TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026, 9:00 A.M.
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9:08:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE RESOLVED A COUPLE OF
ISSUES.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND RECOGNIZE MY
COWORKER HERE, COUNCILWOMAN NAYA YOUNG, FOR THE INVOCATION.
9:08:57AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO TODAY WE HAVE PASTOR TIMOTHY J. KEMP, PASTOR TIMOTHY J.
KEMP IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PEACE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY
CHURCH LOCATED IN THE HEART OF EAST TAMPA WHERE HE HAS
FAITHFULLY SERVED WITH OUTREACH AND EVANGELISM OVER 26
YEARS.
HIS LEADERSHIP REFLECTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
TRANSFORMATION, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, AND CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAITH, GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT.
HE EARNED HIS ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN THEOLOGY FROM FLORIDA
THEOLOGICAL AND CULTURE SEMINARY, ACTIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HILLSBOROUGH ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS AND EQUALITY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, AND THE EAST
TAMPA CIVIL AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, EXTENDING HIS
INFLUENCE ACROSS BOTH SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC ARENAS.
PASTOR KEMP IS MARRIED TO URSULA K., OWNER AND OPERATOR OF
URSULA HISTORY SHOP IN TAMPA PARK PLAZA.
TOGETHER, THEY REPRESENT A DYNAMIC PARTNERSHIP GROUNDED IN
SERVICE, CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY UPLIFT.
EACH PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE HISTORICAL
AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF THE TAMPA COMMUNITY.
PASTOR KEMP, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION?
9:10:13AM >> GOOD MORNING.
LET US PRAY.
O LORD, OUR LORD, THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAVE MADE.
LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.
FATHER, WE WELCOME YOUR SPIRIT IN THE MIDST OF THIS MEETING,
AND WE ASK, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU WOULD TOUCH ALL OF THE
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES.
GOD, BE WITH THE MAYOR OF THIS CITY.
BE WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
BE WITH THE FIRE CHIEF, BE WITH ALL OF THE CITY WORKERS.
LORD, LET US TRANSCEND, GOD, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS
CHRIST HAVE LOVED US.
LET EVERYTHING BE SAID AND DONE THIS DAY BE DONE DECENT AND
IN ORDER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY THESE PRAYERS IN YOUR NAME AND FOR YOUR SAKE, IN ALL
OF THOSE IN THE ASSEMBLY, AMEN.
9:10:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PASTOR KEMP, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
9:11:16AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, SIR.
GOOD MORNING, CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL?
9:11:23AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
9:11:23AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
9:11:24AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
9:11:25AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
HERE.
9:11:26AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
9:11:27AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
9:11:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
9:11:29AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A QUORUM.
9:11:30AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM APRIL
2, 2026, AND THE EVENING SESSION HELD APRIL 9, 2026.
SORRY.
APRIL 9.
YOU HAVE AN OLD ONE THERE.
THEY RETYPED IT WITH A TYPO.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, A SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
LET'S DO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
GOT A REQUEST FOR ITEM NUMBER 57 TO CONTINUE IT TO MAY 7.
CAN I GET A MOTION?
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON, SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
I HAVE A REQUEST FROM STAFF FOR ITEM -- ACTUALLY, THAT'S
NOT.
HUH.
SAM, ON THIS ONE, STAFF REPORTS.
67, OKAY.
WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR 67 TO CONTINUE TO APRIL 23rd, 2026.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
9:12:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE REASONS
THEY WANT TO MOVE IT IS BECAUSE THAT'S NEXT WEEK IS OUR
WORKSHOP ON TREES.
SO IT KIND OF GOES A LITTLE BIT BETTER TOGETHER.
9:12:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I GET A MOTION?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THAT'S 67 MOVING TO APRIL 23, 2026.
VERY GOOD.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA?
9:12:58AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I HAVE A QUESTION, IF I MAY.
ON ITEM 57, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, I KNOW YOU WERE INQUIRING
ON IT.
I SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WITH MR. BRODY ON THIS.
I HAD SOME PRIVATE SECTOR STUFF THIS WEEK THAT TOOK A LOT OF
TIME.
IS THIS ENTAILING WITH YOUR SUGGESTED CHANGES?
9:13:14AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, NOT YET.
I AM WORKING ON IT.
BUT, NO, THIS JUST CAME ACROSS.
9:13:19AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I'M FINE.
I'M GOOD WITH IT.
ALL GOOD.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
THANK YOU, MA'AM.
9:13:23AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA?
CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA?
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
9:13:29AM >>LUIS VIERA:
FOR ITEM -- I APOLOGIZE HERE.
FOR ITEM 66, I HAD A GOOD LONG MEETING WITH STAFF YESTERDAY
ON IT.
I'LL TALK TO COUNCIL ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THIS.
I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S WORKABLE, THAT WE'RE MOVING
FORWARD ON.
BUT I DO NOT NEED A PRESENTATION ON THIS.
MR. BRODY DOES NOT NEED TO BE HERE ON THIS OR ANYBODY FROM
STAFF, UNLESS CHIEF BENNETT OR SOMEBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
IT.
9:14:00AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
STAFF REPORTS.
9:14:01AM >>LUIS VIERA:
SORRY.
9:14:01AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
STAFF REPORTS.
SO 66, WE'VE GOT -- 59.
SINCE HE STARTED ON 66.
WE DO NOT NEED STAFF ON 66.
EVERYBODY CONCURS WITH THAT, UNANIMOUS CONSENT?
NO STAFF.
LET'S START BACK AT THE BEGINNING.
59, 60, AND 61 GO TOGETHER.
WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS AD NAUSEAM.
DO WE NEED STAFF ON THIS?
9:14:28AM >> [INAUDIBLE]
9:14:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
SO NO STAFF.
62.
9:14:35AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO.
9:14:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
63 WHICH GOES WITH 62.
YEAH, NO STAFF.
64.
YES.
65, STAFF IS GOING TO -- DO WE -- WE DON'T NEED STAFF ON
THAT, DO WE?
FOR 65.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
9:14:58AM >>BILL CARLSON:
[INAUDIBLE]
9:14:58AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
9:15:01AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
[INAUDIBLE]
9:15:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
9:15:03AM >>BILL CARLSON:
[INAUDIBLE]
9:15:06AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU WANT STAFF HERE ON 65?
YES ON 65.
WE ALREADY SAID 66 IS NO.
67 NO.
67 IS CONTINUED.
68 IS A WRITTEN.
9:15:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE?
9:15:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE DO NOT.
NO ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND FROM
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT TO RECEIVE AND FILE 68.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
SO LET'S DO THAT.
JUST FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS, I WANT TO READ THE OPEN BOARD AND
COMMISSION POSITIONS FOR COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
COMMISSION FOR AN ALTERNATE ARC MEMBER.
BARRIO LATINO COMMISSION FOR BLC ARCHITECT.
A BARRIO LATINO COMMISSION FOR RESIDENT OF YBOR CITY
HISTORIC DISTRICT.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL AT LARGE, ALSO AN AD HOC
PROJECT SPECIFIC POSITION, ACTUALLY TWO OF THOSE, AD HOC
PROJECT SPECIFIC POSITIONS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION AND URBAN PLANNER.
SO IF YOU FIT ANY OF THOSE QUALIFICATIONS AND YOU WISH TO
APPLY TO THOSE -- OR KNOW ANYONE -- PLEASE GO TO THE CITY OF
TAMPA WEBSITE AND FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR THOSE BOARD
APPOINTMENTS.
WE HAVE APPROVED THE AGENDA.
WE ARE ON TO OUR COMMENDATION.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
THEY ARE HERE TODAY NOT TO ASK FOR MONEY.
IT IS A TEAM EFFORT.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
9:17:13AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE
MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE THIS MORNING WITH ONE OF THE MOST
NEEDED DEPARTMENTS IN ANY CITY IN THE WORLD.
AND THAT'S THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
TODAY, WE ARE RECOGNIZING MAY 3rd THROUGH MAY 9, 2026 AS
DRINKING WATER WEEK AND HONORING THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT
FOR THE WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY AND PROVIDE THE SAFEST
DRINKING RELIABLE WATER FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
CLEAN DRINKING WATER IS ONE OF THE BASIC AND MOST IMPORTANT
SERVICES ANY CITY CAN PROVIDE.
AS YOU WELL KNOW, IT TAKES A TEAM BEHIND THE SCENES EVERY
DAY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS COMMENDATION IS ALSO A REMINDER THAT WATER IS LIMITED
AND A VALUABLE RESOURCE, AND THAT PROTECTING IT BOTH
STRONGLY AND WITH A GREAT UTILITY TEAM AND A COMMUNITY
COMMITTED TO CONSERVATION, THAT MEANS ALL OF US, NOT ONLY
THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE THE WORK, THE
LEADERS WHO DO THAT, BUT THE CITIZENS ALSO HAVE TO
PARTICIPATE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE QUALITY DRINKING WATER
FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
THAT'S CALLED A DROUGHT.
SO IT'S MY HONOR THIS MORNING TO BRING UP AND INVITE THE
WATER DIRECTOR, RORY JONES, TO SHARE A FEW WORDS ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION.
9:18:32AM >>RORY JONES:
THANK YOU.
RORY JONES WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
I GUESS BEFORE I JUMP IN, I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK A LITTLE
BIT ON YOUR CONSERVATION.
IT TAKES EVERYBODY.
I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY, IF I COULD SHARE AT LEAST THE
ELMO.
I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY FOR CONTRIBUTING.
WE HAVE A FINITE RESOURCE, AND WE ARE REALLY THIN ON THAT
RESERVOIR WATER RESOURCE.
I ASK YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND THE COMMUNITY'S CONTINUED
SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
IF ANYTHING, WALK AWAY FROM HERE KNOWING YOUR WATERING DAY.
WE HAVE ONE DAY PER WEEK WATERING RESTRICTION.
I ASK THAT YOU KNOW YOUR WATERING DAY AND HELP US CONSERVE
OUR MOST PRECIOUS WATER RESOURCE HERE.
BEFORE I HAND IT OVER, TOO, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
INDIVIDUALS BEHIND ME.
AS YOU'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT, AND THESE
MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND ME REPRESENT HUGE DEDICATION TO THE
COMMUNITY.
THEY OPERATE THE TREATMENT PLANT 24/7/365 DAYS A YEAR.
HURRICANES, HOLIDAYS, THEY EAT, BREATHE, AND SLEEP THERE.
WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE UTILITY AND
QUALITY WATER WE HAVE TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE BEING RECOGNIZED ON A STATE AND
NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL.
WE HAVE JUST LEARNED WE RECEIVED -- OR THEY HAVE RECEIVED
THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION AWARD, WHICH IS THE
MOST IMPROVED TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR AWARD FOR 2025.
AND ADDITIONALLY, THEY RECEIVED THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AWARD AS THE REGIONAL PLANT OF
EXCELLENCE AWARD.
IT'S ALL DUE TO THEIR DEDICATION AND WANTED TO GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PAUL NOSKY TO INTRODUCE THE INDIVIDUALS.
PAUL IS THE HEAD OPERATOR.
HE IS THE ONE THAT HOLDS OUR CLASS A LICENSE AT THE DAVID L.
TIPPIN WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
9:20:50AM >> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
FIRST, I WANT TO QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLKS HERE IN THE
ROOM TODAY.
I'LL GO ONE BY ONE.
BRAD MAN.
KRISTEN, MARK, ERIC, DARREN, AJ.
YOU KNOW, THESE AWARDS WE JUST GOT -- THANK YOU -- IT'S A
COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WORK AROUND
THE PLANT.
WE'VE GOT OTHER DIVISIONS.
OUR FIELD QUALITY GROUP, LABORATORY STAFF, MAINTENANCE AND
INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIANS.
THIS IS A REFLECTION OF LIKE RORY SAID, OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, AND JUST CONSISTENCY IN
PRODUCTION.
SO THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:21:33AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME AND ALL THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS, SURE YOU ALL DO IT THE SAME WAY WE DO.
WE HAVE TO CONSERVE.
IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, A DROUGHT
SITUATION IN THE WHOLE AREA, WE MUST CONSERVE WATER BECAUSE
WE CANNOT PRODUCE IT, WE CAN'T MAKE IT WITHOUT IT COMING TO
US.
DIG IT, BUY IT, DO WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO.
THESE INDIVIDUALS, THE LEADERS, MAKE THE DECISIONS WHERE TO
BUY, NOT TO BUY.
THE VERY WORRY IS NOT WHERE IT IS AT.
IF IT DOES, WE ONLY HAVE WATER THERE FOR 18 DAYS, SOMETHING
TO THAT DEGREE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO COUNCIL FOR ALWAYS GIVING SUPPORT TO
THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO REPRESENT YOU TODAY ON THIS
THING.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.
THIS IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT WORKS THERE.
ALL OF THEM MAKE IT WORK, BUT THEY HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER,
WE, THE CITIZENS, HAVE TO PROVIDE LESS DRINKING WATER TO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
IF NOT, YOU WON'T HAVE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN, AND LADIES.
9:22:28AM >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:22:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO, AND COUNCILMAN VIERA.
9:22:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WATER IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE JUST EXPECT.
YOU EXPECT TO GET IT.
WE DO HEAR WHEN YOU CLEAN THE SYSTEMS AND YOU USE CHLORINE,
WE DO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
OTHERWISE, WE DON'T HEAR FROM PEOPLE ABOUT WATER AND WATER
QUALITY.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOU ALL BEHIND THE SCENES DOING
EXACTLY THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO.
I WANTED TO AGAIN PLUG, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE WATERING ON
YOUR WATERING DAY.
IF YOU DON'T NEED TO, DON'T.
I'VE GOT A ST. AUGUSTINE LAWN.
I'M JUST NOT WATERING.
WHAT HAPPENS, HAPPENS.
ALSO, JUST CONSERVE.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT USING THE WATER THAT YOU DON'T
NEED TO USE BECAUSE AT SOME POINT, IT'S JUST -- WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO CHARGE MORE.
I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT DAY.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL DO IN THIS AREA THAT
SEEMS TO HAVE SO MUCH WATER AND HOW WE'RE REALLY LOOKING
DOWN.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUMMER IS GOING TO BE KIND OF DRY.
THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON.
THANK YOU.
9:23:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
9:23:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
YOU ARE BEHIND THE SCENES.
WITHOUT YOU GUYS, GALS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PEOPLE DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA TALKED, ABOUT THINGS THAT WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT, WATER.
SO QUICK QUESTION.
HAND WATERING IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 8 AND 6.
WHAT ABOUT IF I WASH MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY?
9:24:11AM >> AT THIS POINT, THERE STILL IS SOME DISCRETIONARY USE LIKE
WASHING THE CAR BUT ONLY ON YOUR WATERING DAY.
AND YOU HAVE TO USE --
9:24:26AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD.
WANTED TO SALUTE ALL OF YOU ALL AS PUBLIC SERVANTS.
WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK YOU DO.
YOU GUYS HAVE WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP AND GOOD PEOPLE AT TOP
AND GOOD PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE AND GOOD PEOPLE ALL
THROUGHOUT.
LIKE OTHER FOLKS HAVE SAID, WE NEVER HEAR ABOUT WATERING.
THAT'S JUST TO YOUR-ALL'S CREDIT.
GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.
9:24:52AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
9:24:53AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND TO EVERYBODY IN
THE FACILITIES OR IN THE FIELD RIGHT NOW WHO MIGHT BE
WATCHING.
WE THANK ALL OF YOU.
LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID, WE HARDLY EVER HEAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT
THE WATER DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THAT MEANS YOU DO A GOOD JOB.
WHENEVER SOMETHING GOES WRONG, YOUR TEAM JUMPS IN AND FIX
THE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY.
WE'VE GIVEN INDIVIDUAL AWARDS TO SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS.
THERE WAS ONE CASE WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
I MADE A CALL AND THE GUY WAS THERE BEFORE I COULD EVEN
DRIVE OVER THERE.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR CREATING A SYSTEM THAT'S RELIABLE AND
CREATES GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
THANK YOU.
9:25:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
NEXT PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILWOMAN
LYNN HURTAK.
9:25:48AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'LL JUST WAIT A SECOND WHILE FOLKS FILE OUT.
OKAY.
I GUESS, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DO THESE SO RARELY.
9:26:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GET UP THERE.
GET YOUR MOMENT IN THE SUNSHINE.
9:26:32AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH SOME FOLKS
FROM ZOO TAMPA.
MARK HANEY OF ZOO TAMPA REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE WHEN
FLORIDA PANTHER LUCY PASSED AWAY AND ASKED IF CITY COUNCIL
COULD PASS A RESOLUTION HONORING LUCY.
IN THAT PROCESS, AND AS MY TIME ON THE ZOO TAMPA BOARD, I
HAVE LEARNED HOW LUCY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ACTED AS AN
AMBASSADOR FOR ZOO TAMPA TO TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF
PROTECTING FLORIDA'S NATURAL HABITAT.
I WAS HAPPY TO BRING THE MOTION TO COUNCIL AND NOW
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ZOO TAMPA ARE HERE TO SHARE SOME OF
LUCY'S STORY.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL THING.
WE'LL PASS A RESOLUTION TODAY, BECAUSE IT HASN'T PASSED, I
DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME.
WE'LL SEND IT TO THEM AFTERWARDS.
I'LL INTRODUCE MARK HANEY, AND HE'LL INTRODUCE HIS
COLLEAGUES.
9:27:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING, MR. HANEY.
9:27:24AM >> GOOD MORNING.
I'M MARK HANEY, CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER FOR ZOO
TAMPA.
I'M GOING TO LET CHRIS MASSARO, WHO IS OUR CHIEF ZOOLOGICAL
OFFICER, AND MOLLY LIPPINCOTT, WHO REALLY WORKED WITH LUCY
THE MOST AND OVERSEES OUR FLORIDA REALM, TALK.
9:27:42AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME FIRST FOR OUR RECORD.
9:27:45AM >> CHRIS MASSARO.
I WANT TO START BY THANKING YOU ALL.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE HONORING OF LUCY TODAY.
LUCY WAS AN ABSOLUTE ICON, CAPTURING THE HEARTS OF EVERYBODY
WHO WORKS AT ZOO TAMPA AND THE MILLIONS OF GUESTS THAT HAVE
VISITED ZOO TAMPA OVER HER 18 PLUS YEARS.
ALSO, GLOBALLY THROUGH OUR WORK WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
WILD AND THE JOE SARTORE PHOTO ARK WHERE HER IMAGE WAS
PROJECTED ON LANDMARKS.
SHE WAS A GLOBAL ICON, A TRUE, THE EPITOME OF WHAT A TRUE
AMBASSADOR TO HER SPECIES IS, BRINGING WORLDWIDE RECOGNITION
FOR THE PLIGHT OF THE FLORIDA PANTHER AND THE CONSERVATION
WORK HERE IN FLORIDA.
BUT HER LEGACY CONTINUES, AND CONTINUES WITH NEW RESIDENTS
AT THE ZOO.
INTRODUCE MOLLY.
9:28:42AM >> I'M MOLLY LIPPINCOTT, SENIOR CURATOR OF THE FLORIDA TEAM.
WE ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY HAVE A NEW PANTHER WHO CAME TO THE
ZOO AND WHAT'S INTERESTING HE ARRIVED ON LUCY'S BIRTHDAY
LAST JULY.
AND THEN WE MADE AN EFFORT, HE HAD BEEN HIT BY A CAR.
HAD TWO BROKEN LEGS AND MADE AN EFFORT TO TRY TO RECOVER
HIM.
HE ACTUALLY WENT TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO HIS HABITUATION WITH PEOPLE AND
INJURIES, THEY DECLARED HE WAS NON-RELEASABLE.
SO HE RETURNED TO US AND MADE HIS DEBUT RIGHT AFTER LUCY
PASSED.
WE DO THINK IN SOME CAPACITY SHE KIND OF BROUGHT HIM TO US
TO HELP WITH US MOURNING HER LOSS.
I WORKED WITH LUCY FOR 18 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN AT THE ZOO FOR 19.
SHE WAS AN INCREDIBLE ANIMAL.
SO MANY PEOPLE CAME TO THE ZOO.
SHE WOULD TAKE SELFIES WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SHE LOVED TO BE ON CAMERA.
VERY HONORED TO REPRESENT HER AND THE SPECIES HERE TODAY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HIS NAME IS LOPER.
HE IS A REALLY YOUNG ANIMAL ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD.
DEFINITELY COME VISIT HIM.
9:29:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY NICE.
ONE, YOU KNOW, I'M A SUCKER FOR ANIMALS.
TWO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO ON
REHABILITATION AND TAKING CARE.
IT IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY FOR US AS HUMAN BEINGS TO BE ABLE
TO BE KIND.
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE WE SHARE THE WORLD WITH
THESE AMAZING CREATURES.
THEY CREATE THAT SYMBIOTIC BALANCE IN THE UNIVERSE AND IN
THE WORLD FOR US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
I USED TO LOVE TO GO TO THE ZOO AND SEE LUCY.
I HAVEN'T SEEN LOPER YET, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM
AND APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, FOR BRINGING THIS BEFORE
COUNCIL.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION?
9:30:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
WHAT NUMBER IS IT?
9:30:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT IS NUMBER 2.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMPA --
9:30:46AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'LL MOVE THE RESOLUTION.
9:30:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TAMPA HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND
LEGACY OF LUCY, FLORIDA BEEN A THEN, AMBASSADOR AT ZOO TAMPA
AND RECOGNIZING HER EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND WILDLIFE AWARENESS, EXPRESSING
APPRECIATION TO ZOO TAMPA'S ANIMAL CARE PROFESSIONALS,
VETERINARIANS AND VARIETIES AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS FOR
THEIR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES
AND INSPIRING OUR COMMUNITY.
9:31:14AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MOVE THE RESOLUTION.
9:31:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
9:31:27AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
APPRECIATE SEEING YOU GUYS HERE THIS
MORNING.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, YOU'RE UP.
9:31:31AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE CHIEF TRIPP FROM TAMPA FIRE
RESCUE.
SHE'S GOT A TEAM WITH HER WHO WILL BE MAKING A BRIEF
PRESENTATION.
GOOD MORNING, CHIEF TRIPP.
9:31:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING, CHIEF.
9:31:47AM >>CHIEF TRIPP:
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
BARBARA TRIPP, TAMPA FIRE RESCUE FIRE CHIEF AS WELL AS THE
EMERGENCY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
I HAVE MY TEAM WITH ME TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE
POST-DEVELOPMENT -- REDEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WE WANTED TO
PRESENT TO YOU ALL.
I WILL GOING TO NEED AND LET RALEIGH START OFF.
WE HAVE CHRIS AS WELL WHO WILL ASSIST US.
HE IS THE CONSULTANT THAT HELPED US PUT THIS TOGETHER.
I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE THE PowerPoint PRESENTATION.
9:32:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
9:32:22AM >> HELLO.
RILEY TUFF, LEAD EMERGENCY PLANNER FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION, THANK YOU CHIEF TRIPP FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY AND, OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS
OF THE CITY OF TAMPA.
FOLLOWING THE IMPACTS OF THE 2024 HURRICANES, THE TAMPA BAY
REGION AS A WHOLE MADE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO RESPOND AND
RECOVER.
THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS, WE HAD VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED THAT
WOULD HELP US BUILD OUR RESILIENCY.
TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA ACQUIRED A REGIONAL
CATASTROPHIC PREPAREDNESS GRANT TO HELP US DEVELOP
POST-DISASTER REDEVELOPMENT PLANS.
A POST DISASTER REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OR PDRP IS A FORWARD
LEANING DOCUMENT THAT FOCUSES ON RESILIENCY, ESPECIALLY
HELPING TO RESTORE HOUSING, TO RESTART THE ECONOMY, REBUILD
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES THROUGH LONG-TERM
RECOVERY EFFORTS.
THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE PDRP IS A BASIC PLAN, A
COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT, A CAPACITY ANALYSIS, A POST
DISASTER FUNDING ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES.
FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA SPECIFICALLY, OUR GOALS WERE TO
IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN AN ENHANCED RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT A RESILIENT AND THRIVING
ECONOMY THAT BOUNCES BACK QUICKER AFTER A DISASTER, CREATE A
RESILIENT COMMUNITY WITH A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, PROVIDE
TIMELY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CITY RESOURCES AND
INFORMATION.
FINALLY, ENHANCE RESOURCES FOR RECOVERY AND REDEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS A STANDARDIZED PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO
DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE PDRP, AND TO FACILITATE THAT PROCESS WE
ACQUIRED CONTRACTOR VHB.
THEY WORKED WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERING
JURISDICTIONS TO GO THROUGH THESE EFFORTS AND DEVELOP
PDRPs.
AS WE SAID, IT WAS A REGION WIDE EFFORT THAT REQUIRED
COLLABORATION FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES ACROSS MULTIPLE LINES
OF BUSINESSES.
VHB WORKED WITH THESE PARTNERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY LOOKED LIKE AS THEY
BUILT THESE PDRP PLANS.
ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN CITY OF TAMPA, WE DEVELOPED STAKEHOLDER
GROUPS, FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC MISSION AREAS.
CITY OF TAMPA EMPLOYEES SUPPORTED THESE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
AND ALLOWED THEM A CHANCE TO CONTRIBUTE INFORMATION AND TO
EVALUATE THE INFORMATION THAT WAS BEING COLLECTED BY VHB.
AS WE MENTIONED, ONE OF THE MAIN EFFORTS, ONE OF THE MAIN
COMPONENTS OF A PDRP IS THE COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT.
VHB UTILIZED MULTIPLE MODELING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING HAZUS,
SLOSH, AND FLOODPLAIN, TO DEVELOP A PROFILE FOR THE CITY OF
TAMPA, UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE HIGH RISK AREAS AND WHERE WE
ARE LIKELY TO FACE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT IMPACTS, INCLUDING
THE EXISTING BUILDING STOCK, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEBRIS,
POSSIBLE SOCIAL IMPACTS AND ECONOMIC LOSS.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, THEY CONDUCTED A CAPACITY ANALYSIS,
WHERE THEY LOOKED THROUGH OUR CURRENT PLANS, POLICIES, AND
PROGRAMS AND COMPARED AGAINST BEST PRACTICES TO IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL STRENGTHS AND POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES.
WHAT I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS SLIDE IS THAT THIS WAS DEVELOPED
LAST YEAR.
SINCE THEN, WE HAVE SEEN DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO
SOME OF THE LISTED ITEMS ON THERE, INCLUDING SOLID WASTE AND
THEIR DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN UPDATED AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A PDRP IS NOT JUST
TO GET THE AGENCIES AND THE EMPLOYEES, BUT TO REACH OUT TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK.
SO WE HOSTED TWO PUBLIC SESSIONS THAT ALLOWED RESIDENTS TO
COME IN TO PROVIDE THEIR INSIGHTS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES AS
THEY CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE PDRP EFFORT.
FINALLY, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC INPUT, THE PARTNER
INFORMATION, OUR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, AND THE PREVIOUSLY
EXISTING PDRP PLANS, VHB TOOK ALL THAT INFORMATION AND
DEVELOPED 65 STRATEGIES THAT CAN HELP TO IMPROVE OUR
RESILIENCY.
IN CLOSING, WHAT WE PRESENTED TODAY IS JUST SKINNING THE TOP
OF THE DOCUMENT.
THERE ARE OVER 440 PAGES IN TOTAL.
COMPLETE DATA CAN BE FOUND WITHIN THE PLAN AND THE
APPENDICES.
FOR CITY OF TAMPA EMPLOYEES, FIND IT ON THE iNET
UNDERNEATH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY PLANS.
IF RESIDENTS WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, IT CAN BE FOUND AT THE
WEBSITE CREATED BY VHB, WHICH IS LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
AS A REMINDER, THIS FOCUSED SOLELY ON THE CITY OF TAMPA'S
PDRP PLAN.
THAT REGIONAL CATASTROPHIC PREPAREDNESS GRANT THAT THE CITY
ACQUIRED ACTUALLY SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS FOR HERNANDO COUNTY,
PINELLAS COUNTY, AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO DO THE SAME
EFFORTS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY DEVELOPED AN OVERARCHING PLAN THAT
ASSESSED THE TAMPA BAY REGION AS A WHOLE.
