TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. >> MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. WE'LL START WITH AN INVOCATION AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. EVERYBODY STAND, PLEASE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] AND LEAD US OFF IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. FACE FORWARD TO THE MICROPHONES SO THEY PICK UP YOUR VOICE. >> PERFECT. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, DISHA. CLERK, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >>THE CLERK: YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. CLERK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE NEW FACE SITTING NEXT TO YOU. >> THIS IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT DEPUTY CITY CLERK, RAMSAY. GOES BY Q. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE TEAM. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MINUTES FROM THE SPECIAL CALL SESSION ON MAY 8, REGULAR SESSION ON MAY 15, AND WORKSHOP AND EVENING SESSIONS ON MAY 22. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO THROUGH AGENDA APPROVAL PLEASE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK FOR ITEM 59 TO CONTINUE TO JUNE 26. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WORKING ON? >>LYNN HURTAK: THE ORDINANCE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THE REASON IS BECAUSE IT'S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 59 TO JUNE 26 FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN SPEAK TO ITEM 59, IF I MAY. THERE MAY BE PEOPLE HERE WHO WANT TO ADDRESS THAT. SOMETIMES COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ALLOWED IT DURING FIRST READING CONSIDERATION. SINCE THAT IS BEING CONTINUED, THE TIME FOR THEM TO SPEAK TO IT WOULD BE AT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. I WANTED TO LET THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 59, IT IS BEING CONTINUED TO JUNE 26. BUT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WISH TODAY TO SPEAK AT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN CARLSON HAD SOMETHING ELSE AS WELL. I WANTED TO PULL ITEM 10 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >>BILL CARLSON: SAME HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED, COUNCILMAN CARLSON? >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH, SEPARATE VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'LL PULL ITEM 10 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. WE DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THAT ONE. ANYTHING ELSE? LET'S MOVE ON -- STAFF REPORTS. YOU'RE RIGHT. WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE STAFF HEAR? I UNDERSTAND FROM MR. BENNETT, YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION UPDATE, CORRECT? OKAY. VERY GOOD. DO WE NEED STAFF FOR 62? MEMORANDUM FROM MIKE PERRY. NO STAFF FOR 62. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES STAFF. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES, STAFF. YES FOR 62 AND 63. 64? NO STAFF FOR 64. 65? 66? NO STAFF. 67? NO STAFF. 68? NO STAFF FOR 68. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO 69? COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR 69, I WOULD LIKE TO -- OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE STAFF HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SINCE IT IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE THAT WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, RELATIVELY TIME CERTAIN BECAUSE LAST TIME THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR A WHILE. AGAIN, I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE CHAIR AND COUNCIL. COULD BE FIRST ITEM AFTER LUNCH. WHATEVER. BUT THAT'S A RECOMMENDATION I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST. I SEE FOR 70, THE CHIEF OR STAFF WILL BE APPEARING VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON. IF IT IS IN PERSON, SAME THING, RELATIVELY, JUST SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AROUND FOR A WHILE. WHATEVER IS THE PLEASURE OF THE CHAIR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DID I HEAR A MOTION TO HAVE ITEM 69 AND 70 HEARD FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AFTER LUNCH? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I MAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, WOULD COUNCIL CONSIDER MAKING THOSE THE FIRST UNDER STAFF REPORTS? OR DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE 1:30 AFTERNOON HEARINGS HELD TILL AFTER THESE STAFF REPORTS? >>LUIS VIERA: I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIRST, IF I MAY, BECAUSE IT IS EASIER THAT WAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WON'T GET TO THAT BEFORE LUNCH. >>LUIS VIERA: EVEN BETTER. THE CHIEF IS HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS GOING INTO A RABBIT HOLE. SO LONG AS IT'S NOT -- WE CAN EITHER HAVE IT PROBABLY FIRST -- WELL, THEN IT WILL MESS UP THE AGENDA. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE CAN DO IT FIRST UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT. I WOULD BE FINE WITH THAT. LIKE MR. SHELBY SAID, WE HAVE TWO REVIEW HEARINGS. AND THOSE, WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THEY WILL BE. AND WE DON'T -- YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: -- MOTION TO SAY AFTER LUNCH AND SEE HOW IT RUNS. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA FOR ITEM 69 AND 70 HEARD AFTER COUNCIL'S LUNCH BREAK. WE HAD A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? >>LUIS VIERA: IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR, WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR ITEM 10 I ASSUME WE'LL ALLOW STAFF TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 10. >>LYNN HURTAK: I JUST WANTED A SEPARATE VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THAT WAS THE ONLY MOTION TO HAVE IT AS A SEPARATE VOTE. >>LUIS VIERA: WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT LATER. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ITEM 71, DO WE NEED STAFF? THERE WAS A PowerPoint PRESENTATION. I THINK IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING. SO YES. 72? YES. 73? >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL AUGUST 28. I'LL TALK TO STAFF. I'VE ALREADY GOT A MEETING SET UP WITH MS. DUNCAN TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER. THE POINT IN THIS ONE IS THAT THERE WERE HOUSES A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND MORE RECENTLY THAT WERE BUILT IN WHAT USED TO BE RETENTION PONDS. IT APPEARS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES IS TO REALLY, REALLY GO HIGH OR TO MOVE THEM OUT OF THE RETENTION POND. WE'LL HAVE MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION AND COME BACK IN AUGUST, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO MOVE THIS TO ITEM 73 TO AUGUST 28, 2025. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. ITEM 74? >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CAN WE GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE WRITTEN -- >>LUIS VIERA: WHAT I WOULD REQUEST IS ON ITEM NUMBER 10, IF IT'S JUST A SEPARATE VOTE, YEA OR NAY, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF THERE IS ANY SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION, I DO THINK IT WOULD BE WISE TO HAVE STAFF HERE POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION. I JUST MAKE THAT SUGGESTION. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I AGREE. I HAVE THE MAJOR HERE TO DISCUSS IT IF WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. IF IT IS JUST A SEPARATE VOTE, THAT'S FINE. >>BILL CARLSON: THAT'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO, JUST VOTE NO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN RAISE THE ISSUE, COUNCIL. IF IT'S A SEPARATE VOTE, THAT'S VERY CLEARLY DONE. IF IT IS A DISCUSSION OR EXPLAINING WHY YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE, THEN I GUESS YOU WANT STAFF HERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THERE'S SOMEONE HERE IF IT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BE READY TO SPEAK TO ITEM 10 IF NEEDED. I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FOR THE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, 75 THROUGH 81. MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NOW WE GO TO CEREMONIAL. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE, SIR, TO BE HERE FOR THE POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. WE'RE HERE TO HONOR OFFICER BRIAN STEPHENS AS OUR POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. WE DO THIS AS A COUNCIL FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT WE ALL HAVE AS COUNCIL OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALSO REFLECT THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS THESE MEN AND WOMEN. I'LL LEAVE IT HERE TO DR. CHIEF BERCAW TO TALK ABOUT THIS HONOREE AND THE GREAT WORK HE DOES. >>CHIEF BERCAW: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO HONOR MASTER POLICE OFFICER BRIAN STEPHENS. HE IS BEING HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION TO DUTY WHICH CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ENHANCE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL NOW BUT HE IS A MEMBER OF THE BIKE UNIT. YOU CAN SEE THE REST OF THE SQUAD READY TO GO ON THE BIKES. HE IS A KEY MEMBER OF OUR BIKE UNIT PATROLLING THE RIVERWALK, DOWNTOWN AREA. PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN CITYWIDE SPECIAL EVENTS. AS YOU RECALL WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR ON NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE ADDITIONAL MERIDIAN BARRIERS THAT PLACED A TOLL ON SOME OF OUR OFFICERS AND OFFICER BRIAN STEPHENS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEPLOYING ADDITIONAL BARRIERS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ATTENDEES. BEYOND HIS PATROL RESPONSIBILITIES, STEPHENS IS A CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL POLICE MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION INSTRUCTOR AND A MECHANIC. HE EXPERTLY MANAGES THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ENTIRE BICYCLE FLEET SERVING MORE THAN A HUNDRED BIKES. HIS SKILLFUL MANAGEMENT OF PURCHASE ORDERS FOR THE POLICE BIKE PROGRAM ENSURES THE TEAM REMAINS HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL FOR ANY RESPONSE AND HE IS A TESTAMENT FOR HIS EXPERIENCE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL FOR THIS UNIT TAKING IT FORWARD. HE'S RESPECTED FOR HIS PRECISION, HIS SPEED, AND HIS DEPENDABILITY. MPO STEPHENS HAS BEEN A CRITICAL ACCESS IN THE CITY'S RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE HURRICANES OF LAST YEAR. HE TOOK EXTRA RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR MORE OFFICER TRAINING AND DESIGNED A TRAINING COURSE. HE ALSO TEACHES BIKE SAFETY TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AND HAS BEEN -- HAS RECEIVED PRAISE FOR HIS EFFORTS. HE CONSTANTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EMBODYING THE CORE VALUES OF THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. HIS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE SETS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE FOR FELLOW OFFICERS AND REFLECTS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO IT'S WITH GREAT PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THAT WE RECOGNIZE MPO STEPHENS AS OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: BEFORE WE FORMALLY HONOR YOU, THERE ARE GOOD MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WANT TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION. >> BEHALF OF PBA, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS AND TO THE DEPARTMENT. ALSO ON BEHALF OF BUSCH GARDENS, I'M REPRESENTING THEM TODAY, THEY WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOU TICKETS TO ENJOY A DAY AT THE PARK FOR YOUR DEDICATION. >> MARK HANEY WITH ZOO TAMPA. ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT WITH YOU A YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. WE HAVE A RED WOLF HERE, WHICH IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. WE'RE BREEDING WOLVES NOW AND REPOPULATING THEM IN THE WILD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT WITH YOU DINNER AT HOTEL HAYA IN YBOR CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OUR GRATITUDE IS ENDLESS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BRIAN FORD WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION AT ONE BUC. ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE, HEARING YOUR STORY, YOU FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY, GETS A GAME BALL. NEW PERSONALIZED GAME BALL. LIKE TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY, THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION FOR WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BRIAN FORD. >> GOOD MORNING, MIKE McCAR THUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE. LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A GIFT CARD FOR DINNER FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE. GO OUT AND ENJOY TIME OFF. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JILL WITECKI WITH TAMPA THEATRE. OFFICER STEPHENS, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE SEE YOU ON YOUR BICYCLES OUTSIDE OF THE THEATER. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP WITH OUR EVENTS. THIS IS AN ANNUAL MINUTE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO COME -- THIS IS AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO COME SEE US THIS YEAR. >> OXFORD COMMONS. LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME TO ONE OF OUR RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. CONGRATULATIONS OFFICER STEPHENS. MY NAME IS LORI OSBORNE. I'M WITH THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA. ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SAFETY AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. I USE BAYSHORE BOULEVARD AND I SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE ALL THE TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. PLEASE ACCEPT TICKETS TO UPCOMING SHOW IN THE NEW SEASON FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANKS AGAIN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, OFFICER. MARY DILLON, REPRESENT STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. PLEASE ACCEPT TICKETS TO THE NEXT SEASON OF UPCOMING BROADWAY SHOWS FOR YOU AND A GUEST. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK. [ APPLAUSE ] >> LEO GEARY FROM BILL CURRIE FORD. BRIAN CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THANK ALL THE OFFICERS HERE BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU GUYS, THIS PLACE IS NOT A SAFE PLACE. I RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT PUTS THAT UNIFORM ON THAT MAKES A SACRIFICE FOR ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM. I TOTALLY APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF YOU. ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, A LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY HERSELF WITH A GIFT CARD AND FREE FULL MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, OFFICER STEPHENS. GRACE GONZALEZ, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELF ON THE RIVERWALK AT THE COLUMBIA CAFE, ULELE. JUST RELAX. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. OFFICER STEPHENS, MARYBETH WILLIAMS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK. WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING US SAFE ON THE RIVERWALK AND TAKING CARE OF US DURING OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. IN YOUR HONOR WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU WITH A PERSONALIZED PAVER ALONG THE RIVERWALK. WHEN YOU BIKE ALONG THE RIVERWALK, YOU'LL HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT AS WELL AS A FEW GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SPLITSVILLE FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING, YACHT STARSHIP, RIVERWALK RENTALS AND PIRATE WATER TAXI. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOT ENOUGH STUFF? YOU WANT SOME MORE? >> IT'S A GOOD DAY. >> SHOULD I GIVE THIS TO THE CHIEF OR YOUR WIFE? STEVE MICHELINI, HERE ON BEHALF OF A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FOLKS. YOU GET A CHOICE. I'LL HAND IT TO YOU AND THEN YOU CAN DECIDE WHERE IT GOES. THERE IS A LITTLE SPECIAL INVOCATION HERE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ON BEHALF OF JACKSON'S BISTRO ON HARBOUR ISLAND, GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS. ON BEHALF OF THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP, GIFT CERTIFICATE, YOUR CHOICE OF THEIR RESTAURANTS, BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER. BEHALF OF MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK, GIFT CERTIFICATE, LUNCH OR DINNER. ON BEHALF OF THE YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, YOUR CHOICE, LUNCH OR DINNER. TAKE THESE LETTERS WITH YOU, SO THERE'S NO QUESTION. MY NAME AND NUMBER IS ON THERE IN CASE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. THE BICYCLE PATROLS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE. THEY HELP US DETER CRIME, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM IN ALL OF THESE CONCENTRATED COMMERCIAL AREAS WHERE WE HAVE LOTS OF VISITORS. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OUT THERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: OFFICER, ON BEHALF OF A REALLY GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, CITY, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND EVERYONE, IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOR TO RECOGNIZE YOU, SIR, AS OFFICER OF THE MONTH. GOD BLESS YOU, MAN. [ APPLAUSE ] IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'VE BEEN WITH THIS BIKE UNIT FOR A LITTLE OVER A DECADE WHEN IT WENT FULL-TIME. I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO IT A LOT. EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD IS A LITTLE OVERWHELMING, BUT THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED THROUGH THIS UNIT EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THE ADJOINING COUNTIES, THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND EVEN OUT OF THE STATE. WE HAVE EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AND WE REALLY DID SET THE GOLD STAR WITH HOW A BIKE UNIT SHOULD BE RUN AND OPERATED. WE'VE HAD SO MANY OTHER AGENCIES COME TO US FOR INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. APPRECIATE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. I IMAGINE WHEN YOU STARTED WITH THE FORCE, YOU HAD TRICYCLES. >> DID, YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, THE CHIEF, MR. FORD, MR. CLENDENIN AND MYSELF FOR JOINING THE BALD CLUB. MR. FORD, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID, ON TV, HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. FOR WHAT YOU DO, SIR, IT'S WHAT YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. JUST THE PRESENCE OF YOU ON THE STREET IS A DETERRENT FOR SOMEONE THINKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING WRONG. THANK YOU FOR YOU, YOUR CREW, THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH FROM THE CHIEF DOWN BECAUSE TAMPA IS ONE OF THE BEST POLICE FORCES. CITY OF TAMPA IS ALWAYS RANKED IN THE TOP AND LOWER CRIMES IN THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I HEARD YOU FIX BIKES. I HAVE MY ALL CITY IN THE OFFICE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, I DID A TOUR OF HEADQUARTERS NOT TOO LONG AGO, WAY, WAY DOWN IN THE BASEMENT. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO TALK TO YOU ALL, SEE WHAT YOU ALL ARE UP TO. I CANNOT WAIT TO JOIN YOU ON A TOUR OF THE CITY. THE BIKE OFFICERS AND ONE OF THE THINGS EVERYBODY TALKED ABOUT AND I KNOW IS TRUE IS YOU REALLY, REALLY GET TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST RIGHT THERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO S SEEING YOU MORE OUT AND ABOUT. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. NOTHING IN THE CITY WILL WORK IF WE'RE NOT SAFE. AS COUNCILMAN MIRANDA SAID, WE'RE ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY WITH A LOW VIOLENT CRIME RATE. THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR DOING THAT AND THANKS TO YOUR FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU. WE'LL WAIT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: OKAY. GO AHEAD AND PROCEED, SIR. WE'RE HERE NOW WITH OUR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. CHIEF TRIPP IS HERE TO HONOR OUR HONOREE, LIEUTENANT JOSHUA WIMBERLEY WHO IS HERE. WE DO THIS TO REFLECT OUR SUPPORT AS A COUNCIL, ALL OF US FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS THE VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. CHIEF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD. >>CHIEF TRIPP: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. CHIEF TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. GOOD MORNING. TODAY WE'LL HONOR LIEUTENANT JOSHUA WIMBERLEY FOR THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER FOR THE SECOND QUARTER. JOSHUA HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA NOW 17 YEARS. HE'S ALSO ACTING CAPTAIN AS WELL AS A PARAMEDIC AS PART OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TEAM AS WELL. HE HAS DEDICATED THESE YEARS TO TAMPA FIRE RESCUE BUT ON A PARTICULAR DAY HE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS SCOPE AS WELL AS HIS TRAINING. JANUARY 24, 2025, AROUND 8 P.M., LIEUTENANT WIMBERLEY WAS OFF DUTY AND DRIVING HOME WHEN HE CAME ACROSS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE. HE SAW A MAN LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND A WOMAN WAVING HER ARM TRYING TO GET HELP. NO OTHER CARS WERE STOPPING SO THE LIEUTENANT DECIDED TO HAVE THE COURAGE, RISK HIS LIFE AND STOP. HE PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY. HE QUICKLY REALIZED UNCONSCIOUS MAN ON THE ROADWAY HIT BY A CAR WHILE CHANGING A TIRE RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF HIS RIGHT LEG. THE CAR THAT HIT HIM DROVE OFF WITHOUT HESITATION. LIEUTENANT WIMBERLEY PULLED THE MAN OUT OF THE ROAD RISKING HIS OWN LIFE WITH CARS SPEEDING BY HIM, HE USED HIS BELT AS A TOURNIQUET TO STOP THE BLEEDING AND STAYED WITH THE MAN UNTIL HELP CAME FROM ST. PETE FIRE RESCUE. EVEN AFTER THEY GOT THERE, HE CONTINUED TO ASSIST WITH THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF THIS INDIVIDUAL. THE LIEUTENANT'S ACTION WAS A REMARKABLE DISPLAY OF COURAGE AND SELFLESSNESS. HE PUT HIS OWN SAFETY ASIDE TO HELP A STRANGER IN NEED. FOR HIS ACTION THAT NIGHT, HIS DEDICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF TAMPA, LIEUTENANT WIMBERLEY WAS NOMINATED AS FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. HIS BRAVERY, QUICK THINKING AND SELFLESSNESS ARE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER AND REPRESENT THE CORE VALUE WE UPHOLD AT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. CONGRATULATIONS LIEUTENANT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: LIEUTENANT, BEFORE WE FORMALLY HONOR YOU AND SPEAK, WE HAVE FOLKS FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND HONOR YOU. >> I'M REPRESENTING BUSCH GARDENS. CHRISTINA DURREN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE. ON BEHALF OF BUSCH GARDENS THEY HAVE TICKETS FOR YOU TO ENJOY WITH THEIR FAMILY AND THE PARK FOR THE DAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. MARK HANEY WITH ZOO TAMPA. WE HAVE A YEAR MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. HERE IS AN AFRICAN PAINTED DOG WHICH IS THE BEST PREDATOR IN ALL OF AFRICA. THEY GET THEIR PREY 80% OF THE TIME. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. HIGHLY ENDANGERED, SO ENJOY IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> DINNER AT HOTEL HAYA IN YBOR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE CANNOT EXPRESS DEEP ENOUGH GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING. WHAT A STORY. AMAZING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING AGAIN, COUNCIL. WHAT A STORY. WE SHOULD ALL BE SO LUCKY IN HOUR OF NEED TO HAVE A GUARDIAN ANGEL LIKE YOU DRIVING BY. BEHALF OF TAMPA THEATRE, INVITE BOTH OF YOU FOR YEAR LONG MEMBERSHIP TO SEE US FOR OUR FILM SHOWS AND EVERYTHING GOING ON. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, CHIEF. WHAT A STORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. THAT STORY IS REMARKABLE. BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY, WE HAVE A TRADITION, ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE AND HEARING THAT STORY, WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AND THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE HIM. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MIKE McAC THUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE. I HAVE A FEELING WE'LL BE HEARING THE STORY AT THE BANQUET COMING SOON. THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT STORY TO TELL AND THANKFUL THAT YOU WERE THERE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. BEHALF OF TODD STEPP'S AND STEPP'S TOWING, GIFT CARD AND HAVE DINNER ON US. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE IN TAMPA AND BEING SO DEDICATED TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU WITH A GIFT CARD AND INVITE TO YOU THE COLUMBIA RESTAURANT, ULELE, WHEREVER YOU LIKE, CELEBRATE AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR BRAVERY. YOU ARE A HERO. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR CITY AND PROTECTING US. THAT IS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE STORY AND VERY POWERFUL. BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA, LIKE TO INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO UPCOMING PERFORMANCE AT OUR NEW SEASON. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARY DILLON, REPRESENTING STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN, IT'S HARD TO REPEAT EVERYONE ELSE, BUT IT'S AN AMAZING STORY. WE HAVE TICKETS FOR UPCOMING BROADWAY SEASON. START NEXT SEASON IN OCTOBER BECAUSE THE SEASON ENDS NOW. THESE ARE TICKETS FOR YOURSELF AND A GUEST. ENJOY YOURSELF. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S HEROIC TO SEE YOU GUYS DO WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, PRESENT YOU HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRIE HERSELF WITH A GIFT CARD AND FULL FREE MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE. OTHER GOODIES IN THE BAG. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARYBETH WILLIAMS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK. LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO HONOR YOUR SACRIFICE, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A PERSONALIZED PAVER ALONG THE TAMPA RIVERWALK. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY THAT FOR YEARS TO COME. SEVERAL CORPORATE MEMBERS HAVE GRACIOUSLY GIVEN VARIOUS GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR YOU. INCLUDED IN THOSE ARE FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING, YACHT STARSHIP, RIVERWALK RENTALS, LOST PEARL, PIRATE WATER TAXI. ADDITIONALLY, HOSTING A GIANT BOAT PARADE FOR THE 4th OF JULY WHERE WE ARE HONORING OUR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS. WE HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL COME OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STEVE MICHELINI HERE ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT FOLKS. LIKE TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR YOU. LET ME READ ONE LINE TO YOU THAT'S FROM THE INVOCATION THAT'S DEDICATED TO POLICE AND FIRE. IT IS, WHEN THE BELL RINGS, WHO WILL ANSWER? THESE MEN AND WOMEN WILL ANSWER AND THE GOOD LORD WILL SHIELD THEM AND KEEP THEM IN HIS LOVING ARMS. I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU. I'LL TELL YOU THAT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE IS THE BEST. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE LOVE YOU, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR US. ON BEHALF OF MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK, WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE. HAVE YOURSELF LUNCH OR DINNER. BEHALF OF YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, LUNCH OR DINNER. ON BEHALF OF CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP BREAKFAST LUNCH OR DINNER. AND JACKSON'S BISTRO, LUNCH OR DINNER. CONGRATULATIONS. WE DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STEVE WHITE. I AM THE CO-CHAIR OF THE AWARDS REVIEW COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS AN EASY DECISION FOR US THIS TIME. HE'S SUCH A GREAT GUY. AFTER ALL THE GREAT ACCOLADES, ONE THING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT HIM, TRULY LOVE ABOUT HIM, ALL THESE THINGS ARE WONDERFUL WHAT HE DOES FOR THE JOB BUT HE IS A MAN OF FAITH AND HE WALKS AND LIVES HIS FAITH EVERY DAY. I'M MORE IMPRESSED BY THAT THAN ANYTHING HE CAN DO. EXUDES IT IN EVERYTHING HE DOES AND HOW HE TREATS OTHERS. THAT'S MUCH MORE IMPORTANT IN THE LONG RUN. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ABOUT HIM. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, PLEASURE TO HONOR YOU. YOU TALK ABOUT FACE. -- YOU TALK ABOUT FAITH. YOU HAVE A GOOD HOUSE OF STRENGTH AND COURAGE ON THE JOB. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> COUNCIL WOMEN AND COUNCILMEN, I WORK FOR I BELIEVE THE GREATEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, IN THE STATE, PERHAPS IN THE NATION. AND WHILE THIS IS WONDERFUL, I REALLY NEED NOT BE CONSIDERED WHAT IS BEING AWARDED HERE IS THE TRAINING THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM TAMPA FIRE, THE DEDICATION IS REFLECTIVE OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN THAT I WORK AROUND EVERY DAY. ULTIMATELY THE SELF-SACRIFICING SPIRIT THAT OUR LORD TEACHES US TO DISPLAY. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE GIFTS AND ALL OF THAT, BUT ULTIMATELY, IT ALL GOES TO SOMEONE GREATER THAN ME. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY, WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE INCREDIBLE FIRST RESPONDERS. OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. OBVIOUSLY FROM THAT STORY, YOU WALK THE WALK AND TALK THE TALK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU BRING TO THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THANK YOU FOR THE FAMILY THAT SUPPORTS YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND ENJOY ALL THOSE GREAT GOODIES. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YOU CAN INTRODUCE HER. >> THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE MEGAN WHO SUPPORTS ME EVERY DAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. [ APPLAUSE ] WE ARE GOING TO LET THE FIRE AND POLICE MOVE ON THEIR WAY. IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BRIAN FORD BACK UP TO THE PODIUM. WE NOTICED THAT WHEN BRIAN CAME UP, I THINK HE'S TRYING TO LOOK AS DASHING AS COUNCILMAN MIRANDA WITH HIS STYLISH NEW HAIR CUT, BUT I THINK THERE IS A STORY BEHIND IT. MR. FORD. >> YES, GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: STATE YOUR NAME. >> I KNOW -- BRIAN FORD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. THANK YOU, HUMBLED. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS. I KNOW I DON'T SPORT IT WELL, THE REASON BEHIND THIS, THE 11th YEAR THAT I PERSONALLY HAD A LITTLE BOY OR A LITTLE GIRL CUT MY HAIR. WE HAD 20 FAMILIES OUT. THE REAL PURPOSE BEHIND IT IS TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE EFFECTS OF PEDIATRIC CANCER. NO FAMILY SHOULD EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT THESE FAMILIES GO THROUGH. EVERY DAY, 43 FAMILIES, PARENTS GET A CALL THAT THEIR CHILD HAS CANCER. WHEN I LEARNED THE FACTS 11 YEARS AGO, IT WAS A NO-BRAINER FOR ME. I DO IT EACH AND EVERY YEAR. I ENCOURAGE OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE GLAZER FAMILY, HEAD COACH, GENERAL MANAGER, ALL OUR PLAYERS. REALLY, IT'S TO BRING AWARENESS. IT'S TO RAISE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY. BUT THE REAL PURPOSE IS TO GIVE 20 FAMILIES -- SOME OF THE CHILDREN THAT CAME OUT ON TUESDAY ACTUALLY CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE HOSPITAL, RIGHT FROM RADIATION, RIGHT FROM CHEMOTHERAPY. AND IT GIVE THEM AND THEIR PARENTS A CHANCE TO SEE THEM LAUGH AND GIGGLE, THAT WAS PRICELESS. THEY KIND OF FORGOT ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AND GOT TO SHAVE MY HEAD. THIS YEAR I DIDN'T PICK ONE LITTLE BOY OR LITTLE GIRL, UNFORTUNATELY WE CHANGED THE TERM OF THE EVENT FROM CUT FOR A CURE TO CUT AND COLOR. A LOT OF TODAY'S SOCIETY DIDN'T WANT TO SHAVE THEIR HEAD, SO THEY ACTUALLY PAINTED IT. I THINK THE KIDS HAD A LOT OF FUN. LITTLE BOY OR LITTLE GIRL THAT LOST THEIR HAIR TO SAY IT'S OKAY. COOL TO BE LIKE THIS. I DON'T LOOK GOOD BUT YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN IT. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I HEARD THAT STORY AND I FOUND IT TO BE VERY INSPIRATIONAL. MY OFFICE, MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR WITH HIS FAMILY. BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF COMMITMENT AND BRING ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE SO MANY FAMILIES STRUGGLE WITH. >>BILL CARLSON: THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION NATIONAL PEDIATRIC. >> IT'S BASED RIGHT HERE IN TAMPA. DAVID FRAZIER IS THE CEO AND PRESIDENT. WHAT THEY DO FOR THESE FAMILIES DAY IN AND DAY OUT IS REMARKABLE. WE DO IT ONCE A YEAR. IT'S AMAZING. >>BILL CARLSON: I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS DONE THAT. I'M FRIENDS WITH MELISSA DUNKLE, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS. TWO MOTHERS HAD KIDS WITH CANCER, GOT TOGETHER AND FOUNDED THIS. BROUGHT IN DAVID WHO IS FANTASTIC. MY SON HAS DONE A LOT OF PRO BONO WORK FOR THEM. GREAT ORGANIZATION. DON'T REALIZE, AS YOU STARTED TO SAY, THIS IS A NATIONAL, SOMEWHAT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT'S FUNDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE NEW CLINICAL TRIALS TO REALLY FIND CURES FOR KIDS. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THEM. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. FORD. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE GET TO RECOGNIZE ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. THAT WILL BE DONE BY COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE ARE HERE TODAY TO HONOR OUR ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. I'M GOING TO LET MR. SIMON START OFF. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. AND GOOD MORNING, CITY OF TAMPA. I'M STEVE SIMON, PRESIDENT OF THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 1464. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, TERESA HUGHES. [ APPLAUSE ] WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TERESA HUGHES FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS BROUGHT TO THE TEAM AND ORGANIZATION. TERESA'S DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED. DATING BACK TO HER FIRST WEEK WITH WATER ENGINEERING, TERESA HAS ALWAYS STRIVEN FOR EXCELLENCY BY GIVING 110%. SHE CONSISTENTLY HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ANY ROLE SHE TAKES ON. TERESA HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S SAFETY COMMITTEE AS THE HANNA MOVE CHAMPION AND THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT FOR THE TAMPA CONNECT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. TERESA'S COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING THE BEST AT ALL TIMES IS SEEN THROUGH HER CONSISTENT, EXEMPLARY CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE PROVIDED WITH NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS BY THE PUBLIC, WATER DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE THANK TERESA FOR HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT AND EMBODYING OUR CORE VALUES. WE ARE THANKFUL TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND SUCCESS. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AS WELL ON BEHALF OF ATU LOCAL 1464. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS AWARD. [ APPLAUSE ] CONGRATULATIONS. IF I MAY, I HAVE A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO READ A PORTION OF THAT. DEAR TERESA, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SELECTED AS THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, STRONG WORK ETHICS, AND FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR ROLE AS A UTILITIES PERMITTING TECHNICIAN. YOU DEMONSTRATE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND TO THE CITY, AND YOU SET A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. IT IS EMPLOYEES LIKE YOU, TERESA, THAT MAKE ME PROUD TO SERVE AS MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE. SINCERELY MAYOR JANE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LYNN HURTAK: WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HONOR YOU. WE'LL LET THAT HAPPEN FIRST. >> GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN TAMPA. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO BE HERE IN TAMPA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY. WE WANT YOU TO HELP CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT BY JOINING US AT THE COLUMBIA RESTAURANT, ULELE -- ANYWHERE YOU LIKE. THIS IS FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MS. HUGHES, YOUR STORY IS REMARKABLE. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS MORNING, WE HAVE A TRADITION. ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE GETS A GAME BALL. THIS IS YOUR CUSTOM GAME BALL. ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, CONGRATULATIONS AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HI. MARK HANEY WITH ZOO TAMPA. HERE WE HAVE A FUN DAY AT THE ZOO. YOU HAVE SIX PASSES. WE WANT YOU TO COME AND ENJOY A FUN DAY AT THE ZOO. WE HAVE A WHITE RHINO. INTERESTING FACT ABOUT RHINOS, A GROUP OF RHINOS IS CALLED A CRASH BECAUSE THEY HAVE POOR EYESIGHT AND THEY CRASH INTO EACH OTHER. [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> REPRESENTING BUSCH GARDENS OF TAMPA. THEY WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY WITH TICKETS TO TAKE YOUR FAMILY AND ENJOY A DAY AT BUSCH GARDENS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. JILL WITECKI WITH TAMPA THEATRE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR BUILDING OWNED BY THE CITY AND EVERYBODY ELSE. ON BEHALF OF THE THEATER, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SO YOU AND A GUEST CAN COME SEE MOVIES, SHOWS AND WHATEVER ELSE. >> MIKE McARTHUR, STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE. GREAT SUPPORTING STAFF YOU HAVE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE CITY. ON BEHALF OF STEPP'S TOWING SERVICE, ENJOY DINNER, TAKE SOME TIME OFF. YOU DESERVE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. I WANT TO PRESENT YOU A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM JENNIFER CURRY HERSELF WITH A GIFT CARD AS WELL AND FULL FREE MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE AND ALSO GOODIES IN THERE AS WELL. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> LORI OSBORNE. WITH THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT. LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. SO GREAT TO SEE YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA, LOVE TO INVITE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO AN UPCOMING PERFORMANCE FOR OUR NEW SEASON. AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I THINK I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO CALL ON YOU YOUR FIRST WEEK ON THE JOB. REMEMBER THAT? IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. TERESA IS WONDERFUL. I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU THAT ONE OF MY CLIENTS CALLED ON TERESA RECENTLY. SHE WROTE THIS LETTER TO CHUCK WEBER. SHE SAYS, I'M A 67-YEAR-OLD TAMPA NATIVE AND WANT TO SHARE MY RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT. I'M EMBARKING ON RESTORING AN OLD BUILDING 100 YEARS OLD WHICH HAD UTILITIES THAT WERE QUESTIONABLE AT BEST. THE ORIGINAL PLANS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THE FOUNDATION AND WERE APPROVED. THEN I LEARNED THE UTILITY APPLICATION NEEDED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, WHICH WAS A BIG SURPRISE TO HER. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE THE UTILITY APPLICATION WITHOUT THE PATIENCE AND GUIDANCE OF TWO EXCEPTIONAL STAFF MEMBERS OF YOUR DEPARTMENT. DO YOU REMEMBER THIS? >> YES, I REMEMBER. >> TERESA AND SAM SHIVER, BOTH OF WHOM WERE SO HELPFUL TO ME AS I NAVIGATED THE WEBSITE AND LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO PROCESS THE APPLICATION. COMPLETING IT WAS A CHALLENGE BUT TERESA WAS WONDERFUL. IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS IN WORDS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE, AND I AM TO TERESA FOR ALL OF HER WORK. BOTH OF THEM WERE PATIENT WITH ME AND THEY EXPLAINED THE UTILITY APPLICATION PROCESS, SO I GOT THROUGH IT AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING MY PERMIT. I WANT TO TAKE MY TIME TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR TERESA AND SAM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. HOW ABOUT THAT? >> THAT WAS AMAZING. [ APPLAUSE ] >> LITTLE INVOCATION HERE TO PROTECT YOU WHILE YOU WERE IN THE DILIGENCE OF YOUR DUTIES. WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP. ENJOY YOURSELF OVER THERE. AND JACKSON'S BISTRO ON HARBOUR ISLAND. MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK. AND YUMMY HOUSE OVER ON DALE MABRY. HERE IS YOUR GIFT CERTIFICATE. TAKE YOUR LETTERS WITH YOU. I CAN TELL YOU THAT TERESA IS CONSISTENTLY ASSISTING PEOPLE ALL THE TIME AND HAS THE PATIENCE OF JOB. BECAUSE THE PROCESS IS NOT EASY TO NAVIGATE AND SHE SPENDS THE TIME TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH IT. I TALKED TO MARGOT LAST NIGHT AND TOLD HER YOU WOULD BE HONORED. SHE SAID SHE WOULD SEND YOU A PERSONAL NOTE AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. RORY JONES WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU, STEVEN, FOR GIVING US THIS PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SUCH A GREAT EMPLOYEE IN TERESA. OBVIOUSLY, YOU HEARD, SHE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY DEVELOPERS, OWNERS, LETTERS TO THE MAYOR, LETTERS TO YOU GUYS, COUNCIL. SHE IS A STANDOUT EMPLOYEE IN EVERY SENSE. SHE'S MORE THAN JUST A UTILITY PERMIT TECHNICIAN. YOU REPRESENT AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A PUBLIC SERVANT CAN AND SHOULD BE. WE'RE LUCKY TO WORK WITH YOU. WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS A COWORKER. YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING YOU'RE GETTING TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LYNN HURTAK: LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE A COMMENDATION FROM CITY COUNCIL. SO YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY YOUR PEERS AND SUPERVISORS FOR THIS HONOR, YOUR DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF TAMPA. TAMPA CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES YOU FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE AND THANKS YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR JOB, DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SHE HOLDS A CLASS A LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR WATER TREATMENT. SHE WAS AN OPERATOR AT THE TIPPIN WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M NOT REALLY GOOD WITH WORDS. THANK YOU. AND THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS MEANS A LOT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. MUST BE ALL-STAR DAY. POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL STAR, FIRE DEPARTMENT ALL STAR AND NOW THE ALL STAR FROM THE ATU FOR KEEPING THE CITY OPERATING AND RUNNING. IT'S A SPECIAL THING TO RECEIVE AN AWARD. WHEN YOU HAVE SEVEN COLLEAGUES THAT WORK IN A DEPARTMENT MORE THAN LIKELY THE NUMBER ONE IN WATER TASTING IN THE COUNTRY. I SAY THAT -- ONE OF THE LOWEST PRICED WATER IN THE AREA. WHAT YOU ALL DO IS UNBELIEVABLE. WE TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. WE OPEN THE FAUCET, THE WATER IS THERE. WE HAVE NO WATER THERE, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. YOU ALL DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS DONE EVERY DAY, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. YES, WE HAVE OUR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. YES, WE WERE WORKING ON THOSE THINGS. LIKE THE PIPES USED TO BREAK EVERY OTHER DAY. NOW THE PIPES PROGRAM GOING, GOING FINE. ANOTHER 18, 20 YEARS IT WILL BE COMPLETED. THAT'S HOW MANY MILES OF WATER LINES AND TERTIARY TREATED WATER LINES UNDER THE GROUND. TO BE HERE AND REPRESENT A DEPARTMENT RANKED WAY HIGH IN ANY AREA, IN FACT, YOUR DEPARTMENT, WATER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA IS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS A TRIPLE A BOND RATING. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT ALSO. THAT MEANS WE KEEP OUR INTEREST RATES LOWER THAN MOST PEOPLE THAT GO TO THE BOND MARKET. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, YOUR UNION REPRESENTATIVE, ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND THE TWO GENTLEMEN BEHIND YOU WHO ARE THE BOSS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH ALL OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: JUST REALLY SHORT, JUST CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE IN SUPPORT OF YOU. OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE HAPPY BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING HONORED. YOU ARE BEING HONORED BECAUSE YOU DO A GREAT JOB AND YOU SEEM LIKE A SINCERE, HARDWORKING PERSON WHO THANK GOD IS APPRECIATED. JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY. I MEAN THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL. I APPRECIATE YOUR EMOTION AND EMPATHY FOR CUSTOMERS OF THE CITY. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO IS SHOW THAT EMPATHY AND SHOW THE CUSTOMERS WE CARE AND WE WORK WITH THEM. NOT SURPRISINGLY, BECAUSE WE JUST HAD SOMEBODY FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS ON STAFF AT THE WATER DEPARTMENT. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND THANKS TO RORY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHATEVER YOU ALL ARE DOING, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DO MORE OF IT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MORE THAN GETTING A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS, I DON'T THINK WE EVER GET ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WATER DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE LIKE TO COMPLAIN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. [ LAUGHTER ] THAT SAYS A LOT. I DRINK TAMPA TAP. IT IS THE BEST WATER IN TOWN. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING? >>LYNN HURTAK: I THINK THIS IS A GOOD POINT TO MAKE TO SAY THAT IT'S NEVER TOO MUCH TO WRITE A NOTE OF THANK YOU. I THINK IT REALLY, REALLY GOES A LONG WAY AND SO EASY TO DO. I WANT TO THANK THOSE THAT DID, THAT HELPED START THIS OFF. CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] GIVE THEM A SECOND TO GO OUT. NEXT, WE HAVE A GROUP -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LOOKED AROUND, YOU SEE MUCH YOUNGER FACES THAN WE NORMALLY HAVE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MOLLY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOUR TROUPE HERE? THANK YOU, BRIAN. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND CITY COUNCIL. I'M MOLLY BIEBEL. I AM THE COORDINATOR OF THE MAYOR'S YOUTH CORPS. I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE CLASS WITH ME TODAY. WE'LL BRING ANOTHER THIRD TO AN EVENING MEETING. I'LL HAVE THEM COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. THEIR NAMES, WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL, WHAT GRADE THEY ARE IN. THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING US. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M PART OF THE MAYOR'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SIDNEY ERICKSON. I AM A RISING JUNIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SPEAK LOUD AND PROUD WHEN YOU TALK INTO THE MIKE. >> GOOD MORNING. GRACE. JUNIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M A RISING SOPHOMORE. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M LARKIN. I'M A RISING JUNIOR. I GO TO TAMPA PREP. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. BLAYLAND. RISING SOPHOMORE. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SOPHIE. I'M A RISING SENIOR AT ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. SAMANTHA. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GO DRAGONS. >> GOOD MORNING, I'M STELLA McGHEE. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT TAMPA PREP. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ALLEY. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M DYLAN. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M A RISING SENIOR AT BROOKS DeBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M A RISING SENIOR AT THE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. >> NICE TO MEET YOU, COUNCIL. RISING SENIOR. I GO TO JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. HI MOM. LOVE YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. SOPHIE. I'M A RISING SOPHOMORE AT TAMPA PREP. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M A JUNIOR AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JOHN. I GO TO ARMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING. TOBIAS. I'M HOMESCHOOLED, SO YOU DON'T GET TO CHEER FOR ME. [ LAUGHTER ] >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RYAN. RISING JUNIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KATE ALEXANDER. RISING JUNIOR AT HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GRANT HENDERSON. I AM A RISING JUNIOR AT JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS HUNTER ALLEN. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT THE ACADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS AUSTIN ALLEN. I'M A RISING SENIOR AT JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT THE ACADEMY OF HOLY NAMES. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS HUGH. I AM A RISING JUNIOR AT JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M CHARLIE CARLO. RISING SENIOR AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M A JUNIOR AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACOB. I'M A RISING JUNIOR AT MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M A RISING SENIOR AT BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YOU KNOW WHAT, CONGRATULATIONS. I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL THIS MORNING. I CAN CLEARLY SEE THE DIVERSITY FROM PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. I USED TO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT WITH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH CORPS THAT IT WASN'T DIVERSE ENOUGH. DIVERSITY IS ALWAYS BEING CHALLENGED. IT IS CLEAR YOU ARE A GROUP OF DIVERSE STUDENTS REPRESENTING SO MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I REALLY ENJOYED SEEING YOU ALL THIS MORNING. NOT ONLY THE JEFFERSON DRAGONS, BUT THE FACT THAT YOU ALL ARE RISING JUNIORS AND SENIORS, THAT IS REALLY GREAT, OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO CONTINUE IN THIS LEADERSHIP ROLE SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MAYOR'S YOUTH CORPS. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND JOINING US THIS MORNING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON SAID ON THE DIVERSITY, PLURALISM, ALL THE FOLKS THERE. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE A SHOUT-OUT -- NOT GOING TO SAY WHO THEY ARE -- A GRANDCHILD FORMER TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT IF YOU LOOK UP THE WORD BLEEDING HEART CATHOLIC IN THE DICTIONARY, FORMER COUNCILMAN AND DEACON SCOTT PAINE. THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOU SHOULD INTRODUCE HIM. WE ALL KNOW SCOTT. >> THANK YOU TO SCOTT FOR HIS SERVICE. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU, BUT THANKS ALSO TO SCOTT, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER PAINE, FOR ALL OF HIS SERVICE. HI TO WHOEVER HIS GRANDCHILD IS OUT THERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HI SCOTT PAINE'S GRANDCHILD. DID YOU WANT TO CALL YOURSELF OUT? [ LAUGHTER ] VERY GOOD. WE HAVE TWO SCHOOLTEACHERS. ONE TO MY RIGHT AND ONE TO MY LEFT. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AT YOUR AGE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR COMMUNITY. HOPEFULLY YOU'LL TAKE WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE MAYOR YOUTH CORPS AND BRING IT FORTH IN THE REST OF YOUR LIVES SO ONE DAY YOU WILL BE SERVING IN EITHER THIS TYPE OF ROLE OR OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: JUST TO ECHO THAT, LEADERSHIP COMES IN MANY, MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. LEADERSHIP IS NOT JUST BEING UP HERE. LEADERSHIP IS LEADING IN YOUR COMMUNITY, JOINING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, JOINING DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND HELPING LEAD. IT COULD BE SOMETHING ENVIRONMENTAL. IT COULD BE A SPORT THAT YOU REALLY LOVE. LEADERSHIP IS EVERYWHERE. IT IS NOT JUST NECESSARILY HERE, BUT IT CAN LEAD TO BIGGER THINGS. IT CAN LEAD TO PLACES LIKE THIS. MOST OF US STARTED IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, LEARNING THOSE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND WHEREVER YOU GO AND WHATEVER YOU DO, THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY SERVE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. >>BILL CARLSON: BESIDES SAYING HI, I ALSO WANT TO SAY WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO COME BACK. IF YOU GO AWAY TO SCHOOL, PLEASE COME BACK. WE NEED ALL THE GREAT LEADERS WE CAN GET. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TRAINING PROGRAM. YOU'RE MEETING PEOPLE THAT WILL GUIDE YOUR FUTURE, BUT WE NEED YOU TO COME BACK AND TRY TO SHAPE TAMPA IN THE DIRECTION THAT YOU ALL WANT TO SHAPE. I THINK ALL OF US HERE SUCCEEDED TO WHATEVER SUCCESS WE'VE HAD BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE GAVE US A HAND UP ALONG THE WAY. IF YOU HAPPEN TO GO AWAY OR EVEN IF YOU STAY HERE, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED SOMETHING TO TRY TO STAY HERE IN THE FUTURE. MY SON GRADUATED FROM FSU A YEAR AGO. I FINALLY MADE A MOVE BACK A FEW MONTHS AGO. HE SAID, HOW WILL I GET A JOB IN TAMPA? I SAID WHY DON'T YOU START WITH YOUR CUB SCOUT LEADERS. THERE ARE PEOPLE YOU INTERFACE WITH ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AS A KID, MANY TIMES VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE COMMUNITY. HE GOT TWO JOBS JUST BY TALKING TO HIS CUB SCOUT DADS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP IN THE FUTURE. THERE ARE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES HERE. IF YOU GO TO SCHOOL OUTSIDE, THEY WON'T HAVE JOBS IN TAMPA IN THEIR CAREER DATABASE. YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK HERE. WE'LL ALL HELP YOU BECAUSE WE NEED YOU TO BE LEADERS HERE. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF OUR MEETING. MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. VERY BRIEFLY, THE RULES OF DECORUM FOR 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 CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON AN ITEM. A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES TO ALL SPEAKERS PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND PLACING IT IN THE BOX OUTSIDE THE CHAMBERS. ONE CARD PER SPEAKER. EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME TO APPROACH AND SPEAK. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY. NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED. NOW, IF THERE IS SOMETHING LABELED A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AGENDA, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED UP ON THE AGENDA. YOU DON'T FILL OUT A CARD FOR THAT. USE A SIGN-IN SHEET INSTEAD. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE SEE THE CITY STAFF. SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THEY ARE TO REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS. SPEAKERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO REFRAIN FROM LAUNCHING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF MEMBER, OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. NOW, THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE THE SPEAKER AREA AT THE PODIUM. PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNCIL'S 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, FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A SPEAKER DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. NOW, IF YOU ALSO WISH TO SPEAK ON STAFF REPORTS, THE TIME TO DO THAT IS DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. SHELBY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER SIGNED UP IS MICHELLE MASS TRO TATARO. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MICHELLE TATARO. I'M HERE JUST TO IN GENERAL TALK ABOUT THE STUFF THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE. HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHED AGAIN, AND THIS HAS BEEN A FIGHT SINCE 2020 ABOUT THE FLOODING IN MY AREA. NOW, EVERYBODY ELSE IS STARTING TO FLOOD. THE MORE CONCRETE THAT'S GETTING BUILT, THE MORE THE WATER CAN'T GO NOWHERE BUT ELSE WHERE. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING, TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE, BUT NOW THEY ARE ALL MAD. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVE THEN WHEN I SAID WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO STEP UP. WHERE MY HEART IS, WE PAY TWO TAXES FOR SOUTH TAMPA FOR STORMWATER, AND I'VE NOT SEEN ONE TRUCK IN MY AREA. MY ROADS ARE COLLAPSING. THE PONDS, THE WHOLE STRUCTURES ARE CRACKED AND THERE'S NOTHING, NOTHING BEING DONE. I THINK THREE YEARS OF ME TRYING TO GET HELP AND THEN LOSING EVERYTHING WITH HURRICANE HELENE WAS ENOUGH TO SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HEARD RECENTLY THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE SPIDER TRUCK, AND THAT SPIDER TRUCK WAS BROKE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THAT WAS DETRIMENTAL TO THAT TIME FRAME BECAUSE NOW IT JUST GOT FIXED. AND NOW PEOPLE ARE RACING TO FIX THINGS. NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE SPIDER TRUCK. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE CAMERA TRUCK. AND I THINK THAT WE REALLY GOT TO UNDERSTAND -- NOW THE DIRECTOR OF MOBILITY STEPPED DOWN AND HE TOLD EVERYBODY HE NEVER HAD A BUSINESS PLAN. SO WHERE WAS ALL THAT MONEY GOING? WHERE WAS IT ALLOCATED TO? IT WAS NOT IN OUR AREA AT ALL, SOUTH OF GANDY. I'M WORRIED THAT ALL THIS OVERBUILDING IS GOING TO DESTROY EVERYBODY, NOT JUST MY AREA. I REALLY HOPE PEOPLE CAN REALLY HELP WITH THIS AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS VERY SEVERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS IS OFF THE RECORD, BUT I'M GOING THROUGH A LOT IN MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE. MY SON WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA. AS SOON AS I LEAVE HERE, I HAVE TO GO TO A HOSPITAL AND HE'S GOT TO GET SURGERY. I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'M COMING HOME BECAUSE HE STARTS CHEMO ON FRIDAY. I DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT MY HOME AND DON'T WANT TO WORRY THAT MY SON CAN'T GO HOME TO A SAFE HOME. I JUST WISH YOU GUYS CAN ALL UNDERSTAND THAT. IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANY WHICH WAY, I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MICHELLE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS EMILY BEAL. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS EMILY BEAL. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY. THIS IS REGARDING THE SECOND READING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 47 FOR THE HONOREE NAMING OF A PARK AFTER LISA MARIE CHESSER. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO AGAIN KIND OF REMIND YOU WHY SHE IS DESERVING OF THIS HONOR. LISA WAS A RESIDENT OF TAMPA SINCE 1972 AND A GRADUATE OF ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL. SHE MADE HER HOME IN SOUTH TAMPA AND RAISED HER FAMILY AS A SINGLE MOTHER. IN ADDITION TO STARTING HER OWN BUSINESS, SHE WORKED AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND WORKED AS A CONCRETE TECHNICIAN FOR BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND JACOBS CIVIL ENGINEERING. SHE WORKED ON SEVERAL TAMPA BASED PROJECTS. HER LAST PROJECT BEFORE HER DEATH WAS THE EXPANSION AT THE TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SHE WAS AND REMAINS VERY CONNECTED TO THE CITY. WHILE SHE SET AN EXAMPLE, EXCELLING IN A CAREER THAT WAS IN A VERY MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRY, SHE SET AN EXAMPLE BY DEMONSTRATING HER CARING EMPATHY, KINDNESS EVERY DAY TO THE PEOPLE IN TAMPA WHO ARE STRUGGLING, DISENFRANCHISED OR JUST NEEDED A LITTLE HELP IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY. LISA HAD A BOOTS ON THE GROUND APPROACH TO HER OUTREACH. SHE WOULD TAKE FOOD INTO THE HOMELESS CAMPS SOUTH OF GANDY EVERY NIGHT OFFERING A MEAL AND A HANDOUT TO ANYONE WHO WOULD ACCEPT IT. AT THE SAME TIME, SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH THE MARINE CORPS RESERVES IN SOUTH TAMPA TO HELP EXPAND THE TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN. SHE HOSTED SEVERAL CHRISTMAS PARTIES AND MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE TOYS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AND A MEAL THAT DAY. IN AN EFFORT TO EXTEND HER OUTREACH, SHE ENLISTED MANY CORE SUPPORTERS TO HELP ESTABLISH HOPE ON THE HORIZON, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING HOUSING FURNITURE AND HOME GOODS TO THE VETERANS, THE UNHOMED AND FOOD INSECURE IN SOUTH TAMPA. LISA'S CHARITABLE WORK TOUCHED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT GENERATIONS. NAMING THIS PARK AFTER HER IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO THE WORK SHE'S DONE AND HOPEFULLY HELPS PEOPLE REMEMBER THE DIFFERENCE SHE MADE AND INSPIRE THEM TO CONTINUE IT, PAY IT FORWARD AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO BE KIND AND REMEMBER THAT EVERY PERSON JUST DESERVES TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY. I TOUCHED ON A FEW THINGS AT THE FIRST READING OF THIS, WE TOUCHED ON A LOT OF HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF TAMPA. I HOPE THAT THE IMPACTS SHE MADE WAS AN EXAMPLE, AND THIS PARK IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO HER. I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU'LL AGREE AND AGAIN VOTE YES ON THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BISHOP MICHELLE B. PATTY. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BISHOP MICHELLE B. PATTY. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE RECIPIENTS THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SHOOT SPOTTER. IT HAS SERVED AS A DETERRENT BECAUSE IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IN PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY THEY HAVE THE NO SNITCH RULE. SO WHEN A CRIME HAS TAKEN PLACE, PEOPLE WON'T TELL WHAT HAS HAPPENED. BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED CALLS IN THE LAST YEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT HAS HAD A LOVED ONE MURDERED, A LOVED ONE SHOT AT. SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED. SO THAT GIVES CREDENCE TO THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THIS IN PLACE. I WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL OF A CHILD RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF A VEHICLE WITH HER PARENTS ON HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE. SHE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CROSS-FIRE. AND THIS CHILD WAS KILLED. THIS COUNCIL SHOULD NEVER, EVER PUT A PRICE TAG ON A LIFE. I'M ASKING THAT WE KEEP THIS IN PLACE BECAUSE IT IS A DETERRENCE. YOU DON'T HAVE THESE CROSS FIRES. I REMEMBER WE WERE HAVING PEOPLE MURDERED TWO AND THREE A DAY. THE SHOOTINGS HAD GONE TO BROAD DAYLIGHT AND INNOCENT PEOPLE JUST DRIVING, WALKING, RIDING THEIR BICYCLES, CAUGHT UP IN THE CROSS FIRE. NOW PEOPLE ARE ABLE, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, ARE ABLE TO GET OUT AND SIT ON THE POMP, RIDE THEIR BICYCLE, WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT POLITICS, BUT IT SHOULD BE ABOUT HUMAN LIVES AS TO WHETHER WE KEEP THIS OR NOT. AS I SAID, PEOPLE WILL NOT TELL ON THEIR NEIGHBORS, FRIEND. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WON'T COME FORWARD. THIS WAY, WE'RE NOT PUTTING ANYBODY AT HARM WHEN YOU HAVE THIS BECAUSE WHEN THE SHOTS GO OFF, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO GET THERE QUICKLY. BUT BETTER THAN THAT, IT HAS DETERRED THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. AND THAT COUNTS FOR SOMETHING. IT SHOULD COUNT FOR THE LIVES THAT ARE BEING SAVED BY THIS. I KNOW IT'S NOT POPULAR ON SOME PEOPLE, BUT IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT'S ABOUT SAVING LIVES. IF WE CAN SAVE ONE LIFE, THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO KEEP THIS IN PLACE. THINK ABOUT THE LIVES THAT WOULD BE SAVED IF THIS -- IF YOU KEEP THIS IN PLACE, NOT THE RHETORIC. NOT THE LOUD MOUTHS, NOT THE SHOW BOATS. BUT EVERY LIFE IS A LIFE WORTH LIVING. I'M ASKING YOU, PLEASE, KEEP THIS IN PLACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES ADAIRA. Facebook VIDEO STAR. >> JAMES ADAIR, REALTOR, SOUTH OF GANDY RESIDENT 20, 25 YEARS. I WAS OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE AND JUST CELEBRATING. WE RE-- THE WALLS OF OUR HOUSE THAT GOT FLOODED OUT. I SAW ON Facebook, MY -- WENT ALL THE WAY OUT TO TYSON AND WESTSHORE. DID YOU KNOW THAT OVER A MILE AND A HALF OF PIPING, ALL THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL FEEDS INTO A CANAL SYSTEM. YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT. DID YOU KNOW THERE IS A 24-INCH PIPE THAT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF WATER OUT INTO THE BAY? SO THE 60-INCH PIPE ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT WESTSHORE YACHT CLUB HAS, WHICH I'M GRATEFUL THEY DID THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE FULL ACCESS TO. ONLY 24 INCHES. PIPE LEADING FROM MY HOUSE IS 24 BY 36. CLEARLY UNDERSIZED ISSUE. WE HAVE TONS MORE PROBLEMS GOING ON AND I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT TACTICAL URBANISM SOLUTIONS WHERE WE CAN USE AFFORDABLE WAYS TO START ATTACKING SOME OF THESE THINGS TO SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T. CLEARLY IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS WE LEARNED THAT WE CAN FIX ONE LITTLE THING AND THE OTHER STUFF DOESN'T GET FIXED. WE HAVE A GRAVITY ISSUE, HEIGHT ISSUE. I GET THAT. START THINKING ABOUT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHEN FORCING THE WATER OUT. NOBODY REALLY LOOKS AT THE MAPS. I GOT DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. YEAH, YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT, THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS OUT THERE. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO DO IT. COST ME ABOUT A HUNDRED GRAND WHEN I WAS FLOODED OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IN BEFORE I LOSE IT AGAIN. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: NEXT ONE I HAVE TO WING. IS THIS STEVE MICHELINI? STEVE, IS THIS YOUR NAME? >> MAYBE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'LL HAVE TO SEND YOU TO WRITING SCHOOL. >> YOU NEED A BETTER DESK TO SIGN IN. GOT THAT LITTLE TINY DESK. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAKE EVERYTHING FIT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I'M GOING TO FRAME THIS. >> SEND IT TO MY TEACHER. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: EXACTLY. >> I'M HERE, ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK CONTINUING THIS MATTER REGARDING THE TREE TRUST FUND, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY. THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THE BUILDERS AND THE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS GOT TOGETHER AND WORKED FOR TWO YEARS. WE MET AT ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS' HOMES WHO WAS A LEADER IN THIS, CHELSEA JOHNSON. YOU MAY RECALL CHELSEA. WE CRAFTED SOMETHING WE THOUGHT WAS FAIR. IT WAS FAIR BECAUSE THE CITY PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE OLD TREE TRUST FUND HAD LOST, MISPLACED OR COULDN'T ACCOUNT FOR $3.3 MILLION IN FUNDS THAT WERE PAID INTO THE ACCOUNT. AND THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WAS BEING ACCUSED OF NOT DOING THEIR FAIR SHARE. SO WE RAISED OUR HANDS AND SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, WHERE IS ALL THIS MONEY GOING THAT WENT INTO THIS ACCOUNT? WELL, IT WENT INTO PUTTING FLOWERS ON BAYSHORE. IT WENT INTO DOING A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. WATERING PLANTS DOWNTOWN. AND EACH OF THE DISTRICTS, DOWNTOWN, YBOR CITY, WEST TAMPA, SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CRAs, NOT SEMINOLE HEIGHTS. BUT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CRAs. THEY SHOULDN'T BE TAPPING INTO ANOTHER FUND TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS. AND THIS IS NOT A PIGGY BANK. I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL WHICH KIND OF OUTLINES THIS. YOUR AUTHORITY IS GOING TO BE REMOVED. THE REASON THE COUNCIL WANTED AUTHORITY OVER THIS MONEY WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WENT OUT TO PLANT TREES. THAT IS THE PURPOSE. TAKING OUT A TREE, PUTTING MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT, REPLACE THE TREES. AND NAVIGATING THAT PROCESS OF GETTING A TREE PLANTED IS DIFFICULT. IT REQUIRES AN AGREEMENT. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HOMEOWNERS SAY FORGET IT. I'M GOING TO GO BUY MY OWN TREE AND PLANT IT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT EASIER, HERE IS A TREE, GO PLANT IT. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS ALIVE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS. THIS IS NOT A PIGGY BANK TO GO RAIDING MONEY AND TAKING IT TO USE FOR ALL KINDS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES IT WAS NEVER INTENDED FOR. IT WAS INTENDED TO REPLACE TREES. YOU HAVE REPORTS THAT SAY THE TREE CANOPY HAS BEEN REDUCED. LET'S GET THE MONEY OUT THERE FOR TREES AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE. THIS IS SORT OF A SIDE STEP. BUT THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION HAD OFFERED TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO CREATE AN ARBOR DAY AND TO ENGAGE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR DESIGN PROJECTS, TO SHOW THEIR COOPERATION ON WHY TREES ARE IMPORTANT AND WHY YOU NEED TO PLANT THEM. IT WASN'T THE BUILDERS FAULT THE TREES WEREN'T GETTING OUT THERE, IT WAS THE CITY'S FAULT. WE DON'T REALLY SUPPORT ANYBODY TAKING THAT TRUST FUND AWAY FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE OVERVIEW THAT ELIMINATED ALL THE DISTRICTS. THE DISTRICTS WERE THERE TO SHOW YOU HOW MUCH MONEY WAS COMING FROM A DISTRICT AND HOW MUCH MONEY SHOULD BE GOING INTO THAT DISTRICT TO REPLANT TREES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. MICHELINI. VALERIE BULLOCK. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE CARROLL ANN BENNETT FOLLOWED BY MRS. POYNOR. >> HELLO. VALERIE BULLOCK FROM PONCE De LEON COLLEGE HILL. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NUMBER 9, RENEWING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE SHELTER SERVICES WITH TPD AND THE SALVATION ARMY. I WAS ON 29th DOING A PHOTO SHOOT PROBABLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. EVERY TIME THE POLICE CAME BY THERE, WHICH WAS QUITE FREQUENTLY, THEY WERE TRYING TO HERD THE PEOPLE OFF OF THE STREETS. THEY WAS NEVER TALKING TO THE PEOPLE, LETTING THEM KNOW RESOURCES AVAILABLE, THAT WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU. IF TPD IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE SALVATION ARMY, I WOULD SUGGEST THEY GET SOME TRAINING IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WHEN YOU GO ON 29th STREET, TREAT THE PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. I WAS AT GLORY DAYS IN MAPLEDALE, NORTH DALE LAST FRIDAY. FELT LIKE HARRIET TUBMAN JUST PUT ME ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. I DIDN'T SEE NO POLICE CARS, NO SHERIFFS OUT THERE. I MEAN, I WAS FREE. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THAT OVER ON 29th STREET. I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO CHEEN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE NEW RESIDENT MOVING IN, BUT SHOULD BE DONE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE TO GO, OKAY, LEAVE THEM ALONE. DON'T COME DOWN THERE JUST TO BEAT THEM OVER THEIR HEAD. OFFER THEM SOME HOPE. BECAUSE IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. I HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM ON 29th STREET, THE OLD LILY WHITE HOSPITAL. TWO HOSPITALS THAT BLACK PEOPLE COULD GO TO. LILY WHITE AND CLARIFY UNTIL THEY OPEN UP AA GONZALEZ IN YBOR CITY AND THEY LET US GO THERE. NOW THE LILY WHITE HOSPITAL IS FENCED OFF AND THE CITY IS USING IT AS A PLACE TO STORE EQUIPMENT. IT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THAT. IF IT WAS IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DECLARED A HISTORICAL LANDMARK. AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MS. BULLOCK. CARROLL ANN BENNETT. >> HI. MY NAME IS CARROLL ANN BENNETT. STEVE MICHELINI AND I ARE IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT ON THIS. GO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET. THIS $3 MILLION I RECENTLY SAW AN ACCOUNTING OF ONE MILLION. DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER TWO MILLION. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. A LOT OF STUFF ON IT FOR IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING. IF IT WAS FOR SHADE TREES, FINE. WE NEED INVOICES TO KNOW FOR SURE. ONE ITEM WAS $5,000 FOR TREES AT PORT TAMPA. I DIDN'T NEED AN INVOICE AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND. CRAPE MYRTLE. $5,000 FOR SIX CRAPE MYRTLES. $5,000 FOR SIX CRAPE MYRTLES. HOW MANY LIVE OAKS COULD HAVE BEEN PLANTED AT FIRE STATIONS IN HONOR OF JOE CHILLURA WITH THAT $5,000 INSTEAD OF SIX CRAPE MYRTLES. THE TREE-MENDOUS PROGRAM, 85% IS TYPE THREE. THAT MEANS 15% ARE SHADE TREES. YOU WANT TO HELP FLOODING, THE FLOODING THAT HAPPENED ON MONDAY WAS BECAUSE THE RAIN CAME DOWN SO FAST. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN RAIN FALLS ON A GRAND LIVE OAK? IT HOLDS THAT WATER AND DRIPS IT DOWN SLOWLY SO THE STORMWATER CAN ABSORB IT. WE NEED THE TREES TO HELP THE FLOODING. THIS IS THE REPORT I GOT. JUST THE LAST FOUR YEARS. SO IT'S NOT THE WHOLE THING. JIM WALTERS PARK, 35,000. I TRIED TO DRIVE DOWN THERE. I COULDN'T GET SUPER CLOSE, BUT I SAW SIX NEWISH OAKS AND A WHOLE LOT OF PALM TREES. IS THAT WHAT THE 35,000 WAS SPENT ON? THE TREE-MENDOUS PROGRAM, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, ONLY 15% ARE SHADE TREES. THE PURPOSE OF THE TREE FUND IS TO REPLACE THE SHADE TREES THAT ARE TAKEN OUT. $200,000 FOR CRAPE MYRTLES. IF PEOPLE WANT A CRAPE MYRTLE, THEY CAN GO TO LOWE'S AND BUY A CRAPE MYRTLE. WE SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING THE MONEY TO PLANT CRAPE MYRTLES IN PEOPLE'S YARDS. IT SAYS HERE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE TYPE 3 CHAIRS LEADS TO A DECREASE IN THE CANOPY. THIS IS ALL THE OLD TREE CODE. THE NEW TREE CODE REQUIRES IN THE CODE AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR EVERY EXPENDITURE TO CITY COUNCIL. HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THAT? HAVE YOU SEEN THAT SINCE 2019 WHEN THIS WAS ENACTED? WHERE IS THE REPORT? I WANT TO ALSO QUICKLY POINT OUT THAT A -- OVER A YEAR AGO, WHIT REMER AND JC HUDGISON SAID THEY WERE GOING TO START TICKETING TREE CUTTERS FOR ILLEGAL REMOVAL. I HAVE TRANSCRIPT SIX TIMES WHERE START TICKETING THEM. THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING. THEY SEEM TO THINK THEY SHOULD TICKET THE TREE OWNERS. IF THE TREE OWNER PAYS THE FINE IT IS NOW IN COMPLIANCE AND THEY ARE NOT CITING THE TREE CUTTERS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: STEPHANIE POYNOR. KALE LA McCASKILL FOLLOWED BY CONNIE BURTON. >> GOOD MORNING. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING CARROLL ANN SAID. THAT LITTLE LIST, IT'S WEIRD, BECAUSE I'VE ONLY SEEN LIKE ONE OF THE TREE COMPANIES THAT WE BUY -- I MADE A BIG THING ABOUT HOW MANY TREES WE'RE PURCHASING AND WHERE DO THEY GO IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO. THE VENDORS ON THAT LIST ARE NOT VENDORS THAT I'M SEEING ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS. I WANT TO START OUT BY MAKING SURE THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE TWO PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD SEATS COMING VACANT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT RICK HUGLER GET THE FIRST ONE. SECOND ONE, MATT SIENK. WE NEED SOME NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY AND LOGICAL PEOPLE OVER THERE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD. CITY COUNCIL MAKING LAND USE DECISIONS. I HAVE ALREADY GIVEN YOU THE DATA. LAST TWO YEARS, YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED 92% OF WHAT'S COME IN FRONT OF YOU. BUT YOU GUYS NEVER, EVER MAKE A DECISION ABOUT LAND USE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A LAND USE ATTORNEY STANDING HERE ADVISING YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE MR. SHELBY STANDING HERE -- OR SITTING HERE ADVISING YOU. YOU MAKE THOSE DECISIONS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF OUR CODE AND OF OUR LAW. EVERY DECISION YOU MAKE HAS TO BE A LEGAL DECISION BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THESE ATTORNEYS HERE ADVISING YOU. I WOULD ARGUE THAT OUR STAFF DOESN'T HAVE THAT OVERSIGHT. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SHORT LIST. SANDY SANCHEZ, MY FRIEND SANDY SANCHEZ, HAS A LONG LIST OF WEST TAMPA OVERLAY VIOLATIONS THAT WERE DONE BY STAFF. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, WE HAVE PARIS STREET BEBACKLE, STAFF APPROVED ISSUE. MANGO STREET. THEY BUILT THE HOUSES WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE STREET AND NO SIDEWALKS AND NO PAYING INTO A FUND. AND THERE WAS AN SU-1 DONE AFTER THE FACT, EVEN AFTER THE HOMES WERE SOLD AND PEOPLE LIVED IN THEM. YOU RECEIVED AN E-MAIL AT 10:39 LAST NIGHT ABOUT A LIVE LOCAL THAT THEY HAVE TURNED AROUND AND GHOST US ON. IT'S IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE. IT'S IN VIOLATION OF STATE STATUTE. BOTH. THEY CALLED IT AN SNO. WHICH I HAVE LOVINGLY CALLED A SNOW JOB BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. THEY HAVE VIOLATED MacDILL. THEY VIOLATED THE COMMUNITY. AND THERE WAS NO NOTICE SENT OUT FOR THIS. IT WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED WHEN STATE STATUTE SAYS WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE OF A MILITARY INSTALLATION, IT MUST BE -- IT MUST COME IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU CANNOT ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE IT. WHEN DOES IT STOP? MY FRIEND SANDY SANCHEZ CALLS IT THE -- OH, I FORGOT. GANDY LAST WEEK. THAT ONE, FIVE DEPARTMENTS SAID NO, BUT IT WAS APPROVED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: KELLA McCASKILL. >> GOOD MORNING. KELLA McCASKILL. I AGREE. YOU GUYS GOING TO HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB MONITORING THE STAFF. YOU CAN'T TRUST EVERYTHING THEY SAY. YOU DON'T SIGN THEIR CHECKS. THE MAYOR DOES. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU SAY BUT YOU DO HAVE OVERSIGHT IN THAT. ANOTHER I THINK YOU HAVE TO WATCH IS WHO COMES BEFORE YOU. THE REASON YOU'RE NOT HEARING MUCH ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SHOTSPOTTER IS NEEDED, SUGGEST DOING ITS JOB BUT ALSO GOOD POLICING. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY MORE AND THEY ARE GETTING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE AREA, YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE NOT GETTING CALLS. I WOULD SUBMIT THEIR VOICE IS NOT RELEVANT. BE CAREFUL OF PEOPLE THAT DO NOT LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT. I KNOW THIS IS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TODAY. HOWEVER, YOU WEAR TWO HATS. MANY OF YOU HAVE WATCHED THE CITY IGNORE THE NEED OF QUALITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO YOU IGNORED THAT FOR 20 SOMETHING YEARS. WE'VE SEEN NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN EAST TAMPA. DON'T TELL ME ABOUT A SINGLE HOME BEING BUILT. I'M TALKING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT. YOU ALSO IGNORED THE PEOPLE AND YOU'VE ALLOWED THIS TO TAKE PLACE. RECENTLY YOU ALLOWED THE STAFF TO CONVINCE YOU TO STRIP THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY. REMOVED PEOPLE WHO WERE KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN COMMUNITIES AND YOU PLACED PEOPLE ON A BOARD, INEXPERIENCED, ILL EQUIPPED AND THEN YOU GET TO THE BOARD AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN BEING REPRESENTED. AND THIS COMMUNITY HAS HAD ABSOLUTELY ENOUGH OF THAT. WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS THIS NEW BOARD THAT YOU PLACED IN THE CAC, THEY ARE THERE. THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION AND THEY ARE ALLOWING WHAT WE WERE FEARFUL OF, THEY WOULD USE THE CRA DOLLARS IGNORED 21 YEARS FOR THE MOST PART. NOW BEING USED SOMEWHERE AS A SLUSH FUND. THAT SLUSH FUND ACTIVITY THAT'S LURKING IN EAST TAMPA IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO MORE. I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF SOME OF YOUR ROLES BECAUSE I'M SEEING COMPLACENCY, DOWN RIGHT LAZINESS. NOT ENOUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH PEOPLE THAT SOME OF YOU ELECTED TO BE ON THIS BOARD. THIS BOARD HAS BEEN FORCED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS WITH LACK OF EXPERIENCE, LACK OF INFORMATION. YOU HAVE A COLONEL WHO RECENTLY ON TUESDAY SAID I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION ON A $9 MILLION PROJECT, EVEN YOU ALL REVIEW CERTAIN PROJECTS TWICE BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION. YOU HAVE A WOMAN THAT'S IN THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COUNTY, AND THEY ARE SAYING I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION ON A $9 MILLION PROJECT. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL, FIVE OF THEM SAID NO AND SIX OF THEM SAID YES. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED? THEY APPROVED A $9 MILLION PROJECT WITH LACK OF INFORMATION. THEY FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE IF THEY APPROVED THIS PROJECT AND EVEN THE STAFF WALKED AROUND INTIMIDATING INDIVIDUALS AT THE TABLE AND EVEN REQUESTED THAT THEY TELL A LIE. SAY THAT THEY CAME TO YOUR COMMUNITY, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T, STANDING OVER THEM, SAY THEY CAME TO YOUR COMMUNITY SO THIS PROJECT CAN MOVE FORWARD. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. I NEED YOU TO DO MORE AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE CRA BOARD. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: NEXT SPEAKER IS CONNIE BURTON FOLLOWED BY TORAH BLOOMA. TARA. >> GOOD MORNING, CONNIE BURTON. THERE WAS ONCE A STATE ATTORNEY THAT BRAGGED ABOUT HOW HE HAD BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING CRIME, IN PARTICULAR THE CITY OF TAMPA, AND THAT WAS BY ADJUDICATING MORE JUVENILES -- PEOPLE SUCCESSFUL UNTIL THE PEOPLE HAD ENOUGH OF THAT. ALONG WITH THAT, WE HAD FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT IDENTIFIED JUST THE BLACK COMMUNITY AS A WEED AND SEED AREA THAT MEANT THAT BLACK PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR THAT LIVED IN THOSE AREAS SEEING MISDEMEANOR CRIMES TO FELONIES. NOW WE HAVE A WHOLE COMMUNITY THAT IS EITHER UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEND 8 MILLION, 10 MILLION, $100,000 FOR INSTRUMENTS THAT YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE ON THE PREVENTIVE END INSTEAD OF MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE PEOPLE. IN 2010, THE EAST TAMPA CRA APPROVED FOR SOMETHING TO BE ANNUALLY ACCEPTED, AND THAT WAS THE HIRING OF YOUNG PEOPLE. AND THE CLEAN TEAM PROJECT. SO WE SAID, KEEP ON MAKING IT WORK. THAT WAS 36. IN 2020, WE SAID LET'S INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS. WE CAN'T GET THERE. WE WENT TO A COMMUNITY MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT, SPONSORED BY THE CITY, TO FIND OUT ONLY NINE YOUNG PEOPLE, NINE IS READY FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT COME MONDAY. HOW THEY GOING TO GET THERE? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S ON THEM. AS IF THEY ARE NOW GOING TO BE GIVEN SOME TYPE OF SIX FIGURE EMPLOYMENT JOB. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I'M HOPING FOR A PEACEFUL SUMMER, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE IT BELONGS TO YOU. IT BELONGS TO YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ON THE FRONT END OF MAKING SURE OUR CHILDREN CAN MOVE FORWARD NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR, TOWARD MORE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR. WE BELIEVE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WHEN CHILDREN ATTACHED TO POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT THAT THEN IS PROVIDED WITH SOME TYPE OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVE, IT CAN STEER THEIR LIVES INTO A BETTER PLACE. RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE SEE, AND WE ASKED FOR THIS LAST MONTH, FOR US TO HEAR, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR WHAT WAS THE PROGRESSIVE REPORT FOR THE SUMMER JOB PLACEMENT, STAFF DID NOT SHOW UP. YOU RECEIVE THE REPORT AND IT WAS FILED. IF YOU ARE GOOD WITH THAT, YOU CONTINUE ON WITH THAT. I'M TELLING YOU THAT THE COMMUNITY IS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. WE UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, BUT IT IS REAL. WE HAVE BEEN PETITIONING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE EXPECT TO SEE THINGS DONE IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MS. BURTON. NEXT SPEAKER IS TARA BLOOMA. FOLLOWED WILL BE MARTY GREEN. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M TARA BLOOMA. I WANT TO TALK TODAY ABOUT THREE THINGS -- STORMWATER MAINTENANCE, THE TREE TRUST FUND, AND THE HOMELESS POPULATION. I LIVE SOUTH OF GANDY. I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE WORKING ON OUR DITCHES SINCE I WAS HERE TWO MONTHS AGO ASKING ABOUT IT. I DID GET AN E-MAIL RIGHT AWAY SAYING THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY AFFIDAVIT WITH MORE MONEY, AND THAT WE WERE FIRST ON THE LIST. AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE. WE HAVE SHOPPING CARTS IN OUR DITCHES. TONS OF TRASH OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF WATER. IN SOME CASES, THERE'S HUGE PIECES OF BROKEN CONCRETE JUST COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE PIPE, WHICH I KNOW WERE THERE BEFORE THE HURRICANE. SO I'M NOT SURE WHY BASIC MAINTENANCE IS NOT BEING DONE. I KNOW FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WE'VE HAD AN INFLUX OF RAIN, BUT I'M REALLY ONLY SYMPATHETIC TO THAT ARGUMENT WHEN THE BASIC MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. DON'T SAY, OH, IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN, BUT OUR PIPES ARE BLOCKED BY CONCRETE, SO IT'S NOT JUST WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN. IT'S THAT THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. NEXT WITH THE TREE TRUST FUND, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING PUT INTO THE FUND BY DISTRICT AND HOW MANY TREES ARE BEING PLANTED AND WHERE. IN MY OPINION, THE REPLACEMENT TREES SHOULD BE PLANTED AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE AS TO WHERE THE TREES WERE REMOVED. IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WE REBUILD OUR SHADE CANOPY. I AGREE WITH CARROLL ANN THAT WE SHOULD ONLY BE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO PLANT TREES IN CATEGORIES ONE OR TWO. FINALLY, THE HOMELESS POPULATION. I HAVE WATCHED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR MEETINGS THE PAST TWO YEARS IN FULL, AND YOU ALMOST NEVER TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW IT IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT. DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THEY SHOULD GO. THERE ARE SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN PLACE AND PEOPLE SOUND HEARTLESS WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT IT. BUT THEY DO HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND THEY APPARENTLY DECIDED TO BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND ME. WE HAVE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE CAMPING ALL AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH IS ILLEGAL NOW. AND IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE THE PROBLEM OF AN INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S CREATING AN INCREASE IN CRIME, DRUG USE AND TRASH AROUND US. YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT SMOKING IN PARKS. I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK ALL DAY LONG, EVERY DAY AT THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL, UP TO 20 PEOPLE SMOKING, DRINKING, DOING AND SELLING DRUGS. PROBABLY A THOUSAND CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE GROUND THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE TO CLEAN UP. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THE AMOUNT OF TRASH IN STREETS YARDS RIGHT-OF-WAYS DITCHES IS APPALLING AND ISN'T FAIR TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. MARTY GREEN, PLEASE. FOLLOWED BY ELLSWORTH WILLIAMS. >> HI. MY NAME IS MARTY GREEN WITH THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. THESE SIGNS HAVE BEEN DOWN SINCE THE HURRICANE. THE CITY OF TAMPA BEEN TAKING FEMA MONEY, AND THEY FORCED US TO SIGN THE PAPERS SAYING WE WAS WORKING. NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING THE FEMA MONEY SAYING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING AND WE GO BACK, THE MAYOR MADE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR US TO WORK ALL HANDS ON DECK. BRIAN RODGERS -- TOLD US -- BRIAN RODGERS TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE TWO YEARS FOR FEMA TO PAY THEM BACK. WE DIDN'T DO ANY WORK. THEY SHUT US DOWN. COULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE WORK DONE THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE. NOW THAT HURRICANE SEASON IS COMING BACK UP, THE SIGNS ARE STILL DOWN. ALL THE SIGNS SUPPOSED TO BE UP, STANDING UPRIGHT, THEY ARE DOWN. SECOND OF ALL, ON MAY 1st, I WAS CALLED INTO THE OFFICE, WORKING UNDER ANTHONY STAFFORD. CALLED ME IN ABOUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT AN EMPLOYEE. WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT, HE SAID HR TOLD HIM TO WRITE ME UP. IF I CALL HR, LOSE MY JOB THAT'S ON ME. STEVE SIMON, UNION PRESIDENT, THAT'S WHEN I REALLY FOUND OUT HE WAS WORKING WITH MANAGEMENT AND RUBBING ELBOWS WITH MANAGEMENT. NOW STEVE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF STEALING FUNDS AND MISHANDLING FUNDS FROM THE UNION. WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATED, REBECCA CARR. NEVER HEARD NOTHING ELSE FROM HER ABOUT THAT WITH HR. MICHAEL BROWN, 2255, I WAS OFF -- HE WAS OFF AND USING HIS OWN PERSONAL BUSINESS. NOT USING FOR CITY BUSINESS. HE WAS USING FOR OWN PERSONAL BUSINESS. I'M WILLING TO TAKE A TEST ON THIS. EVERYTHING I'M SAYING, MICHAEL BROWN IS CLOSE TO WHERE T PD, RIGHT NOW I'VE BEEN SEEING MYSTERIOUS CARS FOLLOWING ME BECAUSE HE WAS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. RIGHT NOW I'M SCARED. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE. RIGHT NOW NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS MAN GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING. NOT MAKING IT PERSONAL. I'M TELLING YOU HOW I FEEL. AS A MAN, I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME AND NOTHING IS GETTING DONE ABOUT IT. IF I ASK FOR TRAINING, THEY REFUSE ME TRAINING. WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE GET TRAINING. I'M ONE OF THE ONES BECAUSE I TALK BACK ABOUT MR. BROWN AND RODGERS, I GET NO TRAINING. HOW IS IT GOING RIGHT NOW? IT'S NOT GOING GOOD. THE SIMPLE FACT IS, I KEEP GETTING, OH, YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK, WATCH YOUR BACK. RIGHT NOW I FEEL UNSAFE AT THIS JOB. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON WITH ME. I'M LETTING YOU ALL KNOW AND BEING AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS SITUATION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER IS ELLSWORTH WILLIAMS FOLLOWED BY TONY DANIELS. >> ELLSWORTH WILLIAMS. CEO AND PRESIDENT FOR VETERANS COUNSELING VETERANS. HERE TWO PARTICULAR REASONS. FIRST OF ALL, JUNE IS PTSD MONTH. 24th OF MAY, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN VIERA FOR BEING THERE. HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR? MR. CARLSON, SAW YOU LAST WEEK I HAD SOMEBODY FROM PINELLAS THERE. REPRESENTATIVE DRISKELL. ELEVATING VETERANS SUICIDE AS A HIGH PRIORITY. GIVING THAT SAFE SPACE FOR VETERANS AND VETERANS LOST TO SUICIDE. MY SECOND REASON WHY I'M HERE, JUNE AND ALSO MAY IS ALZHEIMER'S MONTH. MAY WAS DEMENTIA MONTH. WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, OVER 13% OF VETERANS IN FLORIDA HAS ALZHEIMER'S OR DEMENTIA. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T TALK ABOUT. WE HAVE AS A MOVEMENT, FORGOTTEN DEMOGRAPHICS, THE VETERANS. 719,000 ELDERLY VETERANS IN FLORIDA. LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY ELDERLY VETERANS ARE IN TAMPA. SOME OF THE THINGS NOT COVERED BY THE VA. THIS CONFERENCE IS GOING TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. WE'LL HAVE THE VA IN FULL FORCE. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE. BAY AREA LEGAL TO TALK ABOUT ELDERLY. MORE IMPORTANT, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY COMMUNITY. WE NEED ALL OF THE ELEMENTS IN THE VILLAGE TO REALLY MAKE IT EFFECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE IS TO BRING THE RESOURCES TOGETHER TO THE VETERANS' FAMILIES SO WE KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT IS NOT OUT THERE. VETERANS COUNCIL, PREVENTING VETERAN SUICIDE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEMOGRAPHIC DYING BY SUICIDE IS ELDERLY. 55 AND OLDER. DON'T HEAR ABOUT IT, BUT IT IS A TRUE FACT. IT WILL GET MORE -- THIS CONFERENCE WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE INVITED. PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: TONY DANIELS FOLLOWED BY NADIA ASKAR. >> GOOD MORNING. IF THEY CAN HOLD THE TIME, MUCH APPRECIATED. THEY NEED A LIST AND THEY NEED A SYSTEM, A CHRONOLOGICAL TIME SYSTEM ON WHEN YOU SPEAK HERE. WHEN YOU SIGN UP, THAT'S WHEN YOU SPEAK. NEED A FORMAT, A PROCEDURE ON HOW THAT'S DONE. MENTESNOT TAMPA FLORIDA. I WAS OVER ON TWIGGS STREET YESTERDAY. HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ENTERING THE BUILDING. THEY WANT TO ASK YOU WHERE YOU ARE GOING. AIN'T NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS AND THEN THEY HARASS YOU WHEN YOU DON'T TELL THEM. A GENTLEMAN SAID, HEY, THIS IS A RACE THING. HE TOLD ME, HE SAY, WELL, FIRST, LET ME LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M MIXED. THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. I'M MIXED. I SAY, MAN, I DON'T GIVE AN F ABOUT THAT. MY MOTHER IS WHITE. AND I DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT THAT NASTY HO. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. YEAH, YOU CAN THROW ALL THAT. SOMEBODY SAY TONY DANIEL. YOU DON'T SEE TONY DANIEL ON THE CARD. THAT'S A PROBLEM MUHAMMAD ALI FACED. DON'T SEE TONY DANIEL NOWHERE ON THE CARD. LEVEL OF DISRESPECT. STILL HOPE THEY ARE HOLDING MY TIME. LEVEL OF DISRESPECT FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE. WHITE FOLKS CALL US WHAT THEY WANT TO CALL US. BOY SLAVE JIGABOO AUNTIE MAMA, BLACK SAM BOW, NAME IT. THEY GOT A NAME FOR US. CONVICTED FELON. CRIMINAL, ALL THOSE KIND OF NAMES. WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS CHILD SUPPORT. EUGENICS PROGRAM. WHAT ELSE I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS ANY PERSON IN THIS CITY VOTE FOR BOB BUCKHORN, ANY PERSON, NOT JUST ANY BLACK PERSON. I DON'T TELL MIGHT BE WHO TO VOTE FOR, BUT I TELL YOU WHO NOT TO VOTE FOR. I TELL YOU WHO NOT TO VOTE FOR. JANE CASTOR, BOB BUCKHORN, PAM IORIO, SANDY FREEDMAN, BOB MARTINEZ, DICK GRECO. A BUNCH OF RACIST, NASTY STINKIN' CLOWNS. ALL THIS TIME, ST. PETE HAS A BLACK MAYOR. SARASOTA HAD A BLACK MAYOR. PLANT CITY HAD A BLACK MAYOR. WHY CAN'T TAMPA, FLORIDA, HAVE A BLACK MAYOR. WHY CAN'T THEY GET BEHIND AND SUPPORT DIVERSITY. ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT MFING DIVERSITY. THIS WOMAN RIGHT HERE IS QUALIFIED TO BE THE MAYOR. THIS WOMAN RIGHT HERE IS QUALIFIED TO BE THE MAYOR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. DANIELS. MENTESNOT, PLEASE COME BACK TO ORDER. >> FOUR AFRICAN WOMEN I POINTED OUT IN ONE ROOM. OTHER PEOPLE, CHLOE CONEY, OTHER PEOPLE YOU CAN CALL OUT THAT WORKED HARD AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF COMBINED YEARS IN THIS CITY WHO CAN BE THE MAYOR. THE WOMAN SITTING UP THERE COULD BE THE MAYOR. BUT THEY WON'T SUPPORT A BLACK PERSON. THEY WON'T SUPPORT DIVERSITY. THEY JUST WANT US TO SUPPORT POLICE PROGRAMS AND NONSENSE AND BEG AND KEEP BEGGING AND BEGGING. THAT'S NOT THE CHARACTERISTIC OR THE INTENSITY OR THE INTENTION OF THE AFRICAN. CALL ME BY THE NAME YOU SEE ON THE CARD OR SOMEBODY CALL -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER IS NADIA ASKAR. >> GOOD MORNING. NADIA OSCAR. I AM A MEMBER OF THE TAMPA COMMUNITY AND A PROUD PALESTINIAN AMERICAN. I'M HERE TODAY AS SOMEONE WHO REFUSES TO LOOK AWAY FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GAZA. AND TO ASK WHY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS STAYED SILENT WHILE GENOCIDE UNFOLDS. OVER 36,000 OLY 36,000 PALESTINS MURDERED IN GAZA. 13,000 CHILDREN. FAMILIES ERASED, ENTIRE GENERATIONS BURIED AND THIS IS HAPPENING WITH AMERICAN MADE WEAPONS FUNDED BY OUR TAX DOLLARS. WE HAVE SEEN THE HOSPITALS BEING BOMBED. WATCHING CHILDREN BEING OPERATED ON WITHOUT ANESTHESIA. AID CONVOYS STRUCK AND PEOPLE KILLED WHILE WAITING IN LINE FOR BREAD. WE HAVE SEEN UNIVERSITIES BE FLATTENED. NOW GAZA TURNED INTO A GRAVEYARD. WHEN YOUR CONSTITUENTS ASK FOR A SIMPLE CEASE FIRE RESOLUTION, WHEN WE BEGGED YOU GUYS FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT, YOU GUYS GAVE US SILENCE. YET EACH OF YOU CLAIM TO STAND FOR PUBLIC GOOD. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, YOU SPEAK ABOUT JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SERVICE. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, YOU CENTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THERE IS A COUNCIL RULE THAT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL PEOPLE DIRECTLY. >> EXCUSE ME. YOU LIKE TO STAND UP FOR TRANSPARENCY EQUITY. YOU HAVE BUILT A LONG CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND YOU SAY YOU REPRESENT THE UNHEARD BUT IN HOPES THIS IS ALL TRUE, I CAN'T HELP BUT ASK WHERE ARE YOU NOW? WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES WORTH IF THEY DISAPPEAR IN THE FACE OF GENOCIDE. WE CAN'T HIDE BEHIND THE EXCUSE THIS IS NOT LOCAL BECAUSE THIS IS LOCAL. WE ARE DIRECTLY FUNDING THIS VIOLENCE AND WE ARE TRAINING THE -- WE ARE TRAINING WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY, OUR COPS. WE ARE WATCHING AS TAX DOLLARS TURN INTO WEAPONS AND OUR SILENCE IS BECOMING COMPLICITY WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. WE MAY NOT HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL FOREIGN POLICY BUT WE DO HAVE THE POWER HERE. YOU GUYS DO HAVE POWER. YOU CAN PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE CEASE FIRE TO END THE U.S. FUNDING OF THE GENOCIDE. INVESTIGATE BETWEEN TAMPA PD AND THE ISRAELI MILITARY TRAINING PROGRAMS. WE CAN PUSH FOR CITY DIVESTMENT FOR WEAPONS MANUFACTURERS AND CORPORATIONS PROFITING OFF OF APARTHEID. VERY LEAST PUBLICLY AFFIRM THE RIGHT TO BOYCOTT GENOCIDE AND STOP CRIMINALIZING THOSE WHO SPEAK UP AGAINST IT. OTHER CITIES HAVE TAKEN STEPS, SAN DIEGO, DETROIT, SEATTLE, WAITING, FOR WHAT, DEATH TOLL TO RISE ABOVE WHAT? UNTIL WE FIND OUR MORAL BACKBONE. HISTORY WILL REMEMBER THOSE WHO SPOKE AND THOSE WHO DIDN'T AND REMEMBER WHICH LEADERS STOOD UP AGAINST GENOCIDE AND WHICH ONES TOO AFRAID TO RISK A HEADLINE. IF YOU DON'T USE YOUR PLATFORM NOW, I PROMISE THE PEOPLE WILL USE OURS. MAKE YOUR SILENCE LOUDER THAN WORDS EVER COULD BE. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE TO ONE ANOTHER. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE COURAGE TO SPEAK UP NOW, HISTORY WILL REMEMBER THAT, IN THE FACE OF GENOCIDE YOU CHOSE COMFORT OVER CONSCIENCE. SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRAL. IT IS COMPLICITY. [ APPLAUSE ] [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: NO NOISE FROM THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE ALISON HEWITT FOLLOWED BY MATT. >> GOOD MORNING. ALISON HEWITT, EAST TAMPA RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER, UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I AM STILL HERE TO TALK ABOUT CRA BUSINESS BECAUSE OF COMPLETELY INSULTING ACTIONS THAT HAPPENED AT THE TUESDAY CAC MEETING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR. THE CITY OF TAMPA CRA, YOU ARE EITHER IGNORING OR YOU ARE COMPLICIT WITH THE ONGOING AND SYSTEMATIC MISTREATMENT OF EAST TAMPA CRA. WE HAVE ASKED AND ASKED TO SAY BASIC, JUST GIVE THEM THE INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME. AFTER 5:30 ON FRIDAY, THEY RECEIVED THEIR AGENDA. ONE AGENDA ITEM HAD 131 PAGES IN IT. BUT THEY ARE EXPECTING TO COME ON TUESDAY, VOLUNTEERS, TO COME BACK WITH THEIR OPINION. ONE, YOU ALSO CHANGED THE PROCESS IN WHICH THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTING AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS NOT EVEN ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY SIT AT THE CAC, THEY CAN BRING THE OPINIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THEY REPRESENT BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL NOT MAKING THE CITY STAFF DO THEIR JOB. I ASK YOU, ENCOURAGE YOU, BEG YOU, DO NOT RENEW THE OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY STAFF. PLEASE GET AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION TO MANAGE THE CRAs ESPECIALLY IF ONLY IT IS EAST TAMPA BECAUSE THEY ARE -- DISENGAGEMENT, SOME CASES, BLATANT OBSTRUCTION. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE IN THE CRA, FRA, 2004 BEST BOOK, THEY HAVE OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING FOR THE LEGACY AND FOR THE CRA GRANTS. BUT UNDERSTAND THE LEGACY CREDIT ONLY APPLIES IF YOU DO A $70,000 GRANT. IF YOU DO SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE, YOUR LEGACY DOES NOT COUNT. JC NEWMAN, YOU HAVE THE FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, BUSINESS OWNER ON 40th STREET BEEN THERE FOR FOUR YEARS WHO WANTS TO HAVE SOMETHING OVER $70,000, THEIR LEGACY CREDIT DOES NOT COUNT. THEIR 40 YEARS DOES NOT COUNT. THEY ARE MISLEADING YOU. TELLING YOU ABOUT THE POLICIES AND APPLYING IT IN A WAY THAT IS OBSTRUCTING POLICY. YOU HAVE HERE THAT WE HAVE THE DIRECT PAYMENT TO PROVIDERS. BUT UNDERSTAND THE PREDEVELOPMENT HASN'T STARTED BECAUSE STILL TRYING TO CREATE A LIST. STILL GOING THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. IT'S EIGHT MONTHS AND ANOTHER THREE MONTHS BEFORE START THE PREDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. AGAIN, IT IS NOT A PRIORITY FOR THEM. AGAIN, AS I SAID, WHEN YOU AGREED TO THE OPERATING AGREEMENT, IT IS A PERMISSIVE AGREEMENT. THEY MAY AND THEY SHALL. IT'S NOT THAT THEY HAVE TO. THEY WILL RESPOND WHEN THEY WANT TO RESPOND. SO YOU ARE NOW ABOUT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENTRIFICATION BECAUSE THERE IS NOT -- EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE GETTING ACCOLADES FOR THIS, THEY ARE NOT -- THE LEGACY DOES NOT APPLY. THE DIRECT PAYMENTS DO NOT APPLY. UNLESS YOU HAVE ALL YOUR MONEY, THEN YOU GET 50%. BLACK BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND CREATED A CONSTRUCTION LOAN FUND THAT THEY WILL PAY 90 PERCENT. 90 PERCENT BUT STAFF STILL SAYS ONLY PAY 50 AFTER YOU PAY A HUNDRED. CLOSING AND SHUTTING DOWN OUR BUSINESSES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. MATT CHERNOKOPH, FOLLOWED BY FRAN TATE. MATT IN THE ROOM? OKAY FRAN. AFTER FRAN, IT WILL BE ROBIN LOCKETT. FRAN? YOU'RE UP. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. THE YOUNG STUDENTS HAVE GONE OUT, BUT I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND AND CONGRATULATE THEM. THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. I JUST LOVE SEEING THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN LEADERSHIP, AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT GOING. I'M HERE TODAY -- I'M SO SORRY. FRAN TATE, FOR THE RECORD. FRAN TATE. JACKSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, EAST TAMPA CRA, CAC BOARD MEMBER. I'M HERE TODAY AS MS. HEWITT STATED. I WANT TO TALK CRA. I APOLOGIZE. I WANT TO TALK CRA. WE ARE VOLUNTEERS. THERE'S ABOUT 13 OF US. WE'RE VOLUNTEERS. SIMPLY VOLUNTEERS. WE HAVE FAMILIES. WE HAVE JOBS. WE'RE CARETAKERS. WE'RE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS WANTING TO SERVE ON THE EAST TAMPA CRA CAC BOARD TO THE VERY BEST OF OUR ABILITY. BUT WE LACK THE SKILLS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. WE DON'T HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. WE DON'T HAVE BUDGET TRAINING. SO WE'RE TRYING TO RECAPTURE UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION THE BEST WE CAN BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITIZENS WHO HAVE PAID INTO THE TIF, WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THE BEST WE HAVE AND BRING INFORMATION BACK TO THEM. TUESDAY'S MEETING WAS A NIGHTMARE FOR ME. A NIGHTMARE. AND I AM A SEASONED BOARD MEMBER. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD I THINK FOUR YEARS NOW, SERVED AS CHAIR FOR TWO YEARS. WE WERE ASKED ON FRIDAY WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR E-MAIL PACKET FROM OUR DIRECTOR, THAT WAS FRIDAY. 5:32 P.M. WE RECEIVED THE PACKET. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING. I HAD SOMETHING TO DO OUT OF TOWN. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THE PACKET. BUT IN THE PACKET WAS A PROJECT, A 131-PAGE READ. FIVE OF US DID NOT GET THROUGH THAT. MAYBE EVEN MORE DIDN'T GET THROUGH IT, DIDN'T ADMIT THEY DIDN'T GET THROUGH THE READ. BUT WE WERE ASKED TO GET THROUGH THE PACKET. COME IN, AND MAKE A DECISION ON A $9.7 MILLION ASK. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. WE ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOUR TIME IS UP. SORRY. ROBIN LOCKETT. >> WE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. ROBIN LOCKETT. >> DEMAND MORE INFORMATION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: NEXT SPEAKER AFTER ROBIN, DOSS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. ROBIN LOCKETT. THIS IS JUST MORE OF AN INFORMATIONAL COMMENT. THE COUNTY IS RECEIVING $700 MILLION. CDBGDR FUNDS, COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY, THEY ARE HOSTING THEIR MEETINGS. I ATTENDED THE MEETING AT PIERCE YESTERDAY. THE COMMISSIONER WASN'T THERE. I KNOW THIS IS THE CITY, BUT I IMPLORE YOU GUYS FOR THE COMMUNITY, ONE, TO COME OUT, BECAUSE THE IDEA AROUND THIS MONEY IS FOR THE COMMUNITY -- IT'S GOING TO BE HELD AT ANDREWS TONIGHT AT 6 P.M. THE IDEA ON THIS ONE IS THEY HAVE TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT. IF YOU WERE IMPACTED BY THE STORMS, COME OUT AND GIVE YOUR INPUT ON HOW THEY SHOULD SPEND THE MONEY. IF YOU ARE A CONCERNED CITIZEN AND WEREN'T IMPACTED BY THE STORMS, COME OUT. CITY COUNCIL, IF ONE OF THESE MEETINGS ARE IN YOUR DISTRICT, COME OUT AND HEAR HOW THEY PLAN TO SPEND THE MONEY AND HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO SAY IN REGARDS TO HOW THEY SHOULD SPEND THAT MONEY. TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL PART OF IT AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE FEEDBACK. I WANT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, ROBIN. NEXT SPEAKER IS SURGET DOS. >> SURGRET DOSS. I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN I'M LITIGATING WITH THE CITY. FAKE RUSE OF YOU NOT UNDERSTANDING. I WANT TO GET TO A COUPLE OF POINTS. SHOE GREAT DOS, SANDRA TUCKER, STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES. I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS IN THE ROOM. I NEED YOU ALL TO PAY ATTENTION. COUPLE OF ATTORNEYS RIGHT HERE. MIKE ROE, JUST DESPICABLE. MIKE ROE, STEVE LEON. INVOLVED . JUDGE PEACOCK WAS THE PRESIDING JUDGE, EMILY PEACOCK, ANOTHER DESPICABLE PERSON. I'LL GET TO HER IN A LITTLE WHILE. ORDERING ME TO SIGN THIS STIPULATION OF THE PARTY. WE ALL REMEMBER WHEN SHE TOLD ME THAT A BLACK MAN CAN'T ARGUE WITH A WHITE MAN OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM. I ASKED HER TO DISQUALIFY HERSELF. SHE WOULDN'T DO THAT. THAT'S JUST WHO SHE IS. HERE IS THE RELEASE THEY MADE ME SIGN UNDER CONTEMPT. I HIGHLIGHTED THE PARTS. YOU CAN SEE IT. YOU HAVE AIDES FOR THESE REASONS. RIGHT HERE, EVEN ON HERE IT SAYS YOU VOLUNTARILY SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT -- UPSIDE DOWN AGAIN. MY FAULT AGAIN. VOLUNTARILY SIGNED THE AGREEMENT. I SIGNED IT UNDER DURESS. EVERY ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS I'M GETTING READY TO GO OVER, I'M NORMALLY CALIBRATED. YOU LOVE SOFT-STEPPING NEGROES AROUND HERE. I DIDN'T RUN MY ROUTES SOFT-STEPPING. I KNOW I CAN'T SAY IT IS ABOUT ALL WHITE FOLKS. I NEED SOME OF YOU WHITE PEOPLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE CRACKERS RUNNING AMOK THE TOWN OVER THERE. I'M TALKING ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT. BOB BUCKHORN RUNNING FOR MAYOR AGAIN. ALREADY GOT A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF MY DAMN HOUSES. SOME OF YOU ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DO YOUR DAMN JOB. DON'T NEED YOU TO DO NOTHING SPECIAL FOR ME. I AM A VETERAN, HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND DISABLED. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS I'M TALKING ABOUT JUDGE EMILY PEACOCK. NEVER HEAR A CASE. PAUL HUEY, NEVER SHOULD HEAR A CASE FROM ME BECAUSE THEY WORK WITH GREGORY HOLDER, THE LYING WHITE BOY WHO TOLD MICHAEL VICTOR WHO STILL WORKS FOR YOU ALL TO FALSELY ACCUSE ME OF PERJURY. OF COURSE, I WHIPPED THEIR ASS IN COURT. DEALING WITH THIS IN THE 11th CIRCUIT. SURE WE'LL GET THE KIND OF OUTCOME WE NEED. BOTTOM LINE TO THIS IS, EVEN IN THAT BIBLE THAT SOME OF YOU ALL LOVE TO THUMP SO OFTEN, IF YOU GO TO LUKE, I THINK CHAPTER 11, I HEARD WE DON'T HAVE LAWYERS WHO WILL STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE. BUT IN THE SAME SERIES OF STATEMENT, FOR THEY TAKE AWAY THE -- AND THOSE THEY TRY TO ENTER THEY HINDER. SHOUT OUT TO UNIVERSITY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICTOR DEMAIO WILL BE OUR LAST IN-PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. VICTOR DEMAIO. NORTH FRANKLIN STREET. SUITE 103. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I JUST WANT TO WISH MY MOM MERCY, TODAY IS HER BIRTHDAY. I CANNOT TELL YOU HER AGE OR SHE WILL KILL ME WHEN I GET HOME. I WAS PROUD TO SEE THE LADY WHO GOT RECOGNIZED TODAY FROM THE UTILITY WATER DEPARTMENT, WHEN MY MOM WAS HERE RUNNING THE WATER AND UTILITY DEPARTMENT AT THE CITY OF TAMPA, SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER DO SO. SHE WAS CRITICIZED QUITE A BIT BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT JUST A WOMAN BUT ALSO HISPANIC. SHE ACTUALLY HIRED THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WATER METER IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY AS WELL. GOT CRITICIZED FOR THAT. SHE GOT CRITICIZED BECAUSE SHE HIRED TOO MANY LATINS IN THE DEPARTMENT. HARD TO BELIEVE IN 1960 TAMPA WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD THAN IT IS TODAY, BUT DISCRIMINATION STILL GOES ON TODAY. I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THAT GOING ON. IT'S NOT REALLY DONE. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS WELL. BESIDES BEING THE FIRST WOMAN IN HISTORY, RUN FOR OFFICE, HER AND BETTY CASTOR, YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE AS A PIONEER. MY FAMILY WAS A PART OF THAT AS WELL. I WANTED TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, MOM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SECONDLY, I HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK. I CAME TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE SOUTH HOWARD STORMWATER PROJECT, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA. IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING SOMEWHERE? IS THAT SUBJECT COMING UP, TONIGHT OR TODAY? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE PUBLIC SPEAKING. >> ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THERE IS A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT. NOT CITY COUNCIL. THERE IS A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT AT THE GARDEN CLUB. GARDEN CLUB ON BAYSHORE AT 6:30. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GOOD DAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THAT IS THE LAST IN-PERSON PUBLIC SPEAKER. CLERK, WE HAVE FIVE FOLKS REGISTERED. THE FIRST IS ALEX STEIN, ARE THEY ONLINE? >> THEY ARE NOT ONLINE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MICHAEL RANDOLPH. MICHAEL RANDOLPH, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH. I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC. I WANT TO START OUT BY GIVING A SHOUT-OUT TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE -- PLEAD WITH THEM DON'T MESS IT UP LIKE THE ADULTS. TODAY'S CONVERSATION ON THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND POOR COMMUNITIES. THE TITLE IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JOB LOSSES SINCE BETWEEN 2023 AND 2025. IN 2023, THERE WERE 4,000 JOBS LOST. IN 2024, OVER 765,000 JOBS WAS LOST. THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN 15 YEARS. IN 2025, IN FEBRUARY, 3.5 MILLION JOBS WAS LOST IN A SINGLE MONTH. NOW, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW TO EMPOWER THE BLACK COMMUNITIES. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN REMOVE THE BURDENS BY CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BLACK COMMUNITIES. CAN DO SO BY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INCLUSION, AND JOB CREATION. ALSO PLAYS A PART IN TERMS OF UPLIFTING THE BLACK COMMUNITY. DECENTRALIZED -- WHEN IT COMES TO JOBS. IT CAN REMOVE THE VALUES ENABLING BLACK BUSINESSES TO CREATE THEIR OWN OPPORTUNITIES. CREATE NEW REVENUES. THE NEXT MEETING JUNE 30. TALK ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS WELL AS VIRTUAL REALITY. A.I. -- PRESENTS BOTH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. A.I. CAN MARKED INCREASE -- OR HELP MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ENSURING TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS INCLUSION. SENIOR CITIZENS, THE DISABLED, THIS IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MICHAEL. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID BAILEY. DAVID BAILEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. DAVID, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: LOUD AND CLEAR. >> MY APOLOGIES FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION. I'M AT THE VET WITH MY DOGS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. >> GOOD MORNING, DAVID BAILEY, LIVING IN HISTORIC YBOR CITY. JUST A FEW THINGS TO POINT YOU TOWARDS ON AGENDA 74. FIRST OF ALL, AS OF YESTERDAY, I WAS TOLD THAT TAMPA CONNECT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING IN TERMS OF CONNECTING WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO BASICALLY THEY ARE CLAIMING THEY ARE CAUSED WITHOUT COMMENT AND NO INFORMATION RELAYED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT WHICH IS A PROBLEM WHEN TALKING ABOUT COMPLIANCE AND THE REPORTS THAT YOU'LL HEAR ON AGENDA 74. RELATED TO THAT, PLEASE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE REPORTS IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE BECAUSE BASICALLY HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ARE TELLING YOU THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE. EVERYTHING IS FINE, AND THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD SAY OTHERWISE. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT BEEN SILENT IN TERMS OF HIGHLIGHTING CONCERNS AND INCONSISTENCIES. SO YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM US IN THE FUTURE. ON A SEPARATE NOTE AND SOME OTHER FOLKS HAVE TOUCHED ON SHOTSPOTTER WHICH HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN YBOR CITY, ASK COUNCIL TO ASK CHIEF BERCAW WHEN WE'LL SEE A CRACKDOWN ON MODIFIED CAR EXHAUST BECAUSE THESE GUNSHOT SOUNDING EXHAUSTS HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO INTERFERE WITH THE SHOTSPOTTER TECHNOLOGY. COLLIER COUNTY IS LEADING BY EXAMPLE BY DOING MORE IN TERMS OF CRACKDOWNS. IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF RESOURCES, LIKE WE HEAR OFTEN. THIS IS A QUESTION OF -- WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THESE SOUNDS WHERE YOU THINK IT'S A GUNSHOT. I REMEMBER TEN YEARS AGO, IF YOU HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT, YOU WERE CONCERNED. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALL SO, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ACCUSTOMED TO THE EXHAUSTS, BUT THEY ARE DANGEROUS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO INTERFERE WITH YOUR $1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN SHOTSPOTTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MR. BAILEY. NEXT SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY. STEPHANIE HARRISON BAILEY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. GOOD MORNING. >> I TOO AM SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM 74, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING STAFF UPDATES FOR PARKING LOT CODE COMPLIANCE IN YBOR CITY. AS DAVID BAILEY MENTIONED, WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS SINCE THE CODE WAS UPDATED, UNFORTUNATELY NOT A LOT OF REAL CHANGE HERE AS YBOR RESIDENTS LIVING ACROSS THE STREET, ADJACENT, IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS A LOT OF THE SURFACE PARKING LOTS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PARKING LOTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED BARRIO APPROVAL ACTUALLY TAKE A STEP BACK. ALL OF THESE LOTS, ALL OF THESE SURFACE LOTS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY A DEADLINE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. I'M BLANKING ON WHAT THE DATE WAS. PER CONVERSATIONS WITH MS. ABBYE FEELEY, AFTER THAT DEADLINE, PARKING LOTS, IF THEY HAD NOT COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE BARRIO, WITH CODE, THEY HADN'T GOTTEN PERMITS, THEY WERE DEEMED TO BE NONCOMPLIANT. AND THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE END OF IT. IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THOSE PARKING LOTS ARE STILL KIND OF AT A GLACIAL PACE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MAYBE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO BE COMPLIANT AND THEN TAKING A LOOK AT MANY OF THE PARKING LOTS OWN DRAWINGS THAT ARE UPLOADED INTO ACCELA AND STAMPED APPROVED BY THE BARRIO. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE NOT ADHERING TO THEIR OWN DRAWINGS. EVEN IF THE DRAWINGS ARE APPROVED, BARRIOS APPROVE THEM, THE PARKING LOTS DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. THEY ARE STILL A VISUAL BLIGHT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO AN ECONOMIC BLIGHT. WHEN WE CONTINUE TO ALLOW THESE PARKING LOT OPERATORS TO DRAG THEIR FEET IN REGARD TO COMPLIANCE, WHEN WE SLAP THEIR HANDS LIGHTLY WHEN THEY DO GET CAUGHT DOING SOMETHING NOT IN COMPLIANCE, IS IT JUST CONTINUES TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THE SAME THING THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DOING, AND IT CONTINUES TO BRING DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S REALLY NO REASON FOR ANY OF THESE OPERATORS TO DO THE RIGHT THING WHEN WE'RE NOT HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. WE WOULD JUST ASK CITY COUNCIL TO REALLY START TO HOLD STAFF ACCOUNTABLE TO HOLDING THESE PARKING LOT OPERATORS ACCOUNTABLE, AND WE ARE HAPPY AS NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO MEET WITH YOU ALL. WE'VE MET WITH SOME OF YOU AND KIND OF LAY OUT SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT ARE ISSUES FOR US. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, MS. BAILEY. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS CURRY. CHRIS CURRY IS NOT ONLINE. THAT ENDS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TODAY. NOW WE HAVE SEVERAL BOARD -- CITY COUNCIL BOARD POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TO FILL. ITEM 4. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES. ITEM NUMBER 4 IS APPOINTMENT TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION. WE HAVE ONE OPEN POSITION, AND ONE APPLICANT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF? >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOHN PROKOP. I HAVE BEEN SERVING AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR NOMINATION TO SERVE A SUBSEQUENT THREE YEARS. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR THE PAST 42 YEARS OF MY CAREER. MY FIRM IN TAMPA IS ARGUABLY THE FOREMOST HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTANTS AND ARCHITECTURAL FIRM IN THE CITY. WE DO WORK AT PLANT HALL. I HAVE A DOZEN PROJECTS AT PLANT HALL AND AT THE J.C. NEWMAN CIGAR FACTORY RIGHT NOW. I'M A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. AND I WOULD BE HONORED TO ACCEPT ANOTHER NOMINATION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO THIS BOARD MEMBER DOES A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB. CERTAINLY DESERVES REAPPOINTMENT. I KNOW IT'S ONE POSITION, ONE REAPPOINTMENT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: UNANIMOUS CONSENT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT MR. PROKOP BY UNANIMOUS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO REAPPOINT MR. PROKOP FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: MY LIGHT IS ON CHAIR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I'M SORRY. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I JUST WANT TO ASK HIM A QUESTION. GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT A DECISION THAT COMES UP FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. IT IS REGARDING WOOD FRAME WINDOWS VERSUS CURRENT MODERN WINDOWS THAT LOOK WOOD FRAME. WE HAD SOMEBODY COME BEFORE US MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO ADDRESSING THIS VERY ISSUE. >> I RECALL THE CASE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: WITH THE HURRICANE SEASON UNDERWAY, I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THAT, NOT JUST FOR MY 1901 HOME BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS WINDOWS THAT, IN MY OPINION, COULD BE CONSIDERED FRAGILE BECAUSE OF HURRICANE SEASON, ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE HAS BEEN STANDING SINCE 1901. I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE WOULD RECONSIDER OR EVEN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION UNDER THE GUIDELINES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. >> WE HAVE, AND SO HAS THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHOSE STANDARDS ARE THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. ON ORIGINAL HISTORIC FABRIC HOUSES, THIS IS NOT CONSIDERING ADDITIONS OR OUT BUILDINGS OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT, ORIGINAL HISTORIC FABRIC, THE NATIONAL GUIDELINES STILL REQUIRES THAT THE REPLACEMENT ITEM BE REQUIRED TO BE OF SIMILAR MATERIALITY. AND CHANGING FROM A WOOD WINDOW TO AN ALUMINUM CLAD WINDOW IS NOT SIMILAR MATERIALITY. IT IS POSSIBLE, AND THERE ARE COMPANIES HERE IN TAMPA THAT DO IT, TO RETROFIT ORIGINAL HISTORIC FRAMES WITH IMPACT GLAZING. THAT DOES NOT MAKE THEM MEET, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, A HURRICANE WINDOW BECAUSE THE FRAME AND THE SASHES THEMSELVES WOULD HAVE TO BE REINFORCED TO A GREATER EXTENT. BUT OUR ARGUMENT AGAINST THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN YOU TEST FOR A HURRICANE WINDOW, THEY FIRE A TWO BY FOUR AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AT THE WINDOW. THAT'S HOW THEY TEST IT. IN MOST HISTORIC FRAME BUILDINGS IN PARTICULAR, YOU COULD PUT A HURRICANE WINDOW IN AND YET NONE OF YOUR ROOF JOISTS ARE STRAPPED TO THE WALLS. YOUR WALLS AREN'T STRAPPED TO YOUR FOUNDATIONS, AND YOUR WALLS THEMSELVES ARE NOT HURRICANE RESISTANT AND YOU CAN SHOOT A TWO BY FOUR RIGHT NEXT TO THE WINDOW AND IT WILL GO RIGHT THROUGH THE WALL. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO CHANGE THE STANDARDS TO PUT A HURRICANE WINDOW IN AN OPENING AND THEN RIGHT HERE, THE TWO BY FOUR WOULD GO THROUGH THE WALL ANYWAY. THE BUILDING ITSELF ISN'T HURRICANE PROOF IN ORDER FOR THERE TO BE A HURRICANE-PROOF BUILDING, THE ENTIRE BUILDING HAS TO BE BROUGHT UP TO HURRICANE CODES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE STILL NOT ALLOWING ANY CHANGES OF WINDOWS FROM WOOD TO ANY OTHER MATERIAL. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TO BE ON THIS BOARD. I APPRECIATE THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAD A MOTION FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. COUNCILMAN CARLSON, DID YOU HAVE YOUR MICROPHONE? WE HAVE THE MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. UNANIMOUS CONSENT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I HAVE PREPARED A RESOLUTION. IF YOU CAN MOVE THE RESOLUTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MS. CLERK. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: GOOD MORNING. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. WE HAVE DR. LAURA HARRISON THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE ARCHAEOLOGIST MEMBER ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DR. HARRISON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS DR. LAURA HARRISON. I AM A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA WITH A BACKGROUND IN ARCHAEOLOGY. IT'S TAKEN ME ALL AROUND THE WORLD FROM BRONZE AGE SITES IN TURKEY TO HISTORIC SITES IN NEW YORK AND HERE IN FLORIDA. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, SINCE 2016 WHERE I HAVE LED A LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY CALLED ACCESS 3D WHICH IS ALL ABOUT DIGITAL HERITAGE, UTILIZING ADVANCED DIGITAL TOOLS TO PRESERVE AND STEWARD HERITAGE SITES WITHIN FLORIDA AND ALSO AROUND THE WORLD. SO AS A RESULT OF THAT WORK, I'VE PARTNERED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA ON HERITAGE PRESERVATION PROJECTS AT PLACES LIKE UNION STATION AND THE DE SOTO COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS THE HART TECO STREETCARS. THIS IS WORK THAT'S REALLY CORE TO MY PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I VALUE REALLY HIGHLY. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS SHOWN IN THIS REGARD, AND IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE TO SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, DR. HARRISON. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LIKE THE PREVIOUS APPLICANT, MR. PROKOP, A VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE BOARD AS AN EXISTING MEMBER, DR. HARRISON HAS AN AMAZING RESUMÉ, AN AMAZING BACKGROUND AND WOULD BE PERFECT ADDITION TO THIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OFFICIAL MOTION. MOVE TO ACCEPT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: UNANIMOUS CONSENT FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I'M SORRY, MIRANDA. YOU'RE RIGHT. AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL PREPARE A RESOLUTION TO MOVE IT AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. CLERK FOXX-KNOWLES. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: GOOD MORNING AGAIN. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME WORDS BEFORE WE GET STARTED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: NOT NECESSARY. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OH, OKAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: OH, MY GOSH, MR. SHELBY DOESN'T HAVE WORDS? MARK THIS CALENDAR. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THERE ARE SIX INDIVIDUALS SEEKING THE POSITION OF PLANNER OR PLANNING COMMITTEE ON THE COUNTY-CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. THE FIRST ONE, MR. NICHOLAS COLOGNE IS UNDER THE WEATHER AND WILL NOT BE HERE. THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL IS BRADEN CURRY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THE FIRST APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY ONLINE TO SPEAK. LET HIM GO FIRST? ARE YOU ONLINE? >> YES, SIR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO COME IN TODAY. I ACTUALLY HAVE THE FLU. I DON'T WANT TO GET NOBODY SICK. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, SPEAK MY PART. I LOVE TAMPA BAY. I LIVED IN TAMPA LAST 15 YEARS AFTER MILITARY, AFTER COLLEGE. I KNOW I HAVE ALL THE TOOLS AND RECOGNITIONS THAT I WOULD NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY HOLD THIS POSITION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I'LL DO MY BEST. UPHOLD EVERYTHING THAT I CAN AND YOU'LL DEFINITELY HAVE MY WORD THAT I'LL DO WHATEVER I CAN, WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR AS LONG AS YOU GUYS WILL HAVE ME. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, SIR. WE HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER. NEXT IS BRADEN CURRY. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: BRADEN CURRY. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. BRADEN CURRY. PRESIDENT OF KIRKO CAPITAL. TODAY I COME BEFORE YOU BOTH AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. WITH BOTH MY HOME AND OFFICE BEING LOCATED IN DISTRICT 4. I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MY APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. SINCE MOVING BACK TO TAMPA ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON FINDING MEANINGFUL WAYS TO GIVE BACK TO A CITY THAT HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO MY FAMILY AND ME. MY WIFE AND I TRULY LOVE TAMPA BAY AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS THAT ARE NESTLED THEREIN. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS CITY'S GROWTH AND VIBRANCY HASN'T HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE BEEN SHAPED BY BOTH THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND LONG-TERM VISION. THAT SAID, ALWAYS MORE WE CAN DO AND ALWAYS WAYS WE CAN DO BETTER. MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IS ROOTED IN DEVELOPMENT, LAND USE, AND ENTITLEMENTS. I WORK DIRECTLY WITH MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TO NAVIGATE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS THAT SUPPORT REASONABLE, WELL ALIGNED GROWTH. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HELPED INTRODUCE NEW POLICY IN MANATEE COUNTY THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONCEPT OF NONBINDING HEARINGS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AS INCENTIVE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY I THE AFFORDABLE COMMITTEE AND EFFORT FOR A PATH FOR PROJECTS TO RECEIVE EARLY FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD BEFORE ENTERING FULL SUFFICIENCY REVIEWS AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. WHILE THIS POLICY IS STILL TAKING SHAPE, IT REFLECTS MY BROADER APPROACH -- COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS ORIENTED AND ROOTED IN PROCESS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POLICY I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL TO LOOK AT FURTHER AS WELL. THIS EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN ME A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR HOW LOCAL POLICY DECISIONS IMPACT REAL PEOPLE, HOW THEY SHAPE QUALITY OF LIFE, AFFORDABILITY, AND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY. I SPEND MY TIME IN DETAILS REVIEWING COMP PLANS, INTERPRETING LAND DEVELOPMENT CODES AND TRACKING STATE LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS THE FUTURE OF OUR CITIES. EXAMPLES OF THIS INCLUDE VARIOUS STATE BILLS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SOME OF THE NEWEST STATE BILLS SUCH AS STATE BILL 1730. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY. I DO BELIEVE THAT TAMPA THRIVES WHEN PLANNING IS INTENTIONAL AND FORWARD THINKING. I BELIEVE THAT IS A PERSPECTIVE I WOULD BRING TO THIS PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION? I HAVE ONE. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED NICHOLAS AS WELL. AS AN APPOINTEE OF THIS BOARD, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU ARE SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE SET THE POLICY, SO YOU ARE BRINGING OUR VOICE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOARD? >> SURE, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT APPLICANT IS MELODY WILLIAMS. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MELANIE WILLIAMS, A TAMPA NATIVE AND GRADUATE OF HILLSBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SEAT ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY SHARE THREE KEY REASONS WHY MY BACKGROUND AS A RIDER ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL WITH 29 YEARS OF HONORABLE SERVICE ALIGNS WITH THE COMMISSION'S MISSION AND VISION. I BRING A HISTORY OF LEADING COLLABORATIVE TEAMS AND FOSTERING UNITY ACROSS DIVERSE GROUPS TO ACHIEVE COMMON GOALS. I POSSESS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN LONG-RANGE PLANNING BALANCING PRESENT NEEDS WITH FUTURE GROWTH. I HAVE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND BUILDING STRONG, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. DURING MY MILITARY CAREER, I LED OPERATIONS PLANNING EFFORTS IN BOTH COMBAT AND SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING DEPLOYMENTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASSIGNMENTS IN SOUTH KOREA. THESE ROLES REQUIRED MANAGING TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION, INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS ACROSS REGIONAL LINES, ALL OF WHICH DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROMOTE AND COORDINATE LONG-TERM PLANNING THAT IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE AND SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AS A COMPANY COMMANDER, I WAS ENTRUSTED NOT ONLY WITH MISSION SUCCESS, BUT WITH THE CARE AND WELL-BEING OF SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I ENSURED THEY WERE INFORMED, SUPPORTED AND EQUIPPED TO THRIVE. PRINCIPLES THAT CONTINUE TO GUIDE HOW I SERVE OTHERS TODAY. I BELIEVE PLANNING IS NOT JUST ABOUT POLICY, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE. HERE IN TAMPA, I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE GROWTH AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. WITH THE INFLUX OF NEW RESIDENTS, RISING LIVING COSTS AND LIMITED HOUSING OPTIONS, MANY FAMILIES ARE BEING PUSHED BEYOND THEIR MEANS. HOMELESSNESS IS RISING. ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IS A REALITY FOR MANY. THESE ISSUES ARE INTERCONNECTED AND REQUIRE THOUGHTFUL, FORWARD LOOKING SOLUTIONS THAT PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. MY BACKGROUND IS ROOTED IN SERVICE, STRATEGY, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE LED HIGH-LEVEL PLANNING EFFORTS, PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, AND EVEN RAN FOR LOCAL OFFICE TO FURTHER MY COMMITMENT TO BUILD PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. I UNDERSTAND HOW TO WORK IN COMMITTEE SETTINGS, FACILITATE MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS AND KEEP TEAMS FOCUSED ON SHARED OUTCOMES. I BELIEVE IN INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING AND INFORMED COLLABORATION PRINCIPLES ESSENTIAL TO WORK ON THIS COMMISSION. IN CLOSING, MY EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THE VALUE OF LONG-TERM THINKING, ETHICAL LEADERSHIP, AND PEOPLE FIRST PLANNING. I BRING A DIVERSE BACKGROUND THAT IS WELL ALIGNED WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S MISSION TO INFORM INVOLVE INVEST INNOVATIVE, AND MAKING A LASTING IMPACT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO A FUTURE THAT REFLECTS THE VOICES OF NEEDS OF ALL WHO CALL TAMPA HOME. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SAME QUESTION. SO YOU UNDERSTAND SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU ARE SERVING THIS BOARD AND YOU ARE BASICALLY THE VOICE OF THIS BOARD. YOU BRING THAT AS FAR AS POLICY DECISIONS TO THE BOARD. >> YES, SIR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT APPLICANT IS MR. RICK CUEING LAR. >> GOOD MORNING. RICK. NEW EAST TAMPA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE CRA. EAST TAMPA CRA. FIRST, GOT TO SAY THAT OUR HOUSE HOLD IS A BIG FAN OF THE CURRENT TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. I THINK I HAVE SEEN MANY OF YOUR RECORDED MEETINGS. DIANE I THINK HAS SEEN ALL OF THEM. WE REALLY, REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US, FOR OUR FAMILY, AND FOR THE CITY. SECOND, I LOOKED OVER THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND AWN A LOT OF WHAT GOES ON THERE, IMPRESSED WITH THE SKILLS AND BACKGROUND AND PROCESS THEY GO THROUGH TO TRY TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD IN OUR CITY AND COUNTY. I AM NOT A BANKER OR DEVELOPER. I HAPPEN TO BE RESIDING IN EAST TAMPA AND LOVE IT THERE. IN EAST TAMPA, WE SPEND A LOT OF OUR TIME TO IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LIFT IT UP, WORK ON PARKS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT WE SEE IN THE CITY, ESPECIAL IN THE EAST TAMPA AREA. NO FINANCIAL OR SPECIFIC GOALS GOING INTO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT OUR ISSUES ARE DEALT WITH SO THAT EAST TAMPA CAN BLOSSOM THE WAY WE BOTH IMAGINE IT CAN BE. I'M A RETIRED GUY BUT LIVE A VERY ACTIVE LIFE. WE ENJOY TAMPA WITH ITS CULTURE AND ITS BEAUTY. WE USE THE BIKE TRAILS. PILING TRAILS AND HIKING TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS FORESTED COUNTY THAT WE LIVE IN. WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE CAN TAKE CARE OF SOME BASIC THINGS, THE WAY TO MANAGE AND BENEFIT CITIES IS IF WE CAN FOCUS ON PROVIDING -- ARE YOU UPSIDE DOWN? WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE CAN CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR AN ECOLOGY THAT CAN SUSTAIN US. AND WE ALSO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM THAT PROTECTS US. THE FRUIT OF THAT WILL BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN SUSTAIN THE REST OF OUR LIFE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE -- THE BUILDING OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM CAN THEN SUPPLY NEEDS IN TERMS OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BETTER CONNECTIVITY, BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ALSO IMPROVED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. WE'LL HAVE ACTUALLY MORE HOPE AND LESS DESPAIR WITH THAT KIND OF WAY OF APPROACHING THINGS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU, RICK. >> PLEASE CONSIDER MY APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: LIKE I ASKED THE LAST COUPLE OF APPLICANTS, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SERVING AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD, THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE BOARD AND THAT THIS BOARD, THIS COUNCIL SETS THE LAND USE POLICIES, YOUR ROLE ON THE BOARD WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE TYPES OF POLICIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL. >> YES, I UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP. CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN THE GO-BETWEEN TO OUR CITY-COUNTY COMMISSION. YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT APPLICANT WILL BE WILL FREEMAN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME HERE. MY NAME IS WILL FREEMAN. SOUTH TAMPA RESIDENT. BEEN HERE ABOUT FOUR YEARS. I KNOW YOU HAVE SEEN EVERYONE'S RESUMÉ, BUT A BRIEF SUMMARY OF MY BACKGROUND SO IT TIES DIRECTLY TO WHERE I THINK I PROVIDE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO CITY PLANNING. MY BACKGROUND, I KIND OF TRAVELED THROUGHOUT ALL THE COUNTRY AND EVEN THE WORLD, BUT STARTED OFF IN BIG TECH, WORKING AT COMPANIES LIKE LINCOLN AND ORACLE. I WENT TO AN EARLY STAGE START-UP STARTING TO GET SIGNIFICANT FUNDING. ULTIMATELY ACQUIRED FOR NINE FIGURES AND GREW THEIR SERVICES BUSINESS THERE. WHILE WORKING REMOTE FOR THAT COMPANY LIKE MANY OTHERS, I MADE THE TREK TO TAMPA. I'VE BEEN HERE THE PAST FOUR YEARS. ULTIMATELY I STARTED TO DO ENTREPRENEURSHIP FULL-TIME AS OF ACTUALLY THE END OF LAST YEAR. ON THE SIDE OF CORPORATE LIFE, GROWING MY OWN START-UP ON THE SIDE, A CONSULT -- WE SOLD THAT COMPANY AND SUCCESSFUL EXIT EARLIER THIS YEAR IN FEBRUARY. NOW I DO ENTREPRENEURSHIP FULL-TIME FOCUSED ON BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND BUSINESS ADVISORY. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE AREA, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO BUSINESS ACQUISITION, TRYING TO DEMOCRATIZE THE IDEA OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO SELL SMALL BUSINESSES. OFTENTIMES LEGACY BUSINESSES THAT ARE SHUT DOWN AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO APPROACH IT, BUT CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. AND WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE AND GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXIT BY DIRECTLY PROVIDING CAPITAL TO THEM. IN TERMS OF THE ADVISORY PIECE, ALSO ADVISING OTHERS IN THE SPACE TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED, INCLUSIVE OF VARIOUS TAMPA BAY START-UPS AND ALSO ENTERPRISE COMPANIES. MY BACKGROUND, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYWHERE. IN ITS ESSENCE, TIES BACK TO THE REASON WHY I CAME TO TAMPA, THE SHIFT OF PEOPLE EITHER COMING HERE TO COME WORK FOR NEW COMPANIES THAT ARE MAKING A PRESENCE HERE. ACTUALLY STARTING COMPANIES THEMSELVES. I'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THIS AREA TO GET INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I SIT ON THE BOARD FOR USF, THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER. I ACTUALLY HAD MY OWN NONPROFIT WHICH I DO A COMMUNITY EVENT FOR, SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SYNAPSE OF FLORIDA. VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HERE. REALLY HAVING A PULSE NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITY PLANNING BUT ALSO MAKING SURE I HAVE A VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY ARE BUILDERS COMING HERE TO START COMPANIES AND INCREASE WITH JOB OPPORTUNITIES OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT PRESENT THEMSELVES BY HAVING THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS BUT ALSO NEW PEOPLE LOOKING TO BUILD HERE INCLUSIVE OF THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THAT I WORKED WITH AT USF AND UT WHICH I THINK IS A BIG EMPHASIS THAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY HERE LONG TERM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SAME QUESTION FOR YOU. CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS YOU TO THE BOARD, THIS COUNCIL IS THE ONE THAT SETS THE POLICIES AND WE ASK YOU TO BE THE VOICE OF OUR POLICY TO THIS BOARD, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ROLE? >> YES, I DO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: COUNCIL, THE LAST APPLICANT IS MATTHEW SIENK. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. IT'S GREAT TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AGAIN. I LIKE BEING IN CHAMBER WITH YOU ALL. MY PRESENCE HERE TODAY IS TO CONTINUE MY COMMITMENT TO BEING IN SERVICE TO MY COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT IN TAMPA FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. I'VE WORKED IN DEVELOPMENT, REAL ESTATE, HOME CONSTRUCTION, AND I'VE WORKED IN DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT TAMPA BAY. I COME HERE BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY, ENSURING THAT GROWTH IS THOUGHTFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND BUILT WITH LONG TERM IN MIND. I HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN REAL ESTATE FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT KIND OF GAVE ME THE BASELINE OF REAL ESTATE. I WAS ABLE TO WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS TO KIND OF SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT IN REAL LIFE. I ALSO HOLD A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT FROM NOVA SOUTHEAST. THAT'S GIVEN ME THE SKILL SET TO TALK TO PEOPLE, UNDERSTAND LEADERSHIP, HOW TO INTERACT, HOW TO KEEP EVERYBODY ON THE SAME TRAIN WITHOUT FLYING OFF THE SIDES. PROFESSIONALLY, I WAS IN SERVICE WITH A NATIONAL HOME BUILDERS WHERE I DEVELOPED COMMUNITIES ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS, PASCO, AND HERNANDO. THE RELEVANCE TO THAT IS HOW OTHER COUNTIES MOVE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT HOW WE MOVE AND DEVELOP HERE. WE'RE INHERITING PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, IN OUR HOUSING ISSUES. THOSE THINGS ALL TIE TOGETHER ON A BIG SCALE. UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US ALSO HAS A BIG IMPACT ON HOW IT'S HANDLED WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND CITY OF TAMPA. OTHER THING THAT I'VE ALSO BEEN A PART OF, I'M AN APPOINTEE -- FOR THE TPO. I UNDERSTAND THE JOB OF APPOINTEE IS AND HOW TO CONVEY WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE APPOINTING MEMBER WHO PUTS ME IN THE ROOM. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THAT MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, PARTNER H REALTY AND URBAN DWELLINGS, I GET TO WORK ON THE GROUND IN TAMPA. I'VE DONE DEVELOPMENT, HISTORIC HOME RESTORATIONS, EVEN BUILDING NEW HOMES IN SOME RAPIDLY CHANGING NEIGHBORHOODS. I'VE SEEN HOW THE CITY MOVES AND HOW THE CITY LIKES TO PUSH THINGS. I'VE SEEN HOW THIS COUNCIL HAS PRIORITIZED THINGS SUCH AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WALKABILITY IN SOME AREAS, REDUCING DENSITY IN SOME AREAS. THE CITY OF TAMPA IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL AREA. THE NEEDS OF SOUTH TAMPA AND THE HIGH HAZARD FLOOD ZONES IS DIFFERENT FROM THE FLOODING THAT HAPPENS UP IN SEMINOLE HEIGHTS. THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF NEW TAMPA IS VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM WEST TAMPA. THEY OPERATE IN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT HAVING EXPOSURE IN SELLING AND DEVELOPING IN THESE AREAS FOR SO LONG, KIND OF GIVES ME A BASELINE OF HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT AND HOW MAYBE POLICY FOR LAND USE IMPACTS THE OVERALL FEEL AND LIVABILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE AREAS. I ALSO HAD -- THANK YOU GUYS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ACTUALLY, HE ANSWERED MY QUESTION -- YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION DURING YOUR PRESENTATION. I THANK YOU. SAME QUESTION I WOULD HAVE ASKED. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: I BELIEVE WE HAVE A BALLOT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THERE'S ONE POSITION FYI. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: MR. MERMAN'S TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. HE SUBMITTED A RESIGNATION LETTER AND HAS OFFERED TO SERVE UNTIL REPLACED. >>BILL CARLSON: WE HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT KAREN WASN'T GOING TO RUN. HER TERM RUNS OUT IN SEPTEMBER. WHEN WOULD YOU COME BACK TO US. >> [INAUDIBLE] >>BILL CARLSON: WE TAKE A BREAK THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JULY. BEFORE WE LEAVE OR AFTER? AFTER OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE ASKED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN GET BETTER LINE OF SIGHT TO THESE APPOINTMENTS SO THAT WE'RE NOTE 2350EUD ABOUT THEM BEFORE THE PEOPLE APPLY? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO HELP RECRUIT PEOPLE TO RUN FOR THESE. WE TALKED ABOUT IT SEVERAL TIMES. FOR SOME REASON, AT LEAST IN MY IN-BOX, IT DOESN'T POP UP UNTIL WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I AGREE. I ACTUALLY HAD A CONSTITUENT E-MAIL, ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION AND GOT A WONDERFULLY DETAILED E-MAIL FROM C KORENCIA ABOUT IT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE OPENINGS ARE. IT'S NOT A FAULT OF ANY OUR STAFF. WONDERFUL TO SEND IT. I DO BELIEVE WE NEED A SECONDARY PORTION BECAUSE THAT LIST OF OPENINGS DOES NOT CONTAIN A LIST OF OPENINGS. IT'S VERY CONFUSING TO FOLLOW. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON THAT WE NEED -- THE NEW TRANSFORMATION IS NICE BUT NEEDS TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER, I AGREE SO WE CAN CLEARLY SEE WHAT ROLES ARE UP. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. JUST SO YOU KNOW AS PART OF THE WRITTEN REPORT, I ALSO INCLUDED RULE 8 OF YOUR OWN RULES, FILLING VACANCIES TO VARIOUS BOARDS. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH SULING ABOUT THIS. RULE A, AND THIS DATES BACK TO LAST YEAR WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THE NEW RULE. IT SAYS CURRENT AND UPCOMING BOARD VACANCIES SHOULD BE NOTED ON EACH AGENDA SO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DISTRICT OFFICES CAN SEEK CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SULING AND SHE TELLS ME THAT IS IN PROCESS. KERNELCERTAINLY COUNCIL'S INTENN THAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY AND SO WOULD THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT APPOINTMENTS ARE UPCOMING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WOULD THAT BE PUT ON THE CALENDAR? >>MARTIN SHELBY: ON THE AGENDA. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE GET THAT SO LATE. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO, WE DON'T. THE FRIDAY BEFORE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: AS FAR AS RECRUITING CANDIDATES. >>LYNN HURTAK: EVERY WEEK. SO IT WOULDN'T BE FOR THAT NEXT WEEK. LITERALLY ANYTIME THEY ARE -- >>BILL CARLSON: HOW SOON DO YOU THINK THEY WILL START? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: [INAUDIBLE] [CELL PHONE BUZZING] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CLERK FOXX-KNOWLES, YOU HAVE RESULTS? >> SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. NO ONE RECEIVED THE MAJORITY FOUR VOTES. WE HAVE MR. KUGLER -- WELL, MELONY WILLIAMS RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM HENDERSON AND VIERA. RICK KUGLER RECEIVED THREE VOTES FROM MIRANDA, MANISCALCO, AND CARLSON. AND MATTHEW SIENK RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM HURTAK AND CLENDENIN. SO YOU CAN VOTE AGAIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SHOULD WE START ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? PUBLIC SAFETY, COUNCILMAN VIERA, LIKE TO MOVE -- ALREADY GOT IT. YOU ARE SPEEDY GONZALES. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. MELONY WILLIAMS RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM HENDERSON AND VIERA. MR. KUGLER RECEIVED FOUR VOTES FROM MIRANDA, MANISCALCO, HURTAK, AND CARLSON. AND MATTHEW SIENK RECEIVED ONE VOTE. SO YOU HAVE A WINNER. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CONGRATULATIONS, MR. KUGLER. WE NEED A MOTION FOR LEGAL TO COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION. THE NAME OF THE PERSON IS RICK KUGLER. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. I HEARD A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. MR. VIERA, WOULD YOU MOVE ITEMS 7, 8, 9 AND 11? >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. I MOVE ITEMS 7 THROUGH 9 AND THEN 11. AND WE'LL SET ASIDE 10. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER 10, ROLL CALL VOTE. ITEM 10, ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO AND SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>BILL CARLSON: [INAUDIBLE] >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. >> HENDERSON? VIERA? >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND HURTAK VOTING NO WITH HENDERSON BEING ABSENT AT VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SO WE HAVE -- >>LYNN HURTAK: NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, I MOVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH -- >>BILL CARLSON: SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM 14. I HAVE AN ABSTENTION FORM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE'RE GOING TO PULL ITEM 14 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK TO MOVE 12, 13 -- >>LYNN HURTAK: MOVE ITEMS 12, 13 AND 15 THROUGH 20. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYES HAVE IT. MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: COUNCILMAN CARLSON, STATE LAW WOULD SAY YOU ANNOUNCE THE BASIS FOR YOUR RECUSAL. >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I MAKE THE MOTION AGAIN TO RECEIVE AND FILE MY FORM? THE COMPANY I WORK FOR HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH COMPANIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY BENEFIT FROM THIS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE RECUSAL FOR ITEM 14. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ITEM 14. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO MOVED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE NEED TO YOU MOVE 14. >>GWEN HENDERSON: ITEM 14. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON ABSTAINING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. WE ARE TO INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MR. MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I MOVE ITEMS 21 THROUGH 25. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. >>BILL CARLSON: MR. CHAIR, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN ALSO FROM 26. I HAD LONG CONVERSATION WITH MARTY. I THINK BECAUSE MY FIRM HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE LAW FIRMS THAT IT'S A BETTER IDEA TO RECUSE MYSELF. RECUSE MYSELF. CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MY FORM, PLEASE? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 26. I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO WORKS IN ONE OF THE LAW FIRMS MENTIONED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE TWO RECUSAL FORMS. ONE FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON AND ANOTHER FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO -- >> MIRANDA. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I'M SORRY, MIRANDA. SECOND TIME I HAVE DONE THAT. ITEM 26. SECOND TO ACCEPT THOSE? SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, WOULD YOU MOVE ITEMS 27 THROUGH 31. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 27 THROUGH 31. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND WITH COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. MR. VIERA, CAN YOU MOVE ITEM 26? >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE ITEM 26. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON FOR ITEM 26. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON AND MIRANDA ABSTAINING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, COUNCILMAN CARLSON. 32 THROUGH 37. >>BILL CARLSON: SO MOVED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. MOBILITY. >>LYNN HURTAK: I MOVE ITEMS 38 THROUGH 42. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. WE NEED TO SET PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEM 43. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DOES THE ATTORNEY NEED TO EXPLAIN? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THEY SENT US AN EXPLANATION -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO SET 43, PH 25-14870 FOR JULY 17, 2025 AT 10:30 A.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 E KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR? WE HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOVE ITEM 44. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 44, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO. SECOND FROM MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. VERY GOOD. IT IS 11:53. IF WE DID LUNCH NOW, WE HAVE THE ONE ITEM FROM POLICE AND FIRE COMING BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER LUNCH. IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY LONG AFTERNOON. CAN WE DO A SHORTER LUNCH LIKE COME BACK AT 1:00? 1:15? WE'RE GOING TO BE AT LUNCH UNTIL 1:15. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND HEAR FROM POLICE AND FIRE AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. BE PREPARED TO BE SWORN IN. [LUNCH RECESS]