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9:06:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OH, IT'S MAY.
I WANTED IT TO BE JUNE.
JUNE IS SUMMERTIME.
MAY 8, 2025.
PLEASE, LET'S STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND A SILENT
INVOCATION.
[MOMENT OF SILENCE]
AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
9:07:10AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
9:07:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
9:07:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
9:07:12AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
9:07:14AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
9:07:15AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
9:07:16AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
PRESENT.
9:07:17AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM.

9:07:21AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES.
MIRANDA, MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:07:27AM >> AYE.
9:07:27AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
NOW, MR. McCRAY, OUR DIRECTOR, LET'S CLEAN UP THE AGENDA
AND SET IT FOR TODAY, PLEASE.
9:07:35AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
GOOD MORNING.
CEDRIC McCRAY, TAMPA CRA DIRECTOR.
GLAD TO BE WITH YOU ALL THIS MORNING.
WE WILL HAVE -- REQUESTING A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED
AS WE SEEK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
9:07:48AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
QUIET WHEN ENTERING THE CHAMBERS, PLEASE.
9:07:50AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
THAT WOULD BE ITEM 3 --
9:07:54AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION FOR ITEM 3.
9:07:56AM >> SO MOVED.
9:07:57AM >> SECOND.
9:07:57AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
9:08:01AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
AND ITEM 4.
9:08:02AM >> SO MOVED.
9:08:03AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
9:08:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
JUNE 12th.
9:08:06AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
CORRECT.

9:08:07AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:08:09AM >> AYE.
9:08:09AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OKAY.
THAT'S IT.
ANYONE WANT TO PULL AN AGENDA ITEM FOR DISCUSSION?
9:08:16AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL 6 AND 7.
9:08:18AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
6 AND 7 PULLED FROM OUR APPROVALS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:08:23AM >> AYE.
9:08:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THAT WAS SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
NOW CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES?
9:08:33AM >> SO MOVED.
9:08:34AM >> SECOND.
9:08:34AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
DID YOU GET THAT, SOTO?
YOU LISTEN REALLY WELL.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
THANK YOU.
NOW WE'LL GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. RANDOLPH AND
RODRIGUEZ ONLINE.
WE'LL START WITH THEM FIRST.
9:08:49AM >> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC.

TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF WEST TAMPA.
TITLED ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CHALLENGES FACE AFRICAN AMERICANS
IN ZIP CODE 33607.
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON SOUTHWEST -- AS AN INTRODUCTION,
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ZIP CODE 33607 EXPERIENCE ECONOMIC --
THAT AFFECT FINANCIAL SECURITY AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS.
ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES REQUIRES TARGETED INITIATIVES AND
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS.
LET'S START WITH WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE.
THE FIRST IS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.
IN WEST TAMPA, AS A HIGH -- 6% WOULD EXCEED THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE.
UNEMPLOYMENT IS 15.5%, NEARLY THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE.
OUR SOLUTION IS JOB CREATION CENTER.
THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS UNEMPLOYMENT BARRIERS.
WHAT DOES THIS CONSIST OF?
LIMITED JOB TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND
DISCRIMINATION.
OUR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS OUR TECHNOLOGY AND
WEALTH-BUILDING CENTER, THE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION.
CURRENTLY, MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ZIP CODE 33607 IS IN
THE HEALTH, RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SERVICE INDUSTRY.
WE KNOW THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THESE JOBS WILL BE

WIPED OUT.
OUR SOLUTION IS OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CHATGPT
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
THE OTHER THING IMPORTANT IN WEST TAMPA ISSUES DEALING WITH
HEALTH.
HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DO GO TOGETHER.
IN WEST TAMPA, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, AND OBESITY IS
WIDESPREAD IN WEST TAMPA.
LARGELY DUE TO LIMITED HEALTH CARE ACCESS LEADING TO
FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES.
OUR SOLUTION IS OUR COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INITIATIVE.
SHOW THAT THE BEST INITIATIVE COMES FROM WITHIN.
FINALLY, CRIME.
WHEN IT COMES TO CRIME, THE OVERALL CRIME RATE IS 33.6%.
4,200.
OUR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AGAIN IS OUR WEALTH BUILDING
CENTER AND OUR VIRTUAL PRODUCTION CENTER.
9:11:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, MR. RANDOLPH.
YOUR TIME IS UP.
MR. RANDOLPH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
9:12:04AM >> THANK YOU.
9:12:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
YOU'RE WELCOME.
MS. RODRIGUEZ.
OKAY.
WE'LL GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE CHAMBERS.

ANYONE READY?
ANYONE READY TO COME UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
9:12:25AM >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD MEMBERS.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR HENDERSON.
I AM FRAN TATE.
I AM A MEMBER OF THE EAST TAMPA CRA, CAC COMMITTEE.
I'M ALSO THE JACKSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT.
I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.
I SENT AN E-MAIL YESTERDAY TO ALL OF YOU.
I HOPE YOU ALL RECEIVED IT BECAUSE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS ABOUT IT.
I SENT SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION AND THE REASON THAT I
REQUESTED IT BE PULLED OR WHATEVER YOUR PROCESS HERE IS, I'M
STILL LEARNING THE PROCESS.
TO ME, IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CONCERN I SHARED BACK
IN JANUARY.
AT THAT TIME, I SPOKE ABOUT DISHEARTENING AND
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, HOW IT WAS FOR ME AS A BOARD MEMBER WHEN
STAFF MEMBERS TREAT CAC MEMBERS WITH DISMISSIVENESS AND A
LACK OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
NOW, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED
ALL THE NECESSARY ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO RECEIVE BACK.
WE WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS A BROWNFIELD, TOXIC
SUBSTANCES ON THE PROPERTY.

WE WANT TO DISCUSS THE COST, THE VALUE OF IT.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OF THIS, BUT NOW IT'S BEFORE ALL OF
YOU ALL FOR DISCUSSION.
SO WE WANTED IT TO COME BACK SO WE COULD FINISH OUR
DISCUSSIONS.
WE TOOK A VOTE, AND IT WAS VOTED DOWN.
SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF HOW WE DON'T GET TO
CONCLUDE OUR DISCUSSION AND OUR VOTE BEFORE IT'S BEFORE YOU
ALL.
I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
THEN, ALSO SUGGESTING WEST TAMPA CRA CAC BOARD BE GIVEN A
MANAGER.
WE NEED A MANAGER.
WE NEED SOMEONE WITH STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SOMEONE WITH
THE ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND GUIDE THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY
TOWARD ITS GOALS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND
ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION.
SOMEONE WITH HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
SKILLS.
SOMEONE WITH COMMUNICATION SCHOOLS FOR INTERACTING
EFFECTIVELY WITH RESIDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND BUSINESS
PARTNERS.
SOMEONE WITH THE ABILITY TO BE ADAPTABLE, EMPATHETIC.
I'M SO SORRY.
I'M TRYING TO RUSH.

ABLE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS,
INCLUDING RESIDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS.
THIS PERSON SHOULD ALSO BE WELL VERSED IN THE COMMUNITY
GOVERNANCE AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:15:31AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
NEXT SPEAKER.
9:15:37AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW RADECK.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THE AGENDA FOR WHAT I'M SPEAKING OF.
I WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON A PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH A
DEVELOPER IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS WHO IS TRYING TO SIDESTEP
EVERY RULE, CODE, REGULATION THERE IS, TRYING TO AVOID
SCRUTINY FROM CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE AWAY YOUR POWERS TO
REVIEW THINGS THAT AFFECT A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND
EPPS PARK IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GIVE YOU A NUMBER FOR ONE OF THESE
THINGS.
ONE OF THE LATEST PERMITS, TRA 250000731 AND 732 HAVE BOTH
BEEN MYSTERIOUSLY APPROVED, BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT, THERE IS
A STIPULATION ON THE APPROVAL FOR REMOVING THESE TREES, HAS
TO PLANT MITIGATION TREES.
THE APPLICANT IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO PLANT THOSE TREES
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO FERN STREET, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, IF
YOU'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S A VERY NARROW STREET.

TWO CARS CAN BARELY PASS THROUGH, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVE
WHERE HIS PROPERTY IS.
IT WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MOTORISTS AND
PEDESTRIANS.
I'LL SEND YOU GUYS AN E-MAIL AS SOON AS THIS IS OVER, AND IT
WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE THINGS ON WHY IT'S ILLEGAL.
THE CITY SAYS, THE CITY OF TAMPA SEWER AUTHORITY STATES, DO
NOT PLANT OR BUILD ANYTHING WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES.
THAT MEANS THE ROAD.
THE CITY ALSO STATES MEDIUM TREES UP TO 40 FEET AT MATURITY
SHOULD BE PLANTED AT LEAST 15 FEET FROM WALLS AND AT LEAST
12 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF YOUR HOME OR PERMANENT
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT INCREASES TO 20 AND 15 FEET FOR TREES GREATER THAN 40
FEET.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BY PLACING THESE TREES IN
THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REALLY PAYING
ANY MITIGATION AT ALL FOR REMOVING THE OTHER TREES.
HE JUST WANTS THOSE OTHER TREES REMOVED SO HE CAN SPLIT HIS
OTHER LOT INTO THREE AND PUT THREE DRIVEWAYS OVER THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE HIS NEXT STEP.
IF HE PLACES THOSE TREES IN THE ROAD, THE CITY ALLOWS THAT
TO HAPPEN, THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE TREES.
HE WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAINTENANCE OR LIABILITY
FROM ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO THOSE TREES.