SO IN TOTAL, FIVE PLANS WERE DEVELOPED UTILIZING THIS GRANT.
FINALLY, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TEAM, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HURRICANE
PREPAREDNESS.
THE SEASON BEGINS ON JUNE 6, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER.
NOW IS THE TIME -- JUNE 1st.
THANK YOU, CHIEF.
JUNE 1st IS THE OFFICIAL START OF HURRICANE SEASON.
SO NOW IS THE TIME FOR STAFF AND RESIDENTS TO TAKE THEIR
STEPS TO BE PREPARED, WHICH INCLUDE BUILDING A KIT WHICH CAN
LAST UP TO SEVEN DAYS.
HAVING A PLAN, WHICH MEANS KNOWING YOUR EVACUATION ZONE AND
THE LOCAL SHELTERS AND WHERE YOU MAY NEED TO GO IF YOU NEED
TO EVACUATE.
FINALLY, STAYING INFORMED BY FOLLOWING THE CITY OF TAMPA
SOCIAL MEDIA AND REGISTERING WITH ALERT TAMPA TO RECEIVE
NOTIFICATIONS.
WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
9:38:11AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY FOR THE INFORMATION AT
THE END TO GET PEOPLE PREPARED.
IS THERE SOMEWHERE THEY CAN GO TO FIND OUT ALL THAT
INFORMATION IN ONE SPOT?
LIKE WHERE THEIR EVACUATION ZONE IS, WHAT THE LIST YOU
RECOMMEND WOULD BE?
9:38:27AM >> TAMPA.GOV/HURRICANE HAS ALL THE INFORMATION RESIDENTS
NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR DISASTERS.
9:38:34AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:38:35AM >> WE DO HAVE UPCOMING HURRICANE EXPO TAKE PLACE AT THE END
OF MAY, WHICH WILL ALLOW RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE AND COME IN AND
SEE ALL THE COLLABORATORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR HURRICANE
EFFORTS.
9:38:45AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M SORRY.
I WAS DOING A PHOTO FOR LUCY IN THE REMEMBRANCE.
I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A CHANCE TO MAKE A PLUG FOR
FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP.
THERE IS A GROUP THAT THEY CAN DO SOME TRAINING FOR?
9:39:00AM >> YES.
TAMPA FIRE RESCUE HOSTS THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TEAM, WHICH IS AN EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM, 24 HOURS OF
INSTRUCTION IN TOTAL THAT HELPS RESIDENTS BECOME PREPARED
FOR THE DISASTER BASICS THAT MAY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES.
9:39:15AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DO YOU HAVE ONE COMING UP?
9:39:18AM >> WE ACTUALLY FINISHED OUR CURRENT CLASS NEXT WEEK AND
WE'LL BE SCHEDULING ANOTHER ONE IN THE FALL.
9:39:23AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT THAT ON THAT HURRICANE PAGE AS WELL?
9:39:28AM >> HURRICANE PAGE SHOULD LEAD TO IT.
ALSO TAMPA.GOV/CERT.
9:39:34AM >>CHIEF TRIPP:
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE CERT AS OPPOSED TO COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM.
TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT RILEY SAID, MAY 30, WE WILL HAVE A
HURRICANE EXPO AND A LOT OF INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO
THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
IT WILL BE -- AL LOPEZ PARK, HUNT CENTER.
IT WILL BE THERE FROM 10 TO 2.
WE HAVE A LOT OF VENDORS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT WILL BE THERE, IF ANYONE
HAS INFORMATION.
AND WE'RE POSSIBLY GOING TO BE DOING THE SANDBAGS AS WELL.
WE'LL KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED.
9:40:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
[INAUDIBLE]
9:40:17AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS.
AFTER I STARTED EIGHT YEARS AGO, SOME OF THE FIRST STORMS
THAT CAME THROUGH FOLKS COMPLAINED BECAUSE THE LINES WERE
LONG TO GET SANDBAGS AND THEY HAD TO GO OUT AND SHOVEL THEM
AND CITY COUNCIL PUSHED FOR AUTOMATED MACHINES THAT OTHER
CITIES HAD AND YOU ALL BOUGHT I THINK TWO OR THREE OF THEM.
IN BETWEEN THE STORMS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THOSE MACHINES
WEREN'T USED.
THAT CREATED LINES AGAIN.
I FOUND OUT LATER THAT WAS BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF SAND.
I HOPE AS YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT THE POST ANALYSIS THAT YOU
ALL CAN TWEAK SOME THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE I THINK THE
STORM WAS GOING TO HIT ON WEDNESDAY AND THE SAND WAS OFFERED
ON SUNDAY BUT THE NEW SAND CAME IN ON MONDAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHY FEMA DIDN'T HELP US.
THEY WERE HERE TAKING PHOTO OPS.
DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T HELP TO GET MORE SAND IN.
TWO OR THREE SAND STATIONS ISN'T ENOUGH.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO STAND IN LONG LINES.
IT'S GREAT FOR A PHOTO OP FOR US TO TRY TO HELP FOLKS, WE
ALL WERE HELPING IN DIFFERENT WAYS, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IT
JUST MOVED REALLY FAST AND WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T KEEP SANDBAGS FOR TOO LONG BECAUSE THEY GET
BACTERIA IN THEM.
IF WE CAN HELP YOU -- THERE'S NEW LEADERSHIP AT FEMA NOW,
BUT HELP GET FEMA TO MOVE OR SOMEBODY TO MOVE SO WE CAN HAVE
THE STUFF PRE-STAGED.
SAME THING WITH TARPS AND WATER AND FOOD.
GET THEM PRE-STAGED, NEEDS TO BE A COUPLE OF STATIONS.
PEOPLE WERE AT A TIME WHEN GAS WAS RUNNING OUT, PEOPLE WERE
SITTING IN CARS FIVE, SIX HOURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ALL AROUND
BRITTON PLAZA PROVIDING GET IN.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE GOING TO THE EAST TAMPA AND EAST TAMPA
WAS BUSY.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO BE CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED.
CONSTITUENTS ARE SCARED AND ALREADY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
FACILITIES.
AS YOU KNOW, THE TARPS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE SANDBAGS,
THE WATER CAN GO BETWEEN THEM IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE TARPS.
SOME PLACES WE RAN OUT OF TARPS.
AS WE'RE PREPARING, I THINK IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE A GRAB
BAG TO GO OR TO COLLECT WATER, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
PROTECT THEIR HOMES.
SOME OF THE HOMES THAT DIDN'T GET MUCH WATER COULD HAVE BEEN
PROTECTED.
OTHERS WHERE THE STORM SURGE CAME IN AT SIX FEET AND
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN.
BUT ANYTHING YOU ALL CAN DO TO HELP THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP.
THE SAME THING WITH DEBRIS.
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A STORM, I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE NAMES.
WE HAD THIS TWO OUTSOURCE COMPANIES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO
HELP US CLEAN THE DEBRIS.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE STORM IT
WAS REDUCED DOWN TO ONE.
DEBRIS CLEANUP WAS TAKING WAY LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE.
THE SECOND OUTSOURCE COMPANY CAME BACK IN.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT DECISION WAS MADE OR WHO MADE IT, BUT
THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE GET REALLY, REALLY UPSET.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTH TAMPA WERE HIT
BY HUGE STORM SURGE AND PLACES LIKE CULBREATH BAYOU.
I DROVE THROUGH, KNOCKING ON DOORS TALKING TO PEOPLE.
THEY HAD EVERYTHING THEY OWNED SITTING OUT IN FRONT OF IT.
YOU MAY REMEMBER STEVE OTTO FROM TAMPA TRIBUNE, HE LIVES A
COUPLE OF STREETS DOWN FROM ME.
HIS HOUSE WAS FLOODED.
HE JUST MOVED BACK IN A MONTH AGO.
AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, WITH
STORMWATER THERE.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP.
HE LOST HIS HOUSE BUT HE HAD HIS DEBRIS SITTING THERE.
THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM WERE PICKED UP AND HE WASN'T FOR A
LONG TIME.
WE HAD TO CALL AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
HE'S JUST A BIG NAME BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT FACE
THAT.
I'M NOT COMPLAINING, JUST SAYING IN THE FUTURE ANYTHING WE
CAN DO -- I KNOW WE BROUGHT OUT A LOT OF RESOURCES.
HAD WE PRE-STAGED IT, FEMA, OR THE NATIONAL GUARD HAD TRUCKS
WAITING FOR US, FEMA TOLD US EVERYTHING WAS PRE-STATIONED
WHILE TAKING PHOTO OPS, BUT SHORTAGE OF SAND, MACHINES WERE
NOT WORKING, NOT ENOUGH TARPS, NOT ENOUGH FOOD AND NO
PRE-STAGED DEBRIS CLEANUP AND THEN WE RAN OUT OF FUEL ALSO.
WE'RE LUCKY, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T LET PEOPLE BUILD CONDOS AT
THE PORT, WE STILL HAVE THE REGIONAL SUPPLY OF GASOLINE SO
WE GET FILLED BACK UP FAST.
PRE-STAGING GASOLINE SUPPLIES.
THAT'S SOMETHING FEMA SHOULD HELP US WITH, THE STATE HELP US
WITH.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HELP GET BACK TO NORMAL AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR MOST VULNERABLE MOMENT, LOST THEIR
HOUSE, LOST EVERYTHING, IF THEY GET FRUSTRATED WITH US, THEN
THAT JUST COMPOUNDS EVERYTHING THAT THEY FACE.
WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE FOLKS
HAVE.
I KNOW YOU ARE ON THE FRONT ROW AND SAW THAT.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO.
IF WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE TWO COMPANIES OR THREE COMPANIES
INSTEAD OF ONE, WE NEED TO NOT LOOK AT WHATEVER LOBBYING
FIRM SOMEBODY IS USING.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHETHER THEY ARE GOOD AT CLEANING UP AND
WHETHER THEY CAN GET THE JOB DONE.
IF YOU ALL NEED HELP CALLING THE STATE OR ANY OTHER AGENCIES
TO HELP, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
9:45:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
9:45:39AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ONE, THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO PLUG THAT CERT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE AT
THE EAST TAMPA TOWN HALL ON MONDAY.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PROGRAM WILL BE THERE.
IF YOU ARE IN THE AUDIENCE OR WATCHING, AND YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN THE CERT PROGRAM, THEY WILL BE AT FAIR OAKS ON
MONDAY FOR THE TOWN HALL.
IS IT FREE?
9:46:02AM >> YES.
9:46:03AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
IT'S FREE.
9:46:06AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
9:46:07AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I SEE THE SMILE.
JUST FROM MILTON AND HELENE, THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL
DID, I COULDN'T IMAGINE THE STRESS YOU ALL HAVE AND THE
POLICE OFFICERS AND EVERYBODY DURING THAT TRAGEDY AND MANY
OF YOUR MEMBERS WERE PERSONALLY AFFECTED BY THAT, GOING OUT
THERE.
I DID WANT TO COMMENT ON SOMETHING AND JUST MAKE SURE, WHICH
IS WE HAVE A SANDBAG LOCATION, IF GOD FORBID WE'RE IMPACTED
OR PROSPECTIVELY IMPACTED IN NORTH TAMPA, EVEN THOUGH A LOT
OF THAT IS ZONE X, NUMBER ONE, WHAT FOLKS WENT THROUGH IN
2024, BUT ALTERNATIVELY, COUNCILMAN CARLSON MENTIONED FOLKS
FROM SOUTH TAMPA COMING TO EAST TAMPA, IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE
ANOTHER AVENUE WHERE THEY CAN GO GET SANDBAGS AT THE VERY
LEAST.
THAT'S ONLY A REQUEST I WOULD MAKE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU.
9:47:01AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYTHING ELSE?
9:47:04AM >>BILL CARLSON:
YOU BROUGHT UP ANOTHER POINT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR AREA.
SPEAKING TO ANYBODY ELSE LISTENING.
THERE WERE AREAS IN SOUTH TAMPA, I THINK SOME AREAS IN HIS
DISTRICT THE SAME, WHERE THERE WERE BOWLS, WHERE WATER
NATURALLY FLOWS TO.
FOLKS WILL COME TO US AND SAY I'M IN X FLOOD ZONE, WHY IS
THAT HAPPENING?
THAT'S BECAUSE THE WATER, THAT'S BECAUSE OF STORM SURGE, NOT
BECAUSE OF THE FRESHWATER.
LIKE I MENTIONED STEVE OTTO'S HOUSE, HIS HOUSE IS IN A BOWL.
THE CITY PUT A PUMP THERE A FEW YEARS AGO BUT THE PUMP
WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO PUMP THE WATER OUT BECAUSE WE ALSO
HAD STORM SURGE.
WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF EDUCATING PEOPLE THAT AN X FLOOD
ZONE DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET FLOODED IF YOU ARE
IN A BOWL AND YOU MIGHT NEED ALL THE PARAPHERNALIA BECAUSE
PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE SAFE WHEN THEY ARE REALLY NOT.
THANK YOU.
9:47:53AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, CHIEF TRIPP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND BRINGING THIS TO OUR
AWARENESS.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE INFORMATION WE DO NOT ULTIMATELY HAVE
TO USE, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO BE PREPARED AND NOT NEED
IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
9:48:05AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
KNOCK ON THAT WOOD.
9:48:06AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YEAH, THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD, MR. SHELBY, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, PLEASE RETURN TO
YOUR PIT.
IT IS TIME.
SOMEBODY TOOK THAT ROPE OFF OF YOU.
MR. SHELBY, IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
COULD YOU PLEASE READ TAMPA CITY COUNCIL RULES ON PUBLIC
COMMENT?
9:48:39AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY, TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT
THE RULES OF DECORUM FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
NOW, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU
SHOULD HAVE FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND PLACED IT IN THE
BOX OUTSIDE THE ROOM.
ONE CARD PER SPEAKER.
PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY.
NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED AND PER
COUNCIL'S RULES, PREFERENCE IS GIVEN IN ORDER TO THOSE
SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEMS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY
AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON
THE AGENDA BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON THE
ITEM.
A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES TO ALL SPEAKERS PROVIDING
PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PLEASE BE REMINDED TO
REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR
THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES
OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS.
DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE, TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL
RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.
AND THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS
WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
FROM OUTSIDE THE SPEAKER AREA AT THE PODIUM.
PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNCIL RULES MAY ALSO BE
RULED OUT OF ORDER AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, MAY
BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS AND ASKED TO LEAVE THE OLD CITY
HALL FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING.
NOW, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM SET FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING AND ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE TO SEE WHAT NUMBERS THOSE ARE
ON THE AGENDA, BUT THEY ARE LISTED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS.
YOU WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE ITEM IS HEARD LATER
IN THE AGENDA.
NO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN LATER DURING STAFF REPORTS.
THE TIME TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS AND ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA IS NOW DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
9:50:33AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
51 THROUGH 56.
9:50:35AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE NUMBERS 51 THROUGH 56 ARE PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO THOSE, THERE IS A SEPARATE SIGN-IN
SHEET OUTSIDE.
YOUR TIME TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS -- THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN
-- THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THOSE ITEMS ARE WHEN THEY ARE CALLED
UP INDIVIDUALLY.
FINALLY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A
SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE
THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE
DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION TO CITY
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
9:51:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MR. SHELBY.
WE'LL START PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL START WITH THE FOLKS THAT HAVE FILLED OUT PUBLIC
COMMENT CARDS THAT ARE SPEAKING TO ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE
AGENDA FOLLOWED BY FOLKS THAT HAVE FILLED OUT CARDS THAT ARE
OFF AGENDA.
PAM CANNELLA, ITEM NUMBER 46.
GOOD MORNING, PAM.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
9:51:32AM >> MY NAME IS PAM CANNELLA.
I'M HERE ON 46, FLOW TECH.
FLOW TECH PROVIDED STORMWATER DRAIN CLEANING SERVICE IN
2025.
IT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
I'M CONCERNED THEY DID NOT DO THEIR JOB EFFICIENTLY IN PALMA
CEIA PINES.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE CITY'S PROCESS FOR AUDITING THE
PROJECT AND ENSURING CONTRACT COMPLIANCE?
MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN CLEANING THESE DRAINS, IT USUALLY
TAKES A MINIMUM OF FOUR HOURS, USUALLY A DAY OR MORE.
I OBSERVED FLOW TECH TRUCK IN PALMA CEIA PINES FROM JUNE 6
TO JULY 3.
ON JUNE 6, THE FIRST DAY OF WORK, THEY WERE SITTING BY THE
ROAD IN THE AIR CONDITION.
I SPOTTED THEM MORE THAN ONCE.
I ACTUALLY SAW THEM CLEAN SIX DRAINS FROM JUNE 6 TO JULY 3
DURING THAT MONTH.
I LOOKED FOR THEIR LOCATION EVERY DAY, AND I DID NOTE DOWN,
AND I HAVE PICTURES AND DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT THEY DID ON
WHAT DAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THEM TODAY.
SOME DAYS THEY SPENT LOOKING INTO DRAINS, AND I WAS LOOKING
AT ONE OF THE -- I GUESS THIS.
WE'RE CHARGED FOR THEM LOOKING?
THEY DID A LOT OF LOOKING, AND WE GOT CHARGED FOR IT.
I THINK THEY DID MORE LOOKING THAN CLEANING BECAUSE THEY ARE
GETTING PAID TO NOT DO ANY WORK.
I WENT BACK TO CHECK ON THOSE DRAINS THAT I HAD REPORTED
THAT NEEDED CLEANING, AND I FOUND NO CHANGES.
THESE DRAINS STILL HAD DEBRIS, TRASH, LEAFS AND ASPHALT.
SO MY CONCERN IS NOW.
SHOULD YOU REHIRE FLOW TECH?
THEY HAVE NO CAMERAS.
HOW DO THEY DO THEIR INSPECTIONS?
THEY JUST OPEN IT UP AND LOOK IN.
THAT'S WHAT I SAW.
ARE THEY GOING TO CLEAN ALL THE DRAINS?
IS THERE A PLAN?
HOW ARE THEY DETERMINING WHICH ONES NEED CLEANING?
AND IF THERE'S WATER IN THE DRAIN, DOES IT STILL GET
CLEANED?
BECAUSE I HEARD THAT EXCUSE THAT THERE WAS WATER AND THEY
COULDN'T CLEAN THAT DAY.
THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE X MARKED ON THE SPOT ON THE TOP OF
THE DRAIN, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THOSE WERE DONE IN JUNE --
EXCUSE ME, SEPTEMBER 2024.
SO WHEN THEY LOOKED IN 2025, THEY LOOKED IN, IT WAS DONE IN
2024, DID IT GET DONE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AND AUDITING THE
PROJECT.
LET'S MAKE SURE THE JOB GETS DONE.
OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT.
THANK YOU.
9:54:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, PAM.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLA McCASKILL.
9:54:44AM >> GOOD MORNING.
KELLA McCASKILL.
I SO WISH WE HAD A PAM CANNELLA IN EAST TAMPA WHEN WE WERE
FORCED TO PAY $300,000 TO WALK AROUND A POND.
NEVERTHELESS, I'M HERE THIS MORNING.
I HEARD THE HURRICANE PREPARATION.
SO OFTEN IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH WATER, FLOODING, SANDBAGS.
I'M STILL NOT IN MY HOME BECAUSE OF A TREE.
HOPEFULLY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT DEPARTMENT IS BECAUSE I'M
NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT.
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD STILL BE DISPLACED BECAUSE OF A
TREE.
IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN COME IN AND TALK TO US ABOUT
PREPARING FOR THE HURRICANE AS IT RELATES TO TREES?
I WAS IN SOUTHEAST SEMINOLE HEIGHTS.
THAT'S WHERE I LIVE.
A TREE FROM A NEIGHBOR CAME INTO THE HOME.
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
IT.
SOMEBODY GAVE TIPS ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR, FOR TREES OR HOW TO
PREPARE FOR HURRICANE AS IT RELATES TO TREES AND ALSO THE
STORM.
BUT LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS.
I'M SURE YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE
COMMUNITY CLEANUPS THAT I HOST IN MOSTLY MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES.
SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I DID THREE CLEANUPS AT ONE HOME FOR
THE SENIOR WHO WAS ABOUT TO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT CODE
ENFORCEMENT FINES.
IN FACT, A DEMO ORDER.
AS A RESULT OF A TREE, FELL INTO HIS HOME, AND THEN THE HOME
SAT AND SAT AND SAT AND SAT AND SAT AND SAT FOR YEARS WHILE
WE WAIT FOR THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB.
BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING TODAY.
I ACTUALLY WANT TO SAY, SEND SOME THANK YOUS AND SAY THEM BY
NAME.
TOO OFTEN I COME UP HERE AND EVERYTHING IS WRONG.
BUT TODAY, I'M HERE TO THANK ABBYE FEELEY, CEDRIC McCRAY,
BELIX PARKS, AND MARQUEZ MCGHEE FOR TELLING ME LAST YEAR
THAT THEY WILL PUT EVERYTHING THEY HAVE INTO FIGURING OUT
HOW THIS CAN WORK.
ALREADY SAID WHAT THEY CAN'T DO.
THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THEY WOULD WORK THROUGH AND FIGURE
OUT HOW THEY CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
TODAY IT'S ON THE AGENDA AS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 43.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, BUT I WANT
TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THIS AGENDA ITEM.
THIS WAS A VERY LONG PROCESS, AND THEN COME BACK BECAUSE I
HAVE ANOTHER MR. BRAXTON RIGHT OVER IN YBOR OFF OF NEBRASKA.
BUT IT WORKED.
HE'S ABLE TO BE PLACED IN HIS HOME BECAUSE THEY WILL BUILD
HIM A NEW ONE.
TODAY YOU GET TO APPROVE THAT.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND I'M ASKING
YOU ALL TO SUPPORT 43.
THANK YOU.
9:57:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, KELLA.
NEXT SPEAKER, ASHLEY MORROW.
WE'RE ON OFF-AGENDA ITEMS NOW.
9:57:35AM >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I'M ALICE MOORE.
9:57:39AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I'M SORRY.
9:57:43AM >> ALICE MOORE.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT.
9:57:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU'LL BE NUMBER FOUR.
ASHLEY MORROW FOLLOWED BY JAMES ADAIR.
9:58:14AM >> ALL RIGHT.
HELLO.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY MORROW.
I WILL BE SHARING TAMPA'S BLACK HISTORY.
LAST WEEK WE STARTED OFF TALKING ABOUT THE STORY OF ARTHUR
-- THE LYNCHING OF ARTHUR ST. CLAIR.
IT WAS REPORTED BY A BLACK WOMAN NAMED MARY R. TANNER.
WE'LL CONTINUE THAT STORY.
LAST WEEK, SHE WAS ON HORSEBACK AND HE WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE
THE HORSE AND A GROUP OF WHITE MEN CAME AND BASICALLY
AMBUSHED THEM.
I'M GOING TO START FROM -- WHERE WE LEFT OFF.
HE SAID ST. CLAIR, DAMN YOU, DON'T RUN.
HE SAID I'M NOT GOING TO RUN.
HE THEN COCKED HIS GUN.
THEN ST. CLAIR SAID HI, HOLD ON.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HE, CROSS, THEN RODE BACK TO THE PARTY WHO BY THIS TIME
FORMED THEMSELVES ON HORSES IN A CIRCLE COMPLETELY
SURROUNDING MR. ST. CLAIR AND RECOGNIZING SOME OF THEM,
CALLED THEM OUT BY NAME.
MR. SAXTON, MR. RHODES, MR. CENTER, MR. McINTOSH,
MR. HENNIS, MR. O'BERRY, LET ME TALK TO YOU.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU.
THEY IMMEDIATELY DREW THEIR HATS OVER THEIR FACES.
COCKED THE GUN, ST. CLAIR BACKED TOWARD MY HORSE.
SUNG OUT, OH, MY GOD.
MR. ROSE, WILL YOU KILL THIS MAN AFTER HIRING HIM TO COME
HERE AND DO WORK?
THEY LAUGHED.
THE REPORTER, YOU SAY ST. CLAIR CALLED THE NAMES YOU JUST
MENTIONED BUT DO YOU KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE CORRECTLY NAMED
OR NOT?
YES, SIR.
I LIVE IN BROOKSVILLE.
I HAVE LIVED THERE ALL MY LIFE, THAT IS.
I AM NOW LIVING IN FORT DADE BUT WE CALL IT BROOKSVILLE.
I KNOW THE MAN FULL WELL.
THE REPORTER THEN SAID, THEN YOU ARE CERTAIN THOSE WERE THE
MEN.
YES, SIR, QUITE CERTAIN.
AND OTHERS WHO I HAVE NOT NAMED, THEY ARE MR. WILLIAM NIX
AND ROBERT NIX.
IS MR. CROSS A WHITE MAN?
YES, THEY WERE ALL WHITE MEN AND I KNOW THEM FULL WELL.
GEORGE CROSS LEVELED HIS GUN AT ST. CLAIR AND ANOTHER MAN
WHO I CANNOT SWEAR TO ALSO LEVELED HIS GUN, CROSS FIRED, THE
OTHER MEN FIRED, BUT I DON'T THINK EITHER OF THE SHOTS
KILLED HIM IMMEDIATELY.
AS THEY STARTED TO RUN, SAYING OH MY LORD I'M GONE.
WHEN FIRED, SAW THE FLASH OF LIGHT BLAZE ON ST. CLAIR'S
HEAD.
THE WHOLE PARTY, AFTER HIM, WHITE ATTENTION WAS TURNED IN
HIS DIRECTION, I TOOK THE OPPOSITE WAY AND MADE MY ESCAPE.
I STARTED ON MY HORSE, BUT MY SADDLE NOT BEING GIRDED, I
COULD NOT GET ALONG AS FAST AS I WANTED.
I GOT OFF AND TOOK TO MY FEET.
HEARD SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED IN THE DIRECTION THE PARTY TOOK.
THE REPORTER SAID DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE KILLING OF
LLOYD, ANOTHER PERSON LYNCHED AROUND THAT TIME, NO, SIR, I
DIDN'T HEAR IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.
REPORTER, ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO TALLAHASSEE BEFORE A
COURT AND SWEAR TO ALL OF THIS?
OKAY.
THAT'S THE PART NEXT WEEK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
10:01:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, ASHLEY.
ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT.
JAMES ADAIR FOLLOWED BY PASTOR WILLIAMS.
10:01:33AM >> REALLY GROWN TO LOVE THOSE UPDATES.
JAMES ADAIR, THE NEIGHBOR WHO CARES.
I WANT TO INTRODUCE A NEW IDEA.
THIS IS CALLED THE NO CALL BACK BINGO.
SO WHEN WE HAVE E-MAILS, TEXT MESSAGES, PUBLIC RECORDS
REQUESTS, AND IT SITS ON SOMEBODY'S DESK AND BEEN, OH, I
DON'T KNOW, THREE, FOUR WEEKS OR WHATEVER, WE'RE GOING TO
START PUTTING NAMES DOWN HERE.
EVERYBODY STARTS WITH A FRESH LINE TODAY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO WRITE ANYBODY DOWN.
I AM WAITING FOR THINGS FROM FINANCE.
I WAS TRYING TO GET SOME CIT INFORMATION SO THAT IN A TIMELY
WAY WE WOULD HAVE EDUCATED INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT
THE RAYS PROPOSAL, ET CETERA.
HAGAR PUT TOGETHER A PHENOMENAL PRESENTATION FOR THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
WITHOUT THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE NO CONSOLIDATED SOURCE OF
INFORMATION.
ONE THING I'M LEARNING THROUGH A LOT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS
IS THAT IN MANY WAYS, WE ASSUME AS THE PUBLIC THAT EVERYBODY
ELSE IN THE CITY AND UP HERE ALREADY HAS THE INFORMATION.
WHAT I'M FINDING OUT IS THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THE THINGS WE'RE DISCOVERING, YOU GET TO DISCOVER AS WELL.
I HATE TO COME TO THIS, BUT AS WE GO THROUGH MANY WEEKS
SOMETIMES OF NO CALLBACKS, WE'LL HAVE A NO CALLBACK BINGO.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP ON THIS, PLEASE RETURN CALLS,
MESSAGES, E-MAILS.
YOU'LL KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN PUT ON NOTICE BY SEARCHING,
CHECK, MICROPHONE TEST, DOES THIS THING WORK.
