Commend Mr. Goldstein for Live Local efforts
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I would like to make one other motion before there's a motion to adjourn. Okay, go right ahead. And that is that the Planning commission. recommend to the Board of Commissioners that Mr. Goldstein be commended for his efforts. on the Live Local uh statute. this year at the legislative session in Tallahassee, although his attempts the Senate bill. modified,
failed, he did get it through the back at least a portion of this through the back door in a budget bill and Pasco County now at least for a year. Um can Opt out. Of the eighty to a hundred and twenty percent AMI, am I r saying that correct, David?
That's correct. And I appreciate the thought, but I would be remiss to say that I I mean yes I was instrumental in part of that, but There was a lot of people pushing for that. Our board itself as you know, mate there was a lot of press about that. And so I I appreciate the thoughts, but I to say that I was unilaterally the one the reason that happened I think that's a good thing. Wouldn't be not totally accurate. We had w there was some help we had Come influential people in Pasco.
It wasn't just me. So I appreciate the thoughts, Mr. Moody, but I would I would I wouldn't feel comfortable accepting it because
I still think you're
for your
parts. Your
efforts are
commendable. And I'd like to second the motion. Thank you. Anyway.
So so since since we're in discussion with the second, can you explain just a little bit more than about what
Yeah, so it didn't it So Mr. Mitty's correct, it doesn't affect the land use part of Live Local, which is the part that affects you all the most because you all see the Live Local conditions we come up with. Um We still that's still an ongoing concern for us, but The tax exemption part of it. is as you all know, our board had some significant current concerns with giving a property tax break to basically market rate rents We're not providing any meaningful affordable housing. These were apartment
complexes that were already built, so they weren't even increasing the supply of housing at all. And we were having to give seventy five percent tax exemptions to them. You know, and that impacts funding the sheriff, funding, you know That guy got up a complaint about this project not finding the sheriff. Well the state legislature came in and said all brand new apartment complexes don't even have to help fund the sheriff. So As you can imagine our board wasn't happy. Um we threatened to sue. Finally got somebody's attention. Mr.
Moody's correct, it didn't happen until the end of the session. But We did get some attention at the end of the session and it did make it into the Tax bill. And so it it's a provision that allows the counties if the meet certain criteria in what's called the Schimberg study done by the University of Florida. Sorry, Jamie, the University of Florida, not FS. Yeah, well. Um they gotta have some consent. So they do a report annually on um affordable
housing That report shows that Pasco County and the whole Tampa Bay MSA actually has a surplus of housing. in the eighty to one hundred and twenty percent AMI range, which means this whole theory that there was a missing middle, Pasco doesn't have a missing middle. Right. The extent we have an affordable housing, it's below eighty. It's not The only counties in Florida that have a quote missing middle His Miami D, Broward County and maybe Palm Beach and Monroe. It's like four counties in southeast Florida
Then in my opinion, this entire law should have just been directed to those four counties in Southeast Florida and leave us alone. Yeah, you said that right
away. Right.
So So it's not perfect, but it does allow Pasco County to opt out because we currently have a surplus I'm a little worried what's gonna happen in the future if we don't show a surplus but but You know, for now we do Um and so I think it's a step in the right direction and we're hoping that maybe next session we'll get some relief on the land use side too so that we're not having to give up our commercial and industrial property for housing that's for residential housing that's off the tax rolls. So Um But
the fundamental flaw of the law is I think that Southeast Florida has a problem. and because they have a problem, somebody thought it was a good idea to make that problem the entire state's problem. Right. Right. Yeah.
Okay, so we have a motion and a second. Any further discussion on the motion and you're not allowed to say anything.
All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed, like, sign? Don't you dare. Good. Okay.
Thank you.