📝 City Council Meeting Transcript

TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026, 5:01 P.M.

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5:07:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I AM FILLING IN FOR CHAIR CLENDENIN TONIGHT.
BUT HE'S ON.
SO THERE ARE FOUR OF US IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AND WE HAVE TWO
PEOPLE WHO ARE APPEARING REMOTELY.
I NEED A MOTION TO ALLOW CHAIR CLENDENIN AND COUNCILMAN
VIERA TO APPEAR REMOTELY.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
I HEARD A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
OKAY.
5:07:48PM >>LUIS VIERA:
MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, JUST TO TELL THE PUBLIC I'M
SICK.
MY VOICE IS GONE.
JUST I'M NOT SLACKING OFF.
WHATEVER.
BECAUSE I'M IN A SWEATER.

THANK YOU.
5:08:05PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
EXCELLENT.
CHAIR CLENDENIN?
5:08:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HI, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, FOR LEADING US TONIGHT.
I AM AT A WEDDING THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR MONTHS AND
MONTHS.
I'M UP IN TENNESSEE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AS YOU CAN SEE.
VERY PRETTY.
THAT'S WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.
5:08:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GREAT.
GLAD THAT EVERYBODY COULD JOIN US TONIGHT.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FROM COUNCILMAN
MANISCALCO.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
5:08:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
MOVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
5:08:42PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN ALL THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU.
SORRY.
5:09:02PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
HERE.
5:09:02PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
HERE.
5:09:03PM >> YOUNG?
VIERA?
CARLSON?
5:09:06PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
5:09:08PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
HERE.
5:09:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HERE.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
NOT YET.
THIS FIRST ONE -- ACTUALLY, YEAH, I'M SORRY.
THEY ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL.
ACTUALLY, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 1 OR 2 TONIGHT,
THEY ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL IN MATTER.
SO PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN IN.
[OATH ADMINISTERED]
THANK YOU.

5:09:49PM >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND CITY COUNCIL.
LEO DEBARDELEBEN, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGENDA 1 IS AB 2-26-17.
THIS IS A CONTINUED SPECIAL USE 2 REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY
AT 1601 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET.
THIS ITEM WAS PRESENTED AT CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 24.
PRIOR TO THE SECOND READING, STAFF IDENTIFIED DISCREPANCY
WITH THE UNIT NUMBER REQUIRING ANOTHER FIRST READING.
TO CORRECT THE RECORD.
WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT IS AN UPDATED STAFF REPORT WITH
THE CORRECTED REVISION SHEET.
THE REQUIRED CHANGE WILL BE REQUIRED BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
5:10:31PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MAY I INQUIRE?
5:10:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
THIS SAYS IT'S A SECOND READING RIGHT NOW.
5:10:46PM >>LaCHONE DOCK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL.
LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
THIS ITEM WAS AT SECOND READING AT THE LAST HEARING.
AND BECAUSE A CHANGE NEEDS TO BE MADE TO THE SITE PLAN
REGARDING THE ADDRESS AND ENSURE THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION, THIS NOW BECOMES FIRST READING.
THEN THE APPLICANT CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE.
AND THEN OUR NEXT HEARING WOULD BE THE SECOND READING.
5:11:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE'LL MAKE SURE TO CHANGE THAT.

RIGHT HERE IT SAYS ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND
READING AND ADOPTION.
5:11:12PM >>LaCHONE DOCK:
WE HAD TO CONVERT IT TO FIRST READING.
5:11:14PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WHOEVER READS THIS, JUST KNOW IT IS FIRST
READING.
5:11:17PM >>LaCHONE DOCK:
APPLICANT HAS ONE CHANGE TO MAKE.
THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE REVISED REPORT THAT LEO WILL PROVIDE.
5:11:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE WHO DON'T NORMALLY COME TO COUNCIL,
ANY CONVERSATION YOU'RE HAVING, THE NOISE IS AMPLIFIED.
SO WE CAN ABSOLUTELY HEAR EVERYTHING, THE WHISPERS AND
EVERYTHING.
IT'S JUST REALLY GOOD ACOUSTICS IN THIS ROOM.
IF YOU NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, PLEASE GO OUT TO THE
ANTECHAMBER.
WOULD HE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
5:11:49PM >>LEO DEBARDELEBEN:
I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, MADAM
CHAIR.
5:11:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
PETITIONER?
5:11:54PM >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND COUNCIL.
JIM PORTER, 401 EAST JACKSON STREET.
AS LEO EXPLAINED, WE'RE HERE TO MAKE SURE THE RECORD IS
CLEAR AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT UNIT NUMBERS.
WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THERE ARE FOUR UNITS THERE.
IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING FOR EVERYONE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ASK FOR YOUR
APPROVAL.
THANK YOU.
5:12:15PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES
TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT?
MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON WOULD YOU READ FOR FIRST READING,
PLEASE.
5:12:30PM >>BILL CARLSON:
MOVE FOR FIRST READING FILE NUMBER AB
2-26-17, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING, AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU-2 FOR ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE SALES, SMALL VENUE, BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR,
CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES ONLY AND MAKING LAWFUL THE SALE OF
BEVERAGES REGARDLESS OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT, BEER, WINE AND
LIQUOR, ON THAT CERTAIN LOT, PLOT, OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED
AT 1601 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET, SUITE 1607, TAMPA, FLORIDA,
AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3, PROVIDING THAT
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ARE
REPEALED, REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021-81, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
5:13:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.

I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
5:13:21PM >> YOUNG?
VIERA?
5:13:27PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
5:13:29PM >> CARLSON?
5:13:31PM >> [INAUDIBLE]
5:13:32PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
5:13:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
5:13:36PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
5:13:36PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
5:13:38PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WITH YOUNG ABSENT AT
VOTE -- SORRY, ABSENT.
SECOND HEARING AND ADOPTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 19, 2026,
11 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
5:13:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NOVEMBER 19.
5:13:55PM >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
5:14:00PM >>LEO DEBARDELEBEN:
GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
LEO DEBARDELEBEN, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
AGENDA ITEM 2 IS AB 2-26-21.
THIS IS A SPECIAL USE 2 REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
1018 EAST CASS STREET.
THE REQUEST IS FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES WITH SMALL VENUE

CLASSIFICATION FOR BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR CONSUMPTION ON
PREMISES AND PACKAGE SALES, OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
THIS IS THE AERIAL MAP OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE SITE IS OUTLINED HERE IN RED.
THIS IS IN THE CENTRAL PLANNING DISTRICT.
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, AND ALONG A MIXED USE
CORRIDOR.
THIS IS JUST SOUTH OF THE ENCORE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY LATE START BREWING WHICH
OPERATES AS A RESTAURANT AND BREWERY.
THE PROPERTY RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR, IN 2023 FOR A SMALL
VENUE BEER AND WINE SALES FOR CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES AND
PACKAGE SALES, OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
THE APPLICANT IS NOW REQUESTING TO ADD LIQUOR SALES TO THE
EXISTING APPROVAL WITH NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE AB SALES AREA
OR THE WAY THAT IT OPERATES.
THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION LOOKING NORTH.
ANOTHER ELEVATION.
THIS IS RIGHT NORTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
PART OF THE ENCORE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS FACING NORTH ON GOVERNOR STREET.
THIS IS FACING NORTHWEST -- SORRY, NORTHEAST, FACING EAST ON
EAST CASS STREET, FACING SOUTH ON EAST CASS, FACING WEST ON

EAST CASS TOWARDS DOWNTOWN.
ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE FRONT ELEVATION.
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE STAFF HAVE REVIEWED THE
APPLICATION AND FIND THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE
APPLICABLE CITY OF TAMPA LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
MINOR SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED BETWEEN FIRST AND
SECOND READING.
THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
5:16:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
PETITIONER?
5:16:15PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MATT BLYDENBURGH.
WITH ME TONIGHT IS MY ASSOCIATE CONNOR WIRTZ.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF
LATE START BREWING.
WITH US TONIGHT FROM LATE START ARE TWO OF THE OWNERS.
TYLER SANKEY AND JORDAN COPHER.
AS MR. DEBARDELEBEN JUST REVIEWED, LATE START IS SEEKING AN
UPGRADE TO THEIR CURRENT ZONING FROM AB 1 TO AB 2 SO THAT
WAY THEY CAN BEGIN SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, INCLUDING
LIQUOR, ON PREMISES.
THEY CURRENTLY CONDUCT ON PREMISES AND PACKAGE SALES OF
BEER, AND THEY ARE JUST LOOKING TO BEGIN SERVING COCKTAILS

AT THE RESTAURANT.
LATE START IS LOCATED JUST OVER ON CASS STREET, NOT VERY FAR
FROM HERE.
THEY OPENED THEIR DOORS UP JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO YEARS
AGO HAVING JUST CELEBRATED THEIR TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY JUST A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THEY ARE A THRIVING BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA, AS I'M SURE
SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW AND MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH.
THEY DEVELOPED A PRETTY STRONG FOLLOWING WITH THE FOOD AND
THE BEERS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SERVING SINCE THEY OPENED UP
BACK IN FALL OF 2024.
THEY ARE IN A GREAT LOCATION AND THEY MAINTAIN A POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.
AS MR. DEBARDELEBEN AND AS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTED
IN THE STAFF REPORT, LATE START WAS FOUND CONSISTENT AND IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AB 2 DESIGNATION.
THEY ARE NOT SEEKING ANY WAIVERS AS A PART OF THEIR
APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
WITH THAT SAID, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL
TAKE THE FINDINGS OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND GRANT OUR
REQUEST FOR THE AB 2 REZONING.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
5:17:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM

TODAY?
5:18:08PM >> GOOD EVENING.
STEPHANIE POYNOR.
I SUPPORT THIS.
I HAVE HAD MANY MEETINGS AT LATE START, AND I ENJOY GOING
THERE.
THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS BREAKFAST TACO AND HASH BROWNS.
THE POOR GUY WHO OWNS THE PLACE GOT UNSWEETENED TEA FOR ME,
WHICH ALWAYS MAKES ME HAPPY.
REALLY AND TRULY, I WOULD LIKE FOR CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF THE
BIG THINGS I WANT TO ASK THAT SOMEBODY TAKE A LOOK AT
GOVERNOR STREET.
I DON'T KNOW IF CASS, IF THE PARKING ON CASS WAS
DISCONTINUED AFTER THEY WENT INTO BUSINESS, BUT GOVERNOR
STREET IS EMPTY A LOT, A WHOLE LOT.
SO WHY THEY CAN'T ALLOW PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET,
THE PEOPLE USED TO BE ABLE TO PARK IN THE VACANT LOT ACROSS
THE STREET AND SOMEBODY HAS GOTTEN ALL FUNKY ABOUT IT.
BUT I THINK THE CITY SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE I
THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO GO AND HAVE COFFEE.
I DON'T DRINK BEER.
I DON'T DRINK COFFEE.
EVERYTHING I'VE HAD THERE I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH AND SO
HAVE ALL THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE.
NICE PLACE TO MEET BECAUSE YOU HAVE ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN YOU

AND THE TABLES NEXT TO YOU THAT YOU CAN HAVE A PRIVATE
CONVERSATION AND NOT SO LOUD YOU CAN'T HEAR YOURSELF THINK.
THAT IS MY ENDORSEMENT OF LATE START.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD LET THEM SELL LIQUOR, TOO, BECAUSE
MAYBE I'LL GET THERE AT NIGHT.
MAYBE ONCE.
5:19:29PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WOULD YOU LIKE A REBUTTAL?
5:19:33PM >> SECONDED EVERYTHING SHE JUST SAID.
5:19:36PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND
FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU READ ITEM 2?
5:19:49PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A
SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU 2 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES, SMALL
VENUE, BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR, CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES AND
PACKAGE SALES OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION AND MAKING LAWFUL THE
SALE OF BEVERAGES REGARDLESS OF ALCOHOLIC CONTENT, BEER,
WINE AND LIQUOR, ON THAT CERTAIN LOT, PLOT OR TRACT OF LAND
LOCATED AT 1018 EAST CASS STREET, TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3, PROVIDING THAT ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ARE REPEALED,

REPEALING ORDINANCE 2023-164, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
5:20:19PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
SECOND.
5:20:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO AND A
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA.
ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
5:20:27PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
5:20:29PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
5:20:30PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
5:20:31PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
5:20:33PM >> YOUNG?
CLENDENIN?
5:20:35PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
5:20:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
5:20:38PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WITH YOUNG BEING
ABSENT.
SECOND HEARING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19,
2026 AT 11 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
5:20:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
LOVE LATE START.
GREAT PLACE.
5:20:56PM >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
5:20:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE NON-QUASI-JUDICIAL TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
GOOD NIGHT, ALL.

DO WE WANT TO GO IN ORDER AND JUST DO ONE AT A TIME?
IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT THIS?
OKAY.
I'M HEARING YES.
5:21:25PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
MELISSA DICKENS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I'M ALSO JOINED BY DANNY COLLINS AND MELISSA ZORNITTA FROM
THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ADDITIONALLY, OUR PARTNERS WITH CITY OF TAMPA LEGAL AND
TAMPA CITY PLANNING ARE HERE TONIGHT.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THEIR COORDINATION AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS.
THIS IS TA/CPA 24-04, THE FUTURE LAND USE SECTION UPDATE.
TONIGHT IS THE ADOPTION HEARING.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES SOME CONTEXT --
5:21:55PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THERE WE GO.
5:21:56PM >> THIS SLIDE PROVIDES SOME CONTEXT ABOUT WHERE WE'VE BEEN
AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.
THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT YOUR STAFF AND PLANNING
COMMISSION STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE 2022.
THE VERSION OF THE DRAFT THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET IS NEARLY
IDENTICAL TO THE VERSION YOU ALL TRANSMITTED BACK IN
FEBRUARY.
WE DO HAVE SOME MINOR UPDATES THAT WE'VE MADE.
WE'LL GO INTO THOSE A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.

