TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023
2:00 P.M.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
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2:03:11PM
2:03:26PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO
2:03:29PM ORDER.
2:03:30PM CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL.
2:03:31PM WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
2:03:35PM CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION AND OFFICIAL SWEARING-IN.
2:03:39PM IT WAS A VERY NICE CEREMONY.
2:03:41PM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH ONE OF YOU.
2:03:46PM WE WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS IN THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS.
2:03:52PM WELCOME TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE TAMPA CITY
2:03:56PM COUNCIL.
2:03:56PM MY NAME IS SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF
2:04:00PM TAMPA.
2:04:01PM ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
2:04:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE.
2:04:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE.
2:04:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE.
2:04:10PM >>BILL CARLSON: HERE.
2:04:10PM >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT.
2:04:16PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE.
2:04:19PM >>LUIS VIERA: HERE.
2:04:21PM >> WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
2:04:23PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF
2:04:25PM THE CHAIR AND CHAIR PRO TEM FOR THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
2:04:27PM HERE ARE THE ELECTION GUIDELINES.
2:04:27PM THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR WILL BE HELD FIRST.
2:04:30PM NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.
2:04:34PM PLEASE WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE NOMINATING A CANDIDATE.
2:04:38PM I WILL OPEN THE NOMINATIONS AND CLOSE THEM AFTER EACH
2:04:43PM NOMINATION.
2:04:45PM VOTES WILL BE COUNTED BY RAISING THE HAND.
2:04:48PM THE VOTE WILL BE TAKEN IN THE ORDER OF THE NOMINATION
2:04:52PM BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST NAME NOMINATED.
2:04:55PM THE VOTE WILL CEASE AS SOON AS THERE IS A MAJORITY WHICH
2:05:00PM REQUIRES FOUR VOTES.
2:05:02PM HAVING SAID THAT, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR CHAIR.
2:05:09PM YES, MR. VIERA.
2:05:10PM >>LUIS VIERA: I NOMINATE GUIDO MANISCALCO.
2:05:18PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: MR. MANISCALCO HAS BEEN NOMINATED.
2:05:20PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:05:22PM YES?
2:05:22PM >>LYNN HURTAK: I'LL NOMINATE BILL CARLSON.
2:05:27PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: BILL CARLSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED.
2:05:30PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:05:31PM >>BILL CARLSON: (OFF MICROPHONE) I WILL DECLINE.
2:05:31PM >> YOU WILL DECLINE?
2:05:35PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:05:39PM TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND FOR MR.
2:05:44PM MANISCALCO.
2:05:46PM OKAY, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
2:05:48PM MR. MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
2:05:54PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES.
2:05:56PM I LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY PRODUCTIVE, HAPPY, SUCCESSFUL YEAR
2:05:59PM WORKING TOGETHER.
2:06:00PM AND WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBERS.
2:06:02PM YOU ARE ALREADY KNOWN AS GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND THEY
2:06:07PM WILL DO GREAT WORK ON THE COUNCIL, AND BEST OF LUCK TO
2:06:12PM EVERYBODY.
2:06:12PM I SEE A LOT OF GOOD, POSITIVE THINGS COMING.
2:06:14PM THANK YOU.
2:06:15PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THANK YOU.
2:06:17PM NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR CHAIR PRO TEM.
2:06:21PM IS THERE A NOMINATION?
2:06:23PM YES?
2:06:23PM >>BILL CARLSON: [OFF MICROPHONE] I NOMINATE ALAN CLENDENIN.
2:06:31PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: MR. CLENDENIN HAS BEEN NOMINATED.
2:06:34PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:06:36PM TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
2:06:40PM ALL RIGHT, IT'S UNANIMOUS.
2:06:41PM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
2:06:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN: OKAY, THAT'S A SURPRISE.
2:06:50PM THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
2:06:52PM I APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIDENCE.
