TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025, 9:00 A.M.

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9:03:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
AT THIS TIME, I YIELD TO COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN FOR THE
INVOCATION.
WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE.
[MOMENT OF SILENCE]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
9:03:53AM >> CARLSON?
HURTAK?
9:03:55AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
9:03:55AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
9:03:57AM >> HENDERSON?
VIERA?

9:03:59AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
9:04:00AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
9:04:01AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
9:04:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A MEMO FROM THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON THAT
HE WILL BE ABSENT FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 20,
2025 AND FEBRUARY 27, 2025 WORKSHOP AND EVENING SESSIONS?
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE RULES
BEFORE I GO INTO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA?
9:04:27AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES, MR. CHAIRMAN.
YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
CITY COUNCIL, MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
DISCUSSING BRIEFLY THE PUBLIC COMMENT RULES AND THE RULES OF
DECORUM FOR TODAY'S MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AFTER THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE CITY
COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION.
NOW, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A BOX OUTSIDE THAT
HAS SPEAKER CARDS.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK DURING WHAT IS LABELED GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND PLACE IT IN THAT BOX,
ONE CARD PER SPEAKER, PLEASE, AND CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED
THROUGH THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME BY
THE CHAIR TO APPROACH AND SPEAK.
A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES.
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY BECAUSE NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL
NOT BE CALLED.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK AT SOMETHING LABELED ON THE AGENDA
AS A PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE DO NOT FILL OUT THE CARDS.
USE THE SIGN-IN SHEET AT THE LECTERN AT THE PODIUM OUTSIDE
INSTEAD.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE DO ASK THE CITY STAFF.
SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT
THEY ARE TO REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING
MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING
DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT SPEAKERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM
LAUNCHING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF
MEMBER, OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNCIL RULES MAY BE
RULED OUT OF ORDER AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, MAY

BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S
MEETING.
FINALLY, TO CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU SHOULD
REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A SPEAKER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, AND
THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE
QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU DURING YOUR GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION.
THANK YOU.
9:06:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SHELBY.
I'LL GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR ITEM NUMBER 32 TO BE REMOVED FROM THE
AGENDA.
THE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM 32?
MOTION FROM VIERA, SECOND FROM MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK HAS SENT A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEM 84
UNTIL APRIL 3rd.
IS THAT CORRECT, MA'AM?
9:06:59AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
I HAVE A MOTION RIGHT HERE.
I MOVE TO CONTINUE ITEM NUMBER 84 TO APRIL 3rd, 2025, AND

TO CONFIRM THAT I WANT AN UPDATE ON THE PIPES PRESENTATION
PRESENTED ON MARCH 7, 2024.
YOU NEED TO REACH OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON ABOUT HIS
MOTION REGARDING BONDING AND PIPES.
MINE IS JUST FOR AN UPDATE.
9:07:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO
APRIL 3 UNDER STAFF REPORTS.
MOTION FROM HURTAK, SECOND FROM CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
WE ALSO RECEIVED A MEMO FROM IAN WHITNEY REQUESTING A
CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 89 TO JULY 17.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION?
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
9:07:40AM >> AYE.
9:07:40AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, WE REMOVED
ITEM 32.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON IT?
9:07:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO.
IT JUST NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
9:07:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PER CHIEF BENNETT THERE IS NO
ADMINISTRATION UPDATE.

NO STAFF REPORTS OVER $3 MILLION.
HOWEVER, FOR THE STAFF REPORTS, WE HAVE A PowerPoint FOR
82, 83.
WE HAVE STAFF PRESENT FOR 85.
IN-PERSON REPORT FOR 86.
87 WILL BE IN PERSON.
88 WE HAVE A MEMO FROM CARL BRODY IN PERSON AS WELL.
WE DO WANT MR. BRODY?
YES.
STAFF PRESENT FOR ALL THOSE ITEMS MINUS 89 AND 84 OF WHICH
WE ALREADY ADDRESSED.
CAN WE RECEIVE AND FILE THE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS, 90
THROUGH 92?
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
9:08:32AM >>LUIS VIERA:
JUST FOR 83, WE HAVE TO WORK OUT SOME ISSUES
ON THAT.
IF I MAY HAVE THAT CONTINUED TO JUNE 26 OF THIS YEAR.
9:08:40AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
83 IS FOR THE ROLAND PAZ NAMING.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO JUNE --
9:08:50AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET ME LET OTHERS SPEAK, IF YOU DON'T MIND AND I'LL FIND
ANOTHER DATE.

9:08:56AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
LET THE RECORD REFLECT COUNCIL MEMBER
HENDERSON AND VIERA ARE HERE.
9:08:59AM >>LUIS VIERA:
MAY 15th, IF I MAY.
9:09:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MAY 15th CONTINUANCE FOR 83.
ALL IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
9:09:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, NOT AT THIS MOMENT.
9:09:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEM 79,
BUT WE CAN'T DO IT UNTIL 1:30.
I WANT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC A HEADS-UP.
AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION
TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND ADDENDUM?
WE HAVE A MOTION.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER 1, POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
9:09:57AM >>LUIS VIERA:
[MICROPHONE NOT ON]
-- WE DO THIS IN CITY COUNCIL TO REFLECT THE VALUES OF THE
COMMUNITY WE SERVE THAT ALWAYS SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY.
THAT SUPPORT INCLUDES OUR POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL AS

FIREFIGHTERS.
I'LL LET DR. CHIEF BERCAW TALK ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL PERSON
WE HONOR TODAY.
9:10:23AM >>CHIEF BERCAW:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
IT IS BOTH A PRIVILEGE AND DISTINCT HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AN
EXCEPTIONAL MEMBER OF THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICER STEPHEN FILER.
HE WILL BE OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2025.
HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR DEPARTMENT'S
RECRUITMENT EFFORTS HAVE TRULY SET HIM APART WHICH IS MAKING
A PROFOUND IMPACT ON NEW RECRUITS IN THE FUTURE OF OUR
DEPARTMENT.
SINCE JOINING IN 2019, OFFICER FILER HAS DISTINGUISHED
HIMSELF NOT JUST AS A SKILLED OFFICER BUT AS A BRIDGE
BUILDER WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
LAST YEAR HE MOVED TO THE ROLE OF POLICE RECRUITER.
IN JUST ONE YEAR, OFFICER FILER HAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED
OUR RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES, SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATING THE
DEPARTMENT'S VISIBILITY AND APPEAL ON BOTH LOCAL AND
NATIONAL LEVELS.
ONE OF HIS MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS HAS BEEN THE COMPLETE
REBRANDING OF RECRUITMENT MATERIALS.
OFFICER FILER HAS TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO SCHEDULE
PROFESSIONAL PHOTO SHOOTS THAT SHOWCASE THE DIVERSITY AND
STRENGTH OF OUR OFFICERS TO APPEAL TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF

CANDIDATES.
GOING BEYOND TRADITIONAL METHODS, HE OVERSAW THE DESIGN OF A
RECRUITMENT VEHICLE WRAP ENSURING A CONSISTENT AND
RECOGNIZABLE BRAND ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE COLLABORATED WITH A LEADING
PRODUCTION COMPANY TO CREATE A DYNAMIC RECRUITMENT VIDEO
THAT HAS PROVEN ALREADY TO BE POWERFUL AND ATTRACT THE
ATTENTION OF THE NEXT GENERATION.
HE'S ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS,
REPRESENTING TPD AT MAJOR JOB FAIRS, INCLUDING RELIANT
RECRUITMENT FAIR, MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE RECRUITING FAIR,
AND TAMPA BAY'S JOB LINKS EVENT.
HE ALSO SPEARHEADED THE CREATION OF OUR FIRST-EVER WOMEN IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT SYMPOSIUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL
UNIVERSITIES.
THROUGH HIS CREATIVE OUTREACH AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES,
OFFICER FILER SPEARHEADED A RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN THAT LED TO
A 15% INCREASE IN OVERALL APPLICANTS AND AN IMPRESSIVE 30%
INCREASE IN OUR POLICE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS.
THE SCHOLARSHIP, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, PROVIDES FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT WHILE ATTENDING THE POLICE ACADEMY.
BEYOND HIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS, OFFICER FILER ALWAYS
MAINTAINS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, REMAINS DRIVEN TO ENHANCE OUR
RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
SO HIS PASSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PAIRED WITH HIS

COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS NOT ONLY
ADVANCED OUR RECRUITMENT GOALS BUT ALSO HELPED US TO BUILD
STRONGER BONDS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
FOR THOSE REASONS IT'S WHY WE'RE RECOGNIZING HIM AS OUR
OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2025.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:13:11AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, SIR.
BEFORE WE FORMALLY HONOR YOU, WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO
WANT TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION STARTING WITH THE PBA.
9:13:19AM >> BRANDON BARCLAY, TAMPA PBA.
CONGRATULATIONS, OFFICER.
WE'LL PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE.
9:13:37AM >> GOOD MORNING.
I'M MARY DILLON FROM THE STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS.
OFFICER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ON BEHALF OF THE STRAZ CENTER, I WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH
THIS GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A PERFORMANCE FOR YOU AND A GUEST
AT AN UPCOMING SHOW AT THE STRAZ CENTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:13:57AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MARY LOU BAILEY, HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA.
I SERVE ON THE BOARD THERE.

I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU.
AWESOME STORY ABOUT ATTRACTING NEW TALENT.
REALLY, REALLY COOL.
MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS AND I ARE HOOKED ON THE SERIES "THE
ROOKIE."
ANYWAY, IT'S FUN TO SEE YOU REAL-LIFE HEROES IN PERSON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
PRESENTING YOU WITH AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO AND SOME
GOODIES.
IT'S FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP.
I'M VERY, VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT CONSERVATION AND ANIMALS AND
I HOPE YOU WILL LEARN TO SHARE THAT PASSION, PARTICULARLY
THE MANATEES.
WE ARE A CRITICAL CARE FACILITY FOR MANATEES.
I'M REALLY INTO THAT.
ENJOY YOURSELVES AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:14:43AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING.
AND CONGRATULATIONS.
MY NAME IS LORI OSBORNE.
I AM WITH THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INNOVATION AND BEING A GREAT
AMBASSADOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
RECRUITMENT IS CONSIDERABLY IN GOOD HANDS WITH YOU.

ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA, WE INVITE YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY TO A PERFORMANCE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:15:11AM >> GOOD MORNING, OFFICER FILER.
I'M GRACE GONZALEZ, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY
AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO TAMPA.
THANK YOU FOR USING YOUR SKILLS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELF AT ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE
STATE OF FLORIDA.
SANGRIA, PAELLA, ENJOY YOURSELF ON THE RIVER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:15:37AM >> LEO GEARY.
BILL CURRIE FORD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'VE DEALT WITH YOU A LONG TIME.
YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
9:15:48AM >> THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I APPRECIATE IT.
9:15:51AM >> COULDN'T HAPPEN TO A BETTER PERSON.
ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM
JENNIFER CURRY AND GIFT CARD AND MAINTENANCE FOR YOUR

PERSONAL VEHICLE AND SOME GOODIES.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT PUT ON THE UNIFORM
EVERY SINGLE DAY AND MAKE THE SACRIFICES TO KEEP THE CITY
SAFE FOR ALL OF US.
TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
9:16:15AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:16:23AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING, CHIEF.
BRIAN FORD WITH THE TAMPA BUCCANEERS.
OFFICER FILER, WHAT YOU DO IS REMARKABLE.
TRYING TO FIND THE BEST TALENT, THAT'S WHAT WE ALL STRUGGLE
WITH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND SACRIFICE.
ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION,
WE HAVE A TRADITION AT 1 BUC.
ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE GETS A GAME BALL.
WE CAN'T HAVE A FUMBLE HERE.
THAT GAME BALL IS YOURS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:17:00AM >> MIKE McARTHUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON JOB WELL DONE.
WELL DESERVED.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED TO TAKE TIME OFF.
BEHALF OF TODD STEPP AND STEPP'S TOWING, GIFT CARD TO HAVE
DINNER ON US.
IF YOU NEED A TOW, YOU KNOW A GUY NOW.
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
YOUR SUPPORT TO THIS COMMUNITY IS UNMATCHED.
WE APPRECIATE.
9:17:26AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:17:29AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
ON BEHALF OF THE ELLISON CONSTRUCTION, I WOULD LIKE TO
PRESENT YOU WITH A GIFT CARD TO HOTEL HAYA.
A PROJECT WE ARE PROUD OF AND LEFT A MARK AND INFLUENCE IN
THE CITY OF YBOR.
CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU DO NEXT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:17:54AM >> I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME TO OUR RESTAURANT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
9:18:04AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:18:11AM >> MY NAME IS MARYBETH WILLIAMS.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PERSONALIZED PAPER ON THE

TAMPA RIVERWALK WITH YOUR NAME AND OFFICER OF THE MONTH.
LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE CONVENTION CENTER.
YOU CAN ALWAYS E-MAIL ME.
ALSO HAVE A FEW OTHER ITEMS FROM SOME OF OUR PARTNERS.
DINNER FOR TWO ABOARD THE STARSHIP CRUISE LINES.
TWO PASSES ON PIRATE WATER TAXI.
TWO PASSES ABOARD THE LOST PEARL PIRATE SHIP.
COUPLE OF GIFT CERTIFICATES TO TAMPA RIVERWALK RENTALS.
ADULT PARTY AT SPLITSVILLE.
AND $200 IN GIFT CERTIFICATES TO FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:19:10AM >> HERE IS ANOTHER GROUP OF THINGS TO GIVE TO YOU.
FIRST, STEVE MICHELINI.
I'M REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO HONOR YOU.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THERE IS A CONVERGENCE OF
HOLY TIMES WHICH SHOULD BE FILLED WITH PRAYER AND
REFLECTION.
MAY THE GOD OF ABRAHAM WATCH OVER YOU AND PROTECT EACH OF
THE FIRST RESPONDERS HONORED HERE TODAY, INCLUDING THE TAMPA
FIRE RESCUE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE GOOD LORD SENDS MESSAGES TO ALL OF US, SOME LISTEN AND
SOME DON'T.
THE FIRST RESPONDERS ALWAYS LISTEN AND ALWAYS MAKE A

DIFFERENCE.
LISTEN TO THE WORD OF THE LORD AND YOU WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE HONOR OF HIS NAME AND IN YOURS.
THE HOLY OF HOLIES, LORD OF LORDS, MAY THE BLESSING BE UPON
EACH OF YOU, GUIDE YOU IN THIS HOLY SEASON.
IN HIS NAME, WE THANK YOU.
GREEK RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATE.
YUMMY HOUSE GIFT CERTIFICATE.
MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK, GIFT CERTIFICATE.
JACKSON'S BISTRO, GIFT CERTIFICATE.
CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP ON SOUTH HOWARD, GIFT CERTIFICATE.
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, BELLABRAVA IN THE MIDTOWN SECTION GIFT
CERTIFICATE.
ENJOY YOURSELF.
KEEP THE LETTERS.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE LETTERS AND THE CERTIFICATES.
DON'T LOSE THEM.
IF YOU LOSE THEM, CALL ME.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:20:44AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SIR, ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, WE
APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL OF YOUR SERVICE NOT JUST WITH TPD BUT
U.S. ARMY AS WELL.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE AND JUST STANDING UP
FOR US.

WE MEAN THAT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
GOD BLESS YOU.
9:21:02AM >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CITY
COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU TO MY CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS FOR SELECTING ME
FOR THIS GREAT AWARD.
I DON'T WIN A LOT OF STUFF SO THIS IS AWESOME, OVERWHELMING,
IF YOU WILL.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY -- THE PERSONNEL UNIT.
I'LL BE A FOOL TO SIT HERE AND SAY RECRUITING IS ALL ABOUT
ME.
THE WORK THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT DOES STARTING WITH THE
MAJOR ON DOWN, LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN, MY PARTNER, I DON'T
THINK HE'S HERE TODAY, AS WELL AS MY CORPORAL AND EVERYBODY
HERE AT TPD, IT IS A COMMUNITY THING, IF YOU WILL.
IT'S ONE THING TO SAY WHEN I BRING NEW RECRUITS IN OR NEW
TALENT IN, THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT GOING TO THE ROAD AND HOW
MUCH FUN THEY HAD AND HOW MUCH KNOWLEDGE THEY GAINED FROM
OTHER OFFICERS.
THAT LEAVES TESTAMENT TO THE PEOPLE WE'RE BRINGING TO THE
DEPARTMENT, SHINES A GREAT LIGHT ON THE CITY.
TO THE CITY OF TAMPA, I APPRECIATE YOU FOR THIS AWARD AS
WELL.
I BELIEVE THE CITY OF TAMPA IS THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD.

GOES WITHOUT SAYING IT REALLY IS.
FOR THAT REASON, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT THE
BEST OF THE BEST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA
DESERVE.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:22:19AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
WITHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL LIKE YOURSELF TO KEEPS BRINGING IN THE
YOUNG RECRUITS WHO WANT TO DO THE BEST THING THEY CAN FOR
THE CITY OF TAMPA, I WOULD LIKE TO YOU ANSWER ONE QUESTION.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR WORK AND GO EAT AT ALL THE
PLACES, RIDE AROUND IN A LIMOUSINE, GO TO THE STRAZ, GO
HERE, GO THERE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
9:22:39AM >> WELL, LISTEN, I LIKE TO WORK WHEN I'M OFF, SHE CAN TELL
YOU THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY WIFE.
I APOLOGIZE.
I GIVE HER ALL PRAISES BECAUSE SHE IS VERY PATIENT WITH ME.
I WILL BE HAVING MY COMPUTER AT DINNER.
I'M VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER AS A SUPPORT.
9:23:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE YOU MAKE WHEN YOU PUT THAT
UNIFORM ON.
YOU, YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, YOUR WIFE, FAMILY, THE SACRIFICE THEY
MAKE.

WELL DESERVED.
YOU HAVE A GREAT PERSONALITY.
YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GOT SELECTED AS POLICE
OFFICER OF THE MONTH.
YOU DESERVE IT VERY MUCH.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU MAKE US PROUD.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:23:29AM >> I WILL SAY ONE OTHER THING, CITY OF TAMPA, THE TAMPA
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HIRING, ALL RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'LL BE DOWNSTAIRS WITH INFORMATION IF ANYONE WANTS A JOB.
9:23:42AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CHARLIE, MAYBE THIS IS TAMPA CITY CAREER
2.0.
WANT TO BE A TAMPA POLICE OFFICER?
9:23:48AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YOU GOT IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
9:23:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
WE'LL WAIT A SECOND AS TPD GOES OUT AND THEN TO TAMPA FIRE
FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER.
GO AHEAD.
9:25:36AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

IT'S OUR GREAT PLEASURE NOW TO DO OUR TAMPA FIREFIGHTER OF
THE QUARTER FOR CAPTAIN ROBERT CREWS.
AGAIN, LIKE WITH OUR FRIENDS OF POLICE, WE DO THIS TO
REFLECT THE VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ALWAYS SUPPORT OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS AND TO SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS, WE HAVE HERE
CHIEF BARBARA TRIPP.
9:25:56AM >>CHIEF TRIPP:
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
BARBARA TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
WELCOME THIS MORNING.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CAPTAIN CREWS WHO HAS BEEN
PART OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE FOR OVER 22 YEARS.
IF YOU GUYS DIDN'T KNOW THIS MORNING, WE WAS OUT FIGHTING A
BLAZE, THREE-ALARM FIRE.
OF COURSE, THAT'S WHAT FIREFIGHTERS DO.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY OF WHAT CAPTAIN CREWS
DID.
CAPTAIN CREWS DEMONSTRATED EXTRAORDINARY BRAVERY DURING A
HOUSE FIRE IN HIS NEIGHBOR'S RESIDENCE.
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FEBRUARY 4, CAPTAIN CREWS WAS
AWAKENED BY HIS NEIGHBOR ALERTING HIM THAT HIS HOUSE WAS ON
FIRE.
WITHOUT HESITATION, HE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENSURE THE

SAFETY OF THOSE AROUND HIM AND WORKED TO MITIGATE THE
DAMAGE.
UPON STEPPING OUTSIDE, HE SAW THAT HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOME WAS
ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
AFTER LEARNING THAT THE NEIGHBOR'S WIFE WAS STILL INSIDE THE
HOUSE, HE ACTED WITH HEROISM AND WITHOUT HESITATION AND
ENTERED THE HOME AND NAVIGATED THROUGH THE THICK SMOKE TO
RESCUE HER.
ONCE HE WAS SAFELY OUTSIDE -- ONCE HE SAFELY BROUGHT THE
WIFE OUTSIDE, OF COURSE, HE DISPLAYED ADDITIONAL COURAGE BY
GOING BACK INTO THE HOUSE TO RESCUE THE FAMILY DOG.
IT WAS TWO DOGS IN THERE.
STUFF THAT WE TELL THE COMMUNITY, DON'T GO BACK AND DO, OF
COURSE, CAPTAIN CREWS DID THAT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILY.
CAPTAIN CREWS'S ACTIONS REFLECT THE HIGH STANDARDS OF
HEROISM, QUICK THINKING AND DEDICATION TO THE SAFETY OF
OTHERS.
HIS SELFLESS RESPONSE NOT ONLY SAVED LIVES BUT ALSO
EXEMPLIFIES INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE.
HIS BRAVERY MAKES HIM HIGHLY DESERVING OF BEING HONORED AS
THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER.
WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE CAPTAIN CREWS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:27:54AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, CHIEF.

BEFORE WE HONOR YOU FORMALLY, SIR, YOU GET TO SPEAK.
STARTING WITH MR. STOCCO.
9:28:06AM >> NICK STOCCO, TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS.
CAPTAIN CREWS, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEROISM
AND DEDICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.
YOU ARE TRULY RESPECTED AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK
YOU DO.
ON BEHALF OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, WE WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS PLAQUE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:28:27AM >> GOOD MORNING, CAPTAIN.
MARY DILLON FROM THE DAVID A. STRAZ CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEROISM AND YOUR WORK.
I GUESS YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE VERY GLAD YOU WERE THERE.
PLEASE ACCEPT TICKETS TO UPCOMING SHOW AT THE STRAZ FOR YOU
AND A GUEST AND TAKE SOME TIME OFF FOR YOURSELF.
9:28:46AM >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:28:49AM >> CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN CREWS.
MY NAME IS MARYBETH WILLIAMS.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF RIVERWALK.
I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO PRESENT YOU WITH TODAY.
FIRST, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT WITH YOU A PERSONALIZED
RIVERWALK PAVER.

LOCATED ON THE RIVERWALK JUST NORTH OF THE CONVENTION
CENTER.
ENGRAVED LATER THIS MONTH.
WE'VE ALSO GOT TWO DINNER CRUISES TO YACHT STARSHIP.
HOP ON, HOP OFF PASSES WATER TAXI.
PASSES TO THE PIRATE SHIP.
RIVERWALK RENTAL KAYAKING, ADULT PARTY AT SPLITSVILLE.
$200 IN GIFT CERTIFICATES TO FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:29:32AM >> GOOD MORNING AND CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN CREWS.
MY NAME IS LORI OSBORNE.
I'M WITH THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA.
ON BEHALF OF THE ORCHESTRA, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
AND YOUR INCREDIBLE BRAVERY.
I'M JUST IN AWE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WE WOULD INVITE TO YOU COME AND ATTEND A PERFORMANCE WITH
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OF YOUR CHOOSING.
WE REALLY, AGAIN, APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR CITY
IN MAKING US SAFER AND I'M SURE YOUR NEIGHBOR ADDITIONALLY
FEELS SAFER.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:30:07AM >> GOOD MORNING, CAPTAIN CREWS.

I'M GRACE GONZALEZ.
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF
RESTAURANTS.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SELFLESS COMMITMENT TO
OUR NEIGHBORS, TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE IN THOSE MOMENTS OF INTENSE
VULNERABILITY.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU WITH THIS GIFT CARD.
PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELF AT ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS IN TAMPA,
ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:30:37AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MARY LOU BAILEY.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA.
I SERVE ON THE BOARD THERE.
YOU PROBABLY HEARD MY SPEECH.
I WON'T REPEAT ALL THAT.
I DID WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I GOT A RIDE FROM YOU GUYS LAST WEEK WHEN MY APPENDIX WAS
ABOUT TO BURST AND I HAD TO GO IN FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY.
I WAS TREATED VERY WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SERIOUSLY, YOUR STORY IS REALLY GREAT.
THE HERO AND BRAVERY, ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THIS IS A GIFT BOX.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT INCLUDES AN ANNUAL PASS TO THE ZOO.
YOU CAN GO WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ENJOY THE ANIMALS AND ALSO
TO OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND THINGS COMING UP.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:31:18AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING, CHIEF.
CAPTAIN CREWS, YOUR STORY IS REMARKABLE.
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR SACRIFICE, NOT ONLY
YOU, BUT YOUR FAMILY, WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION OUT AT 1 BUC.
ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE GETS A GAME BALL.
ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION,
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A GAME BALL TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:31:47AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
LEO GEARY FROM BILL CURRIE FORD.
CONGRATULATIONS, CAPTAIN CREWS.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
MAKING EVERYTHING SAFE FOR ALL OF US.

ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU A
HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY AND ALSO A GIFT CARD
AS WELL.
GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE, FULL FREE
MAINTENANCE ON IT.
GOODIES IN HERE AS WELL.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
APPRECIATE YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:32:21AM >> GOOD MORNING, CAPTAIN.
MIKE McARTHUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE.
IT'S EASY, NOT EASY FOR YOU GUYS, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE THE BEST
SUPPORTING CAPTAIN, THE BEST CHIEF, BEST SUPPORTING STAFF,
BEST CREWS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DESERVED.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPP AND STEPP'S TOWING, ENJOY DINNER, A
NIGHT OUT ON US.
KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:32:52AM >> PATRICK DAVIS WITH ELLISON CONSTRUCTION.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND YOUR STORY.
IT TRULY IS AMAZING.

THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU MAKE AND FOR BEING A
HERO IN OUR HOMETOWN.
THANK YOU TO YOU ALL AS WELL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP US
SAFE.
BEHALF OF ELLISON CONSTRUCTION, PRESENT WITH YOU A GIFT CARD
TO HOTEL HAYA.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:33:16AM >> I'M CHRISTINA FROM OXFORD COMMONS.
LOVE FOR YOU TO COME TO OUR RESTAURANTS.
WE DO HAVE OXFORD -- YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN US.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:33:33AM >> GOOD MORNING.
THERE'S TOUGH COMPETITION AMONG THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR,
RIGHT?
YOU ARE THE FIRST OF THE QUARTER.
WE HAVE TWO, THREE, AND FOUR TO GO.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE BANQUET.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S GOING TO GET THAT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR YOU.
BEHALF OF YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, WE'RE GIVING YOU A GIFT
CERTIFICATE.
BEHALF OF THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP, GIFT CERTIFICATE.
JACKSON BISTRO ON HARBOUR ISLAND, GIFT CERTIFICATE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO EXERCISE AFTER THIS.
BELLABRAVA MIDTOWN SECTION.
I THINK YOU WERE THERE THIS MORNING, RIGHT?
PSOMI GREEK RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATE.
ALSO AT MEAT MARKET.
AS I SAID EARLIER, WE GAVE YOU A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
A COPY OF WHAT I READ EARLIER FOR YOU.
ENJOY YOURSELF.
CONGRATULATIONS.
9:34:32AM >> THANK YOU, SIR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:34:40AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
CAPTAIN ROBERT CREWS.
BEHALF OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE REVIEW BOARD, IT'S AN HONOR TO
GIVE YOU THIS AWARD.
IT WAS A TOUGH VOTE, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A ONCE IN A
LIFETIME TASK AT HAND SPEAKS VOLUMES AS FAR AS THE OUTCOME
GOES.
WELL DESERVED.
DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.
THANK YOU.
ON BEHALF OF THE AWARDS REVIEW BOARD, DEPARTMENT ITSELF,
EXECUTIVE STAFF, CONGRATULATIONS.
[ APPLAUSE ]

9:35:21AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
CAPTAIN, COME UP HERE, SIR.
ON BEHALF OF GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA AND TAMPA CITY COUNCIL,
WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
HERE IS YOUR COMMENDATION, SIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU.
9:35:38AM >> I'M NOT REALLY ELEGANT AS FAR AS SPEECHES, BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY GOD AND MOST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK MY WIFE FOR HER SUPPORT.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHIEF TRIPP FOR HER LEADERSHIP, ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, CHIEF DITTMAN WHO HELPED MENTOR ME,
FRIENDS THAT GROWN UP THROUGH THE JOB.
WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, I WOULDN'T BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU
GUYS TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:36:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CONGRATULATIONS, SIR.
YOUR STORY IS WHAT HEROES ARE MADE OF.
YOU ARE CERTAINLY A HERO.
YOU HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
IT'S AMAZING.
WHEN YOU PUT ON THE UNIFORM, ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS, CHIEF
TRIPP MENTIONED IT, COUPLE OF HOURS AGO YOU WERE IN MIDTOWN.
THAT COULD HAVE TURNED INTO ANOTHER CHAOTIC EVENT.

AGAIN, TAMPA FIRE WAS THERE ON THE SCENE TAKING CARE OF
BUSINESS.
WELL DESERVED.
AS MENTIONED, YOU WILL BE ONE OF FOUR THIS YEAR.
YOU COULD BE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR.
CERTAINLY YOUR STORY IS IMPACTFUL.
FOR THE PEOPLE WATCHING AT HOME, IT IS REALLY INSPIRATIONAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:36:57AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT AS A FEW INDIVIDUALS
LEAVE THE ROOM BEFORE WE GO TO ITEM 3.
AFTER ITEM 3, WE'LL KICK OFF PUBLIC COMMENT.
FOR ITEM NUMBER 3, MS. FEELEY, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK
YOU NEED FOR THE PRESENTATION?
9:37:53AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
I THINK IT'S ABOUT 12 MINUTES.
9:37:55AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU'LL GO THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION.
THEN I WOULD ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS AFTERWARDS, WE CAN OPEN IT
UP FOR QUESTIONS AND DO LIKE A FIRST ROUND, IF YOU WISH TO
SPEAK, OF FIVE MINUTES.
IF THERE IS A SECOND ROUND, THREE MINUTES AND WE'LL KEEP IT
ORGANIZED LIKE THAT.
MS. FEELEY, YOU HAVE A PowerPoint.
IT'S ON THIS SCREEN.
IT WILL COME UP ON THE MAIN SCREEN.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AND INTRODUCE THE GENTLEMAN AS WELL

THAT'S HERE.
GO AHEAD.
9:38:22AM >>ABBYE FEELEY:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING, ABBYE FEELEY, ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING WITH JEFF GREEN FROM
CLARION AND ASSOCIATES.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CLARION
APRIL OF LAST YEAR TO START OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
UPDATE.
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE HAS NOT COMPREHENSIVELY BEEN
UPDATED SINCE LATE 1980s.
WE'VE DONE A SERIES OF TEXT AMENDMENTS.
PRIVATE TEXT AMENDMENTS UP UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO.
AS YOU ALL DEAL WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH REZONING
APPLICATIONS AND SPECIAL USES, THERE ARE PARTS OF OUR CODE
THAT REALLY NEED TO BE MODERNIZED.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A DEFINITION FOR DOGGY DAY CARE IN OUR
CODE RIGHT NOW.
PART OF THIS EFFORT IS MODERNIZING THAT CODE AND
STREAMLINING MANY OF OUR PROCESSES.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE PUBLIC TOUCH POINTS THROUGH THIS PROCESS,
AND WE HAVE MORE SCHEDULED.
SOME OF WERE AT MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING.
A KICKOFF MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

WE HAVE AN AWESOME TAMPA FORWARD WEBSITE WHERE WE KEEP
CURRENT INFORMATION.
AT EACH OF THE TOUCH POINTS THAT CLARION HAS COME TO MEET
WITH THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE A FEEDBACK INSTRUMENT OF SOME TYPE.
THE FIRST WAS A SURVEY.
THIS TIME A FEEDBACK FORM.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF THIS MORNING WHO IS EXCITED TO
SHARE WITH YOU WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AND SOME OF WHAT
WE'VE BEEN HEARING AND ALSO WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS FORWARD ARE.
THIS WILL SERVE AS MY MONTHLY UPDATE TO YOU THIS MORNING.
I, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS MORNING TO PRESENT ON
THIS.
9:40:00AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COME ON UP, SIR.
GOOD MORNING.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
9:40:04AM >> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS JEFF GREEN, A PRINCIPAL WITH CLARION ASSOCIATES.
THRILLED TO BE HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MOST OF YOU WITH OUR PROJECT
KICKOFF ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
AS MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION TO SHOW.
AS YOU KNOW FROM YOUR WORK AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE LDC IS
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT ESTABLISHES THE RULES THAT GOVERN HOW THE CITY CAN GROW

AND DEVELOP.
IN THE YEAR SINCE WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE TOURED
THE CITY, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, SUCH AS MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS.
WE'VE TAKEN -- WE'VE REVIEWED YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, SOME
OF YOUR OTHER PLANS AND TAKEN A DEEP DIVE INTO THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE.
IT IS PART OF A THOUGHTFUL PROCESS TO GET YOU TO AN UPDATED
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT BETTER MEETS THE CITY'S
DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR THE NEXT -- ALMOST 40 YEARS SINCE THE
CODE WAS LAST UPDATED.
OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE AN LDC THAT CAN SUPPORT THE CITY FOR THE
NEXT 40 YEARS.
AS ABBYE MENTIONED, MONDAY EVENING WE HAD A PUBLIC FORUM
WHERE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ABOUT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS
THE STAGE OF THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE AT NOW.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN SOME UPCOMING SLIDES.
9:41:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
I HEAR A RADAR DINGING.
GO AHEAD, SIR.
9:41:45AM >> MY GOAL IS TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF REFRESH BETTER THE OVERALL
PROJECT AND LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

WE'LL START WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING A
RECAP OF THE WORK THAT'S TAKEN PLACE SO FAR AND WHAT'S TO
COME AND ALSO IDENTIFY WHAT WE THINK ARE SOME REAL KEYS TO
SUCCESS FOR THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AT THE
END OF THE DAY WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN UPDATED LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE ADOPTING.
NEXT I'LL TALK ABOUT THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ASSESSMENT.
IT INCLUDES OUR ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT LDC AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN AN UPDATED
LDC.
WE HAD THAT MEETING ON MONDAY.
THE FEEDBACK FORUM IS OPEN THROUGH MARCH 24.
AFTER WE GET THE FEEDBACK AND ANY PUBLIC INPUT, WE WILL
HUDDLE WITH ABBYE, DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THAT
NEED TO BE MADE TO THE ROAD MAP THAT WE SET OUT FOR DRAFTING
THE UPDATED UDC IN THE LDC ASSESSMENT AND THEN WE WILL BE
READY TO START DRAFTING.
FINALLY, WE'LL DISCUSS NEXT STEPS OF THE PROJECT AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
WE'RE WITH CLARION AND ASSOCIATES.
MID SIZE PLANNING CONSULTANT FIRM.
IN OUR 33 YEAR HISTORY, WE COMPLETED AROUND 250
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES TO DEVELOPMENT CODES.
OUT OF CHAPEL HILL OFFICE, WE HAVE TWO OFFICES OUT OF CHAPEL
HILL OFFICE.

DONE PROBABLY ABOUT A HUNDRED OR SO.
ONLY A COUPLE OF THOSE HAVE FAILED TO BE ADOPTED.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE TRY TO TAKE A WELL-STRUCTURED PROCESS TO
GETTING YOU FROM YOUR CURRENT CODE TO AN UPDATED CODE.
TAMPA IS A BIG COMPLEX CITY, AND TO MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT
IS SUCCESSFUL, WE'VE TEAMED UP WITH SOME OTHER NATIONAL
EXPERTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS.
WE'RE JOINED BY DOVER, KOHL AND PARTNERS.
THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH US ON SPECIFIC CONTENT SENSITIVE
DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SOME SEGMENTS OF SOME OF THE CITY'S KEY
CORRIDORS.
KITTELSON AND ASSOCIATES, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND
ENGINEERING FIRM WITH OFFICES IN TAMPA.
THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CITY INCLUDING ON THE
CITY'S RECENTLY ADOPTED TAMPA MOVE MOBILITY PLAN.
PLAN ACTIVE STUDIOS BASED OUT OF ORLANDO.
IT IS A SINGLE PERSON CONSULTING FIRM.
THEY WILL BE HELPING OUT WITH SOME OF THE ZONING DISTRICT
REGULATIONS.
AND WE HAVE NANCY STROUD, A LONGTIME FLORIDA LAND USE
ATTORNEY.
MANY DECADES OF EXPERIENCE.
SHE WILL BE HELPING OUT WITH THE UPDATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES AS WELL AS ANY OTHER LEGAL
ISSUES THAT COME UP DURING THE PROJECT.

