TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
9:00 A.M.
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09:07:46
09:10:21 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY
09:10:23 COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
09:10:27 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:10:29 COUNCILMAN CITRO, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE INVOCATION
09:10:31 TODAY?
09:10:32 OR COUNCILMAN MIRANDA?
09:10:33 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
09:10:35 IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE MR. TOM SCOTT
09:10:39 TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION TODAY.
09:10:41 BISHOP SCOTT IS A MAN WHO CARES DEEPLY FOR HIS COMMUNITY.
09:10:44 HE HAS SERVED ON THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AVIATION
09:10:46 AUTHORITY, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY,
09:10:48 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY, TAMPA SPORTS
09:10:50 AUTHORITY, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT
09:10:53 AUTHORITY, FLORIDA STATE FAIR AUTHORITY, METROPOLITAN
09:10:56 PLANNING ORGANIZATION, TAMPA BAY CONVENTION CENTER, AND
09:10:59 BUREAU, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, ENERGY AND
09:11:02 POLICY BOARD, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS.
09:11:05 BISHOP SCOTT BECAME THE PASTOR OF THE 31st STREET
09:11:08 CHURCH OF GOD WHERE HE SERVED AS PASTOR FOR 33 YEARS.
09:11:12 HIS CHURCH HAS GROWN FROM 50 MEMBERS TO OVER 800 MEMBERS.
09:11:16 HIS VISION INCLUDED OPENING ONE OF THE PREMIER SCHOOLS IN
09:11:19 TAMPA CALLED KINGS KIDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.
09:11:23 HE'S ALSO THE TAMPA BAY FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
09:11:27 AND SHARED MINISTER WITH MANY OTHER MINISTRIES THAT ARE
09:11:31 REACHING AND TOUCHING LIVES.
09:11:32 HE ALSO SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FLORIDA STATE
09:11:34 ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH OF GOD.
09:11:37 HE'S ALSO SERVED AS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL AND HILLSBOROUGH
09:11:39 COUNTY COMMISSION.
09:11:41 HE'S ALSO SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF BOTH.
09:11:43 ABOVE ALL, HE'S A FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE.
09:11:46 BISHOP SCOTT.
09:11:50 >>JONATHAN SCOTT: THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE
09:11:54 BISHOP SCOTT: LET ME THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO
09:11:57 FOR THIS COMMUNITY, TO FOR ALL TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE
09:12:02 FOR ALL CITIZENS, SO YOU HAVE A TASK IN THE PANDEMIC THAT
09:12:07 WE ARE IN, AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, WITH THE LOSS OF JOBS,
09:12:13 RACIAL JUSTICE.
09:12:14 SO I AM DELIGHTED TO PRAY TODAY.
09:12:22 PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE.
09:12:27 WE ARE ALWAYS REMINDED OF WHAT THE WORD TELLS US THAT IS
09:12:31 TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN ALL OF OUR WAYS, AND YOU WILL
09:12:35 DIRECT OUR PATH.
09:12:36 AS WE COME INTO YOUR DIVINE PRESENCE, THERE IS SO MUCH WE
09:12:40 NEED TO THANK YOU FOR, IN SPITE OF THIS CRISIS THAT WE
09:12:43 ARE FACING.
09:12:44 WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND THE BLESSINGS OF THIS DAY.
09:12:48 ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AND ANOTHER DAY WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
09:12:52 THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US.
09:12:55 THANK YOU TODAY DURING THIS PANDEMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC
09:13:00 CRISIS, RACIAL INJUSTICE, SO MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE
09:13:05 PLAGUING OUR NATION, AND I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GIVE US
09:13:09 WISDOM TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.
09:13:12 WE THANK YOU TODAY INFORM THIS CITY COUNCIL.
09:13:15 WE THANK YOU FOR THE INTEGRITY.
09:13:18 WE THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM AND INSIGHTS.
09:13:21 I PRAY THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A
09:13:26 BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS.
09:13:31 THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT NATION.
09:13:34 WE ARE ONE PEOPLE UNDER GOD.
09:13:38 SO THANK YOU AS YOU BLESS OUR NATION AND OUR COUNTRY.
09:13:42 BRING US CLOSER.
09:13:43 AND COME INTO YOUR PRESENCE TODAY, WE WANT TO THANK YOU
09:13:47 FOR SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE.
09:13:53 WE PRAY FOR OVER 230,000 LOST.
09:14:05 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE.
09:14:09 FOR IT IS IN YOUR NAME THAT WE PRAY.
09:14:11 AMEN.
09:14:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:14:13 [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]
09:14:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:14:26 ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
09:14:27 >>LUIS VIERA: HERE.
09:14:29 >>ORLANDO GUDES: HERE.
09:14:30 >>BILL CARLSON: HERE.
09:14:32 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: HERE.
09:14:33 >>JOSEPH CITRO: HERE.
09:14:34 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE.
09:14:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE.
09:14:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:14:39 MR. SHELBY.
09:14:40 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
09:14:41 GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
09:14:43 MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
09:14:46 TODAY IS THE 5th OF NOVEMBER, AND WE ARE AT THE TAMPA
09:14:50 CONVENTION CENTER, 333 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET.
09:14:56 TODAY'S REGULAR AGENDA OF THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, IS
09:15:02 BEING CONDUCTED LIVE AND IN PERSON PRESENT WITH THE WITH
09:15:10 COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TECHNOLOGY.
09:15:11 THE MEETINGS ARE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EMERGENCY
09:15:15 PROCEDURE AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 2020-25 AND AMENDED
09:15:25 490.
09:15:28 YOU ARE ABLE TO WATCH THIS TODAY ON CHANNEL SPECTRUM 640
09:15:31 OR FRONTIER CABLE 15 TV OR ON THE INTERNET AT
09:15:34 TAMPAGOV.NET/LIVESTREAM, ONE WORD, OR ON THE CITY
09:15:39 COUNCIL'S -- CITY OF TAMPA'S FACEBOOK PAGE.
09:15:42 ALSO, INFORMATION AS ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS
09:15:48 MEETING BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY IS AVAILABLE AT
09:15:53 TAMPAGOV.NET/CITY COUNCIL.
09:16:01 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
09:16:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:16:04 WE NOW GO TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM TO
09:16:08 THE AGENDA.
09:16:10 ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS?
09:16:13 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED.
09:16:17 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO MOVE APPROVAL FROM
09:16:19 COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
09:16:20 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
09:16:22 ANY OBJECTION?
09:16:23 >>LUIS VIERA: MR., IF I MAY.
09:16:26 WITH REGARDS TO COUNCILMAN CITRO'S RESOLUTION, I KNOW WE
09:16:29 HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SPEAK ON THAT TODAY.
09:16:31 IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS GOING TO BE CONTINUED?
09:16:38 COUNCILMAN CITRO, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT NOW?
09:16:41 >> I WILL ADDRESS THAT IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
09:16:45 THANK YOU, SIR.
09:16:46 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVING THE
09:16:49 AGENDA AND ADDENDUM?
09:16:51 HEARING NONE IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
09:17:00 [INDISCERNIBLE]
09:17:06 >> NUMBER 87 IS GOING TO BE BUNDLED WITH 67.
09:17:11 SO IF WE BUNDLE THAT TOGETHER.
09:17:13 THERE'S DISCUSSION -- ALL RIGHT.
09:17:18 WE ARE GOING TO GO FIRST TO CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES.
09:17:22 THERE'S A STANLEY CUP, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING HERE.
09:17:36 COUNCILMAN CITRO.
09:17:46 [~AUDIO DISTORTION~]
09:18:34 >> THE WHOLE CITY OF TAMPA IS PROUD TO SAY THANK YOU VERY
09:18:46 MUCH FOR BRINGING THE STANLEY CUP HOME.
09:18:53 [ APPLAUSE ]
09:18:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE HEARING ON
09:19:21 TV.
09:19:22 [INDISCERNIBLE]
09:19:42 >> IT'S REALLY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH THESE GREAT PEOPLE
09:19:48 BEHIND ME.
09:19:49 BY THE WAY, IF YOU WANT IT CONTINUE, THE GENERAL MANAGER.
09:19:57 ANYWAY, MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ARE SO PROUD FOR THE LAST
09:20:01 SEVEN YEARS TO CALL TAMPA HOME.
09:20:10 I'M JUST THE COACH IN THE BACKGROUND AND WATCH.
09:20:13 WE WATCH OUR PLAYERS DO ALL THIS HARD WORK.
09:20:16 THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DESERVE ALL THE CREDIT.
09:20:19 BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY LOVE THIS CITY, AND THEY
09:20:26 WERE SO PROUD TO GET OFF THAT PLANE AND WE HAVE THAT
09:20:30 STANLEY CUP IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, LOOKING BACK ON 2019.
09:20:35 SO AS FAR AS THIS STANLEY CUP IS FOR US, IT'S FOR YOU,
09:20:38 THE CITY OF TAMPA.
09:20:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:20:43 [ APPLAUSE ]
09:20:45 DOES ANYBODY ON THE DAIS HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
09:20:51 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: JUST TO REITERATE WHAT COUNCILMAN
09:20:55 CITRO SAID, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND CITY
09:21:00 COUNCIL, AND I'M SURE THE MAYOR, WE COULDN'T BE PROUDER.
09:21:06 I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WAS SO EXCITING, BUT THIS TIME
09:21:11 IS EASILY AS EXCITING, EQUALLY AS EXCITING, AND IT'S
09:21:16 FANTASTIC WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND THE TEAM AND THE
09:21:19 FANS.
09:21:19 I KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE FANS.
09:21:22 SO WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
09:21:24 CONGRATULATIONS.
09:21:25 THANK YOU.
09:21:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE?
09:21:28 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
09:21:29 THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TODAY.
09:21:32 COACH, I BEING A BALL COACH FOR MANY YEARS, I UNDERSTAND
09:21:41 WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP IS A GREAT, GREAT FEELING.
09:21:50 LOCKER ROOM HERO.
09:21:51 I LOOKED AT THE SUCCESS YOU HAD WITH THE BALL CLUB.
09:21:54 I LOOK AT WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM, LOCKER ROOM
09:22:03 TRAINING, LEADERSHIP, GUIDANCE.
09:22:05 THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE LIGHTNING PROGRAM.
09:22:07 AGAIN, CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM.
09:22:10 THANK YOU.
09:22:13 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:22:17 ANYBODY ELSE?
09:22:17 >>JOSEPH CITRO: IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR.
09:22:24 COACH, THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE VICTORIOUS
09:22:27 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING, AND IN DOING SO BRINGS THE STANLEY
09:22:30 CUP TO OUR GREAT CITY.
09:22:32 WE COMMEND THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AND THEIR VICTORY OVER
09:22:35 THE DALLAS STARS 4 GAMES TO 2 IN THE STANLEY CUP FINAL.
09:22:39 TO CONCLUDE AN AMAZING FEAT.
09:22:43 THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS HAD A CHALLENGING YEAR, AND YOUR
09:22:46 VICTORY HAS TRULY GIVEN OUR CITY AND THE COMMUNITY A
09:22:49 GREAT REASON TO CELEBRATE.
09:22:51 IT IS OUR HONOR, AND THE CITY OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO
09:22:57 PRESENT THIS COMMENDATION ON THE 5th DAY OF NOVEMBER
09:23:01 2020.
09:23:01 [ APPLAUSE ]
09:23:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
09:23:21 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:23:23 OUR NEXT COMMENDATION IS BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
09:23:26 AND I BELIEVE IS THIS ONE VIRTUAL, SIR?
09:23:30 ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN GUDES WILL GO TO THE PODIUM.
09:24:02 >>ORLANDO GUDES: AGAIN, GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
09:24:05 EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PERSON WHO COMES
09:24:10 ALONG AND SEES AN IDEA, WHO HAVE SEES SOMETHING THAT THE
09:24:17 CITY IS MISSING, SEES SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTRY IS
09:24:20 MISSING.
09:24:26 VIVIAN ANDERSON.
09:24:27 DO WE HAVE HER ON THE LINE, I.T.?
09:24:30 IT MUST BE VIRTUAL.
09:24:32 VIVIAN FOUND A NEED THAT WAS MISSING AND DEALT WITH
09:24:42 EQUALITY AND EQUITY.
09:24:44 SHE LIVES IN TAMPA, WAS NOT HAPPY WITH A CONSTRUCTION
09:24:46 SIGN THAT SAID "MEN WORKING."
09:24:49 SHE WROTE MAYOR JANE CASTOR BACK.
09:24:54 SHE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SIGN.
09:24:56 AFTER ALL, MEN AND WOMEN WERE PRESENT WORKING.
09:24:59 I DIDN'T REALLY -- IT WAS EXCLUDING OF WOMEN, SAID VIVIAN
09:25:05 TO HER MOM.
09:25:08 THAT SAYS SOMETHING THAT SHE WAS LOOKING OUT UPON ARISING
09:25:13 AND SEEING A NEED THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED.
09:25:16 IN AUGUST, THE MAYOR REPLIED AND AGREED WITH VIVIAN THAT
09:25:20 A SIGN SHOULD BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF THE CITY, AND
09:25:23 HOPEFULLY THAT WILL TRANSCEND ACROSS THIS NATION AND SAY
09:25:27 THAT INCLUSION IS NECESSARY.
09:25:29 VIVIAN IS A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY
09:25:32 SCHOOL.
09:25:32 SHE IS A VERY OUTGOING PERSON, AN ATHLETE, AND PLAYS
09:25:36 SOCCER, SHE LIKES TO PLAY ROLL BOX WITH HER FRIENDS, AND
09:25:42 SPEND TIME WITH HER FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES TWO BROTHERS.
09:25:44 SHE WANTS TO BE A SOCCER PLAYER LIKE ALEXIS MORGAN OR THE
09:25:52 A MAYOR LIKE JANE CASTOR.
09:25:54 AGAIN, I HAD TO DO SOMETHING WHEN I -- I JUST LOST A
09:26:02 YOUNG MAN HERE TONIGHT, 17-YEAR-OLD, WHO WON'T BE ABLE TO
09:26:07 PLAY BALL.
09:26:08 A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I LOST A FEW MORE STUDENT ATHLETES.
09:26:11 BUT WHEN I SAW THIS, YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE YOUNG PEOPLE
09:26:17 HOE DO A GREAT JOB FOR OUR CITY.
09:26:29 IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE
09:26:31 SOMEONE FOR GOING BEYOND ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS
09:26:34 EXPECTED.
09:26:35 SHE HAS PROVEN HERSELF TO BE AN OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF
09:26:38 TAMPA.
09:26:39 I, THAT ANSWER IT IS CALL OF DUTY FOR OUR CITIZENSHIP.
09:26:43 VIVIAN HELPED MOVE THE CITY FORWARD WITH HER ALL
09:26:46 INCLUSIVE SIGNAGE.
09:26:47 SHE OBSERVED THERE WAS A SIGN, A CONSTRUCTION SITE,
09:26:51 INDICATING MEN WORKING, AND WOMEN WERE ALSO PRESENT.
09:26:54 VIVIAN DID AGREE -- DIDN'T AGREE WITH THE SIGN.
09:26:59 SHE HAD THE FORTITUDE TO REACH OUT TO MAYOR JANE CASTOR
09:27:02 AND REQUEST THE "MEN WORKING" SIGN BE CHANGED TO "WORKERS
09:27:05 PRESENT."
09:27:06 ON THIS 5th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020, IT'S GREAT PLEASURE
09:27:10 FOR CITY COUNCIL TO HONOR VIVIAN ANDERSON FOR HER
09:27:14 LEADERSHIP.
09:27:27 WE APPLAUD HER FOR HER EFFORTS.
09:27:29 IS SHE ON THE LINE?
09:27:33 >>THE CLERK: I DON'T SEE THE NAME.
09:27:36 >> I WILL MAKE A STATEMENT THAT SHE'S AT ROOSEVELT
09:27:41 ELEMENTARY.
09:27:41 I AM GOING TO PERSONALLY PROVIDE TO THE HER TOMORROW AND
09:27:44 GIVE HER THE COMMENDATION.
09:27:45 AGAIN, THANK YOU, VIVIAN, FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
09:27:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS.
09:27:49 [ APPLAUSE ]
09:27:52 ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
09:27:55 COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
09:27:56 >>BILL CARLSON: I THINK I SAID THIS, BUT IN CASE VIVIAN
09:28:05 AND HER MOM ARE LISTENING, HER MOM IS A PROFESSOR AT --
09:28:09 >> TURN ON YOUR MIKE.
09:28:11 >>MARTIN SHELBY: BRING IT CLOSER, IF YOU CAN.
09:28:13 >>BILL CARLSON: I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATS TO VIVIAN.
09:28:17 I MET HER THROUGH HER MOM, WHO IS A PROFESSOR AT
09:28:20 UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA AND VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY,
09:28:22 AND VIVIAN CAME OVER, I INTERVIEWED HER ON YOUTUBE, JUST
09:28:27 A REALLY BRILLIANT YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS GOING TO DO GREAT
09:28:31 THINGS IN THE FUTURE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING HER
09:28:33 CAREER AND THE CHANGES THAT SHE MAKES.
09:28:35 THANK YOU.
09:28:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:28:37 ANYBODY ELSE?
09:28:38 >>LUIS VIERA: IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR.
09:28:41 THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN GUDES, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
09:28:44 YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE
09:28:46 LANGUAGE THAT WE SPEAK JUST DAY TO DAY IN NORMAL
09:28:49 DISCOURSE, WE TAKE A LOT OF THINGS FOR GRANTED THAT WE
09:28:52 SHOULDN'T TAKE FOR GRANTED, THINGS THAT WE WOULD SAY 30
09:28:54 YEARS AGO, 40 YEARS AGO, WE WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT SAYING
09:28:57 TODAY AND SO AND SO ON.
09:28:59 SO, YOU KNOW, I OBVIOUSLY COMMEND THIS YOUNG WOMAN FOR
09:29:03 BEING THOUGHTFUL.
09:29:04 YESTERDAY, COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO AND I WERE SPEAKING AT A
09:29:07 ROTARY EVENT ON LEADERSHIP AND ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS
09:29:10 BELIEVE ABOUT LEADERSHIP IS TO BE MAYBE THE WORD
09:29:13 TRAILBLAZER IS A LITTLE MUCH IN THIS REGARD BUT CERTAINLY
09:29:17 SOMEBODY WHO THINKS BEFORE THEIR TIME, THAT IN TODAY'S
09:29:22 DAY AND AGE WE PROBABLY SAY THINGS THAT 40 YEARS FROM NOW
09:29:25 WE ARE GOING TO BE AGHAST AT.
09:29:27 SO I THINK A TRAILBLAZER IS SOMEBODY WHO THINKS AHEAD AND
09:29:31 HAS THE SENSITIVITY AND DECENCY TO SEE BEYOND THINGS. SO
09:29:35 THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILMAN GUDES.
09:29:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:29:38 ANYBODY ELSE?
09:29:41 ALL RIGHT.
09:29:42 THANK YOU.
09:29:43 WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THE WAY THIS
09:29:47 COMPLICATED MEETING IS, SINCE WE ARE HYBRID, WE HAVE
09:29:50 PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED IN, SENT US RECORDED MESSAGES,
09:29:54 AND WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.
09:29:55 SO SINCE YOU ARE HERE I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE PEOPLE IN
09:29:57 THE AUDIENCE FIRST.
09:29:58 YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND APPROACH THE
09:30:03 LECTERN WHICH WE WILL SANITIZE AFTER EACH PERSON.
09:30:06 IF YOU WILL ALTERNATE SO WE SANITIZE ONE AND THE OTHER
09:30:09 PERSON SPEAKS.
09:30:11 AND WE HAVE THE KIOSK OUTSIDE, IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK
09:30:15 THAT IS OUT THERE IN THE LOBBY AND DOES NOT WANTS TO COME
09:30:17 IN OUT OF SAFETY, I UNDERSTAND.
09:30:20 WE HAVE THAT OPTION.
09:30:21 SO WE OPEN ALL OPTIONS UP FOR PEOPLE'S SAFETY.
09:30:25 PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND CLERK, IF YOU
09:30:27 WOULD START THE CLOCK FOR THREE MINUTES.
09:30:29 >> MENTESMOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
09:30:36 I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING, IT'S A GARBAGE CITY
09:30:40 COUNCIL, NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.
09:30:43 A GARBAGE CITY COUNCIL.
09:30:46 IT'S A GARBAGE MAYOR.
09:30:48 IT'S BEEN THAT WAY INDEFINITELY.
09:30:52 IT'S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS CITY.
09:30:55 SINCE THE BEGINNING OF LYNCH CITY.
09:30:59 AND THEY STILL -- OHIO AFRICAN PEOPLE ARE TREATED, HOW
09:31:09 THE WORKING CLASS OF THE POPULATION IS TREATED, HOW THEY
09:31:12 TREAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, AND IT'S NO COMPASSION, NONE
09:31:18 WHATSOEVER.
09:31:20 AND WHEN THE PEOPLE TRY TO RESIST TYRANNY, BECAUSE THAT'S
09:31:23 WHAT IT IS, WHEN THE PEOPLE TRY TO RESIST OPPRESSION,
09:31:26 THEY MAKE ON THE SPOT RULES, THEY INCARCERATE YOU, THEY
09:31:31 BEAT YOU, THEY SEND YOU A WAY WITH LONG PRISON SENTENCES,
09:31:36 AND NOTHING IS REVOLVED RESOLVED.
09:31:41 THE SAME MF-ING CONDITIONS THAT EXIST FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE,
09:31:49 200 YEARS AGO, EXIST RIGHT NOW.
09:31:51 ALL THE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, HOUSING, LOOK WHAT THEY
09:31:58 DID TO THE PEOPLE OF TAMPA PARK JUST RECENTLY.
09:32:03 HOUSING.
09:32:03 HEALTH CARE.
09:32:04 LOOK HOW CORONAVIRUS IS RAVAGING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
09:32:14 EVER WHERE YOU GO YOU SIDE PLASTERED WITH ALCOHOL AND
09:32:18 TOBACCO ADVERTISING.
09:32:19 THAT'S WHAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE TO SEE.
09:32:22 AT THIS TIME SAME GARBAGE, AND THIS CITY COUNCIL DOES
09:32:26 POLL NOTHING FOR THE PEOPLE.
09:32:30 DRIVER'S LICENSES.
09:32:31 LOOK AT EMPLOYMENT.
09:32:33 EVERYTHING.
09:32:35 AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ADVANCING THE CONVERSATION IN NO
09:32:40 WAY WHATSOEVER.
09:32:41 WHAT THEY DO IS THEY TAKE FROM THE POOR AND GIVE TO THE
09:32:44 RICH AND THEY RUN THROUGH THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY WITH
09:32:49 THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT, HARASSING AFRICAN PEOPLE.
09:32:54 NO SERVICES IN THE AFRICAN PEOPLE, BUT THEY HAVE CODE
09:32:57 ENFORCEMENT HARASSING AFRICAN PEOPLE, 24/7.
09:33:01 THAT HAS TO STOP.
09:33:03 YOU HAVE TO SEE SOME FORM OF ENLIGHTENMENT TO WHERE IT
09:33:06 CAN BE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT SOME
09:33:10 PEOPLE, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, SO THE CITY AND ALL
09:33:13 PEOPLE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
09:33:15 BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
09:33:17 THIS CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO TIGHTEN UP.
09:33:19 THIS CITY COUNCIL WITH SUPPOSEDLY PROGRESSIVES NEED TO
09:33:25 TIGHTEN UP.
09:33:25 ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WAS ARRESTED DURING THE RESISTANCE TO
09:33:29 THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, THOSE PEOPLE NEED TO BE OUT,
09:33:33 CHARGES NEED TO BE DROPPED AGAINST THEM, AND THIS CITY
09:33:35 COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN DOING SOMETHING ABOUT
09:33:38 IT.
09:33:39 PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
09:33:40 AFRICAN PEOPLE, BLACK PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE
09:33:43 TREATMENT WE ARE RECEIVING EVEN TO THE POINT THAT YOU SEE
09:33:46 SOME OF THESE CLOWNS THINKING THEY CAN GET SOME KIND OF
09:33:49 JUSTICE OR FAIR TREATMENT TO VOTE FOR DONALD FOR THOSE
09:33:54 THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS.
09:33:55 THAT LIFESTYLE HAS TO CHANGE.
09:33:57 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:33:59 NEXT SPEAKER.
09:34:06 >> GOOD MORNING.
09:34:06 MY NAME IS BROOK ERRETT, AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING FOOD
09:34:10 AND WATER ACTION, AND OUR 3500 SUPPORTERS IN TAMPA, AND
09:34:15 THE TAMPA BAY CLIMATE ALLIANCE, AND TAMPA OVER 50
09:34:19 ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND FAITH INSTITUTIONS WHO
09:34:23 SIGNED THE LETTER THAT YOU RECEIVED YESTERDAY TO SUPPORT
09:34:27 TAMPA'S TRANSITION TO 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BY
09:34:32 2030.
09:34:36 I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU ON COUNCIL FOR TAKING THE TIME
09:34:39 TO MEET AND TALK WITH US ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
09:34:42 ISSUES FACING THE CITY OF TAMPA AND OUR REGION.
09:34:46 ACCORDING TO THE UN LATEST IPCC REPORT, WE ARE IN A
09:34:52 CLIMATE EMERGENCY, AND WE ONLY HAVE THE NEXT TEN YEARS TO
09:34:55 AVOID CLIMATE DISASTER.
09:34:59 TAMPA RANKS NUMBER 2 AS ONE OF THE MOST VULNERABLE CITIES
09:35:03 TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE U.S. MEANING THAT WE WILL BE
09:35:07 IMPACTED PRIOR TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.
09:35:10 WE CANNOT WAIT.
09:35:11 LUCKILY, WE HAVE A COUNCIL AND A MAYOR WHO ARE AWARE OF
09:35:17 THIS.
09:35:17 THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE PUSH FORWARD WITH A
09:35:20 RESOLUTION THAT BANS FOSSIL FUELS AND FOSSIL FUEL
09:35:25 STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION THIS CITY TO 100% CLEAN
09:35:29 RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM SOLAR WIND AND TIDAL SOURCES BY
09:35:32 2030.
09:35:33 WE ARE WORKING IN THE INTERESTS OF EVERYONE HERE TODAY.
09:35:37 WE WANT A FUTURE THAT BENEFITS US ALL.
09:35:43 WHAT DOES THIS RESOLUTION TODAY?
09:35:45 IT WILL BAN FOSSIL FUELS THAT ARE ANTIQUATED AND SET US
09:35:50 ON A PATH TO POWER OUR CITY WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY.
09:35:53 SECOND, IT WILL STOP NEW FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.
09:35:56 SO WHAT IS FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU MIGHT ASK?
09:35:59 WELL, FOSSIL FUEL STRUCTURE IS ANY PIPELINE OR FACILITY
09:36:04 THAT PRODUCES, TRANSPORTS OR COMBUSTS NATURAL GAS, OIL OR
09:36:08 COAL.
09:36:08 SO THIS RESOLUTION WILL NOT SHUT DOWN YOUR WAWAS AND GAS
09:36:14 STATIONS.
09:36:14 NOBODY IS GOING TO BE RIPPING OUT THE GAS LINES TO YOUR
09:36:16 KITCHENS OR HOMES.
09:36:17 THE INTENTS IS TO STOP THE FOR-PROFIT TRANSPORT OF
09:36:21 DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE FUELS THROUGH AND FROM OUR
09:36:24 NEIGHBORHOODS AND THREATEN OUR WAY OF LIFE.
09:36:27 WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE
09:36:32 COMMUNITY IS REPRESENTED AND HEARD AND THAT OUR INTERESTS
09:36:34 ARE PROTECTED.
09:36:35 WE SIMPLY WANT TO STOP THE EXPLOITATION OF OUR CITY FROM
09:36:40 DIRTY FOSSIL FUEL INTERESTS THAT HARM ALL OF US.
09:36:43 SO YOU WILL HEAR FROM PEOPLE TODAY WHO EXPLAIN TO YOU NOT
09:36:46 JUST WHY OR HOW WE CAN GET TO 100% BY 2030, BUT WHY WE
09:36:51 MUST.
09:36:52 TAMPA'S DECISIONS NOT ONLY AFFECTS OUR REGION.
09:36:55 WE ARE ABLE TO IMPACT THE NATION.
09:36:57 CONGRESSWOMAN KATHY CASTOR HAS THE ABILITY AS THE CHAIR
09:37:01 OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO BRING THE
09:37:03 NECESSARY FUNDS TO OUR AREA TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
09:37:06 OUR NEWLY ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSION IS ALSO READY TO
09:37:09 SUPPORT THIS.
09:37:12 TAMPA MOVING FORWARD WILL PROPEL THE ENTIRE NATION TO
09:37:17 THIS NECESSARY DEADLINE.
09:37:18 THERE COMBS A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO IMPACT
09:37:23 TRUE CHANGE, AND THIS IS IT.
09:37:26 DON'T LET OUR COMMUNITY DOWN.
09:37:28 TALK WITH US.
09:37:29 WORK WITH US.
09:37:31 WE ARE HERE FOR ALL OF YOU.
09:37:33 AND WE WILL KEEP WORKING UNTIL THIS IS DONE.
09:37:37 THANK YOU.
09:37:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:37:39 NEXT SPEAKER.
09:37:42 OKAY, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THIS GENTLEMAN BEFORE.
09:37:45 HE A STATEMENT TO READ FROM WALTER SMITH.
09:37:51 I KNOW WE ALL KNOW WALTER SMITH COULD NOT BE HERE, FOR
09:37:57 CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHATNOT.
09:37:57 DOES THIS COUNCIL HAVE ANY OBJECTION?
09:38:00 HE SAID HE WILL KEEP IT UNDER, YOU KNOW --
09:38:02 >> YEAH, MY STATEMENT IS AROUND 3 MINUTES LONG.
09:38:06 WALTER'S IS ROUGHLY SHORT OF THAT.
09:38:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY OBJECTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
09:38:10 ALL RIGHT.
09:38:10 GO AHEAD, SIR.
09:38:11 >> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OR GENTLEMEN,
09:38:16 HONORABLE MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
09:38:18 MY NAME IS GONZALEZ GUALTIERI.
09:38:25 I AM SURE YOU ARE SICK OF ME BY NOW.
09:38:27 I ALWAYS COME TO THESE THINGS, AND ARGUE PRETTY LOUD.
09:38:31 I PROMISE YOU ALL IT'S ALL WELL-INTENTIONED.
09:38:34 >>LUIS VIERA: IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU TO DO YOUR
09:38:36 JOB, YOU KNOW, DO RIGHT BY THE 400,000 PEOPLE LIVING
09:38:40 WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
09:38:40 IT'S THAT SOMETIMES YOU ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH WHAT'S
09:38:43 GOING ON ON THE GROUND.
09:38:44 SO THAT'S WHY I AM HERE TODAY.
09:38:48 SO I AM HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT, MY UNEQUIVOCAL SUPPORT
09:38:51 FOR THE READY FOR 100% BY 2030 CLIMATE RESOLUTION
09:38:56 SPEARHEADED BITSIER A CLUB AND THE TAMPA BAY KLEIN MAT
09:38:59 ALLIANCE.
09:38:59 I BELIEVE THAT IT'S VITAL THAT WE INVEST IN OUR FRONT
09:39:02 LINE COMMUNITIES MUCH LIKE THE ONE I GREW UP IN SUCH AS
09:39:05 HISTORIC WEST TAMPA, SULPHUR SPRINGS AND OTHER AT RISK
09:39:08 NEIGHBORHOOD.
09:39:09 WE CALL THEM FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
09:39:11 MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.
09:39:14 AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM DISMAYED BY THE FACT THAT
09:39:17 THESE NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY BECAUSE MUNICIPALITIES FOCUSED ON
09:39:20 ATTENTION WHEN IT'S ELECTION SEASON, OR IT'S TIME TO
09:39:23 GENTRIFY THEM, YOU KNOW.
09:39:25 THAT REALLY NEEDS TO CHANGE.
09:39:29 TO THAT END, I STAND BY THE READY FOR 100% PLAN BECAUSE
09:39:35 OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARISES FROM SUCH A
09:39:38 PLAN, ESPECIALLY FROM FRONT LINE COMMUNITY.
09:39:41 SIMPLY PUT, THIS PLAN WILL CREATE WELL-PAYING JOBS, JOBS
09:39:45 THAT WILL PULL RESIDENTS OUT OF THE FRONT LINE
09:39:48 COMMUNITIES, OUT MUCH DEFENDANT TUESDAY, JOBS THAT WILL
09:39:51 FORM THE BACKBONE OF SEVERAL FAMILY UNITS BY PROVIDING
09:39:53 FOR IT, JOBS THAT WILL PAY FOR MEALS AND SERVICES AT
09:39:58 LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES.
09:40:01 OKAY.
09:40:02 JOBS THAT WILL PAY FOR ATTENDANCE AT LOCAL SPORTING AND
09:40:05 CULTURAL EVENTS.
09:40:08 AND ULTIMATELY THESE ARE JOBS THAT WILL STIMULATE THESE
09:40:11 OUR ECONOMY.
09:40:12 THAT'S WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.
09:40:13 EVERYBODY IS ASKING FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS.
09:40:15 WE CAN DO ONE RIGHT HERE AT HOME.
09:40:19 THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY,
09:40:22 WHICH OUTSOURCES OUR LOCAL JOBS TO STATES LIKE OKLAHOMA,
09:40:26 NORTH DAKOTA AND COLORADO.
09:40:29 RENEWABLE ENERGY WOULD ENSURE THAT THESE JOBS STAY HERE
09:40:31 IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA.
09:40:34 I HAVE TO SAY, OUR GREAT CITY COULD TAKE THE LEAD WHEN IT
09:40:39 COMES TO TACKLING THE LOOMING CLIMATE CRISIS HERE IN THE
09:40:43 SOUTH WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY UPLIFTING SOME OF OUR MOST
09:40:46 VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES SIMPLY BY TAKING
09:40:48 THE BOLD STEP OF COMMITTING TO TRANSFORMING OUR ENERGY
09:40:51 SYSTEM.
09:40:53 BUT THAT COMMITMENT MUST BE CITY-WIDE AND IT MOTHER MUST
09:40:57 MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
09:40:59 THAT'S KEY RIGHT THERE.
09:41:02 AND IT MUST MEET THEIR NEEDS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ECONOMIC
09:41:05 OR SOCIAL STANDING.
09:41:07 SO TO THAT END I AM URGING YOU TO PLEASE HAVE THE COURAGE
09:41:09 TO TAKE THAT BOLD STEP TO MOVE US FORWARD, AND THANK YOU.
09:41:15 THAT'S MY STATEMENT.
09:41:15 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
09:41:17 GO AHEAD WITH MR. SMITH'S.
09:41:19 >> ALL RIGHT.
09:41:20 THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA DESERVE BETTER THAN TO BE
09:41:24 TOLD THAT OUR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE HAS TO BE PUT ON
09:41:28 HOLD.
09:41:33 ALL TOO OFTEN THE PEOPLE OF FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES LOWS
09:41:36 AND ARE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT IT.
09:41:40 THEY LOSE WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE HAVING TO SUFFER WITH
09:41:42 CHRONIC RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES DUE TO BAD AIR QUALITY OR
09:41:46 WHEN THEY SUFFER WITH SHUTOFFS BECAUSE OF LACK OF ABILITY
09:41:49 TO PAY DURING THE COVID CRISIS OR BECAUSE OF OVERCHARGING
09:41:52 DUE TO THE NEEDS FOR WEATHERIZATION OF HOMES.
09:41:55 DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PEOPLE OF FRONT LINE
09:41:57 COMMUNITIES WHEN A MAJOR DISASTER COMES TO TOWN?
09:42:00 NEITHER DO THEY.
09:42:03 WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THEY ARE THE WORST IMPACTED BY
09:42:06 SEVERE WIND AND FLOOD, THAT HAVE THE -- AND HAD THE WORST
09:42:11 TIME OF ALL WHEN IT COMES TO RECOVERY OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
09:42:13 YET THE TERM FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES, NOR COMMUNITY
09:42:16 RESILIENCE BUILDING, OR EVER MENTIONED IN ANY PLAN THAT
09:42:19 HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL.
09:42:23 DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE CONSTANT PROMISE BY UTILITY
09:42:26 COMPANIES THAT THEY ARE MOVING THE CHAIN FROM FOSSIL
09:42:30 FUEL.
09:42:31 TECO SAYS IT IS CAPABLE OF AND HAS A PLAN TO DOUBLE THEIR
09:42:34 SOLAR CAPABILITIES BY 2023.
09:42:37 WHERE IS THE PLAN?
09:42:39 NO FRONT LINE COMMUNITY HAS EVER SEEN A PLAN TOWARDS
09:42:42 GREEN ENERGY THAT BENEFITS THEM BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER
09:42:44 EXISTED.
09:42:47 THE CRITICAL NEED FOR 100% CLEAN ENERGY IS HERE AND ANY
09:42:50 UTILITY SHOULD BE REQUIRED BY THIS COUNCIL TO COMMIT, AS
09:42:54 I AM URGING THIS COUNCIL TO COMMIT TO THIS URGENT NEED,
09:42:57 TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND TO WORK NOW TOWARDS ACHIEVING REAL
09:43:01 ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS FOR TAMPANIANS ESPECIALLY FRONT LINE
09:43:05 COMMUNITIES BY 2030.
09:43:07 THANK YOU.
09:43:07 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:43:10 NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
09:43:11 >> MY NAME IS BROOKE, JUST ANOTHER TAMPA CITIZEN.
09:43:20 I'M HERE OVER THE SUMMER BUT ALSO HERE FOR THE
09:43:23 ENVIRONMENTAL 100% CLEAN BY 2030.
09:43:25 I ASK YOU TO PLEASE VOTE YES ON THIS.
09:43:28 I THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE TO EVEN BRING THIS UP TO A
09:43:32 VOTE TODAY.
09:43:34 AND FOR SELF-INTEREST, NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM
09:43:43 BUT MY WHOLLY CITY.
09:43:45 IF WE ARE NOT UNDERWATER, AS WELL AS IF WE HAVE SOME
09:43:48 CLEAN JOBS, AND IF WE ALSO USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
09:43:52 NOT JUST ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH, BUT
09:43:55 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
09:43:58 I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO FACE WHETHER I HAVE KIDS OR
09:44:04 WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A FULL LIFE AND
09:44:07 NOT IN THE WATER WORLD.
09:44:10 THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
09:44:11 THANK YOU.
09:44:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:44:13 NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
09:44:13 >> MY NAME IS D. JOHN ALDING.
09:44:21 I'M A RESIDENT OF TAMPA SINCE 1994.
09:44:24 I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TO THE RESOLUTION TO MOVE OUR CITY
09:44:29 TO 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030.
09:44:34 FOLLOWING YOUR DISCUSSION BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON THE SAME
09:44:37 TOPIC A FEW WEEKS AGO, I HAVE SPOKEN REQUEST MY BROTHER.
09:44:41 HIS NAME IS HANK OVERMAN, AND NETHERLANDS, AND UNITED
09:44:49 NATIONS WORLD BANK.
09:44:52 I LED THE PANEL ON WATER.
09:44:54 WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING HERE TODAY IS WHAT HE DOES FOR A
09:44:56 LIVING.
09:44:57 HE ASSISTS CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE
09:45:02 ON FINDING SOLUTIONS.
09:45:04 HE HAS SEPARATED A SEPARATE E-MAIL WHICH I URGE TO YOU
09:45:06 READ.
09:45:07 I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS FROM OUR
09:45:10 DISCUSSION.
09:45:11 LAST YEAR, TAMPA RANKED NUMBER 4 FOR METRO AREAS.
09:45:20 RESOURCE EXTRACTION 90% OF DIVERSE HALF THE AFFECT OF
09:45:30 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
09:45:31 YET CITIES ALSO OFFER -- (COUGHING)
09:45:36 AND DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE RESILIENCY.
09:45:39 URBAN ENERGY SYSTEMS HAVE EMERGENCY KEY FOCUS AND
09:45:43 MITIGATION ON ADAPTATION.
09:45:45 BY 2050, CITIES WILL NEED TO ACCOMMODATE TWO THIRD OF THE
09:45:49 WORLD'S POPULATION IN A LIVABLE LOW CARBON ENVIRONMENT,
09:45:53 ACCELERATED UPDATE AND LOCALLY PRODUCED RENEWABLES,
09:45:58 CREATE NEW JOBS, IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVING CONDITIONS AND
09:46:01 WELFARE.
09:46:02 TAMPA IS A PORT CITY.
09:46:04 CLIMATE CRISIS IS A WATER CRISIS.
09:46:07 NINE IN TEN NATURAL DISASTERS ARE WATER RELATED.
09:46:10 THE WAY WE CURRENTLY GROW FOOD, PRODUCE, ENERGY, AND
09:46:15 CONSUMER RESOURCES IS DESTROYING NATURE'S DELICATE
09:46:18 BALANCE OF CLEAN AIR, WATER AND LIFE TO ALL SPECIES
09:46:22 INCLUDING HUMANS WHO DEPEND UPON -- FOR SURVIVAL, AND
09:46:28 DESTROY THEIR ECONOMIES.
09:46:30 IT IS ALSO THE GREATEST THREAT OF GLOBAL HEALTH IN THE
09:46:32 21st CENTURY.
09:46:35 WE ARE LIVING IN ONE OF THE MOST UNCERTAIN PAINFUL AND
09:46:37 CHALLENGING MOMENTS, YET THIS MIGHT ALSO BE OUR BEST
09:46:41 OPPORTUNITY.
09:46:41 NOW IS THE TIME TO LINK EXISTING PROGRAMS AND
09:46:44 SUSTAINABILITY EMISSIONS WITH THE COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS
09:46:49 RESPONSE.
09:46:50 THE RISK IS THAT UNDER PRESSURE OF HAVING TO INVEST NOW
09:46:52 FOR THE ECONOMY AND JOBS, WE WILL UNDO OUR SUSTAINABILITY
09:46:57 AND RESILIENCE MEASURES.
09:46:59 WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LET THAT HAPPEN.
09:47:00 WE MUST CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS
09:47:05 IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE SUFFERING DISPROPORTIONATELY,
09:47:09 WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE INJUSTICES PERPETRATED BY THE
09:47:13 FOSSIL FUEL ECONOMY AND WHO WE CANNOT WAIT.
09:47:20 WE MUST ACT NOW.
09:47:22 PLEASE VOTE YES ON THE RESOLUTION.
09:47:25 THANK YOU.
09:47:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:47:27 NEXT SPEAKER.
09:47:27 >> MY NAME SENIOR MASSEY STEPHENS, A CITIZEN OF TAMPA AND
09:47:36 CONSERVATION CHAIR FOR THE TAMPA BAY SIERRA CLUB.
09:47:38 I AM ALSO SPEAKING ON 98.
09:47:43 OUR SIERRA CLUB KEN BAILEY RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, BUT A
09:47:47 FEW WEEKS BEFORE HE DIED, HE ACTUALLY SHARED SOME
09:47:49 THOUGHTS ON THIS LOOMING CRISIS THAT I AM GOING TO READ
09:47:52 HERE.
09:47:54 WHEN IT COMES TO SEA LEVEL RISE PREDICTIONS, THE
09:47:58 MAINSTREAM PROGRESS NOVELTY INDICATE OARS SHAMELESSLY
09:48:05 REVISED THEM UPWARD WITH EVERY ITERATION.
09:48:08 NOW IT APPEARS IT IS TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE
09:48:14 AND THAT COULD BRING 3 TO 4 METERS OF SEA LEVEL RISE
09:48:17 BUILT END OF THE CENTURY ALL BY ITSELF, TO SAY NOTHING OF
09:48:20 THE PRESSURE PUT ON THE OTHER COAST ANTARCTICA.
09:48:27 PULLING AWAY ICE FROM THE LAND.
09:48:29 SOME OHIO WE HAVE GOT TO GET MORE REALISTIC PROJECTIONS
09:48:32 FOR THE SEA LEVEL RISE INTO THE DISCUSSION.
09:48:35 OTHERWISE, WE ARE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES UNPREPARED FOR
09:48:37 THE UNEXPECTED.
09:48:40 THE 2015 STORM SURGE STUDY PRODUCED FOR THE INSURANCE
09:48:45 INDUSTRY SAID TAMPA BAY IS THE NATION'S MOST VULNERABLE
09:48:48 METRO AREA AND PROJECTED 175 BILLION DOLLARS OF PROPERTY
09:48:52 DAMAGE TO STORM SURGE ALONE FROM A STORM IMPACT.
09:48:58 SEA LEVEL RISE INCREASINGLY STORMS ARE IMPACTING
09:49:01 INSURANCE RATES.
09:49:01 THE IMPACT IS THE AVAILABILITY AND COST TO INSURANCE THAT
09:49:05 THREATENS HOMES IS MAKING THESE HOMES MORE EXPENSIVE TO
09:49:08 BUY, WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO DECLINING VALUE AND
09:49:11 FORECLOSURES.
09:49:13 COASTAL PROPERTIES DECLINE, THE COST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
09:49:16 OF DEFENDING THESE BUILDINGS, REPLACING, MAKE BEING MORE
09:49:19 RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING TO SPIRAL UPWARD.
09:49:22 COST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IS GOING TO RISE DRAMATICALLY
09:49:24 AT THE SAME TIME THAT AD VALOREM IS RECEIVED DECLINES.
09:49:31 WE URGE YOU TO ACT NOW.
09:49:32 HE MIGHT TELL YOU HOW HE'S SEEN THE SEA LEVEL RISE AROUND
09:49:36 TAMPA BAY, AND THAT HAS BEEN HIGHER THAN PLANNING SHOWN.
09:49:44 HE KNEW BETTER THAN ANY OF US THAT US FAILING TO ACT
09:49:48 MEANS COST TO OUR WAY OF LIFE HERE, AND SEAWALLS, BUT WE
09:49:55 MUST STOP CARBON EMISSIONS THAT LEAD TO DISASTER IN
09:49:58 TAMPA.
09:49:59 TAMPA IS UNFORTUNATELY A LEADER IN BEING SUSCEPTIBLE TO
09:50:03 SEA LEVEL RISE.
09:50:04 WE MUST BE A LEADER IN DEFENDING AGAINST IT.
09:50:07 THANK YOU.
09:50:07 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:50:08 AND WE MISS KEN BAILEY EVERY DAY.
09:50:10 NEXT SPEAKER.
09:50:11 >> GOOD MORNING.
09:50:16 MY NAME IS MARY ELIZABETH ESTRADA, WITH THE CLEO
09:50:23 INSTITUTE AND ALSO THE PATEL COLLEGE.
09:50:31 I AM HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THE 100% CLEAN ENERGY
09:50:35 TRANSITION BY 2030 RESOLUTION AND SAY YES TO THE
09:50:39 TRANSITION AWAY FROM THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
09:50:43 AS OF YESTERDAY, THE UNITED STATES OFFICIALLY WITHDREW
09:50:47 FROM THE PARIS ACCORD AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS A PLAN FOR
09:50:50 COUNTRIES TO COME TOGETHER AND TRY TO CURB EMISSIONS AND
09:50:54 PREVENT A 2.7-DEGREE FAHRENHEIT INCREASE BY 2050.
09:51:00 AND WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE IN A CLIMATE
09:51:03 EMERGENCY.
09:51:04 I AM EXTREMELY PROUD TO SEE THIS RESOLUTION PASSED IN THE
09:51:08 CITY OF TAMPA, AND WHEN THIS IS PASSED, WE WILL JOIN
09:51:13 ST. PETE, SARASOTA, LARGO, ORLANDO, AND 164 OTHER CITIES
09:51:18 IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IS COMMITTED TO 100% CLEAN
09:51:22 RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE.
09:51:26 SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY WE NEED THIS ESPECIALLY AT A TIME
09:51:29 WHEN COVID HAS IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
09:51:34 AS CLIMATE CHANGE WORSENS, PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BECOME
09:51:37 INCREASINGLY AT RISK.
09:51:41 HOTTER TEMPERATURES INCREASE POPULATION SO WE WILL SEE
09:51:47 MORE MOSQUITOES AND TICKS.
09:51:50 IT'S ALSO GOING TO INCREASE HEAT CONDITIONS LIKE HEAT
09:51:53 STROKE AND DEHYDRATION AND THE MOST VULNERABLE
09:51:56 COMMUNITIES WILL BE THE ELDERLY, PERSONS WITH
09:51:58 DISABILITIES AND HOMELESS PEOPLE.
09:52:01 HOTTER TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO BEEN LINKED WITH MENTAL
09:52:03 HEALTH CONDITIONS AND COULD INCREASE AGGRESSION AND CRIME
09:52:07 RATES.
09:52:08 FINALLY, MORE HEAT MEANS MORE POLLUTION, AND CHILDREN ARE
09:52:12 PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THAT.
09:52:14 BACK IN 2016, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ESTIMATED
09:52:18 THAT 600,000 CHILDREN GLOBALLY DIE PREMATURELY DUE TO
09:52:23 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.
09:52:25 WE KNOW THAT THE INSTALLATION OF CLEAN ENERGY WILL CREATE
09:52:28 LONG-TERM JOBS.
09:52:31 ACCORDING TO A STUDY, GREEN CAREERS IN THE RENEWABLE
09:52:35 TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FACT TOWERS CREATE
09:52:39 MORE JOBS THAN THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.
09:52:43 CLEANING THE GRID AND IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION
09:52:45 INFRASTRUCTURE, ALL OF THESE ARE GOING TO CREATE JOBS TO
09:52:48 IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN TAMPA.
09:52:51 AND TOURISM IS A HUGE PART OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND
09:52:54 CULTURE.
09:52:55 WE HAVE SEEN BAY AREA ACTIVITIES, UNIQUE SMALL
09:52:59 BUSINESSES, AND BY TRANSITIONING TO CLEAN ENERGY BY 2030,
09:53:03 WE ARE GOING TO MITIGATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND
09:53:07 LESSEN THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE.
09:53:11 IN APRIL OF 2019, THE CLIMATE SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL
09:53:14 CONCLUDED THAT TAMPA BAY COULD EXPECT TO BE A 2 TO 8.5
09:53:21 FEET OF SEA LEVEL RISE BY 2100.
09:53:24 THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED
09:53:27 CLIMATE CHANGE AS A NATIONAL SECURITY DUE TO EXTREME
09:53:33 WEATHER EVENTS THAT WILL DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO
09:53:35 INSTABILITY AND CONFLICT GLOBALLY.
09:53:38 ESPECIALLY IN COUNTRIES THAT ARE VULNERABLE AND LACK
09:53:42 INFRASTRUCTURE.
09:53:42 SO IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM, BECAUSE YOU HAVE CHOSEN
09:53:46 TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.
09:53:49 THANK YOU.
09:53:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:53:51 NEXT SPEAKER.
09:53:51 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
09:53:59 MY NAME IS RUSSELL CONN, CHAIR OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
09:54:03 DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENTAL CAUCUS, ALSO VICE CHAIR OF THE
09:54:07 HILLSBOROUGH DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
09:54:08 I KNOW YOU ALL ARE GOOD AND HONORABLE THOUGHTFUL MEN, AND
09:54:11 SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE SERVICE YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR
09:54:13 COMMUNITY THUS FAR.
09:54:15 I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE READY FOR 100 CLEAN
09:54:18 ENERGY.
09:54:20 ACTION ITEM AS WELL.
09:54:21 THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
09:54:25 I GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
09:54:28 NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE REALLY CANNOT WAIT.
09:54:33 I KNOW MANY OF YOU DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST AND ARE VERY
09:54:38 THOUGHTFUL IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS.
09:54:40 SOME OF YOU MAY BE A LITTLE MORE RISK AVERSE THAN OTHERS.
09:54:43 BUT THIS IS A RISK FOR US ALL.
09:54:45 WHETHER IT'S BUSINESSES IN SOUTH TAMPA THAT ARE GOING TO
09:54:48 BE MOVING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T KEEP IN OPERATIONS DUE TO
09:54:54 SEA LEVEL RISE, WHETHER IT'S IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES,
09:54:57 FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES AS MY OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE
09:54:59 MENTIONED.
09:55:02 THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE FOOD OVEN THEIR TABLE BECAUSE THEY
09:55:05 ARE SPENDING SO MUCH ON THEIR ENERGY COSTS.
09:55:08 ON THEIR BASIC NECESSITATES.
09:55:11 WEATHERIZATION IS PART OF THIS PLAN.
09:55:13 THIS WILL HELP ALL OF US.
09:55:15 AND FROM A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STANDPOINT, ONE WAY OR
09:55:19 THE OTHER, WE ARE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR THE CLIMATE
09:55:22 CHANGE THAT IS AFFECTING US.
09:55:23 WHETHER IT'S MAN MADE OR NOT, IT'S IRRELEVANT FOR THE
09:55:26 ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS.
09:55:29 IF OF WE DON'T SPEND THE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN OUR
09:55:32 COMMUNITIES NOW, WE WILL NOT BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS THEM
09:55:36 LATER.
09:55:38 A DOLLAR IN TIME SAVES NINE.
09:55:40 OKAY, GUYS, THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THE
09:55:42 CAPITAL VOTE. INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, INTO OUR BUSINESSES,
09:55:46 OUR ECONOMY, OUR LIFEBLOOD IS OUR TOURISM, AND OUR GREEN
09:55:50 SPACES, OUR CLEAN WATER AND CLEAN AIR.
09:55:53 SO PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER VOTING ON THIS TODAY.
09:55:57 DO NOT TABLE IT.
09:55:58 DO NOT DELAY IT.
09:55:59 THIS CANNOT WAIT.
09:56:00 SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH ALL YOU FOR YOUR VERY THOUGHTFUL
09:56:05 AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
09:56:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:56:08 NEXT SPEAKER.
09:56:09 >> FILL COMPTON, SIERRA CLUB AND RESIDENT OF TAMPA, 1430
09:56:19 PARK CIRCLE.
09:56:20 WE ALL REMEMBER THE ELECTION FOUR YEARS AGO, RIGHT?
09:56:23 TWO YEARS AFTER THAT ST. PETE CITY COUNCIL TOOK ACTION.
09:56:26 THEY KNEW THEY COULDN'T WAIT FOR TALLAHASSEE AND
09:56:29 WASHINGTON THEY PASSED THE FIRST 100% CLEAN ENERGY
09:56:35 RESOLUTION IN THE SOUTH.
09:56:36 SINCE THEN 168 OTHER CITIES AND 8 STATES HAVE JOINED
09:56:39 ST. PETE IN WORKING TOWARDS THEIR OWN 100% CLEAN ENERGY
09:56:43 FUTURE.
09:56:44 IT'S TIME WE GOT THERE.
09:56:46 THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS THAT WE CAN
09:56:49 LEARN FROM ALL THESE OTHER CITIES.
09:56:51 WE DON'T HAVE TO START FROM SQUARE 1 LIKE ST. PETE DID.
09:56:55 WE KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE TO A JUST AND EQUITABLE
09:56:58 TRANSITION TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
09:57:02 BUT CAN WE AFFORD TO DO THAT?
09:57:04 THAT'S THE QUESTION, RIGHT?
09:57:06 I'LL TELL YOU, WE CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO.
09:57:08 IT IS ALREADY CHEAPER TO GO WITH CLEAN ENERGY, SOLAR,
09:57:13 BATTERY STORAGE, AND DEMAND BY MANAGEMENT.
09:57:18 CLEAN ENERGY VERSUS GAS SHOWS THAT BUILDING A POWER PLANT
09:57:23 COSTS MORE THAN CLEAN ENERGY OPTIONS AVAILABLE TODAY, AND
09:57:26 THE BIGGEST LOSERS ARE US, UTILITY CUSTOMERS, FAMILIES
09:57:30 AND BUSINESSES WHO ARE STUCK PAYING FOR GAS WITH PLANTS
09:57:34 AND PIPELINES EXPECTED TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE IN
09:57:37 JUST OVER A DECADE OF THE.
09:57:38 A YEAR AGO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE CHALLENGED THE
09:57:41 IDEA OF GAS PLANTS FOR RELIABILITY OR FLEXIBILITY.
09:57:45 SOLAR ENERGY, BATTERY STORAGE AND DEMAND BY MANAGEMENT
09:57:48 CONSISTENTLY BEAT PERFORMANCE OF A NEW GAS PLANT AND AT A
09:57:52 LOWER COST TO CONSUMERS.
09:57:53 NEW GAS PLANTS ARE LIKELY TO GET UNDERCUT ON AN OPERATING
09:57:56 BASIS ALONE BY CLEAN ENERGY WITHIN 15 YEARS.
09:57:59 NOW, I UNDERSTAND TECO IS CONCERNED ABOUT --
09:58:05 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COUNCIL ACTS OR NOT THEY WILL SOON
09:58:08 HAVE ASSETS ANYWAY BUT SOLAR ISN'T THE ONLY RESOURCE WITH
09:58:12 ENORMOUS POTENTIAL.
09:58:14 A REPORT ESTIMATES THAT THE COST SAVINGS ENERGY OFFICIAL
09:58:17 POTENTIAL IN FLORIDA IS ROUGHLY 20% OF OUR TOTAL
09:58:19 ELECTRICITY DEMAND.
09:58:21 THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO TO ADVANCE
09:58:23 EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
09:58:26 MANY HOUSEHOLDS NOW SUFFER ENERGY BURDEN WITH EXTREMELY
09:58:29 INEFFICIENT HOMES AND BILLS OF HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A
09:58:34 MONTH TAKING A HUGE BITE OUT OF THEIR INCOME.
09:58:37 TECO IS NOW FACED WITH CUTTING OFF POWER TO PEOPLE WHO
09:58:39 CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEIR BILLS.
09:58:41 WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
09:58:43 IT'S NOT LIKE TECO WANTS TO DO THAT.
09:58:45 THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO MOVE TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY, IS
09:58:49 TO TACKLE LOWER EVERYONE'S ENERGY DEMAND, GET MORE
09:58:53 EFFICIENT, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO CAN'T NOW FINANCE HOME
09:58:56 IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD SAVE THEM MONEY ON THEIR POWER
09:58:59 BILLS.
09:58:59 LET'S CREATE JOBS HERE, IN TAMPA, AND SOLARIZATION AND
09:59:03 WEATHERIZATION, NOT SLASHING JOBS IN OHIO, OKLAHOMA AND
09:59:08 PENNSYLVANIA.
09:59:08 LET'S ALL WORK TOGETHER TO PLAN HOW WE WILL MOVE OUR CITY
09:59:11 TO A FUTURE THAT'S CLEANER, MOST COST EFFECTIVE, MORE
09:59:15 JOBS INFORM ALL OF US, 100% CLEAN ENERGY.
09:59:19 NOW, WHEN THIS ELECTION IS FINALLY RESOLVED, JOE BIDEN
09:59:23 INTENDS TO PUT FORWARD LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MOVE THE
09:59:25 NATION TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY BY 2035.
09:59:28 THAT MIGHT TAKE A YEAR.
09:59:30 THAT MIGHT TAKE TWO.
09:59:31 IT MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN.
09:59:32 WE CAN'T WAIT FOR TALLAHASSEE.
09:59:33 WE CAN'T WAIT FOR WASHINGTON.
09:59:35 TAMPA NEEDS TO GET MOVING RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN TACKLE
09:59:38 THIS PROBLEM THE WAY WE NEED TO.
09:59:40 THANK YOU.
09:59:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:59:42 IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO
09:59:45 SPEAK?
09:59:46 BEFORE WE GO TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE REGISTERED TO SPEAK,
09:59:50 MR. SHELBY AND MADAM CLERK, I HAVE A QUESTION.
09:59:52 ON THE LIST IS A GUY OR GENTLEMAN NAMED KELLY BENJAMIN
09:59:57 WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THROUGH.
09:59:59 HE DID REGISTER IN TIME.
10:00:00 HE IS ON THE BIT.
10:00:02 BUT FOR THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF HE JUST CANNOT GET
10:00:05 THROUGH.
10:00:06 HE SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE OF WHAT HE WANTS TO SAY.
10:00:09 I KNOW THAT BECOMES A PUBLIC RECORD.
10:00:14 IF WE RECEIVE AND FILE THAT, AND I COPY THE TEXT AND GIVE
10:00:17 IT TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAKE IT A PUBLIC RECORD
10:00:20 LIKE THAT, IS THAT LEGALLY FINE?
10:00:22 IS THERE ANY ISSUE?
10:00:23 BECAUSE-SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE ON SOMETHING ALTHOUGH NOTE
10:00:27 QUASI-JUDICIAL THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE VOTING ON.
10:00:29 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME SEE IF I
10:00:34 UNDERSTAND.
10:00:34 THIS IS RELATING TO A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT?
10:00:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, BUT IT'S ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION.
10:00:41 >>MARTIN SHELBY: SO HE CAN'T PHONE IN AND HE'S NOT
10:00:42 PRESENT.
10:00:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AND THE CLERK HAS E-MAILED HIM. I
10:00:45 DON'T KNOW WHY --
10:00:48 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IS IT A LONG TEXT?
