P35 Commission on Status of Women seventy five hundred
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All right. Why don't we move to item P thirty five, we'll come back to this.
Okay. Keep moving.
P thirty five, we have proof of publication of the hearing of this matter in the February twenty-fifth, twenty twenty six edition of the Tampa Bay Times.
Hey, good afternoon, Commissioners. My name is Connor Donovan, Acting Chief of Staff. Before you today is item P thirty-five, an ordinance amending Chapter Two, Article Five, Division III, Section Two-Two Hundred of the Pasco County Code of Ordinances. relating to the Commission on the Status of Women, Providing for inclusion in the Pasco County Code of Ordinances, severability, conflicts, and an effective date. This comes to you with a recommendation of Waving introduction
and accepting public comment. Then adopt the proposed ordinance, amending the Pasco County Code of Ordinances by roll call vote. And authorize the Chairman to execute this amendment. And I'm happy to answer any questions.
Public hearing. Oh. Yeah.
So the we've currently been funding them for five thousand a year, they want to go to seventy five hundred a year. Alright, so
I didn't see the work plan. I had to go ask for the work plan as far as what they're what they're doing with the money. But Um I think it should discussion should be had what they're doing.
This goes to this pretty much goes to their big big annual uh event that's the right-of-way.
They haven't been able to Okay, so does Just pretend Blaze Ignoli is in the room. Do you think we should have this group trying to raise money on their own to fund these things rather than us doing it?
They they are I think they are. But they're brand new, so
Well, having an event is brand new. This is this is gonna be their second or third luncheon. Which one? Yeah.
I actually afforded to
I know you'll sponsor it.
Yeah.
So in in doing so, I mean do I want to take taxpayer money to pay for a luncheon? Well should I look for those who are out there to go contribute to it?
It's about the status of women and and in Pasco we all care about the status of women. And how people look at 'em and and what they do for the county and what they do in the country.
They get a lot more in Hillsborough County, I can tell you that. They get 'em a lot more.
I I just think we should be going private sector. I mean I'll I'll support this one, but I think we should put a um notion out there that all those people who want to support the women, let 'em step up and go start sponsoring these things too.
Yeah, I I think this was Very much in line to to do what they need to do. I
think Blazik Nullie will be thinking differently, but All right, any further discussion on the item? It's time for public comment. Anyone here in the public want to comment on item P thirty five.
Gotta hope
that was sitting there all day.
And you had a motion? I
see someone coming forward.
Oh okay. There's one.
Didn't plan on it but I will. Christy Zimmer, um, address of record. As a woman, business owner in this county This commission on women, I've been following it does nothing for all of us women in this community. I don't want my taxpayers going to paying for their luncheon. What what's the feedback for the community and the women business owners? There's been no outreach.
Did you give them um any your information for women owned business?
Yes. No uh there's nothing. So if it's going to pay for their luncheons, I'm not okay with my tax dollars doing that. If it's gonna build up women in business, yes, but it's not. My thoughts.
Mr. Garbello. I I just want to add that they are prohibited from spending that money on food.
Oh, sorry. Okay. Okay, so it's not going to the food.
Or is it good? And and uh so w with that said, I say that I think you should get that lady the coach today, and she should be one of your speakers. Should be one of your speakers. Get a lot of people excited. Well, our speaker last
year was the one that was at Amskills that you you saw that with the um foster kids. It was fantastic. But
as much as it's a it's I mean I I appreciate what they're doing. I I will tell you the conversation I think it was had we had last year or the year before, they talked about trying to work on ladies as far as health uh childcare. Yeah,
they do
maternity leave. Well I haven't seen a thing come back to us.
Well you're not going to be able to do that.
Just bring it to us. We're the we're the ones paying for it.
Maybe before we do this, we need to have them bring us a presentation telling us why they need it and how it's going to be.
Yeah, just for additional context, they did come to this board and present their action plan this past summer. They did. And at that meeting, you guys gave the direction via unanimous vote to say yes, let's bump you from five thousand to seventy five hundred. Right. This is just effectuating that in the actual ordinance. So that direction had been given, they do present their work plan to you on an annual basis. This is just putting that into effect.
Why wouldn't they already in place and But
I am gonna follow up on what Christy said, make sure because one of one of our big goals there is to um really um beef up sorry, guys, uh and support women owned businesses. So I will make sure that it's getting out there in the community.
So you have a motion and I have a second. Yeah. All
in favor say aye. Aye.
Aye. It's an ordinance.
It's an ordinance also. District one, Commissioner Oakley. Aye. District two, Commissioner Weightman. District three, Commissioner Starkey. Aye. District four, Commissioner. District five, Chairman Mariano.
Aye. And once again we have a waiting list because we don't have a space big enough.
Where
are you going? Where you at?
They're at uh I think they're at PHS E? Yeah. I'm gonna try that new place on the Sun Coast if he's done. Look
at Spartan, you get Wyagrass?
Uh
Saddlebrook?