I DO BELIEVE THAT IF SOMEONE PURPOSELY PLANTS SOMETHING OR
PLACES ANYTHING RIGHT THERE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND AN
ACCIDENT HAPPENS, THE PERSON WHO PUT THAT OBJECT THERE IS
GOING TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR IT.
THAT'S ALL GOING TO FALL UPON THE CITY AND THE TAXPAYERS.
THIS WHOLE THING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND LOOKED AT AS A
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:18:24AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:18:32AM >> GOOD MORNING.
ALISON HEWITT, EAST TAMPA RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER.
I COME HERE WITH A HEAVY HEART TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THIS
CRA IS ON TRACK TO SIGNIFICANTLY GENTRIFY EAST TAMPA.
THE POLICIES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED TO BE PUT IN PLACE
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY NOT HELP THE BUSINESSES AND GROWTH.
ALSO INCREASING THE TAX BASE AND THE PROPERTY TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE NOT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
LIVE THERE.
I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE PASSIVE GOVERNANCE FOR THE
CRA.
EXAMPLES, IN 2021, 2022, 2023, '24 AND '25, THE CRA CHAIRMAN
-- CAC CHAIRMAN CAME AND ASKED THE BOARD TO PLEASE MAKE SURE
THAT THE CAC GETS INFORMATION AT LEAST A WEEK IN ADVANCE TO
BE ABLE TO READ IT, TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THEIR

COMMUNITIES AND BE ABLE TO COME AND PROVIDE YOU WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT HERE WE ARE STILL, FIVE YEARS LATER, WE DO NOT GET THAT
INFORMATION IN ADVANCE.
WE GET IT IN MAYBE THREE DAYS.
WE GET IT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
AND THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO MAKE
SURE THEY DO WHAT YOU INTENDED WHEN YOU CHANGE THE SCOPE AND
NOT HAD ELECTED BUT HAD THEM REPRESENT NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.
NOW THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE
INFORMATION BACK.
I ALSO ASKED FOR THE SAP, PAGE 17.
THE START OF ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE EAST TAMPA CRA.
I'D LIKE YOU TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND REALLY LOOK AT
THAT TO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE MOSTLY WHITE COMPANIES.
COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING HERE AND BE ABLE TO INVEST.
A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT BACK IN THE
DAY, YOU HAD TO HAVE MONEY BEFORE YOU CAN GET MONEY.
UNLESS THE BUSINESSES HAVE MONEY, THEY CAN'T ACCESS THE
GRANTS.
I'VE BEEN IN RECEIPT OF E-MAIL FROM STAFF THAT SAYS UNLESS
YOU HAVE HUNDRED PERCENT OF YOUR FINANCING AVAILABLE, DON'T
EVEN APPLY FOR THE GRANTS.
WHY WOULD YOU EVEN GO THROUGH THE HEADACHE OF APPLYING TO

THE CITY FOR A GRANT IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE HUNDRED PERCENT OF
YOUR FINANCING?
AND WHO IN A PLACE WHERE A CRA, TRYING TO REMOVE SLUM AND
BLIGHT, TRYING TO HELP THESE BUSINESSES, WHICH ONE OF THESE
BUSINESSES DO YOU THINK CAN HUNDRED PERCENT FUND THEIR
PROJECT TO COME FOR APPLICATION.
BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY CAN COME IN
AND THEN PUT THEIR MONEY IN AND APPLY AGAIN AND GET THEIR
MONEY BACK.
YOU ARE PUTTING IN POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO COMPLETELY
DISRUPT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INVESTED IN THESE COMMUNITIES.
I ASK YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE EAST TAMPA CRA.
WE NEED YOUR ATTENTION.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME TO
OUR COMMUNITY CAN DISCUSS IT AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH NOT
FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS BUT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE FACTS.
BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME, IF WE
DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN TO FOLKS THAT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IS NOT WHAT THEY DO, THEN WE WILL LOSE AND WE
WILL LOSE EAST TAMPA AND IT WILL BECOME A BEDROOM COMMUNITY.
9:21:43AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:21:49AM >> GOOD MORNING.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
FIRST OF ALL, THE DOWNTOWN CRA NEEDS TO PAY FOR EVERY
STINKIN' PENNY OF THE ASHLEY STREET PROJECT.

IT SHOULD NOT BE COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
IF YOU HAVE TO DIP INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING POCKET OF
THAT MONEY, THEN DO IT BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THAT LAND WILL BE
WORTH MORE AND IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY GENERATE MORE MONEY.
SO LET'S NOT ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.
LET'S LET PAUL PAY FOR HIS OWN STUFF.
STORMWATER, I WENT TO THE COUNTY STORMWATER MEETING LAST
NIGHT -- CAN YOU SEE IT?
DON'T COUNT THIS ON MY TIME.
WHEN I WENT TO THE STORMWATER MEETING FOR THE COUNTY LAST
NIGHT, CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?
THEY HAVE ALL THESE COLORFUL AREAS AROUND THE COUNTY, BUT
THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CITY.
I LIT THEM JOKERS UP.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME, WE DON'T HAVE THIS DATA FROM THE
CITY.
WHY NOT?
THAT'S WHAT I ASKED THEM.
WHY NOT?
WELL, THE CITY HASN'T GIVEN IT.
WHO DID YOU ASK?
I'M LIKE, OKAY.
YOU ALL FIGURE OUT WHY THE CITY HAS NOT PRODUCED THE DATA ON
THE FLOODING TO BLACK & VEATCH I BELIEVE THEY ARE CALLED.
NICE GUYS.

THEY ARE LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT.
MAYBE IF WE DIDN'T SPEND $13 MILLION OF OUR STORMWATER MONEY
ON PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB, THEY
SAID WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA FOR WHERE THE FLOODING IS.
I SAID I HAVE IT.
I BELIEVE I SENT IT TO YOU GUYS LAST NIGHT.
IF I DIDN'T, PLEASE REMIND ME AND I'LL SEND IT WHEN I SIT
DOWN.
THE GIS MAPS SHOW WHERE WE FLOODED.
YET THESE PEOPLE DOING THE STUDY FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, WE
PAY AS MUCH IN TAXES AS THEY DO, WHY HASN'T THE CITY
SUPPLIED THIS?
WE NEED TO GET IDEAS TO BLACK & VEATCH ON HOW TO IMPACT
STORMWATER.
ONE OF THE THINGS I TOLD THEM LAST NIGHT, AND I'LL
REITERATE, WE NEED TO HAVE MICROLOANS FOR FRENCH DRAINS, FOR
OTHER ALTERNATIVE IDEAS IN THE CAAP STUDY, COASTAL AREA
ACTION PLAN, HASN'T GOTTEN HERE YET FOR SOME REASON, THE
PLAN HAS THINGS THAT INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS CAN DO TO HELP
WITH THE STORMWATER ISSUE.
PERSONALLY, I THINK IF THEY QUIT SPENDING 28 DAYS A YEAR
SETTING UP AND BREAKING DOWN FOR PARADES AND THEY QUIT
SETTING UP AND BREAKING DOWN FOR GASPARILLA.
I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THOSE MAPS THAT
MS. FEELEY GAVE ME, I POSTED THEM ON Facebook.

I ASK ANYBODY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN STORMWATER IN THESE AREAS
THAT WERE FLOODED?
THE ANSWER WAS OVERWHELMINGLY NO.
I PROBABLY HAD 50 RESPONSES TO THE POST.
NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT STORMWATER,
CLEANING OUT DITCHES OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE IN SOUTH
TAMPA.
I'M GOING TO REITERATE, NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYBODY IN
STORMWATER DOING ANYTHING IN SOUTH TAMPA, IN PARTICULAR
THOSE AREAS THAT WERE FLOODED.
THANK YOU.
9:25:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:25:12AM >> GOOD MORNING.
KELLA McCASKILL.
I WANT TO KNOW FROM THIS BODY -- I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER,
BUT DOES WHAT YOU DO -- SUPPOSED TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT.
HOPEFULLY TOP OF MIND WHEN PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE, SPEND
TIME, PAY FOR PARKING TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL THAT YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT YOUR
LEGACY IS GOING TO BE.
FROM THIS SIDE, FROM THE COMMUNITY ASPECT, THE LENS I'M
LOOKING FROM, LOOKS LIKE YOUR LEGACY GOING TO BE IN A
MINUTE, IF YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING
IS YOU HAPPILY, EASILY ALLOW EAST TAMPA TO BE GENTRIFIED.

THIS CRP THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS DOWN RIGHT DISRESPECTFUL.
THAT GROUP TOLD ME OUTRIGHT WE'RE ONLY DOING TWO COMMUNITY
MEETINGS BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE
CRP.
NOTHING FROM THE 2004 CRP WRITTEN AT THE SAME TIME AS
CHANNELSIDE IS ADDED TO THAT.
THEY ARE SAYING SOMEBODY IN THE CITY IS NOT ALLOWING THEM TO
DO SO.
I WANT TO KNOW WHO.
YOU SHOULD WANT TO KNOW TOO.
WHAT HAPPENS, PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, WORKING WITH
EXISTING LANDOWNERS THAT OWN KEY PIECES OF DIRT, THAT'S
GONE.
THEY ARE NOT PUTTING IT IN A NEW CRP.
WONDER WHY THAT IS.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE DEVELOPERS AND SOME GCs THEY WOULD LIKE
TO FEED THE PROJECTS TO.
POSSIBLY CODE ENFORCEMENT WRITTEN THOSE PEOPLE TO DEATH SO
THEY HAVE TO BE FORCED TO SELL.
HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN ON YOUR WATCH.
I'M SADDENED BY THE INFORMATION THAT THE OTHER
REPRESENTATIVE SHARED IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERNING
APPLICATIONS.
WHEN THE APPLICATIONS WERE WRITTEN BY A QUALIFIED, MORE THAN
QUALIFIED TEAM FROM DEPUTY CHIEF DRUMGO AND ALSO NICOLE

