📝 City Council Meeting Transcript

TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2026, 9:00 A.M.

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[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
9:03:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
I SEE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE HERE.
WE NEVER HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.
GOOD MORNING.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, PLEASE.
9:03:25AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE'RE ALL JUST GOING TO STAND FOR A MOMENT OF
SILENCE TODAY.
PLEASE STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND PLEASE SILENCE YOUR PHONES.
[MOMENT OF SILENCE]
9:03:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHY DON'T WE GET ONE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE
TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
ONE OF YOU GUYS, COME UP TO DO THE PLEDGE.
I'M PICKING THE GIRL ON THE END.
COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

SHE'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
9:04:05AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
STATE YOUR NAME.
9:04:06AM >> HI.
I'M MARELLI.
I AM AN INTERN FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
9:04:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
9:04:33AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
9:04:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
9:04:36AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
9:04:36AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
HERE.
9:04:37AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
9:04:38AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
9:04:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
9:04:42AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
9:04:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
SESSION HELD ON JULY 30, 2026?
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
LET'S GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.

9:04:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I HAVE SEVERAL, STARTING WITH NUMBER 3, WE
ASKED THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION TO COME SPEAK.
THE CHAIR IS HERE.
THEY ONLY HAVE LIKE ONE MORE MEETING.
AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TIME TO INTERVENE IN
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
I THINK HER PREFERENCE IS TO COME BACK ONCE THEY ARE DONE
AND REPORT TO US RATHER THAN GIVING AN INTERIM AND COMING
BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR A FINAL.
WITH THE CONSENT OF EVERYONE ELSE, SHE'S PREPARED IF WE WANT
HER TO SPEAK.
WITH THE CONSENT OF EVERYONE ELSE, I WOULD MOVE TO REMOVE
THAT FROM THE AGENDA.
9:05:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO REMOVE
ITEM 3.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE?
9:05:40AM >>LUIS VIERA:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT
THIS.
IT'S YOUR MOTION.
IF THE CHAIRWOMAN IS INCLINED AND NO ONE ELSE FROM THE
COMMITTEE THAT I SEE?
OKAY.
JUST MAKING SURE.
OBVIOUSLY, YEAH.
THAT'S IT.

9:05:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
9:05:57AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK SHE WOULD RATHER TALK ABOUT HISTORY
THIS MORNING ANYWAY, SO THAT'S GOOD.
9:06:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE LOVE THAT PART.
9:06:05AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PULL 32 AND 33 FOR A
SEPARATE VOTE.
9:06:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
A MOTION TO PULL ITEMS 32 AND 33 FOR SEPARATE VOTE FROM
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
9:06:22AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WITH REGARD TO ITEM 32 AND 33, IS THAT ONLY
FOR A SEPARATE VOTE DURING THE CONSENT DOCKET OR DO YOU WANT
IT FOR DISCUSSION AND TO HAVE STAFF PRESENT?
I WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD.
9:06:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
JUST SAID PULL FOR SEPARATE VOTE.
9:06:37AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
OKAY.
9:06:38AM >>BILL CARLSON:
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DISCUSS IT AT THAT
POINT, FINE.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR STAFF.
9:06:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALWAYS TRY TO BRING US INTO A POINT OF

CONFUSION.
LAWYERS WILL ALWAYS DO THAT TO US.
RIGHT OFF THE RAILS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
9:06:57AM >>BILL CARLSON:
LIKE TO MOVE TO PULL -- NEVER MIND.
9:07:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE?
FOR THE AGENDA?
LET'S LOOK AT STAFF REPORTS.
MR. SHELBY.
9:07:10AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
A QUESTION CAME UP DURING AGENDA REVIEW
REGARDING WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS.
DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO IT?
9:07:18AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WELL, WE'LL GET THERE IN JUST A SECOND.
LET'S GO THROUGH THESE NON-WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS.
DOES ANYBODY NEED STAFF ON 41 FOR THE K-BAR CUT-THRU?
SO, YES.
42?
YES.
43?
GOES WITH 49.
9:07:41AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, I APOLOGIZE, IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR --
9:07:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU WANT A TIME CERTAIN ON THAT?

9:07:46AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF I MAY.
KAREN CLAY WAS GOING TO COME AND SPEAK, TO THE BEST WE CAN
TODAY.
9:07:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS MY GOAL.
I'M GUESSING IF WE REALLY GO THROUGH THIS AGENDA, WE MAY NOT
HAVE TO TAKE A LUNCH.
WE COULD GET OUT BY 1.
DO YOU WANT TO DO IT LAST ORDER OF BUSINESS?
9:08:01AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
9:08:01AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
9:08:03AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
TWO ONES.
A.M. AND P.M.
9:08:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOT IN THE MILITARY.
9:08:11AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WE'RE NOT IN THE MILITARY.
9:08:12AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DOES THAT INCLUDE ITEM 49?
9:08:14AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
49 I THINK WE'LL RECEIVE AND FILE.
44?
WE NEED STAFF FOR 44?
THERE IS A WRITTEN REPORT, YEAH.
9:08:30AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IT SAYS --
9:08:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE STAFF ON
THAT.
I'LL ASK FOR STAFF ON THAT ONE.
9:08:36AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH.
I SPOKE TO BRANDON CAMPBELL ABOUT THIS, YEAH --

9:08:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LET'S TALK ABOUT STAFF.
45?
HOW DID I KNOW THAT WOULD BE THE ANSWER?
46?
9:08:48AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST SO YOU KNOW, CHAIR, 45 WE CONTINUED JUST
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AMONG COUNCIL.
SO THAT'S WHY.
9:08:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
BILL CARLSON.
9:08:57AM >>BILL CARLSON:
46, I SPENT TIME TALKING TO CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND ALSO EMILY HINSDALE.
WE CAME UP WITH SOME LANGUAGE.
I CAN PASS IT OUT NOW.
I CAN MAKE THE MOTION THEN OR DURING NEW BUSINESS.
WE'VE GOT SOME LANGUAGE NOW THAT'S BEEN VETTED BY LEGAL AND
ALSO --
9:09:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHY DON'T WE SAY YES TO STAFF AND DISCUSS
IT DURING THAT TIME?
WE'LL HAVE THE DISCUSSION FOR 46.
THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEW BUSINESS.
ALREADY AN AGENDA ITEM.
9:09:25AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SORRY.
THAT'S NOT 46.
THAT'S 50.
46, YEAH, SO THAT WAS NUMBER 50, BECAUSE IT WAS A WRITTEN

REPORT, BUT THEN THERE IS A MOTION TIED TO IT FROM LEGAL.
46, I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE, PROBABLY
THE REST OF YOU DID FROM LEGAL, I'M SATISFIED WITH WHAT SHE
SAID, UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE IDEAS ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM,
THERE SEEMS TO BE A SOLUTION THAT SHE IDENTIFIED.
I DON'T SEE A NEED TO BRING HER BACK.
9:09:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE CONCERNED CITIZENS
ABOUT THIS.
I SAID WE HAVE TIME.
WE'VE GOT -- WE'LL SEE FOR A YEAR HOW THIS GOES AND WE CAN
ALWAYS REVISIT THIS NEXT YEAR.
SEEMS LIKE SHORT TERM WE HAVE A SOLUTION.
NO STAFF.
9:10:09AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT?
9:10:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MEMORANDUM, YEAH.
WE'LL WAIT -- WE'LL DO ALL THE WRITTEN REPORTS AT ONE TIME.
9:10:16AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
9:10:20AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ON 46?
9:10:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YEAH.
WE DO NOT NEED STAFF ON 46.
WE'LL WAIT.
47?
9:10:28AM >> YES.
9:10:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
MAYBE NOT GET OUT AT 1.

48?
YES.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
9:10:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I KNOW YOU SAID THAT WE COULD RECEIVE AND
FILE 49, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT
THERE IS NO WRITTEN REPORT FOR THIS REQUEST FOR A WRITTEN
REPORT.
9:10:51AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
[INAUDIBLE]
9:10:52AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, BUT YOU CAN'T BE PRESENT FOR A WRITTEN
REPORT.
9:10:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HMM.
INTERESTING.
DO WE WANT TO PULL 49 FROM WRITTEN REPORT AND ASK STAFF TO
BE PRESENT?
9:11:02AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT IF WE ASK FOR A WRITTEN REPORT, THERE
SHOULD BE A WRITTEN REPORT.
9:11:06AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
9:11:07AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN PERSON ON
THAT TODAY.
AS THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, I'M SATISFIED WITH THAT.
9:11:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
WE'LL LEAVE THAT ALONE JUST ON A TECHNICALITY.
I APPRECIATE CALLING THAT OUT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA?
9:11:22AM >>BILL CARLSON:
WE GOT A LOT OF MEMOS ABOUT 37 AND 38.
I'M JUST SAYING AT THIS POINT, AS WE GET TO IT, THAT WE
PROBABLY WILL BE HEARING -- WE'LL BE HEARING I'M SURE FROM
THE PUBLIC.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY BEFORE WE GET TO
THE PUBLIC, THEN WE CAN DISCUSS AT THAT TIME.
BASED ON THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND MY ANALYSIS, I WOULD NOT BE
INCLINED TO APPROVE IT AT THIS TIME.
9:11:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY ELSE ON THE AGENDA?
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?
9:11:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MOVE TO ACCEPT 49, 50, 51, AND 52.
THOSE ARE THE STAFF REPORTS.
9:12:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE -- TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE STAFF
REPORTS, THE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS 49 THROUGH 51 -- OR 52
FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA PLEASE?
9:12:18AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MAKE ONE OTHER STATEMENT?
52 REGARDS THE EDC.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THAT CONTRACT CAN BE CANCELED

WITH 30 DAYS' NOTICE.
9:12:27AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FROM
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S GO.
ITEM NUMBER 1.
COUNCILMAN VIERA, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE YOU PULL
BOTH OFFICERS UP AT THE SAME TIME.
DO THE COMMENDATIONS AND THEN FOR THE PUBLIC CITIZENS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THEY CAN DO BOTH OFFICERS AT THE
SAME TIME.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL DO ONE AND TWO AT THE SAME TIME.
9:13:07AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO DO OUR OFFICER OF
THE MONTH.
WE HAVE TWO OVER HERE.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME FOR OUR CHIEF OWEN TO COME AND
TALK ABOUT THESE OFFICERS.
SO WE HAVE OFFICER JARED RICHARDS, WHO IS OUR OFFICER OF THE
MONTH FOR JULY OF 2026 AND OFFICER GREGORY VAN HEYST WHO IS
THE OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST OF 2026.

CHIEF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THESE INDIVIDUALS.
9:13:34AM >> CERTAINLY.
COUNCIL, WE HAVE OFFICER JARED RICHARDS.
HE IS A MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT 1 --
9:13:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CHIEF, INTERIM CHIEF, WE HAVE TO START
WITH SAYING YOUR NAME AND THAT HELPS US WITH THE AUTOMATION
OF THE MINUTES.
9:13:46AM >> MY APOLOGIES, SIR.
9:13:49AM >> BRETT OWEN, ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE.
HE IS A MEMBER OF OUR DISTRICT ONE STREET ANTICRIME SQUAD
FOR DISTRICT ONE.
OFFICER RICHARDS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING
INITIATIVES, STRONG INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS AND RELENTLESS
COMMITMENT TO REMOVING VIOLENT DEFENDERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY, OFFICER RICHARDS PLAYED A KEY
ROLE IN SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDING VIOLENT CRIME,
BURGLARIES AND WANTED OFFENDERS.
HIS PRESENCE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PROACTIVE APPROACH LED
TO THE IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF MULTIPLE SUSPECTS
HELPING BRING SUCCESSFUL SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX
INVESTIGATIONS.
OFFICER RICHARDS GOES BEYOND RESPONDING TO CALLS BY
DEVELOPING LEADS, INTERVIEWING VICTIMS, WITNESSES AND REVIEW
SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE.
HIS EFFORTS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE ARRESTS, SEARCH WARRANTS,

RECOVERED EVIDENCE AND CONFESSIONS FROM SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN
CRIMES BOTH LOCALLY AND ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.
WHETHER LOCATING VIOLENT OFFENDERS, TRACKING BURGLARY
SUSPECTS ACROSS COUNTY LINES OR SAFELY TAKING SUSPECTS INTO
CUSTODY DURING HIGH RISK INCIDENTS, OFFICER RICHARDS
DEMONSTRATES SOUND JUDGMENT, PROFESSIONALISM AND UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY.
OFFICER RICHARDS' PROFESSIONALISM, WORK ETHIC TO SERVING THE
CITIZENS MAKE HIM AN OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEPARTMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER RICHARDS FOR JULY 2026.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:15:17AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO WHAT WE USUALLY DO IS WE HAVE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY COME AND GIVE YOU A GIFT.
WE'LL DO IT JOINTLY WITH YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUE.
FIRST, IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
COMMENDATION TO YOU, SIR.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND SERVICE.
GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU.
9:15:40AM >> GOOD MORNING.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL.
9:15:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR US FOR THE MINUTES.
9:15:47AM >> OFFICER JARED RICHARDS, TAMPA POLICE.
THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU TO MY COMMAND STAFF, SUPERVISORS, EVERYONE THAT
WAS INVOLVED IN SELECTING ME FOR THIS AWARD.
I TRULY FEEL HONORED AND GRATEFUL.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS CAREER 12 YEARS.
I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN SERVING MY COMMUNITY.
SO THIS IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY THAT FLEW FROM CONNECTICUT
TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND, MY LOVED ONES
AND THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:16:18AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
[ APPLAUSE ]
CAN HIS FAMILY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT FLEW FROM
CONNECTICUT, CAN YOU STAND?
I WANT TO SEE THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT FROM FAMILY.
STAND UP FOR US.
[ APPLAUSE ]
WELCOME TO TAMPA.
MOVE ON DOWN.
IT IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES TO LIVE.
9:16:46AM >> FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2026, WE ARE RECOGNIZING
SERGEANT GREG VAN HEYST.
HE IS ONE OF OUR MOST TENURED SERGEANTS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN SQUAD.
HE LEADS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MOST SPECIALIZED AND

DEMANDING INVESTIGATIVE UNITS.
THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND HANDS-ON APPROACH, THE SQUAD
CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY CHILD PREDATORS, RECOVER CRITICAL
EVIDENCE, RESCUE VICTIMS AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE.
MORE THAN 80 SEARCH WARRANTS, 14 RESIDENTIAL SEARCH WARRANTS
RESULTING IN 19 ARRESTS.
THESE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE LED TO THE RECOVERY OF HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF FILES CONTAINING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL,
NUMEROUS CHILD VICTIMS AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACTIVELY
EXPLOITED.
SERGEANT VAN HEYST REMAINS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN MANY OF THE
UNIT'S COMPLEX INVESTIGATION.
UNDERCOVER WORK, DIGITAL FORENSIC EXPERTISE RESULTED IN THE
ARREST OF DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF
OFFENDERS CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.
COMPLEX INVESTIGATIONS, MENTORING INVESTIGATORS, SERGEANT
VAN HEYST CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM,
INTEGRITY AND STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE MOST
VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
HIS WORK CONTINUES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF COUNTLESS VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SERGEANT VAN HEYST ON HIS WELL DESERVED
RECOGNITION FOR AUGUST OF 2026.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:18:07AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SERGEANT, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND

CONTINUE TO DO IN YOUR WORK, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SIR.
IT'S OUR HONOR TO GIVE YOU THIS CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION.
GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:18:21AM >> GREG VAN HEYST.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS AWARD.
THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS HONOR.
THANK YOU FOR TPD STAFF FOR SELECTING ME.
I COULDN'T DO ANY OF THIS WORK WITHOUT THE SQUAD THAT I
SUPERVISE.
AMAZING GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT DO AMAZING WORK EVERY
DAY AND SOME TOUGH WORK, TOO.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY.
IT IS A VERY TOUGH CAREER AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY
SUPPORTIVE.
9:18:46AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
STAND UP, GUYS.
FAMILY, STAND UP.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:18:55AM >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:18:55AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
9:18:57AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
WELCOME INTERIM CHIEF OWEN.
I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF US

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN NAMED ACTING CHIEF.
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
YOU AND I HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE COFFEE AND TALK
ABOUT SOME THINGS.
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS DO SO AS
WELL.
VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH ACTING CHIEF OWEN.
AND CONGRATULATIONS.
9:19:22AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:19:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
9:19:29AM >>BILL CARLSON:
WELCOME, CHIEF.
ALSO, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YESTERDAY IN CASE ANYBODY WASN'T
PAYING ATTENTION YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A BIG EVENT AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER THAT WE ATTENDED TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO CHIEF
BERCAW WHO IS GOING ON TO WORK AT USF.
CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND WELCOME CHIEF.
9:19:45AM >> THANK YOU.
9:19:46AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VERY GOOD.
NEXT.
THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
THESE TWO FINE OFFICERS, YOU COULD STAND UP AND COME IN
FRONT OF THE OFFICERS LINED UP AGAINST THE WALL.
9:19:59AM >> JOHN MILLER WITH TAMPA PBA.

BOTH OF YOU ALL ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, PRESENT YOU WITH GIFTS.
ALSO THE GOOD FOLKS AT BUSCH GARDENS COULDN'T BE HERE.
THEY SENT ALONG COMPLEMENTARY TICKETS FOR EACH OF YOUR
FAMILIES.
9:20:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
REMEMBER, THE MICROPHONE IS BURIED IN THE
PODIUM.
FACE US BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MICROPHONE IS.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
AND WHO YOU ARE REPRESENTING.
9:20:24AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING, CHIEF OWEN.
GOOD MORNING OFFICER REYNOLDS AND SERGEANT VAN HEYST.
GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND
1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE IN TAMPA AND COMMITTED TO
OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE WANT YOU TO TAKE THE GIFT CARDS AND ENJOY DINNER WITH
YOUR FAMILY AT ULELE, RESTAURANT IN YBOR, SEE A FLAMENCO
SHOW.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
9:20:54AM >> GOOD MORNING, OFFICERS.

GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
MARY DILLON, STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
ON BEHALF OF THE STRAZ CENTER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A LITTLE SHOW CALLED
BANKSY PLAYING UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST.
YOU EACH HAVE TICKETS TO ATTEND.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:21:15AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
JILL WITECKI, TAMPA THEATRE.
IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO MEET BOTH OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
ON BEHALF OF TAMPA THEATRE, WE'D LOVE TO INVITE YOU WITH AN
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO COME SEE US AS PART OF OUR CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION THIS NEXT YEAR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:21:36AM >> GOOD MORNING.
GABBY PELCHETTI.
HERE FROM FRIENDS OF THE TAMPA RIVERWALK.
PERSONALIZED PAVERS IN HONOR OF YOU ALL AND GIFTS FROM
PARTNERS FOR YOU TO ENJOY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
9:21:51AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.

LEO GEARY AND DENNIS WANTERO FROM BILL CURRIE FORD.
CONGRATULATIONS, OFFICERS, ON THIS AWARD.
WE KNOW YOU GUYS GO OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY PUT ON THAT
UNIFORM, SACRIFICE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN THE ROOM.
WE TRULY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.
ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, I WANT TO GIVE BOTH OF YOU A
HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY HERSELF AND A GIFT
CARD AND ALSO GOODIES INSIDE THE BAGS FOR BOTH OF YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
9:22:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
JUST REMEMBER, THE MICROPHONE IS BURIED.
IF YOU WANT THE RECOGNITION, TALK TO THE MICROPHONE.
OTHERWISE NOBODY CAN HEAR YOU.
9:22:35AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
RYAN SPRADLIN CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE TAMPA BAY
BUCCANEERS.
AS A 27-YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN, IT IS AN HONOR AND
PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY AND MEET YOU BOTH AND RECOGNIZE
YOU BOTH.
BRIAN FORD, OUR COO, SENDS HIS REGRETS.
HE HAD A SCHEDULING CONFLICT.
BUT ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY, OF COURSE, BRIAN FORD
AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, IT'S AN HONOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY.
9:23:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BRIAN HAS A HISTORY OF FUMBLING THE BALL.

[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:23:15AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MARK HANEY.
I'M WITH ZOO TAMPA.
WE HAVE IN APPRECIATION YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO ZOO TAMPA FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY.
I ALWAYS HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT ANIMALS ARE IN HERE.
THIS IS A CLOUDED LEOPARD.
AND THIS IS A SUMATRAN TIGER, ONE OF THE RAREST IN THE
WORLD.
ONLY ABOUT 200 LEFT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:23:52AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MIKE McARTHUR.
STEPP'S TOWING.
JOINED BY BRYCE NEAGLE, NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER.
MIGHT BE TAKING OVER FOR ME FROM TIME TO TIME.
THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO
FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PRESENT YOU A HUNDRED CARD GIFT CARD FOR EACH ONE OF YOU TO
ENJOY A NIGHT OFF AND HAVE DINNER WITH YOUR FAMILY.
CHIEF, WELCOME TO THE POSITION.

CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:24:23AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. MICHELINI, LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
9:24:27AM >> I HAD A 20-MINUTE SPEECH.
TEN MINUTES FOR EACH OFFICER, BUT THE CHAIRMAN TOLD ME TO
CUT IT DOWN TO TWO.
9:24:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
9:24:37AM >> EACH OF YOU, I HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR JACKSON BISTRO
ON HARBOUR ISLAND.
CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP, NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS ON SOUTH
HOWARD.
YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO.
HAPPY TO GIVE THOSE TO YOU.
RICHARD'S AND -- THANKS FOR KEEPING OUR STREETS SAFE AND
PROTECTING THE CHILDREN.
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU.
9:25:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MR. MICHELINI.
[ APPLAUSE ]
ON BEHALF OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT
YOU HAVE A VERY APPRECIATIVE CITY GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE
SEVEN MEMBERS THAT SIT UP HERE AND SUPPORT OUR POLICE
OFFICER WOMEN AND MEN THAT KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DO FOR YOU EVERY DAY.
WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE.
THE CITY OF TAMPA IS ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY
BECAUSE OF OUR WONDERFUL MEN AND WOMEN THAT PROTECT US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
LOVE HEARING THESE STORIES, AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE
DAYS OF THE MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.
9:25:39AM >>BILL CARLSON:
WE SHOULD REPEAT THE CRIME NUMBERS THAT THE
MAYOR SAID YESTERDAY.
DOWN 50%.
CHIEF OWEN, DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS?
VIOLENT CRIME DOWN.
IT WAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF DECREASE.
CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.
9:25:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:26:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY, WE HAVE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
I WANT TO START OFF, VICTORIA, ARE YOU OUT THERE SOMEWHERE
THAT I CAN'T SEE YOU?
THERE YOU ARE.
COME UP TO THE PODIUM.
THIS IS VICTORIA.

SHE IS AN INTERN WITH JUDGE TESH'S OFFICE.
COME UP HERE TO THE PODIUM.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN TAMPA AND WHERE YOU ARE FROM.
9:27:14AM >> I'M VICTORIA.
I'M FROM PARIS, FRANCE.
INTERNING WITH JUDGE.
I'M IN BUSINESS SCHOOL.
AND I'M STUDYING PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
9:27:24AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
WELCOME TO TAMPA.
SHE'S FLYING TO NASHVILLE THIS AFTERNOON.
9:27:30AM >> THANK YOU.
9:27:30AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WELCOME TO TAMPA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
ALL OF OUR CITY INTERNS, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS LINE UP?
IF YOU COME UP AND JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND WHICH OFFICE YOU
ARE INTERNING AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU ARE IN.
ONE AT A TIME RIGHT TO THE PODIUM.
START WITH YOUR NAME, WHAT OFFICE YOU ARE INTERNING IN IN
THE CITY AND WHAT SCHOOL YOU ARE IN, IF YOU ARE IN SCHOOL.
GOOD MORNING.
9:27:56AM >> GOOD MORNING.

I'M TREVOR BRADLEY.
I'M A FRESHMAN AT USF.
I'M INTERNING WITH T & I.
9:28:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:28:07AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MELVIN.
I'M A SENIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL.
I WORK AT TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
9:28:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GO PANTHERS.
9:28:17AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ERIN VERMONI.
INTERNING WITH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
I AM A JUNIOR AT STRAWBERRY CREST.
9:28:27AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS NIKIRIA TURNER, SENIOR AT SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL.
I INTERN AT CODE ENFORCEMENT, SLASH, NEIGHBORHOOD
ENHANCEMENT.
9:28:38AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS LAURA.
I'M AN UPCOMING SENIOR AT CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL.
I WORK FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
9:28:49AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS KADRA RODRIGUEZ.
I JUST GRADUATED FROM CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL.

I WORK IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
9:28:58AM >> HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
I AM AN INTERN FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS.
I AM A FRESHMAN AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA.
9:29:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WELL, WELL, WHO ARE YOU?
9:29:15AM >> HI.
I'M INTERNING WITH CITY COUNCIL.
I'M AN UPCOMING SENIOR AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH.
9:29:23AM >> I AM INTERNING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
I ATTEND --
9:29:30AM >> HELLO.
I AM A RISING SENIOR AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M INTERNING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
PARTNERSHIPS DEPARTMENT.
9:29:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE INTERNING?
LIKE IT?
THUMBS UP?
GOOD.
EXCELLENT.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL KICK OFF AND INTERESTING TO SEE YOU COME
BACK IN TEN YEARS AND TELL THE NEXT COUNCIL HOW THIS
AFFECTED AND WHERE YOU ARE IN LIFE.
THAT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG'S INTERNS, COME BACK UP HERE BECAUSE I

THINK SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU GUYS.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
9:30:09AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I HAD THREE INTERNS THIS SUMMER.
THESE ARE MY COLLEGE STUDENT, KENDALL.
SHE IS GONE.
SHE'S AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.
I HAVE MY LAST TWO THAT ARE LEFT.
TODAY IS THEIR LAST DAY.
I AM SAD TO SEE THEM GO, BUT I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO DO
AMAZING THINGS.
IT IS THEIR SENIOR YEAR.
I HAVE WATCHED YOU TWO LADIES SINCE THE FIRST DAY YOU HAVE
GROWN SO MUCH AND YOU HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL IN THE OFFICE,
AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A JOY TO HAVE THE BOTH OF YOU.
I'VE GOT SO MANY COMPLIMENTS WHEN I'M OUT.
THEY ARE LIKE, YOU HAVE THE BEST INTERNS.
YOU HAVE SUCH GREAT INTERNS.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU LADIES.
I KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO AMAZING THINGS.
9:30:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ONE THING I'LL SAY PASSING YOU IN THE
HALL, YOUR LIGHTS SHINE SO BRIGHT.
DON'T LET ANYBODY PUSH THAT LIGHT OUT.
KEEP THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
WHAT YOU'VE SHOWN SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
BEEN AMAZING.

REALLY NICE HAVING YOUR ENERGY AROUND AND BOTH OF YOUR
SMILES ARE AMAZING.
OBVIOUSLY TWO VERY INTELLIGENT, BRIGHT WOMEN.
YOUR FUTURE IS JUST YOURS TO BUILD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND BRINGING YOUR ENERGY TO CITY
COUNCIL.
9:31:22AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:31:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. SHELBY.
YOU'RE UP.
9:31:33AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
GOOD MORNING.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MARTIN SHELBY, THE CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY
HERE TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE RULES OF DECORUM FOR TODAY'S
MEETING.
NOW, UP UNTIL THIS TIME, YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL
OUT A CARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE CARDS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THERE IS A BOX OUTSIDE TO DO SO.
WHILE I'M SPEAKING, IF YOU HAVEN'T AND YOU WISH TO, PLEASE
DO SO NOW AT THIS TIME.
EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME BY
THE CHAIR TO APPROACH AND SPEAK.
A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES.

PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY.
NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK AT A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH TODAY
ARE ITEMS 37, 38, 39, AND 40, THERE IS A SIGN-IN SHEET TO
USE INSTEAD, INSTEAD OF THE CARD.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE SEE CITY STAFF.
NOW, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED A REASONABLE
OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING TO ADDRESS
ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES
OFFICIAL ACTION ON AN ITEM.
PER COUNCIL'S RULES, PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO THOSE SPEAKING
ON AGENDA ITEMS FIRST.
AS I SAID, A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES TO ALL SPEAKERS
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED TO
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING
VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING
DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL
RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.
THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS
WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE CITY
COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE THE SPEAKER AREA AT THE PODIUM.
PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNCIL'S RULES MAY ALSO
BE RULED OUT OF ORDER AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR MAY

BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S
MEETING.
AS I SAID, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS SET FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN THAT
ITEM IS LATER CALLED UP AND HEARD DURING THE AGENDA.
NO PUBLIC COMMENT IS TAKEN LATER DURING STAFF REPORTS.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING SUCH AS THE CONSENT DOCKET
OR STAFF REPORTS, THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT THOSE ITEMS IS NOW
DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A
SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A
DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
9:34:08AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE PAMELA CANNELLA
SPEAKING ON ITEM 48, STEPHANIE POYNOR, FOLLOWED BY MICHELLE
MASTROTOTARO.
9:34:26AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS PAM CANNELLA.
I DO NOT SUPPORT PUBLIC COMMENT, NON-AGENDA, CITY BUSINESS
AT THE END OF THE AGENDA.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS MUST HAVE A BALANCE.

I REALIZE THE INTENT OF THIS COUNCIL IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE
AND MORE EFFICIENT MEETING.
AMENDING PUBLIC COMMENT TO STATE NON-AGENDA CITY BUSINESS
ACHIEVES YOUR INTENT.
BUT MOVING THE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE END OF THE AGENDA, EVEN
WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS TO STAY ON TIME, PLACES A
HARDSHIP ON THOSE THAT COME AND TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY
TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS, THAT THEY FEEL IS IMPORTANT.
ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT, NON-AGENDA, CITY BUSINESS REMAIN AFTER
PUBLIC COMMENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
SCHEDULE.
IT IS NOT A CONFLICT OR HARDSHIP FOR CITY COUNCIL, AND IT
WILL NOT AFFECT CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.
BUT IT WILL ENSURE THE PUBLIC HAS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
AND SHARE THEIR CONCERNS WITHOUT FEELING THEIR VOICES ARE
BEING SUPPRESSED.
THIS IS A FAIR COMPROMISE FOR BOTH CITY COUNCIL AND THE
PUBLIC.
THE SIMPLE COMPROMISE BUILDS A MORE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE PEOPLE.
THE REASON FOR INCREASING AMOUNT OF CASES IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS IS THE ATTEMPT BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO
SILENCE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE CONSTITUTION FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTS THE PEOPLE AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT.

OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, FROM OVERSTEPPING ITS BOUNDARIES.
IT'S ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC TRUST BETWEEN THE PUBLIC
AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIAL.
THIS RESPECT HAS TO GO BOTH WAYS.
THE PUBLIC FEELS AT TIMES CITY COUNCIL IS NOT LISTENING TO
OUR CONCERN.
HERE'S THE PEOPLE'S VIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT, ONLINE SPEAKER AT THE TIME, AND I
KNOW SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO REFER TO NOTES, BUT MR. CHAIR, TO
TURN YOUR BACK AGAINST THE PEOPLE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE
RIGHT MOVE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU JUST DISMISS YOURSELF AND
LEAVE.
THANK YOU.
9:37:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING.
9:37:08AM >> GOOD MORNING.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
I'M GOING TO START A LITTLE BACKWARDS.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NUMBER 50, THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERA
FINES SHOULD ONLY BE SPENT ON SCHOOL ZONES.
THERE'S NO REASON TO SPEND IT ELSEWHERE UNTIL EVERYTHING IS
PERFECT.
WE HAVE SIDEWALKS AROUND EVERY SCHOOL AND WE HAVE CAMERAS
FOR EVERY SCHOOL AND WE HAVE THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR
CHILDREN TO GET TO SCHOOL.

THEY WALK TWO MILES TO SCHOOL.
MOST OF THE KIDS WHO WALK TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY ARE NOT RICH
WHITE KIDS LIKE MINE.
OKAY.
SO LET'S KEEP THAT IN MIND.
NUMBER 48, AMENDMENT TO THE RULES AND PROCEDURES, AS LONG AS
YOU BUNDLE THE WORKSHOP, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CUT BACK THE
FEEDBACK DURING WORKSHOP TIME.
I SENT YOU A SPREADSHEET ANALYZING THAT.
I ALSO THINK THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD ALL START WITH THREE
MINUTES TO SAY YOUR PEACE.
I CAN GET A WHOLE LOT DONE IN THREE MINUTES AND SO CAN YOU.
THEN THAT CUTS DOWN 14 MINUTES OFF OF EVERY SINGLE ITEM JUST
TO START.
IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, YOU ASK FOR MORE TIME.
FINES AND FEES FOR NUMBER 46, CONTRACTORS, WHEN WILL THE
CONTRACTORS BE FINED?
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THE RULES BETTER THAN ANYBODY, BUT
WE SEE THE CITIZENS, THE HOMEOWNERS BEING FINED AND THE
CONTRACTORS DID THE WORK, AND THEY WEREN'T PERMITTED TO DO
IT.
I'VE GOT A GREAT TREE STORY FOR YOU GUYS ABOUT THAT ONE.
NUMBER 36, 21% INCREASE IN LOGISTICS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
BUDGET.
THERE'S NO EXPLANATION FOR IT.

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I'M SEEING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
AGENDA RECENTLY, THAT THINGS AREN'T EXPLAINED, SO I HAVE TO
ASK MORE QUESTIONS.
PICNIC ISLAND PARK, THE PIPELINE, IT'S ONLY $1800 A YEAR,
BUT THEY ARE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT PIPELINE IS COMING THROUGH PICNIC ISLAND.
EVERY PENNY OF THE $1800 A YEAR SHOULD BE SPENT AT PICNIC
ISLAND.
WHILE SPEAKING ABOUT PICNIC ISLAND, WHEN IS THE PICNIC
ISLAND PIER GOING TO BE FIXED?
PEOPLE FISH OFF THE BALLAST POINT PIER AND PICNIC ISLAND
PIER TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES, NOT JUST FOR FUN BUT TO HELP
SUPPLEMENT THEIR GROCERY BILL.
AND BOTH OF THE PIERS IN SOUTH OF GANDY ARE DOWN.
PEOPLE DRIVE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY TO FISH ON THOSE TWO
PIERS.
WHAT ABOUT FISHING POLE HOLDERS FOR THE PIERS WITH THE $1800
A YEAR?
EASY SPEND.
UPDATE ON THE PIER.
OKAY.
INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR?
WHAT IS THAT?
WHY IS THIS BEING DONE?
I'M READING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS, I STILL DON'T SEE IT.

THE PLAN FOR 22 FOR PICNIC ISLAND, CAN WE DO THE SAME THING
FOR TAPPAN PARK?
WHY CAN'T WE?
WHO STARTED THAT?
WHO WROTE THE GRANTS?
LET MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SO WE
CAN START MAKING IMPROVEMENTS FOR TAPPAN PARK IN SOUTH
TAMPA.
THE NRAC, I SAW TARAH BLUMA'S LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH EVERYBODY THAT SHE PUT ON
HER LIST.
I KNOW 37 AND 38, PEOPLE ARE KIND OF FIRED UP ABOUT IT.
AGAIN, IF SOMEBODY HAD WRITTEN WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON WITH
THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS A MOTION FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE THE
MONEY FROM THE COUNTY.
9:40:16AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
37 THROUGH 40 ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THAT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THOSE.
HI, MICHELLE.
AFTER MICHELLE, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE DAVID
PHILLIPS.
AFTER DAVID, EMILY HINSDALE.
9:40:36AM >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO, AS YOU KNOW.
I'M A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR AREAS, AND ESPECIALLY AREAS
THAT SEEMINGLY ARE NOT GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.

THIS IS TAPPAN TRACT PARK.
FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE CITY FOR GRANTING
MONEY TO PICNIC ISLAND.
ONE STATEMENT IN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ESPECIALLY STOOD
OUT FOR ME, THE CITY IS WORKING ON SCALABLE SOLUTIONS THAT
CAN IMMEDIATELY BE EXPORTED TO OTHER AREAS.
I'M HOPING TO HAVE A PARK BECAUSE TAPPAN PARK ACTUALLY, ITS
PEOPLE'S DRAINAGE.
IT WORKS OFF A GRAVITY SYSTEM.
IT'S NOT JUST TECHNICALLY A PARK.
IT IS ACTUALLY AN ESSENTIAL PARK FOR THE PEOPLE IN THAT
AREA.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S TURNING INTO.
AND THIS IS WILDLIFE THAT ARE THERE.
IT'S GETTING DESTROYED.
THIS PROJECT DEVELOPED SUCCESSFULLY.
THE TECHNIQUE WITH PICNIC ISLAND, I HOPE THE CITY WILL MAKE
TAPPAN PARK A PRIORITY BY APPLYING THE SAME PROVEN
NATURAL-BASED SOLUTIONS ON THE PARK AND DIRE NEED FOR
RESTORATION TO BE ADDRESSED FOR THE EROSION, THE FLOOD
RESILIENT, AND RESTORE VALUABLE HABITAT BECAUSE IT'S ALL
THESE ANIMALS.
THEY ARE ALL DISPLACED.
THE RACCOONS, I MEAN, THIS USED TO BE ONCE A BEAUTIFUL
LOCATION.