THROUGH THE MANY APPEALS THAT YOU HEAR AND THE ZONING CASES
THAT COME BEFORE YOU, YOU ARE AT THE FRONT LINE OF
UNDERSTANDING REALLY SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE AND WHY THIS PROJECT IS SO NECESSARY.
I'M CERTAIN YOU'VE HEARD, AS WE HAVE, FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT THEIR DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LDC.
AS ABBYE MENTIONED, IT'S BEEN DECADES SINCE THE LDC WAS
COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATED.
DURING THAT TIME, ALMOST 300 SEPARATE UPDATES TO ADDRESS
PARTICULAR ISSUES AS THEY ARRIVE.
ONE ISSUE WITH THE PIECEMEAL UPDATES IS THEY ARE MADE TO
ADDRESS DISCRETE ISSUES.
OVER TIME, AS CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THERE HAVE BEEN
INCONSISTENCIES THAT HAVE ENTERED THE CODE AND IT HAS BECOME
POORLY ORGANIZED.
THE LACK OF CLEAR DIRECTION IS HARD FOR STAFF WHO IS CHARGED
WITH INTERPRETING THE CODE.
IT IS HARD FOR LANDOWNERS WHO WANT TO USE THEIR PROPERTY.
IT'S HARD FOR RESIDENTS WHO JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW LAND
NEAR THEM CAN BE USED.
I'M SURE IT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU NEED TO FIGURE
OUT, ESPECIALLY IN ALL THESE APPEALS, WHAT DECISIONS SHOULD
BE MADE AND WHAT'S THE RIGHT DECISION.
FINALLY, THE CODE IS NOT WELL ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S GOALS.
THE CITY OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, THE CITY HAS TRANSITIONED

FROM GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION, LOTS OF GREEN FIELD DEVELOPMENT,
TO A PHASE WHERE YOU ARE REALLY SEEING A LOT MORE
REDEVELOPMENT AND INFILL DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE CITY IS TRYING TO TRANSITION FROM A VERY
AUTO-ORIENTED FABRIC TO A CITY THAT IS MUCH MORE TRANSIT
SUPPORTIVE AND SUPPORTS WALKABILITY AND MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS A CITY THAT IS MORE RESILIENT, BOTH
IN THE FACE OF RISING WATER LEVELS AND TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
SO IN OUR LONG EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES ON
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES TO DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, ONE OF THE
KEY THINGS WE'VE LEARNED IS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENCY,
MAKING CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE
PROJECTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND BRINGING THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY ALONG THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
IT STARTS WITH HAVING A WELL-STRUCTURED PROJECT THAT AT THE
START IDENTIFIES THE COMMUNITY'S GOALS THROUGH A REVIEW OF
THE CURRENT CODE TO SEE HOW WELL IT MEETS THOSE GOALS AND
WHAT CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE AND THEN THE DRAFTING OF AN
UPDATED CODE THAT BETTER MEETS THOSE GOALS.
IT INCLUDES REGULAR CHECK-INS WITH THE PUBLIC AT KEY TOUCH
POINTS SO THEY ARE KEPT INFORMED AND SO THAT THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON OUR ANALYSIS AND THE
PROPOSED CODE AS IT'S BEING DRAFTED.
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE UNAVOIDABLY TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS.
ONE OF THE KEY GOALS OF THE PROJECT IS TO MAKE YOUR LAND

DEVELOPMENT CODE MORE USER FRIENDLY, BUT THERE'S NO GETTING
AROUND THE FACT THAT IT IS A LENGTHY LEGAL DOCUMENT.
THAT'S WHY WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE OF SOME SORT THAT IS ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE
PROJECT THAT AGREES TO PARTICIPATE AND REVIEW WORK PRODUCTS
AND PROVIDE THE CONSIDERED INPUT.
SO WE'RE THRILLED THERE IS AN ADVISORY TEAM FOR THE PROJECT
THAT'S REALLY TOP-NOTCHED, FILLED WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF
PERSPECTIVES.
WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, ATTORNEYS,
ARCHITECTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES, HOUSING ADVOCATES
AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS.
WE PRESENTED TO THEM AN EARLIER DRAFT OF THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE ASSESSMENT AND I THINK WE MET WITH THEM FOR
A TOTAL OF FIVE HOURS OR SO AND WE GOT REALLY GREAT
FEEDBACK.
WE'RE THRILLED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING
THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
FINALLY, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE CONSISTENT COORDINATION
WITH STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
SO THAT MEANS COORDINATION WITH YOU BECAUSE ULTIMATELY AT
THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ASKED TO APPROVE THE
UPDATED LDC.
WITH NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH SOME OF
THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE

DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE'S
NOT GOING TO BE A SINGLE PERSON PROBABLY SITTING UP THERE OR
IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS HAPPY WITH EVERY SINGLE PROVISION
IN THE UPDATED ORDINANCE.
BUT OUR GOAL THROUGH THIS STRUCTURED PROJECT WITH ENGAGEMENT
IS TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE THERE IS GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT
THE UPDATED LDC IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT YOU
HAVE TODAY.
SO THIS IS BRIEFLY AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.
THESE ARE THE FIVE MAIN TASKS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR FOR PROJECT
INITIATION AND ORIENTATION.
AND ALL OF THE FEEDBACK FEEDS INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
ASSESSMENT, WHICH I'LL DIG INTO A LITTLE BIT LATER.
THIS IS THE SAME PROJECT SCHEDULE, BUT IT'S SET OUT IN
SOMEWHAT OF A SCHEDULE FORM.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW WE'VE PREPARED THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE ASSESSMENT.
WE WENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY.
WE'LL BE ACCEPTING PUBLIC INPUT FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS.
AFTER WE REACH CONSENSUS WITH STAFF ON ANY CHANGES THAT NEED
TO BE MADE BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK WE'LL MOVE INTO DRAFTING
THE UPDATED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
THAT'S REALLY THE MEET OF THE PROJECT.

TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO DIGEST, WE'LL BE
DRAFTING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IN THREE SEPARATE
INSTALLMENT.
YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE DOCUMENT ICONS ON THAT SCHEDULE.
THAT'S WHERE WE WILL BE DELIVERING THOSE PUBLIC DRAFTS TO
THE CITY, PLACING IT ON THE WEBSITE.
AND THEN HE WILL BE HAVING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AFTER EACH
PUBLIC DRAFT SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN REVIEW THE
DRAFT, PROVIDE INPUT AND LET US KNOW WHAT THEY THINK THEY
GOT RIGHT AND WHERE WE MAY HAVE MISSED THE MARK.
AFTER WE DRAFTED THE CODE, WE MOVE ON TO TASK FOUR WHICH IS
THE TESTING.
WE WILL LOOK AT SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS
BEEN PROPOSED OR RECENTLY APPROVED IN THE CITY.
UNDER YOUR CURRENT LDC AND REVIEW HOW THAT LAND, HOW THOSE
PROJECTS COULD HAVE MOVED FORWARD UNDER THE UPDATED LDC TO
SEE WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE ACTUALLY HITTING THE GOALS.
UNDOUBTEDLY THERE WILL BE TWEAKS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.
AT THE END OF TASK FOUR, WE'LL LOOK AT THE RESULTS OF THE
TESTING, ALL THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED DURING TASK THREE.
WE WILL MAKE ALL THE EDITS INTO THE COMPLETE DRAFT OF THE
UPDATED LDC.
THAT BRINGS US UP TO TASK FIVE WHERE WE DELIVER TO YOU AN
UPDATED LDC THAT'S PREPARED TO GO THROUGH THE ADOPTION
PROCESS.

SO, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE AT THE STAGE OF THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE ASSESSMENT.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT WHAT I TALKED WITH THE PUBLIC
ON MONDAY.
SO THE LDC IS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF YOUR LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WE LOOK AT IT THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CITY'S LAND
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES.
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM READING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHAT WE
LEARNED FROM TALKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND WHAT WE
LEARNED FROM TALKING WITH YOU.
WE EVALUATE HOW WELL YOUR CURRENT LDC HELPS THE CITY
IMMEDIATE THOSE LAND DEVELOPMENT GOALS.
WHERE IT DOES SO, WE WILL SAY THAT AND WE IN THE ASSESSMENT
PROPOSE TO CARRY FORWARD THOSE PROVISIONS IN THE UPDATED
CODE.
WHERE WE THINK THE CURRENT CODE FALLS SHORT WE'LL NOTE THAT
AND WE'LL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW THEY CAN BE
ADDRESSED IN THE UPDATED CODE.
ONE OF THE MAIN SECTIONS OF THE ASSESSMENT IS AN ANNOTATED
OUTLINE.
THAT SETS OUT BY ARTICLE AND BY SECTION THE PROPOSED
ORGANIZATION OF THE UPDATED CODE IF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
WE MAKE IN THE ASSESSMENT ARE ADOPTED.
I MENTIONED EARLIER THE ROAD MAP FOR THE DRAFTING, THAT

REALLY IS THE ROAD MAP.
PART OF THE REASON WE GO TO THE PUBLIC AND TO COUNCIL WITH
THIS ROAD MAP IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE YOUR INPUT BEFORE WE
HAVE WRITTEN A SINGLE WORD OF THE UPDATED CODE SO WE CAN
MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND HAVE A GENERAL
CONSENSUS AS TO WHAT THE UPDATED LDC WILL LOOK LIKE, EVEN IF
THERE'S NO AGREEMENT ON EVERY DETAIL.
THE LDC ASSESSMENT IS ORGANIZED AROUND THESE EIGHT THEMES.
TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INTENDED TO RESULT
IN A CODE THAT IS BETTER ORDERING, EASIER TO UNDERSTAND,
INCLUDES MORE CLEAR AND PRECISE STANDARDS THAT REDUCE
AMBIGUITY, HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
REVIEW PROCESS, INCLUDE UPDATED ZONING DISTRICTS THAT BETTER
SUPPORT THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CITY WANTS TO SEE
WITHOUT HAVING TO RESORT TO PD OR PDAs QUITE OFTEN AND
BETTER SUPPORTS THE CITY'S OTHER PEOPLE.
MORE HOUSING, MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE TYPES OF
HOUSING, MORE WALKABLE AND TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE MODES OF
DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVED QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCED
RESILIENCY.
SO AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL BE ACCEPTING FEEDBACK THROUGH THE
TAMPA FORWARD WEBSITE THROUGH MARCH 24.
THAT'S TAMPA.GOV/TAMPAFORWARD.
WE'LL HUDDLE WITH STAFF.
THE GOAL IS THAT BEGINNING IN APRIL, WE'LL BE READY TO MOVE

FORWARD WITH ACTUALLY WRITING YOUR UPDATED CODE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
9:53:32AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN ASKED TO SPEAK
FIRST.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
WE'LL KEEP THE TIMER ON FOR FIVE MINUTES FOR THE FIRST ROUND
AND THREE MINUTES FOR THE SECOND ROUND.
9:53:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING.
I WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE STAFF AND DIRECTOR ABBYE FEELEY
FOR TACKLING THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CAN HAS BEEN KICKED DOWN THE
STREET FOR SO LONG BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DIFFICULT TASK.
THIS IS LIKE MOVING MOUNTAINS TO REWRITE THIS CODE.
THE WILLINGNESS TO TACKLE THIS PROJECT IS ADMIRABLE BECAUSE
I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THIS.
THIS IS CRAZY.
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK YOURSELF BECAUSE THIS IS CRAZY TO BE
ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THIS CONSEQUENTIAL AND SO DIFFICULT.
AGAIN, VERY DIFFICULT TO PLEASE EVERYBODY BECAUSE IT IS A
REWRITE OF LAND USE AND IT IS A BIG CITY.
IT IS A COMPLICATED CITY THAT IS A MIX MATCH OF ALL KINDS OF
GOOD AND BAD.
TRYING TO PUSH THAT IN THE BLENDER AND COME OUT WITH GOOD
WOULD BE A TOUGH TASK.

I LIKE YOUR WEBSITE.
USER FRIENDLY WEBSITE AND GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS TO KEEP
TRACK OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
KUDOS ON THAT.
I'LL MAKE A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS AND YOU KIND OF COVERED
THIS.
I FEEL LIKE -- I THINK THEY HAVE TO BE RESTATED OVER AND
OVER AGAIN OTHERWISE THEY GET LOST IN THE STUFF.
NOT GOING TO SURPRISE ANYBODY, FIRST ON MY LIST IS TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND WE NEED TO BE
KICKING OFF ON THAT.
SECONDLY, I'LL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A COUNCILPERSON NOT HERE,
DIDN'T ASK ME TO DO THIS, IMPORTANT TO MYSELF AND HE BROUGHT
UP, URBAN VILLAGES.
HAVING THE LAND USE DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE URBAN VILLAGES, EVERYBODY, REGARDLESS OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE WHAT SOUTH TAMPA HAS OR WHAT
SOMEBODY ELSE HAS WHERE THEY CAN WALK TO SERVICES,
RESTAURANTS, DRY CLEANER, THINGS THAT PEOPLE EXPECT TO HAVE
IN A TRADITIONAL KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS OF STREETS, ENSURING THAT THEY
HAVE MIXED USE, THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT
MIXED USE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT AT CRITICAL INTERSECTIONS IN

THE CITY AND IN OUR TRANSIT CORRIDORS, THAT MIXED USE IN
THOSE AREAS ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE DEVELOP THIS
CODE.
STEP-DOWN DENSITY FROM ALL OF THESE.
I SAY TO FOLKS ALL THE TIME, A CAVEAT TO THIS, IF YOU LIVE
WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOME OF THE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENTS,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE EXPERIENCING INCREASE IN DENSITY BUT ALSO
STEP DOWN DENSITY AS WE START GETTING TOWARDS THE
NEIGHBORHOODS SO WE CAN PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH MY
NEXT THING IS NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION.
ENSURING THAT TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE'RE
PROTECTING THEM BECAUSE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES AND ATTACHED
HOUSES PEOPLE BUY, SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS
THEY'LL MAKE IN THEIR LIFE.
SHOULD HAVE PREDICTABILITY.
BURIED DEEP IN A TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, RIDICULOUS LOT
SPLITS, CHANGES OF USES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT
CONDUCIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INVESTED AND BUILT THE CITY
OF TAMPA AND HAVE LIVED HERE YEARS AND YEARS.
THEIR LIVES SHOULDN'T BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BECAUSE SOMEBODY
IS TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK.
TOO MUCH ON TOO LITTLE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
DOWNTOWN CHANNELSIDE, WATER STREET, MAKE IT UNIFIED.
LIFT THE HEIGHTS.

MAKE THE LAND USE IN THIS DENSE URBAN AREA, MAKE IT COHESIVE
SO IT ALL IS THE SAME.
KIND OF SILLY.
IT WAS A FAILED EXPERIMENT.
WELL THOUGHT OUT AT THE TIME THINKING THEY WOULD HAVE OTHER
TYPE OF LOWER DENSITY.
NOT THE WAY IT IS DEVELOPED.
NEED TO HAVE RULES CONFORM TO THAT.
KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SAME THING.
AWFUL LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO GO UP HIGHER.
MAKE IT A TRUE BOULEVARD AGAIN WHICH WOULD BE GOOD FOR
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WITH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE
WESTSHORE BUSINESS DISTRICT, THE AIRPORT, DOWNTOWN, WEST
TAMPA.
IT IS A GREAT CORRIDOR THAT WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON, AND
WE CAN DO BETTER.
I THINK WITH LAND USE DEVELOPMENT, I THINK YOU GUYS CAN KICK
THIS OFF AND HELP THE CITY OF TAMPA MAKE THAT INTO THE
WORTHY BOULEVARD IT SHOULD BECOME.
I THINK I HIT MOST OF THE HIGH POINTS FROM MY PERSONAL
WANTS, NEEDS, DESIRES.
I KNOW THIS HAS ALL BEEN OUT THERE, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO
KEEP HITTING IT AND HITTING IT TO REMIND PEOPLE THESE ARE
THE IMPORTANT VALUES WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THANK YOU.

9:58:17AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WON'T DISAGREE WITH MY ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUE BUT I'M A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
LOOK AT PAGE 5, WELL STRUCTURED PROJECT BUILT, VERY WELL
MANAGED, PUT TOGETHER, VERY WELL BUILT.
I HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT BECAUSE TODAY'S SOCIETY,
BUILDING QUICKER, BETTER, SUPPOSEDLY, BUT YOU HAVE CONCRETE
FIRST FLOORS AND WOOD ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
WHAT DOES THAT DO IN AN AREA THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT?
AND THAT'S ALL OF FLORIDA.
WHEN YOU HAVE STORMS COMING IN, WHEN YOU HAVE WATER COMING
IN FROM THE STORMS.
WHEN YOU HAVE THINGS THAT CAN REALLY DESTROY A HOUSE AND WE
HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF THIS LATELY NOT ONLY IN THE CITY
OF TAMPA BUT ALL OF FLORIDA.
I'M SPEAKING WHAT I SEE.
THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT TIERS OF WATER COST.
THE MORE YOU USE, THE HIGHER YOU PAY.
WE'RE DOING IT SO WE HAVE CONTINUED WATER FOR A LONG PERIOD
OF TIME.
NOW WE HAVE 700,000 PEOPLE THAT WE'RE SERVING WITHIN THE
CITY AND THE COUNTY.
THAT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER.
SECONDLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF ELECTRICITY, IT GOES

UP LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.
I WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SOMEONE, SOONER OR
LATER THE COST OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY MAY EQUAL HALF THE
COST OF THE PAYMENT OF THE HOUSE.
HOW IS THAT SUSTAINABLE?
HOW DO YOU SOLVE THOSE THINGS?
WE'RE BUILDING SOMETHING THAT'S FOR THE PRESENT, BUT 20
YEARS FROM NOW, 30 YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
THAT'S HOW I THINK.
SO NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING ITSELF, HOW IS STRONGER
BETTER IF THE SECOND FLOOR IS MADE OUT OF WOOD?
WHEN YOU GO TO THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES, THEY THOUGHT ABOUT
THIS A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
THEY DON'T BUILD ANYTHING THAT HAS DRYWALL.
I'M NOT ANTI-DRYWALL.
NOW THE DRYWALL PEOPLE HATE ME.
I'M NOT ANTI-ANYBODY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ROOF, DOESN'T HAVE AN EAVE 18, 24
INCHES, WALLS CAVE IN.
BUT THAT'S EXACTLY HOW WE REPLACE THEM.
I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
IN MY OPINION, THAT'S NOT HOW WE SHOULD REPLACE THEM.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HOUSING IN THE BAHAMAS, THE ISLANDS,
IT'S DIFFERENT.
YOU HAVE A FLAT ROOF AT AN ANGLE.

NINE INCHES OF CONCRETE WITH REBAR WIRE TIED INTO THE
STRUCTURE IN THE GROUND.
WHEN THE HURRICANE COMES, THE EFFECT OF TAKING THE ROOF IS
ALMOST NIL.
INSIDE NO DRYWALL.
IT'S ALL CONCRETE.
LOOKS JUST LIKE DRYWALL.
IF IT GETS WET, WAIT UNTIL IT DRIES AND YOU PAINT IT.
THE INSURANCE WE'VE HAD HERE, THE AGENCIES, I'VE HAD FRIENDS
OF MINE WHO HAVE HAD CATASTROPHES, NOT ONLY MY DISTRICT AND
EVERY DISTRICT IN THE CITY, AND THE FEMA, YEAH, A LOT OF IT
IS SUCCESSFUL BUT A LOT OF THEM GET TURNED DOWN FOR
WHATEVER.
I HAD ONE I TALKED TO YESTERDAY WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS A
CONTINUATION OF ANOTHER THING COMING WITHOUT US REALIZING
WHAT THAT IS.
WE BETTER START THINKING ABOUT NOT TODAY AND TOMORROW, WE
BETTER START THINKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF THE FUTURE.
IF WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LESSER PROBLEM WITH
HURRICANES, AND I'M NOT A WEATHER PERSON.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WEATHER.
THE GULF YESTERDAY WAS THREE DEGREES WARMER THAN IT WAS THIS
TIME LAST YEAR.
DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT THE METEOROLOGISTS ARE SAYING ON
TELEVISION.

ALL THOSE ARE ON MY MIND.
HOW DO YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
KEEP DOING THE SAME THING WE'RE DOING, THE ANSWER IS ABOUT
ZERO PERCENT.
WE MUST HAVE SOMETHING THAT GIVES AT LEAST AN OPTION TO
SOMEBODY TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT IS NOT -- THAT'S MY FEELING
TO HELP SOCIETY, NOT TODAY, BUT FOR TOMORROW, FOR MUCH
LONGER TIME.
THESE THINGS ARE SOMETIMES YOU TALK ABOUT SOLAR.
I'LL SPEAK ABOUT IT LATER ON PRIVATELY WITH SOMEONE.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT SOMETHING DOESN'T WORK.
SOLAR IN MY HOUSE, AND MY BILL LAST MONTH I THOUGHT IT WAS
LOW, MONTH BEFORE IT WAS $22.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE ELECTRIC BILL.
I USE IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I WASH ONCE A MONTH.
I WASH ONE TIME A MONTH.
WHY?
I USE LESS WATER AND ELECTRICITY.
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU.
YOU HAVE A FINE REPUTATION.
COMPANY HAS A FINE REPUTATION.
NOT HERE TO QUESTION IT.
I'M HERE TO QUESTION MYSELF, WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING IN THE

CITY OF TAMPA TO HELP IT GET BETTER?
NOT MUCH.
DOING THE SAME THING WE DID YESTERDAY TODAY AND TOMORROW.
10:03:21AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT WORK WITHOUT TRANSIT FUNDING.
THROW THAT OUT THERE.
BECAUSE YOU CAN BUILD ALL YOU WANT AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THE
TRANSIT, IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP.
I DO WANT TO MENTION OF THE EIGHT THEMES YOU ALL TALKED
ABOUT FIVE OF THEM.
I REALLY HOPE YOU READ THEM.
AND THIS GOES INTO THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I'VE ASKED FOR
PROBABLY THREE TIMES NOW.
WHEN YOU MENTION TRANSPARENCY, I HAVE ASKED OVER AND OVER
AGAIN BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WANTS THIS AS WELL.
VIDEOS ON THE WEBSITE.
VIDEOS OF THE ADVISORY TEAM MEETINGS.
VIDEOS OF THE CLARION MEETINGS.
I BELIEVE IF COUNCIL HAD THE ABILITY TO WATCH THOSE
MEETINGS, IT WOULD BE VERY CLEAR OR HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND
HELP ALL OF US IN THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE THEMES
ARE AND GOALS ARE BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF WORDS AND
IMPORTANT WORDS.
YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THEM OUT.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO THOSE

VIDEOS BECAUSE THIS IS VERY, VERY DENSE INFORMATION.
THERE'S JUST NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER ALL
QUESTIONS NOW.
I'M JUST GOING TO PUT IN ANOTHER PLUG TO MAKE SURE THOSE
VIDEOS MAKE IT TO THE WEBSITE SO THE PUBLIC CAN REALLY SEE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH TO GIVE YOUR
FEEDBACK.
AND IF THE VIDEOS ARE UP, THEN I THINK THE FEEDBACK COULD BE
BETTER BECAUSE 150 PAGES IS WAY TOO MUCH FOR PEOPLE TO
ABSORB, BUT LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION, WHICH I WAS AT ON
MONDAY, WAS REALLY GOOD, ALTHOUGH DENSE.
BUT PEOPLE COULD WATCH IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GET SOME
INFORMATION AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO ASK FOR, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GET
THOSE VETOED ON THE WEBSITE.
10:05:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
10:05:15AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IS OUR EARLIER CONVERSATIONS
WITH CLARION AS A CITY COUNCIL YOU HAD INDIVIDUAL
CONVERSATIONS.
EVEN FOR TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT REALLY
ALLOWED TO TALK WITH ONE ANOTHER, MAKING THAT INFORMATION
PUBLIC, THINGS ALREADY SAID.

I WOULD HATE FOR THE INFORMATION TO COME OUT AND OUR
CONVERSATIONS WERE NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU DO
THAT FINAL PRESENTATION.
I ALSO FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD CIRCLE BACK TO US AGAIN NOW THAT
WE'RE IN THIS PROCESS FURTHER ALONG.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT.
ONE OF THE THINGS, PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF THE CITY'S
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS FROM INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE ACTUALLY AT TIMES APPROVED THINGS IN
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US,
AND IT'S REALLY UP TO US TO FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST SOME OF
THOSE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS.
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE CODE THAT'S WRITTEN THAT DOES
ADDRESS US PROVIDING HOUSING TO PEOPLE ON SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS
BECAUSE I'VE TRAVELED TO ONE IN SOUTH TAMPA WHERE IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL DUPLEX AND LOOKS LIKE ONE HOUSE BUT IT'S NOT.
THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO ME, ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS
ON THIS SIDE OF KENNEDY BOULEVARD.
NO SHADE TO SOUTH TAMPA BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF THAT WHERE IT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL.
ALSO, IT'S PARTICULARLY IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, WE HAVE
PEOPLE THAT COME BEFORE US A LOT ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES.
I HAPPEN TO OWN ONE, SO THIS IS HOW IT MAKES SENSE TO ME.
I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH MS. FEELEY AS WELL.
THERE IS A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FOUR UNITS THAT SITS

INTO A COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE WALK TO.
AND IT IS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT EXISTS FOR ME IN CARVER CITY WITH THE BARBEQUE AND THE
STORE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT
AFFORD THESE HUGE COMMERCIAL SPACES BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A
PROJECT COME BEFORE US WHERE IT WAS MIXED USE AND THEY GAVE
VERY LITTLE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND THEY CAME INTO OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'RE THINKING WE WOULD GET MORE COMMERCIAL
SPACE THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY AND IT REALLY DOESN'T.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WRITTEN STRONGLY INTO
OUR CODE THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT.
AS WELL AS WHERE IT FITS INTO THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT IS REALLY WELCOMING.
FOR ME, THAT'S BASICALLY IT.
I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CIRCLE-BACK CONVERSATION WITH US.
I WOULD LIKE FOR WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE THINKING TO ALSO
BE PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT SO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES TO THE
PUBLIC.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
THINKING AS WELL.
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:08:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON.
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?

DO WE NEED A SECOND ROUND?
MS. FEELEY, I'LL CONTACT YOU.
SET UP A MEETING AND GIVE YOU A PHONE CALL ON MY THOUGHTS.
IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING.
THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS CHANGED.
I'VE BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE GOING ON 41 YEARS.
WE HAVE TREMENDOUS GROWTH, TREMENDOUS POPULATION AND
TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES.
IT IS A BIG CITY.
A LOT HAPPENS DOWNTOWN.
A LOT HAPPENS IN SOUTH TAMPA.
A LOT IS HAPPENING IN WEST TAMPA FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE
AIRPORT, BUT THERE IS A WHOLE OTHER AREA OF TOWN.
I WANT TO SEE THE PARTS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN
THAT WE GET THAT INVESTMENT IN THERE TO LIFT THE COMMUNITY
UP, AND THAT WE ARE A RISING CITY AND EVERYBODY GETS A PART
OF THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:09:05AM >> THANK YOU.
10:09:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I HAVE TWO REGISTERED SPEAKERS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE
IN-PERSON INDIVIDUALS.
MY FIRST REGISTERED SPEAKER IS MR. MICHAEL RANDOLPH FOLLOWED
BY BRANDON.
GOOD MORNING, MR. RANDOLPH.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
10:09:23AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC.
I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO LOG
INTO OUR MOST RECENT MEETING.
I DO APOLOGIZE TO THE MAJORITY THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO LOG IN
BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
WE WILL DO A FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON MARCH THE 28th.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK JOE ROBINSON WHO GAVE AN UPDATE ABOUT
THE WEST TAMPA CDC AND THE CURRENT CRA PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS, AS WELL AS I WANT TO THANK ATHENA JONES AND JANICE
WILLIAMS WHO SHARED THE ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS AND
CONCERNED CITIZENS.
THE FEEDBACK I GOT BACK FROM FOLKS AROUND THE STATE AND
AROUND THE TAMPA BAY AREA WAS THAT THE LOVE AND COMMITMENT
SHOWN BY THE COMMUNITY WAS COMPELLING.
AT THE NEXT MEETING WE WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY-BASED
INITIATIVES AND WHAT RESEARCH SHOWS HOW IMPACTFUL A STRATEGY
THIS WOULD HELP.
THREE PARTS TO THE STRATEGY.
THE FIRST IS MENTAL HEALTH.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON CREATING AN APPRECIATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF
REMOVING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

OUR MOBILIZATION STRATEGY INCLUDES CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOOD
GROUPS TO FAITH COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES, BARBER SHOPS, SALONS,
COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SOCIAL
SERVICES TO THIS INITIATIVE.
DIETARY AND HEALTH INITIATIVES.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
GIVEN THE CURRENT CLIMATE RELATED TO JOB LOSSES FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND BIG BUSINESSES, OUR HOME-BASED BUSINESSES
INITIATIVE WOULD PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME TO DISABLED,
LOW INCOME AND -- WE'LL ALSO FOCUS ON OUR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT SERVICE COMING UP IN A MONTH AND QUALITY TO GET
ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND FOR THOSE THAT WOULD NOT -- I DEEPLY
APOLOGIZE.
10:11:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU, MR. RANDOLPH.
MR. BRANDON CANE, IS THE NEXT SPEAKER.
NO.
WE'LL GO TO IN-PERSON SPEAKER.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS REVEREND NEDDY ASTUDILLO, IF YOU ARE
HERE, COME ON UP.
FOLLOWED BY MR. STEVE MICHELINI AND MS. TINA ADAMS.
YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD.
10:12:10AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS REVEREND NEDDY ASTUDILLO.
I AM HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS OF ED SPARK, A SEMINOLE

HEIGHTS COMMUNITY THAT IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAS BEEN
IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN A NEIGHBORHOOD
DEVELOPER, CITY STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE PARK.
THE CONFLICT IS RELATED TO THE CITY APPROVAL OF A
RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT WHICH IS ALLOWING THE BUILDING OF THE
ROAD THAT WON'T LAST, UPKEEP WILL FALL ON THE BACKS OF THE
COMMUNITY THAT HAS NOT BEEN CONSULTED FOR ITS APPROVAL THAT
IN AN AREA THE LAST 50 YEARS CONSIDERED BY THE NEIGHBORS TO
BE PART OF THE PARK.
ON A FLOODPLAIN WHICH PERSISTENTLY FLOODS EVEN DURING RAINY
DAYS.
PERHAPS THE LESS FORTUNATE FLORIDA PROTECTED PALM TREES
WHICH WERE CUT OUT FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PRIOR TO THE PERMIT
BEING SUBMITTED AND GRANTED.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND TWO NIGHTS AGO THE PUBLIC FORUM, AND I
WAS PLEASED TO HEAR RECOMMENDED CHANGES FOR THE CODE THAT
WOULD ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES FOR WHICH OUR COMMUNITY
FINDS ITSELF STRUGGLING WITH.
THE ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDS ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT WHERE
THERE IS LOWER RISK OF FLOODING AND RESTRICTIONS ON
DEVELOPMENT IN THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA.
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD A
ROAD THAT WILL SERVICE MULTI-LOT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN AN
AE-12 FLOODPLAIN.
ALL OF THE ROAD AND 95% OF THE FIVE LOTS THE DEVELOPER OWNS

ARE LOCATED IN AE-12 FLOODPLAIN, AN AREA EVERYONE IN OUR
COMMUNITY SAW SIX TO NINE FEET OF STORM SURGE.
SOME NEIGHBORS FEAR THIS WILL INCREASE FLOODING IN THEIR
HOME.
USE OF FILL CAN ALTER DRAINAGE SITES, LESSEN RAINFALL
INFILTRATION, ACCELERATE RUNOFF OR DISPLACE WATER ONTO
NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND DOWN-STREAM COMMUNITIES.
ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR
COMMUNITY'S PRESENT EXPERIENCE IS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.
ALL OF THE ABOVE CONCERNS AND THE INCREASING INTIMIDATIONS
FROM THE DEVELOPER SUFFERED BY THOSE WHO HAVE PUBLICLY
OPPOSED THE ROAD INCLUDING MYSELF IS TO THE NEED FOR PUBLIC
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WHERE BOTH THE DEVELOPER AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERS ARE PLACED ON AN EQUAL FOOTING OF
MUTUAL SCRUTINY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE LACK OF CITY SUPPORT AND PERMIT APPROVAL WHERE THE ROAD
DOESN'T MEET CODE AND THE APPROVAL PLAN IS FULL OF
CONTRADICTIONS AND OMISSIONS LEFT THE MEMBERS CALLING THE
POLICE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION AND FEELING FRUSTRATED
WITHOUT SOLUTIONS.
THE CODE WRITTEN ADVANTAGES OF DEVELOPERS.
IF TODAY UNDER THE LENSES OF THE NEW CODE, I SUSPECT WE
WOULD PROBABLY SEE THESE PROJECTS HALTED.
THERE WOULD BE A WAY FOR NEIGHBORS TO SHARE INPUT.

THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO BUILD HIS MULTI-LOT
DEVELOPMENT WITH NO FILL AND HOUSES ON STILTS ON FRONT
STREET AND EXISTING STREET ON HIGHER GROUND.
THANK YOU.
10:15:18AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. STEVE MICHELINI.
TINA ADAMS.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
10:15:25AM >> GOOD MORNING.
STEVE MICHELINI.
I'M HERE REALLY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE STORMWATER ISSUE.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS TO THIS.
THERE ARE OPTIONS THAT NEED TO BE EXAMINED WHICH ARE
PROHIBITED BY YOUR EXISTING CONTRACT WITH KIMMINS.
THEY ONLY GIVE YOU THREE ROUTES, AND ALL THREE ROUTES DIRECT
THEM TOWARD HOWARD.
THIS WAS DIRECTED BY STAFF IN THEIR AGREEMENT AND IT DID NOT
INCLUDE YOUR MOTION THAT WAS UNANIMOUSLY MADE THAT SAID
ELIMINATE BRISTOL.
BRISTOL IS STILL IN THE CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT MAINTENANCE LOOKS LIKE ON THESE
DITCHES.
FLOOR TREES GROWING IN THEM.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED IS HOW

MANY CREWS ARE OPERATING TO CLEAN THE DITCHES AND CULVERTS
THAT ARE EXISTING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
LOOKING AT THIS IN TERMS OF THE CITY DIDN'T MAINTAIN THE
DITCHES AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION
TO COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE DAMAGES DONE TO THEIR HOMES.
YOU ALSO MADE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT AVOIDING HOWARD.
THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTION.
AN AMENDMENT NEEDS TO BE MADE AND HAS TO BE MADE FROM THE
COUNCIL TO ALLOW FOR OTHER OPTIONS.
WE'RE NOT SAYING IT HAS TO BE DIRECTED TO ANOTHER OPTION BUT
SIMPLY TO ALLOW THE OTHER OPTIONS TO BE EXPLORED.
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS YOU RECEIVED 120 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS
FROM -- ONE FROM THE ATTORNEY AND ANOTHER ONE FROM THE
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THAT WAS DELIVERED TO YOU ALL ON
WEDNESDAY.
THAT OUTLINES THE CONTRADICTIONS AND THE ERRORS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT PRESENTATION REGARDING THE SOUTH
HOWARD PROJECT.
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LISTENING TO THE ENGINEER'S
REPORT, WHICH ENGINEERS ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
THE ONES HIRED PRIVATELY BY THE NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES OR
ONLY THE ONES HIRED BY THE CITY AND WERE PRESENTED TO YOU
FROM PLANS OVER THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD?
THE ONLY COMMON ELEMENT HERE IS WE ALL WANT THE PROBLEM

SOLVED.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO KILL THE PROJECT.
LOOK AT THE OPTIONS THAT MAKE THE MOST SENSE.
GET THE MAINTENANCE OUT THERE AND START RESTORING THESE
DITCHES AND MAKE THEM FUNCTION AGAIN.
THEY SIMPLY ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL.
WHEN WE GET STORMWATER AND THE DESIGN THEY HAVE NOW, WHEN
YOU GET IT THE NEW PLAN ONLY COVERS THREE INCHES OF RAIN.
IT IS A SUMMER STORM.
IT IS NOT A MAJOR EVENT.
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA SAYS YOU HAVE TO DESIGN TO A 25
YEAR STORM FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
THAT CRITERIA SHOULD ALSO BE IN THERE BUT IT'S NOT.
NO ACCESS HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT PLAN FOR
OPERATIONS.
THEY ARE ESTIMATING TWO TO THREE MONTHS FOR THE BUSINESSES
AND HOMEOWNERS TO BE INCONVENIENCED AND SHUT DOWN.
SAFETY CONCERNS ARE ALSO A PRIMARY ISSUE HERE.
10:18:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
10:18:28AM >> THANK YOU.
10:18:28AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MRS. TINA ADAMS.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
VALERIE BULLOCK.
10:18:36AM >> GOOD MORNING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HEARD AND

THANK YOU FOR GIVING MY NEIGHBORS, MY FAMILY, AND MYSELF
HOPE, HOPE FOR A TIME WHEN OUR HOMES WON'T FLOOD AND OUR
STREETS WON'T FLOOD DURING AFTERNOON STORMS.
HOPE THAT WE'LL BE SAFE IN OUR HOMES.
HOPE FOR A NEW AND IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM AND
STORMWATER SYSTEM THAT HELPS US AND NOT DESTROYS OUR HOMES.
THAT IS WHAT THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT WILL DO.
ON OCTOBER 10, WE FOUND OUT, THAT WAS THE DAY WE FOUND OUT
JUST HOW INADEQUATE AND OUTDATED OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM IS.
NO AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE CAN FIX IT.
THAT WOULD BE NICE IF IT WOULD BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE QUICK,
BUT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE A QUICK FIX.
SO LET'S JUST GIVE THIS PROJECT ALL OF OUR ATTENTION AND ALL
OF OUR RESOURCES.
BUT I DON'T WANT JUST THE RESOURCES FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I REALIZE THERE IS A LOT OF FLOODING ALL OVER TAMPA AND WE
NEED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
WE SHOULD ALL FEEL SAFE IN OUR HOMES.
I'VE MOVED BACK INTO MY HOUSE, PROUD TO SAY.
I LIVE UPSTAIRS AND I'M WORKING ON THE DOWN STAIRS.
THAT'S WHY I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE TO LISTEN TO YOU GUYS.
I FEEL LIKE I LEARN A LOT WITH ALL THE MEETINGS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BUT I HAVE A TANGIBLE REMINDER EVERY DAY ABOUT THIS

STORMWATER SYSTEM AND ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I KNOW IT'S SILLY, BUT I BROUGHT YOU ALL A LITTLE TANGIBLE
REMINDER TO HELP YOU GUYS.
I COULDN'T BRING IN REAL SHOVELS BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T GO
THROUGH THE METAL DETECTOR.
I BROUGHT YOU SHOVELS TO HELP YOU REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO
START DIGGING.
THE SOONER THE BETTER.
I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR I JUST WANT THE MOST EFFECTIVE ROUTE
THAT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT, THAT IS THE MOST COST EFFICIENT
BECAUSE I REALIZE THERE ARE A LOT OF AREAS THAT NEED FLOOD
RELIEF.
IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY, FROM FOREST HILLS TO
PALMA CEIA PINES, TO WHAT WE JUST HEARD ABOUT IN SEMINOLE
HEIGHTS TO THE WESTSHORE DISTRICT.
AND EVERYBODY DESERVES YOUR HELP AND NEEDS IT.
THANK YOU.
10:21:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MRS. STEPHANIE POYNOR.
MS. VALERIE BULLOCK.
MR. ABDULLAH.
10:21:45AM >> GOOD MORNING.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.

