[ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>ORLANDO GUDES: GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAMPA CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW COME TO ORDER FOR THE REGULAR MEETING, AUGUST 5, 2021. I THINK MR. CARLSON HAS THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING. >>BILL CARLSON: GREAT. THANK YOU, SIR. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP REVEREND JAMES GOLDEN. HOPEFULLY HE'S ONLINE HERE. REVEREND GOLDEN GREW UP IN JACKSONVILLE AND DAYTONA, AND THEN HAS BEEN LIVING IN MANATEE COUNTY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. HE SERVED IN THE MILITARY AND THEN HE WAS CALLED TO BE A PASTOR AND CHAPLAIN, AND HE SERVED ON A LOT OF NONPROFIT BOARDS. HE HAS A LOT OF DEGREES. HE HAS A LAW DEGREE. HE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, MASTER'S DEGREE IN DIVINITY. VERY WELL EDUCATED. HE SERVES AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMB. BUT THE REASON HE'S SPEAKING THIS MORNING, HE'S ALSO THE PASTOR OF PORT TAMPA AME CHURCH. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE CHURCHES THAT I GO TO. IT'S IN SOUTH TAMPA. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO PORT TAMPA, IT IS THE TAMPA CITY. THIS IS DOWN NEXT TO MacDILL, HISTORIC COMMUNITY THAT HAS LOTS OF HOMES THAT ARE A HUNDRED OR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS OLD. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE ORIGINAL PORT WAS, THERE WERE A LOT OF LONGSHOREMEN THERE, AND THEY STARTED SEVERAL CHURCHES. AND TWO OF THE THREE CHURCHES WE. I LOVE TO GO TO THIS CHURCH BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE VERY WELCOMING AND REVEREND GOLDEN IS JUST SUCH A GREAT AND CHARISMATIC PERSON. ALSO, IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S CHANGING RAPIDLY. ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PLEASE CALL REVEREND GOLDEN BECAUSE THAT CHURCH NEEDS HELP PRESERVING ITS BUILDING AND PRESERVING ITS COMMUNITY GROUPS. REVEREND GOLDEN, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK THIS MORNING. IF YOU COULD GIVE THE WEL ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND AFTERWARDS WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CARLSON. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT MY AUDIO IS ON AT THIS TIME. >>BILL CARLSON: YES, YOU SOUND GREAT. >> I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE INVOCATION BEFORE THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL ONCE MORE. LET US PRAY. O GOD, GRANT US A VISION OF OUR CITY. FAIR AS SHE MIGHT BE, A CITY OF JUSTICE WHERE NONE SHALL PREY ON OTHERS. A CITY OF PLENTY WHERE VICE AND POVERTY SHALL CEASE TO FESTER. A CITY OF BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD WHERE ALL SUCCESS SHALL BE FOUNDED ON SERVICE AND HONOR SHALL BE GIVEN TO NOBLENESS ALONE. A CITY OF PEACE, WHERE ORDER SHALL NOT REST ON FORCE, BUT ON THE LOVE OF ALL FOR OUR CITY. THE GREAT MOTHER OF COMMON LIFE AND WILL. HEAR O LORD THE SILENT PRAYER OF ALL OUR HEARTS AS WE PLEDGE OUR TIME AND STRENGTH AND THOUGHT TO SPEED THE DAY OF HER COMING BEAUTY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. THOSE WHO WOULD AGREE SAID AMEN. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>ORLANDO GUDES: MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: HERE. >>JOSEPH CITRO: HERE. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANKOU, MADAM DEPUTY CLERK. MR. SHELBY, PLEASE. ON] -- AND THAT IT IS AGAIN COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO USE COMMUNICATIONS VIDEO TECHNOLOGY OR CMT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, AND THE RULES HAVE NOT BEEN MADE PERMANENT YET, I WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES TO ADOPT THE PROCEDURES AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE OF THIS HEARING AND IN THE AGENDA. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOTION TO APPROVE. CARLSON MOVED. MR. MANISCALCO SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: WITH REGARD, MR. CHAIRMAN, A REMINDER AT YOUR SPECIAL DISCUSSION MEETING, YOU HAD DISCUSSED ANOTHER RULE THAT MAY BE RELEVANT TODAY, THAT WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC COMMENT, IF IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY LONG THAT IF THERE ARE 15 OR MORE SPEAKERS, THAT YOU HAVE THE OPTION, IF YOU WISH, TO SET EACH SPEAKER IN FAIRNESS TO TWO MINUTES. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT WHEN PUBLIC COMMENT BEGINS TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU HAVE PRESENT, IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: WE WILL CONSIDER IT, SIR. THANK YOU. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, SIR. >>ORLANDO GUDES: APPROVE THE AGENDA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: SIR, DID YOU WANT TO REVIEW THE STAFF REPORTS TO SEE WHICH OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD NOT HAVE TO APPEAR FOR STAFF REPORT AND ACCEPT THEIR MEMORANDUM IN LIEU OF THAT? >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES, SIR. GENTLEMEN, WE'LL GO TO STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON 32, MR. CITRO. I'M SURE HE WANTS THOSE FOLKS HERE. IS THAT CORRECT? >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES, SIR. PLEASE AND THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM 33. STAFF WILL BE HERE TO PROVIDE UPDATES. MR. DINGFELDER. 34, THAT IS TO DO WITH THE SIDEWALKS, I BELIEVE. WE NEED THAT. TO APPEAR, 35, FIRE RESCUE, WE'LL HAVE A REPORT ON THAT. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I DON'T NEED AN APPEARANCE, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION RELATED TO IT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: ON NUMBER 35? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THE MEMORANDUM AND IT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT I WILL MAKE A MOTION RELATED TO IT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: WE'LL KEEP MR. MASSEY HERE. IF YOU MAKE A MOTION, WE'LL KEEP HIM HERE IN CASE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS. ITEM 36. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'M GOOD WITH THE REPORT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MANISCALCO IS GOOD WITH NUMBER 36. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF PICE ES NOT HAVE TO APPEAR, IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM 37, ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE A REPORT. GOOD WITH THAT, GENTLEMEN? 37, ARE WE ALL GOOD WITH THAT, GENTLEMEN? THEY HAVEN'T SUBMITTED A REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THEY ARE GOING TO APPEAR. 38, MR. DINGFELDER. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: 38, I TALKED WITH MS. SAUL-SENA AND ALSO WITH STAFF, AND WE' ALL IN AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE THAT ITEM TILL MS. SAUL-SENA RETURNS TO TOWN. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOTION TO CONTINUE SIR? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YEAH, LET'S SAY OCTOBER, BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, MR. SHELBY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MADAM CLERK, WHAT DO YOU HAVE ON THE CALENDAR? >>BILL CARLSON: SECOND. >>ORLANDO GUDES: GET THE DATE. >>THE CLERK: OCTOBER 7. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THAT WILL BE FINE. WE'LL LEAVE IT ON STAFF REPORTS. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER MADE A MOTION TO MOVE 38 FOR CONTINUANCE. MR. CARLSON SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? ANYPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, SIR. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MR. MI MIRANDA -- >>JOHN DINGFELDER: ITEM 5 I WANTED TO PULL STAFF REPORT AND THEN ITEMS 7 AND 8, WHICH I'M OKAY ON. I SPOKE WIT MR. REMER. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM 5, YOU WANT THAT PULLED, SIR? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THERE WAS A MEMO. IT WAS TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM 5 TO BE PULLED. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA, APPROVE THE AGENDA. MR. MANISCALCO MOTION AND MR. VIERA SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MR. SHELBY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, ALSO, AS PART OF THE MOTION, IF YOU LOOK AT THE ADDENDUM, THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE ON ITEM NUMBER 15 AND A MEMORANDUM FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DENNIS ROGERO. YOU CAN TAKE THAT UP AT THE TIME. IS THERE ANY NEED FOR MR. ROGERO TO APPEAR FOR THAT? MOVE IT UNDER CONSENT? >>ORLANDO GUDES: ANY CONCERNS ABOUT MR. ROGERO NOT BEING HERE FOR ITEM 15. TAKE IT UP AT THAT TIME, SIR. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MANISCALCO HAS MOVED. MR. VIERA SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 1 ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE MAYOR'S FY '22 BUDGET PRESENTATION. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S ADAM SMITH. THE MAYOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THIS BY VIDEO IN RESPECT FOR YOUR COVID PROTOCOL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND ROLL. >>MAYOR CASTOR: LIKE LAST YEAR, I'M STILL LKING TO DOING THIS IN PERSON WHEN COVID IS FINALLY BEHIND US. THIS IS AN OCCASION TO TALK ABOUT BOTH WHERE WE STAND AS A COMMUNITY AND OUR SHARED VISION FOR WHERE WE WANT TO GO. IT'S BEEN ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY YEAR FOR TAMPA. AND FOR ALL THE CHALLENGES WE FACE TOGETHER AMID THE PANDEMIC AND RESULTING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF BECAUSE WE ARE STRONGER TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. TAMPA'S ECONOMY IS GROWING. OUR CIVIC PRIDE AND SPIRIT ARE SKY HIGH, AND OUR FUTURE LOOKS AS BRIGHT AS OUR STANLEY CUP AND LOMBARDI TROPHIES. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF CITIZENS ACROSS TAMPA ARE TESTAMENT TO OUR POSITIVE TRAJECTORY. NINE IN TEN TAMPA RESIDENTS WOULD RECOMMEND TAMPA AS A PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, RAISE CHILDREN, OR OPEN A BUSINESS. NINE IN TEN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN TAMPA CITY GOVERNMENT. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT TAMPA CAN WITHSTAND CHALLENGES. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, TAMPA'S FINANCES TOO A HIT FROM COVID. WE LOST SIGNIFICANT REVENUE IN PARKING FEES, CONVENTION BOOKINGS, AND MORE. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR STELLAR SERVICE PROVISION AND STAY AFLOAT FINANCIALLY BY DEFERRING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND REFINANCING DEBT, AMONG OTHER SENSIBLE STEPS. FORTUNATELY, OUR PROPERTY VALUES INCREASED FOR THE 8th STRAIGHT YEAR, AS DID REVENUE FROM SOURCES LIKE SALES TAXES. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAND CARES ACTS HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN FOCUSED ON CRITICAL NEEDS, LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MOBILITY, AND LONG-DEFERRED INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE. DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INCLUSION BECAME EVEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY. AND, AS A RESULT, WE HAVE SUCCESSES TO CELEBRATE. THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE OUR EQUAL 16 FROM 24 MILLION TO $28RAM BY MILLION. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS BY INVESTING IN AN EXPANSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY PROGRAM WHICH ENABLED ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST CRITICAL INDUSTRIES TO STAY ACTIVE AND REMAIN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. THIS RESULTED IN THOSE DEVELOPMENTS APARTMENTS AND HOTELS COMING ONLINE CREATING HOUSING AND JOBS THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE. THE OCCUM STREAMLINING OUR PERMITTING PROCESS AND CUTTING RED TAPE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE PERMITTING OF AN ASTOUNDING 4.5 BILLION IN DEVELOPMENT FOR FY '20. THE '21 NUMBERS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE, BUT WE ARE ON TRACK FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF PERMITS. YOU ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG FUND BALANCE TO ADDRESS UNFORESEEN EMERGENCIES. THIS BUDGET'S RESERVES OF 24% WILL ALLOW USO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL FUTURE INCIDENTS AS WELL AS MAINTAIN SUPERIOR BOND RATINGS, WHICH YOU KNOW SAVE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR. THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL IS STRENGTHENING TAMPA'S FOUNDATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT DOES. I DON'T NEED TO TELL THIS COUNCIL THAT A STRONG FOUNDATION, BE IT INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING FISCAL IS WHAT ENABLES A COMMUNITY LIKE OURS TO BE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES AND AMBITIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING AND OVERDUE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THIS BUDGET, INCLUDING REMODELING OF THE CONVENTION CENTER TO ATTRACT LARGER EVENTS, THE DESIRE OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER IN EAST TAMPA TO CENTRALIZE AND SIMPLIFY SERVICE AVAILABILITY, NEW FIRE STATIONS, THE DECENTRALIZATION OF FLEET MAINTENANCE AND THE EAST TAMPA AN CENTERS. THIS FY '22 BUDGET IS ABOUT COLLABORATION AND INCLUSION. WE LISTENED VERY CLOSELY TO EACH OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL. WE INCORPORATED INTO THIS BUDGET MUCH OF WHAT YOU TOLD US, AND WE LISTENED CLOSELY TO OUR RESIDENTS, CONDUCTING OUR ANNUAL CITIZENS SENTIMENT SURVEY TO GAUGE THE SERVICE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS AND WISHES OF OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THEIR NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES. TRANSFORMING TAMPA'S TOMORROW OR T-3 IS HOW I DESCRIBE OUR OVERALL VISION FOR MOVING TAMPA FORWARD, AND THIS BUDGET REFLECTS THE FIVE CORE GOALS OF T-3. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY CENTRIC SERVICES, ENHANCING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, INCREASING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE. SO LET'S TAKE EACH PILLAR ONE AT A TIME. STRENGTHENING COMNITY CENTRIC SERVICES MEANS FOCUSING ON WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS FROM US AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE THE PUBLIC DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THIS IS WHY WE ARE UPGRADING OUR OVERALL CUSTOMER SERVICE SYSTEM TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH CITY HALL. WE'VE CREATED THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR POSITION AND ARE NOW EXCITED TO BE IMPLEMENTING A NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE SOFTWARE THAT WILL ALLOW THE COMMUNITY EASY AND DIRECT ACCESS TO OUR CITY OF TAMPA TEAM. THIS BUDGET IS ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE. IT'S AVAILABLE ON A NEW PLATFORM OPEN GOV THAT WILL MAKE IT FAR EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC AND YOU TO REVIEW, ANALYZE, AND UNDERSTAND HOW PUBLIC MONEY IS BEING SPENT. IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ARE KEY TO COMMUNITY-CENTRIC SERVICES. WE'VE ALSO NAMED OCEA WYNN AS OUR CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER. SHE WILL WORK TO IMPLEMENT DIVERSITY,QUIT AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING AND OVERSEEING THE MAYOR'S ADVISORY COUNCILS. WE HAVE TAKEN THESE ACTIONS TO ENSURE OUR ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES HAVE A DIRECT LINK INTO ND A VOICE WITHIN CITY HALL. WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. WE HEARD YOUR PASSION CONCERNING COMMUNITY NEEDS. AND AS A RESULT, HAVE INCORPORATED A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS INTO THIS BUDGET. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, THESE CHANGES WILL IMPROVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TIMES BY ADDING PERSONNEL, FIRE STATIONS, AND RESCUE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ON POLICING ALONG WITH MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESULTING IN 19 CITIZEN-LED IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED. INITIATED A WELL-PLANNED AND THOUGHTFUL MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPOND PROGRAM, AS WELL AS WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO MAKE OUR CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD MORE EFFECTIVE. TACKLING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SHORTAGE IS ESSENTIAL. YOU AND I HEAR IT FROM THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY, AND THE CITIZENS' SENTIMENT SURVEY CONFIRMS THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S TOP PRIORITIES. THAT'S WHY WE ARE ALLOCATING 20%, MORE THAN $16 MILLION, OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFORTS. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE 20 MILLION IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL DOLLARS THAT WE WILL PUT TOWARDS HOUSING SOLUTIONS. WE MADE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ZONING AND POLICY CHANGES TO ENCOURAGE MORE PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET. WE ARE CHAMPIONING MANY HOUSING SOLUTIONS FROM TINY HOMES TO MULTIFAMILY HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING A TRANSFOATIV MIX USE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES OVER 900 INCOME QUALIFYING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AS A VIBRANT MIXED INCOME COMMUNITY IN WEST TAPA. WE WILL BE EXPANDING THE INFILL HOUSING PROGRAM TO MULTIFAMILY IN A VARIETY OF INCOME LEVELS. WE ALSO WILL START OFFERING THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION PROGRAM TO THOSE EARNING MORE THAN 80% AMI. AS WE ARE ALL AWARE, THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS GROWING IN RESPONSE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A BOLD INNOVATIVE AND COMPASSIONATE PLAN THAT WILL OFFER THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS EXPANDED SERVICES, ALLOWING FOR SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION INTO OUR COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE CREATED THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND HIRED AN AMAZING DIRECTOR IN BRIN McKENZIE, WORK WITH YOU TO ADOPT AN APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE AND ESTABLISH THE MAYOR'S WORKFORCE COUNCIL, AND CREATED THE BRIDGES TO BUSINESS INITIATIVE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO WORK WITH OUR CITY. AS A CITY, IT'S NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO CHAMPION CAREER PATHWAYS, BUT ALSO HELP TO PROVIDE THEM. AS SUCH, WE ARE INCORPORATING FLEET AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE TRAINING AND A CULINARY ACADEMY INTO THE DESIGN OF OUR PROPOSED GOVERNMENT SERVICE CENTER ON HANNA AVENUE. THIS WORKFORCE TRAINING WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY FOR EAST TAMPA RESIDENTS, BUT FOR OUR ENTIRE REGION AS WELL. INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY ARE CRUCIAL TO TRANSFORMING TAMPA'S TOMORROW. THOUGH I WON'T SUGAR COAT HOW BIG A BLOW IT WAS TO LOSE THE ALL FOR TRANSPORTATION MONEY THAT WAS SO OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED BY OUR CONSTITUENTS, I WILL PROVIDE A PATH TO FORGE AHEAD ON OUR OWN, ONE THAT INCLUDES A CITYWIDE MOBILITY PLAN. WE ALL HEARD FROM THE CALLS FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE OUR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND TRAILS SAFE AND TO IMPROVE OUR ROAD MAINTENANCE. TO THIS END, WE HAVE COMMITTED AN ESTIMATED $22 MILLION FOR ROAD SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE. MAYORS PAM IORIO AND BOB BUCKHORN DID THE HARD WORK OF CATCHING UP ON TAMPA'S LONG NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND THAT WORK MUST CONTINUE. THAT'S HOW WE LIMIT FLOODING, CARBON EMISSIONS AND ENSURE A CLEAN WATE SUPPLY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THESE ACTIONS AND MORE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR FOUNDATION. WITH YOUR HELP, WE FOCUSED ON COMPREHENSIVE UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR TAMPA'S NEIGHBORHOODS, TACKLED OUR AGING WATER AND WASTEWATER PIPES, MADE SIGNIFICANT STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, STARTED BUILDING AND PLANNING MORE THAN 25 MILES OF TRAILS AND GREENWAYS, CONNECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND PRIORITIZE PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, ANDEHIC SAFETY BY JOINING THE VISION ZERO NETWORK. RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY UNDERPIN EVERYTHING WE DO, FROM IMPROVING EQUITY TO UPGRADING OUR PIPES. EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE RELEASED TAMPA'S FIRST-EVER RESILIENT ROAD MAP, RESILIENT TAMPA, OVERSEEN BY THE CITY'S FIRST-EVER RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER WOMENNER. WE ARE FOCUSED ON CLIMATE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MAKING THAT A CENTRAL PART OF OUR WORKFORCE CULTURE. THIS BUDGET CONTINUES TRANSITIONING OUR FLEET TO ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLES, FORTIFIES OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY AT NEW AND EXISTING CITY FACILITIES, AND CONTINUES OUR EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE CITY'S GREENSPACE AND TREE CANOPY. RESILIENT TAMPA INCLUDES 58 RECOMMENDATIONS AND EVERY NAGE IN THE CITY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO TACKLING EVERY ONE OF THEM, BIG AND SMALL. I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR INPUT AND IDEAS AS THEY HAVE BEEN THOUGHTFULLY WOVEN INTO THIS BUDGET. THIS BUDGET IS TRULY A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WILL NOT ONLY ADDRESS OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS BUT WILL LEAD OUR CITY SUCCESSFULLY INTO THE FUTURE. TRANSFORMING TAMPA'S TOMORROW IS WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE OUR WONDERFULLY UNIQUE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY REACHES ITS POTENTIAL. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND SOME BIG AND BOLD DECISIONS AHEAD OF US, BUT WORKING TOGETHER, I INSERIAL BELIEVE WE CAN IMPROVE THE -- I SINCERELY BELIEVE WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EVERY ONE OF TAMPA'S NEIGHBORHOODS. NOW LET'S GET TO WORK. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN. IS THERE ANOTHER VIDEO? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: ADAM MENTIONED DENNIS. >>DENNIS ROGERO: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. DENNIS ROGERO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING TO BRIEF YOU ON THE MAYOR'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 RECOMMENDED BUDGET. YOU SEE ON SCREEN THE AGENDA AND THE RUN-UP TO THE BUDGET, WE'LL DISCUSSOW W ARE BOTH STRENGTHENING AND PLANNING FOR TAMPA'S FOUNDATION, INCLUDING ADDRESSING DEFERRED VEHICLES. WE'LL THEN SPEAK TO THE SIGNIFICANT PANDEMIC FUNDING WE'RE RECEIVING UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR ARPA, AND THEN TO THE MEAT OF FISCAL YEAR 2022 FUNDING AND THE COST OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES. WRAPPING UP WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S DEBT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. ON TO STRENGTHENING TAMPA'S FOUNDATION. HERE YOU SEE SOME DETAIL ABOUT HOW THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS IMPAET THE CITY, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND PERSONALLY. WE CONTINUE TO ANTICIPATE REVENUE LOSSES OF OVER $40 MILLION, PRIMARILY IN THE GENERAL FUND. AND THERE HAVE BEEN 700 INSTANCES OF OUR EMPLOYEES TESTING POSITIVE THROUGH JULY, AND THE NUMBER OF QUARANTINES NEARLY EQUALING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WITH MANY PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL REQUIRING REPEAT QUARANTINES. COUNCIL, IN CRAFTING A BUDGET STRENGTHENING OUR FOUNDATION, WE TURNOUROMMUNITY SURVEY. YOU SEE THE TOP TEN IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS HERE. AT NUMBER ONE, A SENSE OF PERSONAL SAFETY AND KEYING OFF OF THAT, YOU'LL SEE OUR PAST AND RECOMMENDED SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IN FIRE AND RESCUE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. ON THE LEFT, THE ACTIONS SO FAR. FROM THE TOP, IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES. WE'VE INCREASED STAFF. WE'RE WORKING ON OUR EXISTING FIRE STATIONS, AND INVESTING IN BOTH EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. ON THE RIGHT, IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 WE'LL INVEST EVEN MORE IN ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND CONTINUE SPENDING SIGNIFICANT FUNDING ON VEHICLES, FIRE STATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES. CONTINUING THE COMMUNITY-CENTRIC THEME, THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT BEGAN THE MENTAL HEALTH CO-RESPONDER PILOT PROGRAM, AND THE CITY'S REVIEW BOARD ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, WE'LL BEGIN DESIGN ON A COMPLETE REFURBISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC TRAINING FACILITY AT 34th STREET. AGAIN, IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE INITIATED THE WELL-KNOWN LIFT UP LOCAL PROGRAM AND INNOVATED OUR OPERATIONS TO SECURE THOUSANDS OF JOBS. THE CITY INVESTED IN IMPLEMENTING THE OPEN GOV BUDGETING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REPORTING SYSTEM. IN FACT, THE BUDGET THAT YOU WILL REVIEW IS PRESENTED ON THIS NEW PLATFORM. WE REESTABLISHED THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOOK AGGRESSIVE ACTION TO INCREASE OUR MINORITY PROCUREMENT PARTICIPATION 16%. IN FISCAL 2022, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE EAST TAMPA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX AND THE HANNA AVENUE GOVERNMENT CENTER. COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY BUSY INCREASING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. AT THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $80 MILLION TO NEEDY RECIPIENTS AND SUPPORTED SHELTERING OPTIONS FOR THE HOMELESS. WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE'RE DEVELOPING A LAND TRUST. STAFFI HASEEN INCREASED, AND WE'VE EXPANDED THE INFILL HOUSING PROGRAM TO ADD 12 NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR ADDING MORE THAN 900 INCOME QUALIFYING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNTY SERVICES. WE'VE ACQUIRED THE ARMY NAVY PARCEL DOWNTOWN FOR MORE AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING AND INITIATED THE REZONING AND ANOTHER REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR AN EIGHT-ACRE PARCEL IN EAST TAMPA FOR ADDITIONAL INCOME QUALIFYING HOUSING UTS. D WE FUNDED A TAX CREDIT APPLICATION FOR ELDERLY INCOME QUALIFYING DEVELOPMENT AT THE MADISON HIGHLANDS PROJECT. WE'LL CONTINUE OUR DETERMINED EFFORTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. IN FACT, BETWEEN THE AMERICAN RESCUE ACT FUNDING AND OUR ANTICIPATED FORMULA GRANTS NEXT YEAR, WE WILL SPEND NEARLY $35 MILLION ON HOUSING. WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE VARIOUS SERVICES YOU SEE HERE, HOUSING AND SHELTER ACCOMMODATIONS INFILLOUSI AND OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION. WE'RE DEVELOPING A REPLACEMENT HOME PROGRAM FOR THOSE THAT JUST CAN'T BE REPAIRED, AND WE'RE PROMOTING THE CITY'S OPPORTUNITY ZONES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUSINESS REVITALIZATION. MOVING ON TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WE CREATED AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HIRED A DIRECTOR FOR THIS IMPORTANT PURPOSE AND ADOPTED AN APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE. WE'LL CONTINUE THE SUCCESSFUL BRIDGES TO BUSINESS PROGRAM AND THE SIGNING DAYS WHILE ALIGNING EDUCATIONALESOUES. AS YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR'S WORKFORCE COUNCIL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND THE HANNA AVENUE GOVERNMENT CENTER WILL HAVE A SIZABLE WORKFORCE COMPONENT, TOO. UP NEXT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY. THROUGH OUR STORMWATER AND PIPES PROGRAMS, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING RESULTS OF OUR INCREASED INVESTMENTS ADDRESSING OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AS THE RECENT TAMPA BAY TIMES HEADLINE ILLUSTRATES. WHY DIDN'T WE FLOOD AND SPILL SEWAGE? BECAUSE OF OUR FOCUS AND OUR ACTIONS. FROM CREATING OUR TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE TO JOINING THE VISION ZERO NETWORK, FROM COMPLETE STREETS TO IMPLEMENTING OUR MOVES MOBILITY PLAN, A ROADWAY SYSTEM FOR ALL IS OUR VERY HIGH PRIORITY. AS IS PRIORITIZING OUR GREENWAYS AND TRAILS, INCLUDING THE GREEN ARTERY AND THE GREEN SPINE. OUR WEST RIVER WALK FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUILD GRANT ALSO PROMISES GREAT THINGS FOR THAT SIDE OF THE RIVER. FOR FISCAL YEAR '22, WE HAVE RESURFACING AND SIDEWALKS, RELOCATION OF THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT, AND NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE. ROUNDING OUT OUR STRATEGIC GOALS, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY CONTINUES TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND OUR RESILIENT TAMPA ROAD MAP HAS BEEN PUBLISHED WITH 58 INITIATIVES. WE'VE EXPANDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID FLEET, INCLUDING CHARGING STATIONS, PURSUING CITY LEED CERTIFICATION AND HAVE INITIATED AND WILL CONTINUE THE PURE PROCESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, WE'LL ADVANCE THE CLIMATE ACTION AND EQUITY PLAN AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY CLIMATE EDUCATION AND JUSTICE OPPORTUNITIES. PLANNING FOR TAMPA'S FOUNDATION. AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MAJOR PLANNING INITIATIVES IN THE WORKS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE US FORWARD. I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED BRINGING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACK, IMPLEMENTING BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND PARKS MTER PLANS WILL BE MAJOR MILESTONES. THE PUBLIC SAFETY MASTER PLAN WILL CONTINUE THE PROGRESS ON IMPROVING SERVICE LEVELS WHILE BOLSTERING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. IT WILL ALSO CONTINUE IMPROVING RESPONSE TIMES, ADDRESSING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND VEHICLE PURCHASES, AND WILL ANALYZE THE NEED FOR NEW STATIONS. IMPLEMENTING A PARKS MASTER PLAN WILL PROVIDE A NEEDED DEEP AS WELL AS BROAD VIEW OF THE STRENGTHS OF OUR PARKS SYSTEM AND AREAS THAT CAN BE IMPROVED. DEFERRED VEHICLES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022, WE WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS ADDRESSING OUR AGING FLEET. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, OUR REPLACEMENT FUNDING AND THE PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLES SIMPLY HASN'T KEPT PACE WITH OUR NEEDS. A TOTAL OF NEARLY $33 MILLION WILL BE SPENT WITH NEARLY HALF GOING TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES. MOVING TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, COUNCIL, THE CITY IS ANTICIPATED TO RECEIVE A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $80 MILLION OVER% THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO ADDRESS IMPACTS FROM THE PANDEMIC THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2024 WITH ALL OF THE FUNDING SPENT NO LATER THAN 2026. AS WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED, THE PLAN PROVIDES FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES, REPLACING LOST REVENUE, INVESTMENT IN WATER, SEWER, AND BROADBAND, PREMIUM PAY FOR THOSE DOING ESSENTIAL WORK, AND ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS, SMALL BUSINESSES TOURISM TRAVEL AND THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES. ELIGIBLE USES FOR REVENUE RECOVERY INCLUDE MAINTENANCE OR PAY GO FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERSECURITY HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND POLICE, FIRE, AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES. AND YOU SEE OUR RECOMMENDED ALLOCATIONS HERE. COMMUNITY CENTRIC SERVICES, FIRE AND POLICE SERVICES, 20%. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, 20%. INFRASTRUCTURE 29%. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE, 2%. LOST REVENUES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE 29%. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARPA FUNDING. TAMPA FIRE RESCUE WILL RECEIVE OVER $13 MILLION FOR FIRE STATION RENOVATIONS, VEHICLES, PEAK UNIT SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND OTHER COSTS. DEVELOPMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER $16 MILLION FOR UNRESTRICTED OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION, RENTAL INFILL, HOMELESS OUTREACH AND THE BUILD-READY PROGRAM. THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER $7 MILLION FOR SIDEWALKS AND RESURFACING. THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE $3 MILLION FOR VEHICLES, AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND BODY-WORN CAMERAS. PARKS AND RECREATION WILL RECEIVE $3 MILLION FOR THE EAST TAMPA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX AND THE NEW TAMPANCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND. LOGISTICS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT WILL RECEIVE OVER $4 MILLION FOR VARIOUS GENERAL FACILITY CAPITAL PROJECTS. AS YOU SEE HERE, ROOF REPAIRS, AIR-CONDITIONING, AND ELECTRIC REPAIR. PARKING WILL RECEIVE NEARLY $3.5 MILLION FOR THEIR CAPITAL PROJECT. THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT WILL RECEIVE 5.5 MILLION FOR THEIR RELOCATION TO THE 34th STREET, AND THE GENERAL FUND WILL RECEIVE 23.5 MILLION FOR OUR REVENUE LOSS AND PANDEMIC REONSE COSTS AND CYBERSECURITY. AND NOW OUR RECOMMENDED BUDGET, COUNCIL. THE NET FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS IS JUST OVER $1.8 BILLION. EXPANSION OF WASTEWATER, WATER AND SOLID WASTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. THE AFOREMENTIONED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING, TRANSPORTATION GRANTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILD WEST RIVER WALK PROJECT. STORMWATER AND FACILITY PROJECTS, NEGOTIATED LABOR CONTRACTS, ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR FIRE SERVICES, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MAINTENANCE. YOU SEE HERE OUR BREAKOUT OF THE MAJOR FUNDS AND, OF COURSE, THE TWO LARGEST COMPONENTS WE TALK ABOUT THE MOST, THE GENERAL AND ENTERPRISE FUND, WHICH TOGETHER MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL BUDGET. HERE ARE THE RECOMMENDED EXPENDITURE CATEGORS FOR EACH OF THOSE FUNDS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, PARKS AND RECREATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS MAKING UP THE BULK OF THE GENERAL FUND, AND THE UTILITY DEPARTMENTS WITH WATER, WASTEWATER, AND SOLID WASTE MAKING UP THE MOST OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. AND HERE WE SHOW THE IMPACT OF THE TRANSFER TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES OR CRAs, ON PROPERTY TAX REVENUES AND HOW THE COST OF POLICE AND FIRE BY THEMSELVES CONTINUE TO ECLIPSE WHAT WE RECEIVE IN THOSE PROPERTY TAXES WE DISCUSSED, WELL OVER HALF OF THE GENERAL FUND. THIS IS FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING NEXT YEAR. AND THIS IS OUR GRANTS PROGRAM. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MATURE SUCCESSFULLY, PROVIDING INTERNAL COORDINATION WITHIN THE CITY, LEVERAGING EFFORTS WITH OUTSIDE PARTNERS AND ALIGNING WITHIN OUR STRATEGIC GOAL FRAMEWORK. IT REMAINS AMBITIOUS WITH A PLAN TO PURSUE OVER $100 MILLION WORTH OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR, AND THIS YEAR, WE'RE AWAITING NOTIFICATION OF AWARDS FOR $30 MILLION THAT WE'VE ALREADY APPLIED FOR. TURNING OUR ATTENTION AGAIN TO THE GENERAL FUND AND SPECIFICALLY THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED ON MANY OCCASIONS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT METRIC OF OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH AND A CRITICAL BENCHMARK FOR RATING AGENCIES. HERE YOU SEE THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE HISTORICALLY HOVERING BETWEEN 23 AND 24 PERCENT PRIOR TO THE PROACTIVE EFFORTS WE TOOK TO BOLSTER IT IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC. IT PROVIDES A NICE PICTURE OF STABILITY, AND WE CONTINUE TO REFERENCE AND REREFERENCE THESE FIGURES WITH THE CREDIT RATING AGENCIES. AS WE HAD BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH3 TO DO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I'D LIKE TO AGAIN HIGHLIGHT OUR CITY HEALTH PLAN SUCCESSES. YOU ARE, OF COURSE, FAMILIAR WITH THIS CHART FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND OUR COMPARISON TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH CARE COSTS CONTINUE TO TREND VERY WELL. ON TO THE COST OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES, YOU SEE HERE, COUNCIL, WHEN TOTALING PROPERTY TAXES, NON-AD VALOREM TAXES AND UTILITY FEES, WE THINK TAMPANIANS RECEIVE A VERY GOOD VALUE FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT WHEN COMPARED TO THESE PEER CITIES. YOU SEE ALSO HERE THAT SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION, THE CITY HAS CONTINUED TO REDUCE OUR RATIO OF EMPLOYEES TO POPULATIONS. WE ARE NOW TIED FOR THE LOWEST WITH ST. PETERSBURG. WE CONTINUE TO VIEW THIS AS PART OF THE CONSERVATIVE FISCAL MANAGEMENT THAT THE CITY IS WELL KNOWN FOR. YOU SEE HERE, THE CITY IS STILL NEARLY 300 POSITIONS LESS THAN PRIOR TO THE GREAT RECESSION. MOVING ON TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT, COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW IS A SERIOUS DECISION AND WE MUST WEIGH THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF PAYING DEBT SERVICE AGAINST FUTURE INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND OTHER COSTS. CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH OUR DEBT PROGRAM, OF COURSE, ARE OUR BD RATINGS. ALL OF THEM ARE HIGH GRADE OR BETTER. AT THE TOP, YOU SEE A RATING CALLED "ISSUER CREDIT RATING." THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO THE GENERAL OBLIGATION CREDIT RATING AND RATING OF THE OVERALL FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR RIGHT THAT STANDARD & POOR'S HAS GIVEN US THE BEST RATING YOU CAN GET. AAA, WITH THE OTHER TWO AGENCIES GIVING US THE SECOND HIGHEST. STRONG RATINGS LIKE THE ONES YOU SEE HERE BOLSTER NOT ONLY OUR FINANCIAL POSITION, BUT OUR REPUTATION AS A WELL-RUN AND FINANCIALLY CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATION. WE WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THEIR PART IN MANAGING THE DEBT PROGRAM. UNLIKE OTHER AREAS OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, OUR DEBT PROGRAM AND ULTIMATELY THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF THE CITY IS REVIEWED AND RATED BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, THE RATING AGENCIES HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE CITY'S CONTINUED FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND HAVE INCREASED THE BOND RATING 14 TIMES SINCE 2011. AS YOU KNOW, THE MOST RECENT WAS LAST YEAR WITH MOODY'S INCREASING THE WATER AND WASTEWATER BOND TO AAA, MAKING THE WER AND WASTEWATER BONDS THE BEST YOU CAN GET ACROSS THE BOARD. THE GREEN LINE, COUNCIL, SHOWS THE PRINCIPAL OUTSTANDING DEBT FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENTS AS WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER ENTERPRISE DEBT. THE BLUE LINE SHOWS THE GOVERNMENT OUTSTANDING DEBT WHICH IS DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH STORMWATER, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TAXES, THE AQUARIUM, PARKING, THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND OTHERS. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GRAPH, THE AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING DEBT DECREASES FROM NEARLY 400 MILLION THIS FISCAL YEAR DOWN TO 100 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2030. MOST OF THE REMAINING DEBT AFTER 2030 IS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. THIS IS A VERY GOOD DEBT PROFILE, AS IT SHOWS THAT THE CITY HAS LONG-TERM DEBT CAPACITY. AS IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE GREEN BARS SHOW THE ANNUAL ENTERPRISE DEBT AND IS REFLECTIVE OF THE MOST RECENT WATER AND WASTEWATER BOND VIEW AND AS BEFORE, THE BLUE BARS REFLECT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL GOVERNMENTAL DEBT DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2030 AND IS RELATIVELY FLAT UNTIL 2046 WHEN THE STORMWATER BONDS ARE PAID OFF AND THE ASSESSMENT ENDS. FINALLY, COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU IS OUR RECOMMENDED $2.2 BILLION FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. OUR CITYWIDE PROJECTS INCLUDE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, INVESTMENT IN MCKAY BAY WASTE TO D PROJECTS, INCLUDING MacFARLANE PARK, EAST TAMPA, VIRGINIA PARK, AND FOREST HILLS AND WASTEWATER, WATER, STORMWATER, AND MOBILITY. YOU CAN LOCATE PROJECTS WITHIN YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICT USING THE OPEN GOV PLATFORM WITH A GIS-BASED MAPPING SYSTEM. IN DISTRICT 4, AS WITH EACH DISTRICT, VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE INCLUDED AND ALSO A GREAT DEAL OF FLOODING AND MOBILITY WORK, INCLUDING THE WEST RIVER WALK. IN DISTRICT 5, NUMB OF PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE EAST TAMPA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX. IN DISTRICT 6, THE RIVERCREST BOARDWALK PROJECT AND MOBILITY AND STORMWATER PROJECTS. AND IN DISTRICT 7, THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, FOREST HILLS, MOBILITY, AND FIRE STATION 24. COUNCIL, YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE THE NEXT MAJOR MILESTONES ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 13 AND THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 28. AGAIN, COUNCIL, THE BUDGET YOU WILL REVIEW WILL BE PRESENTED ON THE NEW OPEN GOV PLATFORM. AFTER REVIEWING THE BUDGET, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS. WE CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND EFFORTS DURING THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU, I WASN'T SURE WHAT PROTOCOL YOU HAD IN MIND IN REGARD TO THE BUDGET. BUT I WAS CURIOUS TO YOU AND MS. SULING AND MR. SHELBY, DO WE HAVE A WORKSHOP OR ONE OR TWO PLANNED TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER HEARINGS? BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN PRIOR YEARS IS WE GET TO THE SEPTEMBER HEARINGS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IF WE WANT TO ADD SOMETHG OR SGEST SOMETHING, THEN WE'RE ALL SCRAMBLING AND WE HAVE TO DO LAST-MINUTE BUDGET AMENDMENTS OR OTHER SORT OF ACTIVITIES AT THE LAST MINUTE. I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A WORKSHOP, BUT I JUST CAN'T RECALL IF WE ACTUALLY SCHEDULED ONE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE CALENDAR IN THAT REGARD. SEPTEMBER IS QUITE JAM-PACKED. AND IF THE CLERK -- ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ANYTHING, MS. LUCAS? >>THE CLERK: NO, WE DO NOT HAVE A WORKSHOP SET UP FOR A BUDGET HEARING. WE JUST HAVE THE BUDGET HEARING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13th AND THE 28th. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: JUST TO FURTHER THAT A LITTLE BIT, TYPICALLY -- YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO LOOK AT THE HARD COPY OF THESE BUDGETS THAT USUALLY AMOUNT TO THREE VOLUMES AND PROBABLY FIVE, SIX HUNDRED PAGES TOTAL. I THINK THAT SOMETIME IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS TOWARD THE END OF AUGUST, WE SHOULD SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP TO BANG SOME IDEAS AROUND, SEE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF THE BUDGET, SEE WHAT SUGGESTIONS WE MIGHT HAVE THAT ARE NOT THERE AND, OF COURSE, WELCOME MR. BENNETT AND HIS TEAM TO JOIN US. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. SHELBY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU HAVE THE CALENDAR AND YOU REVIEW THAT WITH YOUR AIDES. MOST LIKELY, LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE, IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION MIGHT BE ADDING A SPECIAL MEETING ON A DIFFERENT DAY OTHER THAN YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETINGS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. OF COURSE, THAT WOULD HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR SCHEDULE. I ASK THAT YOU TAKE A LOOK WITH YOUR AIDES AT THE CALENDAR AND I'LL HELP COORDINATE THAT THROUGH THE CHAIR'S OFFICE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH SUGGESTIONS, IF THAT IS THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE AND CHAIR'S PLEASURE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: ANYBODY HAVE OUGH ON MY THOUGHT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. JUST A GENERAL DISCUSSION, THROW IDEAS AROUND, JUST AS YOU MENTIONED BEFORE THE ACTUAL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING. OFTENTIMES, YOU HEAR, WELL, THE BUDGET IS ALREADY PRINTED, ALREADY TOO LATE. THIS I THINK WOULD EASE UP ON THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSIONS IN SEPTEMBER AND GET THOSE MOVING SMOOTHER. DO YOU HAVE A DATE IN MIND? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: WELL, I'M LOOKING AT OUR AUGUST CALENDAR. NEXT WEEK, THERE'S NO COUNCIL MEETING. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO THE LEAGUE OF CITIES OR NOT. YOU'RE GOING, OKAY. >>JOSEPH CITRO: I'M ON THE BOARD. I HAVE TO BE THERE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: SURE. HOW ABOUT THE WK OF THE 19th? DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE ON A THURSDAY, DOES IT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: AS A MATTER OF FACT, COUNCIL, I WOULD SAY IT CAN'T, QUITE FRANKLY, BECAUSE ON THE 19th YOU HAVE A CRA AND NIGHT SESSION. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I WAS SAYING THE WEEK OF THE 19th. >>MARTIN SHELBY: USUALLY A MONDAY OR TUESDAY IS POSSIBLE. I COULD ASK MS. MERCER TO PRINT THAT OUT AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: MAYBE A SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING. I'LL DEFER THAT TO A LITTLE LATER THIS MORNING AND MAYBE HAVE A CHANCE TO CHECK INTO ROOM AVAILABILITIES AND SCHEDULES AND THAT SORT OF THING. >>ORLANDO GUDES: DO YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL LATER ON? WE'RE DOING THE BUDGET ITEM NOW. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: JUST IN TERMS OF THE DETAILS OR THE DATE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: WE COULD PRINT OUT -- I COULD ASK MS. PERCENTER TO PRINT OUT THE CALENDAR TO MAKE SURE THIS ROOM IS AVAILABLE. IT'S RELATIVELY SHORT NOTICE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO NOTICE THAT. >>THE CLERK: AUST IS AVAILABLE, WHICH IS A MONDAY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT WEEK. THERE ARE TWO TRAININGS ON THE 17th AT 10 A.M. AND 1 P.M. AND THEN ON THE 18th THERE'S CODE ENFORCEMENT HEARINGS. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THE 16th YOU'RE SAYING IS AVAILABLE. >>THE CLERK: UM-HUM. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT OBJECTION, I MOVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL-CALL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET. THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY VOTES TAKEN, I GUESS, MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT WOULD BE A NOTICED PUBLIC MEETING. WE COULD SCHEDULE IT AS A BUDGET WORKSHOP, IF YOU'D LIKE, IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING. AND, CERTAINLY, IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE TO DIRECT STAFF. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I JUST WANT TO FINISH. ONE OF THE THINGS -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY STAFF. I'VE BEEN KIND OF WAITING A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO HEAR FROM STAFF ABOUT THE BUDGET IN TERMS OF THOUGHTS AND IDEAS THAT I MIGHT HAVE AND I MIGHT HAVE GIVEN INPUT HAD I BEEN APPROACHED, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN. N OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YOU'RE RECOGNIZED MR. CARLSON AND THEN MR. CITRO. >>BILL CARLSON: TO ADD TO THIS PARTICULAR POINT, I DON'T THINK YOU MENTIONED THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I WOULD ASK THAT -- WE'VE GOT A VERY DYNAMIC CHAIR AND A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: WHEN ARE THEY COMING? USUALLY THEY GIVE A REPORT. >>BILL CARLSON: IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY CAN GIVE A REPORT AT THE SAME TIME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MIRANDA'S AIDE HANDLES THAT. I KNOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COMING SOON TO THE COUNCIL TO GIVE A PRESENTATION. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I BELIEVE IT IS RIGHT BEFORE OUR FIRST -- MARY HAS THE DATE. IN FACT, I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION ON IT. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, BILL. I THINK THE 16th, IF WE'RE DOING A WORKSHOP, WOULD BE A PERFECT -- AN IDEAL TIME FOR THEM TO GIVE A PRESENTATION OR A RECOMMENDATION SO AT LEAST THEY ARE MEANINGFUL. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SEE IF THEY ARE READY. IF THE MOTION PASSES, MR. MIRANDA CAN GET WITH MS. MARY TO SEE IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION ON THE 16th. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'LL FIND OUT IN A MINUTE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: AS MR. ROGERO STATED IN HIS PRESENTATION, I SUSPECT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL -- I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE COUNCIL WOULD BE RECEIVING A HARD COPY THIS YEAR WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY OR ONLY AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY. OBVIOUSLY, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, A SHORT WINDOW, HOWEVER, BETWEEN NOW AND THAT WORKSHOP WHEN YOU SCHEDULE IT TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE ITEMS, TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH STAFF IN ADVANCE OF THE WORKSHOP TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ITEMS THAT CAN ACTUALLY CREATE AN AGENDA OR A DISCUSSION SO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF ROAD MAP FOR THE WORKSHOP. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THAT'S MY MOTION. SCHEDULE SOMETHING ON THE 16th. WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME? >>MARTIN SHELBY: 9 A.M. OR 5 P.M. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED MR. CITRO. >>JOSEPH CITRO: I WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS. I HAVE PRIOR COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE WITH OTHER BOARDS. CAN WE DO IT AT 1:30 OR LATER, 2:00? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I'M GOOD WITH 1:30, MR. CITRO. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT YOUR VALUABLE INPUT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU SET A TIME CERTAIN FOR A START AND ALSO A TIME CERTAIN BY WHICH YOU WILL FINISH SO PEOPLE WILL BE ON NOTICE ON HOW LONG THAT WORKSHOP WILL LAST SO YOU CAN WORK WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: ARE YOU THINKING MIDNIGHT? >>ORLANDO GUDES: WE GO UNTIL WE GO. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THAT'S THE QUESTION. THE THING IS -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: IT'S A WORKSHOP. IT'S A SPECIAL CALL. IT'S A WORKSHOP. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE PUTTING AN END TIME. WHEN WE FINISH, WE FINISH. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. STAFF WOULD HAVE TO BE ON NOTICE HOW LONG TO MAK THEMSELVES AVAILABLE. PUBLIC HAS TO KNOW IF THEY PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY ABOUT HOW LONG THESE THINGS TAKE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: IT'S A HEARING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NORMALLY YOUR WORKSHOPS, FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT, NORMALLY YOUR WORKSHOPS DON'T CONTINUE INTO YOUR NIGHT MEETING. YOU KNOW THEY HAVE TO END BY A CERTAIN TIME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A NIGHT MEETING. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: LET'S JUST LEAVE IT OPEN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. I HAVE NO POSITION. THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MR. DINGFELDER. DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR A SPECIAL-CALL MEETING FOR THE BUDGET WORKSHOP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. >>MARTIN SHELBY: AUGUST 16 AT 1:30. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CARLSON SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. THE CHAIRMAN IS DOWN STAIRS. SHE'LL COME BACK -- I GUESS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR IS DOWN STAIRS. HE WAS LISTENING TO THE BUDGET HEARING. WE KICKED THAT DOWN FOR THE WORKSHOP ON THE 16th. CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION WITH MR. VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, LUIS VIERA HERE FOR OUR ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. USUALLY CHAIRMAN GUDES DOES THIS, BUT YOU ASKED ME TO DO THIS, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION, WE ARE HERE IN RECOGNITION OF MIKE PANARO, ATU PLEA OF THE MONTH FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AS BUILDING MAINTENANCE TRADE WORK D ASSET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. MANY OF US KNOW MIKE BECAUSE WE SEE HIM AROUND THE BUILDING AND HE'S ALWAYS A HARD WORKER WITH A GREAT SMILE AND ATTITUDE AND GREAT WORK ETHIC FOR EVERYONE. I ALWAYS SEE HIM AROUND WITH COREY AND OTHER OF OUR HARDWORKING CITY OF TAMPA EMPLOYEES. I WILL INTRODUCE NOW MR. STEVE SIMON WITH ATU LOCAL 1464 FOR SOME ADDITIONAL REMARKS. MR. SIMON, GO AHEAD, SIR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL, AND CITY OF TAMPA, MY OF ATU LOCAL 1464.N, PRESIDENT I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH MR. MIKE PANARO. MIKE PANARO IS A BUILDING MAINTENANCE TRADES WORKER II IN THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE DIVISION OF THE LOGISTICS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. SINCE MARCH OF 2020, FACILITY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN TASKED WITH DISINFECTING SOME OF THE CITY FACILITIES. SINCE THE DISINFECTING -- SINCE DISINFECTING OCCURS AFTER HOURS, TEAMS WERE ASKED AND MIKE GLADLY VOLUNTEERED. HE VOLUNTARILY ADJUSTED HIS SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEPARTMENT'S NEEDS AND ENSURE THAT CITY OFFICES ARE CLEAN AND PROVIDE HEALTHY AND SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENTS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS. WITH ALL OF US WORKING DURING THIS PANDEMIC WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL YOU'VE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA AND COMMUNITY. SALUTE. ON BEHALF OF ATU LOCAL 1464 WHO KEEPS THE CITY OF TAMPA RUNNING, I'D LIKE T CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING THE ATU EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND PRESENT YOU WITH A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I PUT IT. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CARD FOR YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] ALSO, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU A LETTER FROM OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MAYOR JANE CASTOR. DEAR MIKE, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SELECTED AS THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, STRONG WORK ETHICS AND FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ALL ASPECTS IN YOUR POSITION AS BUILDER MAINTENANCE TRADES WORKER 2. YOU READILY ACCEPT ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AND WILLING TO ADJUST YOUR SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AND THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. YOUR ABILITIES, PROFICIENCY, AND OUTSTANDING ATTITUDE MAKE YOU HIGHLY DESERVING OF THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION. YOU DEMONSTRATE A FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF TAMPA, YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU SET A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW. IT IS EMPLOYEES LIKE YOU, MIKE, THAT MAKE ME PROUD TO SERVE AS MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE, SINCERELY, MAYOR JANE. [ APPLAUSE ] BEFORE YOU SPEAK, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP HIS DIRECTOR, AG CALINA. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, STEVE, ATU, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TAKING A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR BEHIND-THE-SCENES EMPLOYEES, IF YOU WILL, OUR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES. OUR DEPARTMENT SERVES OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. YOU SEE THOSE FORWARD FACING, POLICE, FIRE, PARKS AND REC AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT WE CAN'T FORGET IT'S FOLKS LIKE MIKE AND OUR ELECTRICIANS, OUR PLUMBERS AND MECHANICS THAT KEEP THIS CITY GOING. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING THIS DEPARTMENT. IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE TEAM. MIKE, YOU REALLY ALWAYS GO ABOVE AND YOND AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GREATLY. WELL DESERVED. CONGRATULATIONS. >>LUIS VIERA: BEFORE WE LET MIKE SPEAK, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HERE WITH GESTURES OF APPRECIATION. >> GOOD MORNING. STEVE MICHELINI. I REPRESENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WANT TO HONOR YOU. FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT YOUR JOB HELPS US ALL STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY AND IN A TIME WHEN IT WAS SO DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET INTO CITY HALL, THAT YOU WERE THERE EVERY DAY AND LONG HOURS, I'M TOLD, MORNING, NOON, NIGHT AND EVENING, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WERE CLEAN FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS THOSE OF US WHO WERE DOWN ON THE SECOND FLOOR OR WHEN REMOTE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO BE BACK WITH YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I HAVE A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. IT'S A SURPRISE. YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT AND SEE WHAT'S IN THERE, BUT I'VE BEEN ASSURED IT'S A GOOD PRIZE. ON BEHALF OF YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF OVER THERE AT LUNCH OR DINNER. IT'S A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE. ON BEHALF OF THE CICCIO'S RESTAURANT GROUP, PROVIDING WITH YOU A GIFT CERTIFICATE OF $50 SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF ON SOUTH HOWARD AT ANY ONE OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS FOR $50. ON BEHALF OF PRESTIGE PORTRAITS, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE SO YOU CAN GO HAVE YOUR PORTRAIT TAKEN WHEN YOU HAVE FREE TIME. [ LAUGHTER ] ON BEHALF OF THE STRAZ CENTER, THEY ARE PROVIDING YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR TICKETS TO ONE OF THEIR SHOWS, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO CONTACT THEM. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS ON HERE. BUT THE GIFT CERTIFICATE IS HERE FOR YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF AT THE STRAZ. ON BEHALF OF THE COLUMBIA RESTAURANT GROUP, THEY'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF THERE. YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS HERE. I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND SOME NEW FRIENDS WHO WANT TO HELP GO WITH YOU. BUT CONGRATULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, LET US KNOW. LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. KEITH, FACILITY MANAGER. MIKE WORKS UNDER ME. HE IS A HARD WORKER, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING HE DOES EVERY DAY. AND ON BEHALF OF FACILITY MANAGEMENT TEAM, HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE ATU, WE GATHERED A COLLECTION FORM. WANT TO PRESENT IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTER OUT AND GET A GOOD MEAL. APPRECIATE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: NOW WE'LL BRING UP BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBERS SPEAK, MIKE, GO AHEAD, IF YOU HAVE ANY WORDS TO SAY, MY FRIEND. >> I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN BEHIND ME. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT'S NOMINATED ME. THANK MY SUPERVISOR, ADRIANA, STEVE, AND EVERYONE WHO STANDS BEHIND ME, KEITH. I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE ON AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, SIR. NOW, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MANISCALCO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE REALLY ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING GENTLEMEN AROUND. I MEAN, YOU ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO AND ALWAYS THERE AND GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU, AND YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE THIS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, SIR. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO. THANKS TO ATU AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE AND EMPLOYEES IN OUR CITY THAT KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING, AND WE CAN NEVER GIVE THEM ENOUGH THANKS. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CITRO, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MIKE, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WAS TWO OF YOU. NO SOONER DID I SEE YOU WALK AWAY, I WOULD TURN AROUND AND SEE YOU COMING TOWARD ME AGAIN. I THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE, AND IT'S A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU IN THIS FAMILY OF TAMPA. >>ORNDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MIKE, MR. SIMON, YOU KNOW, THE ATU FOLKS AND ESPECIALLY YOU, MIKE, AND YOUR TEAM, YOU ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE BEEN KEEPING US SAFE THROUGHOUT THIS COVID PERIOD AND HOPEFULLY THIS NEXT GO-AROUND WON'T BE TOO LONG BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO AND EVERYBODY IN ATU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS MR. SIMON ALWAYS SAYS, IF YOU REMEMBER 14, Y ME THE CITY RUN. IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, THE CITY COULDN'T EVEN WALK. BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE NOT ONLY THIS PAST YEAR, WHEN MOST HUSBANDS GO HOME IN THE EVENING, YOU'RE HERE WORKING IN THE BUILDING MAKE SURE THE NEXT MORNING EVERYTHING IS SAFE FOR THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH THIS BUILDING ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE OTHER BUILDINGS YOU TAKE CARE OF. WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU. YOU'RE ONE HELL OF A GUY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BY THE WAY, YOU LOOK REAL SLIM. DON'T LET THEM SAY YOU ARE DOUBLE THE SIZE. [ LAUGHTER ] >>ORLANDO GUDES: WELL, YOU KNOW, MIKE, I TELL YOU, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. BEEN SEEING YOU AROUND. WHEN I ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING, YOU GET IT DONE. WHEN I'M READING THE COMMENDATION THIS MORNING, DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE LAST NAME, SHAME ON ME. I TELL YOU, I CAN SAY YOU'RE ONE HECK OF A GUY WHO GETS IT DONE. ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON YOUR FACE NO MATTER WHAT, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. >>LUIS VIERA: IF I MAY NOW, IT IS MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO PRESENT TO OUR GOOD FRIEND MIKE, FORMERLY A -- FORMALLY A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION. THIS IS A GESTURE OF AND ALL YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DOO TO SERVICE IN THE CITY AND WE APPRECIATE IT, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. VIERA. WE HAVE ON DECK ITEM NUMBER 3. MR. MANISCALCO. MR. MANISCALCO. >> GOODORNI, COUNCIL. BARBARA TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF WITH TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. TODAY IS ACTUALLY A SPECIAL DAY. WE HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ACTUALLY NOT ONLY SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS LOCALLY, BUT THEY ALSO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE HAVE FLORIDA TASK FORCE 3, WHICH IS REGIONAL, BUT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE. BEHIND ME STANDS MEN AND WOMEN, ALONG WITH THEIR DOGS, WHO HAVE DEPLOYED DOWN TO SURFSIDE WHO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE COLLAPSE THAT HAPPENED IN SOUTH FLORIDA. TODAY, WE WANT TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN FOR THE COURAGEOUS WORK THEY HAVE DONE NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT RECENTLY WITH THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED DOWN IN SURFSIDE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF. WHEN DUTY CALLED WITH THE SURFSIDE COLLAPSE, TAMPA WAS THERE. THE COMMUNITY WAS THERE IN RESPONSE TO HELP WITH THE RECOVERY EFFORTS. I HAVE A FEW INDIVIDUALS WITH FLORIDA TASK FORCE THREE THAT I . RESCUE, CHRIS STONE, JAMEIS HENS, CLASSIFIERS WOLF JULIE, NELSON GARCIA, KENNETH NEWMAN. LOGISTICS, MATTHEW COHEN AND K-9 SPECIALIST JOE BEARS WITH FORD. THIS IS THE NAME OF THE DOG. COREY HAZEL BAKER WITH PRADA, GOOD ITALIAN NAME, BRIT THEY BISHOP WITH FORCE. SOME OF THE DOGS ARE HERE. IF WE CAN BRING THEM UP. TOO DARK, BUT THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL DOGS. HEROES AS WELL JUST LIKE THE MEN AND WOMEN HERE WITH US. WE HAVE A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION THAT I'D LIKE TO READ. IT'S PRESENTED TO FLORIDA TASK FORCE 3. THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE FLORIDA TASK FORCE THREE FOR STEADFAST COMMITMENT AND BRAVERY IN ASSISTING WITH THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF THE SURFSIDE COLLAPSE IN THE FACE OF ONE OF OUR STATE'S DARKEST TIMES. GREAT COMMUNITIES ARE BUILT WITH GREAT PEOPLE AND YOUR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO SERVING ALL THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA AS WELL AS WAYSEING READY ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE TO ASSIST OTHERS IN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS IS TO BE COMMENDED WITH OUR PROFOUND APPRECIATION. LEADING THE PACK IN THIS RECOVERY EFFORT BESIDES OUR BRAVE K-9 SPECIALISTS WERE THE HEROIC RESCUE DOGS, PETRONE, FORD PRADA PETA FORCE. ALL START WITH THE LETTER P AND SPELLED IN OWN SPECIAL WAY. TAMPA CITY COUNCIL'S PROFOUND HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT THE FLORIDA TASK FORCE THREE WITH THE COMMENDATION ON THE 5th DAY OF AUGUST, 2021. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE REST OF THE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND ME, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT WAS A ROUGH WEEK, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO BRING CLOSURE TO SOME OF THE FAMILIES DOWN IN SURFSIDE AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE THERE FOR, AND WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT. THANK YOU. >>ORLNDO GUDES: THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] MR. VIERA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO, THANK YOU, SIR, FOR DOING THIS AND YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS AND JUST TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WENT OUT THERE TO SURFSIDE, YOU MADE US PROUD. I MEAN THAT. I REMEMBER BEING A PART OF A PRIOR COUNCIL IN HURRICANES IN 2017 AND COUNCILMAN MANISCALCO WAS THERE AND OTHERS, COUNCILMAN MIRANDA AND OTHERS, SEEING OFF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY WERE GOING OFF TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF FLORIDA TOELP OUT WITH WHAT LOOKED TO BE TERRIBLE DISASTERS IN SO MANY AREAS. WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, THAT'S OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL OF OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, YOU ALL HAVE A REAL BOND BECAUSE YOU GUYS RUN INTO SITUATIONS THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME AND MOST OF US HERE, NOT COUNCILMAN GUDES, HE WAS A COP, RUN AWAY FROM. MOST OF US RUN AWAY FROM. THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU ALL FIRST RESPONDERS. YOU GET A LOT OF ASSOCIATED TRAUMA AND HURT AND PAINECAU OF WHAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY ON THE JOB. IT STAYS WITH US. IT STAYS WITH YOU FROM THE MOMENT YOU SUSTAIN IT UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE. THAT'S WHY WE ALWAYS HONOR YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND YOUR COURAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I KNOW MANY OF YOU, I JUST MET ONE OF THE WONDERFUL TWO DOGS TODAY. WE'RE ALL PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CARLSON, ANYTHING SIR? >>BILL CARLSON: JUST FOLLOWING WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID, I GET QUEASY THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THE DOCTOR, HEARING ABOUT ANYTHING RELATED TO MEDINE. I THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO ARE WILLING TO IN SOME WAYS PUT YOUR LIVES ON THE LINE AND MANY TIMES PUT YOUR LIVES ON THE LINE BUT FACE SOME OF THE MOST HORRIFIC EVENTS THAT HUMANITY HAS TO FACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID THERE AND THAT YOU DO IN TAMPA. THE FAMILIES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HORRIBLE SITUATION, APPRECIATED YOUR BRAVERY IN DOING THAT. LET'S ALL PRAY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING IN TAMPA. THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CITRO. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES, MR.HAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. YOU WERE CALLED INTO ACTION. SOMETHING NOT HERE IN TAMPA BUT IN ANOTHER CITY. AND YOU PICKED UP YOUR EQUIPMENT AND YOU WENT DOWN THERE WITHOUT ASKING ANY QUESTIONS, WITHOUT ASKING ANYTHING, AND YOU SHOWED THE COUNTRY THAT YOU ARE A PROUD UNIT, YOU ARE A SPECIAL UNIT. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK IT'S BEEN SAID. I THINK ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS THEY CALL YOU, WHAT IS IT REGION SUCH AND SUCH OR A PARTICULAR UNIT REPRESENTING THIS PART OF WEST FLORIDA IS THAT WE HAVE THIS ORGANIZATION ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE AND THAT YOU'RE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THESE OTHER GROUPS AROUND THE STATE. SO IF, GOD FORBID, SOMETHING HAPPENED HERE IN THE BAY AREA, THEY WOULD BE OVER HERE HELPING US JUST THE WAY THAT YOU FOLKS WENT DOWN THERE TO HELP THEM. I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC JOB THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND I THANK YOU GREATLY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF LOCAL 754 AND ALONG WITH THE CHIEF TRIPP, WHAT YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN DO WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, JUST TO DRIVE DOWN, THINKING WHAT YOU'LL FACE IS ENOUGH TO PUT FEAR INTO ANYONE. YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HANDLED THAT FINE AND RECOVER AND TRY TO MAKE SURE IF SOMEONE, IF THEY ARE ALIVE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND THEM. IT'S AERRIE THING TO SEE A BUILDING LIKE THAT GO DOWN AND JUST IMAGINE THE DRIVE DOWN THINKING OF WHAT WILL BE THERE. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THINKING, WHAT AM I GOING TO FACE? WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FACE IS NOT A FILET MIGNON DINNER THAT BURNS. IT'S A TRAGEDY THAT SOMEBODY IS FACING AND EVERYONE IN FLORIDA AND REALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, POSSIBLY EVEN IN THE WORLD IS THINKING, HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? IT HAPPENED BECAUSE SOMETHING WENT, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED A LONG TIME AGO WAS NEVER DONE. THEY CAN BLAME ANY OTHER AGENCY, BUT IN ESSENCE YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE BUILDINGS ARE INSPECTED, INCLUDING THOSE IN CITY OF TAMPA BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE THERE, THESE BUILDINGS TAKE A BEATING. THEY MAY NOT SHOW IT ON THE OUTSIDE. UNDER THAT DRYWALL AND UNDER ALL THAT CEMENT AND UNDER ALL THE TILE AND UNDER EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE'S A CORE THAT'S HOLDING THESE BUILDINGS UP. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ONLY THAT BUILDING, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THERE ARE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU, MEN AND WOMEN, FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS. WE RECOGNIZE YOU EVERY DAY, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T GIVE COMMENDATIONS TO EVERYONE, WE THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. MIRANDA. WELL, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT TRAGEDY, WHO'S SEEN IT, WHO'S FOUGHT IT, ALREADY KNOW THE MINDSET, MR. DINGFELDER, MR. MIRANDA. YOU'RE GOING TO DO A JOB AND DO IT THE BEST YOU CAN WHEN YOU GET THERE AND YOU HANDLE BUSINESS. YOU COME BACK AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST DID, WHAT YOU COULD DO, WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO. CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR HAVING A TEAM THAT CAN RESPOND SO QUICKLY TO GET DOWN AND HELP THOSE FOLKS DOWN THERE. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. ONE QUESTION I GOT TO ASK. WHO WAS THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF TELLING MR. VIERA WHEN HE WAS ON HIS 18-HOUR RUN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKE SURE HE GET BACK HERE SAFELY? [ LAUGHTER ] HE KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE THANK YOU ALL. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. THANK YOU, MR. MANISCALCO. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING ON A RIDE-ALONG WITH THE NEW MENTAL HEALTH UNIT. I WANT TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THAT'S WORKING. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CITRO IS UP WITH ITEM NUMBER 4, PRESENTATION, AND THEN AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A POINT OF PVILE AFTER THE PRESENTATION. BEFORE WE GET INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. >>JOSEPH CITRO: MR. CHAIR, CAN YOU HEA ME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: I CAN HEAR YOU, SIR. >>JOSEPH CITRO: MR. CHAIR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I AM GOING TO READ OFF THIS PROCLAMATION BEFORE I START TALKING ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL WOMAN. I THINK THAT WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING. MS. KARLA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR FAMILY, AND WHAT I MEAN BY FAMILY, I ALWAYS CALL US FAMILY, THE CITY OF TAMPA, FOR 44 YEARS. AS YOU CAN TELL, SHE STARTED WHEN SHE WAS 12, OF COURSE. THE REASON WHY I WANT TO READ THIS OFF FIRST, AGAIN, THIS WILL EXPLAIN. HERE, YOU HOLD THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE AN AMAZING WOMAN. THE REASON WHY I KNOW THIS WOMAN IS AMAZING IS AT HER RETIREMENT PARTY -- CAN I SAY THAT, RETIREMENT PARTY? THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE THERE THAN I COULD COUNT ON BOTH FINGERS, BOTH HANDS, EVEN WITH A CALCULATOR. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 60 PEOPLE THERE. IT'S AMAZING. THE CITY OF TAMPA IS PROUD TO HONOR KARLA KIPI LOCKLEAR. FOR HER OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AS A 44-YEAR CAREER VETERAN WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. KARLA BEGAN HER CAREER IN 1977 WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SHE DEMONSTRATED HER EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE SKILLS BY WORKING WITH YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE CITY, CREATING PROGRAMS, TEACHING ART, SWIMMING LESSONS TO ADULTS AND KIDS AND BUILDING AQUATIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. DURING HER FOUR DECADES OF SERVICE, SHE HAS TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES AND SERVED GENERATIONS OF FAMILY. BUT I'M NOT STOPPING THERE. I'M GOING EVEN FURTHER. KARLA WAS PROMOTED TO RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AS A HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST WHERE SHE CONTINUED TO SERVE AND IN KEEPING WITH THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR EMPLOYEES, KARLA PROVIDED WELLNESS INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. SHE WOULD TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENTS WITH HER BRIGHT SMILE WITH THE SINGLE DAY EAT RIGHT AND EXERCISE, DO WELL FOR YOURSELF, AND GET HEALTHY NOW. >> YES. >>JOSEPH CITRO: KARLA IS A LEGEND IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. SHE LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF SERVICE TO BE ADMIRED AND RESPECTEDY ALL. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS A LONG-STANDING MEMBER OF OUR WORKFORCE AND OUR FAMILY. WITH THIS GREAT PRIVILEGE, THE MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL PRESENT THIS COMMENDATION TO YOU ON THE 5th DAY OF AUGUST, 2021. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR FAMILY. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTING. >> THANK YOU. I'M SPEECHLESS, AND THAT'S VERY RARE. I CAN'T TELL EVERYBODY ENOUGH HOW MUCH IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING FOR THE CITY. IT'S BEEN -- I TELL MY KIDS AND MY HUSBAND, THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT. I CAN'T SEE YOU. BECAUSE MY TIME WITH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN QUALITY TIME, NOT QUANTITY, BECAUSE OF ALL THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND THE ACTIVITIES AND THINGS WE DO FOR THE EMPLOYEES. I FIRST STARTED WITH RECREION, SO MY LOVE HAS BEEN RECREATION AND THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY WAS WHERE I REALLY FOCUSED ON. BUT THEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND WORK AS THE WELLNESS COORDINATOR AND I GOT TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE OTHER EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY DO. THIS CITY RUNS ON GREAT PEOPLE, FROM SOLID WASTE, WASTEWATER, PARKS AND RECREATION, POLICE AND FIRE. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF THOSE GUYS OUT THERE, TOO. REVENUE AND FINANCE, THOSE PEOPLE ARE STRESSED OUT THERE. PURCHASING. YOU KNOW, EVERY DIVISION, EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THIS CITY I HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE AND APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S JOB BECAUSE THEY MEAN SO MUCH AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, HOW THEY TREAT THE COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE. IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. TRUE PLEASURE. THANKS TO ALL MY PEEPS WHO HAVE SHOWN UP AND THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING THIS TO ME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. VIERA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. RISK MANAGEMENT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT AREA, NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE'S WELL-BEING AND WELFARE, BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE PREVENTING LARGER EXPOSURE TO TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES, BECAUSE RISK MANAGEMENT, YOU'RE PREVENTING RISK AND LOSS. IT'S FUNNY, I'M AN ATTORNEY AND I WORK IN RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES OFTEN ON THE DEFENSE SIDE, AND WE TEND TO LOOK AT IT AS THE BIG PICTURE. WELL, THE SMALL PICRE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE BIG PICTURE BECAUSE THAT'S SOMEBODY GETTING HURT. SOMEBODY HAVING BAD HEALTH, WHATEVER IT MAY BE YOU'RE INVOLVED IN. YOU ALSO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL MONETARY COST OF THAT TO THE CITY. THAT'S REALLY, REALLY PIVOTAL WORK AND YOUR MANY, MANY YEARS OF SERVICE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MANISCALCO, ANYTHING SIR? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. IT'S BEEN A VERY INTERESTING LAST, WHAT IS IT NOW, 15 MONTHS ORO AND YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR US. WE'RE REALLY BLESSED IN THE CITY OF TAMPA TO HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS AS PART OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FAMILIAR, AND KNOW THAT WE DON'T JUST APPRECIATE YOU TODAY BY GIVING YOU THIS COMMENDATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY. BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND JUST HOW HARD YOU WORK AND HOW MUCH YOU SACRIFICE. WE THANK YOU AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL. >> THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CARLSON,% YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY, MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY. I KNOW THAT CONSTITUENTS REALLY APPRECIATE WHEN THINGS RUN WELL THE CITY AND THEY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE OUR HARDWORKING STAFF. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: WELL, CAR LARKS I THINK WHAT YOU SAID -- WELL, KARLA, I THINK WHAT YOU SAID REALLY STRIKES HOME WITH ALL OF US. IT'S OUR GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE US A GREAT CITY. YOU'RE ONE OF THEM AND IT WILL BE A BIG LOSS THAT YOU DECIDED TO RETIRE, BUT OUR LOSS IS YOUR FAMILY'S GAIN. IT'S INTERESTING THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF OR SO HAS PROBABLY BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING FOR ALL OF HR AND THE WELLNESS TEAM AND OUR NURSING TEAM AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU. YOU'RE GOING OUT WITH A BANG IN TERMS OF I'M SURE THE LONG, LONG HOURS THAT YOU'VE PUT IN THIS YEAR TO KEEP US ALL SAFE AND WE APPRECIATE IT GREATLY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, KARLA, FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. OVER 40 YEARS. YOU MUST HAVE STARTED HERE WHEN YOU WERE SIX YEARS OLD. WE ADMIRE YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND THE PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH. WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS BEHIND THE SCENES. YOU DON'T MAKE HEAD NEWS. YOU MAKE REAL NEWS BY KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE AND KEEPING PEOPLE HAPPY AND KEEPING PEOPLE IN THE SPIRIT THAT YOU SPEAK ON, YOURSELF, INDIVIDUAL LIKE MARY BRYAN, SHE STARTED WHEN SHE WAS FOUR MONTHS OLD, SHE'S BEEN HERE ALMOST 60 YEARS. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT THAT HIGH BECAUSE IF I DID, I WOULD BE IN A TOMB. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF WHO HAVE DEDICATED YOUR WHOLE LIFE TO DOING THIS AND INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOURSELF ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY KNOW WHAT CITY EMPLOYEES DO ON A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE EVERY DAY IN THE GRINDING WHEEL. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO AFTER YOU RETIRE. GOD BLESS YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YOU HAD TO MENTION MS. MARY, DIDN'T YOU? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: IF I DIDN'T, I COULDN'T GO BACK TO THE OFFICE. I'M NOT LOOKING FOR NO RECORD. >>ORLANDO GUDES: KARLA, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. I KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE RETIRED. YOU GO AND ENJOY YOURSELF. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. >>JOSEPH CITRO: MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY, YOUR HUSBAND IS BACK HERE. HE IS ALSO PART OF THE CITY OF TAMPA FAMILY ALSO, ISN'T HE? >> NO. >>JOSEPH CITRO: I THOUGHT -- NEVER MIND. >>ORLANDO GUDES: CITRO, GET BACK UP HERE, MAN. >> ALTHOUGH HE FEELS LIKE HE'S BEEN PART OF THE CITY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: I BET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ORLANDO GUDES: HAD I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL MR. VIERA AND MR. CITRO GET BACK. I HAVE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE I WANT TO BRING UP. WE'LL WAIT UNTIL MR. CITRO GETS BACK UP HERE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. I WANT HIM HERE FOR THE DISCUSSION TO MAKE A DECISION. I'M GOING TO ASK BEFORE WE GET INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. SHELBY HAS INFORMED ME WE HAVE A LAUNDRY LIST AND HE WILL ALSO MAKE A FEW STATEMENTS ABOUT THAT AS WELL BEFORE WE GET INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. HERE HE IS. WE ARE WAITING ON YOU, MY FRIEND. WE'RE WAITING ON YOU. >>JOSEPH CITRO: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. GENTLEMEN, BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT A FEW MEMBERS HAVE A CONFLICT WITHNOTH BOARD ON THE 16th. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF MR. DINGFELDER CAN RESTATE OR AMEND HIS MOTION TO WHERE, AND ALSO% FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL, FOR THAT SPECIAL CALLED WORKSHOP, REFERENCE TO THE BUDGET TO BEGIN THAT MEETING AT 5:01 AND PUBLIC COMMENT BE TILL THE END VERSUS THE BEGINNING, SO WE GET THE HOUSE OF THE BUSINESS OUT OF THE WAY FIRST WITH STAFF AND ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO STAFF AND THEN PUBLIC COMMENT LAST. THAT'S AUGUST 16 AT 5:01. THAT WAY THE PUBLIC -- AT 1:30 IS KIND OF DISENFRANCHISE TO THE PUBLIC. TALKING ABOUT MONEY, TALKING ABOUT THIS BOARD AND TALKING ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: SURE, I'M FINE WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, TO ACCOMMODATE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF WE CAN START AT 5:01 IF EVERYBODY IS OKAY WITH THAT. IN REGARD TO THE SEQUENCE, I'M ALSO FINE WITH COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, -- I GUESS THE INTENT, MR. CHAIRMAN, IS WE'LL DO OUR DISCUSSION FIRST, TALK TO STAFF, THIS AND THAT, THEN WE'LL HAVE CITIZEN INPUT, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO RESERVE A LITTLE SPACE AT THE VERY END FOR US POSSIBLY TO RESPOND TO THAT CITIZEN INPUT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. OPEN-ENDED. STARTS AT 5:01 AND WE'LL GO UNTIL WE CONCLUDE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: MODIFY MY EARLIER MOTION TO HAVE THE MEETING START AT 5:01 ON THE 16th. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECONDED BY MR. CARLSON. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: ORDER OF BUSINESS AGAIN IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS AFTER THE SUBSTANCE OF THE WORKSHOP. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THAT'S CORRECT. ALSO FOR NOTATION, MS. BRYANT, MR. MIRANDA'S AIDE, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR SAID THAT THEIR PRESENTATION WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE FIRST HEARING. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT, STILL GETTING MORE INFORMATION TO PUT THE PACKET TOGETHER FOR COUNCIL. THE 13th. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THEY CAN'T MAKE IT BEFORE THE 13th? LIKE THE 2nd. WE HAVE A REGULAR MEETING ON THE 2nd. IT'S ALWAYS A SHAME TO ME WHEN THEY COME IN ON THE NIGHT OF THE BUDGET HEARING BECAUSE THEN IT SEEMS LIKE, WOW, YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT AND HERE WE ARE AT THE GOAL LINE. COME IN ON THE 2nd. MAKE ANOTHER CALL AND COME IN ON THE 2nd. IF NEED BE, WE CAN MAKE THAT COUNCIL MEETING IN REFERENCE TO THAT. MR. SHELBY, PUBLIC COMMENT, I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DISCUSS IN REFERENCE TO THAT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, IF WE CAN ASK THE CLERK TO CONFIRM HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ONLINE TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT. >>THE CLERK: I HAVE 12 REGISTERED TO SPEAK ONLINE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MY UNDERSTANDING AT LAST COUNT AND A BIT AGO, I BELIEVE THERE ARE 16 OR 17 PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS ON TWO. SO THAT'S QUITE A NUMBER. >>ORLANDO GUDES: 28 PEOPLE, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 12 NOON WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WHAT IS YOUR SUGGESTION, MR. SHELBY? >>MARTIN SHELBY: WELL, COUNCIL, AT YOUR SPECIAL DISCUSSION MEETING AND SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, YOU DID MOTION TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, UP TO 14 SPEAKERS WITH A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES EACH, BUT IF THERE ARE 15 OR MORE SPEAKERS, THEN YOU MAKE IT TWO MINUTES EACH IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS TO EVERYBODY TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE SPEAKERS. THAT WAS A MOTION OF COUNCIL TO BE PUT INTO THE PERMANENT RULES. I'M HOLDING OFF ON THAT UNTIL WE INTEGRATE THE CMT AND HYBRID PROVISIONS, IF COUNCIL'S PLEASURE IS TO DO THAT IN OCTOBER. IF COUNCIL WISHES TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE SPEAKERS PURSUANT TO WHAT IT DIRECTED TO DO, IT WOULD BE 15 OR MORE SPEAKERS THEN TO NOW BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT IF COUNCIL'S PLEASURE ALLOW TWO MINUTES EACH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MANISCALCO'S AIDE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 16 PARTICIPANTS ON THE 2nd FLOOR. WE'RE PAST 32, 33 PEOPLE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: MAKE A MOTION FOR TWO MINUTES FOR THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. I APOLOGIZE TO ANYBODY WHO IS OFFENDED BY THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT ON THE AGENDA. I THINK MANY OF THE SPEAKERS WILL BE FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE REDUNDANT ANYWAY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IN PERSON, ALSO INCLUDES THE PEOPLE ON THE PHONE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: LIVE ON THE PHONE, NOT DOING RECORDED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO, EVERYTHING IS LIVE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: ALL SPEAKERS TODAY WOULD BE TWO MINUTES EACH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ANY DISCUSSION? ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR ANYBODY WHO IS INSULTED BY THAT. >>LUIS VIERA: MOST FOLKS I THINK ARE HERE FOR COUNCILMAN CITRO'S CLEAN ENERGY RESOLUTION. I MAY HAVE MISSED THAT. ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT TOWARDS THE END OR BEFORE LUNCH? >>ORLANDO GUDES: I THINK THAT'S AT THE END. I BELIEVE THAT IS IN THE STAFF REPORT. >>LUIS VIERA: OKAY. JUST INQUIRING, BECAUSE MAYBE AS A CONSOLATIONRIZE FOR FOLKS TO HAVE IT VOTED ON BEFORE THEY LEAVE, JUST MY THOUGHTS. >>BILL CARLSON: I AGREE ALONG THOSE LINES. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A PRECEDENT OR NOT, BUT CAN WE ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY AGAINST THE ITEM AND IF NOT, WE CAN VOTE FOR IT BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT? >>ORLANDO GUDES: AFTER PUBLIC COMMENIS WT WRE ASKING, GENTLEMEN? >>BILL CARLSON: I DON'T KNOW IF CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE THIS? I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN FAVOR OF IT DOWNSTAIRS. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S NOBODY AGAINST IT, THEN WE COULD GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON IT BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THAT MIGHT SAVE PEOPLE HAVING TO HANG AROUND. >>ORLANDO GUDES: I'LL TAKE MR. SHELBY'S ADVICE ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF PROTOCOL STANDARD OR NOT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: COUNCIL, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU COULD LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU ARE TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON. IF THEY WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF IT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE FULL TWO MINUTES. THEY CAN MAKE THEIR POINT AND THEY'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. IF THEY WANT TAK THE FULL TWO MINUTES, THAT'S THEIR PREROGATIVE? IN THE INTEREST OF MOVING THIS ITEM ALONG IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING ON THAT ITEM, I WOULD SUGGEST TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU GET RIGHT TO THE POINT, IF YOU CAN TAKE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE SPEAKERS, COUNCIL WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU. >>LUIS VIERA: I SAY WE VOTE ON IT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, IT APPEARS IT WILLASS,UT LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHERE WE STAND. JUST SUGGEST -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, MR. VIERA, ON THAT. I WILL TAKE UP THE ITEM RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, ITEM NUMBER 32. MR. SHELBY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU. JUST A REMINDER, IF THERE IS A NEED FOR STAFF THERE, THAT STAFF BE ON NOTICE THAT THEY BE AVAILABLE ONLINE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY STAFF ON THE ITEM BEFORE YOU VOTE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: WE ASK STAFF TO BE AT 1:30. I ALWAYS ASK MR. BENNETT TO MAKE SURE STAFF IS ALERT IN CAS W MOVE THINGS FASTER. WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL TAKE THE FOLKS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: DID WE VOTE? >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THE MOTION MADE AND SECONDED. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER MADE A MOTION. MR. CARLSON SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. PUBLIC COMMENT. >>BILL CARLSON: I THINK MANISCALCO MADE THE SECOND ON THAT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MANISCALCO MADE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY POSE MOTION CARRIED. PUBLIC COMMENT. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS VICENTE MOORE. I WAS BORN IN HAVANA, CUBA, IN 1967. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE UNITED STATES WANTS TO HELP THE CUBAN PEOPLE TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS. THE FIRST HELP WE RECEIVE WAS WHEN SAD OF VOLUNTEER LEFT TAMPA IN 1899. GRANDFATHER TOLD ME THAT THIS -- TO CONTROL THE 75% OF THE LAND AND THE SERVICES IN CUBA. DURING THAT TIME, NOBODY CARE IF THE PEOPLE OF CUBA PROTECTS IN THE STREETS, IF WE HAVE BAD OR GOOD GOVERNMENT OR IF WE HAD DICTATORSHIP OR NOT. AND WE HAD A PROCESS AT THE TIME. WE HAVE BAD GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE A TERRIBLE DICTATORSHIP. OVER TIME, YOU CONTINUE HELPING US SUCH AS THE INVASION IN 1961, THE U.S. EMBARGO IN 1962, THE PROVISION OF THE AMERICA TO BE SECURE IN 1963. ORGANIZED FROM AMERICAN -- MIAMI, BLOWING UP THE CUBAN CIVIL PLAN IN 1976 OR THE -- IN 1996. MORE RECENTLY, YOU CONTINUE HELPING US BY SUSPENDING CRUISE LINE TRIPS, PREVENTED US TO SEND TO OUR FAMILY OR BUYING RESPIRATORS TO FIGHT COVID AMONG MANY OTHER IMMORAL THINGS. LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, COUNCIL, LUIS VIERA, PERSISTS IN CONTINUING TO HELPING US -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >>LUIS VIERA: AS A COURTESY, 15 MORE SECONDS. >>ORLANDO GUDES: GO AHEAD, SIR. >> THE TIME FINISH? OKAY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: GENTLEMEN, WE SAID TWO MINUTES BECAUSE OF THE FACTORS. UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING REALLY PERTINENT, LET'S TRY TO KEEP IT MOVING WITHOUT THE EXTRA TIME. >>BILL CARLSON: YOU MIGHT REMIND SINCE WE HAVE A BIG CROWD AND A LOT OF PEOPLE NEW, SOME OF THE RULES, LIKE THEY SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE OUR COLLEAGUES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. SHELBY READ THE RULES PREVIOUS TO THAT. TWO MINUTES BECAUSE OF THE RULES AND BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS OF OVER THE 15 PEOPLE AND OUR TIME FRAME. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT WE HAVE A TIGHT SCHEDULE AND WE WANT TO HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE TWO MINUTES. YOU MAY BEGIN. >> HI. MARA BARRIOS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GRE CITY. I'M HERE TO EXPAND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSE CUBAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF TAMPA. AS A HISTORIAN, MY RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE HISTORY OF TAMPA CUBANS AND THE HISTORY OF CUBA. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN MY EXHIBIT AT THE YBOR STATE MUSEUM. TAMPA Y CUBA 500-YEAR CONNECTION. THIS INTERESTED EVOLVED -- THIS INTEREST EVOLVED FROM MY STUDY OF HISTORY IN LATIN AMERICA CUBA AT USF AND FROM THE STORIES OF MY ANCESTORS. CUBANS, TOBACCO, AND CIGARS WERE THE FOUNDATION OF TAMPA'S ECONOMY FROM 1886 TO 1960 BC, BEFORE CASTRO. TAMPA IS CUBAN AT ITS CORE. CUBAN COFFEE, CUBAN BREAD, CUBAN CIGARS, CUBAN SANDWICHES, AND BLACK BEANS. THOUSANDS OF HISTORIC CUBANS THRIVED IN THIS SWAMPLAND BECAUSE OF JOBS IN THE CIGAR INDUSTRY AND MORE SO BECAUSE THEY ACTED COLLECTIVELY TO ORGANIZE THE FIRST UNION, THE FIRST HOSPITALS BEFORE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, MUTUAL AID SOCIETIES BEFORE SOCIAL SERVICES EXISTED, AND THE FIRST SCHOOLS BEFORE THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNT SC. THESE WERE INTEGRATED SCHOOLS, I SHOULD ADD. THESE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONS WERE BORNE OUT OF NECESSITY AND THE CULTURAL VALUES IMPORTED FROM CUBA. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: MS. BARRIOS, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> MY NAME IS SANDRA. I'M HERE TO EXPAND ON WHAT THE PREVIOUS COMMENTERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. I'LL TRY TO BE SUPERSHORT. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT COULD BE IMPROVED IN CUBA AS IT COULD BE IN MANY OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, BUT THAT IS A TASK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE CUBAN PEOPLE. ASPHYXIATING CUBAN FAMILIES WITH AN EMBARGO IS INHUMAN NOT TO MENTION THE ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. ALL THE SANCTIONS USED AS A MANIPULATION TOOL AND IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT SEEK THE WELL-BEING OF THE CUBAN FAMILIES. THE BEST TIME IN PROBABLY OVER 30 YEARS FOR THE CUBAN PRIVATE SECTOR AND CUBAN FAMILIES WAS DURING THEBAMA ADMINISTRATION THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE CUBAN FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES AND THRIVED. IT WAS ALSO THE BEST TIME FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS, THEY WERE ABLE TO FREELY TRAVEL TO CUBA AND SEE GOOD, BAD, REGULAR BY THEMSELVES WITH THEIR OWN EYES. PLEASE JUST DO THE RIGHT THING. LEAVE THE EMBARGO AND SANCTIONS IMPOSED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. >> ALBERT FOX. I WANT TO OBJECT, FIRST OF ALL, THAT I THINK THAT CHANGING THREE MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES IS GROSSLY UNFAIR TO THE PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE PREPARED. I WILL CUT AND PASTE AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO INTERJECT YOURSELVES INTO THE CONTENTIOUS ISSUE OF UNITED STATES CUBAN POLITICS. YOU NOW HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE CERTAIN WHAT YOU SAY AND DO IS ACCURATE. AS I MENTIONED TO YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO, I DO NOT QUESTION YOUR VERACITY. BUT I DO QUESTION YOUR JUDGMENT. FOR YEARS, BUT ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, CASA DE CUBA HAS BEEN SPREADING VICIOUS LIES ABOUT ME AND SEVERAL OTHERS, DEFAMING MY FAMILY'S GOOD NAME. MY LATE MOTHER WHO WAS BORN IN CUBA CAME HERE AS A LITTLE GIRL AND WORKED IN THE CIGAR FACTORIES IN CUBA. ONE OF THE LAST THINGS SHE SAID TO ME BEFORE PASSING AWAY IN 2011. -- WHY DO THEY HAVE SUCH A BLACK HEART? LIKE SOME OF YOU, THIS ISSUE IS VERY PERSONAL FOR ME AS WELL. YOU'RE SO WORRIED ABOUT THE PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA THAT DO NOT HAVE FREE SPEECH YET CUBA DOES NOT -- CASA DE CUBA DOES NOT WANT AMERICANS TO HAVE FREE SPEECH. IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THEM, THEY THREATEN YOU, SPREAD LIES ABOUT YOU, CALL YOU VULGAR NAMES. REPORT TO YOU THE FBI, CIA, OLFAC AND IRS. RIL THE 9th, THE PRESIDENT OF CASA DE CUBA AND ANOTHER GENTLEMEN, TWO PERSONS I NEVER MET IN MY LIFE WERE IN A YouTube ZOOM FROM CASA DE CUBA TRASHING MY NAME AND LATE DAVID STRAZ NAME. YOU CAN LOCATE THE YouTube PROGRAM EMCEED BY TWO DISGRACEFUL HUMAN BEINGS. ONE OUT OF MIAMI AND THE OTHER ONE OUT OF CANADA NAMED DARWIN. YOU WILL SEE THE PEOPLE FROM CASA DE CUBA ON ZOOM LIVE TALKING TO THEM SAYING, QUOTE, DO NOT PICK UP THATACKET OF -- NO, NOT THAT PACKET. THE OTHER MATERIAL I SENT UP TO YOU, YES, THAT ONE, CLOSED QUOTE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. >> PHONY CHARTS FABRICATING THAT DAVID STRAZ AND I ARE AGENTS OF THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT. >>LUIS VIERA: -- BECAUSE ONE GENTLEMEN TRIED TO MENTION MY NAME. I THINK MY PHONE NUMBER IS 274-7073, I THINK IT IS. BECAUSE YOU CAME HERE WITH REMARKS. I'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM IN FUL IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A MEETING WITH ME, I'D LOVE TO DO THAT. I MEAN THAT WITH ALL SINCERITY AND RESPECT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. VIERA. >> GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. I'M SURE THAT WITH COVID NUMBERS UP IN FLORIDA, YOU GUYS ARE HAPPIER THAT I ASKED TO CONTINUE CMT. ANYWAY, I'M HERE FOR 34, 35, AND 33. 34, BOTTOM LINE IS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A HOUSE IN TAMPA, YOU NEED TO BUILD A SIDEWALK. IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, PAY THE CITY TO DO IT. MBER 35, WHY, WHY, WHY DO FOLKS WHO PACK PEOPLE IN LIKE SARDINES INTO OUR CITY GET AWAY WITH NOT PAYING FOR IT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. THE POLICE MAY HAVE A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM, BUT I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FIRE FOLKS NEED THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE IMPACT FEES. I AM SO SORRY, BUT IF YOU DOUBLED THE POPULATION OF MY COMMUNITY AND DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF TALL BUILDINGS DOWN THE STREET ON A DEAD END FROM A CHLORINE PLANT, THEN WHY WOULD YOU NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THOSE IMPACTS THAT THEY ARE MAKING ON PUBLIC SAFETY? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. WE NEED TO HAVE THE IMPACT FEE IN PLACE. NUMBER 33, OF COURSE, IS STOPOVER BUILDING SOG. I'M VERY HAPPY OVERALL. I THINK MY COHORTS ARE AS WELL, WITH WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN DONE. I DO NEED TO SAY THAT DEFINING MIXED USE REALLY NEEDS TO BE HIGHER ON THE PRIORITY LIST BECAUSE DEVELOPERS ARE BYPASSING THEONIN ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY COUNCIL BY ADDING A DOUBLE-CAR GARAGE SIZE PIECE OF COMMERCIAL USE IN ORDER TO BYPASS BOTH OF THOSE ENTITIES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULD LIKELY BE SHUT DOWN OTHERWISE. SO, STAFF HAS WORKED HARD TO MEET WITH THE SOG FOLKS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM. AS FOR MR. CITRO'S RENEWABLE ENERGY, THE CITY OF TAMPA IS A LEADER IN GROWTH AND IT'S TIME TO LEAD IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AS WELL. HAVE A GOOD DAY. AND I DON'T LIKE TWO MINUTES. >> HI. MY NAME IS CARROLL ANN BENNETT. I AM THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF THAN. PLEASE PASS THE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOLUTIONS. LET'S BE SMARTER THAN THE DANCE BAND ON THE TITANIC. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR APPROVING THIS. SIDEWALKS, WHEN A PEDESTRIAN IS KILLED ON OUR STREETS, WE SEND THOUGHTS AND PYERSO THE FAMILY. WE NEED TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR PRAYERS ARE INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL LIKE WE HAVE DONE FOR DECADES. MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1925 WITH A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF IT. 70 YEARS LATER, THE CITY INSTALLED THE REST OF THE SIDEWALKS ON MY BLOCK AND I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM A POPULAR PLAYGROUND. FOR SEVEN DECADES, NEW HOUSES WERE BUILT ON MY BLOCK AND THE CITY DID NOT REQUIRE SIDEWALKS, RIGHT BY A PLAYGROUND. THEY DIDN'T REQUIRE IT BECAUSE BUILDERS FOUGHT IT. THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING IT FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. WHERE WOULD THIS CITY BE TODAY IF 100 YEARS AGO WE REQUIRED DEVELOPERS TO INSTALL CURBS AND SIDEWALKS? CHARLIE MIRANDA, WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE THEM DO THAT IN 1921? WHEN THEY BUILD SUBDIVISIONS IN NEW TAMPA, DEVELOPERS WERE REQUIRED TO BUILD SIDEWALKS AND YET THEY STILL MANAGED TO MAKE A PROFIT. IF IT'S CHEAPER THAN $75 A FOOT TO INSTALL A SIDEWALK, THEN GO AHEAD AND DO IT. THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU AT LEAST 18 FEET IS THE DRIVEWAY. A 50-FOOT LOT IS ONLY PAYING FOR 32 FEET. RECENTLY THE CY STAFF GAVE OUR GROUP A RANDOM LIST OF NEW HOUSES. 89 PERCENT OF THE ONES I CHECKED DID NOT BUILD A SIDEWALK AND DID NOT PAY INTO THE FUND. I RANDOMLY CHECKED 22 NEWLY BUILT HOMES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. BUILDERS PAID INTO THE FUND ON ONLY TWO OUT OF THE 22. THAT MEANS THAT 91% OF THE TIME WE GOT NO NEW SIDEWALK AND NO MONEY INTO THE FUND. BELIEVE ME, THE BUILDERS DID NOT LOWER THE PRICE ON THOSE 20 HOMES THAT DIDN'T GET SIDEWALKS. TODAY'S PROPOSAL IS NOT A BOLD MOVE. IT ONLY CORRECTS A BIG MISTAKE THAT WAS MISTAKING IN 2010. THIS CHANGE MUST BE APPROVED, T IT IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE FUNDING NEEDED TO CHANGE OUR CITY. TAMPA MUST START -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MS. BENNETT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> DO I HAVE TO SAY MY NAME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES, SIR. >> GONZALEZ VILTIERI. TAMPA BAY CLIMATE ALLIANCE. FIRST OFF, SEND A SHOUT-OUT TO -- BOLTS BROUGHT IT HOME. UP TO THE BUCS TO KEEP THE REPUTATION. NO PRESSURE. THAT BRINGS ME TO MY POINT, AS OF TODAY, WE'RE STILL CALLED TAMPA BAY, RIGHT? IT'S TIME THAT OUR MUNICIPAL LEGISLATORS START ACTING LIKE IT. YOU GENTLEMEN AND MAYOR CASTOR IF YOU'RE WATCHING, I'M NOT ONE FOR BITING MY TONGUE. CITY OF MIAMI IS FALLING TO PIECES. ORLANDO BY DISNEY. TALLAHASSEE RUN BY A -- OUR STATE IS FALLING APART, PEOPLE. THIS IS ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, THIS MAKES THE CITY OF TAMPA THE CAPITAL OF FLORIDA. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND AT THIS MOMENT, OUR STATE HAS NO LEADERSHIP. THEREFORE, IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO SHOW FLORIDIANS WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOK LIKE AND THAT INCLUDES CLIMATE POLICY, ESPECIALLY CLIMATE POLICY. THAT MEANS BEING BOLD AND FEARLESS, ESPECIALLY ON CLIMATE POLICY, GIVEN THAT THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JUST APPROVED TODAY FOR TECO TO INCREASE OUR ENERGY RATES. WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, GIVEN THE CLIMATE CRISIS, LIKE LITERALLY WE HAD THE OCEAN SET ABLAZE NOT TOO LONG AGO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GENTLEMEN SAW THAT. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'M JUST SAYING. WE CAN'T STOP AT PASSING A NONBINDING RESOLUTION. READY FOR 100 RESOLUTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PASSED LAST YEAR AND CITY ORDINANCES SHOULD ALREADY BE WORKED ON AND SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PLACE. THE PEOPLERE READY FOR AN EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES. ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS LIVE IN A STATE THAT IS READY TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION. UNFORTUNATELY, FLORIDA IS NOT ONE OF THEM. THIS IS BOGUS GIVEN THAT OUR STATE IS LITERALLY CALLED THE SUNSHINE STATE. WE ARE THE FOURTH HIGHEST CONSUMER OF ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY YET ONLY 3% OF OUR ENERGY PRODUCTION COMES FROM SOLAR ENERGY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, PATRICK THORPE, 1013 EAST JEAN STREET HERE TO TALK ABOUT AGENDA 37 CEMETERY. LOOKING THROUGH TODAY'S AGENDA, I SEE YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DISCUSSING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND EQUITY PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000, THE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENCY OFFICER CONSULTING SERVICES, GENERAL FUND $250,000, AND GEN BOND FRAMEWORK FOR SECOND PARTY OPINION $30,000. MY QUESTION RELATING TO CEREMONY AGENDA ITEM IS IF WE ARE SO FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY, WHY ARE WE NOT ADDRESSING CEMETERIES AS WELL? THE REALITY OF LIFE IS THAT THERE IS A NATURAL LIFE CYCLE PROCESS, OF THAT FOR EVERYONE HERE -- [ENCODER DROP] -- CEMETERY COORDINATOR. THE CITY HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH ZION CEMETERY IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ACTION ON IT, THEN IT'S A PUBLICITY STUNT. FLORIDA STATUTES DO PUT THE ONUS ON THE MUNICIPALITY TO MAINTAIN, OWN AND OPERATE THE CEREMONIES IF THEY FALL INTO NEGLECT. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, I SUGGEST YOU FOLLOW THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES AND EITHER PUBLICLY NOTICE AND VACATE THE LANDS OR TAKE YOUR OTHER OPTION WHICH IS FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY AND BUILD ROADS, TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, OR RIGHT-OF-WAYS THROUGH THEM AND LET'S PUT THIS TO BED. IF YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN DOING THAT AND PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THESE HISTORIC CENTERS IN OUR CITY, THEN I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THE WORDS OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE TO HEART IN THAT HOW YOU TREAT THE DEAD IS INDICATIVE OF HOW YOU TREAT THE LIVING. LET'S GET TO WORK. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> HI. I AM SOVEREIGN DESPA, HOLDER IN DECOURSE 1-308. I AM YOUR MAIN GOVERNMENT. I AM MODERATING YOUR COMMERCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR LITTLE GOVERNMENTS. THOSE OF YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR STATES. YOUR STATES ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION RIGHT NOW FOR WORLDWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING. EACH STATE IS BEING MONITORED. EACH GOVERNOR IS BEING WATCHED BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKING YOUR PEOPLE, LOVING YOUR PEOPLE ABOUT AND NOT PAYING YOUR PEOPLE AND UNDERPAYING YOUR PEOPLE AND DOING EVERYTHING ELSE. HUMAN TRAFFICKING ISN'T JUST SEX TRAFFICKING. HUMAN TRAFFICKING GOES INTO UNDERPAID, WRONGFULLY DONE, THIS AND THAT, MOVE ABOUT WITHOUT GIVING CONSENT, PERMISSION, STUFF LIKE THAT. YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IS THE STATE DOING FOR YOU, DOING FOR THIS AND THAT. WELL, ACTUALLY, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THEIR WAY OF TRANSITIONING OUT BECAUSE AMERICA SUPPOSED TO BE TRANSITIONING INTO FREEDOM AND SELF-GOVERNANCE AND TO TRUE KINGDOM. WE'VE COME OUT OF STATEHOOD. TO BE UNDER STATE MEANS TO BE UNDER UNITED KINGDOM MEANS TO BE UNDER THE EUROPEAN UNION. HERE IN AMERICA, WE ARE FREE. WE ARE NOT UNDER LOCKDOWN OF STATE. STATE IS STILL HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO FIX THESE PEOPLE'S PAPERWORK, TALKING ABOUT CITIZENS CIVILIANS AND MEMBERS, BECAUSE YOU LEFT MY AMERICANS WITH A DEBT THAT DID NOT BELONG TO THEM AND LEFT THE AMERICANS WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF BILLS THAT DO NOT BELONG TO THEM, NOT TO MENTION MATERIALS THAT YOU WOULDN'T GIVE TO ANYONE, BUT YOU GAVE TO MY AMERICAN BECAUSE YOU KNOW THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER. NOW, WE'VE HAD TO UPGRADE OUR LA- >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> HI. MY NAME IS REVEREND DR. GABRIELLE MORGAN, PASTOR OF ST. PAUL AND FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH HERE IN TAMPA. I WANT TO SHARE HARD FACTS AS I EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION 32, CLIMATE JUST RESOLUTION. IT IS A ABSOLUTE BARE MINIMUM BUT I WANT TO SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE AS ST. PAUL SAYS AND GOD IS LOVE AND YOU ALL ARE LOVED. I'M NOT HERE TO SHAME OR GUILT ANYONE BUT HARD TRUTH TELLING. EVEN IF WE IMPLEMENTED PLAN EXACTLY AS STATED AND EVERY OTHER CITY AND COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE NATION DID THE SAME THING IT WOULD BARELY PUT US ON TRACK FOR WHAT IS THE INTERMEDIATE CLIMATE SCENARIO. RCP 4.5, THE TOTAL WARMING ACROSS A PLANET STOPS AT 2.5 TO 3 DEGREES CELSIUS AND EMISSIONS TAPER OFF IN THE 20, 40s. HERE'SY IF ON THAT TRAJECTORY. WE'LL GO FROM A HEAT INDEX OF ROUGHLY 25 DAYS A YEAR OVER A HUNDRED DEGREES IN THE 90s TO BY 2055, 102 DAYS PER YEAR AT OVER A HEAT INDEX OF 148 DAYS OVER 105.@BY THE END OF THE CENE LOOKING AT 116 DAYS OVER 167, OVER 105. THAT'S IF WE'RE ON THAT TRAJECTORY. IF WE DO NOTHING, IT'S LIKE HALF THE YEAR IS ESSENTIALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN WORK OUTSIDE. THE REASON I'M EXPRESSING THIS IS BECAUSE WE ABSOLUTY HAO ACT. WE HAVE TO DO THIS COLLECTIVELY BUT THERE HAS TO BE AN INCREASED SENSE OF URGENCY ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IT'S NOT JUST AN ISSUE. THANK YOU. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU CAN BEGIN. >> HI. MY NAME IS DANA LASERIT'S. 33605. NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS. I'M HERE MOSTLY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN ENERGY RESOLUTION, ITEM NUMBER 32. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW MY OPINION, MY STANCE ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY, I SUPPORT IT. IF ORGANIZING A 500-PERSON MARCH BACK IN 2017, RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN, MARCHED IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING DIDN'T SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR TAKING ACTION ON CMATE CHANGE, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL. THANK YOU FOR SEEING THIS RESOLUTION, FOR PROPOSING IT, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ULTIMATELY PASS IT. ACTUALLY TAKE STEPS AND CONCRETE ACTION TOWARDS MOVING US TOWARDS CLEAN ENERGY, TOWARDS TAKING CLIMATE CHANGE SERIOUSLY. WE DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH TIME LEFT. E IPCC HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR ON HOW LITTLE TIME WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID CLIMATE CATASTROPHE. AS I'VE SAID MANY, MANY TIMES HERE IN TAMPA WE ARE ONE OF THE TOP TEN MOST VULNERABLE CITIES IN THE WORLD TO THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, LIKE SEA LEVEL RISE. I ALSO JUST WANTED TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE GREAT LATE KENT BAILEY WHO WORKED WITH ME BACK IN 2017. AGAIN,E WERE FIGHTING FOR READY FOR 100, TRYING TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS PASSED BACK THEN. SO, PLEASE, KEEP HIM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND IN YOUR MIND AND YOUR HEART WHEN YOU GO TO VOTE ON THIS. WE DELIVERED A THOUSAND PETITIONS THAT WERE FILLED OUT BY HAND BACK THEN -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> -- SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BROOK AIRETTE. SENIOR ORGANIZER WITH FOOD AND WATER WATCH SPEAKING HERE ON BEHALF OF THE NEARLY 3500 TAMPA RESIDENT MEMBERS, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY CLIMATE ALLIANCE WHICH IS A GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS BUSINESSES GRASSROOTS GROUPS AND RESIDENTS FIGHTING FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE. I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMAN CITRO'S 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2035 RESOLUTION. I JUST HAVE TO SAY, WOW. WHAT A JOURNEY THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE PRODUCT OF OVER A YEAR AND A HALF OF ORGANIZING PLANNING AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES, LOCAL BUSINESSES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, FAITH LEADERS AND, OF COURSE, EACH OF YOU. I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A PRODUCT OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH EACH PARAGRAPH REPRESENTING INPUT FROM A PLETHORA OF STAKEHOLDERS. THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE. DESPITE A NATIONAL EFFORT TO QUASH THINGS LIKE THIS AND NEW STATE LAWS TO CURB THE POWER OF MUNICIPALITIES TO REGULATE ENERGY SOURCING, COUNCILMAN CITRO HAS DRAFTED A BOLD, ASPIRATIONAL RESOLUTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW LAWS THAT NOT ONLY PUTS TAMPA ON A ROAD TO COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS BUT ALSO HAS A STRONG CALL TO OUR STATE AND FEDERAL ELECTED TO HELP US GET THERE. TAMPA'S RESOLUTION LEADS THE WAY IN LEVERAGING LOCAL POWER TO DRIVE REAL CHANGE AT BOTH THE CRICALLY, THIS RESOLUTION CALLS FOR BOLD STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL POLICIES TO END THE EXTRACTION AND USE OF FOSSIL FUELS, STOP NEW FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE, ELIMINATE FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES AND BUILD OUT THE TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET US THERE. WE NEED A RAPID RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, SO PICK UP YOUR PHONES AND CALL REPRESENTATIVE KATHY CASTOR BECAUSE AFTER WE PASS THIS, SHE'S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST ASSET IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, TODAY, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO AVERT DISASTER. IF YOU ACT NOW AND PASS THE 100% EAN RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOLUTION -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS JENNA STEVENS. I AM THE STATE DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT FLORIDA. AND I AM ALSO A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR NEARLY 4300 SUPPORTERS IN TAMPA AND TO URGE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE YES ON COUNCILMAN CITRO'S RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A TRANSITION TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2035. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR TAKING UP THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUE FROM THE ICONIC BAYSHORE BOULEVARD TO OUR BEAUTIFUL LOCAL PARKS AND OUR INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE, TAMPA IS A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE TO BE. UNFORTUNATELY, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE FLORIDA AND TAMPA SO SPECIAL ARE AT RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. RISING SEA LEVELS, STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT HURRICANES AND HOTTER DAYS PUT EVERYTHING FROM WHITE SAND BEACHES TO OUR BELOVED WILDLIFE AT RISK. AS A PLANET AND AS A COUNTRY AND HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM DIRTY FUELS LIKE COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS AND THAT STARTS RIGHT HERE. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE THE POWER TO HARNESS CLEAN ABUNDANT ENERGY FROM THE SUN AND THE WIND AND WE CAN DO IT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND MORE CHEAPLY AND HAVE A MORE LIVABLE FUTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE KNOW THE RISKS THAT OUR CITY FACES, AND WE'RE HERE TO ACT ON THAT. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AGAIN AND ESPECIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER CITRO FOR INTRODUCING A BOLD RESOLUTION THA SETS A CITYWIDE GOAL THAT REFLECTS THE URGENCY OF THE MOMENT WE'RE IN. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. HOW MANY MORE DO WE HAVE DOWN THERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR? >> GOOD MORNING. PHIL COMPTON. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION 32. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN CITRO FOR CONTINUING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. NOVEMBER 5 TO AUGUST 5th, THAT'S NINE MONTHS. THAT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE. WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THEN? WELL, MY WIFE AND I WENT ON SUMMER VACATION. SHE LIKES TO GET AWAY FROM SUMMER HEAT HERE IN FLORIDA. WE USED TO GO TO NORTH CAROLINA. THAT'S TOO HOT NOW, CLIMATE CHANGE. WE WENT TO MONTANA, COLORADO, VISIT FAMILY AND OUT THERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO MUCH FUN. BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN HOTTER OUT THERE. THOSE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LITERALLY DYING IN THE HEAT THAT THEY HAVE THIS YEAR. THEY DID NOT SEE THIS COMING. D T SMOKE IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE ENTIRE WEST IS EITHER ON FIRE OR IN A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE, AND NOW THAT SMOKE IS IN BOSTON AND NEW YORK. MY POINT IS, I USED TO THINK, WELL, WORST COMES TO WORST, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO CANADA, RIGHT? UNH-UNH. CANADA IS HOTTER THAN FLORIDA. THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN TO. THERE IS NOWHERE TO ESCAPE TO. WE HAVE TO STAND HERE AND WORK ON THIS RIGHT HERE. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WITH YOUR ACTION TODAY, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN, THAT BABY THAT WAS CONCEIVED ON NOVEMBER 5th WHO IS BEING BORN TODAY WILL BENEFIT FROM YOUR ACTION TODAY. THEIR LIFE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR ACTION, AND THE ACTION OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL OVER AMERICA. YOU WILL BE THE 182nd CITY TO PASS A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS THE 12th IN FLORIDA. SO THANK YOU, AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. >> MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. IT'S A GARBAGE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S GARBAGE PEOPLE THAT'S DOWN HERE. WE GOT GARBAGE REPRESENTS THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NO GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE. PEOPLE TAKE THEIR TIME TO COME DOWN HERE AND WHAT YOU DO, YOU CUT THEIR TIME SHORT. THE MAYOR DON'T EVEN HAVE NO RESPECT FOR YOU. SHE'S OUT BOOM ON THE BAY, 4th OF JULY, LIGHTNING CELEBRATION, BUCCANEER CELEBRATION, BUT THEN SHE INVOKE COVID, GARBAGE MAYOR INVOKE COVID WHEN IT'S TIME TO COME AND BRING THE BUDGET, BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET. SHE DOESN'T COME DOWN AND YOU DON'T CUT HER TIME. YOU-ALL DON'T CUT HER TIME. YOU UNDERSTAND YOU ALL SIT UP THERE LIKE A BUNCH OF CLOWNS. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE CONTROL. NOBODY RESPECTS YOU. YOU COME TO ME AND THEN YOU FEEL KE I YOU'RE A GOOD STUDENT THAT JUST GOT PUT IN A BAD CLASS. YOU'RE WONDERING WHY EVERYBODY IN CLASS TALKING AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION. YOU COME TO ME AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE CONTROL OF THE MEETING OUTSIDE. EVERYBODY I HEAR IS TALKING. YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON. NO RESPECT. ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NO RESPECT. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE CONTROL OF THE MEETING GOING ON RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS. YOU ALL A BUNCH OF CLOWNS, MAN. NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. A BILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET. WE WANT 26% OF IT. WE WANT OUR REPARATIONS. WE WANT YOU CLOWNS TO START LOOKING AT THESE BUDGETS AND START SAYING, WHERE IS THE 26% OF IT FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE? LOOK AT THE PAST BUDGETS FROM THE TIME THE CITY WAS FORMED IN THE 1800s AND SEE WHERE WE GOT OUR FAIR SHARE AND WHERE WE DIDN'T, WE WANT REPARATIONS. WE WANT REAL LEADERSHIP. WE DON'T WANT CLOWNS BEGGING FOR VOTES EVERY TIME IT'S VOTING SEASON. EVERY TIME IT'S VOTING SEASON, YOU ALL COME AROUND BEGGING FOR VOTES. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND BLACK PEOPLE AIN'T GETTING NOTHING IN THE CITY. ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NOTHING. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, MR. MENTESNOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, SIR. YES, SIR, YOU ARE LIVE. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS RUSS KAHN. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENTAL CAUCUS, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 32, THE CLEAN ENERGY RESOLUTION. LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO, REPRESENTATIVE CASTOR MADE A Facebook POST. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE OF IT YET I'M GOING TO READ THAT FO. CLEAN ENERGY IS -- AND THIS IS QUOTING. CLEAN ENERGY IS THE KEY TO LOWERING ELECTRIC BILLS, REDUCING POLLUTION AND AVOIDING THE HARSH IMPACTS OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. PLUS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN REDUCE COSTS FOR FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES WHEN THEY IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES AND TAP RENEWABLE SOURCES. THAT'S WHY I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE CITY OF TAMPA MOVING TO 100% RENEWABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO SOLVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND EVERYONE MUST ACT NOW. IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT TIES AND COUNTIES IN FLORIDA ACT WITH URGENCY BECAUSE FOSSIL FUEL INTERESTS AND THE POLITICIANS THAT SUPPORT THEM HAVE BLOCKED ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR FLORIDIANS AT THE STATE LEVEL. AS A NATIONAL LEADER ON CLEAN ENERGY, I HAVE BEEN WORKING TO SOLVE THE CLIMATE CRISIS, UNLEASH CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES MORE RESILIENT TO THE COSTLY IMPACTS O RISING TEMPERATURES. WE MUST DO THIS TOGETHER AT ALL LEVELS AND AMONG ALL PEOPLE WITH AN EYE TOWARD EQUITY AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS ON DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. TAMPA SHOD BE LEAR AND I URGE THEM TO MOVE FORWARD NOW. THEY CAN COUNT ON ME TO STAND UP FOR THEM AND COLLABORATE WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, REDUCE POLLUTION, PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CREATE MILLIONS OF GOOD-PAYING JOBS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JOE CITRO, FOR HELPING LEAD THE EFFORTS IN TAMPA FOR CLIMATE ACTION. U.S. REP KATHY CASTOR CHAIRS THE U.S. HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND RELEASE THE LANDMARK SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS REPORT IN 2020 WHICH IS THE ROAD MAP FOR CONGRESS AND CLIMATE CRISIS TION PLAN. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IF I MAY ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, EVERYBODY IS BEHIND YOU PASSING THIS TODAY. THERE IS NO OPPOSITION. THERE ARE NO STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SPOKEN WITH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, RUSS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WE GOT IT. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY, AND MY GIFT TO MYSELF IS TO TAKE SOME TIME TO FINALLY SPEAKITH YOU ALL IN PERSON ABOUT MY RENT. I CAN'T REASONABLY AFFORD TO LIVE IN MANY OF OUR CORE NEIGHBORHOODS IN TAMPA. THE REASON I CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE THEM IN IS IN A SENSE SIMPLY SUPPLY AND DEMAND. OUR DEMAND CURVE IS SHIFTING RIGHT NOW AND OUR SUPPLY CURVE IS NOT KEEPING UP, SO PRICES ARE RISING. WHILE THIS IS MORE -- WHILE IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THIS, IT'S STILL TRUE, WE ARE NOT BUILDING ENOUGH HOUSING. THIS IS HARMING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS HARMING AND EXCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE, POOR PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR ESPECIALLY, IT'S ALSO HARMING OUR ENVIRONMENT. HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING IS CRITICAL FOR ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY GLOBALLY AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. I HAD MORE TO SAY, NOW I HAVE TWO MINUTES. FOR MY BIRTHDAY I'M ASKING YOU TO ENSURE THE BUDGET IS AMENDED TO ENABLE BROAD LAND USE REFORM THAT WOULD ALLOW MORE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN OUR URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOODS, TOWNHOMES, DUPLEXES AND MULTIPLEXES SHOULD BE LEGAL TO BE BUILT ON EVERY PARCEL WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THIS BUILDING WITH OR WITHOUT PARKING WITH PRIVATE USE OFFSETS SO PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY INSTEAD OF PASCO, ST. PETE OR OTHER PLACES WE DON'T WANT TO BE. SUPPORT HIGHER IMPACT FEES FOR -- TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY IN SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: HOW MANY MORE DO WE HAVE DOWN THERE, SIR? LAST ONE. ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LIZ. I AM A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. FIRST, I WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR AGENDA ITEM 32. WE ALL SHARE THE PLANET AND KEEPING IT HEALTHY REQUIRES EVERYONE. ENVIRONMENTALISM IS NO LONGER AN OPTION. IT IS A MUST. I LIVED IN CUBA FOR 18 YEARS OF MY LIFE. NOW THAT MY COUNTRY IS TRYING TO SPEAK UP, IT'S MY DUTY TO BE HERE SUPPORTING THEM. AFTER THE PROTEST OF JULY 11, CUBA HAS BECOME THE FOCUS OF MEDIA ATTENTION. PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTIES HAVE PLENTY OF OPINIONS ON THE MATTER, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT KEEPS ME WORRIED. THEY ARE MISSING THE POINT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN CUBA AND WHAT IS THE REAL CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE EMBARGO FOR THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE SITUATION OF MY COUNTRY IS -- THE VOICES OF THOSE PROTESTING AND OPPRESSED AND ARRESTED BY THE CUBAN REGIME. THE CRIMES CAN'T BE JUST IDENTIFY UNDER THE EXCUSE OF THE EMBARGO. MY FRIENDS WHO PROTESTED PEACEFULLY ON JULY 11 WERE NOT BEATEN AND THREATENED BECAUSE OF THE EMBARGO. THEY WERE PERSECUTED BY A GOVERNMENT THAT NEITHER RESPECTS FREEDOM NOR DEMOCRACY. LIFT THE EMBARGO AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT COULD BE A RE-- MOCKING THE CUBANS UNFAIRLY PUNISHED BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT TODAY. THE EMBARGO SHOULD NOT BE THE MAIN TOPIC. HELP CUBA BY -- ALLOW FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS. THEN WE COULD RECONSIDER THE SANCTIONS. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. ANY MORE SPEAKERS? >> NO MORE SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. MADAM DEPUTY CLERK, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE WAITING? LET'S HEAR THEM. >> GOOD MORNING. THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE JANET SHEERING BERGER. JANET, IFOU'RON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> JANET SHEERBERGER, PRESIDENT OF WALK, BIKE TAMPA. I WANT TO SPEAK IN REFERENCE TO ITEM 34 ON YOUR AGENDA, THE SIDEWALK CODE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUPPORT AND ISSUE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE CITY BUDGET CALLS FOR 2.5 MILLION FOR SIDEWALKS THIS YEAR. THAT'S A GOOD START. TAMPA HAS A SIDEWALK PROBLEM. CITY STAFF ESTIMATES THERE ARE 1300 MILES OF SIDEWALK GAPS IN THE CITY, MANY IN SCHOOLS, PARKS AND BUS STOPS AND IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. IMPROVING THE SIDEWALK NETWORK NOT ONLY ADDRESSES CLIMATE ISSUES WHICH YOU'RE DISCUSSING TODAY BY GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF CARS BUT ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR GETTING US CLOSER TO REALIZING THE CITY'S VISION ZERO GOALS. THE SIDEWALK CODE YOU WERE DISCUSSING TODAY WAS ENACTED, BY PARCEL BY REQUIRING SIDEWALKS WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION OR PAYMENT TO A SIDEWALK PLAN IN CASES WHERE A SIDEWALK CAN'T BE BUILT. EXEMPTIONS IN THE CODE NOW MEAN SIDEWALKS AREONSTRUCTED WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND NO PAYMENT IN THE FUND. WAIVER FOR SIDEWALK AND WAIVER PAYING INTO THE FUND IF NO SIDEWALKS ARE NEARBY, THIS EVISCERATES THE GOAL OF THE ORDINANCE'S ORIGINAL INTENT AND MEANS ONCE THERE'S NO SIDEWALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE MAY NEVER BE ONE. IN 2020 MORE THAN 2,000 BUILDING PERMITS WERE ISSUED THAT WERE SUBJECT TO THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE. OUR INTREPID TEAM OF WALK BIKE TAMPA VOLUNTEERS LOOKED AT 93 OF THE PROPERTIES AND FOUND THAT IN 39 CASES NO SIDEWALKS HAD BEEN BUILT AND NO MONEY PAID INTO THE SIDEWALK FUND. IF YOU DO A LITTLE MATH, YOU'LL FIND IN 2020, ALL THE PROPERTIES RECEIVED EXEMPTIONS FOR BUILDING A SIWALK AND PAYING INTO THE FUND, ACTUALLY BUILT A SIDEWALK, WOULD YOU HAVE NEARLY EIGHT MILES OF NEW SIDEWALK BUILT IN 2020. CITY TYPICALLY BUDGETS FOR ONLY ABOUT ONE MILE OF NEW SIDEWALK EACH YEAR. ALL THE WAIVED PROPERTIES MADE PAYMENTS INTO THE SIDEWALK FUND, YOU'D HAVE ABOUT 1.2 MILLION IN THE SIDEWALK FUND. TAMPA IS EXPERIENCING A BUILDING BOOM. LET'S MAKE SURE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IF IT CAN'T, LET'S MAKE SURE PAYMENTS ARE MADE TO THE SIDEWALK FUND. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >>THE CLERK: THEEXT SPEAKER WILL BE KRISTEN ACOSTA. IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN GUDES AND TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. I'M CHRISTINA COSTA, A TAMPA RESIDENT AND CURRENT AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF WALK, BIKE TAMPA. I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT WALKING IS A SUSTAINABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I'M URGING YOU TO MODIFY THE SIDEWALK CODE AS PRESCRIBED BY NONPROFIT WALK, BIKE, TAMPA, THEREBY IMPROVING SAFETY FOR CHILDREN, THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL ABITIETO WALK TO SCHOOL, WALK TO WORK OR WALK TO THEIR TRANSIT STOP. THE TAMPA BAY METRO AREA HAS NEVER NOT BEEN RATED AS A TOP TEN MOST DANGEROUS AREA IN THE UNITED STATES FOR PEDESTRIANS SINCE SMART GROWTH AMERICA DEVELOPED ITS PEDESTRIAN DANGER INDEX, WHICH MEASURES HOW DEADLY IT IS TO WALK BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE STRUCK AND KILLED BY DRIVERS WHILE WALKING. SINCE TAMPA IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THIS REGION, IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT THE CITY TAKE ALL AVAILABLE STEPS TOWARDS SOLVING THIS PROEM. WILL UPDATING THE SIDEWALK CODE ALONE GET US OFF THIS HORRIBLE LIST? NO, NOT BY A LONG SHOT, BUT THIS IS COUNCIL'S OPPORTUNITY TO BE BOLD AND HELP FIX A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR -- MISSING SIDEWALKS. OUR PROBLEM IS SO BIG AND SO COMPLEX, WE MUST DEPLOY AN ALL-HANDS APPROACH TO ITS REMEDY, INCLUDING DEVELOPERS AND HOME BUILDERS. WE KNOW THE VALUE OF WALKABILITY WILL READILY OFFSET THE COST FOR BUILDERS. CONSIDER WALK SCORE, A METHOD FOR CALCULATING A WALKABILITY RATING FROM 0 TO 100 USING A PROPRIETARY ALGORITHM OF WEIGHTED VALUES THAT IS USED BY MORE THAN 30,000 WEBSITES. STUDIES HAVE FOUND ONE POINT OF WALK SCORE IMPROVEMENT INCREASES A HOME'S VALUE BY AROUND $3,000. WE ARE ALL DOING OUR BEST WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT WE KNOW THROUGH HINDSIGHT THERE WAS HARM THAT RESULTED FROM THE LAST TIME THE CITY SIDEWALK CODE UPDATED IN 2010. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >>THE CLERK:HE NEX SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE EMILY HINESDALE. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. EMILY HENSDALE WITH WALK BIKE TAMPA. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO URGE TO YOU ACT PROMPTLY AND DECISIVELY ON THE UPDATED SIDEWALK INSTALLATION ORDINANCE SECTION 22-103 AND 22-104 AS PRESENTED BY CITY OF TAMPA STAFF IN AGENDA ITEM 34. THE CURRENT CODE AND ACCOMPANYING IN LIEU FUND INCLUDES SO MANY EXEMPTIONS THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND NEW HOMES ARE BUILWITHT SIDEWALKS EACH YEAR. A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF HOME BUILDERS PAY INTO THE FUND EACH YEAR AND AT A RATE THAT DOESN'T REMOTELY REFLECT REAL COSTS. WE NEED TO END THESE EXEMPTIONS AND INCREASE THE TRUST FUND AMOUNT. AS A REMINDER, SCHOOL STARTS NEXT WEEK. TUESDAY MORNING, THOUSANDS OF TAMPA CHILDREN WILL BE WALKING TO SCHOOL IN THE STREETS. VERY FEW CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF TAMPA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE SIDEWALK TO GET TO SCHOOL, BECAUSE TAMPA HAS OVER 1,300 MILES OF SIDEWALK GAPS. WE ARE PLACING OUR CHILDREN IN AN UNTENABLE SITUATION. LITERALLY PUTTI THEIR LIVES IN DANGER JUST TO GET TO SCHOOL, AS WE WAIT AND DISCUSS AND DELAY ON ISSUES LIKE THE SIDEWALK ORDINANCE, ANOTHER GENERATION OF TAMPA CHILDREN WILL GROW UP WALKING IN THE STREETS. IF THE COMMUNITY HAS TIME TO APPROVE OVER 2,000 NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOME CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HERE, WE HAVE TIME TO -- CODE. END THE SIDEWALK INSTALLATION LOOPHOLES AND START REAL PROGRESS ON GIVING OUR CHILDREN A SAFE PATH HOME. GREAT PROVERB THAT SAYS, SOCIETY GROWS GREAT WHEN MEN PLANT TREES AND WHOSE SHADE THEY KNOW THEY WILL NEVER SIT. WE HAVE MANY MILES OF SIDEWALK TO GO BEFORE WE CAN REST. MORE MILES WE CAN EXPECT TO COMPLETE IN OUR LIFETIMES BUT THE TIME TO START IS NOT IT IS NOW. PLEASE ACT IN THE CITY OF TAMPA STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS HE PE DISHES. SIMPLE CHANGE TO AN OLD CODE THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE BUT ONLY IF YOU ACT ON IT. THANK YOU. >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE SARAH EDWARDS. SARAH, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> HI. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM 32, THE RESOLUTION FOR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR TAMPA. MY NAME IS SARAH EDWARDS. I'M A RESIDENT OF DAVIS ISLANDS AND A MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY CLIMATE ALLIANCE AND FOOD AND WATER WATCH. WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED HOW EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TAMPA IS TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW OUR PLANET, THE VIABILITY OF OUR PLANET AND THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM IS AT RISK DUE TO OUR FAILURE TO HEED THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND NATURE'S WARNING. THIS EXISTENTIAL CRISIS IS GROWING MORE URGENT EACH YEAR WE FAIL TO ACT. THE GREAT NEWS IS WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM AND PREVENT FURTHER CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. AS A TOP PRIORITY, WE MUST DRAMATICALLY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE BY RAPIDLY TRANSITIONING OFF FOSSIL FUELS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED GOVERNMENT TO DO. INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS HELP THE ENVIRONMENT WHILE WORTHY ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THIS ON AN ADEQUATE SCALE. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY AND WE NEED TO ACT LIKE IT. OUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR HAVE CONSISTENTLY SIDED COTITUTS AND HAVE IGNORED THEIR THE ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE SUFFERED BY FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. IT'S UP TO US HERE IN TAMPA TO TAKE A STAND TO PROTECT OUR CITY AND OUR OWN FUTURE FOR A JUST TRANSITION OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. I ASK THE COUNCIL TO BE BOLD AND FEARLESS IN OUR PURSUIT OF A CLEANER, MORE EQUITABLE CITY. FINALLY, AS A MOTHER, I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. OUR KIDS DESERVE CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE. THEY DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO BE KIDS ANDRUST THAT THE GROWN-UPS ARE PROTECTING THEM AND THEY DESERVE TO BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND EVERY MOMENT WE DELAY, WE TAKE THESE RIGHTS AWAY FROM THEM AND PLACE UNIMAGINABLE FUTURE BURDENS ON THEM. PLEASE VOTE TODAY FOR THE RESOLUTION FOR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR TAMPA FOR 2035 AND ADVOCATE FOR BOLD ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE ANGEL D'ANGELO. ANGEL, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> HEY, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ANGEL D'ANGELO, BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW, I OPPOSE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS PROJECT FOR THE CITY'S -- OFF OF HANNA. ONLY BRINGS A PROSPECT OF ABOUT 500 JOBS AND WE KNOW WILL LEAD TO GENTRIFICATION AND NOT PROVIDE A LOT OF HELP FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, CULINARY PROGRAM AND FLEET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. COME ON, THAT'S NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT. INSTEAD OF OUTREACH FOR THE HOUSELESS, THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE THEY ARE HOUSELESS. WE SHOULD WORK ON THINGS SUCH AS A TINY HOME COMMUNITY WHICH MS. CONNIE BURTON HAS SUGGESTED FOR YEARS. BE PROACTIVE AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT THE ROOT BY PROVIDING HOUSING. HOUSING FIRST WORKS. WE SENT YOU THAT RESEARCH. WE DON'T WANT A CORESPONSE PROGRAM. MANY PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY BLACK AND INDIGENOUS, TRANS, DISABLED COMMUNITIES IN TAMPA DO NOT TRUST THE POLICE, DESERVINGLY SO. THEY HAVE NOT EARNED THAT TRUST. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING A CORESPONSE PROGRAM WE SHOULD HAVE A PROGRAM LIKE CAHOOTS. DON'T KNOW WHY SO MUCH HESITANCY TO IT. UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE PROGRAM. CHILD CARE IS OUTRAGEOUS IN TAMPA, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES. WE COULD CREATE A VOUCHER PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE COULD SELECT A LOCALLY OWNED CHILD CARE PROVIDER WITH A VOUCHER, RELIEVE OF THE COST AND SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN BLACK AND INDIGENOUS BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT WERE HARMED BY THE PANDEMIC. WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE CAN USE. INSTEAD, WE'RE LOOKING AT A CITY CENTER AND PUBLIC SAFETY, INSTEAD OF REACTING TO CLIMB, BE PROACTIVE PREVENTING IT, PROGRAMS SUCH AS MUTUAL AID PROGRAMS THAT CUBANS AND SICILIANS CREATED IN YBOR. LET'S GO BACK IN TIME AND LOOK AT WHAT WORKED. THAT STUFF WORKED. HONOR THE HISTORY TODAY SO LET'S LIVE IT NOW FOR ALL OF TAMPA. THANK YOU. >>THE CLERK: JIMINEZ AND EDWARD GOMEZ REGISTERED TO SPEAK, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT PHONE IN TO PARTICIPATE. SO THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE LINDA MESSMER. LINDA, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> HELLO. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LINDA MEISSR. WE OWN A SMALL TWO-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING WITH FOUR UNITS AT 69 -- BOULEVARD ON DAVIS ISLAND. WE FOUND OUT BY ACCIDENT LAST WEEK THAT THE CITY ISSUED A PERMIT FOR 35 -- 30-FOOT 5G TOWER. THIS WILL BRING DOWN OUR PROPERTY VALUE, HARDER TO RENT AT THE MARKET RATE AND ENDANGER OUR TENANT'S HEALTH. CITY AND AT&T HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO CHANGE THE PERMIT OR THE TOWER LOCATION. THESE ARE BEING INSTALLED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHOUT ANY ADVANCE NOTICE GEN TROPERTY OWNERS. THIS TOWER WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. THERE ARE MANY OTHER AREAS WITHIN A BLOCK THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR SOME SEPARATION FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, SUCH AS THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS NEAR MARJORIE PARK, TENNIS COURTS, HCC BUILDING OR APEX PARK. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDENS OF THE RISKS AND COSTS WHEN THEY CAN EASILY BE AVOIDED. THIS IS NOT A MINOR INCONVENIENCE. THIS IS A MAJOR HARDSHIP, LASTING FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE SINCE THE STATE AND THE CITY ARE NOT PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM THREATS TO HEALTH AND PROPERTY. IN THE EARLIER PRESENTATION, MAYOR CASTOR TALKED ABOUT FOCUSING ON WHAT THE RESIDENTS AN CMUNITY NEEDS FROM THE CITY. WE NEED HELP AND HAVE ONLY HIT ROADBLOCKS IN THIS PAST WEEK. OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE PUT STRICTER REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE. OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES DESERVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING 5G TOWER LOCATIONS OR AT THE VERY LEAST WARNED OF PERMITTED TOWERS. CELL COMPANIES SUCH AS AT&T MUST BE HELD TO A CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STANDARD. THEY NEED TO BE BETTER NEIGHBORS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED CARTE BLANCHE AS TO WHERE THE TOWERS ARE PLACED. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY RESIDENTS WITH A TOWER BEING INSTALLED IN OUR FRONT YARD. THE OTHERS JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET. I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY AND TO CONSIDER ACTING TO HELP US AND THE OTHER RESIDENTS PUT IN THIS UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION. PLEASE STOP THE INSTALLATION OF THIS TOWER AND ASSIST ALL INVOLVED IN FINDING A BETTER LOCATION. THANK YOU. >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE NANCY STEPHENS. NANCY, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> HI. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NANCY STEPHENS. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE SIERRA CLUB, THE TAMPA BAY GROUP. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR PASSING THE 100% CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOLUTION. IT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP IN PUTTING TAMPA IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION, REDUCING THE CARBON THAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE AS SEVERAL OTHER SPEAKERS POINTED OUT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE A FEW OTHER BENEFITS. ONE IS THE AIR WILL BE CLEANER FOR ALL OF TAMPA RESIDENTS DUE TO THE DECREASED EMISSIONS. SECONDLY, LOWER ELECTRIC BILLS, IN PARTICULAR FOR PEOPLE OR RENTERS, PROVISION TO ENCOURAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. TAMPA CAN TAKE A LDERSP POSITION IN ENCOURAGING APARTMENT BUILDING OWNERS TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY THAT WILL HELP RESIDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR BILLS WITH HIGH ENERGY BILLS, GREATER THAN AVERAGE BURDEN FOR ENERGY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR THEIR APARTMENTS. PLEASE DO PASS THIS RESOLUTION WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN ENACTING IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE ALLISON DATE. ALLISON, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT TWO ITEMS. I'M ALLISON DATE. NUMBER 32, GLOBAL WARMING IS ALREADY MAKING EXTREME WEATHER WORSE. NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT AND TRANSITION TAMPA BY VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THE RESOLUTION FOR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030. SO I'MURE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY OTHER ITEM IS NUMBER 34. I WANTED TO SHARE MY FRUSTRATION IN TRYING TO GET SIDEWALKS INSTALLED. IN MY MOM'S NEIGHBORHOOD SO SHE COULD SAFELY ACCESS BAYSHORE BOULEVARD BY WHERE SHE LIVES, AND SHE LIKES TO WALK. I SUBMITTED SIDEWALK REQUESTS TO THE CITY OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS ONLY TO BE TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THERE WERE NO FUNDS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND THAT'S WHY I SOUGHT THE ASSISTANCE OF WALK, BIKE, TAMPA, TO DO A STREET AUDIT, HOPING THAT BY DOCUMENTING HOW UNSAFE IT IS TO WALK ON THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE CROSSWALK AT BAYSHORE, IT MIGHT ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO IMPROVE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. MY MOM IS NOW 95, AND SHE STILL WALKS EVERY DAY, BUT AFTER HER FALL ON THIS STREET IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, SHE NOW USES A WALKER. PLEASE PUT MORE MONEY AND APPROVE THE MONEY THAT'S GOING TO BE USED T CREATE SAFE SIDEWALKS AND SUPPORT ANY LEGISLATION THAT WILL MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS A REALITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE JEAN STEREO MIRE. -- JEAN STROHMEYER. IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> BEFORE I START, THE RULES -- I KNOW YOU GUYS DID THAT TWO-MINUTE THING FROM THREE MINUTES. BUT THE RULES DO STATE WE HAVE THREE MINUTES. THAT'S KIND OF A DISAPPOINTMENT. MY NAME IS JEAN STROHMEYER. I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH BASE ON A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA. THE RENEWABLE ENERGY, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A HYBRID OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, BUT 100% -- NOT 100%. WE SHOULD HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ENERGY -- DIFFERENT OPTIONS AT ALL TIMES, SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT STUCK HIGH AND DRY. IN ARIZONA, IF YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, IT'S REALLY AWESOME AND SHOULD BE DOING THIS. WE GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, NOT ONLY GET TO PARK IN SHADE OF THE SOLAR PANELS, IT MAKES IT LIK A GARAGE, ANYWAY, SOLAR PANELS ON TOP THAT SHADE ■THE BOTTOM. ANYWAY YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT, LIKE AT ALL THE GROCERY STORES. THE SIDEWALK, I AM ASKING THAT YOU GUYS GO AHEAD AND PASS THAT BECAUSE -- PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SPOKE TO THAT. MY FRIEND SAID THE OLYMPICS TO GET ON THE -- YOU'VE GOT TO BE REALLY GOOD. TAMPA ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE BEING 8 IN THE BEST CITY AT KILLING PEDESTRIANS AND SECOND BEST AT KILLING CYCLISTS. THE OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES COSTS US A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THE BUILDERS, THEY CLAIM THAT SIDEWALKS RUN UP THE COST OF A HOUSE, BUT WHEN THEY DON'T BUILD THE SIDEWALKS, THEY DON'T PASS THAT SAVINGS ON. THEY JUST MAKE BETTER PROFIT. FOR THAT, LET'S NOT TAKE EXTRA PROFIT AND LET'S NOT LET THEIR PROFIT BE AT THE COST OF OUR LIVES. THE IMPACT FEES I AGREE WITH. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN -- THEY HAVE JUST BEEN UNDERSERVED. LET'S SEE, THE FERRY, THE DOCKS. I LIKE MORE DOCKS ON THE PUBLIC LANDS. YEAH, SO SOG LIST, LET'S KEEP WORKING ON SOG. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE HAVE MORE TO DO, AND LET'S HAVE A GREAT DAY. BY YOU-ALL. >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU. >>THE CLERK: NEXT SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE SHAWN BROWN. SHAWN, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEN. SHAWN BROWN, PRESIDENT OF THE GANDY CIVIC ASSOCIATION. GOOD TO BE WITH YU ALL THIS MORNING. FIRST THING, THE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOLUTION COMING UP, DEFINITELY PLEASE ADOPT THAT. CITY OF TAMPA NEEDS TO BE GET ON BOARD WITH IT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WE KNOW, IS NOT GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON, AND WE NEED TO START MAKING PROACTIVE, POSITIVE DECISIONS. ALSO, IMPACT FEES, YOU'LL GET AN UPDATE ON IMPACT FEES FOR POLICE AND FIRE. CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT. THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONTINUED GROWTH. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITY BUDGET TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE THINGS, AND REALLOCATE RESOURCES ELSEWHERE, IF WE GET IMPACT FEES COMING IN FROM DEVELOPERS, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. LET'S SEE HERE. THE UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF ISSUES HERE IN SOUTH OF GANDY. FIRST OFF, DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD. REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK WITH US AND LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS AND HOPEFULLY BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS. ONE OF THE AREAS I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE ME COMMUNICATION AND SOME INNOVATION ON IS THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. I UNDERSTAND STUDIES HAVE TO BE DONE. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO STUDIES BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN THE LAST STUDY DONE IN 2005 AND NOW, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED. WE NEED MORE. SO WANT TO PUSH FOR HOPEFULLY IS THE EXPANSION OF MANHATTAN FROM GANDY TO INTERBAY. KEEP HARPING THAT UNTIL THE DAY I DIE PROBABLY. ANYWAY, AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS, DEFINITELY CLOSE THAT LOOPHOLE ON SIDEWALKS. IT'S RIDICULOUS. DOWN HERE WE NEED MORE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING AND WITH WHAT D.O.T. DID TO DALE MABRY. A LOT OF EAST-WEST ROUTES NEED SIDEWALKS FOR MORE -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >>ORLANDO GUDES: GENTLEMEN, LET'S PUT A LITTLE GAS IN THE TANK. MR. CITRO, ITEM NUMBER 32, SIR. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MICROPHONE, PLEASE, MR. CITRO. >>JOSEPH CITRO: AFTER I MAKE THIS MOTION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT AFTER THE VOTE. ITEM AGENDA 32, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECOND BY MR. MANISCALCO. ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. MIRANDA, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS 32 FURTHERMORE. I WANT TO THANK MR. CITRO AND THE SECOND, MR. MANISCALCO FOR SECONDING THE MOTION THAT MR. CITRO BROUGHT ON 32. I THINK IT NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION ON AN ON-WI BASIS. FOR ME TO SAY THAT I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING AND, AGAIN, I THANK MR. CITRO, HOW DO I DO IT? BY HUNDRED PERCENT BY 2035 TO SAY THAT I WANT IT. THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT I CAN GRASP TO SAY BY YEAR SO AND SO THIS GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE SO MANY CARS AND HERE'S WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM, THAT ARE ALL ELECTRIC. YEAR SO AND SO -- WE HAVE 400 ACRES THAT ONE UTILITY COMPANY WANTED TO BUY FOR WHATEVER REASON FOUND A BETTER PRICE SOMEWHERE ELSE AND DID IT. THAT'S THE WAY LIFE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. WE HAVE A CONVENTION CENTER THAT SAYS THEY'LL PUT PANELS ON THE ROOF. THAT'S COMING, AS I UNDERSTAND. I HAVEN'T FOLLOWED UP ON IT, BUT I HEARD THAT'S COMING. ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE THAT CAME HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT, HOW DO YOU GET TO WHAT THEY WANT DONE? ARE THEY THEMSELVES -- DON'T ASK WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO FOR YOU, ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR GOVERNMENT. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO COME AND TELL ME, TELL THE REST OF THE WORLD THAT THEY HAVE NO GRASS, THEY HAVE USED ONE UNIT OF WATER A MONTH, THAT THEY RIDE EITHER HAVE SOLAR ON THEIR ROOF.TY I BELIEVE IN THE CHANGE IN LIFE. I BELIEVE THIS HAS TO HAPPEN OR WE ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE. JUST LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT, LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE POLAR OF THE ICE CIRCLE, HOW MUCH WATER COMES OUT, HOW MUCH WATER IS MELTING, HOW MUCH WATER WILL GO ALL OVER THE WORLD, NOT ONLY IN THIS COUNTRY. YOU KNOW, IF THE LAKES, GREAT LAKES EMPTY OUT, THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE ABOUT SIX INCHES UNDERWATER JUST WITH THOSE LAKES ALONE. AND IT IS A REAL CHALLENGE BUT WI WANT SOMETHING WITH IT THAT SAYS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE ATTAINED. THIS IS A BLANKET THING. IT'S LIKE GOING FISHING AND THROWING YOUR FISH NET ON KENNEDY BOULEVARD. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CATCH ANY FISH. I WANT SOMETHING CONCRETE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. SOMETHING CONCRETE FROM THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO CAME HERE, AND YOU DO IT BY NOT GOING ON VACATION, AS AN INDIVIDUAL. YOU DO IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. BUT TO PASS A RESOLUTION THAT JUST SAYS I WANT SOMETHING DONE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. BUYOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE, A STANDARD WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO GO BY TO FOLLOW. WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING, IN FACT, THE SOLAR THAT I'M PUTTING ON THE HOUSE COST MORE THAN THE HOUSE ITSELF WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE A CONTRACT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO START MONDAY OR TUESDAY TO SEE IF THE ROOF IS GOOD ENOUGH TO HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE PANELS. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. THE SOLAR SYSTEM THAT IS GOING ON THE HOUSE COSTS MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE HOUSE IN 1964. SO WE'RE ASKING THE GERNMENT TO DO THE SAME THING, AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TODAY HAVE ALL DONE THIS ALREADY. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE, BUT THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE, AND THEY WANT THE RIGHT THING DONE. MY ADVICE TO THEM, JOIN A CO-OP LIKE I DID. GO IN DEBT LIKE I DID. GO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO GET DONE AND DO IT. AND THEN GO HELP THE OTHERS DO IT. YOU CAN'T DO IT JUST BY SAYING THIS IS WHAT I WANT DONE. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE TH'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THIS GOVERNMENT. THIS GOVERNMENT HAS GOT TO SET A STANDARD ON HOW THEY ATTAIN THE GOALS. UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, THERE WILL BE NO GOALS MET. YOU MUST HAVE A GOAL AND YOU MUST BE ABLE TO -- WE -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WORKFORCE HOUSING. HOUSING THEY CAN'T BUY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, NOT THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO BUY IT, THEY ARE STUCK AT $15 AN HOUR. THANK GOD THAT PASSED IN SOME DEGREE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS THEN? HOW DO THEY MAINTAIN IT? COSTS KEEP RISING OR $15 AN HOUR GOING TO GO UP? I DOUBT IT. THAT'S THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, LET'S NOT JUST SAY I WANT IT DONE, SHOW THE WORLD HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT. FOR INSTANCE, 70 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WE PUT OUT, 90% BETTER THAN THE WORLD'S DRINKING WATER. YOU KNOW WHAT? BY OCTOBER OF '32 OF THIS -- OCTOBER IT 31 OF THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO SHOW THE STATE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE 70 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER. THEY SAY THEY HAVE A BUYER FOR 20 MILLION. IT'S BEEN GOING WELL. IF I WAS A GAMBLING MAN, I WOULD BET AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE OTHER 50 MILLION? IF I HAD ANYTHING TO RUN THIS GOVERNMENT, I WOULD MAKE THE DRINKING WATER, PUT IT IN THE BAY AND SHOW THE WORLD YOU REALLY MEAN SOMETHING YOU WANT DONE. IN FACT, WHAT WE'VE DONE AND I SAID WE, THIS COUNCIL AND OTHER COUNCIL AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE PAST HAVE MADE THAT 70 MILLION GALLONS GOING INTO T PAY EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN IT WAS IN 1950 AND YET WE HAVE TO PAY THE PENALTY OF NOT PUTTING IT IN. WE HAVE ADVANCED TERTIARY TREATMENT PLANT, SOMETHING THAT MOST GOVERNMENTS DON'T HAVE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: 30 SECONDS, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH. THIS DOES NOT TELL THE GOVERNMENT, THIS DOES NOT TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY WE PASSED A RESOLUTION. OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL. BUT WHAT DOES THE RESOLUTION DO? CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN IT TO ME? CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT TO THE PEOPLE YOU'RE ASKING TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAVEN'T DONE IT THEMSELVES? IT'S TIME TO LEAD. IACOCCA SAID IT, YOU EITHER LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY. ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS IS NOT FOR US. WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT, BUT I WANT TO SEE THIS GOVERNMENT SET A STANDARD OF WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO AND MAYBE DURING THIS BUDGET PROCESS THEY CAN COME BACK AND I'M SURE THEY ARE LISTENING, AS TO HOW THEY ARE GOING TO ATTAIN THE GOALS BY 2035. WILLING TO PS AN ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, AND I ADMIRE THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT IT UP. HE HIMSELF HAS BOUGHT AN ELECTRIC CAR. HE HIMSELF HAS GONE INTO DEBT. AND I KNOW THAT. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? AT WHAT POINT ARE WE GOING TO STOP PLAYING THE GAME? I MAY BE A LITTLE LOUD. I MAY BE A LITTLE BOISTEROUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SHAKE THE PUBLIC UP. AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SAY, DON'T AR YOU, SHOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY HAVEN'T DONE MUCH. LOOK IN THE MIRROR WHEN YOU GO HOME AND TELL YOURSELF, HAVE I DONE WHAT I COULD DO? WHAT'S MY WATER BILL? HOW AM I GOING TO REDUCE IT? WHAT IS MY ELECTRIC BILL? HOW WILL I REDUCE IT? THERE'S NOT AN ANSWER UNLESS YOU CHANGE. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU PLANT TREES. NATURAL TREES THAT TAKE VERY YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE. THE CHAIRMAN, MR. GUDES, IF YOU'RE BALD, YOU SAVE WATER AUTOMATICALLY. I'M ASKING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I'LL BE VOTING NO. THE PUBLIC WHO SPOKE TODAY, THEY THEMSELVES HAVEN'T DONE THIS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. DINGFELDER, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. MIRANDA, I DO AGREE WITH YOU TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A FIRST STEP. IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP. IT CONVEYS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE CITY ITSELF THAT THIS IS AN ASPIRATIONAL GOAL AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, IF WE THINK BACK, BACK IN '99 AND 2000, WHEN AL GORE WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE MADE FUN OF HIM ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS. HE INVENTED THE INTERNET AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH AND THAT WAS UNFORTUNATE. ONE OF THE THINGS AL GORE ALSO STOOD FOR, HE WAS THE FIRST ONE ON THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STAGE TO POINT OUT THE GLOBAL CRISIS AND THE GLOBAL WARMING. AND THAT WAS IN 2000. 21 YEARS AGO. HOW OLD WERE YOU, GUIDO? [ LAUGHTER ] I'M JUST TEASING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I'M JUST TEASING YOU. VERY SERIOUS, 21 YEARS LATER, AS A NATION, AS A STATE, AS A CITY, WE REALLY HAVEN'T DONE HARDLY ANYTHING. NOW IT'S EMBARRASSING. AT SOME POINT I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT MY GRANDCHILDREN AND, CHARLIE, YOU HAVE MANY GRANDCHILDREN, LOOK THEM IN THE EYES AND SAY WHY DIDN'T WE DO SOMETHING EARLIER? WHY DIDN'T WE DO IT QUICKER? HERE WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE A GOOD RESOLUTION. MR. CITRO, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU AND THE COMMUNITY HAS PUT INTO THIS. AND I WILL TOTALLY SUPPORT IT. TO FURTHER YOUR POINT, CHARLIE, ELSEWHERE ON THE AGENDA IS WHIT REAMER. HE IS OUR SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR. I APPRECIATE MAYOR CASTOR HIRED HIM TO WORK ON THESE ISSUES. MANY CITIES HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. ORLANDO HAS SEVERAL PEOPLE LIKE THAT. WE'RE JUST STARTING. WHIT IS DOING A GOOD JOB AND HE'S DOING THE SUSTAINABILITY. ON THE AGENDA IS $250,000 TO HIRE CONSULTANTS TO HELP US COME UP WITH EXACTLY THOSE LISTS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE LISTS THAT NOT ONLY SAY WHAT CAN THE CITY DO, BUT WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY DO? WHAT CAN THE CITIZENS DO? WE HAVE TO START SMALL. WE ARE JUST THE CITY OF TPA. WE'RE 400,000 PEOPLE. WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THE COUNTY DOES. WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THE STATE DOES, BUT WE CAN CONTROL WHAT WE DO IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP. MR. CITRO AND HIS TEAM HAVE PUT TOGETHER A VERY COMPREHENSIVE LAUNDRY LIST I THIS RESOLUTION THAT SAYS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO URGE THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ENACT AND ENFORCE BOLD STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES. WE'RE GOING TO DO A BETTER JOB OU RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S VISION ZERO PLAN, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD THINGS ON THIS RESOLUTION. I'LL SUPPORT IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>ORLANDO GUDES: GENTLEMEN, LOOK AT WHAT TIME IT IS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY, SHORT AND BRIEF SO WE CAN GET ON WITH THIS TRAIN. ANYBODY ELSE WITH COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT? MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY MR. CITRO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. MANISCALCO. WE'VE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSION. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED WITH MIRANDA VOTING NO. >>ORLANDO GUDES: LET'S GET INTO CONSENT ITEM REAL QUICKLY. ITEM NUMBER 5. >>JOSEPH CITRO: MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY, VERY, VERY QUICKLY. I WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN UNANIMOUS. THE TRUE AUTHORITY ON THIS WILL BE THE ADMINISTRATION AS THE EXECUTIVE POWER. HOWEVER, WE CAN TAKE STEPS ALONG THE WAY. APPROVING DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE BUDGET, MAKING OUR REQUESTS KNOWN. COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, YOU ARE THE WISEST MAN I'VE MET. I WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN UNANIMOUS. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR MAYBE WE CAN GET YOUR SUPPORT. MR. CHAIR, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT I WANT TO THANK. FIRST OF ALL, MR. WHIT REMER. THANK YOU, WHIT, FOR ALL YOUR HELP IN THIS. REMEMBER THAT WHIT AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS STEERING THE SHIP. WE WILL BE GIVING THE COURSE. WIL BE TELLING WHAT WE WOULD LIKE. THE TAMPA BAY CLIMATE ALLIANCE, ESPECIALLY BROOK GARRETT AND PHIL COMPTON, THANK YOU GET TO FOR THAT. INPUT AND LEADERSHIP. THE GREATER TAMPA -- GREATER TAMPA BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MORE PARTICULARLY MR. NICK GLOVER. HE WAS THE PERSON WHO FACILITATED ALL THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE STAKEHOLDERS, MY OFFICE, AND THE CLIMATE ALLIANCE. I THANK YOU FOR THAT, NICK. I ALSO GOT TO PUT IN A KIND WORD FOR THE SOG LADIES WHO SHOWED UP TODAY. THANK YOU F THAT. MAYOR JANE CASTOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHIEF BENNETT, FOR LISTENING TO HOURS OF MY QUESTIONS ON RESILIENCY. I THANK YOU, CHIEF. TO MY AIDE, TIM, FOR PUTTING UP WITH MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE STATE PREEMPTION. TIM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. I KNOW KENT BAILEY IS NOW SMILING DOWN WITH JOY UPON US AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU, MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>ORLANDO GUDES: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE 6-11, SIR. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: I'LL BE GLAD TO MOVE ITEMS 6-11. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MIRANDA, FINANCE COMMITTEE, 12-15. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 12, 13, 14, I THINK 15 -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: 15 HAS BEEN HELD. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECONDED BY MR. DINGFELDER. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>JOSEPH CITRO:ES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED, MR. SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IS 15 BEING HELD FOR A STAFF REPORT OR IS THAT GOING TO BE MOVING THE SUBSTITUTE THAT WAS ON THE ADDENDUM? >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOVING THE SUBSTITUTE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: WAS 15 HANDLED, MADAM CLERK? >>THE CLERK: NO. THE MOTION WAS FOR 12-14. >>ORLANDO GUDES: LET'S MOVE THE SUBSTITUTE THEN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: ON 15. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YEAH. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: SO MOVED. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOVED BY MR. DINGFELDER. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WANT TO DISCUSS IT? >>ORLANDO GUDES: YOU WANT DISCUSSION. IF YOU WANT DISCUSSION, WE'LL HOLD TILL 1:30. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M FINE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SUBSTITUTE FOR ITEM 15. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>E CLK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CARLSON, BUILDING AND ZONING, 16-25. >>BILL CARLSON: YES, SIR, MOVE ITEMS 16-25. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WILL VOTE NO ON 22. I DON'T WANT TO PULL IT. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 16 THROUGH 25 SKIPPING 22. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. CARLSON MOVED THE ITEMS. MR. MANISCALCO SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR? ROLL CALL VOTE. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ITEM 22. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 22, THE ONLY WAY I COULD DO IT -- >>ORLANDO GUDES: OKAY. I DIDN'T SEE THAT. ALL RIGHT. I HATE TO DO THIS, GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THAT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. I'M SORRY. I MISSED IT. MY MISTAKE, ABOUT THE FERRY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU PULLING ITEM 22 F STAFF REPORTS? >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES, STAFF REPORTS. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT MONEY IS COMING FROM. WE MOVED EVERYTHING. GENTLEMEN, IT'S 12:00. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM 26 SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MOTION TO OPEN. 27 THROUGH AT THIS POINT AND 29. >>ORLANDO GUDES: 30 ACTUALLY. MR. MANISCALCO IS MOVING THAT. SECOND BY MR. CITRO. ALL IN FAVOR? WE'RE OPEN. ITEM NUMBER 27. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. ELAINE LUND, HISTORIC PRESERVATION STAFF. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM. THERE WAS A FULL PRESENTATION ON IT AT THE FIRST READING. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ANYBODY HERE FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS? CHARACTER CLERK NO ONE REGISTERED FOR THIS ITEM. >>ORLANDO GUDES: CLOSED BY MR. MIRANDA. SECONDED BY CITRO. ALL IN FAVOR? MR. VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING TIERRA DEL LAGO CIGAR FACTORY LOCATED AT 1908 NORTH 36th STREET, TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3 HEREOF AS A LOCAL LANDMARK, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECONDED BY MR. MIRANDA. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM 28. STAFF. ANYBODY ON STAFF FOR 28? ANYBODY ON STAFF FOR 28? >>MARTIN SHELBY: MADAM CLERK, ANYBODY FROM LEGAL? THERE THEY ARE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MRS. SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THIS WAS MS. GELMAN'S ITEM -- ZELMAN'S ITEM I BELIEVE. >>ORLANDO GUDES:, TOO. NEED YOUR AUDIO, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. >>ANDREA ZELMAN: I APOLOGIZE. WE INADVERTENTLY TURNED OUR CAMERA OFF. 28 IS SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, OUR CIVIL EMERGENCY CODE. I BRIEFED YOU ALL ON THIS DURING FIRST READING AND ALSO PROVIDED A MEMO, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY THANK YOU..- >>ORLANDO GUDES: ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. ZELMAN? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC HERE ON THIS ITEM? >>THE CLERK: NO ONE IS REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MOVE TO CLOSE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND TO CLOSE. MOVE TO CLOS. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MIRANDA MOVED IT. SECONDED BY MR. CITRO. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? CARRIED. MR. MANISCALCO, PLEASE, 28. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MAKING REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, CIVIL EMERGENCIES IN ORDER TO INCORPORATE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 252, FLORIDA STATUTES AND TO REQUIRE STATE AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY SCREENING OF COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: MR. MANISCALCO HAS MOVED IT. MR. MIRANDA SECONDED IT. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM 29, SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON SUSAN JOHNSON-VELEZ. THIS IS SECOND READING ON THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ADOPT THE AMENDMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DRI. REDIRECTS PAYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION MONIES TO THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR USE FOR EXPANSION OF THE HISTORIC STREETCAR AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATIONS TO REFLECT CHANGES TO THE STATE LEGISLATION AND ALSO INDICATING WHAT WILL HAPPEN ONCE PHASE FOUR TRIPS ARE UTILIZED WITHIN THE DRI. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>ORLADO GUDES: ANYUESTNS, GENTLEMEN? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? >>THE CLERK: NO ONE REGISTERED FOR THIS ITEM. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE TO CLOSE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECONDED BY MR. CITRO. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? ROLL CALL. MR. CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: NUMBER 29, RIGHT? >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES, SIR. I'M SORRY. >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FILE DZ 82-30, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. ANRDINCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO A DEVELOPMENT ORDER RENDERED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 380.06 FLORIDA STATUTES FOR THE DOWNTOWN TAMPA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>ORLANDO GUDES: SECONDED BY MR. DINGFELDER. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>JOSEPH CITRO: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>JOHN DINGFELDER: YES. >>ORLANDO GUDES: YES. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ORLANDO GUDES: ITEM NUMBER 30 IS A REVIEW HEARING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, YES, THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME. IS THAT GOING TO BE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, THE FIRST ITEM UP WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM LUNCH? >> [INAUDIBLE] >>ORLANDO GUDES: NUMBER 30, FIRST ITEM. MR. MANISCALCO MOVED IT, MR. CARLSON SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIED. NUMBER 30 WILL BE THE FIRST ITEM AFTER 1:30. GENTLEMEN, WE SHOULD RUN SMTHLYHENE COME BACK. WE'LL TAKE 35 AND 22 FOR STAFF REPORTS AT 1:30. WE'RE ADJOURNED. >>MARTIN SHELBY: RECESS UNTIL 1:30. THANK YOU, SIR.