CITY OF TAMPA. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD% MORNING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. AT THIS TIME, I YIELD TO COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA FOR TODAY'S INVOCATION. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR. IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE CHAPLAIN AND PASTOR KERRY NANCE WHO IS A TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN AND PASTURE OF SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. HE WAS BORN IN RUSTIN, LOUISIANA, TO PASTOR AND MRS. REUBIN NANCE. HE MARRIED HIS WIFE AMY IN 1993 WITH WHOM SHE HAS THREE CHILDREN. BOTH HE AND AMY'S FATHERS ARE BOTH BAPTIST PASTORS. HE CAME TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN AT THE AGE OF 4 AT THE LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH IN HAINES CITY, FLORIDA, AND WAS CALLED TO PREACH AT THE AGE OF 15 AT A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL RETREAT. SO PLEASE RISE IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SO FOR THE INVOCATION AND STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> WELL, LET'S PRAY. OUR FATHER, WE THAN YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR YOUR FAVOR AND YOUR GRACE TO US. LORD, TODAY, AS WE COME UPON THIS DAY, WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA AND, LORD, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED THIS CITY IN A GREAT WAY. LORD, WE DO ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO PUT YOUR HAND OF FAVOR UPON US. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR MAYOR AND, LORD, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEN. LORD, AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS AND AS THEY GOVERN AND AS THEY HANDLE SO MANY THINGS, I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM WITH WISDOM, WITH KNOWLEDGE, WITH UNDERSTANDING. LORD, I KNOW THAT THERE'S PROBABLY GREAT WEIGHTS THAT THEY CARRIE. THAT THEY CARRY. HELP THEM AND GIVE THEM GRACE THAT THEY HAVE AND THAT THEY NEED. BLESS THEIR FAMILIES. LORD, WE DON'T KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL CRISIS OR STRUGGLES, LORD, THAT MAY BE BEHIND THE SCENES. BUT I PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH THEM AND BE WITH THEIR STAFF. LORD, I KNOW THAT THEY ARE VIGILANT, LORD, AS THEY HELP THEM AS WELL. WE THINK OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR POLICE AND FIREMEN THAT ARE CONSTANTLY ON THOSE FRONT LINES. WE ASK, LORD, FOR GRACE AND PROTECTION UPON THEM. LORD, WE DO KNOW THAT AT ANY TIME, LORD, THERE COULD BE CRISIS OR DANGER, BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND, LORD, THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN GREAT MERCY TO US. LORD, EVEN AS WE COME UPON THE HURRICANE SEASON, LORD, WE DO PRAY, LORD, YOU WOULD PUT A PROTECTION ABOUT THIS CITY AND THAT YOU WOULD SHOW US KINDNESS. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FATEFULNESS AND HOW MUCH YOU LOVE US EVERY DAY. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. THANK YOU FOR JESUS CHRIST AND, LORD, FOR HIS CARE TO US. IT IS IN HIS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO ROLL CALL. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >> HURTAK? CLENDENIN? HENDERSON? >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 1st AND THEN THE EVENING SESSION OF AUGUST 8, 2024. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK IS HERE. I HAVE A MEMO FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN THAT HE WILL BE ABSENT AT TODAY'S MEETING. WE'LL SUBMIT THAT INTO THE RECORD. MR. SHELBY, DO YOU WANT TO REVIEW THE RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME OR WAIT UNTIL THEN? >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO, WE CAN DO IT NOW, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MARTIN SHELBY, THE CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. THIS MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE GIVEN A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AT TODAY'S MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON AN ITEM. A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES TO ALL SPEAKERS PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AGAIN, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND PLACE IT IN THE BOX OUTSIDE THESE CHAMBERS. ONE CARD PER SPEAKER. CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME TO APPROACH AND SPEAK. NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY. NOW, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK TODAY AT A PUBLIC HEARING, IT'S DESIGNATED AS A PUBLIC HEARING ON YOUR AGENDA, USE THE SIGN-IN SHEET AT THE LECTERN OUTSIDE INSTEAD. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, THERE IS CITY STAFF AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOU. NOW, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT YOU ARE TO REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS. PLEASE, ALSO, REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE CITY 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 FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING. FINALLY, CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A SPEAKER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, BE AWARE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE WE GO TO HOUSEKEEPING, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK AT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING AND HAVE NOT FILLED A CARD, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD AT THIS TIME AND THEN WE'LL TAKE EVERYONE IN ORDER WHEN PUBLIC COMMENT TIME BEGINS. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. FIRST, A REQUEST -- OR A MEMO FROM MR. BRAD BAIRD REQUESTING THAT ITEM 3 BE MOVED TO STAFF REPORTS AND HEARD FIRST. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: CAN WE ADD NUMBER 38 WITH IT? BECAUSE THEY GO TOGETHER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO 38, I'LL MAKE A NOTE. 3 AND 38, IF WE CAN HEAR THEM TOGETHER FIRST UNDER STAFF REPORTS. >>LYNN HURTAK: SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE HAVE A MEMO RECEIVED FROM MR. DAVID MECHANIK REQUESTING THAT ITEM 84 BE WITHDRAWN. CAN I GET A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WAIT UNTIL 1:30, BUT WE'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. WE'LL GO THROUGH STAFF REPORTS. ONE BY ONE. WE ALREADY MENTIONED THAT 3 AND THEN THE OTHER ITEM HEARD TOGETHER FIRST. THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATION UPDATE, IS THAT CORRECT, CHIEF BENNETT? ALL RIGHT. NO ADMINISTRATION UPDATE. WE'LL GO TO 86. DO WE NEED STAFF PRESENT FOR THAT? NO. OKAY. 87? NO. ITEM 88? NO. 89? 90? 91? 92? >>LUIS VIERA: I DON'T. I'M THE MAKER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A WRITTEN REPORT, SO WE CAN RECEIVE AND FILE. THIS IS 92. >>LYNN HURTAK: THERE IS A WRITTEN REPORT, AND I'M -- I ACTUALLY HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TALK TO CHIEF BERCAW AFTER WHAT I ASKED CHIEF BENNETT ABOUT ADDING MORE MONEY TO THE BUDGET. AFTER HE EXPLAINED HOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE CALL PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT MORE. I WILL PROBABLY BE BRINGING THIS BACK AT SOME POINT, BUT I'M HAPPY WITH THE REPORT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. SO NO. WE'LL RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM NUMBER 92. ITEM NUMBER 93? >>LUIS VIERA: I'M FINE, THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NOBODY FOR 93. 94? YES. WE WILL HAVE SOMEBODY PRESENT FOR 94. MR. BAIRD SENT OUT A MEMO, BUT BE PRESENT FOR 94. 95? >>GWEN HENDERSON: CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FOR THAT? KAYON HENDERSON IS GONE. I'M HAPPY WITH THE MEMORANDUM AS STATED. >> MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE 95. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA IS REQUESTING ITEM NUMBER 96 BE RECEIVED AND FILED. IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. NO ONE PRESENT FOR 96. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. FOR 97, IF WE CAN CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO JANUARY 9, 2025. >>LUIS VIERA: SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: 97? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THIS IS 97. JANUARY 9, 2025. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE 98 AND 99? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM NUMBER 100 TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COMMENDATION NUMBER 1, MR. RICHARD FORMICA. I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMENDATIONS YEARLY AND FOR MANY YEARS. IN THIS CASE, THIS IS ONE THAT IS EXTREMELY HONORABLE FOR ME AND FOR ALL OF US WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. IT GOES BACK INTO THE '90s, I THINK. MR. RICHARD FORMICA NOT ONLY IS HE DESERVING OF THIS COMMENDATION, BUT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS DONE SOMETHING EVERY DAY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. IT'S ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES WE HAVE THAT WITHOUT IT WE CAN LIVE, NOT US, NOT YOU, NOT NO ONE ON EARTH, AND THAT'S WATER. HE'S DONE AN ADMIRABLE, FANTASTIC JOB. I'LL READ THE COMMENDATION THAT IS ENDEARING TO HIS HEART AND EVERYBODY HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. THE DROUGHT OF 2006 THROUGH 2009 HAD JUST BEGUN. THIS WAS ONE PERSON WHO WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH NOAA RAIN GAUGES, RIVER FLOWS, CONTRIBUTIONS, STEAM FLOWS, RESERVOIR LEVELS AND MINIMUM FLOWS OF THE LOWER HILLSBOROUGH RIVER. HIS NAME IS RICHARD FORMICA. HE SEEMED TO KNOW ALL THE RIVER VARIABLES, EVEN BETTER THAN OUR OWN WATER DEPARTMENT. HE BECAME A NATURAL AND LOGICAL APPOINTMENT TO SERVE AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER WATER BOARD TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, BETTER KNOWN AS TAC. DURING HIS 11 YEARS ON TAC, HE CONTINUOUSLY CHALLENGED EVERYONE TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER AND THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER RESERVOIR. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE CHALLENGED WATER DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO NOT ONLY FOLLOW THE DATA BUT TO UNDERSTAND IT AND THE DATA BE USED TO MAKE SOUND OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. THE INFORMATION WAS USED TO MAKE DECISIONS ON DAM OPERATIONS, WHEN AND HOW TO BUY WATER AND FINISHED WATER FROM TAMPA BAY WATER, WATERING RESTRICTIONS MINIMUMS, FLOWS OF THE LOWER HILLSBOROUGH RIVER, RICHARD HELD US ALL ACCOUNTABLE. AND FOR THAT WE ARE VERY ETERNALLY GRATEFUL THAT IN THIS PRESENT DAY THAT THIS COMMENDATION BE PRESENTED TO RICHARD FORMICA ON THE 22nd DAY OF AUGUST, 2024.@IN ORDER TO GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING NO MATTER IF IT IS COLD, HOT, RAINY, SOGGY, TEMPERATURES YOU CAN'T BREATHE IN. HE'S DONE IT EVERY DAY. WITHOUT PAY. AND HE DOES IT BECAUSE OF THE KINDNESS OF HIS HEART, BUT ALSO THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE TAMPA THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE. AND HE'S, IN MY BOOK, HE'S ONE OF THE HEROES OF THE NONPAID BRIGADE. I KNOW YOU SERVED IN THE MILITARY FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> TAMPA CITY COUNCIL LADIES, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR HONORING ME FOR MY CIVIL SERVICE REPRESENTING THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA ON THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER TECHNICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS, I ATTENDED MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH A COUPLE OF CIVILIANS LIKE MYSELF AND BY MANY PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AGENCIES ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE WATERS IN THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER AND THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER. IT HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING AND I APPRECIATE THIS HONOR AND COMMENDATION. ANY QUESTIONS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TODAY, THE REPLACEMENT THAT THIS COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REPLACE RICHARD FORMICA, AND JOE BROWN. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET MR. FORMICA AND FOLLOW IN THE SMALL FOOTSTEPS WITH A BIG PRINT. >> GOOD LUCK. >> YES, I HAVE VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL. I MET MR. FORMICA WHEN I WAS AT THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. AS A CITIZEN APPOINTEE, VERY FORMIDABLE WHEN IT CAME TO TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS AND BROUGHT A LOT OF VALUE AND HANDS DOWN THE MOST ENGAGED AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZEN APPOINTEE OF THE BOARD THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS ON IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: VERY GOOD. I BELIEVE -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR US AT THE WATER PLANT HOW TO DO LITTLE THINGS AND BIG THINGS LIKE THIS. IN WATER, THERE'S NO LITTLE THING. IT'S ALWAYS A CURRENT EVENT. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO PRESENT YOU WITH SOMETHING AS WELL. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE POYNOR. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAMPA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS. I DON'T GET UP HERE AND SAY THAT VERY OFTEN. BUT MR. FORMICA HAS BEEN A THAN MEMBER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, HE HAS NOT ONLY RETIRED FROM THE WATER BOARD, BUT HE'S RETIRED FROM THAN AS WELL. AND WE DESPERATELY MISS HIM. SO OUR BOARD VOTED TO MAKE MR. FORMICA THE VERY FIRST HONOREE THAN MEMBER FOR LIFE. IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE MEETINGS, YOU MAY COME ANYTIME YOU'D LIKE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE RECOGNIZED IN ALL YOUR HARD WORK FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY, NOT JUST WITH THE WATER BOARD BUT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. I'LL CARRY THIS OUT FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT MAKE THIS CITY DO WHAT IT CAN. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE. WE HAVE OUR STAFF MEMBERS, BUT THEN THOSE WHO JUST CARE ENOUGH TO JUST REALLY, REALLY DAY IN AND DAY OUT BE ACTIVISTS. WE ARE SO, SO GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT, EVEN FROM VOLUNTEER WORK. >> I'M TRYING TO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE F.D.O.T. I BELIEVE I SAW THEM HERE. THEY WILL GIVE A TEN-MINUTE UPDATE ON PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMPA. GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> JUSTIN, DOT DISTRICT 7. NO PRESENTATION TODAY. I FIGURED I WOULD COME GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND GO FROM THERE. A REAL QUICK UPDATE, ONE OF THE PROJECTS I WAS ASKED ABOUT WAS THE 275 DESIGN PROJECT FROM HILLSBOROUGH NORTH TO BEARSS. WE RECENTLY BEGAN DESIGN AGAIN. THAT PROJECT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON UNDERPASS IMPROVEMENTS, LOCAL STREET CONNECTIONS LIKE WE HAVE DONE ON THE OTHER PROJECTS. ONE DAY WE SHOULD PROBABLY COME GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT WHERE WE STARTED ON THE PROJECT TO THE SOUTH AND WHERE WE ENDED AS FAR AS SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, WALLS, LIGHTING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE BECAUSE QUITE A BIT DID CHANGE BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. THAT DESIGN IS GOING TO GET UNDERWAY, SO THERE WILL BE SEVERAL MEETINGS ON THAT. QUICK UPDATE ON OLA AVENUE AND CENTRAL AVENUE BIKEWAY. WE CONTRACTED WITH THE CONTRACTOR. THOSE WERE GREAT PROJECTS, GREAT SUCCESSES OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE D.O.T. THOSE PROJECTS WILL START CONSTRUCTION LATER THIS YEAR. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE TARGETING DECEMBER. IT'S A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE PROJECTS. I THINK IF ALL GOES WELL, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE PROJECTS WILL OPEN MARCH OR APRIL OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. IT WOULD BE 2026. IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING, I ASKED MY STAFF FOR SOME DETAILS, BECAUSE WE GET ASKED A LOT ON HOW MUCH DO WE INVEST ON STAND-ALONE BIKE PED FACILITIES. IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO FIND THAT NUMBER BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR SYSTEM CODES EVERYTHING. IT'S A LITTLE ANTIQUATED. SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT. WHAT WE DID FIND OUT, THOUGH, WE'VE GOT ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF STAND-ALONE BIKE LANES, SIDEWALK, TRAIL PROJECTS PROGRAMMED IN DISTRICT 7, BOTH RETROACTIVE LOOKING BACK AT THE YEARS AND LOOKING FORWARD. ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT. WHEN WE GET ASKED THAT, WHERE ARE WE MAKING THAT INVESTMENT, AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT 50 MILES OF BIKE LANES/SIDEWALK PROJECTS INSIDE THE CITY OF TAMPA PROPER. PRETTY BIG INVESTMENT THERE. THAT'S FROM A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN US, THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF. I KNOW VIK, WE WORK QUITE A BIT ON THE GREEN SPINE PROJECT. A LOT OF SUCC SUCCESSES THERE. QUICK UPDATE ON 275. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HIT THE HIGH NOTES BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THE QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE. I'M GOING TO START WITH SOME OF THE EASIER -- WELL, NOT EASIER -- BUT AS FAR AS THE OLA AND CENTRAL PROJECTS, BIKEWAY PROJECTS GO, THE THING THAT I'M ASKED ABOUT CONSTANTLY, IS THERE GOING TO BE A LIGHT AT MLK? IS THERE GOING TO BE A LIGHT AT COLUMBUS? ARE THOSE GOING TO BE PUSH-BUTTON CROSSWALKS? IF YOU KNOW THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> COOL. I CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THAT. JUST A FEW THINGS. ON THE OLA AVENUE BIKEWAY, THERE WILL BE RAISED ISLANDS WITH DELINEATION FOR ON-STREET PARKING ALONG HANNA, OLA AND HIGHLAND, ALSO CROSSWALKS AT OLA OSBORNE INTERSECTIONS. ALSO THE ADDITION OF NEW MARKED CROSSWALKS AND INTERSECTION LIGHTING FOR COLUMBUS DRIVE, WHICH INCLUDES AN RFB. MARTIN LUTHER KING WHICH IS A FULLY ACTUATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR THE PEDS. AND PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON AT SLIGH. SO THAT'S ON THE OLA PROJECT. THEN ON CENTRAL AVENUE, WE'D HAVE RFBs AT PALM, COLUMBUS, FERN, AND FLORA. >>LYNN HURTAK: GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT DETAIL. THIS IS A PROJECT YOU DID NOT MENTION, BUT I HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IN THE PAST. THE FLORIDA TAMPA STORMWATER PROJECT AND HOW THIS IS NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE A STORMWATER COMPONENT. CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? >> SURE. SOME OF IT IS COST ESCALATION WHICH EVERYBODY IS DEALING WITH. HISTORY FOR EVERYONE, WHEN WE SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL GRANT FOR THAT PROJECT, WE RECEIVED FEDERAL GRANT. ONE COMPONENT OF THE FEDERAL GRANT WAS THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE FEDS TO LET THEM KNOW, HEY, BASED ON COST ESCALATION, WE CAN MEET THESE COMPONENTS OF THE GRANT. WE CAN'T MEET THE DRAINAGE COMPONENTS. FOR MAGNITUDE, A LOT OF TIMES GET ASKED THAT, I THINK THE DELTA IS ABOUT $70 MILLION DIFFERENCE FOR THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IT STARTED OFF AT ABOUT 16 MILLION. NOW IT'S ABOUT 70 MILLION. THE D.O.T. WE'VE INVESTED QUITE A BIT IN THE PROJECT TO KEEP IT MOVING BECAUSE THE FEDS ONLY GAVE US I THINK 17 MILLION. I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT THE FEDS GAVE US ON THAT. QUITE A BIT OF INVESTMENT FROM THE STATE. WE'LL STILL HAVE THE WIDE SIDEWALK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION. SO THERE WILL BE ON TAMPA AVENUE, THERE WILL BE A TRAIL. ON FLORIDA, WE'LL BE WIDENING THE SIDEWALKS WHERE WE CAN AND TRYING TO MINIMIZE UTILITY CONFLICTS BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER CONVERSATION WE HAVE QUITE A BIT. THERE ARE UTILITY POLES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK. WE STILL WILL DO THE MID BLOCK CROSSINGS AND SOME OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND TRY AND SET UP THE ADA FOR TRANSIT. OBVIOUSLY THAT IS ANOTHER BIG CONVERSATION THERE, STREETCAR, EXPRESS BUS ON FLORIDA TAMPA. MAKING SURE WE SET THAT UP TO WORK WITH THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TAMPA STREET SIDEWALKS ARE GOING TO BE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING BOTH SIDES OF TAMPA STREET? >> SO, I BELIEVE ON ONE SIDE, JUST TRYING TO WIDEN THE SIDEWALK. ON THE WEST SIDE, IT'S 8 TO 10 FEET. THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE IT GETS TAPERED DOWN TO 8. BUT 8 TO 10 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE. >>LYNN HURTAK: ADDITIONALLY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC REQUEST THAT -- AND I KNOW YOU WORK WITH MR. BHIDE AND HIS DEPARTMENT -- BUT TO TACKLE IT AGAIN TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE STORMWATER, WHILE WE HAVE THIS GOING ON, WE MIGHT AS WELL. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO BE -- I MEAN, WE'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON PULLING UP THE ROAD, NOW IS THE TIME AND THE CITIZENS ARE DESPERATELY ASKING FOR IT. THE FLOODING IN TAMPA HEIGHTS IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. >> YES, MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: BUT NOW, TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE WIDENING THAT THE PUBLIC IS HEAVILY AGAINST. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR THE PD AND E. WHERE WAS THAT? I CANNOT FIND IN PAST BUDGETS WHERE WE HAVE APPROVED THE FUNDING FOR THE PD AND E FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE INTERSTATE FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO BEARSS. >> IT WAS IN 2021, I BELIEVE. I CAN GET YOU THE EXACT YEAR. I CAN EVEN SEND UP THE TIP THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN. IT WAS A PART OF A BIGGER -- IT WAS PART OF THE BIGGER CONVERSATION. YES, IT'S 2021 I BELIEVE. BUT I CAN GET YOU THE EXACT YEAR AND TIP PAGES AND EVERYTHING. >>LYNN HURTAK: OBVIOUSLY I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY PERSON WHO REPRESENTS A PERSON WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF TAMPA HIGHLY OPPOSES. AGAIN, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER TO REALLY BRING THE COMMUNITY AND FIND OUT WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO INSTEAD OF WIDENING INTERSTATES. >> WE'LL CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITIES. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DID AN EXTENSIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT DURING THE PD AND E PHASE. MANY OF YOU ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS, PARTICIPATED IN THOSE MEETINGS. I KNOW A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY DID AS WELL. FOR A WHILE THERE, WE WEREN'T REALLY DOING ANYTHING. WE COMPLETED THE PD AND E. KIND OF WAITING TO START DESIGN. NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING DESIGN, YOU'LL SEE US START TO REENGAGE LIKE WE DID TO THE SOUTH AND WE'LL DO THE SAME HERE. ONE FACT THAT I DON'T THINK GETS TALKED ABOUT OFTEN, AND I HEAR A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TRANSIT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE A BIG INVESTOR IN TRANSIT. WE'VE GOT MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THE STREETCAR EXTENSION. WE'VE BEEN PAYING THE STREETCAR FARES. WE'RE INVESTING IN TRANSIT ALL OVER THE PLACE. ONE THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, THE MODEL THAT EVERYONE USES. SO THE TPO USES IT FOR THE LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE USE IT FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT. IT IS A FORWARD-LOOKING MODEL. ABOUT 30, 40 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. AND THAT MODEL HAS THE WIDENING OF 275, BUT THIS IS THE PART THAT DOESN'T GET TALKED ABOUT A LOT. IT ALSO HAS THE CSX RAIL CONVERTED TO TRANSIT. IT HAS HART SYSTEM BUILT OUT FAR BEYOND WHAT IT IS TODAY. AND EVEN WITH ALL THAT, YOU STILL HAVE TO WIDEN 275. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER YOU NEED TO WIDEN 275, IS THERE AN ALTERNATE? THE ANSWER IS YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALL. LIKE, THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK NEEDS IT ALL. IN FACT, THAT'S THE WAY THE MODEL IS BUILT. THE MODEL IS BUILT WITH ALL OF IT IN THERE FOR IT TO SUCCEED IN THE FUTURE. I MEAN, I THINK WE CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR TRANSIT. I CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR ROADS. I CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR TRAILS. BIKEWAYS. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S PROOF BY MY WORK PROGRAM. ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT GETS LOST IN THE CONVERSATION THAT IT GETS ISOLATED TO 275, BUT IT IS PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE, AND IT ALL HAS TO BE THERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT SHE SAID. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CLARITY AND WHAT MODELING IS. YOU'RE RIGHT, EVERYTHING IS WALKABILITY RIDABILITY BICYCLABILITY TRAIN. EVERYTHING -- WE UNDERSTAND YOUR DIVISION. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. LET ME ASK A QUESTION. IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN '22, '23, HASN'T BEEN BUILT, WHAT KIND OF INFLATIONARY RATE, IF IT WAS A HUNDRED MILLION, WHAT IS IT TODAY? >> I WILL TELL YOU IT DEPENDS A LITTLE BIT BASED ON MATERIAL. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE -- BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS IS ABOUT A 30%. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN. I BELIEVE FROM TALKING TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, THEY ARE SEEING ABOUT THE SAME OVER THAT TIME FRAME. I THINK THE COUNTY SAW ABOUT 40. I THINK WE'RE HOVERING RIGHT AT 31%. SO IF IT'S JUST ASPHALT, ABOUT 19% OF IT INVOLVES CONCRETE AND STEEL IN THE 30s. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WE'RE NOT GIVING MONEY AWAY. IT IS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. >> WE HAVE A RECORD WORK PROGRAM BUT THERE ARE RECORD COSTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PROJECT FOR A LONG TIME SINCE BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL. NOT YOU, BECAUSE I NEVER MET YOU, BUT D.O.T. HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING A BULLY ON THIS PROJECT. HORDES OF PEOPLE, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT TO MEETINGS TO PROTEST THIS PROJECT. IT'S SEEN AS HAVING A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS. ONE IS DESTROYING NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH THE INTERSTATES DID IN THE BEGINNING. THE OTHER THING IS EX-BAITING SPRAWL. SUED OVER THE EXPRESSWAY YEARS AGO, IT WAS EASY WHEN THE VETERANS FIRST OPENED. YOU COULD EASILY ZIP BACK AND FORTH. NOW HUGE DEVELOPMENTS ALL THE WAY UP. WE'RE TRYING TO DO INFILL DEVELOPMENT AS FAST AS WE CAN. AND THE PUBLIC DOESN'T SEE THAT AS BEING ACCEPTABLE. YOU ALL REPORT TO THE STATE, NOT TO US. YOU ALL CAN ULTIMATELY DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. BUT THIS IS CAUSING GREAT CONCERN IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S GOING TO CAUSE D.O.T. TO HAVE A VERY NEGATIVE REPUTATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. I HOPE THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T FIX OTHER ROADS BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER ROADS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED AS WELL. I USED TO DO PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, PUBLIC INPUT FOR A LIVING, AND YOU CAN GO IN AND HOLD A CHARRETTE, CHECK BOXES AND SAY WE'VE GOT ALL THIS. BUT IT'S OBVIOUS, WE DON'T OFTEN AGREE, BUT IF WE ALL ARE CONSISTENTLY HEARING THE DRUM BEAT FROM THE PUBLIC THAT IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA, NOT A GOOD IDEA, WE NEED TO WORK ON OTHER TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU. >> I WILL SAY ONE THING. WHEN WE STARTED THIS, RIGHT, SO BACK WHEN THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WERE BEING HAD AROUND TBX, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BUYING I THINK 336 HOUSES AND TALKING ABOUT EXPRESS LANES TO THE NORTH. AND WHERE WE ARE AT NOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BUYING ANY PROPERTY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WORKING WITHIN THE EXISTING PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE. THE KEY, TOO, ONE THING THAT WE HEAR A LOT IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY IS ABOUT THE NOISE WALLS. FOR ME TO GET THE CREDIT FOR THE NOISE WALLS, FOR ME TO GET THE FEDS TO APPROVE THE NOISE WALLS, I HAVE TO JUSTIFY THAT. THE WAY THAT WE JUSTIFY IT IS WITH THE CAPACITY PROJECT. I UNDERSTAND. I HEAR THE COMMUNITY. I LISTEN TO THEM. THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE TPO MEETING. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING WE WERE BUYING ALL THESE HISTORIC HOUSES AND TEAR THEM DOWN. I DON'T NEED TO BUY ANY PROPERTY, NOT YOU. NOT ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL SAID THAT. I'M SAYING THAT WAS THE CONVERSATION IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AROUND THE PROJECT, AND I THINK THE PROJECT FACILITATES A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WE WILL GO BACK OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND TALK WITH THEM. >>BILL CARLSON: ONE LAST THING TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. WE REQUESTED THAT YOU COME, I FORGOT, MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY. YOU AREN'T OBLIGATED IN ANY WAY TO PRESENT TO US. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE AND BEING ON THE FIRE LINE, PRESENTING NEWS POSITIVE AND TAKING HITS FROM THE AND ENGAGING US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN I SAID I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK SAID, I DO. I'VE BEEN ON THE TPO WHEN IT WAS MPO NOW GOING ON TEN YEARS. LITERALLY MY FIRST MEETING WAS THE TIP MEETING OF THE ORIGINAL TBX WHERE WE HAD HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THE YEAR AFTER WAS EVEN WORSE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST IT. ANY KIND OF WIDENING, ANY KIND OF ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BECAUSE I'LL TAKE IT BACK HISTORICALLY. THE INTERSTATE HAS DESTROYED. THEY CALL IT URBAN RENEWAL. IT'S URBAN REMOVAL. THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE HALF A CENTURY ARE NOW COMING BACK. THEY ARE WARY. THEY ARE CAREFULLY WATCHING THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE TAMPA HEIGHTS, WEST TAMPA, YBOR CITY, GOING NORTH NOW TALKING ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH TO BEARSS, HOW YOU PRONOUNCE IT, IT'S OF CONCERN BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THE LONG-TERM DAMAGE. I'M ON THAT TPO. WE HAVE THOSE MEETINGS. WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER, I BELIEVE. BUT, AGAIN, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MENTIONED -- COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK MENTIONED SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GOING OUT THERE AND LISTENING. THESE FOLKS ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL TELL YOU, I WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK AND HAVE OUR STAFF PRESENT ON ON BOARD TAMPA BAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ABOUT ON BOARD TAMPA BAY, BUT THAT'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT BY THE D.O.T. AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN PARTNERING WITH SME OF THE LOCAL CHARITIES TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT SERVICES. THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD STORIES OUT OF THAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW, WORKING IN THE COMMUNITIES, WORKING IN EAST TAMPA. AND WE'VE PLACED SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE IN JOBS, ON JOB SITES WITH JUST PLAIN MATCHMAKER REALLY. I'D LOVE TO HAVE OUR STAFF COME PRESENT ON THAT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE AMICABLE TO. I THINK IT IS A REALLY COOL STORY. >>LYNN HURTAK: I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. WE DO HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. I BELIEVE CHIEF BENNETT CAN PROBABLY GET YOU CONNECTED. IF NOT, I CAN HELP. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND PRESENTING. WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. HAVE A GOOD ONE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU TOO. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE NO REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS. SO EVERYBODY THAT'S SPEAKING, I'LL CALL YOU ONE BY ONE ARE HERE. WE'LL HAVE A HARD STOP AT 12:00 TODAY. WE HAVE A VERY LONG AFTERNOON ANTICIPATED. SO THE FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT I HAVE IS MR. RICK FERNANDEZ FOLLOWED BY MS. LENA YOUNG GREEN. MR. FERNANDEZ. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RICK FERNANDEZ. I AM RE-SETTING MY TIMER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAMPA HEIGHTS CIVIC ASSOCIATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR ALWAYS TIME AND THANK YOU FOR THE COURTESY OF LISTENING TO ME THIS MORNING. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION OPPOSING FURTHER EXPANSION OF I-275 NORTH OF HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE TO BEARSS. I'M THANKFUL THAT THIS TOPIC HAS ALREADY BEEN TEED UP. THIS IS, OF COURSE, THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE TBX SAGA THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG WITH ME SINCE AT LEAST 2015. IN 2021, THE TPO BOARD AMENDED THE TIP, THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, REMOVING CAPACITY INCREASES OR EXPANSIONS FROM THIS SEGMENT OF I-75. AGAIN, FROM HILLSBOROUGH TO BEARSS. THIS ACTION WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE CLEAR WISHES OF THE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, MOST NOTABLY SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, TAMPA HEIGHTS, YBOR, AND POINTS NORTH. THIS REMAINED THE STATUS QUO UNTIL JUNE OF THIS YEAR. 2024. DURING THE JUNE 2024 TIP PUBLIC HEARING, COMMISSIONER WITH US ALE MOVED TO PUT THE DESCRIPTION QUOTE CAPACITY PROJECT BACK INTO THE TIP PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR I-275 NORTH OF HILLSBOROUGH THUS REOPENING THE DOOR FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION. THIS WAS DONE WITHOUT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND, IN MY OPINION, IN VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS. THE MOTION PASSED BY A VOTE OF 8-7. THE 7 NO VOTES CAME FROM THREE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL, HURTAK, CLENDENIN MANISCALCO. THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOCC, COHEN, KEMP, AND MYERS, AND ONE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE FROM HART. THE PREVAILING SIDE, THE SIDE IN FAVOR OF THE WIDENING, INCLUDED COMMISSIONER WASTLE, THE ORIGINAL MOVEMENT, THEA, THE PORT, THE AIRPORT, THE SCHOOL BOARD, PLANT CITY, TEMPLE TERRACE, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS BURDEN ON OUR CITIZENS IS BEING IMPOSED UPON US BY UNELECTED, UNACCOUNTABLE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, IN LARGE PART, AND MAYORS OF TWO NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES. THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS REFLECTED BY OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS WAS TOTALLY IGNORED. THE RESOLUTION THAT I'M REQUESTING TODAY IS CONSISTENT WITH PRECEDENT SET BY THIS BODY. YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN POSITIONS IN OPPOSITION TO TBX WRIT LARGE. YOU'VE TAKEN POSITIONS IN OPPOSITION TO TOLL ROADS THROUGH THE CITY. I THINK THAT MOTION WAS ACTUALLY MADE BY COUNCIL DINGFELDER BACK IN THE DAY. WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS SEND A MESSAGE BACK TO THE TPO BOARD AND IN PARTICULAR TO OUR MUNICIPAL SISTER COMMUNITIES THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA IS TRULY OPPOSED TO THIS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO THE THREE OF YOU ON THE TPO BOARD, MAYBE THEY WILL LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. I THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MS. LENA YOUNG GREEN, YOU ARE NEXT. FOLLOWED BY MS. CONNIE BURTON. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU ALL. IT'S ALWAYS A PRIVILEGE FOR US AS CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO ELECTED OFFICIALS BY COMING BEFORE YOU AND PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC HEARING. TODAY, I'M ASKING ABOUT THE TREES. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANSION OF THE INTERSTATE AS WE HEARD EARLIER, IT ALSO INCLUDES REMOVING TREES. D.O.T. REMOVED A BUNCH OF TREES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR FURTHER EXPANSION, PARTICULARLY IN TAMPA HEIGHTS. AT ROBLES PARK, WE ASKED THAT THEY PUT TREES RATHER THAN PUT WALLS. NOW, WE KNOW THAT TREES CLEANS THE AIR, CLEANS THE SOIL, AND CLEANS THE WATER, AND IT ALSO AFFECTS THE SOUND. SO THE FACT THAT D.O.T. INSISTED THAT A WALL MUST GO THERE, HAVING TREES NEXT TO THE PARK WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL OVERALL. WE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE TO BREATHE THOSE AIR. OUR RESIDENTS FISH IN THOSE PONDS. WE HAVE THE -- WHERE THE RUNOFF WATER GOES FROM THE INTERSTATE AND IT AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF TAMPA BECAUSE YOU STEPPED UP AND IN THIS DISCUSSION, MR. BRAD SUDER CAME AND MET WITH US AT THE PARK AND HE HAS SINCE SENT US A PLAN TO PUT 331 TREES INSIDE THE PARK, WHICH IS THE PLACE THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS CONTROL OVER. AND THAT WILL IMPROVE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT I REFERRED TO ALONG THAT WAY. SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL AND LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE THE CITIZENS APPRECIATE IT. AND PLEASE DO ALL YOU CAN TO AVOID D.O.T. CONTINUING TO EXPAND MORE CAPACITY AND MORE SPACE ON THE INTERSTATE. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP, MS. CONNIE BURTON FOLLOWED BY MS. STEPHANIE POYNOR. >> GOOD MORNING. CONNIE BURTON. ITEM NUMBER 95 IS WHAT I REALLY WANT TO SPEAK TO. DURING THE MAYOR'S FIRST TERM AND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP, DIRECTOR VANESSA McCLEARY, TWO OF THE INFILL LOTS HAD BEEN PROMISED AS DEMONSTRATION MODELS GIVEN TO ROBIN DONALDSON AND TO MYSELF, CONNIE BURTON, BUT WE HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO LIVE TO THAT FULFILLMENT IN THE MAYOR'S TRANSITIONING TAMPA FOR TOMORROW AND ALL OF THAT. SO BEFORE YOU MOVE TOWARD HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THOSE INFILL LOTS, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE AS TO WHY WE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT FIRST PROMISE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY USUALLY PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE DNC CONVENTION, BUT WHAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ME IS THAT A CATALYST OF AFRICAN PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE RINGING SOUNDS OF MAKING FREEDOM COME TO THE REALITY OF EVEN FORMER ENSLAVED PEOPLE. SO STATE BY STATE, THEY HAD TO MENTION THE CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN PEOPLE, WHETHER A YOUNG FREDERICK DOUGLASS AT 34 YEARS OLD COURAGEOUS TO GO AND SAY WHAT IS YOUR 4th OF JULY TO US. IF IT WAS SHIRLEY SCHISM WITH HER MODEL OF BEING -- STANDING AS THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL BLACK WOMAN. NOW WE ARE SEEING HISTORY MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. WHAT WE CALL ON IN THIS CITY GOVERNMENT AS THE NATIONAL DNC AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MOVE TO CONSOLIDATE A STRONG BASE, WE SAY TO WHAT IS THIS DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL DOING TO DEAL WITH THE ONGOING ISSUES THAT AFRICAN PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH. YOU CAN'T IGNORE IT. WE ARE NOT FLOURISHING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES, THE INVESTMENT HAS NOT BEEN THERE. WHEN I TALK ABOUT HOMES COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY AT $745,000, NOW, THE CITY IS NOT BUILDING THEM, BUT THE CITY SET THE TONE. THE CITY SET THE TONE THAT NOW WE ARE SEEING FOLKS THAT WAS ONCE IN BLIGHTED COMMUNITIES, BEING FORCED OUT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES TO END UP WHERE? IT CONTINUES LIKE A SNOWBALL TO HELL. SO WE ARE CALLING ON YOU TO HONOR RESOLUTION 568. WE CALL ON YOU TO LOOK AT ITEM NUMBER 24, THE ONGOING PROMISES TO THE NAACP. IN 2023, IT WAS DECLARED THAT IT WOULD GET $100,000. IN 2024, NOW IT'S BACK ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WE DO NOT WANT IT TO BE A MERE TALKING POINT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT IF THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO HAVE REAL RESOURCES, WHICH HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IS NOTHING TO A CITY THAT HAS A $2 BILLION BUDGET. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS. STEPHANIE POYNOR FOLLOWED BY PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POYNOR. YOU KNOW, CONNIE BROUGHT UP A VERY IMPORTANT POINT. WE HAVE THINGS THAT WERE IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SPENT. WHERE DID IT GO? WHERE DID THE MONEY GO? IS OH, HMM. I DON'T KNOW. I'M ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE YET WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE NAACP. BUT LET ME GO BACK TO WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT TO START WITH. I HAVE TWO TEENAGERS AT HOME. I GIVE THEM THEIR MONEY. THEY HAVE A BUDGET. THIS IS YOUR MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL CLOTHES, RIGHT? THEY GO. THEY SPEND EVERY PENNY THEY HAVE ON THEIR SCHOOL CLOTHES AT THE MALL. THEN THEY COME BACK TO MOM AND GO, BUT MOM, I NEED SHOES. THERE ARE HOLES IN MY CHUCKS. WHOSE PROBLEM IS THAT? IT BECOMES MY PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CHILDREN DIDN'T A REALLY PISS I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHY I'M STANDING HERE TODAY ABOUT THIS $40 MILLION THAT WE NEED FOR A FORENSICS LAB BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY WENT TO THE MALL AND SPENT ALL THE MONEY ON OUR WANTS INSTEAD OF SAVING THE MONEY FOR OUR NEEDS. I JUST FIND IT VERY, VERY SUSPECT THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS COMES UP NOW TWO, THREE WEEKS A MONTH AFTER THE RIVERWALK WHERE YOU WANTED $26 MILLION THEN. I'M SORRY, BUT HOW MANY MORTGAGES ARE WE GOING TO GET. THIS IS A MORTGAGE. THEY WANT TO MORTGAGE THIS. LET'S GET REALISTIC. SPEAKING OF BUDGETING, THE F.D.O.T. GUY, HE GETS UP THERE AND HE'S LIKE, OH, WELL, WE HAVE A PLAN FOR MASS TRANSIT. WE WANT TO FINISH THE STREETCAR. THOSE ARE THE CHEAP WAYS TO DO THINGS. BUILDING MORE LANES ON THE INTERSTATE IS THE EXPENSIVE WAY. WHEN MY TENANTS CALL ME, AND THEY SAY MY AIR-CONDITIONER IS OUT, THE FIRST THING I TELL THEM IS CHECK THE BREAKERS. CHECK THE PIPES. IS THE BUTTON POPPED UP? BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE FIXES UP FRONT THAT COST US NOTHING. BUT IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, WE IMMEDIATELY PICK UP AND CALL THE AIR-CONDITIONING FOLKS AND READY TO SPEND $300 TO HAVE THEM COME FIX SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS FLIPPING A BREAKER. WE DON'T USE COMMON SENSE AROUND HERE. LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO KNOW WHERE CONNIE'S MONEY WENT BECAUSE THAT KEEPS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FINANCED $330 MILLION WORTH OF DEBT. I MEAN, THIS IS JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. HANNA STREET. GIANT EMPTY CAVE. GIANT EMPTY CAVE! PUT SOME TPD FOLKS IN THERE FOR A WHILE. USE WHAT YOU GOT OVER HERE FOR BIG BLUE FOR THE FORENSICS LAB. INSTEAD OF GOING AND PISSING AWAY MORE MONEY. WE ARE SPENDING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. IT'S MY JOB AS A PARENT TO TEACH MY CHILDREN HOW TO BUDGET AND HOW TO SPEND MONEY. IT'S YOUR JOB TO REMIND FOLKS COMING UP WITH DOUBLE HANDS OUT WANTING MONEY FOR NEW SHOES BUT THEY SPENT ALL THEIR MONEY AT THE MALL, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO TAKE SOMETHING BACK. MAYBE IT'S TIME TO GO BACK TO MACY'S AND RETURN THE CLOTHING YOU BOUGHT SO YOU COULD HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T. TELL THEM TO GIVE IT BACK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PASTOR WILLIAMS FOLLOWED BY DARYL HYCH. >> MY NAME IS PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS. LOCATED AT 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET, PARADISE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. YOU KNOW, I CAN HARDLY COME DOWN HERE NOW, BUT I THANK GOD FOR BLESSING ME TO SEE ANOTHER DAY. GLORIFY THE HOLY FATHER BECAUSE THAT'S WHO I BELIEVE IN. YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO GET A COMMITTEE THAT WOULD GO TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH ME, AND WE NEED TO GO THERE, WHAT YOU ALL CALL IT, BANK, NOT THE BANK, I'M FORGETFUL NOW. SUPREME COURT. YEAH. NOTHING ABOUT THEM SUPREME. WHO IS SUPREME IS JESUS CHRIST, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW. I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, WHAT YOU ALL CALL BLACK HISTORY. I HAD A MUSEUM AT THE CHURCH. THE CITY MADE ME MOVE IT OUT OF THERE BECAUSE I HAD SO MUCH GOING ON THERE. I HAD SHACKLES AND EVERYTHING. SLAVE SHACKLES AND ALL THAT STUFF. THE CITY MADE ME MOVE IT OUT. ONE GUY COME DOWN THERE NAMED WILLIAM SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW AND DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT THE NAME IS. HE WANTED TO TAKE OVER THE CHURCH. SO I THOUGHT HE WAS DOING A GOOD DEED. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY THERE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG MY LIFE IS, BUT THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME. PEOPLE GIVE YOU A VERBAL COMMENT AND ABIDE BY WHEN THEY HAVE TO GO TO COURT AND TELL A WHOLE BUNCH OF LIES. AND THAT'S WHERE I'M STANDING NOW. I DON'T EVEN GO TO MY CHURCH LIKE I USED TO BECAUSE MY LIFE BEEN THREATENED. TOLD ME HE CATCH ME WALKING AROUND THE CHURCH. HE GOING TO TAKE MY HEAD OFF MY SHOULDER. ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF. I TOLD YOU THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, YOU ALL THAT WAS HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNOW MY TIME AIN'T -- AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT HOW LONG I'LL BE HERE. I DO WANT TO GET A COMMITTEE AND GO TO WASHINGTON, D.C., GO TO THE SUPREME COURT AND TELL THEM ABOUT THEMSELVES. DON'T WANT PRAYING IN SCHOOL. DON'T WANT LITTLE CHILDREN SAYING GRACE IN SCHOOL. WHAT KIND OF COMMITTEE IS THAT? THAT'S RIDICULOUS. THAT'S SICKENING TOO. WHITE KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL IN TEXAS SHOOTING UP ALL THE LITTLE KIDS AND THE TEACHER. DID THE SAME THING IN CONNECTICUT, SHOOT UP ALL THE KIDS AND TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT US TO PRAY IN SCHOOL. THAT'S ALL WE HAD TO DO. PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS. I GUARANTEE HE'LL GIVE US ALL THE VICTORY. I THANK GOD -- YOU ALL NEED TO GIVE US MORE TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> I AIN'T GOT HALF OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DARYL HYCH AND ANDRE HILL. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. DARYL HYCH. BEN FRANKLIN SAID THAT DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A SHEEP. VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER. AND LIBERTY IS A WELL-ARMED SHEATH PROTESTING THE VOTE. SEPTEMBER 3rd, 2020, YOU GAVE US EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO PROTECT -- TO PROTEST THE VOTE. YOU GAVE US EVERYTHING WE NEEDED SO THAT THE DEMOCRACY THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE IN TERMS OF HOW YOU AGREED AND YOU APOLOGIZED ON RESOLUTION 568 ON HOW THE WRONGS AND VARIABLES HAD BEEN DONE AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. AS THE WOLVES OF DEMOCRACY, YOU UNDERSTOOD WHEN YOU MADE THIS VOTE THAT YOU CLEARLY IDENTIFIED THE WRONGS THAT HAD HAPPENED AGAINST BLACK PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. YOU FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT. SOMEWHERE IN THE ANNALS OF HISTORY AND BASED ON ADMINISTRATION CHANGES AND VARIABLES LIKE THAT, YOU HAPPENED TO SLIDE THIS UP UNDER THE DESK AND NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK UP AGAIN. DECEMBER 8 I SHOWED UP ON YOUR SHORES RI RIGHT HERE TO DISCUSS THIS RESOLUTION. SINCE DECEMBER 8, ALL THE WAY UP TO DATE, WE'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE CONSISTENTLY TALKING ABOUT RESOLUTION NUMBER 568. THE ONLY THING WE'RE ASKING IS THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT YOU DOCUMENTED. FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA STATED THIS WEEK DURING THE DNC, DO SOMETHING. SHE SAID DO SOMETHING. DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU STATED THAT PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE INVESTMENTS IN LOW-INCOME AREAS TO REDUCE INEQUALITY, INCOME AND WEALTH, DO SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE. DO SOMETHING ABOUT REFORMS TO POLICING THE REDUCED RACIAL DISPARITIES AND PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. DO SOMETHING. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD REDUCE POLICIES THAT ELIMINATE DISPROPORTIONATE MASS INCARCERATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL REHABILITATION AND REENTER INTO THE COMMUNITY. DO SOMETHING. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS TO DO SOMETHING. DON'T SHOW UP WITH BLANK CHECKS AND DON'T SHOW UP WITH CONTINUOUSLY MOVING THE GOAL LINE FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY, BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE SHORES OF A FOUR-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 568. AND ALL WE KEEP COMING DOWN HERE SAYING, AS THE FORMER FIRST LADY SAID, DO SOMETHING, GUYS. JUST DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. ANDRE HILL FOLLOWED BY MR. MENTESNOT. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANDRE HILL. I AM WORKING ON A COMMUNITY GARDEN THROUGH THE CRA PLAN. 46 YEARS AGO I LEFT TAMPA BECAUSE AS A YOUNG BLACK MAN, THE RACISM THAT EXISTS HERE IS VERY PREVALENT AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY AFTER MY MOTHER AT 51 DIED AND 78 MY FATHER, 56 DIED IN 1980. I MOVED AWAY TO TRY TO FIND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. AFTER 46 YEARS, I RETURNED HERE 11 YEARS AGO. AND THAT RACISM IS STILL HERE. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE RACISM. BUT AS THE YOUNG MAN JUST SAID, YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WITH THIS COMMUNITY GARDEN SITUATION, WHOEVER CRAFTED THE WORDING FOR THE REIMBURSABLE GRANT, KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THEY KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOMETHING AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY KNEW THAT. AND EVERY BANK, EVERY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT WE WENT TO TO GET A LINE OF CREDIT ESTABLISHED NOW WE CAN'T DO THAT. ONE PARTICULAR BANK, WE TOOK IN A GUARANTOR WITH 800 CREDIT SCORE AND ASSETS AND LIQUID, AND THEY TOLD THE GUARANTOR, FIFTH-THIRD BANK, TELL YOU WHO IT WAS. YOU HAVE TO GO TAKE OUT A PERSONAL LOAN. I'VE DONE LOANS FOR NONPROFITS IN OTHER STATES. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. THIS IS WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS. THIS SORT OF STRESS, THE SAME STRESS THAT KILLED MY MOTHER AND FATHER, LANDED ME IN THE HOSPITAL BACK IN OCTOBER WITH DOUBLE BYPASS SURGERY. THE STRESS OF PREDATORY NEIGHBORS THAT WANTS TO BUY THIS PROPERTY FROM THE LADY THAT'S RENTING US THE PROPERTY TO DEVELOP THIS COMMUNITY. SHE'S HAVING HEALTH PROBLEMS NOW FROM THE STRESS OF HER BEING ABLE TO CAUSE, SOMEWHERE HERE IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND HARASS HER AND US ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. SO IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING THING THAT NOW THE CITY RECOGNIZES THAT, OH, MAYBE THIS ALONE IS A PROBLEM. THEY ESTABLISHED A NEW POLICY TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE MONEY THAT THEY NEED, BUT NOW AT MY EXPENSE. THE LADY THAT'S RENTING US THE PROPERTY EXPENSE. ALMOST IN THE HOSPITAL AND ONE LEG IN THE GRAVE BECAUSE OF THE STRESS. AND THE INFLUENCE THAT THESE OUTSIDE DEVELOPERS HAVE. ONE PARTICULAR DEVELOPER THAT'S BUYING UP ALL YBOR CITY THAT IS A DESCENDANT OF SOUTH AFRICA WHO PUT A BLACK MAN OUT OF HIS BUILDING, HE HIRED MY ARCHITECT TO CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. SO THE YOUNG MAN, DAVE AT COVE HE OPTED TO SAY WE'LL HELP YOU GET THROUGH THE PROGRAM. ANDREA WESTOVER NEEDS TO BE TALKED TO. I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO TALK TO CEDRIC McCRAY AND DEE REEVES ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE I LAND IN THE HOSPITAL AGAIN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MR. MENTESNOT. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. JAMES BROWN SAID BLACK AND PROUD. MENTESNOT SAY BLACK AND STUPID. BLACK AND STUPID. AFRICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO BE STUPID. 800 YEARS OF STUPIDITY, IF WE HAVE BLACK-ELECTED OFFICIALS, BLACKER THAN ME, NEVER HEARD OF C.L. PATTERSON, ERIC WILLIAMS, THOMAS SINCARA, HUEY P. NEWTON, MAURICE BISHOP. QUEEN MOTHER MOORE, OMALLY. FRED HAMPTON, NEVER TALK ABOUT REPARATIONS. NEVER HEARD OF KWAME ENTURAY. NEVER HEARD OF HENRY SYLVESTER WILLIAMS. BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ALLEGEDLY REPRESENTING US THAT NEVER HEARD THE WORD COLONIALISM. DON'T KNOW HOW THE RULING CLASS AFFECT OR NEAR COLONIALISM OR CAPITALISM AFFECT AFRICAN PEOPLE INTERNATIONALLY, AFFECT AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ALASKA, AND OTHER PLACES WHERE WHITE PEOPLE HAVE INVADED. WHITE PEOPLE 11% OF THE POPULATION. 11% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION CONTROLS 100% OF THE WORLD'S MILITARY. CONTROLS 100% OF THE WORLD ECONOMY. IF THEY DON'T LIKE YOUR GAME PLAN, THEY PUT YOU OUT OF THE GAME. THEY DOING IT ALL OVER. THE SAME WAY THEY PUT BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS OUT OF BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN THEY READY FOR IT, THEY COME IN, GENTRIFY IT AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO WITH IT. THEY LEAVE US IN PLACES, NO BUS ROUTE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. BUT AFRICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO STAND UP TO THAT. WE HAVE TO RESIST THAT KIND OF TYRANNY. THE TYRANNY THAT YOU SEE GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN PALESTINE, WE SEE PEOPLE RESISTING THAT. THEY ARE RESISTING IT. COMMON PEOPLE RESISTING IT. IT IS THE SAME KIND OF TYRANNY THE CITY HAVE HAD US UNDER. I HEAR PEOPLE RIGHT NOW TODAY IN 2024 BEGGING FOR HOUSING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. AND I KNEW BACK 50 YEARS AGO WHEN PEOPLE WERE BEGGING FOR HOUSING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, WHEN THEY HAD ALL KIND OF SCHEMES AND ALL KIND OF PROMISES AND NOTHING COMING THROUGH. THIS CITY, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING BETTER. MUST. DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY. NO IFS, ANDS, OR BUTS. IT IS THEIR DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THAT COMING THROUGH ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AT THE DNC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE A LOT OF AFRICAN PEOPLE GETTING UP THERE AND SPEAKING THAT AIN'T NEVER SCARED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. DID YOU SIGN A CARD? >> NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU DID NOT. >> I JUST SIGNED ON THE REGISTRATION. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION TO ALLOW -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MS. LOCKETT, DID YOU SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MS. BULLOCK, COME UP. >> VALERIE BULLOCK. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT NUMBER 24, THE RESOLUTION FOR THE NAACP. THE NAACP HAS BEEN A HUB OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY FOR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, BUT FOR ALL PEOPLE. IT UNITES DIFFERENT CULTURES AND NATIONALITY. AND FOR THE LAST YEARS THAT I'VE KNOWN OF, NAACP HAS BEEN ONLY GIVEN $10,000. NOW, IT WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GET $100,000. THAT MONEY HASN'T BEEN RELEASED TO THE NAACP. HOW DO THAT AFFECT ME AND PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY? THE NAACP, THEY HAVE EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. THEY HAVE ALL KIND OF ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING AND INCENTIVES, AND THEY HELP YOU GET YOUR LICENSES AND GET YOUR BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED. HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BEING WITHHELD, THAT'S BIG LEADERS IN MY COMMUNITY LIKE ME NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUR BUSINESS UP AND GOING, NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED. I GO DOWN 22nd STREET AND SEE THE STORES, THOSE BUSINESS LEADERS, MOST OF THEM ARE FROM MIDDLE EAST. THEY HAVE STORES. THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THEIR BUSINESS GOING. I WOULD LIKE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY AND PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LIKE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE ALL HAVE BIG IDEAS AND BIG DREAMS AND THE NAACP SAY, YES, WE'RE GOING TO PARTNER WITH YOU. YES, WE'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS AND SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THIS BUT WITHOUT FUNDING IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO GET MONEY TO GET MONEY AND MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND. PLEASE, IN THE SPIRIT OF -- I DON'T KNOW -- JUST RELEASE THE MONEY BECAUSE TOO MANY TIMES WHEN WE CAME DOWN HERE AND WE HEARD THIS AND IT JUST WORDS. IT'S LIKE THINGS ARE BEING SAID AND DONE SYMBOLICALLY. BUT WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO. THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT MESSES UP THE TRUST. IT JUST BREACHES US, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF TAMPA FROM THE CITIZENS. IF YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, LET'S DO IT AND LET'S DO IT AS QUICK AND POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAD A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL GO TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. AS WAS STATED FOR ITEM 3, WE'LL MOVE THAT TO STAFF REPORTS. COUNCILMAN VIERA, MOVE 4 THROUGH 18. >>LUIS VIERA: MOVE 4 THROUGH 18. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND -- YES, SIR. >>BILL CARLSON: [INAUDIBLE] HAS TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MY FIRM WORKS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'LL RECUSE MYSELF. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO -- >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MY FORM? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE ITEMS 4 THROUGH 11 AND 13 THROUGH 18. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? DO A SEPARATE VOTE FOR ITEM 12. >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE 12. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ARE SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSTAINING. AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NOW WE HAVE -- ALL RIGHT. THAT COVERS IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES, CHAIR. THANK YOU. FOR MS. VALERIE AND MS. CONNIE, MOVING THE RESOLUTION TODAY MEANS THAT THE CHECK IS COMING. ITEM 24, THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY, SO YOU KNOW. GLADLY I MOVE ITEMS 19 THROUGH 30, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AFFAIRS -- 19 THROUGH 33. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? >>GWEN HENDERSON: CAN I ALSO MOVE 54 THROUGH 60. CLENDENIN IS NOT HERE TODAY. >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I MAKE A COMMENT ON THOSE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD. NOW THAT WE'VE VOTED ON IT, AFTER THE MEETING OR TOMORROW MORNING WHEN THEY PREPARE IT, I SIGN THE ORDINANCE, THEN IT GOES TO THE MAYOR FOR FINAL SIGNATURE. THEN IT'S COMING. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: AS THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAID, THAT MONEY WAS APPROVED A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN BACK AND FORTH AND FIGHTING. NO OTHER NONPROFIT THAT I'M AWARE OF HAS HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF FIGHTING. IT'S NOT A CITY COUNCIL ISSUE, BUT WE SHOULD NOT TREAT NONPROFITS OF ANY KIND LIKE THAT. SECOND, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA IS IN THERE. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BUT I'M GLAD WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, 34 THROUGH 40 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 38 BECAUSE WE'LL HEAR THAT WITH 3. >>LYNN HURTAK: I MOVE ITEMS 34 THROUGH 37 AND 39 AND 40. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, 41 THROUGH 45. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE ITEMS 41 THROUGH 45. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, 46 THROUGH 53. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 46 THROUGH 53. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, 54 THROUGH 60. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE FOR MOBILITY ASSET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ITEMS 54 THROUGH 60. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 64 -- 61 THROUGH 64. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE DATE TO BE 61 THROUGH 64, THOSE FOUR ITEMS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN. MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? MAYBE A RECOMMENDATION. TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE ITEMS THAT WERE MOVED TO STAFF REPORTS BECAUSE THEY ARE HIGH TICKET ITEMS. 86 87 88 89 90 91 THERE ARE NO STAFF TO BE PRESENT FOR THAT AND TO LET STAFF KNOW -- MAYBE COUNCIL WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE IT UP AT THIS POINT? >>LYNN HURTAK: 86 THROUGH 91. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE 86 THROUGH 91. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK TO MOVE 86 THROUGH 91. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MARK THOSE OFF. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE 10:00 PUBLIC HEARINGS? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THESE ARE NON-QUASI-UNTIL 69 AND THEN SWEAR FOLKS IN AFTER. MR. MASSEY. 65. >>MORRIS MASSEY: YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING. MORRIS MASSEY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS SECOND READING ON AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND THE NOTICE PROCESS FOR CHAPTER 163 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS TO BE FILED IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE, THIS WAS DONE PER YOUR REQUEST AND BEING PROCESSED FOR SECOND READING NOW. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK? NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 65? I SEE NO ONE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, WOULD YOU MIND READING 65? >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ACT; RESCINDING CITY OF TAMPA ORDINANCE NUMBER 88-144 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING IN ITS PLACE UPDATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING NOTICE AND ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN ARTICLE II, CHAPTER 17.5 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE, WHICH ARTICLE II SHALL BE ENTITLED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING THE TITLE OF CHAPTER 17.5 OF THE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SUSTAINABILITY, AMENDING SECTION 27-6 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE TO INCLUDE THIS ORDINANCE AS PART OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 66. >>ROSS SAMONS: FILE VAC-24-05 IS ORDINANCE BEING CONSIDERED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAMONS? NO. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO TO SPEAK ON 66? I SEE NO ONE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM MIRANDA. SECOND FROM HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE FILE VAC-24-05, AN ORDINANCE BEING CONSIDERED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA VACATING CLOSING DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF CHANNELSIDE DRIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH OF 3rd AVENUE, SOUTH OF 4th AVENUE, AND EAST OF NUCCIO PARKWAY AND WEST OF THE MERGER BETWEEN CHANNELSIDE DRIVE AND 4th AVENUE, WITHIN THE PLAT OF LESLEY'S SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY 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. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 67, WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE. MR. SAMONS. >>ROSS SAMONS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION PRESENTING FILE VAC-24-07. THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 67? I SEE NO ONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, THE SUBSTITUTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. FILE NUMBER VAC-24-07, SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA VACATING CLOSING DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING GRANT AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH OF THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER, SOUTH VAN DYKE PLACE, EAST OF NEBRASKA AVENUE AND WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF VAN DYKE PLACE AND RIVER COVE STREET WITHIN THE PLAT OF FANNYPRIDE SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, 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. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 68. >>ROSS SAMONS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION PRESENTING FILE VAC-24-14. THIS ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? NO. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 68? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. TO DO WITH WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, 68. >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 68, FILE VAC-24-14, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA VACATING CLOSING, DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING THAT ALLEYWAY LOCATED NORTH OF WASHINGTON STREET, SOUTH OF JACKSON STREET, EAST OF BRUSH STREET, AND WEST OF NEBRASKA AVENUE, WITHIN THE PLAT OF DREW'S ADDITION TO TOWN OF TAMPA SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY 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. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH HURTAK BEING ABSENT AT VOTE AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: T THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 69. >>ROSS SAMONS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION PRESENING VAC-24-15, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAMONS? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC FOR ITEM NUMBER 69? CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM NUMBER 69 WE LEFT OFF WITH COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ITEM 69, FILE NUMBER VAC-24-15, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA VACATING CLOSING DISCONTINUING, AND ABANDONING THAT ALLEYWAY LOCATED NORTH OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF IDA STREET, EAST OF SHORT 30th STREET, AND WEST OF 30th STREET, WITHIN THE PLAT OF NORTH CAMPOBELLO SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2 THEREOF, 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. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SORRY. RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH HURTAK BEING ABSENT AT VOTE. AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO OUR QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK -- THE HEARINGS ARE OPEN, BUT WE NEED TO SWEAR ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE SPEAKING, 70 THROUGH 75, THEY ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. [OATH ADMINISTERED BY THE CLERK] ITEM NUMBER 70. >>LaCHONE DOCK: GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 70 IS BEFORE YOU FOR SECOND READING. FILE SU 2-24-01. THIS IS A SPECIAL USE 2 REQUEST FOR AIR-CONDITIONED STORAGE IN THE CBD. THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 610 EAST ZACK STREET. THE SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. THOSE CHANGES WERE MADE. THE SITE PLAN HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE CLERK. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? NO. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT? YES MA'AM. COME UP. >> ADDIE CLARK, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE. LaCHONE DID A GREAT JOB SUMMARIZING THAT. AS SHE MENTIONED, WE DID MAKE A REVISION OR ADDED A NOTE TO THE SITE PLAN. FOLLOWING FIRST READING, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION. JUST WANTED TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE WORKED WITH STAFF AND A NOTE HAS BEEN ADDED SAYING THAT IF DEMOLISHED WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN TO REQUEST A SELF-STORAGE SOUTH -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 70? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, 70. >>LUIS VIERA: MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU-2, APPROVING AIR-CONDITIONED STORAGE IN CBD-1 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ZONING ISTRICT OR IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 610 EAST ZACK STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HURTAK VOTING NO AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 71. >>LaCHONE DOCK: THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 71 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM RS-50 TO RM-18. THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5607 NORTH 30th STREET. THIS IS BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. THERE'S NO SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 70? I'M SORRY. IS THERE AN APPLICANT FOR 71? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC FOR 71? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA TO CLOSE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, 71. >>GWEN HENDERSON: FILE REZ-23-98, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 5607 NORTH 30th STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO RM-18 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM NUMBER 72. >>LaCHONE DOCK: THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 72 IS REZ-24-12. IT IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6718 NORTH ROME AVENUE. THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED USES ON-SITE. THIS IS BEFORE YOU FOR SECOND READING. SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. THOSE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. THE PLAN HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE CLERK. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 72? THE APPLICANT FIRST AND THEN THE PUBLIC. IF YOU HAVE WALKED IN SINCE WE'VE SWORN FOLKS IN AND YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THIS IS FOR 72, 73, 74, AND 75. [OATH ADMINISTERED BY THE CLERK] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, SIR. >> KEVIN JOHNSON. HERE ON BEHALF OF SHAKERS DEVELOPMENT. OUR CLIENT MARTIN. MET WITH YOU ON THE FIRST HEARING. THE REQUEST WAS -- EXCUSE ME. I JUST GOT OFF THE PLANE. MET WITH THE RIVER BEND COMMUNITY. WENT OUT TO VOLUNTEER A LITTLE BIT. SPENT AN HOUR WITH HANK CRAMER. HE'S LIKE ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE COMMUNITY. DROVE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SHOWED ME EVERYTHING GOING ON, THE INS AND OUTS, THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SOME OF THE SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. SO I REALLY GOT A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON AS WELL AS MEETING SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO GOT THAT DONE. THE FOLLOWING MEETING WENT EXTREMELY WELL. OF COURSE, THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROJECT AND HOW WE INTEND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT BECOMING PART OF THE PROBLEM AND KIND OF LIKE JUST HELPING THE PROBLEM. SO WE DID ALL OF THAT AND THEN MOREOVER OUR PROJECT -- SO THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE HOPE TO DO ONCE PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION IF ALL THINGS GO WELL TODAY. SOME OF THOSE THINGS INCLUDE LIKE JUST LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, PUTTING BIRCHES IN AND MAGNOLIAS, TREES VERY GOOD AT TAKING UP EXCESS STORMWATER. YEAH, AND THEN WE ALREADY HAVE A STORMWATER VAULT THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO HOLD THE CAPACITY FOR OUR SITE. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE DID. WE MET WITH THE COMMUNITY. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO ACTUALLY SPEND TIME WITH HANK. BOTH OF US BEING NATIVES, THAT WAS COOL. APOLOGIZE TO THE RIVER BEND COMMUNITY FOR NOT DOING THAT INITIALLY. I'M GLAD THAT WE DID IT THE SECOND TIME AROUND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 72? MR. CRAMER, COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS HANK CRAMER. I REPRESENT RIVER BEND NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIC ASSOCIATION. I LIVE AT 5933 NORTH ROME AVENUE IN TAMPA. JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. WE WANT TO GO ON RECORD TODAY AS OBJECTING TO THE HEARING AND ANY SUBSEQUENT VOTE THAT'S MADE TODAY DUE TO THE ORDER GIVEN BY THE 13th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT REGARDING JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS -- REGARDING SUCH RESOLUTIONS. SO WE REQUEST A RESCHEDULE IN THAT REGARD. I NOTICED A COUPLE OF THE OTHER REZONES WEREN'T NOTICED TODAY OR WEREN'T PRESENTED. BUT, YEAH, WE DID MEET WITH THE GUYS. WE HAD A VERY NICE TIME. IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD QUALITY GUYS, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF THAT DIDN'T GET COMPLETED IN OUR TRANSACTIONS. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SUBSEQUENT THAT WEREN'T COMPLETED OR FULFILLED AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY MET SINCE THEN. THERE WAS AN INDICATION THAT THEY WOULD BE ADJUSTING THE LANDSCAPE THERE, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF PROVIDING TREES, BUT PUTTING SWALES IN. WE TOOK THEM BACK TO THE AREA OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB THAT THE CITY BUILT IN THE BACK AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STORMWATER AND HAD TO CONDEMN FIVE PROPERTIES BECAUSE OF THE FLOW THAT CAME TO THAT PROPERTY, SHOWED THEM THOSE EMPTY SPOTS AND THE VAULT THAT HAD TO BE PUT IN IN THAT AREA SUBSEQUENT TO THE BUILDING OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. THIS CREATED A PROBLEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT IS RIGHT BEHIND THE AREA THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD. SO THERE'S MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. ALSO, YOU HEARD AT THE FIRST READING THE MESS AT THAT INTERSECTION, WHICH IT IS JUST SOUTH OF A TERRIBLE INTERSECTION WHERE THERE'S ROME AND SLIGH WHERE WE HAVE A BALL FIELD. WE HAVE AN ACADEMY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTION TAKING PLACE THERE WITH CHILDREN. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CROSS WALK DONE, SOMETHING DONE. WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO IS BE ABLE TO MEET WITH FOLKS FROM THE CITY TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS AREA. GENTLEMEN HAVE BEEN VERY FORTHCOMING IN LOOKING TO SEE THAT, OH, NOW WE GET IT. NOW WE SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY HADN'T SEEN ANY OF THIS BEFORE. AND CANNING FROM EAST TAMPA, THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD IN TERMS OF STORMWATER AND THINGS NOT BEING HELD UP. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AND WHY I WANT TO BRING THIS OUT IS THE LUMPING IN OF RIVER BEND WITH THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IS NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE. AND SO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE THERE NOW WITH LOT SPLITS, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE US REACTING TO A LOT MORE OF THESE NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BEING BUILT WITH ATTENTION TO THE STORMWATER RUNOFF IN THE AREA. THAT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE MULTIPLIED HERE. WE HAVE AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE FIVE HOMES. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE NOW HAVE EIGHT HOMES. AND SUBSEQUENT OR OTHER LOTS IN THE AREA ARE GETTING FLOODED OUT. SO WE NEED TO HAVE SOME MEETINGS OF THE MINDS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME TYPE OF MEETING WITH NOT ONLY THE DEVELOPERS BUT WITH YOURSELVES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 72? ALL RIGHT. IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE, THERE'S TIME FOR REBUTTAL AT THIS POINT. >> MOTION TO CLOSE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MR. MASSEY. >>MORRIS MASSEY: I WANT TO CLARIFY ON THE RECORD SINCE THIS WAS RAISED THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN ADVISED BY MS. ZELMAN CITY ATTORNEY THAT YOU MAY PROCEED WITH THE QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS AND REZONING DECISIONS DESPITE THE 13th CIRCUIT COURT DECISION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM 72, FILE REZ-24-12, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 6718 NORTH ROME AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLEFAMILY TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HURTAK VOTING NO AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 73, 4, 5, COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, DID YOU REVIEW THE RECORD? >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES, I AM PREPARED TO VOTE FOR THOSE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. ITEM 73. >>LaCHONE DOCK: ITEM 73 IS REZ-24-32. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM RM-16 TO CI. THIS IS A EUCLIDEAN REQUEST, SO THERE IS NO SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST. THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2306 NORTH 43rd STREET. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER 73? NO, NO APPLICANT. ANYBODY HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 73? NO. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE? >>MORRIS MASSEY: BEFORE YOU VOTE, IF COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON CAN CONFIRM ON THE RECORD SHE'S REVIEWED -- >>GWEN HENDERSON: I DID. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I ASKED FOR ALL THREE CASES. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I DID. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: TEACHERS ARE ALWAYS PREPARED. ALWAYS PREPARED. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER -- MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: ITEM 73, FILE REZ-24-32, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 2306 NORTH 43rd STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS RM-16, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, TO CI, COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 74. >>LaCHONE DOCK: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 74 IS FILE NUMBER REZ-24-44. THIS IS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING FOR SECOND READING. THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5402 LAUREL STREET AND FOLIO NUMBERS 112485-0177 AND 112445-0010. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM PD TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR THE USES OF BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, WAREHOUSE, AND HOTEL. SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. THOSE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. THE PLAN HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE CLERK. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. DOCK? DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR ITEM 74? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON 74? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, 74. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: FILE REZ-24-44, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 5402 LAUREL STREET AND FOLIO NUMBERS 112485-0177 AND 112445-0010, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, WAREHOUSE, HOTEL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 75. ITEM NUMBER 75, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REGISTERED. APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE HERE IN PERSON. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON CAMERA? WE DO? WERE THEY SWORN IN ? LET'S SWEAR IN THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME. CAMILLE GOOD AND MICHAEL YATES, AILEEN POPE, ERIC HOYER AND ERIC RIDER. THEY MIGHT BE HERE AND SOME MIGHT BE ONLINE. IF YOU ARE ONLINE AND WANT TO SPEAK, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. THEY MAY NOT NEED TO SPEAK. I DON'T KNOW. >> THEY ARE ALL ON THE APPLICANT TEAM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. WE DON'T EXPECT THEM TO SPEAK. OKAY. ITEM 75, MS. DOCK, GO AHEAD. >>LaCHONE DOCK: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 75 IS FILE REZ-24-50. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR REZONING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM RM 16, RM 24, CG, CI TO PD-A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE. THIS IS FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES ON-SITE. THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3601 AND 3814 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE AND 501 EAST LAKE AVENUE. SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. THOSE CHANGES WERE MADE. THE PLAN HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE CLERK. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT. APPLICANT? WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE. WE ALSO HAVE A RESOLUTION WITH THIS. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> JAKE CREMER WITH STEARNS, WEAVER MILLER. EAST JACKSON STREET. THIS IS THE ROBLES PARK REZONING. WE APPRECIATED YOUR SUPPORT BEFORE. APPRECIATE IT AGAIN TODAY. OUR ENTIRE TEAM IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 75? COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YES MA'AM. >> GOOD MORNING. CONNIE BURTON. 20-PLUS YEARS LIVING IN ROBLES PARK, AND I COULD TELL YOU DURING THAT TIME, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THE PEOPLE REQUIRED BUT WAS DENIED SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WHAT WE SAW WAS SOCIAL ENGINEERING THAT PROVIDED A BASE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE TRUE NUMBERS OF SHOWING HOW POVERTY STAY INTACT. YOUNG BLACK MEN FOSTERED INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COMING OUT OF ROBLES PARK. ASK THE LEADERSHIP FROM ROBLES PARK THAT HAS BEEN THE SAME LEADERSHIP FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS HOW MANY PEOPLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD HOME OWNERSHIP. HOW MANY PEOPLE WAS ABLE TO CREATE REAL BUSINESSES OUT OF ROBLES PARK. BUT NOW THAT WE SEE THIS TREND FOR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I HAVE NO DOUBT WILL PASS, LIKE ALL OF THE BIG SIX PUBLIC HOUSING THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS BLIGHTED, WHERE YOU HAD A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF BLACK PEOPLE THAT ONLY HAD HOPE IN THIS CITY, WATCHED THEIR LIVES BEING DESTROYED. SO NOW WE HAVE RICH WHITE DEVELOPERS COME THROUGH WITH THE TRAIL LEADERS SOMETIMES BEING BLACK FOLKS SAYING HOW NOW THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE THIS WONDERFUL ENTITY FOR THAT COMMUNITY. HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM THAT COMMUNITY GOING TO COME BACK? 10%? 2%? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WAS PROMISED THOSE PEOPLE? THE BEST CHANCE WE HAD LIVING IN ROBLES PARK WAS UNDER THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION WHEN WE WAS ALLOWED UNDER JACK KEMP TO ALLOW LEADERSHIP TO COME FROM THE BOTTOM UP. THAT WAS DESTROYED. AND WE WATCHED ALL OF THE BIG SIX NOW EVEN THAT -- BOULEVARD LOOKING OVER THE RIVER. NO BLACKS ALLOWED. PARKS AND RECREATION, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, DESTROYED. SO YOU HAVE TIED YOURSELF TO THIS. YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE SAME PEOPLE OF THE BULL CONNOR ERA WHERE BLACK FOLK HAD NOTHING AND WE STILL HAVE NOTHING. I GOT AN 84-YEAR-OLD MOTHER RIGHT NOW LIVING IN ROBLES PARK. TRYING TO GET A SIMPLE PLACEMENT AND BEING TOLD TO GO BACK TO THE DOCTORS, BACKWARDS AND FORTH TO GET THE LETTER APPROVED THAT SHE NEED A LIVE-IN AIDE. BUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY SPENT OVER $500,000 EVICTING ME THE FIRST TIME. I GUARANTEE YOU MY MOTHER GOING TO GET HER PLACEMENT OR THE DEVELOPERS HAVE GOT A REAL GOOD FIGHT ON THEIR HANDS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? ANY REBUTTAL, MR. CREMER FOR 75? >> JAKE CREMER. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BRIEFLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COME ON UP. EXCUSE ME. PLEASE. YES, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> DAVIDEE LONE I CAN'T, DIRECTOR FOR THE -- WITH THE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. JUST WANT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF REDEVELOPMENT. WE DID CENTRAL PARK WHICH IS NOW THE ENCORE. WE ARE NOW DOING NORTH BOULEVARD, WHICH IS PART OF THE WEST RIVER REDEVELOPMENT. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, WHEN WE DO THIS, WE ENGAGE OUR RESIDENTS. WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RELOCATION, AND WE CASE MANAGED THEM AFTER RELOCATION AND KEEP THEM FOCUSED, KEEP THEM INTACT AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROGRESS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING. THEY MAKE THE CHOICE OF WHETHER TO COME BACK. THEY ARE GIVEN THE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL. DURING THE RELOCATION PROCESS, WE TRAINED THEM. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO RELOCATION 101 SECTION 8. THEY CHOOSE, THEY MAKE THEIR CHOICES IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO. WE ALSO GET TRANSPORTATION, TAKE THEM AROUND THE CITY SO THAT THEY CAN SEE FOR THEMSELVES. AND WE PROVIDE ALL THE RESOURCES. AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY COME BACK. GIVEN THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE, USUALLY ABOUT 70% OF THEM CHOOSE TO STAY WITHIN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WITHIN THE PORTFOLIO THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE 10 TO 15 PERCENT THAT CHOOSE TO RETURN, AND WE KEEP TRACK OF ALL THIS INFORMATION. AND WE CASE MANAGE THEM. SO WHAT YOU'RE HEARING IN TERMS OF BEING GENTRIFIED, PUSHED OUT, THAT IS NOT TRUE. AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION TO PROVE IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF WE HAVE ANY MORE INTERRUPTIONS, I'M GOING TO RULE YOU OUT OF ORDER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WHERE DID I LEAVE OFF? MR. VIERA, 75. THEN THE RESOLUTION. >>LUIS VIERA: MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3601 AND 3814 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE AND 501 EAST LAKE AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM 16, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, RM 24, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, CI COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE, AND CG COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO PD-A, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED AND MULTIFAMILY, STOREFRONT RESIDENTIAL OFFICE, PERSONAL SERVICES, RETAIL BAKERY PHARMACY BANK MEDICAL AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, MEDICAL CLINIC, CEMETERY, DAY CARE AND NURSERY, VOCATIONAL AND BUSINESS SCHOOL, PRIVATE RECREATIONAL FACILITY INDOOR, CLUBS, PLACE OF ASSEMBLY, COMMUNITY GARDEN PRIVATE, PLACE OF RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY RESTAURANT PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY -- I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORICAL ASPECT OF ANYTIME WE COME IN AND MAKE CHANGES TO HISTORICALLY BLACK SPACES. ROBLES PARK IS A COMMUNITY THAT HAS HAD SOME CHALLENGES. I DO FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SAY THAT THE LEGWORK OF THE HIGH LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DID TAKE PLACE. THOSE MEETINGS WITH ME. I AM SATISFIED WITH THAT LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF THE THINGS AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE CAN'T GO BACK, BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH GOOD INTENTION, AND I FEEL THE THINGS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT ARE GOING TO IMPROVE THE ROBLES PARK COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO EVEN THE CURRENT RESIDENTS WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETURN ONCE THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 76. TAKE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS AS WELL? YES MA'AM. GO AHEAD. >> BECCA JOHNS, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'M SORRY. MOVE TO OPEN THE 10:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. YES MA'AM. SORRY. >> THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ROBLES PARK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO ACCOMPANY THE REZONING THAT WAS JUST APPROVED. THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS JUST APPROVED WILL BE ATTACHED TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE DEVELOPER IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I AM HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ANY QUESTIONS? >> GOOD MORNING, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. JAKE CREMER WITH STEARNS WEAVER MILLER, 401 EAST JACKSON STREET. THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CAME ABOUT FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH SUSAN JOHNSON BEFORE SHE RETIRED LOOKING AT LESSONS WE ALL LEARNED FROM PROJECTS LIKE WEST RIVER, BIG PROJECS WE FELT LIKE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON THE FRONT END IS GOING TO HELP EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AS THE PROJECT BUILDS OUT OVER THE LONG TERM. COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, IF COUNCIL WANTS AN UPDATE BECAUSE THIS WILL TAKE A WHILE, WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO COME AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 76? COME UP. >> VALERIE BULLOCK. THE REASON WHY I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THESE MOVING FORWARD PADs PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS IS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN BEGGING FOR THIS FOR YEARS. WE NEVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT. AS SOON AS GENTRIFICATION COMES ALONG AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING WHITE WASHED NOW EVERYBODY THROW OUT THE RED CARPET. WE WANT THIS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WANT THAT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HEARD THE COUNCILWOMAN SAY THAT, YES, EVERYBODY COULD GO BACK. I AM A LIVING WITNESS. I HAVE RELATIVES. THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED BACK. SO EVERYBODY IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO BACK TO THESE -- TO THE APARTMENTS. ONCE THEY TEAR DOWN WITH THE RATS AND BUILD NICE APARTMENTS, EVERYBODY IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO BACK. OVER AT WEST RIVER, IT'S A 25-PAGE APPLICATION. THEY WANT A 30-YEAR CRIMINAL HISTORY. AND YOU GOT TO HAVE A-1 CREDIT. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO BACK, BUT YOU CAN'T GO BACK. IT IS A 25-PAGE APPLICATION. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS HOME. SHE SAY, NO, YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE OFFICE WITH IT. SO IT MIGHT LOOK GOOD ON PAPER AND SAY, YEAH, YOU ALL CAN COME BACK. WE ARE GOING TO BRING YOU ALL BACK, THAT IS NOT TRUE. IT'S TOO MANY BARRIERS PUT IN PLACE SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN'T COME BACK. TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY NO LONGER IS IN THE PROCESS, IT NO LONGER MANAGE APARTMENTS. THEY HAVE PROPERTY MANAGED GROUP. MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE SPANISH. MOST OF THEM. I THINK THEY ARE ALL HOOKED UP TOGETHER. I'M NOT SURE, BUT WHATEVER THE PROCESS IS, PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME DO NOT GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK. YOU CAN LOOK AT OLD CENTRAL PARK PROJECTS. HOW MANY BLACK PEOPLE STAY THERE? GIVE ME A PERCENTAGE HOUSING AUTHORITY MAN? YOU CAN'T EVEN GIVE ME A PERCENTAGE. IT'S LESS THAN TEN. THE PROCESS IS NOT FAIR. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT'S NOT FAIR. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND ANOTHER THING, ALL OF THE DEVELOPERS, THEY COME FROM OUT OF TOWN. GOT THEIR SUITS ON AND EVERYTHING. DON'T EVEN KNOW PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DON'T KNOW THE FLAVOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THEY COME TO GET THE MONEY. AND WHEN THEY COME, WE NEED TO PUT SOME STIPULATIONS ON IT. IF YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BUILD THESE APARTMENTS HERE, WE WANT X AMOUNT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE 40% BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, THE AMI LEVEL IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. AND WE NEED 25% OF THESE BASED ON YOUR INCOME. USUALLY WHEN I WAS GETTING FOOD STAMPS IT CAME WITH STIPULATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THESE FOOD STAMPS, YOU CAN WORK BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE NO MORE THAN THIS. SINCE YOU ALL ARE THE ONE OPENING UP THE DOORS TO THESE PEOPLE, LET'S PUT SOME STIPULATIONS ON IT. BECAUSE TOO MANY TIMES THE BUILDERS COME HERE AND THEY HAVE THEIR STIPULATION AND WE JUST THROW MONEY AT THEM. THROW MONEY AT THEM. AND WE CAN'T DO THAT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 77. YES MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIR AND COUNCIL. McLANE EVANS, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. ITEM 77 IS THE ANNUAL ROLL ADOPTION FOR THE STORMWATER NON-AD VALOREM SERVICE ASSESSMENT. IT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED. CURRENT RATE IS $82 PER ESU. IT HAS BEEN THAT SAME RATE SINCE 2015. I AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. SO JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, THE STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT HAS ALREADY REACHED ITS MAXIMUM LEVEL, IS THAT CORRECT? IT WON'T GO HIGHER THAN -- >> THAT IS CORRECT. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS. BOTH OF THEM HAVE. THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STORMWATER SYSTEM AND APPLIES TO THE WHOLE CITY. IT REACHED ITS MAXIMUM LEVEL AT 2015. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE P YOU BELIEVE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 77? PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, AND PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO PUT MINE ON TOO. I HAVE A GREAT RING TONE. YES MA'AM. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. IF I'M WRONG, SOMEBODY PLEASE CORRECT ME. BUT I SAID THIS ON MONDAY. SO WE'LL JUST TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN FOR A MINUTE. WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS ASSESSMENT, THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY GOING TOWARDS SALARIES, BUT IN THIS STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FUND, 15.5 MILLION, 12.9 GOING TO SALARIES. I'M SORRY. IF THIS IS A STORMWATER ASSESSMENT, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THIS, I WANT MY MONEY GOING TOWARDS PROJECTS, NOT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE WORDS VISION ZERO NEXT TO THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION. ESPECIALLY FOLKS WHO HAVE THE WORD MOBILITY NEXT TO THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION. IF YOU'RE GOING TO EMPLOY STORMWATER PEOPLE OUT OF THE STORMWATER BUDGET, THAT'S FINE. BUT, I MEAN, NOBODY BOTHERED TO CALL ME. I SAID THIS ON MONDAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M NOT AN EXPERT BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION ABOUT ANYTHING BUT DIGGING AROUND IN THE BUDGET. WHICH I LOVE TO DO. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GOT ALL THESE PROJECTS HERE AND THEY DON'T -- THAT IS 18 MILLION, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ANYWAY, BUT THEN WHEN WE GET OVER HERE, WE'VE GOT LIKE 200 MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF PROJECTS. NOW, WE MET WITH STORMWATER FOLKS YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID A LOT OF THESE ARE GOING TO BOND OFF IN THE NEXT YEAR. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT SOME OF THE BONDS ARE GOING AWAY. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE STORMWATER BONDS ARE BEING SPENT TO IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST PAYING FOR PEOPLE. BECAUSE AS MUCH AS THOSE PEOPLE ARE HARD WORKING, THEY ARE NOT STANDING OUT THERE WITH A BARRIER KEEPING WATER FROM ENCROACHING ON SOMEBODY'S HOUSE. THEY ARE NOT KEEPING THE WATER FROM COMING INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES. THEY ARE NOT CREATING SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR FLOOD INSURANCE IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY HAVE SAID IN THESE MEETINGS THAT THIS IMPACTS OUR INSURANCE RATES. IT CAN ALSO IMPACT OUR BOND RATINGS FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. SO SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ASK WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING AND WHY THE MONEY IS GOING THE WAY IT IS. YOU KNOW WHAT, IF I'M WRONG, PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ME. EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS MY E-MAIL ADDRESS. EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS MY PHONE NUMBER. BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CALL SINCE MONDAY THAT SAYS, STEPHANIE, YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'M OKAY WITH BEING WRONG. I JUST WANT TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK HERE TODAY IS, WHY IS ALL OUR STORMWATER BOND GOING TO PERSONNEL, NOT TO PROJECTS? JUST SAYING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 77? VIK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD, SIR? >>VIK BHIDE: GOOD MORNING CHAIR, GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. VIK BHIDE, DIRECTOR OF THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. SO THE SALARIES FOR STORMWATER EMPLOYEES ARE FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT DO MAINTENANCE ON THE SYSTEM, THAT ARE SUPERVISORS OF THE TEAM THAT DOES MAINTENANCE. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR OPERATIONS DIVISION, ABOUT 40% OF THE STAFF, ABOUT 160 PEOPLE ARE STORMWATER OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. THESE ARE THE SAME FOLKS THAT RESPOND TO STORMS. THE SAME FOLKS THAT RESPOND AFTER STORMS. THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT HUNKER DOWN DURING EMERGENCIES. SO THAT'S WHAT THE SALARIES ARE GOING TOWARDS. IF THE CURRENT MOBILITY -- I NEED TO LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT A LITTLE CLOSER, MOBILITY IS THE DEPARTMENT. STORMWATER IS A DIVISION WITHIN MOBILITY. THERE'S ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE? >> YES, MR. CHAIR. AS LEGAL, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT, AS WITH ALL NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS, HAVE VERY STRICT PARAMETERS ON HOW THOSE DOLLARS CAN BE SPENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE DOLLARS COLLECTED BY THE CITY UNDER THE STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR STORMWATER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. THEY COULDN'T BE USED FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS OR DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MENTIONED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I DID SPEAK TO MS. POYNOR ABOUT THIS AND I LOOKED AT THE DOCUMENTS MYSELF. THE WAY I READ THEM, IT APPEARS THAT THAT RULE HAS BEEN BROKEN OR THE TITLES ARE MISLABELED. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL USE ITS INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY TO TAKE A FORENSIC LOOK AT THIS BUDGET TO MAKE SURE IT'S BEEN USED CORRECTLY. BUT UNTIL THAT'S DONE, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THIS BUDGET OR THIS SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT? >>BILL CARLSON: I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST BOTH. THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY WASTED IN THE CITY. WE KNOW THINGS SHUFFLED AROUND. WE TALKED ABOUT SHELL GAMES IN THE PAST. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS CASE OR NOT. BUT BY THE WAY THINGS ARE LABELED IT LOOKS LIKE MONEY IN STORMWATER IS BEING PAID FOR OTHER THINGS. IF IT'S NOT, AS MR. BHIDE SAID, WE NEED TO RELABEL IT. WHEN WE'VE BEEN SUSPICIOUS IN THE PAST AND WE'VE LOOKED AT BUDGETS, WE FOUND THAT WHAT WE LOOKED FOR WAS TRUE MOST OF THE TIME AND OUR CONCERNS WERE REAL. THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE REAL. I THINK WE NEED TO CAREFULLY LOOK AT THIS. NO CRITICISM OF MR. BHIDE, BUT HOW THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER AND HOW IT'S BEING PRESENTED ON THE SURFACE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE ISSUES AND I THINK THEY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THIS WAS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL TAX WHEN IT WAS APPROVED BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL. AND THE PUBLIC FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE -- THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT IN AREAS THAT FLOOD FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SUBSIDIZING THE AREAS THAT ARE. PEOPLE IN THE AREAS OF FLOOD WONDER WHY THINGS AREN'T HAPPENING FASTER. TO MS. POYNOR'S POINT, IF A LOT OF MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON STAFF AND NOT ON PROJECTS, THE PUBLIC IS NOT SEEING MUCH OF THE RESULTS OF THE STORMWATER TAX. THEY ARE NOT SEEING THE FLOOD RELIEF. SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET FORENSICALLY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, YOU HAD YOUR MICROPHONE -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO LOOKING AT SOME FOR INVESTIGATION, BUT I GOT TO KNOW WHAT THE HAVE EGGS IS ABOUT. WHERE ARE THE FLAWS AT? NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, THIS TAX MAY BE CONTROVERSIAL. WHAT IT REALLY DOES, THE NEW PEOPLE OR THE SAME AREA THAT IS SOMETHING MORE DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT THEM TO PAY. NOT GO CITYWIDE, CITIZENS OF CITY OF TAMPA HAVE NO INDIRECT OR DIRECT BENEFIT FROM THIS BEING CHARGED FOR THAT TAX. THAT'S WHY THIS IS ON THIS DEVELOPMENT ALONE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN POSTPONE THIS VOTE FOR THE MOVING OF THIS RESOLUTION UNTIL MR. BHIDE CAN CLARIFY WHAT SOME OF THOSE MOBILITY DEPARTMENTS ARE? BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME QUESTIONS WHEN I WENT THROUGH. IT WASN'T CLEAR. MR. BHIDE, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU COULD DO? >>VIK BHIDE: SO, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. I BELIEVE WE CAN BRING THIS UP AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, IF NEEDED. WE ARE STILL WITHIN THE TAX ROLL DEADLINE HERE. HOWEVER, LET ME CLARIFY AGAIN ON SOME OF THESE POSITIONS. A MAJORITY OF STORMWATER FLOWS OFF OF ROADWAYS INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEN DOWN-FALLS UNLESS IT IS A CLOSED BASE SYSTEM LIKE NEW TAMPA. IF THERE'S ANY ROADWAY WORK RELATED TO STORMWATER, IT ISN'T A SURPRISE AT ALL, WHICH IS WHY MANY CITIES' TRANSPORTATION AND STORMWATER DEPARTMENTS ARE CONNECTED AND ARE UNDER ONE ROOF. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ANY CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WE HAVE WITH STORMWATER INCLUDES PAVING, INCLUDES OTHER PERIPHERAL STREET FURNITURE, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE INTRINSICALLY CONNECTED. WHEN WE DO PAVING OF ROADS AS WELL, ONE KEY PART OF IT IS PROFILING THE ROADWAY TO DIRECT STORMWATER. THAT IS THE MAIN REASON FOR PROFILING THE ROADWAY IN THE ROADWAY SYSTEMS. SO IF THESE ARE -- AND WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SCALE OF THIS, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS REACHES ANY MUSTER OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, BUT WE'LL LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTS. BUT I DO WANT COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT STORMWATER AND ROADWAYS ARE INTRINSICALLY CONNECTED. MORE WATER FLOWS OVER ROADWAYS INTO OUR SYSTEM THAN THE SYSTEMS THEMSELVES OR THROUGH OUR PONDS. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. MS. EVANS, SINCE -- CAN YOU CLARIFY? YOU SAID THAT ALL OF THE MONEY HAS TO BE SPENT WITHIN STORMWATER. IS THAT STORMWATER, DOES THAT INCLUDE PAVING BY THE RESOLUTION OR THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS CREATED? >> McLANE EVANS, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, YOU ARE STARTING TO GET INTO THE TECHNICAL DETAILS BEYOND SORT OF MY LEGAL EXPERTISE. HOWEVER, THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE DOLLARS COLLECTED UNDER THE NON-AD VALOREM STORMWATER ASSESSMENT IS THAT THOSE DOLLARS BE SPENT FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. NOW, IF YOU HAVE TO TEAR UP A ROAD OR CREATE A NEW AREA TO INSTALL OR MAINTAIN A STORMWATER SYSTEM, WE HAVE A DUTY AND OBLIGATION TO PUT THAT BACK. SO THAT COULD BE COSTS THAT WOULD BE NORMALLY INCLUDED IN THAT. HOW EXACTLY THE COMPONENTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL STORMWATER PROJECT ARE DEFINED, I WOULD NEED TO GET SOME HELP FROM SOME OF THE STAFF ENGINEERS FOR THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I'M STILL GOING TO SAY, IF THERE'S WIGGLE ROOM IN BEING ABLE TO MAYBE EXTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING SO WE CAN GET ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS, I WOULD PREFER THAT BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO VOTE NO. BUT I AM -- I MEAN, THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE IT. THAT'S JUST MY RECOMMENDATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE CAN TAKE IT OFF UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5, MAYBE. THAT IS THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. >>LYNN HURTAK: COULD WE DO THAT SEPTEMBER 3? >> I'LL HAVE TO DEFER TO MR. BHIDE. IS THE TAX COLLECTOR'S DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 15 DO YOU KNOW OR IS IT BEFORE THEN? >>VIK BHIDE: I DON'T KNOW. I'LL NEED TO CONFIRM THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S HOLD OFF UNTIL WE GET -- WE CAN PUT IT LATER IN THE AGENDA. >> OKAY. IF YOU COULD PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE IF WE MISS THAT DEADLINE, WE MISS THE WHOLE ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR AND I WILL CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. BHIDE IF YOU CAN GET THE INFORMATION WITH WHAT THE DEADLINE IS. TELL THE LEGISLATIVE AIDE AND SHE WILL TELL ME. IF WE CAN LOOK AT SEPTEMBER 5, WHICH IS THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL >>VIK BHIDE: CHAIR, IF I COULDY- ADD ONE MORE THING, THE IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT IS WHAT DOES PROJECTS, CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE MOST PART. THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT MAY HAVE PROJECTS IN RESPONSE TO A FLOODING EVENT OR IN RESPONSE TO MINOR PROJECTS, WHICH IS LIKE UNDER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TYPICALLY. BUT A MAJORITY OF THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT WORK IS PROVIDING SERVICE. AND OUR STAFF DOING IT IS CHEAPER THAN CONTRACTS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE CONTRACTS THAT AMOUNT TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. ALSO, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR STORMWATER IS HIGHER THAN WHAT THE ASSESSMENT BRINGS IN. JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT OUR OPERATING BUDGET ISN'T 15.5 MILLION. IT'S ALMOST $21 MILLION. FOR STORMWATER OPERATIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE WE TAKE ANY MOTIONS OR ACTION, THERE'S MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT RECEIVED NOTICE AND WANTED TO SPEAK. BUT HE ONLY SPEAKS SPANISH, MR. SHELBY. CAN WE TRANSLATE OR NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: ONLINE OR PRESENT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HE'S RIGHT HERE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: PERHAPS WE CAN HOLD THAT. IF HE CAN ONLY SPEAK SPANISH, WE ONLY HAVE -- I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER TRANSLATE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD THIS -- WHO IS THIS GENTLEMAN WHO NEEDS HELP? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IN THE BLUE T-SHIRT A COUPLE OF ROWS BACK. >>MARTIN SHELBY: LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO WORKING WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO GET SOMEBODY TO ASSIST US. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY'LL TALK TO HIM DIRECTLY SINCE WE'LL POSTPONE THIS ITEM. >>MARTIN SHELBY: HE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE TIME IT IS POSTPONED TO BE ABLE TO GET SOMEBODY HERE TO HELP HIM SPEAK SO WHEN IT COMES BACK, HE'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COME BACK AT ANOTHER DATE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO, TODAY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LISA BROUGHT ME A PIECE OF PAPER. >>MARTIN SHELBY: LET ME SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ACCOMMODATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 77 AND 78, PUSH THEM OFF REAL QUICK. >>MARTIN SHELBY: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, WOULD YOU LET HIM KNOW I'LL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE HIM. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [SPEAKING SPANISH] COME TO THE MIKE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> [SPEAKING SPANISH] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 77 AND 78, ALL IN ONE. >> BUT IN REGARDS TO THIS ITEM. >>MARTIN SHELBY: PURPOSES OF THE RECORD AND THE HEARING, EXPLAIN THE NOTICE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT NUMBERS. >> IT DOESN'T SAY. JUST HAS A SIDE ADDRESS AND PROPERTY ID NUMBER. >>MARTIN SHELBY: STORMWATER ASSESSMENT. >> YES. >>MARTIN SHELBY: COULD YOU INFORM HIM, UNLESS YOU ARE ABLE TO TRANSLATE -- >> HIS SPANISH IS BETTER THAN MINE, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU CAN ASK HIM TO PLEASE REMAIN HERE WHILE WE ARRANGE TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME IN TO HELP TRANSLATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>VIK BHIDE: IF I CAN CLARIFY, I HAVE THE INFORMATION. SEPTEMBER 5th WILL WORK. THE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 15. >> GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEM BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, WE RECEIVED ONE WRITTEN COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 77 AND ONE WRITTEN COMMENT FOR ITEM 78. WOULD COUNCIL PLEASE RECEIVE AND FILE THOSE? >> SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD MOVE TO -- CAN I JUST MAKE A COMMENT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO A FORENSIC INVESTIGATION BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 5th. I WOULD ASK -- MAKE A MOTION OR ASK THAT THE -- THIS GOES ABOVE VIK'S HEAD. THIS ISSUE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, VIK IS PARTLY INVOLVED BUT OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CITY. I WOULD ASK THAT THE FOLKS INVOLVED IN THE CITY WOULD MEET WITH MAYBE THE CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY AND OUR BUDGET ADVISOR TO GO THROUGH AND SHOW THEM WHAT ALL THESE LABELS MEAN. IF OUR ADVISOR COMES BACK AND ALSO INCLUDE MS. POYNOR, BUT IF THEY COME BACK AND SAY, OKAY, IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING, THEN FINE, AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE A SITUATION WHERE WE NEED TO CHANGE LABELS OR WHATEVER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THAT A MOTION AND ALSO CONTINUE 77 AND 78 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5th? I'LL GO TO MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I SUGGEST THAT MOTION NOT BE MADE DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, NUMBER ONE. THE MOTION THAT IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AND TO HOLD THIS ITEM FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES TO SEE IF THIS GENTLEMAN DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK SO HE CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK TO IT IF THAT'S WHAT HE WISHES TO TODAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. >> I JUST -- McLANE EVANS, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, REMIND COUNCIL TO PLEASE LEAVE THE HEARINGS OPEN. AS MR. BHIDE SAID, WE CAN MAKE THE SEPTEMBER 15 DEADLINE WITH THE TAX COLLECTOR IF YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE THE ITEM. ONE OTHER POINT TO CONSIDER ON NUMBER 78, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ASSESSMENT, WE DO HAVE ISSUED BONDS THAT ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THAT. JUST ONE POINT TO CONSIDER ON THAT ITEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. MR. SHELBY, WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU COULD HOLD 77 AND 78 WHILE I TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY WHO CAN TRANSLATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEÑOR -- [SPEAKING SPANISH] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO 79. >>> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I AM HERE REGARDING ITEM 79. WE ARE REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN YBOR AREAS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING A PORTION OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE TAMPA HISTORIC ELECTRIC STREETCAR PROJECT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025. AS A REMINDER, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL MUST OCCUR DURING THE HEARING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO HEAR TESTIMONY AND RECEIVE EVIDENCE TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL WITHIN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TO PAY A PORTION OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE TAMPA YBOR HISTORIC ELECTRIC STREETCAR PROJECT. THE CITY OF TAMPA, AFTER PROVIDING NOTICE BY FIRST-CLASS U.S. MAIL TO THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND BY PUBLICATION IN THE NEWSPAPER GENERALLY CIRCULATED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES. WE HAVE DONE THIS. MR. MICHAEL ENGLISH IS HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. I HAVE RECEIVED ONE OBJECTION REGARDING THIS ASSESSMENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MR. ENGLISH WILL NOW PRESENT. MR. ENGLISH, COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL ENGLISH. I'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU BEFORE AND I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE AGAIN THIS MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE STREETCARS -- THE STREETCAR HAD ANOTHER IMPORTANT YEAR. WE CARRIED OVER 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE. WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF TOURISTS HAPPY. WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAPPY. IT'S BECOME -- STREETCAR HAS REALLY BECOME AN IMPORTANT ICON IN THE CHARACTER AND FLAVOR OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR SO MANY YEARS. I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AS YOU HAVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS. I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE HART. HART STAFF HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OPERATING THE STREETCAR. THEY WORK VERY HARD AT IT. THEY DON'T MAKE MANY MISTAKES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK VIK BHIDE AND THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT AND YOUR RISK MANAGER AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN ENDLESSLY HELPFUL WITH US WHENEVER HART NEEDS HELP OR THE STREETCAR BOARD NEEDS HELP. SO ON BEHALF OF THE STREETCAR BOARD, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND I HAVE HART SENIOR STAFF WITH ME THIS MORNING TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF. SORRY TO MAKE YOU GET BACK UP AGAIN. THE FEEDBACK I SAW FROM THE PUBLIC IS CONCERN THAT PEOPLE THINK THIS IS NEW. COULD YOU JUST ADDRESS THAT, PLEASE? >> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS NOT A NEW ASSESSMENT AND THE RATE HAS NOT CHANGED. >>BILL CARLSON: NOT AN INCREASE. >> NOT INCREASE. THE DISTRICT HAS NOT BEEN EXPANDED EITHER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BECAUSE I, TOO, HEARD CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 79? HART, MR. WILLETS IS HERE AND OTHERS. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO. ALL RIGHT. WE CANNOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NOW DO WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING OR LEAVE IT? MOTION TO CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, ASK SECOND FROM COUNC% MEMBER HURTAK. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, MR. ENGLISH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AS ALWAYS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NOW WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 80. >> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. HERE FOR ITEM 80. WE ARE REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR A NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ENHANCED SERVICES IN SAID AREA DURING THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MARKETING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SAFETY MAINTENANCE TRANSPORTATION, AND PLANNING, BEAUTIFICATION AND URBAN DESIGN. ONCE AGAIN, IT IS A REMINDER THAT APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT MUST OCCUR DURING THE HEARING. WE ARE ALSO SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP REGARDING THE USE OF THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT. THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I'VE RECEIVED TWO OBJECTIONS TO THIS ASSESSMENT, WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I WANT TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION. I ASK THIS QUESTION EVERY YEAR BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE JUST MOVED INTO CERTAIN AREAS. AGAIN, SAME QUESTION. IT'S NOT NEW AND NOT AN INCREASE RIGHT? >> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. IT IS NOT NEW, AND THERE'S NO INCREASE. >>BILL CARLSON: HOW LONG BEEN GOING ON, 30 YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> I THINK IN THE RANGE OF 20 YEARS 25. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES MA'AM. COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. HEATHER VANDERFORD. I AM A RECENT RESIDENT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 33602 ZIP CODE. I'M JUST CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS IS A TAX ON OUR ZIP CODE AND NOT A CITY TAX WHEN MOST OF THE AREA THAT WE LIVE IN, EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA IS USING THE AMENITIES, USING THE RIVERWALK AREA, USING ARMATURE WORKS. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: SHOULD WE GET STAFF TO EXPLAIN HOW THESE ARE SET UP? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YEAH, WE HAVE MR. DRINKARD HERE AND THE NEW DIRECTOR. >>BILL CARLSON: LEGAL POINT OF VIEW TO SET ONE OF THESE UP, YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. >> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS SPECIAL SERVICES ASSESSMENT AREA IS A LIMITED ASSESSMENT AREA. IT'S FOR SERVICES -- THEY PROVIDE SERVICES WITHIN THAT AREA. SO IT'S NOT A CITYWIDE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. IT'S ONLY FOCUSED ON THE ASSESSMENT AREA. AND IT PROVIDES A BENEFIT TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA. >>BILL CARLSON: CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IN THE BEGINNING WHEN THEY SET IT UP, THEY GET INPUT FROM PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS CAN OPT IN OR OPT OUT? NO? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. MASSEY. >>MORRIS MASSEY: EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS SET UP. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT, YOU CAN'T OPT IN OR OPT OUT. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO ESTABLISH THE DISTRICT. THERE HAS TO BE A STUDY AND AN ANALYSIS PROVING THAT AREA HAS BENEFITED BY THE ASSESSMENT. AND THAT THOSE MONIES ARE USED IN THAT AREA SOLELY FOR THOSE PURPOSES THAT ARE SET FORTH. AND THERE IS A METHODOLOGY THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED AND HAS TO MEET CERTAIN LEGAL TEST. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BODY TO ESTABLISH THAT ASSESSMENT. IT COMES BEFORE YOU ALL ANNUALLY. >>BILL CARLSON: BUT WHEN IT WAS SET UP, I ONLY KNOW FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF TRYIN TO DO THE ONE WORKING WITH FOLKS IN YBOR, IN THE BEGINNING WHEN IT WAS SET UP, IF A PROPERTY OWNER WAS ON THE BORDER AND THEY SAID I DON'T WANT TO BE INCLUDED, I DON'T HAVE OPTED OUT AT THAT TIME? >>MORRIS MASSEY: THERE ARE PROCESSES BY WHICH IF THIS COUNCIL BELIEVE IN A SPECIFIC AREA DID NOT MEET THAT TEST AND WANTED TO BE EXCLUDED, WE COULD GO AND WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE WITH THE DOWNTOWN ASSESSMENT. >>BILL CARLSON: THOSE DECISIONS WERE MADE 20 YEARS AGO. >>MORRIS MASSEY: THOSE DECISIONS MADE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. YES, EXCLUDED AREAS BASED ON EVIDENCE AT THAT TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION, THE FIRST ONE? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF THE RESOLUTION OF 80. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE SECOND RESOLUTION. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED. >>LYNN HURTAK: DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM -- [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DOES THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP HAVE ANYTHING TO PRESENT? >>LYNN HURTAK: IT WOULD BE NICE TO -- >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THIS HONORABLE BODY. IAN YOTTABRIDGES, NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE TAMPA DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK TO ADVANCE TAMPA AS A WHOLE AS WELL AS THE CITY OF DOWNTOWN. AS A PARTNERSHIP, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU TO ADVANCE THE GROWTH OF DOWNTOWN TO ENSURE THAT DOWNTOWN IS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS. I JUST THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT YOU WERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME. CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE THE SECOND RESOLUTION? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? SO THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE AFTER THAT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I GO EIGHT MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION FROM VIERA, SECOND MIRANDA, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. GOING BACK REAL QUICK TO THE STORMWATER ITEMS, I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM. MR. MASSEY, DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO 77 AND 78? >>MORRIS MASSEY: ONE CONCERN THAT I HAD. THERE WAS A LEGAL DECISION THAT CAME OUT RELATIVE TO YOUR OPENING AND CONTINUING ZONING HEARINGS WHERE A DISTRICT COURT SAID THAT THAT, BECAUSE OF STATUTE, DID NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THAT. YOU COULDN'T DO THAT. LEGISLATURE HAD TO GO AND FIX THAT. THAT DOESN'T APPLY NECESSARILY TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. THESE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU, THE STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT BASICALLY PAYS FOR THE STORMWATER OPERATION STAFF FOR THE CITY. I KNOW THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. IF THAT ASSESSMENT DOES NOT GET PASSED, WE BASICALLY DON'T HAVE A STORMWATER OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ANY LONGER. AND THEN THE STORMWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT BASICALLY PAYS FOR CAPITAL STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE BORROWED MONEY AND ISSUED BONDS ON. SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS FOR THIS COUNCIL TO BE AWARE OF. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. MASSEY, IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE THIS OR POSTPONE THIS FOR TWO WEEKS, ARE WE IN VIOLATION? >>MORRIS MASSEY: THAT IS THE QUESTION I ASKED McLANE EVANS TO LOOK AT, FRANKLY. I'M CONCERNED THAT CASE THAT CAME OUT IN THE ZONING CONTEXT, TRY TO MAKE THAT SAME ARGUMENT IN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE CAN HOLD OFF ANY MOTIONS UNTIL LATER IN THE MEETING AS WE EXPLORE THAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU WANT TO HOLD OFF ON THAT. I DON'T THINK -- I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH MR. MASSEY. I DO THINK THERE IS VALIDITY IN WHAT HE'S SAYING. IT'S TWO DIFFERENT STATUTES. >>MORRIS MASSEY: TWO DIFFERENT STATUTES. LEGISLATURE HAD TO FIX 166. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THIS IS NOT UNDER 166. BUT REASONING OF THE COURT COULD APPLY IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO CHALLENGE THIS. >>MORRIS MASSEY: CORRECT. THAT'S MY CONCERN. >>BILL CARLSON: JUST SO YOU KNOW AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS, MY OBJECTION IS NOT THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE STORMWATER REMEDIATION. MY QUESTION IS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT EFFICIENTLY AND BEING SPENT ON STORMWATER AND NOT SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE WE NEED -- SO IF WE VOTE TODAY, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO NOT BECAUSE I'M AGAINST MOVING THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. I'M GOING TO VOTE NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT EFFECTIVELY TO REMEDIATE THE STORMWATER PROBLEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO WOULD YOU BE MAKING A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS OR LEAVE IT ALONE? >>MORRIS MASSEY: I'M VOICING MY CONCERN ABOUT CONTINUING. IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DO, THAT'S FINE BUT THERE IS A RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I JOIN IN THAT CONCERN AS WELL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN WE HOLD THIS UNTIL AFTER LUNCH SO WE CAN HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT? I'M TRYING TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE. >>MORRIS MASSEY: WE'VE ALREADY CONTINUED IT, I GUESS. WAITING UNTIL AFTER LUNCH IS NOT A PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE WE'LL HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER AFTER LUNCH TO BE, QUITE HONESTLY, WITH YOU. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE ISSUE WOULD BE IF IT IS DELAYED, THE ONLY ISSUE WOULD NOT BE WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE ON SOUND LEGAL GROUND AFTER LUNCH. I DON'T THINK THAT WILL CHANGE. WHAT WOULD CHANGE IS WHETHER THE STAFF COULD BE ABLE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE CONCERNS THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED THAT MIGHT PUT THEIR MINDS AT EASE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS TODAY. OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE A NO VOTE. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SUGGEST WE WAIT UNTIL AFTER LUNCH TO SEE IF THE STAFF CAN TAKE A LOOK AT ANY CONCERNS AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. IF THERE IS A REASONABLE BASIS TO STATE THAT IF WE CONTINUE IT, THEN WE UNDERMINE THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF THIS ITEM, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE MAKING THAT RISK OR HAVING THAT RISK. I THINK THE REASONABLE THING TO DO IS WAIT AFTER LUNCH AND LET MR. BHIDE AND OTHERS TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BROUGHT CONCERNS, SEE IF THEY CAN'T BE RESOLVED. IF THEY CAN'T, WE TAKE A VOTE AND GO FROM THERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I THINK THAT IS A VERY ITALIAN WAY TO DO IT. EAT, THINK ABOUT IT. AND WE'LL REVISIT IT AFTER LUNCH. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY HARM IN A FEW HOURS. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. 77 AND 78 WE'LL WAIT UNTIL AFTER LUNCH. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO HAS QUESTIONS TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THEM IF THEY WISH TO BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. >>BILL CARLSON: I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET THE ANSWERS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. I THINK IN THE FUTURE AS THESE THINGS COME UP, THERE SHOULD BE SOME OTHER KIND OF RELEASE VALVE WHERE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NUMBERS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE BEING USED EFFECTIVELY IN ALL OF THESE BECAUSE THE PUBLIC IS GETTING MORE AND MORE SOPHISTICATED ABOUT THE WAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS, THEY ARE ASKING US QUESTIONS, THEY ARE OBJECTING MORE AND MORE TO TAXES. AND EVERY DAY I HEAR, ESPECIALLY ON DAYS LIKE TODAY, I HEAR WHY IS THERE FLOODING ON MY STREETS, AND PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THE PROJECTS ARE GOING REALLY SLOWLY AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE MONEY IS SPENT ON PEOPLE AND NOT PROJECTS. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE COMMUNICATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO HAVE MORE OF A DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC ON THIS TO BUILD TRUST ABOUT HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND MAKE SURE IT IS BEING SPENT CORRECTLY. WE SEE PROJECTS GO FROM A PARK $5 MILLION THAT GOES TO 18 MILLION TO 41 MILLION. WE HAVE A POLICE EVIDENCE ROOM THAT'S GONE FROM 5 MILLION TO 40 MILLION. THERE'S NO LIMIT TO HOW MONEY IS SPENT ON THINGS. ON THIS PROJECT AND PIPES, I HEAR FROM VENDORS AND OTHERS ALL THE TIME THAT THERE'S WASTEFUL SPENDING IN THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND PEOPLE AT HOME ARE SUFFERING. THEY HAVE FLOODING IN THE STREETS AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR FOOD. MOST OF THE RESTAURANTS I TALK TO ARE DOWN 30% RIGHT NOW. RESTAURANTS ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. ELLA'S IS CLOSING. PEOPLE AREN'T SPENDING MONEY GOING OUT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO EAT OUT ANYMORE. IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO EAT OUT AND CUTTING COSTS IN EVERY WAY, WE NEED TO SHOW WE'RE USING EVERY DOLLAR EFFECTIVELY. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: MAYBE GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE WE CANNOT JUST HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BUT MAYBE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING HAVE A PRESENTATION. I THINK THAT WOULD HELP GOING FORWARD. IF WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU CAN TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IF PEOPLE ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON IT, I'D RATHER THEM DO IT NOW. >>MARTIN SHELBY: FOR PURPOSES OF THE HEARING, WOULD YOU KINDLY ASK IF ANYBODY IS HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 77 AND 78? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, I WAS DOING THAT. YES MA'AM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON 77 AND 78? PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> I'M A NEW HOMEOWNER. JENELLA RISKA. I GOT TWO DIFFERENT LETTERS THAT STATED MY PARCEL AND THE ASSESSMENT COST. I'M VERY NEW. I'M A FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNER THROUGH HABITAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF HABITAT. I'M SURE. IT IS HELP FOR HOME TO BE AFFORDABLE COSTS. I JUST BOUGHT IT. I GOT THAT LETTER. I'M A SINGLE MOM. I GO TO SCHOOL. I WORK FOR USF AND ON MY PLAN I SEE THAT COST. OKAY, BEING A FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNER, I DON'T KNOW REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. I DID READ THE LETTER. I KIND OF GET THE GIST OF IT. OKAY. I'M GOING TO BE BY, BUT I AM WITH MR. BILL CONSIDERING AND GETTING DOWN TO SPECIFICS, BUDGETS BEING USED SPECIFICALLY AND THOROUGHLY, NOT JUST AS A GENERAL VIEW BECAUSE IT CAN AFFECT PEOPLE. I LIVE IN A NON-FLOOD ZONE, SO MY CASE, BUT I WANTED TO STATE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. A LITTLE BIT ADDS UP. THEN PROPERTY TAXES. IT BECOMES LIKE A TRICKLE EFFECT ECONOMICALLY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. I'M VERY MUCH FOR WHAT MR. BILL STATED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. I FEEL LIKE I THREW A MONKEY WRENCH IN SOMETHING TODAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN I GOT UP HERE AND SPOKE ABOUT WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT THIS MORNING, GUESS WHAT, I SAID IT ON MONDAY, TOO. I SAID IT FOUR DAYS AGO. THREE DAYS AGO. WHATEVER. AND EVERYBODY HAS MY PHONE NUMBER AND EVERYBODY COULD HAVE PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED ME AND SAID, OH, IF YOU'RE WRONG, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHY YOU'RE WRONG. PEOPLE WANT TO TELL ME I'M WRONG, ESPECIALLY BUDGET AND FINANCE FOLKS. THEY'LL TELL ME, OH, YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THAT.% BUT WHEN I E-MAIL THEM AND MAKE PHONE CALLS TO THEM, THEY NEVER WANT TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME. I DON'T WANT TO BE WRONG. BUT WHEN YOU IGNORE ME, I DON'T GO AWAY. I JUST GET LOUDER. I ACTUALLY DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA TODAY BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROBABLY TWO YEARS I HAVEN'T READ THE ENTIRE AGENDA. I HAD NO CLUE IT WAS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. BUT HERE I AM WITH THE SAME PAPER WORK WE HAD ON MONDAY TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING FOR A SECOND TIME. WHEN EVERYBODY ON STAFF KNOWS FULL GOOD AND WELL I WAS HERE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ON MONDAY. NOW IT'S RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, WHEN THEY COULD HAVE SPOKE TO ME AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD BY TODAY. NOW HERE WE ARE HAVING TO PUT THINGS OFF. HAVING TO MAKE LEGAL DECISIONS BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE MIXED UP OR CONFUSED. I'M JUST A CITIZEN. BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP. JUST LIKE COUNCILMAN CARLSON SAID, IT'S NOT JUST VIK'S DEPARTMENT THAT HAS TO HAVE ANSWERS TO THIS BECAUSE THE MONEY TRULY LIES IN BUDGET AND FINANCE. SO IF YOU DON'T TALK TO ME, I'M GOING TO KEEP ASKING THE QUESTIONS THAT I ASK. I APOLOGIZE IF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAPPENED TO TAKE UP THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS TODAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S BEEN TWO DAYS THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED ME, HEY, POYNOR, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. THIS IS WHAT YOU GOT WRONG, WHAT YOU GOT RIGHT, THIS IS WHERE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE. I WAS AT STORMWATER YESTERDAY. JUST SAYING, FOR AN HOUR TALKING ABOUT STORMWATER, NOTHING BUT STORMWATER. STORMWATER IS IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE WE ARE OVERDEVELOPED AND UNDERSTORMWATER ATTENDED. WE HAVE PROBLEMS. I'M SORRY THAT I'M MAKING LIFE HARD FOR THE ATTORNEYS, BUT IF SOMEBODY HAD CALLED ME, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK FOR THESE ITEMS? WE'LL HOLD THEM UNTIL AFTER LUNCH. IS THAT FINE? WE'LL HOLD THEM UNTIL AFTER LUNCH TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS. ITEM NUMBER 81. >> JUSTIN VASKE. >>MORRIS MASSEY: IF YOU COULD PUT ON THE RECORD AMENDING YOUR MOTION WHEN YOU CONTINUED THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO THE 5th, TO -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE NEVER VOTED -- >>MORRIS MASSEY: NEVER VOTED THAT. SO STILL OPEN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO MOTION TO THAT EFFECT IN THE RECORD. >> JUSTIN VASKE, LEGAL DEPARTMENT HERE FOR ITEM 81. WE ARE REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE WESTSHORE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ENHANCED SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SAID AREA DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, MARKETING AND SECURITY SERVICES FOR SAID AREA. THE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT OR THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT HAS NOT CHANGED. ALSO, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE WESTSHORE SPECIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE REGARDING THE USE OF THE NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE AREA OF THE CITY KNOWN AS THE WESTSHORE SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES IN SAID AREA FOR 2025 FISCAL YEAR. THERE ARE NO WRITTEN OBJECTIONS CONCERNING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. AS A REMINDER, APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION THAT ADOPTS NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENT ROLL MUST OCCUR DURING THE HEARING. MICHAEL MARINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE, IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. MARINO, COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MICHAEL MARINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WESTSHORE ALLIANCE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. AS MENTIONED, WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE RATE. BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR BRIEFINGS WITH YOU ALL, THIS IS JUST AN ASSESSMENT ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN WESTSHORE. IN THE LAST YEAR, THOSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES VALUATION WENT DOWN IN TOTAL ABOUT $70 MILLION. SO ONE OF THE NEEDS FOR US GOING FORWARD IS A CHANGE TO MIXED USE ZONING THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE OF THE MIXED USE TO OCCUR IN WESTSHORE. SOMETHING YOU'LL SEE COMING UP HOPEFULLY LATER ON THIS YEAR. WE'RE WORKING WITH CITY STAFF ON THIS, WORKING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF ON THIS AS WELL. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE WESTSHORE A PREMIER MIXED USE DISTRICT. YOU'LL ACTUALLY APPROVE SOMETHING EARLIER TODAY THAT ALLOWS THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE TO TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF THE MEDIANS ON KENNEDY BOULEVARD. SOMETHING ELSE COMING LATER ON THIS YEAR HOPEFULLY FOR WESTSHORE BOULEVARD AS WELL. SO THAT'S WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. AGAIN, HAVING A MIXED USE ZONING BE IMPROVED FOR WESTSHORE TO MAKE SURE THOSE VALUES INCREASE AND COME BACK IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WITH THE WESTSHORE INTERCHANGE, THERE'S BEEN ABOUT HALF A MILLION SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE THAT'S BEEN LOST AS A PART OF BUILDING THAT PROJECT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT OCCURS GOING FORWARD IS A MIXED USE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE MARKET DEMANDS. ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THEM. THANK YOU. >>BILL CARLSON: DO YOU REMEMBER HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE? >> SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002. 22 YEARS. >>BILL CARLSON: AND THEN THE $70 MILLION REDUCTION IN VALUE, HOW MUCH HAS THAT HIT YOUR BUDGET? >> IT ENDS UP BEING LIKE IN TOTAL ABOUT $10,000 DIFFERENCE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ASSESSMENT IS DONE. IT'S REALLY A DRAG ON THE CITY. THE RATE FOR WESTSHORE IS 1,325 CENTS PER THOUSAND. BUT IT OBVIOUSLY HAS A MUCH LARGER IMPACT ON THE CITY AND COUNTY'S BUDGET BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE LION'S SHARE OF THE PROPERTY TAX IS GOING. >>BILL CARLSON: TO MY COLLEAGUES, I'M HEARING, MAYBE YOU HEARD THE SAME THING FROM BIG PROPERTY OWNERS, THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN BUDGET AND THE BUDGETS HAVE EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS. WHAT THE BIG PROPERTY OWNERS ARE TELLING ME NOW, THEY'LL GO BACK TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER AND NEGOTIATE DOWN BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPS OF BUILDINGS WHERE THE PROPERTY VALUES HAVE GONE DOWN. AND THIS IS IN OUR URBAN AREAS. SO THIS COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON CRA MONEY, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT ALSO THE SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS. THIS NEXT YEAR COULD BE A MUCH BIGGER HIT, POTENTIALLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 81? THERE'S NOBODY REGISTERED. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA FOR THE FIRST RESOLUTION. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE THE SECOND RESOLUTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO MOVE THE SECOND RESOLUTION BY MIRANDA. SECOND BY HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 82, WE ARE AT 11:29. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO TAKE, BUT WE DO WANT TO STOP AT 12 BECAUSE WE DO HAVE 1:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS. >>ROSS SAMONS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. PRESENTING FILE VAC-24-13. THE APPLICANT IS WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED. REPRESENTATIVES NAMES, HUDSON. PROPERTY ADDRESS IS 1400 NORTH 35th STREET. PROPOSED VACATING REQUEST TO VACATE A PORTION OF 4th AVENUE LOCATED NORTH OF 3rd AVENUE, SOUTH OF CSX RAILROAD, EAST OF 34th STREET AND WEST OF 35th STREET. APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA ON APRIL 26, 2024. APPLICANT REASON FOR APPLICATION, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY REQUEST TO BE VACATED. THEY ARE PLANNING CONSTRUCTION NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT WILL BE BUILT ACROSS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS CREATED BY SUBDIVISION PLAT AND CITY ACQUISITION. EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY IS APPROXIMATELY 19,500 SQUARE FEET. THIS EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY IS A PROTECTED BRICK STREET. PROPER NOTICE WAS FILED FOR THIS, AND IT'S TO BE -- IT'S REQUIRED THAT THE PROTECTED BRICK STREET IS TO GO THROUGH ONE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THAT PUBLIC HEARING WILL RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VACATING AND PROPER NOTICE WAS FILED PER SECTION 22-39 OF THE CODE. HERE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPOSED VACATING REQUEST. YELLOW. AND THE PROPERTY IN RED. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED VACATING HERE IN THE SUBDIVISION PLAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS A PREVIOUS RAILROAD. HERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE PROPOSED VACATING REQUEST. THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IS LOOKING EAST FROM NORTH 34th STREET. HERE IS THE PROPOSED VACATING RIGHT-OF-WAY LOOKING WEST FROM NORTH 35th STREET. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS VACATING REQUEST. EASEMENT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY STORMWATER AND TECO. TEMPORARY EASEMENT IS REQUIRED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL CONDITIONS INCLUDE NATURAL RESOURCES AND THIS COMPLIES WITH CHAPTER 27 IN REGARDS TO TREE PRESERVATION AND SITE DESIGN FOR ANY IMPROVEMENTS PLACED ADJACENT TO TREES IN A VACATED AREA. NUMBER TWO, BRICK MUST BE CLEANED, RETURNED TO CITY OF TAMPA MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. NUMBER THREE, WITHIN 12 MONTHS, APPLICANT SUBMIT UTILITY SERVICE APPLICATION TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR FULL ABANDONMENT AND DISCONNECTION OF WATER FACILITIES AND EXECUTE A RELEASE OF TEMPORARY EASEMENT WHICH WILL INCLUDE A BILL OF SALE PROVISION, TRANSFERRING THE OWNERSHIP OF CITY-OWNED WATER SERVICE FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE VACATED RIGHT-OF-WAY. NUMBER FOUR, THE PETITIONER MUST BE ISSUED A PERMIT FROM CITY FOR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF A STRUCTURE ENCOMPASSING THE VACATED RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN FIVE YEARS. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THIS IS CLOSING A COMPLETE STREET, AM I CORRECT? >>ROSS SAMONS: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE PROJECT, BUT I DON'T VOTE TO CLOSE A STREET. I HAVEN'T DONE IT IN THE PAST YEARS. IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, GOT TO STICK WITH THAT. NOT OPPOSED TO IT BUT I CAN'T VOTE BECAUSE YOU CLOSE ONE STREET, YOU'LL HAVE TO CLOSE THEM ALL. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS PETITION. I'M TALKING IN GENERAL. >>BILL CARLSON: COULD YOU PUT THAT LAST SLIDE UP AGAIN? SORRY. I KNOW YOU JUST CHANGED IT. JUST TO REITERATE ONE MORE TIME, NUMBER TWO, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO, THE CITY OR OTHERS, TO PROTECT THE BRICKS, AND THAT'S WHAT IS APPLYING HERE. >>ROSS SAMONS: YEAH, IT HAS TO BE NOTIFIED ALONG WITH THE VACATING NOTICE. IT IS A BRICK STREET THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE VACATED. >>BILL CARLSON: FOLKS GET VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BRICKS BEING PULLED UP. WHAT WILL HAPPEN, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SAVE ALL OF THEM BUT SAVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, AS YOU SAY, PALLETIZE AND USE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY, MAYBE 7th AVENUE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PETITIONER. >> TYLER HUDSON, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE. I'M MINDFUL OF OUR POSITION BETWEEN THIS BODY AND LUNCH. WE'LL TRY TO KEEP IT AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. WITH ME HERE THIS MORNING, MY COLLEAGUE ALEX SCHALER. STANTEC IS HERE. AND WASTE MANAGEMENT IS HERE. HE WILL SPEAK TOWARDS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS OF THIS PRESENTATION. PROBABLY A FAMILIAR SITE TO A LOT OF YOU. MAYBE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SOMETIME IT IS A FAMILIAR SIGHT AT THE END OF MY OWN DRIVEWAY. METAPHOR FOR THE GROWTH TAMPA HAS HAD. COULD BE A METAPHOR FOR THE CONSUMPTION HABITS WE HAVE AS AMERICANS. WASN'T FILED IN SERVICE OF FIXING A GROWTH PROBLEM OR FIXING CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS FILED IN SERVICE OF TRYING TO REACT TO THAT RESPONSIBLY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DO RECYCLE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA IN THIS REGION AND WE HAVE AN ACUTE LACK OF FACILITIES ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. I'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE ELEMENTS ROSS HIT ON QUICKLY. THE AREA IN YELLOW, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS NORTH OF ADAMO DRIVE, EAST OF CROSSTOWN CONNECTOR. BETWEEN 1910 AND 1915 WAS THE CITY OF GARY. WASTE MANAGEMENT OWNS WHAT IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW. FOURTH AVENUE PIECE IS CROSSHATCHED. ON THE RIGHT YOU'LL SEE A FAIRLY LARGE BUILDING. EVERY SINGLE GREEN BOX FOR RECYCLING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA GOES THERE. WHATEVER HAPPENS TODAY, I HIGHLY COMMEND THE TOUR THEY GIVE TO ANYONE BECAUSE IT IS A TOUR THAT STUCK WITH ME WHEN YOU SEE HOW IT IS ALL LAID OUT AND THE AMOUNT IT'S ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE GIVEN ITS SIZE. WHAT WASTE MANAGEMENT WANTS TO DO IS BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT WOULD CROSS OVER FOURTH AVENUE ON THE OTHER SIDE TO PROCESS WASTE -- RECYCLING FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, OTHER REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS. IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE POTENTIALLY SHOULD THE CITY EVER NEED ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AS WELL. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY I THINK THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE, QUOTE, STREET AND SOME LIMITING PRINCIPLES THAT I THINK WOULD MAKE IT VERY HARD TO ARGUE THAT FROM SUPPORTING THAT. YOU HAVE TO CLOSE ALL STREETS IN THE FUTURE. THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL 4th AVENUE. THIS IS A 30-FOOT RAIL SPUR THAT HAS SINCE BEEN ABANDONED. 60 YEARS LATER, THE CITY ADDED A 20-FOOT STRIP TO TURN IT INTO A STREET. IT IS PART OF 4th AVENUE. THIS PARTICULAR BLOCK BETWEEN 34th AND 35th STREET, AND YOU ALL HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF PLATS OF YBOR CITY WHERE STANDARD BLOCK. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY UNUSUALLY LARGE LAND MASS, ALWAYS. THIS PLAT I BELIEVE MIGHT BE BEFORE THE 1900s. THIS WAS NEVER AN ORIGINAL PORTION OF 4th AVENUE. 4th AVENUE STOPPED HERE ORIGINALLY AND IT WAS A RAIL SPUR. AGAIN, THE CITY DID ADD LAND TO IT TILL YOU TURN IT INTO A ROAD. IT'S NOT IN ANY MEANINGFUL USE AT ALL NOW AND IMPEDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REALLY IMPORTANT REGIONAL FACILITY. ZONING MIGHT BE UNUSUAL FOR ME TO BE HERE ON ROAD VACATING IN THE DAYTIME. THAT'S BECAUSE THEE IS NO PD ZONING. IMAGINE THAT. THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL USE IN THE ABSOLUTE SEA OF INDUSTRIAL ZONING IN CITY OF TAMPA, NO REZONING REQUIRED. THE LAND USE IN THIS ENTIRE AREA, IT'S REALLY ALL INDUSTRIAL. CURRENT USE OF THE SITE IS KIND OF LIKE A DUMPSTER GRAVEYARD. MORE RECYCLING BINS AND DUMPSTERS. THAT IS THE LAND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE LAND WASTE MANAGEMENT INTENDS TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT MIKE WILL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY. MIKE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE MORE. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS. THIS ISN'T PLAN A OR PLAN B. STANTEC AND MIKE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS. THE GOAL WAS TO BUILD A FACILITY WITHIN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF THE LAND AREA. IF YOU GO TO THE SITE THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE, THIS IS LIKE AN ASSEMBLY LINE. THERE IS A LINEARNESS TO THIS PROCESS WHERE MATERIAL GETS DUMPED. IT GOES UP. CAN'T GO UP TOO STEEP A SLOPE. GENTLE SLOPE. SORTING AND GOES BACK DOWN. THERE IS AN INHERENT LENGTH TO THIS PROCESS AND TO TAKE BEST ADVANTAGE OF THE EFFICIENCIES IN MACHINERY THAT EXISTS TODAY TO BE ABLE TO PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO THE END GOVERNMENTS AND DOWN TO THE END USERS, THIS IS THE FACILITY THAT BEST CAPTURES THOSE EFFICIENCIES. IT DOES REQUIRE CROSSING OVER 4th AVENUE AND ON TO THE PARCEL THAT THEY OWN BELOW. REASONABLE QUESTION TO ALWAYS ASK, WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN? WHAT IF THIS GREAT RECYCLING FACILITY DOESN'T HAPPEN? WE TALKED ABOUT THE REVERTER IN FIVE YEARS. MORE IMPORTANTLY WITHIN A YEAR THESE GUYS HAVE TO MOVE VERY, VERY QUICKLY TO ACCOMMODATE WATER RELOCATIONS. THAT IS THE QUICKEST DEADLINE I'VE SEEN ON THESE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. TYPICALLY YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS. SHORT AS 18 MONTHS. A YEAR IS EXCEPTIONAL FAST. THEY ARE OKAY WITH THAT BECAUSE THIS PROJECT HAS A GREAT DEAL OF AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY GET YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE PICKING UP WORK RIGHT AWAY. MIKE WALKED THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERY ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER SUPPORTS THIS. THEY HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THIS. THEY DON'T USE THIS PORTION OF 4th AVENUE AT ALL. I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE EVIDENCED THAT. THIS IS THE MOST PRISTINE BRICK STREET THAT I'VE PROBABLY SEEN. THE FACT THAT THIS IS IN SUCH AN INDUSTRIAL AREA WHERE THE PREDOMINANT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS A VERY HEAVY TRUCK, LADEN WITH MATERIALS AND THE BRICKS LOOK LIKE THIS, SPEAKS TO HOW LITTLE IT IS USED. WE CERTAINLY ARE AWARE THE BRICKS AREN'T OURS. WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL HAVE TO PICK THEM UP, PALLETIZE THEM. A COMMENT ABOUT SOMETIMES THE BRICKS CAN'T BE USED. I AM NOT A BRICK EXTRACTION EXPERT, BUT THESE BRICKS ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. I THINK KNOWING WHAT THE CITY'S NEEDS ARE FOR BRICKS AROUND THE CITY, I THINK THAT IS A VERY MUCH SECONDARY BENEFIT. CERTAINLY NOT THE REASON FILING THIS IS TO FREE THE BRICKS, BUT I THINK WHAT IS GOING ON 7th AVENUE THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT THAT THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK MIKE TO TALK MORE ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE GOALS FOR THEIR SITE. >> GOOD MORNING. MIKE DECLERCQ. I'M THE RECYCLING OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR WM FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I AM A HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY RESIDENT. SO WITH THAT, I WILL SHOW THIS FIRST SLIDE. THERE IS A LOT OF SMALL PRINT THERE. WHAT I WILL HIGHLIGHT AND CERTAINLY WON'T READ THE WHOLE SLIDE, AS A COMPANY, WE'RE INVESTING OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OVER A FOUR-YEAR SPAN INTO RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE COUNTRY. WITH OVER 200 MILLION OF THAT HAPPENING IN FLORIDA ALONE. WE'RE MOVING TO THINGS LIKE OPTICAL SORTERS, ROBOTICS, INTELLIGENT SORTING, A.I., AS WITH EVERY INDUSTRY, THERE'S BEEN TREMENDOUS ADVANCES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS ON TECHNOLOGY, AND WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TO MOVE OUR FACILITIES INTO THE 21st CENTURY AND BUILD SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR NOT ONLY TODAY BUT FOR 5, 10, 20 YEARS FROM NOW. THE NEXT SLIDE KIND OF SPEAKS MORE TO THE INVESTMENT IN FLORIDA. WE'RE JUST THIS WEEK COMPLETING A PROJECT, MODERNIZATION PROJECT IN COCOA AT A MID SIZE RECYCLING CENTER WE HAVE THERE. $18 MILLION PROJECT TO MODERNIZE THAT PLANT. WE JUST THIS MONTH BROKE GROUND ON A BRAND-NEW FACILITY DOWN IN BROWARD COUNTY IN PEMBROKE PINES. THAT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY AN $80 MILLION PROJECT ON PROPERTY WE OWN DOWN THERE. THAT WILL OPEN EITHER DECEMBER 2025 OR JANUARY 2026 IN THAT RANGE. THIS PROJECT WOULD BE FINISHED PROBABLY IN MID 2027. AND THE INVESTMENT IN THE CITY OF TAMPA ON OUR PROPERTY IN EASTERN YBOR WOULD BE AROUND $80 MILLION AS WELL. WHEN YOU LOOK, THIS SHOT HAS BEEN ON A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SLIDES, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT GETS ASKED IS WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR CURRENT FACILITY IF YOU BUILD A NEW ONE RIGHT NEXT DOOR? WELL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS WE CAN DO AND WE WOULD ENGAGE THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF TAMPA TO COME UP WITH THE BEST USE OF THAT. SOME IDEAS OUT THERE ARE RECYCLING CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION DEMOLITION MATERIALS WHERE METALS AND AGGREGATE COULD BE EXTRACTED WHEN WE TEAR DOWN BUILDINGS. THAT OFTEN GOES TO THE LAND FILL IN TODAY'S WORLD, AND THAT IS ONE IDEA. THE CITY MAY ALSO HAVE A USE FOR A TRANSFER STATION. RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT USE OF OUR PROPERTY WHERE WE WANT TO BUILD IS CONTAINER REPAIR AND STORAGE. AND WE COULD MOVE THAT OPERATION IN THAT BUILDING AS WELL. KIND OF AN OPEN-ENDED THING. THIS FACILITY WILL ALLOW US TO BASICALLY PRODUCE TWICE AS FAST AS WE ARE TODAY WITH NOW BECOMING ANTIQUATED EQUIPMENT. WE OPENED THE RECYCLING TAMPA BAY SITE ALMOST 13 YEARS AGO, AND NOW THE EQUIPMENT IS BECOMING OUTDATD AND WE WANT TO MODERNIZE IT. THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE VERY RAPID GROWTH IN WHAT THE CITY OF TAMPA'S SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT ALL BY THEMSELVES HAS SENT US. EACH ONE OF THESE DATA POINTS IS A SIX-MONTH SNAPSHOT. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE ARE THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THOSE ARE TONS THAT WERE DELIVERED TO OUR FACILITY BY THE CITY OF TAMPA. SO YOU COULD SEE IT -- RECENT SIX-MONTH PERIOD OF JANUARY THROUGH JUNE OF THIS YEAR, WE ACTUALLY ECLIPSED THE 10,000-TON PLATEAU FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE THAT MEANS MORE PEOPLE ARE RECYCLING AND THE VOLUME IS GOING UP. BUT ACROSS ALL OF FLORIDA, THE RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH THE RAPID POPULATION INCREASE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BY GETTING AHEAD OF IT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S AVAILABLE TODAY, WE HAVE OUR CURRENT FACILITY IN EASTERN YBOR. THERE IS A COMPETITOR FACILITY OVER IN ST. PETERSBURG. BUT WE'RE BOTH PRETTY WELL CAPPED OUT ON OUR VOLUME. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TAMPA ARE GOING TO BE THREE YEARS FROM NOW, THE PROJECTION IS ABOUT 91,000 TONS. AND THEN YOU HAVE OTHER VOLUME IN THE AREA OF PINELLAS COUNTY AND MANATEE COUNTY AND PASCO COUNTY THAT WHEN YOU TOTAL IT ALL UP, IT'S CLOSE TO 200,000 TONS OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE TODAY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT WILL SERVE THE TAMPA BAY REGION AND THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR YEARS TO COME. THIS HAS BEEN SHOWN SEVERAL SLIDES. WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON HERE IS THAT THIS SHORT STRETCH OF 4th AVENUE IS VERY LIGHTLY TRAVELED. I KNOW IT BECAUSE I WALK IT MY LUNCH HOUR WHEN I'M AT THE TAMPA PLANT. THE ONLY ONES WHO REALLY USE IT ARE TRUCKS COMING INTO OUR FACILITY, AND THEY STILL HAVE EASY ACCESS VIA 3rd AVENUE AT THE SOUTH OR FROM 7th AVENUE TO THE NORTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THEY CAN STILL GET INTO OUR FACILITY WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE CAR TRAFFIC IN OUR FUTURE FACILITY SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK TRAFFIC FOR SAFETY REASONS, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE IT ON THAT SOUTHERN PARCEL WITH AN ENTRANCE, A VERY SHORT STRETCH OF 35th STREET THAT STILL EXISTS AND THE CARS WOULD ENTER THERE FOR TOURS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, ET CETERA. I DID GO DOOR TO DOOR TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS. VERY INDUSTRIAL AREA. I MADE TWO SWINGS THROUGH. I FIRST VISITED IN PERSON AND DESCRIBED WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THIS PROCESS WOULD BE NECESSARY. I THEN FOLLOWED UP SIX WEEKS LATER WITH ASKING THEM, ARE YOU WILLING TO SIGN THAT YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT? AND EVERY ONE OF THEM SIGNED ON TO IT. THERE WAS ONE VERBAL FROM A PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS PARAPLEGIC. I OFFERED TO GO TO HIS HOUSE TO SIGN. HE DECLINED THAT, BUT HE DID SAY HE VERBALLY SUPPORTED IT. I RUN IT PAST HIS REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY. WE DO HAVE NEIGHBOR SUPPORT FOR IT. THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE A COUPLE OF ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS OF WHAT WE WANT TO BUILD. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ATTRACTIVE BUILDING. IT WILL MEET ALL THE CITY'S EXPECTATIONS IN TERMS OF AESTHETICS. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. AND THE FINAL SLIDE THAT I HAVE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING SCHOOL GROUPS, CIVIC GROUPS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, STAFF ON WHAT WE DO WITH THE PLANS. WE'RE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE PROCESS. WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HOST TOURS UPON REQUEST. IT WILL BE VERY INTERACTIVE VERSUS THE CURRENT BUILDING WHICH HAS A SMALL EDUCATIONAL ROOM. THIS ONE WILL BE VERY INTERACTIVE. WE'LL HAVE A TRAVELING ROAD SHOW THAT DIGITALLY SHOWS OUR PLANT TO SCHOOLS AS WELL AS HAVING SCHOOL GROUPS COME IN WITH AN ELEVATED PLATFORM THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GO OUT INTO THE PLANT IN A SAFE AREA AND OBSERVE THE WHOLE PROCESS AT WORK. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND THE REASON WE NEED FOR THE VACATION. THE FINAL SLIDE IS SOME RECOGNITION THAT WE RECEIVED AS A COMPANY WITH HIGH ETHICS STANDARDS, HIGH DIVERSITY STANDARDS, AND THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR A LONG TIME. WE WANT TO FOSTER THAT RELATIONSHIP AND CARRY IT INTO THE NEXT PHASE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: SINCE WE HAVE THIS WHOLE PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST ASK. THE PUBLIC IS CONCERNED WITH LESS ITEMS BEING ABLE TO BE RECYCLED. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS PLANT WILL DO FOR THAT? >> YEAH, I'M REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.% IN THE PAST, ONE OF THE MOST PROBLEMATIC THINGS WE HAVE IS FILM, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE YOUR BREAD WRAPPER, THAT SORT OF FILM. IT'S LONG BEEN THE BANE OF RECYCLING PROGRAMS BECAUSE IT JAMS UP THE EQUIPMENT. WE ENGINEERED OUR WAY AROUND THAT. THIS PLANT, WE'RE PILOTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DO DOW CHEMICA, FILM EXTRACTION AND MARKETING THAT FILM AS A SEPARATE ITEM, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING, AND THIS PLANT WILL HAVE THAT FROM DAY ONE. POLYPROPYLENE IS SOMETHING LIKE A BUTTER DISH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC IN THE PAST. WE ARE RECYCLING IT IN TAMPA NOW, BUT IT IS A PRETTY MANUAL PROCESS AND THE QUALITY SOMETIMES IS A BIT QUESTIONABLE. BUT WITH THESE OPTICAL SCANNERS AVAILABLE NOW, THEY CAN SORT UP TO TEN ITEMS A SECOND WITH GREAT ACCURACY SO THAT THE TECHNOLOGY WASN'T THERE WHEN WE BUILT THIS FACILITY 13 YEARS AGO. THE LIST OF ITEMS IS EXPANDING. THERE IS ANOTHER THING THAT'S CALLED THERMA FORMS. IT'S IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF AN ITEM OF A P.E.T. BOTTLE LIKE YOUR WATER BOTTLE. IT'S NOT QUITE THE SAME MATERIAL, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE IN THIS PLANT TOO, THE ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR LIST. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND I KNOW IT IS WITH THE RESIDENTS AS WELL. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I'LL ASK BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF THOSE ARE TECHNICAL TERMS. BY BREAD BAG, YOU MEAN SIMILAR TO THE LIKE A PLASTIC GROCERY BAG? >> YEAH. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT'S THE STORY WE HEAR CONSTANTLY IS THE PLASTIC GROCERY BAG. >> THAT IS AN ITEM IN THE PAST WE WOULD TELL PEOPLE, TAKE IT TO A PUBLIX OR DROP-OFF SITE. IT CAN BE RECYCLED, JUST NOT IN YOUR CURBSIDE PROGRAM. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT PART OF THE CURBSIDE PROGRAM. IT GETS IN THERE ANYWAY. RIGHT NOW OUR FOCUS IS EXTRACTING THOSE AND BAILING. WE HAVE A DEDICATED BAILER JUST FOR THAT ITEM. THAT BASICALLY VACUUMS IT OUT OF THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT IS VERY LIGHT. THE WRAPPING THAT GOES AROUND A CASE OF WATER, THAT KIND OF FILM, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE PART OF OUR FILM PROCESSING. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ASKED THAT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT A HEARING ON THAT, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, I THOUGHT THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO ASK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? NO. MR. HUDSON, DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION. >> CONCLUDES PRESENTATION. TALK A LITTLE BIT IN REBUTTAL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES MA'AM. COME ON UP. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POYNOR. THIS IS LIKE A WORKSHOP DAY. I'M SO EXCITED. I SUPPORT THIS. LET ME TELL YOU WHY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COST THE CITY A PENNY FOR THEM TO EXPAND IT. IT MAKES SENSE. WE NEED TO HAVE MORE RECYCLING, NOT LESS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THE WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT. IF WE HAVE TO GIVE UP A STREET AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY'LL GIVE US THE BRICKS, WELL, WE NEED THE BRICKS ELSEWHERE, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. NOT ONLY WILL THIS VACATION LIKE NOT COST US ANY MONEY AS CITIZENS OF TAMPA, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL BRICKS SOMEPLACE ELSE. OH, MY GOSH, THIS IS JUST CRAZY. I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I JUST GOT TO ASK A QUESTION. I'M NOT AGAINST SAVING THE BRICKS. IN FACT, I WAS ON THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL THAT SAVED THE BRICKS. WHAT I'M ASKING, THESE BRICKS ARE SHOWING, REFERENCE MADE TO THE YBOR CITY BRICKS. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE THE SAME QUALITY AS YBOR CITY BRICKS. AM I CORRECT OR NOT? >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WEIGHT AND VOLUME, WEIGHT OF THE BRICK. THE ONES IN YBOR CITY ALL HAVE A NAME ON TOP OF THE BRICK. I SAW NO NAMES ON ANY OF THESE BRICKS. >> THESE DON'T HAVE THE STAMPS ON THEM. I'M NOT SURE -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HEARING. JUST HEARING ABOUT THE BRICKS AND VARIATION OF BRICKS. YBOR CITY WAS MENTIONED. I'M SAYING I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE, BUT I'M NOT POSITIVE. >> I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY LUNCHTIME WALKS THAT A LOT OF THEM DO HAVE A STAMP ON THEM. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SOME OF THEM HAVE STAMPS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MIX OF AUGUSTA BLOCK AND ALL THE OTHERS. THEY ARE VERY PRISTINE. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY REBUTTAL? >> TYLER HUDSON, FOR THE RECORD. BRIEFLY, COUNCIL, I KNOW YOU HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE OF BEING HERE AND YOU PROBABLY GET ASKED, HOME DEPOT, FOR EXAMPLE, I HEARD YOU VOTED ON THIS OR VOTED ON THAT. VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, ALEX, LAW FIRM, WE ARGUE WITH THE MOST FACTS POSSIBLE AND TRY TO MAKE DECISIONS IN FAVOR OF THE APPLICATIONS WE BRING YOU. AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT. IN CONCLUSION, TO THE EXTENT THAT SOMEONE ASKS, WELL, START CLOSING ROADS LEFT AND RIGHT, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST UNIQUE RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATING I BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT REALLY EITHER OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY BUT IN THE AGGREGATE I THINK MAKE IT VERY EASY TO VOTE YES IN SUPPORT OF THIS. FIRST, THIS WAS NOT ORIGINALLY A STREET. THIS WAS NOT ORGANICALLY 4th AVENUE. IT WAS A 40-FOOT RAIL SPUR ABANDONED. NO STAFF OBJECTION, NO PUBLIC OPPOSITION. THIS IS MORE OF A PUBLIC FACILITY THAN PERHAPS SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY SELLING SOMETHING, OR APARTMENT BUILDING. I THINK THE UNUSUALLY STRONG SAFEGUARDS HERE IS WHAT IS UNUSUAL. THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY GETS TAKEN AWAY AND TERMS INTO AN APARTMENT IN TWO YEARS. THEY HAVE TO START WORKING ON THIS IMMEDIATELY. IT'S VERY HARD TO MOVE QUICKLY IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS. THE FACT THEY HAVE TO GET THE STUFF DONE IN A YEAR, THE WATER RELOCATION, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. FINALLY, WE HAVE A FORTUNE 200 COMPANY KNOCKING ON THE DOOR TO MAKE A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ON THIS NINE FIGURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN YOUR CITY. SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY WELCOME AND NECESSARY TO DO THAT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR PATIENCE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I LEFT OFF. WHO WISHES TO READ THIS? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE ITEM 82, FILE VAC-24-13, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA VACATING CLOSING, DISCONTINUING AND ABANDONING A PORTION OF 4th AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED NORTH OF 3rd AVENUE, SOUTH OF THE CSX RAILROAD, EAST OF 34th STREET AND WEST OF 35th STREET, WITHIN THE PLAT OF EAST BAY PARK SECOND REVISION, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2 HEREOF, AND APPROVING A REQUEST TO IMPACT CERTAIN VITRIFIED BRICK STREETS LYING WITHIN SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY, BOTH 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. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >> CLENDENIN ABSENT. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH MIRANDA VOTING NO AND CLENDENIN BEING ABSENT. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2024, AT 10:00 A.M. IN OLD CITY HALL, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA FLORIDA 33602. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BEFORE WE GO TO LUNCH, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT ITEMS 3 AND 38 ARE GOING TO BE HELD FOR A TIME CERTAIN AT 4:00, BECAUSE WE HAVE A 1:30 PUBLIC HEARING. WE ALSO HAVE 77 AND 78 THAT WE NEED TO -- WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THOSE UP AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, AT 4:00, AFTER THESE ITEMS. HAVING SAID THAT, WE ARE IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] [LUNCH RECESS]