AND PEOPLE LOVE IT.
IT'S YOUNG ADULTS WALKING UP AND DOWN.
THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE SIDEWALKS TO WALK.
THEY WALK IN THE STREET.
I ALSO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE CITY AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE
ADDITIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS.
WE NEED GRANTS.
IF ANYBODY CAN MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE A GRANT FOR THIS AREA
BECAUSE I'M A TAXPAYER.
EVERYBODY IN MY AREA, AND THAT'S OUR DRAINAGE.
WE HAVE NO DRAINAGE.
SO THIS IS OUR ONLY DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD CAME AND SEEN WE HAVE NO DRAINAGE.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING.
THE WATER STAYS.
IT CAN'T GO BACK OUT AND WE'RE IN NEED OF HELP.
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES THE BENEFITS OF RESILIENCE,
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HEALTHY NATURAL SYSTEM.
I APPRECIATE THE CITY IF THEY CAN JUST COME TOGETHER AND
HELP THAT AREA BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY HOME AGAIN.
IT'S COMING TO BE A REALLY HARD SITUATION FOR ME.
I'M WORKING WITH S.W.F.W.M.D., TED FOWLER.
STORMWATER DOESN'T WANT TO ANSWER THEIR PHONES.
I AM LEFT IN LIMBO TRYING TO GET HELP.
9:43:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

WE'LL BE TALKING TO YOU IN A FEW MINUTES.
DAVID PHILLIPS FOLLOWED BY EMILY HINSDALE.
9:43:55AM >> MY SURNAME IS PRONOUNCED PHILIPSEN.
I'VE HAD THAT SINCE I WAS BORN.
ANYWAY.
MY NAME IS DAVID PHILIPSEN, NOT PHILLIPS.
FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR A BRAND-NEW RECYCLE BIN.
I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM
THEM.
KUDOS TO YOU PEOPLE FOR THAT.
NOW, THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON IS, WELL,
I'LL JUST LET IT GO FOR TODAY.
BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE RECYCLE BIN.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK EVERYBODY WHO GETS THEM SHOULD USE THEM, NOT JUST
LET THEM SIT IN A FRONT YARD LIKE A LAWN ORNAMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL BE BACK.
9:44:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MR. PHILLIPSEN.
SORRY ABOUT MISREADING YOUR NAME AS MICHELLE THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKER.
I GET HER NAME WRONG EVERY TIME.
GOOD MORNING, EMILY.
9:45:06AM >> GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS EMILY HINSDALE.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 50, MEMO IN REFERENCE TO
CITY COUNCIL'S JUNE 4 MOTION TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL SPEED
CAMERA PENALTY REVENUE WAS DISBURSED TOWARD ACTUALLY MAKING
SCHOOL ROUTES SAFER.
THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD, SO I WOULD
LIKE TO ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE A CLEARER, MORE
SPECIFIC MOTION THAT WILL GUARANTEE THESE CAMERAS SERVE
THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE: KEEPING KIDS SAFE.
THE CURRENT LANGUAGE READS THAT FINE REVENUE WILL GO TO
ADMINISTERING THE CAMERAS AND PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES.
PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES IS A VERY GENERAL TERM AND COULD
ARGUABLY BE USED FOR ANY PET PROJECT.
ANYTHING FROM ADJUSTING DOWNTOWN PARKING TO NEW POLICE
STATIONS TO PROVIDING A POLICE PRESENCE AT A PARADE.
IT IS NOT A PHRASE THAT WILL ENSURE THESE FUNDS ARE SPENT ON
CHILDREN'S SAFETY GOING TO SCHOOL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST AMENDING THIS LANGUAGE IN THE MOTION
TO MAKE THE FOCUS MORE SPECIFIC.
THESE FUNDS MUST BE USED TO ADMINISTER SPEED DETECTION
SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL ZONES AND ON INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUSED SAFETY
INITIATIVES IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES DEFINED BY THE
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THIS LANGUAGE WOULD ALLOW THE FUNDS FOR ADMINISTERING THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING TPD OVERSIGHT FOR APPLYING THE PENALTIES,

AND DIRECT FUNDS TOWARD THE CITY MOBILITY DEPARTMENT FOR
IMPROVING CHILDREN'S SAFETY BY APPLYING INFRASTRUCTURE
ENHANCEMENTS LIKE SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, CROSSING LIGHTS,
ADA COMPLIANT INTERSECTIONS AND SPEED REDUCTION DESIGNS
AROUND SCHOOLS.
LET'S KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL HERE.
CHILDREN'S SAFETY ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL.
CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE OF WHETHER TO ATTEND SCHOOL OR
NOT.
THAT'S DECIDED FOR THEM BY ADULTS.
THE VERY LEAST WE ADULTS CAN DO IS NOT PUT THEIR LIVES AT
RISK WHILE WE URGE THEM TO EDUCATION.
I HOPE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT,
AND ALL OF US WILL STAY FOCUSED ON THE ONLY IMPORTANT
PURPOSE FOR THESE CAMERAS.
REDUCING SPEEDING RISKS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
I'M HOPING CITY COUNCIL PUSHES TO CODIFY LANGUAGE THAT WILL
HELP IMPROVE OUR SCHOOL SAFETY THROUGH AUTOMATED SPEED
ENFORCEMENT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY SPEED DETERRENTS.
THANK YOU.
9:47:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, EMILY.
CONNIE BURTON FOLLOWED BY VALERIE BULLOCK.
GOOD MORNING, MS. BURTON.
9:47:40AM >> GOOD MORNING.
CONNIE BURTON.

START WITH EASY STUFF FIRST.
ITEM NUMBER 16, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN
SEE PRIVILEGE.
THAT'S WHAT I SEE WHEN YOU READ THE AGENDA THAT CERTAIN
PARKS CAN BE UTILIZED AS A FUND-RAISING TOOL AND THAT'S WHAT
IT IS FOR JESUIT.
AND I DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEMS AGAINST THEM.
BUT JUST TO SIMPLY GO TO THE PARK IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE
AN EVENT, PEOPLE CAN'T USUALLY DO IT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR RESERVING THE PARK,
BRINGING FAMILIES OUT.
YOU ALL GOT TO HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH.
ON WHAT YOU'LL GIVE AWAY AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
BECAUSE WE ARE CONSTANTLY WATCHING THAT.
NUMBER 48, THE RULES AND PROCEDURES ARE -- HOW WE STAND UP
HERE, I THINK ALREADY RESOLVED BY THE REMOVAL OF MENTESNOT
NOT BEING ABLE TO COME TO COUNCIL.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT SPURRED IT ALL.
YOU CAN SAY BECAUSE YOU WAS WASTING TIME, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE
OF THE CONSTANT DIG THAT HE KEEP REMINDING THIS COUNCIL OF
THE ABSENCE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMING TO THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.
NUMBER 52, WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING BESIDES WORKFORCE
DISCUSSION AND DEVELOPMENT AND JOB FAIRS.

WHEN THESE PEOPLE COME UP HERE, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL
YOU FOR THE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTICIPATING WHAT HAVE THEY DELIVERED TO UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES?
WHAT JOBS HAVE ACTUALLY CAME TO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE VERY
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT?
WE HAVE TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT SIMPLY
CANNOT RETAIN EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF A VARIETY OF REASONS.
ONE OF THEM IS BECAUSE NOTHING IS SUITABLE INSIDE OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
LASTLY, I'M NOT A POLICE OFFICER, BUT I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT
PLENTY HORROR STORIES WE HEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, TO GO TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEVER RESOLVED BECAUSE
OF THE BALANCE OF PROOF THAT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS CARRY THE
BURDEN OF.
DID THE OFFICER DO SUCH?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND, OF COURSE, THE OFFICER WAS
TERMINATED, BUT THE RESULTS OF HAVING JUST A POOR
RELATIONSHIP INSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY MUST BE ADDRESSED.
SO THAT OFFICER WAS TERMINATED, BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS
PARTNERS?
ALL THIS, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD
HAVE HAPPENED IF THE BODY CAMERAS WAS NOT THERE?

YOU ALL NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF WORKSHOP TO BE
DEVELOPED IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE CAN HAVE REAL COMMUNICATION
REGARDING THE ISSUE OF BALANCE THAT OCCURS FROM POLICE
OFFICERS TO MANY BLACK MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
9:50:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MS. BURTON.
VALERIE BULLOCK FOLLOWED BY STEVE MICHELINI.
GOOD MORNING, VALERIE.
9:50:55AM >> GOOD MORNING.
VALERIE BULLOCK.
PONCE De LEON AND COLLEGE HILL.
KUDOS FOR NUMBER 31, RESCINDING THAT RESOLUTION BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITY NEVER KNOW WHO WAS BUYING ALL OF THAT PROPERTY,
WHAT ARE THEY BUYING IT FOR.
KUDOS FOR YOU ALL FOR RESCINDING THAT.
IF I HAD IT MY WAY, IT WOULD BE REVOKED.
ITEM NUMBER 46, THE CITY IS AGREEING TO SUSPEND THE FEES AND
LIENS FOR THESE PROPERTY OWNERS, NUMBER 46, LET'S DO THE
SAME THING FOR NUMBER 17 AND NUMBER 42.
IF YOU CAN'T, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHY, WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE WITH IT?
ON ITEM NUMBER 50, THIS IS THE ONE THAT I LOVE THE MOST.
WE KEEP GIVING THE SAME NONPROFITS THE SAME ORGANIZATION
MILLIONS, MILLIONS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
BUT INDIVIDUALS' LIVES ARE NOT BEING CHANGED.
ALL I SEE ARE THE NONPROFIT MAKING SUBSIDIARY WITH OTHER

COMPANIES AND NOW YOU GOT THREE COMPANIES THAT CAME FROM ONE
COMPANY GETTING MONEY FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA.
AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
WE NEED TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY ARE SPENDING, WHERE THEY ARE
SPENDING IT AT, AND IF THEY ARE SPENDING IT FOR WHAT WE TOLD
THEM TO SPEND IT FOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL DO IT, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE YOU DO.
EVERY DOLLAR WE GIVE OUT, WE NEED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT
AGREEMENT LINED UP TO IT.
AND WE DON'T WANT NO MORE TRAINING.
WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER WORKSHOP WHERE THEY GET MY NAME,
E-MAIL, AND PHONE NUMBER.
WE WANT PEOPLE IN EAST TAMPA TO GET PAYCHECKS.
AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE THE START OF IT.
WHEN MY KIDS COME TO ME AND SAY YOU GOT $200, FIRST, I NEED
TO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT IT FOR, WHAT YOU DID WITH YOUR
PAYCHECK.
THEY GOT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THE CITIZENS' DOLLARS OF
THE CITY OF TAMPA.
WE NEED TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
EVERYBODY IS GETTING MONEY, AND NOTHING IS CHANGING IN EAST
TAMPA.
YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, WE BUILT TWO HOUSES THAT ARE
AFFORDABLE.

$450,000, THAT'S NOT AFFORDABLE FOR SOMEBODY THAT GOT 45,000
INCOME YEARLY.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE.
I WANT TO SEE THIS GUY GET OFF THE STREET CORNER, STOP GOING
AROUND WITH HIS LAWN MOWER TIED UP TO HIS BICYCLE CUTTING
YARDS.
I WANT TO SEE HIM GO GET A JOB, AND THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.
WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THE SAME THING IN EAST TAMPA, BELMONT
HEIGHTS AND JACKSON HEIGHTS FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS.
IF YOU ALL GOT SOME RECEIPTS OF THE CHANGES, I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THEM.
9:53:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, VALERIE.
STEVE MICHELINI.
REMINDER THAT 37 AND 38 ARE HEARING ITEMS.
YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THOSE AT THE HEARING.
9:53:49AM >> THANK YOU.
STEVE MICHELINI.
ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL REGARDING THE
CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
THE REQUEST REALLY IS TO MAKE FINES NOT DISCRETIONARY ON THE
PART OF THE CITY OR THE MAGISTRATE, BUT RATHER IT IS AN
OUTRIGHT RIGHT THAT YOU CANNOT FINE OR ASSIGN LIENS TO
PROPERTIES WHILE YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RESOLUTION OF
THAT ISSUE, WHATEVER IT IS.
DISCRETIONARY IS FINE.

BUT STAFF CHANGE, HEARING MASTERS CHANGE.
THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING IT,
THEY CHANGE.
IF YOU SAY IN THE CODE THAT YOU CANNOT FINE PEOPLE WHEN THEY
ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A REZONING OR A VARIANCE OR PERMITTING
THEN IT BECOMES THE RIGHT OF THAT CITIZEN TO RESOLVE THE
PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING PUNISHED.
RECENTLY, THE STAFF AND THE MAGISTRATE HAVE BEEN MORE
LENIENT WITH THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE, BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
THAT THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE GOING FORWARD.
SO WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU CONTINUE WITH THE
CODE CHANGE THAT WOULD SAY BASICALLY THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CITATION AND TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH
CODE ENFORCEMENT, THAT YOU CANNOT ASSIGN FINES AND LIENS.
IT'S NOT JUST DISCRETIONARY ON THE PART OF THE CITY.
IT'S A RIGHT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THE SECOND THING REGARDING THE SIDEWALKS.
I FORGOT TO PUT THIS ON THE LITTLE CARD, SIDEWALKS AND THE
CAMERAS.
IF YOU DIRECT THE MONEY TO BE USED FOR SIDEWALKS AND
IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE SCHOOLS, THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE
EXPENSE AND NOT DIVERTING IT TO SOME CITYWIDE OTHER PROJECT
THAT WHO KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.
BUT IT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE SCHOOLS
INSTEAD OF OBLIGATING PEOPLE WHO ARE TWO MILES AWAY OR A

MILE AWAY TO PAY FOR SIDEWALKS AROUND SCHOOLS, USE THE MONEY
FOR THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:55:55AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, STEVEN.
DAVID CORONA FOLLOWED BY ASHLEY MORROW.
THOSE ARE OUR LAST TWO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
GOOD MORNING, DAVID.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
9:56:19AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DAVID CORNEL.
9:56:34AM >> [RECORDING]:
LAST INTERVIEW OF THE DAY, RIGHT?
9:56:43AM >> YES.
9:56:44AM >> OKAY.
TALKING ABOUT, SINCE THE LAST TIME TALKED TO HIM.
9:56:52AM >> YES.
9:57:00AM >> HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
9:57:01AM >> MY DAY HAS BEEN FINE.
GOD HAS BEEN BLESSING ALL DAY.
9:57:05AM >> OKAY.
HOW WAS THE WEATHER?
9:57:10AM >> OH, THE WEATHER, IN AND OUT.
LITTLE HOT.
GOT A LITTLE RAIN.
GOT RAINED ON.
9:57:16AM >> YEAH.

HAS ANYTHING BEEN BOTHERING YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON OUT
HERE?
9:57:24AM >> NO, BUT I'M TRYING TO GET ME AN APARTMENT.
9:57:30AM >> THEY ARE HELPING YOU?
9:57:31AM >> YES.
9:57:32AM >> WELL, I'M PRETTY SURE -- DID THEY EVER GIVE YOU HIS CARD?
9:57:39AM >> NO.
9:57:41AM >> WELL, IF YOU WANT TO -- YOU NEED MY HELP.
I'M PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE -- FIND A LITTLE MORE HELP, LITTLE
MORE RESOURCES.
BUT, OKAY.
9:57:57AM >> GET BACK IN TOUCH.
9:57:59AM >> YES.
I'LL GIVE YOU HIS NUMBER.
I SHOULD HAVE ONE OF HIS CARDS ON ME.
[END OF RECORDING]
9:58:10AM >> THAT IS UNHOUSED PERSON NAMED AUNTIE.
WE AFFECTIONATELY KNOW HER AS THAT.
I REPRESENT THE HIGHLAND PINES COMMITTEE INCORPORATED.
TOMORROW IN THE FLORIDA SENTINEL BULLETIN THERE WILL BE AN
ARTICLE ABOUT OUR COMMITTEE.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT BEFORE THE CHAIR OR ANY MEMBERS, WE
HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR WHAT IS CALLED THE HIGHLAND PINES
HIDEAWAY.

IT'S ON THE WEBSITE.
I HAVE IT PRINTED OVER HERE.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
9:58:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, SIR.
CHAIR OF OUR CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, ASHLEY MORROW.
9:59:05AM >> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY MORROW.
I WILL BE SHARING TAMPA'S BLACK HISTORY.
SO LAST MONTH, I SHARED A STORY ABOUT HUGH McFARLANE AND
FORTUNE TAYLOR WITH THE BRIDGE THAT WAS NONEXISTENT.
I KEPT DIGGING THROUGH FEDERAL LAND RECORDS AND DISCOVERED
PART OF MY UNDERSTANDING WAS -- PART OF THE UNDERSTANDING
WAS EVEN MORE INTERESTING.
SOLD MUCH OF THE LAND ON JUNE 3, 1875, YET THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DIDN'T OFFICIALLY APPROVE HER HOMESTEAD PATENT
UNTIL A MONTH LATER, JULY 1, 1875.
IT WAS ALREADY VESTED TOWARD THIS MAN PRIOR TO HER EVEN
GETTING DOCUMENTS FOR HER HOMESTEAD.
SO MOVING FORWARD, AND TRIGGER WARNING, WE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT KU KLUX KLAN ACTIVITY HERE IN TAMPA.
BACK IN 1899, HE ALSO -- ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW HUGH
McFARLANE SERVED AS DEFENSE COUNSEL FOR MAN ACCUSED OF
INTIMIDATING A BLACK POSTMASTER NAMED DANIEL H. MORRISON,
HUGH McFARLANE WAS COUNSEL.

IN THE COMMUNITY OF PECK, TODAY NEAR THE OTTAWA AREA OF
TAMPA.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NEW.
I DIDN'T WRITE THIS.
THIS IS A VERY OLD ARTICLE ABOUT WHITE CAPPING.
CALLED IT KU KLUX KLAN WHITE CAP AND THEY WHITE CAPPED THIS
MAN NAMED WILLIAM C. CRUM BECAUSE HE HIRED A BLACK MAN TO
DELIVER THE MAIL IN PECK FLORIDA.
PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE THAT.
THE MAN'S NAME DANIEL H. MORRISON AND HE WAS THE SUB.
THEY GO TO TRIAL AND A MASS MOB PULL CRUM FROM HIS HORSE.
WHIP HIM.
THEY POUR CARBOLIC ACID ON HIS LACERATED FLESH.
MAKES ME WIGGLE.
IN ADDITION, ONE SIDE OF HIS SIDE WHISKERS AMPUTATED.
THEY HAD LONG WHISKERS, CUT OFF HALF OF HIS MUSTACHE.
HE GETS BROUGHT INTO COURT, AND HERE IS WHERE IT WAS, THIS
IS THE OLD COURTHOUSE.
FROM THE 1890s, THE COURTHOUSE THEY USED DURING THE TIME.
THIS IS THE ENTRANCE.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE CHARGED.
THESE WERE THE WITNESSES.
ON THE DAY OF THE TRIAL, THE MOST IMPORTANT WITNESS DIDN'T
SHOW UP.
WILLIAM C. CRUM.

SO HE DOESN'T SHOW UP BUT EVENTUALLY HE COMES INTO THE
COURTROOM AND McFARLANE, IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM.
HE BASICALLY DEFENDS THEM AND DISCREDITS WILLIAM C. CRUM.
TELLS THE JURY AND EVERYBODY HE'S NOT CREDITABLE.
HIRED A BLACK MAN.
YOU GUYS DON'T WANT YOUR MAIL DELIVERED BY A BLACK MAN, DO
YOU?
HE ACTUALLY WINS THE CASE.
IT DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD, AND THAT IS THE END OF MY STORY.
IF YOU WANT TO READ THE WHOLE THING THERE IS THE QR CODE.
THANK YOU.
10:02:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS.
MICHAEL RANDOLPH, ARE YOU ONLINE?
10:02:26AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
TODAY I AM HERE WEARING A DIFFERENT HAT.
CEO FOR THE CENTER OF NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
TODAY, I WANT TO DISCUSS THE GROWING CRISIS AFFECTING
NONPROFITS ACROSS TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND OUR NATION.
COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFITS PROVIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
YOUTH MENTORING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
MENTAL HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
MANY ARE UNPRECEDENTED BY NATURAL PRESSURE.
SINCE EARLY 2025, NONPROFITS HAVE FACED FEDERAL FUNDING
FREEZES, GRANT CANCELLATION, AND INCREASE IN COMPETITION

FROM LIMITED RESOURCES.
NATIONAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT 60 TO 80% OF NONPROFITS
RELY ON GOVERNMENT FUNDS ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY.
IF THOSE FUNDS ARE REDUCED, THEN THEY ARE IN TROUBLE.
WHILE NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF NONPROFIT LEADERS ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
THE REALITY IS SIMPLE, OUR FUNDING MODEL MUST EVOLVE.
FOR DECADES, NONPROFITS HAVE DEPENDED PRIMARILY ON GRANTS
AND DONATIONS.
THESE RESOURCES REMAIN IMPORTANT FOR GRANT FUNDING ALONE IS
NOT ENOUGH.
IF GRANT DETERMINES WHETHER YOUR ORGANIZATION SURVIVES, THEN
YOUR MISSION IS VULNERABLE.
THE NONPROFITS THAT WILL SUCCEED WILL BE THOSE THAT --
REVENUE FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND INCOME PROGRAMS,
CONSULTANT, WORKFORCE TRAINING, FEE FOR SERVICES, AND OTHER
MISSION DRIVEN BUSINESS THAT GENERATE SUSTAINABLE INCOME BY
ADVANCING THEIR MISSION.
WE MUST ALSO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DATA, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO
IMPROVE FUND-RAISING, OPERATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND
PROGRAM DELIVERY.
AT THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE
BELIEVE THAT THE -- BELONGS TO COMMUNITY IMPACT ENTERPRISE,
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMBINE MISSION FOR FINANCIAL

SUSTAINABILITY.
LET'S STOP ASKING WHERE IS THE NEXT GRANT AND START ASKING,
HOW DO WE FILL ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRANSFORM LIVES FOR THE
NEXT 25 YEARS?
JOIN US ONLINE AS WE EXPLORE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES THAT HELP
SMALL NONPROFITS SURVIVE, DIVERSIFY, AND INCREASE THEIR
REVENUE AND USE A.I. TO HELP.
PLEASE CONTACT US AT THE CENTER FOR NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY
@GMAIL.COM.
THANK YOU.
10:05:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
I HOPE YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.
10:05:35AM >> THANK YOU.
10:05:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
TAKE CARE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE DAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT.
WE ARE MOVING ON TO BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
APPOINTMENTS.
OH, IT'S A TIME CERTAIN AT 11.
I MISSED THAT PART.
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

LUIS VIERA, CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, ITEMS 11
THROUGH 36.
10:06:07AM >>LUIS VIERA:
-- I MOVE ITEMS 11 THROUGH 13.
10:06:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 14 THROUGH 18.
10:06:24AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I MOVE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 18.
10:06:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, SECOND
FROM VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE IS 19 THROUGH 22.
10:06:33AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I MOVE ITEMS 19-22.
10:06:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
I DO HEAR AN ECHO.

IT'S WEIRD.
WE ARE DOWN TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
COMMITTEE, 25 THROUGH 31 -- COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, ITEMS 23
THROUGH 24.
10:07:06AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE ITEMS 23 AND 24.
10:07:08AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, 25 THROUGH 31.
10:07:15AM >>BILL CARLSON:
ON THE ADVICE OF MARTY, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN
FROM 25.
MY COMPANY DOESN'T WORK IN ANY WAY ON THE TOPIC, WE HAVE A
CLIENT THAT IS TANGENTIALLY RELATED.
OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION RECUSE MYSELF.
I'LL MOVE 26 THROUGH 31.
10:07:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO MOVE 26 THROUGH 31 FROM
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, SECOND FROM VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
ITEM NUMBER 25.
10:07:43AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I MOVE ITEM 25.
10:07:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
10:07:52AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION APPROVE WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON
ABSTAINING.
10:07:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOBILITY.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:07:58AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I KNOW WE'RE DOING A SEPARATE VOTE FOR ITEMS
32 AND 33.
I HAVE SAT ON THE TPO SINCE I HAVE JOINED COUNCIL.
RECONSTRUCTING THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR
GRANT.
WE WERE GIVEN A MILLION DOLLARS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
IT CAME TO THE CITY OF TAMPA.
BECAUSE IT IS REGIONAL, WE ACTUALLY GAVE IT TO THE TAMPA BAY
CHAMBER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF IT.
I'M SORRY.
THE PARTNERSHIP.
THE TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP SO THAT IT WOULDN'T SEEM LIKE WE
WERE THE ONES LEADING IT.
WE WERE TRYING TO CREATE -- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT
QUICKLY?
10:08:50AM >> I WILL.
ADAM PURCELL, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIRECTOR, CITY OF

TAMPA.
I'M ALSO THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.
WE RECEIVED $1.75 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE
REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.
THERE WAS AN INTEREST TO NOT HAVE IT SINGLY FOCUSED ON THE
CITY OF TAMPA BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY OF THE SYSTEMS
THAT FEED THE CITY OF TAMPA ARE, IN FACT, REGIONAL SYSTEMS.
SO WE WANTED A REGIONAL VOICE AT THE TABLE TO HELP LEAD THE
DISCUSSION.
WE BROUGHT IN THE TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP FOR A COMPONENT OF
THAT DISCUSSION.
THEY RECEIVED $200,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE CITY TO SUPPORT
KIND OF THE REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT EFFORT.
SO THERE WAS A $1.75 MILLION GRANT THAT WENT TO HNTB FOR THE
REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR.
THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 200,000 THAT WENT TO THE TAMPA BAY
PARTNERSHIP TO HELP SUPPORT THE REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT.
WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS A RELATED EFFORT CALLED THE
INNOVATIVE FINANCE AND CONCESSIONS GRANT, WHICH IS A RELATED
SUBSET OF THE SCOPE OF THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCELERATOR.
THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR LOOKS AT KIND OF THE
EXISTING PROGRAMS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE TO
ADVANCE OUR TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN OUR PROJECTS.

INNOVATIVE FINANCING CONCESSIONS GRANT IS INTENDED TO LOOK
AT CITY ASSETS AND HOW THOSE ASSETS CAN BE LEVERAGED TO
GENERATE REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
10:10:15AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
BASICALLY THE POINT IS, THIS IS NOT OUR
MONEY.
THIS IS FEDERAL MONEY, AND WE ARE ACTING AS A PASS-THROUGH.
10:10:23AM >> WE HAVE ACCEPTED THE GRANT AS THE CITY.
WE ARE USING CONSULTANT SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE GRANT
ACTIVITY SO THAT --
10:10:30AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, BUT THIS IS NOT CITY MONEY.
10:10:32AM >> CORRECT.
THIS IS FEDERAL DOLLARS.
10:10:34AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
10:10:35AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MR. CHAIR, SINCE WE HAD SUCH A LONG
CONVERSATION ABOUT PULLING THESE.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS, AND THIS IS NO RELATION TO YOU.
YOU ARE NEW WITH THE CITY AND EVERYBODY HAS FAITH IN YOU.
THE PUBLIC AND I DON'T TRUST THIS ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE
TRANSPARENCY.
ALSO, THE TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP IS A MEMBERSHIP-ONLY
ORGANIZATION.
YOU HAVE TO PAY LIKE $50,000 AND BE APPROVED, AND IF YOU ARE
BLACK-LISTED, YOU DON'T GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

IT'S NOT COLLABORATIVE, INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION.
THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO REALLY BUILD REGIONAL COOPERATION.
BUT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT ON THIS
PROJECT.
IT APPEARS THAT THEY DON'T INTEND TO BE.
IF THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO COME PRESENT TO COUNCIL,
WHICH MEANS PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC AND FULLY DISCLOSE
EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THIS, THEN I'LL SUPPORT IT.
I'LL VOTE AGAINST EVERY SINGLE THING RELATED TO THIS UNTIL
THE ADMINISTRATION AGREES TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THIS.
WHAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING, PUT TOGETHER A DEAL AND DROP
IT ON US AT THE LAST MINUTE.
I AND THE PUBLIC OBJECT TO THAT.
SECONDARILY, THE CONSULTANT THAT'S BEING PUT IN HERE
ALLEGEDLY ONE OF THE SENIOR MANAGERS OF THE CITY IN MOBILITY
WHO LEFT HAS A SENIOR LEVEL POSITION IN THIS ORGANIZATION,
AND MAYBE ONE OTHER IS ABOUT TO JOIN THAT ORGANIZATION.
I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED AS WELL.
I'LL VOTE NO ON BOTH OF THESE.
IF THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHETHER
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE FUTURE, NOT ASKING YOU TO DO IT
NOW, AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO FULLY EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON
AND WHERE THEY INTEND TO GO WITH IT, THEN I MAY SUPPORT IT
IN THE FUTURE.

10:12:14AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOVE ITEMS 34 THROUGH 36.
10:12:17AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'LL MOVE ITEMS 32 AND 33.
I WOULD SUGGEST IF ANYONE HAS REAL INTEREST IN THIS,
CONTINUE TO GO TO THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION
MEETINGS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THIS AT LENGTH.
10:12:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION --
10:12:30AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SHOULD I SAY I WAS ON THE TPO AND I WATCHED
THE MEETINGS.
THE INFORMATION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE PUBLIC.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE NEEDS TO COME CLEAN ON THIS AND DESCRIBE
WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS BECAUSE THEY KEEP MAKING CLAIMS TO THE
PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO, BUT THERE'S NO BACKUP
ON IT, JUST LIKE THERE'S NOT BACKUP ON A LOT OF ISSUES IN
HERE.
10:12:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO MOVE ITEMS 32 AND 33.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
10:12:57AM >>BILL CARLSON:
NAY.
10:12:58AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO.
10:13:00AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MOVE ITEMS 34 THROUGH 36.
10:13:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
WE ARE MOVING WAY TOO FAST.
ITEM 39.
ITEM NUMBER 40.
10:13:49AM >>LUIS VIERA:
WE ARE AT ADMINISTRATION UPDATE.
10:13:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
40.
THIS IS MINE.
IS STAFF HERE FOR 40?
10:14:11AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
10:14:17AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IS THERE ANY STAFF HERE ON 40?
10:14:28AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I MOVE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA, REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL TO BE PROVIDED NOTICE OF ANY
CHANGES TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, SETTING STANDARDS FOR
TRIENNIAL UPDATES TO --
10:14:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
KEEP GOING.
10:14:41AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, MA'AM, SIR.
SORRY.
I WOKE UP AT 2 A.M. THIS MORNING, SO I'M VERY SLOW.
10:14:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SOMETHING IN THE WATER LAST NIGHT.
10:14:48AM >>LUIS VIERA:
COULDN'T GO BACK TO SLEEP.
TRIENNIAL UPDATES TO THE RESPECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY MASTER
PLANS OF THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TAMPA FIRE RESCUE,
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN

EFFECTIVE DATE.
10:15:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VIERA, A SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
10:15:09AM >>CARL BRODY:
CARL BRODY FROM LEGAL, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR YOU.
10:15:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU DID NOT EXPECT THIS LEVEL OF
EFFICIENCY.
10:15:15AM >>CARL BRODY:
THIS IS A FIRST.
10:15:17AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
10:15:21AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 27, 2026
AT 10:00 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
10:15:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. SHELBY, WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN -- THAT
WAS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.
10:15:38AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NO, IT WAS NOT.
IT WAS A FIRST READING.
10:15:41AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OUR COUNCIL RULES SAY WE ALLOW PUBLIC
COMMENT.
10:15:46AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF YOU WISH TO ASK IF THERE WAS -- YOU
DON'T HAVE TO RECONSIDER.
10:15:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M SAYING, BASED ON THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK TO ITEM 40?
HEARING NONE FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HOW ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE?
CAN WE GET THE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE?
10:16:05AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ARE THERE ANY THAT CAN BE TAKEN?
10:16:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHAT ABOUT THE K-BAR RANCH?
10:16:21AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
THANK YOU, BRANDON, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I'M BRINGING THIS, AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THIS BECAUSE
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES IN PARTS
OF NEW TAMPA BY 40%.
WE'LL KEEP ON HEARING.
SO WE GET A CONCLUSION OF IT.
IF I RECALL THE ISSUE I BROUGHT THIS BACK ON WAS TO SEE IF
SOMETHING COULD BE SET RIGHT NOW OR IN THE NEAR, NEAR, NEAR
IMMEDIATE FUTURE FOR TFR AND TPD POTENTIALLY TO BE ABLE TO
GO THROUGH NOW AS OPPOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
10:16:50AM >> YES.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
BRANDON CAMPBELL, MOBILITY DIRECTOR.
ON THE K-BAR RANCH PARKWAY EXTENSION OVER TO MORRIS BRIDGE
ROAD, OF COURSE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER
THE LAST MONTH OR SO, MOST RECENTLY LAST WEEK, WHEN MR.
PARGOV, THE ENGINEER OF RECORD ON THAT PROJECT CALLED IN AND

SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN POSSIBLY OPENING
UP THAT CONNECTION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE BEFORE IT'S OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC.
SO, AGAIN, THE CAVEAT BEING, NOT BEING A CITY PROJECT, OUR
LEVEL OF CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THERE IS
SOMEWHAT LIMITED.
BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THE DEVELOPER ON
THE UTILITIES ACCEPTANCE TESTING THAT PRECEDES THEIR FINAL
GRADING AND PAVING OF THAT ROADWAY SEGMENT.
THIS WEEK, I KNOW IT'S BEEN JUST A WEEK SINCE WE WERE IN
HERE TALKING ABOUT IT, THIS WEEK IT'S BEEN FAIRLY RAINY.
I THINK THAT'S HINDERED SOME OF THE UTILITIES ACCEPTANCE
TESTING.
BUT IN MEETING WITH THE PROJECT TEAM, OUR CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORTED BACK TO US YESTERDAY THAT
THEY ARE STILL ON TARGET TO GET THE ROADWAY OPEN PROBABLY BY
SEPTEMBER 15.
AND SO THERE'S SOME INTERVENING STEPS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT ALLOW FOR EARLY ACCESS BY EMERGENCY
SERVICES.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY TO WORK WITH THEM TO UNDERSTAND IF AND
WHEN THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
BUT THE UPDATE THAT I HAVE FROM THEM SO FAR AS OF TODAY IS
THEY ARE STILL SHOOTING FOR SEPTEMBER 15 FOR IT ALL TO BE
READY AND TAKEN OVER BY THE CITY.

10:18:31AM >>LUIS VIERA:
GREAT.
THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR, BRIEFLY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
THANK YOU, BRANDON FOR THAT.
I'M GOING TO BE HAVING A COMMUNITY MEETING OUT IN EASTON
PARK.
THIS WOULD BE ACCESS IN EASTON PARK TO GET INTO K-BAR RANCH
BECAUSE THERE ARE CONCERNS THERE ABOUT INCREASED TRAFFIC AND
DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WILL BE HAVING A WRITTEN REPORT ON SOMETHING INVOLVING
THAT.
BUT I WILL BE GETTING WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT TO POTENTIALLY
HAVE SOMEBODY THERE OR AT LEAST HAVE SOME NOTES THAT I CAN
READ FROM TO UPDATE ON WHAT THE CITY IS GOING TO DO, NOT TO
PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THE CITY WILL DO
IN TERMS OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT CONCERN?
10:19:11AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
FOR THE CONCERN OF ACCESS ON EASTON
PARK?
10:19:16AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
IN OTHER WORDS, INCREASED TRAFFIC, NOT NECESSARILY BY FIRST
RESPONDERS BUT INCREASED TRAFFIC FROM MORRIS BRIDGE ROAD
THROUGH THE EASTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER IT BECAUSE I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
10:19:27AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THAT

OFF-LINE?
10:19:34AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT WILL BE ON THE 18th.
I'LL GET BACK.
COUNCIL, I CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BRANDON, THANK YOU, SIR.
10:19:42AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
WE CAN MAKE SURE SOMEONE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT IS --
10:19:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SINCE BRANDON IS STILL STANDING THERE, CAN
I GET -- WITHOUT OBJECTION, MOVE ITEM 44, WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE BRANDON ON THE ALLEY.
10:19:56AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
SURE.
10:19:57AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IS THERE NO OBJECTION?
GO AHEAD.
10:20:01AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
ITEM 44, WE SUBMITTED A MEMO, JUST
TALKING ABOUT SOME OF OUR TOUCH POINTS ON ALLEYWAYS.
MY TEAM ACTUALLY MET INTERNALLY WITH DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
MANAGEMENT.
ADAM IS HERE.
HE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THAT, TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT THE STRATEGIC APPROACH SHOULD BE TO
CLARIFYING WHAT CONSTITUTES AN OPEN AND USED ALLEY.
AND THEN TO GO FROM THERE ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO, LIKE,
PRELIMINARILY -- PRELIMINARY -- EXCUSE ME.
TRIPPING OVER MY WORDS.

TO PRELIMINARILY ASSESS THE EXISTING ALLEYWAYS SO THAT IF A
DEVELOPER COMES IN AND WANTS TO DEVELOP ON A PARCEL, THEY
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE WITH RESPECT TO
ALLEYS.
SO THE CRA RECENTLY DID A SIMILAR STUDY IN WEST TAMPA.
OF COURSE, THAT'S WHERE THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY IS.
AND REQUIREMENTS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRINGENT WITH REGARD
TO ACCESSING ALLEYS IN THAT OVERLAY.
THAT WAS ABOUT A $250,000 EFFORT.
IT BECOMES VERY COMPLICATED VERY QUICKLY.
SO WE STILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL STEPS TO EXPLORE WHAT WE
NEED TO DO TO PROVIDE CLARITY FOR DEVELOPERS AND TRULY
EVERYONE ELSE ON WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE.
ALLEYWAYS, OBVIOUSLY, CAN BE USED FOR MULTIPLE THINGS.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE JUST FOR UTILITIES.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE FOR TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE USED FOR SOLID WASTE.
SO THOSE LAYERED NEEDS AND LAYERED OPPORTUNITIES SORT OF
COME TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT MAKES IT, AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT
MORE COMPLICATED FOR US TO BRING ORDER TO THE VARIOUS NEEDS
AND VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF ADAM, IF YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, OR IF
YOU ALL HAD ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE MET RECENTLY.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO BETTER DEFINE THE EFFORT.

10:21:56AM >> I THINK BRANDON DID A -- ADAM PURCELL, TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES DIRECTOR.
WE HAVE MET ONCE WITH MOBILITY STAFF, ONCE WITH THE LARGER
TEAM WITH CITY PLANNING, WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WITH LAND
DEVELOPMENT.
WE STARTED, AGAIN, TO PARSE OUT THE MANY NEEDS RELATED TO
ALLEYWAYS AND THE MANY IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING STANDARDS OR
DEFINING STANDARDS.
SO WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE'VE GOT THE TWO MOTIONS.
THE FIRST IS TO KIND OF SET THAT QUANTIFIABLE, DEFINABLE
STANDARD FOR VEHICULAR ACCESS.
THAT'S WHAT OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON NOW.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THAT TEAM.
I MET WITH THEM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR AN HOUR.
WE HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING.
BUT THEN DEFINE THE SCOPE OF A CITYWIDE STUDY FOR ALLEYWAYS
AND START TO PUT A COST TO THAT EFFORT.
I THINK THE WEST RIVER EFFORT IS PROBABLY A GOOD INDICATOR
OF KIND OF WHERE WE ARE HEADED, THAT IT WOULD BE A
SEVEN-FIGURE TYPE OF STUDY CITYWIDE TO DEFINE HOW WE UTILIZE
OUR ALLEYWAYS.
IT'S IN PROGRESS.
I THINK WE HAD THE FORESIGHT WHEN THE MOTIONS WERE MADE TO
PROVIDE A STATUS UPDATE BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE BEGINNING TO
POKE AT A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN A COMPLEX ISSUE

IN THE CITY FOR MANY DECADES.
SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS.
WE'RE DOING THE STAFF WORK NOW AND ARE WORKING HARD TO GET
AN ANSWER.
10:23:21AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS MY MOTION.
ASK A QUICK QUESTION AND THEN COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
IS THERE ANYTHING -- IS THE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL CLEAR
ENOUGH OR DO YOU NEED FURTHER DIRECTION?
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED FROM THE COUNCIL SO WE CAN TRY TO DO
IT IN A MORE EXPEDITIOUS MANNER?
10:23:38AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
SO I THINK AT THIS POINT, THE DIRECTION
FROM COUNCIL IS CLEAR ENOUGH.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SET UP ANY BRIEFINGS AS NEEDED.
IF YOU WANT MORE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
10:23:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PROGRESS REPORTS.
10:23:52AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
YES.
10:23:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:23:54AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WELL, WE ONLY DID PART OF WEST TAMPA, ONLY
THE PART IN THE CRA.
DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT PUT IN THEIR BUDGET MONEY
TO FINISH THE STUDY FOR WEST TAMPA.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THIS
BUDGET, CORRECT?
10:24:09AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT'S IN THE PROPOSED

BUDGET FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT.
OF COURSE, THAT IS AN ONGOING DISCUSSION BETWEEN ALL
INVOLVED PARTIES AND TO THE BUDGET-MAKING PROCESSES ONGOING.
10:24:22AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO FIND THE ANSWER TO
THAT BY MONDAY BECAUSE THAT'S OUR MOBILITY AND STORMWATER
BUDGET MEETING.
FOR ME, IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THIS STUDY BE A PART
OF THE NEXT BUDGET.
BECAUSE TALKING ABOUT BITING OFF SMALL PORTIONS, IF WE CAN
ACTUALLY GET WEST TAMPA DONE, IT WILL GIVE US A GUIDE TO GO
FORWARD.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T NEED TO STILL KEEP THINKING
ABOUT THE WHOLE CITY, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT JUST TO GET ONE
PORTION OF THE CITY DONE SINCE WE'VE ONLY DONE THE CRA
PORTION, THE CITY NEEDS TO PONY UP FOR THE REST AND WE JUST
NEED TO GET IT DONE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING I WANT TO SEE IN THIS '27
BUDGET.
ANYTHING ON THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT THAT WILL GIVE US A
REALLY GOOD HEAD START.
I HAVE LOOKED AND READ THROUGH THE CRA'S ALLEY STUDY.
IT'S GREAT.
IT'S VERY CLEAR.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE US GO FORWARD.
THIS IS A REALLY MONUMENTAL STUDY.

