TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2024, 9:00 A.M.
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9:01:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WELCOME TO TODAY'S TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
FOR INVOCATION, WE'LL JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE.
[MOMENT OF SILENCE]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
9:02:35AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
9:02:36AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
9:02:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
9:02:39AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
9:02:40AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
9:02:41AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
9:02:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
9:02:44AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
9:02:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. SHELBY, DID YOU WANT TO GO OVER SOME
RULES AND PROCEDURES?
9:02:49AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
SURE, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC.
MARTIN SHELBY, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
I'D LIKE TO VERY BRIEFLY REVIEW FOR YOU THE RULES OF DECORUM
FOR THE CONDUCT OF TODAY'S MEETING.
NOW, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD TODAY.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S SET ON YOUR
AGENDA FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THAT IS WHEN
THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IS OPEN DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE
TIME THE ITEM IS CALLED UP TO BE HEARD.
IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT IS CONSENT AGENDA
OR A STAFF REPORT, THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS IS EARLY IN
THE AGENDA DURING A PERIOD THAT'S CALLED GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A
SPEAKER CARD WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY.
AND WHAT YOU DO IS YOU PLACE IT IN THE BOX WITH ONE CARD PER
SPEAKER.
AND THOSE CARDS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
AS YOU SEE ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY, THERE ARE CERTAIN ITEMS
THAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING IN ADVANCE OF GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, SO YOU DO HAVE THE TIME TO FILL OUT THAT CARD.
EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME TO
APPROACH AND SPEAK.
A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES.
PLEASE PRINT YOUR CARD LEGIBLY.
NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, WE HAVE CITY STAFF OUT THERE TO BE
ABLE TO HELP YOU IN THE PROCESS AND TO HELP YOU FILL OUT
THAT CARD.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE SEE THE CITY STAFF.
WITH REGARD TO DECORUM, WE ASK THAT THE PUBLIC REFRAIN FROM
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR
HOLDING DISRUPTIVE SIGNS.
NOW, IF SOMEONE IS FOUND TO BE ENGAGING IN DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR, THE CHAIR MAY RULE THAT PERSON OUT OF ORDER.
IF THAT PERSON IS RULED OUT OF ORDER, COUNCIL RULES ALLOW
THAT PERSON TO BE REMOVED FROM THESE CHAMBERS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING.
SO PLEASE REMAIN MINDFUL.
ALSO, PLEASE KNOW THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT ENGAGE IN A
DIALOGUE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN
ENGAGE IN.
SO PLEASE BE AWARE OF THAT.
WE ASK THAT YOU BE MINDFUL OF THESE RULES OF DECORUM.
ALSO, COUNCIL, THE CHAIR HAS ASKED ME TO REMIND TO YOU
REMEMBER THAT TO WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR BEFORE
YOU BEGIN SPEAKING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
9:05:24AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:05:24AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST ONE MORE THING.
9:05:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
9:05:29AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS IS A
NEW RULE THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE.
PLEASE DO NOT INTERRUPT PRESENTATIONS DURING THE
PRESENTATION.
WAIT FOR THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE MEETING TO ASK YOUR
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
9:05:41AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE NEED A MOTION TO.TO DO THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR
SESSION ON JUNE 20, 2024 AND THE WORKSHOP AND EVENING
SESSIONS OF JUNE 27, 2024.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE AGENDA REAL QUICK, AS WE APPROVE
IT.
ITEM NUMBER 3 IS GOING TO BE HEARD AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
ITEM NUMBER 5 IS GOING TO BE HEARD AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
ITEM NUMBER 4 IS A REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA TO
CONTINUE THIS ITEM.
SIR, DO YOU HAVE A DATE FOR ITEM NUMBER 4?
9:06:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
I AM GOING TO BE -- I'LL ADDRESS THAT.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT TO ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE
I'M LOOKING TO CHANGE THE RULES ON WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE
BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I'LL ADDRESS THAT IN NEW BUSINESS.
I'LL REMOVE FROM THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW TO SAVE TIME.
I'LL DO IT DURING NEW BUSINESS.
9:06:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED THEN.
WE HAVE A MEMO TO REMOVE ITEM --
9:06:53AM >>LUIS VIERA:
STRIKE THAT.
I'M SO SORRY, MR. CHAIR.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO MOVE MR. GRECO TO AUGUST 1st.
MY APOLOGIES.
9:07:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE WILL CONTINUE ITEM NUMBER 4 TO AUGUST
1.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
WE RECEIVED A MEMO REQUESTING ITEM NUMBER 10 BE REMOVED FROM
THE AGENDA.
IT WILL BE RETURNED AT A FUTURE DATE.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ITEM NUMBER 27 IS A REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA TO PULL
IT FOR DISCUSSION.
STAFF DOES NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT TO STAFF REPORTS OR WHEN WE DO
CONSENT?
9:07:37AM >>LUIS VIERA:
CONSENT IS FINE.
WHATEVER IS EASIER.
9:07:40AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL PULL ITEM 27 FOR DISCUSSION.
STAFF WILL NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ITEM NUMBER 91, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD UNTIL WE HEAR 101 --
SORRY, 100 AND 101.
AFTER WE DO 100 AND 101, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 91.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE THE MOTION.
MOTION THERE COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
WE HAVE A REQUEST, A MEMO THAT ITEM NUMBER 92 BE CONTINUED
TO AUGUST 1st.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION?
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK HAS SENT A MEMO REQUESTING THAT ITEM
NUMBER 120 BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA, IS THAT CORRECT?
9:08:27AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
I WILL HAVE A MOTION TO REPLACE IT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
9:08:31AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK TO REMOVE ITEM
120 FROM THE AGENDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
THEN WE HAVE A MOTION REQUESTING ITEM NUMBER 126 BE REMOVED
FROM THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION -- ACTUALLY, IT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE
AGENDA.
THIS IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE AUGUST 8 CRA SESSION.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
LET ME GO THROUGH STAFF REPORTS STARTING WITH 115.
LET ME KNOW IF WE NEED STAFF PRESENT.
115?
YES.
YES FOR 115.
YES FOR 116.
117?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
118?
DO WE NEED STAFF PRESENT?
WE DO HAVE A MEMO FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE FIRE.
9:09:27AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT'S MINE, IF I MAY.
SO I'M GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES DURING NEW
BUSINESS.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, FOR ITEM 118, I SPOKE WITH THE FIRE CHIEF
AND SHE INFORMS ME THAT SHE IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF
IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE PRIOR REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS AND
WOULD PREFER MORE TIME BEFORE CONFERRING WITH ANOTHER
CONSULTANT.
BEING THAT THIS IS RETURNING FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT MARCH 27
OF 2025, SHE REQUESTED THAT SHE COULD BRING FORWARD A
CONSULTANT QUOTE WITH A NAME AT THAT TIME FOR COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION.
SO AT THIS TIME, I DO REQUEST TO HAVE THIS RECEIVED AND
FILED BUT I AM GOING TO BRING THIS UP, INCLUDING A REQUEST
FOR -- YES, SIR, TO HAVE THIS RETURN ON MARCH 27 WITH
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS REQUESTS FROM LOCAL 754 FOR
SOME INFORMATION FOR THEIR REPORT AT THAT TIME.
AGAIN, JUST TO NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION.
9:10:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM
118.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
NUMBER 119, STAFF WILL BE PRESENT.
120 HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.
ITEM 121, THERE IS AN IN-PERSON PRESENTATION.
SO THAT'S A YES.
ITEM NUMBER 122, COUNCILMAN VIERA, THAT'S YOUR MOTION.
DO YOU WANT STAFF PRESENT?
9:10:40AM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO.
9:10:41AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO STAFF PRESENT FOR 122.
ITEM 123, WE'RE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST 22.
9:10:48AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
ACTUALLY, I'LL GO ONE FURTHER.
FOR ITEM 23, I'VE SPOKEN TO STAFF AND WE RESOLVED THIS
ISSUE.
I'M ACTUALLY, TO NOT CLOG UP COUNCIL'S AGENDA, I'M ACTUALLY
JUST MOVING TO HAVE THIS RECEIVED AND FILED AND NOT TO BE
ADDRESSED FURTHER.
9:11:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
VIERA, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ITEM NUMBER 124, THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE THIS TO
OCTOBER 17, 2024.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM NUMBER 125 IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO OCTOBER 4.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE TOOK CARE OF ITEM 126.
ITEM 127, THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO OCTOBER 3, 2024.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
THAT SETTLES THAT.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MAYOR CASTOR.
WE HAVE YOUR PRESENTATION.
YES, MA'AM.
GOOD MORNING.
9:11:53AM >>MAYOR CASTOR:
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING.
COUNCIL CHAIR MANISCALCO, CITY COUNCIL AND FOR THE PUBLIC
HERE TODAY, I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THE 2025
BUDGET.
BEFORE I GET INTO THE PRESENTATION, I DO JUST WANT TO TALK
FOR A MOMENT ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO CRAFTING THIS BUDGET.
WE HAVE SPENT HOURS UPON HOURS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS GOING
OVER EVERY SINGLE LINE ISSUE BY ISSUE TO COME UP WITH THIS
BUDGET.
I TELL YOU, I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AS
I AM EVERY BUDGET YEAR IN THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO CRAFTING
A BUDGET THAT NOT ONLY PROVIDES FOR THE SERVICES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY BUT ALSO IS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET.
SO I HOPE THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL FIND TODAY.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY COMMEND OUR GROUP BECAUSE
THERE WERE MANY LATE FRIDAY NIGHTS THAT WE SAT AND WENT
ISSUE OVER ISSUE AND HAD TO MAKE SOME CUTS THAT SOME OF OUR
STAFF MEMBERS DIDN'T WANT TO SEE.
BUT FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY, THEY DID WHAT NEEDED TO
BE DONE.
THE FY 2025 BUDGET THEME IS COMMUNITY VALUES.
YOU WILL FIND THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET REFLECTS THE SHARED
BELIEFS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR RESIDENTS IN BUILDING A TAMPA
OF TOMORROW THAT IS PROSPEROUS, SUSTAINABLE, AND AFFORDABLE.
IT REFLECTS PRIORITIES THAT RESIDENTS IN EACH COUNCIL
DISTRICT HAVE TOLD US EVERY YEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY VALUES
SURVEY AND WHAT WE'VE ALL HEARD FROM EACH OF YOU, FROM OUR
NEIGHBORS AT THE GROCERY STORE, DURING CIVIC MEETINGS AND
ALSO AT THE BALLOT BOX, THAT THEY WANT OUR CITY TO HAVE A
HIGH-QUALITY OF LIFE, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOLID
FOUNDATION BUILT ON RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THEY WANT US TO BE A CITY THAT PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES,
EMBRACES FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKES DECISIONS
STRATEGICALLY.
A CITY THAT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY OF HARD WORK, EXPANDS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER JOBS, AND PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT
THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
THEY WANT THE CITY OF TAMPA TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE WHILE
AT THE SAME TIME ADDRESSING TODAY'S NEEDS.
MANY OF THOSE CHALLENGES ARE THE RESULT OF OUR SUCCESS IN
GROWTH.
WE HAVE MORE DRIVERS OUT ON OUR ROADS, MORE COMPETITION FOR
A LIMITED SUPPLY OF HOUSING AND A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED
WORKERS IN MANY INDUSTRIES.
IN 2023, WE HAD THE HIGHEST MILLENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH
RATE IN THE NATION WITH NEARLY TWICE AS MANY MILLENNIALS
MOVING TO TAMPA AS MOVING AWAY.
WE ARE THE ONLY BIG CITY IN FLORIDA WITH A POSITIVE NET
MIGRATION OF GEN Z RESIDENTS UNDER 28.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THOSE STATISTICS MAKE ME FEEL VERY, VERY
OLD.
BUT IT SPEAKS TO THE VIBRANT GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE, WE HAVE TWO JOBS AS CITY
GOVERNMENT.
TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE AND TO BUILD WHAT WE NEED.
BOTH ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND MUST BE DONE CONCURRENTLY.
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING WATER, SOLID WASTE, AND
TRANSPORTATION, BUT IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT PARKS AND
FACILITIES.
THIS BUDGET ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE
HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICES, PICKING UP THE TRASH ON TIME,
KEEPING OUR STREETS AND PARKS CLEAN, FIXING IT FAST WHEN IT
COMES TO POTHOLES AND CONTINUING TO BE ONE OF THE SAFEST
CITIES OUR SIZE IN THE NATION BY INVESTING IN OUR POLICE AND
FIRE.
THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT OUR RESIDENTS TRUST CITY GOVERNMENT
TO ADDRESS THESE BIG ISSUES.
YOU WILL SEE OUR CITY SURVEY -- VALUE SURVEY HERE.
ACCORDING TO THE PRELIMINARY DATA FROM OUR 2024 COMMUNITY
VALUES SURVEY, OVER 97% OF RESIDENTS EXPRESSED TRUST IN
THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT.
THESE NUMBERS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE
PREVIOUS FOUR YEARS.
LIKEWISE, AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS CONTINUE
TO SAY THAT TAMPA IS A GREAT PLACE TO START AND OPERATE A
BUSINESS, AND THAT THEY WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND TAMPA AS A
PLACE TO LIVE TO THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
OVER 99% OF THOSE SURVEYED EXPECTED TO BE LIVING IN TAMPA IN
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THAT LEVEL OF TRUST IN GOVERNMENT IS NOT ONLY REMARKABLE,
BUT IT'S ALSO BEEN CONSISTENTLY HIGH HERE IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA.
THIS 2025 BUDGET IS CENTERED AROUND OUR FIVE KEY STRATEGIES
FOR TRANSFORMING TAMPA'S TOMORROW.
STRENGTHENING THE SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS, ENHANCING
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE HOUSING THAT IS
AFFORDABLE, AND FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY.
NOW, BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET IN MORE DETAIL, I'D
LIKE TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS DISCUSSION.
THIS IS A STATUS QUO BUDGET.
REVENUES HAVE RISEN BY ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE CITY'S
COST.
SO WE ARE NOT EXPANDING.
THIS BALLOT WILL LOOK FAMILIAR TO SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT
HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
THE CITY IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICES
WITH VERY LITTLE LEFT OVER.
AS YOU KNOW, HIGHER INTEREST RATES HAVE SLOWED DOWN GROWTH
IN AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE.
BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023, WE SAW NEARLY A 40% INCREASE IN THE
COSTS FOR MANY GOODS AND SERVICES THAT WE PURCHASE FOR OUR
CITY.
GOVERNMENTS HAVE HAD TO BE MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE IN TERMS OF
PAY AND BENEFITS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN RETAIN AND ATTRACT A
VERY STRONG TEAM HERE IN TAMPA.
GOOD NEWS, TAMPA'S ECONOMY IS STRONG.
OUR INFLATION IS NOW AT A LOW 1.8%.
UNEMPLOYMENT IS VERY LOW.
INCOMES HAVE OUTPACED INFLATION FOR AVERAGE WORKERS.
NEW BUSINESSES ARE BEING CREATED AND HOUSEHOLD WEALTH HAS
INCREASED ESPECIALLY FOR HOMEOWNERS.
I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR STAFF FOR THINKING CREATIVELY
ABOUT HOW TO ACCOMPLISH MORE WITH LESS.
THE INFLUX OF FUNDING RELATED TO COVID IS OVER, BUT WE
CONTINUE TO SECURE SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS TO
HELP PAY FOR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING HISTORIC LEVELS OF FUNDING INTO
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND I AM COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT TAMPA
RESIDENTS GET OUR FAIR SHARE OF TAX DOLLARS RETURNED TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK CONGRESS WOMAN CASTOR AND THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF TAMPA'S INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS.
THANKS TO OUR HARD WORK AND FISCAL DISCIPLINE, TAMPA
CONTINUES TO HAVE SOME OF THE BEST BOND RATINGS IN THE
ENTIRE NATION.
AND, FRANKLY, I WISH THAT MY REPORT CARDS HAD HAD SO MANY
As ON THEM.
MY PARENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH HAPPIER.
BONDING IS QUITE OFTEN COMPARED TO PAY-GO, WHICH MEANS
SAVING UP OVER 30 YEARS TO PAY FOR A PROJECT.
BUT BONDED PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED AND CAN BE UTILIZED
DECADES SOONER.
AND WE ALL KNOW IF WE WERE TO SAVE UP OVER 30 YEARS TO PAY
FOR A PROJECT, THE PRICE OF THAT PROJECT WOULD ALSO INCREASE
DURING THOSE 30 YEARS.
BONDING ALSO ALLOWS US TO SPREAD THE COST OF A PROJECT OVER
A DECADE SO THAT THE GENERATIONS USING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE
CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF BUILDING IT.
BECAUSE OF OUR GREAT BOND RATINGS, WE HAVE LOWER INTEREST
PAYMENTS, AND THIS IS SAVING OUR TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS EACH YEAR.
TRANSPORTATION CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY.
DATA FROM THE COMMUNITY VALUES SURVEY SHOWS THAT FOUR OUT OF
FIVE OF THE TOP AREAS WHERE RESIDENTS SEE A NEED FOR
IMPROVEMENT ARE RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND THE
CONDITION OF OUR STREETS AND FLOODING.
THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF THIS BUDGET YEAR, WE RESURFACED
33 MILES OF STREETS IN 9 NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOUBLED THE SIZE
OF OUR IN-HOUSE PAVING TEAM.
SINCE 2019, WE FILLED OVER 11,000 POTHOLES AND PAVED 140
MILES OF STREETS.
THE IN-HOUSE PAVING TEAM IS SAVING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AND DRAMATICALLY -- DRAMATICALLY ACCELERATING THE
RESURFACING PROJECTS.
PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLE SAFETY RANK AS A TOP TRANSPORTATION
PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY RESIDENTS.
BY WORKING TOGETHER AND LEVERAGING FEDERAL AND STATE
DOLLARS, THIS ADMINISTRATION, ALONG WITH CITY COUNCIL, ARE
MAKING HISTORIC PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING OUR WALK, BIKE AND
VISION ZERO PLANS.
IN 2025, WE WILL COMPLETE THE REMAINING PHASES OF THE GREEN
SPINE BIKE TRAIL CONNECTING EAST TO WEST TAMPA.
WE'RE WORKING WITH F.D.O.T. TO COMPLETE BIKEWAYS ALONG
CENTRAL AVENUE AND OLA, CONNECTING SEMINOLE HEIGHTS TO TAMPA
HEIGHTS AND CONNECTING SULPHUR SPRINGS AND SEMINOLE HEIGHTS
TO EAST TAMPA AS WELL, ALL THROUGH OUR GREEN SPINE BIKEWAYS.
THE NEW WEST RIVER WALK IS WHERE OUR EAST-WEST AND
NORTH-SOUTH NETWORKS WILL COME TOGETHER, LINKING PEOPLE TO
JOBS, SCHOOLS, AND ACTIVITIES.
WE APPRECIATE HOW THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO ADVOCATE
FOR THE $24 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
SECURE FOR THIS PROJECT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING READY TO BREAK GROUND ON THAT.
THE WEST RIVER WALK IS MORE THAN A TRANSFORMATIONAL LINEAR
PARK AND WORLD-CLASS BIKE-PEDESTRIAN TRAIL.
IT IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT PUBLIC
ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE WEST TAMPA RIVERFRONT, AND THAT WILL BE
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME TO ENJOY THAT.
THAT WEST RIVER WALK IS GOING TO BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EXCITING QUICK-BUILD
PROJECTS AS PART OF OUR VISION ZERO INITIATIVE CITYWIDE ON
OUR HIGH INJURY NETWORK, INCLUDING MANY THAT ARE FUNDED
THROUGH THE FEDERAL SAFE STREETS FOR ALL PROGRAM.
THESE INCLUDE NEW SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS LIKE CROSSWALKS AND
BIKE LANES I TALKED ABOUT.
WE WILL ALSO BE FILLING CRITICAL SIDEWALK GAPS IDENTIFIED IN
THE MOVES PLAN AS PART OF A $2 MILLION DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT.
WE JUST RECEIVED A $24 MILLION FEDERAL RAISE GRANT TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE BERMUDA BOULEVARD SEAWALL IMPROVEMENTS IN
PALMETTO BEACH.
THIS WILL HELP PROTECT A LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOOD FROM
FLOODING WHILE IMPROVING SAFETY THROUGHOUT THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE RFQ IS BEING RELEASED FOR
THE STREETCAR EXTENSION, WHICH WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR
THE COMMUNITIES THAT CONNECT YBOR CITY TO CHANNELSIDE TO
WATER STREET TO DOWNTOWN AND NOW ADDING TAMPA HEIGHTS.
HEALTHY INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE FOUNDATION OF A STRONG CITY,
WHICH IS WHY THE CITY OF TAMPA LAUNCHED THE PIPES PROGRAM.
WITH PIPES, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE FUTURE BY TAKING A
PROACTIVE APPROACH TO RENEW INFRASTRUCTURE, PREVENT
BREAKDOWNS, AND PROVIDE LONG-TERM PERMANENT FIXES TO WATER
AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
FOR FY '24, THE CITY HAS COMPLETED 29 PIPES PROJECTS WORTH
OVER $120 MILLION.
AND WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 119 PIPES PROJECTS WORTH OVER A
BILLION DOLLARS IN THE WORKS.
IN 2025, WE WILL MAKE $64 MILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S AGING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
AND 87 MILLION TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WATER PRODUCTION
PROGRAMS.
FOR WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, THE FY '25 BUDGET PLAN INCLUDES
$61 MILLION TO REMOVE NITROGEN FROM THE WATER THAT WE EXPEL
OUT INTO THE BAY.
IN THE PAST YEAR, HIGHER INTEREST RATES HAVE CAUSED HOME
VALUES TO STABILIZE AND THE SUPPLY OF NEW APARTMENTS COMING
ONLINE IS STARTING TO REDUCE RENT.
THAT SAID, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS STILL ONE OF THE TOP
CHALLENGES FACING OUR RESIDENTS AND THE CITY OF TAMPA.
IN 2025, WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE GRANT FUNDING, TAX CREDITS,
AND OUR INFILL PROGRAM FOR THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH TAMPA HOPE AND
OTHER PARTNERS TO EXPAND TEMPORARY HOUSING OPTIONS TO MEET
EMERGENCY HOUSING NEEDS AND TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT.
WE WILL PRIORITIZE PROTECTED, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS,
INCLUDING FAMILIES, VETERANS, SENIORS, AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES.
AND WE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON STABILIZING RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS
IN LOW INCOME AND MAJORITY/MINORITY NEIGHBORHOODS VULNERABLE
TO DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES THAT HELP
ACCELERATE HOME OWNERSHIP AND BUILD WEALTH THROUGH THE
EXPANSION OF OUR DOWN-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND OWNER-OCCUPIED
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.
THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE ALONG
WITH CREDIT AND BUDGET COUNSELING TO HELP RENTERS AND
EXISTING HOMEOWNERS ACHIEVE HOUSING SECURITY AND EXPAND
THEIR HOUSING OPTIONS. AS YOU ALL AGREE, EVERY TAMPA
RESIDENT HAS A RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOME, BUSINESS,
AND SCHOOLS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN COMMITTED TO THROUGHOUT MY
CAREER.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS A PREREQUISITE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
A SUCCESSFUL CITY IS BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF SAFETY AND
SECURITY.
WE CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES OUR SIZE IN THE
NATION THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE
TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS
AND BUSINESSES.
IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, VIOLENT CRIME HAS FALLEN BY
NEARLY 3%, WHICH IS ON TOP OF LAST YEAR'S REDUCTION OF 8.3.
TOTAL CRIME IS DOWN MORE THAN 11% OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS
AND VIOLENT CRIME WITH A FIREARM IS DOWN NEARLY 30%.
TAMPA FIRE RESCUE ALSO HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE HAVE A DIFFICULT AND
DANGEROUS JOB.
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY COUNT ON THEM TO BE THERE DURING THEIR
MOST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
LAST YEAR, THEY RESPONDED TO NEARLY 11,000 FIRE CALLS AND
MORE THAN 81,000 MEDICAL CALLS.
THIS YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE INCLUDES
ALL OF THE CIP FUNDING THAT WAS AGREED TO LAST YEAR,
INCLUDING MOVING FORWARD ON STATION 24 AND CONTINUING THE
RENOVATION PROJECTS AT OTHER STATIONS.
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
EVERYTHING FROM PLANNING TO BUDGETING TO IMPLEMENTATION.
BOTH HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CITY'S CULTURE.
PROMOTING CONNECTED, HEALTHY, AND VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS
THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, INTEGRATING
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND
INCREASING THE LEVEL OF COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION WILL
IMPACT OUR FUTURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
IN 2025, WE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING: WE WILL
CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING KEY PARTS OF TAMPA'S CLIMATE ACTION
AND EQUITY PLAN, INCLUDING PROJECTS THAT INCREASE RENEWABLE
ENERGY, GROW OUR URBAN TREE CANOPY AND ADDRESS EMERGING
TRENDS LIKE HEAT VULNERABILITY.
WE WILL LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND INSTALL HUNDREDS OF NEW SOLAR
PANELS, IMPLEMENT NEW ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAMS, TRANSITION
CITY FLEETS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND ENSURE OUR WORKFORCE
AND CITY PRACTICES OUR MEETING HIGH LEVELS OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND RESILIENCE BEST PRACTICES.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AN
ISSUE THAT IS NOT A PART OF THE BUDGET PRESENTATION, PER SE,
BUT IT IS A PROJECT THAT SPEAKS TO OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IS THE SULPHUR SPRINGS POOL.
WE ARE ALL AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE THIS POOL HOLDS FOR
MANY NEIGHBORHOODS, FROM THE CHILDREN THAT WALK UP FOR AN
ENJOYABLE SUMMER EXPERIENCE TO SWIM TEAMS THAT PRACTICE
THERE, AND FOR THOSE WHO CHERISH THEIR WATER AEROBICS OR AT
LEAST THE INSTRUCTOR.
SULPHUR SPRINGS IS ALSO MY POOL.
THAT'S WHERE I SWIM LAPS AFTER I RETIRED FROM THE TAMPA
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WANT COUNCIL TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ENTERING THIS BUDGET YEAR
WITH A SAVE OUR POOL MENTALITY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION IN CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS SET ASIDE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE POOL, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING TOGETHER TO ATTAINING -- IN ATTAINING THE BEST
POSSIBLE OUTCOME.
SO BEFORE I TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO OUR AMAZING CFO,
DENNIS ROGERO, I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
THIS BUDGET REALLY IS OUR RETURN TO NORMAL BUDGET.
AND WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
HOWEVER, WITH CURRENT LEVELS OF REVENUE, I WANT TO BE CLEAR,
IT WILL NOT ADDRESS MANY OF OUR GAPS AND GROWTH CHALLENGES.
THAT'S WHY IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A
COUNTY, PASS THE RENEWAL OF THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAX
THIS NOVEMBER, AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXPLORE EVERY
POSSIBLE FUNDING STREAM AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO
ADDRESS THE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WE FACE EVERY DAY, AND I
HOPE THAT YOU FIND THIS BUDGET SATISFYING AGAIN TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY AND TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:31:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. ROGERO.
9:32:15AM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR.
DENNIS ROGERO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY TO FINISH PRESENTING THE
FISCAL YEAR '25 RECOMMENDED OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET.
COUNCIL WILL RECALL AT YOUR REQUEST, WE ARE BRINGING THIS
PRESENTATION AND THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET TO YOU ABOUT
THREE WEEKS EARLIER THAN IS TYPICAL.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK AGAIN SO WE CAN ALL HAVE A LITTLE
MORE TIME TO DIGEST, GET DOWN INTO THE DETAILS AND TRADE
SOME COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ET CETERA, BACK AND FORTH IN
ANTICIPATION OF OUR TWO WORKSHOPS COMING UP IN AUGUST.
OUR TABLE OF CONTENTS, YOU SEE THAT ON THE SCREEN.
FAIRLY TYPICAL.
JUMP RIGHT INTO THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET AND THEN
INTO OUR FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR C.I.P.
AND FINALLY, OUR DEBT PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE A RELATIVELY COMPREHENSIVE DEBT
PROGRAM PRESENTATION TODAY, COMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE
PROGRAM PRESENTATION WE GAVE YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR, AROUND JANUARY OR FEBRUARY.
ESPECIALLY ON THE NON-AD VALOREM PLANS FOR DEBT ISSUANCE
BECAUSE THOSE COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
SO LET'S DIVE RIGHT IN.
HERE IT IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET.
ALL FUNDS JUST OVER 1.8 BILLION.
AN INCREASE OF JUST OVER 3% COMPARED TO THE CURRENT YEAR.
AND THOSE INCREASES ARE PRIMARILY IN THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES AND, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE WEEKS AND WEEKS TO GET
INTO FURTHER DETAIL.
HIGHER SALARIES.
HIGHER HEALTH CARE COSTS.
HIGHER PENSION COSTS.
INFLATIONARY COSTS.
THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE PHENOMENAL -- THERE'S NO OTHER WORD
FOR IT -- INCREASE IN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLATION
FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC -- WELL, DURING AND FOLLOWING THE
PANDEMIC.
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE.
WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS OFF-LINE IN OUR BRIEFINGS ABOUT
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE REPLACING
VEHICLES.
THE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA CONTRIBUTIONS.
EVERY SINGLE YEAR, IF OUR REVENUES ARE -- IF OUR AD VALOREM
VALUATIONS GO UP, WE CAN EXPECT TO CONTRIBUTE MORE FUNDING
TO THE CRAs.
SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING, AND WE'LL PROVIDE SOME DETAIL ON
THAT IN A MOMENT, AND, OF COURSE, CONTINUING THE WATER AND
WASTEWATER PROJECTS PRIMARILY PIPES.
AS WE ALWAYS DO, WE BREAK OUT THE MAJOR FUNDS FOR YOU HERE,
INCLUDING THE TWO LARGEST COMPONENTS, AND THEY ARE ALWAYS
THE LARGEST COMPONENTS.
I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING AT ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS OF THE
ENTIRE BUDGET.
THAT'S THE ENTERPRISE AND GENERAL FUNDS.
WE'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL IN THOSE -- OF THOSE RIGHT NOW.
AND HERE ARE THE EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES FOR THOSE FUNDS.
THE GENERAL FUND ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE OVER 60% OF THE BUDGET
GOING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
AGAIN, A VERY LARGE COMPONENT OF OUR GENERAL FUNDING.
PRIMARILY, TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT
IT DOES INCLUDE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY ARE POLICE AND FIRE.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, THOSE ARE THE SUPPORT AGENCIES THAT KEEP
THE CITY RUNNING BEHIND THE SCENES, INCLUDING MY SHOP,
REVENUE AND FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, HUMAN
RESOURCES, PURCHASING, AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS.
WELL, I TAKE THAT BACK.
THEY ARE NOT SO BEHIND THE SCENES.
THEY ARE PRETTY OUT THERE.
OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER.
ON THE RIGHT, THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
THOSE ARE THE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE
COMMUNITY AND CHARGING SEPARATELY AND SOLELY FOR THOSE
SERVICES.
AGAIN, WHAT THEY CHARGE IN THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS CAN ONLY BE
SPENT ON WHAT THEY DO IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND.
THEY ARE RUN LIKE A BUSINESS.
ON THE LEFT, AND AS IS TYPICAL, YOU SEE PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES BY THEMSELVES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO PAY EVEN FOR THE
COST OF POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES.
YOU SEE POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR '25, NEARLY
$390 MILLION.
OVER AT THE TOP RIGHT, YOU SEE OUR TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES ARE
ONLY ANTICIPATED TO BE -- SAY ONLY, IT IS A BIG TICKET BUT
NOT QUITE UP TO FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY -- $354.2 MILLION.
BUT AS COUNCIL KNOWS, BUT TO REITERATE, THAT'S NOT THE WHOLE
STORY.
YOU SEE AFTER THE NEARLY $54 MILLION COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY COMPONENT, WHAT WE HAVE LEFT, WE ANTICIPATE HAVING
LEFT IS A LITTLE OVER 300 MILLION.
SO, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT IS WORTH REITERATING, I THINK, EVERY
YEAR, BECAUSE I CONTINUE AND PROBABLY WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE
IN THE COMMUNITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO ASSOCIATE OUR GENERAL
FUND SOLELY WITH PROPERTY TAXES.
OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
IT'S OUR BIGGEST REVENUE, NOT OUR ONLY GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
IN AND OF ITSELF IT WILL NOT PAY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
OUR PROPORTIONAL COMPONENT OF THE CRA CONTRIBUTION IS GOING
UP THIS YEAR.
IT IS NOW ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2025.
CONTINUING WITH THE GENERAL FUND, HERE IS OUR GENERAL FUND
BALANCE HISTORY AND OUR PROJECTIONS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND
NEXT YEAR.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET ME THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.
I'M VERY PLEASED TO CONTINUE THANKING YOU FOR YOUR VERY,
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF MAINTAINING OUR FUND BALANCE.
AS I WILL ALWAYS REITERATE, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT
AS WE DISCUSS OUR CREDIT RATINGS.
AS ALWAYS, TO MAINTAIN THAT PREFERRED RATIO OF 23 OR 24
PERCENT AS THE BUDGET GOES UP, THE AMOUNT NECESSARY GOES UP,
AND YOU SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THE GRAPH.
AS WE PLAN AND EXPECT THIS, IT STILL REMAINS ABOVE OUR
BOTTOM-LINE POLICY NUMBER OF 20%.
ABOUT $19 MILLION MORE THAN OUR 20%.
AND 20% IS HEALTHY, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT WE ENJOY AND
VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE A PERCENTAGE ABOVE THAT.
THIS CONSISTENCY -- AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT
AGAIN -- PAINTS A VERY NICE STABLE PICTURE OF OUR FINANCES,
ESPECIALLY OUR FINANCES FOR THOSE BLACK SWAN EVENTS, FOR
THOSE UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, ANOTHER REASON WE ARE VIEWED
SO STRONGLY.
THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE INCREASE IN REVENUES AND THE
INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES, AND WE'RE PROVIDING A BIT MORE
DETAIL HERE FOR THOSE.
THE FISCAL YEAR 25 MAJOR REVENUE INCREASES YOU SEE HERE AT
THE TOP, PROPERTY TAXES, A LITTLE OVER $20 MILLION, WHICH
I'LL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT, BUT
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THIS REPRESENTS A 6% INCREASE IN OUR
PROPERTY VALUATION.
LAST YEAR, IT WAS DOUBLE THAT.
IT WAS 12%.
SO WHEN OBVIOUS SLOWING DOWN IN THE HOUSING MARKET, SOME
WOULD SAY STABILIZATION WAS A BAD THING BUT IN THIS
PARTICULAR CASE IT REPRESENTS HALF OF THE INCREASE WE
ENJOYED LAST YEAR.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AS A CONSISTENT THEME AS THE MAYOR LED
OFF WITH.
IT IS A BIT OF A TIGHT BUDGET.
YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM, WE ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED NEARLY 27
MILLION, AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE AT
8%.
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
OTHER TAXES COMING IN AT NEARLY 19 MILLION.
AND THIS IS NEARLY ALL ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRICITY,
ELECTRICITY REVENUES.
OUR ELECTRIC FRANCHISE FEES AND OUR ELECTRIC UTILITY TAXES.
WITH JUST A BIT OF AN INCREASE IN OUR COMMUNICATION SERVICES
TAX AND OUR WATER UTILITIES TAX.
SO WE'LL TAKE IT.
CHARGES FOR SERVICE, INCREASE IS MINOR BUT AGAIN WE'LL TAKE
IT 3.5 MILLION.
THIS IS FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER, PARKS AND RECREATION,
THINGS LIKE THAT.
FINALLY, OUR MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES, AGAIN, MUCH MORE DETAIL
PROVIDED IN THE BUDGET AND THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET, BUT THESE
INCLUDE INTEREST REVENUES, HURRICANE REIMBURSEMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH IAN AND IDALIA.
TOTAL REVENUE INCREASE OF $57.4 MILLION.
WHICH IS HEALTHY, BUT AS YOU'LL SEE ON I THINK OUR NEXT
SLIDE, LET'S GET TO THAT RIGHT NOW, PRETTY MUCH MATCHING OUR
EXPENDITURE INCREASES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AT THE TOP, PAY AND BENEFITS INCREASED NEARLY $37 MILLION AS
WE'VE HEARD COUNCIL SAY, AS YOU JUST HEARD THE MAYOR SAY,
KEEPING UP, EXPANDING SERVICES, AND MAINTAINING A
COMPETITIVE EMPLOYEE BODY TAKES FUNDING.
AND YOU SEE THAT HERE.
FIVE NEW POSITIONS AT JUST UNDER $1 MILLION.
A VERY SLIGHT INCREASE IN POSITIONS.
FTEs, THAT'S FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS.
THE CRA CONTRIBUTIONS INCREASED $3 MILLION.
WE'VE MENTIONED THAT.
PAY-GO CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING.
THAT IS FOR THE TAMPA FIRE RESCUE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH OR
CAD PROJECT.
SIMPLY MAINTAINING SERVICES WITH THE INCREASED COST WAS
ALMOST $11 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND.
NO EXPANSION OF SERVICES, JUST TO MAINTAIN, AS YOU HEARD THE
MAYOR, THE STATUS QUO.
THAT'S A CHUNK OF CHANGE.
A SLIGHT INCREASED LEVEL OF SERVICE, NEARLY $2 MILLION AND
SOME NEW SERVICES AT NEARLY $1.5 MILLION.
BUT, AGAIN, THE TAKEAWAY IS VERY LITTLE TO EXPAND WHAT WE'RE
DOING.
AGAIN, THE MAYOR MENTIONED STATUS QUO.
SPEAKING OF THOSE SALARIES, HERE ARE THE ANTICIPATED SALARY
ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR '25.
YOU SEE 4.5% FOR THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING EMPLOYEES.
AND FOR THE NON-BARGAINING EMPLOYEES, 3% ACROSS THE BOARD
WITH THE MAYOR STILL DECIDING ON DIRECTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS PAY INCREASES.
OUR SUMMARY OF POSITION INCREASES, I'LL START AT THE TOP
THERE.
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO PROVIDE THIS HISTORICAL EMPHASIS BECAUSE
WE DO THINK, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THE GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS,
WE HAD ALMOST 5,050 EMPLOYEES.
WE STILL HAVE LESS THAN 5,000 EMPLOYEES.
WE VIEW THAT AS CONTINUING EFFORTS AND WE'RE --
9:43:25AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
THANK YOU.
9:43:29AM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
THANK YOU.
AGAIN, WE VIEW THAT AS CONTINUING EFFICIENCY AND
EFFECTIVENESS IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS, STILL TRYING TO
STAY BELOW THAT LEVEL WHEN THERE WAS AMPLE MONEY RIGHT
BEFORE THE RECESSION AND THE GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS.
YOU SEE THE MILLAGE RATE COMPARISON HERE.
AGAIN, PART OF WHAT WE WOULD SUBMIT IS A FISCALLY
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT STYLE.
WE COMPARE FAVORABLY, YOU SEE TO ORLANDO, ST. PETERSBURG,
AND MIAMI IN TERMS OF OUR MILLAGE RATE.
CONTINUING TO COMPARE FAVORABLY WHEN WE GET TO THE PERSONNEL
POPULATION RATIO COMPARISON.
HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO WE HAVE VERSUS THE POPULATION.
WE ARE SECOND ONLY TO ORLANDO, YOU SEE IN THE LIGHT GREEN.
ALL THE WHILE, OF COURSE, AND INCLUDING THESE CITIES -- I
DON'T WANT TO SINGLE US OUT -- EXPANSION CONTINUES TO
HAPPEN.
GROWTH CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
DEMAND FOR SERVICES CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
SO WE THINK WE'RE DOING VERY, VERY WELL IN COMPARISON.
MOVING ON TO OUR GRANTS PROGRAM, YOU HEARD THE MAYOR MENTION
OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING AND ANOTHER BANNER YEAR.
YOU SEE IT RIGHT THERE.
NEARLY $76 MILLION AND, OF COURSE, YOU SEE THE PROGRESS
SINCE WE REVAMPED OUR GRANT PROGRAM IN THE YEAR 2020.
VERY AGGRESSIVE AND AMBITIOUS APPLICATIONS.
VERY AGGRESSIVE COORDINATION BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY
WITH OTHER PARTNERS, WITH TALLAHASSEE, WITH WASHINGTON,
D.C., AND YOU SEE IT PAYING OFF.
BY THE TIME THIS FISCAL YEAR ENDS, WE ANTICIPATE WE WILL
HAVE APPLIED FOR OVER A QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN
OUTSIDE FUNDING.
THAT'S VERY, VERY AGGRESSIVE AND IT'S VERY OPTIMISTIC
BECAUSE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT
ALL.
WE NEVER ARE GOING TO GET IT ALL BUT THAT DOESN'T KEEP US
FROM PUSHING APPLICATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR OTHER FUNDING.
MOVING NOW INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
MAY I BEG A LITTLE BIT OF INDULGENCE FROM COUNCIL ON THIS
NOTE.
WE HAVE A DELIVERABLE DUE TO YOU.
IT IS NOT READY YET.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, YOU WILL RECALL WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE
YOU A SUMMATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND AMOUNTS
THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF SINCE THE CURRENT YEAR.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE STAYING THE SAME AND
NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.
MIKE PERRY AND HIS SHOP, THE BUDGET OFFICE, HAVE CRAFTED A
VERY, VERY NICE DRAFT.
IT'S NOT QUITE READY YET.
WE'LL NEED ABOUT A WEEK OR SO FOR THAT.
WE WORKED VERY HARD TO TRY TO HAVE IT TO YOU TODAY, BUT IT
WILL BE COMING VERY, VERY SOON.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
YOU SEE HERE OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD JUST UNDER
$1.7 BILLION OF RECOMMENDED PROJECTS.
IT REMAINS VERY CONSISTENT I THINK WITH ONE NOTABLY
EXCEPTION WHICH I'LL POINT OUT IN A MINUTE, CONSISTENT WITH
OUR CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THOSE ARE WASTEWATER AND WATER.
AGGRESSIVE, HEAVY EMPHASIS ON CONTINUING THAT PIPES PROGRAM.
ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS, THOUGH, IS YOU SEE FIRE RESCUE
HOLDING ITS OWN AT OVER 120, ALMOST $126 MILLION OVER THAT
FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
YOU HEARD THE MAYOR MENTION THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT
WE ANTICIPATE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN TAMPA FIRE RESCUE.
THAT'S REFLECTED THERE.
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS, THE COMPREHENSIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TAMPA'S NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT IS AN ONGOING
PROJECT.
IT CONTINUES.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO REFERENCE THAT OUR PIPES PROGRAM, AS
I JUST MENTIONED, IT'S MANY DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO IT.
AS YOU KNOW, IT IS A 20 YEAR, NEARLY $3 BILLION PLAN AND
THAT'S DRIVING, YOU HEARD THE MAYOR MENTION, SOME OF THE
SUCCESSES AND IT CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
WE CONTINUE TO TAKE IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND
SPEND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY GETTING THINGS DONE.
SO A VERY -- IT'S A SUCCESS LOGISTICALLY FROM A PERFORMANCE
PERSPECTIVE AND THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US.
IT'S A SUCCESS FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.
WE'RE NOT BORROWING MONEY AND SITTING ON IT AND PAYING
INTEREST ON MONEY WE'RE NOT PUTTING TO WORK.
PARKS AND RECREATION AND POLICE, ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING,
K-BAR RANCH PARK AND GUIDA HOUSE RENOVATIONS AND POLICE,
HOWARD AVENUE ANNEX BUILDING.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WITH FORENSICS AND
IMPOUNDS.
OUR MOBILITY PROJECTS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, NEARLY $70
MILLION.
YOU SEE RESURFACING, ET CETERA.
THE MAYOR MENTIONED VISION ZERO.
WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THIS ALSO.
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
THERE IS THE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH ITEM I MENTIONED
EARLIER AND, OF COURSE, THE RELOCATION OF THE SOLID WASTE
DEPARTMENT FROM SPRUCE AVENUE TO 34th STREET AT THE
McKAY BAY COMPLEX.
THESE ARE THE PROJECTS BY DISTRICT.
AGAIN, ON THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LINKS
FOR GPS LOCATIONS, FURTHER DETAIL, OF COURSE, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, AND ACCESS TO OUR OPEN GOV SYSTEM FOR WHAT WE FEEL IS
VERY, VERY DETAILED FOR THOSE THAT WANT THE INFORMATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
THERE AGAIN IS THE COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TAMPA'S
NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT FOUR, THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD
RELIEF AND STREETSCAPE.
I DO WANT TO MENTION -- YOU'LL SEE IT LATER TODAY ON YOUR
AGENDA -- THE WEST RIVER WALK.
LITTLE AHEAD OF MYSELF.
DISTRICT FIVE, AGAIN, THE WEST RIVER WALK.
EAST TAMPA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX.
AND, AGAIN, THAT COMPREHENSIVE -- I'M JUST GOING TO CALL
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FROM NOW ON BECAUSE I DON'T
SEEM TO BE ABLE TO --
TO DISTRICT 6, AGAIN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT.
AGAIN, THE BUILD GRANT, THE WEST RIVER WALK ITEM THAT YOU'LL
HAVE LATER ON TODAY.
THE ANNEXED BUILDING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE STATION
NUMBER 9, THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE SULPHUR SPRINGS POOL.
I BELIEVE SHE MENTIONED THE AMOUNT.
IF SHE DIDN'T, I'LL REITERATE IT, NEARLY $2 MILLION FOR
SULPHUR SPRINGS POOL IMPROVEMENTS.
IN DISTRICT 7, AGAIN, THE NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT.
FIRE STATION NUMBER 4, THE K-BAR RANCH.
FINALLY, FOLLOWING OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE
IT IS SO INTERTWINED WITH FINANCING AND BOND ISSUANCES,
WE'RE GOING TO ROLL RIGHT INTO OUR DEBT PROGRAM.
THE MAYOR ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH
MENTIONING TWICE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR, THE CITY
COUNCIL, AND TO THE DEPARTMENTS FOR, AGAIN, OUTSTANDING
CREDIT RATING.
REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD.
GOES HAND IN HAND WITH BIG PROJECTS.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, IT ALLOWS US TO DO MORE BECAUSE OUR
INTEREST RATES OR OUR INTEREST PAYMENTS, EXCUSE ME, ARE
CHEAPER.
WE'VE HAD TWO UPGRADES SINCE 2019.
YOU SEE THOSE IN GREEN.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.
COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, AND THE COMMUNITY SHOULD EXPECT NOTHING
LESS.
AT THE TOP, YOU SEE THE ISSUE CREDIT RATING THAT FOR ALL
INTENTS AND PURPOSES IS OUR FICO SCORE.
S&P OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT YOU SEE HAS GIVEN US THE HIGHEST
IT CAN GIVE.
IT'S AN OUTSTANDING FICO SCORE FOR THE CITY.
MOODY'S FITCH, GIVEN US THE SECOND HIGHEST.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY FOR THE HIGHEST BUT WE'LL TAKE
SECOND HIGHEST FOR NOW.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DEBT CAPACITY.
THE SUBJECT HAS COME UP QUITE OFTEN.
WE'VE TRIED TO SPEAK TO IT.
WANT TO SPEAK TO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO WE'LL GET A LITTLE DETAILED HERE.
ATYPICALLY DETAILED FROM WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED IN THE PAST.
AS WE TALK ABOUT CAPACITY, YOU SEE HERE THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF ELEMENTS.
BEFORE I GO ON, LET ME STATE AND CREDIT AND THANK THE
OUTSIDE TEAM MEMBERS THAT WE WORK WITH.
I'VE GOT A FANTASTIC REVENUE AND FINANCE TEAM, BUT WE HAVE A
FANTASTIC FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST FINANCIAL ADVISORS I THINK IN THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES.
FANTASTIC BOND COUNSEL, DISCLOSURE COUNSEL.
FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY CONSULTANT.
SO WE HAVE A VERY LARGE EXPERIENCED AND INTELLIGENT TEAM
WHEN WE'RE COMING UP WITH WHAT IS THE CITY'S DEBT CAPACITY.
YOU SEE HERE REVENUES.
HISTORIC AUDITED REVENUES.
I'M GOING TO REEMPHASIZE THAT IN THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE AS
WE DECIDE WHAT THE CAPACITY IS, THE BUDGET OFFICE, FOR
INSTANCE, NORMALLY ALL ABOUT LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, RIGHT,
AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
EDUCATED GUESSING, ALL KINDS OF RESEARCH.
BUT WHEN SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS DECIDING WHAT THE CITY'S
DEBT CAPACITY IS, WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT HAS ACTUALLY
HAPPENED.
THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK AT.
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REVENUES.
SECOND, REQUIRED DEBT SERVICE COVERAGES.
WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE IN A MINUTE, BUT
CAPACITY LEADS INTO, HEY, DO YOU HAVE THE FUNDING?
ARE YOU ANTICIPATED TO HAVE THE FUNDING TO COVER YOUR DEBT
SERVICE?
AND NOT ONLY COVER YOUR DEBT SERVICE, BUT MORE THAN COVER
YOUR DEBT SERVICE AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OUTSTANDING DEBT.
