TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hillsborough County Commissioners want to be as prepared as possible next time a major storm rolls through.

Many community members brought their frustrations to the county before they discussed storm-related topics.

“It’s time for change and it’s time to protect our community from those who are supposed to protect it,” said a community member.

Some people who spoke out were climate activists, some were students, and others were residents of Hillsborough County who said they had never seen flooding in their lifetime like what they saw in recent storms.

Millions of dollars are up for discussion in the Wednesday morning meeting. There are numerous possibilities the county will be speaking on.

The county is expected to allocate $60 million to remove all storm-related debris and $12 million to hire some of the highest-ranked engineering firms to help with stormwater.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie was at the meeting. He said it’s called a disaster for a reason and it takes a while to recover.

He said the county was taking the right steps in terms of debris removal post-Hurricane Milton.

The county is considering using just over $5.6 million of unallocated HOPE funds to meet urgent community needs during an emergency disaster declaration. This money would partially help mobile home residents.

County leaders want to also make a plan with TECO so restoration runs more smoothly the next time there’s a storm.

Based on the meeting agenda, commissioners plan on having Tampa Electric’s CEO/President Archie Collins part of future planning with their disaster recovery team.

A community member said she wanted commissioners to organize a climate action committee. Most people spoke on how they believed commissioners were over-developing the county and how they believe it’s the reason for a lot of post-storm issues like sewage in the streets and widespread flooding.

The topics County commissioners have on the meeting agenda to help in storm recovery and preparation for future storms are all expected to surface throughout the 9 o’clock meeting on Wednesday. Updates can be found on WFLA.com.

This meeting was still LIVE through both of these platforms as of 11:40 a.m. on Oct. 23:

PC: http://www.HCFL.gov/HTVlive, and iOS: http://65.49.32.149/iosvideo/ios.htm.