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Votes at a glance: Dade City commission actions on millage, assessments, Highland Trails and lighting
Summary
A summary of the Dade City Commission’s formal actions: Highland Trails preliminary plan approved 4‑0; millage set at 6.93 mills; stormwater assessment and three subdivision street‑lighting assessments adopted as preliminary rolls (all 4‑0).
The Dade City Commission recorded the following formal outcomes and formal votes during its meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Approved by roll call 4‑0 (items: seven consent items; no items pulled).
- Highland Trails Phase 2 preliminary plan (agenda item J2, related to Ordinance 2005‑0904): Motion to approve preliminary subdivision plan with the bike/pedestrian connection condition carried 4‑0 (Commissioner Church: yes; Commissioner Shive: yes; Commissioner Cosentino: yes; Mayor Scott Black: yes).
- Proposed millage rate for FY 2025–2026: Commission set the proposed millage rate at 6.93 mills to begin budget work and TRIM advertising; motion carried 4‑0. Staff noted the proposed rate may be lowered before final adoption; it cannot be increased after advertisement. The Pasco County property appraiser certified gross taxable value used for the calculation was $812,425,095.
- Preliminary non‑ad valorem stormwater assessment (Resolution 2025‑14): Adopted to transmit the preliminary roll with the ERU rate unchanged at $50 for FY 2025–2026; roll call 4‑0. Staff cited a $270,000 state grant to inventory stormwater assets and said the vulnerability study will inform capital needs.
- Street lighting assessments (preliminary rolls): • Resolution 2025‑15 (Highland Bluff): $100 per parcel for 29 parcels; approved 4‑0. • Resolution 2025‑16 (The Pines): $221 per parcel for 72 parcels; approved 4‑0 (rate unchanged). • Resolution 2025‑17 (Line And Estates): $486 per parcel for 43 parcels; approved 4‑0 (decrease from $491).
- Tentative budget hearing dates: Commission set the tentative hearing during the week of September 8–12 and specifically proposed September 8 for the tentative hearing and September 23 as the regular meeting date; commissioners reached consensus on those dates and instructed staff to advertise per TRIM requirements.
- City manager recruitment (agenda item J4): Commission directed staff to include an additional candidate, Ken Griffin, for the July interview slate; the commission reached consensus on adding him to the Zoom interview list.
Votes and procedural notes: Where roll‑call records were made, they were recorded as 4‑0. Several items were adopted as preliminary assessment rolls and will be transmitted to Pasco County for inclusion on trim notices; final adoption will occur at later budget/assessment hearings. If not previously recorded in the meeting minutes, staff will provide the formal motion makers and seconders in the official minutes.