WE TALK A LOT, OF COURSE, AROUND HERE ABOUT ISSUING NEW
DEBT, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS -- ALMOST ALWAYS -- PAYING OFF
EXISTING DEBT THAT WE HAVE.
SO IT'S A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE A
DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, I THINK, FOR A CITY OF THIS SIZE AND A
CITY WITH THESE ASPIRATIONS.
THE ANTI-DILUTION TEST.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO WONKISH, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S
UNAVOIDABLE.
THIS IS DONE, AS YOU SEE HERE, TO PROTECT EXISTING BOND
HOLDERS.
PEOPLE, COMPANIES, WHETHER IT'S RETAIL, MOM-AND-POP SHOPS,
OR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE BORROWED MONEY FROM THEM THROUGH BONDS.
THEY WANT ASSURANCE, JUSTIFIABLY, THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO
MAKE POOR DECISIONS IN THE FUTURE THAT WILL JEOPARDIZE THEIR
INVESTMENT IN THE CITY, AND THAT IS WHAT AN ANTIDILUTION
TEST DOES.
IT HAS TO MEET A TWO-PRONG TEST.
AGAIN, WE HAVE TO MEET THAT MINIMUM REQUIRED COVERAGE, WHICH
I'LL GET TO IN A MINUTE, AND WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH WHAT IS A
MAXIMUM ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING EVERY YEAR.
HOW MUCH ARE WE ANTICIPATED TO PAY EVERY YEAR.
BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO SAY, HEY, WE'LL ISSUE A HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS OVER 30 YEARS, WE HAVE TO VERIFY THAT WE'LL
BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DEBT PAYMENTS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE
YEAR.
AND YOU SEE HERE CALCULATED BY THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR, WE PAY
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS USING, AGAIN, AUDITED FINANCIAL DATA.
IT'S NOT WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT'S BASED ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE RECENT PAST.
EXISTING FINANCIAL MARKET DATA.
WANT TO TALK ABOUT DYNAMIC, I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS BY NOW
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS ARE NOTHING IF NOT DYNAMIC, ESPECIALLY
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
SO THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MOVING PARTS.
AND IT IS A LEGAL TEST.
IT IS A LEGAL TEST TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH OUR
BOND COVENANTS.
HERE IS OUR ANTIDILUTION TEST.
THE FIRST TEST.
YOU SEE ON THE TOP OUR LEGALLY AVAILABLE NON-AD VALOREM
REVENUES.
THOSE ARE OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
I'LL REITERATE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PUBLIC, NON-AD VALOREM
MEANS NON-PROPERTY TAXES.
THE FISCAL YEAR '22 AMOUNT, FISCAL YEAR '23 AMOUNT AND OUR
AVERAGE.
OUR ANTICIPATED MAXIMUM ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE, INCLUDING OUR
PROJECTED DEBT, WHAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO PAY EVERY YEAR
FOR NON-AD VALOREM, IS A LITTLE OVER $60 MILLION.
THE NEXT LINE DOWN YOU SEE MINIMUM DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE IS
1.5 TIMES.
WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 1.5 TIMES THESE LEGALLY AVAILABLE
REVENUES IN ORDER TO MEET THAT FIRST TEST.
THE LAST LINE YOU SEE WE EXCEEDED SIGNIFICANTLY.
WE HAVE NEARLY SIX TIMES THE COVERAGE AS OPPOSED TO ONE AND
A HALF TIMES THE COVERAGE.
THAT'S THE FIRST TEST, WHICH YOU SEE WE PASSED EASILY.
IN THE SECOND TEST, YOU SEE THE GOVERNMENTAL REVENUES.
GOVERNMENTAL REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR '22 AND '23 AND THE
AVERAGE OF JUST OVER $793 MILLION.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT SALES TAX.
WE'LL TAKE OUT STORMWATER.
HERE ARE THE AVAILABLE GOVERNMENTAL REVENUES YOU SEE,
$735.5 MILLION.
WHY SALES TAX?
WHY STORMWATER?
THOSE ARE SEPARATE REVENUE STREAMS.
OUR CURRENT MAXIMUM ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE, YOU REMEMBER THAT
FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
WE ANTICIPATE 60 -- ALMOST 60.5 MILLION.
THE MAXIMUM WE'RE ALLOWED IS 20%.
WE'RE 8%.
THAT'S $60.4 MILLION IS 8%.
SO MOVING FURTHER DOWN, BASED ON OUR AVAILABLE GOVERNMENTAL
REVENUES, IF WE COULD OR IF WE WANTED TO, EXCUSE ME, BECAUSE
WE CAN, WE CAN GO TO 20%.
NOW, WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING THAT, AND I DON'T ANTICIPATE
THAT WE WILL RECOMMEND THAT.
THAT WILL BRING YOU AT THE VERY BOTTOM AN ANNUAL DEBT
SERVICE PAYMENT OF $148 MILLION.
WE ANTICIPATE MUCH LESS THAN HALF THAT.
SO WE HAVE PASSED OUR SECOND ANTIDILUTION TEST.
TO RECAP, CAPACITY IS BASED ON ANY NUMBER OF THINGS,
FINANCIAL MARKET CONDITIONS, REQUIRED DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE,
OUR CREDIT RATINGS.
AGAIN, CREDIT RATINGS DRIVE A GREAT DEAL OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE
TO BORROW.
AGAIN, THE REPAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBT AND ISSUANCE OF
ADDITIONAL DEBT.
148 MILLION GIVES US A LEGAL DEBT ISSUANCE CAPACITY OF
NON-AD VALOREM FUNDING OF ABOUT $1.5 BILLION.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE EVER RECOMMENDING NEAR THAT, BUT WE
COULD.
FINAL NOTE AT THE BOTTOM, IF SOMEONE ANTICIPATED ISSUING A
MUCH DEBT, IT WOULD AFFECT THE CITY'S CREDIT RATING.
THERE IS A TIPPING POINT.
AND HERE IS OUR NON-AD VALOREM DEBT PROGRAM THROUGH FISCAL
YEAR '29.
A VERY DETAILED, ITEMIZED LIST OF WHAT WE INTEND TO DO WHEN
WE INTEND TO DO IT FROM A FINANCING PERSPECTIVE.
YOU SEE THE FIRE STATION IS AT THE TOP.
WE HAVE THAT YELLOW BOX AROUND THOSE PROJECTS TO INDICATE
POTENTIALLY WHAT KIND OF BONDING RELIEF PASSING OF THE
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAX COULD PROVIDE.
YES, THE CIT EXACTLY.
THANK YOU.
ALSO AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE CIT.
AS YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THE COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVED GOING
FORWARD YESTERDAY.
WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL NOVEMBER.
IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL, WE WON'T RECEIVE THE FUNDING UNTIL THE
OUT YEAR 2026.
BUT WE DO WANT TO KEEP IN MIND IT HAS BEEN ASKED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS IN BRIEFINGS AND, OF COURSE, WE SURFACED IT
OURSELVES, SPEAKING OF A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, HOW CAN WE
LEVERAGE THAT FUNDING OR USE THAT FUNDING TO RELIEVE SOME OF
OUR DEBT OR SOME OF OUR BONDING REQUIREMENTS.
THE CONVENTION CENTER, HANNA AVENUE MOBILITY.
THIS IS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AROUND HANNA AVENUE.
WE STILL HAVE THE FINAL DEBT COMPONENT FOR THE HANNA AVENUE
CITY CENTER.
TPD HEADQUARTERS.
WE DO NEED TO DO SOME WORK THERE.
THE FIRE TRAINING SIMULATOR AND SKILLS TOWER AND, OF COURSE,
THE EAST TAMPA RECREATION CENTER AT FAIR OAKS.
THAT IS JUST THE FIRST PAGE.
HERE IS THE SECOND PAGE OF ANTICIPATED NON-AD VALOREM DEBT.
THE ANNEX BUILDING FOR TPD, 40th STREET, PUBLIC SAFETY
TRAINING FACILITY, HOUSING PROGRAM PROPERTY ACQUISITION.
SULPHUR SPRINGS POOL THAT I MENTIONED.
WE HAVE ANOTHER 300,000 NONFINANCING TO GET TO THAT NEARLY
$2 MILLION.
GUIDA HOUSE RENOVATIONS AND K-BAR RANCH PARK, WE HAVE
OUTLINED THOSE IN GREEN TO AGAIN SURFACE AND KEEP IN MIND
PRETTY BIG TICKET PROJECTS.
NOW, OF COURSE, WHEN AND IF THE CIT IS APPROVED, THERE ARE
ANY NUMBER OF WAYS THAT WE CAN GO, BUT WE DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SOME PROJECTS THAT COULD BE RELIEVED FROM A
FINANCING PERSPECTIVE BY THE CIT.
THE WEST RIVER WALK, WHICH, AGAIN, COUNCIL WILL SEE A LITTLE
LATER ON IN THIS MEETING.
AND WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT BLACK SQUARE ALL OF THE
GRANT MATCHES, ALTHOUGH WE ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ORDER TO
GET MONEY, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY, AND WE ARE
GOING TO FINANCE OR WE INTEND TO FINANCE SOME OF THOSE GRANT
MATCHES.
WRAPPING IT UP FROM A CAPACITY PERSPECTIVE, YOU SEE IN GREEN
WHAT WE COULD BORROW FROM A LEGAL BONDING CAPACITY
PERSPECTIVE AND WHAT WE ANTICIPATE BORROWING IN BLUE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY CONSERVATIVE GRAPH BECAUSE YOU SEE
WE LEAVE THE BONDING CAPACITY CONSISTENT AT 1.5 BILLION.
I BELIEVE JUST SIX MONTHS AGO WE SHARED WITH YOU A BONDING
CAPACITY OF 1.3 BILLION.
IN HALF A YEAR, THINGS CHANGED.
OUR BONDING CAPACITY HAS GOTTEN BETTER.
ABSENT A BLACK SWAN EVENT, I ANTICIPATE THAT OUR BONDING
CAPACITY WILL CONTINUE TO GET BETTER.
BUT THIS WILL WORK FOR NOW, I THINK.
1.5 BILLION, AGAIN, WELL BELOW THAT.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT SOME CREDIT RATING VULNERABILITIES
BECAUSE WE DO LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD.
THESE ARE QUOTES FROM ALL THREE OF THE CREDIT RATING
AGENCIES.
WE'VE ASKED THEM AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK THEM, THEY ARE
HAPPY TO TELL US, HEY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN OR WHAT COULD
HAPPEN THAT WOULD LEAD TO YOU DOWN-GRADE OUR CREDIT RATING.
YOU SEE THAT HERE.
A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEBT.
WHAT WE PLAN, WE DO NOT THINK BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THEM
AND OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WILL BE DEFINED AS A SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN DEBT.
A MATERIAL DECLINE IN FUND BALANCE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCIL AND THANK YOU MAYOR FOR STICKING TO
THAT FUND BALANCE LEVEL.
S&P YOU SEE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT.
WE DON'T INTEND TO HAVE THAT.
LEADING TO MATERIAL -- DETERIORATION OF BUDGET PERFORMANCE
AND AVAILABLE RESERVES.
FITCH SAYS, HEY, A SUSTAINED WEAKENING OF PLEDGED RESERVES
OR UNEXPECTED LEVERAGING.
WE ARE LEVERAGING, BUT IT'S WITHIN THE BOUNDS, AND IT'S NOT
UNEXPECTED.
WE ABSOLUTELY EXPECT IT.
AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT WONKISH, BUT WE WANT TO REITERATE TO
COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC THAT WE DO NOT THINK ANYTHING THAT WE
PLANNED IS GOING TO ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR CREDIT RATING.
COUNCIL HAS SEEN A VERSION OF THIS CHART BEFORE.
WE HAVE UPDATED IT FOR FISCAL YEAR '24.
I WOULD SUGGEST CONCENTRATING PERHAPS ON THE PURPLE LINE.
THE PURPLE LINE REPRESENTS NEARLY QUARTER-CENTURY HISTORY OF
WHAT OUR DEBT HAS BEEN COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET.
YOU SEE CONTINUING DECLINE UNTIL AROUND 2015 WHERE IT PRETTY
MUCH LEVELED OUT.
AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE, OUR BUDGET HAS EXPANDED
DRAMATICALLY, FROM LESS THAN HALF A BILLION IN 2000 TO
NEARLY 2 BILLION 25 YEARS LATER.
OUR PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING DEBT SERVICE, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE
GOT RIGHT NOW.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, IT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY NICE DEBT
PICTURE, A GRADUAL DECLINING.
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.
NO SURPRISES.
NO BALLOON PAYMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
MOVING TO OUR DEBT SERVICE BY BOND YEAR, WE DO HAVE A
BALLOON PAYMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THAT.
IN 2029 -- OH, I WAS REMISS IN NOT AT LEAST EMPHASIZING THAT
THE GREEN ARE OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND THE BLUE IS OUR
GOVERNMENTAL.
AGAIN, A NICE SMOOTH DECLINING DEBT PICTURE WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THAT 2029.
WHAT IS THAT?
YOU SEE THE NOTE THERE, THAT IS THE BALLOON PAYMENT FOR THE
BANK NOTE WE JUST APPROVED FOR SOLID WASTE AND THE WASTE TO
ENERGY PLANT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO GET RID OF THE BALLOON PAYMENT
BECAUSE WE'LL ROLL IT UP INTO A 30-YEAR BOND.
WHEN WE FINALIZE THE DEBT ISSUANCE FOR THE RELOCATION OF
SOLID WASTE.
WHAT WILL THAT DO?
THAT WILL MAKE IT NICE AND SMOOTH AGAIN.
AGAIN, FULL TRANSPARENCY, WE DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOU
GOT A BIG LIFT IN 2029, BUT WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT.
OUR NON-AD VALOREM PRO FORMA DEBT SERVICE FOR FISCAL YEAR
25, WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL IN THE FIRST OR
SECOND QUARTER YOU SEE THERE.
ABOUT 150 ODD MILLION DOLLARS INTEREST.
GOING TO BE ABOUT THAT.
INTEREST RATES HISTORICALLY, AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
BEFORE.
IF YOU LOOK BACK DECADES AND DECADES, NOT TOO BAD.
RECENTLY, PRETTY HIGH.
YOU SEE THAT HERE, ANNUAL BOND PAYMENTS OF OVER $10 MILLION.
WE THINK THIS IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF 4.4%.
I WON'T BOTHER GOING DOWN A RABBIT HOLE OF POTENTIAL FEDERAL
RESERVE DECISIONS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE ON RATES, BUT WE
THINK THIS IS A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
MOVING INTO OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER, AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN
CONCENTRATING MOSTLY ON OUR GENERAL FUND, NON-AD VALOREM.
THIS IS OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER.
WE ANTICIPATE COMING TO COUNCIL IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO FOR
OVER $300 MILLION IN PROCEEDS.
AGAIN, PART OF THE PIPES PROGRAM, INTEREST COSTS FOR REASONS
I WON'T GET INTO RIGHT NOW ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE HIGH
COMPARED TO THE PROCEEDS, ALTHOUGH, AGAIN, WE THINK IT'S
CONSERVATIVE.
THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED.
I SHOULD STATE ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DEBT AND THE NEXT
SLIDE, SOLID WASTE, WE'RE GOING TO COME IN AGAIN WITH A VERY
DETAILED, SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATION, AGAIN, REGARDING
CAPACITY, REGARDING WHAT WE ANTICIPATE DOING AND HOW THAT
WILL AFFECT US.
AND FOR SOLID WASTE, OF COURSE, ABOUT 130 MILLION WE
ANTICIPATE FOR RELOCATION OF THE HEADQUARTERS FROM SPRUCE
STREET.
AGAIN, WE'LL DO A SHORT-TERM ISSUANCE AND WRAP THIS ONE UP
WITH THE OTHER ONE FOR 30-YEAR BOND.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
SPEAKING OF INDULGENCES, THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME.
I KNOW IT WAS DETAILED, BUT A LOT OF DISCUSSION HAS OCCURRED
REGARDING BONDING AND FINANCING.
I ANTICIPATE A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ENGAGE IN THAT.
BUT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY'S EYES ARE WIDE OPEN AND ALL THE INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE.
THE NEXT STEPS, OUR C.I.P. WORKSHOP AUGUST 5.
AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE THAT PRODUCT TO YOU.
OPERATING WORKSHOP AUGUST 19.
WE WOULD ASK CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS:
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 3 AND THE SECOND PUBLIC
HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 17.
MR. MIRANDA OR COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT
DETAILED INFORMATION TO YOU.
HERE IS A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT'S COMING UP.
AGAIN, WE HAVE TO WORK AROUND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND COUNTY
COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING DATES.
WE'RE THIRD IN LINE AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE LANDED.
THE BUDGET CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK.
FROM THERE, YOU CAN GO INTO OPEN GOV, AS YOU KNOW, BUT FOR
THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TOOLS ARE
AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY WHO CAN ACCESS THAT LINK.
WE HAVE HARD COPY BUDGETS COMING.
WE'VE GOT THEM COMING RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU THINK IS
NECESSARY FOR YOUR COMFORT IN MAKING THESE DECISIONS.
10:09:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THAT CONCLUDES YOUR PRESENTATION?
10:09:52AM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES, ONE EXCEPTION.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK YOUR BUDGET ANALYSIS.
THANK YOU, MS. KOPESKY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT, OUR DISCUSSIONS AND YOUR EFFORTS
AND THE CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THEIR PRESENTATION TO YOU.
THEY HAVE MET EXTENSIVELY AND FREQUENTLY.
SO APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS ALSO.
AS ALWAYS, WE THINK THIS IS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED AND BALANCED
BUDGET.
THERE ARE ANY NUMBER OF INTERRELATED ITEMS IN HERE, SO
MAKING CHANGES IN ONE AREA IS LIKELY TO AFFECT A CHANGE IN
ANOTHER AREA, AS COUNCIL KNOWS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME, AGAIN, LETTING ME GET INTO A
LITTLE MORE DETAIL THAN IS TYPICAL.
THANK YOU.
10:10:39AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN-MINUTE RECESS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN.
POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH AND THEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE IN A TEN-MINUTE RECESS.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
[RECESS]
10:27:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
IF WE COULD HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
10:27:40AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
10:27:42AM >> HURTAK?
CLENDENIN?
HENDERSON?
10:27:44AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
10:27:45AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
10:27:46AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
10:27:47AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
10:27:48AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
10:27:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL GO TO POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH.
CHIEF BERCAW, WANT TO KICK IT OFF?
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
10:27:57AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.
OUR GREAT PLEASURE HERE TODAY TO DO OUR TAMPA POLICE OFFICER
OF THE MONTH FOR DETECTIVE AMANDA BARANOWSKI.
WE DO THIS TO REFLECT THE VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE,
CITY OF TAMPA THAT SUPPORTS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND
INCLUDES OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR COPS.
HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL HONOREE AND THIS WONDERFUL
WOMAN I JUST SPOKE WITH, WE HAVE TAMPA CHIEF OF POLICE, DR.
BERCAW.
10:28:32AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I'M HONORED TO PRESENT DETECTIVE AMANDA BARANOWSKI, OUR
OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR JULY 2024.
WHEN YOU HEAR THIS STORY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE GLAD SHE'S
WORKING FOR THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS.
THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT
DETECTIVE AMANDA BARANOWSKI AS OFFICER OF THE MONTH.
HER DEDICATION AND EXCEPTIONAL INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS WERE
INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING A DANGEROUS PREDATOR TO JUSTICE.
IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, SHE WAS ASSIGNED A COMPLEX CASE
INVOLVING THE CYBERBULLYING OF A JUVENILE.
A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VIDEO FEATURING TWO MINORS HAD BEEN
CIRCULATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
DETECTIVE BARANOWSKI IDENTIFIED THE MALE JUVENILE IN THE
VIDEO WHO INFORMED HER THAT HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND, A
HOMESCHOOLED STUDENT THAT HE MET ONLINE, HAD ACCESSED AND
SHARED A VIDEO WITHOUT HIS CONSENT.
DETECTIVE BARANOWSKI INVESTIGATED AND REVEALED NO RECORD OF
THIS FEMALE JUVENILE.
SHE USED VARIOUS RESOURCES, INCLUDING DATABASES, EMPLOYMENT
RECORDS, AND WITNESS INTERVIEWS IN HER COMPREHENSIVE AND
METICULOUS INVESTIGATION.
SHE WAS ABLE TO UNRAVEL A WEB OF DECEIT.
HER RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH REVEALED A SHOCKING
REALITY THAT THE EX-GIRLFRIEND WAS NOT A JUVENILE BUT A
22-YEAR-OLD ADULT WHO HAD METICULOUSLY CRAFTED AN ONLINE
PERSONA AS A TEENAGER.
ARMED WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION, DETECTIVE BARANOWSKI
IDENTIFIED 25 ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL VICTIMS.
EACH A JUVENILE WHO BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE INTERACTING WITH
ANOTHER ONLINE TEEN.
WORKING TIRELESSLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY EACH
VICTIM AND SECURE PERMISSION FROM THEIR PARENTS TO SPEAK
WITH THEM.
THIS COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN 11 FELONY
CHARGES AGAINST THE SUSPECT WHO IS CURRENTLY IN JAIL.
DETECTIVE BARANOWSKI'S COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING CHILDREN
SERVES AS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE DANGERS LURKING ONLINE.
THIS CASE HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND THEIR CHILDREN REGARDING
INTERNET SAFETY, ONLINE ACTIVITY, AND BEING AWARE OF
POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
THANKS TO DETECTIVE BARANOWSKI'S EXCEPTIONAL WORK, A
PREDATOR HAS BEEN STOPPED AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE
SAFER.
HER DEDICATION IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE TAMPA POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING THE
WELL-BEING OF ALL RESIDENTS.
FOR THAT, SHE IS AWARDED OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:31:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
BEFORE WE FORMALLY HONOR THIS AMAZING
INDIVIDUAL, WE'RE -- WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
WHO WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU AND HONOR YOU.
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T BE HERE.
WE'LL BE DOING THAT AFTERWARDS.
WE'LL START WITH MR. MICHELINI.
10:31:37AM >> I'M NOT SURE WHO IS LEFT.
I APOLOGIZE TO YOU.
MY COMPUTER WAS ACTING UP YESTERDAY, SO I DON'T HAVE THE
PRINTED DOCUMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED, BUT I DO HAVE GIFT
CERTIFICATES HERE FOR BELLABRAVA, WHICH IS IN THE MIDTOWN
SECTION OF TAMPA.
AND YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO WOULD LIKE TO HONOR YOU AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
10:31:58AM >> THANK YOU, SIR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:32:03AM >> BRANDON BARCLAY, TAMPA PBA.
PRESENTING THIS PLAQUE TO DETECTIVE BARANOWSKI.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GREAT.
I'VE WORKED WITH AMANDA ON THE STREET WHEN SHE WAS AN
OFFICER AND SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:32:20AM >>LUIS VIERA:
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO USUALLY
COME TO HONOR OUR POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH COULD NOT BE
HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET PRESENTATION, BUT, IF I
MAY, THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE FROM THE TAMPA THEATRE.
A GIFT FOR YOU, FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE TAMPA THEATRE.
THIS IS FROM ZOO TAMPA.
VERY NICE GIFTS.
WE HAVE GIFTS HERE FROM 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS, GOOD
FRIENDS AT THE COLUMBIA AND GONZMART FAMILY.
THIS IS FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT STEPP'S TOWING, ALWAYS VERY
PRO FIRST RESPONDER AND WONDERFUL PEOPLE, WONDERFUL GIFT
FROM THEM.
I BELIEVE THAT IS A FREE RIDE IN A LIMO.
AND THEN FROM OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE STRAZ CENTER, SOME
NICE TICKETS.
AND THEN WE HAVE HERE FROM THE TAMPA BUCS, HERE AT ONE BUC
PLACE, WE HAVE A TRADITION TO GIVE OUR POLICE OFFICER OF THE
MONTH A GAME BALL.
10:33:09AM >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:33:11AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:33:17AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF WE MAY, HERE IT IS, MA'AM, ON BEHALF OF A
VERY GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA AND TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, WE
REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION OF OUR CHILDREN AND FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR EVERY DAY WEARING THAT
UNIFORM, GOING OUT THERE AND TAKING HITS FOR ALL OF US.
WE APPRECIATE YOU, WHO YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:33:37AM >> GOT TO PULL IT UP.
NOT QUITE USED TO PUBLIC SPEAKING, SO MY APOLOGIES.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AND SOME
PEOPLE I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF TAMPA COUNCIL FOR
THE HONOR OF BEING RECOGNIZED TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CITY LEADERS, TAMPA POLICE CHIEF
BERCAW.
OUR ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEFS AND DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP AND
STAFF, THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY SERGEANT, MY SQUAD AND SPECIAL UNIT
DEVOTED TO THEIR PROFESSION AND THE CASES WE WORK.
THEY ARE ALL DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND 13th
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, THE UNIT FOR GUIDANCE AND TENACITY WITH
SEEING THESE CASES THROUGH TO THE END.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TAMPA PBA, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT NEEDED TO OPERATE AND UPHOLD OUR AGENCY'S MISSION.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF THESE
CASES THAT WE WORK BECAUSE IT TAKES IMMEASURABLE COURAGE TO
COME FORWARD AND TELL THEIR STORIES TO EVERYBODY.
SO WE CAN BRING THEM JUSTICE.
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY, BLOOD
AND CHOSEN FAMILY, STANDING UP WITH ME FOR THE PAST 13
YEARS.
MY WIFE'S COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE TO WHAT I DO.
SHE HAS SUCH HUMILITY.
SHE PROMOTES ADVOCACY AND HAS AN OBSESSION WITH TRUE CRIME
WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO DO WHAT I DO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
FOR THIS LONG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BEING A PART OF THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
AND ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THESE CASES.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:35:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
NOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK,
YOU MAY.
10:35:28AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO ON A DAILY
BASIS ALONG WITH THE OTHER THOUSAND OR SO POLICE OFFICERS.
IT'S NOT EASY TO THINK HOW SOMEBODY ELSE THINKS AND CATCH
THEM.
YOU HAVE TO OUTTHINK THEM ON WHAT THEY ARE DOING, WHAT YOU
HAVE DONE WHEN JUST ALL THE WAY -- ABOUT HOW YOU FOUND THEM,
LOOK FOR THEM, SEARCH FOR THEM AND WHAT YOU DID IN MAKING
THE ARREST.
FIRST NOTIFIED OF THIS WHEN WATCHING ONE OF THE TV STATIONS
AND SAW THAT.
THAT PERSON DID LOOK LIKE A TEENAGER, THE CAMERA SHOT I SAW.
I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY.
EVERY CITIZEN IN THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR YOUR LOYALTY, YOUR
COMMITMENT TO "I WILL CATCH THAT PERSON NO MATTER WHAT."
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE WHOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
10:36:09AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, SIR.
10:36:13AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOUR WIFE FOR SUPPORTING YOU.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THE EMOTIONS THAT YOU GO THROUGH IN LOOKING
AT THIS AND SEEING HOW THIS AFFECTS KIDS' LIVES AND
FAMILIES' LIVES.
AS THE PARENT OF THREE KIDS, I'M TERRIFIED ABOUT THIS EVERY
DAY.
WE ALL HAVE TO HAVE LONG CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR KIDS TO WARN
THEM.
BUT IT'S JUST A CONSTANT BARRAGE OF ATTACKS OF PEOPLE,
PHISHING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM IN SOME WAY.
APPRECIATE YOU ON THIS END CATCHING THEM.
I WISH WE COULD CALL ON YOU A HUNDRED TIMES TO CATCH MORE OF
THEM.
WE REALLY, REALLY NEED THIS.
THIS IS THE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.
10:36:58AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WANT TO THANK YOUR WIFE, ONE, AND THE
FAMILY.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALWAYS FORGET WITH EVERY POLICE
OFFICER THAT STANDS BEFORE US AND PROTECTS US AROUND THE
CITY, THERE ARE HUSBANDS, WIVES, KIDS AT HOME THAT SEND YOU
GUYS OUT THE DOOR EVERY DAY AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO FACE.
THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING YOUR WIFE AND BEING HERE
TODAY FOR HER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:37:21AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
WE'RE CERTAINLY VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ON THAT UNIFORM EVERY DAY AND MAKING
THAT SACRIFICE AND TO YOUR FAMILY.
YOU GO OUT EVERY DAY.
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT COME HOME, BUT YOU STILL GO OUT THERE,
YOU PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
CLEARLY AS YOU'RE BEING HONORED TODAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE
IN KEEPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE, OUR YOUTH SAFE.
WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS.
10:37:45AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
10:37:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL TAKE A MINUTE AS THE ROOM CLEARS
OUT AND KICK OFF PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. SHELBY, I HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
REGARDING THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT.
IF THEY SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WILL THEY GIVE UP THEIR
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THAT ITEM?
10:38:10AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON NUMBER 3 WOULD HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
IS MR. MARIN HERE?
MR. MARIN, WE'LL BRING THAT UP AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. MARIN WILL ASSIST COUNCIL.
THIS IS A FIRST-TIME EVENT FOR YOU, CHOOSING PEOPLE TO SERVE
ON THESE COMMITTEES.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE AND ARE GOING TO SPEAK AS AN APPLICANT FOR
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, YOU CAN
HOLD YOUR COMMENTS TILL WHEN THAT ITEM COMES UP, WHICH WILL
BE TAKEN UP AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
10:38:53AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE THREE.
JESSICA FRANKLIN IS THE FIRST REGISTERED SPEAKER.
IS JESSICA ON?
10:39:05AM >> HI.
I AM ON.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
10:39:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND GO AHEAD.
10:39:10AM >> HI.
MY NAME IS JESSICA FRANKLIN.
I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I HAVE BRONCHITIS AND LOST MY VOICE SO I
DID NOT WANT TO AFFECT THE AUDIENCE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM HONORED THAT I'M ABLE TO
SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
I'M EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN THIS COMMITTEE.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA.
NINE YEARS.
I HELP THEM WITH INFRASTRUCTURE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT A TON OF PROGRAMS.
10:40:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MS. FRANKLIN, IF I COULD STOP YOU FOR
JUST A SECOND.
YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 3 WHICH IS GOING TO BE
COMING UP RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THEN SINCE IT'S PART
OF THAT COMMITTEE.
IF YOU COULD ADJUST THE MICROPHONE.
WE HAD TROUBLE HEARING YOU.
IT WAS MUFFLED.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU AND GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR ITEM NUMBER 3.
PLEASE STAY ON AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH YOU SHORTLY.
NEXT SPEAKER IS JUNE FLEMMING.
NO.
OKAY.
THEN WE HAVE STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY.
IS STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY ALSO FOR ITEM NUMBER 3?
10:40:49AM >> YES, I AM.
10:40:49AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
STEPHANIE, WE'RE GOING TO JUST HOLD YOU
UNTIL ITEM NUMBER 3.
WE'LL DO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU
AND YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THAT TAKES US TO IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE PAULA FLORES.
PLEASE COME ON UP.
FOLLOWED BY CHRISTINA COSTA.
10:41:14AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS PAULA FLORES.
I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF WALK BIKE TAMPA.
OUR ADDRESS IS PO BOX 173327 TAMPA, FLORIDA.
WALK BIKE TAMPA IS A NONPROFIT CITIZEN BASED ADVOCACY GROUP
FOCUSED ON PROMOTING SAFE CONNECTED ROUTES FOR PEOPLE
WALKING, RIDING, AND ROLLING WITHIN OUR CITY.
THE WALK BIKE TAMPA BOARD IS UNANIMOUS IN OUR SUPPORT FOR
THE WEST RIVER DISTRICT MULTIMODAL NETWORK AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE MULTIMODAL PATH ALONG THE RIVER, THE
PROJECT INCLUDES COMPLETELY STREET ENHANCEMENTS IN THE
SURROUNDING STREET SEGMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
THE MULTIMODAL CONNECTIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SAFE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
THE MULTIMODAL PATH WILL TRIED TO IMPROVED ACCESS TO PARKS,
UT, TAMPA PREP, BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL AND
REC CENTERS IN THE AREA.
INVESTMENT IN A PROJECT OF THIS CALIBER IN OUR COMMUNITY IS
CRITICAL TO CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THESE DESTINATIONS AND
POINTS BEYOND.
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN PLANNING FOR YEARS AND IN RECEIVING
THE U.S. D.O.T. GRANT OF 24 MILLION WILL PROPEL THIS PROJECT
NOT JUST FROM A VISION TO AN ACTUAL, VITAL LINK IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY AND NETWORK.
THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A LOT OF SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS TO
ADDRESS THE HIGH NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CRASHES IN
THE AREA.
THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S VISION
ZERO POLICY AND THE ACTION PLAN, AND IT IS THE CITY'S
ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS THESE CRASHES.
SO IN ADDITION TO PROJECTS LIKE THE RIVERWALK, NOT ONLY DO
THEY SUPPORT WALKING, BIKING AND BEING ACTIVE, BUT THEY ALSO
COST ABOUT 75% LESS TO BUILD PER MILE COMPARED TO A TYPICAL
CAR-FOCUSED TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.
BUT IT ALSO CAN BRING A BROAD RANGE OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS
THAT OFTEN GO UNMEASURED.
BENEFITS SUCH AS INCREASED RETAIL AND FOOD SALES.
NEW JOBS, NEW BUSINESSES, INCREASED PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND
TOURISM REVENUE, INCREASED PROPERTY AND SALES TAX REVENUE.
AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT -- CRASHES AND HEALTH
CARE COSTS RESULTING FROM SAFER STREETS, CLEANER AIR AND
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE,
SUSTAINABLE, AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES.
THIS PROJECT IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, NOT
JUST A COST PROJECT.
WALK BIKE TAMPA SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT, AND WE ASK THAT YOU
DO TOO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:43:47AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE CHRISTINA COSTA FOLLOWED BY VALERIE
BULLOCK.
10:43:57AM >> GOOD MORNING, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MR.
CHAIRMAN.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINE ACOSTA.
I'M A LOCAL TAMPA RESIDENT, 2402 WEST MORRISON AVENUE, AND
I'M ALSO A BUSINESS OWNER, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATE
AND A PERSONAL BICYCLE COMMUTER.
I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO ADVANCE THE WEST RIVER WALK
PROJECT, ITEM NUMBER 115, ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON
ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT CREATED A PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THE ROME
YARD.
WHILE MY TEAM DID NOT WIN, THE MOBILITY PLAN THAT I WROTE
FOR THAT AREA SCORED 99 OUT OF 100 POSSIBLE POINTS.
AND THAT WAS BECAUSE ITS FOCUS WAS ON THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
AND COMMERCE, ESPECIALLY GOODS AND SERVICES THAT ARE
GENERATED BY OUR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES.
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY.
SO THE MOBILITY PLAN HAD AT ITS CORE, VERY MULTIDIMENSIONAL,
AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, HAD AT ITS CORE THE WEST RIVER WALK.
SO THIS IS A CRITICAL LINK IN OUR EMERGING NETWORK OF SAFE
AND COMFORTABLE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL
ABILITIES TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE LIFE AND
CHOOSE MOBILITY OPTIONS THAT ENABLE THEIR HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
TO EITHER BE CAR-FREE OR CAR-LIGHT.
FACILITIES OF THIS TYPE HAVE BEEN STUDIED BY THE URBAN LAND
INSTITUTE AND FOUND TO DELIVER ENORMOUS RETURN ON
INVESTMENTS FOR THE BUDGET FOR WHICH YOU ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTING TAX GENERATION ARE
FANTASTIC.
WE NEED ONLY CONSIDER THE ICONIC FACILITIES.
THERE ARE TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT WE HAVE OUR PRESENT
RIVERWALK WHICH SHINES EVERY TIME LIGHT IS CAST ON IT.
THE PINELLAS TRAIL, THE ATLANTA BELTLINE, THE NEW YORK HIGH
LINE.
INDIANAPOLIS CULTURE TRAIL AND MANY OTHERS.
ONE THAT IS NOT AS GOOD AS WHAT WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BUILD HERE, I WENT TO A CONFERENCE IN MIAMI, THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, NACTO, AND
WHILE IN MIAMI I HAD A TOUR OF THEIR CURRENT RIVERWALK,
WHICH IS BEING BUILT INCREMENTALLY AND IT'S PATCHWORK.
IT STARTS AND STOPS AND STARTS AND STOPS.
IT IS INCONGRUOUS AND DOES NOT SERVE THAT COMMUNITY WELL.
THE MATERIALS ARE ALL DIFFERENT, AND WE JUST DON'T WANT
THAT.
WE HAVE A SHOT AT DOING SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH BETTER, AND I
HOPE YOU'LL SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU.
10:46:49AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT UP IS VALERIE BULLOCK FOLLOWED BY CHRISTIE LEE.
10:46:55AM >> GOOD MORNING.
VALERIE BULLOCK, PONCE De LEON COLLEGE HILL.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT RESOLUTION NUMBER 27, APPROVING
RETURNING CITIZEN TRAINING PROGRAM BETWEEN BROWN AND THE
CITY OF TAMPA.
WHEN THE PROGRAM DO BECOME AVAILABLE, I WOULD LIKE FOR
SOMEONE, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, AND YOU ALL COULD DO IT, JUST PUT
A SENTENCE IN THERE FOR RETURNING CITIZENS LIKE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE SIT ON OUR PORCH AND WE SEE THE
RETURNING CITIZEN GOING TO ABE BROWN MINISTRIES, BUT THE
PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY CAN'T GET A CHANCE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
I SPOKE TO MR. ROBERT BLOUNT ONE TIME ABOUT THAT.
HE SAID BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING THAT HE GET AND EVERYBODY
NEED A JOB, NOT JUST PEOPLE THE -- WHO ARE JUST GETTING OUT
OF PRISON, BUT THE PEOPLE ALREADY BEEN TO PRISON AND THEY
STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 20
YEARS, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE FIRST CHOICE
TO THE PROGRAM.
SO WHEN YOU ALL DO THE PROGRAM, PUT SOME KIND OF LANGUAGE IN
THERE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S NOT
JUST GETTING OUT OF PRISON OR SOMEBODY, A RETURNING CITIZEN,
SOMEBODY WITH A CHALLENGED BACKGROUND, WHETHER THEY ARE JUST
GETTING OUT OR THEY HAVE BEEN OUT TEN YEARS, THEY ALL NEED
THE SAME OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU.
10:48:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CHRISTIE LEE.
I'LL COME BACK TO THAT.
WE HAVE EDDIE FELICIANO.
BUT THIS GENTLEMAN IS SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING 104
AND 105, SO YOU CAN SPEAK AT THAT TIME.
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE.
LORI HARRIS, THAT IS IN REGARDS TO ITEM NUMBER 3.
YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN WE GO TO NUMBER 3,
WHICH IS COMING UP RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. BOBBY CREIGHTON.
YES, SIR.
AFTER BOBBY CREIGHTON, WE HAVE ROBIN LOCKETT.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
10:49:12AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
BOBBY CREIGHTON, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
I SAW THERE WAS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY THAT WAS RELATED
TO PROBLEMATIC PROPERTIES IN TAMPA'S NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I WANTED TO COME AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT TODAY.
I WAS RAISED TO BE A HUMBLE PERSON.
I DON'T REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MYSELF OR THE THINGS THAT
I DO.
I TRY TO LET MY ACTIONS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T REALLY SEE THE THINGS THAT I DO
BEHIND THE SCENES.
I KIND OF DO A LOT OF RESEARCH SO WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF
THAT WITH YOU.
I RECENTLY COMPLETED A PILOT STUDY OF VACANT PROPERTIES IN
MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT INCLUDED 53 PROPERTIES.
FIGHTING WITH THE ELMO TODAY A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PROPERTIES SAMPLED THERE ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.
THAT'S JUST A SMALL PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANT
PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH I PULLED FROM THE
PROPERTY APPRAISER DATA.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS 151 WITH THAT, PLUS MY SAMPLES, QUITE A
NUMBER OF VACANT PROPERTIES JUST IN THE YBOR HEIGHTS AND VM
YBOR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WAS COMPOSED OF IN TERMS OF
THE RECORDS AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE CITY.
I PULLED THAT DATA.
GOT THAT FROM ACCELA, FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER WEBSITE,
KIND OF CORRELATED SOME OF THAT.
IF YOU PUT ALL THE RECORDS OVER TEN YEARS FROM 2014 TO 2024
INTO A BUCKET AND YOU PULLED A RECORD OUT, THIS IS THE
CHANCES YOU WOULD GET ONE OF THE RECORDS.
42% COMPLAINTS, ABOUT 40% CODE OR CIVIL CASES.
SO OVERALL, IF YOU REACHED INTO THAT BUCKET OF RECORDS AND
PULLED ONE OUT, 80% CHANCE THAT YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING
DETRIMENTAL TO A NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THOSE 53 VACANT
PROPERTIES.
WHO OWNS THESE?
ABOUT 50% ARE OWNED BY LLCs OR SINGLE OWNERS.
SO THOSE RECORDS, THAT BUCKET OF RECORDS, IF YOU PULLED ONE
OUT, ABOUT A 50-50 SHOT THAT THAT RECORD BELONGS TO A LLC OR
A SINGLE OWNER OF A PARCEL.
SO IF YOU TAKE THAT 50%, YOU CAN IMAGINE OF THE LLCs AND
SINGLE OWNERS, 80% OF THOSE RECORDS ARE DETRIMENTAL FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
I WAS CURIOUS WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES ABOUT IT.
HOW THEY KIND OF PATROL THIS OR IF THEY ARE STRATEGIC ABOUT
THEIR APPROACH.
I GOT RECORDS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT, FROM 2020 TO 2024,
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ARE RELATIVELY SMALL FOR THE
PERCENTAGE OF PROACTIVE CASES THAT THEY RECORD.
BUT THE NUMBERS ARE RELATIVELY HIGH, COMING UP TO THE END
HERE, AIR PROPERTIES ARE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN TAMPA'S BLACK
NEIGHBORHOODS AND DESERVE SPECIAL ATTENTION.
I OVERLAID ESTATE PROPERTIES ON TO ACS DATA TO SHOW
EVERYTHING IN MAGENTA IS 50% OR GREATER BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF ESTATE PROPERTIES
AND AIR PROPERTIES ARE IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS IN TAMPA.
NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE APPROACH THE
PROBLEM OF VACANT SPACES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT IT'S SOMETHING I THINK DESERVES STRATEGIC AND SPECIAL
ATTENTION.
THANK YOU.
10:52:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO BACK AND FORTH.
10:52:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANTED TO ASK IF HE COULD LEAVE THAT
INFORMATION FOR US SO WE COULD HAVE A COPY.
10:52:24AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YEAH, IF WE CAN GIVE IT TO THE ATTORNEY
SO WE CAN HAVE COPIES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE ROBIN LOCKETT.
FOLLOWED BY PASTOR WILLIAMS.
NO.
PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS, SIR, AND MENTESNOT.
GOOD MORNING, PASTOR WILLIAMS.
10:52:56AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS LOCATED AT 1112 EAST SCOTT
STREET, PARADISE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
NOW THE CITY IS TRYING TO TAKE MY CHURCH AWAY FROM ME.
YOU GOT TO KNOW, I'M ABOUT GOD'S BUSINESS.
GOD TOLD ME TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU.
I HAVE TO READ SOME SCRIPTURE TO YOU.
YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR WAS HERE THIS MORNING.
AS SOON AS SHE GET THROUGH READING WHAT SHE GOT TO SAY TO
US, SHE OUT OF HERE.
WE WANT YOU TO BRING HER HERE SO WE CAN QUESTION HER ABOUT
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOW THEY ARE TREATING THE POOR BLACK.
I HOPE YOU ALL GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME KNOWING THAT I AM AN OLD
MAN AND HALFWAY BLIND.
BUT I WANT TO READ THIS SCRIPTURE OFF TO YOU.
PSALMS 59.
DEFEND ME FROM THEM THAT RISE UP AGAINST ME.
LIVE WITH ME FROM THE WORK OF INEQUITY AND SAVE ME FROM
BLOODY MEN.
WAIT FOR MY SOUL.
THE MIGHTY ARE GATHERED AGAINST ME.
FOR MY TRANSGRESSION, NOT FOR MY SIN, O LORD.
BEHOLD, THEREFORE O LORD, GOD -- BE NOT MERCIFUL TO ANY
WICKED TRANSGRESSION.
RETURN AT EVENING, MAKE A NOISE LIKE A DOG AND GO AROUND.
BEHOLD --
FOR GOD IS MY DEFENSE.
I READ 59th CHAPTER.
GOD GAVE ME THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
TOLD ME TO READ IT TO YOU ALL.
I HAVE TO DO WHAT GOD TELL ME TO DO.
I KNOW MEN DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT ME.
I GOT TO TELL YOU ALL SOMETHING, I WISH YOU ALL WOULDN'T
RING THAT BELL ON ME SO QUICK.
POLICE KILLED MY BROTHER IN NEW YORK.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GET ANGRY AT NO POLICE DOWN HERE IN
TAMPA, BUT GIVE ME JUSTICE.
THAT'S ALL I ASK FOR.
GIVE ME JUSTICE AND TREAT ME LIKE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
YOU ALL GOT A RAISE THE OTHER DAY, 30% RAISE, THAT WAS A
BLESSING FROM GOD.
THANK GOD FOR THE BLESSING AND GIVE THEM THE PRAISE.
YOU ALL DIDN'T GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SAY NOTHING HERE.
BUT I THANK GOD YOU ALL HEARD ME.
10:56:43AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MENTESNOT.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
10:56:50AM >> UHURU.
UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI.
WE SAY WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT
OUR FREEDOM BECAUSE FOR THE LAST 624 YEARS WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED NOTHING CLOSE TO FREEDOM.
10:57:04AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
10:57:05AM >> MENTESNOT.
10:57:06AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, SIR.
10:57:07AM >> NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO SAY IS CAPITALISM IS THE
BIGGEST TRICK ON EARTH.
IT'S BIGGER THAN RELIGION.
IT'S BIGGER THAN CHRISTIANITY, BIGGER THAN JUDAISM, BIGGER
THAN ISLAM.
BIG THAN ALL THAT.
CAPITALISM IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRICKS ON EARTH.
BIG TRICK.
HERE IN THE HEART OF CITY GOVERNMENT, WE NEVER TALK ABOUT
CAPITALISM.
NEVER TALK ABOUT CAPITALISM.
NEVER TALK ABOUT SOCIALISM.
NEVER TALK ABOUT COMMUNISM.
NEVER TALK ABOUT THE THINGS -- NEVER TALK ABOUT BLACK POWER.
WE ARE HERE TODAY, WE TALK ABOUT $2 BILLION BUDGET, BUT
NOBODY TALKS ABOUT, SINCE PERRY HARVEY BEEN IN THAT SEAT,
NOBODY TALKS ABOUT ANY PERCENTAGE OF THAT BUDGET COMING TO
AFRICAN PEOPLE.
NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT'S PART OF CAPITALISM IN THE FORM OF 85 PEOPLE
POSSESS MORE WEALTH THAN 4.5 BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET
EARTH.
THIS CITY COUNCIL AND WHITE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
THE WAY THEY DEAL WITH ISSUES.
AFRICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THE WAY WE DEAL
WITH ISSUES.
AND THE REASON THAT AFRICAN PEOPLE CAN'T GET SERIOUS ABOUT
THE WAY WE DEAL WITH ISSUES IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
UNDERDEVELOPED AND DISPOSSESSED.
DE-EDUCATED, MISEDUCATED, THE AVERAGE AFRICAN PERSON YOU
TALK TO HAVE ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NO SENSE.
COULDN'T CARRY ON A DECENT CONVERSATION WITH YOU.
WHY IS THAT?
THE AVERAGE AFRICAN PERSON YOU TALK TO IS IGNORANT.
IGNORANT.
TOTALLY IGNORANT.
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF AFRICANS RIGHT NOW IN FRANCE PLAYING
SPORTS AND ALL OF AFRICA IS SUFFERING.
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT.
YOU HAVE AFRICANS SINGING AND DANCING AND ALL OF AFRICA IS
SUFFERING.
AFRICANS INTERNATIONALLY ARE SUFFERING.
SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WRONG THE PICTURE.
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE IS CITY COUNCIL CAN COME
WITH A $2 BILLION BUDGET AND IF OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR
DISTRICT 5 CAN'T SAY WHERE 26 OR 21 PERCENT OF THAT BUDGET
SHOULD GO TO AFRICAN PEOPLE.
SOMETHING INTRINSICALLY WRONG IN THAT.
SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.
WHEN YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY, WHAT USED TO BE
BLACK COMMUNITIES, CARVER CITY, AND OTHER PLACES, LINCOLN
GARDENS, GRANT PARK, ALL THROUGHOUT EAST TAMPA, IT LOOKS
HORRIBLE.
AND INTENTIONALLY LETTING IT GO DOWN.
ALL THAT HAVE TO CHANGE.
10:59:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER
3.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE CALLED UPON.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER 3, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE
ITEM NUMBER 5.
HELLO, SIR.
