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9:06:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: OH, IT'S MAY.
9:06:25AM I WANTED IT TO BE JUNE.
9:06:27AM JUNE IS SUMMERTIME.
9:06:28AM MAY 8, 2025.
9:06:29AM PLEASE, LET'S STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND A SILENT
9:06:35AM INVOCATION.
9:06:39AM [MOMENT OF SILENCE]
9:06:52AM AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
9:06:53AM [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
9:07:03AM 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.
9:07:21AM MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES.
9:07:24AM MIRANDA, MANISCALCO.
9:07:25AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:07:27AM >> AYE.
9:07:27AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: OKAY.
9:07:29AM NOW, MR. McCRAY, OUR DIRECTOR, LET'S CLEAN UP THE AGENDA
9:07:33AM AND SET IT FOR TODAY, PLEASE.
9:07:35AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: GOOD MORNING.
9:07:36AM CEDRIC McCRAY, TAMPA CRA DIRECTOR.
9:07:39AM GLAD TO BE WITH YOU ALL THIS MORNING.
9:07:40AM WE WILL HAVE -- REQUESTING A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED
9:07:46AM 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?
9:07:58AM 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.
9:08:08AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:08:09AM >> AYE.
9:08:09AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: OKAY.
9:08:10AM THAT'S IT.
9:08:12AM 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.
9:08:21AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:08:23AM >> AYE.
9:08:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THAT WAS SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
9:08:27AM 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.
9:08:35AM DID YOU GET THAT, SOTO?
9:08:37AM YOU LISTEN REALLY WELL.
9:08:39AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
9:08:40AM THANK YOU.
9:08:41AM NOW WE'LL GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. RANDOLPH AND
9:08:44AM RODRIGUEZ ONLINE.
9:08:46AM WE'LL START WITH THEM FIRST.
9:08:49AM >> GOOD MORNING.
9:08:50AM MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
9:08:53AM I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC.
9:08:58AM TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF WEST TAMPA.
9:09:00AM TITLED ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CHALLENGES FACE AFRICAN AMERICANS
9:09:10AM IN ZIP CODE 33607.
9:09:12AM SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON SOUTHWEST -- AS AN INTRODUCTION,
9:09:22AM AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ZIP CODE 33607 EXPERIENCE ECONOMIC --
9:09:32AM THAT AFFECT FINANCIAL SECURITY AND OVERALL WELL-BEING OF
9:09:36AM AFRICAN AMERICANS.
9:09:36AM ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES REQUIRES TARGETED INITIATIVES AND
9:09:43AM COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS.
9:09:45AM LET'S START WITH WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE.
9:09:47AM THE FIRST IS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.
9:09:50AM IN WEST TAMPA, AS A HIGH -- 6% WOULD EXCEED THE NATIONAL
9:10:02AM AVERAGE.
9:10:02AM UNEMPLOYMENT IS 15.5%, NEARLY THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL
9:10:08AM AVERAGE.
9:10:08AM OUR SOLUTION IS JOB CREATION CENTER.
9:10:13AM THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS UNEMPLOYMENT BARRIERS.
9:10:18AM WHAT DOES THIS CONSIST OF?
9:10:21AM LIMITED JOB TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND
9:10:27AM DISCRIMINATION.
9:10:28AM OUR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS OUR TECHNOLOGY AND
9:10:34AM WEALTH-BUILDING CENTER, THE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION.
9:10:37AM CURRENTLY, MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ZIP CODE 33607 IS IN
9:10:42AM THE HEALTH, RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SERVICE INDUSTRY.
9:10:48AM WE KNOW THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THESE JOBS WILL BE
9:10:52AM WIPED OUT.
9:10:54AM OUR SOLUTION IS OUR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CHATGPT
9:11:04AM TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
9:11:04AM THE OTHER THING IMPORTANT IN WEST TAMPA ISSUES DEALING WITH
9:11:07AM HEALTH.
9:11:08AM HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DO GO TOGETHER.
9:11:12AM IN WEST TAMPA, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, AND OBESITY IS
9:11:17AM WIDESPREAD IN WEST TAMPA.
9:11:18AM LARGELY DUE TO LIMITED HEALTH CARE ACCESS LEADING TO
9:11:23AM FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES.
9:11:26AM OUR SOLUTION IS OUR COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH INITIATIVE.
9:11:31AM SHOW THAT THE BEST INITIATIVE COMES FROM WITHIN.
9:11:35AM FINALLY, CRIME.
9:11:37AM WHEN IT COMES TO CRIME, THE OVERALL CRIME RATE IS 33.6%.
9:11:44AM 4,200.
9:11:49AM OUR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AGAIN IS OUR WEALTH BUILDING
9:11:54AM CENTER AND OUR VIRTUAL PRODUCTION CENTER.
9:11:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, MR. RANDOLPH.
9:12:00AM YOUR TIME IS UP.
9:12:01AM MR. RANDOLPH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
9:12:04AM >> THANK YOU.
9:12:05AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: YOU'RE WELCOME.
9:12:06AM MS. RODRIGUEZ.
9:12:06AM OKAY.
9:12:08AM WE'LL GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE CHAMBERS.
9:12:11AM ANYONE READY?
9:12:11AM ANYONE READY TO COME UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
9:12:25AM >> GOOD MORNING, BOARD MEMBERS.
9:12:28AM GOOD MORNING CHAIR HENDERSON.
9:12:29AM I AM FRAN TATE.
9:12:31AM I AM A MEMBER OF THE EAST TAMPA CRA, CAC COMMITTEE.
9:12:36AM I'M ALSO THE JACKSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
9:12:40AM PRESIDENT.
9:12:41AM I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.
9:12:45AM I SENT AN E-MAIL YESTERDAY TO ALL OF YOU.
9:12:50AM I HOPE YOU ALL RECEIVED IT BECAUSE I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND
9:12:54AM CONCERNS ABOUT IT.
9:12:58AM I SENT SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION AND THE REASON THAT I
9:13:07AM REQUESTED IT BE PULLED OR WHATEVER YOUR PROCESS HERE IS, I'M
9:13:10AM STILL LEARNING THE PROCESS.
9:13:14AM TO ME, IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CONCERN I SHARED BACK
9:13:19AM IN JANUARY.
9:13:21AM AT THAT TIME, I SPOKE ABOUT DISHEARTENING AND
9:13:25AM COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, HOW IT WAS FOR ME AS A BOARD MEMBER WHEN
9:13:30AM STAFF MEMBERS TREAT CAC MEMBERS WITH DISMISSIVENESS AND A
9:13:35AM LACK OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
9:13:36AM NOW, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED
9:13:43AM ALL THE NECESSARY ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO RECEIVE BACK.
9:13:46AM WE WANTED TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS A BROWNFIELD, TOXIC
9:13:51AM SUBSTANCES ON THE PROPERTY.
9:13:54AM WE WANT TO DISCUSS THE COST, THE VALUE OF IT.
9:13:57AM WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OF THIS, BUT NOW IT'S BEFORE ALL OF
9:14:01AM YOU ALL FOR DISCUSSION.
9:14:03AM SO WE WANTED IT TO COME BACK SO WE COULD FINISH OUR
9:14:06AM DISCUSSIONS.
9:14:08AM WE TOOK A VOTE, AND IT WAS VOTED DOWN.
9:14:12AM SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF HOW WE DON'T GET TO
9:14:17AM CONCLUDE OUR DISCUSSION AND OUR VOTE BEFORE IT'S BEFORE YOU
9:14:24AM ALL.
9:14:24AM I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
9:14:31AM THEN, ALSO SUGGESTING WEST TAMPA CRA CAC BOARD BE GIVEN A
9:14:36AM MANAGER.
9:14:36AM WE NEED A MANAGER.
9:14:40AM WE NEED SOMEONE WITH STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, SOMEONE WITH
9:14:42AM THE ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND GUIDE THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY
9:14:45AM TOWARD ITS GOALS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND
9:14:48AM ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION.
9:14:49AM SOMEONE WITH HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
9:14:57AM SKILLS.
9:14:58AM SOMEONE WITH COMMUNICATION SCHOOLS FOR INTERACTING
9:15:02AM EFFECTIVELY WITH RESIDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND BUSINESS
9:15:04AM PARTNERS.
9:15:05AM SOMEONE WITH THE ABILITY TO BE ADAPTABLE, EMPATHETIC.
9:15:11AM I'M SO SORRY.
9:15:13AM I'M TRYING TO RUSH.
9:15:15AM ABLE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS,
9:15:18AM INCLUDING RESIDENTS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND BUSINESS PARTNERS.
9:15:21AM THIS PERSON SHOULD ALSO BE WELL VERSED IN THE COMMUNITY
9:15:25AM GOVERNANCE AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE.
9:15:29AM THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:15:31AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: GOOD MORNING, SIR.
9:15:32AM NEXT SPEAKER.
9:15:37AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
9:15:38AM MY NAME IS MATTHEW RADECK.
9:15:41AM THERE'S NOTHING ON THE AGENDA FOR WHAT I'M SPEAKING OF.
9:15:45AM I WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON A PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH A
9:15:48AM DEVELOPER IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS WHO IS TRYING TO SIDESTEP
9:15:51AM EVERY RULE, CODE, REGULATION THERE IS, TRYING TO AVOID
9:15:55AM SCRUTINY FROM CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE AWAY YOUR POWERS TO
9:15:58AM REVIEW THINGS THAT AFFECT A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND
9:16:03AM EPPS PARK IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.
9:16:06AM LET ME SEE IF I CAN GIVE YOU A NUMBER FOR ONE OF THESE
9:16:09AM THINGS.
9:16:10AM ONE OF THE LATEST PERMITS, TRA 250000731 AND 732 HAVE BOTH
9:16:20AM BEEN MYSTERIOUSLY APPROVED, BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT, THERE IS
9:16:25AM A STIPULATION ON THE APPROVAL FOR REMOVING THESE TREES, HAS
9:16:30AM TO PLANT MITIGATION TREES.
9:16:32AM THE APPLICANT IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO PLANT THOSE TREES
9:16:35AM DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO FERN STREET, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, IF
9:16:38AM YOU'VE BEEN THERE, IT'S A VERY NARROW STREET.
9:16:40AM TWO CARS CAN BARELY PASS THROUGH, ESPECIALLY ON THE CURVE
9:16:46AM WHERE HIS PROPERTY IS.
9:16:47AM IT WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MOTORISTS AND
9:16:50AM PEDESTRIANS.
9:16:50AM I'LL SEND YOU GUYS AN E-MAIL AS SOON AS THIS IS OVER, AND IT
9:16:55AM WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE THINGS ON WHY IT'S ILLEGAL.
9:17:00AM THE CITY SAYS, THE CITY OF TAMPA SEWER AUTHORITY STATES, DO
9:17:03AM NOT PLANT OR BUILD ANYTHING WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES.
9:17:06AM THAT MEANS THE ROAD.
9:17:08AM THE CITY ALSO STATES MEDIUM TREES UP TO 40 FEET AT MATURITY
9:17:12AM SHOULD BE PLANTED AT LEAST 15 FEET FROM WALLS AND AT LEAST
9:17:15AM 12 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF YOUR HOME OR PERMANENT
9:17:18AM INFRASTRUCTURE.
9:17:18AM THAT INCREASES TO 20 AND 15 FEET FOR TREES GREATER THAN 40
9:17:24AM FEET.
9:17:24AM IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BY PLACING THESE TREES IN
9:17:31AM THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE APPLICANT IS NOT REALLY PAYING
9:17:34AM ANY MITIGATION AT ALL FOR REMOVING THE OTHER TREES.
9:17:37AM HE JUST WANTS THOSE OTHER TREES REMOVED SO HE CAN SPLIT HIS
9:17:41AM OTHER LOT INTO THREE AND PUT THREE DRIVEWAYS OVER THERE.
9:17:44AM THAT'S GOING TO BE HIS NEXT STEP.
9:17:45AM IF HE PLACES THOSE TREES IN THE ROAD, THE CITY ALLOWS THAT
9:17:50AM TO HAPPEN, THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE TREES.
9:17:53AM HE WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAINTENANCE OR LIABILITY
9:17:56AM FROM ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO THOSE TREES.
9:17:59AM I DO BELIEVE THAT IF SOMEONE PURPOSELY PLANTS SOMETHING OR
9:18:03AM PLACES ANYTHING RIGHT THERE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND AN
9:18:06AM ACCIDENT HAPPENS, THE PERSON WHO PUT THAT OBJECT THERE IS
9:18:09AM GOING TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR IT.
9:18:12AM THAT'S ALL GOING TO FALL UPON THE CITY AND THE TAXPAYERS.
9:18:16AM THIS WHOLE THING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND LOOKED AT AS A
9:18:21AM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
9:18:22AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
9:18:24AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU.
9:18:27AM NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:18:32AM >> GOOD MORNING.
9:18:33AM ALISON HEWITT, EAST TAMPA RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER.
9:18:36AM I COME HERE WITH A HEAVY HEART TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THIS
9:18:45AM CRA IS ON TRACK TO SIGNIFICANTLY GENTRIFY EAST TAMPA.
