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C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 1 MONTHLY REPORT Moonlake Sidewalk Robot built by Pasco County Library Patrons Pasco Day in Tallahassee Fire Rescue - Training Class Reporting Period: February 1-28, 2018 Vol 1, Issue 3
2 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A Table of Contents | County Administration 6 Development Services Branch 7 Internal Services Branch 9 Public Infrastructure Branch 11 Public Safety Branch 14 Public Services Branch 16 Performance Measures 20 Capital Improvement Projects 25
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 3 Pasco County is committed to providing services that meet the needs of our citizens and enhance the quality of life for our residents and visitors. Pasco is a diverse and rapidly growing mix of vibrant places and open spaces, and is the future of Tampa Bay as the place to locate thriving centers for business and commerce.
4 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A County Administrator’s Monthly Report | The Monthly Report is designed to provide up-to-date information on the operations of Pasco County Government. As part of this document, you will find branch updates, performance data, and items of interest, together with information on our progress towards strategic goals and objectives. February was a challenging but rewarding month for pushing legislation and additional funding for our County. In an effort to advocate and support our several public infrastructure and social projects. ability to operate closest to the people we serve, on To Speaker Corcoran, Senator Simpson, Repre- February 6th the Board of County Commissioners, sentative Burgess, and Representative Mariano, our the County Attorney, the Intergovernmental Affairs neighbors in Tallahassee, a sincere thank you for Team, and myself, traveled to Tallahassee for Pasco continuing to support your community from afar! County Legislative Day. Meetings were held with I would also be remiss if I did not personally thank Speaker Richard Corcoran, Senator Wilton Simpson, our team, who year-after-year review, analyze, Representative Danny Burgess, and Representative and advocate for better programs and conditions Amber Mariano, where we discussed the County’s that benefit our neighbors in multiple areas. By State Legislative Priorities for the 2018 Legislative working together, we continue to strive to make Session. While this session was mired with conflicts Pasco County a community we can all be proud between the various representatives of local and state to call home. government, our team, with the support and guidance from our Legislative Delegation, was able to score a Dan Biles, P.E. win for Pasco County. County Administrator We are grateful to our legislators for their efforts in
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 5 Board of County Commissioners County Administrator County Attorney Legislative/ Administrative Branch Development Services Internal Services Branch Branch Public Infrastructure Public Safety Branch Branch Public Services Branch People | Purpose | Performance
6 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A County Administration | Intergovernmental Affairs • The Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) Office submitted a letter to the Constitutional Revision Commission committee members from the Board of County Commissioners urging them to support Home-Rule and respectfully requesting they oppose Proposal 95. • The Pasco County Federal Legislative Agenda went before the Board for approval during the February 20th Board Meeting. Four new items have been added to the agenda. These consist of: Transportation Funding opportunities, Opioid Addiction appropriation activities, Public Safety Grant Program funding, and the support of legislation to prohibit FEMA from de-obligating previously awarded disaster funds for projects that have been certified as complete by the state for at least three years. • Update since last monthly report: Pasco Citizens’ Academy - The Fall 2018 Sessions of the Citizens Academy have been scheduled. The Online Application is available on our website. Folks can apply from now until August 10th. This is a free educational program for County residents 18 or older. More information on the Citizens Academy is available via the Intergovernmental Affairs page. • The Commission on Status of Women (CSW) presented their Top Priorities and Progress to the Board during the February 20th Board Meeting. • The CSW is co-hosting with Pasco Hernando State College and For the Girls International, a free Women’s Symposium on Harassment Prevention Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Pasco Hernando State College-West Campus Performing Arts Center. Office of Performance Management • Organizational Performance Management: Our efforts to transform Pasco County Government into a high- performing organization are being noticed across the country. We have been invited to present our story at the 2018 FBC Conference this Fall in Orlando. • Media Relations and Communications: So far this year, unsolicited media contacts are up 60% over last year which indicates an established level of trust in Pasco County as a reliable source of information relevant to our citizens. Pasco County has become the “go-to” source for information in the Tampa Bay area. • Customer Service: The results of a third party employee survey showed that the Customer Service depart- ment has the highest level of employee engagement in the entire organization. This translates into the best possible experience for the thousands of citizens who call or walk in to our buildings. People | Purpose | Performance
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 7 Development Services Branch | Don Rosenthal Asst. County Administrator Economic Growth • Welbilt Inc. (NYSE: WBT), a leading commercial foodservice equipment manufacturer, will enlarge their presence in Pasco County by adding an additional 42,000 square feet of laboratory, test kitchen space, and an improved customer experience center. This capital investment expansion will add more than $10 million annually in Gross County Product and create new 110 jobs. These new positions are expected to pay an average of $69,000 per year which will exceed 200% of the average annual wage in Pasco County (2017). This project was made possible with an Economic Incentive Agreement in the amount of $650,000 through collaboration efforts of the Pasco County Office of Economic Growth and the Pasco Economic Development Council. “Welbilt is very pleased to be expanding our presence and extending our long-term commitment to the state of Florida and Pasco County. The thriving business climate created by the state and local governments, along with the availability of a highly-educated workforce, excellent universities and great infrastructure, are among the key factors contributing to the success of this area,” said Hubertus Muehlhaeuser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Welbilt Inc. Fiscal Services • The Central Permitting office is transitioning all Developer