TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
CRA MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
9:00 A.M.
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09:03:35 >> CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING.
09:03:36 I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS CRA MEETING TO ORDER.
09:03:39 COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
09:03:41 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS MORNING WE HAVE STEVE
09:03:46 MICHELINI WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CITY, AS AN
09:03:48 EMPLOYEE AND INDIVIDUAL WHO HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE GET ALONG
09:03:52 IN THE CITY AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
09:03:54 AND HE'S WORKED VERY HARD AND VERY DILIGENTLY TO HELP THE
09:04:00 POLICE AND OFFICER OF THE MONTH AND FIREFIGHTER OF THE
09:04:02 QUARTER LIKE HE DOES FOR MANY YEARS.
09:04:05 AND HE'S HERE THIS MORNING TO GIVE US A PRAYER.
09:04:07 PLEASE RISE FOR THE PRAYER.
09:04:08 REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
09:04:10 >>STEVE MICHELINI: DEAR LORD, WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS DURING
09:04:17 THESE DIFFICULT AND TRYING TIMES.
09:04:19 WE LOOK AND SEE SO MANY ISSUES THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO
09:04:22 UNDERSTAND OR COMPREHEND, WE TURN TO YOU.
09:04:25 WE ASK THAT YOU DIRECT US AWAY FROM MISUNDERSTANDING, ANGER,
09:04:29 HATE, IN ALL ITS FORMS.
09:04:32 WE ASK THAT THE GUIDE AND TO ACCEPT AND IMPROVE OUR
09:04:35 CONDITION NOT IN OUR WAY BUT IN YOURS.
09:04:36 WE ASK YOUR DIVINE LIGHT, YOUR HOLY GRACE, BE SHOWERED AND
09:04:41 BESTOWED UPON US.
09:04:42 YOUR PEOPLE CRY OUT FOR PEACE, WISDOM AND LOVE.
09:04:45 SHOW US THE WAY, THAT SORROW BE REPLACED WITH HAPPINESS AND
09:04:50 GOOD WILL.
09:04:50 WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS EARTHLY ELEMENT, WATER,
09:04:54 AIR, LAND AND ALL OF ITS CREATURES.
09:04:58 HELP US TO MAKE WISE AND INFORMED DECISIONS WITHOUT MALICE.
09:05:02 WE ARE HUMBLED BEFORE YOU.
09:05:04 PROTECT AND GUIDE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR GOVERNMENTAL
09:05:07 OFFICIALS, ARMED FORCES AND TEACHERS.
09:05:10 WE GIVE THANKS FOR ALL OF THESE.
09:05:12 THEY ARE THE GIFT OF LIFE.
09:05:14 KNOWING THE PRAYER IS THE GREATEST AND MIGHTIEST WEAPON
09:05:18 AGAINST EVIL, PLEASE ACCEPT THIS PRAYER IN APPEAL TO YOU, O
09:05:22 LORD, FOR COMPASSION AND DEFEAT OF THOSE WHO WISH US HARM.
09:05:25 LET US PRAY FOR OUR NATION, OUR STATE, OUR CITY, GIVE THANKS
09:05:29 TO THE LORD, OUR ONLY REFUGE AND DIVINE AND ULTIMATE
09:05:34 STRENGTH THROUGH PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING.
09:05:36 WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME.
09:05:38 AMEN.
09:05:38 [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]
09:05:53 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
09:05:54 >>MIKE SUAREZ: HERE.
09:05:57 >>HARRY COHEN: HERE.
09:05:58 >>FRANK REDDICK: HERE.
09:05:59 >>YVONNE CAPIN: PRESENT.
09:06:00 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE.
09:06:03 >>LUIS VIERA: HERE.
09:06:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE.
09:06:05 ALL RIGHT.
09:06:06 WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 1.
09:06:07 WE HAVE STAFF REPORTS AND THE FIRST ITEM IS MRS. EVANGELINE
09:06:12 BEST OF THE EAST TAMPA CRA TO GIVE A MONTHLY REPORT.
09:06:15 >> GOOD MORNING.
09:06:22 GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL
09:06:27 MEMBERS.
09:06:27 THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SHARE WITH YOU
09:06:29 WHAT'S GOING ON IN EAST TAMPA, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
09:06:32 WE HAVE DONE THAT WE FEEL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT OUR
09:06:37 MISSION IS ALL ABOUT.
09:06:38 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ABOUT IS THAT
09:06:42 THE CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES WITH CDC OF TAMPA IN TERMS OF THE
09:06:46 TAMPA HOMES, SENIOR FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, ON 34th STREET
09:06:52 AT 28th AVENUE.
09:06:54 ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS
09:06:58 NEARING COMPLETION OF THE NEBRASKA AVENUE AT OSBORNE, THE
09:07:02 MINI MART RETAIL THAT IS GOING ON.
09:07:06 I HAVE BEEN BY THERE AND I HAVE SEEN IT AND I THINK IT'S
09:07:08 GOING TO BE SOMETHING NICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
09:07:12 CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO NEARING COMPLETION WITH THE CONTROL
09:07:20 STORAGE FACILITY THAT IS ON HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE AT 19th
09:07:23 AVENUE.
09:07:25 OUR CAC RECENTLY APPROVED FUNDING FOR $500,000 INFORM STREET
09:07:31 RESURFACING IN THE AREA OF HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE TO WILDER AND
09:07:36 BETWEEN NEBRASKA AVENUE TO 15th STREET.
09:07:40 SOME OF THE EAST TAMPA ENHANCEMENT TEAM -- I DON'T KNOW IF
09:07:44 YOU ALL SAW THEM BUT I SAW THEM ON TV -- DID SOME SUMMER --
09:07:51 SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HIRED.
09:07:52 I WANT TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE LAKE AVENUE
09:07:56 IMPROVEMENTS.
09:07:57 THAT INVESTMENT WAS A TREMENDOUS POSITIVE IMPACT ALONG THOSE
09:08:01 CORRIDORS.
09:08:03 OUR LAND USE COMMITTEE -- AND I LIKE TO SAY THAT HAS BEEN A
09:08:06 HARDWORKING COMMITTEE -- HAS FINALIZED OUR LANGUAGE FOR THE
09:08:12 UPDATE OF THE EAST TAMPA OVERLAY DISTRICT.
09:08:16 AND IT IS ALSO BEEN SUBMITTED TO AND COMMITTED -- SUBMITTED
09:08:24 TO THE STAFF FOR THEIR ZONING CYCLE.
09:08:27 ANY QUESTIONS?
09:08:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FROM CRA MEMBERS?
09:08:33 NO?
09:08:35 THANK YOU.
09:08:35 >> THANK YOU.
09:08:36 >>YVONNE CAPIN: GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.
09:08:39 >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
09:08:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT UP IS MR. BOB MCDONAUGH, ITEM
09:08:47 NUMBER 2.
09:08:49 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
09:08:53 JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK HIGHLIGHT AND THEN A QUESTION THAT
09:08:55 WAS ASKED AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
09:08:58 TWO IMPORTANT KICKOFFS THAT HAPPENED.
09:09:00 ONE IS THE KICKOFF AT THE JW MARRIOTT.
09:09:03 SO THEY ARE BEGINNING TO DRIVE PILES ON THAT PROJECT.
09:09:06 AND I THINK YOU ARE ALL AWARE THEY ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT
09:09:09 PROJECT DELIVERED IN TIME FOR SUPER BOWL.
09:09:11 AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS TO WHEN WE'LL GET TO
09:09:14 WORK ACROSS THE STREET.