10:00:50 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO.
10:00:51 I CAN READ IN THE 30 SECOND.
10:00:53 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THEN SURE, WHAT YOU SAID IS EXACTLY
10:00:54 DONE AND IT WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.
10:00:57 CERTAINLY.
10:00:57 THANK YOU FOR DISCLOSING THAT.
10:00:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:01:00 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I APPRECIATE THAT.
10:01:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I CAN PROBABLY DO THIS IN 45 SECOND.
10:01:04 BEFORE WE GO TO THE LIVE CALLERS, IT'S FROM KELLY
10:01:06 BENJAMIN WHO DID REGISTER.
10:01:08 HE SAYS, FOR A CITY LIKE OURS, A CITY AT SEA LEVEL THAT
10:01:12 IS PRONE TO BE SOME OF THE WORST IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE
10:01:15 CHANGE, A CITY TO COMMIT TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY BY 2030 IS
10:01:19 A NO BRAINER.
10:01:20 IT SHOULD BE 2020.
10:01:21 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YESTERDAY.
10:01:22 WE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF OUR HEATINGS PLANET
10:01:26 DUE TO BURNING FOSSIL FUELS FOR 40 YEARS.
10:01:28 IT'S A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL AND DETERMINATION FROM THE
10:01:32 FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY THAT DELAYED ACTION AND LOUD THE
10:01:35 PLANET TO GET TO THE TIPPING POINTS.
10:01:36 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
10:01:37 WE ARE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY.
10:01:39 TAMPA CANNOT WAIT.
10:01:40 I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION SO THAT MY ADULT WHO
10:01:43 TURNS SIX YEARS OLD THIS WEEK HAS A FUTURE, A CITY THAT
10:01:46 SHE CAN BREATHE HEALTHY AIR IN AS SHE GROWS UP TO JOIN
10:01:52 ST. PETE, ORLANDO, SARASOTA, AND 164 OTHER CITIES ON
10:01:58 THEIR WAY TO BE 100% CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. THIS IS AN
10:02:01 IMPORTANT STEP AND SHOULD NOT BE PUSHED ANY FURTHER DOWN
10:02:04 THE ROAD.
10:02:06 LET'S ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION AND BEGIN BUILDING A
10:02:08 SUSTAINABLE CITY TODAY.
10:02:09 THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF KELLY BENJAMIN.
10:02:12 ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:02:13 >>MARTIN SHELBY: CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
10:02:19 COUNCIL, AND MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
10:02:20 DISCLOSING THAT, AND CERTAINLY NOW IT'S PART OF THE
10:02:23 RECORD.
10:02:23 BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION, AND
10:02:26 ALSO TO LET COUNCIL, REMIND COUNCIL, I KNOW COUNCIL KNOWS
10:02:30 THAT, YOU HAVE PERSONAL DEVICES THAT CAN COMMUNICATE TWO
10:02:34 WAYS, YOU CAN RECEIVE AND SEND THINGS.
10:02:36 BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING, AND WE HAVE
10:02:39 DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, BUT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T NECESSARILY
10:02:41 KNOW IT, THAT IT PUTS CITY COUNCIL IN A VERY DIFFICULT
10:02:46 AND SOMETIMES AWKWARD POSITION TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE
10:02:49 COMMUNICATION DURING THE MEETING BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY
10:02:52 THOSE DO RAISE A LOT OF ISSUES.
10:02:54 IF YOU DO SEE INCOMING MESSAGES AND TEXT RELATED TO ITEMS
10:02:58 THAT ARE ON YOUR AGENDA OR RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS.
10:03:00 SO I AM JUST GOING TO CAUTION COUNCIL TO BE MINDFUL OF
10:03:04 THOSE THINGS WHEN THEY COME IN, THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE
10:03:09 OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF RECEIVING THEM.
10:03:11 I AM JUST GOING TO BRING TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION THE
10:03:13 PUBLIC HAS MULTIPLE WAYS.
10:03:15 I AM GOING TO REMIND THEM THAT ALL THOSE WAYS ARE
10:03:17 AVAILABLE ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S WEBSITE,
10:03:19 TAMPAGOV.NET/CITY COUNCIL, ONE WORD, FOR WAYS TO BE ABLE
10:03:26 TO DO THAT.
10:03:26 I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A DEADLINE.
10:03:28 THERE'S ALSO A KIOSK, MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN TO THE
10:03:33 CONVENTION CENTER, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COME INTO THE
10:03:36 CHAMBERS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS.
10:03:37 BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S NOTIFICATION, THAT IT IS VERY
10:03:40 PROBLEMATIC TO SEND COMMUNICATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL DURING
10:03:44 A PUBLIC MEETING, BECAUSE THE QUESTION THEN RAISES, IS IT
10:03:48 OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC?
10:03:49 SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY COUNCIL.
10:03:50 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:03:53 WE WILL GO TO OUR LIVE CALLERS THAT ARE REGISTERED.
10:03:57 I HAVE A LIST HERE.
10:04:00 MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN?
10:04:02 >>THE CLERK: THE FIRST SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS
10:04:14 GOING TO BE DON.
10:04:18 I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU.
10:04:21 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:04:22 >> HI.
10:04:24 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:04:24 I'M AN OWNER AND WANT TO COME ON ITEM 79 ON THE AGENDA.
10:04:29 ALSO, I WANT TO MENTION JUST SO THERE'S NO CONFLICT AT
10:04:33 ALL THAT I SERVE ON THE TAMPA SPORTS AUTHORITY BOARD
10:04:39 ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN GUDES, AND WE HAVE HAD ZERO
10:04:45 DISCUSSIONS ON THIS MATTER.
10:04:46 MY COMMENT IS, REGARDING THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY
10:04:49 NEXT TO THE STOVALL, YOUR INDIVIDUAL LEGACY WILL BE
10:04:56 FOREVER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DECISION TO CHANGE BETWEEN
10:04:57 HIGHRISE TOWERS ALONG OUR TAMPA BAY COASTLINE.
10:05:02 THIS WAS DEMONSTRATED BY PRESENTATIONS FROM STOVALL
10:05:07 OWNERS AT THE FIRST HEARING TO BE AT LEAST 90 FEET
10:05:10 CURRENT PRACTICE.
10:05:10 I DID A QUICK AND EASY GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY
10:05:13 CITIES WORLDWIDE CODIFIED THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS. [AUDIO
10:05:15 STOPS]
10:05:51 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
10:05:52 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THIS IS NOT WORKING WELL. THIS
10:05:53 GENTLEMAN NOW, ERIC, INTO THE MICROPHONE.
10:05:56 ALL RIGHT.
10:05:58 IS THE VIDEO ACCESSIBLE CALL, MADAM CLERK?
10:06:08 SIR, HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR VIDEO PARTICIPATION?
10:06:18 MADAM CLERK?
10:06:19 IS HE ON THE LINE?
10:06:20 >>THE CLERK: YES.
10:06:32 I CAN HEAR HIM.
10:06:33 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I JUST WANT TO BE -- (AUDIO ECHO).
10:06:41 >> OKAY.
10:06:41 IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, I AM PREPARED TO SPEAK TO ITEM 71 ON
10:06:47 THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
10:06:49 IF YOU CAN'T HEAR ME WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE OTHER
10:06:51 ARRANGEMENTS.
10:06:52 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THIS IS MARTIN SHELBY, THE CITY COUNCIL
10:07:00 ATTORNEY.
10:07:00 SIR, HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO SPEAK VIDEO THROUGH VIDEO
10:07:03 PARTICIPATION?
10:07:03 >> YES.
10:07:06 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THEN MY APOLOGIES.
10:07:08 AND I APOLOGIZE TO CITY COUNCIL FOR NOT CATCHING THIS
10:07:11 SOONER.
10:07:11 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEN.
10:07:13 AND THIS GOES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL.
10:07:15 IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS SET FOR
10:07:19 PUBLIC HEARING, THE TIME TO BE SPEAK IS WHEN THAT ITEM IS
10:07:22 CALLED UP, AND THIS I BELIEVE IS ITEM NUMBER 79?
10:07:25 DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY?
10:07:27 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:07:27 >> THAT'S CORRECT.
10:07:28 AND THAT'S HOW I REGISTERED MYSELF TO SPEAK ON THAT
10:07:31 SPECIFICALLY ZONING ITEM.
10:07:33 >>MARTIN SHELBY: WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
10:07:34 JUST A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
10:07:37 UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE.
10:07:38 THIS IS THE FIRST HYBRID MEETING THAT'S BEING CONDUCTED
10:07:42 UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER SO
10:07:44 WE ARE GOING THROUGH A NEW PROCESS NOW, AND I ASK THAT
10:07:47 YOU BEAR WITH US WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THESE ISSUES.
10:07:49 SO YOUR ITEM WILL BE HELD THEN TILL ITEM NUMBER 79 IS
10:07:54 CALLED UP, SIR, IF YOU CAN REMAIN ACCESSIBLE AND KEEP
10:07:58 TAPS ON IT AS WE MOVE ALONG.
10:08:00 THANK YOU.
10:08:00 >> OF COURSE.
10:08:01 I UNDERSTAND.
10:08:02 THANK YOU.
10:08:02 >>MARTIN SHELBY: AND THIS WOULD ALSO BE APPLICABLE,
10:08:06 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO ARE WAITING, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR
10:08:08 A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, YOUR TIME TO SPEAK IS WHEN THAT
10:08:11 ITEM IS CALLED UP ON THE AGENDA AND NOT DURING THIS
10:08:13 PERIOD OF THE AGENDA.
10:08:14 THANK YOU.
10:08:14 >> YES, THE DIFFICULTY WAS --
10:08:20 >>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:08:20 I GUESS NEXT UP IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
10:08:23 ON THE LIST?
10:08:25 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE MICHAEL
10:08:27 RANDOLPH.
10:08:28 IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU.
10:08:30 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:08:31 >> GOOD.
10:08:39 YOU CAN HEAR ME.
10:08:40 MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
10:08:42 AND WITH THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
10:08:47 I'M ALSO WITH WEST TAMPA CDC.
10:08:52 JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES OF THE WEST TAMPA PROJECTS.
10:08:56 CURRENTLY, WE HAVE BEEN SELECTED THE CENTER FOR
10:08:59 NONPROFITS TO WORK AT TAMPA HEIGHTS AND NOBLE PARKS, AND
10:09:10 THAT YOU NOW HAVE RECEIVED AT THE TABLE, AND YOUR VOICE
10:09:14 IS VERY IMPORTANT.
10:09:15 THE NEXT THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT
10:09:18 WE JUST STARTED WITH THE NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT AND $27
10:09:31 BILLION THAT CORPORATE AMERICA HAS BEEN PUT IN FOR RACISM
10:09:36 AND GENTRIFICATION.
10:09:38 WE PLAN TO BRING IN AT LEAST A COUPLE HUNDRED MILLION
10:09:40 DOLLARS BACK FROM THAT PARTNERSHIP TO WEST TAMPA TO FUND
10:09:45 PROJECTS FOR GENTRIFICATION AND SYSTEMIC RACISM.
10:09:51 THE NEXT ITEM IS THAT WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE FIRST
10:09:54 BLACK CABLE NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY OUT OF ATLANTA,
10:10:00 GEORGIA.
10:10:00 IF YOU REMEMBER THE GUY JEFFERSON ON "MOVING ON UP" HE
10:10:06 DID THAT.
10:10:07 HE'S LIKE THE NEXT HOLLYWOOD.
10:10:14 AS A MATTER OF FACT, A NATIONAL PLATFORM.
10:10:16 THE NEXT THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS AFFORDABLE
10:10:18 HOUSING, THE TWO GIANTS. [AUDIO]
10:10:24 COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER, THEY HAVE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS
10:10:33 FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
10:10:35 LET ME GO INTO THE NEXT PROJECT, WEST TAMPA CDC
10:10:39 TECHNOLOGY, JOB CREATION CENTER.
10:10:41 LET ME SHARE WITH YOU SOME ELEMENTS TO THAT PLAN.
10:10:46 THE FIRST PLAN WILL BE CALLED THE TECHNOLOGY, IN THAT
10:10:51 CENTER RESIDENTS IN WEST TAMPA ARE GOING THROUGH
10:10:58 TRANSPORTATION, NETWORK, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE
10:11:02 DEVELOPMENT, AND ALONG WE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
10:11:13 AFRICAN AMERICANS GOING INTO SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND
10:11:17 THE SECOND PART OF THAT PLAN IS CALLED PERFORMANCE, ART
10:11:22 AND PRODUCTION CENTER.
10:11:23 THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE AN ARTS CENTER, RECORDING,
10:11:26 STUDIO, VIDEO, TV PRODUCTION, RADIO PRODUCTION, MARKETING
10:11:31 AND PLANNING, AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.
10:11:33 THIS IS SIMPLY FOCUSED ON GETTING THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE OFF
10:11:37 THE CORNER WITH A GUN AND PUTTING A MIC INTO THEIR HAND.
10:11:43 THAT'S PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WE FLORIDA TO
10:11:48 START FROM 50 TO 75 COMMUNITY-OWNED RESIDENTS IN WEST
10:11:53 TAMPA.
10:11:54 WE CALL IT --
10:11:58 THE FOURTH ITEM IS THE BUSINESS INCUBATOR CENTER.
10:12:03 NEXT TO THAT IS OUR COMMUNITY CENTER BASED ON TEACHING
10:12:07 RESIDENTS HOW TO DEAL WITH WEALTH.
10:12:14 TO MOVE FROM A CONSUMER TO INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE.
10:12:19 THE LAST PART IS WHAT WE CALL -- IN ADDITION TO THE
10:12:24 PROJECT, RELATED TO, WE ALL EXPLAIN BUSINESSES IN WEST
10:12:31 TAMPA THAT CAN BE OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY.
10:12:37 IT'S ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT
10:12:41 SPEAK, AND ABOUT BRINGING THE MONEY.
10:12:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
10:12:46 NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
10:12:47 >>THE CLERK: CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ELISE BATSEL.
10:12:54 IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU AND YOU
10:12:56 ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:13:36 ARE YOU THERE?
10:13:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S GO TO THE NEXT PERSON AND GO
10:13:38 BACK TO HER IF SHE HAS TROUBLES CONNECTING.
10:13:42 JUSTIN TAYLOR IS THE NEXT SPEAKER.
10:13:43 >> JUSTIN TAYLOR WITH REGISTERED.
10:13:50 ONE MOMENT.
10:13:51 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:13:53 >> HI.
10:13:58 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
10:14:00 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
10:14:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
10:14:02 GO AHEAD.
10:14:02 >> MY NAME IS JUSTIN TAYLOR.
10:14:05 I'M MANAGER OF FRONTATION.
10:14:12 I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE 100% CLEAN ENERGY
10:14:17 THAT TAMPA IS PURSUING.
10:14:23 OUR OFFICE DEVELOPS HIGH EFFICIENCY BUILDINGS.
10:14:26 AND I WOULD LIKE TO -- SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHICH IS PART
10:14:37 OF A PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
10:14:41 THIS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK.
10:14:49 AND THEY CREATED A PUBLIC CRISIS PARTNERSHIP TO DELIVER
10:14:56 RETROFITS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT PAY FOR THEMSELVES.
10:15:02 WHAT THIS PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED INTO HAS NOW RETROFITTED
10:15:09 ROUGHLY 100,000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, AND THE COMPANY
10:15:17 STRATEGIES THAT WERE CREATED AS A MEANS OF ACCOMPLISHING
10:15:21 THIS ARE RETROFITS THAT OCCUR WITHIN A WEEK OF
10:15:27 WEATHERIZED HOMES.
10:15:32 SO THE COMPANY BECOMES A BASIS FOR NEW PROGRAMS, THE U.S.
10:15:39 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND DELIVER THE SAME KIND OF
10:15:52 PROGRAMS HERE IN THE U.S.
10:15:55 I THINK THERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW
10:15:58 BUSINESSES, AND THESE WORK IN OTHER PLACES, AND THEY ARE
10:16:09 NOW SEEING -- THERE'S A LOT OF ATTENTION NOW ON THE
10:16:15 BUILDING SECTOR TO EXPLORE THESE RETROFITS, AND JUST
10:16:21 INCREASE THE BUILDING EFFICIENCY IN GENERAL.
10:16:23 AND ALL OF THAT COMES FROM THE RENEWABLE ENERGY, WHICH WE
10:16:29 CAN GET TO A LOT FASTER BY REDUCING ENERGY USAGE IN
10:16:33 BUILDINGS.
10:16:34 AND IT WILL HELP US WITH ENERGY TARGETS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
10:16:42 AND FLORIDA IN GENERAL.
10:16:46 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME.
10:16:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:16:48 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PARIS GIRGINIS.
10:16:58 I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO
10:17:00 SPEAK.
10:17:00 >> GOOD MORNING.
10:17:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING.
10:17:04 GO AHEAD.
10:17:05 WE CAN HEAR YOU.
10:17:05 >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING MYSELF AND MY
10:17:08 NEIGHBORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.
10:17:17 I RESIDE AT THE TOWERS CHANNELSIDE, NORTH 12th STREET
10:17:24 FOR THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
10:17:25 MY UNIT IS OVER SIX FLOORS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE USF SCHOOL
10:17:31 OF MEDICINE.
10:17:35 FOR A HAPPY AND HOME LIFE IS A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.
10:17:39 SINCE PARKS AND REC MOVED INTO THE GROUND FLOOR, THE LOUD
10:17:44 MUSIC AND YELLING FROM PATRONS WHILE DRINKING ON THE
10:17:47 PATIO HAS MADE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IMPOSSIBLE.
10:17:51 THE MUSIC CAN BE HEARD THROUGH OUR HOMES TILL 3 A.M.
10:17:58 HAVING A BALCONY WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS WHY WE
10:18:02 BOUGHT THIS HOME.
10:18:03 PATRONS BECOME LOUDER AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES, MAKING
10:18:06 IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENJOY THE BALCONY.
10:18:15 THEY ARE EXUBERANT, THE LOUD MUSIC COMING FROM THE CARS
10:18:19 OFTEN KEEPS US AWAKE.
10:18:21 ON THE WEEKENDS, MERIDIAN STREET HAS BECOME AN UBER AND
10:18:27 LYFT STAND.
10:18:30 AT 6 P.M. I WAS WALKING MY DOG ALONG THE BUILDING AND HAD
10:18:34 TO TURN BACK BECAUSE A FIGHT HAD SPILLED OUT FROM PARK &
10:18:37 REC ONTO THE SIDEWALK.
10:18:40 AND THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON.
10:18:44 OUR SAFETY COMES INTO QUESTION.
10:18:46 ON MANY MORNING WALKS WE HAVE TO WALK AROUND THE VOMIT,
10:18:51 URINE AND EVEN FECES LEFT BY THE PATRONS THE NIGHT
10:18:54 BEFORE.
10:18:54 OUR OTHER CONCERN IS MANY PROSPECTIVE BUYERS WOULD THINK
10:18:58 TWICE OF PURCHASING A CONDO AT THE TOYERS AFTER WALKING
10:19:01 AROUND THE BUILDING.
10:19:02 I GREW UP IN THE CITY OF BOSS TONE, AND I AM USED TO CITY
10:19:06 NOISES, BUT THE NOISE COMING FROM PARK & REC IS NOT
10:19:09 NORMAL.
10:19:10 WE ARE VERY EXCITED BY THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AROUND US,
10:19:13 BUT WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP TO GET BACK OUR HOME LIFE.
10:19:18 WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT THE HOURS THAT PARK & REC CAN HOLD
10:19:22 A PARTY TO NO LATER THAN 11 P.M.
10:19:25 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING.
10:19:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:19:27 NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
10:19:28 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
10:19:35 IS GOING TO BE ALISON DATE.
10:19:38 ALISON, IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU
10:19:41 AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:19:42 >> HI.
10:19:51 I'M ALISON DATE.
10:19:52 AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER THE CONTINUING --
10:19:59 I'M SORRY, I'M ON THE WRONG -- I AM CALLING ABOUT TWO
10:20:02 THINGS TODAY.
10:20:06 I WANTED TO URGE THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL -- (SNEEZE) ON
10:20:11 THE RESOLUTION TO BAN FOSSIL FUELS AND FOSSIL FUEL
10:20:16 INFRASTRUCTURES.
10:20:18 PERHAPS THAT MEANS THE TECO PLANT THAT'S IN STORE FOR US,
10:20:25 AND TO SUPPORT TRANSITION TO TAMPA TO 100% CLEAN
10:20:30 RENEWABLE ENERGY.
10:20:31 I REALLY AM SO EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE MADE THIS
10:20:36 MOVE GO IN THAT DIRECTION.
10:20:40 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:20:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:20:48 NEXT SPEAKER.
10:20:49 >>THE CLERK: NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE CHRIS VELA.
10:20:53 IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU AND YOU
10:20:56 ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:20:57 >> THANK YOU.
10:21:02 THIS IS CHRIS VELA, 33605.
10:21:06 I AM JUST URGING CITY COUNCIL TO PASS THE RESOLUTION FOR
10:21:09 TAMPA TO BE CLEAN BY 2030.
10:21:15 CLIMATE CHANGE DOESN'T HAVE ANY POLITICS.
10:21:18 IT DOESN'T EVEN JUDGE ON RACE.
10:21:21 WE DO THAT.
10:21:22 BUT WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THERE IS A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
10:21:24 THAT CAME UP AND HE MENTIONED ABOUT POLLUTION.
10:21:31 WELL, IN MY CASE, I'M DEALING WITH TWO CITY COUNCIL
10:21:34 MEMBERS RIGHT NOW ON THE MPO WHO ARE ALLOWING EXPANSION
10:21:39 OF FOSSIL BURNING TO OCCUR ON THE INTERSTATE, BECAUSE I
10:21:43 AM IN WHAT'S CALLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE AREA
10:21:47 OF POTENTIAL EFFECT.
10:21:51 AND THEY SAY THAT'S A THOUSAND FEET AWAY FROM THE
10:21:54 INTERSTATE.
10:21:55 WELL, GUESS WHAT.
10:21:56 I'M 150 FEET AWAY FROM THE INTERSTATE.
10:21:59 AND GUESS WHAT, ALL THE CRA AREAS ARE WITHIN THAT 100
10:22:03 FEET.
10:22:03 AND SO WHEN I SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN POLLUTION DOESN'T HAVE
10:22:11 A BITE, IT DOESN'T.
10:22:14 IT'S BASED ON YOUR POLITICAL DECISION AND I HOLD YOU GUYS
10:22:17 ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT.
10:22:18 NOW, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ST. PETE HAS DONE.
10:22:21 THEY HAVE PASSED A NICE PROGRAM AND HOPEFULLY YOU REVIEW
10:22:26 THAT.
10:22:27 HOWEVER MISSING FROM THAT REPORT IS THE PRIORITY FOR
10:22:29 MINORITIES.
10:22:31 WE NEED TO FOCUS ON MAKING IT A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE CRA
10:22:38 AREA.
10:22:39 ANOTHER ISSUE IS THIS.
10:22:40 THERE'S ONLY TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS RIGHT NOW, LUIS AND
10:22:48 GUIDO, WHO WOULD GET THIS CITY OVERRUN WITH STORM SURGE
10:22:53 AND WATER.
10:22:54 EVERYTHING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DO IS GOING TO BE ERODED
10:22:58 BEFORE THEIR EYES.
10:22:59 AND THAT IS A REALLY SAD -- WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD TO
10:23:04 THAT AT ALL.
10:23:05 NOW, IN AMERICA, WE HAVE A LOT OF SOLUTIONS.
10:23:09 THAT IS LET'S ELIMINATE ALL THIS LAWN EQUIPMENT THAT'S
10:23:12 HAPPENING ON OUR RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
10:23:14 JUST AN HOUR OF USING THIS EQUIPMENT EQUATES TO NEARLY A
10:23:18 THOUSAND MILES OF A CAR DRIVING.
10:23:20 WE KNOW THAT SEATTLE IS PUSHING FOR ELECTRIC GARBAGE
10:23:24 TRUCKS.
10:23:25 WE NEED TO FOLLOW THAT.
10:23:27 ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY IN CALIFORNIA ARE
10:23:29 USING SMALLER EB FIRE TRUCKS, LESS ROAD WIDENING AND MORE
10:23:35 GREEN RESPONSE THAT'S MIXED INTO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
10:23:39 THE OTHER THING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT RETENTION AREAS,
10:23:45 AND ALLOW FOR GROWTH AREAS UNTIL A BETTER RESOLUTION OR
10:23:49 SITUATION CAN OCCUR.
10:23:50 AND LASTLY, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON --
10:23:58 PUSH TOWARDS THAT TYPE OF INDUSTRY AND ALSO FILTERS FOR
10:24:01 CARBON.
10:24:03 THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:24:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:24:04 NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
10:24:05 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER WE HAVE IS SUSAN GLICKMAN.
10:24:12 IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU.
10:24:14 AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:24:30 ARE YOU THERE?
10:24:34 OKAY, CHAIR, NEXT SPEAKER THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IS --
10:24:39 >>> WAIT.
10:24:39 JUST A MOMENT. COUNCILMAN GUDES?
10:24:42 PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.
10:24:43 >>ORLANDO GUDES: [OFF MICROPHONE] HOW MANY MORE ...
10:24:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE LIKE ANOTHER NINE PEOPLE OR
10:24:51 SO.
10:24:53 HOW MANY VOICE MAILS DO WE HAVE, DO YOU KNOW?
10:24:56 22 VOICE MAILS?
10:24:59 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: MR. CHAIRMAN, SO POINT OF ORDER.
10:25:02 I'M SORRY.
10:25:03 I HAVE BEEN WONDERING THIS FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE THESE
10:25:06 KEEP GETTING LONGER AND LONGER.
10:25:08 SO WE ARE STARTING OUR MEETING AT NINE.
10:25:10 WE ARE NOT GOING TO REALLY START DOING ANYTHING UNTIL 11
10:25:15 OR SOMETHING.
10:25:17 OUR RULES SPEAK TO A TOTAL OF 30 MINUTES OF PUBLIC
10:25:22 COMMENT.
10:25:22 IS THAT CORRECT, MR. SHELBY?
10:25:24 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S WHAT THE AGENDA SAYS.
10:25:26 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: AND THAT'S WHAT THE AGENDA SAYS.
10:25:28 SO, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC COMMENT IS EXTREMELY
10:25:31 IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT
10:25:33 OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WANT TO SPEAK
10:25:35 TO.
10:25:35 BUT WE HAVE NEVER ADDRESSED THIS 30-MINUTE ISSUE THAT'S
10:25:38 BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW.
10:25:40 AND I KNOW, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU ARE THE NICEST PERSON, ONE
10:25:43 OF THE NICEST PEOPLE I KNOW AND YOU DON'T WANT TO STEP ON
10:25:46 PEOPLE'S TOES IN THAT REGARD.
10:25:48 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF STAFF FOLKS
10:25:53 WAITING AROUND, AND, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO THROW IT
10:25:59 OUT THERE.
10:26:00 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
10:26:00 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN, MR. CHAIR, MARTIN SHELBY,
10:26:05 CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
10:26:07 COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER IS RIGHT ABOUT COUNCIL'S 30-MINUTE
10:26:13 RULE.
10:26:13 I SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT IF YOU TAKE FINAL ACTION ON
10:26:17 A MATTER, FLORIDA STATUTES WAS AMENDED SEVERAL YEARS AGO
10:26:22 TO REQUIRE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO
10:26:25 ADDRESS COUNCIL BEFORE COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON
10:26:29 ANY MATTER.
10:26:30 THAT COMPLICATES THINGS A LITTLE BIT.
10:26:31 AND FINALLY, COUNCIL, ALL THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT GIVES
10:26:35 PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THESE CALLS AND STUFF,
10:26:38 THAT'S GOING TO REALLY FACTOR INTO IT.
10:26:40 AND HAVE COUNCIL ADDRESSES IT.
10:26:43 NOW THAT YOU ARE BACK IN PERSON.
10:26:44 SO THAT BEING SAID, THE LAST THING THAT I NEED TO ADDRESS
10:26:49 IS THAT COUNCIL, WHEN YOU WENT TO MEETING AT THE TAMPA
10:26:53 CONVENTION CENTER, YOU BY MOTION AND VOTE MADE,
10:26:56 PARTICULARLY WITH WORKSHOPS AND REGULAR MEETINGS, TO PUT
10:26:59 PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
10:27:02 SO YOU MAY WANTS TO VISIT THAT AS WELL.
10:27:04 BUT THESE ARE POINTS WELL TAKEN.
10:27:05 AND NOW THAT YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS OF PEOPLE, ABLE TO
10:27:08 COMMUNICATE, YOU ARE REALLY SEEING THE FACT THAT
10:27:11 PARTICIPATION IS INCREASING.
10:27:13 AND THAT DOES HAVE AN EFFECT ON YOUR MEETINGS AND THAT
10:27:15 WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE WAY DO YOU BUSINESS
10:27:17 BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE OFFICIAL BUSINESS, DO YOU ULTIMATELY
10:27:20 HAVE TO GET TO.
10:27:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:27:23 >> SUSAN GLICKMAN, AND I AM ON THE LINE.
10:27:31 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MADAM CLERK, IF YOU CAN START HER
10:27:34 CLOCK AND WE'LL CONTINUE DO I KNOW THE LIST.
10:27:36 >> ALL RIGHT.
10:27:38 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:27:39 I'M SUSAN GLICKMAN.
10:27:40 I'M THE FLORIDA DIRECTOR OF SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN
10:27:43 ENERGY.
10:27:44 AND ORIGINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO, WE SCHEDULED AN
10:27:47 IN-PERSON WORKSHOP ON CLEAN ENERGY.
10:27:50 SO I AM GOING TO TAKE THAT WORKSHOP AND GIVE IT TO YOU IN
10:27:53 ABOUT THREE MINUTES.
10:27:54 SO NUMBER ONE, I WANT TO ADDRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE CITY
10:27:58 OF TAMPA COMMITTING TO 100% RENEWABLE.
10:28:01 I WANT TO SPEAK TO WHY, NUMBER ONE, WE MUST MOVE RIGHT
10:28:04 NOW.
10:28:05 NUMBER TWO, I WANT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION THAT THIS
10:28:08 REALLY DOESN'T COST MORE.
10:28:10 THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT SOMEHOW CLEAN ENERGY COSTS
10:28:14 MORE, AND I WANT TO OUTLINE SOME OF THE MANY BENEFITS,
10:28:20 SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED EARLIER.
10:28:22 MARY ELIZABETH ESTRADA TALKED ABOUT THE TAMPA BAY
10:28:25 ADVISORY PANEL, AND WHAT I WANT TO ADD TO THAT WAS THEY
10:28:28 ORIGINALLY, BEING SEA LEVEL RISE PROJECTIONS FOR 2005,
10:28:32 AND WHEN THEY UPDATED IN 2019 THE PROJECTIONS WERE 12 TO
10:28:38 18 INCHES HIGHER.
10:28:39 SO WE ARE SEEING MOVEMENT, SO WE REALLY HAVE TO ADDRESS
10:28:45 IT.
10:28:45 EVEN IF WE TURN THE SPOTTING OFF TOMORROW, WE ARE IN FOR
10:28:49 TWO OR THREE FEET.
10:28:50 SO THE REASON THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO COMMIT TO
10:28:52 100% IS WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A HOLE YOU HAVE TO STOP
10:28:56 DIGGING.
10:28:56 BECAUSE THIS IS COSTING OUR COMMUNITY ALREADY.
10:29:00 I SEE MORE PRONOUNCEDLY DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA WHERE THEY
10:29:04 ARE TRACKING CLOCKS.
10:29:06 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HAS $23 MILLION IN RESILIENCE IN
10:29:09 CAPITAL COSTS IN THEIR FIVE YEAR PLAN.
10:29:11 SO MAKE NO MISTAKE.
10:29:13 AND THIS IS UNDER THE HEADING OF THE FACT THAT THIS
10:29:15 SIMPLY DOES NOT COST MORE TO MOVE TO CLEAN ENERGY,
10:29:17 BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR IT.
10:29:21 JUST TUESDAY, TAMPA ELECTRIC ANNOUNCED THAT RESIDENTIAL
10:29:24 CUSTOMERS USE 1,000 KILOWATTS THAT THEIR BILLS ARE GOING
10:29:29 THE TO GO UP TO 105, AND THEY CITED THE COST OF GAS GOING
10:29:35 UP.
10:29:35 NOT TO MENTION THE 853 MILLION TO CONVERT THEIR COAL
10:29:39 PLANT TO GAS.
10:29:41 WHEN THIS COULD ACTUALLY MEET OUR NEEDS WITH SOLAR, SOLAR
10:29:45 STORAGE, AND THE ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION.
10:29:48 AS A FUNDAMENTAL POLICY, WE HAVE TO STOP LETTING
10:29:52 POLLUTERS POLLUTE FOR FREE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL PAYING FOR
10:29:55 IT, WITH ZERO AIR POLLUTION, WE HAVE HEARD DISCUSSED,
10:29:59 STRONGER HURRICANES, EXTREME WEATHER, THE HEAT, AND ON
10:30:02 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EQUATION, WE SEND 50 BILLION OUT OF
10:30:10 HERE TO EVERY STATE TO BRING FOSSIL FUEL FROM SOMEWHERE
10:30:13 ELSE.
10:30:13 SO WHEN WE BECOME MORE EFFICIENT OR USE SOLAR, WE ARE
10:30:16 KEEPING THOSE ENERGY DOLLARS HERE AT HOME, WE ARE
10:30:18 PROVIDING JOBS, WE ARE PROTECTING THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH.
10:30:22 SO AFTER ALL, COVID IS A RESPIRATORY VIRUS.
10:30:26 SO EVERY TIME WE TAKE AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION OFF THE ROAD
10:30:32 WE ARE PROTECTING HEALTH, SAVING ENERGY AND SAVING MONEY.
10:30:36 YOU CAN RUN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ON ELECTRICITY THAT COSTS
10:30:40 ABOUT 11 CENTS A KILOWATT HOUR.
10:30:42 THAT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF PAYING 99 CENTS FOR A
10:30:46 GALLON OF GAS.
10:30:47 IT'S CHEAPER.
10:30:48 AND I CAN PRODUCE YOU WITH ALL THE DATA, CONSUMER REPORTS
10:30:50 JUST CAME OUT WITH AN ANALYSIS THAT THE AVERAGE OF DB
10:30:55 OWNER WILL SAVE 6 TO $10,000 A YEAR OVER THE LIFE.
10:30:59 SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, WE
10:31:02 HAVE TO STOP LETTING POLLUTERS POLLUTE FOR FREE AND WE
10:31:05 HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOES NOT COST MORE, AND IN
10:31:08 FACT WITH ALL THE BENEFITS OF PROTECTING OUR PUBLIC
10:31:11 HOUSING AND CREATING JOBS AND AVOIDING THE WORST IMPACT
10:31:14 OF CLIMATE CHANGE IT'S THE ECONOMICALLY SMART THING TO
10:31:18 DO.
10:31:19 SO WITH THAT --
10:31:20 >>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:31:21 NEXT SPEAKER.
10:31:21 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BRITTEN EVANS.
10:31:29 IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU AND YOU
10:31:31 ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:31:45 MR. EVANS, ARE YOU THERE?
10:31:47 OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE DR. LYNN
10:31:52 RINGENBERG.
10:31:54 IF YOU ARE THERE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO
10:31:55 SPEAK.
10:32:06 >> GOOD MORNING.
10:32:08 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
10:32:09 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
10:32:10 GO AHEAD.
10:32:10 >> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS
10:32:13 MORNING.
10:32:14 I'M DR. LYNN RINGENBERG, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
10:32:21 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ARMY VETERAN, I PRACTICED MEDICINE
10:32:25 IN TAMPA FOR 40 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE HEALTH
10:32:28 CONSEQUENCES OF OUR CLIMATE CRISIS FOR OVER A DECADE AND
10:32:31 A HALF, AND I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF
10:32:34 PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE CALLED TAMPA BAY.
10:32:37 WE HAVE BEEN BREATHING POLLUTED AIR THOUSAND FOR DECADES.
10:32:41 WE ARE A LOT SMARTER NOW.
10:32:42 WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLEAN AIR.
10:32:49 I AM ESPECIALLY WORRIED ABOUT OUR VULNERABLE POPULATION,
10:32:52 OUR PREGNANT WOMAN AND FETUSES, YOUNG CHILDREN, THE
10:32:56 ELDERLY, THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES, AND ESPECIALLY
10:32:59 OUR FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE HARMED EVEN MORE BY
10:33:02 THE EFFECT OF THIS CLIMATE CRISIS.
10:33:04 AND ALSO AS YOU KNOW, OUR FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES ARE
10:33:08 IMPACTED MORE BY THE COVID PANDEMIC.
10:33:12 RESEARCHERS TOLL US THAT THE CHRONIC EXPOSURE, AIR
10:33:17 POLLUTION INCREASES THE RISK OF BEING HOSPITALIZED FROM
10:33:21 COAST.
10:33:22 LET ME TELL YOU THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND THE COVID-19
10:33:25 CRISIS ARE NOT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IMPACTERS.
10:33:29 WE ARE IN A CLIMATE AND HEALTH CRISIS.
10:33:31 IT'S NOT CLIMATE CHANGE ANY LONGER.
10:33:33 IT'S A CLIMATE CRISIS AND A HEALTH CRISIS. THIS IS SORRY
10:33:37 USE.
10:33:37 AND WE DON'T HAVE A LONG TIME TO GET IT RIGHT.
10:33:40 MOST OF THE SCIENCE POINTS TO MAYBE A DECADE, PROBABLY
10:33:43 LESS, TO TRANSITION TO 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY.
10:33:48 SO WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
10:33:50 IF WE CAN DO IT BY 2030, GREAT.
10:33:52 IF WE CAN DO IT BY 2028, EVEN BETTER.
10:33:56 AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH THIS PANDEMIC, THE ECONOMY DOESN'T
10:34:00 WORK WELL WHEN PEOPLE ARE SICK AND STRUGGLING AND THEY
10:34:04 WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME SICKER AND STRUGGLE MORE AS OUR
10:34:07 CLIMATE CRISIS WORSENS.
10:34:09 WE KNOW THAT BURNING FOSSIL FUEL LIKE COAL AND NATURAL
10:34:13 GAS, NATURAL GAS IS NOT CLEAN, IT'S NOT A TRANSITION
10:34:17 FUEL, IT'S A FOSSIL FUEL AND IT'S ACTUALLY 86 TIMES MORE
10:34:20 POTENT THAN GREENHOUSE GAS AND COAL OVER A SHORT TIME
10:34:25 LIKE 20 YEARS.
10:34:26 WE DON'T HAVE 20 YEARS.
10:34:27 AND BURNING THESE FUELS PRODUCES A TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS
10:34:32 THAT HARM HEALTH.
10:34:33 THERE'S TONS OF SCIENCE ON THIS, EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENCE.
10:34:37 INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS AND PREMATURE DEATHS, HEART
10:34:42 ARRHYTHMIA, HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES AND OTHER
10:34:45 NEUROLOGIC DISEASES ALONG WITH PREMATURE BIRTHS AND LOW
10:34:48 BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES.
10:34:49 THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY WE SEE THESE HEALTH ISSUES IN
10:34:53 TAMPA BAY.
10:34:54 EVERYTHING, AND I MEAN EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE
10:34:58 EXPERIENCING IN THIS CLIMATE CRISIS FROM SEA LEVEL RISE,
10:35:02 STORM SURGE, FLOODING, INTENSITY OF HURRICANES, WATER
10:35:07 BORN DISEASES, ALGAE BLOOM, INCREASED HEAT, WILDFIRES,
10:35:12 FOOD INSECURITY, BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNITY COHESION,
10:35:15 POPULATION, MIGRATION, HARMS PUBLIC HEALTH.
10:35:18 IT'S HARMS PUBLIC HEALTH.
10:35:22 AND IT PLACES A HUGE BURDEN ON THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN
10:35:26 TAMPA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
10:35:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:35:31 >> AND -- OH.
10:35:33 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: KEEP GOING.
10:35:34 THAT'S FINE.
10:35:36 NEVER MIND.
10:35:37 >> SAY AGAIN? DO I HAVE MORE TIME OR NOT?
10:35:39 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU.
10:35:40 YOU HAVE REACHED THE LIMIT.
10:35:41 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:35:42 >> OKAY.
10:35:44 THANK YOU.
10:35:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT SPEAKER.
10:35:46 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE REVEREND
10:35:52 NEDDY ASTUDILLO.
10:36:05 IF YOU ARE THERE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
10:36:07 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:36:08 >> BUENOS DIAS.
10:36:18 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
10:36:19 MY NUMBER I AM A VENEZUELAN AMERICAN, PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
10:36:26 AND ORGANIZER FOR GREEN SPACE, TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES
10:36:32 TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OVER TIME.
10:36:35 ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE OF FAITH LIKE MYSELF, CONCERNED ABOUT
10:36:38 THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE MOST VULNERABLE
10:36:41 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND AROUND THE WORLD, AND BY
10:36:46 DIVERSITY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, I WANT TO URGE THE
10:36:50 TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN OUR NEIGHBORS NEAR AND FAR TO
10:36:54 SEIZE THIS MOMENT AND TO VOTE YES ON THE RESOLUTION TO
10:36:57 BAN FOSSIL FUELS IN THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF TAMPA, MY HOME,
10:37:03 TO 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030.
10:37:07 AS YOU ALREADY HEARD, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS SAY THERE IS NO
10:37:12 TIME TO LOSE.
10:37:12 WE ARE AT A CROSSROAD.
10:37:14 WITH LESS THAN TEN YEARS TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.
10:37:18 CLIMATE CHANGE IS A THREAT BUT CAN ALSO BE A BLESSING
10:37:21 BECAUSE IT PROVIDES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THE RIGHT
10:37:24 SIDE OF HISTORY, AMONG THE PEOPLE WHO WILL DETERMINE THE
10:37:27 FUTURE OF OUR PLANET AND THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
10:37:32 AND IT ISN'T JUST CITIES WHO ARE AFFECTING WITH COURAGE
10:37:37 CAN AND BOLD ACTIONS TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE.
10:37:39 RELIGIOUS LEADERS LIKE MYSELF ARE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR
10:37:45 COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES AND ACROSS TRADITIONS TO CREATE
10:37:49 A PATH TO CLIMATE JUSTICE, BY INFORMING THE WAY WE LIVE,
10:37:52 EAT, THE WAY WE MOVE, THE WAY WE WORSHIP, THE WAY WE
10:37:55 CELEBRATE AND RELATE TO OUR NEIGHBORS, THE WAY WE USE OUR
10:37:59 BUILDINGS.
10:38:02 AS PEOPLE OF FAITH WE KNOW THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE NEED
10:38:04 TO MAKE CHOICES AND DECISIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD RATHER
10:38:08 THAN JUST FOR A SELECT FEW.
10:38:10 AND SO WE ARE READY WITH ALL THAT FOLLOW US TODAY AND WE
10:38:17 APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WE SEEK TO LIVE OUR FAITH
10:38:20 MINDFUL OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND
10:38:25 FUTURE GENERATIONS.
10:38:26 I PRAY THAT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THE BLESSINGS THAT WE CAN
10:38:29 BE TOGETHER BY ADDING THE CITY OF TAMPA TO THE NUMBER OF
10:38:33 CITIES ACROSS THE STATE, A CROSS THE NATION AND AROUND
10:38:36 THE WORLD FOR PUTTING AN END TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE.
10:38:40 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION
10:38:43 TODAY.
10:38:43 AND GOD BLESS YOU.
10:38:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:38:46 NEXT SPEAKER.
10:38:46 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE MARIA
10:38:49 MORALES FERREBUS.
10:38:53 IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU
10:38:55 HAVE THREE MINUTES TO BE SPEAK.
10:38:57 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:39:00 MY NAME IS MARIA MORALES, AND I AM USF STUDENT AND PERSON
10:39:08 OF COLOR.
10:39:09 I REMEMBER --
10:39:19 IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING TO OUR RESIDENTS.
10:39:21 I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL OF TAMPA TO VOTE YES ON THE
10:39:26 RESOLUTION TO BAN FOSSIL FUELS AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
10:39:32 COMMUNITY WIDE, TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY.
10:39:40 IN 2018 --
10:39:51 SOLAR ENERGY WAS ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE STORM AND WAS THE
10:39:54 ONLY SOURCE OF ENERGY TO THEIR COMMUNITY FOR WEEKS.
10:39:59 IF WE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR
10:40:03 CITY MORE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF EXTREME WEATHER
10:40:06 EVENTS.
10:40:07 TAMPA CANNOT WAIT.
10:40:09 WE ARE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY.
10:40:13 FOR OUR CHILDREN, WE NEED YOU.
10:40:16 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
10:40:17 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU.
10:40:19 NEXT SPEAKER.
10:40:19 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE JENNA
10:40:24 STEVENS.
10:40:25 MS. STEPHENS, IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE PLEASE UNMUTE
10:40:27 YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO BE SPEAK.
10:40:28 >> HI.
10:40:31 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
10:40:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
10:40:33 GO AHEAD.
10:40:33 >> GOOD MORNING.
10:40:35 THANK YOU SO MUCH CITY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
10:40:38 SPEAK TODAY.
10:40:38 MY NAME IS JENNA STEVENS, THE STATE DIRECTOR FOR
10:40:43 ENVIRONMENT FLORIDA, ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF
10:40:45 TAMPA.
10:40:46 I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR 4300 SUPPORTERS
10:40:50 IN TAMPA AND TO URGE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO PASS THE
10:40:54 RESOLUTION TO TRANSITION TAMPA COMMUNITY WIDE TO 100%
10:40:58 CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030.
10:41:04 EVERYTHING FROM OUR BEACHES AND OUR PLACES LIKE THE EVERY
10:41:07 GLADE, THAT WE CHANGE THE WAY WE PRODUCE ENERGY.
10:41:13 AS A PLANET, AS A COUNTRY, AND AS A TAMPA COMMUNITY, WE
10:41:16 NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM COAL, OIL AND GAS AS QUICKLY AS
10:41:21 POSSIBLE AND TOWARDS 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY LIKE
10:41:25 SOLAR AND WIND.
10:41:26 FLORIDA IN SO MANY WAYS IS A POSTER CHILD FOR CLIMATE,
10:41:31 AND WE NEED TO BE THE NATIONAL LEADERS HERE IN TAMPA WE
10:41:35 ARE NOT IN THE CLIMATE IMPACT, SEA LEVEL RISE BY 2060
10:41:43 ACCORDING, SOME AREAS ARE TAMPA BAY ARE HAVING ALREADY
10:41:48 FLOODING, AND INTENSE HURRICANES, OUR CITY IS
10:41:51 INCREASINGLY AT RISK.
10:41:53 THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE DO HAVE THE POWER TO HARNESS
10:41:56 CLEAN ABUNDANT ENERGY FROM THE SUN AND WIND AND WE CAN DO
10:41:59 IT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND CHEAPLY THAN EVER BEFORE.
10:42:02 WE CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY NOW HAVE A LIVABLE FUTURE FOR
10:42:07 YEARS TO COME BUT TO GET THERE WE NEED TO TRANSFORM THE
10:42:09 WAY WE ARE PRODUCING ENERGY, AND THAT MEANS SETTING OUR
10:42:12 SITES ON 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE CITY-WIDE,
10:42:16 AND THAT IS WHY AS WE DISCUSSED, THE RESOLUTIONS, I URGE
10:42:21 TO YOU SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF OUR CITY TO 100% CLEAN
10:42:24 RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME
10:42:28 TO HEAR HOURS OF COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE.
10:42:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:42:32 >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE YAMID --
10:42:38 UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE MINUTES
10:42:40 TO SPEAK.
10:42:41 >> HELLO EVERYONE.
10:42:43 I AM A RESIDENT OF TAMPA BAY FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS.
10:42:50 AND FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL
10:42:52 MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE CITY CLERK FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
10:42:55 YOU GUYS DO FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
10:42:58 DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME.
10:43:08 ALONG WITH A 7-YEAR-OLD CHILD URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR 100%
10:43:12 CLEAN ENERGY BY 2030.
10:43:15 I WANT TO BRING TO LIGHT A PROGRAM BY UNITED CHARITABLE
10:43:17 TO MAKE TOMORROW BETTER.
10:43:20 TO SUMMARIZE THIS INITIATIVE, IT'S AN EXERCISE TO IMPACT
10:43:24 OUR FUTURE.
10:43:26 WRITE A LETTER TO ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE
10:43:28 THAT THEY WOULD BE READING THIS LETTER IN 2050.
10:43:34 WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO READ A LETTER TO THE
10:43:39 CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ISSUE OF CLEAN ENERGY.
10:43:44 DEAR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, TODAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020, I HAD
10:43:48 THE HONOR TO SPEAK ON THE DECISION OF MR. CITRO, MIRANDA,
10:43:54 DINGFELDER, CARLSON, GUDES, MANISCALCO AND VIERA AND SIT
10:44:01 ON CLEAN ENERGY BY 2030 TO TAMPA.
10:44:04 AS YOU ARE SEEING THE RESULTS, CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES
10:44:07 TO CREATE CHALLENGES TO SOCIETY AND WILL DO EVEN MORE IN
10:44:11 THE FUTURE IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN.
10:44:13 WE KNOW FOSSIL FUELS HAS BEEN A LARGE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE
10:44:17 ISSUES WE HAVE AND IT'S A FINE NIGHT NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR
10:44:21 US IN 2020, AND IN 2050.
10:44:26 AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST, IN THE PRESENT, AND
10:44:28 HOPEFULLY NOT SO MUCH IN THE FUTURE, LARGE CORPORATIONS
10:44:31 CAN INFLUENCE POLE TINGS WHICH AFFECTS OUR PLANET EARTH
10:44:35 WHICH INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH IS IMPACTING US NOW.
10:44:38 WITH THAT SAID, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL MAKE A BETTER
10:44:45 DECISION NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES, NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY
10:44:47 OF TAMPA, BUT FOR 2050 WHICH WILL BE TO SAY YES TO 100%
10:44:55 CLEAN ENERGY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
10:44:58 HOPING YOU ARE STILL ABLE TO LIVE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA
10:45:00 WITH MILD WEATHER, WITH SO MANY HURRICANES, AN INITIATIVE
10:45:06 AND ALONG WITH PLANET EARTH.
10:45:10 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:45:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:45:14 IS ANYBODY STANDING BY FOR A LIVE CALL?
10:45:16 >>THE CLERK: YES, CHAIR.
10:45:18 THERE'S TWO.
10:45:20 MR. BRITTEN EVANS AND ELISE BATSEL.
10:45:32 PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
10:45:33 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:45:36 MS. BATSEL, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
10:45:43 OKAY.
10:45:43 I WILL MOVE ON TO BRITTEN EVANS, IF YOU ARE STILL ON THE
10:45:47 LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
10:45:49 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:45:51 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
10:45:57 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
10:45:58 GO AHEAD.
10:45:58 >> THANKS FOR GIVING ME ONE MORE CHANCE.
10:46:01 I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS QUICK.
10:46:03 MY NAME IS BRITTEN EVANS HERE ON BEHALF OF HERE IN TAMPA
10:46:09 IN SUPPORT OF 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030.
10:46:13 I'M -- COMMITTED TO SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
10:46:18 JUSTICE WHILE PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
10:46:22 SO THAT'S WHY WE FULLY ENDORSE THE RESOLUTION OPPOSING
10:46:26 FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY AND CALLING FOR
10:46:30 COMMUNITY WIDE 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030. IN AUGUST
10:46:34 OF 2004, I LOST MY CHILDHOOD HOME AND SUBSEQUENTLY MY
10:46:41 GRANDFATHER WHEN HURRICANE CHARLEY TORE THROUGH PUNTA
10:46:44 GORDA.
10:46:45 AND IT DEVASTATED THAT TOWN, AND THE REASON WHY I WANT TO
10:46:49 TELL THAT YOU IS BECAUSE NOT JUST CLIMATE CHANGE IS VERY
10:46:54 PERSONAL TO ME BUT ALSO AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, HURRICANE
10:46:58 CHARLEY WAS FORECAST TO HIT TAMPA BAY WHICH TRIGGERED ONE
10:47:01 OF THE BIGGEST IF NOT THE BIGGEST EVACUATIONS IN THE
10:47:04 CITY'S HISTORY.
10:47:07 TAMPA DODGED A BULLET THAT YEAR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY
10:47:09 FAMILY DID NOT, AND YEAR AFTER YEAR RESIDENTS IN THIS
10:47:13 CITY AND ACROSS FLORIDA LIVE WITH FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY OF
10:47:18 WHEN THE NEXT BIG STORM IS GOING TO HIT.
10:47:20 AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING -- I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO MY
10:47:25 OWN PERSONAL STORY, BUT THIS IS WHO I AM AND WHY I AM
10:47:28 HERE ON BEHALF OF FRIEND OF THE EARTH TO ASK YOU TO TAKE
10:47:31 SERIOUS STEPS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
10:47:35 MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERYONE WHO IS WORRIED ABOUT WHERE
10:47:37 THEY WILL GO IN THE NEXT MAJOR HURRICANE HITS, IF THEY
10:47:40 WILL LOSE EVERYTHING THIS YEAR, OR WHETHER IT'S GOING TO
10:47:42 BE THE NEXT YEAR.
10:47:44 CLIMATE CHANGE IS A SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE.
10:47:47 AND SO MANY FAMILIES AND TOO MANY ARE ONE NATURAL
10:47:51 DISASTER AWAY FROM LOSING EVERYTHING INCLUDING MY OWN.
10:47:54 AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE MUST ACT NOW
10:47:59 AND TRANSITION TAMPA AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL BY 2030.
10:48:02 NOT 2040.
10:48:03 NOT 2045.
10:48:04 AND DEFINITELY NOT 2050.
10:48:06 THE WINDOW FOR US TO STOP CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE IS
10:48:10 CLOSING VERY QUICKLY AND MAJOR ACTION MUSH TAKEN STARTING
10:48:13 NOW.
10:48:14 AND IT'S THE JOB OF THE COUNCIL TO TAKE INTO
10:48:17 CONSIDERATION THE INTERESTS OF TAMPA'S RESIDENTS.
10:48:20 AND THAT MEANS EVERYTHING A DECISION AND A PLAN TO END
10:48:23 THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUEL THAT IS DRIVING THE CRISIS.
10:48:28 AS I SAID IT IS A SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE.
10:48:31 FOSSIL FUELS MAKE PEOPLE SICK, BUT NOT EVERYONE FEELS THE
10:48:34 IMPACT EVENLY.
10:48:36 POLLUTION DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS BLACK, INDIGENOUS
10:48:40 AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO ARE MOWER LIKELY TO BREATHE
10:48:42 POLLUTED AIR BECAUSE THESE COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN SITUATED
10:48:47 NEXT TO HIGHWAYS AND POWER PLANTS THAT MAKES THEM SICK.
10:48:50 I AM NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW
10:48:52 BECAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED.
10:48:55 THE QUESTION IS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
10:48:57 AND IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS COUNCIL TO ENSURE
10:48:59 THAT ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN TAMPA REGARDLESS OF RACE OR
10:49:03 CLASS OR THEIR ZIP CODE CAN BREATHE CLEAN AIR, LIVE
10:49:06 HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT LIVES, AND KNOW THAT THEIR
10:49:10 LEADERS HAVE THEIR BACKS, AND YOU ARE DOCK EVERYTHING IN
10:49:12 YOUR POWER WHICH CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING PEOPLE.
10:49:18 SO AGAIN, STRONGLY ENDORSE THE RESOLUTION AND WE URGE YOU
10:49:24 TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AND MOVE QUICKLY TO IMPLEMENT THE
10:49:27 RESOLUTION.
10:49:28 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:49:29 >> WE ALSO ASK YOU -- OH.
10:49:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU.
10:49:32 ALL RIGHT.
10:49:33 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SPEAKING LIVE?
10:49:34 >>THE CLERK: CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO BACK TO ELISE
10:49:39 BATSEL?
10:49:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SURE, ONE MORE TIME.
10:49:43 >> IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, I AM GOING TO UNMUTE YOU.
10:49:45 PLEASE UNMUTE YOUR PHONE.
10:49:47 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
10:49:49 >>ELISE BATSEL: YES, ACTUALLY I SIGNED UP ON ITEM 54,
10:49:57 PUBLIC COMMENT, SO I WILL WAIT FOR THAT ITEM.
10:49:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:50:00 IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S LIVE?
10:50:02 YES?
10:50:02 >>THE CLERK: NO, CHAIR, THERE IS NO OTHER PUBLIC
10:50:11 COMMENT.
10:50:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ELISE, IF YOU ARE STILL ON THE LINE,
10:50:16 IT'S UNDER CONSENT.
10:50:21 IT'S ITEM 54, YOU SEWED?
10:50:23 >>THE CLERK: UNMUTE YOUR PHONE, PLEASE.
10:50:34 CHAIR, SHE IS STILL SHOWING HERSELF MUTED.
10:50:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ELISE, IF YOU COULD UNMUTE YOURSELF.
10:50:43 >>ELISE BATSEL: YES.
10:50:46 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU CAN SPEAK ON 54.
10:50:47 IT'S A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
10:50:49 IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.
10:50:50 >>ELISE BATSEL: IT'S FINE.
10:50:52 I WAS REALLY HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANYONE NEEDED
10:50:55 QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
10:50:57 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OH.
10:51:00 OKAY.
10:51:00 WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE DO ONCE WE GET TO THAT.
10:51:04 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:51:04 >>ELISE BATSEL: YES, SIR.
10:51:06 THANK YOU.
10:51:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
10:51:08 BEFORE WE GO TO THE RECORDED COMMENTS, I BELIEVE PER THE
10:51:15 CLERK IT'S ALL BASED ON THE 98 AND 99 ITEMS WHICH WE CAN
10:51:20 HEAR LATER IF YOU DON'T WISH TO LISTEN TO THOSE RECORDED
10:51:23 COMMENTS NOW BECAUSE THERE'S AT LEAST AN HOUR OF RECORDED
10:51:25 MESSAGES SO WE CAN GET ON WITH THE AGENDA.
10:51:27 WE CAN POSTPONE THAT SINCE THEY ARE RECORDED.
10:51:30 WE CAN HEAR THEM LATER.
10:51:31 IS THERE ANY OBJECTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
10:51:34 >>JOSEPH CITRO: MR. CHAIR, MAY I HAVE ONE MOMENT,
10:51:37 PLEASE?
10:51:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR.
10:51:38 GO AHEAD.
10:51:38 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THIS IS CONCERNING OUR AGENDA ITEM 98.
10:51:43 AND I FEEL THAT WE CAN PROBABLY HEAR THE REST OF THE
10:51:45 PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF OUR MEETING.
10:51:49 I JUST NEED TO MAKE A FEW STATEMENTS.
10:51:57 WHEN I FIRST DRAFTED THIS RESOLUTION WITH THE HELP OF
10:52:01 OTHERS, MY THOUGHTS AND IDEAS WERE WHEN I WAS FISHING IN
10:52:09 TAMPA BAY LOOKING OVER OUR SKYLINE AND SEEING THE SMOG
10:52:17 AND THE HAZE OVER OUR CITY.
10:52:20 THIS RESOLUTION WAS AN ASPIRATION OF MINE.
10:52:26 AN ASPIRATION FOR THIS CITY TO BECOME A RESILIENT, CLEAN,
10:52:30 GREEN CITY.
10:52:34 AND I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
10:52:41 I HAVE HEARD FROM STAKEHOLDERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND I'M
10:52:47 SURE WE HAVE ALL RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM MANY
10:52:54 CORPORATIONS.
10:52:58 MR. WHIT REMER AND I SAT DOWN, HAD A CONVERSATION, AND
10:53:06 THE ADMINISTRATION AND MR. REMER ARE COMING UP WITH SOME
10:53:13 PLANS.
10:53:13 COUNCIL MEMBERS, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE GOT TO SHAKE THE
10:53:20 TREE.
10:53:22 SOMETIMES YOU HAVE GOT TO POKE THE BEAR.
10:53:33 WE HAVE SEEN THE ACTIONS OR REACTIONS OF HOW PEOPLE FEEL
10:53:36 ABOUT THE CITY OF TAMPA TAKING THE INITIATIVE OF A
10:53:41 RESILIENT, ENERGY EFFICIENT CLEAN CITY.
10:53:54 WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO POSE, EVERYBODY CONCERNED, SIT DOWN
10:53:58 AT THE TABLE, WHETHER IT BE THE MAJOR CORPORATIONS,
10:54:04 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THE CITIZENS, AND OUR
10:54:10 RESILIENCY CZAR, AND COME TO SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT, A
10:54:18 GOAL, A TIMELINE IN WHICH THE CITY OF TAMPA CAN STAND UP
10:54:25 PROUDLY AND SAY WE ARE A CLEAN, RESILIENT CITY.