11:00:18AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
JAVIER MARIN, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DIVISION.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BRING FORTH THE NAMES OF CIVIC-MINDED
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REQUESTED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
OUR PURPOSE TODAY IS FOR COUNCIL TO APPOINT ONE STANDING
MEMBER THAT WILL SERVE FOR TWO YEARS AND ALSO TO APPOINT TWO
AD HOC MEMBERS THAT WILL SERVE ON THE GASWORX PROJECT, AND
THEIR SERVICE WILL BE WE ESTIMATE FOR ABOUT THREE TO FOUR
MONTHS, BASED ON COMPLETION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT.
WITH THAT, MR. CHAIR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE NAMES
THAT YOU HAVE ON THE LIST.
11:01:04AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, SIR.
I HAVE ALL THE APPLICANTS HERE, BUT I DON'T HAVE -- LET ME
SEE IF I HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL BROKEN DOWN LIST.
11:01:17AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES.
IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GO FROM MY LIST.
11:01:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU GO AHEAD.
I HAVE EVERYBODY HERE, BUT IF YOU CAN READ IT OFF QUICKLY --
11:01:32AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
I KNOW WE'VE HAD CHANGES.
I THINK WE CAN START WITH MS. AMBER BOSKERS.
11:01:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU SAID THERE IS ONE SPOT AND VARIOUS
APPLICANTS AND THEN WE HAVE THE TWO IN THE SEPARATE VOTE.
11:01:47AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
CORRECT.
YOU HAVE TWO SEPARATE LISTS.
THE MEMBERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE FIRST ARE GOING TO
BE FOR THE STANDING COMMITTEE.
AND YOU WILL PICK ONE OUT OF THAT FIRST LIST.
11:01:59AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE COME UP.
STATE YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION.
11:02:04AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
AND SHOW MY INTEREST FOR THIS POSITION.
MY NAME IS AMBER BOSKERS.
I LIVE DOWN ON SHELL POINT ROAD, BALLAST POINT COMMUNITY OF
SOUTH TAMPA.
I AM A CO-OWNER OF KOEHLER HOUSE REMODELING.
WE ARE A WOMAN OWNED GENERAL CONTRACTING AND RESIDENTIAL
REMODELING BUSINESS.
WE'VE BEEN IN THE TAMPA AREA SERVING OUR RESIDENTS FOR TEN
YEARS.
I'M A NEW OWNER.
MY PARTNER AND I ACQUIRED THE BUSINESS IN DECEMBER WITH THE
GOAL TO TEN X IT IN FIVE YEARS AND ALREADY TWO X'D IT.
I COMPLETELY CONCUR WITH MAYOR CASTOR'S SUMMARY OF THE
COMMUNITY COMMENTS OF THE SURVEY THAT WAS SENT OUT.
TAMPA IS A PHENOMENAL PLACE TO LIVE AND IT'S A PHENOMENAL
PLACE TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR.
SO OUR CLIENTS ARE THOSE THAT LIVE IN THE TOWERS.
THEY LIVE -- WE SERVICE CONDOMINIUMS.
WE SERVICE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS.
SOME OF OUR PROJECTS RIGHT NOW ARE IN CHANNELSIDE, ALONG THE
TOWERS OF BAYSHORE AND HYDE PARK.
WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE CLIENT EXPERIENCE AND POURING INTO OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS ANOTHER WAY FOR US TO DO SO BY GIVING
BACK.
I'M ACTUALLY A NEW RESIDENT AS WELL.
OUR FAMILY MOVED HERE FROM ARIZONA THREE YEARS AGO.
AND WE ARE STILL FULLY GETTING COMFORTABLE AND ENJOYING ALL
THE BENEFITS OF TAMPA.
WE ARE DEFINITELY THOSE THAT WORK, PLAY AND SPEND OUR TIME
DOWN IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
THE INTERESTS THAT I CAME TO APPLIED THIS POSITION, MY
BACKGROUND IS REAL ESTATE INVESTING.
I'M HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH THE REAL ESTATE INVESTING
COMMUNITY AND THAT'S HOW THE GASWORX PROJECT CAME UP AND IT
SOUNDS LIKE A FASCINATING PROJECT.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE URBAN DENSITY THAT'S COMING TO
THE AREA.
THE PARKS, JUST THE COMMUNITY BUILDING OF THE RESIDENTS HERE
AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF BRINGING NEW RESIDENTS TO THE AREA.
SO I HAVE A BACKGROUND AND I HAVE THE COMMITMENT TO SERVE
THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS AREA.
I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
11:04:11AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU.
11:04:15AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
THANK YOU, MS. BOSKERS.
THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS ALESIA SAVAGE FOLLOWED BY RYAN
MISENER.
11:04:24AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
11:04:26AM >> GOOD MORNING.
I AM ALICIA SAVAGE.
FOR TIME SAKE, I'LL READ OFF MY NOTES.
OTHERWISE I CAN NORMALLY SPEAK OPEN-MINDEDLY.
I SPEAK TO YOU TODAY IN RELATION TO BEING CONSIDERED AN
AT-LARGE MEMBER FOR THE CBAC.
CURRENTLY A REAL ESTATE BROKER ASSOCIATE AT CALDWELL BAKER.
I'M ALSO A DOWNTOWN TAMPA RESIDENT IN THE RIVER ARTS
DISTRICT OVER NEAR BY CURTIS HIXON PARK.
I AM INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CBAC FOR TWO SPECIFIC
REASONS.
ACTUALLY, A VARIETY OF REASONS, BUT TWO MAIN REASONS.
BUN BEING BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT I AM A BROKER ASSOCIATE,
I DO DEAL WITH BUYERS WHO ARE CONSIDERING MOVING TO THE
TAMPA BAY AREA ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THEY PROVIDE ME WITH FEEDBACK AND SHARE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY
ARE SEEKING WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY AND
WHAT IT IS THAT WILL BE THE DECIDING FACTORS THAT PLAY INTO
THE PART OF THEM ACTUALLY PURCHASING A RESIDENCE IN THE
TAMPA BAY AREA.
THE OTHER REASON, MAIN REASON WHY I AM INTERESTED IS BECAUSE
I AM A MEMBER OF WHAT IS CALLED THE DOWNTOWN RIVER ARTS
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS DRANA.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN VERY WELCOMING TO SPEAK TO US
AS MEMBERS.
OUR MISSION OF DRANA IS TO REPRESENT THE RESIDENCES, THE
BUSINESSES, AND THE VISITORS OF THE TAMPA BAY AREA.
AS A BOARD MEMBER, WE SEEK OUT TO ACHIEVE THAT MISSION AND
TO ALWAYS SEEK OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BRING
FORTH WHAT THE RESIDENCES ARE SAYING AS WELL AS THE
BUSINESSES AND VISITORS DIRECTLY TO OUR COUNCIL.
SO IF YOU WERE TO ELECT ME, APPOINT ME AS THE AT-LARGE
MEMBER, I WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING THOSE COMMENTS AND
INTERESTS DIRECTLY TO YOU ALL AND THE MAYOR.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
11:06:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT.
11:06:20AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
THANK YOU.
NEXT IS MR. RYAN MISENER FOLLOWED BY CAMILO SOTO.
11:06:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
11:06:29AM >> RYAN MISENER.
SEEKING APPOINTMENT FOR AT-LARGE SEAT ON THE COMMUNITY
BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I'VE BEEN A TAMPA RESIDENT SINCE 2003.
A DOWNTOWN TAMPA RESIDENT SINCE 2013.
GRADUATE FROM USF WITH A MASTERS IN BUSINESS AND CAREER IN
THE FINANCIAL SECTOR.
TREASURER OF THE CONDO BOARD OF SKYPOINT.
32-STORY HIGH-RISE ON ASHLEY DRIVE.
WITH 3 MILLION BUDGETARY IN RESERVE ALLOCATION DOLLARS.
AND THE TREASURER OF DRANA, DOWNTOWN RIVER ARTS NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION.
I'M ALSO A FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SKYSCRAPER CITY OF
TAMPA PAGE WHICH IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR ALL OF THE
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA.
IF SELECTED FOR THE APPOINTMENT, I WOULD BE A HUGE
PROPORTIONATE OF HEIGHT.
THE PROPOSAL FOR ROME YARD ARE FANTASTIC.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF ASSISTED HOUSING ALONG WITH MARKET-RATE
PROPERTIES.
ROME YARD WILL TOP OUT AROUND 135 FEET.
ADDITIONAL FLOOR ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS COULD BRING IN
POTENTIALLY MILLION DOLLAR MARKET RATE UNITS, CONTRIBUTING
PROPERTY TAXES TO THE CITY AS WELL DEPENDING ON THE
LOCATION, ASSESSMENT FUNDS TO THE DOWNTOWN TAMPA
PARTNERSHIP.
IF SELECTED FOR THE APPOINTMENT, I WOULD BE A HUGE OPPONENT
WHAT IS CALLED VALUE ENGINEERING.
THIS IS A PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION THAT LOWERS COSTS,
INCREASES THE PROFITS FOR THE DEVELOPER, BUT IT DOES NOTHING
ARCHITECTURALLY TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, THE TAMPA CITY
SKYLINE OR THE WALKABILITY SCORE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE ARE ISSUES I ALWAYS BELIEVED SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AT
THE DDR, THE DESIGN DISTRICT STAGE DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS.
THESE ARE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS ARTISTIC PARKING GARAGE
SCREENING, LIGHTING, AND POTENTIALLY REQUIRES FIRST FLOOR
RETAIL WHICH WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A
WHOLE.
I HAVE MANY MORE IDEAS BUT NO TIME.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR
ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
APPRECIATE IT.
11:08:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
11:08:31AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
NEXT MR. SOTO FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH ROBINSON.
11:08:39AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MR. SHELBY, MADAM CLERK, CAMILO SOTO, YOUR FRIENDLY
NEIGHBORHOOD TAMPE O.
YOU MAY RECOGNIZE ME FROM I GUESS VARIOUS FACETS.
I WORK WITH THE TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
ADVOCACY FOR FLOOD MITIGATION, PARTICULARLY IN TAMPA
HEIGHTS.
MS. HENDERSON MAY RECOGNIZE ME FROM THE LOVE THAT WE SHARE
FOR A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP THAT WE ALWAYS BUMP INTO EACH OTHER
AT.
IN ANY EVENT, I AM SEEKING APPOINTMENT TO THIS AT-LARGE
POSITION ON THE CBAC.
BECAUSE AS A TAMPE O, I'VE SEEN THE GROWTH THAT TAMPA HAS
EXPERIENCED.
I CAME TO TAMPA IN '97 TO DO MY UNDERGRADUATE USF.
AND JUST THE TRANSFORMATION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE CITY
HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
MY BACKGROUND AS AN ATTORNEY, I WORK FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HERE IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA.
I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCES AS AN URBAN PLANNER.
I THINK MY EXPERIENCE, MY 17 PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE AS AN
ATTORNEY AND AS A PLANNER WOULD BE A BIG VALUE.
WOULD BRING LOTS OF VALUE TO THE CBAC.
IRONICALLY ENOUGH, I VOLUNTEERED IN TAMPA.
I'VE NEVER REALLY PUT MY ATTORNEY URBAN PLANNING SKILLS TO
DIRECT USE FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
I VOLUNTEERED FOR THE TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
I TRIED TO GET CERTAIN POLICIES IN PLACE.
BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT ON THIS COMMITTEE WOULD BE
INCREDIBLE.
I WOULD ABSOLUTELY RELISH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
BRING THAT VALUE, BRING THAT EXPERTISE FORWARD WITH THIS
COMMITTEE.
IN ANY EVENT, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST GIVE YOU ONE FINAL UPDATE REGARDING
FLOODING IN TAMPA HEIGHTS.
THE F.D.O.T. PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS AT TAMPA AND FLORIDA
AVENUE HAVE BEEN SCOPED DOWN.
THE DRAINAGE MITIGATION THAT WAS PROPOSED ORIGINALLY IS NO
LONGER GOING TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO KEEP COGNIZANT OF THAT IN
FUTURE PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR THE EXTENSION OF THE
STREETCAR.
11:10:53AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:10:56AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
THANK YOU, MR. SOTO.
MR. JOSEPH ROBINSON.
11:11:00AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. MARIN, JESSICA FRANKLIN, JESSICA
HARRISON BAILEY AND LORI HARRIS.
ARE THEY ON THE LIST?
TWO ARE VIRTUAL.
GOOD MORNING, MR. ROBINSON.
11:11:12AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
YOU HAVE MY RESUM , SO YOU HAVE MY BACKGROUND.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CITY OF TAMPA 65 YEARS.
THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE WHOLE CITY, NOT FOR ONE PART.
IT'S ANY REDEVELOPMENT ANYWHERE IN THE CITY.
I'M ON THE SPORTS AUTHORITY.
I'M ON THE WEST TAMPA CRA.
AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH COMMUNITY BENEFITS -- THE VERY
FIRST ONE, ROME YARD.
I HELPED DEVELOP IT.
I HELPED REVIEW IT AND I'M IMPLEMENTING IT NOW.
I ALSO HAVE PROVIDED CONSULTING FOR THE ST. PETERSBURG RAYS
BENEFIT AGREEMENT THAT THEY ARE OVER THERE VOTING ON NOW.
SO I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
MECHANICAL ENGINEER SINCE 1982.
SERVED COMMUNITY FREE, NO CHARGE WITH MY EXPERTISE.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE ADDED VALUE.
I AM ALSO FAMILIAR WITH THE ORDINANCE OF ARTICLE 11,
COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR TIER ONE, TIER TWO, AND TIER
THREE AND THE BENEFITS THAT IT REQUIRES THE DEVELOPERS AND
THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PRESENTED AND THE PROCEDURES
FOR EVALUATING THOSE BENEFIT AGREEMENTS.
SO I THINK THAT MY BACKGROUND AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENT WERE THE VERY FIRST AT ROME YARD, VERY SUCCESSFUL
WEST TAMPA.
MY BACKGROUND IN WORKING AND GIVING BACK TO THE CITY OF
TAMPA AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AS A WHOLE, NOT
JUST DOWNTOWN, NOT JUST WEST TAMPA, NOT JUST EAST TAMPA, BUT
CITY HALL, INCLUDING UP THERE IN NORTH TAMPA AS WELL.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, AND I
WOULD ASK FOR YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION BASED UPON MY
COMMITMENT AND MY DESIRE TO BRING MY EXPERTISE AND MY
BACKGROUND TO WORK ON AS FOR TWO YEARS, ONLY TWO YEARS, FOR
THE AT-LARGE, SO THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING THAT
EXPERTISE.
THIS IS A START-UP COUNCIL AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
SOMEONE WHO NEEDS EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH CITY
ORDINANCES, DEALING WITH CITY PROGRAMS AND DEALING
SPECIFICALLY WITH WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND WHAT
COMMUNITY BENEFITS THEY WANT TO GET PURSUANT TO THE
ORDINANCE.
11:13:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
I HAVE LORI HARRIS.
YES, MA'AM.
COME ON UP.
THEN I'LL GO TO THE VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
GOOD MORNING.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
11:13:26AM >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRPERSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
LORI HARRIS.
I AM THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
CBAC.
YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE RESEARCH ON ALL OF YOUR APPLICANTS SO
I WON'T DIVE DEEP INTO MY CAREER, OTHER THAN SHARING 14
YEARS OF HABITAT INTERNATIONAL.
I VENTURE IN MY EFFORTS LOCALLY, AND I WAS SENIOR ADVISOR TO
THE HONORABLE MAYOR BUDDY DYER AT THE CITY OF ORLANDO AND
ALSO SERVED UNDER FORMER MAYOR CITY OF AUSTIN, MAYOR ADLER.
I HAVE ALSO SERVED IN SIMILAR CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY AND WORKING AROUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS,
INCLUDING THE MOST RECENTLY WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.
CURRENTLY PROVIDING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS WITH ADVISING ON PROCESSES AND INCREASING
HIGH-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT WITH DIRECTLY IMPACTED MEMBERS ON
COMPLEX ISSUES AND POLICY MAKERS LIKE YOURSELF WITH AN
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT
ACTUALLY FOSTER EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. AND THE
CORNERSTONE OF THAT APPROACH IS SOMETHING CALLED EQUITY
CENTERED COMMUNITY DESIGN AND DECISION MAKING.
THIS MEANS NOT ONLY ARE WE RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF
OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ACTIVELY INVOLVING THOSE WHO ARE MOST
IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS THAT WE ALL MAKE IN THE POLICY
MAKING PROCESS.
THE OVERALL QUESTION IN CREATING EQUITY CENTERED COMMUNITY
DESIGN AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES IS HOW ARE WE MAXIMIZING
BENEFITS AND MINIMIZING HARM AS WE CONSIDER A PROJECT IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS THROUGH AUTHENTIC AND
TRANSFORMATIONAL AND MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHERE
THE SHARING OF DECISION MAKING POWER IS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES
DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
I HAVE HAD THE HONOR AND BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF
SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT I SHOULD
ALSO SHARE I AM A PERSON WHO IDENTIFIES AS BEING INDIGENOUS,
PERSON FORMERLY HOMELESS, A PERSON DISPLACED, A PERSON WHO
HAS HAD EXTREME POVERTY.
I BELIEVE THAT MY UNIQUE BLEND OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE,
LIVED EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO EQUITY WOULD
BRING VALUE TO THE PROCESS THAT YOU GUYS ARE BRINGING TO THE
CBAC.
11:15:39AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE JESSICA FRANKLIN ONLINE.
MS. FRANKLIN, IF YOU ARE ONLINE, GO AHEAD.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
IF YOU WOULD UNMUTE YOURSELF.
11:16:04AM >> I DEEPLY APOLOGIZE.
MY NAME IS JESSICA FRANKLIN.
I HAVE LOST MY VOICE.
SO IT WILL BE VERY FAINT, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
MEMBERS DOWNTOWN 2018.
I NOW LIVE AT -- POINT.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LIVING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
MY PASSION FOR TAMPA HAS GONE WAY BEYOND JUST HOW I FEEL BUT
WHAT I DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
I HAVE SEEN THE GROWTH, AND I WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO
BRING MORE DOLLARS TO THIS DOWNTOWN AREA ALONG WITH BEING
ABLE TO ALLOW PEOPLE WITH VAST VARIETY TO BE ABLE TO BRING
PEOPLE TO TAMPA, MY DRIVE AND PASSION TO GIVE BACK TO
COMMUNITIES IS WHAT FILLS MY CUP.
NOT ONLY WOULD I BE HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS, BUT I FEEL
LIKE MY DESIRES AND PASSION BRING SO MUCH TO TAMPA AND --
MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TAMPA.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.
SOME OF MY BACKGROUND ALSO DESCRIBES THAT.
MULTIPLE COMMITTEES FROM DRANA, SKYPOINT ENGAGEMENT
COMMITTEE TO BEING ON THE -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I'VE LOBBIED ON THE HILL BEFORE.
I VOLUNTEERED WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS.
MAKE A WISH.
ST. JOE'S.
I WORK ALMOST EVERY OTHER WEEKEND AT THE STRAZ CENTER.
I ALSO WORKED IN REAL ESTATE FOR YEARS IN MULTIPLE ROLES.
I FEEL LIKE THE MORE GROWTH WE CAN BRING TO THIS COMMITTEE
IN THE DOWNTOWN THE BETTER.
I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN.
I'M SO SORRY FOR MY FAINT VOICE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO
CONTAMINATE EVERYONE TODAY.
11:18:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY.
IF YOU ARE ON.
11:18:15AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
IF I MAY.
THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS MS. HANNA HUGHES.
MS. STEPHANIE BAILEY IS A CANDIDATE FOR THE GASWORX.
11:18:30AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL HOLD STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY.
I APOLOGIZE.
THAT WILL BE FOR ANOTHER ONE.
11:18:34AM >>THE CLERK:
MS. HUGHES IS NOT ONLINE.
SHE DID PROVIDE A WRITTEN COMMENT THAT I SUBMITTED TO
EVERYONE.
11:18:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE CLERK SUBMITTED AN E-MAIL TO US, I
RECEIVED IT.
WE ALL RECEIVED IT.
11:18:48AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
EXCELLENT.
LASTLY WE HAVE JARRETT.
THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE STANDING MEMBER CANDIDATES.
11:18:59AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
AT THIS TIME, WILL YOU HAND OUT A BALLOT
AND ALLOW US TO VOTE?
11:19:03AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
IF YOU PREFER TO VOTE ON THE CANDIDATES
FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO GASWORX.
11:19:11AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GASWORX IS VERY SHORT.
MADAM CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THE BALLOTS?
ARE YOU GOING TO BE TALLYING OR MS. FOXX-KNOWLES?
OKAY.
WHILE THE CLERK TALLIES, DO WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE
GASWORX ONES SINCE IT IS A FEW PEOPLE?
11:20:34AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
YES, SIR.
WE CAN START WITH MR. GRANT MEHLICH.
11:20:53AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
GRANT CONNER MEHLICH.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE
CBAC.
I FEEL THAT I AM WELL QUALIFIED.
I AM AN 18-YEAR RESIDENT AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN YBOR
CITY.
IN FACT, MY BUSINESS, GCM INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT ALSO
DOES ENSURE THE STREETCAR SYSTEM AND WAS RECENTLY JUST
NOMINATED AS TOP 25 FASTEST GROWING BUSINESSES IN THE
COUNTRY.
THE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, SERVED ON YCDC EIGHT YEARS,
EVERYTHING FROM BOARD MEMBER ALL THE WAY UP TO TREASURER,
VICE-CHAIR AND THEN EVENTUALLY CHAIRMAN.
I HAVE A VERY GOOD PULSE AND FEELING FOR YBOR RIGHTS AND IN
GENERAL OF HOW THINGS KIND OF FUNCTION IN THE CITY.
I AM AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF MR. SHAW'S PROJECT.
I HAVE MET WITH THE GENTLEMAN.
I BELIEVE THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ONCE IN A LIFETIME FOR THE
CITY OF TAMPA AND FOR YBOR CITY.
IF GASWORX SUCCEEDS, THAT MEANS ALL COMMUNITIES FROM YBOR
CITY TO GASWORX TO TAMPA HEIGHTS, TO WATER STREET, TO
DOWNTOWN WILL ALL BE ONE COMMITTED AND UNIVERSAL CITY AND
COMMUNITY.
A STRONG YBOR CITY CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING, THAT THE CITY OF
TAMPA IS STRONG, VIBRANT AND HEALTHY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I PLEASE STAND TO ANSWER THEM.
11:22:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
11:22:19AM >> THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
11:22:21AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
I THINK WE CAN GO NOW TO MS. STEPHANIE
HARRISON BAILEY.
11:22:24AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY, IF YOU ARE
ON, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
11:22:31AM >> HI THERE.
STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY HERE.
GOOD MORNING.
I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU KNOW MY NAME.
SORRY I'M NOT THERE IN PERSON THIS MORNING.
I'M SURE I WILL BE THERE FOR SOMETHING NEXT WEEK.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TO MY INTEREST ON THE AD HOC PROJECT
SPECIFIC MEMBER FOR GASWORX PROJECT REALLY FOR TWO REASONS.
NUMBER ONE IS MY LOVE OF YBOR.
I AM AN YBOR RESIDENT ON AND OFF SINCE 2010, FULL-TIME SINCE
2019.
I AM ON THE BOARD OF THE HISTORIC YBOR NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION.
I OWN PROPERTY IN YBOR AND MY BUSINESS IS ALSO LOCATED IN
YBOR.
I DO DAILY WALKS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I GET TO TALK TO ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS.
I LIKE TO THINK THAT I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD EAR TO THE GROUND
IN TERMS OF WHAT RESIDENTS -- HOW RESIDENTS ARE FEELING,
WHAT THEIR MOOD IS, PERTAINING TO NEW AND POTENTIALLY
EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE OTHER REASON THAT I HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION IS MY
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND.
AT THIS MOMENT, I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR DOING MICRODEVELOPMENT.
SO KIND OF THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SCALE FROM GASWORX.
I'M DOING THINGS THAT WOULD FIT IN A PARKING SPOT IN
GASWORX, BUT I UNDERSTAND HOW BIGGER DEVELOPMENTS WORK.
I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ARCHITECTURE AND REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION.
I KNOW ALL THE PUZZLE PIECES THAT NEED TO FIT TOGETHER FOR A
SUCCESSFUL PROJECT.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND, GIVEN MY LOVE OF YBOR AND GIVEN MY
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND, I UNDERSTAND THE BALANCING ACT
THAT'S GOING TO NEED TO OCCUR AS GASWORX GETS OFF THE
GROUND, THE BALANCE BETWEEN THIS HUGE GROWTH AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR THIS ENTIRELY NEW NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL
CONNECT YBOR WITH OTHER MODES OF TAMPA, BUT ALSO THE SUPPORT
THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED FROM AND FOR THE EXISTING
COMMITTEE.
11:24:37AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE
APPLICANT.
11:24:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I DO.
THANK YOU, STEPHANIE, FOR BEING ONLINE AND APPLYING FOR
THIS.
CLEARLY, YOU'RE A WELL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATE AND WE ALL
APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO YBOR.
MY ONLY CONCERN, EVEN IN YOUR APPLICATION, YOU TALKED ABOUT
PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THESE
PROJECTS.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ABLE TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE
SELF-INTEREST OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
11:25:06AM >> I DO.
I DO.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION, SO THANKS FOR
BRINGING IT UP.
11:25:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. MARIN IS THAT EVERYONE?
11:25:20AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
YOU HAVE A STATEMENT OF INTEREST FROM
MS. SHANNON JORDAN IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL AS THE APPLICATION
FOR MR. GAVIN MAXI.
THAT CONCLUDES THE NAMES.
11:25:30AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL HAVE THE BALLOT -- DO YOU HAVE A TALLY ON THE OTHER?
YOU DO.
IF YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT.
11:25:37AM >>THE CLERK:
LORI HARRIS HAS ONE VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HURTAK.
RYAN MISENER HAS TWO VOTES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS CARLSON AND
CLENDENIN.
JOSEPH ROBINSON HAS FOUR VOTES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS VIERA,
MIRANDA, HENDERSON, AND MANISCALCO.
11:25:56AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
FOUR VOTES IS SUFFICIENT?
CONGRATULATIONS, MR. ROBINSON.
11:26:03AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
A MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION.
11:26:04AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CAN I GET A MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION FOR
THE APPROVAL?
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
ENJOY YOUR DAY.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S VOTE ON THESE NEXT CANDIDATES.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR APPLYING AND SHOWING INTEREST.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I KNOW YOU SAT FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU
TAKING PART IN THE PROCESS.
WHILE THE CLERK IS TALLYING THAT, WHEN ASKED FOR THE MOTION
FOR 125 TO BE CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 4, SUPPOSED TO BE
OCTOBER 3.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CORRECT THAT 125 CONTINUANCE TO
OCTOBER 3.
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
THAT IS CORRECTED FOR THE RECORD.
YES, MA'AM.
MR. MARIN, IS IT TWO POSITIONS?
11:27:36AM >>JAVIER MARIN:
THAT IS CORRECT.
WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS FOR THE AD HOC MEMBERS.
11:28:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL WAIT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON
TO COME BACK.
WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE TALLY AND FOR THE FULL COUNCIL, CAN WE
GO TO ITEM NUMBER 5 REAL QUICK?
THIS IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR OF MR. BUSANSKY TO
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.
IS MR. BUSANSKY HERE?
NO.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
THIS IS APPOINTING MR. BUSANSKY TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
11:28:51AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IS THIS GENTLEMAN RELATED TO PHYLLIS BUSANSKY?
DOES ANYONE KNOW?
IS HE RELATED TO PHYLLIS BUSANSKY?
11:29:00AM >> I DON'T KNOW.
HAS TO BE.
11:29:02AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF SO, I'D VOTE FOR HIM ANYWAY.
11:29:14AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MY MOTHER KNEW HER PRETTY WELL.
11:29:17AM >> [INAUDIBLE]
11:29:18AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, WE HAD TO VOTE -- YOU NEED TO
SELECT ONE MORE PERSON ON YOUR BALLOT.
11:29:37AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WELL, GOOD.
THAT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR ME.
11:30:10AM >>THE CLERK:
I HAVE GRANT MEHLICH WITH FIVE VOTES FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, MANISCALCO, VIERA, MIRANDA, AND
HENDERSON.
STEPHANIE BAILEY HAS SIX VOTES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS CARLSON,
HENDERSON, HURTAK, VIERA, MIRANDA, AND CLENDENIN.
LASTLY, SHANNON JORDAN HAS THREE VOTES FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CARLSON, HENDERSON, AND MANISCALCO.
SO YOUR TWO CANDIDATES WILL BE GRANT MEHLICH AND STEPHANIE
HARRISON BAILEY.
11:30:44AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CONGRATULATIONS.
11:30:49AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SO MOVED.
11:30:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS RESOLUTION OF
APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
OH, COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON WITH THE MOTION FOR THE
RESOLUTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
11:31:04AM >> AYE.
11:31:04AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE ITEMS 6 THROUGH 14 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 10.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
11:31:14AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO MOVED.
11:31:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
11:31:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
CHAIR, I HAVE -- I MOVE ITEMS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ITEMS 15 THROUGH 33.
WE'RE PULLING ITEM NUMBER 27 FOR DISCUSSION.
11:31:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, YOU ASKED TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR
DISCUSSION, 27, CORRECT?
11:31:47AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE BRIEFLY,
IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE
IT DEALS WITH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IN
PART WITH OUR RACIAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION WHICH IS
MOVING FORWARD.
SOMETHING I DON'T THINK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO NEARLY ENOUGH
ON.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SAY UNDER THE CASTOR ADMINISTRATION WE
HAVE MADE GAINS IN THAT REGARD.
I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL.
EVERY YEAR NATIONALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, ABOUT 750,000
INDIVIDUALS LEAVE THE PRISON CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
WITHIN THREE YEARS, ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THEM WILL REOFFEND.
AND THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE OF EQUITY, OF JUSTICE, OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, OF FAMILIES, OF COMMUNITIES, AND WE REALLY, REALLY
NEED TO DO A LOT.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO PUT IN INCENTIVES
FOR CONTRACTORS, TO HIRE RETURNING CITIZENS, BAN THE BOX.
THIS REPRESENTS A NEARLY QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS
INVESTMENT IN THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE WORKED ON WITH COUNTY
COMMISSIONER GWEN MYERS IN PUTTING FORTH ABOUT ALMOST A
QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR JOB TRAINING FOR RETURNING
CITIZENS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE EVENTUALLY AND I DO PLAN ON MOTIONING
FOR THIS IS FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA TO HAVE A FORMAL OFFICE
FOR RETURNING CITIZENS.
THE CITY OF BOSTON HAS THAT AND OTHER CITIES DO, TO HAVE A
CITY WHERE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO PEOPLE CAN
COME TO AND WHO IS THAT POINT PERSON FOR RESIDENTS HERE ON
ISSUES INVOLVING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, HEALTH CARE, VOTER
REGISTRATION, RESTORATION OF RIGHTS SO THAT THEY CAN REFER
FOLKS OFF TO THE PROPER INSTITUTIONS.
I KNOW THAT OUR RACIAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE IS GOING TO
BE WORKING ON THAT ISSUE AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL.
WANTED TO SPEAK ON IT.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING.
THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO ABE BROWN MINISTRIES RETURN TO
WORK.
ABE BROWN MINISTRIES TO ME IS AN AMAZING INSTITUTION.
IF I MAY, I'LL BE GLAD TO MOVE IT.
11:33:52AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION.
11:33:54AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANTED FOR THE PUBLIC NOTE THAT IT
MIGHT BE A QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR LIKE INVESTMENT BUT THE
CITY OF TAMPA AND THIS IS ONLY PUTTING A HUNDRED THOUSAND
IN.
11:34:04AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, MA'AM.
11:34:05AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.
11:34:08AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE IN PUBLIC
COMMENT THERE WAS TALK ABOUT HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT.
WAS THERE A RESTRICTION ON SPENDING THIS MONEY FOR JUST
PEOPLE THAT ARE FRESHLY OUT OF PRISON VERSUS PEOPLE OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY THAT MAYBE OFFEND?
11:34:20AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I'M UNAWARE OF THAT.
I CAN INQUIRE FOR MS. BULLOCK, WOULD BE GLAD TO DO THAT AND
SEE WITH ROBERT BLOUNT AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE BOARD
THERE HOW IT'S PLANNING ON BEING SPENT.
ALL I KNOW IS IT WILL BE FUNDS TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WHO
ARE LEAVING THE PRISON SYSTEM WHO WANT TO WORK HARD TO PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR THEIR FAMILIES CAN DO IS.
IN TERMS OF WHAT GROUP THEY WILL BE GOING AFTER --
11:34:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I KNOW IT IS NOT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY.
I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A
NEED OR UNMET NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
11:34:59AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THIS IS TO ME A SINGLE OR A DOUBLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HITTING A HOME RUN.
I REALLY HOPE WE DO GET AN OFFICE OF RETURNING CITIZENS IN
THE CITY.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
11:35:09AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
11:35:10AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I JUST WANT TO PIGGY BACK OFF OF COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
OUR FUNDS ACTUALLY COME FROM THE -- THE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS COMES FROM SOCIAL ACTION.
IT SHOULDN'T BE RESTRICTED IN ANY WAY.
THAT IS A WAY WE COULD ADDRESS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT, VALERIE
BURTON CAME UP AND SAID WE COULD EASILY ADDRESS IT THAT WAY
BECAUSE THAT MONEY DOESN'T HAVE THE RESTRICTION AS THE
POSSIBLE GRANT.
SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THE RACIAL
RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE FOR SURE.
11:35:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAYBE STAFF HEARD OUR COMMENTS LOUD AND
CLEAR.
11:35:47AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, YOU HAVE THE
MOTION.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
THAT TAKES CARE OF ITEM 27.
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, 34 THROUGH 49.
11:35:58AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MOVE ITEMS 34 THROUGH 49.
11:36:00AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, SECOND FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, 60 THROUGH 79.
11:36:17AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MOVE 60 THROUGH 79.
11:36:20AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
11:36:27AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MR. CHAIR, I WANT TO VOTE NO ON NUMBER 80.
COULD WE VOTE SEPARATELY?
11:36:35AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, WOULD YOU MOVE
81 THROUGH 88.
11:36:38AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOVE ITEMS 81 THROUGH 88.
11:36:41AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
SEPARATE VOTE, COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, WOULD YOU MOVE 80?
11:36:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOVE ITEM 80.
THEN I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
WHAT IS YOUR CONCERN WITH THAT?
11:37:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
GO AHEAD.
11:37:04AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THESE MICROMOBILITY
DEVICES AT ALL.
I JUST CAME BACK FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
I'VE BEEN TO LIKE 20 OR SO OF THE TOP CITIES IN THE WORLD IN
THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD DON'T HAVE ANY OF THIS.
THIS IS STUFF FOR B AND C LEVEL CITIES THAT ARE TRYING TO
CATCH UP ON TRANSIT.
I WAS JUST IN BANGKOK.
THEY HAVE ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN THE
WORLD.
REALLY EMBARRASSING THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THINGS LIKE THIS.
THE PUBLIC DOESN'T LIKE THEM.
11:37:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I APPRECIATE THAT INPUT.
I THINK PROBABLY -- I'LL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS BECAUSE LAST
MINUTE, BUT I THINK MAYBE WE COULD HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION
IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF TRANSIT IN THE
CITY AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND SUPPORTING WITH PUBLIC
FUNDS.
11:37:56AM >>BILL CARLSON:
NONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD HAVE
THESE.
THEY HAVE ALL GOTTEN RID OF THEM.
11:38:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK IT'S PROBLEMATIC.
I THINK IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS
AS A LONGER TERM AGENDA ITEM.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP.
11:38:09AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN ON
ITEM 80.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
11:38:15AM >>BILL CARLSON:
NAY.
11:38:16AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO.
11:38:18AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE NEED A MOTION TO SET 89 AND 90 FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS TAKES US TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO CUT OFF -- MAKE IT ALL CHOPPY.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT BREAKING FOR LUNCH AT 12 AND COMING
BACK AT 1:30.
WOULD ANYBODY BE AGAINST BREAKING NOW FOR LUNCH AND COMING
BACK AT 1 AND GOING RIGHT INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS?
ANY OBJECTION?
11:38:53AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THESE ARE SECOND
READINGS.
11:38:57AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
91 HAS TO COME AFTER 100 AND 101.
11:39:02AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
BUT WE HAVE ALL OF THE SECOND READINGS WE CAN
GET THROUGH AND LET THEM LEAVE.
I RECOGNIZE SOME FACES.
11:39:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY OBJECTION TO KEEPING ON AND GOING
ON?
LET'S DO THAT.
LET'S GET A MOTION TO OPEN ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS.
9:30 AND 10.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
THAT INCLUDES THE 9:30, 10, AND 10:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS.
MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T HAVE A 1:30 TIME CERTAIN.
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE OPEN.
91 IS GOING TO BE HEARD AFTER 100 AND 101.
WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH ITEM 93, WHICH IS A SECOND READING.
ITEM NUMBER 93.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM 92 TO AUGUST 1?
WE DID THAT AT THE BEGINNING.
MOTION TO CONTINUE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
THAT'S CONTINUED TO AUGUST 1st AT 10 A.M.
ITEM NUMBER 93.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER 93?
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM
NUMBER 93?
NO.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, SECOND FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, MIND READING ITEM NUMBER 93.
11:40:33AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
FILE E 2024-8 CHAPTER 2, ORDINANCE BEING
PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA,
SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY A PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TAMPA OF 1975, AS
AMENDED, TO AMEND SECTION 6.01 TO REVISE THE RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY OFFICE TO APPLY ONLY TO ELECTED
OFFICERS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:41:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:41:10AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND HURTAK VOTING
NO.
11:41:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
ITEM NUMBER 94.
11:41:28AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
ABBYE FEELEY, INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
ITEM NUMBER 94 IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT CYCLE THAT CAME BEFORE
YOU ON FIRST READING ON JUNE 27.
I WAS NOT IN TOWN THAT DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY I MISSED THAT FIRST READING, BUT I WOULD LIKE
TO ADDRESS SOME MATTERS THIS MORNING, SPECIFICALLY IN
RELATION TO THE YBOR PARKING SECTION OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT
CYCLE.
AT THE FIRST READING, COUNCIL DIRECTED A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE WAS A CHANGE TO INCLUDE LANDSCAPING BACK AND THE SECOND
WAS DIRECTIVE TO MEET WITH THE HISTORIC YBOR NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, WHICH WE DID.
WHAT I'M ASKING FOR TODAY IS THAT THE YBOR PORTION OF THIS
TEXT AMENDMENT CYCLE BE PULLED.
I'VE ALREADY ASKED LEGAL TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE THAT
REFLECTS THAT IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF A FEW THINGS.
AFTER WE MET WITH THE HYNCA GROUP, I WENT BACK, REREAD ALL
OF THE LANGUAGE AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AMBIGUITIES IN THE
LANGUAGE AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO BE
REQUESTED TO BE MADE.
WE ALSO NEEDED CLARIFICATION ON THE LANDSCAPE MOTION BECAUSE
THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE STANDARDS FOR PARKING
LOTS IN THE CITY CODE.
THERE ARE TWO WITHIN YBOR.
THERE IS ONE IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND THERE IS
ONE CITYWIDE.
SO WE COULD NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE INTENTION OF THAT
MOTION IN THE CHANGES AND STILL PROCEED WITH SECOND READING
TODAY.
THAT BEING SAID, I DID BRING THOSE WITH ME.
I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE WHOLE CYCLE BECAUSE THE SOCCER
STADIUM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IS IN THIS CYCLE, THE ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS ARE IN THIS CYCLE, SOME OTHER CLEANUPS ARE IN
THIS CYCLE.
BUT I AM COMMITTED TO IMMEDIATELY HANDLING THIS.
I ASK COUNCIL SET IT TO COME BACK BEFORE YOU ON AUGUST 8 AT
5:01 P.M. AS THE FIRST ITEM.
I DID NOT WANT TO TRY TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE AND COME BACK
TWO WEEKS LATER AND ADOPT IT A SECOND TIME.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT IS IN THE SPIRIT OF THE WAY WE HAVE
PROGRESSED WITH THIS TEXT AMENDMENT OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS.
11:43:47AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A
CHANCE TO SPEAK TO LEGAL ABOUT REGARDING THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE IS A WAY TO BRING THE YBOR
PARKING LOT PORTION BACK AFTER LUNCH SO I HAVE A CHANCE TO
FINISH MY CONVERSATIONS WITH LEGAL.
BY AND LARGE, MS. FEELEY AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS.
THIS ONLY MOVES THIS TWO WEEKS.
IT DOES NOT MOVE IT TO A FULL NEW CYCLE.
SO IT WILL STILL BE HAPPENING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
BUT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE QUESTIONS AND CHANGES
AND SOME OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE I MOVE
THAT.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT IF WE COULD BRING IT BACK AFTER LUNCH, MR. SHELBY, HOW
CAN WE DO THAT?
11:44:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CAN WE HOLD THIS ITEM UNTIL AFTER LUNCH?
LET'S HOLD 94 UNTIL AFTER LUNCH.
11:44:43AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S BEEN A HECTIC DAY.
11:44:46AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
I'M HERE ALL DAY.
I'M HAPPY TO COME AFTER LUNCH.
11:44:49AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL REVISIT 94 WHEN WE COME BACK AFTER
LUNCH.
THAT WILL BE FIRST ON THE AGENDA.
ITEM 95.
THE HEARING REMAINS OPEN.
ITEM NUMBER 95.
YES, SIR.
11:45:03AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING SECOND READING FOR TA/CPA 24-01,
MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 307 NORTH
WESTLAND AVENUE AND 2109, 2111 AND 2113 WEST NORTH B STREET.
THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE FUTURE LAND USE FROM RESIDENTIAL 20
TO RESIDENTIAL 35.
COUNCIL APPROVED THIS ORDINANCE AT FIRST READING ON JUNE 27.
WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS.
11:45:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COLLINS?
NO.
YES, SIR, MR. MALLOY.
11:45:41AM >> COUNCIL, GOOD MORNING.
NOT HERE TO WASTE A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME.
NOTHING CHANGED SINCE LAST SESSION.
JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WILLIAM MALLOY FOR THE RECORD.
11:45:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM
95?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, WOULD YOU MIND REVIEWING 95?
DID YOU REVIEW THE RECORD?
11:46:06AM >> YES.
11:46:06AM >>LUIS VIERA:
ABSOLUTELY TO THIS.
MOVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 307 NORTH WESTLAND AVENUE AND 2109 AND
2111 AND 2113 WEST NORTH B STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL 20 TO
RESIDENTIAL 35, R-35, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:46:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:46:41AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:46:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:46:44AM >> THANK YOU.
11:46:44AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 96.
11:46:47AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
RON WIGGINTON, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
ITEM NUMBER 96 IS A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT IS
AMENDING ORDINANCE 2003-23 TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WITH A
CONDITION TO CONSTRUCT A NORTH-SOUTH ALLEYWAY AND TO DELETE
THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE TWO PARCELS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
VACATED RIGHT-OF-WAY BE DEVELOPED AS ONE PROJECT.
THIS WAS APPROVED AT FIRST READING UNANIMOUSLY WITH
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU.
11:47:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK --
11:47:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE REVIEWED THE RECORD.
11:47:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
ITEM 96?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
11:47:32AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
FILE C02-26, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2003-23 PASSED AND
ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMPA ON JANUARY
23, 2003, WHICH VACATED, CLOSED, DISCONTINUED AND ABANDONED
THOSE RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN THE VICINITY OF 711 EAST HENDERSON
AVENUE AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BELOW, AMENDING AND/OR DELETING
CERTAIN CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5
THEREOF IN ORDER TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES
ADJACENT TO THE VACATED RIGHTS-OF-WAY; REPEALING CONFLICTS,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:48:17AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:48:17AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HENDERSON, WITH A SUNG SECOND.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:48:32AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:48:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE NEXT ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 97 THROUGH 110, PLEASE
STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
11:48:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH ITEM NUMBER 97.
YES, SIR.
11:48:59AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
STEVE MICHELINI, REPRESENTING THE
PETITIONERS.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
11:49:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ANYBODY IN THE P YOU BELIEVE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM
NUMBER 97?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
SECOND FROM VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
11:49:20AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND
ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 7105, 7109 AND 7111 KISSIMMEE STREET AND FOLIO
NUMBERS 138665-0000 AND 138666-0000 IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM
ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS CG, COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND RS-SO,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, ATTACHED AND DETACHED, PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:49:57AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:50:05AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:50:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 98.
11:50:10AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
STEVE MICHELINI REPRESENTING THE
PETITIONER.
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL, AND I'M HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
11:50:17AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE
PETITIONER?
I SEE NONE.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 98?
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
11:50:31AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FILE REZ-23-94, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY
IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 8026 INTERBAY BOULEVARD IN THE
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
11:50:58AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU.
MOTION TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE?
11:51:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO REOPEN ITEM 98 FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
11:51:08AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IS MR. THOMAS ONLINE FROM STAFF?
11:51:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WERE YOU SWORN IN?
YOU ARE MUTED.
11:51:19AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
DID YOU SWEAR HIM IN, MADAM CLERK?
11:51:23AM >>THE CLERK:
[INAUDIBLE]
11:51:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
UNMUTE YOURSELF, SIR.
11:51:32AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
HE CANNOT UNMUTE HIMSELF?
11:51:37AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
STAFF HAD ME MUTED.
11:51:43AM >>THE CLERK:
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO
PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
11:51:50AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
I DO.
11:51:51AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. THOMAS, IN YOUR ROLE, HAVE YOU HAD THE
NECESSITY TO HAVE THESE SITE PLANS CERTIFIED BY SECOND
READING?
11:51:58AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
YES.
SITE PLANS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AND DELIVERED TO THE CLERK.
11:52:03AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WAS THAT TRUE FOR NUMBER 97 AS WELL?
11:52:05AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
YES, SIR.
11:52:07AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IS THAT TRUE FOR ALL THE OTHER ITEMS BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL TODAY FOR SECOND READING ON QUASI-JUDICIAL
MATTERS?
11:52:14AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
YES, SIR.
11:52:14AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO ADD
PARTICULARLY TO ANY OF THE CASES, WOULD YOU PLEASE SIGNAL TO
THE CLERK OR IN SOME MANNER BE ABLE TO BE RECOGNIZED SO WE
CAN ADD IT TO THE RECORD.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WISH TO ADD IN RELATION TO THIS
HEARING?
11:52:28AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO INTRODUCE EACH CASE OR
MOVE THROUGH THEM AS YOU ARE NOW?
11:52:33AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD
THAT HAS CHANGED OR ANYTHING?
11:52:39AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
THERE IS FOR I BELIEVE ONE CASE, THERE IS AN UPDATE FROM THE
APPLICANT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS.
THAT APPLICANT IS THERE IN PERSON TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE.
11:52:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I'LL CALL YOUR NAME JUST OUT OF
PRECAUTION ON EACH CASE.
IF THERE'S NOTHING, THERE'S NOTHING.
IF NOT, WE'LL GO THERE.
WE'RE GOOD TO CLOSE THE HEARING.
MOTION TO CLOSE ITEM NUMBER 98 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
11:53:09AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY READING STILL STANDS.
MY MOTION STANDS.
11:53:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I STILL SECOND IT.
11:53:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION.
IT WAS READ IN ENTIRETY BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:53:24AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:53:26AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
11:53:27AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 99, MR. THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, SIR?
11:53:31AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
11:53:33AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR 99?
11:53:36AM >> ANGELA RAUBER.
101 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD.
HERE FOR THE APPLICANT FOR THE REZONING APPLICATION FOR 3900
MARGUERITE STREET.
11:53:46AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 99?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, 99.
11:53:56AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU, SIR.
LIKE TO MOVE FILE NUMBER REZ-23-114, ORDINANCE BEING
PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
3900 NORTH MARGUERITE STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA,
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY,
TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, OFFICE, BUILDING/PROFESSIONAL,
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:54:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:54:30AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:54:33AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ITEM NUMBER 100.
11:54:37AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ITEM 100.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE APPLICANT.
11:54:43AM >> ELISE BATSEL ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
11:54:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
11:54:51AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WASN'T THIS THE ONE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
A COMMUNITY MEETING?
11:54:55AM >> NO, MA'AM.
11:54:57AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OH, NO, THAT'S 101.
11:55:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 100?
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU MIND READING 100?
11:55:18AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ITEM 100, FILE NUMBER REZ-24-02,
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
17302 MORRIS BRIDGE ROAD AND FOLIO NUMBER 59222-0004 IN THE
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD-A, PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE, TO PD-A, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
ALTERNATIVE, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, DETACHED AND
ATTACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:55:51AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:55:59AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:56:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 101 AND THEN WE TAKE 91.
11:56:07AM >> ELITES BATSEL, STEARNS WEAVER MILLER ON BEHALF OF THE
APPLICANT.
OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
HAVE.
11:56:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
MR. THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO 101?
11:56:19AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
11:56:20AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO
SPEAK?
NO.
ALL RIGHT.
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
11:56:30AM >>LUIS VIERA:
MOVE AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY NORTH OF PICTORIAL PARK DRIVE AND K-BAR
RANCH PARKWAY, FOLIO NUMBERS 59222-003 AND 59224-0000 IN THE
CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN
SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS PD-A,
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVE, TO PD-A, PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVE, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY,
DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:56:56AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
VIERA AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:57:02AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:57:04AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ITEM NUMBER 91.