I SEND THAT OUT AS A REMINDER TO SAY I'M WAITING ON AN
ANSWER.
I REALLY TRY NOT TO BE A JERK ABOUT THESE THINGS.
BEFORE I GO PUBLIC WITH THE VIDEOS OR ACCOUNTABILITY TYPE
CONVERSATIONS I HAVE GIVEN PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK UP
ABOUT THE ISSUES.
EITHER THEY CHOOSE NOT TO EDUCATE ME ON THE ISSUE SO THAT I
CAN BE MORE EDUCATED TO TELL FOLKS, BUT AT THE END OF THE
DAY, WE DO NEED SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
IF WE'VE GOT TO DO IT THIS WAY, WE WILL.
BECAUSE I HAVE A MINUTE, I WILL SAY THIS, MANY PEOPLE WILL
BE WORKING ON A PROJECT AND THEY SAY, OH, I'M WORKING ON IT
NOW.
AT LEAST RESPOND TO THE E-MAIL AND SAY YOU'RE DOING THAT.
OTHERWISE THEY BELIEVE IT IS IN THE BLACK HOLE.
SANDBAGS, WASN'T MY TOPIC, BUT I KNOW A HECK OF A LOT ABOUT
IT.
THEY ARE MOSTLY USELESS UNLESS DEPLOYED PROPERLY.
CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE BANDWIDTH OR CAPACITY TO GIVE OUT
ENOUGH TO MAKE IT WORK RIGHT.
PERFECT EXAMPLE, FRIEND I HELPED 1:30 IN THE MORNING, BAIL
OUT OF HIS HOUSE, GET HIS DOG.
SANDBAGGED EVERYTHING, GREAT, HE FORGOT HE HAD A DRYER VENT.
STILL FLOODED.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, SANDBAGS ARE USELESS THING.
BUT PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING.
FIVE BAGS AIN'T GOING TO DO IT.
I APPRECIATE WHY IT IS THERE, BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S NOT
FUNCTIONAL.
STAFF, LISTEN, I KNOW IT SOUNDS TOUGH SOMETIMES, MANY OF YOU
DO AN AMAZING JOB.
10:04:12AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PASTOR WILLIAMS.
WELCOME.
I ALSO LEARNED THAT IF YOU LIVE ON A SLAB, IT SEEPS BETWEEN
THE SLAB AND THE WALL.
SANDBAG YOUR DOOR, UNLESS YOU SANDBAG THE WHOLE HOUSE, IT'S
NOT GOING TO WORK.
PASTOR WILLIAMS, START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING.
10:04:32AM >> MY NAME IS PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS, LOCATED AT -- WAS ON
SCOTT STREET, NOW I AM IN ON HOME ON SHADOW LAWN.
BIG HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.
YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
SHADOW LAWN AND 30th STREET.
BEEN LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I BASICALLY COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU
ALL CALL THE JACKSON HOUSE.
THAT PLACE LOOKS SO BAD OVER THERE.
I PASS BY THERE EVERY MORNING I HAVE TO COME HERE.
WHAT GOING TO DO ABOUT THE JACKSON HOUSE?
WE NEED THAT THING TORE DOWN.
WE NEED IT TO BE DEMOLISHED.
I CALLED ABOUT DEMOLISHING, YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME, I GOT
TO GET A PERMIT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE PERMIT COST, $12,000.
JUST TO GET A PERMIT TO TEAR THE DAMN THING DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW WHY COME DOWN TO PEOPLE OF COLOR WHEN WE AIN'T
GOT NO MONEY.
WE AIN'T GOT ENOUGH MONEY.
IT'S ALL IN YOUR POCKET.
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR POCKET AND SPEND
IT FOR GOOD USE.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
WE JUST KEEP COMPLAINING, KEEP COMPLAINING, NOBODY DO A DAMN
THING.
ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?
I DON'T CARE.
ACT LIKE WHEN WE COME UP TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, YOU ALL GOT
CLAMPS ON YOUR MOUTH.
YOU CAN'T SAY NOTHING.
BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO TALK BACK TO ME.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK BACK TO ME, GET YOUR COUNSELOR TO
TALK TO ME.
HE DON'T WANT TO DO NOTHING FOR ME.
BUT ONE THING ABOUT US, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP COMPLAINING.
TEAR IT DOWN.
UNTIL YOU GET SOME MONEY, YOU GOT THE MONEY.
HOW THE TAX MONEY SO HIGH AND SO RIDICULOUS NOW, WE CAN
HARDLY PAY THAT NO MORE.
I GOT A PIECE OF PROPERTY WHICH MY DADDY LEFT TO ME.
HE DIED IN '85.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I PAID ENOUGH TAXES TO BE -- THAT'S THE WAY
THEY ALL DO THINGS.
SO SAD AND NOBODY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR.
WE ONLY THINK ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE GETTING THINGS DONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
NEXT WEEK, COME DOWN HERE, I'LL COME AS A WHITE MAN.
MAYBE I GET SOME RESULTS.
THAT'S THE WAY LIFE IS IN THE UNITED STATES.
NOBODY CARE.
SOME OF YOU ALL WALK OUT HERE -- IS THAT THING RINGING FOR
ME ALREADY?
10:07:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT IS.
THANK YOU, PASTOR WILLIAMS.
THANK YOU.
ALICE MOORE, YOU ARE UP.
AND THEN FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE POYNOR AND THEN ROBIN
LOCKETT.
GOOD MORNING, ALICE.
SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.
GOOD MORNING START WITH YOUR NAME.
10:07:57AM >> ALICE MOORE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
10:08:02AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S UPSIDE DOWN.
LIKE A PROJECTOR.
10:08:07AM >> I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO THE GENTLEMAN -- REFERENCE TO
THE BLACK HISTORY THAT WAS IN -- THAT IS IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA.
I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK AND A LOT IS MENTIONED.
WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE JACKSON HOUSE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE HOUSING PROJECT.
AND WE TALK ABOUT THE LONGSHOREMEN PART THAT'S THERE, AND NO
ONE EVER MENTIONS THAT THE BLACK COMMUNITY DOWNTOWN HAD A
COMMUNITY.
THEY WERE MORE THAN JUST THE JACKSON HOUSE, CENTRAL AVENUE,
AND THE HOUSING PROJECTS.
AND THAT'S BEEN LEFT OUT.
I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK WITH PICTURES TO SHOW MORGAN STREET,
SCOTT STREET.
ON MORGAN STREET WAS ONCE A VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE
BASKETBALL TEAM, TAUGHT TRADES, DIFFERENT TRADES, WELDING,
BOTH CARPENTRY.
IT ALSO DRIVER'S ED, TAILORING, A NUMBER OF OTHERS.
IF YOU CAN SEE THE BOOK, THERE IS A LIST OF OPPORTUNITIES
THAT WAS DONE.
WE NEVER MENTIONED WHEN WE TALK, WHITE FOLKS, THEY MENTION
THE JACKSON HOUSE.
THEY MENTION CENTRAL AVENUE AND ONCE A HOUSING PROJECT.
NOW THE SHRUBS, THEY MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE CONDOS ARE
THERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE MORE EMPHASIS ON THAT.
ON SCOTT STREET, THERE'S NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT
SHOWS ANY OF THIS HOUSES.
DIFFERENT HOMES THERE, WHAT THE STREET ONCE LOOKED LIKE, IN
THE BOOK YOU ONLY SEE ON THE SCOTT STREET IS THE SIGN TO GET
READY TO GO ON THE INTERSTATE.
THERE YOU ALSO HAVE A CHURCH WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO 275 AND
75, YOU SEE THE BACK OF A CHURCH.
IT'S 132 YEARS OLD.
THIS IS RIGHT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, RIGHT WHERE WE ALL LIVE,
AND THERE WAS ONCE A GROCERY STORE THERE.
EVERYTHING IS LEFT OUT.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT NO ONE EVER
MENTIONS, PLUS NO ONE EVER SAYS THIS WAS A PREDOMINANT BLACK
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S NOTHING TO SHOW THAT WE WERE ANYWHERE FROM PALM --
ADAMO DRIVE, AROUND PART OF YBOR CITY AND FLORIDA AVENUE.
AND, OF COURSE, I HAVE TO MENTION ARMATURE WORKS, WHICH
PEOPLE ONCE LIVED.
THAT'S WHERE, KNOW THAT WAS ONCE THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
MY MAIN THING IS IN REFERENCE TO THE AREA THAT WAS HOMES,
THAT THE SCHOOL, WHEN THOMPSON CLOSED, IT IS NOW BLAKE HIGH
SCHOOL.
AND IT WAS BLAKE IN '56, THEN THEY CLOSE, THEY BUILD BLAKE
ON THE WATER, NOT THE NEW BLAKE.
THE OLDER BLAKE.
THIS IS TO BRING MORE KNOWLEDGE AND REFERENCE TO OUR BLACK
NEIGHBORHOOD AND JUST PRETEND ONLY FOUR THINGS IN THE AREA.
IT WAS A GREAT COMMUNITY AND LAST PART, THERE IS GOING TO BE
A MARKER WHERE DON THOMPSON SCHOOL IS.
LIKE I SAID IT IS A PARKING LOT AND BUS TERMINAL.
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, THEY ALREADY HAVE A PICTURE OF THE
SCHOOL.
I'M THE ONLY PERSON WITH A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE DON
THOMPSON SCHOOL THAT'S THERE.
JUST FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CHANGE OUR AREAS AND MAKE IT
MORE KNOWN.
10:11:20AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, ALICE.
APPRECIATE IT.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
10:11:28AM >> GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE POYNOR.
THE ONLY THING ON THE AGENDA I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS
NUMBER 65, THE $650,000 THAT WAS GIFTED TO THE CITY BY TECO
BECAUSE THEY PUT IN AN EASEMENT ON McCOY AND SOUTH OF
GANDY.
THAT $650,000 WAS PUT INTO SMALL PARKS IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR.
WHEN IT CAME UP, I INCLUDED THAT IN MY AGENDA REVIEW, BUT I
WAS NOT HERE THAT WEEK.
THAT MONEY CAME FROM PORT TAMPA BEING DUG UP AND THE MONEY
NEEDS TO GO BACK TO PORT TAMPA.
IT WAS PUT INTO SMALL PARKS.
IT NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE MONEY THAT SHOULD HAVE WENT INTO
AJ PALONIS PARK ON GANDY.
THERE'S NO REASON FOR IT NOT TO.
WE LOST OUT ON THINGS BECAUSE IT GOT SLOW-ROLLED AT GETTING
DONE.
WE WAITED FIVE YEARS, SO WE GET LESS STUFF.
THIS MONEY WAS GENERATED FROM SOUTH OF GANDY AND IT SHOULD
GO BACK SOUTH OF GANDY.
OTHER THAN THAT, LET'S SEE, YOU ALL SEE ME EACH WEEK.
I COME UP HERE AND TALK.
YOU KNOW I LIVE HERE AND LOVE THE PLACE.
I HAVE AN ABNORMAL OBSESSION WITH IT.
BUT THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE CITY WHO DOES A LOT OF
WORK.
HE IS A DIGGER.
HE IS SOMEBODY WHO IS ALWAYS ON IT.
IT'S MICHAEL BISHOP.
MICHAEL BISHOP WRITES A COLUMN CALLED THE TAMPA MONITOR.
HE'S GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN BECAUSE HE NEEDS SOME SUPPORT.
I'M BLESSED I HAVE A HUSBAND AND I HAVE A JOB THAT MAKES IT
EASY FOR ME TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME HERE BUT HE DOESN'T.
I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO START FOLLOWING HIS PAGE.
YES, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN, BUT I THINK WE
ALREADY RAISED A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO KEEP HIM UP AND
RUNNING.
IF YOU WOULD BUY ADS FROM HIM, BUT HIS IN-DEPTH
INVESTIGATION IS THE SOLE REASON WE ENDED UP WITH THE EXTRA
MONEY TO START PAVING THE STREETS.
HAD HE NOT FOUND THE STATE STATUTES THAT WE COULD USE
PARKING MONEY FOR PAVING, WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT.
HE'S THE GUY.
IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIM.
TO ALLOW THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE, IF YOU GO ON HIS WEBSITE,
THERE'S ALL KIND OF DATA, DATA I COULD NEVER PUT TOGETHER
THAT I KNOW VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY DO.
SO PLEASE SUPPORT THE TAMPA MONITOR.
PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME AND READ ABOUT IT.
HE'S GOT LINKS ON THERE WHERE YOU CAN BUY ADS.
BUT WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN OUR CITY WHO REALLY ARE
COMMITTED.
I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC SERVICES DONE BY THE
CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE THING I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.
FOR BOB BUCKHORN AT HIS WHATEVER IT WAS, HE'S ANNOUNCING, TO
SAY THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO STAY IN THEIR LANES,
THAT IS THE RUDEST, MOST DISRESPECTFUL THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
YOU GUYS KEEP BUSTING YOUR HUMPS AND DOING YOUR JOB.
YOU ARE WORKING FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND
NOBODY ELSE.
I CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT HIM.
10:14:35AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ROBIN SAYS NO, SO WE'LL GO TO SURGRET DOSS FOLLOWED BY JULIE
McGILL.
JULIE McGILL WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER OTHER THAN OUR
ONLINE.
I'M SORRY.
IT IS HIS TURN.
10:14:56AM >> I DID THAT.
I WONDER WHY I'M NOT SPEAKING.
10:15:00AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GOT TO SIGN UP A CARD.
10:15:02AM >> I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
NO ONE THERE AND NO CARDS AVAILABLE.
I'VE BEEN HERE.
THERE WERE NO CARDS AVAILABLE, NO ONE THERE.
AND YOU GUYS WERE LATE.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON.
10:15:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL RULES, YOU
HAVE TO FILL A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD PRIOR TO THE START OF
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WOULD ASK YOU TO TAKE A SEAT, PLEASE.
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.
10:15:28AM >> CAN I GET A CARD?
10:15:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, THE RULES ARE -- MR. SHELBY.
10:15:34AM >> NO CARDS THERE.
NO ONE THERE.
10:15:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SIR, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS AFTER CITY
COUNCIL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE RULE PLEASE, MR. SHELBY?
10:15:43AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES, SIR.
I'M READING FROM RULE --
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
10:15:52AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. DOSS, YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
10:15:57AM >> IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.
YOU SEE HIM IN HERE.
10:15:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. DOSS, YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
10:16:04AM >> IT'S MY TURN.
I CAN SAY WHAT I WANT TO DURING MY TIME.
IF I WANT TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF, THE SAME WAY I WAS WILLING
TO LAY MY LIFE DOWN FOR THE DAMN COUNTRY, I'LL SPEAK TO IT.
DO YOUR JOB.
10:16:16AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. DOSS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR
THREE MINUTES.
10:16:21AM >> MY NAME IS SURGRET DOSS, I HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK
ABOUT, BUT TO WATCH YOU TAKE THIS MAN'S TIME FROM HIM WHILE
HE'S STANDING HERE IS UTTERLY DISRESPECTFUL.
NOW, AS A BLACK MAN, I WOULD NEVER LET YOU ALL DO THAT TO
SOMEBODY WHILE I'M SITTING HERE WATCHING IT.
I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE SAYS, BUT HE HAS THE RIGHT
TO SAY IT!
FOR YOU ALL TO SIT HERE AND PLAY THIS GAME WITH THIS MAN IS
DISRESPECTFUL!
BECAUSE YOU ALL GIVE THEM THE VARIANCE TO DO IT!
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I'M WITNESSING IN THIS COUNTRY.
IF SOMEBODY HAD TOLD ME THIS, WHAT ARE WE IN, 2026, 41 YEARS
AGO, THAT 41 YEARS LATER, 41 YEARS AGO I WALKED INTO A
STATION TO JOIN THE MILITARY.
UNDER A SET OF PRINCIPLES THAT I WATCH YOU ALL DISREGARD!
ON A REGULAR BASIS!
I'VE HAD YOU PEOPLE TRY TO PUT ME IN PRISON.
YOU SAY NOTHING.
THIS CITY, I'VE WATCHED JUDGES OVER THERE NOT DO THEIR JOB.
I'VE WATCHED THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS NOW
RECENTLY GAVE ME A REVERSAL, BUT I'VE HAD YOUR ATTORNEYS --
I FILED AN APPEAL, AND EVERY TIME I ASK THE CITY AND THE
OTHER ATTORNEYS WHO ARE REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD
BE ASKING IN PRISON, YEAH, WE AGREE, AGREE.
YESTERDAY, FILED WRIT OF CERTIORARI, ASK FOR A STATE OF
MANDATE, EVERYBODY REJECTED IT.
YOU ALL HAVE SOMETHING IN YOUR HANDS THAT OUTLINES
EVERYTHING I WAS GOING THROUGH FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES.
MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT IS SO OFF BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I
JUST WITNESSED.
FOR ANYBODY TO SAY IT'S OKAY TO INCLUDE THE SEVEN OF YOU
ALL, EVERYBODY WHO IS LISTENING, IF -- WHEN IT'S TIME TO
VOTE AGAIN, IF YOU VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL WATCH SOMEBODY
IN YOUR CITY BE DISRESPECTED, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.
YOU HAVE TO LACK ANCESTRAL INTEGRITY.
YOU HAVE TO LACK CULTURAL INTEGRITY AND RACIAL INTEGRITY TO
SIT AROUND AND WATCH WHAT GETS DONE TO BLACK PEOPLE AND THE
MARGINALIZED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SAY NOTHING, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO
JUMP ON BLACK FOLKS THAN DEMOCRATS AND OTHER PEOPLE, IF YOU
ARE AFRAID, IF YOU ARE SCARED, JUST SAY YOU ARE GOD DAMN
SCARED.
BUT STAY OUT OF THE DAMN WAY!
AND TO WHAT YOU SAID, IT'S CRAZY, BECAUSE THAT SAME DUDE
SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE ASKING ME TO DONATE TO HIM.
THE SAME GUY RUNNING FOR MAYOR WANTS ME TO DONATE TO HIM.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, BEFORE I DONATE TO THE GUY WHO
STOLE MY PROPERTIES, I WOULD, THE GREATEST INSTITUTION IN
THE HISTORY OF TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH
SCHOOL.
YOU ALL SHOULD BE A DAMN SHAME OF YOURSELVES.
10:19:20AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MR. DOSS.
10:19:21AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK.
10:19:24AM >> SECOND.
10:19:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE
RULE?
10:19:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M MAKING A MOTION TO OVERRIDE THE RULE.
10:19:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WANT TO READ THE RULE FIRST.
I'VE GOT YOUR MOTION AND SECOND.
10:19:35AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR. READ THE
RULE.
MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
I'LL READ FROM RULE 5B REGARDING THIS MATTER.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTING TO BE HEARD ON AN ITEM THAT
IS NOT SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
SHALL EACH SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD PRIOR TO GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, CLEARLY IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES BY NAME FOR THE
RECORD.
THE PROCESS SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO THOSE SPEAKING ON
AGENDA ITEMS AND PERMIT THE CHAIR TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF
SPEAKERS IN ADVANCE.
EACH PERSON WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME TO APPROACH AND GIVEN
THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
10:20:17AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THE REASON I HAD THIS MOTION IS BECAUSE I
DISAGREED WITH THIS TO BEGIN WITH.
THE CARDS ARE RIDICULOUS.
I THINK WE JUST LET PEOPLE STAND UP AND SPEAK.
10:20:25AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
10:20:26AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE CARDS
THERE OR NO CARDS THERE.
I'M NOT TRYING TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SITUATION.
I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME,
RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY, I DON'T KNOW.
IF THE CARDS AREN'T THERE AND SUPPOSED TO SIGN ONE AND NOT
THERE, I SAY LET THE GENTLEMAN SPEAK.
10:20:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
10:20:49AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I BELIEVE IN THE RIGHT FOR CITIZENS TO BE
ABLE TO SPEAK.
I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT FOLKS PRESENT, BUT I
THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING TO -- IF THERE'S NO PERSON OUT
THERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE --
10:21:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE CARDS WERE THERE UNTIL THE START OF
PUBLIC COMMENT PER OUR RULES.
10:21:08AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE WOULD KNOW WHAT THE
RULES ARE.
I SECOND IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO ADD IF POSSIBLE, IF WE'RE GOING
TO KEEP THIS SYSTEM, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER, BUT IF WE
KEEP THE SYSTEM, I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THIS CLEAR IT IS A
ONE-TIME EXCEPTION UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO DO AWAY WITH THE
RULE ALTOGETHER.
10:21:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS MY POSITION, AND I'LL RESPECT
COUNCIL'S DECISION.
AS WE ARE AWARE, WE HAVE HAD ISSUES, INCLUDING LEGAL ISSUES
WITH THIS.
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT
TO, WITHOUT PREJUDICE, ENFORCE OUR RULES.
IN OTHER WORDS, ONE RULE FOR ONE PERSON IS A RULE FOR ALL.
AND IF WE HAVE A RULE, I CAN'T, AS THE CHAIR, I CAN'T PICK
AND CHOOSE WHO I'M GOING TO ENFORCE THE RULES FOR AND WHO I
AM NOT.
WHICH RULES I'M GOING TO ENFORCE OR WHICH RULES I DON'T WANT
TO ENFORCE.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE.
IF WE MAKE A DECISION TO NOT ENFORCE A RULE BECAUSE OF
WHATEVER REASON, I'M TELLING YOU, CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWED
THEIR PROCEDURES.
WE HAD STAFF AT THE PODIUM WITH CARDS UNTIL THE START OF
PUBLIC COMMENT PER CITY COUNCIL RULES.
NOW, IF THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO GO DOWN THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF
CHOOSING WHICH RULES WE WANT TO ENFORCE AND WHICH RULES WE
DON'T WANT TO ENFORCE, THAT'S UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WILL STAND BEHIND THE VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL.
THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT IS A BAD PRECEDENT TO SET
BECAUSE IF YOU WANT YOUR CHAIR TO MAKE A DETERMINATION BASED
ON WHO I PREFER TO ENFORCE RULES OR WHO I PREFER NOT TO
ENFORCE RULES ON, GOT HELP US ALL.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:22:45AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT'S A BAD RULE AND THAT'S WHY I'M MAKING THE
MOTION.
10:22:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BAD RULE OR NOT, IT'S STILL A RULE.
10:22:50AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
BUT IT'S A BAD RULE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO IN THIS COUNTRY.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE A LAW, YOU FIGHT TO CHANGE IT.
THIS IS MY TRYING TO FIGHT TO CHANGE THIS CITY COUNCIL RULE
THAT I DIDN'T VOTE FOR, THAT I DIDN'T AGREE WITH AND I STILL
DON'T AGREE WITH.
MY MOTION STANDS, NOT CHANGE, BUT I WOULD PROBABLY SAY WE
SHOULD HAVE SOMEBODY STAND THERE AND SAY YOU MISSED YOUR
TIME.
I WAS VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO THIS TO BEGIN WITH, STILL AM.
10:23:16AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I THINK THAT IS A REASONABLE SUGGESTION TO
HAVE SOMEONE THERE.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
10:23:22AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
UNDERSTANDING THE RULES, BUT AS COUNCILMAN
CARLSON WAS SAYING, JUST FOR THIS ONE TIME, DOES IT STILL
APPLY?
CAN WE JUST MAKE THIS ONE TIME?
10:23:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I SAID WHAT I SAID.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
10:23:37AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I APPRECIATE THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN.
YOU ARE THE CHAIR.
THAT'S THE RULE.
HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S NO PARKING OUTSIDE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPOT.
YOUR JOB YOU'RE DOING.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE YOUR STANCE.
HOWEVER, ANOTHER COMPLICATION PROBLEM, VERY LITTLE PARKING
OUTSIDE.
THEY HAVE TO PARK SOMEWHERE.
THEY HAVE TO WALK HERE.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT BY THE TIME, IT'S A BAD RULE, GOOD
RULE, FORGET ABOUT THE RULE.
IT'S EITHER GOOD OR BAD FOR ALL OF US.
IF THAT RULE IS OVER THERE, MAYBE PUT IT INSIDE, THE LINE
GOES OUT SO WE CAN SEE WHO IS DOING, WHO IS NOT DOING.
STILL, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK TO A GOVERNMENT.
I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, WHAT COLOR YOU ARE, WHAT RACE, HOW
HIGH YOU ARE, HOW THIN YOU ARE, HOW GOOD LOOKING YOU ARE,
HOW NOT GOOD LOOKING YOU ARE, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
MYSELF.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER, ALL WORK
TOGETHER, ALL PLAY TOGETHER, THAT MAKES THE CITY BETTER.
SO LET'S NOT ARGUE TOGETHER.
OKAY?
10:24:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
10:24:37AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE IF I MAY.
I SUPPORT THE CHAIR.
YOU'VE BEEN PUT IN A DIFFICULT POSITION IN MANY, MANY WAYS.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE POSITION THAT
YOU HAVE TAKEN IS BORN OUT OF THAT DIFFICULT POSITION, ONE
THAT I HAVE GREAT, GREAT RESPECT FOR ON MANY, MANY LEVELS.
MY POSITION IS THAT THE JUICE IS NOT WORTH THE SQUEEZE WITH
REGARDS TO PRECLUDING THIS INDIVIDUAL FROM SPEAKING.
I WISH TO STATE, THOUGH, I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES WITH THIS,
THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS INDIVIDUAL I
REPUDIATE STRONGLY, WHICH IS WHY I'M GOING TO BE VOTING FOR
THIS.
BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WITH GREAT PASSION AND GREAT
DEFERENCE AND GREAT RESPECT THE POSITION THAT YOU'RE IN THAT
I RESPECT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY AS A PROFESSIONAL COURTESY AND A
FRIEND.
10:25:27AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO WAIVE THE
RULES.
THIS IS WAIVING THE RULES -- SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE AN
AMENDMENT -- COUNCILMAN CARLSON, YOU SAID TO MAKE AN
AMENDMENT?
10:25:37AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DO NOT ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT.
10:25:40AM >>BILL CARLSON:
I'LL MAKE AN AMENDMENT.
10:25:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION TO
HAVE IT AS A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION.
IS THERE A SECOND ON ONE-TIME EXCEPTION?
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
10:25:53AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY.
JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS, THE ONE-TIME EXCEPTION THAT
ALL IS AWARE OF AND THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF, JUST FOR THE
RECORD, JUST KNOW THAT WHAT THE EXCEPTION IS, IS TO THE RULE
I ACTUALLY READ.
WHILE THE GENTLEMAN IN QUESTION IS PRESENT HEARING THAT RULE
AS I READ IT, SO THAT EVERYBODY IS ON NOTICE.
AND THE PUBLIC IS ON NOTICE THROUGH THE DISCUSSION AS TO
WHAT THAT RULE IS.
10:26:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO GRANT A ONE-TIME
EXCEPTION, WAIVING THE RULES FOR TONY DANIELS TO BE ABLE TO
SPEAK AT THIS PARTICULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THIS IS THE AMENDMENT.
10:26:39AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST THE AMENDMENT.
10:26:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CLERK.
10:26:46AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WE'RE MAKING A DIFFICULT DECISION MORE
DIFFICULT.
YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET SAYING ONE TIME ONLY OR WHATEVER IT
IS.
YOU EITHER CHANGE A RULE, BUT DON'T MAKE AN EXCEPTION TO THE
RULE.
IF YOU GO BEFORE SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY WILL TELL YOU, WHY ARE
YOU DOING THIS?
10:27:04AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
10:27:05AM >>LUIS VIERA:
TWO SECONDS, IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILMAN
MIRANDA'S WELL-FOUNDED COMMENTS.
ONE-TIME EXCEPTION IS PROPER.
IF WE WISH TO CHANGE THE RULES PERMANENTLY, THAT CAN COME UP
DURING MOTION TIME.
10:27:17AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE A LARGER
CONVERSATION ABOUT JUST THE WHOLE PROCESS IN GENERAL, WHICH
WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE LITERALLY IN THE
MIDDLE OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
10:27:30AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
10:27:34AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
INHERENTLY IT'S A ONE-TIME.
LET'S JUST DO IT.
10:27:39AM >>BILL CARLSON:
THE PROPOSAL TO MAKE IT ONE TIME IS JUST SO
IT'S OBVIOUS IT IS NOT A PRECEDENT, NOT FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL
BUT FOR ANYBODY THAT IT'S A ONE-TIME THING.