WE ALSO HELD SOME PUBLIC MEETINGS BACK IN SEPTEMBER, EARLY
OCTOBER.
GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
LATEST DRAFTS, UNDERSTAND THESE MINOR UPDATES AND WHY THE
DECISIONS WERE MADE.
ALSO TONIGHT, YOU'LL HEAR FROM HOUSING AND COASTAL
MANAGEMENT.
THOSE SECTIONS HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ALONGSIDE THE FLU
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, SO WE HOPE TO KEEP THEM ON THE SAME
SCHEDULE AS THEY ARE ALL INTERRELATED.
AND THEN JUST A NOTE THAT THE STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR THIS
ADOPTION IS JANUARY 1st.
WE APPRECIATE THAT MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE HERE
THIS EVENING, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTICIPATION
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU, DANNY.
WE HEARD FROM OVER 1800 FOLKS, OVER 2,000 COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS HELPED SHAPE THIS PLAN.
YOU ALL PARTICIPATED HEAVILY IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, AND WE
ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AT THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS,
TOO.
HERE IS A GENERAL TIMELINE OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS.
TONIGHT, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON 2026 BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THIS UPDATE, BUT WANT TO NOTE THERE

WAS SIGNIFICANT COORDINATION AND DISCUSSION AND ENGAGEMENT
WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT 2022 THROUGH 2025 AS WELL.
I'LL ALSO NOTE THAT BOTH THE HOUSING AND COASTAL HAVE BEEN
TRAVELING ALONG THOSE SAME TIME FRAME IN 2026 AS WELL.
WE TRANSMITTED -- EXCUSE ME, WE TRANSMITTED THE AMENDMENT
FOR STATE REVIEW.
THE COMMENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE IN ATTACHMENT 6.
I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON THE FLORIDA COMMERCE COMMENTS
THIS EVENING.
THIS IS CERTAINLY FAMILIAR TO THOSE OF YOU AT THE DAIS.
BUT I WANTED TO SHARE FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE IN THE AUDIENCE
AND HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, SENATE BILL 180 IS A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED IN 2025.
AND IT INDICATES THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN'T PROPOSE
ANYTHING CONSIDERED MORE RESTRICTIVE OR BURDENSOME,
INCLUDING WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IF AN AMENDMENT, ANY PART OF AN AMENDMENT IS FOUND TO
POSSESS RESTRICTIVE OR BURDENSOME LANGUAGE, IT COULD BE
CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID.
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE
CITY HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN SEVERAL MONTHS OF DISCUSSION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PATH
FORWARD.
WE DO BELIEVE IT IS CRITICAL TO ADDRESS THE DOC COMMENTS AT
ADOPTION AND WE'LL BE GOING INTO THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN HERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF OUR LATEST WORK.
AGAIN, THROUGH THAT COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
INDICATE THAT TWO OF THE ORIGINAL POLICIES THAT THEY HAD
IDENTIFIED AS RESTRICTIVE OR BURDENSOME ARE NO LONGER SO.
THEY REVERSED THAT DECISION.
ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO GOT CLARIFICATION THAT THE 12 POLICIES
IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIALLY RESTRICTIVE WERE, IN FACT,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMENTS.
THIS SAME TIMELINE IS ALSO WHAT COASTAL MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN
ADDRESSING.
THE APRIL 1st LETTER FROM FLORIDA COMMERCE, WE RECEIVED A
STATUTORY EXTENSION FOR ADOPTION OF THE PLAN.
THE COORDINATION, AND THEN WE HAD OUR INFORMATIONAL OUTREACH
JUST IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DANNY COLLINS TO
GO INTO MORE DETAIL.
THANK YOU.
5:25:57PM >>DANNY COLLINS:
DANNY COLLINS WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
I'LL CONTINUE ON WITH SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE
STATE.
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE DOC DETERMINATIONS, STAFF IS
PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: WE ARE PROPOSING TO RETAIN

TWO POLICIES AS PROPOSED.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING REVERTING TWO POLICIES BACK TO THEIR
PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED LANGUAGE.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING RETAINING TEN POLICIES WITH VERY MINOR
REVISIONS THAT WE THINK WILL HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE
COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE.
AND WE'RE PROPOSING THE DELETION OF TWO POLICIES THAT WERE
KIND OF DEALT WITH IN OTHER POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
WE THOUGHT THOSE WERE KIND OF REDUNDANT, SO WE'RE PROPOSING
TO DELETE THOSE.
NEXT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE GENERAL CLEANUP REVISIONS
IN YOUR DRAFT.
THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTED BLUE IN YOUR DRAFT, LIGHT BLUE.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 35 PROPOSED GENERAL CLEANUP
REVISIONS.
MANY ADDRESS FORMATTING INCONSISTENCIES, SUCH AS NUMBERING,
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS AND POLICY REFERENCES.
THEY ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY.
THESE CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN LIGHT BLUE IN YOUR DRAFT.
OUR THIRD TYPE OF CHANGE ARE RELATED TO COUNCIL'S MOTIONS
THAT WERE MADE BACK IN FEBRUARY.
I PUT THE THREE MOTIONS SHOWN HERE ON THE PROJECTOR.
WE MADE -- WE ADDRESSED ALL OF COUNCIL'S MOTIONS AND JUST A
REMINDER, THOSE MOTIONS WERE, THE FIRST ONE WAS ADDING

ADDITIONAL CORRIDORS TO THE TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS MAP.
AND THEN THE OTHER TWO RELATED TO REMOVING THE WORD
HIGH-RISE IN THE R-50 CATEGORY DESCRIPTION, AND THEN ALSO
ADDING LANGUAGE BACK IN THE CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS RELATED TO
THE TYPICAL STORIES THAT IS ADOPTED IN THE PLAN TODAY.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT WE REVISED THE ORIGINAL PLACE TYPES
MAP THAT WAS TRANSMITTED BACK IN FEBRUARY.
OUR ORIGINAL APPROACH WAS TO IDENTIFY PARCELS ELIGIBLE TO
THE TRANSIT READY CORRIDOR BONUS AT A SPECIFIC POINT IN
TIME.
IT WAS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GREATER TRANSPARENCY.
SINCE THE TRANSMITTAL HEARING, WE FOUND THAT THIS APPROACH
CAN QUICKLY MAKE THE MAP OUTDATED FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.
THE FIRST REASON IS COMBINING WHEN AN APPLICANT COMBINES OR
SUBDIVIDES A PARCEL, IT COULD CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE
PARCEL WITHIN THE TRC BONUS AREA, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY
CHANGE ITS ELIGIBILITY.
THE SECOND REASON IS WE FOUND THAT PLAN AMENDMENTS MAY
REQUIRE THE MAP TO BE UPDATED REGULARLY, RESULTING IN
ADDITIONAL TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN.
AGAIN, THAT CAN QUICKLY BECOME OUTDATED.
HERE IS A SLIDE OF OUR UPDATED APPROACH.
SO THE NEW MAP NOW IDENTIFIES APPLICABLE CORRIDORS RATHER
THAN INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBLE PARCELS.
THE POLICY LANGUAGE DETERMINES PARCEL ELIGIBILITY BASED ON

APPLICABLE CRITERIA.
AND THAT IS IN LAND USE POLICY 2.6.4 IN YOUR DRAFT.
IF THE MAP AND POLICY LANGUAGE CONFLICT, THE POLICY TEXT
TAKES PRECEDENCE.
THE INTERACTIVE MAP WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE ON THE PROJECT WEB
PAGE AND ON OUR WEBSITE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, BUT IS
NOT PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED AT THE TRC
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SINCE THE FEBRUARY TRANSMITTAL HEARING.
HERE IS THAT NEW PROPOSED PLACE TYPES MAP.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT PLANNING DISTRICTS ARE REMOVED FROM
THE PLACE TYPES MAP AND ARE NOW ON THEIR OWN PLANNING
DISTRICT MAP FOR ADOPTION.
PLANNING DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE RETAINED BECAUSE OF
SENATE BILL 180.
THEY WERE ADDED TO THE PLACE TYPES MAP IN FEBRUARY TO ENSURE
THEY WERE REFLECTED ON AN ADOPTED MAP.
SINCE THEN, STAFF FOUND THE PLACE TYPES MAP TO BE VISUALLY
COMPLEX WITH OVERLAPPING LAYERS THAT REDUCED THE
READABILITY.
AS SUCH, STAFF HAS PROPOSED PLANNING DISTRICT MAP TO IMPROVE
CLARITY AND EASE OF USE.
HERE IS THE MAP SHOWN HERE.
I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT NONE OF THE BOUNDARIES HAVE
CHANGED IT AND REFLECT THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES OF WHAT'S IN

THE PLAN TODAY.
I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD FOUND
THE AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND WE
RECOMMEND THAT THE TA/CPA 24-04 BE ADOPTED BY TAMPA CITY
COUNCIL.
WHILE WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE VERSION IN FRONT OF YOU, WE
DID HEAR FROM SEVERAL OF YOU IN OUR BRIEFINGS AND FROM
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK IN HER MEMO THAT THERE IS INTEREST IN
REVERTING BACK TO THE DENSITY, TO HOW THE DENSITY IS HANDLED
TODAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
OUR DRAFT INCLUDED STREAMLINING THE DENSITY IN CERTAIN LAND
USE CATEGORIES TO REMOVE THE INTERNAL CATEGORY BONUS AS A
WAY TO ADDRESS SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S GOALS TO PROVIDE MORE
CERTAINTY AND CLARITY IN THE PLAN, TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS, AND TO CREATE ADDITIONAL HOUSING AS IS PARAMOUNT TO
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS.
HOWEVER, WE DID PREPARE ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE RESPONSIVE TO
THE POTENTIAL DESIRE OF COUNCIL TO REVERT BACK TO THE
DENSITY BACK TO THE WAY IT IS HANDLED TODAY IN THE PLAN.
I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH WITH YOU.
WE DO HAVE SOME HANDOUTS.
I WILL PUT THIS UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.
ESSENTIALLY, WE WOULD HAVE A NEW COLUMN IN OUR TABLE THAT
WOULD BE CONSIDERED A TIER ONE BONUS.
ESSENTIALLY THE FLU CATEGORY MAXIMUM COLUMN AS WELL AS THE

TIER ONE BONUS IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT IS IN THE PLAN TODAY.
THESE ADDITIONAL BONUSES WOULD THEN BE -- IT'S WHAT IS
REFLECTED IN YOUR PROPOSED DRAFT.
WITH THESE CHANGES, WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO
LAND USE TABLE 1, WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THESE NEW CHANGES IN THE TABLE.
I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE TABLE IF YOU WOULD
LIKE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
5:32:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
YES, COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
5:32:51PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU BROUGHT UP THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK DID PUT OUT A
MEMO.
YOU MENTIONED THE HOUSING CRISIS.
IT'S AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE
INVENTORY THAT'S ON THE BOOKS, I SEE INTEREST RATES ARE UP.
THE HOUSING MARKET BUYING AND SELLING HAVE SLOWED DOWN.
I DIDN'T SEE DURING COVID APARTMENTS OFFERING ANY KINDS OF
SPECIALS.
THE RENTS WERE GOING UP AND SO MANY PEOPLE WERE MOVING HERE.
THAT WAS THAT TIME.
I LOOKED AT IT AS WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT TIME?
IT'S VERY EASY TO GAIN FIVE POUNDS.

CAN I GAIN FIVE POUNDS IN A WEEK, AND IT TAKES ME A MONTH TO
LOSE THEM.
I CAN DO IT QUICKER ON A KETO DIET, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING,
WHAT WE SAW WITH COVID WAS THE DEMAND WAS SO GREAT AND WE
SAW PRICES GO UP SO HIGH, AND NOW WE'RE HOPEFULLY SLOWLY
COMING DOWN TO A MORE REALISTIC NUMBER.
IN REGARDS TO THE DENSITY, THE BONUS DENSITY AND I KNOW YOU
PUT OUT THE MEMO SO YOU'LL TALK ABOUT IT, WE HAVE PLENTY OF
HOUSING AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THAT
HOUSING.
AS I MENTIONED TO A COUPLE OF FOLKS, AND I KNOW WE HAD A
BRIEFING AND EVERYTHING, THE HURRICANES FROM TWO YEARS AGO
TAUGHT ME A LOT.
AND IT TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT EVACUATING.
IT TAUGHT ME ABOUT AREAS THAT HADN'T FLOODED IN A CENTURY.
IT TAUGHT ME, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP BUILDING AND
OVERBUILDING.
BASICALLY, YOU CAN'T FIGHT MOTHER NATURE.
WE NEED TO HAVE A BALANCE.
WE NEED TO BE SMART.
AT THE SAME TIME WITH WHAT'S ALREADY EXISTING, WE
ACCOMMODATE GROWTH.
WE CAN STILL BUILD, BUT DO WE HAVE TO BUILD SO MUCH AND
BASICALLY OVERBURDEN THE SYSTEM?
THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.
5:34:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
5:34:46PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
I AGREE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO SAID.
HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WAY WE'RE CONSTRUCTING HOUSES,
YOU CAN SURE SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON INSURANCE AND DAMAGE TO
THE HOUSES, BUT WE DON'T DO THAT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ISLANDS THAT REALLY TAKE THE
HURRICANES, A LOT MORE BLUNTLY THAN WE DO, PUERTO RICO,
CUBA, LITTLE ISLANDS DON'T HAVE MUCH ON THE OUTSIDE SKIRTS,
DOWNTOWNS, CENTRAL BUSINESS AREAS, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE
PROBLEM WE HAVE.
OUR ROOFS BLOW OFF LIKE ME TAKING A POPSICLE AND THROWING
THE STICK AWAY.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN EAVE, THE EAVE FALLS, AND THE WALLS
COLLAPSE, AND THAT'S THE START OF THE FLOODING OF THE WHOLE
HOUSE FROM THE TOP AND NOW YOU'RE GETTING IT FROM THE BOTTOM
SIDE.
FLOWS OF WATER FROM ALL SIDES.
WHAT DO THEY DO DIFFERENT?
START DOWN, WHEN THEY BUILD THE FRAME HOUSE, WOOD HOUSE, OF
THE DWELLING TO START.
THEY PUT DOWN SIX TO EIGHT FEET OF CONCRETE WITH REBAR WIRE.
REBAR WIRE CROSSES THE MAIN FRAME OR THE WEIGHT OF THE
HOUSE.