11:57:11AM >> SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
ITEM 91 IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT SETS FORTH THE
TIMING AND PHASING OF TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO
THE REZONINGS THAT WERE JUST APPROVED AS ITEMS 100 AND 101.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF IT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT, THERE
IS A RESOLUTION THAT WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU ADOPT.
11:57:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. JOHNSON VELEZ?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 91?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER -- I'M SORRY.
MOVE THE RESOLUTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION FOR ITEM 91 --
11:57:53AM >> [INAUDIBLE]
11:57:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YEAH.
OKAY.
WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE WE MOVE THE
RESOLUTION?
I DIDN'T GET TO IT YET.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION?
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, SECOND FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
11:58:16AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I WAS DISTRACTED FOR A MINUTE, MR. CHAIR.
ALSO, FOR THE RECORD, DID YOU ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT
PARTICULAR ONE?
11:58:21AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
11:58:22AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU.
11:58:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THAT TAKES CARE OF 91.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM 102.
11:58:32AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER.
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
11:58:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
MR. THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
11:58:44AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
11:58:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
11:58:51AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
FILE NUMBER REZ-24-13, AN ORDINANCE BEING
PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
3108, 3110, 3112, 3114 WEST VARN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1
FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS RS-60 (RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY) TO PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, DETACHED); PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:59:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:59:29AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
11:59:31AM >>STEVE MICHELINI:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
11:59:32AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 103.
YES, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
11:59:39AM >> [INAUDIBLE] HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.
I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:59:43AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM
103?
WE HAVE A MOTION -- MR. THOMAS, ANYTHING TO ADD?
11:59:52AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
11:59:52AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, 103.
11:59:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND
READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF 5016 NORTH FLORIDA AVENUE AND 104 WEST
WILDER IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS
SH-RS, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, AND
SH-CI, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE, TO SH-PD,
SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESTAURANT AND BAR OR
LOUNGE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:00:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:00:32PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:00:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ITEM 104.
THIS IS THE ONE TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY.
12:00:48PM >> KATHERINE O'DONNILEY STERNER FOR THE APPLICANT.
WE HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST
READING.
HELD THAT ON JUNE 27 AND HAD A NICE GROUP OF FOLKS WHO
TURNED OUT AND HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION.
IT WAS VERY POSITIVE AND GOT A LOT OF CLARITY AROUND WHAT
THE APPLICATION IS AND IS NOT.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS HERE WAITING THIS
MORNING NAMED FELICIANO WHO WAS A KIND OF POINT PERSON AND
HE WAS HERE TO SPEAK POSITIVELY ABOUT OUR APPLICATION AND
EXPRESS SUPPORT BUT HE HAD TO DUCK OUT FOR SOME WORK
OBLIGATIONS.
SO, UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S NOT HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL.
WE ENDED ON A POSITIVE NOTE WITH FOLKS SUPPORTING US.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
12:01:35PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
12:01:39PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I KNOW THE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE, THAT'S A REALLY -- HOW SHALL
I SAY -- TEXTBOOK WAY THAT THINGS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE
HANDLED.
PEOPLE COME HERE.
THEY HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE RIGHT.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE WRONG.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE RELYING ON MISINFORMATION.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT RELYING ON MISINFORMATION, BUT IN
THIS CASE, I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT.
COLONEL MIKE, ONE OF THE NICEST GUYS I KNOW.
GLAD YOU GOT TO MEET HIM.
HE IS A STELLAR MAN.
12:02:09PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON
THIS ITEM?
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
12:02:14PM >> THANK YOU.
YOU TOO.
12:02:15PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
Facebook.
MOTION TO CLOSE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
12:02:28PM >> I THINK WE ARE BIRTHDAY TWINS.
12:02:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I'M THE 13th.
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
104, YES, MA'AM.
12:02:40PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FILE REZ-24-23, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY
IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 8748 HIDDEN RIVER PARKWAY, 14090
RIVEREDGE DRIVE AND FOLIO NUMBER 034776-1204 IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1
FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS PD-A, PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVE, TO PD-A, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT,
ALTERNATIVE, OFFICE, BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, AND MEDICAL,
RESEARCH ACTIVITY, CLINIC, RETAIL SALES, HOTEL, RESIDENTIAL,
MULTIFAMILY, AND SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:03:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:03:29PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:03:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 105.
DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT?
12:03:38PM >> KATHERINE O'DONNILEY STERNBERG FOR THE APPLICANT AGAIN.
THIS IS THE COMPANION DEVELOPMENT ORDER THAT GOES WITH THE
REZONING.
I SHOULD MENTION ALSO THAT JOE TAGGART IS HERE IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY CLIENT, HE'S ALSO ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT
ANYTHING AROUND THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT.
12:03:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
MR. THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, SIR?
12:04:04PM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
12:04:05PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS
ITEM?
NO.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, SECOND FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
12:04:19PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 105, FILE DRI 24-5971,
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION,
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, APPROVING A TENTH
AMENDMENT TO A DEVELOPMENT ORDER RENDERED PURSUANT TO 5
CHAPTER 380, FLORIDA STATUTES FOR THE HIDDEN RIVER CORPORATE
6 PARK, A DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, DRI NUMBER 108,
PROVIDING FOR 7 SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WAS THAT CORRECT?
7 SEVERABILITY.
12:04:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I THINK THERE ARE EXTRA NUMBERS, THE 5, 6 AND
7.
12:04:57PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YEAH, ERROR.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE NUMBERS.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:05:07PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:05:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ITEM NUMBER 106.
YES, MA'AM.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
12:05:26PM >> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT JAMES LASCARA WHO COULD
NOT BE HERE.
HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
12:05:36PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. THOMAS, ANYTHING TO ADD?
12:05:39PM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
12:05:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, 106.
12:05:49PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
106, FILE REZ-24-37, ORDINANCE BEING
PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE
REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 1505 WEST ARCH
STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION
RS-50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO RM-18, RESIDENTIAL,
MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:06:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM MIRANDA, SECOND FROM
CLENDENIN.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:06:17PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:06:19PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 107.
WE DO HAVE ONE REGISTERED PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER, CARLOS
RAMIREZ.
IS HE ON?
MAKE SURE THAT WE SWEAR HIM IN.
YES, MA'AM.
12:06:33PM >> JULIA MANDELL WITH THE LAW FIRM OF GRAY ROBINSON.
YOU HAVE HEARD THIS ON FIRST READING TWICE BECAUSE AS A
RESULT OF OUR LAST HEARING, SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAME
FORWARD WITH SOME CONCERNS.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.
I WANT TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD FOR ANYBODY WHO
IS LISTENING.
WE HAVE A CONDITION ON OUR SITE PLAN THAT ALREADY PROHIBITS
OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED NOISE AS WELL AS WE PLACED ON THE SITE
PLAN A LIMITATION THAT THE RESTAURANT NEEDS TO CLOSE 11 ON
THE WEEKDAYS AND 12 ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION ON PROPOSED DECK
AREA TO ALLOW OUTDOOR EATING, THAT THERE WILL BE NO BAR
PLACED UPON THAT AREA.
WE PUT THOSE ON THE SITE PLAN.
THOSE HAVE BEEN PROCEEDING FORWARD, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
12:07:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
NO.
WE HAVE MR. CARLOS RAMIREZ ONLINE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN.
YOU'RE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
12:07:32PM >>THE CLERK:
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU
ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?
12:07:37PM >> I DO.
12:07:37PM >>THE CLERK:
THANK YOU.
12:07:38PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GO AHEAD, SIR.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
12:07:40PM >> THANK YOU, SIR.
CARLOS RAMIREZ, NORTH HYDE PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
BEFORE I START, CAN I SHARE MY SCREEN?
12:07:47PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SURE.
GO AHEAD AND WE'LL BRING IT UP.
12:08:06PM >> I HAVE THREE SCREENS.
I APOLOGIZE.
WHICH SCREEN IS SHOWING?
12:08:11PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE ONE THAT HAS THE SITE PLAN WITH
THE RED AND THE YELLOW.
12:08:16PM >> PERFECT.
I'M READY IF YOU WANT TO START MY TIME.
12:08:18PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GO AHEAD, SIR.
12:08:20PM >> AGAIN, GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
WE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER WITH MR. KNOWLES AND HIS WIFE ON
JULY 8 TO DISCUSS THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD.
WE ARE HAPPY THAT THEY ADDED THOSE NOTES REGARDING THE
OPERATING HOURS AND ALSO AMPLIFIED SOUND.
WE DID HAVE CONCERNS WITH SOME OF THE OUTDOOR SPACES.
I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GO OVER THOSE REALLY QUICKLY.
THE OUTDOOR SPACE OVER HERE IS A WALKING AREA.
WE FEEL THAT THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHEN THERE IS AN OUTDOOR ZONE WITH
THE COMMUNITY IS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF A SEPARATION, SOME
KIND OF ENCLOSURE TO BE ABLE TO SEPARATE CERTAIN USES.
THIS ONE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT AND THIS IS KIND
OF LIKE THE ACCESS INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THIS IS KIND OF A PICTURE I TOOK THIS MORNING FROM OREGON
GOING INTO THE SIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A FIVE-FOOT SIDEWALK, NOT REALLY
WIDE ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING THERE.
AGAIN, ACCORDING TO THE PLANS, THEY ARE NOT DOING ANY KIND
OF CONSTRUCTION, ACCORDING TO NUMBER FOUR.
SO WE WOULD BE APPROVING A WET ZONING THERE WITH JUST THAT
WALKWAY.
THE OTHER ISSUE WE HAD WITH THE ZONING ON THE WEST SIDE IS
THAT IT IS RIGHT NEXT TO THIS PARK, PARKLET OWNED BY NOHO
FLATS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A PUBLIC USE PARKLET WITH WALKWAYS.
GRILL SET UP.
THEY HAVE GRASS AREAS.
THIS IS THE WAY IT LOOKS FROM THE EDGE OF THAT PROPERTY INTO
THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.
OUR CONCERN HERE IS THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ENCLOSED
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S UNEVEN GROUND.
NOT DOING ANY KIND OF CONSTRUCTION HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE, AGAIN, GIVING THEM CARTE BLANCHE APPROVAL
OF THIS WET ZONING THAT IS REALLY CLOSE TO THIS PARKLET,
VERY CLOSE TO THESE FOLKS' HOMES.
WE FEEL THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE KIND OF GOING BACK
AND FORTH BETWEEN THE USES, SO WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE USING OR
DRINKING IN PUBLIC AREAS, HERE ON THE SIDEWALK AS WELL.
WE DID HAVE THOSE CONCERNS.
THE BOARD HAS MET.
WE ARE OKAY WITH IT INDOOR.
WE ARE OKAY WITH THE ZONING ON THE NORTH SIDE.
WE ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE OUTDOOR SEATING ON THE REAR
SIDE AND ON THE SIDE, THE WEST SIDE NEXT TO THE PARKLET.
AS YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, THESE WET ZONINGS CONTINUE WITH THE
PROPERTY, SO EVEN THOUGH THE APPLICANT HAS 20 YEARS OF GREAT
SERVICE IN SOHO, WHICH IS AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, THIS IS
A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND EVENTUALLY THIS PROPERTY MAY CHANGE
HANDS.
SO WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT NOT JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
LIVING IN NORTH HYDE PARK TODAY, BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT
WILL BE COMING IN THE FUTURE.
THAT IS WHY WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE RED AREA HERE.
12:11:14PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
MA'AM, DO YOU HAVE REBUTTAL?
12:11:20PM >> YES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, FIRST OF ALL, AND
I APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND FOLKS RAISING THESE CONCERNS.
WE HAD SIMILAR CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED AT THE SECOND
READING, WHICH WE TURNED BACK INTO FIRST READING TO
ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS OF ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS.
WHILE I SAY I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING, THE IDEA OF THIS
DECK BEING THERE HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE FIRST PUBLIC
HEARING WHICH WAS MAY 20.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY HEARD THAT THAT WAS AN
ISSUE.
I DO KNOW THAT MY CLIENT DID HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CARLOS
-- I CAN'T RECALL HIS LAST NAME -- AND WE DID INDICATE TO
HIM AT THAT TIME, HE DID, THAT WE PUT ALL THESE CONDITIONS
IN PLACE IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THOSE CONCERNS.
THE PARK THAT HE IS SPEAKING ABOUT IS NOT A PARK.
IT IS PRIVATE SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS NEXT DOOR.
SO ACTUALLY I WOULD SAY THAT CREATES MORE OF A BUFFER THAN
IT DOES CREATE A PROBLEM SINCE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WOULDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO JUMP OVER THE FENCE AND GO
OVER THERE.
THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY.
IT IS NOT A PUBLIC PARK AREA.
FINALLY, LET ME JUST SAY, THIS IS THE CENTER OF THE CITY.
THIS IS RIGHT IN FRONT, THIS BUILDING HAS THE TRAIL GOING
RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.
IT IS INTENDED TO BE AN OUTDOOR/INDOOR AREA.
AND THE DECK HASN'T BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
IF IT CAN'T MEET BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS, IT WON'T BE
CONSTRUCTED BUT SINCE WE WERE IN THIS PROCESS, IF THEY DO
CONSTRUCT IT AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO COME BACK THROUGH THE
PROCESS FOR TWO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT COULD BE A FUTURE PLAN.
AS I STATED, THERE IS NO OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED NOISE.
THERE IS NO BAR THAT WILL BE ON ANY DECK THAT IS CONSTRUCTED
OUTDOOR.
THIS WOULD SIMPLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR DRINKS FROM THE
INDOOR TO THE OUTDOOR IF THAT AREA IS CONSTRUCTED, WHICH IS
IN LINE WITH WHAT IT IS WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS
PART OF THE CITY.
I THINK WE PUT IN PLACE A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS THAT WOULD
ENSURE THAT IT WOULDN'T BECOME PROBLEMATIC.
THE FINAL THING I WILL SAY IS THERE ARE OTHER AREAS IN THIS
WEST TAMPA DEVELOPMENT THAT DO HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS,
DO HAVE OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED NOISE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
THIS IS REALLY NOT INTENDED TO BE A PARTY PLACE.
THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A RESTAURANT WHERE YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EAT, RIDE YOUR BIKE UP, EAT.
IF YOU HAVE A DOG, IF THEY HAVE THE OUTDOOR SPACE, YOU CAN
HAVE YOUR DOG OUTSIDE AND TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS.
AGAIN, I RESPECT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS CONCERNS, BUT WE
HAVE REALLY TAKEN IMMEASURABLE STEPS TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE
THOSE, AND REALLY THIS IS GETTING VERY DIFFICULT FOR THIS
PROPERTY OWNER TO CONTINUE TO KEEP CONTINUING THESE ITEMS SO
THAT THEY CAN ADDRESS MORE CONCERNS THAT ARE COMING UP
THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SINCE WE DO HAVE ENOUGH ITEMS IN PLACE I THINK WHICH PROTECT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR FAVORABLE
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU.
12:14:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
12:14:24PM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
12:14:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, YOU'RE UP WITH 107.
12:14:31PM >>LUIS VIERA:
MOVE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE
PERMIT SU-2 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES, SMALL VENUE
CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES ONLY AND MAKING LAWFUL THE SALE OF
BEVERAGES REGARDLESS OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT, BEER, WINE AND
LIQUOR, AT OR FROM THAT CERTAIN LOT, PLOT OR TRACT OF LAND
LOCATED AT 1500 WEST CASS STREET, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2, PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ARE REPEALED, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:14:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:15:05PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:15:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'RE GOING TO STOP AT 110 AND BREAK FOR
LUNCH AND CONTINUE FROM THERE.
108.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FOR 108?
MR. PRESSMAN, ARE YOU HERE FOR 108?
12:15:34PM >> YES.
SECOND READING.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
12:15:38PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN?
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK?
MR. THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, SIR?
12:15:47PM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
12:15:48PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM.
YOU ARE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
12:15:50PM >> YES.
12:15:51PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
12:15:52PM >> TATIANA MORALES ON BEHALF OF VMB TAMPA.
12:15:56PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO SWEAR
YOU IN.
12:15:58PM >>THE CLERK:
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT
YOU ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE
TRUTH?
12:16:03PM >> YES.
12:16:05PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM.
GO AHEAD.
12:16:06PM >> SO I SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS PROJECT
BECAUSE I LIVED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHEN I WENT BACK AND LOOKED OVER THE HEARING, THERE WERE A
LOT OF CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS OF HOW WE LIVE NEXT TO
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
I USED TO LIVE THREE MINUTES FROM THERE.
THAT'S WHERE I LIVED FOR TEN YEARS AND GOT PRICED OUT OF
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE MOVING IN AND WEREN'T THAT MANY
OPTIONS.
RIGHT NOW IN THE TERRACE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH A LOT OF
PEOPLE DON'T GO INTO.
IT'S IN THE UNIVERSITY PLANNING DISTRICT, RIGHT ABOVE USF,
THE USF AREA NEEDS MORE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.
WE NEED MORE OPTIONS AND THE CONCERNS ABOUT MULTIFAMILY
DEVELOPMENT ARE ONES FROM PEOPLE THAT LOOK AT THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND ONLY ASSUME SINGLE-FAMILY IS THERE.
IF YOU LITERALLY GO TO THE PROPERTY AND TURN TO THE RIGHT,
THERE'S MULTIFAMILY LITERALLY JUST SPREAD OUT AMONG SINGLE
STORY BUILDINGS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
IF YOU TURN THE CORNER, THERE ARE A TON OF GIANT BUILDINGS
THAT ARE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
I WANT TO REITERATE, THE CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY HOW
LIVE NEXT TO MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS ARE ONES FROM PEOPLE
USED TO -- SOMEONE USED TO LIVING IN APARTMENTS, APARTMENTS
ARE VERY NORMAL IN TERRACE PARK, AN AREA WHERE A LOT OF
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LIKE MYSELF WANTED TO SETTLE DOWN, BUT A
LOT OF THEM CAN'T BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD OR AREN'T ENOUGH
OPTIONS.
I REALLY DO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
NEAR THREE BUS LINES, NEAR A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
IT IS VERY NICE TO BIKE WITHIN THE TERRACE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY DO DESPERATELY
NEED THIS HOUSING.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT EVEN THOUGH PLACES ARE GETTING A
MONTH OFF FOR RENTS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE MOVED OUR WAY OUT
OF THE HOUSING CRISIS.
WE HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS PROJECT TO SAY THE TERRACE
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LIKES
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS -- THIS NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWS THE GROWTH THAT IS COMING
AND WANTS IT.
AS SOMEONE THAT GOT PRICED OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BUT
LIVED THERE TEN YEARS AND LOVES THE PARK AND WOULD LOVE TO
GO BACK, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS MOTION, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
PROJECT BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CHALLENGE
THE NEIGHBORS SAYING I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING NEXT TO A
BUILDING AND SAYING, HEY, TURN THE CORNER, MULTIFAMILY IS
EVERYWHERE.
IT IS A PART OF THE CORE AND FABRIC OF OUR CITY AND WE NEED
TO SUPPORT MORE OF IT SO OUR FUTURE CAN BE UPHELD.
THANK YOU.
12:18:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY REBUTTAL, MR. PRESSMAN?
12:18:09PM >> VERY SHORT.
JUST TO CLARIFY, AT THE ORIGINAL HEARING, THERE WAS ONE
WOMAN WHO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HEIGHT.
WE'VE REDUCED THE HEIGHT.
WE REDUCED THE DENSITY.
THAT WAS THE ONLY NEIGHBOR THAT HAD COME FORWARD.
SHE WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE SECOND HEARING THAT WE HAD, WHICH
YOU CONTINUED.
12:18:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. THOMAS, ANYTHING TO ADD?
12:18:28PM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
12:18:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
12:18:34PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
FILE NUMBER REZ-23-84, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
5006 EAST 97th AVENUE AND FOLIO NUMBERS 142834-0025,
142830-5075, 142830-5050, 142830-5025, AND 142830-5000, IN
THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS RS 60,
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, TO RM 18, RESIDENTIAL
MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:19:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:19:30PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:19:34PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. MANASSE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
12:19:36PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL.
RYAN MANASSE WITH JOHNSON POPE.
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY FOR THIS
ITEM.
12:19:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN?
NO.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 109?
SIR, ARE YOU COMING UP?
NO.
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, 109.
12:19:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND
READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE
PERMIT SU-2 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES, RESTAURANT,
CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES ONLY AND MAKING LAWFUL THE SALE OF
BEVERAGES REGARDLESS OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT, BEER, WINE AND
LIQUOR, ON THAT CERTAIN LOT, PLOT OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED
AT 226 SOUTH BOULEVARD, 825 WEST PLATT STREET AND 217 SOUTH
FIELDING AVENUE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3, PROVIDED THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ARE REPEALED; REPEALING AB
1-22-008, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:20:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
12:20:46PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:20:50PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 110, YES, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
12:20:55PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS TERRY HAILEY.
I'M REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT FOR TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 110.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, ALL MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
WERE ADDED TO THE SITE PLAN.
WE'RE HERE FOR SECOND READING AND HOPE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
12:21:18PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER
110?
WE HAVE NOBODY.
MR. THOMAS, ANYTHING TO ADD?
12:21:29PM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
NO, SIR.
12:21:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
12:21:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FILE AB 2-24-10, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED
FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A
SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU-2, FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES, SMALL
VENUE, CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES AND PACKAGE
SALES/OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, AND MAKING LAWFUL THE SALE
OF BEER AND WINE AT OR FROM THAT CERTAIN LOT, PLOT OR TRACT
OF LAND LOCATED AT 6102 SOUTH MacDILL AVENUE, SUITE F,
TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2,
PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT ARE REPEALED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12:22:13PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
12:22:22PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
12:22:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
WE'RE IN RECESS UNTIL 1:45.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
[LUNCH RECESS]
01:53:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WELCOME BACK TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
LET'S GET ROLL CALL PLEASE.
01:54:03PM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
01:54:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
01:54:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
01:54:06PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
01:54:07PM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
01:54:08PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
01:54:09PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
01:54:10PM >>CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
01:54:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
KICK IT OFF WITH 94.
YES, MA'AM, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:54:19PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN A YOUNG LADY
BEHIND US TODAY AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE ANIYA FEROS, AND SHE
IS A RISING SENIOR AT TAMPA PREP, AND SHE SHADOWED TODAY AND
SHE WILL BE LEAVING AFTER THIS AND I WANTED TO GIVE HER A
CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HER.
01:54:39PM >> HI, GUYS.
MY NAME IS ANIYA.
AND A RISING SENIOR AT TAMPA PREP.
I AM INTERESTED IN DOING LAW IN THE FUTURE, AND I HOPE TO DO
ECONOMIC COLLEGE.
I REALLY ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO SHADOW ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
THEY HAVE THE MAYOR'S BUDGET TODAY.
AND I THINK COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK FOR HELPING ME TO SHADOW
TODAY AND THANK ALL OF YOU.
01:55:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
WE ENJOYED HAVING YOU AND PEST OF LUCK IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR.
01:55:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
MISS FEELEY, ITEM NUMBER 94.
01:55:16PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 94.
WE STARTED THE DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN RELATION
TO THE TEXT AMENDMENT CYCLE, AND REQUEST BY STAFF TO GO
AHEAD AND PULL OUT SECTION 21-178 WHICH IS THE YBOR CITY
PARKING REGULATIONS.
TO RECAP VERY QUICKLY.
IT WENT ON FIRST READING JUNE 27.
TWO MOTIONS MADE BY COUNCIL.
ONE WAS IN RELATION TO PUTTING THE LANDSCAPING BACK IN.
AND THEN, ALSO, TO -- TO MEET WITH THE HISTORIC YBOR
NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION WHICH WE DID.
MYSELF, ERIC COTTON, SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ WHO IS HERE WITH US
TODAY, KEITH O'CONNOR WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.
WE MET WITH SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS.
SPENT SOME TIME TOGETHER GOING THROUGH SOME OF THEIR
QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON T
LANGUAGE.
AND AFTER THAT, I, MYSELF, WENT BACK THROUGH THE ORDINANCE
AND FOUND SOME AMBIGUITIES.
ONE IN THE COMPLIANCE SECTION AT THE BEGINNING.
WE NEED TWO COMPLIANCE SESSIONS.
ONE AT THE BEGINNING AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO GO
THROUGH THIS.
I THINK THERE IS SOME CONVERSATION OUT IN THE PUBLIC THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY.
SO, WE STARTED THE YBOR ENFORCEMENT.
WE PUT LOTS UNDER CITATION.
THOSE LOTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND GET THE
APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IF THEY HAD NOT.
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL LOTS THAT HAVE; HOWEVER, THERE IS A
SECOND PART TO GETTING A C.A. AND THIS IS MAKING THE
IMPROVEMENT TO MAKE THE CODE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT APPROVAL TO DO THE IMPROVEMENT, YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE TO FINISH THEM.
JULY 31, WE HAVE 19 CASES GOING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE
YBOR PARKING LOTS.
A MIXTURE OF CONDITIONS THAT ARE NOT BEING MET OR THE LOT
ATTENDANT OR OTHER THINGS THAT THEY MAY HAVE GOTTEN CITED
FOR DURING THIS PROCESS.
SO, IF THEY ARE GOING THERE AND THEY SAY, OH, I HAVE MY C.A.
NOW, GREAT.
YOU NEED TO GO OUT, MAKE THE IMPROVEMENT AND THE LOT NEEDS
TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE C.A. AS IT IS GRANTED.
ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE ARE GOING TO CLEAR THE CODE CASE.
BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO CLEAR A CODE CASE JUST BASED ON YOU
RECEIVING A C.A. BECAUSE IT MAY STAY THERE FOREVER WITHOUT
THE IMPROVEMENTS GETTING READY AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS
IS COMPLIANCE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A LOT.
YOU HAVE GOTTEN YOUR C.A. YOU MADE THE IMPROVEMENTS AND YOU
HAVE BEEN OPERATING, YOU ARE NOW LEGAL AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH
THE CODE.
AND THE NEW PARAMETERS ARE NOT GOING TO IMPACT THAT.
YOU ARE OPERATING UNDER YOUR PERMIT, AND THAT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE THAT WAY.
NEW LOTS AFTER THIS IS PASSED WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE NEW
REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES LOTS BEING A SPECIAL USE 2.
AND COMING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
I WANTED TO MAKE CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
THE OTHER SECTION OF COMPLIANCE IS THAT FOR PAID LOTS THAT
OPERATE FROM 10 P.M. TO 4 A.M. THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A -- A OPERATIONS AND SAFETY
PLAN.
SO -- AND THOSE WILL START IN JANUARY OF THIS COMING YEAR.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A SECOND COMPLIANCE STATEMENT RELATED
TO THAT SECTION AND HOP THAT APPLIES TO THAT IS NO
CURRENTLY IN THIS VERSION OF THE CODE.
SO THOSE TWO CHANGES WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING AND CLEANING
UP.
THERE IS ALSO A COUPLE OF OTHERS.
THE LANDSCAPING.
I WANTED TO GO OVER THAT REAL QUICK.
I DID BRING -- I HAVE SOME COPIES SO THAT COUNCIL COUNTY
LOOK DIRECTLY AT THIS WHILE I AM GOING OVER IT.
SO I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE MOTION WAS TO PUT
BACK IN WHAT WAS TAKEN OUT AND RESTORE THE CODE TO ITS
CURRENT STANDARDS AND DURING THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE NO.
CERTAIN THINGS REQUIRED.
AND I AM LIKE, WELL, THERE ARE THREE SETS OF STANDARDS IN
THE CITY'S CODE RIGHT NOW.
THE YBOR STANDARDS AND THE -- FOR -- THOSE GO BY LOT SIZE
AND THE CDB STANDARDS AND CITY WIDE STANDARDS.
WHICH ONE WAS IT.
WITHOUT KNOWING IT, I COULDN'T CORRECTLY MODIFY THE CODE FOR
ADOPTION TODAY.
AND I DO NEED CLARIFICATION ON WHICH ONES OF THESE WAS THE
DIRECTION OF COUNCIL SO I MAY CHANGE THAT FOR THE AUGUST 8
HEARING.
02:00:17PM >> FOR ME A PERIMETER WITH PLANTS.
THE INTERNAL ISLANDS, I -- I THINK MAYBE FOR A -- FOR A LOT
THAT IS LARGER THAN 7500 SQUARE FEET.
BUT BY AND LARGE, REALLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS A
PERIMETER OF PLANTS AND NOT LOOKING AT A FULL-ON ASPHALT
CORNER TO CORNER.
DOES THAT WORK FOR ANYONE ELSE?
OKAY.
I HEAR NO OBJECTIONS.
02:01:01PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
ANOTHER TOPIC IS WHEEL STOP VERSUS STRIPING.
WE DID LOOK AT THAT AND FOR ALL OF THE CITY, YOU ARE ALLOWED
TO EITHER HAVE WHEEL STOPS OR A MOBILITY APPROVED
ALTERNATIVE.
AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE KEEP THAT AND NOT MAKE IT
ALL WHEEL STOPS AND ALLOW IT TO BE AN EQUITABLE STANDARD
THAT IS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND AT THE DISCRETION OF
MOBILITY FOR THE ALTERNATIVES.
AND THEN BUFFERS WAS THE LAST ITEM THAT NEEDED
CLARIFICATION.
RIGHT NOW, THE NEW VERSION OF THE CODE SPEAKS TO BUFFERS
ALONG ALLEYS AND SOME USE ALLEYS FOR MANEUVERING.
STATE VISIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT LANGUAGE IS CLEAR AS
WELL.
ONE MORE THING IN RELATION TO SIGNAGE.
WITH THE CODE, A SIGN AT EACH ENTRANCE.
RECOMMENDED ONE SIGN AT EACH ENTRANCE AND WE DO NOT HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH THAT LAND CLEAN THAT UP AS WELL THAT BEING
SAID, AUGUST 8th WITH CHANGES IN THE EVENING HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READ GOING ANY LAST
CHANGES I DID NOT WANT TO COME WITH AN ORDINANCE THAT THERE
WAS FOUND TO BE INTERNAL CONSISTENCIES.
ADOPT THAT AND TRY TO FIX THINGS OF US FINISHING OUT AND
COMING BACK BEFORE YOU.
02:02:54PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM.
02:02:56PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS A GIGANTIC LIFT BY YOU AND YOUR
DEPARTMENT AND TPD.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR -- FOR THIS CONTINUANCE TO
SIMPLY NEXT MONTH AND NOT MOVING INTO THE NEXT CYCLE.
THE COMMUNITY IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO GET THIS DONE JUST AS MUCH AS WE
DO.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU -- WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO TALK
ABOUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THESE.
I THINK THE LAST QUESTION WE HEARD WAS ABOUT FENCING.
THREE TO FOUR FOOT IS WHAT CURRENTLY REARED.
I THINK THAT IS FINE FOR YBOR.
I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE ALLEY.
02:03:43PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
SO IF YOU -- LET'S SAY YOUR PROPERTY FACES
17th BEHIND YOU IS RESY AND AN ALLEY IN BETWEEN.
YOU CAN FENCE FROM THE ALLEY A THREE-FOOT OPAQUE AND
FOUR-FOOT TRANSPARENT.
NOT A THREE TO FOUR FOOT.
I THINK THERE WAS CONCERN HOW THAT FUNCTIONS IN REALITY WITH
CARS COMING DOWN THE ALLEY.
WORKING WITH DENNIS FERNANDEZ ON THAT TO ENSURE THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE DISTRICT.
02:04:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
I THINK THAT IS GREAT I AM HAPPY ONCE WE HAVE A MEETING --
BECAUSE WE ARE MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IF
AFTERWARDS BEHAVIOR COMES OUT OF THAT IF WE ARE MOVING ON,
IF YOU CAN PASS IT TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS AND GET FEEDBACK IF
FEEDBACK IS NECESSARY.
02:04:35PM >> YES, AND I BELIEVE BY COMING BACK ON THE 8th, WE WILL
HAVE TO HAVE THIS LOADED INTO SIRE HERE SHORTLY -- ON BASE,
SORRY.
I AM SHOWING MY AGE -- HERE SHORTLY SO THAT WE WILL HAVE
THAT FIRST READING ON THE 8th.
SECOND READING ON SEPTEMBER 5, AND THAT WILL BE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
JUST A FEW WEEKS BEHIND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
02:04:57PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK DONE ON THIS.
02:05:00PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
YOU ARE WELCOME.
02:05:02PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
02:05:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OFF-TOPIC, SIGNAGE.
I KNOW YOU AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS OF EXCESS SIGNAGE OR
INAPPROPRIATE SIGNAGE IN THE PARKING LOTS.
ANYTHING THAT IS REINING THAT IN OR SPECIFICALLY TO YBOR?
02:05:19PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.
WE DID HAVE A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH THAT.
LIKE I MENTIONED KEITH O'CONNOR WAS PRESENT AT THE HEARING A
MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR WITH YBOR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT.
A CODE ENFORCEMENT MATTER.
THE CODE IS VERY CLEAR RIGHT NOW.
NO SIGNS ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ONLY ONE SIGN PER LOT.
02:05:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE DON'T NEED TO CLEAN UP THAT BUT JUST
ENFORCE WHAT WE HAVE.
02:05:51PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
YES.
02:05:54PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
02:05:55PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
02:05:58PM >>BILL CARLSON:
WHAT I HEAR FROM NEIGHBORS THEY DON'T WANT
SURFACE LOTS AT ALL IN YBOR.
THERE ARE SLOTS THAT ARE THERE THAT ARE GRANDFATHERED IN BUT
THEY ESPECIALLY DON'T WANT ANY NEW LOTS.
AND LANDSCAPING ON ALL THIS STUFF IS -- IS BETTER THAN NOT
HAVING IT, BUT -- BUT IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN TALK
TO THEM ABOUT -- ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, BUT IF THERE WAS ANY
WAY EVEN WITHIN A BLOCK OR TWO OF 7th TO PRESENT ANY NEW
LOTS AND PUSH THEM FARTHER OUT.
AND THEY THINK IT IS URBAN BLIGHT.
THEY THINK.
SAID ALL THIS PUBLICLY.
THEY THINK IT IS.
IT IS PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO DO BAD THINGS LATE AT NIGHT AND I
WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING ISSUE
WHICH IS NOT JUST ABOUT LANDSCAPING, SECURITY OR WHATEVER.
02:06:53PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
I DEFINITELY HEARD THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S
MESSAGES LOUD AND CLEAR.
WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CODE CHANGE, I WENT TO PROHIBIT
LOTS AND THIS DID NOT GO OVER WELL WITH MULTIPLE PARTIES.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF NONCONFORMITIES.
DISCUSSIONS OF TAKES.
WE HAVE NOW CHANGE IT FROM BEING ALLOWED, PERMITTED, TO
BEING A SPECIAL USE WHICH COMES BEFORE YOU.
SO ANY NEW LOTS AFTER THIS PASSES WILL NEED TO COME TO CITY
COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
02:07:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
BUT IF THERE IS ANY -- SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE
THE LONG CONVERSATION YOU WITH ABOUT WHAT THE POSSIBILITIES
ARE.
I UNDERSTAND WE CAN'T DO A TAKING AND IF SOMEBODY HAS AN
ENTITLEMENT, WE CAN'T TAKE IT AWAY.
IF SOMEONE WAS TO COME TO US FOR A SPECIAL USE, ESPECIALLY
WITHIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS OF 7th AVENUE, I THINK WHAT THEY
ARE ASKING FOR THERE SHOULD BE A VERY HIGH STANDARD.
NOT THE SAME -- SHOULD NOT BE THE SAME PROCESSES AS ASKING
FOR A PARKING LOT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ANYWAY, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OFF LINE.
BUT I THINK UNDER LYING, THEY REALLY -- REALLY DON'T WANT
NEW ONES.
02:07:58PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
UNDERSTOOD.
THANK YOU.
02:08:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
02:08:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION OR ONE MORE QUESTION
THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I ASKED LEGAL ABOUT THIS
MISS JOHNSON-VELEZ.
YOU AND I TALKED DURING LUNCH AND MAKE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IS CLEAR ON THIS.
I THINK THAT MISS FEELEY DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THIS.
AND MAKE SURE THAT LEGAL TALKS ABOUT THIS.
RIGHT NOW WHEN THE PARKING LOTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY -- I
THINK SHE SAID 19 ARE GOING TO THE MAGISTRATE THIS MONTH.
AS FOLKS CURE THEIR PARKING LOTS, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
LANDSCAPE CODE IN -- IN THE REQUIREMENT, CORRECT?
02:08:43PM >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ:
SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ, LEGAL
DEPARTMENT, YES, WE HAVE LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES IN THE CODE.
02:08:49PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CURRENT LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES WILL HOLD FOR
-- FOR THOSE ARE CURED RIGHT NOW?
02:08:56PM >>SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ:
THAT'S CORRECT.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT PROPOSED REMOVING THOSE LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS BUT AT COUNCIL'S DIRECTION REMAIN AT THE
CURRENT CODE AND AFTER ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT.
02:09:09PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNDERSTANDS.
02:09:15PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK?
YES, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
02:09:20PM >> STEVE MICHELINI.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF 717 PARKING.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT WHEN COUNCIL MADE A MOTION TO
ONLY TALK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHOUT TALKING TO
THE BUSINESSES AND THE OPERATORS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THAT,
THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING BACK AND HAD MEETINGS, ETC.
BUT ASKING BUSINESSES TO UNDER GO AN EXPANSE AND ALSO TO NOT
HAVE AN INPUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE RECENT REVISIONS WITH
THE CODE.
THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.
IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY AGAINST THE PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY EXISTING FOR THOSE PROPERTIES SOME OF YOU ASKED
FOR DOES NOT COMPLY TO SEPTED STANDARDS.
AND IT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED.
YOU SINGLE OUT A OPERATOR VERSUS THE TYPE OF BUSINESS,
AGAIN, IT FLIES IN THE FACE WHAT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR
ALL PARTIES IF NOT JUST ONE SIDE OF ONE PROPERTY.
REGARD SIGNS.
IF YOU HAVE TOWING SIGNS ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO
REMOVE VEHICLES, THAT IS A STATE STATUTE THAT GOVERNS THAT
INCLUDING THE SIZE, LOCATION AND THE NUMBER OF SIGNS AND
THEY HAVE TO BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM ALL ENTRIES AND EXITS.
I WOULD URGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU ARE MAKING MOTION
THAT YOU INCLUDE THE OTHER EFFECTIVE PARTIES AND NOT JUST
ONE SIDE OF THE EQUATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
02:10:54PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
YES, MA'AM?
02:11:00PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MISS FEELEY, CAN I ASK YOU JUST A QUICK
FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE REASON I ASKED TO YOU MEET WITH
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BECAUSE YOU MET WITH THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUT NOT YET MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S CORRECT?
02:11:22PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
DURING THIS PROCESS, ONE OF THE LAST
PRESENTATIONS I SHOWED YOU, WE HAD PROBABLY 12 TO 15
DIFFERENT MEETINGS ON THIS SUBJECT OVER THE TIME PERIOD.
WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO TRY TO BE EQUITABLE IN THOSE
MEETINGS.
02:11:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
02:11:39PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU.
NEXT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
02:11:44PM >> ALEXANDRIA ARDOVICH, CORSICA STREET IN TAMPA.
I WORK WITH THE HOUSING COULD HE LIKES.
I AM NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE COALITION TODAY WHICH
INFORMS MY IDEA OF HOUSING POLICY.
WE WORK STATEWIDE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOUSING IN GENERAL.
I'M HERE TO STATE MY SUPPORT FOR THE CODE REFORMS AND
EXPANSION OF ADU ALLOWANCES.
SPECIFICALLY WITH ZONING REFORM.
WE KNOW THAT IT WORKS AND WE KNOW IT IS ESSENTIAL AS A TOOL
TO GET MORE HOUSING SUPPLY AND MORE DIVERSITY FOR THE
HOUSING THAT WE ABSOLUTELY NEED HERE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM
ST. PETE REGULATIONS FOR ADUS AND HAVE DONE BE A SEVERE OF
REFORMS.
GETTING ONE, TWO UNITS A YEAR AND THEY GOT 84 PERMITTED
UNITS AND I UNDERSTAND THEY HIT TRIPLE DIGITS SINCE 2022
NOW.
ZONING REFORM WORKS.
IT IS ESSENTIAL.
AND I WANT TO END ON A PERSONAL NOTE.
PART OF A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSE HOLD HERE IN TAMPA WITH
THE HOUSE I GREW UP IN.
ADU WHILE I DON'T GET A ADU ALLOWANCE AND I WON'T WITH THIS
PARTICULAR REFORM, I AM ENCOURAGED WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE
WITH WHAT IS ON THE TABLE TODAY WITH THE HOPES OF STAYING IN
THE TAMPA COMMUNITY, PRANCE RELOCATE TO BUILD AN ADU TO FULLY
FACILITATE MY MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSE HOLD WITH MY LOVELY
MOTHER AS THAT SITUATION EVOLVED.
THE FACT THAT IT CAN BE RENTED TO FINANCE AND CONSTRUCT ONE
OF THESE UNITS.
A SUPPORT THAT ZONING REFORM.
I URGE TO YOU SUPPORT IT AND I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER FURTHER
REFORMS DOWN THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THESE ADUs GET BUILT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
02:13:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES, NEXT SPEAKER.
02:13:46PM >> HELLO, AGAIN, TATYANA MORALES.
I WANT TO TALK OF LEGALIZING MORE HOUSING OPTIONS.
WITH THE ADU GOING FORWARD.
THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE WANT IT.
THE MARGINAL ADU AMOUNTS WHAT WE ARE GETTING IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA.
A LOT OF ILLEGAL ADUs.
I MOVED FROM NORTH TAMPA TO HYDE PARK.
I KNOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T TECHNICALLY SUPPORT IT
ALREADY I AM NOT ONE THAT IS REPRESENTED IN MY ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPORTS MORE HOUSING.
I THINK THEY DO A GREAT JOB, YOU DON'T HEAR EVERYONE'S
VOICES BECAUSE A CITY OF OVER 400,000 PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A
THE TIME TO COME DOWN HERE AND SAY WE NEED MORE OPTIONS AND
GET REPRESENTED.
AS WE PASS THE ADU REFORMS.
WE TRY TO SEE WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS THAT NEIGHBORS ARE FROM
STOPPING THEM AND TAKING AN ILLEGAL ADU.
A GLANCE AT A STATE THAT HAS DONE JOB.
CALIFORNIA HAS MADE A DENT.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS AS REFORMS TO GO IN THE FUTURE AND
SAY, I AM NOT SAYING THAT SOUTH TAMPA NEEDS ADU, BUT A BIG
CITY ABOVE KENNEDY THAT NEEDS MORE HOUSING OPTIONS AND ADUs
ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF IT.
LOOK AT THE REGULATIONS AND CHALLENGE YOURSELF.
THERE ARE DATA AND ZONING REFORMS TO MAKE STEPS MEANINGFUL
FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS.
02:15:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A MOTION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
A MOTION TO CLOSE YES, MA'AM.
02:15:35PM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
BEFORE WE DO, DANA HAS THE ORDINANCE
REMOVING THE 178, ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THAT, IF YOU CAN
SET 178 BACK FOR AUGUST 8 FOR 5:01 P.M. IF WE CAN BE FIRST
ON THE AGENDA THAT WILL BE FABULOUS.
YOU HAVE FIVE OR SIX REZONINGS THAT NIGHT AND GET IN, OUT
AND BACK TO YOUR REGULAR BUSINESSES.
WE APPRECIATE THAT.
02:15:58PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN -- IF WE CAN HAVE BEFORE YOU
CLOSE, A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SUBSTITUTE AS PRESENTED.
02:16:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SUBSTITUTE.
02:16:10PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SO MOVED.
02:16:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
02:16:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
02:16:14PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MISS CROSBY-COLLIER.
02:16:19PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
NO.
I HAVE THE TITLE.
02:16:21PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WITH REGARD TO THE TITLE.
TITLE IS AMENDED BUT STILL LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE TO GO FORWARD
ON THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
02:16:30PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
DANA CROSBY COLLIER, CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE.
WE ARE REMOVING SOMETHING FROM THE ORDINANCE SO WE CAN
PROCEED WITH THE TITLE AS AMENDED.
02:16:38PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WITH THE SUBSTITUTE.
02:16:40PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTE.
02:16:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE ALREADY ACCEPTED IT MOTION TO CLOSE
FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE LEFT OFF WITH -- YES, SIR.
02:16:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
RIGHT NOW READING THE SUBSTITUTE.
02:17:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE ONE PASSED OUT.
I LEFT WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE SUBSTITUTE, SIR.
FOR ITEM 94.
02:17:09PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THE SUMMARY OF IT AT THE TOP?
02:17:22PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MOTION TO ADOPT ON SECOND READING.
02:17:24PM >>BILL CARLSON:
MOTION TO ADOPT ON SECOND READING FOR FILE
NUMBER E 2024-8 CH 24.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA,
RELATED TO PUBLICLY INITIATED TEXT AMENDMENTS MAKING
REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES, AMENDING
CHAPTER 27, ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT.
AMENDING SECTION 27-100, COMPLIANCE WITH CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS.
AMENDING 27-117, COMPLIANCE WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
AND AMENDING SECTION 27-132.
REGULATIONS GOVERNING INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL USES AND AMENDING
27-156, OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
AMENDING 27-159, PERMITTED PROJECTIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS
AND AMENDING SECTION 27-177, HISTORIC DISTRICT ESTABLISHED.
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT
THEREOF.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
02:18:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
02:18:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
02:18:30PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
02:18:34PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NOW A MOTION TO SET THIS ON THE AUGUST
8, 5:01 P.M., FIRST ITEM AGAIN.
02:18:41PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION.
02:18:43PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SECOND.
02:18:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WE WILL SEE YOU AUGUST 8.
NOW LET'S VACATE -- OR NOT VACATE SOME RIGHT-OF-WAYS.
ITEM NUMBER 111.
WE NEED TO REOPEN THIS TO RECITE THE WHOLE.
02:19:05PM >>RON WIGGINTON:
RON WIGGINTON.
THAT WAS HEARD ON JUNE 20 TO READ THE TITLE AND REVOTE --
AND TO SCHEDULE THE SECOND READING, PLEASE.
02:19:16PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE LAST VOTE?
02:19:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ORDINANCE.
02:19:36PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GO AHEAD AND READ IT AGAIN.
THE RESULT OF THE VOTES.
02:19:40PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
02:19:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VIERA.
A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
111 IS REOPENED.
ALL WE NEED IS SOMEBODY -- ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
THE HEARING IS OPEN FOR 111.
WE NEED TO READ THE ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
02:20:04PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE MOTION TO REOPEN THE HEARING.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A NEED TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WHY DON'T YOU MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND
READ THE TITLE.
02:20:14PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION TO CLOSE IT.
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, READ 111, ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING.
02:20:30PM >> ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE
VACATING CLOSING, DISCONTINUING A PORTION OF CHANNELSIDE
DRIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH OF 3rd AVENUE, SOUTH OF 4th
AVENUE AND EAST OF NUCCIO PARKWAY WEST OF THE MERGER BETWEEN
CHANNELSIDE DRIVE AND 4th AVENUE WITH THE PLAT OF LESLIE'S
SUBDIVISION IN THE SYSTEM, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION -- PROVIDING FOR
DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
02:21:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
02:21:13PM >>CLERK:
ROLL CALL VOTE.
02:21:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
02:21:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
02:21:20PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
02:21:21PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
02:21:22PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
02:21:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
02:21:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
02:21:25PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, SECOND READING AND
ADOPTION WILL BE HELD AUGUST 22, 2024 AT 10 A.M. AT OLD CITY
HALL, 315 E. KENNEDY, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
02:21:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GO TO ITEM 112.
02:21:47PM >>ROSS SAMONS:
ROSS SAMONS, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
FILE NUMBER VAC 24-07 GET THE CLERK TO SHARE THE ELMO
SCREEN, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
PRESENTING FILE NUMBER VAC 24-07.
APPLICANT IS TAMPA TOURIST CLUB LCC.
ADAM HARDEN.
PROPERTY ADDRESS IS EAST GRANT SEAT TOP VACATE SOUTH OF VAN
DYKE PLACE.
EAST OF NEBRASKA AND SOUTH OF VAN DYKE PLACE AND RIVER COVE
STREET.
THIS APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE CITY ON MARCH 14, 2024.
THE APPLICANT'S REASON FOR THIS APPLICATION IS TRAFFIC
SAFETY.
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS CREATED BY SUBDIVISION PLAT.
EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY IS APPROXIMATELY 10616 SQUARE FEET.
AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPOSED VACATING IN YELLOW ON GRANT
STREET, NEBRASKA, VAN DYKE.
AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS PROPERTY IS IN RED.
HERE IS THE SUBDIVISION WHERE GRANT STREET AND GRANT AVENUE
WAS CREATED.
RIGHT-OF-WAY MAPPING DEPARTMENT ATLAS SHEET SHOWING GRANT
AVENUE CURRENTLY.
IMAGE OF GRANT AVENUE LOOKING NORTHWEST ON VAN DYKE PLATE.
IMAGE OF GRAND AVENUE LOOKING SOUTHEAST OF NEBRASKA AVENUE.
STAFF DOES OBJECT TO THIS VACATING REQUEST.