09:09:15 IF YOU LOOK, THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN ACTION NOW, BOTH DOING
09:09:19 TEST PILES AND REMOVING THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS THAT
09:09:24 HAVE BEEN LEFT THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SO THAT PROJECT
09:09:26 IS MOVING ON.
09:09:27 SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS GOING TO MOVE SHORTLY IS REOPENING A
09:09:31 SECTION OF HARRISON BETWEEN TAMPA AND FRANKLIN WHICH WILL
09:09:34 HELP WITH THE DOWNTOWN GRID.
09:09:39 AND WE SHOULD SEE MOBILIZATION AT THE END OF THIS MONTH FOR
09:09:42 CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENDED BATHROOMS AT THE PLAZA AT THE
09:09:47 CONVENTION CENTER.
09:09:48 AND THERE WAS A QUESTION BY MR. REDDICK LAST MONTH THAT WAS
09:09:54 SECONDED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REQUEST FOR AN
09:09:56 EXPANSION OR A NEW CRA IN TAMPA HEIGHTS.
09:10:00 AND IN I THINK APRIL AND MAY, THERE WERE MEETINGS IN THE
09:10:08 TAMPA HEIGHTS RIVERFRONT CRA, ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A
09:10:12 SUBCOMMITTEE, THAT MET TO TALK ABOUT THE PLUSES AND MINUSES,
09:10:17 EXACTLY HOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED.
09:10:20 AND DURING THAT PROCESS, WHAT CAME OUT OF IT WHATS A LETTER
09:10:24 TO THE CRA BOARD REQUESTING FOR SOME FORM OF CRA IN A
09:10:30 MARKETPLACE.
09:10:31 AND THERE ARE SOME CERTAIN CHALLENGES.
09:10:33 ONE IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN THE
09:10:36 EXISTING CRA WITH THE SOHO DEVELOPMENT TEAM, AND IF WE DID A
09:10:44 CHANGE OF THOSE BOUNDARIES, WE WOULD HAVE A RESET IN THE
09:10:46 BASE.
09:10:47 AND THEY ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE CURRENT INCOME STREAM TO
09:10:51 HELP PAY FOR THE BONDS THAT THEY ARE USING FOR
09:10:54 INFRASTRUCTURE.
09:10:54 SO THAT WOULD CAUSE AN ISSUE.
09:11:00 SO A SECOND OPTION WOULD BE TO DO AN EXPANSION, A SECOND
09:11:03 DISTRICT ALA YBOR WHERE THEY HAVE YBOR 1 OR YBOR 2 WHICH
09:11:07 WOULD CARVE OUT A NEW SECTION.
09:11:09 AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES WITH THAT.
09:11:12 ONE IS THE FUNDING FOR THE STUDY, WHICH PROBABLY COSTS ABOUT
09:11:18 $40,000, AND THAT MONEY CANNOT COME FROM THE EXISTING CRA
09:11:22 BECAUSE IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES.
09:11:25 AND SECONDLY, THE OTHER ONE IS THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LOT
09:11:29 OF CHALLENGES TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND THIS WOULD BE, AGAIN,
09:11:34 TAKING MORE MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
09:11:36 AND I DON'T THINK AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT THE
09:11:39 ADMINISTRATION IS SUPPORTIVE OF ADDING ANOTHER CRA.
09:11:42 BUT AS YOU WELL KNOW, COME MAY OF NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE A
09:11:47 NEW MAYOR, AND MANY NEW COUNCIL PEOPLE, AS WELL AS YOU WILL
09:11:50 BE WORKING ON A NEW BUDGET, WHICH PERHAPS WITH THE CONTINUED
09:11:55 CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON PEOPLE MIGHT SEE FIT TO BE ABLE
09:11:58 TO REMOVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO START
09:12:02 ANOTHER CRA.
09:12:03 SO THAT'S KIND OF A BROAD BRUSH DESCRIPTION OF THE
09:12:08 SITUATION.
09:12:09 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS?
09:12:14 >>MIKE SUAREZ: CAN THE FUND COME FROM OTHER SOURCES EVEN
09:12:16 LIKE A NONPROFIT OR FOUNDATION?
09:12:19 >> ABSOLUTELY.
09:12:20 >>MIKE SUAREZ: TYPICALLY WE WOULD DO THAT IN CONJUNCTION
09:12:23 WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION?
09:12:25 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: CORRECT.
09:12:26 THAT'S HOW WE HAVE DONE IT TRADITIONALLY.
09:12:28 CORRECT.
09:12:28 >>MIKE SUAREZ: I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
09:12:30 I KNEW WE HAD A RESTRICTION ON MOVING IT FROM ONE CRA TO
09:12:34 LOOK AT ANOTHER CRA.
09:12:35 BUT I WAS WONDERING IF WE DO IT WITH OTHER FUNDS IT SHOULD
09:12:38 BE NO PROBLEM.
09:12:38 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: THAT'S CORRECT.
09:12:40 >>MIKE SUAREZ: THANK YOU.
09:12:42 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
09:12:45 >>CHARLIES MIRANDA: ONE OTHER THING.
09:12:46 ALSO YOU HAVE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT LONG-TERM IN 2027, THE
09:12:49 CIT TAX, WHOEVER IS COMING IN, THE GOVERNMENT EXCISE IS
09:12:55 GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL LOT, POSSIBLE SHORTFALLS IN THE
09:13:01 BUDGET.
09:13:01 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: AS YOU WELL KNOW, FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS
09:13:05 THAT'S A SITUATION THAT WE HAVE BEEN FACED WITH, BECAUSE OF
09:13:07 SAVE OUR HOMES.
09:13:09 AND THIS NOVEMBER THE VOTERS GET TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT
09:13:14 TO DO ANOTHER $25,000 EXEMPTION WHICH OUR BUDGET DEPARTMENT
09:13:18 ESTIMATES APPROXIMATELY A $6 MILLION HIT TO OUR GENERAL
09:13:21 FUND, WHICH IS JUST, AGAIN, THE SAME LEVEL IT HAD IN 2008.
09:13:28 SO IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE.
09:13:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
09:13:32 NO?
09:13:34 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
09:13:35 >> ITEM NUMBER 3.
09:13:40 MEMBERS FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DO
09:13:41 A QUARTERLY REPORT.
09:13:43 WE HAVE MR. ED MCKINNEY.
09:13:49 >> I GUESS I WILL WAIT FOR THIS TO COME UP.
09:13:54 I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A NEW ADDITION TO THE DEPARTMENT.
09:13:57 AND THAT'S RICHARD MOSS, OUR NEW TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT
09:14:02 DIRECTOR.
09:14:04 TAKING THE PLACE OF BILL JONES.
09:14:06 SO WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF THE TEAM.
09:14:10 AND WE WILL BE MAKING THE ROUNDS TO SEE EVERYBODY AND
09:14:15 INTRODUCE HIM ONE ON ONE.
09:14:17 SO TO MY PRESENTATION.
09:14:20 AGAIN I'M ED MCKINNEY WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
09:14:24 TRANSPORTATION.
09:14:25 I KIND OF JUMPED AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.
09:14:28 LET ME START AT THE BEGINNING.
09:14:29 JUST TO REMIND YOU, WHAT THE MAP IS AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING
09:14:33 AT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INTERSTATE MODERNIZATION.
09:14:36 THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO THIS.
09:14:39 WE ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING,
09:14:42 DOCUMENTING WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
09:14:46 STATEMENT WILL BE.
09:14:48 WE HAVE BEEN DOING TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OUTREACH WHERE WE
09:14:50 ARE, LIKE I SAID, PREPARING THOSE DOCUMENTS.
