consent agenda pulled items and block approval

1:28:05All right. I'd like to go to the consent agenda. I have several items for poll.

1:28:09You have the time certain at 1115.

1:28:11Uh I do have the time certain eleven fifteen, but I'm gonna move you back, Bill, just a little bit. We're gonna do this quick. All right. Uh so the consent agenda, item C 14 for a poll and revise, C22 with withdrawn, C28 pull and revise, uh C forty-nine eighty-one we're withdrawn. Uh I I have pulled C19, C13, and C46. And I would like to just do the uh pull and revisors first. Andy Fossa, C14.

1:28:40Is it

1:28:40thirteen and forty-six, Chair?

1:28:42Thirteen and forty-six, yes.

1:28:44Sorry, Andy's not here today. You get me, Eric Brightonbach, Assistant County Administrator for Internal Services. C fourteen is for maintenance of software that services the 911 center. The recommended board action did not contain authorization for the chair to sign the quote. So my revision requested is to add that authorization for the chair to sign the quote.

1:29:03C fourteen.

1:29:04Recommend change recommended.

1:29:06Mm.

1:29:07District One, Commissioner Oakley. District 2, Commissioner Weightman. District 3, Commissioner Starkey. District 4, Commissioner Bradford.

1:29:17No I

1:29:17heard. District five, Chairman Mariano.

1:29:20Aye, motion passes C twenty eight.

1:29:22Who wasn't the second to that motion, please?

1:29:26I guess. I was I mean I'm not sure.

1:29:35Good morning board members Andrew Baxter, Facilities Management Director. This was a change to the sale and purchase agreement for Kirkland Ranch Kiefer Road Widening. The agenda item has been revised to reflect the following sections. The fiscal INSI-PACT section has been revised to identify the required funding in the amount of three thousand dollars and to also identify the funding source and project number. The distribution session Uh section has been revised to include instructions to board records to retain the executed agreement signed by the Chairman

1:30:05and distribution of the fully executed original agreement.

1:30:11Follow uh Rocalvo, please.

1:30:13District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weightman. District three, Commissioner Starkey. District four, Commissioner Bradford.

1:30:23District five, Chairman Mariano.

1:30:26And item C nineteen, I just pulled this for one reason. I just want to recognize what we're doing. I don't know if the Chief or J J wants to speak to this briefly what we're doing. It's a uh for environment build fire station for gear cleaning facility. Um it's all about protecting our firefighters. Chief you want to talk about it for a second?

1:30:45And again, fully supportive, I just want to draw our attention that we are doing the best we can to help.

1:30:52Good morning uh Commissioner's Tony Perez, Fire Chief Pasco County Fire Rescue. So What we're doing here with Teaming Up With Facilities, we're doing what's called the DCON Depot at Fire Station 28. It's a decontamination process for the health and safety of our firefighters. As we know today, um cancer is extremely relevant. um in our fire service and we're exposed to all those contaminants. So what we're looking to do is improve our process. And right now we currently

1:31:22have a fire station number nine. And fire station thirty eight are are decon processing systems that are in place today. What we're looking to expand that that we can have a much quicker turnaround time for our members to get their gear back. Currently right now we have two 45-pound machines that can roughly do four sets of gear at a time. For just um playing sake, on a normal working structure fire, we can have up to 20 to 28 members on scene at one time. So

1:31:53four sets of gear The process takes much longer, the turnaround time is longer, it's greater than seventy-two hours. So what we're looking to do is with this DCON depot is to have two sixty five pound washers one forty five pound washer that's gonna allow us to wash sixteen sets of gear at one time, so we reduce that reflex time of seventy two hours and we get that gear back to our members at a much quicker rate and it saves us money having to send that out and get it

1:32:23longer. So it's a it's a win win for us in the county and the fire department. Second Yeah roll call vote. Thank you, Chief. Thank you. Thank you.

1:32:32District One, Commissioner Oakley. Aye. District two, Commissioner Weightman. Aye. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Bradford. Aye.

1:32:43District five, Chairman Mariano.

1:32:46And C thirteen. Um I pulled this and um I I was looking for a red line version, I didn't quite get it. Um but I want to say as far as like fees, before I increase fees, my thought was even though they may be separate, our permitting fees have been collecting and we've got a surplus and we're looking at bringing those fees down. Um before I actually it would increase fees even Though it's a separate type of thing. I think we should look at trying to like bring this back with that at the same time to say

1:33:16we are increasing fees for these, but we're gonna be cutting fees on the others. Uh I don't know what the board thought there, but that's my that's my uh inkling. Because I I would have thought we had we would have had the fees. that we're gonna cut back sooner than that. Commissioner Weightman.

1:33:31No surprise. I'd be happy to take a look at a fee schedule

1:33:34and

1:33:35understand it a little more thoroughly, Chair.