THEY DON'T HAVE WIVES LIKE WE HAVE THAT ARE AT ANGLES.
THEY ARE ALSO TIED TO THE FOUNDATION WITH REBAR WIRE ABOUT
EIGHT TO NINE INCHES OF CONCRETE AND NOTHING THAT A
HURRICANE CAN GRAB.
THAT'S WHY THEY DO NOT CAVE IN.
ON THE INSIDE, NO DRYWALL.
IT'S ALL CONCRETE.
IF SOME WATER COMES IN, WAIT UNTIL IT DRIES AND PAINT IT.
OVER HERE WE HAVE TO REBUILD THE WHOLE HOUSE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT.
WE WANT THE LIVE, THE HOUSES WE HAVE, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE IN THE INSURANCE AND THE
COST OF DOING BUSINESS.
THAT'S ALL.
5:36:37PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
5:36:41PM >>BILL CARLSON:
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS, I
RECOMMENDED -- I USED TO DO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR A
LIVING -- AND I RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROCESS GO NEIGHBORHOOD
BY NEIGHBORHOOD, ASK EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE YOU WOULD PUT
A LITTLE DENSITY AND ALSO WHERE YOU WOULD PUT A NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
I ALSO RECOMMENDED TRANSIT-READY DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE
NODES.
I WAS INVOLVED IN SINGAPORE'S BUILD-OUT OF THEIR TRANSIT
SYSTEM, WHICH IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND I'VE BEEN

INVOLVED IN OTHERS IN OTHER PLACES.
ALL OF THAT WAS IGNORED.
IN FACT, THE NAME THAT I CAME UP WITH, WHICH IS IN SEATTLE
AND OTHER PLACES, TRANSIT-READY DEVELOPMENT, IT WAS
BASTARDIZED INTO TRANSIT-READY CORRIDORS.
AS LONG AS THAT TERM IS IN IT, I'M VOTING NO.
I THINK WE -- I PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET THE VOTES -- BUT I
THINK WE OUGHT TO CHANGE TRANSIT-READY CORRIDORS TO
DEVELOPER FRIENDLY CORRIDORS.
IT'S NOT THE WAY MODERN CITIES AND SUCCESSFUL CITIES
DEVELOP.
EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS GOING TO END UP LOOKING LIKE DALE
MABRY INSTEAD OF -- WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD A TRANSIT
SYSTEM, YOU NEED NODES TO BUILD IT ON.
FLORIDA'S ECONOMY HAS BEEN BUILT ON REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
AND GROWTH.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FLORIDA CHAMBER FOUNDATION.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DIVERSIFY FLORIDA'S ECONOMY FOR YEARS,
AND IT'S WORKING.
BUT THE ENGINE OF FLORIDA'S NEW ECONOMY IS QUALITY OF LIFE,
NOT OVERDEVELOPMENT.
WE EVEN HAVE ASTROTURF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GETTING PAID
TO LOOK LIKE ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PUSHING FOR
OVER-DEVELOPMENT.
WE DON'T NEED OVER-DEVELOPMENT.

I'VE BEEN TO LOTS OF CITIES IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND OVERDEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO
CAUSE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE TO GO.
HAD WE DONE IT NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WOULD HAVE
POCKETS OF DENSITY.
WE WOULD HAVE HAD MUCH MORE SUCCESS, MORE DENSITY THAN THIS
INCLUDED.
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET BUY-IN FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WE
DON'T HAVE THAT.
INSTEAD, THIS LOOKS LIKE A DEVELOPER-DRIVEN PROCESS.
I EVEN PULLED PUBLIC RECORDS.
I HAVEN'T COMPLETELY GOTTEN ALL THE PUBLIC RECORDS, EVEN
THOUGH I PULLED THEM MONTHS AGO, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT
THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY WANT.
IF WE WANT TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY, GARY MORMINO, RETIRED
PROFESSOR FROM USF, CALLED FLORIDA A GIANT PONZI SCHEME
BECAUSE THE ECONOMY TODAY IS BASED ON THE GROWTH TOMORROW.
WE NEED TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY.
WE KILL OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE KILL WHERE WE'RE GOING.
IT DOESN'T MEAN -- THE JARGON PAID FOR BY THE DEVELOPERS,
OH, WELL, YOU'RE BLOCKING YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OR BLOCKING OTHER
PEOPLE OUT.
THERE'S LOTS OF HOUSING IN LOTS OF PLACES BUT WE DIDN'T
LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO FOR MANY REASONS, I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES MADE,
BUT FOR MANY REASONS I'M VOTING NO, PARTLY BECAUSE I'M
AGAINST IT.
PARTLY AS A PROTEST VOTE BECAUSE THERE WAS TOO MUCH
DEVELOPER INTEREST.
I'M NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT.
I USED TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS.
I THINK WE NEED DEVELOPERS, BUT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DRIVEN
BY QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT BY SOME
BACKROOM DEALS THAT HAVE BEEN CUT ON DOCUMENTS LIKE THIS.
THANK YOU.
5:39:52PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
CHAIR CLENDENIN, YOU HAVE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
5:39:55PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.
WHILE I DON'T AGREE -- I DON'T DISAGREE, COUNCILMAN CARLSON,
ABOUT THE IDEA OF HAVING TRANSIT NODES, BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'S MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
I THINK THAT TRANSIT-READY CORRIDORS AND NODES ARE SYMBIOTIC
AND CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT,
WHERE YOU CAN SEE MORE OF LIKE A MINI-CITY CENTER, KIND OF
LIKE WHAT YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MIDTOWN OR SOME OF
THE HIGHER DENSITY INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENTS.
BUT THERE STILL HAS TO BE SOME RELATIVELY MORE DENSE AREAS
THAT WOULD SUPPORT BUSES AND STOPS ALONG THE WAY, REAL CITY,
ANY MAJOR EUROPEAN CITY OR SOMEBODY THAT CAN MOVE PEOPLE

ALONG DO.
AGAIN, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THE IDEA THAT MAYBE OUR
NEXT MOVE IS TO LOOK AT THESE NODES THAT YOU SPEAK OF,
BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THESE CORRIDORS.
THOSE TYPE OF AREAS, BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH THE CORRIDORS.
I LOGGED ON TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I
SUPPORTED COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK'S TWO MOTIONS.
ONE WAS TO REMOVE ARMENIA FROM THAT CLASSIFICATION, AND THE
OTHER WAS TO GO TO STATUS QUO ON THE DENSITY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS ONLINE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
BOTH OF THOSE MOTIONS.
WE WERE IT'S PROPER, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SECOND YOUR MOTION,
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK.
5:41:16PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WELL, THANK YOU.
TO SPEAK TO THAT, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT OR WE'VE
HAD A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, BUT THE
THING THAT'S FRUSTRATED ME MOST ABOUT THIS IS AB 180 AND THE
INABILITY FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WE THINK ARE
CORRECT.
WE WANT TO TAKE DENSITY OUT OF THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA.
THAT IS JUST SMART GROWTH IN PLANNING.
YOU ALL WANTED IT.
WE ALL WANTED IT.
THE COMMUNITY WANTED IT, BUT THE STATE SAID, NO, WE CAN'T DO
THAT UNTIL 2027, JUNE, I BELIEVE.

JULY 27 -- SEPTEMBER OF 27.
MAN.
SO WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF WAYS UNTIL WE CAN DO THAT.
SO UNTIL WE CAN ACTUALLY FIX IT THE WAY WE WANT TO FIX IT, I
DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT TO HAVE IT IN THERE AT ALL.
THEN WE CAN FIX IT, I THINK GOING TOWARD WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER
CARLSON SAID, REALLY LOOKING AT THE SPECIFIC PLACES WE
REALLY WANT DENSITY TO BE INCREASED, ESPECIALLY MAINLY VERY
FAR OUT OF THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA, AREAS WE DON'T HAVE
ANY DENSITY RIGHT NOW, THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BUILD
THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY THE POPULAR PLACES TO BUILD, BUT
THERE ARE PLACES THAT WE CAN HAVE ROOM TO BUILD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
I KNOW WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SPEAK IN
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, IF WE COULD JUST HAVE MAYBE FOUR OR
FIVE OF YOU LINE UP AGAINST THE WALL, AND THEN AS THAT CALMS
DOWN, WE CAN PULL MORE PEOPLE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU ALL WANTED TO SAY?
5:42:59PM >> WE DID WANT TO NOTE THAT THE ALTERNATIVE THAT YOU ALL
RECEIVED, WE ALSO TRANSMITTED TO THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS
ONLINE AS WELL.
5:43:06PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU, WONDERFUL.
PUBLIC COMMENT, ANYONE?

REALLY?
YOU PAID FOR PARKING, MIGHT AS WELL.
OH, BECAUSE THERE IS AN EVENT GOING ON.
I ACTUALLY AM WORKING ON THAT, ON GETTING PARKING EXEMPTIONS
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO CITY MEETINGS.
WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
IT JUST ISN'T DONE YET.
SANDY, I LOVE THAT SHIRT.
YOU'VE GOT BEAGLES ON YOU.
THAT WAS DONE JUST FOR ME, I'M SURE.
LOOK AT THOSE.
BEAGLES.
AREN'T THOSE CUTE?
SANDY, YOU HEARD, I LOVE YOUR SHIRT WITH THE BEAGLES.
5:43:59PM >> THANK YOU.
THIS ISN'T GOING TO TAKE LONG.
I'LL WAIT UNTIL EVERYBODY GETS THE MAP.
THIS MAP IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
I'M WORKING ON A LARGER PROJECT ABOUT GETTING WEST TAMPA --
5:44:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IT IS.
NEVER MIND.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
5:44:30PM >> THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.
I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE MAP THAT I AM WORKING ON.
5:44:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NAME?

5:44:36PM >> OH, MY NAME IS SANDY SANCHEZ.
EXCUSE ME.
ANYWAY, THIS IS A MAP THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON BECAUSE I
HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S COMING UP THAT I DO WANT TO TALK TO
THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TO THE CITY PLANNERS ABOUT
BEGINNING TO NOTICE WEST TAMPA AND OUR NEEDS.
I TOOK A SECTION OF IT BASICALLY BETWEEN CYPRESS AND
KENNEDY, DALE MABRY, AND THE RIVER, AND I WANTED TO SHOW YOU
ALL OF THE MULTIFAMILY UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS, AND SOME OF THEM THAT ARE IN THE WORKS.
OVER 6,593.
BUT BESIDES THAT, WE ALSO HAVE ALESSI'S BAKERY, JUST ADDED
ABOUT A HUNDRED CARS A DAY TO CYPRESS.
WE ALSO HAVE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER THAT HAS SPECIAL
EVENTS, 400, 500 CARS THAT COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
JULIAN B. LANE WHICH HAS NO PARKING TO SPEAK OF, SO THEY
PARK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THEN THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA HAS 10,500 STUDENTS.
IF ONLY 25% OF THEM HAVE CARS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS VOLUME COMING INTO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE NO
SIDEWALKS.
SO NOT ONLY JEOPARDIZES OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, IT IS THE
SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.

SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK IS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE IT OFF
THE LIST, BUT I WANTED YOU TO SEE THAT IT IS NOT A WHIM.
IT'S A REALITY WHAT'S GOING ON -- THIS IS THREE SQUARE MILES
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS SMALL AREA WITHIN WEST TAMPA
SOUTH, I'M CALLING IT, SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME WORK DONE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE, AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOLKS HAVE NOT ANALYZED, HAVE NOT LOOKED TO SEE EXACTLY
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I THANK YOU, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE MENTIONED TO GET IN
TOUCH WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE YOU START BUTCHERING
THEM.
LET US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S REALLY GOING
ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU.
5:47:03PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MS. BENNETT HAS SEVEN NAMES.
PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE, SAY SOMETHING SO I CAN SEE
AND HEAR YOU.
JOHN OZY?
JOHN O-Z-Y.
5:47:17PM >> IT'S DAY.
5:47:19PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT'S A D.
WELL, THAT WAS CLOSE.
MY APOLOGIES.
MARK BAROWSKI.