TRAVIS, THEY REWROTE THE PROGRAMS SO IT WOULD BENEFIT THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA TODAY.
NOW AN INEXPERIENCED TEAM COMES AND THEY WANT TO ADJUST IT
TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE 100% OF THOSE FUNDS.
IF YOU HAD HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FUNDS, THEY WOULDN'T NEED
YOU.
WHAT WOULD THEY NEED YOU FOR IF THEY ALREADY HAD HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FUNDS.
I NEED YOU TO WAKE UP TODAY.
LIKE, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.
WHEN YOU TAKE FROM PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU TAKE FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO VOTE FOR YOU,
THEY CAN AND WILL TAKE YOUR JOBS.
PLEASE WAKE UP TODAY.
THANK YOU.
9:27:40AM >> UHURU.
MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI.
WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT OUR
FREEDOM.
I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT CRA.
NOT BEG NO WHITE FOLKS FOR NOTHING.
I FIRST WANT TO SEND A SHOUT-OUT TO THE FAMILY OF TYRESE
NICHOLS, RODNEY KING AND OTHER PEOPLE, SEE THE POLICE BEAT

THIS MAN TO DEATH AND THEY FOUND NOT GUILTY.
THAT'S WHY NO AFRICAN PEOPLE DOWN HERE BECAUSE WE SCARED.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
WE SCARED.
WE SEEN WHAT THEY DID TO MALCOLM X, MARTIN LUTHER KING,
OTHER PEOPLE, FANNIE LOU HAMER, BEAT THE WOMAN BAD, OUT OF
HER MIND, OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS, WHILE LOCKED UP, OTHER
AFRICANS BEATING HER.
NASTY.
I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT CRA.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT.
I AM GOING TO SAY ABOUT CRA, CRA WAS NOTHING IN THE CITY
UNTIL SISTER CONNIE BURTON GOT INVOLVED IN THE EAST TAMPA
CRA.
AND THEY DID ALL KINDS OF NASTY, UNDERHANDED THINGS TO
REMOVE HER FROM THAT POSITION.
USED ALL KIND OF PEOPLE.
ORLANDO GUDES, MICHELLE PATTY, OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE,
I'M NAME CALLING, YEAH.
ALL KIND OF NASTINESS.
IT AIN'T EVEN ABOUT DOING THAT BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
IT'S ABOUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SEE BLACK PEOPLE ADVANCE
ANY WAY, ANYTIME, ANY PLACE.
IF IT'S ROSEWOOD, IF IT'S GREENWOOD, IF IT'S TULSA.

1919 RED SUMMER, THEY NOT GOING TO SEE AFRICAN PEOPLE
ADVANCE.
THEY ARE GOING TO BURN YOU OUT IF YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR WITH
RIMS, THAT YOU FIX IN YOUR BACKYARD.
A BICYCLE WITH MUSIC ON IT.
THEY HATE TO SEE THE BLACK ADVANCE.
THEY HATE TO SEE US HAVE AN EQUAL CHANCE.
THAT'S WHAT CHILD SUPPORT DOES.
DESTROY AFRICAN MEN AND DESTROY AFRICAN FAMILIES.
IT IS AN EUGENICS PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY AND THEY GOT BLACK WOMEN SNITCHING.
IT'S CRAZY.
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY.
NO SEPARATION OF POWERS.
HEARING OFFICERS CAN MAKE YOU SELL YOUR HOME.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PROPERTY THEY TRY TO MAKE ME SELL IN CHILD
SUPPORT?
OH, YOU HIDING PROPERTY, DOING THIS.
STUFF IN OTHER PEOPLE'S NAMES.
THAT'S NOT ILLEGAL.
WE KNOW WHAT WHITE FOLKS DO TO YOU.
WE KNOW WHAT WHITE FOLKS DO TO YOU.
IF IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT, IF IT'S THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE NEXT ONE OR THE NEXT ONE.

THIS CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO BLACK MEN DOWN HERE.
THAT'S WHY BLACK PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO COME OUT IN PUBLIC,
EVEN IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS, WE'RE SCARED TO COME OUT IN
PUBLIC, AN AUTHORITATIVE STATE THAT HAS TOO MUCH POWER OVER
AFRICAN PEOPLE.
9:30:48AM >> GOOD MORNING.
CONNIE BURTON.
ONE THING I WANT TO DO THIS MORNING IS ISSUE A PUBLIC
APOLOGY TO ED JOHNSON.
ANYBODY THAT KNOW WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN HERE IN 2018, 2019
AND ON, I SAID REMOVE ED JOHNSON BECAUSE HE WASN'T DOING
ANYTHING FOR EAST TAMPA CRA.
WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU KNOW -- WE HEAR THE SAME CRY NOW
IN 2025.
IT HAS TO BE AN ADMINISTRATION ISSUES THAT HAS MADE A
DETERMINATION THAT EAST TAMPA CONTINUE TO LAND WHERE IT
LAND.
DAMN ALL THE PICTURE TAKING THAT YOU DO.
ALL THE TURNING OF THE DATE THAT YOU DO.
ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN YOUR FUTURE
POLITICAL PLATFORMS AS YOU RUN CONTINUOUSLY FOR OFFICE, OUR
COMMUNITY IS BEING GENTRIFIED.
WE SAW THE GENTRIFICATION EVEN WITH THE FORMER MAYOR TALKING
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INVESTING IN RIVERFRONT PARK TO NOW DON'T

KNOW WHERE THE BASKETBALL COURTS IN RIVERFRONT PARK.
THE REMOVAL OF SWIMMING POOLS, SOMETHING DEAR TO THE BLACK
COMMUNITY.
EVEN OVER AT MEMORIAL PARK ON CENTRAL AVENUE, THE SWIMMING
POOL GETS SHUT DOWN.
WHY?
CHILDREN OF ROBLES PARK ENJOYING IT.
WE CONTINUE TO DO IT.
WHAT WE GET FROM BLACK LEADERSHIP, IS FROM KEVIN WHITE, GWEN
MILLER TO ORLANDO GUDES -- TAKE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
ALL WE GET NOW FROM BLACK LEADERSHIP ARE THERE NAMES ON A
BUILDING WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS STILL SUFFERING.
WE NEED MORE TO HAVE ORDINARY SYSTEMS COME BEFORE THIS BODY
AND SAY, DO THIS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY SO YOU CAN STOP
THE ONGOING GENOCIDE THAT'S CONTINUING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE FACT THAT WE GOT TO BEG FOR 72 BLACK YOUTH OUT OF EAST
TAMPA TO HAVE JOBS.
AND THEN SEE HOW THE CITY STAFF IS GETTING SIX-FIGURE
SALARIES SAYING THEY CAN'T EVEN IMPLEMENT THAT.
BUT YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE TO FEEL THAT THIS IS THE CITY,
BELOVED CITY OF TAMPA THAT'S DOING MUCH.
KNOW IT'S NOT.
IT CONTINUES TO SAY BLACK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS
WATCHING WHITE DEVELOPERS COME INTO THE COMMUNITY, GENTRIFY

THE COMMUNITY WITH YOUR BLESSINGS BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE
FORMULATED GRANTS.
YOU HAVE DOCUMENTED POLICIES THAT SAY THAT THEY, ONLY THEY
CAN BE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REJECT ALL OF IT.
AND WE EXPECT MORE FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
9:33:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND UP NOW AND COME TO THE
SIDE SO THAT WE CAN KNOW WHO WILL BE LAST.
THANK YOU.
9:33:53AM >> GOOD MORNING.
I'M JEFFREY JOHNSON, THE EAST TAMPA CAC CHAIR.
LAST MONTH I GAVE A DETAILED UPDATE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN
EAST TAMPA.
ROUGHLY ABOUT 60 MINUTES, 70 MINUTES IN OUR MEETING LAST
WEEK, AFTER I LEFT THE CHAMBER, MY NAME WAS MENTIONED IN
BEING AGAINST SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM OUT OF EAST TAMPA.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RECORD -- YOU CAN GO BACK AND
LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
MY NAME WAS CALLED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NOT BEING IN FAVOR FOR
A PROJECT.
I'VE BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT FOR LAND ASSEMBLAGE IN EAST
TAMPA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTROL THE DIRT, THAT WE CAN
CONTROL THE POPULATION OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LAND THAT WE
DO ASSEMBLE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE EAST PALIFOX PROJECT WAS VOTED ON IN JULY OF 2023.
IT WAS STATED THAT I WAS NOT IN FAVOR FOR THE PROJECT, BUT I
WASN'T EVEN AT THAT MEETING.
I DO ASK THAT DUE DILIGENCE IS SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE SOMETHING
IS SAID ABOUT WHO IS IN FAVOR AND NOT IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN
ITEMS.
AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THERE TO BE A RETRACTION ON MY BEHALF
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT FOR EAST TAMPA,
SPEAKING UP FOR WHAT WE NEED, AND I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO
BE PUBLICLY STATED THROUGHOUT THIS CITY OF SOMETHING THAT
I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF, ESPECIALLY IF I WASN'T EVEN THERE TO
SUPPORT IT.
I WANTED THAT TO BE ON RECORD.
AND I DO ASK FOR A RETRACTION TO CLEAR MY NAME.
9:35:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OUR LAST AND FINAL SPEAKER.
9:35:37AM >> GOOD MORNING.
AILEEN HENDERSON.
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT EAST TAMPA.
YOU'VE HEARD A LOT TODAY FROM EAST TAMPA.
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THAT.
WE TALK ABOUT IN OUR EAST TAMPA CAC MEETINGS FOR THE PUBLIC
TO COME OUT AND TO SPEAK.
I'M NUMBER 6 TODAY THAT'S TALKING ABOUT EAST TAMPA.
SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU HEAR THAT AND YOU SEE THAT.
ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES HERE THAT I TOOK ON WITH THE CAC

AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY WHAT I DO IS REPRESENTING THE
COMMUNITY.
28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH GOVERNMENT, THIS IS A NEW WORLD
FOR ME.
SO I'M KIND OF BUMPING INTO WALLS AND LEARNING ALONG THE
WAY, BUT AS I LEARN, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M DOING IS
LISTENING.
AND I'M LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND I'M LISTENING TO THAT
PASSION.
AND I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT EAST
TAMPA TAKES THE TRACK IT NEEDS TO TAKE.
IT'S ON THE PRECIPICE OF CHANGE.
IT IS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT.
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE CHALLENGES I SEE ARE WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS ASKING FOR $5
MILLION FOR PROJECTS, THAT IN MY OPINION DON'T SIT IN THE
EAST TAMPA BOUNDARY.
WE CAN DEBATE THAT ALL DAY LONG.
I'VE BEEN TOLD, AILEEN, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
GET OVER IT.
I'LL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT YOU CAN'T HAVE CHANGE.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER, THESE TWO PARTICULAR PROJECTS
ACTUALLY SIT IN YBOR CITY.