YOU ARE NOT INCORRECT.
BUT THE CITY, WE REALLY NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE USING
OUR ALLEYS.
THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN ON SINCE BEFORE I GOT
ON COUNCIL BECAUSE SEMINOLE HEIGHTS IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF
ITS ALLEYS.
10:25:34AM >>BRANDON CAMPBELL:
YES, WE'LL LOOK A LITTLE MORE DEEPLY
INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT BUDGET.
I DO BELIEVE THAT GERI LOPEZ MAY BE ON.
SHE MENTIONED SHE WOULD BE JOINING AS A PANELIST.
I DON'T MEAN TO PUT HER ON A SPOT.
SHE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION HERE AND NOW AND NOT
WAIT UNTIL MONDAY.
10:25:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE SCREEN WENT WHITE -- THERE SHE IS.
10:25:56AM >> IT'S MAGIC.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
GERI LOPEZ, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT OUR CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
COMPLETING WITH THE CRA FUNDING.
WE DID ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE ALLEYWAY
STUDY AS PART OF THE CITY PLANNING BUDGET.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK MENTIONED, IT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN
THE BUDGET, BUT I WILL DISCUSS WITH REVENUE AND FINANCE TO
SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU AN ANSWER FOR THE MONDAY WORK SESSION.

10:26:25AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD GET A NUMBER ATTACHED TO THAT
SO THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TRY TO LOOK FOR THE
MONEY NECESSARY.
10:26:34AM >> WILL DO.
THANK YOU.
10:26:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, FOR
BRINGING THAT CLARITY AND THAT INFORMATION.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
10:26:41AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
IN WEST TAMPA, VARIED SIZE ALLEYS IN
WIDTH.
SOME ARE 5 FEET, 8 FEET, 10 FEET, 12 FEET.
SO THE ONES I'M TALKING ABOUT MOSTLY, I DON'T BELIEVE, ARE
IN THE CRA, NORTH OF COLUMBUS DRIVE, ON MacDILL AVENUE,
GO ALL THE WAY NORTH TO ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL.
AND YOU'LL FIND THAT THESE ALLEYS WERE CLOSED, BUT NOBODY
KNOWS ABOUT IT.
I CAN GIVE YOU ONE THAT I KNOW OF THAT THERE WAS A HOUSE
WITH A CHAIN-LINK FENCE, TWO SIDES, ALL HOUSES ON THIS SIDE.
OTHER SIDE, THERE WAS VACANT LAND.
THAT LAND WAS SOLD AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO BOUGHT IT BUILT
TWO HOUSES.
EIGHT-FOOT GAP BECAUSE ANOTHER FENCE THEY PUT UP.
JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, I LOOKED IT UP.
IT SAYS "ALLEY" BETWEEN THE TWO FENCES.

SO I ASSUME THAT IS A CITY ALLEY.
NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS.
IT'S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY'S ALLEY.
AIN'T ONE TO THE NORTH OR TO THE SOUTH.
THERE'S ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TREES THERE GROWING IN CITY
PROPERTY THAT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT THE OTHER DAY.
ALL THE ALLEYS ARE DIFFERENT.
MY SUGGESTION IS THE ONES THAT ARE SMALL, TALK TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM, DO WHATEVER YOU DO
AND CLOSE THEM BECAUSE NOBODY CAN USE THAT.
IF YOU HAVE AN ALLEY THAT WILL BE USED, WHO WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE PAVING OF THOSE ALLEYS?
THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR THE CITY?
I JUST WANT THAT ANSWER WAY AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE WE START
DOING ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS THE ONLY LOGICAL
THING TO DO.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
10:28:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
10:28:24AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I AGREE WITH THINGS MY COLLEAGUE SAID.
AN OVERLAY, TEN OR MORE YEARS BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL, I
STARTED MY NEIGHBORHOOD ADVOCACY IN HYDE PARK FIGHTING TO
PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS -- SORRY, FIGHTING TO PROTECT
NEIGHBORHOODS BUT ALSO ALLEYS IN SOUTH TAMPA AND HYDE PARK,
SOMEBODY TRIES TO TOUCH AN ALLEY AND NOT MAINTAIN IT, WE'LL

HAVE 200 PEOPLE HERE.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA ALWAYS SAYS, WE NEED TO TREAT THE
WHOLE CITY LIKE ANY PART OF THE CITY AND NOT UNFAIRLY TREAT
OTHERS.
FOR TOO LONG, ALLEYS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY HAVE BEEN
FALLING APART.
WE HAVE FOLKS COME HERE BEGGING US TO VACATE ALLEYS BECAUSE
THEY ARE A HAZARD BECAUSE PEOPLE THROW TRASH IN THEM.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIVE IN THEM OR WHATEVER.
IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY.
THE DESIGN OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WAS INTENTIONAL WHEN THEY
WERE BUILT.
AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MOST PART WANT TO KEEP THEIR
ALLEYS.
THEY WANT THEM TO BE MAINTAINED.
THEY WANT THEM TO BE ACCESSIBLE.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN THROUGHOUT THE CITY
TO MAINTAIN THE ALLEYS -- TO PROTECT AND MAINTAIN THE ALLEYS
WE HAVE.
AS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AHEAD IN THE FUTURE, IN URBAN
PLANNING, MOST FOLKS, MOST PLANNERS WANT US TO MAINTAIN THE
ALLEYS AS WELL.
IF THERE IS A BIG PROJECT WHERE SOMEONE IS BUYING THE ENTIRE
BLOCK AND WANT TO VACATE IT TO BUILD ON THE WHOLE THING,
MAYBE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IS PEOPLE ARE ASKING US TO VACATE JUST
BECAUSE THERE'S GARBAGE AND TREES GROWING IN THEM.
AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP IN TRYING TO REPAIR THE ALLEYS.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE I THINK FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
10:30:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN YOU DO ME A TEST, ONE, TWO, THREE?
10:30:07AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I'M HEARING MY MIKE IS NOT WORKING THAT
WELL.
10:30:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE'RE HEARING A LOT OF TINNY ECHO BAD.
10:30:18AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SOMEBODY TEXT ME AND SAID MY MIKE IS LOW.
10:30:21AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CCTV, AFTER THIS MEETING, MAYBE YOU CAN
DIAGNOSE.
10:30:26AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I CAN SHOUT INTO IT.
10:30:27AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THERE IS A RINGY ECHO TO IT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE STAFF REPORTS FOR 44
AND 46?
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM -- SORRY.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?

AYES HAVE IT.
WE ARE AT 10:30.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN 10:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS?
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA TO OPEN THE 10:30 PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
ITEM 37-POINT.
10:31:09AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
EMMA GREGORY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
I'M HERE FOR ITEM 37, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY'S NON-AD
VALOREM STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT ROLL.
THIS ASSESSMENT FUNDS THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE
CITY'S STORMWATER SYSTEM.
THE RESOLUTION SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS ADOPTED ON
JULY 16 AND WE SENT MAILED AND PUBLISHED NOTICE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODE AND STATE LAW.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS ASSESSMENT WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN
2003.
THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT RATE THIS YEAR IS $82 PER ESU, WHICH
IS THE EQUIVALENT STORMWATER UNIT, AND HAS REMAINED THE SAME
SINCE 2015.

THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE ASSESSMENT RATE THIS YEAR.
THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY WRITTEN OBJECTIONS, AND AS WITH
ALL NON-AD VALOREM HEARINGS, THE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE ROLL HAS TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE HEARING.
OF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M HERE AND BRANDON CAMPBELL, MOBILITY DIRECTOR IS HERE IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
10:32:35AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THE PUBLIC WILL WEIGH IN ALSO.
AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE GONE THROUGH AND DONE ANALYSIS
ON HOW THIS MONEY WAS SPENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THEY
DISAGREE WITH THE WAY IT WAS SPENT AND THEY WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE REAL TIGHT CONTROLS OVER HOW THE ADMINISTRATION
CAN APPROVE IT.
THE COMMUNITY WILL BE SAYING THIS, BUT THEY WANT US TO HAVE
A MORE ROBUST CONVERSATION AND NARROWLY DEFINE THE PROJECTS
OR PROCESSES THAT CAN BE PAID FOR IN THIS SO THAT IT'S NOT
WASTED ON FRIVOLOUS PROJECTS.
10:33:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A QUESTION.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I TRULY UNDERSTAND.
I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY DEALT WITH THIS AHEAD OF THE
MEETING, SO I APOLOGIZE.
VOTING ON THESE STORMWATER ISSUES TODAY, DOES THAT BIND US
IN ANY WAY ON THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD PROJECT?
10:33:33AM >> NO.
10:33:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT DOESN'T OBLIGATE ANY FURTHER

EXPENDITURES.
DOESN'T OBLIGATE ANY FURTHER NOTHING.
10:33:38AM >>EMMA GREGORY:
ITEM 37, WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT THIS
DURING ITEM 38 WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT.
BUT THIS IS SIMPLY THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT.
THIS FUNDS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STORMWATER
SYSTEM.
10:33:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
10:33:54AM >>BILL CARLSON:
CAN I ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT?
AFTER MILTON AND HELENE HIT, WE HAVE MANY, MANY VIDEOS FROM
THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT SHOW THAT NO MAINTENANCE WAS DONE
AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE PROMISES WHEN THIS WAS RAISED
IN 2016, WHATEVER.
WE HAVE VIDEOS OF PROMISES MADE THAT MAINTENANCE WOULD BE
DONE.
BUT THERE WERE TREES GROWING OUT OF PLACES THAT THEY
SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, WHICH SHOWS MAINTENANCE HAD NOT BEEN
DONE FOR DECADES.
ALTHOUGH THIS ADMINISTRATION AND PROTECTING THE LAST
ADMINISTRATION DISAGREES, WE HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF IT.
AND THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT.
WE DISCOVERED A BIG PORTION WAS SPENT ON PARADES WHICH THE
PUBLIC FEELS IS INAPPROPRIATE.
IF WE HAD TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO
BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TIGHTER CONTROLS.

THE ENTIRE CITY SHOULD NOT BE FLOODING IN A STORM LIKE IT
DID THIS PAST WEEKEND AFTER 20 YEARS OF FUNDING SOMETHING
LIKE THIS, THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE MAINTENANCE AND
MORE PREVENTION.
THE AMOUNT OF FLOODING THAT'S HAPPENING IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE.
WHAT I WOULD RATHER DO IS CONTINUE THIS FOR A WEEK OR TWO
AND THEN HAVE A HEARING WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION IS ABLE TO
TIGHTLY DEFINE ON HOW THEY PLAN ON SPENDING THE MONEY.
WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT AND THEN GET LEGAL TO HELP US PUT
TIGHT CONTROLS SO THEY CAN'T SPEND IT ON PARADES OR WHATEVER
OTHER FRIVOLOUS PROJECTS THEY WANT TO SPEND IT ON.
10:35:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND THEN I'LL GET BACK
TO YOU.
10:35:25AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO ANYTHING, BUT I
REALIZE THIS IS A NECESSITY IN A WAY SO MAYBE WE COULD PASS
THIS WITH A CAVEAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION COMES BACK WITH A
PLAN ON WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR
STORMWATER, WHERE IT'S NEEDED, WITHOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN
STORMWATER.
CANNOT BE USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THING OTHER THAN WHAT IT
SAYS IT'S FOR.
NOT SURE IF YOU CAN WRITE IT THAT WAY.
THE ATTORNEY IS HERE.
10:35:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.

10:35:53AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'M EXPECTING TO SEE
ON MONDAY BECAUSE THAT'S OUR STORMWATER BUDGET HEARING.
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, I DON'T SEE A REASON
WE COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL AFTER WE HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE BUDGET
IS PLANNED FOR, FOR STORMWATER NEXT MONDAY.
IS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH WAITING UNTIL AFTER WE HEAR ABOUT
THE STORMWATER -- FROM THE STORMWATER PRESENTATION FOR THE
FY '27 BUDGET?
10:36:23AM >>EMMA GREGORY:
IN ORDER TO GET ON THE TAX COLLECTOR'S ROLL,
WE HAVE TO ADOPT AND SEND THEM THE ROLL BY SEPTEMBER 15.
10:36:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE TWO REGULAR MEETINGS.
10:36:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY QUESTION, THOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL HAVE
PLENTY OF TIME IF WE WANT TO DISSECT THIS ON MONDAY, TO
BRING IT BACK AT THE VERY NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
10:36:47AM >> YES.
WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT WHEN THE CITY LEVIES A SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT, THAT MONEY, IT COMES IN WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.
IT CAN ONLY BE SPENT FOR THE PURPOSE IT WAS LEVIED.
SO THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT CAN ONLY BE SPENT FOR MAINTENANCE
TO THE CITY'S STORMWATER SYSTEM.
IN FACT, THE GENERAL FUND SUPPLEMENTS THE STORMWATER BUDGET
AT LEAST AS PART OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
10:37:26AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I APPRECIATE IT.
FROM THIS DAIS, WE'VE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE MONEY BEING
SPENT FOR SALARIES OR THE MONEY BEING SPENT NOT NECESSARILY

THROUGH THIS BUT ON PARADES AND JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW THE
EXACT CLARITY ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM.
SO THAT'S THE CONCERN THAT THE PUBLIC HAS.
SO WE'RE HERE AS STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC.
I HONESTLY THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE OUR SAFEST BET.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
I THINK MONDAY'S WORKSHOP OF VERY CLEAR BUDGETING AND
SHOWING LINE FOR LINE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS ON
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
10:38:14AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY ELSE ON FIRST ROUND?
WE'LL MOVE TO SECOND ROUND.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON FOR SECOND ROUND.
10:38:18AM >>BILL CARLSON:
AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION TO CONTINUE 37 AND 38 TO NEXT THURSDAY.
IF NOT, THEN THE NEXT ONE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF TIME, BUT GIVE US A
CHANCE TO GO THROUGH IT.
IN ADDITION TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT BUDGET ON MONDAY, I
REALLY WOULD LIKE LEGAL TO WEIGH IN AS TO HOW WE CAN PUT
TIGHTER CONTROLS ON THE ADMINISTRATION SO THE MONEY IS NOT
SPENT FOR THINGS LIKE PARADES.
THANK YOU.
10:38:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK CLEARLY STAFF JUST INDICATED THAT
THE MONEY IS TIED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ALLEGATION THAT MONEY SPENT ON

PARADE.
STAFF, AS SHE SAID, THE BUDGET IS SUPPLEMENTED BY GENERAL
FUND MONEY WHICH PAYS FOR IT.
THIS MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE ASSESSMENT, IS LEGALLY
BOUND BY THE DEFINITIVE ROLLS THAT THE ASSESSMENT WAS LEVIED
ON.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES HERE.
CITY STAFF AND HOW CITY STAFF IS PAID AND THE ASSESSMENT IS
ONLY PAYING FOR WHAT IS LEGALLY ALLOWED.
10:39:28AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I'LL LET THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO DID
THE RESEARCH WEIGH IN ON THAT.
THE REALITY IS, UNTIL CITY COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC STARTED
COMPLAINING AFTER THE STORMS, THE CITY WAS NOT DOING
SUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING CATCH-UP AND A LOT OF HARD WORK BEING
DONE, BUT WE HAVE AT LEAST 10 OR 15 YEARS OF NEGLECT.
IF A 30-YEAR-OLD TREE IS GROWING OUT OF A CULVERT, THAT
SHOWS THAT NOBODY HAS LOOKED AT IT IN PROBABLY 40 OR 50
YEARS.
WHY WAS THERE FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR A REGULAR
RAINSTORM THIS PAST WEEKEND?
THERE ARE LOTS OF EXCUSES WE CAN USE, BUT MAINTENANCE IS A
BIG PART OF IT AND WE NEED TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT IT
AND CATCH UP.
10:40:09AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I HEARD THE CITY ATTORNEY SPECIFICALLY

SPEAK THAT THIS CANNOT BE USED FOR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN
WHAT IS ON THIS, THREE WORDS, STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT
FEE, FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM ONLY.
AM I CORRECT?
10:40:23AM >> YES.
10:40:24AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THEREFORE, IF THERE WAS MONEY SPENT FROM
THE STORMWATER DIVISION, COULD HAVE BEEN FROM STORMWATER
DIVISION OR OTHER MONIES, BUT NOT FROM THIS.
THAT IS A QUESTION YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS SPENT THAT WAY OR NOT.
I'M NOT ACCUSING ANYONE OF ANYTHING UNTIL I SEE THE FACTS.
IF ANYBODY HAS FACTS ON THAT, LET ME SEE THEM, INCLUDING THE
ADMINISTRATION, IF YOU'RE LISTENING.
10:40:46AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:40:47AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT OF MONDAY'S BUDGET
HEARING, THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY.
YES, IT IS CLEAR THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON
SPECIFIC THINGS.
AGAIN, I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK JUST THE CONCERN
FOLKS HAVE, WAITING UNTIL WE ACTUALLY DISCUSS THIS AND TALK
ABOUT IT AT THE BUDGET WAS PROBABLY A BETTER WAY TO BRING
THIS FORWARD.
I THINK IF WE WAITED UNTIL AUGUST 27 AGENDA, WE MAY NOT BE
IN THIS SPACE, BUT IF WE DID, THEN I'M GLAD WE DID IT NOW.

WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
WE'LL HEAR THEIR CONCERNS.
AND HOPEFULLY, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF
E-MAILS ON THIS.
BUT IF FOLKS COULD -- IF PEOPLE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION CAN
JUST JOT THESE NOTES DOWN SO WE MAKE SURE WE ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS ON MONDAY, I THINK THAT WILL HELP EVERYONE AND BE
ABLE TO GET US TO APPROVE THIS WITH THE SPECIFICITY IT
REQUIRES.
NO ONE IS SAYING THIS MONEY DOES NOT NEED TO BE HERE AND BE
SPENT.
WE JUST WANT TO VERY CLEARLY KNOW WHAT IT'S BEING SPENT ON.
I THINK THAT IS A VERY REASONABLE REQUEST FOR THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US TODAY.
LET'S JUST ALL WRITE SOME NOTES AND MAKE SURE THAT MONDAY WE
GET THESE ANSWERS.
10:42:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'LL CLOSE THAT OUT SAYING THAT 37 IS
REALLY A YES OR NO VOTE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH STORMWATER SERVICE
ASSESSMENT FEE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE IN THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW
WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH
STORMWATER THAT THE CITY WOULD EVEN CONSIDER NOT CONTINUING
WITH THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FEE.
IT'S SUCH A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF OUR STRATEGY OF MITIGATING

THE FLOODING IN BOTH FRESHWATER FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE.
SO 37.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNICATION ASPECT.
IF WE CONTINUE THIS TODAY, THIS IS NOT -- I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY ON THE DAIS WOULD SAY WE SHOULDN'T CONTINUE WITH THE
STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FEE -- MAYBE THERE, I DON'T KNOW --
I'M ASSUMING THERE'S NOT.
I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF INFORMATION TRANSFER FROM THE
CITY TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS REALLY --
SOMETIMES IT'S COMPLICATED, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE
INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES WE JUST
DISCUSSED.
THIS IS JUST ABOUT WHETHER WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE
STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FEE.
KILLING THIS WOULD MEAN WE WOULD NO LONGER BE COLLECTING
THAT, WHICH WOULD PUT US WAY BEHIND.
10:43:13AM >>BILL CARLSON:
EVENTUALLY I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS, BUT
IF THEY MAKE US VOTE TODAY, I'LL VOTE NO, AND THAT'S FINE.
I WANT TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO THE MONEY.
THE CHARTER CLEARLY STATES THAT THE MAYOR HAS CONTROL OVER
ALL THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE HAVE CONTROL OVER THE BUDGET.
WE'VE GOTTEN TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT FLOODING, INCLUDING
THIS PAST WEEKEND.
BUT MOST OF IT IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF MAINTENANCE, NOT
BECAUSE THE TEAMS HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING HARD THE LAST YEAR,

IT'S BECAUSE NOBODY DID ANYTHING REALLY FOR THE TEN YEARS
PRIOR TO THAT.
YES, ADMINISTRATION, GO AHEAD AND SEND ANOTHER NASTY E-MAIL
TO US ABOUT THAT.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS THE ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO STOP
PLAYING POLITICS AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE BY PREVENTING
FLOODING.
AS SOON AS WE APPROVE THIS, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
SO THE ONLY POWER WE HAVE TO TRY TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AS
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC IS TO HOLD THIS FOR A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AND TRY TO REQUIRE THEM TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE GOING
TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND THEN HOLD THEM TO IT.
REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE VOTED TO CREATE A FIRE
STATION IN A PLACE THAT WE DESPERATELY NEEDED ONE.
THE ADMINISTRATION JUST DECIDED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO BUILD
IT, DIDN'T TELL US AND MOVED THE MONEY AND DIDN'T TELL US.
THE NEXT YEAR THEY JUST SAID WE DIDN'T BUILD IT.
THIS IS HOW THIS ADMINISTRATION DISMISSES CITY COUNCIL AND
THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE TO USE WHATEVER LIMITED POWERS WE HAVE TO TRY TO
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO GET RESULTS BECAUSE THE FLOODING IN
THIS CITY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
THANK YOU.
10:44:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE
THIS.

10:44:43AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
LET ME MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ASK THE
ADMINISTRATION TO GIVE US A RUN-DOWN ON THE MONEY FROM LAST
YEAR'S STORMWATER SERVICE, WHERE IT WAS SPENT.
AND BRING IT ON MONDAY.
I GOT TO CLEAR THE AIR.
I'M NOT ONE TO POINT FINGERS.
I LIKE FACTS.
ONLY DEAL WITH FACTS.
WHETHER THEY ARE RIGHT OR WRONG, I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
WE ARE A CITY UNITED, NOT DIVIDED.
I'M FRUSTRATED.
I'LL START GROWING MY HAIR BACK IF THIS CONTINUES.
10:45:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA TO
REQUEST THAT THE CITY PROVIDE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF WHERE
MONEY FROM STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FEE HAS BEEN PAID.
TIME FRAME?
10:45:24AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MONDAY IF POSSIBLE.
10:45:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, I'M SAYING --
10:45:27AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT WILL HAVE TO BE 2025.
10:45:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FOR 2025.
WE GOT THAT?
MOTION FROM --
10:45:37AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MAY I --
10:45:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOLD ON.

10:45:42AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANTED TO CLARIFY THE DATES BECAUSE THERE'S
REALLY NOT, I MEAN, OTHER THAN WE DO GET STORMWATER
QUARTERLY UPDATES.
WE COULD PROBABLY BRING THE FIRST COUPLE OF QUARTERLY
UPDATES.
MR. CAMPBELL IS NODDING, SO IT LOOKS LIKE HE CAN PROVIDE
PROBABLY A MIDYEAR, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET ANYTHING
PAST THE MIDYEAR.
SO THE TWO STORMWATER UPDATES, ACTUALLY, I THINK YOU HAVE A
THIRD QUARTER AS WELL YOU COULD PROBABLY BRING US BECAUSE --
WELL, NO.
IT'S STILL AUGUST.
THEY JUST FINISHED.
10:46:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AVAILABLE DATA 2025 AND BEYOND.
10:46:17AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AS MUCH OF 2026 AS POSSIBLE.
10:46:21AM >>BILL CARLSON:
GO TO 2019 OR 2016 WHEN IT WAS INCREASED.
WE KNOW FOR SURE FROM ALL THE VIDEO EVIDENCE AND ALL THE
TESTIMONY BY THE PUBLIC AND ENGINEERS WHO HAVE LOOKED AT IT
THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TO NOTHING DONE FROM 2019 UNTIL
HELENE AND MILTON.
WE KNOW THAT NOTHING WAS DONE BEFORE THAT BECAUSE HOW COULD
YOU HAVE TREES GROWING OUT OF CULVERTS?
THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW, SINCE THIS WAS RAISED IN 2016,
WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?
THE LAST YEAR WE KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD, BUT NOW

WE HAVE YEARS OF NEGLECT AND THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW WHY THE
BASIC MAINTENANCE WASN'T DONE.
10:46:58AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A QUICK TURNAROUND
TIME.
THAT IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
I HEARD EARLIER, SEEMED TO BE A SENTIMENT -- I HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND FOR STAFF TO HAVE A REPORT AT THE MONDAY
WORKSHOP FOR THE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF WHERE THE MONEY HAS
BEEN SPENT IN 25 AND WHATEVER REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE IN 26.
THAT BEING SAID, IF THIS ITEM IS NOT PASSED TODAY, I HEARD
SOMEBODY DISCUSSED AUGUST 27.
AUGUST 27 AND MEETING AFTER THAT ARE VERY FULL MEETINGS.
MY EXPECTATION IS THIS ISSUE WOULD BE HASHED OUT ON MONDAY.
IF THIS WAS CONTINUED TO THE 27th, IT WOULD JUST BE A
QUICK, VERY LITTLE DISCUSSION, UP-OR-DOWN VOTE BECAUSE THESE
MEETINGS ARE FULL.
THE FIRST MOTION IS FOR STAFF TO RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL AT
THE WORKSHOP MEETING THIS MONDAY WITH THAT INFORMATION WE
JUST PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA AND COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE --
10:48:06AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MY SUGGESTION, COUNCIL, WOULD BE, THIS IS A
PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE THAT CAME TODAY, IT MAY -- NUMBER
ONE, IT MAY AFFECT YOUR DECISION.
NUMBER TWO IS THEY DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND RAISE
ISSUES.
10:48:24AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE DID PASS THAT MOTION ON THE INFORMATION
REQUESTED BY COUNCIL FOR MONDAY NIGHT.
THAT'S DONE.
MORNING.
10:48:32AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
BUT THAT BEING SAID, THE PUBLIC SHOULD ALSO
BE AWARE THAT YOUR INTENTION IS AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT TO
CONTINUE THE ITEM.
10:48:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CORRECT.
DOES STAFF HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT?
10:48:49AM >> I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THE MOTION IS VERY CLEAR, THAT WE
ARE CONTINUING TO AUGUST 27 --
10:48:57AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOT YET.
WE'LL DO THAT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
10:49:01AM >> AT 10:
30.
OKAY.
YEAH.
10:49:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IF THERE'S ANY CLARIFICATION AT THE TIME,
WE'LL DEAL WITH IT AT THAT POINT.
ANYBODY HERE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO ITEM 37?
37 ONLY, PLEASE STAND AGAINST THE WALL.
10:49:21AM >> STEVE MICHELINI.

COUNCIL, I THINK IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, CONTINUE THIS
UNTIL YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING, HOW IT
WILL BE SPENT AND SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION FOR
THE ADOPTION OF THE ASSESSMENT.
THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY CASES WHERE THE MONEY GOES INTO THE
BIG UMBRELLA OF STORMWATER, AND IT GETS SHIFTED AROUND.
THERE IS A GREAT CONCERN THAT SOME OF THIS, IF NOT ALL OF
IT, A MAJORITY OF IT, CAN BE SHIFTED TO A SINGLE PROJECT AS
OPPOSED TO ADDRESSING FLOODING ISSUES THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT
THE CITY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS HERE, AND I'VE HEARD,
ALTHOUGH WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH DOCUMENTATION, THAT THEY ARE
NOT BEING COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT WITH YOU.
THE STAFF IS NOT TELLING YOU THAT THEY HAVE A PLAN OF HOW
THEY PLAN TO SPEND THAT MONEY.
THEY CAN GENERATE THAT AND THEY CAN GENERATE IT QUICKLY.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT AND I SPOKE
TO ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF REGARDING THE
MAINTENANCE.
THE BUDGET NUMBER IN THE MAINTENANCE FOR THIS YEAR DECREASES
OVER LAST YEAR.
IT DOESN'T INCREASE.
IT DECREASES.
AND SO HONESTLY, MOST OF THE MONEY SHOULD BE GOING TO
MAINTENANCE IMMEDIATELY.

AND YOU ALL APPROVED, I THINK IT WAS COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK
INSISTED ON $500,000 FOR IMMEDIATE STORMWATER RELIEF, WHICH
IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
THERE ARE MILLIONS IN HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE DIVERTED
IMMEDIATELY TO MAINTENANCE.
WE'VE SHOWN YOU PICTURES.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE LINED UP HERE, SHOWING YOU PICTURES OF
TREES GROWING IN DITCHES, CULVERTS THAT ARE BROKEN, INLETS
THAT ARE OBSTRUCTED.
ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
AND BY ESTIMATES OF OUR OWN ENGINEERS, THESE ARE PRIVATE
ENGINEERS, NOT THE CITY ENGINEERS, BUT THE CITY AGREED THAT
THE OBSTRUCTIONS OF THESE INLETS HAVE CREATED THE FLOODING
PROBLEM AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK.
LET'S GET ON THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND STOP MESSING AROUND
WITH THE STUFF.
SALARIES IS ANOTHER ISSUE.
THERE WAS AN ESTIMATE THAT A LOT OF THE MONEY WAS GOING TO
SALARIES.
THEY SHOULD BE DISCLOSED.
HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON SALARIES VERSUS REAL WORK
CREWS IN THE FIELD WITH REAL EQUIPMENT, DEDICATED TO
STORMWATER MAINTENANCE?
THEY HAVE BEEN BORROWING EQUIPMENT FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
HALF OF THE TIME, AND ACCORDING TO PAM CANNELLA, IDENTIFIED

EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN BROKEN DOWN FOR LIKE SIX MONTHS AT A
TIME.
SO THEY SHIFTED IT AND STARTED LEASING EQUIPMENT SO THEY
WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BROKEN DOWN EQUIPMENT.
A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE TO BE CAREFUL OF.
PLEASE GO THROUGH WITH THE CONTINUANCE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS IN MORE DETAIL ON MONDAY AND SEE WHERE
IT GOES FROM THERE.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENT.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE OPPOSED TO THE
ASSESSMENT, SIMPLY THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
10:52:26AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
NEXT.
PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME.
ANYBODY ELSE COMING IN WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM 37 ONLY.
THIS IS THE MAINTENANCE PORTION.
PLEASE LINE UP TO THE LEFT.
10:52:38AM >> DAVID PHILIPSEN FOR THE RECORD.
P-H-I-L-I-P-S-E-N.
AS FAR AS YOUR MAINTENANCE FOR FLOODING, I'VE SEEN THE
FLOODING FIRST HAND.
IT'S BAD.
LIKE YESTERDAY, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
I LIVE IN A GROUP HOME.
THE GROUP HOME HAS A VAN.

THAT VAN IS BASICALLY IT'S ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
NOW.
MY COMMENT IS REALLY GEARED TOWARD IF THE FLOODWATER DAMAGES
THAT VEHICLE, THE GROUP HOME WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER
VEHICLE.
THE FLOODING IS BAD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN IT -- I'VE NEVER SEEN THINGS IN REAL LIFE
THAT BAD EXCEPT ON TV ON THE NEWS.
YOU GUYS NEED TO DO SOMETHING HERE.
THANK YOU.
10:53:41AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT.
10:53:46AM >> JAMES ADAIR, THE NEIGHBOR WHO CARES.
THIS IS MY ISSUE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS TO CLARIFY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT COMINGLING OF FUNDS FROM THE
IMPROVEMENT FUND.
IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE RESTRICTED USES FOR THIS.
THE WAY THE ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPLAINED IT TO ME IS THAT
PARADES ARE PAID FOR OUT OF THE EXTRA THEY GET FROM THE
GENERAL FUND.
I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WAS 5 MILLION.
AS LONG AS THEY DIDN'T SPEND MORE THAN 5 MILLION ON PARADES,
THEY ARE IN THE CLEAR.

NEXT, YOUR RESOLUTION ABOUT HAVING DATA AS TO WHERE THIS CAN
GO.
YOU NEED TO HAVE CITY WORKS DATA PULLED AND DO IT YEAR OVER
YEAR.
THAT WILL HELP YOU GET A HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE OR THE TIMES THAT THINGS WERE
SLOW.
I WASN'T EVEN GOING TO SPEAK TODAY BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO
ADVOCATE FOR DOING AN AUDIT INSTEAD OF WHAT THIS IS.
I COULD KIND OF DIG THIS IF THERE IS A WAY TO PULL THIS OFF.
HAVING THE AUDIT, I SENT THE E-MAIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,
TO LOOK FOR THE EFFICIENCIES OF WHY WE WERE ABLE TO TURN
SUCH GOOD NUMBERS IN FOR THIS YEAR THROUGH APRIL COMPARED TO
LAST YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT DID SOMETHING.
I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
STAFFING CHANGES, ET CETERA, AND THEY HAD THEIR FOOT ON THE
GAS.
IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, HOW MUCH MORE MONEY DO WE NEED TO
MAKE THIS WORK?
IT WILL BE A REALLY HARD TASK FOR THEM TO OUTLINE EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'LL DO WITH THE MONEY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE FEASIBLE, BUT I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT HAPPENS.
ALSO, TO THINK THROUGH THE PIECES THAT NEED TO BE AT PLAY IN

ORDER TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE GET FOR THAT IS GOING TO BE A
BIG CHALLENGE.
I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR MORE STAFF TO DO THE DITCH
GRADING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THIS DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE CITY WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NO
MORE STAFF IS GOING TO BE ADDED, SO WE'RE IN A FREEZE, AND
THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WITH THAT AND ACTUALLY COSTING US
MONEY.
WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT HOLDING US WILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU CAN PUT TEETH IN NOW TO GET ACCOUNTABILITY, THAT'S
GREAT.
IF NOT, LATER.
I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR HAVING AN AUDIT, MEMBER OF THE MAYOR'S
LIST THAT CAME THROUGH, ADD US TO THAT LIST.
WHAT IS VITAL IS THE EFFICIENCY.
ALL THE OTHER NUMBERS AND EQUIPMENT AND HOW CRAPPY FLEET IS
AND GETTING STUFF BACK, WHATEVER, THE LEASING IS A GOOD
THING BECAUSE THEN WE'RE NOT STUCK WITH DOWNED VEHICLES.
SO THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THAT DEPARTMENT MAKING SMART CHOICES,
BUT TO REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU HAVE TO GET
THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR REPORT.
IT'S VITAL.
IT EXISTS.

PRAY IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS BECAUSE IT WILL
TAKE YOU A MONTH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:56:17AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT.
REMINDER THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JUST THE MAINTENANCE
PORTION.
ITEM NUMBER 37.
10:56:26AM >> OKAY.
Y'ALL ARE -- MY NAME IS PAM CANNELLA.
I WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK TODAY ON THIS.
I'M COMING MONDAY.
I WANT TO SAY I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND OUR CONCERNS.
WE WANT THIS MONEY TO GO FOR MAINTENANCE, ACTUALLY FOR
CLEANING.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT EVEN ON MAINTENANCE MODE YET.
WE'RE STILL CLEANING.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLOODING.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONTAMINATION OF OUR DRINKING WATER,
BECAUSE THE LACK OF CLEANING AND THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE
NEED HAS POLLUTANTS IN OUR RETENTION POND.
I KEEP SEEING ONE RETENTION POND AND THAT'S THE ONE, WE ALL
KNOW.
BUT ALL OUR RETENTION PONDS, DITCHES, THEY ARE FULL OF
PLASTICS, WASTE, TRASH, DEBRIS, THEY ARE STILL THERE.

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT ALL CLEANED.
WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT OUR STORMWATER DEPARTMENT.
ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THAT THE STORMWATER IS UNDER MOBILITY.
SO I WONDER ABOUT STAFF SALARY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE STAFF
THAT'S UNDER MOBILITY, BUT THEN STORMWATER MONEY MAINTENANCE
IS GOING TO THEM AS WELL, ACCORDING TO WHAT WE FOUND OUT.
SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
I GUESS THAT'S BASICALLY IT FOR TODAY.
YOU'RE GETTING THE SHORT VERSION.
THANK YOU.
10:58:00AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NEXT SPEAKER, START WITH YOUR NAME.
10:58:03AM >> VALERIE BULLOCK.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORMWATER BECAUSE FOR SO MANY
YEARS, THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, AND WHEN THEY HAD THE MONEY,
WHERE DID THAT MONEY GO?
WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THIS YEAR RIGHT HERE DIFFERENT.
SO QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED, AND IT MAKES ME PAUSE WHEN
SOMEBODY SAID GOT TO BE DONE TODAY.
NO, IT WAIT.
DON'T GIVE THEM THE MONEY AND THEN YOU ALL ASK QUESTIONS
LATER.
ASK THE QUESTIONS ON MONDAY AND THEN APPROVE EVERYTHING.
ONE OTHER THING THAT'S MY BIGGEST FEAR IS, EVERYBODY WAS
TALKING ABOUT ALL THE MONEY GOING TO THE HOWARD STREET
PROJECT.

THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
ALL THE STORMWATER FUNDING CAN'T GO TO ONE PROJECT.
IT NEED TO BE EQUITABLE ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY BECAUSE IT
FLOODS EVERYWHERE, AND THE DITCHES, THE RETENTION PONDS, ALL
OF THAT DO NEED TO BE CLEANED OUT.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, THE PEOPLE WHO
WORK ON TEAM CLEAN IN EAST TAMPA, THEY GOT HEAVY EQUIPMENT
OPERATION SKILLS SO THEY CAN DO A LATERAL TRANSFER TO
STORMWATER SO THAT WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED AND
THAT CAN GET TO WORK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUT WE DO NEED THIS PASSED.
ALL THE MONEY JUST CAN'T GO ON HOWARD STREET PROJECT.
THANK YOU.
10:59:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, VALERIE.
MS. POYNOR, START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
10:59:32AM >> STEPHANIE POYNOR.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS FLORIDA STATE
STATUTE, AND THERE IS A TWO-PART TEST FOR THE ASSESSMENTS
AND HOW IT'S SPENT AND IT SHOULD BE FAIRLY AND REASONABLY
APPORTIONED.
THAT MEANS NOT SPENDING IT ALL IN ONE, PUTTING ALL OUR EGGS
IN ONE BASKET.
THAT MEANS THE DITCHES IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE GETS CLEANED
JUST LIKE THE DITCHES IN ANYBODY ELSE'S HOUSE.
THIS ASSESSMENT, I THINK I THROUGH A BOMB IN FRONT OF IT,

MAYBE LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE LAST.
IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE I WALKED UPSTAIRS TO MORRIS MASSEY'S
OFFICE WITH HIM AND THEY TRIED TO GET MR. ROGERO ON THE
PHONE.
MUST HAVE BEEN THE YEAR BEFORE LAST.
HE WAS WITH VIK BHIDE.
MR. ROGERO AND MR. PERRY REFUSED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
THAT MR. MASSEY HAD.
I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BLOW A GASKET.
HE WAS VERY CONTAINED BUT HE WAS NOT HAPPY.
THIS STORMWATER FUNDS, IF IT'S ALL GOING TO ONE SPOT, I'LL
KEEP MY MONEY, THANK YOU.
IF IT'S ALL GOING TO GO TO ONE PLACE, I'LL KEEP MY MONEY,
THANK YOU.
YES, THIS IS FOR MAINTENANCE.
HERE IS THE THING, EVERYBODY SAYS, OH, THE STORMWATER
DEPARTMENT WORKED ON THE PARADES AND THE SPECIAL EVENTS,
THAT COMES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY, FOLKS.
IT'S ABOUT THE TIME, THE EFFORT, AND THE ENERGY.
WHEN THEY ARE SPENDING FIVE WEEKS FOR AN ENTIRE CREW DOING
SOMETHING BESIDES STORMWATER, WHO IS GETTING LEFT OUT?
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I PUT IN STORMWATER CLEANUP FOR
INTERBAY AT MANHATTAN WHICH HAD THREE FEET OF WATER AFTER
MILTON LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE LAST.

IT HAD THREE FEET OF WATER.
ALL THE DITCHES ARE FULL OF CRAP, BUT IT STILL HASN'T BEEN
ADDRESSED.
IT STILL HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED.
SO WE'VE GOT TO STOP PLAYING GAMES.
THE OTHER THING IS, I'M STILL LOOKING AT THE PAYROLL SHEETS
BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A REALLY CRAPPY FORM.
CHIEF BENNETT SAYS HE'LL GET IT FOR US.
ANYWAY, LAST YEAR WE FOUND PEOPLE ON THE STORMWATER SALARY
SHEET THAT WEREN'T DOING STORMWATER WORK.
HAVE WE VERIFIED THIS FOR THIS YEAR?
QUESTION EVERYBODY NEEDS TO ASK ON MONDAY, IS STORMWATER
ONLY BEING SPENT ON STORMWATER?
BECAUSE IF IT IS BEING SPENT ON ANYTHING ELSE, THEN YOU ARE
DENYING THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY THEIR APPORTIONMENT FROM
THIS ASSESSMENT.
IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.
THIS IS NOT STEPHANIE POYNOR'S WORDS.
THIS IS THE WORDS OF A FORMER CITY ATTORNEY WHO SAID THIS
UNDER OATH IN FRONT OF COUNCIL.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES.
11:02:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MS. POYNOR.
MICHELLE.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
11:02:13AM >> GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE MAINTENANCE AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS PLUS THAT OUR AREA HAS EVEN BEEN
LOOKED AT OR MAINTAINED.
OUR AREA HAS NO WAY OF THE WATER EXPELLING DUE TO ALL THE
EROSION FROM ALL THE HURRICANES, AND I DILIGENTLY CALLED
STORMWATER.
I WRITE EVERYBODY.
I'VE BEEN WITH TED FOWLER.
HE CAN'T GET NOBODY ON THE PHONE FROM STORMWATER.
THEY DON'T WANT TO ANSWER THEIR PHONES.
THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP.
I HAVE AN EXCAVATOR FOR TWO WEEKS DOWN THE ROAD ON MY STREET
THAT'S BEING NOT UTILIZED, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE, AND WE
STILL GOT PUDDLES AND PUDDLES OF WATER EVERYWHERE.
I HAVE A SINKHOLE RIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT MY CAR ALMOST
FELL INTO.
WE REALLY NEED A LOT OF HELP AND MAINTENANCE IS NOT BEING
ADDRESSED.
I MEAN, WHAT CAN WE DO AS TAXPAYERS?
I DON'T EVEN HAVE DRAINAGES.
I WORK OFF THE GRAVITY SYSTEM.
SO THAT PARK NEEDS ADDRESSING, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO ADDRESS
IT.
GEORGE COX TURNS AROUND AND TELLS ME THAT HE'S GOING TO FIX

IT AND WAITING FOR S.W.F.W.M.D. TO COME.
S.W.F.W.M.D. TELLS ME THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE AN APPLICATION.
WHAT IS STORMWATER REALLY DOING?
I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR HANDS ARE TIED.
IF THEY JUST STOPPED WORKING.
BUT IT NEEDS ADDRESSING.
A LOT OF ISSUES.
MY AREA, DREW PARK, TO EVEN THINK ABOUT SOUTH HOWARD,
DEPLORABLE.
TO THINK ABOUT THE CIT MONEY GOING TO THE RAYS AND CRA
MONEY, WE NEED ADDRESSING.
I LOOKED AT STEPHANIE'S AGENDA ON THE BUDGET, IF YOU GUYS
ALL LOOK, IT SAID FROM 2023.
WHAT HAPPENED TO 24, 25, 26?
WHERE WAS ALL THAT MONEY?
FROM 23, ALL THOSE OTHER YEARS, NO ONE WAS BEING ADDRESSED
AND NOBODY WAS DOING ANYTHING.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO START GETTING STORMWATER TO START
DOING STUFF TO CARE AND WE NEED TO FIRM UP OUR ANTICS WITH
THEM AND TRY TO GET HELP BECAUSE THEY WON'T ANSWER THEIR
PHONES, AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY IN DIRE NEED.
IT'S HURRICANE SEASON, AND WE ALL GOT TO DO THIS FOR US.
HELP THE NEIGHBORS.
THANK YOU.
11:04:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MICHELLE.

TARA, START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
11:04:52AM >> HI.
TARAH BLUMA.
I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK.
MR. ADAIR SAID I BELIEVE THEY SPEND $5 MILLION A YEAR ON
PARADES AND CITY STAFF SAID, WELL, BUT WE DON'T SPEND THIS
MONEY ON PARADES.
IF YOU HAVE A BUCKET FOR STORMWATER, AND YOU TAKE 5 MILLION
OUT FOR PARADES, AND THEN YOU NEED 5 MILLION FROM THE
ASSESSMENT TO PUT IT BACK IN, YOU MAY NOT BE SPENDING THOSE
5 MILLION ON PARADES BUT THE RESULT IS THE SAME.
IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA $5 MILLION TO SPEND ON PARADES, THEN
YOU'RE EITHER NOT DOING THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE THAT YOU
ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING OR US TAXPAYERS WOULD LIKE TO KEEP
OUR $5 MILLION.
YOU DON'T NEED THE ASSESSMENT.
IT CAN'T WORK BOTH WAYS.
SINCE THIS IS ABOUT MAINTENANCE SPECIFICALLY,
MS. MASTROTOTARO AND I LIVE AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SAME
STREET.
WE DO NOT HAVE GUTTERS OR ANYTHING IN THE STREET.
ALL THE WATER RUNS DOWN PRESCOTT, AND SHE DOES CONSTANTLY
HAVE FEET AND FEET OF WATER IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE, AND WE'VE
ALL PUT IN REQUESTS, NO MAINTENANCE GETS DONE THERE.
AND WE ARE PAYING FOR THE MAINTENANCE, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE

DRAINAGE.
SO AT A MINIMUM, MORE WORK SHOULD BE DONE TO DIG DITCHES OR
TO FIND OTHER SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY CITY STAFF
THAT PRESCOTT STREET ITSELF IS OUR DRAINAGE SOLUTION.
SO MY HOUSE IS OKAY, HER HOUSE IS NOT.
FINALLY, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE THAT IT IS NOT
OKAY TO SPEND ALL OF THIS MONEY ON THE SOUTH HOWARD PROJECT.
THANK YOU.
11:06:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
NEED DATE, TIME SPECIFIC AND LOCATION.
11:06:33AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO CONTINUE ITEM 37, PUT IT UNDER
10:30 A.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD,
THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, AUGUST 27.
11:06:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO CLARIFY?
11:06:56AM >>EMMA GREGORY:
I THINK THAT -- I THINK CONCERNED CITIZENS
CAN ALSO APPEAR BY VIDEO IF THEY REGISTER IN TIME.
11:07:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
WE'LL HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AT THE WORKSHOP MEETING ON
MONDAY.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?

AYES HAVE IT.
WE HAD A TIME CERTAIN, 11:00.
11:07:35AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DO WE SPEND TO CONTINUE 38 TO THE SAME
DAY AS WELL?
11:07:39AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FOR EFFICIENCY OF THE SCHEDULE, IF WE HAVE
A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE TIME
CERTAINS AT 11.
ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IF WE OPEN UP 38, THEY'LL TALK
TO 38 IF WE CONTINUE THIS TO THE 27th?
HEARING NONE --
11:07:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CONTINUE -- SORRY.
YOU HAVE A PRESENTER.
11:07:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IT.
11:08:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM 38, IT GOES
ALONG WITH 37.
THIS IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, NOT THE STORMWATER
ASSESSMENT.
11:08:08AM >>EMMA GREGORY:
IT IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT
ROLL ADOPTION RESOLUTION.
IT IS THE ASSESSMENT THAT GOES TOWARDS FUNDING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
11:08:21AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 38 TO
AUGUST 27 UNDER 10:30 A.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO GO ALONG WITH
37 THAT WE PREVIOUSLY CONTINUED TO 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602, THIRD FLOOR, AND PEOPLE

CAN REGISTER VIRTUALLY TO SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL.
11:08:42AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF YOU WILL, THE SAME
CONDITIONS REGARDING PRESENTING A BUDGET SHOULD BE INCLUDED
IN 38.
11:08:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S ALL WITH 37.
11:08:50AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
FOR CLARITY IT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO MAKE THAT MOTION AS WELL.
11:08:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT WOULD BE REDUNDANT.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT.
11:09:08AM >>BILL CARLSON:
IN PRIOR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STORMWATER AND
IN PARTICULAR CERTAIN PROJECTS, WE HAVE EVIDENCE FROM THE
PUBLIC AND ALSO PUBLIC RECORDS THAT THE MAYOR USED HER
POLITICAL STAFF AND COMMUNICATION STAFF TO SCARE THE PUBLIC
AND WHIP THEM UP TO COME TO MEETINGS TO PROTEST AGAINST ANY
THINGS ON CITY COUNCIL WE'RE DOING.
MY READ IS THAT FALLS UNDER THE POLITICAL PROHIBITION THAT
THE CITY HAS UNDER THE ETHICS RULES.
IF I SEE THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS DOING THAT AGAIN THE
NEXT TIME, I'LL FILE AN ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM.
THANK YOU.
11:09:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CARLSON. THAT ITEM
IS DISPENSED WITH.

WE HAD A TIME CERTAIN AT 11:00 TO OPEN UP THE BOARD AND
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 4 AND RECOGNIZE OUR WONDERFUL
CLERK OF THE CITY, SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES.
11:09:58AM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES:
GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCIL.
11:10:14AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MS. FOXX-KNOWLES, I KNOW PEOPLE ARE
WAITING.
THESE SHOULD BE QUICK.
5 THROUGH 10 AND THEN MOVE TO 4 BECAUSE THAT WILL TAKE A
LITTLE LONGER.
SO WE CAN RELEASE THOSE PEOPLE.
11:10:25AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE ITEMS 5 THROUGH 10.
11:10:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?
11:10:31AM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES:
SURE.
11:10:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO MOVE
ITEMS 5 THROUGH 10.
ALL THOSE IN -- SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU.
SO THOSE ARE DONE.
NOW WE GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
11:11:00AM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES:
I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES
OR THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE -- SOME INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT BE
ATTENDING, BUT THEY E-MAILED A STATEMENT.
I WILL NOT READ THE STATEMENT.
I BELIEVE YOU HAVE IT ALREADY.
THERE WERE THREE -- FOUR PEOPLE THAT WITHDREW THEIR
APPLICATIONS.
THEY INCLUDE ALISON DATE, AUBREY KECK, CAROLYN LEWIS, AND
RUTH PIERSON.
WE ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION A SHORT A WHILE AGO THAT
SANTINO VALDEZ WILL NOT BE ATTENDING.
THE FIRST PERSON THAT WILL PRESENT TO YOU FOR THREE MINUTES,
AMANDA VASQUEZ.
11:12:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT IS A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES.
AMANDA, IF YOU WOULD START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
11:12:37AM >> HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M AMANDA VASQUEZ.
NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
SO BEAR WITH ME.
I LIVED AND WORKED IN TAMPA FOR 25 YEARS.
SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT TO SERVE ON THIS NATURAL RESOURCE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I FEEL I BRING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE, IN THAT I HOLD A DEGREE
IN SOCIAL WORK AND ALSO IN SUSTAINABILITY.
I HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR AND
IMPACTS AND HOW PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY THEIR NATURAL
ENVIRONMENTS.
FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES, I'VE WORKED HERE IN THE COMMUNITY
AS A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER.
VARIOUS DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES,
INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE.
UNIVERSITY, AND NOW I WORK FOR CORPORATE, DOING PSYCHIATRIC
ASSESSMENTS, AND SETTING SUSTAINABILITY.
I DID MY RESEARCH ON FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND
PARTICULARLY FOOD WASTE WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS.
WHOLE DIFFERENT TOPIC.
I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING ON EIGHT DIFFERENT
FARMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STUDYING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
JUST PERSONALLY, I LOVE THE COMMUNITY.
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME VOLUNTEERING IN DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES, CLEANUPS, ET CETERA.
I SERVE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY TEAM AT MY CURRENT
WORKPLACE.
WHAT I THINK I OFFER TO THIS COMMITTEE IS JUST A UNIQUE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON HUMAN

HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND BEHAVIOR.
AND HOW POLICIES CAN AND INITIATIVES CAN IMPACT QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.
I SEE THE INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE TAMPA URBAN TREE CANOPY
EXPANSION, NOT JUST ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION OR
CLEANER AIR OR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, BUT ALSO LIKE VITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
RECREATION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PRIDE AND
SOCIAL COHESION.
FOR THOSE REASONS, I THINK THAT I COULD USE MY EXPERIENCE
AND JUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND KNOWING ABOUT HEALTH AND
BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUALS, AND I ALSO HAVE SOME SPECIFIC
TRAINING IN SUSTAINABILITY.
11:15:00AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DO YOU CURRENTLY HOLD OR HELD A CITY
COUNCIL BOARD POSITION?
11:15:09AM >> NEVER.
11:15:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
11:15:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M GOING TO ASK THE SAME -- I'M GOING TO ASK
A QUESTION OF EVERYONE AS WELL, SO YOU CAN ADD IT IN, TOO,
IF YOU WANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN PUTTING THIS
COMMITTEE TOGETHER IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOMEONE
FROM EVERY DISTRICT REPRESENTED.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, THAT

WOULD BE EITHER 4, 5, 6, OR 7.
BECAUSE 1 THROUGH 3, WE REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITY.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW, JUST TELL US YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE CAN
FIGURE IT OUT FOR YOU.
11:15:39AM >> I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I'M IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.
11:15:41AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU'RE PROBABLY 6.
11:15:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VERY NICE PRESENTATION.
I'M ASSUMING WE'LL GO DOWN THE LIST.
CECILIA BIDWELL.
SHIRLEY, I HAVE THE LIST IN FRONT OF ME.
I CAN CALL THEM UP.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
11:16:04AM >> I'M CECILIA BIDWELL.
LIKE THE PRIOR SPEAKER, I ALSO LIVE IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.
I'M IN THE HAMPTON TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'VE LIVED IN TAMPA SINCE 2007.
I USED TO LIVE IN SOUTH TAMPA BEFORE MOVING UP TO THE
HEIGHTS IN 2023.
I'M AN ATTORNEY, AND LIKE PROBABLY ALL THE APPLICANTS TODAY,
I AM A HUGE TREE LOVER AND I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT THE FLORIDA

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ROLE THAT THAT CAN
PLAY WITHIN THE CITY.
WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO TAMPA, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE
HISTORIC TREE PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN PLACE IN
TAMPA, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO GRAND TREES.
AS AN ATTORNEY, I, OF COURSE, NOTED THAT IN 2019, THE STATE
OF FLORIDA PASSED A STATUTE THAT MADE TREE REMOVAL MUCH
EASIER.
I'VE SEEN THE IMPACTS OF THAT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND AROUND THE CITY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IF I WERE ON THE
COMMITTEE, I COULD HELP ADDRESS BY WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF TREES, HOW THEY IMPACT
HEAT MANAGEMENT AND IMPACT FLOODING IN A POSITIVE WAY
BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
THOSE ISSUES, AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE STORMS IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, THERE IS A LOT OF, I WOULD SAY FEAR ABOUT DAMAGE
THAT TREES CAN CAUSE AND ABOUT THE EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT.
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME GREAT PROGRAMS IN PLACE THAT THE CITY
HAS.
I PERSONALLY HAVE A TREE IN MY YARD THAT I GOT FROM THE
MAYOR'S TREE GIVEAWAY EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT I'M NOT SURE
THAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE KNOWN AS WIDELY IN THE CITY AS THEY
COULD BE.

I THINK MY SKILL SET AS AN ATTORNEY AND MY HISTORY OF
ADVOCATING FOR PEOPLE AND IDENTIFYING ISSUES AND
COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE AN ASSET ON THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER MY APPLICATION.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
11:18:18AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DO YOU CURRENTLY OR EVER HELD A CITY BOARD
POSITION?
11:18:21AM >> NO, I HAVE NOT.
11:18:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS?
11:18:26AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE DISTRICT.
11:18:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK SHE TOLD US.
11:18:28AM >> I'M IN HAMPTON TERRACE.
YES.
11:18:30AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT SPEAKER I BELIEVE WILL BE CHRISTINA ARENAS.
11:18:42AM >> HELLO.
11:18:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
GOOD MORNING.
11:18:50AM >> MY NAME IS CHRISTINA ARENAS.
I AM A LIFELONG TAMPA RESIDENT WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THIS
COMMUNITY.
PUBLIC SERVICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP HAS SHAPED BOTH
MY FAMILY'S LIFE AND MY LIFE.

MY GREAT GRANDFATHER, CHARLIE WALKER, FOR WHOM WALKER MAGNET
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS NAMED AFTER AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER BARBARA
HAMILTON ALLEN WHO DONATED LAND TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
SCHOOLS.
COULD RECEIVE EDUCATION AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR
COMMUNITY.
I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THAT HISTORY.
IT HAS INSPIRED MY OWN DEDICATION TO PROTECTING THE PLACES
AND PEOPLE THAT MAKE TAMPA UNIQUE.
I HOLD A MASTER'S DEGREE IN GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY WITH MY
CONCENTRATION IN WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
I PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS MANAGER FOR
KEEP TAMPA BAY BEAUTIFUL.
IN THAT ROLE, I LED ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES, PARTNERED
WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND
DEVELOPED PROGRAMS, DEVELOPED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON WATERSHED
PROTECTION AND LITTER PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION.
AS THE FOUNDER OF A BOUTIQUE, I SPENT NEARLY A DECADE
EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT SUSTAINABLE LIVING AND THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PERSONAL
WELL-BEING.
I AM SEEKING APPOINTMENT TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
BECAUSE I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT TAMPA'S WATERWAYS, GREENSPACES

AND NATURAL ECOSYSTEM, ESPECIALLY AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO
GROW AND TO EVOLVE, I BELIEVE THAT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
REQUIRES COLLABORATION THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND A
COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING THAT NATURAL RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT
OUR COMMUNITY.
IF APPOINTED, I WOULD BRING NOT ONLY MY BACKGROUND IN
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUT ALSO MY
EXPERIENCE BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY,
AND FINDING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT BALANCE CONSERVATION
WITH NEEDS OF A GROWING CITY.
IT WOULD BE MY HONOR TO SERVE THE CITY THAT HAS SHAPED ME,
CONTRIBUTE TO PROTECTING TAMPA'S NATURAL RESOURCES FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
11:21:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.
COULD YOU TELL US WHAT DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN AND HAVE YOU
EVER SERVED ON A CITY OF TAMPA BOARD?
11:21:18AM >> NO, I HAVE NOT SERVED ON A CITY OF TAMPA BOARD.
I LIVE IN THE TEMPLE PARK, TEMPLE TERRACE AREA.
11:21:35AM >>LUIS VIERA:
[INAUDIBLE]
11:21:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
DISTRICT 7.
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE ED AUSTIN FOLLOWED BY
ELIZABETH DUNN.
ED?
11:21:54AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ED AUSTIN.
RESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER FOR HYNCA, THE HISTORIC YBOR
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND I'M FROM DISTRICT 5.
I BELIEVE INHERENT PURPOSE OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT INCLUDES AND REPRESENTS THE INTEREST OF
ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
I THINK CANDID VIEWPOINTS CAN FOSTER BALANCE ON COMMITTEES.
RESIDENTS HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE URBAN FOREST AND
FOR GOOD REASON.
TAMPA'S TREE CANOPY HAS SHRUNK SIGNIFICANTLY AND FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS, THE URBAN FOREST PROVIDES A MULTITUDE OF
BENEFITS, SHADE, WALKABILITY, REMOVAL OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE
AIR, WATER, AESTHETICS, REDUCTION IN STORMWATER FLOWS TO
SPEAK FOR A FEW.
VERY IMPORTANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDES A VOICE FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
HAVING LIVED IN YBOR CITY FOR NEARLY A DECADE, I AM
PASSIONATE ABOUT ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR TREES AND
PROTECTING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
NOT ONLY IN OUR HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT, BUT FOR ALL CITY
NEIGHBORHOODS.

I HAVE ATTENDED SEVERAL TREE WORKSHOPS HOSTED BY THE CITY
AND HAVE INVITED CITY STAFF TO APPEAR FOR HYNCA MEETINGS OR
SPEAKERS FOR TREES ON SUSTAINABILITY.
AS AN APPLICANT, I CAN TELL YOU I BELIEVE IN VOLUNTEERING
AND ENGAGING IN MEANINGFUL NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES.
I DON'T RESTRICT MY PARTICIPATION TO MEETINGS.
I AM AN ACTIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND THE
COMMUNITY.
THIS INCLUDES LISTENING, PARTICIPATING, AND FINDING
SOLUTIONS.
I JUST DON'T ATTEND MEETINGS.
I REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, BRING BACK FEEDBACK, ACT AS A
LISTENER, AND AS A COALITION BUILDER.
PROVIDING INPUT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT I BELIEVE IS NECESSARY
FOR CONTRIBUTING TO BEST PRACTICES IN GOVERNMENT.
VOLUNTEERING, INTO MY VIEW, IS PARTICIPATION FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF COMMUNITY.
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS AS A VOLUNTEER, THAT INCLUDES THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB OF TAMPA BAY BOARD MEMBER, VOLUNTEER LEADER AT
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES, MEALS ON WHEELS, CHAIR OF THE
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CAC CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR
TRANSPORTATION FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, ST. LEO UNIVERSITY
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD.
I'M A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY SOCCER HALL OF FAME,

AND CURRENT CHAIR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
FOR HYNCA, THAT INCLUDES OUR TREE-BOR CITY INITIATIVE.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ADMINISTRATION AND ACADEMIA.
I'M RETIRED NOW WITH MORE TIME FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
THIS IS A GREAT CITY, BUT THERE ARE MANY CHALLENGES.
LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH SOLUTIONS AND THE NRAC COMMITTEE IS
A NEEDED RIGHT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY APPLICATION.
I HAVE NOT SERVED ON A CITY BOARD.
11:24:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, ED.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
ELIZABETH DUNN -- COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
ELIZABETH DUNN FOLLOWED BY ERIN CATLIN.
11:24:58AM >> HI.
ELIZABETH DUNN.
I AM IN DISTRICT 4.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
MY NAME IS -- I GO BY LIZ.
LIZ DUNN.
I'M ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SERVE ON THE NATURAL
RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF
DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN NATURAL RESOURCES OR ENVIRONMENTAL

POLICY AS SOME OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS, BUT WHAT I MAY LACK
IN YEARS OF FORMAL EXPERIENCE I MAKE UP FOR IN SOMETHING I
BELIEVE IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT, A LIFELONG CONNECTION TO
THE CITY, A GENUINE PASSION FOR OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND
A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SHOWING UP, LEARNING, AND
CONTRIBUTING.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH TAMPA.
I CURRENTLY LIVE BY GADSDEN PARK.
I PROBABLY CALL THIS CITY HOME MY ENTIRE LIFE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, I HAVE A PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN SEEING OUR
CITY REMAIN BEAUTIFUL, SUSTAINABLE, AND A PLACE WHERE FUTURE
GENERATIONS CAN THRIVE.
MY PASSION FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND GARDENING HAS GROWN
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE YEARS.
I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE TAMPA GARDEN CLUB WHERE I'VE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME EVEN MORE INVOLVED IN
GARDENING AND HORTICULTURE.
I ALSO PURSUED THAT INTEREST ACADEMICALLY THROUGH
HORTICULTURE COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
I BELIEVE THAT PERSPECTIVE WOULD ALLOW ME TO BRING SOMETHING
VALUABLE TO THIS COMMITTEE.
I'M NOT APPROACHING THIS SOLELY FROM A TECHNICAL OR
PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT.
I'M APPROACHING IT AS A LIFELONG TAMPA RESIDENT, A GARDENER,
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND SOMEONE WHO GENUINELY CARES ABOUT

THE FUTURE OF THIS CITY.
PROFESSIONALLY I BRING A DIVERSE SKILL SET.
CAREER INCLUDES EXPANDING THROUGH LAW FIRMS, FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALITY AND CURRENTLY WORK AS A SISTER
VICE PRESIDENT AT CITIBANK, WHICH IS AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
REQUIRES STRONG ORGANIZATION, GOVERNANCE, AND THOUGHTFUL
DECISION MAKING.
I HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS, PERSPECTIVES, NAVIGATING COMPLEX ISSUES,
MANAGING COMPETING PRIORITIES AND WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.
I THINK THESE SKILLS TRANSLATE WELL TO COMMITTEE SERVICE.
IF APPOINTED, I WOULD TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY.
I WOULD COME PREPARED, LISTEN TO DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS, ASK
THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS, DO THE WORK NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND
THE ISSUES AND APPROACH DECISIONS OBJECTIVELY AND WITHOUT A
PERSONAL AGENDA.
I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SERVING ON A COMMITTEE LIKE THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND I DO NOT EXPECT -- AND I WOULD
WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS, AND
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, WHILE CONTRIBUTING THE PERSPECTIVE
THAT I DO HAVE.
ULTIMATELY, I DO BELIEVE THAT A STRONG COMMITTEE BENEFITS
FROM HAVING PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND DIFFERENT

REASONS FOR CARING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND I CAN BRING A
FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND A PERSONAL MATURITY, STRONG
ORGANIZATION SKILLS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A GENUINE LOVE FOR
THIS CITY.
11:28:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, LIZ.
HAVE YOU SERVED ON ANY CITY BOARDS OR COMMITTEES?
11:28:05AM >> I HAVE NOT, NO.
11:28:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:28:07AM >> THANK YOU.
11:28:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THERE IS A TIMER ON THE DAIS.
WHEN THE YELLOW LIGHT GOES ON, YOU STILL HAVE 30 SECONDS.
THE RED LIGHT, YOUR TIME IS UP.
FOR THOSE OF YOU STAFF AND COUNCIL, I WAS HOPING TO WORK
THROUGH AND GET WITHOUT A BREAK FOR LUNCH.
BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION I ANTICIPATE, I
BELIEVE -- ONCE WE FINISH THIS ISSUE, WE'LL BE AT LUNCHTIME.
I THINK A ONE-HOUR LUNCH BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC
DISCUSSION.
STAFF, WE WON'T BE GETTING TO ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE LUNCH.
COMING BACK AT 1:00.
1:00, COUNCILMAN VIERA, IF YOU LIKE TO COORDINATE TIME
CERTAIN 43, 1:00, IF WE GET OUT BY 12.
AS SOON AS WE COME BACK FROM LUNCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
ERIN CATLIN.

11:29:05AM >> HELLO, COUNCIL.
ERIN CATLIN.
I'M A RESIDENT OF RIDGEWOOD PARK IN DISTRICT 5 AND
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY TO PRESENT MYSELF AS A
CANDIDATE FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CHALLENGES HAS BEEN MY PRIMARY GOAL THROUGHOUT MY EDUCATION
AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY.
I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK ON THIS
COMMITTEE.
TWO WEEKS AGO I COMPLETED MY YEAR OF SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF
THE CITY OF TAMPA'S AMERICORPS GREEN TEAM PROGRAM WORKING TO
PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND EDUCATION TO RESIDENTS
THROUGHOUT TAMPA.
THE WORK INCLUDED PLANTING HUNDREDS OF TREES IN OUR PARKS
AND MAINTAINING THEM, REMOVING INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES TO
SUPPORT NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY.
COORDINATING AND FACILITATING GIVEAWAYS, DISTRIBUTING TREES
TO RESIDENTS, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATION SURROUNDING
TREE SELECTION AND MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM
HEALTH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CANOPIES.
THAT WORK ALLOWED ME TO COLLABORATE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS WITH
THE CITY, PARKS AND REC, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE,

WATER, SOLID WASTE, AND MORE.
WORKING WITH GREEN TEAM ALSO REINFORCED QUESTIONS I FIRST
EXPLORED WHILE EARNING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DEGREE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HOW WE EXPAND OUR URBAN CANOPY BUT HOW
DO WE DO IT IN A WAY THAT COMMUNITIES SUPPORT.
THROUGH RESEARCH, PEOPLE GENERALLY UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS
OF URBAN TREES, COOLER AIR, CLEANER AIR, COOLER
NEIGHBORHOODS, SHADE AND BETTER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BUT
THEY ALSO HAVE VALID CONCERNS.
MAINTENANCE COSTS, HURRICANE DAMAGE, HARM TO EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE, LEAF LITTER, AND EVEN THE FEAR THAT NEW
GREEN PROJECTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO GENTRIFICATION ALL AFFECT
WHETHER SOMEONE IS WILLING TO SUPPORT THE PLANTING OF A NEW
TREE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT SHIFTED HOW I THINK ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING.
GOOD IDEAS AREN'T ENOUGH IF THEY DON'T ACCOUNT FOR THE
EXPERIENCES AND PRIORITIES OF THE PEOPLE THEY ARE MEANT TO
SERVE.
IT'S ALSO BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MY WORK WITH THE
NONPROFIT, CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY.
FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS, I WORKED WITH THEM TO HELP PEOPLE
ENGAGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
I'VE ORGANIZED TRAININGS, MENTORED VOLUNTEERS, AND HELPED
PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT.

I'VE ALSO WORKED DIRECTLY WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS HELPING
BRING COMMUNITY VOICES INTO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, THAT EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO LISTEN FIRST.
SOME OF THE BEST SOLUTIONS COME FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH
THESE ISSUES EVERY DAY.
I'VE LEARNED HOW TO BRING THOSE PERSPECTIVES INTO
CONVERSATIONS THAT LEAD TO BETTER DECISIONS.
BETWEEN MY WORK WITH THE CITY'S GREEN TEAM, MY EDUCATION,
AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY, I'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES
FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
I WOULD BE HONORED TO CONTINUE CONTRIBUTING TO TAMPA'S
RESILIENCE AS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
11:31:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU SERVED ON ANY CITIZEN BOARDS --
11:31:48AM >> NO, I HAVE NOT.
11:31:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
11:31:52AM >> THANK YOU.
11:31:52AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GAVIN COVEY FOLLOWED BY JEANNE PREUDHOMME.
GAVIN, ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE?
SEEING NONE.

GAVIN COVEY?
GAVIN IS NOT PRESENT.
JEANNE?
11:32:21AM >> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, FELLOW ATTENDEES.
MY NAME IS JEANNE PREUDHOMME FROM DISTRICT 4.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT MY CANDIDACY FOR THE POSITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME WHERE I AM FROM.
DEPENDING ON MY SITUATION, MY ANSWER IS FROM EVERYWHERE AND
NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR.
THIS INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY EXPLAINS MY ACCENT BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY IT HAS SHAPED HOW I FEEL AND HOW I VIEW
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND THE WORLD AROUND ME.
I WAS BORN IN THE CARIBBEAN, EDUCATED IN ENGLAND, AND I
OBTAINED A DOUBLE MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO.
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN TRINIDAD, THE UK, THE UAE, AND
CANADA BEFORE MAKING TAMPA MY HOME ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
I SETTLED IN SOUTH TAMPA WITH MY HUSBAND.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, I TURNED TO ONLINE LEARNING COMPLETING
WORK IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
CITIES TO STAY ON TOP OF EMERGING ISSUES.
WHEREVER I'VE CALLED HOME I'VE ENDEAVORED TO TRANSFER
ENVIRONMENTAL PASSION INTO GRASSROOTS ACTION.

I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVING FOR
SEVERAL YEARS AS FOUNDING MEMBER FOR GRASSROOTS NONPROFIT
CALLED GREEN 13.
THIS WAS IN TORONTO.
I WAS ALSO INTERNING AS A COMMUNITY COORDINATOR WHERE WE
FACILITATED THE IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAMMING OF A
MUNICIPAL CARBON CHALLENGE INITIATIVE, AND THIS WAS FOR A
PROVINCIAL CANDIDATE.
ALSO PERFORMED OUTREACH AND MARKETING FOR ANOTHER NONPROFIT
CALLED FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
I SERVED ON ALSO MY CONDOMINIUM WASTE DIVERSION INITIATIVE
COMMITTEE AND ALSO VOLUNTEERED WITH LOCAL COUNCILWOMEN
DURING LOCAL ELECTIONS.
THIS WAS IN TORONTO AS WELL.
BUT HERE IN TAMPA, I'M HONORED TO SERVE THE BAYSHORE
BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, PRIMARILY AS THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY AND NOW
AS VICE PRESIDENT CURRENT FOR THESE TWO YEARS.
IN THE BBNA, WE ALSO PARTNERED IN 2023 WITH THE MAYOR'S FREE
TREE GIVEAWAY.
WE ONLY COULD HOUSE ABOUT I THINK 70 TREES ON OUR
PROPERTIES, AND WE HAD SO MANY MORE APPLICANTS THAT WE COULD
NOT FULFILL THE DEMAND BECAUSE OF ALL THE DEMAND FOR THE
TREES.
SO I WANT TO SERVE ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY

COMMITTEE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENT LOCAL GOVERNANCE,
OPEN COMMUNICATION, AND DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
PARTNERSHIPS.
BECAUSE I'VE LIVED AND WORKED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, I
LIVED IN LARGE CITIES, SMALL TOWNS, AND I CAN SAY THAT
TAMPA'S GROWTH AND RESOURCE CHALLENGES ARE NOT UNIQUE.
ANY MEDIUM OR LARGE CITY EXPERIENCING RAPID EXPANSION THAT
WE HAVE FACES IMMENSE PRESSURE ON ITS NATURAL RESOURCES.
I BELIEVE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES DO NOT EXIST IN SILOS.
WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT BUDGET, IT'S ABOUT ACHIEVING SOMETHING
LASTING WITH THE RESOURCES WE ALREADY HAVE.
I BELIEVE WITH COLLABORATION, OPEN DIALOGUE AND CREATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS, WE CAN BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
11:35:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
HAVE YOU SERVED ON CITY BOARDS?
11:35:22AM >> I HAVE NOT.
11:35:23AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ONLINE.
JENNIFER ARMSTRONG.
JENNIFER, START WITH YOUR NAME.
11:35:30AM >> HI, GUYS.
I'M JENNIFER ARMSTRONG.
I AM IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.