9:18:50AM THE POLICIES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED TO BE PUT IN PLACE
9:18:52AM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY NOT HELP THE BUSINESSES AND GROWTH.
9:19:01AM ALSO INCREASING THE TAX BASE AND THE PROPERTY TO BE ABLE TO
9:19:03AM HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE NOT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
9:19:08AM LIVE THERE.
9:19:08AM I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE PASSIVE GOVERNANCE FOR THE
9:19:15AM CRA.
9:19:16AM EXAMPLES, IN 2021, 2022, 2023, '24 AND '25, THE CRA CHAIRMAN
9:19:26AM -- CAC CHAIRMAN CAME AND ASKED THE BOARD TO PLEASE MAKE SURE
9:19:31AM THAT THE CAC GETS INFORMATION AT LEAST A WEEK IN ADVANCE TO
9:19:34AM BE ABLE TO READ IT, TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THEIR
9:19:37AM COMMUNITIES AND BE ABLE TO COME AND PROVIDE YOU WITH
9:19:39AM RECOMMENDATIONS.
9:19:41AM BUT HERE WE ARE STILL, FIVE YEARS LATER, WE DO NOT GET THAT
9:19:44AM INFORMATION IN ADVANCE.
9:19:45AM WE GET IT IN MAYBE THREE DAYS.
9:19:47AM WE GET IT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
9:19:49AM AND THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO MAKE
9:19:52AM SURE THEY DO WHAT YOU INTENDED WHEN YOU CHANGE THE SCOPE AND
9:19:56AM NOT HAD ELECTED BUT HAD THEM REPRESENT NEIGHBORHOOD
9:19:59AM ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.
9:20:02AM NOW THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE
9:20:05AM INFORMATION BACK.
9:20:05AM I ALSO ASKED FOR THE SAP, PAGE 17.
9:20:10AM THE START OF ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE EAST TAMPA CRA.
9:20:13AM I'D LIKE YOU TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND REALLY LOOK AT
9:20:17AM THAT TO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE MOSTLY WHITE COMPANIES.
9:20:20AM COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING HERE AND BE ABLE TO INVEST.
9:20:22AM A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT BACK IN THE
9:20:26AM DAY, YOU HAD TO HAVE MONEY BEFORE YOU CAN GET MONEY.
9:20:28AM UNLESS THE BUSINESSES HAVE MONEY, THEY CAN'T ACCESS THE
9:20:32AM GRANTS.
9:20:32AM I'VE BEEN IN RECEIPT OF E-MAIL FROM STAFF THAT SAYS UNLESS
9:20:37AM YOU HAVE HUNDRED PERCENT OF YOUR FINANCING AVAILABLE, DON'T
9:20:40AM EVEN APPLY FOR THE GRANTS.
9:20:43AM WHY WOULD YOU EVEN GO THROUGH THE HEADACHE OF APPLYING TO
9:20:46AM THE CITY FOR A GRANT IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE HUNDRED PERCENT OF
9:20:48AM YOUR FINANCING?
9:20:49AM AND WHO IN A PLACE WHERE A CRA, TRYING TO REMOVE SLUM AND
9:20:54AM BLIGHT, TRYING TO HELP THESE BUSINESSES, WHICH ONE OF THESE
9:20:57AM BUSINESSES DO YOU THINK CAN HUNDRED PERCENT FUND THEIR
9:21:00AM PROJECT TO COME FOR APPLICATION.
9:21:02AM BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY CAN COME IN
9:21:05AM AND THEN PUT THEIR MONEY IN AND APPLY AGAIN AND GET THEIR
9:21:09AM MONEY BACK.
9:21:09AM YOU ARE PUTTING IN POLICIES THAT ARE GOING TO COMPLETELY
9:21:12AM DISRUPT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE INVESTED IN THESE COMMUNITIES.
9:21:15AM I ASK YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE EAST TAMPA CRA.
9:21:18AM WE NEED YOUR ATTENTION.
9:21:20AM WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET OUR INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME TO
9:21:23AM OUR COMMUNITY CAN DISCUSS IT AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH NOT
9:21:26AM FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS BUT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE FACTS.
9:21:29AM BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME, IF WE
9:21:31AM DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN TO FOLKS THAT ECONOMIC
9:21:35AM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT WHAT THEY DO, THEN WE WILL LOSE AND WE
9:21:37AM WILL LOSE EAST TAMPA AND IT WILL BECOME A BEDROOM COMMUNITY.
9:21:43AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:21:49AM >> GOOD MORNING.
9:21:50AM STEPHANIE POYNOR.
9:21:51AM FIRST OF ALL, THE DOWNTOWN CRA NEEDS TO PAY FOR EVERY
9:21:55AM STINKIN' PENNY OF THE ASHLEY STREET PROJECT.
9:21:58AM IT SHOULD NOT BE COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
9:22:01AM IF YOU HAVE TO DIP INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING POCKET OF
9:22:06AM THAT MONEY, THEN DO IT BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THAT LAND WILL BE
9:22:10AM WORTH MORE AND IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY GENERATE MORE MONEY.
9:22:12AM SO LET'S NOT ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.
9:22:15AM LET'S LET PAUL PAY FOR HIS OWN STUFF.
9:22:18AM STORMWATER, I WENT TO THE COUNTY STORMWATER MEETING LAST
9:22:25AM NIGHT -- CAN YOU SEE IT?
9:22:28AM DON'T COUNT THIS ON MY TIME.
9:22:36AM WHEN I WENT TO THE STORMWATER MEETING FOR THE COUNTY LAST
9:22:45AM NIGHT, CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?
9:22:46AM THEY HAVE ALL THESE COLORFUL AREAS AROUND THE COUNTY, BUT
9:22:51AM THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CITY.
9:22:53AM I LIT THEM JOKERS UP.
9:22:56AM YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME, WE DON'T HAVE THIS DATA FROM THE
9:22:59AM CITY.
9:23:00AM WHY NOT?
9:23:01AM THAT'S WHAT I ASKED THEM.
9:23:03AM WHY NOT?
9:23:03AM WELL, THE CITY HASN'T GIVEN IT.
9:23:05AM WHO DID YOU ASK?
9:23:06AM I'M LIKE, OKAY.
9:23:09AM YOU ALL FIGURE OUT WHY THE CITY HAS NOT PRODUCED THE DATA ON
9:23:13AM THE FLOODING TO BLACK & VEATCH I BELIEVE THEY ARE CALLED.
9:23:18AM NICE GUYS.
9:23:19AM THEY ARE LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT.
9:23:22AM MAYBE IF WE DIDN'T SPEND $13 MILLION OF OUR STORMWATER MONEY
9:23:25AM ON PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB, THEY
9:23:29AM SAID WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA FOR WHERE THE FLOODING IS.
9:23:32AM I SAID I HAVE IT.
9:23:33AM I BELIEVE I SENT IT TO YOU GUYS LAST NIGHT.
9:23:35AM IF I DIDN'T, PLEASE REMIND ME AND I'LL SEND IT WHEN I SIT
9:23:39AM DOWN.
9:23:40AM THE GIS MAPS SHOW WHERE WE FLOODED.
9:23:44AM YET THESE PEOPLE DOING THE STUDY FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY, WE
9:23:47AM PAY AS MUCH IN TAXES AS THEY DO, WHY HASN'T THE CITY
9:23:50AM SUPPLIED THIS?
9:23:51AM WE NEED TO GET IDEAS TO BLACK & VEATCH ON HOW TO IMPACT
9:23:55AM STORMWATER.
9:23:55AM ONE OF THE THINGS I TOLD THEM LAST NIGHT, AND I'LL
9:23:58AM REITERATE, WE NEED TO HAVE MICROLOANS FOR FRENCH DRAINS, FOR
9:24:04AM OTHER ALTERNATIVE IDEAS IN THE CAAP STUDY, COASTAL AREA
9:24:09AM ACTION PLAN, HASN'T GOTTEN HERE YET FOR SOME REASON, THE
9:24:15AM PLAN HAS THINGS THAT INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS CAN DO TO HELP
9:24:17AM WITH THE STORMWATER ISSUE.
9:24:20AM PERSONALLY, I THINK IF THEY QUIT SPENDING 28 DAYS A YEAR
9:24:27AM SETTING UP AND BREAKING DOWN FOR PARADES AND THEY QUIT
9:24:31AM SETTING UP AND BREAKING DOWN FOR GASPARILLA.
9:24:33AM I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THOSE MAPS THAT
9:24:36AM MS. FEELEY GAVE ME, I POSTED THEM ON Facebook.
9:24:39AM I ASK ANYBODY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN STORMWATER IN THESE AREAS
9:24:42AM THAT WERE FLOODED?
9:24:43AM THE ANSWER WAS OVERWHELMINGLY NO.
9:24:47AM I PROBABLY HAD 50 RESPONSES TO THE POST.
9:24:49AM NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYBODY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT STORMWATER,
9:24:52AM CLEANING OUT DITCHES OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE IN SOUTH
9:24:55AM TAMPA.
9:24:55AM I'M GOING TO REITERATE, NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYBODY IN
9:25:00AM STORMWATER DOING ANYTHING IN SOUTH TAMPA, IN PARTICULAR
9:25:04AM THOSE AREAS THAT WERE FLOODED.
9:25:06AM THANK YOU.
9:25:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:25:12AM >> GOOD MORNING.
9:25:13AM KELLA McCASKILL.
9:25:14AM I WANT TO KNOW FROM THIS BODY -- I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER,
9:25:20AM BUT DOES WHAT YOU DO -- SUPPOSED TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT.
9:25:25AM HOPEFULLY TOP OF MIND WHEN PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE, SPEND
9:25:29AM TIME, PAY FOR PARKING TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR
9:25:31AM NEIGHBORHOODS.
9:25:32AM BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL THAT YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT WHAT YOUR
9:25:36AM LEGACY IS GOING TO BE.
9:25:37AM FROM THIS SIDE, FROM THE COMMUNITY ASPECT, THE LENS I'M
9:25:41AM LOOKING FROM, LOOKS LIKE YOUR LEGACY GOING TO BE IN A
9:25:43AM MINUTE, IF YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING
9:25:46AM IS YOU HAPPILY, EASILY ALLOW EAST TAMPA TO BE GENTRIFIED.
9:25:51AM THIS CRP THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS DOWN RIGHT DISRESPECTFUL.
9:25:57AM THAT GROUP TOLD ME OUTRIGHT WE'RE ONLY DOING TWO COMMUNITY
9:26:01AM MEETINGS BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE
9:26:04AM CRP.
9:26:05AM NOTHING FROM THE 2004 CRP WRITTEN AT THE SAME TIME AS
9:26:09AM CHANNELSIDE IS ADDED TO THAT.
9:26:11AM THEY ARE SAYING SOMEBODY IN THE CITY IS NOT ALLOWING THEM TO
9:26:14AM DO SO.
9:26:15AM I WANT TO KNOW WHO.
9:26:16AM YOU SHOULD WANT TO KNOW TOO.
9:26:19AM WHAT HAPPENS, PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, WORKING WITH
9:26:22AM EXISTING LANDOWNERS THAT OWN KEY PIECES OF DIRT, THAT'S
9:26:26AM GONE.
9:26:26AM THEY ARE NOT PUTTING IT IN A NEW CRP.
9:26:31AM WONDER WHY THAT IS.
9:26:32AM BECAUSE THEY HAVE DEVELOPERS AND SOME GCs THEY WOULD LIKE
9:26:35AM TO FEED THE PROJECTS TO.
9:26:37AM POSSIBLY CODE ENFORCEMENT WRITTEN THOSE PEOPLE TO DEATH SO
9:26:37AM THEY HAVE TO BE FORCED TO SELL.
9:26:42AM HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN ON YOUR WATCH.
9:26:44AM I'M SADDENED BY THE INFORMATION THAT THE OTHER
9:26:47AM REPRESENTATIVE SHARED IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERNING
9:26:49AM APPLICATIONS.
9:26:50AM WHEN THE APPLICATIONS WERE WRITTEN BY A QUALIFIED, MORE THAN
9:26:53AM QUALIFIED TEAM FROM DEPUTY CHIEF DRUMGO AND ALSO NICOLE
9:27:00AM TRAVIS, THEY REWROTE THE PROGRAMS SO IT WOULD BENEFIT THE
9:27:03AM INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA TODAY.
9:27:05AM NOW AN INEXPERIENCED TEAM COMES AND THEY WANT TO ADJUST IT
9:27:08AM TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE 100% OF THOSE FUNDS.
9:27:11AM IF YOU HAD HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FUNDS, THEY WOULDN'T NEED
9:27:13AM YOU.
9:27:14AM WHAT WOULD THEY NEED YOU FOR IF THEY ALREADY HAD HUNDRED
9:27:17AM PERCENT OF THE FUNDS.
9:27:18AM I NEED YOU TO WAKE UP TODAY.
9:27:21AM LIKE, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
9:27:23AM IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.
9:27:24AM WHEN YOU TAKE FROM PEOPLE.