THEY ARE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
IT'S NOT EAST TAMPA.
SO HOW DO I MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT BECAUSE I KEEP HEARING
YOU CAN'T HAVE CHANGE.
MY MAMA TAUGHT ME A LONG TIME AGO THEY CAN CHANGE IT IF THEY
WANT TO CHANGE IT.
YOU GOT TO MAKE THEM WANT TO CHANGE IT.
JUST HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
I WANT US TO LOOK AT THAT MONEY.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAP, $5 MILLION IS A HUGE ASK.
THIS IS A HUGE CRA.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START COMING WITH THEIR HAND OUT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A $500,000 CAP FOR ANYTHING THAT'S
RESIDENTIAL.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MILLION DOLLAR CAP FOR COMMERCIAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THESE ARE DEVELOPERS.
THESE ARE FOR-PROFIT.
THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THEIR MONEY.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR PEOPLE COMING TO EAST TAMPA TALKING
ABOUT, OH, WELL, IT IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR US TO DO THE
PROJECT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING.
THEN GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS.
THIS IS WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR.
BECAUSE IN THE END, THE LONG GAME IS YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE

THAT MONEY BACK.
TAKE POINT OF THE SURVEY THAT WAS DONE, THE COMMUNITY
SPECIFICALLY, AND THIS IS THE WOMAN THAT PRESENTED IT.
THEY WANT TO KEEP IT HYPERLOCAL.
PRESERVATION IS KEY.
THE INFORMATION IS HERE IN THESE STUDIES.
THIS IS WHAT EAST TAMPA WANTS.
PLEASE, WE ALSO NEED AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY BECAUSE WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE WITH THESE CHANGES WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT CHANGE IS NOT AGGRESSIVE AND IT'S IN
LINE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:38:44AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MR. WILLIAMS, I WAS TOLD DARLENE WANTS TO
SPEAK.
OUR LAST SPEAKER, MR. WILLIAMS.
9:38:57AM >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF US.
WE THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK
WITH YOU ALL AND HOPING AND PRAYING THAT WE GET THINGS DONE
RIGHT IN FAVOR OF ALL OF US.
THE YOUNG LADY THAT JUST GOT THROUGH SPEAKING, SHE'S
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE
BEING MISTREATED.
YOU KNOW, I THANK GOD FOR THIS DAY THAT I'M STILL ALIVE.

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE, BUT GOD IS STILL GOOD AND
HE'S TREATING US ROYAL TOO.
WE GOT TO THANK HIM TOO.
I WANT TO GIVE GOD THE GLORY.
REALLY, I DON'T WANT TO MISTREAT NOBODY.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, I'M GOING TO SING SOME OF MY SONGS.
GOD BLESSED ME WHEN I HAD MY CHURCH BEFORE THEY TOOK IT AWAY
FROM ME.
GOD IS STILL GOOD.
NOBODY CAN OUTDO GOD.
THIS THING HERE IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHITE FOLKS.
IT'S ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE.
WE'RE GOING TO RISE UP AND WE ALREADY RISE UP IN THE NAME OF
JESUS.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
GIVING GOD --
[SINGING]
CAN YOU HEAR THE ANGELS SINGING
CAN YOU HEAR THE ANGELS SINGING
I'M GOING HOME TO LIVE WITH JESUS
I'M GOING HOME TO LIVE WITH JESUS
YES, HE DIE, DIE FOR YOU AND ME
9:42:04AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, PASTOR WILLIAMS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MS. THROWER, GOOD MORNING.

ITEM NUMBER 1.
9:42:14AM >>BRENDA THROWER:
BRENDA THROWER, YBOR CITY CRA MANAGER.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SING IT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE THE YBOR CRA CAC CHAIR, RICH SIMMONS
WHO WILL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YBOR CITY.
9:42:40AM >>RICH SIMMONS:
GOOD MORNING, CRA BOARD MEMBERS.
AS BRENDA SAID, I'M RICH SIMMONS, CHAIR OF THE YBOR CITY
CAC.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON EVERYTHING HAPPENING, ALMOST
EVERYTHING HAPPENING DOWN IN YBOR.
SPRING PARADE SEASON IS OVER.
GETTING INTO THE HEAT OF SUMMER.
THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE,
GASWORX PROJECT.
LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING THERE ON THE WEST SIDE AND ALSO ON
THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE A FEW NEW BOARD MEMBERS ON OUR CAC.
JACK SMITH IS HERE TODAY.
ROBERTO TORRES, MANNY CALZONE, CARMEN, RICH McINTIRE ALL
JOINED OUR BOARD IN THE LAST YEAR.
WE ALSO HOSTED IN YBOR CITY A CAC TRAINING SESSION A FEW
MONTHS AGO.
THAT'S ALL MOVING AHEAD VERY WELL.

THE CAC IS ACTIVELY SEEKING NEW MEMBERS.
ABOUT EIGHT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE GOING TO TERM OUT THIS
FISCAL YEAR.
BRENDA HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS.
OBVIOUSLY GOES BEFORE YOU FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
THAT SHOULD BE COMING YOUR WAY AS WELL.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT
HAPPENED THE LAST YEAR.
BRICKING OF 7th AVENUE.
WE DID THE FIRST TWO-BLOCK AREA IN PHASE ONE FROM 15th TO
17th STREET.
IT WAS COMPLETED LAST SUMMER AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND ON
BUDGET.
PHASE TWO, WE'RE LOOKING TO GO FROM 17th TO 19th STREET.
THERE'S SOME INTERSECTION DESIGN, ADA ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED.
SO THAT'S GOING OUT TO A CONSULTANT TO BE ABLE TO SURVEY AND
LAY OUT THE DESIGN SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT
PHASES OF THE PROJECT.
OVERALL GOAL IS TO COMPLETE ALL 14 BOX OF 7th AVENUE OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY BUDGETING FOR THE BRICK PAVER, BRICKING
7th AVENUE IN OUR CRA BUDGETS.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A DISTRICT SIGNAGE PACKAGE.
PHASE ONE IS 63 NEW STREET NAME SIGNS WHICH WILL BE

INSTALLED AND WE'RE WORKING WITH MOBILITY ON A DISTRICT
ASSESSMENT PLAN TO SEE WHERE THE REMAINING SIGNS NEED TO BE
PLACED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO UPDATE THE CRA COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT PLANS, THE CRP PLANS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PROCURING A CONSULTANT FOR BOTH YBOR CITY
ONE AND DISTRICT TWO OVER THE SUMMER.
THESE GET UPDATED ON A PERIODIC BASIS AND WE'RE DUE FOR AN
UPDATE OF THOSE.
WE'LL BE HIRING A CONSULTANT WHICH WILL COME BACK BEFORE THE
BOARD HERE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CRPs DICTATE WHERE THE PRIORITIES ARE AND
WHERE THE BUDGET MONEY IS SPENT.
IT'S REALLY CRITICAL TO DEFINE THIS AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE
SO WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CRA DISTRICT.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON PLANNING FOR CENTENNIAL PARK
IMPROVEMENTS.
WE PUT THAT OUT FOR CRP BEFORE.
THE BUDGET WAS WAY OVER WHAT WE ANTICIPATED.
I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO UPDATE THE DESIGN FOR A NEW RFP TO
WORK WITH PARKS AND REC AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.
LAST YEAR WE COMPLETED A DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION STUDY
FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION OF YBOR, SOUTH OF THE PARKING
GARAGE AREA.
THEY SURVEYED EVERYTHING AND COMPLETED THE SURVEY LAST

APRIL.
IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM ON SOME OF THESE LARGER STORMS.
THAT AREA FLOODS OUT, THE AREA WHERE PORTO IS AND SOUTH, ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO YBOR BAY REALLY FLOODS REALLY BAD.
SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THERE WITH THAT, TO
REWORK A SOLUTION.
IT EXTENDS BEYOND OUR CRA BOUNDARIES, SO WE HAVE TO GET CITY
INVOLVED WITH THAT.
THAT IS A LONG-TERM PROJECT BUT ONE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THAT
AREA.
VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL
GRANTS, NEW PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE CRA TO
ATTRACT APPLICANTS FROM BUSINESS OWNERS.
UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS IS GOING WELL, BUT ALSO VERY SLOW
AND TEDIOUS.
SOME FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN FROM PEOPLE IS THAT WORKING WITH
THE CITY TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS FORWARD, A COUPLE OF STEPS
BACK TO GET ANYTHING DONE.
I THINK IT'S A NEW PROCESS FOR EVERYONE.
I THINK CITY STAFF IS TRYING TO BE FLEXIBLE BUT I WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE APPLICANTS ARE GETTING
FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROCESS.
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A CLEAR PATH FORWARD FOR A LOT OF THEM.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FUNDING HAS BEEN SET
ASIDE FOR THAT.