10:54:35 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW TODAY, WE ARE
10:54:37 TAKING A MAJOR LEAP FORWARD, AND JUST THIS COUNCIL, ALONG
10:54:45 WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, HAVING THE ASPIRATION OF BEING
10:54:52 CLEAN.
10:54:54 NOW, I AM NOT A LONG WINDED PERSON.
10:54:56 I DON'T SAY VERY MUCH.
10:55:01 BUT IF I CAN, MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER
10:55:06 98 TODAY AND BRING IT BACK AFTER EVERYONE HAS HAD
10:55:15 DISCUSSION.
10:55:17 MR. REMER, YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF THIS SHIP.
10:55:20 I HOPE THAT YOU CAN KEEP US ALL INFORMED.
10:55:24 AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION BACK ON MARCH
10:55:29 8th UNDER STAFF REPORTS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS, IF I
10:55:35 HAVE NO OBJECTION.
10:55:36 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER.
10:55:37 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: UM, MR. CITRO, I COMMEND YOU FOR
10:55:47 BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO START WITH.
10:55:51 AND I THINK THE BEAR IS AWAKE.
10:55:55 >>JOSEPH CITRO: I DID A GOOD JOB?
10:55:58 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY.
10:56:02 A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME THIS.
10:56:04 JOHN, YOU SERVED EIGHT YEARS ON COUNCIL, AND THEN YOU
10:56:06 TOOK OFF EIGHT YEARS, AND WHY DID YOU WANT TO COME BACK?
10:56:09 AND I HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO
10:56:11 COME BACK IS BECAUSE I LOOKED ACROSS THE BAY AND I READ
10:56:15 IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND I WOULD READ ARTICLES ABOUT
10:56:19 ST. PETE COUNCIL, AND HOW PROGRESSIVE THEY WERE BEING ON
10:56:22 SO MANY ISSUES THAT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE WERE.
10:56:27 I FELT LIKE TAMPA WAS LAGGING BEHIND ON THESE PROGRESSIVE
10:56:30 ISSUES.
10:56:31 WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS CIVIL RIGHTS, OR THE ENVIRONMENT,
10:56:35 OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
10:56:36 I ALWAYS FELT LIKE OVER THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW, 8, 10 OR
10:56:41 MORE YEARS, THAT ST. PETE WAS LEADING THE WAY.
10:56:45 SO I WAS HAPPY TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND HAPPY TO BE
10:56:48 PART OF THIS GROUP THAT FRANKLY I THINK WE HAVE SHOWN
10:56:52 OURSELVES AS BEING PRETTY PROGRESSIVE.
10:56:55 AND MR. CITRO, NOW THAT THE BEAR IS SORT OF AWAKE, AND I
10:56:58 HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO READ YOUR RESOLUTION NUMEROUS TIMES,
10:57:03 I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH IT WITH ONE EXCEPTION.
10:57:07 AND IT IS ASPIRATIONAL.
10:57:10 THE RESOLUTION IS NOT BINDING.
10:57:12 IT'S NOT LAW.
10:57:12 IT'S ASPIRATIONAL.
10:57:14 IT SAYS WHERE DO WE WANT THIS COMMUNITY TO GONE BY 2030?
10:57:18 AND IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE RESOLUTIONS SECTION 1, 2, 3,
10:57:24 4, 5 AND 6,
10:57:30 4, 5 AND 6, AT LEAST 2 THROUGH 6 SPEAK TO WHERE DO WE
10:57:35 WANT TO BE BY 2030?
10:57:37 WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE BY 2030?
10:57:39 SO THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I FELT WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM
10:57:43 FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY ON BOTH SIDES WAS THAT IF WE ADDED
10:57:47 2030 TO THE END OF THE SECTION 1, BECAUSE RATE I KNOW IT
10:57:51 SAYS WE SUPPORT A BAN ON FOSSIL FUELS.
10:57:54 AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING LIKE YOU GUYS LOTS OF CALLS, WHAT
10:57:58 DOES THAT MEAN, A BAN ON FOSSIL FUELS?
10:58:00 DOES THAT MEAN I CAN'T GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE HOME FROM
10:58:03 CITY COUNCIL TODAY BECAUSE THERE'S A BAN ON FOSSIL FUELS?
10:58:07 SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, REGARDLESS OF WHEN WE DO IT,
10:58:12 THAT WE AMEND SECTION 1 TO FINISH UP BY SAYING, BY 2030.
10:58:20 BUT IN TERMS OF TIMING, AGAIN, I THINK THIS COUNCIL
10:58:25 SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD.
10:58:26 I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC THAT THE MAYOR AND MR. REMER AND
10:58:31 THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO GET INVOLVED AND WRESTLE WITH
10:58:35 THIS AND HAVE PLENTY OF MEETINGS, NONE OF WHICH WE CAN
10:58:38 PARTICIPATE IN OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR WHATEVER.
10:58:41 BUT I DON'T THINK THIS COUNCIL SHOULD DELAY.
10:58:44 I THINK THAT WAS THE MESSAGE THAT WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE
10:58:47 WHO STOOD AT THE PODIUM, FROM PEOPLE WHO CALLED IN, AND
10:58:50 PROBABLY FROM THE RECORDED FOLKS, THAT WE SHOULDN'T
10:58:53 DELAY.
10:58:54 THIS NATION, THIS WORLD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM
10:58:58 FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS, I MEAN, AND THEY MADE FUN OF AL GORE
10:59:04 BACK IN 2000, BUT GUESS WHAT, 20 YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE
10:59:08 TAKING IT MUCH, MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY.
10:59:11 AND WE SHOULDN'T DELAY.
10:59:13 WE HAVE BEEN DELAYING FOR DECADES.
10:59:15 AND I THINK THAT, JOE, I COMMEND YOU TREMENDOUSLY FOR
10:59:18 BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
10:59:20 I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT TODAY.
10:59:23 WE CAN ALWAYS AMEND IT LATER.
10:59:27 BUT I THINK WE SHOULD SEND A MESSAGE AND LEAD, BECAUSE
10:59:30 THAT'S WHY PEOPLE ELECTED US.
10:59:32 SO I DIDN'T HEAR A SECOND ON YOUR MOTION.
10:59:36 SO I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH
10:59:38 THIS RESOLUTION TODAY, BUT AMEND SECTION 1 AND AS THE
10:59:42 WORDS BY 2030 AT THE END OF SECTION 1.
10:59:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HOLD ON A SECOND.
10:59:46 THERE WASN'T EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND BECAUSE I
10:59:48 CALLED YOU ON.
10:59:50 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: OKAY.
10:59:51 I DIDN'T MEAN -- I JUST DIDN'T HEAR A SECOND.
10:59:53 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO PROBLEM.
10:59:54 COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, COUNCILMAN CARLSON, COUNCILMAN GUDES.
10:59:57 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I CAN.
11:00:01 THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 98 ON THE AGENDA.
11:00:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
11:00:07 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT INVOLVES PUBLIC COMMENT THAT HAS YET
11:00:10 TO BE TAKEN, PRERECORDED COMMENT.
11:00:15 AND FRANKLY, IT WOULD BE MY -- AND IT IS MY OPINION THAT
11:00:20 IF A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS IS IN ORDER, THEN THAT'S
11:00:25 APPROPRIATE TO BE ABLE TO THEN MOVE THAT OFF THE PLATE AT
11:00:28 THE END OF THE MEETING, TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
11:00:33 OR IN LIEU OF THAT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE
11:00:37 CLERK, MOST OF WHAT IS PRERECORDED PRESENTLY IS 98 AND 99
11:00:45 WHICH ARE BOTH ITEMS IF IT'S CONTINUED WON'T BE FINAL
11:00:48 ACTION TODAY.
11:00:50 WHICH MEANS YOU CAN THEN TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE
11:00:52 END OF THE MEETING, OR EVEN IN THE FUTURE EVEN DISTRIBUTE
11:00:57 THAT TO COUNCIL AND NOT HAVE IT HEARD, BECAUSE IF YOU
11:00:59 WOULD TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD BE A
11:01:03 MINIMUM OF AN HOUR AND YOU STILL HAVE A FULL AGENDA IN
11:01:06 FRONT OF YOU.
11:01:06 RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE THE EFFORT IS TO EXPEDITE MATTERS,
11:01:11 TO TAKE UP 98 BY COUNCILMAN CITRO'S POSITION WHICH I
11:01:16 BELIEVE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT WAS IN THE FORM OF A
11:01:21 MOTION OR NOT.
11:01:21 I ASSUME IT COULD BE IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.
11:01:23 BUT WHAT I AM SAYING TO YOU IF COUNCIL IS GOING TO ACT ON
11:01:26 THIS TODAY, IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR SEVERAL
11:01:29 REASONS, TO AT THAT TIME UP NOW BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE
11:01:32 AGENDA, WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF PUBLIC BUSINESS BETWEEN NOW
11:01:35 AND THEN INCLUDING 22 QUASI-JUDICIAL SECOND READINGS AND
11:01:39 TWO NON-QUASI-JUDICIAL SECOND READINGS, AND THERE ARE
11:01:42 PEOPLE HERE FOR THAT AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ONLINE
11:01:45 FOR THAT AS WELL WAITING FOR THEIR ABILITY TO HEAR THEIR
11:01:47 CASES.
11:01:48 SO MY SUGGESTION IF YOU DON'T TAP UP THIS ISSUE RIGHT
11:01:50 NOW, UNLESS IT'S A MOTION TO CONTINUE, AND IF THAT'S THE
11:01:53 CASE, THEN YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT
11:01:56 AT THE END.
11:01:57 OTHERWISE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS
11:01:59 NOW OR YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE END TO HEAR
11:02:02 THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE YOU TAKE UP THIS ISSUE, THE
11:02:05 FINAL ACTION.
11:02:05 >>JOSEPH CITRO: MY MOTION IS TO MOVE IT TO THE END AND
11:02:16 BRING IT BACK IN MARCH.
11:02:19 THAT IS MY MOTION.
11:02:21 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN
11:02:23 CARLSON.
11:02:24 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I TAKE MY -- HE I HEARD THE LADY WHAT
11:02:29 ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?
11:02:31 WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?
11:02:33 NOW WE ARE DISCUSSING ALL THREE OF THEM.
11:02:35 AND I WILL DO THAT LATER, NOT TODAY.
11:02:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK, COUNCILMAN
11:02:40 CARLSON?
11:02:42 THEN COUNCILMAN GUDES AND COUNCILMAN VIERA.
11:02:48 >>BILL CARLSON: I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT WE ARE VERY PRO
11:02:50 ENVIRONMENT AND SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PUSH
11:02:52 INITIATIVES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE SINCE WE GOT
11:02:55 ELECTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
11:02:57 THE ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT IN A SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR,
11:03:00 I THINK THE FIRST ONE EVER IN THE CITY'S HISTORY AND THEY
11:03:02 ASKED TO US WAIT ON SOME OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE PROPOSED,
11:03:05 AND SO WE ARE WELL VERSED ON THE THAN CLIMATE CHANGE
11:03:09 CRISIS AND THE ISSUES I REPRESENT SOUTH TAMPA, I HAVE
11:03:11 SEEN THE MAPS, EVERYBODY IS VERY CONCERNED.
11:03:14 WE ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING RIGHT NOW.
11:03:16 I HAD A CONVERSATION ON THE WAY IN, AND WANTED TO DO SOME
11:03:20 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ALL THAT.
11:03:22 IF WE FORCE THE VOTE NOW, WE COULD GET 7 VOTES.
11:03:26 THE PROBLEM -- AND I TALKED TO PHIL AND BROOK ABOUT THIS
11:03:31 YESTERDAY -- THE PROBLEM AS I SEE IT IS WE HAVEN'T
11:03:33 BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY ALONG.
11:03:34 AND IF WE VOTE ON THIS TODAY, I THINK IT WILL BE A HOLLOW
11:03:37 VICTORY THAT COULD CAUSE CONFLICT IN THE COMMUNITY.
11:03:40 THERE ARE SOME REPRESENTATIVES HERE OF THE BUSINESS
11:03:42 COMMUNITY.
11:03:43 IT'S NOT ONE COMPANY.
11:03:44 IT'S NOT ALL BIG COMPANIES.
11:03:45 IT'S LOTS OF SMALL COMPANIES, LOTS OF RESTAURATEURS AND
11:03:49 OTHERS.
11:03:49 THE PROBLEM IS THEY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS.
11:03:51 THEY FEEL BLIND-SIDED BY IT.
11:03:54 I GOT A BUNCH OF CALLS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS.
11:03:56 WE NEED A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM.
11:03:58 WE NEED A PROGRAM TO LET BUSINESSES AND OTHERS KNOW WHAT
11:04:03 IT IS.
11:04:04 AND I MENTIONED TO PHIL AND BROOKE YESTERDAY, YEARS AGO,
11:04:08 KEVIN BECKNER WHEN HE WAS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER PROPOSED
11:04:11 A HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE, AND MY FIRM PUT IN A LOT OF PRO
11:04:14 BONO TIME HELPING.
11:04:16 WE WENT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. FIRST THE BUSINESS
11:04:18 COMMUNITY IS VERY AGAINST IT.
11:04:19 THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.
11:04:22 BY THE END OF THE PROCESS WORKING TOGETHER, THE BUSINESS
11:04:25 COMMUNITY CAME TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND SUPPORTED IT
11:04:27 BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTOOD THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IT.
11:04:29 WHAT I THINK WOULD BE A REAL VICTORY HERE, IF IN MARCH
11:04:32 THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY COMES HERE, AND INSTEAD OF JUST
11:04:36 CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS, WE HAVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
11:04:39 SMALL BUSINESSES, LARGE BUSINESSES, OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO
11:04:43 DIDN'T AGREE ON THIS TODAY, BUT WOULD COME BACK AND
11:04:46 SUPPORT IT, AND WE WOULD SHOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST CITY
11:04:50 COUNCIL THAT SUPPORTS THIS, BUT WE HAVE BROAD COMMUNITY
11:04:52 SUPPORT FOR THIS AS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
11:04:55 THANK YOU.
11:04:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:04:56 COUNCILMAN GUDES, THEN COUNCILMAN VIERA.
11:04:59 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU CHAIR.
11:05:01 YOU HAVE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT.
11:05:02 WE HAVE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT.
11:05:04 I THINK THAT WE ARE MISSING A LITTLE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
11:05:08 I APPLAUD COUNCILMAN CITRO FOR HIS EFFORTS, TO OPEN THE
11:05:12 CAN UP, FOR EVERYBODY.
11:05:15 BUT I THINK EVERYBODY HAS BEEN AT THE TABLE TO BE ABLE TO
11:05:18 EXPRESS THE CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE, AND ALSO TO EXPRESS
11:05:21 SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE NEED TO BE INCLUDED.
11:05:24 AS I TALKED TO ITCH RICH AND SOME OTHER FOLKS, I WAS
11:05:32 TOLD -- [~AUDIO DISTORTION~]
11:05:39 IT REALLY IS AN ISSUE.
11:05:42 SO I THINK IT'S GOOD TO COMMUNICATE, HAVE MR. REMER AND
11:05:47 HIS TEAM OUT THEREIN SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE
11:05:49 TRYING TO DO, TO BE PROGRESSIVE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND
11:05:53 THIS ENVIRONMENT, AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BUSINESS
11:05:55 COMMUNITY ONBOARD AS WELL TO BE SEE WHAT THEIR PROS AND
11:05:57 CONS ARE, WHAT'S OBTAINABLE, AND THAT WAY EVERYONE SAYS,
11:06:01 I HAVE A BUY-IN, AND WE HAVE A GREAT RESOLUTION TO VOTE
11:06:06 TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
11:06:07 SO I AM IN FAVOR OF HOLDING OFF, THOSE IN THE SIERRA CLUB
11:06:13 AND THOSE FOLKS, WE HAVE TO GET EVERYTHING IN TO MAKE IT
11:06:17 RIGHT FOR EVERYBODY.
11:06:18 AND I THINK ONCE I GET IT RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO --
11:06:22 ST. PETE, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST ORDINANCE OR
11:06:25 BEST RESOLUTION.
11:06:26 AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
11:06:31 WHEN I LOOK AT THIS ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOSSIL
11:06:34 FUELS, I WISH THAT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL WE HAD THE KIND OF
11:06:38 LEADERSHIP AND THE KIND OF ABILITY IN CONGRESS WHERE WE
11:06:42 COULD HAVE A LARGE, EVERYBODY SAYS MARTIAL PLAN.
11:06:46 THAT'S OVERUSED, BUT I MEAN IT.
11:06:48 A MARTIAL PLAN TYPE OF AN AGENDA WITH REGARDS TO CLIMATE
11:06:54 CHANGE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THE ASSETS THAT WE NEED
11:06:57 TO MAKE THE PROPER INVESTMENT IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES
11:07:02 ON A NATIONAL BASIS.
11:07:03 BECAUSE IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT NEEDED LEADERSHIP, WE'RE
11:07:06 LOOKING AT STATES.
11:07:08 IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT NEEDED LEADERSHIP, TAKE THE STATE
11:07:11 OF FLORIDA, THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT MUNICIPALITIES,
11:07:13 COUNTIES, CITIES, AND HERE WE ARE ON THIS ISSUE.
11:07:16 YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS RESOLUTION, WHEN
11:07:20 IT DOES COME FORWARD, WILL, I BELIEVE, GET A 7-0 VOTE.
11:07:25 I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE ALL SAYING IS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE
11:07:28 A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS IN TERMS OF GETTING THERE.
11:07:33 YOU MAY GET BUY-IN FROM SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE OBJECTING
11:07:36 RIGHT NOW.
11:07:36 YOU MAY NOT GET BUY-IN.
11:07:39 YOU MAY GET SOMETHING WHERE A LOT OF THE FOLKS ARE
11:07:41 OBJECTING, CAN'T GO WITH IT.
11:07:43 GUESS WHAT?
11:07:44 IT WAS COLLABORATIVE.
11:07:45 EVERYBODY GOT TO BE AT THE TABLE.
11:07:47 I DON'T THINK -- AT LEAST I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF -- I'M
11:07:50 NOT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT NECESSARILY HAS THE
11:07:52 SUPPORT OF EVERYONE AT THE TABLE.
11:07:54 I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WHERE EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE
11:07:58 FEELS LIKE THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD, RIGHT?
11:08:00 I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
11:08:03 COUNCILMAN CITRO, WHO BROUGHT THIS FORWARD, WANTS THIS TO
11:08:05 GO TO MARCH, I WAS GOING TO SAY A MONTH, TWO WEEKS.
11:08:10 I DEFER TO COUNCILMAN CITRO.
11:08:11 HE STARTED THIS, SO I GIVE HIM GREAT DEFERENCE IN TERMS
11:08:15 OF HOW HE WANTS TO DO THAT.
11:08:16 ALSO, I WAS TALKING TO SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS A FEW
11:08:19 DAYS AGO WITH REGARD TO ADMINISTRATION.
11:08:21 I ASKED, WHAT'S YOUR OPINION WITH REGARDS TO HOW THE
11:08:25 ADMINISTRATION IS DOING ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
11:08:27 ISSUES, AND THE RESPONSE THAT I GOT JUST FROM THESE
11:08:30 FOLKS, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT'S BINDING ON EVERYBODY,
11:08:33 IS THAT IT'S BEEN GOOD.
11:08:34 SO I THINK THAT A PLAYER AT THE TABLE FOR THIS TO THE
11:08:36 EXTENT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED BEFORE, BECAUSE I
11:08:39 CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE COUNCILMAN
11:08:43 CITRO DID, IS TO WORK WITH MR. REMER BECAUSE OUR SHIPS
11:08:47 SHOULD SAIL IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
11:08:52 ADMINISTRATION IS DOING WELL IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
11:08:55 ISSUES.
11:08:55 AND FROM EVERYTHING I'VE SEEN, THEY ARE.
11:08:58 I DO THINK IT'S WISE TO PUT THIS FORWARD A LITTLE BIT.
11:09:01 YOU KNOW, A BIG QUESTION -- WE ALWAYS HEAR ON COUNCIL,
11:09:06 I'VE BEEN GETTING CALLS.
11:09:07 I'VE BEEN GETTING CALLS.
11:09:08 WELL, GUESS WHAT, I'VE BEEN GETTING CALLS ON THIS FROM
11:09:12 PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES.
11:09:14 ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS IS, FOR EXAMPLE, YEAH, IT'S AN
11:09:17 ASPIRATION, BUT WHAT DOES THIS DO IN APPLICABILITY?
11:09:20 WHAT KIND OF POLICY CHANGE DOES THIS CALL FOR?
11:09:22 WHAT IS A FOSSIL FUEL UNDER THIS RESOLUTION?
11:09:25 WHAT DOES THAT HAVE FOR A RESTAURANT, FOR THE AIRPORT,
11:09:27 FOR THE PORT, FOR SOMEBODY DRIVING A 1996 HONDA CIVIC?
11:09:33 IN OTHER WORDS, ALL IMPLICATIONS OF IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT
11:09:36 OUT FOR FULL CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THAT DIALOGUE.
11:09:40 AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO GET A 7-0 VOTE
11:09:42 ON, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO FIRST HAVE A COLLABORATIVE
11:09:46 PROCESS.
11:09:46 I WANT TO STRESS TO PEOPLE WHO WANT THIS, WHO WANT A
11:09:50 RESOLUTION THAT COMES OUT STRONGLY ON THE ISSUE OF FOSSIL
11:09:53 FUELS, THIS WILL GET -- NOT TO COMMIT FOR EVERYBODY -- I
11:09:57 BET SOME MONEY, 7-0 VOTE ON THIS WHENEVER IT COMES
11:10:01 FORWARD.
11:10:01 BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FIRST,
11:10:06 IN MY OPINION.
11:10:07 THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
11:10:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND THEN BACK TO
11:10:11 COUNCILMAN CITRO.
11:10:11 >>BILL CARLSON: I FORGOT IN MY COMMENTS TO THANK PHIL AND
11:10:15 BROOK AND THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE MANY, MANY
11:10:17 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOKEN OUT ON THIS.
11:10:19 WITHOUT YOU ALL, WITHOUT YOUR PERSISTENCE, WITHOUT YOUR
11:10:22 HELP IN THE COMMUNITY, WITHOUT YOUR MOBILIZING, WITHOUT
11:10:25 YOUR THOUGHTS TODAY AND ON OTHER DAYS, WE WOULDN'T BE
11:10:27 HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS IN A MORE ROBUST WAY.
11:10:30 PLEASE, EVERYBODY, KEEP UP THE EFFORT.
11:10:32 THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE, MR. CITRO, ALSO FOR HAVING THE
11:10:35 GUTS TO PUT THIS FORWARD AND FOR GETTING PROBABLY MORE
11:10:37 PHONE CALLS THAN ANY OF US.
11:10:39 WITHOUT ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
11:10:42 ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE THIS, I LOOK TO THE 7-0 VOTE, TOO.
11:10:46 THANK YOU.
11:10:46 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
11:10:49 VERY QUICKLY, MR. COMPTON, I DON'T LOOK AT THIS AS A
11:10:53 LOSS.
11:10:53 I LOOK AT THIS AS A MAJOR, MAJOR STEP FORWARD.
11:10:56 COME MARCH, WE WILL POP THE CHAMPAGNE.
11:10:58 COUNCILMAN VIERA, YOU ARE THE POLITICAL HISTORIAN.
11:11:04 I WILL PARAPHRASE WHEN I MAKE THIS PLAGIARISTIC
11:11:10 STATEMENT.
11:11:11 THERE WAS A VERY BRIGHT, YOUNG PRESIDENT WHO CAME TO THE
11:11:18 CITIZENS AND SAID -- AND I PARAPHRASE AGAIN -- BY THE END
11:11:21 OF THIS DECADE WE WILL LAND A MAN ON THE MOON AND RETURN
11:11:26 HIM HOME SAFELY.
11:11:28 NOT BECAUSE IT'S EASY, BECAUSE IT'S HARD.
11:11:33 AND THE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING TODAY TO MAKE TAMPA A
11:11:35 MORE RESILIENT, CLEANER, GREENER CITY, SURE, IT'S GOING
11:11:41 TO BE HARD.
11:11:42 BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WELL WORTH IT FOR OUR CHILDREN AND
11:11:46 OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN.
11:11:48 LET'S PUT TAMPA TO WORK.
11:11:49 THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
11:11:52 >>LUIS VIERA: WAS THAT CALVIN COOLIDGE?
11:11:54 JUST KIDDING.
11:11:55 >>JOSEPH CITRO: JFK, C'MON.
11:11:58 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FOR MARCH 4, 2021.
11:12:01 >>JOSEPH CITRO: I BELIEVE I SAID MARCH --
11:12:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 4th, 11th.
11:12:07 >>JOSEPH CITRO: MARCH 18th.
11:12:10 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MADAM CLERK, THAT IS A COUNCIL MEETING
11:12:14 DAY?
11:12:14 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, IT IS A REGULAR SESSION.
11:12:15 >>MARTIN SHELBY: STAFF REPORTS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
11:12:18 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THAT'S CORRECT.
11:12:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
11:12:19 WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
11:12:21 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
11:12:23 ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION?
11:12:26 >> OBJECTION.
11:12:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL IN FAVOR?
11:12:28 ANY OBJECTION?
11:12:29 COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER.
11:12:31 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: NAY.
11:12:33 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER VOTING NO.
11:12:36 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
11:12:37 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:12:41 >>ORLANDO GUDES: POINT OF ORDER.
11:12:42 THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE CALLED US IN REFERENCE TO MR.
11:12:45 ANDERSON.
11:12:46 IS SHE STILL ON THE LINE NOW?
11:12:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT WAS ITEM 2, THE COMMENDATION FOR
11:12:51 VIVIAN ANDERSON.
11:12:53 >>THE CLERK: SHE NEEDS TO TURN ON HER VIDEO CAMERA AND
11:12:55 UNMUTE HERSELF.
11:13:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT'S ON.
11:13:46 YOU JUST HAVE TO TURN IT AROUND.
11:13:48 ALMOST THERE.
11:14:15 >> I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
11:14:17 SORRY ABOUT THE TIME CONFUSION ON MY PART.
11:14:21 I'M VIVIAN -- I HAVE VIVIAN ANDERSON HERE.
11:14:25 SHE IS A FOURTH GRADER.
11:14:27 SHE'S VERY WISE AND HAS NOTICED THINGS AROUND THE
11:14:29 NEIGHBORHOOD AND MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN TAMPA JUST
11:14:32 RECENTLY THIS YEAR.
11:14:33 SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING HER TO COME ON FOR
11:14:36 SOME MORE RECOGNITION.
11:14:38 TODAY, WE'RE PRESENTING HER WITH THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
11:14:40 COMMENDATION.
11:14:41 IT'S PRESENTED TO VIVIAN ANDERSON, EXTRAORDINARY CITIZEN.
11:14:45 I'M GOING TO READ WHAT IT SAYS.
11:14:47 IT'S REALLY A GREAT COMMENDATION FOR HER.
11:14:51 IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE
11:14:53 SOMEONE FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED.
11:14:57 VIVIAN ANDERSON HAS PROVEN HERSELF TO BE AN OUTSTANDING
11:15:01 YOUNG CITIZEN OF TAMPA, ONE WHO EXEMPLIFIES SUPERIOR
11:15:06 HONOR AND ANSWERS THE CALL OF DUTY FOR HER CITIZENSHIP.
11:15:09 VIVIAN HELPED MOVE THE CITY FORWARD WITH
11:15:11 ALL-INCLUSIVENESS ON OUR SIGNAGE.
11:15:14 SHE OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE SIGNS AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE
11:15:17 INDICATING MEN WORKING AND WOMEN WERE ALSO PRESENT
11:15:20 WORKING.
11:15:21 VIVIAN DID AGREE WITH THE SIGN -- DID NOT AGREE WITH IT
11:15:28 EXCLUDING WOMEN.
11:15:29 VIVIAN HAD THE FORTITUDE TO REACH OUT TO MAYOR JANE
11:15:32 CASTOR AND REQUEST THE MEN WORKING SIGN BE CHANGED TO
11:15:36 WORKERS PRESENT.
11:15:38 ON THIS DAY, 5th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020, IT IS WITH
11:15:43 GREAT PLEASURE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL PRESENTS THIS
11:15:47 COMMENDATION TO HONOR VIVIAN ANDERSON FOR HER LEADERSHIP
11:15:51 AND THOUGHTFULNESS.
11:15:52 SHE TRULY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY CITIZEN.
11:15:58 [ APPLAUSE ]
11:15:58 SHE'S MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE ALREADY AND SHE'S JUST IN
11:16:03 FOURTH GRADE AND SHE'S NOTICING THINGS AND REALLY MAKING
11:16:05 TAMPA A BETTER PLACE.
11:16:09 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THIS IS COUNCILMAN GUDES.
11:16:11 IT'S HURTING ME IN MY HEART.
11:16:13 I SAID WE HAVE TO GET HER ON.
11:16:15 I HAD MY OFFICE CALL THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE TO MAKE
11:16:17 SURE WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR HER AND THE CITIZENS SO SHE
11:16:22 KNOWS WE APPRECIATE WHAT SHE'S DOING OUT THERE AND
11:16:24 KEEPING US ON OUR TOES AS WELL.
11:16:26 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK YOU'RE DOING.
11:16:28 YOU CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD STUDENT AT ROOSEVELT.
11:16:30 AGAIN, WE THANK YOU IMMENSELY.
11:16:33 ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS?
11:16:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER.
11:16:37 >> I THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING HER.
11:16:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DINGFELDER AND VIERA.
11:16:41 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
11:16:47 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: VIVIAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
11:16:50 >> YES.
11:16:51 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THIS IS COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER.
11:16:53 I'M WAVING.
11:16:55 ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU.
11:16:57 I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT ROOSEVELT -- TEDDY ROOSEVELT
11:17:03 AND THE ROUGH RIDERS, RIGHT?
11:17:07 AND GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS COME OUT OF THAT SCHOOL,
11:17:12 INCLUDING CONGRESSMAN SAM GIBBONS WHO WAS OUR U.S.
11:17:16 CONGRESSMAN FOR, I DON'T KNOW, 30, 40 YEARS.
11:17:19 HE WAS VERY GOOD FRIENDS WITH PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND ALSO
11:17:23 I HAPPEN TO HAVE ATTENDED ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY AS WELL.
11:17:26 I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.
11:17:29 CONGRATULATIONS.
11:17:31 >> THANK YOU.
11:17:31 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN VIERA.
11:17:33 >>LUIS VIERA: HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
11:17:34 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP OR WHEN YOU GET
11:17:39 OLDER, I SHOULD SAY?
11:17:41 ANY IDEAS YET.
11:17:42 >> I WANT TO BE A SOCCER PLAYER.
11:17:44 >>LUIS VIERA: COOL.
11:17:45 GOOD FOR YOU.
11:17:46 THAT'S GREAT.
11:17:47 WELL, WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU'LL DO WELL AT IT.
11:17:51 AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, TO GET TO THAT GOAL, YOU HAVE TO
11:17:54 WORK HARD, DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE THOUGHTFUL LIKE YOU
11:17:57 DID RIGHT NOW WITH THIS ISSUE.
11:17:59 I THANK COUNCILMAN GUDES FOR BRINGING YOU HERE THROUGH
11:18:03 VIRTUAL CAPACITY.
11:18:05 BUT JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
11:18:07 HOW OLD ARE YOU?
11:18:10 >> I'M TEN.
11:18:14 >>LUIS VIERA: TEN YEARS OLD.
11:18:15 YOU GOT A COMMENDATION FROM CITY COUNCIL.
11:18:17 THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE, MY DEAR.
11:18:19 WELL DONE.
11:18:20 I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
11:18:22 WELL DONE.
11:18:25 >>BILL CARLSON: HI, VIVIAN.
11:18:26 GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
11:18:27 THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING THIS AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
11:18:30 YOU'RE A ROLE MODEL NOT JUST FOR YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS BUT
11:18:33 FOR ALL OF US.
11:18:34 PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
11:18:36 AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU WEREN'T ON THE CALL, BUT I LOOK
11:18:39 FORWARD TO SEEING HOW YOUR CAREER PROGRESSES AND IF WE
11:18:42 CAN HELP IN ANY WAY, WE WILL.
11:18:44 ALSO, I SHOULD GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE MAYOR.
11:18:48 THIS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WAS AN ISSUE WITH
11:18:51 SUBCONTRACTORS.
11:18:52 I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT THE CITY IS LISTENING TO
11:18:56 CITIZENS, AND THEY ACTUALLY CHANGED THE POLICY TO MAKE
11:18:59 SURE THAT SUBCONTRACTORS DON'T USE THE OTHER SIGN AND
11:19:02 THEY USE THE SIGN THAT VIVIAN WANTED.
11:19:05 CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
11:19:08 >> THANK YOU.
11:19:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:19:09 ALL RIGHT.
11:19:10 THANK YOU, FOLKS.
11:19:14 [ APPLAUSE ]
11:19:14 >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND FOR THE RECOGNITION.
11:19:16 BYE, NOW.
11:19:18 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BYE, THANKS.
11:19:20 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
11:19:21 I APPRECIATE THAT.
11:19:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:19:23 ITEM NUMBER 3.
11:19:30 THE FIRST READING ON THE ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND IMPLICIT
11:19:40 BIAS.
11:19:50 GO AHEAD, MS. ZELMAN.
11:19:52 COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER.
11:19:55 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU.
11:19:56 I REACHED OUT TO MS. ZELMAN YESTERDAY IN REGARD TO THIS
11:20:00 EXCELLENT ORDINANCE.
11:20:02 I COMMEND THE VARIOUS COUNCILMEN WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE
11:20:09 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION THAT GOT US TO WHERE WE ARE ON
11:20:12 THIS ONE TODAY.
11:20:13 THE ONLY SUGGESTION I HAD WAS -- AND WE DON'T HAVE THE
11:20:17 ENTIRE LANGUAGE ON OUR AGENDA, BUT AS PART OF THIS
11:20:22 ORDINANCE, IT SAYS THAT THE STAFF WILL MAKE A REPORT TO
11:20:28 THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ANNUALLY ON HOW WE ARE DOING IN
11:20:33 TERMS OF OUR BIAS TRAINING.
11:20:35 THEY WILL TRY AND COME UP WITH SOME WAY TO MEASURE IT AND
11:20:40 REPORT ANNUALLY.
11:20:41 THE ONLY ADDITION I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE BETWEEN FIRST AND
11:20:43 SECOND READING IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE WITH MS. ZELMAN AND
11:20:46 MR. SHELBY IS TO SPECIFY THAT THEY WOULD PUT THIS ON OUR
11:20:53 AGENDA FOR A VERBAL REPORT ANNUALLY JUST BECAUSE I THINK
11:20:59 IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE
11:21:01 COMMUNITY AND THE ISSUE SHOULD BE RAISED ON OUR COUNCIL
11:21:07 AGENDA ANNUALLY.
11:21:11 UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION
11:21:14 TO SLIGHTLY AMEND THE ORDINANCE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND.
11:21:19 >>ANDREA ZELMAN: YES.
11:21:20 AGAIN, ANDREA ZELMAN, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.
11:21:23 SORRY, A LITTLE RUSTY.
11:21:26 YES, MR. DINGFELDER, WE CAN AMEND THE ORDINANCE.
11:21:29 I BELIEVE YOU WANT IT TO SAY BOTH A WRITTEN AND VERBAL
11:21:34 REPORT ANNUALLY; IS THAT CORRECT?
11:21:37 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I'LL LISTEN TO COUNCIL'S COMMENTS.
11:21:39 I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS.
11:21:41 I JUST WANT IT TO BE ON THE AGENDA.
11:21:44 I DON'T WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S MAILED TO COUNCIL
11:21:47 BECAUSE THEN IT WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY TO THE
11:21:50 COMMUNITY.
11:21:50 I'M OKAY IF IT JUST GETS ON OUR AGENDA.
11:21:54 IF SOME FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS TO PULL IT AS A
11:21:57 VERBAL ITEM, THEN THAT'S FINE.
11:21:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
11:22:03 >>BILL CARLSON: I JUST WANTED TO THANK MS. ZELMAN AND THE
11:22:08 LEGAL TEAM FOR SPENDING MONTHS REALLY WORKING ON THIS.
11:22:13 MS. ZELMAN WAS ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION WITH US,
11:22:17 TOO.
11:22:18 THANKS TO EVERYBODY ON THERE.
11:22:19 ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY.
11:22:21 ANGEL D'ANGELO, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND OTHER GROUPS WERE
11:22:26 VERY INVOLVED IN THIS.
11:22:27 AND MS. ZELMAN PERSONALLY HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH
11:22:30 THEM.
11:22:30 THE CLAUSE THAT MR. DINGFELDER MENTIONED WAS AN IDEA, AS
11:22:34 I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT MS. ZELMAN CAME UP WITH BECAUSE THE
11:22:37 COMMUNITY WASN'T EXACTLY HAPPY WITH THE SOLUTION.
11:22:40 SO THE SOLUTION MS. ZELMAN CAME UP WITH, WELL, LET'S
11:22:43 REVISIT IT IN A YEAR.
11:22:45 BECAUSE ALSO, THE NEEDS FOR BIAS CHANGE.
11:22:48 THE DEFINITION OF BIAS CHANGES EVERY YEAR AS THE
11:22:52 COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY CHANGE.
11:22:53 SO IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR US TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE
11:22:58 CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY AND ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY TO
11:23:02 GIVE FEEDBACK ON IT.
11:23:03 THANK YOU ALL.
11:23:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN GUDES AND THEN COUNCILMAN
11:23:07 VIERA.
11:23:09 >>ORLANDO GUDES: AGAIN, EXCELLENT WORK, MS. ZELMAN.
11:23:11 I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION.
11:23:13 WHEN YOU LOOK AT CHAPTER 12, HUMAN RIGHTS.
11:23:15 IS THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION A PART OF THIS PROCESS?
11:23:20 >>ANDREA ZELMAN: I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
11:23:24 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THE CHAPTER SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS.
11:23:26 >>ANDREA ZELMAN: RIGHT.
11:23:27 IT'S WITHIN THAT PART OF THE CODE, CORRECT.
11:23:29 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I'M WONDERING, IS OUR HUMAN RIGHTS
11:23:33 DIVISION A PART OF THIS IN ANY FORM OR FASHION?
11:23:36 >>ANDREA ZELMAN: I'M NOT SURE THEY WOULD BE.
11:23:40 THE ORDINANCE REALLY TALKS TO THE TRAINING AND, OF
11:23:42 COURSE, THE TRAINING FOR CITY EMPLOYEES IS CONDUCTED BY
11:23:45 OUR OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT.
11:23:48 AS YOU KNOW, TPD HAS THEIR OWN TRAINING.
11:23:53 TFR HAS THEIR OWN TRAINING.
11:23:55 THE ORDINANCE DOES SPELL OUT THE MANNER AND THE WAY IN
11:23:58 WHICH THE TRAINING IS CONDUCTED AND THE FREQUENCY AND
11:24:00 THINGS LIKE THAT.
11:24:01 BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THERE REALLY WOULDN'T BE ANY NEED
11:24:07 FOR THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE INVOLVED.
11:24:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN VIERA.
11:24:12 >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
11:24:14 ANOTHER PERSON I ALWAYS GIVE AND WHENEVER I TALK ABOUT
11:24:16 THIS, A SHOUT-OUT, ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WHO SERVED ON THE
11:24:19 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
11:24:20 HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND A COLLEAGUE, MICHAEL
11:24:23 STEPHENS.
11:24:24 NOW HE'S WITH THE TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS COUNSEL.
11:24:27 MAYBE AT THE TIME HE WAS WITH HART AND HAD HIS OWN FIRM.
11:24:29 BUT MICHAEL CAME TO MY OFFICE MAYBE TWO, TWO AND A HALF
11:24:33 YEARS AGO -- TWO YEARS AGO OR SO AND HAVING AN UPDATED --
11:24:37 OR AN IMPLICIT BIAS ORDINANCE AND PUSHED THIS ON THE
11:24:40 CHARTER REVIEW.
11:24:41 AND HE HAD WORKED WITH THIS -- WITH VARIOUS OTHER REALLY
11:24:46 MOSTLY ATTORNEYS, DRISCOLL BEFORE SHE BECAME A STATE
11:24:52 REPRESENTATIVE, TERESA PIERRE-COY AMONG OTHER
11:24:58 INDIVIDUALS.
11:24:58 I WANTED TO GIVE MY FRIEND AND I THINK A FRIEND TO MANY
11:25:01 OF US, MICHAEL STEPHENS A SHOUT-OUT IN THAT REGARD.
11:25:05 I THINK ANOTHER REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS ORDINANCE
11:25:07 THAT I SALUTE, THAT I THINK IS SO CRITICAL IS THAT THE
11:25:10 TRAINING IS GOING TO BE DONE BY AN OUTSIDE ENTITY.
11:25:14 THAT WAS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I PUSHED FOR A GREAT
11:25:17 DEAL IN SUPPORT.
11:25:18 I DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER TO HAVE THE TRAINING DONE BY AN
11:25:22 INTERNAL INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
11:25:25 WE HAVE TO LOOK TOWARDS ACADEMIA.
11:25:28 WE HAVE TO LOOK TOWARDS COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WHO ARE GOING
11:25:31 TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND WHATNOT.
11:25:34 MEMBERS OF CLERGY, ET CETERA, WHO ARE GOING TO BE WORKING
11:25:41 WITH STAFF, WHETHER IT'S FIREFIGHTERS, FIRST RESPONDERS,
11:25:46 POLICE OFFICERS, SANITATION WORKERS, OR WHETHER IT'S US,
11:25:49 WHOEVER IT MAY BE.
11:25:51 AND THEN WITH REGARDS TO COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER'S
11:25:54 AMENDMENT TOWARDS AN ANNUAL REPORT, YOU KNOW, I PUSHED
11:25:58 WHEN THIS CAME LIKE A MONTH AGO FOR THAT AS COUNCILMAN
11:26:01 CARLSON SAID BECAUSE IDEAS OF WHAT IS PROPER AND WHAT'S
11:26:07 UNPROPER IN SOCIETY CHANGE, AND WE TEND TO, ONE WOULD
11:26:11 HOPE, GRAVITATE TOWARDS MORE TOLERANCE AND WHATNOT.
11:26:15 LIKE I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, WHEN LBJ WAS SIGNING THE 1964
11:26:20 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND IF YOU ASKED HIM ABOUT SEXUAL
11:26:27 ORIENTATION, HE WOULD GO, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
11:26:29 SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU KNOW, THINGS CHANGE.
11:26:29 ALSO, TAKEN TOGETHER, I THINK THIS ORDINANCE ON IMPLICIT
11:26:33 BIAS TRAINING FOR CITY STAFF, I THINK TAKEN TOGETHER OVER
11:26:38 WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN JUST THE LAST SIX MONTHS AS CITY
11:26:40 COUNCIL AND WHAT WE ARE COMPLETING I THINK POINTS TO A
11:26:46 RECORD WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF.
11:26:47 WE'RE PASSING AN IMPLICIT BIAS ORDINANCE FOR ALL CITY OF
11:26:50 TAMPA WORKERS, DONE BY AN OUTSIDE ENTITY.
11:26:53 THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY BIG.
11:26:55 WE PUSHED FOR AND WE SUPPORTED BODY CAMERAS FOR POLICE
11:26:59 OFFICERS.
11:27:00 WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WITH REGARDS
11:27:03 TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD.
11:27:05 YOU TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE POLICIES CHANGING, WITH
11:27:08 REGARDS TO TPD ON ISSUES SUCH AS A BAN ON CHOKE HOLDS, A
11:27:12 DUTY TO INTERVENE, A DUTY TO WARN, THINGS LIKE THAT.
11:27:16 PUT TOGETHER, THIS I THINK IS PART OF AN AGENDA OVER THE
11:27:19 LAST SIX MONTHS THAT PROMOTES CIVIL RIGHTS AND THAT MAKES
11:27:22 REAL CHANGES.
11:27:23 COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER, HIS WORK IN LEADERSHIP WITH
11:27:28 REGARDS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND PROSPECTIVELY APPROPRIATING
11:27:32 FUNDS SO THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN CERTAIN
11:27:34 SITUATIONS THAT IMPLICATE MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAVE A MENTAL
11:27:37 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WITH THEM.
11:27:39 AGAIN, THIS IS A REALLY INNOVATIVE AGENDA AND A RECORD
11:27:42 THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD OF.
11:27:43 JUST MY OPINION.
11:27:44 THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
11:27:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:27:46 >>ANDREA ZELMAN: IF I MAY -- I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
11:27:49 ANDREA ZELMAN AGAIN.
11:27:50 I WANT TO ADD ON TO MY RESPONSE TO COUNCILMAN GUDES.
11:27:53 AGAIN, THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY TALKS TO TRAINING BUT
11:27:59 IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS
11:28:03 ORDINANCE IN CHAPTER 12 ALREADY PROVIDES THE ABILITY OF
11:28:08 SOMEONE TO FILE A CLAIM IF THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING
11:28:12 DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF ANY OF THESE
11:28:15 CATEGORIES THAT ARE SPELLED OUT IN THE ORDINANCE WITH
11:28:17 REGARD TO THE TRAINING.
11:28:19 I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THAT'S THERE.
11:28:22 THANK YOU.
11:28:23 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE?
11:28:23 COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER, YOU WERE MAKING A MOTION OR --
11:28:28 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YEAH.
11:28:30 I THINK I'LL TWEAK UP MY OWN MOTION NOW THAT I WRESTLED
11:28:35 WITH IT IN MY HEAD.
11:28:37 MS. ZELMAN, IF WE COULD JUST ADD A COUPLE OF WORDS THAT
11:28:40 WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE ANNUAL REPORT WOULD COME BACK TO
11:28:45 COUNCIL ON OUR AGENDA.
11:28:48 AND I THINK THAT'S ADEQUATE.
11:28:50 >>ANDREA ZELMAN: WE CAN DO THAT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
11:28:52 READING.
11:28:53 WE'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE.
11:28:54 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU.
11:28:55 THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION.
11:28:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN
11:28:57 DINGFELDER.
11:28:58 DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
11:28:59 WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
11:29:01 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:29:03 ANY OPPOSED?
11:29:03 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:29:06 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU.
11:29:09 >>MARTIN SHELBY: FIRST READING.
11:29:09 >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL FOR FIRST READING.
11:29:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO A ROLL CALL.
11:29:14 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS READ BY TITLE
11:29:16 ONLY.
11:29:17 >>THE CLERK: NO, IT WASN'T.
11:29:19 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I'LL READ IT BY TITLE.
11:29:21 IN REGARD TO FILE 2020-8 CHAPTER 12, AN ORDINANCE
11:29:27 PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE
11:29:29 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MAKING REVISIONS TO THE
11:29:31 CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 12 (HUMAN
11:29:34 RIGHTS) IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE INTERVAL AND MANNER OF
11:29:39 CITY TRAINING RELATED TO HARASSMENT, ANTIDISCRIMINATION,
11:29:42 IMPLICIT BIAS AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY; AMENDING SECTION
11:29:46 12-4, CREATING A NEW SECTION 12-6; REPEALING ALL
11:29:50 ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH;
11:29:53 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:29:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER.
11:29:57 SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
11:29:59 ROLL-CALL VOTE?
11:30:00 >>LUIS VIERA: AYE.
11:30:02 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
11:30:03 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES.
11:30:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
11:30:06 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
11:30:08 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
11:30:09 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
11:30:10 >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:30:12 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER
11:30:14 3rd, 2020 AT 9:30 A.M.
11:30:17 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:30:17 NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 4.
11:30:25 >>MORRIS MASSEY: GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
11:30:28 THIS IS DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY MORRIS MASSEY IN CONNECTION
11:30:28 WITH ITEM NUMBER 4, AND THIS IS A PROPOSED ECONOMIC
11:30:32 DEVELOPMENT AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION ORDINANCE WHICH IS
11:30:32 AUTHORIZED BY BOTH FLORIDA STATUTE AND THE FLORIDA
11:30:36 CONSTITUTION.
11:30:37 IT'S INTENDED TO BE AN INCENTIVE FOR NEW BUSINESSES OR
11:30:40 EXPANDING BUSINESSES THAT CREATE NEW FULL-TIME JOBS IN
11:30:45 THE CITY OF TAMPA.
11:30:45 A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE EXEMPTION ONLY APPLIES TO
11:30:48 IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO REAL PROPERTY AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL
11:30:51 PROPERTY ADDED BY NEW OR EXPANDING BUSINESS.
11:30:53 IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VALUE OF LAND.
11:30:56 THE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT BEFORE THIS TYPE OF EXEMPTION
11:30:59 CAN BE GRANTED, IT MUST FIRST BE APPROVED BY REFERENDUM
11:31:02 OF THE VOTERS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ON MARCH 1st,
11:31:05 2011, THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA APPROVED THIS
11:31:07 PROGRAM BY SUCH A REFERENDUM.
11:31:09 THE CITY OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL THEN ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE
11:31:12 FOR 2011 THAT ESTABLISHED THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR
11:31:16 GRANTING THIS TYPE OF EXEMPTION.
11:31:18 IN THIS CASE, THE APPLICANT IS CELADON DEVELOPMENT
11:31:25 CORPORATION, LLC.
11:31:26 THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A PAPER AND PAPER
11:31:27 BOARD OR CARDBOARD RECYCLING FACILITY ON LAND THAT IT
11:31:29 WILL BE LEASING FROM THE TAMPA PORT AUTHORITY ON HOOKER'S
11:31:34 POINTE.
11:31:36 CELADON IS REPRESENTING THAT WHEN COMPLETED IT WILL
11:31:40 EMPLOY AT LEAST 96 PERSONS FULL-TIME AT AN ANNUAL AVERAGE
11:31:43 WAGE OF AT LEAST $55,675.
11:31:47 AND IT WILL MAKE A MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF $160
11:31:50 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS IN TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY AT
11:31:56 THIS LOCATION.
11:31:56 THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD START IN 2021, THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
11:32:00 BUT THE EXEMPTION WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY
11:32:03 1, 2025, TO ENSURE THAT THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND
11:32:08 EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY CELADON HAVE BEEN
11:32:11 ACHIEVED.
11:32:11 THE EXEMPTION WOULD EQUAL 50% OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF
11:32:14 THE IMPROVEMENTS IN TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY MADE BY
11:32:17 CELADON TO THE SITE.
11:32:18 THE EXEMPTION WOULD BE IN EFFECT FOR SEVEN YEARS.
11:32:22 AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL, CELADON IS REQUIRED BY THIS
11:32:25 ORDINANCE TO FILE ANNUAL REPORTS TO ENSURE THAT CELADON
11:32:28 IS MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EMPLOYMENT AND CAPITAL
11:32:31 INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS.
11:32:32 THE CITY WILL PROVIDE THE ANNUAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL.
11:32:36 CELADON FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS,
11:32:40 EXEMPTION CAN BE REVOKED.
11:32:42 THIS EXEMPTION APPLIES ONLY TO THE CITY AD VALOREM TAXES.
11:32:45 THE COUNTY -- THE BOCC HAS APPROVED A VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL
11:32:50 ORDINANCE TO APPLY TO THE COUNTY AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE
11:32:53 SAME PROJECT.
11:32:55 THIS IS FIRST READING.
11:32:56 I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
11:33:00 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
11:33:02 RECORD.
11:33:02 >>MORRIS MASSEY: MORRIS MASSEY, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.
11:33:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:33:07 DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER?
11:33:10 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU, MR. MASSEY.
11:33:11 YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THIS.
11:33:13 I'M HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE HEARING THE REMOTES.
11:33:18 REVOCATION, THE PROGRAM IS, I THINK, FOR SEVEN YEARS.
11:33:27 >>MORRIS MASSEY: YES, SIR.
11:33:28 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THEY ARE GETTING 50% RELIEF OFF THE
11:33:30 IMPROVEMENTS THEY MAKE, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS
11:33:33 IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
11:33:38 LET'S SAY THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS.
11:33:41 THEY BROKE THEIR LEASE WITH THE PORT.
11:33:43 THEY MOVED OUT, AND THEY HAD ZERO EMPLOYEES OR FAR FEWER
11:33:48 EMPLOYEES THAN WHAT THEY ARE PROJECTING.
11:33:50 SO AFTER A YEAR OR TWO, WE FIND THIS OUT.
11:33:54 WHAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REVOCATION OF THIS TAX RELIEF?
11:33:59 >>MORRIS MASSEY: THE ORDINANCE EXPRESSLY STATES THAT THE
11:34:02 EXEMPTION CAN BE REVOKED AND WE CAN SEEK REPAYMENT OF THE
11:34:05 TAXES FOR WHICH THEY'VE BEEN BASICALLY BEEN EXEMPTED FOR
11:34:08 THE TERM THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN COMPLIANCE.
11:34:10 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: DOES REVOCATION REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT
11:34:14 TO THE ORDINANCE OR IS IT A STAFF FUNCTION?
11:34:17 >>MORRIS MASSEY: WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.
11:34:20 THE ONLY AUTOMATIC REVOCATION WOULD OCCUR IF THEY DON'T
11:34:24 MEET THEIR CAPITAL INVESTMENT GOALS OR THE STATEMENTS
11:34:26 THAT THEY MADE, WHICH IS $160 MILLION PLUS, AND THEY
11:34:30 DON'T MEET THE EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS BY JANUARY 1,
11:34:33 2025, THEN THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC REVOCATION
11:34:37 IF THEY DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE INVESTMENT ON THE SITE.
11:34:39 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU.
11:34:40 THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
11:34:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
11:34:44 >>BILL CARLSON: YES, MR. MASSEY.
11:34:45 YOU AND ROB KNOW THAT WE ASKED YOU ALL TO COME BACK AND
11:34:51 REPORT TO US ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING AN ORDINANCE
11:34:53 TO REQUIRE SWORN AFFIDAVIT ANNUALLY.
11:34:56 YOU ADDRESSED THAT IN YOUR CONVERSATION THERE.
11:34:59 HOW DO WE VERIFY THAT THEY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT
11:35:01 THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT?
11:35:06 >>MORRIS MASSEY: THEY WILL BE FILING FORMS MANDATED BY
11:35:08 BOTH THE STATE STATUTE AND THOSE STATEMENTS WILL BE
11:35:11 REVIEWED BY BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITIES SINCE WE'RE
11:35:15 BOTH GRANTING THE EXEMPTION.
11:35:16 WE ARE REQUIRING THAT THEY FILE AN AFFIDAVIT WITH THE
11:35:19 STATEMENT SO THAT THEY ARE SWEARING AND AFFIRMING UNDER
11:35:22 OATH THAT THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THOSE AFFIDAVITS ARE
11:35:26 TRUE AND CORRECT.
11:35:27 BUT THE COUNTY AND THE CITY WILL BOTH BE MONITORING TO
11:35:30 MAKE SURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
11:35:32 >>BILL CARLSON: GREAT.
11:35:33 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:35:33 IS ROB GOING TO SPEAK, TOO?
11:35:38 SHOULD I GO AHEAD --
11:35:44 LET ME SAY THIS SO I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE MIKE AGAIN.
11:35:47 I'M IN GENERAL AGAINST ALMOST ALL INCENTIVES.
11:35:52 I THINK COMMUNITIES SHOULD SELL THEMSELVES BASED ON THEIR
11:35:55 ATTRIBUTES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE NOT ON LOW TAXES
11:36:00 INCENTIVES AND LOW WAGES AND LOW REAL ESTATE PRICES,
11:36:04 WHICH IS HOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN DONE HERE FOR
11:36:07 MANY, MANY YEARS.
11:36:07 HOWEVER THIS ONE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CONTAINER
11:36:13 INDUSTRY, WHICH IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN PROMOTING MORE
11:36:16 THAN 20 YEARS.
11:36:16 THE PROBLEM AND MAYBE ROB WAS GOING TO ADDRESS THIS THE
11:36:19 PROBLEM IS THAT WE FINALLY HAVE GOTTEN CONTAINER SERVICE.
11:36:22 WE'RE WOEFULLY BEHIND OTHER CITIES AND OTHER PORTS IN
11:36:26 CONTAINER TRAFFIC BECAUSE PREVIOUS PORT ADMINISTRATIONS
11:36:29 HAD NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE ADEQUATELY.
11:36:31 THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS.
11:36:33 AND BEFORE COVID HAD BROUGHT THREE SERVICES TO TAMPA,
11:36:37 WHICH IS DRASTICALLY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CONTAINERS.
11:36:41 THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CONTAINERS HAVE TO GO BACK EMPTY.
11:36:45 THIS GIVES SOMETHING TO PUT ON THE CONTAINERS TO HELP
11:36:48 GROW THE CONTAINER TRAFFIC.
11:36:52 BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
11:36:55 MY OTHER CONCERN ABOUT INCENTIVES IS THEY UNFAIRLY
11:36:57 BENEFIT ONE COMPANY IN THE INDUSTRY VERSUS OTHERS.
11:37:00 WE ALL FELT THAT WHERE COMPETITORS GOT SUBSIDIES AND THE
11:37:04 DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND OTHERS HAVE TOLD US THAT IT'S
11:37:07 JUST NOT FAIR.
11:37:09 SO I ASKED MR. ROSNER TO SPEAK TO THE PORT OF TAMPA
11:37:13 MARITIME INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION, AND I SPOKE TO THEM
11:37:17 AFTERWARDS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO OBJECTION.
11:37:19 THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
11:37:21 SO KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE HAVE VALIDATION OF THE DATA, A
11:37:25 CLOSE WATCH OVER THE DATA WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY, THAT
11:37:29 IT WILL SUPPORT AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC INDUSTRY AND
11:37:31 SUPPORT IMPORTANT ASSET, THE PORT AND CONTAINER INDUSTRY,
11:37:34 AND THAT THE COMPETITORS AND OTHER TENANTS OF THE PORT
11:37:38 DON'T OBJECT TO IT, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR.
11:37:43 THANK YOU.
11:37:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. ROSNER.
11:37:44 >>ROB ROSNER: THANK YOU.
11:37:46 THANKS, MR. CARLSON.
11:37:47 ROB ROSNER, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
11:37:51 WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS PROCESS.
11:37:57 THE GENERAL GIST OF THIS IS THAT WE'RE BRINGING THIS
11:37:59 COMPANY HERE AND USING ONE OF THE SITES AT THE PORT.
11:38:03 THIS PROCESS WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 2 MILLION GALLONS PER
11:38:07 DAY, WHICH MAKES THEM A GOOD CUSTOMER FOR THE CITY TO
11:38:11 SELL THEM WATER FOR THEIR PROCESS.
11:38:13 WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO REMOVE A LOT OF RECYCLED WASTE HERE
11:38:17 AND SEND IT BACK.
11:38:19 CHINA WILL BE ONE OF THEIR MAIN PLACES THAT THEY SHIP TO.
11:38:23 SO THE PORT IS VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS.
11:38:25 THIS FITS WITH THEIR GOAL OF ACTIVATING 40-ACRE SITE ON
11:38:30 THEIR PROPERTY AND HAVING A LONG-TERM LEASE WITH THEM.
11:38:35 WE'RE GETTING MANUFACTURING JOBS HERE.
11:38:37 AGAIN, THEY COMMITTED TO THE FIRST 96 JOBS.
11:38:40 AS MORRIS HAD SAID, IF THEY EVEN ONLY DO 95 JOBS, THE
11:38:45 INCENTIVE GOES AWAY.
11:38:48 IF THEY DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY DON'T GET THE
11:38:52 INCENTIVE.
11:38:53 HOW, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION EARLIER, ABOUT HOW DO WE
11:38:57 KEEP TRACK OF THAT, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT ALL THEIR
11:39:00 DOCUMENTS TO US PROVING THAT THEY HIRED THESE EMPLOYEES,
11:39:05 SO WE KNOW THEY ARE PAYING THESE EMPLOYEES THAT MUCH.
11:39:08 WE DON'T JUST TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT.
11:39:10 WE DON'T WALK IN THE BUILDING AND COUNT EMPLOYEES OR
11:39:12 ANYTHING.
11:39:13 WE HAVE TO LOOK THROUGH ALL THE RECORDS JUST LIKE A
11:39:17 BUSINESS WOULD IF THEY ARE TRYING TO SHOW THE BUSINESS
11:39:20 TAX AND THAT KIND OF THING.
11:39:21 WE DO HAVE THAT PROCESS FOR DOING THAT.
11:39:25 DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION OR DO YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS
11:39:27 YOU WANTED ME TO COVER ON THAT.
11:39:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN GUDES.
11:39:36 >>ORLANDO GUDES: COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER AND CARLSON ECHOED
11:39:40 WHAT I ASKED MR. ROSNER DURING THE TELEPHONE
11:39:44 CONVERSATION, MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE SAYING AND DOING
11:39:47 WHAT THEY ARE ASKING US TO DO.
11:39:49 I WANT TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THERE IS A CHECK AND BALANCES
11:39:51 TO MAKE SURE IF WE DO THESE FAVORS, THAT PEOPLE ARE
11:39:54 HONORING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THERE IS A PROCESS IN PLACE
11:39:57 WHERE IF THEY ARE NOT, WE CAN BE RECOUPING WHAT WE GAVE.