9:27:26AM WHEN YOU TAKE FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO VOTE FOR YOU,
9:27:28AM THEY CAN AND WILL TAKE YOUR JOBS.
9:27:32AM PLEASE WAKE UP TODAY.
9:27:34AM THANK YOU.
9:27:40AM >> UHURU.
9:27:41AM MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA.
9:27:43AM UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI.
9:27:46AM WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT OUR
9:27:50AM FREEDOM.
9:27:50AM I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT CRA.
9:27:52AM NOT BEG NO WHITE FOLKS FOR NOTHING.
9:27:57AM I FIRST WANT TO SEND A SHOUT-OUT TO THE FAMILY OF TYRESE
9:28:00AM NICHOLS, RODNEY KING AND OTHER PEOPLE, SEE THE POLICE BEAT
9:28:04AM THIS MAN TO DEATH AND THEY FOUND NOT GUILTY.
9:28:08AM THAT'S WHY NO AFRICAN PEOPLE DOWN HERE BECAUSE WE SCARED.
9:28:12AM YOU UNDERSTAND?
9:28:13AM WE SCARED.
9:28:14AM WE SEEN WHAT THEY DID TO MALCOLM X, MARTIN LUTHER KING,
9:28:18AM OTHER PEOPLE, FANNIE LOU HAMER, BEAT THE WOMAN BAD, OUT OF
9:28:24AM HER MIND, OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS, WHILE LOCKED UP, OTHER
9:28:29AM AFRICANS BEATING HER.
9:28:31AM NASTY.
9:28:31AM I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT CRA.
9:28:33AM I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT.
9:28:36AM I AM GOING TO SAY ABOUT CRA, CRA WAS NOTHING IN THE CITY
9:28:39AM UNTIL SISTER CONNIE BURTON GOT INVOLVED IN THE EAST TAMPA
9:28:43AM CRA.
9:28:43AM AND THEY DID ALL KINDS OF NASTY, UNDERHANDED THINGS TO
9:28:47AM REMOVE HER FROM THAT POSITION.
9:28:49AM USED ALL KIND OF PEOPLE.
9:28:51AM ORLANDO GUDES, MICHELLE PATTY, OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER PEOPLE,
9:28:55AM I'M NAME CALLING, YEAH.
9:28:57AM ALL KIND OF NASTINESS.
9:29:00AM IT AIN'T EVEN ABOUT DOING THAT BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE DON'T
9:29:03AM UNDERSTAND.
9:29:03AM IT'S ABOUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SEE BLACK PEOPLE ADVANCE
9:29:07AM ANY WAY, ANYTIME, ANY PLACE.
9:29:10AM IF IT'S ROSEWOOD, IF IT'S GREENWOOD, IF IT'S TULSA.
9:29:18AM 1919 RED SUMMER, THEY NOT GOING TO SEE AFRICAN PEOPLE
9:29:22AM ADVANCE.
9:29:22AM THEY ARE GOING TO BURN YOU OUT IF YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR WITH
9:29:26AM RIMS, THAT YOU FIX IN YOUR BACKYARD.
9:29:28AM A BICYCLE WITH MUSIC ON IT.
9:29:31AM THEY HATE TO SEE THE BLACK ADVANCE.
9:29:33AM THEY HATE TO SEE US HAVE AN EQUAL CHANCE.
9:29:36AM THAT'S WHAT CHILD SUPPORT DOES.
9:29:39AM DESTROY AFRICAN MEN AND DESTROY AFRICAN FAMILIES.
9:29:43AM IT IS AN EUGENICS PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT IN THE BLACK
9:29:47AM COMMUNITY AND THEY GOT BLACK WOMEN SNITCHING.
9:29:50AM IT'S CRAZY.
9:29:51AM CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
9:29:54AM ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY.
9:29:54AM NO SEPARATION OF POWERS.
9:29:56AM HEARING OFFICERS CAN MAKE YOU SELL YOUR HOME.
9:29:58AM YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PROPERTY THEY TRY TO MAKE ME SELL IN CHILD
9:30:02AM SUPPORT?
9:30:02AM OH, YOU HIDING PROPERTY, DOING THIS.
9:30:06AM STUFF IN OTHER PEOPLE'S NAMES.
9:30:07AM THAT'S NOT ILLEGAL.
9:30:08AM WE KNOW WHAT WHITE FOLKS DO TO YOU.
9:30:11AM WE KNOW WHAT WHITE FOLKS DO TO YOU.
9:30:14AM IF IT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT, IF IT'S THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
9:30:17AM THE NEXT ONE OR THE NEXT ONE.
9:30:19AM THIS CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT.
9:30:24AM THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO BLACK MEN DOWN HERE.
9:30:28AM THAT'S WHY BLACK PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO COME OUT IN PUBLIC,
9:30:31AM EVEN IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS, WE'RE SCARED TO COME OUT IN
9:30:35AM PUBLIC, AN AUTHORITATIVE STATE THAT HAS TOO MUCH POWER OVER
9:30:41AM AFRICAN PEOPLE.
9:30:48AM >> GOOD MORNING.
9:30:48AM CONNIE BURTON.
9:30:50AM ONE THING I WANT TO DO THIS MORNING IS ISSUE A PUBLIC
9:30:57AM APOLOGY TO ED JOHNSON.
9:30:59AM ANYBODY THAT KNOW WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN HERE IN 2018, 2019
9:31:04AM AND ON, I SAID REMOVE ED JOHNSON BECAUSE HE WASN'T DOING
9:31:09AM ANYTHING FOR EAST TAMPA CRA.
9:31:11AM WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU KNOW -- WE HEAR THE SAME CRY NOW
9:31:19AM IN 2025.
9:31:23AM IT HAS TO BE AN ADMINISTRATION ISSUES THAT HAS MADE A
9:31:27AM DETERMINATION THAT EAST TAMPA CONTINUE TO LAND WHERE IT
9:31:30AM LAND.
9:31:31AM DAMN ALL THE PICTURE TAKING THAT YOU DO.
9:31:34AM ALL THE TURNING OF THE DATE THAT YOU DO.
9:31:36AM ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN YOUR FUTURE
9:31:39AM POLITICAL PLATFORMS AS YOU RUN CONTINUOUSLY FOR OFFICE, OUR
9:31:44AM COMMUNITY IS BEING GENTRIFIED.
9:31:46AM WE SAW THE GENTRIFICATION EVEN WITH THE FORMER MAYOR TALKING
9:31:49AM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INVESTING IN RIVERFRONT PARK TO NOW DON'T
9:31:54AM KNOW WHERE THE BASKETBALL COURTS IN RIVERFRONT PARK.
9:31:57AM THE REMOVAL OF SWIMMING POOLS, SOMETHING DEAR TO THE BLACK
9:32:01AM COMMUNITY.
9:32:02AM EVEN OVER AT MEMORIAL PARK ON CENTRAL AVENUE, THE SWIMMING
9:32:07AM POOL GETS SHUT DOWN.
9:32:09AM WHY?
9:32:09AM CHILDREN OF ROBLES PARK ENJOYING IT.
9:32:12AM WE CONTINUE TO DO IT.
9:32:14AM WHAT WE GET FROM BLACK LEADERSHIP, IS FROM KEVIN WHITE, GWEN
9:32:18AM MILLER TO ORLANDO GUDES -- TAKE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
9:32:30AM ALL WE GET NOW FROM BLACK LEADERSHIP ARE THERE NAMES ON A
9:32:35AM BUILDING WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS STILL SUFFERING.
9:32:37AM WE NEED MORE TO HAVE ORDINARY SYSTEMS COME BEFORE THIS BODY
9:32:41AM AND SAY, DO THIS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY SO YOU CAN STOP
9:32:45AM THE ONGOING GENOCIDE THAT'S CONTINUING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
9:32:48AM THE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE THAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
9:32:52AM THE FACT THAT WE GOT TO BEG FOR 72 BLACK YOUTH OUT OF EAST
9:32:57AM TAMPA TO HAVE JOBS.
9:32:59AM AND THEN SEE HOW THE CITY STAFF IS GETTING SIX-FIGURE
9:33:03AM SALARIES SAYING THEY CAN'T EVEN IMPLEMENT THAT.
9:33:05AM BUT YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE TO FEEL THAT THIS IS THE CITY,
9:33:11AM BELOVED CITY OF TAMPA THAT'S DOING MUCH.
9:33:14AM KNOW IT'S NOT.
9:33:15AM IT CONTINUES TO SAY BLACK PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS
9:33:18AM WATCHING WHITE DEVELOPERS COME INTO THE COMMUNITY, GENTRIFY
9:33:23AM THE COMMUNITY WITH YOUR BLESSINGS BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE
9:33:26AM FORMULATED GRANTS.
9:33:28AM YOU HAVE DOCUMENTED POLICIES THAT SAY THAT THEY, ONLY THEY
9:33:32AM CAN BE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
9:33:35AM WE REJECT ALL OF IT.
9:33:37AM AND WE EXPECT MORE FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
9:33:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
9:33:47AM IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND UP NOW AND COME TO THE
9:33:50AM SIDE SO THAT WE CAN KNOW WHO WILL BE LAST.
9:33:52AM THANK YOU.
9:33:53AM >> GOOD MORNING.
9:33:54AM I'M JEFFREY JOHNSON, THE EAST TAMPA CAC CHAIR.
9:34:00AM LAST MONTH I GAVE A DETAILED UPDATE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN
9:34:04AM EAST TAMPA.
9:34:04AM ROUGHLY ABOUT 60 MINUTES, 70 MINUTES IN OUR MEETING LAST
9:34:09AM WEEK, AFTER I LEFT THE CHAMBER, MY NAME WAS MENTIONED IN
9:34:14AM BEING AGAINST SOMETHING THAT CAME FROM OUT OF EAST TAMPA.
9:34:17AM I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RECORD -- YOU CAN GO BACK AND
9:34:21AM LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
9:34:22AM MY NAME WAS CALLED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NOT BEING IN FAVOR FOR
9:34:26AM A PROJECT.
9:34:27AM I'VE BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT FOR LAND ASSEMBLAGE IN EAST
9:34:31AM TAMPA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTROL THE DIRT, THAT WE CAN
9:34:35AM CONTROL THE POPULATION OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LAND THAT WE
9:34:40AM DO ASSEMBLE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
9:34:44AM THE EAST PALIFOX PROJECT WAS VOTED ON IN JULY OF 2023.
9:34:49AM IT WAS STATED THAT I WAS NOT IN FAVOR FOR THE PROJECT, BUT I
9:34:52AM WASN'T EVEN AT THAT MEETING.
9:34:55AM I DO ASK THAT DUE DILIGENCE IS SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE SOMETHING
9:34:59AM IS SAID ABOUT WHO IS IN FAVOR AND NOT IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN
9:35:03AM ITEMS.
9:35:03AM AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THERE TO BE A RETRACTION ON MY BEHALF
9:35:08AM BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT FOR EAST TAMPA,
9:35:13AM SPEAKING UP FOR WHAT WE NEED, AND I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO
9:35:15AM BE PUBLICLY STATED THROUGHOUT THIS CITY OF SOMETHING THAT
9:35:18AM I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF, ESPECIALLY IF I WASN'T EVEN THERE TO
9:35:21AM SUPPORT IT.
9:35:21AM I WANTED THAT TO BE ON RECORD.
9:35:23AM 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.
9:35:38AM AILEEN HENDERSON.
9:35:40AM I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT EAST TAMPA.
9:35:45AM YOU'VE HEARD A LOT TODAY FROM EAST TAMPA.
9:35:47AM I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THAT.
9:35:49AM WE TALK ABOUT IN OUR EAST TAMPA CAC MEETINGS FOR THE PUBLIC
9:35:53AM TO COME OUT AND TO SPEAK.
9:35:56AM I'M NUMBER 6 TODAY THAT'S TALKING ABOUT EAST TAMPA.
9:36:00AM SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU HEAR THAT AND YOU SEE THAT.
9:36:04AM ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES HERE THAT I TOOK ON WITH THE CAC
9:36:07AM AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY WHAT I DO IS REPRESENTING THE
9:36:13AM COMMUNITY.
9:36:14AM 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH GOVERNMENT, THIS IS A NEW WORLD
9:36:17AM FOR ME.
9:36:18AM SO I'M KIND OF BUMPING INTO WALLS AND LEARNING ALONG THE
9:36:21AM WAY, BUT AS I LEARN, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M DOING IS
9:36:25AM LISTENING.
9:36:25AM AND I'M LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY AND I'M LISTENING TO THAT
9:36:29AM PASSION.
9:36:29AM AND I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT EAST
9:36:33AM TAMPA TAKES THE TRACK IT NEEDS TO TAKE.
9:36:37AM IT'S ON THE PRECIPICE OF CHANGE.
9:36:38AM IT IS.
9:36:39AM WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT.
9:36:41AM THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
9:36:43AM THE CHALLENGES I SEE ARE WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS ASKING FOR $5
9:36:51AM MILLION FOR PROJECTS, THAT IN MY OPINION DON'T SIT IN THE
9:36:56AM EAST TAMPA BOUNDARY.
9:36:58AM WE CAN DEBATE THAT ALL DAY LONG.