5:47:27PM >> PRESENT.
5:47:27PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
I'M BATTING A THOUSAND.
JAMIE ADAIR.
BOBBIE O'BRIEN.
5:47:35PM >> HERE.
5:47:36PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
GINA YOUNG, JOAN.
5:47:39PM >> HERE.
5:47:40PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
PAULA PERRY.
5:47:42PM >> HERE.
5:47:42PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
PAULA MECKLEY.
5:47:43PM >> HERE.
5:47:44PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
SEVEN NAMES FOR A TOTAL OF TEN MINUTES.
5:47:49PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU'LL HAVE TEN MINUTES.
5:47:51PM >> HI.
MY NAME IS CARROLL ANN BENNETT.
I AM A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF TAMPA.
FIRST, I WANT TO ADD MY SUPPORT TO SANDY SANCHEZ AND WEST
TAMPA FOR THE REMOVAL OF ARMENIA AS TRC.
SECOND, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CITYWIDE INCREASE IN BY RIGHT
DENSITY.
THIS IS WHAT I KEEP GETTING ASKED, WHAT IS BY RIGHT DENSITY?
IT IS NOT A GUARANTEED DENSITY.
IT IS THE MAXIMUM DENSITY SOMEONE CAN ASK FOR WITHOUT A
BONUS PROVISION.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM DENSITY, THEY MUST DO
A BONUS AGREEMENT.
THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW CITIES TO REDUCE BY RIGHT DENSITY
MAXIMUMS.
SO ONCE YOU RAISE THEM, IT IS PERMANENT.
YOU CANNOT UNDO IT.
BUT BONUS DENSITY IS DIFFERENT.
IT IS A DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT IS APPROVED BY
YOU ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
YOU CAN SAY NO.
YOU CAN TWEAK THE CEILINGS AND THE CRITERIA.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT IS HOW WE GOT
HERE TODAY.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS TRYING TO DO A GOOD THING AND
DIRECT POPULATION AWAY FROM THE CHHA.
THEY PROPOSED ELIMINATING THE ABILITY TO GET BONUS DENSITY
THERE.
YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS THEIR ORIGINAL VERSION.
5:49:05PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GIVE A SECOND FOR CTTV TO BRING IT UP.
THERE YOU GO.
5:49:09PM >> BONUSES ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD
AREA, CHHA.
EXCLUDING THE CHHA.
IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, AND IT WOULD HAVE WORKED IF THEY HAD
STOPPED THERE.

BUT THEY WENT A STEP FARTHER AND ADDED A FATAL FLAW TO THEIR
PLAN.
THEY ADDED AN INCREASE TO THE BY RIGHT DENSITY OUTSIDE THE
CHHA BOUNDARIES.
THIS IS THE CHHA MAP.
THIS MAP IS REGULARLY UPDATED.
INCREASING DENSITY OUTSIDE THE MAP IS A FATAL FLAW BECAUSE
SOME THINGS INSIDE THE BOUNDARY TODAY -- SOME THINGS OUTSIDE
THE BOUNDARY TODAY WILL BE INSIDE THE BOUNDARY TOMORROW.
SO THE MAXIMUM DENSITY HERE, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD BE
INCREASED TODAY, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE WHITE, WHEN IT IS
OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DECREASED
TOMORROW WHEN THE BOUNDARY IS MOVED.
AS I SAID, THE STATE WON'T LET YOU DO THAT.
ONCE IT'S INCREASED, IT STAYS INCREASED, NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS TO THIS MAP.
THE SOLUTION WAS TO LEAVE THE BY RIGHT ALONE AND JUST
ELIMINATE THE BONUSING PROVISION IN THE CHHA.
INSTEAD, A DATE WAS ADDED TO THE CHHA DENSITIES.
DENSITY IN CHHA, FOOTNOTE ONE, THE MAXIMUM DENSITY APPLIES
TO ALL LANDS WITHIN THE CHHA AS ESTABLISHED ON AUGUST 4,
2021.
THIS IS A FATAL FLAW.
WHEN THE MAP IS UPDATED, WHICH IS PROBABLY SOON, IT WILL
CREATE TWO DIFFERENT DENSITIES IN THE CHHA.

THERE WILL BE AN OLD MAP CHHA DENSITY AND A NEW MAP CHHA
DENSITY.
THE DENSITY BECOMES A MOVING TARGET.
DENSITY WOULD HAVE TO BE CALCULATED WITH AN OBSOLETE MAP.
TRY EXPLAINING THAT TO PEOPLE.
YES, YOUR LAND IS IN THE CHHA, BUT UNTIL WE GET A PRECISE
GIS CALCULATION OF PERCENTAGES ON AN OBSOLETE MAP, WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOUR DENSITY IS.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BLANKET DENSITY WILL
REALLY DO.
MORE PROPERTIES WILL SOON BE IN THE CHHA.
A BLANKET INCREASE WILL BE PUTTING ADDITIONAL DENSITY IN THE
CHHA.
AT THIS POINT, THEY NEEDED TO STICK A FORK IN IT.
IT WAS DONE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE SAY THE PROBLEM WITH LAND DEVELOPMENT IS
THAT IT NEEDS TO BE MORE COMPLICATED?
IS THIS A GOOD WAY TO PLAN A CITY?
SO WHY RAISE THE BY RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE?
I WAS TOLD THAT WITH NO BONUSING IN THE CHHA, WE WERE LOSING
A POTENTIAL FOR 2,091 UNITS RAISING THE MAXIMUM IN SEVEN
FLUS CITYWIDE WAS COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS.
PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT HAVE A FIGURE FOR HOW MANY UNITS
WOULD BE GAINED SO I GOT THE EXACT ACREAGE EACH FLU FROM THE
GIS DEPARTMENT AND DID THE MATH.

CC-35 HAS 3376 ACRES.
INCREASED BY FIVE UNITS AN ACRE, WHICH WOULD CREATE
ADDITIONAL 16,882 UNITS.
ADD THEM ALL UP, 66,771 UNITS.
NOW, YOU CAN ARGUE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME TWEAKS TO THIS.
BUT TWEAKS WON'T TURN 66,000 INTO 2,000.
SO THERE IS A THIRD REASON THE PLAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN
SCRAPPED.
SB 180.
THE STATE SAID YOU CAN'T ELIMINATE BONUSING IN THE CHHA,
WHICH WAS THE WHOLE REASON WE WENT DOWN THIS ROAD IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
THEY WERE FORCED TO PUT BONUSING BACK IN THE CHHA.
YOU SEE HERE, CHHA, DENSITY BONUS, AND HERE ARE THE NUMBERS
BACK IN IT.
SO NOW THERE WAS NO LOSS TO COMPENSATE FOR, SO WHY ARE WE
STILL RIDING THIS DEAD HORSE?
THE FOURTH REASON TO FINALLY BURY THIS DEAD HORSE ISN'T EVEN
TECHNICAL.
I KEEP SAYING THE BONUSES ARE VALUABLE.
WE SHOULDN'T GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE.
I FOUND OUT EXACTLY HOW VALUABLE THEY ARE.
I GOT ALL THE BONUS AGREEMENTS FROM 2025 AND THE FIRST FIVE
MONTHS OF 2026.
21 OF THE 23 AGREEMENTS WERE IN THOSE SEVEN FLUS.

I COMPILED THE DATA ON THOSE 21 AGREEMENTS.
OVER $6 MILLION IN C.I.P. FUNDS, $684,000 IN UNDERGROUND
UTILITIES.
68 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.
THE $6 MILLION C.I.P. PROJECTS WENT TO THE GREEN SPINE CYCLE
TRACK, COMPLETE STREETS, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, MULTIMODAL
NETWORK, ET CETERA.
THIS IS THE COMPLETE LIST RIGHT HERE.
THERE WAS ONE OTHER REASON FLOATED AS TO WHY WE HAD TO RAISE
THE BY RIGHT MAXIMUMS.
IF WE DIDN'T RAISE THEM, A TIER BONUS SYSTEM WOULD BE
CREATED WHICH WOULD BE CONFUSING AND COMPLICATED.
BUT THE NEW BONUS SYSTEM, WHICH I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR, IS A
TIERED AND STACKED SYSTEM.
THE BONUSES BELOW CAN BE STACKED UP TO THE BONUS CEILING OF
THE FLU.
BONUSES CAN BE COMBINED UP TO A CEILING BASED ON THE FLU.
SO TO ME THAT REASON DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
SOUTH TAMPA HAS HAD A TSUNAMI OF GROWTH UNDER THE CURRENT
DENSITY LIMITS.
IN A TEN-YEAR PERIOD, ITS GROWTH WAS 13 TIMES HIGHER THAN
THE UNIVERSITY PLANNING DISTRICT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE HAD THE
HIGHEST GROWTH RATE BECAUSE OF JOBS, EASILY INCREASED
TRANSIT, AND IT IS WHERE PEOPLE CAN SHELTER IN PLACE.
THE SOUTH TAMPA TSUNAMI, AS SANDY POINTED OUT, IS NOW

SWAMPING ITS NORTHERN NEIGHBOR WEST TAMPA UNDER THE CURRENT
DENSITY LIMITS.
BOTH AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW UNDER THE CURRENT LIMITS.
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE GONE TO COUNTLESS COMP PLAN
MEETINGS AND CONSISTENTLY OBJECTED TO BLANKET POLICIES.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPEARED TO AGREE AND SAID THEY WANT
TO DIRECT DENSITY TOWARD WHERE IT IS NEEDED AND AWAY FROM
WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED.
BUT THE CITYWIDE INCREASE AND BY RIGHT DENSITY ACHIEVES THE
OPPOSITE.
IT IS A BLANKET POLICY.
AND A BLANKET IS NOT NEEDED IF YOU ARE ALREADY RED HOT.
THOSE RED HOT AREAS DON'T NEED INCREASED POTENTIAL.
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW WITHOUT IT.
INCREASING POTENTIAL CITYWIDE WILL NOT MAKE DEVELOPERS BUILD
IN AREAS WHERE THEY DON'T WANT TO BUILD.
YOU MUST DO SOMETHING ELSE TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
PLEASE LEAVE THE CURRENT MAXIMUM BY RIGHT DENSITIES AT THEIR
CURRENT LEVELS AND ALLOW THE NEW AND IMPROVED BONUS SYSTEM
WITH ITS MASSIVE INCREASED LIMITS AND NEW TRCs TO CREATE
GROWTH IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DESPERATELY NEED IT.
THANK YOU.
5:56:05PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER, IF WE HAVE MORE SPEAKERS, PLEASE LINE UP.
PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
5:56:17PM >> HELLO.
MY NAME IS CYNTHIA SHELLABARGER.
I'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED MY FULL COMPREHENSIVE OBJECTION INTO
THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORD FOR THIS MEETING.
BUT TONIGHT, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DIRECTLY ON THE
CORE OF THIS ISSUE.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED LAND
USE AMENDMENT THAT ELIMINATES DEVELOPER BONUS DENSITY
INCENTIVES.
HANDING CORPORATE DEVELOPERS A MASSIVE PERMANENT INCREASE IN
BY RIGHT DENSITY FOR FREE IS AN ABSOLUTE BETRAYAL OF OUR
TAMPA NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT STRIPS AWAY OUR COMMUNITY'S LEVERAGE FOR VITAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
KEEP THE DENSITY CEILINGS EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE.
THIS PUSH FOR UNCHECKED GROWTH REVEALS A SYSTEMATIC FAILURE
INSIDE OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
RIGHT NOW, THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS ADVANCING TEXT
AMENDMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE BUILDING A NEW RAYS' STADIUM
WRAPPED IN INTENSE, HIGH DENSITY HOTELS AND ENTERTAINMENT
DISTRICTS.
TEXT AMENDMENTS ARE FORMAL CHANGES TO OUR CITY GROWTH RULE
BOOK.
LITERALLY REWRITING THE LAWS TO MAKE THIS MASSIVE COMMERCIAL

FOOTPRINT LEGAL ON PUBLIC COLLEGE LAND, ALL WHILE PRETENDING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS DO NOT APPLY.
THEY ARE ACCEPTING BLURRED MAPS SUBMITTED BY THE RAYS'
LAWYERS WHERE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS BLEED
INTO PUBLIC LAND BOUNDARIES.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION EXPLICITLY FLAGS THE
SITE'S SEVERE FLOODING VULNERABILITIES YET PLANNERS ARE
COMPLETELY IGNORING THOSE REALITIES.
YOU CANNOT SAFELY UNLEASH THIS INTENSE STADIUM DENSITY ON
TOP OF A FLOOD-PRONE MARSH BASIN AND MILITARY BROWNFIELD
WITHOUT TRANSPARENT READABLE MAPPING.
THE PUBLIC DESERVES TRANSPARENCY, BUT WE ARE MET WITH
AGGRESSIVE SILENCING TACTICS.
IT IS ENTIRELY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR COUNCILMAN ALAN CLENDENIN
TO WEAR A RAYS' JERSEY TO OFFICIAL COUNCIL SESSIONS.
WORSE YET WAS WATCHING THE TAPE FROM OCTOBER 15 WHEN
COUNCILWOMAN LYNN HURTAK TRIED TO OBJECT TO CHAIR CLENDENIN,
FAST TRACKING THE BINDING STADIUM COMMUNITY BENEFITS
AGREEMENT CONTRACT VOTE AND MOVING IT UP BY 14 DAYS.
CHAIR CLENDENIN BARKED AT HER, SHOUTING, STOP!
I'M TALKING!
THEN HE SLAMMED HIS GAVEL TO FORCE A SUDDEN RECESS JUST TO
SHUT DOWN OPEN DEMOCRATIC DEBATE.
REJECT THESE HOSTILE TACTICS, DEMAND READABLE ENVIRONMENTAL
MAPS, AND VOTE NO ON THIS FREE DENSITY GIVEAWAY.