11:40:01 MR. MORRIS HAS ALREADY TOLD US THAT AND YOU TOLD US THAT
11:40:04 AS WELL.
11:40:05 I'M COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT HOPING THAT WE'RE WATCHING
11:40:07 THE HOUSE AND WATCHING THE TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS.
11:40:13 >>ROB ROSNER: JUST TO CLARIFY, I KNOW YOU GUYS SAID GIVE
11:40:18 SOMETHING BACK THAT WE GAVE.
11:40:18 ACTUALLY, THIS IS A TEN-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST
11:40:18 THREE YEARS -- THEY HAVE THE FIRST THREE YEARS TO BUILD
11:40:20 THE PLANT AND HIRE THE PEOPLE FOR IN THERE.
11:40:23 IN THE FOURTH YEAR, AT THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR, THEY
11:40:27 HAVE TO PROVE TO US THAT THEY HIRED THE POSITIONS, BUILT
11:40:30 THE FACILITY, AND SPENT THE 160 MILLION THAT THEY'VE
11:40:33 COMMITTED TO.
11:40:35 THEN THEY START GETTING IT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, YEARS FOUR
11:40:38 THROUGH TEN.
11:40:38 THOSE ARE THE SEVEN YEARS THAT MORRIS WAS RESPONDING TO.
11:40:44 THEY WOULDN'T GET IT UNLESS THEY EVEN MET THOSE
11:40:46 REQUIREMENTS.
11:40:47 IF THEY SAID, ONLY HIRED 50 EMPLOYEES OR WE HIRED THE 96
11:40:51 EMPLOYEES, BUT THEY ARE ALL AT 45,000 A YEAR, WE'D SAY,
11:40:54 SORRY, NO DEAL.
11:40:55 AND THEY WOULD FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE.
11:40:59 THAT IS WHY THIS IS ONLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
11:41:02 THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY PROMISE TO DO.
11:41:05 THEIR ORIGINAL WAS $300 MILLION FOR TWO LINES AND HAD 200
11:41:08 PEOPLE, BUT BECAUSE THIS HAS A THREE-YEAR WINDOW ON IT,
11:41:12 THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN ONLY GET ONE OF THEIR TWO LINES
11:41:14 BUILT IN THAT TIME SO THEY -- $160 MILLION CAPITAL
11:41:18 EXPENDITURE AND 96 JOBS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY BELIEVE
11:41:21 THEY CAN GET DONE IN THE THREE-YEAR WINDOW.
11:41:23 SO THAT'S JUST AS A REASSURANCE OF, WE DON'T GIVE
11:41:27 ANYTHING UNLESS THEY'VE MET THAT PERFORMANCE.
11:41:29 THEN ON THE FOURTH YEAR AND BEYOND, THEY START GETTING
11:41:32 THAT 50% REBATE FROM US.
11:41:36 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU.
11:41:36 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE?
11:41:37 WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE ORDINANCE FOR
11:41:42 ITEM NUMBER 4?
11:41:44 >>ROB ROSNER: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
11:41:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR.
11:41:47 COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ITEM NUMBER 4?
11:41:49 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'LL READ IT, MR. CHAIRMAN.
11:41:51 THANK YOU.
11:41:51 ITEM NUMBER 4, FILE NUMBER E2020-8 CHAPTER, 27, AN
11:41:58 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
11:41:59 CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA,
11:42:01 FLORIDA, GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN AD VALOREM
11:42:03 TAXATION FOR CELADON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LLC, A NEW
11:42:07 BUSINESS TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF TAMPA; PROVIDING
11:42:12 FOR A SHORT TITLE; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS OF TERMS;
11:42:16 PROVIDING FOR A FINDING THAT ALL THE REQUIREMENTS
11:42:19 APPLICABLE TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH EXEMPTION HAVE BEEN
11:42:22 MET; PROVIDING FOR THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE AVAILABLE FROM
11:42:25 AD VALOREM TAX SOURCES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR;
11:42:29 PROVIDING FOR THE AMOUNT OF REVENUES LOST BY VIRTUE OF
11:42:34 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTIONS
11:42:36 CURRENTLY IN EFFECT; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTIMATED REVENUE
11:42:40 LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE EXEMPTION GRANTED TO CELADON
11:42:44 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LLC, PROVIDING FOR THE PERIOD OF
11:42:47 TIME FOR WHICH THE EXEMPTION WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT AND
11:42:49 THE EXPIRATION DATE OF SUCH EXEMPTION; PROVIDING
11:42:53 REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANTING AND
11:42:55 CONTINUATION OF SUCH EXEMPTION; PROVIDING FOR
11:42:59 APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
11:43:02 REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:43:07 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
11:43:11 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
11:43:12 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
11:43:13 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES.
11:43:15 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
11:43:15 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
11:43:17 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
11:43:18 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
11:43:19 >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:43:21 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER
11:43:24 3rd, 2020 AT 9:30 A.M.
11:43:31 >>BILL CARLSON: THANKS AND CONGRATS TO PAUL ANDERSON AND
11:43:34 HIS TEAM AT PORT TAMPA.
11:43:36 THEY HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO
11:43:39 TURN OUR PORT AROUND.
11:43:40 OUR PORT WAS WAY BEHIND OTHER PORTS IN FLORIDA AND THE
11:43:43 COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
11:43:45 THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF PROJECTS, AT LEAST
11:43:48 WHAT I KNOW ABOUT IT, THAT WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON.
11:43:50 THANKS TO THEM.
11:43:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:43:53 ITEMS 5, 6, 7, WE ARE GOING TO PUSH TO ITEM 87 AS ALREADY
11:43:57 DISCUSSED.
11:43:58 IT WILL BE DISCUSSED THEN.
11:43:59 LET'S GO THROUGH OUR CONSENT AGENDA HERE.
11:44:02 AFTER THAT WE WILL BREAK FOR LUNCH.
11:44:08 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: MR. CHAIRMAN?
11:44:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR.
11:44:10 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I'VE GOT A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT THIS
11:44:12 AFTERNOON.
11:44:13 I'M FINE, BUT JUST A CHECKUP, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
11:44:18 TO BE HERE FOR SOME OF THESE ITEMS, INCLUDING ITEM 7.
11:44:21 MR. CHAIRMAN, IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME FOR ABOUT ONE
11:44:25 MINUTE ON ITEM 7.
11:44:26 I'M NOT THRILLED WITH THIS ITEM.
11:44:32 I KNOW IT CAME UP THE LAST TIME WE HAD SUPER BOWL.
11:44:34 THIS IS AN ITEM, AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE EVENT ZONE,
11:44:41 CLEAN ZONE AROUND THE STADIUM AND AROUND DOWNTOWN FOR THE
11:44:45 WEEK OF SUPER BOWL, OR A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A WEEK.
11:44:48 THE SAME ITEM CAME UP THE LAST TIME I WAS ON COUNCIL WHEN
11:44:53 THE SUPER BOWL WAS HERE THE FIRST TIME OR THE OTHER TIME.
11:44:56 I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW I VOTED FOR IT.
11:44:59 I WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT THEN.
11:45:02 I THINK IT'S OVERKILL.
11:45:06 THE SUPER BOWL COMMITTEE, THE OUT-OF-TOWN FOLKS WHO RUN
11:45:09 THE SUPER BOWL, THE NFL, THEY COME IN AND BASICALLY WANT
11:45:12 TO TAKE OVER A 20-BLOCK AREA AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY
11:45:17 CAN DO AND CAN'T DO, INCLUDING PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEIR
11:45:22 OWN HOMES.
11:45:23 THE SAME THING ON THIS ONE ALSO INCLUDES A PORTION OF
11:45:27 DOWNTOWN FOR TEN DAYS, TELLING PEOPLE WHAT KIND OF
11:45:29 SIGNAGE THEY CAN HAVE UP OR NOT HAVE UP AND THAT SORT OF
11:45:32 THING.
11:45:32 I KNOW WE WOULD WANT THE SUPER BOWL.
11:45:36 I KNOW WE LOVE THE SUPER BOWL AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT
11:45:38 I JUST THINK IT'S OVERKILL.
11:45:40 THEY SAY IT'S IN THE NAME OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
11:45:42 YOU KNOW WHAT?
11:45:43 WE HAVE FOOTBALL GAMES HERE EVERY OTHER WEEK.
11:45:47 WE HAVE 50 TO 60 THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE EVERY OTHER WEEK IN
11:45:52 THE FALL FOR FOOTBALL GAMES, AND WE DON'T FREAK OUT AND
11:45:56 WE DON'T INFRINGE ON PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND COMMERCIAL
11:46:01 SPEECH OR NONCOMMERCIAL SPEECH, WHATEVER.
11:46:04 WE JUST DON'T DO THAT.
11:46:05 ANYWAY, IF I WAS HERE THIS AFTERNOON, I WOULD EITHER MOVE
11:46:10 TO CONTINUE ITEM 7 TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE, I WOULD SAY,
11:46:15 OVERLY AGGRESSIVE RESTRICTIONS OR I'D VOTE AGAINST IT.
11:46:19 I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
11:46:21 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:46:22 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU.
11:46:23 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
11:46:23 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IS COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
11:46:26 8 THROUGH 14.
11:46:27 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
11:46:28 LIKE TO MOVE ITEMS 8 THROUGH 14.
11:46:31 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:46:34 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:46:34 ANY OPPOSED?
11:46:36 ALL RIGHT.
11:46:38 PARKS, REC AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE IS COUNCIL MEMBER
11:46:42 GUDES.
11:46:43 ITEMS 15 THROUGH 18.
11:46:44 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I MOVE ITEMS 15 THROUGH 18.
11:46:48 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
11:46:51 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:46:51 ANY OPPOSED?
11:46:52 ALL RIGHT.
11:46:53 NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER DINGFELDER WITH THE PUBLIC
11:46:56 WORKS COMMITTEE, ITEMS 19 THROUGH 27.
11:46:58 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
11:47:00 I'LL MOVE THOSE ITEMS, 19 THROUGH 27.
11:47:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
11:47:05 DINGFELDER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:47:07 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:47:09 ANY OPPOSITION?
11:47:10 ALL RIGHT.
11:47:11 HEARING NONE.
11:47:12 FINANCE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, REMEMBER, ITEM
11:47:16 34 PULLED FOR THE END OF THE AGENDA.
11:47:18 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE ITEMS 28 THROUGH 36, HOLDING 34.
11:47:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
11:47:24 MIRANDA, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
11:47:26 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:47:27 ANY OPPOSED?
11:47:27 BUILDING, ZONING AND PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, COUNCIL
11:47:31 MEMBER CARLSON WITH ITEMS 37 THROUGH 55.
11:47:35 >>BILL CARLSON: YES, SIR.
11:47:36 I'D LIKE TO MOVE ITEMS 37 THROUGH 55.
11:47:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
11:47:40 CARLSON.
11:47:40 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:47:42 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:47:44 ALL RIGHT.
11:47:44 ANY OPPOSED?
11:47:45 HEARING NONE, WE ARE AT COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA WITH THE
11:47:52 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
11:47:53 56 THROUGH 58.
11:47:56 >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE ITEMS 56 THROUGH 58.
11:47:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
11:48:01 VIERA.
11:48:02 A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:48:03 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:48:05 ANY OPPOSED?
11:48:06 WE HAVE SOME REVIEW HEARINGS TO BE SCHEDULED AND THEN
11:48:13 WE'LL STOP THERE AND BREAK FOR LUNCH.
11:48:15 ITEM NUMBER 59 IS TO BE SET FOR NOVEMBER 19, 2020 AT
11:48:22 9 A.M.
11:48:23 DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS RESOLUTION?
11:48:26 MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
11:48:28 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
11:48:29 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:48:30 ANY OPPOSED?
11:48:34 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
11:48:36 WITH REGARDS TO ITEMS 60 THROUGH 63, THOSE ARE FOUR
11:48:40 REVIEW HEARINGS.
11:48:42 PRESENTLY, THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE NIGHT THAT'S AVAILABLE IS
11:48:46 JANUARY 28th AT 6 P.M.
11:48:50 THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE REVIEW HEARING ALREADY SCHEDULED.
11:48:53 THIS WOULD MAKE A TOTAL OF FIVE REVIEW HEARINGS PLUS
11:48:58 WHATEVER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES -- EXCUSE ME, SPECIAL
11:49:03 USES ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT NIGHT.
11:49:05 THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO SPLIT IT BETWEEN JANUARY AND
11:49:11 FEBRUARY.
11:49:12 BUT TWO OF THESE ARE FOR THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR WHICH
11:49:14 USUALLY DOESN'T TAKE LONG.
11:49:16 62 IS AN ARC REVIEW, AND THE 63 IS A VRB REVIEW.
11:49:21 IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ALL OF THEM THE SAME EVENING, YOU
11:49:24 COULD MAKE THEM JANUARY 21st.
11:49:26 IF YOU WANT TO SPLIT THEM BETWEEN THE TWO, YOU COULD
11:49:29 SPLIT TWO FOR JANUARY AND TWO FOR FEBRUARY.
11:49:33 I THINK YOU CAN DO THEM ALL IN JANUARY.
11:49:36 I WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE DO IT.
11:49:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY OBJECTION, ANY COMMENTS?
11:49:39 ANY SUGGESTION?
11:49:40 WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR JANUARY 21 --
11:49:44 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 60 TO 63 --
11:49:46 >>CATE WELLS: THIS IS CATE WELLS, ASSISTANT --
11:49:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:49:53 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
11:49:55 ALL IN FAVOR?
11:49:55 ALL RIGHT.
11:49:58 ANY OPPOSITION?
11:49:59 HEARING NONE.
11:50:01 IT IS 11:49.
11:50:03 WE WILL NOW STAND IN RECESS FOR LUNCH UNTIL 1 P.M.
11:50:06 1 P.M.
11:50:07 WE ARE IN RECESS.
11:50:08 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:50:08 [RECESS]
13:10:56 >>THE CLERK: VIERA?
13:10:57 >>LUIS VIERA: HERE.
13:10:58 >>ORLANDO GUDES: HERE.
13:10:59 >>BILL CARLSON: HERE.
13:11:02 >>THE CLERK: DINGFELDER?
13:11:03 CITRO?
13:11:04 >>JOSEPH CITRO: HERE.
13:11:05 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE.
13:11:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE.
13:11:07 >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM PRESENT WITH
13:11:09 DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT.
13:11:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
13:11:11 MR. SHELBY, I BELIEVE WE HAVE HOUSEKEEPING AT THIS TIME
13:11:15 FOR 60, 61, 62 AND 63.
13:11:17 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THIS WAS -- RECALLED.
13:11:22 THIS WAS MR. MIRANDA'S MOTION, AND I BELIEVE THE DATES
13:11:25 FOR 60, 61, AND 62 ARE JANUARY 28, 2021, AT 6 P.M.
13:11:30 I'D LIKE THAT CORRECTED.
13:11:32 THE REQUEST FROM MR. MICHELINI, HE REQUESTED NUMBER 63 BE
13:11:35 SET FOR FEBRUARY 25TH, 2021 AT 6 P.M.
13:11:39 IS THAT OKAY, MR. MIRANDA, IF YOU'D --
13:11:43 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE THAT MOTION FOR
13:11:45 ITEM 60, 61, 62, JANUARY 28, 2021 AT 6 P.M.
13:11:50 AND 63 AT FEBRUARY 25th, YEAR 2021 AT 6 P.M.
13:11:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
13:11:57 WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
13:11:59 DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
13:12:00 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
13:12:01 ALL IN FAVOR?
13:12:02 ANY OPPOSED?
13:12:03 HEARING NONE --
13:12:07 >>BILL CARLSON: HOUSEKEEPING, YOU WANT US TO TURN OUR
13:12:10 CAMERAS BACK ON, RIGHT?
13:12:11 OKAY.
13:12:13 THANK YOU.
13:12:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MAKE SURE YOU TURN YOUR CAMERAS ON,
13:12:24 COUNCIL MEMBERS.
13:12:25 WE ARE MISSING ONE.
13:12:28 THERE HE IS.
13:12:28 VERY GOOD.
13:12:29 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
13:12:29 ALL RIGHT.
13:12:30 THAT CONCLUDES THAT.
13:12:35 AS WAS REQUESTED BEFORE, ITEMS 5, 6, AND 7 WILL BE HEARD
13:12:41 NOW WITH THE NFL UPDATE WITH OUR CHIEF OF STAFF.
13:12:47 I BELIEVE JOHN BENNETT SHOULD BE ON THE LINE.
13:12:50 THERE HE IS.
13:12:50 I SEE THEM.
13:12:51 THEY ARE ALL TOGETHER.
13:12:52 GO AHEAD.
13:12:54 >>JOHN BENNETT: GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
13:12:57 GOOD AFTERNOON, PUBLIC.
13:12:58 JOHN BENNETT, CHIEF OF STAFF.
13:13:00 BEFORE GETTING INTO THE NFL SUPER BOWL UPDATE, I WAS
13:13:06 GOING TO ASK SULING OR THE TECH PEOPLE TO BRING UP A
13:13:10 SLIDE FOR A GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT UNRELATED TO THIS, BUT
13:13:13 UNDERNEATH THE SAME ITEM, 87.
13:13:16 CAN YOU BRING THAT UP SLIDE FOR ME?
13:13:34 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
13:13:37 >>JOHN BENNETT: I'M STILL NOT SEEING IT.
13:13:38 SULING, DO YOU HAVE THE SLIDE -- THERE YOU GO.
13:13:52 THANK YOU.
13:13:52 JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT FOR COUNCIL'S SAKE SINCE WE
13:13:56 INTERFACE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, MICHELE PHILLIPS ON
13:14:01 THE LEFT OF THE SIDE IS RETIRING AFTER 15 YEARS AFTER
13:14:07 BASICALLY THE FRONTLINE RECEPTIONIST TO THE MAYOR'S
13:14:09 OFFICE.
13:14:10 SHE IS BEING BY TANISHA TAYLOR ON THE RIGHT OF THE
13:14:15 VIEWING SCREEN.
13:14:16 IF YOU COME INTO CITY HALL, PLEASE GIVE A WARM GOOD-BYE
13:14:19 TO MICHELE PHILIPS AND THE WARM WELCOME TO TANISHA
13:14:26 TAYLOR.
13:14:26 I WANTED TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TO COUNCIL SINCE SHE
13:14:29 IS THE FACE OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHEN YOU WELCOME.
13:14:33 WE WELCOME TANISHA'S TREMENDOUS BACKGROUND IN SERVING THE
13:14:36 FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY AND MANY CONGREGATIONS IN A
13:14:38 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ROLE.
13:14:39 WE WELCOME TANISHA TO THE CITY HALL.
13:14:41 THAT WAS IT.
13:14:42 NOW WE CAN SWITCH BACK TO THE NFL.
13:14:48 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
13:14:49 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
13:14:49 GO AHEAD.
13:14:52 >> SULING, THIS IS LEGAL.
13:14:53 CAN YOU PLEASE -- THANK YOU.
13:15:01 >>JOHN BENNETT: ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND
13:15:03 A FEW MINUTES THIS AFTERNOON AND WE APPRECIATE THE TIME
13:15:06 ON ITEM 87 TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SUPER BOWL LV.
13:15:11 BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE
13:15:15 NO STRANGERS IN TAMPA TO MAJOR, MAJOR EVENTS, BOTH IN
13:15:21 QUANTITY AND, OF COURSE, EACH EVENT STANDING ON ITS OWN
13:15:25 IN SIZE AND VOLUME.
13:15:27 WE'RE NO STRANGER TO THE SUPER BOWL.
13:15:28 I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE A COMMANDING -- HAVE A COMMANDING
13:15:31 ROLE IN 2009.
13:15:33 SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SECURITY SIDE OF THIS.
13:15:36 AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION TODAY, WHICH IS GOING
13:15:38 TO LEAD TO A DISCUSSION ON THREE DIFFERENT ORDINANCES
13:15:41 PRESENTED BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, I JUST WANTED TO OFFER
13:15:45 A FRAMEWORK, WHICH I KIND OF OFTEN DO, SO YOU CAN HAVE
13:15:49 SOME THOUGHTFUL BUCKETS AROUND WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED.
13:15:51 SO IN 2016, COUNCIL APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NFL TO
13:15:56 BRING THE SUPER BOWL BACK TO TAMPA.
13:16:00 BASED ON THAT AGREEMENT, TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME
13:16:02 FRAMEWORK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO CALL AN EVENT ZONE.
13:16:06 IN THAT EVENT ZONE, THERE ARE PRIMARILY THREE THINGS IN
13:16:09 THE MACRO THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE.
13:16:11 YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A CHANCE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
13:16:15 YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A CHANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING FREE
13:16:17 EXPRESSION, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
13:16:21 SECURING SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC.
13:16:25 SO AS YOU SEE THE PRESENTATION FROM THE NFL HOST
13:16:29 COMMITTEE, WE HAVE CHIEF RUBEN DELGADO FROM THE POLICE
13:16:33 DEPARTMENT REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
13:16:36 THIS IS LABELED A NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT BY THE
13:16:39 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
13:16:42 SO THERE'S A LOT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A
13:16:44 TWO-YEAR PLANNING CYCLE.
13:16:46 SO WHEN YOU SEE ALL OF THIS UNPACK, ALL OF US ARE HERE
13:16:50 FROM LEGAL, THE CITY, THE NFL HOST COMMITTEE, AND WE'RE
13:16:54 MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
13:16:57 CHAIRMAN, IF WE CAN GET THE PRESENTATION STARTED AND
13:17:00 MAYBE HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THAT'S DONE, THAT WOULD BE
13:17:03 GREAT.
13:17:03 THANK YOU.
13:17:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SOUNDS GOOD.
13:17:06 GO AHEAD.
13:17:07 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
13:17:09 THIS IS TONY MULKEY, CITY OF TAMPA SPECIAL EVENTS
13:17:12 SUPERINTENDENT.
13:17:13 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE TEAM EFFORT HERE TODAY AND
13:17:16 MOVE BRISKLY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE WANT TO
13:17:20 PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES AND
13:17:24 COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF HOSTING THE SUPER BOWL.
13:17:27 SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THE HISTORY, SOME OF THE STRUCTURE
13:17:30 AND STAKEHOLDERS OF THE PLANNING INITIATIVES, SOME OF THE
13:17:33 SOCIAL INITIATIVES, THE WORKING GROUPS FOR THOSE PLANNING
13:17:37 ELEMENTS.
13:17:38 OF COURSE, WE'LL TOUCH ON SOME PANDEMIC CONSIDERATIONS
13:17:41 AND THEN REVIEW THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE UNDER
13:17:44 CONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL.
13:17:46 WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO HAND OFF TO ROB, CEO OF THE HOST
13:17:51 COMMITTEE.
13:17:52 >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
13:17:53 I'M ROB HIGGINS.
13:17:54 AT AND CEO OF THE TAMPA BAY SUPER BOWL LV HOST COMMITTEE.
13:17:59 THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY'S FIFTH SUPER BOWL.
13:18:01 ONLY THREE CITIES HAVE HOSTED MORE, BUT THE WAY THAT WE
13:18:05 GOT THIS SUPER BOWL VERSUS THE PREVIOUS FOUR IS A LITTLE
13:18:10 BIT DIFFERENT.
13:18:12 TRADITIONALLY, WE GO THROUGH THE BID PROCESS AND AWARDED.
13:18:16 IN THIS CASE, WE LOST WHEN BID INITIALLY TO L.A.
13:18:20 THEIR STADIUM CONSTRUCTION RAN BEHIND AND WE WERE
13:18:23 EVENTUALLY AWARDED BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO TURN TO A GREAT
13:18:26 PARTNER AND A COMMUNITY THEY KNOW AND COULD TRUST AND DO
13:18:29 IT ON A SHORT TIME FRAME.
13:18:30 WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THAT BID PROCESS
13:18:33 THE WAY THAT IT WAS AND BEEN AWARDED THIS FIFTH SUPER
13:18:36 BOWL.
13:18:37 IN TERMS OF OUR LEADERSHIP, WE ARE LED -- OUR HOST
13:18:42 COMMITTEE IS LED BY TWO GREAT INDIVIDUALS.
13:18:44 THEY ARE CO-CHAIR.
13:18:46 WILL WEATHERFORD, FORMER SPEAK OF THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS
13:18:49 DERRICK BROOKS.
13:18:50 CAN'T HAVE SUPER BOWL LV WITHOUT A MAN SYNONYMOUS WITH
13:18:54 THE NUMBER 55 AND BOTH HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB LEADING
13:18:58 OUR HOST COMMITTEE.
13:19:00 SPEAKING OF OUR HOST COMMITTEE, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A
13:19:03 VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SUBCOMMITTEES.
13:19:04 YOU'LL SEE ON YOUR SLIDE THERE, IT REALLY DOES TAKE A
13:19:07 VILLAGE.
13:19:07 WE HAVE A COMMITTEE FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING AND
13:19:09 EVERYTHING RELATED TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST EVENTS.
13:19:13 THEY'VE BEEN HARD AT WORK FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS IN
13:19:16 SEVERAL CASES, AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE POSITIONED REALLY
13:19:20 WELL IN TERMS OF WHERE WE'RE AT FROM A PLANNING
13:19:22 STANDPOINT, BEING JUST 93 DAYS OUT NOW.
13:19:25 EVERY EVENT THAT WE DO, ESPECIALLY SUPER BOWLS, ARE
13:19:30 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS.
13:19:32 FROM A PUBLIC SIDE OF THINGS, WE'RE SO FORTUNATE AND
13:19:35 GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE CITY ON BOARD WITH US AS WELL AS THE
13:19:38 FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE COUNTY,
13:19:41 AND ACTUALLY THE BUCS ARE REALLY INVOLVED.
13:19:43 THE TSA MANAGES RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, OUR LOCAL
13:19:48 CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AND SO MANY MORE.
13:19:50 THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS STEPPING UP IN A REALLY BIG WAY AS
13:19:54 WELL.
13:19:54 I WON'T TAKE YOU THROUGH EACH AND EVERY PRIVATE PARTNER
13:19:57 THAT'S ON THIS SLIDE, BUT YOU GET A GOOD FEEL FOR A LOT
13:20:01 OF THE DIFFERENT CORPORATIONS THAT ARE A PART OF OUR HOST
13:20:05 COMMITTEE AND ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO DELIVER ON
13:20:08 OUR COMMUNITY'S FIFTH SUPER BOWL.
13:20:11 BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO CLAIR LESSINGER AND LAKENDRIA
13:20:15 ROBINSON FROM OUR TEAM, THE THING I WOULD STRESS, THE
13:20:20 VALUE IN HOSTING A SUPER BOWL IS REALLY THREEFOLD.
13:20:23 IT'S ECONOMIC IMPACT AND THE VISITOR SPENDING THAT TAKES
13:20:27 PLACE.
13:20:27 IT IS THE MARKETING VISIBILITY THAT TAKES PLACE.
13:20:29 AND THEN IT IS THE SOCIAL IMPACT.
13:20:31 WE'RE GOING TO TIE INTO THAT SOCIAL IMPACT NOW AS TO WHAT
13:20:34 YOU CAN EXPECT AND ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE.
13:20:38 I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LAKENDRIA ROBINSON FROM OUR TEAM.
13:20:41 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
13:20:42 LAKENDRIA ROBINSON, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS CONNECT AND
13:20:45 COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE SUPER BOWL LV HOST COMMITTEE.
13:20:51 AS MANY OF YOU MAY BE AWARE, BUSINESS CONNECT IS NFL
13:20:55 SPECIAL SUPPLY DIVERSITY PROGRAM FOR ITS SPECIAL EVENTS.
13:21:00 SO THE SUPER BOWL IS NO DIFFERENT.
13:21:02 BUSINESS CONNECT'S GOAL IS TO CREATE CONTRACT
13:21:06 OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL DIVERSE VENDORS OR BUSINESSES.
13:21:08 HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO AND PINELLAS COUNTY, CONTRACT
13:21:15 OPPORTUNITIES AS IT RELATES TO THE SUPER BOWL.
13:21:19 WE HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK.
13:21:22 LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
13:21:23 OUR GOAL WAS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL DIVERSE BUSINESSES THAT
13:21:27 COULD FULFILL THOSE CONTRACTS AS WELL AS PRODUCE A VENDOR
13:21:33 RESOURCE GUIDE THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE NFL
13:21:37 CONTRACTORS, OUR HOST COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER
13:21:39 EVENT PRODUCER TO USE THAT GUIDE -- VENDORS THAT THEY CAN
13:21:47 WORK TO FULFILL SPECIAL EVENT RELATED CONTRACTS.
13:21:50 THERE ARE A LITTLE OVER 30 BUSINESS THAT YOU SEE ON THE
13:21:59 SCREEN.
13:21:59 AUDIOVISUAL, BARRICADES, CONTRACT LABOR, GRAPHICS, GOLF
13:22:06 CART, ANY TYPE OF SERVICE THAT IS NEEDED TO HOST AND
13:22:10 PRODUCE ANY SORT OF EVENT RELATED TO SUPER BOWL LV.
13:22:15 THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES TO
13:22:21 PARTICIPATE, BUSINESSES HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 51% DIVERSE
13:22:24 OWNED.
13:22:25 SO THAT'S MINORITY, WOMAN, VETERAN OR LGBTQ+ OWNED
13:22:29 BUSINESS.
13:22:30 THEY HAVE TO HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS AT LEAST A YEAR WITH
13:22:33 AN ESTABLISHED OFFICE HERE IN THE HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS
13:22:36 OR PASCO COUNTY AREA.
13:22:38 AND THEY ALSO NEEDED TO PROVIDE A SERVICE OR GOOD THAT
13:22:41 NFL CONTRACTORS TYPICALLY SUPPLY FROM.
13:22:47 GOODS AND SERVICES RELATE TO THOSE 30 BUSINESS LINES YOU
13:22:51 LOOKED AT ON THE PREVIOUS SCREEN.
13:22:53 THE SELECTION PROCESS KICKS OFF IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 WITH
13:23:00 THE LAUNCH OF OUR PRESS CONFERENCE.
13:23:02 WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND BUSINESSES FROM OUR COMMUNITY
13:23:05 ATTEND THAT PRESS CONFERENCE, EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
13:23:07 THE PROCESS.
13:23:09 THROUGH ABOUT A SIX-MONTH PERIOD, WE BEGAN TO MEET WITH
13:23:14 OVER 200 BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, LOCAL LEADERS,
13:23:19 ANY AND EVERYONE THAT HAD AN INTEREST THAT OUR DIVERSE
13:23:26 OWNED BUSINESSES GOT AN OPPORTUNITY.
13:23:29 WE EXPLAINED THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN DETAIL.
13:23:31 THE APPLICATION PROCESS CLOSED IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.
13:23:35 A SHORT LIST OF CANDIDATES WERE VETTED AND INTERVIEWED BY
13:23:38 OUR BUSINESS CONNECT AND HOST COMMITTEE TEAM.
13:23:41 IN MARCH OF 2020, WE SELECTED 200 PLUS FINAL VENDORS TO
13:23:45 BE A SHOWCASE IN OUR BUSINESS CONNECT RESOURCE GUIDE.
13:23:50 JUST AS WE WERE SELECTING THOSE BUSINESSES, COVID-19
13:23:54 HAPPENED AND WE REALIZED WE NEEDED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
13:23:57 PIVOT IN ORDER TO BRING VALUE NOT ONLY TO THE BUSINESSES
13:24:00 THAT WE SELECTED BUT ALSO OUR COMMUNITY AT-LARGE.
13:24:04 ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WAS BORNE OUT OF THAT PIVOT IS ROAD
13:24:09 TO GAME DAY RESTAURANT WEEK.
13:24:13 DECEMBER 4-13.
13:24:14 PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
13:24:16 IT IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT 50 DIVERSE-OWNED
13:24:20 RESTAURANTS IN HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS, AND PASCO COUNTY.
13:24:24 THEY CAN GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN INFLUX OF
13:24:29 PATRONS TO THEIR RESTAURANT TO BOOST THEIR BUSINESS.
13:24:33 RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST INDUSTRIES HIT.
13:24:36 THIS IS A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE RESTAURANTS.
13:24:38 A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM ROAD TO GAME DAY
13:24:42 RESTAURANT WEEK, ONE DOLLAR PER MEAL WILL GO BACK TO
13:24:46 FEEDING TAMPA BAY TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION AND CELEBRATE
13:24:48 ALL THEY HAVE DONE DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
13:24:53 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
13:24:54 MY NAME IS CLAIR LESSINGER.
13:24:56 I'M SERVING AS COO FOR THE TAMPA BAY SUPER BOWL HOST
13:24:59 COMMITTEE.
13:25:01 I WANT TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR LEGACY PROGRAM TO
13:25:05 YOU.
13:25:05 WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THESE MAJOR EVENTS,
13:25:08 IT'S WAY MORE THAN THE BIG GAME, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND
13:25:11 THE MEDIA EXPOSURE.
13:25:13 EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT IS THE SOCIAL IMPACT AND THE LASTING
13:25:16 LEGACY THAT IS LEFT BEHIND.
13:25:17 WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUR LEGACY PROGRAM, FOREVER 55
13:25:22 REPRESENTS A $2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
13:25:24 THE NFL.
13:25:26 THAT CONSISTS OF SIX PILLARS.
13:25:28 THESE SIX PILLARS ON THE SCREEN, WE RELIED ON THOUGHT
13:25:34 LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY HELP US IDENTIFY THE
13:25:37 CORE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP THESE PILLARS.
13:25:40 WITHIN THESE PILLARS, WE ARE -- DOLLARS BACK
13:25:44 PROGRAMMATICALLY.
13:25:46 GOAL AND INTENT TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT.
13:25:48 THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS OUR CURRENT PARTNERS AND
13:25:54 BENEFICIARIES.
13:25:55 THIS IS AN EVER-GROWING LIST AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, BUT ALSO
13:25:58 A GREAT REFLECTION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE
13:26:01 WORKING CLOSELY WITH AND THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS
13:26:04 INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
13:26:05 GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF EACH PILLAR.
13:26:09 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THIS PILLAR IS ACTUALLY GOING
13:26:12 TO BE FOCUSED ON PILOTING AN INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP
13:26:16 WITH TGH AND ADVENT HEALTH AND OTHER EARLY LEARNING
13:26:20 PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES
13:26:23 FOR INDIGENT FAMILIES IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE.
13:26:27 FOOD INSECURITY.
13:26:30 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING 55
13:26:36 BREAKFAST CARTS THROUGHOUT THE TRI-COUNTY AREA IN TITLE
13:26:38 ONE NEED-BASED SCHOOLS.
13:26:40 WE'LL ALSO BE PROVIDING GRAB AND GO FLAG FOOTBALL KITS TO
13:26:44 THOSE KIDS AT THESE SCHOOLS.
13:26:46 OUR FAMILIES PILLAR, PARTNERING WITH METROPOLITAN
13:26:50 MINISTRIES AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND OTHER
13:26:53 COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY 55 FAMILIES THAT WILL
13:26:56 PARTICIPATE IN OUR FOREVER 55 LEGACY PROGRAM.
13:26:59 AGAIN, REALLY FOCUSING ON NEED BASED, PROVIDING
13:27:02 WRAPAROUND SERVICES AS WELL AS EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
13:27:06 TO THOSE FAMILIES.
13:27:07 OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PILLAR, WE'RE SUPPORTING THE
13:27:11 HEALTH AND WELLNESS FITNESS PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH
13:27:15 THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS NEWLY LAUNCHED YOUTH MENTORSHIP
13:27:18 PROGRAM IN EAST TAMPA.
13:27:20 WE'LL BE PARTNERING WITH THE BUCS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
13:27:22 THAT RELATES TO THAT IMPACT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND
13:27:25 ENSURING THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS A PRIORITY AND
13:27:28 FOCUS.
13:27:28 SUSTAINABILITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TAMPA ELECTRIC AS WELL
13:27:35 AS NFL GREEN, WE WILL BE FOCUSED ON TWO DIFFERENT
13:27:39 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS, ONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NFL GREEN
13:27:41 AND ONE HERE LOCALLY THAT'S TRULY FOCUSED ON MITIGATING
13:27:45 THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SUPER BOWL LV EVENT.
13:27:50 VERY ROBUST PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON MULTIPLE AREAS, AS
13:27:54 LISTED IN THIS SLIDE, FROM RECYCLING PROGRAM TO MATERIAL
13:27:57 RECOVERY, TO FOOD RECOVERY, AND GREENING PROJECTS.
13:28:01 AS YOU SEE ON THIS SCREEN, THIS REFLECTS SCREENING
13:28:05 INITIATIVES.
13:28:06 THE ONES IN GREEN HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE SO WE'RE WELL
13:28:09 UNDERWAY WITH THE ONES IN BLUE REPRESENTING THOSE THAT
13:28:13 ARE STILL TO BE EXECUTED.
13:28:15 OUR LAST PILLAR, SYSTEMIC JUSTICE, WE CONVENED A
13:28:19 25-MEMBER COMMITTEE THAT IS CREATING AN ACTION PLAN,
13:28:24 TRULY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY POLICING AND FINANCIAL
13:28:26 LITERACY, BUT ULTIMATELY PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN
13:28:30 HELPING ELIMINATE THE SYSTEMIC JUSTICE AND STRUCTURAL
13:28:33 RACISM IN OUR COMMUNITY.
13:28:35 LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AS PART OF OUR FOREVER 55 LEGACY
13:28:39 PROGRAM, WE ARE LAUNCHING A MICROGRANT PROGRAM NEXT WEEK.
13:28:43 THIS ACTUALLY PROVIDES MULTIPLE NOT FOR PROFITS
13:28:49 ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO APPLY AS LONG AS THEY
13:28:51 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND, OF COURSE, ALIGN WITH OUR SIX
13:28:54 PILLARS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAXIMIZING THE
13:28:59 OPPORTUNITY AND THE IMPACT THAT THIS LEGACY PROGRAM HAS
13:29:03 HERE IN TAMPA BAY.
13:29:06 WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DELGADO WITH
13:29:11 PUBLIC SAFETY.
13:29:11 >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
13:29:12 RUBEN DELGADO WITH TAMPA POLICE.
13:29:14 I WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
13:29:17 SUBCOMMITTEE.
13:29:18 THE CHIEF OF STAFF INDICATED, THE SUPER BOWL IS
13:29:21 DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AS A
13:29:25 NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT.
13:29:27 WITH THAT COMES -- ASSIGNED TO THE EVENT, U.S. SECRET
13:29:32 SERVICE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE.
13:29:35 I WILL COORDINATE WITH HER AND THE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING
13:29:38 -- [INAUDIBLE]
13:29:41 TPD IS THE LEAD LOCAL [INAUDIBLE] REGIONAL EFFORT --
13:29:47 [INAUDIBLE]
13:29:48 [INAUDIBLE] WE SAID IT MANY TIMES -- EARLIER -- [AUDIO
13:30:02 FADING IN AND OUT] LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW
13:30:08 ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS IN THIS REGION IS TRULY WHAT MAKES
13:30:10 US UNIQUE IN PLANNING THESE LARGE SCALE EVENTS A LOT
13:30:14 EASIER.
13:30:14 I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY PLAN THE
13:30:17 EVENTS AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST WITH MINIMAL DISRUPTIONS TO
13:30:20 THE VISITORS AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY IS PART OF THE
13:30:22 REASON WHY ROB AND HIS GREAT TEAM ARE CONTINUING TO BRING
13:30:25 THESE GREAT EVENTS TO THE CITY OF TAMPA.
13:30:27 WE'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS GREAT EVENT FOR TWO YEARS.
13:30:30 AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CHALLENGES OF COVID
13:30:34 THROUGH VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS,
13:30:37 NFL, HOST COMMITTEE AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTNERS INVOLVED
13:30:39 IN THE PLAN.
13:30:40 FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS
13:30:44 MADE UP OF 8 BRANCHES WITH OVER 50 SUBCOMMITTEES WITHIN
13:30:46 THOSE BRANCHES OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW
13:30:49 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE HOST COMMITTEE AND
13:30:51 OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.
13:30:53 SECURITY PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR THE AIR, THE WATER, AND
13:30:55 THE LAND TO ENSURE SAFE AND SECURE EVENT WITH AN NSSE
13:31:00 DESIGNATION, CERTAIN PROTOCOLS WILL BE IN PLACE.
13:31:04 VEHICLE SCREENING, AND SEVERAL OTHER SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE
13:31:07 SAFE AND SECURE EVENT.
13:31:09 WITH THAT SAID, EXTENSIVE MEASURES ALSO IN PLACE TO
13:31:12 CREATE A SAFE EVENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AND
13:31:14 THOUSANDS OF VISITORS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF
13:31:16 INCONVENIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A
13:31:19 SAFE EXPERIENCE FOR THE CITY.
13:31:21 PLANS FOR US ARE CHANGING BY THE WEEK, SOMETIMES BY THE
13:31:24 DAY, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSE WITH THE HOST
13:31:27 COMMITTEE AND THE NFL ON THE CHANGES.
13:31:29 WE'LL TOUCH ON IT A LITTLE LATER BUT WE'RE WORKING
13:31:32 THROUGH COVID PROTOCOLS THAT WE WILL FORMULATE THROUGH
13:31:35 ALL OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PLANS AS WELL AS THE MOTs AND
13:31:39 ROAD CLOSURES CONTINUE TO ADJUST -- AND THE VENUE
13:31:45 ACTIVATION.
13:31:47 >> COUNCIL, TONY MULKEY, SPECIAL EVENTS.
13:31:51 I WANT TO DISCUSS THE NFL EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY LOWE'S.
13:31:54 SO THE SUPER BOWL IS MUCH MORE THAN A FOOTBALL GAME.
13:31:58 IT IS REALLY AN ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
13:32:01 ONE OF THE THINGS TAMPA HAS BROUGHT WITH SOME OF THE
13:32:03 NATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
13:32:06 AS WELL AS THE NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR, OPPORTUNITY FOR
13:32:11 THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THE GAME WITHOUT
13:32:14 ACTUALLY ATTENDING THE GAME.
13:32:16 WITH THIS, THE SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR IS
13:32:20 PROPOSED TO BE PRIMARILY IN JULIAN B. LANE RIVERFRONT
13:32:25 PARK WITH ACTIVATIONS EXTENDING THE ENTIRE 2.7 MILES OF
13:32:29 THE RIVERWALK.
13:32:30 FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE SUPER BOWL EXPERIENCE IS
13:32:32 GOING TO BE OUTDOORS, AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE FREE FOR
13:32:36 ALL ATTENDEES, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO REDUCE
13:32:39 BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION.
13:32:42 AND OUR RIVERWALK IS SUCH A CONDUIT TO CREATE AN EVENT
13:32:47 EXPERIENCE AND CAMPUS THAT'S REALLY BRANDED AND COHESIVE
13:32:51 AND ALLOWS FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO SPREAD OUT,
13:32:55 REALLY, AND ENJOY THE ACTIVITIES.
13:32:59 THIS SLIDE HERE KIND OF GIVES YOU A FEEL FOR WHAT SOME OF
13:33:03 THOSE ELEMENTS ARE GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
13:33:06 IT'S GOING TO BE BUILT OUT WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT
13:33:09 YOU WOULD SEE TRADITIONALLY IN MAYBE A CONVENTION CENTER.
13:33:12 BUT THIS YEAR, IT'S GOING TO BE OUTSIDE, WHICH HELPS US
13:33:16 WITH SOME OF OUR PANDEMIC CONSIDERATIONS WHICH WE'LL
13:33:18 TOUCH UPON HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE.
13:33:21 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT RIVERFRONT PARK HAS BEEN USED
13:33:24 FOR THE NATIONAL EVENTS.
13:33:26 PREVIOUSLY IT HADN'T BEEN RENOVATED DURING THE COLLEGE
13:33:29 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SHOWCASE IT AS
13:33:33 PART OF TAMPA'S FOOTPRINT FOR THIS EVENT.
13:33:39 MOVING INTO TRANSPORTATION, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
13:33:43 ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR EVENTS
13:33:46 AND WITH PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY IS COMPREHENSIVE
13:33:51 TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
13:33:52 WE HAVE AN ACTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT'S WORKING WITH THE
13:33:56 HOST COMMITTEE AND ALSO WORKING WITH THE PARTNERS.
13:34:01 SOME OF THE VENDORS THAT THE NFL AND HOST COMMITTEE ARE
13:34:04 WORKING WITH FOR GAME DAY, AND WE'RE ENGAGING WITH
13:34:09 MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS THE WATER TAXI TO ACTIVATE
13:34:13 OUR WATERWAYS AS A TRANSPORTATION OPTION, AS WELL AS HART
13:34:18 AND OTHER SERVICES.
13:34:20 FROM A MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS STANDPOINT, WE CONTINUE
13:34:23 TO TELL THE STORY OF THE SUPER BOWL IN A VARIETY OF
13:34:26 DIFFERENT WAYS, WHETHER IT'S OUR WEBSITE, PODCAST, ALL OF
13:34:29 OUR DIFFERENT SOCIAL CHANNELS.
13:34:31 THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE DISTRIBUTING ON
13:34:35 AN ONGOING BASIS.
13:34:37 CREATED A UNIFIED REGIONAL COLLABORATION COMMITTEE WITH A
13:34:40 VARIETY OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A
13:34:43 REALLY CONSISTENT MESSAGE ACROSS THE BOARD LEADING UP TO
13:34:46 AND THEN ALSO DURING THE SUPER BOWL WEEK, AS WELL AS THE
13:34:50 COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE WITH A VARIETY OF KEY
13:34:53 STAKEHOLDERS.
13:34:55 NATURALLY, THE CITY HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF EACH AND EVERY
13:34:58 ONE OF THOSE COMMITTEES AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL QB PROGRAM,
13:35:03 WHICH HAS REALLY HELPED GUIDING THE MESSAGE FROM A SOCIAL
13:35:06 MEDIA STANDPOINT.
13:35:08 THE CITY IS ON TEAM TOGETHER.
13:35:09 WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS.
13:35:12 WE FOCUS ON THE COHESIVENESS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
13:35:17 THE CITY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO BE ON THAT TEAM.
13:35:20 ANOTHER WAY TO GET INVOLVED IS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY
13:35:23 AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
13:35:24 AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO PUT ON THIS
13:35:27 EVENT.
13:35:27 WE HAVE NEARLY 6,000 COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS ALREADY
13:35:30 REGISTERED AND HELPING VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE SURE OUR
13:35:34 HOMETOWN SHINES.
13:35:39 COMING BACK TO THE PANDEMIC CONSIDERATIONS, AS CHIEF
13:35:43 DELGADO MENTIONED, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY
13:35:47 FOCUSES -- TYPE OF EVENT.
13:35:50 THE HEALTH ASPECT OF THAT IS NO DIFFERENT.
13:35:53 AS WE KNOW THE CONDITIONS AND THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE
13:35:58 DEALING WITH WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, THE NFL HAS A
13:36:02 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN INSTITUTED AT ALL OF ITS
13:36:06 VENUES AND STADIUMS.
13:36:08 THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR EVENTS.
13:36:12 THEY ARE LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY FOR SCREENING AND ACCESS
13:36:15 TO THE EVENTS, AND ULTIMATELY WE'LL HAVE AN APPROACH OF
13:36:19 ADAPTABILITY BASED ON THE CONDITIONS -- EARLY IN THE
13:36:24 YEAR.
13:36:24 TODAY, COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING THREE ORDINANCES.
13:36:33 I WANT TO SPEAK ON THE EVENT ZONE ORDINANCE.
13:36:37 [INAUDIBLE]
13:36:42 THE EVENT ZONE ORDINANCE IS ESSENTIALLY AN AREA AROUND
13:36:44 THAT FOOTPRINT, THAT CAMPUS FOR OFFICIAL EVENTS OF THE
13:36:48 NFL.
13:36:49 IT CREATES THAT ZONE FOR OFFICIAL EVENT ACTIVITIES AND WE
13:36:54 DESIGNED THE FOOTPRINT TO REALLY COVER THE INGRESS AND
13:36:57 EGRESS AREAS AROUND THE STADIUM AND -- [INAUDIBLE]
13:37:04 I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS DOES NOT ELIMINATE OUTSIDE
13:37:08 EVENTS.
13:37:09 -- OUTDOOR ACTIVATIONS BUT SOME CONDITIONS -- [AUDIO
13:37:15 FADING IN AND OUT] -- THERE'S NO CONFUSION BETWEEN
13:37:22 OFFICIAL EVENTS AND NON-SANCTIONED EVENTS.
13:37:24 ALSO PROVIDES WHERE WE KNOW IF THERE IS UNAUTHORIZED
13:37:29 ACTIVITY SO PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS CAN ADDRESS THOSE
13:37:33 ACTIVITIES.
13:37:34 NATIONAL ACTIVATIONS.
13:37:38 THERE IS A CHALLENGE WITH COUNT FIT MERCHANDISE AS WELL
13:37:43 AS -- COUNTERFEIT MERCHANDISE AS WELL AS TICKETS.
13:37:47 WE WANT TO CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN THE APPROXIMATE AREA TO
13:37:51 THE EVENT.
13:37:51 THE NFL IS A BUSINESS.
13:37:56 ANYBODY THAT'S EVER SEEN -- [AUDIO FADING IN AND OUT] --
13:38:06 THE DISCUSSION OF THE BIG GAME FOR NON-SANCTIONED THINGS.
13:38:10 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SUPER BOWL ACTIVITIES ARE
13:38:16 PROPERLY RECOGNIZED.
13:38:22 ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, WHAT AN EVENT ZONE
13:38:27 DOES.
13:38:27 AN EVENT ZONE CREATES A TEMPORARY ZONING OVERLAY THAT
13:38:32 REGULATES HOW TEMPORARY ACTIVITIES CAN BE CONDUCTED.
13:38:35 [INAUDIBLE]
13:38:43 ALSO DESIGNATES AND RESERVES AREA FOR FIRST AMENDMENT
13:38:48 PROTECTED SPEECH.
13:38:49 YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE MAPS.
13:38:51 THERE ARE DESIGNATED RESERVE SPACES FOR THAT.
13:38:54 BUT JUST NOTE THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO THOSE LOCATIONS
13:39:00 EXCLUSIVELY.
13:39:01 WHAT IT DOESN'T DO, IT DOES NOT RESTRICT TRAVEL.
13:39:11 FOOTPRINTS DO OVERLAP SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS BUT DOES NOT
13:39:16 RESTRICT TRAVEL.
13:39:17 THERE WILL BE SOME SEPARATE SECURITY ZONES IN CLOSE
13:39:20 PROXIMITY AT STRATEGIC TIMES TO THE EVENT, BUT IT IS NOT
13:39:25 THE SIZE OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THESE MAPS.
13:39:28 TARGET TRADITIONAL GAME DAY ACTIVITIES, PARKING IN
13:39:33 RESIDENTIAL AREAS -- [AUDIO FADING IN AND OUT]
13:39:40 WE ARE NOT TARGETING THOSE ACTIVITIES WHATSOEVER.
13:39:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU HAVE ON THIS
13:39:47 PRESENTATION?
13:39:48 >> THERE ARE TWO MORE SLIDES.
13:39:50 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
13:39:50 THANK YOU.
13:39:51 >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
13:39:52 ON THIS, THIS SHOWS KIND OF THE NFL CONTROLLED SPACE
13:39:56 AROUND THE STADIUM.
13:39:58 IF YOU CLICK HERE, THE NEXT ONE, THIS IS OUR PROPOSED
13:40:02 EVENT ZONE WITH THE BUFFER AROUND THE STADIUM AND THOSE
13:40:08 ACTIVE AREAS.
13:40:11 YOU'LL SEE DESIGNATED FREE EXPRESSION AREA.
13:40:14 ONE MORE CLICK, AND THIS IS TO COMPARE WHAT MIAMI DID.
13:40:19 MIAMI HAD A MUCH LARGER AREA.
13:40:22 HERE IN TAMPA, WE LOOKED AT THINGS VERY CRITICALLY AND
13:40:25 SURGICALLY AND WE WANTED TO RIGHT SIZE THE EVENT ZONE TO
13:40:29 BE VERY SPECIFIC TO THE ACTIVATION.
13:40:32 AGAIN, THIS IS DOWNTOWN ALONG THE RIVERWALK, ABOUT THE
13:40:37 WHOLE 2.7 MILES IS ACTIVE FOR EVENTS DURING THE WEEK.
13:40:41 HERE'S THE PROPOSED EVENT ZONE.
13:40:44 AGAIN, VERY STRATEGIC AROUND THE MAIN ACTIVATION AREAS
13:40:50 WITHOUT IMPACTING CITY TOO EXTENSIVELY.
13:40:54 WE ALSO HAVE A DESIGNATED EXPRESSION AREA WITHIN THE
13:40:59 FOOTPRINT AND FOR FINAL COMPARISON, THAT'S WHAT DOWNTOWN
13:41:03 MIAMI HAD FOR THEIR CLEAN ZONE FOR RELATIVE SIZE.
13:41:07 SO WE TRIED TO KEEP IT VERY PRECISE TO WHERE THE
13:41:11 ACTIVATIONS ARE GOING TO BE AND NOT TO BE AS DISRUPTIVE
13:41:15 TO THE CITY AS WHAT IT MAY SEEM.
13:41:20 WITH THAT, I THINK WE'LL --
13:41:23 >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS GINA GRIMES, CITY ATTORNEY.
13:41:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
13:41:27 >>GINA GRIMES: WE HAVE THREE ORDINANCES THAT WE'RE
13:41:31 PRESENTING TO YOU THIS MORNING FOR FIRST READING.
13:41:34 I'D LIKE TO QUICKLY EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THOSE
13:41:38 ORDINANCES AND THEN WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
13:41:42 THE ORDINANCES ARE ITEMS 5, 6, AND 7 ON YOUR AGENDA.
13:41:48 AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE THREE.
13:41:51 ONE OF THE ORDINANCES IS TEMPORARY IN NATURE AND
13:41:56 SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO THE SUPER BOWL.
13:41:57 THE OTHER TWO ORDINANCES ARE PERMANENT IN NATURE AND ARE
13:42:00 ALSO GENERAL IN NATURE AND ARE NOT LIMITED FOR SPECIFICS
13:42:06 JUST TO THE SUPER BOWL.
13:42:07 I'LL ADDRESS THE FIRST ORDINANCE, THE TEMPORARY ORDINANCE
13:42:10 FIRST.
13:42:11 THAT'S THE EVENT ZONE ORDINANCE.
13:42:13 ITEM NUMBER 7 ON THE AGENDA.
13:42:15 THAT ORDINANCE, AS MR. MULKEY MENTIONED, DESIGNATES TWO
13:42:22 AREAS AS EVENT ZONES AND THEN PROVIDES FOR CERTAIN
13:42:26 REGULATIONS WITHIN THOSE EVENT ZONE AREAS.
13:42:28 THE ORDINANCE, AS I SAID, IS TEMPORARY IN NATURE, AND IT
13:42:33 WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 THROUGH GAME
13:42:39 DAY ON FEBRUARY 7th AND FOLLOWING TWO DAYS AFTER THAT
13:42:44 TO FEBRUARY 9th.
13:42:46 THE PURPOSE BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME DAY EFFECTIVENESS
13:42:52 OF THE ORDINANCE IS TO ALLOW FOR STAGING AND THEN
13:42:56 MOBILIZATION OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES TO BE
13:42:59 SURROUNDING THE STADIUM AND THE DOWNTOWN EVENT AREA.
13:43:03 HISTORICALLY WITH PREVIOUS SUPER BOWLS, SOME OF YOU MAY
13:43:07 RECALL, CITY ADOPTED A SIMILAR ORDINANCE DESIGNATING WHAT
13:43:13 PREVIOUSLY WAS KNOWN AS THE CLEAN ZONE AND NOW KNOWN AS
13:43:16 AN EVENT ZONE.
13:43:18 WE'RE ALSO DOING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OBLIGATION
13:43:21 THAT WE COMMITTED TO BACK IN 2016, CITY ADOPTED
13:43:25 RESOLUTION 2016353.
13:43:29 BUT WE'RE ADOPTING AN EVENT ZONE NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE
13:43:32 OBLIGATED TO UNDER THE -- [INAUDIBLE] -- BUT WHAT'S VERY
13:43:37 IMPORTANT IS THAT IT'S ALSO BEING PRESENTED TO SUPPORT
13:43:40 SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST THE CITY HAS IN PROTECTING THE
13:43:43 PUBLIC'S HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE, NOT JUST IN THE
13:43:46 EVENT ZONES, BUT IN THE ADJACENT AREA.
13:43:48 I DID HEAR MR. DINGFELDER'S REMARKS THIS MORNING BEFORE
13:43:51 HE LEFT THE MEETING.
13:43:53 AND I KNOW THAT HE MENTIONED THAT WE HOST EVENTS IN AND
13:43:57 AROUND THE STADIUM QUITE OFTEN, AND THAT HE DIDN'T THINK
13:44:02 IT WAS THAT SIGNIFICANT OF A DEAL.
13:44:05 SAID IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
13:44:07 I KNOW MR. MIRANDA CAN ATTEST THAT LIVING IN CLOSE
13:44:10 PROXIMITY TO THE STADIUM THAT THERE IS AN IMPACT ON THESE
13:44:13 ADJACENT AREAS.
13:44:15 SO THIS ORDINANCE, AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM
13:44:18 PREVIOUS ORDINANCE, THE ORDINANCE IS INTENDED TO PROTECT
13:44:21 THOSE AREAS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO BALANCE THAT
13:44:27 WITH PROVIDING AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS, MEMBERS OF
13:44:31 THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT
13:44:35 THE SUPER BOWL BRINGS WITH THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND
13:44:38 THEN ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THE -- THAT ANYONE INTERESTED IN
13:44:43 EXPRESSING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN AND AROUND THE
13:44:47 EVENT AREA HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
13:44:49 AGAIN, THE SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
13:44:55 PROTECT, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A FREE FLOW
13:44:58 OF PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN AND AROUND THE
13:45:02 AREA.
13:45:02 WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE TRASH AND LITTERING ISSUE, THE
13:45:05 AESTHETICS OF THE AREA WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITY.
13:45:09 THE IMPACTS THEY MAY PRESENT ON NOT JUST THE ADJACENT
13:45:12 AREAS BUT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY, AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE
13:45:16 SAFETY ISSUE THAT YOU HEARD CHIEF DELGADO ADDRESS.
13:45:20 SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE
13:45:22 ORDINANCE, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A REAL HIGH
13:45:27 OVERVIEW.
13:45:27 IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THE USES, OR
13:45:30 ALL OF THE USES THAT ARE TYPICALLY ALLOWED UNDER OUR
13:45:33 ZONING CODE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED IN THE
13:45:35 EVENT ZONE AND DURING THE DURATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
13:45:40 BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE PROVIDING THE ABILITY FOR
13:45:45 INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN A PERMIT TO CONDUCT WHAT'S CALLED A
13:45:49 TEMPORARY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY ALLOWING THEM TO SELL FOOD,
13:45:53 BEVERAGES, GOODS OUTSIDE OF PERMANENT STRUCTURES.
13:45:56 THEY WILL HAVE TO GET A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO DO THAT.
13:45:59 IT WILL HAVE TO BE CONDUCTED IN A TENT.
13:46:03 THAT'S FOR AESTHETIC PURPOSES.
13:46:05 IT CAN'T BE CONDUCTED ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THAT'S TO
13:46:08 ADDRESS THE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
13:46:11 IT ALSO CANNOT AFFECT ACCESS TO AN ADJACENT PARCEL, AND
13:46:15 THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE SCREENING AGAIN FOR AESTHETIC
13:46:18 PURPOSES.
13:46:19 THERE ARE SPECIFIC TENT REQUIREMENTS THAT WILL BE IN
13:46:23 EFFECT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.
13:46:25 AND THERE ARE ALSO SIGN RESTRICTIONS.
13:46:28 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SIGN RESTRICTIONS
13:46:31 THAT WE HAVE IN THE ORDINANCE ARE ALREADY RESTRICTIONS
13:46:35 THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SIGN CODE.
13:46:38 IT'S REALLY NO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.
13:46:41 I THINK MR. DINGFELDER PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.
13:46:44 ACTUALLY, IT'S JUST REITERATING THE SIGN RESTRICTIONS
13:46:48 THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
13:46:49 LIKEWISE, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WOULD
13:46:53 ALSO BE PROHIBITED AS THEY ARE TODAY.
13:46:56 WE DO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FOR THE GASPARILLA PIRATE FEST,
13:47:00 AND THEN ANY OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE NFL OR THE
13:47:05 HOST COMMITTEE EVENT.
13:47:06 ONE IMPORTANT PROVISION IN THIS ORDINANCE IS FIRST
13:47:09 AMENDMENT EXPRESSION AREAS.
13:47:12 WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO VERY KEY LOCATIONS CLOSE TO THE
13:47:17 STADIUM AND THEN IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA.