9:36:59AM I'VE BEEN TOLD, AILEEN, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
9:37:03AM GET OVER IT.
9:37:05AM I'LL CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T TALK
9:37:07AM ABOUT IT YOU CAN'T HAVE CHANGE.
9:37:09AM THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER, THESE TWO PARTICULAR PROJECTS
9:37:11AM ACTUALLY SIT IN YBOR CITY.
9:37:13AM THEY ARE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
9:37:16AM IT'S NOT EAST TAMPA.
9:37:18AM SO HOW DO I MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT BECAUSE I KEEP HEARING
9:37:22AM YOU CAN'T HAVE CHANGE.
9:37:23AM MY MAMA TAUGHT ME A LONG TIME AGO THEY CAN CHANGE IT IF THEY
9:37:27AM WANT TO CHANGE IT.
9:37:28AM YOU GOT TO MAKE THEM WANT TO CHANGE IT.
9:37:30AM JUST HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
9:37:32AM I WANT US TO LOOK AT THAT MONEY.
9:37:34AM THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAP, $5 MILLION IS A HUGE ASK.
9:37:38AM THIS IS A HUGE CRA.
9:37:39AM PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START COMING WITH THEIR HAND OUT.
9:37:42AM I'D LIKE TO SEE A $500,000 CAP FOR ANYTHING THAT'S
9:37:46AM RESIDENTIAL.
9:37:46AM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MILLION DOLLAR CAP FOR COMMERCIAL.
9:37:50AM YOU KNOW WHAT, THESE ARE DEVELOPERS.
9:37:52AM THESE ARE FOR-PROFIT.
9:37:53AM THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE THEIR MONEY.
9:37:55AM I DON'T WANT TO HEAR PEOPLE COMING TO EAST TAMPA TALKING
9:37:58AM ABOUT, OH, WELL, IT IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR US TO DO THE
9:38:01AM PROJECT.
9:38:01AM THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING.
9:38:03AM THEN GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS.
9:38:04AM THIS IS WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR.
9:38:06AM BECAUSE IN THE END, THE LONG GAME IS YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
9:38:09AM THAT MONEY BACK.
9:38:10AM TAKE POINT OF THE SURVEY THAT WAS DONE, THE COMMUNITY
9:38:13AM SPECIFICALLY, AND THIS IS THE WOMAN THAT PRESENTED IT.
9:38:15AM THEY WANT TO KEEP IT HYPERLOCAL.
9:38:18AM PRESERVATION IS KEY.
9:38:19AM THE INFORMATION IS HERE IN THESE STUDIES.
9:38:21AM THIS IS WHAT EAST TAMPA WANTS.
9:38:23AM PLEASE, WE ALSO NEED AN ARCHITECTURAL STUDY BECAUSE WE NEED
9:38:27AM TO MAKE SURE WITH THESE CHANGES WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THESE
9:38:29AM NEIGHBORHOODS.
9:38:30AM WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT CHANGE IS NOT AGGRESSIVE AND IT'S IN
9:38:36AM LINE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
9:38:37AM THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:38:44AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: MR. WILLIAMS, I WAS TOLD DARLENE WANTS TO
9:38:47AM SPEAK.
9:38:48AM OUR LAST SPEAKER, MR. WILLIAMS.
9:38:57AM >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
9:38:58AM MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF US.
9:39:01AM WE THANK GOD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK
9:39:05AM WITH YOU ALL AND HOPING AND PRAYING THAT WE GET THINGS DONE
9:39:10AM RIGHT IN FAVOR OF ALL OF US.
9:39:13AM THE YOUNG LADY THAT JUST GOT THROUGH SPEAKING, SHE'S
9:39:16AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE
9:39:20AM BEING MISTREATED.
9:39:22AM YOU KNOW, I THANK GOD FOR THIS DAY THAT I'M STILL ALIVE.
9:39:28AM SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE, BUT GOD IS STILL GOOD AND
9:39:34AM HE'S TREATING US ROYAL TOO.
9:39:36AM WE GOT TO THANK HIM TOO.
9:39:40AM I WANT TO GIVE GOD THE GLORY.
9:39:49AM REALLY, I DON'T WANT TO MISTREAT NOBODY.
9:39:56AM SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO, I'M GOING TO SING SOME OF MY SONGS.
9:40:02AM GOD BLESSED ME WHEN I HAD MY CHURCH BEFORE THEY TOOK IT AWAY
9:40:11AM FROM ME.
9:40:12AM GOD IS STILL GOOD.
9:40:13AM NOBODY CAN OUTDO GOD.
9:40:15AM THIS THING HERE IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHITE FOLKS.
9:40:19AM IT'S ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE.
9:40:22AM WE'RE GOING TO RISE UP AND WE ALREADY RISE UP IN THE NAME OF
9:40:26AM JESUS.
9:40:27AM THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
9:40:30AM GIVING GOD --
9:40:36AM [SINGING]
9:41:18AM CAN YOU HEAR THE ANGELS SINGING
9:41:21AM CAN YOU HEAR THE ANGELS SINGING
9:41:42AM I'M GOING HOME TO LIVE WITH JESUS
9:41:45AM I'M GOING HOME TO LIVE WITH JESUS
9:41:59AM YES, HE DIE, DIE FOR YOU AND ME
9:42:04AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, PASTOR WILLIAMS.
9:42:05AM [ APPLAUSE ]
9:42:06AM MS. THROWER, GOOD MORNING.
9:42:12AM ITEM NUMBER 1.
9:42:14AM >>BRENDA THROWER: BRENDA THROWER, YBOR CITY CRA MANAGER.
9:42:20AM DO YOU WANT ME TO SING IT?
9:42:21AM [ LAUGHTER ]
9:42:21AM I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE THE YBOR CRA CAC CHAIR, RICH SIMMONS
9:42:32AM WHO WILL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YBOR CITY.
9:42:40AM >>RICH SIMMONS: GOOD MORNING, CRA BOARD MEMBERS.
9:42:41AM AS BRENDA SAID, I'M RICH SIMMONS, CHAIR OF THE YBOR CITY
9:42:45AM CAC.
9:42:46AM IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
9:42:48AM GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON EVERYTHING HAPPENING, ALMOST
9:42:51AM EVERYTHING HAPPENING DOWN IN YBOR.
9:42:53AM SPRING PARADE SEASON IS OVER.
9:42:57AM GETTING INTO THE HEAT OF SUMMER.
9:42:59AM THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE,
9:43:03AM GASWORX PROJECT.
9:43:04AM LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING THERE ON THE WEST SIDE AND ALSO ON
9:43:07AM THE SOUTH SIDE.
9:43:08AM WE ALSO HAVE A FEW NEW BOARD MEMBERS ON OUR CAC.
9:43:11AM JACK SMITH IS HERE TODAY.
9:43:13AM ROBERTO TORRES, MANNY CALZONE, CARMEN, RICH McINTIRE ALL
9:43:19AM JOINED OUR BOARD IN THE LAST YEAR.
9:43:22AM WE ALSO HOSTED IN YBOR CITY A CAC TRAINING SESSION A FEW
9:43:27AM MONTHS AGO.
9:43:29AM THAT'S ALL MOVING AHEAD VERY WELL.
9:43:31AM THE CAC IS ACTIVELY SEEKING NEW MEMBERS.
9:43:35AM ABOUT EIGHT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE GOING TO TERM OUT THIS
9:43:42AM FISCAL YEAR.
9:43:43AM BRENDA HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS.
9:43:45AM OBVIOUSLY GOES BEFORE YOU FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
9:43:48AM THAT SHOULD BE COMING YOUR WAY AS WELL.
9:43:50AM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT
9:43:53AM HAPPENED THE LAST YEAR.
9:43:54AM BRICKING OF 7th AVENUE.
9:43:56AM WE DID THE FIRST TWO-BLOCK AREA IN PHASE ONE FROM 15th TO
9:43:59AM 17th STREET.
9:44:00AM IT WAS COMPLETED LAST SUMMER AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND ON
9:44:03AM BUDGET.
9:44:03AM PHASE TWO, WE'RE LOOKING TO GO FROM 17th TO 19th STREET.
9:44:10AM THERE'S SOME INTERSECTION DESIGN, ADA ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE
9:44:13AM ADDRESSED.
9:44:13AM SO THAT'S GOING OUT TO A CONSULTANT TO BE ABLE TO SURVEY AND
9:44:16AM LAY OUT THE DESIGN SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT
9:44:19AM PHASES OF THE PROJECT.
9:44:21AM OVERALL GOAL IS TO COMPLETE ALL 14 BOX OF 7th AVENUE OVER
9:44:25AM THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.
9:44:27AM WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY BUDGETING FOR THE BRICK PAVER, BRICKING
9:44:30AM 7th AVENUE IN OUR CRA BUDGETS.
9:44:32AM WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A DISTRICT SIGNAGE PACKAGE.
9:44:38AM PHASE ONE IS 63 NEW STREET NAME SIGNS WHICH WILL BE
9:44:41AM INSTALLED AND WE'RE WORKING WITH MOBILITY ON A DISTRICT
9:44:44AM ASSESSMENT PLAN TO SEE WHERE THE REMAINING SIGNS NEED TO BE
9:44:49AM PLACED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
9:44:50AM WE'RE GETTING READY TO UPDATE THE CRA COMMUNITY
9:44:55AM REDEVELOPMENT PLANS, THE CRP PLANS.
9:44:58AM WE'RE GOING TO BE PROCURING A CONSULTANT FOR BOTH YBOR CITY
9:45:02AM ONE AND DISTRICT TWO OVER THE SUMMER.
9:45:05AM THESE GET UPDATED ON A PERIODIC BASIS AND WE'RE DUE FOR AN
9:45:10AM UPDATE OF THOSE.
9:45:11AM WE'LL BE HIRING A CONSULTANT WHICH WILL COME BACK BEFORE THE
9:45:15AM BOARD HERE.
9:45:15AM AS YOU KNOW, THE CRPs DICTATE WHERE THE PRIORITIES ARE AND
9:45:19AM WHERE THE BUDGET MONEY IS SPENT.
9:45:21AM IT'S REALLY CRITICAL TO DEFINE THIS AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE
9:45:25AM SO WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CRA DISTRICT.
9:45:27AM WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON PLANNING FOR CENTENNIAL PARK
9:45:32AM IMPROVEMENTS.
9:45:33AM WE PUT THAT OUT FOR CRP BEFORE.
9:45:36AM THE BUDGET WAS WAY OVER WHAT WE ANTICIPATED.
9:45:39AM I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO UPDATE THE DESIGN FOR A NEW RFP TO
9:45:44AM WORK WITH PARKS AND REC AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION.
9:45:46AM LAST YEAR WE COMPLETED A DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION STUDY
9:45:49AM FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION OF YBOR, SOUTH OF THE PARKING
9:45:54AM GARAGE AREA.
9:45:55AM THEY SURVEYED EVERYTHING AND COMPLETED THE SURVEY LAST
9:46:00AM APRIL.
9:46:00AM IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM ON SOME OF THESE LARGER STORMS.
9:46:04AM THAT AREA FLOODS OUT, THE AREA WHERE PORTO IS AND SOUTH, ALL
9:46:08AM THE WAY DOWN TO YBOR BAY REALLY FLOODS REALLY BAD.
9:46:12AM SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THERE WITH THAT, TO
9:46:15AM REWORK A SOLUTION.
9:46:16AM IT EXTENDS BEYOND OUR CRA BOUNDARIES, SO WE HAVE TO GET CITY
9:46:19AM INVOLVED WITH THAT.
9:46:22AM THAT IS A LONG-TERM PROJECT BUT ONE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THAT
9:46:27AM AREA.
9:46:28AM VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL
9:46:30AM GRANTS, NEW PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE CRA TO
9:46:34AM ATTRACT APPLICANTS FROM BUSINESS OWNERS.
9:46:37AM UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS IS GOING WELL, BUT ALSO VERY SLOW
9:46:41AM AND TEDIOUS.
9:46:42AM SOME FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN FROM PEOPLE IS THAT WORKING WITH
9:46:45AM THE CITY TAKES A COUPLE OF STEPS FORWARD, A COUPLE OF STEPS
9:46:48AM BACK TO GET ANYTHING DONE.
9:46:49AM I THINK IT'S A NEW PROCESS FOR EVERYONE.
9:46:51AM I THINK CITY STAFF IS TRYING TO BE FLEXIBLE BUT I WANT TO
9:46:55AM LET YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE APPLICANTS ARE GETTING
9:46:57AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROCESS.
9:46:58AM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A CLEAR PATH FORWARD FOR A LOT OF THEM.
9:47:02AM WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FUNDING HAS BEEN SET
9:47:04AM ASIDE FOR THAT.
9:47:05AM 30% OF THE BUDGET, NO APPLICATIONS YET FOR HOUSING
9:47:10AM ASSISTANCE.
9:47:11AM WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE
9:47:14AM PROPERTIES AND CREATE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WITHIN
9:47:17AM THE DISTRICT.