AND WATER SUPPLY BY SPECTRUM AND TECO.
STAFF IS AVAILABLE FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU.
02:24:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY, NEXT.
02:24:17PM >> CHAD BAILEY, CHIEF ENGINEERING, WATER DEPARTMENT.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT HISTORICALLY HAS ISSUED WITH WATER
MAINS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, ACCESS, MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY OF
ALL OF OUR FIELD CREWS.
CITY CODE OF ALL WATER MAINS TO BE LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
2600-A.
GOOD EXAMPLES OF THESE ISSUES THAT ARISE USING WESTSHORE
MALL.
SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE WATER MAINS ALL OVER WESTSHORE MALL.
THIS IS INSTALLED DECADES AGO, BUT YOU CAN SEE UP HERE IN
THE RED CIRCLE UNDERNEATH THE PARKING GARAGE ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF WESTSHORE MALL, A MAIN THAT RUNS STRAIGHT
UNDERNEATH.
RIGHT HERE.
THIS GIVES ISSUES FOR ACCESS, CONSTRUCTION, SAFETY OF OUR
CREWS ONCE WE HAVE SOMETHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WE LOSE THE
ABILITY FOR REGULATION ACCESS.
THE STATE STATUTE FOR SAFETY AND OUR STANDARDS AS WELL.
YOU CAN SKI DRAWN RIGHT HERE THE WATER MAIN LINES WITHIN
PRIOR PROPERTIES.
WHAT HAPPENED IS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN THE PRIVATE
PROPERTY ONCE THESE -- THE MAINS ARE ON THERE.
WE DON'T SEE IT COME ACROSS OUR DESK.
PARCEL OWNERS HAVE RIGHTS TO UTILIZE THEIR PARCEL LAND
UTILITIES AND CABLE ALONG THE ROAD -- ALONG OUR MAINS.
YOU SEE WE HAD A MAIN BREAK AND UNAWARE OF PRIVATE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT MEET THE SEPARATIONS AND
UNKNOWN WHAT THE UTILITIES ARE.
IF THIS HAPPENED TO BE GAS OR ELECTRICAL, THE SAFETY OF OUR
CREWS REPAIRING THE MAIN BREAK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY GETS
ELEVATED.
WITH THIS NOW BACK UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE NO LONGER HAVE
THE CITY STANDARD AND INCREASED COST WITH MATERIALS
RESTORING IT BACK TO THE PRIVATE CONDITIONS.
WITH WESTSHORE MALL.
SPECIALIZED CONCRETE.
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THE DYE CORRECT TO REPAVE
THE CONCRETE AT WESTSHORE MALL SO WITH THAT, THIS WATER
DEPARTMENT DID OBJECT TO THE VACATING THAT THE CITY'S
INTEREST AND THE WATER DEPARTMENT'S INTEREST IN THE LAND WAS
RELEASED.
SO WE REQUIRE THAT THE MAIN BE ABANDONED IN PLACE AND THE
OWNERSHIP TRANSFERRED TO THE APPLICANT.
WE HAVE ADDRESSED THESE CONCERNS IN THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE TO
WHERE EITHER THE CITY STAFF CAN ABANDON IT AT THE COST OF
THE APPLICANT, OR THE APPLICANT CAN HIRE THE CONSTRUCTION
THEMSELVES AND ABANDON IT.
WE PUT A 12-MONTH TIME FRAME TO GET IT DONE.
IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO DO IT THEMSELVES, BUT WE CAN
DO IT FOR VERY LOW COST WITH OUR IN-HOUSE CITY STAFF TO PUT
AS LITTLE BURDEN ON THE APPLICANT.
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
02:27:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
YES?
02:27:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE OF
THESE COME BEFORE US -- AT LEAST UNTIL I HAVE BEEN HERE.
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT YOU ARE GOING -- THE APPLICANT
IS GOING TO HAVE TO REROUTE THE WATER LINE?
02:27:51PM >> NO, IN THIS CASE -- I WILL BRING IT UP.
LOCATION OF OUR WATER MAIN AND DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION
WHETHER OR NOT THIS WATER MAIN IS NEEDED IN THE FUTURE.
HERE WE GO.
NORTH RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE BLUE IS PUBLIC WATER MAIN.
ALL THE OTHER SURROUNDING PARCELS THAT WILL BE VACATED.
IF THEY HAVE A WATER MAIN.
NEBRASKA, DOWN 9th STREET OR VAN DYKE.
WE ARE NOT LOSING WATER SERVICE FOR ANY POTENTIAL PARCEL IN
CASE OWNERSHIP CHANGES DOWN THE LINE.
NOT ROBBING FUTURE LANDOWNERS SERVICE.
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION OF THE VACATING AS LONG AS WE DON'T OWN
ANY OF THE STRUCTURES IN THERE.
02:28:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPLICANT TO CAP THOSE
LINES.
02:28:51PM >> YES.
02:28:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST WANTED TO BE SURE, THANK YOU.
02:28:54PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
02:28:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LEAVE THAT PICTURE UP.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN -- IF YOU ABANDON THAT SECTION WITHIN
THE YELLOW, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT LINE THAT COMES DOWN VAN
DYKE AND TURNS ON RIVER SEWED.
02:29:12PM >> ALL THE WATER MAINS ARE LOOPED.
02:29:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAP THAT ONE IN THE YELLOW, WHAT HAPPENS
WHERE YOUR PINKY IS.
02:29:18PM >> THE PINKY RIGHT HERE?
02:29:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOWN TO THE RIVER.
02:29:21PM >> WHAT WORKS IN THE GROUND WILL GO DOWN TO THIS THE CIRCLE
WHICH IS A VALVE AND CAP IT HERE.
YES, A SHORT STUB OUT CLENDENIN LOOP IT BACK TO THE OTHER
LINE.
02:29:33PM >> WE WON'T NEED TO.
BECAUSE BASICALLY FROM RIGHT HERE OFF WILL BE A STUB-OUT
LINE.
WOULDN'T NEED TO BE LOOPED ANYWHERE.
02:29:47PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
DOES THAT CONCLUDE THE CITY'S PRESENTATION?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HAVE THE APPLICANT UP.
02:29:54PM >> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, GUYS, ADAM HARDEN FOR THE
APPLICANT, THE TAMPA TOURIST CLUB LCC, WHICH IS IN, IN THIS
CASE, IS REALLY ME.
I HAVE A HOME IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS AND WAS INTERESTED IN
SEEING SOMETHING HAPPEN HERE.
THE STRUCTURE BEFORE IT GOT BURNED DOWN AND UNFORTUNATELY
THAT HAPPENED AND PARTIALLY WHAT HE SAID FIRST GIVE YOU A
PRESENTATION.
IT WAS A H TAMPA DANCE CLUB AT LEAST MY MEMORY AS HARBOR
CLUB.
AND FOR PEOPLE TO GO AND HANG OUT.
THE LOWEST CENSUS TRACT IN THE CITY IF NOT THE LOWEST.
AND PROGRESS.
I FELT LIKE THIS PROPERTY COULD BE SOMEWHERE WHERE WE COULD
PEOPLE CAN COALESCE.
ARMATURE.
AND THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT HAS PLANNED SEGMENTS TO CONNECT
THE PROGRAM FROM ROWLETT TO THE NEBRASKA BRIDGE JUST SOUTH
OF THE PROPERTY AND ADDITIONALLY HAVE IN HAND TO CONNECT
THAT SAME TRAIL FROM THE ZOO TO THE TOWER.
AND SO THERE WAS A PIECE IN THE MIDDLE WHICH THE CITY OWNS
ALMOST ALL THE PROPERTY FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS BOWL TO THE
TOWER.
AND YOU KNOW, MY GOAL HERE IS TO TRY TO GET THAT DONE.
WHATEVER INFLUENCE WE HAVE I WENT THROUGH THE GENERAL PUBLIC
ANALYSIS.
THIS WASN'T QUASI JUDICIAL AND CONSIDERING.
WE OWN EVERY PARCEL ON EACH SIDE OF THE STREET AT THIS
POINT.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE HAVE DONE ONCE WE ACQUIRED WHAT I
CALL A SIGNED PARCEL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CLEANED UP THE
SIGN.
LANDSCAPED IT.
CLEANED UP THE SIGN.
AND I REACHED OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT AND WORKING
ON WHAT WE THINK IS THE FIRST KIND OF ACTIVATION WHICH WILL
BE AN OUTDOOR COMMUNITY EVENT, A JAZZ FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 5.
AND WILL BE, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT KIDS ON THE RIVER, WHICH
IS A CHARITY THAT IS BASED IN SULPHUR SPRINGS.
SO THAT'S IT.
I ALMOST SO SMALL I CAN'T READ.
LET'S SEE HERE.
SO GREEN AVENUE CURRENTLY IS A 30-FOOT PLATTED STREET.
WE ARE ASKING TO HAVE IT VACATED.
THE FRONTAGE ON GRANT BEFORE YOU GET TO THOR.
02:33:13PM >> SECTION -- ON NEBRASKA BEFORE YOU GET TO GRANT IS
APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET.
THE CURRENT GREEN BOOK STANDARDS WILL WATCH THAT SITE
DISTANCE TO BE 305 FEET.
WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT ABOUT WORKING ON
A QUICK LITTLE PROJECT HERE.
RYAN DANGER WHO OWNS THE SPRINGS THEATRE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO
COME.
I TRIED TO CALL EVERYBODY OFF BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET HEARING
THIS MORNING.
BUT I TOLD HIM I FELT THAT THE LETTERS WOULD SUFFICE, BUT HE
IS HERE.
AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE THAT SIMILAR TO WHERE PALM AVENUE MEETS
FRANKLIN STREET, A TRAFFIC CALMING PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY
PROJECT.
SO AS PART OF THAT, WE AGREED WITH THE CITY TO GRANT
EASEMENTS OVER A PORTION OF OUR PROPERTY WE --
02:34:13PM >> THAT IS UPSIDE DOWN.
02:34:15PM >> THE YELLOW PORTION.
02:34:17PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
TURN IT AROUND.
IT IS UPSIDE DOWN.
02:34:20PM >> HERE WE GO, YES.
02:34:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THERE WE GO.
THERE WE GO.
SO WITH -- WITH THIS BEING NORTH.
WE HAVE THE ACCUSE ANGLES IN FRONT OF THE THEATRE.
CURRENTLY A WEIRD THREE-WAY INTERSECTION BETWEEN VAN DYKE
AND SITKA AND NEBRASKA COALESCE.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, 30-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY OF GRANT
AND NEBRASKA.
AND CARS THAT DECIDE TO HANG A LEFT ON THE BRIDGE AND YOU
KNOW, VEHICLES COMING OVER THE BRIDGE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR,
YOU KNOW, HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE.
THE CITY HAD REQUESTED AND THIS IS SEPARATE FROM WHAT IS
GOING ON TODAY.
WE AGREED TO GRANT EASEMENTS OVER THE -- OVER THE -- THE
APEX AND OVER -- AND SOME ADDITIONAL SPACE SO THE BRIDGE CAN
BE MAINTAINED.
SO ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WE FOUND THE PROPERTY THAT WERE
BEING USED AS A SEMI STRUCK KIND OF REST STOP WHEN YOU CAN
DRIVE 10 TO 12 HOURS A DAY AND THEY FOUND OUT THEY CAN CUT
THROUGH SULPHUR SPRINGS BECAUSE OF THE BIG ROADS AND PARK
HERE.
WE PUT UP SIGNS AND TRIED TO ENFORCE THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, SIGNIFICANT DUMPING PROBLEM.
A FEW OF THE PICTURES $10,000 IN HAULING STUFF OFF,
ABANDONED VANS, BOATS, TRAILERS, IN ADDITION TO THE KIND OF
STANDARD FURNITURE.
SO WE ARE HOPING IN CONJUNCTION WORKING WITH MOBILITY AT THE
END OF GRANT PUT UP BOLLARDS AND SECURE THE PROPERTY.
WE COMMUNICATED WITH THE SULPHUR SPRINGS ACTION LEAGUE AND
RECEIVED A LETTER OF SUPPORT THAT WE FORWARDED TO YOU EYES.
ADDITIONALLY SPOKE WITH T.H.A.N. AND DIDN'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL
MEETING AND A LETTER FROM CARRIE ANNE BENNETT AND
STEPHANIE POYNOR SUPPORTING THIS.
AND A LETTER IN THE RECORD FROM THE OWNER OF THE HISTORIC
THEATRE THAT I SAID IS HERE TODAY SO I THINK IT IS FAIRLY
STRAIGHTFORWARD THAT THE STAFF REPORT WAS ROBUST.
WITH REGARD TO THE WATER ISSUE.
I THINK THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS, IT EVENTUALLY GETS
CAPPED AND LINE THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND BECOME A LINE THAT
SERVES THE PROPERTY.
SO I THINK LOOKING AT IT HISTORICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
PROPERTY AND WHAT I LEARNED AT SOME POINT PART OF THE CITY
WATER WORKS SYSTEM THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET THE -- I GET A
LITTLE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE -- AND PUBLIC EASEMENT, WATER
MAIN EASEMENT, AND THE TERMINOLOGY IS A WATER MAIN LIKE A
1929 BLACK LAW'S DEFINITION.
AND I OWN A LARGE MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT MORE THAN 1,000
ACRES IN PASCO AS THE MAIN TAMPA BAY WATER EASEMENT HOW THAT
THE MIDDLE OF IT.
THEY CALL IT A WATER MAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY, BUT TO SIT UP HERE
AND SHOW PICTURES OF A PARKING GARAGE THAT SOMEBODY
OBVIOUSLY -- I MEAN, THAT HAD TO BE A COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE
THERE.
NOT WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING AT ALL, RIGHT.
SO THE ORDINANCE HAS PROPOSED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO
IMPROVEMENTS OR CONSTRUCTION WITNESS THE ENTIRETY OF THE 30
FEET UNTIL THE APPLICANT, MYSELF ALREADY RELOCATES, CAPS OFF
THE WATERWAY.
AND WATER MAIN UNDER PERMITS WITH THE CITY.
SO, YOU KNOW, TO COME HERE AND FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GETTING
AMBUSHED WITH THIS NONSENSE THAT SOMEBODY -- IT IS JUST
SILLY.
AND, AGAIN, THE -- YOU KNOW, I ALSO ANNEXED -- YOU KNOW AS
PART OF THE TEAM THAT ANNEXED HERITAGE ISLE IN THE CITY.
PLENTY OF PLACES IN THE CITY WHERE WATER MAINS ARE IN
EASEMENTS, WHICH ARE CALLED "WATER MAIN RIGHTS-OF-WAY."
THE SAME TERM NOT PUBLIC STREET BUT IN THE SAME AREA
RESTRICTED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SO THE CONFLATING OF THESE TERMS IS JUST SILLINESS.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT THE CITY.
CHAD'S CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THE
LINES UNTIL THEY ARE DISCONNECTED ARE REALIZED.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT -- WHAT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH HERE IS THAT.
SO I THINK THAT -- FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD MENTION TWO MORE
THINGS.
WE OBTAINED THE DRAFT ORDINANCE WHEN IT WAS SIRED WITH THE
CLERK AND WE HAD IT A FEW DAYS AND WORKED WITH SPECTRUM AND
TECO AND HALF THEIR EASEMENT CONDITIONS MODIFY THOSE TWO
E-MAILS WERE SENT FORMALLY TO RON.
SO IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING ASSUMING THAT YOU
GIVE THE AFFIRMATIVE APPROVAL TODAY, THERE WILL BE SOME
MINOR CHANGES, BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE DID THE LIFTING AND
MADE THOSE CALLS.
AND PIVOTED ON OUR REPUTATION FOR GETTING THINGS ON IT AND
WE WERE ABLE TO GET AGREEMENTS FROM BOTH OF THOSE AGENCIES.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
02:40:15PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
02:40:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HI, ADAM.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
PEOPLE LISTENING OR REVIEW THIS, 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT OF
CITY-OWNED PROPERTY.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR PLANNING IN THE INTEREST OF
THE CITY TO GIVE AWAY 10,000.
02:40:34PM >> RESPECTFULLY, NOT CITY-OWNED PROPERTY.
THE PLATTED RIGHT-OF-WAY IS HELD BY A PRIVATE PROPERTY
OWNER.
AND I THINK STANDARD FOR CONSIDERATION IS GENERAL PUBLIC LAW
FOR STANDARD.
02:40:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EXACTLY.
WHAT IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS.
02:40:52PM >> OUTLINED IN THE 1978 ATTORNEY GENERAL POSITION WHICH GOES
TO THE FACT THIS IS LIKE A SITUATION.
WHERE THE CONTEXT OR THE DECISION IS -- AND I REALIZE THAT
WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST.
YOU KNOW, THE -- THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE FORMAL
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I MET WITH THEM AND THEY BELIEVE IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST
TO CLOSE IT.
SO THE OVERARCHING ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS ALL THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE LOOKED AT IT.
MET WITH THEM AND SENT YOU A LETTER AND THEY SUPPORT IT.
AS FAR AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HOPEFULLY IT IS REASON ME
REPRESENTED THERE.
THE -- YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTIES -- THE RIVERSIDE PROPERTY,
THE OLD NONCONFORMING BUILDING WAS EFFECTIVELY HANGING OVER
THE SEAWALL.
THAT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IS NEARLY 90 FEET DEEP.
HARD TO SEE SCALE, BUT THE PROPERTY IS NOT THAT HUGE.
SOME RECOMBINING IT.
YOU KNOW, IT IS A 30-FOOT PLATTED ROADWAY AND THE -- I THINK
THAT SAME A.G.'S OPINION SAYS THAT CONSIDERATIONS LIKE THE
CITY WON'T HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT ANYMORE IS CONSIDERATION
WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY SELF-EVIDENCE.
THE -- THE PARALLEL INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE IS ALSO SANITARY INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH HERE.
IT WAS IN PLACE TO SERVE THIS LARGE DANCE HALL.
AND THE GAS STATION THAT WE ALSO -- SO, YOU KNOW, WE INTEND
TO COMBINE THE PROPERTY TO CLEAN IT UP, TO -- TO SECURE IT
IN A WAY THAT THERE IS NO LONGER SOMEBODY ACCESSING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD DAILY.
AND ILLEGAL DUMPING GOING ON AND TO START TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK
AT WAYS TO ACTIVATE IT.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC POINT YET, BUT I THINK THAT WE
CAN LOOK AT HOW SUCCESSFUL HAVING A PLACE TO COALESCE IS
THAT -- THE NORTH END OF THE RIVERWALK AND, YOU KNOW,
UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL COME UP WITH A GOOD, YOU KNOW, A
GOOD PATH FORWARD FOR THE PROPERTY AND KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IN THE LOOP.
02:43:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I GUESS -- I GUESS PART OF MY CONCERN,
AGAIN, IS STILL GIVING AWAY AN ASSET.
I FULLY BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE BEST INTENT.
LET'S SAY YOU ARE NO LONGER THE PROPERTY OWNER TEN YEARS
FROM NOW AND IT HAVEN'T BEEN DEVELOPED AND WHAT DO WE --
WHAT HAVE WE GIVEN AWAY FOR WHAT.
THOSE ARE MY BIGGEST QUESTIONS.
ARE REGIVING AWAY SOMETHING THAT -- LET'S SAY YOU ARE NOT
AROUND FOR WHATEVER REASON.
WHO HAS OWNERSHIP OF THAT PROPERTY?
02:43:30PM >> I THINK THE MORE IMPORTANT GENERAL WELFARE PERSPECTIVE ON
IT IS I OWN THE PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET THAT
MY PREDECESSOR TITLED AND PLAT IT FOR MY BENEFIT.
THE UTILITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE BOTH TOLD YOU THEY DON'T NEED
THE UTILITIES THERE.
IT IS JUST ADDITIONAL THINGS TO MAINTAIN.
SO THERE IS -- YOU KNOW IT IS AN UNSAFE, YOU KNOW,
TRANSPORTATION ROUTE.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC INTEREST YET IN IT BEING USED AS A
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.
02:44:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOES IT -- SO ARE THOSE PROPERTIES
DEVELOPABLE, SAY, FOR HOUSING WITHOUT THIS PROPERTY
COMBINED?
IS THAT PROPERTY USABLE STANDING ALONE WITHOUT THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY?
02:44:15PM >> I AM NOT SURE OF THAT.
IT IS BE COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF
NEBRASKA AND A BRIDGE.
I GUESS WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, WHAT -- WHAT VISION DO WE
HAVE FOR THAT.
AND WHAT MEANING CAN IT HAVE TO REACTIVATE THE HISTORIC
THEATRE AND BEING -- YOU KNOW, LIFTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THAT IS A QUESTION I WOULD ASK.
02:44:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
02:44:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA AND COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
02:44:44PM >>LUIS VIERA:
AS A SEED ISSUE, I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR
HELPING SULPHUR SPRINGS.
THREE IN FOUR CHILDREN IN AREA LIVING IN POVERTY.
A CITY IN NEED.
I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION AT THE END OF THE DAY REGARDING
SULPHUR SPRINGS IN THE BUDGET.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT ON DIFFERENT ISSUES.
CRA AND CITY OF TAMPA, ETC.
I WANT TO SALUTE YOU FOR THAT.
LIKE YOU THAT CAN MOVE THE NEED IN PRIVATE SECTOR OF AREAS
LIKE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
02:45:21PM >> THANK YOU.
AND I WON'T GET GOING ON THE POOL.
02:45:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
02:45:27PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
AND I WANT TO GET BEARINGS WEST.
THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST.
THE BRIDGE WHERE THE OLD THEATRE USED TO BE.
02:45:37PM >> YES, SIR.
THE HARBOR CLUB ACROSS FROM THE DOG TRACK.
YES.
02:45:41PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THE CITY -- WHAT IS THE OBJECTION THE
CITY HAS?
WHAT IS THAT UNDER -- WHAT -- WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE --
I SAW TWO BIG AREAS THERE IN THE MIDDLE.
02:45:54PM >> RORY JONES, CITY OF TAMPA, WATER DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
REALLY THE OBJECTION IS THAT IN THE FUTURE, THINGS GET BUILT
OVER.
THE EXAMPLES YOU SAW WERE THINGS THAT OCCUR DOWN THE ROAD
THAT CAUSED ISSUES WITH US.
INCREASE OUR COST.
INCREASE OUR LIABILITY OF RISK IF MAIN BREAKS NEARBY
STRUCTURES.
IT WASN'T -- IT -- WE ARE NOT -- WE DON'T OBJECT TO BE THIS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THIS IMPROVEMENT.
AND WE CAN REMOVE THIS OBJECTION BASED ON OUR RECENT
PROPOSAL THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED WITH THIS -- WITH THIS
RESOLUTION.
IT JUST HAS A REVERTER TIME FRAME WITH IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO STICK OUR RATE PAYERS DOWN THE ROAD WITH
ISSUE AND WE SUPPORT AND REMOVE THAT OBJECTION WITH THE TIME
REVERTER.
02:46:41PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
IF I MAY CONTINUE.
ONLY ONE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THAT THAT COMES TO MIND THAT WE
DID IT.
IT WAS A BIG JOB.
A WAREHOUSE CLOSE TO NEBRASKA, NOT TOO FAR FROM THERE, ABOUT
FOUR OR FIVE BLOCKS.
HE SIGNED AN AFFIDAVIT IF ANY TIME WANTED TO BREAK THROUGH
AT THEIR COST, NOT OURS TO DO THE REPAIRS.
BUT HE WOULD PAY FOR THE OPENING OF THE HOLE BECAUSE IT WAS
CITY PROPERTY AT ONE TIME.
THAT IS HOW IT CAME TOGETHER.
A CONTRACT FOR WAREHOUSE FOR PLUMBING.
BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD THE WAREHOUSE WITH THE
PERMITTING.
A STRIP OF LAND UNDER THAT BASS ALL DUE TO THE SEWER
DEPARTMENT AND MADE A COMMITMENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO ENTITIES
THAT YOU HAVE HERE.
IF YOU GO IN AND FIX SOMEBODY, TO DEVELOP -- I DON'T
REMEMBER -- ALL -- I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT I REMEMBER ALL OF
IT, BUT I REMEMBER THAT ONLY ONE THAT I KNOW OF.
THAT WAS IT.
02:47:33PM >> AND HE UNDERSTAND THIS IS MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET,
RIGHT.
NOT YET TO THE STAGE WHERE THAT IS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS WHY WE DID ADD AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS ON THERE
WITH HOPES THAT THAT WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO YOU AND THEN
REMOVE IT.
02:47:50PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THAT IS WHAT I REMEMBER.
THE TWO PARTIES CAME TOGETHER AND WORKED IT OUT.
I NEVER WAS INVOLVED BUT I REMEMBER THAT DECADES AGO LIKE IT
WAS YESTERDAY.
02:48:00PM >> THE LANGUAGE HE IS REFERRING TO IS IN THE ORDINANCE
TODAY.
02:48:04PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT IT SAYS IF YOU WANT
TO LOOK AT IT.
02:48:07PM >> I MEAN, TODAY'S EXAMPLE.
THERE IS NO EXAMPLE THAT I KNOW OF IN THE WAY THIS ORDINANCE
IS WORDED AND THE WAY ANY ORDINANCE SHOULD BE WORDED.
NOTHING WILL BE BUILT OVER THIS WATER LINE UNTIL IT IS
REMOVED OR PRIVATE.
SO NOBODY IS PROPOSE NAG WILL EVER HAPPEN WITH THE PARKING
GARAGE BEING ON TOP OF A WATER MAIN IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT SITUATION.
02:48:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
02:48:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MY QUESTION.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
WHEN WE READ THIS -- WE READ THIS AND ABANDON THE PROPERTY.
THE CONCERNS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
WHEN WE READ THIS, CORRECT?
LAWYER TEAM.
02:48:46PM >>RON WIGGINTON:
RON WIGGINTON, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
YES, THE WAY I DRAFTED THIS ORDINANCE.
I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE AN
OBJECTION, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
HOWEVER, IF COUNCIL OVERRULES THAT OBJECTION, THEY ARE
COMFORTABLE TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPER 12 MONTHS IN WHICH THEY
HAVE TO REMOVE THE WATER LINE AND FAILURE TO DO THAT WOULD
MAKE THE ORDINANCE AND VOID AND REVERT BACK TO THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
02:49:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHERE IS THAT LANGUAGE?
02:49:19PM >> IN SECTION --
02:49:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU HAVE WRITTEN INTO THAT --
02:49:22PM >> EXCEPTION 4.
02:49:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
REREAD VAC 24-07.
THAT IS IN THAT READING.
02:49:32PM >>RON WIGGINTON:
AS ITS NOW.
APPEAR COULD BE CHANGES FROM FIRST AND SECOND READING.
BUT CURRENTLY AS IT READS RIGHT NOW --
02:49:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL THE BASES ARE COVERED.
02:49:43PM >> YES, SIR.
02:49:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, DO YOU HAVE
YOUR MIC ON TO SPEAK?
02:49:51PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I DID BUT I THINK I WILL PASS.
MR. HARDEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THE OLD FORMER WHITE HARBOR CLUB IS ON ITS WAY TO, YOU KNOW,
BRINGING SOME LIFE PACK INTO A COMMUNITY THAT DEFINITELY
NEEDS SOME LOVE AND I DISCOVERED WHEN WE WERE TOURING --
WHAT IS GOING WE GAVE $75,000.
02:50:15PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
STEPPINGSTONE.
02:50:17PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ON THAT TOUR WE FOUND OUT YOU PURCHASED
THAT PROPERTY.
IT APPEARS TO BE A ROAD FOR SOME WONDERFUL REVITALIZATION
FOR SULPHUR SPRINGS.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT AND I CAN SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS HERE
TODAY.
02:50:32PM >> THANK YOU.
02:50:32PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM
NUMBER 112.
WE HAVE NOBODY REGISTERED.
I ECHO THE COMMENTS.
GLAD TO SEE YOU ARE THE OWNER AND YOU ARE A PRO-PRY FOR AND
THE AREA THAT NEEDS IT, THIS COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A LOT
OF GOOD THINGS.
02:50:54PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY MAY I
ASK THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO COME UP.
02:51:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE DIDN'T CLOSE IT.
02:51:03PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING HAPPENS FIVE
YEARS FROM NOW FOR THE LINE.
02:51:09PM >> WE ARE LIABLE FOR THE DAMAGE AND REPAIR IT.
IF THIS TURNS INTO AN EASEMENT, WE HAVE NO FORMAL MECHANISM
WITHIN OUR PROCESSES TO REVIEW ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE
BEING MADE THERE.
THERE IS A FORMAL RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT THAT SOMEONE WOULD
NEED TO GO THROUGH GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGE AND TO REPAIR IT.
02:51:39PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MAY I ASK THE ATTORNEY TO COME UP.
THERE IS A CONFLICT.
02:51:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I AM CONFUSED.
02:51:44PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YOU SAID SOMETHING IN THE ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD FOR.
BID US --
02:51:49PM >> NO, REQUIRES THE DEVELOPER TO REMOVE THE WATER LINE
WITHIN 12 MONTHS.
FAILURE TO DO SO WOULD RENDER THE ORDINANCE AND VOID AND
REVERT PACK TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
02:52:02PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WILL THAT SATISFY THE WATER DEPARTMENT?
02:52:04PM >> NO, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT WHAT HE IS AFTER.
WE WANT HIS PROJECT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO WE WANT THAT REMOVED.
WE WANT TO REMOVE OUR LIABILITY -- FUTURE LIABILITY.
BUT OFFICIAL THE GOMES THAT HE IS AFTER AS WELL.
SO CUT AND PLUG AND THIS WOULDN'T BE UTILIZED AND WE ARE
WILLING TO USE OUR OWN CONSTRUCTION CREW AS WELL TO KEEP
COSTS LOW.
02:52:30PM >> PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
02:52:33PM >>THE ORDINANCE SAYS HAS TO BE CUT AN PLUGGED FOR A YEAR OR
THEIR RIGHT-OF-WAY REVERTS.
THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS IN IT, THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ.
WE HAVE AGREED TO THAT.
02:52:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
02:52:44PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHAT WE JUST HEARD -- THIS IS FOR THE
WATER DEPARTMENT.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE WAY THIS ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN,
THAT THEY HAVE 12 MONTHS TO PLUG THIS, OR WE GO BACK TO
STATUS QUO TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
WHAT IS YOUR OBJECTION TO THAT?
02:53:00PM >> NO, THAT -- WHICH WOULD REMOVE OUR OBJECTION.
THAT WAS PROPOSED LANGUAGE WE PUT IN THERE TO PROVIDE SOME
SORT OF AVENUE FORWARD.
WE WOULDN'T OBJECT TO IT IF THIS REVERTS BACK.
IT IS CHECKS AND BALANCES.
02:53:18PM >> I AGREE WITH CHARLIE.
SEEMS LIKE THINGS WERE GOING OFF THE RAILS FOR A MINUTE AND
WHERE IS THIS GOING.
WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IF THE CITY COUNCIL ENACTS THIS
ORDINANCE THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS 12 MONTHS TO PLUG THIS MAIN
LINE OR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY REVERTS BACK TO THE CITY OF TAMPA.
YES, YES, YES?
RIGHT?
02:53:41PM >> YES.
02:53:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
02:53:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYONE HERE WISHES TO SPEAK?
02:53:45PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SO SMART.
02:53:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION TO CLOSE.
MOTION BY CLENDENIN.
SECOND BY HENDERSON.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
I LEFT OFF TO YOU.
112.
02:54:00PM >>LUIS VIERA:
ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, VACATING CLOSING,
DISCONTINUING OR ABANDONING GRANT AVENUE NORTH OF THE
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER, SOUTH OF VAN DYKE PLACE, EAST OF
NEBRASKA AVENUE AND WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF VAN DYKE
PLACE AND RIVER COVE STREET WITHIN THE PLAT OF FANNYPRIDE
SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING FOR
DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND REPEALING CONFLICTS.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
02:54:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA AND
SECONDED BY CLENDENIN.
02:54:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
02:54:44PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
02:54:45PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
02:54:46PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
02:54:47PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
02:54:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
02:54:49PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
02:54:50PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY SECOND READING STAND
ADOPTION WILL BE HELD AUGUST 22, 2024 AT 10 A.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 315 E. KENNEDY, THIRD FLOOR, 33602.
02:55:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. PRESSMAN, FOR ITEM 113.
I HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A CALL.
WE WILL GO TO 114 AND GO BACK TO 113 TAKE 114 NOW.
YES, MA'AM, STATE YOUR NAME.
02:55:22PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
DANA CROSBY COLLIER FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I'M HERE THIS AFTERNOON REGARDING ITEM 114.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING THAT IT IS RELATING
TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND HOW THEY ARE ADDRESSED IN OUR
CODE.
THE ORDINANCE WILL CODIFY, UPDATE AND REVISE DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS IN CHAPTER 17.5 OF THE
CODE, AND THEN IT WILL ESTABLISH THE 17.5 DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT STANDARDS IN OUR CHAPTER 27 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THIS ORDINANCE WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON
JUNE 10 AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUND THIS CONSISTENT
WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
02:56:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THIS?
02:56:03PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
NO, JUST A FIRST READING.
02:56:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS?
IF NOT, COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, READ 114.
02:56:11PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES, SIR CHAIR, THANK YOU.
I MOVE 2024-8 CH 17.5, ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, RELATING TO
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA LOCAL
GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ACT RESCINDING CITY OF
TAMPA ORDINANCE NUMBER 88-184 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND UPDATING
AGREEMENT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING NOTICE AND
ARTICLE TWO OF CHAPTER 17.5 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, CODE,
WHICH ARTICLE TWO SHALL BE ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS AMENDING THE TITLE CHAPTER 17.5
OF THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENTS
CONQUER REN SEE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SUSTAINABILITY
AMENDING 27-6 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE TO INCLUDE THIS
ORDINANCE AS PART OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH, PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
02:57:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU GOT IT EARNING OKAY, MR. MASSEY?
02:57:31PM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
YOU SKIPPED QUICKLY OVER TO THIS.
AND THANK YOU FOR HIS DANA CROSBY COLLIER FOR COVERING IT
FOR ME.
THANK YOU.
02:57:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
SECOND?
02:57:42PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
02:57:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
IS THAT AN AYE?
UNANIMOUS.
02:57:50PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION ON AUGUST 22, 2024 AT 10:00 A.M.
AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 305 E. KENNEDY, THIRD FLORIDA,
TAMPA, MR., 33602.
02:58:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE APPLICANT FOR 114 IS ASKING FOR A
FEW MINUTES.
TAKE A QUICK RECESS OR --
02:58:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
115 IS GOING INTO THE WHOLE DESIGN-BUILD OF
WEST RIVER.
THAT IS GOING TO BE LONG.
02:58:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
LET'S TAKE A TEN-MINUTE RECESS.
AND WE WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS.
03:13:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WELCOME BACK TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
03:13:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
03:13:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
03:13:06PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
03:13:07PM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
03:13:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
03:13:09PM >>CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
ITEM 13.
03:13:13PM >>RON WIGGINTON:
RON WIGGINTON, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES AND RECENTLY CAME UP AND
WILL COME UP NOW WHEN A DEPARTMENT OBJECTS TO VACATING, THE
CITY COUNCIL CAN ABSTAIN THE OBJECTION WHICH CAN RESULT IN
THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION OR CITY COUNCIL CAN OBJECT AND
PROCEED WITH IT AND APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.
IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO OVERRULE THE OBJECTION, MY JOB TO
INSERT LANGUAGE INTO THE ORDINANCE THAT PROTECTS THE CITY TO
THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WHICH IS USUALLY IN THE FORM OF AN
EASEMENT.
SO THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS OUT WHEN THERE IS AN OBJECTION FROM
A DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM AVAILABLE.
03:13:54PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS SOMEBODY IN.
03:13:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL JUST TOOK,
AGAIN, FOR CLARIFICATION, THAT LANGUAGE WE DISCUSSED, YOU
ALREADY PROACTIVELY INSERTED IN THERE.
03:14:05PM >>RON WIGGINTON:
EXACTLY.
03:14:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE CITY IS COVERED.
03:14:08PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
03:14:09PM >>RON WIGGINTON:
THANK YOU.
03:14:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU, SIR.
ITEM NUMBER 113.
03:14:18PM >>ROSS SAMONS:
LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
GET THE CLERK TO SHARE THE ELMO, PLEASE.
FILE NUMBER VAC 24-08.
ROSS SAMONS, LAND DEVELOPMENT.
VAC 24-08.
APPLICANT IS 36 COMMERCIAL YARD, INC.
AGENT IS TODD PRESSMAN.
NORTH 36th STREET.
VACATE A PORTION OF 5th AVENUE LYING NORTH OF 4th AVENUE,
WEST OF 36th STREET, SOUTH OF 7th AVENUE AND EAST OF 39th
STREET THIS APPLICATION WAS FILED MARCH 19, 2024.
APPLICANT'S REASON FOR APPLICATION IS UNUSED FOR EXTREME
LONG TIME AND ACCESS HAS BEEN BLOCKED.
RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS CREATED BY SUBDIVISION PLAT.
EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY IS APPROXIMATELY 10,616 SQUARE FEET.
THERE IS A CURRENT COVE CASE IN PROCESS FILE NUMBER 24-397.
THOSE VIOLATION DETAILS, OBJECTS PLACED ON THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY OBSTRUCTING AN OPEN STREET.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED VACATING REQUEST IN YELLOW.
A PORTION OF EXISTING PLATTED FIFTH AVENUE.
PROPERTY OWNED IS PROPERTY IN RED.
THERE IS THE PLAT WHERE THAT PORTION OF FIFTH AVENUE IS
CREATED.
A CLIP SHOWING THAT PORTION OF 5th AVENUE BETWEEN BLOCKS ONE
AND TWO.
HERE IS AN IMAGE LOOKING EAST FROM 36th STREET.
AGAIN, THE OBSTRUCTION FROM THE COLD CODE CASE.
THE STAFF BE AS TO THIS VACATING REQUEST.
EASEMENT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY TRANSPORTATION AND
TECO.
STAFF IS AVAILABLE FROM TRANSPORTATION TO SPEAK ON THE
OBJECTION.
03:16:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
03:16:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COULD YOU GO INTO LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE
OBJECTIONS.
STAFF OBJECTION.
03:16:50PM >> MELODY CALLOWAY, TRANSPORTATION DIVISION.
AS ROSS WAS SHOWING YOU, THE PROPERTY OWNER OWN THIS
PROPERTY AS WELL AS THIS PROPERTY THIS IS THE PROPOSED
VACATED RIGHT-OF-WAY HERE.
WE HAVE OBJECTION OF VACATING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE ONE OBJECTION IS THIS PROPERTY HERE WHEN SOLD BECAUSE
EVENTUALLY WILL BE SOLD OWNED BY THE PROPERTY TODAY.
IF THIS IS VACATED.
THEY WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS SUBSTANDARD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY IS ONLY MEASURING 25 FEET WIDE.
25 FEET WIDE IS VERY SUBSTANDARD BECAUSE HOW DO YOU PUT
FIVE-FEET SIDEWALKS, 20-FOOT ROADWAY, PUT IN TECO LINES,
UTILITY, WATER, SEWER AND EVERYTHING IT BECOMES VERY
SUBSTANDARD.
THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY HERE IS 50 FEET WIDE IMPORTANT FOR THIS
PROPERTY TO ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE PROPERTY LOCATED HERE IS THE ONE THAT FILED THE
COMPLAINT.
AS YOU SEE THE PROPERTY OWNER HERE HAS BEEN IN THIS AREA AND
USING AS PART OF HIS PROPERTY FOR MANY YEARS.
03:18:00PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
03:18:01PM >> YOU ARE WELCOME.
03:18:02PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE TUN YOUR MICROPHONE ON.
03:18:09PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WHICH IS THE PROPERTY THEY WANT TO -- THE
ONES THAT HAVE THE LINES ON IT?
03:18:17PM >> THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT THE PETITIONER OWNS.
03:18:19PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THE ONE IN THE CENTER IS NOT THE LONG ONE
--
03:18:24PM >> THIS IS THE PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THIS IS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TODAY.
THIS IS THE ONE THEY WANT TO VACATE.
03:18:28PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ALL RIGHT.
03:18:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. PRESSMAN.
03:18:38PM >> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IT WAS UNAVOIDABLE.
THE POWERPOINT.
IF YOU CAN BRING UP THAT PLEASE, VACATION 24-08.
ISSUE THIS IS A VACATION OF A REMNANT OF EAST FIFTH AVENUE
AS STATED IN THE STAFF REPORT TO YOU.
THE FACT IS NO ONE FOR DECADES HAVE WANTED IT, SOUGHT IT,
NEED IT OR USE IT.
A LEFTOVER OR FORGOTTEN LITTLE TINY REMNANT OF A DISTANCED
ROADWAY NEVER CONNECTED OR WILL NEVER BE CONNECTED.
A PIECE OF LAND THAT GOES NOWHERE.
AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SINGLE COMPLAINT RAISED IN 20
PLUS YEARS ABOUT THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
SO AS INDICATED TO YOU, IT IS IN THE YBOR AREA.
AND IT IS BETWEEN ADAMO AND EAST 7th TO THE NORTH OF THE
RAIL LINE AND NORTH 37th STREET IS TO THE EAST.
YOU CAN SEE YELLOW RECTANGLE WHICH IS THE SEGMENT OF LAND
THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
LOOKING A LITTLE CLOSER, ONE IMPORTANT ELEMENT IS THAT YOUR
HOPE VILLAGE IS DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR ON THE RIGHT.
THAT IS WHAT THE LITTLE SQUARES ARE ON THE RIGHT, WHICH IS
TO THE EAST.
AND, AGAIN, SHOWING YOU THE AREA TO BE VACATED.
AND A LITTLE CLOSER.
SUBJECT SITE -- AGAIN, THE HOPE CENTER IS ON RIGHT.
VERY IMPORTANTLY, THE SAME APPLICANT OWNS TO THE NORTH AND
TO THE SOUTH.
SO WE HAVE CONTROL OF BOTH THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
NOT ALL THE SOUTH, I SHOW YOU AS APPLICANT, THEY OWN PART OF
THE SOUTH, WHICH IS PART OF THE ISSUE RAISED FROM -- WITH
RESPECT TO MISS CALLOWAY.
AND IT HAS BEEN GATED, THAT'S CORRECT.
THERE IS NOT ACCESS THROUGH AND WE SUBMIT A SURVEY, OF
COURSE, TO THE AREA.
NO MORE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE EAST AND THE WEST.
LOOKING A LITTLE FURTHER OUT.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF FIFTH AVENUE WHICH SOMEBODY 34th
STREET.
AND, AGAIN, I AM SHOWING YOU THE SIGHT HERE EITHER FURTHER
BACK.
ONLY ROADWAY OF FIFTH.
GOES NOWHERE ELSE.
NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
NOW LOOKING AT THE OTHER SIDE ON NORTH 37th, NO ACCESS.
AS YOU SEE TO THE NORTH, THERE IS A RAILWAY LINE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TREES AND NATURAL GROWTH HAS BEEN THERE
FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
AND, AGAIN, HOPE VILLAGE IS ON THE EAST SIDE.
ON THE VERY NORTH PART OF THAT HAS BEEN CLOSED AND ON THE
RAIL LINE.
AS MISS CALLOWAY INDICATED ONLY 25-FOOT WIDTH OF ROADWAY
WHICH IS UNIMPROVED.
NOT A ROADWAY BUT A PAPER ROADWAY SUBSTANDARD TO BE USED
ANYWAY FOR ANY USE.
NO ACCESS FOR DECADES ALONG NORTH 37th.
THIS IS WHERE THE ROADWAY.
IT IS CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE USED BY ANYONE.
BOTTOM OF NORTH 37th TO SHOW IT HAVEN'T BEEN ACCESSED
THROUGH USE.
A BIG DO NOT ENTER SIGN AND WILL NOT OCCUR AND NO ONE HAS
INTEREST.
HISTORICALLY 2017, 2010, 2002.
THIS IS -- THIS IS 1998.
HISTORY IN TERMS OF NO USE.
AGAIN, NO ONE WANTS IT.
NO ONE HAS USED IT.
SERVES NO PURPOSE.
NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
AND ALSO INDICATES ZONE SINCE THE 2000s.
NOW WITH GREAT RESPECT TO MISS CALLOWAY, INDICATED STAFF
CONCERN WITH SOUTHERN PARCEL AND WE OWN THAT.
UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME AND THE SAME -- SAME GENTLEMAN OWNS
BOTH PROPERTIES.
WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH THE CITY IN AN AGREEMENT THAT
THAT PARCEL NOT BE SOLD WITHOUT THE NORTH PROPERTY BEING
SOLD WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE ONE OPERATION ANYWAY.
SO WE ARE OPEN TO THAT.
THE OTHER ISSUE -- AND THAT IS SHOWING THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN STAFF REPORT SAYS THE OBJECTION IS -- IS ALSO THAT
MAY BE USED AS A ROADWAY CONNECTING 36 AND 37 FOR FUTURE
MULTIMODAL USES WHICH WE FIND A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT BECAUSE
I DON'T SEE WHY ANYONE WOULD USE 37th.
I SHOWED YOU ALREADY IT HAVEN'T BEEN USED AND CUT OFF, MORE
IMPORTANTLY THE HOPE CENTER IS A HIGHLY SECURED AREA.
BARBED WIRE ALL THE WAY AROUND.
UNFORTUNATE FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAVING DIFFICULTIES
WITH THEIR LIVING SITUATION.
SO THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS MORE PEOPLE AND VEHICLES
HAVING ACCESS ALL ALONG HOPE CENTER AND HOPE VILLAGE WHERE
THEY ARE TRYING KEEP THAT SECURE AND THIS WILL KEEP IT
TREMENDOUSLY SECURE.
TECO EASEMENT FOR AN OVERHEAD WIRE THAT IS MOVED.
WE PROVIDE EASEMENT FOR THAT ALL THE TIME.
NATURAL RESOURCES REFER TO CHAPTER 7 FOR DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
AGAIN IN SUMMARY, NO ONE FOR DECADES HAVE USED IT, SOUGHT IT
OR NEED IT.
ONE LITTLE PIECE OF REMNANTS, A LEFTOVER VESTIGE OF A PIECE
OF LAND THAT GOES NOWHERE.
NOT A SINGLE COMPLAINT RAISED IN OVER TWO DECADES.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE BELIEVE IF WE HAVE YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE CITY STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER AN AGREEMENT OR TWO TO ALLOW
THIS TO OCCUR, AND WILL BE A POSITIVE MOVING FORWARD.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
03:24:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN AND COUNCILWOMAN
HENDERSON.
03:24:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN YOU PUT THE OVERHEAD AND SHOW THE
OVERHEAD OF THE PROPERTY?
03:24:21PM >> SHOW WHAT?
03:24:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE OVERHEAD PROPERTY -- YOUR PROPERTY.
TECH DEPARTMENT.
03:24:27PM >> A NIGHTTIME SHOT.
[LAUGHTER]
03:24:30PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
TODD PRESSMAN IS TRYING TO MAKE MY SPOT AS
A COMEDIAN.
03:24:34PM >> THERE WE GO.
OKAY, LET'S SEE.
03:24:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT ONE RECEIPT THERE.
SO YOU -- YOU.
YOUR -- THE PERSON YOU REPRESENT OWNS THE THREE FOLIOS
UNDERNEATH THE YELLOW BOX ADJACENT TO 37th, ALL THREE OF
THOSE.
03:24:50PM >> YES, OWNED ALL THE NORTH AND MY ORIENTATION TO THE NORTH,
THOSE THREE, CORRECT.
03:24:56PM >> VERY GOOD.
WE HAVE NOT -- THERE IS NOT ANY PROPERTY THAT WILL BE
ABANDONING OR ISOLATED?
GO BACK TO THAT ONE THERE.
03:25:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHAT WAS STAFF'S CONCERN?
NO, NO, KEEP GOING.
03:25:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
KEEP GOING.
03:25:15PM >> THE STAFF'S CONCERN AS I UNDERSTAND IT WITH RESPECT TO
MISS CALLOWAY THAT THESE PARCELS WOULD BE SOLD ON THEIR OWN
AND SENIOR CITIZEN THE ACCESS FOR THAT PARCEL WILL HAVE TO
EXIST ON THE SMALL ROAD TO THE RIGHT.
37.
SO WHAT I AM SUGGEST SOMETHING.
03:25:37PM >> WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
WHY AREN'T THOSE ALL THREE PARCELS OF CONCERN.
03:25:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHY JUST TWO OUT OF THOSE THREE?
03:25:53PM >> YOU LOOK AT THE STAFF CONCERN PARCEL, THAT IS THE ONLY
PARCEL THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE.
THIS PARCEL HERE AND HERE IS THE ONLY ONE HERE.
THIS PARCEL IS THIS OUTLINE HERE.
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO 36th STREET WHICH IS FULLY PAVED.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PORTION TO THIS STREET THAT IS ALSO A
50-FOOT WIDTH.
A 50-FOOT WIDTH.
50 FOOT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY THEY WANT TO VACATE.
THIS PARCEL ONLY HAS ACCESS TO THAT PARCEL.
03:26:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL THREE FOLIOS.
NOT JUST TWO.
03:26:25PM >> THIS ONE AND THIS ONE.