13:47:21 THAT WILL BE SET ASIDE AND RESERVED FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT
13:47:24 WANT TO CONDUCT FIRST AMENDMENT ACTIVITIES.
13:47:26 IT'S NOT TO SAY THEY ARE GOING TO BE LIMITED TO THOSE
13:47:29 AREAS, BUT IF THEY HAVE LARGER GROUP OR THEY WANT TO MAKE
13:47:33 DEFINITIVE PLANS, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW THERE
13:47:37 WILL BE AN AREA SET ASIDE AND RESERVED FOR THEM ON WHICH
13:47:40 THERE WILL BE NO OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT ON WHICH THEY CAN
13:47:43 CONDUCT THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
13:47:47 AND SPEECH.
13:47:48 WE PROVIDE A PENALTY, WHICH IS A CIVIL CITATION, BUT WE
13:47:52 WILL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE
13:47:55 PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW.
13:47:59 THAT'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE EVENT ZONE ORDINANCE.
13:48:03 AS I MENTIONED, ALSO ITEMS NUMBER 5 AND 6 ARE TWO
13:48:11 PERMANENT ORDINANCES THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TODAY.
13:48:13 ONE DEALS WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AND THE OTHER ONE
13:48:17 DEALS WITH THE ABILITY OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTORS
13:48:21 TO ENFORCE COUNTY ORDINANCES IN THE CITY.
13:48:24 AS FAR AS THE -- ORDINANCE, THIS IS ADDRESSING AN ISSUE
13:48:29 THAT SURFACED PRIOR TO AND QUITE OFTEN PRIOR TO THE SUPER
13:48:34 BOWL.
13:48:35 ALSO, THE SUPER BOWL IS IMPACTED.
13:48:38 THE OURS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AND SERVICE UNDER
13:48:41 OUR EXISTING CODE IS LIMITED ON SUNDAY.
13:48:45 EVERY OTHER DAY OF THE WEEK, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE
13:48:49 SOLD OR SERVED FROM 7 A.M. TILL 3 A.M., BUT ON SUNDAY, WE
13:48:54 HAVE A PROVISION IN OUR CODE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW
13:48:57 BEVERAGES TO BE SOLD UNTIL 11 A.M.
13:48:59 WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS TO CHANGE THAT TIME TO
13:49:05 7 A.M., THE START TIME ON SUNDAY TO 7 A.M., WHICH WOULD
13:49:09 MAKE IT CONSISTENT, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
13:49:12 7 A.M. TO 3 A.M., SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
13:49:16 YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE AIRPORT ALREADY HAS THE ABILITY TO
13:49:20 SELL AND SERVE FROM 7 A.M. TILL 3 A.M. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
13:49:25 WE'RE ASKING THAT THAT SAME PERMISSION BE PROVIDED IN THE
13:49:30 REST OF THE CITY.
13:49:31 NOT JUST FOR THE SUPER BOWL, BUT ON A PERMANENT, ONGOING
13:49:34 BASIS.
13:49:35 I KNOW THAT THE SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICE HAS RECEIVED
13:49:40 NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR NUMEROUS EVENTS ON SUNDAYS WHICH
13:49:44 OFTEN START EARLIER THAN 11, SUCH AS VARIOUS FOOT RACES,
13:49:49 BRUNCHES, THE ART FESTIVAL AND OTHER HOLIDAY EVENTS.
13:49:52 I ALSO KNOW AND RECOGNIZE THAT CITY COUNCIL IS IN THE
13:49:56 PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ALCOHOL
13:50:01 BEVERAGE SALES.
13:50:02 WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT PREVIOUSLY, AND I THINK WHAT
13:50:05 YOU'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 19, RELATES TO
13:50:08 CLOSURE HOURS, NOT OPENING HOURS.
13:50:11 I DID WANT TO DRAW THAT DISTINCTION WITH RESPECT TO THIS
13:50:15 PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
13:50:16 THE THIRD AND FINAL THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY
13:50:19 RELATES TO CHAPTER 19.
13:50:21 AND THAT DEALS WITH THE AUTHORITY OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT
13:50:24 OFFICERS TO ENFORCE COUNTY ORDINANCES APPLICABLE IN THE
13:50:28 CITY OF TAMPA.
13:50:29 AND IN RELATION TO THE SUPER BOWL, THE ONE ORDINANCE THAT
13:50:33 WE'RE CONSIDERING BEGINNING TO ENFORCE IS THE HUMAN
13:50:37 TRAFFICKING ORDINANCE THAT THE COUNTY HAS ADOPTED.
13:50:40 HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS AN ACTIVITY WHICH OUR SECURITY WILL
13:50:45 BE ON ALERT AND FOCUSED ON.
13:50:47 THERE IS A STATE STATUTE THAT ALREADY CRIMINALIZES HUMAN
13:50:53 TRAFFICKING.
13:50:53 HOWEVER, THE COUNTY HAS ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT APPLIES
13:50:57 COUNTYWIDE THAT IMPOSES A REQUIREMENT FOR POSTING PUBLIC
13:51:02 AWARENESS SIGNS RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
13:51:06 THE SIGNS ARE REQUIRED TO BE POSTED AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT
13:51:10 ESTABLISHMENTS.
13:51:10 WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH
13:51:14 ENFORCING A SIGNAGE REQUIREMENT AND INSTEAD EMPOWER OUR
13:51:19 CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO
13:51:23 ENFORCE COUNTY ORDINANCES SUCH AS THE SIGNAGE REQUIREMENT
13:51:26 IN THE CITY.
13:51:28 GOING FORWARD, IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT
13:51:31 OFFICERS TO ENFORCE ANY OTHER COUNTY ORDINANCE THAT'S
13:51:35 APPLICABLE IN THE CITY.
13:51:36 ONE OTHER EXAMPLE I COULD GIVE YOU, THERE IS A VAPING
13:51:39 ORDINANCE THAT THE COUNTY ADOPTED THAT APPLIES CITYWIDE.
13:51:42 WE ARE ASKING THAT COUNCIL PUT ON FIRST READING THESE
13:51:48 THREE ORDINANCES.
13:51:49 AGAIN, ITEMS 5, 6, AND 7 ON YOUR AGENDA.
13:51:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
13:51:53 ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
13:51:55 THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEN I WILL
13:51:59 ASK THAT WE READ THESE ORDINANCES 5, 6, AND 7.
13:52:03 COUNCILMAN CITRO, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM NUMBER 5?
13:52:07 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
13:52:09 FILE NUMBER E2020-8 CHAPTER 14, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED
13:52:18 FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION.
13:52:20 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO
13:52:22 THE HOURS OF SALE AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON
13:52:26 AND OFF PREMISES; AMENDING CHAPTER 14 ("OFFENSES"),
13:52:33 ARTICLE 2, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES, DIVISION 10, ALCOHOLIC
13:52:38 BEVERAGES, AND SECTION 14-150.1 (A), HOURS OF SALE FOR
13:52:47 CONSUMPTION ON AND OFF PREMISES OF THE CITY OF TAMPA
13:52:50 CODE; REVISING THE HOURS OF SALE AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC
13:52:54 BEVERAGES ON SUNDAYS AND PROVIDING FOR UNIFORM HOURS
13:52:58 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL PARTS OF
13:53:03 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
13:53:06 PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
13:53:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
13:53:09 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
13:53:11 ROLL-CALL VOTE.
13:53:12 >>THE CLERK: VIERA?
13:53:13 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
13:53:14 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
13:53:17 >>THE CLERK: DINGFELDER? MANISCALCO?
13:53:18 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
13:53:20 >>BILL CARLSON: NO.
13:53:21 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
13:53:23 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
13:53:25 >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO
13:53:27 AND DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
13:53:31 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
13:53:33 TAKE ITEM 6?
13:53:34 >>BILL CARLSON: I'LL PASS.
13:53:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN GUDES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
13:53:36 TAKE ITEM 6?
13:53:37 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
13:53:39 I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEM 7 THAT CAME TO MIND.
13:53:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM 7 YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
13:53:44 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES, SIR.
13:53:46 RELATES TO DINGFELDER'S QUESTION.
13:53:48 IN REFERENCE TO THE EVENT ZONE, HOW MUCH WILL BE
13:53:51 AFFECTING THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS?
13:53:53 WIDE SPAN, THE WAY THE MAP LOOK.
13:53:56 IF YOU CAN PUT THE MAP BACK UP.
13:53:58 I REALLY COULDN'T TELL WHAT MAJOR ROADS WOULD BE BLOCKED.
13:54:04 I COULDN'T DEPICT THAT AT ALL.
13:54:09 >>GINA GRIMES: I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND ONE
13:54:11 THING, COUNCILMAN GUDES, THAT IS IN THESE AREAS THAT ARE
13:54:14 BEING, QUOTE, AFFECTED IT DOESN'T RESTRICT THOSE
13:54:25 RESIDENTS FROM CONDUCTING THEIR NORMAL ACTIVITIES,
13:54:26 INCLUDING THEIR BUSINESSES, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE
13:54:30 PROTECTION TO THEM FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED
13:54:35 WITH THE SUPER BOWL ACTIVITIES -- [NO AUDIO] -- THE
13:55:05 PERMITTING PROCESS THAT WE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE
13:55:07 ORDINANCE.
13:55:08 I THINK COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO
13:55:11 BE -- RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WOULD BE FURTHER RESTRICTED,
13:55:15 BUT ACTUALLY IT'S FOR THEIR PROTECTION MORE THAN IT IS
13:55:19 FOR ANY TYPE OF RESTRICTION ON THEM.
13:55:22 WE'RE RESTRICTING OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIVITIES IN THESE
13:55:25 EVENT AREAS, NOT RESTRICTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
13:55:28 RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IN THOSE AREAS.
13:55:31 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
13:55:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU.
13:55:33 WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM NUMBER 6?
13:55:35 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES, SIR.
13:55:36 FILE E2020-8 CH 19.
13:55:41 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
13:55:44 CONSIDERATION.
13:55:44 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
13:55:47 THE AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
13:55:50 NEIGHBORHOOD ENHANCEMENT TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE
13:55:53 CERTAIN CODES AND ORDINANCES; AMENDING CITY OF TAMPA CODE
13:55:55 OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 19, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND
13:55:58 STRUCTURAL STANDARDS, SECTION 19-4, DEPARTMENT OF CODE
13:56:02 ENFORCEMENT DUTIES AND SCOPE OF AUTHORITY OF THE
13:56:04 DIRECTOR; ENABLING THE DIRECTOR TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE
13:56:08 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ORDINANCES ENFORCEABLE WITHIN THE
13:56:11 CITY OF TAMPA INCLUDING SECTION 36-373 OF THE
13:56:17 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CODE PERTAINING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
13:56:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN
13:56:21 GUDES.
13:56:22 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
13:56:24 ROLL-CALL VOTE.
13:56:24 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
13:56:25 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
13:56:27 >>THE CLERK: DINGFELDER?
13:56:28 MANISCALCO?
13:56:28 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
13:56:29 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
13:56:30 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
13:56:32 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
13:56:33 >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING
13:56:35 ABSENT.
13:56:36 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
13:56:36 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
13:56:37 ITEM NUMBER 7, COUNCILMAN VIERA, WOULD YOU MIND READING
13:56:40 ITEM 7.
13:56:41 >>LUIS VIERA: SURE, MY PLEASURE.
13:56:43 I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
13:56:45 CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING PORTIONS OF THE
13:56:47 CITY OF TAMPA AS AN EVENT ZONE ALSO KNOWN AS A CLEAN ZONE
13:56:51 IN ORDER TO REGULATE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN 12:01 A.M.,
13:56:54 JANUARY 28, 2021 UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON FEBRUARY 9, 2021 IN
13:56:59 PREPARATION FOR, IN CONNECTION WITH AND FOR
13:57:01 DEMOBILIZATION OF HOSTING EVENTS FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL
13:57:04 FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPER BOWL LV; PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS
13:57:08 IN AREAS DESIGNATED AS EVENT ZONES FOR THE SALE OF
13:57:11 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TEMPORARY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, TENTS,
13:57:15 SIGNAGE, PROHIBITING CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE
13:57:19 RIGHT-OF-WAY, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING
13:57:21 FOR FIRST AMENDMENT EXPRESSION AREAS; PROVIDING FOR
13:57:24 PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR
13:57:27 SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
13:57:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND -- MOTION FROM
13:57:33 COUNCILMAN VIERA.
13:57:33 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
13:57:35 ROLL-CALL VOTE.
13:57:36 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
13:57:38 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
13:57:39 >> DINGFELDER?
13:57:40 MANISCALCO?
13:57:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
13:57:43 >>BILL CARLSON: NO.
13:57:44 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
13:57:45 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
13:57:46 >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO
13:57:48 AND DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT.
13:57:54 >>BILL CARLSON: JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT FOR ANYBODY
13:57:55 HANDLING SECURITY FOR THIS EVENT, THE MAIN BENEFIT THAT
13:57:59 THE COMMUNITY GETS OUT OF BIG EVENTS LIKE THIS, IT TAKES
13:58:01 A LOT OF TIME, VOLUNTEER TIME, LEADERSHIP TIME, MONEY,
13:58:06 SERVICES FROM CITY AND COUNTY.
13:58:08 THE MAIN BENEFIT THAT THE COMMUNITY GETS IS PUBLICITY.
13:58:11 BUT THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLICITY IS WHAT'S INCLUDED IN
13:58:13 THE STORIES.
13:58:14 IT'S NOT JUST THAT THEY MENTION TAMPA OR WHAT I, WHAT IS
13:58:19 MENTIONED IN THE STORIES.
13:58:20 THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE LAST MAYOR WAS TO MILITARIZE THE
13:58:27 EVENTS.
13:58:28 ALL THE HARD WORK EVERYBODY PUT INTO THE RNC CONVENTION
13:58:32 WAS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT BECAUSE OF THE PICTURES OF THE
13:58:35 MILITARIZED ZONE AROUND THE RNC CONVENTION.
13:58:38 IT GAVE A VERY BAD IMPRESSION OF TAMPA.
13:58:41 AND IT HAD THE REVERSE EFFECT -- OR OPPOSITE EFFECT OF
13:58:45 WHAT WE WANTED AND THE HARD WORK THAT ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE
13:58:48 PUT IN.
13:58:49 WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTED.
13:58:51 EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED.
13:58:53 SCARY DOING A NATIONAL EVENT.
13:58:55 PLEASE, I WOULD ASK YOU ALL WHERE WE RUN INTO PROBLEMS IS
13:58:58 HOW THE ZONES ARE HANDLED WHERE THE FREE SPEECH ZONES AND
13:59:04 ALSO HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS.
13:59:07 IF IT LOOKS LIKE A THIRD-WORLD RIOT ZONE, THEN WE'LL GET
13:59:13 BAD PUBLICITY EVEN IF THE REST OF THE GAME IS HANDLED
13:59:16 REALLY WELL.
13:59:17 THANK YOU.
13:59:18 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN GUDES.
13:59:19 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CARLSON BROUGHT UP A POINT.
13:59:22 I THINK THAT WE HAVE STAFF HERE WHO ARE WORKING ON THE
13:59:25 EVENT AND MR. CARLSON HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THAT, THE
13:59:31 COMMAND IN CHARGE OF SECURITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT AND THE
13:59:33 EVENT COORDINATOR TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT MILITARIZING
13:59:36 BUT MAKING SURE WE HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, BY THE SAME
13:59:39 TOKEN, MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY AND
13:59:43 MARKET IN A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
13:59:47 IF DELGADO COULD TALK ABOUT THAT, EVENT COORDINATOR AND
13:59:51 MR. MULKEY OR ROB CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, I THINK THAT'S
13:59:55 IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME.
13:59:57 >> RUBEN DELGADO.
13:59:59 THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PLANNING FOR.
14:00:02 WE OBVIOUSLY KEEP THAT IN MIND IF WE GO THROUGH OUR
14:00:05 SECURITY PLANS.
14:00:05 THE BEST THING FOR US AS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVIDE THIS
14:00:08 PLAN IS TO BE SEEN AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENT
14:00:12 AND GAME DAY AND LEAST INTRUSIVE TO THE CITIZENS ENJOYING
14:00:17 THE RIVERWALK ALL WEEK OR AT GAME DAY.
14:00:20 OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE NSSE EVENT, THERE ARE SAFETY
14:00:23 PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.
14:00:23 WHEN YOU GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE STADIUM AND LITTLE
14:00:26 CLOSE TO THE VENUE, OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE AN
14:00:30 APPROACH THAT WE TAKE ON A NORMAL DAY TO ENSURE THE
14:00:34 SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS.
14:00:36 >> I WOULD ADD FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE -- ROB HIGGINS WITH
14:00:39 THE HOST COMMITTEE -- FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN
14:00:42 WORKING WITH A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT NETWORKS INVOLVED.
14:00:45 CBS IS THE BROADCAST NETWORK FOR OUR GAME SPECIFICALLY,
14:00:52 BUT EVERY MAJOR NETWORK STILL ATTENDS AS PART OF IT.
14:00:54 WE'VE DEVELOPED GREAT RELATIONSHIPS.
14:00:56 WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM ON SET LOCATIONS, BEAUTY-SHOT
14:00:59 LOCATIONS.
14:01:00 WE'RE ARMING THEM WITH THE INFORMATION OF HOW FAR WE HAVE
14:01:03 COME AS A COMMUNITY SINCE 2009 AND WHERE WE'RE GOING IN
14:01:07 THE FUTURE.
14:01:08 NATURALLY, AS YOU MENTIONED, A LOT OF THE VALUE IS IN THE
14:01:12 STORYTELLING AND MEDIA VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH HOSTING.
14:01:17 WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE MAXIMIZE
14:01:20 THAT.
14:01:22 >> THIS IS TONY MULKEY WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
14:01:26 I WANT TO ADD ONE OF THE DEFINING FACTORS OF THESE TYPES
14:01:30 OF ACTIVITIES IS THE ACCESS.
14:01:33 THE FREE ACCESS TO THE ACTIVITIES, WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE
14:01:38 INVOLVED.
14:01:38 WE WANT PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.
14:01:40 I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
14:01:43 WE'LL HAVE SOME SECURITY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE.
14:01:46 WE WANT PEOPLE ENGAGED AND WE WANT TO SHOW OFF THE CITY.
14:01:51 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU.
14:01:53 >>BILL CARLSON: YES, THANK YOU.
14:01:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:01:56 THAT SETTLES SUPER BOWL.
14:01:58 THANK YOU.
14:01:58 CAN I GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE 9:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS?
14:02:02 MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
14:02:03 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
14:02:05 ALL IN FAVOR?
14:02:07 ANY OPPOSED?
14:02:08 COUNCILMAN VIERA, YOU HAVE TO STEP OUT WHEN?
14:02:11 >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CHAIR.
14:02:15 I HAVE TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL AT 3:10.
14:02:17 I GOT SOMEONE TO PICK HIM UP FOR ME.
14:02:20 MY USUAL RIDE FOR THURSDAY UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T MAKE
14:02:23 IT.
14:02:24 GOD BLESS HIM.
14:02:25 SO I'M GOOD.
14:02:26 MY TIME HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM THIS INDIVIDUAL PROBABLY
14:02:29 ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF OR TWO HOURS.
14:02:32 I DO NEED TO STEP OUTSIDE FOR A 3:00 CALL ON CITY
14:02:35 BUSINESS.
14:02:36 AND THEN A 4:00 CALL THAT SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN TEN
14:02:39 MINUTES.
14:02:40 BUT I WAS GOING TO REQUEST, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE CHAIR
14:02:43 FEELS ABOUT THIS, I SEE 82 AND 79 JUST SINCE THESE WERE
14:02:48 4-3 VOTES, IF THEY COULD BE PUSHED UP.
14:02:52 I KNOW ONE OF THEM, WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEAKERS.
14:02:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
14:02:55 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO BRING UP.
14:02:57 IF WE COULD START WITH 79 AND GO TO 82 CONSIDERING THE
14:03:01 CIRCUMSTANCES.
14:03:01 79 I BELIEVE HAS A LOT OF SPEAKERS.
14:03:03 IS THAT CORRECT, MADAM CLERK?
14:03:05 >>THE CLERK: THAT IS CORRECT.
14:03:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S START WITH ITEM 79.
14:03:22 >> MARY SAMANIEGO, PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT.
14:03:25 ITEM 79 IS REZ-20-38, IT IS A SECOND READING BEFORE YOU.
14:03:30 ALL REQUIRED CHANGES PART OF THE STAFF REPORT FOR FIRST
14:03:33 READING ARE COMPLETED --
14:03:34 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN.
14:03:41 [OATH ADMINISTERED]
14:03:45 >>MARY SAMANIEGO: YES.
14:03:45 >>THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
14:03:46 I APOLOGIZE.
14:03:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD.
14:03:50 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK WE HAVE TO SWEAR
14:03:58 IN -- HOW DO WE HANDLE THIS IN THE HYBRID SITUATION?
14:04:03 >>THE CLERK: WE COULD SWEAR EVERYONE THAT'S PRESENT HERE
14:04:06 IN AND IF ANYONE IS VIRTUAL, WE CAN SWEAR THEM IN ONE BY
14:04:10 ONE.
14:04:13 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON ITEM
14:04:15 79, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN IF
14:04:19 YOU ARE PRESENT.
14:04:19 IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE, PLEASE DO SO, IF YOU'LL BE USING THE
14:04:23 KIOSK, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE KIOSK AND SWEAR YOU
14:04:26 IN THEN.
14:04:28 [OATH ADMINISTERED]
14:04:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD.
14:04:44 >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
14:04:44 I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO GAZE A LONG WAY TO SEE YOU ALL.
14:04:47 GREAT TO SEE YOU IN PERSON.
14:04:48 TRUETT GARDNER, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE HERE ON BEHALF OF
14:04:52 RELATED.
14:04:53 WE WERE LAST IN FRONT OF YOU OCTOBER 1st.
14:04:56 THIS IS THE RITZ-CARLTON PROJECT ON BAYSHORE DESIGNED BY
14:05:00 WORLD-CLASS ARQUITECTONICA.
14:05:02 WHEN WE WERE LAST IN FRONT OF YOU, I USED WORDS LIKE
14:05:07 WORLD CLASS AND ALL OF WHICH WERE TRUE, BUT I GOT MY HAND
14:05:11 SLAPPED AFTER.
14:05:12 RITZ-CARLTON HAS SPECIFIC WORDS YOU'RE ALLOWED TO USE AND
14:05:16 NOT ALLOWED TO USE.
14:05:17 WORLD CLASS NOT BEING ONE OF THOSE.
14:05:19 BUT PEERLESS IS ONE.
14:05:22 I DO THINK THIS IS A PEERLESS PROJECT FOR TAMPA AND WILL
14:05:26 REALLY RAISE US UP ONE LEVEL.
14:05:28 WITH THAT, THERE WERE A FEW MINOR COMMENTS THAT NEEDED TO
14:05:33 BE MADE ON THE SITE PLAN.
14:05:34 WE AGREED TO THOSE.
14:05:35 THOSE HAVE BEEN MADE, AND WE FULLY VETTED ALL OF THE
14:05:39 ZONING ISSUES.
14:05:41 WE HAD SUPPORT FROM -- PLANNING COMMISSION HAD NOTHING
14:05:44 BUT POSITIVE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY'S REVIEWING AGENCIES
14:05:49 WITH RESPECT TO MOST OF THE ITEMS EXCEPT FOR A FEW
14:05:52 TECHNICAL ONES, SOME OF WHICH WERE CURED IN THE RESPECTS
14:05:56 TO THE APPLICATION.
14:05:58 WE DID HAVE SOME OPPOSITION.
14:06:00 AND THAT OPPOSITION WAS PRIMARILY TO THE STOVALL
14:06:05 CONDOMINIUM IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH OF IT.
14:06:07 AND IT WAS DEALING WITH THE SITING OF THE BUILDING.
14:06:11 GIVEN THAT WE HAD 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO UNPACK EVERYTHING,
14:06:16 I WANTED OUR ARCHITECT, WHO'S AVAILABLE BY PHONE, WHO
14:06:19 WILL CALL IN AND TALK BRIEFLY TO THE LEVEL OF THOUGHT AND
14:06:23 SENSITIVITY THAT WENT INTO WHERE THE BUILDING WAS LOCATED
14:06:27 JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT.
14:06:29 I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK IN
14:06:32 OPPOSITION.
14:06:33 THEY WERE REPRESENTED BY A SPOKESMAN BEFORE MR. VAKA, AND
14:06:38 NOW I BELIEVE THEY WANT TO SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY.
14:06:40 WE BELIEVE WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IS A LOT OF WHAT WAS SAID
14:06:45 BEFORE.
14:06:46 INTERESTING POINT AT THE LAST HEARING WHICH DEALT WITH
14:06:48 THE PROXIMITY OF THE TOWER.
14:06:50 TWO TOWERS.
14:06:51 BAYSHORE TOWER I'LL CALL IT THE PROXIMITY OF IT IN
14:06:54 COMPARISON TO THE STOVALL CONDOMINIUM TO OUR SOUTH.
14:06:58 AND BASICALLY, THE WAY THAT IT WAS PHRASED WAS WHAT WE
14:07:01 WERE PROPOSING WAS COMPLETELY UNPRECEDENTED FOR TAMPA.
14:07:05 THE ONLY PLACE WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BELONG
14:07:07 WOULD BE IN A CITY LIKE MANHATTAN.
14:07:10 WE DID A QUICK STUDY AFTER, AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT UP
14:07:13 ONE THING IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
14:07:15 PERFECT.
14:07:52 THANK YOU.
14:07:54 WE DISCOUNTED DOWNTOWN GIVEN THAT MOST OF THOSE BUILDINGS
14:07:56 ARE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND WANTED TO LOOK SOLELY AT
14:07:59 RESIDENTIAL THINKING THAT WOULD BE PEER TO PEER.
14:08:01 THIS IS HARBOUR ISLAND.
14:08:03 THERE ARE THREE TOWERS.
14:08:05 WE'LL CALL IT TOWER ONE, TOWER TWO, AND TOWER THREE.
14:08:10 ALL RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE.
14:08:15 THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT DISTANCE SEPARATIONS, AGAIN, TO
14:08:20 ORIENT YOU, WHAT I WENT THROUGH IS TOWER ONE, TOWER TWO,
14:08:24 TOWER THREE.
14:08:25 THE SEPARATION FROM TOWER ONE TO TOWER TWO IS 41 FEET.
14:08:29 THE SEPARATION FROM TOWER TWO TO TOWER THREE IS 52.
14:08:35 AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS 47 FEET.
14:08:39 SO WE FEEL LIKE IT'S DIRECTLY IN LINE AND THERE'S
14:08:41 PRECEDENT IN TAMPA ALONE.
14:08:42 FURTHER, MAYBE THIS IS BECAUSE I'M LIVING THROUGH A NEW
14:08:47 CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR TO ME AND REMINDED THAT OUR
14:08:51 SETBACKS AS FAR AS RESIDENTIAL ARE TYPICALLY SEVEN FEET
14:08:55 ON EACH SIDE.
14:08:55 SO 14.
14:08:57 AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS 47.
14:08:58 I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG ISSUE BEFORE.
14:09:00 BUT I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT WITH THAT.
14:09:03 WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THINGS OVER.
14:09:05 HE'S AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY TO OUR ARCHITECT.
14:09:07 AND HE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE SITING OF THE BUILDING.
14:09:15 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PLEASE, IF YOU COULD SWEAR HIM IN.
14:09:20 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
14:09:21 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE CAN HEAR YOU, BUT IS YOUR CAMERA
14:09:23 ON?
14:09:24 >> NO.
14:09:25 UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE A CAMERA.
14:09:30 I'M ON JUST AUDIO.
14:09:32 MY NAME IS PATRICK GIANINNI.
14:09:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUST A MOMENT.
14:09:41 MR. SHELBY.
14:09:47 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH REGARD TO
14:09:51 QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS AND IN TERMS OF TAKING TESTIMONY,
14:09:56 WE HAVE THIS REQUIREMENT, IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE
14:09:59 APPEARING, YOU DO HAVE TO BE APPEARING ON VIDEO.
14:10:02 THAT IS SO THAT PERSON CAN BE SEEN AND IDENTIFIED AND
14:10:06 HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY.
14:10:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE NEED THE INDIVIDUAL ON CAMERA, MR.
14:10:16 GARDNER.
14:10:23 >>TRUETT GARDNER: IF HE'S NOT ALLOWED, THEN MIKE HENIN
14:10:28 WITH RELATED IS HERE WHO OBVIOUSLY WORKED CLOSELY WITH
14:10:30 THE ARCHITECT.
14:10:31 I BELIEVE HE CAN PROVIDE THE TESTIMONY.
14:10:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
14:10:33 WE'LL DO THAT INSTEAD.
14:10:35 WE NEED TO SEE THE PERSON WHO IS SPEAKING JUST FOR LEGAL
14:10:38 PURPOSES.
14:10:38 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, MARTIN SHELBY AGAIN.
14:10:41 JUST A REMINDER THAT NOW WE'RE IN THIS HYBRID ENVIRONMENT
14:10:44 FOR ALL PETITIONERS, THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE
14:10:47 PARTICIPATING AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE
14:10:51 TESTIFYING WHETHER YOU'RE A PETITIONER OR NEIGHBORHOOD
14:10:54 REPRESENTATIVE OR AN INTERESTED PERSON, YOU'RE GOING TO
14:10:57 HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ABILITY FOR APPEARING
14:11:02 VIRTUALLY VIDEO ONLY, NOT PHONE IN AND CERTAINLY, IT
14:11:07 SHOULD BE ON A SMART DEVICE THAT'S NOT A TELEPHONE.
14:11:10 A TELEPHONE DOES NOT ALLOW US THROUGH THIS PLATFORM TO BE
14:11:14 ABLE TO USE VIDEO.
14:11:15 THAT BEING THE FIRST CASE THIS HAS COME UP, PLEASE,
14:11:19 EVERYBODY, BE ON NOTICE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE
14:11:21 PARTICIPATING IN QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS, YOU NEED VIDEO
14:11:24 CAPABILITY.
14:11:25 THANK YOU.
14:11:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
14:11:27 GO AHEAD.
14:11:28 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
14:11:29 MY NAME IS MIKE HAMMON.
14:11:31 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WITH THE RELATED GROUP.
14:11:33 WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THIS PROPERTY AND FIRST STARTED
14:11:39 THE SITE PLANNING, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE LOOKED AT
14:11:41 WAS OUR PROXIMITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS.
14:11:43 AND WE REALIZED THAT THE STOVALL TOWER WAS VERY CLOSE
14:11:47 BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THEIR OWN PROPERTY LINE
14:11:49 AND WE ALSO HAVE TOWN HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM US ON
14:11:52 SANTIAGO AND THEN THE AQUATICA TOWER JUST BEHIND IT.
14:11:57 SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS, WE KNEW THAT MOST PEOPLE BUY
14:12:01 ON BAYSHORE FOR THE VIEWS.
14:12:03 OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD.
14:12:07 WE PURPOSELY MOVED THIS BUILDING BACK OFF OF BAYSHORE AN
14:12:13 ADDITIONAL 25 FEET FROM WHERE THE SETBACKS ALLOW, AND WE
14:12:17 DID THAT TO PROTECT THE VIEW OF THE STOVALL TOWARD
14:12:20 DOWNTOWN.
14:12:21 BAYSHORE AT THIS POINT IN TIME SORT OF CURVES AND IT
14:12:25 CONTINUES TO CURVE UP TO THE NORTHEAST.
14:12:28 WE BACKED THE BUILDING OFF OF BAYSHORE AN ADDITIONAL 25
14:12:31 FEET TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT VIEW CORRIDOR WAS PROTECTED
14:12:36 FOR THEM.
14:12:37 IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SLIDE HERE, WHAT WE DID WHEN WE DID
14:12:41 THE STUDY OF THE VIEWS, WE'RE ACTUALLY ONLY BLOCKING
14:12:45 ABOUT A 30 DEGREES OF THEIR 360-DEGREE VIEW BY PLACING
14:12:50 THE BUILDING WHERE WE PLACED IT.
14:12:52 IF WE MOVE IT FORWARD TOWARD BAYSHORE, WE BLOCK MORE OF
14:12:55 THEIR VIEWS.
14:12:56 IF WE MOVE IT BACK, WE ACTUALLY BLOCK MORE OF THEIR VIEWS
14:13:00 TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST.
14:13:02 THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST HEARING
14:13:06 REGARDING THE PROXIMITY WAS PRIVACY.
14:13:09 WHAT THE ARCHITECT POINTED OUT WAS THESE BUILDINGS FACE
14:13:12 FORWARD.
14:13:13 MOST OF YOUR VIEW IS TOWARD THE WATER.
14:13:17 THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT.
14:13:19 IF WE WERE TO MOVE THE BUILDING BACK, OUR UNITS WOULD
14:13:23 LITERALLY AT THAT POINT IN TIME BE LOOKING INTO THE
14:13:26 STOVALL.
14:13:27 WE FEEL THIS WAS SORT OF THE BEST COMPROMISE OF ALL THE
14:13:29 SOLUTIONS THAT WERE OUT THERE.
14:13:31 THANK YOU.
14:13:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:13:33 PETITIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE?
14:13:43 >>TRUETT GARDNER: NO.
14:13:44 WE WOULD LIKE TO SAVE OUR TIME FOR REBUTTAL.
14:13:46 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR.
14:13:47 ALL RIGHT.
14:13:48 PUBLIC COMMENT.
14:13:49 WE'LL START WITH THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THEN
14:13:52 WE'LL GO TO THE LIVE CALLERS.
14:13:55 SIR, IF YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
14:13:58 FOR THE RECORD.
14:13:59 YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
14:14:03 >> HELLO.
14:14:03 MY NAME IS JAY PELICOSS.
14:14:07 RESIDENT OF 3203 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, THE STOVALL.
14:14:10 FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE TIME TODAY FOR
14:14:14 THIS.
14:14:14 THIS IS MY FIRST COUNCIL MEETING, AND I SEE THAT IT CAN
14:14:18 BE A TIME-CONSUMING EFFORT.
14:14:21 THANKS FOR THAT IN MY REGARD.
14:14:23 I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
14:14:26 THE PROPERTY BUT MY OPPOSITION TO THE CURRENT SITE PLAN.
14:14:31 AS WAS DISCUSSED IN THE LAST MEETING, THE PROJECT ITSELF
14:14:35 IS WELL CONSIDERED AND DESIGNED, AND I APPLAUD THE
14:14:38 ARCHITECT'S WORK.
14:14:39 BUT IT NEEDS A LARGER SPACE OR A SMALLER FOOTPRINT TO DO
14:14:44 JUSTICE TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
14:14:45 IT'S OVERREACHING WITH REGARD TO THE PLAN DISTANCE
14:14:48 BETWEEN THE PROPOSED TOWER AND THE STOVALL.
14:14:53 I THINK THE CURRENT SITE PLAN SACRIFICES TOO MUCH OF THE
14:14:57 ARCHITECT'S DESIGN TO PROFITABILITY.
14:15:00 AS WAS ABLY DEMONSTRATED BY GEORGE VAKA AND STEVE GROSS
14:15:04 AT THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS AN EXTREME DEPARTURE FROM
14:15:07 ANY OTHER PAIR OF CONDOMINIUM TOWERS ON BAYSHORE AND IF
14:15:11 APPROVED WILL SET AN UNFORTUNATE STANDARD FOR FUTURE
14:15:13 DEVELOPMENT.
14:15:13 ONCE DONE, THESE TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE FOREVER TOO CLOSE
14:15:17 TO EACH OTHER FOR THE COMFORT AND THE ENJOYMENT OF THE
14:15:22 OCCUPANTS OF BOTH BUILDINGS.
14:15:24 PRIOR TO THE FIRST MEETING I SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS
14:15:27 WHICH I'D LIKE TO QUICKLY REITERATE.
14:15:29 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD IS A UNIQUE LOCAL TREASURE, WHICH IS A
14:15:32 PART OF WHAT MAKES TAMPA A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE.
14:15:35 I URGE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE LONG-TERM IMPACT
14:15:39 OF THIS DECISION BEFORE YOU TODAY.
14:15:41 IN MY WRITTEN COMMENTS, I SUGGESTED THAT TAMPA DID NOT
14:15:45 NEED TO EMULATE MIAMI'S BRICKELL DISTRICT.
14:15:48 IN FACT, SUCH A COURSE OF ACTION WOULD INEVITABLY AND
14:15:51 IRRETRIEVABLY CHANGE THE FLAVOR OF TAMPA.
14:15:54 BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, STARTING IN THE 1970s AND
14:15:58 THEREAFTER, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERIODICALLY
14:16:01 VISIT THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, SPENDING TIME BOTH IN
14:16:04 SAINT-TROPEZ AND MONTE CARLO.
14:16:06 IN THE 1970s, THESE WERE BOTH VIBRANT AND ATTRACTIVE
14:16:11 PLACES EACH WITH THEIR DISTINCT IDENTITY.
14:16:13 MONTE CARLO WAS UPSCALE AND FANCY WITH A LOT OF CLASSIC
14:16:16 FRENCH ARCHITECTURE.
14:16:17 SAINT-TROPEZ WAS MORE RELAXED AND COMFORTABLE.
14:16:21 THE SEASIDE VILLAGE FEEL TO IT.
14:16:23 BOTH WERE INCREDIBLE PLACES.
14:16:26 50 YEARS ON, MONTE CARLO IS A JUNGLE, A BLAND HIGH-RISE
14:16:31 CONDO TOWERS PILED ONE ON TOP OF ANOTHER.
14:16:34 JUST ANOTHER CITY BY THE WATER.
14:16:37 NO DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHERS.
14:16:39 SADLY, THE UNIQUE ESSENCE OF THAT CITY HAS BEEN SQUEEZED
14:16:43 OUT BY OVERLY AMBITIOUS DEVELOPMENT.
14:16:45 SAINT-TROPEZ, ON THE OTHER HAND, RETAINS MUCH OF ITS
14:16:49 ORIGINAL FLAVOR REFLECTING 50 YEARS OF CAREFUL
14:16:54 DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT CONTINUITY OF EXPERIENCE IS WHY
14:16:57 IT'S ONE OF EUROPE'S FAVORITE SUMMER DESTINATIONS.
14:16:59 I'D LIKE TO URGE THE COUNCIL TODAY TO BE THOUGHTFUL
14:17:03 STEWARDS OF BAYSHORE BOULEVARD ALLOWING FOR GROWTH AND
14:17:07 EVOLUTION WHILE RESISTING THE ALLURE OF MAXIMUM
14:17:10 DEVELOPMENT AND RETAINING THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF SUCH
14:17:13 A SPECIAL GIFT TO OUR CITY.
14:17:16 WE WON'T BE AROUND 50 YEARS FROM NOW TO SEE HOW BAYSHORE
14:17:21 WILL LOOK, BUT OUR CHILDREN WILL, AND I WANT THEM TO BE
14:17:23 PROUD OF HOW OUR CITY HANDLED THIS GROWTH.
14:17:26 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
14:17:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR.
14:17:28 NEXT SPEAKER.
14:17:36 >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
14:17:37 MY NAME IS GLEN JONES.
14:17:39 [MICROPHONE NOT WORKING]
14:17:48 I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE RECONSIDERATION OF HOW THE PROPERTY
14:17:51 IS TO BE REDEVELOPED.
14:17:52 AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE NOT
14:17:56 AGAINST OR NOT TALKING ABOUT.
14:18:02 TWO TOWERS.
14:18:03 QUITE A FEW TOWNHOMES.
14:18:08 WE ARE NOT HERE TALKING ABOUT SUNLIGHT, ABOUT VIEWS OF
14:18:09 DOWNTOWN, OR PROPERTY VALUES.
14:18:10 BUT I'M HERE TO ARGUE THAT THESE FACTS NEED TO BE TAKEN
14:18:16 INTO VERY CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
14:18:19 THE SOUTH FOUNDATION OF THE TOWER ON BAYSHORE WILL BE 16
14:18:23 FEET FROM THE STOVALL PROPERTY LINE, PROPERTY LINE
14:18:28 BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES.
14:18:29 ANOTHER SEVEN FEET TO THE FOUNDATION OF THE STOVALL.
14:18:32 THAT MEANS THERE'S GOING TO BE 23 FEET BETWEEN THE
14:18:36 FOUNDATIONS OF THE TWO BUILDINGS.
14:18:38 THEN THERE'S ANOTHER 20 TO 25 FEET, RELATED FOLKS SAY
14:18:43 IT'S 47 FEET IN TOTAL AND I'LL ACCEPT THAT.
14:18:47 47 FEET BETWEEN TWO TOWERS ON BAYSHORE, BETWEEN THE
14:18:54 LIVING SPACES, THE BEDROOMS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY DEPARTURE
14:19:00 FROM WHAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
14:19:02 FINALLY, THIS IS NOT ABOUT MRS. JONES AND ME, BUT WE HAVE
14:19:05 A 20-FOOT WIDE PATIO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR BUILDING.
14:19:10 SO WHEN WE WALK OUT ON THAT PATIO TO THE NORTH EDGE,
14:19:15 WE'LL BE LOOKING AT A TOWER TALLER THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD
14:19:20 AS LONG 23 FEET AWAY.
14:19:22 I ASK EACH OF YOU TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU WALKED OUT ON THE
14:19:26 PATIO AT YOUR RESIDENCE AND GOT TO THE EDGE OF 23 FEET
14:19:30 THERE WAS A BUILDING THAT TALL.
14:19:32 AGAIN, WE DO NOT OPPOSE THERE BEING A TOWER, A LARGE
14:19:36 TOWER ON BAYSHORE.
14:19:37 WE SIMPLY THINK THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE PUT WHERE IT'S BEEN
14:19:42 DESIGNED.
14:19:42 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:19:42 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:19:43 IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK
14:19:47 AT THIS TIME?
14:19:48 HEARING NONE, DO WE HAVE CALLERS ON THE LINE?
14:19:53 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M SORRY.
14:19:54 JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENSURING THERE'S NOBODY AT THE
14:19:57 KIOSK.
14:19:58 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK ON THE OTHER
14:20:00 SIDE OF THIS WALL?
14:20:03 >> NO.
14:20:04 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU.
14:20:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: EVERYONE THAT GETS CALLED UP FOR THE
14:20:07 PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY HAVE CALLED IN, REMEMBER, YOU
14:20:10 NEED VIDEO AND AUDIO AND THEN WE SWEAR YOU IN.
14:20:13 THANKS.
14:20:15 >>THE CLERK: I'LL PULL THEM IN LIKE THREE AT A TIME
14:20:18 BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY.
14:20:20 >>ORLANDO GUDES: HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE?
14:20:23 >>THE CLERK: ABOUT 18.
14:20:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 18.
14:20:28 DO WE HAVE RECORDED MESSAGES AS WELL?
14:20:33 >>THE CLERK: WE DON'T DO RECORDED MESSAGES FOR
14:20:36 QUASI-ITEMS.
14:20:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:20:37 ARE YOU KEEPING TIME?
14:20:39 I'M KEEPING TIME UP HERE BUT DO YOU HAVE A CLOCK?
14:20:42 >>THE CLERK: YES.
14:20:43 WE HAVE CARROLL ANN BENNETT.
14:20:52 IF YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR VIDEOS.
14:21:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
14:21:04 WE HAVE CARROLL ANN BENNETT.
14:21:06 RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, THEY'LL SWEAR YOU IN.
14:21:09 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
14:21:14 TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING
14:21:16 BUT THE TRUTH?
14:21:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: UNMUTE YOURSELF, CARROLL ANN.
14:21:24 >> I DO.
14:21:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
14:21:26 GO AHEAD.
14:21:26 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
14:21:29 >> MY NAME IS CARROLL ANN BENNETT.
14:21:32 I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SOUTH TAMPA.
14:21:34 THE 30 OAK TREES THEY WILL CUT DOWN ON THE -- PERHAPS THE
14:21:41 MOST VALUABLE.
14:21:42 GRAND OAKS PROVIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BENEFITS EVERY
14:21:45 YEAR.
14:21:45 THESE ARE THE FUTURE GRAND OAKS.
14:21:47 BECAUSE THESE MEDIUM-SIZED OAKS HAVE LESS PROTECTION THAN
14:21:50 GRAND OAKS, THEY ARE CUT DOWN AT A HIGHER RATE.
14:21:52 THE DECIMATION OF THIS SIZE TREE MEANS THAT AS OUR GRAND
14:21:55 OAKS DIE THERE ARE FEW TREES TO TAKE THEIR PLACE.
14:21:58 YOU DO NOT WANT A TREE POPULATION DOMINATED BY LARGE
14:22:01 TREES BECAUSE THAT FOREST -- [INAUDIBLE] -- INSTEAD, YOU
14:22:05 WANT A MIX OF YOUNG, MATURE AND OLDER TREES.
14:22:08 TAMPA'S URBAN FOREST PROVIDES $139 MILLION A YEAR WORTH
14:22:12 OF BENEFITS.
14:22:13 THE CITY SHOULD NOT APPROVE THIS.
14:22:15 IT BENEFITS A FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANY.
14:22:19 AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TRANSPLANT
14:22:22 SOME OF THESE TREES.
14:22:25 DURING ELECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR, I ATTENDED
14:22:28 CANDIDATE DEBATE FORUMS.
14:22:29 I HEARD A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE HOUSING AND LISTENING TO
14:22:34 RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVISTS.
14:22:36 WHAT I DID NOT HEAR ANY CANDIDATE SAY IS I AM GOING TO
14:22:39 DELIVER WHAT TAMPA REALLY NEEDS, MORE LUXURY CONDOS.
14:22:45 I DID NOT HEAR ANYONE ASK A CANDIDATE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING
14:22:47 TO DO ABOUT THE LUXURY HOUSING CRISIS?
14:22:50 YES, THE MULTITUDES ARE COMING, BUT THE DEVELOPERS AND
14:22:52 THE NEW RESIDENTS NEED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THEIR
14:22:55 IMPACT.
14:22:55 THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL WATER, POLICE,
14:22:58 FIREFIGHTERS, TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND SEWAGE PIPES ON
14:23:01 BEHALF OF ALL THE CURRENT RESIDENTS, I SAY WE DO NOT
14:23:04 AGREE TO SUBSIDIZE THE MOVING COST OF FUTURE RESIDENTS.
14:23:09 WE DO NOT AGREE TO SUBSIDIZE THE PROFITS OF RICH
14:23:13 DEVELOPERS.
14:23:14 GROWTH NEEDS TO BE WHERE CITY OFFICIALS DECIDE IT IS
14:23:18 BENEFICIAL, NOT WHERE IT IS DETRIMENTAL.
14:23:21 GROWTH NEEDS TO BE WHERE CITY OFFICIALS DECIDE IT SHOULD
14:23:23 BE, NOT WHERE THE DEVELOPERS CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST
14:23:26 PROFITS.
14:23:26 I AM SICK AND TIRED OF DEVELOPERS THINKING THEY ARE
14:23:29 ENTITLED TO BUILD WHATEVER THEY WANT, WHEREVER THEY WANT
14:23:32 IT.
14:23:32 THE RECENT FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS OF LAW BY DeBARTOLO AND
14:23:36 AVANTI OF THE OLD GEORGETOWN APARTMENTS IS THE MOST
14:23:39 RECENT EXAMPLE.
14:23:40 THEY HAVE A STAGGERINGLY INFLATED SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT.
14:23:43 THEY SHOUT LOUD AND LONG IF ANYONE SAYS NO.
14:23:46 WE'LL SUE.
14:23:47 WE'LL SUE EARLY.
14:23:49 WE'LL SUE OFTEN.
14:23:50 WE'LL SUE WITH A VENGEANCE.
14:23:51 WHEN THE CITY SAYS NO TO THEM, THEY RATTLE THEIR SABERS.
14:23:55 THEY ARE BULLIES.
14:23:56 THEY WILL GET WHAT THEY WANT OR THEY WILL POUND THE SNOT
14:24:00 OUT OF US.
14:24:00 THEY ARE NOT LOOKING OUT FOR US.
14:24:02 THEY ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
14:24:04 IT IS YOUR JOB TO LOOK OUT FOR US.
14:24:06 MANY YEARS AGO WHEN SAM GIBBONS RETIRED AND JIM DAVIS WAS
14:24:09 RUNNING FOR OFFICE, I WANTED TO GET ONE OF HIS BUMPER
14:24:13 STICKERS.
14:24:14 I WAS SHOPPING IN PUBLIX AND SAW A MAN WEARING A JIM
14:24:17 DAVIS BUTTON.
14:24:17 I WALKED OVER AND SAID, EXCUSE ME, DO YOU WORK FOR JIM
14:24:21 DAVIS?
14:24:21 HE TWINKLED A SMILE AT ME AND SAID, NO MA'AM, I'M SAM
14:24:25 GIBBONS, I WORK FOR YOU.
14:24:27 YOU WORK FOR US.
14:24:28 YOU CARE ABOUT US.
14:24:29 YOU HAVE OUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART.
14:24:32 YOU PLAN THIS CITY ACCORDING TO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE
14:24:35 WHOLE.
14:24:35 YOU SHOULD DECIDE WHAT GETS BUILT.
14:24:38 THREATS AND GREED SHOULD NOT BUILD A CITY.
14:24:41 WHEN THEY DO, IT IS AN UGLY CITY INDEED.
14:24:45 THANK YOU.
14:24:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:24:51 >>MARTIN SHELBY: PHONE TURNED ON.
14:24:52 THANK YOU.
14:24:53 MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
14:24:56 I JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION I BELIEVE THERE
14:24:59 WAS REFERENCE MADE TO OTHER PROPERTIES OUTSIDE OF THE
14:25:02 PROPERTY THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY.
14:25:04 AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL.
14:25:07 YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE EVIDENCE.
14:25:09 AGAIN, I'M GOING TO REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS A
14:25:12 QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER.
14:25:13 IT'S INTO THE LEGISLATIVE MATTER.
14:25:15 THEREFORE, YOUR DECISIONS MUST BE BASED ON COMPETENT
14:25:18 SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT'S IN THE RECORD.
14:25:20 IT'S NOT SOMEBODY'S OPINION UNLESS THEY ARE A QUALIFIED
14:25:23 EXPERT, AND THEY ARE BASING THEIR EXPERT OPINION UPON
14:25:29 EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD AS WELL.
14:25:30 I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.
14:25:32 I'LL ASK THE PUBLIC TO ALSO BE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT
14:25:34 THIS COUNCIL BY LAW IS REQUIRED TO BASE ITS EVIDENCE NOT
14:25:42 EMOTION, NOT ON OPINION OF LAY PEOPLE, BUT RATHER ON THE
14:25:44 EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS THE CRITERIA THAT IS SET FORTH IN
14:25:48 THE CODE OF ORDINANCE UPON WHICH THEY MUST BASE THEIR
14:25:52 DECISION.
14:25:52 THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
14:25:53 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:25:54 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS PAMELA CARPENTER.
14:25:56 RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN AND PLEASE
14:25:59 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
14:26:00 LET'S SWEAR ALL THREE.
14:26:02 PAMELA CARPENTER, MS. McMILLEN AND DON DeFOSSET.
14:26:10 IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN.
14:26:13 [OATH ADMINISTERED]
14:26:23 >> I DO.
14:26:23 >> I DO.
14:26:24 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL GO BACK TO MS. McMILLEN TO
14:26:28 SWEAR HER IN.
14:26:29 MS. CARPENTER, GO AHEAD.
14:26:31 >> I DID SEND A SLIDE TO SULING.
14:26:35 I DON'T KNOW IF WILL BE PUT UP.
14:26:37 IF NOT, I'M SURE THEY CAN MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO YOU.
14:26:39 I'M A 20-PLUS YEAR RESIDENT ON ISABELLA AVENUE, AND I'VE
14:26:46 BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD
14:26:48 AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF RELEVANT FOR THE PROJECT.
14:26:53 I'M NEITHER FOR OR AGAINST THE PROJECT.
14:26:55 I'M HERE TO BRING SOME FACTS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
14:26:57 THE BAY OAKS PROJECT DID NOT NEED A TRAFFIC STUDY AND WE
14:27:00 UNDERSTAND WHY, BECAUSE THERE ARE 179 UNITS AND THE
14:27:05 PROPOSAL IS FOR A TOTAL 185.
14:27:08 VERY CLOSE NUMBER AND ONE COULD ARGUE THAT THE NUMBER OF
14:27:11 VEHICLES WILL BE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME.
14:27:13 HOWEVER, WITHIN A THREE-BLOCK RADIUS OF BAY OAKS, THERE
14:27:17 ARE FIVE OTHER EITHER ALREADY CONSTRUCTED NEWLY OR ALMOST
14:27:23 FINISHED BUILDINGS OR PROPOSED BUILDINGS.
14:27:26 THEY ARE IN THIS ORDER.
14:27:27 AQUATICA, WHICH WAS A VACANT PARKING LOT, IS OCCUPIED NOW
14:27:32 AND IT'S 32 UNITS, 16 STORIES.
14:27:35 EL TORO, WHICH IS PRECONSTRUCTION, IS ALSO ON ISABELLA
14:27:42 VERY CLOSE TO MacDILL.
14:27:44 IT WAS A PARKING LOT.
14:27:46 IT IS NOW PROPOSED 73 UNITS, 22 STORIES.
14:27:47 THE SANCTUARY, THE CONSTRUCTION IS IN PROGRESS.
14:27:49 IT WAS A ONE-FAMILY UNIT, A LARGE ONE, AND IT'S 15 UNITS,
14:27:56 17 STORIES.
14:27:57 THEN THERE ARE TWO OTHER TOWNHOME PROJECTS ON BARCELONA
14:28:01 NEAR ISABELLA.
14:28:03 ONE IS CLOSER TO BAYSHORE AND IT'S SEVEN UNITS, THREE
14:28:06 STORIES HIGH.
14:28:07 ANOTHER ONE IS SIX UNITS.
14:28:10 THE PREVIOUS ONE I JUST MENTIONED WAS A VACANT LOT.
14:28:14 THE SECOND ONE WHICH IS SIX UNITS ALONG ISABELLA AND TWO
14:28:18 STORIES HIGH WAS A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
14:28:20 MY MATH SHOWS THAT OF THESE SIX UNITS, INCLUDING BAY OAKS
14:28:26 WE HAVE OR HAD BEFORE THE SINGLE RESIDENCES WERE
14:28:30 DEMOLISHED 181 UNITS.
14:28:32 THE PROPOSAL FOR THESE SIX BUILDINGS TOTALLY BRINGS US TO
14:28:38 318.
14:28:40 I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER THE CITY USES FOR AVERAGE NUMBER
14:28:43 OF VEHICLES, BUT IF WE JUST SAID THAT EVERYBODY HAD ONE
14:28:46 AND A HALF CARS, THAT WOULD MEAN THE EXISTING OR
14:28:50 PREVIOUSLY EXISTING UNITS WERE 272 VEHICLES AND PROPOSED
14:28:55 477.
14:28:56 MY REQUEST TO THE CITY COUNCIL IS THAT YOU LOOK AT THE
14:28:59 TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THIS GENERAL THREE-BLOCK
14:29:04 AREA WHICH WOULD BE MacDILL, ISABELLA, BOTH SIDES OF
14:29:08 ISABELLA, BETWEEN BAYSHORE AND PROBABLY ALL THE WAY UP TO
14:29:12 MacDILL.
14:29:13 THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A CONTINUOUS
14:29:18 SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES OF ISABELLA.
14:29:20 WE DO NOT HAVE A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES OF
14:29:23 MacDILL.
14:29:23 IF YOU EVEN TRIED TODAY IN ABOUT AN HOUR TO MAKE A
14:29:27 RIGHT-HAND TURN -- EXCUSE ME, MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN OFF
14:29:30 OF ISABELLA TOWARDS BAYSHORE OR COMING FROM THE OTHER
14:29:33 DIRECTION ON SANTIAGO SIDE TOWARDS MacDILL, YOU
14:29:38 COULDN'T.
14:29:38 YOU'D BE BLINDSIDED.
14:29:41 THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.
14:29:43 FOR INSTANCE, NO LEFT-HAND TURNS AT CERTAIN TIMES.
14:29:45 AND LIKE I SAID, THE SIDEWALKS.
14:29:47 SO THAT'S MY COMMENT.
14:29:49 I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER LOOKING AT TRAFFIC AND
14:29:53 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THIS THREE-BLOCK AREA BECAUSE THE
14:29:57 NUMBER OF UNITS IS MORE THAN DOUBLING.
14:29:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:29:59 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MS. McMILLEN.
14:30:02 WE NEED TO SWEAR YOU IN.
14:30:04 IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
14:30:09 [OATH ADMINISTERED]
14:30:17 >> I DO.
14:30:18 >>THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
14:30:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD.
14:30:20 >> HI.
14:30:23 THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
14:30:26 I AM A RESIDENT OF THE STOVALL ON THE SIDE THAT WILL BE
14:30:30 NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE BUILDING THE RITZ IS
14:30:35 CONSTRUCTING.
14:30:35 50% OF THE STOVALL BUILDING'S UNITS ARE GOING TO LOSE 80%
14:30:40 OF THE TOTAL LIGHT AND VIEW OF BAYSHORE.
14:30:44 THIS AFFECTS 20 RESIDENCES.
14:30:47 THE STOVALL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2001 WITH AN OLDER
14:30:53 CONSTRUCTION DESIGN SO THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR WINDOWS
14:30:56 ARE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND WILL BE
14:30:59 DIRECTLY BLOCKED BY THE BUILDING THAT IS BEING
14:31:02 CONSTRUCTED.
14:31:03 THE RITZ HAS NOT CONSULTED WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE
14:31:07 STOVALL WHO ARE BEING NEGATIVELY AFFECTED.
14:31:10 INSTEAD, THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF
14:31:13 UNITS THEY CAN CONSTRUCT ON THE PROPERTY VERSUS LOSING
14:31:17 ONE SINGLE TOWNHOME TO HELP RETAIN THE VALUE, VIEWS, AND
14:31:22 NATURAL LIGHT OF THE 20 STOVALL RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING
14:31:27 TO BE AFFECTED.
14:31:28 THIS IS UNFAIR TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.
14:31:31 I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT THE AQUATICA IS A LOT FURTHER AWAY,
14:31:35 AND I CAN LOOK OUT MY UNIT ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT,
14:31:40 WATCH PEOPLE POUR THEMSELVES A CUP OF COFFEE AND SEE WHAT
14:31:44 TYPE OF CLOTHING THEY ARE WEARING OR IF THEY HAVE ANY ON.
14:31:47 I DON'T FEEL ANY RESIDENTS OF THE RITZ OR STOVALL WILL
14:31:52 ENJOY THIS FORM OF LIFE.
14:31:53 IT IS A REASONABLE AND SMALL ASK THAT THE RITZ BE
14:31:58 CONSIDERATE TO THE LONG-STANDING TAXPAYERS OF THE STOVALL
14:32:01 WHO HAVE PAID IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PROPERTY TAXES
14:32:06 ALREADY AND FOLLOWED THE BUILDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE
14:32:10 CITY WITHOUT WAIVERS.
14:32:12 TO ASK THAT THE RITZ MOVE THEIR BUILDING WEST ONE
14:32:16 TOWNHOME, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET, IS NOT UNREASONABLE.
14:32:20 THE STOVALL WAS SET BACK 35 FEET FROM THEIR PROPERTY
14:32:24 LINE.
14:32:25 THEY FOLLOWED THE RULES WHILE THE RITZ IS SETTING BACK 7
14:32:29 FEET.
14:32:30 LONGTIME RESIDENTS OF THE STOVALL ARE PAYING A BIG PRICE.
14:32:34 WE ARE PROFESSIONALS.
14:32:36 WE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS, PHYSICIANS, WHO HAVE DEDICATED
14:32:40 OUR LIVES AND TAX DOLLARS TO TAMPA.
14:32:43 WE DESERVE BETTER.
14:32:45 WE ARE ONLY ASKING TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.
14:32:48 WE'RE NOT AGAINST THE RITZ PROJECT.
14:32:51 IT'S JUST HOW IT WILL AFFECT US.
14:32:55 THERE IS AN EASY SOLUTION.
14:32:57 FOR THE RITZ AND STOVALL TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, THE RITZ
14:33:01 NEEDS TO MOVE BACK 50 FEET.
14:33:04 THAT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE OF THEIR UNITS.
14:33:09 ONE.
14:33:09 THANK YOU.
14:33:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:33:11 NEXT SPEAKER DON.
14:33:19 >> FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO AVOID ANY CONFLICTS OR ANY
14:33:23 CONCERNS OF ANY ETHICAL NATURE, I JUST WANT TO MENTION
14:33:26 THAT I SERVE ON THE TAMPA SPORTS AUTHORITY WITH
14:33:30 COUNCILMAN GUDES, AND WE HAVE HAD ZERO DISCUSSION ABOUT
14:33:34 THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE.
14:33:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN GUDES, GO AHEAD.
14:33:39 >>ORLANDO GUDES: JUST FOR THE RECORD, HE IS CORRECT.