Credit account activity directly into the Pasco Permitting System. This process will increase Developer Credit account accuracy, transparency, provide overdraft protection, current account balances, and transaction history. Code Compliance • Code Enforcement met their target of responding to citizen requests within 7 business days, meeting this target was the goal of our reorganization proposal for fiscal year 2018. Building Construction Services • Unlicensed Contractors Program -Notable Enforcement: On 02/06/2018, Detective Souto went by 37422 SR 54W Zephyrhills. Det. Souto saw several persons working on this building where no permit had been issued. Det. Souto contacted James Russell, Unlicensed Contractor investigator, and the team met with a licensed contractor, Sid Pomp. Mr. Pomp said his client, Trent Goss, calls him when he gets into this kind of trouble. It was learned Goss Invest- ments purchased this property in September 2017. The building was completely renovated, including new a/c and ductwork, plumbing, electrical and sheetrock. Furthermore, it was discovered Goss Investments and their associate, SKS Management, have spent over $500K during the past calendar year at the Zephyrhills Home Depot store. Goss Investments owns Palm Tree Acres and Sunnyside Mobile Home Park, both in Zephyrhills. On February 12, 2018 Det. Souto, James Russell, and Sam Lackey, visited these two parks and 8 stop work orders were issued. Many mobile homes were in various stage of rehabilitations and no permits had been applied for nor issued. • Further investigation is pending as are charges. Planning & Development • Adopted 2/6/18, Effective 2/7/18 Land Development Code (LDC) Amendment 27 consisted of Horizontal Round- table/Interested Parties-driven and minor fix amendments to the LDC. • Adopted 2/6/18, Effective 2/7/18 LDC Amendment 28 consisted of allowing digital display on signs for regional attractors. LDC Amendment 29 to allow digital display on Community Development District (CDD) signs was presented to the Local Planning Agency (LPA) on 2/8/18 and had its first hearing on 2/20/18. The final hearing (adoption) is scheduled for 3/14/18. • Long Range Planning launched two (2) corridor planning initiatives in February: the US 301 Corridor Model Development Code and the Old Lakeland Highway Study. Both of these projects will run concurrently through
8 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A June 2018. The team is currently working on seventeen (17) active Comprehensive Plan Amendments and nine (9) entitlement cases. Metropolitan Planning Organization Projects in Process: • Transportation Improvement Program Amendment (TIP)- Diverging Diamond Interchange- Added funds ($16M for retaining wall lengths, traffic railing, shoulder barrier wall, guardrail lenghts, high mast lighting, etc.) • Long Range Transportation Planning Goals and Objectives Regional Premium Transit Study Update Transit Development Plan (TDP) Underway • Coastal Anclote Multi-Use Trail Project Website- www.coastalanclotetrail.com Current Planning Commission District 1: • RaceTrac Vandine • Chapel Creek Phase 1B Village 4 • Wells Road Properties Phases 1 & 2 • Epperson Ranch S Ph. 2H-2J Commission District 2: • Union Park PH 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7E • Camp Idlewild • Cypress Creek Town Center N. Parcel E Infrastructure • Connerton Village 2 Parcel 218 Commission District 3: • Trinity Assisted Living Facility Commission District 4: • Rose Haven Pool • RaceTrac Bexley • YFA Apartments • Bexley North Parcel 5, Ph. 1 • Rangeland Blvd West Ext Ph. 2 • Starkey Ranch Village 2, Ph. 1 & 2 System Administration The System Administration team is busy implementing new system functionality and process improvements including: • 2 New Record Types (Permits) • New Electronic Document Review functionality for our Plans Examiners and customers. • A streamlined process for our end-users and citizens to request support. • New Electronic Document Review functionality that will digitize the plan review process, improving internal efficiency and enhancing customer service. • A streamlined process for our end-users and citizens to request system enhancements and to get help with the system. Bexley Development on SR 54 Current Planning
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 9 Internal Services Branch | Erik Breitenbach Asst. County Administrator Facilities Management • The construction of Fire Station 13, located on Old Pasco Rd in Wesley Chapel, has been awarded to Trias Construc- tion. This will be a three bay station and is scheduled to be completed in Winter of 2019. • Fire Station 12 has been substantially completed and Fire/Rescue has moved into the station. Fire/Rescue is planning a ribbon cutting ceremony for 3/27/18 at 8:00 AM. • Fire Station 38 will be advertised for bid in the next 45 days. We anticipate a June start date for construction of the four bay station that will be located on Overpass Rd in Wesley Chapel. The anticipated completion date for this station is early Summer 2019. • The McKendree PCPT and Fleet Facility is currently being advertised for bid. The bid closing is scheduled for April 24. • The Hap Clark Building Atrium project is anticipated to have the front section completed by the end of March and the rear section will begin in April. • The temporary jail expansion is being planned in coordination with the Pasco Sheriff ’s Office. A completion date is anticipated for the Fall. Fleet Management • Vehicle and equipment buy is 85% complete. Fiscal Services • Fiscal Services is working to fill several vacancies. • Fiscal Year 2019 budget entry was completed for the departments served. Human Resources • As a benefit of employment with Pasco County, we now have access to discounted event tickets, park admission, travel, and other products and services at up to 55% off the retail price. Please visit https://pasco.perksconnection. com to set up your account and start saving. • The next bargaining session with the Teamsters will be held on April 10, 2018. • The Pasco County HR department has been very busy; in the last 30 days we have hired 78 new employees. Information Technology • New County website to be “showcased” to the Commissioners at the 3/27/2018 Board Meeting. • New Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Internet page to go live first week in April (known as CivicRec).Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources users completed training -the week of March 5th in preparation of the system going live. • Agenda Automation (Sire Replacement) contract scheduled to go to the Board meeting on 3/27/18. • Coordinated an agreement for Accela to provide Pasco County with its own web site in the cloud in April. This is being done to resolve speed and latency issues that have been experienced within the application. • Public Safety Radio Project: The seventh radio tower (final tower of the project) is being erected at Fire Station 37. This project is expected to completed in early Fall 2018. Office of Management and Budget • Preliminary revenue estimates were presented to the BCC at the February Workshop. Office of Management and Budgt (OMB) will continue to monitor and refine revenue estimates. • OMB met with representatives of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court to negotiate the current Interlocal Agreement which is set to expire June 1. This agreement details how to handle the Court’s FTE’s that are County funded. • The County’s Financial Auditors require an independent indirect cost calculation that is no more than three years old. Since the study was last updated in 2016, OMB met with Maximus representative Troy Tangen to kick-off the indirect cost study update. In addition, OMB facilitated meetings between Maximus and end user departments. Data