I HAVE NOT SERVED ON ANY BOARDS.
I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN CITY OF TAMPA FOR THE PAST 26
YEARS.
I'M A CURRENT RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER IN SEMINOLE
HEIGHTS AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF BOTH THE NORTHEAST SEMINOLE
HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THE CURRENT VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE OLD SEMINOLE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, ALONG WITH AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE USF AND
TAMPA GARDENS.
THROUGHOUT MY TIME IN TAMPA, CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCES URBAN
PLAN HAS BEEN A RECURRING PART OF MY PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
I EXPERIENCED IT FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES BOTH AS A
RESIDENT AND A BUSINESS OWNER, STEWARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND BENEFICIARY OF THE PROGRAMS.
OVER THE YEARS, I FOUND THE RULES GOVERNING THE NATURAL
RESOURCE PROGRAM OFTEN LACKED CLARITY MAKING IT DIFFICULT
FOR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF THE CITY
ADMINISTRATOR AND ENFORCED CONSISTENTLY.
IF TAMPA IS TO CONTINUE GROWING SUCCESSFULLY WHILE
PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES, GREATER CLARITY AND
TRANSPARENCY IS ESSENTIAL.
BECAUSE I HAVE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF THIS PROGRAM FROM
EVERY ANGLE.
BELIEVE PROVIDE PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE HELP IMPROVE THE

PROGRAM MAKING MORE ACCESSIBLE, UNDERSTANDABLE AND EFFECTIVE
FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS IT SERVES.
THANK YOU.
11:36:39AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, JENNIFER.
HAVE YOU SERVED ON ANY CITY BOARDS BEFORE?
11:36:44AM >> NO, I HAVE NOT.
11:36:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER, JOEL CLEVELAND.
ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE?
FOLLOWED BY JULIA MARTIN.
NOT ATTENDING.
DISREGARD THAT.
LAURA LAWSON NEXT.
11:37:01AM >> JOEL CLEVELAND.
I LIVE IN THE BAYSHORE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'VE LIVED IN TAMPA FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS.
I'M A TRANSPLANT FROM SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
I RETIRED FROM IBM IN 2021 AFTER WORKING THERE OVER 42
YEARS.
I RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM PENN STATE WITH
A MINOR FOCUS ON THE NATURAL SCIENCES.
FOR DECADES, I'VE BEEN A PASSIONATE AND ACTIVE
ENVIRONMENTALIST, AND I'M CURRENTLY ACTIVE WITH 20 TO 30

LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND SAVING THE WORLD'S NATURAL
PLACES AND THE FLUORO AND FAWN -- FLORA AND FAUNA CONTAINED
THERE IN.
ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALIST AND PROTECTOR OF OUR WILD PLACES AS
PART OF THE NRAC.
DURING MY TIME IN TAMPA, I ACTIVELY WORKED WITH THE FLORIDA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY, TAMPA BAY WATCH, TAMPA AUDUBON
SOCIETY, THE TAMPA SIERRA CLUB, FRIENDS OF TAMPA WILDLIFE
AND OTHERS.
I LAID A STRONG FOUNDATION THROUGH THESE EFFORTS.
AVID BIRDER AND HORTICULTURIST AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE
CITY.
TWO-THIRDS OF MY IBM CAREER I WAS IN MANAGEMENT.
I KNOW THAT MY MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNICATION
SKILLS WILL SERVE ME WELL, AND I CAN LEVERAGE THEM TO SHOW
OUR FELLOW TAMPANIANS THE VALUE OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
ITS EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND EXPAND OUR URBAN FORESTS.
THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I'VE SEEN A VOID BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS
AND THE RESIDENTS AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO
WORK FOR THE CITY.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT I CAN PROVIDE AN ACTIVE STRONG AND VOCAL
INTERMEDIARY AND LIAISON BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE LEADERS IN CITY HALL.
THERE, IN MY OPINION, IS A LOT OF CONFUSION IN TAMPA ABOUT

OUR TREES AND WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE DONE.
THERE SHOULD BE A FOCUS BY THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, IN MY
OPINION, TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON TREE ORDINANCES SUCH AS DO WE
FOLLOW STATE OR LOCAL LAWS?
THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF MYSTERY AND CONFUSION.
ALSO, WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR PEOPLE ON THE VALUE OF TREES.
FAR TOO OFTEN PEOPLE WANT TO CUT TREES DOWN IN LIEU OF
TRIMMING, AND TAKING OTHER OPTIONS TO KEEP THE TREE HEALTHY.
MAYOR CASTOR'S 30 BY 30 INITIATIVE IS LAUDABLE, BUT I FEEL
SO MUCH MORE CAN AND SHOULD BE DONE TO PROTECT OUR EXISTING
TREES AND OUR CANOPY.
WE'VE BEEN DESIGNATED AS A TREE CITY FOR DECADES, AND I
THINK WE CAN AND SHOULD DO MORE.
IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, I'VE TAKEN ACTION TO TURN OUR LAWN
FROM GRASS TO 90 PERCENT NATIVES.
I ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
ABOUT GARDENS, IMPORTANCE OF TREES, AND BE AN ADVOCATE FOR
THE ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL.
THROUGH MY INTRODUCTION TO YOU AS THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M
CONFIDENT YOU SEE HOW I EMBODY THE VALUES OF OUR CITY WITH
RESPECT TO NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION, AND PROTECTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
11:40:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HAVE YOU SERVED ON ANY BOARDS?
11:40:09AM >> I HAVE NOT.
11:40:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

11:40:11AM >> THANK YOU.
11:40:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NEXT SPEAKER, JUST MAKING SURE SHE'S NOT
HERE, JULIA MARTIN, YOU DIDN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND AND DECIDE
TO SHOW UP?
JULIA?
LAURA LAWSON FOLLOWED BY LISA LARSON.
GOOD MORNING.
11:40:32AM >> HEY, GOOD MORNING.
I'M LAURA LAWSON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TO PRESENT MY APPLICATION FOR
THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
I CAN TELL FROM THE PRESENTATIONS THAT I'VE ALREADY HEARD
THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT COMMITTEE.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF GOOD CANDIDATES.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6.
I'M IN SOUTH SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.
I HAVE LIVED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE 2003.
I'VE BEEN A TAMPA RESIDENT SINCE 2002.
I'M AN ATTORNEY.
I'VE ALWAYS DONE PUBLIC SERVICE ORIENTED WORK.
I WAS A LAWYER AT BAY AREA LEGAL SERVICES FOR FOUR YEARS.
I WAS A GARDENING -- GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
AND STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM, APPELLATE ATTORNEY ABOUT
SIX YEARS THERE.
ALSO WORKED FOR JUDGES OF 13th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.

AND MOST RECENTLY PAT KEMP FOR EIGHT YEARS.
AT THE COMMISSION, THEY ARE LUCKY, FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO
AIDES.
COMMISSIONER KEMP MADE ME HER POLICY AIDE.
I WORKED WITH RAQUEL VALDES THERE WHO DID THE CALENDAR AND
ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS.
SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR BECAUSE OF THAT EXPERIENCE WITH BOARD
WORK AND WITH ROBERT'S RULES AND, OF COURSE, SHE WAS ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION.
SO I SUPPORTED HER WORK THERE.
ON TOP OF THAT, BEFORE I STARTED WORKING FOR HER,
INCIDENTALLY, I SUCCEEDED MR. AUSTIN AS CHAIR OF THE
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHAT WAS THEN CALLED THE MPO.
IT IS NOW CALLED THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
I FOUGHT -- I ASSISTED COMMISSIONER KEMP IN AN IMPORTANT
EFFORT TO SAVE TREES ALONG THE UPPER TAMPA BAY TRAIL.
THEY WERE LITERALLY GOING TO PAVE PARADISE AND PUT UP A
PARKING LOT AND WE STOPPED IT.
BEYOND THAT, I PERSONALLY, AS A PREVIOUS APPLICANT POINTED
OUT, REALLY FRUSTRATED BY WHAT THE STATE HAS DONE.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING MORE LOCAL THAN AN OLD-GROWTH
TREE.
YOU MOVE IT, YOU KILL IT.
AND SO IT'S SO IMPORTANT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT WE FOCUS ON
TREES BECAUSE EVERY LAST TAMPAN, EVERY LAST TAMPE O KNOWS

THE VALUE OF SHADE.
I BELIEVE BECAUSE I HAVE THE RIGHT SKILLS, THE RIGHT
EXPERIENCE, AND THE RIGHT COMMITMENT FOR THIS ROLE, I CAN'T
REMEMBER IF I ALREADY SAID I'M IN DISTRICT 6.
I HAVE NEVER PARTICIPATED ON A CITY COMMITTEE PREVIOUSLY.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY APPLICATION.
11:43:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S SURPRISING WITH YOUR ACTIVISM I
THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LISA LARSON FOLLOWED BY MEGAN ETUE.
11:43:34AM >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY BACKGROUND IS NOT IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.
11:43:42AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
11:43:43AM >> MY NAME IS LISA LARSON.
MY BACKGROUND ISN'T IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.
IT'S IN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S EXACTLY THE PERSPECTIVE THAT I CAN BRING TO
THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, THEY
THINK ABOUT SCIENCE AND POLICY WHICH MAKES TOTAL SENSE AND
IS ESSENTIAL.
BUT GOOD DECISIONS ALSO DEPEND ON HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
COMPLEX ISSUES, ASK THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS AND BUILD CONSENSUS
AROUND SOLUTIONS.
FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR, PREDOMINANTLY

IN THE HEALTH CARE SPACE, I HELPED ORGANIZE ORGANIZATIONS
TRANSLATE COMPLEX INFORMATION INTO CLEAR, COMPELLING
COMMUNICATIONS THAT EDUCATE, ENGAGE, AND SUPPORT INFORMATION
DECISION MAKING.
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, I'VE COLLABORATED WITH DIVERSE
STAKEHOLDERS AND TRANSFORMED COMPLEX STRATEGIES INTO
PRACTICAL, UNDERSTANDABLE SOLUTIONS.
AS I BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN TAMPA'S COMMUNITY, I'VE
DEVELOPED A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES THAT
DEFINE OUR CITY, FROM OUR TREE CANOPY AND WATERWAYS TO THE
PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES THAT MAKE TAMPA HEALTHIER.
MORE RESILIENT, MORE RELIANT, AND A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE.
I UNDERSTAND THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE IS TO THOUGHTFULLY REVIEW
THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO ANALYZE COMPLEX
INFORMATION, ASK THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS, CONSIDER MULTIPLE
PERSPECTIVES, AND COMMUNICATE RECOMMENDATIONS CLEARLY.
I BELIEVE THAT PERSPECTIVE WOULD COMPLEMENT THE COMMITTEE'S
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOUND, WELL-INFORMED
RECOMMENDATIONS.
I WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE THE CITY OF TAMPA HELPING ENSURE
THERE ARE NATURAL RESOURCES CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE
QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN TAMPA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS.

11:45:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, LISA.
COULD YOU TELL US WHAT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN?
11:45:54AM >> I'M IN DISTRICT 5.
NO, I HAVE NOT SERVED ON ANY SORT OF COMMITTEES.
11:45:58AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
11:46:01AM >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
11:46:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ARE DOWN TO MEGAN.
11:46:09AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MEGAN ETUE.
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE URBAN CORE AND CITY OF TAMPA FOR 11.5
YEARS.
RIDGEWOOD PARK, DISTRICT 5.
I HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED TO ANY TYPE OF BOARD IN THE PAST.
I HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE, NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT, GEOGRAPHY, MASTER'S DEGREE IN SCIENCE, URBAN
PLANNING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
I WORKED FOR SMALL AND LARGE GOVERNMENT IN THE PAST AND ALSO
WORKED FOR MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
AND HEALTH CARE.
I HAVE DONE UPDATES TO MASTER PLANS AND ZONING PLANS.
I WAS THE TREASURER FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION
FOR FOUR PLUS YEARS AND THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE LEADER.

I MANAGE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUTTERFLY GARDEN IN RIDGEWOOD PARK
FOR NINE YEARS AND PARTNERED WITH KEEP TAMPA BAY BEAUTIFUL.
WE ADOPTED THAT SPACE ALL THE WAY UP TO COLUMBUS.
WE DID FOUR CLEANUPS PER YEAR.
WE ALSO LED A TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
AND WE SOLICITED DONATIONS FROM THE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS
IN THAT SPACE.
WE COLLECTED THE MONEY.
WE PURCHASED THE TREES.
MOST OF THEM WERE CANOPY TREES, AND WE PLANTED 20 PLUS TREES
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY'S GREEN TEAM TO PLANT THOSE TREES
AND ALSO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO PROMOTE SOME ACTION IN THAT AREA, YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF
THE TREES HAVE DISAPPEARED WITH THE GROWTH OF NEW HOMES AND
LARGE HOMES IN THAT SPACE.
SO WE TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
MY HUSBAND AND I ALSO HAVE WON THE WATER WISE AWARD FROM THE
CITY OF TAMPA IN 2022.
OUR YARD IS FULL OF NATIVE SPECIES AND PLANTS AND WE DO NOT
USE ANY PESTICIDES OR HERBICIDES OR ANY OF THAT NATURE.
WE PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH.
I DO BELIEVE TREES ARE AN ASSET, AND I THINK WE NEED TO PUSH
THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO
PROTECT THE TREES AND ALSO PLANT MORE TREES IN THE URBAN

CORE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
11:48:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MEGAN.
APPRECIATE IT.
MAKE SURE NOBODY IS HERE THAT E-MAILED A STATEMENT.
LORI BALLARD, MARGARET PETERS, MARY WILSON, MELANIE SMITH,
RENATAQ SINDICIC.
MONICA OFLANAGAN.
ANY OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE?
THE NEXT SPEAKERS ARE MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO FOLLOWED BY
PAMELA JACKSON HANEY.
11:49:05AM >> MY NAME IS MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO.
YOU ALL KNOW ME.
ALAN, IT'S MY TIME TO SHINE.
11:49:14AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
YOU ALWAYS SHINE.
11:49:18AM >> MY NAME IS MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO.
I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M DEEPLY, DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT
THIS ROLE.
I LIVE IT FIRSTHAND.
I AM A BIG ADVOCATE.
I WORK WITH MARY BRYSON SOMETIMES WITH GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
EVERY PART OF THIS ASPECT I HAD TO LEARN THE HARD WAY, AND
NOW I AM VERY WELL EDUCATED ON EVERY PART.

I LIVE IT FIRSTHAND.
THAT MAKES ME A CANDIDATE BECAUSE MY PASSION, MY
PERSISTENCE.
I DON'T WALK AWAY FROM PROBLEMS.
I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE.
I LIKE TO LISTEN, AND I KNOW FROM MY EXPERIENCE WHAT I'VE
BEEN THROUGH, WHAT NOT TO DO FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.
RIGHT NOW, THE TREE FUND IS A PRECIOUS THING RIGHT NOW, AND
IT HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER THAN IT HAS.
I BELIEVE WE CAN WORK TO ENSURE THE FUNDS FOR THE TREES AND
IT'S SPENT FAIRLY.
THE TREES ARE THE MOST BENEFIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, ALONG
WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF MANGROVES.
I AM VERY PASSIONATE, AS I SAID, AND I BRING DEDICATION,
CONSISTENCY FOR THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND MY
WILLINGNESS TO DO HARD WORK THAT IS NECESSARY.
I FORM A DECISION.
I MAKE NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO GO WITH WHAT I FEEL OTHERS.
I AM A VERY BIG PERSON THAT I BELIEVE WHAT I BELIEVE AND I
KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I AM NOT GOING TO BE PERSUADED ANY WHICH WAY.
I HAVE SO MUCH PASSION FOR THIS POSITION THAT EVERYONE WHO
KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I WILL DO A VERY GOOD JOB AT WHAT THIS
HAS IN STORE, AND I THINK I AM A GREAT ASSET TO THIS
COMMITTEE.

I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR CONSIDERATIONS AND KNOWING THAT I
WON'T LET YOU GUYS DOWN IN REGARDS TO HAVING A BEAUTIFUL
ENVIRONMENT FOR US MOVING FORWARD INTO THE YEARS TO COME.
I'M A VERY BIG TREE ADVOCATE.
I'M WORKING WITH TARAH TRYING TO GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF
DONE IN TAPPAN TRACT PARK.
I'M WILLING TO PUT A BUNCH OF TREES ON MY PROPERTY.
I THINK YOU ALL ARE AMAZING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
11:52:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ALL KNOW YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT 4.
11:52:13AM >> YES, DISTRICT 4.
NEVER BEEN ON A COMMITTEE.
11:52:18AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PAMELA.
FOLLOWED BY MR. FERNANDEZ.
11:52:31AM >> MY NAME IS PAMELA JACKSON HANEY, DISTRICT 4, NEVER SERVED
ON A CITY OF TAMPA BOARD.
YOU MAY REMEMBER ME BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN BEFORE YOU MANY
TIMES SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF TAMPA'S TREES AS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE.
FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TREE LOVER.
DIVERSE TERRAINS AND VEGETATION, MOSTLY TREES, WERE MY
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SIXTH GRADE.
DUE TO A WONDERFUL TEACHER, I LEARNED TO APPRECIATE WHAT
TREES DO FOR US IN OUR LIVES.

AS A CHILD, I EVEN HAD A FAVORITE TREE IN MY NEIGHBOR'S
FRONT YARD.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE CALMEST HOME LIFE, THAT TREE
PROVIDED GREAT COMFORT.
I WOULD LAY OR SIT UNDER ITS SHADE WHERE I COULD EITHER POUR
MY HEART OUT OR COLLECT MY THOUGHTS.
ONE REASON MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR THEN 80-YEAR-OLD
FIXER-UPPER HOME WE NOW HAVE LIVED IN FOR 30 YEARS WAS
BECAUSE IT WAS SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL LIVE OAKS.
I HAVE SEEN THE TREES DISAPPEARING ALL AROUND ME NOW.
I HAVE LIVED IN TAMPA FOR 33 YEARS AND RAISED ALL FOUR OF MY
CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I HAVE ALSO WORKED IN TAMPA FOR MANY YEARS AS A LEGAL
ASSISTANT AND MOST RECENTLY I WORKED FOR A MEDIATOR.
AS FOR MY VOLUNTEERISM WITH FOUR CHILDREN I DEVOTED
CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EFFORT TO VOLUNTEERING AT THEIR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS AND
CONTRIBUTING TO THE BROADER SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
I SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARDS OF THE PTA AND ACADEMIC
FOUNDATION AT ROOSEVELT, COLEMAN AND PLANT HIGH.
I WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION AT PLANT.
OBVIOUSLY, THESE JOBS REQUIRED WORKING CLOSELY WITH SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND I'M HELP A TO SAY WE HAD AN EXCELLENT
WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND I STILL CONSIDER THEM GOOD FRIENDS
TODAY.

I AM A FOUNDING MEMBER OF T-TAG.
MISSION OF T-TAG IS ENGAGE, ADVOCATE, COLLABORATE WITH BOTH
GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND
EXPAND THE URBAN TREE FOREST.
THROUGH THIS GROUP, I STRIVE TO ENSURE TREES REMAIN A
VALUABLE AND INTEGRAL PART OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM FOUR FELLOW GROUP MEMBERS
HONORED TO KNOW.
I HAVE BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS.
ANOTHER BENEFIT OF BEING IN THE GROUP IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS
NOW KNOW ABOUT T-TAG AND OFTEN REACH OUT TO US TO SERVE AS
LIAISON WITH THE CITY.
SIX YEARS AGO, T-TAG STARTED PUSHING FOR THE RESTART OF NRAC
MOSTLY BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THE CITY NEEDED TO BE MORE IN
TOUCH WITH WHAT THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY WANTED TO SEE
REGARDING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AMID ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.
I FEEL I WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE NRAC BECAUSE
THROUGH MY WORKING LIFE AND VOLUNTEERING, I HAVE LEARNED HOW
TO BE A GOOD LISTENER, RESEARCHER AND PROBLEM SOLVER.
COMING FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO, GREAT TREE LOVING CITY, I HAVE
FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA AND WITH THE TREE
CANOPY.
I UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T FREEZE TIMES.
HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE DEVELOPED BUT I WANT TO HELP
ENSURE DONE IN A SENSIBLE MANNER.

I DON'T SEE THAT BEING DONE CONSISTENTLY RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED TO PRESERVE THE BEAUTY OF WHAT WE HAVE BECAUSE WE
AREN'T GOING TO GET IT BACK IF WE DON'T HAVE A SOLID PLAN.
NEXT GENERATION OF CHILDREN GROWING UP IN TAMPA WILL VERY
LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO ENJOY WHAT MY CHILDREN DID, A
RELATIVELY PASTORAL URBAN ENVIRONMENT IF WE DON'T COME
TOGETHER.
THANK YOU.
11:55:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAMELA.
RICK FERNANDEZ FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE CASTELLANO.
11:55:43AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, RICK FERNANDEZ, 2906 NORTH ELMORE AVENUE IN
TAMPA HEIGHTS, THAT'S DISTRICT 5.
YOUNG'S DISTRICT.
I HAVE SERVED ON A CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED POSITION SOME
YEARS AGO, INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE ALL FOR
TRANSPORTATION TAX.
THAT WAS A TWO-YEAR RATHER THANKLESS ENDEAVOR, BUT
NONETHELESS I WAS THERE, COMPLEMENTS OF THIS DAIS.
WE WERE INVITED TO OFFER AN ELEVATOR PITCH TODAY.
YOU ALL KNOW ME FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORT ELEVATOR RIDE.
LIKE I SAID, BETTER OR WORSE.
IT WILL BE A SHORT ELEVATOR RIDE.
I HAVE A FEW THINGS HERE I WANT TO TICK OFF VERY QUICKLY.

I AM A TAMPA NATIVE.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA HEIGHTS.
LIVED IN TAMPA HEIGHTS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, JESUIT IN 1972.
MOVED BACK TO TAMPA HEIGHTS IN 2012, PURCHASED THE HOME THAT
I AM NOW IN.
FOR THE LAST 1 YEARS, I HAVE SERVED ON THE TAMPA HEIGHTS
CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOARD AS EITHER AN OFFICER OR A BOARD
MEMBER.
I'M CURRENTLY PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND ABOUT
READY TO TERM OUT.
I ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION.
BEEN PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION SINCE 2017, ON APPOINTMENT BY
LES MILLER BACK IN THE DAY.
ONE OF THE REASONS I'M STANDING HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE THE
ORGANIZATIONS I AM ACTIVE WITH DO HAVE BYLAWS, AND WE HAVE
TERM LIMITS.
AND I AM TERMING OUT CIVIC ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE TPO
CAC.
I'M LOOKING FOR THAT NEXT THING TO DO THAT WILL BE
CONTRIBUTORY TO THE COMMUNITY.
MUCH OF THE TIME THAT I HAVE SPENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LAST TEN PLUS YEARS HAS BEEN WITH A FOCUS ON HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
THIS SEEMS A NATURAL STEP TO ME.

I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY.
JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND TO TICK OFF A FEW THINGS, MEMBER
OF THE FLORIDA BAR SINCE 1978.
I'M NOW INACTIVE.
I AM RETIRED.
I SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION BACK IN THE DAY WHEN DINOSAURS ROAMED.
FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS AS WELL.
SERVED SIX YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JAG CORPS,
STRAIGHT OUT OF LAW SCHOOL.
THAT WAS 1978 TO 1984.
PERHAPS MOST RELEVANT AT -- OF ALL AND GOES BACK A LONG WAY,
GRADUATE OF MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
EXTENSION PROGRAM.
THAT GOES BACK TO 2010.
WHO KNEW.
ANY EVENT, I HAVE A PASSION FOR TREES.
I HAVE A PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S ON THE FRONT LINE.
I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:58:39AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M SHOCKED THAT YOU ARE TERMING OUT ON
THE TPO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAC WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT YOU.
11:58:47AM >> YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE.

11:58:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT IS CRAZY.
STEPHANIE CASTELLANO FOLLOWED BY SUSAN LANE.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
SHE'S NOT HERE.
STEPHANIE?
OKAY.
STEPHANIE IS NOT IN THE HOUSE.
WE HAVE SUSAN LANE FOLLOWED BY SYLVIA ARROYO ONLINE, IF
SHE'S ONLINE.
11:59:15AM >> I HAVE SOMETHING TO PASS OUT THAT I WROTE FOR THE TAMPA
FEDERATION GARDEN CLUB.
CAN I DO IT NOW?
11:59:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HI SUSAN, BEEN A LONG TIME.
DISTRICT 4, RIGHT?
11:59:40AM >> GOOD MORNING, HONORED MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
I'M SUSAN LANE.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE ON TAMPA'S
NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I'M A TAMPA NATIVE WITH A DEGREE IN AMERICAN STUDIES FROM
USF AND MY FAMILY'S PRESENCE IN THE CITY HERE BEGAN IN 1848.
IN MY LIFETIME, I HAVE SEEN MUCH CHANGE IN TAMPA'S
ENVIRONMENT.
OVER 100 YEARS AGO, TAMPA'S TREE CANOPY WAS MOSTLY PINE
TREES.
OTHER NATIVE TREES, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERBAY PENINSULA.

MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF CHANGE IN OUR LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT AND MY ADVOCACY FOR NATIVE TREES CAN HELP TO
GUIDE THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE DECISIONS
GOING FORWARD.
I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF ROSE CIRCLE AND TAMPA FEDERATION OF
GARDEN CLUB SINCE 2003.
ROSE CIRCLE TREE PERSON FOR FLORIDA ARABIA DAY.
ROSE CIRCLE HAS DONATED LONGLEAF PINES AND BALD CYPRESS
TREES IN RECENT YEARS TO MacDILL 48 PARK, IGNACIO LINEAR
PARK, AND A SOUTH TAMPA PUBLIC SCHOOL.
ON MY RECOMMENDATIONS AND INPUT FROM OTHERS IN PARKS AND
RECREATION, I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO SERVE ON TAMPA'S
NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND HELP WITH DECISIONS
REGARDING TAMPA'S FUTURE TREE CANOPY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
12:01:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU ARE STILL IN DISTRICT 4, RIGHT?
DISTRICT 4, SOUTH TAMPA?
12:01:14PM >> DISTRICT 4 I BELIEVE.
12:01:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU HAVE NEVER SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL
BOARD.
12:01:18PM >> NO, BUT MY FAMILY SERVED IN ALL CAPACITIES DOWN THROUGH
HISTORY.
12:01:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOUR FAMILY IS NOTORIOUS.
EXACTLY.
VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU.

12:01:29PM >> I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS, TOO.
12:01:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE.
SYLVIA ARROYO WITHDREW.
OKAY.
VEANDREA JACKSON.
FOLLOWED BY ZAIDA DARLEY AND SHE WILL BE THE LAST ONE.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
12:02:04PM >> HELLO.
MY NAME IS VEANDREA JACKSON.
I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.
I WAS BORN, RAISED, WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, WENT TO COLLEGE
HERE, AND RAISED MY FAMILY HERE.
MY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND IS IN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AND
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.
I AM CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT USF, PURSUING MY MBA.
I HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SEVERAL
YEARS.
CURRENTLY, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAMPA OVERLOOK
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN VOLUNTEERING WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS, VOLUNTEERING WITH TAMPA
POLICE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
ASSOCIATIONS, AND WITH USF STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS.

MY CAREER BACKGROUND, I HAVE OVER 16 YEARS IN GOVERNMENT,
OVER 15 WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT.
I FEEL MY EXPERIENCE THAT I CAN BRING TO THIS COMMITTEE IS I
UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT.
I HAVE A WEALTH OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
PLUS I UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT DECISIONS IMPACT RESIDENTS
AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
I LIVE IN TAMPA OVERLOOK AREA, SO I LIVE IN THE NORTH TAMPA
AREA, AND I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW THE ENVIRONMENT HAS
CHANGED WITH THE FLOODING AND EVERYTHING.
I UNDERSTAND HOW TREES PLAY A PART OF CLIMATE AND HELPING
WITH FLOODING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT FROM THE RESIDENTS AS WELL.
I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE TO CONTRIBUTE TO
BETTERING OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOR NOW BUT FOR THE
FUTURE.
I'M INTERESTED IN HELPING THE CITY KIND OF BALANCE GROWTH
WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND PROTECTING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
LONG TERM.
FOR OUR GENERATIONS TO COME.
SO I LIVE IN TAMPA.
I WORK IN TAMPA.
I LOVE TAMPA.

AND I JUST LOVE TO SERVE AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
I'M DISTRICT 7, AND I'VE NEVER SERVED ON ANY OTHER
COMMITTEES.
12:04:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT.
MS. DARLEY.
YOU'RE CLOSING US OUT.
12:04:51PM >> HI.
I'M DR. ZAIDA DARLEY.
I LIVE IN NORTH HYDE PARK.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TAMPA FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS, BUT I
GREW UP IN FLORIDA.
I HAVE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF CHANGES OVER THE YEARS.
MY EDUCATION IS ANTHROPOLOGY MOSTLY, BUT I FOCUS ON
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
I STARTED WITH ARCHAEOLOGY WHERE I STARTED ANCIENT WATER
MANAGEMENT USING SCIENCE AND GIS.
THAT INFLUENCED MY WORK IN THE FLORIDA PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY
NETWORK WHERE WE WOULD HAVE EXCAVATIONS, SEE HURRICANE
DAMAGE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE SOIL AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
I'M FAMILIAR WITH OUTREACH AS WELL.
MY MAIN BACKGROUND IS OUTREACH IN THE -- OH, GOSH.
THAT INFLUENCED MY ACTUALLY GOING INTO, AFTER I WAS DONE

WITH THE FLORIDA PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY NETWORK I ENDED UP
WORKING FOR THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
I HAVE EITHER BEEN A STUDENT OR WORKED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTH FLORIDA FOR 15 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THE CANOPY STUDY BECAUSE I WAS
HELPING SUPPORT THAT STUDY WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTING WITH
GETTING STUDENTS TO MEASURE TREES AND DO THE SURVEY TO BE
ABLE TO DO THE REPORTS.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE DR. LANDRY'S WORK STILL CONTINUING WITH
THE CITY OF TAMPA.
AFTER WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, I ENDED UP
GOING TO THE Ph.D. PROGRAM WHERE I STARTED WATER --
STUDIED WATER AND WASTEWATER AND TOURISM IN SEVERAL
COUNTRIES AND ALSO FLORIDA.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE INVOLVED WITH IS WORKING
WITH ENGINEERS.
THE ENGINEERS WOULD COME TO US.
ANTHROPOLOGIST, HEY, WE HAVE THIS ENGINEER SOLUTION, MAKE
THE PEOPLE USE IT.
WHICH IS NOT HOW IT KIND OF WORKS.
SO WE WERE WORKING WITH THE ENGINEERS AND BIOLOGISTS TO BE
ABLE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF
THEIR ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS.
SOMETIMES A LITTLE TWEAK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OR AN

UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURE FOR THINGS TO GET ADOPTED INTO
SOCIETY.
AFTER I GRADUATED FROM USF, I ENDED UP WORKING FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AS SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST WHERE I WAS
IN CHARGE OF COMPLIANCE OF OVER 400 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
PLANS.
SO I HAD TO LOOK IN AND SEE HOW PEOPLE WERE USING WATER AND
MAKING SURE THEY WERE FOLLOWING STATUTES.
AND THEN I CAME BACK TO FLORIDA.
I'M TRYING TO GET BACK.
BASICALLY I'M DOING REAL ESTATE RIGHT NOW.
I SEE HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE TREE CANOPIES AND TREES
WHENEVER I'M TRYING TO SELL A PROPERTY, HOW THEY HAVE THE
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE RESPONSES.
12:07:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
JUST VERIFY, HAVE YOU SERVED ON A CITY COUNCIL BOARD --
12:07:59PM >> I HAVE NOT.
12:08:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DISTRICT 4, CORRECT?
12:08:05PM >> NORTH HYDE PARK.
12:08:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IS IT 5?
THE LINE GOES WEIRD THERE.
PROBABLY 5.
THAT CONCLUDES -- SHIRLEY, WOULD YOU VERIFY THAT I GOT
EVERYBODY?

12:08:21PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES:
YOU HAVE EVERYONE.
YESTERDAY, A MEMO WENT OUT IN REFERENCE TO THE NAMES.
EVERYONE WAS ASKED TO SELECT, COME PREPARED WITH AN
APPOINTEE, AND ALSO ALTERNATES.
12:08:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, IF ANYBODY HAS INPUT ON THIS WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF GOALS.
ONE, I WOULD SAY THIS HAS GOT TO BE A RECORD NUMBER OF
APPLICANTS FOR ANY BOARD APPOINTEE PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY
OF THE CITY OF TAMPA.
NOT JUST THAT EXTRAORDINARILY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.
IF I WAS A COMPANY HIRING -- AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL IS A VERY
DIFFICULT POSITION AND DIFFICULT TO HIRE.
I USED TO HIRE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND INTERVIEW AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.
I WOULD BE ENVIOUS OF A SIMILAR TYPE OF QUALIFIED LIST AND
PANEL OF FOLKS APPLYING FOR JOB AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.
YOU ALL ARE EXTRAORDINARY.
I'M PROUD TO FIND OUT SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT
ARE FOCUSED ON RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.
THAT'S JUST AMAZING.
SO MANY FOLKS SUCH ADVOCATES OF THAT AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
IT.
I JUST CAME FROM A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK WITH ONE OF OUR CITY
STAFFERS, SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE, I'M REALLY -- IT'S VERY

ADMIRABLE YOUR PASSION.
IF YOU GUYS ARE GOOD WITH THIS, THIS IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
I THINK WE GO TO SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS.
I THINK WE'LL START AT 7.
PROBABLY THE EASIEST AND THEN WORK OUR WAY DOWN.
AT-LARGE PEOPLE CAN FILL IN THE GAPS WE FIND WHEN WE GET
INTO THE GAPS.
SOUND GOOD FOR EVERYBODY?
PUT A NOMINATION OUT FOR NAMES.
START WITH SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS.
HAVE A NOMINATION OUT.
THEN THE AT-LARGE PEOPLE CAN FILL IN WHATEVER GAPS WE FEEL
ARE EXISTING IN THE APPLICANTS.
12:10:21PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I STATE WHO MY APPOINTEE WOULD BE.
12:10:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CORRECT.
WE WON'T VOTE ON EACH ONE AT A TIME.
WE'LL COMPILE A LIST AND VOTE AT THE END.
12:10:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU HAD TWO FOLKS FROM DISTRICT 7 --
12:10:43PM >>LUIS VIERA:
3.
12:10:49PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THESE ARE NOT REALLY SELECTIONS FROM AN
INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THESE ARE NOMINATIONS --
12:10:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION.
WE'LL START WITH 7.
GIVE US A NAME FOR NOMINATION FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.

ANY DISCUSSION, WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION.
WE'LL COMPILE A LIST.
IF WE REACH CONSENSUS ON THE SEVEN FOLKS, WE'LL HAVE A
DEFINITIVE VOTE.
12:11:22PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THOSE OF US WHO ARE
AT-LARGE.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE WANT TO DO THE DISTRICT, ALLOW THE
DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO NOMINATE SOMEONE FIRST AND THEN
THE REST OF US.
12:11:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FILL IN THE GAPS.
12:11:38PM >>BILL CARLSON:
WASN'T THE IDEA OF HAVING SELF THAN WE COULD
EACH APPOINT ONE?
12:11:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN UP --
12:11:50PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I DON'T HAVE THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF ME.
MAYBE STAFF KNOWS.
12:11:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT WASN'T WRITTEN UP -- I THINK THE INTENT
WAS AND THAT'S WHY I FELT THIS WAS THE WAY TO DO IT.
I DON'T THINK THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN UP THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL
COUNCIL APPOINTING.
WE HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL APPOINTMENT FOR THE WHOLE BOARD.
NOMINATION FROM EACH PERSON WHICH IN ESSENCE WITHOUT ARGUING
ABOUT THE NOMINEE.
12:12:14PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SO THE CITYWIDE REPRESENTATIVES CAN
PARTICIPATE, WHY DON'T WE EACH NOMINATE SOMEBODY --

12:12:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
12:12:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THOUGHT WE WERE CREATING A POOL.
12:12:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO.
LET'S GO WITH THIS AND SEE HOW IT WORKS.
CAN YOU GO WITH ME ON THIS AND SEE HOW IT WORKS?
12:12:31PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN NO DISTRICT.
12:12:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU GET TO NOMINATE WHOEVER YOU WANT.
12:12:36PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE IS THE THING, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT,
LOGICAL THING IN MY MIND, IF WE PICK SOMEBODY FROM OUR
DISTRICT FIRST OR WHATEVER, WHO KNOWS IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS
BETTER QUALIFIED.
I'M TRYING TO LEVEL THIS THING IN MY MIND.
HOW DO I MAKE A DECISION?
12:12:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU'RE NOT RESTRICTED.
I THINK THE GOAL WAS, IF I REMEMBER OUR DISCUSSION, I THINK
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK EVEN PREFACED THAT WITH HER REQUEST TO
ASK THE NOMINEES WHERE THEY LIVE, IS THAT WE HAD A
REPRESENTATIONAL ELEMENT TO THIS, THAT FOLKS FROM ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS OR ALL AREAS OF THE CITY, THAT WE HAD SOME
REPRESENTATION.
I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DO, AT LEAST STAY FOCUSED.
LET'S SAY YOU ARE IN A DISTRICT THAT HAD FOLKS THAT YOU FELT
JUST LIKE DIDN'T REACH THAT LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION, THAT YOU
HAD TO BYPASS, I WOULD GET THAT.
GIVE ME THE DEFERENCE.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN WORK THROUGH THIS.
WE'RE NOT VOTING NOW.
JUST NOMINATING.
12:13:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE TWO MEMBERS THAT I HAVE FROM DISTRICT 6,
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA WERE AMANDA VASQUEZ AND LAURA LAWSON.
THOSE ARE THE ONES I HAD FOR DISTRICT 6.
12:13:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CECILIA BIDWELL AS WELL.
12:13:50PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
MR. MIRANDA, I DON'T THINK THAT WHEN THE MEMO WENT OUT,
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. CHAIRMAN, IT WAS YOUR MEMO,
THAT YOU HAD INTENDED TO ONLY LIMIT COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
THEIR FIRST CHOICE SHOULD BE FROM THEIR DISTRICT.
12:14:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
12:14:11PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
BASICALLY, THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL HERE WHO REPRESENT ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS -- THREE
MEMBERS, EXCUSE ME THREE MEMBERS, AT-LARGE MEMBERS REPRESENT
ANY DISTRICT AND EVERY DISTRICT.
SO YOUR METHOD WOULD WORK TO ALLOW THAT TO BE FILLED IN.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL
THAT THERE'S ONLY, BECAUSE, FOR INSTANCE, IN THIS CASE, TWO
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THAT DISTRICT THAT HE'S LIMITED TO THAT
DECISION.
12:14:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOBODY IS LIMITED TO ANYTHING.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH ONE BY ONE, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, I'LL

START WITH DISTRICT 7 TO ANNOUNCE -- PRESSURE IS ON YOU.
A NOMINATION ONLY, UNTIL WE COMPILE A LIST, NOTHING IS SET
IN CONCRETE.
12:14:59PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF I MAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE WAY I'LL SAY THIS,
ANYBODY WHO ANYBODY HAS A PREFERENCE OF AS A COURTESY I WILL
VOTE AND SUPPORT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S SEVEN APPOINTEES.
AND THAT'S IT.
MY NOMINEE IS ACTUALLY NOT HERE.
MAGGIE WILSON.
WRITTEN DOWN I BELIEVE AS MARY WILSON.
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE TAMPA PALMS CDD MANY YEARS, URBAN
FORESTRY.
MANY, MANY TREES.
OBVIOUSLY A VERY BIG ISSUE.
I DID WANT TO SAY AS YOU SAID, MR. CHAIRMAN, MANY, MANY,
MANY PEOPLE HERE OF JUST IMMENSE QUALIFICATION AND QUALITY.
THERE ARE GREAT PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 7.
MS. ARENAS, MS. JACKSON.
MS. ARENAS WHO WAS HERE VIRTUALLY.
RICK FERNANDEZ, AMAZING CIVIC INVOLVEMENT, LAURA LAWSON, LIZ
DUNN, MR. ED AUSTIN.
I VOLUNTEERED FOR ED'S COUNTY COMMISSION CAMPAIGN WHEN I WAS
20 AGAINST BOB BUCKHORN IN THE PRIMARY.
THAT'S MY NOMINATION.
12:16:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MARY WILSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY LUIS

VIERA.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
12:16:08PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WELL, WHAT YOU ECHOED IS A SOUNDING BOARD
FOR -- EVERYONE HERE HAS A FANTASTIC -- YOU CAN FLIP A COIN
AND GET THE RIGHT ONE.
I'M NOT FLIPPING A COIN BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A COIN.
I'M GOING TO WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT IN THE DISTRICT.
ENTHUSIASTIC THE WAY HE SPOKE AND THE VOICE THAT HE HAD IN
WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT, WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.
BEEN DOING THIS SOME TIME AS I UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT I
REMEMBER HE SAID, ED AUSTIN.
12:16:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA HAS NOMINATED ED
AUSTIN.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
12:16:51PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
WELL, I ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS, COUNCILMAN
CLENDENIN.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY AWESOME AND WE HAVE A LOT OF
ADVOCATES AND YOUR PASSION WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE FIRST TIME I MET MY
APPOINTEE AND WE'VE HAD MEETINGS SINCE THEN, AND SHE IS
EXTREMELY PASSIONATE, AND WE'VE HAD REALLY GREAT
CONVERSATIONS.
MY NOMINEE WOULD BE FOR ERIN CATLIN.
12:17:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ERIN CATLIN.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.

