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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024, 9:00 A.M.

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09:01:04AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
CAN YOU PLEASE STAND?
GOOD MORNING.
WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
OKAY.
THAT IS NOT ON YOUR BIO.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE PASTOR CLARENCE M. NATHAN, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN
THE CITY OF TAMPA.
HE IS A PASTOR FOR 15 YEARS AND A GRADUATE OF SHAW
UNIVERSITY,
AND UNIVERSITY AND DIVINITY SCHOOL WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS
UNDERGRAD STUDIES AND MASTERS OF MINISTRY AND WORKING AT
FAITH SEMINARY AND CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.
A PROUD MEMBER OF THE FEARLESS FOUR THAT CHANGED THE
STRUCTURE OF CITY OF TAMPA GOVERNMENT.
MARRIED TO CARVER CITY HOME GIRL DEIDRE, HIS WIFE OF 20
YEARS.
HE HAS ONE SON WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS A POLICE OFFICER
FOR OUR GREAT CITY OF TAMPA.
WELCOME FOR THE INVOCATION.
09:02:04AM >> THANK YOU.
09:02:07AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PLEASE STAND.
09:02:10AM >> MOST GRACIOUS EVERLASTING FATHER GOD, WE COME HONOR TO
GIVE YOU PRAISE OF THANKS GIVING FOR YOUR HIGH AND MIGHTY
NAME.
WE CHOOSE YOU REJOICE AND BE GLAD WITH HIM.
WE INVITE AND INVOKE YOUR PRESENCE AND POWER INTO THIS
COUNCIL CHAMBER MOVE AMONG THESE HONORABLE SERVANTS, DEAR
GOD, AS THEY MOVE FORWARD TO LEAD THIS CITY AND LEAD THEM
AND GUIDE THEM IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR.
WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL.
WE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FATHER,
GOD, OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL.
BLESS US AS WE FORWARD AS A CITY.
WE REMEMBER THOSE WERE TAKEN 23 YEARS AGO ON 9/11.
WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS AND CARE FOR THE SURVIVORS AND HELP US
TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR YOU FOR OUR HEALTH AND STRENGTH.
AND ALL BLESSINGS IN THE GLORIOUS NAME OF CHRIST OUR SAVIOR
AND LORD.
AMEN.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
09:03:20AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PASTOR NATHAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
09:03:23AM >> ONE CORRECTION ON THERE.
MY MASTER'S DEGREE WAS ON THERE, BUT I AM A CANDIDATE FOR
THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM.
09:03:32AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I SAID YOU ARE SEEKING IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF TAMPA.
09:03:35AM >> THANK YOU.
09:03:37AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADOPT -- CAN I HAVE
A ROLL CALL FIRST?
09:03:42AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
09:03:45AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE, VIRTUALLY.
09:03:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
09:03:52AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
09:03:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
09:03:55AM >>CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
09:03:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
CAN I HAVE A MOTION --
09:04:06AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
REAL QUICKLY. BOARD MEMBER HURTAK IS
APPEARING VIRTUALLY AND BOARD MEMBER VIERA WILL BE APPEARING
VIRTUALLY AS WELL.
09:04:15AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
CAN I HAVE A MOTION?
09:04:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION.
09:04:17AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
09:04:18AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
09:04:19AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM
HERE AT ALL TIMES.
09:04:24AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
AND WE DO.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
OKAY.
AND NOW PLEASE GO OVER THE RULES FOR -- NO, LET'S COME UP
AND SET THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.
CAN I HAVE THE DIRECTOR COME FORWARD AND SET THE AGENDA ON
TODAY'S AGENDA FOR OUR MEETING.
WE HAVE A FEW THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF, GOOD MORNING.
09:04:55AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
CEDRIC McCRAY, INTERIM CRA DIRECTOR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING.
A FEW CONTINUANCES I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, ITEMS 8, 10,
11 AND 12, WHERE THOSE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO IN YOUR BOARD PACKET.
09:05:12AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHAT ABOUT 7?
09:05:19AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
AND 7.
09:05:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
7, 8, 10, 11 AND 12.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
09:05:26AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
THE NEXT REQUEST TO MOVE ITEM 4 UP AFTER
THE EAST TAMPA CAC REPORT.
WE WERE INFORMED THIS MORNING THAT ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS
WITH HR WILL HAVE TO LEAVE FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE THERE.
09:05:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
NOW TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ATTORNEY MASSEY, WILL YOU GO OVER THE RULES, PLEASE.
09:06:00AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
YES, MA'AM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CRA
MEETING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM BEFORE THE CRA TAKES ACTION ON
ITEM.
A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT UNLESS THE TIME FRAME MODIFIED BY
A VOTE OF THE CRA BOARD.
SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TO REFUSE
FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, MAKING VULGAR REMARKS, OR MAKING
SOUNDS OR SHOWING GRAPHICS.
AND REFRAIN FROM LAUNCHING PERSONAL ATTACKS.
CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANYBODY WHO ADDRESSES THE CRA
OUTSIDE OF THE SPEAKER AREA OR AT THE PODIUM.
PEOPLE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE CRA RULES COULD BE RULED OUT
OF ORDER, AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, COULD BE
REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BOARD'S
MEETING.
SHOULD NOT ENGAGE A SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT.
CITY COUNCIL RULES REVISED ON JUNE 6 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
CRA BOARD OTHERWISE OVERRIDDEN BY THE CRA BYLAWS.
09:07:09AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY?
GOOD MORNING.
09:07:12AM >> GOOD MORNING.
09:07:22AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY OF TAMPA, MY NAME IS SANDY DIEGO
SANCHEZ.
I AM A VOLUNTEER ON THE WEST TAMPA CITIZEN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
I'M HERE AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN WHO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
I COME TO ASK YOUR HELP TO HELP THE WEST TAMPA CRA AND ALL
CRAS TO FLUSH THEIR GOALS.
THE LAST TWO MONTHS, JULY AND AUGUST ITEMS HAVE MIRACULOUSLY
AND ON OUR UPDATED PROJECT LIST.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE PROJECTS, WE WERE TOLD THERE WOULD BE
CITY FOLKS TO EXPLAIN THESE PROJECTS.
I HAVE QUESTIONS.
I EVEN E-MAILED THE MANAGER OF OUR BOARD BOARD, AND YOU THE
CRA BOARD TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
I ALSO ASK THAT MY QUESTION BE SHARED WITH OTHER BOARD
MEMBERS.
TO DATE, THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
HOPEFULLY THE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED AT THE NEXT CAC
MEETING I AM NOT SURE IF THE CRA BOARD MADE THOSE
SUGGESTIONS OR THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE PROJECT HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH THE GOALS OF THE CRA WHICH
IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CONTROLLING SLUM AND BLIGHT AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CRA COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT HAVE DRAGGED ON FOR YEARS BECAUSE OF
THE CRA WORKLOAD.
THERE IS NO SENSE OF URGENCY TO HELP US FULFILL THESE GOALS.
WE SEEM TO FORGET THAT WE HAVE TIME LIMITS THAT ARE STANDING
OVER OUR HEADS AND TIME IS GETTING SHORTER AND SHORTER.
LATELY, YOU HAVE ASKED THE MANAGERS TO PRESENT A LIST OF
PROJECTS FOR EACH CRA.
MAY I SUGGEST THAT THIS LIST INCLUDE THE DATE OF THE
PROJECT'S INCEPTION NOT JUST THE DATE IT WENT ON THE LIST.
YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THEM ARE TWO OR THREE YEARS OLD THIS
WILL GIVE YOU A MUCH BETTER IDEA WHY THE PROJECTS ARE MOVING
ON OR NOT MOVING FORWARD.
AND I ASK YOU TO STAY ON TRACK BY REJECTING PROJECTS THAT DO
NOT DIRECTLY WORK TOWARD ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOALS, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, CONTROLLING SLUM AND BLIGHT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU.
09:09:27AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
GOOD MORNING.
09:09:36AM >> GOOD MORNING, CONNIE BURTON.
I WANT TO JUST START OFF BY SAYING BLIGHT CULTURE IS SO
IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
AND THIS WEEK, WE HAVE SUFFERED A TREMENDOUS LOSS INSIDE OF
OUR COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.
I REALLY WANT TO COME AND TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 12, BUT YOU
HAVE TAKEN IT OFF.
AND I HOPE IT STAYS OFF, FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT THIS
ORGANIZATION HAS -- OR SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
GUIDANCE IN HOMEOWNERSHIP AND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THEY
HAVE TRIED TO GET THEIR BUILDING REMODELED ON HILLSBOROUGH
AVENUE.
BUT WITHOUT RESOURCES, THEY CAN'T GO FORWARD UNLESS THE CRA
FROM EAST TAMPA CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.
AND THE LAST TIME THE ASK WAS OVER $500,000.
THAT IS ALWAYS REJECTED.
SECONDLY, THE ISSUE OF SLUM, BLIGHT AND POVERTY.
THAT IS WHAT YOUR MISSION SHOULD BE.
THAT IS THE MISSION OF THE CRA GOALS.
AND SO WHY ARE WE IN A CONSTANT CRY FOR TARGETED INVESTMENT
INSIDE OF EAST TAMPA?
WE HAVE THE RESOURCES.
WE HAVE COME UP WITH GOOD IDEAS IN TERMS OF HOW THAT CAN --
RESOURCES CAN BE USED TO GENERATE ONGOING INCOME.
HOW THAT CAN SERVE THE REQUEST MADE BY THE -- BY THE
COMMUNITY CAN SERVE AS A -- AS AN INCENTIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
RIGHT NOW, JUST BASED ON THE LAST VOTING STATISTICS, OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE GUTTED.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE AFFORDABILITY OF PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN IN
EAST TAMPA AND ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF IT.
IN THE LAND ACQUISITION, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH
VOCATIONAL TECH SCHOOLS, USF, TO SO IF WE CAN DEVELOP
PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE WE KNOW THE DEVELOPERS WON'T DO IT.
OUR COMMUNITY -- I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR WHAT THE
REPORT IS THIS MORNING BECAUSE I HEAR A LOT OF PLANNING AND
A LOT OF DREAMING, BUT IT ALWAYS JUMPS ABOVE WHAT THE PEOPLE
HAVE REQUESTED.
WE HAVE REQUESTED REAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT THE POPULATION THAT IS PRESENTLY IN EAST TAMPA WILL BE
ABLE TO BENEFIT AS OPPOSED TO NEW COMMERCIAL COMING IN.
THANK YOU.
09:12:17AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER.
09:12:21AM >> MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA, I WANT TO SAY UHURU.
UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI, AND WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE
SHOULD ALWAYS THINK ABOUT OUR FREEDOM.
WE SHOULD NEVER NOT ONE DAY IN OUR LIVES NOT BE THINKING OF
OUR FREEDOM IRRESPECTIVE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SOCIETY.
NOT LIKE PALESTINIANS NOT ONE DAY IN THEIR LIVES STOP
THINKING OF THEIR FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE.
I USE THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT
IS POPULAR IN THE WORLD RIGHT THIS SECOND.
BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, FOR THE LAST 824 YEARS,
AFRICAN PEOPLE HAVE JUST BEEN IN THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO
UNDER EUROPEAN WHITE WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN NORTH AMERICAN
DOMINANCE.
WE HAVE BEEN IN THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
BUT ONE THING PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IN LIFE, THE
RULING CLASS DON'T ALLOW ANY OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF COERCION
TO WORRY ABOUT THE PEOPLE, THE MASSES OF THE PEOPLE.
SOCIETY IS AN AUTOMATIC.
IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT IT IS, THE DISPARAGING HOUSING
CONDITIONS IN EAST TAMPA, IF IT IS THE FLOODING IN SOUTH
TAMPA.
IF IT IS THE FLOODING IN BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, IF IT IS THE
FLOODING IN HENDERSON AND DALE MABRY, THE FLOODING ON
EUCLID, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, SOCIETY IS AN AUTOMATIC AND
MASSES OF PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR OURSELVES.
WE HAVE TO ORGANIZE AND LOOK OUT FOR OURSELVES.
BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE AFRICAN PEOPLE, WE HAVE IT THE
WORSE.
THE LAST 824 YEARS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SLAVERY, OCCUPATION,
LYNCHING, DISPOSITION, THINK OF IT.
THINK OF SOMETHING NEGATIVE.
THINK OF SOMETHING HATEFUL AND WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IT.
WHY SO?
BECAUSE THE RULING CLASS ALLOW IT IS TO HAPPEN.
THAT IS HOW THEY CONTROL SOCIETY AND DISTRACT ALL THE
ECONOMICS, POLITICS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES, THEY EXTRACT IT
FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES ONLY AND BILLIONS OF
PEOPLE ARE LEFT WITH NOTHING AND AFRICAN PEOPLE HAVE NO
REPRESENTATIVE.
WE HAD NO REPRESENTATIVE IN 824 YEARS.
WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE WE ARE SCARED
TO EVEN SPEAK OUT.
WE ARE SCARED TO SPEAK OUT OF WHEN WE HEAR DISPARAGING
THINGS.
WHEN WE SEE LYNCHINGS.
IF WASN'T BECAUSE OF OF A FEW BRAVE AFRICAN WOMEN, THEY WERE
LYNCHING AFRICANS DAY AND NIGHT.
NOTHING, NOTHING -- CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
YOU SEE POLICE VIOLENCE.
AFRICAN PEOPLE CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
THAT INFORMATION IS COMING FROM THE TOP DOWN.
WE HEAR MR. DONALD TRUMP TALKING AFRICAN PEOPLE EATING DOGS
AND CATS.
NORMALLY A CHINESE JOKE AND CHINESE FOOD.
AND NOW AFRICAN PEOPLE EATING DOGS AND CATS.
WITH NOBODY TO RESPOND.
I AM GOING TO RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T OFFEND OUR
PEOPLE.
THE DOGS AND CATS THAT DONALD TRUMP IS TALKING ABOUT ARE THE
DOGS AND CATS AND THAT SMELL -- THAT OFFENSIVE SMELL THAT IS
COMING OUT OF THE VAGINA OF MELANIA TRUMP AND DONALD TRUMP.
09:15:32AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
09:15:34AM >> OF COURSE I AM, DONALD TRUMP WAS OUT OF ORDER.
I DON'T SEE YOU SCREAMING ABOUT THAT.
09:15:41AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
I WANT, TO IDENTIFY FOR THE RECORD THAT WAS DISRESPECTFUL TO
EVERYONE IN THE CHAMBER AND AS THE CHAIR, I DO NOT CONDONE
THAT BEHAVIOR.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.
09:15:54AM >> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS AMY PATTERSON, AND I LIVE AT THE TOWERS OF
CHANNELSIDE.
MY PURPOSE TODAY IS TO MAKE THE COUNCIL AWARE OF THE EXTREME
DIFFICULTY WE ARE HAVING GETTING THE NOISE ORDINANCE
ENFORCED AT 602 CHANNELSIDE, THE ROOFTOP PARTIES.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW IN 2022, CITY COUNCIL CHANGED THE
CHANNEL DISTRICT FROM AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT TO A
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
AS OUTLINED IN ARTICLE 3, SECTION 14-154, THE DEFINITION OF
LOUD RAUCOUS NOISE EXISTS THANKS TO YOU ALL AND THE APPROVAL
OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE IN '22 THAT WAS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO
US THAT LIVE IN CHANNELSIDE DISTRICT THAT HELPED DEAL WITH
PARK AND REC THAT WAS PROFUSELY AND HE WANT THANK YOU ENOUGH
FOR THAT.
THOUSANDS PEOPLE LIVE IN THE CHANNELSIDE DISTRICT.
OCTOBER 23, 602 CHANNELSIDE WAS PURCHASED BY 602 RE
HOLDINGS.
PRIOR TO THE SALE THIS WAS AN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE PROBLEM IS, THE ORDINANCES THAT YOU CREATED AND APPROVED
ARE BEING COMPLETELY IGNORED BEFORE RE HOLDINGS IN THE FIVE
ROOFTOP PARTIES TO DATE.
THE PROBLEM IS, THE ORDINANCE IS BEING COMPLETELY IGNORED
DESPITE HUNDREDS OF CALLS TO TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT ON
PARTY NIGHTS AND EVEN THE PETITION BY OUR RESIDENTS, 602
CHANNELSIDE HAS YET TO GET ONE SINGLE CITATION.
I AM MAKING YOU AWARE THE NONENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE 3,
SECTION 14-159 ENFORCEMENT AND ASKING YOUR SUPPORT TO
CORRECT THE SITUATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON WHO
GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO MEET WITH US ON SEPTEMBER 24 TO RESOLVE
THE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MISS DARLENE JOHNSON, WHO HAS
BEEN WORKING WITH MYSELF AND OTHER RESIDENTS.
SHE HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS AND VERY HELPFUL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE GIVEN A COPY OF THE NEXT PARTY TO
THE -- I BELIEVE YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY FOR YOUR REVIEW.
AND YOU CAN SEE BY THE VERBIAGE ON THAT DOCUMENT AND THAT
FLYER THAT IT IS A DIRECT THREAT TO THE ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF TAMPA AND THE CHANNELSIDE ORDINANCE AND IT IS
ACTUALLY VERY VULGAR.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
YOU.
09:18:42AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE
SAME DOCUMENTS THAT WERE GIVEN.
09:18:48AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
ONLY ONE SET OF DOCUMENTS.
THE CLERK HAS IT AND I GAVE IT TO HER TO MAKE IT A PART OF
THE RECORD.
09:18:57AM >> I HAVE MORE COPIES IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
09:19:01AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU BROUGHT COPIES FOR US?
09:19:04AM >> YES, MA'AM.
09:19:04AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE WILL TAKE THEM.
09:19:05AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, SIR.
09:19:07AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
09:19:20AM >> GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
MY NAME IS STEVE HERNANDEZ.
I AM ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE TOWERS OF CHANNELSIDE AND HERE
TO AMPLIFY WHAT MY COLLEAGUE, AMY, AND MY NEIGHBOR SAID OF
GOINGS-ON OF 602 CHANNELSIDE.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, TO DATE, NO ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY
ORDINANCE REGARDING THE NOISE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING
AT THAT LOCATION.
AND I AM AT A LOSS AS TO THE REASON WHY.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE AFFECTED AND
IMPACTED BETWEEN YOU OUR BUILDING AND THE HERON DIRECTLY
ACROSS THE STREET.
THE NOISE EMANATING ON THE NIGHTS OF THESE EVENTS IS
OFFENSIVE.
IT IS BECOMING A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO
PUT AN END TO THIS.
LET'S ALL BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
THANK YOU.
09:20:15AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
09:20:17AM >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS, EAST
SCOTT STREET, AND WE HAVE BEEN COMING YEAR AFTER YEAR
WANTING TO HELP AND NOBODY SEEMED TO WANT TO HELP US.
TONY DANIELS COMES IN HERE AND SPEAKING THE TRUTH, BUT
NOTHING GIVES A DAMN, WHETHER IT IS THE TRUTH OR NOT.
BUT YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE STILL HUMAN BEINGS
CREATED BY THE POWER OF ALL MIGHTY GOD AND WE ARE THE SAME
PEOPLE.
AND WILL KEEP COMING DOWN HERE UNTIL GOD CALLS US HOME.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WAS READING THE OTHER DAY -- WHAT IS THAT GUY -- THE
POLICE -- GEORGE FLOYD OR WHATEVER.
YOU KNOW WHO KILLED -- THAT KILLED THAT POOR MAN?
AND THE BLACK PEOPLE ARE STANDING UP RIGHT THERE AND THE
WHITE FOLKS.
AND THEY GET -- IT WAS A PUERTO RICAN GUY THAT KILLED THAT
GUY.
AIN'T THAT SOMETHING?
NOBODY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
PUT THE MAN IN A PRIVATE PLACE.
AND HE HAS BEEN FED EVERY DAY AND BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
AND THEY GIVE HIM A CHECK RIGHT ON.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T COME DOWN
HERE TO BE HEALTHY.
Y'ALL DON'T KNOW GOD.
YOU THINK YOU ARE, BUT YOU ARE NOT GOD.
YOU ARE LIKE ME AND PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
DO THE RIGHT THING FOR US.
DO WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
MY WATER HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR FIVE MONTHS.
YOU THINK YOU ALL DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
YOU DON'T DO A DAMN THING ABOUT IT --
09:22:07AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PASTOR WILLIAMS, REFRAIN FROM USING THE
WORDS, THE PROFANITY.
REFRAIN FROM USING THOSE WORDS.
09:22:14AM >> I WANT TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
I DON'T CARE HOW YOU BANG ON THAT THING.
ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR ATTENTION BY SAYING WHAT I AM SAYING.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.
JUST LIKE I SAID WE ARE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, BUT WE ARE TREATED LIKE DOGS.
AND JUST LIKE TONY DANIELS SAYS, FEEDING DOGS AND CATS IN
AFRICA.
I AM NOT IN AFRICA.
I'M HERE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.
FEEDING DOGS HERE, CATS AND ALL THAT STUFF?
NO, DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENT WHAT TRUMP SAY.
IT MAKES A DIFFERENT WHAT GOD ALMIGHTY SAY AND WHAT HE IS
GOING TO DO.
AND YOU AREN'T GOING TO STOP ME FROM DOING WHAT IS RIGHT.
I GOT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
BECAUSE I LOVE GOD.
AND I LOVE GOD, VERY, VERY MUCH.
YOU ALL GIVE GOD THE GLORY, WHETHER YOU WANT TO OR NOT.
I AM GOING TO ALWAYS -- I WILL ALWAYS GIVE GOD THE GLORY.
THANK YOU.
YOU CAN BANG ON THAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.
09:23:18AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING SPEAK SPEAKERS, PLEASE STAND.
09:23:38AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT RIGHT HERE.
IS SAYS THE WORD "NEW" IN THIS.
IT IS WITH THE CIP, BECAUSE IT SAYS CIP AND WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT THINGS ON THE WEB SITE THAT SAYS CIP WHICH IS NOT
THIS LIST.
I GOT REAL CONFUSED.
IF I GOT CONFUSED, I AM SURE OTHER PEOPLE GOT CONNED.
IT SAID THIS PROJECT IS NEW.
BUT I JUST GAVE YOU A TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT.
HERE IS WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING.
WHY WOULD CITY STAFF BRING A WANT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL
BEFORE THEY BROUGHT THEIR NEEDS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL.
IN JANUARY OF 2022, THE CITY OF TAMPA PURCHASED 5005 NORTH
HOWARD AND 5112 NORTH ALBANY, WHICH I WAS CONFUSED IS
ACTUALLY TWO LOTS.
OVER EIGHT ACRES WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED FOR THE FIRE
MAINTENANCE YARD.
I AM JUST SAYING.
AND IN OCTOBER 2022, THEY PASSED A THING FOR THE IMPOUND
YARD NOT MORE THAN 2.8 MILLION.
WHERE ARE THE PLANS?
IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS.
SOMEBODY ALREADY GAVE THEM $2.8 MILLION.
I AM SORRY, I AM CONFUSED.
THEY CAME BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND ASKED FOR MORE.
CRICKETS.
WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL.
NOT EVERYBODY WHO WAS UP HERE NOW WAS THERE THEN.
IN JUNE BRAD BAIRD SUBMITTED A APPLICATION FOR A STIPE ENDS
FOR THE SHORT LIST OF THE RIVERFRONT PROJECT.
WE ARE PAYING FOR BIDS?
ARE YOU FRICKING KIDDING ME, THAT IS ON BASE.
ASKING THE CITY OF TAMPA TO CONTRIBUTE $26 MILLION TO THE
RIVERWALK PROJECT.
NOW I AM NOT NECESSARILY AGAINST IT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A
WANT.
WE WANT TO HAVE A RIVERWALK AND A PRETTY PLACE TO GO.
I PERSONALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO WALK AROUND THE CEMENT EVERYTHING
-- LIKE CHARLIE SAID TWO SEASONS, SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS.
AND CHRISTMAS ISN'T THAT LONG.
SO ON JULY 18, THE RIVERWALK COMES BACK FOR SECOND READING.
NOW THEY WAIT A MONTH AND THEY COME TO YOU AND SAY, WE NEED
$40 MILLION FOR THIS FORENSICS BUILDING.
WAIT A MINUTE, YOU PUT THE WANT BEFORE THE NEED?
WOULD YOU, AS COUNCIL, OR THIS CRA MADE THE SAME DECISION
HAD YOU KNOWN THAT THIS $40 MILLION NEED WAS COMING UP?
I WOULD ARGUE, MAYBE NOT.
BUT THEY WERE HOPING LIKE HELL THAT YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN IN
JANUARY OF 2022 THEY BOUGHT IN LAND AND DID THIS.
BUT HERE IS WHAT GETS ME THE MOST.
THIS IS WHAT REALLY RIDES MY CRAWL.
I AM SORRY IF YOU CAN'T SEE THIS.
THIS IS 4608 NORTH LOIS AVENUE.
IT BELONGS TO CROCKETT TOWING COMPANY.
WE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING THEM $10,000 A MONTH TO RENT THIS
ONE-ACRE BUILDING.
NOW MIND YOU -- HERE IT IS AGAIN.
BUT WE OWN EIGHT ACRES OUT THERE.
PLEASE, COUNCIL, ASK FOR A TOUR OF THAT PROPERTY.
IS IT UNINHABITABLE?
WHY ARE WE SPENDING $10,000 A MONTH WHEN WE SPENT $3
MILLION, $4 MILLION TO BUY EIGHT ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE
ALREADY FENCED IN.
I DROVE OUT TO THE PROPERTY AND LOOKED AROUND, SIX-FOOT
PRIVACY FENCE WITH BARB WIRE.
WHY ARE WE SPENDING $10,000 A MONTH WHEN WE ALREADY OWN
THIS.
MAKES NO SENSE.
$40 MILLION WE WANT TO SPEND ON THIS.
THANK YOU.
09:27:16AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MISS POYNOR, YOUR TIME IS UP.
09:27:21AM >> I DID NOT GET DINGED.
09:27:24AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I DIDN'T SEE THE RED LIGHT.
09:27:26AM >> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
09:27:27AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
STARTING OUT WITH A BANG THIS MORNING.
START WITH THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA -- I AM SORRY, SIR,
YOU DID STAND UP.
09:27:37AM >> PUBLIC COMMENT.
09:27:38AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
GOOD MORNING.
09:27:42AM >> I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP.
09:27:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
09:27:47AM >> YOU SHOULD HAVE A HAND-DELIVERED LETTER.
BERT WAHL.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TAMPA FOR DECADES.
I BEGAN THE EFFORT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW HOME WHERE I LIVE AND
WENT THROUGH ALL THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN THE
PERMITS AS A HOMEOWNER-CONTRACTOR.
I WAS HIRED AS A CATASTROPHE ADVISOR THAT HAVE ME TRAVEL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH VICTIMS OF
HURRICANES OF IVAN, FRANCIS.
AND VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF THE DUTIES OF OUR JOB.
AND I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY MOTHER AND AUNT WHEN THEY HAD
NOBODY ELSE TO TURN TO AND THE THE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS TO
RECEIVE CARE THAT THEY NEEDED.
AS A RESULT, THERE WERE OCCASIONS THAT I WAS AWAY FROM MY
RESIDENCE AND CONSTRUCTION SITES FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF
TIME.
BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCES MANY PERMITS AND DELAYS OF THE CITY
TAKING ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST MY PROPERTY.
BASED ON THIS HISTORY OF DELAYS, THE CITY OBTAINED A
DEMOLITION ORDER IN DECEMBER 2023.
AND I ATTAINED LUKE LEREAUX, ATTORNEY.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ME TO GET THE
NECESSARY PERMITS TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION.
APRIL 2024, CONTRARY TO ANY ASSERTIONS OF THE CITY TO MAKE
FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION RENDERED THE STRUCTURE
UNSAFE.
I PROVIDED THE CITY THAT THE PROOF THAT THIS STRUCTURE WAS
SAFE.
BASED ON THE AGREEMENT AGREED -- THE EXTENSION OF TIME TO
COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION, WE NEVER COMPLETED -- OR APPEALED
-- WE DIDN'T APPEAL THE DEMOLITION ORDER AND WE HOPE TO BE
TREATED IN GOOD FAITH BY THE CITY AS WE WENT THROUGH THE
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
WHEN THE APRIL DEADLINE CAME, I FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINEER
WE HAD HELPING US WAS NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP DUE TO SERIOUS
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN HIS FAMILY.
SO I HAD MR. LEREAUX FILE FOR AN EMERGENCY STAY ON THE
DEMOLITION ORDER AND THAT WAS GRANTED.
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS NOT GIVEN FREE TREATMENT BY THE CITY
CONSTRUCTION.
MY ENGINEER WAS TOLD MY EFFORTS WERE TOAST.
AND YESTERDAY A DIFFERENT JUDGE LIFTED THE STAY AND NOTED
THE DEMOLITION ORDER AND GAVE MR. LER EAUX TIME TO AMEND THE
COMPLAINT.
MY FEAR WHILE WE TRY TO REPRESENT THE ISSUES IN COURT THAT
THE DEMOLITION ORDER WILL BE ENFORCED AND MY YEARS OF
SACRIFICE WILL BE DESTROYED.
I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY FOLLOWED THE STATUTES -- THE STATUS OF MY
APPLICATION AND PERMIT AND THEY ARE ALL UNDER REVIEW PENDING
ISSUANCE, I BELIEVE.
I RECENTLY PAID THE CITY OVER $700 TO CONTINUE WITH THIS
CONSTRUCTION.
BASICALLY I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO -- TO ENSURE THAT
THE VAST AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND TIME I SPENT TO THE PROJECT
ARE NOT DEMOLISHED.
AND THAT SOME EFFORTS TO GET THE CITY'S CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE
TO COOPERATE WITH ME AND MAKE ME FINISH THE PROJECT BE MADE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT UNLESS -- MY REQUEST IS REASONABLE
AND POSSIBILITY OF ME LOSING EVERYTHING.
I WOULDN'T REACH OUT IF I DIDN'T NEED YOUR HELP.
I WILL STAND BY FOR QUESTIONS OR PHONE CALLS.
09:31:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS UP.
NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO STAFF REPORTS.
ATTORNEY CLINTON PARIS.
MR. McCRAY.
09:31:24AM >>LUIS VIERA:
MADAM CHAIR, IF I MAY.
09:31:27AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER LUIS VIERA HAS JOINS US.
09:31:31AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I AM IN MY SON'S ROOM.
THE "DAWN OF THE DEAD" POSTER IS HIS, NOT MINE.
09:31:40AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ALLOW IT TO BE UP THERE.
YOU PAY THE BILLS.
09:31:44AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
PROBLEMS.
09:31:49AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MR. McCRAY.
09:31:51AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
GOOD MORNING, CEDRIC McCRAY, INTERIM CRA
DIRECTOR.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING THE EAST TAMPA CHAIR,
CLINTON PARIS, WHO SERVED ON THE CAC IN EAST TAMPA FOR
ROUGHLY FOUR YEARS AND INVITING HIM UP NOW TO PROVIDE AN
UPDATE ON THE EAST TAMPA CRA AND CAC.
09:32:13AM >>CLINTON PARIS:
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
AGAIN, I AM CLINTON PARIS, I SERVE AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE
EAST TAMPA CRA CAC.
AND THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS MORNING'S PRESENTATION IS TO
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE
ENGAGED IN.
AND ALSO TO SHARE MY FINAL COMMENTS.
I AM TERM LIMITED AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
MY TERM WILL EXPIRE AS ONE OF THE LAST ELECTED CAC
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE ALL GOOD ON IS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE.
THE COMPANY OF FUR WEGMAN AND BANKS WITH TRENT GREEN HAS
BEEN SELECTED TO COMPLETE THE EAST TAMPA COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE FROM THE 2004 PLAN.
SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE GET THAT DONE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT DURING THE PROCESS OF
DOING THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN UPDATE WHICH WAS DONE
PREVIOUSLY, WE RAN INTO SOME BUDGET ISSUES.
AND THE MAIN REASON WE RAN INTO BUDGET ISSUES WAS THERE WAS
A LACK OF DILIGENT OVERSIGHT IN THE PROCESS OF WHAT THE
CONSULTANT WAS PROVIDING.
SO I CHALLENGE YOU ALL TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT AT THE END OF
THE PLAN BEING PRESENTED, YOU DON'T GET AN EXTRA BILL ADDED
ON THE BACK END AS WAS ATTEMPTED IN THAT SITUATION.
BUT WE STOOD FORM AT THE CAC LEVEL AND DEMANDED
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE EXPENDITURES SINCE THEY WERE COMING
OUT OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE.
THE SCOPE REQUIRES A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FORUM'S EAST TAMPA CAC MEETINGS,
WORKSHOPS, MAIL AND ONLINE SURVEYS.
CONTINUOUSLY, THERE HAS OPINION A DISCONNECT WITH
INFORMATION AND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH EAST TAMPA CAC.
AND EFFORTS DURING MY TENURE TO BRIDGE THAT BE COMMUNICATION
GAP.
I WILL CHALLENGE YOU TO BE CRITICAL OF WHAT INFORMATION
COMES FORWARD FOR PLAN OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY.
IF SOMEBODY TELLS THEY ARE GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT ON THE
INTERNET, THAT WON'T WORK IN THE EAST TAMPA COMMUNITY.
IT NEEDS TO BE A ON-THE-GROUND PROCESS TO ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY AND I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED.
OTHER DYNAMIC THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IS THE IMPLEMENTATION
PIECE.
PLANS ARE GREAT.
IF THE PLAN IS NOT IMPLEMENTED, THAT IS ANOTHER PART.
AN OLD SAYING, WHAT GETS COUNTED GETS DONE.
HAS TO BE OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PLAN.
THAT WAY A CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND MAKING SURE THAT WHAT
WAS SET FORTH IN PRESIDENT -- IN THE CIP PLAN WE DON'T END
UP 20 YEARS LATER LIKE NOW QUESTIONING WHY MORE HAVEN'T BEEN
DONE.
AS THE NEW UPDATE, WE NEED TO MAP OUT MEASURING PROCESS TO
KEEP UP WITH THE PROCESS.
THAT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN AND ACT AND PERIODIC.
WHEN I JOINED THE CAC, IT TOOK ME SECRETARIES MONTHS TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION WHICH WAS NEEDED TO MAKE CURRENT
SITUATIONS, YOU HAD TO GO BACK AND PIECE TOGETHER WHAT MAY
HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND IF YOU YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO DO
THAT, IT WAS TOUGH TO MAKE GOOD SOUND DECISIONS IN THE
MOMENT.
PERIODIC MEASURING NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE FOR THE CRP.
EAST TAMPA YOUTH PROGRAM IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE SUCCESSES I
THAT BIKE TO POINT OUT AND WILLS ONE OF OUR TRAGEDIES AS
WELL.
THAT PROGRAM SERVICES 36 KIDS.
I THINK THAT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT AND DEPLORABLE WE HAVE A
BUDGET THE SUEZ -- THE SIZE THAT WE DO AND ONLY SERVE 36
KIDS THROUGH THE SUMMER PROGRAM.
I CHALLENGE US TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM.
THE TARGET NUMBER IS 1,000 STUDENTS.
WHY I SAY THAT.
I PARTICIPATED AS A KID IN TAMPA FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS,
FREE LUNCH AT THE PARK, THE FOOTBALL -- THE FLAG FOOTBALL
TEAMS, YOU NAME IT.
THOSE PROGRAMS MADE A DIFFERENCE AND I LIKE TO THINK I AM
PAYING THAT BACK NOW, MY TAX DOLLARS I PAID INTO THE CITY.
BUT I CHALLENGE THAT PROGRAM OF 36 YOUTH TO BE EXPANDED TO
AT LEAST 100.
ON JUNE 10 THROUGH AUGUST 2 IS WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS IN PLACE
FOR THE SUMMER.
AND WE ALL KNOW AN IDLE MIND LEADS TO TROUBLE.
THE MORE KIDS WE CAN KEEP ACTIVE, THE FEWER KIDS THAT MAY
GET TROUBLE OVER THE SUMMER.
A SYMPOSIUM ON JULY 29 AT THE SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION WITH THE
CORPORATE OFFICERS.
TWO TRACKS FOR FIRST-YEAR AND SECOND-YEAR PARTICIPANTS.
FOCUSED ON THEIR VOCATIONAL SKILLS, TRADES, SOFT SKILLS,
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND JOB OPPORTUNITY AND EXPOSURE.
THE JOB OPPORTUNITY EXPOSURE PIECE I THINK IS KEY.
THERE SHOULD BE A COMPONENT THERE THAT CHALLENGES EVERY
DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF TAMPA TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOSE SUMMER YOUTH KIDS TO COME OUT AND SEE THE GREAT WORK
THAT IS BEING DONE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
GIVE THEM EXPOSURE TO SEE WHAT JOBS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM
IN THE FUTURE AND MAYBE MOTIVATE THEM TO BE BETTER STUDENTS
AND COME BACK AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THAT CAPACITY.
09:37:50AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MR. PARIS, YOU WILL HAVE TO WRAP UP IN
ONE MINUTE.
09:37:54AM >> THIS IS A WRAP.
THIS IS A FOUR-YEAR WRAP.
I AM MOVING ALONG.
I WILL SPEED IT ALONG.
THE EAST TAMPA HOUSING PROGRAM IS ONE OF OUR SUCCESSES AND
MARKS THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
THE -- THE HOUSING REHABILITATION, RENOVATION PROGRAM.
WE RECEIVED 201 APPLICATIONS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING PEOPLE GET THEIR HOMES
REFURBISHED.
$420,000 EXPENDED FOR DOWNPAYMENT ASSISTANCE THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO BE AGGRESSIVE AND 1,00,058 FOR THE EMERGENCY
ROOF PROGRAM.
WITH ALL THE RAIN IT IS SAVING PEOPLE'S HOMES AND DAMAGE IN
THE HOME.
I AM ALWAYS DONE.
LAND ACQUISITION.
ONE THING THAT IS NOT BEING MADE MORE OF IS LAND.
AND WE NEED TO BUY AS MUCH LAND IN EAST TAMPA THAT WE CAN
BEFORE DEVELOPERS AND SPECULATORS COME IN.
AND I ENCOURAGE US TO BE OPEN-MINDED AND AGGRESSIVE WITH
LAND ACQUISITION.
I WANTON COMMEND STAFF IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
THEY ARE SHOWING UP WITH REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES AND LOOKING
TO BUY AS MUCH LAND IN EAST TAMPA THAT WE CAN FOR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT.
09:39:02AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY, MR. PARIS.
09:39:04AM >>CLINTON PARIS:
30 SECONDS.
09:39:06AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WOULD THE BOARD PREFER FOR HIM TO
CONTINUE.
09:39:10AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE MADE NEW RULES AND HAVE TIME
LIMITATIONS.
09:39:14AM >>CLINTON PARIS:
30 SECONDS?
09:39:18AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE GAVE YOU THREE MINUTES EXTRA.
09:39:19AM >>CLINTON PARIS:
AS I LEAVE, ONE, I MENTIONED THE LAND
ACQUISITION.
I WANT TO BE CREATIVE WITH OUR YOUTH.
I WANT TO ASK THAT YOU APPRECIATE THE ECONOMIC DECISIONS IN
EAST TAMPA IN THE DECISIONS YOU ARE MAKING AND RESPECT THE
INPUT AND COMMUNICATION THAT COMES FROM THE COMMUNITY AS FAR
AS THE DECISION-MAKING.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR MR. CEDRIC McCRAY.
HE CAME INTO AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION AND REALLY STABILIZED
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN EAST TAMPA.
AND I WANT TO COMMEND HIM FOR THAT AND ASK YOU ALL TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS.
09:39:52AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, MR. PARIS.
APPRECIATE YOU.
09:39:57AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY, MR. McCRAY.
JUMP TO ITEM 4?
09:40:13AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES.
GOOD MORNING, FOR THE RECORD, CEDRIC McCRAY, INTERIM CRA
DIRECTOR.
THERE WAS A REQUEST BY I BELIEVE -- A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN
HURTAK TO RECEIVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION RELATED TO TWO
POSITIONS THAT WERE -- WERE SLATED TO BE ADVERTISED FOR OUR
AGENCIES.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
POSITION.
AND THE SECOND ONE WAS THE OPERATIONS AND CONTRACT
SUPERVISOR.
AND DURING OUR BRIEFINGS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE JOB
DESCRIPTIONS, AND WHAT I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU RETURN ANY
COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO US AS A STAFF NO LATER THAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.
WE WILL COMPILE THAT INFORMATION AND THEN SHARE IT BACK YOU
WITH.
AND CAN GLADLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES IN CASE YOU
HAVE ANY PROCEDURE QUESTIONS THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
ANSWER.
09:41:10AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ANY ONLINE BOARD MEMBERS WANT TO SPEAK ON
THIS?
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK -- I MEAN BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
09:41:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. McCRAY, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THE ONLY THING I WANT ASK IS, DO YOU FEEL THAT THESE JOB
DESCRIPTIONS ADEQUATELY GIVE THE INFORMATION OR HAVE ALL OF
INFORMATION THAT YOU BELIEVE IS NECESSARY TO FILL THE
POSITION?
09:41:40AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES.
09:41:41AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
WELL, AGAIN, I LOOKED AT THESE BEFORE, BUT I WILL LISTEN TO
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU BY MONDAY.
09:41:52AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
THANK YOU.
09:41:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS?
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
09:41:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I KNOW WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT THESE TWO
POSITIONS, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT -- BE WHAT IS OUR
PLAN FOR THE ATTORNEY POSITION FOR THE CRA?
09:42:09AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE WILL ADDRESS THAT UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
09:42:11AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
I WAS GOING TO BRING THIS UP UNDER "NEW
BUSINESS."
I REACHED OUT TO MR. CLIFF SHEPHERD, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
THE PRIMARY ATTORNEY ON CRAs.
IF I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING CRA ISSUES, IT IS WHO WE
CALL.
HE IS WILLING TO SERVE FOR OUR CRA COUNSEL.
WILLING TO COME TO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 10 AND HE
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH VARIATIONS OF THE STANDARD
OF CITY AGREEMENTS.
AND THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 10.
SINCE YOU RAISED THE QUESTION, I TO HAVE HIS RESUME FROM HIS
WEB SITE TO HAND OUT TO YOU ALL SO YOU HAVE THAT.
09:42:55AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, ATTORNEY MASSEY.
09:42:58AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN YOU LEAVE ONE ON MY SEAT AND KELLY WILL
PICK IT UP.
THANK YOU.
09:43:06AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
DIRECTOR McCRAY.
09:43:08AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
WAIT FOR MORE QUESTIONS.
09:43:12AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT.
09:43:14AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
OKAY, WE CAN MOVE ON.
THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS FROM THE YBOR CAC CHAIR.
IT RELATES TO THE FUNDING MAJOR ARTS PROJECTS.
AND I BELIEVE I DID SEE -- COME ON UP.
09:43:30AM >>RICH SIMMONS:
GOOD MORNING, BOARD MEMBERS.
RICH SIMMONS, YBOR CITY CHAIR.
ARTS IN THE CITY.
IT IS OUR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BUT ALSO OUR ARTS DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A STRONG ARTS, TATTOO ARTISTS, MUSEUMS AN CULTURAL
EXHIBITS.
LAST WEEK WITH OUR CAC, A VISIT BY CORY ROBINSON THAT
OUTLINED A NEW GRANT PLAN FOR ARTS IN THE CITY.
EVERYBODY AT THE CAC THOUGHT THAT INFORMATION WAS WONDERFUL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM ON GETTING EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO DO SUPPORT THE ARTS IN YBOR CITY AND MOVE IT FORWARD.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE QUEST CONTEMPORARY.
THEY ARE DOING EXCELLENT WORK TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN YBOR
CITY AS WELL AS THE AD HOC ARTS GROUP.
CORY'S GRANT PROCESS WAS WELL RECEIVED.
SOME OF COMMENTS WE RECEIVED ON THAT, MUCH LIKE WE HAD FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS, SOME OF THE CONVERSATION, MAYBE
STEPPING OF LEVELS -- DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW.
SIMPLE GRANT FOR THE ART AT A STAFF APPROVAL AND HIRE STAFF
FOR APPROVAL FOR LARGER AMOUNTS.
IN THE PAST, THE YDYC SPONSORED EVENTS THROUGH SPONSORSHIP.
SOME GROUPS WE SUPPORTED WITH FUNDS INCLUDE YBOR BALLET,
FRENCH FEST, GASPARILLA FESTIVAL JUST TO NAME A FEW.
WITH CHANGE THE LEGISLATION WE CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT THESE
EVENTS AND CONCERNING FOR THE CAC.
AS THESE CRA DOLLARS ARE MORE PRIORITIZED FOR BRICK AND
MORTAR TYPE OF PROBLEMS.
SOME THAT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED WHEN WE
REACH OUT AND TALK OF THE ART SCENE WITH THAT.
THIS YEAR, WE WERE PREPARING TO UPDATE THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS.
AS WE KNOW, ONCE WE START PRIORITIZING THESE PROJECTS, THE
MONEY KIND OF FOLLOWS WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE.
ARTS WILL BE A PRIORITY AS WE UPDATE THE CRP AND SRP THIS
YEAR AN ALLOW FOR SOMETHING FOR FUNDING FOR THE ARTS IN YBOR
CITY.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE PERFORMANCE IN SPONSORING EVENTS
IS NO LONGER VALID FOR CRA MONEY, BUT THE CAC DISCUSSED
IDEAS THAT WE THOUGHT WAS BENEFICIAL FOR THE AREAS AND THESE
COULD INCLUDED MURALS.
WE DID A FEW IN YBOR CITY ALONG THE METAL BUILDING ALONG THE
CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY AND YDDC HEADQUARTERS THE BEAUTIFUL ON
THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THE IDEAS THAT THE COMMITTEE MENTIONED PLACEMAKING, OPS,
SELFIE SPOTS AS THE KIDS CALL IT.
WAY TO BRING THE ART IN YBOR.
GENERAL BEAUTIFICATION OF DISTRICT.
GAR RACK WINDOWS.
WINDOW DISPLAYS ON ALL THE PARKING GARAGES ARE FALLING A
STATE OF REPAIR.
THEY NEED SOME ATTENTION.
THAT IS A TOPIC THAT WE MENTIONED AND TO DISCUSS AS PRIORITY
TO KEEP IT BOTH AT THE CENTRAL YBOR AND THE NORIEGA PARKING
GARAGE.
AN INTERESTING POINT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS GRAFFITI ABATEMENT.
TPD HAS ISSUES AND HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE
ISSUES WITH REPAIRING GRAFFITI.
CODE ENFORCEMENT TAGGED FOR THIS.
AND INCLUDE THE ARTISTS.
LESS LIKELY TO TAG BY GRAFFITI OBJECT IF ART IS PARENTED ON
AN OBJECT.
TALK OF CROSSWALKS, INTERSECTIONS.
THE CITY HAS DONE MANY PROGRAM WITH PAINTING CROSSWALKS AND
TALKED OF INSTALLS, STATUES, PHYSICAL ART.
BEAUTIFYING SIGNAL BOXES, PARKS AND GREEN SPACE AND
MAINTENANCE OF ALL THESE FACILITIES.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE PLANNING TO DO AN UPDATE TO CENTENNIAL
PARK.
AND I THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC ART AS WELL.
IN GENERAL, WE TALKED OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND I THINK
THERE IS PROPERTY THERE FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION.
WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK FOR, BUT CAN BE
INCORPORATED FOR THE ART SCENE AS TEMPORARY RESIDENCES FOR
ARTISTS, TRAVELING ARTISTS.
WE KNOW THAT THE ART SPACE IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CRA DISTRICT
AND WE CAN'T USE THE CRA TIF FUNDS FOR THAT BUT WE SUPPORT
EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND EFFORT AND
OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO THAT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT WITHIN
THE CRA DISTRICT.
DUE TO LIMITED PUBLIC SPACE IN YBOR, I THINK CAC IS OPEN TO
HAVING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ALLOW THESE DEALS MOVE
FORWARD TO ALLOW PUBLIC ART.
I THINK THAT WAS IN PLACE WE SAW WITH THE MURALS ALONG THE
CROSSTOWN AND ALONG THE YCDC BUILDING AND WIDELY RESPECTED
BY THE CAC.
THAT IS ALL FOR THE ARTS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU TO CORRECT ANY IDEAS FROM THE CAC UP AND THE CRA BOARD
TO FUND THE ARTS IN YBOR CITY.
09:48:52AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR BOARD MEMBERS
ONLINE?
BOARD MEMBER CARSON?
09:48:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
LONG-TIME LEADERSHIP IN YBOR CITY AND THE CREATIVE
LEADERSHIP THAT YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES BRING.
AS YOU KNOW, YOU TALK OF YBOR BEING THE ARTS CENTER.
ARTS IS COMING BACK BECAUSE FOLKS ARE MAKING AN INVESTMENT
AND RENEWED EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE ARTS.
I AM SAYING EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, BUT THE PUBLIC MAY NOT KNOW
WENT AWAY AND YBOR HAS MADE A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO BRING THE
ARTS BACK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
WE HAVE DONE IN TWO YEARS WHAT IT HAS TAKEN OTHER CITIES 10
TO 20 YEARS TO DO.
AND WHEN OTHER CITIES LOOK AT US, THEY ARE IMPRESSED WHAT IS
GOING ON.
A NEW DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN IT.
I WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL FAST.
IN ST. PETE -- SOME OF ARTISTS IN YBOR IN THE '90s MOVED TO
DOWNTOWN ST. PETE AND DOWNTOWN ST. PETE HAD THEIR OWN
ARTISTS AND BECAUSE OF GENTRIFICATION HAD TO MOVE TO THE
WAREHOUSE DISTRICT.
10 TO 15 YEARS AGO, GENTRIFICATION AROUND THAT.
ENLIGHTENED BUSINESS PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE ARTISTS --
I HELPED A SMALL BIT -- AND THEY BOUGHT UP A BUNCH OF LAND
AND HAVE BEEN ADDING TO THAT LAND.
THEY HAVE SPACE FOR 50 OR 60 ARTISTS AND OUTDOOR SPACE.
THE CITY PARTNER WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DO THAT.
AND WHAT HAPPENED IS SOME OF THE ARTISTS IN THE SURROUNDING
AREAS HAVE BEEN GENTRIFIED OUT.
BECAUSE THEY ARE OWN BY A NONPROFIT, NET NOT BE GENTRIFIED
OUT.
ARTS ARE NOT ONLY CONNECTED TO A INNOVATION ECONOMY WHERE
THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST PEOPLE IN SOFT WARE COMPANIES AND
DIGITAL ANALYSIS COMPANIES AND ARTISTS WANT TO LIVE AND WORK
IN AN ARTIST'S ENVIRONMENT.
WE SEE IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, PLACES LIKE ST. PETE AND
MIAMI AND NEW YORK AND OTHERS, DUNBAR AREA OF NEW YORK WHERE
A DEVELOPER BROUGHT A BUNCH OF LAND AND PUT ARTS IN THE
MIDDLE OF IT.
AND THE WHOLE THING DEVELOPED AROUND IT.
WE NEED THRIVING ARTS AND WE.
THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IS I HOPE WE CAN FIND -- ART
SPACE THAT IS WORK AND LIVING SPACE.
BUT I HOPE WE CAN FIND GALLERY SPACE AND WORK SPACE FOR
ARTISTS SO SOME OF IT CAN MO OF INTO A NONPROFIT AND HELP
THEM BUY A PIECE OF LAND, A BUILDING OR AN OFFICE CONDO.
BUT LONG TERM, FOLKS ARE WORRIED.
WE HAVE VERY ENLIGHTENED PROPERTY OWNER IT IS SOMEBODY CAME
OUT TO MONETIZE IT, WE WILL LOSE THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE
AREA.
LAST THING IS, THERE IS -- SOMEONE TOLD ME IN THE ARTS
COMMUNITY IN YBOR, THERE IS A GLASS ARTIST THAT MAKES GLASS
BRICKS AND SUGGESTED USING FOR SOME OF THE CROSSWALKS.
AND THE POINT IS, THERE IS PROBABLY WAYS TO PUT ART AS AN
ELEMENT WITHOUT MAKING IT JUST A STATUE OR A MURAL.
A SMALLER ACCESS THAN SOMETHING BIG.
THANK YOU.
09:52:04AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
09:52:07AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM LAUGHING AT MYSELF WHEN I HEARD YOUR REPORT.
IT MAKES SENSE.
YBOR CITY IS LIKE A FERRIS WHEEL.
THE MORE PEOPLE ON IT, THE MORE PEOPLE WANT TO GET ON IT AND
THE FASTER IT SPINS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, I WAS RAISED IN YBOR CITY.
WHY DID PEOPLE LEAVE?
THEY LEFT FOR MANY REASONS.
FIRST OF ALL, THEY WANT TO BLAME EVERYTHING ON THE
EXPRESSWAY.
THAT IS HALFWAY AN EXCUSE.
BUT THE CIGAR FACTORIES ALSO CLOSED DOWN.
AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CLOSED DOWN.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO WORK AT?
THAT IS WHERE THE INDUSTRY WAS -- THEY HAD RESTAURANTS AND
OPERATIONS AND FISH STORES WHERE YOU CAN FEED YOUR HORSE AND
COW IN YOUR BACK YARD.
THOSE DAYS ARE GONE.
BUT YBOR CITY KEEPS REINVENTING ITSELF.
FIRST TUMBLE WEEDS, PROSTITUTES AND DRUG ADDICTS.
LET'S FACE IT.
THEN CAME THE ARTISTS AND THEY BELT IT UP AND SOMEBODY SAID
GOOD RENT WITH LOW PRICE AND WE CAN GO THERE.
THEY WENT.
THE ARTIST HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE PRICE WENT UP.
IT CONTINUES TO CHANGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE.
WHEN I SEE YBOR -- WHEN THE SHAW PROJECT IS COMPLETE, THERE
WILL BE MORE RESIDENTIAL THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE RECOMING OF THE ORIGINAL YBOR
CITY COMING BACK IN A LOT OF WAYS.
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE MUCH MORE STREET TRAFFIC --
-- WHY DID WE HAVE STREET TRAFFIC?
DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY A CAR.
STREETCAR THAT WORKS, THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
YOU HAVE THE NEEDS AND THE WANTS ALL TOGETHER AND SOMETIMES
THEY ARE NOT IN BALANCE AND YOU ARE LIKE, WHAT AM I DOING
HERE?
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN YBOR CITY.
YOU KNOW WE WALKED 26th AND 20th JEFFERSON HENRY OLA AND
EUCLID.
NO ONE WAS LATE.
NOW ALL THE AMENITIES COUNTY BUS, AND THE BUS IS LET.
YOU HAVE THINGS THAT CHANGED, BUT THEY REALLY HAVEN'T
CHANGED.
JUST A NEW WAY OF SAYING HERE WE ARE.
AND IN MY OPINION, IT WILL COME BACK BIG TIME, MUCH BIGGER
THAN WE EXPECT.
IT DIED THE SAME TIME THAT DOWNTOWN DIED.
AND DOWNTOWN BEING REVIVED, THE SAME TIME YBOR CITY IS
GETTING REVEALED.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CONNECTOR.
NOW WE ARE GETTING A CONNECTOR AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I EXPECT IT TO BE A MUCH GREATER PLACE AND EVEN -- I HATE TO
ADMIT IT -- HIGHER PRICE TO GO.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THE HARDEST THEY THINK TO DO BECAUSE
NO HOUSE IS AFFORDABLE ANYMORE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
09:54:40AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN FOLLOWED BY BOARD
MEMBER MANISCALCO.
09:54:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN CARLSON
SAID AND BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT TPD OF AGENDA.
IN A PREVIOUS CRA, WITH THE SET-ASIDES, THE 30% SET-ASIDES
HAVE EXPECTATION.
I WOULD REALLY -- ESPECIALLY IN A PLACE LIKE YBOR AND HOW
IMPORTANT WE PLACE ON ARTS WITH THE SPACE, WE LOOK AT
CREATIVE SOLUTION AND ARTIST DISPLAY AND WORKSPACE.
I THINK IF WE PURSUED THAT, IT WOULD BE AN ECONOMIC CATALYST
FOR THE PROCEEDER AREA AS WELL.
AND I THINK COUNCILMAN CARLSON, YOU KNOW, FREQUENTLY
PROMOTES WHAT HAPPENED IN ST. PETERSBURG WITH THIS BASIS.
AND I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY A MODEL THAT WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING AT AND MAYBE A SMALLER SCALE THAN WHAT THEY HAVE
DONE OVER THERE PAUSE OF COURSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
SPACES IN YBOR.
YBOR IS SMALL, THE TWO DIFFERENT CRAs THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS SOLUTION FOR ART SPACES.
NOT ONLY DOES IT MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE FOR THE LIVING THERE
BUT ECONOMIC CATALYST THAT PROVIDES JOBS AND CULTURAL
ENRICHMENT THAT WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR.
09:55:57AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
09:56:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I LIKE WHAT I HEAR WITH MY COLLEAGUES UP
HERE AND I AGREE WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING.
ESPECIALLY WHAT BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA MENTIONED HOW
EVERYTHING CHANGES.
HE USED THE FERRIS WHEEL ANALOGY AND LOOKING AT IT
HISTORICALLY WHERE YBOR WAS -- I HAD THIS CONVERSATION
YESTERDAY WITH A GENTLEMAN IN YBOR CITY THAT YOU PROBABLY --
YOU PROBABLY KNOW.
AND I SAID, WHAT IS COMING TO YBOR CITY IS THE NEW
RENAISSANCE AND SOMETHING THAT -- I USE THE WORD
"ANCESTORS."
BUT A GENERATION FROM 100-PLUS YEARS AGO.
THE FIRST WAVE OF EMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE THAT BUILT YBOR CITY
IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE PROUD OF.
WITH THE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE CIGAR FACTORIES, THE
INTRODUCTION OF CIGARETTES.
THE INTRODUCTION TO HAND ROLLERS TO MACHINE ROLLERS.
HE MENTIONED CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY.
THE COMPANY LEFT, THE INTERSTATE CAME THROUGH.
PEOPLE LEFT.
AT THAT TALKED WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO CAME BACK FROM THE
SERVICE.
THEY LEFT.
SOMEONE OR THEIR PARENTS SAY GO SOMEWHERE AND FIND LAND AND
BUILD A HOUSE.
THEY WANT TO BRANDON, EXCEPT FOR YBOR CITY.
ONE GENTLEMAN SAID WE CAME BACK TO YBOR CITY 50 YEARS LATER
AND WE WERE SAD AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED?
WE HAPPENED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT.
THE INTERSTATE DID A LOT OF DAMAGE BUT IT WASN'T EVERYTHING.
WHAT IS COMING TO YBOR CITY WITH GASWORX AND ALL THE OTHER
PROJECTS.
IT IS SO CRITICAL.
IT IS THE NEW RENAISSANCE.
IN ALL THAT, THE ARTS ARE SUCH A BIG ECONOMIC DRIVER FROM
ANY CITY.
FROM HERE AND ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE
THOSE ARTISTS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE AFFORDABILITY FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO ABLE TO WALK, TO
NOT HAVE A CAR AND SAY I LIVE, WORK AND PLAY HERE.
IT IS SO CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT.
I THINK AS THE CONVERSATION I HAD YESTERDAY WITH THE
GENTLEMAN, HE SAID MORALE IS LOW.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.
AND I SAID, BUT IT IS JUST GOING TO GET BETTER.
WITH THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE COMING.
I KNOW THINGS ARE CHANGING, BUT ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AN
EVOLUTION THERE.
I TALKED TO MY MOM ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY WHEN MY GRANDPARENTS
WOULD GO TO BUSINESSES IN THE 1960s.
LAS NOVIDADES.
THE DEL GRANA TRAVEL AGENCY.
WE KNOW FRANK BECAUSE HIS OFFICES WERE THERE WHERE THE GREEN
IGUANA WAS AT.
AND THAT HAS CHANGED INTO.
MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD TELL ME STORIES.
TELL ME STORIES OF THE 1980s, TAKE A QUARTER DOWN 7th AVENUE
IN THE MIDDLE OF 7th AVENUE AND HEAR IT CLINKING DOWN THE
STREET.
IT IS NOT LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
I MEAT LADY WHO TOLD ME OF A HUSBAND WHO BOUGHT A PROPERTY
ON 7th AVENUE FOR $80,000.
I SAID YOUR HUSBAND BOUGHT A BUILDING FOR $80,000 IN YBOR
CITY IN 1988.
I HE SOLD IT.
I ASKED MY FAMILY -- HE WOULD BUY REAL ESTATE -- WHY NOT BUY
YBOR CITY THEY SAID BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO YBOR
CITY.
IT WAS NOT WHAT YOU THINK -- I DON'T WANT TO NAME -- BECAUSE
SO MANY PEOPLE WHO INVESTED IN YBOR CITY AND SAID LET'S LIFT
THIS PLACE UP.
BUT, AGAIN, BRIGHTER DAYS ARE COMING AHEAD.
IN THE CENTER OF IT ALL, THE ARTS, THE ARTS PROJECTS, THEY
ARE SO CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT TO THAT -- TO BE THAT ECONOMY,
TO THAT GROWTH AND THAT RENAISSANCE.
THANK YOU.
09:59:34AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
ANYONE ONLINE?
09:59:38AM >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
MR. McCRAY.
09:59:46AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
CEDRIC McCRAY, INTERIM CRA DIRECTOR.
I WILL CIRCLE BACK TO THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
FIRST OFF, LET ME SAY THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE CRA BOARD
WHO CAME OUT OUT AUGUST 20 FOR REBRICKING AND RIBBON CUTTING
THAT WAS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
WITH THE REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVED, IN AN EFFORT TO ESSENTIAL
CENTRALIZE THE -- TO CENTRALIZE, THE STAFF WILL BE RELOCATED
TO THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
THAT IS BEING BUILT OUT AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A PRESENCE
IN THE VARIOUS CRAS AS WELL AND STATUTE WILL HAVE ACCESS FOR
THE EAST TAMPA OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
IF WE HAVE STAFF RELATED TO THINK GRANTS OR HAVE QUESTIONS
OF THE APPLICATION SO ON AND SO FORTH, WE STILL HAVE ACCESS
TO THAT SPACE IN EAST TAMPA.
THE PROJECT TRACKER WAS MENTIONED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT WAS REQUESTED TO BE IN PRESIDENT MONTHLY UPDATES THAT
YOU ALL RECEIVED.
UPDATED THAT AND PUT TOGETHER BY MISS MARTINEZ AND HER TEAM
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
IF THEN HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
THE HOUSING REHABILITATION AND RENOVATION PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE ATTORNEY PARIS MENTIONED THAT DURING HIS COMMENTS.
AS OF LAST SATURDAY, WE HAD AN EVENT AT HANNA AND
DISTRIBUTED 201 APPLICATIONS -- MAY BE MORE AT THIS POINT,
BUT MISS PARKS AND HER TEAM HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OF
ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND PUSHING THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AT
LARGE.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE BALL ROLLING ON
THAT LATER THIS YEAR.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.
YOU ALL WILL BE DISCUSSING THE BUDGET.
THERE WAS ONE MIEN CHANGE OR ADDITION.
WE DID INCREASE THRESHOLDS FOR THE GRANTS THAT ARE OFFERED
IN YBOR 1 AND YBOR 2.
YBOR 1 WENT UP TO $75,000 AND YBOR 2 WENT UP TO $50,000 AND
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN LINE WITH ALL THE GRANTS
OFFERED ACROSS ALL THE CRAs.
WE HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM.
IN REVIEW COUNTY AGREEMENT -- SERVICES AGREEMENT -- THE
INTERIM POSITION IS FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS.
SO AT SOME POINT, WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT PROCESS AND
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD AND THIS CONCLUDES THE
DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
10:02:27AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS ONLINE?
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER CARSON.
10:02:34AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.
I WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE HAD A
