County administrator county attorney clerk reports

1:52:02Okay. Mr. Bowles.

1:52:05Good morning. I won't take up the rest of the time. Just uh the result of the AM Alabama game is not the reason I had two flights canceled. Just had to sneak that in there. Um

1:52:19Some good news. Just we had a chance at the International City County Management Association, ICMA, to present kind of our cultural journey over the last four years here at Pasco County and how well the culture has changed to now more of a collaborative customer service based and how much improvement that's made in our customer service. And in the and the results we see in the community. That was so well received. I've already gotten two advice to go deliver that same presentation to vario

1:52:50to two state associations. So it was a huge hit at the conference. Unfortunately, it was not part that was live streamed, but it was went real well. I actually made the same presentation, at least at Pasco a few weeks ago as well. So So a lot of great things going on here at Pasco from a culture perspective which results in customer service, improved customer service. So that's one thing.

1:53:16Yeah, I I think that's we got good news here. Uh we'll get it out to you. Uh but I think that's that's all I have today and I'll turn it back over to you, Chairman M

1:53:27That it?

1:53:30Okay. Mr.

1:53:31Thomas? Mr. Chairman Members of the Board, uh I had emailed you all a memo uh with regard to the Visi lit litigation. Um That was the skeet shooting range that was out in East County. Um we did not prevail in that case. Um we would we're bringing this forward um basically that our recommendation is to abstain from appealing the trial

1:54:02court's ruling. and direct the County Attorney's Office to negotiate and or litigate the attorney's fees demand by the disease as a result of the trial court's ruling.

1:54:15Okay.

1:54:18Any discussion? Which could you explain which one that was?

1:54:23That was the Olympic hopeful skeet shooter um that was that they had altered their property um to um That's a good one to do. basically create a skeet shooting range for her, um and the neighbors were upset about the Ski shooting, the debris that was falling on their property, that sort of thing. Um but basically we lost

1:54:53uh based on the Joseph Carlucci Fireheart Protection Act that the legislature passed and the court basically feeling we were preempted from regulating the use. Well it's good.

1:55:06That's it's weird, but you can't. I get that in my backyard.

1:55:11Well the the the problem the The legislation does allow us to regulate Formal ranges. But the court felt that this was not a formal range. So

1:55:27Are

1:55:27they still there shooting?

1:55:30Are they still there shooting?

1:55:32I

1:55:32believe so.

1:55:33And what about the

1:55:33debris that's falling in other people's property?

1:55:36Uh that's a civil matter between the two property owners.

1:55:40I'll gotta take that with up civil. Okay.

1:55:44So I yeah, would like a motion.

1:55:46Yeah. What is feet? So move. We've got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed like sign. Motion passed 5-0.

1:55:58Uh the second i litigation issue that I have for you all is that outside counsel has asked us for permission for them to file another action uh with regard to The advertising Oh company that worked for Purdue. Um City of Pembroke Pines filed a initial action directly. My understanding is that this

1:56:28is there's a middle district or a multi-district litigation case. This one is not based in Ohio. This one is based in California.

1:56:44I and they've given us to the 15th to either withdraw from or not give them authorization or that they will file on our behalves. Um I would like the board's permission to continue to investigate that with outside counsel and make that determination on your behalf. Um there are some concerns about Um how the how this case will be treated in in California. Uh

1:57:14I know Pinellis is concerned about being involved in in the case, um and they we're trying to set up a phone call with the um local outside council to explain what regional outside council is doing on this case. But because uh this is my last board meeting before that call, uh I'd like you to defer that decision to me and I'm not sure.

1:57:42I don't remember what you're talking about. I don't even remember I honestly don't even remember I don't know

1:57:47if anybody

1:57:47else does.

1:57:48So the so the opioid litigation that we're involved in suing the manufacturers, suing the distributors, outside counsel has suggested yet another defendant, which is the advertiser for Verdue.

1:58:02Adding that okay, gotcha. Bringing them to the right-of-way.

1:58:07No, this is this is Brand new to me too.

1:58:10No, we haven't had those for the

1:58:11Okay, so the motion is to let you continue to vestibate. I'll make that motion.

1:58:14Second.

1:58:15Okay, I got a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. A

1:58:19little further discussion as well, if I could.

1:58:20Motion passed 5-0.

1:58:22Thank you.

1:58:24At the Regional Planning Council, we did talk, we had a little presentation from our attorney to look at what they what everyone thought about the opioid settlement. The general consent was no one was happy that we were being dictated exactly how to spend the money. part of the thing was pr pretty much where people weren't happy with it. So um as you go looking further to go down the road from everyone that pretty much responded in the room, they're gonna like look to draft something to some type of letter saying for the future ones if

1:58:54not even for the current one we want to be able to use money towards damages for us to dis decide how to spend the money that comes to the settlement. Um so that was just just so you know broad base with everybody in the room they all felt that way.

1:59:05Okay.

1:59:06Okay.

1:59:08All right. Mr. Clerk? I have nothing to present on behalf of the clerk's office.