12:17:30PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SAME THING.
MY COLLEAGUE SAID, IT SEEMED LIKE ABOUT HALF OF THE FOLKS
WHO SPOKE ARE FROM MY DISTRICT.
I WOULD PICK ALL OF THEM IF I COULD.
JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PICK ONE, I'LL PICK MICHELLE
MASTROTOTARO.
12:17:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU TOOK MINE.
12:17:47PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU TOOK MINE.
12:17:50PM >> AHHH.
12:17:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO.
LET'S GO TO DISTRICT 3.
12:18:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I REALLY -- GOSH, THERE ARE SO MANY AMAZING
FOLKS, BUT I DO FEEL VERY OBLIGATED TO CHOOSE, TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE REPRESENTATION IN ALL THE DISTRICTS, SO I AM GOING
TO RECOMMEND SOMEONE THAT IS IN DISTRICT 6 JUST TO GET A
DISTRICT 6 PERSON.
I'M GOING TO NOMINATE AMANDA VASQUEZ.
12:18:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AMANDA VASQUEZ.
SHE WAS STRONG RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.
OKAY.
DISTRICT 2.
12:18:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THERE ARE SO MANY CANDIDATES THAT I LIKE
OR APPLICANTS.
I HAVE STARS NEXT TO SO MANY NAMES.

BUT SOME HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.
SO THANK YOU.
I'LL DO RICARDO FERNANDEZ.
12:18:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
RICK FERNANDEZ.
WHO IS THAT?
OKAY.
NOW IT'S ME.
I AM GOING TO GO WITH PAMELA JACKSON HANEY.
12:19:20PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HOW MANY ALTERNATES DO WE CHOOSE?
12:19:28PM >>BILL CARLSON:
CAN WE MOVE THE SLATE?
12:19:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SHIRLEY, DO WE DO THE ALTERNATES NOW?
12:19:36PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES:
YOU CAN.
12:19:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. SHELBY.
12:19:39PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SHOULD WE MOVE THE SLATE FIRST?
12:19:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
LET ME JUST -- AND I THANK CAMARIA FOR
COMING IN BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE RESOLUTION.
12:19:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'LL PAUSE FOR A MOMENT FOR YOUR
DIGESTION.
WE HAVE A SLATE OF THE SEVEN.
THE SLATE WOULD BE MARY WILSON, ED AUSTIN, ERIN CATLIN,
MICHELLE MASTROTOTARO, AMANDA VASQUEZ, RICK FERNANDEZ, AND
PAMELA JACKSON HANEY.
12:20:23PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO MOVED IF APPROPRIATE.
12:20:25PM >> SECOND.

12:20:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE.
12:20:43PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT'S WHY THIS IS A MEETING THAT IS IN THE
SUNSHINE.
OKAY, YES.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN CONFORMANCE WITH WHAT YOUR
RESOLUTION IS.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS ALTERNATES.
YES, VOTE ON THIS.
12:21:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO APPROVE THE SLATE AS
ANNOUNCED FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
12:21:19PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IF WE ARE CHOOSING ALTERNATES, I DO HAVE A
SUGGESTION.
I THOUGHT CHRISTINA ARENAS HAD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
EXPERIENCE WITH WORK IN WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY NOMINATION.
12:21:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
TWO SPOTS FOR ALTERNATES?
12:21:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
12:21:42PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I WAS GOING TO NOMINATE MS. VEANDREA JACKSON.
12:21:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
12:21:58PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WOULD ADD IN LAURA LAWSON.

12:22:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WAS GOING TO DO LAURA LAWSON.
12:22:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
12:22:07PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
THEY HAVE BEEN NAMED.
I WAS GOING TO NAME MS. JACKSON AS WELL AS MS. LAWSON AS
ALTERNATES.
12:22:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY ELSE?
12:22:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SUSAN LANE.
12:22:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SUSAN LANE.
ABSOLUTELY.
GOOD.
SO THAT MEANS -- HEARING ANYTHING ELSE?
WAITING FOR WORD FROM THE ATTORNEY?
WE HAVE FOUR NOMINATIONS.
PROBABLY HAVE TO DO A BALLOT FOR THIS.
WE CAN WING --
12:22:38PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO THINK THIS THROUGH.
WORK THIS THROUGH PERHAPS WITH MS. PETTIS-MACKLE.
BECAUSE IF COUNCIL APPOINTS TWO, WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO LEAVES IS A MAYORAL APPOINTEE?
12:22:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I CAN TELL YOU THE ANSWER TO THAT.
THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THE MAYORAL APPOINTEES ARE VERY
SPECIFIC.
THEY FULFILL A PARTICULAR ROLE, SO THEN THE MAYOR WOULD
SIMPLY REPLACE THOSE FOLKS.

12:23:11PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THESE ALTERNATES THAT YOU WOULD BE
SELECTING --
12:23:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL ALTERNATES.
12:23:16PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
COUNCIL ALTERNATES.
12:23:17PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
BECAUSE WE CHOSE TO MAKE THIS A CITIZEN ADVISORY SUPPORTIVE,
WHEREAS THE MAYOR'S APPOINTEES ARE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, ATTORNEY.
12:23:31PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
CERTIFIED ARBORIST, PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIST.
12:23:35PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE TO HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE
COMMUNITY WHILE SHE HAD SUBJECT --
12:23:44PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
VACANCY AND MAYORAL APPOINTEE SUCCEEDED BY
A CHOICE OF THE MAYOR.
UNDERSTOOD.
THE RESOLUTION THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU WOULD
REFERENCE COUNCIL'S ALTERNATES.
IN THE EVENT OF VACANCY.
12:23:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE FOUR NOMINATIONS FOR ALTERNATE
MEMBERS.
THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE CHRISTINA ARENAS, LAURA LAWSON, SUSAN
LANE, AND DR. DARLEY -- OH, VEANDREA JACKSON.
FOUR NOMINATIONS ARE CHRISTINA ARENAS, LAURA LAWSON, SUSAN
LANE, AND VEANDREA JACKSON.
I'LL CALL ONE.
YOU'RE ONLY ABLE TO VOTE FOR TWO PEOPLE.

IF YOU VOTE FOR TWO, YOU CAN'T VOTE FOR ANYBODY ELSE.
I'LL CALL THEM ONE AT A TIME.
IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HANDS.
ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO VOTE FOR CHRISTINA ARENAS, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND.
CHRISTINA ARENAS.
12:25:00PM >>THE CLERK:
HURTAK, CLENDENIN, YOUNG.
12:25:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LAURA LAWSON.
12:25:08PM >>THE CLERK:
MIRANDA, MANISCALCO, HURTAK, VIERA, AND
CARLSON.
12:25:12PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CONGRATULATIONS, LAURA LAWSON.
YOU HAVE SECURED ONE OF THE ALTERNATE POSITIONS ON THE
COMMITTEE.
SUSAN LANE.
12:25:27PM >>THE CLERK:
MIRANDA, MANISCALCO, CARLSON.
12:25:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IF YOU RAISED YOUR HAND TWICE, YOU CANNOT
RAISE YOUR HAND AGAIN.
THE NEXT ONE IS VEANDREA JACKSON.
12:25:37PM >>THE CLERK:
CLENDENIN, YOUNG, VIERA.
12:25:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CLERK, WOULD YOU TELL US WHERE WE LAND?
12:25:45PM >>THE CLERK:
THEY ARE ALL TIED.
12:25:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT ON -- IN
NOMINATION IS CHRISTINA ARENAS, SUSAN LANE, AND VEANDREA
JACKSON.
SOMEBODY WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE.

CHRISTINA ARENAS, RAISE YOUR HAND.
12:26:05PM >>THE CLERK:
HURTAK, CLENDENIN, YOUNG.
12:26:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ONLY GET TO RAISE YOUR HAND ONE TIME, BY
THE WAY.
UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ONLY RAISE YOUR HAND ONE TIME BECAUSE
WE ONLY HAVE ONE POSITION NOW.
ONE TIME, ONE POSITION.
ONE TIME, ONE POSITION.
CHRISTINA ARENAS.
12:26:26PM >>THE CLERK:
CLENDENIN.
12:26:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
SUSAN LANE.
12:26:34PM >>THE CLERK:
MIRANDA, MANISCALCO, CARLSON.
12:26:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VEANDREA JACKSON.
12:26:41PM >>THE CLERK:
HURTAK, YOUNG, AND VIERA.
12:26:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CHRISTINA ARENAS HAS BEEN ELIMINATED,
CORRECT?
NOW BETWEEN SUSAN LANE AND VEANDREA JACKSON.
SUSAN LANE.
12:27:00PM >>THE CLERK:
MIRANDA, MANISCALCO, CARLSON.
12:27:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NEXT IS VEANDREA JACKSON.
12:27:04PM >>THE CLERK:
HURTAK, CLENDENIN, YOUNG, VIERA.
12:27:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SUSAN, I DID THAT BECAUSE OF DISTRICTS.
WEIGHING OUT THE DISTRICTS.
DISTRICT 4, HEAVILY WEIGHTED.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THAT, I WOULD -- MS. JACKSON IS IN
DISTRICT 7, UNDERREPRESENTED.
12:27:24PM >>BILL CARLSON:
APOLOGIES FOR PUTTING EVERYBODY THROUGH
THIS.
12:27:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS TOUGH.
IF YOU DID NOT MAKE THIS ROUND, PLEASE APPLY FOR OTHER
APPOINTMENTS.
I'M SURE THERE WILL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS.
THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
WE ARE DONE WITH THAT BUSINESS.
12:27:39PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
12:27:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO APPROVE --
12:27:50PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF I COULD HAVE THE HELP OF THE CLERK.
THERE WAS A MOTION MADE PREVIOUSLY REGARDING THE FULL BOARD,
THE SEVEN.
NOW YOU'RE ASKING FOR A MOTION FOR THE APPOINTING OF TWO
NAMES TO SERVE AS ALTERNATES.
12:28:09PM >>LUIS VIERA:
MOTION TO APPROVE MS. JACKSON AND MS. LAWSON.
12:28:16PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
TO THE POSITION OF ALTERNATES FOR CITY
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT.
12:28:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA, SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.

12:28:25PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NOW A THIRD MOTION TO DIRECT ME TO COME
BACK OR MS. PETTIS-MACKLE, WHOEVER WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR IT.
12:28:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FOR THE SUCKER TO GO --
[ LAUGHTER ]
-- I HAVE A MOTION FOR STAFF TO COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL
WITH THE RESOLUTION, INSTITUTING WHAT WE JUST DID TODAY.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
12:28:51PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
12:28:52PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, CLERK.
THAT WAS GOOD.
AS PREVIOUSLY SAID, IT IS 12:30.
WE'LL GO TO LUNCH AND COME BACK AT 1:30.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THE TIME CERTAIN WITH KAREN CLAY, AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED FOR LUNCH FOR ONE HOUR.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
[LUNCH RECESS]
1:34:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
1:34:45PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
1:34:46PM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
1:34:51PM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
1:34:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.

1:34:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
1:34:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO ARE HERE.
WE LEFT OFF, WE SAID WE WOULD COME BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 43.
WE SAID WE WOULD COME BACK TO 43.
HELLO.
1:35:18PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK MS. BRENDA McKENZIE FOR
THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.
REALLY TAKEN THE PROGRAM OFF AND SO MEANINGFUL.
WE HAVE ANGELO HERE, FINE YOUNG MAN.
ALSO HEARING FROM KAREN CLAY AND HER LATE SON, MIKE
PHILLIPS, NAMED AFTER THEM.
THAT'S ALL.
1:35:42PM >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS BRENDA McKENZIE, DIRECTOR OF
WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, HERE TO BRING
A BRIEF REPORT ON THE MICHAEL PHILLIPS ALL ABILITIES
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO REMARKET THE PROGRAM AND MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE SHOWCASING OUR NEURODIVERSE TALENTS WITH A
NUMBER OF OUR INTERNS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR ACTIVE INTERNS IN THE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL INTERNS LOOKING TO BE ON BOARDED,
WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS ON THAT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANTED TO HAVE ANGELO RALLO, A CURRENT
INTERN, HE WANTED TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE AND WHAT THIS
INTERNSHIP HAS MEANT IN TERMS OF HIS PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
WITH THAT, ANGELO.
1:36:24PM >> HELLO.
YES, GOOD MORNING.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS ANGELO THE III.
PLEASED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE IN THE MICHAEL PHILLIPS
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY I'M WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
MY EXPERIENCE FOR MY INTERNSHIP INCLUDES RESEARCH,
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY VIA THE YOUTH PROGRAMS,
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT WITHIN
THE TAMPA MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN
TAMPA.
AS AN INTERN, MY DUTIES INCLUDED WRITING, PROOFREADING
DOCUMENTS, TRANSLATING E-MAILS FROM ENGLISH TO SPANISH AND
HELP WITH TRANSLATING FOR SPANISH SPEAKING TAMPA CITIZENS.
THE MICHAEL PHILLIPS PROGRAM WAS HELPFUL FOR ME BECAUSE IT
HELPED ME TRANSITION FROM A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
GRADUATE STUDENT IN A COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT TO A PROFESSIONAL
CITY GOVERNMENT WORKPLACE.

INTERACTIONS WITH COWORKERS HELPED ME DEVELOP MY SOCIAL
SKILLS AND HELPED ME TO ACCOMPLISH MY PROJECT AND
ASSIGNMENTS.
ALSO, I WAS AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN A PROACTIVE AND PUNCTUAL
EMPLOYEE WHO ARRIVED AT WORK EARLY.
POSITIVE ASPECT ABOUT MY COWORKERS IS THAT WE WORK IN
PERFECT COLLABORATION IN ACCOMPLISHING PROJECTS.
AND THEY ARE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND WORK FOR IN OUR
WORKPLACE.
COWORKERS LIKE WILLETTA GLENN, RAQUEL PANCHO, XAVIER
ROBINSON, JAMELLE WILD, AND DIRECTOR BRENDA McKENZIE.
BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM OR WHAT I LEARNED IS ALWAYS RESPECT
YOUR COWORKERS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ALWAYS BE MINDFUL OF
WHAT YOU SAY AND HOW YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF IN THE WORKPLACE.
THANK YOU.
GRACIAS.
1:38:02PM >> WE HAVE PLACEMENTS WITH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
OBVIOUSLY NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, RAQUEL PANCHO WAS MENTIONED AND T AND I.
AND WE HAVE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE
PROGRAM AS WELL.
WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
ANGELO IS ONE OF THE GREAT EXAMPLES THAT ARE BENEFITING FROM
THE PROGRAM.
1:38:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
KAREN CLAY.

1:38:28PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IT'S FOR ANGELO.
1:38:30PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
1:38:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
1:38:35PM >> I'M OKAY.
HOW ARE YOU?
1:38:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GOOD.
HOW IS YOUR DAD DOING?
1:38:39PM >> HE'S GOOD, THANK YOU.
1:38:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
STILL LIVE DOWN HERE.
1:38:41PM >> YES, DO.
1:38:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU ARE CLOSE BY.
1:38:44PM >> YES, WE ARE.
1:38:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE.
1:38:46PM >> SAME HERE.
THANK YOU.
1:38:49PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
KAREN CLAY.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
1:38:52PM >> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS KAREN CLAY.
I CAN'T HEAR THE NAME MICHAEL PHILLIPS ENOUGH, SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, LUIS VIERA, AND, OF COURSE, ALL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING THIS MICHAEL PHILLIPS ALL

ABILITIES INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
AND ALSO ALL OF THE FEEDER PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELPING TO
BETTER PREPARE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO
THRIVE IN THESE INTERNSHIPS.
I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT TO SAY ABOUT EMPLOYMENT WHEN IT
COMES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
DEVELOPMENTAL -- INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN EMPLOYMENT, BUT MANY ARE
CAPABLE, AS WE'VE ALREADY SEEN, FOR MAINTAINING JOBS
SUCCESSFULLY.
STUDIES SHOW THAT WHEN PROVIDED WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS
AND TRAINING, IT CAN ACHIEVE HIGH LEVELS OF JOB PERFORMANCE
AND RETENTION.
IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT DURATION, INDIVIDUALS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TYPICALLY REMAIN EMPLOYED ON
AVERAGE LONGER THAN SOME OF THEIR TYPICAL PEERS.
THEIR ATTENDANCE RATES -- AND THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT --
THEY OFTEN EXHIBIT NEAR-PERFECT ATTENDANCE, DEMONSTRATING
RELIABILITY IN THE WORKPLACE.
MY MIKE HAD SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS, AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
HE OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT BE FULLY EMPLOYED IN RECEIVING A
PAYCHECK BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE IMPACTED HIS ABILITY TO
RECEIVE THE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES HE NEEDED THROUGH A
MEDICAID WAIVER.
BUT THAT REALLY DIDN'T STOP HIM.

HE STILL WORKED WITH APPLE COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVELOPERS TO
CREATE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE
WORLD ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM.
ON BEHALF OF THE MICHAEL PHILLIPS FOUNDATION AND MYSELF, I
WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE HEART BECAUSE THIS REALLY MEANS
JUST SO MUCH TO ME.
BE A LITTLE SELFISH HERE, FOR A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE MICHAEL PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, PLEASE GO TO MICHAEL
PHILLIPS.ORG WHERE YOU CAN ALSO DONATE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A FUNDING FOR ACCESSIBLE PIECES OF PLAY
EQUIPMENT IN OUR CITY PARKS.
THANK YOU.
1:41:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
1:41:27PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.
ALSO, COUNCILMAN VIERA, FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AS WELL.
TO ANGELO, WHO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO MEET ON A COUPLE OF
OCCASIONS WHO IS ALWAYS A PROFESSIONAL AND KIND AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND SO I'M JUST VERY PROUD AND HAPPY ALL
THREE OF YOU JUST FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
1:41:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
1:41:49PM >>BILL CARLSON:
KAREN, I KNOW YOU AND COUNCILMAN VIERA HAVE
WORKED CLOSELY ON THESE KINDS OF ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS FOR
YEARS, I APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU PUSHING THIS FORWARD.
WE HAVE A GREAT EXAMPLE HERE AS TO WHY WE NEED TO DO THIS

AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND LIKE YOU, I LOVE HEARING MIKE'S NAME ALSO.
I DIDN'T KNOW HIM AS WELL AS LUIS DID.
HE WAS A FIGHTER AND PASSIONATE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
I'M SURE HE WAS HAPPY SEEING WHAT YOU AND WE ARE DOING
TODAY.
THANK YOU.
1:42:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DEAR FRIENDS.
MIKE WAS A GOOD GUY, GOOD DUDE.
ENJOYED DOING THINGS WITH HIM.
HIS SMILE LIT UP A ROOM.
MIKE'S LEGACY AND CARING ON, FIGHTING, YOU ARE A FIGHTER,
FIGHT FOR ALL, FIGHT FOR FOLKS WHO NECESSARILY CAN'T FIGHT
FOR THEMSELVES.
I THINK THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU REMIND US THAT THE CITY OF
TAMPA SHOULD BE FOR ALL PEOPLE, WHATEVER YOUR ABILITY.
I LOVE THE FACT -- I ALMOST TEAR UP THINKING ABOUT THE
ADVOCACY AGAIN OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
A CHILD SHOWS UP AT A PLAYGROUND, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY,
THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND BE ABLE TO FEEL LIKE
THEY BELONG IN THAT PLAYGROUND AND BELONG WITH THE OTHER
KIDS.
IT REALLY IS VERY MOVING THAT YOU FIGHT FOR THAT.
I THINK IT'S VERY ADMIRABLE, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE

CITY, THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THAT AGENDA THAT THESE KIDS,
THAT THEY SHOW UP AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PART OF OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
1:43:40PM >>BILL CARLSON:
ONE THING THAT KAREN HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD AT
REMINDING US OVER THE YEARS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING, SHE
SAYS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT JUST AFFORDABLE BUT ALSO
ACCESSIBLE.
SHE REMINDS US THAT SOMETIMES WE LOOK AT FOLKS WITH
DISABILITIES AND THINK THAT THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS US.
BUT AS SHE SAYS, ALL OF US WILL HAVE DISABILITIES
EVENTUALLY, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG WE SURVIVE.
KAREN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, HELPING
THEM THROUGH THEIR ABILITIES AND DISABILITIES AND FINDING
THEIR STRENGTHS AND INSPIRING THEM.
HOPEFULLY PEGGY IS WATCHING NOW.
PEGGY, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING FOLKS LIKE THAT STRONG, AND
EVEN THOUGH OUR BODIES START TO FAIL US, SOMETIMES OUR MINDS
START TO FAIL US.
KAREN CHALLENGES US TO USE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
1:44:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN VIERA.
1:44:28PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
AGAIN, FOR ANGELO, I'M SO GLAD GUIDO MENTIONED YOUR FATHER.
TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR DAD, A NAVY VETERAN, LIVED IN

CHANNELSIDE.
I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM IS
TOUCHING.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST MET AT THAT JOB FAIR THAT WE HAD AT
HANNA.
I IMMEDIATELY WAS DRAWN TO YOU, BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL YOU
WERE RAISED RIGHT AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY LOVE.
I HOPE YOUR DAD IS WATCHING AND ALL YOUR FAMILY.
BRENDA, JUST GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT, AND THIS IS REALLY GOD'S
WORK.
FOR KAREN, GEE WHIZ, I TELL FOLKS, IF YOU WANT TO GET DOWN
MY POLITICS, LOOK AT KAREN CLAY, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT
WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE
VULNERABLE, PEOPLE WITH THEIR BACKS UP AGAINST THE WALL,
PEOPLE FIGHTING HARD FOR DIGNITY, THEY DESERVE A GOVERNMENT
THAT GIVES A DAMN.
BIGGER THE BETTER.
BIG GOVERNMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
WORKING HARD.
I WAS HAVING COFFEE WITH PHYLLIS YESTERDAY.
TALKING ABOUT YOU, AND JUST TALKING ABOUT YOUR ADVOCACY AT
PLANT.
WHEN YOU HAVE A KID AND YOU GOT TO BE THEIR VOICE AND THEIR
ADVOCATE, AND PEOPLE, YOU SEE THE KID OVER HERE AND PEOPLE
ARE ON THE WAY OVER THERE, MAN, YOU GOT THE EYE OF THE

TIGER.
YOU GOT FIRE IN YOUR BELLY AND YOU GIVE THEM HELL.
YOU STILL DO.
THAT BOND YOU HAVE WITH MIKE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE ALIVE AND
INSPIRE THE HELL OUT OF US.
THANK YOU.
1:46:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.
WE STILL HAVE ORDINANCES BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION.
ITEM 39.
1:46:19PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
DANA CROSBY COLLIER, STANDING IN FOR HEATHER BONDS FROM
HISTORIC PRESERVATION THIS AFTERNOON TO PRESENT THIS
ORDINANCE.
REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE.
I'M THE COUNSEL TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION, SO
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS PROJECT ALL ALONG.
TODAY WE ARE HERE ON FIRST READING AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION
ORDINANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 905 NORTH FLORIDA
AVENUE.
THIS IS THE HOTEL FLORIDAN.
THE HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1926 IN THE GEORGIAN REVIVAL
STYLE.
AT ONE POINT THE TALLEST HOTEL IN FLORIDA AT 18 STORIES AND
CERTAINLY THE GRANDEST IN TAMPA.

LOOKING AT THE SANBORN MAP, YOU'LL SEE THAT AREA IN 1926.
THAT HOTEL WAS SURROUNDED BY KRESS, OTHER HOTELS, ICE CREAM
FACTORY AND ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF.
THE BUILDING ITSELF WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1926.
IT WAS DECLARED A NATIONAL LANDMARK IN 1996.
THIS OWNER CAME TO THE ARC FOR APPROVAL OF PART ONE OF THE
REHAB IN 2023 AND THE ARC APPROVED THAT.
AT THAT POINT, THEY BEGAN DOING THEIR RENOVATIONS AND
COMPLETED THE RENOVATIONS IN 2026.
WE DID OUR A -- ARC MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ALL TO
APPROVE THIS AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION ON JUNE 1st, 2026.
I'LL JUST SHOW YOU A FEW QUICK PICTURES OF WHAT WAS GOING ON
WITH THE BUILDING WHEN THE NEW OWNER CAME IN TO DO THE
RENOVATION.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF STRUCTURAL MATERIAL
DEFICIENCIES, RUSTED WINDOWS, CRACKS, DETERIORATED WOOD.
THERE WERE CRACKED MORTAR IN THE SILLS AND MISSING BRICKS.
I JUST HAVE TO SHOW YOU, THIS IS HER LAST PICTURE.
I KNOW YOU'LL REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS ALL WRAPPED UP SO THAT
THEY COULD GET ALL THE BRICKS AND EVERYTHING REPLACED
WITHOUT THERE BEING DAMAGE TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY BELOW.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER DAMAGE FROM AC UNITS, FROM THE
ROOF.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THE ROOF LEAKS IN THE
INTERIOR.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTORE AND REPLACE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO
RESTORE AND REPLACE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL ELEVATOR.
THE TILE FLOORS, THE MAIL SHAFT, WHICH THEY NOW USE AS A KEY
DROP, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.
AND THE INTERNAL COLUMN DETAILS.
SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF THE INTERIOR AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT
LOOKS.
YOU CAN SEE THE DOORS WERE PRESERVED, INCLUDING PULLEYS AND
WEIGHT WINDOW SYSTEMS.
THE CYPRESS CEILINGS IN THE LOUNGE AREA.
THE OWNER SPENT OVER $38 MILLION TO RENOVATE THIS HOTEL AND
BRING IT BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY.
AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE DETERMINED AND THE ARC HAS AGREED
THAT THE OWNER HAS MET THE CRITERIA STATED IN ORDINANCE
93-137.
AND THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION.
WITH THAT, WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU MOVE THIS ON FIRST
READING AND WE'LL BE BACK AUGUST 27 FOR SECOND READING.
1:49:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
1:49:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD SAY 20 YEARS AGO, I WOULD COME DOWNTOWN AND IT WAS
RIGHT AFTER GOODIE GOODIE CLOSED ON FLORIDA AVENUE.
2005-2006.
I WOULD ADMIRE A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS.

I REMEMBER WATCHING THE MAAS BROTHERS BUILDING GET
DEMOLISHED IN 2006.
I WOULD GO FROM THERE TO THE FLORIDAN AND PEEK IN IF I COULD
GET A GLIMPSE INSIDE, BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL 1920s
HOTEL.
I WANT TO SAY IN 2012, THE PREVIOUS OWNER, THEY OPENED IT UP
AND BIG 1920s THEMED PARTY, AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.
FAST-FORWARD TO NOW, I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU SAID, WHAT, $38
MILLION.
A LOT OF THESE BUILDINGS END UP GETTING DEMOLISHED AND GET
LOST.
I CAN GO THROUGH A HISTORY OF HOTELS IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA AND
ALL THIS OTHER STUFF, BUT I WON'T.
SO GLAD THIS ICONIC STRUCTURE, HAS BEEN RESTORED, IT'S OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC.
I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN IN THERE OVER THE YEARS.
THEY HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.
1:50:51PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU TO THESE OWNERS AND THE PREVIOUS
OWNERS FOR ALL THE MONEY AND TIME THEY PUT INTO IT.
I REMEMBER THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID, WORKED
REALLY HARD TO RENOVATE.
I THINK IT TOOK TWO OR THREE YEARS TO GO THROUGH AND
RENOVATE BECAUSE THEY WERE SO METICULOUS ABOUT THE DETAILS
OF IT AND TRYING TO RESTORE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I REMEMBER LISA SHASTEEN WAS ONE OF THE KEY PEOPLE THAT WAS
WORKING ON IT AT THAT TIME.
THANK YOU IN PARTICULAR TO HER.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT BUILDING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
WE SAVE, SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS.
1:51:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU READ THIS, PLEASE?
1:51:36PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASURE.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION,
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROPERTY
TRACTION EXEMPTION APPLICATION RELATIVE TO THE RESTORATION,
RENOVATION OR REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY
905 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE PROPERTY OWNER LLC, A FLORIDA
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LOCATED AT 905 NORTH FLORIDA
AVENUE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BASED UPON
CERTAIN FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY

APPRAISER OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
1:52:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
1:52:14PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 27, 2026,
AT 10:00 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
1:52:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SULING, VIERA WAS ABSENT ON THE VOTE.
1:52:30PM >>THE CLERK:
WITH VIERA BEING ABSENT.
1:52:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF I HAVE MY MATH CORRECT, WE ARE ON ITEM 42.
IS STAFF AVAILABLE ON THIS ONE?
WHO IS PRESENTING?
1:52:47PM >> HELLO.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M AVAILABLE.
I SENT A MEMO, IF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE MEMO
YET.
1:52:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHO REQUESTED STAFF?

SOMEBODY HAVE QUESTIONS?
1:53:04PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SINCE THERE WERE CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT HOW THIS WAS DONE AND WHETHER IT WAS FAIR, IN 30
SECONDS OR SOMETHING, EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHY YOU BELIEVE
THIS IS JUSTIFIED JUST SO THE PUBLIC CAN HEAR?
1:53:16PM >>SUSAN WENRICK:
ALL FOUR ADDRESSES IN THIS RESOLUTION
REQUEST WERE DETERIORATED TO A POINT THAT RESTORATION WAS
NOT AN OPTION.
THEY WERE ORDERED TO BE DEMOLISHED.
EXCEEDED 75% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE.
PROPER NOTICE WAS GIVEN TO ALL OF THE OWNERS.
OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT WAS PROVIDED.
WE FOLLOWED THE LAW, FOLLOWED THE RULE.
POSTED THE PROPERTY AS REQUIRED.
NONE OF THEM TOOK ACTION AND REMOVED THE STRUCTURES.
THE CITY, WE, HIRED AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE THE
STRUCTURES, BILL THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE SERVICES AND
THEY HAVE NEGLECTED TO PAY THE CITY FOR THE MONEY WE HAVE
SPENT TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURES.
WE ARE RESPECTFULLY ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION
TO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY FOR THE MONEY OWED TO THE
CITY OF TAMPA.
1:54:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, SUSAN.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, COUNCILMAN CARLSON, DO YOU WANT TO READ THIS?

1:54:09PM >>BILL CARLSON:
IF SOMEBODY ELSE CAN MOVE IT --
1:54:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
1:54:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I THINK THE QUESTION BECOMES -- I THINK THE
QUESTION WITH THIS WAS, THE WOMAN WHOSE HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED
WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.
SO I THINK THE QUESTION REALLY IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE
STEPS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF
IT?
AND HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ACTUALLY
RECEIVE THEM.
AT THIS POINT, DO WE DO LIKE SIGNATORIES, CERTIFIED MAIL,
THINGS LIKE THAT?
1:54:47PM >>SUSAN WENRICK:
WE WERE IN TOUCH WITH THE FAMILY
CONSTANTLY.
WE PROVIDED EXTENSION AFTER EXTENSION.
IF YOU ARE REFERRING TO THE ADDRESS OUT OF THE FOUR OF 2208
EAST 26th AVENUE, WE WERE IN TOUCH WITH THE FAMILY.
WE HAD GIVEN THE EXTENSIONS THEY REQUESTED.
THE OWNER, THE WOMAN IN THE FACILITY THAT MOVED IN WITH THE
GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER BECAUSE THAT WAS UNLIVABLE AND COULDN'T
GO BACK, I BELIEVE I SENT PICTURES TO KELLY, YOUR AIDE, TO
SHOW THE DETERIORATION OF THE STRUCTURE PROBABLY BACK IN
JUNE WHEN I WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT IT BY YOUR OFFICE, THE
STRUCTURE CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE.
THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SELL THE PROPERTY.

THEY DECIDED NOT TO FIX THE PROPERTY.
THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROPERTY, AND WE GAVE THEM
EXTENSION AFTER EXTENSION LIKE I EXPLAINED, AND THEY STILL
NEGLECTED TO DO IT.
WE AGAIN SENT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMOLISH AND THEN MOVED
THE CASE FORWARD.
1:55:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND THEN COUNCILMAN
CARLSON.
1:55:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED
EXPLANATION.
I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE PUBLIC WAS CURIOUS
ABOUT.
SO THANK YOU.
1:55:49PM >>SUSAN WENRICK:
YES, YOU ARE WELCOME.
THEY CAN CALL ME DIRECTLY IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL
FREE TO CALL ME DIRECTLY.
1:55:55PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU.
JUST TO ADD TO THAT, I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR DEPARTMENT, BUT WE
HAVE OTHER SERVICES IN THE CITY LIKE RAQUEL WHO IS GREAT AT
HELPING FOLKS WHO ARE DISABLED OR MAY QUALIFY FOR OTHER
KINDS OF PROGRAMS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE, COULD YOU JUST MENTION
WHILE YOU'RE ON HERE FOR FOLKS WHO MAY BE IN THAT SITUATION,
IF YOU HAVE A GRANDPARENT OR LOVED ONE OR FRIEND WHO IS JUST
NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THEIR OWN HOUSE, WHAT SERVICES MIGHT BE

AVAILABLE TO INTERVENE SO YOU DON'T END UP HAVING TO DO
THIS.
1:56:30PM >>SUSAN WENRICK:
I'M NOT AWARE OF ALL THE PROGRAMS RAQUEL
WORKS WITH.
I KNOW THE SENIOR HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE IN
THESE SITUATIONS.
THE STRUCTURE WAS DETERIORATED TO 92% OF THE VALUE OF THE
STRUCTURE.
THERE WOULD BE NO REHABILITATION ON THIS PROPERTY.
IT HAD REALLY -- IF YOU HAD SEEN THE PICTURES OF THE FLOOR
JOIST AND UNDERNEATH THE PROPERTY WHERE IT WAS LITERALLY
CRUMBLING FROM THE TERMITE DAMAGE, WATER DAMAGE, THEY WOULD
HAVE TO STRUCTURALLY REBUILD THE ENTIRE THING.
IT'S GOOD THEY GOT HER OUT OF THE HOUSE.
IT'S A GOOD THING.
1:57:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
1:57:16PM >>SUSAN WENRICK:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
1:57:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, SUSAN.
ITEM NUMBER 47.
I MISSED ONE.

45.
IT.
1:57:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT TREES.
I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE REST OF
COUNCIL FOR AGREEING TO POSTPONE THIS ONE WEEK WHILE WE HAVE
A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS.
SO WE HAVE OPTIONS ABOUT HOW TO GO FORWARD.
SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND, QUITE
FRANKLY, A LOT OF THIS COUNCIL WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TYPE ONE
AND TYPE TWO TREES AND THE ABILITY TO TRY TO PLANT AS MANY
OF THOSE AS POSSIBLE.
A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAME UP WITH AN IDEA TO SEE IF WE
COULD DO WHATEVER WE COULD TO PLANT TYPE ONE AND TYPE TWO
TREES FOR A YEAR THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND ALSO THE FACT THAT
WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPAND WHERE THE TREES CAN GO TO THE ENTIRE
FRONT YARD INTO THE SIDE YARD OF HOUSES ON THE CORNER.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE FELT ABOUT THAT AND WHERE WE
WERE.
1:58:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
1:58:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I HAD MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING I
HAD BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING WITH CONSTITUENTS.
ONE IN PARTICULAR, WE HAD MORE THAN AN HOUR-LONG MEETING,
REGARDING HER CONCERNS.
AND THE CONCERN WAS, WHAT IF I DON'T WANT A TYPE ONE OR TYPE
TWO AND I WANT A TYPE THREE CRAPE MYRTLE AND PUT IT IN MY

FRONT YARD.
I WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT TYPE ONE
AND TYPE TWO, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HERSELF.
HER CONCERNS WERE, I DON'T WANT TO PUT SOMETHING WHERE THE
NEXT GENERATION OR IN MANY YEARS IT'S GOING TO BE
OBSTRUCTIVE TO THE POWER LINES, ISSUE WITH MAINTENANCE.
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT A NEIGHBOR'S ABUTTING TREE, IT'S
CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BE TRIMMED OR THE ROOTS ARE JUST
LIFTING UP AND CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR HER ON HER PROPERTY.
THE ROOTS ARE SO BIG NOW, SHE'S OLDER AND EVERYTHING SHE HAS
TO BE MORE CAREFUL.
HER CONCERN, WOULD THERE BE AN EXCEPTION FOR IT?
I SAID WE'LL BRING IT UP AT COUNCIL, TALK TO THE REST OF THE
BOARD MEMBERS.
I KNOW HOW A LOT OF FOLKS FEEL ABOUT PLANTING THE ONE AND
TWO TREES, BUT I LIKE THE IDEA FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WE FOCUS
ON TYPE ONE AND TWO.
WE HAD BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES, EVEN GOING BACK TO IRMA IN
2017.
I DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING BACK THEN AND EVEN NOW, BUT SO MANY
TREES WERE UPROOTED, YOU DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE DISEASED OR
NOT.
BECAUSE THEY LOOK SO BIG, DOESN'T MEAN THEY'LL WITHSTAND
HURRICANES.
A LOT OF DAMAGE IN 17 AND A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THE LAST TWO

HURRICANES THAT WE HAD. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS I'VE
HEARD BUT AT THE SAME TIME CONSIDERING THE LAST DECADE
STORMS HAVE CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TREE CANOPY.
WE CAN COME BACK IN A YEAR, NEXT COUNCIL COMES BACK TO SEE
HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING, DOES IT WORK AND THEN HAVE A FURTHER
DISCUSSION TO SEE HOW WE EXPAND IT OR CHANGE IT OR JUST
LEAVE IT ALONE FROM THERE.
THAT'S IT.
2:00:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S NOT -- GO AHEAD.
2:00:36PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT BUT REALITY IS
REALITY.
THERE ARE SOME PLACES YOU CAN'T PLANT A ONE AND TWO TREE,
SPECIFICALLY IN YBOR CITY.
IF YOU DON'T PLANT ANY TREES AT ALL, WHAT VALUE DO YOU HAVE?
NONE.
IF YOU PLANT A THREE, YOU GET FIVE OR TEN OR TWENTY PERCENT
VALUE OF SOMETHING THAT HAS NO VALUE BECAUSE THERE'S NO
TREE.
YOU'RE REALLY TALKING AGAINST YOURSELF WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
SPECTRUM OF LIFE, NOT JUST LOCATION.
LOCATION, YOU CAN PUT ONE AND TWO, THAT'S FINE.
IF YOU CAN PUT A THREE, YOU'RE STILL GETTING SOME BENEFIT
AND WALK AWAY FROM A BENEFIT, SO BE IT.
2:01:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I AGREE.
I PUT OUT A THING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER I CAME BACK FROM

BOGOTA AND BARRANQUILLA AND SEEING THEIR REALLY AGGRESSIVE
TREE PLANTING PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE PLANTING TREES EVERYWHERE.
TO ME, THE DIFFERENCE IS -- IT'S LIKE WE CAN'T GET OUT OF
OUR OWN WAY.
I RAN ON A "PAVE OUR DAMN ROADS."
I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO "PLANT THE DAMN TREES" KIND OF THING.
JUST PLANT THE DAMN TREES.
I GET IT.
I THINK THE SHADE TREES ARE SOMETHING CRITICAL.
WE HEARD SOME ABOUT YBOR CITY SPECIFICALLY.
AND I DON'T WANT TO CREATE A PROGRAM THAT EXCLUDES AREAS OF
THE TOWN WHERE YOU CAN'T PLANT ONES AND TWOS.
I'M NOT CERTAIN -- A LOT OF THIS IT WAS A LEARNING LESSON WE
SAW WITH THE ONE PROGRAM WHERE THE CRAPE MYRTLES GOT PLANTED
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CITY PROGRAM.
PROBABLY THAT ARE BETTER THOUGHT THROUGH, MAYBE NOT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NECESSARILY NEED TO BE HAND TIED
BECAUSE OF ONE BURN, BUT WE LEARNED FROM THE LESSON.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT BUT LET'S JUST PLANT THE DAMN
TREES.
2:02:27PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE HAVE SEVERAL MOTIONS AVAILABLE.
SO I THINK THIS MOTION MIGHT WORK FOR PEOPLE.
ALTHOUGH YOU MAY HAVE CHANGED YOUR OPINION ON THIS.
THERE IS A HYBRID WAY TO DO THIS.

THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION AND YOU ALL CAN EITHER TAKE IT
OR MODIFY IT.
I MOVE TO USE THE TREE TRUST FUNDS TO FUND THE CONTRACT TO
PURCHASE TREES FOR THE TREE-MENDOUS PROGRAM WITH THE RULES
THAT IF A TYPE ONE OR TYPE TWO TREE FITS IN THE SPACE, THEN
ONLY A TYPE ONE OR TYPE TWO TREE CAN BE PLANTED.
IF A RESIDENT CHOOSES A TYPE THREE TREE, CRAPE MYRTLES AND
BOTTLE BRUSHES WILL NOT BE AN OPTION FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
THE TREE TRUST FUND MONEY CANNOT BE USED TO PURCHASE CRAPE
MYRTLES OR BOTTLE BRUSHES.
2:03:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M ACTUALLY OKAY WITH THAT.
IS THERE SOMEBODY HERE WITH THE TREE PROGRAM WHO WILL TALK
ABOUT THIS AT ALL?
2:03:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK, WHAT WE FOUND
LAST WEEK CRAPE MYRTLES ARE THE MOST POPULAR.
IF WE WANTED TO DO ANY TYPE OF MODIFICATION, THIS SEEMED
LIKE A DECENT --
2:03:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LET ME ASK ERIC A QUESTION.
WHERE ARE WE ON SHADE TREES LIKE THE TROPICS?
LIKE ROYAL POINCIANAS, ARE THEY PART OF THE PROGRAM?
2:03:52PM >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE ON THE TREE-MENDOUS TREE PLANTING
LIST.
2:03:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHY IS THAT?
THEY PROVIDE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SHADE.
2:04:03PM >> IT'S A MATTER OF THE LOCATION WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH

SPECIFICALLY STREET SIDE.
ROYAL POINCIANAS ARE GREAT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ROOM TO FIT THAT CANOPY IN.
THEY TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE.
IF WE STARTED SQUEEZING THOSE INTO AREAS --
2:04:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M USING FROM THIS RECENT TRIP TO SOUTH
AMERICA AND THEY USE THEM A LOT ON THE ROADSIDES AND
BEAUTIFUL CANOPIES OVER THE TOPS OF ROADS.
2:04:30PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY GRANDPARENTS LIVED ON ROYAL POINCIANA
DRIVE IN -- AND I LOVE THEM.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE OUR OAK TREE WITH THAT'S
DYING.
WHEN IT GOES, WE'RE PUTTING A ROYAL POINCIANA.
BUT IT NEEDS AN ABSOLUTE INSANE AMOUNT OF ROOT SPACE.
IT'S NOT JUST THE CANOPY.
THEY ARE VERY DESTRUCTIVE ROOT-WISE.
YOU HAVE TO PLANT THEM IN VERY SPECIAL PLACES WHICH IS WHY
YOU SEE THEM ON BAYSHORE BOULEVARD IN THE LARGER SPACES DOES
HAVE SOME OF THE ROYAL POINCIANAS.
2:05:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE ONE IN MY YARD ON ANNA MARIA AND
DOESN'T PROTRUDE THROUGH THE SURFACE AT ALL.
IT'S A MASSIVE TREE, TOO.
IT COVERS PROBABLY 25% OF MY LOT AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY
PROTRUSIONS ABOVE THE GROUND.
IT IS A BIG TRUNK BUT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PROTRUSIONS ABOVE THE

GROUND.
I JUST SAW SO MANY BIG CANOPY, FLOWERY TREES, I'M THINKING
WE HAVE A CLIMATE THAT ACCOMMODATES THOSE.
WHY AREN'T WE PLANTED THESE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
2:05:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEY ARE ALSO EXPENSIVE COMPARATIVELY.
2:05:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I KNOW THE COST IS HIGHER, TOO.
CAN YOU LOOK INTO THAT?
MAYBE EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR THE ROYAL POINCIANAS AND THOSE
TYPE OF TREES?
2:05:54PM >> ROYAL POINCIANAS WOULD BE GREAT IN PARKS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT.
AS A STREET TREE AND SINCE WE HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT TO BID
WITH THE TREE LIST THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR --
2:06:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOES THAT BID INCLUDE THE RESTRICTIONS
THAT COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK JUST READ IN THAT MOTION?
2:06:11PM >> NO, BUT THOSE WOULD JUST BE DELETIONS.
WE JUST WOULDN'T ORDER THOSE.
2:06:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
2:06:21PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THE MOTION.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE BECAUSE WHAT I'VE BEEN
THINKING, AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YBOR CITY, AND I KNOW
THEY REALLY WANT THE TREES.
WE CAN'T PUT THE TYPE ONES AND TWOS.
WHERE WE CAN, IF WE CAN BE REALLY INTENTIONAL FIGURING OUT

WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PLANT THOSE, BUT I THINK THE MOTION
THAT YOU HAVE IS A GOOD COMPROMISE WITH THAT.
2:06:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE NEED A JOLT OF ENERGY INTO THIS.
PLANT THE DAMN TREES.
2:06:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I THINK THIS DOES DO THAT.
IT GIVES US A GOOD PLACE TO START.
I'LL REPEAT THE MOTION, AND THEN, ALSO, MR. BRODY, WE ARE
WORKING ON --
2:07:05PM >>CARL BRODY:
I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
CARL BRODY, LEGAL.
WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING TO WORK ON UPDATING THE ORDINANCE
SO THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE THE TREE TRUST
FUNDS.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THAT, AND WE CAN CLEAN
THAT UP AND ALSO REFERENCE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT YOU ARE
DISCUSSING NOW IN ORDINANCE FORM SO THAT -- THIS ORDINANCE
HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2009.
IT'S AROUND TIME, TO JUST UPDATE EVERYTHING SO IT'S CLEAR
THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL DIRECTION ON HOW TREE TRUST
FUNDS MONIES WILL BE USED.
2:07:43PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WAS TALKING MORE ABOUT THE CHANGING THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW
TREE-MENDOUS TREES TO BE PLANTED IN THE ENTIRE FRONT YARD
AND TO THE SIDE YARD OF A HOUSE THAT'S ON A CORNER.
2:07:56PM >>CARL BRODY:
THAT WILL ALSO BE PART OF OUR DISCUSSION,

BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE -- AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S
BEEN SOME LACK OF CLARITY ABOUT WHERE TREE-MENDOUS FUNDS CAN
BE USED.
WE CAN USE THE ORDINANCE TO CLARIFY THAT.
THAT WILL BE ALL PART OF OUR DISCUSSION AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL
BE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL ON AUGUST 27th FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
NOT FOR FIRST READING.
JUST FOR CONSIDERATION, AND THEN IN THE SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS
WE CAN HAVE FIRST, SECOND READING ON THAT.
AND ALSO BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS
THE TREE TRUST FUND FEES.
SO THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE PART -- THAT'S ALL GOING TO GO
TOGETHER AS PART OF THE PROCESS.
2:08:41PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ON AUGUST 27.
THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY SECOND QUESTION.
THIS WILL COME BACK TO US TO BE CONSIDERED.
2:08:54PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WANTED TO SAY REAL FAST, IF YOU DON'T
MIND, IN A MINUTE I'LL GET UP AND SHOW ON THE ELMO, WOLF,
WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, SINGAPORE AND TAMPA GO BACK AND FORTH
TO TALK ABOUT WHO HAS THE BEST TREE CANOPY.
THE THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT KIND OF TREES.
WE NEED SOMEBODY WITH A BIG VISION WHO CAN PUT THIS
TOGETHER.
I'LL SHOW YOU HERE AN EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINATING PRIME

MINISTER OF SINGAPORE DID BACK IN THE '60s.
I'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE REAL FAST.
SO THIS IS THE ROAD FROM THE AIRPORT.
IMAGINE 275 COMING FROM THE AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN.
THAT'S WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.
AND ALL THE ROADS ARE LIKE THIS.
ALL THE HIGHWAYS ARE LIKE THIS.
NOT JUST THE TREES COVERING THE ROAD AND IT BRINGS DOWN THE
TEMPERATURE ABOUT TEN DEGREES ISLAND-WIDE, BUT LOOK AT THE
BUSHES AND FLOWERS UNDERNEATH.
IT IS AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY THAT YOU CAN SEE IN SOME OF
THESE OTHER PICTURES AS WELL.
2:10:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK?
2:10:05PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DID WANT TO SAY, THAT IS, HAVING SOME OF
THESE TREES AND THE CANOPY IS ICONIC.
MY GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE ON ROYAL POINCIANA BOULEVARD,
OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD A VESTED INTEREST IN KEEPING THE ROYAL
POINCIANA GROWING ON THAT BOULEVARD.
HAVING BEEN RAISED IN NORTH FLORIDA WHERE PRETTY MUCH YOU
COULD GO DOWN ANY SMALLER COUNTRY ROAD AND IT WOULD BE
COMPLETELY ENSCONCED IN OAK TREES AND TRULY BEAUTIFUL.
WE COULD ABSOLUTELY DO THAT HERE.
I DO THINK THE ROYAL POINCIANA WOULD BE A PHENOMENAL TREE TO
DO THAT WITH BECAUSE OF THE COLOR AND CANOPY BUT WE DO NEED

THE SPACE FOR IT.
I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK THIS MOTION TO AT LEAST GET STARTED ON THIS, AND
THEN I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM MR. MUECKE.
I AGREE WITH YOU, IN AUGUST MAYBE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY FOR
NOT JUST THE ROYAL POINCIANA BUT THE JACARANDA TREES, ALL
THE DIFFERENT COLORS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREES THAT,
QUITE FRANKLY, NOW BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT HERE THAT WE CAN
GROW.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GROW TROPICAL TREES NOW THAT WE
DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GROW EVEN 20 YEARS
AGO.
FOR BETTER FOR WORSE, CLIMATE CHANGE IS WHAT IT IS.
BUT I KNOW IN MY YARD, I HAVE A TON OF CITRUS TREES THAT
UNFORTUNATELY ARE ALL DYING FROM CITRUS GREENING.
SO HAVING SOMETHING TO REPLACE THAT WITH, ALBEIT MUCH
LARGER, WOULD BE REALLY LOVELY.
2:11:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ERIC, CAN YOU DO AN ANALYSIS OF THE TYPE
OF TREES THAT COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK SAID, THE JACARANDA, ROYAL
POINCIANA, OF WHAT THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE FOR
THE PLANTINGS SO WE COULD CONSIDER, MAYBE SEND A MEMO TO
COUNCIL WITH THAT INFORMATION?
2:11:52PM >> ERIC MUECKE, URBAN FORESTRY MANAGER, CITY OF TAMPA.
YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.
THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

2:11:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAYBE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
MAYBE THINGS WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY CONSIDERING THAT YOU THINK
FROM YOUR EXPERTISE THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT
AS MAYBE DIVERSIFYING OUR CANOPY COVER, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO READ THIS MOTION.
2:12:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
MS. SCHARF JUST TOLD ME THAT MR. MUECKE SAID THIS IS READY
TO COME BACK TO US ON AUGUST 27?
THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MONIES?
2:12:24PM >> ERIC MUECKE, URBAN FORESTRY MANAGER.
I GOT A NOTIFICATION FROM HIGHLAND CLOUD THAT THE TARGET
DATE IS 8/27.
2:12:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
PERFECT.
I'LL REPEAT THE MOTION JUST FOR CLARITY.
I MOVE TO USE THE TREE TRUST FUND TO FUND THE CONTRACT TO
PURCHASE TREES FOR THE TREE-MENDOUS PROGRAM WITH THE NEW
RULES THAT IF A TYPE ONE OR TYPE TWO TREE FITS IN THE SPACE
THEN ONLY A TYPE ONE OR TYPE TWO TREE CAN BE PLANTED.
IF A RESIDENT CHOOSES A TYPE THREE TREE, CRAPE MYRTLES AND
BOTTLE BRUSH WILL NOT BE AN OPTION FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
THE TREE TRUST FUND MONEY CANNOT BE USED TO PURCHASE CRAPE
MYRTLES OR BOTTLE BRUSHES IN THIS CONTRACT.
THIS WILL COME BACK TO US ON AUGUST 27, 2026.
2:13:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.

I WOULD SAY THAT THE BOTTLE BRUSH SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY
REMOVED.
WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT IN 12 MONTHS.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED, AYES HAVE IT.
2:13:27PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A COUPLE MORE FOLLOW-UP MOTIONS THAT
WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT.
I MOVE TO HAVE STAFF PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT ON OCTOBER 15,
2026, WITH AN ANTICIPATED GOAL OF HOW MANY TYPE ONE OR TYPE
TWO TREES MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE PLANTED IN THAT 12 MONTH
PERIOD.
2:13:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF IT?
2:13:59PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
NEVER MIND.
I'LL HOLD OFF ON THIS ONE.
I'LL WAIT ON THAT ONE.
AND ALSO, JUST NOTATING THAT MR. BRODY IS GOING TO BE
BRINGING BACK THE RESOLUTIONS ON AUGUST 27.
JUST LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW, THE SAGA CONTINUES ON
AUGUST 27.
2:14:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD WORK.
I HOPE PEOPLE THAT ARE TREE LOVERS IN THE CITY OF TAMPA

UNDERSTAND THAT CITY COUNCIL IS TRYING TO PLANT THE DAMN
TREES.
2:14:30PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HOPEFULLY NEW TROPICS.
THE BEAUTY OF THE JACARANDA AND --
2:14:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHEN IT'S IN BLOOM, LIKE MAY.
2:14:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ROYAL POINCIANAS ARE TRULY A BEAUTIFUL TREE.
2:14:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.
2:14:46PM >>BILL CARLSON:
WHAT WE REALLY NEED, RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A
GOAL TO PLANT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TREES.
WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A STRATEGY FROM THE ARBORIST OR
LANDSCAPING CONSULTANTS OR SOMEBODY.
IDEALLY WE WOULD BE USING, JUST LIKE THE FOLKS FROM USF THAT
WE USE SOME KIND OF A.I. TO MIX WITH GOOGLE MAPS TO LOOK
DOWN THE STREETS AND FIGURE OUT WHICH STREETS NOW BECAUSE OF
THE STORMS AND OTHER THINGS NEED CANOPY, WHICH STREETS NEED
TO BE BEAUTIFIED AND WE CAN STRATEGICALLY TARGET IT, SO
HITTING 10,000 TREES IS FINE, BUT WE NEED TO BUILD UP THE
CANOPY, BEAUTIFY -- PEOPLE OFTEN COMPLAIN, WHY DOESN'T MY
NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK LIKE BAYSHORE BOULEVARD?
IT SHOULD.
WE NEED TO PUT IN INDIGENOUS PLANTS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
SPEND A LOT OF TIME LANDSCAPING THEM AND MAINTAINING THEM.
BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE AN OVERALL CITY STRATEGY FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARTS OF THE TOWN, NOT JUST BAYSHORE.
2:15:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.

2:15:48PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ALSO JUST THINKING ABOUT ON THE TPO, HAD THE PRESENTATION
TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES WITH TRANSPORTATION
AND ALSO MITIGATION AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STORMS.
I THINK LIKE AN OVERALL CITY PLAN FOR TREE PLANTING THAT
INVOLVES TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY, PARKS, ALL OF THAT, I
THINK COULD BE REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR US.
THAT'S IT.
AND ALSO, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND WE HAVE COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE NEAR THE HIGHWAYS, AND WE KNOW THE SCIENCE SHOWS US
THAT THE TREES HELP TAKE SOME OF THE TOXINS THAT GO TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
2:16:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND THEN REALLY DONE
AND MOVING ON.
2:16:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT, THOUGH, TOO, WE HAVE TO THEN EDUCATE
PEOPLE ON THE BENEFITS OF TREES BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT THOSE TREES FALLING AND WHAT DO WE DO.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND IT'S NOT
EASY.
IT'S NOT A SIMPLE FIX AS JUST SAYING THIS IS WHERE WE NEED
TREES BECAUSE WE NEED PEOPLE TO AGREE TO HAVE THEM.
IT IS AN ONGOING PROCESS, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THAT WITH OUR
NEW NRAC COMMITTEE, THEY WILL BE GETTING OUT, THANKFULLY ON
ALL PARTS OF THE CITY TO BE TELLING MORE PEOPLE ABOUT TREES.

2:17:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
WE'RE MOVING ON.
ITEM NUMBER 47.
YES, MA'AM.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
2:17:39PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
JANELLE McGREGOR, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
PARTNERSHIPS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME OVER THE LAST TWO
WEEKS TO JUST PROVIDE US YOUR FEEDBACK AND YOUR INSIGHTS AS
IT RELATES TO THE SOCIAL ACTION AND ARTS FUND.
THAT INPUT WAS TRULY INVALUABLE TO US.
WE WANTED TO HONOR THE TIME YOU TOOK IN MOVING QUICKLY TO
MAKE SURE WE MADE THIS DEADLINE TODAY.
WITH THAT EXPEDITED TIMELINE, WE'RE ASKING FOR COUNCIL'S
GRACE IN JUST DISPLAYING A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE THAT WE
FEEL WILL BETTER PAINT THE PICTURE OF WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO
GO.
2:18:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
2:19:01PM >>JANELLE McGREGOR:
THE SUMMARY YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU
RESTS ON THREE THINGS THAT COUNCIL ASKED US TO FOCUS ON.
ALIGNING STAFF WITH THE CITY PRIORITIES AND FOR THE PUBLIC,
SAAF, SOCIAL ACTION AND ARTS FUND.
ALIGNING THE SOCIAL ACTION AND ARTS FUND WITH THE PRIORITIES
AND THE COMMUNITY'S NEED OF BUILDING IMMEASURABLE OUTCOMES

AND HELPING ORGANIZATIONS MOVE TOWARD LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY.
SO EVERYTHING THAT WE PRESENT HERE TODAY WILL TIE EXACTLY
BACK TO THE THREE PILLARS THAT WE WERE ASKED TO PRESENT ON.
IN OUR INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS, COUNCIL FEEDBACK WAS
CONSISTENT.
PRIMARILY ACROSS FIVE DIFFERENT THEMES.
MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE FOCUSING SAAF ON CLEARLY DEFINED
IMPACT AREAS, TO ESTABLISHING MEASURABLE OUTCOMES, TO MAKING
SURE THAT THE CITY'S ROLE IN CAPACITY BUILDING WAS CLEARLY
DEFINED.
WE WOULD SAY THERE'S ONE SENTENCE THAT CAPTURES THE SHIFT
WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY, IT'S THIS.
WE WANT TO START LOOKING WITH MOVING THE FUNDING DECISIONS
TO START WITH WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY NEED AND NOT JUST
SOLELY ASKING FOR FUNDING -- OR ASKING FOR FUNDING OR JUST
BASED ON EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS.
IT'S A SUBTLE BUT AN IMPORTANT SHIFT IF WE WANT TO MOVE IN A
MORE PROGRESSIVE DIRECTION HERE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING STRUCTURE THAT'S ANCHORED IN
DEFINED, MEASURABLE GOALS GOING FORWARD.
THIS ISN'T ALL JUST PHILOSOPHICAL.
AS I SHARED, IT'S GROUNDED IN DATA AS WELL.
THIS IS THE CITY'S 2024 COMMUNITY VALUES SURVEY.
IT IS THE MOST RECENT SURVEY.

THAT'S ONLINE, WHICH MEASURES THE GAP BETWEEN HOW IMPORTANT
RESIDENTS SAY AN ISSUE IS AND HOW SATISFIED THEY ARE WITH
THEIR CURRENT EXPERIENCE OF IT.
THE BIGGER THE GAP, THE MORE IT SIGNALS UNMET EXPECTATION.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY WILL TIE BACK TO THOSE
EXPERIENTIAL GAPS WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THERE ON THE SURVEY.
BASED ON COUNCIL'S INPUT, WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC, THE
SURVEY DATA, WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOUR COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS
FUNDED AT UP TO $250,000 EACH FOR A POSSIBLE TOTAL OF $1
MILLION IN NONPROFIT FUNDING.
AND THOSE FOUR IDENTIFIED IMPACT AREAS CONSIST OF WORKFORCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE
WE HEARD ABOUT TODAY WITH MICHAEL PHILLIPS PROGRAM,
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT THROUGH THE ARTS AND CULTURE, YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT AND FOOD INSECURITY.
NOW, ALL OF THESE COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE LAST ONE, FOOD INSECURITY, MAP DIRECTLY BACK TO THAT
COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT WE JUST SHOWED ON THE SLIDE PREVIOUS.
WITH FOOD INSECURITY, IT'S THE EXCEPTION BUT IT IS ALSO
CAPTURED IN WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE NEEDS ARE CURRENTLY.
EACH OF THESE FOUR AREAS WILL CARRY THEIR OWN IDENTIFIED
STRATEGIC FOCUS AND SET OF OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS WHICH WE'RE
HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH A LITTLE MORE IN FULL DETAIL IF THAT'S
HELPFUL.

COUNCIL IS CLEAR AND CONSISTENT IN WHAT WE HEARD ON ONE
SPECIFIC POINT, AND THAT WAS THAT THE SOCIAL ACTION AND ARTS
FUND NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE RESULTS.
SO FOR EVERY FUNDED PROGRAM, WE'LL TRACK A VARIATION OF
OUTCOMES TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE SERVED, THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT ARE SERVED, NEW
CLIENTS SERVED, BUSINESSES OR INDIVIDUALS VERSUS EXISTING
ONES.
PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW THESE
PROGRAMS ARE IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE'RE SERVING.
AND THE HOURS OR THE SERVICES DELIVERED.
TOGETHER, THAT WOULD PRETTY MUCH TELL US THE STORY OF WHAT
OUR REACH IS, WHAT OUR COVERAGE IS, WHAT THE PERCEIVED
IMPACT IS AND HOW ARE WE INTERVENING IN THESE CRACKS THAT
WE'VE DISCOVERED.
THE GOAL HERE IS STANDARDIZED REPORTING ACROSS EVERY
ORGANIZATION WE FUND, SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE THE RESULTS
CONSISTENTLY AND REPORT STAFF'S COLLECTIVE IMPACT BACK TO
BOTH COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC IN A MORE ACCURATE MANNER.
NOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE $1 MILLION IN THESE FOUR DIFFERENT
IMPACT AREAS.
IT'S AN INTENTIONAL STRUCTURE THAT PRETTY MUCH IS REFLECTIVE
OF WHAT WE SPENT IN FISCAL YEAR '26 WITH THE MOST NOTABLE
CHANGE BEING ARTS AND CULTURE, WHICH WE'LL SEE THE LARGEST
RELATIVE INCREASE IF WE LOOK AT UP TO $250,000.

FINALLY, HERE IS HOW WE'RE PROPOSING IT WOULD ALL WORK
OPERATIONALLY.
ORGANIZATIONS WILL APPLY TO ONE OF THE FOUR IMPACT AREAS.
STAFF WILL EVALUATE CAPACITY AND ALIGNMENT.
COUNCIL WILL APPROVE THE AWARDS THROUGH A FINANCIAL
RESOLUTION, ORGANIZATIONS WILL REPORT QUARTERLY, AND STAFF
WILL AGGREGATE THOSE RESULTS TO SHOW OUR MEASURABLE OUTCOME
TO COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC.
ONE PIECE WE WANTED TO POINT OUT SPECIFICALLY ON HERE IS
STEP FIVE.
AND THAT'S RECOMMENDING ORGANIZATIONS ATTEND A ONE-DAY
MAYOR'S NEIGHBORHOOD UNIVERSITY SATURDAY SESSION THAT WILL
BE LED BY A GRANTS EXPERT TO HELP THEM WITH THAT GRANT
WRITING AND CAPACITY BUILDING SKILLS.
IT WILL ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO NETWORK WITH
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
PENDING COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS IMPROVED
OUTCOME STRATEGY, OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO OPEN UP THE FISCAL
YEAR 2027, STAFF APPLICATIONS PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1st TO
SEPTEMBER 30th.
SO IN CLOSING, THAT'S OUR SUMMARY AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS IN
FULL.
IT'S GROUNDED IN WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM COUNCIL, FROM THE
PUBLIC AND THEN ALSO MEASURED UP BY THE DATA.
WE'RE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR EXPLORE

THESE FOUR IMPACT AREAS A LITTLE DEEPER.
AND AFTER WE DO SO WE WOULD JUST RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
COUNCIL TO ADOPT THIS APPROACH AND FRAMEWORK AS A PILOT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2027.
2:26:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK FOLLOWED BY YOUNG AND
MANISCALCO AND CARLSON.
2:26:19PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TALKING TO ALL OF US.
I THINK YOU GOT A REALLY GOOD COLLECTION.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL HEADING IN A SIMILAR DIRECTION.
BUILDING CAPACITY IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHAT GOT US HERE
AND WHY WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE WE FUNDED THE
SAME ORGANIZATIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE RELIED ON INSTEAD OF REALLY
TEACHING THEM HOW TO GO OUT AND MEET.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I RECOMMENDED WAS NOT ONLY BEING
TAUGHT BY OUTSIDE EXPERTS, BUT OUTSIDE EXPERTS IN THAT AREA.
SO IF THERE IS A GROUP, IF YOU HAVE A DATE FOR FOOD SECURITY
PEOPLE, HAVING SOMEONE IN THAT FOOD SECURITY SPACE THAT'S
FAMILIAR WITH GRANT WRITING FOR THAT AREA TEACH THAT, SO
THAT NOT ONLY DO ALL THE FOOD SECURITY PEOPLE GET TO WORK
TOGETHER, THEY ARE LEARNING FROM SOMEONE WHO DOES THAT VERY
WORK.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

THE ONE THING THAT YOU DID SAY THAT KIND OF PINGED MY EAR
THOUGH IS FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, FOR THE WORKFORCE AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE MICHAEL PHILLIPS
ALL ABILITIES.
THAT SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THIS WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS A CITY PROGRAM.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT FUNDS SHOULD COME OUT OF THIS.
THAT IS A CITY PROGRAM.
THIS IS FOR NONPROFITS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY.
MAYBE I MISHEARD BUT I WANTED TO -- I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE MY
RECOMMENDATION AND MY HOME THAT WE WOULDN'T BE TAKING MONEY
AWAY FROM ACTIVE NONPROFITS.
AND THAT WE WOULD FUND THAT WHOLLY FROM ANYWHERE ELSE THAT
WE WOULD WANT TO FUND IT.
BUT I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BECOME A PART OF THE CITY.
2:28:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU'LL GET IN LINE.
2:28:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT WAS ALL.
THAT WAS THE ONE PART.
I KNOW YOU BELIEVE IN THIS, TOO.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS ISN'T ONE THAT WE SEND OFF
TO LEARN HOW TO GRANT FUND.
THAT IS A CITY PROGRAM.
2:28:25PM >>JANELLE McGREGOR:
CORRECT.
2:28:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.

2:28:27PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ONE, THANK YOU BOTH.
I KNOW WE HAD A 30-MINUTE MEETING SET.
THIS IS MY JAM.
SO WE TALKED FOR WAY LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES.
I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU ALL WORKING ON THIS SO WE COULD HAVE
A CLEAR DIRECTION OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO AS A COUNCIL.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF NONPROFITS, BUT I ALSO
BELIEVE IN STRATEGIC APPROACH OF HOW WE USE THE NONPROFITS
TO HELP US AS A CITY ADDRESS THOSE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
I WILL ALSO ECHO COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK'S SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE
BUILDING CAPACITY BECAUSE THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AS SOMEONE THAT I WORKED EIGHT YEARS IN NONPROFIT AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THAT'S ONE THING, YOU NEVER KNOW
WHEN THAT FUNDING IS GOING TO STOP, SO BEING ABLE TO
NETWORK, KNOWING WHERE TO GO FOR THE GRANTS, HOW TO WRITE
THE GRANTS, WHAT MAKES A GREAT GRANT APPLICATION, YOU KNOW,
BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GO AND FIND, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF
GRANT SHOULD I EVEN APPLY FOR, I THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT.
AND WE OFTEN HEAR, SOMETIMES IN THE NONPROFIT WORLD, WHEN
THE MONEY STOPS, THE PROGRAMMING STOPS.
AND WE HAVE SO MANY NEEDS THAT WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
SO WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT, YES, AFTER YOU TIME OUT, DON'T
RECEIVE FUNDING HERE, THOSE CHILDREN STILL HAVE NEEDS.
THOSE SENIORS STILL HAVE NEEDS.

THERE'S STILL FOOD INSECURITY.
TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE IT EVEN IF YOU DON'T GET
THE FUNDING FROM HERE I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND JUST
FOR LONGEVITY OF YOUR NONPROFIT, HAVING THE ABILITY TO BUILD
CAPACITY IS SO IMPORTANT.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HELPING AND STEERING US
INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT APPROACH.
THANK YOU FOR YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING ME TO RANT FOR OVER AN HOUR.
2:30:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION THE OTHER
DAY, BOTH YOU AND ANDREW FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
IT IS A GOOD AND SENSIBLE APPROACH.
WE SPOKE AT LENGTH THE OTHER DAY, YEAH, I APPRECIATE.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, BUT WHEN YOU DISCUSSED, YOU
KNOW, DOING -- HAVING PEOPLE TAKE PART IN A ONE-DAY MAYOR'S
NEIGHBORHOOD UNIVERSITY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
ORGANIZATIONS GET A LOT OF MONEY.
VERY HELPFUL.
AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD SEE HOW IT WORKS, HOW IT IS A
BENEFIT.
WE KNOW A LOT OF NONPROFITS ARE BENEFICIAL.
WE CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND HOPEFULLY SHOW FOLKS
THE ART OF GRANT WRITING AND SEEKING FUTURE FUNDING DOWN THE
ROAD.

THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
VERY IMPRESSED.
YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S IT.
2:31:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
2:31:04PM >>BILL CARLSON:
ECHO MY COLLEAGUES' COMMENTS ABOUT THE
PROCESS YOU ALL WENT THROUGH.
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND FOR THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH ALL OF
US.
THE RESULT LOOKS GREAT.
ANYBODY WATCHING, THE GENESIS OF THIS IN PART WAS THAT FOLKS
IN THE COMMUNITY WANT US TO EFFICIENTLY USE TAX MONEY, AND
MANY PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY GIVE TO CHARITIES ALREADY.
WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING THAT?
WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO IS JUSTIFY EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND OF
TAXPAYER MONEY.
WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE TO A CHARITY,
WHAT UNIQUE ROLE WE'RE SUPPLYING AND HOW THE CHARITY CAN DO
SOMETHING BETTER OR DIFFERENT THAN THE CITY WOULD.
SO I THINK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD RECOMMEND RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE AN AREA
CALLED COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE WHICH
IS GREAT BY ITSELF.
I WOULD MAYBE CALL IT SOMETHING LIKE ARTS AND INNOVATION OR

ARTS, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
ENRICHMENT, CULTURAL ASPECT OF IT.
DEFINING CULTURE IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND GROUPS.
ALSO HEALTH CARE, TGH SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON ART AS HEALTH
THERAPY FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH -- SPECIFIC KINDS OF ART
THERAPY FOR FOLKS.
BUT THE REAL THING THAT'S GOING TO SUPPORT THE ARTS INDUSTRY
IN THE FUTURE IS BEING TIED TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY.
EVEN IF WE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONE AT JCC AND
EXPANDING THEM, SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO TIE THEM BACK INTO THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY AND THE INNOVATION ECONOMY, OTHERWISE THESE
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR MONEY.
WHAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE ST. PETE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE
BEEN INVOLVED IN FOR 30 YEARS, IS THAT THE REASON WHY SO
MANY TECH COMPANIES ARE IN ST. PETE IS BECAUSE OF THE ARTS.
IT'S BECAUSE THEIR BEST AND BRIGHTEST PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE
HIRING ARE ARTISTS IN THEIR SPARE TIME.
THEY ARE IN ST. PETERSBURG BECAUSE OF THE ARTS.
COMPANIES ARE CHASING PEOPLE NOW.
TAMPA HAS HAD A LOT OF ARTS, SOME PEOPLE SAY EVEN MORE ARTS
THAN ST. PETE.
IT JUST HASN'T BEEN ORGANIZED, AND THEY HAVE BEEN AFRAID
BECAUSE OF POLITICS AND THINGS.
WE'RE FINALLY STARTING TO BRING IT TOGETHER.
BUT THE LEGISLATURE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE NOT GOING

TO FUND IT UNLESS IT'S TIED TO THE INNOVATION ECONOMY.
AND WHAT WE FOUND IS IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A TECH INDUSTRY, IF
YOU WANT TO HAVE AN INNOVATION INDUSTRY, YOU MUST HAVE THE
ARTS, AND NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW THAT YET.
THANK YOU.
2:33:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I AM PROUD OF MY COWORKERS ON TAMPA CITY
COUNCIL.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE ALL COME TOGETHER AND MOVING IN THE SAME
DIRECTION, WHICH IS REALLY NICE TO SEE.
OUTSIDE OF THE DAIS, INDEPENDENTLY, WE'VE ALL COME TO KIND
OF THE SAME CONCLUSIONS.
THAT'S NICE TO SEE THAT WE'VE KIND OF SEEN SOME OF THE
STUMBLES IN THE PAST AND MOVING FORWARD.
I'LL REPEAT, THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS, MS. KOPESKY AS WELL AND ALL THE CITY STAFF
THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS.
I THINK EVERYBODY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.
I WOULD MOVE TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON, IF YOU DON'T
-- TO CHANGE THE TITLE TO COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT THROUGH ARTS,
CULTURE AND INNOVATION.
DOES THAT CAPTURE IT, COUNCILMAN CARLSON?
2:34:24PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT HAS CERTAIN
MEANINGS WHICH COULD BE A SUB.
IT'S GOT TO BE TIED -- THE INDUSTRY IS SELLING ART.
THERE ARE SCULPTORS IN TAMPA AND ST. PETE SELLING MILLIONS

OF DOLLARS A YEAR IN ART.
INDUSTRY OF THE ARTS.
BUT THEN ALSO ARTS TIED TO THE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY.
2:34:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I LIKE WITH THE POLITICS OF IT, I THINK
THE INNOVATION PART OF IT IS IMPORTANT, TOO.
CAN WE DO THAT ARTS CULTURE AND INNOVATION, PENDING ANY
CHANGES?
ANYBODY OBJECT TO THAT.
2:35:02PM >>BILL CARLSON:
BOTTOM LINE, GUYS IN TALLAHASSEE ARE NOT
GOING TO FUND ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ARTS UNLESS TIED TO
TECH.
2:35:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S WHY I LIKE IT.
RANG TRUE TO ME.
2:35:11PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
TO UNDERSTAND THIS, ARE YOU ASKING FOR A
FORMAL CHANGE FROM WHAT TO WHAT?
2:35:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOTHING IS FORMALIZED YET.
THIS IS ALL STILL A DRAFT.
I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN VIERA TO MOVE THIS IN A MOMENT.
BEFORE WE DO THAT I'M ASKING FOR THAT ONE TITLE AS
COUNCILMAN CARLSON HAS SUGGESTED BE ADAPTED TO A NEW TITLE.
2:35:32PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ADAPTED FROM WHAT?
2:35:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CURRENTLY IN THE DRAFT, IN THE DRAFT THEY
HAVE SUGGESTED COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT THROUGH ARTS, CULTURE
AND INNOVATION.
WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT TO ARTS, CULTURE, INNOVATION.

2:35:45PM >>BILL CARLSON:
DO THAT OR ARTS CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT JANELLE AND ANDREW THINK EITHER, IF
YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THAT.
2:35:54PM >>JANELLE McGREGOR:
I THINK THAT --
2:35:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CULTURE IS MORE ENCOMPASSING.
ARTS, CULTURE, INNOVATION.
2:36:01PM >>JANELLE McGREGOR:
THE STRATEGIC FOCUS IN SPIRIT OF THAT
PARTICULAR BUCKET IS EXPAND ACCESS TO ARTS, CULTURAL AND
EXPERIENCES, AND THAT COULD BE THROUGH INNOVATION AND
COMMUNITY CONNECTION.
2:36:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ARTS CULTURE AND INNOVATION.
ANY OBJECTION TO THAT?
GOOD WITH THAT?
2:36:17PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO, BUT JUST TO FOLLOW UP, AS MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE COMPETING WITH A.I., UNFORTUNATELY, FOLKS IN THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE STILL MOVING BUSINESSES HERE THAT ARE
GOING TO BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS WITHIN TWO OR THREE YEARS BY
A.I.
AND IF WE AS HUMANS ARE COMPETING WITH A.I., WE'VE GOT TO
CONSTANTLY THINK IN A MORE CREATIVE AND DIFFERENT WAY.
WHAT WE NEED TO PROVE IS THAT THE ARTS IN WHATEVER FORM
CAUSE YOU TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, IDEALLY IN YOUR DAY JOB TO
COME UP WITH INNOVATION.
AN EXAMPLE I USE, A PAINTER HAVING DRINKS WITH INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNER FROM JABIL.