14:33:42 WE'VE HAD NO DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE.
14:33:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
14:33:45 GO AHEAD, SIR.
14:33:46 >> YOUR INDIVIDUAL LEGACIES WILL BE FOREVER ASSOCIATED
14:33:49 WITH THIS DECISION TO CHANGE CURRENT PRACTICE, MINIMAL
14:33:52 SPACING BETWEEN HIGH-RISE TOWERS ON OUR TAMPA BAYSHORE
14:33:57 COASTLINE.
14:33:58 THIS PRACTICE WAS DEMONSTRATED BY PRESENTATION FROM OUR
14:34:01 STOVALL OWNERS AT THE FIRST HEARING TO BE IN THE RANGE OF
14:34:05 90 FEET PLUS.
14:34:08 I MIGHT ALSO COMMENT THAT THE SLIDES SHOWN EARLIER BY THE
14:34:11 RELATED GROUP WITH THE SIGHT LINE PERSPECTIVE ON IT,
14:34:14 TAKES THAT SIGHT LINE FROM THE EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER
14:34:18 OF THE STOVALL, WHICH IS AN EXTERIOR PORCH FOR ALL THE
14:34:22 UNITS.
14:34:27 IT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL LENGTH OF THE
14:34:29 BUILDING.
14:34:30 I DID A QUICK AND EASY GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY
14:34:31 CITIES WORLDWIDE HAVE CODIFIED THESE SPACING
14:34:34 REQUIREMENTS.
14:34:34 THOSE THAT HAVE ONE USE 25 METERS OR 75 FEET AS A MINIMUM
14:34:39 SPACE.
14:34:39 THIS WILL NOT BE A ONE-OFF PROJECT.
14:34:45 REDUCING THE SPACING AS REQUESTED CREATES PRECEDENT WHICH
14:34:50 OTHER DEVELOPERS WILL RAPIDLY COPY.
14:34:52 ALSO NOTEWORTHY, IT WILL BE DRAMATICALLY HIGHER THAN ANY
14:34:55 OTHER TOWER ON BAYSHORE, 34 STORIES.
14:34:58 I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING CLOSE TO IT ON BAYSHORE.
14:35:02 IT WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF OUR TREASURED
14:35:05 TAMPA BAY COASTLINE.
14:35:07 I ASK EACH OF YOU, DOES THIS CHANGE TO OUR CURRENT
14:35:10 PRACTICE THAT YOU'D WANT TO HAVE YOUR NAME ASSOCIATED
14:35:14 WITH?
14:35:15 THIS PRECEDENT-SETTING DECISION WILL BE A MAJOR PART OF
14:35:17 YOUR LEGACY.
14:35:18 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:35:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:35:19 NEXT UP, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS.
14:35:23 ALLISON, JULIAN, AND LORRAINE.
14:35:26 IF YOU COULD PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HANDS, WE'LL SWEAR
14:35:30 YOU IN.
14:35:30 >>THE CLERK: WE LOST ONE.
14:35:38 [OATH ADMINISTERED]
14:35:43 >> I DO.
14:35:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: VERY GOOD.
14:35:46 ALLISON.
14:35:46 YOU BEGIN.
14:35:47 GO AHEAD.
14:35:48 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
14:35:50 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
14:35:53 YOU'RE STILL MUTED.
14:35:57 YOU'RE STILL MUTED.
14:36:05 WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
14:36:06 WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
14:36:18 >>MARTIN SHELBY: DOES SHE HAVE A MICROPHONE BUTTON?
14:36:24 >> HOW ABOUT NOW?
14:36:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, GO AHEAD.
14:36:26 THREE MINUTES.
14:36:27 >> I SEE THERE IS A DIFFERENT MICROPHONE -- THERE ARE TWO
14:36:30 MICROPHONES.
14:36:31 I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT BEFORE.
14:36:32 SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK TODAY, COUNCILMEN.
14:36:37 AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
14:36:43 I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS OVER THE CONTINUING LOSS OF
14:36:47 TAMPA'S TREE CANOPY AND REQUEST DEVELOPERS TO SAVE AS
14:36:55 MANY OF THE 30 TREES DESTINED FOR REMOVAL AS IS POSSIBLE.
14:37:00 I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WASN'T EVEN MENTIONED BY THE
14:37:04 DEVELOPERS IN THEIR INITIAL COMMENTS, AS IF IT'S NOT
14:37:08 IMPORTANT.
14:37:08 I FEEL THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE.
14:37:11 LIKE THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO.
14:37:16 EACH HEALTHY, ESTABLISHED TREE THAT IS LOST SIGNIFIES A
14:37:23 DECLINE IN THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND CLIMATE SECURITY
14:37:27 OF OUR COMMUNITY.
14:37:32 AT THE LAST SESSION, THERE WAS A REQUEST MADE BY SIERRA
14:37:36 CLUB AND MYSELF TO SAVE NINE TREES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED
14:37:41 BASED ON HEALTH, SIZE, AND LOCATION ON THE SITE.
14:37:46 I'VE SINCE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE ARBORIST
14:37:49 WITH THE DEVELOPER'S ARBORIST TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IN
14:37:54 REGARDS TO HIS FINDINGS ABOUT THE -- ABOUT THOSE TREES.
14:37:57 HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT AS FAR AS HE KNEW AT THAT TIME,
14:38:03 NO FINAL DECISIONS HAD BEEN MADE ABOUT RETAINING ANY OF
14:38:07 THE 30 TREES.
14:38:09 I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER'S CURRENT PLANS TO REPLACE,
14:38:15 REMOVE TREES ON THE SITE WITH HEALTHY SAME SPECIES
14:38:20 SPECIMENS.
14:38:21 BUT I URGE THE DEVELOPERS TO PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO
14:38:27 SAVE ANY ESTABLISHED OAK POSSIBLE AS THEIR PLANS ARE
14:38:31 FINALIZED.
14:38:33 SAVING TREES REFLECTS A POSITIVE COMMITMENT BY DEVELOPERS
14:38:38 TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR FUTURE RESIDENTS
14:38:43 AND FOR TAMPA'S LARGER COMMUNITY.
14:38:47 I ALSO THINK SAVING TREES IS THE KIND OF ACTION THAT
14:38:53 NEEDS TO BE ENCOURAGED AND CELEBRATED IN OUR CITY.
14:38:59 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:39:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:39:02 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JULIA WINSTON.
14:39:06 GO AHEAD.
14:39:15 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
14:39:16 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
14:39:17 GO AHEAD.
14:39:18 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
14:39:19 >> MY NAME IS JULIA WINSTON.
14:39:21 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
14:39:23 I AM A RESIDENT OF THE STOVALL.
14:39:25 THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BROUGHT GREAT CHANGES TO THE
14:39:28 BAYSHORE.
14:39:29 DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN PAIRED WITH SIGNIFICANT LOSSES TO
14:39:33 THE CITY OF TAMPA, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PEOPLE.
14:39:36 WE HAVE LOST THE COLONNADE, A BELOVED WATERFRONT
14:39:40 RESTAURANT.
14:39:40 NO LONGER CAN RESIDENTS BRING THEIR OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS TO
14:39:44 THE COLONNADE FOR FRESH GROUPER OR A BASKET OF MINI---
14:39:48 WE HAVE LOST FREEDOM CORNER WHERE NEIGHBORS FROM ALL OVER
14:39:51 THE CITY COULD PARK TO ACCESS THE BAYSHORE.
14:39:56 GARNER THE PATRIOTIC GATHERINGS THAT ONCE TOOK PLACE ON
14:39:59 THAT PROMINENT SPOT.
14:40:00 WE HAVE LOST A GRAND OLD MANSION.
14:40:03 NO LONGER WILL ANYBODY WALK BY THE PROPERTY FULL OF
14:40:05 WONDER ABOUT WHO LIVED THERE AND THE LIVES THEY LIVED.
14:40:09 SOON, WE WILL LOSE THE BAY OAKS COURT, POSSIBLY THE LAST
14:40:14 AFFORDABLE RENTAL ON THE BAYSHORE, WHERE MANY YOUNG
14:40:19 PEOPLE RENTED THEIR FIRST APARTMENT AND FORMED A VIBRANT
14:40:24 MIDDLE-CLASS COMMUNITY.
14:40:25 WE HAVE NOW HAVE THE AQUATICA, SANCTUARY, COMING SOON,
14:40:31 THE RITZ-CARLTON.
14:40:32 I HAVE NO ANIMUS TOWARD ANY OF THE DEVELOPERS OR
14:40:36 RESIDENTS OF THESE HIGH-RISES.
14:40:38 HOW COULD I?
14:40:39 I LIVE IN THE STOVALL.
14:40:40 I SUPPORT ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
14:40:43 BUT WHAT I OBJECT TO IS UNRESTRAINED DEVELOPMENT THAT
14:40:46 IGNORES THE NEEDS AND CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING
14:40:50 NEIGHBORHOOD.
14:40:50 I APPLAUD THE RELATED GROUP'S PLAN TO PRESERVE A MAGICAL
14:40:56 FOUNTAIN, IMPROVE WALKABILITY ON SANTIAGO STREET AND
14:40:59 CREATE AN URBAN PARK.
14:41:00 I OBJECT TO THE SITE PLAN WHICH ALLOWS TWO TOWERS TO BE
14:41:08 CLOSE TOGETHER.
14:41:08 I BELIEVE SETTING A PRECEDENT OF NO INCREASE IN SETBACKS
14:41:12 AS BUILDINGS GROW TALLER IS A DANGEROUS ONE.
14:41:15 I BELIEVE IT INCREASES THE ECONOMIC FORCES THAT WILL
14:41:18 PRESSURE OTHER TREASURED LANDMARKS TO BECOME THE NEXT
14:41:23 HIGH-RISE.
14:41:23 THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THE GARDEN CLUB, BAYSHORE PRESBYTERIAN
14:41:28 CHURCH.
14:41:28 BAYSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH, GRAND OLDER HOMES, MODESTLY
14:41:34 PRICED CONDOMINIUMS ALL WILL BE POWERFUL ECONOMIC
14:41:37 TARGETS.
14:41:38 I'M ASKING YOU, OUR ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOTE
14:41:44 NO -- [INTERFERING SOUND]
14:41:48 [INAUDIBLE]
14:41:57 [POPPING]
14:42:04 [INTERFERING AUDIO]
14:42:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:42:27 JUST A MOMENT.
14:42:28 WE HAVE SOME POPPING.
14:42:29 OKAY.
14:42:35 NEXT UP IS LORRAINE PERINO.
14:42:41 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
14:42:42 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
14:42:43 GO AHEAD.
14:42:44 >> MY NAME IS LORRAINE PERINO.
14:42:47 I LIVE ON DAVIS ISLANDS.
14:42:48 I'M CHAIR OF THE DAVIS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION TREE
14:42:51 PROTECTION COMMITTEE.
14:42:51 TODAY I'M HERE SPEAKING FOR MYSELF AND THE TREES.
14:42:55 I'M A THIRD GENERATION TAMPA RESIDENT.
14:42:57 I WAS BORN AT THE CENTRO ESPANOL HOSPITAL.
14:43:00 AS A LONG TIME TAMPA RESIDENT I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR MANY
14:43:04 OTHERS WHEN I SAY WE DO NOT WANT TAMPA TO BECOME ANOTHER
14:43:07 SINGAPORE.
14:43:09 TAMPA HAS ITS UNIQUE CHARACTER AND CHARM AND KEEP IT AT A
14:43:13 MANAGEABLE SIZE.
14:43:14 THERE ARE ALREADY 27 LUXURY CONDOS ON BAYSHORE BOULEVARD.
14:43:18 FOUR MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
14:43:19 RITZ-CARLTON, THE GRAND TOTAL WOULD BE 35.
14:43:22 IF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL IS DETERMINED TO BUILD YET ONE MORE
14:43:24 LUXURY CONDO ON BAYSHORE, THEN IT SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO
14:43:28 SAVE THE BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES THERE FROM DESTRUCTION.
14:43:31 THE RELATED GROUP WANTS TO REMOVE 80% OF THE OAK TREES
14:43:33 THAT PROMISES TO REPLACE THEM WITH SIX-INCH CALIPER
14:43:37 TREES.
14:43:38 SOUNDS SO EASY BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE 45-YEAR-OLD OAK
14:43:41 TREES WITH SAPLINGS.
14:43:43 OAK TREES ARE THE WORKHORSES OF THE TREE KINGDOM.
14:43:45 THE 28 TREES ARE HARDWORKING TREES.
14:43:47 FOR 45 YEARS THOSE OAK TREES HAVE BEEN STORING CARBON
14:43:51 DIOXIDE, PROVIDING OXYGEN, STORING WATER AND COOLING DOWN
14:43:54 OUR VERY HIGH HEAT INDEX.
14:43:56 IT'S GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER 45 YEARS FOR THOSE SAPLINGS TO
14:43:59 REPLACE THE MIGHTY OAKS WHICH ARE THERE NOW.
14:44:01 TAMPA'S AIR QUALITY IS ALREADY A C-, PUTTING -- CUTTING
14:44:06 DOWN THE OAK TREES WILL RELEASE ALL THE CARBON DIOXIDE
14:44:09 THEY STORED FOR 45 YEARS.
14:44:11 THE SHADE THEY PROVIDE WILL BE GONE AND THERE WILL BE
14:44:13 LESS OXYGEN BUT MORE FLOODING ON BAYSHORE.
14:44:16 TAMPA IS LOSING ITS TREE CANOPY.
14:44:18 LAST MONTH, DEVELOPER ILLEGALLY DESTROYED 200 OAK AND
14:44:21 PINE TREES ON WESTSHORE BOULEVARD.
14:44:23 LAST YEAR, TWO DOZEN OAK TREES WERE ILLEGALLY DESTROYED
14:44:27 ON GANDY BOULEVARD.
14:44:28 ANOTHER 16 OAK TREES REMOVED FROM A PRIVATE LOT ON
14:44:31 BAYSHORE.
14:44:32 TINY DAVIS ISLAND LOSES APPROXIMATELY SIX TREES A MONTH
14:44:35 BECAUSE OF THE McMANSIONS GOING UP EVERYWHERE.
14:44:38 WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THOSE 28 OAK TREES.
14:44:41 ACCORDING TO THE TAMPA TREE MAP, TAMPA HAS 214 TREE
14:44:45 PLANTING SITES.
14:44:46 LAST YEAR THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION TREE COMMITTEE AND DAVIS
14:44:48 ISLAND GARDEN CLUB SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL TO THE CITY'S
14:44:51 PARK DEPARTMENT TO PLANT 100 NATIVE TREES ALONG THE DAVIS
14:44:54 ISLAND TRAIL.
14:44:55 BUT RECENT CUTS TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET MEANS
14:44:57 THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF APPROVAL.
14:44:59 IN EXCHANGE FOR APPROVING THIS REZONING REQUEST, THE
14:45:02 DEVELOPER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE 10 OR 12 OF THE
14:45:04 HEALTHIEST OF THE BAY OAKS -- TREE OAKS ON THE OAKS
14:45:08 PROPERTY AND PLANT THEM WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED, LIKE DAVIS
14:45:11 ISLANDS.
14:45:12 THIS WOULD BE A WIN-WIN-WIN.
14:45:14 A WIN FOR TAMPA'S RESIDENTS, A WIN FOR THE TREES, AND A
14:45:16 WIN FOR THE DEVELOPER.
14:45:17 THINK OF ALL THE GREAT PUBLICITY HE WILL RECEIVE.
14:45:21 AS A TAMPA NATIVE, I'M TIRED OF SEEING DEVELOPERS GET
14:45:23 RICH BY DESTROYING TAMPA'S NATURAL RESOURCES.
14:45:26 IF THE RELATED GROUP HAS THE VAST WEALTH TO BUY THE MOST
14:45:28 PRIZED REAL ESTATE IN TAMPA AND DEMOLISH A LARGE AND
14:45:31 OCCUPIED MIDDLE-INCOME APARTMENT BUILDING, THEN IT HAS
14:45:37 THE RESOURCES TO REPLANT THE OAK TREES WHICH THEY WANT TO
14:45:41 DESTROY IN THE PROCESS.
14:45:41 PLEASE, SAVE THOSE OAK TREES BY REPLANTING THEM WHERE
14:45:44 THEY WILL BE PROTECTED AND CHERISHED, AS WELL THEY SHOULD
14:45:48 BE.
14:45:48 THANK YOU.
14:45:48 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:45:48 THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINE ACOSTA.
14:45:51 >>THE CLERK: WE NEED TO SWEAR IN THE LAST TWO.
14:45:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE NEED TO HAVE YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT
14:45:57 HAND AND SWEAR YOU IN.
14:45:58 >>THE CLERK: [OATH ADMINISTERED]
14:46:11 >> I DO.
14:46:13 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
14:46:13 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:46:14 CHRISTINE ACOSTA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BEGIN, YOU HAVE THREE
14:46:18 MINUTES.
14:46:18 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
14:46:19 I'M CHRISTINE ACOSTA, A CITY OF TAMPA RESIDENT.
14:46:25 TODAY, I COME TO YOU ON BEHALF OF WALK BIKE TAMPA, A
14:46:28 NONPROFIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO MAKE TAMPA
14:46:32 SAFE FOR WALKING AND BIKING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ALL
14:46:37 ABILITIES, AND IN ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY.
14:46:41 AT THE INVITATION OF THE RELATED GROUP ON SUNDAY,
14:46:44 NOVEMBER 1st, WALK BIKE TAMPA HOSTED A WALK AUDIT OF
14:46:48 THE DEVELOPMENT SITE EXTENDING A QUARTER MILE TO THE
14:46:52 NORTH, TO THE SOUTH, AND TO THE EAST.
14:46:55 30 INDIVIDUALS FROM A VARIETY OF THE SURROUNDING
14:46:59 NEIGHBORHOODS SPLIT INTO SIX TEAMS AND USED OUR WORK
14:47:03 SHEET TO ASSESS SIDEWALKS, STREETS, CROSSINGS, BOTH WITH
14:47:08 AND WITHOUT TRAFFIC SIGNALS, AND THE OVERALL CONDITIONS.
14:47:13 PARTICIPANTS WERE ALSO ASKED WHAT IMPROVEMENTS AND
14:47:16 AMENITIES THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE AREA.
14:47:19 WITH OUR CITY IN SUCH GREAT NEED OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
14:47:23 FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND MICROMOBILITY AND SINCE FEW
14:47:27 FUNDS ARE READILY AVAILABLE, WE FEEL THAT MAJOR
14:47:31 DEVELOPMENTS AND WILLING DEVELOPERS MUST SERVE AS A
14:47:36 CATALYST AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
14:47:40 WE APPRECIATE THAT THE RELATED GROUP REACHED OUT TO US
14:47:44 AND THAT THE COMPANY HAS COMMITTED TO MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
14:47:46 TO STREETS, STREETSCAPES AND CONNECTIVITY, ESPECIALLY
14:47:52 UNDER THE SELMON CROSSTOWN, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS VERY
14:47:55 DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ON A -- ON FOOT OR BY BIKE AND
14:47:59 VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE A STROLLER OR YOU ARE
14:48:03 WHEELCHAIR-BOUND.
14:48:05 DURING OUR AUDITS, ONE OF OUR TEAMS OBSERVED THE STRETCH
14:48:09 OF BAY TO BAY BOULEVARD FROM MacDILL TO BAYSHORE
14:48:12 BOULEVARD, AN AREA THIS PROJECT FRONTS, WHICH IS
14:48:17 TREACHEROUS RIGHT NOW FOR EVERYBODY.
14:48:20 SOME PORTIONS HAVE NO SIDEWALK AT ALL.
14:48:23 JUST A DIRT PATH.
14:48:25 SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS A RESULT OF
14:48:27 THIS DEVELOPMENT ARE IMPROVED SIDEWALKS WHERE THE
14:48:31 PROPERTY FRONTS BAY TO BAY AND MacDILL, AND PUBLICLY
14:48:35 ACCESSIBLE GROUND-LEVEL RETAIL OR RESTAURANTS WHERE
14:48:39 POSSIBLE AS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
14:48:41 THIS WOULD MAKE IT A MORE ACTIVE PART OF THE
14:48:44 NEIGHBORHOOD.
14:48:45 IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE DID NOT AUDIT THE AREA TO
14:48:48 THE WEST OF THIS BECAUSE THIS IS CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN
14:48:51 THE CITY'S PALMA CEIA COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR STUDY.
14:48:55 OUR PRESIDENT-ELECT, JANET SCHERBERGER IS ALREADY IN
14:49:00 CONTACT WITH MR. RANDY GOERS AND HIS TEAM.
14:49:04 WE'LL SHARE OUR WALK AUDIT RESULTS WITH THEM AND OTHERS
14:49:07 TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT OF OUR EFFORTS.
14:49:09 OUR FINDINGS ARE STILL BEING COMPILED AND WE WILL DEVELOP
14:49:12 A PRESENTATION OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
14:49:14 WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU WHEN
14:49:17 POSSIBLE.
14:49:18 AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
14:49:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:49:21 NEXT UP IS MR. GROSS.
14:49:23 YOU'RE MUTED, SIR.
14:49:29 PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
14:49:31 >> YES, HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
14:49:32 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:49:33 GOOD AFTERNOON.
14:49:34 THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT.
14:49:37 I'M A CONDO BOARD MEMBER AND RESIDENT OF THE STOVALL AND
14:49:42 DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE PROPOSED RELATED GROUP DEVELOPMENT.
14:49:46 I PREVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATED TO THE COUNCIL THE FACTUAL
14:49:50 INFORMATION OF THE DISTANCE FROM THE STOVALL TO THE
14:49:52 PROPOSED RELATED GROUP TOWER ONE AT ONLY 47 FEET, WHICH
14:49:56 IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE CURRENT DISTANCE BETWEEN TOWERS
14:50:00 ON BAYSHORE AND CLEARLY NOT IN HARMONY WITH THE CURRENT
14:50:05 BAYSHORE STANDARD.
14:50:06 I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO SECTION 27-136
14:50:09 OUTLINING THE ZONING PROVISIONS.
14:50:12 PROJECT CURRENTLY PLANNED IS NOT IN HARMONY WITH THE
14:50:16 FOLLOWING PROVISIONS.
14:50:17 NUMBER FIVE, ENCOURAGE FLEXIBLE LAND DEVELOPMENT WHICH
14:50:21 MAXIMIZE THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND AREAS
14:50:25 OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY OR IMPORTANCE TO THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEM
14:50:29 WHICH BAYSHORE IS AND OPEN SPACE AND GREENSPACE.
14:50:34 NUMBER SIX, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT WHERE
14:50:37 APPROPRIATE IN LOCATION, CHARACTER, AND COMPATIBILITY
14:50:41 WITH THE SURROUNDING IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS.
14:50:44 AND NUMBER 8, PROMOTE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND ELEMENTS
14:50:49 WHICH COMPLEMENT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, ENHANCE THE
14:50:53 OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
14:50:55 AS A COMPROMISE TO THE COMPLETE REDESIGN, MOVING OF THE
14:50:59 TOWER WEST APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 FEET, OFFSETTING IT
14:51:04 DIAGONALLY SIMILAR TO THE OFFSET OF THE HYDE PARK TOWER
14:51:08 DEVELOPMENT, WITH ELIMINATION OF ONLY A SINGLE TOWN HOUSE
14:51:13 PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT AND STRAIGHTFORWARD SOLUTION TO THE
14:51:16 ISSUES PRESENTED.
14:51:17 AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN
14:51:21 SEE IT.
14:51:22 IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT I'VE DONE AN ANALYSIS OF THE SITE
14:51:26 PLANS AND SHOWN THAT IT CAN VERY EASILY BE SHIFTED, AND
14:51:32 CLEAR SIGHT LINE FROM THE MOVED STRUCTURE TO THE DOWNTOWN
14:51:37 AREA.
14:51:38 VERY CLEARLY NOT OBSTRUCTING THE SIGHT LINES AS THE TOWER
14:51:42 IS MOVED TO THE DOWNTOWN.
14:51:43 SO, THE CHANGE -- THIS CHANGE OPENS UP MOST OF THE NORTH
14:51:49 STOVALL WINDOWS ADDRESSING THE PROXIMITY, PRIVACY AND
14:51:52 SIGHT LINE CONCERNS WHILE PRESERVING THE SIGHT LINES FROM
14:51:55 THE PROPOSED TOWER TO THE HILLSBOROUGH BAY AS WELL AS TO
14:52:02 DOWNTOWN.
14:52:04 IT OBVIATES THE NEED FOR A COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE TOWER
14:52:09 ONE, GREENSPACE WOULD BE INCREASED, AND TREES SAVED AS
14:52:13 WELL.
14:52:14 AS AN ADDED BENEFIT TO THE RELATED TOWER RESIDENTS, THE
14:52:17 INCREASED SETBACK WOULD GREATLY REDUCE BAYSHORE ROAD
14:52:20 NOISE WITH BAYSHORE GETTING BUSIER, THIS WOULD BE A
14:52:23 SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
14:52:25 ADDITIONALLY, THE INCREASED DISTANCE FROM THE BAY WOULD
14:52:28 MITIGATE POTENTIAL FLOODING AS SEA LEVEL RISE, FOR
14:52:33 INSTANCE, HAS CLEARLY BEEN SEEN IN MIAMI.
14:52:35 WE DO NOT OPPOSE ALL THE DEVELOPMENT ALONG BAYSHORE.
14:52:38 THE CITY AND RESIDENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM PROPERLY MANAGED
14:52:42 DEVELOPMENT, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND AESTHETICALLY.
14:52:46 WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE RELATED GROUP IS LOOKING TO BRING
14:52:49 TO TAMPA A BEAUTIFUL CONDO.
14:52:51 AND, AGAIN, WE DON'T OPPOSE IT PER SE.
14:52:54 MERELY IN ITS CURRENT INCEPTION.
14:52:57 THE PROPOSED CHANGE DOES NOT OFFER THE ELEGANT
14:53:00 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF RELATED TOWER ONE.
14:53:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:53:05 >> -- 27136 REQUIREMENTS CAN BE MET WHILE -- FOR ALL
14:53:10 PARTIES.
14:53:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:53:12 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:53:13 I APPRECIATE IT.
14:53:13 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU.
14:53:14 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT'S
14:53:17 REGISTERED AND ONLINE?
14:53:19 >>THE CLERK: I DO WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE
14:53:22 APPROXIMATELY SEVEN REGISTERED SPEAKERS THAT DID NOT LOG
14:53:24 ON TO THE WEBINAR.
14:53:26 WE HAVE ONE PERSON, NANCY WYNN.
14:53:30 SHE IS LOGGED ON.
14:53:31 HOWEVER, SHE'S NOT ABLE -- SHE DOES NOT HAVE VIDEO ACCESS
14:53:38 AND HAVING ISSUES WITH HER COMPUTER.
14:53:41 AND WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE ON BUT THEY HAVEN'T TURNED OWN
14:53:44 THEIR VIDEO, AND THAT IS TAYLOR ROWELL AND ROBERT
14:53:48 BENNETT.
14:53:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE'S TAYLOR.
14:53:50 AND THE OTHER ONE WAS --
14:53:52 >>THE CLERK: ROBERT BENNETT.
14:53:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. BENNETT.
14:53:56 THERE HE IS.
14:53:57 MR. RALPH, MR. BENNETT, IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT
14:53:58 HAND AND UNMUTE YOURSELF, WE ARE GOING TO SWEAR YOU IN.
14:54:00 (OATH ADMINISTERED BY CLERK)
14:54:07 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, MR. RALPH, YOU HAVE THREE
14:54:19 MINUTES.
14:54:19 >> I'M SORRY, MR. RALPH OR MR. RAPH?
14:54:27 >> TAYLOR RALPH.
14:54:34 WE CAN HEAR YOU BUT CAN'T SEE YOU.
14:54:36 GO AHEAD, MR. BENNETT.
14:54:37 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
14:54:39 I WILL START THE CLOCK.
14:54:39 >> MR. CHAIR, WHO GOES FIRST?
14:54:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU, SIR.
14:54:48 ROBERT BENNETT.
14:54:48 >> MY NAME IS ROSS BENNETT.
14:54:52 I AM A RESIDENT WITH MY WIFE TRACY AT THE STOVALL.
14:54:56 I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON SPEAKING MAYBE SOMEWHAT
14:55:00 DIFFERENTLY THAN MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HEARD WITH
14:55:02 CONCERNS ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.
14:55:04 MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE MUCH MORE ARTICULATE, AND
14:55:08 LIKELY LONGER-TERM RESIDENTS OF THE TAMPA AREA, WE MOVED
14:55:14 HERE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO FROM EASTERN CANADA TO BE PART
14:55:18 OF ONE OF TAMPA'S LARGEST BUSINESSES.
14:55:20 SO AS A BUSINESSMAN, I AM VERY FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENT AND
14:55:24 ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT AND CELEBRATE THE DEVELOPMENT
14:55:27 THAT'S HAPPENING IN TAMPA.
14:55:32 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BUILDING IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH US.
14:55:34 IT'S THE FACT AND THE TECHNICALITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
14:55:37 EXPRESSED BEFORE ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING AND
14:55:39 THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE RESIDENTS OF THE STOVALL,
14:55:43 AND THE INCONSISTENCIES THAT REPRESENTS IN TERMS OF THE
14:55:47 DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAYSHORE AREA.
14:55:49 WHEN TRACY AND I MOVED HERE, WE FOUND TAMPA TO BE A
14:55:53 BEAUTIFUL CITY.
14:55:54 IT'S AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE, AND
14:55:59 SOUTH TAMPA AND THE BAYSHORE AREA IN PARTICULAR HAS THE
14:56:03 CHARACTER THAT IS SPECIAL.
14:56:05 AND THIS CITY AND THAT AREA ARE SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE
14:56:08 HISTORY OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY YOUR COLLEAGUES
14:56:14 THAT SAT IN THE SEATS WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU
14:56:16 HOLD TODAY.
14:56:18 AS THEY HAVE HELD STANDARDS AND CRITERIA THAT ENSURE THAT
14:56:21 THE CITY WAS DEVELOPED IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER, THAT
14:56:25 EXPECTED THE NEEDS OF EXISTING RESIDENTS, WHILE AT THE
14:56:29 SAME TIME ENCOURAGING AND SUCCESSFULLY CREATING A GROWING
14:56:32 VIBRANT CITY.
14:56:37 AND THE COMPROMISING OF THOSE STANDARDS LEADS TO A PATH
14:56:40 THAT WE CAN'T GO BACK ON ONCE THIS DECISION IS MADE.
14:56:44 AND I'M AFRAID THAT THE CHARACTER OF BAYSHORE AND THEN
14:56:50 SUBSEQUENTLY MANY OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY WILL BE
14:56:52 NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COMPROMISING ON THE STANDARD HELD
14:56:58 BY YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE PAST, AND THAT HAVE CREATED
14:57:01 SUCH A WONDERFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR US ALL.
14:57:03 AGAIN, THE PEOPLE AT THE STOVALL, TRACI AND I ARE NOT
14:57:07 ASKING FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT TO BE STOPPED AT ALL.
14:57:10 WE THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT.
14:57:12 WE ONLY REQUEST THAT IT BE POSITIONED PROPERLY SO THAT IT
14:57:16 REFLECTS THE CONSISTENT CHARACTER OF THE REST OF THE
14:57:19 BAYSHORE AREA.
14:57:20 THANK YOU.
14:57:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
14:57:24 MR. TAYLOR RALPH, HAVE YOU UNMUTED YOURSELF?
14:57:29 >> I BELIEVE SO.
14:57:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, GO AHEAD.
14:57:31 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
14:57:32 >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
14:57:34 TAYLOR RALPH, 3073 WEST VANLAWN, TAMPA, FLORIDA HERE IN
14:57:40 SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
14:57:41 I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA, HAVE LIVED IN THE
14:57:43 NEIGHBORHOOD HERE OFF OF BAY TO BAY, MacDILL FOR 12
14:57:48 YEARS NOW, ACTIVELY WORKED TO MAKE BAY TO BAY SAFER,
14:57:53 THANKS TO THE HELP OF COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND ALL OF YOU
14:57:56 AS WELL.
14:57:58 AND THIS PROJECT IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S GOING ON
14:58:02 ON BAYSHORE, AND NOT ONLY THAT, I THINK THE DEVELOPMENT
14:58:06 TEAM HAS SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY,
14:58:09 TRY TO DESIGN WITH INTENT AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT DON'T
14:58:15 NEGATIVELY IMPACT ITS NEIGHBORS.
14:58:17 OBVIOUSLY, I THINK NO MATTER WHERE YOU PUT THIS TOWER,
14:58:20 THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO
14:58:23 THE SOUTH AND TO THE NORTH, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS
14:58:27 PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING
14:58:30 ON ON BAYSHORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO.
14:58:33 AND I REALLY WANTS TO SAY THAT I APPLAUD THE TEAM FOR
14:58:37 DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR TAKING A STEP FORWARD
14:58:41 AND SAYING IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT OUR PROPERTY, WE ARE ALSO
14:58:43 WILLING TO CONSIDER IMPROVING THE UNDERPASS OF THE
14:58:47 CROSSTOWN AND TURNING THAT INTO A VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACE
14:58:50 THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN USE.
14:58:53 AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TRYING TO GET A
14:58:56 SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BAY TO BAY ACROSS THE CSX
14:59:00 TRACKS UNDER THE CROSSTOWN FOR SOME TIME, AND I THINK
14:59:03 THAT WITH THEIR HELP AND WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
14:59:06 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WALK BY TAMPA, WE CAN CREATE A
14:59:11 VERY INNOVATIVE PUBLIC PARK UNDERNEATH THE CROSSTOWN.
14:59:15 AND I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES WITH THE TREES AS WELL.
14:59:18 BUT I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THAT BY PUTTING IN
14:59:21 LARGER TREE CALIPERS AND TRYING TO REPLACE THESE TREES
14:59:25 THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GROW INTO LARGE TREES AS WELL.
14:59:29 SO NOT ONLY DO I THINK IS THIS PROJECT CONSISTENT AND
14:59:33 FORWARD LOOKING FOR THE TAMPA OF TOMORROW, I BELIEVE THAT
14:59:37 THE RELATED GROUP AND RITZ CARLTON PLAN TO INSTALL A
14:59:40 PROJECT THAT EVERYONE CAN BE PROUD OF, THAT WILL CONTINUE
14:59:43 TO BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM IN THIS COMMERCIAL DISTRICT,
14:59:48 THAT IS BUILDING MOMENTUM WITH BUDDY BREW AND ICE CREAM
14:59:54 AND COUNTER CULTURE ACROSS THE STREET.
14:59:56 SO I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
14:59:57 AND I KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO
15:00:00 WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A PROJECT THAT WE CAN
15:00:04 ALL BE PROUD OF.
15:00:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:00:08 ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR PUBLIC
15:00:10 COMMENT THAT IS ONLINE AND ABLE TO?
15:00:13 NO?
15:00:15 >>THE CLERK: NO.
15:00:16 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
15:00:18 COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE I GO TO REBUTTAL?
15:00:20 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I'LL WAIT TO ADDRESS MR. TRUETT.
15:00:27 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF WE CAN TAKE THE QUESTIONS BEFORE THE
15:00:32 REBUTTAL.
15:00:33 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN GUDES?
15:00:36 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU FOR BEING AGAIN.
15:00:40 I KNOW THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THE TAMPA BAY
15:00:43 AREA, AND SO FAR, GOT THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY LAST
15:00:47 WEEK, NAME IS GEORGE IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, SEEMED LIKE
15:00:52 HE'S DOING GOOD WORK IN TAMPA FOR US AND ALSO THE ART
15:00:54 PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON AS WELL.
15:00:58 PEOPLE ARE -- A HIGH-RISE, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TO
15:01:09 BRING HISTORY TO THAT --
15:01:11 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. GUDES, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
15:01:14 WITH REGARD TO THIS MEETING THAT YOU JUST DISCUSSED,
15:01:19 CERTAINLY THIS PROJECT --
15:01:23 AND THE RELEVANCE OF YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MEETING OF
15:01:28 THAT GENTLEMAN DOES NOT FACTOR INTO YOUR CONVERSATION?
15:01:32 >>ORLANDO GUDES: NO CONVERSATION AT ALL ABOUT THIS
15:01:33 PROPERTY.
15:01:34 >>MARTIN SHELBY: RELATIVE TO YOU'RE ABILITY TO BE FAIR
15:01:36 AND IMPARTIAL?
15:01:39 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THAT'S CORRECT.
15:01:41 JUST THE HARD WORK.
15:01:46 >>MARTIN SHELBY: BUT THAT'S TOTALLY SEPARATE AND NO
15:01:48 EFFECT ON THIS HEARING?
15:01:49 >>ORLANDO GUDES: NO EFFECT.
15:01:54 I HEARD FROM TWO OF THE CITIZENS THAT ARE IN THAT STOVALL
15:01:57 BUILDING TALK ABOUT MS. McMILLAN, AND MR. GROSS, AND
15:02:02 TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER ONE CONDO UNIT, THE SIZE THAT
15:02:09 COULD REALLY FIT INTO THIS PROJECT.
15:02:15 I JUST WONDER IF YOUR ARCHITECT LOOKED INTO WHAT THEY ARE
15:02:18 SAYING ABOUT THE ONE CONDO UNIT THAT CAN MAKE THE PROJECT
15:02:21 MOVE, TO HELP EVERYONE INVOLVED?
15:02:24 I'M JUST WONDERING WAS THAT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION?
15:02:27 >> MR. GUDES, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.
15:02:33 TRUETT GARDNER, ASHLEY DRIVE.
15:02:35 THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND POINT TO COVER IN MY
15:02:38 REBUTTAL.
15:02:39 AND GLOBALLY WHEN YOU HAVE PROJECTS OF THIS SCALE AND OF
15:02:41 THIS IMPACT, AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT IT'S GOING TO HAVE
15:02:45 NOTHING BUT A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA, IT'S
15:02:48 NEVER EASY AND WE ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY
15:02:50 HAPPY.
15:02:50 BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, REALLY, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
15:02:54 IS ARGUING FOR US MOVING TO THE EAST CLOSER TO BAYSHORE,
15:02:57 AND WE HAVE DESIGNED THIS SENSITIVELY TO PULL AT WAY FROM
15:03:00 BAYSHORE.
15:03:02 FURTHER THAN WHAT STOVALL HAS, SO IT WOULD BE IN LINE
15:03:05 WITH THAT.
15:03:06 SO THEN YOUR OPTIONS ARE MOVING TO THE WEST.
15:03:08 WE ALSO I BELIEVE IT WAS MR. DEFOSSET SAID LOWER IT.
15:03:12 AND THEN THE THIRD WAS MOVE IT TO THE NORTH.
15:03:14 SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
15:03:15 MOVING IT TO THE WEST, AND OUR ARBORIST MR. PETERIKA IS
15:03:25 HERE, AND THERE'S A NICE CANOPY OF OAK TREES TO THE WEST
15:03:28 WHICH WOULDN'T BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED IF WE MOVED IT TO
15:03:31 THE WEST.
15:03:31 SO WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT CANOPY.
15:03:34 THAT'S THE WESTERN MOVE.
15:03:37 ON TOP OF THAT, JUST LIKE STOVALL DOESN'T WANT US TO BE
15:03:40 IN FRONT OF THEM, WE DON'T WANT TO BE BEHIND THEM EITHER.
15:03:44 SO WE DON'T WANT TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR VIEW.
15:03:47 SO THERE'S THAT.
15:03:48 BUT OVERRIDING THAT ARE THE TREES.
15:03:51 SECONDLY, MR. DEFOSSET SAID LOWER IT.
15:03:54 WHAT LOWERING IT DOES IS MAKE THE BUILDING SQUATIER AND
15:03:57 LONGER, WHICH WOULD ONLY IMPACT MORE VIEWS.
15:04:00 AND THEN WE HEARD MOVE IT TO THE NORTH, MOVE IT TO THE
15:04:03 NORTH, DESTROYS THE SHADED AVENUE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
15:04:06 CREATE ALONG SANTIAGO STREET, AND PUSHES THIS BUILDING
15:04:09 CLOSER TO AQUATICA SO INSTEAD OF THE RESIDENTS FROM
15:04:13 STOVALL WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THE RESIDENTS OF AQUATICA
15:04:16 BEING HERE.
15:04:17 SO I WOULD JUST SAY THE TESTIMONY THAT WAS GIVEN WAS NOT
15:04:19 BY EXPERTS, BY PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE STOVALL, AND I
15:04:23 WOULD RELY ON THE EXPERTS THAT'S RELATED, AND AQUATICA
15:04:27 WHO HAVE UNDER THEIR RESUMÉ HUNDREDS OF CONDOMINIUM
15:04:30 TOWERS.
15:04:30 THEY FEEL THAT THE SITING OF THIS BUILDING IS NOT ONLY
15:04:34 APPROPRIATE BUT IT'S SENSITIVE, AND MR. HAMMOND SAID, IT
15:04:39 ONLY BLOCKS 20 TO 30% OF THEIR 360% VIEW, AND AS I STATED
15:04:45 AT THE LAST HEARING, THE LAW IS CLEAR, YOU ARE NOT
15:04:49 ENTITLED TO VIEW, IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND ACROSS THE
15:04:52 UNITED STATES.
15:04:53 IF YOU WANT A VIEW, YOU BUY THE VIEW.
15:04:55 AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM NOT TRYING TO BE COLD OR
15:04:59 CALCULATED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SENSITIVE ABOUT IT,
15:05:02 BUT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE NOT
15:05:05 GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY WITH WHERE THIS BUILDING ON
15:05:09 BAYSHORE IS SITED, BUT I THINK THEY HAVE ANALYZED IT TO
15:05:14 THE FULLEST SENT TO POSSIBLE AND THEY HAVE CHOSE TEN BEST
15:05:16 LOCATION FOR THAT BUILDING.
15:05:18 AND TILER IS GOING TO SPEAK AFTER ME AND TALK ABOUT A
15:05:21 CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WITH THE STOVALL PEOPLE AS WELL.
15:05:25 AND I THINK THAT WILL ADD SO LIGHT INTO THIS ISSUE AS
15:05:28 WELL.
15:05:28 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR.
15:05:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
15:05:34 ALL RIGHT, MR. TRUETT -- MR. GARDNER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
15:05:37 TO BEGIN YOUR REBUTTAL.
15:05:43 >>TRUETT GARDNER: MR. GUDES HELPED ME WITH ONE OF MY
15:05:45 THREE POINTS.
15:05:46 WE APPRECIATE BOTH SIDES OF THIS.
15:05:49 AGAIN PROJECTS OF THIS SCALE AND OF THIS NATURE ARE NEVER
15:05:51 EASY AND THERE WERE A LOT OF MISSTATEMENTS THAT WERE
15:05:54 MADE.
15:05:54 I AM NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND ADDRESS ALL THEM BUT THERE
15:05:57 ARE TWO THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS.
15:05:59 THREE, ONE WAS SITING WHICH HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT THE
15:06:02 OTHER TWO ARE ONE THAT WE ARE MAXIMIZING THE NUMBER OF
15:06:05 UNITS AND INTENSIFYING THE SITE.
15:06:07 AND THAT JUST IS LOCALLY UNTRUE.
15:06:10 AS FAR AS MAXIMIZATION, WE HAVE AN R-50 COMPREHENSIVE
15:06:14 PLAN CATEGORY, GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS SITE, WE COULD BE
15:06:17 ASKING FOR 232 UNITS.
15:06:19 WE ARE ASKING FOR 180.
15:06:21 NEXT, WE ARE INTENSIFYING THE SITE.
15:06:24 AND WHAT COMBS WITH THAT IS TYPICALLY ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC.
15:06:27 WE ARE NOT INTENSIFYING THE SITE.
15:06:29 WE ARE NEGATIVELY FROM A UNIT STANDPOINT, THERE ARE
15:06:34 CURRENTLY 176 APARTMENT UNITS.
15:06:37 AGAIN THIS WAS BUILT IN THE 1970s, PAST ITS USEFUL
15:06:41 LIFE, AND WE ARE REQUESTING 1820 CONDOS.
15:06:44 SO A NET BEFORE, AND THE CONDOS GENERATE LESS TRAFFIC
15:06:50 THAN APARTMENTS, WHICH IS WHY THE WOMAN STATED NO TRAFFIC
15:06:54 STUDY WAS NEEDED, BECAUSE OUR IMPACT IS ACTUALLY LESS.
15:06:57 SO THAT HANDLES MAXIMIZATION AND INTENSIFYING THE SITE.
15:07:01 THEN THE LAST POINT I WANTED TO MAKE, THIS ASSERTION THAT
15:07:06 WAS MADE BY A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR
15:07:09 THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
15:07:10 AGAIN, WE WILL PAY FOR ALL THE IMPACT FEES, WE WILL
15:07:15 SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE TAX BASE, AND RELATED IS
15:07:18 ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED, CAN'T BE A CONDITION OF THE SITE
15:07:22 PLAN, BUT MR. GUDES MENTIONED THE PROJECT THAT YOU SAW IN
15:07:25 THE PUBLIC ART THERE.
15:07:26 THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PUBLIC ART AT THIS PROPERTY TO NOT
15:07:29 ONLY TO MAKE IT MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, BUT TO MAKE
15:07:32 THIS WHOLE BAYSHORE AREA MORE BEAUTIFUL.
15:07:34 AND WITH THAT I WILL TURN THINGS OVER TO TYLER HUDSON.
15:07:41 >> TYLER HUDSON: NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE.
15:07:46 FIRST I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAD A COUPLE MISSING
15:07:48 SPEAKERS HERE DUE TO SO OF THE TIME CONSTRAINTS.
15:07:52 WE HAD ABOUT 20 SUPPORTIVE SPEAKERS.
15:07:54 SOME OF THEM COULD NOT BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
15:07:56 I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TIME
15:08:00 WE WERE HERE.
15:08:00 ONE THING IS TAMPA WON THE STANLEY CUP AND THE OTHER
15:08:04 THING IS TAMPA CONTINUED TO HAVE A CONTINUED AMOUNT OF
15:08:08 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SINCE THE LAST MEETING.
15:08:10 NOT ONLY BIKE/WALK TAMPA HAS COME OUT AND DONE A BIKE
15:08:13 AUDIT, THERE'S BEEN MEETINGS OF THE PALMA CEIA
15:08:17 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ABOUT WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON
15:08:19 BAY TO BAY, BEING PLANNED FOR BAY TO BAY, BUT WE
15:08:21 CONTINUED TO TALK TO THE FOLKS AT THE STOVALL
15:08:24 CONDOMINIUM.
15:08:24 MR. VAKA WHO REPRESENTED THE RESIDENTS AT THE LAST
15:08:27 HEARING.
15:08:28 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM RELATED VERY
15:08:33 COMPREHENSIVE, AND COSTLY TO THEM, OFFER BY THE WAY TO
15:08:38 MITIGATE SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS.
15:08:39 THE OFFER WAS TO TAKE AWAY TWO OF THE THREE SOUTHERN
15:08:42 FACING WINDOWS ON THE PROPERTY, TO PAY FOR EXPANDED
15:08:47 MITIGATION FOR SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND DUST
15:08:50 ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP, AND THAT OFFER WAS
15:08:53 REJECTED.
15:08:54 WE RESPECT THEIR DECISION ON THAT.
15:08:56 ONE THING THAT CONCERNED THE STOVALL ALSO IS THE PILINGS
15:09:00 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STOVALL FOLKS AND THIS COUNCIL, WE
15:09:02 ARE GOING TO USE A DRILL METHOD THAT'S GOING TO BE
15:09:04 DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAPPENED ACROSS FROM OLD CITY HALL
15:09:07 THAT CAUSED SOME NOISE, VIBRATION ISSUES.
15:09:09 THAT'S NOT AN OFFER.
15:09:10 THAT IS SOMETHING THAT RELATED IS COMMITTED TO.
15:09:12 ON TREES THERE'S A POINT MADE AT SOME POINT ABOUT
15:09:16 PRODUCTION OF CANOPY WHICH YOU ARE GUARDIANS OF BUT I
15:09:18 DON'T THINK THERE'S A MORE ARDENT DEFENDER OF THE CITY
15:09:21 TREE CANOPY THAN BILLBOARDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND
15:09:25 FIRST READING OF THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT ALL THE POP
15:09:28 IMPACTS THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO MAKE TO THE CANOPY
15:09:31 IN THIS AREA, WHICH WE BELIEVE CONSTITUTES CERTAINLY
15:09:34 SUBSTANTIAL AND COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
15:09:37 AND TO TRUETT'S POINT, THE TRANSITION AND SCOPE IS GOING
15:09:42 TO CREATE A LOT OF PASSION.
15:09:43 YOU HAVE SEEN THAT IN BOTH READINGS.
15:09:45 BUT THERE IS NOTHING FUNDAMENTALLY FROM WHAT YOU HEARD AT
15:09:48 THE FIRST READING.
15:09:49 THERE IS NO NEW COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, MORE
15:09:54 REITERATION OF WHAT YOU HEARD BACK ON OCTOBER 1st.
15:09:57 WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE MET OUR BURDENS, WITH THE WAIVERS
15:10:01 AND TO THE REZONING TO PD.
15:10:03 AND RESPECTFULLY HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AGAIN LIKE
15:10:07 LAST TIME.
15:10:08 THANK YOU.
15:10:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:10:09 >>LUIS VIERA: MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY.
15:10:12 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
15:10:13 AND I KNOW THIS HAS NO BEARING WHATSOEVER ON THE MATTER
15:10:18 AT HAND, SO I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ASK IT BUT I WILL.
15:10:21 I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU ALL COULD OPINE -- AND I THINK YOU
15:10:27 GUYS MENTIONED THIS IN THE FIRST HEARING IF MEMORY SERVES
15:10:30 ME RIGHT -- BUT WHAT PROCESS AND GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE
15:10:33 AND ENGAGEMENT THERE'S BEEN WITH THE PRESENT RESIDENTS
15:10:36 WHO ARE THERE RIGHT NOW?
15:10:37 I BELIEVE YOU GUYS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT IT IN THE FIRST
15:10:40 HEARING.
15:10:41 JUST FOR OUR INFORMATION.
15:10:43 MR. SHELBY, BEFORE THEY ANSWER THAT, WOULD THAT BE AN
15:10:47 IMPROPER INQUIRY TO ENGAGE OWN AT THIS TIME?
15:10:49 >>MARTIN SHELBY: WELL, MY THOUGHT IS TWO FOLD.
15:10:53 NUMBER ONE, IT WAS RAISED AT THE PRIOR HEARING, IF YOU
15:10:56 RECALL.
15:10:56 SO THAT TESTIMONY IS CUMULATIVE, NUMBER ONE.
15:10:59 AND NUMBER TWO IS, I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THAT IS
15:11:03 SPECIFICALLY RELEVANT TO THE SPECIFIC CODE REQUIREMENTS
15:11:06 BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CODE REQUIREMENTS TO THAT EFFECT.
15:11:08 >>LUIS VIERA: I APPRECIATE.
15:11:09 THAT SO THEN AS TO NOT SULLY THE RECORD ON ISSUES THAT
15:11:14 WOULDN'T BE DIRECTLY REGULAR ADJUVANT TO CODE, ET CETERA,
15:11:17 I'LL WITHDRAW THE QUESTION.
15:11:18 SO DISREGARD.
15:11:20 THANK YOU.
15:11:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL WITH ANY
15:11:22 QUESTIONS?
15:11:23 COMMENTS?
15:11:24 CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:11:27 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
15:11:28 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
15:11:31 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
15:11:33 ANY OPPOSED?
15:11:35 OKAY.
15:11:35 SO ITEM NUMBER 79.
15:11:37 COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
15:11:39 WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THIS?
15:11:45 >> I MOVE FILE REZ 20-38, A SUBSTITUTES ORDINANCE BEING
15:11:48 PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
15:11:51 REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3105 BAY
15:11:55 OAKS COURT IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE
15:11:58 PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
15:12:01 CLASSIFICATION RM 35, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, TO PD,
15:12:05 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY,
15:12:08 RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, PROVIDING AN
15:12:10 EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:12:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
15:12:13 WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
15:12:16 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:12:16 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:12:20 >>ORLANDO GUDES: NO.
15:12:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:12:23 >>BILL CARLSON: NO.
15:12:24 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:12:26 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:12:27 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH GUDES AND CARLSON
15:12:30 VOTING NO AND DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT.
15:12:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:12:34 BEFORE WE GO ONTO ITEM 82, I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER IF WE
15:12:38 COULD TAKE UP ITEM 78.
15:12:40 THERE AREN'T ANY REGISTERED SPEAKERS FOR IT.
15:12:43 IT HOPEFULLY SHOULD NOT TAKE -- SHOULDN'T TAN VERY LONG.
15:12:47 ITEM NUMBER 78.
15:12:49 >> THAT'S REZ 20-35, 555 NORTH WESTSHORE BOULEVARD.
15:13:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR.
15:13:01 AND THE APPLICANT IS DAVID MECHANIK. DO WE HAVE
15:13:05 MR. MECHANIK ON LINE?
15:13:18 MR. MECHANIK, IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR CAMERA ON AND UNMUTE
15:13:22 YOURSELF, WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN.
15:13:27 ALL RIGHT.
15:13:39 WE HAVE ONE PART.
15:13:57 MR. MECHANIK, IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
15:14:29 >>THE CLERK: HE'S STILL LOGGED ON.
15:14:32 >> OKAY.
15:14:38 YOU ARE ON.
15:14:39 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, MR. MECHANIK
15:14:46 AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
15:14:48 >>THE CLERK: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
15:14:50 DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU
15:14:53 ARE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE
15:14:55 TRUTH?
15:14:56 >> I DO.
15:14:57 >> I DO.
15:14:57 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GREAT.
15:14:58 ITEM NUMBER 78.
15:15:04 >>DAVID MECHANIK: MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS DAVID MECHANIK,
15:15:06 305 SOUTH BOULEVARD, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
15:15:09 I'M HERE WITH THE APPLICANT.
15:15:14 WE RECEIVED FIRST READING APPROVAL WITH UNANIMOUS VOTE,
15:15:19 AND WE ARE JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
15:15:21 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY
15:15:24 QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, PETITIONERS?
15:15:26 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO BE SPEAK
15:15:28 ON ITEM NUMBER 78, REZ-20-35?
15:15:32 ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS? ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:15:36 ANYBODY REGISTERED ONLINE?
15:15:37 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
15:15:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO.
15:15:39 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: CAN I GET A MASS TO CLOSE?
15:15:42 MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN GUDES, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN
15:15:45 MIRANDA.
15:15:46 ANY OBJECTION?
15:15:47 ALL RIGHT.
15:15:47 WOULD YOU MIND READING NUMBER 78?
15:15:50 >>ORLANDO GUDES: FILE REZ-20-35.
15:15:53 SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING
15:15:56 AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE
15:15:58 GENERAL VICINITY OF 555 NORTH WESTSHORE BOULEVARD IN THE
15:16:01 CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
15:16:03 SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED
15:16:06 DEVELOPMENT, HOTEL OR MOTEL, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
15:16:09 HOTEL OR MOTEL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:16:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:16:15 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:16:16 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:16:19 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:16:21 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: (NO RESPONSE.)
15:16:24 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:16:25 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:16:26 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:16:27 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:16:29 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING
15:16:31 ABSENT.
15:16:31 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE GO TO ITEM NUMBER 82.
15:16:33 AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER WAS NOT
15:16:36 HERE AND I DIDN'T WANTS TO LOSE ANY OTHER COUNCIL
15:16:38 MEMBERS, AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE
15:16:40 HEARINGS AND GO FROM THERE.
15:16:41 ITEM NUMBER 82.
15:16:43 REZ 20-59.
15:16:55 PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN.
15:16:58 (OATH ADMINISTERED BY CLERK).
15:17:00 >> NICE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON.
15:17:08 I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
15:17:11 5703 SOUTH MACDILL AVENUE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
15:17:15 YOU MAY HAVE.
15:17:16 AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
15:17:17 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
15:17:20 APPLICANT?
15:17:22 HEARING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC, HERE IN
15:17:24 THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 82?
15:17:27 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
15:17:28 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK THAT
15:17:30 IS WISHING TO SPEAK?
15:17:33 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
15:17:33 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED
15:17:35 WISHING TO SPEAK?
15:17:36 >>THE CLERK: NOT FOR THIS ITEM.
15:17:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:17:39 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
15:17:41 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
15:17:42 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:17:43 ANY OPPOSITION?
15:17:44 HEARING NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, WOULD YOU MIND
15:17:47 READING ITEM NUMBER 82?
15:17:48 >>BILL CARLSON: SURE.
15:17:50 FILE REZ 20-59, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENT PD FOR SECOND
15:17:54 READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN
15:17:56 THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 5501 NORTH 15th STREET IN THE
15:18:00 CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
15:18:02 SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION SH-RS
15:18:07 SEMINOLE HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO SH-PD
15:18:11 SEMINOLE HEIGHTS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL,
15:18:13 SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:18:13 >> SECOND.
15:18:16 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
15:18:18 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:18:19 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:18:22 >>ORLANDO GUDES: NO.
15:18:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:18:26 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:18:27 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:18:29 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO.
15:18:31 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH GUDES AND MIRANDA
15:18:33 VOTING NO AND DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT.
15:18:37 MENT.
15:18:37 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
15:18:38 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
15:18:39 AND I LIKE THOSE CHOPS.
15:18:42 VERY NICE.
15:18:44 ITEM NUMBER 64.
15:18:45 ITEM NUMBER 64 E-2020-8.
15:18:53 ITEM NUMBER 64.
15:19:05 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FOR COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 64?
15:19:08 ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:19:09 ANYBODY REGISTERED ONLINE?
15:19:11 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
15:19:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE
15:19:13 PUBLIC HEARING?
15:19:14 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:19:16 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
15:19:17 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:19:18 ANY OPPOSED?
15:19:20 COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ITEM NUMBER
15:19:22 64.
15:19:23 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:19:24 FILE NUMBER E-2020-8 CH 15.
15:19:29 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
15:19:31 ADOPTION.
15:19:31 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA RELATING TO
15:19:35 PARKING -- AM I ON 64?
15:19:39 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:19:40 64.
15:19:41 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:19:42 RELATED TO PARKING METER REGULATIONS, MAKING REVISIONS TO
15:19:47 CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 15, PARKING,
15:19:50 AMENDING ARTICLE II, REGULATIONS, PERMITS, PENALTIES,
15:19:54 DIVISION 2, PARKING METER REGULATIONS, SECTION 15-81,
15:19:59 HOURS OF OPERATION FOR PARKING METERS, REPEALING ALL
15:20:03 ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,
15:20:07 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:20:10 >> SECOND.
15:20:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CITRO. SECOND
15:20:14 BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:20:16 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:20:17 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:20:18 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:20:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:20:21 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:20:22 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:20:24 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:20:25 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING
15:20:27 ABSENT.
15:20:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:20:29 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 65.
15:20:35 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
15:20:37 ITEM NUMBER 65, FILE CIP AND CIS 2020?
15:20:42 ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:20:45 ANYBODY REGISTERED?
15:20:46 >>THE CLERK: NO.
15:20:48 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NUMBER
15:20:50 657?
15:20:50 MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:20:52 SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
15:20:53 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:20:54 ANY OPPOSED?
15:20:55 COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM
15:20:58 NUMBER 65?
15:20:59 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ITEM NUMBER 65, CIP AND CIS 2020.
15:21:03 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
15:21:05 ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE IMAGE 2044 TAMPA
15:21:09 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SECTION BY
15:21:12 REPLACING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS
15:21:14 WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS FOR THE
15:21:17 FISCAL YEAR 2021 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROVIDING FOR
15:21:21 REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
15:21:24 SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:21:25 >>JOSEPH CITRO: SECOND.
15:21:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN
15:21:29 MIRANDA, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
15:21:31 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:21:32 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:21:33 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:21:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:21:36 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:21:37 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:21:38 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:21:40 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING
15:21:41 ABSENT.
15:21:42 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:21:43 THAT COVERS ITEM NUMBER -- NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 66.
15:21:47 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK
15:21:49 ON ITEM NUMBER 66?
15:21:51 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:21:54 >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT.
15:21:58 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
15:22:06 IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MR. DOHERTY, AND WE
15:22:09 WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
15:22:10 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE
15:22:15 TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH AND
15:22:17 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
15:22:18 >> I DO.
15:22:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, MR. DOHERTY.
15:22:20 >> GOOD EVENING.
15:22:24 GOOD AFTERNOON.
15:22:24 PARDON ME.
15:22:25 MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
15:22:28 I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THE STAFF
15:22:31 REPORT.
15:22:32 JUST THAT WE ARE IN CONCURRENCE WITH STAFF'S
15:22:35 RECOMMENDATION AND ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
15:22:38 HAVE.
15:22:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
15:22:41 GENTLEMAN?
15:22:42 HEARING NONE, AND I ALREADY ASKED IF FROM WAS ANY PUBLIC
15:22:45 COMMENT.