MEETING WITH SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY SAID -- WHO TOLD US -- IT
WAS COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC, THAT THEY WERE INCREDIBLY -- THEY
HAD GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THESE NEW
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR GRANTS AND THE HELP FROM THE STAFF HAS
BEEN AMAZING.
AND THAT THE FOLKS WHO GOT THE HELP IT SO MUCH, THEY ARE
HOPING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES.
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR THAT WHAT YOU WORKED SO HARD ON IS
GETTING GOOD RECEPTION.
SO I WANTED TO, AGAIN, THANK STAFF PUBLICLY FOR THAT AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
10:03:16AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
10:03:18AM >>BILL CARLSON:
CEDRIC, AT THE BEGINNING YOU MENTIONED THE
PROJECT LIST.
AND I THANKED YOU PRIVATELY AND I WILL THANK YOU PUBLICLY
WITH THE NEW FORMAT, IT IS VERY HELPFUL.
THE PRESENTATIONS EVOLVED IN THE FEW YEARS BUT THE MOST
HELPFUL FORMAT THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CHANGE THAT HAPPENED.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING STABILITY THROUGH THIS TRANSITION AND
GOOD MANAGEMENT SO WE CAN CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.
10:03:46AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CRA BOARD MEMBER HURTAK FOR THAT.
WE HAVE REALLY FOCUSED ON OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE ASPECT WITH
THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE GRANTS PRO PROGRAM.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE MAN INJURIES AND
SUPERVISOR WHO HAVE A HAND IN THAT AND THE STAFF AS WELL TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE APPLICANTS
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME
SUCCESS STORIES AND CUT RIBBONS AND DO GROUNDBREAKINGS IN
THE NEAR FUTURE.
10:04:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
BOARD MEMBER.
10:04:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CLENDENIN WHAT IS THE STATUS.
ARE WE WORKING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES TO PUT A --
10:04:36AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ARE WE DISCUSSING THE CRA DIRECTOR
OPINION.
10:04:41AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
CRA DIRECTOR DESCRIPTION.
THE LAST MEETING YOU HAD COMMENTS ON THAT DESCRIPTION.
I RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
I HAVE HER CHANGES IN A RED LINE FORMAT THAT I CAN HAND OUT
TO YOU ALL TODAY, BUT I THINK ONCE THAT GETS FINALIZED, WE
NEED TO ADVERTISE.
THAT WILL BE THE FIRST STEP.
10:05:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT SLIPPING
BEHIND ON THAT.
10:05:09AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THE DEADLINE WAS RIGHT AFTER LABOR DAY
THAT HE ASKED FOR THOSE CHANGES SO HE IS GOING TO GO WITH
WHAT HE ALREADY RECEIVED.
WE HAVE IT ALREADY.
10:05:18AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
GOOD MORNING, ABBYE FEELEY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET A DEADLINE.
I THINK THERE WAS A DEADLINE SET BY YOUR OFFICE, CHAIRWOMAN,
BUT I AM STILL HEARING DISCUSSION THAT MAYBE OTHER MEMBERS
VICE PRESIDENT LOOKED AT IT.
IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SET THE DEADLINE.
10:05:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE ALREADY SET THE DEADLINE.
10:05:38AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUBLISH.
10:05:40AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK DID PROVIDE FEEDBACK
TO OUR OFFICE THAT HAS BEEN AGAIN TO THE ATTORNEY AND HE IS
CLEANING UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED.
10:05:56AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
I PROVIDED THE CLEANUP LANGUAGE.
10:06:00AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON THE TWO OTHER
POSITIONS AND FINAL COMMENTS DUE CONTINUE TO MONDAY.
IF THERE IS DISCUSSION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE A COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT WE DO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT PUBLISHED AND
MOVING FORWARD.
10:06:12AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:06:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE ONLY THING I ASK THAT WE SEE THE EDITED
VERSION AND APPROVE IT.
WE CAN SAY WE WANT THE CHANGES BUT I WANT A CHANCE TO SEE
THAT FINALIZED DOCUMENT LOOK LIKE BEFORE IT GOES OUT.
THAT IS THE JOB OF THE BOARD.
10:06:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOVING THAT -- THE RED STRIKE-THROUGHS
INDICATE WHAT IS COMING OUT.
AND YOU CAN DETERMINE THAT THAT WAY.
WE SHOULD NOT EXTEND IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH FOR THAT REASON.
10:06:49AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S NOT WHAT I AM SAYING.
10:06:51AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OH, OKAY.
10:06:53AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I AM SAYING ALL GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT
AND IF YOU WANT TO PUT MONDAY AS THE DEADLINE TO MAKE ANY
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE RED-LINE VERSION, THAT THAT WOULD
BE IT.
BUT THAT WOULD BE -- BECAUSE, YOU SAID -- MR. MASSEY, IF YOU
HAVE GIVEN IT TO THE ADMINISTRATION, IF THE ADMINISTRATION
WANTS TO MAKE CHANGES, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE
CHANGES ARE BEFORE WE APPROVE IT TO GO OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.
10:07:17AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENT ON THE
ADMINISTRATION REGARDING.
10:07:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEN AGAIN MONDAY, WHEN YOU GET ALL OF THEM,
SEND AN E-MAIL TO US, AND WE CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE
APPROVE OF -- I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT
BEFORE IT GOES OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
10:07:33AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
10:07:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SO MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUGGESTED
CHANGES AND THEN --
10:07:41AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO, WE ALREADY HAD THAT DEADLINE.
THAT DEADLINE WAS AFTER LABOR DAY.
10:07:46AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S WHY I'M CONFUSE WHAT WE JUST SAID.
10:07:49AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE ALREADY HAD THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
10:07:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE FINAL DOCUMENT.
10:07:54AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, WITH THE RED HIGHLIGHTS.
10:07:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THESE CHANGES.
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK, DO YOU -- DID YOU GET THAT PART?
10:08:02AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SHE DID.
10:08:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAYBE SLOW, BECAUSE I MISSED IT.
10:08:07AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
APPARENTLY I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO MADE EDITS.
BUT IF THE ADMINISTRATION IN ANY CHANGES AND MR. MASSEY SAID
THERE ARE NO CHANGES, SORE IF THIS IS THE FINAL, FINAL,
THEN, OKAY.
10:08:19AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
IT WASN'T UP TO THE CITY STAFF TO MAKE
ANY CHANGES.
NOT HR, IT WITH AS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE WE ARE THE DECIDERS OF
THIS.
THIS THESE ARE THE CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, SAY SO BY MONDAY.
AGREED?
BOARD MEMBER CARSON.
10:08:41AM >>BILL CARLSON:
DO YOU JUST -- WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE
ANOTHER -- IF WE WAIT TO VOTE AGAIN, IT WILL BE ANOTHER
MONTH.
YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS WITH
THE MARK-UPS?
10:08:55AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ALL NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
10:08:57AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I JUST READ IT TWICE.
10:08:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
SO HOW ABOUT --
10:09:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HE WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THESE
EDITS AS A FINAL DOCUMENT.
10:09:05AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SECOND.
10:09:06AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RED LINE CHANGES
FOR THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR.
ANY DISCUSSION?
CAN I GET A -- WHO GAVE THE SECOND.
CARLSON GAVE THE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
10:09:25AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
BETTER BE UNANIMOUS, YOU ONLY HAVE FOUR.
10:09:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE TWO FACES STARING AT US.
10:09:32AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK VOTED NO.
10:09:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I VOTED YES.
10:09:38AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
10:09:40AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AYE.
10:09:40AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
CLARIFYING COMMENT I WILL MAKE.
IF I RECEIVE ANY INPUT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING
THESE CHANGES, I WILL ADVISE ALL OF YOU ALL.
10:09:49AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OF COURSE.
10:09:50AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
10:09:51AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER VIERA, DID YOU HAVE YOUR
HAND UP TO SAY SOMETHING, SIR?
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
10:10:07AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NUMBER 5 RELATES
AND THE CONVERSATION OF THE BOARD HAVING DISCUSSION RELATING
TO THE COMMUNICATIONS RFP THAT WAS SLATED TO BE ADVERTISED
AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT WERE PROCEEDED TO YOU ALL.
AND I -- AT THIS TIME, I GUESS YOU ALL WANTED TO HAVE AN
OPEN CONVERSATION RELATED TO COMMUNICATION POSITIONS.
10:10:40AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ATTORNEY MASSEY, CAN YOU ADDRESS?
10:10:44AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
BEFORE WE GO INTO A LONG DISCUSSION THIS.
I WANT THE BOARD TO REALIZE THAT AS STATUTE, ALL THE CRA
FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR IS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION OF SLUM
CLEARANCE AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
THAT IS IT.
10:10:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NOT BRANDING STRATEGY.
10:11:08AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
CORRECT.
10:11:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT.
IT WAS A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER CARSON.
DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IT SINCE IT IS THE MOTION.
10:11:15AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT LEGAL ARGUMENT
WITH HIM.
I DISAGREE WITH THAT.
WE WILL ASK THE NEW ATTORNEY AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT.
ANYWAY, THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY
BUSINESS.
AND $500,000 IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS AGENCY
TO SPEND IF WE ARE GOING TO OUTSOURCE IT.
AND ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO INCLUDE BRANDING
STRATEGY, IT SHOULD BE LIKES $200,000.
WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOLKS TO DO.
WE HAVE A LOGO.
WE NEED FOR THEM TO SET UP SOME SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND
PROMOTE THOSE.
WE NEED THEM TO SEND OUT PRESS RELEASES AND ORGANIZE PRESS
CONFERENCES, OTHER MEDIA EVENTS, PUT UP SIGNAGE.
BUT NONE OF THAT TAKES MORE THAN A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS A YEAR.
ALL OF THAT IS CONSISTENT.
BEYOND THAT, BRANDING AND COMMUNICATION THAT HAS TO DO WITH
EACH -- EACH OF THE INVESTMENTS.
YBOR CITY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN EAST TAMPA AND EVEN PARTS
OF YBOR AND PARTS OF EAST INTEREST DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS.
THOSE ARE JUST TWO.
AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH EVEN -- TO
COMMUNICATE WITH PROJECTS, UNIQUE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE IN
OUR DISTRICT AND HELP PROMOTE REDEVELOPMENT AND TALK OF
BRANDING OR THE CHARACTER OF A COMMUNITY HELPS ATTRACT
REDEVELOPMENT AND THAT HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS AND WE CAN
ARGUE THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF IT LATER.
WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE IF $500,000.
I WOULD TAKE $200,000 AND PUT IT IN THE BASIC COMMUNICATION
OF THE CRA.
IF I HAD $300,000 MORE, I WOULD HERE DIFFERENT FIRMS THAT
SPECIALIZE IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND IDEALLY THEY WOULD BE
LOCATED IN THE DIFFERENT AREA AND BETA TEST IT WITH MAYBE
YBOR, EAST TAMPA, WEST TAMPA IF I HAD THREE AND SEE IF IT
COULD ROLL OUT.
IF WE CAN'T DO, CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T HAVE A BUDGET OF
$500,000.
THE RFP IS WELL WRITTEN -- HAS EVERYTHING WE NEED, IT VERY
WELL-WRITTEN IT.
TO GIVE IT TO THE IN-HOUSE PEOPLE.
AND IN DISCUSSION WITH THE QUESTION THAT WAS DISCUSSED
EARLIER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HIRE A FERN WITH
COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE, NOT MEDIA EXPERIENCE.
THEY MAY HAVE MEDIA IN THE PAST BUT COMMUNICATION
EXPERIENCE.
A WHOLE DIFFERENT SKILL SET.
MEDIA YOU ARE USED TO WRITING OR PRODUCING A STORY.
WHAT WE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO THINK OF THE COMMUNICATION
STRATEGIES AND ADVISE US THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE REBRICKING OF YBOR CITY.
WE THINK OF IT A POSITIVE.
INVESTORS IN YBOR THINK OF IT AS A POSS TOUGH.
AS IT WAS ROLLED OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SAYING WHY ARE YOU
WASTING MONEY ON TEARING APART A PERFECTLY GOOD ROAD.
AND A COMMUNICATION STRATEGIST WOULD THINK THROUGH THAT
BEFORE THEY SEND IT OUT.
ANYWAY, IF WE CAN GET THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION STRATEGIST.
AND IF WITH WE HAD A MORE JUNIOR POSITION THAT WILL BE
PROBABLY LESS THAN 80,000.
IDEALLY THE EARN WOULD BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER ALSO.
TWO PEOPLE THAT WOULD COST LESS THAN $200,000, THEN WE DON'T
NEED TO OUTSOURCE ANYTHING.
IF WE OUTSOURCE, WE DON'T NEED TO OUTSOURCE $500,000 AT THIS
TIME.
IF WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE OUTSOURCING I SAY SET A
BUDGET FOR $200,000 OF THE COMMUNICATION OF CRA AND WHAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE BEYOND THAT.
10:14:55AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
10:14:57AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HATE TO SOUND LIKE A CURMUDGEON.
I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME.
IT SEEMS LIKE BUREAUCRATIC CREEP OR BLOAT IN A LOT OF THESE
THINGS.
I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE POINTS, BUT ON THE SCALE WE ARE
DEALING WITH, ADDING THE STAFF AND THE TYPE OF BUDGET WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
ESPECIALLY WE HAVE -- WHAT THE CRAS ARE.
AND WE HAVE -- BUT WE ARE FULLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE CITY.
THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US.
IF WE HAVE TO OUTSOURCE THE CITY RESOURCES WE SHOULD BE
DOING THAT.
IT JUST -- AGAIN, IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS PROPOSED.
THIS HAS BEEN AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY FOR RETURN ON THE
INVESTMENT.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
AGAIN, THE SCALE OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
AND IF WE WERE IN THE BUSINESS OF ENTERPRISE AND MAKING
MONEY, I THINK I WOULD GET IT.
BUT WE ARE REALLY NOT.
PUBLIC SERVICE OF RENOVATIONS OF IS SOLVING BLIGHT AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA I DON'T
SEE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH THAT MUCH MONEY.
10:16:19AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MR. CLENDENIN SAID.
I AM NOT DISAGREEING AT ALL AND IN PRINCIPLE WITH MR.
CARLSON.
YBOR CITY IS NOT BEING REINVENTED.
IT IS REVIEWED IN ITSELF TO GET BETTER.
NEVER HAD THE COMPONENTS IT AS SOON AS IT HAD THE CRA.
IT WAS A VILLAGE, YOU MAY SAY.
IT IS THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYWHERE -- TAMPA USED TO BE KNOWN
AS YBOR CITY ONE WAY OR THE OUR.
AND I AM NOT SAYING THE ONLY WAY IT WAS NO.
BUT TIME SPENDING THIS KIND OF MONEY ON SOMEONE HOW GOOD IT
IS, THEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
EN VENTED ITSELF THROUGH FIVE DIFFERENT MAYORS MAKING
CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CITY TO GET TO
WHERE IT IS AT TODAY MAYOR POE, MARTINEZ, IO RIO, FREEMAN,
ALL HAD AN INTEREST IN GETTING IT DONE.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, ALL THOSE PIECES CAME TOGETHER.
AND IT DOESN'T TAKE A WEEK OR TWO.
IT TAKES YEARS.
BUT IT IS THERE.
THEY HAD A STREETCAR
THEY LOST THE STREETCAR.
NOW THEY HAVE THE STREETCAR BACK.
NO RESIDENTS LIVING THERE.
ZERO JUST ABOUT.
NOW IT IS MOSTLY RESIDENTIAL.
AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROSPER IN BOTH WAYS.
I HAVE A FEELING.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO.
AND IF SOMEBODY CAN'T SELL YBOR, NEITHER CAN AN EXPERT.
BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY SELLING ITSELF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:17:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ANY BOARD MEMBERS ONLINE WANT TO FEEDBACK ON THAT?
BOARD MEMBER VIERA FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:18:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
10:18:12AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
NO, SIR.
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
WHILE YOU WORK OUT YOUR VOLUME ISSUES.
THANK YOU.
10:18:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WHILE I -- I
UNDERSTAND AND I AGREE THAT I THINK A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
IS PROBABLY TOO MUCH, I DISAGREE WITH THE FACT THAT WE CAN
NECESSARILY STAY IN CITY HOUSE FOR THIS.
BECAUSE PART OF THE REASON WE ARE BRINGING THIS UP IS PEOPLE
WOULD BE UPSET NOT KNOWING WHERE CRA DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT
AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CRA DOLLARS AND CITY DOLLARS
AND A PART OF I BELIEVE THE REASON THAT BOARD MEMBER CARSON
BROUGHT THIS UP TO BEGIN WITH IS -- WE DIDN'T HAVE SIGNS
SHOWING WHAT A WE ARE SPENDING MONEY ON WHILE WE ARE A PART
OF THE CITY, WE ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY AND ONLY CAN SPEND
MONEY ON CERTAIN ISSUES.
I DON'T NECESSARILY SEE IT AS BLOAT TO ADD PEOPLE TO -- TO
THE CRA STAFF.
I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE ASKING THIS
MONEY IS GOING TOWARD WHAT AND WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE THAT
STORY BECAUSE WE BASICALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CITY TO
DO THAT.
10:19:42AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
BOARD MEMBER VIERA, DO YOU HAVE YOUR MICROPHONE?
SO YOU ARE REALLY NOT AT THE MEETING.
10:19:57AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GET YOUR SON TO COME IN AND FIX IT FOR
YOU, OLD MAN.
10:20:00AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARSON, ANOTHER COMMENT?
10:20:07AM >>BILL CARLSON:
JUST TO BE CLEAR.
NOT MY IDEA TO HOLD THE RFP.
I AM OKAY IF WE KILL THAT.
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT CAME FROM ANOTHER ADMINISTRATION.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE IT IN-HOUSE.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT TO ZERO, THAT IS FINE.
I AM SAYING SHOULDN'T SPEND $500,000.
WE SHOULD SET GOALS FOR BEHAVIOR CAPACITY WE HAVE AND ONE OF
THEM IS TO INFORM PEOPLE.
PEOPLE COME TO US FROM EAST TAMPA AND SAY THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE ARE DOING AND DON'T THINK WE ARE DOING ANYTHING.
WE NEED SIGNS FROM CAN THAT SHOW THAT THINGS ARE BEING DONE.
ANOTHER THING, WE HAVE TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT AND YBOR IS WAY
AHEAD OF SOME OTHER AREAS BUT WE NEED TO HELP WITH
COMMUNICATION WITH THAT.
I -- TO ME, IT WILL BE GREAT IF WE HANDLE IT WITH OUR OWN
STAFF.
OUTSOURCE IT TO THE CITY FOR THE LAST FIVE, SIX YEARS I HAVE
BEEN HERE.
IT HAS NOT WORKED AT ALL.
THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT AGENDA THAN WE HAVE OUR UNIQUE
CONSTITUENCY AND DO IT IN AWAY THAT IS EFFECTIVE.
A LOT OF TIME WHEN COMMUNICATION GOES UP, IT HAS BEEN MESSED
UP BECAUSE THEY TAKE THE CITY'S POINT OF VIEW.
NOT THE CRA'S POINT OF VIEW.
I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE -- WITH THE ISSUES THAT ARE --
THAT COME UP.
I AM NOT HAVING THE RIGHT STRATEGY BEHIND COMMUNION CHASE.
10:21:33AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER VIERA.
I THINK YOU ARE ON.
10:21:37AM >>LUIS VIERA:
CAN YOU HEAR ME ON?
THANK YOU, BRIAN.
OKAY, NO I -- YEAH, THIS APPEARS TO HAVE REACHED A
RESOLUTION.
I -- YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE -- THE
IDEA HERE.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON HAS A PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN THIS
AREA AND APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I GO TO THE SIDE OF THINKING
-- I DON'T WANT TO SAY A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM,
BUT IN OTHER WORDS, DOWN THE JUSTIFY THE AMOUNT OF TAX
DOLLARS BEING REQUESTED IN THERE.
WE INEVITABLY WILL GET QUESTIONS AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN SAID THAT THE
CITY STAFF CAN RESPOND TO AND WE CAN RESPOND TO.
AND ATTORNEY MASSEY'S OPINION WHICH OBVIOUSLY I AM GOING TO
AND SOME LEVEL OF DEFERENCE.
AND IT HAS REACHED A DECISION.
THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR HELPING ME WITH MICROPHONE.
10:22:44AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
CLEAR OPINIONS FROM THE FLORIDA OPTION THAT
WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO USE CRA DOLLARS TO MARK IT.
NOW HE BELIEVE PART OF WHAT THIS POSITION AND RFP WAS ISSUED
FOR THAT WE HAD SOMEONE EN TERMLY HELPING TO PRODUCE REPORTS
REQUIRED BY STATUTE.
INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUIRED AND DISTRIBUTE THOSE THINGS
AND THAT IS WHAT THAT RFP IS FOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF $500,000.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY FOR WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO
DO, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE
REQUIRED MANDATED BY BOTH THE SPECIAL DISTRICT ACT AND THE
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT THAT WE NEED TO PUT ON ANNUALLY
AND ALL OF THEM HAVE TO BE ON OUR WEB SITE AND OUT THERE IN
THE COMMUNITY AND PART OF WHAT THIS POSITION IS SUPPOSED TO
DO.
10:23:42AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO.
10:23:43AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
VERY QUICK.
I WAS THINKING OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY, I AM LOOKING AT THIS
AS A CAMPAIGN POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW BECAUSE I NEVER RAISE
A LOT OF MONEY.
WHATEVER I DO OR WHATEVER THE FOLKS THAT I WORK WITH, WHAT
THEY DO WORKS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE.
BUT I WORK ON SHOESTRING BARE BONES BUDGET.
IF I DON'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY, I TRY NOT TO SPEND MONEY.
DO IT MYSELF.
DO IT IN-HOUSE.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, THE CITY OF
TAMPA, A MAJOR EVENT LIKE THE BOOM BY THE BAY, IT IS
EVERYWHERE.
SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU HEAR ABOUT IT REPEATEDLY.
MAKE SURE PEOPLE COME OUT.
EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT CURTIS HIXON PARK.
GASPARILLA IS A MAJOR THING THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS FROM HERE
TO OUT OF STATE.
SO MANY PEOPLE COME HERE FOR IT.
DO A BETTER JOB FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA PERSPECTIVE TO SAY
THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING.
WHEN I SAY BARE BONE SHOESTRING BUDGET.
PUT A SIGN UP, YOUR CRA DOLLARS AT WORK.
WHAT IS THE CRA?
A SEPARATE FUNDING SOURCE.
LIKE THE BRICKS IN ABORTION CITY.
I MADE A MISTAKE OF LOOKING AT THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS AND
IT IS LIKE, PAVE THE STREETS?
SOUTH TAMPA.
WHY DON'T YOU DO MONEY IS RESTRICTED IN YBOR CITY TO DO
THESE THINGS.
WE NEED THESE THINGS OVER HERE.
MONEY IS RESTRICTED IN THESE AREAS.
THE POINT IS, WE DON'T HAVE TO USE OUR MONEY.
BETTER RESOURCES NOT WITH CRA, BUT SAY THIS IS HOW THE CITY
OF TAMPA FUNCTIONS.
2007 TWO, WE ARE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE CRA.
TONIGHT WE WILL BE THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND I AM NOT BASHING EVERYBODY.
WHEN WE WANT TO GET A MESSAGE OUT, WE GET THE MESSAGE OUT.
CAMPAIGNING WE KNOCK ON DOORS AND PEOPLE WIN ELECTIONS WIT
VERY LITTLE MONEY.
YOU NEED A MILLION -- I HEARD THIS FROM THE FIRST CAMPAIGN I
RAN.
YOU NEED THIS TO WIN.
WELL, I HAD THIS AND I HAVE WON.
POINT I AM MAKING IT, YOU DON'T REASON IS TO SPEND A FORTUNE
YOU DON'T NEED THIS CONSULTANT OR MANAGER TO GET THE MESSAGE
OUT.
WHEN WE WANT TO WICK.
A NEWSPAPER PICKS UP A STORY.
WALLET HUB SAYS TAMPA IS RANKED WHATEVER.
THE TAMPA BAY TIMES SAID SUCH AND SUCH.
EARNED MEDIA.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MOST OF THE TIME I AM JUST
SAYING.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON SAID I DON'T CARE IF WE GET THE RFP.
DO WE NEED TO SPEND THIS MONEY WHEN WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB
FROM WITHIN?
WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU FIND WAYS TO -- TO ACHIEVE YOUR
GOAL WITHOUT ALL THE CRAZINESS IN PLAY AND HAVING TO THROW
AWAY MONEY.
MR. MASSEY MENTIONED, THE CRA IS VERY CLEAR IN HIS
INTERPRETATION OF HOW MONEY IS TO BE SPENT.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER MARKETING JOB BE FROM WHAT WE
HAVE ALREADY AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.
THANKS.
10:26:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING AS BOARD CHAIR.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT WE ARE
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CRA RULES AND REGULATIONS.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY GOAL.
AND YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING, MR. McCRAY?
10:27:11AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES, CHAIR HENDERSON, THANK YOU.
I WANT TO SHARE THAT THE ESPECIALLY PETITION US IT OF
THE RFP WAS TO ASSIST.
IF YOU REMEMBER OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS,
MISS PARKS AS SERVED AS OUR COMMUNICATION PERSON.
10:27:29AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHO DID YOU SEE SHE WORK FOR, THE CRA?
CORRECTED?
10:27:35AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
CRA.
SHE WAS IN-HOUSE BUT DIFFICULT FOR HER TO MULTITASK AND
HANDLE ALL THE COMMUNICATION ACROSS ALL OF OUR CRA AREAS AND
THERE WERE -- THERE WERE OTHER CACS AND CRAs' REPORT ARE
PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE SAME THING THAT ANOTHER CRA WHEN IT COMES TO
COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH WHICH WAS SOMEWHAT MORE ROBUST
THAN THE OTHER CRAs TO CREATE A LEVEL OF EQUITY.
THE IMPETUS OF THE RFP TO SERVICE EVERYONE ACROSS THE BOARD.
THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
THAT WE WILL BE DOING IN LINE WITH THE -- WITH THE POLICIES
THAT YOU ALL APPROVED LAST YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, SO, TO HAVE AN ENTITY TO HAVE AS WE LOOK
FORWARD TO DOING OUR ANNUAL REPORT AND OTHER INFORMATION
SHARING, IT WOULD BE -- IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THE
ENTITY IN PLACE THAT WE CAN FARM THAT INFORMATION TO AND
ACTUALLY HAVE SOME CHECK-INS WITH -- TO COMMUNICATE WHAT IS
GOING ON ACROSS THE CRAs.
HE WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. SMITH AS
IT RELATES TO HOW WE CAN BETTER WORK TOGETHER.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS.
10:28:51AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHO IS MR. SMITH, MR. McCRAY?
10:28:55AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
ADAM SMITH.
10:28:57AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OH, OKAY.
10:28:59AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
IN AUGUST, THE BRINGING, SOME OF THE FORMAT
WAS DIFFERENT AND BASED ON THE CONVERSATION AND SUGGESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE CRA BOARD.
SO WE ARE IMPROVING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND THANK YOU TO SMITH
AND HOLDEN FOR GET THAT WORD OUT.
10:29:21AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MISS FEELEY.
10:29:23AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
CAN I PIGGYBACK ON SOME OF WHAT MR. McCRAY
SAID.
THIS RFP DID COME THROUGH THAT DIRECTION TO GET DEDICATED
RESOURCE FOR CRA-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS.
AND HEARING COUNCIL'S DISCUSSION THIS MORNING, A COUPLE OF
THOUGHTS COME TO MIND.
ONE IS, IF YOU THINK IT IS TOO MUCH.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT WAS GOING OUT FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
UP TO MUCH.
IF THAT IS IT NOT THE DESIRE -- THAT AMOUNT CAN BROUGHT
DOWN.
ALSO AS ALSO DISCUSSED THAT PATH OF USING THE RFP CAN GO
AWAY AND WE CAN LOOK AT PUTTING POSITIONS ON DEDICATED
POSITIONS AS HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THIS BOARD AND DIFFERENT
AREAS, SHARED REMEMBER SOURCES, SOMETIMES IT IS NOT CLEAR
WHO THOSE POSITIONS ARE SERVING AND ENSURING THAT THE FUNDS
SUPPORTING THEM ARE DIRECTLY SPENT WITHIN THE CRA.
SO I THINK YOU HAVE YOU A COUPLE OF OPTIONS HOW YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PROCEED AND GETTING THIS DONE MISS PARKS HAS MOVED
TO HOUSING AND LEADING THAT EFFORT.
WITH THE TEAM, THERE IS NOT A DEDICATE RESOURCES SERVING
THIS CAPACITY OR EVEN COULD BE ALTERED TO SERVE IN THE
DIRECTION THAT YOU ARE REACHING TO GO IN THIS COMMUNICATIONS
REALM.
THAT BEING SAID, I THINK YOU HAVE OPTIONS AND I WANT TO MAKE
PROGRESS ON THIS WHICHEVER WAY THE BOARD HAS PLEASURE TO
MOVE FORWARD TODAY.
10:30:56AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I REMEMBER DISTINCTION INSTINCTUALLY THE
CONVERSATION.
BECAUSE WHY DOES YBOR CITY GET ALL OF THIS MARKETING AND
OTHER CRAS DO NOT.
SO THIS WAS WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THIS TIME.
ATTORNEY MASSEY, YES.
10:31:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAD MY HAND UP.
10:31:15AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU KNOW WHAT, I APOLOGIZE, BOARD MEMBER
HURTAK.
10:31:18AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
BECAUSE THAT IS KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS THE ENTIRE
IMPETUS OF THIS WAS ONE CRA WAS PAYING FOR THIS AND I
BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE SIX-FIGURE RANGE.
SO IF WE HAD DONE SIX FIGURERS FOR ALL EIGHT CRAs, WE WOULD
BE SPEND A LOT MORE MONEY.
NOT THAT I DISAGREE.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO SPEND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS BUT IN
ADDITION.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE ITEMS IN THIS -- ON BASE.
THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS AND THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT KIND
OF GO ALONG WITH THIS AND I THINK THAT IS AN AREA WHERE WE
CAN START THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
AND THE ROLE OF DIGITAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR.
MAYBE WE CAN MODIFY THOSE A BIT TO HANDLE MORE
COMMUNICATION.
BUT ATTORNEY MASSY IS NOT WRONG, THERE IS A LOT OF
COMMUNICATION.
BY "COMMUNICATION" WE MEAN REPORT WRITING THAT IS REQUIRED
BY THE STATE.
AND A LOT OF WHAT MISS PARKS WAS DOING, NO ONE IS DOING IT
RIGHT NOW AND INSTEAD PEOPLE ARE GIVEN MORE WORK TO DO AND
THAT IS JUST NOT FAIR OR ACCEPTABLE.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET ANOTHER PERSON WHO CAN FOCUS ON
THIS AND AS WAS SAID BEFORE, SHE -- WHILE -- I MEAN, DID A
VERY GOOD JOB, BUT EVEN THEN IT WAS TOO MUCH AND EIGHT
DIFFERENT CRAs SHE WAS TRYING TO PLEASE.
LOOKING AT THESE TWO POSITIONS AND NEIGHBOR MODIFYING THEM
AND SEE HOW WE TURN THEM BOTH TO COMMUNICATION A BIT MORE I
THINK WILL BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.
10:32:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ATTORNEY MASSEY AND THEN BOARD MEMBER --
10:33:03AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING CONVERSATION.
I THINK WHAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO FOCUS ON IS IF THE SERVICES
SHOULD BE DONE IN-HOUSE, OUTSOURCED OR A COMBINATION OF
THEM.
ONE THING I WOULD CAUTION THE BOARD INSTEAD OF TALKING IN
TERMS OF BRANDING AND MARKETING.
YOU ARE TALKING OF COMMUNICATION AND REQUIRED REPORTING THAT
IS REALLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
NOT BRANDING AND MARKETING.
10:33:30AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
CORRECT.
WITHIN THE CRA RULES.
BOARD MEMBER CARSON, YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION.
10:33:38AM >>BILL CARLSON:
ONE THING I WANT TO VERY RESPOND TO AND WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THE BRANDING THING ANOTHER TIME.
THIS CAN'T BE A COMPLIANCE JOB.
THERE IS -- WE NEED PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH
CONSTITUENTS.
TALKED ABOUT PUTTING SIGNS UP.
SOMEBODY HAS TO GOT TO DO THAT.
COME UP WITH THE IDEA, HAVE IT PRODUCED AND SOMEONE HAS TO
PUT THE SIGN UP.
BASIC THINGS.
MAY NOT BE A COMPLIANCE ISSUE BUT HAS TO BE DONE SO THE
COMMUNITY KNOWS.
I THINK THIS CAN BE HANDLED IN-HOUSE.
I ALWAYS SAID -- IT IS NOT OUR IDEA TO TAKE IT OUTSOURCE.
I UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHERE IT CAME FROM, BUT WE DON'T NEED
IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BUDGETS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TWO OR THREE POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET RELATED TO
COMMUNICATION.
MISS PARKS WAS -- WAS A GREAT PERSON THAT WAS PUT IN A
POSITION THAT DIDN'T MATCH THE SKILL SET ALSO.
IN HOUSING SHE IS PHENOMENAL AND GETTING WAY BEYOND WHAT HER
PAY -- YOU I HAVEN'T SEEN HER RESUME BUT FROM WHAT I CAN
TELL NOT 20 YEARS OF COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED FOR THE SENIOR LEVEL COMMUNICATION
PERSON.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT JUST HIRING SOMEBODY TO
FILL A BOX AND SOMEBODY -- BUT WE NEED TO HERE THAT -- IN
THE CASE OF MISS PARKS, A SUPERSTAR IN THE HOUSING AREA AND
WE LOOK FORWARD FOR WORKING WITH HER ON THAT.
ANYWAY, I KNOW WE DON'T REASON IS TO DO THAT, BUT I WANT TO
MAKE A MOTION TO AFFIRMATIVELY THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING
TOGETHER THE RFP AND MAKE A DECISION AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD
NOT LIKE TO OUTSOURCE OR UTILIZE THE RFP.
10:35:18AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
10:35:19AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION TO AMEND.
10:35:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
I SAW YOUR HAND.
10:35:28AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND TO THAT -- OR MAYBE THIS IS A
SECOND MOTION, BUT TO TAKE THOSE TWO JOB DESCRIPTIONS THAT
WERE ATTACHED TO THIS ITEM AND POSSIBLY WORK WITH STAFF TO
MOD FEE THEM TO FIT WHAT WE NEED WILL McCRAY.
10:35:51AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES.
10:35:52AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DOES THAT -- WOULD THAT BE ABLE TO SATISFY
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
OR WOULD WE NEED A THIRD POSITION ON TOP OF THESE TWO?
10:36:01AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
I THINK THE TWO WILL BE A GOOD START.
10:36:03AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
DO YOU BELIEVE WE NEED TO MODIFY ANY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS
TO GET THAT DONE?
10:36:11AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
MAYBE ONE OF THEM WILL NEED TO BE TWEAKED A
LITTLE BIT.
10:36:15AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
10:36:17AM >>BILL CARLSON:
DIDN'T WE COVER IT UNDER NUMBER 4.
10:36:21AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THESE ARE NUMBER 5, DIFFERENT JOBS.
10:36:25AM >>BILL CARLSON:
IF WE REJECT IN RFP WE ARE REJECTING THOSE
TWO POSITION AS SOON AS.
10:36:29AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
NO.
10:36:30AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MAYBE WE CAN THANK STAFF AND ARE JECT
THIS RFP AND SEPARATELY MAKE A --
10:36:39AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I THINK YOUR MOTION COVERS BOTH.
10:36:41AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
STATE YOUR MOTION AGAIN.
10:36:43AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE BOARD
TO AFFIRMATIVELY THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE TIME THEY PUT
TOGETHER ON THIS.
AND TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR NOW WE ARE NOT GOING TO UTILIZE
THE RF IFP AND OUTSOURCE.
AND A SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO.
OKAY, SO ARE YOU ACCEPT SOMETHING THE AMENDMENT?
OR ARE YOU WITHDRAWING --
10:37:07AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WAS SUGGESTING SHE MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION.
10:37:11AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I AM GOING TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION.
10:37:13AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:37:19AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION -- MR. McCRAY,
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO MODIFY THAT JOB DESCRIPTION?
I AM ASSUMING YOU ARE TALKING OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA JOB
DESCRIPTION.
10:37:40AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
I WILL ASK FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.
10:37:42AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN WE GO FORWARD IN POSTING THE -- THE FIRST
ONE.
THE COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR AND WAIT TO DO THE
DIGITAL MEDIA SUPPORT COORDINATOR UNTIL THAT IS UPDATED WITH
MORE COMMUNICATIONS LANGUAGE?
10:38:02AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES.
10:38:03AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
I MOTION THAT WE BRING THE DIGITAL SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR.
THAT MR. McCRAY AND HIS TEAM EDIT THAT JOB DESCRIPTION AND
BRING IT BACK TO US IN OCTOBER, BUT MOVE FORWARD TO THE
OTHER POSITION TO BE PUT OUT.
10:38:25AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
LISTED IN THE RFP AS IS.
10:38:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT IS NOT IN THE RFP.
IT IS A SEPARATE PORTION.
IT IS NOT PART OF THE RFP MAST FAST THERE IS TWO -- APART
FROM THE RFP, TWO OPEN POSITIONS BEING PROPOSED BY STAFF.
AND SO SHE IS WANTING US TO GO AHEAD AND POST ONE OF THE
POSITIONS AND HOMELAND THE OTHER FOR YOU TO REVIEW THE
DESCRIPTION.
10:38:48AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
10:38:54AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
AS LONG AS IT WAS DISCUSSING AND THE
MOTION BY MR. CARLSON AND MANISCALCO.
PASSED BY THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY.
IF IT IS, I AM FINE.
IF NOT, I AM NOT.
10:39:07AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
IT IS NOT PART OF THAT?
10:39:09AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
10:39:10AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
DID THE MOTION GET A SECOND FOR BOARD
MEMBER HURTAK'S MOTION FOR THE WHICH ONE WILL BE UNDER
REVISION.
10:39:22AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE ONE UNDER REVISION IS THE DIGITAL MEDIA
SUPPORT COORDINATOR .THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE FOCUSED ON
COMMUNICATION.
10:39:29AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
A SECOND FOR THAT?
10:39:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WILL SECOND.
10:39:34AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
10:39:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M LOST, DAZED AND CONFUSED.
10:39:41AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ELIMINATED THE RFP.
10:39:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ARE WE TALKING OF FOUR POSITIONS?
10:39:49AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
TWO.
10:39:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
TWO NEW ON TOP -- SO I HAVE THESE LIST OF
VACANCIES.
THE POSITIONS THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT INCLUDED IN THIS?
10:39:59AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, THEY ARE.
10:40:00AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOTHING HERE LISTED FOR DIGITAL AND WHAT
IS THE OTHER ONE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?
10:40:05AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THESE WERE IN OUR PACKET, Y'ALL.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.
10:40:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I UNDERSTAND BUT THROUGH ALL THIS
CONVERSATION, I HAVE LOST TRACK WHAT WE ARE ADDING.
IS IT JUST ME?
10:40:17AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE ARE NOT ADDING ANYTHING.
THESE WERE IN --
10:40:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
IT IS RIGHT HERE.
DIGITAL MEDIA SUPPORT COORDINATOR.
10:40:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT THESE VACANT
POSITIONS UP HERE.
WE GOT -- WE GOT THESE POSITIONS.
AND THEN THIS IS DOWN HERE.
BUT THESE -- THESE ARE -- RIGHT NOW A CRA COMMUNICATION
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER THAT IS VACANT.
ARE ANY OF THESE POSITIONS THAT?
10:40:46AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THAT IS THE SENIOR POSITION AS I UNDERSTAND
IT.
10:40:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW MANY POSITIONS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
10:40:53AM >>BILL CARLSON:
CAN YOU SHOW US -- MAYBE OUR ADVISOR CAN
TELL US ON THE LIST -- AND SHOW THE LIST ON THE OVERHEAD.
10:40:59AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
WHAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE INFORMATION THAT
YOU RECEIVED SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE RNP WERE TWO
POSITIONS RELATED TO COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
10:41:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ARE TALKING A TOTAL OF FOUR POSITIONS.
10:41:13AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
JUST TWO.
AND WE RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION FOLLOWING OUR MEETING WITH
MR. SMITH.
AND THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY, POTENTIALLY FILL THE -- THE
CONVERSATION RELATED TO CRA BOARD MEMBER CARSON WITH THE TWO
POSITIONS AS IT RELATES TO THAT, A DIGITAL MEDIA STAFF
PERSON AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO POSITIONS THAT -- THAT YOU ALL HAVE
LISTED THERE IN YOUR PACKET.
10:41:39AM >>BILL CARLSON:
ALL SHE IS DOING AFFIRMING THE THE TWO
POSITIONS ASKING ONE TO BE ADVERTISED NOW AND THE OTHER ONE
--
10:41:48AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THE DIGITAL POSITION BE UPDATED.
AND YOU SECONDED IT.
10:41:53AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
BECAUSE NO ONE IS DOING THE COMMUNICATION
WORK THAT MISS PARK IS DOING.
IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE DOING THAT, WE ARE SIMPLY ADDING
THAT WORK TO POSITIONS THAT ALREADY EXIST AND THOSE PEOPLE
ARE ALREADY WORKING THEIR JOB.
10:42:13AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OUR BUDGET ANALYST WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
10:42:16AM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
HAGAR KOPESKY, CITY OF TAMPA BUDGET
ANALYST.
PREPPING FOR THIS, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL --
10:42:24AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THROW THAT UP ON THE ELMO.
10:42:26AM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
WELL, IT HAS --
10:42:29AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
LET HER DO HER THING, MR. CLENDENIN.
10:42:31AM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDED,
SPECIFICALLY THE CRA COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
AND THEN THERE WAS A CRA CONTRACTS AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
I THINK THE DIALOGUE RIGHT NOW -- THE IMMEDIATE DISCUSSION
HAS TO WITH THESE TWO POSITIONS OPEN.
COMMUNITY DIGITAL COORDINATOR AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
COORDINATOR.
MY POINT WAS, HAVING A DIALOGUE OF NEEDS AND WHAT WE HAVE IN
THE BUDGET, A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE
OTHER POSITIONS EXIST AND DO THEY FALL INTO SUPPORTING THIS
PARTICULAR EFFORT.
10:43:08AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
THAT IS MY -- YOU JUST HIT THE NEAL ON THE HEAD.
AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE IN A MOTION THAT WE ARE
TALKING OF THE THE TWO MANAGER LEVELS.
AND HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH ENGAGEMENT.
10:43:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
RATHER THAN WORKSHOP, MAY I MAKE A MOTION
--
10:43:28AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED, BOARD MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
10:43:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHEN WE WORKSHOP -- I MEND AMOTION TO
CONTINUE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE -- I DON'T KNOW IF
IT IS PRODUCTIVE TO DO THIS AT THIS POINT.
WEB HAVE SUBSEQUENT BRIEFS AND BETTER INFORMED WE ARE AT
MAKE A BETTER DECISION WITH MORE INFORMATION.
10:43:52AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:43:54AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OBVIOUSLY IT SOUNDS LIKE PEOPLE WILL NEED
MORE TIME WITH THIS.
I WILL AMEND MY MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS.
THESE TWO POSITIONS.
BUT IN THE INTERIM TO HAVE MR. McCRAY AND HIS STAFF MODIFY
THOSE POSITIONS TO WHAT HE BELIEVES WILL BE NECESSARY TO
HANDLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CRA.
10:44:15AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MAYBE WE CAN ASK STAFF FOR THE -- WHAT DO
YOU CALL IT, THE SERVICE AGREEMENT.
THERE IS A SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR COMMUNICATION, RIGHT, FOR
CRA?
ISN'T THERE A COMMUNICATION SERVICE AGREEMENT?
10:44:33AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
A GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT ABOUT --
10:44:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
FOR COMMUNICATION?
10:44:37AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
DOESN'T DEAL DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNICATION,
CITY SERVICES IN ALL DIFFERENT AREAS.
AGREE GENERIC CONTRACT.
10:44:46AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.
10:44:48AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
PART OF YOUR AGENDA TODAY.
10:44:50AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE LAST THING ON OUR AGENDA.
10:44:53AM >>BILL CARLSON:
MADAM CHAIR.
10:44:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARSON.
10:44:56AM >>BILL CARLSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK, CAN YOU SIMPLY MAKE A
MOTION TO ADD TO NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA AN ITEM TO SEEK
APPROVAL ON THOSE TWO POSITIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE AN ITEM TO CONTINUE.
IF YOU PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA, WE CAN DISCUSS IT.
10:45:11AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WILL WITHDRAW MY CURRENT MOTION AND MAKE
THE MOTION TO PUT THE TWO POSITIONS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENT
AND COMMUNICATIONS.
CURRENTLY, THEY ARE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
AND THE DIGITAL MEDIA SUPPORT COORDINATOR.
I ASK THAT STAFF MODIFY THOSE TO INCLUDE COMMUNICATION AND
BRING THEM TO OUR OCTOBER MEETING, BUT MEET WITH US
INDIVIDUALLY PRIOR TO THAT TO EXPLAIN THE STRATEGY.
10:45:42AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SECOND.
10:45:43AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT?
10:45:46AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHERE WE ARE AT,
MADAM CHAIR.
THE BOTTOM PART OF THE THREE SAYS "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATOR."
AND TALKS OF THE FUNDING AND WHERE IT IS COMING FROM.
100568, THE NUMBER GIVEN TO IT, ALREADY ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE
WITH A CERTAIN SALARY.
WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE SALARY OR WHAT?
10:46:08AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
THE -- THESE WOULD BE CRA POSITIONS THAT
WILL BE FUNDED BY THE CRA.
NOT COME OUT OF THE CITY BUDGET.
I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHETHER YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THESE POSITIONS OR NOT.
AND WHETHER THE JOB DESCRIPTION NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED OR
ALTERED OR MODIFIED.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WITH YOU GO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
10:46:26AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THE OTHER TWO I DON'T FIND.
10:46:28AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE POINT OF THIS MOTION TO BRING FORWARD IT
AND TALK ABOUT IT NEXT MONTHS AND STOP TALKING ABOUT IT NOW.
10:46:34AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
10:46:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AYE.
10:46:38AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION CARRIES.
DID YOU GET A SECOND ON THAT, MISS SOTO?
BOARD MEMBER CARSON.
10:46:48AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WOULD THINK -- I WOULD LIKE FOR CLARITY
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE TIMES THIS WILL BE --
10:46:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAYBE THE LAST TIME WE SEE THEM.
10:46:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ASK MORRIS
TO SEND US BEFORE HE LEAVES MAYBE A ONE-PAGE DOCUMENT
DESCRIBING WHAT HE BELIEVES ARE THE LIMITS TO WHAT THE CRA
CAN DO IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING.
AND HE CITED SOME CASE LAW.
IF HE CAN PUT THAT IN THERE.
AND THEN -- BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THAT ON RECORD.
WE HAVE HIS WARNING.
10:47:25AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
NOT ONLY MY WARNING.
BUT YOUR NEW CRA ATTORNEY ISSUED AN OPINION LETTER AS THE
ATTORNEY TO SAY THE SAME THING.
I WILL PROVIDE HIS LETTER TO ALL THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION.
I CAN DO THAT HENDERSON HEN OKAY, THANK YOU.
YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THAT, DO YOU?
10:47:45AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
10:47:46AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
FOR HIM TO PROVIDE IT?
YOU WANT HIM TO PROVIDE THAT?
10:47:51AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I AM SURE HE WILL.
COHEN HENDERSON HE SAID HE WANTED HIM TO WRITE A ONE-PAGE
SUMMARY.
10:47:57AM >>BILL CARLSON:
A MOTION TO ASK THE CRA ATTORNEY CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE --
10:48:00AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
10:48:02AM >>BILL CARLSON:
-- INFORMATION REGARDING THE LIMITS WHAT WE
CAN DO WITH COMMUNICATION.
10:48:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECOND BY MIRANDA.
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:48:08AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
UP ASK THAT THAT BE FOLDED INTO THE LAST MOTION SO WE ARE
TALK OF COMMUNICATION AND AS ONE ITEM IN OCTOBER.
IS THAT OKAY?
10:48:19AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I AM NOT ASKING IT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, JUST
THAT HE SEND IT TO US SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT.
10:48:25AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
10:48:25AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SO WHY DOES THAT HAVE TO BE A MOTION.
WHY CAN'T HE GIVE IT TO US.
10:48:30AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HE CAN, BUT I ALREADY MADE A MOTION.
10:48:32AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I THINK.
BUT I AM MAKING A MOTION --
10:48:36AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
I AM HAPPY EITHER WAY.
YOU WILL GET THE INFORMATION, I PROMISE.
10:48:39AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WAS TRYING TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO
DISAGREE AND -- TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.
I AM GOING -- I AM GOING TO USE THAT.
IF THIS OTHER ATTORNEY HAS SIMILAR THOUGHTS, I WILL USE THAT
TO TALK TO MY OWN ATTORNEYS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK THE
LIMITS ARE, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FIGURE
OUT, SURE, THERE ARE BOUNDARIES OF WHERE WE CAN GO.
BUT WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO WITHIN THAT.
WE KNOW WE CAN PUT UP A SIGN WITH A CRA LOGO AND ARE THE
LIMITS THAT WE CAN DO IS WHAT I AM INTERESTED IN.
IF SOMEBODY SAYS YOU CAN'T DO MARKETING, WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
IF IT SAYS YOU CAN'T RUN AN ADD TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BUY
PROPERTY IN YBOR CITY.
IF THAT IS PROHIBITED WE KNOW WHAT THE LIMITS ARE, AND WILL
LIKE TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY.
IF YOU THINK BRANDING, WE DON'T NEED TO PUT A CRA LOGO UP.
WHAT DOES BRANDING MEAN AND THE LIMITS AND IF THAT EXISTS,
WE WILL LOOK AT IT.
10:49:39AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY, THANK YOU.
MOVING FORWARD.
DID WE TAKE A VOTE ON THAT?
WE DID.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
FOR THIS COMMUNICATION TO COME FROM THE ATTORNEY.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
NUMBER 6.
ITEM NUMBER 6.
10:49:56AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD MR. EVAN
JOHNSON.
10:50:01AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
INTERIM PLANNING DIRECTOR.
10:50:05AM >>EVAN JOHNSON:
THANK YOU.
10:50:06AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO KIDS.
NO BABY SITTING.
10:50:10AM >>EVAN JOHNSON:
SHE MAY BE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE EVENING
MEETING.
EVAN JOHNSON, I MAY HAVE SOME SLIDE TO GUIDE THE
CONVERSATION.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME USING THE ELMO.
10:50:29AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU ARE DOING A GOOD JOB.
10:50:32AM >>EVAN JOHNSON:
I AM NOT GOING TO EYE.
I ASKED PEOPLE WHAT TO DO.
IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD START TO ASK FOR EXPERT ADVICE.
I WAS -- THE REQUEST FOR THE BOARD WITH AS TO COME BACK AND
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ARMY NAVY ROYAL LOT RPF PROCESS.
FOR THOSE -- IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SENSE WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
THIS ON A PUBLIC FORUM --
10:50:53AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I CAN'T SEE IT.
10:50:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
HOW DOES THAT WORK FOR OUR MEMBERS
ONLINE?
10:51:03AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE CAN SEE IT NOW.
10:51:04AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
10:51:04AM >>EVAN JOHNSON:
IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE WE WERE HERE
LAST TALKING OF THIS PARTICULAR RFP.
THOSE WATCHING ON TV AND THOSE AS A REMINDER IN THE
AUDIENCE, THE SITE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS BASICALLY FOUR
ACRES RIGHT HERE.
IT IS IN GREEN ON THIS IMAGE.
AN ACRE OF IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CRA.
THAT IS THE ARMY NAVY STORE THAT IS STILL OUT THERE -- NOW
THE BUILDING.
TO THE RIGHT IS A RED AREA LABELED AS THE ASHLEY DRIVE
RECONFIGURATION WHICH IS A VERY -- VERY BASIC WAY TO TALK
ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT GRANT WE RECEIVED -- THE CITY
RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH RECONNECTING
COMMUNITIES, TO MODIFY THE RAMP COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE,
TO ESSENTIALLY BRING THE ROAD DOWN TO THE GROUND, TO GRADE
SOONER.
AND TO INCREASE THAT EAST-WEST CONNECTIVITY.
REALLY A TRANSFORMATIVE IMPROVEMENT HAPPENING IN THIS AREA.
OTHER ITEMS I WANTED TO POINT OUT, WE HAD A POTENTIAL
STREETCAR EXTENSION.
THAT WAS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD WITH
THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
THAT WILL BE COMING DOWN FLORIDA AVENUE -- SORRY, TAMPA
STREET.
AND ULTIMATELY WILL BE PASSING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FRONT
DOOR OF THIS PARTICULAR REDEVELOPMENT SITE.
ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT HART HAS -- THE BRT PROPOSAL,
WHICH, YOU KNOW, THAT THEIR CONCEPT, THEY HAVE A STOP RIGHT
AT ROYAL STREET.
THAT WOULD ALSO SOMETHING THAT THE BRT WILL CONNECT TO THE
AREA.
LAST COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT RIVERWALK TO THE
WEST HERE.
ALSO WE HAVE IMPORTANT CULTURAL CENTERS WITH THE STRAZ AND
THE JOHN GERMANY LIBRARY AND MARION STREET TO THE WEEKS TWO
BLOCKS WHICH IS HART'S MAJOR TRANSIT CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM.
NOT ONLY OPPORTUNITY IN THIS AREA FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT
ALSO COMPLEXITIES AROUND PLANNING FOR IT.
AND I WANT TO GIVE THAT CONTEXT AS I MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE
SLIDES.
SO THIS IS REALLY SIMILAR TO A SLIDE YOU ALL SAW WHEN I WAS
LAST HERE, BUT JUST A QUICK KEY PROJECT ELEMENTS.
THE DOWNTOWN CRA PLAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED.
I BELIEVE YOU A ALL WILL BE SEEING IT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR
TWO AND NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.
HOUSING IS KEY.
SERVING A VARIETY OF INCOME LEVELS, WHETHER THAT BE MARKET
LEVEL OR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AFFORDABILITY.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE TAMPA STREET IS
A D.O.T. ROADWAY.
BETWEEN THE WORK GOING ON WITH ASHLEY AND THE FACT THAT WE
OWN THE FRONTAGE ON TAMPA STREET ITSELF, THIS IS A VERY BIG
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME VERY NICE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS
IN THAT PART OF DOWNTOWN WHICH HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR SOME
TIME NOW.
NOT TO BRING UP COMMUNITY BRANDING ELEMENTS AGAIN, BUT THAT
IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE REQUEST THAT WE SEND OUT, BECAUSE
ULTIMATELY BY THE TIME THIS IS DONE, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
UNITS AND AN NEIGHBORHOOD -- AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN
THE DOWNTOWN.
AND THE -- THE DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.
WE DISCUSSED THESE AT OUR LAST PRESENTATION, AND SO I AM
JUST GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA OF
WHERE WE ARE AT WITH THE UPDATES.
SO FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES THAT OUR CURRENT DIRECTOR IS
STRUCTURED AROUND IS, FIRST, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
AS OUR MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING
DISCUSSED WAS 750.
AND THAT IS WHAT WE BROUGHT UP LAST TIME DURING OUR
DISCUSSION WITH YOU ALL.
THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS WHEN WE TALKED TO YOU ALL, WE
WERE GIVEN DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE WE INCREASED THE
PERCENTAGE WE WERE ASKING FOR.
IT IS A DRAFT, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE -- WE ARE AT 50%
SET-ASIDE AND THOSE ARE BROKEN DOWN RUN 80 AND 140.
I BELIEVE THE ROME YARD WAS 60 AND PETITION?
GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN 60 IN THEIR FINAL AGREEMENT AND WHERE
THE RFP WAS LISTED AS WELL.
SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENTS.
CERTIFICATION OF THE BUILDING, THAT COULD BE LEED, ENERGY
STAR CERTIFICATION, MAKING SURE THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE
DEFINED AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
ALTERNATIVE POWER GENERATION.
AGAIN, THAT CAN BE SOLAR, INTEGRATED INTO THE SITE.
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES.
A LOT OF WEIRD BLOCKS AND SHAPES OF THE SITE ITSELF.
SO WE THINK THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN SOME
OF THE LEFTOVER PARCELS FOR PIECES FOR SOME -- SOME SOLAR IF
EVEN JUST FOR DEMONSTRATION OF DOWNTOWN.
TREE PROTECTION IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, YOU DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES A LOT AND THE
PUBLIC REALM DESIGN, THAT URBAN DESIGN THAT I MENTIONED ON
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
THEMSELVES, I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL, NOT ONLY THE
STREETCAR AND HOW IT NEEDS TO BE INTEGRATED AND HOW WE
INTERACT WITH IT, BUT THEN BRINGING IN POTENTIAL FOR BRT
CONNECTION.
AND IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS NEEDED MORE THAN JUST
ANOTHER BRT BUS STOP?
SOME OTHER LEVEL OF AMENITY THAT WE COULD BE CONSIDERING AS
PART OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AS SOON AS AND SO WE HAD
SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH HART.
AND WE CERTAINLY WILL TALK TO THEM AGAIN BEFORE WE FINALIZE
AN RFP TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THE IDEAS.
AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO -- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ELEMENT, WE'RE REALLY NOT TRYING TO
HEM IN ANY PROPOSER, DEVELOPER TO TOO SPECIFIC A PROPOSAL.
WE REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE FLEXIBILITY AND CREATIVITY AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
THE LAST PART OF THE CRITERIA I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT, THE OTHER COMMUNITY USES.
CURRENTLY, THE DRAFT SPEAKS TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OR
RETAIL.
HOPEFULLY FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY
BEING BROUGHT IN, THOSE WHO MAY NEED THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