09:14:53 WE HOPE TO HAVE A PUBLIC WORKSHOP AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER,
09:14:59 MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES, AND THEN
09:15:02 WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING SOMETIME AROUND THE SUMMER OF
09:15:04 2019, HOPING TO WRAP UP THE FINAL DOCUMENT, APPROVAL FOR THE
09:15:11 ALTERNATIVES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETIME AROUND 2020,
09:15:15 SUMMER OF 2020.
09:15:16 WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF OUTREACH MEETINGS.
09:15:18 WE HAVE BEEN TO EAST TAMPA, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, ENCORE, TAMPA
09:15:22 HEIGHTS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
09:15:25 OUTREACH.
09:15:27 WE HAVE GOT COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP COMBING UP IN EAST
09:15:29 TAMPA, WHICH I WILL MENTION HERE AGAIN.
09:15:35 SO AGAIN WE ARE OUT THERE TALKING AND ALL THAT INFORMATION
09:15:37 IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
09:15:39 ANYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS.
09:15:41 AND SOME MEETINGS WE GET A FEW HANDFUL OF PEOPLE.
09:15:43 SOME MEETINGS WE GET A ROOMFUL OF PEOPLE.
09:15:46 WE ARE HEARING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
09:15:48 PEOPLE WANT TO TALK ABOUT ACCESS, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO
09:15:50 ACCESS THE SYSTEM, EXPRESS LANES, HOW DO THEY ACCESS IT?
09:15:55 PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BE HOW EXISTING TRAFFIC IS
09:15:57 IMPACTING THEIR.
09:15:59 WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS AS OUR ROADS BECOME MORE AND MORE CONE
09:16:03 JESTED, OUR LOCAL SYSTEM NOW IS BEARING THE BRUNT OF THAT
09:16:06 CONGESTION.
09:16:07 AND SO PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
09:16:10 SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND
09:16:14 LOOK AT FOR WAYS OF REMOVING TRAFFIC WHERE IT DOESN'T
09:16:18 BELONG.
09:16:18 BUT THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE GROW TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR THIS
09:16:21 REGION.
09:16:22 JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS ON SOME PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN.
09:16:26 WE HAVE A PROPERTY ON LAMAR WHICH IS NEAR WHERE THE CHURCH
09:16:32 IS IN HIGH PRESSURE HEIGHTS.
09:16:34 AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE GONE IN AND SHORED
09:16:36 THAT PROPERTY UP.
09:16:37 WE HAVE AT LEAST PUT A NEW ROOF ON TO KEEP IT FROM LEAKING.
09:16:41 WE SEALED IT UP A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
09:16:44 SO THE BUILDING IS ABLE TO BREATHE BETTER SO WHEN WE DO MAKE
09:16:47 A FINAL DECISION ON ALTERNATIVES, BE IF THAT BUILDING IS TO
09:16:53 REMAIN THERE, IT WOULD BE SELLABLE AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
09:16:57 PUT IT BACK ON THE MARKET.
09:16:58 THERE'S A HOUSE ON 3604 THAN FRANCES ACROSS FROM LEE'S
09:17:03 MARKET ACROSS FROM THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.
09:17:05 THAT HOME HAS BEEN PUT UP FOR SALE.
09:17:06 WE EXPECT TO GET BIDS BY AUGUST 16th AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL
09:17:11 GET SOME BIDDERS THAT WILL BE INTERESTED IN THAT PROPERTY.
09:17:14 THE CONDITION OF BUYING THAT PROPERTY IS YOU HAVE TO MOVE IT
09:17:17 TO THE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN NEXT TO IT.
09:17:19 SO YOU ARE NOT ONLY BUYING THE PROPERTY, YOU ARE BUYING THE
09:17:22 PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO THAT.
09:17:31 YOU ARE NOT SEEING IT?
09:17:32 >> OVER OFF
09:17:39 >> [OFF MICROPHONE]
09:17:50 >> OKAY.
09:17:53 I'M ALMOST DONE.
09:17:54 I ONLY HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS.
09:17:56 THIS SLIDE JUST ILLUSTRATES, WE ARE CONSTANTLY REMINDED AS
09:18:04 WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WHAT THE DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IS.
09:18:07 AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT DOT'S LEADING THIS.
09:18:11 THIS IS A DOT PLAN.
09:18:12 THE REGIONAL PLAN, CONTRARY TO WATCH A LOT OF FOLKS -- IT'S
09:18:19 NOT A PLAN TO ENCOURAGE AN EXPRESS CONNECTION OR WIDENING
09:18:26 INTERSTATES.
09:18:26 THIS TRULY IS LED BY THE TAMPA BAY REGIONAL PLANNING,
09:18:34 TBARTA, AND AS WELL AS HART.
09:18:39 JUST REAL QUICK ON THE INTERPASSENGER RAIL.
09:18:43 YOU HEARD THE PROPOSAL THAT CAME INTO THE DEPARTMENT.
09:18:46 WE EXPECT TO GET BIDS OR RFP RESPONSES ARE DUE NOVEMBER
09:18:51 7th TO THE DEPARTMENT.
09:18:52 SO BY THE END OF THAT MONTH, NOVEMBER 28th, WE EXPECT TO
09:18:55 MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
09:19:00 I'M SURE WHAT YOU READ IN THE PAPER IS PROBABLY AS CURRENT
09:19:03 AS I WOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
09:19:07 AGAIN, WE HAVE GOT SOME MEETINGS AT EAST TAMPA.
09:19:10 WE HAVE A WESTSHORE COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP COMING UP.
09:19:13 WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SMALL GROUP ONGOING MEETINGS AROUND THE
09:19:17 REGION.
09:19:17 ALL THESE ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
09:19:20 AGAIN, WE ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO ATTEND.
09:19:23 AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.
09:19:24 I WANT TO KEEP IT SHORT.
09:19:26 NOT A LOT NEW TO SHARE WITH YOU BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO
09:19:30 TAKE QUESTIONS.
09:19:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: [OFF MICROPHONE] OH ALL RIGHT.
09:19:38 COUNCILMAN COHEN.
09:19:40 >>HARRY COHEN: THANK YOU.
09:19:42 EXCUSE ME.
09:19:43 TWO QUESTIONS.
09:19:43 BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THE TRAFFIC
09:19:49 GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO
09:19:52 AVOID THE CHOKED ARTERY, NO QUESTION THAT THAT'S HAPPENING.
09:19:56 VERY FRUSTRATING FOR PEOPLE.
09:19:57 AND I SUPPOSE THAT TOMORROW WHEN SCHOOL STARTS YOU WILL SEE
09:20:01 A MARKED INCREASE IN IT EVEN FURTHER.
09:20:05 THE FIRST QUESTION, WHAT'S GOING ON?
09:20:08 I HAVE BEEN TO ST. PETERSBURG A COUPLE TIMES IN THE LAST
09:20:10 COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND FORGET ABOUT GANDY FOR A MINUTE.
09:20:15 BUT EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN ON THE HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE
09:20:18 HEADED BACK INTO TAMPA IT'S BACKED UP TO THE HUMP.
09:20:21 AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE CONGESTION ON THAT BRIDGE IS GETTING
09:20:26 WORSE AND WORSE.
09:20:27 WHAT IS THE TIMETABLE OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE ON
09:20:31 THE INTERCHANGE BETWEEN THE BRIDGE, THE AIRPORT, KENNEDY
09:20:34 BOULEVARD, STATE ROAD 60 WHERE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER, AND
09:20:39 BOTTLENECKS AT THE BRIDGE?