IF WE JUST -- IF WE BREAK THE RULES ONCE, THEN IT LOOKS LIKE
WE COULD DO IT ANYTIME.
I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RULES
LATER, BUT MY AMENDMENT --
10:28:00AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE CLERK REMINDS ME THERE WAS A VOTE ON
THE AMENDMENT THAT HASN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED.
10:28:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BECAUSE IT WASN'T ANNOUNCED, I'LL CALL FOR
THE VOTE AGAIN FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE AMENDMENT.
THIS IS A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT FOR THE ONE-TIME EXCEPTION.
THE AMENDMENT WAS TO GRANT A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION TO THE
PUBLIC COMMENT RULES THAT MR. SHELBY WROTE, ONE-TIME
EXCEPTION FOR TODAY'S MEETING FOR TONY DANIELS TO SPEAK AT
THIS MEETING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
GO AHEAD AND ROLL CALL.
10:28:42AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
10:28:43AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
10:28:44AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YES.
10:28:46AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
10:28:47AM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
10:28:48AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO.
10:28:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
10:28:52AM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION PASSES WITH HURTAK AND MIRANDA
VOTING NO.
10:28:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT WAS TO AMEND THE MOTION.
NOW WE HAVE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS WHAT WE BASICALLY
JUST VOTED ON.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THAT ONE, PLEASE?
THE MOTION IS TO GRANT A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION TO TONY DANIELS
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK -- IF THIS PASSES, WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
ASK ANYBODY THAT HASN'T REGISTERED FOR CARDS TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER FOR CARDS TODAY.
WILL YOU ACCEPT THAT AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT?
10:29:31AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
10:29:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS IS A MOTION THAT WILL ALLOW ANYBODY
THAT HAS NOT REGISTERED FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING TODAY TO FILL
OUT A CARD AND ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL TODAY DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
10:29:42AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
10:29:43AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YES.
10:29:44AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
10:29:45AM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
10:29:46AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
10:29:47AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
10:29:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO.
10:29:51AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSES WITH CLENDENIN VOTING NO.
10:29:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
IF YOU ARE IN COUNCIL TODAY, AND YOU HAVE NOT FILLED OUT ONE
OF THESE CARDS, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL, PLEASE GO
OUT TO THE PODIUM.
IF STAFF WOULD PLEASE BRING CARDS OUT TO THE PODIUM SO
PEOPLE CAN FILL OUT CARDS, HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY FROM STAFF IS
HEARING THAT.
PLEASE BRING CARDS TO THE PODIUM SO PEOPLE CAN FILL THEM
OUT.
WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON AND ONE ONLINE.
WE'LL HAVE THOSE FILLED OUT BY THEN.
JULIE McGILL.
HOW IS THAT FOR A PRECLUDE TO YOUR PUBLIC SPEAKING?
COME UP AND START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
THEN WE'LL HAVE THE ONE ONLINE SPEAKER.
10:30:36AM >> I DON'T THINK I CAN TOP THAT.
JULIE McGILL.
I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO BRING UP TO PUT THEM
BACK IN THE LIMELIGHT.
BALLAST POINT PIER.
I'VE SPOKEN TO RESIDENTS OVER THERE.
THEY ARE ALL UP IN FRUSTRATION.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF.
THE PIER STILL SITS LIKE IT IS.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS.
MAYBE WE CAN GET THEM SOME ANSWERS OR AT LEAST GET SOMETHING
STARTED ON THAT PIER.
IF IT HASN'T FALLEN DOWN YET AFTER THE HURRICANE, I REALLY
DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO.
IT WAS CONDEMNED, COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED AND IT'S NOT.
SULPHUR SPRINGS POOL, I WAS THERE YESTERDAY.
RESIDENTS ARE WONDERING WHY IT'S COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF NOW.
THEY CAN'T SEE ANYTHING GOING ON.
FENCE FROM THE RIVER ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SPRINGS WITH
BLUE TARP IN IT.
CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I DON'T SEE ANY WORKERS AROUND.
I DID SOME VIDEOS OVER THE TOP OF IT.
POOL IS STILL DRAINED.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS PASSED ALMOST $2 MILLION TO FIX IT.
IT'S STILL SITTING THERE.
WE'RE ALMOST IN SUMMER.
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES ANSWERS ON THAT.
EL PRADO, THIS ONE BOGGLES MY MIND.
WHY ARE WE ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDING IT NEEDS TO GO DOWN TO
ONE LANE FOR A BIKE PATH?
I DRIVE THE CITY ALL THE TIME.
THE AMOUNT OF BIKES THAT I SEE DON'T WARRANT THE AMOUNT OF
BIKE PATHS THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO PUT.
SO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T WANT IT FOR THE MOST PART,
EVERYBODY I SPOKE TO, THEY ARE SAYING THAT WILL CAUSE A LOT
OF CONGESTION ON EL PRADO.
SOUTH HOWARD, SINCE I WAS HERE LAST, THE USF PROFESSOR ALSO
DEEMED THAT PALMA CEIA PINES WILL NOT BE HELPED AT ALL BY
THAT PROJECT.
I'M NOT SURE ALL OF PALMA CEIA PINES KNOWS THAT.
MAYBE THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THEM.
BUT THAT PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO HELP THEM AT ALL.
WE'RE SPENDING ALL THAT MONEY ON THE SOUTH HOWARD PROJECT
THAT NOW WE'VE WHITTLED DOWN THE AMOUNT OF HOMES EVEN MORE.
THAT MONEY COULD GO TO OTHER AREAS ALONG WITH THE $56
MILLION SIDEWALK THEY ARE DOING ON WEST RIVER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING PUT INTO EAST
TAMPA, SULPHUR SPRINGS, AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT REALLY
NEED IT.
WE STILL NEED SOME ANSWERS ON THESE THINGS.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME.
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE MY WHOLE THREE MINUTES BECAUSE WE
ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF TIME.
THANK YOU.
10:32:57AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, JULIE.
MICHAEL RANDOLPH, ARE YOU ONLINE?
10:33:07AM >> YES.
GOOD MORNING.
10:33:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD MORNING, MR. RANDOLPH.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
10:33:12AM >> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH.
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING WORKSHOP THAT'S UNIQUE.
WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP AND LEADERSHIP THAT IS
COMING UP, IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON DEI BUT ON NEI.
FROM THE STREETS TO THE BOARDROOM, A LEADERSHIP TRAINING
PROGRAM BORN DIRECTLY FROM THE VOICE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN EAST
TAMPA, WEST TAMPA, PROGRESS VILLAGE, AND GRANT PARK IN
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
EAST TAMPA, MOST ADVOCATES ARE COMING OUT OF EAST TAMPA.
THEY TOLD US CLEARLY WE DON'T WANT TO BE SPOKEN FOR.
THEY WANT TO LEAD.
HOUSING INSECURITY, ECONOMIC DISINVESTMENT, AND POLITICAL
EXCLUSION DEMAND BOLD SOLUTIONS.
SURVIVING IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO BECOMING ARCHITECT
OF EMPOWERED NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE FOCUS ON AGE 17 TO 18, READY TO INFLUENCE.
PARTICIPANTS LEARN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING
FRONT DOOR STRATEGIES LIKE OWNERSHIP AND ACCESS, AND
BACKDOOR STRATEGIES LIKE POLICIES, ZONING, FINANCE THAT
PROTECT LEGACY RESIDENTS.
PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN LIVED EXPERIENCE, STRENGTHENED BY
EVIDENCE-BASED THINKING.
GRASS ROOT ORGANIZING, COALITION BUILDING AND FISCAL
PLANNING.
THEY EXPLORE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COOPERATIVE AND COMMUNITY -- BUILD ON
LEADERSHIP.
WE TRAIN THEM IN NEGOTIATIONS, CRITICAL THINKING, POLITICAL
INSIGHT, GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO NAVIGATE POWER STRUCTURE
AND INFLUENCE DECISION MAKING.
IN 2006, WE WITNESSED THE RISE -- A GENERATION OF NEXT
LEADERS EMERGING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND READY TO MOVE ON THE
STREETS TO THE BOARDROOM AND REDEFINE LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU.
10:35:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MR. RANDOLPH.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS IN PERSON, MENTESNOT.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
10:35:36AM >> MENTESNOT.
WANT TO SAY UHURU.
UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI.
WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER, EVER STOP THINKING ABOUT
OUR FREEDOM.
THOUSANDS OF YEARS WE HAVEN'T BEEN FREE, BUT MILLIONS OF
YEARS WE WERE FREE AND AN EVOLVING PEOPLE.
I'M NOT INTIMIDATED BY THIS HAD I TRADE.
IT'S RACIAL HATRED.
YOU ALL TRY TO INTIMIDATE PEOPLE.
YOU UNDERSTAND IN THEY TRY TO SEND A MESSAGE TO AFRICAN
PEOPLE, GET BACK IN YOUR N-ER PLACE, NOTHING MORE, NOTHING
LESS.
THEY TRY TO INTIMIDATE ALL AFRICAN PEOPLE.
SEE WHAT THEY DID WITH THE ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF, A WOMAN
WHO DEDICATED HER LIFE TO YOU ALL SCUMBAGS AND THEY FIRED
HER PUBLICLY, SAID THAT HER ROLE WASN'T WHATEVER, WHATEVER.
AND ME TALKING IN REFERENCE TO SUPPORTING THE POLICE NEVER
HAPPENED, BUT ME TALKING OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE HAPPENS ALL
THE TIME.
AND WE SEE AND HAPPEN TODAY.
WE SEE SOME PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT AND SAID, HEY, THAT'S
UNFAIR.
SITTING MY BLACK ASS IN THE CHAIR THERE THE WHOLE TIME.
SITTING THERE THE WHOLE TIME.
AND THE LAZY PEOPLE, INCLUDING Y'ALL COULDN'T EVEN GET TO
WORK ON TIME.
THE 50th LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES OUT OF 20,000
CITIES, AND YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN'T EVEN GET TO WORK
ON TIME.
ONE TIME THEY HAVE TO COME TO WORK ON THURSDAY MORNING,
CAN'T GET TO WORK ON TIME.
THEY CAN'T START A MEETING ON TIME AND THEN TRIED TO
ADMONISH ME AND RIDICULE ME AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF, LIKE I
WANT SPECIAL FAVOR OR SPECIAL ATTENTION OR MENTALLY RETARDED
AND CAN'T FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
THERE WERE NO CARDS OUTSIDE.
AND THEY HAVE TO JUST SHOWS HOW INEFFICIENT GOVERNMENT IS.
SPEND 20 MINUTES TALKING ABOUT NOTHING.
BUT IT IS THE HATRED FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE AND HOW THEY TRY TO
INTIMIDATE US.
INTIMIDATE US TO ACCEPT GENTRIFICATION, ACCEPT SLOW NEGRO
GENOCIDE.
ACCEPT RUTHLESSNESS, ACCEPT BEING OR NOT BEING A HUMAN BEING
FOR YOUR ENTIRE DURATION OF YOUR LIFE.
STINKING TALKING ABOUT A PANTHER AT LOWRY PARK ZOO.
THEY TALKING ABOUT A PANTHER AT LOWRY PARK ZOO.
COME UP HERE AND GET MORE RECOGNITION THAN ALL THE PEOPLE
SLEEPING OUT IN THE STREETS AND STEP RIGHT OUTSIDE THIS
BUILDING AND SEE THE OFFENSIVE NATURE OF HOW PEOPLE ARE
LIVING.
I'M NOT BEGGING FOR ANYTHING.
I THANK THE PEOPLE WHO STOOD UP.
THAT'S REAL DEMOCRACY AT WORK.
WHO STOOD UP TO A CLOWN, TO THE CENTER CLOWN, AND THE OTHER
CLOWN THAT I'LL PUT A LAWSUIT ON BECAUSE OF THE CONSPIRACIES
TO HAVE ME ARRESTED.
YES, YOU'LL SEE MY NAME WITH A LAWSUIT ON IT.
YOU AND YOU.
AND YOU SITTING IN THE CENTER.
YOU WILL SEE MY NAME WITH A LAWSUIT ON IT, AND YOUR NAME ON
IT PERSONALLY.
NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE CITY OF TAMPA.
WORRIED ABOUT THE CONSPIRACY NONSENSE YOU'RE DOING.
10:38:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE ARE ON TO BOARD ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS 4, 5, 6?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:38:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANTED TO SAY I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING
TO DO THESE INDIVIDUALLY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT TARAH BLUMA HAS BEEN A REALLY GREAT
ADDITION TO THE CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I WAS THERE ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION, AND SHE JUST DOVE RIGHT IN.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU.
10:39:17AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
10:39:18AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WANT TO SAY THE SAME FOR EDWIN NARAIN
WHO WE ALL KNOW.
HE IS A WONDERFUL PERSON.
10:39:27AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HE WASN'T THERE.
10:39:27AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO, NO.
HE'S GOING TO BE FANTASTIC.
I'M GLAD TO SEE HIS NAME.
10:39:32AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I WANT TO SALUTE AGAIN, WHEN BOARD MEMBER OR
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG NOMINATED THE HONORABLE ED NARAIN, WHAT A
GOOD GUY AND GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT AND REAL ASSET TO THE
BOARD.
JUST ALWAYS A BIG FAN OF HIS.
10:39:47AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
ANY PUBLIC REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE
MATTERS?
HEARING NONE.
COMMITTEE CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCILMAN VIERA, MOVE 7 THROUGH 14, PLEASE.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, WOULD YOU MOVE 15 THROUGH 22?
10:40:08AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I MOVE ITEMS 15 THROUGH 22.
10:40:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, SECOND
FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:40:14AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M THRILLED CORNERSTONE
KIDS IS ON HERE BECAUSE THEY WILL GET THE MATCHING GRANT
FROM THE COUNTY AND DO A LOT MORE GOOD FOR A LOT MORE KIDS.
10:40:24AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION AND FAVOR.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE.
10:40:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I MOVE ITEMS 23 THROUGH 33.
10:40:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
10:40:41AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MOVE 34 THROUGH 37.
10:40:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM MIRANDA, SECOND FROM
MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, WOULD YOU MOVE ITEMS 38 THROUGH 44 FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COMMITTEE.
10:40:53AM >> MOVE ITEMS 38 THROUGH 44.
10:40:53AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON,
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, WOULD YOU MOVE 45 THROUGH 48.
10:41:01AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I MOVE ITEMS 45 THROUGH 48.
10:41:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
10:41:07AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO SET 49 AND 50.
10:41:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SET PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
49 AND 50 FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
THE AYES HAVE IT.
10:41:16AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO OPEN 10 AND 10:30 PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
10:41:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FROM
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM CARLSON.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
10:00 PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE NOW OPEN.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
10:41:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I JUST WANTED TO SAY FOR ITEMS 51 AND 52, I
WAS ABSENT BUT I HAVE REVIEWED HEARINGS AND I'M READY TO
VOTE.
10:41:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, YOU WERE ABSENT ON 52,
SAME FOR YOU?
10:41:39AM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
10:41:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
WE'LL OPEN UP 51.
STAFF, PLEASE.
WHO WILL PRESENT 51?
10:41:50AM >>LUIS VIERA:
WHILE WE'RE AT IT, IF I MAY, SAME THING
OBVIOUSLY FOR 55.
10:41:53AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
WHO IS HERE FOR 51?
SOMEBODY?
ANY STAFF ONLINE, Q.?
THEY ARE COMING UP.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, ROSS.
10:42:56AM >>ROSS SAMONS:
HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES THERE.
ROSS SAMONS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION, PRESENTING FILE
VAC-26-05 FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
10:43:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, IS THERE AN APPLICANT?
IS THERE AN APPLICANT FOR 51?
HEARING NONE.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO ITEM 51?
MOTION TO CLOSE, PLEASE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, WOULD YOU READ 51, PLEASE?
10:43:30AM >>BILL CARLSON:
SURE, MOVE ITEM 51, FILE VAC-26-05,
ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, VACATING, CLOSING,
DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF ROSS AVENUE
RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH OF PALM AVENUE, SOUTH OF PARK
AVENUE, EAST OF NORTH BOULEVARD AND WEST OF MASSACHUSETTS
AVENUE AS DEDICATED BY THE PLATS OF CRAIG AND JAMIESON'S
RIVERVIEW SUBDIVISION AND DILL'S SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF
TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2 HEREOF, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN COVENANTS,
CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH
HEREIN, PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND
REPEALING CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10:44:16AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
10:44:31AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
10:44:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
ITEM 52, STAFF?
10:44:35AM >> MALLORY LAGASSE, REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
I'M HERE FOR A SECOND READING AND ADOPTION FOR HONORARY
STREET NAMING IN HONOR OF TONY GARCIA, JR.
IT IS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF AN HONORARY STREET NAMING SIGN AT
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH HOWARD AVENUE AND WEST CHERRY
STREET IN TAMPA.
I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
10:45:00AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
10:45:02AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
REAL QUICK.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS FOR MR. GARCIA.
I MADE A LOT OF COMMENTS ON THE FIRST HEARING IN THE FIRST
PRESENTATION.
IT'S WELL DESERVED.
HE DID A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THE EFFECTS ARE STILL BEING FELT.
SO WE APPRECIATE IT.
10:45:16AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMAN VIERA, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 52.
10:45:31AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR, HONOR TO READ THIS, AS COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO SAID, GREAT MAN, GREAT AMERICAN, AND GREAT
TAMPE O.
ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE
PLACEMENT OF AN HONOR RATHER STREET NAMING SIGN AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH HOWARD AVENUE AND WEST CHERRY
STREET IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, TO HONOR TONY GARCIA, JUNIOR,
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10:45:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
10:46:04AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
10:46:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
THE REST OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS THAT REQUIRE YOU TO BE SWORN IN.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO TESTIFY OR SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND
BE SWORN IN BY OUR CLERK.
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
10:46:27AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
ITEM 53, STAFF.
10:46:32AM >>STEPHANIE POPE:
GOOD MORNING.
STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ITEM 53 IS REZ 26-02.
THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
1008 WEST LASALLE STREET.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50 RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED USES.
AT THE MARCH 12, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING, IT WAS REQUESTED FOR
THE APPLICANT TO UTILIZE THE ALLEY.
THE APPLICANT MADE THOSE CHANGES AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW
YOU THE PLAN RIGHT NOW.
THE APPLICANT DID UTILIZE THE ALLEY HERE, AND -- HERE IS
LA SALLE.
HE HAD THE ENTRANCES OFF OF LA SALLE AND NOW THEY HAVE THE
ENTRANCE OFF OF THE ALLEY AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL.
THIS APPLICATION IS BEFORE YOU FOR A SECOND READING.
REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN
SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
10:47:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
I WANT TO DISCLOSE A LITTLE BIT OF EX PARTE THING, BETWEEN
THE TIMES WE HEARD THIS AND YESTERDAY, WITH MYSELF AND MY
LEGISLATIVE AIDE, DID I A SITE VISIT BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS
ABOUT THESE ALLEYS.
I DROVE THROUGH THEM FOR MY OWN OBSERVATION.
I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH
THE ALLEYS.
AGAIN, JUST FOR CLARITY, MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD
THAT I WENT OUT THERE WITH MY OWN EYES TO LOOK AT THE
ALLEYWAYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPLICANT.
10:48:08AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
JAMES LASCARA, APPLICANT.
WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE ALL THE REQUESTED REVISIONS BETWEEN FIRST
AND SECOND READING.
WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO RECEIVE INITIAL APPROVAL AT FIRST
READING.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
10:48:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM?
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
LIKE TO SAY FIRST, THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING COUNCIL'S
REQUEST TO FLIP THIS.
I KNOW THAT IS NOT AN EASY ENDEAVOR.
COSTS YOU MONEY, BUT I THINK USING THAT ALLEY WAS IMPORTANT.
I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH COUNCIL TO DO THAT.
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN
MIRANDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM?
MOTION TO CLOSE, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 53?
10:49:08AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
FILE REZ-26-02, FILE REZ-26-02, ORDINANCE
BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 1008
WEST LASALLE STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD,
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, SEMI
DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
10:49:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE.
10:49:57AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO.
10:50:01AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
NOW I MOVE THE RESOLUTION.
10:50:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO MOVE THE ATTACHED
RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
SORRY.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON VOTED NO.
WOULD YOU ANNOUNCE THE VOTE, PLEASE?
OF THE RESOLUTION.
10:50:19AM >>THE CLERK:
RESOLUTION PASSES WITH CARLSON VOTING NO.
10:50:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
YOU ARE YOUNG.
10:50:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW WE NORMALLY DO IT RIGHT AFTER APPROVALS, IS IT OKAY
TO APPROVE THESE THINGS NOW, THE STAFF REPORT THINGS, 59,
60, 61.
10:50:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LET'S GET THROUGH THE HEARINGS FIRST.
ITEM 54, STAFF.
GOING BACK TO FIRST.
10:50:58AM >>STEPHANIE POPE:
STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
ITEM 54 IS REZ 26-03, THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1307 WEST LASALLE STREET.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI
DETACHED USES.
COUNCIL, YOU MAY RECALL AT THE MARCH 12, 2026 PUBLIC
HEARING, COUNCIL REQUESTED THE APPLICANT TO CHANGE THE
VEHICLE ACCESS FROM THE FRONT ALONG WEST LASALLE STREET TO
PROVIDE ACCESS FROM THE ALLEY TO THE REAR.
THE APPLICANT AGREED TO MAKE THE CHANGES BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
SINCE THAT HEARING, THE APPLICANT HAS CHANGED THEIR MIND AND
DECIDED TO GO WITH THEIR ORIGINAL DESIGN, WHICH HAS FRONT
LOAD ACCESS FROM WEST LASALLE STREET.
I PROVIDED YOU WITH THE SITE PLAN OF RECORD WHICH SHOWS THE
FRONT ACCESS AS ON THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN.
SINCE NO CHANGE WAS MADE, INSTEAD OF THIS BEING A SECOND
READING, THIS WOULD NOW BE A FIRST READING.
I HAVE THE PLAN TO SHOW YOU AND I ALSO PASSED IT OUT SO THAT
YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN PROPOSED.
HERE IS THE ALLEY, AND HERE IS WEST LA SALLE, AND THIS HAS
THE ACCESS COMING FROM WEST LA SALLE STILL.
THIS IS A VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE UNITS DESIGNED THROUGH NEW
CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WITH ACCESS FROM WEST LASALLE STREET.
THERE IS AN EXISTING SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO WEST LA SALLE WITH
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
THIS IS -- THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND CAN EXPLAIN WHY THEY
ARE REVERTING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
10:52:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, APPLICANT, PLEASE.
10:52:38AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
JAMES LASCARA, OWNER AND APPLICANT FOR REZ 26-03.
ENCOURAGED BY STAFF FINDING OF CONSISTENCY AND ENCOURAGED TO
SPEAK BEFORE YOU TODAY.
FOLLOWING COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION AND REQUEST FROM THE
FIRST HEARING, WE AGREED TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY USING THE
ALLEY FOR VEHICLE ACCESS.
IN THE PROCESS WE IDENTIFIED KEY INFORMATION THAT WARRANTS
BRINGING THIS BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FIRST HEARING
CONSIDERATION.
TO REFRESH OURSELVES, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST REVIEW WHAT CODE
SAYS ON THE ISSUE.
IF AN EXISTING LOT -- KIND OF SMALL, SORRY -- IF AN EXISTING
LOT IS ADJACENT TO AN OPEN AND USED PUBLIC ALLEY, VEHICULAR
ACCESS TO THE SITE SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM THE ALLEY AS A
PRIMARY VEHICULAR ACCESS POINT, PROVIDED IT MEETS MINIMUM
STANDARDS REFERENCED IN 27-283.12.
ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO NOTE STAFF'S FINDING ON THIS
PARTICULAR ALLEY.
THAT WAS AN E-MAIL FROM TRANSPORTATION SAYING THEY ARE
UNPAVED AND SHOW NO APPARENT EVIDENCE OF REGULAR VEHICLE
USE.
BECAUSE OF THESE EXISTING CONDITIONS, I RECOMMEND THE CITY
SUPPORT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR A WAIVER OF THE ALLEY
ACCESS REQUIREMENT FOR THESE SITES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WHAT WE FOUND UPON ADDITIONAL TIME
SPENT ON DEEPER EXAMINATION OF THE SITE AND HAVING
OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SIMPLY NOT
AVAILABLE TO US AT THE PREVIOUS FIRST HEARING.
IN DOING SO, I WILL SHOW A FEW REASONS WHY THE ALLEY DOES
NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR OPEN AND USED ALLEY AS DESCRIBED IN
CODE 27-241 IN EARNEST GESTURE TO PROPOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE
NOT JUST THOUGHTFUL FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ALSO
BUILDABLE.
THE ALLEY IS, IN FACT, NOT A VIABLE SOLUTION FOR THIS
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
WE REFERENCE THE KIMLEY-HORN ALLEY STUDY PUBLISHED IN
OCTOBER 2025.
10:54:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PUSH IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
10:54:27AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AND IT'S NOT UP ON THE SCREEN.
10:54:32AM >> THANK YOU.
WE REFERENCE THIS KIMLEY-HORN ALLEY STUDY WHICH YOU SEE A
SCREEN SHOT HERE, FRESHLY PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2025.
LUCKILY THE SPECIFIC ALLEY IN QUESTION WAS ASSESSED IN THAT
STUDY.
HERE ARE THE FINDINGS.
ALLEY WAS ASSESSED AS NON-VEHICULAR IN THE STUDY.
THE ALLEY IS NOTED AS SEMI OBSTRUCTED WITH LESS THAN 14 FEET
OF WIDTH AS PLATTED, IS NOT USED FOR ANYONE ON THE BLOCK,
NOTING THE PRIVATE USE REFERENCE AND HAS ENCROACHMENTS ALONG
BOTH OF THE SIDES AND THE HEIGHT.
ITEMS I'VE CIRCLED IN RED HERE.
I'D LIKE TO NOTE ALSO THAT THIS STUDY WAS DONE BY AN
OBJECTIVE THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND IS, IN FACT,
PUBLISHED ON THE WEST TAMPA CRA WEB PAGE HOSTED BY THE CITY
AS A RESOURCE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE COORDINATED WITH F.D.O.T. FOR THIS AREA'S
RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP.
WHICH I'VE SHOWN HERE.
THE AREA IN QUESTION IS CIRCLED AND ENLARGED.
ZOOMED IN VERSION THE AREA IN RED IS F.D.O.T. OWNERSHIP AS
PART OF I-275.
IN YELLOW IS THE ALLEY.
HERE IS THE ISSUE.
THE AREA THAT ADJOINS THE ALLEY IS THE EDGE OF WHAT IS
RESERVED BY F.D.O.T. FOR I-275 USE.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO LEAVE THIS UP LONGER?
WE WERE ABLE TO CONFER WITH TRANSPORTATION STAFF ON THIS
EXACT FINDING.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ THEIR RESPONSE.
HI, JAMES, YES, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING.
THE SECTION YOU CIRCLED APPEARS TO SHOW THAT THE EXISTING
F.D.O.T. RIGHT-OF-WAY CUTS INTO THAT AREA SO THERE DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE A CLEAN WAY TO EXTEND ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS FROM
1307 LASALLE WEST TO OREGON AS A TYPICAL CITY ALLEY
CONNECTION.
IN OTHER WORDS, THAT TIE-IN LOOKS BLOCKED BY THE EXISTING
F.D.O.T. RIGHT-OF-WAY CONFIGURATION.
THAT WAS THIS WEEK.
WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT THERE IS NO CURB CUT WHERE THE
ALLEY JOINS WILLOW, AND NOW PREVIOUSLY I WAS REFERRING TO
THE WEST PORTION OF THE ALLEY.
NOW I'M REFERRING TO THE EAST PORTION OF THE ALLEY.
SO THERE'S NO CURB CUT WHERE THE ALLEY JOINS WILLOW.
AND I AM UNSURE -- I WOULD ARGUE THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO
MAKE A CASE THAT THE ALLEY IS USED IF THERE'S NO CURB CUT
SUPPORTING THAT IT IS USED.
HOW CAN WE CONSIDER AN ALLEY TO BE CONSIDERED OPEN USE IF
THERE'S NO CURB CUT FOR IT?