30% OF THE BUDGET, NO APPLICATIONS YET FOR HOUSING
ASSISTANCE.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE
PROPERTIES AND CREATE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WITHIN
THE DISTRICT.
FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
I TALKED ABOUT THE GRANTS PROCESS, SLOW AND REDUNDANT -- AM
I LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES?
WAS THAT FIVE MINUTES?
QUALITY OF LIFE AND COMMUNITY POLICING, THE YBOR CITY YES
TEAM IS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
THEY ARE FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND ALSO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THAT'S BEEN A RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAM THAT ALL THREE GROUPS,
CODE ENFORCEMENT, TPD HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO POLICE AND
INVESTIGATE CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, ESPECIALLY WITH
PARKING LOTS.
AS YOU KNOW, ALL THE CODES CHANGE WITH THE PARKING LOT
REQUIREMENTS WITHIN YBOR CITY.
IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING OUT PRETTY WELL.
THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF CASES THAT WENT TO THE MAGISTRATE
FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FINES LEVIED, IMPROVEMENTS.
I THINK THAT IS A NEW PROCESS THAT WE'RE LEARNING HOW THAT
ALL WORKS.

THAT ALSO INVOLVES THE BARRIO LATINO TOO.
YES TEAM IS COMPLETING, BLOCK BY BLOCK COMPLETING THEIR
THIRD YEAR.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE SO FAR.
MARK RENDINI HAS BEEN THE NEW MANAGER.
JASON WAS PROMOTED TO DISTRICT AREA-WIDE, LARGER POSITION.
MARK HAS BEEN ON THE TEAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
HE KNOWS THE TERRITORY AND DOING A FINE JOB SO FAR.
THEY PROVIDE DETAILED MEETINGS, SUMMARIES, MONTHLY SUMMARIES
OF THEIR ACTIVITY, WELLNESS CHECKS, GUIDING PEOPLE,
EVERYTHING.
SO THAT'S ALL IN OUR PACKET, PROBABLY AVAILABLE TO YOU.
CAPTAIN COLLEGE WITH TPD REPORTS MONTHLY TO CAC WITH UPDATES
ON CRIME STATS AND TRENDS.
INTRODUCES NEW YBOR CITY LIAISON COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS
ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AGAIN, THE RELATIONSHIP WITH TPD IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE
DISTRICT.
I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THEY ATTEND OUR CAC MEETINGS.
REALLY, THEIR BIG PUSH RIGHT NOW IS ON THE PARKING LOTS.
THIS SUMMER, WE'RE GOING TO BE UPDATING THE YBOR CITY
RESIDENT AND WORKER SURVEY.
THAT'S DONE EVERY TWO YEARS.
THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH ITERATION.

USUALLY INTERVIEWS PEOPLE TO GET THEIR TAKES ON WHAT
RESIDENTS NEED IN THE DISTRICT, WHAT WORKERS NEED.
I THINK THAT ALSO PLAYS INTO HOW WE UPDATE OUR CRP.
ADDRESSED FIVE AREAS, COMMUNITY ACTIVATION, RETAIL
DEVELOPMENT, PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY AND
SECURITY.
THE ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AFTER THE LAST SURVEY WAS
ALSO INTERVIEWING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR VISITORS.
WE GET RESIDENTS AND WORKERS, BUT I THINK THE PUBLIC, I
THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD INFORMATION THERE, WHAT THEIR
IMPRESSIONS ARE OF YBOR CITY.
WE'RE KNOWN OBVIOUSLY AS A DISTRICT THAT ATTRACTS A LOT OF
VISITORS.
BRINGING THOSE PEOPLE IN AND GETTING THEIR IMPRESSIONS OF
THE DISTRICT I THINK WILL HELP THE OVERALL DISTRICT.
WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT.
9:50:14AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ONE MINUTE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR AGENDA LIST?
9:50:20AM >> HCP IS GOING FOR RENEWAL.
THEY HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH WITHIN YBOR CITY.
THEY ARE GREAT.
AT THE LAST MONTH MEETING, WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THE BUDGETS
FOR YC 1 AND YC 2.
THOSE GOT APPROVED AND MOVING ON AHEAD TO YOU DOWN THE ROAD.
ONE THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS APPROVED ADDITIONAL

STREETCAR FUNDING FROM THE CRA FUNDS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I THINK WE ALL REALIZE THAT THE STREETCAR IS INSTRUMENTAL IN
THIS AREA.
ALL THREE CRAs CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUNDING BUT A LONGER
TERM SOLUTION IS NEEDED TO FUND THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THAT.
WE'RE WORKING ON PARKING GARAGE WINDOW ART INSTALLATIONS.
A COUPLE OF THINGS, PARKING TICKETS IN YBOR CITY, SOME
BUSINESS OWNERS RENT OUT OR RESERVE PARKING SPACES FOR THEIR
BUSINESSES.
THERE'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH COMMUNITY I GUESS POLICE
AND FIRE, PEOPLE THAT WORK AT HCC FOR INSTRUCTIONS, TAKING
THOSE SPACES.
THAT'S BECOMING A GROWING CONCERN.
I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT ISSUE.
BESIDES THAT, THE AREA IS DOING GREAT.
YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF ACTIVITY.
GASWORX IS COMING ON LINE.
YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUX WORKS BUILDING.
KIND OF BECOMING LIKE AN ARMATURE WORKS.
INTERESTING TO SEE.
I THINK GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING DOWN IN YBOR CITY.
PLEASE COME VISIT.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

9:51:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, MR. SIMMONS.
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN AND FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
9:51:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING.
A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE, YOU MENTIONED CITY PROCESSES AND SOME OF THE
FRUSTRATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET SPECIFICS.
IF YOU WOULD TAKE AN IOU.
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT FROM FOLKS, IF YOU WOULD CONTACT MY
OFFICE OR ONE OF THE OTHER COUNCILPERSON'S OFFICE WITH VERY
SPECIFIC ISSUES AS CLEAR AS IT CAN BE SO WE CAN FOLLOW
THROUGH AND ASSIST WHOEVER IT IS HAVING THOSE ISSUES,
RESOLVE THOSE WITH CITY STAFF, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
WE HEAR IT A LOT.
I HEAR PERMITTING.
I HEAR COMPLAINTS AN AWFUL LOT, BUT I NEED SOMETHING
ACTIONABLE TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST.
IF YOU CAN GET US SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC AND WE CAN FOLLOW
THROUGH WITH THAT AND HOPEFULLY ALSO FIX THE PROCESS FOR
WHOEVER IS COMING NEXT SO WE CAN FIX WHATEVER HAPPENED THEN.
THE NEXT APPLICANT, WE CAN FIX THAT.
GLAD YOU MENTIONED PARKING.
IT WAS ON MY LIST.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE PARKING
SITUATION IN YBOR.

I WANTED TO GET SOME MORE FOLLOW-THROUGH WITH YOU.
DO YOU SEE ANY POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS WITH THE PROCESS?
YOU CAN ANSWER THAT NOW OR GET BACK WITH AN IOU, HOW YOU
FEEL LIKE THAT IS WORKING OUT, NEED TO DO MORE.
JUST GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON THE PROCESS.
AGAIN, KUDOS TO COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK FOR BEATING THIS DRUM
AND BRINGING THAT TO YBOR CITY BECAUSE IT IS A CRUCIAL THING
WITH ALL THE SURFACE PARKING OUT THERE.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION.
AGAIN, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND MAYBE THE CAC AWARE,
POTENTIALLY SOMETIME IN THE THEN TEN YEARS, BRIGHT LINE
HOPEFULLY DROPPING IN YBOR CITY.
WE NEED TO WORK ON CONNECTIVITIES BETWEEN THAT STATION AND
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE CONNECTING TO THE STREETCAR
SYSTEM BOTH IN THE YBOR TERMINUS AND HITTING IT OVER IN PALM
AND WHAT THAT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK THE CAC SHOULD START SOME OF THE CONVERSATION OF
WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
AGAIN, WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ONE OF THE BROADER
CONVERSATIONS I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE WITH COUNCIL, THE 120
AMI IS REALLY NOW MARKET RATE AND WHY SUBSIDIZING MARKET
RATE UNITS.
I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT 30% BECAUSE IT'S
JUST NOT PRACTICAL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MARKET.
THE MARKET SHIFTED AND WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN

IMPACT MORE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IF YOU BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION TOO, IF YOU COVER THAT,
IF YOU THINK THERE ARE BETTER USES FOR THE MONEY AND WHAT IT
COULD DO TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOUR FOLKS CAME HERE TODAY TO JOIN US AND
TOOK A LOT OF TIME.
CAN WE ASK THEM TO STAND AND TELL US EVERYBODY WITH YOU FROM
THE CAC?
JUST ONE CAC.
I THOUGHT THERE WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
VERY GOOD.
HELLO.
WELCOME.
9:54:56AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
9:54:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
ON THE PERMITTING, I'M HEARING COMPLAINTS
FROM ALL OVER THE CITY.
SURE YOU ALL ARE AS WELL.
I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD ASK CEDRIC TO TALK TO MS. FEELEY
ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF USING CRA MONEY IN THE CRA
DISTRICTS TO FUND ADDITIONAL STAFF TO HELP WITH PERMITTING.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION ON THAT?
9:55:25AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
9:55:27AM >>BILL CARLSON:
OKAY.
I'LL WAIT UNTIL NEW BUSINESS.
ANYWAY, CEDRIC, THINK ABOUT THAT, IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS, LET