09:20:43 >> THERE'S TWO PIECES GOING ON.
09:20:45 THERE'S ONE THAT'S AN INTERIM IMPROVEMENT TO HELP ALLEVIATE
09:20:47 THAT.
09:20:48 THAT WILL BE ADVERTISED LATER THIS YEAR.
09:20:52 IT WILL BE A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT.
09:20:53 BASICALLY WE ARE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL LANE WITH FLY
09:20:57 OVERSTATE ROAD 60 GOING INTO THE AIRPORT.
09:20:59 WE ARE GOING TO ADD A THIRD LANE UNDERNEATH THAT BRIDGE
09:21:02 THERE.
09:21:03 SO ONE OF THE CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW COMING OFF THE HOWARD
09:21:06 FRANKLAND IS YOU HAVE THREE LANES AND IT KIND OF CHOKES TO
09:21:10 TWO LANES.
09:21:11 SO WE WILL BE ADDING A THIRD LANE.
09:21:12 SO YOU WILL HAVE THAT THROUGHPUT.
09:21:15 AND CONTINUE ONTO BE DALE MABRY.
09:21:17 THAT WILL BE AN INTERIM IMPROVEMENT.
09:21:18 THE INTERCHANGE, THAT'S PART OF THE FTIS THAT WILL HELP TO
09:21:22 HAVE THE FINAL ALTERNATIVE 2020.
09:21:26 >>HARRY COHEN: SO THAT IS AWAITING ALL OF THE
09:21:29 RECOMMENDATIONS ANALYSIS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY?
09:21:32 >> YES, SIR.
09:21:32 >>HARRY COHEN: OKAY.
09:21:36 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:21:36 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION, BUT I'M
09:21:43 OKAY.
09:21:44 I'LL ASK IT ANYWAY NOW.
09:21:45 THANKS.
09:21:47 THE BOAT FROM SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, DID YOU ALL EVER DO A
09:21:51 STUDY ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY RIDE THAT BOAT REALLY WERE
09:21:56 DRIVING TO ST. PETE ON A REGULAR BASIS EVERY DAY?
09:21:59 >> THAT'S NOT OUR PROJECT BUT -- OH, WE PROVIDE FUNDING,
09:22:06 YES.
09:22:06 >> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE FUNDING?
09:22:10 >> WELL, WE HAVE PLANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM SOLUTIONS,
09:22:16 AND IF YOU WANT THAT INFORMATION I CAN --
09:22:19 >> I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY TOURISTS AND
09:22:21 HOW MANY PEOPLE GO TO WORK EVERY DAY IN ST. PETE AND TAKE
09:22:24 THE BOAT TO GO BACK?
09:22:26 >> WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD.
09:22:28 >>HARRY COHEN: YOU MENTIONED THE -- RIGHT NOW THERE'S AN
09:22:35 RFP GOING OUT AND YOU WOULD EXPECT THERE WILL BE OTHER
09:22:38 BIDDERS AGAINST BRIGHT LINE AND THEN YOU SAID A DECISION
09:22:41 WOULD BE MADE BY NOVEMBER 28?
09:22:42 >> YES.
09:22:43 SO WE WILL RECEIVE THE PROPOSALS BY NOVEMBER 7th.
09:22:46 AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT'S PLAN IS TO MAKE A DECISION BY THE
09:22:48 END OF THAT MONTH, YES.
09:22:52 >> IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THAT MEANS THE DECISION WILL BE
09:22:55 MADE BEFORE THE GOVERNOR APPROXIMATE LEAVES OFFICE BUT
09:22:57 PRESUMABLY AFTER THE NEXT GOVERNOR GETS ELECTED AND IT'S
09:23:00 INTERESTING GIVEN HOW LONG IT TAKES TO MAKE ALL OF THESE
09:23:04 IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT THAT WOULD BE MADE SO QUICKLY.
09:23:08 IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S MOVING ALONG AT AN AWFULLY RAPID PACE.
09:23:12 >> WELL, UNDERSTAND THAT BRIGHT LINE PUT UP A DEPOSIT AND
09:23:18 THEY PAID FOR THIS PROCESS.
09:23:19 SO AGAIN, THEY EXPECT TO HAVE A DECISION QUICKLY, AND WE
09:23:24 HOPE TO HAVE A DECISION.
09:23:25 >>HARRY COHEN: THANK YOU.
09:23:28 >>MIKE SUAREZ: COUNCILMAN COHEN BROUGHT UP BRIGHT LINE.
09:23:32 I'M CURIOUS ABOUT DOING AND HE KIND OF WALKED INTO WHAT SOME
09:23:36 OF THE THINGS.
09:23:37 BE THEY PAID TO OPEN UP THIS PROCESS.
09:23:40 IT'S RFP BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID FOR
09:23:43 COMPETITIVE.
09:23:44 IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT DISINGENUOUS THEY WOULD PUT MONEY WHEN
09:23:48 THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO GET IT.
09:23:51 BUT IF FOR SOME REASON ANOTHER COMPANY WAS ACTUALLY THE
09:23:53 SUCCESSFUL BIDDER ON THE RFP FOR BRIGHT LINE, I ASSUME -- I
09:23:59 HAVE IN A IDEA BUT I ASSUME THIS IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
09:24:02 IT IS SEAMLESS BETWEEN BRIGHT LINE AND WHATEVER COMPANY
09:24:06 COMES IN TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CONNECTION WILL BE ABLE TO
09:24:10 BE USED BY, I WOULD ASSUME, BOTH CARRIERS, MEANING RAIL, ALL
09:24:17 THESE OTHER ISSUES THAT MIGHT COME INTO PLAY, BECAUSE OF
09:24:19 COURSE THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE PUBLIC'S USE AND NOT JUST
09:24:23 FOR THE USE OF THAT ONE PARTICULAR COMPANY.
09:24:24 >> INNER CITY PASSENGER RAIL.
09:24:30 IT DOESN'T GIVE MUCH MORE DETAIL THAN THAT.
09:24:32 COULD THEY BUILD THEIR OWN RAIL LINE?
09:24:35 OF COURSE THEY COULD.
09:24:36 >> LET ME ASK YOU, BECAUSE WITH RFP, AND WE HAVE SEEN
09:24:40 THIS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING OUR OWN, THAT RFP, THE
09:24:44 WAY IT'S WRITTEN, WILL ESSENTIALLY AIM IT TOWARDS SOMEBODY
09:24:47 ELSE ANYWAY.
09:24:49 NOT THAT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WITH YOUR RFP.
09:24:52 BUT IF YOU SAY THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE SUCCESS OF
09:24:54 PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF SERVICE, IT'S GOING TO LIMIT THE
09:24:56 NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY BE PART OF
09:25:00 THE RFP, OR AT LEAST BE AWARDED THE RFP.
09:25:03 AND THE ONLY REASON I AM SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE IF IT IS
09:25:07 BRIGHT LINE, IT'S PERFECTLY FINE WITH ME, I DON'T CARE WHICH
09:25:10 COMPANY GETS IT REGARDLESS.
09:25:12 BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY ISSUES
09:25:14 WITH ONCE IT GETS BUILT, SOMEBODY FROM TAMPA BEING ABLE TO
09:25:17 BE GO ALL THE WAY TO MIAMI USING THIS PARTICULAR TRAIN,
09:25:21 BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT
09:25:23 PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME HERE AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO
09:25:26 FROM HERE TO SOME OTHER LOCATION HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO DO
09:25:30 IT WITHOUT A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH HOW YOU SWITCH TRAINS AND
09:25:35 EVERYTHING ELSE.