THANK YOU.
5:59:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
5:59:13PM >> ALI ANKUDOWICH.
FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL AND THE CITY AND PLANNING
COMMISSION STAFF, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS EFFORT.
THE QUESTION, IS THERE COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN AND OF ITSELF OF
ALLOWING MORE HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY?
I'D SAY THE ANSWER IS YES.
FIRST, IT'S ABOUT HOME AVAILABILITY.
A RECENT TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP STUDY SHOWED THAT IN OUR
REGION BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023, WE ADDED NEARLY A HUNDRED
THOUSAND NEW HOUSEHOLDS AND ONLY 82 UNITS PRODUCED TO MEET
THAT NEED.
ASIDE FROM AVAILABILITY, IT'S ABOUT VARIETY.
THERE'S MORE HOME CHOICES WHEN WE HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY
ABOUT WHAT WE CAN BUILD.
AND THAT FLEXIBILITY IN THE RULES ALSO MAKES SURE THAT WHEN
WE INVEST PUBLIC RESOURCES LIKE FUNDING IN PUBLIC LAND TO
GET DEEPER GUARANTEED AFFORDABILITY, THESE RESOURCES CAN GO
FURTHER TO SERVE MORE IN NEED.
SO THERE IS A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THOSE RESOURCES.
AND THEN LASTLY, WHEN THOSE ALLOWANCES ARE ALSO TIED TO

TRANSIT, WE MAKE BETTER USE OF OUR SHARED AMENITIES AND ALSO
TIE HOMES TO AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
SO TO ILLUSTRATE THIS POINT, I WANT TO TELL A BIT OF A
PERSONAL STORY.
I RECENTLY BECAME A FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNER AND THAT'S AFTER
LIVING AT HOME FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS TO SAVE UP AND PAY OFF
DEBT.
BUT I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY SOUTH TAMPA COMMUNITY DOING
THAT AND NEAR TRANSIT WITH GREAT ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN AND THAT
WAS THANKS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF A SMALL NUMBER OF CONDO
BUILDINGS THAT WERE BUILT IN THE 1980s.
THESE WERE 800 TO 1200 SQUARE FOOT UNITS RANGING FROM
250,000 TO 350,000K, SO I THINK FOR SOME PEOPLE, THAT'S
STILL A STRETCH, BUT THAT'S WHERE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE
COULD HELP.
I DID NOTICE IN LOOKING THAT THERE ARE HOLES WHERE THE HOMES
ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY STILL.
I THINK WITH SOME MORE ALLOWANCES, WE COULD MAKE MORE OF
THIS SORT OF OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE AND POSSIBLE.
SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE STAKES.
FOR THAT REASON I SUPPORT THE BY RIGHT STEP UP IN DENSITIES
AND I ALSO SUPPORT ALL OF THE PROPOSED TRANSIT READY
CORRIDORS, ALL OF THIS AS SHOWN IN THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED
PLAN.
AND AS WE HEARD TONIGHT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF,

PART OF THAT BY RIGHT DENSITY STEP-UP WAS TO SIMPLIFY THE
WHOLE PROCESS SO WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO MULTIPLE STEPS TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ADDITIONAL DENSITY.
SO I WOULD ADVOCATE TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE, KEEP THE BY RIGHT
STEP UPS AND KEEP ALL THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED TRANSIT READY
CORRIDORS.
6:01:42PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER.
IF THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE, IF YOU COULD HOP ON THE WALL SO I
KNOW WHAT'S COMING.
START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
6:01:51PM >> DANA LAZARUS, 33605.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T FULLY PREPARE A WHOLE PUBLIC COMMENT
BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE ALREADY LITIGATED THIS LAST YEAR.
I MADE SOME GOOD PUBLIC COMMENTS THEN.
I FEEL -- I DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT THERE WOULD BE MANY CHANGES
HAPPENING TONIGHT.
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY IS AN UPHILL
BATTLE IN THIS ROOM.
I FEEL LIKE MINDS ARE ALREADY MADE UP AND MOTIONS ARE READY
TO BE MADE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
BUT I AM STANDING UP HERE TO SUPPORT OUR PLANNING
COMMISSION'S RESEARCH, THEIR WORK, THEIR HARD WORK OVER
YEARS IN DESIGNING THIS PLAN.

THE STUDIES THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO SHOW WHY THEY ARE
PROPOSING WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING.
YOU KNOW I SUPPORT THE TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS, ALL OF THEM.
I WOULD HIGHLY SUPPORT LEAVING THOSE IN.
I WANT TO EXPOUND UPON ALI'S POINT.
THERE'S BEEN SOME ARTICLES AND THINGS CIRCULATING ABOUT THAT
WE DON'T ACTUALLY NEED MORE HOUSING.
YES, WE DO.
THERE WAS A REPORT FROM THE TAMPA BAY PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS
PUBLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR CALLED THE HOUSING EQUATION.
THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBERS CAME FROM THAT ALI SHARED BUT VERY
SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023, IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME,
THE REGION, SO WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT TAMPA, BUT THE
REGION, GAINED APPROXIMATELY 99,675 HOUSEHOLDS, BUT ONLY
ADDED 82,000 HOUSING UNITS.
THERE IS AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AS WELL, WHICH WAS BROUGHT
UP EARLIER.
MEDIAN RENT INCREASED BY 48% IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
BUT OUR AVERAGE WAGES ONLY WENT UP 29%.
I BELIEVE IN THE SUPPLY SIDE OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AS ALI MENTIONED, WHEN WE HAVE MORE HOUSING UNITS
THROUGH DENSITY, THROUGH CREATIVE HOUSING TYPES, THAT DRIVES
PRICES DOWN.
IT DOES.
I SIMPLY CAN'T -- AND I AM A HOMEOWNER, BUT I DON'T RELATE

TO PEOPLE TONIGHT AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMENTED TO YOU THAT
JUST DON'T SEEM TO WANT THINGS TO CHANGE.
I'LL TELL YOU HOW THINGS ARE CHANGING.
THE LEADERSHIP OF NIMBY TAMPA HAS LEFT THE CITY.
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE A POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT IN THIS
CITY HAVE LEFT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
TATIANA, NATHAN.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE LEFT.
IF I'M HERE IN 10 OR 20 YEARS, I WILL THINK ABOUT THIS PLAN
UPDATE AND WHATEVER CHANGES YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO MAKE AND
I'M GOING TO WISH WE CREATED MORE DENSITY IN OUR CITY.
I SUPPORT THE BY RIGHT DENSITY.
I SUPPORT THE TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS, AND I SUPPORT OUR
PLANNING COMMISSION.
I HOPE THAT YOU VOTE TO PASS THIS PLAN AS IS.
THANK YOU.
6:05:03PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER.
PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
6:05:10PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
SIMONE SAVINO BROWN, 2900 WEST NICHOLAS STREET, TAMPA,
FLORIDA, 33629.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE OR HAVE EVERYONE KEEP IN
MIND THAT TONIGHT IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS

BECAUSE MOST OF THE BONUSES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THE
FURTHER STEP AND BE IMPLEMENTED INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE AFTER TONIGHT.
SO THIS FIRST ADOPTION IS JUST SIMPLY SETTING THE TABLE FOR
THAT, SO IT CAN HAPPEN.
IT'S TAKEN YEARS AND SO MUCH EFFORT FOR US TO GET HERE, BUT
WE HAVEN'T EVEN SET THE TABLE FOR THE REAL PROBLEM, WHICH IS
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND AS A LAND USE
ATTORNEY HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, WE WANT THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE BUILDING THINGS, INCLUDING OUR CLIENTS, TO BE
INCENTIVIZED OF THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, WHICH
IS WHAT THE BONUSES ARE ALL ABOUT, FRANKLY.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO
INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
AND RESILIENCY.
THANK YOU.
6:06:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT SPEAKER, IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, IF
YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GO AHEAD, START WITH YOUR NAME.
6:06:31PM >> EDWARD BRIGGS WITH B AND B CAPITAL STRATEGIES ON BEHALF
OF DOMAIN HOMES.
WEST FIELDER STREET, TAMPA.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
TONIGHT.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE HARD
WORK.
MELISSA ZORNITTA AND HER PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I KNOW THEY SPENT ALMOST FOUR YEARS I THINK FROM WHEN THIS
STARTED.
THIS WAS A LONG PROCESS THAT WENT THROUGH.
THEY HELD COUNTLESS COMMUNITY MEETINGS, LISTENED TO A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDERS, WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH THE STATE AS WELL ON
THIS PROCESS TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE HERE TONIGHT.
I CAN'T ALSO SAY THAT WITHOUT SAYING THANK YOU TO THE CITY
STAFF AS WELL FOR EVERYTHING THEY DID.
DOMAIN HOMES, WE WANT TO SAY THIS, IS THIS PLAN PERFECT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE DON'T LIKE IN IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
BUT ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE DO?
ABSOLUTELY TOO.
I THINK YOU CAN HEAR IT TONIGHT FROM THE OTHER SPEAKERS,
TOO.
NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY, BUT THERE ARE GOOD THINGS.
I WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING, ONE OF THOSE THINGS, WHENEVER YOU
HAVE THAT, THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A FAIR COMPROMISE.
WHEN EVERYONE IS HURTING A LITTLE BIT AND NOT ONE GROUP IS

COMPLETELY HAPPY, THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A GOOD
PRODUCT HERE BEFORE YOU.
ON BEHALF OF DOMAIN HOMES, WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE
ADOPTION HERE TONIGHT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE STAFF
FOR ALL THE TIME PUT INTO THIS.
6:07:46PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
NEXT SPEAKER.
PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
6:07:50PM >> THANK YOU.
JAKE CREMER WITH BARBAS CREMER.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF SITTING IN THE BACK REWRITING MY COMMENTS
AFTER HEARING SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS AND SOME OF THE
DISCUSSION EARLIER.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT EDWARD SAID, IS THAT WE'VE SPENT FOUR
YEARS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM HAVE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME ON WHAT WENT TO THE STATE.
AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT MY DEVELOPER AND LANDOWNER
CLIENTS, THEY DIDN'T LOVE WHAT GOT TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE.
I REALIZED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DIDN'T
EITHER.
BUT WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER REALLY, REALLY HARD, AND THIS
BONUS STRUCTURE AND THE DENSITY STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TONIGHT, THAT'S NO SURPRISE TO EVERYONE.
THAT HAS BEEN IN THE PLAN FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS.

I THINK IT IS DISINGENUOUS FOR ANYONE TO SAY THEY WERE
SURPRISED BY THIS BONUS STRUCTURE BEING PROPOSED.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS IT INCREASES TRANSPARENCY.
RIGHT NOW, THE COMP PLAN HAS A STRUCTURE WHERE WE'RE ALL
FRUSTRATED.
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU ALL
GUIDELINES FOR MAKING YOUR DECISIONS.
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE TO FIX.
IT'S PITTING NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR, AND IT'S NOT FAIR.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO YOU ALL.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO MY CLIENTS, NOT FAIR TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
SHOWS UP SAYING HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS?
GIVE US SOME GUIDELINES.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PLAN THAT WAS TRANSMITTED TO THE
STATE IS IT HAS VERY CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR WHAT IT TAKES TO
GET TO EACH TIER OF DENSITY.
IT EMPHASIZES AND BONUSES WHAT I HEARD YOU ALL SAY FOR YEARS
WHAT YOU WANT.
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, THERE IS A GREEN BUILDING BONUS AS YOU
PROBABLY KNOW IN THE CITY CODE TODAY.
IT DOESN'T WORK.
NOBODY EVER USES IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT BALANCED IN THE RIGHT
WAY.
THE CURRENT PLAN I BELIEVE DOES.
IT DOES.

I HAVE CLIENTS THAT CALLED ME THIS WEEK SAYING GET THIS PLAN
APPROVED.
I HAVE GREEN BUILDING PROJECTS I'D LIKE TO BRING TO THE
CITY.
THE SAME THING FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS IN THE --
CURRENTLY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE BONUS STRUCTURE DOESN'T
WORK.
WE SPENT TWO YEARS ON ROBLES PARK GOING THROUGH GETTING COMP
PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND THAT PROJECT WAS DELAYED TWO YEARS
THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
THIS CURRENT PLAN WOULD HAVE SOLVED THAT.
IT WOULD HAVE SAVED EVERYONE TWO YEARS OF BRINGING THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO MARKET.
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE PLAN
AS IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE.
THANK YOU.
6:10:30PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT CHANGING ANY OF THE BONUS,
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW.
OKAY.
NEXT.
6:10:41PM >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MATT SIENK.
I AM HERE TODAY IN PERSONAL CAPACITY, NOT AS A PLANNING
COMMISSIONER.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CRYSTAL CLEAR.
I'LL START AND SAY THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF HAS DONE AN
AMAZING JOB TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THIS FOR SO, SO LONG.
I THINK THE OVERARCHING -- MY TAKEAWAY ON IT IS THAT WE
DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A DENSITY ISSUE WITH THIS.
WE HAVE A ZONING ISSUE ON TOP OF IT.
IF WE GET THE DENSITY BUT OUR ZONING IS BRINGING THE WRONG
PRODUCT IN THAT LOCATION, THAT'S WHERE WE GET PEOPLE
COMPLAINING ABOUT PARKING, ALL THE PEOPLE FEELING LIKE THEY
ARE SQUISHED TOGETHER.
I THINK THERE IS AN ABILITY FOR US TO LOOK AT OUR DENSITY
AND THEN ALSO LOOK AT OUR ZONING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
COMING UP RELATIVELY SOON TO SAY, OKAY, HERE, WE WANT TO PUT
PEOPLE IN THESE LOCATIONS.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT PEOPLE IN COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S NOT SAFE.
TONS OF NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE TAMPA HEIGHTS OR WEST TAMPA
LOOKING FOR THE DENSITY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO PUSH PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, AFFORDABILITY, AND GET THE NEIGHBORHOOD
REDEVELOPED THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
AND BY THROWING EVERYTHING OUT, I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING A
DISSERVICE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORS BY SAYING,
OKAY, WE DON'T WANT DENSITY, BECAUSE WE DO WANT DENSITY IN A
LOT OF LOCATIONS, BUT WE HAVE A PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS A
MISMATCH IN WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BUILD AND HOW THAT WORKS.