THIS SPREADSHEET I CREATED, IT IS MISSING TWO LABELS AT THE
TOP OF THE COLUMN.
THIS SHOULD BE THE NUMBER OF HEARINGS, AND THIS IS THE
NUMBER OF HEARINGS ACTUALLY HEARD.
I WENT BACK AND PULLED THE EVENING MEETINGS FOR 2022, '23,
'24.
WHAT I FOUND WAS 92% OF WHAT COMES BEFORE COUNCIL DURING THE
EVENING MEETINGS IS APPROVED.
CLARION SAID AT THE MEETING ON MONDAY NIGHT THAT CITY
COUNCIL WAS UNPREDICTABLE IN THEIR DECISIONS.
I WOULD ARGUE THAT 92% OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS MAKES IT
VERY PREDICTABLE, THAT MOST OF THE TIME THEY GET WHAT THEY
WANT.
WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS -- YOU COULD ARGUE EITHER WAY.
THE LDC, I WANT TO FOCUS BACK TO THE LDC AND THE COMP PLAN
REVISIONS AT THE SAME TIME ARE VERY, VERY CUMBERSOME.
IT'S TOO MUCH FOR A NORMAL CITIZEN.
JUST LIKE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK SAID, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF
THE VIDEOS WERE ONLINE.
I'VE LISTENED TO ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THE LDC RECOMMENDATIONS
WERE BEFORE, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE OVERLAP IS, WHERE ARE THESE THINGS -- HOW ARE THEY
GOING TO FIT TOGETHER WHEN BOTH WORKS IN PROGRESS THAT ARE
HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG?
ONE CONCERN I HAVE IS THE IMPLICATION THAT CITY COUNCIL

SHOULD NOT BE HEARING LAND USE OR PETITIONS FOR REVIEW OR
WHATEVER.
AND THAT BOTHERS ME.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD NEVER WANT IT TO BE A VOLUNTEER
POSITION.
IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN THE CHARTER, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT.
YOU ARE LITERALLY GIVING AWAY YOUR JOB BY DOING THAT.
IF THEY WANT TO DO IT, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, IT NEEDS TO BE
IN THE CHARTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE A HIGHER POSITION THAT
REPORTS TO YOU.
IF NOT, THEN DON'T BOTHER.
I ALSO WANT TO KNOW AND I LOVE THAT COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON
BROUGHT THIS UP, THE PROTECTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
BECAUSE I'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING LATER THAT WILL MAKE YOU GO
WHAT THE --
I HAD A CONVERSATION YESTERDAY WITH A NICE GENTLEMAN WHO IS
IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
HE SAYS, WHY DO WE KEEP GIVING AWAY ALL OUR COMMERCIAL TO
RESIDENTIAL?
YOU'RE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, HONEY.
A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE
ASK ABOUT THAT ARE TOTALLY UNRELATED TO WHAT I JUST SAID,
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO ASK WHEN IS ROME YARD
GOING TO GET STARTED?
THEY'VE HAD IT THREE YEARS.

WE BUILT HANNA STREET AND STILL NOTHING.
THE WORKSHOP PRESENTATION LAST WEEK ON THE CURRENT BONDING
CAPACITY, IT WAS NOT SHARED WITH YOU.
I DID THE FIFTH GRADE MATH.
I E-MAILED THE HEAD OF OUR MONEY PEOPLE, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD
BACK, BUT IT WAS $3.5 BILLION WAS OUR CAP FOR BONDING ON A
TOTALLY DIFFERENT PAGE, 30 PAGES EARLIER, IT SAID WE WERE AT
2.8 BILLION.
SO, WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION?
THANK YOU.
10:24:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MS. VALERIE BULLOCK.
MR. ABDULLAH.
MR. SEAN McNAMARA.
10:25:02AM >> HELLO.
10:25:03AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GOOD MORNING.
10:25:04AM >> MY NAME IS PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS.
1112 EAST SCOTT STREET.
I CAN'T CLAIM THAT NO MORE BECAUSE YOU GUYS CAME DOWN THERE
AND PUT A LOT OF CITATIONS ON THE CHURCH AND BASICALLY DONE
TOOK MY CHURCH.
I COME TO YOU ALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO HOPING THAT YOU ALL CAN
DO SOMETHING TO HELP ME, BUT NOBODY HELPING ME.
I'M GRATEFUL TO GOD THAT I'M 86 YEARS OLD.
THAT'S A LONG TIME.
THANK GOD.

THANK YOU, HOLY FATHER, FOR YOUR BLESSING OF 86 YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'M GOING TO BE HERE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO
BE HERE TODAY.
EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE IS TO GIVE GOD PRAISES AND GLORY.
I HAVE A PRAYER HERE THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME FROM STEPHEN
MICHELINI.
OF THE HOLY TIME.
WE SHOULD BE FILLED WITH PRAYER AND REFLECTION.
MAY THE GOD OF ABRAHAM WATCH OVER AND PROTECT EACH FIRST
RESPONDER HONORED HERE, POLICE, FIRE RESCUE, ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
SEND MESSAGE TO ALL OF US.
SOME LISTEN, SOME NOT.
FIRST RESPONDER LISTENED AND MADE A DIFFERENCE.
LISTEN TO THE WORD OF THE LORD AND YOU WOULD MAKE A
DIFFERENCE AND HONOR HIS NAME, THE HOLY OF HOLY.
THE LORD AND HIS BLESSING BE UPON EACH AND EVERYONE AND GOD,
TOO, IN HIS HOLY NAME.
BROTHER STEPHEN, THANK YOU.
HE RESPECT ME, KNOWING THAT I'M A MAN OF GOD AND TRY TO DO
THE TRUTH.
THE TRUTH DON'T PREVAIL EVERYWHERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD CARE LESS ABOUT JESUS CHRIST AND GOD
ALMIGHTY.
MY FIRST PRIORITY IS TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL OF MY HEART.

MY FIRST PRIORITY LOVE JESUS CHRIST WHO IS MY LORD AND
SAVIOR.
BASICALLY THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
WE HAVE TO STOP LOOKING AT PEOPLE THE WAY THEY LOOK.
WE GOT TO BLESS PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE.
AND THAT'S ALL I ASK, FOR GOD TO BLESS ME FOR WHO I AM.
AS I JUST TOLD YOU, GOD GAVE ME A LONG LIFE.
HE GAVE ME 86 YEARS ON THIS EARTH.
AND I PRAY TO GOD, REGARDLESS OF WHEN HE COME HOME, I WANT
TO BE HOME TO GO THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES AND JESUS CHRIST
TO INVITE ME ON IN TO HEAVEN.
THAT IS A GREAT BLESSING, NOT ONLY ME, BUT I WANT YOU ALL.
GOD IS EXTREMELY GOOD TO ALL OF US.
WE KNOW THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS NO LONGER THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHAT IT IS NOW CALLED A DIVIDED STATE OF AMERICA.
CAN YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER THREE MINUTES?
10:28:25AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO, SIR.
I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PASTOR WILLIAMS.
VALERIE BULLOCK.
MR. ABDULLAH.
SEAN McNAMARA.
10:28:36AM >> UHURU, METESNOT, BEFORE YOU START THE TIME, YOU NEED TO
GET A SYSTEM WHEREAS PEOPLE CAN SIGN IN, BECAUSE YOU ARE

CALLING THE NAMES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES HERE, MY NAME IS NOT CALLED.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM.
BUREAUCRACY, CITY GOVERNMENT.
START THE TIME NOW.
MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANY
PROBLEMS IN THIS CITY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING,
STORMWATER, CRIME, VIOLENCE, WHATSOEVER IT MAY BE, YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS.
POVERTY, WAR, HEALTH CARE, WHY?
BECAUSE YOU DISRESPECT GOD.
YOU GOT A LOT OF FOOLS COME RIGHT TO THIS COUNTER RIGHT HERE
AND THEY SAY HE, HE, HE, BUT GOD IS A SHE.
HOW COULD GOD BE A MAN?
THAT DON'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE.
IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NO SENSE THAT YOU ALL ALLOW
PEOPLE TO COME TO THIS COUNTER AND SAY GOD IS A HE.
YOU NEED TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO BAN THAT.
IF YOU COME TO THIS PODIUM, YOU HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GOD
IS A SHE.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

IGNORANT.
STRAIGHT UP IGNORANT.
NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.
IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU GET THE WORLD GOING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
AND THINK PROPERLY.
WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS NOT THAT.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IF YOU CAN SHOW THIS ON THE SCREEN,
IF YOU CAN SEE IT, THAT'S THE PICTURES OF FOUR INDIVIDUALS
THAT WAS MURDERED BY SOMEONE THEY SAY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
CHILD SUPPORT.
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
A FAMILY OF FOUR IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA WAS MURDERED.
HEARD A BIG CASE IN TEXAS THE OTHER DAY WHERE THE BORDER
PATROL GUARD MURDERED THE FAMILY OF TWO.
WE KNOW OF THE OTHER CASE WHERE THE GENTLEMAN WAS SHOT AND
MURDERED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT
FOR CHILD SUPPORT FOR HIS ARREST.
GROWN MAN.
HIS DAUGHTER IS LIKE 40 YEARS OF AGE, RUNNING FROM THE
POLICE.
SHOT HIM IN THE BACK AND TRIED TO PLANT A TASER ON HIM, BUT
IT WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
CHILD SUPPORT.
I'M TELLING THIS CITY COUNCIL THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING,

CALL THAT CHIEF JUDGE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CHILD
SUPPORT.
IT'S RUINING THE LIVES OF MANY BLACK MEN AND BLACK FAMILIES.
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
AND YOU GOT A WICKED WHITE KU KLUX KLAN WITCH, SABRINA FRYE,
HEARING OFFICER SABRINA FRYE OVER AT THE CHILD SUPPORT
OFFICE, A KU KLUX KLAN WITCH THAT SOMEBODY NEED TO GET HER
OUT OF OFFICE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
BUT LET'S UNDERSTAND, GET A SYSTEM ON HOW THAT LIST WORKS.
HAVE A SIGN-IN SHEET AND CALL THE NAMES BY THAT PROCESS.
THIS BUREAUCRACY ISN'T EVEN NECESSARY.
10:31:58AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
VALERIE BULLOCK.
MR. ABDULLAH, SEAN McNAMARA.
10:32:06AM >> GOOD MORNING.
VALERIE BULLOCK.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE RESOLUTIONS 15, 16, 21, 22, 23,
24, 26.
IT'S VERY HARD RIGHT NOW FOR MOST OF THE PEOPLE, NOT
EVERYBODY IS FEELING IT, BUT IF PEOPLE HAVE A HOME, I'M
PRETTY SURE THEY ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO TRY TO KEEP
THAT HOME AND RIGHT HERE I SEE WHERE YOU ALL ARE PLANNING ON
DEMOLITION OR REMOVAL OF THE PROPERTY.
ALL I WANT TO REQUEST IS THAT YOU ALL DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE
BECAUSE THE HOUSES THAT ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED, THOSE THREE

ARE IN SULPHUR SPRINGS.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY HURTING OUT THERE.
SOMETIME THE FUNDING DON'T BE AVAILABLE AND THEY DON'T HAVE
A CRA.
THE OTHER ONES ARE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS PART OF EAST
TAMPA.
I'LL ASK THE SAME THING.
PLEASE DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE ALL FUNDING OR
ALL HELP THAT THE FAMILY COULD GET, MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE
OF THAT AND ALL THAT HELP HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED.
IF YOU GOT A HOUSE, I DON'T CARE IF IT IS FALLING DOWN, IT
IS YOUR HOUSE.
THE WAY THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IS NOW, VERY FEW OF US WILL
BE ABLE TO BUY ANOTHER HOUSE.
I'M ASKING THAT THE PEOPLE MAKE THE PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING
AWARE SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN GET HELP, IF NEED HELP.
DON'T JUST VICIOUSLY SAY, OH, WE'LL TAKE THIS HOUSE, DO
THIS, PLACE LIENS ON IT.
THAT WILL HELP WITH THE GENTRIFICATION PROCESS BECAUSE AT
THE END OF THE DAY WE ALL HAVE A CONSCIENCE.
WHEN YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT I'M PRETTY SURE IT TALKS TO YOU.
ANOTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE STORMWATER.
I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA ABOUT THREE WEEKS
NOW.
ROBERT COLE PARK, ACROSS THE STREET FROM YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL,

WE HAD A FISH KILL THERE ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
HAD FISHES FLOATING UP IN THE WATER.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY POURED SOMETHING IN THERE OR IF IT
JUST HAPPENED.
I'M NOT SURE.
BUT YESTERDAY WHEN I WENT OUT THERE AND I TOOK PICTURES, ALL
OF THE STORMWATER DRAINS LEADING UP TO THE SURFACE AREA,
THEY ARE FULL OF FOLIAGE.
YOU HAVE TREES AND BUSHES GROWING OUT OF IT AND WE NEED TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, NOT ONLY DO IT HELP WITH STOP THE
FISH FROM GETTING KILLED, WHO WANT TO GO OVER THERE AND WALK
AND SO STANK FROM ALL THAT ALGAE IN ONE CORNER.
IT'S LIKE RED TIDE.
WE NEED TO LOOK INTO IT AND MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN GET WITH
TAMPA, WHOEVER ON CITY COUNCIL, THE EAST TAMPA ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THAT COULD BE A JOB FOR SOMEBODY, A
SMALL COMPANY.
HE GOT A LAWN SERVICE COMPANY.
THAT COULD BE A JOB FOR HIM AND IT'S RIGHT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
10:35:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM.
MR. ABDULLAH.
SEAN McNAMARA.

COLIN.
10:35:14AM >> GOOD MORNING.
TAMPA, FLORIDA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THE WORLD, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA IS IN A HOSPITAL.
THE PATIENT ARE THE PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS -- IT'S ON LIFE SUPPORT.
THE PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING.
THEY HAVE BEEN POISONED.
THEY HAVE BEEN LIED TO, MISDIRECTED, MISGUIDED, ECONOMICALLY
DEPRESSED, LEGALLY DEPRESSED, LOCKED UP BECAUSE THEY MIGHT
STAND UP AND SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY THAT'S NOT
LISTENING.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR?
10:36:07AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
CHARLIE MIRANDA.
10:36:10AM >> I SEE IT NOW.
YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT KEEP MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER
AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THAT DOESN'T BRING A SOLUTION, KEEPING MAKING THE SAME
MISTAKE.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THE PATIENT IS SICK, ON LIFE SUPPORT, WE KEEP DOING THE SAME
THING AND THE PATIENT KEEP GETTING SICKER.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ADDRESSING YOU ALL,
ADDRESSING US ALL.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS, IF WE WANT TO ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE

TO GET ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ILLNESS THAT THEY ARE HAVING,
THEN WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS CODE AND THE FLOODING.
THE EAST SIDE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, TAMPA, FLORIDA, LET'S
SAY OUT TO BUSCH BOULEVARD OVER TO 301, DOWN TO, SAY,
KENNEDY AND GOING EAST TO CENTRAL, ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED.
THIS IS A DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN
THIS COMMUNITY.
SO THINK ABOUT WHO YOU ARE ADDRESSING, WHO YOU ARE SOLVING
THE PROBLEMS FOR.
THE PATIENT IS STILL SICK AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO?
WHAT DO WE DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM?
WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE TO GET THE PEOPLE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND NOTHING PERSONAL TO ANY OF YOU ALL.
YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD JOB.
YOU GET PAID.
SO YOU ALL DON'T HAVE THE SAME ECONOMIC SITUATION THAT THIS
PATIENT HAVE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO LET'S GO TO THE PATIENT.
THE PATIENT IS A COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY, NOT ANY ONE OF US ARE ANY

BETTER THAN ANY ONE ELSE, BUT THE POSITION AND POWER THAT
HAVE BEEN YIELDED IS NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
10:38:20AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SEAN McNAMARA.
10:38:25AM >> GOOD MORNING, ESTEEMED COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SEAN McNAMARA.
317 WEST FERN STREET, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 2020.
LESS THAN 300 FEET FROM THE CITY PARK KNOWNS AS EPPS PARK
WHICH HAS AN ENTRANCE BY THE DEAD END OF NORTH DE SOTO
AVENUE AND FERN STREET.
I'M HERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND FRIENDS OF THE PARK AND A
VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVE OF SIX FAMILIES, FIVE OF WHOM ARE
HERE IN PERSON OR ONLINE WHICH SUBMITTED A PETITION TO THE
CITY IN RELATION TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT ROW-25-00247.
I AM HERE THIS MORNING WITH MY NEIGHBORS BECAUSE I AM
PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ABOUT EPPS PARK AND OUR
HOMES.
FRIENDS OF EPPS PARK WAS FORMED TO -- AND THE NATURAL
RESOURCES IN RESPONSE TO DRAMA OF STORMS DURING THE 2024
HURRICANE SEASON AS WELL AS PROPOSAL OF A MULTI-LOT
DEVELOPMENT AND ROAD.
IN THE EARLY FALL OF 2024, A DEVELOPER PROPOSED AND
SUBMITTED MULTIPLE DESIGN EXCEPTION APPLICATION TO CITY
COUNCIL WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MULTI-LOT DEVELOPMENT
AND ROAD IN THE AE 12 FLOODPLAIN ADJACENT TO EPPS PARK, THE

SAME FLOODPLAIN MY HOME IS IN.
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN AFTER OPEN COMMENT PERIOD AS RESPONSE
WAS OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE, THE PROXIMITY OF THE PARK AND
STORMWATER CONCERNS.
AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPLICATIONS, THE AREA WAS HIT BY
TROPICAL STORM HELENE AND HURRICANE MILTON.
THESE STORMS FLOODED HOMES ON NORTH RIVER BOULEVARD AND FERN
STREET.
HOMES SIT STORM DAMAGED, VACANT OR FLOODING INCLUDING MY
OWN.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DISPLACED FROM OUR HOME SINCE
SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AFTER FLOODING FROM HELENE FLOODED OUR
HOME WITH TWO FEET OF WATER.
JANUARY 2025, THE SAME DEVELOPER WHICH WITHDREW THE
APPLICATION SUBMITTED THE ROAD PIECE OF THE DEVELOPMENT VIA
PERMIT APPLICATION ROW-25-00247.
APPLICATION SET FORTH TO PAVE AND IMPROVE EXISTING NORTH
PARK ANNEX BOULEVARD RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM THE EXISTING ONE LANE
GRAVEL SECTION AT 6307 RIVER BOULEVARD SOUTH TO THE
CONNECTION WITH OTIS AVENUE AND MODIFY EXISTING STORMWATER
COLLECTION BOX FROM CURB INLET TO TOP INLET.
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH DEVELOPER SEEKS TO PAVE AND IMPROVE
HAS NOT BEEN OPENED.
CLOSED 75 YEARS PER THE CITY OF TAMPA'S ARCHIVE MAPS.
BECAUSE IT IS CLOSED, THERE IS A DEAD END.

THE FRIENDS OF THE PARK ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS EVEN THOUGH
NOT A MECHANISM TO DO SO BECAUSE AGAIN THE SAME CONCERNS
WERE AT ISSUE.
DEVELOPMENT IN A FLOODPLAIN, STORMWATER IMPACTS AND
PROTECTION OF THE PARK.
IN FACT, FRIENDS OF EPPS PARK MET WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA ON
FEBRUARY 7, 2025, AND STAFF AGREED THAT THIS NEWLY PROPOSED
ROAD WOULD NOT LAST AND THAT THE CITY WOULD MAINTAIN IT, TAX
DOLLARS WOULD MAINTAIN IT.
TAX DOLLARS OF THE VERY INDIVIDUALS SITTING HERE TODAY
VOICING CONCERNS AGAINST APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT.
TAX DOLLARS SPENT TO BENEFIT A DEVELOPER AT THE EXPENSE AND
RISK TO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY SUFFERING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
10:41:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLIN MIXON.
ANA KIRKPATRICK.
MATTHEW RADECK.
GOOD MORNING.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
10:41:30AM >> COLIN MIXON.
PICKING UP WHERE MR. McNAMARA LEFT OFF, MAIN CONCERNS TO
THE CITY OF TAMPA ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE APPROVAL OF THE
PERMIT WERE THE CREATION OF A PAVED ROAD AND MULTI-LOT
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A SPECIAL HAZARD FLOOD AREA, CHANGE OF

EXISTING STORMWATER COLLECTION RAISED BOX TO A DROP INLET
WHICH DECREASES CAPACITY OF STORMWATER COLLECTION BY 60%.
BASED ON THE CALCULATIONS OF A 40-YEAR STORMWATER ENGINEER
BY THE NAME OF RON GIOVANNELLI, WHO SPOKE WITH STAFF ON
FEBRUARY 7, 2025, PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT.
THIS CREATES AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF STORMWATER WHICH WILL
UNDULY IMPACT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND AREAS --
10:42:14AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THERE IT IS.
KEEP GOING.
10:42:18AM >> IMPACT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY AREAS WITH SEVERE EROSION
AND OBVIOUSLY FLOODING.
FAILURE OF THE DEVELOPER APPLICANT TO ADHERE TO THE CITY
STAFF'S OWN REQUIREMENT -- SORRY, THIS IS CONTINUING WITH
THE CONCERNS WE RAISED TO THE CITY OF TAMPA -- DEVELOPER
FAILED TO ADHERE TO THE CITY STAFF'S OWN REQUIREMENTS THAT
CERTAIN ITEMS BE DONE PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT
SUCH AS CONFIRMATION AS TO WHETHER THERE WAS A NATURAL
SPRING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AREA AND CONFIRMING WHETHER OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES HAVE JURISDICTION GIVEN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND STORMWATER CONCERNS.
ANOTHER CONCERN, APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED 2.16 AND 2.10
RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENT STRUCTURAL NUMBER, STRUCTURAL
COEFFICIENT WHICH IS WELL BELOW THE CITY CODE, WHICH HAD A
REQUIREMENT OF 2.30.
ONGOING SIGNIFICANT AND FREQUENT MAINTENANCE OF THE PLANNED

ROAD LOCATED ALL WITHIN THE AE-12 FLOOD AREA, WHICH WILL BE
DONE IN PERPETUITY BY THE CITY OF TAMPA AT THE EXPENSE OF
TAXPAYER DOLLARS, THE PERMIT, ANOTHER CONCERN, THE PERMIT
AUTHORIZING A REVISED PAVEMENT SECTION CONSISTING OF THREE
INCHES OF ASPHALT OVER TWO-INCH RECYCLED CONCRETE BASE WHICH
IS GOING TO HARM THE ROOT SYSTEMS OF THE GRAND OAKS IN THE
PARK.
DESPITE THESE CONCERNS, THE PERMIT WAS APPROVED ON FEBRUARY
20, 2025, AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE AVENUE TO APPEAL, ADVISED
NOT AN AVENUE TO REVEAL THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT GOVERNED BY
CHAPTER 22.
WITHOUT A VOICE VIA ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL, WE LOOKED TO
OTHER AVENUES.
FOUND A LAW, THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT, FLORIDA STATUTE
70.51.
IT ALLOWS AN OWNER THAT A DEVELOPMENT -- EITHER UNREASONABLY
OR UNFAIRLY BURDENS THE USE OF THE OWNER'S REAL PROPERTY MAY
APPLY WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE ORDER OR NOTICE OF
THE GOVERNMENT ACTION.
SO WE INITIATED THAT PROCEEDING.
THE CITY ATTORNEY, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, DENIED THE
PETITION, CITING THAT THEY WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
WHO SUBMITTED THE PETITION, THE LANDOWNERS WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND IMPACTS OF THE FLOODING.
THE OWNERS APPARENTLY HAVE NO RECOURSE OR REPEAL DESPITE THE

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON THE PROPERTY DUE TO STORMWATER
REDUCTION.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN THE STATUTE, SAYS NEEDS TO BE LIBERALLY
INTERPRETED AND IT WASN'T.
10:44:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANA KIRKPATRICK.
10:44:46AM >> ANA KIRKPATRICK.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
CONTINUING OFF OF COLIN MIXON, WE DID IMPLORE THE CITY
ATTORNEY WHO CONSTRUE THE ACT LIBERALLY AS TO THE DEFINITION
OF OWNERS UNDER THE STATUTE WHICH ESSENTIALLY WOULD ALLOW
THE CITY TO ENGAGE IN AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE MECHANISM AND
NEUTRAL MAGISTRATE AS IT RELATES TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT.
IN FACT, WE ARE MORE THAN UNHEARD ABOUT OUR CONCERNS
REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
THE CITY HAS IGNORED OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE ACTION OF THE
AGENT OF THE APPLICANT TOWARD ANYONE THAT VOICES OPPOSITION
TO EITHER THE DESIGN EXEMPTIONS, SPOKEN ABOUT BY MR.
McNAMARA OR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT.
I AM A FLORIDA BAR ATTORNEY, AND I ASSISTED MY NEIGHBORS AS
AN INDIVIDUAL IN FINDING THIS LAW, HELPING THEM FIND AN
AVENUE BECAUSE THERE WAS NONE.
I ULTIMATELY COMMUNICATED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.
MY E-MAIL BECAME PUBLIC RECORD.
I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL TO MY WORK E-MAIL FOR THE AGENT FROM
THE APPLICANT COPYING THE CITY ATTORNEY, MY MANAGING PARTNER

OF ENTIRE 150 LAW FIRM, MY SPOUSE, COLIN MIXON'S EMPLOYER,
ALSO AN ATTORNEY, AND ANOTHER PRIVATE ATTORNEY.
ATTACHED A COPY OF THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
GOVERNING FLORIDA LAWYERS AND CALLED INTO QUESTION MY ETHICS
AS AN ATTORNEY.
ULTIMATELY I WAS ACTING AS AN INDIVIDUAL DURING THE ENTIRE
PROCESS.
I REMOVED THOSE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE E-MAIL.
HE ADDED THEM RIGHT BACK ON.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE, A MORE TAME EXAMPLE OF HIS BEHAVIOR
TOWARDS ANYONE THAT HAS VOICED OPPOSITION, YET HE HAS HIS
PERMIT.
YET WE ARE UNHEARD.
THEREFORE WE ARE HERE.
WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE CITY
OF TAMPA APPROVED THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT DESPITE
ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO THE DEVELOPER WHO IS THE COMMON
OWNER OF THE LOT THE ROAD SEEKS TO BENEFIT.
THEY COULD HAVE DENIED THIS APPLICATION FOR THE REASONS THAT
WE HAVE SHOWN VIA THE OTHER SPEAKERS.
WE ASK CITY COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE HISTORY OF
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS INVESTIGATED AND ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED
BY CITY STAFF.
SPECIFICALLY, WAS IT DETERMINED IT WAS A CLOSED
RIGHT-OF-WAY?

MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A PROCESS TO CLOSE A RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WE ASK THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO
RECOMMEND THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROCESS AVAILABLE RELATIVE TO THE RFW PERMIT, STATUTE 70.51.
ULTIMATELY THE PROCESS REQUIRES THAT WE APPEAL TO OUR
ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A DENIAL FROM THE
MAYOR.
THIS IS ULTIMATELY A RELEVANT ISSUE HEARING FROM EVERYONE
TODAY.
THIS IS A RIGHT-OF-WAY ROAD THAT WOULD BE BUILT IN A
HILLSBOROUGH RIVER FLOODPLAIN.
YOU HEARD FROM MY NEIGHBORS THAT WERE FLOODED DURING HELENE.
THERE ISN'T EVEN A ROAD HERE AT THAT POINT TO DIVERT THE
STORMWATER AND ALSO WOULD CHANGE THE GREAT SYSTEM REDUCING
STORMWATER CAPACITY BY 60%.
ULTIMATELY WE ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE THIS
ISSUE, THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT SPECIFICALLY AND FOR ANY
RELIEF THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN OFFER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:47:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FOR THOSE OF YOU SPEAKING ON THIS ISSUE,
IF YOU COULD TALK TO MY AIDE, I'LL HAVE HIM OUTSIDE.
10:47:56AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF YOU CAN HOLD THAT BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
I WOULD HAVE A COMMENT TO THAT.
10:48:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.

MATTHEW RADECK.
SANDRA PARDUE.
DANA PHILP.
10:48:22AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW RADECK.
I AM ALSO HERE AS A FRIEND OF EPPS PARK.
I'LL MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT ROW 250000247, BUILDING A ROAD
INTO EPPS PARK IS JUST A BAD IDEA.
NUMBER ONE, THE SOIL CANNOT SUPPORT THE TRAFFIC.
I WITNESS CARS AND TRUCKS GET STUCK DOWN THERE ALL THE TIME.
IT'S CRAZY.
MY SHOES GET WET JUST WALKING DOWN THERE.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM A SUMMER STRONG STORM HERE.
THIS ISN'T A FLOOD.
THIS ISN'T THE HURRICANE.
THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
I'VE LIVED THERE NINE YEARS NOW, AND I'VE SEEN THE FLOODING
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THROUGH THE YEARS.
IT'S GETTING CRAZY.
BESIDES ALL THAT, IF THIS ROAD IS ALLOWED TO BE BUILT, IT
WILL INTRODUCE A THROUGH ROAD THROUGH THE PARK, NOT A DEAD
END.
IT WILL BE A THRU ROAD, TRAFFIC DRIVING THROUGH THE AREA
WHERE LITTLE KIDS ARE ROLLING AROUND IN THE GRASS AND
PLAYING.

DOGS RUNNING, MOTHERS WITH THEIR STROLLERS.
INTRODUCING A THRU ROAD THROUGH THIS PARK IS NOT A GOOD
IDEA.
THIS ROAD WAS NEVER OPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN PLATTED BACK IN 1926 OR WHENEVER.
IT WAS NEVER OPENED AND SAYS SO IN ONE OF THE MAPS SHE
PRESENTED BECAUSE IT'S A FLOOD.
OLD-TIMERS CAN TELL YOU THERE IS A SPRING ON THE PROPERTY.
IT WAS ILLEGALLY COVERED UP.
THE ELEVATED PART THERE WHICH PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING AS A
PARKING LOT FOR THE LAST 75 YEARS, SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABSORBED
BY THE CITY AS A PARKING ACCESS.
USED TO BE A SIGN THERE THE CITY PLANTED THERE IN THE LOT
THAT SAID THIS IS EPPS PARK.
THIS IS WHERE THE BEGINNING IS.
THIS HAS ALL CHANGED.
ANOTHER THING, THIS ROW APPLICATION SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED
WITHOUT SEEING THE WHOLE PLAN.
THERE IS A CLUSTER OF HOMES HE'S TRYING TO PUT HIGH DENSITY
INTO A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHY SHOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED PIECEMEAL?
WHY DOES ANYONE WANT TO PUT A ROAD THERE?
THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR IT.
YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THE WHOLE PLAN AS A PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST SOME LITTLE ROAD SO HE CAN CIRCUMVENT

REVIEW BY SUBMITTING ALL OF THESE THINGS PIECEMEAL.
I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE PARCEL OF LAND IN QUESTION WAS
ADDRESSED AS 325, 327 AND 329 WEST FERN STREET BECAUSE THE
PARK IS TOO SWAMPY TO BUILD A ROAD.
HE APPLIED TO HAVE THE ADDRESSES CHANGED TO A NONEXISTENT
ROAD.
IS MY TIME UP?
10:51:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU STILL HAVE ABOUT 25 SECONDS.
10:51:08AM >> I'LL TOUCH ON ANOTHER THING ANA SAID ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR
OF THE MAIN APPLICANT FOR THIS DOVETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND
WHATNOT.
I CAN'T EVEN WALK DOWN THROUGH THE PARK WITHOUT SUFFER A
BARRAGE OF INSULTS AND CHILDISH REMARKS BY THIS MAN.
THANK YOU.
10:51:28AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SANDRA PARDUE.
DANA PHILP.
GOOD MORNING, MA'AM.
10:51:38AM >> I'M SANDRA PARDUE.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME.
WE HEARD A VARIETY OF ISSUES THIS MORNING FROM THE PEOPLE
BEHIND ME.
MOST OF THEM IF YOU SCALE THEM IN COMPARISON TO MY ISSUE,
THEY HAVE ELEPHANT ISSUES, WHALE ISSUES, HIPPO ISSUES.
I HAVE A GNAT ISSUE THAT I NEED TO ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT.
IF I CAN GET MY PICTURE UP HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME

PICTURES.
10:52:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM, WE CAN SEE IT.
10:52:04AM >> IT'S KIND OF DIM.
THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN ONE MORNING EARLIER THIS WEEK ON A
30 MINUTE WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVERYTHING YOU'LL SEE IN THIS PICTURE IS ONE OF THE GNATS
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US
AROUND TOWN.
MANY OF THEM SEEM TO ARRIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS THEIR END
POINT AND DESTINATIONS.
THEY LAY THERE AND STAY THERE.
THE FIRST ONE I SHOWED YOU SAT ON THE SIDEWALK FOR SEVEN
DAYS BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED.
THERE IS A PROCEDURE AND A PROCESS FOR DEALING WITH THIS.
THE PROCEDURE AND THE PROCESS ISN'T WORKING.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO LOOK INTO IT.
YOU ARE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF SOLVING
THESE ISSUES, BUT YOU DID APPROVE THE FUNDS -- NOT THE FUNDS
BUT THE CONTRACT THAT GOT THESE THINGS INTO THIS SITUATION.
I NEED YOU TO PLEASE SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT TAKING THESE
GNATS OFF OF OUR STREETS.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S A GNAT PROBLEM, BUT THE BIG PICTURE IS
ALWAYS MORE COMPELLING AND INVITING WHEN YOU TAKE CARE OF

THE SMALL DETAILS.
AND YOU NEED TO TEND TO THEM.
THAT'S JUST THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE HELP US OUT WITH SEEING WHAT WE NEED TO DO
TO MOVE SOME OF THE SITUATION INTO A BETTER PROCESS SO THAT
PARTICULAR PART OF EVERYONE'S NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE WHOLE
CITY, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THEM EVERYWHERE, TOO, NOT JUST MY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS I DRIVE AROUND THEY ARE LAYING HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REMOVING THE MOTORCYCLES -- NOT THE
MOTORCYCLES BUT THE SCOOTERS AND MOTORIZED BIKES AND GETTING
THEM BACK IN THE CORRALS WHERE THEY BELONG.
10:53:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DANA PHILP.
HUMAIRA AFZAL.
JOHN McDONALD.
10:53:48AM >> I'M DANA PHILP, 328 WEST FERN STREET.
I WAS AN ALTERNATE IN CASE SOMEBODY COULDN'T SPEAK.
BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID FROM
THE FRIENDS OF EPPS PARK IS TRUE AND CORRECT AND THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY IS IN OPPOSITION OF THIS.
THANK YOU.
10:54:06AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM.
HUMAIRA AFZAL.