09:25:35 AND I ASSUME FDOT IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER HOW
09:25:38 THAT HAPPENS.
09:25:39 >> AND WE WILL.
09:25:41 I MEAN, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF -- LET ME BACK UP.
09:25:46 YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ELSE I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
09:25:48 >> SURE.
09:25:49 >> THIS IS AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL.
09:25:51 WE DIDN'T ORIGINAL LIP ASK FOR THIS.
09:25:53 IT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME TO US.
09:25:54 THAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR THE DEPOSIT.
09:25:56 SO SOMEBODY COMING TO US, THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE
09:25:58 DEPARTMENT OF DOING A LOT OF WORK OF HOW TO EVALUATE IT.
09:26:02 WHEN SOMEBODY MAKES A PROPOSAL THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO PUT
09:26:06 FORTH A DEPOSIT.
09:26:07 HOW IT WOULD WORK, WHERE IT WOULD COME, WHERE DO WE CONNECT
09:26:10 TO, HOW IT WOULD SERVE, IT'S WAY TOO EARLY AND I DON'T EVEN
09:26:15 WANT TO SPECULATE.
09:26:15 BUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE EVALUATED, SLOWLY, AND TAKEN
09:26:19 INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE AN AWARD IS MADE.
09:26:21 >>MIKE SUAREZ: OKAY, THANK YOU.
09:26:24 >>FRANK REDDICK: HOW MANY BIDS DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO MAKE
09:26:29 A DECISION?
09:26:29 >> I COULDN'T ANSWER THAT, SIR.
09:26:31 I AM KNOW AT LEAST ONE, BUT I DON'T KNOW OTHER THAN THAT.
09:26:34 >>FRANK REDDICK: SO IT WILL BE ONE BECAUSE A DECISION,
09:26:45 BRIGHT LINE SEEMS TO BE GETTING ALL THE BUSINESS PERTAINING
09:26:48 TO THIS.
09:26:50 I'M JUST WONDERING -- AND I AM GOING TO FOLLOW COUNCILMAN
09:26:56 SUAREZ -- I'M JUST WONDERING WHY YOU WOULD ACCEPT A DEPOSIT
09:27:01 PRIOR TO THE BIDDING PROCESS.
09:27:04 IT WOULD SEEM THAT ONCE THE BIDDING PROCESS -- PEOPLE HAVE
09:27:09 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION FOR THE BIDDING.
09:27:11 THEN THE TIMELINE THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET THAT DEPOSIT.
09:27:16 AND IT SEEMS -- OUTSIDE AND I'M A COMPETITOR, IT SEEMS THAT
09:27:26 BRIGHT LINE WOULD GET THE UPPER HAND BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
09:27:30 ALL IN THE NEWS AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT.
09:27:32 BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO MAKE IT FAIR, THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE
09:27:38 BEEN A TIMELINE WHERE PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR BIDS, AND THE ONES
09:27:45 WHO SUBMITTED THEIR BIDS, THEN THEY SUBMIT THEIR DEPOSIT.
09:27:48 AND YOU KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE LEGITIMATE OR NOT ON THIS
09:27:55 PROJECT.
09:27:56 I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT, AND NOT ACCEPT ONE THING WITH
09:28:05 THE APPLICATION.
09:28:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYONE ELSE?
09:28:10 ALL RIGHT.
09:28:10 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:28:11 NEXT UP WE HAVE MICHELLE VAN LOAN WITH OUR CRA FISCAL YEAR
09:28:17 BUDGET AND PRESENTATION.
09:28:19 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: I AM GOING TO DO THIS.
09:28:27 GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
09:28:32 HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU.
09:28:36 THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
09:28:37 AND AGAIN, FIRST PAGE THERE IS TALKING ABOUT THE TIMELINE,
09:28:42 THE 9th AND THE 13th.
09:28:45 AND THERE'S ALWAYS A LITTLE ADJUSTING IN THE NUMBERS AT THE
09:28:48 LAST MINUTE.
09:28:50 BECAUSE THE PORT AUTHORITY AND THE CHILDREN'S HOME AND SOME
09:28:52 OF THOSE PLACES THAT HAVE AN EFFECT ON US.
09:28:54 BUT THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO WHEREBY WE ARE.
09:28:58 AND OBVIOUSLY PAGE 3, YOU ARE AWARE OF THE COMMUNITY
09:29:00 DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
09:29:02 YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A VERY HEALTHY INCREASE IN ALL OF
09:29:05 OUR CRAs WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE.
09:29:08 AND I BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION RIGHT NOW.
09:29:10 CENTRAL PARK, THE PROPERTY APPRAISER LOOKED AT THE BUILDINGS
09:29:15 AND TOOK A SECOND LOOK AT HOW MANY OF THE APARTMENTS WERE
09:29:19 MARKET RATE AND HOW MANY OF THEM WERE SUBSIDIZED.
09:29:22 BASED ON THAT, MADE AN ADJUSTMENT DOWNWARD ON THE VALUE OF
09:29:26 THE BUILDINGS, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S A CHANGE.
09:29:28 HOWEVER, BEING THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE NOW ATTRACTED SOME
09:29:33 COMMERCIAL ENTITIES INTO THE BASE OF THE BUILDING, I THINK
09:29:37 NEXT YEAR WE WILL SEE THAT NUMBER COME BACK UP.
09:29:40 AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM BE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
09:29:42 THEY HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE VACANT LOTS FOR
09:29:46 BOTH OFFICE RETAIL AND HOTEL COMPONENTS.
09:29:50 AND SO I'M ASSUMING BEFORE THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR
09:29:53 THAT WE'LL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT SOME MORE COMMERCIAL
09:29:56 ACTIVITY WHICH WILL AGAIN ELEVATE THAT CENTRAL NUMBER.
09:30:02 SO PAGE 5 IS BASICALLY THE CHANGES.
09:30:04 AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BIG CHANGE IS REALLY TAMPA HEIGHTS,
09:30:12 AND THAT REALLY BECOMES BECAUSE OF ARMATURE WORKS AND THE
09:30:14 CHANGE FROM THE PEARL.
09:30:16 WEST TAMPA, ALMOST 100% INCREASE.
09:30:19 AND AS YOU WELL KNOW, THAT COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE
09:30:23 STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.
09:30:25 AND SO WHEN THAT PLAN IS ADOPTED, IT WILL BE NICE TO SEE
09:30:31 FUND TO SPEND IN WEST TAMPA AND THE FIRST PROJECT, YOU WILL
09:30:34 SEE COMING OUT OF THE GROUND IN OCTOBER, THAT IS THE
09:30:38 REPAINTING OF THE MURAL AT ALFONSO PARKS.
09:30:46 THE WALL HAS BEEN REPAIRED USING FUNDS FROM CRA, AND THE
09:30:50 MURAL, WHICH THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND
09:30:54 DISCUSSION ABOUT, WILL BE REPAINTED THEN IN OCTOBER.
09:31:00 PAGE 6, TALKING ABOUT REVENUE ALLOCATION.
09:31:03 AND I THINK TO ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THAT PIE CHART
09:31:07 IS THE FACT THAT BE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF 3.7%.
09:31:13 WE STRIVE TO KEEP THAT NUMBER AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE AND SPEND
09:31:17 AS MUCH OF THE MONEY AS POSSIBLE, ACTUALLY DOING THINGS IN
09:31:21 OUR COMMUNITIES.
09:31:22 AND WE HAVE MANAGED TO DO THAT.
09:31:26 DOWNTOWN, AGAIN, THE FIRST PICTURE UP ON THE TOP IS THE
09:31:34 SURFACE PARKING LOT THAT USED TO BE THE JAIL.