BIG EXAMPLE OF IT IS DUPLEXES IN TAMPA HEIGHTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY THERE FOREVER.
YOU CAN'T BUILD THEM ANYMORE BECAUSE IT IS R-10 AND YOU NEED
R-20 TO HAVE A SIDE-BY-SIDE DUPLEX.
THAT'S CRAZY.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS FULL OF DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, QUADPLEXES.
IF THEY GET DAMAGED BY A STORM WE'LL BE LOSING UNITS IN THIS
EXACT NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND TO BE FOUND.
I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN FOUND YET.
I ALSO BELIEVE TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS ARE CRITICAL TO
BUILDING OUR FUTURE IN A PLACE WHERE WE DON'T RELY ON CARS
AND CAN ACTUALLY MOVE PEOPLE AROUND.
NO BIG CITY -- I MEAN, EVERY BIG CITY HAS PARKING ISSUES BUT
WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO ELIMINATE THAT.
I THINK THAT INCREASING DENSITY IN THE RIGHT SPACES AND
GIVING BONUSES TO THINGS LIKE GREEN CONSTRUCTION, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS THE WAY TO DO IT.
I THINK THE BONUS STRUCTURE IS FANTASTIC.
I WANT TO GIVE PROPS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB EVERY DAY.
TO YOU GUYS FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE COMPLICATIONS ARE AND
ALL THE WRINKLES THAT WE HAD TO GET THROUGH TO BUILD THE
CITY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
6:13:04PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
IF NO ONE ELSE IS SPEAKING, STEPHANIE WILL BE OUR LAST
IN-PERSON SPEAKER.
ANYONE ELSE?
OKAY.
6:13:18PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
MS. POYNOR HAS ONE NAME.
CRAIG LYNN.
6:13:23PM >> YES.
6:13:23PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THANK YOU.
THAT'S FOUR MINUTES.
6:13:25PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
START WITH YOUR NAME.
6:13:26PM >> STEPHANIE POYNOR.
I WANT TO POINT OUT, THIS IS NOT A LAST-MINUTE, WHERE WE
JUST CAME UP WITH THIS YESTERDAY.
THIS CHART, I'M SURE YOU SAW ME THIS MORNING, I WAS
ORGANIZING MY BINDER.
AND THIS CHART IS OLD.
IT'S REALLY OLD.
IT'S AT LEAST A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD.
EVEN CARROLL ANN MADE NOTES ON IT FOR ME.
SO WE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS BEFORE LAST MAY.
THIS IS NOT A NEW THING.
THIS IS NOT A SURPRISE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AND OVER

AGAIN.
AND IT HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT KIND OF SLID
ON THROUGH THAT WE WEREN'T REALLY HAPPY ABOUT.
SEVEN YEARS AGO NEXT MONTH, I DARKENED THE DOORSTEP OF THIS
PLACE.
IT'S FUNNY -- WERE DISCOURAGED FROM ATTEMPTING AN OVERLAY
FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WERE DISCOURAGED.
SAID IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG.
NOW WE LOOK AT IT, MAN, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT WE
DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.
I DETEST THIS SECTION RIGHT HERE.
IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THERE.
WE ASKED FOR IT TO BE REMOVED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE LET IT FLY HAD THEY NOT PUT IN THAT DATE.
I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND OR COMPREHEND HOW
THAT IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST PART OF THE CHHA.
WE'VE HAD MAJOR FLOODING IN THAT PART, IN MANY, MANY PARTS
OF THE CHHA.
AND OUTSIDE OF THE CHHA IN THAT LITTLE SPACE THAT'S LEFT, I
CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME IMAGINE THAT THE CHHA IS NOT GOING
TO EXPAND THE NEXT TIME THEY DO IT.
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT TIME.
I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING, IF WE BUILD THE

DENSITY, THE TRANSIT WILL COME.
THEY HAVE DOUBLED THE DENSITY IN MY AREA OF TOWN.
DOUBLED IT.
TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE LIVE THERE NOW AS LIVED THERE THE LAST
TIME WE DID THE COMP PLAN.
DO WE HAVE A BUS?
NO.
HELL, NO, WE DON'T HAVE A BUS.
THAT ONE BUS ROUTE RUNS DOWN THERE ONCE AN HOUR, I THINK
NOW.
AND IT DOESN'T EVEN HIT WESTSHORE.
IT DOESN'T HIT DALE MABRY.
IT GOES DOWN MANHATTAN.
SO IT'S USELESS.
SENATE BILL 180 SAYS THAT WE CAN'T MAKE IT MORE BURDENSOME.
THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THESE FLUs IS GIVING IT AWAY.
WE'RE GOING THE POLAR OPPOSITE.
JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
MY BIG THING IS, JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING.
WE CAN JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF IN A YEAR YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT, YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, THE
TRANSIT CORRIDORS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
YOU ADDED SOME IN.

IF YOU SEE THAT THEY ARE DOING WHAT YOU PROJECT AND WHAT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION PROJECTS SHOULD HAPPEN WITH THIS CHANGE
THEN YOU CAN ADD MORE.
YOU CAN CHANGE THE WAY THINGS HAPPEN, BUT IT DOESN'T NEED TO
HAPPEN TODAY.
JUST LIKE CARROLL ANN SHOWED YOU, WE'RE NOT -- WE'RE LOSING
3,000 UNITS IN THE CHHA, AND GAINING 60.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
I COMPLETELY ENDORSE THAT WE FIX A LOT OF THE HOUSING ISSUES
IN THE CITY, BUT TELL ME WHY MY FRIEND JAMIE AND HIS WIFE
TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY BUYERS BECAUSE WE
CAN'T SELL HOUSES.
THIS IS A BUYERS' MARKET.
PEOPLE CAN BUY HOUSES BELOW MARKET PRICE RIGHT NOW.
RENTALS, SAME THING.
THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING OUT IN CARROLLWOOD.
ANYBODY SAYS, RENTAL PRICES ARE GOING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.
HOUSES THAT WOULD RENT FOR $6,000 A MONTH ARE NOT PULLING
FOUR NOW.
PEOPLE CANNOT PAY THEIR MORTGAGE WITH THE RENTAL PRICE THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO GET.
I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT LANDLORDS PAYING LIKE $600 A MONTH OUT
OF THEIR POCKET TOWARDS THEIR MORTGAGE.
DON'T LET PEOPLE BLOW SMOKE UP YOUR BUTT.
6:17:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE ONE ONLINE SPEAKER.
IS THAT PERSON ONLINE?
MICHAEL MURINO.
IF YOU CAN TURN YOUR CAMERA ON.
JUST UNMUTE YOURSELF.
THERE YOU ARE.
CAN YOU START WITH YOUR NAME?
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
6:17:48PM >> THANK YOU.
MICHAEL MURINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WESTSHORE ALLIANCE.
SORRY I CANNOT BE THERE THIS EVENING.
WE PROVIDED A LETTER IN SUPPORT AND WE'VE BEEN IN SUPPORT OF
THIS QUITE A WHILE.
WE STARTED OUR CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL AND CITY STAFF AND
PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF GOING BACK TO 2020 WHEN THERE WERE
FIRST CONCERNS ABOUT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DENSITY IN MIXED
USE CORRIDORS.
THE FUTURE LAND USE SECTION PLAN AS PROVIDED TO YOU, WE'RE
IN SUPPORT OF BECAUSE THE FACT IT CREATES THE WESTSHORE
CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AREA, AND THAT WILL ALLOW WESTSHORE TO
REDEVELOP, BUT THEN THE EXISTING -- ZONING HAS THE NATURAL
LIMITS BECAUSE OF HEIGHT AND USE AND DENSITY IN WESTSHORE.
THERE'S KIND OF THAT NATURAL IMPACT THERE.
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURS IN
WESTSHORE BECAUSE OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE WESTSHORE

ALLIANCE AND THE CITY OF TAMPA AS IT RELATES TO THE
WESTSHORE DRI GOING BACK YEARS AGO CREATES BENEFITS WITHIN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS THE WESTSHORE OVERLAY THAT REQUIRES SIDEWALKS TO BE
A CERTAIN WIDTH AND TREES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WESTSHORE PARKS TRUST FUND.
MOBILITY TRUST FUND.
AND THOSE ARE DEPLOYED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS A RENOVATION AT LINCOLN GARDEN PARK OVER THE LAST
12 MONTHS.
I THINK THAT OVERALL, THE PLAN THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF IT, BUT I THINK THERE ARE
EXAMPLES OF HOW SOME OF THE TOOLS WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE
COMMUNITY CAN BE LEVERAGED SO WHILE WE ALLOW DEVELOPMENT TO
OCCUR IN PLACES WHERE IT IS DESIRABLE, THAT THE FOLKS WHO
HAVE LIVED THERE IN THE CASE OF WESTSHORE GOING BACK A
HUNDRED YEARS TO 1927, THAT THOSE SINGLE-FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOODS CAN EXPERIENCE BENEFIT FROM THAT ADDITIONAL
GROWTH GOING FORWARD THROUGH THE USE OF MOBILITY FEES AND
PARKS TRUST FUND AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR TIME, BOTH YOU AS
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION
STAFF.
6:19:41PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.

6:19:48PM >> IF IT WOULD BE PERMITTED, WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT WE
WANTED TO RESPOND TO.
6:19:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GREAT.
6:19:54PM >> FIRST, WE DID HEAR A NUMBER -- AND I WILL JUST SAY FOR
THE RECORD, MELISSA DICKENS, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE FOLKS WHO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT
WAS PROPOSED, NOT THE FOLKS WHO WERE IN SUPPORT OF IT.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE BASE DENSITIES
CHANGING, CHANGING THEM BACK TO WHAT IS ADOPTED IN THE PLAN
TODAY.
THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE.
SO JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT IF THE ALTERNATIVE IS PUT
FORWARD TONIGHT BY A MOTION, THEN THAT WOULD SOLVE THAT
ISSUE.
SECONDLY, THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE STADIUM.
THAT IS A MAP AMENDMENT, NOT A TEXT AMENDMENT.
IT IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF THIS EVENING'S DISCUSSION.
THAT IS 26-11A, B, AND C.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND A COUPLE OF FOLKS REFERENCED AN ARTICLE
ABOUT HOUSING.
WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ARTICLE, AND THERE ARE SOME
CONCERNS.
THERE'S NOT AN APPLES-TO-APPLES COMPARISON.
ZILLOW, FOR EXAMPLE, IS ANECDOTAL.
IT'S NOT STATISTICALLY REPRESENTATIVE AND THERE ARE A NUMBER

OF ISSUES WITH THE DATA USED IN THE ARTICLE.
FINALLY, THE CHHA DATE, THE REASON THAT DATE WAS INCLUDED IS
WE CANNOT HAVE A SELF-AMENDING PLAN.
WE HAVE TO HAVE IT AS OF A CERTAIN DATE.
THE ALTERNATIVE THAT WAS PUT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS
SELECTED, IT WOULD JUST BE THE BONUSES THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT
TO THAT.
SO WE THINK THAT THAT WOULD RESOLVE THAT ISSUE AS WELL.
6:21:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
6:21:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD.
6:21:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A COUPLE OF
MOTIONS.
I MOVE TO REMOVE THE ARMENIA AVENUE FROM KENNEDY BOULEVARD
TO COLUMBUS AVENUE.
6:21:34PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
SECOND.
6:21:35PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
-- FROM THE LIST OF TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS
AND REMOVE IT FROM BOTH THE TEXT TO POLICY 2.6.4 AND THE
PLACE TYPE MAPS.
6:21:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM CHAIR PRO TEM
HURTAK, SECOND FROM CHAIR CLENDENIN.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
WE'RE WEST TAMPA GUYS OVER HERE.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A HISTORIC DISTRICT IN WEST
TAMPA.
PEOPLE THINK IT'S HOWARD AVENUE, MAIN STREET, ALL THAT AREA,