AMENITIES.
BUT ALSO ARTS HOUSING.
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO SPEAK ABOUT LIKE A
CONSERVATORY TYPE HOUSING.
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN BROUGHT THIS UP AT OUR LAST MEETING
WHEN I WAS HERE TO PRESENT, AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT SO FAR IS NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRING IT, BUT
TRYING TO FIND WAYS USING THROUGH THE SCORING SYSTEM OR
OTHERWISE TO INCENTIVIZE SHOWING SOME LEVEL OF
DORMITORY-STYLE OR WHATEVER TYPE HOUSING FOR SERVICE OF ART
INSTITUTIONS DOWNTOWN.
I THINK YOU WERE EVEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT EARLIER
IN THE YBOR CRA, THAT IDEA OF LIKE HOW CAN YOU PROVIDE
HOUSING FOR SOME OF THESE ARTIST PERFORMERS THAT MAYBE EVEN
JUST COMING THROUGH.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON LANGUAGE TO
INCENTIVIZE THAT BUT DIDN'T WANT TO REQUIRE IT OUTRIGHT, PER
SE.
AGAIN, HOUSING IS REALLY THE ONLY ONE WE'RE TRYING TO DRAW A
PRETTY BOLD LINE AROUND.
ONE LAST SLIDE FOR YOU THIS MORNING BEFORE QUESTIONS.
OUR NEXT STEPS.
WE HAVE HAD, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD QUITE A LOT OF
LEADERSHIP AND STAFFING CHANGES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
AND PARTLY BECAUSE OF THAT, I AM WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT

HEADS AND DEPARTMENT LEADERS TO BRING FOLKS BACK TOGETHER TO
REALLY TAKE ONE LAST DETAILED LOOK AT THE CRITERIA, THE
LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE USING AND REALLY, FRANKLY, WHEN I THINK
OF WHAT MOBILITY HAS BEEN DOING AND THOSE PROJECTS, IT'S
REALLY JUST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE DESIGN
AND THE DIRECTION THAT THEY ARE GOING.
THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT COME TO MIND.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT WESTERN PIECE WITH ASHLEY, THERE MAY BE
ADDITIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY LAND THAT THEY MAY NARROW IT.
THERE MAY BE ROOM OVER THERE, FOR MAYBE IT IS NICE SIDEWALKS
THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT THERE'S ALSO D.O.T. HAS GOT SOME DESIGN IN PROCESS.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE STRIP ON THE NORTH END OF THE
SITE LIKELY FOR THEIR NEW RECONFIGURATION OF THE ON/OFF RAMP
AS WELL.
I WANT TO GET THE LATEST, GREATEST INFORMATION FROM THOSE
DEPARTMENT LEADERS SO THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THAT INCORPORATED
INTO THE RFP, PARTICULARLY SINCE I'M TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH
SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED THAT I
WASN'T AWARE OF PREVIOUSLY.
I'M REALLY TRYING TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY TO MAKE SURE ALL
THE BOXES ARE CHECKED.
THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, ONCE IT'S
ALL FINISHED AND PURCHASING HAS SIGNED OFF ON THE LANGUAGE,
WITH ROME YARD, IT WAS A 60 DAY ADVERTISEMENT.