09:31:36 AND THAT WAS FUNDED WITH THE DOWNTOWN CRA FUNDING.
09:31:41 AND THAT IS AVAILABLE NOW.
09:31:47 DOWN LEFT IS THE JW MARRIOTT SITE WHICH IS NOW UNDER
09:31:50 CONSTRUCTION, AN TO RIGHT IS 3915, WHICH IS THE APARTMENT
09:31:54 HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT BY CARTER AND ASSOCIATES OUT OF
09:31:57 ATLANTA, FRANKLIN STREET.
09:32:01 GOING ONTO PAGE 10, YOU CAN SEE AGAIN THE DOWNTOWN HAD A
09:32:06 NICE INCREASE TO 13-FIVE.
09:32:09 IF YOU RECALL, SOME OF YOU BEING ON THE BOARD AS LONG AS YOU
09:32:12 HAVE, THAT'S A NUMBER THAT WE SAW SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHILE
09:32:16 THE COUNTY STILL PARTICIPATED IN IT.
09:32:19 IT WAS ACTUALLY 13-FIVE PRIOR TO THE DROP IN REVENUES.
09:32:25 THERE'S OUR BUDGET.
09:32:26 AS YOU CAN SEE, QUITE A BIT OF IT IS BEING TARGETED TOWARDS
09:32:30 THE CONVENTION CENTER, WHICH IS AN ECONOMIC ENGINE IN OUR
09:32:34 DOWNTOWN.
09:32:35 AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND STP.
09:32:39 AGAIN A LOT OF THAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE
09:32:42 SPECIFICALLY IN DOWNTOWN.
09:32:45 CHANNEL DISTRICT, THE PICTURE THERE ON THE LEFT IS THE
09:32:49 DEMOLITION THAT'S GOING ON AT THE CHANNELSIDE MALL.
09:32:53 I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ALL SEEN THE PLANS FOR THE POP-UP
09:32:57 RESTAURANTS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT THERE.
09:32:58 AND THAT IS IN PERMITTING RIGHT NOW.
09:33:03 TO RIGHT IS THE PROJECT WHICH WILL OPEN LATER THIS YEAR,
09:33:08 HOPING BY THE END OF THE YEAR WHICH WILL ALSO CONTAIN A
09:33:10 PUBLIX, WHICH IS ALSO THERE ON THE TO RIGHT.
09:33:14 EXCUSE ME, TO LEFT IS THE HOTEL WHICH, AND THAT IS MOVING
09:33:20 ALONG IN CONSTRUCTION.
09:33:22 YOU CAN SEE THE -- TIF REVENUES CONTINUE TO CLIMB THERE AND
09:33:31 WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO SOME FACIAL AMBITIOUS PROJECTS
09:33:34 ONE OF WHICH IS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CHANNELSIDE DRIVE.
09:33:37 WE ALSO HAVE THE LAST OF THE THREE PARKS THAT ARE CALLED
09:33:40 FOR.
09:33:41 MADISON STREET, AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN, AND WE WILL BE
09:33:46 COMING BACK TO YOU IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE ABOUT SOME
09:33:50 CONTRACTS ABOUT FINISHING THE LAST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
09:33:52 THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THE CRA PLAN.
09:34:02 TAMPA HEIGHTS RIVERFRONT.
09:34:05 SOMETIMES I GET TO USE THE CLICKER, SOMETIMES I DON'T.
09:34:11 AGAIN YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE THERE OF THE ARMATURE WORKS
09:34:14 WHICH HAS BEEN AROUSING SUCCESS WHICH I THINK HAS TRIGGERED
09:34:18 QUITE A BIT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA AROUND THERE.
09:34:21 THE PEARL IS NOW OPEN AND IS BEING OCCUPIED.
09:34:25 AND WE SHOULD SEE A GROUNDBREAKING IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT
09:34:27 FUTURE, AN OFFICE BUILDING, AND PARKING GARAGE, AND SOME
09:34:33 RETAIL.
09:34:34 AND FOLLOWING THAT IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE WILL BE
09:34:39 ANOTHER OFFICE BUILDING AND SOME HOSPITALITY.
09:34:42 SO THAT PROJECT HAS REALLY STARTED TO COME INTO ITS OWN.
09:34:52 AGAIN AS I SAID, THAT $266,000 IS A REFLECTION OF THE
09:34:57 INCREASED VALUE OF THE ARMATURE WORKS.
09:35:01 THERE'S OUR BUDGET.
09:35:02 AND JUST AS A REMEMBRANCE HERE, AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL
09:35:07 DEVELOPMENT WITH THE HEIGHTS, A VERY LARGE PORTION OF THOSE
09:35:13 TIF FUNDS WERE PLEDGED TOWARDS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WITH THE
09:35:19 BONDS THAT WERE DONE IN THERE.
09:35:20 AND SO THE DEVELOPER SEEDED THAT, SPENT SEVERAL MILLION
09:35:24 DOLLARS, THEY WENT OUT AND BORROWED, I BELIEVE, $25 MILLION
09:35:27 IN BONDS, AND THEN THE MONEYS IN THAT, A BIG PORTION OF IT
09:35:30 WILL BE USED ON THE DEBT SERVICE.
09:35:41 CENTRAL PARK.
09:35:43 AGAIN, THE LION'S SHARE OF THE ACTIVITY THERE IS THE ENCORE.
09:35:48 AS I MENTIONED, YOU HAVE SEEN SOME RETAIL MOVING IN THERE IN
09:35:52 THE LAST YEAR.
09:35:53 AND WE SHOULD HEAR, I BELIEVE IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE,
09:35:57 ABOUT SOME OTHER COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PLACE.
09:36:02 THE DIFFERENCE IN THE INCOME WAS AGAIN THE PROPERTY
09:36:06 APPRAISER TAKING A LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION OF THE TENANCY IN
09:36:10 THOSE BUILDINGS, AND IT REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF SUBSIDIZED
09:36:15 HOUSING VERSUS MARKET RATE, WHICH IS WHY THEY DROPPED THAT
09:36:21 DOWN.
09:36:25 YBOR.
09:36:27 AND AGAIN YOU SEE SOME VERY SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS.
09:36:31 TOP LEFT IS THERE ON 22ND STREET.
09:36:34 THAT WAS THE FACADE GRANT.
09:36:36 THE BOTTOM LEFT IS THE TOBACCO FACTORY WHICH IS NOW ALMOST
09:36:41 COMPLETE.
09:36:41 THAT'S THE BUILDING SO NICE HE BUILT IT TWICE.
09:36:46 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND SHOULD BE READY SOON.
09:36:50 AND BOTTOM RIGHT IS THE HOTEL WHICH WE WENT THROUGH A
09:36:53 GROUNDBREAKING ON AND THEY ARE WORKING ON INFRASTRUCTURE
09:36:56 RIGHT NOW.
09:36:57 THE TOP RIGHT IS ANOTHER FACADE GRANT.
09:37:03 AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE HAS BEEN A VERY NICE INCREASE IN YBOR,
09:37:08 WHICH HAS ALLOWED THEM TO NOW MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THEM
09:37:13 MORE AMBITIOUS PLANS ONE OF WHICH ARE THE ARCHES WHICH WE
09:37:17 HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHICH IS A VERY
09:37:19 EXPENSIVE PROJECT, BUT IT'S REQUIRED AND NECESSARY BECAUSE
09:37:22 THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF THE EXISTING ARCHES, AND THE
09:37:26 FACT THAT WE WILL BE CHANGING THAT LIGHTING, L.E.D., WHICH
09:37:30 WILL GIVE US MORE FLEXIBILITY AND ALSO REQUIRES LESS
09:37:33 MAINTENANCE.