LASTLY, WE ENGAGED A SURVEYOR TO OBTAIN A COMPLETE UPDATED
AND CERTIFIED SURVEY THAT CONTAINED ALL THE TREE,
TYPOGRAPHY, AND BOUNDARY INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THIS
PARTICULAR ALLEY.
THIS WAS COMPLETED JUST LAST WEEK.
I'LL ZOOM INTO PARTICULAR PORTIONS OF THE SURVEY.
I HAVE SEPARATED THE SURVEY PORTIONS UP IN TWO PARTS.
THE AREA TO THE EAST AND THE AREA TO THE WEST.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE SURVEY TO THE EAST FIRST BECAUSE
IT'S IMPORTANT WE UNDERSTAND THE BOUNDARY LINES OF HOW THE
ALLEY IS ACTUALLY PLATTED AND WHAT AREA OF LAND IT IS REALLY
REFERENCING.
10:57:49AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CAN YOU MOVE IT UP A LITTLE, PLEASE?
10:57:52AM >> THE AREA BELOW, THE PORTION SHADED IN BLUE SHOWS THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE ALLEY.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THAT ALL THE TREES ARE POSITIONED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE ALLEY AND FURTHER WITHIN THE ALLEY THAN
ORIGINALLY UNDERSTOOD, RESULTING IN THE ACTUAL SPACE THAT IS
PASSIBLE BEING FAR LESS THAN THE ACTUAL ALLEY BOUNDARIES ARE
WITH AREAS OF LESS THAN SIX FEET OF PASSIBLE SPACE.
WHAT YOU'LL NOTE IS THAT AS IS RIGHT NOW TO THE EAST OF THE
SITE, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 13 TREES BLOCKING THE ALLEY.
THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ALLEY.
OF THOSE TREES, TEN ARE OAKS AND THREE ARE PALMS.
I'VE SHOWN THIS VIEW, OVERLAID WITH THE SURVEY -- I'VE SHOWN
THE VIEW OF WHERE THE ALLEY AREA FACES WILLOW WITH THE EDGE
OF THE ALLEY MARKED WITH THE PLOT LINE LIES.
ENTAIL LESS THAN SIX FEET OF PASSIBLE SPACE.
I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT THE FENCE.
THE FENCE IS BUILT MORE NORTHERLY THAN THE PLAT LINE.
THAT IS F.D.O.T. SPACE FOR I-275.
PORTION TO THE WEST, THREE CONFLICTS.
THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED F.D.O.T. I-275 AREA.
PRESERVATION QUALITY GRAND LIVE OAK IN WHICH THE PROPOSED
ALLEY IMPROVEMENT WOULD ENCROACH CLOSER TO SIX FEET TO THE
TRUNK AND WELL WITHIN MINIMUM 15-FOOT PROTECTED ROOT ZONE.
F.D.O.T. FENCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ALLEY THAT OBSTRUCTS THE
ALLEY MULTIPLE FEET, LESS THAN EIGHT FOOT PASSIBLE SECTION
FROM WHAT IS PLATTED.
HERE IS THE IMAGE OVERLAY WHERE THE ALLEY WOULD BE.
THAT'S THE PRESERVATION QUALITY GRAND LIVE OAK, 35-INCH
DIAMETER BREAST HEIGHT SIZE TREE.
THEN HERE IS THE FENCE ENCROACHMENT.
I WENT OUT AND MEASURED.
THIS WAS THE PAST WEEK I RECEIVED THE MEASUREMENTS.
THE ENCROACHMENT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE FENCE IS OVER SEVEN
FEET.
ENCROACHMENT ON ANOTHER IS OVER FIVE FEET ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF IT.
HERE IS MY MEASUREMENT WHERE THE FENCE ENCROACHES INTO THE
ALLEY NOW.
THE AREA MARKED WITH THE DASHED YELLOW IS THE EDGE OF WHERE
THE ALLEY PLAT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THIS VIEW IS LOOKING SOUTH AND SOUTHERLY,
THAT IS THE PROPERTY LINE.
IF THEY WANTED TO MOVE THEIR FENCE FURTHER IN, THEY COULD
MOVE IT ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF THERE.
GENERALLY WHAT WE ARE -- WHILE NOT OPPOSED TO USING ALLEYS
IN GENERAL AS WE HAVE DONE IN PREVIOUS PROPOSALS WHERE THE
ALLEYS ARE DEMONSTRATED OPEN AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
WEST TAMPA GUIDELINES, I'LL MENTION A FEW SPECIFIC PROJECTS
WE'VE DONE THIS ALREADY.
LA SALLE, NASSAU AND ARCH, MULTIPLE ON EACH STREET.
IN THIS CASE, IT IS SIMPLY NOT A FEASIBLE SOLUTION GIVEN THE
CURRENT CONSTRAINTS.
WE EXPLORED ALL REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES.
AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO OTHER VIABLE OPTIONS.
AS A RESULT, WITHOUT THE WAIVER FOR STREET FACING PARKING,
THIS PROPOSAL BECOMES AN UNBUILDABLE PRODUCT.
DEMONSTRATED INFORMATION THAT THE ALLEY ADJACENT TO 1307
WEST LA SALLE CANNOT BE CONSIDERED OPEN AND USE PER CITY OF
TAMPA CODE, WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE PROPOSED PROJECT BACK
FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION.
TO CONCLUDE, FOUR UNIT SITE THAT HISTORICALLY CONSISTED OF
TWO BUILDINGS, TWO UNITS EACH.
PROPOSED TO KEEP IT FOUR UNITS, TWO BUILDINGS, TWO UNITS, SO
NOT IN INCREASE IN DENSITY FROM WHAT EXISTED BEFORE.
LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM NEARBY NEIGHBORS WITH NO WRITTEN
OPPOSITION.
I THINK GENUINENESS, THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT
GENUINENESS.
I NEVER WANT TO COME ACROSS AS DISINGENUOUS.
WE HAD THE TIME TO EVALUATE AND GAIN MORE INFORMATION ON A
KEY ASPECT OF WHICH WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING
BEFORE.
THAT IS THE REASON FOR BRINGING THIS BACK AROUND TO FIRST
READING CONSIDERATION.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THIS PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
11:02:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
LIKE I SAID, I DID A SITE VISIT YESTERDAY.
I HAVE A LARGE SUV.
I WAS ABLE TO PULL -- I THINK PART OF THE INFORMATION YOU
DISCLOSED TODAY IS NEW INFORMATION.
THAT IS THE F.D.O.T. EASEMENT.
OF EVERYTHING YOU PRESENTED TODAY, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY
THE GAME CHANGER AS FAR AS MY VOTE OR MY SUPPORT ON THIS
PROJECT.
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
MS. SANCHEZ.
11:03:01AM >> YES, I'M A NEIGHBOR.
11:03:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COME TO THE FRONT.
YOU START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
11:03:07AM >> MY NAME IS NICHOLAS PAGIA.
I LIVE OFF ARCH STREET, STREET SOUTH OF LA SALLE.
WALK MY DOG.
I HAVE AN ALLEY MYSELF, NOT A BIG FAN OF THEM BECAUSE NO ONE
USES THEM ON MY STREET.
I'M DEFINITELY A BIG SUPPORTER OF JAMES AND WHAT THEY ARE
DOING IN THE AREA.
IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT THROUGH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON.
ALL IN ALL, I DON'T THINK THE ALLEY, ESPECIALLY ARCH STREET
AND LA SALLE AREN'T REALLY BEING USED, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
OPEN.
IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
11:03:40AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
MS. SANCHEZ, START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
11:03:46AM >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL.
I WASN'T PLANNING TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT --
11:03:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHO YOU ARE.
11:03:57AM >> SANDY SANCHEZ.
I DIDN'T PLAN TO SPEAK ON THIS, BUT YOU ALL KNOW HOW
INVOLVED I AM WITH WEST TAMPA OVERLAY AND WITH THE ALLEYS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE THE ALLEY IS
NOT PLAUSIBLE, AND WE EXPECT MOBILITY TO ALLOW THAT WAIVER
TO GO THROUGH.
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE THAT IT SHOULD NOT GO THROUGH.
THE EVIDENCE IS THERE, AND IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.
MY CONCERN IS MOBILITY IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY SAY
AND WHAT THEY DO.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THE NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
THAT I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THERE ARE CLEAR AND CONCISE
STANDARDS FOR SOMETHING BEING CLEAR AND SOMETHING BEING
USED, USABLE OR WAS USED.
THOSE ARE THE CONCERNS.
THERE ARE PROBLEMS, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS DEVELOPER BUILT A
HOME, 2711 WEST STATE STREET.
HE DID WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.
HE BUILT A FOUR BEDROOM TOWN HOUSE WITH A ONE-CAR GARAGE,
BUT NEVERTHELESS, THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR THAT CAR TO MAKE A
TURN.
THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
AND THOSE ARE THE INCONSISTENCIES THAT I LOOK AT WHEN I TALK
ABOUT THE ALLEYS, AND IF THEY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.
WE KNOW THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE ALL THE TIME.
WE TRY TO TELL LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT TWO YEARS AGO, AND
THOSE OF US WHO WORKED IN THE OVERLAY AND WORKED ON THE
ALLEYS WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET AGAIN AND WE NEVER DID.
BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T EXPECT ALL OF THEM TO BE
APPROVED OR DENIED.
WE JUST WANT FAIRNESS.
THIS IS LEGITIMATE.
THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.
I JUST WANTED TO SUPPORT HIM TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT
JUST BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD USE ALLEYS.
I JUST THINK MOBILITY SHOULD BE CONSISTENT.
THANK YOU.
11:05:57AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
MR. MICHELINI, START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
11:06:01AM >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
STEVE MICHELINI.
THE PROBLEM AS SANDY POINTED OUT, THE CODE FOR OVERLAY SAYS
SHALL.
DOESN'T SAY MAY.
IT DOESN'T EVEN GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION ABOUT WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN THE TECHNICAL STANDARDS CONFLICT WITH THE MUST USE THE
ALLEY.
SO FREQUENTLY WHEN WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH PROJECTS IN THIS
AREA, WE HAVE TO ASK FOR THAT WAIVER.
AND THEN WHEN YOU GET INTO THE DESIGN SIDE OF THE URBAN
DESIGN SIDE, THEY WANT YOU TO DESIGN SOMETHING WITH THAT
ACCESS ON THE ALLEY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT PRACTICAL, NOT
USABLE, AND NOT EVEN POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU WANT US TO REMOVE THESE WAIVERS AND EXCEPTIONS, YOU
HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS FORCING THAT TO HAPPEN.
AND IT'S THE CODE.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I TRIED TO CHANGE THAT PORTION OF THE
CODE, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE WEST TAMPA DISTRICT CAME
AND OPPOSED IT.
SO WE WITHDREW THAT REQUEST.
NOW YOU'RE BACK IN THE SAME POSITION AS YOU WERE BEFORE,
WHEN YOU HAVE THE REQUIREMENT TO USE AN ALLEY THAT DOESN'T
MEET TECHNICAL STANDARDS THAT IS OBSTRUCTED AND IS UNUSABLE
OR YOU HAVE COLLAPSED WATER AND SEWER LINES IN THE ALLEY
THAT COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, THAT YOU HAVE TO
FIX.
IT SIMPLY MAKES THE HOUSING THAT YOU'RE ASKING TO BE
INCLUDED TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE, IT MAKES IT UNAFFORDABLE.
ANYWAY, I JUST ECHO WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE SAID.
YOU HAVE IMPRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE
CODE, THAT DON'T MATCH YOUR TECHNICAL STANDARDS, AND IT
NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND REVISED.
THANK YOU.
11:07:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, MR. MICHELINI.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM?
HEARING NONE, MOTION TO CLOSE?
YOU WANT REBUTTAL?
11:07:55AM >> YES, PLEASE.
JAMES LASCARA, THE APPLICANT.
I LIVE TWO BLOCKS AWAY.
WALK THE STREET EVERY DAY.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMEBODY IN THIS ALLEY.
NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE IN THIS ALLEY.
I KNOW NO NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE MENTIONED SEEING ANYONE IN THIS
ALLEY.
BEING SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S CLEAR TO
ME THAT THIS ALLEY IS NOT USED.
WE HAVE USED PREVIOUS ALLEYS.
RIGHT IN THIS AREA.
1320 ARCH, 1318 ARCH -- LA SALLE, ALL PROJECTS THAT
DEMONSTRATED OPEN AND USED CAPACITY AND WE USED THOSE.
I DON'T HAVE A RESERVATION OF DOING IT.
I HAVE A RESERVATION OF DOING IT WHEN IT DOESN'T COMPLY WITH
THE CODE GUIDELINES, AND WE MIGHT GET APPROVED A PROJECT WE
CANNOT EXECUTE.
THANK YOU.
11:08:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN THE CASE.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I THINK THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED ABOUT
THE F.D.O.T. EASEMENT IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT
WASN'T SUBMITTED TO US IN THE FIRST HEARING ON THIS ISSUE.
I WILL SAY THAT THE ENCROACHMENT, I DID OBSERVE THE
ENCROACHMENT FROM THE LIGHT POLE AT THE FENCE IN THE ALLEY.
THAT BEING SAID I THINK WE HAVE TO DIVIDE THIS INTO TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS.
ONE, THE ISSUE BEFORE US TODAY AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I
URGE OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERPRETING THIS
CODE, I BELIEVE THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR AND WHAT
THE OVERLAY DISTRICT HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE INTENT OF
THE CITY OF TAMPA OF REPURPOSING AND UTILIZING THESE ALLEYS.
IF THE ALLEY IS, IN FACT, USABLE, I THINK WE NEED TO ENFORCE
THAT.
I THINK THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A SHIFT IN OUR LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE AND INTERPRETATION OF USE VERSUS USABLE.
I THINK IF AN ALLEY IS USABLE, WE SHOULD BE USING THE DANG
ALLEY.
I THINK -- ANYBODY LISTENING, JONATHAN AND ANYBODY ELSE, IF
AN ALLEY IS USABLE, THEY SHOULD BE USING IT.
I HAVE THE CODE IN FRONT OF ME.
SEEMS TO BE VERY CLEAR AND THE SHALL IS CORRECT.
IF WE HAVE A USABLE ALLEY, SHALL BE USING THE ALLEY.
I COULD DRIVE MY SUV, LARGER SUV THROUGH THE ALLEY YESTERDAY
WHEN I DID IT, I THINK THE F.D.O.T. EASEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT
PIECE OF EVIDENCE WE DID NOT HAVE ON THE FIRST ONE.
I WILL BE VOTING TO MOVE THIS TO SECOND AS SUBMITTED WITH
THE ACCESS ON LA SALLE INSTEAD OF THE ALLEY.
YOU WANT TO READ IT.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
GO AHEAD.
11:10:28AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M ALSO A GIANT PROPONENT OF ALLEYS,
ESPECIALLY IN WEST TAMPA.
BUT IT VERY CLEARLY IS AN INSTANCE WHERE THE ALLEY IS NOT
USEFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THE INFORMATION AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT SPOKE OUT.
FILE REZ 26-03, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL
VICINITY OF 1307 WEST LASALLE STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA,
FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM
ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL,
SINGLE-FAMILY, SEMI DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:11:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE --
11:11:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS A FIRST READING.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO VOICE VOTE.
I'M SORRY.
WITH THE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING, ACCEPTING THE NEW SITE PLAN.
11:11:42AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK
WITH THE CHANGES, WITH THE NEW SITE PLAN.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
WE CAN DO VOICE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE WITH --
11:11:58AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSES WITH CARLSON VOTING NO.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION MAY 7, 2026, 10 A.M., OLD CITY
HALL, THIRD FLOOR, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, TAMPA,
FLORIDA, 33602.
11:12:12AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK.
LET'S TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK.
11:17.
BACK AT 11:17.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
[BREAK]
11:21:29AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
11:21:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
11:21:30AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
11:21:31AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
HERE.
11:21:32AM >>LUIS VIERA:
HERE.
11:21:34AM >>BILL CARLSON:
HERE.
11:21:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
11:21:35AM >>THE CLERK:
WE HAVE A QUORUM.
11:21:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ITEM 55, STAFF, PLEASE.
11:21:39AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, MARTIN SHELBY, CITY
COUNCIL ATTORNEY, ITEM 55 IS REZ 26-29.
IT HAS RETURNED TO COUNCIL TODAY BECAUSE AT THE LAST HEARING
ON APRIL 9, THEY FAILED TO GET THE REQUIRED FOUR VOTES TO
TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION.
IT GOT A 3-2 VOTE TO APPROVE WITH CARLSON AND MIRANDA VOTING
NO AND VIERA BEING ABSENT AT VOTE AND CLENDENIN BEING
ABSENT.
THE HEARING WAS REOPENED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WHO WERE ABSENT TO REVIEW THE RECORD AND IF THEY
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO RAISE THEM AT THIS TIME.
OTHERWISE, COUNCIL, THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO
VOTE, I'LL ASK EACH OF YOU IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO VOTE.
HAVING REVIEWED THE RECORD, THEN THE HEARING COULD BE CLOSED
AND THE MOTION, WHATEVER IT IS, CAN BE READ AGAIN AND
PASSED.
11:22:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY.
I HAVE REVIEWED.
I WATCHED THE HEARING.
I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUES AND READY TO VOTE.
COUNCILMAN VIERA, I BELIEVE YOU SAID THE SAME.
11:22:40AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
I WAS.
I HAD TO LEAVE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE OF SOMETHING WITH MY SON
AND HIS CAR.
YEAH, I'M READY TO GO.
THANK YOU.
11:22:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
DO WE HAVE TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN?
11:22:56AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY BY
THE MEMBERS WHO WERE ABSENT, THERE'S NO REASON TO TAKE
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY.
IT'S FIRST READING.
IF IT DOES PASS, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE IT WOULD COME
BACK FOR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTION PUBLIC HEARING,
ANNOUNCED BY THE CLERK.
11:23:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
WE LEFT OFF WITH YOU READING THE LAST ONE.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
11:23:25AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
EVERY NOW AND AGAIN I HAVE A VOTE WHERE I GO HOME AND I'M
WOKEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO THE
RIGHT THING.
FOR ME, IT'S NOT THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PART.
IT'S THE ALLEY PART.
I CAN'T DO IT.
MY VOTE WILL BE NO WHEN IT WAS YES LAST TIME.
FOR ME, IT IS JUST SIMPLY AN ALLEY ISSUE.
IT IS NOT A PD ISSUE.
I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING RAISED BY THE PUBLIC, BUT MY ISSUE
TO THIS IS THE ALLEY.
11:23:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
11:24:00AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THE SAME THING WITH ME.
JUST OVERALL, I MEAN, WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER, BUT, YOU
KNOW, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WE CAN SET IT, BUT TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ALLEYS AND THE USE OF THEM.
SAME THING.
JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE ALLEY.
11:24:22AM >> [INAUDIBLE]
11:24:23AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE PUBLIC HEARING
NEEDS TO BE REOPENED FOR THIS.
CAN WE REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING?
11:24:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING,
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY.
MR. SHELBY.
11:24:36AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
JUST A REMINDER, COUNCIL, THERE HAVE BEEN
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AS THERE ARE IN A LOT OF CASES THAT
MAY HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC
INSPECTION.
THE ISSUE IS THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO RECEIVE AND FINAL THEM AT
THIS TIME.
11:24:53AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE WRITTEN
COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
BEFORE WE CLOSE, THE INFORMATION DIVULGED FROM COUNCILWOMAN
HURTAK AND COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, SHOULDN'T THAT BE ON THE
RECORD DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING?
11:25:15AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FOR ME IT'S NOT NEW EVIDENCE.
I SLEPT ON IT AND I MADE THE WRONG DECISION.
IT'S A RECONSIDERATION FOR ME.
SOMETIMES WE CHANGE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING.
I WOULD HAVE CHANGED EVEN IF THIS WAS A SECOND READING.
FOR ME, THE ALLEY ISSUE WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
ALLEYS.
ALLEYS TO ME ARE JUST -- THEY ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND THIS
JUST WASN'T THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
11:25:41AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF YOU WOULD, COUNCILWOMAN, FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THE RECORD, AN EXPLANATION TO RELY OR REFRESH
THE RECORD WITH WHAT IS THE COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
THAT YOU HAD HEARD THAT YOU ARE BASING YOUR VOTE UPON?
BECAUSE YOU ARE CHANGING YOUR VOTE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CLEAR, THAT YOU HAVE A BASIS FOR
CHANGING YOUR VOTE.
11:26:00AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
IT WAS THE PHOTOS AND THE ABILITY FOR FOLKS -- FOR PEOPLE TO
DRIVE IN THE ALLEY.
11:26:08AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
OKAY.
ALSO, I WANT TO ASK IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY EX PARTE VERBAL
COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANYBODY OUTSIDE, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY,
PLEASE DISCLOSE THEM NOW.
11:26:19AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
11:26:20AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I DID A SITE VISIT WITH THE ALLEY AS WELL.
11:26:23AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YOU DID DO A SITE VISIT WITH THE ALLEY AS
WELL.
DO YOU WISH TO DISCLOSE THAT ON THE RECORD?
11:26:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
11:26:29AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT, IF ANYTHING -- ARE YOU PLANNING ON
STATING WHAT IT IS YOU SAW THAT WOULD INFLUENCE YOUR
DECISION?
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT IF YOU DO, I BELIEVE THE
APPLICANT MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT.
CERTAINLY.
11:26:45AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I DON'T BELIEVE I NEED TO PROVIDE -- I
WON'T PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN THE CASE.
I WOULD SAY I HAD A SITE VISIT.
11:26:53AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
DOES IT HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOUR VOTE?
11:26:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
THE SITE VISIT IS THAT IT WAS A PASSIBLE ALLEY.
I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE ALLEY.
11:27:02AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT'S ON RECORD, FINE AND CLEAR, PURPOSE
OF THE DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATION IS.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU GIVE THE APPLICANT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
BASED ON WHAT WE DISCLOSED.
11:27:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BASED ON THE TESTIMONY THAT I PROVIDED,
APPLICANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY?
11:27:21AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IT'S NOT REALLY TESTIMONY.
IT'S DISCLOSURE OF A SITE VISIT.
11:27:26AM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL OR GOOD MORNING COUNCIL.
JAMES LASCARA, APPLICANT.
ENTIRE PRESENTATION PLANNED BUT I GET THE SENSE IT'S NOT
WHAT WE WANT TO DIVE INTO.
I'M REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY CODE.
FOR A DEVELOPER, IT'S OUR GUIDE BOOK.
I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY.
THIS PROJECT WOULD MARK OUR 12th DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE
WEST TAMPA OVERLAY.
WHEN IT COMES TO CODE, I TRY TO BE AS BLACK AND WHITE AS
POSSIBLE.
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SHADES OF GRAY IN THERE.
GOING BACK TO WHAT THE CODE SAYS, IF IT'S AN EXISTING LOT,
ADJACENT TO OPEN AND USED PUBLIC ALLEY, VEHICULAR ACCESS
SHALL BE PROVIDED.
THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS REALLY TIME.
I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT I MEAN BY THAT.
I WALKED THE SITE SEVERAL TIMES EACH MONTH SINCE NOVEMBER,
SO I'VE BEEN THERE PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT TIMES SINCE
NOVEMBER.
JANUARY WHEN I WAS WALKING THE SITE TO GET PHOTOS, I WAS IN
THE ALLEY.
A NEIGHBOR WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ME IN THE ALLEY.
I SURPRISED HER AND SHE SAID, I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEBODY
WALKING IN THAT ALLEY.
THESE ARE PHOTOS FROM FEBRUARY.
YOU HAVE OVERGROWTH, DEBRIS NOT FROM OUR SITE, JUST ON
EITHER SIDE.
YOU HAVE TREES ENCROACHING ON THE ALLEY.
THESE ARE PHOTOS THAT I TOOK AT ONE OF OUR RECENT SITE
VISITS AND CURRENT AS OF FEBRUARY.
SO I BELIEVE THE NICE WOMAN PROVIDED TESTIMONY A WEEK AGO
SAYING THAT SHE CALLED IN A CREW TO CLEAN UP THE ALLEY, AND
I GUESS THE QUESTION I FIND MYSELF ASKING IS WHY DO WE NEED
TO CLEAN UP AN ALLEY THAT'S OPEN AND USED?
IF IT'S USED, WHY WOULD IT NEED CLEANING UP?
WHERE I GET MY INFORMATION FOR THAT IS THE CODEBOOK SAYS
THAT IT SHOULD BE OPENED AND USED.
AGAIN, CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY GUIDELINES.
NOT OPPOSED TO ABIDING BY THOSE GUIDELINES I THINK WHERE IT
MAKES SENSE.
RESPECTFULLY, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE CASE.
WE ENGAGED WITH NEIGHBORS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION A
SIGNED PETITION FROM FIVE OF THE NEIGHBORS, ALL OF WHICH
LIVE ON THAT EXACT STREET, NOT DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE BLOCK,
BUT ON THAT EXACT STREET.
HERE IS THE SIGNED -- FIVE SIGNED SIGNATURES.
SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
MANY DECADES.
THEIR WHOLE LIVES.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ THAT NOW.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, THIS IS FROM LAST WEEK, TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN, I AM A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
I'M WRITING TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE REGARDING THE PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT AT 2414 WEST STATE STREET.
I LIVE ON THE SAME BLOCK.
THE ALLEY SOUTH OF STATE STREET, DUE WEST OF ARMENIA AVENUE,
HAS NOT BEEN IN ACTIVE USE FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
BASED ON MY LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA AND LIVING IN
THIS COMMUNITY, UTILIZING THIS ALLEY WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE
IN THIS AREA OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ALLEY IS NEITHER OPEN FOR USE NOR USED, AND ALL VEHICLES
ACCESS PARKING FOR THE HOUSES FROM THE STREET NOT THE ALLEY.
THE ALLEY IS NOT IN ACCESSIBLE CONDITION.
WE APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER TAKING TIME TO MEET WITH MEMBERS
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS.
WHILE WE SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OVERALL, WE DO NOT
SUPPORT THE USE OR REOPENING OF THE ALLEY.
DESPITE BEING AN ALLEY THAT IS NOT OPEN AS WELL AS UNUSED,
ALLOWING VEHICLES ACCESS THROUGH THE ALLEY WOULD INTRODUCE
INCREASED TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY WHERE IT
CONNECTS TO ARMENIA AVENUE.
WE FEEL CONFIDENTLY THIS WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT US AND
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS.
FOR THESE REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE ALLEY REMAIN
UNUSED AS IT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN.
11:31:18AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PAUSE ONE SECOND.
MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU REMIND COUNCIL ABOUT EVIDENCE OF
SIGNED PETITIONS?
11:31:18AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THOUGH THEY DON'T CONSTITUTE COMPETENT,
SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, SO YOU COULD TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS,
WHICH IS THE OPINION OF THE PEOPLE WHO DO, BUT THERE IS
REALLY -- IT'S A PETITIONER'S CASE.
BUT THE COURTS HAVE FOUND THAT PETITIONS DO NOT CONSTITUTE
IN AND OF ITSELF COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
11:31:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE EVIDENCE REQUIRED IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL
PROCEDURE IS COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
11:31:54AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES.
11:31:56AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
CONTINUE.
11:31:57AM >> THANK YOU.
ONE LAST POINT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS TRAFFIC SAFETY
IN TERMS OF WHERE THE ALLEY ABUTS ARMENIA.
SO I DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH WITH THIS, WITH THE
DRIVER'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
THE RATE OF -- THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40 MILES PER HOUR ON THAT
ROAD.
THE RATE OF SPEED AND FEET PER SECOND 58.7 FEET PER SECOND.
WE GET INTO A SCENARIO BECAUSE THIS IS NOT YET CONSTRUCTED,
BUT IT IS APPROVED FOR A PD WITH NINE FOOT SETBACK AT THE
BOUNDARY.
THE LINE OF SIGHT IS NOT GREATER THAN HUNDRED FEET TO SEE
THIS CAR.
THERE IS STREET PARKING MARKED IN BLUE.
BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE IN B HAS TO MAKE A DECISION TO PULL
OUT, IT'S INSUFFICIENT TIME PULLING OUT OF THE ALLEY AND
THERE WILL BE A COLLISION.