SO I WOULD SAY IT'S GOING TO BE 60 DAYS, POSSIBLY MORE, BUT
I WOULDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE LESS JUST FROM OUR RECENT
EXPERIENCE.
SO AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD PUT IT OUT.
PROPOSALS ARE GOING TO COME IN AND THEN YOU GET TO START
WHAT IS A REVIEW PROCESS FIRST OF PROPOSALS.
AND THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DUE DILIGENCE ON
THE CITY'S PART, AS YOU'RE AWARE, TO REVIEW LEGAL ISSUES,
FINANCIAL ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT FOLKS HAVE TO HAVE THE
FINANCIAL CAPACITY FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT.
AND THEN THERE LIKELY WILL BE SHORT LIST PRESENTATIONS AS
WELL TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE.
SO THAT IS A PROCESS TO GET TO WHAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE THAT
AWARD IN THAT CONTRACT THAT WE'LL BRING BACK TO THE CITY
COUNCIL.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
11:00:26AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA FOLLOWED BY BOARD
MEMBER CLENDENIN.
11:00:28AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPDATE ON THE REPORT --
11:00:32AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND.
CAN YOU TAKE THAT DOWN SO THAT I CAN SEE THE HANDS OF OUR
ONLINE BOARD MEMBERS?
I THINK I HEARD HURTAK SAY SOMETHING.
11:00:41AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH.