BUT LOOKING AT COLUMBUS TO KENNEDY, IT'S THE HEART OF WEST
TAMPA RIGHT THERE AND IT GOES INTO ARMORY GARDENS.
YES, THERE HAS BEEN DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE WANT TO KEEP TAMPA,
TAMPA.
WE DON'T WANT OVERDEVELOPMENT WHERE IT JUST BECOMES
UNRECOGNIZABLE AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT YOUR MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM HURTAK, SECOND FROM CLENDENIN.
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
6:22:30PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU.
PART OF MY VOICE.
I'M -- PARDON MY VOICE.
I'M GLAD TO SUPPORT THIS.
LIKE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK SAID, IT DOESN'T GO TO ANY OF THE
BONUS PROVISIONS ON THE LARGER SCALE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES TAKE, MS. SANCHEZ AND OTHERS,
MS. BENNETT SPOKE I BELIEVE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AS WELL,
THE WEST TAMPA CORRIDOR.
THAT DOES NEED SOME PROTECTIONS.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING NARROWLY TAILORED IN TERMS OF
GEOGRAPHY AS WELL AS IN SUBJECT.
IT IS A UNIQUE THING.
I'M GLAD TO SUPPORT.
6:23:02PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
6:23:05PM >>BILL CARLSON:
I WANT TO SAY AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,

TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS IS A MISNOMER.
THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR THESE FOR
YEARS.
IT'S REALLY A DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR, NOT A TRANSIT CORRIDOR.
BY VOTING TO REMOVE ANY TRANSIT READY CORRIDORS, WE'RE NOT
REMOVING TRANSIT.
WE'RE JUST REMOVING UNCONTROLLABLE GROWTH.
CHAIR CLENDENIN MENTIONED A WHILE AGO MIDTOWN.
MIDTOWN IS A TRANSIT NODE.
IT IS A PLACE WHERE THERE IS DENSITY.
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT IS DENSITY LIKE MIDTOWN ALL THE WAY
DOWN DALE MABRY ALL THE WAY TO MacDILL.
THEY WANT POCKETS OF IT.
IF WE DO IT A BIT AT A TIME, WE'LL GET MORE BUY-IN FROM THE
PUBLIC AND BE ABLE TO BUILD THE NODES AND THE COMMUNITY WILL
GROW ORGANICALLY.
THIS IS JUST -- I DON'T WANT ANY OF THE TRANSIT READY
CORRIDORS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M AGAINST TRANSIT.
IT IS THE OPPOSITE.
I'M AGAINST UNCONTROLLED GROWTH.
THANK YOU.
6:24:03PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
6:24:05PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
THANK YOU, MR. MANISCALCO.
IN FACT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION STATEMENT

ON PAGE 69, IS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FROM 2020 TO 2045 ABOUT
625,000 NEEDED DWELLINGS IN THE CITY OF TAMPA BY YOUR OWN
RECORDS.
SO WITHOUT ANYTHING ELSE, I MEAN, WEST TAMPA RIGHT NOW,
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, MAY HAPPEN.
I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION WHAT IT IS, BUT YOU CAN'T GET OUT
OF WEST TAMPA ANYWHERE FROM -- REALLY FROM KENNEDY ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO ALMOST HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE WHEN THERE'S AN EVENT
IN A CERTAIN AREA.
AT LEAST AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE AND HOUR AND A HALF
LATER.
AND IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT BY GOING TO ARMENIA
AND MAKING A LEFT OR MAKING A RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG, BECAUSE
MOST TRAFFIC HEADING SOUTH TRAVELS ALL THE WAY TO MAIN
STREET, ONE STREET PAST MAIN STREET IS GREEN, YOU MAKE A
RIGHT.
AND GET THE EXPRESSWAY TO GO EITHER TO SARASOTA, BRADENTON,
CLEARWATER, PLANT CITY -- NOT PLANT CITY, ST. PETERSBURG, OR
WHEREVER THEY CAME FROM.
YOU HAVE AN EXODUS.
I GUARANTEE YOU I'M ASKING FOR YOU GUYS TO ASK THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAPPEN DURING THOSE EVENTS.
I'LL GUARANTEE YOU THEY WILL DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ANY TIME OF
ANY DAY OF ANY YEAR BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT TO GET OUT.
AND THAT'S A PROBLEM WE HAVE.

NOW I HEAR THERE ARE SOME ROADS THAT WILL BE WIDENED.
IT WILL ONLY EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE NOW.
HOUSING IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE IN WEST TAMPA BECAUSE IT'S
GOING TO BE A BUMPER TO BUMPER, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO MOVE AND -- VERY PEOPLE LIVE THERE.
EVEN WITH THE TRAFFIC NOW, WITHOUT THE FUTURE, IT'S GODSEND.
PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER.
LIVE CLOSE BY.
SPEAK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.
YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT NEARBY.
SHOPPING, AIRPORT, HOSPITAL, ANYTHING YOU NEED.
THAT WILL NOT CONTINUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
6:26:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
ROLL CALL VOTE.
THIS IS A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK WITH A SECOND
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, TO REMOVE ARMENIA FROM
KENNEDY TO COLUMBUS DRIVE.
6:26:23PM >>BILL CARLSON:
[INAUDIBLE]
6:26:24PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
6:26:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
6:26:29PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:26:31PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
6:26:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:26:34PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH YOUNG BEING
ABSENT.

6:26:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MY SECOND MOTION IS ABOUT THE DENSITY.
I MOVE TO MODIFY LAND USE TABLE 2 TO REFLECT THE BASE
DENSITY OF THE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES REFERRING TO THE
DENSITY ALLOWED WITHOUT A BONUS AS ADOPTED TODAY CITYWIDE
AND TO MODIFY LAND USE TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2 TO MAKE
CONFORMING CHANGES TO REFLECT THE UPDATED TIERS OF BONUSES.
6:27:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I'LL SECOND THAT.
I CAN'T -- YEAH, I CAN SECOND.
I'LL SECOND IT.
ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK?
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL VOTE.
6:27:20PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
6:27:21PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
6:27:24PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:27:26PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
6:27:29PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
6:27:31PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:27:31PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH YOUNG BEING
ABSENT.
6:27:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER 3.
6:27:42PM >> I THINK WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT.
6:27:46PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT --
6:27:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM CHAIR CLENDENIN TO ADOPT -- CHAIR
CLENDENIN, YOU DON'T HAVE THE AGENDA, DO YOU?

SO YOU CAN'T READ THE ORDINANCE?
6:28:00PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
I WON'T BE ABLE TO READ IT.
6:28:03PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WE'LL HAVE COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, YOU CAN
SECOND IT.
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING
CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN UPDATING THE FUTURE LAND USE SECTION, PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND WE'VE ALREADY
MADE MOTIONS FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AMENDING --
6:28:21PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
TO INCLUDE THOSE AMENDMENTS.
6:28:23PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
AMENDING AND UPDATING.
6:28:24PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
SECOND FROM CHAIR CLENDENIN.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO AND A SECOND FROM
CHAIR CLENDENIN.
COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
6:28:35PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:28:37PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO FOR THE REASONS I MENTIONED BEFORE.
6:28:40PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
6:28:43PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
6:28:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:28:48PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
YES.
6:28:52PM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION PASSED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO AND
YOUNG BEING ABSENT.
6:28:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

6:28:59PM >>ALAN CLENDENIN:
COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
THOSE WERE THE TWO.
I WANTED TO SUPPORT YOUR MOTIONS ON THAT.
I HAVE A WEDDING, A FAMILY EVENT TO GET TO.
I WANT TO LOG OFF.
6:29:12PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
6:29:23PM >> SECOND READING AND ADOPTION HELD NOVEMBER 19, 2026 AT
11 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:29:33PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ITEM NUMBER 4.
6:29:42PM >> GOOD EVENING.
KATRINA CORCORAN PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TA/CPA 24-05.
THIS IS THE HOUSING SECTION UPDATE.
YOU ALL HEARD A LOT TONIGHT ABOUT THE UPDATE APPROACH WITH
THE ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL WITH THAT.
I WANT TO POINT OUT WITH OUR HOUSING SECTION THAT THIS
SERVES AS A TOOL TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HOUSING NEEDS.
IT SERVES AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY'S PROGRAMS FOR
HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE NO COMMENTS
RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND OTHER REVIEWING

REGIONAL AND STATE AGENCIES AFTER TRANSMITTAL.
WITH SB 180 WE HAD NO CONCERNS WITH THE HOUSING SECTION.
WE THOUGHT THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE DRAFT SINCE
COUNCIL LAST SAW IT IN FEBRUARY WITH ONE MINOR EXCEPTION,
DID REMOVE THE DEFINITIONS THAT WERE TRAVELING WITH THE
AMENDMENT BECAUSE THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED WITH A
PREVIOUS AMENDMENT.
JUST A BRIEF REMINDER ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSING
SECTION.
THERE IS ONE PROPOSED GOAL WITH FIVE PROPOSED OBJECTIVES,
INCLUDING AFFORDABILITY, STABILITY, RESILIENCY AND
SUSTAINABILITY.
HOUSING AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
I REMEMBER GETTING A QUESTION ABOUT THIS BEFORE, MAKING SURE
THAT HOUSING IS CLOSE TO SERVICES, VERY GENERAL ABOUT THE
DESIGN OF HOUSING, THINGS LIKE THAT.
HOUSING SUPPLY AND HOUSING ACCESS.
AND WITH THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUND THE AMENDMENT
CONSISTENT, AND WE RECOMMEND THAT TA/CPA 24-05 BE ADOPTED BY
TAMPA CITY COUNCIL.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU.
6:31:13PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.

6:31:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NO, I'M SORRY.
6:31:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK TO THIS ITEM TONIGHT?
OKAY.
WOULD SOMEONE -- OH.
6:31:39PM >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN.
MY NAME IS SANDY SANCHEZ.
WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY ON THIS COMP
PLAN.
THREE YEARS AGO, I WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A FOCUS
GROUP.
I WENT TO ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MEETINGS AND THEN I QUIT.
I QUIT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT LISTENING TO WHAT WE HAD TO
SAY.
INTERESTING ENOUGH, ONCE THEY STARTED THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS,
THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME CONCERNS THAT THEIR FOCUS GROUP
HAD WERE ALSO THE CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC.
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO JUST THIS PAST MAY, WE SUGGESTED
THAT A HOUSING REPORT WAS NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND WE
WERE TOLD THERE WASN'T ONE AVAILABLE.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
JC HUDGISON SENDS A REPORT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. MONTHLY
SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND HOW
MANY UNITS ARE IN EACH PERMIT.
THE REALTOR'S ASSOCIATION CAN LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SALES

OF HOMES.
AND THERE IS ALSO A GROUP THAT YOU CAN GET INFORMATION ON
RENTAL PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY THE MULTIFAMILIES.
RIGHT NOW FROM THE LAST REPORT WHEN I TALKED TO HIM, A LOT
OF OUR BIG APARTMENT COMPLEX, 20 TO 25% EMPTY.
BOTH CARROLL ANN AND I SENT YOU ARTICLES FROM THE FLORIDA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE TAMPA MONITOR SHOWING THAT FOLKS
ARE NOT MOVING TO FLORIDA UNDER ITS PRESENT POLITICAL
CLIMATE AND THE HIGH EXPENSE OF LIVING IN FLORIDA.
THIS COMP PLAN IS ALREADY OBSOLETE.
I FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE CONSTRUCTION IN
PROCESS.
MAYBE WE'LL BE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT SOME OF THOSE DEVELOPERS
WILL SELL IT TO US FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
IT IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF AND, QUITE HONESTLY, A LITTLE
SCARY FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT IS A REALITY.
WE CAN HAVE IT ALL, BUT WE NEED AN UNBIASED REPORT TO DELVE
INTO THE MAKEUP OF THESE URBAN VILLAGES THAT ALREADY HAVE
EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED.
THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE SHOULD NOT BE THREATENED.
REMEMBER, HOMEOWNERS ARE TAXPAYERS.
ASK THAT YOU DIRECT OUR CITY AND COUNTY PLANNERS TO DO THEIR
HOME WORK BEFORE THEY BEGIN ANOTHER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
LET'S NOT WASTE TIME AND MONEY AGAIN.
LET'S TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT OUR FRAGILE INFRASTRUCTURE

ISSUES IN THESE NEXT FEW YEARS.
THESE NEXT FEW YEARS SHOULD BE USED TO STUDY THE DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SEE WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE IF ANYTHING, A
CLOSER LOOK NEEDS TO BE TAKEN AT HERITAGE COMMUNITIES.
WE NEED TO START TREATING THEM AS ASSETS AND NOT A
LIABILITY.
BY THE WAY, WEST TAMPA HAS 5,147 HOMES THAT ARE HOMESTEADED
AND ADDITIONAL 8,193 THAT ARE NOT, FOR 13,340.
LISA EDWARD, COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO'S AIDE, WAS KIND ENOUGH
TO GET THAT INFORMATION FOR ME FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER.
THANK YOU.
6:34:35PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT?
OKAY.
LET'S SEE, WOULD SOMEONE BE WILLING TO READ THE ORDINANCE?
OH, MOTION TO CLOSE.
6:34:45PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
FOR NUMBER 3 WE DIDN'T DO THAT, FOR
PURPOSES OF THE RECORD.
6:34:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NUMBER 3 BY
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
OKAY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE ITEM NUMBER 4?

6:35:02PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SO MOVED.
6:35:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, SECOND
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
ANY OPPOSED?
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
6:35:12PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, TA/CPA 24-05, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATING THE HOUSING
SECTION, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT,
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6:35:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
DO I HAVE A SECOND?
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
CAN I GET A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE?
6:35:39PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
[INAUDIBLE]
6:35:41PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
[INAUDIBLE]
6:35:43PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:35:45PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
6:35:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:35:49PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN AND
YOUNG BEING ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19,
2026 AT 11 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.

