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NOTICE OF TAX FOR SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY

The District School Board of Pasco County will soon consider a measure to continue to impose a 1.500 mill property tax for the capital outlay projects listed herein.

This tax is in addition to the school board's proposed tax of 4.310 mills for operating expenses and is proposed solely at the discretion of the school board.

THE PROPOSED COMBINED SCHOOL BOARD TAX INCREASE FOR BOTH OPERATING EXPENSES AND CAPITAL OUTLAY IS SHOWN IN THE ADJACENT NOTICE.

The capital outlay tax will generate approximately $56,463,212 to be used for the following projects:

CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING

Portables - Various Sites

MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR

HVAC - Various Sites Security Systems - Various Sites

School-wide Telephones - Various Sites Site Improvements - Various Sites

Renovations - Various Sites Paving Improvements - Various Sites

Roofing - Various Sites Athletic Improvements - Various Sites

Technology Retrofits - Various Sites Fuel Tank Repairs – Various Sites Health and Safety Retrofits – Various Sites Fire Alarm Upgrades – Various Sites

Energy Retrofits – Various Sites Flooring Replacements – Various Schools Traffic Safety Improvements – Various Sites Hurricane Enhancements – Various Schools Fire Safety – Various Sites Site Compliance – Various Sites

MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES

Lease-purchase of 41 school buses Purchase of fleet vehicles Lease-purchase of maintenance/warehouse vehicles

NEW AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER AND DEVICE HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE NECESSARY FOR GAINING ACCESS TO OR ENHANCING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND RESOURCES, AND ENTERPRISE RESOURCE SOFTWARE

Lease-purchase of new computers - Various Schools & Sites Lease-purchase of new tablets - Various Schools & Sites

Purchase of Furniture/Fixtures/Equipment/Hardware - Various Schools & Sites Lease-purchase of software - Various Schools & Sites

PAYMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SITES DUE UNDER A LEASE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT

US Bank (Debt Service on Certificates of Participation)

PAYMENT OF COSTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS

May include but not limited to (Asbestos Abatement, Radon Testing, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Environmental Auditing of Land Acquisitions, Indoor Air Quality Tests, and Water Testing to Comply with Clean Water Act)

PAYMENT OF COSTS OF LEASING RELOCATABLE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

Leasing of portable classrooms – Various Sites

All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing to be held on July 27, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. at the school Board Meeting Room in the District Office located at

7205 Land O' Lakes Boulevard Land O' Lakes, FL 34638

A DECISION on the proposed CAPITAL OUTLAY TAXES will be made at this hearing.

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FISCAL YEAR

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Please return completed form to:

Florida Department of Education

Office of Funding & Financial Reporting 325 West Gaines Street, Room 814

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

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