THESE TWO ONLY.
03:26:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THREE FOLIOS, NOT JUST THE TWO.
GOTCHA.
03:26:34PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
03:26:36PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DON'T GO ANYWHERE, ITS ONE MORE QUESTION FOR
YOU.
MR. PRESSMAN SAID THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPLAINTS.
YOU SAID THIS ALL ORIGINATED FROM A COMPLAINT.
CAN YOU TALK A BIT ABOUT THE COMPLAINT HISTORY FOR THIS
PROPERTY?
03:26:48PM >> WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THIS PROPERTY IS THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR
HAD PUT IN A CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT THAT THE OWNER --
THAT THE PROPERTY, AS YOU REMEMBER, THE PICTURE THAT ROSS
HAD PUT UP SHOWS THIS IS DATED HERE.
AND THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN GATED AND FENCED IN.
THE COMPLAINT WAS THERE WERE OBJECTS OBSTRUCTING THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS COMPLETELY REQUEST.
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY MAY NOT BE UNIMPROVED BUT PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY.
AND FORECAST, CASS STREET.
YOU TALK OF PROPERTY WE HAD.
TRASK STREET.
IT USED TO BE A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
USED TO BE A ROADWAY THAT THE INTERSTATE DEADEND TO.
THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING WITH THAT.
IT DEAD-ENDS TO THE INTERSTATE.
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
D.O.T. HAS PAID MILLION OF DOLLARS TO PUT TRASK STREET
THROUGH.
PLANNING IT ONE TIME MAY NOT HAVE NEEDED, BUT FUTURE
PLANNING YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU WERE DOING NEED IT.
AND THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO RESERVE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR
THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS PROPERTY IS ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN
IT WILL BE SOLD.
NOT "IF" BUT "WHEN."
BECAUSE NOBODY LIVES FOREVER.
THAT PROPERTY WON'T ALWAYS BE OWNED BY HIM.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROPERTY ALWAYS HAS ACCESS TO A
50-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY.
NOT A SUBSTANDARD 25-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY.
50-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY.
03:28:17PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
03:28:18PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY ELSE?
YES?
03:28:24PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. PRESSMAN, WHY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
FOR THE CITY TO GIVE AWAY -- I HAD THE LAST QUESTION OF THE
LAST VACATION.
I AM ALWAYS SKEPTICAL OF GIVING AWAY PROPERTY FOR NOTHING,
UNLESS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST.
WHY WOULD IT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO GIVE A PRIVATE
LAND HOLD THEY ARE LAND?
03:28:43PM >> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IF I MAY -- I NEED TO CORRECT THE
RECORD, BECAUSE MISS CALLOWAY IS CORRECT.
THERE WAS A COMPLAINT MADE BY THE NEIGHBOR.
SUBSEQUENTLY MY -- MY CLIENT HAS COMMUNICATED TO ME THEY HAD
COMMUNICATION WITH THAT NEIGHBOR.
I HAVEN'T.
AND THAT THEY WERE NOT IN OBJECTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE TODAY, BUT THAT IS WHAT
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIRD HAND.
I DO WANT TO CORRECT THAT RECORD.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I REALLY DON'T -- I HEAR YOUR
QUESTION OF SERVING THE PUBLIC, BUT I WILL SUGGEST TO YOU
THIS IS AN UNIQUE SITUATION WHERE THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY
WHATSOEVER OF PUBLIC USE OF THIS PARCEL AND THIS REMNANT
LAND.
IT WAS CLEARLY PLANNED TO BE A ROADWAY.
IF WE GO BACK TONIGHT POWERPOINT.
A SITUATION THAT MISS CALLOWAY REFERRED TO THIS MAY BE A
SITUATION.
BUT HERE WE ARE TWO COMPLETE BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY SIDE AND
NONE UPON THE OTHER SIDE.
THERE IS ACTUALLY NO -- AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE, IT IS VERY
CLEAR, THERE IS NO POSSIBLE PUBLIC PURPOSE HERE.
THE HAS BEEN USED AND OPERATE BY THIS LANDOWNER FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS WITH NO COMPLAINT UNTIL VERY RECENTLY.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST TOWING THAT THE CRITERIA -- I DON'T GET A
VOTE HERE, IS THAT -- IS A QUESTION OF OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
AND OTHER ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED ON WHY THIS SHOULD BE
VACATED.
03:30:24PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BUILDINGS COME AND
GO.
AND EVEN THAT HOPE VILLAGE PROPERTY CAN BE REDEVELOPED.
AWFUL LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.
03:30:41PM >> QUESTION FOR FUTURE POTENTIAL USE AND CLEARLY NOT A
POTENTIAL ROADWAY HERE.
BUT IF YOU APPLY THAT TO EVERY LAND USE VACATING, THEN FLOSS
REASON TO BRING ANY LAND USE VACATING FORWARD.
THERE ARE REASONS AND FUNCTIONS FOR VACATING AND WE BELIEVE
WE HAVE MET THEM.
THANK YOU.
03:30:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
NOT, I HAVE SOMEBODY REGISTERED, BRIAN.
IS BRIAN ON?
03:31:08PM >> I AM.
03:31:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HELLO, BRIAN.
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
03:31:11PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN AND TAMPA COUNCILMEMBERS.
BY REPRESENT HERITAGE SHORES, WHICH OWNS THE PROPERTY
DIRECTLY ABUTTING THE SUBJECT RIGHT-OF-WAY RIGHT-OF-WAY TO
THE SOUTH.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE PETITION TO VACATE.
MY CLIENT'S PRESENCE IS TO KEEP FIFTH AVENUE OPEN TO
CONTINUE TO ACCESS NORTH OF THE PROPERTY AND PARK AROUND
THAT WAREHOUSE.
THIS ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHERE MY CLIENT WOULD OBJECT TO BE
THIS MOTION, IT IS IMPORTANT UNDER HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.
TO THE NORTH, IT IS PETITION HERE AND OWNED BY 36 YBOR
COMMERCIAL YARD INC THE PROPERTY OWNER USE THIS PROPERTY AS
A JUNK YARD AND TRUCK PARK.
THEY POLLUTED THEIR PARTY ALREADY REQUIRING MONITORING WELLS
ON MY CLIENT'S PROPERTY.
THE PETITIONER HAS CLOSED OFF FIFTH AVENUE TO PLACE JUNK
CARS ON THE PROPERTY ILLEGALLY EXPANDING ITS JUNKYARD ON THE
CITY PROPERTY.
NOT ONLY HAVE THEY CLOSED IT OFF.
AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
NOT ONLY THE STREET BUT PUT THE BARRICADES OVER MY CLIENT'S
BUILDINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED DRAINAGE ISSUES.
CAUSED SOME RUST ISSUES ON THE PANELS.
MY CLIENTS HAD TO PLAY TO CLEAN AND REGRADE THE LAND WITH
FILL DIRT AND A BACK HOE.
AND MY CLIENT HAS VERY LITTLE RECOURSE, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY
OWNER IS AN ENTITY THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
IT IS FOR THAT REASON WE FILED A CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT
AND ONE OF THE FEW AVENUES WE HAVE TO GET THIS AREA CLEAR
AND TO GET THE JUNK AND THE CONCRETE BARRIERS OFF OF MY
CLIENT'S BUILDING.
WE FILED THIS PETITION, AND THE NEIGHBOR FILED THIS TO
RESOLVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
I AM ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO NOT AWARD THIS BAD ACTOR BY
GRANTING THE PETITION TO VACATE.
MY CLIENT HAS CONCERNED SOUTH HALF OF 5th AVENUE REVERTS TO
IT, IT WILL BE UNDER THE FLORIDA LAW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CLEANUP OF WHAT WE EXPECT IS CONTAMINATED PROPERTY, BECAUSE
THE REMAINDER OF THE PETITIONER'S PROPERTY IS CONTAMINATED.
FOR THOSE REASONS, MY CLIENT WILL URGE THE COUNCIL TO DENY
THE PETITION AND MAINTAIN THE BUFFER BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES
AND ALLOW FOR OUTSIDE DRAINAGE AND PREVENT POLLUTION TO
OTHERS.
03:33:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK?
IF NOT, MR. PRESSMAN, DO YOU HAVE REBUTTAL.
03:33:52PM >> I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE NOT SPOKEN TO THE NEIGHBOR ON
THE SOUTH WAS WHAT I COMMUNICATED WAS THIRD HAND FROM MY
CLIENT OF WHAT HIS COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN.
SO I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR AND PRECISE ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
03:34:03PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOTHING FURTHER.
A MOTION TO CLOSE.
WAIT, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
03:34:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NOTION CLOSE.
03:34:18PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YEAH --
03:34:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE CAN -- WE CAN ALWAYS OPEN IT AGAIN.
03:34:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM --
03:34:24PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
JUST SO COUNCIL KNOWS AND THE PETITIONER
KNOWS AND I HAVE A COPY FOR THE PETITIONER, IF HE WANTS.
OPINION IT IS A 2011 MEMORANDUM AND MR. WIGGINTON IS VERY
FAMILIAR WRITTEN BY JULIA COLE THAT SETS FORTH THE STANDARD
OF REVIEWS FOR APPLICATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY.
SECOND PAGE IS THE CRITERIA.
I WILL GIVE A COPY FOR MR. PRESSMAN AND A COPY TO THE CLERK
FOR THE RECORD.
03:34:53PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NOTION CLOSE FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL?
COUNCILMAN HURTAK.
03:35:03PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WAS GOING TO THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL I HEARD
THAT THE NEIGHBOR DOESN'T WANT IT.
TO ME THAT IS ALWAYS ENOUGH.
SO I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO NOT APPROVE FILE
NUMBER VAC 24-08 -- 24-308, AN ABUTTING PROPERTY OWN WILL BE
COMPLETELY CUT OFF OR DIMINISHED AS A RESULT OF VENTILATOR
SKATING.
03:35:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
03:35:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I ADD TO YOUR MOTION THAT IT DOES NOT
SERVE A PUBLIC INTEREST TO VACATE THE PROPERTY?
03:35:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SURE.
I BELIEVE THAT IS -- THAT IS CRITERIA NUMBER 3.
03:35:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IS THAT AMENABLE TO THE SECOND?
03:35:50PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECOND.
03:35:51PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
03:35:53PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
03:35:54PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO.
03:35:56PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO.
03:35:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
03:35:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
03:36:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
03:36:01PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH MIRANDA AND CARLSON VOTING NO.
03:36:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 115 -- WE NEED STAFF FOR 115, 116 AND 117.
MR. BHIDE.
03:36:21PM >>VIK BHIDE:
VIK BHIDE, DIRECTOR OF MOBILITY DEPARTMENT.
AND I AM JOINED BY RICHARD MUDDERBACK WITH CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION, JUSTIN VASKE WITH LEGAL AND A COUPLE OF MOW
PIT STAFF MEMBERS TO ADDRESS ITEMS 115 AND 116.
THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT AND A GRANT ASSOCIATED WITH
IT THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN 2022.
THIS PROJECT IS UNOFFICIALLY CALLED THE WEST RIVERWALK
PROJECT.
AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT BUILDS OUT AN ENTIRE NETWORK BY
ACTIVATING A RIVER AND INTRODUCING SAFER MULTIMODAL
CONNECTED FEATURES ON ROOM, AND PARTS OF COLUMBUS AND
OTHERS.
WE HAVE A VERY DETAILED PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT AT
THE JUNE 20 MEETING.
I'LL BE ANTICIPATE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS THIS
MORNING.
YOU HAVE HEARD FROM WALK-BIKE TAMPA.
ADVOCACY GROUP, OF COURSE, THE MAYOR EMPHASIZED HOW THIS
PROJECT WAS PLANNED IN ISOLATION.
THE CONNECTOR PROJECT THAT CONNECTS TO OTHER PROBLEMS WITHIN
THE AREA THAT ARE EITHER ACTIVE OR IN -- IN COMPLETION
STAGES AS WE SPEAK.
ON JUNE 20, YOU HEARD FROM THE CBAC AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION
FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND ALSO FROM THE WEST TAMPA CAC, THE CRA CAC CARLOS
RECOMMENDED THEM AND SHARED HIS SUPPORT.
AND MORE RECENTLY AGAIN, ADDING TO THE PROJECT AND TO
HIGHLIGHT HOW THIS ISN'T IN ISOLATION.
WE WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND
PART OF YESTERDAY'S BUDGET APPROVAL, IT INCLUDED THE
SIGNALIZATION OF ROME AND COLUMBUS THAT WILL BE FUNDS FROM
IF THE COUNTY, TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY, AND THEN THE CITY
WILL BUILD THAT SIGNAL AND THAT DOES, AGAIN, IMPACT AND
ENHANCE THIS GROUP OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE WEST
RIVERWALK.
IT DOES IMPACT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BENEFITS IT.
CERTAINLY MOVES OUR VISION ZERO AND MOBILITY GOALS FORWARD.
AND IT -- AND ACTIVATES THE RIVER WHERE WE HAVE KEY
AFFORDABLE HOUSE AND OTHER PUBLIC INVESTMENTS AS WELL IN THE
WEST TAMPA, GRAND CENTRAL, U.T. AND ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTOR FOR
NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE AND SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE.
AND NORTH OF KENNEDY AND SOUTH OF KENNEDY.
SOME IN ALL, IT IS A -- IT IS A HIGH VALUE PROJECT.
IT HAS SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
03:39:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
03:39:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT I WANT TO REITERATE
THE REASONS I THINK THIS -- WHILE THE PROJECT IS EXCELLENT
AND I THINK IT IS A GREAT PROJECT, WHILE -- WHY I DON'T
THINK -- WHY -- I WOULD VOTE TOE REDUCE THE SCOPE OF THIS,
AND REAPPLY TO THE GRANT AND REBID IT.
THIS IS THE WAY I THINK IT SHOULD GO.
REASON I BELIEVE THAT, WE STARTED WITH ADDS 24 MILLION
GRANT.
WE GOT $6 MILLION WHICH WAS 25% MATCH.
25% MATCH, VERY REASONABLE.
NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT -- I BELIEVE -- I WILL ASK MR. ROGERO
QUICKLY -- WHAT IS AGAIN IF YOU CAN JUST SIMPLY GO OVER THE
COST NOW.
AND $6 MILLION AND 25% MATCH.
03:40:31PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES, MA'AM.
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, COUNCIL.
DENNIS ROGERO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
03:40:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NICE TO SEE YOU TWICE IN THE DAY.
03:40:42PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
TWICE AS LUCKY.
NICE TO SEE YOU ALSO.
03:40:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU ARE WELCOME.
03:40:48PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
RIGHT.
I HAVE SOME DASH VISUAL OF TWO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RUN DOWN
AGAIN.
I AM A VISUAL PERSON WHERE I DON'T MIND.
$57 MILLION OF CONCERNED SOURCES, $24 MILLION FOR THE GRANT
AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAX.
CURRENT FOR $6 MILLION ABOUT $30 MILLION AND THAT IS GREAT.
AGAIN, AS YOU ALSO SAID ABOUT $27 MILLION SHORT.
RIGHT NOW BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSION, LIKELY MORE DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE OF CRA
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADDITIONAL FUND FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
WHAT WE KNOW IS WE GOT ADDS 27 MILLION SHORTFALL AND
REALISTICALLY, THE ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS FINANCING AS
WE TALKED BEFORE.
IF WE THROW THE POTENTIAL FINANCING AGAINST YOU, WE END UP
WITH A NET ZERO.
03:41:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
03:41:56PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YOU ARE WELCOME.
03:41:57PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MISS KAPESKY.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
03:42:05PM >> BUDGET ANALYST, CITY COUNCIL.
03:42:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME FOR YOUR FIRST --
03:42:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
INAUGURAL.
03:42:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AS OUR BUDGET SEASON KICKS OFF.
SO YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT -- IF WE COULD BORROW YOUR --
MR. ROGERO YOUR LOVELY BREAKOUT.
03:42:28PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
SURE.
03:42:29PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT WILL BE GREAT.
IF WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
MY CONCERN IS IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW IT IS GOING TO BE --
IF WE ARE -- USE ROUND NUMBERS, $57 MILLION.
IF WE PUT $6 UNTIL FROM THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAX, OUR
REMAINING OBLIGATION IS $27 MILLION.
MR. ROGERO BEFORE, AND JULY 20 -- JUNE 20, GOSH, A WHOLE --
THE COST IS $25 MILLION.
CORRECT?
03:43:03PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES, MA'AM.
I BELIEVE I HAVE THAT IF YOU LIKE IT.
03:43:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ZONING A MINUTE AND I WANT TO GET THROUGH
THIS POINT, AND YES, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THAT $27
MILLION PLUS THE $6 MILLION IS $33 MILLION, CORRECT?
03:43:25PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES.
03:43:25PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IF WE TAKE THE $33 MILLION -- SO NOW INSTEAD
OF OUR -- INSTEAD OF OUR -- THE GRANT IS STILL $24 MILLION.
AND INSTEAD 69 MATCH BEING 25% OR $6 MILLION, IT NOW GOES TO
$33 MILLION AND THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 137.5% MATCH.
AM I CORRECT?
03:43:54PM >> LET ME SAY ONE THING, ORIGINAL 57.
THE GRANT 24.
YOU ARE NOT INCLUDING THE 6.
I WAS THINKING THAT WE PROBABLY WANT TO GO AHEAD BECAUSE WE
ALREADY COMMITTED TO 25%.
GETS US TO 27 MILLION.
I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
27 UNTIL RELATION TO THE ORIGINAL 24 WE ARE GETTING FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO 115% OF
ESSENTIAL MATCH FROM THE CITY.
03:44:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
INSTEAD OF 25% MATCH 137.5% MATCH.
TAKE THAT $27 MILLION AND ADD THE 25 MILLION IN INTEREST.
WE NOW ARE AT $52 MILLION.
03:44:32PM >> RIGHT.
03:44:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
A $52 MILLION COST TO THE PUBLIC FOR $24
MILLION OF GETTING SOME OF OUR MONEY BACK.
03:44:41PM >> CORRECT.
03:44:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
52 MILLION OVER 24 MILLION TO LOOK AT OUR
PERCENTAGE IS 217% MATCH.
IT IS GOING TO COST US 217% OF THAT GRANT IN ORDER TO GET
WHAT THE GRANT WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER TO BEGIN WITH.
IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTAND SOMETHING IN.
03:45:04PM >> THE MATH IS CORRECT, YES.
03:45:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
APPRECIATE IT.
THAT WAS MY POINT TO SAY THAT WE ARE JUST COMPLETELY
OVERLEVERAGED IN THIS GRANT.
AND MY BIG CONCERN ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE CAN NOT CONTINUE TO
ACCEPT GRANTS WHERE WE ARE NOT GOING TO ABLE TO MATCH.
REMINDS ME OF HANNA AVENUE WHERE WE STARTED WITH SOMETHING
AND KEPT GOING AND KEPT GOING AND KEPT GOING.
AND BASICALLY TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN AND GIVE BACK IN
MONEY.
BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE GOING TO SPEND MORE THAN TWICE AS
MUCH OF THAT MONEY JUST TO MAKE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN.
AND TO ME, AS STEWARD OF TAX PAY PER DOLLARS.
THAT IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO REDUCE
THE SCOPE, APPLY FOR THE GRANT AND REBID IT.
MAY BE A SMALLER AMOUNT, BUT BASICALLY -- FOLKS SAY WE ARE
GIVING AWAY 24 MILLION.
BUT WE ARE NOT.
WE ARE TAKING WHAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO SPEND MONEY ON AND
NOW SPEND 216% MORE FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BEGIN
WITH.
AND I JUST -- I AM ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO THAT.
AND AS FAR AS THE CRA GOES, NOTHING HAS BEEN APPROVED YET.
THE CURRENT CRA BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WHICH I ASKED
MISS MOODY BEFORE, BEFORE WE LEFT THE CITY.
BUDGET FOR WEST TAMPA, 8.9 MILLION.
IF WE ARE GETTING $5 THERE WILL THAT, WE ARE ONLY LEAVING
THEM WITH $379 MILLION.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST TIPS OF ALL THE CRAs.
THEIR TI THIS YEAR WAS 4.5%.
WE HAVE TIFs THAT RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 1 ALL THE WAY TO 19%.
THAT, BY THE WAY, WAS EAST TAMPA.
THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY -- THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
INCREASE TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM THEM.
AND I WON'T DO IT.
THANK YOU.
03:47:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND THEN CLENDENIN.
03:47:10PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEING FOR OR AGAINST A RIVER WALK ON THE
WEST SIDE.
OBVIOUSLY THE RIVERWALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAS BEEN
BENEFICIAL.
THE NUMBERS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED WERE COMPLETELY FALSE.
BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT BECAUSE OF THE RIVERWALK.
THE REASON THERE WAS BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT BECAUSE
OF THE RIVER, NOT RIVERWALK.
THEY WERE PLANNING ON BUILDING IN SOME OF THE PLACES FOR A
LONG TIME AND I AM NOT AGAINST THE RIVERWALK.
I HEARD -- I DON'T NEED A RESPONSE, I HEARD THAT U.T. WAS
AGAINST A SECTION OF IT, BUT THE ISSUE HERE IS HOW IT IS
BEING PAID FOR AND HOW MUCH IT IS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PROJECT IN ISOLATION, IT IS A GREAT
PROJECT, BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK WHERE DO YOU WANT.
AND THE PUBLIC CLEARLY SAYS THEY WANT THEIR ROADS FIXED AND
THE PARKS FIXED AND OTHER BASIC SERVICES FIXED.
THE MAJOR SAID THIS MORNING THAT OUR JOB IS TO MAINTAIN AND
FIX THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE AND WE CAN ALSO BUILD SOME NEW
SERVICES.
BUT WE CAN'T BUILD -- SHE DIDN'T SAY THAT, BUT WE CAN'T
BUILD A NEW SERVICE WITH MONEY WE SHOULD BE USING TO
MAINTAIN THE OLD SERVICES.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT FOUND ANOTHER FUNDING MECHANISM
FOR ROADS AND PARKS.
WE ARE WOEFULLY BEHIND.
I THINK THEY WERE STARVED FOR A LONG TIME TO JUSTIFY TAX
INCREASES.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE STUCK.
WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO FUND THEM.
AND SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO FUND THIS.
THIS $6 MILLION.
CAN YOU PUT THE SLIDE BACK UP.
THIS $6 MILLION COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IS STILL TAX MONEY WE CAN
USE ON SOMETHING ELSE.
SO WE ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCTING THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR $52 MILLION BUT --
IT IS --
03:49:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOING
TO BE -- WE ARE NOT BONDING IT.
03:49:12PM >>BILL CARLSON:
27 MILLION PLUS 5, 52.
PLUS THE SIX MILLION, 58.
THE GRANT MONEY -- I KNOW PEOPLE AT US DOT, WE CAN ALSO GO
BACK AND TALK TO THEM.
THAT $24 MILLION WE CAN USE FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THE $20 MILLION GRANT AND $10 MILLION MATCHING I WOULD
APPROVE THIS IN A SECOND BECAUSE THAT IS A REALLY GOOD DEAL.
THE WAY THIS IS SET UP NOW, OUR PUBLIC ON THE HOOK FOR $58
MILLION AND THIS ADMINISTRATION -- IS A PET PROJECT.
A GREAT PROJECT IN THE CONCEPT OF IT, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD IT
RIGHT NOW.
YOU DON'T GO OUT AND BUY A BRAND-NEW CAR IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD
TO PAY YOUR HOUSE PAYMENT.
RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE ROADS.
AND WE HAVE GOT PEOPLE FIXING -- ALL KINDS OF MARKET INNING
SLOGANS OUT THERE.
THE REALITY THAT THE ROADS ARE FALLING APART THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
WE HAVE DUGOUTS FOR KIDS PLAYING BASEBALL WITH THINGS
FALLING ON THEIR HEADS AND CAN'T REPAIR IT FOR FIX IT.
WE CAN'T JUST SPEND IT MONEY ON PET PROJECTS.
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THE OTHER THING IS IT IS ALSO ABOUT SUBSIDIZING DEVELOPMENT
AND DEVELOPERS.
SOMEBODY WANTS TO DEVELOP THAT WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER.
AND THE SCHOOL THERE WHICH IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IF
SOMEBODY WANTS TO DEVELOP THAT.
THAT GETS BACK TO THE EDIFACE COMPLEX GEN AGAIN TOO.
WE MEASURE SUCCESS ON SHINY BIG BUILDINGS.
SOMEBODY WANTS A BUILDING BUT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER
AND MEASURE SUCCESS WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR PEOPLE
AND IT IS NOT VERY GOOD.
BY THE WAY, THE SURVEY THAT WAS PRESENTED THIS MORNING.
I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE SURVEY EVERY YEAR I PULLED PUBLIC
RECORDS ON.
NOT A VALID STUDY IN REALLY LOOKING AT THE ATTITUDES OF OUR
PEOPLE.
THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER POLLS THAT LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE THINK
OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SURE, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE ABOUT IT, BUT
WE ARE -- A DISSATISFACTION OF THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF BASIC
THINGS LIKE ROADS AND PARKS.
WE CAN'T SPEND ON THINGS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE WHEN WE CAN'T
SPEND ON THINGS THAT WE HAVE.
LAST ANALOGY, IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD YOUR MEDICINE, WHY ARE YOU
GOING TO BUY A NEW CAR OR NEW HOUSE.
WE NEED TO FIX THE THINGS THAT ARE BASIC.
THE MAJOR TALKED OF BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
IF WE ARE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, WE CAN EITHER DO PAY
GO.
NOT 30-YEAR PAY GO.
NOT THAT MUCH MONEY.
SPLIT IT OVER FIVE OR TEN YEARS.
DOESN'T MICK SENSE TO BOND IT.
$25 PLUS IN INTEREST AND GOES UP TO BONDHOLDERS SOMEWHERE
ELSE.
03:52:03PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
03:52:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HEAR WHAT MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
SAYING.
BUT THEY ARE MISSING ONE IMPORTANT ELEMENT.
AND ACTUALLY -- MAY BE ANOTHER PROJECT THAT I WILL BE
ECHOING THE EXACT SAME SEGMENT THAT THEY JUST SAID.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND SOME OF THE OTHERS IS THE RETURN
ON INVESTMENT.
ROUGHLY WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF THAT ALL OVER THE CITY OF TAMPA.
WE INVESTED A RETURN IS SOMETIMES FOUR OR FIVE TIMES WHAT WE
INVEST AS RETURN ON INVESTMENT THROUGH TIF FUNDS.
I LOOK AT THIS AS A -- NOT A ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE THAT WE
WANT THIS WE HAVE TO PUT OUT THAT WE ARE NEVER GOING TO SEE
AGAIN ONCE THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, WILL REVITALIZE AN AREA
HISTORICALLY IGNORED.
IT IS GOING TO PROVIDE A WALKABLE NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR.
A BIKE AREA IN THE NORTHWEST CORRIDOR.
THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE AESTHETICS FOR THESE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME QUALITY OF LIFE THAT OUR MOST RECENTLY DEVELOPED
AREAS HAVE.
WE NEED TO START SPREADING -- SPREADING THE ENHANCEMENTS
ACROSS ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY.
AND THIS IS -- BE THIS IS ONE ELEMENT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED
COST ESCALATION.
THE CITY OF TAMPA CAN'T HELP THAT.
IT IS WHAT IT IS BOND INTEREST RATES HAVE GONE UP AND THE
COST OF BORROWING IS HIGHER THAN WE WOULD LIKE SAW THE
PRESENTATION THIS MORNING, DENNIS, AND I WAS PLEASANTLY
SURPRISED OF THE INTEREST RATE YOU PROJECT ON THAT.
A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
A WHOLE POINT LOWER THAN WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED FOR A
COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE MAYBE WE WILL SEE MORE RELIEF.
WE CAN'T COUNT ON THAT BUT MAYBE WE WILL.
I SPOKE WITH WEST TAMPA REPRESENTATIVES AND THEY ARE IN
FAVOR OF THIS AND BELIEVE IT IS TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
PASSIONATELY ABOUT TRANSPORTATION.
VIK WILL TELL YOU I BEAT HIM UP ON THIS STUFF ALL DAY LONG.
BUT I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AREA TO ENHANCE OUR MIX
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
WOULD I LIKE LESS EXPENSIVE?
OF COURSE, I WOULD.
IS IT IN LINE WITH THE COST ESCALATIONS OF WHAT WE ARE
SEEING ACROSS THE CITY?
I DO.
I ALSO DON'T THINK IT IS AN OVERLY AMBITIOUS PROJECT.
THE CURRENT RIVERWALK HAS A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES.
WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT.
A STRIP-DOWN VERSION AND MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF RETURN.
HOPEFULLY WHEN TIME GOES BY TO BRING IT UP TO THE SAME
STANDARD THAT THE EAST SIDE WILL HAVE AND YOU HAVE TO START
SOMEWHERE.
THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN
THINGS.
PAVE OUR DAMN ROADS.
DOING A GOOD JOB ON THE PIPES PROJECT.
AND WE ARE -- PUBLIC FLOODING RELIEF.
WE ARE DOING GOOD IN THE CITY OF TAMPA COMPARED TO OUR
CO-WORKERS IN OUR OTHER CITIES.
THEY SHOULD BE ENVIOUS OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT IS COSTING US MONEY AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
IT IS JUST -- IT IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME.
WE WILL GO THROUGH THIS BUDGET AND SHIFT SOME MONEY FOR
MAINTENANCE.
AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING AND THE RIGHT MOVE FOR
THE CITY OF TAMPA.
AND SPREADING THE EQUITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EVERY
CORNER THAT WE CAN DO.
THANK YOU.
03:56:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA, YOU WERE NEXT.
03:56:07PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT IS FUNNY, I MEDIATE A LOT OF CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT, ONE
OF MY STANDARD OPENING LINES FOR THE PARTY.
I SAY THINGS IN LIFE THAT ARE PLAQUE AND WHITE AND THAT IS
TRUE SOMETIMES, BUT NONE OF LEGAL CASES, THERE ARE A LOT OF
GRAY WHICH I ALWAYS SAY THAT.
EACH SIDE HAS A GOOD POINT, ETC.
ON THIS -- THERE IS SOME GRAY THERE.
BUT I THINK THAT THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND COUNCILMAN CARLSON TALKING OF THE
NEGATIVE AND OBJECTIVE VIEW OUTWEIGHS THE MOVE AT THIS TIME.
I AM NOT TRYING TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, BUT IN MY
OPINION, THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD ON THIS -- ON A NUMBER
OF ISSUES AS COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN WISELY SAID, WILL LOOK AT
THE AREA OF WEST TAMPA THAT HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR FAR TOO
LONG.
I THOUGHT THAT WEST TAMPA AS WELL AS NORTH TAMPA ARE TWO
AREAS GENERALLY NEGLECTED BY THE CITY AND WEST TAMPA AN AREA
WITH TREMENDOUS HISTORY.
OUR FRIENDS IN THE CRA WEATHER SAID WILL GO A LONG WAY OF
HELPING WEST TAMPA AND SOME SAFETY ADVOCATES AND MOBILITY
ACTIVITY ADVOCATES AND THEY SAY THIS IS A PROJECT THAT MOVES
THINGS FORWARD FOR THIS ISSUE FOR WEST TAMPA.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK OUTWEIGH THE BAD AND I WILL
TALK ABOUT THE BAD BECAUSE WE CAN'T IGNORE THE BAD.
NO REASONABLE PERSON.
$24 MILLION GRANT FOR THE WORK OF OUR CONGRESSWOMAN KATHY
CASTOR ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB.
$6 MILLION IN CIT.
OUT OF THAT $27 MILLION, HOW MANY WERE WE EXPECTING TO GET
IN CRA WITH OUR CONSENT IF THAT CAN BE OPINED ON.
03:57:55PM >>VIK BHIDE:
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
SO THE MEMO THAT I SENT THEIR CRA REQUESTING $10 MILLION.
WE ARE WORK WITH STAFF RIGHT NOW TO GET ON THE CAC'S AGENDA.
I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE CAC MEMBERS AS WELL,
AND I WILL REFLECT THE POSITIVITY THAT YOU SHARED,
CONGRESSMAN, WITH THE PROJECT AS WELL.
AND -- AND I THINK BOTH YOU AND COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN KIND OF
SUMMARIZED IT AS WELL.
THERE ARE DOWN SIDES CERTAINLY LIKE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
SIGNIFICANT UPSIDES TO SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WERE
MENTIONED QUALITY OF LIFE, SAFETY, ACCESS, EQUITY,
ENVIRONMENT.
WE KNOW THAT THIS WORKS.
JUST LOOKING AT THE EXISTING RIVERWALK WALK.
AND STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE WELL AFTER IT WAS BUILT SHOWING
-- DEMONSTRATING ITS SUCCESS AS WELL AND WE ANTICIPATE THIS
TO BE A VERY HIGH VALUE PROJECT.
03:58:56PM >>LUIS VIERA:
AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I AM NOT WRONG
WITH MY MATH BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A LONG WEEK.
IF WE GET $10 MILLION FROM CRA FUNDS AND CAN ASK FOR MORE.
POTENTIALLY $24 MILLION FROM THE FEDS, $6 MILLION FROM CIT.
$10 MILLION FROM CRA, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ALREADY THAT
LEAVE BONDING AT ABOUT $17 MILLION?
03:59:20PM >>VIK BHIDE:
SORRY.
POTENTIALLY WE MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL POSITIVE NEWS FROM THE
FEDERAL BUDGET AS WELL, AND THAT, AGAIN, ALREADY REDUCE THE
BURDEN.
I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WE MENTIONED ON JUNE 20 THAT WE HAD
A LOT OF SUCCESS BOTH WITH THE STATE AND WASHINGTON WHERE
GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HIGH VALUE PROJECTS.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO STOP THAT EFFORT WITH THIS PROJECT.
WE ARE GOING TO STAY ON IT.
03:59:50PM >> IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, PRESENTLY WOULDN'T ANY CRA MONEY,
WITH THE $10 MILLION, WE CAN'T TAKE THAT GRANTED AND FEDERAL
MONEY AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THE BONDING OF THE BUILDING WILL
BE 30% OF THE PROJECT BEING BONDED RIGHT NOW.
MY MATH IS RIGHT, $17 MILLION.
04:00:13PM >> IN MY HEAD ABOUT RIGHT.
04:00:14PM >> $15 MILLION.
04:00:16PM >> YES.
AND I AM SAYING THAT MONEY BOND.
$2 MILLION BONDED.
04:00:21PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF I MAY.
IF I MAY.
I AM SAYING THAT IS THE NUMBER WE START OFF AS BEING BONDED.
BEFORE WE ARE TALKING OF INTEREST AS COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK
WISELY SAID.
WE ARE TALKINH OF 30% OF THE FUNDS THAT WILL BE BONDED
RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL TRILLION.
AND THAT COMES BEFORE ANY ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANTS.
ANY ADDITIONAL FEDERAL OR STRIKE THAT, CRA DOLLARS, CORRECT.
THAT COULD BE LOOKING AT BETTER DOLLARS.
LONG STORY SHORT THERE ARE IS SOMETHING WHERE THE GOOD
OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.
IS THERE BAD, OF COURSE, THERE IS.
REAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR OUR CITY IGNORED AREA WEST
TAMPA.
70% OF THE DOLLARS COMING FROM C.I.T., THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, COMING FROM CRA.
AGAIN, FUNDING MECHANISM IS SOMETHING THAT IS WORTH THE
NEGATIVE.
WORTH THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE WILL HAVE OUT OF IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
04:01:19PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, MIRANDA AND ME.
04:01:22PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
JUST EVEN BASED ON OUR PRESENTATION, PRIOR FOR THIS AND EVEN
TODAY REGARDING DEBT SERVICE, WE ARE IN GREAT SHAPE AND
OUTSTANDING RATING.
WHEN THE STAFF COMES TO US AND SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE CAN BOND.
I AM LISTEN THAT FROM THE STANDPOINT LONG-TERM DEALT AND THE
BENEFITS OF A PROBABLY LIKE THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE TO ME.
WE ARE REBUILDING THE INNER CITY, FOR ME, THIS IS A
STANDPOINT OF A OUTDOOR CITY ASSET NOT LIKE THE CITY MUSEUM,
STRAZ OR THE CONVENTION CENTER.
THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO THIS AT NO CHARGE TO THEM.
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES WALK IN A
BEAUTIFUL WAY AND ELEVATES THE CITY NOT JUST FOR CURRENT
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE GUESTS AND VISITORS
WHO BRING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF THEIR DOLLARS
IN SPENDING.
WHEN THEY COME VISIT, THEY COME TO THE RIVERWALK.
ONE OF THE DESTINATION THIS THEY GO TO THAT DOESN'T COST
THEM ANYTHING BUT BENEFITS US BECAUSE LIVING IN OUR HOTELS,
EATING OUR FOOD, ETC., ETC.
I SEE IT AS THE LONG-TERM DEBT IS WORTH IT.
AND CASTOR.
APPRECIATE THAT.
THE DOLLARS THAT ARE COMING IN UNDERSTAND THAT.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND MONEY AND THIS IS ONE OF THE
INSTANCES WHERE I FEEL I CAN SUPPORT IT DESPITE SOME
OPPOSITION.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT THERE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR
GRANTS.
THAT IS IN OUR FAVE.
I WILL STOP THE PROJECT.
THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.
OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO HELP US PAY FOR SOME THINGS.
THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE AND HELP WITH US OTHER PROJECTS AND
IT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY OF
THE BENEFIT OF THE CONNECTIVITY AND HAVE ACCESS TO THIS.
AND IT DOESN'T COST THEM ANYTHING IN TERMS OF MONEY OUT OF
THEIR POCKET ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE THEY ARE LOSING THE
LUNCH MONEY FOR THE KIDS.
IT IS NOT LIKE THAT.
YES, OUR CHILDREN WILL HELP PAY FOR THIS PROJECT BUT
DEFINITELY GOING TO BE WORTH IT BECAUSE AROUND FOR THEM TO
ENJOY AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
04:03:48PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
04:03:55PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
DOESN'T COST ANYTHING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO PAY FOR.
BECAUSE IT IS WORTH NOTHING.
LET'S GO BACK IN HISTORY.
THE STRAZ.
YOU KNOW THAT WAS TAKEN TO A PUBLIC VOTE, AND THE PUBLIC
VOTED THIS DOWN.
YET THE GOVERNOR HAD THE FORESIGHT AND START COLLECTING
MONEY AND START BUILDING.
WHAT WOULD DO YOU WITHOUT THE STRAZ DOWNTOWN OR WITHOUT THE
IS HE CONVENTION CENTER THAT COST MONEY.
IN THE MARRIOTT HOTEL THAT COSTS MONEY.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO OF THE FEW THINGS SPURRED THE DEVELOPMENT
AND THOSE WITH THE CITY THAT MAKE THE CITY AND WHAT IT IS
GOING TO BE.
HERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING FOR IT IN A WAY, AND NOW
GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE, TO SEE SOME
PROGRESS AND MAKE SURE THEY PROGRESS WITH THE -- SO WE LOOK
AT THE CIT TAX AND GUESS WHAT, WE COLLECT 50% OF IT.
DO WE GENERATE 15% OR MORE?
I AM NOT GOING TO SAY.
YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT FOR YOUR ACCEPT.
NOBODY IS BITCHING ABOUT THAT.
I AM TALKING ABOUT MYSELF WHEN I SAY THAT.
LET'S TALK OF THE PARKING AROUND THE STADIUMS.
ALL OF IT IS GIVEN AWAY.
NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
THAT FOR 30 YEARS, NOT A PENNY INCREASE.
NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT ANYTHING THAT IS COMING UP NOW WHEN THIS
VOTE COMES UP.
WHAT THINGS HAPPEN TODAY IN ST. PETE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT -- APPROVED?
04:05:39PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
04:05:41PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK GOODNESS IT IS THEM.
I AM SAYING THIS IS THE WRONG WAY OF ANYTHING.
UP APPRECIATE THE NUMBERS THEY BROUGHT.
I AGREE WITH IT.
BUT ANOTHER SIDE OF THIS THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABILITY OF
LIFTING UP HOPE FROM SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE DIS-- LIVING IN AN
AREA THAT I CAN WALK HERE AND DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING, YOU ARE HAPPY.
BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING AND YOU ARE NOT HAPPY, THAT IS
WHEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY DON'T HAVE MUCH.
AND YET THIS IS COSTLY.
BUT THIS WILL GIVE THAT FAMILY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
WALK INSTEAD OF DRIVING TO THE BEACH SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY
DON'T HAVE THE MONEY NO GET TO AND WALK AND SHOW ALL THE
BEAUTY AND GIVE SOMEBODY A SEDATIVE TO GIVE BETTER WHAT THEY
ARE IN THEIR LIFE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG KIDS WITH THEIR
PARENTS.
THIS HELPS EVERYONE AND BELIEVE ME, I TONIGHT LIKE TO
PREACH, BUT I CAN TELL YOU I WILL NOT BE VOTE FOR THIS IF I
THOUGHT IT WAS CONCRETE AND RAIL AND FORGET IT, NOBODY WILL
USE IT.
IT IS -- IF I REMEMBER IT, PLEASE CORRECTLY, BECAUSE I MAKE
MISTAKES MYSELF.
I MADE A MISTAKE ONCE AND I WAS WRONG.
BUT THE RIVER WALK IS THE NUMBER ONE RIVERWALK IN THE
COUNTRY, I BELIEVE.
04:07:00PM >>VIK BHIDE:
VOTED THAT RECENTLY BY ONE OF THE --
04:07:06PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I AM SAYING PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING,
AND YOU ARE GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY, I THINK YOU WILL
HAVE LOWER CRIME.
PEOPLE SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF TYPING AN LOOKING
AT A COMPUTER 24 -- 28 HOURS A DAY.
IF YOU LOOK AT MEDICAL STUDIES NOW, EVEN THE SCIENTISTS SAY
THREE HOURS A WEEK IS ENOUGH.
BUT TO GO OUT AND LEARN WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT, WOULD YOU HAVE
HAPPIER PEOPLE.
I KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO VOTE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IS MY PART OF IT.
I CAN GO ON MORE AND MORE AND I AM NOT JUST GOING TO THROW
OUT NEGATIVES.
HELPS THE SOCIETY AROUND THE COURSE OF WHAT DO YOU.
IF THE PRESIDENT OF TAMPA UNIVERSITY BECAME WHEN HE WAS
PRESIDENT 30 YEARS 40 YEARS AGO AND HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
NEW, THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA WILL BE GONE LONG AGO.
HE DID SOMETHING.
STARTED BUILDING AND GOT INDIVIDUALS TO BUY INTO HIS PLAN.
AND IT WILL NOW BIGGER THAN PRINCETON AND WAKE FOREST IN
ENROLLMENT.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, IT HAS AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION SYSTEM.
SO, I MEAN, YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE IN HISTORY
TODAY.
IF COLUMBUS NEVER HAD THE MONEY TO GET ON THE SHIP, EUROPEAN
WOULD HAVE BEEN REAL CROWDED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
04:08:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS BECAUSE -- ON ALL SIDES.
I AGREE.
I UNDERSTAND THEIR POINTS.
MY QUESTION IS -- FIRST A STATEMENT.
I LIKE A GOOD DEAL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE.
I HAD THIS CONVERSATION AT LUNCH.
I DON'T HAVE CREDIT CARD DEBT.
MY ONE CREDIT CARD OFFERED ME ZERO PERCENT INTEREST FOR SIX
MONTHS.
I MEAN FREE MONEY.
FREE LAYAWAY FOR SIX MONTHS.
AS LONG AS YOU PAY IT, YOU DON'T PAY INTEREST.
MY QUESTION IS -- BECAUSE I SEE THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAX
MONEY AT $6 MILLION HERE.
AND I KNOW -- THERE IS MORE TO THIS.
THE C.I.T. IS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
BEFORE WE GO TO APPROVING OR VOTING FOR BONDING OUT, THE 26
-- 26.855 MILLION, DO WE HAVE TO -- OR COMING DOWN TOO 17 --
NOT TALKING OF CRA AND WHAT NOT.
BEFORE WE GO TO FINANCING, CAN'T WE -- LET'S SAY WE APPROVE
ITEM 115, WITH WE WAIT TO APPROVE ANY KIND OF BONDING TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE C.I.T. TO SEAL IF WE GO A PAY-GO
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BOND SOMETHING AND GIVING INTEREST TO
THE BANK AND BE USE MORE CIT MONEY SHOULD IT GET RENEWED
INSTEAD OF PAYING EXTRA AMOUNTS IN INTEREST TRYING TO GET
THE BEST DEAL SOMETHING TO VOTE TO APPROVE 116 AND HOLD OFF
APPROVING THE BONDING DEBT APPROVAL ANTICIPATED.
LATE NOVEMBER IS THE ELECTION AND THAT WHAT HE IS WE KNOW.
04:10:11PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AND WE ASKED THAT
OURSELF.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IT IS FOR URGENCY.
HERE FROM MR. BHIDE, WE ARE TRYING TO LET THE CONTRACT.
WE CAN'T LET A CONTRACT UNLESS WE HAVE THE FUNDING
APPROPRIATED.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE ARE RELYING ON A SUCCESSFUL REFERENDUM
IN NOVEMBER AND VERY GOOD OR BAD NEWS.
WE CAN'T APPROPRIATE THAT FUNDING.
AGAIN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT
MR. BHIDE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING A REAL SENSE OF URGENCY FROM
THE VENDOR OR CONTRACT APPEAR CONTRACT, I HAVE A JAY SENT
FINANCIAL RESOLUTION.
04:10:53PM >> HERE IS ANOTHER THING.
WE APPROVE IT ALL TODAY, BUT THE CIT PASSES IN NOVEMBER.
CAN WE LOOK AT THE CIT THEN AND SAY, OKAY, LET'S TRY PAY
DOWN THIS -- THIS BOND THERE ARE ANTICIPATED BONDING TO SAVE
YOURSELF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INTEREST.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON MADE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PROJECT.
IF IT WAS DONE THIS WAY AND WASN'T BONDED IT WOULD BE A
DIFFERENT SITUATION.
GOING BACK TO MY CREDIT CARD, AT 0%.
I HAVE ANOTHER CAR 2.9.
REASONABLE, NOT 25% INTEREST.
I WANT TO GET THE BEST DEAL FOR THE TAXPAYERS.
AS MUCH AS WE CAN SAVE IN INTEREST.
PUTTING THE MONEY THAT WE ARE BASICALLY GIVING TO THE BANKS.
TUESDAY TO FIX ROADS AND FIX THE DUGOUTS AND THE PARKS.
NOW I AM CITYWIDE.
NOT JUST -- I WAS A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE.
YOU GO SOUTH OF GANDY, SOUTH BUSH, UP TO NEBRASKA, DISTRICT 7.
THE CITY HAS A LOT OF NEEDS OF.
AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, THERE IS A LOT OF -- A LOT OF
MAINTENANCE AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
I HATE GIVING MONEY AWAY TO THE BANK.
JUST ENRICHING THE WEALTHY INSTEAD OF SAYING, HEY, WE HAVE
THAT EXTRA MONEY WE WOULD BE ANTICIPATING SPENDING WE CAN BE
PAVE SOME MORE ROADS WITH IT AND SIDEWALKS WITH IT.
THAT IS ALL I AM SAYING.
04:12:25PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
ABSOLUTELY.
IF YOU CAN INDULGE ME AND GIVE ME THE HE WILL MOVE TO PUT IT
ON SCREEN OPINION WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR BRIEFS AND
INTERNALLY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE AS YOU SEE
HERE, BIG QUESTION MARK.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAX RENEWAL.
FURTHER TO YOUR QUESTION, RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS ABOUT $88
MILLION UNTIL PARKS AND RECOGNIZE OPERATION FACILITY THAT
PATH TAKES EFFECT.
$3 MILLION OR $4 MILLION THAT CONGRESSWOMAN CASTOR IS TRYING
TO OBTAIN FOR US.
$150 MILLION OR SOME AMOUNT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY COME FROM
WEST COMPANY.
FUTURE, LOCAL AND STATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PLAN BHIDE SAID.
WHATEVER THIS NUMBER IS TO BE, WE WILL NOT FINANCE BECAUSE
NO NECESSITY FOR FINANCING.
BUT WE HAVE TO APPROPRIATE IT -- WE HAVE -- MY UNDERSTANDING
FROM A LOGISTICAL AND PERFORMANCE ST. PATRICK, WE NEED TO
MAKE THAT DECISION TODAY.
THE SHORT ANSWER COME TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A RESOLUTION
APPROPRIATING A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE FOR PART OF THIS.
BY THE TIME THE NONAD VALOREM BOND COMES TO COUNCIL, WE WILL
SEE THAT PORTION REMOVED.
WE JUST CAN'T COUNT CONTINUE TO RIGHT NOW.
04:13:50PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN MURPHY MENTIONED HOW MUCH
MONEY, ASKED OR TAKEN FROM THE WEST TAMPA CRA.
THEY HAVE X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS AND TAKING THIS MUCH AWAY FROM
THEM.
DOESN'T CONNECT TO THE EXISTING RIVERWALK BY BRIDGE, THE
FORTUNE TELLER BRIDGE.