6:36:07PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
ITEM NUMBER 5.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
WE'RE NOT INTERESTING ENOUGH.
6:36:24PM >> THE BEST PART IS STARTING RIGHT NOW.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
SHAWN COLLEGE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
I AM PRESENTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 24-06, WHICH IS
YOUR COASTAL MANAGEMENT SECTION UPDATE.
OUTREACH FOR THIS UPDATE WAS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE FUTURE LAND USE SECTION, MINOR CHANGES, GRAMMATICAL
CHANGES TO MAKE SURE IT ALL WORKED TOGETHER CORRECTLY AND
NUMBERED CORRECTLY.
NO DEFINITIONS SINCE TRANSMITTAL BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALREADY
BEEN ADOPTED.
AND THE INTENT OF THE POLICY SECTION IS NOT CHANGING.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME POLICIES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO
CHANGE, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
HOUSE BILL 180, THEY DID CITE INITIALLY SEVEN POLICIES IN
THE COASTAL MANAGEMENT SECTION, SIMILAR CITED IN FUTURE LAND
USE.
WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR MIND ON TWO OF THOSE, LEAVING
FIVE POLICIES THAT THEY CONSIDERED PROBLEMATIC WITH HOUSE
BILL 180.

WE DO RECOMMEND IN THIS ADOPTION THAT YOU REVERT THOSE FIVE
POLICIES BACK TO KEEPING THEM WHAT'S CURRENTLY ADOPTED IN
YOUR PLAN.
IT'S NOT PROBLEMATIC FOR YOUR PLAN.
LIKE THE UPDATED WORDING USING.
WITH THAT, WE WOULD RECOMMEND PLANNING COMMISSION --
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS DID FIND THIS CONSISTENT WITH YOUR
PLAN, AND WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADOPT IT WITH THOSE CHANGES.
6:37:44PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS
TONIGHT?
I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANYONE WILLING TO READ THIS ORDINANCE?
6:38:04PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, TA/CPA 24-06, AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UPDATING THE COASTAL
MANAGEMENT SECTION, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
6:38:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.

ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.
6:38:26PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
6:38:30PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:38:32PM >>BILL CARLSON:
NO.
6:38:36PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
6:38:39PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:38:41PM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION PASSED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO AND
YOUNG AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19,
2026 AT 11 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:38:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OUR FINAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, ITEM NUMBER 6.
6:39:06PM >> GOOD EVENING.
KATRINA CORCORAN, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF.
HERE TO PRESENT CITY OF TAMPA FISCAL YEAR 27 THROUGH FISCAL
YEAR 31 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SECTION OR CIS SCHEDULE OF
PROJECTS UPDATE.
IN TERMS OF REVIEW AND ANALYSIS, CHAPTER 163 REQUIRES THAT
THE SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS BE ADOPTED OR UPDATED ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS.
THE SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS IS A LIST OF PROJECTS ADDRESSING
LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT IS ADOPTED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
THIS UPDATE WOULD REPLACE THE EXISTING CIS SCHEDULE IN THE

PLAN WITH THE SCHEDULE THAT IS LISTED IN YOUR PACKETS.
THIS LATEST SCHEDULE REFLECTS THE ADOPTED CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM RECENTLY APPROVED.
UPDATE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY ORDINANCE, WHICH IS EXPLICITLY
PERMITTED UNDER CHAPTER 163.
AGAIN, ROUTINE ANNUAL UPDATE WHERE WE COME BEFORE YOU EACH
YEAR WITH THIS INFORMATION.
CITY STAFF IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN THE C.I.P. THAT AFFECT
LEVEL OF SERVICE.
THESE ITEMS MAKE UP THE SCHEDULED PROJECTS.
THERE WAS ALSO A RECENT CHAPTER 163 UPDATE THAT REQUIRES THE
CIS TO INCLUDE BASIN MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN OR BMAP PROJECTS
THAT ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
BMAP IS A FRAMEWORK FOR WATER QUALITY RESTORATION.
THESE BMAP PROJECTS ARE COORDINATED WITH CITY STAFF AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT.
FINALLY, THE PLANS OF OTHER AGENCIES ARE INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE WITH THIS REVIEW.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FISCAL YEAR 27 THROUGH 31 CIS SCHEDULE
OF PROJECTS BROKEN DOWN BY LOS SERVICE AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT AREAS INCLUDING PARKS AND REC,
SOLID WASTE, STORMWATER, TRANSPORTATION, WASTEWATER AND
WATER, WITH THE LARGEST FUNDING AREAS BEING WITH WATER AND
WASTEWATER.
THERE IS A TOTAL OF 78 PROJECTS WITH $1.01 BILLION.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES BY TYPE.
THESE PROJECT TYPES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PRIORITIES OUTLINED IN
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SECTION OBJECTIVE 1.1 AND POLICY
1.1.2 WHICH STATE THE SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS SHOULD BE PLANNED
TO ELIMINATE EXISTING DEFICIENCIES, REPLACE WORN OUT
FACILITIES AND ADDRESS FUTURE GROWTH.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE MAJORITY 53% DEFICIENCY IN
REPLACEMENT, 35% WITH DEFICIENCY, ABOUT 8% WITH DEFICIENCY
REPLACEMENT AND FUTURE NEED.
THE REMAINING 5% IS REPLACEMENT AND FUTURE NEED.
AGAIN, THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DIRECTION FROM WITHIN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
CONTINUING ON WITH THE CONSISTENCY FINDING, LOOKING AT THE
OBJECTIONS THAT YOU SEE UP TOP HERE, THIS LOOKS AT THE
COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREA AND LIMITING PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES WITHIN IT.
AFTER REVIEW, STAFF FOUND THAT THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CHHA
WERE MINIMAL AND EITHER TO SERVE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT,
REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR ENHANCE ACCESS TO NATURAL AREAS.
THE FOLLOWING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SECTION OBJECTIVE AND
POLICY THAT YOU SEE HERE DISCUSSES THE CI SCHEDULE OF
PRIORITIES SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
REMAINING OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES LISTED HERE ARE RELATED TO
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES.

WITH THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUND THE PROPOSED FISCAL
YEAR 27 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 31 CIS SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS
CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES OF THE
TAMPA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND RECOMMENDS ADOPTION BY
ORDINANCE.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ALONG WITH
CITY STAFF.
THANK YOU.
6:42:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS?
I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
OKAY.
WOULD SOMEONE BE WILLING TO READ THIS ORDINANCE?
6:42:46PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR
FIRST READING CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS CIP-CIS FY 27-FY 31, ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAMPA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS SECTION SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS BY REPLACING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2026 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS SECTION SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS WITH THE FISCAL
YEAR 2027 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

SECTION SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS, PROVIDING REPEAL OF ALL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6:43:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ROLL CALL.
YES.
6:43:28PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:43:30PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
6:43:31PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
6:43:33PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
6:43:36PM >>THE CLERK:
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH YOUNG AND
CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT.
SECOND HEARING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 19,
2026 AT 11 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY
BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602.
6:43:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW ON TO ITEM NUMBER 7, COUNCILMAN VIERA, THIS IS YOUR
RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE VETERANS COMMITTEE.
6:43:59PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
MR. SHELBY, THANK YOU FOR THAT, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN.
I SAW THIS, MR. SHELBY, DON'T WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS YOU
TOLD ME OR AM I WRONG?
6:44:09PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT'S CORRECT, SIR.
THE APPLICATIONS ARE STILL IN PROCESS IN ORDER TO FINALIZE

THE RESOLUTION.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS WORKING.
6:44:18PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
DO YOU HAVE A DATE?
6:44:20PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
MR. SHELBY YOU TOLD ME THE SECOND WEEK IN NOVEMBER.
6:44:28PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
REALISTICALLY, I DON'T KNOW.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DECEMBER.
6:44:34PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
HOW ABOUT DECEMBER 3rd?
6:44:37PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I MAKE A MOTION, IF I MAY.
6:44:38PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA TO MOVE ITEM NUMBER 7
TO DECEMBER 3rd DURING STAFF REPORTS.
YEAH, RESOLUTION WILL BE DURING STAFF REPORTS, CORRECT?
6:44:52PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT'S CORRECT.
OR, ACTUALLY, YOU COULD HAVE IT UNDER THE CONSENT DOCKET.
6:44:58PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
LET'S PUT IT UNDER CONSENT.
6:45:00PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THAT WILL BE FINE.
THANK YOU.
6:45:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
DO I NEED TO ROLL CALL THIS?
6:45:09PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
YES, BECAUSE OF --
6:45:10PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
OKAY.
ROLL CALL.

6:45:14PM >> YOUNG?
VIERA?
6:45:16PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES.
6:45:16PM >>BILL CARLSON:
YES.
6:45:17PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
YES.
6:45:19PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
YES.
6:45:20PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
6:45:23PM >>THE CLERK:
THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH YOUNG AND
CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT.
6:45:28PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM.
DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS TONIGHT?
COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
6:45:35PM >>BILL CARLSON:
JUST ONE.
I'VE BEEN ASKED BY THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AN OFF-SITE
COMMENDATION FOR ASHLEY BUTLER, THE OWNER OF ICE COLD AIR
DISCOUNT AUTO REPAIR IN RECOGNITION OF HER SERVICE TO THE
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE TAMPA BAY REGION.
6:45:51PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
6:45:55PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.
IS THIS THE ONE ON DALE MABRY?
YEAH, GREAT BUSINESS.
WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS AND ALWAYS VERY POSITIVE QUOTES.
I LOVE DRIVING BY THERE, ALWAYS SOMETHING INSPIRING, AND

THEY DO GREAT WORK.
6:46:07PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
OKAY.
THAT'S ALL?
COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO?
6:46:20PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
NO, I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU.
6:46:21PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COUNCILMAN MIRANDA?
6:46:22PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
NONE.
6:46:23PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COUNCILMAN VIERA?
6:46:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YES, MA'AM.
I HAVE A FEW, IF I MAY.
PLEASE LET ME -- SEBASTIAN HAS THESE MOTIONS.
I HAVE A FEW.
I MOTION FOR AN IN-PERSON STAFF REPORT FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR,
WRITTEN REPORT ADDRESS CONCERNS THEREIN.
FOLLOWING UP ON THE WORK THAT HE DID, THAT WE GOT THE MEMO
ON.
6:46:48PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?
6:46:53PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I'M SORRY.
TOM DEGEORGE, IF YOU REMEMBER, THE SMALLER CONCERT VENUE
SITES IN YBOR CITY.
6:47:01PM >>GUIDO MANISCALCO:
SECOND.

6:47:02PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SEBASTIAN, IF SEBASTIAN COULD COME AND BRING THE WRITTEN
REPORTS, THAT WOULD BE HANDY.
6:47:11PM >>LUIS VIERA:
YEAH.
6:47:14PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
THIS IS A MOTION TO -- IN-PERSON STAFF REPORT
ABOUT MUSIC VENUES.
6:47:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
SMALLER MUSIC VENUES IN YBOR CITY AND TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS --
6:47:31PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ABOUT SMALL MUSIC
VENUES IN YBOR CITY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ON FEBRUARY
1st.
6:47:42PM >>MARTIN SHELBY:
THERE IS NO MEETING.
IT'S FEBRUARY 4.
6:47:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
FEBRUARY 4.
SORRY.
SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
OKAY.
NEXT.
6:47:57PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THANK YOU.
I MOTION, THE LAW FIRM OF BUSH ROSS IS HAVING THEIR 45th
ANNIVERSARY, AND FOR ALL THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, I
WANTED TO GIVE THEM A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION, IF I
MAY.

6:48:08PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
6:48:14PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THEN COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN WAS HERE FOR THIS.
BUT THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE WATTAKA,
W-A-T-T-A-K-A.
THEY ARE A CHORAL GROUP OF VENEZUELAN AMERICANS WHO SING AND
WORK IN TAMPA CITY BALLET AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
I WANTED TO GIVE WATTAKA VENEZUELAN CHORAL GROUP AND THEIR
FOUNDER ASTRID SANCHEZ A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION FOR
ALL THE AMAZING WORK THEY DO IN TAMPA AND IN THE ARTS AND IN
THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY.
6:48:45PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
MOTION FROM VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
IS IT AN OFF-SITE COMMENDATION?
6:48:50PM >>LUIS VIERA:
OH, YEAH.
ALL THESE ARE OFF-SITE.
6:48:53PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
YES.
ALL IN FAVOR?
AYE.
6:48:57PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THE LAST ONE -- I MENTIONED THIS A FEW WEEKS
AGO.
DAVID MECHANIK IS TAKING A BACK ROLE IN HART AND MANY OTHER

THINGS.
ALL OF US KNOW DAVID MECHANIK, HIS WORK ON THE TPO, HART,
JUST AN AMAZING CITIZEN LAWYER.
I WANTED TO GIVE HIM OFF-SITE, IF I MAY, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
COMMENDATION.
6:49:17PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
COMMENDATION FOR DAVID MECHANIK FROM
COUNCILMAN VIERA.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
6:49:25PM >>LUIS VIERA:
THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
6:49:26PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
WONDERFUL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE?
6:49:34PM >>CHARLIE MIRANDA:
MAKE A MOTION TO PRESENT A COMMENDATION
-- [INAUDIBLE]
[ LAUGHTER ]
6:49:44PM >>LUIS VIERA:
I'M STEALING THE SILVERWARE ON THE WAY OUT.
6:49:48PM >>LYNN HURTAK:
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND
FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?
AYE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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