JABIL MAKES THE iPhones AND THE BANDS AT DISNEY AND BUNCH
OF OTHER STUFF.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ELECTRONIC HEADQUARTERED IN ST. PETE.
BRAINSTORMING IDEAS, PERSON FROM JABIL CAN COME UP WITH A
GREAT IDEA JUST BY BEING IN PROXIMITY TO AN ARTIST.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE ADDING VALUE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
2:37:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO OBJECTION, WE'LL CHANGE THE TITLE.
COUNCILMAN VIERA, YOUR COMMENTS.
WHEN YOU ARE DONE, IF IT SUITS YOU, COULD YOU MOVE TO
APPROVE THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE SAAF?
2:37:31PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR, MY PLEASURE.
THIS WAS A WHILE AGO, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND I THINK
UNDERSTOOD IT DIFFERENTLY, AND I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON
THAT, JANELLE, WHICH IS I UNDERSTOOD WHEN YOU SAID THE MIKE
PHILLIPS PROGRAM, THAT IT WAS THE FOUNDATION THAT KAREN
RUNS.
WAS IT THAT OR THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM?
2:37:50PM >> CURRENTLY FUNDED THROUGH SOCIAL ACTION AND ARTS FUND ARE
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE
MICHAEL PHILLIPS PROGRAM.
ONE THING WE WANTED TOO SURE -- WE WANTED TO BE COGNIZANT
THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TAKING ON THIS NEW SHIFT THAT MANY
OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THIS
FUNDING WOULD STILL BE ELIGIBLE.
2:38:12PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YEAH.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK FOR CATCHING THAT BECAUSE I
UNDERSTOOD IT, $10,000 ALLOTMENT THAT THE FOUNDATION GETS
WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY SEPARATE AND DISTINCT.
I HAVE SPOKEN ON THAT MANY TIMES BEFORE.
I WOULD HOPE IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT IS SPECIFICALLY
FUNDED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OTHER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR
KIDS WHO DO NOT HAVE -- YOUNG FOLKS WHO DO NOT HAVE
DISABILITIES ARE FUNDED IN THE GENERAL BUDGET AND NOT
THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR SECTION.
I HOPE WE HAVE EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN THAT REGARDS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, FOR CATCHING THAT.
I SUPPORT THESE CHANGES.
WE HAD SPOKEN FOR A WHILE ON THAT AND SALUTE THE WORK OF
BOTH OF YOU ALL.
JANELLE, YOU OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS DO GREAT WORK.
ANDREW, LIKE I ALWAYS TELL YOU, I REALLY ENJOY SEEING YOU.
YOU HAVE JUST GROWN INTO THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE
PROFESSIONALLY.
YOU CARRY YOURSELF SO WELL.
MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU, BUDDY.
IF I MAY, I DO MOVE TO APPROVE THE PILOT PROGRAM WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED NAME THAT WAS RECOMMENDED.
2:39:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
2:39:31PM >>JANELLE McGREGOR:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
LASTLY, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY
COLLEAGUE, ANDREW, WHO IS THE BRAINS BEHIND A LOT OF THE
WORK BEING DONE HERE.
THANK YOU, ANDREW, FOR SPEARHEADING.
2:39:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'LL ALLOW AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I KNOW WE HAVE 48.
DO YOU MIND IF WE MOVE TO 50?
2:40:08PM >>BILL CARLSON:
ON 50, JUSTIN AND EMILY HINSDALE AND I WENT
BACK AND FORTH.
I HANDED A MOTION I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
2:40:19PM >> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
I WORKED WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND EMILY HINSDALE AND CAME
UP WITH A CLARIFIED MOTION.
I WOULD SUGGEST RESPECTFULLY THAT YOU GIVE US TO COME BACK
NOVEMBER 5 WITH A DRAFT ORDINANCE.
2:40:39PM >>BILL CARLSON:
ALL WE'RE DOING IS -- I THINK JUSTIN WROTE
THIS TO GIVE CREDIT.
I MOE OF THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY AMEND SECTION 14-56J TO
DESIGNATE ALL FUNDS RETAINED UNDER SECTION 316.18965B
FLORIDA STATUTES TO BE TO ADMINISTERING SPEED DETECTION
SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL ZONES AND TO INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS SAFETY
INITIATIVES WITHIN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ZONES DEFINED BY THE

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO RETURN WITH A
DRAFT ORDINANCE ON NOVEMBER 5.
2:41:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
I WILL SAY I SUPPORT THIS 100%.
I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
THE AYES HAVE IT.
2:41:31PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SHORT JUSTIFICATION, IF SOMEBODY GETS A
TICKET GOING THROUGH THE SPEED ZONE, THAT MEANS THEY ALREADY
PUT LIVES IN DANGER.
THIS WILL SPEND MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT
PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BOTH OF YOU.
ADAM, I HAVEN'T SPENT ANY TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS.
EMILY AND OTHER FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY SAY YOU ARE AN EXPERT
ON HOW TO DO THIS AND THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE FROM
OTHER PLACES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW YOU'LL DO IT.
I'M GLAD TO BE IN GOOD HANDS WITH YOU IMPLEMENTING THIS.
2:42:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HE'S A GREAT GUY.
HELPING US BUILD THE DAMN STREETCAR.
WE LOVE ADAM.

UNDER THE DAMN TREES, UNDER THE DAMN PAVED ROADS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
IF I'VE DONE MY MATH CORRECTLY, WE HAVE ONE MORE AGENDA
ITEM.
ITEM 48.
MR. SHELBY.
2:42:33PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
I WILL MAKE THIS VERY BRIEF.
WE ARE COMING IN FOR SOMEWHAT OF A LANDING, EXCEPT THIS IS
EVOLVING AND TELL YOU HOW.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE CHAIRMAN AND HIS
LEGISLATIVE AIDE THIS WEEK WITH REGARD TO ONE OF THE BULLET
POINTS WE HAD ON OUR ITEMS WHICH IS HOW TO COMMUNICATE THIS.
AS WE'RE WORKING ON HOW TO HAVE THE SIGNAGE AND TO PUT THE
LANGUAGE INTO THE AGENDA AND TO PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE, AS
I'M LOOKING AT THE RULES, PARTICULARLY RULE 5, I REALIZED
THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REORDERED.
2:43:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOT REWRITTEN, JUST REORDERED.
2:43:13PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THERE ARE MINOR CHANGES THAT I WILL POINT
OUT.
WHAT I'M ASKING TO DO IS I DID ALL THAT BASED ON OUR
DISCUSSION.

I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANOTHER UNDERLINE AND
STRIKE-THROUGH.
THERE ARE MINOR REVISIONS.
ONE WORD I REMOVED IN RULE 5 IS -- I DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE.
2:43:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SEE HOW STRESSFUL IT IS TO BE ON THE SPOT.
2:43:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NEITHER HERE NOR THERE, TO MAKE SURE -- IT
IS THE END OF THE DAY.
WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS SUBMIT AND ASK THAT THE COUNCIL
ACCEPT A SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION WITH THE AMENDED ORDER.
IT WILL BE E-MAILED TO YOU, IF COUNCIL WISHES, I CAN STILL
DO AN UNDERLINE AND STRIKE-THROUGH.
NOW THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS FLYING OUT THERE.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL SUBMIT TO THE CLERK THE REVISIONS --
2:44:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AGAIN, SUPPLEMENT WHAT MR. SHELBY IS
SAYING, WHAT I ASKED OF STAFF AND SAM IS WORKING WITH
COMMUNICATIONS, WHEN THIS IS PASSED TO HAVE LARGE
POSTER-SIZE PLACARDS MADE, ONE FOR OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, ONE FOR WHEN YOU COME INTO CITY HALL FOR MEETING
DAYS, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ACTUALLY THE COMPLETE RULES
AVAILABLE IN PRINTED FORM SO PEOPLE CAN PICK THEM UP AS WELL
SO WE CAN CLEARLY COMMUNICATE TO FOLKS.
IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, MR. SHELBY SAID MAYBE THE
RULES, WE WANTED TO HAVE THEM MORE SEQUENTIAL TO WHAT IS
ACTUALLY APPLIED TO A MEETING SO THEY WOULD BE EASIER TO
DIGEST FOR THE PUBLIC.

THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED THE FORMAT OR ANY OF THE SUBSTANCE.
JUST REORDER SO THAT THEY FIT WELL INTO THIS COMMUNICATION
MODEL.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
2:45:00PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ASK FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SUBSTITUTE,
PLEASE.
2:45:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
2:45:09PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
FINALLY, COUNCIL, PER YOUR RULES -- I THINK
I SHOULD FOLLOW THE VOTE.
I'LL WAIT.
2:45:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
2:45:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS TO APPROVE THE NEW RULES OF
PROCEDURE.
2:45:24PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NO.
THIS IS TO ACCEPT THE SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION WHEN
IT COMES BACK ON THE 27th.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO EXPLAIN.
2:45:32PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
I'M STILL REALLY UNSURE.
I DON'T REALLY LOVE THE OFF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT WHERE IT
IS.
THAT'S MY ONE I'M STILL STRUGGLING WITH.
2:45:49PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT

-- GUIDO, YOU GAVE ME THAT COOKIE AND NOW I'M COUGHING,
WHICH IS FUNNY.
THE ISSUE OF THE COMMENDATION PRESENCE FOR THE OFFICER OF
THE MONTH, FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER AND WHENEVER WE GET
BACK THERE, ATU.
I TIMED TODAY AND IT'S PROBABLY LIKE TWO AND A HALF MINUTES
OR SO.
AGAIN, FOLKS, I'D ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION ON THAT TINY ISSUE
BECAUSE THE JUICE IS NOT WORTH THE SQUEEZE, TO MAKE THEM GO
DOWN STAIRS AND PUT IT AT THE END OF THE VIDEO, IT WILL
BREAK IT UP TOO MUCH.
THESE FOLKS, THEY GET FIVE MINUTES, SEVEN MINUTES.
2:46:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT WAS VERY EFFICIENT.
THERE WASN'T AS MANY AND WE COMBINED THEM INTO ONE.
2:46:46PM >>LUIS VIERA:
WE CAN MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT AND HAVE THEM
TIMED LIKE EIGHT MINUTES EACH OR SO.
BY THE WAY, HAVE FOLKS -- I'LL SAY IT, THAT GENTLEMAN FROM
FORD OR GM, I ALWAYS LAUGH UP THERE BECAUSE HE ALWAYS LOOKS
AT THE FOLKS BEHIND HIM.
CHAIRMAN CLENDENIN, YOU'RE LIKE, LOOK FORWARD.
2:47:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HE NEVER DOES IT.
2:47:11PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I THINK IT'S FUNNY, BUT WHATEVER.
YEAH, THAT'S MY PITCH, FOLKS.
2:47:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THE ONLY THING THAT
WOULD MAKE ME CHANGE MY MIND ON THAT WAS HONESTLY TODAY, THE

WAY THAT ONCE EVERYBODY GOT THEIR AWARD AND THEN ALL THE
GIFTS CAME AT ONCE.
2:47:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DID ONE LINE --
2:47:40PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ONE LINE OF GIFT GIVING.
EVERYBODY SHAKES THE HAND, ONE, TWO, THREE AND THEY ARE
GONE.
2:47:47PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ON THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU DO THIS, HAVE THE
FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER AND THE POLICE OFFICER.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE -- FOR THE GIFT GIVING.
2:47:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, THEY GET THE SAME GIFTS.
I THINK IT WORKS FINE.
IF WE HONOR THE OFFICER OF THE MONTH, THEN HONOR THE
FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER, WHEN WE GET ATU BACK, WE HONOR
THEM, AND ALL THREE OF THEM STAND THERE.
POLICE HAVE GOT IT DOWN.
SOMEBODY TAKING THE GIFTS, BAG FOR THEM.
THEY'VE GOT IT DOWN.
EACH RESPECTIVE GROUP CAN ORGANIZE IT.
I THINK IT WENT VERY WELL TODAY.
THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY I WOULD CONSIDER DOING IT BECAUSE
THEN YOU'RE TAKING THREE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS AND TYING
IT INTO ONE.
2:48:40PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THEM SOME PARAMETERS
THAT IDEALLY IT'S LIKE FIVE SECONDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IDEALLY, THEY WOULD SAY THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION AND

WHAT THEY ARE GIVING THEM AND THANK YOU, THAT'S IT.
WITHOUT LOTS OF COMMENTARY.
IT ENDS UP BEING A THREE-MINUTE AD.
THE ALTERNATIVE IS WE'LL TAKE IT DOWN TO THE SECOND FLOOR,
BUT YOU NEED TO SAY, HI, I'M FROM SUCH AND SUCH RESTAURANT.
HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A HUNDRED DOLLAR VOUCHER TO EAT AT OUR
RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
2:49:20PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
JUST AN ASIDE, ANYTIME YOU USE THE TIMER
AND IT INVOLVES AN INVITEE TO THE CHAMBERS, I'VE NEVER SEEN
COUNCIL DO ANYTHING BUT GIVE THEM THE TIME.
IT IS DISRESPECTFUL OR PERCEIVED AS DISRESPECTFUL AND RUDE
TO NOT ALLOW AN INVITEE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.
CONSCIOUS, PLEASE, WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY
STRICT ABOUT THE TIMER, THE REALITY IS --
2:49:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO BE SITTING
IN A POSITION WITH A GUEST.
ONE THING AMONGST OURSELVES OR -- SOME OF THE NORMAL LINES
OF BUSINESS.
THESE FOLKS, IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO GIVING THIS A TRY.
WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK.
2:50:10PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I KNOW FOR THE COMMENDATIONS THAT I'VE DONE,
WHEN THE DAY BEFORE, DARLENE WILL CALL AND SAY, JUST TO LET
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TEN MINUTES AND WE PUT THE TEN MINUTES ON

THE TIMER.
THE ONES I'VE DONE, RIGHT AT TEN MINUTES OR UNDER TEN
MINUTES.
WE TELL PEOPLE AHEAD OF TIME THE MAX IS TEN MINUTES AND TRY
TO STICK TO IT.
2:50:37PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NUMBER ONE, WE SAY AS COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG SAID
IT'S TEN MINUTES.
NUMBER TWO, IT IS LITERALLY STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR
ORGANIZATION, WHAT YOU ARE GIVING, MOVE FORWARD AND THEN
MAYBE GIVE THE FIRST FLOOR AVAILABLE FOR THEM IF THEY WISH
TO GO FURTHER FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL PURPOSES.
ALL THE THINGS STATED TODAY, I'M FINE WITH THEM.
2:51:01PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF I CAN ASK YOU, RIGHT NOW IT PRESENTLY
SAYS COMMENDATIONS AND/OR PRESENTATIONS 30 MINUTES TOTAL,
LIMIT OF THREE.
THAT STAYS THE SAME.
2:51:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S THE GIFT GIVING.
2:51:19PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I WILL REMOVE THE LINE ABOUT HAVING
RECOGNITION, COMMUNITY RECOGNITION ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
I'LL TAKE THAT OUT.
2:51:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AND WE'LL CONSOLIDATE IT TO ONE EVENT.
2:51:33PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
COMMUNITY RECOGNITION SHALL --
2:51:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY -- YOU GET ONE SHOT.
2:51:44PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
HOW WOULD WE PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A
MOTION?

2:51:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU WOULD SAY THAT ALL OF THE -- WHAT YOU
WOULD SAY IS COMMENDATION GIFTS WILL ONLY BE PRESENTED ONCE.
2:52:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NICE AND SIMPLE.
I LIKE THAT.
2:52:02PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
COMMENDATION GIFTS --
2:52:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
-- WILL BE PRESENTED ONCE FOR UP TO THREE
COMMENDATIONS AT A TIME OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PHRASE THAT.
2:52:13PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WE NEVER USED THE WORD GIFTS.
2:52:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEN COMMUNITY RECOGNITION.
COMMUNITY RECOGNITION I THINK IS THE PROPER TERM.
2:52:24PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
SHALL BE CONSOLIDATED?
2:52:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SHALL BE -- SHALL OCCUR ONCE.
2:52:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMENDATIONS.
2:52:36PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WOULD VOLUNTEER IF YOU'D LIKE, SIR, SINCE I
DO THAT, TO DRAFT A MEMO EMPHASIZING TO GIFT GIVERS THE
BREVITY ISSUE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO THAT, SIR?
2:52:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S GOT TO COME, ATU --
2:52:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
PROBABLY NEEDS TO COME FROM THE CHAIR.
2:52:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE MULTIPLE -- I KNOW POLICE AND FIRE
IS THE --
2:53:02PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WAS JUST TRYING TO --
2:53:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT WAS VERY GENEROUS OF YOU.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE SEBASTIAN DRAFT IT FOR YOU.
2:53:15PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ONE MORE THING, IN TERMS OF BREVITY, I JUST

WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL WHILE I HAVE MOST OF YOU HERE, JUST
THAT ONE OF YOUR RULES DOES STATE THAT COUNCIL DISTRICT
OFFICES ARE ENCOURAGED TO EDIT THE LENGTH OF THE BIOGRAPHY
OF THE PERSON INVITED TO GIVE THE INVOCATION TO MAKE IT
CONSISTENTLY SUCCINCT AND UNIFORM.
DISTRICT OFFICES SHOULD INFORM THE INVITEE OF THE PREFERRED
LENGTH OF THE INVOCATION.
THAT'S IN YOUR RULES.
2:53:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I SURE WISH THERE WAS A SENTIMENT ON THIS
COUNCIL, BECAUSE NONE OF THE OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICES HAVE
THESE.
I KNOW -- INVOCATIONS.
I KNOW THERE'S A SENSITIVITY TO IT.
BUT IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE, I REALLY DO THINK WE SHOULD
CONFORM WITH EVERY OTHER GOVERNMENT MEETING.
2:54:04PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WITH WHAT?
2:54:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SKIP THE INVOCATIONS.
THE COUNTY DOESN'T DO IT.
SCHOOL BOARD DOESN'T DO IT.
COUNTY DOESN'T DO IT.
NOBODY DOES IT.
IF WE ABBREVIATE THESE MEETINGS.
2:54:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ASK THE COUNTY AND
THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ADD PRAYERS BACK IN.
2:54:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU ARE NOT RECOGNIZED.

YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
WE'RE SPIRALING.
2:54:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, WE'RE SPIRALING.
THE ONLY OTHER ISSUE I THINK WE HAVE IS THE OFF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS MY CONCERN, WE DO NOT STOP OURSELVES, IN FACT, THE
FOLKS WHO ARE HERE TODAY AT 11, IT WAS, QUITE FRANKLY, DUMB
LUCK THAT WE WERE DONE ALMOST EXACTLY AT 11 TO GET THEM
STARTED.
GENERALLY WE'RE FIVE MINUTES OVER OR TEN MINUTES OVER.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE OVER, IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DONE
WITH THAT ISSUE.
I'M REALLY CONCERNED IF IT GETS TO 11:30, A, WON'T BE A HARD
STOP AT 11:30.
THEN BE MORE PEOPLE, THEN LUNCH AND HANGRY.
THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN HANGRY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
2:55:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOTHING WORSE THAN LYNN HURTAK HANGRY.
2:55:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S WHY I GET A SNACK.
JUST OVERALL.
2:55:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK, MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU PLEASE
ADDRESS THIS? WELL DISCUSSED THROUGH LEGAL AS WELL.
2:55:43PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
HOW MANY SECOND READINGS DID WE HAVE TODAY,
MADAM CLERK?
HOW MANY SECOND READINGS DO WE HAVE ON THE 27th?
2:55:57PM >>THE CLERK:
[INAUDIBLE]

2:55:58PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE REASON, THE RATIONALE IS THAT YOU GET
DONE WITH CITY OFFICIAL BUSINESS SUCH AS SECOND READS AND
THE CONSENT DOCKET BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT.
AGAIN, IT TAKES DISCIPLINE TO STOP TO DETERMINE HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE ON THE OFF-AGENDA LIST, AND YOU ALLOW THEM ENOUGH
TIME, SO BY THE TIME OF YOUR LUNCH RECESS, YOU DO BREAK FOR
LUNCH.
YOU DO BREAK FOR LUNCH JUST AS YOU HAVE TO DO A HARD STOP AT
LET'S SAY 11:30.
IF ONLY THREE PEOPLE, THEN 11:45.
THAT'S TIME MANAGEMENT OF THE CHAIR AND WITH THE SIGN-INS I
HAVE, IT'S PREDICTABLE.
2:56:39PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES.
IT PRESENTLY SAYS THAT OFF AGENDA PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO PUT
IN A CARD AND USE A SIGN-IN SHEET.
DO YOU WANT THAT TO CHANGE AND HAVE EVERYBODY USE CARDS?
2:56:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EVERYBODY USE CARDS.
2:56:52PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO MONITOR, BECAUSE
THAT MEANS IT WILL BE SITTING OUT THERE.
2:56:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I RETRACT.
I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AS PRINTED, IF WE NEED TO
PIVOT, WE SHOULD PIVOT.
THIS WAS AFTER A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FLOW OF
MEETING, THE BUSINESS OF CITY COUNCIL, SECOND READINGS, THE
STAFF AND EVERYBODY HERE AND THE PAID PEOPLE HERE.

2:57:21PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU DECIDED TO
DO THAT'S IN THE RULES NOW, WHEN ADOPTED, IS THAT YOU WILL
NOT UNDER YOUR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA START MOVING UP
BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE SAY I WANT TO HEAR MY ITEMS NOW IN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU DON'T MOVE UP STAFF REPORTS AHEAD OF PUBLIC
HEARINGS ALREADY SET.
2:57:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
WOULD YOU TAKE THAT FOR ME?
I MOVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING --
2:57:49PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE JUST SAY IT HAS TO
BE READ AT TWO CONSECUTIVE REGULAR MEETINGS.
2:57:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
RESOLUTION AMENDING --
2:57:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SUBSTITUTE.
2:58:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ALREADY DID SUBSTITUTE.
SUBSTITUTE ALREADY PASSED.
SUBSTITUTE IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
A RESOLUTION AMENDING AND RESTATING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE
GOVERNING THE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TAMPA TO PRIMARILY ADDRESS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITH THE
LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM CREATED TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL PUBLIC
BUSINESS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
2:58:23PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
THIS WILL BE UPLOADED.
YOU'LL HAVE THIS AND UNDERLINE AND STRIKE-THROUGH FOR THE
BACKUP OF THE 27th.

WHAT HAPPENS IS YOUR RESOLUTION SAY ONCE YOU PASS IT, IT
WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
2:58:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS THE FIRST READING.
2:58:42PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THIS IS REALLY NOT --
2:58:46PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M NOT VOTING FOR IT FOR TWO REASONS.
THE CARDS, WHICH I HATE, AND BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE
THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND SPEAK.
AND THEN I'M STILL CONCERNED.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL DO A VERY GOOD JOB AT MAKING SURE THAT
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON OFF AGENDA ITEMS ARE THERE.
THAT'S MY PIECE.
MR. MIRANDA IS GONE.
2:59:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU ARE QUESTIONING MY ABILITY TO RUN THE
MEETING.
I'M KIDDING.
2:59:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT'S NOT YOU.
IT'S THE SEAT.
THAT'S MY THING.
IS COUNCILMAN MIRANDA COMING BACK.
2:59:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THERE'S NO REAL VOTE.
2:59:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
2:59:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
AS I SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES, I AGREE ABOUT
THE OFF AGENDA ITEMS.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADJACENT TO THE OTHER BUT SEPARATE.
2:59:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM CHAIR CLENDENIN AND I

HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER --
2:59:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THERE IS NO VOTE.
THERE IS NO VOTE ON THIS.
BASICALLY YOUR VOTE IS ONE VOTE ON THE 27th.
YOU'LL HAVE FULL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT THE CHANGES ARE.
BUT I WILL SAY PRESENTLY, AND HERE IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT,
THAT COUNCIL, ALL OF THIS THAT I BROUGHT BACK IS WHAT
COUNCIL VOTED ON AT THE WORKSHOP.
3:00:03PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
EXCEPT A LOT OF US DISAGREED WITH US.
TWO OF US DISAGREED WITH IT.
3:00:08PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE ISSUE IS WITH OFF AGENDA ITEMS AND THIS
IS SIGNIFICANT, THE REASON THAT IT'S A HARD STOP AT 11:30,
AT THE EARLIEST, IS BECAUSE IT ONLY IS 30 MINUTES.
IF YOU HAVE 20 PEOPLE OR 30 PEOPLE HERE FOR OFF AGENDA
ITEMS, YOU WILL THEN HAVE TO ADJUST THE TIME YOU ALLOW FOR
EACH PERSON TO SPEAK IN ORDER TO HAVE ALL OF THEM HEARD,
OTHERWISE THEY WILL LEAVE SOME PEOPLE WITHOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THAT'S OFF AGENDA ITEMS.
3:00:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
REFERENCE THE FOLKS THAT SAID ABOUT, I
THINK PAM WAS ONE OF THEM, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE AT
9:00 IN THE MORNING.
THEY CAN COME AT 11:30.
IN SOME WAYS, THAT ACTUALLY WORKS TO AN ADVANTAGE.
3:00:54PM >> CALL THE QUESTION.

3:00:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
PROGRAM.
WE'RE DOWN TO NEW BUSINESS.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
3:01:03PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I HAVE TWO.
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FORM 8B FROM ITEM
25 EARLIER.
3:01:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION AND SECOND FROM -- SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
3:01:15PM >>BILL CARLSON:
AS VARIOUS FOLKS FROM THE COMMUNITY HAVE
MENTIONED OVER MONTHS OR YEARS, THERE ARE ISSUES WITH TAPPAN
PARK.
I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS.
THEY'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS.
I WISH WE COULD BRING FOR FIVE MINUTES WHOMEVER THE
ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TAPPAN
PARK.
MAKE A MOTION TO ASK PARKS AND STORMWATER TO GIVE A
FIVE-MINUTE REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 17 AS TO THE STATUS AND
FUTURE PLANS OF TAPPAN PARK.
3:01:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
IS THERE A SECOND?

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
3:01:49PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO, THAT'S IT.
3:01:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
3:01:51PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
WE HAVE THE CITY OF TAMPA VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD
ESTABLISHED, SENT A MEMO FOR FOLKS TO DO THEIR APPOINTMENTS.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE GETS SOME AS WELL.
WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK IS THAT WE HAVE THOSE RETURNED TO US
BY NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, AUGUST 27 SO WE CAN VOTE ON THEM
AND GET THAT PARTY STARTED.
MR. SHELBY, SHOULD I MAKE A MOTION, IS A RESOLUTION REQUIRED
FOR THAT?
3:02:19PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WOULD YOU MIND DOING IT THE FIRST MEETING
IN SEPTEMBER?
3:02:22PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SURE.
3:02:23PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR IS PEOPLE TO COME
BACK OR COME BACK WITH THE APPOINTEES AND THEN COUNCIL WITH
VOTE TO DO THAT AND THEN COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION.
STILL HAVE TO WORK OUT THE LOGISTICS OF HOW THAT COMMITTEE
--
3:02:39PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IT WILL BE A MONTH.

CAN PEOPLE GET YOU THE RESOLUTION IN THE MEANWHILE -- SORRY,
STRIKE THAT.
CAN PEOPLE GET YOU THE NAMES AND WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION BY
THEN?
3:02:49PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
SURE.
3:02:52PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT'S MY MOTION.
FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER GOOD FOR YOU?
3:02:56PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YEAH.
3:02:56PM >>LUIS VIERA:
GOOD WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS?
3:02:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA TO
HAVE CITY COUNCIL SUBMIT THEIR NAMES FOR THE VETERANS
COMMITTEE TO MR. SHELBY.
MR. SHELBY WILL RETURN TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL ON OUR FIRST
MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 3rd WITH A
RESOLUTION.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
3:03:28PM >>LUIS VIERA:
TOMORROW WE HAVE AN EVENT AT 9 A.M. HERE AT
CITY HALL FOR NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY.
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME.
I WAS GOING TO GIVE TO THE TAMPA BAY PURPLE HEART
ASSOCIATION, RUDY SALAS, GARY LEE RAINES, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL

COMMENDATIONS.
THEY WILL BE SPEAKING ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN VIETNAM.
THAT WAS MY MOTION.
3:03:49PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM VIERA.
SECOND FROM MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
3:03:58PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ONE MORE RISING EXPLORER WHO WASN'T HERE THIS
MORNING.
SHE WANTED TO INTRODUCE HERSELF.
CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM QUICKLY?
3:04:06PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM CAMILLE KING.
I'M A RISING SENIOR AT THE ACADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES.
THIS SUMMER I WAS A RISING EXPLORER WITH THE MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.
3:04:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELF.
3:04:21PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ALSO, I KNOW WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT
EARLIER, TODAY IS MY LAST DAY FOR MY TWO INTERNS.
I'M JUST, AGAIN, HAPPY THAT YOU ALL WERE WITH ME AND I KNOW
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE AWESOME.
CAN YOU COME TELL US WHAT YOU ARE STUDYING IN SCHOOL QUICKLY
AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

3:04:41PM >> SALIA.
I'M IN SCHOOL FOR COMMERCIAL ART ACADEMY.
3:04:49PM >> ZAVIANA.
I WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR PEDIATRICIAN.
3:04:59PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
LASTLY.
I WAS HERE WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
MY LITTLE SISTER GOT HER WHITE COAT TODAY.
HER GRADUATION IS THIS WEEKEND, BUT SHE WILL BE RECEIVING
HER BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.
ALREADY HAS HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE.
GET HER WHITE COAT TODAY.
I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF HER.
ONE OF THE THINGS I TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME IS JUST YOUTH
AND YOUTH INVESTMENT.
SO SEEING ALL OF OUR INTERNS TODAY, BUT ALSO SEEING MY
YOUNGER SISTER.
AND I AM SO PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUTH, BUT WHEN YOU PROVIDE
THAT OPPORTUNITY AND INVESTMENT IN THEM, BUT ALSO JUST
LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE WANT AND NEED THEM TO BE A PART OF
THIS CITY, I THINK YOU REALLY START TO SEE A DIFFERENCE IN
REALLY THAT INVESTMENT IN THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ARIE.
I CANNOT WAIT TO CELEBRATE YOU THIS WEEKEND.
PICTURE WHEN SHE WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SAID SHE WILL HAVE
HER WHITE COAT AND SHE HAS HER WHITE COAT TODAY.

3:06:07PM >> CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU HAVE A GREAT FAMILY.
3:06:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SISTER IS A NURSE.
DAUGHTER IS A NURSE.
MY NIECE IS A NURSE.
3:06:13PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
SHE'S PEDIATRIC NURSING.
3:06:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
INTERESTING PROGRAM AT USF.
EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY AND HALF MY FRIENDS WENT TO.
STARTED OFF AS NURSES.
OBAMA PROGRAM.
IF YOU MAINTAIN 3.5 GPA, DOUBLE MASTERS ALL PAID FOR.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
3:06:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NOTHING.
3:06:39PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NOTHING.
3:06:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA?
TRIFECTA.
ISN'T THAT WHAT IT IS CALLED IN A HORSE RACE?
I HAVE SOMETHING AND THEN I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU, MR. SHELBY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION TO HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY'S COMMISSION MEETING YESTERDAY, BUT THEY PASSED A
MOTION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REQUEST CITY
LEGAL STAFF AND OTHERS AS NECESSARY TO EXPLORE HOW THE CITY
OF TAMPA CAN OPT-IN TO THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHORT-TERM
RENTAL ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 AND REPORT

BACK ON AUGUST 27, 2026.
3:07:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS?
3:07:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS INTERESTING.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A FREE REINING WORLD OF
AirBnBs --
3:07:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT IS NOT.
THERE IS A RULE.
3:07:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES AND NO.
RIGHT NOW, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAS 3,000 UNREGISTERED
SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS ESTIMATED 9,000 ACTIVE SHORT-TERM
RENTALS.
6,000 OF THOSE ARE INVESTOR OWNED PROPERTIES.
AS I WAS TALKING TO SAM, MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE, A HOUSE THAT
WAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOWN THE STREET FROM HIM, AN INVESTOR
CAME IN, BOUGHT IT AND FLIPPED IT OVER TO SHORT TERM.
ENDED UP BOOTING PEOPLE OUT.
WHAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT IS A
REGISTRATION PROGRAM, INSPECTION PROGRAM.
TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THESE THINGS.
TALKING 6,000 HOTEL ROOMS BEING RUN IN THE CITY OF TAMPA IN
PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

3:08:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT WE
ACTUALLY HAVE A LAW WHERE YOU HAVE TO RENT FOR SEVEN DAYS.
THAT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT -- IT IS NOT FOLLOWED HERE.
OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T.
IT'S VERY HARD TO CATCH PEOPLE ON THIS, BUT IT CAN BE DONE
AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PRIORITY.
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THAT.
IT CAN BE A PROBLEM.
3:08:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT IS A
REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
REGISTER, INSPECTIONS --
3:08:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WOULD SUPPORT THAT, ESPECIALLY IF WE DID
ONE ALSO FOR JUST A REGULAR RENTAL.
MS. LOCKETT, WHO IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, ROBIN LOCKETT HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH FLORIDA RISING ON BRINGING BACK JUST A
RENTAL POLICY THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THE VERY SAME THING.
3:09:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS WHAT THE BOARD PASSED YESTERDAY.
3:09:18PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ASK SAM TO DISTRIBUTE
THAT TO COUNCIL?
3:09:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK HE MADE COPIES.
3:09:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
3:09:25PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WANT TO SAY IT'S HAPPENING -- I'VE SEEN
PEOPLE CALL ME, ESPECIALLY BEHIND JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL.
RENT A HOUSE TWO OR THREE DAYS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN 15 PEOPLE
COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE AREA.

3:09:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SHOUT-OUT TO COMMISSIONER HARRY COHEN FOR
CHAMPIONING THIS ON THE COUNTY SIDE.
3:09:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHEN DID YOU WANT THIS TO COME BACK?
3:09:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THEY COULD DO A WRITTEN REPORT UNDER STAFF
REPORTS.
3:09:59PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO PUT IT IN
OnBase.
3:10:04PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE ISSUE IS THAT IT'S
PRESENTLY SCHEDULED TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AT LEAST FOR FIRST READING IN SEPTEMBER --
ADOPTION PUBLIC HEARING, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY HANDLE IT
OVER THERE, BUT IT IS TIME SENSITIVE.
RIGHT NOW, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY -- BASICALLY, THE WAY
IT'S STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW ON THIS DRAFT, SECTION 5,
APPLICABILITY, IT'S ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE UNINCORPORATED
AREAS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
NOW, THE COUNTY -- THE CITY IS SUBJECT TO COUNTY RULES AND
COUNTY ORDINANCES.
IF THEY ARE NOT PARTICULARLY EXCLUDED HERE AS THEY ARE HERE.
3:10:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'RE ASKING LEGAL TO WORK WITH THEM TO
SEE HOW WE CAN BE INCORPORATED.
3:10:50PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WITHIN THE SHORT TIME THAT THEY HAVE, THEY
CAN PICK UP THE PHONE AND FIND OUT WHETHER THEY CAN OPT IN
OR NOT.
3:10:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ACCORDING TO COMMISSIONER COHEN, IT WAS

SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO BE WRITTEN SO WE COULD OPT IN.
3:11:03PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR MOTION?
3:11:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO REQUEST LEGAL STAFF AND OTHERS
AS NECESSARY TO EXPLORE HOW THE CITY OF TAMPA CAN OPT IN TO
THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 AND REPORT BACK ON AUGUST 27, 2026,
UNDER STAFF REPORTS.
3:11:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
UNDER WRITTEN.
3:11:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
UNDER WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS.
3:11:25PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'LL SECOND THAT.
HOWEVER, I DON'T MIND GOING IN AND DOING SOMETHING LIKE
THEM, BUT IF YOU OPT IN WITH THEM, LATER ON, YOU MIGHT HAVE
A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I'M SAYING YOU LIKE WHAT THEY DO, WE CAN ALMOST NOT BE
COPYCAT BUT WORK IT THE WAY --
3:11:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE PROBLEM WITH DOING IT IS THERE IS A
COST INVOLVED.
THEY ARE ALREADY SETTING UP THE STRUCTURE.
3:11:53PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
COST INVOLVED MEANS WE HAVE OUR OWN
PEOPLE.
THEY WON'T HAVE THEIR PEOPLE INSPECT OUR HOUSES.
I DON'T THINK THAT WILL WORK.
3:12:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK THERE IS A WHOLE PROCESS THERE.
3:12:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
LET'S ALL READ MORE ABOUT IT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WRITTEN REPORT.
MOTION FROM CHAIR CLENDENIN.
A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
3:12:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
MR. SHELBY.
3:12:20PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
FOLLOW-UP, IF I CAN.
YOUR RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RESOLUTION THAT CREATED THE
NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, NEITHER ONE OF THEM
CONTEMPLATE ALTERNATES.
IN ORDER FOR YOU TO APPOINT THE ALTERNATES, THE RESOLUTION
HAS TO BE AMENDED TO ALLOW FOR AND PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATES.
3:12:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SO MOVED.
3:12:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. SHELBY TO --
3:12:58PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS COORDINATE WITH
MS. PETTIS-MACKLE BECAUSE SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ME
THIS INFORMATION, BUT I DON'T MIND.
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, SOMEBODY WILL COME BACK PRIOR TO US
HAVING TO GIVE YOU THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE ALTERNATES.
HAVE TO COME BACK WITH THE RESOLUTION.
WE CAN EXPEDITE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE UNLESS PICK A DATE.

3:13:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DO IT ON THE 27?
3:13:31PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NO.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE IT CAN BE DONE ON THE 6th, FRANKLY.
3:13:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THEN WE'RE TALKING --
3:13:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE 20th OF SEPTEMBER.
3:13:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, 17th OF SEPTEMBER.
3:13:48PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
17th.
3:13:49PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
17th.
MOTION FOR MR. SHELBY TO WORK WITH LEGAL STAFF TO RETURN TO
TAMPA CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2026, WITH A MOTION --
3:14:00PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WITH A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE NATURAL
RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATES.
3:14:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE ANTICIPATION IS WE'LL REVOTE AFTER
THAT IS PASSED FOR THE TWO.
MOTION -- SORRY.
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
3:14:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THOSE OF YOU WHO WE
ALL APPOINTED SOMEONE TODAY.
I REACHED OUT TO MY APPOINTEE RIGHT AWAY.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND, IF YOU HAVEN'T, REACHED OUT TO THEM SO YOU
CAN CREATE A RELATIONSHIP AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

3:14:38PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
ANYTHING ELSE?
HEARING NOTHING, MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FROM COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
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