I SAW HER BUT SHE STEPPED OUT.
I'LL KEEP THE CARD HERE ON THE SIDE.
JOHN McDONALD, ARE YOU HERE?
COME ON UP, SIR.
FOLLOWED BY MR. VASQUEZ AND MS. ROBIN LOCKETT.
10:54:31AM >> HELLO.
JOHN McDONALD.
RESIDENT, CITIZEN, DOWNTOWN TAMPA.
I LIKE WHAT THE YOUNG LADY SAID.
SHE SAID "GNAT PROBLEM."
SO I HAVE A GNAT PROBLEM.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE THIS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER, PUT
THESE BASEBALL CARDS ON YOUR BICYCLE.
MADE THE BIKE GO VROOM, VROOM.
GUESS WHAT, THAT IS MY GNAT PROBLEM.
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING TODAY.
IT'S LOUD, OFFENSIVE, RUDE.
IT'S A DISCOURTESY.
IT'S A BREAKING OF THE FLORIDA LAW, COUNTY LAW, AND CITY
LAW.
WE HAVE STATUTES THAT SAY THIS IS ILLEGAL.
IN 2023 CITY RECORDS SHOW THAT WE DID WRITE ONE CITATION FOR
NOISE ORDINANCE FROM A MUFFLER.
I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE ASK AND SUPPORT
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND START WRITING

CITATIONS BECAUSE PROBABLY RIGHT NOW OUT FRONT WHILE PEOPLE
ARE TRYING TO WORK, THIS NOISE IS CRACKLING IN THE
BACKGROUND OF THEIR CONFERENCE CALLS, ZOOM CALLS.
AGAIN, A GNAT PROBLEM.
CITY OF TAMPA HAS SOME FLASHING LIGHTS DOWN IN YBOR SAYING
NOISE ORDINANCE, RADIOS, ET CETERA.
THERE'S ONE OTHER SIGN DOWN BY MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE -- OR
ON BAYSHORE.
AND IT'S LEANING.
NOT RELEVANT.
BUT COLLIER COUNTY, DOWN SOUTH OF US, HAS ESTABLISHED A TASK
FORCE.
IF YOU GOOGLE COLLIER COUNTY NOISE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE, I
FORWARDED THIS TO SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS, JUST TO LISTEN TO
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT THE WHEEL.
HAND IT OVER TO WHOMEVER WILL TAKE OVER THE TASK FORCE AND
WRITE CITATIONS, PUT SIGNS UP AND START TO DO AS THEY HAVE
DONE.
THEY GO BACK ONCE THEY HAVE WRITTEN A CITATION, THEY GO TO
THE MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED IT AND GIVE THEM A FINE AS WELL.
THE TASK FORCE IS SENDING OUT LETTERS TO THE MECHANICS
SAYING BE AWARE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS ILLEGAL.
AGAIN A NUISANCE.
GNAT-SIZE PROBLEM.

IT'S UNHEALTHY IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.
I THINK WE NEED TO CREATE A COMMON COURTESY OR AT LEAST
ENTHUSIASTICALLY IMPRESS THAT A COMMON COURTESY IS AN
OLD-FASHIONED THING LIKE TO SEE BACK.
THE NOISE IS VERY OFFENSIVE.
PLEASE GO TO THE YouTube.
SORRY MY TECH BRAIN DIDN'T WORK AND COULD HAVE HAD IT HERE
AND LISTENED TO.
ADD IT TO YOUR TO-DO LIST AND THANK YOU.
10:57:27AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JOSE VASQUEZ AND MS. ROBIN LOCKETT.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
10:57:34AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JOSE VASQUEZ.
RESIDENT OF 2222 NORTH 64TH STREET, BUSINESS LOCATED AT 1924
NORTH 59th STREET.
THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY, LAST MEETING JUNE 9, WHEN I
PRESENT MY ISSUE.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA ASKED ME IF I COULD PROVIDE SOME
INFORMATION OR EVIDENCE ABOUT THE PROPERTY TO BE
INVESTIGATED.
FROM THAT DAY I'M WAITING 30, 45 DAYS TO SEE IF CODE
ENFORCEMENT, MOBILITY, TRANSPORTATION DO SOMETHING IN THE
AREA.

NOTHING HAPPENED.
TODAY I'M BRINGING EVIDENCE.
THIS IS THE DEED WHEN THE CITY OF TAMPA BOUGHT THE PROPERTY
IN 1973.
THIS IS THE EVIDENCE ABOUT PROPERTY APPRAISER SAY THE
ADDRESS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND GIVING A DESCRIPTION ON THE
VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, $120.
TREE FALL ON TOP OF MY -- YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNICATIONS.
WRONG ADDRESS.
WRONG INFORMATION.
NO MATTER WHAT THE ISSUE OVER SIX, EIGHT, NINE MONTHS.
THIS IS THE TICKET OPEN.
RELATIVE TO THE CITY OF TAMPA ABOUT THE DEBRIS AND
EVERYTHING.
TRANSPORTATION REVIEW SUPPOSED TO REVIEW THE FENCE.
ANOTHER CASE RIGHT HERE FROM 1999 LOCATION.
MY POINT IS I BRING YOU A NOTE ABOUT ALL THE CASES BEEN OPEN
FOR THE LAST EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS.
ALL THIS BECAUSE THE PROPERTY, 1999 NORTH 59th STREET,
THESE TWO GENTLEMEN TAKE OVER AND NEED LEGAL ACCESS TO THE
BACK OF MY PROPERTY.
NOW I HEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE GIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE
PROBLEMS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I'M NOT HERE TO BRING A PROBLEM.

I BRING YOU A SOLUTION.
LAST SIX MONTHS I'VE BEEN CLEANING THE PROPERTY, PICKING THE
DEBRIS UP AND OPEN A TICKET FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA TO PICK IT
UP.
MY LAST TICKET WAS OPEN LIKE YOU SEE, 225 AND THEY SUPPOSED
TO COME UP AND PICK UP MARCH 4.
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
AND THE FUNNY PART IS MY NEIGHBOR -- BECAUSE I DO THIS
CLEANING, CALLED THE CITY OF TAMPA POLICE.
AND I AM UNDER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME
WITH CRIMINAL MISCHIEF BECAUSE I PLANTED EIGHT TREES, TWO IN
FRONT OF MY -- LEGAL RESIDENCE.
I HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE HE BLOCKED IT.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OPENED A CASE AND THE TREES COST $5,000.
WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO PLANT THAT KIND OF AMOUNT OF TREES
INSIDE THE CITY OF TAMPA PROPERTY WITH NO PERMISSION.
NO PAPERWORK, ETC., ETC.
11:00:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
11:00:50AM >> YOU ARE WELCOME.
11:00:51AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO?
I DON'T SEE HUMAIRA AFZAL.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. SHELBY, REGARDING ITEM 78.
I WILL ASK THAT WE MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING
WHEN WE GET TO IT.
11:01:05AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN.
YOU CANNOT OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IT HAS BEEN MISNOTICED.
YOU HAVE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA.
11:01:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
OPEN ALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO COVER
EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM 78.
11:01:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SO MOVED.
11:01:20AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IT WAS MISNOTICED.
WE RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE ATTORNEY OR THE
REPRESENTATIVE.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK MADE THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN SECONDED IT.
ITEM 78 WAS TAKEN OFF THE AGENDA.
LET ME JUST MARK THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU MIND --
11:01:39AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CLOSURE.
IF I CAN JUST ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS RELATIVE TO A
RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT THAT WAS ISSUED AS THE PEOPLE -- MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC HAVE STATED.
JUST A REMINDER TO COUNCIL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE
SITUATION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ROAD PERMIT ISSUE ADJACENT
TO EPPS PARK.
JUST A REMINDER, COUNCIL, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WHO HAS ALSO BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY, AND PERHAPS EVEN THE APPLICANT, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL THAT IF YOU WISH TO HAVE
ANY INQUIRIES, I SUGGEST YOU TALK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE ABOUT THAT RATHER THAN TALK TO THE PARTIES, BECAUSE
COUNCIL SHOULD REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING A MATTER THAT EITHER
I -- EITHER IS OR COULD VERY WELL BE A SUBJECT OF A MATTER
OF LITIGATION.
I WANT TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
11:02:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SHELBY.
ITEM NUMBER 4 IS REAPPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF SEAN PATTERSON
FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD OF THE CITY OF TAMPA IN THE
INDUSTRIAL RIGHTS POSITION.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, YOU ARE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR.
11:03:12AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I MOVE.
11:03:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE ITEM 5-12.
A MOTION.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
11:03:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. CHAIR, CAN I SAY SOMETHING OF ITEM 32
BEFORE WE VOTE -- SORRY, 33.
11:03:31AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NUMBER 33?
11:03:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
THIS IS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
IT IS VOTING ON A PERMIT FOR OUR TAMPA PRIDE PARADE AND
FESTIVAL.
I THOUGHT IT WAS APPLICABLE DURING THESE TIMES IN OUR
COUNTRY AND STATE WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT VALUE DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND I WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA, WE
STILL DO.
THIS IS A CITY THAT VALUES BLACK HERITAGE AND HISTORY.
WE HONOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
WE HAVE MANY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY HONORING OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE HONOR OUR HISPANIC AND LATIN COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE
CITY WITH FESTIVALS AND EVENTS.
WE HONOR WOMEN.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
IN FACT, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK SPOKE AT ONE.
11:04:23AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MUSLIM --
11:04:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I AM GETTING TO THEM ALL.
LAST WEEK, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION HONORING AND SUPPORTING
OUR MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN HONORING RAMADAN.
WE HAVE MANY -- AND COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA HAS BEEN A BIG
ADVOCATE, AND MYSELF AS WELL, FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE
STATE OF FLORIDA AND HONORING THE INCLUSIVITY AND OUR
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
FOR THE MUSLIMS.
LIGHT THE MENORAHS FOR HANUKKAH.
FOR OUR JEWISH PEOPLE.
FOR OUR CHRISTIANS, WE HAVE A CHRISTMAS PARADE, AND WE HAVE
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS AND CHRISTMAS TREES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
THIS IS A CITY THAT VALUES EVERY ELEMENT OF THE PEOPLE THAT
LIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA INCLUDING OUR PROUD AND
OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
AND I HOPE YOU ALL JOIN EVERYONE FOR THEIR PRIDE EVENT ONLY
MARCH 29 IN YBOR CITY.
11:05:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:05:17AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NEIGHBORHOOD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ITEMS
13-35 WITH THE REMOVAL OF 32.
11:05:24AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:05:25AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
MIRANDA.
11:05:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MOVE ITEMS 36-48.
11:05:33AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:05:35AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, YOU ARE WITH FINANCE.
11:05:38AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE ITEMS 49-51.
11:05:41AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND?
11:05:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
11:05:44AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, YOU ARE THE VICE-CHAIR OF
DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
11:05:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOVE ITEMS 52-68.
11:05:53AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:05:54AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, MOBILITY AND ASSET MANAGEMENT.
11:06:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOVE ITEM 69.
11:06:06AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:06:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
VERY GOOD.
MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ITEM NUMBER 70, PETITION FOR REVIEW FOR MAY 1, 2025.
11:06:15AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SO MOVED.
11:06:17AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
301 E. KENNEDY, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WE MADE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
LET ME JUST CHECK.
WE OPENED ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING --
11:06:32AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WILL MOVE TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
11:06:35AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:06:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECONDED FROM MIRANDA.
ALL THE 10 AND 10:30 A.M.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
WE HAVE THE -- WE HAVE A 1:30 HEARING LATER ON.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER -- LET ME SEE.
THESE ARE -- THERE ARE TWO NONQUASI-JUDICIAL.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT
10 AND 10:30, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND WE WILL YOU
IN.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK.
[SWEARING IN]
11:07:11AM >> I DO.
11:07:11AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
START WITH ITEM NUMBER 71. ANYBODY HERE FROM THE CITY TO
SPEAK ON 71?
IF NOT, I WILL ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
YES, MA'AM.
ARE YOU HERE FOR 71?
11:07:27AM >> I AM.
11:07:28AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SWORN IN.
COME UP.
11:07:31AM >>EMMA GREGORY:
EMMA GREGORY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
EXCUSE MY SLIGHT TARDINESS.
WE ARE HERE FOR THE SECOND READING OF THE PEDICAB ORDINANCE.
COUNCIL DID NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON FIRST READING.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TODAY, I'M HERE FOR THEM
ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY LATE.
11:07:47AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 71.
11:07:52AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. CHAIR, THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT DURING
THE FIRST VOTE, AND I REVIEWED THE RECORDING, AND I AM
FAMILIAR AND PREPARED TO VOTE.
11:08:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
11:08:02AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOTION.
11:08:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
11:08:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, READ 71.
11:08:09AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
IF I HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
11:08:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LUNCH IS AT NOON.
11:08:13AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU FOR THE ITEM, 71, E 2025-8
CHAPTER 25, UNANIMOUS.
CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT AT VOTE.
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION,
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA OF FLORIDA RELATED TO PEDICAB
AND NONMOTORIZED VEHICLE REGULATION.
REVISION TO THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE ORDINANCE AMENDING 25-4,
DEFINITIONS.
AMENDING SECTION 25-48, PERMIT TYPES.
AMENDING SECTION 25-60, RESERVED.
AMENDING SECTION 25-61, NONMOTORIZED VEHICLE - PERMIT
REQUIRED, ONE PERMIT FOR EACH PERMIT AND OPERATION TO BE
ATTACHED TO EACH VEHICLE.
AMENDING 25-62, SAME, AMENDING FOR PERMIT; APPROVAL, DENIAL
OF APPLICATION; APPEAL PERMIT FEES.
SECTION 25-63, ADHERENCE TO PLAN SUBMITTED IN APPLICATION REQUIRED.
AMENDMENTS TO PLAN, MODIFICATIONS TO PLAN BY TRANSPORTATION
MANAGER.
AMENDING 25-64, SAME, REMOVAL OF PERMITS; LOST, DESTROYED PERMITS
NONTRANSFERABLE, REPLACEMENTS AND SUBSTITUTIONS, DORMANT
PERMITS.
AMENDING 25-65, SAME, DRIVER'S PERMIT REQUIRED, INSURANCE
AND DENIAL OF ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMITS REQUIRED,
APPLICATIONS; QUALIFICATIONS; ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMIT;
DURATION AND RENEWAL.
REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
DISPLAY OF PERMITS AMENDING SECTION 25-65, SAME.
AMENDING SECTION 25-66, SAME, BUSINESS TAX.
AMENDING 25-67, SAME, LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED.
FORM, AMOUNT OF COVERAGE, APPROVAL.
AMEND AND RENUMBERING SECTION 25-187 TO SECTION 25-60,
NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES TO OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING A EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:10:09AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:10:15AM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH HENDERSON
NOT BEING PRESENT AT VOTE AND CARLSON ABSENT.
11:10:30AM >>ROSS SAMONS:
ROSS SAMONS, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
FILE NUMBER, VAC-25-03.
A VACATION OF A PORTION OF MARIE AVENUE, SOUTH OF KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF EAST STREET, EAST OF DALE MABRY HIGHWAY
AND WEST OF STERLING AVENUE.
I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:10:54AM >> TRUETT GARDNER, 400 EAST ASHLEY DRIVE, AND HERE TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS.
11:11:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. PRESSMAN, YOU ARE PART OF IT?
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO ADD?
11:11:07AM >> NO, SIR.
11:11:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYONE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 72?
11:11:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
11:11:12AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
11:11:21AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
11:11:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
NUMBER 7, VAC-25-03, ORDINANCE BEING
PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
TAMPA, FLORIDA, CLOSING AND DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING A
PORTION OF MARIE AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH OF
KENNEDY BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF NORTH B. STREET, EAST OF DALE
MABRY HIGHWAY, WEST OF STERLING AVENUE WITHIN THE PLAT OF
PALMERE SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2, TO
CERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AS MORE
PARTICULARLY SET FORTH HEREIN PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS
INTERPRETATION AS REPEALING CONFLICTS PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY.
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:12:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION AND SECOND.
11:12:11AM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON BEING
ABSENT.
11:12:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING.
EVERYONE WAS SWORN IN FROM MY UNDERSTANDING SO FAR EXCEPT
THE VIRTUAL VOTES ON 77 AND 74.
ITEM NUMBER 73.
11:12:30AM >>SAM THOMAS:
SAM THOMAS, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ITEM NUMBER 37, REZ-25-05.
TO REZONE THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 201 NORTH DALE MABRY
HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FOR PD TO PD PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, STOREFRONT, RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL RETAIL SALES SHOPPERS FOODS RESTAURANTS AND
PERSONAL SERVICES.
I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:13:00AM >> TRUETT GARDNER, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE.
HERE WITH TODD PRESSMAN.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
11:13:06AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK?
11:13:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
11:13:12AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
11:13:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
WOULD YOU MIND READING 73?
11:13:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
FILE NUMBER REZ-25-03, ORDINANCE BEING
PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, VACATING, CLOSING, DISCONTINUING
AND A PORTION OF MARIE AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH --
11:13:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WRONG ONE.
11:13:41AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE ARE ON 73.
11:13:44AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SORRY.
I APOLOGIZE.
I DIDN'T MARK IT OFF ON MY DELETE.
I HAVE A LITTLE SYSTEM.
IT DIDN'T WORK TODAY.
11:13:52AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.
11:13:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
I MOVE FILE NUMBER REZ-25-05 ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND
READING AND ADOPTION.
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 201
NORTH DALE MABRY HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION PD TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, STOREFRONT,
RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL, RETAIL
SALES, SHOPPERS' GOODS, RESTAURANT AND PERSONAL SERVICES.
11:14:28AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:14:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:14:32AM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON BEING
ABSENT AT VOTE.
11:14:41AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 74.
11:14:43AM >>STEPHANIE POPE:
GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
ITEM NUMBER 74 IS REZ-24-47.
THIS ITEM IS REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
2010 EAST POWHATAN AVENUE.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM SEMINOLE HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE-FAMILY TO SEMINOLE HEIGHTS MULTIFAMILY.
I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:15:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS.
MA'AM, ARE YOU MARTHA VELASQUEZ?
11:15:11AM >> YES.
11:15:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU WERE SWORN IN.
NO QUESTIONS.
MA'AM, COME ON UP AND YOU CAN PRESENT.
11:15:16AM >> OKAY.
11:15:17AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COME CLOSER --
11:15:19AM >> CLOSER?
11:15:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
11:15:24AM >> HERE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS.
11:15:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GO AHEAD.
11:15:30AM >> I'M HERE FOR 2010 EAST POWHATAN AVENUE.
I WILL SAY THAT IT LOOKED BETTER THAN IT DOES NOW AFTER WE
GET THE APPROVAL.
11:15:46AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
NO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA?
74.
11:15:57AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ITEM NUMBER 7, MR. CHAIRMAN, FILE
NUMBER REZ-24-47, ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
AN ORDINANCE REZONINGS PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
2010 EAST POWHATAN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS
SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION SH-RS, SEMINOLE
HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, AND SH-RM, SEMINOLE
HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:16:27AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECONDED.
11:16:34AM >>CLERK:
MOTION APPROVED WITH CLENDENIN AND CARLSON BEING
ABSENT AT VOTE.
11:16:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ITEM NUMBER 75.
11:16:47AM >>STEPHANIE POPE:
STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
NUMBER 75, REZ-24-09.
THE PROPERTY IS 3916 WEST ALVA STREET TO REZONE FROM CG
COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR VEHICLE SALES
AND LEASING.
REVISIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND PLANS TO THE CLERK'S
OFFICE.
I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:17:14AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
11:17:16AM >> I AM RAY HAJIAN.
I AM THE OWNER OF 3916 WEST ALVA.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:17:26AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYONE TO SPEAK?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:17:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOVE 75, REZ-24-90, ORDINANCE PRESENTED
FOR SECOND READING AN ADOPTION.
ORDINANCE IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3916 WEST ALVA
STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, TAMPA, FOR SECTION 1 FOR ZONING
DISTRICT CG TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, VEHICLE SALES AND
LEASING.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
11:18:00AM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON BEING
ABSENT.
11:18:05AM >> THANK YOU.
11:18:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ITEM NUMBER 76.
11:18:10AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
SAM THOMAS, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
REZ-24-96.
REZONING OF 3212 MARLIN AVENUE FROM RS-60 TO RS-50.
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY.
11:18:27AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
I SEE NONE.
STATE YOUR NAME.
11:18:32AM >> AILEEN ROSARIO, REPRESENTING THE CLIENT FOR 3212 WEST MARLIN.
I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:18:39AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO
SPEAK FOR 76?
11:18:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
11:18:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
11:18:47AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FILE NUMBER REZ-24-96 ORDINANCE PRESENTING
FOR SECOND READING ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE REZONING 3212 WEST
MARLIN AVENUE IN CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-60, TO RS-50
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY.
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:19:12AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
11:19:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:19:16AM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON BEING
ABSENT.
11:19:20AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THIS ONE HERE -- THERE HAS GOT TO BE A
MISPRINT.
A MEMBER OF COUNCIL CAN'T VOTE AND MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE
SAME ONE FOR THE FIRST READING.
11:19:32AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT IS A GOOD -- YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.
I FORGOT WHO READ 77 BECAUSE IT WASN'T CARLSON.
CAN WE STILL VOTE ON IT TODAY AND CORRECT IT?
THAT IS A GOOD, GOOD CATCH.
11:20:07AM >>SAMUEL THOMAS:
SAM THOMAS, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ITEM NUMBER 77, REZ-25-08.
THIS IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 5200
SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA.
11:20:31AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE SOME REGISTERED WHO WILL BE SPEAKING.
11:20:35AM >> ONLY IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
11:20:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU COME UP AND PRESENT.
GO AHEAD.
11:20:40AM >>CLERK:
I WILL MAKE THE CORRECTION VERY QUICK.
CARLSON WAS ABSENT, AND CLENDENIN AND HENDERSON MOVED THE
ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING.
11:20:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SCRIVENER'S ERROR.
11:20:52AM >> KAMI CORBETT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HILL, WARD AND
HENDERSON.
I HAVE TWO QUICK EXHIBITS TO SHOW TO YOU.
I WILL SHOW THEM ON THE ELMO BUT WILL PASS THEM OUT.
THE FIRST ONE JUST SHOWS THE AREAS WHERE WE MADE THE CHANGES
ON THE REVISION SHEET.
AND SPECIFICALLY, IN ADDITION TO WHAT STAFF ASKED US TO DO,
WE ACTUALLY ADDED THE DIMENSION TO THE GARAGES WE PRESENTED
TO YOU.
WE KNEW THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE DISCUSSION.
SO WE WENT AHEAD AND MADE THOSE CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING EVEN THOUGH THEY WEREN'T ON THE REVISION
SHEET.
THE SECOND ONE THAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS THE CALCULATION
-- REVISED PARKING REGULATION.
EVEN IF YOU COUNTED THE INTERIOR GARAGES AS ONE-CAR GARAGES
WE EXCEED PARKING BY 25% STILL.
WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION AT FIRST
READING THAT WE ARE CONSISTENT AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
AND OUR CONSULTANTS ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
11:21:56AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN?
11:21:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION, I DID
OBSERVE THAT DURING THAT, AND I THINK I MADE A NOTE OF THAT
THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO MEET THE MINIMUM PARKING MINIMUMS EVEN
IF THAT GARAGE WAS COUNTED AS A SINGLE-CAR GARAGE BECAUSE
YOU HAD DRIVEWAY SPACE.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITY WITH GARAGE STANDARDS, WE
WILL TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS WELL THAT FOLKS WHO ARE
USING.
AS LONG AS THEY ARE MEETING THE MINIMUM PARKING STANDARDS IN
A VARIETY OF WAY, THAT WILL BE PERMISSIBLE.
APPRECIATE THE CLASSIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION ON THE PLAN.
11:22:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MR. SHELBY.
11:22:32AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF I CAN, INQUIRE OF STAFF.
WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED TO US AND PUT INTO THE RECORD, ARE
THESE ON THE CERTIFIED SITE PLANS THAT HAS BEEN FILED BY THE
CLERK?
11:22:44AM >> THE REVISIONS.
11:22:46AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT YOU PASSED OUT.
11:22:48AM >> THIS COLORIZED VERSION IS NOT, BUT BASED ON THE CERTIFIED
SITE PLAN IN THE RECORD THAT MR. THOMAS HAS.
11:22:55AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WITH THE DIMENSIONS, THAT'S CORRECT?
11:23:00AM >> WITH THE DIMENSIONS, YES.
11:23:02AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE CERTIFIED SITE
PLAN REFLECTS THESE DOCUMENTS.
11:23:06AM >> YES, IT DOES.
11:23:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
PUBLIC COMMENT.
YES, MA'AM.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
11:23:11AM >> YES, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
11:23:55AM >> GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE POYNOR.
GLAD THAT THE APPLICANT FIXED THE GARAGES.
I THINK THAT WAS THE HONORABLE THING TO DO.
THE ENCROACHMENT ON OUR INDUSTRIAL LAND SOUTH OF DALE MABRY
HIGHWAY HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS ABSURD.
I JUST GAVE YOU A SPREADSHEET.
ALL OF THE BIG DEVELOPMENTS -- EVERY TIME I GIVE YOU A LIST
OF THE BIG DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE COME IN SOUTH OF GANDY,
WEST OF DALE MABRY HIGHWAY, SINCE I STARTED.
SINCE THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY,
217 ACRES OF LAND THAT WAS NOT RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY HAS
BEEN CONVERTED TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY.
WHEN WE HAVE -- WE HAVE THIS INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT REPORT
FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF AND SAYS THIS CAME OUT TO
IN 2020, LOST 790 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND.
A LOT WHAT WAS ON THAT LIST -- THIS PINK LIST -- WAS
FORMALLY INDUSTRIAL LAND.
THAT WAS IN 2020.
WE HAVE LOST AN ADDITIONAL 100 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND
SINCE THEN.
THESE ARE COMMERCIAL CORNERS.
THE APPLICANT WHEN THEY GOT UP THERE AND SPOKE AND SAID, OH,
IF WE PUT A GAS STATION ON THIS CORNER, THERE WILL BE 580
TRIPS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE 580 TRIPS WOULD BE, 580 CITIZENS WHO
ALREADY LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE TO DRIVE NORTH OF
GANDY TO GET TO A GAS STATION.
WE WOULD LOVE A GAS STATION.
THERE ARE ACTUALLY POSTS ABOUT IT ON FACEBOOK THAT WE ARE SO
DISTRAUGHT THAT OUR NEIGHBORS WERE LIKE, WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE A GAS STATION THERE.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS CRAZY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS THINK THAT I ONLY GET UP HERE AND COMPLAIN.
I SUPPORTED TWO LARGE DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH IS UNUSUAL, ONE
BECAUSE THEY PUT AFFORDABLE IN THERE.
A GAS STATION.
I HAVE SUPPORTED SEVERAL RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS.
YOU NAME IT, ANYTHING BUT RESIDENTIAL.
AND YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT EVEN IF IT IS A DECENT PROJECT
-- BECAUSE I AM NOT GOING TO TELL YOU THIS IS A GREAT
PROJECT.
EVEN IF THIS IS A DECENT PROJECT, I HAVE TO COME UP AND SAY
WE DON'T HAVE A GAS STATION.
I LIVE IN A FOOD DESERT.
I LIVE IN A FOOD DESERT.
LET ME SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME, I LIVE IN A FOOD DESERT AND
HERE WE ARE AGAIN GIVING AWAY OUR COMMERCIAL SPACE, OUR
INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR MORE RESIDENTIAL FOR AN AREA THAT DOES
NOT HAVE A GAS STATION.
THESE UNITS COST THEM -- THIS IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
I DIDN'T -- WE ASKED THEM WHAT IS THE COST.
THEIR COST IS $450,000 WITHOUT THE DIRT.
WITHOUT THE DIRT!
NO TELLING WHAT THEY PAID FOR THE PROPERTY.
YOU GUYS FOUND UNANIMOUSLY THIS WAS A GOOD PROJECT, AND IT
SHOULD BE PASSED.
I WOULD QUESTION -- NONE OF YOU ASKED OF PUTTING ANY
COMMERCIAL IN THIS PROJECT.
WHY NOT?
THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR.
11:26:59AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
11:27:00AM >> THANK YOU.
11:27:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYONE ELSE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
11:27:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON
THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO HAVE
THAT KIND OF DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY.
THE CITY OF TAMPA IS EVOLVING AND CHANGING AND WE ARE -- YOU
KNOW, WE LOOK AT THE MAP OF WHAT THE CITY OF TAMPA LOOKED
LIKE.
LONG AND LINEAR GOING FROM HISTORICAL PORT TAMPA GOING UP
TO PASCO COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST.
WE ARE BECOMING MUCH MORE URBANIZED IN A MUCH MORE
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
NOT THAT WE ARE LOSING INDUSTRIAL IN OUR AREA.
THE AREA IS SHIFTING.
YOU GO OUT TO 301 AND YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
PROPERTIES AROUND THE PROPERTY THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN THE
CITY PROPERTY BUT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO ALL OF THESE INDUSTRIES AND THIS PROPERTY IS SHIFTING OUT
OF WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIVING TO THOSE AREAS.
THEY ARE STILL PROVIDING JOBS.
IT IS JUST -- JUST A REALIGNMENT.
I THINK THAT IS ONE THING TO CONFER.
THE OTHER THING IS WHILE I AGREE WITH -- I MEAN I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE US -- WE JUST TALKED WITH THE CLARION REPORT OF
LAND DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
PROBLEM IS A LOT OF US IS PERSONAL PROPERTY.
WE DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY, SO WE CAN'T -- AS SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY.
WHY DON'T WE PUT A GROCERY STORE THERE.
WELL, I CAN'T DICTATE.
IT IS PERSONAL PROPERTY.
PERSONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS WHAT GOES ON THAT PIECE OF
PROPERTY.
IF SOMEBODY WANTED -- SOUTH OF GANDY AND BUY A PIECE OF
PROPERTY AND OPEN UP A GAS STATION, I AM SURE IT
WILL BE AMICABLE WITH THAT IF IT IS ON THE RIGHT PIECE OF
PROPERTY.
SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER.
I HEAR THINGS ALL THE TIME LIKE THE DOG TRACK.
GO UP THERE AND REDEVELOPMENT THE DOG TRACK.
WE DON'T OWN A DOG TRACK.
A PRIVATE PERSON GOES AND OWNS THAT DOG TRACK.
I CAN'T GO UP THERE AND TAKE HER PROPERTY.
ALL THESE THINGS -- ALWAYS SOUNDS GREAT AND WE LIKE TO
PONTIFICATE ABOUT THAT IN CONVERSATIONS OVER COFFEE OR A
COCKTAIL, BUT THE REALITY IS PEOPLE OWN THEIR OWN PROPERTIES
AND HAVE CERTAIN LAND RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR DECISION WHEN WE VOTE ON THIS STUFF.
WHILE I AM EMPATHETIC WITH THE LACK OF GROCERY STORES AND
THOSE TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENTS.
WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT WHEN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
11:29:15AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, MIRANDA.
11:29:18AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
GO AHEAD.
11:29:20AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS.
I HAPPEN TO LIKE THIS PROJECT.
IT IS NOT OVERDONE.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, THE
COMMERCIAL SPACE AND INDUSTRIAL SPACE AND HOW WE, YOU KNOW,
LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE US.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
THIS ONE JUST SEEMS IDEAL TO ME BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIGGER
ISSUES WAS THE FIGHT FOR THE GARAGES AND THE -- THE
DEVELOPER IS OBVIOUSLY LISTENING TO THAT, BECAUSE IT IS
IMPORTANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS FIXABLE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST CLEAR EXAMPLES THAT IT WAS VERY
INTENTIONALLY DONE BECAUSE OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT ONE.
BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
11:30:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MA'AM, DO YOU HAVE REBUTTAL?
11:30:09AM >> KAMI CORBETT, AGAIN.
JUST BRIEFLY.
EVERYTHING IN REAL ESTATE IS LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION,
RIGHT.
AND SO THE MARKET IS REACTING TO THIS MIXED USE LAND USE
CATEGORY.
AND THE MARKET IS DECIDE WHAT THE APPROPRIATE MIX OF USE IS
BASED ON SORT OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AREA.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MATT McGRAW COME UP REAL QUICK AND GET
FEEDBACK FROM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS IN THIS
PARTICULAR AREA.
11:30:36AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COME ON UP, SIR, WERE YOU SWORN IN.
11:30:43AM >> YES, MA'AM.
MACK McGRAW, WEST NICHOLAS STREET IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.
WE DID HAVE A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER DO AN INDUSTRIAL
AND RETAIL STUDY OF THE SITE.
WE ARE OBVIOUSLY INVESTED IN IT.
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE USING THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE.
HER NAME IS LAUREN CAMPBELL WITH THE ARCHER GROUP AND A
TAMPA RESIDENT.
I THINK FROM A RETAIL STANDPOINT.
WE ARE BUILDING A SIDEWALK AND HELPING TO CONNECT UP TO
GANDY AND VERY WALKABLE ALONG GANDY AND PLENTY OF RETAIL
ALONG THE GANDY CORRIDOR.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, A LACK OF FOOT TRAFFIC, A LACK OF
VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF RETAIL THERE.
AND THAT IS ALSO SHOWN BY A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL VACANCY RATE
FOR RETAIL.
WHEN WE GO TO INDUSTRIAL, IT IS EVEN -- IT IS EVEN WORSE.
55% OF THE PROPERTIES IN THIS STUDY AREA THAT WE DID -- THIS
WAS IN YOUR PACKAGE FROM OUR -- THIS RECTANGLE HERE IS THE
STUDY AREA WE DID.
55% OF THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES ARE VACANT IN THAT AREA.
JUST NOT A DEMANDS FOR IT ANYMORE.
MOSTLY BECAUSE THE STREETS -- THE STREETS AROUND OUR
PROPERTY ESPECIALLY DON'T DO WELL WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
A LOT OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TYPE TRAFFIC.
BETTER SUITED RIGHT OFF OF GANDY, AND I THINK AN INDUSTRIAL
PROJECT COMING ALONG GANDY, A NEW ONE.
SO I DON'T THINK -- I DON'T THINK THAT AREAS THAT BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF IT.
AS YOU TRANSITION SOUTH, IT MAKES SENSE TO START PUTTING IN
THE PROJECT LIKE WE ARE PUTTING IN.
THAT'S IT.
11:32:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYTHING FURTHER WITH THE REBUTTAL?
IF NOT, WE ASK -- WE ALREADY HAD A MOTION TO CLOSE.
11:32:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
11:32:20AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECOND.
11:32:22AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, BACK TO YOU,
SIR.
OR VIERA, BECAUSE WE SKIPPED OVER AND WENT TO VIERA.
MIRANDA, GO AHEAD, SIR.
11:32:33AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR, AN ORDINANCE REZONINGS PROPERTY IN
5200 SOUTH MANHATTAN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN ZONING
CLASSIFICATION CI COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE, PD, RESIDENTIAL
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:32:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
11:32:55AM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON BEING
ABSENT.
11:33:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT SETTLES THE LAND USE ITEMS.
WE CAN'T TO THE 1:30 WHICH IS 80.
WE CAN GO TO STAFF REPORTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF LORI HERNANDEZ IS AVAILABLE.
LISA CHEESER RENAMING OF THE PARK.
IF SHE IS NOT, WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER LUNCH.
I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA HAS A FUNERAL AT 12:00 TO
GO TO.
SO WE CAN BE MINDFUL OF THAT.
THE OTHER ITEMS ARE VIK BHIDE AND MR. ROGERO AND CARL BRODY.
11:33:33AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. BRODY IS IN THE BUILDING.
11:33:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THAT IN A HALF
HOUR.
11:33:39AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YOU WANT TO TAKE A VERY LONG LUNCH.
11:33:44AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SURE.
11:33:46AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE WILL BREAK FOR LUNCH UNTIL 1:30 --
YOU WANT TO DO IT AT 1:00 AND PICK UP SOME ITEMS LIKE CLOSER
BACK.
IS THIS FOR THE LISA CHEESER PARK?
11:34:02AM >> YOU WANT IT TO BE.
11:34:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
KNOCK IT OUT.
11:34:05AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHY NOT, LET'S GO.
MISS LOCKET, ARE YOU GOOD?
HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YES, MA'AM.
WE ARE GOING TO DO ITEM 82.
11:34:21AM >>MICHELLE VAN LOAN:
MICHELLE VAN LOAN, REAL ESTATE
DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM.
THEY GOT CAUGHT OFF GUARD TOO.
SO WHILE THEY ARE BRINGING IT UP, YOU GUYS HAVE A COPY.
LISA CHESSER, ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE NO MATTER WHO SHE MET, SHE
WOULD HELP.
AND SHE WOULD DO FOR PEOPLE IN NEED.
SHE STARTED HER OWN NONPROFIT FOUNDATION.
WENT OUT TO FUND RAISE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IN DONATION AND DO
MORE FOR PEOPLE THAN SHE RAN INTO.
ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST AT RISK.
VOLUNTEERED NOT ONLY FOR TOYS FOR TOTS BUT DID HER OWN TOY
DRIVE BECAUSE TOYS FOR TOTS EARLY IN THE SEASON AND RUNNING
INTO FAMILIES WHO NEEDED MORE TOYS AS THEY GOT CLOSE TO THE
HOLIDAYS.
HER HEART JUST WENT OUT THERE FOR ANYBODY WHO HAD THOSE
NEEDS AND COULDN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF A CHILD NOT HAVING
SOMETHING AND THE GUILTY AND WHAT IT DOES FOR A PARENT
KNOWING YOU CAN'T DO THOSE THINGS FOR YOUR CHILDREN.
SHE HELPED PAY FOR HOTEL ROOMS FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEM OFF
THE STREET OR KEEP THEM OFF THE STREET.
PAID FOR INSURANCE AND RENT.
SHE WAS ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHEN SHE SAW SOMEONE
IN NEED.
SHE WAS PART OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY.
SHE SENT CARE PACKAGES TO SOLDIERS EVEN THOUGH NO LONGER IN
THE LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVED, SHE STAYED INVOLVED
INDIVIDUALLY AND KEPT VOLUNTEERING TO SEND THOSE PACKAGES TO
OUR SOLDIERS OVERSEAS.
THIS WAS A WOMAN THROUGHOUT HER OWN ENTIRE LIFE WHO NEVER
STOPPED LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ALWAYS GIVE BACK TO HER
COMMUNITY FOR THE GANDY COMMUNITY CIVIC CENTER AND
EVERYTHING THEY DID FOR PEOPLE AT RISK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN REVIEWING OUR HER BIOGRAPHY, MISS CHESSER MET THE
CRITERIA AND ALL THE OTHER CRITERIA SET IN THE ORDINANCE FOR
A MAJOR ASSET RENAMING.
THIS PARK -- IF WE GET THE POWERPOINT UP IS LOCATED -- OH, YOU
GOT IT?
THERE YOU GO.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT THERE.
IT IS JUST WEST OF THE ENTRY TO THE MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE
JUST OFF OF DALE MABRY HIGHWAY OFF OF PINEWOOD AND MARKUM
STREET AND THE PARK ITSELF WILL BE DONE BY THE DEVELOPER WHO
IS BUILDING THE MOTEL TO THE WEST OF THIS.
IF THE COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH THE HONORARY RENAMING, THE
DEDICATION OF THE PARK IS A COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
REQUIRED BY THE DEVELOPER TO BE BUILT AS A CONDITION OF
THE C.O. OF THE HOTEL, AND THAT IS IN OUR AGREEMENT.
IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD REQUEST A SETTING
OF A DATE OF A READING OF FIRST ORDINANCE AT LEAST 30 DAYS
OUT FROM TODAY SO WE HAVE TIME TO DO OUR PUBLIC POSTING AS
REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE.
AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
11:37:25AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
BEFORE I GO TO COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND
MIRANDA.
I HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS OF THIS INDIVIDUAL
FOR A LONG TIME.
AND NOT A SINGLE PERSON AGAINST IT OR QUESTIONING.
EVERYBODY IS LIKE.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT?
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT?
THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY ARE VERY EXCITED.
THOSE WHO KNEW HER ARE VERY EXCITED.
I WOULD BE TOTALLY ON BOARD TO SUPPORT IT.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
11:37:51AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON IS NOT HERE TODAY, I WAS -- I
WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED TO SCHEDULE THIS ACTUALLY IN MAY
BECAUSE OF SOME -- SOME FAMILY AND HEALTH ISSUES.
SO I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND MAY 15 AS THE DATE.
11:38:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA SECONDS IT.
SIR, YOU WANT TO SPEAK?
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA?
11:38:13AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
LIKE YOU SAID, I NEVER HEARD ANY CROSS
WORDS OR ANYTHING NEGATIVE AT ALL.
SO WELL DESERVED.
11:38:19AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MAY 15 UNDER
-- WELL, FIRST READING, CORRECT.
MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
YES?
11:38:29AM >>MICHELLE VAN LOAN:
THANK YOU, ENJOY YOUR LUNCH.
11:38:30AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IF I GET HIT BY A TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON.
CAN YOU DO MY EULOGY?
11:38:37AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.
11:38:38AM >>MICHELLE VAN LOAN:
AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, USUALLY WE
-- WE INVESTIGATE REAL ESTATE AND LAND.
WE ARE NOT USED TO DOING DUE DILIGENCE AND BIOGRAPHIES ON
PEOPLE, BUT WHETHER IT HAS BEEN MR. ALESSI AND MR. McDONALD
AND SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE THE PLEASURE TO
RESEARCH AND GET TO KNOW, SOMETIMES POSTHUMOUSLY OF ALL OF
THEIR GOOD DEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS ALWAYS VERY HEARTWARMING.
I AM ALWAYS TRULY HONORED TO COME UP HERE AND DO THESE
PRESENTATIONS.
11:39:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR. BRODY, FOR YOUR ITEM, DO YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER
LUNCH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
11:39:18AM >>CARL BRODY:
CARL BRODY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE -- YEAH --
11:39:23AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
GO AHEAD, SIR.
11:39:25AM >>CARL BRODY:
I WILL USE THE ELMO.
WHAT WE WILL DO -- I INTRODUCED MYSELF, RIGHT?
CARL BRODY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
THIS IS NOT FINAL, BUT PROPOSITION THAT WE ARE BRINGING
FORWARD FOR YOU TO CONSIDER FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR OUR
CITY CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS.
CAN YOU -- CAN I MAKE THAT BIGGER?
CAN YOU SEE THAT?
11:39:55AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ZOOM IN WITH THE WHEEL.
THERE YOU GO.
11:40:03AM >>CARL BRODY:
SO THIS SITUATION PROPOSED BY A COMPLAINT REGARDING
THE TREATMENT OF THE CITY CONTRACTOR ACTUALLY TO ANOTHER CITY
CONTRACTOR AND A SEPARATE COMPLAINT BY A CITY EMPLOYEE.
THAT PERSON RECEIVED FROM A CITY CONTRACTOR.
SO WE WANTED TO PUT SOME RULES IN PLACE JUST TO CLARIFY AND
MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS KNOW THAT THOSE
SERVE US WHEN THEY RECEIVE A CONTRACT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY.
AND I WILL JUST WALK THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY.
AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST JUMP IN.
SO OUR SUBSET -- INITIALLY, WE ARE PUTTING IT IN THE WMBE
ORDINANCE, 26-5.
WE FURTHER IT THERE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE CONTRACTORS THAT
WE ACTUALLY CERTIFY.
WMBE OR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS IN THE CITY, YOU HAVE TO IT BE
CERTIFIED AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WMBE, A GROUP WITH A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH.
AND WE PUT IT IN THAT SECTION.
SO WE ARE JUST REFERENCED IT.
YOU KNOW WE WANT OUR CONTRACTOR AND VENUES TO SERVE AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND ETHICAL STANDARDS.
AND IN SUB B, WHAT WE DO IS WE WANT OUR CONTRACTORS AND
VENDORS TO PASS THIS ON TO THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS, THEIR
EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS THAT THEY KNOW WHEN THEY ARE WORKING
WITH THE CITY THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR THEY HAVE TO SATISFY
THESE STANDARDS.
IN SUB C, PROHIBIT THREATENING LANGUAGE, THREATENING
ACTIVITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE
PROVIDE FOR -- IN OUR PERSONNEL MANUAL FOR OUR OWN CITY
EMPLOYEES.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO HAVE THAT STANDARD APPLY ACROSS THE
BOARD.
AND THEN IN SECTION D, AGAIN, WE REFERENCED IT.
WE WANT ALL OF THE CONTRACTORS TO SERVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF ETHICAL CONDUCT.
AND IMPORTANTLY, WE NOTE THAT -- YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PURPOSE
IS THAT THESE CONTRACTORS ARE OUT THERE.
PUBLIC DOESN'T REALLY KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC
CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS AND OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
SO WE DON'T WANT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO -- TO HAVE A BAD
INTERACTION WITH SOME OF THESE CONTRACTORS AND HAVE THAT
FALL BACK ON US.
SO WE SET THIS HIGHER STANDARD FOR THEM TO COMPLY WITH.
THAT IS THE BACKGROUND FOR -- OF THAT.
AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO ENFORCE IT THROUGH THE MANAGER
OF EBO.
SHE MISS BERTHA MITCHELL HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS.
AND THE THEORY -- THE THOUGHT IS THAT PRIMARILY, WE WANT
THEM TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS.
IF THERE IS A MINOR VIOLATION, THERE WILL BE NOTICED OF IT
THAT WE NEED TO COMPLY.
IF THERE IS A MORE SERIOUS VIOLATION, WE WILL TAKE FURTHER
STEPS ON IT.
WE ALSO HAVE A DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION.
AND THIS IS ALSO IN THE ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS THE MANAGER TO
COORDINATE WITH THE CONTRACTORS TO BE ABLE TO COME TO SOME
AMICABLE OUTCOME IF THERE IS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO OF
THEM.
AND, OF COURSE, AN APPEAL PROCESS.
WE THROW THE APPEAL PROCESS IN FOR DUE PROCESS PURPOSE.
THAT IS REALLY QUICK.
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
IF YOU SEE ANYTHING YOU WANT CHANGED, LET ME KNOW NOW.
WE CAN MAKE THOSE CHANGES AND BRING IT BACK FOR FIRST
READING SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE.
UH-OH.
11:43:34AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
OF ALL THINGS.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
11:43:36AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
AND MR. -- I AM LAUGHING ABOUT THAT -- POOR GUY.
WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, MR. BRODY.
WE HAVE MET ON THIS A FEW TIMES AND YOU ALWAYS ARE A
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
AND WE WORKED ON OTHER THINGS BEFORE.
AS YOU SAID, THIS CAME ABOUT FROM A FRIEND OF MINE FROM MY
DISTRICT, A VERY NICE GENTLEMAN, A GOOD MAN, WHO ENCOUNTERED
SOME VERY PREJUDICE UNFORTUNATELY BEHAVIOR.
AND, OF COURSE, THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THAT WHICH WE --
MYSELF I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH, BUT SHOULD DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN DO WITH THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AND THAT IS
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT TO MAKE SURE CONTRACTORS KNOW THAT
CERTAIN BEHAVIOR IS -- WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
THAT THERE ARE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS AND WE WORKED WITH THE
CONTRACTOR COMMUNITY AND OTHERS ON THIS.
SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO REPORT THIS TO THIS GENTLEMAN, AND I
AM SURE HE WILL BE PLEASED.
JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
DO WE MOTION AFTER THE --
11:44:38AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
AFTER THE DISCUSSION.
11:44:39AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
THANK YOU, MR. BRODY, YOU ARE ALWAYS A GENTLEMAN.
11:44:45AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NOT YET.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
11:44:48AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
DOES IT COVER -- SO YOU SAID IT IS BEING PUT UNDER THE WMBE
AND SLBE, BUT COVER ALL CONTRACTORS?
11:45:01AM >>CARL BRODY:
IT DOES.
11:45:04AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANTED TO CHECK BECAUSE THE PUBLIC
UNDERSTOOD IT.
I AM CONCERNED OF THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, BECAUSE HOW MANY
VIOLATIONS ARE TOO MANY VIOLATIONS?
I THINK WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURE.
NOT A TON OF STRUCTURE, BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE MORE
STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT HERE.
BECAUSE, THE IDEA IS, WE ARE GOING TO BE TARGETING BAD
ACTORS.
IF WE KNOW ANYTHING OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT WE GET OF
SPECIFIC CONTRACTORS IS THEY CHANGED THEIR TACTIC JUST A
LITTLE BIT.
I WOULD LOVE IF YOU -- I DON'T KNOW IF -- IF YOU ALL HAVE
SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, TO MAKE IT A
LITTLE MORE -- AND I AM HAPPY TO TALK TO YOUR OFFICE ABOUT
IT BETWEEN NOW AND FIRST READING, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO
SOME TYPE OF -- I DON'T KNOW -- AGAIN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT KIND OF ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES, THREE STRIKES THING.
OBVIOUSLY WOULD YOU HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS FOR SMAL
INFRACTIONS VERSUS LARGER INFRACTIONS.
I AM WORRIED JUST LEAVING IT TO SANCTION BASED ON THE NATURE
OF THE VIOLATION ALONE WITHOUT IT AT LEAST HAVING A NUMBER
IN THERE.
11:46:13AM >>CARL BRODY:
THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
WE CAN WORK WITH SOMETHING TODAY AND BEFORE IT COMES BEFORE
YOU ON FIRST MEETING.
WORK WITH BERTHA MITCHELL, THE MANAGER AT EBO.
AND WE WILL LOOK AT OTHER ORDINANCE AND RULES IN OTHER
JURISDICTIONS TO COMPARE AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING MORE
SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT.
11:46:38AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE CAN ALWAYS -- I
WOULD LOVE TO -- FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A DRAFT OF THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
I NOTICED IN THE -- IN THE MOTION ITSELF, SAID TO A
DISCUSSION ON PARKING TO BE INCLUDED.
AND I DO REMEMBER THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT --
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS -- IF THIS IS THIS OR A DIFFERENT -- A
DIFFERENT ONE?
11:46:58AM >>CARL BRODY:
IT GOT MIXED.
11:47:01AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I SAW IT IN THE MOTION AND I THOUGHT IT IS
NOT HERE --
11:47:06AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
READY FOR A MOTION?
11:47:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, GO AHEAD.
11:47:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOTION THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT PRESENT
-- COME BACK ON MAY 15 WITH AN ORDINANCE FOR FIRST READING
AND CONSIDERATION ON CODE OF CONDUCT OF CHAPTER 26-5 OF THE
CITY OF TAMPA CODE FOR WMBE AND SLBE CERT TIDE CONTRACTORS
WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.
PERIOD.
11:47:33AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
11:47:38AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BRODY.
WE ARE GOING TO RECESS FOR LUNCH UNTIL 1:30 SINCE WE GOT
THOSE ITEMS OUT OF THE WAY.
THANK YOU.
[LUNCH RECESS]