CAN WE WALK OUT OF HERE AND GO TO THE KENNEDY SEGMENT, GO
NORTH A CONTINUED ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO THE NEXT RIVER SPAN.
WOULD IT BE A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION?
04:14:24PM >>VIK BHIDE:
AS CONCEIVED RIGHT NOW AS THE DESIGN.
ALL THE UNDERBRIDGE SEGMENTS OF THE RIVER WALK PROVIDE
EXCEPTION FOR THE BRIDGE ITSELF.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KENNEDY BOULEVARD AND NEWWHERE THERE
IS ACCESS AND POTENTIAL SEGMENT TO THE DOLOR.
04:14:49PM >> YOU AND I TOOK IT.
FROM KENNEDY, CROSS KENNEDY TO TAMPA TO THE NEW SPAN OF THE
RIVER WALK, CORRECT.
04:14:58PM >> CORRECT.
04:14:59PM >> THE EXISTING RIVERWALK TO THE WEST RIVERWALK.
THE POINT I AM MAKING, REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE QUEST
TAMPA CRA, ONE POCKET OF MONEY AND TOUCHES THE DOWNTOWN CRA
AND GO INTO THE TAMPA HEIGHTS AMATEUR SEGMENT.
CAN WE TAKE RUN IN THAT SEGMENT SINCE IT IS PART OF THE
LARGER PUZZLE INSTEAD OF BURDENING WEST TAMPA WITH SO MUCH
MONEY.
WEST TAMPA AND DOWNTOWN CRA HAS MORE MONEY.
CAN WE DO THAT?
ARE WE ALLOWED TO.
04:15:34PM >>VIK BHIDE:
TOUCHES ONE CRA BOUNDARY.
WEST TAMPA CRA.
04:15:40PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WEST TAMPA AN EAST TAMPA.
IT TOUCHES WEST TAMPA CRA, WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH BUCKET OF MONEY.
04:15:53PM >> CORRECT.
THE CRAs ARE NOT THE ONLY WAY TO AUGMENT CURRENT FUNDING.
TO -- TO THE POINT MAILED EARLIER.
WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW NEEDS TO BE LOCKED IN AS A
FULL AMOUNT SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE CONTRACT AND
AVAILABILITY OF THE GRANT.
OUR JOURNEY TO FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING DOES NOT END OUT
THERE.
WE ARE ALREADY IN PROCESS AND WILL LOOK BEYOND THE CRAs AS
WELL.
04:16:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ONE FINAL QUESTION.
ARE WE WAY TO VIEW THE ADMINISTRATION TO COMMIT TO -- SHOULD
THE CIT BE RENEWED IN NOVEMBER.
$88 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF THE CRT REMOVAL THAT WE LOOK AT
EARMARKING $10 MILLION, $15 MILLION, $20 MILLION OF THAT NOT
TO BOND EVERYTHING.
I AM TRYING TO BRAINSTORM DIFFERENT AREAS TO LOOK AT --
UNDERSTOOD.
WE CAN MAKE COMMITMENT WITH ONE MAJOR CAVEAT.
SHOULD THIS FUNDING STREAM BE SUCCESSFULLY APPROVED, NOT
AVAILABLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
WILL DEPEND ON THE NEED TO SPEND MONEY BASED ON PROJECT
SCHEDULE.
COST OF THAT ETC.
EVERYBODY'S EYES WIDE OPEN.
WE ARE CONSTRAINED WITH IN FUND ALSO TAKE PLACE.
A COUPLE OF YEARS OUT.
04:17:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ONE LAST QUESTION.
YOU BOND SOMETHING, A 30 YEARS, 150 YEARS, FIVE-YEAR.
04:17:27PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
30 YEARS IS BEST PRACTICE AND HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST SUFFICIENT ESPECIALLY FOR A
SIGNIFICANT PROCESS.
04:17:36PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A PENALTY IF WE PAY OFF THOSE BONDS
EARLY?
04:17:40PM >> A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
TYPICALLY BECAUSE INVESTORS HAVING MONEY FOR.
AND TYPICALLY THEY WILL WANT A TEN-YEAR PERIOD WHERE YOU CAN
NOT CALL THE BONDS.
THEY WANT TO GET THEIR INVESTMENT AT LEAST FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME BEFORE IT GOES ON THE MARKET.
04:17:54PM >> THE VERY BEST IF WE SAY AFTER YEAR 10, WE HAVE THE MONEY.
CIT SUCCESSFUL.
WE CAN PAY OFF THAT YOU BOND EARLIER THAN THE 30 YEARS.
THERE IS A TEN-YEAR CAVEAT AND, THEREFORE, SAVING US WHO
KNOWS HOW MUCH INTEREST.
04:18:11PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
WE CAN REFINANCE AND WE HAVE DONE THAT IN
THE PAST.
AND TYPICALLY A DECADE WHERE THEY WANT IT UNTOUCHED.
04:18:17PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
AT LEAST A TEN-YEAR COMMITMENT.
TYPICALLY WE DON'T KNOW THE TERMS YET, BUT OPPORTUNITIES
SAVE MORE MONEY DOWN THE ROAD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
04:18:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
04:18:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
04:18:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT PRIVATELY, BUT WHAT
YOU DESCRIBED ON YOUR CONCERNS.
YOU ARE MISSING THAT VERY IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE AMOUNT
OF TIF WE ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF THE INVESTMENT.
NOT ONE-WAY MONEY.
WE ARE GOING TO INVEST THIS MONEY AND THEN GET A RETURN ON
THE INVESTMENT THROUGH INCREASE TAX REVENUES ALONG THE AREA.
PART OF WHERE YOU ARE CONCERNED.
NOT JUST RUNAWAY MONEY.
INVESTMENT THAT WILL HAVE A RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT AND I
IMAGINE BE THE TIME WE GET TO THE TEN-YEAR PARK.
I KNOW THERE IS STATISTICS ON THAT.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS INVESTED IN THIS TYPE OF
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT IS THE EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN ON THIS?
04:19:22PM >>VIK BHIDE:
FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I DON'T KNOW.
ACROSS THE SITE OF THE RIVER, THE CURRENT RIVER WALK.
A REPORT BY THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP YEARS AFTER THE
RIVERWALK WAS BUILT.
ESTIMATED OVER $1 BILLION OF RETURN FOR INVESTMENT.
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
THIS IS AN INVESTMENT THAT PROVIDES RETURN AND AN INVESTMENT
IN MULTIMODALITY.
QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY.
YES, WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
THIS ADDS TO THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND A VERY SELECTIVE
AND THE ELEMENT SAFETY, EQUITY, AFFORDABILITY.
AND AFFORDABILITY IS CRITICAL BECAUSE THAT IS THE SECOND
LARGEST LINE ITEMS IN THE MEDIAN HOUSE HOLD BUDGET AFTER
HOUSING.
04:20:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THINK OF THAT.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO TAMPA, CHANNELSIDE AND WATER STREET
WERE WAREHOUSES AN ADULT BOOK STORES.
AND GRANDPARENT A LOT OF TAX MONEY ON THAT.
BUT WE HAD PEOPLE FOR US -- MAYOR SANDY FREEMAN.
AND FORMER GOVERNOR OF THE MAYOR THEIR WILL REMAIN NAMELESS
-- I KNOW BUT I DON'T SPEAK HIS NAME BECAUSE -- BUT THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE INVESTMENT.
THE IDEAS.
WE HAVE THE AQUARIUM.
WE HAVE THE STREET CAR.
AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF -- TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT
THAT THE AQUARIUM WAS STILL THE IDEA AT THE TIME.
AND NOT A WATER STREET.
NOT A CHANNELSIDE OR ANYTHING OF THOSE THINGS WITHOUT THAT
INVESTMENT.
WE ARE TALKING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THE TAXES THAT WE ARE RECEIVING
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT WITH DOWNTOWN AND CHANNELSIDE AND SOON
TO BE GASWORX AND YBOR CITY.
AND JUST A CRAZY AMOUNT OF MONEY.
IT IS A $2 BILLION BUDGET OPPOSED TO $6 MILLION BUDGET BACK
THEN.
THIS IS MONEY THAT IS GOING TO BE -- IT'S -- IT IS AN
INVESTMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO GET A RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT AND MANY --
IT WILL BE A POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY
OF TAMPA.
04:21:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND CARLSON.
QUICKLY.
I ALWAYS ASK THESE QUESTIONS THE PROMO CODE, EXTRA 10%, FREE
SHIPPING.
I KNOW DO YOU THAT, BUT I AM TRYING TO THINK OF WHATEVER
OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE SO WE ARE NOT GIVING MONEY TO THE
BANK.
IN THE INTEREST OF GOOD USE.
I SUPPORT THE PROJECT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE THE BEST FINANCIAL
DECISION.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
04:22:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
THAT IS SORT OF THE REPORT HERE.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE NOT VOTING ON -- THIS IS A HOPE.
WHAT IS ON THIS PAPER A HOPE FOR THE $13 MILLION NOT A
GUARANTEE.
WE ARE VOTING LITERALLY WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US NOW.
WE CAN PUT EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF US AND SAY WE HOPE WE HAVE
TO VOTE FOR WHAT IS IN FRONT OF US NOW.
THE BIG, BIG ELEPHANT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUDGET AND MAJOR
CASTOR COMMENTED ON IT A LITTLE BIT IS C.I.T.
C.I.T. WILL DO EVERYTHING.
WE WILL BE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR BECAUSE
AS PLEASE ROGERO SHOWED, WE LOOKED AT THE CIP, HE HAD THIS
-- HE HAD ALL THE FIRE STATIONS AND HE HAD THEM BOX IN THE
GREEN.
HE SAID THAT DEPENDS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE CIT.
GUESS WHAT, CIT DOESN'T PASS, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THOSE
STATIONS AND WE WILL HAVE TO BOND.
I WANT TO SAVE THAT BONDING ROOM IN CASE.
AND I WISH COULD I SAY WE KNOW IT IS GOING TO PASS, BUT WITH
-- I SAW YESTERDAY, A MILLION MORE REPUBLICANS OPPOSED TO
DEMOCRATS NOW REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
THOSE BOOKS ARE CONSERVATIVE.
THEY DON'T WANT TAXES.
SCHICK GOING THAT WAY.
IF THE VOTE GOES THE WAY OF THE COMMISSION.
WE ARE NOT GETTING THAT MONEY.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE CONSERVATIVE AND TO ME IT IS NOT
CONSERVATIVE AND WE HAVE A GREAT.
I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF SPACE WE HAVE IN
OUR BONDING CAPABILITY BUT THE CHANCE OF US HAVING TO BOND
ALL OF THOSE FIRE STATIONS AND ALL THESE OTHER NEEDS REALLY
CONCERNS ME.
I AM CONCERNED OF THE CONVERSATION ON RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO SOME PEOPLE CAN MEAN MONEY.
BUT FOR ME PERSONALLY, I WILL WANT TO LOOK AT THE RUN ON
INVESTMENT.
WHY NOT BONDING THE PROBLEMS WITH OUR PARKS.
WHY ARE WE BONDING ALL THE FIRE STATIONS RIGHT NOW.
WHY AREN'T WE BONDING TO FINISH PAVING TO ME THE RETURN ON
INVESTMENTS THAT MAKE OUR CITIZENS BETTER FOR THE ENTIRE
CITY, NOT JUST THIS PORTION.
IF WE ARE GOING TO BOND AND TALK OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT, WE
SHOULD BE BONDING FOR PARKS, FIRE STATIONS AND PAVING IN
THIS BUDGET.
[INAUDIBLE]
NO, IT'S NOT.
I STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE.
04:24:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
STORY.
04:24:54PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES, MA'AM.
04:24:56PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WEST TAMPA CRA DOES NOT TOUCH THIS ENTIRE
PROJECT -- THE WEST TAMPA CRA DOES NOT TOUCH ALL OF THE
BOUNDARIES.
WHAT WE KNOW OF THE CRA THAT MONEY MUST BE USED IN THE
BOUNDARY AND MUST BE VERY CAREFULLY PORTIONED OUT.
SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING ON THAT.
SO FOR ME, I KNOW THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD, BUT I -- I
HOPE I HEAR THAT WHEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT 50
MILLION WE WANTED TO BOND FOR HOUSING.
WE GOT THE FROM I AM HOPE TOO HERE THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE
CONVERSATION LATER.
IF WE CAN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION INFORM BONDING FOR HOUSE
SWIG A TRUE NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY, THEN WE SHOULDN'T BE
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU.
04:25:49PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
04:25:51PM >>BILL CARLSON:
AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SHE JUST SAID.
FIRST I WANT TO MENTION THAT, MR. BHIDE TALKED OF A REPORT
FROM THE TAMPA DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IF
I SAW THAT ONE OR NOT BUT ONE OF THE REASONS I WENT TO
GRADUATE SCHOOLS, HOLES IN IMPACT NUMBERS AND NOT A SINGLE
ONE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO.
IF SOMEBODY IS SAYING A BILLION DOLLARS IN EVEN ECONOMIC
IMPACT AND TAX.
THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE.
I HIRE A TEAM OF ECONOMISTS AND SAID THIS IS FALSE.
AFTER-THOUGHT JUST IF I OCCASION.
DOWNTOWN -- IF YOU WANT TO SAY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
INVESTMENT BECAUSE OF THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP.
YES, I AGREE WITH THAT AND BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT.
YES, OTHER THINGS CONTRIBUTED TO DOWNTOWN ROAR BUT NOT THE
RIVERWALK ON ITS OWN DID NOT.
A FEW THINGS THAT POPPED IN.
MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE CREDIT TO FOUR GREEN FIELDS FOR BEING
THERE.
BESIDE THAT, VERY LITTLE THAT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE
RIVERWALK.
AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO LIVE ON THE WATER.
DEVELOPERS WANT TO DEVELOP ON THE WATER.
I HOPE THAT WE STOP USING THOSE NUMBERS COMPLETELY.
IF YOU LOOK AT ROI.
IF YOU TAKE THE SPV INVESTMENT, $100 MILLION FROM THE CRA.
YOU COULD YOU SAY A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT
INVESTMENT AND THE AD VALOREM TAXES.
I LIKE KIND OF ANALYSIS.
I THINK THAT SAY PROP YACHT FOR LOOKING FOR GOVERNMENT USE
AND YOU CAN MAKE THAT ARGUMENT AND SAYS IT FOR A
DEVELOPMENT.
BUILDING A RIVERWALK.
SVP DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE RIVERWALK.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE RIVERWALK.
TALK OF ROE FOR THIS.
WHAT IS THE EMPTY PLACE?
WHERE IS SOMEBODY GOING TO DEVELOP.
ONE OF THE BIG SPACE IS BLAKE DISCUSSED BEHIND THE SCENES BY
A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I REMEMBER WHEN BLAKE WAS MOVED 30 YEARS AGO.
VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
COMMUNITY THAT WENT TO BLANK DIDN'T WANT MOVED.
COMPETITION FROM BLAKE, AND WAS TRYING TO SELL IT TO BUILD
20, 30 STORY CONDOS THERE.
IF YOU BUILD THIS.
AND THEN SOMEBODY BUILDS A 30-STORY CONDO.
YOU COULD SAY THAT RIGHT NOW NO DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE UNLIKE
THE REST OF DOWNTOWN, BUT STILL WHY WOULD THAT BE YOUR GOAL
IF THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PLACES AN AREAS YOU CAN DEVELOP
IN THIS CITY.
IF YOU TOOK IN MONEY AND INVEST IT IN WEST TAMPA, YOU CAN DO
SO MANY MORE THINGS.
REALLY THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CHOICE HAS IN WE ARE LOOKING
AT.
ONE IS HOW MUCH DEBT.
A LONG DISCUSSION THAT CHAIR MANISCALCO WAS TALKING ABOUT.
HOW TO REDUCE THE DEBT AND WILL SAVE YOU 25 MILLION.
AND WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF THE $58 MILLION THAT
TAXPAYERS IN COMPANY WILL PUT INTO THIS.
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF THE THINGS PEOPLE COULD
COME.
WHERE ELSE COULD WE SPEND THAT MONEY.
THE COMMUNITY IS TELLING US LOUD AND CLEAR FIX OUR ROADS AND
PARKS WALK EMERGENCY BIKE COMPANY WAS HERE SUPPORTING US
TODAY, BUT IF WE GAVE THEM A CHOICE AND SPEND $58 UNTIL ON
SIDEWALKS.
FIX MOST OF THE SIDEWALK PROBLEMS IN THE CITY AND BUILD
CROSSWALKS TO MAKE IT SAFER WHERE WE CAN BUILD BIKE LANES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY FROM A RO, THAT IS MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL
THAN BUILDING ONE SMALL PROJECT.
I AM IN FAVOR OF BUILDING ARREST RIVERWALK AND THE COST OF
DEBT IS HIGH.
THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF NEGLECTING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN INVESTING IN IS VERY DIFFICULT.
THE LAST THING IS THAT WE -- LET ME SAY THIS.
WE TALK OF DIFFER WAYS TO PAY THIS OFF.
ALL THAT IS IN THE FUTURE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE AN ADMINISTRATION THAT IS ALREADY APPROVAL
FOR BONDING CAPACITY WILL SUDDENLY CANCEL THAT AND USE THAT
CAPACITY ON SOMETHING ELSE.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL EVER GET PAID OFF.
NOT A PRUDENT POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC DECISION.
SOME WE ARE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THIS DEBT INTO THE FUTURE
AND WHATEVER NEW REVENUES WILL BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
LAST THING IS, ALL THE EXAMPLES THAT FOLKS GAVE OF OTHER
GREAT PROJECTS THAT THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION ALREADY HAS
SEVERAL TROPHY PROJECTS THAT THEY SPENT MONEY ON.
200 MILLION.
220 MILLION OFFICE BUILDING IF YOU INCLUDE EVERYTHING.
$ 00 MILLION PARK AND $80 MILLION TO $100 MILLION RIVER
WALK.
THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS ENOUGH TO PUT IN YOUR VIDEO FOR TWO
YEARS AND YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEND THIS MONEY NOW.
SO MANY ON ETC. OWN A GREAT ANYTHING AND FOR THE COMMUNITY,
BUT SO MANY BASICS THINGS WE NEED THAT WE SHOULD BE SPENDING
MONEY ON.
DON'T HAVE AUTISM AREAS OAR DISABILITY AMENITIES IN PARKS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THINK OF THE THINGS WE CAN SPEND THIS MONEY ON.
NOT A GOOD TIME TO DO IT.
THANK YOU.
04:31:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, WERE YOU
FIRST?
OR CAN I GO TO COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON AND THEN COUNCILMAN VIERA.
04:31:09PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I WANT MR. ROGERO TO RESPOND WITH THE
BUDGET.
WITH THE PUBLIC IS LISTENING THAT WE ARE NOT FORGETTING
HOUSING, ROADS AND HOUSING WITH OUR PARKS.
THEY ARE PART OF OUR BUDGET.
NOT LIKE WE ARE DOING THIS PROJECT AND IGNORING EVERYTHING
ELSE.
IF -- LET'S TAKE EVEN SIDEWALKS, FOR EXAMPLE.
EVEN IF WE BONDED SIDEWALKS.
CAN WE DO IT FASTER?
WILL STILL TAKE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO BUILD OUT THE
SIDEWALKS WE NEED TO FINISH THE PIPES PROJECT WILL TAKE US
YEARS.
AND SO WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE CONSTANTLY -- OR AT
LEAST I DO.
WE CAN'T FIX THE ROAD UNLESS WE FIX THE PIPES.
MAKES SENSE TO FIX THE PIPES.
WE FIX THE ROAD, WE WILL HAVE TO TEAR UP THE ROAD TO FIX THE
PIPES.
CAN CONSTANTLY EXPLAINING THIS TO THE PUBLIC AND I DON'T
WANT THE PUBLIC WHO IS LISTENING TO TODAY THINK THAT WE ARE
IGNORING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR
WEST RIVER MULTIMODAL -- PLEASE OBJECT OUR BUDGET AS IT
RELATES TO OTHER THINGS WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT THE
-- THE GROWTH OF TAMPA AND -- WHAT WAS THIS -- WHAT WAS THE
WORD, COUNCILMAN CARLSON, WHAT DID YOU USE, WHAT DID YOU
CALL THIS, A TROPHY PROJECT?
THAT IS -- I BELIEVE THAT IS A CLEAR EXAGGERATION OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS JUST UNFAIR TO CALL IT TROPHY.
THAT IS HOW FAMILIES LIKE MYSELF AS SINGLE PARENT.
I HAD TO MAKE MY CHILD OUTSIDE FOR FREE TO HAVE FUN.
DON'T LOOK AT IT AS A THROW KNEE PROJECT, LOOK AT IT AS AN
OUTDOOR BEAUTIFUL HEALTH SPACE THAT GIVES EVERYONE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IN IT, NOT ONLY THE TAMPA COMMUNITY,
BUT ALSO OUR VISITORS.
SO PLEASE ADDRESS THE BUDGET FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
04:33:13PM >>VIK BHIDE:
COUNCILWOMAN, GREAT POINT ON HAVING VARIOUS
NEEDS.
AND WE HAVE TO BALANCE ALL NEEDS AND INVEST IN ALL OF THEM.
I WILL SPEAK TO TRANSPORTATION INITIALLY AND I WILL TOUCH ON
STORMWATER AS WELL, BUT BY NO MEANS ARE WE IGNORING OUR
NEEDS OUT THERE.
OUR NEEDS ARE VAST.
THE PLAN DOES IDENTIFY $2 BILLION OF NEEDS AS OF 2022.
ESTIMATE.
AND SO THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT CERTAINLY, BUT
IN THE MEANTIME, A FEW ITEMS FROM NOW I WILL BE PROVIDING A
AN UPDATE ON OUR PAVING AND SIDEWALK WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE.
AND THERE IS REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ON HOW WE HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY RAMPED UP BOTH.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT REPORT.
ON THE NEED FOR CROSSWALKS AND BIKE LANES AND ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE ALSO NEEDED THIS REDUCE TRANSPORTATION
COSTS AND IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY.
SIMILAR TO THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE THE SAFE STREET, AN THANKS
TO COUNCIL, YOU APPROVED THAT GRANT WAS $20 MILLION.
WE HAD $6 MILLION MATCH TO THAT GRANT.
75 BUFFER OF THOSE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT IN UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH CHILDHOOD POVERTY.
COMMUNITIES WITH LOWER ACCESS RELATIVE TO CAR OWNERSHIP.
MORE TRANSIT DEPENDENCY.
SO THAT IS ALSO PART OF THIS STRATEGY.
AND ALL OF THIS COMES TOGETHER AND THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR
YEARS ALONG WITH THE WEST RIVERWALK, SEE A LOT OF THE
INVESTMENT MADE AND NOT IGNORED.
WHAT WE DO HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS AN OPPORTUNITY WITH
SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN LEARN
TO REFUSE OUR COSTS.
SO WE ARE ALREADY BEING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BY BRINGING
IN THESE GRANDS AND, YES, COSTS HAVE GONE UP.
THE OPPORTUNITY IS IT IS NOT RIGHT THERE WAS HE SPEAK.
AND IT IS A LONG-TERM PROGRESS.
04:35:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
04:35:26PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT.
LET ME IS THAT $3 BILLION FROM CONGRESSWOMAN CASTOR HAS BEEN
REQUESTED?
04:35:36PM >>VIK BHIDE:
ASKED AN AS EARMARK.
NOT APPROVED YET.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE A LESSER AMOUNT OR HIGHER
AMOUNT.
04:35:44PM >>LUIS VIERA:
ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN DID WE APPROVE THE $10 MILLION RESPECTIVELY AS CRA.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
SEPTEMBER?
OKAY, COMING UP.
GOOD LET ME ASK YOU -- BY THE WAY MY POSITION WHEN IT COMES
TO WEST TAMPA CRA.
NUMBER ONE, IT APPEARS -- CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE BOARD
SUPPORTS THIS?
04:36:06PM >>VIK BHIDE:
DON'T KNOW THAT.
ULTIMATELY THE PROCESS IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAKES A
REQUEST TO STAFF.
AND THAT IS FOR THE -- FOR THE JUNE 13 PROCESS THAT THIS
BOARD AS CRA BOARD APPROVED THAT THE PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
WORKS WITH CRA STAFF.
THE CRA STAFF SCHEDULES A PRESENTATION WITH THE CAC.
AND THE COMMUNITY WILL CONSIDER THIS.
AND ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL PRESENT WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE
DIRECTLY TO WEST TAMPA RELATIVE TO THE REQUEST.
THIS WAS ASKED FOR BY THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THE PRESENTATION WILL DO THAT.
AND DEPEND BE ON HOW THE COMMUNITY VOTES ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER.
IT WILL THEN COME TO YOU ARE AS THE CRA BOARD FOR APPROVAL
AND DENIAL.
04:36:56PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WOULD THINK UP HERE WE HAVE THE VOTES
NOR CRA FUNDING FOR THIS INITIATIVE, UP TO $10 MILLION.
AND, FEBRUARY, LIKE I SAID, WAYS TO MR. MONDAY THE NEGATIVE
ON THIS BY MAKING IT BETTER AND I THINK THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS
THE BAD.
MAY GOT TOP OF THE $3 MILLION
AND WHY EVEN TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT, YEAH, AND AGAIN, WE HAD A LOT OF BIG PROJECTS IN BOTH
THE CRA AND THE CITY OF TAMPA BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN
CONTROVERSIAL.
SOME THAT MAYBE SOME PEOPLE SAY I WISHED I WOULD HAVE
REQUESTED SOME QUESTIONS.
AS A COUNCIL, WE LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.
I WON'T GET SPECIFIC PROBLEMS BUT SOME WHERE -- SOME THAT I
THINK WE ALL FEEL THIS, I WISHED WE ASKED MORE QUESTIONS.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.
MOST PROJECTS ARE SOMETHING GOOD.
BIGGER PROJECTS THAT I VOTED AGAINST AND CRA TO ANOTHER $20
MILLION TO THE MUSEUM OF ART.
ANOTHER 20,000 TO THE STRAZ CENTER.
A TON OF GOOD THERE.
IN MY OPINION, LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN USE THE DOLLARS FOR IN
DOWNTOWN CRA, BAD OUTWEIGHED THE GOOD.
IS THERE GOOD THERE, ABSOLUTELY.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE IGNORE THAT --
04:38:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW MANY IGLOOS FOR ALASKA?
04:38:19PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE -- NO MOTION TO
CLOSE.
A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 115.
04:38:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOVE ITEM 117.
04:38:29PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
04:38:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ROLL CALL VOTE.
04:38:32PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
04:38:33PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO.
04:38:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
04:38:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
04:38:38PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
04:38:39PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
04:38:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
04:38:42PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND HURTAK VOTING NO.
04:38:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES?
04:38:49PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A QUESTION.
MR. -- OR COUNCILMAN VIERA BROUGHT UP A VERY GOOD POINT
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT -- WHAT WE LEARN FROM DIFFERENT
PROJECTS.
AND FOR ME WHAT W WE NEED TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WHAT I AM ASKING FOR -- I MAKE A MOTION.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ALL THE
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YOU AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DECIPHER
WHAT WENT WRONG.
AGAIN, I AM NOT PUTTING ANY BLAME ANYWHERE WE ALL NEED TO
LEARN OF THIS.
IF WE CAN GET THE COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN YOU
AND THE DEPARTMENT.
ABOUT HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE FOR TO YOU GET TO US?
04:39:41PM >>VIK BHIDE:
I WOULD SAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IF THAT WORKS.
04:39:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO MEAL THAT TO US BY
AUGUST 1.
04:39:51PM >>VIK BHIDE:
MAY I REQUEST IF THAT IS A MOTION, BY ALL MEANS
WE WILL SEND ALL OF THAT -- BECAUSE IT IS PUBLIC
INFORMATION, OF COURSE.
YOU MENTIONED THE QUESTION WHAT WENT WRONG.
AND I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WENT WRONG ALL I THINK IS PRICES
INCREASE OVER TIME WHICH RAISE THE COST OF THE PROJECT
SIMILAR TO ANY OTHER INITIATIVE RELATIVE TO THAT.
THE QUESTION THAT WAS IN FRONT OF US WHICH IS VOTED ON NOW.
EVEN AT THIS COST?
PROJECT VALUABLE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE RETURNS TO THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY AND STAFF'S POSITION IN THAT IS, BECAUSE IT HITS
UPON SO MANY AREAS OF THE CITY'S NEED.
THESE AREN'T WANTS NECESSARILY.
BUT MY POSITION IS GETTING A GRANT FROM FOUR YEARS AGO TO
FINALIZING THIS NOW.
SO TO ME THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WENT WRONG BECAUSE FOUR
YEARS TO GET HERE.
IF WE WERE ACTUALLY DONE TO DO WHAT WE DO IN 2020, MAYBE WE
WOULD BE IN A DIFFERENT SPOT.
THAT'S WHAT I AM SAYING.
I DON'T WANT TO PONTIFICATE ON WHAT TYPE OF THINGS HAPPENED,
SO I AM ASKING FOR THE COMMUNICATION SO WE CAN LEARN FROM
IT, SO AS COUNCIL, WE CAN FIGURE OUT, HEY, WE GOT A GRANT
FOR THE SEAWALL IN PALMETTO BEACH.
YEAH, THERE IS.
THERE IS NO WAY WE CAN LET THAT GO FOR FOUR YEARS.
SORRY, MR. SHELBY.
DO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ME?
04:41:28PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MY RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU REPHRASE AND
REFRAME YOUR MOTION TO BE MORE SPECIFIC AS TO THE TYPES OF
DOCUMENTS, PERIOD OF TIME AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR RATHER THAN CHARACTERISTIC OF IT.
04:41:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HOW ABOUT THIS.
A DOCUMENTATION FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE GRANT PROJECTS
WHICH I AM GUESSING 2019 TO 2024.
BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THIS -- AND THE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA.
THEN FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA THAT SPOKE PERTAINING TO THE
WEST RIVER WALK GARAGE PROJECT.
THIS PARTICULAR GRANT WHICH IS WITH THE TAMPA MULTINODAL
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
WHATEVER NAME THAT YOU WENT IN BY THE GRANT.
04:42:17PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
04:42:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO LOOK
AT THINGS IN THE FUTURE, ETC.
NUMBER ONE, THE WAY IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN TERMS OF SOMETHING
GOING WRONG.
I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND POSTHUMOUSLY ON THE ISSUES.
I WOULD BE AMENABLE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S REQUEST RATHER THAN
COMING FROM COUNCIL WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE THING.
I THINK AN INDIVIDUAL REQUEST COULD ACCOMPLISH THE SAME
THING.
AND I DON'T WANT TO TURN WHAT IS A WIN IN OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS TO SOMETHING THAT COULD
RESULT IN SCRUTINY FROM US TO THEM.
04:43:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND SECOND.
ROLL CALL.
04:43:11PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MY LIGHT IS ON FOR DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU.
I WAS KIND OF THROWN OFF BY THE VERBIAGE WHAT WENT WRONG IF
IT IS JUST ASKING FOR COMMUNICATION.
WE ARE ENTITLED TO THAT AS PUBLIC RECORD AND I CAN SUPPORT
THAT.
AND SHE DID MODIFY THAT REQUEST TO TAKE OUT THAT VERBIAGE TO
SAY, JUST ASKING FOR THE COMMUNICATION.
COMPARING IT TO WHAT HAPPENED IN PALMETTO BEACH, OUR
GOVERNOR DID SLASH THE BUDGET AND TAKE AWAY THE $1 MILLION
APPROPRIATED AT THE LAST MINUTE FOR THE SEAWALL AND KATHY
CASTOR GAVE US A MILLION AND I HAD SAID NO IN A LITTLE BIT
OF AN COURT WHERE BURST.
BUT I CAN SUPPORT HER ASKING FOR DOCUMENTS.
04:43:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SORRY, I WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR YOU, THE $24
MILLION GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
04:43:59PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
RIGHT, YEAH, YEAH.
04:44:01PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NOT THE MILLION.
04:44:04PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BUT YOU USED THAT AS AN EXAMPLE.
04:44:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SORRY, SORRY.
04:44:09PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I WANTED TO CLARIFY.
04:44:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CURFEW.
SECOND FROM CARLSON.
04:44:15PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO.
04:44:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO.
04:44:18PM >>BILL CARLSON:
--
04:44:21PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
04:44:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
04:44:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
CLERK MOTION CARRIES WITH.
ROLL CALL VOTE.
04:44:36PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
04:44:42PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO.
04:44:44PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
04:44:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
04:44:46PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
04:44:47PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
04:44:48PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
04:44:49PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIES WITH CARLSON AND HURTAK VOTING NO.
04:44:53PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
117.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ROLL CALL VOTE.
04:44:59PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
04:45:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
04:45:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
04:45:09PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES --
04:45:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SORRY, YES, APOLOGIZE.
04:45:16PM >>VIK BHIDE:
117 IS NOT RELATED.
04:45:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SORE RADIO HE, YES.
04:45:20PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
04:45:21PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
04:45:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
04:45:22PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ITEM NUMBER 118 RECEIVE
AND FILE, COUNCILMAN VIERA?
NEW BUSINESS.
OKAY, MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE 118.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECONDS FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
MR. BHIDE, ITEM 119.
YOU ARE TO PROVIDE A FIVE-MINUTE QUARTERLY UPDATE AS TO WHEN
HABANA AVENUE, SOUTH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WILL BE
REPAIRED.
WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO I GET?
YEAH, BAN IS TER HABANA IS TERRIBLE.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
SOUTH OF HABANA IS PRETTY BAD.
I WILL THROW THAT OUT THERE.
04:46:14PM >>VIK BHIDE:
VIK BHIDE, DIRECTOR MOBILITY ON 119.
COUNCIL REQUESTED A FIVE-MINUTE QUARTERLY UPDATE ON PAVING
AND SIDEWALK ACTIVITIES.
FOR THE RECORD, THE REQUEST FOR HABANA IS NOTED AND I WILL
PASS IT ALONG TO OUR TEAM.
OUR CRITERIA, OF COURSE, WITH IS PAVEMENT CONDITION AND
EQUITY FOR OUR IN-HOUSE PAVING PROCESS.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN OUR OPERATIONS TEAM.
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN
ADAPTING TWO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BUT ALSO IN THE SHORT TIME
FRAME TURNING OUT SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION I HAD STATISTICS
RELATED TO THAT.
OUR TEAM LEAD IS BRIAN ROGER, OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER
SUPPORTED BY MIKE BROWN AND JERRELL TURNER AND THEIR TEAMS
THAT DO A LOT OF THE WORK.
I HAVE A DIAGRAM HERE WHICH BASICALLY SHOWS IN FY '24 AFTER
COUNCIL APPROVED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND WE ARE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THAT IN RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR PEACHING, WE
-- WE WERE APPROVED CERTAIN POSITIONS AND CERTAIN AMOUNTS OF
MONEY TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT.
SO BEFORE WE COULD EVEN DO THAT WE STARTED MENTIONING
EQUIPMENT.
AND THE FIRST QUARTER, OF COURSE, OUR PRODUCTION WAS LESSER.
WE DID ABOUT SIX LANE MILES.
THAT IS ALSO WHEN THE SAME TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS A LOT OF
SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO THERE IS THAT.
BY THE SECOND QUARTER THAT WENT UP TO ALMOST 10 MILES.
AND BY THE THIRD QUARTER.
APRIL THROUGH JUNE, WE HAVE SEEN 17 MILES OF PAVING.
WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AN WE ARE LEARNING BETTER AS WELL.
THE OPERATIONS TEAM WORK VERY WELL WITH OUR ENGINEERING TEAM
ON THE STORMWATER SITE, THEY MEET BEFORE PROJECTS TO THINK
OF POOLING AND PONDING ISSUES AND THING LIKE THAT.
AND THEY WORK WITH OUR ENGINEERING FOLKS AND OUR VISION ZERO
ENGINEER TO REDESIGN, ESPECIALLY COLLECTORS SO, FOR EXAMPLE,
RIGHT NOW, THE TEAM IS AROUND THE HOWARD AND SWANN AREA.
BETWEEN SWANN AND KENNEDY.
WE PICKED THAT AREA PARTLY BECAUSE OF PAVEMENT CONDITION BUT
ALSO TO MATCH THE COUNTY'S PROJECT IN HOWARD AND ARMENIA.
WE HAVE MORE FOR RETURN ON INVESTMENT STANDPOINT SO ON
HOWARD AS PART OF THAT, WE WILL HAVE A PIPELINE AND ADD
SIGNIFICANT LEE MORE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AS A TRAFFIC
CALMING STRATEGY AND A WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE MOVER OF IT THAT WE USE FOR MULTIMODAL ASSETS, THE LOWER
WE EXPECT SPEEDS TO BE AS WELL SO THAT WAS ONE EXAMPLE.
WE HAVE DONE ALL OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SHOWN OUT HERE
WHERE WE GOT STARTED IN YBOR CITY.
RIGHT NOW THE TEAM, OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED OF HOWARD AND
FOR THE CITY.
AND OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO BE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
WE WILL BE IN THE YUKON AND 22nd STREET AREA AFTER WE ARE
DONE WITH HOWARD AVENUE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD EAST OF THERE.
WHEN WE WILL COME BACK TO ARMENIA.
THE REASON WE ARE DOING THAT IS WANT TO SPREAD THE WORK
AROUND SO THE BENEFITS GO EVERYONE.
AND ARMENIA WILL BE REDESIGNED AND THE ENGINEERING TEAM IS
WORKING IN THE MEANTIME.
WE ARE REALLY RAMPING UP THE WORK THAT WE DO.
AND WE -- AND WE ANTICIPATE OUR NEW PAVER, WHICH THE
DELIVERY WAS DELAYED UNFORTUNATELY TO COME IN WITHIN THE
NEXT THREE WEEKS.
SO RELATIVE TO THE LAST UPDATE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF
PRODUCTION IN PAVING AND MAPS OF ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
MAPS FOR PAVING AND RESURFACING.
LET'S LOOK AT SIDEWALK REPAIRS I WILL JUST PUT AN IMAGE OUT
THERE OF CONTRACT THAT COUNCIL APPROVED A CHANGE ORDER TO
TODAY.
THAT WAS THE GILLEN SIDEWALKS CONTRACT.
THIS IS THE GRINDING MACHINE.
A VERY INTERESTING MACHINE GRINDS THE SIDEWALKS OUT AND
VACUUMS AND SUCKS UP MATERIAL IN THE BACK ALL AT THE SAME
TIME.
WE USE THIS CONTRACTOR TO MITIGATE TRIP AND FALL HAZARD ON
EXISTING SIDEWALKS AND WHERE WE MITIGATE BECAUSE NOT TO
GRIND TOO MUCH.
WE USE THE OTHER CONTRACT YOU APPROVED TODAY AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT TO REPLACE PANELS.
THROUGH THE LAST QUARTER, OUR PRODUCTION WITH THE SIDEWALK
MAINTENANCE TEAM.
AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF HAS BEEN
ALMOST 10,000 LINEAR FEET OF NEW SIDEWALK PANELS ON EXISTING
SIDEWALK.
BETTER WALKABILITY AND 19,000 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK
GRINDING.
THIS HAS -- THIS BASICALLY MEANS BETTER WALKABILITY, LESSER
TRIP AND FALL HAZARDS, MINIMIZE RISKS, BETTER ACCESS.
AND THESE ARE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE WORKED ON IN THE
LAST QUARTER, BUT AS WE MENTIONED A YEAR AND A HALF GO USING
MONIES BY THE WAY.
USING MONEY GENERATED BY VEHICLES TOWARD WALKABILITY AND
CHIPPING AWAY AT IT.
WITHIN FOUR YEARS TO COVER THE ENTIRE CITY AND MITIGATE 09
TO 95% OF TRIP HAZARDS.
FORGIVE THE HARDY MAP.
BUT WE HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY FROM ALASKA TO PADAGONIA AND
TAMPA SO THESE ARE ATLAS PAGES, OF COURSE, OR ATLAS
SEGMENTS.
AS YOU CAN SEE WE ALMOST COMPLETED 50% OF THE CITY AT THIS
POINT.
WE HAVE DONE NEW TAMPA, PORT TAMPA, EAST TAMPA.
AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A
TIME.
OUR VISION ZERO TECH TEAM.
ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A TIME.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE THAN EFFICIENCY AND THE TIME WE SPEND IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS IN DOING THAT.
SO I AM REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THIS, BECAUSE ALL OF THESE
ARE IN HOUSE FORCES.
A LOT OF CREATIVITY ON THE TEAM'S PART AND A LOT OF
DILIGENCE ON THE TEAM'S PART AS WELL AND I AM SURE YOU ARE
HEARING FROM NEIGHBORS THAT THEY ARE SEEING PAVING ALL OVER
THE CITY BECAUSE IT IS BEING DONE ALL OVER THE CITY AND
CONTINUE WITH THAT CLIP.
AS YOU CAN CONSIDER THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET FOR FY '25.
MY OPINION WOULD BE TO PLEASE CONTINUE MOBILITY FOR PAVING
AND SIDEWALKS AND THAT IS YOUR PRIORITY AS WELL.
04:53:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN ASKED FOR
RECOGNIZED FIRST.
04:53:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUPLE OF THINGS.
DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD HOW MANY MILES OF
PAVING DID YOU IN FY '23 FOR COMPARISON?
04:54:00PM >>VIK BHIDE:
I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER ON ME, BUT FOR
COMPARISON, WE WOULD DO FOUR TO FIVE MILES PER QUARTER AND I
WANT TO SAY ABOUT 25 MILES AT BEST.
04:54:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 REALLY.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE FOURTH QUARTER TO LOOK LIKE.
04:54:18PM >> FOURTH QUARTER NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE A LIST.
04:54:22PM >> AS FAR AS THE -- LINEAR MILES?
04:54:25PM >>VIK BHIDE:
SAME OR MORE.
SAME OR MORE.
DEFINITELY SAME OR MORE.
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEXT OTHER THAN.
ARE AFTER SULPHUR SPRINGS RATHER ARE PHASE TWO.
THEN MAIN STREET WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH WEST TAMPA.
THEN SULPHUR SPRINGS PHASE TWO.
AND THEN SUNSET PARK AFTER THAT.
CLENDENIN DO YOU BE A TREMENDOUS JOB OF ASPHALT PAVING.
WHY ARE WE NOT BRINGING SIDEWALKS IN.
04:55:06PM >>VIK BHIDE:
A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
THAT IS BASED ON RESOURCES.
04:55:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SEEING THE PAVING
AROUND TOWN BECAUSE WE ARE DOING IT OURSELVES.
HOW TO EX-PER DIET THE WALK SIDEWALK BY -- [WHISPERING]
04:55:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LYNN IS TRYING TO BE A COMEDIAN.
04:55:33PM >>VIK BHIDE:
EVERYBODY IS TAKING YOUR JOB TODAY.
04:55:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EXACTLY.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS -- THE IN-HOUSE CAPACITY TAKES A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON PEACHING, THE NEXT IS THE CONCRETE TEAM
THAT CAN DO SIDEWALKS AND ACCEPT RATED BIKE LANES AND
STORMWATER FACILITY AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
04:55:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LOOKING AT FY '25 BUDGET.
WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR US TO DO SOMETHING TO START TO HAVE THE
PROCESS OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE CAPABILITY.
04:56:04PM >>VIK BHIDE:
IN THE FIRST YEAR WE STEMMED $3.5 MILLION FOR A
FEW ADDITIONAL POSITIONS AND MORE EQUIPMENT TO PUT TOGETHER
A SIDEWALK TEAM.
04:56:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SINCE TALKING OF THIS BUDGET, ONE THING WE
HAVE NOTICED NO LINE ITEM FOR -- FOR PAVING AND REPAVING IN
THE BUDGET.
IS THAT --
04:56:32PM >>VIK BHIDE:
YOU WON'T SEE A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET.
CIP BUDGET AN THAT HAS VARIOUS BUCKETS.
SOME OF THE BUCKETS READ THINGS LIKE VISION ZERO
IMPROVEMENTS.
QUICK BUILD IMPROVEMENTS.
THOSE ALL PAVING PROJECTS.
BUT THEY ARE ALSO --
04:56:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHAT I AM GOING TO EXPECT BEFORE WE PASS
THE BUDGET, I NEED THINGS BROKEN OUT IN SPECIFIC.
OKAY, HOW MUCH ARE WEED A VOTE SKATING TOWARD PAVING,
REPAVING, SIDEWALKS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS RELATED
TO MOBILITY AND IF I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DETAILED LIST TO
FIND OUT TO WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR AND WHETHER TO STEAL
MONEY FROM OTHER PLACES TO PAY FOR MORE.
THAT -- THAT IS -- I WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS CROSSCHECK, THAT
WE ARE GETTING, I THINK, WHAT THE PEOPLE OF TAMPA EXPECT
NOW.
AND DEFINITELY EXCEEDED EXPECTATION IN 204 VIK, I APPRECIATE
YOU COMING TODAY.
AND PUT THAT FLAG UP THE POLE TO ADVERTISE YOUR SUCCESS.
SO IT IS A GREAT WAY TO TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE MOVING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO THANK YOU.
04:57:44PM >>VIK BHIDE:
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GREAT TEAM.
AND THAT ABOUT THE PREVIOUS ITEM.
BUT THE WEST RIVER WALK PROJECT IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
PARKS AND MOBILITY.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO EMPLOYEES TONY MUNN FROM
PARK AND TINA MAVOL FIREWORKS MOBILITY THAT WORKED HARD.
04:58:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SINCE YOU ARE TALKING ON THAT AN DON'T
BRING IT UP ON, WE WILL BE PLANT A LOT OF TREES.
LOOKING FOR PLACES TO PLANT TREES AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
GET TREES IN THE GROUND.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
04:58:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE BEING
ALMOST SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE FOR LOOKING ALL THE
SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
AND VERY EXCITED TO FINISH THAT ON TARGET AND FINISH
SIDEWALKS AND THAT IS WONDERFUL.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF YOU DIDN'T ASK WHAT ADDED PARKING AND A
BIKE LANE ON HOWARD.
HOPING THAT IS PROTECTED BIKE LANE BY THE PARKING.
04:58:55PM >>VIK BHIDE:
EVENTUALLY IT WILL BE, WHAT TIM SHARED IS A
CERTAIN MATERIAL THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT SEPARATES THE
BIKE LANE AND MAY BE ON BACK ORDER MIGHT TAKE A WHILE.
A BUFFER WITHOUT PROTECTION BUT EVENTUALLY --
04:59:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I AM TALKING OF USING PARKING --
04:59:15PM >>VIK BHIDE:
PARK PROGRAM TICKETED?
I DON'T KNOW THAT.
BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE THE PARKING IS CONTIGUOUS THROUGHOUT
SO THAT MIGHT --
04:59:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
IN THE AREAS IT IS, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THAT IS THE
PROTECTED.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS IS THERE
HAVE BEEN A -- I HAVE BEEN GETTING A BUNCH OF E-MAILS ABOUT
A ONE PROJECT BRINGING BACK THE IDEA OF SIDEWALKS AND
IN-LIEU FEES.
CURRENTLY WE GET $29 A LINEAR FOOT FOR SIDEWALKS.
IF YOU HAVE SAID THAT IS COST $162 A LINEAR SQUARE FOOT OF
SIDEWALKS.
SO I AM JUST LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW AND LETTING THE PUBLIC
KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THIS, I HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO --
TOO LEGAL STAFF ABOUT THIS.
I AM GOING TO HAVE A -- I AM ASKING STAFF TO CREATE A
RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT.
SO TALKING ABOUT GETTING MONEY FROM NOWHERE, NOT GETTING
MONEY FROM NOWHERE.
GETTING MONEY THAT WE ARE OWED.
SO THAT WILL REALLY BE ABLE TO HELP THE SIDEWALK BUDGET
INCREASE.
SO THANK YOU.
05:00:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SURE.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
05:00:26PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I REMEMBER WE TRIED TO DO THAT A FEW YEARS
AGO AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.
I KNOW THAT DEVELOPERS PUSHED WARNING HARD AND HOPEFULLY CAN
GET THIS PASSED.
AND SHOULDN'T BE SUBSIDIZING IT.
I WANT TO ECHO CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR BRINGING
THE PAVING IN HOUSE AND MOVING A LOT FASTER.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT SOLUTION I HOPE WE CAN DO MORE WITH
THE SIDEWALKS.
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF NEW SUBURBAN BEAUTIFUL?
05:00:56PM >>VIK BHIDE:
VIK BHIDE.
THAT IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
AND THAT IS -- SO -- SO WE ARE WORKING ON IT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT ON IT.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASKED FOR A MEETING
TO DISCUSS AND OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL.
BOILS DOWN WITH THAT COMMUNITY SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND
UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE EXISTING TREES.
THERE ARE NOT EASY ANSWERS.
THE TWO DON'T EXIST EASILY AND THE TREE ALWAYS WINS.
05:01:43PM >>BILL CARLSON:
MY PREFERENCE IS GO BACK TO BREAKING IN.
I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN THREE WEEKS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN
GONE, BUT STILL FROM ALL THE REPAIR WORK AND THINGS, THERE
WERE STILL A LOT OF POTHOLES AND MUD AND STUFF ALL AROUND
THAT AREA THOSE STREETS THE WORST I HAVE SEEN IN THE CITY
ANYWHERE AND I HOPE WE CAN GET THEM FIXED.