1 0 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A gathering will continue through March with and expected delivery data of the updated study set for May. • On February 22 was the first status meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representa- tives to discuss Hurricane Irma reimbursement requests. Purchasing • Purchasing is working to fill several vacancies. • Awarded bids include: • Roadway Improvements (Erhen Cutoff) was awarded to D.A.B. Constructors, Inc. for $1,974,544.44 • Intersection Signalization (CR54 and Grand Oaks Blvd.) was awarded to Florida Safety Contractors, Inc. for $265,600.20 • Roadway Improvements (Lake Patience Road Phase IV) was awarded to Florida Safety Contractors, Inc. for $370,881.00 • Sidewalk Improvements (Hudson Ave.- Guava St. to Yosemite Dr.) was awarded to Florida Safety Contractors, Inc. for $292,921.94 • On-Going Chemical Feed System Maintenance, Repairs, and Replacements was awarded to Odyssey Manufac- turing Company for $204,000.00. Rick Hopper - Facilities Dan Consentino- Facilities Chuck Knowles, Facilities
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 1 1 Public Infrastructure Branch | Flip Mellinger Asst. County Administrator Fiscal & Support Services • Fiscal Year 19 Budget Process is underway with over 40 cost centers budgets being prepared across all Public Infrastructure divisions Utilities Engineering & Contract Management • The 4G Wetlands project received the American Academy of Environmental Engineers Honor Award for project engineering and design. The Academy is a national organization dedicated to leadership and excellence in environ- mental engineering. The project has now racked up two (2) state/local awards, two (2) national awards, and one (1) international award. Well done! • The team continues to keep pace with explosive growth: Over 60 private development review projects and initiation of construction improvements/expansions on two (2) major wastewater treatment plants in the month of February. • The team has been fully involved in all aspects of future regional water supply planning and discussions with Tampa Bay Water Member Governments to ensure the cost effective, sustainable growth of our regional drinking water system. Customer Information & Services • Customer Information & Services has maintained customer call wait time under 2 minutes and averaged wait times of Michelle Akus and Regina Marshall 1 minute and 38 seconds in February 2018. Customer Service • Customer Information & Services has maintained the three (3) business day turn-around time for online applications. We received 567 requests for new accounts via our online application process in February 2018. • Team members assisted customers with more than 2,565 transactions in our Dade City Walk-in location and more than 3,200 transactions in our New Port Richey Walk-in location. Utilities Operations & Maintenance • WATER OPERATIONS: Team worked together to aid our Contractor in cleaning and inspecting ten hydro-tanks, dive cleaned and inspected one storage tank, which supply our isolated water systems. This was accomplished without any issues or interruptions of water supply to our customers. • WASTEWATER OPERATIONS: • The long needed, sand and grit cleaning project, has been initiated at the Embassy Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant. Completing this project will result in significantly increasing the processing capacity of the plant. • The Wastewater trainee program has been a great success and to-date has produced six qualified wastewater operators for the County. • RECLAIM OPERATIONS: • The team collaborated with wastewater to implement a plan to be able to pump out of the Boyette reservoir to bring the current reclaim water level in line with the optimal projected level. This involves the coordination of filter backwashing and the operation of the high service pumps at multiple locations. • Installed a new pressure control valve on the pipe assembly at the Wesley Wastewater Treatment Plant to improve the operational capability of the Pasco County Master Reuse System (PCMRS). This new valve results in simplifying the process to control the backfilling of the storage tanks from the PCMRS & the Boyette reservoir.
1 2 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A • PUMP STATION MAINTENANCE: • Completion of four Pump Station (P/S) overhauls and also accomplished electrical refurbishments on three of the four P/S’s. • Installed two new odor control units at Burning Bush and Bartelt pump stations. These odor control units will vastly reduce any odor in the vicinity of these pump stations. • FIELD MAINTENANCE: • Completed an 8” gravity collection upgrade/repair, which involved installing two additional manholes to improve flow on Embassy Boulevard & Haverford Drive. • GPS program on wastewater valves and ARV’s are 25% complete. To date, 395 valves and 107 ARV’s have been uploaded into the GIS data base. • Installation of 6” reclaim meter on Golf Links Blvd in Lake Bernadette has been completed. This resolves the conflicts with the Home Owners Association common area irrigation wells and the County’s reclaim system. Solid Waste • Engineering design work began for expansion of the East Pasco Transfer Station located on Handcart Road. • Covanta Pasco began maintenance outage work at the waste-to-energy plant for planned maintenance and upgrades. Engineering Services • Surveying and Mapping Division has started using drones and robotic survey instruments. As a result, Project Management completed construction of three traffic signal projects and one sidewalk project: Collier Parkway and Hale Traffic Signal (District 2), Moon Lake Road and Tree Breeze Traffic Signal (District 4), Moon Lake Road Sidewalk (District 4 and 5), and US 301 and SR 575 Emergency Fire Signal (District 1). Collier Parkway and Hale Road Traffic Signal • On February 23rd, a plane crashed into a traffic signal pole at the intersection of CR 54 (Old Lakeland Highway) and Curley Road (District 1), and Traffic Operations provided a rapid response to the incident. The signal team was deployed to investigate and immediately took action by cutting the damaged mast arm and reconfiguring the signal heads into a temporary configuration in order to keep the traffic signal operational. The temporary “fix” is working well and will be replaced with a new traffic signal pole and mast arm in March. • Survey continues to refine their 3D mapping capability.