01:33:09AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CALL THE COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
IF WE CAN HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
01:33:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
01:33:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
01:33:17PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
01:33:20PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
01:33:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
01:33:22PM >>CLERK:
WE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.
01:33:24PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE 1 A.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS --
OR 1:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SOMETIMES
HERE AT THAT TIME.
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ITEM NUMBER 79 A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE
TO REQUEST A CONTINUANCE AND DOESN'T HAVE A DATE FOR ITEM
79.
CONTINUE THAT FOR A DATE TO BE DETERMINED, IF THAT IS OKAY.
CLERK EITHER APRIL 3 OR 17th.
01:34:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MOVE WE CONTINUE ITEM 79 TO APRIL 17.
01:34:05PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM 79
TO APRIL 17 AT 1:30 P.M. 315 EAST KENNEDY, BOULEVARD, TAMPA,
FLORIDA, 33602.
ALL IN FAVOR.
THESE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS.
IF YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 80, PLEASE STAND
AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
SIR, WILL YOU BE SPEAKING?
01:34:36PM >> YES.
01:34:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST WALKED IN, WILL
YOU BE SPEAKING?
01:34:44PM >> NO.
01:34:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 80.
MISS CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE, IF YOU WILL KICK IT OFF AND THEN
MR. COTTON.
01:34:52PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
GOOD AFTERNOON, CAMARIA
PETTIS-MACKLE FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
ITEM 80, THE REVIEW HEARING FOR SU 1-24-58 FOR PROPERTY AT 3127
WEST OAKLAND AVENUE.
THE PETITIONER IS A MR. RON FAIR AND ALESSANDRO COBEUER.
I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED THAT.
THE REQUEST THAT STAFF REVIEWED FROM THE APPLICANT IS FOR AN
EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENT.
STAFF DENIED THE REQUEST FOR A EXTENDED SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCE FOR THIS PROPERTY ON DECEMBER 6, 2024, BECAUSE IT
DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA OUTLINED IN CITY OF TAMPA,
CODE SECTION 27-1342 ,SUBSECTIONS C, FOR TWO REASONS, AND MR.
COTTON WILL GO OVER THOSE DETAILS BUT DID NOT MEET THE SIZE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE.
AND THERE WAS NOT A CONFIRMATION FROM THE APPLICANT TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE -- THAT THE SPACE WOULD BE LIMITED TO
FAMILY MEMBERS RELATED BY MARRIAGE, BLOOD, ADOPTION OR LEGAL
GUARDIANSHIP.
I PROVIDED CITY COUNCIL IN THEIR PACKET COPIES OF CITY OF
TAMPA CODE SECTION 27-61, WHICH IS THE STANDARDS FOR REVIEW
HEARINGS.
IN CITY -- I MEAN, IN THE STAFF REPORT, MR. COTTON PROVIDED
A COPY OF CODE SECTION 27-132, WHICH IS THE REGULATIONS
GOVERNOR EARNING INDIVIDUAL'S SPECIFIC USES, CODE SECTION
WHICH ARE THE CONDITIONS AND SAFEGUARDS.
I ALSO PROVIDED THE RULES OF PROCEDURES IN THE SAMPLE MOTION
REGARDING THIS MATTER.
ACCORDING TO CODE SECTION 27-61 SUBJECTION J-3.
CITY COUNCIL CAN CONDUCT A DE NOVO REVIEW HEARING WHICH
MEANS THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN RECEIVE NEW EVIDENCE.
MR. COTTON IS ON -- IS APPEARING REMOTELY IN ORDER TO GIVE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPLICATION AND THE REASON FOR THE
DENIAL.
AFTER HEARING ALL THE EVIDENCE, CITY COUNCIL CAN TAKE TWO
ACTIONS.
CITY COUNCIL COULD EITHER AFFIRM THE DECISION OF THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR AND, THEREFORE, DENY THE REQUEST FOR THE
EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE AT THAT LOCATION.
OR CITY COUNCIL CAN OVERTURN THE DECISION THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR AND, THEREFORE, APPROVE THE REQUEST BY THE
APPLICANT FOR THE EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE.
I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN IT
OVER NOW TO MR. COTTON.
01:37:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS?
NO?
THANK YOU.
01:37:30PM >>ERIC COTTON:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
IF I CAN SHARE MY SCREEN FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO.
01:37:34PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SURE.
CAN COUNCIL SEE THE PRESENTATION?
01:37:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
01:37:44PM >>ERIC COTTON:
AWESOME.
SO AS MISS CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE IS INDICATING A PETITION
FOR REVIEW SU-21-85.
FOR PROPERTY AT 3127 WEST OAKLYN AVENUE.
APPLICATION AS MISS PETTIS MACKLE INDICATED WAS FOR AN
EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE.
ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS RS-57 AT THE PARKLAND ESTATES
OVERLAY DISTRICT.
AGAIN FOR AN EXTENDED FAMILY.
JUST A QUICK -- THE PART HIGHLIGHTED IN RED IS THE PROPERTY
IN QUESTION.
THIS IS A -- THE FIRST-FLOOR PLAN OF THE PROPERTY.
YOU CAN SEE, A THIS IS A AN EXISTING LOCATION ABOVE THE
GARAGE.
AND THEY WERE GOING TO BE PROPOSING TO ADD IN A KITCHEN.
WHEN YOU ADD IN A KITCHEN, IT BECOMES ANOTHER DWELLING.
AND THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF GETTING -- GOING ABOUT THAT IS TO
APPLY FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED IN
THIS AREA OR AN EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE.
ALSO AS INDICATED, A PICTURE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
THE STRUCTURE IS A LITTLE OVER -- ROUGHLY OVER 1100 SQUARE
FEET FOR THE EXTENDED FAMILY AREA.
BY CODE, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS 600 SQUARE
FEET AND EXCEEDS THAT BY ALMOST DOUBLE.
AND ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS, IT HAS TO BE FOR A RELATIVE.
IT IS PART OF THE APPLICATION.
THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THIS STATEMENT OF NARRATIVE WHICH
SAYS THE ROOM IS TO BE USED AS AN ENTERTAINMENT LOUNGE FOR
THE OWNERS, JUAN AND GINA, BASED ON THAT EVIDENCE NO
EVIDENCE WAS SUBMITTED THAT IT BE FOR A RELATIVE.
01:39:28PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COTTON.
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
01:39:33PM >>ERIC COTTON:
ERIC COTTON, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
01:39:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. COTTON, THIS AREA IS BUILT OUT AND
WANT TO INSTALL KITCHEN.
01:39:46PM >>ERIC COTTON:
EXISTING ABOVE THEIR GARAGE.
AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
01:39:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
EXISTING AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE.
01:39:53PM >>ERIC COTTON:
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, YES.
01:39:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY, THANK YOU.
01:39:56PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY ELSE?
YES, MA'AM?
01:39:59PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
LOOKS LIKE -- OKAY, THERE IS A STAIRCASE.
THERE IS A STAIRCASE TO THE OUTSIDE?
01:40:08PM >>ERIC COTTON:
I BELIEVE THE STAIRCASE IS SIN TERM TO THE
STRUCTURE ITSELF.
ACCESS THROUGH THE GARAGE ITSELF.
01:40:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
OTHER ENTRANCE GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH A BEDROOM.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
01:40:21PM >>ERIC COTTON:
YOU ARE WELCOME.
01:40:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THAT'S IT FOR THE STAFF PART.
WE HAVE THE PETITION.
APPLICANT, COME ON UP.
YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE ENTIRE 15 MINUTES.
STATE YOUR NAME.
01:40:36PM >> RON FAIR.
I AM THE OWNER AND APPLICANT HERE.
SO WE WILL GO TO EXHIBIT 1 THAT WAS SHOWN BACK IN 2019.
WE BUILT THE GARAGE.
TIED IT TO THE HOUSE.
HONESTLY, WE REALLY DIDN'T WANT THE UPSTAIRS TO NECESSARILY
BE THAT BIG, BUT IT WAS THE ONLY WAY REALLY TO BALANCE THE
WHOLE HOUSE WHEN WE DID THE WHOLE THING.
SO WE HAD THAT ALL APPROVED.
AND, YES, IT WAS APPROVED INTERNALLY.
I GOT AN AGING MOTHER.
SHE IS 82.
I HAVE GOT AN AGING MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS 79.
JUST BEING PROACTIVE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND GETS FORCE
UPON US.
BUILDING UP THE SPACE UP ABOVE, WE WERE TOLD WE COULDN'T PUT
IN AN OVEN, AND THAT WAS THE SINGLE POINT THAT WAS PUSHING
THE USE OF THE KITCHEN.
SO WE -- WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD.
AT THAT TIME, THE NEW ADU PROCESS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WASN'T
EVEN IN, SO WE DID ALL OUR NOTICES AND EVERYTHING COMING FOR
A VARIANCE JUST TO PUT A KITCHEN IN.
IN THAT PROCESS, THE ADU STUFF HAPPENED.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO STATE TWO THINGS WERE INCORRECT.
NUMBER ONE, THIS IS UNDER -- A LITTLE OVER 900 SQUARE FEET.
EVEN IF IT IS EXTENDED FAMILY, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A 50%
INCREASE OVER THE 600 SQUARE FEET.
THE SECOND THING THAT WAS INCORRECT IS IT SAID THAT WE
DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT FAMILY OR BLOOD.
AND MR. COBLEUR WAS TOLD TO FILL IT OUT, WHICH I CONFIRMED
WAS FAMILY.
WE WERE CLEAR ABOUT MOTHER AND EVEN GONE BACK TO THE CITY
AND TALKING TO STAFF WHO SAID, WELL, IT IS FOR MY MOTHER AND
MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND THAT IS FAMILY.
THE ORIGINAL RECORD HAS THAT.
SO IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY FRUSTRATING AND LONG PROCESS.
TO BE HONEST YOU WITH, I STILL DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND -- AND
THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY.
WE ARE BUILDERS AND ENGINEERS.
IF WE ARE NOT IN THE ADU, I UNDERSTAND IT HAVEN'T BEEN --
COME ABOUT.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STOVE.
I EVEN PUT IN AN ELEVATOR.
AGAIN, I HAVE AGING PARENTS.
AND IF WE ARE TRAVELING AND MY WIFE AND I ARE STILL FAIRLY
YOUNG, I DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO COME DOWN THE STAIRS,
STEP UP IN AND THROUGH.
AND, YES, THERE IS A WALKWAY UPSTAIRS, BUT AGAIN, THAT IS
WHERE WE TIED IT TO THE HOUSE.
IF GOES INTO MY DAUGHTER'S CLOSET AND HER ROOM AND HAS TO
GO DOWN THE STAIRS, ETC.
IT IS NO JUST NOT GOING TO BE CONVENIENT FOR AN AGING
PARENT.
FOR THOSE REASONS, LIKE I SAID, WE HAD THE DENIAL, BUT WE
BELIEVE THAT THE ADU DOES ALLOW FOR 950 SQUARE FEET, WHICH
WE ARE UNDER.
AND IT WAS ALREADY AN ERROR.
IF THAT WOULD BE ALLOWABLE.
IF WE WERE EXTENDED STAY, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS CLEAR IT WAS
ALWAYS FAMILY, NOT FOR SOME AIR B&B OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND WE ARE OVER THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND ASKING FOR THE
ADDITIONAL 50% BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY THERE.
IN CONCLUSION, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE CITY GRANT
THIS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS UNDER EXTENDED STAY OR THAT WE GET
A VARIANCE THAT IT DOES AT LEAST MATCH THE ADU EVEN THOUGH
WE WEREN'T BUILDING IT AT THIS TIME TO MEET THAT CRITERIA.
IT WAS ALREADY DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
01:44:35PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I HAVE A QUESTION.
HOW WOULD YOUR MOTHER OR MOTHER-IN-LAW ACCESS THAT SECOND
STORY.
ACCESS THROUGH THE GARAGE AND THROUGH THE MAIN HOUSE?
OR IS THERE -- BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED AT THE -- AT THE CARS,
YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE DOORS.
THERE WAS, LIKE, AN ENTRANCEWAY.
A WINDOW OR DOOR TO GET YOU INSIDE.
01:44:58PM >> THERE WAS A DOOR.
IF YOU WALK TO THE BREEZEWAY IN BETWEEN, THERE IS A DOOR
THAT COMES IN.
AND THE INTENT IS FOR SOMEBODY AGING TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE
CAR RIGHT IN.
GET OUT.
GET IN THE ELEVATOR.
AND GO RIGHT UPSTAIRS.
01:45:11PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THERE IS AN ELEVATOR.
01:45:14PM >> YES, SIR.
01:45:14PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IT IS AN ASK.
MY PARENTS -- NOT SOON, BUT THEN GETTING UP THE STAIRS WILL
BE AN ISSUE.
OKAY, THERE IS AN ELEVATOR.
AND WHAT -- YOU KNOW, YOU ARE SAYING -- IF FAMILY -- IF THEY
ARE -- MOTHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW IS NOT FAMILY, THEN WHAT IS.
WHAT PROOF WERE YOU ASKED TO SHOW.
A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SAME LAST NAME?
WHAT DO THEY ASK TO YOU DO.
01:45:41PM >> I WAS ASKED FOR NOTHING TO VERIFY THAT.
AND LIKE I SAID, OUR INTENT WAS CLEAR FROM DAY ONE THAT IT
IS ONLY OUR USE.
01:45:48PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS?
IF NOT, I WILL OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
01:45:57PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
01:45:59PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WAIT, NOT YET.
ADDITIONAL STAFF COMMENT AND REBUTTAL IF NEEDED.
MISS PETTIS-MACKLE.
01:46:08PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE FOR THE
RECORD.
I WANT TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MR. FAIR
HAS BROUGHT UP.
THIS -- AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO STAFF AS A
REQUEST TO REVIEW NOR AN EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE USE.
NOT FOR AN ADU.
ALSO, I THINK MR. COTTON BROUGHT UP ADDITIONALLY -- I DON'T
KNOW IF IT AND ON THE SCREEN IN HIS POWERPOINT, BUT THIS WAS
THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO STAFF AS THE BASE IS
FOR THE USE OF THAT AREA.
FOR THE APPLICATION FOR THIS EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE.
AND THAT -- AGAIN, MR. COTTON CAN CONFIRM THAT, BUT THIS IS
THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WITH REGARDS TO THE
APPLICATION THAT IS BEFORE -- THAT WAS BEFORE STAFF.
01:46:55PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COMING FROM THE PLUMBER SERVICE.
THE LETTER SAYS ACC SERVICES, INC.
NOT THE GENTLEMAN, MR. FAIR.
01:47:05PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
MR. FAIR IS THE PROPERTY OWNER.
01:47:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IS HE ACC SERVICES?
01:47:11PM >> YES.
01:47:11PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IS THE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
WHY DID YOU PUT ENTERTAINMENT LOUNGE AREA FOR THE OWNERS,
RON AND GINA.
IF YOU CAN COME UP SO WE CAN GET YOU ON THE --
01:47:26PM >> AGAIN, THAT WAS DONE AT THE DIRECTION -- AND MR. COBLEUR
WILL CLARIFY THAT.
THAT IS WHAT HE WAS TOLD BY STAFF TO PUT IN THAT LETTER TO
VERIFY THAT IT WAS US USING AND NOT AS AN AIR B&B OR
ANYTHING SUCH AS THAT.
01:47:42PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WERE YOU ASKED FOR AN AFFIDAVIT OR ANY
SIGNED DOCUMENT OR STATEMENT TO SAY IT WILL BE USE FOR
FAMILY.
01:47:50PM >> NO, SIR.
AND CONDITIONALLY, I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM TO PROVIDING THAT
OR DOING THAT.
01:47:55PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MISS CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE.
THERE IS NO SECOND READING.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO DO SO OR COUNCIL TAKES THE GAME
BELL AND JUST, YOU KNOW, BELIEVES AND SAYS OKAY WHICH IS NOT
-- IT IS HEARSAY AND NOT WRITTEN --
01:48:09PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE FROM THE
LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS IS A DE NOVO REVIEW HEARING.
SO IF CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT MR.
FAIR IS STATING BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, YOU ARE -- THAT IS WHAT
THE CODE ALLOWS.
BUT STAFF'S DECISION CANNOT BE CHANGED AND THEY HAVE TO RELY
ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THEM.
01:48:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE CAN -- BEING IT IS A DE NOVO HEARING.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW NEW EVIDENCE AND SOMETHING
THAT WAS MENTIONED.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
01:48:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS -- I UNDERSTAND -- I UNDERSTAND
STAFF -- ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS GOOD TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND WE CAN INTERJECT
COMMON SENSE WHILE STAFF HAS TO GO THROUGH THE BLACK AND
WHITE.
I AM INCLINED TO DENY STAFF BASED ON THE DE NOVO EVIDENCE
THAT WE HEARD AND JUST WHAT WAS STATED.
AND ALSO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE DO THAT, WILL THAT --
IS THAT ENOUGH TO -- FOR STAFF TO ISSUE A PERMIT TO ALLOW
THIS USE?
01:49:15PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE JUST HAVE TO OVERTURN THEIR DECISION.
01:49:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYTHING ELSE OUTSTANDING OR WILL THAT BE
ENOUGH?
IS IT DONE AT THAT POINT?
01:49:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IF WE OVERTURN THE DECISION, HE IS
GRANTED THE PERMIT TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
01:49:27PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE FROM THE
LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE PERMIT
ASSOCIATED WITH -- WHAT HE WAS DOING.
HIS PROJECT.
THAT IS WHERE HE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
ALL THAT IS BEFORE YOU WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE GOING TO
AFFIRM OR OVERTURN THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
01:49:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHATEVER IS NEXT IS NEXT.
01:49:48PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
CORRECT.
01:49:49PM >>ERIC COTTON:
IF I MAY.
01:49:50PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MR. COTTON.
01:39:52PM >>ERIC COTTON:
YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
IF THE MOTION IS TO OVERTURN THE DENIAL, I WOULD RECOMMEND
THAT WILL ACKNOWLEDGE WHO THE APPLICANT WILL BE AND I WILL
BE DOING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION -- A REQUIREMENT OF FAMILIES.
HE WILL BE ON THAT LIST AND CONFIRM THAT THE PERSON LIVING
THERE IS THE PERSON BEING APPROVED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
01:50:15PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNTY
ATTORNEY.
YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST IN FRONT OF YOU.
IN ORDER TO BE AN EXTENDED FAMILY RESIDENCE STATUTORY FOR
THE CODE REQUIREMENTS.
THAT IS WHAT HE CAME IN UNDER.
THAT IS WHAT HE IS ASKING FOR.
YOU CAN NOT DO IT -- THERE IS NO ADU OPPORTUNITY AT THIS
POINT IN TIME.
MR. COTTON -- I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, MR.
COTTON.
YOU ARE ASKING FOR SOMETHING AFFIRMATIVE ON THE RECORDS WITH
REGARDS TO WHO WILL BE IN THE UNITS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
THAT COMPLIES --
01:50:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OBJECTION TO THIS.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALREADY PUT ON THE RECORD WHO HE INTENDS
TO OCCUPY THIS UNIT.
THAT QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED.
I THINK WE MOVE ON FROM THAT.
THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LAW IS WELL STATED IN LAW AND
REGARD WHAT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION MADE.
THE LAW IS THE LAW.
LET'S MOVE ON.
01:51:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
FAIR ENOUGH.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?
NO?
MOTION TO CLOSE.
01:51:15PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
01:51:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
01:51:18PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL.
01:51:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I MAKE A MOTION TO OVERTURN THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL OF SU-24-85 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 3127 WEST OAKLYN AVENUE.
THE CRITERIA FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE OF MAXIMUM OF 600
SQUARE FEET AND EXTENDED TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS RELATED BY
MARRIAGE, BLOOD, ADOPTION OR LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP AS PROVIDED
IN CITY OF TAMPA CODE 27-132 FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE
APPLICANT STATED ON THE RECORD AND IN SWORN TESTIMONY THAT
THE INTENDED USE OF THIS PROPERTY IS FOR RELATED IN-LAWS AND
AGING RELATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TAMPA CITY CODE.
01:52:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION, AND DO WE HAVE A
SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ANY DISCUSSION?
IF NOT, I WILL ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
01:52:15PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE NO,
BECAUSE THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN FIVE MONTHS AGO AND CLEARLY
SAID FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
TO CHANGE IT TO NOW FAMILY IS -- HE DON'T THINK THAT IS
NECESSARILY THE CASE.
IF THAT WERE THE CASE, I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN
WRITING FIVE MONTHS INTO HIS LETTER SO I'M GOING TO SAY NO.
01:52:37PM >>CLERK:
VIERA --
01:52:42PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF I CAN -- CAN YOUR MOTION BE AMENDED TO
REPLACE THE TERM THAT IT IS BEING WAIVED TO THE CONDITION
INSTEAD HAS BEEN MET.
01:52:50PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
AGREEABLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THAT MOTION THAT THE -- BEING WAVED TO
THE CONDITION HAS BEEN MET.
THE SPECIFIC CONDITION HAS -- CRITERIA FOR EXTENDED
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND NOT WAIVED.
01:53:11PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND ON THE MOTION IS STILL GOOD ON
THAT.
01:53:13PM >>LUIS VIERA:
-- YES.
01:53:15PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM VIERA.
ROLL CALL VOTE.
01:53:20PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO.
01:53:21PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
01:53:24PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
01:53:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
01:53:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
01:53:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
01:53:31PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH HENDERSON VOTING NO AND CARLSON
BEING ABSENT.
01:53:37PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
ITEM NUMBER 85, MOBILITY DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MR. BHIDE
REGARDING A MONTHLY IN-PERSON REPORT ON MAINTENANCE WORK.
YES, SIR.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
01:53:50PM >>BRIAN ROGER:
BRIAN ROGER, MOBILITY OPERATIONS MANAGER.
01:53:57PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:53:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, BECAUSE THIS IS MY MOTION.
I RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION -- MR. SHELBY.
I RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNED THIS WASN'T
IN ON BASE AHEAD OF TIME.
AND I DID RESPOND TO THE PEOPLE WHO REACHED OUT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW THAT IS ON MY REQUEST TO GET THE MOST UP-TO-DATE
INFORMATION 37 AND THAT WILL BE ADDED TO ON BASE AFTER THIS
PRESENTATION.
ALL I ASK THAT YOU JUST LET US KNOW TOWARD THE END WHEN YOU
EXPECT THAT PRESENTATION TO BE UP ON ON BASE SO THE PUBLIC
CAN LOOK AT IT MORE CLEARLY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
01:54:30PM >>BRIAN ROGER:
WE CAN HAVE THIS ON BASE AFTER THE HEARING.
01:54:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
01:54:35PM >>BRIAN ROGER:
I JUST --
01:54:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DID YOU STATE YOUR NAME YET.
01:54:39PM >>BRIAN ROGER:
BRIAN ROGER.
I WANTED TO OPEN UP BY PROVIDING SOME PERSPECTIVE ON OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
FOR PIPE, 509 MILES OF PIPE UNDERGROUND THAT WE MAINTAIN
WHICH IS BASICALLY A TRIP MIAMI AND BACK --
01:55:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
STAND BY REAL FAST.
CAN YOU MOVE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING FOR US.
AND ZOOM A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU CAN MOVE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING FURTHER TO THE BOTTOM AND
THEN ZOOM.
OTHER WAY.
01:55:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
PERFECT.
01:55:27PM >> AGAIN, 590 MILES OF PIPE.
186 MILES OF DITCH.
ALMOST 900 OUTFALLS WITH THE PUMP STATIONS.
RETENTION POND 148, YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WITH THAT IN MY DIVISION, WE HAVE 6 FULL-TIME PERSONNEL
POSITIONS THAT STAFF TO FIELD OPERATIONS
FOUR OR SO.
BULK ARE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, I WILL SAY.
I WANTED TO SHOW THAT TO YOU.
AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR GRADING EQUIPMENT.
SO FOR OUR DITCHES, WE HAVE A WHEEL EXCAVATOR INTO THE
CANAL, A GRADE HAULER AND BACKHOE USED FOR THOSE OPERATIONS.
POND MAINTENANCE, YOU CAN SEE IT IS AN EXCAVATOR.
FOR -- OUR PIPES, STRUCTURES AND OUTFALLS OUR TRUCKS THAT DO
THE INSPECTIONS, AS WELL AS STREET SWEEPER.
MINI STREET SWEEPER THAT OPERATES IN THE BIKE LANES AND
BIGGER STREET SWEEPERS SEVEN OF THOSE.
SOMETHING TO ALSO BRING TO LIGHT IS THE OTHER SERVICES THAT
THE STORMWATER OPERATION UNIT PROVIDES.
SO WE ASSIST IN SPECIAL EVENTS, IMPLEMENTING TPD'S CONCRETE
BARRIER WALL.
BEFORE ALL THOSE EVENTS, I HAVE TO PULL STAFF OFF TO GO
IMPLEMENT AND SET UP THAT BARRIER.
BUT USUALLY BEFORE THE EVENT HAPPENS, BUT THEN DURING THE
EVENT AND AFTER THE EVENT AS WELL.
LAST CATEGORY IS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
STORMWATER STAFF.
HALF OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER THREE, WHICH I AM A
CO-COMMANDER OF.
SO THAT IS THE EQUIPMENT -- THE EQUIPMENT THAT I JUST
OUTLINED.
HERE IS JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF CALLS WE GET.
2024, WE GOT 3700 CALLS.
WITH THE BULK OF THOSE CALLS BEING IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND
OCTOBER WITH CALLS THAT MONTH.
SO FOR FEBRUARY, YOU CAN -- YOU CAN SEE IT IS TONED DOWN TO
THE 197.
SO OBVIOUSLY THE DRIER MONTHS WE GET LESS CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THE HEART OF MOTION TO BRING TO YOU WHAT WE DID IN FEBRUARY
AND WHAT WE PLAN TO DO IN MARCH.
THESE WERE THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE WERE IN FOR THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY.
WE WERE ACTUALLY WORKING CITY WIDE.
THESE ARE THE MAIN CATEGORIZED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE WERE
IN.
GRADED 1200 FEET OF DITCH, REMOVED 500 TONS OF DEBRIS AND
THAT DEBRIS GETS SORTED AT OUR TRANSFER STATION AT THE PORT
AND HAULED TO MANATEE COUNTY LANDFILL.
WE MOW OUR PONDS ONCE A MONTH, EVERY 28 DAYS, 82 MILES A
DAY, 42 MILES OF DITCH.
AND SPRAY OUR PONDS FOR AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL.
KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO HARVEST THEM LATER.
OUTFALLS WITH 30 INSPECTIONS.
PUMP STATIONS, WE DID THE CREEK DAM ON CURIOSITY CREEK.
WE REPLACED SOME PUMPS AND MONTHLY STATIONS AND AT DOUGHNUT
AND CURIOSITY CREEK.
STREET SWEEPING 1400 MILES, CURB MILES AND REMOVED 250 TONS
OF DEBRIS.
SO FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH --
01:59:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:59:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SORRY, YOU SKIPPED THE PIPES SECTION AND THE
STRUCTURES.
IF YOU CAN GO BACK AND SPEAK TO THAT.
01:59:26PM >> SO PIPES, WE INSPECTED AND MAINTAINED 33,968 FEET AND
REMOVED 23 TONS OF MATERIAL.
AS WELL AS MAINTAIN INSPECTED 421 STRUCTURES -- DRAINAGE
STRUCTURES, MANHOLES AND INLET'S.
FROM MARCH, PLAN ON BEING IN VIRGINIA PARK, BAYSHORE
BEAUTIFUL, BEACH PARK, PALMA CEIA, ROBLES BARK, UNIVERSITY
SQUARE, FOREST HIS AND PARKLAND ESTATES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OUTFALLS.
THE OUT OF OUR PUMP STATIONS ARE FREE AND CLEAR AND WHEN
THEY START PUMPING, THEY WILL BE DEBRIS CLEAR.
AS AN OTHER, WE HAVE TWO MORE PARADES TO IMPLEMENT BARRIER
WALL FOR, THE ST. PADDY'S AND THE PRIDE PARADE.
FOR CALL FOR SERVICE, WE ARE A 24-7 OPERATION.
ANYONE WANTING ANY ASSISTANCE FOR STORMWATER-RELATED
ACTIVITIES.
813-274-3101.
02:00:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, YOU HAVE YOUR
LIGHT ON?
02:00:42PM >> I'M DONE.
02:00:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THESE PICTURES ARE NICE.
02:00:44PM >> OH, I AM SORRY.
02:00:45PM >> SO I INCLUDED A HANDFUL OF PICTURES.
THIS WAS OF THE PUMP STATION, SUMP PUMP REPLACEMENTS.
THEY KEEP THE WET WELL DRY WHEN NEEDED.
HERE IS THE CAVED-IN REPAIR.
TURNS OUT MORE EXPENSIVE WHAT WE DO NORMALLY BUT YOU NEVER
KNOW WHAT YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU SEE THESE CAVE-INS SO WE HAD
TO REBUILD THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.
JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE INLET TOP THAT WAS BROKEN, LIKELY RUN
OVER BY A CAR CUTTING THE CORNER.
SO WE HAVE TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING.
FORM IT UP.
POUR IT BACK WITH CONCRETE, AND RESTORE THE AREA AROUND IT.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR NORTH TAMPA CLEANING.
KINDS OF THE MAP WE GIVE TO OUR OPERATORS.
AND THEY GO OUT AND HIT ALL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THIS IS A SPILLWAY THAT WAS FULL OF DEBRIS.
AND LASTLY, AN EXAMPLE OF DITCH GRADING.
ON NORTH MYRTLE.
02:02:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
02:02:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS REPORT.
I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW ESPECIALLY AFTER THE STORMS HOW
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS.
AND SO I AM GOING TO START WITH -- WITH WHAT I THINK IS
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST AND MOST GLARING ISSUE I SEE,
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS THE DRY SEASON AND THIS IS WHERE
WE CAN GET MOST OF THE WORK DONE.
I REALLY WANT TO KNOW -- WELL, YES.
HOW DO WE GET YOU ALL OFF DOING PARADE DUTY AND BACK TO
ACTUALLY WHAT WE REALLY, REALLY NEED FOR TO YOU DO.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK FOR MAYBE -- MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE -- I SEE
MISS DUNCAN THERE.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS PROBABLY ABOVE YOUR PAY GRADE, BUT I
DO WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES -- IF IT TAKES US JUST PUTTING
MORE MONEY INTO A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY THAT CAN DO THAT
WORK, BUT I WILL TELL YOU BECAUSE THIS IS THE DRY SEASON AND
WE REALLY NEED TO PREPARE.
I THINK IT IS WORTH ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY -- WELL, REASONABLE
AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PUT THOSE BARRIERS IN
FOR US.
WHAT DO YOU THINK CAN BE DONE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
02:03:18PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
JEAN DUNCAN, INFRASTRUCTURE MOBILITY
ADMINISTRATOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
IT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
OUR CHIEF OF STAFF HAS BEEN COLLECTING COST ESTIMATES AND
INFORMATION FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT DO SUPPORT
SPECIAL EVENTS.
LOOKING AT THAT VERY ISSUE.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE FOR THE STORMWATER OPERATIONS GROUP AS
YOU SAW.
AND THAT THE HOMELAND REQUIREMENTS KEEP GETTING MORE ROBUST
EVERY YEAR, EVERY SEASON.
AND THAT TRANSLATES TO MORE WORK FOR OUR TEAM.
THE REASON THIS TEAM IS CALLED IN, THEY HAVE THAT EQUIPMENT
TO RELOCATE THOSE JERSEY BARRIERS, SPECIAL SKILLS, SPECIAL
EQUIPMENT, AS YOU KNOW.
OBVIOUSLY THE SIMPLE QUESTION TO ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS IS
ALWAYS MONEY.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON ANY TOES OF OTHERS -- OR OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, BUT IF THERE WAS AN OUTSOURCING OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE US OFF OF OUR TEAM, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT.
BUT I KNOW THAT THE CHIEF OF STAFF IS CURRENTLY GETTING
INFORMATION.
AND IT IS ON THE RADAR.
SO --
02:04:21PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I ASK A FOLLOW-UP TO IT.
02:04:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T THINK THAT MISS DUNCAN WILL HAVE THE
ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION EITHER, BUT I WILL THROW IT OUT TO
AS TO -- OH -- I AM JUST NOT SURE -- OH, I LOST MY TRAIN OF
THOUGHT BECAUSE YOU ASKED THAT.
02:04:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M SORRY.
02:04:41PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO PROBLEM.
I JUST THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO -- OH, THAT
IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
THE -- YOU KNOW, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF PUTTING ALL THIS
TOGETHER.
AND HOW MUCH THE -- THE PARADE PERSON IS PAYING FOR IT.
AND HOW MUCH WE ARE -- AND I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY MORE OF
A DENNIS QUESTION OR A CHIEF OF STAFF QUESTION.
02:05:00PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
THERE IS A SPECIAL EVENT COMMITTEE THAT HAVE
LEADERS FROM THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ON IT.
AND THEN A DECISION WHO WOULD CO-SPONSOR AS THE CITY.
WHAT THE EVENT PROMOTER CAN PAY.
WE HAVE GOOD TRACKING FOR MOBILITY AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
OUR TIME AND RESOURCES THAT WE ARE SPENDING PARTICULARLY ON
THE CO-SPONSORSHIP -- CO-SPONSORSHIP EVENTS, WHERE WE HAVE
AN OBLIGATION FOR TIME, RESOURCES AND MAN POWER TO PROVIDE
CERTAIN MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC AND BARRICADE SET-UP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THAT.
THAT COMMITTEE MAKES THE DECISION OF CO-SPONSORSHIP.
02:05:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY, WONDERFUL.
AN AREA.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, YOU HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN I
WILL COME BACK.
02:05:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
JUST TO FOLLOW-UP.
REFERENCE WITH THESE PARADE BARRIERS.
TWO THINGS.
ONE, ARE THE PEOPLE DOING -- TAKING CARE OF THE DITCHES OR
THE ITEMS YOU JUST HIGHLIGHTED.
ARE THIS OTHER COLLATERAL TUTTIS BESIDE THESE DUTIES THAT
THEY ARE DOING.
02:06:05PM >> ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTION.
WHEN WE GET ACTIVATED WE HAVE TO HUNKER DOWN AND PUSH ROUTES
IN THOSE ZONES.
02:06:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GENERALLY, THESE ARE ONLY THE ROUTINE
COLLATERAL DAMAGE?
02:06:21PM >> CORRECT.
02:06:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW MANY DAYS ARE SPENT DOING THOSE
PARADES?
02:06:26PM >> LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, BEFORE THE RUNS, WE SPENT THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY SETTING UP THE WALL.
AND THEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE RUNS PICKING IT --
02:06:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FOUR DAYS PER EVENT.
LOSING FOUR DAYS --
02:06:39PM >> ON THE LARGER EVENTS, YES.
02:06:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ARE THEY ALL -- EVERY PARADE?
02:06:43PM >> MOST OF THE PARADES.
ALL THE PARADES DOWNTOWN, YES.
02:06:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CHRISTMAS.
ALL OF THEM.
02:06:49PM >> YES, SIR.
02:06:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT ADDS UP WHEN YOU PUT THEM ALL
TOGETHER.
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
02:06:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AND OTHER THING, TOO, I KNOW, WE DID A REALLY
WONDERFUL TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR TOUR OF BEACH PARK.
HE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING YOUR TEAMS TO BE OUT THERE
WITH US AND A LARGE GROUP OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND
MEMBERS.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY INFORMATIONAL AND EYE-OPENING
EXPERIENCE FOR ME, AS WELL AS FOR THE RESIDENTS.
BUT A LOT OF -- ONE OF THE THINGS THEY TALKED ABOUT IS, YES,
WE HAVE THESE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS SCHEDULED.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF REACTIVE WORK BECAUSE SOME
CAVE-INS AND THINGS.
IF YOU CAN TALK HOW MUCH OF YOUR WORK IS REACTIVE VERSUS HOW
MUCH IS SCHEDULED.
AND -- HOW WE CAN SOMETIMES GET A MISBALANCE.
I KNOW THAT CAVE-INS HAVE INCREASED SINCE THE HURRICANES.
SO WHAT -- WHAT -- HOW DO WE BALANCE THAT?
02:07:52PM >> WE JUST PRIORITIZE THE BEST WE CAN BASED ON WHAT COMES IN
AND WHAT WE FIND.
RIGHT NOW, WE -- WE WOULD ALWAYS IN AN IDEAL WORLD BE 80%
PROACTIVE AND 20% REACTIVE.
WE ARE PROBABLY VICE VERSA THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF
HOW INUNDATED WITH CALLS AND ISSUES WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE,
OUR EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY, OUR EMPLOYEE AVAILABILITY.
ALL THOSE THINGS COME INTO FACTOR WHEN THEY AFFECT OUR
ABILITY TO DO PRODUCTIVE WORK.
WE FAN OUT TO THE CITY TO TACKLE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANY
FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.
02:08:32PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I THINK THIS GOES TO MISS DUNCAN.
WE -- WE, AS A COUNCIL, ALLOCATED HALF MILLION DOLLARS MORE TO
YOUR DEPARTMENT OR FOR STORMWATER DEPARTMENT TO HELP PREPARE
FOR THIS STORM SEASON.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A RFP GOING OUT.
CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT -- IF ANYONE KNOWS.
02:08:57PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
FOR DITCH REGRADING?
02:09:00PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MONEY WAS CHOSEN TO BE
SPENT ON.
02:09:04PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
HE CAN EXPLAIN.
02:09:07PM >> WERE PURCHASING A DITCH GRADING ON THE STREET TOMORROW.
02:09:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
WITH THE HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO DO THAT.
HOW MANY MILES DO YOU FEEL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO.
AND HOW QUICKLY DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT UP
AND RUNNING, I GUESS.
BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH PROCUREMENT.
THAT TAKES LIKE 30 -- AT LEAST -- THAT IS BEING -- MAYBE 60
DAYS?
02:09:32PM >> IF IT GOES OUT TOMORROW, I IMAGINE A TWO-WEEK
ADVERTISEMENT AND HOPEFULLY WE GET BIDDER ON THAT.
LAST TIME WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING A SHELTER MARKED
BID.
WHEN WE GET THIS THING OUT ONCE WE AWARD, IT WILL COME TO
CANCEL.
02:09:49PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
GOING FURTHER THAN THAT.
I KNOW THAT WATER, WASTEWATER, SOLID WASTE.
THEY HAVE CONTRACTORS SITTING AT WAITING THAT THEY CAN PULL
FROM.
SORT OF -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS PART OF THE JOB PROGRAM OR
WHATEVER, BUT WHAT CAN WE TO DO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR
STORMWATER SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THE PERMIT PROCESS
EVERY SINGLE TIME AND THAT WE HAVE FOLKS THAT COULD BE READY
THAT IF WE GAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA MONEY, WHAT COULD WE TO
DO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE TO -- I HATE TO SAY WASTE TIME
BUT SPEND TIME IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS GOING FORWARD.
BECAUSE I FEEL -- YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY AND
IT IS SUPER IMPRESSIVE ESPECIALLY AFTER THESE STORMS BUT NOT
ENOUGH OF YOU TO GO AROUND.
02:10:36PM >> WE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE FEMA CONTRACTOR THAT WE
GOT -- THAT THEY GAVE US.
THE COMPANY CAME IN AND THEY CLAIMED 200,000 FEET OF PIPE IN
A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
WE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THEM TO SEE IT IF THEY HAD ANY
KIND OF MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS ELSEWHERE AND THEY DO.
WE ARE LOOKING TO PIGGYBACK ON THOSE CONTRACTS.
AND ONCE THAT CONTRACT IS AVAILABLE TO US A MATTER OF
FUNDING AT THAT POINT.
02:11:00PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
EXCELLENT.
THESE ARE GREAT SUGGESTIONS.
SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.
YEAH.
OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
02:11:14PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN?
GO AHEAD.
02:11:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I AM REALLY INTRIGUED BY THIS -- THESE
COLLATERAL DUTIES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
SO IS YOU WE JUST TALKED OF THE PARADES.
HOW ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE CITY.
THE GASPARILLA RUNS, YOU DO THEM AS WELL.
WHEN DO YOU HAVE TIME TO MOW THE DITCHES.
02:11:35PM >> MY DIVISION IS TRANSITION OPERATION AND.
I HAVE A TEAM THAT HANDLES THESE EVENTS.
02:11:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I LOVE THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE SYSTEM
LOVE OUR EVENTS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE -- I STARTED RUN THROUGH MY HEAD EVERY EVENT
I HAVE IN THE CITY.
02:11:58PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
I CAN JUST SAY, AND BRIAN CAN CORRECT ME, THE
HOMELAND SECURITY AREA THAT PULLS THE STORMWATER TEAM.
BUT OUR MOBILITY -- EXCUSE ME TRANSPORTATION SIDE THE
MOBILITY BUSINESS, THEY ARE WITH M.O.T. MAINTENANCE TO
TRAFFIC PRODUCT CONSTANTLY EVEN AT THE STADIUM.
A CERTAIN NUMBER OR THRESHOLD IF IT IS BELOWS THAT, THE
STADIUM SETS IT UP.
ABOVE THAT, WE SET IT UP.
IT IS A CONSTANT PULL, SO TO SPEAK ON THAT TEAM AND THAT JOB
WAS GOING OUT, REPAIRING SCENES, FIXING POTHOLES.
GIVES US A BALANCE.
02:12:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU HEARD ME SAY IT ALL DAY LONG FROM THE
DAIS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, EVERY EMPLOYEE DO THE JOBS OF TWO
OR THREE PEOPLE.
CRAZY THAT YOUR PLATES ARE SO FULL.
IT BLOWS MY MIND BECAUSE HAVING THE EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE
SECTOR AND EVEN IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR THE MULTITASKING GOING
ON IN THE CITY.
$3 OF PRODUCTIVITY FOR $1 OF SPENDING.
AMAZING AND BLOWS MY MIND.
I AM SURE THAT IS PART OF MY FRUSTRATION AND ALL OF OUR
FRUSTRATIONS.
WE SEE UNMET NEEDS AND WE SAY DARN IT, WHY AREN'T THESE
THINGS GETTING DONE AND PART OF THAT ANSWER.
OBVIOUSLY SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE, AFTER I AM DEAD AND GONE,
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY OF HAVING -- DIVIDING UP THIS
WORKLOAD SO SOME OF THE FUTURE CITY LEADERS WILL FIND MONEY
TO HAVE SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE THE CITY IS GETTING
BIGGER AND BIGGER.
THE NEEDS ARE GETTING GREATER AND GREATER AND GREATER.
FLOODING -- IT IS NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER.
PROBABLY GOING TO GET WORSE.
AND YOU LOOK AT THESE -- YOU LOOK AT THESE NEEDS.
WE WILL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
MAYBE THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE A SMALL TOWN AND DO THE
JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES.
THE SHERIFF IS THE DOG CATCHER AND THE CROSSING GUARD AND THE
THIS AND THAT.
THOSE DAYS ARE KIND OF GONE NOW AND WE START THINKING WE
HAVE TO HAVE A BIGGER -- A BIGGER PRESENCE TO BE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH WHAT THE CITIZENS EXPECT.
02:14:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT, THAT IS WHY I AM
SAYING, WE SHOULD REALLY RECONSIDER CONTRACTS FOR PARADES
AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A CITY.
AND I DEFINITELY THINK WE CAN MOVE THAT FORWARD.
02:14:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ENOUGH SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE CITY, WE
PROBABLY CAN SUPPORT THAT WITH OUR OWN GOVERNMENT.
WE NEED THE PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
02:14:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING.
ARE WE CHARGING ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
OUR CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD.
I JUST HAD NO IDEA THE VOLUME.
02:14:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT WAS -- IT LED ME INTO THAT WHY I DID
THAT FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
I AM SITTING HERE GOING WHAT ABOUT THESE GASPARILLA RUNS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE WE ARE DOING.
EVERY WEEKEND, WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT, ART FESTIVALS.
LIKE YOU SAID, THE BUCCANEERS.
AND MAYBE ONE DAY WE WILL BE PLAYING -- MAYBE ONE DAY WE
WILL BE PLAYING BASEBALL IN TAMPA AND CROWD CONTROL.
02:14:57PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OPENING DAY IS LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY.
02:15:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PLAYING BASEBALL IN TAMPA AT THE CHARLIE
MIRANDA STATION.
02:15:06PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
AND I WILL VOTE AGAINST IT.
[LAUGHTER]
02:15:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BRONZE STATUE OF
YOU OUT IN FRONT OF IT.
02:15:14PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MAKE IT OUT OF BUTTER.
[LAUGHTER]
02:15:17PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
LIKE WE SAID AT THE STATE OF THE UNION
SPEECH IN 1926, THE BEST TIME TO REPAIR THE ROOF IS WHEN THE
SUN IS SHINING.
AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER FOR NOW.
AND AS WE GO INTO HURRICANE SEASON, AND MAINTENANCE, THINGS
LIKE THIS WITH THE DITCHES.
WE -- YOU KNOW, THE STORMS ARE THE STORMS.
THE HURRICANES WERE AN EXCEPTIONAL OCCURRENCE.
DOING THIS IF WE CAN INCREASE THE MANPOWER AND BUDGET, 86,
ANOTHER HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
YOU DO GREAT WORK.
TEAMS ARE OUT THERE.
LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN SAID, FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE
SPENT $3 OF PRODUCTIVITY.
BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT THERE WORKING TIRELESSLY.
MORE THEN THEY SHOULD, BUT WE US AS COUNCIL OF HOW TO
SUPPORT AND INCREASE YOUR BUDGET AND INCREASE YOUR STAFF AND
PRODUCTIVITY.
THE CITY IS A BIG CITY AND A LOT.
IN WEST TAMPA, YOU GOT A LOT OF DITCHES.
SOUTH TAMPA, ALL OVER.
BUT DOING THE -- THE GRADING AND CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
MAKES AT SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.
IN THE UPPER RAIN STORM WESTERN IT IS RAINING FOR THOSE.
30-MINUTE RAIN IN JULY, THIS WILL HELP.
SO THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM AND EVERYBODY.
BECAUSE THIS VERY, VERY HARD WORK.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA AND COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
02:16:39PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YOU WANT TO GO FIRST.
02:16:40PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
02:16:42PM >>LUIS VIERA:
PLEASE.
02:16:43PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
A DITCH OPERATION OF ONE SECTION, TWO SECTION, THREE
SECTION, FOUR SECTION.
AND THOSE IN MOBILITY MAKE SURE THEY DO THE -- NOT THE DITCH
CLEANING.
02:16:57PM >> WE DO DITCH CLEANING IN HOUSE.
02:16:59PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GET TO.
MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY THAT ARE DIFFERENT BUT ALL
THE SAME OF WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU GO DOWN AND IT RAINS ON CYPRESS AND
N. BOULEVARD, YOU CAN'T MAKE A LEFT.
BECAUSE IT IS WATCHED.
FOLLOW CYPRESS ALL THE WAY HEADED WEST, YOU WILL SEE THE
SAME THING, WHERE?
THE MAIN ONE ON DALE MABRY HIGHWAY AND CYPRESS.
WHY?
CYPRESS HAS FEW INLETS.
WATER COMES IN FROM THE INTERSTATE HEADED SOUTH AND THE
PROBLEM WE HAD THE LAST 25 YEARS.
SECOND ON THE CORNER OF MacDILL AVENUE AND COLUMBUS DRIVE.
MacDILL HEADED NORTH AND SOUTH.
COLUMBUS DRIVE EAST AND WEST.
ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF SOUTHEAST SIDE, AN
INLET FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN GOING DOWN WHEN IT COMES IN.
HOWEVER FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD
FACING NORTH, GUESS WHAT, THERE IS NO INLET.
WATER STAYS THERE BECAUSE IT CAN'T GO AROUND THE CORNER AND
GO UP BECAUSE IT IS UPHILL FOR THEM.
ANY WAY, YOU CAN PUT A PIPE THAT BIG FROM THAT SIDE ON THE
GROUND TO THE EXISTING PIPE WHERE THE INLET IS AT, WE WOULD
SOLVE THAT PROBLEM WITH VERY LITTLE MONEY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS UNDER THE GROUND.
YOU GUYS DO.
I LOOKED AT THAT FOR YEARS.
IT ALWAYS FLOODS.
AND WILL SAVE A LOT OF HEADACHES AND PROBLEMS WITH VERY
LITTLE MONEY.
SECONDLY, THERE ARE DITCHES ALL OVER THE CITY.
WEST TAMPA, DREW PARK, SOUTH TAMPA, WEST SHORE AND EVEN WEST
SHORE BOULEVARD THERE ARE DITCHES.
WHAT I AM SAYING NOT AN EASY JOB.
A LOT MORE DITCHES OPINION WHEN NATURE WAS NATURE.
IT TWO DRAIN.
NOW HARDLY DRAINS BECAUSE TOO MUCH LEFT FOR SOMETHING ELSE
AND VERY LITTLE OF NATURE.
AND DREW PARK, YOU HAD DITCHES THE SIZE OF CARS ONE TIME
THAT YOU COULD DRIVE THROUGH.
THE SAME THING FOR SOUTH TAMPA.
MOSTLY GONE NOW, BUT STILL SOME SMALL ONES.
THE PROBLEM IS THE OVERGROWTH OF HUMANITY.
AND WHAT IT BRINGS.
THAT IS A PAYBACK WE GET FOR BEING POPULAR, I GUESS.
SOME RESOLVE IN THESE THINGS AND SOME ISSUES THAT CAN BE
DONE.
IF YOU TRAVEL DOWN CYPRESS, RIGHT FROM ALESSI BAKE HEADED
WEST, YOU WILL FIND 200 -- I AM NOT GOING TO MENTION IT --
-- 100 YARDS.
NOT SINKHOLES BUT THINGS THAT NEED ATTENTION AND THEY HAVE
BEEN GET ATTENTION, THE PROBLEM IS THE ASPHALT -- THE
ASPHALT ON TOP ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY COME BACK.
IT IS LIKE A BAD PLUM THAT COMES BACK IF YOU DON'T TAKE IT
OUT AND HARVEST IT IN TIME.
I THINK YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
I THINK THAT MAYBE TO DIRECT MORE TIME DURING THESE MONTHS
TO DITCH CLEANING NUMBER ONE.
AND THEN SEE HOW WE PUT THE WATER SOMEWHERE ELSE, NUMBER
TWO.
AND THEN PRAY THAT THE BAY DOESN'T CONTINUE GETTING WARMER
LIKE HAS BEEN THE LAST MONTH.
AND IF IT DOES, WE WILL HAVE A REAL PROBLEM DURING THE
SUMMER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
02:20:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
02:20:13PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU.
A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR THE OBVIOUS
REASONS.
I KNOW WE WILL BE HAVING A TOWN HALL IN NORTH TAMPA ON APRIL
14.
AND STAFF WILL BE DOING THAT SO EVERYONE IN NORTH
TAMPA CAN KNOW WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO PREPARE FOR
HURRICANE SEASON IN EVERYTHING.
AND YOU KNOW I WANT TO HEAR FROM STAFF NOT ONLY ON THINGS --
THE BIG BUZZ THE PUMPS AND GENERATORS.
THE BIG BUS THERE.
AND THE DAILY THINGS FROM BEING DONE AT INCREASED PACE.
ANYTHING THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR.
OBVIOUSLY LAST YEAR, WE HAD AN OUT OF CONTROL STORM.
TWO STORMS.
BUT EVERYTHING -- EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT AND ENHANCED FROM
LAST YEAR, ETC.
JUST SO THE PEOPLE CAN KNOW.
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THE PEOPLE OUT THERE IN NORTH TAMPA HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED
OBVIOUSLY.
AND SO, I -- I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I THINK THAT IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW WITH A LOT OF THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING LIKE I IS
ALWAYS SAY, I TRUST STAFF.
I DO.
I AM AN ATTORNEY.
I AM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
I AM NOT AN ENGINEER.
YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY HEAR THINGS AND I MAKE MY OPINIONS
KNOWN.
BUT A LOT OF IT IS TRUSTING THE PROFESSIONALS TO DO WHAT
Y'ALL SHOULD DO.
THAT IS IMPORTANT LONG TERM.
BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING OF DAY-TO-DAY FIXES.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR WHAT THE COUNTY -- THE COUNTYWIDE
INDEPENDENT REVIEW IS GOING TO FIND WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
LONG TERM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN WITHSTAND STORMS AND HOW MUCH
THAT WILL COST US BECAUSE THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I HAVE A GOOD FEELING THAT SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE WILL COST A LOT OF
MONEY.
WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A VERY GOOD DIALOGUE WITH PEOPLE ON IT.
AND I THINK THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH OUR
REPRESENTATIVES DID REQUEST THIS YEAR FUNDS FROM TALLAHASSEE
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO CORRECT -- I WOULD ASSUME SO.
YES.
02:22:22PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE COUNTERPARTS IN
TALLAHASSEE AND FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAVE A LITTLE TAGLINE.
OPM, THE PEOPLE'S MONEY AND WE LIVE AND BREATHE THAT
LITERALLY.
SO, YES, WE ARE ALWAYS OUT AND SEEKING -- TRYING TO MR. A
GOOD RELATIONSHIP AS WELL THAT OFTEN TRANSLATES TO GOOD
PARTNERSHIPS AND PAYS DIVIDENDS OFF.
IF WE CAN GET A GOOD SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH OTHER
AGENCIES.
02:22:50PM >>LUIS VIERA:
GREAT.
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OUT THERE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO HELP US ON
THAT ISSUE.
AND SO THAT IS VERY, VERY GOOD.
YOU KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN MENTIONED THE ISSUE OF THE
DEPARTMENT DIVISION, STORMWATER WITH MOBILITY.
I MENTIONED THAT BEFORE.
I AM HAVING TALKS WITH PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT ON IT TO
FIND OUT WHY DO WE DO THIS.
WHY DO WE DO THIS?
AGAIN, I HAVE MY BACKGROUND ON IT.
BUT I WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PROFESSIONALS ON IT.
BUT I DO TEND TO AGREE WITH THE IDEA THAT WITH A CITY OUR
SIZE, THERE IS A -- THERE IS MORE THAN REASONABLE BASIS TO
SAY WE SHOULD HAVE A SEPARATE STORMWATER DEPARTMENT.
BUT AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE THAT PRIVATE DIALOGUE.
THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW, RIGHT.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE EXTENT THAT IS RELEVANT.
AND ONE I THINK I WILL ALSO TELL PEOPLE AND I AM NOT A
INSURANCE AGENT.
WE WERE IN MARCH.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR INSURANCE.
I MEAN THAT.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR INSURANCE.
AGAIN I'M NOT AN INSURANCE AGENT.
I AM NOT OFFERING PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR ANYTHING OF THAT
NATURE.
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR INSURANCE POLICY WHAT IS COVERED AND
WHAT IS NOT COVERED.
I AM IN ZONE X AND GETTING FLOOD INSURANCE.
I NEVER GOTTEN FLOOD INSURANCE AND I JUST AM.
SO I WOULD INDIVIDUALLY -- MY INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR POLICIES NO MATTER WHERE YOU
LIVE.
BECAUSE IF LAST YEAR TAUGHT US ANYTHING, YOU NEVER KNOW,
RIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT, AGAIN, THANK YOU DIE INS VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
APPRECIATE IT.
02:24:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
02:24:19PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AND I ALWAYS LET -- WHILE I AGREE WITH THE
ACRONYM OPM, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.
I LIKE TO THINK OF IT GETTING OUR MONEY BACK BECAUSE IT IS
STILL OUR MONEY.
GET MORE OF THAT TO COME BACK IN-HOUSE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
HE TO -- I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT A FEW
THINGS I DID LEARN WHILE I WAS AT BEACH PARK.
AND I THINK THIS LAST PICTURE IS A REALLY GOOD EXPLAINER OF
THAT.
DITCHES ARE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
OH, THAT IS NOT -- I AM --
02:24:54PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
JUMPING AHEAD ON US.
02:24:56PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DITCHES ARE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WE -- I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FOLKS WHO ARE TO GET A DITCH
CLEARED OUT WILL CALL AND COMPLAIN TO CITY COUNCIL OR TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, MY GRASS IS GOING TO BE
HURT.
WELL, I AM GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IF YOU CALL MY
OFFICE TO DO THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO BE SYMPATHETIC.
NO.
AND I NEED ALL OF YOU TO HAVE THE EXACT TAME OF SAME
REACTION.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CLEAN THESE DITCHES.
NO LONGER ABOUT MAKING YOUR GRASS BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS STORMWATER.
A GOOD HALF A FOOT ON SOME OF THESE AND THE REASONS WE ARE
TOLD, WELL, PEOPLE DON'T WANT THE DITCH CLEANED.
IT IS PART EVER OUR YARDS.
YOU HAVE MAINTAIN IT BUT IT IS OURS.
CHALLENGE ALL FOLKS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE CLEARING
OUT DITCHES.
TO GET SUPPORT MY OTHER THING WHEN I ASKED WHAT ELSE WE CAN
DO.
YOUR STAFF ASKED ME TO MENTION, PLEASE DON'T PUT YOUR YARD
DEBRIS INTO STORM TRAINS.
WHATEVER THAT MEET BE.
AND I AM REALLY HOPING --
02:26:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ON THE STREET.
02:26:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
-- WHAT IS IN THE STREET GOES INTO OUR
SYSTEM.
YOU CAN'T BLOW IN THE STREET, IT IS NOT LEGAL.
HOPING OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM CAN DO SOME GREAT
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS ESPECIALLY AS MOWING SEASON IS STARTING
AGAIN.
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
TO REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOT TO, SO THERE IS LESS WORK FOR
YOU ALL OVERALL.
BUT I WANT TO GO BACK TO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TEN SWEEPER EMPLOYEES.
BUT I HAD COMPLAINTS OF NOT SEEING STREET SWEEPERS.
I HAVE A CONTRACT COMING UP SOON SHOWIN HOW MANY STREET SWEEPS
WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WHAT IS THE CONTRACT I BELIEVE YOU
ARE GOING TO BRING US TO LET THEY ARE MONTH.
02:26:59PM >> BRIAN ROGER, MOBILITY.
WE HAVE SEVEN SWEEPS AND LEASE THOSE.
THAT CONTRACT IS THE LEASE AGLEAM FOR THE MACHINES.
02:27:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE WILL BE RENEWING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY NEED TO LEASE MORE THAN THE SEVEN THAN WE
LEASE RIGHT NOW.
02:27:18PM >> NOT AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH OUR 60-DAY GOAL OF GETTING OUR
ROUTES DOWN.
WE ARE BEHIND BECAUSE OF THE STORMS AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE
OF RELIEF SEASON.
02:27:29PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IN YOUR PIE GRAPH, SAYS 43 STORMWATER FIELD
EMPLOYEES.
I KNOW YOU HAVE THREE ZONES.
HOW MANY ARE IN EACH ZONE?
02:27:39PM >> EIGHT TO TEN FOLKS.
WE HAVE A CITY WIDE CONSTRUCTION TEAM THAT DOES MICRO
PROJECTS.
ONE PARTNERSHIP HERE.
A TRENCH GRADE HERE AND THERE.
THEY ACTIVELY WORK ON THOSE AND REACTIVES.
02:27:54PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
TEN PLUS TEN PLUS TEN ARE ONLY 30.
THE 13 ARE THE HOT SPOT.
02:28:02PM >> WE WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW WE ORIENT AND RESIZE THE TEAMS.
THREE ZONES WITH TEN TO 12 MOWS.
THEN FOR CONSTRUCTION.
02:28:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FOR CONSTRUCTION.
I AM SIMPLY GOING TO ASK, HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE NEED TO
HANDLE BOTH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND REACTIVE.
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE MORE FTEs OR DO YOU THINK CONTRACTORS
CAN HANDLE IT?
02:28:29PM >>JEAN DUNCAN:
IF I CAN JUMP IN.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO ANALYZE THAT AND GIVE YOU A MORE
EXACT ANSWER THAN RIGHT ON THE SPOT.
TALK TO IT RECENTLY.
WE ARE DRIFTING FROM OUR 80/20 WHICH IS OUR INDUSTRY
STANDARD.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ANALYZE AND GIVE YOU A SORT OF DATABASE
ANSWER IF THAT IS OKAY.
OBVIOUSLY FTEs AND CONTRACTORS LIKELY OF WHAT WE WILL NEED.
WE NEEDED TO SAY WHAT WILL BE BEST AND HOW MUCH.
02:29:00PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHAT I WOULD LOVE FOR TO YOU TO DO.
HAVE KELLY REACH OUT TO YOU WITH A GOOD MOTION AND A
TIME HOW LONG IT TAKES TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND COME BACK TO
US.
SO YOU CAN WORK WITH MY OFFICE.
THEN WHENEVER YOU COME UP WITH A DATE, WE CAN COME FORWARD,
BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT NOW BEFORE BUDGET
SEASON.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE
CITIZENS OF TAMPA.
AND WE HAVE GOT TO GIVE IT ITS DUE.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
02:29:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
IF YOU WANT TO CLOSE IT OUT.
02:29:28PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A GOOD SEGUE WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
I HAD CASUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR OF THE REALIGNMENTS.
AND BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT MOBILITY AND HAVING WAY TOO MUCH
ON THE MILLAGE -- HAVING TOO TOUCHDOWN ON THE PLEAT AND ARE
YOU GUYS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN MAYBE LOOKING AT REALIGNMENT
RIGHT NOW?
ANYTHING HAPPENING ACTIVELY?
I THINK SEGUEING ON WHAT COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK SAID.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE TO A MOTION.
BUT BECAUSE WE ARE GOING INTO BUDGET, POSSIBLY BETWEEN SOME
KEY COUNCIL FOLKS AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND SOME OTHER
FOLKS, MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER ABOUT LOOKING AT THAT AND HOW WE
CAN BUDGET FOR IT COMING UP IN THE NEXT FY.
SO IF WE FIND THIS IS A CITY PRIORITY NEED AND REACH A
CONSENSUS OF AREAS AND SHIFT IT TO THIS BECAUSE THE GRAVITAS
OF THE HURRICANES WE JUST EXPERIENCED WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER
VIERA HAS BEEN HITTING ON SO HARD.
ISSUE WITH FIRE STATION SAFETY.
ALL OF THESE THINGS.
WE KIND OF -- AS WE ARE PUSHING TOWARD BUDGET SEASON, IF WE
CAN TAKE THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES, ROLL IT INTO THESE ISSUES
AND ALL EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACCOMPLISH
THAT.
BECAUSE YOU ARE STARTING TO CRAFT BUDGET GOALS AS WE SPEAK.
MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THE MEETING OF THE MINDS.
IT IS NOT TO DOABLE WITH OUR CURRENT BUDGET STREAMS.
AND MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS.
I AM SURE SEVERAL OF US WILL BE HAPPY TO BE PART OF THOSE
TYPE OF DISCUSSIONS TO TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO SOONER THAN LATER.
I THINK IT AS GOOD IDEA SPITBALLING FROM THE DAIS, I THINK
IT IS A GOOD IDEA.
WE TALK ABOUT HOW DO WE GET THESE THINGS DONE QUICKER.
THE FIRE STATIONS DONE QUICKER AND GET THESE STUFF DONE.
PUTTING TOGETHER THE BUDGET.
MAYBE STUFF WE CAN'T AFFORD NEXT YEAR AND TRY TO PRIORITIZE
THIS THING COMING UP.
02:31:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
ITEM 86 AND 87 GO TOGETHER.
WE HAVE MR. ROGERO.
HE IS TELEPORTING OVER.
LOOK AT THAT.
IS HE SMILING AND LAUGHING.
02:32:09PM >> IT WILL BE WONDERFUL ARE YOU DOING THAT FOR ME A?
02:32:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL RIGHT, MR. ROGERO.
02:32:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THAT'S HOW THEY GET YOU.
GO DOWN THE POLE.
DID YOU AND MIKE PERRY COME DOWN THE BAT POLE.
02:32:35PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
ASKED FOR IT.
02:32:47PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
START WITH 86 AND 87.
02:32:49PM >> I WILL START WITH 87 AND, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CIRCLE BACK TO
86, DENNIS ROGERO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
ITEM 87 STATES, WE ARE PREPARED TO DISCUSS ANY NUMBER OF
THINGS UNDER -- UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THIS ITEM, FOR
INSTANCE, THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM OUR DECEMBER 19
PRESENTATION FROM LAST YEAR.
WE PROVIDED A MEMO WITH RESPONSES.
WE ARE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT.
WE RECEIVED SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS.
WE WILL BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THOSE.
WE CAN SHARE OUR LATEST HURRICANE FINANCIAL PICTURE FROM THE
TWO -- TECHNICALLY THREE STORMS LAST YEAR.
AND WE CAN ALSO -- I KIND OF GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS
THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, ADDRESS THE
FUND BALANCE.
CARRY FORWARD FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024.
IT IS UP TO YOU.
WE ARE PREPARED TO START WITH THE FUND BALANCE IF THAT IS
COUNCIL'S MEASURE.
I AM GETTING A -- YES, LET'S DO THAT THEN.
IF I CAN HAVE -- AND THERE IT IS.
PRESENTATION UP, PLEASE.
IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE OUR PRESENTATION ON THE
GENERAL FUND FINANCIALS, AND YOU RECALL IT LOOKED LIKE THIS.
BACK THEN, WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD ROUGH PICTURE OF WHAT WAS
GOING ON.
AND JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, VERY POSITIVE.
ALMOST $24 MILLION OF REVENUES DOING BETTER THAN ANTICIPATED
AND EXPENDITURES DOING -- WELL, TECHNICALLY BETTER THAN
ANTICIPATED TOO.
WE SPENT LESS.
BUT STILL PRETTY TIGHT ON BOTH THOSE.
LESS THAN 2% FOR EACH OF THOSE ITEMS.
TYPE VERY, VERY POSITIVE.
AND OF THAT 20 -- ALMOST 24 MILLION DISCUSSED.
WE SHARED YOU WITH THE DECEMBER PRESENTATION.
WE WERE GOING TO NEED A COMPONENT OF THAT TO REACH THAT
MAGIC 23% FUND BALANCE -- UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE LEVEL
ABOUT $11 MILLION OR 12 MILLION AT THAT TIME.
YOU TAKE $11 MILLION, $12 MILLION, YOU ARE LEFT WITH GOOD --
STILL GOOD, BUT SUBSTANTIALLY LESS.
IN THE NEARLY THREE MONTHS, WE CONTINUE TO CLOSE OUT THE
NUMBERS AND REMAIN TO THE BALANCES OF THE GENERAL FUND, RISK
FUND, ETC., ETC.
THERE BEING EXTERNALLY AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM
LITERALLY AS WE SPEAK AS THEY ARE EVERY YEAR.
BUT WE ARE VERY, VERY CONFIDENT IN THE FIGURES WE HAVE DON'T
ANTICIPATE THAT THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR WILL MAKE ANY CHANGES.
WHAT WE ARE SHARING YOU WITH IS HOT OFF THE PRESSES AND
BARRING ANY CHANGES FROM THAT EXTERNAL AUDITORS IS WHAT
YOU AND THE PEOPLE WILL SEE ON OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO WALK COUNCIL AND PUBLIC THROUGH THE OVERARCHING,
AGAIN 50,000-FOOT VIEW OF FUND BALANCE AND BREAK IT DOWN
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR AND EVEN MORE DETAILED SO
WE CAN GET TO A POSITION WHERE COUNCIL KNOWS WHAT IS THEY
HAVE, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, GOT TO WORK WITH.
HERE YOU SEE IT.
THIS IS PURE FUND BALANCE.
LITTLE OVER 200 TO 2 MILLION CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR.
BEING LOOKED AT.
YOU SEE THE DATE YESTERDAY.
WE ARE VERY, VERY CONFIDENT THAT THIS NUMBER IS NOT GOING TO
CHANGE.
AND THEN YOU SEE AN ITEMIZATION OF OUR OBLIGATIONS PRIMARILY
OUR OBLIGATIONS BUT AT THE TOP, OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
I GATHER IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE COUNCIL'S HIGHEST PRIORITY
ALSO MAINTAINING THAT 23% HISTORICAL FUND BALANCE.
OVER ON THE RIGHT, HOW MUCH THAT TAKES FROM THE PURE FUND
BALANCE, $149 MILLION.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT -- EXCUSE ME.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT -- I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO WONKISH AND
LEAD EVERYONE DOWN THE WRONG PATH.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN DECEMBER, $11 MILLION OR $12 MILLION
MORE THAN LAST FISCAL YEAR.
$149 MILLION AT IT, WE GOT.
OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
HEALTH CARE, $10.1 MILLION THAT WE NEED TO ASSIGN FROM FUND
BALANCES IN ORDER TO KEEP TO ARE MAINTAIN 70-DAY RESERVE.
STATE MINIMUM 06-DAY RESERVE.
70-DAY RESERVE, $10.1 MILLION.
PREVIOUS CLAIMS WE STILL OWE FROM THE SETTLEMENT THAT i WILL
GET INTO IN JUST A MOMENT.
PURCHASE ORDERS FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR.
CITY COUNCIL MOTIONS MADE.
THE ONLY ONE THAT COMES -- WE CAN GIVE YOU AN ITEMIZATION,
BUT THE ONE TO THE TOP OF MY MIND IS THE YBOR ARTS SPACE.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
A NUMBER ITEMS THAT CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED AND WE
EXPEDITED TO THE TUNE OF A LITTLE OVER $3.5
MILLION.
TWO PORTIONS OF THE DUBOIS SETTLEMENT.
BULK OF IT WE TOOK OFF $9 MILLION.
ON THE HOOK THIS YEAR FOR $3 MILLION AND ANOTHER $2 MILLION
NEXT YEAR.
AND A MINUTE MALL AMOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH INVENTORIES THAT
UNDER FUND BALANCE GUIDELINES ARE SIMPLY NOT SPENDABLE.
NOT 90.
80%, 176 MILLION.
I REMIND COUNCIL THAT PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY IS '23
UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS ACTUALLY VITAL TO MAINTAIN OUR
EXCELLENT CREDIT SCORES.
JUST SO COUNCIL KNOWS, THOUGH, THE $149 MILLION FIGURE, THAT
IS ABOUT $20 MILLION MORE THAN OUR POLICY.
SOME 20% WILL BE ABOUT 130ISH.
SO RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WHAT WE ARE SHOWING YOU HERE IS
CONTINUING THAT VERY FIRM FUND BALANCE POSITION AND $19
MILLION TO $20 MILLION.
I WILL REMIND THE PUBLIC.
OUR POLICY IS 20% BUT WE HAVE BEEN SO FAR ABOVE THAT FOR SO
LONG NOT WHAT THE POWERS-AT-BE LOOK AT.
THAT LEAVES US SUBMIT A VERY HEALTHY $26 MILLION, NICE AND
STRONG.
STRONGER THAN WE LEFT IT IN DECEMBER, BUT WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT ANY NUMBER OF OTHER PRIORITIES AND RISKS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF MONTHS EXCUSE ME.
AND I WILL SHOW THAT RIGHT NOW.
ANY NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PAVING AND
RESURFACING.
COUNCIL HAS CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY IT AS A PRIORITY.
WE HAVE -- THIS IS WHERE WITH WE ARE CIRCLING BACK TO ITEM
NUMBER 86.
ADDITIONAL STORMWATER FUNDING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THIS WILL ARE OUR RECOMMENDATION.
YES, THANK YOU.
I APOLOGIZE.
WE ARE HANDING OUT THESE -- THESE SLIDES RIGHT NOW.
I APOLOGIZE.
02:40:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THESE ARE THE SAME SLIDES THAT YOU ARE.
02:40:11PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES, SIR, YES.
AND THEN -- SORRY.
I WILL WAIT UNTIL YOU ALL GET IT.
THE PRESUMPTION ON MY PART, I THOUGHT YOU WERE FOLLOWING
ALONG.
02:40:27PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU HAVE JOKES.
02:40:28PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
I ACTUALLY DID -- YOU WERE FOLLOWING ALONG --
I MEAN FOLLOWING ALONG ON THE HARD COPY.
FLOODING ASSISTANCE OF $1 MILLION HAS BEEN SURFACED ALSO
THEN THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, SETTING SIDE FUNDING FOR THE
ADVERSE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANES.
YOU HAVE PROPERTY TAX ADVERSE IMPACTS.
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE?
THE SHORT ANSWER -- AND I WILL GET INTO MORE DETAIL IN A
MINUTE IS, WE DON'T KNOW.
WE ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE IMPACTS IN THE KERR YEAR AND WE
WILL HAVE CURRENT IMPACTS IN 2026.
I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.
INSURANCE INCREASES FROM A MACRO PERSPECTIVE.
NOT ONLY HURRICANES HERE BUT THE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ANTICIPATES THERE WILL
BE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH INSURANCE INCREASES.
RIGHT NOW WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WILL BE TRUE TO
HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING OVER AND ABOVE OUR UNDERSIGNED 23%.
THAT IS A QUESTION THAT WE WILL DISCUSS.
AND REPLENISHING THE FUNDING, THE EMERGENCY FUNDING WE USED
FOR THE TWO HURRICANES.
ONE HURRICANE HIT US IN FISCAL YEAR '24.
OTHER HURRICANE HIT US IN FISCAL YEAR '25.
IF IT IS COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION REGARDING THE HURRICANES EVER HURRICANES WHERE
YOU WILL SEE WE USED $14 MILLION OF THAT EMERGENCY FUNDING.
SO, AGAIN, FROM KIND OF A BIG PICTURE POINT OF VIEW, $26
MILLION TO IDENTIFY BASED ON COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES WHERE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN.
AND I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE READY TO
MAKE A DECISION RIGHT NOW.
I UNDERSTAND WE ARE SHARING THIS INFORMATION YOU WITH RIGHT
NOW.
WE ARE MISSING A MEMBER.
BUT IF NOTHING ELSE, I THINK IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO ABSORB THE
INFORMATION AT SOME POINT PRIORITIZE WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE
THE FUND BALANCE TO END UP.
I CAN QUESTIONS NOW OR CONTINUE A LITTLE BIT WITH TALKING
ABOUT THE AD VALOREM REVENUE.
02:42:45PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HURTAK, CLENDENIN AND VIERA.
02:42:49PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE HURRICANES
TOO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY SLIDES.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT -- I THINK WE ASKED A QUESTION OF
REIMBURSEMENT AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE SPENT AND HOW MUCH -- DO
WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS?
02:43:06PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
WE DO, AND WE HAVE A POWERPOINT
PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALSO.
IN FACT, MR. PERRY CAN PASS IT OUT TO YOU NOW.
IF COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH IT, I WOULD AT LEAST PUT A PIN IN
THIS FUND BALANCE AND GET INTO THE HURRICANE PRESENTATION.
BUT I CAN BE FLEXIBLE DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
02:43:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT IS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
SO I WILL WAIT FOR THAT.
02:43:28PM >> THANK YOU.
02:43:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE OTHER WAS -- I SUPPORT THE 23%.
02:43:33PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
THANK YOU.
02:43:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HEARD YOU SAY THIS BEFORE, "OUR POLICY."
WHERE DOES THAT POLICY COME FROM?
02:43:42PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
OUR INTERNAL POLICY.
02:43:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
JUST AN IMAGINARY THING.
FROM NOW ON, CAN WE SAY OUR POLICY IS 23%?
02:43:51PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
WE COULD.
AND, AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
IS IT -- THE ONLY RISK OF THAT IS.
IF YOU ARE THE CREDIT AGENCY, YOU ARE NOT --
02:44:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN YOU PUBLISH THAT 23% TO THE RATING
AGENCY?
02:44:05PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
IT IS PART.
02:44:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOT ONLY INTERNAL BUT EXTERNAL.
02:44:11PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
MAYBE I MISCOMMUNICATED.
02:44:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE DIDN'T HIT IT.
YOU SAID IT WASN'T COMMUNICATED EXTERNALLY, AND THEN I UNDERSTOOD.
02:44:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
02:44:27PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHEN TALK OF USING ANY FUNDS.
I WOULD BE REMISS AND A FAILURE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL SUFFER SO
MUCH IN THE CITY IF I DIDN'T TALK OF GIVING ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR PEOPLE WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN A HURRICANE.
WE APPROPRIATED $3.5 MILLION MORE OR LESS FOR THAT.
AND -- AND I GOT A GOOD FEELING THAT MONEY IS GOING TO DRY
UP VERY SOON.
REALLY, REALLY SOON.
AND IF WE DIDN'T APPROPRIATE A PORTION OF THIS TO THAT, I --
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REAL MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH HELL AND THEY ARE BEGGING US TO
THROW SOME ICE CUBES ON THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND GOT TO BE PRIORITY.
I BELIEVE THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BECOME AVAILABLE TOWARD THE
END OF MARCH.
A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN IN THE MEANWHILE, BUT,
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THINGS -- SOME OTHER THINGS THAT
COUNCIL HAS FUNDED I THINK OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
FUND.
HELPING OUT PEOPLE.
IT IS MARCH.
THIS HAPPENED OCTOBER 10 -- OCTOBER 9 AND OCTOBER 10.
THEY STILL ARE NOT BACK IN THEIR HOMES AND STILL NEED
ASSISTANCE.
A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WHEN THEY GO ON THE SYSTEM TO GET
THOSE FUNDS MAY NOT GET FUND.
THEY ARE CAPPED AT $20,000.
I THINK A ROBUST AMOUNT IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT IS.
AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THIS SOMETHING WILL BE IN DISPUTE.
A COUNCIL WHERE EVERYBODY HAS GOOD HEARTS AND WANT TO HELP
PEOPLE AND SO FORTH.
I AM NOT TALKING OF SOME MASSIVE PERCENTAGE OF IT AND
ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
ADDING ANOTHER MILLION OR SOMETHING TO THAT I THINK WILL
MAKE SENSE.
IF YOU PUT IN OTHER MILLION DOLLARS TO THAT YOU WILL HELP.
I CAN DO THE MATH ON THE SPOT BUT HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
A SAYING IF BY GOING A FEW FEET, IT WILL HELP YOU WALK A FEW
MILES.
I WILL GO THOSE COUPLE OF FEET, I THINK, AS A COUNCIL, WE
SHOULD GO THROUGH THOSE FEET.
WE ARE IN MARCH AND HAVEN'T DISPERSED THE FUNDS FOR THE
HURRICANES, HURRICANES IN OCTOBER.
WE WILL GET FEDERAL FUNDS.
THEY WILL GO THROUGH THE COUNTY.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WILL BE UTILIZED.
ARE A LOT OF THEM GOING TO INFRASTRUCTURE?
REMEMBER THESE ARE FUNDS IF WE APPROPRIATE IT CAN BE
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW -- RIGHT NOW.
WHEREAS, IF I WAIT FOR FUNDS THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE
AVAILABLE FOR A WHILE, PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BE HURTING
AND CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH HELL.
SO I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT MEASURES
LIKE THAT.
BY THE WAY, THE FLIPSIDE IS.
BLACK AND WHITE AND ALWAYS GRAY.
THE GREATER THIS IS, WHAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT IN
TALLAHASSEE, TALKING OF A LOT OF MEASURES RIGHT NOW TO LIMIT
OUR ABILITY TO COLLECT REVENUE ALL THE WAY FROM GETTING RID
OF PROPERTY TAXES TO READING DIFFERENT THINGS ON ROLLBACK
RATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT CAN SERVE TO SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPER
US AND WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH THAT.
AND TALKING ABOUT A MEASURE OF THIS TO GO WITH PEOPLE WHO
ARE STILL SLEEPING ON COUCHES, OF FRIENDS, STILL CRYING
EVERY NIGHT.
STILL GOING THROUGH HELL FOR ME IS JUST THE RIGHT THING TO
DO AND DOESN'T CONFLICT IN ANY WAY TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
I AM SURE I AM PREACHING TO THE CHOIR.
BUT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
02:47:47PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
02:47:47PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LOOKING AT WHAT YOU HAVE FROM NIMA AND FTED.
02:47:54PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HE HAVEN'T AGAIN THE PRESENTATION YET.
02:47:56PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
PARDON ME?
I WANT TO GET AHEAD OF HIM.
02:48:00PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
WELL, YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED.
02:48:02PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
KEEP GOING.
I WILL WAIT.
NO PROBLEM.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM SCHOOLED RIGHT.
02:48:06PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
UNDERSTOOD.
THAT IS THE FORTHCOMING PRESENTATION.
02:48:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
LET'S TALK OF THE 2024 HURRICANE PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE.
02:48:13PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
CAN I HAVE THE HURRICANE PRESENTATION?
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
AND, AGAIN, YOU SEE IDENTIFIED AS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO
DIFFERENTIATE FROM MANY OTHER COMPONENTS OF FUNDING.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA ANNOUNCED THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT FOR
DISASTER RECOVERY WHICH IS IN PLAY RIGHT NOW.
LITTLE OVER 700 MILLION, AS YOU STATED COUNCILMAN, TO
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
AND WE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY AND THE OTHER TWO
MUNICIPALS -- MUNICIPALITY ARE TASKED WITH AN ACTION PLAN
AND EARLY ON IN TERMS OF HOW IT IS GOING TO BE SPENT.
THIS IS THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE LOCALITIES FOR -- FOR DAMAGE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE HURRICANES.
SO THAT IS WHY WE HAVE GONE OUT OF OUR WAY TO IDENTIFY IT AS
WHAT WE AFFECTIONATELY CALL P.A.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
CAN I GET THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE WE GO.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A QUICK REFRESH ON THE PROCESS.
MANY, MANY PLAYERS.
AND WILL TAKE A LEAD IN REVENUE AND FINANCE AND WITH THE
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
CONTRACTED WITH WHITT O'BRIAN, A WELL-KNOWN EXPERT CONTRACTOR
IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
SELECT MANAGERS AND MR. REMER, OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND
RESILIENCY OFFICER WENT OUT OF THE WAY TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT
IS A WEB AND WILL BE MORE COMPLICATED WITH THE OTHER FUNDING
SOURCES.
WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THE MONEY BUT LITTLE COMPLEX WITH
SEARCHING AND DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDING.
REPAIR AND REMEDIATION OF CITY FACILITIES IS ONGOING.
IT WILL KEEP ONGOING.
GORILLA IN THE ROOM, I GUESS, WAS THE DEBRIS REMOVAL.
EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT WE DID A GREAT JOB.
WE RECEIVED A GREAT DEAL OF FUNDING FOR THAT WHICH I WILL
SHARE YOU WITH IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT BY NO MEANS WILL
IT END FOR SOME TIME IF OUR EXPERIENCE IS ANY INDICATION.
YOU MADE IT COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA WORKING CLOSELY WITH FEMA
AND THE FDEM, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, AND MANY DIFFERENT PLAYERS AT SO MANY DIFFERENT
LEVELS. AND WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE.
WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE EITHER WITH PREVIOUS HURRICANE
REIMBURSEMENTS AND DONE IT BEFORE WITH THE AMERICAN -- WHAT
DOES IT STAND FOR, AMERICAN RECOVERY.
WE CAN DO IT.
WE ARE VERY ADEPT AT IT, BUT WE CAN DO IT AGAIN AND SOME OF
IT IS REFRESHED FOR COUNCIL BUT FOR THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND WITHIN OUR OWN PROTOCOLS AND
POLICIES FROM A PROCUREMENT PERSPECTIVE.
A LOT OF Ps IN THAT SENTENCE.
BY AND LARGE, FEMA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL LOOK AT
YOU -- FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU ADHERE TO YOUR OWN POLICIES.
IF YOU DID AND YOU DO, A BIG LEAP FORWARD CUTTING THROUGH
RED TAPE AND RESISTANCE.
YOU SEE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED -- MAYBE THIS IS PROBABLY MORE
THAT BE YOU WANT TO KNOW.
BUT YOU SEE HERE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE LOCALIZE THE
DAMAGE AND THE DOLLARS TO THE STORM WHEN WE CAN.
HELENE AND MILTON HIT SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT IT GOT A LITTLE
-- IT GOT A LITTLE NEBULOUS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE -- WITH THE
DEBRIS.
BUT ALSO, YOU SEE HERE IN THAT LAST BULLET, WE DON'T WANT TO
MUDDY UP OR INTERFERE WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATING
BUDGETS.
BECAUSE THE CITY IS STILL RUNNING, RIGHT.
WE HAVE MISSIONS TO COMPLETE.
SO WE KEEP IT SEPARATE AND APART FROM A ACCOUNTING
PERSPECTIVE THAT ALSO ASSISTS US GREATLY WHEN INEVIDENTLY,
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMES IN A YEAR OR TWO LATER AND
AUDITS EVERYTHING WE DID AT THE STORM RECOVERY INCEPTION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I SPECIFICALLY WON'T GO THROUGH THIS
PARTICULAR SLIDE, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR HOW
COMPLEX AND COMPLICATED THIS PROCESS IS A LOT OF FUNDING.
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EVERY NUMBER OF LOCALITIES, CITIES,
COUNTIES, STATE, ETC.
GREAT SENSE OF BUREAUCRACY.
A GREAT HISTORY AND WILL HAVE VERY GOOD TERMS WITH THIS.
BUT THERE IS A LOT TO IT THAT WE INTENTIONALLY TRY TO KEEP
IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND IN TERMS OF COST SHARING.
THE IDENTIFICATION OF COSTS.
OF COURSE, YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED AND RECEIVED
INITIAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES.
WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE THOSE AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.
FEDERAL AND STATE REIMBURSEMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS AND THE
LOCAL MATCH, WHICH I WILL GET INTO -- I WILL GET INTO RIGHT
NOW, I GUESS, THIS TERMS OF THE COST SHARING.
GENERALLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE THREE
QUARTERS, 75%.
REMAINING 25% GENERALLY THE STATE WILL PROVIDE HALF OF THAT,
WHICH LEAVES THE CITY ON THE LOOK HOOK FOR 12.5%.
YOU SEE THE EXEMPTION, THE GLARING EXCEPTION.
THE THANKFUL GLARING EXCEPTION IN TERMS OF DEBRIS REMOVAL
100% REIMBURSABLE.
THAT IS A BIG PLUS.
EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THAT FIRST 120 DAYS, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE UP 100% OF THAT.
AND YOU GET TO THAT 75/25 SPLIT.
AND THE DAMAGED CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE VERY BOTTOM.
SO TYPICALLY BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE, THE CITY IS ALWAYS
GOING TO HAVE TO FIND US SOMETHING.
PART OF OUR JOB IS MITIGATING THAT "SOMETHING" IS GOING TO
BE AND IF TRULY DOES TAKE EVERYONE'S INVOLVEMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I WILL GIVE THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY A GREAT
DEAL OF CREDIT FOR PARTIAL PAYMENT YOU SEE HERE.
WE HAVE REQUESTED THREE EXPEDITED PROJECTS.
FIRST MILTON CATEGORY A DEBRIS.
WE REQUESTED $60 MILLION.
AND WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED NEARLY $30 MILLION.
UNPRECEDENTED IN MY EXPERIENCE WORKING IN GOVERNMENT IN
FLORIDA FOR LONGER THAN I WOULD CARE TO ADMIT.
KUDOS TO THEM.
THEY TURNED IT AROUND VERY, VERY FAST OPPOSED TO OWING US
WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH HOW IT HAS GONE IN THE PAST.
US HAVING TO FLOAT THE MONEY.
THEY GAVE US COLD HARD EARNED CASH.
KUDOS TO THEM IN AND MILTON WITH CATEGORY B, REQUESTED 10
MILLION AND WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING LEFT, AND HELENE
CATEGORY B.
GREAT A BIT OF TURN-AROUND TIME.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY INTEND TO DEDICATE THAT TEMPLATE.
THEY VIEW IT AS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
TIME WILL TELL IF THEY WILL TURN AROUND THESE OTHER REQUESTS
AS FAST BUT WE HAVE $29 MILLION.
THE NEXT BULLET, CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH FEMA.
WE HAD OUR EXPLORATORY KNOWN CALLS SHORTLY AFTER THE
HURRICANES.
THE RECOVERY SCOPING MEETINGS AND THEY WILL COME DOWN NEXT
MONTH AND VISIT WITH CITY STAFF IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
THEY ARE COMING DOWN LOOKING AT OUR INFORMATION ALREADY, BUT
NEED TO PUT THEIR EYES ON EVERYTHING -- TO THE AS LEAST A
GOOD SAMPLING OF EVERYTHING THAT WHICH SUBMITTED TO THEM
THAT IS DAMAGED.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
HERE WE GO INTO THE COLD HARD NUMBERS AS TO THE END OF LAST
MONTH.
YOU SEE HERE, WHEN WE USE THE $14 MILLION IN OUR EMERGENCY
RESERVES, OKAY.
THAT WAS THE $7 MILLION LAST YEAR AND THE $7 MILLION THIS
YEAR.
FEMA AND FDEP REIMBURSEMENT FOR BUDGETING, $92-PLUS MILLION.
YOU SEE THE ACTUAL, IT IS ABOUT A THIRD OF THAT.
WELL, MUCH LIKE FINANCING AND PROJECTS AND CONSTRUCTION,
REIMBURSEMENT FOR DESTRUCTION ALSO TAKES TIME.
AND SOME OF THIS IS SIMPLY A PROJECTION OF WHEN THESE
REIMBURSEMENTS WILL HAPPEN.
WHEN WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO FLOAT CASH OPPOSED TO
BUDGETING WHAT WE THINK WILL HAVE TO MAKE DUE WITH.
AND YOU SEE A TOTAL OVER $106 MILLION.
BUT LITTLE LESS THAN HALF OF THAT IN ACTUALS RIGHT NOW.
YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM WE ARE FLOATING.
FLOATING $10 MILLIONISH.
AT THE VERY BOTTOM, EXCUSE ME, $22 MILLION OF PURCHASE
ORDERS OUTSTANDING.
SO WE WILL BE FLOATING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WHICH IS
NOT UNANTICIPATED AND MANY LOCALITIES ARE DOING THE SAME
THING.
YOU HEARD ME MENTION BEFORE AND READ THAT THE CITY OF ST.
PETE, FOR INSTANCE, TOOK OUT A 50 ODD MILLION DOLLAR LOAN
IN LIEU OF FLOATING THE $50 ODD MILLION DOLLARS.
STILL AT THIS TIME, WE STILL DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL
NEED TO FINANCE THIS.
WE HAVE THE LIQUIDITY, AGAIN.
ANOTHER REASON FOR A VERY, VERY STRONG.
02:59:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE INVOICES THAT WE ARE EXPECTING TO
COLLECT.
02:59:31PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
THEY.
02:59:32PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NOT A $10 MILLION SHORTFALL THAT IS
ANTICIPATED.
02:59:43PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SAYING THE SAME
THING.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
IT -- IS IT A CONCERN?
ABSOLUTELY.
AS YOU HEARD MANY TIMES.
WHAT I CAN SAY IS FEDERAL AND DISMANTLING THAT ORGANIZATION
IN ITS ENTIRELY.
I COULDN'T -- I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHETHER THAT MEANS ALSO
DISMANTLING OR GETTING RID OF ALL REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING
ASSOCIATED WITH IT FROM WHAT ITSELF MAY BE VIEWED BY SOME AS
UNNECESSARY DURING THE REIMBURSEMENT MONEY.
BUT.
03:01:50PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
LIKE AT THOSE NUMBERS AND I CAN'T REALIZE
COME WE ARE NOT GETTING SOME DAYCARE WOMEN YOU WITH PUT IN
MUCH MORE.
03:02:02PM >> ASKED TO RECOVER FOR CDBG.
THAT IS ALSO POTENTIALLY VULNERABLE FROM A FEDERAL
PERSPECTIVE.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WITH THE COUNTY AND THE OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES, WE ARE --
03:03:41PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE FUNDS FROM MILTON.
BASICALLY NEED TO TAKE $14 MILLION OUT OF THAT.
03:05:11PM >> SO TO GET US TO THE 23%.
THAT IS --
[TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES]

