can work together, it's also happening on County Line Road. I'm getting quite a few calls about the excessive speeding

2:07:19and and racing on County Line Road for these young people with their souped up cars. Heck, you can hear their mufflers for miles away.

2:07:27Commissioner Moore, can I add something to that? Because I I I've also been um getting calls and actually had a meeting with some people on this, and we have a meeting coming up with the sheriff, and thank you for reminding me because I'll bring this up and maybe um I see hi his representatives are here. My understanding is You know, tipi typically I think the highway patrol is supposed to do the state roads and the sheriff's supposed to do the local accidents. That's what I mean. That's what I'm saying.

2:07:53And they've got some the F H P doing some of the local road accidents. So if we could get check on that. Yeah. And um because there's only a few F H P people and what I hear what I've been hearing is that if you're in an accident Actually my my husband was in one. Someone re-ended him on Christmas Eve. You have to wait a really long time For an F H P person to come. And that was on Little Road, not on a state road. So We'll have that conversation. But yeah.

2:08:22But anything we can do to reach out F H P um about traffic enforcement on State Road um fifty six and county line, that'd be a huge help just so our residents can obviously um you know feel see that and and be more comfortable. Um And hopefully act as a deterrent. Um I will talk to you. I think um Andy already reached out to your team in reference to um working with the city of Tampa on a possible signal on County Line Road. And that would be on the

2:08:53To give my direction, somebody on the western s west of Bruce B. Downs. West of Bruce Bowns.

2:09:03So I'll reach out to you. That's all I have. Thank you.

2:09:05Thanks. Uh Commissioner Mariano. And I have a 12 o'clock I've got a lunch meeting. So we're gonna end at 12 and then we'll catch up after. Commissioner Fitzpatrick.

2:09:14Thank you. Um I did believe I do believe that every auto accident a state trooper does have to come out and only the state roads. So um,

2:09:25it's local ruts too. I think you're yeah.

2:09:28That's come out for every. Sure. But anyways, okay, so I just would like to say I did attend the Light Up the Night on Saturday. It's a great event to help raise awareness to human trafficking and they also help support local human trafficking nonprofits and their victims.

2:09:46Um

2:09:49Of course we mentioned we had the resolution for Pepin, so it was an honor to speak at their Great American Teach In. Previously, of course, in the past year, I would like to thank public services and the community development. They were able to house 254 people and we s are still working on a nice list, but I would like to recognize them as well because we're honored to receive the award. They

2:10:20did receive an honor for Pasco County. It was a National Community Development Association recognizes Pasco County Community Development. It's the winner of the 2022 Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award for the collaboration on the project of Rosalind Rondeau residences.

2:10:41Yeah. I would like to just touch base briefly about our trip to Germany and the apprenticeship program. I think it was really important. they do have the opportunity to have fifteen students attend Germany and a lot of times we only send two or three students over to Germany and meanwhile they send their full amount here. And Since we can't discuss due to sunshine, whether

2:11:12we start discussing it now or Just bring in it aware whether it's the Board of County Commissioners, the PEDC, the school board or raising having different communities help raise funds to send some of these students and help pay for their air for airfare because the airfare is one of the constraints on why we do not send so many students overseas to participate in the apprenticeship programs.

2:11:42So maybe if we each pitched in a third of the price or helped or Did fundraisers to help our students be able to go overseas.

2:11:54Um Do you want to finish later or I'd like to hear what you have to say, but I have to I have to go. And I think Commissioner Oakley.

2:12:03Yeah, I'll say

2:12:04finish