9:47:18AM FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
9:47:20AM I TALKED ABOUT THE GRANTS PROCESS, SLOW AND REDUNDANT -- AM
9:47:26AM I LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES?
9:47:28AM WAS THAT FIVE MINUTES?
9:47:32AM QUALITY OF LIFE AND COMMUNITY POLICING, THE YBOR CITY YES
9:47:37AM TEAM IS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
9:47:39AM THEY ARE FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT
9:47:43AM AND ALSO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
9:47:45AM THAT'S BEEN A RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAM THAT ALL THREE GROUPS,
9:47:49AM CODE ENFORCEMENT, TPD HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO POLICE AND
9:47:55AM INVESTIGATE CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICIES, ESPECIALLY WITH
9:47:58AM PARKING LOTS.
9:47:59AM AS YOU KNOW, ALL THE CODES CHANGE WITH THE PARKING LOT
9:48:02AM REQUIREMENTS WITHIN YBOR CITY.
9:48:03AM IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING OUT PRETTY WELL.
9:48:06AM THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF CASES THAT WENT TO THE MAGISTRATE
9:48:08AM FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
9:48:10AM FINES LEVIED, IMPROVEMENTS.
9:48:12AM I THINK THAT IS A NEW PROCESS THAT WE'RE LEARNING HOW THAT
9:48:15AM ALL WORKS.
9:48:15AM THAT ALSO INVOLVES THE BARRIO LATINO TOO.
9:48:19AM YES TEAM IS COMPLETING, BLOCK BY BLOCK COMPLETING THEIR
9:48:22AM THIRD YEAR.
9:48:24AM WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE SO FAR.
9:48:26AM MARK RENDINI HAS BEEN THE NEW MANAGER.
9:48:30AM JASON WAS PROMOTED TO DISTRICT AREA-WIDE, LARGER POSITION.
9:48:34AM MARK HAS BEEN ON THE TEAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
9:48:36AM HE KNOWS THE TERRITORY AND DOING A FINE JOB SO FAR.
9:48:39AM THEY PROVIDE DETAILED MEETINGS, SUMMARIES, MONTHLY SUMMARIES
9:48:45AM OF THEIR ACTIVITY, WELLNESS CHECKS, GUIDING PEOPLE,
9:48:48AM EVERYTHING.
9:48:49AM SO THAT'S ALL IN OUR PACKET, PROBABLY AVAILABLE TO YOU.
9:48:53AM CAPTAIN COLLEGE WITH TPD REPORTS MONTHLY TO CAC WITH UPDATES
9:49:00AM ON CRIME STATS AND TRENDS.
9:49:02AM INTRODUCES NEW YBOR CITY LIAISON COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS
9:49:06AM ON A REGULAR BASIS.
9:49:07AM AGAIN, THE RELATIONSHIP WITH TPD IS VERY STRONG WITHIN THE
9:49:10AM DISTRICT.
9:49:11AM I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT.
9:49:13AM THEY ATTEND OUR CAC MEETINGS.
9:49:17AM REALLY, THEIR BIG PUSH RIGHT NOW IS ON THE PARKING LOTS.
9:49:20AM THIS SUMMER, WE'RE GOING TO BE UPDATING THE YBOR CITY
9:49:24AM RESIDENT AND WORKER SURVEY.
9:49:26AM THAT'S DONE EVERY TWO YEARS.
9:49:29AM THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH ITERATION.
9:49:31AM USUALLY INTERVIEWS PEOPLE TO GET THEIR TAKES ON WHAT
9:49:36AM RESIDENTS NEED IN THE DISTRICT, WHAT WORKERS NEED.
9:49:38AM I THINK THAT ALSO PLAYS INTO HOW WE UPDATE OUR CRP.
9:49:45AM ADDRESSED FIVE AREAS, COMMUNITY ACTIVATION, RETAIL
9:49:47AM DEVELOPMENT, PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION, SAFETY AND
9:49:49AM SECURITY.
9:49:50AM THE ONE THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AFTER THE LAST SURVEY WAS
9:49:55AM ALSO INTERVIEWING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR VISITORS.
9:49:58AM WE GET RESIDENTS AND WORKERS, BUT I THINK THE PUBLIC, I
9:50:00AM THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD INFORMATION THERE, WHAT THEIR
9:50:03AM IMPRESSIONS ARE OF YBOR CITY.
9:50:05AM WE'RE KNOWN OBVIOUSLY AS A DISTRICT THAT ATTRACTS A LOT OF
9:50:08AM VISITORS.
9:50:08AM BRINGING THOSE PEOPLE IN AND GETTING THEIR IMPRESSIONS OF
9:50:11AM THE DISTRICT I THINK WILL HELP THE OVERALL DISTRICT.
9:50:13AM WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT.
9:50:14AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ONE MINUTE.
9:50:16AM DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON YOUR AGENDA LIST?
9:50:20AM >> HCP IS GOING FOR RENEWAL.
9:50:23AM THEY HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH WITHIN YBOR CITY.
9:50:25AM THEY ARE GREAT.
9:50:26AM AT THE LAST MONTH MEETING, WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THE BUDGETS
9:50:30AM FOR YC 1 AND YC 2.
9:50:32AM THOSE GOT APPROVED AND MOVING ON AHEAD TO YOU DOWN THE ROAD.
9:50:36AM ONE THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR WAS APPROVED ADDITIONAL
9:50:39AM STREETCAR FUNDING FROM THE CRA FUNDS.
9:50:41AM I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
9:50:42AM I THINK WE ALL REALIZE THAT THE STREETCAR IS INSTRUMENTAL IN
9:50:47AM THIS AREA.
9:50:47AM ALL THREE CRAs CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUNDING BUT A LONGER
9:50:53AM TERM SOLUTION IS NEEDED TO FUND THAT.
9:50:55AM WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THAT.
9:50:56AM WE'RE WORKING ON PARKING GARAGE WINDOW ART INSTALLATIONS.
9:51:01AM A COUPLE OF THINGS, PARKING TICKETS IN YBOR CITY, SOME
9:51:06AM BUSINESS OWNERS RENT OUT OR RESERVE PARKING SPACES FOR THEIR
9:51:10AM BUSINESSES.
9:51:11AM THERE'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH COMMUNITY I GUESS POLICE
9:51:16AM AND FIRE, PEOPLE THAT WORK AT HCC FOR INSTRUCTIONS, TAKING
9:51:19AM THOSE SPACES.
9:51:20AM THAT'S BECOMING A GROWING CONCERN.
9:51:22AM I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT ISSUE.
9:51:24AM BESIDES THAT, THE AREA IS DOING GREAT.
9:51:28AM YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF ACTIVITY.
9:51:29AM GASWORX IS COMING ON LINE.
9:51:32AM YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUX WORKS BUILDING.
9:51:35AM KIND OF BECOMING LIKE AN ARMATURE WORKS.
9:51:38AM INTERESTING TO SEE.
9:51:40AM I THINK GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING DOWN IN YBOR CITY.
9:51:43AM PLEASE COME VISIT.
9:51:44AM I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
9:51:45AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, MR. SIMMONS.
9:51:47AM BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN AND FOLLOWED BY BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
9:51:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN: GOOD MORNING.
9:51:51AM A COUPLE OF THINGS.
9:51:52AM ONE, YOU MENTIONED CITY PROCESSES AND SOME OF THE
9:51:56AM FRUSTRATIONS.
9:51:57AM I WOULD LIKE TO GET SPECIFICS.
9:51:59AM IF YOU WOULD TAKE AN IOU.
9:52:01AM WHEN YOU HEAR THAT FROM FOLKS, IF YOU WOULD CONTACT MY
9:52:04AM OFFICE OR ONE OF THE OTHER COUNCILPERSON'S OFFICE WITH VERY
9:52:07AM SPECIFIC ISSUES AS CLEAR AS IT CAN BE SO WE CAN FOLLOW
9:52:13AM THROUGH AND ASSIST WHOEVER IT IS HAVING THOSE ISSUES,
9:52:16AM RESOLVE THOSE WITH CITY STAFF, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
9:52:21AM WE HEAR IT A LOT.
9:52:23AM I HEAR PERMITTING.
9:52:24AM I HEAR COMPLAINTS AN AWFUL LOT, BUT I NEED SOMETHING
9:52:28AM ACTIONABLE TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST.
9:52:30AM IF YOU CAN GET US SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC AND WE CAN FOLLOW
9:52:33AM THROUGH WITH THAT AND HOPEFULLY ALSO FIX THE PROCESS FOR
9:52:36AM WHOEVER IS COMING NEXT SO WE CAN FIX WHATEVER HAPPENED THEN.
9:52:40AM THE NEXT APPLICANT, WE CAN FIX THAT.
9:52:44AM GLAD YOU MENTIONED PARKING.
9:52:45AM IT WAS ON MY LIST.
9:52:47AM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE PARKING
9:52:50AM SITUATION IN YBOR.
9:52:51AM I WANTED TO GET SOME MORE FOLLOW-THROUGH WITH YOU.
9:52:55AM DO YOU SEE ANY POTENTIAL ENHANCEMENTS WITH THE PROCESS?
9:52:59AM YOU CAN ANSWER THAT NOW OR GET BACK WITH AN IOU, HOW YOU
9:53:04AM FEEL LIKE THAT IS WORKING OUT, NEED TO DO MORE.
9:53:08AM JUST GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON THE PROCESS.
9:53:11AM AGAIN, KUDOS TO COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK FOR BEATING THIS DRUM
9:53:15AM AND BRINGING THAT TO YBOR CITY BECAUSE IT IS A CRUCIAL THING
9:53:18AM WITH ALL THE SURFACE PARKING OUT THERE.
9:53:20AM AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION.
9:53:30AM AGAIN, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND MAYBE THE CAC AWARE,
9:53:35AM POTENTIALLY SOMETIME IN THE THEN TEN YEARS, BRIGHT LINE
9:53:38AM HOPEFULLY DROPPING IN YBOR CITY.
9:53:39AM WE NEED TO WORK ON CONNECTIVITIES BETWEEN THAT STATION AND
9:53:43AM WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE CONNECTING TO THE STREETCAR
9:53:46AM SYSTEM BOTH IN THE YBOR TERMINUS AND HITTING IT OVER IN PALM
9:53:51AM AND WHAT THAT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION LOOKS LIKE.
9:53:53AM I THINK THE CAC SHOULD START SOME OF THE CONVERSATION OF
9:53:55AM WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
9:53:57AM AGAIN, WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ONE OF THE BROADER
9:54:00AM CONVERSATIONS I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE WITH COUNCIL, THE 120
9:54:03AM AMI IS REALLY NOW MARKET RATE AND WHY SUBSIDIZING MARKET
9:54:09AM RATE UNITS.
9:54:11AM I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT 30% BECAUSE IT'S
9:54:14AM JUST NOT PRACTICAL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MARKET.
9:54:17AM THE MARKET SHIFTED AND WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
9:54:21AM IMPACT MORE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
9:54:23AM IF YOU BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION TOO, IF YOU COVER THAT,
9:54:26AM IF YOU THINK THERE ARE BETTER USES FOR THE MONEY AND WHAT IT
9:54:29AM COULD DO TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
9:54:33AM I KNOW A LOT OF YOUR FOLKS CAME HERE TODAY TO JOIN US AND
9:54:37AM TOOK A LOT OF TIME.
9:54:39AM CAN WE ASK THEM TO STAND AND TELL US EVERYBODY WITH YOU FROM
9:54:42AM THE CAC?
9:54:44AM JUST ONE CAC.
9:54:52AM I THOUGHT THERE WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
9:54:54AM VERY GOOD.
9:54:55AM HELLO.
9:54:56AM WELCOME.
9:54:56AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
9:54:58AM >>BILL CARLSON: ON THE PERMITTING, I'M HEARING COMPLAINTS
9:55:04AM FROM ALL OVER THE CITY.
9:55:06AM SURE YOU ALL ARE AS WELL.
9:55:09AM I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD ASK CEDRIC TO TALK TO MS. FEELEY
9:55:13AM ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF USING CRA MONEY IN THE CRA
9:55:18AM DISTRICTS TO FUND ADDITIONAL STAFF TO HELP WITH PERMITTING.
9:55:23AM CAN I MAKE A MOTION ON THAT?
9:55:25AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
9:55:27AM >>BILL CARLSON: OKAY.
9:55:28AM I'LL WAIT UNTIL NEW BUSINESS.
9:55:30AM ANYWAY, CEDRIC, THINK ABOUT THAT, IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS, LET
9:55:34AM ME KNOW.
9:55:35AM WE NEED TO TRY TO CHANGE THE BACKLOG ON THAT BECAUSE THERE
9:55:43AM ARE CRITICAL PIECES IN YBOR THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING MORE THAN
9:55:45AM A YEAR FOR PERMITS, AND IT'S HURTING THE DYNAMISM OF YBOR,
9:55:51AM THE CONNECTIVITY OF EVERYTHING.
9:55:53AM ON PARKING, MY COMPANY IS NEAR THE NORIEGA GARAGE.
9:55:59AM I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HCC.