THIS IS MY MOTION.
11:00:45AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
WE'VE OWNED THAT LAND THERE FOR YEARS.
AND THE PROBLEM THAT I SEE IS THAT THE LONGER WE HOLD IT,
THE LESS SOME PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT FINDING OUT WHAT THE POTENTIAL
STREETCAR EXPANSION IS GOING TO BE FROM HART.
HOWEVER, HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO COST AND WHEN IS IT
COMING ON THE DRAWING BOARD AND WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE
BUILT?
WE CAN'T WAIT FOREVER FOR AN ANSWER FROM OUR BOARD, HART TO
FIND OUT WHAT THE POTENTIAL TIME IS, WHAT EXTENSION TIME
THEY NEED AND WHAT THE MONEY, AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO FUND
THAT STREETCAR.
IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO KEEP BUILDING FOR WHAT WE NEED, AND
THAT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I'M NOT SAYING TO ELEVATE AND PROCEED WITHOUT DOING WHAT
YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING, NOT SO.
BUT WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THIS
PROJECT ON THE DRAWING BOARDS SO PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO
LIVE.
IRREGARDLESS OF WHAT HART WILL DO.
A TRAIN, THAT'S WHAT IT IS, A STREETCAR IS A TRAIN GOING AT
A SLOW RATE, CAN ALWAYS BE DESIGNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE

STREET AND HAVE SOME LAND LEFT OVER SO YOU CAN HAVE YOURSELF
A PLACE FOR PEOPLE DURING THE SEASON THAT WE HAVE, WE USED
TO HAVE TWO SEASONS IN TAMPA, CHRISTMAS AND SUMMER.
NOW YOU HAVE RAIN AND HEAT.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
AND THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS WE HAVEN'T TAKEN CARE OF NATURE
AND NEVER WILL.
WANT TO GET SOMEWHERE QUICKER, FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER
PRICE.
NATURE IS NOT CHEAP.
IT'S EXPENSIVE, AND WE HAVE TO FIX NATURE.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
MY ADVICE, GET YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW TO BUILD BECAUSE THAT
LINE MAY OR MAY NOT COME IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
THANK YOU.
11:02:31AM >> IF I MAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I ABSOLUTELY AGREE.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I WASN'T IMPLYING THAT WE WOULD WANT
TO WAIT FOR THAT.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE AT LEAST HAVE THE
CONVERSATION AND ARE ACCOUNTING FOR IT IN ANY DISCUSSION WE
HAVE.
I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU.
11:02:46AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU.
11:02:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'LL START WITH ANSWERING SOME OF
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.

THE STREETCAR IS ACTUALLY MORE OF A CITY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT, NOT HART.
WE WORK THROUGH HART BECAUSE THEY ARE A FLOW-THROUGH
ORGANIZATION, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY IS DOING.
I HAVE TO SAY I BELIEVE WE ARE ON A PACE THAT WE SHOULD
START RIDING THE STREETCAR AND PROPOSED EXTENSION WITHIN
FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
THE RFP IS OUT NOW.
IT'S MOVING FORWARD.
THE STREETCAR IS MOVING FORWARD.
THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES BUT SOME SOLUTIONS.
I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION AND VIK ARE DOING A GOOD JOB IN
PRESENTING THAT PROGRAM.
ON THE HOUSING COMPONENT, AS YOU BROUGHT UP, I'VE BEEN AN
ADVOCATE.
THE STRAZ IS A CITY-OWNED ASSET, AND WE'RE INVESTING A LOT
OF MONEY INTO THAT ASSET.
THE CONSERVATORY IS AN IMPORTANT PART.
ONE OF THEIR CHALLENGES, JUST LIKE WE HAVE HOUSING
CHALLENGES EVERYWHERE IS HOUSING FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE
GOING TO THE CONSERVATORY THERE.
THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A LOT OF ASSET.
I THINK THEY WANT TO HOUSE 20 PEOPLE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO
ALL BE INDIVIDUAL UNITS.
BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE A SET-ASIDE BECAUSE OF THE

PROXIMITY, THERE'S NO OTHER OPPORTUNITY.
THIS WOULD BE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY IF WE DON'T GET THIS IN
THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE ONLY TALKING HOUSING LIKE 20 PEOPLE AND LESS UNITS
THAN THAT OF 750, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A SET-ASIDE TO BE
ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
AGAIN, WE'LL NEVER HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS AGAIN,
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE STRAZ AND
THEIR NEEDS AND TO BE ABLE TO ENHANCE THAT EXPERIENCE.
ALSO, THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT IT BRINGS TO DOWNTOWN AS FAR AS
THE MIX OF FOLKS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE, THESE WILL
ALL BE YOUNG PEOPLE, SO THAT ACTUALLY ADDS SOMETHING AS
WELL, SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY.
I DEFINITELY DO WANT TO SEE THAT AS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE
HAVE A SET-ASIDE FOR THOSE UNITS SO THAT, AGAIN, IT'S REALLY
A STATISTICALLY SMALL NUMBER OF WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
750.
THE OTHER THING IS ON THE SIDEWALKS, I THINK WE TALK ABOUT
TREE RETENTION AND ALL, ENSURING THE PROJECT HAS THE TYPE OF
STANDARD PROJECTS THAT WE SEE IN THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE
SEE DARRYL BRINGING FORWARD AND SEE HAPPENING IN TAMPA
HEIGHTS, SO IT CAN ACCOMMODATE TREES, SO SIDEWALKS ARE WIDE
ENOUGH THAT WE CAN HAVE TREE PLANTINGS ALONG THIS.
I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE LIVABLE COMMUNITY AND
WALKABLE ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE INVESTING IN THAT ASHLEY STREET

PROJECT OF BRINGING THAT STREET DOWN AND HAVING AN EAST-WEST
CONSECUTIVE, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE CONSECUTIVE, IF
IT'S NOT REALLY GOOD AND WALKABLE AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.
I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THOSE NEW
STANDARDS OF SIDEWALKS, THAT 12-FOOT SIDEWALK TO BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE TREES.
THANK YOU.
11:05:34AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MR. JOHNSON, BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
11:05:38AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I'M NOT SURE -- I THINK THERE WAS AN ISSUE LEGALLY ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO DO SET-ASIDES FOR A PARTICULAR INSTITUTION,
BUT I WILL LEAVE THAT TO MR. MASSEY.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE COULD DO IS LOOK AT SINGLE RESIDENT
OCCUPANCY DEFINITELY AS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
OR AT LEAST I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BECAUSE THAT KIND OF DOES
THE SAME THING.
BUT MY QUESTION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THIS PROPOSAL THERE
IS LANGUAGE ABOUT THE ABILITY TO PUT THIS IN A CLT OR TO
MAKE IT PERPETUALLY AFFORDABLE.
MR. JOHNSON, DO YOU HAVE --
11:06:22AM >> CURRENTLY, THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING WOULD BE
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE ROME YARD, WHICH WAS 50
YEARS MINIMUM.
I WOULD SAY THERE IS -- IT'S 50 YEARS FOR ALL THE RENTALS
AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A SMALL COMPONENT OF POTENTIAL FEE

SIMPLE TOWNHOMES.
THOSE WOULD BE I THINK A MINIMUM OF 15 WITH SOME RESELL
REQUIREMENTS.
BUT, NO, RIGHT NOW IT'S 50 YEARS IS WHAT WE HAVE.
11:06:49AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT'S ENOUGH.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS OUR LAND, AND THE GOAL OF
THIS IS TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE IN PERPETUITY OR THE ABILITY TO GO
INTO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, ONE OR THE OTHER.
AND I THINK THAT IF WE AREN'T DOING THAT, THEN WE AREN'T
FOLLOWING THE MANDATE OF THE CRA.
11:07:14AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING?
FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
11:07:20AM >>BILL CARLSON:
YEAH, JUST ON THAT POINT, YOU ALL -- THE
CITY IS DOING A GREAT JOB OF PRESENTING THIS TO THE CRA
BOARD, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE TWO HATS.
THIS IS THE CRA BOARD AND YOU ALL ARE PROVIDING A LOT OF
TRANSPARENCY ON THIS.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF IT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DEFINE
WHAT IS THE CRA'S ROLE.
I THINK OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE LAND, THERE IS ONE
SMALLER PIECE OF IT THAT WAS BOUGHT BY THE CRA.
SO OUR CRA BOARD INFLUENCES OVER THAT PIECE.

AND THEN IN THAT PIECE, WHAT SHE SAID IS RIGHT.
LIKE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT ONLY FOLLOWING THE LAW,
IF THERE IS A WAY WE CAN EXCEED IT, GREAT.
CRA DOESN'T HAVE NECESSARILY INFLUENCE OVER EVERYTHING.
AND THE SAME THING IN TERMS OF STAFF.
THIS IS A CITY-LED PROJECT WITH CITY STAFF.
CRA -- I THINK THE CRA'S LIMIT OF INVOLVEMENT SHOULD BE JUST
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS ADHERING AND DEVELOPER'S ARE
ADHERING TO THAT RULE.
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH DETAILS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF
CONCERNS IN THE PAST ABOUT RFPs THAT WERE HANDLED AND
DEVELOPERS HAVE SAID, LOOK, IF THE CITY PUTS OUT AN RFP FOR
30 DAYS, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME.
IT JUST SHOWS THEY'VE ALREADY GOT SOMEBODY IN MIND.
THERE ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF THAT WHERE THE PRIVATE SECTOR
FEELS LIKE LAND WAS SOLD BELOW MARKET VALUE OR THAT THE CITY
HAD BEEN TALKING TO ONE DEVELOPER FOR A LONG TIME.
SO YOU SAID 60 DAYS.
I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT, AT LEAST 60 DAYS.
90 DAYS BETTER BECAUSE IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE
DEVELOPERS TO PUT TOGETHER THESE PROPOSALS.
I KNOW YOU'VE HAD CALLS OVER TIME, BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME BAD
INFORMATION BEEN GIVEN OUT BY SOME OF YOUR PREDECESSORS
ABOUT HOW THIS INFORMATION I SHOULD SAY BY PRIOR EMPLOYEES,
ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD GO FORWARD.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME THAT A
DEVELOPER CAN RESPOND.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER CONVERSATIONS HAVE HAPPENED
WITH ANY DEVELOPERS IDEALLY THEY WOULD BE -- THEY WOULD BE
MADE PUBLIC AND THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S REALLY OPEN TO
EVERYONE.
AND THE WAY IT'S SET UP AND THE WAY IT'S COMMUNICATED.
AND THEN IN THE CRITERIA, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
DOESN'T ONLY APPLY TO ONE COMPANY, AND THAT'S BEEN ONE OF
THE ACCUSATIONS FROM OTHER DEVELOPERS IN THE PAST.
THERE'S LOTS OF PRIVATE SECTOR MONEY THAT WANTS TO COME INTO
TAMPA TO INVEST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MIXED USE.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY, THAT IT'S
FAIR TO EVERYBODY.
AND IF WE END UP PICKING SOME OF THE SAME FIRMS WE WORKED
WITH BEFORE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW A REALLY GOOD CASE
AS TO WHY THAT HAPPENED.
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
11:10:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER VIERA, DID YOU WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING?
BOARD MEMBER VIERA.
11:10:10AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I GO BACK TO THE IDEA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DOWNTOWN

TAMPA, AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS PREVIOUSLY ON CERTAIN AREAS
OF TAMPA, WHY ARE WE GOING TO PUSH AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE.
IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, I THINK IT MAY HAVE BEEN COUNCILWOMAN
HURTAK.
I DON'T RECALL.
WHICH IS THAT HAVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ACCESSIBLE
HOUSING IN A PLACE LIKE DOWNTOWN TAMPA THAT'S GETTING TO BE
BEYOND UNAFFORDABLE FOR 97% OF FAMILIES IN TAMPA IS A REAL
MORAL STATEMENT THAT A GOOD AND DECENT CITY DOES AND SAYS
THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A PLACE THAT HAS -- THAT IS KNOWN FOR
MORE AFFLUENCE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CITY-FUNDED ASSET
THAT FUNDS HOUSING FOR WELDERS, ELECTRICIANS, NURSES,
TEACHERS AIDE, TEACHERS, COPS, FIREFIGHTERS, ET CETERA.
PEOPLE WORKING IN SERVICE INDUSTRIES, ET CETERA, A RANGE OF
INCOME, I THINK THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD MORAL STATEMENT TO
HAVE.
AND I WANT US TO MAKE SURE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL 100%,
THAT THAT'S THE ISSUE BEFORE US IS THAT ALL OF THESE UNITS I
THINK SHOULD GO TO INDIVIDUALS AS THEY WILL BE, THAT SERVE
AS A MORAL STATEMENT HERE FOR THE CITY.
BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE A PIECE OF PROPERTY
IN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND DOWNTOWN TAMPA THAT'S WORTH SO MUCH
MONEY AND THEN TO USE IT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE
MAKING ENDS MEET, THAT IS A MORAL STATEMENT THAT I APPLAUD.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA THAT -- I KNOW WE ALL DO

FULLY SUPPORT.
SO THANK YOU.
11:11:49AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO FOLLOWED BY BOARD
MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:11:52AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT UPDATE.
I AGREE WITH KEEPING THIS IN PERPETUITY, KEEPING IT
AFFORDABLE FOREVER, ESSENTIALLY.
IT'S INTERESTING LOOKING AT THIS MAP, BECAUSE AS THE
INTERSTATE CAME THROUGH DOWNTOWN, DOWNTOWN DIED AND PEOPLE
WENT OUT INTO THE SUBURBS.
THE MALLS CAME UP.
BRITTON PLAZA, ALL THE BIG AREAS WITH PARKING.
YOU FIGURED THE INTERSTATE, THIS MAJOR ARTERY WOULD FEED
INTO DOWNTOWN, BUT IT DIED, AND NOW WE'RE COMING BACK MORE
THAN HALF A CENTURY LATER.
IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE RECONFIGURATION OF ASHLEY DRIVE
BECAUSE THAT IS A BARRIER.
IT DOESN'T CUT OFF DOWNTOWN BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE ON THE
OTHER SIDE BEFORE YOU GO INTO WEST TAMPA WITH THE FORTUNE
STREET BRIDGE.
AND NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO THAT.
WE'RE RECONFIGURING THOSE BLOCKS.
THE FACT OF HAVING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, AS DOWNTOWN IS
COMING BACK AND PEOPLE ARE MOVING BACK, AND WE SEE THE
GROWTH, WE SEE THE DENSITY, I WISH I COULD LIVE DOWNTOWN.

I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE THAT LIVES AT THE ADDITION, WHICH IS
THE ADDITION.
IT'S DIFFERENT.
$16,000 A MONTH IN RENT.
I'LL TELL YOU A STORY ONE DAY.
YOU'RE SPENDING $16,000 A MONTH.
HE'S A BACHELOR, WHATEVER.
HE GOES, THIS IS WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE.
I CAN'T EVEN -- THAT'S A CAR.
THAT'S AN EDUCATION.
ANYWAYS, IT'S CRAZY THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AT HERON, THE
ADDITION, AT OTHER PLACES DOWNTOWN.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IN THIS AREA?
COUNCILMAN VIERA MENTIONED ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT JOBS.
WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY?
PEOPLE THAT KEEP THESE PLACES ACTIVE, THEY NEED A PLACE TO
GO.
AND THAT DEMAND, AS LONG AS WE HAVE THIS DENSITY AND GROWTH
INTO DOWNTOWN AGAIN, THAT DEMAND IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE
THERE.
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO NEED THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
WORKING THAT NEED A PLACE TO LIVE THAT CANNOT AFFORD A CAR,
THAT MAY TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, BUT LOOK AT WHAT'S
COMING.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN SAID IT.