3:08:48PM >>LUIS VIERA:
-- VERSUS THE CITY OF TAMPA.
I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, THAT WITH ANY FUNDS WE GET THAT
MOBILITY TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE WE, JUST LIKE
OBVIOUSLY LIKE THE MAYOR, WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR
OWN COMMUNITIES AND ESPECIALLY, AGAIN, CITYWIDE AS WELL AS
DISTRICT PEOPLE, BUT ESPECIALLY DISTRICT FOLKS.
I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO
USE THOSE FUNDS AND IDEAS FROM US.
AGAIN, WE KNOW WHAT WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE.
AND THERE ARE OBJECTIVE FINDINGS THAT PEOPLE IN MOBILITY
OBVIOUSLY HAVE, BUT ALSO I THINK WHAT YOU HEAR FROM THE
COMMUNITY IS ALSO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
AND, YES, MA'AM, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
3:09:32PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A LIST OF WHERE IT'S
GOING.
THEY DECIDED THAT FOR US.
I FORWARDED IT TO YOU ALL WHEN I GOT IT FROM THE TPO.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY RULE TO ARGUE.
3:09:43PM >>LUIS VIERA:
LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I DID SEE THAT, BECAUSE I
SAW THAT THERE WAS A PORTION OF, I THINK IT WAS BRUCE B.
DOWNS -- STRIKE THAT, ON BRUCE B. DOWNS, FOWLER TO BEARSS.
I WAS GOING TO SEE IF ANY OF THAT, THAT WAS KIND OF MY WAY
OF SEEING IF THAT COULD BE REVISITED.
THINGS I'M HEARING IN NEW TAMPA AND NORTH TAMPA, IT IS NOT