THE LAST THING TALK OF THE $3.5 MILLION FOR TAKING THE
SIDEWALKS IN HOUSE AND WE HAVE ALL OPINION PUSHING FOR
SIDEWALKS FOR YEARS.
I -- PLEASE KEEP US POSTED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN TO DO SUPPORT
YOU.
AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO THERE.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT PUTTING SIDEWALKS
IN FRONT OF HOUSES.
IT CREATES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
TAMPA PROMOTES MENTAL HEALTH.
FREE FOR PEOPLE TO WALK AROUND.
IF YOU PUT A SIDEWALK.
A NICER SIDEWALK OR A SIDEWALK, AND IT ENCOURAGES DEVELOPERS
TO BUILD NICER HOUSES AND PEOPLE TO ADD ON TO THEIR HOUSES
AND POTENTIALLY A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT TO
CREATING SIDEWALKS.
AND MY POINT BEING SOMEWHAT FACETIOUS.
IF WE COLD SIDEWALKS THE WAY WHICH COLD THE RIVER WALK RIGHT
NOW AND WE DID THE POLITICAL PUSH TO GET VOTES THE WAY WE
DID THE RIVER WALK JUST NOW, WE COULD HAVE A TRANSFORMATIVE
THING.
FIVE YEARS AGO, SIX YEARS AGO RIGHT AFTER -- I GOT ON
COUNCIL.
I ASKED FOR A CITYWIDE SIDEWALK PLAN AND STILL WE HAVE HUGE
GAPS FOR SIDEWALKS ALL OVER THE CITY.
IT HAS GOT TO BE A MAJOR PRIORITY, SIDEWALKS AND CROSSWALKS.
AND A LOT OF MARKETING RHETORIC.
NOT MUCH HAS BEEN DONE.
FINALLY MAKING PROGRESS ON THE POTHOLES AND PLEASE LET US
KNOW HOW TO SUPPORT YOU ON SIDEWALKS.
05:03:28PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
05:03:31PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM GLAD THAT COUNCILMAN CARLSON BROUGHT UP SIDEWALKS.
DURING MY CAMPAIGN, THE FIRST THING I TALKED WITH WAS
SIDEWALKS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.
WE HAD TO BEG FOR SIDEWALKS.
WHEN MY SISTER AND FRIENDS WORKED FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA,
THEY WERE COUNTING THE CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALKS IN BOULEVARD
AND OUR COMMUNITIES DIDN'T HAVE SIDEWALKS UNTIL I CAME HOME
FROM COLLEGE.
WHEN WE TALK OF SIDEWALKS, YOU ARE RIGHT, WE SHOULD TALK
ABOUT THEM JUST LIKE THE RIVERWALK PROJECT.
AND THE FIRST PLACE WE NEED TO START IS IN DISENFRANCHISED
COMMUNITIES.
05:04:03PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
AMEN.
05:04:04PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
LET'S START THERE FIRST.
NOT BOULEVARD.
05:04:11PM >>VIK BHIDE:
THE SIDEWALK NEED IS OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.
HALF BECAUSE OF THE 13 MILES IN GAPS.
EARLIER TODAY AND IN TODAY'S BUDGET PRESENTATION.
HANNA MOBILITY $1.8 MILLION THAT INCLUDES SIDEWALKS ON A
24th STREET THAT WERE REQUESTED BY THE COMMUNITY,
SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF ACCESS NEEDS.
05:04:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BHIDE.
YES, SIR?
05:04:38PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE READY FOR ANY MORE --
05:04:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHAT, NEW BUSINESS?
NOT YET.
120 WE TOOK CARE OF.
121.
YES, MA'AM, YOU ARE HERE.
05:04:50PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF
CITY COUNCIL.
I AM DANA CROSBY COLLIER, AN ASSIST AT ANY TIME CITY
ATTORNEY.
I'M HERE BEHALF, YOU CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY AND CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON A 121 RELATING TO THE MOTION REGARDING
THE POSSIBILITY OF PROHIBITING NEW FORMULA BUSINESSES AND
RESTAURANTS ON 7th AND 8th AVENUE FROM TO 22nd AVENUE IN
YBOR CITY.
OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS IN RESPONSE TO THE MOTION WE LOOKED
AT PROHIBITION OF FORM RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE
DISTRICT.
EXHAUSTIVE INITIATIVE OF LEGAL CHALLENGE OF THIS NATURE IN
THE STATE AND SUBSEQUENT ORDINANCE DEVELOPED IN OTHER CITIES
SINCE THE EARLY CHALLENGE TO THE ORDINANCE DOWN IN THE KEYS
IN SUMMARY WE BELIEVE IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO DRAFT AN
ORDINANCE FOR YBOR, AND BECAUSE OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE
CITY.
IT WILL BE A FINE NEEDLE TO THREAD.
WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ADDITION SAL FINDINGS OF FACT AND GOOD
BASIS FOR ORDINANCE IN THE FINDINGS OF FACT.
OUR DOWNTOWN ATTORNEY IDENTIFIED LEGAL ISSUE BUSINESS
LOOKING AT THE CASE LAW AND OTHER ORDINANCES AND AT THIS
POINT FEEL IT IS MORE OF AN EXERCISE FOR YOUR PLANNING
DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT POE TENSION IN BUILDING A CASE FOR
SUCH AN ORDINANCE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THIS PARTICULAR
COMMUNITY.
SO I WILL STOP THERE FOR NOW.
AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MEMBER CARLSON.
05:06:26PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THIS WAS AN ITEM I PROPOSED AND YOU ALL
SUPPORTED, THANK YOU.
THE IDEA IS THAT THERE WERE FOLKS IN YBOR WHO WERE UPSET
THAT SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS IN
YBOR.
AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SAVE THEM AND
PROTECT THEM.
SO IN RESEARCH WHAT COULD BE DONE, ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES
IS SOME HISTORIC DISTRICT IN THE STATE AND OTHER PLACES HAVE
PROTECTED SMALL BUSINESSES FROM CHAINS THAT ARE COMING ANY
WANT TO THANK THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND MR. SHELBY FOR
EXTENSIVE RESEARCH.
I HAD MY OWN RESEARCH AND WE WENT BACK AND FORTH AND AN
EXHAUSTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROCESS.
AS SHE SAID, WHAT WE NEED TO DO NOW IS TAKE IT FOR THE
PLANNER.
THERE IS NO PLANNER BECAUSE STEPHEN BENSON IS GONE.
MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE WITH THANKS FOR THEM TO DO
A WORK.
AND WHEN WE GET A PLANNER, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO THAT
PERSON AND COME BACK WITH ANOTHER MOTION.
05:07:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DO WE HAVE A SECOND MICHELINI MIRANDA
SECOND.
05:07:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
05:07:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN'T BE ROCKET SCIENCE, ANNA MARIA
ISLAND.
05:07:38PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
I SPOKE WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR MAN IN
MARIA ISLAND.
I KNEW HER.
WE TALKED OF THEIR ORDINANCE AND HOW THEY DEVELOPED IT.
MAN IN MARIA ISLAND -- AND WE DISCUSSED THIS -- IS QUITE
DIFFERENT THAN YBOR CITY.
ANNA MARIA ISLAND IS AT THE END OF A ROAD.
YOU GO TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND, YOU ARE MOVING INTO AREA OF THE
STATE THAT IS NOT LIKE YBOR CITY WHICH IS IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA.
05:08:10PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PEOPLE IN YBOR WILL ARGUE IT BEING IN
DOWNTOWN TAMPA.
05:08:15PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
WELL, RIGHT BY TWO MAJOR INTERSTATES
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND HEAVILY TRAVERSED THROUGHOUT
THAT AREA WHEREAS ANNA MARIA ISLAND IS A LOT MORE ISOLATED.
ANOTHER THING THEY DID IN ANNA MARIA ISLAND, THEY ADDED THIS
TO THE REGULATORY SECTION OF THE CODE AND NOT THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE AND A PROHIBITION IN THE CITY OF THE
REGULAR PORTION OF THE CODE.
THEY ALSO DID DEVELOP THEIR OWN FINDINGS OF FACT BASED ON
THEIR GEOGRAPHY AND THEIR POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY ART
DECO DISTRICT IN MIAMI SIMILARLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC
DISTRICT.
A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THERE.
THEY CREATED AN OVERLAY IN ORDER TO DO THIS SAND I TALKED TO
THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY WHO WORKED TO THAN PARTICULAR
ORDINANCE AS WELL, AND HE SAID THEY HAVE THEIR -- HE SAYS
THIS IS A HEAVY PLANNING PROCESS.
YOU WANT TO GO TO YOUR PLANNERS AND HAVE THEM DEVELOP THE
REASON WHY YOU NEED THESE ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS IN THAT
AREA.
05:09:09PM >> SO -- WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST GO THE REGULATORY PROCESS?
05:09:14PM >> YOU WILL STILL NEED TO MAKE A FINDING OF THE NEED.
05:09:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FINDING OF FACT.
05:09:20PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
WE ALREADY HAVE A HISTORIC DISTRICT
AND PROTECTED.
DESIGN GUIDELINES AND FURTHER PROTECTED.
I DID SPEAK WITH STEPHEN BEFORE HE LEFT AND WE TALKED OF
DIFFERENT THINGS HE WOULD LOOK AT AS A PLANNER IF HE WERE TO
LOOK AT SUCH AN ORDINANCE.
HE SAID IT WOULD BE A VISION FOR THAT COMMUNITY AND VISION
FOR THAT STRIP THAT MAKES IT NECESSARY TO REGULATE WHAT TYPE
OF BUSINESSES CAN ACTUALLY COME IN.
05:09:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WITH GROWTH COMING DOWN.
IF WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IT, THE SELMON CONNECTOR AND PART
OF THAT.
05:09:59PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YOU SHOULD AN OFF-LINE DISCUSSION.
05:10:01PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
TALKED OF ANNA MARIA AND MIAMI BEACH.
05:10:07PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NEIGHBORS SMALLER MAKES IT MORE DEFENSIBLE.
A LOT OF CASE LAW FROM LAWSUITS FILED.
THAT IS WHOLE ANOTHER LONG CONVERSATION.
WE NEED TO GO TO PLANNING, BUT WHOEVER BECOMES THE NEW
PLANNER, I WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM FIRST.
YOU ALL HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH A
BETTER IDEA --
05:10:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, I DON'T.
BUT I WANT TO FIGHT FOR IT BECAUSE I FULLY SUPPORT IT.
I THINK THIS IS PART OF THIS AND WILL REMAIN THE HISTORIC
NATURE OF -- OF YBOR CITY.
AND IF WE DON'T PROTECT IT, IT WILL TURN INTO INTERNATIONAL
DRIVE IN ORLANDO.
LAST THING WE WANT.
05:10:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WITH SIZZLER, PONDEROSA STEAKHOUSE.
ALL THE BUSINESSES --
05:10:52PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ALTHOUGH MY NAME IS ON THE MOTION, BUT I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISS DANA CROSBY COLLIER FOR HER
HARD WORK, DILIGENCE AND LEGAL EXPERTISE.
05:11:01PM >>DANA CROSBY COLLIER:
THANK YOU FOR THAT, MARTY.
MY PLEASURE.
05:11:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
05:11:07PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I THINK THOUGH IN A WAY, I DON'T THINK IT WILL BECOME
INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE
PROPERTIES OWNED BY LOCATION.
AND I THINK THEY GET TO DECIDE WHO GOES IN THERE SO I THINK
WE TALKED TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS BEFORE WE DO THIS.
AND SEE WHAT THEIR VISION IS, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE
MORE INTERESTED IN KEEPING A SMALL NATURE.
05:11:32PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, LOOK WHO THEY
RENTED TO.
WE ARE DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
05:11:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE SOME OF THAT.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE IT NOR FAMILY FRIENDLY.
SO I THINK BY DOING BOTH, WE WILL -- WE WILL HELP FOR SURE,
BUT I DON'T EVER SEE IT BECOMING --
05:11:53PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE
FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON WITH A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 122.
NO STAFF NEEDED BUT COUNCILMAN VIERA.
THIS WAS YOUR MOTION FOR THE $50,000.
05:12:07PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YEAH.
I WILL BE MAKING A MOTION AT THE END OF BUSINESS.
SO IT APPEARS -- AND MR. SHELBY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FUND EXISTING FOR THAT, CORRECT?
05:12:18PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
HER NOW FOR CERTAIN.
AND YOU RECEIVED A MEMO FROM MIKE PERRY, THE BUDGET OFFICER,
WHO SAID YOU ARE NOT ONLY COVERED FOR FY '24.
ASSUMING YOU APPROVE THE BUDGET, CONTAINED IN 'FY '25 AS
WELL.
05:12:33PM >>LUIS VIERA:
WONDERFUL.
05:12:38PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU FOR HIM BEING ABLE TO DO THAT IN
MANNER.
05:12:41PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SPEAK OF THANKS.
THANK YOU, MR. SHELBY.
AND TAKEN UP A LOT TIME.
AND MY WONDERFUL LEGISLATIVE AID THAT HAS TAKEN UP A LOT OF
TIME ON THIS AS WELL.
MR. CHAIR, MAY I MAKE MOTION SINCE IT IS CONNECTED TO THIS
ISSUE.
I MOTION TO HAVE THE RACIAL RECONCILIATION CONTRACT TO COME
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 31 AGENDA.
AND THE DELAY FOR THE FACILITATORS AND I DON'T PUT THAT AS A
BAD THING.
A GOOD THING FOR AT THAT PAID FACILITATORS AND SOMETHING
COUNCIL SUGGESTED.
WITH THIS, WE SHOULD GET THE BALL ROLLING ON SEPTEMBER, I
THINK.
05:13:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
05:13:27PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
05:13:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 123 WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE IT WAS A
CONTINUANCE.
EVERYTHING ELSE?
IT IS TIME TO GO NO NEW BUSINESS.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
05:13:46PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET MEETING TO
ARE SEPTEMBER 3, 2024.
WAS THAT A DAY MEETING THE FIRST ONE.
THE SECOND ONE NIGHT MEETING.
OKAY, FOR THE -- THEY TOLD ME AT -- AT THE THIRD OF
SEPTEMBER IS A TUESDAY, I BELIEVE.
OKAY.
AND THIS IS NUMBER ONE.
DO WE GOT TO VOTE ON THAT ONE FIRST.
05:14:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA TO SET
THAT PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
05:14:12PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WHAT HOUR, 5:01?
OKAY, 5:01.
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 17, 2024, AT TUESDAY AT
5:01.
05:14:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
05:14:28PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSE?
05:14:31PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THAT'S IT, MR. CHAIRMAN.
05:14:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
05:14:36PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I HAVE A FEW -- I KNOW, RIGHT --
05:14:38PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU HAVE BEEN SAVING THEM UP.
05:14:40PM >>LUIS VIERA:
GOING EASY ON FOLKS.
THE FIRST ONE IS, Y'ALL SAW MY COMMENTS ON THE CITIZENS
BUDGET ADVISORY BOARD.
IT APPEARS THAT PRESENTLY TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS BOARD, YOU
MUST BE A CITY RESIDENT.
AND I THINK THAT IS FAR TOO RESTRICTIVE.
SO, THEREFORE, I MOTION TO MODIFY THE RESOLUTION REGARDING
THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE NO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY
RESIDENCE -- STRIKE THAT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE RESIDENTS OF
THE CITY, BUSINESS OR PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY, FORMER
CITY EMPLOYEES OR NAMED JOE GRECO -- I AM JOKING --
JUST A LITTLE SCHUMER THERE.
05:15:15PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ARE JOKING.
05:15:18PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I KNOW, RIGHT.
THAT IS MY MOTION.
AND, AGAIN, I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.
05:15:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.
05:15:26PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I WILL SECOND IT FOR DISCUSSION.
05:15:28PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON AND HURTAK.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
05:15:31PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT.
YOU CAN OWN A BUSINESS, BUT YOU STILL REALLY OUGHT TO LIVE
HERE.
EVERY SINGLE CITY BOARD REQUIRES YOU TO LIVE HERE.
I CAN'T -- I AM SURE -- I KNOW HE IS A GREAT GUY, BUT WE
CAN'T START DOWN TO THAT ROAD.
ONCE WE START DOWN THAT ROAD, EVERY OTHER COMMITTEE IS GOING
TO BE THE SAME WAY.
AND WE CAN'T HAVE --
05:15:51PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS.
05:15:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE CAN'T HAVE JUST BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE LIVE
IN HICK.
I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
05:15:59PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
05:16:00PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I AGREE.
IF THERE IS A WAY BECAUSE OF HIS LONG HISTORY WITH THE CITY,
IF THERE WAS A WAY TO MAKE A ONE-PERSON EXCEPTION, I COULD
VOTE FOR THAT.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE RULES.
BUT I THINK THEY NEED TO BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
05:16:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO AMENDING IT TO
ALLOW JOE GRECO TO BE ON THERE.
05:16:23PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO, THAT IS ALL I WANTED.
MR. SHELBY, CAN WE DO THAT?
05:16:27PM >>BILL CARLSON:
CAN HE JUST BRING HIS BOAT INTO THE BAY?
05:16:30PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I KNOW, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY DOES WANT JOE GRECO ON
THERE BECAUSE --
05:16:39PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
BEST FIRE FIGHTER OF A LONG TIME.
05:16:42PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
05:16:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WAIT UNTIL YOU MEET HIM.
MR. SHELBY.
05:16:49PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO WAIVE THE
RESOLUTION.
COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION.
RATHER THAN EXPAND IT, RATHER THERE IS A CONCERN OF IT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A SPECIFIC EXEMPTION, WE CAN CRAFT THE
RESOLUTION TO REFLECT THAT IF THAT IS COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.
05:17:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
05:17:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WILL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THAT.
CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD.
IT IS ABOUT BEING A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF TAMPA.
UP UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IF HE MOVED TO NEW YORK ALREADY
WOULD HE STILL BE ELIGIBLE?
I MEAN, IT IS A CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD.
A BUDGET COMMITTEE.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOARDS THAT WE HAVE.
HE IS A GREAT GUY.
EVERYBODY LOVES HIM, BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN WAIVING THAT RULE
SEEMS A LITTLE HIGH SCHOOLISH TO ME.
WE HAVE A RULE.
IT IS A RULE IS A RULE IS A RULE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU LIKE SOMEBODY, HE IS PART OF THE COOL KID
CLUB DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN HE GETS MY VOTE.
05:17:46PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MAY I MAKE -- MAY I MAKE A DISCLOSURE FOR
THE BENEFIT OF CITY COUNCIL, THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT
HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT PERHAPS IN THE PAST THERE
WASN'T REALLY A BACKGROUND CHECK TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS
ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
THAT PROHIBITION COULD ACTUALLY AFFECT PERHAPS -- AND I HAVE
NOT PERSONALLY VERIFIED IT, OTHER SITTING MEMBERS OF THAT
COMMITTEE WHO MAY NOT IN FACT BE CITY RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY
WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT PROVISION WITHIN THE -- WITHIN THE --
05:18:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.
WE PROBABLY -- WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.
AGAIN, I JUST -- I HATE -- I HATE MAKING A RULE BECAUSE
SOMEBODY IS WELL LIKED.
AND IT -- OKAY, I AM DONE.
05:18:32PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
05:18:37PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NOT BECAUSE JOE GRECO IS WELL-LIKED -- WE NEED
SOMEBODY LIKE GEE GRECO, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF TAMPA FIRE
FIGHTERS.
JOE GRECO BLEEDS RED AND BLUE NOR POLICE AND FOR FIRE.
AND IT, AGAIN, I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT.
IF IT IS REJECTED, THEN I WILL GO AND GET SOMEBODY ELSE,
RIGHT.
AND THAT IS FINE.
05:18:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHAT IS YOUR MOTION JUST FOR CLARITY.
05:19:01PM >>LUIS VIERA:
LET'S START IF I MAY, THE FIRST MOTION, MOTION
TO AMEND THE CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD QUALIFICATIONS TO
INCLUDE SOMEONE WHO, NUMBER ONE, IS A CITY RESIDENT.
NUMBER TWO, SOMEBODY THAT OWNS PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF
TAMPA.
AND NUMBER THREE, SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN A CITY OF TAMPA
EMPLOYEE DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS.
05:19:25PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
EITHER-OR.
05:19:32PM >>LUIS VIERA:
ONE OF THOSE THREE.
TO ADDRESS FOLKS' CONCERNS.
EACH ONE OF THESE PLAY AN UNIQUE ROLE IN THE BUDGET ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
YOU CAN HAVE, NUMBER ONE, SOMEBODY WHO IS A SPECIFICS
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA.
WE ALL AGREE TO THAT.
NUMBER TWO, SOMEBODY THAT OWNS PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF TAMPA
AND PAYS TAXES.
THEY LIVE IN BRANDON WHEREVER IT NAY BE, THEY PAY TAXES.
NUMBER THREE, SOMEONE THAT IS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OVER THE
LAST TEN YEARS, SO, THEREFORE, THEY HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE
CITY OF TAMPA AS AN EMPLOYEE.
ALL OF THEM HAVE SUFFICIENT CONNECTIONS WITH THE CITY OF
TAMPA SO AS TO JUSTIFY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CITIZENS BUDGET
ADVISORY BOARD.
AND, AGAIN, THAT ALSO GIVES UP THE ISSUE OF HAVING TO LOOK
BACKWARDS, WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE ON THE BOARD
AND ALL DESERVED TO BE THERE BECAUSE THEY ALL WORKED VERY
HARD.
THAT IS MY FIRST MOTION.
05:20:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
ROLL CALL VOTE.
05:20:27PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
05:20:32PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO.
05:20:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
05:20:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO.
05:20:35PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
05:20:37PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
05:20:38PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
05:20:39PM >>CLERK:
THE MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON, HURTAK AND
CLENDENIN VOTING NO.
05:20:44PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ARE AT CITY COUNCIL, YOU SHOULD --
05:20:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHY.
ONLY FOUR OF US.
05:20:53PM >>LUIS VIERA:
WITH THAT, MR. SHELBY, WE HAVE THE GREG ISSUE
COMING UP AUGUST 1 SHELBY TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT TO HAVE THAT
COME BACK.
05:21:04PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION.
05:21:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYTHING ELSE?
05:21:07PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF THERE IS A SECOND.
05:21:09PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT TAKES INTO
CONSIDERATION THIS VOTE THAT JUST HAPPENED?
05:21:13PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOU ALREADY -- THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU ALREADY PUT BACK --
05:21:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALREADY MADE THE MOTION TO CONTINUE IT
THIS MORNING.
05:21:19PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOU PUT MR. GRECO'S RESOLUTION FOR AUGUST
1.
YOU MADE THE MOTION TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION I NOW HAVE TO --
05:21:36PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
05:21:43PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NAY.
05:21:45PM >>CLERK:
YOU WANT THE RESOLUTION ON AUGUST 1 THE FIRST
NOTION AMEND THE RESOLUTION.
05:21:49PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, MA'AM.
05:21:51PM >>CLERK:
MAKING SURE.
05:21:52PM >>LUIS VIERA:
BY THE WAY I DON'T TAKE THIS -- I DON'T TAKE
THIS AS A VOTE AGAINST JOE GRECO.
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW JOE GRECO, THE GREATEST GUY.
I LOVE HIM TO DEATH.
MATTER OF RULES AND 100% WELL TAKEN.
NEXT IS --
05:22:07PM >>CLERK:
WE DIDN'T FINISH.
05:22:09PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE -- COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK WAS A NO.
ANY MORE NOs?
COUNCILMAN CARLSON?
05:22:14PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO, I VOTED YES.
05:22:16PM >>CLERK:
WANT TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
05:22:20PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
05:22:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
05:22:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO.
05:22:23PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
05:22:26PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
05:22:27PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
05:22:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
05:22:30PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIES WITH HURTAK AND CLENDENIN VOTING NO.
05:22:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
05:22:34PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
A COUPLE OF OTHER QUICK ONES, PUBLIC SAFETY MASTER PLAN FOR
CHIEF TRIPP.
ONE IN 2022.
I THINK THERE WAS.
AND SOME CONTROVERSY WITH THAT BECAUSE IT NEVER CAME BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE $100,000.
SPEAKING OF CHIEF TRIP, SHE WANTED SOME MORE -- I FORGOT THE
SPECIFICITY, BUT ISSUES SHE WANTED TO WORK THROUGH BEFORE
ANOTHER CONSULT THAN THE TAKE IS A LOOK AT NUMBERS AGAIN.
SO SHE IS THE FIRE CHIEF.
I AM NOT.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT FIRE, RIGHT.
COMPARED TO HER OBVIOUSLY.
AND SO I WAS AGREEABLE TO THAT.
SO I GOT CHIEF TRIPP TO AGREE THAT WHEN SHE IS TO REPORT ON
MARCH 27, 2025 FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY MASTER PLAN -- '25.
AGAIN, SORRY.
UPDATE SHE WILL GIVE US A NAME OF THE CONSULTANT SHE HAS
RETAINED AS PART OF HER PRESENTATION.
SO WITH THAT, I WANTED TO MOTION FOR THAT AS A MOTION TO
AMEND THE MARCH 22, 2025 PRESENTATION BY TAMPA FIRE RESCUE
TO ALSO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE CONSULTANT FOR THE
CONTINUATION OF THE REPORT.
05:23:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
A SECOND?
05:23:46PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECOND.
05:23:48PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSE?
05:23:53PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NEXT.
I WAS ASKED BY THE UNION TO DO A MOTION CONSISTENT WITH THAT
TO REQUEST THAT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE WORK WITH LOCAL 754 ON
RECEIVING DOCUMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO REVIEW PUBLIC SAFETY
DATA FOR THE MARCH 2025.
I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS -- YES.
I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS COME BACK TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS JUST A REQUEST THAT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE WORK WITH THE
UNION TO GET THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN SEE
THE DATA AND ALSO IN PREPARATION FOR MARCH AND NOT GOING TO
COME BACK.
05:24:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL PUBLIC RECORDS WITH NUMBER OF CALLS, DATA, WORKLOAD
NUMBERS, ETC.
05:24:36PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHO WILL YOU GET IT FROM?
05:24:41PM >>LUIS VIERA:
T.F.R.
05:24:44PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THAT IS CHIEF TRIPP?
WHY WOULD SHE NOT GIVE IT?
05:24:50PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I DON'T KNOW.
SUPPORT OF COUNCIL REACHING THE BALANCE.
IF WE ARE MOVING BETWEEN THE LINES, MOVING THIS REPORT SIX
MONTHS AND I AM TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PARTIES.
THAT'S IT.
05:24:59PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
FAVOR FAVE.
ANY OPPOSED?
ANYTHING ELSE, SIR.
05:25:05PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THIS WILL ACTUALLY SAVE TIME.
I MOVE THAT THE FOLLOWING STAFF REPORT ON AUGUST 1 BE
REPORTS.
AND NUMBER ONE, CODE OF CONDUCT 26.5.
NUMBER TWO, THE UPDATE ON THE DISABILITY.
AND I MOVE THAT WE WILL HAVE IT MOVED AS STAFF REPORTS ONLY.
05:25:28PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A WRITTEN REPORT?
05:25:30PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SORRY, WRITTEN.
05:25:32PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?
05:25:39PM >>LUIS VIERA:
LASTLY, IF I MAY.
I WANT TO DO A MOTION FOR SULPHUR SPRINGS FROM A MEMO FROM
THE ADMINISTRATION TO COME BACK US TO ON SEPTEMBER 5 FOR THE
SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS THAT THIS BUDGET IS MAKING IN SULPHUR
SPRINGS.
WE KNOW ABOUT THE POOL AND THE CAMP, ETC. AND THAT WE HAVE
THAT UNIFIED.
AND IT CAN BE AGAINST STAFF OR WRITTEN REPORT.
NO STAFF REPORT.
THAT IS IT.
05:26:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM --
05:26:07PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I CAN SECOND IT.
05:26:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
YES, MA'AM.
05:26:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IF YOU WANT THAT BEFORE THE BUDGET -- WE ARE
ALREADY GOING TO HAVE VOTED ON THE BUDGET BY THEN, BECAUSE
WE VOTE SEPTEMBER 3 FOR THE FIRST.
IF YOU WANT THAT, I MIGHT RECOMMEND THAT YOU SIX FOR IT
DURING THE OPERATING BUDGET MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
AUGUST 19.
05:26:28PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SO UPON THE VERY WISE REQUEST OF COUNCILWOMAN
HURTAK, I MOVE THAT TO AUGUST 19, REQUEST TO HAVE THAT
PRESENTED TO US.
05:26:41PM >> AMENDED TO AUGUST 19 WITH THE SECOND WITH MR. SHELBY'S
HAND UP.
05:26:46PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
JUST TO CONFIRM A SPECIALLY CALLED BUDGET
WORKSHOP AND YOU WANT THAT TO SHOW ON THE AGENDAS PART OF
THE SPECIAL CALL --
05:26:54PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THEY CAN E-MAIL IT BEFORE THAT.
05:26:58PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
E-MAIL IN ADVANCE OF THE AUGUST 19 BUDGET
WORKSHOP.
05:27:03PM >>LUIS VIERA:
LOOKING TO SAVE TIME.
05:27:04PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
05:27:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANYTHING ELSE.
05:27:11PM >>LUIS VIERA:
REMIND COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND CLENDENIN.
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR FOR MERCIFUL, THE DOGS IN CASE YOU WANT
TO ASK FOR A COUPLE OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THOSE FOLKS.
TO THE TWO BIGGEST DOG LOVERS HERE.
THAT'S ALL I AM SAYING.
05:27:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I LIKE DOGS.
I DON'T HAVE SOMEONE.
YES, MA'AM, ANY NEW BUSINESS?
05:27:30PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BELATED
BIRTHDAY.
05:27:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
05:27:35PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
TO THE CHAIR.
05:27:36PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GREAT TO BE 40.
05:27:38PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY TO THE CLEAR.
I NEED A HAIRCUT.
05:27:45PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THE KING OF NICE.
05:27:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
TODAY WAS A VERY NICE MEETING.
I HAVE GRAYING HAIR.
ANY NEW BUSINESS.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
05:27:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
THIS GOES BACK TO THE MOTION THAT I WITHDREW TODAY TALKING
ABOUT REAL ESTATE WITH LIENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I MOTION FOR THE REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING TO PROVIDE A
WRITTEN REPORT ON JANUARY 16, 2025 REGARDING CERTAIN
PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE
ELIGIBLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR FORECLOSURE AND CONSIDERED FOR
REDEVELOPMENT AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THEIR LANGUAGE.
05:28:22PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ONES PRESENTED BY BOBBY TODAY.
05:28:29PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, ALL OVER THE CITY.
05:28:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN.
YES, MA'AM?
05:28:34PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I HAVE A QUESTION.
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION WOULD THEY BE PROVIDING US WITH?
05:28:48PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
STAFF HAS TO DO THE WORK AND --
05:28:50PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS LITERALLY -- LITERALLY WRITTEN BY
THEM AND THE DATE CHOSEN BY THEN.
05:28:56PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THAT IS VERY HELPFUL.
05:28:59PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I TRY TO TALK TO PEOPLE IN ADVANCE AND THAT
WAS BY THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
05:29:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
CLENDENIN WAS THE SECOND -- WAIT.
05:29:09PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GO BACK TO THE SIDEWALK INFORMATION AND THE
FACT THAT WE CAN GET SO MUCH MORE.
I MOTION FOR CITY STAFF TO CREATE A RESOLUTION TO ADJUST THE
SIDEWALK IN-LIEU FEE TO REFLECT THE TOO YOU WILL COST OF
BUILDING SIDEWALKS AND BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL ON
AUGUST 22, 2024.
05:29:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SHELBY.
05:29:35PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I HAVE A QUESTION AND MAYBE YOU HAVE A
BETTER RECOLLECTION THAN I DON'T.
CHAPTER 27 STATE THE FEE IN THE ORDINANCE, IS IT ALREADY IN
THE CODE?
05:29:46PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T KNOW.
MISS GREGORY SAID IT HAS TO BE DONE BY RESOLUTION.
I HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM IN NEXT WEEK TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF THAT.
05:29:56PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I WILL SAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO UNDER MAYOR BUCKHORN, I
REQUESTED FOR SQUAWKS ON A SPECIFIC STREET.
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT IT IN THE END.
LONG STORY.
BUT IT WAS $100,000.
TODAY IT WOULD BE $400,000 TO $500,000 FOR THE SAME
SIDEWALKS.
UNBELIEVABLE HOW MUCH SIDEWALKS COST.
SOMETHING SO SIMPLE WHICH IS NOW THE PRICE OF A HOUSE ALL IN
FAVOR.
OPPOSED.
LAST THING.
05:30:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ITEM NUMBER 57 WAS THE AUDIT WORK PLAN.
IF YOU SAW WHAT THE DIFFERENT AUDITS WERE.
I WANT TO ASK -- WE AS CITY COUNCIL ARE ALLOWED TO ASK FOR
ADDITIONAL AUDITS.
30 DAYS FROM NOW TO DO SO, AND WE NEED A MAJORITY APPROVAL.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET THE AUDIT OF THE SIDEWALK FUNDS AND THE
TREE FUNDS IN THE CITY.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT.
AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY TOWARD TREES AND
SIDEWALKS.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET AN AUDIT THIS YEAR TO
LOOK AT THAT.
05:30:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GOOD IDEA.
MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VIERA.
DISCUSSION.
05:31:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PAUSE I KNOW EVERYBODY WILL BE BUSY WITH
THE BUDGET STUFF.
SOMETHING WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE BUDGET.
05:31:09PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, BECAUSE WE HAVE 30 DAYS FLORIDA TODAY.
05:31:12PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK IT IS WELL TAKEN.
I AGREE.
IT IS SEVERAL YEARS OVERDUE.
I SUPPORT THE IDEA.
I DON'T WANT TO OVERBURDEN STAFF.
05:31:22PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THE AUDIT IN 30 DAYS
BUT ADDED TO THE AUDIT PLAN FOR THE YEAR.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER IDEAS FOR AUDITS.
YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE LIST, ITEM 57.
INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT WE AUDIT EVERY YEAR.
THOSE WERE JUST COUPLE OF ONES THAT HAD IN MIND.
I HAD MORE, BUT I THOUGHT I WILL ONLY DO TWO THIS YEAR.
05:31:44PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR.
05:31:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DID YOU HEAR THAT, VIERA.
05:31:50PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
FOR OUR SPORTS PROGRAM IN PARKS AND REC.
05:31:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU GOT 30 DAYS.
05:31:58PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I HAVE 30 DAYS.
05:31:59PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IF YOU WANT TO MOTION ON SOMETHING
SPECIFIC AS LONG AS IT IS WITHIN 30 DAYS.
05:32:05PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THAT IS VERY GOOD.
05:32:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYTHING ELSE, MA'AM?
05:32:09PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NOPE.
THAT'S IT.
05:32:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
05:32:13PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SINCE WE CAN'T TALK OUTSIDE THIS ROOM.
ON THE SIDEWALK THING.
TWO THINGS.
THIS ONE IS, IF I RECALL, WE CAN ONLY CHARGE THE ACTUAL
COST, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT I SUGGESTED LAST TIME
INCLUDE THE OVERHEAD COST RELATED TO IT AND I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT HIGH COST IS BUILT IN OR NOT.
WE WERE DOG OF TALKING OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 29 AND
75.
AND WE HAVE EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS ON THIS, LIKE THREE
YEARS AGO.
SECOND THING I WOULD RECOMMEND IS FINE OUT FROM SOMEBODY
WHAT HAPPENS, WHY IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH AND MAYBE LOOK AT THE
VIDEOS BUT I EXPECT THAT THE BUILDS WILL SHOW UP.
05:32:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T DISAGREE 2021 AND '24 ARE DIFFERENT.
A.
AND B, DIFFERENT COUNCILS AND NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
05:33:09PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WAS IN FAVOR MUCH OF IT LAST TIME.
OTHER THING IS, YOU ALL -- YOU ALL KNOW I HAVE SAID FROM
TIME TO TIME, I PULLED PUBLIC RECORDS.
THE --
05:33:22PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PAID TO PULL PUBLIC RECORDS.
05:33:26PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I BELIEVE DOING IN A VERY TRANSPARENT WAY
AND I GO INTO QA AND E-MAIL AND PUBLIC RECORD PULLING PUBLIC
RECORDS.
I GOT RESULTS OF SOME OF THEM, BUT ONE OF THEM I PULLED IN
ADVANCE OF THE VOTE FOR SHOT SPOTTER.
I PULLED CORRESPONDENCE RELATED TO SHOT SPOTTER.
WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION THEY WROTE BACK AN SAID THEY
NEEDED $425 TO DO THAT.
ASK FOR A VOTE OF COUNCIL TO ASK FOR IT.
OR -- WE HAVE THIS EXPENSE ACCOUNT FOR CITY COUNCIL.
I WILL MAKE MOTION TO ASK THAT $425 OF MY CITY COUNCIL
EXPENSE FUND BE APPLIED TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
05:34:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK US.
05:34:17PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
LET ME -- I RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DON'T DO
THAT.
CARLSON CHARLOTTE IS WHAT I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.
05:34:23PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE THING IS, FIRST OF ALL, YOUR BUDGET IS
LIMITED.
AND NUMBER TWO IS, YOU ARE THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
AND IF YOU REQUEST INFORMATION FROM STAFF, I BELIEVE THAT --
05:34:37PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK IT IS ABSURD THAT CITY COUNCIL IS
GETTING CHARGED.
05:34:41PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBER --
FORGIVE ME FOR INTERRUPTING, YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS MAKES THAT REQUEST THAT TAKES STAFF TIME AND
COST STAFF MONEY, THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS -- WHAT IS
THE COST.
AND IF SEVEN OF YOU DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT ADDS UP
TO A LOT OF MONEY IF THEY DO IT INDIVIDUALLY.
IF YOU DO IT AS AN ACTION -- AN OFFICIAL ACTION OF THIS
BOARD, REQUESTING THE INFORMATION JUST AS YOU REQUESTED THE
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY -- IN A PREVIOUS MOTION.
I BELIEVE IT IS INCUMBENT UPON THEM TO RESPOND OR TELL YOU
CAN NOT.
NOT YOU THE COUNCILMEMBERS BUT THAT BOARD AT A PUBLIC MEET
APPROXIMATELY MY QUESTION OF $400 OF RESOURCES TO INFORM
THIS CITY COUNCIL.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO PUT ITS NAME TOO YOUR REQUEST,
THEN I THINK IT SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.
05:35:37PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHAT ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR SUPPORT
SPOTLIGHTER?
BECAUSE I AM THE PERSON THAT MADE THE MOTION.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
05:35:47PM >>BILL CARLSON:
ASKED FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT REQUEST, ALL CORRESPONDENCE
DURING A 30 OR 60-DAY PERIOD RELATED TO SHOT SPOTTER.
05:35:57PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YEAH, OF COURSE.
05:36:00PM >>BILL CARLSON:
A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT -- WITH THAT
THICK.
AND USUALLY WHEN I MAKE A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, I SAY
EXCLUDING CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BREAK
SUNSHINE.
IN THIS CASE I DON'T KNOW IF I DID IT OR NOT, BUT WHAT I AM
LOOKING FOR WHAT THE VENDOR WAS SAYING BACK AND FORTH IN
ADMINISTRATION.
IT IS INTERESTING AND I CAN SHOW YOU THE OTHER PUBLIC
RECORDS REQUEST THAT I HAVE GOTTEN.
INTERESTING THE STUFF THAT YOU FIND.
AND AS YOU KNOW, I AM AGAINST THAT PROJECT, BUT I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE INFORMATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE CORRESPONDENCE WAS.
I WILL MAKE MOTION TO ASK CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE
REQUEST TO JUST GAIN INFORMATION ON -- ON -- ON
CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING SHOT SPOTTER WITHOUT -- WITHOUT
CHARGING THE FEE OF $423.
05:36:48PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU PAY THE REST OF THE CORRESPONDENCE
BEFORE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU FINE WITH IT?
I MEAN, I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
05:36:59PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I PAID THE OTHER ONES -- ONE THAT WAS $3,000
A YEAR OR TWO AGO.
AND I ASKED FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE USING MY FUND.
05:37:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
05:37:10PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SO COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ANY AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE SHOT
SPOTTER OVER THE LAST 60 DAYS.
05:37:20PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SOME LIMITS.
I WILL ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THAT -- IT IS NOT ASKING FOR
ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE COURSE.
05:37:27PM >> SO DENSE.
05:37:27PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT IS FINE.
I AM FINE WITH THAT.
I VOTED FOR IT AND IF SOMETHING I WANT TO KNOW FOR NEXT
YEAR, WE WANT TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND SUNSHINE IS THE BEST
DISINFECTANT.
IF SOMETHING COSTS $400, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE STAFF IS
GIVEN A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE A RED FLAG AND
APPARENTLY A LOT OF WORK.
AND NUMBER TWO, A REQUEST FROM COUNCIL AND IT NOT COME BACK
TO US, RIGHT, UNLESS YOU FEEL THE NEED TO.
05:37:56PM >>BILL CARLSON:
IF YOU ALL -- IF YOU ALL WANT TO SEE THE
RESULTS OF IT, I CAN GET MARTY TO DISTRIBUTE IT.
SHELBY FIRST OF ALL, TWO THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL HAS ALREADY VOTED ON.
NUMBER TWO, A PUBLIC RECORD AT THIS POINT.
SO IRRESPECTIVE --
05:38:15PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
LET ME ASK A QUESTION.
05:38:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN MENTAL HEALTH.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
05:38:19PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SO IF WE HAD -- ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE
IS AN OPPORTUNITY IF THERE IS A MOTION TO CONSIDER
RECONSIDERATION YOU SHARE THIS SO THAT SOMEONE CAN MAKE A
MOTION TO RECONSIDER IT AGAIN TO GO IN THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION?
05:38:32PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK IT IS TOO LATE.
05:38:33PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU CAN'T DO IT TWICE?
ALREADY HAVE BEEN RECONSIDERED.
I AM JUST ASKING A QUESTION.
THANK YOU.
05:38:39PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
A FAIR QUESTION.
A GOOD QUESTION.
05:38:42PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
JUST WANTS THE INFORMATION.
05:38:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
05:38:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WILL CAUTION COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE COST
BECAUSE TODAY WITH JUST THE REQUEST WE MADE AND THE TIME
THAT THEY HAVE SPENT ON JUST THE BUDGET ALONE IS -- I MEAN
TO QUANTIFY THAT WILL BE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF EVERY TIME
WE ASK STAFF FOR SOMETHING WE CAN'T THINK OF THE
QUANTIFICATION PAUSE WE ARE A I DID AND WORKING TOGETHER TO
GET THINGS DONE.
I THINK IT IS DIFFERENT IF IT IS JUST A MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT COST SHOULD BURDEN TO US,
BECAUSE OUR BURDEN IS TO THE TAXPAYERS.
05:39:22PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I DON'T LIKE PAYING FOR PARKING AT
EVENTS, SO I UNDERSTAND.
05:39:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I TALKED TO JOHN BENNETT ABOUT THAT, $35.
JOHN, IF YOU WERE LISTENING, REMEMBER, THE IOU FOR YOU.
LEGAL QUESTION, BECAUSE I SUPPORT THE INTENT OF THIS AND I
HAVE A QUESTION.
I KNOW BY CHARTER WE CAN HAVE COMMAND PERFORMANCES FROM
DEPARTMENT HEADS TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL TO TALK TO US.
WHAT ARE WE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO FOR INFORMATION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
05:39:52PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO ASK FOR ANYTHING YOU
WANT THAT IS RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION OF CITY BUSINESS.
05:40:00PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ANYTHING.
05:40:03PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOUR CHARTER -- THE ONLY THING THAT YOUR
CHARTER ACTUALLY REFERENCES IS THE POWER OF INVESTIGATION,
SECTION 2.14.
AND YOUR SPECIFIC DIRECTION UNDER THE CHARTER SAYS THIS, IN
THE EXERCISE OF ITS LEGISLATIVE POWER, THE COUNCIL AND ANY
SPECIAL COMMITTEE THEREOF THE POWER TO CONDUCT SUCH
INVESTIGATIONS AND HOLD SUCH HEARINGS AS THE COUNCIL SHALL
DEEM NECESSARY, EXPEDIENT AND PROPER AND HAVE THE POWER TO
COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND THE PRODUCTION OF
EVIDENCE BY THE ISSUANCE OF ALL FORMS OF SUBPOENA A LEGAL
QUESTION THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
AND HAVE THE POWER TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT OF A FINE NOT
EXCEEDING $100 AND EACH -- AND EACH DAY ANY SUCH CONTEMPT BE
SHALL BE CONTINUED AND DEEMED A SEPARATE OFFENSE.
NOT GET IN THE LEGALITY OF THAT, BUT I WILL STATE THAT, WHEN
THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MET, THIS PROVISION WAS NOT
DISCUSSED OR TOUCHED.
SO STILL ON THE BOOKS.
05:41:03PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
INTERESTING.
IT SOUNDS BY THAT THAT IT WILL WELL WITHIN BE A COUNCIL
PERSON'S JOB TO MAKE A MOTION FOR DOWN REQUEST THIS
INFORMATION AND COMPEL THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE IT.
IS THAT --
05:41:20PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES.
ANY DOCUMENT CREATED IN THE TRANSACTION OF CITY BUSINESS IS
MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EITHER FORMALIZING, COMMUNICATING OR
-- WHAT IS THE THIRD ONE.
MEMORIALIZING KNOWLEDGE -- MEMORIALIZE, COMMUNICATE AND
DISTRIBUTING.
AND IT BECOMES A PUBLIC RECORD SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE FOR
WHATEVER PERIOD OF TIME IS REQUIRED.
05:41:45PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PUMP OF OUR INVESTIGATION.
05:41:51PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I WILL STAY THAT COUNCILMAN CARLSON TALKED
ABOUT THIS AND REALLY HAVEN'T COME BACK TO COUNCIL.
BUT PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST COME INTO THE CITY AMAZINGLY
OFFERED.
AND THE CITY CLERK HAS -- HAS RAMPED UP TO HAVE A WHOLE
DEPARTMENT OF PEOPLE TO DO IT.
THOSE REPORTS USED TO BE GENERATED, AND DISTRIBUTED TO CITY
COUNCIL.
WE WILL SEE WHAT THE PUBLIC IS ASKING FOR.
THAT WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM AND NEW PROCESS TO CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THIS.
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING -- FORGIVE ME, I HAVE NOT COME BACK
TO LOOK AT THIS WITH CARL BRODY WHERE THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
AND MAKE TRANSPARENT WHETHER TO HAVE ACCOUNTS FOR YOU TO BE
ABLE TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE OR REPORTS GENERATED.
05:42:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION CAN
STAFF AND ANDREA WAS HERE.
AND SHE HAD ASKED BASICALLY FOR TIME BECAUSE SELF IN BEEN
HIRING AND HAD A LOSS OF STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US BECAUSE I THINK THAT SHOULD COME
BACK.
BY THE WAY IF YOU ARE LISTENING, WE ARE PROBABLY READY TO
HAVE THOSE MONTHLY REPORTS AGAIN.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO PUT IT IN THE FORM
OF A MOTION AND VOTE ON IT.
05:43:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HE DID.
A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
05:43:12PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU.
MY SECOND THING WAS, I MADE -- I MADE A MOTION -- I THINK I
MADE A MOTION -- SORRY, I HAVE JET-LAG.
THAT WAS YESTERDAY -- IT WAS YESTERDAY.
I MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THESE LISTS OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
COME BACK TO US, BECAUSE THEY USED TO GIVE THEM TO US AND
THEY STOPPED.
AND ANYWAY.
WE VOTED TO HAVE THEM GIVE IT TO THEM AND THEY HAVEN'T YET.
AND I HAVE BEEN PULLING PUBLIC RECORDS ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN
GETTING THOSE REPORTS.
THE LATEST ONE I GOT WAS JANUARY THROUGH JUNE.
05:43:54PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN YOU SHARE IT?
05:43:56PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I SENT IT TO MARTY LAST NIGHT.
IN THE FORM OF A EXCEL SPREADSHEET.
MARTY CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU BECAUSE IT IS A PUBLIC RECORD.
I AM NOT SHARING IT.
BUT THAT EXISTS.
NOTHING THAT ANYBODY HAS TO HIDE IN THERE, BUT WHAT THE
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
THE MOTION WE MADE THAT THEY SHOULD PROVIDE IT US TO ONCE A
MONTH.
IT IS INFORMATIVE TO LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT.
I AM NOT MAKING A MOTION ON THAT BECAUSE WE ALREADY MADE A
MOTION, BUT IF YOU LIKE TO SEE THE LIST OF THE SIX MONTHS OF
THE YEAR, FIRST MONTHS, MARTY HAS IT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR WELCH AND THE CITY COUNCIL IN ST.
PETE FOR THE VOTE TODAY TO SAVE THE RAYS.
05:44:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LET US KNOW HOW IT WORKS OUT FOR YOU.
[LAUGHTER]
05:44:50PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU GOT HIM!
05:44:54PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW ABOUT THAT PARKING OVER THERE,
CHARLIE.
05:44:56PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHO WANTS TO DO A WAGER WHEN THEY SELL THAT
TEAM.
05:45:00PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
05:45:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, GIVE IT SIX MONTHS.
05:45:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FROM COUNCILWOMAN
HENDERSON.
A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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