1:33:37Okay. Uh so we should we continue this maybe thirty days?

1:33:42Uh sure. Sixty days and maybe we can bring back at the same time a little looking uh we might be able to cut on our permitting fees for the rest?

1:33:52Well yeah, we can we can certainly do that. As as you point out, these these fees are different than the building construction fees. I have talked with Mr. Major. Uh there is um there is an ongoing effort right now to look at the permitting fees and doing them differently. Mr. Major has seen some things and he wants to make some changes to that, so I applaud his his diving into that. These this fee schedule is just an update for planning and development fee schedules, which is subsidized through the general funds. So there are areas where we are subsidizing the development community, also trying to do some things on traffic as well

1:34:21as live local costs that we would that we would assess on that. That's what this fee schedule is about. I don't have a problem delaying it 30 days if the board would like to understand it in a little more detail and be prepared to to bring that back to you.

1:34:36And I know Mr. Mazur is doing a great job. We're I'm delighted that he's there. I think it's

1:34:45Mike, do you want to bring it back in December or do you want to bring it back in January? Because thirty days will put you in January just

1:34:51Correct. So I think I would have to ask Mr. Major what the timing is on the BCS permitting side of the House is if you want if the Board wants them to be together. I don't know about one for one, but uh Roy.

1:35:01And if New Port Richey is easier we can do that too.

1:35:06Roy Major, Assistant County Administrator Development Services. Um the the item in front of you is largely driven by um the expenses that we would incur to monitor local initiatives and and can can make sure they're in compliance. Um there also are some activities, uh some permitting activities that we do very routinely that we are not compensated for, but we do frequently. We do we do we do have a presentation if you're interested in seeing that. I would just also point out that Uh our

1:35:36planning group actually draws revenue out of the general fund to the tune of about $2 million a year at this point. And so we thought that it would be a good idea to recoup some of the revenue that we are not currently billing for. With that said, with BCS, there's been an initiative going on to look at our BCS fees for about two years now. And so clearly clear clearly that's had some fits and starts. And so It's a you know high in my priority just

1:36:06take a look at what's been done. and and just really see where we are in in that effort.

1:36:13Let me reconsider my position.

1:36:17Um You know, the Live Local is a big deal, and that was one of the things I really liked about it. Um so that isn't that that will is something we do need to get into place. Um and as I'm I'm glad you mentioned it's been about two years we've talked about this, but I know you've just about I think the chillers are on the new building are going in. We know what the costs are gonna be, we know we're ready to go. So if you can uh maybe just give me a verbal commitment that within sixty days you'll get something back to us about doing their regular cuts, then I'm I'm good I'm good to let this thing go.

1:36:47I I'm I'm I'm very willing to to talk to talk about that to try and just try and just discuss where we are in that effort. Uh I guess to manage expectations for us to come before you in sixty days with a recommendation to lower building fees or raise building fees. I I I can't make that commitment. But to discuss it

1:37:07just give give it give it an effort, it's all I want to hear and uh we'll we'll I'll build. I will be supportive of those. Okay. And I know you got so much going on, you're doing a phenomenal job, so thank you.

1:37:18Second.

1:37:19Any further discussion? Roll covert.

1:37:22District one, Commissioner Oakley. All right. District two, Commissioner Weightman. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Bradford.

1:37:35District five, Chairman Mariano.

1:37:37Hi. Okay. Last one was C forty six. I pulled that just for one reason. I think interest rates we just saw maybe maybe ticking down. Uh our interest rates last year were at seven percent. We have raised them up continually for the past several years. I think at seven percent. I don't think we need to go any higher than that at this point. Um especially if the market may change. So if the board is comfortable keeping at the same rate we've got. I think I've talked to the administrator he's comfortable with that too.

1:38:05Yeah. Okay.

1:38:06Move approval. So we need to move approval to

1:38:09move approval to the seven percent rate. Yeah. That's good? I'm approval. Will that work? Okay.

1:38:13Is it okay, yeah, uh second. District one, Commissioner Oakley. District two, Commissioner Weightman. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Bradford.

1:38:27District five. Thank you. District 5 commission um commission sorry Chairman Mariano.

1:38:32Hi. Okay. And now we'll move to

1:38:35Mr. Chairman M we need a motion for the rest of

1:38:38the consent.

1:38:39I move to approve all other items not brought up in the service.

1:38:44Second.

1:38:44All in favor? Roll call vote?

1:38:46District one, Commissioner Oakley.

1:38:48Aye.

1:38:49District two, Commissioner Weightman. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner Bradford.

1:38:56Aye.

1:38:57District 5, Chairman Mariano.

1:38:59Aye. Okay. Motion passes. Thank you. Mr. Cronin, please come forward.