>>ALAN CLENDENIN: GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. IT SEEMS LIKE WE WERE JUST HERE LAST NIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >> VIERA? CARLSON? >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM WITH VIERA ABSENT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, YOU HAVE THE INVOCATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME FATHER STEVE, A FRANCISCAN PRIEST OF GUADELOUPE PROVINCE AND SERVED IN PARISH MINISTRY IN NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA. STATIONED AT SACRED HEART PARISH HERE IN TAMPA FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND, FATHER STEVE WOULD LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION. >> LET US PRAY. LORD OF ALL, MAY OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS BE INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET THEM BRING RECONCILIATION AND LOVE. WHERE THERE IS INJURY, MAY THEY BRING HEALING AND PARDON. WHEN PEOPLE DOUBT, MAY THEY INSPIRE FAITH AND TRUST. WHEN FACED WITH DESPAIR, MAY THEY OFFER HOPE AND HELP. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH DARKNESS, MAY THEY BE YOUR LIGHT. LORD, STRENGTHEN THEM IN THEIR WORK, ACCOMPANY THEM THROUGH THEIR DAYS, INSPIRE THEM AS THEY CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO MAKE OUR BELOVED CITY OF TAMPA A PLACE OF BEAUTY, REST, AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL, AND LET ALL THOSE GATHER GIVE A RESOUNDING AMEN. >> AMEN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? THANK YOU. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION HELD ON AUGUST 28 2025. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. AGENDA APPROVAL, PLEASE. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE, CHIEF BENNETT, DO YOU HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE FOR US? >>JOHN BENNETT: NO, SIR. >>LYNN HURTAK: I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING PARKING DURING ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE SAID STAFF REPORTS. IT WAS A WALK-ON SEPARATE ITEM, FOR THE PARKING. >>BILL CARLSON: SHOULD WE MAKE A MOTION TO ADD IT? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I THINK WE DID THAT LAST NIGHT. DO WE HAVE TO DO THAT TODAY? REMEMBER, I ASKED IF WE COULD DO A WALK-ON AND VOTE FOR IT. >>BILL CARLSON: MAKE A MOTION TO ADD PARKING AS A STAFF REPORT WALK ON. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. >>BILL CARLSON: MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE ON 32 AND 33. AND THEN ON 35, I TALKED TO MS. PETTIS-MACKLE ON THE WAY IN, AND 35 IS ESSENTIALLY THE AirBnB RULE, AND THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT FOR THAT LAWSUIT AND ALSO WITH THE NEW STATE LAW IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO REGULATE THE AirBnBs FOR NOW. HER RECOMMENDATION IS TAKE THIS OFF AND THEN SHE'LL UPDATE ME ON THE OUTCOME OF THE LAWSUIT. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 35. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO REMOVE ITEM 35. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. >>LYNN HURTAK: ITEM 36, MS. FEELEY ASKED THAT BE CONTINUED TO THE WORKSHOP ON SEPTEMBER 25. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO CONTINUE ITEM 36 TO THE WORKSHOP ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2025. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE ALL WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. I HAVE SOME STUFF TO SAY ABOUT STAFF REPORTS REAL QUICK. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: LET'S GO. WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS. >>LYNN HURTAK: BUT DO WE NEED PEOPLE FOR STAFF REPORTS? WE SKIPPED OVER THAT PART. LIKE, DO WE NEED STAFF? DO WE WANT STAFF? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH THEM THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: LET'S START WITH THE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS. ITEM NUMBER 38. >>LYNN HURTAK: 38 THIS WAS COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON'S AND I SECONDED IT. IT'S ABOUT THE MONTHLY WRITTEN REPORT ON THE STATUS OF BUNKER GEAR. ALL THE SECONDARY BUNKER GEAR HAS BEEN SET OUT EXCEPT FOR 16 FOLKS. I TALKED TO CHIEF TRIPP AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE NECESSARY ANYMORE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS BUT ALSO TAKE IT OFF THE AGENDA IN THE FUTURE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AND REMOVE ITEM 38 FROM THE FUTURE AGENDAS FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. 39, DO WE NEED A STAFF REPORT? >>LYNN HURTAK: WE CAN'T. THESE ARE WRITTEN REPORTS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DO WE NEED STAFF TO TALK ABOUT IT OR DISCUSSION? >>LYNN HURTAK: THIS IS VIERA. NOT ME. >>LUIS VIERA: THESE -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: FOR ALL THE WRITTEN REPORTS, DOES ANYBODY NEED DISCUSSION OR CAN WE RECEIVE AND FILE? >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU CAN FOR A FUTURE AGENDA IF YOU WISH. NOW, IF YOU WISH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: RECEIVE AND FILE -- >>LYNN HURTAK: ITEM NUMBER 42, IT WAS ALSO, THIS WAS COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON'S REALLY BIG PUSH TO ADD TRANSPARENCY AND ALLOW MORE CATERING OPTIONS AT JULIAN B. LANE AND THEN EVERYWHERE ELSE AS WELL. THE WRITTEN REPORT IS VERY GOOD, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I'M WORKING WITH MS. WYNN AND COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON'S OFFICE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD, AND WE WILL HAVE A REPORT COMING SOON. I WILL HAVE A MOTION BY THE END OF TODAY ABOUT WHEN WE'RE COMING BACK TO TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT CATERERS KNOW ABOUT THE OPTION. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY I BELIEVE 13 CATERERS USING THIS, MAYBE 16. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT OUT THERE. SO I WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ABOUT THAT DURING NEW BUSINESS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TALKED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE OF HERS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE ITEMS 39 THROUGH 42. COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: ON ITEM 39 WITH REGARDS TO K-BAR RANCH, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT IN MOTION TIME, NOT -- I AM GOING TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES IN THAT REPORT. JUST FYI. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO RECEIVE AND FILE ITEMS 39 THROUGH 42. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. LET'S GO TO STAFF REPORTS. WE DO NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE. 29 IS PART ONE OF TWO. SO 29 AND 30. MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE PARKING TAKES PLACE AT WHAT POINT? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE ADDED AS A STAFF REPORT. IT IS ANOTHER STAFF REPORT. 29 AND 30. NO. WE DO NOT REQUIRE -- NO STAFF. 31. I'M HEARING NO RESPONSE, SO NO. WE HAD REQUEST FOR 32 AND 33 TO BE A SEPARATE VOTE. DO WE NEED STAFF FOR THEM, THOUGH? >>BILL CARLSON: I THOUGHT THEY WERE UNDER CONSENT BECAUSE THEY WERE SO LOW, BUT WE'LL VOTE ON THEM ANYWAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DO YOU ALL WANT A REPORT ON THIS? OR ARE YOU GOOD WITH THE INFORMATION? , 32 AND 33. NO STAFF FOR 32 AND 33. 34? >> YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: AND 37 YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: AND 37 YES. THAT WOULD COMPLETE THAT PROCESS. IS THAT IT? MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WE ARE AT CEREMONIAL. COUNCILMAN VIERA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE IT ON? >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IF THEY EVER MADE AN ACTION FIGURE OF ME AT CITY COUNCIL, ONE OF MY ACCESSORIES WOULD BE A LOT OF COMMENDATIONS, APPARENTLY. WE ARE FIRST GOING WITH OUR -- I HAVE THREE HERE, WITH OUR POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. I SAW DR. CHIEF BERCAW WHO IS HERE, WHO WILL COME AND INTRODUCE THE HONOREE. >>CHIEF BERCAW: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. CHIEF LEE BERCAW. I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH. THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE DETECTIVE NICHOLAS RABETTIS A SEPTEMBER OFFICER OF THE MONTH. PROUDLY SERVED THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2014. CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA ALSO KNOWN AS HIDA AND SERVES AS FEDERAL TASK FORCE OFFER FOR THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARM AND EXPLOSIVES KNOWN AS ATF. THE DETECTIVE WAS THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN A MAJOR FEDERAL RACKETEERING OR RICO CASE WHICH RESULTED IN FEDERAL INDICTMENTS, MULTIPLE STATE ARRESTS AND THE SEIZURE OF NARCOTICS, FIREARMS, JEWELRY AND VEHICLES TOTALING OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. IN ADDITION, HE UNCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT SOUTH TAMPA NARCOTICS OPERATION REMOVING DANGEROUS DRUGS FROM THE COMMUNITY, PREVENTING POTENTIAL OVERDOSES, REDUCING VIOLENCE, AND SIGNIFYING THAT ILLEGAL DRUG DISTRIBUTION IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA WILL SIMPLY NOT BE TOLERATED. EARLY THIS YEAR, THE DETECTIVE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN ASSISTING THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN HELPING TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE THE ARREST OF A SUSPECT IN A FATAL SHOOTING IN THE CARROLLWOOD AREA. THIS ACTUALLY LED TO A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN CRIME AND SAVING LIVES IN THAT AREA. BECAUSE OF THESE THINGS AND MANY OTHERS AND HIS EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, TIRELESS WORK ETHIC AND OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO REDUCING CRIME AND MAKING TAMPA SAFER, WE ARE PLEASED TO HONOR HIM AS OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER 2025. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: SIR, BEFORE YOU ARE HONORED, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE GIFTS. >> KEITH GREMINGER, INCOMING CHAIR FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK. FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS PERSONALIZED RIVERWALK PAVER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE PAVER WILL BE ENGRAVED WITH NICHOLAS RABETTI, TPD OFFICER OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER, 2025. AND IT WILL BE PLACED NEAR THE PLATT STREET UNDERPASS ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL TAMPA RIVERWALK. IN COMBINATION WITH THAT, WE HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES TO FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING, SPLITSVILLE, AND YACHT STARSHIP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BRANDON BARCLAY, TAMPA PBA. WE'LL PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE FOR A JOB WELL DONE. BUSCH GARDENS AND PETE BREVI, SEASON TICKETS FOR YOUR FAMILY. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. >> MARK HANEY. >> HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA. I SERVE ON THE BOARD THERE AND MARK WORKS THERE. WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK YOU AND THANK EVERYBODY WHO SERVES. YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE ALL AWESOME. REALLY IMPRESSIVE STORY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE, HIGH-RISK STUFF, PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN, MOST OF ALL, FROM ALL THIS BAD STUFF. CONGRATULATIONS. WE'VE GOTTEN YOU AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO TO CELEBRATE. >> THIS IS AN OKAPI. CLOSELY RELATED TO THE GIRAFFE. >> BY THE WAY, THE CREATURES OF THE NIGHT IS GOING ON SOON FOR THE HALLOWEEN. THE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES THAT KIND OF THING. ENJOY IN GOOD HEALTH. THANK YOU AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CHRISTINA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL YOU DO. THAT'S FROM US. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO COME TO OUR RESTAURANTS. IT HAS A COUPLE OF VOUCHERS. YOU CAN USE THEM AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, DETECTIVE. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE IN TAMPA FOR MORE THAN 11 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING YOUR TIME TO OUR COMMUNITY. ENJOY YOURSELF AT THE COLUMBIA, SEE A FLAMENCO SHOW, VISIT ULELE, ANYWHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENJOY, HAVE TIME OFF AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JILL WITECKI, TAMPA THEATRE. GOOD MORNING, DETECTIVE. SOUNDS LIKE HE MIGHT NEED HIS OWN ACTION FIGURE AS WELL. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THIS IS A GIFT MEMBERSHIP TO THE TAMPA THEATRE. COME SEE US FOR THE NEXT YEAR DOWN ON FRANKLIN STREET. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, OFFICER. I'M MARY DILLON, STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. ON BEHALF OF STRAZ, PLEASE ACCEPT TICKETS FOR AN UPCOMING PERFORMANCE. COUPLE OF BEVERAGE TICKETS IN THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BILL CURRIE FORD. CONGRATULATIONS DETECTIVE. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO HERE IN THE CITY. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR OFFICERS, I SAY THIS EVERY SINGLE TIME I'M UP HERE. I RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO AND PUTTING THAT UNIFORM ON EVERY DAY, KEEPING THE CITY OF TAMPA SAFE FOR ALL OF US. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, I WANT TO PRESENT A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY HERSELF ALONG WITH A GIFT CARD AND FULL FREE MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE. OTHER GOODIES IN THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, CHIEF. BRIAN FORD WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. DETECTIVE, YOUR STORY IS REMARKABLE. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION AT ONE BUC. ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE GETS A GAME BALL. I HAVE FOR YOU YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAME BALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DO FOR A GREAT CITY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MIKE McARTHUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, KEEPING THE STREETS SAFE. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT WITH YOU A HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CARD TO ANY OF THE RESTAURANTS OF YOUR CHOICE. TAKE SOME TIME OFF. YOU DESERVE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CONGRATULATIONS. I WANT TO THANK YOU, STEVE MICHELINI. I HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. THAT'S A TOUGH JOB, KEEPING THE DRUGS OFF THE STREET AND WORKING ON THE UNDERCOVER STUFF. WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. I HAVE A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOU FOR THE MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK. THEY'LL PROVIDE WITH YOU A GIFT CERTIFICATE SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF WITH LUNCH OR DINNER. ON BEHALF OF YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, I ALWAYS SAY THIS, THE CHIEF WANTS YOU TO GO WITH HIM, PROVIDE WITH YOU A GIFT CERTIFICATE. PLEASE TAKE THESE LETTERS WITH YOU. JACKSON'S BISTRO OVER ON HARBOUR ISLAND, SAME THING, LUNCH OR DINNER. THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, OR DINNER DEPENDING ON WHICH ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS YOU GO TO. HERE ARE YOUR CERTIFICATES AND YOUR LETTERS. THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU A TOTE BAG. I THOUGHT THAT WAS MARY LOU'S JOB. ANYWAY CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, WE GIVE YOU THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION FOR ALL THE WORK DONE. WE APPRECIATE YOU, SIR. GOD BLESS YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU MAY. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> APPRECIATE YOU ALL HAVING ME HERE AND THE RECOGNITION. SOME OF THESE CASES GO ON FOR FOUR YEARS. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY SQUAD. I HAVE AN AMAZING SQUAD. THE BOSSES LET ME WORK THE THINGS I NEED TO WORK. I'M IN THE GREATEST POSITION I CAN BE IN TAMPA. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. I THINK COUNCILMAN VIERA SUMMED IT UP AND THE CHIEF AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR COWORKERS. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PRESENTATIONS OF ANY MONTH, BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLKS THAT KEEP US SAFE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. [ APPLAUSE ] PAUSE FOR ONE SECOND. COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. NEXT WE HAVE OUR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. AGAIN, WE DO THIS TO HONOR THE VALUES THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ALWAYS REPRESENT HERE, WHICH WE ALL SUPPORT IN TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. FOR THIS, WE HAVE CHIEF BARBARA TRIPP. >>CHIEF TRIPP: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. BARBARA TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. I'M GOING TO BE GOOD, I'M GOING TO BE GOOD, BECAUSE THIS YOUNG MAN HAS ACTUALLY DONE A LOT FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. I KNOW HE'S IN RETIREMENT STAGE, BUT I CAN SAY HE'S NOT IN RETIREMENT MODE. HE HAS NOT STOPPED FROM DAY ONE. I'M GOING TO READ ALL THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT CAPTAIN EICHELS BUT I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU CAPTAIN EICHELS. 26 VETERAN OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. SERVED IN COMBAT RESCUE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION. OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, HE HAS EARNED EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION IN NEARLY EVERY DISCIPLINE OF THE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE. SUBSURFACE WATER RESCUE, TACTICAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, VEHICLE AND MACHINERY, CONFINED SPACE, TRENCH, AND STRUCTURE COLLAPSE RESCUE. HE IS A CERTIFIED FLORIDA INSTRUCTOR AND RESCUE SPECIALIST, ALLOWING HIM TO TRAIN AND MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF FIREFIGHTERS. HE SERVES AS OFFICER OF CHARGE IN TAMPA FIRE RESCUE TECHNICAL MEDICAL RESPONSE TEAM. HE IS ALSO A TASK FORCE 3 LEADER AND TRAINING COORDINATOR. OVERSAW OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL READINESS. THROUGHOUT HIS TIME IN THE FIRE SERVICE, HE HAS DEPLOYED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES TO CONDUCT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS AND STRUCTURE COLLAPSE. UNLIKE MANY, OF COURSE, LIKE I SAY, HE'S NEARING RETIREMENT, HE CONTINUES TO BE AN ACTIVE MEN MR TEACH AND ADVANCE FIRE RESCUE. HE ORGANIZED TECHNICAL TRAINING. I WAS ONE OF HIS STUDENTS. HOPEFULLY I WAS GOOD OVER THE YEARS. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM CLASSES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE LATEST EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE RESCUE CAPABILITIES. HIS LEADERSHIP STANDS TO THE STATE LEVEL CONTRIBUTING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FLORIDA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE IN FLORIDA FIRE CHIEF ASSOCIATION WORKING GROUP. CAPTAIN EICHELS DEDICATION GOES BEYOND DUTY HOURS, VOLUNTEERING COUNTLESS HOURS TO STRENGTHEN TAMPA FIRE RESCUE TECHNICAL RESCUE RESPONSE. HE EMBODIES SERVANT LEADERSHIP, MENTORING EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS. HIS CAREER REFLECTS COMPASSION, COMMITMENT AND UNWAVERING DRIVE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. I CONGRATULATE CAPTAIN EICHELS FOR BEING NOMINATED FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. HE IS AN OUTSTANDING, NOT ONLY INDIVIDUAL, BUT LEADER AS WELL AS A TEACHER. HE'S SO MELLOW. THINGS CAN BE GOING CRAZY AND CAPTAIN EICHELS IS LIKE, IT'S OKAY. THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. THAT TAKES LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE. CONGRATULATIONS. I WISH YOU THE BEST. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: WHAT A HEARTFELT INTRODUCTION. WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO WANT TO HONOR YOU. GO AHEAD, GUYS. >> KEITH GREMINGER, INCOMING CHAIR FOR FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK. CAPTAIN EICHELS, FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT WITH YOU THIS PERSONALIZED RIVERWALK PAVER FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY. YOUR PAVER WILL BE ENGRAVED WITH BRIBINGEN EICHELS TAMPA FIREFIGHTER THIRD QUARTER 2025, AND IT WILL BE POSITIONED ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL RIVERWALK. ALONG WITH THAT, A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING, SPLITSVILLE, AND THE YACHT STARSHIP. AGAIN, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE. IT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, NICK STOCCO, TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS. CAPTAIN EICHELS, YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR DEDICATION EXEMPLIFIES AN EXTRAORDINARY TAMPA FIREFIGHTER. THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE CITIZENS HERE IN TAMPA BUT ALSO STATEWIDE. ON BEHALF OF LOCAL 754, WANT TO PRESENT -- SO SORRY, WRONG ONE. WANT TO PRESENT YOU THIS PLAQUE. AGAIN, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] ON BEHALF OF BUSCH GARDENS, PLEASE TAKE TIME TO ENJOY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, COMPLEMENTARY TICKETS TO BUSCH GARDENS ON BEHALF OF BUSCH GARDENS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. I'M GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. HOW MUCH EVERYBODY HERE RESPECTS YOU AND IT'S AN HONOR TO GIVE YOU THIS TODAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURSELF AT THE COLUMBIA, ANY OF THE 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, JILL WITECKI WITH TAMPA THEATRE. ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, WE HOPE THAT MAYBE RETIREMENT WILL AFFORD YOU TIME TO SEE US ON FRANKLIN STREET. HERE IS AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY DILLON, STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. ON BEHALF OF STRAZ, PLEASE ACCEPT TICKETS TO AN UPCOMING PERFORMANCE AND ENJOY YOUR HAPPY RETIREMENT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. >> MARK HANEY. >> WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA. WHAT A STORY. PEOPLE -- YOU ARE CALM AND COLLECTED. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. I REALLY ALSO APPRECIATED HEARING ABOUT THE MENTORSHIP AND ALL THE ADVOCACY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TODAY. WE DON'T GET ENOUGH OF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE'VE GOT YOU AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO ZOO TAMPA AS A WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU. MARK WILL DO A SHOW AND TELL OF WHAT ANIMAL YOU GOT. >> WE HAVE A SPOTTED RAY, STRING RAY, WHICH -- NOT REALLY A CONNECTION EXCEPT THEY ARE VERY MELLOW, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF. >> ENJOY IT IN GOOD HEALTH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY SERVING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. CHRISTINA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL YOU DO FOR US. THAT IS A LITTLE GIFT. VOUCHER SO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN ENJOY DINNER, BRUNCH, BREAKFAST. THANK YOU AGAIN. >> BILL CURRIE FORD. CONGRATULATIONS. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING EVERYTHING IN THE CITY TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF US. I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH JOB, ALONG WITH THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A REAL -- IT'S A LOT FOR YOU GUYS EVERY SINGLE DAY. ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, PRESENT TO YOU A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY HERSELF. ALSO A GIFT CARD AND FULL FREE MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE AND SOME GOODIES IN THERE AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. CAPTAIN, GOOD TO SEE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCH A STORIED CAREER AND THIS RECOGNITION, MUCH DESERVED. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY, OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, NOT ONLY TO YOU, BUT YOUR FAMILY FOR ALL YOUR SACRIFICE AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE GREAT CITY. WE GOT THE INFORMATION A LITTLE LATE, SO I DON'T HAVE MY GAME BALL, BUT I DO HAVE A GENERIC ONE. THERE'S MY CONTACT. I WOULD LOVE TO SET UP A TIME FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND COWORKERS TO COME OUT FOR A TOUR AND I CAN PRESENT YOUR GAME BALL. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN KEEP THAT ONE. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MIKE McARTHUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE. I HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH YOUR TEAM AT THE MAJOR EVENT OF 275 AND I-4 LAST WEEK. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE PROFESSIONALISM AND SAFETY OF YOUR TEAM AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DID OUT THERE. IT WAS A VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER EVENT FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. BUT WANT TO THANK YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR CITY. ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPPES AND STEPP'S TOWING, HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CARD. TAKE YOUR FAMILY OUT TO DINNER. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I THINK I KNOW YOU. >> YES, SIR. >> STEVE MICHELINI HERE ON BEHALF OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOLKS. LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN TAMPA FIRE RESCUE ARRIVES ON THE SCENE, THEY ARE RUNNING TOWARD THE CATASTROPHE, NOT AWAY FROM IT. THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT COUNTLESS TIMES. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO THAT. FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T HAD THE NEED FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE IN DISTRESS, THESE FOLKS ARE ON THE BALL AND THEY ARE THERE TO HELP. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. BEHALF OF JACKSON'S BISTRO ON HARBOUR ISLAND, GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOU FOR LUNCH OR DINNER. ON BEHALF OF MEAT MARKET OVER IN HYDE PARK, GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOU THERE. ON BEHALF OF THE DAILY EATS AND THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP AND ON BEHALF OF THE YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, ALL ARE GOING TO WELCOME YOU AND CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: SIR, ON BEHALF OF A VERY GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, CHIEF TRIPP'S INTRODUCTION OF YOU WAS JUST WARM AND ENTHUSIASTIC AND SPEAKING TO THE AMAZING RECORD THAT YOU HAVE, IT IS A REAL PLEASURE TO HONOR YOU, SIR, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, SIR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR HONORING US TODAY. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF WHO IS HERE IN SUPPORT OF ME AS WELL. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF, AND IT IS A LOT. I'M NOT RETIRING THAT SOON. [ LAUGHTER ] I EXTENDED MY DROP, SO YOU HAVE A FEW MORE YEARS TO DEAL WITH ME. [ APPLAUSE ] WITH THAT BEING SAID, REALLY A LOT OF THIS I CAN'T DO IT BY MYSELF. IT TAKES A GREAT SUPPORT GROUP IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. CHIEF TRIPP HAS GIVEN ME THAT OPPORTUNITY. SEVERAL OF THE OTHER CHIEFS, CHIEF COLINS, CHIEF AULT, A LOT OF TIMES THEY ASK ME TO TAKE ON PROJECTS AND I'M GLADLY WILLING TO DO THAT AND GIVE IT MY BEST. BUT WHAT COMES WITH THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF SACRIFICE ON MY FAMILY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE ME. [ APPLAUSE ] LIKE SHE SAID, I DO GET DEPLOYED QUITE FREQUENTLY ON THESE HURRICANES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. A LOT OF TIMES I LEAVE THEM BACK HOME BY THEMSELVES. ALSO, I COULDN'T DO ALL OF THIS WITHOUT MY SUPPORT AT THE STATION. I GOT A TERRIFIC CREW. MY RIGHT-HAND MAN, MATT COHEN, RETIRED CHIEF FATHER IS GETTING AN AWARD AS WELL. A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ASKED ME TO DO, I CAN'T DO THEM BY MYSELF. I HAVE A WONDERFUL CREW, A WONDERFUL STATION. CHIEF BAXTER IS MY SHIFT COMMANDER. AGAIN, A LOT OF THESE THINGS HE HAS TO WORK OUT WITH HIS SCHEDULE ALONG WITH CHIEF AULT AND CHIEF COLINS. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY SEE MY E-MAIL POP UP OR SEE ME WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR, THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO ADJUST TO NEXT. ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND MY CREW, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THIS AWARD. AGAIN, THIS IS A TEAM AWARD I BELIEVE FOR ME, THERE IS A LOT OF HELP BEHIND THE SCENES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS. I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THIS MANY FIREFIGHTERS IN THESE CHAMBERS TO HONOR ONE INDIVIDUAL. YOU'RE CLEARLY VERY, VERY SPECIAL. YOU HAVE THE GREAT DAVID DITTMAN HERE. ALEX CANASI. YOU ARE A BIG DEAL BECAUSE EVERYBODY SHOWED UP TODAY. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON THAT UNIFORM, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, THE SACRIFICES THAT ALL OF YOU MAKE EVERY DAY AND THE SACRIFICE THAT YOUR FAMILY MAKES, IT'S NOT EASY BECAUSE YOU ARE GONE A LOT, BUT YOU ARE GONE IN THE SERVICE TO OTHERS AND THE SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO THANK YOU TO THEM BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A LOT. BUT THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN MAKING US SAFE AND MAKING TAMPA A BETTER PLACE. THIS IS A VERY SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION, BUT AT LEAST IT'S SOMETHING. PEOPLE KNOW THE MAGNITUDE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU'VE PROVIDED TO THE CITY. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN SAY THAT CHIEF TRIPP HAS SAID OR THAT COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO JUST SAID. I THINK THE TURNOUT BEHIND IS YOU SELF-EVIDENT OF THE RESPECT YOUR PEERS HAVE FOR YOU AND OBVIOUSLY YOUR FAMILY, TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY, APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: OKAY. FINAL COMMENDATION FOR TODAY, IF I MAY -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'LL PAUSE FOR A SECOND. I GUESS THEY'LL STAY. YOU'RE GOING TO STAY? VERY GOOD. LET'S GO. >>LUIS VIERA: JACE, IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND ANN AND MATT. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE, CITY COUNCIL, TO HONOR JACE KOHAN. WE HAVE HERE HIS WONDERFUL WIFE ANN. HIS WONDERFUL SON MATT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE AS WELL. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE CHIEF TRIPP WHO IS HERE TO HONOR OUR FRIEND JACE KOHAN. WE HAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS CHARITY WHO ARE HERE, I SEE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING. WE HAVE PLANT CITY CHIEF MR. DAVID DITTMAN. WE HAVE BILL WADE WITH THE RETIREES AND FRIENDS FROM LOCAL 754 WHO ARE HERE. A LOT OF YOU ALL KNOW JACE KOHAN. JACE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE GUYS. I'LL START TO GET EMOTIONAL. I CAN'T HELP IT. I LOVE THIS GUY A LOT. THERE'S PEOPLE IN LIFE THAT YOU GO, HE'S ONE OF THE GREATEST. I PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 10 OR 15. HE'S ONE OF THEM. HE REALLY, REALLY IS. I'VE KNOWN JACE SINCE 2010. WE MET AT A BOB BUCKHORN FUND-RAISER THAT MY LAW FIRM WAS THROWING IN 2010. AND A BOROUGH MAN'S IMMEDIATELY -- BROMANCE IMMEDIATELY STARTED AND WE BECAME FRIENDS. TRULY IS. I BECAME FRIENDS WITH A VERY, VERY DECENT PERSON WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY GOOD FRIEND TO ME. JACE HAS SERVED AS TREASURER FOR LOCAL 754. THAT'S WHEN I MET HIM, AND HE WOULD GO ON TO BE PROMOTED OR MOVED, IF YOU WILL, TO BE THE PERSONNEL CHIEF FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. HE HAS WORN MANY, MANY HATS. HE CHAMPIONED CAMP HOPETAKE. GOT ME INVOLVED IN IT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. HE SHOWED GREAT, GREAT COMPASSION, SOMETHING HIS SON MATT HAS DONE AND MANY OTHERS IN THAT REGARD. SINCE HE RETIRED, WHAT, EIGHT YEARS -- >> IN DECEMBER, NINE YEARS. >>LUIS VIERA: NINE YEARS AGO, JACE HAS WORN A LOT OF INTERESTING HATS THAT PEOPLE FIND VERY INTERESTING. HE WORKED WITH SCOTT OVER AT A TROPHY SHOP AND NOW HE DRIVES CARS FOR SALVATION ARMY. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM TAMPA FIRE RESCUE WILL GET A HONK FROM A BIG SALVATION ARMY VEHICLE WITH THIS GUY'S SMILING FACE THERE, JACE KOHAN. IF YOU TALK TO ANYBODY AT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE WHO WORKED HERE WHILE HE WAS HERE AND MENTION THE WORDS JACE KOHAN, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BIG SMILE BECAUSE HE HAS AN AMAZING REPUTATION FOR BEING A MAN OF GREAT WARMTH, A MAN OF GREAT EMPATHY. HE IS A SECOND GENERATION FIREFIGHTER. HIS FATHER WAS A FIREFIGHTER IN CHICAGO AND HIS SON, MATT, IS A FIREFIGHTER LIKE HE IS HERE AT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. HE IS A MAN OF VERY FUNDAMENTAL DECENCY AND ALWAYS BEEN MY GOOD FRIEND. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS WHO I LOVE A LOT. MY GREAT PLEASURE TO COMMEMORATE 40 YEARS SINCE THIS GOOD AND DECENT MAN STARTED AT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, A MAN'S WHOSE INFLUENCE CONTINUES, APPRECIATED AND REMEMBERED BY ALL HIS COLLEAGUES WITH GREAT WARMTH AND AFFECTION, MR. JACE KOHAN. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. I'VE WORKED MANY YEARS WITH YOU, CHIEF TRIPP. >>CHIEF TRIPP: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. CHIEF TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. YES, OF COURSE, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS ABOUT THE HOUSE OF PAIN, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE NAME OF A STATION THAT WE CALL THAT HAS BEEN MOVED. BUT THE REAL HOUSE OF PAIN IS WHERE ME AND JACE FIRST MET. HE WAS THE DRIVER ENGINEER THERE AND IT WAS THE HOUSE OF PAIN. LET YOU ALL KNOW. IT WAS GOOD. REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY CALLS WE HAD, THE PERSONNEL THAT WAS THERE JUST MADE EVERYTHING SO SMOOTH. THAT WAS BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE WERE RUNNING 15, 20 CALLS A SHIFT. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT LEADER. I'VE BEEN WITH YOU WITH CAMP HOPETAKE AS WELL. JUST APPRECIATE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE TO GIVE YOU GIFTS. SO WE'LL START WITH MR. ALEX CANASI. COME FORWARD, BUDDY. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. WE PRESENT THIS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO RETIRED CHIEF JACE KOHAN. AND THIS IS FOR NOT ONLY YOUR YEARS OF SELFLESS SERVICE TO TAMPA FIRE, BUT TO TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS CHARITY FUND, LOCAL 754 AND TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY AS WELL. AS THEY JUST SAID, YOUR SHINING SMILE IS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US. YOU LAID THE GROUNDWORK NOT ONLY FOR THE CHARITY BUT CAMP HOPETAKE, WHICH IS SUCH A STAPLE WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. AS A FATHER MYSELF, I KNOW THAT THE GREATEST REWARD IS THE GUY STANDING BEHIND YOU AND THE THINGS HE'S ACCOMPLISHED AS WELL. YOU ARE THE INSPIRATION FOR ALL THAT AND FOR MYSELF AS WELL. YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT BETWEEN THE TWO OF US AND WES AND ALL THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, WE'LL KEEP THE LEGACY GOING FOR MANY YEARS TO COME AND PROTECT IT FOR YOU. YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. >> HOW MANY YEARS NOW, CAMP HOPETAKE? >> IT'S 30 YEARS LAST YEAR. 35. >> A PEDIATRIC BURN SURVIVOR CAMP FREE TO ALL. IT IS A WEEK THEY ARE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE THEIR STORIES AND HAVE A WEEK AWAY AND FUN. I ENJOYED THAT. I ENJOYED THAT VERY MUCH. >>LUIS VIERA: THERE'S MORE. >> GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE IN THE TAMPA COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CHOOSING TO BE HERE. YOU'VE MADE AN IMPACT AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE WANT TO THANK YOU WITH THIS GIFT CARD. PLEASE ENJOY ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS. ULELE, DATE NIGHT. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. JILL WITECKI WITH TAMPA THEATRE. FROM ONE TAMPA INSTITUTION TO ANOTHER, WE HOPE THAT MAYBE YOU'LL COME SEE US. THIS IS AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE THEATER. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE WELCOME ANYTIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. NICK STOCCO, TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS AGAIN. CHIEF KOHAN ON BEHALF OF LOCAL 754, THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION. AS SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE UNION, I CAN SAY THIS NOW THAT HE'S RETIRED BUT YOU ALSO DID SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO ME. WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, I WAS DOING A RIDE-ALONG AS AN EXPLORER AND THERE WERE SOME RULES THAT YOU COULDN'T STAY PAST 10:00. CAPTAIN KOHAN AT THE TIME SAW THE DRIVE AND HE INSPIRED ME. WE HAD GOTTEN A LATE RUN AND LET ME STAY JUST PAST 10:00. THAT WAS HIM WANTING TO GIVE BACK TO SHOW A YOUNG FIREFIGHTER OF CAPABILITY. >> YOU'VE DONE WELL, BUDDY. >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ON BEHALF OF BUSCH GARDENS, PLEASE ENJOY, YOU, MATT, AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY GOING TO BUSCH GARDENS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. >> MARK HANEY. >> WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA. GREAT STORY. LOVELY THAT YOU INSPIRED THE NEXT GENERATION AND ALL THESE PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AS A SIGN OF RESPECT AND THANK YOU, WE'VE GOTTEN YOU AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. MENTIONED TO SOMEONE EARLIER, CREATURE OF THE NIGHT SEASON, GO OUT AND HAVE HALLOWEEN FUN. INCLUDED IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP. AND THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY AND TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES WHO SERVE THE CITY. HOPE YOU STAY HEALTHY AND WELL IN YOUR RETIREMENT. >> THE ANIMAL TODAY IS A PAINTED DOG. AFRICAN WILD DOG. THEY HAVE THE BEST SUCCESS IN HUNTING IN ALL OF AFRICA OF ANY PREDATORS. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY BELONG TO A PACK AND THEY HUNT TOGETHER AND DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A PACK BEHIND YOU THE WHOLE TIME YOU'VE BEEN AROUND. >> AND I HAVE. -- SAID IT BEST ABOUT THE TEAMWORK AND THE FIRE SERVICE, THERE'S NOTHING WE RESPOND TO BY OURSELVES. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. TEAMWORK IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. CHRISTINA. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. THAT IS A LITTLE GIFT, VOUCHER FOR RESTAURANTS. OXFORD EXCHANGE. IT HAS A LITTLE VOUCHER YOU CAN USE FOR THE OTHER RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BRIAN FORD WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. YOU TALK ABOUT TEAMWORK, YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT HERE. THAT'S REMARKABLE. YOUR STORY IS INSPIRING AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR 31 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR GREAT CITY, YOUR SACRIFICE, YOUR FAMILIES. WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION, ANYBODY WHO GOES OVER AND ABOVE, AND YOU TRULY HAVE, GETS A GAME BALL. THERE IS YOUR OWN PERSONAL GAME BALL. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. >> CHIEF, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. LEO GEARY WITH BILL CURRIE FORD. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. SOUNDS LIKE YOU BUILT A HECK OF A RESUMÉ. >> I DID. I CERTAINLY ENJOYED IT. NOW I JUST GO TO LUNCHEONS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE, A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY ALONG WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE INSIDE AND ALSO A CERTIFICATE FOR FREE MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE AND GOODIES IN THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MR. MICHELINI, I REMEMBER YOU BUDDY. ALWAYS GOOD WHEN HE COMES AROUND. >> I REMEMBER A MUCH YOUNGER GUY, AND I WAS YOUNGER, TOO. >> RIGHT, YOU WERE. THAT'S RIGHT. >> WE'VE GROWN OLDER TOGETHER. I REMEMBER SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS BY YOU WITH CAMP HOPETAKE FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS WHEN IT WAS JUST GETTING STARTED. YOUR DEDICATION IS EXEMPLARY. AS YOU'VE SAID, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT. SAID EARLIER, WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS RUNNING AWAY, YOU ALL ARE RUNNING FORWARD. I THINK PEOPLE FORGET THAT. BUT WHEN YOU PUT THAT UNIFORM ON AND WHEN YOU'RE IN THE STATION, YOU DON'T EVER KNOW WHAT THAT CALL IS GOING TO BE. YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED. I'D SAY THAT WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST CREWS IN THE NATION. WE HAVE THE BEST PEOPLE, MEN AND WOMEN AND THE LEADERSHIP IS GREAT. SO ANYWAY, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A GIFT CERTIFICATE HERE. YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF OVER AT JACKSON'S AND YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF AT YUMMY HOUSE. CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: SO, JACE, ON BEHALF OF A VERY GRATEFUL TAMPA CITY COUNCIL AND CITY OF TAMPA, FOR 40 YEARS SINCE YOU BEGAN WITH TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, YOUR FINAL GIFT. WE APPRECIATE YOU, BUDDY. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND. MY DEAR FRIEND, I'M REAL CLOSE, THE ONLY THING THAT WORRIES ME WHEN LUIS SPEAKS ABOUT ME, THEY'LL GO OUT, HEY, THAT IS THE GUY DATING LUIS VIERA WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT A BROMANCE. OH NO. I WOULD BE PROUD TO SAY, YES, I AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, I AM. [ LAUGHTER ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I THINK YOU COULD DO BETTER. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MY WIFE FEELS ABOUT THAT. I KNOW. AS WE WALK IN TOGETHER TO THE RESTAURANT. LOUIS, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU. A FEW PEOPLE THAT WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MY CAREER, FIRE CHIEF TOM FORD, FIRE CHIEF DENNIS JONES, MAYOR BOB BUCKHORN. ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE ANN AND MY SON MATTHEW FOR THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. IT'S ON THOSE DAYS, THOSE MORNINGS YOU GET HOME AFTER BEING UP ALL NIGHT WHERE THAT REALLY HELPS. CHIEF TRIPP, THANK YOU. WE HAVE WORKED MANY YEARS TOGETHER IN THAT HOUSE OF PAIN. THERE WERE SOME ALL-NIGHTERS THERE, WEREN'T THERE? SOME UNPLEASANT. I HAD A GREAT CAREER. I REALLY DID. PROBABLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER WAS IN 2005 WHEN MY SON WAS HIRED. NEVER REALLY WORKED AT THE SAME STATION WITH HIM, BUT THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THERE WERE BIGGER FIRES AND I WOULD SHOW UP, MAN, THERE HE IS. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM. 2009 WAS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT WHEN I WAS ELECTED SECRETARY-TREASURER OF THE UNION. DURING THAT TIME I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO DIFFERENT CITIES AND MEET WITH DIFFERENT FIREFIGHTERS AND DISCUSS THEIR ISSUES AND WHAT THEY HAD GOING ON. SAN DIEGO, DENVER, CINCINNATI, PHILADELPHIA. EVERY TIME WHEN I RETURNED BACK TO TAMPA, I WOULD REALIZE THAT, MAN, WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST DAMN FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THIS NATION. I REALLY MEAN THAT. IT'S THANKS TO ALL THESE HEROES RIGHT HERE. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE TEAM AND THAT'S WHAT GETS THE JOB DONE. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY, WE APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU HAVE A GRANDCHILD, MAYBE ONE DAY COMING BACK IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'LL PAUSE FOR A MOMENT. DO YOU WANT A BREAK? OKAY. MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR CITY COUNCIL, RULES OF PROCEDURE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD MORNING. MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. BRIEFLY, THE RULES, AS THEY PERTAIN TO DECORUM FOR THE CONDUCT OF TODAY'S MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON AN ITEM. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS COMING UP NOW, SHOULD HAVE FILLED OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND PLACED IT IN THE BOX OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. ONE CARD PER SPEAKER. CARDS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME TO APPROACH AND SPEAK. A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES. AS I SAID, PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY. NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED. NOW, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA THAT IS LISTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING, THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THAT WILL BE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS. THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE THE SPEAKER AREA AT THE PODIUM. PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH COUNCIL RULES MAY ALSO BE RULED OUT OF ORDER AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING. NOW, NO COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN LATER DURING STAFF REPORTS, SO THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE STAFF REPORTS AND THE CONSENT ITEMS ARE NOW DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. FINALLY, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. SHELBY. OUR FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS MARTY GREEN FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE POYNOR. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MARTY GREEN. I'M WITH THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. I FEEL AS IF I'VE BEEN SET UP TO BE SABOTAGED. THEREFORE SAYING I WENT TO -- I WAS CALLED TO GO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST. OKAY. NO, IT'S A VIDEO. I HAVE A VIDEO. BASICALLY HE'S ASKING ME, WHY I WAS COMING TO SEE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IT DEFINITELY VIOLATE BECAUSE THEY TRY TO USE HIM TO TERMINATE ME. AND VIOLATES -- THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF 1981 DISABILITY ACT ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS DISABILITY ACT. SO, THEREFORE, SAYING THIS AND SAYING THAT, I AM GETTING ASKED WHY I'M COMING TO SEE YOU ALL. THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, WHY IS SOMEBODY WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA NOTIFYING THE PSYCHIATRIST TO CALL ME TO COME SEE ME? THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE I AM DISGRUNTLED. I AM NOT DISGRUNTLED. I AM EXPOSING WHAT SOMEBODY IS SCARED TO EXPOSE. NOW I WANT TO SAY THIS, I KEEP GETTING THREATS ABOUT GETTING WRITTEN UP ABOUT IF I EXPOSE THIS. WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND EXPOSE IT. I FEEL LIKE NIKE, LET'S DO IT. I FEEL LIKE BEETLE JUICE. SHOW TIME. I SEE STEPHANIE POYNOR TALK ABOUT NORTH TAMPA. WHAT HAPPENED TO NORTH TAMPA? WAS WHY WAS FLOODED? NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THAT. IT WAS FLOODED BECAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE ON THE CITY. YOU'RE PUTTING PEOPLE IN PLACE THAT YOU'RE SHOWING FAVORITISM TO. THAT PERSON, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T DESERVE THE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE BECAUSE IT'S FAVORITISM. UNDER THE CITY, UNDER THE AGREEMENT THAT THE BARGAINING UNIT MADE WITH THE CITY, IT ALSO HAS BEEN IN VIOLATION FOR YEARS. ARTICLE 34, CITY TRAINING, BRYAN RODGERS SAID HE'S NOT GOING TO PAY FOR US TO GET TRAINED TO WORK THE GENERATORS, PUMPS. HE SAYS HE'S REFUSING TO PAY FOR TRAINING. THEREFORE, UNDER THE ARTICLE, YOU MUST WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, IF YOU ASK FOR TRAINING, YOU MUST GIVE TRAINING. NOW, THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT'S COSTING THE CITY OF TAMPA -- NO, COSTING TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO DO TRAINING. SAYING THAT TO SAY THIS, IF YOU ARE REFUSING US TO DO TRAINING, WE NOT GOING TO HAVE A DEPARTMENT. EVERY DEPARTMENT IS DENIED TRAINING. IT'S NOT JUST THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. YOU'VE GOT STORMWATER, WASTEWATER. YOU HAVE PARKS AND REC. EVERYBODY IS DENIED TRAINING. BY YOU DENYING TRAINING, THE HURRICANE SEASON IS COMING RIGHT BACK UP. GUESS WHAT, WE'LL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. KNOW WHY? BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PREPPED, NOT READY. DENYING US TRAINING IS NOT GETTING US NOWHERE. SAYING THIS, I MIGHT BE FIRED OR I MIGHT BE WRITTEN UP BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING THREATS SAYING WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. THAT IS ANOTHER THING. WITH THE SUNSHINE LAW, I'M WAITING FOR THE REQUEST TO COME AND I'LL COME BACK AND EXPOSE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. GREEN. STEPHANIE POYNOR FOLLOWED BY PAM CANNELLA. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POYNOR. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I'LL SKIP ALL OVER THE PLACE. NUMBER ONE, WHY WAS THE ARMY NAVY STORE PROPERTY PUT OUT FOR REBID? JUST CURIOUS. I SAW IT ON Facebook THIS WEEK THAT IT DIDN'T COME. DID WE NOT GET A GOOD BID? I DON'T KNOW. MET MAN HAS APPLIED TO USE THE ROME YARD PROPERTY AGAIN. WHY DON'T WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE PROPERTY? IT'S STILL A HUGE VACANT LOT. SULPHUR SPRINGS NEEDS MONEY, OBVIOUSLY. NOTHING SEEMS TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY OR CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY. NUMBER FOUR, HI HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF VACANCIES ON THAT BOARD. HAS ANYBODY APPROACHED LINDA SAUL-SENA ABOUT SEEING IF ANYBODY ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COUNCIL, WHATEVER IT IS, ROUNDTABLE THAT -- MEET LIKE ONCE OR MONTH. 10 OR 15 PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP EVERY MONTH. MAYBE THEY MIGHT WANT TO BE ON THE BOARD. NUMBER 37, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE LDC AND AT LEAST GET SOME LITTLE PREVIEWS OR HINTS OR SOMETHING. I DON'T WANT TO BE STANDING HERE SIX MONTHS FROM NOW GOING HOLY CRAP, THEY DID ALL THIS WORK, AND WE'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, UNLIKE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY TO FIX IT, WE'LL HAVE TO PAY THAT VENDOR MORE MONEY TO FIX IT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET SOME KIND OF FRAMEWORK GOING NOW THAT IS AT LEAST PRESENTED TO THE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT IT AND SAY, YEAH, THIS IS GOOD. THIS SUCKS, WHATEVER. BY WITHHOLDING EVERYTHING UNTIL THE VERY END, WE'LL HAVE A BIGGER REWRITE PROCESS THAN WE CAN POSSIBLY DEAL WITH ALL AT ONCE. WE END UP WITH THE SAME THING WE HAVE JUST DONE FOR THE COMP PLAN WITH THE LDC. I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE FEES THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT FOR THE CITY, NOW, THESE ARE DEVELOPMENT FEES. THESE ARE NOT FEES FOR THE REGULAR CITIZENS WHO GET UP IN THE MORNING AND GO TO WORK AND COME HOME. THEY HAVE TO BE CHANGED BY DECEMBER 31st. DON'T LET PEOPLE DRAG THEIR BUTTS ON THE CARPET ABOUT GETTING THE STUFF DONE. OTHERWISE, IT WILL TAKE US YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS TO GET CAUGHT UP. WE OPERATE CURRENTLY WHERE THE CITIZENS ME, YOU, EVERYBODY IN HERE WHO LIVES IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, IS SUPPLEMENTING FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO GET THEIR NEW HOUSES. WHY SHOULD I AS A TAXPAYER PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IT COSTS THE CITY TO DO SOMETHING AND WHAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE ACTUALLY PAYING. IF IT COSTS A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DO IT, WHY ARE THEY ONLY PAYING $20 AND THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA PAYING 80? THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LET THAT GET PUSHED BACK AND PUSHED BACK AND PUSHED BACK. WE'VE GOT STUFF ON THE AGENDA THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS. LIKE THE MOBILITY STUDY. THE FIRST NUMBERS CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. HERE WE ARE TWO YEARS LATER, WE STILL HAVEN'T HAD IT PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS PAM CANNELLA FOLLOWED BY ASHLEY MORROW. >> CAN THIS BE TAKEN DOWN? IT'S SO BIG. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ON THE TOP OF THE WOLF IS THE WHEEL. ROTATE IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND IT WILL SHRINK DOWN. >> I WANT IT SMALLER BECAUSE IT'S TOO BIG. TOO MAGNIFYING. I WANT TO ZOOM OUT. I LIKE THE NATURAL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> OKAY. GOOD MORNING, ALL. MY NAME IS PAM CANNELLA. I WANT TO GIVE MANHATTAN THE PROPER ATTENTION IT NEEDS. FLOODING HAS OCCURRED ON THAT STREET FOR AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER. IT STILL FLOODS TODAY. THAT IS A '24 PICTURE. HERE IS NOW IN '25. IN 2015 AND 2016, THEY DID A VASCONIA OUTFALL PROJECT. IT WAS AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF SIX BY FIVE BOX CULVERTS, ALL THE WAY DOWN VASCONIA TO THE OUTFALL AT WESTSHORE. AND SURROUNDING STREETS WERE ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE PIPE REPLACEMENT. MANHATTAN AT EL PRADO, INCLUDING SEVILLA, SHAMROCK, HAD RC PIPES. HUBERT HAD ERC PIPES, 25 BY 38 PIPES AND CONCRETE BOX CULVERTS WERE PUT IN. ALONG EL PRADO TO HUBERT, 19 BY 13 EPC, AND THAT IS ELLIPTICAL CONCRETE PIPES. IN 2018, THERE WAS AN INTERVIEW BY A RESIDENT WHO RECENTLY PURCHASED A HOME THINKING FLOODING PROBLEM HAD BEEN SOLVED. NO WAY. IT WASN'T. IT FLOODED. INTERVIEW WITH JEAN DUNCAN QUOTED AS SAYING THE MAJOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT THAT WAS NOT FINISHED. IN OTHER WORDS, THAT IMPROVEMENT THAT THEY DID IN 2015-16 WAS NOT FINISHED, EVEN THOUGH THEY DID ALL THAT. THE EXISTING SYSTEM WAS BLOCKED ACCORDING TO FEDERAL GUIDELINES. THAT IS WHY IT DIDN'T WORK AND IT FLOODED. SO IN 2018 AND 19, THEY GAVE $251 MILLION GOING INTO FIXING TAMPA'S STORMWATER TROUBLES. IT SAYS FIXING. NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. NOW WE CHANGE THAT WORDING TO SAYING, WELL, WE'LL HELP. WE HAVE AN $11 MILLION PROJECT GOING DOWN 2018 AND '19. THAT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN MANHATTAN. REPLACING ALL THE TYPES AND SIDE STREETS. TWO MILES OF NEW PIPE ALONG MANHATTAN AVENUE WILL DRAIN. ESTIMATED 500 ACRES OF TAMPA. THE PROJECT ALONG MANHATTAN FROM EL PRADO TO BAY TO BAY BRANCHES OFF TO OTHER STREETS INCLUDING LAMB AND LAMB CANAL. RECONSTRUCTION REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES, A LOT OF EXTENSION -- EXTENSIVE WORK. MANHATTAN PROJECT 2025 NOW IS DOING THE SAME PROJECT AGAIN. I PUT THIS LIST ON LAST NIGHT. IT IS THE SAME PIPES. I WENT THROUGH THEM ALL, THAT ARE BEING REPLACED. MY QUESTION IS, HOW IS THIS 2025 MANHATTAN PROJECT GOING TO FIX THE FLOODING WHEN THE OTHER PROJECTS HAVE NOT? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, PAM. ASHLEY MORROW FOLLOWED BY STEPHEN MICHELINI. GOOD MORNING, ASHLEY. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ASHLEY MORROW. I WILL BE SHARING TAMPA'S BLACK HISTORY. I WENT TO A FEW I THINK ABOUT TEN BLACK HISTORY MUSEUMS ALL OVER THE U.S. IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR. I REALLY DIDN'T SEE TAMPA ON THE MAP. WHY AREN'T WE ON THESE MAPS? LITERALLY, WE ARE ON THE MAP BUT NOT A PART OF THE STORY. BUT WE ARE A PART OF THE GRAND STORY OF THE U.S. HISTORY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE SEMINOLE WARS IN THE 1800s. I PUT THIS UP ON THE SCREEN BECAUSE NOTICE, THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE INCORPORATION HISTORY. IF YOU GO TO THE TAMPA HISTORY PAGE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL, YOU SEE THIS BIG GAP. 1824, COLONEL BROOK COMES AND 1849, WE SKIP THE WHOLE SEMINOLE WAR ERA AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN TAMPA WHERE I TALKED TO YOU GUYS LAST WEEK ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION CAMPS. I WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS THIS. I'LL SKIP TO IT BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO GET ALONG. MY PARKING IS UP. YOU SEE THAT THESE ARE THE BLACK SEMINOLES. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO GO RESEARCH THEM, ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE THAT THEY INTERPRETED FOR AS FAR AS THE MAIN SEMINOLE CHARACTERS HERE IN FLORIDA. AND ALL OF THEM, NOT THESE TWO. HE WAS KILLED AND I BELIEVE HE WAS KILLED, THESE THREE CAME THROUGH TAMPA FROM FORT PIPE IN NEW ORLEANS. I THINK SOME TEACHERS ARE WATCHING THIS. HAVE YOUR STUDENTS GO RESEARCH THESE BLACK SEMINOLES THAT DEFINITELY HAD A BIG IMPACT IN THE SEMINOLE WAR. BEN BRUNO HERE, HE WAS ONE OF THE SEMINOLES THAT WAS TAKEN OVER TO NEW ORLEANS. THE HARPER WEEKLY DID A WRITE-UP ABOUT BILLY BOW LEG AND HIS SLAVES. BRUNO WAS VERY WELL DRESSED. SO THIS WAS OVER IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE I GUESS THEY GOT THE SKETCH OF HIM. AND THIS IS IN THE HARPER WEEKLY. NEW YORK, JUNE 12, 1858 IS WHAT IT WAS CITED. THERE WAS AN INTERESTING STORY WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK CALLED THE FLORIDA WAR BY JT SPRAGUE. ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE FREEMAN -- I'LL GO OVER THAT LATER WHEN WE GET TO THAT PART OF THE STORY. BUT THE FLORIDA WAR WAS A VERY INTERESTING BOOK AND IT INCLUDED LETTERS, INCLUDED STORIES, WHETHER ALL OF THEM WERE ACTUALLY FACTUAL, SOMETIMES I WONDER, HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY SAID THAT, SAYING ALL THIS DIALOGUE, BUT HE ALSO INCLUDED LETTERS TO KIND OF DETAIL THE ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE SEMINOLE WAR. I THINK THAT BOOK IS VERY TELLING AS FAR AS THE HISTORY OF WHAT HAPPENED IN TAMPA. THIS STORY WAS VERY INTERESTING IN THE BOOK. BASICALLY HIS NAME WAS WILDCAT. HE WAS TAKEN OVER TO THE INDIAN TERRITORY IN OKLAHOMA. GETS BROUGHT BACK TO TAMPA BAY AND HE IS ASKED TO BASICALLY GET THESE MESSENGERS TO GO TALK TO THE DIFFERENT TRIBES AND TELL THEM TO BRING BACK THEIR PEOPLE TO TAMPA BAY, SO THEY FIND AN AREA OUTSIDE OF TAMPA BAY JUST A LITTLE BIT. HE'S TOLD TO BRING THEM BACK OR HE WILL BE HUNG BY THE NECK. HE GETS ALL OF THE TRIBES TO COME TO TAMPA BAY. THAT IS MY TIME. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, ASHLEY. STEVE MICHELINI FOLLOWED BY MENTESNOT. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. STEVE MICHELINI. I THINK THE COUNCIL DESERVES AN HONEST AND FORTH RIGHT DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION REGARDING STORMWATER, PARTICULARLY THE SOUTH HOWARD PROJECT. THIS INCLUDES MAINTENANCE BEFORE CAPITAL PROJECTS. WHEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES DO THE RESEARCH, THEY ARE NOT LYING TO YOU. THE REPORTS CLEARLY INDICATE THAT MAINTENANCE SHOULD BE PRECEDED BEFORE CAPITAL PROJECTS. WHEN WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY REPORTS OR FROM INTERVIEWS WITH CITY EMPLOYEES. THE ISSUE REGARDING JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS PROJECT, WHICH APPROACHES OVER A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, WHAT IS THE COST BENEFIT OF THAT PROJECT WHEN MAINTENANCE WOULD BE FAR LESS EXPENSIVE AND PROVIDE A MUCH GREATER POSITIVE IMPACT. WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE INFORMATION BASED UPON EMPIRICAL STUDIES, THE STUDIES CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. IT'S NOT A CLEAR PICTURE THAT A PROJECT OF THIS CALIBER AND EXPENSE WOULD SOLVE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY. IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK FOR THE INFORMATION RELATED TO WHAT THE COSTS ARE AND WHAT THE BENEFITS ARE. FINALLY, WHAT AND HOW MUCH -- AND HOW IMPORTANT IS IT, WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, MAINTENANCE VERSUS CAPITAL PROJECTS. COUNCIL DESERVES AN ANSWER. THE PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC DESERVE AN ANSWER BEFORE YOU PUT US THROUGH A MASSIVE DISRUPTIVE PROJECT. IT IS SO LARGE AND SO MUCH OF AN IMPACT, YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. WE HAD A PORTION OF HOWARD SHUT DOWN FOR TWO DAYS TWO WEEKS AGO. TWO DAYS, NOT FOUR MONTHS, NOT THREE MONTHS, NOT FOUR YEARS. THE MAINTENANCE CLEARLY HAS BEEN SHOWN BY THE REPORTS, SEVEN YEARS HASN'T BEEN DONE. 14 YEARS, PUMPS HAVEN'T BEEN MAINTAINED. THEY ARE BROKEN AND HAVEN'T BEEN REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO RECTIFY THAT SITUATION. HOWEVER, WHEN WE COME UP AND WE GIVE YOU INFORMATION, WE'RE NOT LYING. I UNDERSTAND WE'RE APPEALING TO YOU ON A VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE. I'VE GOT THAT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSELY EXAMINED AND COUNCIL DESERVES AN ANSWER REGARDING WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING HERE. IS IT JUSTIFICATION FOR A PROJECT AND A DECISION THAT'S ALREADY BEEN MADE OR IS IT TRULY AN OPEN AND EVALUATED CRITERIA FOR WHAT IS THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. MICHELINI. MENTESNOT FOLLOWED BY PASTOR WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING. >> MENTESNOT, UHURU. UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI. WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT OUR FREEDOM. 825 YEARS OR 1500 YEARS OF NO FREEDOM FOR THE BLACK, NONE WHATSOEVER. THE EUROPEAN, THE BYZANTINE OTTOMAN EMPIRES, NORTH AMERICA, ALL THOSE EMPIRES, WHITE WESTERN CIVILIZATION EMPIRES HAVE TREATED THE AFRICAN LIKE DIRT. AND THEY HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO IT. THEY HAVE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO IT. COME HERE AND TALK ABOUT REPARATIONS, NOTHING SAID. AS A MATTER OF FACT, COULD YOU HOLD THE TIME? BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS, THERE IS A SITUATION BY WHICH SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIO ROOM AFFECTS THE VISUALS WHEN CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING. AND THAT'S UNDEMOCRATIC AND IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IT'S UNDEMOCRATIC AND IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IT IS. IT'S ACTUALLY ILLEGAL AND RACIALLY OFFENSIVE. IT'S RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, WHITE PEOPLE LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN US INTO A POSITION FROM 500 YEARS OF OPPRESSION ON NORTH AMERICAN SOIL THAT ALL AFRICAN PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO BE AFRAID OF THEM. WHEN THEY SEE AN AFRICAN, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HIGH, DRUNK, OUT OF OUR MIND, SCARY, INTOXICATED, ON WEED, ON DRUGS, WHATEVER, WHATEVER. ONE THING I MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT IS CHILD SUPPORT. CHILD SUPPORT IS ETHNIC CLOSING AND SLOW NEGRO GENOCIDE. I WANT TO SHOW ON CHILD SUPPORT WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO AFRICAN MEN AND AFRICAN FAMILIES AND AFRICAN WOMEN. THIS IS A 1987 CASE THAT CAME UP FOR DISMISSAL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. >> CAN YOU HOLD MY TIME, PLEASE? [CELL PHONE RINGING] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CONTINUE. >> BEFORE A JUDGE JOSEPH TOMKINS, RIGHT HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE HAVE NO REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT 5, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO PICK THE TELEPHONE UP AND CALL JUDGE JOSEPH THOMPKINS OR CALL THE CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTOPHER SABELLA AND ASK THEM WHY THIS CASE WASN'T DISMISSED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOU CAN GO FOR ANOTHER TEN SECONDS WITH THE DELAY. GO AHEAD. WHOEVER'S CELL PHONE -- PASTOR WILLIAMS IS THAT YOUR CELL PHONE? MAYBE GET SOME HELP TO PAUSE THAT OR SILENCE THAT. OKAY, MENTESNOT, ANOTHER 10, 15 SECONDS. GO AHEAD. >> I THOUGHT I HAD ABOUT 30 SECONDS BASED ON THE INTERRUPTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE ACTUALLY PAUSED IT. I'M GIVING YOU ANOTHER 10 OR 15 BECAUSE OF THE INTERRUPTION. >> THE LAW STATES THAT THIS CASE SHOULD BE DISMISSED. WENT TO COURT. THE JUDGE WOULDN'T DO IT. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING. NOBODY SHOWED UP, BUT THE JUDGE WOULDN'T DO IT. THAT'S WHAT THE CHILD SUPPORT ARE DOING TO AFRICAN FAMILIES. SLOW NEGRO GENOCIDE, ETHNIC CLEANSING, NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. PASTOR WILLIAMS, YOU ARE NEXT, FOLLOWED BY ROBIN LOCKETT. I'M SORRY. I MISSED SOMEBODY. HOLD ON PASTOR. KEITH GREMINGER. THANK YOU. KEITH, GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, GONE. PASTOR WILLIAMS, YOU ARE IT. >> MY NAME IS PASTOR WILLIAMS, LOCATED AT 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET. USED TO BE MY CHURCH, BUT A LOT OF THINGS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THEN. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE JACKSON HOUSE. IF THEY ARE GOING TO REBUILD IT ON THE SAME PROPERTY WHERE THEY PLAN TO JACKSON HOUSE, DO YOU KNOW THAT? REBUILD BACK THERE ON THE SAME LOT, THE SMALL LOT THERE. YOU NEED TO REBUILD IT ON BELMONT HEIGHTS. RETAINING PONDS, BUILD OVER THERE. EAT AND DO ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. BASICALLY TELLING TONY DANIELS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO HIM BECAUSE YOU ALL MAKE A PRESENTATION, ALL OF YOUR LEADERS. TONY COME UP HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I'M SORRY. THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH YOUR THREE MINUTES. IT'S JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR THREE MINUTES. >> APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE. YOU'RE DOING A WHOLE LOT FOR THE PEOPLE, BUT THE PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO APPRECIATE YOU. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW AS A PREACHER, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING FOR ME. DOING IT NOT JUST FOR ME, DOING IT FOR EVERYBODY. WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING, THE CITY COUNCIL, WE BELIEVE IN YOU ALL. WE PUT OUR TRUST IN YOU ALL. YOU NEED TO DO RIGHT FOR ALL PEOPLE. YOU GOT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT IN OUR SIGHT AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT IN GOD'S SIGHT. THAT'S WHERE WE GO FROM HERE TO NEW JERUSALEM AND WANT YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND THIS HERE. I'M AN OLD MAN NOW. HANDICAP WHEEL THERE, AND SEEM LIKE YOU ALL DON'T WANT TO DO NOTHING FOR ME. YOU ALL CAN CARE LESS THAN A DAMN. I COME HERE WEEK AFTER WEEK, YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR AND I GET NO RESPECT. I GET NO RESPECT. THANK GOD I'M STILL LIVING AND HE'S GIVING ME PLENTY OF RESPECT. I THANK GOD FOR THAT. NOW, WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND, I THANK TONY SO MUCH FOR WHAT HE'S DOING. I KNOW YOU ALL ARE NOT GOING TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT THAT. BUT I GOT TO THINKING, HE'S ONE OF THE ONLY MAN THAT COME DOWN HERE LIKE I DO AND DO WHAT HE HAS TO DO FOR EVERYBODY, NOT ONLY JUST FOR BLACK PEOPLE, BUT FOR PEOPLE PERIOD. AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HIM, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE ASK YOU TO BE BLESSED. GOD BLESS YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, PASTOR WILLIAMS. ROBIN LOCKETT, FOLLOWED BY JASON REEKMANS. JASON WILL BE THE LAST SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I HAVE A CONCERN, YESTERDAY, I WAS IN THE BUDGET HEARING. I DIDN'T STAY THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME BECAUSE IT GOT LATE, BUT MONEY GOING TOWARD HOUSING. I UNDERSTAND THAT 30% OF IT IS COMING FROM THE CRA, WHICH WAS OUTLINED YEARS AGO. IF NO OTHER MONEY IS BEING AFFORDED TO HOUSING AND YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE CRA, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE WITHIN CRA DISTRICTS? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM? IT WAS SAID THAT THE THREE HUNDRED AND SOME ODD MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S COMING TO THE COUNTY, THAT THE CITY IS EXPECTING SOME OF THAT FOR HOUSING. I'VE HEARD FROM THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY IS CREATING THEIR OWN PLAN FOR THAT MONEY TO COVER HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND THE CITY FOR DISASTER RECOVERY. SO THE CITY IS SAYING THEY'LL GET MONEY TO HANDLE HOUSING, IT'S GOING TO BE HANDLED THROUGH -- FROM THE COUNTY DIRECTLY. I'M JUST KIND OF CONFUSED AND CONCERNED THAT NO OTHER MONEY IS BEING OUTLINED FOR HOUSING. OF COURSE, I WANT YOU ALL TO FULLY SUPPORT THE YELLOW JACKETS AND REBUILDING THE YELLOW JACKETS AND MAKING THEM WHOLE. 100% FOR THIS -- BEFORE THIS ADMINISTRATION LEAVES. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MS. LOCKETT. JASON REEKMANS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. SORRY. I PRINTED THIS YESTERDAY. THIS IS A MAP OF EAST TAMPA. TWO THINGS. THE FIRST THING IS, YOU CAN'T BUY VEGETABLES IN EAST TAMPA. LIKE, IF YOU LIVE CLOSE TO -- THE BOTTOM, THE SOUTHERN PART OF EAST TAMPA -- IF YOU LIVE DOWN HERE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR, IT TAKES YOU AN HOUR EITHER BY BUS OR BY -- OR IF YOU HAVE TO WALK, IT WOULD TAKE YOU AN HOUR TO GET TO THE WALMART SUPER CENTER ON HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S JUST. THAT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT RIGHT. IT'S NOT EQUITABLE. 30 MINUTES TO GET THERE BY BUS. YOU HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT BUS ROUTES. YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND. IF I WERE TO INVITE YOU GUYS OVER TO MY MODEST HOME IN EAST TAMPA, HEY, I'LL COOK SOMETHING FOR DINNER, IF I WANT TO GET ZUCCHINI, SQUASH OR SOME SALMON, CAN'T DO IT. CAN'T DO IT IN THAT AREA. IT'S NOT RIGHT. I DID PUT FORTH A PROPOSAL TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WOULD ANSWER OR THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY AND RESOLVE THE SITUATION. I JUST WANT YOUR HELP REALLY. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO YOU GUYS AND KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT MY IDEA IS AND JUST TO GET YOUR SUPPORT. THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I LIVE IN YBOR. THESE ARE TWO HOUSES THAT I PASS ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M WALKING. THAT IS A 500-SQUARE-FOOT HOUSE. THIS IS A 700-SQUARE-FOOT HOUSE OR 750, APPROXIMATELY, INDIVIDUALLY ON A THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT LOT. AND IT HAS SPACE IN THE BACK FOR TWO PARKING PATHS. TWO VEHICLES CAN PARK BEHIND EACH HOUSE. WHENEVER I GO TO ZONING AND I SAY, HEY, I HAVE A LOT. IT'S FOR SALE. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I'M TOLD, OH, NO, IT'S DIFFERENT. SAME DISTRICT BUT IT'S DIFFERENT RULES. THIS IS 4th AVENUE. LIKE CONDOS, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM THERE, THESE ARE 1500-SQUARE-FOOT TOWNHOMES THAT CAN EASILY BE PUT IN EAST TAMPA. 4th AVENUE IS NOT A CORRIDOR. IF YOU GO WEST, IT DEAD-ENDS AT CONSTRUCTION. IF YOU GO EAST, IT DEAD-ENDS THE OTHER WAY. I JUST WANT YOUR SUPPORT IN RESOLVING THE SITUATION. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >>LYNN HURTAK: I'LL HAVE MY AIDE MS. SCHARF COME OUT AND GIVE YOU SOME CONTACT INFORMATION. IF MS. SCHARF IS LISTENING TO ME, SHE WILL BE OUT IN A MOMENT. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MICHAEL RANDOLPH, ARE YOU ONLINE? >> I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC. SO TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CAN YOU START AGAIN? WE MISSED YOU IN THE BEGINNING. START AGAIN WITH YOUR NAME AND WE'LL START YOUR TIME NOW. >> CERTAINLY. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH AND I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. BASED ON RESEARCH THAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE YEAR 2026 AND 2027, IT'S GOING TO BE DEVASTATING ON OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR RESPONSE IS TECHNOLOGY, WEALTH BUILDING AND JOB CREATION CENTER. LET ME TALK ABOUT TWO PARTS. FIRST IS THE HOME-BASED E-COMMERCE INITIATIVE, WHICH IS SET TO LAUNCH ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 RESIDENT OWNED BUSINESSES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND BUILD -- ONLINE AND ROOTED IN ECONOMIC INCLUSION. THIS INITIATIVE UNLOCKS ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SENIORS, YOUTH, RETURNING CITIZENS, AND RESIDENTS. THE E-COMMERCE AND HOME-BASED PART OF THIS INITIATIVE WILL LEARN RESIDENTS TO USE -- MONETIZE, AND SELL HOMEMADE PRODUCTS ONLINE. ALSO SUPPORT SERVICE-BASED BUSINESSES, LIKE CLEANING, LANDSCAPING, AND PHYSICAL COUNSELING, WHETHER FULL TIME, PART TIME OR SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME, EVERY INCOME WILL BE SUPPORTED. CLEARINGHOUSE, WE WILL BUILD A REAL TIME DATABASE OF RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, LAND ASSETS, ACTIVATING WEST TAMPA FOR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. WHAT ARE THE CORE FUNCTIONS? WELL, WE WANT TO MATCH INDIVIDUAL SKILLS, CERTIFICATION. WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY MARKET GAPS AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPPORTUNITY. WE WANT TO MATCH RESIDENTS TO JOB, TRAINING, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO FACILITATE A CO-OP JOINT VENTURE IN CAPITAL ASSETS. THIS DATA-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY LED DEVELOPMENT -- WE ARE PLANNING TO SHAPE IT. WE WANT WEST TAMPA TO BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL AS TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINING IN GRANT WRITING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. RANDOLPH. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE DAY. OUR NEXT LINE OF BUSINESS IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. SULING LUCAS HARRIS DEPUTY CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PRESENT AN APPLICANT FOR THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. I PRESENT TO YOU MS. STEPHANIE McQUEEN, WHO HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE URBAN PLANNING POSITION WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY HELD BY DOMINIQUE COB WHOSE TERM EXPIRED APRIL 18, 2025. SHE WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO EXPRESS HER QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. STEPHANIE McQUEEN. I AM A 15-YEAR PLUS RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. MY BACKGROUND IS IN PLANNING BUT I ALSO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING. ORIGINALLY, I HAD GONE TO SCHOOL FOR HISTORY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY. I HAVE WORKED FOR CITY GOVERNMENTS IN ILLINOIS WHERE I AM ORIGINALLY FROM DOING CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS REVIEWS, NATIONAL REGISTER APPLICATIONS. HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND IN THAT PROFESSIONALLY. AND THEN I TRANSITIONED INTO LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING. I'VE BEEN STAFF ON A COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN MARYLAND PREVIOUSLY IN MY CAREER, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING AS A TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE CONSULTANT FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. VERY INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. I SEE WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALLOWING SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT TO MEET THOSE HISTORIC COMPONENTS AND ESSENTIAL KIND OF FEATURES TO BUILD NEIGHBORHOODS UP. SO HAPPY TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO ANSWER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I LOOKED OVER YOUR APPLICATION, SLASH, RESUMÉ. IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. I THINK YOU ARE THE TYPE OF CANDIDATE THAT WE WANT ON THIS BOARD. SO I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. SHELBY TO COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION, CORRECT, TO APPOINT YOU TO THE BOARD? >>MARTIN SHELBY: ACTUALLY, YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT HER AND THEN WE CAN MOVE THE RESOLUTION IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO ACCEPT THE NOMINEE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD. AND MOVE THE RESOLUTION. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM I DON'T KNOW WHO I HEARD FIRST. I HEARD COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. DISCUSSION, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WANTED TO SAY THE SAME THING. I REALLY THOUGHT YOUR RESUMÉ WAS GREAT AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SOMEBODY WHO HAS THAT EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO SOME TRANSIT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THAT'S MY -- I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE ARE MOVING ON -- COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: BEFORE WE VOTE ON NUMBER 5, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: PULL IT FOR DISCUSSION. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, NUMBER 5. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, NUMBER 5. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE RECEIVED A LOT OF E-MAILS ABOUT FLOCK AND THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS. I DID SPEAK TO CHIEF BERCAW ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. HE ASSURED ME THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC CERTAIN RULES, THAT THEY AREN'T ALLOWED TO JUST SHARE IT WILLY-NILLY. THAT THE ONLY TIME THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS TO SHARE IT WITH OTHER AGENCIES WHEN THEY HAVE AN OPEN CASE. I TRUST THAT CHIEF BERCAW KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. ANY SORT OF USE LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE TO CROSS HIS DESK. THAT -- I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TALKED TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: LIKEWISE. I HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF. I AGREE WITH YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I SPOKE WITH CHIEF BERCAW. I SPOKE WITH CHIEF BENNETT. I ASKED QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DID RECEIVE A FEW E-MAILS. I SAW THERE WAS MEDIA ATTENTION TO IT. I KNOW AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE I READ EARLY THIS MORNING. AGAIN, SAME AS COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. I HAD MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS RESOLVED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: SAME THING, TO SAY IT MORE DIRECTLY TO ANYBODY CONCERNED, CHIEF BERCAW SAID THEY DON'T SHARE INFORMATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES UNLESS THERE IS A SPECIFIC OPEN CASE FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON. SO IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC THING WHERE INFORMATION IS SHARED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN VIERA. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, WOULD YOU MOVE ITEMS 5 AND 6. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, I WILL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK BEGINNING THE CONVERSATION ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY I CALLED UP CHIEF BERCAW AND SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT IT. I'M FULLY SATISFIED WITH THAT. OBVIOUSLY GIVEN THE ALLEGATIONS OF POTENTIAL WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH IMMIGRATION, SOMETHING THAT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART, MOVES MY HEART, MAKES ME VERY ANGRY OVER THE XENOPHOBIA, PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY AND RACISM I'M SEEING OUT THERE, I'M VERY SATISFIED. GIVEN THAT, I'M VERY SATISFIED WITH HIS ANSWER. AGAIN, WANTED TO SAY THAT. MOVE ITEMS 5 AND 6. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM VIERA AND SECOND FROM MANISCALCO MOVING ITEMS 5 THROUGH 6. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, MOVE ITEMS 7-8. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES, I MOVE ITEMS 7-8. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, 9-12. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'D LIKE TO MOVE ITEMS 9-12. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. FINANCE CHAIR. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE ITEMS 13-15. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I JUST WANT TO SAY, THIS IS APPROVING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK CHIEF BENNETT. THE UNIONS THAT WORKED ON THIS BARGAINING AND STAFF FOR GETTING IT THROUGH. I KNOW YOU ARE STILL WORKING ON FIRE'S BARGAINING. I KNOW THAT CONTINUES. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HOW MUCH WE VALUE OUR LABOR. I THINK THIS CONTRACT IS A GOOD ONE FOR RIGHT NOW AND WHERE WE ARE. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARTIES WHO WORKED SO HARD ON IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE STEVE SIMON HERE WITH THE ATU IN THE AUDIENCE AND ALL THINKS WORK. THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK. ALL THOSE INVOLVED, THANK YOU CHIEF BENNETT. YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB. THAT'S IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO, SIR. SAME THING. >>BILL CARLSON: JUST TO REITERATE WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE DID A PARTIAL CATCH-UP BECAUSE OF INFLATION. COSTS HAD GONE UP. THE SALARIES HAD NOT KEPT UP WITH IT. WE DID A BIG JUMP THAT STILL DID NOT COMPLETELY COVER ALL THE INFLATION, BUT WE DID A BIG JUMP. THIS IS A SMALLER ONE. STILL, THE IDEA IS TO KEEP UP WITH INFLATION. IF HE WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST PEOPLE IN ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS WE NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE BECAUSE WE WANT TO RETAIN THEM. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. MOVE ITEMS 13-15. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ALREADY DID THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I FORGOT WE DID. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, COUNCILMAN CARLSON, 16-23. >>BILL CARLSON: SO MOVED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, MOBILITY -- >>LYNN HURTAK: I MOVE ITEM 24. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. MOTION TO OPEN THE 10:00 AND 10:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. WITH REGARD TO FOLLOWING YOUR CONSENT DOCKET, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THOSE ITEMS THAT DON'T REQUIRE STAFF AT THIS TIME? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE COULD DO THAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: 29, 30, 31 -- 32 AND 33 WERE ASKED TO HAVE SEPARATE VOTES ON. >>LYNN HURTAK: I MOVE ITEMS 29 THROUGH 31. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO MOVE 29 30 31. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I DID WANT TO SAY, AS FAR AS 29 AND 30, FOR THE DRONE FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM -- IT WASN'T REALLY A RIDE-ALONG. MORE AN OFFICE-ALONG, WHERE I GOT TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE STORED AND LEARN HOW THEY USE THEM FOR PARADES AND OTHER SUCH EVENTS AND HOW THEY ARE BEHIND IN THE PROGRAM. THIS WILL DO MANY THINGS, BUT ALSO HELP KIND OF CROWD CONTROL, WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE BEING PUT THROUGH -- OR WHY -- THAT IS WHY THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN DOWNTOWN IN YBOR FIRST AND REALLY JUST, THIS IS A TOTAL FOR THE NEXT NINE YEARS. SO IT'S NOT A ONE-TIME THING. AND WE DO HAVE TO ALLOCATE THAT MONEY EVERY YEAR. WE CAN SEE HOW THIS WORKS, SEE WHAT WE THINK OF IT. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO GO AND VISIT THE DRONE PROGRAM IS REALLY INTERESTING. KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY HARD, BUT IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY DO IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: JUST TO ADD TO THAT, CHIEF BERCAW ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW THIS IS CHEAPER THAN HELICOPTERS. REQUIRES LESS MANPOWER THAN HELICOPTERS. WE NEED ALL OF OUR OFFICERS IN THE FIELD. ALSO, WE'VE HAD A FAIR NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT HELICOPTERS HOVERING OVER NEIGHBORHOODS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. HE IS HOPEFUL THAT THESE WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE THAT, SO IT WILL BE LESS INTRUSIVE FOR PEOPLE AS WELL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO MOVE 29, 30, 31. ALL IN FAVOR? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. ITEMS 32 -- MOTION TO MOVE ITEMS 32 AND 33. MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. >>BILL CARLSON: I'M IN FAVOR OF STREETCAR IN CONCEPT. RIGHT NOW, THE CITY IS GOING INTO MASSIVE DEBT AND WE HAVE TO START SAYING NO TO THINGS. WE HAVE TO SAY NO TO THINGS WE EVEN LIKE. I'M GOING TO START SAYING NO BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO THAT. THERE ARE MONIES COMING IN FROM OTHER PLACES. JUST AS WE HEARD LAST NIGHT, THIS IS LEADING TO SOME BIGGER INVESTMENT. WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT RIGHT NOW. IT WILL END UP IN MASSIVE DEBT. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO VOTE NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT. I SIT AS A MEMBER OF THE STREETCAR BOARD. I SAID HERE MANY TIMES HOW MUCH I SUPPORT IT WITH THE FARE FREE. I'VE SEEN THE RIDERSHIP SKYROCKET. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS BEING THE BEGINNING OF FURTHER EXPANSION DOWN THE ROAD. CREDIT TO CHAIRMAN CLENDENIN FOR ALWAYS CHAMPIONING THE STREETCAR. THIS IS A STEP IN THE POSITIVE DIRECTION OF ACHIEVING THOSE GOALS. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WAS HERE WHEN MAYOR GRECO STARTED THE PROJECT. I'M ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED FOR IT. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THIS MONEY HAD ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE CRA. IT'S NOT NEW MONEY. IT'S SHIFTING IT FROM ONE BUDGET TO THE OTHER. THIS IS NOT ALLOCATIONS OF NEW MONEY. THIS IS MOVING IT FROM THE BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED A PREVIOUS YEAR. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, ITEM 32 AND 33. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: NO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION PASSES WITH CARLSON VOTING NO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAD A MOTION TO OPEN THE 10 A.M. AND 10:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS. MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I ASK A PROCEDURAL QUESTION? MARTY OR SOMEBODY, HOW COME IN A CASE LIKE THIS WE HAVE A LIGHT AGENDA, WE HAVE A 1:30. WHY COULDN'T THE 1:30 HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 10:30? ISN'T IT POSSIBLE IF THERE IS A LIGHTER SCHEDULE THAT WE CAN PUT 1:30 AT 10:30 INSTEAD? >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHEN WE SENT OUT THE NOTICE FOR THIS OR WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO COUNCIL TO HAVE THE RESOLUTION FOR THIS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION I HAD WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND WITH STAFF ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THE LOGISTICS FOR THE 1:30. WE DID NOT KNOW AT THAT TIME HOW MANY SECOND READINGS WE WERE GOING TO HAVE. WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY VACATIONS WE WERE GOING TO HAVE. ALSO THE FACT THAT, FRANKLY, THE WAY THIS FELL WITH A PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING. WE HAD TWO CONSECUTIVE REGULAR MEETINGS NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THE SECOND REGULAR MEETING IS USUALLY LIGHTER. I WISH WE COULD MOVE THAT UP. RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD TAKE ALL YOUR STAFF REPORTS. FIRST OF ALL, I CANNOT TELL YOU, BY THE WAY, HOW LONG YOUR 10:30 PUBLIC HEARING IS GOING TO TAKE. THEN YOU COULD TAKE UP THE STAFF REPORTS. THEN YOU CAN COME BACK TO 1:30. I CANNOT TELL YOU, FRANKLY, WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE TO COME IN, HOW LONG THAT EXACTLY WILL TAKE. AND WE WANTED TO SET A CHUNK OF TIME ASIDE FOR THAT. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY HOW -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WAS TOLD THE MORE TIME COUNCIL MEMBERS SPENDS IN CHAMBERS, THE HAPPIER WE BECOME. THAT'S WHY IT HAPPENS LIKE THAT. >>BILL CARLSON: I'VE SEEN TOO MUCH OF YOU GUYS THE LAST 24 HOURS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I CAN'T GET ENOUGH. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHO GAVE YOU THAT INFORMATION? [ LAUGHTER ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: AS HE SAYS WITH A HAPPY FACE. BACK TO BUSINESS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF WE COULD, MR. CHAIRMAN, LET THE ADMINISTRATION KNOW THAT IF YOU DO MOVE QUICKLY AND YOU'RE ABLE TO TAKE IN THE MORNING, YOU COULD MOVE THE PARKING DISCUSSION AND 35 AND 37 WHICH IS STILL OPEN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I BELIEVE THEY JUST HEARD YOU SAY THAT. I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM 25. STAFF. WHO IS GOING TO PRESENT? >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. AND COUNCIL. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 25 IS AB 2-25-11. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: LaCHONE, WE HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN. ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK AT THE 10 OR 10:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND BE SWORN IN. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SORRY ABOUT THAT LaCHONE. >>LaCHONE DOCK: THAT'S OKAY. LaCHONE DOCK, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 25 IS AB 2-25-11. THIS IS A SPECIAL USE 2 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES FOR LARGE VENUE CLASSIFICATION, CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES AND PACKAGE SALES CONSUMPTION OFF-PREMISES FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2301 NORTH ALBANY AVENUE. THIS ITEM WAS ON LAST WEEK'S AGENDA FOR SECOND READING, BUT FURTHER MODIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED TO BE MADE TO THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. SO THOSE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE ALONG WITH THE OTHER SITE PLAN MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO BE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. THE PLAN HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED TO THE CLERK, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING FOR SECOND READING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, IS THERE AN APPLICANT? >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUST A COMMENT. I'M REALLY EXCITED, AS WEST TAMPA RENAISSANCE TAKES PLACE, THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL PROJECT, ESPECIALLY IN RESTORING A CIGAR FACTORY. THE CIGAR FACTORIES I'VE CALLED THEM THE CASTLES OF OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'S VERY UNIQUE TO OUR HISTORY. MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOU. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THIS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON, DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK? >>BILL CARLSON: NO. I'M SUPPOSED TO READ IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO GIVE IT TO MANISCALCO. SINCE HE MOVED IT AND WAS PASSIONATE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM HURTAK. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: DID YOU ASK IF ANYBODY WAS HERE FROM THE PUBLIC. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I DID NOT. ANYBODY HERE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I HAVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. ORDINANCE APPROVING SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU-2 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES, LARGE VENUE CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES AND PACKAGE SALES/YOU HAVE A PREMISES CONSUMPTION AND MAKING LAWFUL THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT OR FROM THAT CERTAIN LOT, PLOT OR TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT 2301 NORTH ALBANY AVENUE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3, PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ARE REPEALED, REPEALING ORDINANCE 2022-55, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECONDED FROM MIRANDA. TECHNOLOGY ISSUE. VOICE VOTE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'RE MOVING ON TO NUMBER 26. >> GOOD MORNING. DANA CROSBY COLLIER. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. I BRING BEFORE YOU TODAY ITEM 26. IT'S FOLLOWING A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PROCEEDING ON REQUEST FOR RELIEF FOLLOWED BY JAMES HEADINGER LLC AND CLENDENIN PROPERTIES LLC -- I'M SORRY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 7051 OF THE STATUTES ALSO KNOWN AS FLUEDRA. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU HAD A SETTLEMENT RESULTING FROM A FLUEDRA, SO I WANT TO MAKE A FEW BRIEF COMMENTS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, THE OWNER AND STAFF. WHEN YOU CONSIDER A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL UNDER THE FLUEDRA, YOUR ROLE WILL BE LEGISLATIVE. YOU CAN CONSIDER MATTERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND COMP PLAN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC INTEREST RESULTING FROM APPROVING A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE PROCESS FOR TODAY'S HEARING REQUIRED NOTICE AND PROVIDES DUE PROCESS, IT IS A LEGISLATIVE DECISION BY YOU TODAY. AFTER I CONCLUDE MY BRIEF INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, YOU'LL HEAR FROM SCOTT STEADY, THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE RETAINED BY THE PARTIES IN THIS MATTER. HE'LL GIVE HIS PRESENTATION ON THE MEDIATION PROCESS AND THEN YOU WILL HEAR FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, CITY STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC. YOU MAY CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING ONCE YOU PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH THE FINAL REBUTTAL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. FINALLY, AS YOU CONSIDER THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD TODAY, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S REPORT IS A PUBLIC RECORD, ALL THE ACTIONS AND STATEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE AN OFFER TO SETTLE AND COMPROMISE -- OFFER TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE THIS, INADMISSIBLE IN ANY PROCEEDING. I MENTION THIS IN THE EVENT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING A PRECEDENT IF THIS REVISED DESIGN IS APPROVED. THIS CASE HAS A LONG, LONG, LONG PROCEDURAL HISTORY. BEAR WITH ME. I'LL GIVE YOU THE OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY. THE PROPERTY AT ISSUE IS LOCATED AT 1715 EAST 4th AVENUE, 1411 NORTH 17th STREET AND 1707 EAST 4th AVENUE IN YBOR CITY. THE DESIGN AND PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS WENT BEFORE THE BARRIO LATINO COMMISSION BLC ON MARCH 26, 2024. FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING, THE BLC APPROVED A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FOUR-LEVEL APARTMENT COMPLEX OVER A ONE-LEVEL PARKING WITH SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY'S CODE THE PROPERTY OWNER PREVIOUSLY SECURED AN OFF-SITE PARKING AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE REQUIRED PARKING COUNT NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. FOLLOWING BLC APPROVAL ON APRIL 10, 2024, A PETITION FOR REVIEW OF THE BLC DECISION WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF AN AGGRIEVED PERSON, NICK CAPITANO, INC. BY ATTORNEY MARK BENTLEY. AUGUST 1, 2024, CITY COUNCIL HELD A REVIEW HEARING REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS BY THE BLC. AT THAT TIME, CITY COUNCIL OVERTURNED THE BLC APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 4-2, AND FOUND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS NOT CONSISTENT WITH CITY CODE, THE YBOR CITY DESIGN GUIDELINES SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS. COUNCIL FOUND THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS, QUOTE, HIGHER AND MORE BULKIER, UNQUOTE THAN SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE OFF-SITE PARKING AGREEMENT DID NOT ADEQUATELY MEET OR ENSURE THE REQUIRED PARKING WOULD BE MET ON-SITE. ON AUGUST 30, 2024, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE OWNER'S ATTORNEY, JIM SHIMBERG FILED A REQUEST FOR RELIEF WITH THE CITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 7051. THAT IS THE FLUEDRA SECTION. REQUEST FOR RELIEF WAS ORIGINALLY FILED AND SENT YOU A MEMO AT THAT TIME DESCRIBING THAT WE WOULD NOW ENTER INTO AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE FLUEDRA. THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WILL DESCRIBE THE INFORMAL MEDIATION THAT OCCURRED WITH CITY MEMBERS AND THE OWNER TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO CITY COUNCIL'S EXPRESSED CONCERNS AT THE REVIEW HEARING. WE CONDUCTED TWO MEDIATION SESSIONS. THE FIRST ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025, AND A SECOND ON APRIL 14, 2025. AT THE SECOND MEDIATION, OWNER'S TEAM PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED PLAN THAT WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE BASIS FOR COUNCIL'S DENIAL. COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEDIATION. STEPHANIE POYNOR, MARK BENTLEY, RYAN MANASSE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEDIATION, THE CITY AGREED TO PRESENT THE REVISED PLAN TO THE BLC FOR RECOMMENDATION AND THEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TODAY'S HEARING IS PART ONE AND THE FIRST STEP OF THE FLUEDRA PROCESS AND WILL REQUIRE TO YOU CONSIDER THE REVISED PLAN AS A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES RAISED IN AUGUST OF 2024 AND IN AN EFFORT TO FORESTALL ANY FUTURE POTENTIAL LITIGATION. IF YOU DO REJECT TODAY'S SETTLEMENT, THEN THE OWNER IS ENTITLED TO MOVE TO A STEP TWO IN THE PROCESS WHICH IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS WHERE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WOULD DETERMINE IF CITY COUNCIL'S ACTION ON AUGUST 2024 WAS UNREASONABLE OR UNFAIRLY BURDENS THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER WILL BE UP AFTER THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED PROJECT REDESIGN TODAY. THE DESIGN IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THAT WHICH YOU SAW A YEAR AGO. IT INCLUDES AN ON-SITE LIFT PARKING ARRANGEMENT SCREENED FROM SITE AND LOCATED ENTIRELY UNDER THE BUILDING. SO THERE IS AN ALLEY PARKING THAT WAS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE REQUIREMENT. SO NO WAIVERS OR EXCEPTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND THE UPDATED DESIGN OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE HAS BEEN REVISED SIGNIFICANTLY TO ALLEVIATE THE MASSING THAT WAS A CONCERN OF COUNCIL. IN THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY FOR ALL INVOLVED, ALL ELEMENTS DISCUSSED AT THE MEDIATION AND COMMENTED ON IN THE FLUEDRA MEDIATION ARE INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SO THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS OR ACTION REQUIRED. THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WAS PRESENTED IN A FULLY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BARRIO LATINO COMMISSION ON MAY 27, 2025. NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC APPEARED OR SPOKE AT THE BLC HEARING. AND THE BLC FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED REDESIGN IS CONSISTENT WITH CITY CODE, YBOR CITY DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS. THE BLC RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RECOMMENDED AFTER APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION MANAGER ADMINISTRATOR TO ISSUE THE CA FOR THIS PROJECT. I'VE INCLUDED IN YOUR BACKUP THE MINUTES FROM THE BLC MEETING ON MAY 27, 2025. AND I'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE OPTIONS FOR YOUR MOTION. IN CLOSING, THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT COUNCIL DENIED IN AUGUST 2024, BUT SO IS YOUR ROLE. AS I MENTIONED, YOU ARE CONSIDERING A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL AND THUS YOUR ACTION TODAY ON THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IS LEGISLATIVE. BECAUSE THIS IS A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL, THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT CITY COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN MAKING YOUR DECISION, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT IF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IS APPROVED, IT WILL RESOLVE THE PENDING FLUEDRA PROCEEDING AND LIMIT POTENTIAL LIABILITY, LEGAL LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. AS YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, YOU HAVE THE MOTION -- SAMPLE MOTION PAGE. YOU HAVE THREE OPTIONS. AFTER HEARING ALL THE EVIDENCE AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ALL RELEVANT MATTERS, YOU MAY ACCEPT THE MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE SETTLEMENT. IN THIS CASE, IMPLEMENTATION WILL REQUIRE SECOND MOTION TO REQUEST THAT THE CA BE ISSUED. YOU MAY REJECT THE SETTLEMENT OR YOU MAY MODIFY THE MEDIATED SETTLEMENT, BUT THIS CAN ONLY OCCUR WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE OWNER WHO IS PRESENT TODAY. THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. TURN IT OVER TO SPECIAL MAGISTRATE SCOTT STEADY TO DISCUSS THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THEN THE OWNER WILL COME UP AND PRESENT THE PROJECT. FOLLOWING THE OWNER'S PRESENTATION, CITY STAFF WILL OPINE UPON THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE COMMENTS OF STAFF ON THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. WE HAVE URGENCY REVIEW, DENNIS FERNANDEZ, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ERIC COTTON AND MOBILITY PLANNER JOHN MARSH HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF. IF YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS OF ME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. STEADY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ANY QUESTIONS? >> SCOTT STEADY. I DID SERVE AS THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE, BASICALLY THE MEDIATOR. DANA DID A GREAT JOB OF REITERATING EVERYTHING. I'LL BRIEFLY COMMENT THAT WE HAD TWO SESSIONS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. PRETTY MUCH DEALT WITH THE PARKING ISSUE. ALL ON-SITE. STAFF FELT STILL NEEDED TO BE IMPROVEMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL BUILDING. DIRECTION BACK TO THE DEVELOPER. GOOD DISCUSSIONS. CAME BACK IN APRIL WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, WHICH MADE THE STAFF COMFORTABLE TO BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH MY RECOMMENDATION AS WELL. UNLESS THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS, I SUGGEST WE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT DEVELOPER. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MAGISTRATE. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT, MR. SHIMBERG. >> APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JIM SHIMBERG. I'M HERE REPRESENTING JAMES HEADINGER AND DON CLENDENIN WHO ARE THE OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS OF THE PROJECT. IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD SINCE THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY BACK IN 2022. YOU HEARD -- DANA DID A GREAT JOB OF KIND OF SUMMARIZING EVERYTHING FOR YOU. WE'VE BEEN TO THE BLC TWICE. BOTH TIMES WE RECEIVED APPROVAL. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, THERE WAS UNUSUAL SITUATION WHERE AGGRIEVED PROPERTY OWNER APPEALED. USUALLY IT'S SOMEBODY WHO DOES NOT GET THE APPROVAL AT THE BLC. COUNCIL, EVEN THOUGH TWO OF YOUR MEMBERS THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT PROJECT, OVERTURNED THE DECISION. SINCE MY CLIENT IS VERY ADAMANT THAT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE PROJECT IN THE RIGHT AREA AND DID COMPLY WITH CODE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS SPECIAL PROCESS THAT THE FLORIDA STATUTES ALLOWS. SCOTT STEADY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BRINGING THE PARTIES TOGETHER. IN MY OPINION, THE TWO ISSUES THAT COUNCIL WAS UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU THE LAST TIME, OFF-SITE PARKING ARRANGEMENT, WHICH WE HAD APPROVED, BUT THERE WERE STILL CHALLENGES WITH THAT THAT COUNCIL WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, AND THEN ALSO SOME MASSING CONCERNS MR. MIRANDA RAISED AND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'VE GONE BACK. WE FIGURED OUT A WAY, AS DANA SAID, TO BRING ALL THE PARKING ON-SITE. THERE WILL BE AN ON-SITE ATTENDANT TO MONITOR THE LIFT. SOME OF THE SPACES WILL HAVE LIFTS WHERE YOU'LL HAVE TWO CARS. THE PARKING IS BROUGHT ON-SITE. NO OFF-SITE PARKING AGREEMENT WHICH REALLY WAS THE MAJORITY OF THE CONCERN OF MR. BENTLEY'S CLIENT. THERE WAS ALSO THE CONCERN ABOUT MASSING THAT WAS IN THE MOTION. WE WORKED REALLY HARD AND STEPHANIE, OUR ARCHITECT, WILL COME UP IN A SECOND AND WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE CHANGES IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH YOUR STAFF TO TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT THEY BELIEVE WAS RESPONSIVE TO COUNCIL'S MOTION. WE'VE WORKED HARD. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE NOW TO GO THROUGH THE CHANGES IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. BOTH OF OUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE. THEY HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD. WE THINK IT REALLY WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT AND WILL BENEFIT YBOR. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ORIGINALLY FILED THE COMPLAINT ARE HERE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE SATISFIED. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR THEM. COULD SHOW UP IN A MINUTE. I BELIEVE WE'VE ADDRESSED THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AND THE CONCERNS OF COUNCIL. LET ME TURN IT OVER TO STEPHANIE TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD A LOT. >> GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE GAINS WITH GROW ARCHITECTURE. THE MORE PEOPLE TALK, THE LESS I HAVE TO DO. MAINLY I'LL BE SHOWING VISUALS. SO AS EVERYONE HAS SAID, WE WERE CHARGED FROM SETTING UP THE FLUEDRA PROCESS, CHARGED WITH REDUCING THE MASSING, AND SOLVING THE DEFICIENT ON-SITE PARKING COUNT THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME. I'LL RUN THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY. THIS IS JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AND ITS CONDITIONS. THE PROPERTY INVOLVES THIS ENTIRE NORTHERN FRONT OF THE BLOCK ON 4th AVENUE BETWEEN EAST 17th AND ANGEL OLIVA. IT INCLUDES ALSO MAINTAINING TWO HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND REUSING THOSE. AND THEN THIS PART OF THE SITE IS CURRENTLY HAS THE REMNANTS OF THE TAMPA BOW RELA SERVICE STATION THAT WAS THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND WHAT I'M SHOWING ON THIS IMAGE IS THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUILDING AT THE GROUND LEVEL. AND IT HAS REALLY NOT CHANGED SINCE YOU SAW IT BEFORE. WHAT WE DO INTERNALLY TO IT AND AT THE UPPER LEVEL IS WHERE WE ADJUSTED, PROVIDED FOR THE PARKING AND ADJUSTED FOR THE MASSING. JUST VERY QUICKLY, THESE PARKING SPACES, THIS IS ALL UNDER THE BUILDING AND THIS IS -- THIS SYMBOL IS INDICATING WHERE WE HAVE THE COVERED STACKED PARKING SPACES. THE REST ARE UNCOVERED. THE PARKING COUNT REQUIRED IS 96 SPACES. THE EARLIER SCHEME HAD 69 ON-SITE AND 27 PROVIDED FOR OFF-SITE. WE NOW HAVE ALL 97 AND IF WE'RE LUCKY, WE'RE SHOWING 96 REQUIRED, AND WE'RE SHOWING AN ADDITIONAL ONE THAT WE POTENTIALLY WILL GET ON THERE. WE ALSO WENT AHEAD AND SHOWED OUR ADDITIONAL PARKING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NOT ONLY PRIVATE USE BUT PUBLIC USE. SO WE'VE GOT BICYCLE, PROVIDING 20 BICYCLES. WE'VE GOT THIS SPACE, CALLING ALTERNATE PARKING THAT WILL BE SHARED BETWEEN ALL THE USES ON THE BLOCK. AND T THAT'S FOR THINGS LIKE SCOOTERS MOTORCYCLES GOLF CARTS. ANYTHING BESIDES A CAR OR BICYCLE. WE ARE SHOWING PARKING OFF THE ALLEY. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION. MARK HAD BROUGHT UP THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT WE WERE NOT NEEDING THE BACKUP SPACE THAT'S NEEDED. REQUIRED 12 FEET AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS SHOWN ON THIS. TRANSPORTATION HAS APPROVED IT. IT IS A LITTLE HARD TO READ -- OH, I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OUR PROJECT SITS WITHIN THE YC 6 ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS 60-FOOT BUILDING HEIGHT. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY, THOUGH, ESPECIALLY ALONG 4th AVENUE AND JUST A LITTLE BIT ON ANGEL OLIVIA IS LICENSE 7 DISTRICT, WHICH IS MOSTLY A NEIGHBORHOOD, 45 FEET IN HEIGHT. THAT WILL COME INTO PLAY WITH THE STRATEGY THAT WE DEVELOPED TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS ONE WITH MY SCRIBBLY NOTES ON IT. THAT'S OKAY. JUST TO MAKE IT A LITTLE SIMPLER TO UNDERSTAND, WE TOOK AWAY EVERYTHING AND ENLARGED THIS DIAGRAM OF THE BUILDING. THE RED OUTLINE IS THE ORIGINAL, THE BEFORE OUTLINE OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE FIFTH FLOOR. THE BLUE LINE IS THE SHIFTED MASSING FROM OFF OF 4th AVENUE WHERE WE DROPPED AN ENTIRE FLOOR SO THAT MOST OF THE FRONTAGE ON 4th AVENUE IS FOUR STORY, AND THAT SHIFTED SOME SQUARE FOOTAGE TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING ON THE ALLEY SIDE. THIS IS A DIAGRAMMATIC -- SO SORRY ABOUT MY SCRIBBLES. NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS MY SECRETS. MICHAEL IS NORMALLY THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS TO READ MY SCRIBBLES. THIS IS DIAGRAMMATICALLY WHAT WE DID. THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MASSING, AND THE NEW MASSING. SO WE DROPPED THIS ENTIRE LEVEL OFF OF THE FRONT. SO ALONG 4th AVENUE, YOU READ THE BUILDING AS A FOUR STORY BUILDING AND THE FIFTH FLOOR IS PUSHED BACK. WE ALSO ELIMINATED THESE TALL PEAKS THAT WENT UP TO 60 FEET. THOSE WERE THERE FOR -- TO ALLOW SHARED USE OF THE ROOFTOPS. WE REMOVED THAT OPTION, WHICH THE NEIGHBORS WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT AS WELL. WE MET WITH THEM. THEY SUPPORTED IT, BUT WE HAD MINIMIZED IT. NOW WE HAVE TAKEN IT OFF AND THE HIGHEST PORTION IS 56 FEET. THIS IS NOW PUTTING THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, MORE REALISTIC WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO THIS IS THE APPROVED OR THE PREVIOUS RENDERING. NOTICE IT IS -- NOTICE ITS RELATIVITY TO A FIVE STORY BUILDING TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY. THIS BLUE LINE IS DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE HAVE TAKEN OFF TO ACHIEVE THIS. DANA INCLUDED SO MANY THINGS IN HER PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL MENTION, SHE DID SAY THAT IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. BUT THE THING THAT WE'RE PROUD OF ALSO, AND IT WAS CHARGED WITH US BY STAFF, IS TO MAINTAIN THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES THAT CREATE THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BUILDING. WHILE WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED THE MASSING, THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE IT DID ORIGINALLY. SO WE SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED THIS FRONT. THESE WILL BECOME -- THE UNITS AT THIS LEVEL ARE PUSHED BACK 15 FEET FROM THE STREET AND THE ROOFTOPS HERE WILL BE PATIOS FOR THOSE PRIVATE UNITS ON THAT LEVEL. THIS IMAGE IS TAKEN AS IF YOU WERE FLOATING AT THE THIRD FLOOR LEVEL. SO THAT YOU COULD SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE. BUT AN EVEN BETTER -- OH, SHOOT. LET ME FOLD THAT OVER REAL QUICK. SO SORRY. THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART. THIS IS TAKEN AT EYE-LEVEL VIEW AS A PEDESTRIAN. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS MASSING, THIS TOP FLOOR DISAPPEARS COMPLETELY AND MOST OF THE BUILDING THEN IS A FOUR-STORY BUILDING AS OPPOSED TO STRAIGHT ACROSS FIVE-STORY BUILDING. AND I THINK THAT I ZIPPED THROUGH IT. I THINK THAT DESCRIBES IT. OF COURSE, WE'LL WELCOME QUESTIONS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. IS IT A RED BRICK FACADE? >> IT'S MOSTLY RED BRICK ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYS. WE ARE USING STUCCO AS AN ACCENT. IT'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: RANDOM QUESTION, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER -- WHEN WAS STUCCO, WHEN DID THAT BECOME A THING? NEW CONSTRUCTION, I DON'T SEE STUCCO USED. STUFF AS FAR BACK AS THE '20s, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE, WHEN DID THAT BECOME COMMONPLACE? >> DENNIS MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BEFORE THAN ME. WE SEE STUCCO ON HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN YBOR MORE FROM THE '40s AND '50s. I'M SURE THERE WAS SOME BEFORE THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO, BECAUSE HOW I LOOK AT THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU TOOK AN OLD BUILDING AND REPURPOSED IT WITH THE RED BRICK. AND THEN YOU ADDED SOMETHING BEHIND IT, WHICH IS THE STUCCO PART. IN TERMS OF THE MAKEUP AND CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT FITS IN, IN MY OPINION. AGAIN, FROM EYE-LEVEL VIEW, IF I'M WALKING BY, OH, THEY GUTTED THE BUILDING, PRESERVED THE BRICK AND THEN DID SOMETHING NEW. >> I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD THING, YEAH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I JUST WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ONE AND SHOW ME WHERE THE BIKE PARKING IS. >> SURE. THE SITE PLAN. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THAT. >>LYNN HURTAK: SORRY. I'M KIND OF A BROKEN RECORD. >> I ZIPPED THROUGH. WE HAVE BIKE RACKS HERE AND HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. THEY ARE GOING TO NEED PROTECTED BIKE PARKING. LIKE BEHIND GATES, THAT SORT OF THING. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR. I KNOW THIS IS NOT TECHNICALLY PART OF THIS. BUT OPEN BIKE RACKS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE E-BIKES THAT ARE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, THAT'S NOT GOING TO CUT IT. SO WHEN PEOPLE COME IN FRONT OF US, GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT IS WHAT I ASK FOR, COVERED PROTECTED BIKE PARKING FOR THE FOLKS WHO LIVE THERE. BECAUSE IF WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE COMMUNITY, WE REALLY NEED TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RESERVE ANY FURTHER TIME -- DENNIS GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU HIS THOUGHTS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. FERNANDEZ. TALK TO US ABOUT STUCCO. >> GOOD MORNING. DENNIS FERNANDEZ, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THE FIRST ISSUE WITH STUCCO IS IT DATES BACK EVEN BEFORE THE TERM STUCCO, PLASTER WAS USED EXTERIOR. THAT GOES BACK TO THE GREEK ERA. A LOT OF THOSE TYPES OF TRADES CAME WITH THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION INTO YBOR CITY AND WERE SORT OF UTILIZED DIFFERENTLY. HOWEVER, THE PREFERRED FIRE RESISTANT METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION AFTER THE EARLY 1900 ERA FIRES IN YBOR WAS VITRIFIED BRICK FOR ITS FIRE RETARDANT CAPABILITIES. NOW, STUCCO HAS BECOME A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO DIFFERENTIATE THE TRADITIONAL BUILDING MATERIALS IN YBOR CITY AND PERHAPS INTRODUCE THAT ELEMENT THAT SIGNIFIES IT AS NEW, NOT TO CONFUSE THE OLD AND THE NEW, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL GOALS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION IN HISTORIC DISTRICT. BACK TO THE FLUEDRA SETTLEMENT, I THINK IT'S BEEN VOICED ALREADY, THIS REALLY WAS APPROACHED AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO BRING WHAT WE FELT WAS A VERY NICE AND NEEDED PROJECT INTO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IN A MANNER THAT INTEGRATES APPROPRIATELY INTO NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I APPROACHED IT TO RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS OF COUNCIL WITH BOTH THE PARKING AND WITH THE SCALE AND MASSING. TO SEE IF REQUIRED 97 PARKING SPACES. THAT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE -- BEFORE YOU EVEN BREAK GROUND. THAT BEING SAID. IN AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO ACCOMMODATE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT ON-SITE. AND NOT PERHAPS UTILIZE -- THE SURFACE PARKING THAT SUPPORTS DISTANT PROJECT. I THINK THE MASSING SOLUTION IS WELL INTEGRATED. ONE THING THAT MS. GAINS DIDN'T POINT OUT, THERE WAS A LARGE MECHANICAL ADDITION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT WAS ALSO FOUR STORIES THAT WAS ELIMINATED AS PART OF OUR DISCUSSION, SO THERE'S SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE MASS OF THE BUILDING BOTH VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY. WITH THAT, THE BARRIO LATINO COMMISSION DID FEEL, AS DANA HAD MENTIONED, THAT THE PROJECT AS PRESENTED DOES MEET THE YBOR CITY DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS AND DID FORWARD THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCIL QUESTIONS. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHAT IS THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION IN YBOR CITY? HOW MANY FLOORS CAN YOU HAVE OR WHAT IS THE FOOTAGE? >> YC 6, WHICH THIS PROPERTY ENJOYS IS 60 FEET. HOWEVER, THE APPROACH WAS BECAUSE IT ABUTS A 45-FOOT LIMIT TO TRY TO VISUALLY MAINTAIN, 45 FEET, THAT'S WHY WE STEPPED IT DOWN AND PUSHED THE MASSING BACK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE DEVELOPER, THE ATTORNEY, MR. SHIMBERG AND THE INDIVIDUAL WHO HEARD THIS CASE, MR. STEADY AS THE MAGISTRATE FOR HEARING. I THINK COMPROMISE HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD ONE. CERTAINLY BENEFIT THE AREA AND IT WILL EASE UP ON ANY RESTRICTION THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST. THAT'S YESTERDAY'S NEWS. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL PERSONALLY VERY MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO COME TO A COMPROMISE WITH THIS. BUT I AM STILL VERY CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE A HISTORIC DISTRICT. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW HISTORIC STANDARDS, BUT WE'RE ALSO USING JUST TOO MUCH PARKING, TOO MANY PARKING SPACES, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP STUFF AT FOUR STORIES, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH PARKING. HOW EXPENSIVE ARE THESE UNITS GOING TO HAVE TO BE TO HAVE LIKE RAISED PARKING, SPECIAL RAISED PARKING, THEY ARE GOING TO BE INSANE. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. I KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO PASS, BUT MY CONCERN IS HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS AREA -- IF YOU NEED THAT MUCH PARKING, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY GRAPPLE WITH AS A COUNCIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS. I SUPPORTED THE PROJECT BEFORE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT NOW. I JUST -- I REALLY AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO END UP BEING THE GENTRIFICATION OF THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THESE ANTIQUATED AND VERY EXPENSIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. GOOD MORNING, POYNOR. START WITH YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> EVERYBODY NEEDS THEIR COPIES FIRST. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THAT'S NOT PART OF THE RULES. START WITH YOUR NAME. GO. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. GOOD MORNING. LET'S SEE, I STARTED OUT WITH THE STAFF REPORT. IT SAYS, HERE'S WHAT I THINK. I REALLY HAVE NO OPINION ABOUT THIS PROJECT. WHAT I HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT IS DURING THE FLUEDRA, THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT BOTH FOR THE DIAGONAL PARKING AND THE PARKING LIFTS, THEY BOTH HAD TO HAVE A DE-1. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU ARE A TRANSPORTATION EXPERT UP THERE. ANYBODY. BUEHLER? OH, NOBODY IS A TRANSPORTATION EXPERT. I WENT THROUGH ACCELA, AND I HAVE ATTACHED ALL THREE PROPERTY ADDRESSES FOR ACCELA. I WENT THROUGH THE FILES. ERIC COTTON SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A DE-1 FOR BOTH OF THOSE. HOW CAN YOU APPROVE SOMETHING THAT THE DE-1s HAVEN'T BEEN FILED? SO IN ORDER TO APPROVE THIS, YOU REALLY HAVE TO REQUIRE THE MODIFICATION FOR THE DE-1, UNLESS I'M JUST TOTALLY OFF BASE, BUT THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. IT WAS DISCUSSED BY STAFF, BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AND BY THE ATTORNEYS, AND HERE WE ARE. I CAN'T FIND A DE-1. MAYBE IT HAPPENED. SOMEBODY SHOW IT TO ME. BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. THE WHOLE POINT, AS I HIGHLIGHTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARRIO -- THE STAFF REPORT, THIS WAS REALLY ABOUT PARKING. SO YOU'VE GOT THIS RIGHT HERE. HAS THIS BEEN APPROVED BY TRANSPORTATION? IS THIS SOMETHING KOSHER? I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS ONLY 24-FOOT WIDE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET YOUR BIG REDNECK TRUCKS IN THERE. NOT GOING TO GET YOUR FULL-SIZE SUVs. THIS IS 24-FOOT WIDE. THOSE ARE THE ONES WE SEE WITH THE BIG DOOR DINGS. REALLY? HONESTLY, I DON'T WANT TO STAND UP HERE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, BUT WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS HOW CAN YOU APPROVE THIS WITHOUT THOSE THINGS BEING DONE BECAUSE NOBODY UP THERE IS A TRANSPORTATION EXPERT. NOW, I COULD BE WRONG. I WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEBODY TO COME ON, STAFF AND SAY, YES, WE ALREADY DID THE DE-1s. MS. POYNOR IS TOO GOOF TOW FIND IT. THAT'S REALLY MY ISSUE. BECAUSE I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. THIS IS AN AREA OF TOWN, E-BIKE PARKING IS PROBABLY JUST AS IMPORTANT IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAVING 71 PARKING SPACES, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO POINT OUT, THE LIFTS, THEY SOUND LIKE A GOOD IDEA IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE PEOPLE DON'T DRIVE FOR WEEKS ON END. HERE IN TAMPA, PEOPLE COME AND GO ALL DAY LONG. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW ONE ATTENDANT IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THESE PARKING SPOTS UNDERNEATH THIS BUILDING. BUT, HEY, THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO THEM. I DON'T CARE. WHAT I DO CARE IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THIS DEPARTMENT. IF NO TRANSPORTATION EXPERT HAS LOOKED AT THIS, YOU CANNOT APPROVE IT. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: APPLICANT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL. >> DANA CROSBY COLLIER, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE JOHN MARSH FROM TRANSPORTATION HERE TO ADDRESS ANY TRANSPORTATION RELATED CONCERNS, AND WE HAVE ERIC COTTON HERE TO ADDRESS ANY -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY CONCERNS THEY WOULD LIKE ADDRESSED? >>BILL CARLSON: ONE QUESTION. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINANT OR AFFECTED PARTY WAS NICK CAPITANO COMPANY. ARE THEY NOT A PARTY OF THIS AT ALL? >> NICK CAPITANO INC. WAS REPRESENTED BY MARK BENTLEY, THE ATTORNEY. THEY FILED FOR THE REVIEW HEARING THAT CAME BEFORE YOU ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY DID NOT ATTEND THE BARRIO LATINO COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED, AND THEY ARE NOT PRESENT TODAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION? HEARING NONE, JUST CONFIRM, ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, APPLICANT, WOULD YOU LIKE A REBUTTAL? >> REAL QUICK. JIM SHIMBERG AGAIN. LAW GROUP. MARK BENTLEY'S CLIENTS DID PARTICIPATE IN BOTH MEDIATIONS. SECOND OF ALL, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH YOUR STAFF AND ERIC AND JOHN ARE HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WE FEEL COMFORTABLE. WE AGREE WITH MS. HURTAK'S AGREEMENTS IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE PARKING STANDARDS IN YBOR, WE THINK THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE. WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLY. THAT'S WHAT MY CLIENT HAS BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR THREE YEARS NOW. THAT'S WHY WE WENT TO OFF-SITE PARKING, NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T LIKE THAT, WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BRING IT INSIDE. LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THE ATTENDANT THERE, BUT IT'S GOING TO WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATIONS. COUNCIL DISCUSSION. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I SAID IT BEFORE. AS MORE THINGS COME INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WE REALLY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT -- I MEAN, IT STILL UPSETS ME THAT WE CAN'T USE GARAGE SPACES FOR THINGS LIKE THIS AND HAVE PEOPLE WALK TO A GARAGE LIKE THEY DO IN EVERY OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTRY. WE'VE GOT TO START THINKING OF OURSELVES AS A CITY THAT CAN DO THIS, THAT CAN WALK. SO, YEAH, I'M JUST UPSET THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE SO EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE SPECIAL PARKING. I THINK IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE REALLY HAVE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO SOLVE IT IN THIS CASE, BUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO IS IT'S GOING TO STOP SMALL DEVELOPERS FROM BEING ABLE TO COME IN AND DO INFILL PROJECTS. IT WILL LEAVE IT TO BIG DEVELOPERS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR IN THIS TYPE OF COMMUNITY. AGAIN, I SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT BEFORE. I'M SUPPORTING THIS JUST TO GET IT THROUGH, BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED WE HAD TO DO THIS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>BILL CARLSON: BECAUSE OF ALL -- I'M ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT PARKING BECAUSE IT'S LEGISLATIVE RIGHT? BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN YBOR, THE PARKING GARAGES ARE FULL ALL THE TIME. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH FED. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE IT ON A WORKSHOP AT SOME POINT. WE NEED MORE PARKING GARAGES IN YBOR CITY. DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO RIDE UBER OR WHATEVER, PEOPLE AREN'T AND THERE'S STILL A PARKING PROBLEM. WE HAVE THE FERNANDO NORIEGA GARAGE, THE NORTHERN BUILDING IS MOSTLY OWNED BY HCC. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT DOING A DEAL WITH THEM SO WE CAN TAKE OVER THE WHOLE THING. BUT ON THE EASTERN SIDE, WE NEED A PARKING GARAGE. THE CENTRO YBOR PARKING IS ALWAYS FULL, TOO. IF WE PROVIDE PARKING, WE COULD PROBABLY MAKE A PROFIT ON IT, PLUS IT WOULD HELP OUT THE SMALL DEVELOPERS. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHEN THE TIME COMES, I'M GOING TO VOTE TO SUPPORT AND APPROVE THIS SPECIAL MAGISTRATE RECOMMENDATION. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT YBOR CITY, IT'S A UNIQUE PLACE. IT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF LIVE, WORK, PLAY HISTORICALLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE STREETCAR ON 7th AVENUE. STREETCAR NOT ON 7th BUT IT'S THERE IN ONE CAPACITY. PEOPLE LIVED UPSTAIRS, THEY WORKED DOWN STAIRS. THEY WORKED AT A CIGAR FACTORY. THEY WALKED TO THEIR CASITA. THEY HAD HEALTH CARE AT THE MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES. PERFECT EXAMPLE HISTORICALLY OF WHAT A GREAT CITY OR VILLAGE SHOULD BE. UNFORTUNATELY POST WORLD WAR II, YOU HAVE THE INTERSTATE AND YOU HAVE THE PULLING UP OF THE STREETCAR AND THE AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES AND TIRE MANUFACTURERS PUSHING AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP. THAT MINDSET, THAT PSYCHOLOGY HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE LATE 1940s. NOW WE'RE COMING BACK FULL CIRCLE. WHAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT REGARDING PARKING. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE. PARKING MINIMUMS AND ALL THESE PARKING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE LESS THAN A CENTURY AGO, PEOPLE DIDN'T -- THEY DID NOT NEED CARS. WE HAD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR THEY DIDN'T NEED TO LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOW WE ARE SO SPREAD OUT, THAT IT'S DIFFERENT. BUT YBOR CITY FELL VICTIM TO URBAN RENEWAL IN A VERY DRAMATIC AND AGGRESSIVE WAY. IF YOU STUDY URBAN RENEWAL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IT WAS ESPECIALLY AGGRESSIVE HERE IN TAMPA. AND I WAS PULLING UP ON GOOGLE MAPS WHAT THIS PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE. MUCH OF IT IS A VACANT LOT. THERE ARE SOME HISTORIC STRUCTURES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRESERVED, BUT A LOT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO YBOR. NOT JUST THE INTERSTATE, BUT IN TALKING TO FOLKS THAT HAVE NOW ALL PASSED AWAY, I ASK THEM, I GO, AFTER THE WAR, AFTER WORLD WAR II, ONE GUY TOLD ME, HIS FATHER SAID, WHY DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO AN OLD HOUSE? HE RENTED AN APARTMENT ON DAVIS ISLANDS. ENDED UP LIVING IN LUTZ. A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT TO BRANDON, CARROLLWOOD, ON AND ON. CAME BACK 40, 50 YEARS LATER, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WELL, NOT JUST THE INTERSTATE, BUT PEOPLE STARTED LEAVING. TAMPA STARTED GROWING. THINGS STARTED HAPPENING. GETTING BACK TO THE POINT, I'M GLAD TO SEE A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS GOING ONTO THE PROPERTY. I'M GLAD THAT IT WAS MEDIATED AND WORKED OUGHT AND DON'T HAVE A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE IN OPPOSITION. I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT. NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY, PEOPLE WILL BE FILLING UP. THEY ARE AGAINST SOMETHING AND I KNOW THE VERY PASSIONATE PEOPLE OF YBOR CITY, THEY WOULD BE HERE. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. AGAIN, IN TALKING ABOUT PARKING, PARKING IS EXPENSIVE AND NOT EVERYBODY WANTS A CAR. WE TALK ABOUT E-BIKES. WE TALK ABOUT THE STREETCAR. WE TALK ABOUT RIDING A REGULAR BIKE OR WALKING. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT BECAUSE IT'S EXPENSIVE TO OWN A CAR AND EXPENSIVE TO PARK THAT CAR. AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE, ATTAINABLE, WANT TO BE WELCOMING TO NEW, YOUNGER GENERATIONS, PEOPLE OUT OF COLLEGE WITH THEIR FIRST JOB LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE, WE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS PARKING DISCUSSION. THANKS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ALONG THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON AND MANISCALCO, YBOR CITY -- BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. ONE WAS THE EXPRESSWAY. WANT TO BLAME IT ON THAT. NO. PART OF IT, YES. WHAT HAPPENED, WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE CIGAR FACTORY, PEOPLE WORKING AT REYNOLDS CAN, ALUMINUM CAN, AMERICAN COMPANY, AMERICAN CAN COMPANY AND THOSE, THE PEOPLE, KIDS THAT WANT TO FOLLOW IN THAT TRADE. AND THE DEMISE OF THE CIGAR FACTORY ALONG WITH THE DEMISE OF HOUSING THAT THEY WERE GUILT OUT OF WOOD MOST OF THEM, EXCEPT THE HOUSING PROJECTS, MAINLY, DETERIORATED BECAUSE OF TERMITES AND HOUSES WERE IN BAD SHAPE. DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX THEM. DECAY, ON AND ON AND ON. FOR YEARS, IT WAS A GHOST TOWN. AGAIN, MENTION GRECO'S NAME. CONVERSATION, COUNCILMAN CARLSON ABOUT BUILDING A GARAGE ON THE EAST SIDE WITH FERNANDO NORIEGA AND THE MAYOR BECAUSE I LISTENED TO IT AND IT NEVER GOT DONE BECAUSE IT GOT AN OFFICE. BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEED SOONER THAN LATER TO BUILD ANOTHER GARAGE. WHO IS GOING TO FUND IT IS ANOTHER QUESTION. BUT YBOR CITY DEMISE WITHIN ITSELF. LITTLE GROCERY STORES. HAD A GROCERY STORE YOU COULD GO IN, DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY, SIGNED THE RECEIPT. END OF THE WEEK, WHEN THE PARENTS GOT PAID, YOU PAID IT OFF. THAT'S HOW IT WAS. THINGS HAVE CHANGED. NO CREDIT CARDS TO SPEAK OF. YOU HAD A HOUSE ACCOUNT AND WHATEVER STORE YOU WENT TO, WHATEVER GROCERY STORE YOU WENT TO. EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. I CAN'T FIGURE HUNDRED PERCENT WHY THEY LEFT, BUT THEY LEFT MAINLY BECAUSE THE SECOND GENERATION FROM YBOR CITY. MY GENERATION WAS BORN IN THE '40s AND EARLY '50s WENT TO SCHOOL. PARENTS OF THE ONES THAT WENT TO SCHOOL NEVER FINISHED GRAMMAR SCHOOL. SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE THERE BETWEEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND EVEN HIGH SCHOOL. A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AT THAT TIME WAS SOMETHING OF SUCCESS. TODAY HIGH SCHOOL IS PART OF A SYSTEM THAT YOU GOT TO GO HIGHER IN EDUCATION AND DO THAT TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE FIELD. SO EVERYTHING IS CHANGED BETWEEN YBOR CITY OF YESTERDAY AND THE YBOR CITY OF TODAY, LIVING IN TOMORROW IS GREAT, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION AREA HAS CHANGED. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE WHAT YBOR CITY HAD BEFORE. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LIVE THERE AND NOT ENOUGH LAND TO SUPPORT. YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT A GARAGE ON EAST SIDE AND THAT WAS DECIDED NOT TO BUILD IT AT THE END OF THE TERM BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MONEY. IT'S STILL THERE AND STILL AVAILABLE. I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW. IN AMERICA, YOU CAN FACE A LOT OF THINGS WITH A LOT OF MONEY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO ABOUT THE DEMISE OF YBOR WITH PEOPLE LEAVING. THE SALVATION OF YBOR CITY AND THE PRESERVATION OF WHAT WAS LEFT IS GOING TO BE PEOPLE COMING BACK, AND THAT IS GOING TO BE DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS. NOT TO DIGRESS INTO THE FIRST SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT, I AGREE 100% WITH COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK THAT THE ULTIMATE PLAN HERE AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD IS NOT TO LOOK BACKWARD TO THE PARADIGMS OF THE PAST. IT'S HOW PEOPLE WILL LIVE TODAY INTO THE FUTURE. WHEN I LOOK AT THE PROJECTS, I LOOK TO PEOPLE COMING TO THE TABLE WITH TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND PUTTING THEIR OWN WEALTH AT RISK FOR A PROJECT. AND I FEEL THAT THEIR FEEL OF THE MARKET AND THE RISK THAT THEY ARE TAKING, THE MARKET IS GOING TO PREVAIL WHAT THAT DEMAND IS. I DETECT THAT THERE IS A THIRST FOR GENERATIONS THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN ME TO LIVE IN A CAR, MORE OF A CAR-FREE, INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENT WITH E-BIKES AND OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AS WE HOPEFULLY BUILD OUT TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, THEY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE TRANSPORTATION. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVING A STREETCAR SYSTEM WITH TWO-THIRDS MORE RAIL. AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN YBOR CITY CAN UTILIZE THAT AND TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE ENTIRE URBAN CORE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND ACCENTUATE THAT WITH RUBBER WHEEL BUS OPTIONS AND PEOPLE WILL NOT REQUIRE THE PARKING. I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES ON THE HEARING, VOTED IN FAVOR. I THINK IT WAS A GOOD PROJECT. I APPRECIATED THE DENSITY. I APPRECIATED THE NUMBER HAD OF UNITS, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN LIVE IN THE AREA. ONCE AGAIN, PEOPLE LISTENING, THIS IS THE FUTURE OF YBOR CITY. I JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH FED THIS WEEK ON THE EAST SIDE AND LOOKING FOR PROPERTY AND ASKING HIM TO TALK TO THE LAND PEOPLE TO TRY TO START LOOKING FOR PROPERTY TO BUILD A GARAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 7th ON THE EAST SIDE OF YBOR CITY. BUT THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY IS THE COMPROMISE. IF I COULD GO BACK, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT COUNCIL WOULD REGRET OUR FIRST VOTE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PROJECT, BETTER FOR YBOR CITY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, EVENTUALLY, THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE NEEDED THAT SURFACE PARKING LOT. THEY COULD HAVE MAYBE DEALT WITH WHAT THEY HAD BELOW THEM AND BE A REAL CITY AND OPERATE LIKE A REAL CITY. I'M SORRY WE CAN'T GO BACK. BUT WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY IS THIS COMPROMISE PROPOSAL. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO CLOSE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS? COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND THEN PROCEED TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION. SO THAT'S MY MOTION FOR NOW AND THEN I HAVE A SECOND ONE, AUTHORIZING FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND WE'LL DO THAT INDEPENDENTLY. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND MOTION AUTHORIZING THE BLC ADMINISTRATOR TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THIS PROJECT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: FOR ITEM 34, WHICH IS SULPHUR SPRINGS -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IF EVERYBODY COULD TAKE THEIR CONVERSATION OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE MEETING IS STILL GOING. >>LUIS VIERA: I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYONE HERE FOR ITEM 34, SULPHUR SPRINGS. I GOT A REQUEST FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, WHICH I'M AMENABLE TO, TO MOVE IT TO THE SECOND BUDGET HEARING FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY POTENTIALLY FOR SULPHUR SPRINGS. NUMBER TWO, IT'S MR. ROGERO'S BIRTHDAY TODAY, SO HE WOULD HAVE TO BE HERE FOR THIS. AS A COURTESY TO A FINE GENTLEMAN, I'M GLAD TO DO THAT TO MAKE THAT MOTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO MOVE ITEM 34 TO SEPTEMBER 16. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. AYES HAVE IT UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ABBYE FEELEY, ITEM 37. WHERE DID FED GO. HE WILL BE NEXT. >>ABBYE FEELEY: ABBYE FEELEY, ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. I FEEL LIKE WE WERE JUST HERE TOGETHER A FEW HOURS AGO. THIS MORNING, I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A MONTHLY UPDATE ON THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. IN JULY, OUR CONSULTANT DELIVERED WHAT'S CALLED PHASE 1A. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, IT IS A LARGE DELIVERABLE, ABOUT 280 PAGES. AND THAT COVERS ZONING DISTRICTS, UPDATED RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS, THE INTRODUCTION OF MIXED USE DISTRICTS, USE REGULATIONS AND KEY DEFINITIONS. KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR CODE MODERNIZATION IS NOT A CODE REWRITE. IT'S A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT'S AN UPDATE. IT IS A MODERNIZATION. YOU ALL KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVELY SINCE THE LATE '80s. SO DEFINITIONS LIKE DOGGY DAY CARE. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE IN THE CODE. IT WASN'T A THING IN THE '80s. SOME OF THIS IS JUST PURE MODERNIZATION. SOME OF IT IS MAKING IT INTO MORE READABLE DOCUMENT. WHAT'S OUTLINED IN THE WORK PLAN AND THE AGREEMENT WITH CLARION IS THAT WE GET A STAFF VERSION. WE WORK THROUGH THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. IN FACT, OUR TEAM THAT'S DOING THE INTERNAL REVIEW RIGHT NOW, MOBILITY PLANNING LEGAL ZONING, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING -- WE STARTED OUT WITH HOUR SESSIONS. WE ARE NOW AT TWO-HOUR SESSIONS. WE GO LINE BY LINE. WE LOOK AT HOW IT RELATES TO CURRENT PROCESSES LIKE THE DEs MENTIONED THIS MORNING, ZONINGS, HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THINGS. LISTS THAT HAVE COME FROM DEPARTMENTS OVER THE YEARS OF THINGS THAT NEED TO GET CHANGED OR UPDATED. WE SPENT TIME ON THE SPECIAL STREET SETBACK TABLE THE OTHER WEEK AND JUST GETTING ALL OF THAT INPUT. AND THEN WE WORK WITH THEM TO REFINE THE DOCUMENT. I WANT TO STAY ON -- I HAVE A LOT TO SAY BUT I WANT TO STAY ON TASK. I KNOW, AND I AM VERY MUCH AWARE THAT THERE'S INTEREST IN RELEASING DRAFTS IMMEDIATELY, BUT THAT ACTUALLY COMPROMISES PART OF THE PROCESS AND WE'RE TRYING NOT TO DO THAT. WHILE I HAVE NOT BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT IN THE COMP PLAN HEARINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HAVING, I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WE HAVEN AND MELISSA IN -- EVAN AND MELISSA, TRACKING THAT, MAKING SURE IT SYNTHESIZES WITH THE CODE AS WELL AS SYNTHESIZING WITH SENATE BILL 180. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE IN THAT. OUR AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED IN A WAY SO THAT THE PUBLIC SEES A DRAFT THAT IS ACCURATE, THAT'S CONSISTENT, AND THAT IS MEANINGFUL. THEY DON'T SEE THE RAW WORKING DOCUMENT. WE'VE HAD SEVEN OF THESE SESSIONS THAT I JUST MENTIONED AND TALKED TO YOU ABOUT WHO HAS BEEN THERE. WE HAVE A FEW MORE SCHEDULED. PHASE 1B OR PHASE 2 IS SET FOR DELIVERY IN LATER SEPTEMBER, AND THAT INCLUDES SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, WHICH IS OUR ONE FORM BASED CODE SECTION AND YBOR CITY. SO THAT HAS NOT COME IN YET. AS I JUST MENTIONED, I HAVE BEEN ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE COMP PLAN. LAST WEEK, COUNCIL MADE THE DECISION NOT TO TRANSMIT TO THE STATE AND TO MOVE THAT TO FEBRUARY. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS THE IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE STATUTE REQUIRES WE HAVE LDRs THAT SUPPORT WHAT'S IN THERE. SO PART OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY UNDETERMINED IN THE COMP PLAN AS TO THE TRCs, THESE OTHER AREAS, I DON'T WANT CLARION SPENDING TIME WRITING CODE OR ADJUSTING CODE FOR WHAT HASN'T YET BEEN ADOPTED. I'M TRYING TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF HOW WE ARE TRACKING ALL OF THESE PIECES TOGETHER. SO THAT BEING SAID, AND AS WELL, SENATE BILL 180, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A FEW WEEKS AT THE WORKSHOP. WE'VE ALSO BEEN MINDFUL, I'VE BEEN MINDFUL NOT TO OVERWHELM THE PUBLIC. I KNOW ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT TOOK PLACE, THE WORK THAT CARROLL ANN AND STEPHANIE HAVE BEEN DOING MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOODS. THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEN I HAD LUNCH WITH STEPHANIE, I MENTIONED I DIDN'T WANT TO THEN THROW THE CODE OUT THERE, TOO, YET TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE BEING MINDFUL OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND THE TIME THAT'S BEING SPENT IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AS WE'RE RUNNING THESE THINGS TOGETHER. THE COMP PLAN HAS A MORE STATUTORY DEADLINE AND OBLIGATED UNDER STATE LAWS TO HAVE THE UPDATE DONE AND APPROVED BY THE STATE. OUR CODE UPDATE EFFORTS, NOT AS STRINGENT OF A TIME FRAME, BUT WE ARE UNDER CONTRACT. I HEARD THAT MENTIONED THIS MORNING ALSO. I DID CHECK WHERE WE ARE ON OUR CONTRACT. I'M INCREDIBLY MINDFUL OF OUR BUDGET. I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY. STILL AT LESS THAN HALF OF THE CONTRACTED AMOUNT. SO WE HAVE NOT SPENT EXORBITANT. I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH CLARION. I MEET WITH THEM EVERY OTHER WEEK TO GO OVER THINGS. BUT I AM MINDFUL OF THE MONEY DEDICATED TO THIS PROJECT AND ENSURING THAT I AM ON TARGET IN MEETING THAT GOAL AND YOUR EXPECTATION OF US. I'M WORKING WITH THEM RIGHT NOW BASED ON ALL THE MOVING PARTS TO GET AN UPDATED SCHEDULE, A REALISTIC SCHEDULE FOR US TO ALL UNDERSTAND COMP PLAN FEBRUARY, WHERE ARE WE, WHAT PARTS CAN WE KEEP MOVING ALONG WITH, AND TO HAVE THAT SCHEDULE UPDATED AND AVAILABLE AT MY NEXT MONTHLY UPDATE IS MY GOAL. AS I TALKED LAST TIME I CAME BEFORE, I DIDN'T COME LAST MONTH, ONE THING I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, THESE MONTHLY UPDATES, THIS IS PART OF MY COMMITMENT TO THE PROCESS. THIS WASN'T PART OF THE CONTRACT. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. THIS IS ME SAYING TO YOU I'M GOING TO BE -- OF THE PROCESS. SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I KNOW. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP WAS ALSO NOT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE CONSULTANT. IT WAS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE THAT GROUP MADE UP OF VERY DIVERSE PEOPLE SO THAT WE AGAIN HAVE ANOTHER INPUT POINT FOR THE PROCESS THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE WAS RUN. SO THE DRAFTING STAGE I MENTIONED IS THE LONGEST. IT IS THE MOST DETAILED. WHILE THINGS MAY SEEM QUIET, THERE IS WORK GETTING DONE, AND WE ARE REFINING WORK AND WE ARE COMMITTED AND REMAIN COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENT AND VERY STRONG PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THAT'S MY UPDATE FOR TODAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, THIS WAS YOUR MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST? >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. IT'S NICE TO HEAR HOW FAR IT'S GOING FORWARD. WHEN CAN THE PUBLIC EXPECT TO SEE ANYTHING? WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THE NEXT PUBLIC MEETING? WHAT IS THE GOING TO BE THE FORMAT? >>ABBYE FEELEY: I ACTUALLY HAVE MY MEETING WITH CLARION NEXT WEDNESDAY. IT WAS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE END OF SEPTEMBER AND I WANT TO HAVE THAT REVISED SCHEDULE DONE. I'M HOPING OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. DO YOU THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO UPDATE US ON WHEN WE GET TOGETHER FOR THAT WORKSHOP? >>ABBYE FEELEY: ABSOLUTELY. >>LYNN HURTAK: AGAIN, AND THAT WOULD BE A PUBLIC MEETING HAPPENING IDEALLY IN OCTOBER TO GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE. EVEN IF IT IS NOTHING BUT THE DEFINITIONS, THE BASIC STUFF, I THINK PEOPLE JUST REALLY WANT TO SEE SOMETHING. >>ABBYE FEELEY: ABSOLUTELY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I TOURED SOME ALLEYWAYS IN WEST TAMPA REGARDING HAVING TO BUILD WITH ACCESS IN THE BACK AND SOME BUILDERS HAVE CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALLEYS THAT ARE UNKEPT AND TOO NARROW AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY MOTIONS. I WANT THIS TO PLAY OUT AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE. SO NOTHING. THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE HEARD IS JUST MORE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, BUT YOU'VE ANSWERED THAT QUESTION REGARDING A TAC. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? >>ABBYE FEELEY: WE HAVE A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT'S A 12 MEMBER. IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. IT INCLUDES CARROLL ANN. IT INCLUDES JAKE CREMER. IT INCLUDES BRIAN -- I'M GOING TO FUMBLE ON NAMES RIGHT NOW -- FROM ADVANCED -- THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS. GARRETT GRECO FROM THE REAL ESTATE WORLD. IT IS A VERY DIVERSE GROUP THAT SERVE KIND OF AS INTERMEDIARY BEFORE EVERYTHING GOES FULLY PUBLIC. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'M GLAD TO HEAR SOME OF THOSE NAMES. OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. THEY ARE VERY INVOLVED AND THEY CARE, BECAUSE THIS WILL DETERMINE THE FUTURE -- THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO. AGAIN, ALLEYWAYS IS WHAT'S COME UP IN THE LAST MONTH. TAKEN TOURS. SEEN IT MYSELF ON MY OWN. I'LL LET THE PROCESS PLAY ITSELF OUT. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY MOTIONS AND WHATNOT. >>ABBYE FEELEY: IF I COULD RESPOND TO THAT FOR JUST A MOMENT. WE ARE COMING ON THE 25th. WE DO HAVE A SET OF JULY TEXT AMENDMENTS. SOME OF THEM ARE LEGISLATIVELY DRIVEN BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE. THE OTHER IS IN CHANNEL DISTRICT FOR THE HEIGHT THAT WAS MOTIONED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. WE TOO HAVE HEARD, AND IF YOU ALL RECALL, THE SHALL VERSUS THE MAY, THAT IS THE ALLEY DISCUSSION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YEAH, THOSE ARE THE WORDS. >>ABBYE FEELEY: AND IT WAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AGO. I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE BUILDERS IN WEST TAMPA HAVE GONE TO THE CAC BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AT THE CAC MEETING WHEN THEY WERE THERE. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING, IF COUNCIL WANTED TO CONSIDER WHEN WE COME IN SEPTEMBER, I MEAN, IF THAT IS THE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THAT MODIFICATION BEFORE THE CODE UPDATE, WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THAT OR SUPPORT YOUR DIRECTION ON THAT. WE DO HAVE AWARENESS OF IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANKS. I'LL WAIT UNTIL THEN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M SORRY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK OUTSIDE THE MEETING, I'LL MENTION I HAD A PARTIAL BRIEFING ALSO ON THE ALLEYS. I VOTED AGAINST MOST OF THE ALLEY VACATIONS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. MY OPINION ON WEST TAMPA IS THE CITY OR CRA NEEDS TO GO AND CLEAN THESE OUT. IF THERE ARE A TREE GROWING IN THE MIDDLE, WE NEED TO CLEAN THEM OUT AND REPAVE THEM AND PROTECT THE ALLEYS. BUT THAT WOULD BE A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY. IF SOMEBODY IS BUYING THE ENTIRE BLOCK AND WANT TO VACATE IT BECAUSE THEY CONTROL EVERYTHING, MAYBE THAT'S DIFFERENT. BUT IN THE CASE OF SOMEBODY BUILDING A COUPLE OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES SO THEY CAN GET AN EXTRA TEN FEET, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. THANK YOU, MS. FEELEY, FOR THE UPDATE. TO AVOID THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I WOULD ASK OR RECOMMEND THAT WE TALK ABOUT A POST-ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN ONE OF YOUR UPDATES. YOU SAID YOU'LL GET SOME KIND OF UPDATE IN SEPTEMBER. BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID, WHICH I AGREE WITH, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET A SUBSTANTIVE PRESENTATION UNTIL THE FIRST OR SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS NOT COMING BACK TO US UNTIL FEBRUARY. THAT GIVES US TIME TO PUT TOGETHER A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND I THINK SEVERAL OF US PROBABLY RECOMMENDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEFORE WE HIT THE BUZZ SAW THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE MUCH MORE ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND SAID WE ALL HAD TO REACT TO IT AND THEN WE HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ANGRY PEOPLE. SO TO AVOID THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND A ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION ULTIMATELY DID ONE IN EACH DISTRICT THAT WAS THEIR OFFICIAL ONES, ABOUT YOU IN MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHAT WE DID IS WE GROUPED SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MEET WITH ALL 150 NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT PUT TWO OR THREE ADJACENT TOGETHER, THEN COULD BE GROUPS OF NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M HAPPY TO HELP YOU WITH THE PROCESS. I THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT THAT IN PLACE AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS WILL BE. AS THAT COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE PROCESS GETS OUT, IT WILL ALLAY CONCERNS FOR WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES OUT THAT IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL, NOT FULLY BAKED. AND ALSO, I THINK YOU HEARD THE OTHER NIGHT THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION SOMEHOW WHERE THE PLANNING COMMISSION THOUGHT WE ONLY WANTED FEEDBACK ON TWO THINGS. AND THEIR INPUT WEBSITE ONLY ANSWERED THOSE TWO QUESTIONS. BUT THE PUBLIC SAID THEY WANTED TO ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS. WHATEVER THAT PROCESS IS, YOU DON'T -- I APPRECIATE ALSO YOUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NOT WANTING TO GO OVER THE BUDGET. WHATEVER IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, IN FAVOR OF MAKING IT MORE ROBUST IF NOT ALREADY BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND BUILD CONSENSUS AND BUY-IN ON IT. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT. AT SOME POINT, WHEN YOU WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE, IF YOU COULD UPDATE US ON THAT PROCESS AND GET BUY IN ON THAT, THAT WOULD HELP A LOT GOING FORWARD. >>ABBYE FEELEY: ABSOLUTELY. I CAN ALSO SHARE -- WE HAVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AS PAR -- AS PART OF THE PROJECT. WE CAN SHARE THAT OR ENHANCE THAT OR ADD TO THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS. >>BILL CARLSON: THE BIG DISTRICT-WIDE MEETINGS HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE. WHEN WE DID TWO OR THREE NEIGHBORHOODS, WE GOT LIKE 120 AT EACH ONE. IT SHOWS THAT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THEY'LL DO LIKE ONE IN EACH DISTRICT, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. PROBABLY WE NEED SOME KIND OF OPENING MEETING AND THEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THING. IT MAKES A LOT MORE MEETINGS. THE NEIGHBORHOODS LED, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT WANT THEM TO LEAD, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY, THAT'S ONE WAY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SAVED MONEY SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ORGANIZERS OF IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER IN THE ALLEYS, I REALLY BELIEVE SOMEBODY HAS TO LOOK AT ALL THE ALLEYS OF WEST TAMPA AND MEASURE THEM. THEY ARE NOT UNIFORM. YOU CAN GO FROM ARMENIA TO HIMES. BY THE TIME YOU GET TO HIMES, IT'S TWO FEET SHORTER ON THE SIDES IN SOME CASES. I THINK SOMEBODY HAS TO STUDY THE ALLEYS. >>ABBYE FEELEY: I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU, COUNCILMAN, THERE WAS -- THE CRA PAID FOR A WEST TAMPA ALLEY STUDY. THAT STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED. I'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVAN OR SOMEONE FROM THE CRA STAFF REDISTRIBUTES THAT OUT TO YOU. BUT THAT WAS DONE AND THEY WERE CATEGORIZED. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS THE SAME. >>ABBYE FEELEY: YES, SIR. >>LYNN HURTAK: JUST BECAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED, I DON'T WANT TO START AN ALLEY DISCUSSION. IT'S PART OF THE LDC. THE WEST TAMPA WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THEY WANTED THAT OVERLAY. I'M NOT GOING TO GO AGAINST THEM. WE CAN DEBATE IT DURING LRC -- OR THE LDC, BUT I HAVE NO APPETITE FOR OPENING IT AGAIN RIGHT NOW. I KNOW WE'LL GET A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IF THAT IS THE CASE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MS. FEELEY, TWO OF THE THINGS, DEALING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ONE WAS THE TRANSPORTATION READY CORRIDORS AND THE OTHER WAS, WHAT DO WE CALL THEM, COUNCILMAN CARLSON? THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. ARE YOU INTEGRATING THOSE TWO CONCEPTS INTO YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE? >>ABBYE FEELEY: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? HEARING NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE GREAT REPORT. >>ABBYE FEELEY: THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. OKAY. NOW WE HAVE THE WALK-ON. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WANTED TO OPEN THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF BROUGHT FORWARD. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION. I THINK YOU CAME IN AT THE TAIL END, BUT WE JUST HAD A REVIEW HEARING WHERE WE ALL TALKED ABOUT HOW WE TALKED TO YOU RECENTLY ABOUT A PARKING GARAGE IN EAST YBOR AND HOW -- I GUESS EVERYONE THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONE BUT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR DOWN THE LINE HOW EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN DOING MORE PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE TO HELP ON SOME DEGREE WITH SOME OF THIS -- WITH SOME OF THE INFILL HOUSING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IN YBOR IF WE CAN'T GO VERTICAL DUE TO THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO YOU'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE OVERALL GOAL AND VISION FOR THE PARKING DEPARTMENT, NOT LIKE A SUPER DEEP DIVE BUT NICE 30,000-FOOT VIEW. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACHING OUT TO ME AND APPARENTLY ALL THE OTHERS TO TALK ABOUT THIS PLAN. IT'S VERY EXCITING. IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT IT. >>FED REVOLTE: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL AND CHAIR. FED REVOLTE, MOBILITY. REALLY IT IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN FOR PARKING ESPECIALLY ON THE CIP SIDE. JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK BACKGROUND, GOING BACK TO BEFORE 2020, PARKING NEVER GENERATED ENOUGH REVENUE TO TAKE CARE OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. SO WE'RE TALKING OVER A DECADE OF OUTSTANDING MAINTENANCE THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. WHEN I JOINED THE CITY BACK IN LATE 2019, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I WORKED ON IS CREATE A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO INCREASE RATES, MODERNIZE THE OTHER PARKING OPERATION ITSELF TO GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO TAKE CARE OF THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. SO WE STARTED BACK IN 2021 TO 2026, ACTUALLY, WITH A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO HANDLE THE C.I.P. WE HAD SOME TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE TO MAKE THE PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT TO GENERATE MORE CUSTOMERS. BUT FOR FY '26, SPECIFICALLY, WE ONLY INCLUDED MAJOR REPAIR THAT'S BEEN NEEDED FOR PARKING, WHETHER IT IS THE ELEVATOR REPAIRS, REPAIRS, ESPECIALLY THE RIVER GATE GARAGE, TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS. FINALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH REPAIRS. REITERATE EVERYTHING I TALKED TO YOU GUYS ABOUT AS FAR AS THE PLAN FOR PARKING MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATION, PAVING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC TRANSIT, JUST TO BE ON THE RECORD, I AM ALL IN SUPPORT OF THAT. THE GOAL IS REALLY TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE MUCH-NEEDED PARKING MAINTENANCE AND TO THE PLANS AS WELL AS WE MOVE FORWARD. GOING BACK FROM FY '2024, 2025 AND FY '26, IN TOTAL, WE'RE TAKING OUT ALMOST 10 MILLION A YEAR IN THE PARKING FUND TO SUPPORT THOSE OTHER PROJECTS. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY COMING OUT OF THE PARKING FUND THAT COULD GO TOWARDS SOME OF THOSE PARKING REPAIRS. THE OTHER PART IS, THE LONGER WE WAIT ON SOME OF THOSE REPAIRS, THE MORE IT'S GOING TO COST US IN THE LONG RUN. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO SEE HOW WE CAN REALLY LOOK INTO SETTING ASIDE FUNDING FOR PARKING TO REPAIR THOSE MAJOR, MAJOR PARKING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. AS FAR AS LONG-TERM PLAN, ADDITIONAL PARKING STRUCTURE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL. EAST YBOR, THAT'S BEEN NOT JUST FOR THE PREVIOUS PROJECT THAT WAS ON THE COMMUNITY ITSELF HAS BEEN ASKING FOR PARKING ON THE EAST YBOR SIDE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NIGHTTIME WORKERS, THE PALM GARAGE ON THE WEST SIDE, IT'S HARD FOR A LOT OF THEM TO GET TO THAT GARAGE WHEN THEY GET OFF AT 2, 3 IN THE MORNING. BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FUNDING OR EVEN TALK ABOUT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING STRUCTURE. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING I DO BELIEVE IS NEEDED IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET MORE AND MORE DEVELOPMENTS WHERE -- AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ON THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE. THIS IS JUST FROM WHAT WE SAW EARLIER. IF YOU HAVE FOUR, FIVE STORY CAP AND THE FIRST TWO STORY OF IT HAS TO BE PARKING, THERE IS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM FOR THE ACTUAL PROJECT ITSELF. SO I THINK HAVING PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF YBOR WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. ALSO THE DOWNTOWN AS WELL, WHERE THE SURFACE LOTS -- NOT SURE IF YOU SAW THE MASTER PLAN FOR THEA, ALL OF THOSE SURFACE LOTS DO PLAN TO GO AWAY. THAT'S A LOT OF REVENUE THAT THE PARKING DIVISION WILL LOSE ITSELF. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE DO A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, WE LOOK INTO, OKAY, WHAT IF PARKING DOESN'T GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT HAS BEEN GENERATING, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAINTAIN THE C.I.P. PROJECT? FOR FY '26, WE'RE GOOD. THE 10 MILLION IS ALL GOING TO MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THE SAME THING FOR 2027 AS WELL. SO REALLY, AGAIN, IT'S MORE SO JUST WANT TO REITERATE TO YOU ALL THAT OUR PLAN AND MY GOAL WHEN I DID THE INITIAL RATE STUDY BACK IN 2019, 2020, WAS JUST TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR PARKING TO TAKE CARE OF THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT'S BEEN DELAYED FOR OVER A DECADE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE. SADLY, I REALIZE IN TALKING TO YOU THE OTHER DAY AND PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD YOU PRESENT TO US AS MUCH AS WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BECAUSE YOU HAD A VISION GOING BACK TO, WHAT WAS IT -- >>FED REVOLTE: I JOINED THE CITY IN 2019. GOING INTO MY SIXTH YEAR. >>BILL CARLSON: WE SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT MORE THEN. THERE WAS THE WHOLE PUSH FOR THE PARKING RATE INCREASES. TO THE PUBLIC, MUCH OF IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS A POLICY% DECISION TO TRY TO PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF PARKING AND NOT TO DRIVE. SO PEOPLE REALLY OBJECTED. HAD THE PUBLIC REALLY KNOWN WHAT YOUR WHOLE VISION WAS, I THINK THEY WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD. I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE THAT DURING THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC BOON IN AMERICAN HISTORY THAT NO MAINTENANCE OR VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE. AND THE RATES WERE NOT ADJUSTED EITHER. THERE SHOULD BE INCREMENTAL RATE BECAUSE IT WAS JARRING TO THE PUBLIC TO HAVE TO RAISE THE RATES, AND IT'S GOING TO BE JARRING TO THE BUDGET TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. SHOULDN'T BE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. IT SHOULD ALL BE INCREMENTAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE, THAT IT MOVES FORWARD INCREMENTALLY AND NOT IN BIG JOLTS. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE RAIDED THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE BUDGET WHICH I DIDN'T AGREE WITH BECAUSE THE MODERN WAY PEOPLE RUN EVENTS AND I TALKED TO THE -- MODERN WAY PEOPLE RUN EVENTS, THEY SEND THE PARKING INFORMATION IN ADVANCE. YOU SHOULDN'T -- WHEN YOU GET UNDERNEATH THE TUNNEL AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, THAT'S NOT THE POINT WHERE YOU SUDDENLY DECIDE WHERE TO PARK. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL THE VENUES, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE VENUES ARE, GET THEM TO COMMUNICATE TO PATRONS SO THEY KNOW WHERE TO PARK IN ADVANCE, EITHER BUY PARKING IN ADVANCE OR KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO PARK. SHOULDN'T BE MAKING LAST-MINUTE DECISIONS. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS OKAY WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF MONEY WE PULLED OUT LAST NIGHT BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN THE MAINTENANCE. DON'T LET US DEFER, ESPECIALLY STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE. WE NEED THAT DONE. THE OTHER THING, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S UP TO US, I THINK WE SHOULD START HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH HCC. 30 YEARS SINCE THE DEAL WAS DONE WITH NORIEGA. I BET A CREATIVE DEAL WE COULD CUT WITH HCC. IF WE ADDED THE NORTHERN PART OF NORIEGA GARAGE, THAT WOULD ADD MORE INVENTORY WITHOUT HAVING TO BUILD ANYTHING. MAYBE A LAND SWAP OR SOME WAY WE CAN BUY THEIR REMAINING INTEREST OR SOMETHING. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PARCELS IN THE AREA. WITHOUT PUTTING TOO MUCH ON THE TABLE, I HOPE WE CAN ENGAGE WITH THAT. IT'S BUILD. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE. I FORGOT TO MENTION THE SCANNERS GOING IN AND OUT, THAT IS A GREAT TECHNOLOGY. IT'S SO MUCH FASTER. SO MUCH FASTER THAN THE -- GREAT IDEA AND GREAT TECHNOLOGY. WHAT IT HAS TO DO IS MOVE PEOPLE IN AND OUT FASTER, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SERVICE GOAL. EAST YBOR WE TALKED ABOUT. IF YOU HAVE A PROPOSAL ON HOW TO DO THAT AND HOW TO FUND IT, PLEASE COME TO US SOONER THAN LATER. WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION, THIS COUNCIL, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE ON HOW TO DO IT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. THE CITY OBVIOUSLY HAS A LOT OF LAND. WE HAVE SURFACE PARKING LOTS. MOST PEOPLE IN YBOR WOULD RATHER THE SURFACE PARKING LOTS TURN INTO SOMETHING LARGER. IDEALLY THEY WOULD HAVE RETAIL ON THE BOTTOM OR SOME KIND OF ACTIVATION ON THE BOTTOM, MORE THAN ART DISPLAYS. OTHER THING YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT AND MAYBE WANT TO COMMENT ON, THERE IS A PHILOSOPHY THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD OWN SOMETHING AND MAKE A SURPLUS AND SPEND IT FOR SOME OTHER PUBLIC GOOD. THERE IS ANOTHER THEORY THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD FILL GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND NONPROFIT SECTOR ARE NOT FILLING. AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS FORT BROOKE. THAT WAS BUILT LIKE 40 YEARS AGO, 20, 30 YEARS AGO THEY ADDED FOUR FLOORS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH YOUR POINT OF VIEW IS THAT'S GENERATING A LOT OF CASH, ALSO IF SOMEBODY DID A CASH FLOW PROJECTION ON THE VALUE OF IT, IT'S WORTH A LOT. OUR CHOICE IN BUILDING A NEW GARAGE WOULD BE TO TAKE OUT DEBT OR SELL ONE OF THE EXISTING ASSETS AND YOU TALKED ABOUT ANOTHER LOCATION THAT I'LL LET YOU MENTION INSTEAD OF ME. I'M NOT IN A HURRY TO SELL SOMETHING. FORT BROOKE, BACK IN THE '80s, THAT WAS SERVING A PUBLIC GOOD BY THE GOVERNMENT PARTNERING WITH THE QUAD COMPLEX ACROSS THE STREET. BUT NOW THAT THAT GARAGE IS FULL ALL THE TIME, NIGHT AND DAY, IT'S MAKING MONEY, BUT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO SERVE THAT GOOD. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAPITAL COULD BE BETTER SPENT SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE WE CAN INCENTIVIZE GROWTH AND MAYBE IF IT IS ALLOWED, THE CRA PARTICIPATE IN SOME WAY. I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN PARKING. IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF CREATIVE VISION, PLEASE COME TO US AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT INDIVIDUALLY COLLECTIVELY. >>FED REVOLTE: APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT STAGE NOW BECAUSE PARKING JUST DID NOT HAVE THE CAPITAL, THE FUND TO DISCUSS THOSE PROJECTS. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WORKING WITH LEGAL, THE REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT, THAT WILL BE THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WANT TO SELL A SLOT MACHINE. >>BILL CARLSON: THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANT TO TAKE OUT MORE DEBT OR NOT? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: AS LONG AS IT PAYS FOR ITSELF WITH THE REVENUE GENERATED. >>BILL CARLSON: THAT'S WITH ANY BUSINESS. YOU DO A DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS AND YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT THE VALUE OF THE CASH IS AND YOU GET THE PRESENT VALUE. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD SELL IT. I'M SAYING -- BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE, IF WE BUILD A NEW PARKING GARAGE, WHICH I THINK WE SHOULD BUILD ONE, AT LEAST A COUPLE, ONE IN DOWNTOWN AND ONE IN YBOR, HAVE TO EITHER BORROW MONEY, WHICH WE NEED TO FURTHER DEFINE THE ENTERPRISE FUND WHICH I THINK IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY AN ENTERPRISE FUND BUT BETTER PROTECT THE MONEY AND THEN LOOK AT WHAT OUR SOURCES OF CAPITAL ARE. >>FED REVOLTE: I THINK IT IS DOING THE ANALYSIS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKE THAT A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION DID -- A VERY PROFITABLE PARKING GARAGE. >>BILL CARLSON: WE DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T FIRE SALE ANYTHING. CAN YOU MENTION THE OTHER -- >>FED REVOLTE: WHITING STREET GARAGE. IT'S PART OF THE RIA PROJECT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION SUBMITTED. WE'RE WAITING TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THAT. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING YET UNTIL WE HEAR BACK. >>BILL CARLSON: THE AIR RIGHTS ARE VERY VALUABLE IN THAT CASE. MAYBE THERE IS A CASE WHERE WE COULD KEEP THE CASH FLOW BUT SOMEHOW MONETIZE THE AIR RIGHT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ACTUALLY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT AS WELL. A COUPLE OF THINGS. SOMEBODY REFRESH MY MEMORY. TWO BUDGET CYCLES THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS, BRINGING MONEY OUT OF PARKING HAS NOT BEEN FROM OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET. WE PROTECTED THE MAINTENANCE BUDGET THE LAST TWO CYCLES I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN. WE TOOK MONEY FROM THE WANT, NOT THE NEEDS. WE TOOK MONEY FROM THE PROJECTS OF THE ELECTRONICS -- >>FED REVOLTE: FOR FY '24. LET'S SAY WE HAVE 30, 40 MILLION. WE HAD 5 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR TECHNOLOGY. BUT IF WE TAKE MONEY FROM FY '24, WE HAVE LESS MONEY TO SPEND IN FY '25, FY '26. RIGHT NOW FOR FY '26, WE ALREADY HAVE THE 7 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR THE PAVING. WE'LL DO THE 1.3 MILLION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK DID THE MOTION FOR IT LAST NIGHT. ACTUALLY GOT A NEW FUND BALANCE FROM BUDGET. RIGHT NOW PROJECTED FOR AT THE END OF FY '26, WE HAVE 2.1 MILLION. WITH THE 1.35 COMING OUT, WE'LL STILL BE GOOD. LEAVES ABOUT 700,000 TO WORK WITH. BUT WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BARRING THE FY '26 DISCUSSION, THAT IS NOT BAKED YET, I WANT TO RIGHT SET THIS BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A VOTE TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM MAINTENANCE. >>FED REVOLTE: YOU ARE CORRECT. FY '24, WE HAD THE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE. THAT'S WHAT WAS TAKEN FOR THE PAVING IN FY '24. BUT FOR FY '25 AND FY '26, WE DON'T HAVE ANY TECHNOLOGY BUDGETED, BUT THE MONEY CONTINUE TO BE TAKEN OUT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WHAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF WHAT LINE ITEM FOR '25? >>FED REVOLTE: IT WAS FROM THE FUND BALANCE, PARKING FUND BALANCE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WAS IT TAKEN OUT BEFORE IT GOT TO US? >>FED REVOLTE: THAT'S CORRECT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IT WASN'T COUNCIL THAT DID IT. >>FED REVOLTE: IT'S PART OF GETTING MONEY FROM PARKING TOWARD PAVING, ESSENTIALLY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I SEE MR. PERRY'S FACE IS ON MY MONITOR. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT, MR. PERRY? OR YOU WANTED TO SHOW OFF -- YOU ARE ON MUTE. YOU ARE MUTED. STILL MUTED BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FABULOUS WITH THE HEADSET ON. TOTALLY STAR WARS. YOU NEED TO BE IN A FIGHTER THING. SORRY WE CAN'T HEAR YOU, MR. PERRY. MY RECOLLECTION IS I DIDN'T VOTE ON NOT DOING MAINTENANCE. >>FED REVOLTE: THAT'S CORRECT. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. FY '25, FY '26, FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALREADY TAKE THE MONEY OUT AND ALLOCATE IT TOWARD THE PAVING BEFORE GET TO COUNCIL. MY GOAL IS TO HAVE A FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO WHERE WE ALREADY ALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO MAJOR PARKING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ANYBODY IN THE CITY LISTENING, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS SAFETY RELATED, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, BRING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. I WILL BE VERY SENSITIVE, I'M SURE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WOULD BE AS WELL. I DON'T THINK ANY ONE OF US WANT TO BE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND DEFERRING REQUIRED MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GOT US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. >>FED REVOLTE: FOR THE RECORD, MY CONVERSATION WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE WE HANDLE THE MAINTENANCE. ELEVATORS REPAIRS ANYTHING SAFETY, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, I HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. IT SHOULD GO ACROSS EVERY DEPARTMENT LINE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY UP HERE WANTS TO BE SITTING IN THE SEATS THINKING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR FUTURE COUNCILS THAT HAVE BEEN HANDED OFF TO US WITH THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: JUST FOLLOWING ON SOMETHING MENTIONED ON THIS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S NOT EXACTLY AN ENTERPRISE FUND. BUT IF THERE IS A WAY TO PROTECT IT MORE, BY MORE FORMALIZING IT WITH AN ORDINANCE, CAN YOU PLEASE TALK TO LEGAL AND LET US KNOW? WE CAN'T JUST TAKE MONEY OUT OF WATER AND SPEND IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. I KNOW BECAUSE IT IS MOBILITY. THERE ARE STILL LIMITATIONS, BUT WITHIN THE PARKING ENTERPRISE, NOW THAT YOU'VE TURNED IT INTO AN ENTERPRISE, IT WAS LOSING MONEY BEFORE, BUT NOW THAT IT'S GENERATING CASH, IF THERE IS A WAY WE CAN FURTHER PROTECT IT AS AN ENTERPRISE SO WE CAN BE STRATEGIC ABOUT IT. BECAUSE IT IS A STRATEGIC ISSUE IN THE CITY, WHERE AS COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK MENTIONED EARLIER, IN YBOR, SMALLER DEVELOPERS WHO LIKE TO BUILD SMALLER PROJECTS BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO BUILD THE PARKING AROUND IT. CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN A PARKING GARAGE COULD REALLY HELP REVITALIZE EAST YBOR, FOR EXAMPLE. >> I AGREE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NO DISCUSSION, THIS FINISHES OUR BUSINESS ON THE SCHEDULE UNTIL OUR 1:30 PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WE CAN'T DO UNTIL 1:30. IF YOU ALL WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 1:25 SO OUR BUTTS ARE IN THE SEATS AND READY TO GO AT 1:30. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] [LUNCH RECESS]