09:37:39 BUDGET.
09:37:39 THAT'S YBOR 1.
09:37:42 YBOR 2.
09:37:44 AGAIN RESIDENTIAL IN-FILL.
09:37:49 I WILL NOT BRING UP A WORD THAT BEGINS WITH C AND ENDS WITH
09:37:55 M, CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT.
09:37:57 WE HAD SOME PHONE CALLS THIS WEEK ABOUT THAT.
09:38:00 THEN WE SAW A NICE INCREASE --
09:38:06 (LAUGHTER)
09:38:09 >>YVONNE CAPIN: YEAH, I GOT IT.
09:38:11 >> A NICE INCREASE IN REVENUES.
09:38:14 AGAIN THAT'S ALLOWING THEM TO DO SOME OF THE STRUCTURES THAT
09:38:18 THEY WANTED TO SEE AND WE'LL SEE THAT MOVING FORWARD.
09:38:29 THIS IS THE CRA, EAST TAMPA, AND A POSTER CHILD FOR THE
09:38:34 RECOVERY AFTER THE ECONOMIC DOWNFALL.
09:38:36 IF YOU RECALL, AT ONE POINT, EAST TAMPA WENT ALL THE WAY
09:38:40 BACK TO ZERO.
09:38:43 AND THIS YEAR, ALMOST $3 MILLION.
09:38:46 I MEAN, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE TURNAROUND IN A RELATIVELY
09:38:50 SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
09:38:51 AND AGAIN, IF YOU ALL RECALL, THAT IS ONE OF THE CRAs THAT
09:38:57 HAS PROVED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT SPENDING AND THEY BUILT
09:39:01 UP A WAR CHEST WITH THE CONCERN THAT IF THE ECONOMY CHANGED
09:39:05 THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROJECTS THAT THEY
09:39:07 HAVE.
09:39:08 AND THE FACT THAT THEY DID PUT MONEY ASIDE FOR THE RAINY
09:39:12 DAY.
09:39:12 AND DID IT RAIN AND IT RAINED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
09:39:15 THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR PROJECTS.
09:39:17 AND SUCCESSFULLY SO.
09:39:25 THEIR BUDGET.
09:39:27 AND I BELIEVE MRS. BEST JUST TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THE
09:39:32 NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WHERE AGAIN PARTNERING
09:39:35 UP WITH THE CITY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE CRA.
09:39:40 I BELIEVE THE MURALS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAINTED
09:39:43 THERE ON 22ND STREET.
09:39:47 DREW PARK.
09:39:49 DREW PARK IS PROBABLY -- THE CRAs REALLY EMBRACED THE
09:39:56 FACADE GRANT AND IT SEEMS THE MORE WE DO THE MORE THAT COME
09:40:00 TO US.
09:40:01 AND THESE ARE SOME VERY GOOD EXAMPLES OF BUILDINGS THAT HAVE
09:40:03 BEEN REDONE, USING FACADE GRANTS.
09:40:07 AND THE BLUE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, COSMETICS, IS
09:40:12 REALLY A TREMENDOUS EXAMPLE OF THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS A
09:40:15 COLLECTION OF METAL SHEDS, AND A MOBILE HOME USED AS AN
09:40:20 OFFICE.
09:40:21 A GREAT CHANGE.
09:40:22 AND AGAIN, THE TOP RIGHT IS THE STREET MARKERS COMMEMORATING
09:40:27 DREW FIELD.
09:40:32 THE NEIGHBORHOOD FIELD IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR
09:40:34 HISTORY AND THEY WANT TO PRESERVE THAT.
09:40:36 AGAIN, THAT'S A LESS AMBITIOUS PROJECT THAT'S YET TO HAPPEN
09:40:41 IN DREW PARK, AND THAT IS THE LINEAR PARK.
09:40:47 A LOT OF THE OTHER STREETS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THIS
09:40:52 LINEAR PARK IS THE NEXT BIG PROJECT.
09:40:56 YOU SEE THERE'S A HEALTHY INCREASE IN REVENUE IN DREW PARK.
09:41:00 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE LOOKS AT NOW IS THAT THAT
09:41:03 THE CRA AS WELL AS THE CITY, VACANT LOTS IN DREW PARK, AND
09:41:08 THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND BEST WAYS OF
09:41:12 USING THAT.
09:41:13 AND ONE OF THEM IS THERE ARE POCKETS OF RESIDENTIAL AND
09:41:18 LOOKING AT ATTRACTING MORE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THAT
09:41:20 MARKETPLACE.
09:41:23 THE BUDGET IN DREW PARK.
09:41:26 WEST TAMPA.
09:41:32 AGAIN, WE HAVE LOTS GOING ON IN WEST TAMPA.
09:41:38 SINGLE-FAMILY, MULTIFAMILY, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COMMERCIAL
09:41:42 DEVELOPMENTS.
09:41:43 THE PARK HAS BEEN A BIG BOON.
09:41:45 AND IT CONTINUES TO BE THAT WAY.
09:41:49 WE WILL SEE ACTUAL VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION IN THIS NEXT YEAR
09:41:53 IN THE NORTH BOULEVARD HOMES.
09:41:56 THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
09:41:59 FOR RELOCATIONS OF THE BALL FIELDS, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
09:42:04 THAT PROJECT.
09:42:05 AS YOU KNOW, THAT AREA, A PORTION OF IT HAS BEEN DECLARED A
09:42:08 BROWNFIELD, BECAUSE OF THE CONTAMINATION FROM CHEMICAL
09:42:14 PLANTS THAT WERE NEARBY ON ROME.
09:42:17 SO I THINK ALL OF THAT IS BEING DIGESTED AND WORKED, AND AS
09:42:21 I MENTIONED EARLIER THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN IS NOW BEING
09:42:23 VETTED BY THE COMMUNITY.
09:42:25 WE HAVE A PLAN.
09:42:27 PEOPLE HAVE LOOKED AT IT.
09:42:29 WE ARE NOW HEARING COMMENTS AND CONCERNS, AND THIS WILL ALL
09:42:34 BEING MELDED INTO THE FINAL WEST TAMPA PLAN.
09:42:47 THAT WAS 99%.
09:42:49 ALMOST 100% INCREASE IN WEST TAMPA.
09:42:51 AND IT COMES AT A GREAT TIME BECAUSE WITH THE STRATEGIC
09:42:54 ACTION PLAN AND ACTIVATED COMMUNITY, THEY CAN NOW HAVE SOME
09:42:57 DIRECTION AND BUILD A PLAN ON WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE.
09:43:02 THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT.
09:43:04 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IS IMPORTANT.
09:43:05 THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES THEY WANT TO ADD SIDEWALKS.
09:43:08 STREETLIGHTS.
09:43:09 BICYCLE PATHS.
09:43:10 I MEAN, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE THINGS.
09:43:13 THERE ARE SOME FLOODING issues THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO
09:43:15 HAVE ADDRESSED.
09:43:16 SO THEY HAVE A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS TO SPEND MONEY ON.
09:43:22 YOU CAN SEE THE LION'S SHARE OF THAT MONEY IS THE
09:43:26 NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE.
09:43:29 SO WE WILL HAVE A REFINEMENT OF THIS.
09:43:34 I WILL BE COLLECTING COMMENTS AND CONCERNS COMING BACK TO
09:43:36 THE BOARD WITH THE SERVICE AGREEMENT IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE
09:43:42 BUDGET.
