Environmental Lands Acquisition Selection Committee

Purpose

The Environmental Lands Acquisition Selection Committee (ELASC) was established by the Board of County Commissioners in 2004 for the purpose of reviewing nominations submitted to Pasco County for the acquisition and protection of environmentally sensitive lands.  These nominations are placed in a "Nomination Pool" where they are reviewed and evaluated by the ELASC.  Recommendations approved by the ELASC are eventually presented to the Board of County Commissioners for final approval or denial.

Membership

The ELASC is composed of eleven (11) volunteer members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners as follows:

1. Five (5) members of the ELASC shall have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in natural and/or environmental sciences (these five members shall also comprise a subcommittee of the ELASC called the Scientific Subcommittee).

 

2. Four (4) other members shall have expertise in at least one of the following fields:
  

a. Real estate. 

  

b. Business. 

  

c.  Finance.

 

3. One (1) member shall have expertise in Government affairs (with an emphasis in funding sources).

 

4. One (1) member shall be a layperson with ties to and/or membership in an environmental-based nonprofit organization.

 No more than three members can be non residents of Pasco County.

Terms

Initial membership is for a term of one, two, or three years.  New members are appointed as the terms of Board of County Commissioners expire.  This is done at the November meeting when the Board appoints its new Chairman.  New members elected at the November meeting shall serve for three years.

Meetings