9:56:04AM AS I RECALL, THE GRECO ADMINISTRATION, WHEN THEY NEGOTIATED
9:56:06AM THE TWO BUILDINGS, CHARLIE MAY REMEMBER, THE LAND WAS OWNED
9:56:10AM BY HCC, HCC GETS 60% OF IT.
9:56:14AM THEY GET ALL OF ONE BUILDING AND PART OF THE OTHER.
9:56:17AM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITH THE NEW BUILDINGS ON THE CORNER
9:56:21AM COMING ONLINE, THAT 40% IS FULL ALL THE TIME.
9:56:25AM SO WE KNOW THAT END IS FULL.
9:56:28AM THE GARAGE THAT WAS FOR CENTRO YBOR IS FULL A LOT,
9:56:32AM ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, AND THERE'S NOTHING ON THE EASTERN
9:56:35AM SIDE.
9:56:35AM AS MUCH AS WE HOPE THAT WE WON'T NEED PARKING IN THE FUTURE
9:56:40AM FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED IT.
9:56:43AM I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTIONS ARE.
9:56:45AM AT THE SAME TIME, FOLKS ARE TALKING TO THE EMPTY LANDOWNERS
9:56:49AM ABOUT CONVERTING THEIR SURFACE PARKING TO BUILDINGS.
9:56:52AM IF WE LOSE THAT CAPACITY, ALSO WE'LL HAVE LESS PARKING.
9:56:56AM FOR NOW WE HAVE TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK
9:56:59AM THERE.
9:56:59AM WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE LIVE, WORK, PLAY WITHOUT SOME KIND OF
9:57:04AM PARKING.
9:57:04AM ON THE BRICKS AND THIS IS A POINT I'LL BRING UP LATER.
9:57:07AM ON THE BRICKS, THE CITY HAS BEEN COMMUNICATING MOST OF THE
9:57:12AM CRA PROJECTS.
9:57:13AM AND I THINK NOT DOING IT VERY WELL.
9:57:15AM AND WE NEED TO GET CONTROL OF IT.
9:57:18AM THE BRICKS ARE AN EXAMPLE.
9:57:23AM RECENTLY, THE CITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT STARTED
9:57:26AM MENTIONING THAT PROJECTS THAT ARE CRA PROJECTS ARE USING CRA
9:57:29AM MONEY.
9:57:29AM BUT THEY BARELY REFERENCE IT.
9:57:31AM LIKE THEY ANNOUNCED THE TAMPA UNION STATION YESTERDAY.
9:57:34AM WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BRICKS IS EITHER THEY DIDN'T MENTION IT
9:57:38AM OR BARELY MENTIONED IT, MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT CRA
9:57:41AM MONEY IS OR WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS.
9:57:42AM IF YOU LOOK AT THE SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ AND LOOK AT HOW WE GET
9:57:45AM QUESTIONED, WE'VE HAD ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS, EVEN FROM
9:57:48AM PEOPLE IN YBOR CITY SAYING WHY ARE YOU ALL SO STUPID THAT
9:57:51AM YOU TORE UP A PERFECTLY GOOD ROAD TO PUT BRICKS DOWN.
9:57:55AM ONE IS TO SAY, REQUEST FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE OTHER
9:57:58AM THING IS WE NEED TO FULLY COMMUNICATE WHAT CRA MONEY IS AND
9:58:02AM HOW IT'S LIMITED.
9:58:03AM THAT'S WHY I THINK THE CRA NEEDS TO CONTROL ITS OWN
9:58:06AM COMMUNICATION.
9:58:06AM BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON HOW,
9:58:11AM ESPECIALLY AS WE GO TO PHASE TWO ON THE BRICKS, HOW WE CAN
9:58:15AM BETTER COMMUNICATE IT SO THERE'S NOT A BACKLASH LIKE THERE
9:58:19AM WAS LAST TIME.
9:58:22AM >>RICH SIMMONS: SOCIAL MEDIA I THINK IS WHERE THINGS GO.
9:58:26AM OVERALL BETTER MESSAGE NEEDS TO BE SENT OUT.
9:58:28AM WE'VE DONE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS BEFOREHAND.
9:58:33AM WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW, 50 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND PRESS THERE.
9:58:37AM WE TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT.
9:58:38AM E-MAIL BLASTS SEEM TO BE WORKING.
9:58:40AM OBVIOUSLY, ALL THAT IS CHANGING WITH A LOT OF MARKETING
9:58:45AM EFFORTS AND ONLINE EFFORTS, THAT WERE SOLELY BASED IN YBOR
9:58:50AM WILL BE FOR ALL THE CRAs.
9:58:54AM >>BILL CARLSON: PLEASE LET CEDRIC KNOW.
9:58:58AM IF WE TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN COMMUNICATION, WE KNOW WHAT
9:59:01AM THE REGULATIONS ARE ABOUT HOW WE CAN USE MONEY AND HOW WE
9:59:04AM CAN'T.
9:59:04AM WE KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.
9:59:06AM OUR COMMUNICATION PEOPLE CAN DO THAT.
9:59:07AM WHAT WE SHOULD START DOING, WE SHOULD BE POSTING THE CRA
9:59:11AM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN THE CITY CAN REPOST THEM, NOT THE
9:59:14AM OTHER WAY AROUND.
9:59:15AM IN TERMS OF HCC IN GENERAL, I TALK TO THEM ALL THE TIME.
9:59:20AM UP ON PALM, THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SOMETHING
9:59:25AM CLOSER TO THE ROAD THAT'S MORE VERTICAL THAT MATCHES THE
9:59:27AM ARCHITECTURE OF YBOR.
9:59:29AM AT THE TIME MANY OF THE BUILDINGS WERE BUILT, IT WAS IN THE
9:59:31AM '70s WHEN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES WERE DIFFERENT.
9:59:34AM IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE OPEN TO IT WITH SOME CRA MONEY.
9:59:37AM I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH THEM.
9:59:39AM YOU TALK TO THEM ALL THE TIME.
9:59:41AM I WISH WE COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF PROJECT THAT WOULD ENHANCE
9:59:43AM THE AREA, PALM IS ANOTHER GATEWAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT NEW
9:59:48AM I-4 EXIT POPS UP.
9:59:50AM AND THEN THE LAST THING IS THAT -- I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE --
9:59:55AM I'M VERY AGAINST HAVING A BRIGHT LINE EXIT OR TERMINATION IN
10:00:00AM YBOR.
10:00:01AM IT WOULD GO RIGHT ON THE END OF THE HCC PROPERTY.
10:00:04AM IF THERE ARE A THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY, WE'LL HAVE A THOUSAND
10:00:07AM UBERS.
10:00:08AM ALSO IT WILL COMPETE WITH THE AIRPORT.
10:00:11AM IT NEEDS TO GO TO THE AIRPORT.
10:00:13AM EVERY TIME HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMES UP, SOMEBODY TROTS OUT AN
10:00:16AM ENGINEER AND SAYS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CONNECT THE AIRPORT.
10:00:20AM I CAN TROT OUT ENGINEERS THAT SAY IT IS POSSIBLE.
10:00:24AM ORLANDO WAS BEATING OUR AIRPORT FOR 10, 14 YEARS, AND WE'VE
10:00:28AM GAINED SOME GROUND BACK.
10:00:30AM GAINED BACK A LOT OF FLIGHTS.
10:00:31AM CAN'T AFFORD TO NOT HAVE IT GO TO THE AIRPORT.
10:00:34AM IT COULD MAKE TAMPA AIRPORT TO ORLANDO LIKE ST. PETE'S
10:00:38AM AIRPORT IS TO TAMPA.
10:00:39AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: BOARD MEMBER HURTAK.
10:00:40AM >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU.
10:00:42AM TALKING ABOUT THAT BRIGHTLINE SURVEY, THE TPO JUST PUT OUT A
10:00:50AM SURVEY ABOUT BRIGHTLINE.
10:00:52AM IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT, I CAN FORWARD IT TO YOU AND YOU CAN
10:00:55AM FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE.
10:00:56AM BUT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE TERMINUS SHOULD BE,
10:01:00AM LITERALLY IT CAME INTO MY E-MAIL YESTERDAY.
10:01:03AM THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO
10:01:07AM MAKE SURE IT GETS TO YOU.
10:01:10AM THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HEARING FROM YBOR RESIDENTS
10:01:16AM WHAT THEY THINK.
10:01:18AM I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
10:01:20AM THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
10:01:23AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, SIR.
10:01:25AM DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
10:01:26AM MR. McCRAY.
10:01:40AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: GOOD MORNING AGAIN.
10:01:41AM CEDRIC McCRAY, TAMPA CRA DIRECTOR.
10:01:44AM AS YOU'VE REQUESTED, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE PROJECT TRACKER
10:01:48AM INFORMATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL GRANTS AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL
10:01:52AM PROJECTS.
10:01:53AM AND DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVENT AT
10:01:57AM SALCINES PARK ON APRIL 16 AND YOUR-ALL'S INVOLVEMENT.
10:02:01AM I THINK IT WAS A VERY WELL-ATTENDED GROUNDBREAKING FOR AN
10:02:07AM AREA THAT HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR ATTENTION FOR QUITE SOME
10:02:11AM TIME.
10:02:11AM THE $1.5 MILLION THAT WILL COME FROM THE WEST TAMPA CRA
10:02:16AM FUNDS TO REIMAGINE THAT LOCATION IS SOMETHING THAT WILL GO A
10:02:23AM LONG WAY FOR THE FUTURE AND THE FOLKS OF THE WEST TAMPA
10:02:27AM COMMUNITY AND THE CRA.
10:02:28AM I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT MR. JOE ROBINSON, THE WEST TAMPA
10:02:32AM CAC CHAIR, FOR HIS EFFORTS AND ALL OF THE WEST TAMPA CAC
10:02:37AM MEMBERS AND MS. THROWER FOR HER EFFORTS AS WELL.
10:02:40AM 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
10:02:51AM OF THE PURCHASE OF A CERTAIN PLOT OF LAND.
10:02:55AM ARE YOU CAPABLE OF DISCUSSING THAT?
10:02:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: WE'LL GET TO THAT.
10:03:00AM THANK YOU, MR. MIRANDA.
10:03:01AM ANYTHING UNDER HIS REPORT THAT YOU ALL WANT TO ADDRESS?
10:03:06AM ANYTHING ON THE TRACKER?
10:03:11AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MR. CARLSON WAS RIGHT ABOUT -- THERE WAS
10:03:17AM TALK TOWARDS THE END OF THE GRECO ADMINISTRATION, OVER 16
10:03:19AM YEARS AGO ABOUT A GARAGE ON THE EAST SIDE OF 22nd STREET.
10:03:23AM 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.
10:03:35AM REALLY INTERESTING STORY.
10:03:37AM THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT THE CRP AND ONLY TWO PUBLIC
10:03:43AM MEETINGS.
10:03:44AM IS THAT TRUE?
10:03:45AM IF IT IS, CAN WE PUT EXTRA MONEY FOR MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS
10:03:49AM AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT?
10:03:50AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: THAT MAY BE AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE SCOPE.
10:03:52AM THAT CAN BE DONE.
10:03:53AM WE HELD A MEETING IN THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY TIME FRAME.
10:03:56AM THEY PRESENTED TO THE EAST TAMPA CAC THIS PAST TUESDAY FOR
10:04:00AM THE 60% UPDATE.
10:04:02AM AND WE HAVE A LARGER COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SCHEDULED FOR
10:04:05AM MAY 15.
10:04:09AM >>BILL CARLSON: I WON'T MAKE A MOTION NOW, BUT MAYBE WE
10:04:12AM COULD TALK AFTER THE 15th AND MY COLLEAGUES CAN TALK TO
10:04:15AM YOU AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE.
10:04:17AM I BELIEVE IN HAVING AS MUCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AS POSSIBLE.
10:04:21AM IF IT'S ANOTHER 10,000 OR WHATEVER DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT
10:04:25AM WE FULLY LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC IT WOULD BE WORTH IT.
10:04:28AM THANK YOU.
10:04:30AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: MR. McCRAY, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD PUT DOWN
10:04:32AM A PICTURE FROM THE SALCINES EVENT.
10:04:34AM YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?
10:04:36AM OKAY.
10:04:36AM NO PROBLEM.
10:04:37AM ANYONE ELSE?
10:04:38AM I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON A RECENT DISCOVERY.
10:04:43AM WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN OUR PREPARATION MEETING.
10:04:46AM THE TAMPA CRA STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ON SOCIAL
10:04:51AM MEDIA, WE HAVE OUR OWN PAGE WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT NOT ONLY
10:04:54AM MEETINGS, OUR ANNUAL REPORT, EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING IN
10:05:01AM REGARDS TO CRA, THE SALCINES PARK WAS DEFINITELY
10:05:06AM HIGHLIGHTED, MOST RECENTLY THE ARMY NAVY PRESS CONFERENCE
10:05:10AM WAS HELD.
10:05:12AM MR. CLENDENIN AND I ACTUALLY ATTENDED AND GOT TO SPEAK
10:05:16AM REGARDING THAT PROJECT BECAUSE, OF COURSE, CRA DOLLARS ARE
10:05:19AM INVOLVED.