15:22:45 ONCE AGAIN, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON 66?
15:22:48 >>THE CLERK: NO, CHAIR.
15:22:50 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NUMBER
15:22:52 66?
15:22:52 MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:22:54 SECOND FROM COUNSEL MEMBER GUDES.
15:22:56 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:22:57 ANY OPPOSED?
15:22:57 ALL RIGHT.
15:22:58 COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM NUMBER
15:23:01 66?
15:23:02 >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR, MR. CHAIR.
15:23:03 I MOVE A SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND
15:23:06 READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAMPA
15:23:09 COMPROMISES IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE
15:23:13 LAND USE MAP FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE PROPERTY AT
15:23:16 GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2901 BEST SWANN AVENUE, 2618 WEST
15:23:21 DeLEON STREET, 2619 WEST DeLEON STREET FROM PUBLIC
15:23:24 SEMI-PUBLIC P/SP COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL 35, CC-35,
15:23:29 COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35, CMU-35, AND RESIDENTIAL 20, R-20,
15:23:33 TO PUBLIC SEMI-PUBLIC, P/SP PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
15:23:41 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT PROIVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
15:23:43 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:23:43 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND.
15:23:46 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:23:47 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:23:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:23:50 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:23:51 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:23:52 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:23:54 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING
15:23:55 ABSENT.
15:23:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:23:57 ITEM NUMBER 67.
15:23:58 DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE LINE FOR 67?
15:24:03 >> YES.
15:24:04 MR. MARK BENTLEY.
15:24:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
15:24:10 MR. BENTLEY, IF COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND
15:24:12 UNMUTE YOURSELF, WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
15:24:14 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
15:24:18 TESTIMONY THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE DAP IS THE TRUTH AND
15:24:20 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
15:24:21 >> I DO.
15:24:24 THANK YOU.
15:24:25 MY NAME IS MARK BENTLEY, 401 EAST JACKSON STREET, TAMPA
15:24:29 363602.
15:24:30 I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT, CAPCO, LLC AND THIS IS A PLAN
15:24:35 AMENDMENT IN YBOR CITY AND I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY
15:24:38 QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
15:24:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
15:24:40 GENTLEMAN?
15:24:42 HEARING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT
15:24:44 WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 67?
15:24:47 >>THE CLERK: NO, CHAIR.
15:24:50 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO?
15:24:52 ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:24:54 >> NO, SIR.
15:24:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN
15:24:59 MIRANDA.
15:24:59 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
15:25:01 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:25:02 ANY OBJECTION?
15:25:05 WHO WAS NEXT, COUNCILMAN CARLSON, 67?
15:25:08 >>BILL CARLSON: SURE.
15:25:09 I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FILE PA 20-03, ORDINANCE BEING
15:25:13 PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
15:25:16 AMENDING THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
15:25:19 FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE
15:25:22 PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
15:25:25 EAST PALM AVENUE AND NORTH 17th STREET FROM
15:25:27 RESIDENTIAL 50, R-50 AND RIGHT-OF-WAY, ROW, TO URBAN
15:25:33 MIXED USE 60, UMU 60, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
15:25:38 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
15:25:40 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:25:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:25:44 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:25:45 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:25:47 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:25:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:25:52 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:25:53 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:25:55 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:25:55 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:25:58 BEING ABSENT.
15:25:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
15:26:01 NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 68.
15:26:05 WE DO NOT HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE.
15:26:09 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
15:26:12 ITEM NUMBER 68?
15:26:14 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:26:18 ANYBODY REGISTERED ONLINE?
15:26:20 >> NO, SIR.
15:26:21 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
15:26:23 MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:26:24 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
15:26:26 SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO, I BELIEVE.
15:26:28 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:26:29 ANY OBJECTION?
15:26:30 HEARING NONE, COUNCILMAN CITRO, IF YOU WOULD MIND NOT
15:26:33 TAKING NUMBER 68.
15:26:34 >>JOSEPH CITRO: FILE NUMBER PA 20-05, AN ORDINANCE BEING
15:26:40 PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
15:26:43 AMENDING THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
15:26:47 FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP, FOR THE
15:26:50 PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 3710 NORTH POPLAR AVENUE
15:26:57 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS FREEDOM PARK FROM RESIDENTIAL 10,
15:27:00 R-10, TO RES RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE R/OS, PROVIDING FOR
15:27:04 REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
15:27:07 SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:27:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
15:27:11 MIRANDA.
15:27:12 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:27:12 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:27:14 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:27:16 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:27:17 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:27:19 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:27:20 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:27:21 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:27:23 BEING ABSENT.
15:27:23 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM NUMBER 69.
15:27:32 WE DO NOT HAVE AN APPLICANT.
15:27:33 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
15:27:35 THIS ITEM?
15:27:38 CHRIST, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
15:27:39 I GUESS WITH NO APPLICANT, IS THIS CITY INITIATED? I'M
15:27:44 JUST CURIOUS.
15:27:44 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THIS WAS ALL INITIATED BY CITY.
15:27:47 >>MARTIN SHELBY: OH, IT'S THE PARKS.
15:27:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:27:56 TAYLOR PARK.
15:27:57 ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC?
15:27:58 ANYBODY ONLINE?
15:28:00 ALL RIGHT.
15:28:00 MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:28:02 WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:28:04 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
15:28:06 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:28:07 ANY OBJECTION?
15:28:08 COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, ITEM NUMBER 69.
15:28:09 >> FILE NUMBER PA 20-06.
15:28:15 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
15:28:17 ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE IMAGE 2040 TAMPA
15:28:20 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND
15:28:23 USE MAP FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 611 WEST
15:28:26 INDIANA AVENUE AND OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CALVIN TAYLOR PARK
15:28:30 FROM RESIDENTIAL 10, R-10 TO RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE,
15:28:36 R/OS, PROVIDING INFORM REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN
15:28:39 CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN
15:28:41 EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:28:41 >>JOSEPH CITRO: SECOND.
15:28:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
15:28:45 MIRANDA, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO. ROLL CALL
15:28:48 VOTE.
15:28:48 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:28:49 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:28:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:28:52 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:28:54 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:28:55 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:28:55 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:28:57 BEING ABSENT.
15:28:58 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM NUMBER 70.
15:29:00 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
15:29:03 ITEM NUMBER 70?
15:29:04 ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:29:06 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED?
15:29:07 >>THE CLERK: NO.
15:29:09 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:29:12 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:29:13 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
15:29:15 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:29:16 ANY OPPOSED?
15:29:17 COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA WORKERS YOU MIND TAKING ITEM NUMBER
15:29:20 730?
15:29:21 >>LUIS VIERA: I HEREBY MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED
15:29:24 FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
15:29:26 THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND
15:29:29 USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE PROPERTY
15:29:32 GENERALLY LOCATED AT 5202 AND 5209 NORTH 12TH STREET AND
15:29:36 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GIDDENS PARK FROM RESIDENTIAL 10 R-10
15:29:39 TO RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE, R/OS, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
15:29:44 ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
15:29:47 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:29:47 >> SECOND.
15:29:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
15:29:51 MIRANDA.
15:29:51 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:29:52 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:29:53 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:29:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:29:57 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:29:58 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:29:59 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:30:00 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:30:02 BEING ABSENT.
15:30:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT UP IS THE ITEM NUMBER 71.
15:30:06 MORE OF THE SAME.
15:30:07 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
15:30:09 ITEM NUMBER 71?
15:30:10 >> NO, SIR.
15:30:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THERE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:30:13 ANYONE REGISTERED TO SPEAK?
15:30:14 >> NO.
15:30:15 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:30:17 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES, SECONDED BY
15:30:19 COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
15:30:21 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:30:21 ANY OPPOSED?
15:30:22 COUNCILMAN GUDES, IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND READING ITEM
15:30:25 NUMBER 71.
15:30:26 >>ORLANDO GUDES: FILE PA 20-08, SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
15:30:30 BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN
15:30:32 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
15:30:35 PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENTS FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR
15:30:39 PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1200 EAST LAKE AVENUE AND
15:30:42 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS RAGAN PARK FROM RESIDENTIAL 10 R-10 TO
15:30:48 RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE R/OS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
15:30:51 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
15:30:53 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:30:53 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
15:30:56 MIRANDA.
15:30:56 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:30:57 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:30:59 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:31:00 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:31:01 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:31:02 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:31:03 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:31:04 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:31:06 BEING ABSENT.
15:31:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:31:09 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 72.
15:31:13 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO BE
15:31:16 SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 72?
15:31:18 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:31:19 >> MOVE TO CLOSE.
15:31:22 >> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED?
15:31:24 NO?
15:31:25 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
15:31:27 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:31:28 ALL RIGHT.
15:31:28 COUNCILMAN -- ANY OBJECTION?
15:31:31 COUNCILMAN CARLSON, ITEM NUMBER 72.
15:31:33 >>BILL CARLSON: SURE.
15:31:36 I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FILE PA 20-09, ORDINANCE BEING
15:31:40 PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
15:31:43 AMENDING THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE
15:31:46 LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE PROPERTY
15:31:48 GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1010 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET AND
15:31:51 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HERMAN MASSEY PARK FROM CENTRAL
15:31:54 BUSINESS DISTRICT CBD TO RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE, R/OS,
15:31:58 PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,
15:32:01 PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:32:02 >> SECOND.
15:32:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN
15:32:05 MIRANDA.
15:32:05 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:32:06 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:32:08 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:32:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:32:11 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:32:13 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:32:14 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:32:16 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:32:18 BEING ABSENT.
15:32:20 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 73.
15:32:29 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THAT WISHES TO SPEAK?
15:32:33 ANYBODY REGISTERED?
15:32:34 MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
15:32:37 SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
15:32:38 ANY OBJECTION?
15:32:39 COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO, ITEM NUMBER 73.
15:32:41 >>JOSEPH CITRO: FILE NUMBER PA 20-10, ORDINANCE BEING
15:32:46 PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
15:32:48 AMENDING THE IMAGINE 2040 TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
15:32:51 FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE
15:32:54 PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1314 SCOTT STREET AND
15:32:57 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS TAMPA PARK PLAZA, FROM COMMUNITY MIXED
15:33:01 USE 35 CMU-35, TO RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE R/OS PROVIDING
15:33:13 FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
15:33:17 SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:33:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
15:33:24 VIERA.
15:33:24 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:33:25 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:33:26 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
15:33:28 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:33:29 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
15:33:31 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:33:32 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:33:33 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH DINGFELDER
15:33:35 BEING ABSENT.
15:33:36 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM NUMBER 74, I BELIEVE WE HAVE
15:33:39 TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE REGISTERED TO COME ONLINE, IF
15:33:43 THEY WOULD.
15:33:44 THERE THEY ARE TOGETHER.
15:33:46 IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL
15:33:48 SWEAR YOU IN, MAKE SURE YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
15:33:50 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
15:33:54 TESTIMONY THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH
15:33:56 AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
15:33:57 >> I DO.
15:34:00 >> I DO.
15:34:01 >>THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
15:34:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
15:34:03 GO AHEAD.
15:34:04 >> KAMI CORBETT FOR THE RECORD, SUITE 3700ER HERE WITH
15:34:12 ARE MY LAW PARTNER SCOTT McLAREN AND WE ARE HERE TO
15:34:16 ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE THEM, AND RESERVE
15:34:19 ANY TIME FOR REBUTTAL IF NECESSARY.
15:34:22 >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
15:34:24 I KNOW WE HAVE THREE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
15:34:27 IF THEY WOULD COME ONBOARD, AND WE'LL SWEAR THEM IN.
15:34:31 THEY WILL EACH HAVE THREE MINUTES.
15:34:37 AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE CAROL ANN BENNETT, STEPHANIE POYNOR
15:34:42 AND JEAN STROHMAIER.
15:34:47 I SEE ONE.
15:34:52 STEPHANIE AND JEAN, IF YOU COULD TURN ON YOUR CAMERAS AND
15:34:55 UNMUTE YOURSELF AND WE WILL SWEAR EVERYBODY IN AND BEGIN.
15:35:07 WE HAVE TWO.
15:35:07 DO WE HAVE A THIRD?
15:35:13 JEAN, IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
15:35:15 >>THE CLERK: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
15:35:31 DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU
15:35:35 ARE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY IS THE S NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
15:35:38 >> I DO.
15:35:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAROL ANN BENNETT, GO AHEAD.
15:35:43 >> NO.
15:35:46 WE WANT TO BE IN ORDER.
15:35:47 THIS IS JEAN.
15:35:48 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
15:35:49 I HAVE CAROL ANN, JEAN AND STEPHANIE IN ORDER. WHO WANTS
15:35:53 TO GO FIRST?
15:35:54 >> JEAN, PLEASE.
15:35:59 IF YOU DON'T MIND, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ON HERE SINCE
15:36:01 9:00 A.M.
15:36:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ME TOO.
15:36:03 PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON SO WE CAN SEE YOU.
15:36:07 WE HAVE TO SEE YOU.
15:36:07 >> I'M SORRY.
15:36:12 IT WAS ON BUT --
15:36:14 >>> WE HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN.
15:36:15 WE DIDN'T SEE YOU ON CAMERA.
15:36:16 RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
15:36:17 (OATH ADMINISTERED BY CLERK).
15:36:18 >> YES.
15:36:24 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AND WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT EXTRA
15:36:26 TIME?
15:36:26 >> I WOULD LIKE A FEW EXTRA SECONDS.
15:36:29 I MEAN, WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 9:00.
15:36:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S FINE.
15:36:33 >> IF YOU DON'T MIND.
15:36:34 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SURE.
15:36:35 GO AHEAD.
15:36:35 >> MR. GUDES, I LIKE YOUR GO-TEE.
15:36:43 IT REALLY LOOKS NICE.
15:36:44 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MS. STROHMAIER.
15:36:50 >> ALL RIGHT.
15:36:54 MY NAME IS JEAN STROHMAIER, PRESIDENT OF INTERBAY GANDY
15:36:58 CIVIC ASSOCIATION, HERE INDIVIDUALLY AND TO SPEAK FOR
15:37:00 OTHERS WHO CO-NOT PARTICIPATE.
15:37:03 THIS CANNOT GO FORWARD UNDER 70.51 AS FOLLOWS, FAILS TO
15:37:12 DETERMINE WITHIN 45 DAYS WHETHER THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY
15:37:14 WERE REASONABLE OR NOT, AND SINCE LAND USE ENVIRONMENTAL
15:37:22 MANDATES THAT THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE ISSUE A
15:37:24 RECOMMENDATION THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REMAIN
15:37:28 UNDISTURBED.
15:37:31 19 SUBSECTION A, PAGE 8.
15:37:36 THERE WAS NO DECISION WITHIN 45 DAYS OR ANY EVIDENCE OF
15:37:39 EXTENSION IF THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY DOES NOT ACT WITHIN
15:37:43 45 DAYS, THE RECOMMENDATION IS DEEMED REJECTED.
15:37:48 21 SUBSECTION 8 PAGE 9, PARAGRAPH 3.
15:37:54 I LIKE SAYING THAT.
15:37:56 IF THE RECOMMENDATION WASN'T APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL,
15:37:58 AND IF NOT, THEN WHO APPROVED IT?
15:38:00 WE REQUEST CONFIRMATION OF ANY EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE
15:38:04 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES.
15:38:08 IT EXCEEDED THE REQUIRED 165 DAYS AGAIN WITH NO EVIDENCE.
15:38:14 SUBSECTION 23.
15:38:17 I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS COORDINATED.
15:38:20 SO WE CALCULATE 230-OH OF 7 DAYS.
15:38:27 BASED UPON THE FINDINGS SPECIFICALLY THIS REQUEST SHOULD
15:38:29 BE DENIED.
15:38:30 IF IN THE ALTERNATIVE CITY COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD, THEN
15:38:34 THE PROJECT SHOULD BE DENIED BECAUSE THE APPLICANT FAILED
15:38:36 TO MEET ITS BURDEN OF PROOF TO PROVIDE COMPETENT,
15:38:39 SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT
15:38:41 WITH THE LAND USE CODE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IN THE
15:38:45 FOLLOWING WAYS FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING, THAT
15:38:48 THE DEVELOPMENT COULD NOT BE BUILT WITHIN THE CURRENT
15:38:50 ZONING DISTRICT AS PER LAND USE, THAT THE LAND
15:38:57 DEVELOPMENT REQUEST WAS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN
15:39:00 WAIVING ESTABLISHED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN
15:39:02 CONFLICT WITH LAND USE POLICY 8.13 .23, THAT THE
15:39:06 DEVELOPMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
15:39:09 AND ESTABLISHED SOUTH TAMPA AS AN AREA -- AND IN
15:39:14 DEVELOPMENT PATTERN I DIDN'T, PAGE 3 AND 4, THAT THE
15:39:19 DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN
15:39:23 SOUTH TAMPA SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT RESIDENTS WOULD BE
15:39:26 RESISTANT TO ANY ENCROACHMENT IN THE SING NATURE OF
15:39:30 LIMITED SPACE, AS WELL AS JOINT REFERENCE ON PAGES 14 AND
15:39:34 15.
15:39:34 THAT REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE APPLICABLE SINGLE
15:39:37 USE ZONING DISTRICT AND REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT WHICH
15:39:41 ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN CONFLICT WITH ZONING
15:39:43 DISTRICT LAND USE DESIGNATION, .131.
15:39:52 AM I ALL RIGHT?
15:39:53 OKAY.
15:39:54 THAT THE DEVELOPMENT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF PLANNED
15:39:56 DEVELOPMENT AS DEFINED WITHIN 351.
15:40:02 THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING AS REQUIRED BY CITY OF
15:40:05 TAMPA LAND USE, SECTION 27 THROUGH 136, AND THE APPLICANT
15:40:12 FAILED TO IDENTIFY OR PROVIDE ANY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL
15:40:15 EVIDENCE TO MEET THESE CONDITIONS, DIVERSIFICATION, OR
15:40:22 SHOW --
15:40:23 [BELL SOUNDS]
15:40:25 CIRCUMVENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CONFLICT WITH ANY
15:40:31 POLICIES.
15:40:37 [INDISCERNIBLE] AND PROVIDED IN CONFLICT WITH ZONING
15:40:40 DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
15:40:43 LASTLY, THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE DENIED IN THAT IT
15:40:46 CONFLICTS WITH THE MISSION OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE
15:40:49 HAD -- [INDISCERNIBLE]
15:40:53 AND THAT'S IT.
15:40:53 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:40:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:40:55 STEPHANIE POYNOR.
15:40:59 ALL RIGHT, CAROL ANN BENNETT.
15:41:01 THEN STEPHANIE POYNOR.
15:41:04 THEN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
15:41:04 >> AT THE FIRST READING MS. JOHNSON-VELEZ SET MEDIATION,
15:41:11 AND THE PUBLIC WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE CANDID TESTIMONY, BUT
15:41:15 THEY LISTENED CAREFULLY TO ALL SIDES AND THE CONCERNS OF
15:41:17 THE PUBLIC, AND THE PROCESS WAS RICHER BECAUSE OF PUBLIC
15:41:21 INPUT.
15:41:22 THEY ALSO SAID THEY INVITED EXTRA PEOPLE ABOVE THE
15:41:24 REQUIREMENTS.
15:41:27 I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
15:41:29 IT WAS SIMPLY TWO DIFFERENT MEDIATIONS.
15:41:32 WE WERE ALLOWED TO HEAR ATTORNEYS PRESENT THEIR CASES BUT
15:41:37 THAT WAS ALL.
15:41:38 WE WERE INVITED TO LISTEN.
15:41:40 ONLY TO LISTEN.
15:41:41 WE WERE GIVEN NO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OR PRESENT OUR
15:41:43 CONCERNS AND INPUT UNTIL AFTER DECISIONS WERE MADE.
15:41:47 AT THE FIRST MEDIATION I WAS DISMAYED THAT MS.
15:41:50 JOHNSON-VELEZ DIDN'T SAY THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL DENIED
15:41:52 THE REZONING IN 2018 BUT I HAD NO CHANCE TO BE SPEAK.
15:41:56 I WAS SO DESPERATE AND FRUSTRATED THAT DURING THE HEARING
15:42:00 I CENTS AN E-MAIL LABELED URGENT BECAUSE I HAD NO OTHER
15:42:04 WAY TO COMMUNICATE.
15:42:04 LATER MS. POYNOR WAS IN THE ZOOM ROOM FOR HOURS.
15:42:10 EVENTUALLY THE JUDGE SAID WE COULD GO.
15:42:14 I ASKED HIM IF WE COULD VOICE OUR CONCERNS AND HE SAID
15:42:18 NO, JUST -- NO.
15:42:20 I WAS SHOCKED AND SILENCED BUT MS. POYNOR WASN'T GOING TO
15:42:25 BE DETERRED AND SAID CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
15:42:29 THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL DENIED A REZONING.
15:42:32 THAT WAS Q AND A WITH THE SUM TOTAL OF OUR INPUT AND
15:42:35 PARTICIPATION.
15:42:36 THAT WAS IT.
15:42:37 ON THE SECOND MEDIATION, THE CITY ATTORNEYS DID A GREAT
15:42:41 JOB AND I WAS VERY HAPPY THE SECOND CITY COUNCIL TO DENY
15:42:45 THIS, BUT AGAIN WE HAD NO INPUT.
15:42:48 COUNCILMAN GUDES, AT THE FIRST READING, YOU WERE HONESTLY
15:42:51 CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER THE PUBLIC WAS TRULY PART OF THE
15:42:53 MEDIATION AND COULD MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
15:42:56 YOU ASKED WHETHER OUR CONCERNS WERE LOOKED INTO AND PUT
15:42:58 INTO THIS PROCESS.
15:43:00 I ASSUME YOU ASKED THIS BECAUSE THE NEGATIVE PUBLIC
15:43:02 COMMENTS CONFLICTED WITH THE ASSURANCES THAT THE PUBLIC
15:43:05 WAS ENGAGED.
15:43:07 I WAS CONFUSED TOO. I WAS ALSO HOPPING UP AND DOWN AND
15:43:11 YELLING AT MY COMPUTER.
15:43:14 YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED ON YOUR INSTINCTS.
15:43:16 THEY WERE SPOT ON.
15:43:18 THE JUDGE'S REPORT IS DATED JULY 10th.
15:43:21 THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY WE HAD TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS WAS
15:43:25 AUGUST 5th.
15:43:26 WHY BOTHER?
15:43:27 WE DO NOT PRESENT OUR CASES UNTIL AFTER THE VERDICT HAD
15:43:31 BEEN HANDED DOWN SO NO, COUNCILMAN GUDES, THE PUBLIC WAS
15:43:34 NOT AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT.
15:43:36 WE COULD NOT MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
15:43:37 OUR CONCERNS WERE NOT LISTENED TO OR CONSIDERED, AND
15:43:39 ALTHOUGH MS. POYNOR AND I GOT INVITATION LETTERS, THE
15:43:43 PEOPLE WHO DONATED AT THE ORIGINAL HEARING IN FEBRUARY
15:43:44 WHO SPOKE THROUGH ME, THEY WERE NOT INVITED, AND THEY
15:43:49 WANTED TO BE.
15:43:49 MAYBE THEY DID INVITE EXTRA PEOPLE BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHO
15:43:53 THEY WERE.
15:43:54 THANK YOU.
15:43:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:43:56 STEPHANIE POYNOR.
15:43:59 YOU ARE MUTED.
15:44:02 >> THERE WE GO.
15:44:04 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
15:44:05 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:44:06 GO AHEAD.
15:44:06 >> YOU KNOW THE LADIES ALREADY LAID OUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF
15:44:15 STUFF AND I WANT TO SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
15:44:17 FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT I WANT TO
15:44:20 POINT OUT THE DEVELOPER COMMENTS, AS THEY WERE WRITTEN.
15:44:24 FIRST, IN EVERY MEDIATION THAT WE HAVE EVER ATTENDED, WE
15:44:28 WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS CONFIDENTIAL.
15:44:30 YET MS. CORBETT POINTED OUT THAT I GAVE INCORRECT
15:44:35 INFORMATION TO MY NEIGHBORS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THE
15:44:39 PROPERTY.
15:44:39 AND I MEAN I AM JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, ARE WE
15:44:42 SUPPOSED TO SHARE THE INFORMATION FOR MEDIATION OR NOT?
15:44:45 AND HONESTLY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING IN WRITING ABOUT
15:44:48 THAT MEDIATION.
15:44:51 IT WASN'T EVEN 100% POSITIVE.
15:44:52 IT WAS A CASUAL CONVERSATION WHERE SOMEBODY CALLED US ON
15:44:55 THE PHONE AND SAID HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE DID, BUT NOTHING
15:44:58 IN WHERE I CAN.
15:45:00 MY FACEBOOK PAGE IS 100% PUBLIC.
15:45:03 I AM COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT.
15:45:06 I OWN PROPERTY WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THAT PROPERTY.
15:45:09 I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE THE SAME RIGHT AS THIS
15:45:14 DEVELOPER.
15:45:15 AND MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANTS
15:45:18 ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY I CAN'T.
15:45:21 I ALSO WALKED AROUND TO EVERYONE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET
15:45:25 OF THAT PROPERTY AND HANDED OUT FLYERS.
15:45:27 I RECEIVED PHONE CALL AFTER PHONE CALL AFTER PHONE CALL
15:45:31 FROM FOLKS IN THEIR 70s, 80s AND 90s WHO WEREN'T
15:45:36 ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING. SO WHEN WE LEAVE OUT THAT
15:45:39 POPULATION, WE ARE JUST WRONG.
15:45:43 I KNOW I AM FORGETTING SOMETHING.
15:45:45 BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE STILL DON'T WANT IT.
15:45:48 IT STILL SUCKS AND WE DON'T LIKE IT.
15:45:51 AND WE LAID IT ALL OUT IN A NICE PRETTY PACKAGE BUT WE
15:45:58 DIDN'T GET A VOICE.
15:45:59 AND DON'T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU ANYTHING ANY DIFFERENT.
15:46:01 THANK YOU.
15:46:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:46:02 ANYBODY ELSE REGISTERED ONLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH
15:46:06 THIS ITEM?
15:46:08 >> NO, SIR.
15:46:09 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC
15:46:10 THAT WISHES TO BE SPEAK HERE?
15:46:12 ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
15:46:13 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT THAT WISHES
15:46:15 TO ADDRESS ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO COME ON?
15:46:19 GUDES.
15:46:27 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
15:46:29 I WAS TRYING TO TAKE NOTES AS COMMENTS WERE BEING MADE SO
15:46:32 I WILL TRY TO ADDRESS EACH OF THEM AND I AM HAPPY TO
15:46:35 ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
15:46:38 UNDER THE STATUTES, PERSONS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO
15:46:43 PARTICIPATE AND BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROCEDURES ARE THE
15:46:47 FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REQUESTED ARE THOSE PROPERTY
15:46:50 OWNERS WHO ARE -- ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS
15:46:55 ANYONE WHO PROVIDED TESTIMONY OR EVIDENCE AT THE PUBLIC
15:46:57 HEARING ON THE REZONING REQUEST OR DEVELOPMENT ORDER
15:47:01 REQUEST, AND ALSO ASKED TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF ANY
15:47:09 PROCEEDINGS.
15:47:11 SO BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY MUST REQUEST
15:47:14 TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS, WHAT OUR OFFICE
15:47:20 ROUTINELY DOES, SPOKE WITH THE APPLICANT IN THIS CASE,
15:47:23 MS. CORBETT, AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD AGREE TO EXPAND THE
15:47:27 NOTICE TO INCLUDE NOT ONLY THOSE WHO APPEARED AT A PRIOR
15:47:31 PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUESTED NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS BUT
15:47:35 EVEN THOSE WHO DIDN'T REQUEST.
15:47:36 ANYBODY WHO APPEARED AT YOUR ORIGINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON
15:47:40 THE ORIGINAL REZONING REQUEST WERE INCLUDED IN OUR
15:47:43 NOTIFICATION OF THE FLUEDR PROCEEDINGS, SO THAT WE CAN
15:47:54 CAPTURE ANYBODY WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE STATUTORY
15:47:57 REQUIREMENTS.
15:47:57 SO WE DID DO THAT IN THIS CASE.
15:48:00 ANYONE WHO IS INVITED, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FLUEDR
15:48:05 PROCEEDINGS, AS THE COURT DENOTES, IS NOT A PARTY TO THE
15:48:08 PROCEEDINGS.
15:48:10 THEIR PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO BEING ABLE TO COMMENT
15:48:14 ON ANY ALTERNATIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CITY AND
15:48:18 THE APPLICANT ARE ABLE TO AGREE UPON.
15:48:21 AND SO I BELIEVE THE SPEAKERS DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ON
15:48:24 AUGUST 5th, AS I MENTIONED AT THE FIRST HEARING ON
15:48:29 THIS MATTER.
15:48:30 WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH THE MAGISTRATE, AND THE FOLKS
15:48:37 WHO LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, AND MRS. POYNOR FOR THE SPECIFIC
15:48:41 PURPOSE OF GETTING THEIR COMMENTS TO THE ALTERNATIVE
15:48:44 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL.
15:48:46 SO THAT WAS DONE IN THIS CASE.
15:48:48 AND THEN AS FAR AS THE STATUTORY TIME FRAMES THAT WERE
15:48:53 NOTED, THE PARTIES DID ENTER INTO A STIPULATION TO THE
15:48:57 EXTENSION OF FLUEDR DEADLINES ON OCTOBER 20th OF
15:49:00 2020, WHEREIN WE AGREED TO EXTEND THE STATUTORY DEADLINES
15:49:04 UNTIL SUCH TIME AS CITY COUNCIL COULD COMPLETE ITS
15:49:07 CONSIDERATION OF THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S WRITTEN
15:49:11 RECOMMENDATION.
15:49:11 SO IF YOU WILL RECALL, AT THE OCTOBER 8th HEARING,
15:49:17 WHAT OCCURRED WAS THAT YOU ALL CONSIDERED THE SPECIAL
15:49:21 MAGISTRATE'S REG WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION WHICH CONTAINED
15:49:24 THE ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, BE CONSIDERED AS
15:49:28 PART OF YOUR HEARING, AND THEN YOU HAD A VOTE ON WHETHER
15:49:30 YOU WANTED TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION, MODIFY THE
15:49:34 RECOMMENDATION, OR REJECT THE RECOMMENDATION.
15:49:37 YOU ALL VOTED TO EXTEND THE RECOMMENDATION, SO THE NEXT
15:49:41 STEP UNDER THE STATUTE IS THEN THAT YOU MUST PROCEED TO
15:49:44 IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION.
15:49:46 IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE IT IS A REZONING REQUEST,
15:49:49 IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD MEAN THAT YOU WOULD
15:49:53 ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE
15:49:57 AGREED SETTLEMENT.
15:49:58 SO AFTER YOU ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION ON OCTOBER 8,
15:50:01 YOU THEN PROCEEDED TO FIRST READING ON THE ORDINANCE, AND
15:50:04 TODAY'S HEARING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCLUDING THE
15:50:08 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SETTLEMENT BY HAVING THE SECOND
15:50:10 READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND FINAL REZONING OF THE
15:50:14 PROPERTY.
15:50:14 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:50:16 DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
15:50:19 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: YOU ARE VERY WELCOME.
15:50:21 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MS. VELEZ, IF YOU WOULD JUST REPEAT THE
15:50:27 PROCESS ONE MORE TIME FOR ME DURING THE MEDIATION
15:50:31 PROCESS, THE MAGISTRATE'S, AS IT RELATES TO THE PROPERTY
15:50:35 OWNERS OR ADJACENT RESIDENTS BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS
15:50:39 OR HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS, OR
15:50:42 JUST BEING THERE AS PART OF THE PROCESS?
15:50:44 I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT IT CLEAR.
15:50:46 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: YES, SIR.
15:50:48 I'M HAPPY TO, OF COURSE.
15:50:49 THE STATUTE REQUIRES NOTICE BE PROVIDED TO ADJACENT
15:50:57 PROPERTIES AS WELL AS ANY PERSON WHO EITHER PROVIDED
15:51:00 TESTIMONY OR EVIDENCE AT THE HEARING, THE ORIGINAL
15:51:04 HEARING, AND WHO HAS REQUESTED TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE
15:51:10 REQUEST FOR A FLUEDR PROCEEDING.
15:51:13 BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AT REZONING
15:51:16 HEARINGS ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT
15:51:19 THEY REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED OF A FLUEDR PROCEEDING, THE
15:51:23 CITY ROUTINELY WILL WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO TRY TO GET
15:51:26 THEIR AGREEMENT, AND THE APPLICANT DID AGREE TO ALLOW US
15:51:31 TO SEND NOTICE TO PEOPLE WHO PROVIDED TESTIMONY AT THE
15:51:36 ORIGINAL HEARING BUT WHO DID NOT REQUEST TO BE NOTIFIED
15:51:40 OF THE FLUEDR PROCEEDING.
15:51:43 SO WE WENT A STEP BEYOND AND EXPANDED THE LIST TO ANYONE
15:51:46 WHO APPEARED AT YOUR HEARING.
15:51:48 SO ANYONE WHO APPEARED AT THE ORIGINAL HEARING ON THIS
15:51:52 APPLICATION BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR RECEIVED NOTICE
15:51:56 THAT THERE HAD BEEN A REQUEST FOR A FLUEDR PROCEEDING AND
15:52:00 WERE ADVISED THAT THEY COULD PARTICIPATE IN THE FLUEDR
15:52:04 PROCEEDING IF THEY PROVIDED NOTICE TO US WITHIN 21 DAYS
15:52:07 OF RECEIVING THE LETTER.
15:52:10 THAT'S HOW MS. BENNETT AND MRS. POYNOR WERE PARTICIPANTS.
15:52:14 BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PARTICIPANTS UNDER
15:52:17 THE STATUTE ARE NOT PARTIES, MEANING THAT THEY DON'T GET
15:52:20 TO PROVIDE INPUT -- WELL, THEY ARE NOT PARTIES IN THE
15:52:24 SENSE THAT THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE NECESSARILY IN THE
15:52:26 NEGOTIATIONS, BUT THEIR ROLE AND ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE
15:52:31 IS LIMITED TO COMMENTING ON ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT
15:52:35 PROPOSALS THAT THE CITY AND THE APPLICANT AGREE TO.
15:52:38 >>ORLANDO GUDES: IS THAT IN WRITING WHEN YOU SEND THAT
15:52:42 OUT SO RESIDENTS CAN NOTE THEY ARE NOT A PART OF THE
15:52:44 NEGOTIATION PROCESS OR MEDIATIONS?
15:52:47 OR DO WE JUST SEND IT OUT SAYING YOU CAN COME BUT THEY
15:52:50 DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION OF WHAT THEIR ROLE IS?
15:52:53 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: THAT IS EXPLAINED AT THE FLUEDR
15:52:56 PROCEEDING.
15:52:57 >>ORLANDO GUDES: SO THE MAGISTRATE EXPLAINS THAT?
15:53:00 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: YES, THE MAGISTRATE EXPLAINS
15:53:02 THAT, YES.
15:53:02 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I WON'T GO INTO IT TODAY BUT I WOULD
15:53:07 LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE,
15:53:09 BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP, I MEAN, I WOULDN'T WANT
15:53:12 TO SHOW UP TO A MEETING IF I AM NOT GOING TO BE INVOLVED.
15:53:17 I'M JUST WAITING MY TIME, MY OPINION.
15:53:19 AND I GET THERE AND THE JUDGE SAYS, YOU CAN'T TALK.
15:53:25 WHEN I TOOK THE WHOLE DAY OFF OR I COULD HAVE DONE
15:53:28 SOMETHING ELSE.
15:53:28 SO YOU AND I NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT IN
15:53:31 THE FUTURE GIVING CITIZENS A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION
15:53:33 ABOUT WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.
15:53:34 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: SURE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO, SIR.
15:53:38 ABSOLUTELY.
15:53:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:53:39 ANYBODY ELSE?
15:53:42 DID I ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT HERE IN THE CHAMBERS, JUST
15:53:44 TO BE SURE?
15:53:46 ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE KIOSK?
15:53:49 OKAY.
15:53:50 APPLICANTS, REBUTTAL, IF YOU WOULD.
15:53:53 >> KAMI CORBETT: I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND COUNCIL WHAT THE
15:54:09 SITE PLAN IS THAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER.
15:54:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE WE GO.
15:54:20 GO AHEAD.
15:54:20 >>KAMI CORBETT: OKAY.
15:54:23 JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, TO REMIND YOU WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT
15:54:26 AT THE FIRST READING WHICH IS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE DID
15:54:29 RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT AND THE SITE PLAN.
15:54:32 THE SETTLEMENT SITE PLAN MODIFIED AND ENHANCES
15:54:35 COMPATIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY, AND THE PLANNING
15:54:37 COMMISSION STAFF FOUND THE SITE PLAN CONSISTENT AND
15:54:39 COMPATIBLE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION FOUND THE
15:54:42 SITE PLAN CONSISTENT.
15:54:46 AGAIN, OUR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT
15:54:50 PROPOSALS, IS A REDUCTION IN 205 UNITS, WHICH IS
15:54:54 REDUCTION IN ESTIMATED 35 UNITS.
15:54:56 WE REDUCED THE STORIES FROM THREE AND FOUR STORIES TO
15:55:00 THREE AND TWO STORIES.
15:55:02 WE INCREASED BUFFERING AND SCREENING.
15:55:05 AND WE INCREASED THE LANDSCAPING TO ADDRESS THE
15:55:07 COMPATIBILITY ISSUES.
15:55:10 AND THE POINT THAT MS. POYNOR MADE ABOUT FACEBOOK AND
15:55:13 BEING ABLE TO SPEAK TO WHOMEVER SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
15:55:16 TO, I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH HER, SHE IS A VOCAL ADVOCATE,
15:55:20 SHE'S AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE.
15:55:22 MY CONCERN IS A STATEMENT AT THE LAST HEARING THAT SHE
15:55:24 WAS INFORMING THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE WERE FOUR STORY
15:55:27 BUILDINGS PROPOSED, 240 UNITS.
15:55:30 MY ONLY POINT IN RAISING THE ISSUE WAS THAT INFORMATION
15:55:33 WAS NOT CORRECT ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE BEING ASKED TO
15:55:36 CONSIDER.
15:55:37 AND AGAIN RESPECT THE PASSION OF THESE LADIES, BUT
15:55:41 UNFORTUNATELY THEIR TESTIMONY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
15:55:44 SUBSTANTIAL COMPETENT EVIDENCE AND IS NOT SOMETHING TO
15:55:47 TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.
15:55:50 I THINK WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENCY WITH LAND
15:55:53 DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
15:55:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
15:55:57 COUNCIL MEMBERS?
15:55:59 DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
15:56:00 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED.
15:56:01 >> SECOND.
15:56:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
15:56:03 MIRANDA WITH A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
15:56:06 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:56:07 ANY OBJECTION?
15:56:11 COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING NUMBER 74.
15:56:14 >>JOSEPH CITRO: FILE REZ 19-94, ORDINANCE BEING
15:56:22 PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
15:56:25 REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 6603 SOUTH
15:56:30 TRASK STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE
15:56:32 PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
15:56:34 CLASSIFICATION IG INDUSTRIAL GENERAL TO PD PLANNED
15:56:39 DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING AN
15:56:42 EFFECTIVE DATE.
15:56:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
15:56:46 WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
15:56:49 ROLL CALL VOTE.
15:56:49 >>LUIS VIERA: YES.
15:56:51 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING
15:56:53 BEFORE I GIVE MY VOTE.
15:56:56 SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE VERY HARD TO MAKE A DECISION
15:56:59 ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE THAT DO GOOD
15:57:02 WORK AND HELP OUT THE T COMMUNITY, AND THOSE ADVOCATES
15:57:05 WHO ARE WATCHING OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
15:57:07 SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
15:57:10 THINGS THAT REPRESENT A PROCESS.
15:57:14 THAT'S WHY I ASKED LEGAL I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IN THE
15:57:16 FUTURE ABOUT THAT PROCESS SO RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS KNOW
15:57:18 THE PROCESS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE PROCESS, YOU HAVE
15:57:21 BETTER DECISION MAKING.
15:57:22 AGAIN A DEAL IS A DEAL.
15:57:24 WE MADE A DEAL, CAME FORTH AND THIS COUNCIL MADE A DEAL
15:57:29 TO DO WHAT WAS RIGHT AS FAR AS THE LAW IS CONCERNED.
15:57:32 I AM GOING TO GIVE A YES ON IT BUT I WANTED THAT FOR THE
15:57:35 RECORD.
15:57:36 THE DEAL WAS ALREADY MADE, AND I HAVE TO HONOR THAT
15:57:40 ESPECIALLY WHEN A JUDGE HAS MADE A DECISION, AND ACCEPT
15:57:44 THE DECISION AS A BOARD.
15:57:46 BUT SOMETIMES THE INFORMATION CAME OUT, I AM MORE
15:57:48 KNOWLEDGEABLE A LITTLE BIT OF THE PROCESS, AND MORE IN
15:57:51 TUNE SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT I CAN MAKE DECISIONS AT THE
15:57:54 TIME.
15:57:55 THANK YOU.
15:57:57 I VOTE YES.
15:57:57 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
15:58:00 >>BILL CARLSON: NO.
15:58:02 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
15:58:03 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
15:58:04 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO AND
15:58:07 DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT.
15:58:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
15:58:10 NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 75.
15:58:13 >>LUIS VIERA: MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY BRIEFLY, SIR.
15:58:16 I HAVE TO STEP OUTSIDE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
15:58:18 I HAVE SOMETHING FOR MY PRIVATE SECTOR DUTIES, A
15:58:21 CONFERENCE WITH AN EXPERT ON A CASE TO DO BY PHONE.
15:58:24 I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE.
15:58:26 THEN I HAVE TO PICK UP MY SON.
15:58:28 IN CASE I AM NOT BACK, DO YOU MIND IF I JUST QUICKLY
15:58:32 INTERRUPT THE PROCESS AND DO A COUPLE OF JUST PROMOTIONS
15:58:36 I HAVE TO -- MOTIONS I HAVE TO MAKE TODAY, REALLY, REALLY
15:58:40 FAST?
15:58:40 IS THAT OKAY?
15:58:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
15:58:42 >>LUIS VIERA: JUST REALLY FAST AND UNDER ONE MINUTE.
15:58:45 I MOVE FOR COMMENDATION TO BE PRESENTED TO G3 LIFE
15:58:49 APPLICATIONS, A LOCAL SPORTS ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH TO BE
15:58:51 PRESENTED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
15:58:53 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
15:58:56 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:58:57 ALL RIGHT.
15:58:58 ANY OBJECTION?
15:58:58 GO AHEAD.
15:58:59 >>LUIS VIERA: RETROACTIVELY, COMMENDATION TO ROTARY CLUB
15:59:04 OF TAMPA, THAT YOU AND I PRESENTED, MR. CHAIR.
15:59:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
15:59:10 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:59:11 ANY OBJECTION?
15:59:12 GO AHEAD.
15:59:12 >>LUIS VIERA: I ALSO MOVE THAT A COMMENDATION BE
15:59:15 PRESENTED AT A TIME TO BE DETERMINED AND OBVIOUSLY ALL OF
15:59:18 COUNCIL AS ALWAYS IS WELCOME AND I'M SURE EXPECTED TO
15:59:21 COMB, BUT TO OUTGOING CLERK OF COURT PAT FRANK.
15:59:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
15:59:27 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:59:29 >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU.
15:59:31 THEN FORTHCOMING APPRENTICESHIP WEEK, I MOVE A
15:59:34 COMMENDATION BE GIVEN TO IRONWORKERS LOCAL 397 FOR THEIR
15:59:38 HELMETS TO HARD HATS PROGRAM.
15:59:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
15:59:41 ALL IN FAVOR?
15:59:43 >>LUIS VIERA: THEN LASTLY --
15:59:45 >>MARTIN SHELBY: I JUST WANT TO HEAR IT.
15:59:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE WAS A SECOND FROM GUDES, AND
15:59:50 UNANIMOUS.
15:59:50 >>LUIS VIERA: IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
15:59:52 OKAY, THANK YOU.
15:59:52 >>LUIS VIERA: THEN LASTLY, I MOVE THAT THE TERM POKE THE
15:59:55 BEAR ONLY BE USED BY CONGRESSMAN CITRO AND NO ONE ELSE IN
15:59:59 FUTURE HEARINGS.
16:00:00 >>JOSEPH CITRO:
16:00:02 [ LAUGHTER ]
16:00:03 I'LL SECOND THAT.
16:00:05 WHAT BEAR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
16:00:06 >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CHAIR.
16:00:08 I APPRECIATE IT.
16:00:09 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. MICHELINI, WE HAVE TO SWEAR YOU
16:00:13 IN.
16:00:13 (OATH ADMINISTERED BY CLERK).
16:00:16 >>STEVE MICHELINI: I AM HERE ON ITEM 735 TO ANSWER ANY
16:00:25 QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
16:00:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PETITIONER?
16:00:29 MR. SCHMID, ARE YOU HERE FOR THIS ITEM AS WELL?
16:00:37 ANY COMMENTS?
16:00:39 ANYBODY TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 75?
16:00:40 IS THERE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK FOR ITEM NUMBER 75?
16:00:44 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOVE TO CLOSE.
16:00:45 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WAIT.
16:00:45 IS THERE ANYBODY REGISTERED ON LINE FOR NUMBER 75.
16:00:48 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
16:00:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
16:00:52 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
16:00:54 COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM
16:00:56 NUMBER 75?
16:00:58 >> FILE REZ 20-12, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
16:01:01 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING
16:01:04 PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 4155 AND 4157 WEST
16:01:08 CYPRESS STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE
16:01:10 PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
16:01:12 CLASSIFICATION RS-50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD
16:01:16 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL,
16:01:19 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:01:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:01:25 ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:01:25 >>LUIS VIERA: (NO RESPONSE.)
16:01:28 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:01:30 >>JOHN DINGFELDER: (NO RESPONSE.)
16:01:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:01:33 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:01:34 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:01:35 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:01:36 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT
16:01:39 AND VIERA BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
16:01:41 >>STEVE MICHELINI: THIS IS THE LAST HEARING FOR THE
16:01:49 VIRTUAL HEARINGS AND THE FIRST HEARING OF THE PERSONAL
16:01:53 HEARINGS.
16:01:53 SO IN THAT REGARD WE HAVE SET A NEW RECORD.
16:01:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU.
16:01:57 MAKING HISTORIES EVERY DAY IN 2020.
16:01:58 >>STEVE MICHELINI: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TO TAKE UP ITEM
16:02:02 80 NEXT IF YOU COULD.
16:02:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SINCE I AM A NO NICE GUY AND MR.
16:02:19 DINGFELDER MENTIONED THAT EARLIER.
16:02:22 NUMBER 80.
16:02:23 MR. MICHELINI, GO AHEAD.
16:02:24 >>STEVE MICHELINI: I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
16:02:26 IT WAS HEARD VIRTUALLY AND I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY
16:02:29 QUESTIONS.
16:02:29 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE TO SWEAR HIM IN SINCE HE
16:02:32 HASN'T MOVED FROM THE PODIUM?
16:02:34 NO?
16:02:34 IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
16:02:38 NUMBER 80?
16:02:39 IS THERE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK OR ANYBODY ONLINE?
16:02:44 MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
16:02:45 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:02:47 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:02:48 ANY OBJECTION?
16:02:48 COUNCILMAN GUDES, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM NUMBER 80?
16:02:51 >>ORLANDO GUDES: REZ 20-39, AN SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
16:03:02 BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN
16:03:05 ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
16:03:08 4502 WEST NORTH B STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA
16:03:11 AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
16:03:13 DISTRICT CLASSIFIES RS-50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD
16:03:16 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY PROVIDING
16:03:20 AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:03:20 >> SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:03:22 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:03:23 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:03:23 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:03:25 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:03:26 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:03:27 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT
16:03:29 AND VIERA BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
16:03:33 >>STEVE MICHELINI: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL.
16:03:34 IT'S BEEN AN ENJOYABLE DAY HERE WITH YOU.
16:03:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHY WOULDN'T IT BE?
16:03:39 IT'S CITY COUNCIL.
16:03:40 ALWAYS FUN.
16:03:41 ITEM NUMBER 76.
16:03:42 WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS ON THE LINE, RANDY COEN AND KAMI
16:03:49 CORBETT, IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR CAMERAS ON, WE WILL SWEAR
16:03:52 YOU IN.
16:03:52 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
16:04:06 TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH AND
16:04:09 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
16:04:10 >> I DO.
16:04:11 >>THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
16:04:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD.
16:04:12 >>KAMI CORBETT: 101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SUITE 3700,
16:04:18 HILL, WARD, HENDERSON.
16:04:19 WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
16:04:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE
16:04:24 PETITIONER?
16:04:26 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO BE SPEAK
16:04:28 ON ITEM NUMBER 76?
16:04:31 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK OR ANYBODY REGISTERED
16:04:33 ONLINE FOR 76?
16:04:38 DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
16:04:40 WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:04:42 SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
16:04:44 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:04:46 ANY OPPOSED?
16:04:47 COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ITEM
16:04:49 NUMBER 76, SIR?
16:04:50 >>BILL CARLSON: YES, SIR.
16:04:54 I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FILE NUMBER REZ 20-23, SUBSTITUTE
16:04:58 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
16:05:00 ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
16:05:02 VICINITY OF 250, 2998 AND 347 WESTSHORE PLAZA, 4901 AND
16:05:10 4915 WEST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, 5235 NORTH OCCIDENT STREET,
16:05:16 4813 NORTH B STREET AND 100, 204, 253 AND 440 NORTH
16:05:23 WESTSHORE BOULEVARD, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND
16:05:27 MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
16:05:30 DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, ALL CG
16:05:34 USES EXCLUDING OUTSIDE STORAGE AND DISPLAY, TO PD,
16:05:37 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RETAIL, MEDICAL OFFICE, BUSINESS
16:05:41 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, HOTEL,
16:05:44 RESTAURANT, COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL FACILITY, VEHICLE
16:05:48 REPAIR, MINOR AND MAJOR, BAR OR LOUNGE, COLLEGE, SCHOOL,
16:05:52 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:05:53 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
16:05:55 MIRANDA.
16:05:56 LET'S TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:05:57 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:06:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:06:02 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:06:03 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:06:05 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:06:06 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT
16:06:09 AND VIERA BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
16:06:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:06:12 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 77.
16:06:15 THE APPLICANT IS ALEXANDER CASTANEGA.
16:06:23 I SEE YOU.
16:06:24 PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
16:06:26 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE
16:06:29 TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING
16:06:31 BUT THE TRUTH?
16:06:32 >> YES.
16:06:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD.
16:06:36 DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME?
16:06:37 >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
16:06:43 WE PROVIDED ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED.
16:06:52 AND FROM CUBA OVER 25 YEARS AGO, AND MAKE A LIVING.
16:07:06 WE WERE BORN AND RAISED IN THE WEST TAMPA AREA.
16:07:20 HOUSES BEING BUILT IN THE AREA ARE A LOT LESS THAN
16:07:23 50-FOOT AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
16:07:31 WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY CALLS FROM THE NEIGHBOR REGARDING
16:07:35 OUR REQUEST.
16:07:35 SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE OUR REZONING
16:07:39 APPLICATION.
16:07:39 THANK YOU.
16:07:39 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:07:40 DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
16:07:43 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON
16:07:45 ITEM NUMBER 77, REZ 20-32?
16:07:50 ANYBODY N AT THE KIOSK OR REGISTERED ONLINE?
16:07:53 >> NO, SIR.
16:07:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
16:07:55 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:07:57 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
16:07:59 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:08:00 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:08:01 COUNCILMAN CITRO, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM NUMBER 77?
16:08:06 >>JOSEPH CITRO: I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE IT.
16:08:08 FILE REZ 20-32.
16:08:13 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
16:08:15 ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
16:08:17 VICINITY OF 3015 WEST SPRUCE STREET IT?
16:08:20 CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
16:08:21 SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50
16:08:24 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
16:08:26 RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, DETACHED, PROVIDING AN
16:08:29 EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:08:29 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
16:08:36 ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:08:37 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:08:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:08:44 >>BILL CARLSON: NO.
16:08:46 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:08:48 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE I VOTE, I WAS
16:08:51 GOING TO SAY. THIS I AM NOT GOING TO HOLD THIS DEVELOPER
16:08:53 OR THIS GENTLEMAN HOSTAGE BECAUSE I AM GOING TO CHANGE MY
16:08:59 VOTE, AND I RARELY NEVER DO THAT.
16:09:01 I AM GOING TO DO IT, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD SOMEBODY UP.
16:09:07 SO YES.
16:09:08 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING, NO
16:09:14 DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT, AND VIERA ABSENT AT VOTE.
16:09:18 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE ALREADY DONE 78, 79 AND 80.
16:09:23 LET'S TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK.
16:09:24 WE HAVE A FEW MORE ITEMS.
16:09:25 WE GO TO STAFF REPORTS AND WE WILL TRY TO BE OUT OF HERE
16:09:28 BY FIVE.
16:09:29 WE ARE IN RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
16:09:30 THANK YOU.
16:13:43 [ CITY COUNCIL RECESS ]
16:18:43 >>ORLANDO GUDES: HERE.
16:18:45 >>BILL CARLSON: HERE.
16:18:48 >>JOSEPH CITRO: HERE.
16:18:50 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE.
16:18:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE.
16:18:55 WE HAVE A QUORUM WITH VIERA AND DINGFELDER BEING ABSENT.
16:18:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHTY.
16:19:00 NUMBER 81.
16:19:07 DO WE HAVE THE PETITIONER ONLINE?
16:19:10 >> HE IS.
16:19:12 PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
16:19:14 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF FOR ITEM
16:19:15 NUMBER 81.
16:19:18 I HAVE FRANK KENDRICK AND CHARLES LUCENT.
16:19:25 IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERAS ON AND
16:19:28 UNMUTE YOURSELF.
16:19:38 >>LUIS VIERA: MR. FRANK KENDRICK IS NOT ON.
16:19:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF CHARLES IS ON, IF YOU CAN TURN
16:19:45 YOUR CAMERA ON AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
16:19:47 DO WE HAVE ANOTHER?
16:19:49 >> THE OTHER PERSON IS NOT LOGGED ON, AND --
16:19:53 >>> MR. LUCENT, IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF.
16:20:06 ARE YOU UNMUTED?
16:20:08 NO?
16:20:08 >>THE CLERK: CLICK THE MICROPHONE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
16:20:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUST HIT THE MICROPHONE BUTTON AND
16:20:32 UNMUTE IT SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
16:20:34 >>THE CLERK: MR. LUCENT, THERE'S A MICROPHONE.
16:20:52 JUST CLICK THAT AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNMUTE
16:20:55 YOURSELF.
16:21:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE ARE UNABLE TO HEAR YOU SO YOU
16:21:29 NEED TO TAKE YOURSELF OFF MUTE.
16:21:31 LOOK FOR THE MICROPHONE ICON AND JUST PUSH IT OR CLICK ON
16:21:35 IT.
16:21:39 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, IS THERE ANYONE WHO IS
16:21:51 REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THIS, DO YOU KNOW?
16:21:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
16:22:02 CAN YOU HEAR ME, MR. LUCENT?
16:22:07 ANYONE?
16:22:10 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
16:22:14 YOU ARE STILL MUTED.
16:22:15 >> YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU.
16:22:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OH, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
16:22:21 OKAY.
16:22:22 WAIT, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE ARE GOING TO SWEAR YOU
16:22:24 IN.
16:22:24 >>THE CLERK: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
16:22:27 DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT
16:22:29 YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE
16:22:31 TRUTH?
16:22:34 THANK YOU.
16:22:34 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
16:22:35 GO AHEAD.
16:22:35 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
16:22:50 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU WISH TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS
16:22:52 HEARING?
16:22:53 >> NO, WE DON'T.
16:22:55 WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE FOR SUPPORT BUT.
16:23:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC
16:23:03 HERE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO SPEAK, ANYBODY ON THE
16:23:07 KIOSK?
16:23:08 DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
16:23:10 MEMBERS?
16:23:15 UNLESS THEY HAVE TO SPEAK, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO GO
16:23:19 IN YOUR FAVOR.
16:23:24 ALL RIGHT.
16:23:24 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOVE TO CLOSE.
16:23:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:23:28 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:23:29 ANY OPPOSED?
16:23:31 NO?
16:23:32 OKAY.
16:23:33 TEN NUMBER 81.
16:23:34 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I'LL TAKE IT, CHAIR.
16:23:39 REZ 20-54.
16:23:40 AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
16:23:42 ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
16:23:45 VICINITY OF 5118 EAST 17th AVENUE IN THE CITY OF
16:23:49 TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION
16:23:51 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 350 RESIDENTIAL
16:23:54 SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PLACE OF
16:23:56 RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:23:57 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:23:59 ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:24:00 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:24:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:24:11 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:24:12 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:24:14 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:24:15 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER AND VIERA
16:24:17 BEING ABSENT.
16:24:18 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
16:24:18 YOU RECEIVED APPROVAL.
16:24:20 YOU ARE ALL GOOD TO GO.
16:24:21 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:24:21 >> THANK YOU.
16:24:24 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM NUMBER 83.
16:24:30 WE HAVE HENDRY HERE?
16:24:32 PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
16:24:36 >> I HAVE BEEN SWORN.
16:24:37 COUNCIL, BUILDING HOMES, 5 H 5703 SOUTH MITCHELL AVENUE
16:24:43 HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND I ONCE
16:24:45 AGAIN APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
16:24:46 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE
16:24:49 GENTLEMAN?
16:24:50 ALL RIGHT.
16:24:50 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK
16:24:53 ON THIS ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 83?
16:24:57 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
16:24:59 >> DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT
16:25:02 WISHES TO SPEAK, ANYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS?
16:25:04 >> NO.
16:25:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN
16:25:08 GUDES.
16:25:08 DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
16:25:09 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:25:11 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:25:11 ANY OBJECTION?
16:25:13 COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND READING
16:25:17 ITEM NUMBER 83.
16:25:18 >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FILE REZ 20-70,
16:25:23 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
16:25:25 ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
16:25:28 VICINITY OF 1905 NORTH MITCHELL AVENUE IN THE CITY OF
16:25:32 TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION
16:25:33 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-24 RESIDENTIAL
16:25:37 MULTIFAMILY TO RO-1 RESIDENTIAL OFFICE, PROVIDING AN
16:25:39 EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:25:39 >> SECOND.
16:25:42 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:25:43 ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:25:44 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:25:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:25:50 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:25:51 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:25:53 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:25:54 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER AND VIERA
16:25:56 BEING ABSENT.
16:25:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
16:26:03 THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 84.
16:26:07 AND WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE, I BELIEVE, SIGNED
16:26:12 IN AS APPLICANTS.
16:26:14 IF MR. SAM CORSON AND THE SECOND PERSON JUST SAYS
16:26:19 HAMILTON.
16:26:19 IF YOU COULD TURN ON YOUR CAMERAS AND UNMUTE YOURSELF SO
16:26:22 WE CAN SWEAR YOU IN.
16:26:29 SAM CORE SEWN.
16:26:30 >> I AM HERE.
16:26:33 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
16:26:34 THERE WE GO.
16:26:34 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
16:26:35 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU WANT MR. HAMILTON?
16:26:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A MR. HAMILTON TOO THAT'S
16:26:44 COMING ON THE LINE?
16:26:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HE SHOULD BE --
16:26:48 >> HE SHOULD BE ON THE LINE.
16:26:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF HE WOULD PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA
16:26:52 ON AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
16:26:53 >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OAR AFFIRM THAT THE
16:26:57 TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY IS THE TRUTH AND
16:26:59 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
16:27:00 >> I DO.
16:27:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT.
16:27:03 GO AHEAD.
16:27:03 >> WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
16:27:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
16:27:12 COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ITEM 847?
16:27:14 HEARING NONE DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC, ANYBODY AT
16:27:17 THE KIOSK OR ANYBODY REGISTERED ONLINE?
16:27:23 NO?
16:27:23 ALL RIGHT.
16:27:23 DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
16:27:25 MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:27:27 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
16:27:29 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:27:30 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:27:32 HEARING NONE, THE MOTION IS NOW CLOSED.
16:27:34 COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO, WOULD YOU MIND READING ITEM NUMBER
16:27:38 84?
16:27:38 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
16:27:43 FILE REZ 20-73, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND
16:27:48 READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN
16:27:50 THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 1080 SOUTH CLEAR VIEW AVENUE IN
16:27:54 THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY
16:27:56 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
16:27:58 CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED
16:28:01 DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITY, PROVIDING AN
16:28:04 EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:28:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
16:28:08 MIRANDA.
16:28:08 ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:28:09 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:28:14 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:28:15 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:28:16 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:28:17 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:28:18 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH DINGFELDER AND VIERA
16:28:21 BEING ABSENT.
16:28:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM NUMBER 85.
16:28:28 WE HAVE CLAYTON BRICKLEMYER.