THAT SECTION THEY ARE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF DISTRICT 7.
UNFORTUNATELY, AGAIN, I DO WISH WE WOULD HAVE BEEN TALKED TO
ON THINGS LIKE THAT.
3:10:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
TALK TO YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR.
3:10:22PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I KNOW.
BELIEVE YOU ME.
BUT IN TERMS OF WHERE THOSE FUNDS, AGAIN, TO THE EXTENT THAT
FUNDS ARE GOING TO GO TO THE CITY OF TAMPA, RIGHT, THAT WE
CAN BE A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, IN TERMS OF WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION, MOBILITY AND SO FORTH.
BUT AGAIN, GOING BEYOND WHAT YOU ARE HERE FOR, BUT BRINGING
UP THAT ISSUE AS A SIDE ISSUE.
I SAW THAT LIST AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT?
I MEAN, I HEAR ABOUT ROADS ALL THE TIME AND NORTH TAMPA AND
30th IS BEING DONE, NORTH BOULEVARD IS BEING DONE, BUT NEW
TAMPA BOULEVARD, FINISHING OFF TAMPA PALMS BOULEVARD, NOT
BEING TOUCHED THERE.
THE AMOUNT OF DISCONNECT IS GREAT.
3:11:05PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
DOES THAT COMPLETE 87 AND GO TO 86?
3:11:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE GAP, CLEARLY WE'VE HAD THE
EXPENDITURES FOR THE HURRICANES, ALL THE EXPENDITURES,
FUNDING THIS, WAITING FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT.
ARE WE ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL?
3:11:27PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES, IF I COULD ADD A LITTLE DETAIL

ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
AGAIN, I'M OVERSIMPLIFYING A LITTLE BIT.
AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF HAVING SUCH A FIRM
FUND BALANCE.
WE WILL, FOR INSTANCE, DEBRIS REMOVAL.
WE WILL PULL FUNDING AS APPLICABLE FROM NON-GENERAL FUND
FUNDS.
BUT WITH THAT STRONG FUND BALANCE AND OUR LIQUIDITY, WE CAN
AFFORD TO SIMPLY FLOAT THESE EXPENDITURES AS OPPOSED TO,
AGAIN, FINANCING AND INCURRING THE INTEREST EXPENSE
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
WILL IT COST US -- I'M SORRY.
3:12:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW LONG CAN WE KEEP THAT UP BEFORE IT
ACTUALLY STARTS HURTING?
3:12:12PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
IN OUR PROJECTIONS, SO FAR IT HASN'T
REACHED THAT IT WILL START HURTING PART YET BECAUSE OF THE
TIMING OF THE EXPENSES AND, AGAIN, IT'S A BIT OF AN EDUCATED
GUESS, THE ANTICIPATED TIME FRAME OF THE REIMBURSEMENT.
3:12:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SO WE GO INTO HURRICANE SEASON, WE HAVE A
HURRICANE IN SEPTEMBER AND WE STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN
REIMBURSEMENTS, IT'S GOING TO START HURTING.
3:12:34PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
SAY AGAIN.
3:12:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SAY WE HAVE ANOTHER HURRICANE IN
SEPTEMBER.
3:12:38PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES.

I IMAGINE, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE HURRICANE
AND THE DAMAGE, WE MAY REACH THAT TIPPING POINT THAT YOU
DESCRIBE.
OF COURSE, IF WE DO, OR IF OUR PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT WE
WILL, WE'LL BRING IT TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL'S ATTENTION.
3:12:52PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY, THANK YOU.
3:12:53PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 86, THE LAST ITEM OF THE DAY.
3:12:56PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
86, THAT IS THE $500,000, WE WOULD
RECOMMEND THE MOST EXPEDIENT FORM OF FUNDING WOULD BE FROM
THIS FUND BALANCE FROM FISCAL YEAR '24.
3:13:08PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
VERY GOOD.
DO YOU NEED AN OFFICIAL MOTION?
3:13:11PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
I BELIEVE WE DO.
3:13:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK.
3:13:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'LL MOVE THE HALF MILLION TO GO FROM THIS --
FROM THE UNUSED GENERAL FUND BALANCE FROM FISCAL YEAR 2024
TO GO TOWARDS STORMWATER FOR PREPARATION FOR THIS YEAR'S
RAINY SEASON.
3:13:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
HURTAK, SECOND FROM CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
3:13:36PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS?

3:13:41PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
OUR NEXT STEPS, I THINK WOULD BE TO, FIRST,
DIGEST THIS INFORMATION.
WE REALLY TRIED TO -- AND I APOLOGIZE, AND YOU CAN CERTAINLY
GIVE ME FEEDBACK IF WE'VE GOTTEN TOO DETAILED, BUT I DID
WANT COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE ENTIRETY OF THE
PICTURE AS OPPOSED TO SIMPLE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK THE NEXT STEP IS TO DIGEST THIS INFORMATION AND THEN
COME BACK AND PRIORITIZE HOW YOU'D LIKE TO ALLOCATE THIS
FUND BALANCE AND THEN WE CAN MAKE IT.
WHAT YOU WON'T SEE CHANGE, AGAIN, BARRING ANY EXTERNAL
AUDITOR ACTION, IS THAT TWO HUNDRED TWO POINT TWO MILLION
DOLLAR FIGURE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S
GOING TO BE NICE AND CONSISTENT, WHAT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO
SEE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AGAIN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE FOR THE 23%,
IN WHICH CASE, AGAIN, IT IS THE 26 -- AND THE OBLIGATIONS
THAT ARE REALLY NON-DISCRETIONARY.
THE NEXT STEPS FOR ME WOULD BE TO DIGEST THE INFORMATION AND
PRIORITIZE WHERE COUNCIL THINKS THIS FUNDING SHOULD BE SET
ASIDE.
3:14:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT REPLENISHING
THIS EMERGENCY FUND.