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 1 3 Public Works • A contract to perform County wide major drainage maintenance is out for bid with a bid opening date of April, 2018. In prior years, Public Works utilized contracts such as this to maintain drainage, ditches, ponds etc. that had not been maintained for 50 years or more. The addition of this crew for the next three years will greatly improve drainage in the County. • Flooding in the Meadow Brook Estates neighborhood located east of the Suncoast and South of SR 54 has been ongoing for many years. A major drainage ditch through the neighborhood stopped at the edge of the development. With the development occurring in the area the Storm water Division has obtained an easement over property outside Meadow Brook Estates and a contract to complete the ditch to a wetland is out for bid. This will help alleviate flooding in the neighborhood. • The Department had been working with the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) on a potential major project in the Pithlachascotee and Anclote (PACE) watersheds to reduce flooding. During Debbie in 2012 major evacuation routes, e.g. SR 54 were flooded and closed. This project was to address this issue. Unfortunately the program the ACOE was operating under had a monetary cap of $10,000,000 and the project was going to exceed that cap so it was ended. This month Congressman Bilirakis sent a letter to the ACOE requesting that they include funding for the PACE project in a program without a cap. If approved this will restart the ACOE efforts on the PACE project. An example of the type of major maintenance performed previously and anticipated with the new major maintenace contractor: Gainsboro Pond - Before Gainsboro Pond - After Upcoming Events: • The Great American Cleanup – Saturday, April 18th from 8:00 AM to 12:00 p.m., at Pasco Palms Preserve (Parking at Eagle Point Park). For more information email kking@pascocountyfl.net or call (727) 856-7252. • More information on these events can be found on Pasco County’s events calendar.
1 4 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A Public Safety Branch | Kevin Guthrie Asst. County Administrator Emergency Management • HAZMAT GRANT: Submitted 50% of a grant application to Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM). Second 50% will be submitted to FDEM by middle of March. • HEALTH CARE FACILITES: 17 facility plans currently under review (as of 3/12/18). • MITIGATION: Hurricane Irma notice of funding has opened and all project submittals are due to Emergency Management (EM) no later than 5/25/18 in order to have a successful application and ensure proper processes are followed. • PUBLIC OUTREACH: Three requests pending assignment to EM personnel. • MULTIPLE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: Personal development series (PDS). • PLANNING: Reviewed/Updated • Sheltering Interagency Coordinating Procedure (ICP) including those for general population, special needs population and pets • Shelter Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Board of County Commissioners (BCC) and Pasco County School Board • Pasco Planning Matrix (assigns planners/subject matter experts for each of the Hazard Specific Plans) • Pasco Logistics Plan • Emergency Management Accreditation Plan (EMAP) planning meetings and official kick-off/launch which included stakeholders to discuss process/methodology as well as highlighting Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for all stakeholders • Liaison Officer Position Specific Guide • Liaison Officer Checklist • Mass Casualty Interagency Coordinating Procedure • Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) • Everbridge Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Fire Rescue • NEW PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER HIRED: Pasco County Fire Rescue hired its very first Public Informa- tion Officer (PIO) this month. The tasks related to public information promulgation had been previously handled by multiple personnel as a secondary job assignment. Corey Dierdorff, formerly of Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, was selected from a large pool of applicants that had applied for the position. “Corey hit the floor running on February 19th, and has already demonstrated himself to be a tremendous asset to the organization,” said Fire Chief Scott Cassin. This new position will be dedicated to public information dissemination as a measure to improve awareness of topics important to the citizenry. • AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH CAMPAIGN: Pasco County Fire Rescue announced a new campaign aimed largely at raising awareness for autism in conjunction with Autism Awareness Month in April. The department has partnered with Firefighters Charities of Pasco and International Association of Fire Fighters Union Local 4420 to provide a multi-faceted approach to the cause. During the month of April, fire crews will receive specialized autism training delivered through the department’s training platform for self-study. Additionally, crews will be permitted and encouraged to purchase and wear special t-shirts throughout the month of April to bring awareness to autism and how it affects the community. Any monies raised will directly benefit the endeavor.