THERE'S NOT A VEHICLE THAT CAN STOP IN TIME.
IN THE INVERSE MANNER, WHEN A VEHICLE B IS TRAVELING
EASTWARD AND VEHICLE A WOULD BE PULLING INTO THE ALLEY, THEN
THEY BE COMING AROUND THIS BLIND CORNER AND THERE IS A HIGH
POTENTIAL FOR COLLISION THERE AS WELL.
LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW A PHOTO OF A UTILITY POLE.
THAT IS IN THE APRON OF THE ALLEY DRIVE.
NOW, THIS ITSELF ON ITS OWN IS NOT, I DON'T THINK, VERY
SUBSTANTIAL, BUT IT IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT JUSTIFIES THAT
THIS ALLEY IS NOT USED.
I'D HAVE A HARD TIME PULLING INTO THAT, MAKING A RIGHT TURN
FROM THE ROAD.
11:33:35AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
BECAUSE I'VE DISCLOSED THAT I DID VISIT THIS, OBVIOUSLY
THOSE PICTURES YOU HAVE ARE NOT REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE
ALLEY LOOKS LIKE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE CLEANUP.
IT IS A WIDE OPEN ALLEY.
IT HAS PAVEMENT.
IT IS LITERALLY A WIDE OPEN ALLEY TODAY.
I GUESS WE COULD PROBABLY CONCEDE THAT.
HOW IT GOT THERE, I DON'T KNOW.
THE ALLEY I DROVE DOWN IS A PAVED, CLEAN, NO WEEDS, NO
DEBRIS, NO NOTHING.
JUST OPEN WIDE ALLEY.
11:34:03AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
ARE YOU ASKING HIM TO ADDRESS THAT?
11:34:06AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
11:34:08AM >> SIR, WITH RESPECT, I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF WHY THAT MIGHT
BE.
AS AN APPLICANT, I'M NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE SITE EVERY SINGLE
WEEK TO GET NEW PHOTOS.
SO TO ME, IT'S A LOGICAL CONCLUSION THAT PEOPLE WHO MIGHT
OPPOSE A PROPOSAL LIKE THIS INTENTIONALLY WENT IN AND
CLEANED IT UP TO DEMONSTRATE THAT, OH, LOOK, IT IS IN USE,
WHEN EVERY EVIDENCE LEADING UP TO THAT IS THAT IT'S NOT.
11:34:38AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF, BECAUSE I
HAVE A CODE, WEST TAMPA OVERLAY, SECTION 27-2,412.5.1 -- OR
2.5-I.
ACCESS TO ALL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE CONFIGURED TO
MINIMIZE DRIVEWAY PROLIFERATION, LIMIT ADDITIONAL CONFLICT
POINTS BETWEEN VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AND PRIORITIZE
SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS.
I, IF AN EXISTING LOT IS ADJACENT TO AN OPEN AND USED PUBLIC
ALLEY, VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM
THE ALLEY AS PRIMARY VEHICULAR ACCESS POINT PROVIDED IT
MEETS MINIMUM STANDARDS REFERENCED IN 27-283.12 OFF-STREET
PARKING SPACE STANDARDS.
WHAT IS THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN WHAT I'M READING HERE AND
WHAT WE SEE IN THIS CASE?
11:35:28AM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
WE DO HAVE THE MEMO FROM URBAN
DESIGN.
11:35:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME.
11:35:33AM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
URBAN DESIGN ADDRESSED THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE CODE
IN THEIR MEMO FOR THIS APPLICATION.
BASED ON THEIR REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION AND A VISIT BY
MOBILITY, THEY SUPPORT THE WAIVER ON THE PART OF THE
APPLICANT.
11:35:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MR. SHELBY.
11:35:55AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
COUNCIL, TO CIRCLE BACK TO YOUR PREVIOUS
QUESTION, THAT REPORT DOES CONSTITUTE COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE.
11:36:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
11:36:07AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
MORE SO OF A STATEMENT I GUESS.
WE KIND OF MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED, WHAT IS USABLE BUT, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS, YOU KNOW, THE GRASS TO BE CUT BUT IT IS
ABLE TO BE USED, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO -- AGAIN, THIS IS
PROBABLY ANOTHER CONVERSATION, BUT IF WE HAVE THE WEST TAMPA
OVERLAY, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN ALLEY STUDY BY KIMLEY-HORN.
THEN WE HAVE THE CODE.
I MEAN, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS, YOU
KNOW -- WE NEED TO REALLY DRILL DOWN, OKAY, THIS IS USABLE.
FOR US -- I DON'T KNOW FOR US -- BUT FOR ME, I WANT TO HAVE
ALL THE INFORMATION.
AND IF WE'RE SAYING WE'RE USING THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY BUT
THEN WE GO BACK AND SAY, WELL, NO, THIS ISN'T USABLE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE YOUR CAR, WE NEED SOME KIND OF
CONTINUITY OR SOMETHING.
11:37:00AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
COUNCILWOMAN, COULD I ASK SPECIFICALLY,
I'VE HEARD THE TERMS USABLE AND USED, BOTH STATED.
I ALSO HEARD THE CODE READ.
COULD WE PLEASE HAVE THE STAFF SAY EXACTLY WHAT THE STANDARD
IS UNDER THE CODE?
11:37:19AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I JUST READ IT.
11:37:20AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I KNOW YOU JUST READ IT.
YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON THE SCREEN.
THAT'S YOU READING THE CODE.
THAT'S NOT COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THE STAFF EXPERT TELL WHAT IS THE
STANDARD.
11:37:34AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DO YOU GUYS HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU?
I HAVE WHAT I HAVE.
11:37:38AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THE REASON I BRING THAT UP, ALSO, I WANT TO
UNDERSTAND, THE WEST TAMPA OVERLAY IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY
WANTS TO SEE.
I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT AS WELL.
SO I'M --
11:37:49AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE WE HAVE IT HERE.
EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT?
CAN YOU READ THAT INTO THE RECORD FOR US, PLEASE?
11:37:56AM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT
COORDINATION.
WE HAVE ON THE OVERHEAD HERE SECTION OF THE CODE STATING IF
AN EXISTING LOT IS ADJACENT TO AN OPEN AND USED PUBLIC ALLEY
WAY, VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM THE
ALLEY AS THE PRIMARY VEHICULAR ACCESS POINT PROVIDED IT
MEETS MINIMUM STANDARD REFERENCE IN SECTION 27-283.12,
OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE STANDARDS.
11:38:21AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MAY I INQUIRE, MR. CHAIRMAN?
WITHIN THAT CODE, WHERE IS THE WORD "USABLE" USED?
BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT EXPRESSED.
THE WORD "USABLE" AS OPPOSED TO "USE."
WHERE IS THE WORD USABLE?
WHERE IN THE CODE RELATIVE TO THIS.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW.
I WANT THE RECORD TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE IT WAS READ INTO THE
RECORD.
I WANT TESTIMONY TO BE CLEAR AS TO WHAT IS THE STANDARD
ACCORDING TO THE CODE?
11:38:51AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LaCHONE DOCK.
11:38:55AM >>LaCHONE DOCK:
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
SO THE WORD "USABLE" IS NOT SPECIFIC IN THIS OVERLAY
LANGUAGE.
SO IT SAYS IF IT'S AN EXISTING LOT ADJACENT TO AN OPEN AND
USED ALLEY, PUBLIC ALLEY.
AND IT JUST STATES OPEN AND USED.
SO MOBILITY GOES OUT, TAKES A LOOK, AND THEN THEY DETERMINE
NOT ONLY IS IT OPEN, AND THIS IS SPEAKING TO VEGETATION,
OVERGROWTH, IS IT BEING USED.
SO THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO IF IT IS
USED.
ARE VEHICLES UTILIZING THAT ALLEY?
AND THAT'S WHEN THEY DETERMINE IT IS, IN FACT, USED, OR IF
THEY DON'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE THAT VEHICLES ARE UTILIZING THAT
ALLEY, THEY DETERMINE THAT IT IS NOT USED.
SO WHILE IT MAY BE OPEN, IT JUST MAY NOT BE USED.
IN THAT CASE, IT IS UP TO THE APPLICANT.
THE APPLICANT CAN EITHER DESIGN THEIR PRODUCT TO ACCESS THE
ALLEY OR THEY CAN REQUEST STAFF TO TAKE A DETERMINATION OF
THIS ALLEY, IS IT OPEN AND USED?
AND IF STAFF DETERMINES IT IS NOT USED, IT'S NOT BOTH, THEN
IT IS ON COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CAN ASK THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE IT, AND THE
APPLICANT HAS TO AGREE TO PROVIDE THAT ACCESS, OR THEY WILL
GO BY CODE.
11:40:22AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SATISFIED WITH THE ANSWER?
COUNCIL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
I THINK YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT, PLEASE?
11:40:39AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WELL, THE HEARING IS CLOSED.
DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC COMMENT?
SHE'S GOOD.
SHE HAS DECLINED.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO INQUIRE WHETHER
PUBLIC COMMENT -- TO INQUIRE WHETHER PUBLIC COMMENT IS
SUFFICIENT AT THIS POINT.
I MIGHT --
11:40:59AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHAT IS YOUR LEGAL OPINION ON PUBLIC
COMMENT.
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT BRIEFED?
11:41:04AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF THERE IS SOMEBODY HERE WHO IS IN THE
NOTICED AREA WHO RECEIVED NOTICE AS AN AFFECTED PERSON AND
FEELS THEY NEED TO HAVE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, THEN I WOULD
SUGGEST THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
THEY WOULD THEN HAVE BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE NOTICED AREA,
THEN THEY WOULD HAVE GREATER STANDING TO BE ABLE TO GET DUE
PROCESS IN THIS CASE.
SO UNLESS -- IF YOU WANT TO MAKE INQUIRY, SOMEBODY IN THE
NOTICED AREA AND RECEIVED NOTICE, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST THEY
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK.
11:41:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE NOTICED
AREA?
HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE AND SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
AYES HAVE IT.
VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
11:41:50AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION.
AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF
2414 WEST STATE STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING
DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-16, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, TO
PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY,
SEMI-DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
11:42:10AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
IS THERE A SECOND?
11:42:14AM >> [INAUDIBLE]
11:42:15AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
LET'S DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
11:42:20AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO.
11:42:22AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
NO.
11:42:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
11:42:25AM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO.
11:42:27AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO.
11:42:29AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
11:42:33AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO.
11:42:36AM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION FAILS WITH HURTAK, YOUNG, CARLSON,
MIRANDA, AND CLENDENIN VOTING NO.
11:42:44AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
11:42:48AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THE MOTION FAILS TO GET FOUR REQUISITE
VOTES, AM I CORRECT, MR. CLERK?
11:42:54AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HE READ IT.
11:42:57AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NOW WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT NO OFFICIAL
ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION.
11:43:03AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THERE IS THE LAWYER LANGUAGE.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE RECORD?
11:43:11AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE HAVE TO HAVE A VOTE TO DENY.
11:43:13AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION?
11:43:16AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
OF COURSE, THAT REQUIRES YOU MAKING
FINDINGS AS TO COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE FOR THE BASIS
OF YOUR DECISION.
11:43:23AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK
MOTION.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION, PLEASE?
I NEED A MOTION OF DENIAL WITH COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE.
11:43:32AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF SOMEBODY WISHES ME TO PROVIDE THEM FOR
REFRESHING YOUR RECOLLECTION WITH SECTION 27-136, THE
PURPOSE OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND SECTION 27-139 THE
WAIVERS, IF COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE BEFORE THEY MAKE THEIR MOTION.
11:43:48AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IS THERE ALSO A BONUS PROVISION IN THAT,
TOO?
11:43:53AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, BUT THAT'S NOT RELEVANT.
11:43:57AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
CERTAINLY THE BONUS PROVISION WOULD NOT
PASS IF THIS DOES NOT PASS.
IF DENIED, THE BONUS PROVISION WOULD NOT BE ACTED UPON.
AM I CORRECT?
OKAY.
11:44:06AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
IF NO ONE MAKES A MOTION TO DENY, CAN I
GIVE IT A SHOT EVEN THOUGH I JUST READ IT.
11:44:12AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
11:44:13AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY ITEM 55, WHICH
IS REZ 26-29.
WE DID HEAR ABOUT THE ALLEYS.
11:44:27AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IS THERE A WAIVER ON THE ALLEY?
11:44:30AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO.
THERE IS A WAIVER ON THE SITE.
THERE IS A WAIVER ON THE ALLEY.
11:44:36AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IN THAT CASE, I WANT TO REFER YOU TO THE
WAIVER CRITERIA --
11:44:41AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I ASK STAFF TO RESTATE THE WAIVERS?
MOTION TO REOPEN THE HEARING?
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
11:44:58AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I HAVE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF PROTECTING THE
RECORD.
I GET COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO BEING COLLEGIAL AND TRYING TO
MOVE THIS --
11:45:08AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NOBODY RAISED THEIR HAND.
11:45:09AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF HE VOTED FOR IT -- IN OTHER WORDS, IF THIS
HAS LIFE BEYOND THIS, WOULD IT BE PROBLEMATIC.
11:45:17AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S NOT NORMAL, BUT HE CAN.
11:45:23AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I KNOW WHAT --
11:45:25AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S FINE.
11:45:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PLEASE FOR THE RECORD STATE THE WAIVERS.
11:45:32AM >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE:
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
WE HAVE ONE WAIVER WITH THIS APPLICATION.
IT IS TO SECTION 27-241.
REQUEST FOR CLERK ACCESS FOR UNITS ONE AND TWO TO BE
PROVIDED FROM WEST STATE STREET AND THEN IN LIEU OF THE
ALLEYWAY.
11:45:48AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
11:45:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO ONE ELSE REALLY WANT TO DO IT?
11:46:06AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT ARE YOU REFERENCING, MR. CHAIRMAN?
11:46:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THE WAIVER HE JUST --
11:46:12AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
RECITING THE NUMBER.
11:46:16AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY FILE NUMBER REZ 26-29
ON THE BASIS OF THE WAIVER FOR -- 27-241.
IS THAT SUFFICIENT?
11:46:39AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
NO.
ACTUALLY.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO CITE TO THE WAIVER CRITERIA AND CITE
THE SECTION ON THE PAGE THAT HAS THE WAIVERS THAT HAS THE
SECTION CODE IN IT.
AND WHAT COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE YOU WOULD SAY
SUPPORTS THAT.
I WOULD ALSO REFER YOU TO THE GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS 27-136 WHICH IS ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
THAT'S ALSO BOTH IN THE STAFF REPORT AND REFERENCED.
11:47:09AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
TAKE YOUR TIME AND READ THROUGH IT.
11:47:19AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
COUNCIL, JUST KNOW THAT WHEN THE MOTION IS
ON THE FLOOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS ALWAYS -- I'M NOT SAYING IN
THIS PARTICULAR CASE -- I'M SAYING ALWAYS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE MOTION WITH THE COMPETENT
SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT IS IN THE RECORD THAT HASN'T BEEN
RAISED AS PART OF THE MOTION THAT YOU FEEL IS RELEVANT AND
WOULD SUPPORT THE DECISION.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME FROM JUST THE MAKER OF THE MOTION.
11:47:46AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
UNDERSTOOD.
11:48:35AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
MR. SHELBY, SO I KNOW WHY I'M DENYING, BUT I
NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DECIDING WHICH ONE.
11:48:47AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THROW IT OUT AND WE CAN HELP YOU.
11:48:50AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
DENYING BECAUSE THE --
11:48:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CITE THE SECTION AND THE NUMBER.
11:48:59AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
SECTION 27-139 BASED ON THE CRITERIA --
11:49:07AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHICH NUMBER?
2?
11:49:27AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE THAT FITS UNDER.
I'M JUST BEING HONEST.
I KNOW WHY, BUT I NEED ASSISTANCE WITH WHICH ONE IT IS.
11:49:39AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE WAIVERS AS
BACKWARDS.
IT IS UNIQUE AND THEREFORE OR ISN'T UNIQUE AND DOESN'T NEED
WAIVER.
YOU COULD SAY THAT THE WAIVER IS NOT IN HARMONY AND SERVES
THE GENERAL INTENT AND PURPOSE OF THIS CHAPTER.
SO I WOULD SAY 27-139 SUBSECTION 3.
YOU CAN SAY YOU ACCEPT THAT.
AND THE DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS NOT UNIQUE AND
IS NOT IN NEED OF WAIVERS, SUBSECTION 1.
11:50:16AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
GOT IT.
THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
11:50:26AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IF I CAN, ALSO THEN YOU HAVE THE 27-136
CRITERIA IN THE CODE, BECAUSE THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN 27-136 THAT YOU WANT TO PLACE INTO
THE RECORD THAT WOULD SUPPORT YOUR POSITION BASED ON THE
COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE AS YOU FIND IT, MY SUGGESTION
IS THAT YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN AND ATTEMPT TO DO THAT.
11:50:55AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU CAN SAY YOU ACCEPT MY RECOMMENDATION.
DOESN'T HAVE TO REDO IT.
11:51:00AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION.
11:51:01AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL -- WE HAVE A
MOTION FOR DENIAL FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG AND A SECOND FROM
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
11:51:11AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WOULD ADD, IT DOES NOT PROMOTE AND
ENCOURAGE OF 27-136-6, DOES NOT PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE
DEVELOPMENT WHERE APPROPRIATE IN LOCATION, CHARACTER, AND
COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS,
BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND EXISTING GEOGRAPHY.
11:51:28AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT
AMENDMENT?
11:51:32AM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YES.
11:51:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THAT?
ANNOUNCED.
11:51:49AM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION CARRIES WITH VIERA VOTING NO.
11:51:52AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
WE ARE DONE WITH THIS ONE.
IT IS 11:52.
WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH BUSINESS IN FRONT OF US.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO PUSHING THROUGH?
11:52:04AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WANT TO BREAK FOR LUNCH.
WE HAVE TO COME BACK AT 1:30.
11:52:09AM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I CAN, WITH REGARD TO THE
CONSENT DOCKET, WE COMPLETED THE CONSENT DOCKET BUT ITEMS
THAT DO NOT REQUIRE STAFF REPORTS ACCORDING TO MY --
11:52:21AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THOSE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO RIGHT NOW.
11:52:26AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, I'LL HEAR A MOTION.
11:52:29AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY SPLIT THESE UP
BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD DIFFERENT VOTES.
59, 60, 61, I MOVE ITEMS 59, 60, 61.
11:52:38AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
THANK YOU.
11:52:46AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MAY I MOVE ITEM 62 AND 63?
11:52:50AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
11:52:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AND I MOVE ITEM 66.
ISN'T THAT THE ONE WE SAID --
11:53:03AM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
11:53:05AM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF I MAY, I NEED TO SPEAK ON THAT.
11:53:08AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GO AHEAD.
11:53:09AM >>LUIS VIERA:
I AM MAKING A MOTION ON THIS, ACTUALLY.
LET ME GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND ON THIS AND EVERYTHING.
THIS DEALS WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY MASTER PLAN, SOMETHING
THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME IN TAMPA CITY
COUNCIL WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.
I HAD PROPOSED AN IDEA TO GET LEGAL VETTING ON TO DO AN
ORDINANCE THAT ESSENTIALLY MANDATES A PROPER PUBLIC SAFETY
MASTER PLAN TO BE DONE EVERY CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS.
BOTH FOR POLICE AS WELL AS FIRE.
THIS CAUGHT THE INTEREST OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS ON IT.
AND ULTIMATELY WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH COUNCIL
THERE.
WE HAD MR. SCOTT STEADY THERE.
MR. CARL BRODY THERE, CHIEF TRIPP, CHIEF BERCAW THERE.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER FOLKS THERE.
AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WE CAME UP WITH IS GROUNDWORK AND I'LL
CONTINUE THIS UNTIL MAY 7 AND TALK ABOUT MOVING SOME STUFF
THERE SO IT FITS PURSUANT TO OUR RULES IS, WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT DOING, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE
RESOLUTION IS TO HAVE THE MAYOR DO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT
WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THIS BACKED UP BY AN ORDINANCE BY
TAMPA CITY COUNCIL STATING THAT IF THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER IS
MODIFIED IN ANY, ANY, ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT TAMPA CITY
COUNCIL WOULD GET PROPER NOTICE.
I SAY THIS BECAUSE THERE IS SOME BINDING EFFECT WITH
EXECUTIVE ORDERS BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE
FUTURE WITH A DIFFERENT MAYOR WHO COULD GET DIFFERENT ADVICE
FROM COUNCIL.
BY COUNCIL, I MEAN ATTORNEY.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING THERE.
THAT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A RESOLUTION FROM TAMPA CITY
COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE REALLY IN THE WEEDS ON THIS.
BUT IT WILL BE OUT BY MAY 7.
AGAIN, MY INTENT IS THAT THERE IS A MANDATORY PUBLIC SAFETY
MASTER PLAN DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POLICE BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION AND WITH LOCAL 754 TO BE DONE EVERY CERTAIN
NUMBER OF YEARS. SO THEREFORE --
11:55:07AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
KEEP GOING.
11:55:08AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU.
WHERE WAS I?
THEREFORE, I MOTION TO HAVE THIS CONTINUED TO MAY 7, AND
THEN WE'LL HAVE STAFF PREPARE ON WHAT THE PROPOSAL WILL BE.
ON MAY 7 --
11:55:22AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A FULL AGENDA.
SO MAY 21.
11:55:27AM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO, MAY 7.
I'M WORKING ON MAKING IT UNFULL.
ON THAT DAY, ON MAY 7 I HAVE THE IN-PERSON REPORT ON THE
STATUS OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE MICHAEL
PHILLIPS ALL ABILITIES PROGRAM, WE JUST DID THAT.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS MOVE THAT TO A DAY IN JULY.
11:55:56AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M SAYING WE SHOULD PROBABLY MOVE IT FIRST.
11:55:58AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
THEREFORE, IF I MAY, I MOVE TO MOVE THE SPECIAL NEEDS
PROGRAM, MICHAEL PHILLIPS PROGRAM FOR A REPORT ON JULY 16.
THAT'S MY FIRST MOTION.
11:56:11AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
WE HAVE FOUR.
WE'RE GOOD THERE.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
11:56:22AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
JUST A QUESTION, DO WE HAVE TWO REPORTS
THERE?
IS THAT THE SAME THING?
11:56:27AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, MA'AM.
I MOVED BOTH OF THEM.
DUPLICATIVE, I GUESS.
11:56:31AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE STAFF
REPORT ON THE SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM TO JULY 16 AS WELL.
11:56:37AM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, SIR.
11:56:39AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THEY ARE THE SAME THING.
SHOULD WE TAKE A MOMENT TO CONSOLIDATE?
11:56:43AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE BOTH OF THOSE
ITEMS ON THE JULY 16 AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
11:56:55AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
AS FINANCE CHAIR, I'M ALL FOR THIS.
HOWEVER, WE CAN PLAN ALL WE WANT BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL
HAPPEN WITH THE CIT TAX.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE PROBLEMS WE'RE
HAVING NOW IN NEGOTIATIONS.
WE DON'T KNOW SO MANY THINGS GOING ON.
WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL HAVE THE MONEY TO SURVIVE THE WAY
WE'VE BEEN SURVIVING IF THESE THINGS PASS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE GOVERNMENT,
WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FROM TALLAHASSEE DOWN TO HERE.
YOU MAY GET THERE AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT BUT I'M NOT GOING TO
BE THERE.
SO MANY UNKNOWN FACTORS.
WE CAN PLAN ALL WE WANT, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THERE YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A CAVEAT HOW YOU WILL FUND IT.
I'LL VOTE FOR IT, BUT IF THERE'S NO FUNDING, I CAN'T DO IT.
11:57:37AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
11:57:38AM >>LUIS VIERA:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, THE PUBLIC SAFETY MASTER
PLAN DISCUSSING FOR FIVE YEARS IS A PROPOSED VISION OF
FUNDING PRIORITIES.
IT DOESN'T FUND THEM.
11:57:49AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
FUNDING, IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WHAT WILL
WE DO THEN?
11:57:52AM >>LUIS VIERA:
GOOD FOR US TO KNOW OUR DEFICITS.
11:57:55AM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WE'RE FINDING OURSELVES -- IF WE GIVE
AWAY OUR MONEY, THERE IS NOTHING FOR FUNDING THERE.
11:58:03AM >>LUIS VIERA:
WELL TAKEN.
YES, SIR.
THANK YOU.
11:58:05AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOW WE HAVE ORIGINAL MOTION FROM
COUNCILMAN VIERA TO CONTINUE ITEM 66 TO MAY 7, 2026, NOW
THAT THE AGENDA HAS BEEN CLEARED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
11:58:18AM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
11:58:20AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IS THERE STAFF AVAILABLE FOR ITEM 64?
11:58:27AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THAT'S GOING TO BE LONG.
11:58:29AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU THINK SO?
11:58:30AM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YEAH, THEY HAVE A PowerPoint.
11:58:32AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOUR PRESENTATION
WILL BE?
11:58:35AM >> EIGHT MINUTES.
11:58:36AM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE WE GO.
11:58:37AM >> DETECTIVE ANDREW WASHINGTON, TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
I AM DETECTIVE ANDREW WASHINGTON, TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M HERE TO DO A REPORT ON CM 26-21835, SAFETY AND
COMPLIANCE REPORT CONVENIENCE STORES WITHIN THE CITY OF
TAMPA.
THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOCUSED ON THE MISSION
STATEMENT.
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO WORK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO REDUCE CRIME, IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND MAKE TAMPA SAFER TOGETHER.
WITH THAT IN MIND, A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS HAD QUESTIONS
ABOUT GOING INTO LOCAL STORES AND WITNESSING AND PURCHASING
AND SEEING EXPIRED FOOD ON THE SHELVES VERSUS SEX TOYS BEING
DISPLAYED.
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, FOOD INSPECTION AUTHORITY IS THE
STATE OF FLORIDA.
LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TYPICALLY CANNOT ENTER CONVENIENCE
STORE AND CONDUCT A REGULATORY FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION.
REGULATORY AND PERMITTING AUTHORITY OVER ESTABLISHMENTS IS
GENERALLY THE STATE, MEANING STATE AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF
FLORIDA ARE LEGALLY MANDATED TO INSPECT FOOD ON SHELVES, NOT
LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
IN ORDER FOR THAT, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
CONSUMER SERVICES, LOCATED AT PLAZA LEVEL 10, THE CAPITOL,
400 SOUTH MONROE STREET, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA.
THEY CAN BE REACHED AT 1-800-435-7352.
IF A RESIDENT WANTS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, THEY CAN GO TO THE
WEBSITE.
ON THE WEBSITE, THEY WILL CHOOSE WHICH COMPLAINT TO MAKE.
YOU HAVE FOOD ILLNESS, RESTAURANT COMPLAINTS, REGULATORY
FOOD BUSINESSES AND FOOD PRODUCTS, WHICH IS THE FOOD
PRODUCTS ONE IS MAINLY WHY I AM HERE TODAY IS FOR RETAIL
SERVICE, BAKERIES, GROCERY STORES, CONVENIENCE STORES, MEAT,
SLASH, SEAFOOD.
MARKETS, HEALTH FOOD STORES, AND DAILY -- THEY HAVE A FORM.
THERE IS ALSO A BAR CODE -- EXCUSE ME, A QR CODE THAT THEY
WOULD USE.
YOU GO TO THAT, MAKE A COMPLAINT.
I PROVIDE YOU GUYS WITH A COPY.
BASICALLY SELF-EXPLANATORY.
YOU GO DOWN THE LINE.
CONSUMER'S INFORMATION.
THEN YOU GO TO THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INFORMATION.
THEN YOU STATE YOUR COMPLAINT.
12:01:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WAITING FOR THE PRESENTATION BACK UP?
12:01:46PM >> YES, SIR.
THEN ALSO FOR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE
DISPLAYED, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT, IT IS
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
REGULATIONS.
SAME, CUSTOMER CONTACT CENTER.
2601 BLAIR STONE ROAD, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA.
PHONE NUMBER, 850-487-1395, OR MYFLORIDALICENSE.COM.
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, CLICK ON COMPLAINT, THEY HAVE A
COMPLAINT FORM ON THERE, AND IT IS THE SAME PROCESS.