09:43:43 ANY QUESTIONS?
09:43:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS?
09:43:46 HEARING NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:43:49 NEXT UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
09:43:51 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
09:43:53 SO IF YOU WILL APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
09:43:57 ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK?
09:43:58 >>
09:44:21 WORLDWIDE GLOBAL SOVEREIGN CITIZEN.
09:44:31 [OFF MICROPHONE]
09:44:36 RULER DESPOTS, king, living, entity, creditor, true living
09:45:01 man, Judge, HDC, Johnny B. booth, formal UCC, 1207, king's
09:45:26 tort/LIEN, notice, claims against the foreign control upon
09:45:36 family run a government against American people, not
09:45:49 speaking of current foreign President Trump, disrupt of
09:45:55 sovereignty, terrorist acts against thyself and my people
09:46:06 America, kidnapping of sovereign's children, to where than
09:46:10 England, United States, never had or has a right nor
09:46:16 privilege to, human trafficking.
09:46:24 NOW, THEY KIND OF ACTED LIKE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
09:46:32 SO KIDNAPPING, OWNED BY ENGLAND, NOT REALLY BY AMERICA.
09:46:38 [BELL SOUNDS]
09:46:40 I NEED YOU TO STEP FORWARD.
09:46:55 [RUSTLING PAPERS]
09:47:00 OH, JACKSON HEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD.
09:47:03 THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED ALSO.
09:47:04 [BELL SOUNDS]
09:47:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:47:08 NEXT, PLEASE.
09:47:08 >> GOOD MORNING.
09:47:23 RICK FERNANDEZ, 2906 NORTH ELMORE, TAMPA 33602.
09:47:29 TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
09:47:32 FIRST, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CRA ISSUE.
09:47:36 LET'S CALL IT TAMPA HEIGHTS CRA 2.
09:47:39 AND THANKS TO COUNCILMAN REDDICK FOR HAVING PUT THAT ON THE
09:47:44 TABLE FOR DISCUSSION TODAY.
09:47:47 BRIEF AS IT WAS, I DID NOT HEAR A "NO" WHICH IS A GOOD
09:47:51 THING.
09:47:51 BUT I HAVE HEARD PRINCIPALLY WAS THERE WAS A STUDY THAT WILL
09:47:56 COST MONEY, APPROXIMATELY $40,000.
09:47:58 I'M ASSUMING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FINDING OF NECESSITY
09:48:01 STUDY.
09:48:02 SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED IF THERE IS A
09:48:06 WILL, IF NOT IN THIS ADMINISTRATION THEN A FUTURE ONE.
09:48:10 I JUST WANT YOU TO NOTICE THAT WE WILL KEEP THAT BALL IN
09:48:13 PLAY.
09:48:14 YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT AGAIN FROM US.
09:48:16 AND PROBABLY INDIVIDUALLY ONE ON ONE GOING FORWARD AS TIME
09:48:22 PROGRESSES.
09:48:27 ONE THING I DID WANT TO ADDRESS WAS THE EVOLUTION. IDEA
09:48:30 SINCE I LAST STOOD HERE LAST MONTH.
09:48:34 WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS BEING A MORE
09:48:37 LIMITED CORRIDOR RATHER THAN THE ENTIRETY OF THE HEIGHTS
09:48:42 QUADRANT REALLY TO EMBRACE THE BUSINESS CORRIDOR WHICH IS
09:48:49 GENERALLY DEFINED BY FLORIDA AVENUE AND TAMPA STREET, WILL
09:48:53 OVERLAP ON EITHER SIDE GOING FROM 275 STRAIGHT UP THE
09:48:57 CORRIDOR TO MARTIN LUTHER KING.
09:49:04 I WOULD POINT OUT THAT IS NOT ONLY A DESTINATION CORRIDOR AS
09:49:07 IT IS DEVELOPING FOR TAMPA HEIGHTS WITH DEVELOPMENTS LIKE
09:49:10 THE ARMATURE WORKS AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THE
09:49:13 PEARL AND OF COURSE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ALONG YELLOW
09:49:17 BRICK ROAD, BUT IT'S ALSO A TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
09:49:23 CORRIDOR.
09:49:25 CURRENTLY, IT IS DEVELOPING AS SUCH FOR THE FUTURE.
09:49:29 ANYTHING YOU SEE NOW REGARDING BUS RAPID TRANSIT
09:49:32 DEVELOPMENT, THE STREETCAR EXTENSION, WHATEVER IT MAY BE,
09:49:36 THAT CORRIDOR IS FRANKLY DEAD CENTER.
09:49:41 AND WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE
09:49:43 TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE
09:49:46 PUTTING TRANSIT STATION AS LONG IN A CORRIDOR?
09:49:49 AND IF I GOT NOTHING ELSE, I T JACOB STUDY, THE BRT JACOB
09:49:55 STUDY, IT'S PRICE POINTS FOR SOME OF THOSE FACILITIES.
09:49:59 BUSES.
09:50:00 A MILLION DOLLARS APIECE.
09:50:02 TRANSIT STATIONS FOR THAT ENTIRE PROJECT OVER $200 MILLION
09:50:08 FOR 20 TRANSIT STATIONS.
09:50:10 SO DO THE MATH AS TO WHAT EACH INDIVIDUALLY WOULD COST.
09:50:15 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO DEVELOP A CRA CORRIDOR THAT
09:50:18 WILL HELP TO SUPPORT THAT DEVELOPMENT --
09:50:23 [BELL SOUNDS]
09:50:24 ON EITHER SIDE OF A QUARTER MAIL.
09:50:26 SO BY COMPARISON THE 40,000 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH AND IT'S
09:50:30 FUTURE ORIENTED.
09:50:31 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:50:32 I ALSO WANTED TO THANK FDOT.
09:50:34 THEY HAVE BEEN A GOOD PARTNER WITH US FOR THE LAST YEAR OR
09:50:37 SO.
09:50:37 I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM SINCE THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO
09:50:40 STICK AROUND FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
09:50:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:50:43 ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK?
09:50:44 SEEING NONE, WE MOVE ON TO THE APPROVALS.
09:50:48 ITEM NUMBER 5.
09:50:49 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: WE ARE ASKING TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE
09:50:55 EAST TAMPA CRA FUND TO NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL
09:51:00 TRANSPORTATION.
09:51:00 >> MOVED BY COUNCILMAN REDDICK, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
09:51:05 REDDICK.
09:51:06 ALL IN FAVOR?
09:51:07 MOTION PASSES.
09:51:07 >>BOB MCDONAUGH: ANOTHER MOVEMENT IN EAST TAMPA CRA,
09:51:12 INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE.
09:51:14 >> MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
09:51:16 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN REDDICK.
09:51:18 ALL IN FAVOR?
09:51:19 OPPOSED?
09:51:20 ALL RIGHT.
09:51:20 >> THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
09:51:24 >> WE MOVE ON TO INFORMATION REPORTS AND NEW BUSINESS.
09:51:26 >>LUIS VIERA: NO.
09:51:28 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO, SIR.
09:51:29 >>YVONNE CAPIN: NONE.
09:51:30 >>FRANK REDDICK: NONE.
09:51:31 >>HARRY COHEN: NONE.
09:51:33 >>MIKE SUAREZ: [OFF MICROPHONE]
09:51:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PERFECT.
09:51:38 CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE?
09:51:40 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
09:51:41 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SUAREZ.
09:51:43 ALL IN FAVOR?
09:51:44 ALL RIGHT.
09:51:44 WE ARE ADJOURNED.
09:51:45 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:51:45 (ADJOURNED)
09:51:47
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