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 1 5 • SECOND NEW-HIRE CLASS RELEASED TO FIELD: Pasco County Fire Rescue just released its second new-hire orientation class of the 2018 Fiscal Year to field orientation earlier this month. The group of 17 brand-new firefighters began their careers with the agency back in early January and completed an intense seven-week onboarding program through the department’s training academy. Moving forward, and following a successful completion of a two-month field orientation, the recruits will be released to work on their own alongside other professionals within the organi- zation. • SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM COMPLETES TRAINING: Members of the Pasco County Fire Rescue Special Operations Team recently completed advanced training within the discipline of structural collapse this month. The department’s Special Operations Team is a stand-alone, dedicated team of specially-trained firefighters in unique hazard disciplines such as confined space entry, high-angle rope rescue, heavy machinery extrication, water rescue, limited hazardous materials response, and now structural collapse. The team recently participated in full-scale capstone exercise with Florida Task Force 3, a state urban search and rescue team based out of Tampa Bay. Boat Fire Off Coast in New Port Richey, FL
1 6 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A Public Services Branch | Cathy Pearson Asst. County Administrator Animal Services • NEW SPECIALIZED MOBILE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (S.M.A.R.T) TRAILER: Pasco County Animal Services (PCAS) has received a new emergency response trailer thanks to a generous Emergency Response Grant from PetSmart Charities. In addition, Friends of Animal Services, Inc., a Pasco non-profit dedicated to helping the animals sheltered at Pasco County Animal Services, funded the trailer wrap with appropriate messaging. Animal Services greatly appreciates the assistance of Commissioner Mike Moore who helped to initiate this grant request. Animal Services Team PCAS - S.M.A.R.T. Trailer • FLORIDA ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE (FACA): Several members of the Animal Services Team attended the Annual FACA Conference on February 17th. Animal Control Officer Stella Ickes was a finalist as the Animal Control Officer of the Year for Florida. Congratulation to Officer Ickes for the great work she has done and for her nomination. • Pasco Park Walks – New Partnership Creates Pack Style Walks in the Parks for Dogs: Animal Services and Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources have teamed up again to create Pasco Park Walks for shelter dogs and public pets. Every month the Park Walks will be held at different county public parks. February’s Park Walk was held at Key Vista Nature Park in Holiday. This is a great opportunity for some of the shelter dogs to get out for a long walk and you can help socialize them by joining us with your pet. Park Walk schedules can be found on our website. • SAVE 90 Program: Animal Services operates a SAVE 90 program with the goal of saving 90% or more of the animals that come in to the county shelter by finding them homes in the local community. The shelter once again reached its goal in February by achieving an overall Live Release Rate (LRR) of 92% (95% LRR for dogs & 88% LRR for cats). THANK YOU to all our community and rescue partners for helping save more lives and creating second chances for our Pasco pets. • WEEKLY RABIES VACCINE & MICROCHIP CLINIC: Did you know that State Law requires all dogs, cats and ferrets over the age of four months to have a rabies vaccination? Pasco County Ordinance also requires that all dogs and cats be licensed in the county and must wear their current license tags. If your pets are due for rabies vaccination and licensing then this is a good time to get caught up on both. No appointment needed. Just come to the shelter for our low cost rabies vaccine and microchip clinic held every Wednesday at the Land O Lakes shelter from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. • KITTEN SHOWERS: Animal Services will be hosting a kitten showers for all new or potential foster care parents who want to learn how to care for newborn kittens. The event will be hosted at Pasco County Animal Services, 19640 Dogpatch Lane, Land O Lakes, FL 34638 on March 17th. Time is 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 1 7 Park Walks Stella Ickes - Animal Services Community Development • WEST PASCO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUNDING AGREEMENT : Community Development led the estab- Rabies Vaccine & Microchip Clinic lishment of a funding agreement for $500,000 between the County and West Pasco Habitat for Humanity. These funds will be used to acquire 42 lots on Leisure Lane and Van Doren Avenue for conversion into new affordable homes (District 5). • AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING : On February 14th and 28th, the County convened its final two AHAC meetings. The purpose of the AHAC is to provide recommendations for strategies to reduce regulatory barriers to developing affordable housing in the community. Recommended strategies are being integrated into the County’s Local Housing Assistance Plan. Community Services • The Veterans Services Division will be partnering with SmileFaith Veterans Community Dental Clinic. The charitable clinic opened in January, 2018 and serves the veterans of Pasco County, Tampa Bay, and surrounding areas that do not have VA dental benefits. This accounts for nearly 95% of all veterans. • Over 400 volunteers assist the Senior Services Division in distributing nutritious meals to the elderly in Pasco County. Those volunteers will be recognized at two upcoming events. On March 23, 2018, a luncheon will be held at First United Methodist Church in Dade City. A second luncheon will be held on April 13, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in Hudson. • Jasmine Styles of ABC Action News interviewed Community Services Department Director, Gabriel Papadopoulos, at the Dade City Senior Center for a story that aired March 7, 2018. The story focused on the problem of food insecurity among our senior population and how the Senior Services Division provides nutritious meals as well as social activities to many seniors in need. The video can be found at: http://bit.ly/2tqO7Lm, or read the article at: http://bit.ly/2p2AWed. • Feeding Pasco’s Elderly, a non-profit established to assist with funding the Senior Services Division, will be donating nearly $96,000 to the division to support its meal programs. The funds were raised at fundraising breakfasts and through a $50,000 Broadrick Family Foundation grant. The next fundraising breakfast will be held at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club in Dade City on April 18, 2018. For more details about Feeding Pasco’s Elderly, please visit www.feedingpasco.com. Cooperative Extension • A new collaboration with the Division of Forestry was made to evaluate carrying capacity for cattle on pastures owned by the Division of Forestry but leased by ranchers. Using Best Management Practices, provided by the Exten- sion Office, forage production and carrying capacity have both increased by as much as 50% for ranchers, which benefitted the rancher and helped the Division of Forestry and Pasco ELAMP better manage the property. • Family and Consumer Sciences food safety trainings for restaurant employees were held in February. The One-Stop Shop, at the Stallings Building, Community Farm is currently being planted with a fruit tree orchard and community plots for use by the public (free). The Stallings building is scheduled to open to the public in March. • The County Extension Director/Urban Horticulture Agent represented Pasco County and the State of Florida at