NAME, CONSUMER COMPLAINT, LOCATION OF ESTABLISHMENT, AND
THEN YOU PUT IN WHAT YOUR COMPLAINT IS GOING TO BE.
NOW, AS FAR AS THE STORES GO ITSELF, THE TAMPA POLICE
DEPARTMENT TAKES ALL REPORTS AND OBSERVATIONS OF UNLAWFUL
OFFENSES AND VIOLATIONS ON BUSINESS' PROPERTY VERY
SERIOUSLY.
ANY INCIDENTS OCCURRING ON THE PREMISES OR WITHIN THE
BUSINESS WILL BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED ENSURING COMPLIANCE
WITH THE LAW AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO AS IN SAYING, THE TAMPA POLICE, OUR OFFICERS, WHEN THEY
OBSERVE INFORMATION AND VIOLATIONS BEING COMMITTED, WE CAN
ALSO DO LIKE A REFERRAL FORM FOR THE PUBLIC NUISANCE
ABATEMENT BOARD.
AND WITH THAT, IF THE BUSINESS GOES IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC
NUISANCE BOARD, THE STORE, PROPERTY OWNER
AND STORE MANAGER COULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE CONDUCT
THAT'S OCCURRING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ON THE PROPERTY.
I ALSO PROVIDE YOU GUYS A FORM.
WITH THIS REFERRAL, IT COULD BE COMPLETED BY TAMPA POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AND THERE IS -- THERE ARE STEPS THAT YOU HAVE TO
FOLLOW.
SO ONCE WE GET ENOUGH TO BRING THE STORE BUSINESS OWNER OR
THE STORE MANAGER TO THE -- IN FRONT OF THE BOARD, THEY WILL
BE COMING IN FRONT OF THE BOARD FOR HEARING AND THEY'LL HAVE
A CHANCE TO HEAR THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEIR ESTABLISHMENT
AND OFFER SOME FEEDBACK, ET CETERA, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH US.
THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF
SHUTTING DOWN BUSINESSES.
WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY THAT
THE BUSINESS IS LOCATED IN IS RUN PRODUCTIVE AND RESPECTFUL
ESTABLISHMENT AND SAFE AND FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS THAT
PURCHASE UP THERE.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP THE BUSINESS IN PROPERTY BUT ALSO TO
CHANGE THE CONDUCT HAPPENING ON THERE.
ANY QUESTIONS?
12:04:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
12:04:37PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
ONE, THANK YOU, DETECTIVE WASHINGTON.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I JUST WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE PURPOSE OF WHY I MADE
THIS MOTION
IS BECAUSE I'M HEARING A LOT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WANT
TO, YOU KNOW, CLEANING UP THEIR COMMUNITIES.
EAST TAMPA, WEST TAMPA, BUT WHEN WE INITIALLY HAD THIS
CONVERSATIONS IT WAS MORE SO CITYWIDE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT RANGES FROM VIOLATIONS FROM PARKING LOTS TO
FOOD, YOU KNOW, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
THEY JUST DON'T KNOW.
THEY SAY, OH, WE SEE EXPIRED FOOD ITEMS, HOW COME TPD AND
CODE ENFORCEMENT CAN'T -- IT'S ADDRESSING WHAT YOU CAN AND
CANNOT DO AND THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT IT SO THE COMMUNITY
KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS CLEANING UP THE
COMMUNITIES.
THAT WAS OVERALL WHAT I WAS RECEIVING, HOW DO WE CLEAN UP
THE COMMUNITY AND WHY ISN'T OR HOW COME TPD OR CODE
ENFORCEMENT ISN'T.
LET'S HAVE THEM COME AND EXPLAIN WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO
AND THEN TELL US HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OTHER ITEMS.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING HERE AND JUST GIVING THAT
INFORMATION.
I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO PASS THIS FORWARD BUT THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND PROVIDING THAT.
12:05:56PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SUSAN, I SEE YOU ARE ONLINE.
GO AHEAD AND START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
12:06:01PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SUSAN WENRICK, DIRECTOR OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD
ENHANCEMENT.
OUR PORTION OF THIS IS REGARDING THE PARKING LOTS.
WE DO ENFORCE THE PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE FOR THE CITY OF
TAMPA UNDER CHAPTER 19-237.
IN ADDITION, WE ALSO WILL DO THE EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURAL
CONDITION TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO -- IT HAS TO BE SEALED,
PAINTED AND NO WAYS OF ENTRY FOR RODENTS.
IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FILE COMPLAINTS, GO TO
TAMPA CONNECT OR THEY CAN USE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL
CENTER 813-274-5545.
12:06:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU, SUSAN.
12:06:45PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THIS INFORMATION SHARING, CAN THIS BE PUT
ONLINE?
12:06:49PM >> YES, IT'S ONLINE.
YES, MA'AM, IT'S ONLINE.
12:06:52PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
DID YOU SUBMIT LIKE A MEMO, PRESENTATION OR
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PUT LIKE INTO OnBase?
12:07:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IT'S ONLINE ON THE SITE.
12:07:05PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
12:07:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
12:07:10PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I'M SORRY.
12:07:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
12:07:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU
HAVE TAKEN TO PUT THIS PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
TO COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG FOR LEADING ON THIS BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITY DID COME OUT QUITE A FEW TIMES.
AND NOW WE HAVE CLARITY AS TO HOW THE PUBLIC -- YOU PUT THE
FORMS UP AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO, WHETHER AT THE STATE LEVEL
OR EVEN LOCALLY.
IF IT IS A FOOD ISSUE OR A PUBLIC NUISANCE ISSUE.
SO I'M GLAD.
NOW I KNOW AND NOW THE PUBLIC KNOWS.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE SUSAN WENRICK WHO DOES A GREAT JOB
AT HER DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON THIS, AND
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO SEE IT.
THANK YOU.
12:07:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
12:07:52PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WANTED TO SAY THE SAME THING.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR
ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE PUT INTO THIS.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE ALL HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT THIS, AND I'M SURE
PEOPLE WATCHING APPRECIATE YOU FOR SHOWING ALL THIS.
12:08:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES THAT.
12:08:09PM >> THANK YOU.
12:08:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOVING ON TO ITEM 65.
PALONIS PARK.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, MR. FOWLER?
12:08:22PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING?
12:08:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD.
START WITH YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
12:08:27PM >> TED FOWLER, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
12:08:30PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LIKE TO REPORT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH
THAT TRANSFER?
12:08:36PM >>TED FOWLER:
YEAH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHAT WE
COULD DO WITH THE MONEY.
I UNDERSTOOD COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON MADE THE MOTION A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AGO.
ABSOLUTELY USE THAT MONEY IN THE PORT TAMPA AREA, WHEREVER
COUNCIL DESIGNATES IT TO BE USED, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY MAKE
NICE AMENITIES IN SOUTH TAMPA WITH THE $650,000.
12:08:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MS. KOPESKY.
12:09:00PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I THINK SHE COULD HELP EXPLAIN.
MR. FOWLER, MY OFFICE TALKED TO MS. KOPESKY, I DON'T
REMEMBER IF WE TALKED TO YOU, MR. FOWLER.
IN YOUR OPINION, DOES COUNCIL NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE OTHER
THAN THE VOTE WE ALREADY TOOK TO MOVE THIS FORWARD?
12:09:17PM >>TED FOWLER:
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
WE CAN SPEAK OFF-LINE AND GET THE DETAILS.
12:09:21PM >>BILL CARLSON:
WE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT IT.
12:09:23PM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
HAGAR KOPESKY, CITY COUNCIL BUDGET ANALYST.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR.
DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I KNOW THERE WAS AN
ACCELERATION BECAUSE THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE.
I KNOW YOU MADE THE MOTION.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO HAVE A BIT MORE DISCUSSION
AND THERE WAS NOT.
AGAIN, I DON'T MEAN TO BE CONTROVERSIAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE.
12:09:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO --
JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AGAIN
TO TRANSFER.
12:09:49PM >>BILL CARLSON:
CAN YOU TELL US TECHNICALLY FROM WHAT TO
WHAT?
12:09:53PM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
YES.
ESSENTIALLY, AS MRS. POYNOR AND AS COUNCILMAN CARLSON HAS
DISCUSSED, PROBABLY SOMETIME LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A NEED TO
PUT IN A GAS PIPELINE NEAR McCOY STREET AND PRESCOTT
STREET.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY PROVIDED THE FLORIDA GAS
TRANSMISSION PROVIDED $650,000 FOR A SETTLEMENT.
IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THAT WAS IN PORT TAMPA AND THE
FACT THAT AS TED HAS SAID, THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
THINGS, ONLY PUTTING THIS UP HERE TO REFLECT WHAT STILL
NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE PALONIS AND SOUTH GANDY PROJECT, THE
ONLY SECTION I WANT YOU TO BE INTERESTED IN IS RIGHT HERE.
THIS WAS JUST TO, AGAIN, REMIND ALL OF YOU.
APPROVED 1.5 GMP.
THAT GOT SPECIFIC THINGS DONE, VERY STRUCTURAL.
A NUMBER OF THINGS IN THE BULLETS STILL REMAINING AND THUS
IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO BE ABLE TO REDEPLOY THE 650 FROM THE
SMALL PARKS BUDGET INTO THE PALONIS PROJECT.
12:11:02PM >>BILL CARLSON:
SO MOVED.
12:11:05PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I BELIEVE THIS IS ALREADY DONE.
SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
12:11:11PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DO WE NEED TO ASK FOR A FUNDING REQUEST
RESOLUTION?
I MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A FUNDING RESOLUTION BROUGHT BACK AT
THE MAY 21 -- I GUESS MAY 7 BECAUSE IT CAN BE PUT ON --
12:11:31PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE?
12:11:35PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MAY 21st.
12:11:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE.
OPPOSED?
AYES HAVE IT.
IT IS LUNCHTIME.
PLEASE BE BACK AT 1:25 SO WE CAN BE READY FOR THE 1:30
HEARING.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
12:11:48PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
BEFORE WE DO THAT, ARE WE DONE WITH THE
STAFF REPORTS?
THE 1:30 HEARING.
12:11:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
1:30 HEARING AND NEW BUSINESS.
1:25, PLEASE.
[ SOUNDING GAVEL ]
[LUNCH RECESS]
01:31:00PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
01:31:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
01:31:02PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
HERE.
01:31:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
01:31:05PM >>CLERK:
YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
01:31:07PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LEFT WITH ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 56, A REVIEW HEARING.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LEGAL STAFF.
OH --
01:31:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MR. CHAIRMAN, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO
RECUSE MYSELF.
I MANAGE A 501-C-3 THAT HAS PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY, AND I
HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF.
01:31:27PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
01:31:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A MOTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA TO
RECEIVE AND FILE.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
I AM ASSUMING ANY EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION TO BE DISCLOSED?
HEARING NONE.
HEARING NONE.
LEGAL STAFF, PLEASE WHAT'S THAT?
OKAY.
CLERK.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE GOING TO TESTIFY IN THIS CASE, PLEASE
STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN IN.
01:31:59PM >> I WAS SWORN THIS MORNING.
YOU WANT ME TO SWEAR AGAIN?
01:32:02PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES, ONLY BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE YOU HAVE
TO STAND.
[SWEARING IN]
01:32:09PM >> I DO.
01:32:09PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES, MA'AM.
01:32:13PM >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE:
GOOD AFTERNOON, CAMARIA
PETTIS-MACKLE FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
ON FILE NUMBER SU-1, 25-59, WEST GRACE STREET.
A REVIEW HEARING SUBMIT BY THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE
REQUEST OF A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT IN A COMMERCIAL
DWELLING INTENSIVE ZONED PROPERTY.
CITY STAFF DENIED THAT REQUEST ON OCTOBER 28, 2025.
AND THEY WILL EXPLAIN IN THEY DENIED THAT REQUEST ACCORDING
TO CODE SECTION 27-132.
I PROVIDED A PACKET TO YOU THAT INCLUDED THE INCLUDED RULES
OF PROCEDURE FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONDUCT THIS REVIEW
HEARING.
CODE SECTION 27-61, WHICH GOVERNS THE PROCESS FOR REVIEW
HEARINGS AND A SAMPLE MOTION.
CODE SECTION 27-61, SUBSECTIONS J-3, THIS IS A DE NOVO
REVIEW HEARING, WHICH MEANS THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN LISTEN TO
WITNESSES AND ACCEPT NEW EVIDENCE AS PART OF THE RECORD IN
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE OR DENY THE REQUEST
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY SITTING IN THE SHOES OF THE ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR.
SO YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME CODE SECTIONS AND ANALYSIS AS
THE ADMINISTRATOR DID IN COMING TO YOUR FINAL DECISION.
STAFF IS HERE, AS I STATED, TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY DENIED THE
REQUEST.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF HEARING, CITY COUNCIL CAN APPROVE THE
APPLICATION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
UNIT IN A COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE ZONED DISTRICT OR YOU CAN
DENY THE REQUEST.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT YOU HAVE THE CODE
BEFORE YOU.
AND STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY DENIED THE
REQUEST ACCORDING TO THE CODE.
01:34:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
PROCEDURES?
OKAY, VERY GOOD.
STAFF.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA HAS
ENTERED.
01:34:25PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, LAURA MARLEY, LAND
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGAIN A PETITION FOR -- IF YOU CAN PUT THE MONITOR UP.
PUSH IT UP?
GOOD.
FOR 2312 WEST GRACE STREET.
THAT PETITIONER AND AGENT IS STEVE MICHELINI.
PROPERTY OWNER IS STEVEN BARNES.
ADDRESS IS 2312 WEST GRACE STREET.
ZONING IS COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE.
SPECIAL USE REQUEST FOR DWELLING SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED.
AND THIS IS THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPERTY IS HERE IN RED, COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE.
THERE IS PD NEXT TO IT.
COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE ACROSS STREET AND RM-16 ADJACENT TO THE
PROPERTY.
THERE ARE TWO CRITERIA FOR THIS SPECIAL USE.
ONE IS THE ONE THAT IS ONLY APPLICABLE, AND IT IS -- THERE
NEEDS TO BE TWO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL NEXT TO THE PROPERTY,
AND THE PROPERTY ONLY HAS ONE RESIDENTIAL NEXT TO IT.
AS I AM SHOWING ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
ACROSS -- THIS IS THE PROPOSED PROPERTY.
NEXT TO IT IS SINGLE-FAMILY TO THE WEST.
TO THE EAST IS PD FOR OFFICE.
TO THE NORTH IS CI, OFFICE.
TO THE SOUTH IS CI FOR LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND CATTY CORNER
TO THE SOUTHEAST IS CI, FOR LIGHT MANUFACTURING.
COUNCIL, DO YOU STILL WANT THE SLIDE UP OR ARE YOU GOOD?
01:36:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, WE ARE GOOD.
01:36:09PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
OKAY.
THIS IS WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, A SINGLE-FAMILY
DETACHED ON PROPERTY.
THIS IS JUST THE SURROUNDING ZONING DISTRICTS.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY.
AGAIN, PD FOR OFFICE, CI.
THIS IS ALSO CI AND NEXT TO IS RM-16.
01:36:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:36:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
CAN YOU POINT OUT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY?
01:36:46PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
THIS ONE.
01:36:47PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YOU SAID ONE OF THE NEXT DOORS WAS SINGLE
FAMILY -- OR RESIDENTIAL.
WHICH ONE IS THAT?
01:36:53PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
THIS ONE.
01:36:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ZONED OFFICE BUT IS A SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL.
01:36:57PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
ZONED CI, BUT THERE IS SINGLE-FAMILY THERE,
CORRECT.
01:37:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
WHAT IS THE PD?
01:37:05PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
THE PD FOR OFFICE USE.
01:37:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT IS AN OFFICE?
01:37:10PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
CORRECT.
THIS IS AN AERIAL OF PROPERTY.
SUBJECT PROPERTY WHICH IS VACANT.
HERE IS THE SINGLE-FAMILY.
ACROSS IS AN OFFICE USE.
PARKING LOT IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM IT.
NEXT -- NEXT TO IT IS A TATTOO SHOP AND DOWN HERE IS,
AGAIN, CI.
SO IT JUST HAS THE ONE SINGLE-FAMILY ADJACENT.
SO THAT'S WHY STAFF DENIED THE REQUEST, BECAUSE THERE IS
ONLY ONE RESIDENTIAL USE AND NOT TWO.
AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
01:37:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF?
HEARING NONE, PETITIONER, PLEASE.
01:37:46PM >>LAURA MARLEY:
THANK YOU.
01:37:47PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL, STEVE MICHELLINI, REPRESENTING
THE PETITIONER.
THE STAFF DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO DENY THIS BECAUSE
OF A ADJACENCY ISSUE, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE AREA.
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS HERE.
THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IS THERE.
THESE ARE RESIDENCES ALL ALONG -- ALONG THAT WHOLE STREET.
THIS IS A RESIDENCE.
THESE ARE RESIDENCES OVER HERE.
THIS IS -- THIS IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER VIEW.
SHOWING YOU THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND LET ME ADD IN HERE,
THEY WILL BE USING THE ALLEY, AND THEY WILL BE IMPROVING THE
ALLEY FOR REAR ACCESS.
SO THAT IS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT THEY
SUBMITTED.
THE CITY JUST BOUGHT THE LAND ACROSS FROM THEM ON THE SOUTH
SIDE.
THE CRA BOUGHT IT.
THESE ARE ALL ZONED CI.
THERE IS A SIGN THAT SAYS THE CRA BOUGHT THE LAND.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE -- AT WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO
BE DOING THERE IS TOWNHOUSES AND RESIDENTIAL.
AND THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE
ARE GOING THROUGH OR REZONE THAT PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS A LOOK DOWN THE STREET LOOKING TO THE WEST.
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS HERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE RESIDENCES ALL AROUND.
PROBLEM WAS, THEY WEREN'T ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY.
THESE ARE ACROSS THE STREET.
THEY ARE DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE STREET.
THIS IS A DIAGRAM SHOWING YOU IN GREEN ALL OF RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES WITH SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE.
THESE ARE ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN USE, ALTHOUGH THE
ZONING IS NOT CONSISTENT, BUT THOSE ARE THE USES.
AND THIS IS WHAT THE CITY BOUGHT -- THE CRA BOUGHT OUGHT OF
THAT IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH.
SO, AGAIN, I DON'T FAULT THE STAFF IN TERMS OF THEIR
CONCLUSION.
THEY SIMPLY HAD NO TOOLS TO WORK WITH IN TERMS OF THE CITY
CODE.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT THERE IS A
PROPENSITY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IN THE AREA, AND THAT THIS
WOULD NOT BE ESSENTIALLY A SPOT ZONING.
THE PLANS HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE WAITING TO BE FINISHED.
THEY ARE OVER AT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CENTER, AND THEY HAVE
BEEN THERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
WE DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE THERE WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL FAIRLY
RECENTLY.
ANYWAY, WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
A CONFLICT IN THE CODE THAT IS PREVENTING THEM TO BUILD A
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
NOT TOWN HOUSE, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE REDOING THE ALLEY
AND RESTORING IT UP TO THE POINT OF THEIR PROPERTY.
01:40:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WHAT IS THE FUTURE LAND USE IN THAT AREA?
BECAUSE SEEMS ODD TO HAVE A SINGLE-FAMILY IN THE HOTEL,
PLACE WILL BE CONVERTED TO THE HOTEL.
01:41:05PM >> ALL OF THOSE IN WHOLE BLOCK AGAIN ARE ZONED CI.
SO EXCEPT FOR THE RM-16.
SO I AM GUESSING -- I DON'T KNOW OFF TOP OF MY HEAD, I AM
GUESSING AT LEAST R-20 OR R-35, I DON'T KNOW, CMU-35.
I DON'T KNOW.
LAURA CAN ANSWER THAT MAYBE.
I AM JUST GUESSING.
BUT THE CI HAD TO HAVE GOTTEN THERE BEFOREHAND WHEN THE
CIGAR FACTORY WAS ACTIVE.
CATERING BY THE FAMILY WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, AND THEY
WERE VERY ACTIVE, BUT THIS IS ON NORTH SIDE OF THAT AREA.
AND THEN IT IS ONE STREET OVER.
IT DOESN'T FACE CYPRESS.
IT IS ON NEXT STREET OVER, WHICH IS GRACE.
AND THERE IS NOTHING EXCEPT FOR CORNER WHICH IS THE OFFICE.
01:41:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
FOR THE CORRIDOR, MORE APPROPRIATE FOR
HIGHER DENSITY OR COMMERCIAL?
01:41:59PM >> WHICH CORRIDOR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
01:42:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HOWARD AVENUE.
01:42:03PM >> THIS IS OFFICE.
THIS IS OFFICE.
SO YOUR -- YOU ARE ONE BLOCK -- ONE LOT IN FROM THAT FOR
THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST.
BUT ALL REST OF THESE ARE ALL RESIDENTIAL ALREADY.
01:42:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THAT BLOCK AS A
DEVELOPER.
01:42:23PM >> THIS IS CRA, BUT THEY ARE GOING FOR HOUSING.
01:42:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
BUT IT WILL BE DENSE.
01:42:27PM >> THEY SAY TOWN HOUSES.
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT IS NOT REALLY RELEVANT TO THIS.
THE REALLY RELEVANT QUESTION IS, IS THIS APPROPRIATE FOR
THAT LOCATION TO ALLOW A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
01:42:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT'S WHY IT IS APPROPRIATE.
I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE THAT --
01:42:47PM >> WELL, IT IS A LOCAL STREET.
IT IS NOT LIKELY YOU WOULD GET A REAL COMMERCIAL USE IN
THERE.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE -- AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO GO TO A PD.
IT WOULD BE A NUMBER OF WAIVERS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE
SEEKING FOR LOCAL STREET ACCESS.
AND IT IS SMALL.
SO IT IS NOT REALLY PRACTICAL FOR IN COMMERCIAL USE.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO ASSEMBLE SEVERAL OF THESE LOTS IN ORDER TO
DO IT.
AND THEN, I THINK, JUST GENERALLY AS A COUNCIL, YOU WILL BE
CONCERNED OF THE TOLL OF ENCROACHING COMMERCIAL INTO AN
ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD.
MOST OF THESE HOMES ARE FAIRLY OLD.
01:43:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THINKING OF REDEVELOPMENT.
AN AREA TO BE REDEVELOPMENT TO A HIGHER DENSITY AREA.
01:43:30PM >> WHEN CRA COMES THROUGH, YOU MAY GET THAT ON THIS SIDE.
BUT, THEN AGAIN, THEY WILL GET THE BENEFIT OF RESTORED ALLEY
FROM THIS PROPERTY OWNER.
01:43:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
OKAY, THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?
OKAY.
ANYBODY IN PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM?
HEARING NONE.
01:43:49PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO CLOSE.
01:43:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SECOND.
01:43:53PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO CLOSE.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
VERY GOOD.
YOU WANT TO READ IT.
01:44:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
OVERTURN THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DENIAL AND MOVE TO
AFFIRM -- THIS IS TO ALLOW HIM -- I MOVE TO AFFIRM THE
SPECIAL USE APPLICATION FOR SU-29-59 FOR PROPERTY 2312
WEST GRACE STREET BECAUSE THE PETITIONER HAS COMPETENT AND
SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT IT IS LOCATED TO INDUSTRIAL USES
IN TWO BOUNDARIES OF ZONING LAW AS STATED IN 127-32 FOR
FOLLOWING REASONS: THE GENTLEMAN, THE APPLICANT HERE,
MENTIONED STAFF HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DENY IT.
AND I THINK PER WHAT OUR CODE SAYS, ONLY WAY -- YOU KNOW HE
WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THIS HEARING, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO
OVERTURN THAT DENIAL.
HE TALKED ABOUT THIS IS NOT -- THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL ROAD.
WHAT OTHER COMMERCIAL USE WOULD YOU PUT ON THAT?
IT IS NEIGHBORING RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, AT LEAST
ON ONE SIDE.
BUT IT IS NOT ON A MAIN STREET LIKE CYPRESS OR HOWARD.
AND, THEREFORE, THAT IS MY MOTION.
01:45:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
OKAY.
ANY DISCUSSION?
I WOULD JUST SAY -- I WILL GO AHEAD AND VOTE IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE ON MOTION, BUT I AM CONCERNED.
I THINK THAT THE AREA PROBABLY WOULD BE BETTER SUITED AND
TRENDING TOWARD MORE OF A HIGHER DENSITY AND INTENSIVE USE
AS THE ORIGINAL ZONING DICTATES, IF THAT IS THE WILL OF
COUNCIL, I WILL GO ALONG WITH IT.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
01:45:45PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
01:45:49PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
01:45:50PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
01:45:52PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YES.
01:45:53PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
01:45:54PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
01:45:54PM >>CLERK:
MOTION CARRIED WITH MIRANDA ABSTAINING.
01:45:58PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
CHARLIE MIRANDA, REPORT BACK TO DAIS.
CHARLIE MIRANDA.
HE ASKED THAT I CALL HIM BACK.
[LAUGHTER]
CHARLIE, CHARLIE, CHARLIE, WHERE ARE YOU
CHARLIE, CHARLIE
01:46:12PM >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
01:46:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
PROGRAM.
LET'S TALK -- WE CAN DO OLD BUSINESS FIRST.
OLD BUSINESS IS IN MY ABSENCE, YOU GUYS DISCUSSED THE
SPECIAL CALLED WORKSHOP.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO PUT TOGETHER A
PROGRAM.
I WILL SAY -- LET ME ASK YOU THIS FOR THE -- FOR THE
LOCATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET PERMISSION FROM COUNCIL TO HOLD OFF ON
THE ABSOLUTE DEFINITIVE UNTIL MONDAY.
ONE, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE INTEREST IS WITH THE -- WITH THE
COMMISSION MEETING.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP THIS AFTERNOON.
BECAUSE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COST INVOLVED IN MOVING
WITH BOTH STAFF AND ACTUAL REAL COST.
SO -- YES, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:47:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE HAVING IT HERE.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SIZE, BUT WE HAVE HELD LARGE
MEETINGS HERE.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HAVING IT HERE, BUT THAT WAS --
THAT WAS THE CONSENSUS.
THAT WAS JUST DISCUSSION THAT WAS HAD.
ALSO, I DON'T THINK THAT USING A THURSDAY 1:30 AFTERNOON
WORKSHOP FOR THE COUNTY IS --
01:47:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AT LEAST.
01:47:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
AVERAGE PERSON CANNOT TAKE OFF AT 1:30,
AND I THINK WE PRIDE OURSELVES TRYING TO GET THE ACTUAL
PUBLIC OUT.
01:47:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE WE
HAVE EXPERIENCE OF HANDLING LARGER CROWDS.
AND BECAUSE OF THE BURDEN ON STAFF.
THAT IS A LOT -- A LOT INVOLVED IN THIS.
IF THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE PEOPLE THAT REALLY WANT TO STRONGLY
TO CONSIDER THAT, I WOULD RATHER SAY LET'S MOVE IT BACK TO
HERE.
THAT WILL RESOLVE A LOT OF ISSUES.
01:48:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THE SAME LOCATION --
01:48:16PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YEAH, EXACTLY.
01:48:17PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SAME LOCATION.
01:48:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
CAN I GET A MOTION THAT THE SPECIAL CALLED
MEETING WILL BE HELD AT TAMPA CITY HALL?
A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE WORKED WITH SO FAR OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE AND
WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE.
STAKEHOLDERS, SCOTT STEADY, JOHN BENNETT, DENNIS ROGERO, AND
MORRIS MASSEY.
TOMORROW IS HIS SECOND TO LAST DAY.
01:48:47PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HE WILL BE OVERSEAS.
01:48:49PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NANCY IS NOT ABLE TO COME FROM TAX
COLLECTOR AND JENNIFER CASTRO, THE CHIEF DEPUTY TAX
COLLECTOR.
CRA, CEDRIC McCRAY, CLIFF SHEPARD.
PRESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COLLEGE TO ATTEND.
FROM THE RAYS ORGANIZATION, KEN BABBY, THE CEO, TOMMY LITTLE,
LEGAL, TOM DODGEN FROM KIMLEY-HORN.
SOMEBODY FROM THE ACOM ORGANIZATION DID THAT -- WHAT IS IT
CALLED?
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY.
