TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023
2:00 P.M.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING


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


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THIS FILE REPRESENTS AN UNEDITED VERSION OF REALTIME
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PROCEEDINGS MAY NEED TO HIRE A COURT REPORTER.