1 8 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A the American Community Gardens Association Winter Board Meeting in New York, New York. The Director will now be teaching an ACGA civic engagement course across the state. • Dozens of Pasco 4-H members participated in an all “4-H At the Capital” educational event where they learned how the Florida State Government operates. 4-Hers met with former 4-H State President and Congressional Senator, Bill Nelson. • More than 100 Pasco 4-Hers showed project animals at the Florida State and Pasco County Fairs (hogs, steers, heifers, bulls, rabbits, poultry, goats, and sheep) and participated in judging events that earned the youth partici- pants thousands of dollars in scholarship funds. • Educational efforts at two Florida-Friendly Landscaping home sites provided anticipated annual water savings of at least 714,000 gallons. • The UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office served 3,212 residents at various events during February 2018. Human Services • Partnership with Volunteer Way: Human Services will be doing weekly case management at the Moon Lake Soup Kitchen owned by Volunteer Way. We will also be performing cleanup/spruce up of the outside of the building week of 3/19/18. • FEMA Food Initiative: Human Services partnered with FEMA to provide large shipments of reserve non-perishable food items to both East and West Pasco partners including Glorious Church in Trilby and Volunteer Way. This will include over 2 semi-truck loads of needed food, hygiene products. • Internal Case Management Process Improvement: Internal case management process has been changed to remove maximum SHIP/ESG caseloads, allowing case managers to see more clients and better manage their own caseload. Libraries • 6,325 people attended 343 programs during the month of February. • 88,291 items were checked out. • Nearly 55,000 people visited our 7 branches • During February, fourteen library patrons in grades 9-12 designed and built a 150 pound robot. In March, this robot will compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition, a worldwide competition with over 3,000 teams. Good luck to them! Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources • Pasco County’s first-ever cultural event series “Lectures on the Lawn” was held February 22nd at Starkey Ranch District Park in an effort to address the need for public humanities programs in our area. A little over 60 residents took part in the kickoff event, which is designed to help preserve Florida’s rich history and heritage, promote civic engagement and provoke community dialogue. Stay tuned for the next cultural event in the series debuting in May. (District 4) • The PRNR team is working through the administrative responsibilities with respect to renegotiating the lease agree- ment with SunWest Park. A revised agreement, designating PRNR to take over park operations, is expected to be presented the BCC for consideration in April. The agreement is actively being reviewed by both parties. (District 5) • In an effort to increase boater access, discussions have been ongoing between PRNR team and Duke Energy to consider a land exchange agreement for the Anclote River Park and adjacent property. A draft agreement has been provided by Duke Energy that includes the local force main project and land exchange. The team is actively reviewing the agreement with the Public Infrastructure Branch. (District 4) • The PRNR team received approval, from the Army Corps of Engineers, for approval of alternative wetland mitigation for road improvements between CR 54 and SR 56. The alternative location saves the County approximately $3.5M in design, construction, acquisition, and consultation services. Proposed as a joint effort between the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Management Program (ELAMP) and Project Management, the project protects 70 acres of environmentally sensitive lands along the Hillsborough River. (District 1) • PRNR is in the process of permitting a County gopher tortoise recipient site on ELAMP land. The property will be available for the relocation of tortoises from all County construction projects. It is anticipated that this will provide a significant savings in both funding and time in permitting for all projects. The team is in the final stage of permit- ting and expects to receive the permit this summer. (Countywide) • Facilities will be managing the construction of two additional multi-purpose fields at Starkey Ranch District Park. (District 4) • The Connerton Development has been undergoing an environmental assessment and a conceptual district park plan. Geo-technical services are currently underway, and it was determined that further geological testing be conducted to analyze the grounds for geological anomalies and potential requirements for grout needs. The report and conceptual site plan are expected to be completed in April. (District 2)
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 1 9 • A potential expansion of Wesley Chapel District Park, to include a gymnasium, is currently on hold while staff works with the Commissioners. The project cost is likely to exceed $2 million, so staff is negotiating the work with facilities while the engineering and design work will go to bid once a course of action is determined. (District 2) • The Waterfront Revitalization Project in Port Richey is in progress. New Port Richey’s Orange Lake dredge is complete and the contractor has demobilized and the sediments removed from the site are currently drying. The City of NPR is working to remove the sediments before the end of March. (City of New Port Richey) Public Transportation • Two bus benches were installed in February. They were installed at the Shoppes at Trinity Lakes (located by the new Publix on SR 54, both east and west bound routes) and at the temporary stop in Zephyrhills. • The Flamingo Fares mobile fare collection system is installed and PCPT is waiting to start the testing process late March. This new application will allow customers to reload their bus fare and manage their account on their mobile device. This system works across multiple counties and helps create continuity between Pasco County and our neighboring counties. • PCPT conducted public outreach as part of PCPT’s annual Transportation Development Plan. On February 17th, PCPT reached out to the citizens visiting the Wiregrass Mall, receiving over 100 responses on improvements to public transportation in Pasco County. An additional outreach session occurred in front of the West Pasco Government Center on Feb 22, with another 120 plus citizens providing vital insight on how PCPT should move ahead for the next 10-years. Tourism • FAMILIARIZATION (FAM) TOURS: The OTD partnered with Visit Florida to bring in two Millennial Travel Influencers (Jason Frankle & Scott Wesson) from California with an Instagram audience reach of 165,000 followers. Both influencers are sponsored by Sony Global Image and enjoyed a 3 day, 2 night stay in Pasco County highlighting the area’s top natural attractions. • SPORTS TOURISM EVENTS: • The U.S. Title Series (USTS), premier Professional Racing Outboard (PRO) in the United States has selected Pasco County to open the 2018 PRO season. PRO is the oldest style of boat racing in the country and one of the only racing series in existence that pushes the limits of technology with minimal restrictions on engine and hull designs. The Event will take place at Sunwest Park May 4-6, 2018, and it is expected that hundreds of participants from all over the Country and thousands of spectators attend the Event. • The US Olympic Women’s Hockey Team, who trained at the Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel for 6 months in their way to the 2018 Olympics, made history and brought home a Gold Medal for the first time since 1998. • Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres, 5-time French National Champions, made the tops 5 at the Olympics and they will be competing to be the best Figure Skating pair at the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships, which will take place in March 19-25, 2018. The French pair will continue training at the Florida Hospital Center Ice. • Savage Race Blitz: The OTD is working to host this new Event in West Pasco in order to increase occupancy in hotels located in Port Richey, New Port Richey and Trinity. • It was confirmed that additional to the Figure Competition, Pasco was also awarded as the host community for the 2018 Rugby Competition for the Sunshine State Games. This Event will take place at the recently-opened Starkey District Park during the Mother’s Day weekend. • VISITOR PROFILE UPDATE: On January 23, 2018 the BCC approved the Visitor Profile and Economic Impact study. Two days after the approval, the OTD brought from Tallahassee Downs & St. Germain Research, the firm who will be conducting the study in order to introduce them with partners (hoteliers and attractions). • FILM PASCO:A local production company in coordination with the Pasco County Film Commission has been filming a new horror thriller in Pasco County. Ninety percent of the film was shot in Pasco at locations including Crews Lake Park. Photos of the production shared on Visit Pasco’s Facebook garnered exceptional interest, reaching an organic audience of more than 10,000, and more than 65 shares. • DESTINATION ASSESSMENT AND UPDATED STRATEGIC TOURISM PLAN 2018-2021: The OTD hired Destination Consultancy Group (professional advisory company specialized in the Tourism/Hospitality industry) to provide and advisory assistance in facilitating the process to undertake a current Destination Assessment and prepare an updated Strategic Tourism Plan for Pasco County. • COLLECTION OF PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FOR PROMOTIONS: A photographer has been hired to develop a professional and high quality gallery that the OTD can use in social media, broadcast, digital, and print advertising. The goal is to develop a collection of 26 60/90- second video testimonials and 360 high quality images that inspire potential visitors to come to Pasco by showcasing the natural beauty and other attractive attributes of our destination.