AND SOMEONE FROM POPULACE, WHO DID THE DESIGN.
FROM THE WEST SHORE ALLIANCE, MICHAEL MORENO.
TPO JOHNNY WILL BE IN THE AUDIENCE.
IF WE NEED HIM -- DR. WONG WILL BE HERE IF WE NEED HIM.
HE WILL BE HERE AND NOT NECESSARILY PART OF PROGRAM.
NOT ATTENDING, NOBODY FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WILL BE
ATTENDING, NOBODY FROM TSA WILL BE ATTENDING, AND NOBODY
FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL.
THIS IS MY SUGGESTION.
30 MINUTES FROM RAYS, 30 MINUTES FROM THE CITY AND THE CRA.
TIME FOR Q&A.
FIVE MINUTES FOR EACH STAKEHOLDER THAT ARE PART OF
THE TWO PRINCIPAL ORGANIZATIONS.
ADDITIONAL Q&A, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND ADJOURNMENTS ARE NOT
REQUIRED, AND THAT'S IT.
01:50:14PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I MOVE TO GO WITH THE SUGGESTIONS OF
CHAIR.
01:50:19PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
WHAT TIME DOES IT START?
01:50:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
5:00.
301 E. KENNEDY WHATEVER ZIP CODE, THIRD FLOOR.
01:50:30PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
IS THERE A SCHEDULED END TIME?
01:50:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO SCHEDULED END TIME BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
01:50:38PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE CROWD IS LIKE AT
THE COUNTY?
01:50:41PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THEY STARTED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.
01:50:43PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YOU WANT TO SEE?
01:50:47PM >>BILL CARLSON:
HE HAD HIS LIGHT ON FIRST.
01:50:50PM >>LUIS VIERA:
NO, BUT THANK YOU.
FOR THAT.
WHAT WAS DATE AGAIN FOR THAT?
01:50:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MAY 5.
01:50:59PM >>LUIS VIERA:
IF IT IS NOT THERE, IF YOU SAY IT, THE HEADS
OF THE UNION IF THEY WISH.
IT IS NOT TO BE EXPECTED BUT TO GIVE THEM FIVE MINUTES
TO OPINE.
I SET UP SOME MEETINGS WITH THEM IN THE PAST WITH THE RAYS.
I HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
01:51:18PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ANY OBJECTION FOR ME INVITING THEM?
01:51:21PM >>LUIS VIERA:
JUST AN INVITE.
01:51:22PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SAM, REACH OUT OF TO THE PBA AND 754 TO
INVITE THEM AS A STAKEHOLDER.
COUNCILMAN CARLSON FIRST AND THEN COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:51:33PM >>BILL CARLSON:
IN TERMS OF CONTENT, YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES
FROM THE RAYS, 30 MINUTES FROM CRA, AND 30 MINUTES FROM
STAFF.
I DON'T THINK THE CRA NEEDS ANY TIME.
THEY CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
01:51:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THEY ARE TOGETHER.
CITY AND CRA.
01:51:53PM >>BILL CARLSON:
FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE SEEN, THE COUNTY HAS
BEEN DRIVING THIS, NOT THE CITY.
I THINK IT IS A WASTE OF TIME TO HAVE CITY COME.
THEY CAN COMMENT ON IT, BUT SHOULDN'T FROM 30 MINUTES OR AN
HOUR.
THAT WILL BE A LONG PRESENTATION FOR NOTHING.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET SOMEBODY FROM THE COUNTY --
01:52:10PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THEY DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE.
01:52:12PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THEY DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE AT ALL.
CRA, ESPECIALLY WE DON'T NEED THAT I AGREE WITH INVITING THE
PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS BUT PUBLIC COMMENT, OTHER TWO TEAMS MAY
WANT TO WEIGH IN.
IMPORTANT TO HAVE TSA.
OTHER MOTION TO HAVE TSA WEIGH IN AND GIVE THEIR OPINION ON
IT WHICH THEY WILL DO IN WRITING BEFOREHAND.
01:52:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I AM ON BOARD.
TSA -- ONE, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR
TWO WEEKS.
HE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND WON'T BE BACK UNTIL AFTER THIS
VOTE IS DONE.
INTERESTING, BECAUSE I KEEP HEARING -- THIS IS -- THIS
IS ALAN PONTIFICATING ABOUT THIS BUT NOT AS A BOARD MEMBER,
PER SE.
I KEEP HEARING OF THIS TSA.
TSA BY FLORIDA STATUTE MANAGES FACILITIES HELD BY COUNTY,
SPORTS FACILITY.
IN THAT CAPACITY, TSA IS RESPONSIBLE -- IF THIS IS APPROVED
MANAGING MAINTENANCE OF THESE FACILITIES AND ALL.
BUT AS FAR AS DECISION POINT IS REALLY THE COUNTY, THE SEVEN
BOARD MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND SEVEN MEMBER
SITTING AT THIS DAIS.
WHILE THEY HAVE A ROLE -- THEY HAVE A ROLE THAT IS ASSIGN TO
THEM, LIKE WITH SOME OF THESE STUDIES, BONNIE, WITH -- WITH
THE COUNTY HAD REQUESTED SOME THINGS FOR THEM TO DO BECAUSE
THEY HAVE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON THIS.
I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A HEAVY HAND IN
THIS.
01:53:42PM >>BILL CARLSON:
PURPOSE IS FROM TALKING TO SOME OF YOUR
COLLEAGUES ON THAT BOARD, THEY HAVE HAD ACCESS TO
INFORMATION MUCH LONGER THAN WE HAVE AN BEEN ABLE TO ANALYZE
IT.
01:53:52PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NOT REALLY.
FIRST OF ALL, THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE NOT.
OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN PART OF SITTING AT THE
TABLE, BUT NO MORE THAN ANY OF THESE OTHER FOLKS THAT WE
HAVE COMING FROM THE CITY AND FROM THE RAYS.
THEY WERE ALL SITTING TOGETHER AT THE TABLE.
SO THEY SHOULD HAVE THE SAME -- THE CITY SHOULD HAVE SAME
INFORMATION THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD.
HE DONE HAVE ANY PRIVILEGE INFORMATION.
01:54:17PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NOBODY FROM COUNTY WANTS TO COME?
01:54:19PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
NO, I GET THAT.
WE ARE A TOTALLY SEPARATE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION AND WITHOUT
THING OF A COUNTY COMMISSIONER GIVING AN EMPLOYEE THEIR --
01:54:30PM >>BILL CARLSON:
ONE THING I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING,
AND I WILL BRING IT UP AGAIN.
I MET WITH THREE OR FOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
I MET WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
I MET WITH ALL KINDS OF FOLKS AND NOBODY FROM THE CITY EVER
BRIEFED ME ON ANYTHING.
AND I ASKED, AND NOBODY ELSE HAVE BEEN BRIEFED BY THEM.
MAYBE YOU HAVE.
AND THEN WE STARTED TO GET SOME E-MAILS.
E-MAILS FROM ADMINISTRATION AFTER I GOT THEM FROM THE COUNTY
COMMISSION AND THE COUNTY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION.
01:55:01PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE PUBLIC BY
THE TIME WE GET TO THESE POINTS.
PART OF PROPOSING WILL HAVE THE SAME PRINCIPALS IN THAT ROOM
THAT DAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND THEY WILL ALL BE HERE TO
PROVIDE -- WE ARE ALL HERE AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
AND REFERENCE -- EVEN THOUGH I SIT ON BOARD, I WILL TELL YOU
THAT I DON'T HAVE -- THIS IS PART OF THAT CONFLICT I HAVE
WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
I WAS NOT PRIVY TO ANY INFORMATION.
ONLY INFORMATION I WAS PRIVY TO WAS THE INFORMATION THAT HI
REACH OUT PERSONALLY AND ASKED -- LIKE I WOULD CALL CHIEF
BENNETT.
I WOULD CALL.
I WOULD TALK TO HART, DIRECTOR HART FROM THE TSA.
I TALKED TO SOME OF OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
BONNIE.
ASKING -- ME REACHING OUT TO THEM TO GATHER INFORMATION.
NOBODY PROVIDED ME INFORMATION THAT I DID NOT ASK FOR OR
REACHED OUT TO.
I WAS NOT LOOPED INTO ANY KIND OF BRIEFINGS OR NEGOTIATIONS
OR ANY OF THAT.
THAT WAS ALL ME AND KIND OF SORT OF, ONE, BECAUSE BEING
CHAIR HERE AND SITTING ON THE TSA BOARD, I FELT IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GET AS INVOLVED AS I POSSIBLY COULD.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK -- I DON'T BE WHO HAD THE LIGHTS ON
FIRST.
01:56:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT WAS ME.
01:56:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
01:56:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FIRST OF ALL, TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE ORIGINAL
OLD BUSINESS WAS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TIME LIMITS FOR EACH OF
THESE PEOPLE.
01:56:23PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I DID.
01:56:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NO, THEY ARE TOLD WELL IN ADVANCE AND TOLD
THAT IS WHAT THEY WILL GET, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO KEEP IT
MOVING.
SOME I THINK WE NEED TO BE --.
01:56:37PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WILL BE SURE IT HAPPENS AND REITERATE
IT.
01:56:41PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE.
AS FAR AS MEETINGS, I REACHED AND HAD A WONDERFUL HOUR-LONG
MEETING WITH SCOTT STEADY, WITH CFO AND CHIEF OF STAFF
BECAUSE I ASKED FOR IT.
I BROUGHT HAGAR ALONG, SORRY, MISS KOPESKY ALONG.
I WENT IN AND ASKED FOR IT BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF MY JOB.
I AM ASSUME GOING EACH OF YOU WANTS A MEETING, YOU CAN REACH
OUT.
INFORMATION IS IN FLUX.
I DIDN'T GET ANY PIECE OF PAPER.
WE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION.
AND IT WAS GOOD, AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO HAVING ANOTHER ONE BEFORE MAY 5.
I RECOMMEND IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR INTERESTS,
THAT YOU REACH OUT AND SET YOUR OWN MEETING.
AND AS FAR AS INFORMATION, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE
SHOULD ASK FOR SPECIFICALLY FROM CITY STAFF, AND ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I WAS MOST HAPPY THAT I STILL HAD SITTING RIGHT
ON MY DESK, EASY TO REACH, WAS THE BONDING DISCUSSION WE HAD
IN FEBRUARY.
I THINK THAT WAS REALLY RELEVANT AND VERY IMPORTANT.
I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO MR. ROGERO ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD LIKE HIM TO BRING UP THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
BONDING.
WHAT WE ALREADY AGREEING TO DO WITH THE C.I.T.
FOR US -- FOR ME, IT IS REALLY A MONEY QUESTION.
AND EVERYTHING ALONG THE LINES OF THAT ARE -- ARE NOT JUST
FAIR GAME BUT CRITICAL TO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
SOME THAT WOULD BE MY PERSONAL REQUEST IS THAT WE DON'T JUST
SAY WIDELY, YOU KNOW, COME AND PRESENT, BUT THAT WE HELP TO
CONTINUE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO THINGS ARE ACTUALLY IMPORTANT
TO DISCUSS.
AND ITS NOT SAYING THAT SOME OF THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE MOU
AREN'T IMPORTANT.
BUT THE MOU IS VAGUE AND MAKING SURE IT IS MORE SPECIFIC
AFTER TODAY'S WORKSHOP WITH THE COUNTY.
IT IS STILL IN FLUX, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE TIME THAT FOLK
HAVE SPENT ON THIS.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME RESEARCHING AS WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY TWO CENTS.
01:58:43PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
01:58:45PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I WANT TO SAY THAT I WHEN TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AT 4107.
AND YOU LISTENED TO WHAT WAS THERE.
COMMISSIONER WARSEL WAS THERE.
AND HE GAVE A PRESENTATION THAT I THOUGHT WAS CORRECT.
MAYBE THE FACTS WERE -- IN MY OPINION, IT WAS CORRECT.
OPPOSITE FROM WHAT I AM HEARING FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
WHEN YOU HAVE TWO SIDES WITH TWO OPPOSITES, VERY LITTLE IN
THE MID TOLL DIGEST.
I DON'T KNOW ON IS RIGHT OR WRONG, BUT I -- I LIKE TO ASK --
I LIKE TO BRING THAT PRESENTATION HERE ON CITY COUNCIL THAT
DAY, BECAUSE IT TALKS ABOUT SIDE WE DON'T LISTEN TO OR SEE
IT.
WE LISTEN TO ONE SIDE.
THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS RIGHTLY SO NOT GOTTEN INVOLVED WITH
ANYTHING WITH US.
THAT PRESENTATION IS BASED ON THE FACTS THAT THAT
INFORMATION CAME FROM AND TELL WHERE IT CAME FROM AND
JUST SHOWS THE WHOLE THING.
AND I AM NOT BEING -- I TELL FACTS AS I SEE THEM.
AND REALLY, I AM NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO ME, I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT ME.
I AM WORRIED OF THE FUTURE BONDING WITH THE CITY, C.I.T.
TAX, WHERE IS IT GOING SOMETHING IN WHY IT IS GOING AWAY?
FOUR YEARS AGO THEY SAID SOMETHING.
NOW IT IS REVERSED.
I WONDER WHY.
I AM NOT GOING TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT.
WHAT IS A GAME, WHAT A JOKE WHEN YOU ARE TAKING A BUILDING
AWAY FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT DOES A FANTASTIC JOB.
MILAN.
I AM LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL, BUILDING OUT 50 YEARS OLD.
IF I TAKE EVERY BUILDING FOR CITY OF TAMPA, NOT A BUILDING
THERE YET.
02:00:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
UGLY ONES.
02:00:35PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
TALKING ABOUT A BUILDING, NOT A FACE.
[LAUGHTER]
I KNOW YOU ARE JOKING WITH ME.
YOU ARE JUST LIKE ME.
IT TAKES A WHOLE UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THESE FACTS, AND YOU GO
TO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING AND THEN YOU ALL MAKE UP YOUR
MIND.
I AM NOT BOTHERED BY THESE THINGS.
HAPPENED IN '96.
WE GAVE IT AWAY.
INCLUDING OUR LAND.
WE HAD TO DEED IT TO THE COUNTY.
IF NOT THEY WOULD PAY AD VALOREM TAX.
THEY DON'T PAY ANYTHING AND DEBATE LATER ON.
02:01:06PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
02:01:07PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I FORGOT OUT ONE THING.
I SAT AT THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING LAST FRIDAY,
THEY DID VOTE ON SOMETHING TO SAY.
SO I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN -- THEY DON'T NEED FIVE
MINUTES BUT JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES BUT WE CHOSE THESE
PEOPLE TO LOOK -- MISS KOPESKY CREATED A REALLY GOOD
DOCUMENT.
MAYBE -- CAN YOU SEND THAT TO ALL OF US.
02:01:34PM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
HAGAR KOPESKY, CITY OF TAMPA BUDGET ANALYST.
YES, WITH ALL OF YOUR AIDES SENT OUT INITIALLY AND I WILL
RESEND IT TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE E-MAIL.
YES, A MOTION MADE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
STATEMENT.
WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO THE GROUP BEFORE.
02:01:51PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THAT MOTION IN REFERENCE TO THE VOTE?
I WOULD HAVE SAID THAT WAS NOT IN ORDER BECAUSE A COUNTY AND
NOT A CITY ISSUE.
02:01:59PM >>HAGAR KOPESKY:
THEY WERE AWARE THAT THERE WAS LIKELY A
PUBLIC MEETING WITH THESE PARTICIPANTS, AND THEY WANTED TO
BE PRESENT TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
02:02:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE NOT AN ISSUE.
02:02:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SO MOVED.
02:02:12PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
VIERA.
A MOTION FROM SOMEONE FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO MAKE A
STATEMENT.
02:02:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MR. GRECO WILL BE HERE.
02:02:24PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYE HAVE IT.
SAM, IF YOU WERE YOU THERE, INVITE REPRESENTATIVE -- I AM
SURE IT IS GRECO BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOW TO THE
MEETING FOR SPECIAL CALLED WORKSHOP.
02:02:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
TWO OTHERS THINGS WE HAVE WRITTEN OUT AS
QUESTIONS.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO ORGANIZE THIS AGENDA ITEM WISE BECAUSE
IF WE DO A WORKSHOP, PEOPLE CAN SPEAK ON EACH PART, BUT WE
PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, BUT WHERE WE WANT TO HAVE
DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEMS INSTEAD OF ONE AGENDA ITEMS AND
SECOND THING, HOW DO WE WANT TO ADVERTISE THIS?
02:03:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I CAN ANSWER MOST OF THAT WITH WHAT WE
ALREADY PRESENTED AND APPROVED WITH THE AGENDA, AND THAT IS
AFTER PRESENTATIONS, WE -- AND Q &A, WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
ON THE ADVERTISEMENT, WE WILL ADVERTISE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
MEETING THAT WE DO.
A NORMAL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP THAT HAPPENS TO BE FOCUSED ON
THIS ONE AGENDA ITEM.
02:03:27PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY AT THE
BE BEGINNING BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE WITH WORKSHOPS.
02:03:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I UNDERSTAND.
02:03:34PM >>BILL CARLSON:
CAN YOU HAVE A TIME FOR US TO ASK Q & A
BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT?
02:03:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DO Q & A AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
02:03:44PM >>BILL CARLSON:
WE WILL DO THAT ANYWAY.
WE DO THAT ALL THE TIMES.
02:03:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
30-MINUTE PRESENTATION FOR THE RAYS, TO
MINUTES FOR CITY/CRA.
IF THEY USE THAT ALL, DOESN'T MATTER.
AND THEN Q & A.
FIVE MINUTES FROM EACH STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATION, MAXIMUM OF
FIVE MINUTES.
THEN Q&A AGAIN.
THEN PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEN COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL Q&A AND ADJOURNMENT.
HEARING NOTHING ELSE, PAST OLD BUSINESS AND NEW BUSINESS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, ANY NEW BUSINESS?
02:04:20PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO.
02:04:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NONE.
02:04:22PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES, WE HAVE AN ITEM ON WORKSHOP AGENDA NEXT
WEEK THAT I AM GOING TO MOVE.
I MOVE TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOP AGENDA ITEM FROM
APRIL 23 TO MAY 28, 2026.
THE ITEM FOR COUNCIL TO DISCUSS A CREATION OF A
BIKE-PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BPAC AND MULTIMODAL AND
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ON ROADS, PARKS, AND TRAILS ONLY BECAUSE
THERE IS A PACKED AGENDA AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON, FLORIDA
HOUSE AND SENATE PASS BILL 382 THAT ADDRESSES E-BIKE SAFETY
AND AWAITING THE GOVERNOR'S RESPONSE.
PART OF REASON WE WAITED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE STATE IS GOING
TO DO, AND CURRENTLY, IT HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR.
WE ARE HOPING BY MAY 28, WE WILL KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THAT
BILL.
02:05:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
VERY GOOD.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
SECOND FROM.
02:05:16PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
.
02:05:18PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDAA:
I WANT TO SAY ONE THING.
WE HAVE IN THE PAST GIVEN A COMMENDATION -- I MEAN NAMING OF
PART OF THE STREET TO ALESSI'S.
AND THEY MOVED TO A NEW LOCATION.
WE HAVE TO PASS A NEW ONE TO PINPOINT IT AT THEIR LOCATION
WHICH -- I DON'T KNOW NAME OF THE STREET.
SO I AM JUST SAYING THAT.
02:05:40PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
LET'S MOVE PAST THIS MOTION FIRST.
WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSE.
AYES HAVE IT.
02:05:48PM >> COUNCIL, STREET NAME IS GOMEZ.
02:05:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I WANTED TO SAY I REACHED OUT TO ALL THE
APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS.
EVERYONE HAS ALREADY SIGNED OFF ON THIS.
02:05:58PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE NO DOUBT.
02:06:00PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I KNOW, BUT I LIKE TO SAY IT.
02:06:04PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
DOT YOUR Is AND CROSS YOUR Ts.
02:06:09PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT IT ON GOMEZ.
02:06:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YOU WANT TO DO THAT NOW OR FULLY FLUSH
IT OUT.
02:06:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
WE CAN DO IT IN A NUMBER OF WEEK OR SO.
02:06:20PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAKE A MOTION.
02:06:25PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
PADDOCK TO GOMEZ.
A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
ANYTHING ELSE?
COUNCIL MEMBER YOUNG.
02:06:34PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
YES.
SO JUST TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE -- ON -- IT CAME UP IN
PUBLIC COMMENT OF THE GIANT HOLE ON 30th STREET AND SHADOW
LAWN.
DARLENE AND I ACTUALLY SAW THAT WHEN WE WERE LEAVING AN EVEN
SOMEWHERE AT HANNA.
WE DID CALL IT IN.
TODAY, DARLENE CHECKED ON IT.
WE HAVE A TICKET NUMBER AND REPAIR IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY,
APRIL 20.
BARRICADES -- THERE ARE BARRICADES THAT ARE THERE AND WILL
REMAIN UNTIL APRIL 20.
REQUEST FROM MANAGEMENT TO MOVE THE DATE UP, BUT PREPLANNING
AND PUBLIC NOTICE, ORIGINAL DATE OF APRIL 20.
STREET WILL BE CLOSED FROM APRIL 20-24.
AND THERE IS A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION THAT WAS CREATED IN
ADDITION TO ADDING -- IN ADDITION TO ADDING THE TRAVEL LINK
TO ASSIST WITH STREET CLOSURE ALTERNATIVES.
I DID SEE IT.
IT IS A VERY LARGE HOLE.
WE DID SAY WE DON'T WANT ANYONE'S CAR -- BECAUSE SOMEONE'S
CAR CAN FLIP OVER.
IT IS PRETTY BAD.
SO THAT -- WE HAVE THAT.
AND ALSO, NOW THAT WE HAVE -- WE HAD ROME YARD COME.
I THINK THAT WAS WHAT, TWO, THREE MEETINGS AGO AND WE EXTEND
IT.
I WOULD LIKE FOR GROUP TO COME PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE
COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF THE AGREEMENT OF WHICH CONTRACTORS ARE
WORKING, AROUND IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY CHANGES IN THE
CONTRACTORS THAT ARE WORKING ON THE PROJECT.
02:08:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
02:08:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DO YOU HAVE DATES?
02:08:09PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT.
02:08:12PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAY 21.
02:08:13PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
MAY 21 SOUNDS FINE.
02:08:17PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
GOOD WITH EVERYONE?
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG TO HAVE RELATED
GROUP TO RETURN BACK TO COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO REPORT ON
COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENT.
A SECOND?
02:08:29PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
SPECIFICALLY THE COMPANIES AND THE CONTRACTS
INVOLVED.
02:08:32PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SECOND.
02:08:33PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
02:08:37PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
I HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF AND I
HAD A MEETING WITH THEM, BUT JUST TO COME BACK, BECAUSE I
KNOW THIS IS A PROJECT THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE MOVE
FORWARD, AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS ANY
CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
AND THEN, ALSO, YOU ALL KNOW, I DO A LOT OF THINGS.
I WHEN TO JACK AND JILL COTILLION CELEBRATING THE FIVE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY.
SAW A COUPLE CAST MEMBERS OF 140th CELEBRATION.
REBRICKING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, BUT YOUR BUSINESSES,
SIDEWALKS AND INTERSECTIONS ARE STILL OPEN.
I DID AN ADU TOUR WHICH WAS REALLY NICE.
URBAN DWELLINGS WHICH IS VERY COOL.
AND ALSO I HAD A MEETING WITH PASTOR ALFRED "FRED" JOHNSON
FAITH ACTION MINISTRY.
AND I WENT TO THE ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE FRENCH
QUARTER OF LIBRARY.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND VERY COOL AND VERY NICE.
IT WAS VERY -- VERY COOL AND VERY NICE AN HAVE ALESSI
CATERING AND THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS.
02:09:47PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
PAID ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
02:09:51PM >>NAYA YOUNG:
THEY WERE THERE AND WEST RIVERWALK UPDATE
PRESS CONFERENCE.
02:10:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, ANY NEW BUSINESS?
02:10:04PM >>LUIS VIERA:
A COUPLE OF QUICK ONES.
MANY OF US KNOW FORMER JUDGE BARBAS AND JUDGE NAZARETIAN, THE
15th YEAR THEY DO THEIR SENSORY-FRIENDLY SANTA FOR AUTISM
ORGANIZATION.
I AM WITH -- FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
WANT TO GIVE THEM A COMMENDATION OFF PREMISE.
CLENDENIN WILL ENCORE LOT 12 A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, OPPOSED.
02:10:32PM >>LUIS VIERA:
HEARING REPORTS OF RECKLESS DRIVING LIBERTY
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL IN TAMPA PALMS.
SO I DO A COUNCIL MOTION FOR MOBILITY TO INQUIRE WITH THE
SCHOOL BOARD AND INQUIRE ON ANY SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN
BE DONE AND JULY 16 -- AGAIN, WRITTEN REPORT.
IF THEY NEED MORE TIME, JUST ASK.
02:10:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE OR OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
02:11:01PM >>LUIS VIERA:
DESMOND, WHO IS A WONDERFUL PERSON, IS RETIRING
FROM THE FLORIDA RIGHTS COALITION.
MANY OF US REMEMBER HIS WONDERFUL WORK FOR AMENDMENT 4 IN
2018, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD, BUT THAT IS A LONG STORY.
BUT HE IS RETIRING.
SO I WANTED TO HONOR HIM FROM TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
I DON'T THINK HE IS COMING HERE.
IF WE CAN, WE WILL SET THAT ASIDE.
I ADMIRE HIS WORK SO MUCH.
GLAD TO GO TO ORLANDO.
I WANTED TO DO A COMMENDATION FOR HIM.
02:11:30PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG.
BY WAY, I AGREE HE IS A REAL GUY.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
02:11:43PM >>LUIS VIERA:
LASTLY, NOT A MOTION -- EVERY YEAR -- I
SCREWED UP.
I ALWAYS HAVE GOLD STAR PARENTS COME FOR MEMORIAL DAY, AND I
PLUM FORGOT.
WHAT I WAS GOING TO BE DOING IS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE
HAS AN OBJECTION, HE CHECKED WITH MR. McCRAY, THIS IS A
FINE.
FIVE MINUTES AT CRA BOARD MEETING MAY 14.
I THINK --
02:12:07PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHO ARE YOU GOING TO INVITE.
02:12:10PM >> PROBABLY CRAIG OR SOMEBODY.
THAT OKAY.
02:12:14PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
AS ITS CRA CHAIR, I WILL DEFER TO YOUR GUIDANCE ON YOUR
MEETING.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
02:12:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
02:12:26PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
02:12:28PM >>BILL CARLSON:
WE HAD SEVERAL FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY ASK
FOR US TO CONSIDER ADAPTING THE RULES ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT
WHEN SOMEBODY EITHER BUYS A PROPERTY OR SOMEHOW COMES INTO
OWNERSHIP OF A PROPERTY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING IT.
EXTRA BURDEN THAT THE FINES CONTINUE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING FINES AND
SUSPEND LIENS TO ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS WITHOUT BEING IN
JEOPARDY OF ALSO BEING FINED AND HAVE THEIR PROPERTY HAVE
A LIEN PLACED ON IT RETURNING AUGUST 6.
02:13:10PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
02:13:11PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
AYES HAVE IT.
ANYTHING ELSE.
02:13:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
THAT'S IT.
02:13:24PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, WILL YOU TAKE THE CHAIR.
I MOTION TO CONTINUE 164 FROM JUNE 18, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 23,
2026 UNDER STAFF REPORTS AN UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT THE PLANNING
COMMISSION, PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
OTHER WAYS TO RESTRICT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO
ENTITLEMENT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING AND OUTLINE
THE IMPACTS OF UTILIZING SIMILAR APPROACHES FROM THE CITY OF
TAMPA TO COME BACK FOR A IN-PERSON OR WRITTEN REPORT.
YOU MAY REMEMBER ME ASKING ABOUT THE PDs.
02:14:01PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
A MOTION FROM CHAIR CLENDENIN.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
OPPOSED.
02:14:11PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE.
02:14:13PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MOTION TO RECEIVE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A NOTE TO THE FILE 2:14 ON THURSDAY WITH A REVIEW HEARING,
WITH DRAMA, WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE AND STILL OUT AT
2:14.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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