ME KNOW.
WE NEED TO TRY TO CHANGE THE BACKLOG ON THAT BECAUSE THERE
ARE CRITICAL PIECES IN YBOR THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING MORE THAN
A YEAR FOR PERMITS, AND IT'S HURTING THE DYNAMISM OF YBOR,
THE CONNECTIVITY OF EVERYTHING.
ON PARKING, MY COMPANY IS NEAR THE NORIEGA GARAGE.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HCC.
AS I RECALL, THE GRECO ADMINISTRATION, WHEN THEY NEGOTIATED
THE TWO BUILDINGS, CHARLIE MAY REMEMBER, THE LAND WAS OWNED
BY HCC, HCC GETS 60% OF IT.
THEY GET ALL OF ONE BUILDING AND PART OF THE OTHER.
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITH THE NEW BUILDINGS ON THE CORNER
COMING ONLINE, THAT 40% IS FULL ALL THE TIME.
SO WE KNOW THAT END IS FULL.
THE GARAGE THAT WAS FOR CENTRO YBOR IS FULL A LOT,
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, AND THERE'S NOTHING ON THE EASTERN
SIDE.
AS MUCH AS WE HOPE THAT WE WON'T NEED PARKING IN THE FUTURE
FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTIONS ARE.
AT THE SAME TIME, FOLKS ARE TALKING TO THE EMPTY LANDOWNERS
ABOUT CONVERTING THEIR SURFACE PARKING TO BUILDINGS.
IF WE LOSE THAT CAPACITY, ALSO WE'LL HAVE LESS PARKING.
FOR NOW WE HAVE TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK
THERE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE LIVE, WORK, PLAY WITHOUT SOME KIND OF
PARKING.
ON THE BRICKS AND THIS IS A POINT I'LL BRING UP LATER.
ON THE BRICKS, THE CITY HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING MOST OF THE
CRA PROJECTS.
AND I THINK NOT DOING IT VERY WELL.
AND WE NEED TO GET CONTROL OF IT.
THE BRICKS ARE AN EXAMPLE.
RECENTLY, THE CITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT STARTED
MENTIONING THAT PROJECTS THAT ARE CRA PROJECTS ARE USING CRA
MONEY.
BUT THEY BARELY REFERENCE IT.
LIKE THEY ANNOUNCED THE TAMPA UNION STATION YESTERDAY.
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BRICKS IS EITHER THEY DIDN'T MENTION IT
OR BARELY MENTIONED IT, MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT CRA
MONEY IS OR WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ AND LOOK AT HOW WE GET
QUESTIONED, WE'VE HAD ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS, EVEN FROM
PEOPLE IN YBOR CITY SAYING WHY ARE YOU ALL SO STUPID THAT
YOU TORE UP A PERFECTLY GOOD ROAD TO PUT BRICKS DOWN.
ONE IS TO SAY, REQUEST FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE OTHER
THING IS WE NEED TO FULLY COMMUNICATE WHAT CRA MONEY IS AND
HOW IT'S LIMITED.
THAT'S WHY I THINK THE CRA NEEDS TO CONTROL ITS OWN
COMMUNICATION.

BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON HOW,
ESPECIALLY AS WE GO TO PHASE TWO ON THE BRICKS, HOW WE CAN
BETTER COMMUNICATE IT SO THERE'S NOT A BACKLASH LIKE THERE
WAS LAST TIME.
9:58:22AM >>RICH SIMMONS:
SOCIAL MEDIA I THINK IS WHERE THINGS GO.
OVERALL BETTER MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE SENT OUT.
WE'VE DONE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS BEFOREHAND.
WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW, 50 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND PRESS THERE.
WE TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT.
E-MAIL BLASTS SEEM TO BE WORKING.
OBVIOUSLY, ALL THAT IS CHANGING WITH A LOT OF MARKETING
EFFORTS AND ONLINE EFFORTS, THAT WERE SOLELY BASED IN YBOR
WILL BE FOR ALL THE CRAs.
9:58:54AM >>BILL CARLSON:
PLEASE LET CEDRIC KNOW.
IF WE TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN COMMUNICATION, WE KNOW WHAT
THE REGULATIONS ARE ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE MONEY AND HOW WE
CAN'T.
WE KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.
OUR COMMUNICATION PEOPLE CAN DO THAT.
WHAT WE SHOULD START DOING, WE SHOULD BE POSTING THE CRA
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN THE CITY CAN REPOST THEM, NOT THE
OTHER WAY AROUND.
IN TERMS OF HCC IN GENERAL, I TALK TO THEM ALL THE TIME.
UP ON PALM, THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SOMETHING
CLOSER TO THE ROAD THAT'S MORE VERTICAL THAT MATCHES THE

ARCHITECTURE OF YBOR.
AT THE TIME MANY OF THE BUILDINGS WERE BUILT, IT WAS IN THE
'70s WHEN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES WERE DIFFERENT.
IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE OPEN TO IT WITH SOME CRA MONEY.
I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH THEM.
YOU TALK TO THEM ALL THE TIME.
I WISH WE COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF PROJECT THAT WOULD ENHANCE
THE AREA, PALM IS ANOTHER GATEWAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT NEW
I-4 EXIT POPS UP.
AND THEN THE LAST THING IS THAT -- I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE --
I'M VERY AGAINST HAVING A BRIGHT LINE EXIT OR TERMINATION IN
YBOR.
IT WOULD GO RIGHT ON THE END OF THE HCC PROPERTY.
IF THERE ARE A THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY, WE'LL HAVE A THOUSAND
UBERS.
ALSO IT WILL COMPETE WITH THE AIRPORT.
IT NEEDS TO GO TO THE AIRPORT.
EVERY TIME HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMES UP, SOMEBODY TROTS OUT AN
ENGINEER AND SAYS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CONNECT THE AIRPORT.
I CAN TROT OUT ENGINEERS THAT SAY IT IS POSSIBLE.
ORLANDO WAS BEATING OUR AIRPORT FOR 10, 14 YEARS, AND WE'VE
GAINED SOME GROUND BACK.
GAINED BACK A LOT OF FLIGHTS.
CAN'T AFFORD TO NOT HAVE IT GO TO THE AIRPORT.
IT COULD MAKE TAMPA AIRPORT TO ORLANDO LIKE ST. PETE'S

AIRPORT IS TO TAMPA.
10:00:39AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:00:40AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
TALKING ABOUT THAT BRIGHTLINE SURVEY, THE TPO JUST PUT OUT A
SURVEY ABOUT BRIGHTLINE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT, I CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU AND YOU CAN
FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE.
BUT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE TERMINUS SHOULD BE,
LITERALLY IT CAME INTO MY E-MAIL YESTERDAY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO
MAKE SURE IT GETS TO YOU.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HEARING FROM YBOR RESIDENTS
WHAT THEY THINK.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
10:01:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU, SIR.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
MR. McCRAY.
10:01:40AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
CEDRIC McCRAY, TAMPA CRA DIRECTOR.
AS YOU'VE REQUESTED, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE PROJECT TRACKER
INFORMATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL GRANTS AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL
PROJECTS.
AND DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT AT
SALCINES PARK ON APRIL 16 AND YOUR-ALL'S INVOLVEMENT.

I THINK IT WAS A VERY WELL-ATTENDED GROUNDBREAKING FOR AN
AREA THAT HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ATTENTION FOR QUITE SOME
TIME.
THE $1.5 MILLION THAT WILL COME FROM THE WEST TAMPA CRA
FUNDS TO REIMAGINE THAT LOCATION IS SOMETHING THAT WILL GO A
LONG WAY FOR THE FUTURE AND THE FOLKS OF THE WEST TAMPA
COMMUNITY AND THE CRA.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT MR. JOE ROBINSON, THE WEST TAMPA
CAC CHAIR, FOR HIS EFFORTS AND ALL OF THE WEST TAMPA CAC
MEMBERS AND MS. THROWER FOR HER EFFORTS AS WELL.
I WILL PAUSE FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
10:02:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
10:02:46AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE IN GENERAL TERMS
OF THE PURCHASE OF A CERTAIN PLOT OF LAND.
ARE YOU CAPABLE OF DISCUSSING THAT?
10:02:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE'LL GET TO THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. MIRANDA.
ANYTHING UNDER HIS REPORT THAT YOU ALL WANT TO ADDRESS?
ANYTHING ON THE TRACKER?
10:03:11AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MR. CARLSON WAS RIGHT ABOUT -- THERE WAS
TALK TOWARDS THE END OF THE GRECO ADMINISTRATION, OVER 16
YEARS AGO ABOUT A GARAGE ON THE EAST SIDE OF 22nd STREET.
THAT NEVER GOT TO FRUITION SHORT ON WHAT THEY CALL CASH.
10:03:29AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
10:03:33AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SOL FLEISCHMAN DESIGNED THEM.

REALLY INTERESTING STORY.
THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT THE CRP AND ONLY TWO PUBLIC
MEETINGS.
IS THAT TRUE?
IF IT IS, CAN WE PUT EXTRA MONEY FOR MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS
AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT?
10:03:50AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
THAT MAY BE AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE SCOPE.
THAT CAN BE DONE.
WE HELD A MEETING IN THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY TIME FRAME.
THEY PRESENTED TO THE EAST TAMPA CAC THIS PAST TUESDAY FOR
THE 60% UPDATE.
AND WE HAVE A LARGER COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SCHEDULED FOR
MAY 15.
10:04:09AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WON'T MAKE A MOTION NOW, BUT MAYBE WE
COULD TALK AFTER THE 15th AND MY COLLEAGUES CAN TALK TO
YOU AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE.
I BELIEVE IN HAVING AS MUCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AS POSSIBLE.
IF IT'S ANOTHER 10,000 OR WHATEVER DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE FULLY LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC IT WOULD BE WORTH IT.
THANK YOU.
10:04:30AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MR. McCRAY, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD PUT DOWN
A PICTURE FROM THE SALCINES EVENT.
YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?
OKAY.
NO PROBLEM.

ANYONE ELSE?
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON A RECENT DISCOVERY.
WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN OUR PREPARATION MEETING.
THE TAMPA CRA STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, WE HAVE OUR OWN PAGE WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT NOT ONLY
MEETINGS, OUR ANNUAL REPORT, EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING IN
REGARDS TO CRA, THE SALCINES PARK WAS DEFINITELY
HIGHLIGHTED, MOST RECENTLY THE ARMY NAVY PRESS CONFERENCE
WAS HELD.
MR. CLENDENIN AND I ACTUALLY ATTENDED AND GOT TO SPEAK
REGARDING THAT PROJECT BECAUSE, OF COURSE, CRA DOLLARS ARE
INVOLVED.
JUST WANT TO INFORM EVEN THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THAT
COMMUNICATION IS THERE AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, PUTTING IT OUT
IN REAL TIME AND IT'S OURS AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SHARING IT
WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA.
REALLY GOOD PAGE.
IT'S ALSO A PART OF OUR LinkedIn PAGE.
DOING REALLY WELL.
HAPPEN TO FOLLOW IT THERE AS WELL WHICH IS A PROFESSIONAL
BUSINESS PAGE THAT HAS A SOCIAL MEDIA FORMAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WANT TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 5?
ANYONE WANT TO DISCUSS ITEM 5 OR A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND
FILE?