2:06:53PM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND OTHER MEMBERS OF
2:06:56PM COUNCIL ALONG WITH EVERYBODY THAT'S INVESTED IN THE CITY.
2:07:02PM I LOOK FORWARD TO BACKUP IN SUPPORT AND LEARNING FROM OUR
2:07:06PM CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO, AND OTHER SENIOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
2:07:09PM THANK YOU SO MUCH.
2:07:11PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OKAY, THANK YOU.
2:07:13PM AND NOW FOR THE CRA.
2:07:15PM WE WILL CONDUCT THE ELECTION FOR CHAIR OF THE CRA.
2:07:20PM IS THERE A NOMINATION?
2:07:22PM YES, MR. VIERA.
2:07:22PM >>LUIS VIERA: I NOMINATE GWEN HENDERSON.
2:07:29PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: MS. HENDERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED.
2:07:31PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:07:34PM >>BILL CARLSON: I WILL NOMINATE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
2:07:37PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: WHO?
2:07:40PM >>BILL CARLSON: HURTAK.
2:07:41PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: HURTAK.
2:07:44PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:07:47PM OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR OF HENDERSON, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
2:07:51PM OKAY.
2:07:53PM THAT'S FOUR VOTES.
2:07:55PM CONGRATULATIONS.
2:07:56PM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
2:08:04PM >>GWEN HENDERSON: WOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
2:08:05PM I'M SO EXCITED.
2:08:06PM THE MAJORITY OF THE CRAs ARE IN DISTRICT 5 AND I LOOK
2:08:10PM FORWARD TO SERVING AND BEING A GREAT SERVICE TO THE ENTIRE
2:08:13PM CITY, BUT ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY YOU ALL
2:08:16PM GAVE ME.
2:08:19PM THANK YOU SO MUCH.
2:08:19PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OKAY.
2:08:21PM NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR VICE CHAIR.
2:08:24PM IS THERE A NOMINATION?
2:08:26PM YES?
2:08:28PM >>BILL CARLSON: I WILL NOMINATE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
2:08:31PM >>LYNN HURTAK: I WON'T ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.
2:08:33PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OKAY.
2:08:34PM IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:08:36PM YOU WILL ACCEPT IT OR WON'T?
2:08:39PM OKAY, YES.
2:08:39PM >> [OFF MICROPHONE] CARLSON.
2:08:39PM >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU.
2:08:42PM I WILL DECLINE, TOO.
2:08:44PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:08:47PM >> I NOMINATE LUIS VIERA.
2:08:49PM >>LUIS VIERA: I HEREBY DECLINE.
2:08:52PM [ LAUGHTER ]
2:08:57PM NO, I ACCEPT THE HONOR.
2:09:00PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION?
2:09:03PM OKAY.
2:09:04PM ALL IN FAVOR TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL? ALL RIGHT, IT'S
2:09:08PM UNANIMOUS.
2:09:08PM THANK YOU.
2:09:09PM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
2:09:11PM >>LUIS VIERA: NEVER DECLINE THAT.
2:09:14PM NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
2:09:15PM AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY COUNCIL HERE, AND
2:09:19PM ALL SEVEN PEOPLE HERE BRING SOMETHING UNIQUE AND VERY
2:09:22PM POSITIVE TO THE TABLE, ALL SEVEN OF US, AND LOOK FORWARD TO
2:09:25PM WORKING WITH EVERYBODY.
2:09:26PM THANK YOU.
2:09:26PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
2:09:29PM AND CONGRATULATIONS.
2:09:30PM CONGRATULATIONS.
2:09:31PM CONGRATULATIONS.
2:09:35PM GET READY FOR A LOT OF FUN.
2:09:36PM >> WE ARE ADJOURNED?
2:09:43PM >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: WE NEED TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE
2:09:45PM NEW CHAIR.
2:09:46PM OKAY?
2:09:47PM THANK YOU.
2:09:48PM GETTING READY FOR THURSDAY.
2:09:55PM [MEETING ADJOURNED]
2:09:57PM
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