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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOCC
Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Advisory Board
Thursday, August 26, 2021
PRESENT:
Anthony Sanchez
Jack Berlin
Nathan Gennara
Joe Guidry, Jr.
Aaron Casteel
Barbara Heineken
STAFF:
Rick Valdez
Forest Turbiville
Adrienne Rouse
James Crouch
I.
WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER
a. The meeting was called to order at 12:01 p.m. but paused for technical difficulties. The
meeting began again at 12:36 p.m.
b. Thank you to Friends of the County Parks for providing lunch today.
c. Anthony Sanchez thanked the staff at PSOC and Alison Hughes for setting up the
meeting.
II.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
III.
PRESENTATIONS
a. Sponsorship Update
i. Rick Valdez shared that Dana McDonald was promoted to another department
and her position will be filled as quickly as possible.
b. AED Update
i. James Crouch shared that the agreement is still in process through Risk
Management and Procurement is in bid selection. The department should be
able to get 20 AEDs.
c. ELAPP Acquisition Update
i. Forest Turbiville shared updates about new land approved for acquisition and
explained environmental benefits.
ii. Discussion ensued regarding acreage.
d. State Road 56 Extension
i. Mr. Turbiville shared that the DOT website still shows the meeting postponed
until further notice.
ii. Mr. Sanchez suggested that someone continues to monitor this.
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e. USF RFI – Forest Preserve
i. Mr. Turbiville’s team requested access for the site assessment team, but the
request was not granted. The site assessment team will meet to review all
available materials and preliminarily rank the site to send to the ELAPP General
Committee. If approved, it will be incorporated into a draft of the ELAPP Annual
Report, which will come to the Parks Board and then BOCC for approval. Once
approved, it will be considered an official ELAPP site and negotiations can begin.
f. Apollo Beach Natu