2 0 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A Performance Measures & Capital Projects | REPORTING PERIOD: FEB. 1-28, 2018 People | Purpose | Performance
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 2 1 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BRANCH Measure February 2018 FY Total SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION Stabilize Pasco Permitting System 87% (Vendor issue - resolved 2/26/18) 95% monthly average Management Support 7 (vendor issue impacted this #) 10 monthly average Support for Internal and Citizen Requests 650 (increase due to vendor issue) 450 monthly average Quality Assurance Support on New Changes and Software Update 11 9 monthly average (9.3 Version being tested) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Central Permitting The overall Residential Permit Process has been averaging less 9 day Average NA than our 10 working day goal. Total Permits Issued 2,091 26,971 New Permit Applications Received 2,591 52,237 Permits Ready to Issue 814 2,298 Certificate of Occupancy Issued for NEW Commercial Structures 11 83 Certificate of Occupancy Issued for NEW Residential Structures 266 1,440 Total Condemnations Filed 0 211 Unlicensed Contractors Unlicensed Contractor Program- Cases Assigned/Generated 5 63 Unlicensed Contractor Program- Administratively Cleared (Administratively Cleared: Non-criminal cases, such as civil 2 18 matters) Unlicensed Contractor Program- Cleared with Arrest 0 27 Unlicensed Contractor Program- Exceptionally Cleared (Exceptionally Cleared: Criminal cases where a suspect has been identified, however, the arrest cannot be made due to the 1 3 death of the offender or an uncooperative victim). Unlicensed Contractor Program- Pending State Attorney’s Office (Pending State Attorney’s Office: Criminal cases where a suspect has been identified, however, cannot be located or lives 1 13 out of the county jurisdiction. This is a request for a warrant). Unlicensed Contractor Program-Unfounded (Unfounded: Criminal case was investigated and it was 0 8 determined a crime did not actually occur). Unlicensed Contractor Program- Pending/Active (Pending/Active: Cases which are actively being investigated 9 29 within the unit). Building Inspections Inspections Scheduled 11,674 185,233 New Residential Inspections 5,946 82,628 (Other Than New) Residential Inspections 3,905 63,767 New Commercial Inspections 450 6,799 (Other Than New) Commercial Inspections 606 11,824 Total Inspections Passed 9,071 139,133 Total Inspections Failed 924 12,450 Total Inspections Continued 1,513 29,493 Total Inspections Rescheduled 1,168 17,971
2 2 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A CODE COMPLIANCE Responding to Customer complaints within 7 business days; Goal 50% 75% 75% Issue permits within 4 days of receiving applications 100% 100% Voluntary compliance before citations issued goal 80% 87% 87% The Proactive Team completed 15 66 OFFICE of ECONOMIC GROWTH Project Funding awarded through the Office of Economic Growth $650,000 $991,000 Pasco Economic Development Council - Funded Microloans 1 3 (Goal of 14 in FY 2018) Office of Economic Growth Businesses Inquiries 11 37 (Customer Service Requests) Pasco County Residents who travel outside our County for work 120,819 69.20% Pasco County Workforce Growth (# new jobs in Pasco) ~250 ~3000 (Estimate from Q3 2017) per month per year PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Long Range Planning Entitlement Reviews 5 completed 23 complete (YTD) New Comprehensive Plan Amendments 1 completed 7 (YTD) New Entitlement Petitions 4 85 (FY17 total) Current Planning Pre Application Meetings in Current Planning 28 129 New Site Development Plans in Current Planning 21 106 Approved Site Development Plans Current Planning 16 76 Connected City Projects submitted 4 17 Average number of days for review (estimate) less than 21 days less than 21 days Adoptable Kitten Animal Services Team at FL Animal Control PUBLIC SERVICES BRANCH Measure February 2018 Amount COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Files received from Building Inspector 18 Demos completed by Owner 12 Demos completed by the County 1 Appeals filed 11
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 2 3 PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE BRANCH Measure February 2018 Number of Streetlight Districts converted to use higher efficiency and lower cost light 3 emitting diode (LED) lights (45 of 266 districts converted) Solid waste processed in Waste-to-Energy Plant, average daily value in tons per day 25,522 (911 tons per day) Tons of recycling processed, average daily value in tons per day (goal of 14 tons per 23.85 day) Household hazardous waste removed from the waste stream and sent to proper 50.67 disposal, monthly total in tons Number of Pasco County residents using Hazardous Material Collection sites 460 Number of inspection of businesses which are Small Quantity Generators of 110 Hazardous Waste Number of inspections of food services and other connections to the wastewater 227 system for compliance with Fats, Oil, and Grease Ordinance Number of incoming calls handled by Customer Information & Services 7,886 Average wait time for