03:14:56PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES.
03:14:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SO NORMALLY AN EMERGENCY FUND IS SORT OF LIKE
A RAINY DAY FUND.
AND FOR ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEXT, WE KIND OF FLOAT IT,
THE SAME $7 MILLION.
BUT IN THIS CASE, WE COULDN'T FLOAT THE $7 MILLION BECAUSE
WE USE IT FOR HELENE AND DEBBIE AND SO WE INCURRED AN EXTRA
$7 MILLION.
IF WE ARE PAYING OURSELVES BACK FOR THIS, WE WILL THEN --
WOULD WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND BALANCE FOR HURRICANES OF
$14 MILLION?
03:15:27PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
THIS WOULD NET TO, IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN,
SEVEN.
WILL GET BACK TO THE BASELINE SEVEN THAT WE HISTORICALLY
ESTABLISHED.
03:15:36PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST WANTED TO --
03:15:39PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
AN EXCELLENT QUESTION THAT I WISH TO
CLARIFY THAT.
03:15:43PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY ONLY QUESTION ABOUT THAT IS -- AN
EXISTENTIAL QUESTION.
$7 MILLION ENOUGH, BUT CAN WE MOVE IT TO $10 MILLION?
03:15:55PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
IT IS A QUESTION.
THE ONLY THING I CAN GUARANTEE BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE
STORM, IT WILL BE INADEQUATE.
IT WILL BE NOTHING AND DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE
STORM, THE $7 MILLION AND THEN $20 MILLION OVER THE 20%
POLICY.
IS THAT ADEQUATE?
IT IS ANYBODY'S GUESS.
COULD WE CRANK IT UP TO 10, WE ABSOLUTELY COULD.
IT IS SUCH A BIG X FACTOR WE DON'T KNOW.
03:16:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY QUESTION IS HOW DO WE ARRIVE AT 7 TO BEGIN
WITH.
IS THAT A NUMBER THAT HANDLES THE OVERTIME FOR THE EMPLOYEES
AND THE COST OF PULLING -- I KNOW WE HAVE TO PULL DIFFERENT
TRAILERS AND DO THIS AND THAT.
IS THAT HOW WE ENDED UP WITH THE $7 MILLION?
OR JUST ARBITRARY.
03:16:42PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
AT ONE TIME IT WAS BASED ON EXACTLY HOW YOU
DESCRIBED.
WE DID HAVE A LONG TIMEFRAME OF NO STORMS.
SO IT JUST KIND OF TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.
FROM AN OUTSIDE -- FROM AN OUTSIDER PERSPECTIVE WHETHER IT
IS CREDIT RATING AGENCY, INVESTORS.
THEY DO LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING SET ASIDE FOR EMERGENCIES AND
TYPICALLY WHEN WE SAY EMERGENCIES HERE, WE MEAN HURRICANES.
AND -- DOES IT CARRY AS MUCH WEIGHT AS THAT 23%?
NO, IT DOESN'T, BUT NICE TO SEE THAT WE HAVE -- THAT THE
CITY HAS THE FORETHOUGHT TO SET ASIDE SOMETHING FOR STORMS,
WHETHER THAT THE RIGHT FIGURE.
ABOUT ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS PROBABLY THE WRONG FIGURE, BUT I
COULD TELL YOU WHAT THE RIGHT ONE IS.
NEBULOUS.
03:17:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
KNOWING THAT AT ONE TIME WAS BALANCED ON THE
ACTUAL COSTS OF THOSE PERSONNEL AND THE POLLING OF THE
SPECIFIC THINGS WE NEED.
IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU KNOW, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS
WE CAN FIND WHAT THAT NUMBER MIGHT BE?
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD EXERCISE OVERALL,
BECAUSE AS YOU SAID, WE HAVEN'T HAD THESE STORMS, BUT I
WOULD LOVE TO AT LEAST MAKE SURE WE CAN AT LEAST PAY OUR
PEOPLE WHO WILL BE GOING THROUGH THESE HORRIFIC THINGS AND
DOING THE COURAGEOUS WORK OF BEING ON THE FRONT LINES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN AT LEAST PAY THEM AND MAKE SURE
THEY CAN EAT, SHOWER AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS AND HAVE POWER
WHILE THEY DO IT.
03:18:06PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
YES, THANK YOU.
WE WILL RUN THAT TO GROUND.
THAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING EXERCISE.
JUST TO CLARIFY, OF COURSE, WHEN WE RUN OUT OF THE 7, WE
WILL TAKE IT FROM THE OTHER FUND BALANCE.
03:18:17PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SURE.
03:18:18PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
THAT WILL BE INFORMATIVE.
WE WILL RUN IT.
03:18:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I APPRECIATE IT.
03:18:22PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
03:18:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ON THE $500,000 ANNUALLY FOR STORMWATER
SUPPORT AND DITCH GRADING.
03:18:30PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS A ONE-TIME --
03:18:34PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
SAYS ANNUALLY.
03:18:35PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
ONE TIME FOR THIS YEAR.
03:18:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ONE TIME FOR THIS YEAR.
03:18:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SAID ANNUALLY.
03:18:41PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, I WOULD LOVE -- I THINK WE NEED MORE
THAN $500,000 ANNUALLY.
WE WERE TALKING OF $500,000 TO BE USED --
03:18:49PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
TO CATCH UP.
03:18:50PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
TO CATCH UP.
MY INTENT IS NOT ANNUALLY.
03:18:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT IS ANNUALLY.
03:18:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WELL THEN, SO BE IT.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO NEED MORE.
03:19:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SO IT IS WRITTEN AT THIS TIME AND CAN
ALWAYS BE CHANGED IN THE FUTURE DOING LESS OR MORE.
AND RIGHT-SIZING.
HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN BUDGETS IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR AND
DOING THINGS LIKE THIS.
A LOT OF TIME THIS TYPE OF FUNDING -- WITH THAT TYPE OF A
LEVEL, COUNCIL FOLKS KNOW OVERTIME IS USUALLY A REALLY GOOD
WAY OF ACCOMPLISHING ESPECIALLY FOR THE SEASONAL TYPE OF
ACTIVITY EITHER THROUGH CONTRACTS KNOWING THAT THAT MAY BE
THE BEST USE OF THIS IS PROVIDING OVERTIME OR HIRING
TEMPORARY HELP JUST SO -- YOU HAVE SAID FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
USE THAT MONEY.
I THINK THAT IS HOW --
03:19:38PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, SIR, COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
03:19:39PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HE IS RIGHT WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND YOU
CAN DO IT QUICKER THAN WHEN WE LOAN IT OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE,
FARM IT OUT.
A HIGHER RETURN AND PAYING MORE BECAUSE IT WILL BE DONE MORE
EFFICIENT AND MORE QUICKLY, BECAUSE PEOPLE ALREADY KNOW WHAT
THEY ARE DOING.
03:19:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THOSE PEOPLE IS THE
PROBLEM.
03:19:58PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I UNDERSTAND.
I WILL VOLUNTEER BOTH OF YOU.
03:20:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ONLY IF I CAN WEAR A SPEEDO.
[LAUGHTER]
03:20:06PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
WOW, LOOK AT THE TIME.
[GAVEL SOUNDING]
03:20:11PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THAT GETS A GAVEL.
03:20:12PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
MR. CHAIR, IF I CAN POSTSCRIPT -- NOT THE
LAST COMMENT, BUT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE.
SHOULD COUNCIL DECIDE THEY WANT THAT $500,000 TO BE
RECURRING OR RECURRING NOW AND YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE
RECURRING, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AS PART OF FISCAL '26 BUDGET.
03:20:29PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
03:20:31PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I PREFER IT TO BE ON A YEARLY BASIS.
BY UNDERSTAND WHY, BUT WE MAY NOT HAVE THOSE YEARS AT
$500,000 THAT CAN BE USED FOR SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I WILL SAY DO IT YEARLY OR AS NEEDED.
03:20:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
FAIR ENOUGH.
THANK YOU, MR. ROGERO FOR A WONDERFUL REPORT.
YOU AND MR. PERRY IS HERE.
ALWAYS SUPER PROFESSIONAL.
03:20:55PM >>DENNIS ROGERO:
MY OUTRO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
03:21:03PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NEW BUSINESS.
MR. MIRANDA.
03:21:05PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WILL TAKE THREE.
I WILL TAKE MR. VIERA'S SPOT TODAY.
MAKE A COMMENDATION TO THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT THURSDAY
APRIL 3, 2025.
IT IS -- IT IS OF THE UTILITIES AND SECTION OF THE AMERICAN
WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION PROCLAIMING APRIL AS CONSERVATION
WATER MONTH.
03:21:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
03:21:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM --
03:21:28PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
COUNTY COMMISSION?
NO, COUNCIL MEMBER.
03:21:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA AND
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
03:21:35PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WINNERS AND FINALISTS OF AMERICAN
LEGION ORATORICAL CONTEST.
THE DELIVERY OF THE YOUNG ARE THE VALUES THAT ARE SET FORTH
IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE AWARENESS
AND THE RESPONSIBILITY INCUMBENT TO EACH CITIZEN, THE
EXERCISE OF PROTECTED RIGHTS.
I WOULD LIKE THIS PRESENTATION TO BE MADE PRIOR TO THE START
OF THE EVENING APRIL 10, 2025.
03:21:59PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
MIRANDA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
YES, SIR, ANYTHING ELSE.
03:22:07PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
LIKE FOR A COMMENDATION TO THE TAMPA
WATER DEPARTMENT APRIL 17 FOR PROCLAIMING MAY 4-10, 2025 AS
DRINKING WATER WEEK.
03:22:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
03:22:26PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
COUPLE OF QUICK ONES IF I MAY.
WRITTEN REPORT ON APRIL 3, MOTION FOR A WRITTEN STAFF REPORT
ON THE CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS.
ANY CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE A FLASHING LIGHT AND
REPAINTED CROSSWALK STRIPING ACROSS TAMPA PALMS BOULEVARD AT
BRUCE B. DOWNS NEAR PUBLIX TO ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND
SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS ON TAMPA PALMS BOULEVARD.
03:22:51PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
03:22:56PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WILL ASKED TO GIVE A COMMENDATION TO PAINT
YOUR HEART OUT ON MAY 18.
03:23:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
03:23:06PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NEXT, A LOT OF YOU ALL KNOW KAREN CLAY, A
WONDERFUL LADY.
CONGRESSWOMAN KATHY CASTOR INVITED HER TO BE TO THE STATE OF
UNION OR ADDRESS TO CONGRESS, WHATEVER THE HELL THAT WAS, BY
THE WAY.
SHE WENT AND SHE IS A REALLY GOOD LADY AND STARTING UP A
501-C-3 TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
I WANTED TO INVITE KAREN FOR A FIVE-MINUTE PRESENTATION JUST
FOR HER TO TELL FOLKS WHAT HER 501-C-3 IS ALL ABOUT ON MAY
15.
03:23:35PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
03:23:37PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I CAN SECOND THAT.
03:23:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
03:23:45PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL.
FOUR AND FIVE, I MENTIONED HOUSING FUNDS AND $3.5 MILLION
THAT WE WILL BE -- THAT WE WILL BE SEEN GOING OUT TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE END OF THIS MONTH, I WANTED A
REPORT -- JUST WRITTEN -- ON APRIL 3, WHICH IS -- WHICH IS
NUMBER ONE, HOW MUCH OF THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE LEFT.
AND NUMBER TWO, AN INQUIRY ON WHERE WE CAN POTENTIALLY GET
ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE FUND WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
AND NUMBER TWO, WE CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT EXISTING HOUSING
FUNDS AND SO FORTH THAT CAN BE GEARED TOWARD THAT.
JUST AN INQUIRY FROM STAFF OF WHERE POTENTIALLY -- SO WE CAN
BE FULLY INFORMED.
AND APRIL 3 IS A GOOD DATE BECAUSE A WEEK AFTER THE PROGRAM
BEGINS.
I BELIEVE IT IS.
03:24:27PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION AN A SECOND.
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
03:24:34PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT'S IT, COUNCIL.
I WAS TALKING TO MR. SHELBY OFF-LINE OF DOING ONE ON AFT AND
SEE WHAT MOVEMENT COUNCIL HAS ON ANY OF THOSE FUNDS.
LET ME GET THE LANGUAGE DOWN AND I WILL MAKE IT LATER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
A GOOD IDEA.
03:24:51PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
03:24:53PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO RATIFY AND CONFIRM THE LETTER
WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMPA IN THE PASSING OF
RANDOLPH THEATRE AS MYERS JR. COMMISSIONER MYERS, GWEN MYERS'
HUSBAND.
AND I WROTE IT ON OUR BEHALF AND IT WAS NOT CLEAR.
03:25:13PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION AND A SECOND.
03:25:15PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I GAVE YOU A COPY OF THAT.
03:25:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
YES, MA'AM, ANYTHING ELSE?
03:25:21PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YES, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HURTAK FOR SOMETHING FIRST BEFORE
I -- WE -- OUR MAY WORKSHOP, WE ARE TO DISCUSS -- WE CAN
ONLY DO FIVE THINGS, RIGHT.
ONE OF THEM THAT IS ON THERE IS CITY COUNCIL SALARIES, AND
THAT WAS YOURS.
IF THAT CAN MOVE IT TO SEPTEMBER, WILL PROVIDE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS DIGITAL SIGN MATTER.
03:25:47PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WILL LET YOU MOVE IT.
I THINK I DID IT JUST BECAUSE I WAS THERE.
BUT I KNOW YOU KIND OF SPEARHEADED THAT SO GO FOR IT.
03:25:55PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I APPRECIATE IT.
I MOVE THAT WE CHANGE THE -- THE COUNCIL SALARIES DISCUSSION
TO THE SEPTEMBER 2025 MEETING AN LEAVING ROOM FOR DIGITAL
SIGNS WORKSHOP IN MAY.
03:26:05PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
03:26:11PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
QUESTION IF I CAN.
03:26:15PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
03:26:18PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION.
03:26:19PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHAT IS THE LEGAL QUESTION.
03:26:21PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE LEGAL QUESTION IS DID YOU ACTUALLY ADD
THE WORKSHOP FOR THE DIGITAL SIGNS OR IS IT ALREADY ON
THERE?
03:26:28PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I MADE IT IN THE MOTION.
03:26:29PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ONE IN THE MOTION.
03:26:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE SALARY ONE AND REPLACE IT --
03:26:34PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BECAUSE WE ALREADY ARE FIVE.
YOU ARE THROWING ME OFF, MR. SHELBY.
03:26:38PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOU ARE THROWING ME OFF, COUNCIL.
03:26:40PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I FOLLOWED THE RULES BECAUSE FIVE.
I ASKED HURTAK IN ADVANCE IF WE CAN MOVE ONE AND THEN MADE
THE MOTION.
03:26:47PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
JUST SO YOU ARE CLEAR.
THERE IS NO -- I WILL DOUBLE CHECK, NO WORD OF THE NUMBER OF
WORKSHOPS, BUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE FOUR HOURS.
03:26:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THERE IS.
03:27:00PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
SAYS FIVE ITEMS.
03:27:02PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
I NEED TO PROCEED.
03:27:04PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MY APOLOGIES.
03:27:05PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT AND THIS IS -- THIS
IS A BIG DEAL FOR ME.
NOW YOU KIND OF JUST THREW ME OFF A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, THAT PART.
AND THEN I NEED TO -- FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO MY WONDERFUL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SENIOR INTERN,
ALEX.
SHE TRANSCRIBED EVERYTHING THAT I SAID AT THE MEETING
JANUARY 28, BECAUSE IT KEPT COMING BACK TO ME THROUGH MY
LEGISLATIVE AIDE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON
WANTS.
I HIGHLIGHTED SOME THINGS I WAS VERY CLEAR ABOUT REGARDING
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND DIGITAL SIGNS.
OKAY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO ADDRESS
THE DIGITAL BOARD EDITORIAL THAT WAS WRITTEN WITHOUT A
CONVERSATION WITH ME.
I AM NOT AFRAID TO DO THAT.
AND IT IS GIRL POWER MONTH.
SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT I WASN'T GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY.
I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MR. HILL YESTERDAY.
HE WROTE AN EDITORIAL.
AND TWO THINGS I WANT TO CLEAR UP.
DIGITAL POLLUTION IS DEFINITELY AN UNFAIR STATEMENT.
DIGITAL MEDIA IS PROGRESSIVE.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY.
I THOUGHT I WAS VERY CLEAR IN MY CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
SHOULD TAKE A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO IT.
I AM NOT RUSHING TO BLOW US UP LIKE LAS VEGAS.
AND I ALSO SAID THAT.
WHAT IS INTERESTING TO ME, EVEN THE INFORMATION THAT WAS
PRESENTED BY STAFF.
AND THEY ARE -- THEIR NEW ATTEMPT IS THEY LOOKED AT DENVER
WHO HAD UNLIMITED SIGNS.
THEY LOOKED AT ATLANTA WHO HAS 25 SIGNS.
BUT BALTIMORE IS REALLY FALLING INTO THE CATEGORY OF WHERE I
WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LAND.
BUT THAT WAS NOT REFERENCED IN THIS NEW REPORT.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION AND LOOK BACK AT EVEN THE NOTES BECAUSE I WAS
VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
DIGITAL POLLUTION, I WANTED TO ADDRESS, AND ALSO EVEN THE
SAFETY ASPECT OF IT THAT MR. HILL WROTE ABOUT IN HIS
EDITORIAL, WHICH IS AN OPINION, BY THE WAY.
I ONLY RECEIVED ONE LETTER FROM A CONSTITUENT THAT FOLLOWED
HIS ACTUAL EDITORIAL.
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING.
ALSO AS A COUNCIL, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO COME UP WHERE NEW
IDEAS.
YOU KNOW, ALAN CLENDENIN WANTS THE STREETCAR.
I LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE PROGRESSIVE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO TELL US WHAT TO DO.
WE CAN DO OUR JOBS.
WE WERE ELECTED.
WE CAN DO OUR JOBS ON OUR OWN AND PRESENT THINGS.
THE PUBLIC DOESN'T LIKE IT, THEY CAN SAY THAT.
I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE LECTURE-Y BUT I NEED TO SET IT UP
FOR WHAT I'M ASKING FOR.
THE FACT THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
I PRESENTED THIS IN MY COMMENCE THAT DIGITAL SIGNS ARE NOT A
DISTRACTION.
THE STUDIES SHOW THAT THE DISTRACTIONS ARE PEOPLE USING
THEIR CELL PHONES.
DIGITAL SIGN IS NOT A DISTRACTION.
AND IT IS NOT POLLUTION.
IT IS CONTENT, THOUGHTFUL CONTENT, AND WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT IF WE WRITE REALLY GOOD CODE.
WHAT THAT BEING SAID, LET'S, YOU KNOW, GET WITH SOMETHING I
CAN GO WITH -- OR SOMETHING I CAN'T DEAL WITH.
THE -- CHARLIE, YOU ARE TALKING.
AND IT IS DISTRACTING ME.
I KNOW, BUT IT IS DISTRACTING ME.
03:30:27PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I APOLOGIZE.
03:30:30PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NO PROBLEM, SWEETIE.
I MEAN, MR. MIRANDA.
BECAUSE MY MENTOR WILL GET ON MY CASE OF CALLING YOU
SWEETIE.
SO THE TWO-YEAR TIMELINE IS UNACCEPTABLE.
CLEARLY UNACCEPTABLE.
SO BECAUSE I ASKED HURTAK TO MOVE THE ACTUAL -- THE ACTUAL
WORKSHOP FOR CITY COUNCIL SALARIES TO SEPTEMBER, THIS DOES
PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING WHERE I CAN MAKE A
MOTION NEXT WEEK TO OFFER US AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DOWNTOWN
PARTNERSHIP TO POSSIBLY WRITE -- TO -- TO WRITE GOOD DESIGN
IN A 45-DAY WINDOW THAT CAN BE PRESENTED TO US IN MAY THAT
WE CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND THAT IS VERY THOUGHTFUL
WHERE THEY CAN WORK WITH THE MEDIA COMPANIES AND WE ARE NOT
GOING TO WAIT TWO YEARS AND GET TO A FIRST READING IN MAY OF
2026.
THAT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE.
WE CAN DO THINGS A LOT FASTER THAN THAT.
AND SO, OKAY, HOLD ON.
I HAVE TOO MANY NOTES HERE.
THE OTHER THING IS -- AND I MADE THIS VERY CLEAR IN THE
JANUARY -- THE JANUARY 28 MEETING THAT -- THAT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THE ENTIRE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
IS WHAT WE COULD CONSIDER ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE THOUGHTFUL IN
OUR APPROACH OF NOT THE 25 THAT YOU PRESENTED WITH ATLANTA
OVER 1,000 ACRES.
WE ARE HALF OF THAT.
AND SO 10 TO 12 SIGNS WILL BE NICE AT 500 ACRES.
SO YOU -- YOU ARE ALL CREATING -- INSTEAD OF THE TWO
DISTRICTS TALKING ABOUT A GATEWAY, THAT STILL DOES NOT
REALLY -- THAT IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE ENTIRE CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT AND THEREFORE NOT -- YOU ARE LIMITING
OPPORTUNITIES AND I DON'T WANT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
ANYONE.
THE PILOT PROGRAM, THAT IS THE ONE THAT I -- I -- IF WE CAN
-- IF -- IF THERE IS A PILOT.
NOT -- WE HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS.
PILOT OPPORTUNITY.
AND THAT IS A CITY ASSET.
A CITY ASSET THAT WE CAN SAY, LET'S TRY IT ON THE CITY ASSET
AND MOVE JUST THE FACT.
AND PILOT MAKING.
AND WE CAN DO THAT.
I AM GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MR. HOLLAND.
I THINK HE WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE HE IS ONE OF
THE INITIAL SUPPORTERS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR MOVING THE NEEDLE TWO
INCHES.
I CAN SAY THAT.
THERE ARE CLEAR COLLABORATION WITH THE NEWSPAPERS AND STAFF.
THE OTHER THING JUST TO WRAP THINGS UP.
THE RATION MALL IN ABOUT THE BOUNDARY IS JUST NOT A GOOD
RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
WORKING WITH OUR CITY, AS WELL AS THE BUSINESSES IN OUR
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
IT'S NOT -- YOU ARE TAKING OUT OPPORTUNITY.
AND I DON'T LIKE THAT BY -- BY CREATING A GATEWAY.
SO THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
EVEN THE SIZE -- THE SIZE WHERE WE DID A DESIGN EXCEPTION OF
3800 SQUARE FEET.
WE ARE ACTING FOR MAYBE A THIRD OF THAT MAYBE.
CHAPTER 14-10 OF THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE THAT GIVES
US THE FLEXIBILITY AND SIGNING.
AND IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO DO THIS WITH A THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH WITH THE ACTUAL -- YOU KNOW, SIZE OF BUILDINGS.
IT JUST DEPENDS.
BUT THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP, WORKING WITH THE MEDIA COMPANY
AND OUR STAFF, IF THEY WANT TO, BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY COULD
WRITE CODE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE WRITING CODE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE IN THE LAST CYCLE OF WRITING CODE.
IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH A DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP, BY
ALL MEANS, LET'S TO THAT AND WE CAN MOVE THAT ALONG.
I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION AND I AM LETTING YOU KNOW THIS
ADVANCE NEXT WEEK AT THE CRA MEETING, I AM MAKING THE MOTION
TO MOVE THIS ALONG IN 45 DAYS WHERE IS THEY CAN COME BACK
WITH SOME CRITERIA THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT AT OUR WORKSHOP.
I THINK THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR RIGHT NOW, RIGHT.
YES.
03:34:56PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU --
03:34:57PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN I SPEAK TO THAT?
BECAUSE I GOT MORE THAN ONE E-MAIL.
MAYBE THEY WERE JUST TO ME.
I GOT QUITE A FEW E-MAILS.
AND I WAS TRYING TO HAVE KELLY FIND MY RESPONSE SO I COULD
READ IT OUT LOUD.
SHE WILL COME BACK WITH IT.
BASICALLY I WILL JUST -- I WILL TALK ABOUT -- I FINALLY HAD
TO GO READ THE EDITORIAL AND I KEPT GETTING IT.
AND I SAID I GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS.
BUT MY -- MY BIG THING IS, WE ARE NOT HAVING A CONVERSATION
OF WHETHER WE CAN HAVE SIGNS, BECAUSE THAT DECISION WAS MADE
FOR US YEARS AGO WHEN WATER STREET WAS APPROVED THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT THE CITY DID IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THAT
THEY WERE ALREADY ALLOWED.
THIS IS NOT AN OPTION FOR US AND E-MAILED.
WHETHER WE CAN HAVE SIGNS IS NOT AN OPTION BECAUSE THE CITY
MADE THE DECISION FOR US.
THE CITY MADE THE DECISION WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE ORDINANCE
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
THAT IS THE PART THAT FRUSTRATES ME.
NOW WE ARE BEING PUT -- YOU KNOW, BEING USED AS A SCAPEGOAT
FOR THIS, BUT IT ISN'T US.
HONESTLY -- I MEAN, I WOULDN'T HAVE SUPPORTED THIS.
I WOULDN'T HAVE SUPPORTED SIGNS.
I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU IF THIS ALREADY HAVEN'T BEEN
COMPLETED.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS BECAUSE THE OTHER SIGN
COMPANIES WITH SUE US BECAUSE WE ALREADY ALLOWED IT.
THAT IS WHAT IT IS TO ME.
I WILL JUST READ IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CITY ALLOWED THE WATER STREET AREA TO HAVE
A DIGITAL SIGN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT YEARS AGO EVEN
THOUGH IT CONTRADICTED OUR SIGN ORDINANCES.
ONE MASSIVE SIGN OF AMALIE AND ANOTHER BEING CONSTRUCTED NOW
FACING WATER STREET.
BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR HANDS ARE TIED.
WE CAN'T TAKE THE RIGHT AWAY FROM THE WATER STREET.
NO ALLOWING DIGITAL SIGNS WILL OPEN US TO LAWSUITS.
ONLY OPTION IS TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES AROUND PLACEMENT AND
USE THAT HAS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SHEER SIGNS OF THE
SIGNS UP AT AMALIE.
WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE REALITIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN HANDED.
THAT'S YOU WILL I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT.
BECAUSE I AGREE.
03:37:08PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
GLAD YOU READ THAT AND GLAD YOU EXPRESSED
YOUR INITIAL THOUGHT ON IT.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF US MOVING IN A DIRECTION THAT SHOWS
GROWTH.
AND ALSO.
AND SUPPORTED BY THE KEY TAKE HOLDERS FROM THE DOWNTOWN
PARTNERSHIP AND STRAZ AND THE MUSEUM AND THE AQUARIUM.
03:37:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CONVENTION CENTER.
03:37:37PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
HE KNEW ON HIS JOB.
HE LEFT IT VERY RESERVED, MY CONVERSATION WITH HIM YEAH HE
DOES AND GENERATES A DIFFERENT TYPE OF REVENUE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT US MAKING GOOD DECISIONS
TOGETHER AN TAKES FOUR VOTES TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND THAT
IS FAIR TOO.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE LOSING SIDE OF THINGS BEFORE.
AND IF THAT IS THE CASE FOUGHT WITH INTEGRITY OF SOMETHING
THAT I FEEL IS IMPORTANT.
NO ONE PUT -- I RAN FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE I WANTED TO.
EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THAT.
I AM NOT AFRAID TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS.
NOBODY TALKED ME INTO THIS.
I AM SAYING THAT TO STAFF AND SAYING THAT TO THE TAMPA BAY
TIMES.
03:38:25PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
03:38:28PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL TELL YOU COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE
WHEN YOU ARE IN PUBLIC OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT
YOU ORGANICALLY BELIEVE IN BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE
HITS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES AND COULD TO TAKE HITS FROM
THINGS YOU BELIEVE IN.
WHENEVER WE SEE ELECTED OFFICIALS -- THINGS GET SO DAMN
POLITICAL.
ANYBODY WHO SERVES ON CITY COUNCIL, BUT THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY WHO TRY TO BE SOMETHING THEY ARE NOT AND GET HIT FOR
IT.
MAN, THAT MUST REALLY SUCK BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT BEING WHO YOU
ARE.
YOU ARE GETTING PUNCHED FOR IT.
I READ THE EDITORIAL.
ONE OF MY MORNING ROUTINES TO READ THE TAMPA BAY TIMES AND
THE WASHINGTON POST EVERY MORNING.
I JUST -- WHATEVER -- WHENEVER IT CAME OUT, I THINK IT WAS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, IF I RECALL.
AND MY -- MY BIG THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU MENTIONED
SOME OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS.
MAKE SURE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, SHOW STAKEHOLDERS HERE THAT ARE
SUPPORTING WHATEVER WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH THIS ULTIMATELY.
THAT INCLUDES, ALSO, RESIDENTS TO LIVE DOWNTOWN BECAUSE A
LOT OF FOLKS -- YES, MA'AM LORE LIVE THERE.
AND -- THE BUSINESSES.
AND THE NONPROFITS.
CIVIC INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY
ARE ON BOARD, BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND I KNOW.
I AM SURE YOU AGREE WITH THAT, MA'AM.
SO, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO, I AM SURE, REACH
SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING.
WHAT I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT IS MEASURED THAT TAKES
INTO ACCOUNT THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
AND WE MOVE FORWARD IN A DELIBERATE AND MEASURED WAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
03:40:05PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, ANY NEW
BUSINESS?
03:40:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I DON'T HAVE NEW BUSINESS BUT I WILL TALK
ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.
ONE IS I WILL PREFACE WITH -- GENERALLY -- ALMOST TWO YEARS
NOW SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
I RECOGNIZE THAT I AM IN A CITY WIDE SEAT.
BUT I SERVE WITH FOUR PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT SINGLE MEMBER
DISTRICTS.
AND I ALMOST -- I REALLY -- WHEN -- WHEN THESE ISSUES COME
UP THAT ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF ONE PERSON'S DISTRICT, I
GIVE A LOT OF DEFERENCE TO THAT PERSON THAT REPRESENTS THAT
DISTRICT.
WHEN YOU WAIT THOSE THINGS OUT.
WHETHER A SOUTH TAMPA ISSUE OR EAST TAMPA, DOWNTOWN, YBOR
CITY ISSUE OR WEST TAMPA ISSUE OR GOD KNOWS, WE HAVE SOME
ISSUES UP IN NEW THIS.
AND -- AND I THINK -- I THINK THIS COUNCIL HAS GIVEN, YOU
KNOW -- COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA THAT REPRESENT NEW TAMPA, A LOT
OF DEFERENCE, BECAUSE HE COMES AND FIGHTS FOR THOSE ISSUES
AND WE TO DO THAT AND THAT IS THE RESPECTFUL THING TO DO.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, TO SAY I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THAT
TAMPA BAY TIMES EDITORIAL WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
I WAS GOD SMACKED BY IT.
IT WAS REALLY -- IT WAS REALLY OPINION I -- IT WAS REALLY
INTERESTING.
IT IS NOT.
IT IS A SHAME THAT THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE "TAMPA BAY
TIMES."
ONCE A GREAT NEWSPAPER.
ONCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERALDED.
AND NOT ALWAYS WISE OF A POLITICIAN TOP TAKE A POT SHOT AT
SOMEBODY WHO OWN ASPEN, BUT -- I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN
THAT EDITORIAL AND I WISH MORE RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION
INVOLVED BEFORE THAT EDITORIAL WAS WRITTEN, BECAUSE THIS
ISSUE ON SIGNAGE IS NOT FLUSHED OUT.
THIS IS STILL JUST A THEORY OR DISCUSSION.
WE DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION IT IS GOING.
AND THING THAT THEY TOOK SOME LEAPS AND I THINK THEY TOOK
SOME LEAPS FROM PEOPLE THAT WERE SPOON-FEEDING THEM.
THIS -- THIS -- THIS ISSUE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT IT.
I AM KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT IS REALLY NOT NECESSARILY MY
ISSUE, BUT I ALSO TRY TO INJECT -- I TAKE EVERY ISSUE THAT
COMES BEFORE US AS THEY COME, ONE AT A TIME.
I WEIGH IT.
I WEIGH IT ALL OUT BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND ALL THE
INFORMATION WE HAVE GOT.
ONLY GOTTEN THIS AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WILL LOOK LIKE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO VOTE ON THE FINAL PRODUCT.
I WANT TO HEAR ALL THE INFORMATION.
WHEN I HEAR THINGS -- WE ARE AGAINST DIGITAL SIGNS.
GUESS WHAT, FOLKS, WE GOT DIGITAL SIGNS EVERYWHERE.
THE CITY OF TAMPA DEPLOY DIGITAL SIGNS.
THEY MAY JUST BE ORANGE AND WHITE, BUT DIGITAL TIMES TELLING
YOU AN EVENT AT AN ARENA OR A STREET IS CLOSED OR WATER MAIN
BROKE.
AND DIGITAL SIGNS ON THE EXPRESSWAY.
DIGITAL SIGNS ALL OVER THE CITY OF TAMPA.
ALL OVER THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WE HAVE GOT, YOU KNOW, OUR SPORTING ARENAS, THE TAMPA BAY
RAYS.
MY GOODNESS, YOU CAN BE THREE MILES AWAY AND SEE THOSE
SIGNS.
THEY ARE ON FULL DISPLAY.
BEAUTIFUL, ACTIVATED DISPLAYS THAT ARE EVERYWHERE.
WE HAVE GIGANTIC SIGNS.
BIG BANNERS.
TALK OF THE CITY OF TAMPA.
IF YOU HAVE A MOTION THAT WILL WRAP THIS BUILDING ONE
BIG LED SIGN.
IT WOULD 100% IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING.
MONSTROSITY OF A BOMB SHELTER HE WITH NO WINDOWS WE HAVE
SITTING NEXT TO US.
EVERY SPECIAL EVENT.
03:43:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THINK OF THIS THE INCOME --
03:43:39PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THINK OF THE INCOME WE CAN MAKE ON THAT
AND NOT BASED ON ANYBODY REALLY.
WE PUT A GIANT BANNER IN THE FRONT OF THIS BUILDING
ROUTINELY ON SPECIAL EVENTS.
IT CAN BE A DIGITAL SIGN.
IT IS NOT POINTED AT ANYBODY.
AND THAT WILL BE -- IT WILL ENHANCE BEAUTY OF THIS THING.
MAYBE SOMETIMES IT CAN BE FLOWERS AND BIRDS.
03:44:01PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE GO FIRST.
03:44:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A LOT OF THINGS TO DO AND A LOT OF
INTERESTING APPLICATIONS.
YOU TALK OF THE STRAZ.
LOOK AT THAT, BIG CONCRETE FACADES.
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NEON LIGHTS AND STUFF ON IT.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND L.E.D. SIGN.
START PUTTING INTELLECTUAL HONESTY IN THIS, NOT MUCH
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN L.E.D.s OR THE NEON -- THE NEON LIGHTS
THAT ARE ON THE STRAZ.
AND ANOTHER SIGN.
BUT I THINK THE DEVIL IS ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS.
SO AS YOU WORK ON THESE PROGRAMS, I THINK WE NEED TO THROW
OUT THE IDEA THAT, OH, DIGITAL SIGNS ARE BAD.
BECAUSE YOU ARE SOUNDING LIKE THE PERSON THAT SAYS I AM
NEVER GOING TO DRIVE A CAR.
WHY WOULD I DO THAT WHEN I HAVE A HORSE AND BUGGY.
TIMES CHANGE.
TECHNOLOGY CHANGES.
I AM NOT GOING TO USE A MICROWAVE.
THEY ARE RADIATING WITH ELECTRICITY.
THINGS EVOLVE.
HOW PEOPLE DIGEST INFORMATION CHANGES.
I THINK WE NEED TO EXPLORE THIS AND LOOK HOW IT LOOKS AND
SEE HOW -- WHERE WE END UP.
AND -- AND WHEN IT IS ALL FLESHED OUT, WE WILL ALL MAKE A
VOTE BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT THAT IS PRESENTED
TO US, BASED ON THE INPUT WE GET FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THESE DISTRICTS.
WE WILL MOVE ON AND PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT THIS AND SAY WHAT IS
A SILLY ARGUMENT WE HAD.
03:45:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
03:45:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T HAVE ANY MOTIONS.
I WILL JUST SAY THAT, YES, I THINK THE -- THE MOST DIFFICULT
QUESTION HAS ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED WHETHER TO DO IT OR NOT.
BUT NOW WE ARE JUST FOCUSING ON THE DESIGN.
ON THE PARTICULAR DESIGN ASPECTS.
AND I THINK THAT -- HONESTLY, THAT -- THAT IS A BETTER PLACE
TO BE THAN HAVING THE ARGUMENT WHETHER WE ARE DOING IT AT
ALL.
SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND STAFF.
03:45:59PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
03:46:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WAIT.
03:46:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CHAIRMAN .
03:46:04PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
HE LOVES DOING THAT.
03:46:06PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD TO
THE END OF STAFF REPORTS ON THE END OF THE MARCH 27 REGULAR
MEETING DISCUSSION OF CITY COUNCIL DECORUM AND EFFICIENCY.
03:46:20PM >> SECOND.
03:46:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM CHAIRMAN
MANISCALCO.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
03:46:28PM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
03:46:30PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BY
COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
AYE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.

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