10:05:19AM JUST WANT TO INFORM EVEN THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THAT
10:05:22AM COMMUNICATION IS THERE AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC, PUTTING IT OUT
10:05:25AM IN REAL TIME AND IT'S OURS AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SHARING IT
10:05:31AM WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA.
10:05:33AM REALLY GOOD PAGE.
10:05:34AM IT'S ALSO A PART OF OUR LinkedIn PAGE.
10:05:37AM DOING REALLY WELL.
10:05:39AM HAPPEN TO FOLLOW IT THERE AS WELL WHICH IS A PROFESSIONAL
10:05:41AM BUSINESS PAGE THAT HAS A SOCIAL MEDIA FORMAT.
10:05:44AM SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
10:05:45AM WANT TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 5?
10:05:52AM ANYONE WANT TO DISCUSS ITEM 5 OR A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND
10:05:55AM FILE?
10:05:57AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
10:06:00AM >> SECOND.
10:06:00AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:06:01AM ANY OPPOSED?
10:06:02AM ON WHAT, ITEM 5?
10:06:09AM AFTER WE MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
10:06:11AM SURE, WE CAN REOPEN IT.
10:06:13AM >>BILL CARLSON: NO, NO.
10:06:14AM NOT REOPEN IT.
10:06:16AM I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
10:06:17AM WE CRA HAVE AN OUTSOURCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND SOME
10:06:23AM SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY BUT OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY
10:06:26AM US.
10:06:26AM WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A FULL-TIME COMMUNICATION PERSON
10:06:30AM WHICH WOULD HELP RESOLVE SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
10:06:33AM BUT SINCE WE HAVE AT LEAST TEMPORARILY A FIRM THAT CAN
10:06:37AM HANDLE THIS, AND I TALKED TO CEDRIC ABOUT THIS ONLINE, I
10:06:41AM THINK THE CRA SHOULD HANDLE ITS OWN COMMUNICATION.
10:06:47AM IF IT HAS TO DO WITH A CITY FACILITY, THERE CAN BE
10:06:50AM COORDINATION.
10:06:51AM ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT CRA PROJECTS SHOULD GO OUT WITH THE CRA
10:06:55AM AND THEN THE CITY CAN REPOST THEM.
10:06:58AM IF WE WERE THE GATES FOUNDATION AND GIVING MONEY TO THE
10:07:03AM CITY, WE WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THAT THE CITY COULD NOT MAKE AN
10:07:07AM ANNOUNCEMENT WITH US.
10:07:09AM I DON'T THINK THAT'S IN OUR AGREEMENT.
10:07:11AM MAYBE WE CAN RENEGOTIATE THAT IN A FEW MONTHS.
10:07:14AM IN THE INTERIM, I WOULD ASK THE CITY TO RESPECT THE LAW AND
10:07:17AM THE PARTICULAR COMMUNICATION THAT HAS TO GO OUT ABOUT CRA
10:07:22AM PROJECTS.
10:07:23AM WE HAVE TOO MANY THAT HAVE GONE OUT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
10:07:26AM POSITIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT END UP GOING NEGATIVE.
10:07:28AM EVEN THE TAMPA UNION STATION, IT'S LIKE 80% POSITIVE ON
10:07:31AM SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT IT'S ABOUT 20% NEGATIVE ALSO.
10:07:34AM I THINK WITH THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION THAT FOLLOWS WHAT OUR
10:07:38AM CRA ATTORNEY WOULD TELL US WE CAN AND CAN'T DO, IT'S UP TO
10:07:42AM US TO FOLLOW WITHIN THE GUIDELINES.
10:07:44AM IF WE COMMUNICATE IT, THEN THE CITY WILL KNOW IT IS
10:07:47AM FOLLOWING THE LAW AND THE REQUIREMENTS AND THEN THEY CAN
10:07:49AM REPOST IT.
10:07:50AM THANK YOU.
10:07:51AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU.
10:07:52AM FOR OUR REQUIRED APPROVALS, ITEM 6, CRA 25-13975, THERE WAS
10:08:01AM PUBLIC COMMENT.
10:08:02AM BOARD MEMBER HURTAK, YOU REQUESTED TO PULL.
10:08:03AM >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU.
10:08:05AM I SPOKE TO YOU, MR. McCRAY, DURING MY PREP MEETING
10:08:09AM YESTERDAY.
10:08:10AM I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO -- FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
10:08:18AM SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP.
10:08:20AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: YES.
10:08:21AM AS YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE CHARGED US WITH BEING AGGRESSIVELY
10:08:25AM TRYING TO SEEK OUT LAND ASSEMBLAGE OPPORTUNITIES.
10:08:29AM SO WE PARTNER WITH REAL ESTATE TO DO THAT.
10:08:35AM THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL, THE 1.8-ACRE SITE, WAS ONE THAT IS
10:08:41AM NORTH OF THE PALIFOX PROPERTIES THAT WE ARE ASSEMBLING
10:08:45AM CURRENTLY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME SINGLE-FAMILY OR SEMI
10:08:47AM DETACHED HOUSING.
10:08:50AM WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CAC IN MARCH OF 2025 DURING THEIR
10:08:56AM CAC MEETING, THERE WERE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT
10:09:00AM ENVIRONMENTAL, STORMWATER, AND THERE WAS ONE SPECIFIC CAC
10:09:04AM MEMBER THAT BROUGHT THOSE QUESTIONS AND WANTED SOME
10:09:07AM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
10:09:09AM THEY CHOSE NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO
10:09:12AM PURCHASE AT THE APRIL 1st MEETING.
10:09:14AM I DID COME BACK.
10:09:16AM AFTER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH REAL ESTATE, THEY REACHED
10:09:18AM OUT TO THOSE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND EACH OF THEM CAME BACK
10:09:21AM WITH INCONCLUSIVE INFORMATION.
10:09:24AM THERE WERE NO IMPACTS.
10:09:25AM THEY LOOKED AT THE F DEP, THEIR STORMWATER, AS WELL AS
10:09:30AM WASTEWATER, ALL VIA E-MAIL SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING THAT
10:09:33AM THEY FOUND.
10:09:34AM I'VE SHARED THAT INFORMATION DURING THE APRIL 1st MEETING,
10:09:38AM AND THEY VOTED IT IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
10:09:40AM THERE WAS ONE NO VOTE, AS I RECALL.
10:09:43AM AND IT WAS THE SAME INDIVIDUAL THAT HAD THE RESERVATIONS
10:09:47AM ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
10:09:49AM WE ACTUALLY SUBSEQUENTLY JUST HELD A MEETING THIS PAST
10:09:53AM TUESDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 6 P.M. AND 9 P.M., AND NOT ONE
10:09:57AM QUESTION WAS RAISED AS IT RELATES TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS
10:10:00AM PROPERTY.
10:10:02AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THAT.
10:10:04AM BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO.
10:10:10AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY?
10:10:11AM WHAT IS THE ACREAGE?
10:10:14AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: .8 ACRES.
10:10:15AM LITTLE UNDER AN ACRE.
10:10:17AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE'S SPACE TO DO QUITE A BIT ON IT.
10:10:20AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
10:10:21AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: WHEN WE ARE DEVELOPING THE PALIFOX
10:10:24AM PROJECT, THIS IS GOING TO BE ASSEMBLAGE WHERE THE CAC WILL
10:10:27AM MAKE A DECISION ABOUT ALL OF IT TOGETHER IS THE PLAN?
10:10:30AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: WELL, WE'VE HAD SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
10:10:33AM VISIONING SESSIONS.
10:10:36AM WE JUST HAD SOMETHING LAST MONTH ON THE GATOR BUILDING.
10:10:39AM PALIFOX WAS THE MONTH BEFORE THAT.
10:10:41AM WE'RE HAVING OPEN ENGAGEMENT AND CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN OUR
10:10:45AM STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH PLANNING AND MR. JOHNSON'S STAFF
10:10:48AM TO SEEK PUBLIC INPUT ON ALL OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE
10:10:52AM ASSEMBLING IN EAST TAMPA.
10:10:53AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU.
10:10:54AM 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.
10:11:00AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:11:01AM AYE.
10:11:02AM ANY OPPOSED?
10:11:02AM MOTION CARRIES.
10:11:03AM WE ALSO PULLED ITEM NUMBER 7, THE CRA POST DISASTER GRANT
10:11:07AM RELIEF.
10:11:08AM HURTAK ALSO PULLED THAT.
10:11:10AM >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU.
10:11:11AM ONE OF THE REASONS I PULLED THIS IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
10:11:15AM TALKING ABOUT DISASTER RELIEF THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
10:11:18AM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS DOES IS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW
10:11:23AM WE CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT FOLLOWING NATURAL DISASTERS.
10:11:26AM SO I WANTED MR. McCRAY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO
10:11:32AM THE PUBLIC.
10:11:32AM WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, BUT JUST HAVE A MOMENT TO
10:11:34AM TELL THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.
10:11:39AM I ALSO HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AFTER.
10:11:42AM I'LL LET HIM SPEAK FIRST.
10:11:47AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: ULTIMATELY WITH THIS ITEM, AND WE'RE STILL
10:11:51AM FLESHING SOME THINGS OUT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO, AS YOU KNOW,
10:11:55AM WE'VE COME BEFORE YOU WITH SOME REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS FOR
10:11:58AM COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT MAY HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE STORM
10:12:02AM DAMAGE.
10:12:02AM PER THE POLICY AND THE WAY IT IS ESTABLISHED NOW, IT'S
10:12:06AM RATHER RESTRICTIVE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO PULL PERMITS AND DO
10:12:10AM WORK.
10:12:11AM ONE EXAMPLE WAS THE BUSINESS IN WEST TAMPA THAT SUFFERED
10:12:14AM SOME STORM DAMAGE AND THERE WAS ROOFING DAMAGE.
10:12:17AM IF THEY PULLED THE PERMIT, THEY WOULD BE PRECLUDED FROM
10:12:21AM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPLICATION AND GRANTS BECAUSE WE
10:12:23AM ASKED THAT THEY NOT DO THAT UNTIL THEY SUBMITTED FORMALLY
10:12:27AM AND BEEN APPROVED.
10:12:28AM WE DID REQUEST A WAIVER TO ASSIST THAT BUSINESS OWNER IN
10:12:31AM MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT BEING PENALIZED FOR PULLING THE
10:12:35AM PERMIT AND SUFFERING FURTHER WATER DAMAGE.
10:12:38AM SO THAT'S ONE COMPONENT.
10:12:40AM THE OTHER PIECE IS THAT WE REALIZED AND AS YOU KNOW, THE
10:12:43AM EAST TAMPA TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM WAS VERY POPULAR.
10:12:48AM WE DID PAUSE IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, REESTABLISHED IT AND
10:12:52AM SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IT.
10:12:54AM WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION,
10:12:59AM IF A RESIDENT NOT ONLY IN EAST TAMPA BUT IN OTHER CRAs
10:13:02AM WERE ADVERSELY AFFECTED OR IMPACTED, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE
10:13:05AM TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE FOR THEM AND SUBSIDIZE A PORTION OF
10:13:10AM THE COST.
10:13:12AM >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU.
10:13:13AM THAT'S ACTUALLY -- HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE SPENT THIS FISCAL
10:13:18AM YEAR ON TREE TRIMMING?
10:13:20AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: THIS FISCAL YEAR, I COULDN'T TELL YOU
10:13:23AM EXACTLY.
10:13:23AM I KNOW THAT IN THE LAST TWO TO THREE, WE SPENT -- MY LAST
10:13:28AM COUNT $1.3 MILLION.
10:13:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK: EACH YEAR.
10:13:31AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: NO, NO.
10:13:32AM IN TOTALITY.
10:13:33AM >>LYNN HURTAK: SO WHAT I WANT TO DO, AMONG -- ALONG WITH
10:13:39AM MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD, DURING NEW BUSINESS, I'M GOING TO
10:13:43AM MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOCATE MORE MONEY TOWARD TREE TRIMMING
10:13:47AM RIGHT NOW IN EAST TAMPA BECAUSE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED
10:13:51AM FOR THIS YEAR.
10:13:53AM I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GET THE OPPORTUNITY
10:13:56AM TO GET THE TREES TRIMMED BEFORE THE HURRICANE SEASON.
10:14:00AM I'M GOING TO ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT.
10:14:03AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: WE'RE MOVING ITEM 7.
10:14:05AM I'LL MOVE ITEM 7 AND 8.
10:14:08AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
10:14:10AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:14:11AM ANY OPPOSED?
10:14:12AM MOTION CARRIES.
10:14:13AM WE ARE UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
10:14:15AM BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
10:14:18AM NUMBER 8, WE JUST MOVED IT.
10:14:20AM BOARD MEMBER MIRANDA.
10:14:21AM VIERA.
10:14:23AM >>LUIS VIERA: YES, I DO.
10:14:24AM A COUPLE OF MOTIONS.