THE STREETCAR IS COMING.
THE STREETCAR COMES WHEN IT ARRIVES.
I SEE THE POTENTIAL EXPANSION AND EXTENSION HERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE TOUCHING THOSE AREAS.
PEOPLE WILL NOT NEED A CAR.
THEY WILL NOT NEED TO RELY ON A BICYCLE OR TO WALK BECAUSE
THEY HAVE OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND YOU HAVE BRT AND
THE BUS ROUTES AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE FEEDING IN THIS
FLORIDA, TAMPA STREET AREA.
THIS IS EXCITING.
IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE WHEN YOU OWN A PROPERTY, YOU'RE THE
KING OR THE QUEEN.
AND WHEN WE HAVE CONTROL OF THIS PARCEL, ONCE WE GO OUT TO
THAT RFP AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON SAID, PUT IT OUT
THERE, ADVERTISE IT, WE WANT ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE.
WE WANT IT TO BE A FAIR PROCESS AND WE WANT TO GET THE BEST
BIDDER TO BUILD THE BEST PRODUCT BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS TRANSFORMATIONAL AND MULTIGENERATIONAL.
WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS A LONG TIME AGO, BUT THINGS WERE
DIFFERENT A LONG TIME AGO.
NOW WE ARE FACING A HOUSING CRISIS.
WE ARE FACING ALL SORTS OF STUFF, AND THIS IS SUCH A
WONDERFUL INVESTMENT THAT WE'VE MADE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS $5.5 MILLION WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS PARCEL.
11:14:57AM >> I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE AMOUNT WAS.

FOUR SOMETHING SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
11:15:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE CONTROL.
IT IS OURS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR HOUSING THAT IS
SO NEEDED AND NOTHING -- I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.
I RESPECT YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW YOUR BACKGROUND.
YOU KNOW THE HISTORY.
YOU KNOW PLANNING.
AGAIN, THIS IS VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
11:15:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ATTORNEY MASSEY, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
AND THEN BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
11:15:25AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
PRICE FOR ARMY NAVY SITE ABOUT 4.5 MILLION.
SPENT ABOUT ANOTHER MILLION FOR THE BILLBOARD SITE ADJACENT
TO IT.
11:15:33AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IT'S AN INVESTMENT THAT WHAT WOULD IT BE
TODAY?
$10 MILLION PARCEL?
WITH THE WAY REAL ESTATE IS AROUND HERE, YOU NEVER KNOW.
WE BLOCKED IT IN.
WE HAVE IT.
IT'S IN OUR CONTROL.
11:15:43AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
SINCE THE ARMY NAVY SITE AND BILLBOARD SITE
WAS PURCHASED WITH CRA DOLLARS, AT LEAST THAT PORTION OF THE
PROJECT NEEDS TO BE USED IN A MANNER THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH

THE STATUTE AND THE PLAN.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT.
11:16:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IT'S WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
THANK YOU.
11:16:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PERFECT SEGUE.
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON SAID IT AND NOW REITERATED THAT THE
PORTION OF THE CRA PURCHASES IS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE
PROPERTY.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE LAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
REDEVELOPING THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY, NOT CRA OWNED
PROPERTY.
SO OUR FLEXIBILITY EXISTS.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE THAT FOOTPRINT IS.
THERE IS A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY ON THE PARCEL WHICH IS ALSO
EXCITING.
PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE, AND I THINK THIS IS PART OF OUR
BRANDING OR OUR DISCUSSION OF WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE AND
SETTING EXPECTATIONS, WHEN WE SAY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I
THINK THAT MAY MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
BUT I THINK, GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS
PROJECT.
IT'S ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING.
DOWNTOWN, THIS IS MAYBE ONE MILE AWAY FROM NORTH BOULEVARD

COMPLEX.
SO WE ALREADY -- WE HAVE A LOT OF HOUSING THERE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AND MORE COMING AS WE'RE
SPEAKING.
SHOVELS ARE IN THE GROUND.
IT'S NOT LIKE THERE IS A VACUUM OF PROJECT THAT THE CITY HAS
BEEN MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS HELPING FOLKS TO PROVIDE
HOUSING IN THIS AREA.
WORKFORCE HOUSING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, BUT, AGAIN, THIS
SHOULD BE A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT PROVIDES THE FABRIC
OF THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN, THE CITY OF TAMPA AS MUCH AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AGAIN, WE TALK ABOUT THE 750, I'M
ASSUMING THAT UNIT INCLUDES TRYING TO GET TO THE MAXIMUM
DENSITY THAT WE CAN ALLOW THAT IS FEASIBLE.
WE WANT THIS TO BE A DENSELY POPULATED AREA.
AGAIN, WITH THE AMENITIES THAT WE NEED AND THAT WALKABILITY.
AGAIN, I WANTED TO BRING IT HOME THAT THIS IS JUST A PIECE
OF THE PROPERTY IS CRA.
THE REST OF IT IS CITY SO IT WILL BE FASCINATING TO WATCH
THAT DEVELOPMENT.
11:17:53AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA, FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER HURTAK AND
THEN CARLSON.
11:17:58AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
LET HURTAK GO ON.

11:18:00AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
HIS LIGHT WAS ON.
SO IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN GO.
11:18:06AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HE HAS SPOKEN BEFORE --
11:18:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THAT IS TRUE.
THAT'S FINE.
YOU CAN GO.
11:18:11AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SO THE ISSUE WITH THIS IS, YES, SOME OF IT IS
CRA AND SOME OF IT IS CITY.
AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT YOU CAN BUILD -- OR RATHER, IT IS
VERY DIFFICULT TO BUILD AN ALL AFFORDABLE.
THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE MARKET RATE TO HELP PAY FOR IT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
BUT I WAS CONCERNED WITH ONE THING THAT MR. JOHNSON SAID
ABOUT POSSIBLE TOWNHOMES, AND I HIGHLY DISAGREE WITH THAT.
AS BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN MENTIONED, THIS IS IN THE CBD.
WE SHOULD BE DOING THE ABSOLUTE MOST DENSITY THAT WE'RE
ALLOWED BASED ON AIRPORT HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
AND I DON'T THINK TOWNHOMES IN DOWNTOWN ARE AN APPROPRIATE
USE OF THAT.
SO I HOPE THAT'S NOT A PART OF THE RFP.
11:19:08AM >> YEAH, IF I MAY, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE FINISHED.
NO, I WAS MERELY SPEAKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT TOWNHOMES ARE

A PART OF THE ROME YARD DEVELOPMENT.
THAT WAS THE WAY IN WHICH -- THAT WAS THE SMALL PORTION THAT
THEY HAD FOR FEE SIMPLE OWNERSHIP WAS A NUMBER OF THOSE.
AND THAT'S ALL.
I WAS NOT IMPLYING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TOWNHOMES AS PART OF
THIS DEVELOPMENT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
11:19:31AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HAVING FOR-SALE THINGS
WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
BUT DEFINITELY AS WAS STATED EARLIER, DENSE AS POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE GIVEN BY THE AIRPORT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:19:53AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:19:54AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT
WE HAVE ONLY ONCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MOST THAT WE CAN GET
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS THERE.
NO DOWNTOWN OR NO DEVELOPMENT CAN SURVIVE UNLESS THEY HAVE
INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN WORK AND WALK AND COME HOME.
AND THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING BACK.
DOWNTOWN HAD THE SAME THING AS YBOR CITY IN A WAY.
THEY USED TO HAVE GROCERY STORES CLOSE BY JUST A BLOCK OR
TWO ON THE EAST SIDE OF FLORIDA AVENUE.

THEY HAD EVERYTHING.
AND THROUGH THE DIFFERENT CHANGES OF LIFE, NEW DEVELOPMENT
BRITTON PLAZA AND NORTH GATE AND SO FORTH, THEY CAME ABOUT.
NOW, PLACES THAT WERE REDEVELOPED THAT BROUGHT THE DEMISE OF
YBOR CITY DOWNTOWN, THEY THEMSELVES ARE GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS BECAUSE THE MALLS CAME IN.
NOW THE MALLS ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE
AMAZON.
SO YOU HAVE THE WHOLE THING TURNING LIKE A WASHING MACHINE.
PUT YOUR CLOTHES IN, YOU CAN WASH THEM ALL.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT THE
FIRST TIME.
WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.
AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IT RIGHT, LOW EXPENSIVE, BUILD
IT YOURSELF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:21:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
11:21:09AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THREE QUICK THINGS.
IF YOU SAID THIS, I APOLOGIZE, BUT HOW ARE YOU DEFINING
AFFORDABLE?
IS IT 80% AMI?
11:21:19AM >> THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW IN THE DRAFT WAS BASICALLY UNDER
80 WOULD BE A CHUNK.
I WANT TO SAY IT WAS 30% AND THEN 80 TO 140 WOULD BE THE

OTHER CHUNK.
YOU WOULD HAVE AN UNDER 80 TRANCHE, IF YOU WILL, AND THEN
SOMETHING THEY COULD DO AT 80 AND 120.
WE GOT A PROPOSAL FOR EVERYTHING UNDER 80% AMI, THAT WOULD
BE FINE.
IT'S JUST THAT THAT'S HOW IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN.
11:21:44AM >>BILL CARLSON:
YEAH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUT
INCENTIVES TO MAKE IT ALL BELOW 100, BUT DEFINITELY NOT GO
ABOVE 140.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
ALL FAIR.
HOW WILL YOU DEAL WITH ANYBODY WHO CONTROLS ADJACENT
PROPERTY?
WILL THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO MEASURE
IT BASED ON THE MERIT OF THE PROPOSAL THAT GOES ON THIS
FOOTPRINT?
11:22:14AM >> THAT IS A QUESTION I COULD NOT ANSWER DIRECTLY AT THIS
TIME.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT IN THE EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD DOING THESE
TYPES OF RFPs IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON THE
PROPERTY ITSELF.
11:22:26AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON IN THAT AREA.
SINCE THIS HAS BEEN OUT FOR A LONG TIME, SOMEBODY COULD HAVE
ASSEMBLED LAND OR CONTRACT OPTIONS ON LAND AND THEY COULD BE

READY TO GO AND SAY, WELL, WE HAVE AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THIS
IS ONLY GOING TO BE A SMALL PART OF THE PROJECT.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE MEASURED JUST ON THE FOOTPRINT.
THE LAST THING IS THAT WHETHER IT'S THE STREETCAR, BUS OR
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, WHATEVER, I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE'RE
MAKING DEVELOPMENTS TRANSIT READY.
WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR THE TRANSIT TO COME WHICH PEOPLE
USUALLY REFER TO AS TOD.
MIGHT BE A MISUSE OF IT.
WE'RE MAKING IT TRANSIT READY.
WE'RE READY, WE'RE GOING TO BE PLUGGED INTO IT, WE'RE
PREPARED AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT WORKS.
THANK YOU.
11:23:09AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES.
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
THE FINAL INTERDEPARTMENTAL REVIEW, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY
THANK YOU BECAUSE I'VE BEEN BUGGING YOU ABOUT THIS SINCE I
SIGNED THE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
JOE ROBINSON IS IN MY HEAD, IMPLEMENTATION, IMPLEMENTATION.
THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL REVIEW TIMELINE, WHEN IS THAT?
11:23:36AM >> I WILL SAY THIS.
I BELIEVE I HAVE A MEETING THAT THANKS TO THE AMAZING
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, I BELIEVE I HAVE A MEETING WITH

SEVERAL OF THE SENIOR FOLKS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I'M HOPING THAT OUT OF THAT I WILL GET SOME FINAL DIRECTION
AS FAR AS MODIFYING THE FINAL RFP LANGUAGE.
I DO HAVE SOMETHING ON THE CALENDAR AS FAR AS US GETTING
TOGETHER AND COLLABORATING AND REALLY WORKING THROUGH IT
ALL, BUT ONCE I GET THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION, I'LL KNOW
EXACTLY HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL TAKE.
11:24:06AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO READDRESS THE REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL ADVERTISEMENT.
IT WAS LOOSELY STATED THAT PROCESS WHERE WE MAY SHOW
FAVORITISM TO SOMEONE, AND -- I KNOW YOU ARE IN AN INTERIM
ROLE, SO IS MS. FEELEY FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS FOR MYSELF.
CAN YOU JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RFP PROCESS?
IS THERE EQUITY IN THAT?
HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT TO GET AS MANY PROPOSALS AS
POSSIBLE?
11:24:35AM >> YES, MA'AM.
I THINK THERE IS THE BASIC LEVEL OF COMMUNICATIONS THAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN VIA OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, LISTING IT ON
THE WEBSITE, PUTTING IT OUT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE, I WOULD ASSUME THAT WITH A PROJECT LIKE
THIS WE WOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL LEVELS OF OUTREACH TO LET
FOLKS KNOW.
I KNOW MY EXPERIENCE LIKE WORKING IN PINELLAS COUNTY, THAT'S
SOMETHING WE WOULD DO IF IT IS A PROJECT LIKE DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT LIKE THIS.
I WILL SAY THAT ONCE IT'S IN THE PURCHASING HOPPER AND ONCE
THAT BECOMES AN ADVERTISED RFP, THERE IS A CONE OF SILENCE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS OR
FRANKLY ANY -- LIKE IF YOU ARE ON THE COMMITTEE, YOU CAN'T
TALK TO OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
IT IS A VERY CONTROLLED AND STRUCTURED PROCESS TO ENSURE
THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME INFORMATION, THE SAME ANSWERS TO
THE SAME QUESTIONS, AND THAT ALL THE INFORMATION IS COMING
THROUGH ONE SOURCE OR ONE PERSON AT PURCHASING.
THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW THOSE WORK.
AND THEN AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, YOU STILL CANNOT, IF
YOU'RE A SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, WENT THROUGH THIS WITH
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, IF YOU'RE A SELECTION COMMITTEE
MEMBER, EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE DONE THE PRESENTATIONS, EVEN
AFTER YOU HAVE DONE WRITTEN REVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS, YOU
STILL ARE UNDER THAT CONE OF SILENCE UNTIL IT BECOMES
OFFICIAL WITH A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ESSENTIALLY.
THEN IT BECOMES PUBLIC.
AT THAT POINT, WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
HAVING MORE OPEN CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE YOU'VE SELECTED
SOMEBODY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IN THIS INSTANCE THERE'S GOING
TO BE AN ENGAGEMENT APPROACH THAT HAPPENS.
I THINK WE NEED TO WORK ON HOW IT WORKS ONCE -- WHETHER WE

DO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AT SOME POINT WITH SOME OF THESE
IDEAS.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CERTAINLY NEED TO TALK
ABOUT FOR OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.
YES, IT IS VERY CONTROLLED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS ONCE THE
RFP IS OUT.
11:26:31AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
EVEN PRIOR TO THE CONE OF SILENCE, EVERY
TIME WHERE OUR CITY STAFF ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR
RFPs, IS THAT OUR POSITION TO DO THAT?
11:26:40AM >> I HAVE NOT DONE ANY OF THAT.
I WILL SAY THAT I THINK THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, ONCE
IT IS OUT THERE, I THINK THAT IS -- THERE IS SOME STRATEGY
THAT CAN BE TAKEN PLACE.
WE KNOW PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE KNOW PLAYERS THAT COULD
GET THAT DISTRIBUTION, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE IN
A TRANSPARENT WAY.
11:27:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ATTORNEY MASSEY, YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT?
11:27:08AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN CRA, IN ADDITION
TO WHAT PURCHASING WOULD NORMALLY DO OR WHAT WE WOULD
NORMALLY DO FOR ANY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, THESE MUST BE
ADVERTISED IN NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
ROME YARD, I KNOW THAT WE ADVERTISED IN TWO OR THREE
DIFFERENT PLACES.

SO I WOULD SUSPECT WE WOULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR HERE.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE AND
MAGNITUDE POTENTIALLY I THINK WILL DRAW A LOT OF INTEREST
FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOLKS.
I DON'T THINK YOU'LL HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH GETTING QUALIFIED
DEVELOPERS INTERESTED IN RESPONDING.
11:27:42AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
ANYONE ONLINE?
QUESTIONS?
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
11:27:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
JUST A STATEMENT.
SOMETHING THAT CAME UP EARLIER.
AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THE PROJECT, I THINK MIXED INCOME LEVEL
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE VIABILITY.
WE HAVE TO HAVE MARKET RATE.
I THINK THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU'RE GOING.
I THINK THAT ESPECIALLY WE HAVE TO HAVE A MIX TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE THESE THINGS VIABLE.
11:28:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
11:28:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO APPROVE.
11:28:13AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION TO MOVE APPROVAL AND A SECOND.
11:28:17AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
QUICKLY, BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
ONE ITEM UNDER REQUIRED APPROVALS THAT WAS CONTINUED.

ITEM NUMBER 11.
11:28:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
EXCEPT 10 AND 11 AND 12.
11:28:27AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
ITEM NUMBER 11, THERE WAS NOT A DATE
CERTAIN TO WHICH IT WOULD BE CONTINUED TO.
DO YOU HAVE A DATE --
11:28:33AM >> NOVEMBER 14.
11:28:34AM >> SO MOVED.
11:28:35AM >> SECOND.
11:28:37AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
DO WE NEED TO DO THAT SEPARATELY?
11:28:44AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
THE CONTINUATION ITEM WE NEEDED CLARIFIED
SEPARATELY.
YOU CAN MOVE THE REQUIRED APPROVALS FOR 9, 13, 14, AND 15
ALL TOGETHER IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
11:28:53AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
9, 13 --
11:28:56AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
9, 13, 14, 15.
11:28:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHO WAS THE SECOND BY?
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
11:29:03AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IF YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT
THE SERVICES AGREEMENT, THAT WAS ITEM NUMBER 13.
I DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO GIVE MY WRITTEN FEEDBACK TO MR.
MASSEY, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY
FEEDBACK.
I THOUGHT IT LOOKED GOOD.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR THAT.

THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO FIX UP.
SO THANK YOU.
WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE BUDGET, SAME BUDGET THAT WAS
PRESENTED.
I'M OKAY WITH PASSING THESE.
11:29:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
OKAY.
WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS.
11:29:50AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NEW BUSINESS, NONE.
11:29:51AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU RAN A GREAT MEETING.
11:29:56AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
I'LL JUST RECEIVE THAT.
11:30:04AM >>BILL CARLSON:
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE MEETING, WE CAN'T
TALK TO EACH OTHER OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM.
IT'S NECESSARY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO -- I THINK WE'RE HEARING
ISSUES THAT WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND ALL DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES.
SO IT'S HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
11:30:18AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ANYONE ONLINE NEW BUSINESS?
11:30:21AM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO, MA'AM.
11:30:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING JUST TO GO OVER

QUICKLY THE PRESENTATION OF MR. MASSEY IS LEAVING US.
HIS DEPARTURE.
HE WILL GIVE US ABOUT 60 DAYS OF HIS TIME, MAYBE A LITTLE
BIT MORE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US IN THIS ROLE.
I KNOW THAT IT IS VERY TAXING, BUT YOU WENT OUT AND YOU
FOUND -- YOU DIDN'T FIND HIM.
YOU ALREADY KNEW MR. SHEPARD.
AND YOU'RE PRESENTING HIM TO US.
HE WILL BE AT THE BOARD MEETING.
CAN YOU JUST ADDRESS THAT FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS FOR US?
HE'LL BE HERE NEXT MONTH.
11:31:01AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
MR. CLIFF SHEPARD.
I HANDED OUT TO YOU HIS BIO.
ATTORNEY FOR THE FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
HE'S ALSO THE ATTORNEY FOR SEVERAL CRAs IN THE STATE,
INCLUDING FORT MYERS.
I BELIEVE LAKE WALES.
ANYWAY, HE IS PROBABLY THE PREEMINENT CRA EXPERT IN THE
STATE.
AND HIS OFFICES ARE IN MAITLAND BUT HE TRAVELS THROUGHOUT.
HE'S HAPPY TO BE HERE AT OUR BOARD MEETINGS THAT WE WANT HIM
HERE PHYSICALLY.
HE CAN ALSO ATTEND REMOTELY IF THAT WORKS, BUT HE WILL BE
HERE PHYSICALLY ON THE 10th OF OCTOBER.

I WILL ALSO HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE 10th OF OCTOBER A
CONTRACT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO RETAIN HIM AS YOUR
COUNSEL.
11:31:40AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT?
11:31:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THERE'S NOBODY LOCAL THAT HAS THIS LEVEL
OF EXPERTISE?
11:31:50AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
NO.
THIS IS A GOVERNMENT JOB.
11:31:53AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I GET IT.
MAITLAND --
11:31:56AM >>MORRIS MASSEY:
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND SOMEONE IN A
PRIVATE LAW FIRM WHO DOES THIS TYPE OF WORK.
11:32:00AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I-4 IS SUCH A MESS.
11:32:03AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WELL, WE JUST GOT TO GET BETTER ABOUT --
MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A BUTTON OR SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT COME ONLINE.
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
THIS IS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
11:32:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
11:32:16AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
11:32:21AM >> AYE.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
11:32:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MEETING ADJOURNED 11:32.

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