CITY OF TAMPA. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>LYNN HURTAK: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. I AM FILLING IN FOR CHAIR CLENDENIN TODAY. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, YOU HAVE THE INVOCATION. AFTER HE INTRODUCES THE INVOCATION, IF WE COULD STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>BILL CARLSON: GREAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE C.T. HARRIS HERE THIS MORNING WHO WE ALL KNOW. BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, GO THROUGH A SHORT BIO. HER DAUGHTER IS BEHIND HER ALSO. CT IS AN ACCOMPLISHED ENTREPRENEUR, PODCAST HOST, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATOR AND MOTIVATOR SPEAKER. BUILT A REPUTATION AS CATALYST FOR CHANGE ACROSS INDUSTRIES. HER WORK IS GROUNDED IN AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT, BOLD THINKING AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT OF SOLUTIONS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITIES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY. AS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION, CONNECTIONS AND OUTREACH, CT CONTINUES TO LEAD WITH HEART AND PURPOSE, AMPLIFYING VOICES, FORGING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING PATHWAYS FOR LASTING IMPACT. CT, 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SPANNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PUBLIC SERVICE AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. CT BRINGS A UNIQUE ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, IDEAS, RESOURCES TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. BEGAN AS A LEGISLATIVE AIDE TO TAMPA CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE WHERE SHE HELPED CHAMPION INCLUSIVE INITIATIVES AND RALLY BEHIND EQUALITY AND HUMANITY. PAVED THE WAY FOR HER HISTORICAL APPOINTMENT AS CITY OF TAMPA'S FIRST SMALL BUSINESS NAVIGATOR, ACHIEVEMENT THAT REFLECTS HER DEEP COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC EQUITY AND INNOVATION. AND SPEAK FOR MYSELF, PROBABLY OTHERS WHO WERE HERE, WE MISS YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY WHERE YOU LIGHT UP THE ROOM WHEREVER YOU GO. THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS MORNING. EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND AND STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE. >> GREETINGS, EVERYONE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, AND YOUR AMAZING AIDE. PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS. DEAR HEAVENLY ETERNAL FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS. THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA AND TO EVERY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU TO THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY CARRY ON BEHALF OF THIS CITY AND ITS CITIZENS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE PROGRESS THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE FOR GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND THE STEADY WORK THAT HAS STRENGTHENED THIS COMMUNITY. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVERY GOOD STEP FORWARD IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE WISDOM, INTELLECT AND PERSEVERANCE YOU PROVIDE. WE ASK THAT THIS SAME CLARITY OF MIND, DISCERNMENT AND VISION CONTINUE TO GUIDE EVERY DECISION MADE HERE TODAY. LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE RESTORATION OF HUMANITY AND LEADERSHIP, HELP US REMEMBER THAT BEHIND EVERY POLICY, EVERY VOTE AND EVERY DEBATE ARE REAL PEOPLE, REAL FAMILIES, AND REAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. GIVE OUR LEADERS THE COURAGE TO LOOK BEYOND PARTY LINES AND PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE HUMILITY TO LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS. MAY DECISIONS BE ROOTED IN JUSTICE, COMPASSION AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE GREATER GOOD. MAY THIS COUNCIL LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, UNITY, AND BOLD HOPE, CHOOSING WHAT BUILDS, HEALS, LIFTS THE ENTIRE CITY. GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS TAMPA, BLESS ITS LEADERS AND BLESS ALL WHO CALL THIS CITY HOME. I DECREE AND DECLARE TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY OF ANSWERED PRAYER. IN YOUR DARLING SON JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LATE. THERE IS A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. SO ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>NAYA YOUNG: HERE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A QUORUM. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FOR JANUARY 22nd AND THE WORKSHOP AND THE EVENING SESSIONS HELD ON JANUARY 29? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT INTO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A WALK-ON ORDINANCE. IS ANYONE SPEAKING ON THAT OR WILL WE GO AHEAD AND WALK IT ON? IF SO, I NEED A MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: [INAUDIBLE] >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE -- IT WILL BE ON FOR FIRST READING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON FIRST READING? >>LYNN HURTAK: YEAH, WE CAN PUT IT UNDER FIRST READINGS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: [INAUDIBLE] -- UNDER FIRST READING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN, I DON'T BELIEVE -- LET'S SEE WHERE THAT WOULD BE. IT WOULD BE PRIOR TO ITEM NUMBER 40. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. THIS IS THE WALK-ON. IT'S AFTER 39. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, YES. WAS THERE A VOTE ON THAT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO MOVED. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THERE IS A MEMO FROM MY OFFICE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE FOR ITEM NUMBER 1 AT THE REQUEST OF ATU, CAN -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH TO MAY 7, 2026 UNDER PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO. I HEARD A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM NUMBER 2, REQUEST FROM MY OFFICE FOR FEEDING TAMPA BAY. THIS IS GOING TO BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE TO BE DETERMINED. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WE NEED TO MOVE TO ITEM 31. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, THIS NEEDS TO BE MOVED UNDER STAFF REPORTS. I RECOMMEND PUTTING IT RIGHT AFTER ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE ITEM 31 TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 48 WAS MISNOTICED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 10:30. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WAS TOLD, NO. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU CAN TAKE IT NOW. CAN'T HEAR IT AT 10:30. MIGHT AS WELL REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA. MR. M MICHELINI REPRESENTS. THE DATE IS MAY 7 OF 2026, TO RENOTICE. REMOVE FROM AGENDA AND RENOTICE, PLEASE. >>STEVE MICHELINI: WE, WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE MAY 7 DATE FOR A NEW HEARING. >>LYNN HURTAK: IF YOUR MOTION COULD INCLUDE RENOTICING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE TO CONTINUE ITEM 48 TO -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: BECAUSE THIS IS A MISNOTICE, IT HAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND RESCHEDULED -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE TO REMOVE ITEM 48 AND IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO, ONE MOTION, SAME DATE. THE MOTION SHOULD BE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA AND RESCHEDULE IT TO BE RESET FOR MAY 7, 2026 AT 1:30. >> 10:30. >>MARTIN SHELBY: 10:30. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I HAVE A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 49 FROM TODAY'S -- >>LYNN HURTAK: 48 VAC 25-10. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I HAVE A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM 48, VAC 25-10 FROM TODAY'S AGENDA AND THEN HAVE IT RESET FOR MAY 7 UNDER 10:30 A.M., INCLUDING RENOTICING. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. >>STEVE MICHELINI: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOVING ON TO STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE FROM DIRECTOR TED FOWLER ON THE CITY PARK PIERS. SO THAT WILL GO ON. IS STAFF NEEDED FOR ITEM 51? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. YOU HAD CONTINUED THAT, DIDN'T YOU, OR NO? THE OLD LIBRARY BUILDING ON 7th RIGHT? >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. IT HAS BEEN -- I'M SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT? >>NAYA YOUNG: SURE. THEY CAME TO AN AGREEMENT, THREE-YEAR TERM FOR THE CONTRACT, IT IS TWO YEARS, AND THEN THEY PUT A CLAUSE IN THERE THAT EITHER SIDE WITH A 270-DAY NOTICE CAN TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. AND THEN ALSO THEY PUT INTO THE AGREEMENT THAT CITY OF TAMPA CAN GO IN AND MAKE ANY REPAIRS AND ASSESSMENTS WHILE THEY ARE WORKING, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T DISRUPT WHAT THEY ARE DOING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S FINE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MADAM CHAIR, THAT WILL BE NO STAFF NEEDED AND IT WILL BE TAKEN UP AFTER THE CONSENT DOCKET. >>LYNN HURTAK: CORRECT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: GOING BACK TO ITEM 31, DO WE NEED STAFF FOR THAT? THE LARGE AMOUNT, BUT DO WE NEED STAFF? >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I SAY ONE THING ON 51? WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. THE BIG PROPOSAL LAST YEAR WAS MOVE USF GRAPHICS STUDIOS IN THERE, AND THERE WAS A WHOLE MOVEMENT WHERE MONEY WAS RAISED AND THEN IT GOT STOPPED SOMEWHERE. SO THAT WOULD BE A TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT FOR THE WHOLE AREA AND PROVIDE GRASSROOTS ARTISTS PLACES TO LEVERAGE OFF THE EXPERTISE OF GRAPHICS. YOU MAY KNOW THAT ALREADY, JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS COMING UP WITH IDEAS, TOO. BUT THAT IS AN IDEA THAT COULD REALLY HELP TRANSFORM THE WHOLE AREA. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE. ITEM 5 2, DO WE NEED STAFF? >> NO. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: STAFF IS MONITORING THIS, IF YOU COULD ANNOUNCE AFTER CONSENSUS, NO STAFF OR STAFF. >>LYNN HURTAK: WELL, AT THE END -- THAT'S FINE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: AS YOU GO ALONG BECAUSE THEY ARE FOLLOWING. >>LYNN HURTAK: ITEM 31 NO STAFF, 51 NO STAFF, 52 NO STAFF. ITEM NUMBER 53. >>BILL CARLSON: YES, I DON'T FIND THE WRITTEN REPORT TO BE ACCEPTABLE, SO I WANT TO DISCUSS THEM. REALLY, WE COULD PROBABLY ASK MARTY, BUT IF SOMEBODY FROM LEGAL WANTS TO BE HERE, THE QUESTION IS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO RESTRICT WHAT IS DONE TO SHUT DOWN THE ROADS IN DOWNTOWN BECAUSE WHAT THEY ARE DOING ISN'T WORKING. >>LYNN HURTAK: I'M ASSUMING THAT ALSO APPLIES TO 54. >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH. >>LYNN HURTAK: 53 AND 54 WE DO WANT STAFF. I'LL TELL STAFF RIGHT NOW, YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO COME BEFORE LUNCH. BECAUSE -- OR POP UP HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE I THINK WE'LL GET THROUGH SOME THINGS. WHAT ABOUT 55? COUNCILMAN VIERA, THAT IS A VERBAL REPORT. WE'LL SAY YES, WE DO WANT STAFF FOR THAT. ITEM 56. THAT IS A WRITTEN RESPONSE. I WILL LEAVE IT TO SAY YES -- YEAH, WE MIGHT AS WELL DO 56 AS WELL. 57, THOSE ALL KIND OF GO TOGETHER. SO STAFF, YES FOR 55, 56, AND 57. 58 YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT DISCUSSION TO THE VERY END AFTER ITEM NUMBER 60 SO THAT WE CAN GET THE REST OF OUR AGENDA DONE. >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT? WE GOT BOMBARDED WITH E-MAILS. I THINK LAST WEEK WE WERE SAYING WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET BOMBARDED BY E-MAILS BUT WE DID ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. I THINK JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE SITTING AROUND ALL DAY WONDERING IF THEIR ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO GET FUNDED, I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE SOCIAL ACTION FUND COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IN A SEPARATE CONVERSATION. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. AND THAT'S TALKING ABOUT 2027. THAT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT NOW. THAT'S A MAY WORKSHOP, APRIL OR MAY. >>BILL CARLSON: THE QUESTION IS, WHAT I WAS GOING TO PROPOSE IS THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET SURPLUS, TALK ABOUT WHERE WE MOVE BUCKETS. IF WE DECIDE TO FUND SOMETHING OTHER THAN A CITY PROJECT, THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING A SET DOLLAR AMOUNT TO THE SOCIAL ACTION FUND AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION WITHIN THE SOCIAL ACTION FUND ABOUT HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY. I THOUGHT WE HAD SOME KIND OF EVENT IN MARCH TO TALK ABOUT IT. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. THAT'S TO TALK ABOUT THE 2027 BUDGET. WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT THAT DURING ITEM 58. I THINK THAT IS A GOOD IDEA. >>BILL CARLSON: BUT MY POINT IS THAT IF THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL NONPROFIT OUT HERE, IDEALLY, WE WOULD HAVE THE SOCIAL ACTION FUND DISCUSSION ON ITS OWN SEPARATE FROM -- THE DISCUSSION HERE TODAY WOULD BE WHETHER WE PUT MORE MONEY IN THE SOCIAL ACTION FUND. IDEALLY, WOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE NONPROFIT RIGHT NOW. >>LYNN HURTAK: AGAIN, I THINK THAT IS A DISCUSSION FOR 58. COUNCILMAN VIERA IS NOT HERE AND I KNOW HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT. YES, WE NEED STAFF FOR THAT. MS. KOPESKY WILL BE HERE FOR THAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I COULD JUST ADD TO THAT, JUST FOR THE CONTEXT FOR THE PUBLIC, THERE ARE NO BUDGET RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA, SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY OFFICIAL ACTION RELATIVE TO MOVING MONEY TODAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: ITEM NUMBER 59 IS STAFF NEEDED? NO. OKAY. SO NO STAFF IS NEEDED FOR 59. WHAT ABOUT 60? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CONTINUE TO FEBRUARY 19. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM 60 TO FEBRUARY 19. I HAVE A SECOND -- MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE 61 AND 62. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE ITEMS 61 AND 62. THOSE ARE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS. THOSE AREN'T THINGS WE CAN TALK ABOUT. I HAVE A SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I DO WANT TO SAY THAT -- ACTUALLY, I THINK WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT. I DON'T KNOW THAT -- COUNCILMAN VIERA MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT 51 OR 61. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. I BELIEVE, MR. SHELBY, IT IS UP TO YOU. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY HERE TO TALK WITH YOU VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT THE RULES OF DECORUM FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING. NOW, YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL OUT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT CARD, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK THIS MORNING UNDER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND PLACE IT IN THE BOX OUTSIDE. ONE CARD PER SPEAKER. EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME TO APPROACH AND SPEAK. PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO THOSE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEMS PER COUNCIL RULES. NOW, A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES PER SPEAKER. PRINT LEGIBLY BECAUSE NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ MAY NOT BE CALLED. TO SPEAK AT A PUBLIC HEARING, AND IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK AT SOMETHING LABELED A PUBLIC HEARING, ITEMS 40 THROUGH 49 ON TODAY'S AGENDA, THE PLACE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT IS NOT TO FILL OUT A CARD BUT TO FILL OUT THE SIGN-IN SHEET FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT'S AT THE PODIUM OUTSIDE, AND YOUR NAME WILL BE CALLED AT THE TIME -- EXCUSE ME, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE CALLED BUT YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE PLEASE REMINDED TO REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS. PLEASE DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. 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 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 MEMBERS SHOULD PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A SPEAKER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH YOU DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. SO IF YOU ARE HERE ON ITEMS ON THE CONSENT DOCKET OR HERE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING ON STAFF REPORTS OR AFTER THAT, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON OFF THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: I DO NOT HAVE THE SPEAKER CARDS YET, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR REGISTERED ONLINE SPEAKERS. WE'LL START WITH MR. RANDOLPH. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH. I AM WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC, OVER THE MONTHS WE DISCUSSED THE MAJOR PARTS OF THE JOB CREATION CENTER, HOW A.I. CAN HELP TRANSFORM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND CAN EXPAND CAPITAL ASSETS TO LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. I WANT TO SHOW HOW THEY CONNECT TOGETHER FOR THE EQUITY ROLE. THE WEST TAMPA OPPORTUNITY NETWORK BRINGS THESE COMPONENTS TOGETHER INTO A COORDINATED PATH MAKING RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. FIRST, THE SKILL ENHANCEMENT BUILDER OFFERING WORKSHOPS, CERTIFICATION TRAINING HIGH LIVING WAGE CAREER TO RESIDENTS TO GAIN SKILLS FOR TODAY'S TECH SOCIETY. SECOND, THE HOME-BASE E-COMMERCE SUPPORTS HOME-BASED AND ONLINE ENTREPRENEURS STOREFRONT DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING HELP AND BUSINESS TO RESIDENT CONNECTION THAT HELP GROW. THIRD, THE WEST TAMPA BUSINESS NEXT CONNECTS LOCAL COMPANIES WITH RESIDENTS, EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE MENTORSHIP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. FOUR, NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR CONNECT LINKS NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO SHARE INFORMATION, COORDINATE ACTIVITIES AND ACCESS RESOURCES, SOCIAL TIES. FINALLY, THE JOB CONNECTION IS A STREAMLINE -- WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND CAREER NAVIGATION SUPPORT CREATING A CLEAR PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT AND STABILITY. THE WEST TAMPA TECHNOLOGY AND WEALTH-BUILDING CENTER HAS MADE NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR THE BOTTOM-UP DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY. NO MONEY, NO OFFICE AND NO PAID STAFF. ONLY A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO DOING THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I HAVE THE SPEAKERS TODAY. JUST A REMINDER THAT IF YOU ARE TALKING ON THE AGENDA AND YOU HAVE WRITTEN SOMETHING DOWN, THOSE GO FIRST. PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC TOPIC GO NEXT. SO MY FIRST COMMENTER TODAY IS ELIZABETH THOMAS FOLLOWED BY MARYBETH WILLIAMS AND PASTOR WILLIAMS. ELIZABETH THOMAS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH THOMAS. THE GROWTH -- MORE AND MORE FAMILIES ARE MOVING IN. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE ENDLESS CONSTRUCTION, WAIT LIST FOR DAY CARES, FULL SUMMER PROGRAMS AND TRAFFIC WHERE A SHORT FIVE-MINUTE DRIVE NOW TAKES 25. YOU REALLY SEE IT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. KIDS ARE EVERYWHERE NOW. CHILDREN ARE OUTSIDE PLAYING IN PLACES WHERE JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THERE WASN'T A SINGLE KID IN SIGHT. THE COUNTY'S GROWTH IS WELL REPORTED AND YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT ACROSS SOUTH TAMPA. THERE IS SIMPLY MORE FAMILIES WITH KIDS EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK. THAT'S WHY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS ARE SO IMPORTANT. FAMILIES RELY ON THEM AND PERSONALLY VISITED EVERY PARK SOUTH OF GANDY AND MOST NORTH OF GANDY, WHAT STOOD OUT IMMEDIATELY WAS THAT THESE PARKS HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED FOR YEARS AT THE EXACT MOMENT WHEN WE NEED THEM THE MOST. THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES. AT PALMA CEIA LIONS PARK, THE PICNIC SHELTER ROOF IS CAVING IN. IT IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. ACROSS ALMOST EVERY PARK, THE PLAY STRUCTURES ARE OUTDATED, THE SWING SETS ARE MISSING SWINGS, CRACKED, AND MANY MOLDED SWINGS AS WELL. RIGHT ACROSS FROM ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL AT BOBBY HICKS PARK, THE BASKETBALL COURT IS SUNKEN IN. THAT'S WHY I SUPPORT ALLOCATING 2.5 MILLION IN SURPLUS ROLLOVER FUNDS TO SOUTH TAMPA PARK REPAIRS. THESE ARE LONG OVERDUE FIXES THAT FAMILIES RUN INTO EVERY DAY. THE LAND IS THERE. THE PARKS ARE ESTABLISHED. FAMILIES SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS JUST TO FIND A SAFE, USABLE PARK. THIS SURPLUS GIVES US A REAL CHANCE TO FINALLY ADDRESS THESE LONG-STANDING ISSUES. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION GADSDEN PARK, WHICH I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR HEAVILY. I'M GRATEFUL IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED BUT MANY OF THE IMPORTANT FIXES ARE SET FAR INTO THE FUTURE. FAMILIES ARE USING THAT PARK NOW, AND I HOPE THESE IMPROVEMENTS DO NOT GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE AND CAN BE COMPLETED ALONGSIDE THESE OTHER REPAIRS. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. WE HAVE MARYBETH WILLIAMS FOLLOWED BY PASTOR WILLIAMS. AND THEN AFTER THAT, TARAH BLUMA. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARYBETH WILLIAMS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK. ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, AND CITY STAFF FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR INCLUDING THE TAMPA RIVERWALK AS A CITY ASSET IN THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET. WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP AND FOR THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU PLACE IN OUR ORGANIZATION. THE SUPPORT WILL ALLOW CONTINUED HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMMING, EVENTS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND SERVICES THAT ACTIVATE THE RIVERWALK, ENHANCE OUR DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT AND CREATE WELCOMING EXPERIENCES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR OF STRONG COLLABORATION AND TO DELIVERING TOP-NOTCH PROGRAMMING THAT REFLECTS THE PRIDE WE ALL SHARE WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PASTOR WILLIAMS FOLLOWED BY TARAH BLUMA. AND THEN JASON MARLOW. >> MY NAME IS PASTOR WILLIAMS, LOCATED AT 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET. YOU KNOW I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT NOTHING ON THE AGENDA. I WANT TO SPEAK FROM MY HEART. YOU KNOW, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE AND I LOVE PEOPLE AND GOD LOVES PEOPLE. HE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE US IF HE DIDN'T LOVE US. THANK GOD THAT HE DO LOVE US. ALL OF US. WHETHER WHITE, BLACK, GREEN, WHATEVER COLOR YOU WANT TO BE. GOD LOVES EVERYBODY. I THANK GOD FOR LOVING ME. NOW I'VE GOT A PROBLEM. I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT NOTHING ON THE AGENDA, BUT I DID WANT TO SPEAK SOME BLACK HISTORY TO YOU. BUT NOT BLACK HISTORY NOW. IT'S WHITE HISTORY. I UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY. I'M WRITING A BOOK AND IT'S COMPLETED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY WANT ME TO PUBLISH IT OR NOT, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE IT PUBLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DON'T GET A FAIR SHARE HERE WHATSOEVER OR THE COURT HOUSE. BUT WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE PEOPLE. WE'RE WITH UNITED AND WE'RE SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AGENDA, AND WE WANT TO HONOR JESUS CHRIST, HONOR GOD ALMIGHTY. WE THANK GOD FOR THE DAYS. HANDICAP AND YOU ALL DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ME. SOMEBODY WILL GIVE A DAMN AND THAT'S GOD ALMIGHTY. GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME A. I GOT A LOT I WANT TO SAY. LIKE I SAID, NOTHING ON THIS AGENDA, BUT IT'S COMING FROM THE HEART. A LITTLE WHITE BOY WENT -- KILLED 20 PEOPLE BESIDES TEACHERS. THAT'S SAD. WHAT KIND OF SATISFACTION CAN HE GET OUT OF THAT? LITTLE WHITE GIRL. I'M WONDERING WHAT KIND OF SATISFACTION CAN SHE GET KILLING HER MAMA. HER MAMA WAS A SUNDAY SCHOOLTEACHER. WE DON'T DO THINGS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. I TELL YOU SOMETHING, WE TRY TO GET IT RIGHT FOR THE LORD JESUS OR WE'LL BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE IF WE DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT. I PRAISE GOD EVERYWHERE I GO. MY LOVE FOR GOD AND LOVE FOR YOU, THANK GOD FOR YOU ALL. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE A CARD FOR SANDY -- I THINK IT'S SANCHEZ. I DON'T SEE SANDY HERE. OH OKAY. THIS IS FOR A REZONING, AND WE DON'T FILL OUT COMMENT CARDS. THOSE HAVE TO BE TALKED ABOUT DURING THE REZONING ITSELF. TARAH BLUMA. WE'LL WAIT UNTIL -- FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILMAN VIERA HAS JOINED US. OKAY. TARAH BLUMA. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M TARAH BLUMA. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD A TIME OR TWO THIS WEEK THAT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTH TAMPA WOULD LIKE SOME HELP WITH THEIR PARKS. TODAY, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THE PARKS IN SOUTH TAMPA WITH SOME DESPERATELY NEEDED REPAIRS. YOU ALL RECEIVED A LIST OF REPAIRS COMPILED WITH FEEDBACK FROM HUNDREDS OF MOMS. WE ASK THAT YOU PRIORITIZE THESE ISSUES. WHILE I'M SURE WE COULD HAVE COME UP WITH A LIST OF OUR WANTS A MILE LONG, THIS LIST WAS FOCUSED ON THOSE NEEDS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED TO ACHIEVE A BASIC MINIMUM STANDARD. THEY INCLUDE REPLACING THE ONLY TWO SPECIAL NEEDS SWINGS IN SOUTH TAMPA THAT HAVE BOTH BEEN BROKEN FOR YEARS. REPLACING SWING SETS FULL OF RUST AND SWINGS FULL OF MOLD, A SHELTER BATHROOM COMBO WITH THE ROOF CAVED IN. SLIDES THAT ARE BOARDED UP JUST TO NAME A FEW. PLEASE DO YOUR UTMOST TO ENSURE THE ENTIRE LIST IS RESOLVED. AFTER A PRODUCT MEETING WITH MR. FOWLER, WE ARE FOCUSED ON A FEW OF THE ISSUES THAT WE THINK CAN BE RESOLVED WITH A $2.5 MILLION ALLOCATION FROM THE 2025 REMAINING FUND BALANCE. WE ASK FOR THIS AMOUNT WITH CONSIDERATION TO OTHER NON-CRA AREAS THAT MAY ALSO WANT AND NEED HELP. YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE THAN 5 MILLION TO ALLOCATE, BUT TURNS OUT YOU'VE BEEN APPROVING THINGS WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE AND TRANSPARENCY THAT YOU WERE EVEN DOING SO. EVEN TODAY, YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE $200,000 FOR GOLF COURSES WITH THE LEFTOVER MONEY. NOTHING AGAINST GOLF COURSES, BUT WHY ARE THEY GETTING A SPECIAL ITEM? WHY AREN'T YOU CONSIDERING THAT REQUEST WITH THE REST OF THE $5 MILLION? YOU ARE ALSO APPROVING AJ PA LOAM AS TODAY. WE SPENT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS ON DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND PERMITTING, EXCUSE ME, FOR A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A BUILDING. BACK WHEN WE RECEIVED THE MONEY, $2 MILLION WAS GOING TO CONNECT THE TWO PARKS UNDER THE BRIDGE, PROVIDE SOME SEAWALL IMPROVEMENTS, NEW BOARDWALK, AND A FLOATING KAYAK DOCK. TODAY, WHAT YOU ARE APPROVING DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY OF THAT. THE $2 MILLION WAS FREE MONEY FROM THEA THAT THE CITY JUST COULDN'T BE BOTHERED TO USE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. HOW MUCH MORE COULD YOU GET WITH YOUR MONEY BACK IN 2021 THAN YOU CAN GET TODAY? SOUTH TAMPA DESERVES BETTER. YOU'VE BEEN TO OUR PARKS. YOU SEE OUR NEEDS. YOU USUALLY DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR US. TODAY YOU DO AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE JASON MARLOW FOLLOWED BY LUKE -- SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCE THAT. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, ON THIS DREARY THURSDAY. I'M HERE JUST TO ADVOCATE SIMPLY FOR THE FULL FUNDING OF CORNERSTONE KIDS COMMUNITY STEPPING-STONES. AS A PRODUCT OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE CORE TO KEEPING KIDS OUT OF TROUBLE. IF NOT FOR THE PROGRAMS, I WOULD BE EVEN MORE TROUBLED THAN I ALREADY AM TODAY. COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED HOW INVESTING IN THE PROGRAMS IS A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO BOTH COMBATING CRIME AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL YOUTH. I'D ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL TO LEAN INTO CREATIVE WAYS OF FINDING WAYS TO ASSIST THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO BOTH THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ALL STAY DRY. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT IS LUKE SWALK FOLLOWED BY JOHN DANGLER. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS LUKE SIRAC. I AM THE PERMIT MANAGER FOR DOMAIN HOMES HERE TO SPEAK TODAY, JUST KIND OF AN INTRODUCTORY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 60, WHICH I THINK HAS TO DO WITH THE SIDEWALK AMENDMENTS. AT DOMAIN HOMES, WE DO A LOT OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REBUILDS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THE CITY. TODAY I'M SPEAKING MOSTLY ON BEHALF OF THEM RATHER THAN ON BEHALF OF DOMAIN HOMES. A LOT OF THOSE OWNERS THAT WE REBUILT FOR LAST YEAR HAD TO DO SO BECAUSE OF DAMAGES FROM THE HURRICANES IN 2024. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE A GOOD PERSON TO KIND OF SPEAK ON THIS WITH JUST SOME PRETTY ON THE GROUND INSIGHT INTO THE CODE AND THE PROCESS AND WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAD TO GO THROUGH IN THEIR REBUILDS. SO MANY OF THE HOMEOWNERS WE BUILT FOR LAST YEAR WERE REBUILDS FROM THE HURRICANE DAMAGE. MOST OF THEM WERE IN FLOOD ZONES WHERE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, DITCHES PREVENTED THEM FROM INSTALLING REQUIRED SIDEWALKS. THIS RESULTED IN THEM PAYING UP TO $25,000 IN SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEES. AND IT IS OURS AND THE HOMEOWNER'S BELIEF THAT THE FEES WERE UNFAIR DUE TO THEM HAVING TO REBUILD BY FORCE AND NOT REALLY BY CHOICE. SO THAT IS THE CONTEXT HERE, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF DO SOME SPRING CLEANING WITH THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU CODE. I DRAFTED UP AN AMENDMENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH I'LL PROVIDE TO YOU IN A MOMENT. I HAVE THEM ALL PRINTED OUT HERE FOR EVERYBODY TO READ WHEN THEY GET TO IT TODAY. HERE IS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS IN THIS DRAFT. NUMBER ONE, AND THIS IS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM. THE REST OF THEM ARE KIND OF OPTIONAL, JUST THINGS TO CONSIDER. THE FIRST THING IS, ALLOW STORM DAMAGED VICTIMS REQUIRED TO REBUILD PER THE FEMA 51% DAMAGE RULE EXEMPTION FROM SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEES. ALSO CONSIDER EXPANDING THIS TO FUTURE DISASTER EVENTS AND/OR PEOPLE REBUILDING FROM NON-FEMA COMPLIANT STRUCTURES NOW TO FEMA COMPLIANT IN THE FUTURE. AND THERE IS ALREADY A SECTION IN THE CODE WHICH EXEMPTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEES. THE SECOND THING IS TO REMOVE SECTION 22-103-C-1 WHICH ALLOWS THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OPTION WHEN THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS TO CONNECT TO. I THINK THIS JUST REMOVES AMBIGUITY FROM THE CODE, AND IF YOU CAN PUT IN A SIDEWALK, YOU MUST. JUST MAKE IT EASY. NEXT IS ADD STANDARDS FOR SIDEWALK REPORTS FROM MOBILITY. AND NUMBER FOUR IS CONSIDER ALLOWING SIDEWALK IN LIEU FUNDS TO BE USED FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND NOT JUST NEW SIDEWALKS. NUMBER FIVE IS JUST CLEANING UP LANGUAGE, REFERRING TO ONE FUND VERSUS MULTIPLE FUNDS. THERE'S MULTIPLE FUNDS PER SECTION 22-104. JUST SOME CLEANING TO DO THERE. THANK YOU GUYS. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THIS IS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 60, THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUED. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. FEEL FREE TO ADD IT, BUT WE CONTINUED THAT TO FEBRUARY 19. >>MARTIN SHELBY: [INAUDIBLE] >>LYNN HURTAK: SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE DID THAT DURING AGENDA REVIEW. I HAVE JOHN DANGLER FOLLOWED BY -- ACTUALLY, I HAVE FIVE CARDS FROM SOMEONE SAYING WE NEED TO ALLOCATE TIME. DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE DO NOT ALLOCATE TIME. SO I WILL CALL EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. I HAVE JOHN DANGLER FOLLOWED BY -- OH, OKAY, NO, MR. DANGLER. WE ARE MOVING ON -- MS. SANCHEZ, YOU CAME INTO THE ROOM. I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU FILLED OUT A COMMENT CARD, BUT REZONINGS HAVE TO BE TALKED ABOUT DURING REZONINGS THEMSELVES. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANYTHING ELSE? IF SO, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME UP. IF NOT, I WILL PUT YOUR CARD AWAY. I WILL PUT YOU ON FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ALSO. I HAVE FIVE CARDS FOR A P-3 PROPOSAL. IF YOU ALL HAVE AN ORDER WITH WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO, IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN WE'LL GO WITH ONE PERSON AND THEN I GUESS WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. DON'T FEEL COMPELLED TO USE YOUR FULL THREE MINUTES IF YOU DON'T NEED TO. THANK YOU. >> WE THANK YOU SO MUCH -- ROBERT JAMES. RESIDENT HERE IN THE TAMPA AREA. JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL TO THE CITY. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONNECTED VEHICLE PILOTS THAT WERE DONE, I WAS THE CHIEF ENGINEER ON THE TAMPA CONNECTED VEHICLE PILOT AS WELL AS INVOLVED IN THE NEW YORK CONNECTED VEHICLE PILOT THAT WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. COLUMBUS CITY, TECHNICAL LEAD FOR THAT. THIS IS THE EVOLUTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY. WE'LL BRING THIS TO YOU EXACTLY ADDRESSING MAYOR CASTOR'S COMMENT ABOUT THE ACHILLES' HEEL IN TAMPA. I SPOKE WITH MAYOR CASTOR AND GAVE HER INFORMATION. EXCITED TO SOLVE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM THAT COUNCILMAN VIERA HAD ON THE WAY GETTING HERE TODAY. AND JUST REALLY ADDRESSING SAVING LIVES AND IMPROVING THE TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MY TEAM IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND STUFF WE WANT TO BRING AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY. REALLY LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE EVOLUTION. IT'S NOT GOING TO COST THE CITY ANYTHING. WE NEED TO LET US ALLOW TO DO IT, BRING THE DEVICES IN, PUT THEM AROUND THE CITY SO WE CAN SAVE LIVES AND GIVE YOU THE MICROPOSITIONING AND REAL-TIME INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE NEED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MULTIPLYING THE CONNECTED VEHICLE BENEFITS BY A THOUSAND. YOU'LL BE OUT IN FRONT OF THE COUNTRY, YOU AND NEW YORK AND AS OTHER CITIES STARTED ADOPTING THIS, OPENING UP THE DOORS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING. VERY EXPANSIVE BECAUSE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS CATCHING ON VERY QUICKLY. WE ALREADY SOLVED THE CHICKEN AND EGG PROBLEM, THE CONNECTED VEHICLE PILOT HAD. THE VEHICLES AND CELL PHONES ALREADY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY IN IT. WE JUST NEED TO PUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ASIDE TO MAKE THEM TALK TO EACH OTHER. FROM DAY ONE, AS SOON AS THIS IS DEPLOYED, THE CITY FLEETS WILL START BENEFITING WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY. WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE CELL PHONE DEVICE THAT CAN GO UP IN YOUR FLEET VEHICLES AND TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE, LANE LEVEL. ADDRESS ALL KINDS OF LITIGATION ISSUES BECAUSE YOU'LL KNOW EXACTLY RECONSTRUCTING ANY ACCIDENT TO TEN CENTIMETER ACCURACY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE VEHICLES WERE DURING THOSE ACCIDENTS. REDUCING LITIGATION, SAVING A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR PER DRIVER ON INSURANCE COSTS BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED LITIGATION AND THE LIVES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SAVED. WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO PRESENTING YOU SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO SAVE LIVES AND SOULS BECAUSE THIS ORGANIZATION, HALF OF THE REVENUE THAT WE'LL GENERATE IS GOING TO GO TO CHARITY. IT'S REALLY BEEN SET UP AS A GOD-CENTERED ORGANIZATION THAT WE REALLY WANT TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS BENEFIT TAMPA CITY AND SAVE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR IN THE CITY BUDGETS AS WELL AS GENERATE BENEFIT TO THE ECONOMY AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, DAMON HURL -- I'M SORRY. WHOEVER IS NEXT. PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MAKE SURE THIS WORKS. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT'S UPSIDE DOWN. THERE IS A WHEEL UP TOP THAT YOU CAN MOVE TO MAKE IT FIT. >> SUPPOSED TO SEE IT HERE? >>LYNN HURTAK: YOU NEED TO SAY YOUR NAME FIRST. >> LARRY DUKE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I BROUGHT THIS -- I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS. THIS TECHNOLOGY, SOME OF THIS SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY IS ALREADY IN PLACE, ALREADY BEING USED, BUT NOT TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO. THERE ARE DEFICIENCIES IN CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES. THIS, WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE HERE IS GOING TO BRING ALL THAT TO MATURITY. IT'S GOING TO FILL THE GAPS. IT'S GOING TO FILL THE HOLES. IT'S GOING TO PREVENT AND DO THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. ZERO COST DEPLOYMENT. NO BUDGET IMPACT TO THE CITY. 8 TO $25 MILLION IN ANNUAL OPERATING SAVINGS. THROUGH AVOIDANCE OF CRASHES, ALL KINDS OF THINGS. 200 TO 1200 FEWER PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CRASHES EVERY YEAR. 75 TO 200 MILLION DOLLARS IN TOTAL ANNUAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO TAMPA. FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS BASICALLY GOING TO LEAD THE WAY IN NOT JUST TAMPA, BUT EVENTUALLY EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S A TREMENDOUS -- THERE ARE SO MANY TREMENDOUS BENEFITS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THE CV -- CEVE APP. THIS IS AN APP USED IN 20 DIFFERENT CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. I BELIEVE IT IS USED IN TAMPA. AUDIBLE AND HEADS-UP DISPLAY FOR PEDESTRIANS, BIKE SAFETY, ET CETERA. IMMEDIATE ACCIDENT MICROPOSITIONING RECONSTRUCTION FOR INSURANCE CLAIMS. SO THIS IS GOING TO SAVE THE CITY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. BETTER AUTOMATED VEHICLE LOCATION POSITION FOR FLEET VEHICLES. SO, AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO PERFECT THAT PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY AND MAKE THAT WAY MORE BENEFICIAL AND USEFUL FOR LIKE FULL DEPLOYMENT. ALSO EMERGENCY VEHICLE AUTOMATION. AGAIN, THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS TO THIS, JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE HERE. WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GOD BLESS. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. IF THE REST OF YOUR GROUP -- NEVER MIND. GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> WILLIAM TOTMAN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY IS IMPLEMENTED. HERE, WE HAVE A ROADWAY MARKER AND A TOP OF LIGHT POST CONNECTOR, WHETHER THIS IS THE EXACT IMPLEMENTATION AS IT LOOKS ON THE CONNECTOR OR NOT, LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT STORY. THE TECHNOLOGY IS ULTRAWIDE BAND GEOMETRY -- OR ROADWAY GEOMETRY NETWORK. BASICALLY, YOU HAVE YOUR MARKERS, WHETHER THEY ARE EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND OR YOU SEE THEY ARE ACTUALLY LIGHTENED UP FROM THE SOLAR HERE. EITHER FROM HERE OR SOMETHING THAT IS MOUNTED NEAR THE ROADWAY. IT PROVIDES A GEOMETRY FROM WHICH YOU CAN TELL WHERE THE LANES ARE. AND THE CARS, THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR CELL PHONES OR BIKES CAN RELATE TO THOSE BEACONS AND THE GEOMETRY IS MADE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF -- IT IS DOWN TO THE MILLISECOND AS FAR AS WHERE THE POSITION OF THE VEHICLE IS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ABLE TO GET DOWN TO TEN CENTIMETERS, ABOUT FOUR INCHES. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN PROOF OF CONCEPT. IN NEW YORK CITY, I USED TO LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY, SO THIS IS REAL FOR ME. THIS EXAMPLE HERE IS ON 6th AVENUE ABOUT 10 BLOCKS. WE USE THE LIGHT POST MOUNTS AND THE DIFFERENCE IN THESE TWO LINES IS RED IS STANDARD GEOPOSITIONING OR GPS WITH YOUR PHONES, AND THEN THE BLUE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT THE ULTRAWIDE BAND SOLUTION PROVIDED. ALSO MENTIONED HERE IS THE L LINE WHICH CUTS ACROSS TO UNION SQUARE AND INTO BROOKLYN AND HAVING WAITED FOR TRAINS FOR EIGHT YEARS, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S LIKE. IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE TRAIN IS AND WHEN EXACTLY IT WILL COME IN. AND BEING ABLE -- THAT'S ALSO BEEN PASSED ON TO APPS WHEN YOU'RE NOT EVEN IN THE STATION, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT FOR PLANNING A TRIP AND BEING ABLE TO GET WHERE YOU NEED TO BE. NOW, I MENTIONED BEFORE THAT FOR BICYCLE SAFETY, THE ULTRAWIDE BAND, THE NATURE OF IT, YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE AROUND CORNERS. ANYONE THAT'S TRAVELING IN THEIR VEHICLE CAN BE ALERTED, HEY, HERE COMES A PEDESTRIAN. HERE COMES A BICYCLIST OR E-SCOOTER, E-BIKE, ET CETERA. THERE WE CAN PROMOTE SAFETY AND AVOID ACCIDENTS. THE RECONSTRUCTION FOR ACCIDENTS SUPER HELPFUL. YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO IS IN THE WRONG, WHAT HAPPENED, MYSTERY SOLVED. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. >> HI, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KOLTEN ELLIOT. I AM A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT ADVISOR FOR URGENCE. I JUST WANT TO REINSTATE AND COME UPON THIS BOARD HERE, THE TECHNOLOGY HAS PROVEN, AGAIN, WE DID A PILOT TEST IN NEW YORK AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. IT'S NOT GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS ANY DOLLARS. IN FACT, IT'S GOING TO SAVE THE CITY OF TAMPA, LET ALONE $10 MILLION ANNUALLY, AS WELL AS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS WAY BETTER THAN LiDAR, THAN VISION THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED. THIS IS THE FUTURE, AND WE BELIEVE THAT TAMPA IS RIGHT FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH WAYMO, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ALREADY DEPLOYED THROUGH THE CITY, THIS HAS A MAJOR APPLICATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, FOR TESLA. THIS IS THE FUTURE, AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE AND LISTENING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU ALL. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAST. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAMON HURLBERG. MY BROTHERS AND I GREW UP IN SOUTH TAMPA, 1967 TO 1977, WHEN IT WAS REALLY A VILLAGE. ACTUALLY, MY BROTHER WROTE A SONG CALLED 813. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT, I RECOMMEND YOU CHECK IT OUT. AWESOME. REMINDS YOU OF THE DAYS RIDE YOUR BICYCLE FROM SAN RAFAEL TO VAAS SVELTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. -- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AMAZING PLACE TO GROW UP. THE BEACH WAS 25 MINUTES AWAY. THIS THR TECHNOLOGY REALLY IS GD NEWS FOR TAMPA. I HOPE WE LAUNCH HERE IN TAMPA FIRST. THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT ARE GOING TO BE INTERESTED IN THIS. THIS IS MY HOME. THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP. AND I WANT TO SEE IT LAUNCH HERE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS INTERESTED IN. IF WE CAN SOMEHOW ALL GET TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO KNOCK DOWN SOME OF THE DOORS AND GET THIS LAUNCHED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, IT'S REALLY GOING TO SAVE LIVES. IT IS THE LIVES OF YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR COMMUNITY, AND ALL THE 125 MILLION VISITORS THAT COME INTO FLORIDA ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT. JUST WANT TO -- I'M HOPING TAMPA GOES FIRST, SO LET'S SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ASHLEY MORROW, FOLLOWED BY STEPHEN MICHELINI AND SANDY SANCHEZ. >> HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. HELLO, MY NAME IS ASHLEY MORROW. I WILL BE SHARING TAMPA'S BLACK HISTORY. SO WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THE 1870s. SO THE FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BEATING OF TOM CLARK. THE JAMES GADDIS COURT ALSO ADMINISTERED THE ROUGHEST SORT OF JUSTICE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DEMANDED POLITICAL RIGHTS OR CRITICIZED THE LOCAL POWER STRUCTURE. SOME WERE TAKEN TO THE WHIPPING POST FOR THE MOST TRIVIAL OFFENSES AND LASHED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW UNTIL BLOOD TRICKLED DOWN THEIR HEELS OR THRUST INTO THE PILLORY. IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE WITH TOM CLARKE, HIS EARS WERE NAILED TO A POST. GADDIS -- GETIS DID NOT PERMIT CLARKE TO BRING IN A WITNESS. HE WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING A GUN TUBE. AND THIS TIME, THE JUDGE SENTENCED HIM TO RECEIVE 39 LASHES. THE FORT BROOKE COMMANDER NOTED, JUDGING FROM THE CONDITION OF HIS BACK, THE SENTENCE WAS EXECUTED IN A VERY BRUTAL MANNER. AND THIS WAS IN 1866. RIGHT AFTER EMANCIPATION. IN THE NEWSPAPER, HE GOES TO THE GOVERNOR, GOVERNOR REED AND ASKED TO START A MILITIA HERE IN TAMPA. HE ACTUALLY COMES BACK. HE IS CHARGED WITH LARCENY AND HE COMES BACK WITH A STATE UNIFORM ON CARRYING A CALVARY SABER, WHICH IS LIKE A SWORD. IT SAID THAT HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO START A COMPANY HERE IN TAMPA FLORIDA. HERE IS THE LIST OF THE 94 MEN, BLACK MEN THAT WERE A PART OF THAT BLACK MILITIA. IT WAS IN 1870. SOME NAMES ARE MORE FAMILIAR THAN OTHERS. I'M GOING TO TALK A LOT ABOUT THOMAS McKNIGHT. HE WAS A LEADER BACK IN THOSE DAYS. THERE'S NO PICTURE OF HIM, SO WE DON'T REALLY HEAR ABOUT HIM A LOT. BUT THIS IS HIS NAME RIGHT HERE. HE IS A CAPTAIN. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH TOM CLARKE, THE ONE WHO GOT WHIPPED. THOMAS McKNIGHT CAME FROM HERNANDO AS A LOT OF BLACK LEADERS CAME FROM HERNANDO COUNTY AND MOVED TO TAMPA FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MILITARY THAT WAS HERE IN THIS AREA. I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THE DATE. AUGUST 27, 1870. THAT NEXT MONTH, SEPTEMBER 11, 1870, THE FREEDMAN'S BUREAU SCHOOL STARTED. IT NEEDED TO BE STARTED IN ORDER TO HAVE SOME PROTECTION FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO START HERE IN TAMPA. BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON. FINALLY, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL A PROGRAM THAT MYSELF AND GREEN BOOK TAMPA BAY, DR. HILLARY VAN DYKE AND DR. SHERYL RODRIGUEZ ARE PUTTING ON AT C. BLYTHE ANDREWS JUNIOR LIBRARY, A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN EAST TAMPA. CALLED THE BEAT AT TAMPA BAY. BLACK EMERGING TALKS OF TAMPA BAY. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY IN TAMPA. I THINK A LOT OF GROWTH COMES THROUGH PROGRAMMING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. SANDY SANCHEZ AND THEN STEVE MICHELINI. FOLLOWED BY POYNOR. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. SANDY DEDIEGO SANCHEZ. THIS PAST WEEK, I SENT YOU ALL AN E-MAIL LISTING THE DIFFICULTIES I HAD GOING THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THAT BECAUSE IT IS QUITE LENGTHY. PROBLEM WITH THE DELAYS ARE VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE. THOSE THAT WANT TO COMPLY SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE MANY CHALLENGES WITH THE PERMITTING SYSTEM. I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT MR. MICHELINI'S SUGGESTION ON THE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. BUT ALONG WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST A WORKSHOP THAT WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY ARE HAVING. OUR SITUATION, MY SITUATION, AND THE ONE MR. MICHELINI IS REPRESENTING ARE NOT ISOLATED. THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS AND THEY GO ON DEAF EARS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT MR. MICHELINI'S REQUEST TO CHANGE, TO TRY AND REORGANIZE AND MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STEVE MICHELINI FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE POYNOR, AND THAT IS THE LAST COMMENT WE HAVE FOR TODAY. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: I DON'T HAVE A CARD FOR HIM, BUT IF HE'S HERE, THEN THAT'S FINE. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. WHAT I HAD SAID TO YOU OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO INVOLVES SUSPENDING -- SUSPENDING FINES WHILE YOU ARE IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS AND TRYING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. IT'S NOT AS EASY TO GET OUT OF AS IT WAS REPRESENTED TO YOU. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU GET IN THIS FINE SITUATION, LIENS ARE PLACED ON PROPERTIES QUICKLY WHILE YOU ARE IN EITHER A REZONING OR A VARIANCE OR PERMITTING, AND YOU CAN'T JUST GO TO THE HEARING AND SAY, PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER DATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT THAT EASY. IT REALLY IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. I KNOW WHAT TO DO. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME. I CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT IS FOR A LAY PERSON OR SOMEBODY ELSE WHO IS NOT AS INFORMED OR NOT INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. WE URGE YOU. I KNOW YOU SET A WORKSHOP DATE FOR THIS TO COME BACK IN MAY. BUT THE URGENCY OF THIS IS EXACERBATED BY THE AMOUNT OF FINES AND THE LIENS THAT ARE PLACED ON PROPERTY. I HAVE A DIFFERENT ISSUE I WANT TO SHOW YOU. THIS IS LATE-NIGHT WORK THAT'S BEING CONDUCTED AND PROPERTY IS BEING USED FOR STORAGE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT. I WANT TO PLAY THIS FOR YOU. CAN YOU HEAR THAT? >>LYNN HURTAK: NOT WELL. >> THIS IS 10:30 AT NIGHT. PLATT AND FREMONT. HEAVY EQUIPMENT, AND THE RESIDENTS THERE ARE COMPLAINING. THERE ARE LIGHTS AND THESE BEEPERS. I'VE TURNED THIS INTO CODE ENFORCEMENT. I'VE ALSO DISCUSSED IT WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND TPD. THEY ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. ANYWAY, I'VE SENT YOU AN E-MAIL EARLIER REGARDING THIS AS WELL. BUT THIS IS GOING ON ALL NIGHT. IF IT COMPLIES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CODE, 7 P.M. IS THE CUT-OFF AND 7 A.M. IS THE BEGINNING. THERE ARE TWO VIDEOS. I'LL SHOW YOU THE OTHER ONE. THESE ARE ON DIFFERENT NIGHTS. COME ON. OH WELL. YOU GET THE IDEA. FREMONT AND PLATT. AND THERE IS PROBABLY A 30 OR 3T THAT THEY ARE ACCESSING, NO SILT BARRIERS. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANKS. >>LYNN HURTAK: STEPHANIE POYNOR. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POYNOR, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE PARKING FEES WENT UP. DID ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? DID ANYBODY HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? THIS IS, OF COURSE, RHETORICAL, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING OR HEARING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF YOU KNEW ABOUT IT, GREAT, BUT THE CITIZENS WHO ARE COMING AND PAYING TO PARK DOWN HERE ARE KIND OF UPSET ABOUT IT. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE RESOLUTION. NUMBER 27, PALONIS PARK, KIND OF MY BABY. THIS IS AN AGENDA, GCA, GANDY CIVIC ASSOCIATION. SEPTEMBER OF 2021 WHEN THEY GOT PUBLIC COMMENT. STARTED IN APRIL 2021. $2 MILLION GIVEN TO THE CITY OF TAMPA BY THEA. THIS WHAT GOT THIS STIRRED UP. WHEN I SAW THIS IN AUGUST, I WENT, WAIT A MINUTE, STILL FIVE YEARS LATER, WE DON'T HAVE A PARK YET. YET THERE WAS NO PROJECTION TO SPEND ANY MONEY IN THAT PARK FOR FIVE MORE YEARS. SO I STARTED SCREAMING. THERE WAS NO INTENTION OF SPENDING THAT MONEY. NOW, I PULLED THIS MORNING OFF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PAGE. IT SAYS, INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAIL CONNECTION UNDER THE GANDY BRIDGE, PASSIVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, FISHING PICNICKING WALKING KAYAK LAUNCHING, OTHER PATHS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. BOARDWALK SHELTER BLAH BLAH BLAH. SO WE GET DOWN HERE TO THE SCOPE OF WORK, WHICH I GOT ON E-MAIL YESTERDAY, AND IT SAYS IN THE SCOPE OF WORK, IT SAYS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A DOCK OR PIER, CONSIDERING WE HAVE TWO PIERS IN SOUTH TAMPA, SOUTH OF GANDY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. BUT I LOVE THIS DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS, THE MODULAR BUILDING IS GOING TO BE -- IT'S A MODULAR BUILDING, AND IT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE LIGHT FIXTURES. YOU GET TO GO TO THE BATHROOM IN THE DARK. THERE'S NO WATER FOUNTAINS. REALLY? IT'S HOT HERE. YOU NEED WATER FOUNTAINS. THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS? THIS IS CRAP. WE GOT SCREWED. WE HAD $2 MILLION. $2 MILLION IN 2021 MONEY WAS A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN IT IS NOW. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET AMENITIES. NOT ONLY WERE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE AMENITIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT WE HAD THAT PARK AND THE ONE TO THE NORTH OF IT SHUT DOWN FOR FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THAT BEFORE THEA. WHY IS IT THAT THE MONEY WASN'T SPENT? WE NEED ALL THE AMENITIES WE WERE PROMISED. WE NEED THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED ON HERE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021. EITHER THAT OR THEY ARE MAKING MR. THOMPSON INTO A LIAR TODAY. IT'S NOT FAIR. WE PAY OVER $10 MILLION. WE HAD A $10 MILLION JUMP WITH ALL THE EXTRA APARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE DOWN HERE, AND YOU GUYS CAN'T FIND THE MONEY TO DO THE RIGHT THING? DO BETTER. I KNOW IT'S NOT YOU. I KNOW IT'S NOT COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE WHO WALKED IN. BEARING ANY -- OKAY. GO. TWO MORE SPEAKERS. THANK YOU. >> SURGRET DOSS. IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS WELL AND ACTUALLY EVERY DAY IS BLACK HISTORY DAY AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY YOU ALL ARE THE DEVIL, BUT YOU ALL DAMN SURE DOING HIS WORK. FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DIDN'T KNOW ON THE VERY SAME MORNING THAT THE MAN WAS ARRESTED, THE CITY COUNCIL CANCELED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN AND PRETTY MUCH SAID, HEY, JUST GET YOUR ASSES OUT OF HERE. THAT WAS DISRESPECTFUL TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. I GUESS EVERYWHERE BUT TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, OF COURSE, THE SECOND DCA AND 13th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SUPPOSED TO BE RULES THAT YOU ALL SUPPOSED TO ABIDE BY. SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF OUR ANCESTORS, LATE GREAT JOE MADISON AND GET IT WHERE THE GOATS CAN GET IT. RULES ARE ACCOMPLISHED AND PLAYING FIELD LEVEL, WE KILL IT. WHEN THEY CAN'T BEAT YOU, THEY GOING TO CHEAT YOU. I GUESS ANOTHER TESTAMENT, SO-CALLED CHRISTIANS THAT THEY THINK RECHARACTERIZED THE INDIVIDUALS THEY CLAIM TO WORSHIP IS MORE PROOF OF THE HEINOUSNESS OF YOU PEOPLE SOMETIMES. THEY EVEN REBRANDED WOKE. WOKE WAS A WARNING WORD TO OUR COMMUNITY TO PEOPLE TRAVELING AND DOING OTHER THINGS TO BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL HANG YOU FROM TREES IN THIS NATION. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN CERTAIN PLACES, BE AWARE OF SUN-DOWN TIMES. THAT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO. SEE, MY FATHER JOINED THE MILITARY WHEN HE STILL WOULD HAVE HAD TO SIT IN THE BACK OF A BUS. IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS, PEOPLE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH HOW CRUMP MAN APPROACHES THINGS. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND IF A PERSON WHO LOOKS LIKE ME AND WHO SERVED IN THIS NATION'S MILITARY AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED, SAY IT'S OKAY FOR ANYBODY TO VIOLATE ANYBODY ELSE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH IT OR NOT. BECAUSE THEY START WITH A LITTLE BIT AND THEN THEY TAKE A LOT. AND SO TEMPER YOURSELVES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF THINGS. I DO RECOMMEND THAT EVERYBODY TAKE THE TIME TO READ THAT PARCHMENT THEY CALL THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. IT'S NOT MY FAULT IF YOU DIDN'T GET TO ATTEND THE GREATEST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER, SIR. GENTLEMAN IN THE BEIGE -- >>LYNN HURTAK: YES, PLEASE COME UP AND START WITH YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS DAVID PHILIPSON. I AM FROM BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. I RECENTLY MOVED TO HILLSBOROUGH. FOR A HUNDRED YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A CONFEDERATE STATUE IN BROOKSVILLE. I SAW THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WHERE A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF ASHLEY MORROW, I BELIEVE HER NAME IS -- >>LYNN HURTAK: SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU. >> OH, HELLO, BY THE WAY. TALKED ABOUT THE MANOR HOUSE AND THE GENTLEMAN WHO OWNED IT AND ALL THAT. MY MAIN POINT IS THE MANOR HOUSE IN BROOKSVILLE GENERATES A REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY. IT IS ACTUALLY -- YES, IT IS TRUE THAT THE MANOR HOUSE SERVES AS A VENUE FOR PARTIES AND WEDDINGS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IT IS USED, LIKE I SAID, TO GENERATE A REVENUE. FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, AND THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO LOOK INTO, THE PROPERTY IN THE MANOR HOUSE ITSELF IS PROBABLY ON THE LIST OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA. YES, IT IS TRUE HERNANDO HAS A BIT OF A NASTY HISTORY. BUT I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH IN HILLSBOROUGH TOO. NOW, THE ONE THING AT THE TIME SHE HAD MENTIONED, THE KLAN ACTUALLY DID -- WAS HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH TOO. IT'S NOT JUST BROOKSVILLE. BUT I'VE SEEN IN PAST YEARS PEOPLE WOULD PROTEST AND FIGHT FOR THEIR SOUTHERN RIGHTS AND PRIDE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS ALL OVER TV MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. HISTORY IS IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT -- WE HAVE SOME BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS? IF NOT, I THINK WE JUST -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE ITEMS 3 4 5 6 7 8. >>LYNN HURTAK: I DID WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE MOVED. I KNOW THESE ARE THE MAYOR'S CHOICES. WE ALSO HAVE SOME CHOICES THAT COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE. IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, I'M NOT -- COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH, A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE COMMITTEE, IT'S BEEN INACTIVE FOR A LONG TIME. I MADE A MOTION A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO PUT THE TREE FUND UNDERNEATH THIS INSTEAD OF CREATING A NEW COMMITTEE FOR TREES TO REACTIVATE THIS ONE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 16 OF OUR AGENDA, IT HAS A LISTING OF THE OPEN POSITIONS, AND FOR SOME REASON THIS ONE IS NOT ON IT, AT LEAST I DON'T SEE IT. IF THERE ARE POSITIONS AVAILABLE THAT CITY COUNCIL CAN FILL, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT AND NOTICE IT, BECAUSE SOMEHOW THE MAYOR KNOWS TO FILL THEM BUT WE DON'T. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, WE DO HAVE POSITIONS OPEN. THE REASON THEY ARE NOT ON THE LIST IS BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW BOARD. HOWEVER, COUNCIL WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A MEMO REGARDING APPLICANTS ON FEBRUARY 19. RAMSAY, ASSISTANT DEPUTY CITY CLERK. >>BILL CARLSON: THIS IS A BOARD INACTIVE. IF YOU ALL COULD ADD IT TO THE LIST, THE REASON IS THAT THE PUBLIC READS THE LIST AND NOW YOU ALL KINDLY HAVE ADDED THIS BECAUSE BEFORE WE DIDN'T KNOW -- >>LYNN HURTAK: HE JUST SAID THEY ARE BRINGING NOMINATIONS ON THE 19th. >>BILL CARLSON: NO. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE ON THIS LIST. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, HOW WOULD PEOPLE KNOW TO -- HOW WOULD PEOPLE KNOW TO APPLY? PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED IN THE PAST THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE WHAT POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE. SO THIS NOW, THE CLERK ADDED THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THIS IS THE LIST PEOPLE WOULD KNOW. IF YOU ALL SENT A MEMO TO CITY COUNCIL, THE PUBLIC WOULDN'T SEE IT. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. SHELBY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THESE OR WE DO ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT TO TALK ABOUT BOARDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS, DO WE NOT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: GENERALLY IT'S DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. WE DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC PLACE. IT'S NOT SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND DOES NOT SAY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA. HOWEVER COUNCIL WANTS TO HANDLE IT. THAT'S -- WE USED TO PLACE THIS BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK. BUT WE DIDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE FINAL ACTION ON IT. WHAT HAPPENED IS WE MOVED IT ON THE AGENDA TO FOLLOW THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. >>NAYA YOUNG: I DON'T MIND. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR TODAY AND COUNCIL TAKES ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WAIVES ITS RULES, THAT'S FINE. BUT THE POINT IS THE REASON IT WAS MOVED ON THE AGENDA TO FOLLOW PUBLIC COMMENT IS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE -- THESE ITEMS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE INCLUSIVE IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC COMMENT. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. DO WE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON IT? I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT, LET'S SAY ONE FOR ALL OF THEM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ALSO NEED TO HANDLE THIS WITHIN OUR RULES. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MEANING WHAT? >>LYNN HURTAK: WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT, LIKE, WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO COMMENT ON THIS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: CLEARLY THE ANSWER, COUNCIL -- I WILL INCLUDE THAT IN MY COMMENTS. >>LYNN HURTAK: MY POINT IS FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WHERE THEY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD GO IN THE FUTURE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I SEE. WELL FINE. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POYNOR. I'M KIND OF CONFUSED BECAUSE I'VE BEEN UP HERE AND SPOKE AGAINST CANDIDATES FOR THE VRB. I'VE BEEN UP HERE AND SPOKE AGAINST CANDIDATES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I HAVE BEEN UP HERE AND SPOKE FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS IS A NEW DISCUSSION TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'VE DONE IT BEFORE, MANY TIMES, MANY, MANY TIMES. OF COURSE, COUNCILMAN CARLSON TALKED ABOUT THIS LIST. I'M KIND OF CURIOUS WHO ARE THE FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COMING FORWARD ON THE 19th. FIRST THING I HEARD ABOUT IT. CARROLL ANN BENNETT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH TRYING TO GET THIS COMMITTEE TO MEET SINCE LIKE 2017. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING TWICE A YEAR. WHAT'S GONE ON WITH THIS? I WANT TO KNOW WHY IN GOD'S NAME CITY COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE THAT THEY GET FIVE CANDIDATES? THAT MEANS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO COLLABORATE TO PUT PEOPLE ON THE BOARD. NORMALLY YOU GUYS GET SEVEN SEATS. SO YOU'VE GOT SIX SEATS FOR THE MAYOR AND FIVE SEATS FOR CITY COUNCIL. THAT MATH DOESN'T MATH FOR ME. I'M JUST SAYING. I WANT TO KNOW WHO APPLIED FOR THE OTHER SEATS. BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT NOBODY THAT I KNOW, NOBODY THAT CARROLL ANN BENNETT KNOWS IS GOING TO BE ON THAT BOARD. WHO IS IT? THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR APPOINTMENTS. DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHO IT IS? JUST SAYING. I MEAN, YOU MIGHT KNOW AND I'M JUST STUPID AND OUT OF THE LOOP, BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN THAT I AM COMPLETELY CLUELESS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT CARROLL ANN BENNETT HAS BEEN POUNDING ON. SHE'S GOT E-MAIL AFTER E-MAIL AFTER E-MAIL POUNDING ON THIS. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE MET WITH CHIEF BENNETT ABOUT THIS VERY SUBJECT, MAYBE TWO MONTHS AGO AT THE BLIND TIGER. SO WE'VE HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF INPUT ON THIS, BUT I HAVE NO CLUE WHO WILL BE ON THE COMMITTEE. I HOPE THAT SOMEBODY UP THERE KNOWS WHO IS GOING TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANT -- OH, WAIT, WAIT. OH, MY GOD. DO I NEED TO PULL PUBLIC RECORDS TO FIND OUT WHO HAS APPLIED TODAY? I GUESS I'LL GO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. NOW I'M -- >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. >> TARAH BLUMA. I'M THRILLED THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS BEING RECONSTITUTED. MUCH-NEEDED. I AM ALSO CONFUSED AS TO WHEN THE APPLICATION WAS OPEN FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES. I'M ALSO NOT AWARE OF THAT. BUT I MAINLY WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT I'M PRETTY SURE, FACT CHECK ME ON THIS, THAT THESE SEATS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE STAGGERED AND THAT PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ROLLING OFF OF THIS COMMITTEE EVERY YEAR. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE APPROVING PEOPLE TODAY FOR ALL THE EXACT SAME TERM. SOMEBODY SHOULD CHECK THAT. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. >>NAYA YOUNG: WELL, I DID ASK A FEW QUESTIONS DURING THE BRIEFING. I WANTED TO AT LEAST SEE, YOU KNOW, THE RESUMÉS OR ANYTHING OF WHO WAS APPLYING. I DID SEE SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS. I THINK ONE OF THEM WASN'T COMPLETELY FILLED OUT ALL THE WAY. I DID ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE STAGGERING OF THE TERMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ON THAT INFORMATION. OBVIOUSLY, I WASN'T HERE IN 2017 WHEN THE CONVERSATION SURROUNDING THIS WAS HAPPENING. BUT I DID HAVE SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS ABOUT. AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO AT LEAST HAVE THEM HERE TO SPEAK OR TO -- >>LYNN HURTAK: IT LOOKS LIKE MS. PETTIS-MACKLE. >> CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG, YES, THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED PRIOR TO YOU JOINING CITY COUNCIL. SO IT WAS RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-866. I HAVE THAT HERE. I CAN E-MAIL YOU A COPY OF IT, BUT THESE ARE THE TERMS IN WHICH THE MEMBERS -- THE MEMBERSHIP IS GOVERNED BY. IT'S IN SUBSECTION C. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S STAGGERED THREE-YEAR TERMS. IT'S ON YOUR AGENDA. YOU ARE ONLY APPROVING ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX PEOPLE. CITY COUNCIL HAS YOUR OWN MEMBERS THAT YOU HAVE TO SELECT TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE. SO THERE WILL BE STAGGERED TERMS. THESE ARE JUST THE FIRST GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ON THIS COMMITTEE. BUT THERE WILL BE STAGGERED TERMS ONCE CITY COUNCIL COMPLETES YOUR APPOINTMENT PROCESS. THERE WILL BE STAGGERED TERMS, BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE THE SAME TERMS AS THE PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE APPROVING IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE TODAY. >>NAYA YOUNG: SO THE GROUPS OF APPOINTMENTS ARE STAGGERED, NOT EACH. BECAUSE IT SAYS THE TERMS OF EACH MEMBER SHALL BE STAGGERED THREE-YEAR TERMS. SO THAT WOULD BE EACH PERSON, RIGHT? >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE: NOT EACH PERSON. YOU'D WANT THE COMMITTEE TO NOT HAVE PEOPLE -- YOU WANT -- YOU ALWAYS WANT PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF THE COMMITTEE, CORRECT? SO IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THAT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT TERMS. THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA TODAY WILL HAVE A TERM AS -- THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OR THE PUBLIC WHO APPLY TODAY WILL BE FROM FEBRUARY 5, 2026, TO FEBRUARY 4, 2029. IF CITY COUNCIL COMPLETES THIS PROCESS OF SELECTING YOUR OWN MEMBERS, THEY WILL HAVE DIFFERENT TERMS OTHER THAN THE TERMS OF THE PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE APPROVING TODAY. THEY WON'T BE FROM FEBRUARY 5th, 2026 TO FEBRUARY 4th, 2029, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE PEOPLE YET. THEY WILL HAVE DIFFERENT TERMS. >>LYNN HURTAK: YEAH, THAT'S ONLY LIKE A MONTH OR TWO APART. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. THEY ARE NOT STAGGERED. >>NAYA YOUNG: OKAY. AM I -- >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. I'M WITH YOU. >>NAYA YOUNG: OKAY. THE FIRST LINE, IT SAYS THE TERMS OF EACH MEMBER SHALL BE STAGGERED THREE-YEAR TERMS. SO IN MY MIND -- MAYBE I'M NOT -- >>LYNN HURTAK: IF SIX START TODAY, THEN -- YEAH, HOW IS THAT STAGGERED? SORRY. GO AHEAD. >>NAYA YOUNG: I WANT TO FORM MY THOUGHTS. >>LYNN HURTAK: THIS IS A RESOLUTION OR AN ORDINANCE? >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE: RESOLUTION. >>LYNN HURTAK: SO, AS A RESOLUTION, WE CAN CHANGE THE RESOLUTION CORRECT? >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE: IF THAT IS THE DESIRE OF CITY COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THIS AND POSSIBLY CHANGE THE RESOLUTION. SO I WILL ACCEPT SOME TYPE OF MOTION, IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO FORMULATE SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTION OF APPROVAL, BUT ALSO THESE FEBRUARY 19 CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, WHO ARE THEY? WHAT ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS? >>CAMARIA PETTIS-MACKLE: I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THE PROCESS OPEN AT THAT TIME? >> I DO HAVE CLARIFICATION ON THAT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CITY STAFF HANDLED THAT MEDIA RELEASE THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR APPLICATIONS. THE APPLICATION PROCESS THEN CLOSED AND WE VETTED AND VERIFIED USING BACKGROUND SCREENING. FROM THAT LIST, THE MAYOR CHOSE HER SELECTIONS, AND THE REMAINING IS SCHEDULED TO COME TO YOU ON FEBRUARY 19. THAT MEMO WOULD BE COMING OUT TOMORROW. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. >>NAYA YOUNG: SORRY. SO CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN DID IT GO OUT? >> THE MEMO WILL BE COMING OUT TOMORROW. >>NAYA YOUNG: NO, WHEN -- >> I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE CITY DEPARTMENT, STAFF DEPARTMENT USED THAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MAY I SUGGEST -- >>NAYA YOUNG: SO WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT WENT OUT THAT WE WERE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD? >>THE CLERK: NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >>NAYA YOUNG: SO WHEN IT IS TIME FOR COUNCIL TO PICK OUR SIX, WE HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM THE REMAINING APPLICANTS? SO WE DON'T GET TO. >>THE CLERK: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU ARE FORCED TO CHOOSE FROM THAT LIST. THAT IS A LIST WE HAVE THAT ARE VERIFIED. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: COUNCIL HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS TO APPOINTMENTS TO A BOARD THAT IT WANTS TO CREATE AND HAVE ITS OWN APPOINTEES. CLEARLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS RIPE, BUT A LOT OF QUESTIONS ARE ALSO RAISED. I SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT, COUNCIL, THAT ON PAGE 16 OF YOUR AGENDA, THERE ARE LISTS OF OPEN BOARDS AND COMMISSION POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE I SEE THIS BOARD LISTED THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY OR HOW COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT ON FEBRUARY 19, YOU WOULD BE PICKING APPOINTMENTS TO A BOARD FROM A POOL THAT YOU'RE NOT EVEN AWARE OF. SO MY SUGGESTION IS TO PUT IT ON FOR A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION, HAVE THE RESOLUTION, HAVE THE AD THAT WENT OUT. HAVE THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE TASKED WITH SOLICITING FOR THIS WITHOUT COUNCIL'S KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL AND PERHAPS YOU CAN GO FURTHER FROM THERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE HAVE ABILITY, WE HAVE ROOM ON THE MARCH 26 AGENDA, IF ANYONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION. >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I SAY ONE THING? >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE PEOPLE SAY TAMPA HAS A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THE MAYOR IS ONLY -- THE CHARTER ACTUALLY HAS A BALANCE OF POWER. WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT SOME MAYOR OFFICES USURP CITY COUNCIL POWERS. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. LAST SEVEN YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIED TO USURP CITY COUNCIL POWERS BY PUTTING PEOPLE THEY LIKE IN CONTROL ON THE COMMITTEES. COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE ETHICS COMMITTEE, ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM. THEY USE A WEAPON AGAINST CITY COUNCIL AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CHARTER TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR. I THINK EVERY COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE EITHER TWO OR FOUR APPOINTEES BY THE MAYOR AND ONE EACH BY CITY COUNCIL. WHAT HAPPENS, THE WAY THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CONTROLS IT IS IF THERE ARE FEWER THAN SEVEN, IF WE EACH CAN'T APPOINT ONE, ISN'T THE CASE IN MOST COMMITTEES, THEN SUDDENLY A LISTS POPS UP. DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM, UNLESS A LONG DISCUSSION. TURNS OUT, CAME FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, PEOPLE THEY RECRUIT. IF WE DON'T EACH HAVE AN APPOINTEE IT TURNS OUT THAT THE MAYOR CONTROLS ALL OF THESE. THE PUBLIC WANTS A BALANCE OF POWER. DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER DAY. ALSO, MY COLLEAGUE SAID SHE WAS BRIEFED ON THIS. E-MAIL AND SAY PUBLICLY AGAIN, I EXPECT TO BE BRIEFED JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE ON ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP. I REFUSE, I STOPPED MEETING WITH THE MAYOR'S POLITICAL ADVISOR SIX YEARS AGO OR SO, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THE NEED TO MEET WITH SOMEONE WHO IS COUNTING VOTES AND WHO HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE TAMPA BAY TIMES FOR STIRRING UP CONFLICT ON CITY COUNCIL. BUT I DO EXPECT TO MEET WITH THE ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE POLICY CONTENT. AND MOST OF THEM DO CONTACT ME AND REACH OUT TO ME. BUT THE FACT THAT APPARENTLY AT LEAST ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES WAS BRIEFED AND I WASN'T MEANS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS SELECTIVELY EXCLUDING PEOPLE WHICH, AGAIN, IS AGAINST THE CHARTER AND IS AGAINST THE INTENTION OF THE PUBLIC. IT'S AGAINST TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR GOVERNMENT. I MAKE A MOTION -- >>LYNN HURTAK: DID YOU WANT TO -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I MAKE A MOTION THAT -- YES, MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAD A QUESTION. I THOUGHT YOU GOT THAT DURING YOUR REGULAR BRIEFING. IS THAT WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT IT? >>NAYA YOUNG: ABOUT WHAT? >>LYNN HURTAK: WHEN YOU HAD QUESTIONS, DID YOU DO THAT DURING YOUR REGULAR BRIEFING OR SEPARATE BRIEFING? >>NAYA YOUNG: REGULAR. >>BILL CARLSON: MY POINT IS SIX YEARS AGO, I STOPPED THOSE BECAUSE THE MAYOR HAS HER POLITICAL ADVISOR RUNNING IT. I DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAYOR'S POLITICAL DIRECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES. I WANT TO GET BRIEFED ON POLICY. I'VE SENT OUT MEMOS AND OTHER THINGS. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS BEEN SAYING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I REFUSE TO GET BRIEF. NO, I REFUSE TO SIT IN A BRIEFING CONTROLLED BY THE MAYOR'S POLITICAL ADVISOR WHEN THE TAMPA BAY TIMES PULLED PUBLIC RECORDS AND FOUND TEXT MESSAGES THAT THAT PERSON AND COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR SENT TO CITY COUNCIL STIRRING UP CONFLICT ON CITY COUNCIL WHILE WE'RE SITTING IN MEETINGS. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM. THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES AS WELL. MY POINT IS THERE'S NO REGULAR BRIEFING IF THE MAYOR IS USING IT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES, WE NEED TO HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES FROM AND POLICY UPDATES, NOT POLITICAL UPDATES. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS SAY, I LOVE THIS JOB BUT I HATE THE POLITICS. I KNOW WHAT I GOT MYSELF INTO. ANYWAYS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE OR CONTINUE ITEMS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8 UNTIL MARCH 26 OF 2026. AND THEN IN THAT, WE CAN LOOK AT THE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOARD AS TO STAGGERING THE TERMS. IF IT IS GOING TO BE 11 SEATS TOTAL, HOW WE STAGGER THOSE IN RESPONSE TO SOME CONCERNS, BUT ALSO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED. IF WE CAN PUT THIS UNDER -- IS IT A REGULAR MEETING OR WORKSHOP? >>LYNN HURTAK: IT'S A REGULAR MEETING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF WE CAN PUT IT UNDER STAFF REPORTS SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROCESS WITH WHICH THIS WAS ADVERTISED. AGAIN, IF WE LOOK AT THE END OF THIS AGENDA, IT SHOWS YOU A LIST OF AVAILABLE BOARDS. BUT THE PROCESS THAT WAS USED TO ADVERTISE THIS, WHO THE APPLICANTS ARE AND WHATNOT, BECAUSE I'M LEFT IN THE DARK. FEBRUARY 19 COMES AROUND, AND IT'S GOING TO BE NEW TO US OR A WEEK BEFORE. THAT'S MY MOTION THAT WE HAVE THIS UNDER STAFF REPORTS AS A CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND IN THAT, CONTINUE ITEMS 3 THROUGH 8 AND WAIT FOR ANY FURTHER APPROVAL. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A SECOND -- I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. MR. SHELBY FIRST. THEN COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I WOULD ASK FOR A FOLLOW-UP MOTION SO THE ITEMS PREPARED FOR NEXT WEEK, COME -- >>LYNN HURTAK: IT'S IN MY HEAD. >>BILL CARLSON: TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THIS ISN'T ON THE CITY WEBSITE EITHER, SO THE PUBLIC WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN IT. COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CONTINUING THESE ITEMS UNTIL A MONTH AFTER? BECAUSE THE REASON WHY WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, DISCUSS THE CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE TO THE RESOLUTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU HAVE AN APRIL DATE? >>BILL CARLSON: THROW OUT TO EVERYBODY -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE'S LIKE THE 17th. >>BILL CARLSON: IDEA IS WE WOULD HAVE ONE DATE WHERE WE DISCUSS THE RESOLUTION, ASK STAFF TO FIX IT. AND THEN LATER WE WOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE APPLICANTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO THAT IS THE MOTION, BUT AS PART OF THIS MOTION, MOVE ITEMS 3 THROUGH 8 TO APRIL 16, WHICH IS A REGULAR SESSION. >>LYNN HURTAK: LET'S SEPARATE THE TWO. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU'LL START WITH MOVING THOSE TO APRIL AND THEN COME BACK? >>LYNN HURTAK: YEAH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SCRATCH EVERYTHING. I'LL START AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS 3 THROUGH 8 TO THE APRIL 16 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: UNDER BOARDS AND APPOINTMENTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: UNDER BOARDS AND APPOINTMENTS RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. I STILL HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. CAN YOU ALSO MOVE NEXT WEEK'S WHILE WE'RE HERE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE CITY COUNCIL NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FROM FEBRUARY 19 TO APRIL 16 UNDER BOARDS AND APPOINTMENTS ALONG WITH -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: MY SUGGESTION, IF I CAN. >>LYNN HURTAK: I NEED A SECOND. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. MOTION FROM MANISCALCO, SECOND FROM VIERA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION IN MARCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: TO APRIL. >>MARTIN SHELBY: SAME DAY. NOW I UNDERSTAND. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION MOVING FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE FINAL MOTION IS THAT ON MARCH 26 OF 2026, UNDER STAFF REPORTS, THAT CITY COUNCIL HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW THIS WAS ADVERTISED, MEANING THE NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHO THE APPLICANTS WERE, THE APPLICATIONS, AND WHAT -- WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'M SORRY. AND HOW WE STAGGER THE TERMS. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. COUNCILMAN CARLSON. YOU HAVE YOUR MIKE ON. >>BILL CARLSON: SORRY. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M ALL FOR THIS BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU HAVE STAGGERED TERMS. WE OURSELVES IN GOVERNMENT DON'T HAVE STAGGERED TERMS. I'M JUST SAYING THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY THAT ONE THING THAT'S NOT ON THERE THAT I WOULD LIKE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION AS A WHOLE AND POSSIBLY CHANGING THE RESOLUTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: REGARDING HOW TO STAGGER THE TERMS? >>LYNN HURTAK: STAGGERING THE TERMS, APPOINTEES BY COUNCIL. JUST LIKE A FULL, ROBUST DISCUSSION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A BROADER DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION ITSELF AND THE APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION PROCESS. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMAN MIRANDA? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO, NONE. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: WHAT DATE DID WE PICK FOR THAT? >>LYNN HURTAK: MARCH 26. >>BILL CARLSON: ON THE APRIL 23rd WORKSHOP, WE HAVE COUNCIL DISCUSS AS TO WHETHER TO ASSIGN OVERSIGHT OF THE TREE TRUST FUND TO THE CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE. WE CAN LEAVE IT ON THERE, I GUESS, UNLESS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS IT ON THE OTHER DAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO, I THINK IT IS A GOOD -- OKAY. SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YES, MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. ON THE MARCH DATE, I'M ALSO GOING TO, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND PERHAPS YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THIS FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD, RULE 8 OF YOUR OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE IS ENTITLED FILLING VACANCIES TO VARIOUS BOARDS. THERE IS A PROCESS DEFINED THERE. I'D LIKE TO HAVE COUNCIL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF THAT ALSO MIGHT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ABOUT HOW THAT PROCESS IS, IN FACT, WORKING. >>LYNN HURTAK: DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION POSSIBLY ADDING IT TO THE MARCH 26 AGENDA? >>MARTIN SHELBY: OR I COULD SEND IT OUT TO YOU THAT DATE AND COUNCIL CAN DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. SHELBY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: DID WE APPROVE THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. EXCELLENT. LET'S MOVE ALONG. PUBLIC SAFETY, COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I HEREBY MOVE 9 THROUGH 13. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. >>NAYA YOUNG: I MOVE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 22. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 22. I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE CAPITAL, I DO SUPPORT THIS, ONLY BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IS A NEW, LIKE, SORT OF TOP GOLF SORT OF THING THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE THEM MONEY. SO IDEALLY, THEY WON'T HAVE TO COME TO US FOR ANY MONEY IN THE FUTURE AS THIS GOES FORWARD. I DO SUPPORT THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. INFRASTRUCTURE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE ITEMS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 23 THROUGH 27, BUT 27 IS A SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION. SO IT'S CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. >>LYNN HURTAK: SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ITEM 27, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR AN UPDATE ABOUT PARKS AND PIERS FROM MR. FOWLER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU WANT TO HOLD IT? >>LYNN HURTAK: I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD 27 UNTIL WE HEARD FROM MR. FOWLER. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING DONE SO DURING -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WILL THEN MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS 23 THROUGH 26 AND 27, PULL IT FOR LATER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL AFTER WE HEAR FROM MR. FOWLER. >>LYNN HURTAK: WOULD YOU PREFER TO HAVE THOSE SEPARATED? NO. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION -- A NEW MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MOVING ONLY ITEMS 23 THROUGH 26. OKAY. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 32 THROUGH 36. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, YOU ARE NEXT, 28 THROUGH 30. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 28 THROUGH 30 MOVE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. NOW, COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 32 THROUGH 36. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION MOVING ITEMS 31 THROUGH 36. I'M SORRY. 31 WAS MOVED. 32 THROUGH 36. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MR. MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE ITEMS 37-38. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO MOVE ITEMS 37 AND 38. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE TO SET ITEM 39 PUBLIC HEARING MARCH 5, 2026 AT 1:30 P.M., CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, 33602. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. NOW WE HAVE OUR WALK-ON. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE? >>MARTIN SHELBY: I BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON IT, COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WOULD STILL LIKE SOMEBODY FROM ADMINISTRATION HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I GUESS WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY. WE CAN HOLD THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO OPEN THE 10 A.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THESE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 40 THROUGH 47, ANY ITEM, 40 TO 47, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN IN. [OATH ADMINISTERED] >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SEE MR. MASSEY IS HERE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO OUR WALK-ON WHILE WE HAVE A MOMENT. >>MORRIS MASSEY: I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN EXISTING ORDINANCE THAT YOU HAVE RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO DEFEND ELECTED OFFICIALS. I THINK IT'S PRETTY SELF-EVIDENT. SUPPOSED TO EXTEND CITY COUNCIL SITS AS CRA BOARD AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THIS WOULD BE FIRST READING. IT WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND WILL BE PUBLICLY NOTICED BEFORE IT IS ADOPTED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I WANT TO LET COUNCIL KNOW -- MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. THE TITLE FOR THE ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING IS ON YOUR ADDENDUM. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH. I DID HAVE A BRIEFING ON THIS. THANK YOU TO SCOTT AND MR. MORRIS. I WANT TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A CRA MEETING COMING UP, AND WE KEEP BUMPING THE CONTRACT WITH THE CRA AND THE CITY. WE NEED TO NOT SIGN THE EXISTING CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. WE NEED TO AMEND IT. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THE CRA BOARD TO SIGN THE CONTRACT NOW. WE NEED TO USE THAT LEVERAGE THAT THE CONTRACT IS OUT OF DATE TO NEGOTIATE WHAT WE WANT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WAS HOPING WOULD BE IN THE CHANGE TO THAT CONTRACT. IN MEETING WITH MORRIS AND SCOTT, I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DID IT THIS WAY. BUT PLEASE, THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHY THAT EXISTING CONTRACT PUTS THE CRA BOARD AT A DISADVANTAGE AND LEAVES THE CITY IN COMPLETE CONTROL. SO, PLEASE, I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES, PLEASE READ THROUGH THE VERSION THAT I DID. EDIT IT HOWEVER YOU WANT. IF WE APPROVE THE EXISTING CONTRACT WITH THE CRA, THERE ARE OTHER THINGS LIKE THIS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED THAT ARE BAD FOR THE CRA BOARD. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. MASSEY, DID WE NOT ALREADY APPROVE THAT? >>MORRIS MASSEY: I BELIEVE THE SERVICES AGREEMENT HAS BEEN CONTINUED FOR FURTHER DISC DISCUSSION. >>BILL CARLSON: IT WAS THE MEETING THAT WE CANCELED. >>LYNN HURTAK: I NEED A MOTION. COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF CITY LEGAL FOR JUMPING ON THIS. WHEN YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY AND 1% CHANCE OF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING, YOU SPEND A HUNDRED PERCENT OF YOUR TIME WORKING ON IT. YOU ALL ARE PROFESSIONALS AND HARD WORKERS. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: [INAUDIBLE] >> THIS WILL BE FIRST READING. READ THE TITLE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. >>LYNN HURTAK: THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WE ALLOW -- IT IS SPECIFICALLY IN OUR RULES TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT DURING A FIRST READING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES. THERE IS A MOTION TO THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS, PLEASE COME ON UP. STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR, I SUPPORT THIS. I THINK IT'S A BRILLIANTLY IDEA. I'M WONDERING WHY IN THE HELL IT HADN'T BEEN DONE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. ANYTHING YOU DO BECAUSE OF THE CITY SHOULD BE COVERED, AND WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE SUED INDIVIDUALLY AND THE CITY DIDN'T HELP THEM OUT UNTIL AFTERWARDS. YOU GUYS DESERVE ALL THE PROTECTIONS THAT YOU CAN GET BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING A REALLY, REALLY HARD JOB. IT'S NOT PART-TIME, BY THE WAY. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? DO WE NEED TO CLOSE? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT THAT'S FINE. I'LL ADDRESS THAT WHEN WE UPDATE -- >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'LL READ IT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION. ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 2-234 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE ENTITLED REPRESENTATION AND REIMBURSEMENT IN THE DEFENSE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO INCLUDE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ACTING IN THEIR CAPACITY AS COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD, MEMBERS IN THE DEFINITION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, PROVIDING FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LEGAL FEES AND COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY IN REPRESENTING COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEMBERS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ANY COMMENT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE READ THE VOTE AND SECOND READING INFORMATION. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN ABSENT. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 5, 2026 AT 10 A.M. IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM NUMBER 40. >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE: FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE WITH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. >>LYNN HURTAK: JUST ONE MOMENT. >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE: THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2539 WEST CHERRY STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED USES. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? APPLICANT? DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 40? EXCELLENT. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SWORN IN YET. MR. RAMSAY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. IF ANYONE ELSE NEEDS TO SPEAK TODAY DURING THE PUBLIC -- AND HASN'T BEEN SWORN IN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. TO BE SWORN IN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [OATH ADMINISTERED] >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALEX RIOS. WE UPDATED OUR DRAWINGS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ELEVATIONS PER THE COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE THE STRONGER CRITICISM ON IT. I THINK IT WAS WELL WARRANTED. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT IT AND HOPE TO GET YOUR CONTINUED APPROVAL. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANYONE? COMMENTS QUESTIONS? MOTION TO CLOSE? MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCILMAN VIERA, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 40. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, MA'AM. I MOVE AN ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 2539 WEST CHERRY STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL,FUL IS, SEMI DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. COUNCILMAN CARLSON HAS LEFT. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND CLENDENIN ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN SOMEONE MOVE THE RESOLUTION? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE THE RESOLUTION. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 41. >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE: AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE WITH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 41 REZ-25-91, REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2704 WEST PALMETTO STREET. REQUEST TO REZONE IS FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED USES. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE HERE FOR ITEM 41? ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM 41? >> MOVE TO CLOSE. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. >>NAYA YOUNG: FILE REZ-25-91, RESOLUTION APPROVING A BONUS -- >>LYNN HURTAK: WE'RE DOING ORDINANCE. >>NAYA YOUNG: SORRY. ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 2704 WEST PALMETTO STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, SEMI DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND CLENDENIN ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION? >> [INAUDIBLE] >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER 42. >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE: AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 42 IS REZ-25-100. THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2707 NORTH ARMENIA AVENUE AND 2334 WEST ST. LOUIS STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50 AND CI TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR STOREFRONT RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AS WELL AS ALL CG USES. WE VISIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I SHOULD SAY REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? APPLICANT? FOR ITEM NUMBER 42. >> GOOD MORNING. SAM ARAFF. I SECOND WHAT HE SAID. I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT. IT JUST MADE THE PROJECT MORE BEAUTIFUL. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 42? I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 2334 WEST SAINT LOUIS STREET AND 2707 NORTH ARMENIA AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT RS 50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, AND CI COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STOREFRONT RESIDENTIAL OFFICE COMMERCIAL ALL CG USES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND CLENDENIN ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 43. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 43 IS REZ-25-107. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3208 AND 3210 NORTH TAMPA STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED USES. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE CHANGES DIRECTED BY COUNCIL, ALONG WITH A NOTE ADDRESSING THE ELEVATIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE SITE PLAN. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT? >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JAMES LASCARA, 'TANT. APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM FIRST SESSION. EXCITED TO RECEIVE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL AT FIRST HEARING. MADE UPDATES TO RENDERINGS AND ELEVATIONS AS REQUESTED. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 43? MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FILE -- 43, FILE REZ-25-107, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3208 AND 3210 NORTH TAMPA STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN AND CARLSON ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 44. >>STEPHANIE POPE: GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 44 IS REZ-25-110. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3219 WEST ARCH STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? APPLICANT, I BELIEVE I SEE AN APPLICANT ON THE SCREEN. MR. HENRY. IF YOU COULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE, AND BE SWORN IN. >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >>LYNN HURTAK: WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. CANNOT HEAR YOU. >> THERE WE GO. >>LYNN HURTAK: THERE YOU ARE. MR. HENRY. >> HELLO. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. HENRY, DOMAIN HOMES, 3104 -- SUITE 2, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33603. HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 44? I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, MA'AM. I MOVE AN ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3219 WEST ARCH STREET, CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 THERE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. MISSING ONE. TRY AGAIN. EVERYBODY RECORD A VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON AND CLENDENIN ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 45. >>STEPHANIE POPE: GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 45 IS REZ-25-111. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 802 AND 804 EAST FLORIBRASKA AVENUE AND 3003 NORTH MITCHELL AVENUE. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, TO CG, COMMERCIAL GENERAL. SINCE THIS IS A EUCLIDEAN REZONING, THERE ARE NO SITE PLANS. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 45? >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. CATHERINE COYLE, BOGS ENGINEERING. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. ANYONE -- ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 45? CAN I GET A MOTION TO CLOSE? I HAVE A NOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. >>NAYA YOUNG: FILE NUMBER REZ-25-111, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 802 AND 804 EAST FLORIBRASKA AVENUE AND 3003 NORTH MITCHELL AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS 50, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY, TO CG, COMMERCIAL GENERAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CLENDENIN AND CARLSON ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 46. >>STEPHANIE POPE: GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 46 IS REZ-25-117. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4202 WEST SPRUCE STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY AND PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO ADDED A NOTE REGARDING THE HEIGHT AS PROPOSED. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? APPLICANT? >> ALEX SCHALER, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE. AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, WE MADE THE CHANGES BETWEEN READINGS AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO ITEM 46? >>MARTIN SHELBY: MS. SANCHEZ HAS THREE NAMES. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME. LEOBA LEOLITA. WELL, THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE. MIRIAM ARVANITAS AND ROBIN LOCKETT. THAT'S THREE ADDITIONAL MINUTES FOR A TOTAL OF 6. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. YES, MS. SANCHEZ. MR. SHELBY, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF? SIX MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SANDRA DEDIEGO SANCHEZ. IN APRIL OF 2025, THE CARVER CITY, LINCOLN GARDENS COMMUNITY CAME BEFORE YOU WITH THEIR CONCERNS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEIR HOMES REGARDING THE SAME PROJECT. LAST YEAR, THE REZONING FAILED. TRAFFIC CONCERNS AND OVERBUILDING, WHICH INCLUDE 1500 UNITS THAT ARE PRESENTLY BEING BUILT WITHIN THE CARVER CITY, LINCOLN GARDENS PROPERTY. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING REPORT THAT THE DEVELOPER ORDERED AND PAID FOR WHICH IS NOT IN THE FILE. THIS PROPERTY HAS NOT CHANGED. THAT REPORT IS STILL GOOD FOR THIS PROPERTY. NOT SURE WHY THEY DECIDED NOT TO ADD IT, EXCEPT THAT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD IS SAME AS LAST YEAR. THE PROPERTY IS ON A LAND FILL AND AS ARE MANY OF THE HOMES. MANY OF THE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING RECENT BUYERS, WERE NEVER TOLD, BUT THE DEVELOPER KNOWS. THE DEVELOPER IS AWARE THAT THERE IS DOCUMENTATION SHOWING HOW MANY OF THE HOMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLAGUED WITH FOUNDATION ISSUES. IT'S NOT CHEAP TO HAVE THE FOUNDATIONS REPAIRED. THE EXISTING HOMES ARE FRAGILE. THE RESIDENTS FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOMES, A MAJOR INVESTMENT FOR THEM. THIS IS PART SPEAK OF MANY TIMES AS THE MISSING MIDDLE. SHOULD THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BE PUT IN DANGER. I HAVE GIVEN YOU A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT. I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A COUPLE OF ISSUES, AND I WANT TO JUST MENTION A COUPLE OF REMARKS. ON PAGE 2, IT GIVES A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE REPORT WAS DONE FOR. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FOUR-STORY WOOD FRAME AND HAVE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND A GARAGE. THE PLANS HAVE CHANGED. ON PAGE 6, I WOULD LIKE TO READ TO YOU, SHOULD CONSIST OF COMPACTION WITH VIBRATOR COMPACTOR AT THE FINAL CUT OF EXISTING STRIP GRADE ELEVATION, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. THE COMPACTOR SHOULD BE OPERATED AT A SLOW WALKING PACE AND AT LEAST A TOTAL OF TEN PASSES. DIRECTION OF THE -- CARE SHOULD BE USED, AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART -- FOR OPERATING THIS COMPACTOR NEAR THE EXISTING STRUCTURES TO AVOID TRANSMISSION OF VIBRATIONS THAT COULD CAUSE SETTLEMENT DAMAGE OR DISTURB THE OCCUPANTS. STATIC MODE ROLLING COMPACTOR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ADJACENT IN THIS -- VISUAL SURVEY OF NEARBY EXISTING BUILDINGS PRIOR TO COMPACTION SHOULD BE DONE. ON PAGE 8, AT THE BOTTOM, THE SCOPE OF OUR SERVICES -- THIS IS FROM THE ENGINEERING COMPANY, DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OR INVESTIGATION FOR THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE OF WETLAND, HAZARD OR TOXIC MATERIALS IN THE SOIL, GROUNDWATER, OR SURFACE WATER WITHIN OR BEYOND THE SITE STUDIED. ANY STATEMENT IN THIS REPORT REGARDING ODORS RETAINING OR SOIL OR OTHER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS, STRICTLY FOR THE INFORMATION OF OUR CLIENT. I AM ASKING THE DEVELOPER TO SUBMIT THE COMPLETE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AS IT SHOULD BE USED WHEN THEY PROCEED INTO PERMITTING. THE REPORT WAS NOT SUBMITTED WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN, NOR WAS IT SUBMITTED FOR THE FINAL DESIGN. THE PROPERTY HAS NOT CHANGED AND THE REPORT WOULD BE CURRENT. ALSO, WHICH IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED, IS THE DEMOLITION OF THE CURRENT BUILDINGS WHICH WILL TAKE HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO DEMOLISH. THEIR PROPOSAL, SAME LAND FILL. WHAT JEOPARDIZES THE COMMUNITY, JEOPARDIZES THIS DEVELOPER. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE AT BEST. THE STAFF REPORT FINDS IT CONSISTENT, BUT NOWHERE DOES IT ADDRESS THE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE CONSISTENCY FOUND ONLY BENEFITS THE DEVELOPER AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY OF KEEPING NEIGHBORS SAFE. I HAVE INCLUDED ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE, THE LAND USE GOALS. THEY DO NOT COMPLY. THEY ARE AGAINST THOSE LAND USE CODES. I PLEASE ASK YOU TO DENY THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS GLORADNE McMAYOR. RESIDENT OF THE CARVER CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU COMMENTS THAT RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY SIGNED A PETITION AGAINST THIS. IT READS: TO THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, WE THE UNDERSIGNED ARE OPPOSING THE PETITION TO BUILD A MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF LOIS AVENUE AND SPRUCE STREET. WE HAVE REPRESENTATION AT THE FIRST READING OF THE REQUEST AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT BECAUSE -- AND AT THE LAST MEETING. BUT BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE PRESENTATIONS BY THE DAVIS ISLAND REPRESENTATIONS, WE WERE UNABLE TO EXPRESS OUR OPINION. THE MEETING EXTENDED INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AND FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REMAIN. THE INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS THE SAME, AND IT IS DANGEROUS FOR US TO MOVE ABOUT SAFELY IN THE COMMUNITY ALREADY. PERMITTING THIS CONSTRUCTION ONLY ENHANCES THE DANGER. AS WE ARE AWARE, THERE ARE ANOTHER MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION BEING BUILT ON THE CORNER OF BOYSCOUT AND LOIS AVENUE. GUARANTEEING MORE TRAFFIC ON THE ALREADY DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATE LOIS AVENUE. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY IS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING THESE DECISIONS, AND THAT IS CONSTRUCTION WILL IMPEDE OUR SAFETY MORE THAN IT IS AT THIS TIME. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE DENY THIS REPRESENTATION. I HAVE SIGNATURES TO GO WITH THAT PETITION. PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I REALIZE THAT THE PETITIONERS HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAN, BUT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING AT THIS TIME. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS JUST NOT IN PLACE. I HELD MY BREATH EARLIER THIS WEEK WHEN I OBSERVED THE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY TAKING A CHANCE BY PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON LOIS, FORCING THE DRIVER TO STOP JUST TO GET ONTO LOIS AVENUE. PLEASE CONSIDER OUR LIVELIHOOD AND THE DANGER OF ADDING THIS STRUCTURE TO AND MORE TRAFFIC TO OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT ALLOW IT. WE ARE NOT AGAINST GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT, BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT THE BUILDING OF THIS STRUCTURE BE DENIED UNTIL FURTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IS CREATED. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF YOU HAVE THE SIGNATURES, YOU CAN HAND THEM TO MR. SHELBY. >>LUIS VIERA: MAY I SAY SOMETHING? IT'S NOT ON THIS. YOU ALL HAD GOTTEN A MEMO THAT I HAD AN ENGAGEMENT. JUST A REMINDER OF THAT. IT'S ABOUT ANOTHER 12 OR 13 MINUTES. I SAY THIS, WE'LL BE DOWN TO FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. JUST FYI. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. >> MY NAME IS VERONICA SUTTON. THE NEGATIVE IMPACT WHICH HOLDS MY DEEPEST FEAR IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE. MY HOME IS CURRENTLY A REMEDIATED SINKHOLE PROPERTY. IN 2009, WE HAD 36 HELICAL PIERS PLACED UNDER OUR HOME TO STABILIZE IT. 2010, ADDITIONAL 12 HELICAL PEERS ADDED FOR 14,000 ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. THREE HOMES DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPOSED COMPLEX AND TWO HOMES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF UNION THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CRACKING. >>LYNN HURTAK: IF YOU COULD PLEASE SHOW THE WOLF. IT'S UPSIDE DOWN. COULD YOU PLEASE PAUSE? IT'S UPSIDE DOWN. THERE YOU GO. >> OKAY. SO MY HOUSE IS RIGHT HERE, 4203. NEXT DOOR, MY HOUSE IS THE HOUSE THAT HAD THE REMEDIATED SINKHOLE. THIS HOUSE RIGHT HERE DIRECTLY BEHIND ON LOIS STREET, 1908, THEY'VE HAD SEVERE CRACKING THAT THEY'VE HAD TO ADJUST AND MAKE PAYMENTS FOR WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR TO ME HAS FOUNDATION REPAIRS. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF UNION, 4218 HAVE FOUNDATION REPAIRS, AND 4220 RIGHT NOW IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE CRACKING IN THEIR HOME WHICH THEY ARE ADDRESSING AT THIS POINT. THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES OF THIS MASSIVE BUILDING WILL CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO OUR HOMES, AND IT IS VERY SCARY. IF THIS GOES THROUGH, WILL WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE FINDINGS FOR THE BUILDING SITE? MONITORING OUR PROPERTY AND DAMAGES THROUGHOUT. PREP, BUILDING PROCESS, AND AFTER. QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL ABILITY IF THIS DAMAGE OCCURS. RIGHT NOW, HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE REMEDIATED SINKHOLES, IT ONLY COVERS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT. SO THE ONLY WAY I WOULD RECEIVE ANY HELP FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IF MY HOUSE FALLS INTO AN ABYSS. IF I GET CRACKING, ANY OTHER KIND OF ISSUES WITH THE FOUNDATION, I WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FROM THE HOMEOWNERS -- FROM THE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER THE DAMAGE THAT THIS NEW STRUCTURE MAY CAUSE THE EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT ARE RIGHT THERE ON UNION, THE THREE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPERTY, AND THE TWO ACROSS THE STREET. THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADDING OVER NEARLY 800 UNITS AND A THOUSAND PARKING SPACES BETWEEN THE TWO PARADISE VENTURES THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR. HAVING TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS CAN REPRESENT THE BROADER TAMPA CONCEPT BY MIXING THE OLD WITH THE NEW. GROWTH SHOULD BE ADDED RESPONSIBLY. WE HAVE ENOUGH APARTMENTS ALREADY SURROUNDING US. PLEASE KEEP OUR HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD CARVER CITY SAFE. PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOODS IS IMPORTANT TOO. I HAVE PETITIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. IF YOU'LL GIVE THEM TO THE ATTORNEY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY HANDED IN? THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD. >> HI. MY NAME IS SHERYL DAVIS ANTHONY. MY MAIDEN NAME. I GREW UP IN CARVER CITY BACK IN THE '60s. I MOVED AWAY AND CAME BACK. I LIVE IN MY PARENTS' HOUSE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE BUILDING AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN MY FATHER WAS SICK, THEY BUILT THE RECREATION CENTER. I HAVE NO OPPOSE ABOUT THAT. THEY BUILD THE INTERNATIONAL MALL. HE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THAT IN HIS ILLNESS. ALSO, WE HAVE CRACKS IN OUR HOUSE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THEY PUT THE STRUCTURE RIGHT BEHIND WHERE I LIVE. WE OWN THE TWO LOTS PLUS WHERE WE LIVE. AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD BEHIND US, BESIDE US, AND WHERE THEY ARE DECIDING TO PUT THE FOUR-STORY STRUCTURE AND THE POOL IS RIGHT NEXT CLOSE TO ME BEHIND ME. AND WE HAVE MY NEIGHBOR, THEY ARE ELDERLY, AND THEY GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS. PEOPLE ARE SICK. WE HAVE ELDER PEOPLE. AND MOST PEOPLE ON OUR STREET IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR DECADES. AND TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND MAKE HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT TAKES YOU ABOUT, ALMOST ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES TO GET OUT FROM -- I LIVE ON UNION. AND TO GET TO LOIS, TO GET OUT, IT'S VERY SCARY BECAUSE YOU GOT TO CONCENTRATE ON PEOPLE WALKING AND THE TRAFFIC. AND THEN SOMETIMES IF YOU GO OUT AND YOU'RE NOT PAYING TOTAL ATTENTION, YOU CAN GET HIT AND IT ALMOST SCARED ME. I WALK MY NEIGHBORHOOD A LOT. AND SEEING ALL THIS NEW THIS AND THAT GOING UP, AND MAKING -- ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS SAID THAT SHE HAD HER HOUSE RENOVATED. SHE'S NEW TO THE AREA, BUT SHE SHOWED ME HOW SHE'S GETTING CRACKS. IF THEY ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO? OUR HOUSE IS GOING TO START SINKING, AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME TO US. WE HAVE TO SELL OR GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANA LEE ALINA. HOMEOWNER OF THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY SITE. THE CONCERNS OF MY CITY REMAIN UNRESOLVED, WHICH ARE THE HEIGHT BEING A SEVEN-STORY BUILDING AND THE SINKHOLES, OF COURSE, IS A MAIN CONCERN. RIGHT THERE IN BETWEEN TWO SINKHOLES. THE OVERCROWDING AND THE DENSITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE AREA AND THE SAFETY FOR THE FAMILY, FOR THE CHILDREN. THERE IS A SCHOOL RIGHT NEXT ON LOIS. THERE IS A MAGNET SCHOOL. WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED PREVIOUSLY THAT THE SURROUNDING AREA IS IN NO SHORTAGE OF AVAILABLE APARTMENTS. AND GRANTED -- ALMOST 400 UNITS AND ANOTHER SISTER SITE OF THIS DEVELOPER FOR 410 UNITS BUILT RIGHT THERE DIRECTLY ON LOIS. SO THAT IS ADDITIONAL, ALMOST A THOUSAND UNITS. REGARDING THE HEIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE SEVEN-STORY BUILDING WILL SET THE PRECEDENT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF IT BEING SO HIGH, ADJACENT, DIRECTLY TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY. THERE IS NO OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HIGH ADJACENT TO THE SINGLE-FAMILIES. WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT BEFORE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, STEMMING FROM INCREASED TRAFFIC AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES BEING BROUGHT UP FROM SO MANY APARTMENT UNITS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATED THAT THE ENTIRE AREA IS A FORMER LAND FILL. SINKHOLES IS A MAIN CONCERN. LIKE MY NEIGHBORS SAID BEFORE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THIS NEIGHBOR AT THE VERY CORNER. SHE HAD MENTIONED THAT HER PROPERTY STARTS HAVING CRACKS AS WELL. MY PROPERTY IS RIGHT HERE. SO I HAVE PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED THE FACT OF THIS MATTER WITH A DEVELOPER, AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. BUT I FEEL LIKE SHOULD THIS BE APPROVED, THE DEVELOPER GETS ALL THE BENEFIT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT WE ARE THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS, WITH THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE LEFT WITH POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR HAVING TO HAVE STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE AND THEN COMPLETION STAGE AND GOING FORWARD AND POSSIBLE REMEDIATION. AGAIN, THIS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. WE HAVE NO WARRANTIES PROPOSED FROM THE DEVELOPER OR ANYTHING OF THAT KIND. WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT OF NEARBY COUNTY AND CITY PROPERTIES, AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THERE'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH TRAFFIC THERE. LOIS AVENUE AND SPRUCE STREET CANNOT SUSTAIN THAT. PREVIOUSLY, IT'S BEEN RECORDED APRIL MEETING AFTER THE HURRICANES THE ENTIRE SPRUCE STREET WAS FLOODED AND PEOPLE COULD NOT JUST MOVE ALONG AT ALL FOR DAYS. URGE YOU TO DENY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: NEXT. AND YOU CAME IN AFTER, SO IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COME IN THAT HASN'T BEEN SWORN IN, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, MA'AM. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >> YES, I DO. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS RUBY DEAN DANIELS. MY LAST NAME IS SPELLED D-A-N-I-E-L-S. I LIVE BETWEEN -- I LIVE ON MAIN STREET. MY ADDRESS IS 4316 WEST MAIN STREET. AND ON THAT STREET, I'M BETWEEN MANHATTAN AND HUBERT. AROUND THE CORNER, UNION STREET AND ALL THAT, WHERE ALL THE STRUCTURE IS GOING UP. MY MAIN CONCERN IS ABOUT THE CHILDREN, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE CHILDREN. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WHAT WAS THE BEST THING ABOUT THAT, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVED THROUGH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, LAVOY EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT CENTER, AND ROLAND PARK K-8, A MAGNET SCHOOL. WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT TOOK ME TEN MINUTES TO GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND MY KIDS CAN WALK TO SCHOOL. BUT THE REASON I WAS GOING TO DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE IT WASN'T EVEN SAFE TO STAND IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH WE ARE FOUR FEET INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PEOPLE WOULD SPEED THROUGH MAIN STREET. PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS. I LOVE MY DOGS. I LOVE MY GUINEA PIGS, TOO. BUT IT'S JUST NOT FAIR THAT THEY ARE NOT TREATING IT LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL FAMILY, WHICH CONSISTS OF CHILDREN AND ALL OF THEIR LOVED ONES AND THE ELDERLY. WHAT'S HURTING ME THE MOST IS I LOVE TO SEE LIKE LAVOY, THAT SCHOOL, PARTICULAR SCHOOL, WOULD TEACH THOSE KIDS SAFETY AND THEY WILL WALK UP AND DOWN IN CARVER CITY, THOSE STREETS. THOSE CHILDREN HAD ASSIGNMENTS. TO HEAR THAT PERSON SAY TO THE OTHER PERSON, NO, I'M IN CHARGE BECAUSE THE DAY THEY SAID I CAN GO DOWN MAIN STREET OR I'M GOING TO GO WALK ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO LOIS OR WE'LL GO AROUND UNION. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT, CHILDREN THAT BECAME -- THEY ARE PEOPLE, THEY ARE ADULTS, BUT IT'S NOT SAFE BECAUSE THE CARS RULE IT AND THE BUILDINGS THAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN IS SMOTHERING WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE IT THERE AS A FOUNDATION AND CALL THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT. I THANK GOD FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER ON MANHATTAN STANDING ON THE CORNER, AND THE OFFICER PULLED -- SAID I SAW WHAT HAPPENED. I THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECAUSE I CAN TALK. I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING. MY SON IS 50 YEARS OLD. MY SON TURNED 50 YEARS OLD JULY THE 10th LAST YEAR. AND MY SON IS VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND HE WENT TO ROLAND PARK. HE WENT TO THAT SCHOOL AREA. THAT'S WHAT MADE HIM, HELPED HIM ALONG THE WAY TO BE THE MAN THAT HE IS FROM THE MILITARY. I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. I KNOW I WENT OVER. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >>LYNN HURTAK: NEXT. >> TELL YOU WHAT THIS LIST IS. >>LYNN HURTAK: JUST ONE SECOND. PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME. >> HI. STEPHANIE POYNOR. YOU KNOW, THE FIRST READING LASTED -- IT WAS AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE HERE THAT NIGHT, BUT THAT WAS THE NIGHT OF THE MIRASOL MEETING. THERE WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO STAYED BEHIND AND ACTUALLY SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT. I SPENT JUST A FEW MINUTES GOOGLING. I DON'T HAVE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN RIPCO AND THE ACTUAL DEVELOPER. I THINK IT'S STRANGE WE HAD TWO PEOPLE FROM THAT COMPANY. BUT WE HAD ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR -- FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM PLAYBOOK PUBLIC RELATIONS COMPANY THAT SPOKE. THEY WERE NOT NEIGHBORS. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION. THEY STOOD OUT LIKE A TURD IN A PUNCH BOWL BECAUSE IT WAS SO LATE. THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE OTHER FOLKS WHO CAME HERE TODAY AND SPOKE PUBLICLY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS UNDERSTOOD. WE'RE HAVING MORE AND MORE OF THIS OF DEVELOPERS CALLING THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND HAVING THEM COME AND TESTIFY, AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. PEOPLE ARE GETTING PAID TO COME AND DO PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TO YOU, THIS HOUSE RIGHT HERE, THIS RED PEN, THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S SITE. THIS RED PEN RIGHT THERE, REMEMBER, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME IN FRONT OF YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON HAD TO RECUSE HERSELF BECAUSE SHE OWNED THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE. THIS IS HER MOTHER'S HOUSE. IT'S UNINHABITABLE. DO I HAVE ANY PROOF? EXCEPT I HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH HER NOT VERY LONG AFTER THE HEARING, AFTER SHE RECUSED HERSELF. SHE EXPLAINED TO ME SHE HAS FAMILY WHO WOULD LOVE TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE BUT IT IS UNINHABITABLE BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO IT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DESTROY PEOPLE'S HOMES IN ORDER TO GIVE THIS DEVELOPER WHAT THEY WANT? NOW, FIRST OF ALL, THEY CAME BACK. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR, BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT IN BETWEEN THIS ONE AND THE LAST ONE THEY FILED A LIVE LOCAL? THEY FILED A LIVE LOCAL IN BETWEEN? THEY GOT TURNED DOWN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY A PD. IT'S NOT INDUSTRIAL LAND. IT'S NOT -- BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE THING WAS PEOPLE SHOWING UP. THESE DEVELOPERS ARE HELL-BENT ON BUILDING HERE. YES, WESTSHORE DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR THIS KIND OF DENSITY. BUT THEY DO NOT ALLOW YOU -- THEY DO NOT MAKE YOU APPROVE CONSTRUCTION NEXT TO A FRICKIN' CHLORINE PLANT? STAFFERS DON'T MAKE THE DECISIONS. YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFE PROPERTY, YOU CAN MAKE THAT DECISION. IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE. IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE. WHEN THE CHLORINE PLANT, WHEN THEY WANTED TO BUILD ABUTTING A CHLORINE PLANT, CITY STAFF SAID WE DON'T MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. THAT'S ON YOU. THIS IS ON YOU TO MAKE THE DECISION, IS THIS SAFE FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY? I SAY NO. SANDY SHOWED YOU -- PUT SANDY'S STUFF IN THE RECORD, PLEASE. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK TO PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE REBUTTAL? THE APPLICANT HAS REBUTTAL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. TYLER HUDSON. 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE. I WANT TO FOCUS A BIT ON WHY WE'RE HERE, WHAT THE APPLICANT'S ROLE IS AND WHAT CITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IS. THIS IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING. THAT'S WHY EVERYONE HAD TO GET SWORN IN, INCLUDING A LATECOMER LIKE ME, WHICH I APOLOGIZE FOR. THE TWO QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU ARE, FIRST, IS THIS APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT YOUR PREDECESSOR HAS ADOPTED? THE ANSWER IS YES. THIS IS RMU 100. IT IS THE HIGHEST DENSITY LAND USE DESIGNATION THAT THIS CITY HAS. WE DIDN'T TRY TO CHANGE THAT. THAT WAS ALREADY THERE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE GROWTH IS SAID TO BE DIRECTED UNDER YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THAT AND I UNDERSTAND THE HEARTFELT CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS AND THIS FEELING THAT TOO MUCH GROWTH IS COMING HERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY THAT FEEL THAT WAY BECAUSE THE CITY IS GROWING SO MUCH. THE WAY TO CHANGE THAT IS THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH YOU ALL ARE CURRENTLY CHANGING NOW. BUT AS A PROPERTY OWNER, WE HAVE RIGHTS. AND THOSE RIGHTS FIRST STEM FROM WHAT IS ALLOWED UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT'S THE FIRST INQUIRY. YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION EXPERT STAFF WHICH COURTS HAVE HELD IS EXPERT TESTIMONY HAS SAID, YES, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT'S QUESTION ONE. QUESTION TWO, IS WHETHER THIS PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IT IS. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE WAIVER PROPOSED ON THIS PLAN. WE ARE USING LESS DENSITY IN F.A.R. THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED. WHAT YOU HEARD IN THE TESTIMONY, THERE WAS A LOT OF, I THINK, HEARTFELT CONCERN AND FEAR. SOME OF THAT WAS SPECULATION. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE GEOTECH IN ONE SECOND. BUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR IS COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL AND FACT-BASED TESTIMONY THAT THIS VIOLATES THE COMP PLAN OR THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. WE CAN GO FAR AFIELD AND WE CAN GO DOWN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PATHS, BUT THAT IS THE FOCUS OF THIS MEETING. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. THAT'S WHY WE WERE SWORN IN TO DETERMINE FIRST IF THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND, SECOND, WHETHER THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THIS COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY, UPON CONSIDERATION OF THIS AT FIRST READING, SAID YES. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. BRIEFLY ON GEOTECH, THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE AMBIT OF THIS DISCUSSION. GET A SITE PERMIT, WE HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE LAND CAN ABSORB THE STRUCTURAL LAND ON TOP OF IT. WE CAN'T BUILD A BUILDING THAT THE SOILS WON'T SUPPORT. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO. WE WOULDN'T WANT TO. THAT IS A SUBSEQUENT PROCESS IN SITE PERMITTING THAT STAFF HAS JURISDICTION OVER, BUT GEOTECH IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE REQUIRED OR REALLY CAN PROVE AT THIS STAGE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A BUILDING FULLY DESIGNED YET. GOT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR VOTE OF APPROVAL AGAIN. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? FROM COUNCIL? SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. JUST IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE RESIDENTS' FEAR ABOUT SINKHOLES AND FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU TOUCH ON THAT IN YOUR REBUTTAL. >> SURE. FIRST OF ALL, THE DEVELOPER COULDN'T BE HERE. HE'S OUT OF TOWN. I KNOW CHRIS, THEY WILL HAVE HIM, HE WILL BE AT THE NEXT CARVER CITY, LINCOLN GARDENS MEETING, AND TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. WE HAVE SEEN PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, CONSTRUCTION AS PERHAPS YOU KNOW FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, CONSTRUCTION CAN BE MESSY. IF THIS IS APPROVED, CHRIS MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. I THINK WE CAME TO A POINT WHERE WE KNEW THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT. FIRST OF ALL, ON HIS BEHALF, I CAN COMMIT THAT HE WILL DO THAT. HE WILL SHOW UP AFTER THIS IS OVER BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG PROCESS. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. I WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. SECOND, ON GEOTECH, WE HAVE TO PROVE -- A LICENSED ENGINEER HAS TO PROVE OUT TO GET A PERMIT. AGAIN, OUR LAND ALONE CAN SUPPORT ALL OF THE STRUCTURAL LOAD. AS FAR AS OTHER APARTMENTS NEARBY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THAT'S SORT OF OUTSIDE THE COURSE. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE SOIL BENEATH AN OLDER SINGLE-FAMILY HOME HAS ISSUES IN THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT MIGHT BE FROM THE SOIL BENEATH THE HOME. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT VIBRATIONS HALF MILE A WAY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. WE HAVE TO PROVE TO THE GOVERNMENT, NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE TO PROVE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE GIVING MONEY TO MAKE A PROJECT LIKE THIS HAPPEN, THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ON THE SITE OR AROUND IT. JUST LIKE WITH STORMWATER, YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOUR SITE IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF IT ON-SITE. IT'S AN ENGINEERING QUESTION THAT WE MUST ANSWER AFFIRMATIVELY BY AN EXPERT WHO PUTS THEIR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND THEIR INSURANCE ON THE LINE WHEN THEY SAY, YES, THIS IS SAFE. SO THAT IS OUR OBLIGATION ON GEOTECH, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO MEET. I THINK MORE BROADLY, THERE IS A DISCUSSION THAT THIS COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES ON PROJECTS. I KNOW THERE IS GOING TO BE CONCERN ABOUT THAT. I CAN'T TELL YOU THERE'S NEVER GOING TO BE AN INCONVENIENCE AS A RESULT OF CONSTRUCTION HERE. THIS AREA IS GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY. ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER, I CAN PROMISE THAT AFTER THIS APPROVAL, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY. THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE. BUT FROM A GEOTECH PERSPECTIVE, THIS BUILDING CAUSING EARTHQUAKES, ZERO EVIDENCE OF THAT. WHAT YOU HEARD TODAY WAS SOME SPECULATION. I THINK IT DID COME FROM THE HEART, BUT THAT'S NOT THE BASIS OF YOUR DECISION TODAY. THE BASIS OF YOUR DECISION TODAY IS ON EVIDENCE AND WHAT IS IN THE RECORD. WHAT IS IN THE RECORD IS A STAFF REPORT FINDING OF FULL CONSISTENCY ACROSS EVERY DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS, I THINK, THE BASIS OF YOUR DECISION THE FIRST TIME, WHICH AGAIN I MAINTAIN WAS THE CORRECT DECISION. I HOPE THAT ANSWERED THE QUESTION. THANK YOU. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WE SHOULD HAVE A FULL COUNCIL FOR THIS. THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL ON EITHER SIDE. THERE ARE FACTS ON WHAT EVERYBODY SAID. I BELIEVE WHAT EVERYBODY SAID. HOWEVER, BELIEVING EVERYTHING IS NOT FACTUAL BECAUSE CHRIS A THEA CLASH. THERE WERE FOUR WAIVERS. >> I BELIEVE, SIR, MAYBE MORE THAN FOUR. >>LYNN HURTAK: SIX. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE THAN FOUR. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I JUST WANT TO BE FAIR TO BOTH SIDES. I UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M MAKING A MOTION FOR THE CYCLE IN JULY. I'LL MAKE ANOTHER ONE THAT WE ARE TYING UP A LOT OF OUR RULES BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE DO SOMETHING, NOT REGARDING YOU. YOU ARE A GREAT ATTORNEY. YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB. YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND THE FIRM YOU ARE WITH. FANTASTIC. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. IT IS A CASE ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE RIGHT NOW. I'LL GO OFF TO ANOTHER SUBJECT. THE RECORD BE CLEAR, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, GROWING SO FAST AND SO PERFECT, THAT WE'RE NOT FAST AND PERFECT AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE BUILDING THINGS THAT BELONG THERE, BUT THEN AROUND THAT AREA, SOMEONE IS SUFFERING. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU. BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT. I SWEAR ON MY MOTHER'S ASHES. BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE A MARRIAGE, AND I'M GOING TO CHANGE SOME OF THESE LAWS. I WROTE ONE TODAY ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING PARTIES IN NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATION WHERE DRUNKS COME IN AND 12,000 PEOPLE, 20,000 PEOPLE, AND THE POLICE WAS THERE, THEY COULDN'T HANDLE THE CROWD. THIS PAST WEEKEND. I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WENT. I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT. AND I FEEL SORRY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEING THERE. I'LL FIX IT BY CHANGING THE LAW. THIS, SO HELP ME GOD, BEFORE I LEAVE, I'M CHANGING IT THAT A LOT MORE HAS GOT TO BE DONE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE UNHAPPY. I WANT PEOPLE TO LIVE IN HARMONY. THE PROBLEM TODAY IN AMERICA, THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IN WASHINGTON IS NOBODY SPEAKS TO EACH OTHER. AND THAT'S THE MAIN PROBLEM WE HAVE IN COMMUNICATION. IF WE STOP DOING THAT, FORGET ABOUT THE INTERNET. FORGET ABOUT YOUR CELL PHONE. NO ONE LOOKS EACH OTHER IN THE EYE AND REALIZES WHAT IT NEEDS TO SURVIVE. AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM WE HAVE. THAT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. NOT ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. I SAID IT OVER AND SAY IT AGAIN. WE HAVE A PROBLEM THAT WE CANNOT SOLVE BECAUSE NOBODY TALKS EYE TO EYE. THAT'S IT. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU, MR. MIRANDA. -- OR COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. CIRCLING BACK TO THIS ITEM THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, AND YOU DO HAVE SOMETHING IN THE CODE AS IT EXISTS TODAY UPON WHICH YOU APPLY THE COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE AS YOU FIND IT. THAT'S SECTION 27-136, THE PURPOSE OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AS I USUALLY DO IN THE NIGHT MEETINGS, I PASS THESE OUT FOR YOU TO SEE, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE NINE CRITERIA THAT EXIST IN YOUR CODE AND APPLY THE FACTS AS YOU FIND THEM TO BE. WITH TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. YOU'VE HEARD TESTIMONY THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR AT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. YOU HEARD REASONS WHY THAT WAS. BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE ALL PARTIES TO ALLOW FOR MORE COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO COME INTO THE RECORD UPON WHICH YOU BASE YOUR DECISION. I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. SHELBY, WE NEED ALL FOUR OF US TO VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IN ORDER FOR THIS TO PASS, IS THAT CORRECT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: THAT IS CORRECT. THE RULES STATING THAT ARE RULE 6-C, IF AT A QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING, ONLY FOUR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE AVAILABLE TO TAKE ACTION, THEN ANY PETITIONER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE THE MATTER UNTIL THERE ARE A MINIMUM OF FIVE MEMBERS. IF THERE IS LESS THAN A FULL CITY COUNCIL, A PETITIONER MAY REQUEST TO CONTINUE A MATTER BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS A MATTER OF RIGHT. SO IN THIS CASE, COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION, BUT IF THE PETITIONER DOES REQUEST A CONTINUANCE, THAT IS GRANTED AS A MATTER OF RIGHT. >>LYNN HURTAK: PETITIONER? >> WE NEED A VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT HE SAID. >>LYNN HURTAK: HE SAID WE NEED A VOTE. IT IS THE PETITIONER'S CHOICE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE COUNCIL THEN, COUNCIL, FOR YOU, IS THEN THE QUESTION IS, IF THERE IS A VOTE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT VOTE IS, YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A RECORD OF THE BASIS OF YOUR DECISION. IF IT SHOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOUR INITIAL VOTE WAS. IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR VOTE AS IT STANDS NOW IN THE AGENDA YOU SEE IT, BUT IF THAT VOTE SHOULD CHANGE FOR ANY REASON, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT THAT BE CLEARLY STATED ON THE RECORD. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE BY COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M NOT GOING TO SECOND IT NOW. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY FOUR MEMBERS, IT'S INCUMBENT ON THOSE FOUR MEMBERS TO SAY IF THEY WANT TO HAVE THE HEARING WITH FOUR OR SEVEN. NOW YOU SET A STANDARD FOREVER AND EVER THAT FOUR MEMBERS CAN DO WHAT THE HELL THEY WANT INSTEAD OF SEVEN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. FOUR MEMBERS UNDER THE CITY CHARTER CAN EFFECT OFFICIAL ACTION. THAT IS YOUR CHARTER, AND THAT IS THE LAW. HOWEVER, IF YOU DON'T GET FOUR VOTES, LET ME READ THE RULE THAT APPLIES TO THAT. IT SAYS RULE 6-H, IF A MOTION IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER FAILS TO RECEIVE AT LEAST FOUR VOTES, THE MOTION FAILS. AND IF ANOTHER MOTION, FOR INSTANCE, A MOTION TO CONTINUE, IN ORDER IS NOT MADE, THE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY -- LET ME REPHRASE THAT. STRIKE WHAT I ADDED INTO THE RULE. LET ME READ IT VERBATIM. IF A MOTION IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER FAILS TO RECEIVE AT LEAST FOUR VOTES, THE MOTION FAILS. IF ANOTHER MOTION IN ORDER IS NOT MADE, THE PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY REOPENED AND CONTINUED TO A TIME CERTAIN AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. >> DID THE HEARING CLOSE? >> NO. >> I JUST HEARD FROM MY CLIENT WHO COULDN'T BE HERE, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A CONTINUANCE. I DON'T WANT MORE LAWYERS TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS THAN NECESSARY. WITH COUNCIL'S GRACE AND DISCRETION, WE'D ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE. I WOULD ASK TO THE NEXT POSSIBLE MEETING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME EXTERNAL -- >>LYNN HURTAK: FEBRUARY 19 IS THE NEXT MEETING. >> IF THAT WORKS WITH YOUR SCHEDULE. I DON'T WANT TO BE A CROWD, BUT THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. >>LYNN HURTAK: RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY -- IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY SECOND READINGS ON THAT. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE SEVEN. OKAY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: MY ONLY -- DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? THE 19th. IT'S JUST REALLY FULL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE WERE HERE UNTIL 3:30 IN THE MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO -- >>LYNN HURTAK: WE CAN DO A TIME CERTAIN. THAT IS WHAT MR. SHELBY SAID. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, IF YOU DO IT AT A TIME CERTAIN, THEN IT WILL HAVE TO BE YOU STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND TAKE IT UP. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND CHOOSING A TIME? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME CERTAIN? LIKE 1:30 P.M.? >>LYNN HURTAK: 10:30 A.M. IS GENERALLY WHEN WE TAKE THESE UP. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL DO A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO -- I'LL GET THE NUMBER HERE, REZ 25-117, CONTINUE IT TO FEBRUARY 19 AT 11 A.M. 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602, UNITED STATES. >>LYNN HURTAK: DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PART. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'LL SECOND IT. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. YES, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 11:00 IS FINE, BUT USUALLY WE DO IT AT 1:30 WOULD BE BEST BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER LUNCH AND EVERYBODY IS ALREADY CLEARED JUST ABOUT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO 1:30 BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE LONG PUBLIC COMMENT AND CEREMONIAL THINGS. >>LYNN HURTAK: CHOOSING 1:30. >> 1:30 IS FINE. >>LYNN HURTAK: MY REQUEST BETWEEN THIS AND THAT IS FOR YOUR CLIENT TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT POSSIBLY, ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR CONCERNS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE WELL ADVISED. I KNOW YOU'VE PROBABLY HAD THEM BEFORE, BUT IF YOU COULD GET PEOPLE'S CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS GOING TO BE MY PERSONAL ASK. >> AND IT WILL BE GRANTED. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY AGAIN. I WOULD ASK THAT THE AGENDA FOR THE CLERK BE PLACED, THIS BE THE FIRST ITEM AT 1:30 AFTER LUNCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, IS THAT WHAT YOU WISH? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS HEARING TO FEBRUARY 19, 1:30 P.M., FIRST ON THE AGENDA AFTER WE RETURN FROM LUNCH AT 1:30. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTERS WHO CAME OUT TODAY. REMINDING YOU THAT WE ALSO TAKE -- I KNOW SEVERAL OF YOU TOOK TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO COME HERE. WE ALSO ACCEPT CITY COUNCIL E-MAIL. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I COULD POINT OUT THAT CITY COUNCIL E-MAIL IS NOT THE SAME IN TERMS OF COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE AS HAVING SOMEBODY IN PERSON. >>LYNN HURTAK: FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT OUT TWICE, WE ALSO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT VIA ONLINE ACCESS. I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO COME BACK OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU MEET WITH THESE FOLKS OUTSIDE. GET CONTACT INFO AND HAVE A MEETING. >> WE WILL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. ITEM 47. >>STEPHANIE POPE: STEPHANIE POPE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 47 IS REZ-25-127. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5501, 5511, 5531, 5551, 55 OF 1, UNITS 101-319, 5571, UNITS 101-328, 5521 AND 5541 NORTH 22nd STREET AND 2302 AND 2236 EAST HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, RETAIL SALES, SPECIALTY CONVENIENCE, SHOPPER GOODS, PERSONAL SERVICES, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND RESTAURANT. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO ADDED THE LABEL IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF THE DOG PARK. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, COUNCIL WILL BE TAKING LUNCH AFTER THIS. SO IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK TO ANY OTHER ITEM, YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT WHEN WE COME BACK. SORRY. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME CITY STAFF HERE. I WANT TO LET THEM GO. DO WE HAVE A PETITIONER FOR ITEM NUMBER 47? >> KAMI CORBETT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF HILL WARD HENDERSON. THE ONLY QUESTION YOU HAD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING IS THE LOCATION OF THE DOG PARK. IT DID NOT CHANGE. I THINK MS. POPE HAS A FULL-SIZE SITE PLAN SHE CAN SHOW. I ALSO HAVE IT ON MY PHONE. >>LYNN HURTAK: GREAT. IF WE COULD HAVE THE WOLF UP. >> STILL IN THE SAME LOCATION. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. >> IT WAS ON THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS TOO. IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THE PLAN. IT WAS ACTUALLY INCORRECTLY UPLOADED IN THE AGENDA TODAY. SO I HAD A MOMENT OF PANIC, BUT I COMMUNICATED WITH STAFF AND WE'RE ALL GOOD. HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >>LYNN HURTAK: ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO ITEM 47? I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO READ THIS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ABSOLUTELY. ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 5501, 5511, 5531, 5551, 5561 UNITS 101-319, 5571 UNITS 101-328, 5521 AND 5541 NORTH 22nd AND 2302 AND 2236 EAST HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION, PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY RETAIL SALES SPECIALTY CONVENIENCE AND SHOPPER'S GOODS, PERSONAL SERVICES, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND RESTAURANT, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH VIERA, CARLSON AND CLENDENIN ABSENT AT VOTE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS 31, 51, 52 AND 59? WE DIDN'T DO THAT YET? MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED UNTIL 1:30. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] [LUNCH RECESS]