16:28:31 THERE YOU ARE.
16:28:32 RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
16:28:34 >>THE CLERK: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
16:28:40 DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU
16:28:43 ARE ABOUT TO GIVE TODAY WILL BE THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT
16:28:45 THE TRUTH?
16:28:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: UNMUTE YOURSELF, MR. BRICKLEMYER.
16:28:49 AND MR. JONES, YOU ARE ALL SET.
16:28:51 OKAY.
16:29:00 UNMUTE YOURSELF, NOT ON CAMERA YOURSELF.
16:29:05 WE STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU.
16:29:07 >>THE CLERK: IT LOOKS LIKE HE DOESN'T HAVE AUDIO.
16:29:12 THERE IT IS.
16:29:13 >> THERE IT IS.
16:29:14 CAN YOU HEAR ME?
16:29:15 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:29:15 GO AHEAD.
16:29:16 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SORRY.
16:29:20 BRICKLEMYER, NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE, HERE REPRESENTING
16:29:23 APPLICANT, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
16:29:25 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
16:29:28 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO BE
16:29:30 SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 85?
16:29:32 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
16:29:34 DO WE HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED ONLINE?
16:29:36 >>THE CLERK: NO, SIR.
16:29:38 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
16:29:40 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:29:42 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
16:29:44 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:29:44 ANY OBJECTION?
16:29:45 COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, ITEM NUMBER 85.
16:29:48 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NUMBER 85, FILE REZ 20-74, ORDINANCE
16:29:54 BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN
16:29:57 ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE J GENERAL VICINITY OF
16:30:00 624 SOUTH MACDILL AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA
16:30:02 AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
16:30:04 DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, MEDICAL
16:30:07 OFFICE AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO PD PLANNED
16:30:10 DEVELOPMENT, MEDICAL OFFICE AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
16:30:12 OFFICE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
16:30:13 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:30:17 ROLL CALL VOTE.
16:30:18 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
16:30:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES.
16:30:23 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
16:30:24 >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES.
16:30:25 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES.
16:30:26 >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH VIERA AND DINGFELDER
16:30:29 BEING ABSENT.
16:30:29 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 86.
16:30:38 >>MARTIN SHELBY: AND I BELIEVE JAN MCLEAN FROM THE LEGAL
16:30:41 DEPARTMENT.
16:30:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SHE IS ON.
16:30:42 YES, SHE IS.
16:30:43 >>JAN MCLEAN: GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN, CITY
16:30:45 COUNCIL.
16:30:46 JAN MCLEAN, OFFICE OF CITY ATTORNEY.
16:30:49 WE ARE HERE TODAY FOR FILE BF 20-01.
16:30:54 IT IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
16:30:58 DESIGNATION OF A BROWNFIELD AREA GRACE POINT HEIGHTS,
16:31:05 2215 EAST HENRY AVENUE.
16:31:07 THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY REQUESTING
16:31:09 DESIGNATION OF SEWED AREA TO FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
16:31:15 THE DESIGNATION HAS BEEN OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENT
16:31:19 PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL, AND INCLUDED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
16:31:23 AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
16:31:24 THE CITY STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL STATUTORY
16:31:28 REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND RECOMMENDATIONS COUNCIL
16:31:32 APPROVE THE DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE ABOUT STATUTORY
16:31:35 PROVISION.
16:31:35 AT THIS POINT IN TIME, CONSIDERATION OF CITY COUNCIL TO
16:31:39 APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD DESIGNATION THE
16:31:43 HEIGHTS AT GRACE POINT AS A BROWNFIELD AREA UNDER CHAPTER
16:31:47 376 FLORIDA STATUTES.
16:31:49 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:31:51 ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
16:31:52 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE THE RESOLUTION.
16:31:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WAIT, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE
16:31:57 PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 86?
16:32:00 >> NO, SIR.
16:32:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE DO NOT.
16:32:02 ANYBODY AT THE KIOSK?
16:32:04 HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
16:32:06 MIRANDA.
16:32:08 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOTION TO CLOSE.
16:32:09 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE?
16:32:11 MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:32:13 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
16:32:14 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:32:16 ALL RIGHT.
16:32:16 WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION FROM COUNCIL
16:32:18 MEMBER MIRANDA, I BELIEVE.
16:32:20 AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES.
16:32:22 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:32:24 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:32:26 HEARING NONE, OKAY.
16:32:28 WE WILL GO TO STAFF REPORTS, BUT BEFORE WE DO, ITEM
16:32:31 NUMBER 34 WAS PULLED, $6.7 MILLION ITEM AND THAT'S PER A
16:32:37 MEMO FROM THE CHIEF OF STAFF.
16:32:39 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THAT'S ALSO RELATED TO THE NEW BUSINESS
16:32:42 THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, I BELIEVE.
16:32:44 SO IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE IF YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THE
16:32:46 ADMINISTRATION ON THAT.
16:32:47 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THERE
16:32:58 IN THE LEGAL CONFERENCE ROOM?
16:32:59 ANYBODY TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 34?
16:33:01 34?
16:33:01 >> RUSSELL HAUPERT, WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, HERE WITH
16:33:10 DENNIS ROGERO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND I JUST
16:33:15 WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS AN ITEM, THE ENABLING FINANCIAL
16:33:23 ON, WE HAD A SMALL DELAY FOR SOME OF THE PAPERWORK.
16:33:25 I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GAVE US THIS WALK-ON ITEM.
16:33:30 WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF UPGRADING OUR PLANNING TO UPGRADE
16:33:33 OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ALL THE HR PURCHASE ASSISTANTS
16:33:37 THAT GO WITH.
16:33:38 THAT SO THESE LAST EIGHT YEARS WE HAVE BEEN IN
16:33:40 PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
16:33:41 THE COUNTY FINISHED THEIR NEGOTIATION AND HAS LED US INTO
16:33:46 THIS NEXT PART WHERE WE PICK UP OUR PART.
16:33:52 OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS ALLOWED US SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNTS WITH
16:33:56 ORACLE.
16:33:56 WE ARE GETTING UP TO A 90% DISCOUNT ON OUR SUBSCRIPTION
16:34:00 LICENSING GOING FORWARD.
16:34:03 WE HAVE MANAGED TO ALSO GET QUITE A SAVINGS TO THE TUNE
16:34:07 OF 360, 000 DOLLARS OR SO BY GETTING THIS ON THE AGENDA
16:34:12 AT THIS POINT, AN ADDITIONAL SERVICES DISCOUNTS OFFERED
16:34:16 BY ORACLE THAT'S MOVING FORWARD.
16:34:18 BUT THE PRIORITIES OF THIS ITEM IS WE DO HAVE TO BE
16:34:22 UPGRADED BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
16:34:24 WE HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE 12-MONTH IMPLEMENTATION AHEAD OF
16:34:28 US, AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE APPROVAL HERE.
16:34:31 WE HAVE GOT THESE TWO PARTS, THE ONGOING PART OF OUR
16:34:35 BUDGET HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN IMPROVED.
16:34:41 SO WE HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THIS.
16:34:42 WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PAYING A LITTLE BIT LESS FOR
16:34:45 OUR ONGOING SUBSCRIPTION THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
16:34:47 AND THE SERVICES THAT YOU SEE IN FRONTS OF YOU COME TO
16:34:50 JUST OVER 6 MILLION, AND WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD
16:34:56 WITH APPROVAL.
16:34:57 DENNIS AND I ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
16:35:00 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
16:35:03 DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER 34?
16:35:07 MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:35:09 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:35:11 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:35:12 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:35:14 OKAY.
16:35:15 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:35:15 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE
16:35:19 NOW TO MOVE FILE 20-6539, THE RESOLUTION ON THE ADDENDUM?
16:35:30 >>> OH, THE WALK ON?
16:35:31 IT'S AT THE TOP OF NEW BUSINESS.
16:35:33 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: OH, THE ADDENDUM.
16:35:37 I'M SORRY.
16:35:39 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THERE ARE TWO RELATED ITEMS.
16:35:41 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THAT
16:35:42 RESOLUTION, 11 MILLION 44,000?
16:35:48 A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:35:51 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
16:35:52 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT WAS ON THE ADDENDUM PAGE?
16:35:55 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
16:36:03 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:36:04 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CITRO.
16:36:06 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:36:08 OPPOSED?
16:36:08 ALL RIGHT.
16:36:10 THANK YOU.
16:36:11 THAT SETTLES THAT.
16:36:13 ITEM NUMBER 88 IS A RESOLUTION FOR $3 MILLION WE HAVE A
16:36:23 MEMO FROM PETE BRETT REQUESTING APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE ANY
16:36:27 QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
16:36:28 HEARING NONE DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION?
16:36:32 MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:36:34 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:36:36 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:36:37 ANY OPPOSED?
16:36:40 OKAY.
16:36:41 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 89.
16:36:45 WE HAVE A MEMO FROM DENNIS ROGERO, OUR CFO TRANSMITTING
16:36:49 THE SAID RESOLUTION HERE.
16:36:52 DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION?
16:36:55 >>JOSEPH CITRO: SO MOVED.
16:36:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:36:58 SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:37:00 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:37:01 ANY OPPOSED?
16:37:02 NEXT UP WE HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE BROUGHT UP BY COUNCIL
16:37:06 MEMBER CARLSON TO TRANSFER THE $5,000.
16:37:12 WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:37:14 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
16:37:15 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:37:16 ANY OPPOSED?
16:37:18 ALL RIGHT.
16:37:19 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 91.
16:37:26 WE HAVE A RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY COUNCILMAN VIERA FOR
16:37:29 $500.
16:37:30 MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:37:32 SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:37:33 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:37:34 OKAY.
16:37:36 NEXT UP IS A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GUDES FOR $500.
16:37:41 MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
16:37:43 SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:37:45 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:37:46 OKAY.
16:37:47 WE HAVE A WRITTEN QUARTERLY REPORT PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON
16:37:51 THE STORMWATER PROJECT.
16:37:52 WE HAVE A MEMO FROM VIK BHIDE.
16:37:56 WE JUST NEED TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
16:37:59 MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, SECONDED FROM COUNCILMAN
16:38:02 CITRO TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
16:38:04 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:38:05 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:38:06 ITEM NUMBER 94, WE HAVE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT TO APPEAR
16:38:09 AND DISCUSS THE RATE STRUCTURE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF
16:38:12 RECYCLING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
16:38:14 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
16:38:27 I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM, THE
16:38:30 OVERVIEW WITH THE RATE AND THEN WHY WE HAVE THE PROGRAM,
16:38:33 AND THEN FINALLY HOW TO SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM.
16:38:37 SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.
16:38:40 THE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROGRAM, WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, IS
16:38:44 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THEY ARE LOCATED ON 34th STREET,
16:38:48 JUST NORTH OF ADAMO DRIVE.
16:38:51 IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT.
16:38:57 OUR DRIVERS COLLECT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 TONS A YEAR FOR
16:39:02 RECYCLING.
16:39:03 AND AT THAT POINT OF COLLECTION, PROBABLY 50% IS REJECTED
16:39:08 AND TAKEN TO.
16:39:12 IT AVERAGES 9,000 TONS THAT GOES IN WASTE MANAGEMENT.
16:39:17 SO ONCE THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT IS FURTHER GONE THROUGH TO
16:39:22 SEE WHAT'S USABLE AND WHAT'S NOT USABLE, AND WE PAY A
16:39:25 COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RATES AT THAT POINT.
16:39:30 WE PAY $90 A TO.
16:39:32 AND RIGHT NOW IT'S AVERAGING FOR THE YEAR $6,408 TONS
16:39:39 THAT WILL GO THROUGH THERE THAT WE PAY $90 A TO ON.
16:39:47 SO FAR, WE HAVE THIS YEAR 2,590 THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT
16:39:54 WOULD HAVE TO -- AND CHARGE $150 A TO FOR THEM TO REMOVE
16:40:01 THOSE ITEMS.
16:40:04 NEXT IS A RESIDENTIAL OVERVIEW.
16:40:07 ABOUT $955,000 A YEAR TO RUN THAT PROGRAM.
16:40:13 ANOTHER RATE THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP IS UNDER
16:40:17 RESIDENTIAL, 3491 A MONTH.
16:40:21 OUT OF THAT 3491 A MONTH, $13.40 GOES TO THE RECYCLING
16:40:27 PROGRAM, THE RECYCLING PROGRAM IN THE CITY.
16:40:33 ALSO ON THE RECYCLING PROGRAM, THE CITY GETS BACK $60,000
16:40:38 FROM THE CONTRACTOR FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
16:40:42 I WANT TO SWITCH OVER TO WHY WE HAVE THE PROGRAM, AND
16:40:46 JUST A COUPLE OF BULLET POINTS ON THAT.
16:40:48 THE PROGRAM THAT SOLID WASTE BELIEVES IN, THERE'S PUBLIC
16:40:54 SUPPORT FOR IT, CONSISTENT WITH THE MAYOR'S
16:40:56 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM, AND IT ALSO TAKES OFF SOME
16:41:01 TONNAGE TO THE WASTE ENERGY PLANT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIMIT
16:41:06 ON OUR PERMIT,
16:41:11 SO THE OTHER THING TO BRING UP TO YOU IS HOW LONG WE CAN
16:41:15 SUSTAIN THIS.
16:41:16 THIS IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH WIEST MANAGEMENT.
16:41:20 IT'S A STANDARD DEAL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST, SO MANY
16:41:23 CITIES OUR SIZE PAY THE SAME PRICE.
16:41:27 BUT ALSO A LOT OF CITIES ARE HOLDING THE PROGRAM.
16:41:33 SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITHIN THIS.
16:41:35 SO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
16:41:39 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF REJECTED
16:41:45 MATERIAL.
16:41:46 WE ARE ALSO -- THEY WANT TO DEVELOP A ACCOUNT WIDE
16:41:53 RECYCLING PROGRAM WHERE ALL THE CITIES IN HILLSBOROUGH
16:41:57 COUNTY WOULD BE A PART OF THIS.
16:41:59 AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE COULD REALLY SUSTAIN THIS
16:42:01 PROGRAM.
16:42:02 SO WE ARE GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON THAT.
16:42:05 THAT'S STILL TWO YEARS AWAY.
16:42:06 SO WE MAY HAVE TO NEGOTIATE ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH WASTE
16:42:09 MANAGEMENT, OR WHOEVER ELSE MAY BID, AND WE WOULD LOOK AT
16:42:15 SOME TENANT IN THAT CONTRACT THAT MAY BE MORE FAVORABLE
16:42:21 TO THE CITY TO SUSTAIN.
16:42:22 THAT SO WESTBOUND THAT, THAT'S MY OVERVIEW OF THE
16:42:24 PROGRAM.
16:42:27 WITH THE RATE OF SUSTAINABILITY.
16:42:28 IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
16:42:30 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
16:42:33 >>JOSEPH CITRO: MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY.
16:42:35 SAL, THANKS FOR THE REPORT AND THE UPDATE.
16:42:37 I KNOW THAT RECYCLING HAS BECOME A SITUATION THAT'S HARD
16:42:43 FOR MANY CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SUSTAIN, AND I'M
16:42:46 HOPING THAT TAMPA CAN DO THAT.
16:42:47 IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED WHEN THE NEXT TIME
16:42:52 COMES AROUND FOR RENEWAL OF THIS PROJECT.
16:42:54 I DO APPRECIATE THE REPORT.
16:42:55 THANK YOU.
16:42:56 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE?
16:42:58 >> NO PROBLEM.
16:42:59 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:43:01 OKAY.
16:43:03 THANK YOU.
16:43:04 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 95.
16:43:06 WE HAVE A MEMO FROM VIK BHIDE DIRECTOR OF MOBILITY WITH
16:43:10 THE STAFF REPORT.
16:43:12 ANY QUESTIONS OR CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE
16:43:15 THAT?
16:43:17 MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:43:19 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
16:43:20 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:43:21 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:43:22 OKAY.
16:43:23 NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 96.
16:43:28 WE HAVE A MEMO TRANSMITTING A STAFF REPORT FROM HAVE BEEN
16:43:31 MR. ROB ROSNER REGARDING A PROFESSIONAL COFFEE SHOP AT
16:43:36 THE INCUBATOR.
16:43:37 I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
16:43:39 COUNCILMAN CARLSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
16:43:41 ON THAT?
16:43:42 >>BILL CARLSON: NO, I JUST WANT TO THANK ROB ROSNER AND
16:43:45 THE ADMINISTRATION FOR TAKING A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS AND
16:43:48 STUDYING IT, FRIENDS OF TAMPA UNION STATION ARE VERY
16:43:51 EXCITED, AS ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
16:43:53 HISTORIC PRESERVATION OR IN TRANSPORTATION, OR IN
16:43:58 SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS.
16:43:59 AND SO I CAN DO THIS LATER BUT I AM GOING TO ASK STAFF TO
16:44:08 COME BACK AND REPORT TO US IN APRIL WITH A LOOK AT THIS.
16:44:12 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE APRIL 1st.
16:44:13 WE HAVE APRIL 15th.
16:44:14 >>BILL CARLSON: APRIL 15th UNDER STAFF REPORTS.
16:44:18 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO.
16:44:22 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:44:23 ANY OPPOSITION?
16:44:24 HEARING NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:44:26 NEXT UP, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VIERA AND A MEMO
16:44:37 FROM OCEA WYNN TRANSMITTING A PROPOSED PLAQUE.
16:44:42 WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES.
16:44:44 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
16:44:46 ALL IN FAVOR?
16:44:47 ALL RIGHT.
16:44:47 ANY OPPOSED?
16:44:48 NO?
16:44:50 THEN NUMBER 98 --
16:44:52 WE DID THAT.
16:44:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DID YOU MAKE THE OFFICIAL MOTION,
16:44:56 MR. CITRO, FOR ITEM NUMBER 98?
16:44:59 WE DID?
16:45:00 ALL RIGHT.
16:45:01 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:45:02 AND OUR LAST ITEM OF THIS LONG DAY, CITY STAFF TO LOOK AT
16:45:07 ALL OPTIONS RELATING TO CHAPTER 14.
16:45:10 WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT?
16:45:13 THAT WAS COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER'S MOTION.
16:45:16 ITEM NUMBER 99.
16:45:17 IS THERE ANYONE HERE?
16:45:21 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
16:45:23 IF I COULD JUST ASK THAT THE POWER POINT BE PUT ON THE
16:45:28 SCREEN, PLEASE.
16:45:33 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
16:45:33 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
16:45:36 THIS IS OUR REPORT IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILMAN DINGFELDER'S
16:45:39 MOTION TWO WEEKS AGO REGARDING DIRECTING US TO CONSIDER
16:45:43 ALL OPTIONS AND USE ALL AVAILABLE TOOLS RELATED TO
16:45:47 CHAPTER 14 WITH REGARDS TO THE RESIDENT COMPLAINTS AT THE
16:45:50 TOWERS OF CHANNELSIDE, PARK & REC ESTABLISHMENT ON THE
16:45:55 GROUND FLOOR OF THAT CONDOMINIUM.
16:45:59 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
16:46:03 AND THE NEXT SLIDE.
16:46:06 THE PARK & REC IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE
16:46:10 TOWERS AT CHANNELSIDE WHICH IS ON THE CORNER OF MERIDIAN
16:46:13 AND CHANNELSIDE WITHIN THE CHANNEL DISTRICT.
16:46:16 NEXT SLIDE.
16:46:20 THE AREA THAT PARK & REC OCCUPIES IS AN AREA THAT HAS
16:46:25 BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AS WET ZONING WITH RETAIL 1.
16:46:29 IT WAS ORIGINALLY WET ZONED ON EXTENT 30th OF 2005
16:46:33 THROUGH AN ORDINANCE 2005-270 WHICH APPROVED ALCOHOLIC
16:46:38 BEVERAGE SALES 4(COP) CLASSIFICATION BEER, WINE AND
16:46:42 LIQUOR FOR ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION INFORM NIGHTCLUB,
16:46:46 VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND POOL AREA, AND IN SEALED
16:46:50 CONTAINERS FOR CONSUMPTION OFF PREMISES.
16:46:54 THE SECOND ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN 2007, 2007-202, THAT
16:47:01 ALSO FURTHER APPROVED AND SLIGHTLY MODIFIED THE EXISTING
16:47:05 WET ZONING.
16:47:06 AND THEN FINALLY, THE ORDINANCE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN
16:47:09 EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTIES, IF I CAN HAVE THE NEXT
16:47:12 SLIDE, PLEASE.
16:47:15 ORDINANCE 2008-153 THAT APPROVED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES
16:47:20 CLASSIFICATION OF 4(COP-X), BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR
16:47:24 CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES ONLY, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS
16:47:27 APPLICATION WAS TO SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATE THE PATIO
16:47:31 AREA INTO THE WET ZONE AREA.
16:47:33 AND CITY COUNCIL IMPOSED TWO CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF
16:47:36 THAT APPROVAL IN 2008.
16:47:38 THE FIRST ONE PROHIBITED SPEAKERS IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE
16:47:41 WET ZONED PROPERTY, AND THE SECOND CONDITION PROHIBITED
16:47:44 THE PLAYING OF AMPLIFIED OR LIVE MUSIC EXTERIOR OF THE
16:47:48 WET ZONED PROPERTY.
16:47:50 I WOULD NOTE TOO THAT THIS WAS A CONDITION THAT THE
16:47:53 APPLICANT AGREED TO, AND RESIDENTS OF THE TOWERS
16:47:59 CONDOMINIUM TOWERS ACTUALLY SIGNED A PETITION IN SUPPORT
16:48:03 OF THE WET ZONING APPLICATION AND REQUESTED THAT THESE
16:48:07 TWO CONDITIONS BE INCLUDED AS CONDITIONS TO THE WET
16:48:10 ZONING, SO THOSE WERE INCORPORATED AT THAT TIME.
16:48:13 NEXT SLIDE.
16:48:17 THIS JUST SHOWS THE WET ZONED AREA, THE AREA THAT'S
16:48:21 MARKED LEVEL 1 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE.
16:48:23 YOU CAN SEE DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER THE
16:48:26 AREA THAT'S OUTLINED IN BOLD IS FIRST FLOOR, THE PARK &
16:48:30 REC ESTABLISHMENT.
16:48:31 THEN MOVING TO THE RIGHT OF THE SLIDE, THE SMALLER AREA
16:48:35 ON LEVEL 2 IS THE SECOND FLOOR KIND OF LOFT AREA THAT'S
16:48:39 WITHIN THE PARK AND REC ESTABLISHMENT.
16:48:43 NEXT SLIDE.
16:48:46 THE PARK & REC AGAIN IS MERIDIAN AND CHANNELSIDE AND IT
16:48:51 IS WITHIN THE CHANNEL DISTRICT SPECIAL DISTRICT AS
16:48:54 DELINEATED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
16:48:56 AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT DESIGNATION WITHIN THE CHANNEL
16:48:58 DISTRICT, NOISE IN THE DISTRICT IS GOVERNED BY SECTION
16:49:02 14-153 OF THE CITY CODE.
16:49:06 AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE THAT NOISE IS MEASURED
16:49:10 USING A DECIBEL METER, AND A DECIBEL READING TO SEE, ON
16:49:14 THE NEXT SLIDE, THAT IF THE NOISE METER OR THE NOISE IS
16:49:22 ABOVE 85 DBA BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 P.M. AND 3 A.M., THEN
16:49:30 WHEN THE MEASUREMENT IS TAKEN AT THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE
16:49:32 PROPERTY GENERATING THE SOUND, THEN IT'S POTENTIALLY OR
16:49:36 IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE.
16:49:41 I WOULD ALSO NOTE JUST BASED ON THE COMMENTS THAT YOU
16:49:43 RECEIVED TWO WEEKS AGO THAT SECTION 14-158 OF THE CODE
16:49:48 EXEMPTS UNAMPLIFIED HUMAN VOICES.
16:49:51 SO NORMAL CONVERSATION, EVEN IF IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, IS
16:49:55 EXEMPTED UNDER THE CODE.
16:49:57 AND THEN ENFORCEMENT OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT
16:50:03 A FIVE MINUTE WARNING BE GIVEN, AND THAT FIVE MINUTE
16:50:06 WARNING LASTS FOR 48 HOURS, MEANING IF THERE'S A WARNING
16:50:09 GIVEN TODAY, THEN IF A SECOND COMPLAINTS IS RECEIVED AND
16:50:14 THERE'S A SECOND NOISE VIOLATION, OR EXCESSIVELY LOUD
16:50:18 MUSIC WITHIN A 48-HOUR PERIOD, THEN A CITATION CAN BE
16:50:21 WRITTEN AT THAT TIME.
16:50:22 SO BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS, WE DID HAVE TPD GO OUT AND DO
16:50:27 SOME MONITORING AND TAKE SOME READINGS, AND YOU CAN SEE
16:50:33 ON THE SCREEN, IS GOING TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS TPD'S EFFORTS.
16:50:36 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU ARE MUTED, SIR.
16:50:42 MR. OWEN, YOU ARE MUTED.
16:50:47 WE STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU.
16:50:54 NOPE.
16:50:56 THIS IS THE MICROPHONE ICON THERE THAT SHOULD UNMUTE YOU.
16:51:00 >>THE CLERK: HE DID.
16:51:02 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HE DID?
16:51:03 OKAY.
16:51:54 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE HIM MUTED FROM OUR END?
16:52:17 >> NO.
16:52:17 HIS MIKE IS GREEN.
16:52:19 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT'S THE COMPUTER OR THE SYSTEM THAT
16:52:22 YOU ARE ON.
16:52:22 >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS LEGAL.
16:52:26 CAN YOU HEAR US?
16:52:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, WE CAN.
16:52:28 >> WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO PATCH CAPTAIN OWEN IN.
16:52:37 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
16:52:38 >> YES, WE CAN.
16:52:39 >> OKAY.
16:52:41 SO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKENDS WE HAVE GONE OUT
16:52:43 EVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, TO TAKE NOISE METER
16:52:46 READINGS AT PARK & REC.
16:52:54 NOISE LEVELS ARE UP 51, 52 DECIBELS.
16:52:57 ON SATURDAY NIGHT WE WENT OUT THERE AGAIN THE NOISE LEVEL
16:53:00 WAS 89 --
16:53:02 >> I'M SORRY, CAN I INTERRUPT YOU FOR A SECOND AND ASK
16:53:04 FOR THE SLIDE TO BE ADVANCED, PLEASE?
16:53:06 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
16:53:08 THANK YOU.
16:53:08 >> AND THE NEXT SLIDE.
16:53:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE WE GO.
16:53:12 >> OKAY.
16:53:14 SO NOW YOU CAN SEE THE TIMES WHEN WE WENT OUT.
16:53:18 SO ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st, WE WENT OUT WITH A
16:53:21 DECIBEL READING OF 89.6.
16:53:24 WE ISSUED THE 48 HOUR WARNING.
16:53:27 AT 10:14 P.M., AT 11:50 THE OFFICER RETURNED AND RECEIVED
16:53:32 A READING OF 90.4 AND ISSUED A CITATION FOR VIOLATION OF
16:53:36 THE ORDINANCE.
16:53:37 ALSO NOTED WAS ON OCTOBER 23rd, THE DECIBEL READING
16:53:40 WAS BETWEEN 72 AND 77, AND THEN WHEN SOMEONE WOULD OPEN
16:53:44 THE DOOR TO WALK OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT IT
16:53:49 WAS ABOVE THE 85 DECIBELS ADJUSTS OPENING THE DOOR.
16:53:52 THEY WERE NOT CITED BUT IT WAS NOTED.
16:53:54 SO GIVEN THAT, THE NOISE LEVEL, 85 DECIBELS, IN THAT 90
16:54:05 RANGE PLUS.
16:54:05 WE HAVE HAD VIOLATIONS NOT WITH THIS ESTABLISHMENT BUT
16:54:08 OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN 100. SO 85 DECIBELS IS QUITE HIGH.
16:54:16 DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
16:54:17 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
16:54:18 COUNCILMAN GUDES.
16:54:19 >>ORLANDO GUDES: IS THERE A PENALTY FOR STRIKE ONE,
16:54:23 STRIKE TWO, STRIKE THREE, OR THEY JUST THE SAME STRIKE
16:54:26 ONE, STRIKE ONE, STRIKE ONE?
16:54:28 >> SO THE FIRST WARNING IS JUST THAT, IT'S A WARNING.
16:54:34 WE LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE ABOVE THE DECIBEL READING, THAT
16:54:37 THEY NEED TO LOWER THEIR NOISE.
16:54:38 THE SECOND TIME WE WILL GO OUT AND ISSUE A CIVIL
16:54:44 CITATION, $150.
16:54:46 IT INCREASES AFTER THAT.
16:54:47 >>ORLANDO GUDES: ON THAT PARTICULAR --
16:54:52 >> UP TO 450.
16:54:54 >>ORLANDO GUDES: ON THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT OR GO BACK OUT
16:54:56 THERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT, 450, OR IT JUST ACCUMULATES EACH
16:55:00 TIME WE GO OUT THERE ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY?
16:55:02 >> IF THEY WOULD GET A CITATION PAST THAT FIRST ONE.
16:55:08 >> UNDER THE CODE THE SECOND VIOLATION CARRIES A $300
16:55:19 FINE AND THE THIRD AND ALL SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS CARRY A
16:55:22 $250 FINE.
16:55:23 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I DON'T WANT TO JUST PICK ON PARK & REC
16:55:29 BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS?
16:55:37 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: THE PEOPLE IS ESTABLISHED IN THE
16:55:39 CITY CODE.
16:55:39 >>ORLANDO GUDES: AS USED IN RESIDENTIAL LIKE URBAN MIXED
16:55:45 ZONES WHERE YOU HAVE GOT CLUBS AND RESIDENTIAL PEOPLE.
16:55:47 I'M LOOKING AT OUR ORDINANCE.
16:55:50 AND MAYBE IT'S TIME TO LOOK AND MAKE SOME CHANGES.
16:55:53 BECAUSE IF BY MOVING TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, IT'S A MIXED
16:55:57 USE, AND I HAVE GOT A BAR UNDERNEATH MY RESIDENCE, AND
16:56:01 JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IN THE FUTURE GOING
16:56:05 FORWARD, HOW ARE WE GOING TO COMBAT THOSE ISSUES?
16:56:07 BECAUSE I SEE THAT ISSUE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE WE
16:56:12 WANT RETAIL, THE EXTRA ADDITIVES, I THINK THAT WE HAVE
16:56:17 GOT TO LOOK AT MAYBE THE CODE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I AM
16:56:20 SEEING RATE NOW.
16:56:21 >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I ASK A QUESTION,
16:56:25 MAYBE A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT?
16:56:27 AND THIS IS A QUESTION FOR LEGAL TO REFRESH MY
16:56:29 RECOLLECTION.
16:56:29 I DON'T KNOW WHETHER COUNCIL IS AWARE.
16:56:33 BUT IS THE SPECIAL USE IN ANY WAY TIED TO THE NOISE
16:56:37 ORDINANCE WITH REGARD TO ADD INVESTIGATE IMPACTS?
16:56:43 THE SPECIAL USE THAT ALLOWS A SPECIAL USE THAT ALLOWS THE
16:56:45 SALE OF ALCOHOL?
16:56:46 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS
16:56:51 ACTUALLY UNDER THE OLD WET ZONING SO IT IS NOT A SPECIAL
16:56:53 USE APPROVAL.
16:56:54 IT'S ACTUALLY A WET ZONING.
16:56:55 SO WE DO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMITS DIFFERENTLY NOW BUT
16:56:58 THIS IS ACTUALLY A WET ZONING AND NOT A SPECIAL USE
16:57:01 PERMIT.
16:57:02 >>MARTIN SHELBY: AND WHAT EFFECT WOULD THAT HAVE WITH
16:57:04 THEIR ABILITY TO SELL ALCOHOL?
16:57:06 ANY?
16:57:07 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: NO.
16:57:10 IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THEIR ABILITY, SO LONG AS
16:57:13 IT'S WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE APPROVED ORDINANCE.
16:57:15 >>MARTIN SHELBY: OKAY.
16:57:19 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
16:57:22 >>BILL CARLSON: WE HAVE HEARD FROM MEETINGS AND
16:57:26 SEPARATELY WE HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN THAT
16:57:28 BUILDING AND AROUND AND I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR THEM, AND I
16:57:31 WANT TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION.
16:57:33 BUT AS MR. GUDES SAID, WE ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS IN OTHER
16:57:36 PARTS OF THE CITY, FROM SOUTH HOWARD, I GET COMPLAINTS
16:57:42 FROM HYDE PARK, AND IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT DRINKING.
16:57:45 THERE ARE OTHER KINDS OF EVENTS THAT ARE LOUD.
16:57:48 ONE RESIDENTS SENT ME AN EXAMPLE FROM ATLANTA WHICH
16:57:53 APPARENTLY IS A MORE STRICT NOISE ORDINANCE, AND I PASSED
16:57:58 THAT ON TO LEGAL.
16:58:00 I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE A MOTION, AND MR. GUDES CAN MAKE
16:58:04 IT OR I CAN MAKE IT, BUT WE SHOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ASK
16:58:07 LEGAL TO COME BACK -- I KNOW YOU ALL ARE SLAMMED RIGHT
16:58:10 NOW BUT MAYBE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR OR SOMETHING AND COME
16:58:12 BACK HAVING STUDIED NOISE ORDINANCES IN OTHER CITIES TO
16:58:17 SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN THESE THINGS,
16:58:19 BECAUSE IT'S BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS
16:58:22 THAT I GET.
16:58:26 >> I AGREE WITH YOU.
16:58:27 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF YOU WANT TO DO IT FOR JANUARY
16:58:29 14th OR FEBRUARY 4th, FEBRUARY 18th?
16:58:32 >> MR. CHAIRMAN, IF WE CAN ADDRESS THAT FIRST.
16:58:37 SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ AGAIN.
16:58:39 SO YES, THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS SET FOR
16:58:44 NOVEMBER 19th FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION WAS THE NOISE
16:58:47 ORDINANCE.
16:58:49 IF YOU WILL RECALL, PART OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
16:58:51 WORKSHOP TWO WEEKS AGO.
16:58:52 SO IT IS SET TO COME BACK TO YOU IN TWO WEEKS FOR FURTHER
16:58:55 DISCUSSION, AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR
16:58:57 RECOMMENDATIONS, TO EXPLORE MODIFYING THE NOISE ORDINANCE
16:59:02 AT THAT TIME.
16:59:03 I DID WANT TO NOTE AS WELL THAT YESTERDAY WE HAND
16:59:07 DELIVERED TO THE PARK & REC MANAGEMENT A LETTER NOTIFYING
16:59:12 THEM OF VIOLATION OF THEIR TWO CONDITIONS UNDER THEIR WET
16:59:14 ZONING, BECAUSE THERE WERE SPEAKERS THAT WERE PLACED ON
16:59:17 THE EXTERIOR OF THE PATIO THAT WE DISCOVERED, AND ALSO,
16:59:22 AND I BELIEVE CAPTAIN BRETT CAN CONFIRM, ONE OF THE
16:59:28 NIGHTS THAT TPD WAS ON SITE, MUSIC BEING PLAYED FROM THE
16:59:31 SPEAKERS, BOTH OF WHICH VIOLATE THE TWO CONDITIONS OF
16:59:33 THEIR APPROVAL.
16:59:34 SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE HEARD THAT FROM THE
16:59:38 MANAGEMENT ALREADY AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL
16:59:40 BE REMOVING -- AT THIS TIME.
16:59:44 >>ORLANDO GUDES: CAPTAIN, IS THERE ANY EXTRA AT THAT
16:59:49 ESTABLISHMENT?
16:59:50 >> NO, SIR.
16:59:54 >>ORLANDO GUDES: MS. VELEZ, IN THIS CITY DON'T WE
16:59:56 REQUIRE EXTRA DUTY AT WET ZONED BARS?
16:59:59 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: YES, WITHIN CERTAIN -- YES.
17:00:04 THAT'S CORRECT.
17:00:04 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT IN THE CITY.
17:00:08 I DON'T KNOW.
17:00:09 I DIDN'T WANT TO WORK THE BARS WHEN I GOT OLDER SO THAT
17:00:12 MIGHT BE AN ISSUE.
17:00:13 AND A LOT OF OFFICERS DON'T WANT TO WORK THE EXTRA DUTY
17:00:19 AT THE BARS, SO WHEN THEY HAVE THEM, AT LEAST THEY CAN
17:00:23 COMBAT SOME OF THESE NOISE PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY ARE
17:00:25 THERE.
17:00:25 I DON'T KNOW WHAT A SOLUTION, YOU MAY WANT TO TALK TO THE
17:00:29 CHIEF AND SEE WHAT HE CAN DO.
17:00:31 PARDON ME?
17:00:32 >> THEY HAVE NOT REQUESTED EXTRA DUTY.
17:00:34 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THEY HAVE NOT REQUESTED.
17:00:37 BUT I AM SAYING IN OUR WET ZONE ORDINANCE DO THEY HAVE AN
17:00:39 ORDINANCE THAT TPD HAS TO BE IN THERE?
17:00:50 [INDISCERNIBLE]
17:00:53 >> I'M NOT SURE.
17:00:54 >>ORLANDO GUDES: IS ANYBODY WITH LEGAL --
17:00:58 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: IF I CAN JUST ADDRESS, WHAT I
17:01:00 THINK MR. SHELTON MIGHT HAVE BEEN GETTING AT, DESPITE THE
17:01:04 FACT THAT IT IS APPROVED FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES
17:01:08 THROUGH WET ZONING AS OPPOSED TO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT,
17:01:11 THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE CODE
17:01:13 IN CHAPTER 27 WOULD STILL APPLY TO THIS PROPERTY.
17:01:18 THERE ARE PROVISIONS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER OF THE
17:01:24 ALCOHOL BEVERAGE APPROVAL.
17:01:25 FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE HIRED SECURITY OFFICERS
17:01:29 OR OFF-DUTY OFFICERS ON-SITE AND THEY ARE REQUIRED.
17:01:34 SIMILARLY IF SOME OF THE NOISE COMPLAINTS THAT THEY GET
17:01:39 TO BE -- [INDISCERNIBLE] TO THEIR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES.
17:01:50 SO THERE ARE OPTIONS.
17:01:53 >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MS. VELEZ.
17:01:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE?
17:01:56 >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I, MR. CHAIR?
17:02:01 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD.
17:02:02 >>BILL CARLSON: ALSO, IT JUST MADE ME REMEMBER, THERE
17:02:04 ARE ALL KINDS OF SOUNDS THAT ARE GOING ON, AS I SAID, NOT
17:02:08 JUST FROM BARS, AND SO IF THERE'S A TIME OF DAY WHEN
17:02:12 THERE'S AMPLIFIED SOUND, OR LOUD NOISES, ANOTHER EXAMPLE
17:02:16 IS YBOR CITY.
17:02:18 THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE UP AND DOWN 7th AVENUE
17:02:21 BLASTING STEREOS AND REVVING REALLY LOUD ENGINES. DO WE
17:02:36 NEED TO SCHEDULE A FOLLOW-UP?
17:02:39 >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ: I THINK NOVEMBER 19th IN TWO
17:02:43 WEEKS WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU WITH FURTHER
17:02:46 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP WILL
17:02:49 BE SUFFICIENT.
17:02:50 >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU.
17:02:51 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANKS VERY MUCH.
17:02:52 ANYBODY ELSE?
17:02:53 ALL RIGHT.
17:02:54 THANK YOU SO MUCH.
17:02:55 WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
17:02:57 THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA.
17:02:58 >>MARTIN SHELBY: EXCEPT.
17:03:01 >> EXCEPT FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
17:03:05 >>MARTIN SHELBY: OH, THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS RECORDED K.WE
17:03:07 ASK THE CLERK THAT IT BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCIL
17:03:10 MEMBERS SO WE CAN REVIEW IT AND HERE IT?
17:03:11 IS THAT OKAY?
17:03:12 IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT OR DO YOU WANT TO SIT AND
17:03:15 LISTEN TO IT?
17:03:16 >>BILL CARLSON: IS IT POSSIBLE IT COULD BE ADDED ONTO
17:03:19 THE END OF THIS SO THE PUBLIC COULD LISTEN TO IT?
17:03:22 >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
17:03:23 IT'S AVAILABLE.
17:03:24 WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
17:03:26 MOVING FORWARD.
17:03:27 BUT AS FOR TODAY, I WAS LOOKING AT THE RESOLUTION THAT
17:03:35 COUNCIL PASSED WHEN THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WENT INTO
17:03:40 EFFECT, AND THERE'S A SECTION THAT DOES SAY THAT VOICE
17:03:42 MAIL WILL BE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE, AND ALSO THAT
17:03:47 VOICE MAILS WILL BE PLAYED PRIOR TO ANY ACTION BY THE
17:03:51 CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE VOICE MAIL.
17:03:54 I ALSO SUGGEST, COUNCIL, THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE, AND THE
17:04:00 CLERK WILL DISTRIBUTE THEM FOR YOUR ABILITY TO HEAR THEM.
17:04:03 BUT I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT THAT BEING THE CASE, ANY OF
17:04:07 THE FOREGOING RULES MAY BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FOR THE
17:04:09 MEETING BY A VOTE OF FIVE.
17:04:12 SO IF YOU JUST WANT TO SUSPEND THAT, TO HAVE TO HEAR
17:04:16 THAT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES, YOU
17:04:19 HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY FINAL ACTION ON WHAT I AM TOLD ARE THE
17:04:21 TWO SUBJECTS PRIMARILY OF THE VOICE MAILS THAT WOULD BE
17:04:25 THE SUSTAINABILITY RESOLUTION AND THE ITEM THAT YOU JUST
17:04:28 HEARD ON PARK & REC.
17:04:32 SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE WAIVE THE RULES FOR VOICE MAIL
17:04:34 TODAY, HAVE THEM DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL, AND THEN IF
17:04:39 COUNCIL WANTS TO, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR
17:04:43 COUNCIL TO RECESS AND THEN JUST PLAY THE TAPE.
17:04:46 I THINK.
17:04:47 THAT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE.
17:04:49 SEW MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IF COUNCIL WANTS TO HEAR
17:04:51 IT, YOU CAN HEAR IT INDIVIDUALLY, UNLESS YOU FEEL THE
17:04:57 NEED TO HAVE IT PLAYED NOW.
17:04:58 BUT OTHER THAN THAT, COUNCIL, I SHOULD ALSO POINTS OUT
17:05:01 THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE TODAY WITH THIS SORT OF
17:05:04 HYBRID MEETING, AND MY RECOMMENDATION IS YOU MAY WANT TO
17:05:07 RECONSIDER HAVING PRERECORDED MESSAGES AS OPPOSED TO
17:05:11 PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO COME HERE OR THE KIOSK OR BE ABLE TO
17:05:14 PHONE IN AND DO IT LIVE.
17:05:17 WE HAVE HOW MANY, MADAM CLERK?
17:05:20 >> 22.
17:05:21 >>MARTIN SHELBY: 22.
17:05:22 AT THREE MINUTES APIECE YOU CAN DETERMINE HOW MUCH LONGER
17:05:26 THAT WILL ADD TO YOUR MEETING.
17:05:28 >>BILL CARLSON: REALLY IT'S JUST GOING BACK TO OUR OLD
17:05:30 RULES FOR IN PERSON MEETINGS, RIGHT?
17:05:34 >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES OR NO.
17:05:35 AND FLORIDA MEDIA TECHNOLOGY SO WE HAVE TO COMPLY WERE
17:05:39 FLORIDA LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES WITH REGARD TO USING
17:05:41 THIS SORT OF TECHNOLOGY.
17:05:42 SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO.
17:05:44 WE CAN AMEND THIS, TAKE OUT VOICE MAILS, OR YOU CAN JUST
17:05:47 SAY THAT VOICE MAILS CAN BE OFFERED, DISTRIBUTED TO
17:05:50 COUNCIL MUCH LIKE E-MAILS ARE, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
17:05:52 TO HEAR THEM.
17:05:53 THEY WILL NOT BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD NECESSARILY.
17:05:57 EXCEPT QUASI-JUDICIAL.
17:06:01 AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE'S A CONFUSION THAT CAME UP THIS
17:06:03 WEEK BECAUSE VOICE MAILS CANNOT BE USED IN QUASI-JUDICIAL
17:06:07 HEARINGS.
17:06:07 SO WHEN PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC CALL IN, THEY CANNOT LEAVE A
17:06:12 VOICE MAIL.
17:06:13 IT HAS TO BE PREREGISTRATION AND THAT CAUSED SOME
17:06:16 CONFUSION THIS WEEK.
17:06:17 THAT'S ANOTHER REASON TO WANT TO CONSIDER THEM.
17:06:21 SO MY SUGGESTION TODAY IS PURSUANT TO YOUR RESOLUTION BY
17:06:24 A VOTE OF FIVE YOU WAIVE THE RULES, GET THEM DISTRIBUTED,
17:06:27 AND YOU CAN END THIS MEETING A LITTLE AFTER 5:00 AND
17:06:31 STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THEM.
17:06:33 IN ADVANCE OF TAKING ACTION SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE ON
17:06:35 THOSE TWO ITEMS.
17:06:36 >>BILL CARLSON: DO WE WANT TO TAKE ACTION ON THE PROCESS
17:06:40 GOING FORWARD OR JUST --
17:06:42 >>> A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES?
17:06:45 >>BILL CARLSON: I THINK WE SHOULD SAY TO THE PUBLIC,
17:06:47 ALSO, WE CAN MEET YOU IN PERSON.
17:06:49 WE CAN TALK TO YOU BY PHONE.
17:06:51 YOU CAN E-MAIL US.
17:06:52 WE CAN MEET INDIVIDUALLY BY ZOOM.
17:06:54 THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS THAT WE CAN TAKE INPUT FROM THE
17:06:57 PUBLIC.
17:07:01 AND I THINK THE CONSTITUENTS LIKE THE ABILITY TO USE ZOOM
17:07:07 TO COME IN LIVE, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OPTIONS RIGHT NOW
17:07:12 THAT IT'S CONFUSING TO EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S
17:07:15 ONE SET OF RULES FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL AND ANOTHER RULE FOR
17:07:18 EVERYTHING ELSE.
17:07:18 SO WHY DON'T WE JUST MAKE IT CONSISTENT WITH THE
17:07:21 QUASI-JUDICIAL RULES?
17:07:22 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY.
17:07:23 CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES THEN?
17:07:27 >>MARTIN SHELBY: FOR TODAY.
17:07:28 LET'S START WITH THAT ONE.
17:07:29 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THERE A MOTION?
17:07:31 >>BILL CARLSON: SO MOVED.
17:07:32 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
17:07:34 ALL IN FAVOR?
17:07:35 ANY OPPOSITION?
17:07:37 OKAY.
17:07:37 SO MOVING FORWARD, DO WE SEND VOICE MAILS SINCE WE DON'T
17:07:45 HAVE IN-PERSON OPTION?
17:07:47 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, THEN I
17:07:50 CAN TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND BECAUSE THIS IS A
17:07:53 RESOLUTION, WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO SUSPEND THE
17:07:55 RULES NEXT TIME JUST AS WE DID JUST NOW.
17:07:58 BECAUSE I DO HAVE -- THIS IS THE ONLY MEETING WE ARE
17:08:02 GOING TO HAVE EXCEPT FOR THE NIGHT MEETING WHICH IS
17:08:04 QUASI-JUDICIAL.
17:08:04 SO I HAVE TO GET DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL AS TO WHETHER WE
17:08:09 ADVERTISE WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO OFFER VOICE MAILS FOR
17:08:11 THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
17:08:12 >>BILL CARLSON: SO INSTEAD OF SAYING WHAT WE ARE NOT
17:08:17 GOING TO DO, CAN WE SAY WE ARE GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC INPUT
17:08:20 IN THE MEETING, WE TAKE LOTS OF INPUT DURING THE MEETING,
17:08:24 BUT AFTER THE MEETING ONLY THROUGH IN PERSON.
17:08:27 >>MARTIN SHELBY: AND THE REST WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO
17:08:29 COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST LIKE E-MAILS.
17:08:30 >>BILL CARLSON: IN PERSON,.
17:08:32 >>MARTIN SHELBY: AND VOICE MAILS.
17:08:34 >>BILL CARLSON: WHAT ABOUT THE ZOOM? WE ARE STILL GOING
17:08:36 TO DO THAT TWO WAY?
17:08:38 NOT AT ALL?
17:08:40 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT'S ALWAYS IN A HYBRID FORM SO THEY
17:08:45 AREN'T GOING TO COME IN.
17:08:48 >>MARTIN SHELBY: CERTAINLY THEY WILL HAVE THE ACCESS TO
17:08:50 GO TO MEETINGS.
17:08:51 BUT AGAIN THEY CAN'T DO IT WITH THEIR SMART PHONE.
17:08:54 >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE
17:08:56 WOULD --
17:09:01 >>> DO EVERYTHING EXCEPT VOICE MAILS?
17:09:04 >>BILL CARLSON: FOCUS PUBLIC INPUT ON IN-PERSON
17:09:07 TESTIMONY AND GO TO MEETINGS.
17:09:08 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN
17:09:12 CARLSON.
17:09:13 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
17:09:14 ANY DISCUSSION?
17:09:15 ANY OBJECTION?
17:09:16 ALL IN FAVOR?
17:09:27 >>JOSEPH CITRO: I DO NOT NECESSARILY DISAGREE BUT
17:09:29 THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF US HERE TODAY.
17:09:31 THERE SHOULD BE SEVEN OF US TO MAKE THAT MAJOR OF A
17:09:34 DECISION.
17:09:36 WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY BE THINKING IS THAT WE ARE NOT
17:09:40 WANTING TO HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
17:09:42 AND THAT'S JUST WHAT MIGHT BE PERCEPTION.
17:09:45 SO I SUGGEST WE WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL HERE TO
17:09:50 MAKE THIS DECISION.
17:09:52 >> OKAY.
17:09:54 SO WE WAIVED THE RULES JUST FOR TODAY.
17:09:56 AND THEN WHEN WE HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS, POSSIBLY THE NEXT
17:09:59 MEETING, THEN WE'LL TAKE ACTION THERE.
17:10:01 >>MARTIN SHELBY: IN THE MEANTIME, COUNCIL, I JUST WANT
17:10:04 THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THOSE RECORDED MESSAGES WILL BE
17:10:08 DISTRIBUTED TO EACH OF YOU, SO YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
17:10:11 TO HEAR THEM.
17:10:12 AND AGAIN, ITEMS THAT NO FINAL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON,
17:10:16 SO THEY STILL HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO COME IN IN THE
17:10:19 FUTURE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR POINTS KNOWN, IN ADDITION
17:10:22 TO WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE.
17:10:24 >>BILL CARLSON: AND I WANT TO SAY, S SO EVERYBODY
17:10:28 WATCHING KNOWS AND FOR THE RECORD, I AND MY COLLEAGUES
17:10:32 WANTS TO HEAR ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC, AND WE
17:10:34 REGULARLY RESPOND AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC.
17:10:37 WE WANT TO HEAR ALL OF IT.
17:10:39 THIS IS MORE OF A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE, BUT THERE'S SO MANY
17:10:43 DIFFERENT PLATFORMS THAT IT'S A BURDEN ON STAFF, AND IT'S
17:10:45 CONFUSING FOR THE PUBLIC, ALSO, BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
17:10:48 WHAT THE RULES ARE, AND IT'S DIFFICULT.
17:10:50 SO ALL THIS IS DOING IS WE ARE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
17:10:53 OPTION THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE COVID TO GIVE REMOTE
17:10:57 ACCESS.
17:10:58 WE ARE JUST TRYING TO LIMIT THE OPTIONS SO THAT THERE'S
17:11:02 NOT SO MANY.
17:11:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
17:11:05 >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND COUNCIL FOR
17:11:07 YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
17:11:08 >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
17:11:11 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I AM GOING TO GO TO INFORMATION
17:11:12 REPORTS AND NEW BUSINESS NOW.
17:11:13 COUNCILMAN GUDES?
17:11:14 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I HAVE TWO QUICK ONES.
17:11:16 THERE WAS A POPULAR DJ THAT PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK, ASKED
17:11:21 FOR SPECIAL COMMENDATION FOR MR. CHANCY HARRIS, WELL
17:11:25 KNOWN DJ IN TAMPA, AROUND THE BAY AREA. AGAIN DJ SHOTGUN
17:11:29 WAS A VERY POPULAR PERSON IN TAMPA AND THROUGHOUT THE BAY
17:11:36 AREA.
17:11:36 I WOULD LIKE TO DO A COMMENDATION.
17:11:38 THE SERVICE HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.
17:11:40 I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO THE FAMILY THIS WEEKEND.
17:11:43 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
17:11:44 ALL IN FAVOR?
17:11:46 ANY OPPOSED?
17:11:48 COUNCILMAN -- MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
17:11:52 COUNCILMAN GUDES.
17:11:53 >>ORLANDO GUDES: LAST AND FINAL, SIR, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL
17:11:56 PHONE CALLS, E-MAILS, REFERENCE TO OFFROAD VEHICLES.
17:12:02 I ALMOST HIT A GENTLEMAN TOO THIS PAST WEEKEND.
17:12:06 I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AT 40th AND
17:12:10 HILLSBOROUGH, LAST NIGHT I WAS TAKING A SIGN DOWN BY A
17:12:16 BUSINESS, AND THREE BIKES CUT ACROSS THE 42ND AND
17:12:19 HILLSBOROUGH.
17:12:20 THE ONE BIKE STALLED IN THE OUTSIDE LANE.
17:12:24 VEHICLES WERE COMING.
17:12:25 AND I HAD TO YELL TO THE YOUNG MAN, DROP THE BIKE AND GET
17:12:28 OFF THE ROAD.
17:12:29 HE DROPPED THE BIKE AND LUCKY, I WAS ABLE TO WEAVE AND
17:12:35 THE CAR CAME AROUND AND THE OTHER TWO GUYS CAME ON THE
17:12:38 SIDE OF THE SIDEWALK WITH THEIR TWO BIKES, AND WANTED TO
17:12:41 GET THE BIKES HOME.
17:12:41 I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEGALLY WE CAN DO, BUT WOULD LIKE TO
17:12:44 MAKE A MOTION THAT TPD AND LEGAL RESEARCH SOMETHING, AN
17:12:48 ORDINANCE IN RELATIVE TO THESE DIRT BAKES, OFFROAD
17:12:53 VEHICLES.
17:12:54 I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY CAN COME BACK WITH SOME KIND OF
17:12:56 INFORMATION, BECAUSE IT IS BECOMING A HAZARD, AND ALSO
17:13:00 THE NOISE AS WELL TO A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS.
17:13:03 A LOT OF PEOPLE AT HOME NOW.
17:13:04 AND I HAVE GOT CALLS FROM PEOPLE SAYING THOSE BIKES,
17:13:07 OFFROAD BIKES ARE JUST REVVING THE ROAD, SHAKING THE
17:13:12 HOUSES.
17:13:12 AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF LEGAL AND TPD CAN COME UP WITH
17:13:15 A PLAN OR AN ORDINANCE WE CAN COME UP WITH TO TRY TO
17:13:19 COMBAT WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I HAVE SEEN TOO MANY PEOPLE
17:13:21 GETTING HURT IN THESE OFFROAD VEHICLES.
17:13:25 >>MARTIN SHELBY: HOW MUCH TIME DID YOU WANT TO GIVE
17:13:26 THEM?
17:13:27 >>ORLANDO GUDES: I WOULD SAY AT LEAST A COUPLE OF
17:13:29 MONTHS.
17:13:29 I KNOW THEY ARE BUSY BUT WE HAVE GOT TO COME UP WITH A
17:13:32 STRATEGY.
17:13:33 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JANUARY 14?
17:13:35 >>MARTIN SHELBY: DID YOU WANT JUST A WRITTEN REPORT?
17:13:41 >>ORLANDO GUDES: NO, SIR, BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME
17:13:44 QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
17:13:45 I KNOW OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS AS
17:13:47 WELL.
17:13:47 WE WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HIT ANYBODY ELSE.
17:13:51 IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE CITY, FOR THE RIDERS AND ALSO
17:13:54 FOR THE RESIDENTS.
17:13:55 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT THAT AS IN PERSON?
17:13:58 >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES.
17:13:58 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN GUDES FOR
17:14:01 JANUARY 14th.
17:14:02 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
17:14:03 ALL IN FAVOR?
17:14:04 ANY OPPOSED?
17:14:07 OKAY.
17:14:07 ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?
17:14:09 COUNCILMAN CARLSON?
17:14:10 >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU, SIR.
17:14:13 WALK/BIKE TAMPA TODAY CONNECTED TO ONE SAID THEY WOULD
17:14:19 LIKE TO COME BACK TO US TO GIVE A REPORT AT SOME TIME.
17:14:22 IT NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 30 DAYS PAST THAT PARTICULAR ONE.
17:14:25 BUT THEY DID AN ANALYSIS OF WALKING, BIKING IN AND AROUND
17:14:29 THE BAY TO BAY, MacDILL AREA.
17:14:32 SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THEM TO COME BACK AND TALK
17:14:34 ABOUT NOT JUST THAT CASE STUDY BUT ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR
17:14:38 IMPROVING TAMPA'S WALK-BIKE SITUATION.
17:14:40 SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE INVITE WALK/BIKE TAMPA TO
17:14:45 COME PRESENT TO US.
17:14:47 I WAS THINKING EITHER FEBRUARY 4th, THERE'S A
17:14:51 WORKSHOP -- I'M SORRY, IT COULD BE FEBRUARY 18th.
17:14:57 THERE'S NOTHING ON THERE.
17:14:57 OR FEBRUARY 25th IS A WORKSHOP IF YOU ALL WANT TO
17:15:00 DISCUSS IT.
17:15:00 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU WANT TO DO A TEN-MINUTE
17:15:02 PRESENTATION, FEBRUARY 18th FIRST THING IN THE
17:15:04 MORNING?
17:15:06 FIRST THING MEANING AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
17:15:08 >>BILL CARLSON: YES.
17:15:10 THAT'S MY MOTION.
17:15:10 >>MARTIN SHELBY: COUNCIL, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT BUT
17:15:13 JUST A QUESTION.
17:15:14 THAT WOULD BE A PRESENTATION BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT COULD
17:15:17 DEVOLVE INTO A LONG POLICY DISCUSSION.
17:15:19 IF IT WAS COUNCIL'S INTENTION, BECAUSE THAT MIGHT BE MORE
17:15:21 SUITED FOR A WORKSHOP.
17:15:23 IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR INTENTION IS.
17:15:26 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU WANT A TEN-MINUTE
17:15:28 PRESENTATION OR DO YOU WANT --
17:15:30 >>BILL CARLSON: I THREW IT OUT AS EITHER ONE BUT WHAT DO
17:15:34 YOU ALL THINK?
17:15:35 A TEN-MINUTE PRESENTATION OR WORKSHOP?
17:15:38 >>MARTIN SHELBY: PLEASE IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE REST OF
17:15:40 YOUR AGENDA.
17:15:41 >>BILL CARLSON: DO YOU HAVE ANY PREFERENCE?
17:15:46 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I SAY TEN MINUTE PRESENTATION, LET
17:15:48 THEM DO THE TALKING AND MAKE ANY MOTIONS AT THE END OF
17:15:50 THAT MEETING.
17:15:52 FEBRUARY 18.
17:15:53 WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
17:15:56 SOAKED FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
17:15:57 ALL IN FAVOR?
17:15:58 AYE.
17:15:59 ANY OPPOSED?
17:16:01 OKAY.
17:16:02 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
17:16:02 ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?
17:16:05 COUNCILMAN CITRO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
17:16:07 >>JOSEPH CITRO: NOTHING TODAY.
17:16:08 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO, SIR.
17:16:10 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CITRO, I AM GOING TO HAND
17:16:13 YOU THIS GAVEL.
17:16:14 I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PRESENT A
17:16:18 COMMENDATION TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT FOR THE
17:16:20 ACHIEVEMENT AND PROCUREMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD THAT WE CAN
17:16:24 PRESENT THEM, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON.
17:16:28 I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE -- I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE IN
17:16:31 PERSON.
17:16:32 WE ARE SOCIALLY DISTANCED HERE.
17:16:33 IT'S A VERY BIG DEAL.
17:16:35 AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO IT, LET'S SAY, DECEMBER 3rd,
17:16:41 NOT WAIT TOO LONG ON IT.
17:16:44 UNDER CEREMONIAL ACTIVITY.
17:16:48 >>JOSEPH CITRO: MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
17:16:52 SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.
17:16:54 ROLL CALL?
17:16:55 OR ANY OBJECTION?
17:16:58 SO MOVED.
17:16:58 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
17:17:01 MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE?
17:17:03 >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED.
17:17:04 >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
17:17:06 SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CITRO.
17:17:07 ALL IN FAVOR?
17:17:08 ALL RIGHT.
17:17:09 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
17:17:09 ANY OPPOSED?
17:17:10 NO?
17:17:11 WE ARE ADJOURNED.
17:17:11 THANK YOU.
17:17:13 (CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNED)
17:17:15
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