CI&S Customer calls (minutes:seconds) 1:38 Number of newly installed potable water meters tracked 302 Number of newly installed reclaimed water meters tracked 60 Solid Waste monies collected $467,728.40 UTILITY SERVICES - AVERAGE QUANTITIES IN MILLIONS OF GALLONS PER DAY (MGD) Water received into the Pasco County regional system from Tampa Bay Water 24.9 Water produced from Pasco County wells for public drinking water systems 2.5 Wastewater treated by Pasco County 22.01 Reclaimed water entering the Pasco County Master Reuse System 20.8 Total number of wastewater pump stations in the collection system maintained by 608 Pasco County Utilities Total number of manholes maintained by Pasco County Utilities 20,816 Total miles of pipe in water distribution system maintained by Pasco County Utilities 1,646 Total miles of pipe in sewage collection system maintained by Pasco County Utilities 1,403 Total miles of pipe in reclaimed water system maintained by Pasco County Utilities 436 Crashed Signal at CR54 and Curley Road Temporary Fix of Signal at CR54 and Curley Rd
2 4 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A PUBLIC SAFETY BRANCH * Times are calculated in minutes and seconds to the 90th percentile and represent the first-arriving unit. Total Y-T-D Collected represents net payments received. Y-T-D is measured from the start of the fiscal year on October 1st. Measure February 2018 FIRE SUPRESSION Total Incidents 1,075 Response Time 15:44 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Total Incidents 4,814 Response Time 15:42 AMBULANCE BILLING Y-T-D Collection Rate 63% Total Y-T-D Collected $7,065,144 MITIGATION Number of Applications Submitted 1 Number of Grant Dollars Awarded Presented to the Board for Approval 0 TRAINING Number of Classes and Exercieses Hosted Internal 3 Number of Trainings, Conferences, Exercises Participated in Outside of the 4 County OPERATIONS Number of Public Education Events 3 Number of CEMP Reviews (include other provider types in addition to 22 Assisted Living Facilities and NH Plans Reviews ) Number of SPNS Registrants Contacted 194 Everbridge Activations - Public 1 Everbridge Activations - Internal 178 PLANNING Number of Plans Updates, Created, Reviewed 12 CERT Training in Dade City Sam Hitzemann- Misdemeanor Probation
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 2 5 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS REPORTING PERIOD: FEB. 1-28, 2018 PROJECT DESCRIPTION/STATUS DIST. BUDGET SCHEDULE NO. CR-54 (Wesley Chapel Blvd) & Grand Construction 2 $350K Winter – Fall 2018 Oaks Blvd – new traffic signal SR-54 & Morris Bridge Road Intersection Intersection improvements 2 $8.3M Winter 2017 – Summer 2018 (FDOT funding contribution: $3.6M) Milestretch – sidewalk from Arcadia Drive Construction 3 $432K Winter – Summer 2018 to Grand Blvd McKendree Rd Reconstruction (SR-52 Construction 1 $970K Winter 2018 – Winter 2019 to Tyndall Rd) Starkey Boulevard and Alico Pass – inter- Includes pedestrian safety $2.3M Winter 2017 – Fall 2018 section improvements improvements on River Crossing 4 Blvd at Bearcat Dr and Fall River Dr Ehren Road Cutoff - safety improvement Construction 2 $2.3M Winter 2017 – Summer 2018 Little Road ATMS Phase II from Embassy Jointly funded with Florida 4/5 $1.4M Winter 2018 – Fall 2018 Boulevard to Star Trail Department of Transportation Wesley Center Wastewater Treatment Construction - BOCC Award on Construction: Spring 2018 Plant Rehabilitation & Expansion 2/6/18 meeting with Notice to 1 – Summer 2020 Proceed anticipated on 3/1/18 $33.3M Shady Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction – Contract No. Construction: Rehabilitation 1: Construction is underway Contract 1: Winter 2017 – Procurement – Contract No. 5 $12.7M Summer 2019 2: Bid Opening in April 2018 Contract 2: Summer 2018- Winter 2019 Embassy Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant Procurement – CCNA for Overall: Summer 2018 – Improvements & Rehabilitation Engineering Services – Short 5 $12.5M Fall 2022 listing of Firms scheduled for Feb 2018. Wastewater System Hydraulic Modeling Design All $500K Summer 2017 – Spring 2018 Sewer Collection System Improvements Design – Anticipate Construc- 3 $3.5M Overall: Fall 2017 – Fall 2018 Project tion Phase in late Spring 2018. Water’s Edge Reclaimed Water Construction- BCC Award on $3.1M Construction: Spring 2018 Transmission Main 2/6/18 with Notice to Proceed 4 – Fall 2018 anticipated on 2/19/18. Site Mobilization expected in March
2 6 | P A S C O C O U N T Y, F L O R I D A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS REPORTING PERIOD: FEB. 1-28, 2018 PROJECT DESCRIPTION/STATUS DIST. BUDGET SCHEDULE NO. Little Road Water Treatment Plant Pumping Design 4 $4.8M Design: Winter 2018 – Fall System Upgrades 2018 Cypress Manor WWTP Replacement of Design 1 $1.3 M Overall: Spring 2018 – Process Equipment Summer 2019 Handcart Road Water and Force Mains Construction: BCC Award $1.1 M Construction: Spring 2018 on 2/6/18. Notice to Proceed 1 – Fall 2018 issued on 2/7/18 People | Purpose | Performance
C o u n t y A d m i n i s t r at o r ’ s M o n t h ly R e p o rt | 2 7 NOTES: Crews Lake Park
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