10:05:57AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
10:06:00AM >> SECOND.
10:06:00AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
ON WHAT, ITEM 5?
AFTER WE MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
SURE, WE CAN REOPEN IT.
10:06:13AM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO, NO.
NOT REOPEN IT.
I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
WE CRA HAVE AN OUTSOURCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND SOME
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY BUT OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY
US.
WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A FULL-TIME COMMUNICATION PERSON
WHICH WOULD HELP RESOLVE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
BUT SINCE WE HAVE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY A FIRM THAT CAN
HANDLE THIS, AND I TALKED TO CEDRIC ABOUT THIS ONLINE, I
THINK THE CRA SHOULD HANDLE ITS OWN COMMUNICATION.
IF IT HAS TO DO WITH A CITY FACILITY, THERE CAN BE
COORDINATION.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT CRA PROJECTS SHOULD GO OUT WITH THE CRA
AND THEN THE CITY CAN REPOST THEM.
IF WE WERE THE GATES FOUNDATION AND GIVING MONEY TO THE
CITY, WE WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THAT THE CITY COULD NOT MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT WITH US.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S IN OUR AGREEMENT.
MAYBE WE CAN RENEGOTIATE THAT IN A FEW MONTHS.
IN THE INTERIM, I WOULD ASK THE CITY TO RESPECT THE LAW AND
THE PARTICULAR COMMUNICATION THAT HAS TO GO OUT ABOUT CRA
PROJECTS.
WE HAVE TOO MANY THAT HAVE GONE OUT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
POSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT END UP GOING NEGATIVE.
EVEN THE TAMPA UNION STATION, IT'S LIKE 80% POSITIVE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT IT'S ABOUT 20% NEGATIVE ALSO.
I THINK WITH THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION THAT FOLLOWS WHAT OUR
CRA ATTORNEY WOULD TELL US WE CAN AND CAN'T DO, IT'S UP TO
US TO FOLLOW WITHIN THE GUIDELINES.
IF WE COMMUNICATE IT, THEN THE CITY WILL KNOW IT IS
FOLLOWING THE LAW AND THE REQUIREMENTS AND THEN THEY CAN
REPOST IT.
THANK YOU.
10:07:51AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
FOR OUR REQUIRED APPROVALS, ITEM 6, CRA 25-13975, THERE WAS
PUBLIC COMMENT.
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK, YOU REQUESTED TO PULL.
10:08:03AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I SPOKE TO YOU, MR. McCRAY, DURING MY PREP MEETING
YESTERDAY.
I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO -- FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP.

10:08:20AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES.
AS YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE CHARGED US WITH BEING AGGRESSIVELY
TRYING TO SEEK OUT LAND ASSEMBLAGE OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE PARTNER WITH REAL ESTATE TO DO THAT.
THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL, THE 1.8-ACRE SITE, WAS ONE THAT IS
NORTH OF THE PALIFOX PROPERTIES THAT WE ARE ASSEMBLING
CURRENTLY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME SINGLE-FAMILY OR SEMI
DETACHED HOUSING.
WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CAC IN MARCH OF 2025 DURING THEIR
CAC MEETING, THERE WERE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL, STORMWATER, AND THERE WAS ONE SPECIFIC CAC
MEMBER THAT BROUGHT THOSE QUESTIONS AND WANTED SOME
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THEY CHOSE NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO
PURCHASE AT THE APRIL 1st MEETING.
I DID COME BACK.
AFTER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH REAL ESTATE, THEY REACHED
OUT TO THOSE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND EACH OF THEM CAME BACK
WITH INCONCLUSIVE INFORMATION.
THERE WERE NO IMPACTS.
THEY LOOKED AT THE F DEP, THEIR STORMWATER, AS WELL AS
WASTEWATER, ALL VIA E-MAIL SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING THAT
THEY FOUND.
I'VE SHARED THAT INFORMATION DURING THE APRIL 1st MEETING,
AND THEY VOTED IT IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

THERE WAS ONE NO VOTE, AS I RECALL.
AND IT WAS THE SAME INDIVIDUAL THAT HAD THE RESERVATIONS
ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
WE ACTUALLY SUBSEQUENTLY JUST HELD A MEETING THIS PAST
TUESDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND 9 P.M., AND NOT ONE
QUESTION WAS RAISED AS IT RELATES TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS
PROPERTY.
10:10:02AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THAT.
BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO.
10:10:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY?
WHAT IS THE ACREAGE?
10:10:14AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
.8 ACRES.
LITTLE UNDER AN ACRE.
10:10:17AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THERE'S SPACE TO DO QUITE A BIT ON IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:10:21AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WHEN WE ARE DEVELOPING THE PALIFOX
PROJECT, THIS IS GOING TO BE ASSEMBLAGE WHERE THE CAC WILL
MAKE A DECISION ABOUT ALL OF IT TOGETHER IS THE PLAN?
10:10:30AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
WELL, WE'VE HAD SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
VISIONING SESSIONS.
WE JUST HAD SOMETHING LAST MONTH ON THE GATOR BUILDING.
PALIFOX WAS THE MONTH BEFORE THAT.
WE'RE HAVING OPEN ENGAGEMENT AND CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN OUR
STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLANNING AND MR. JOHNSON'S STAFF
TO SEEK PUBLIC INPUT ON ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE

ASSEMBLING IN EAST TAMPA.
10:10:53AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 6 FROM HURTAK?
10:10:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, I'LL MOVE ITEM 6.
10:10:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
WE ALSO PULLED ITEM NUMBER 7, THE CRA POST DISASTER GRANT
RELIEF.
HURTAK ALSO PULLED THAT.
10:11:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
ONE OF THE REASONS I PULLED THIS IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT DISASTER RELIEF THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS DOES IS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW
WE CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT FOLLOWING NATURAL DISASTERS.
SO I WANTED MR. McCRAY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO
THE PUBLIC.
WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST HAVE A MOMENT TO
TELL THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.
I ALSO HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AFTER.
I'LL LET HIM SPEAK FIRST.
10:11:47AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
ULTIMATELY WITH THIS ITEM, AND WE'RE STILL
FLESHING SOME THINGS OUT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO, AS YOU KNOW,

WE'VE COME BEFORE YOU WITH SOME REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS FOR
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT MAY HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE STORM
DAMAGE.
PER THE POLICY AND THE WAY IT IS ESTABLISHED NOW, IT'S
RATHER RESTRICTIVE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO PULL PERMITS AND DO
WORK.
ONE EXAMPLE WAS THE BUSINESS IN WEST TAMPA THAT SUFFERED
SOME STORM DAMAGE AND THERE WAS ROOFING DAMAGE.
IF THEY PULLED THE PERMIT, THEY WOULD BE PRECLUDED FROM
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPLICATION AND GRANTS BECAUSE WE
ASKED THAT THEY NOT DO THAT UNTIL THEY SUBMITTED FORMALLY
AND BEEN APPROVED.
WE DID REQUEST A WAIVER TO ASSIST THAT BUSINESS OWNER IN
MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT BEING PENALIZED FOR PULLING THE
PERMIT AND SUFFERING FURTHER WATER DAMAGE.
SO THAT'S ONE COMPONENT.
THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT WE REALIZED AND AS YOU KNOW, THE
EAST TAMPA TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM WAS VERY POPULAR.
WE DID PAUSE IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, REESTABLISHED IT AND
SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION,
IF A RESIDENT NOT ONLY IN EAST TAMPA BUT IN OTHER CRAs
WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED OR IMPACTED, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE FOR THEM AND SUBSIDIZE A PORTION OF
THE COST.

10:13:12AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
THAT'S ACTUALLY -- HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE SPENT THIS FISCAL
YEAR ON TREE TRIMMING?
10:13:20AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
THIS FISCAL YEAR, I COULDN'T TELL YOU
EXACTLY.
I KNOW THAT IN THE LAST TWO TO THREE, WE SPENT -- MY LAST
COUNT $1.3 MILLION.
10:13:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
EACH YEAR.
10:13:31AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
NO, NO.
IN TOTALITY.
10:13:33AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SO WHAT I WANT TO DO, AMONG -- ALONG WITH
MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD, DURING NEW BUSINESS, I'M GOING TO
MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOCATE MORE MONEY TOWARD TREE TRIMMING
RIGHT NOW IN EAST TAMPA BECAUSE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED
FOR THIS YEAR.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GET THE TREES TRIMMED BEFORE THE HURRICANE SEASON.
I'M GOING TO ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT.
10:14:03AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE'RE MOVING ITEM 7.
I'LL MOVE ITEM 7 AND 8.
10:14:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
WE ARE UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
NUMBER 8, WE JUST MOVED IT.
BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
VIERA.
10:14:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, I DO.
A COUPLE OF MOTIONS.
I WAS SPEAKING WITH DETECTIVE ANDREW WASHINGTON WITH TAMPA
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE WORKS A LOT ON ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN PROGRAMS IN THE CRA THAT USE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
TO DETER CRIME, INCREASE FEELINGS OF SAFETY, AND TO MAKE
RESIDENTS FEEL MORE IN CONTROL OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A MOTION FOR CRA STAFF TO WORK WITH
DETECTIVE ANDREW WASHINGTON WITH OUR CRA ON CRIME PREVENTION
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROGRAMS TO CITY PARKS IN CRA
AREAS THAT NEED IT AND FOR A REPORT TO COME BACK FOR THAT
ON, LET'S SAY, SEPTEMBER.
IF YOU ALL NEED MORE TIME, LET ME KNOW.
10:15:16AM >> SECOND.
10:15:16AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
10:15:19AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THIS NEXT ONE I'LL MAKE NEXT MONTH.
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU.
10:15:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO.
10:15:24AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
JUST A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE

MOTHERS FOR THIS WEEKEND.
THAT'S ALL.
THANK YOU.
10:15:29AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
10:15:30AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE NOTHING.
10:15:31AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER HURTAK?
10:15:33AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
SO THE TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM IN EAST TAMPA HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL AND THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED.
SO I MOVE TO REALLOCATE $100,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD
INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN EAST TAMPA CRA TO
REPLENISH THE TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM FUNDS IN ADVANCE OF THE
HURRICANE SEASON.
10:15:50AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION.
SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
10:15:57AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE IS A WAY THAT THE CRA
CAN SPREAD THE INFORMATION TO THE OTHER CRAs THAT TREE
TRIMMING IS AVAILABLE, I KNOW YOU DO EXTRA WORK, BUT MAYBE
MORE THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO THAT THE OTHER CRAs, AND
LET US KNOW IF THERE IS A DEPLETION OF FUNDS IN THE TREE
TRIMMING GRANTS SO WE CAN ALLOCATE MORE MONEY TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE'S TREES, THAT'S NOT A REASON THAT THEY WILL HAVE

-- BECAUSE TREE TRIMMING IS CHEAP.
FIXING A ROOF, MORE EXPENSIVE.
IT'S NOT ONLY HELPING PEOPLE IN THE FRONT END, IT'S
PREVENTING MORE MONEY THAT THE CRA WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND IN
THE BACK END.
10:16:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING?
YOU WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE TREE TRIMMING, BOARD MEMBER
CLENDENIN.
GO AHEAD.
10:16:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT COUNCILWOMAN
HURTAK SAID AND THIS EXACTLY GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT.
TWOFOLD.
ONE, IT KEEPS PEOPLE IN THEIR HOUSES, ESPECIALLY SENIOR
CITIZENS THAT HAVE MAYBE HAZARDOUS TREES.
ALSO, PART OF THE RELUCTANCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FOR PLANTING
TREES AND SHADE TREES IS BECAUSE OF THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE
AND PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, WORRIED
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THESE THINGS.
I THINK IT ENCOURAGES FOLKS TO PLANT TREES, THAT HAVE THEM
IN THE YARD, TO BUILD OUR TREE CANOPY.
AND, AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE STORM SEASONS, THAT WE CAN DO
THIS AND HELP PEOPLE MAINTAIN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
THEIR HOMES IS REALLY VITALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN THE

CRAs.
THANK YOU.
10:17:33AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
10:17:35AM >>BILL CARLSON:
FURTHER THE PERMITTING QUESTION, AND SIMPLY
ASKING THE QUESTION, MOTION TO ASK CRA STAFF TO ASK CITY
STAFF IF THE CRA CAN SUPPORT PERMITTING IN THE CRA AREAS AND
TO REPORT BACK ON JULY 24.
10:17:49AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
10:17:50AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
DO YOU HAVE A DATE.
JULY 24.
OKAY.
10:17:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
CEDRIC, I WON'T NAME IT, BUT ONE CASE
WORKING THROUGH TRYING TO HELP WHERE THE PERSON PUT THE
MONEY UP IN ADVANCE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PERSON
TO SELF-FINANCE IT.
TO THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT, IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO TO ADJUST THE GRANTS TO HELP
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN CAPITAL IN ADVANCE SO THAT
WE CAN -- IS THERE A SEPARATE CATEGORY OR SOMETHING WE CAN
DO TO HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO ON THEIR OWN
FINANCE THESE PROJECTS?
10:18:37AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
WE'VE HAD SOME UPDATES WITH SOME OF YOU
RELATED TO SOME OF THE AUGMENTATION IN THE GRANTS PROGRAMS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY REVIEW AND BRING

BACK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS A PART OF THE OVERALL UPDATE.
MOST OF THE TIME IT IS A 50-50 MATCHING GRANT, AND THEN WE
DO ASK THAT INDIVIDUALS KIND OF SHARE THAT THEY HAVE A
PORTION OF FINANCING OR FINANCING IN PLACE.
I KNOW THAT SOME WILL TAKE THAT COMMITMENT FROM THE CRA AND
THEN TAKE THAT TO AN ENTITY TO SAY, HEY, THE CRA IS GRANTING
OR APPROVING ME FOR $250,000, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
10:19:18AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK AT ONE TIME ON THE FACADE GRANTS
THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
WONDER IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME TO MAKE A MOTION TO ASK CRA
STAFF TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOOK AT THE GRANTS AND
SEE IF THERE'S SOME SPECIAL CATEGORY WE CAN CREATE FOR
INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE DIFFICULT TIME
SELF-FUNDING THE START OF PROJECTS AND REPORT BACK ON JULY
24th.
10:19:49AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
IS THERE A SECOND?
10:19:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I'LL SECOND THAT FOR DISCUSSION.
10:19:54AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY CONCERN IS EXACTLY WHAT MR. McCRAY SAID.
HE SAID YOU CAN BE AWARDED A LETTER SAYING THAT YOU CAN GET
A PORTION OF IT.
DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY?
10:20:05AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
WELL, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW
ESSENTIALLY THAT THEY HAVE SOME FUNDING IN PLACE --
10:20:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OH, SOME FUNDING.
10:20:13AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
ONCE AWARDED, APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THEN

I'M PRETTY SURE THEY WILL TAKE THAT IF THEY NEED ADDITIONAL
FUNDING --
10:20:21AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
YES, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANYTHING WE CAN DO.
BUT IN REGARDS TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE CONCERNS, WHILE I
UNDERSTAND IT, I ALSO KNOW THAT IF PEOPLE START HOPPING
STAFF TO COME TO US, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIT OF A
PROBLEM.
SO I THINK IT'S NOT TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND I DO
THINK THAT MR. CARLSON'S MOTION FITS, AND THAT WE CAN LOOK
AND SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THAT FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE
ANY BACKING.
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE AN EAST TAMPA PROBLEM.
10:21:02AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
RIGHT, IF I MAY, I WOULD SUGGEST AND JUST
SHARE, AND THIS GOES FOR THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, WE CAN THEN ASSIST IN TRYING TO
POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND/OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE.
IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE OF THE PROCESS.
10:21:24AM >>BILL CARLSON:
IT COULD BE THAT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION
IS, NO, WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING THE QUESTION FOR YOU TO COME
BACK IN JULY.
10:21:30AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO WE LOOK AT
CREDIT WHEN WE ASSESS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES?

10:21:35AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, BECAUSE WE'RE
USING A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS NOW, SO, YES, IT IS INCOME
BASED.
10:21:44AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALSO FOR ME, ANYONE ELSE?
THE FINAL QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE AN EAST TAMPA INTERIM CRA
MANAGER AND HAVE WE ADVERTISED THAT?
I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE.
10:21:54AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
CURRENTLY, NO, BUT WE WILL BE ADVERTISING
VERY SOON.
10:21:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
THANK YOU.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE?
10:22:00AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SO MOVED.
10:22:03AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
OH, WE DID NOT VOTE ON THAT.
CAN YOU STATE THAT MOTION AGAIN?
I APOLOGIZE.
10:22:08AM >>BILL CARLSON:
TO ASK CRA STAFF TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY
AND CONSIDER IF THERE SHOULD BE ANY SPECIAL CATEGORY FOR
INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES THAT DON'T HAVE CAPITAL TO GET
STARTED ON A PROJECT WITH A GRANT AND RETURN TO US ON JULY
24th WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
10:22:37AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT FOR NOW BECAUSE I
HAVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE END THAN THE BEGINNING AND
RESULTS.
I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT.
10:22:46AM >>BILL CARLSON:
JUST LIKE WITH THE TREE TRIMMING, SOME SMALL

BUSINESSES ARE KIND OF WORKING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK --
10:22:55AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'M NOT OPPOSED.
I JUST HAVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT.
10:22:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK IT'S WORTH AT LEAST LOOKING AT IT.
10:23:00AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
MOTION AND SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER
MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:23:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CLARIFY MY VOTE.
I'LL SUPPORT IT, BUT AS YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THESE
ISSUES, I WANT TO SEE THE BUSINESS MODEL.
I DON'T THINK COUNCILMAN CARLSON OR BOARD MEMBER CARLSON IS
IMPLYING LACK OF SUPPORT OF YOUR POSITION.
I THINK WE WANT MORE INFORMATION.
10:23:25AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
BEFORE WE VOTE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE
QUESTION, THE LEVEL OF SUCCESS WE'VE HAD WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
ABLE TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND THEN GET REIMBURSED?
10:23:39AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY:
YES.
WE'VE ACTUALLY -- I'VE SIGNED OFF ON TWO WITHIN THE LAST
MONTH.
ACTUALLY BOTH OF THEM IN WEST TAMPA.
ONE IS A RESTAURANT THAT WAS IN A MODULAR OR A TRAILER ON
MAIN STREET AND ALBANY.
WE JUST DID ON MAY 1st, MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW
MR. KNIGHT AND WE WORKED WITH HIM TO MITIGATE SOME CONCERNS
RELATED TO A PROPERTY ON MAIN STREET.

AND HE WAS APPROVED FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
GRANT.
THAT WAS MAY 1st.
YEAH, THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY CLOSING
OUT A COUPLE OF THE OLDER GRANTS AS WELL.
THINGS ARE MOVING.
WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT THE APPLICANTS WORK WITH STAFF.
10:24:21AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
UNDERSTOOD.
WE HAVE A MOTION.
SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:24:25AM >> AYE.
10:24:26AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE?
10:24:30AM >> SO MOVED.
10:24:30AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
10:24:34AM >> SECOND.
10:24:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON:
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
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