10:14:31AM I WAS SPEAKING WITH DETECTIVE ANDREW WASHINGTON WITH TAMPA
10:14:36AM POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE WORKS A LOT ON ENVIRONMENTAL
10:14:41AM DESIGN PROGRAMS IN THE CRA THAT USE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
10:14:46AM TO DETER CRIME, INCREASE FEELINGS OF SAFETY, AND TO MAKE
10:14:49AM RESIDENTS FEEL MORE IN CONTROL OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
10:14:52AM WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A MOTION FOR CRA STAFF TO WORK WITH
10:14:55AM DETECTIVE ANDREW WASHINGTON WITH OUR CRA ON CRIME PREVENTION
10:15:00AM THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROGRAMS TO CITY PARKS IN CRA
10:15:04AM AREAS THAT NEED IT AND FOR A REPORT TO COME BACK FOR THAT
10:15:09AM ON, LET'S SAY, SEPTEMBER.
10:15:12AM IF YOU ALL NEED MORE TIME, LET ME KNOW.
10:15:16AM >> SECOND.
10:15:16AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:15:17AM ANY OPPOSED?
10:15:19AM >>LUIS VIERA: THIS NEXT ONE I'LL MAKE NEXT MONTH.
10:15:21AM THAT'S IT.
10:15:22AM THANK YOU.
10:15:22AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: BOARD MEMBER MANISCALCO.
10:15:24AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUST A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE
10:15:27AM MOTHERS FOR THIS WEEKEND.
10:15:28AM THAT'S ALL.
10:15:29AM 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.
10:15:34AM SO THE TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM IN EAST TAMPA HAS BEEN VERY
10:15:37AM SUCCESSFUL AND THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED.
10:15:38AM SO I MOVE TO REALLOCATE $100,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD
10:15:43AM INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN EAST TAMPA CRA TO
10:15:46AM REPLENISH THE TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM FUNDS IN ADVANCE OF THE
10:15:49AM HURRICANE SEASON.
10:15:50AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THERE'S BEEN A MOTION.
10:15:52AM SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER CLENDENIN.
10:15:54AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:15:54AM ANY OPPOSED?
10:15:55AM MOTION CARRIES.
10:15:57AM >>LYNN HURTAK: ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE IS A WAY THAT THE CRA
10:16:02AM CAN SPREAD THE INFORMATION TO THE OTHER CRAs THAT TREE
10:16:06AM TRIMMING IS AVAILABLE, I KNOW YOU DO EXTRA WORK, BUT MAYBE
10:16:09AM MORE THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO THAT THE OTHER CRAs, AND
10:16:14AM LET US KNOW IF THERE IS A DEPLETION OF FUNDS IN THE TREE
10:16:18AM TRIMMING GRANTS SO WE CAN ALLOCATE MORE MONEY TO MAKE SURE
10:16:20AM THAT PEOPLE'S TREES, THAT'S NOT A REASON THAT THEY WILL HAVE
10:16:23AM -- BECAUSE TREE TRIMMING IS CHEAP.
10:16:25AM FIXING A ROOF, MORE EXPENSIVE.
10:16:27AM IT'S NOT ONLY HELPING PEOPLE IN THE FRONT END, IT'S
10:16:30AM PREVENTING MORE MONEY THAT THE CRA WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND IN
10:16:33AM THE BACK END.
10:16:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: BOARD MEMBER CARLSON, DO YOU HAVE
10:16:38AM ANYTHING?
10:16:38AM YOU WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE TREE TRIMMING, BOARD MEMBER
10:16:42AM CLENDENIN.
10:16:43AM GO AHEAD.
10:16:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON WHAT COUNCILWOMAN
10:16:46AM HURTAK SAID AND THIS EXACTLY GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT I'M
10:16:50AM TALKING ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT.
10:16:53AM TWOFOLD.
10:16:54AM ONE, IT KEEPS PEOPLE IN THEIR HOUSES, ESPECIALLY SENIOR
10:16:58AM CITIZENS THAT HAVE MAYBE HAZARDOUS TREES.
10:17:02AM ALSO, PART OF THE RELUCTANCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FOR PLANTING
10:17:06AM TREES AND SHADE TREES IS BECAUSE OF THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE
10:17:08AM AND PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, WORRIED
10:17:12AM ABOUT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THESE THINGS.
10:17:15AM I THINK IT ENCOURAGES FOLKS TO PLANT TREES, THAT HAVE THEM
10:17:19AM IN THE YARD, TO BUILD OUR TREE CANOPY.
10:17:22AM AND, AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN THE STORM SEASONS, THAT WE CAN DO
10:17:25AM THIS AND HELP PEOPLE MAINTAIN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
10:17:29AM THEIR HOMES IS REALLY VITALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN THE
10:17:32AM CRAs.
10:17:33AM THANK YOU.
10:17:33AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: BOARD MEMBER CARLSON.
10:17:35AM >>BILL CARLSON: FURTHER THE PERMITTING QUESTION, AND SIMPLY
10:17:38AM ASKING THE QUESTION, MOTION TO ASK CRA STAFF TO ASK CITY
10:17:42AM STAFF IF THE CRA CAN SUPPORT PERMITTING IN THE CRA AREAS AND
10:17:45AM TO REPORT BACK ON JULY 24.
10:17:49AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND.
10:17:50AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:17:51AM DO YOU HAVE A DATE.
10:17:54AM JULY 24.
10:17:55AM OKAY.
10:17:58AM >>BILL CARLSON: CEDRIC, I WON'T NAME IT, BUT ONE CASE
10:18:02AM WORKING THROUGH TRYING TO HELP WHERE THE PERSON PUT THE
10:18:06AM MONEY UP IN ADVANCE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PERSON
10:18:10AM TO SELF-FINANCE IT.
10:18:13AM TO THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT, IS THERE
10:18:16AM ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO TO ADJUST THE GRANTS TO HELP
10:18:22AM PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN CAPITAL IN ADVANCE SO THAT
10:18:25AM WE CAN -- IS THERE A SEPARATE CATEGORY OR SOMETHING WE CAN
10:18:30AM DO TO HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO ON THEIR OWN
10:18:34AM FINANCE THESE PROJECTS?
10:18:37AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: WE'VE HAD SOME UPDATES WITH SOME OF YOU
10:18:40AM RELATED TO SOME OF THE AUGMENTATION IN THE GRANTS PROGRAMS.
10:18:42AM THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY REVIEW AND BRING
10:18:46AM BACK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS A PART OF THE OVERALL UPDATE.
10:18:50AM MOST OF THE TIME IT IS A 50-50 MATCHING GRANT, AND THEN WE
10:18:55AM DO ASK THAT INDIVIDUALS KIND OF SHARE THAT THEY HAVE A
10:18:59AM PORTION OF FINANCING OR FINANCING IN PLACE.
10:19:02AM I KNOW THAT SOME WILL TAKE THAT COMMITMENT FROM THE CRA AND
10:19:06AM THEN TAKE THAT TO AN ENTITY TO SAY, HEY, THE CRA IS GRANTING
10:19:12AM 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
10:19:23AM THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
10:19:27AM WONDER IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME TO MAKE A MOTION TO ASK CRA
10:19:31AM STAFF TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOOK AT THE GRANTS AND
10:19:33AM SEE IF THERE'S SOME SPECIAL CATEGORY WE CAN CREATE FOR
10:19:36AM INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE DIFFICULT TIME
10:19:39AM SELF-FUNDING THE START OF PROJECTS AND REPORT BACK ON JULY
10:19:44AM 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.
10:19:57AM HE SAID YOU CAN BE AWARDED A LETTER SAYING THAT YOU CAN GET
10:20:02AM A PORTION OF IT.
10:20:03AM DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY?
10:20:05AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: WELL, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW
10:20:07AM 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
10:20:17AM I'M PRETTY SURE THEY WILL TAKE THAT IF THEY NEED ADDITIONAL
10:20:20AM FUNDING --
10:20:21AM >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY.
10:20:22AM YES, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO SEE IF THERE'S
10:20:25AM ANYTHING WE CAN DO.
10:20:26AM BUT IN REGARDS TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE CONCERNS, WHILE I
10:20:34AM UNDERSTAND IT, I ALSO KNOW THAT IF PEOPLE START HOPPING
10:20:38AM STAFF TO COME TO US, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIT OF A
10:20:42AM PROBLEM.
10:20:43AM SO I THINK IT'S NOT TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND I DO
10:20:48AM THINK THAT MR. CARLSON'S MOTION FITS, AND THAT WE CAN LOOK
10:20:51AM AND SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THAT FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE
10:20:55AM ANY BACKING.
10:20:58AM 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
10:21:06AM SHARE, AND THIS GOES FOR THE COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVE
10:21:10AM CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, WE CAN THEN ASSIST IN TRYING TO
10:21:14AM POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND/OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
10:21:17AM THAT YOU HAVE.
10:21:18AM IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE OF THE PROCESS.
10:21:24AM >>BILL CARLSON: IT COULD BE THAT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION
10:21:25AM IS, NO, WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING THE QUESTION FOR YOU TO COME
10:21:28AM BACK IN JULY.
10:21:30AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO WE LOOK AT
10:21:33AM CREDIT WHEN WE ASSESS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES?
10:21:35AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, BECAUSE WE'RE
10:21:37AM USING A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS NOW, SO, YES, IT IS INCOME
10:21:41AM BASED.
10:21:44AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ALSO FOR ME, ANYONE ELSE?
10:21:46AM THE FINAL QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE AN EAST TAMPA INTERIM CRA
10:21:50AM MANAGER AND HAVE WE ADVERTISED THAT?
10:21:51AM I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE.
10:21:54AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: CURRENTLY, NO, BUT WE WILL BE ADVERTISING
10:21:57AM VERY SOON.
10:21:58AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU.
10:21:58AM 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.
10:22:05AM CAN YOU STATE THAT MOTION AGAIN?
10:22:06AM I APOLOGIZE.
10:22:08AM >>BILL CARLSON: TO ASK CRA STAFF TO TALK TO THE COMMUNITY
10:22:16AM AND CONSIDER IF THERE SHOULD BE ANY SPECIAL CATEGORY FOR
10:22:22AM INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES THAT DON'T HAVE CAPITAL TO GET
10:22:28AM STARTED ON A PROJECT WITH A GRANT AND RETURN TO US ON JULY
10:22:33AM 24th WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
10:22:37AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT FOR NOW BECAUSE I
10:22:40AM HAVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE END THAN THE BEGINNING AND
10:22:43AM RESULTS.
10:22:43AM I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT.
10:22:46AM >>BILL CARLSON: JUST LIKE WITH THE TREE TRIMMING, SOME SMALL
10:22:52AM BUSINESSES ARE KIND OF WORKING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK --
10:22:55AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M NOT OPPOSED.
10:22:56AM 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
10:23:02AM MANISCALCO.
10:23:03AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:23:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CLARIFY MY VOTE.
10:23:08AM I'LL SUPPORT IT, BUT AS YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THESE
10:23:14AM ISSUES, I WANT TO SEE THE BUSINESS MODEL.
10:23:18AM I DON'T THINK COUNCILMAN CARLSON OR BOARD MEMBER CARLSON IS
10:23:21AM IMPLYING LACK OF SUPPORT OF YOUR POSITION.
10:23:23AM I THINK WE WANT MORE INFORMATION.
10:23:25AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: BEFORE WE VOTE, CAN YOU ANSWER THE
10:23:32AM QUESTION, THE LEVEL OF SUCCESS WE'VE HAD WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
10:23:35AM ABLE TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND THEN GET REIMBURSED?
10:23:39AM >>CEDRIC McCRAY: YES.
10:23:40AM WE'VE ACTUALLY -- I'VE SIGNED OFF ON TWO WITHIN THE LAST
10:23:43AM MONTH.
10:23:43AM ACTUALLY BOTH OF THEM IN WEST TAMPA.
10:23:45AM ONE IS A RESTAURANT THAT WAS IN A MODULAR OR A TRAILER ON
10:23:51AM MAIN STREET AND ALBANY.
10:23:52AM WE JUST DID ON MAY 1st, MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW
10:23:56AM MR. KNIGHT AND WE WORKED WITH HIM TO MITIGATE SOME CONCERNS
10:24:01AM RELATED TO A PROPERTY ON MAIN STREET.
10:24:04AM AND HE WAS APPROVED FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
10:24:08AM GRANT.
10:24:08AM THAT WAS MAY 1st.
10:24:09AM YEAH, THINGS ARE MOVING FORWARD, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY CLOSING
10:24:13AM OUT A COUPLE OF THE OLDER GRANTS AS WELL.
10:24:17AM THINGS ARE MOVING.
10:24:18AM WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT THE APPLICANTS WORK WITH STAFF.
10:24:21AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: UNDERSTOOD.
10:24:22AM WE HAVE A MOTION.
10:24:23AM SECONDED BY MANISCALCO.
10:24:24AM ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:24:25AM >> AYE.
10:24:26AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ANY OPPOSED?
10:24:26AM MOTION CARRIES.
10:24:28AM 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.
10:24:33AM IS THERE A SECOND?
10:24:34AM >> SECOND.
10:24:35AM >>GWEN HENDERSON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
10:24:36AM AYE.
10:24:37AM MEETING ADJOURNED.
10:24:37AM [ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
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