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Chris Scherer
Commissioner
District 1
Pinellas County, FL
October 8, 2026
Last heard
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YEA
So moved. Second. We have a motion and a second to approve item 5A, proposed amendments to the Transportation Improvement Program.
— That passes unanimously.
YEA
Motion from Commissioner Flowers, second from Commissioner Shearer.
— That passes unanimously.
YEA
I would just maybe ask you to rephrase the motion because you called out the multimodal priority list, which is just one of the four. Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second, and this, too, is a r…
— That passes unanimously.
NAY
We have a motion in a second.
— That motion passes.
YEA
we have a motion and a second to approve this item. Tina, do we have any members of the public who would like to speak on this item? No, Madam Chair, and I didn't catch who made the second.
— And Council Member Driscoll? Yes. That passes unanimously. Thank you.
YEA
We have a motion and a second.
— That carries unanimously.
YEA
not. All right. Thank you. In that case I will entertain a motion for approval of the annual roll forward TIP amendment and modification. So moved. All right we have a motion and a second. This one is…
— Yes. Council Member Gabbard? Yes. Commissioner Shearer? Yes. And Counc
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at 2:37:36All the agreements require that we audit, that they audit, and that if there is something in there, that we share that misinformation or share that inappropriate information with the other one.
at 2:39:16See, I don't think it would be helpful if you had one, because if you had somebody that was, like, you know, doing something nefarious near some critical infrastructure,
at 59:53I think what the commissioner is raising is whether there was a change between the original scoring mechanism and what is in place now.
at 1:10:35But there's no harm going forward because the reality is you'd have to scrap that process if there was something that needed to change in the evaluation process.
at 33:10No, we do not have any proponents, opponents, or other citizens wishing to be heard on this
at 34:45Just for the record, the date of the next meeting is October 14th, 2026.
at 18:45Dear gracious God, our father, we thank you for the gift of this day, for the community we share, for the privilege and responsibility of serving our neighbors. As we begin this meeting, we ask you to grant wisdom to those who lead, clarity to those who speak,
at 19:21all that is decided here. Help us to remember the people whose lives are affected by the work we do. Teach us to seek what is just, to love mercy, to walk humbly, and to use whatever authority and influence we have for the good of others.
at 1:14:35Item 28 is historic preservation ad vorum tax exemption for two historic properties in the city of St. Petersburg that meet the qualifications.
at 1:21:11That won't be back to us until August, so we're going to put that on for kind of – it's going to take time if we made a change anyway, so we want to put that on for, like, October.
at 1:16:30Uh, the limits of that project will be basically from, uh, McMullen Booth Road, uh, through downtown
at 1:19:47with, uh, proper information to inform a recommendation on our millage rate and budget, we've been working
at 26:20bit. So to maintain a flat budget, they removed certain positions or projects. But then you're allowing them or
at 1:53:46reiterating is good. Have we looked at, you know, reduction of to chambers, you know, to see what's their ROI?
at 3:20:00On Monday, the 11th, I met with a Zoom call with our representative, Jacques, just to touch base with him on property taxes where Tallahassee is on that, on beach funding, hoping that we keep that in the EEP, make sure we get our beach funding.
at 3:20:48And then on the 15th, as a member of the Early Learning Coalition, I visited the Pinellas Central Elementary School, met with Principal Abby, also with Pinellas County School Board Member Laura Hine.