CITY OF TAMPA. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. AT THIS TIME I YIELD TO COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA FOR THE INVOCATION. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I AM HONORED THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE A GENTLEMAN TO DO THE INVOCATION. BEEN A DEACON, PREACHER AT 34th STREET CHURCH OF GOD. BEST OF ALL AND MOST LIKELY WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM FOR, HE'S JUST A PLAIN GOOD OLD FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE. HE'S DONE SO MANY THINGS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, NOT ONLY THE COUNTY COMMISSION BUT HERE AT TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. ALSO THE CHAIRMAN FOR MANY YEARS. OUR FRIEND, MY FRIEND, TOM SCOTT. PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS ALWAYS MY JOY AND PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO COME AND ASK GOD'S BLESSINGS UPON YOU AND EVERY TIME I COME THROUGH THESE HALLS, IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES OF BEING HERE. SO I THANK GOD FOR ALL OF YOU AND FOR WHAT YOU DO. ONE THING I FIND, I'VE GOTTEN OLDER AND EVERY DAY YOU WANT TO MAKE IT THE BEST DAY. BE A BLESSING, TOUCH SOMEBODY'S LIFE, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. FATHER, WE THANK YOU. YOUR WORD INSTRUCTS US TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN ALL OF OUR WAYS AND YOU WILL GIVE DIRECTION TO OUR PATH. WE THANK YOU TODAY AS WE COME. WE DO AS YOUR WORD INSTRUCTS US. WE PRAY TODAY, GOD, FOR OUR COUNTRY, FOR OUR NATION. WE THANK YOU FOR HER FOR WHAT SHE STANDS -- JUSTICE, EQUALITY, AND LIBERTY FOR ALL. TODAY AS WE FIND OURSELVES IN YOUR PRESENCE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES THAT ARE AHEAD OF US, BUT YET WE'RE ALSO GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU TODAY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. I PRAY FOR EACH ONE TODAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM, YOU GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE, GIVE THEM PURPOSE. AND I PRAY, GOD, THE DECISIONS THEY MAKE WILL BE FOR THE SAFETY, THE GOOD, THE RELAXATION AND THE -- FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. LES OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THANK YOU FOR THEM WHO GO OUT EVERY DAY TO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO PROTECT US, THIS COMMUNITY AND CITY. WE PRAY FOR THEM TODAY THAT YOU GUARD THEM, YOU PROTECT THEM, YOU GUIDE THEM, YOU WATCH OVER THEM. THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR. WE PRAY THAT YOU BLESS HER AND HER STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION. BLESS THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. MAY SHE STAND TALL, MAY SHE STAND FIRM. MAY HER LIGHT SHINE BRIGHTER THAN EVER BEFORE. THAT THERE IS A FUTURE THAT IS AHEAD OF US. GREAT DAYS THAT ARE AHEAD OF US. WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. >> AMEN. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REVIEW THE RULES AND PROCEDURES TODAY? >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MARTIN SHELBY, THE CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. I AM HERE THIS MORNING TO REMIND YOU OF THE RULES OF DECORUM IN THE COUNCIL'S RULES OF PROCEDURE. WE'LL BEGIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THERE IS A BOX OUTSIDE WITH COMMENT CARDS. YOU FILL OUT YOUR NAME AND A FEW OTHER PIECES OF INFORMATION AND YOU PLACE THAT CARD IN THE BOX IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW, PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA, WILL TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING AFTER THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS AND THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR OPINIONS, YOUR FACTS, WHY YOU'RE HERE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW, IF YOU NOTICE WHEN YOU APPROACH THE LECTERN, THERE IS A LITTLE BOX WITH THREE COLORED LIGHTS UP THERE. RED YELLOW GREEN. WHEN YOU BEGIN AT THREE MINUTES, YOU HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS YELLOW AND YOU HEAR ONE BEEP, IT MEANS YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT TO PLEASE WRAP UP. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS RED, THEN THE TONE WILL GO OFF AND THE TONE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL YOU STOP SPEAKING. PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE SPEAKING AFTER YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. JUST LIKE ANY OTHER RULE, IF THE RULES ARE VIOLATED, THE CHAIR MAY RULE YOU OUT OF ORDER. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THEN THE CHAIR MAY ASK THAT YOU BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY'S MEETING. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT. ALSO BE MINDFUL, COUNCIL, REGARDING ADDRESSING YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM PERSONAL ATTACKS ON ANY INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THEY ARE ADVISED BY ME AND IT IS IN THEIR RULES THAT THEY CANNOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE WITH YOU AND THEY CANNOT ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. SO WHEN YOU COME UP HERE, IT IS TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR FACTS TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT THEM TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO YOU. I WILL SAY THAT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OBSERVED BY BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND BY THE ADMINISTRATION. THE CHIEF OF STAFF IS HERE TO HEAR -- THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE MAYOR IS HERE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS PERSONALLY. SO THAT BEING SAID, JUST BE MINDFUL OF THE RULES OF DECORUM AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 17th MEETING, 2024? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I COULD ADD ONE MORE THING, MR. CHAIRMAN, WITH REGARD TO THE BOX THAT YOU HAVE OUTSIDE, YOU MUST FILL OUT A CARD IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET THE FLOOR BECAUSE THE CHAIR WILL THEN CALL YOUR NAME AND THEN ALSO TELL THE NEXT PERSON WHO IS UP NEXT IN LINE SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BE PREPARED TO GET UP TO VOTE. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY. IF YOUR NAME CANNOT BE READ, YOUR NAME CANNOT BE CALLED. THE OTHER ISSUE, YOU CAN SEE IT IS A FULL HOUSE TODAY. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE COMING DOWN TO THE SECOND FLOOR. WHEN THIS ROOM IS FILLED, THAT BOX WILL BE MOVED TO THE SECOND FLOOR, AND THEN PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. THE CARDS ARE COLLECTED UP UNTIL THE TIME OF THE START OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THOSE PEOPLE COMING IN LATE AFTER THE START OF PUBLIC COMMENT DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILL OUT THE CARD, DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY UNFORTUNATELY TO SPEAK THAT DAY. THEY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK THE NEXT TIME. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL GO OVER THE AGENDA FOR SOME HOUSEKEEPING. WE RECEIVED A MEMO FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK FOR ITEM NUMBER 8 TO BE TAKEN AS A SEPARATE VOTE. ONCE WE GET TO THAT, WE WILL TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE. ITEM 31, REQUEST FROM MR. MUTTER BACK REQUESTING ITEM 31 CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 21st. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM 63 AND 64 WILL BE HEARD TOGETHER. ITEM NUMBER 65, THERE IS A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW, AND 66. BUT THESE ARE 1:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO AT THAT TIME, I WILL ASK FOR THAT MOTION AND WE'LL OPEN IT UP WHEN THE TIME COMES. IN REGARDS TO THE ADMINISTRATION UPDATE, CHIEF BENNETT WILL BE HERE. YOU'LL BE ADDRESSING AT THAT TIME? >>JOHN BENNETT: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JOHN BENNETT, CHIEF OF STAFF. GOOD MORNING TO THE PUBLIC AND THOUGHTS FOR OUR VETERANS FOR THIS COMING MONDAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF COUNCIL'S PRIVILEGE IF COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK WANTED ME TO ADDRESS WHAT I'M CALLING THE NON-AGENDA MOTION FOR 11A TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC YOUR REQUEST FOR THE -- WHAT WE CALL THE HOT WASH ON OUR CALL. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO EXPLAIN THAT NOW? >>LYNN HURTAK: SURE. BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING IT, SO, YES. >>JOHN BENNETT: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, OF COURSE, SUPPORTED BY COUNCIL REQUESTED AN E-MAIL VERSION OF A SWOT ANALYSIS DUE TOMORROW 11/8. WE TALKED OFF-LINE. THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE IS SUCH THAT IT STARTS WITH MITIGATION PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY. WE'RE STILL IN A MARGIN OF OUR RESPONSE PHASE AND ULTIMATELY HEAVY IN OUR RECOVERY PHASE. THE CITY HANES BEEN ABLE TO -- HANES BEEN ABLE TO DO A HOT WASH LED BY CHIEF TRIPP AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GROUP, SO WE REQUESTED TO PUSH THAT DATE OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING OFF-LINE. WE CAN ASSURE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC THAT PRIOR TO THE AFTER-ACTION REPORT, THE HOT WASH CAN COME OUT AND BE DONE IN THE SWOT ANALYSIS THAT WAS REQUESTED BY DEPARTMENT. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE TO COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC? >>LYNN HURTAK: I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT IT MOVE FORWARD TO EITHER -- WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE DATE BETWEEN THE 5th AND THE 19th. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL BRING IT UP AT NEW BUSINESS. THAT HANDLES THAT. ITEM 72 AND 73 WILL BE HEARD TOGETHER. ITEM 74, REQUEST FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON TO CONTINUE 74 TO JANUARY 23rd, 2025. >>BILL CARLSON: SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THEN WE HAVE A MEMO REQUESTING THAT ITEM NUMBER 78 BE CONTINUED TO JANUARY 23rd, 2025. >> SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. 79 AND 80 TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED WITH NO DISCUSSION. CAN I GET MOTION? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND THEN, FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER 81 IS A REQUEST FROM MR. ROGERO TO CONTINUE 81 TO DECEMBER 19, 2024. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN -- >>LUIS VIERA: JUST ON 77, I DIDN'T DO A MEMO ON THIS, SO I WILL BE SPEAKING ON IT. I'LL GET INTO IT, BUT IT WILL BE MUCH MORE ABBREVIATED THAN I ANTICIPATED BECAUSE I'M SPEAKING WITH THE COUNTY AND THEY ARE GOING TO NEED A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON SOME THINGS THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT. JUST FYI THAT 77, MY REPORT TO COUNCIL ON THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW POST-MILTON JUST FYI. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO HE HAVE BEEN PROTHE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT. WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. WE HAVE TWO. WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE OCTOBER POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH. WHO WOULD LIKE TO KICK IT OFF? COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: COUNCIL, HOW ARE YA? IT IS A REAL PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY. WE ARE HERE WITH CHIEF BERCAW HERE FROM TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE'LL LET CHIEF BERCAW KICK THIS OFF. >>CHIEF BERCAW: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OFFICER JOSEPH RAMOS HAS BEEN NAMED OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2024. I'M SURE AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, WE ARE BEHIND A MONTH AND WE'RE DOING TWO BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. ON SEPTEMBER 19, THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO AN ARMED ROBBERY AT THE 29th STREET STORE. THE SUSPECT FLED THE SCENE AFTER DEMANDING AND RECEIVING CASH FROM THE STORE CLERK. OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THAT THE SUSPECT WAS THE SAME INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR A PREVIOUS ARMED ROBBERY AT THE EXACT SAME LOCATION JUST ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR. WHILE THE INVESTIGATION WAS ONGOING, OFFICER RAMOS WAS WORKING EXTRA DUTY ON HIS DAY OFF AT THE C. BLYTHE ANDREWS LIBRARY. HE OBSERVED A MAIL SUBJECT WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF THE LIBRARY AND IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED HIM AS THE ROBBERY SUSPECT. HE QUICKLY BROADCASTED THIS INFORMATION TO ALL ON-DUTY OFFICERS, LEADING TO A COORDINATED EFFORT TO APPREHEND THE SUSPECT. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR AIR SERVICE, OUR K9 PATROL AND OUR FUGITIVE APPREHENSION TASK FORCE, OFFICERS SURROUNDED THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE SUBJECT WAS LOCATED. AFTER A BRIEF STANDOFF, THE SUSPECT SURRENDERED AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEWS, THE SUSPECT WAS LINKED TO FOUR ADDITIONAL ARMED ROBBERIES. HE ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION LEADING TO THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN CASH, A FIREARM, AND OTHER EVIDENCE. OFFICER RAMOS' QUICK THINKING, KEEN OBSERVATION, AND DECISIVE ACTIONS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SWIFT ARREST OF A DANGEROUS CRIMINAL. HIS DEDICATION TO DUTY, HIS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HELPING KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE ARE THE REASONS THAT HE'S BEING NAMED AND RECOGNIZED AS OUR OCTOBER OFFICER OF THE MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: OFFICER, BEFORE WE FORMALLY HONOR YOU, WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO PERSONAL THANKS. >> BRANDON BARCLAY, TAMPA PBA. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PLAQUE TO YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE. >> GOOD MORNING. GRACE GONZALEZ. HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF TAMPA AND YOUR SACRIFICES THAT YOU MAKE. PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELVES AT THE COLUMBIA RESTAURANT, ULELE. HAVE A NIGHT OFF AND RELAX. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HI, OFFICER. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. LORI OSBORNE. I'M FROM THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA. ON BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO A PERFORMANCE THIS SEASON. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, GOOD MORNING OFFICER RAMOS. JILL WITECKI WITH TAMPA THEATRE. WE WANT TO INVITE BOTH OF YOU, AFTER DINNER, COME SEE A -- [INAUDIBLE] [ APPLAUSE ] >> BILL CURRIE FORD. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO IN THE CITY TO KEEP US SAFE. LIKE I SAY ALL THE TIME, I RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF GUYS THAT PUTS ON THAT UNIFORM. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MIRANDA WITH STEPP'S TOWING ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPP AND THE ENTIRE STEPP'S TEAM WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. PROTECTING US, KEEPING US SAFE. PLEASE ENJOY DINNER ON US. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND KEEPING US SAFE. THE STRAZ CENTER WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ENJOY AN EVENING AT THE STRAZ. ENJOY. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA WHERE I SERVE ON THE BOARD. >> MARK HANEY WITH ZOO TAMPA. >> WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND THANK YOU. WE'RE GIVING YOU AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY. YOUR QUICK THINKING AND JUDGMENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. I COULDN'T DO WHAT YOU DO, BUT I DID GO TO THE POLICE ACADEMY, THE CITIZENS. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE LIKE SPLIT-SECOND JUDGMENTS AND MINE WERE ALL WRONG. I REALLY COMMEND YOUR STORY AND MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES AND KEEPING US SAFE AND SOLVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF CRIME. THAT'S AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. >> YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE ADDITION TO CHRISTMAS IN THE WILD WHERE YOU WILL SEE AFRICAN BLACK-FOOTED PENGUINS. INTERESTING FACT, THEY POOP EVERY 15 MINUTES, SO THEY DON'T MAKE GOOD PETS. [ LAUGHTER ] ENJOY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND MAKING TAMPA A SAFER PLACE FOR ALL FAMILIES. CASPERS FAMILY AND OXFORD COMMONS, WANT TO OFFER YOU A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY OXFORD EXCHANGE, PREDLINA, ANY ONE OF OUR RESTAURANTS, ALSO THE BOOKSTORE AND RETAIL SHOP AT OXFORD EXCHANGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZERS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BRIAN FORD WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY AND THE ENTIRE BUCS ORGANIZATION, PRIVILEGED TO PRESENT WITH YOU A GAME BALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. I SHARED A SEAT WITH YOU BACK THERE. STEVE MICHELINI, HERE ON BEHALF OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR DEDICATION AND HONOR YOU. ONE IS THE GREEK RESTAURANT ON HOWARD. THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE. ENJOY YOURSELF OVER THERE FOR LUNCH, BRUNCH, WHENEVER YOU WISH. ON BEHALF OF THE YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, WE'RE PROVIDING YOU WITH A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE. ENJOY YOURSELF OVER THERE, LUNCH OR DINNER. ON BEHALF OF THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP, PROVIDING YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR $50 SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF OVER THERE. ON BEHALF OF JACKSON'S BISTRO ON HARBOUR ISLAND, HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE, LUNCH, OR DINNER. MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK VILLAGE, HUNDRED DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE. ENJOY YOURSELF. WE CERTAINLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND KEEPING YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN FOR ISSUES THAT COME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. CERTAINLY, OUR HATS ARE OFF TO TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS DURING THE HURRICANES. APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: ON BEHALF OF A VERY GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, OFFICER RAMOS, IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO HONOR YOU, SIR, WITH THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION. WE THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ALL OF YOUR LOVED ONES FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. YOU'RE WONDERFUL. GOD BLESS YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. I APPRECIATE IT. I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 13 YEARS AND MY PASSION TO KEEP THIS COMMUNITY SAFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TOP TIER AND WILL CONTINUE THAT WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE THAT YOU MAKE EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON THAT UNIFORM. AND THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY AS WELL FOR THEIR SACRIFICES. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] COUNCILMAN, YOU HAVE ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH, THIS TIME FOR NOVEMBER. GO AHEAD. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. NOW MOVING FORWARD TO NOVEMBER, WE HAVE SERGEANT MATTHEW ZALONSKY WHO WILL BE WITH US. TO INTRODUCE THIS WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL, WE ALSO HAVE CHIEF BERCAW. >>CHIEF BERCAW: THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE SERGEANT MATT ZALONSKY BEING NAMED AS OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER 2024. MATT IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS A SUPERVISOR IN THE DISTRICT 2 STREET ANTICRIME SQUAD. SERGEANT ZALONSKY OVERSEES A TEAM OF 8 OFFICERS AND A CORPORAL. IN ADDITION TO BEING A STAFF SERGEANT, HE ALSO SERVES AS ASSISTANT COMMANDER TO THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT S.W.A.T. TEAM. DESPITE SIGNIFICANT ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS AND CONSTANT SCHEDULING ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED TO MANAGE A SACK SQUAD, SERGEANT ZALONSKY REMAINS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE DISTRICT INITIATIVES AND NARCOTIC INVESTIGATIONS. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, SERGEANT ZALONSKY'S SQUAD HAS ACHIEVED REMARKABLE RESULTS, EXECUTING FOUR SEARCH WARRANTS THAT LED TO THE SEIZURE OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF NARCOTICS -- AND THERE IS A PLETHORA LIST, FENTANYL, METH, OXY, YOU NAME IT. IN ADDITION, SQUAD CONFISCATED 15 FIREARMS AND NEARLY $50,000 IN CASH. THROUGH DILIGENT EFFORTS, THE SQUAD MADE 157 ARRESTS AND RECOVERED 35 FIREARMS THIS YEAR. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE VIOLENT CRIME IN THE ENTIRE CITY AND ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE SULPHUR SPRINGS AND NEBRASKA CORRIDOR. THANKS TO HIS LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION, HARD WORK, SERGEANT ZALONSKY HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING THE CITY OF TAMPA IS A SAFER PLACE FOR EVERYONE. AND FOR THOSE REASONS, HE'S BEING NAMED OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: BEFORE WE HONOR YOU, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SHARE THEIR APPRECIATION. >> CONGRATULATIONS. SOMEBODY THAT'S WORKED WITH SERGEANT ZALONSKY ON ONE OF THESE SQUADS, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S WELL DESERVED. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE TAMPA THEATRE. PLEASE ENJOY AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO EXPLORE THE TAMPA THEATRE'S FULL OFFERINGS WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. AND PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELF AT THE COLUMBIA RESTAURANT, ULELE. I KNOW -- CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. >> I'M MARK HANEY. >> BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA, I CAN TELL HE IS AN ANIMAL LOVER. HE'LL LOVE THIS. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO. MY FAVORITE IS THE MANATEE. YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE MANATEE. ALL ANIMALS ARE WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU ARE ALL AWESOME. REALLY GLAD THE GUNS AND DRUGS ARE OFF THE STREET. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SEA TURTLE HERE. WE -- A LITTLE BIT EARLY TO -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. I'M WITH STEPP'S TOWING. ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPP AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, WE APPRECIATE YOU. PLEASE ENJOY DINNER ON US. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BEHALF OF THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA, WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE SAFER BECAUSE OF YOU. PLEASE ENJOY A PERFORMANCE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THIS SEASON. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BILL CURRIE FORD. ON BEHALF OF BILL CURRIE FORD, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. >> THANK YOU. >> AGAIN, I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT -- [INAUDIBLE] FREE MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU FOR KEEPING TAMPA SAFE AND MAKING IT SAFER FOR FAMILIES. BEHALF OF CASPER FAMILY, PRESENT WITH YOU A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY OXFORD EXCHANGE, ANY ONE OF OUR RESTAURANTS AND THE BOOKSTORE AT OXFORD EXCHANGE. THANKS VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TO BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR TEAM AND GO UP THERE AND GET THOSE DRUGS OFF THE STREETS. I KNOW IT'S A BIG PROBLEM OUT THERE. APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE BUCS. AS 26.5-YEAR RETIREE, I WORKED PRIMARILY IN NARCOTICS AND MONEY LAUNDERING MY ENTIRE CAREER. I TRULY APPRECIATE AND HUMBLED TO PRESENT YOU WITH A GAME BALL FROM THE TAMPA BAY BUCS ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZERS AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BRIAN FORD. THANK THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. [ APPLAUSE ] >> YOU HAVE A CHEERLEADER WITH YOU. STAND UP HERE WITH ME? >> FOOTBALL. >> STEVE MICHELINI, HERE ON BEHALF OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOLKS. WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH GIFT CERTIFICATES. GREEK RESTAURANT. ENJOY YOURSELF THERE. ON BEHALF OF THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP, ENJOY YOURSELF THERE, BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER. JACKSON'S BISTRO, HARBOUR ISLAND, LUNCH OR DINNER. MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK VILLAGE, LUNCH OR DINNER. AND THE YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO. I ALWAYS SAY THIS BUT THE CHIEF WANTS TO GO WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO TO THE YUMMY HOUSE. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, BUDDY. APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: SIR, ON BEHALF OF A VERY GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA, IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOR TO GIVE YOU, SIR, THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU. IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING -- [ APPLAUSE ] >> I THINK THIS AWARD IS A PRODUCT OF MY ENVIRONMENT AND THE TEAM THAT I HAVE AROUND ME, WHETHER IT'S MY CHAIN OF STAFF OR THE OFFICERS I HAVE BELOW ME. I REALLY FEEL IT'S JUST A TEAM EFFORT. IT'S A PRODUCT OF THAT. I COULDN'T DO IT BY MYSELF AND MY STAFF, MY MAJOR, MY PREVIOUS MAJOR, OWEN RICHARDSON, THEY ALL SUPPORT ME THE BEST THEY CAN, GIVE ME THE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED AND GIVING ME THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO PICK MY OFFICERS. WE'RE VERY DIVERSE IN THEIR INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS AND THEY ALL SUPPORT EACH OTHER. ALL THAT COMING TOGETHER IS WHY I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS SIR. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE, YOUR FAMILY'S SACRIFICE, EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON THE UNIFORM AND THE WORK YOU DO TO KEEP US SAFE. WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOUR SON DID SOMETHING THAT NOBODY IS EVER ABLE TO DO AND THAT'S UPSTAGE LUIS VIERA. [ LAUGHTER ] HOW ADORABLE. IS HE FOUR, THREE? >> THREE. HE WILL BE THREE NEXT MONTH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CUTE FAMILY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU. AND THEN FOR OUR LAST COMMENDATION TODAY, AND WILL IS -- GO AHEAD. FOR OUR LAST COMMENDATION, WE HAVE CHIEF TRIPP. CAN WE WAIT 15 SECONDS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. GO AHEAD, SIR. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU. NEXT WE DO OUR TAMPA FIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL FIREFIGHTER, LIEUTENANT TIM BURNHAM. CHIEF BARBARA TRIPP. >>CHIEF TRIPP: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. BARBARA TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RESCUE LIEUTENANT TIM BURNHAM FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE FOURTH QUARTER. JUST TO TEL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. BURNHAM, FIVE-YEAR VETERAN WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. DIVERSIFIED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING AS A FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDIC AND RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS TO LIEUTENANT AND CURRENTLY HOLDS POSITION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSISTANT. LIEUTENANT BURNHAM IS CURRENTLY HOLDING THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION, PARAMEDIC FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT PARAMEDIC, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, BIKE MEDIC, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM MEDIC, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR AND FIRE INSTRUCTOR 2, FIRE OFFICER ONE AND FIRE OFFICER TWO. DESPITE HAVING AN IMPRESSIVE CAREER WITH TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, HIS ABILITY TO MENTOR OTHERS AND MAKE -- COMES FROM THE FORMAL EDUCATION AND DIVERSIFIED EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES. HE HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRE ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. HE ALSO HAS ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN FIRE SCIENCE FROM ST. PETE COLLEGE. TOTAL OF 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND WORKED AS A PARAMEDIC DRIVER AND ACTING CAPTAIN FOR PINELLAS SUNCOAST FIRE AND RESCUE. LIEUTENANT BURNHAM IS RESPECTED BY ALL AND HAS A COMPETENT AND PASSIONATE -- COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE OFFICER WHO LEADS BY EXAMPLE CONSISTENTLY LOOKING TO IMPROVE HIMSELF AND HIS PERSONNEL AND, OF COURSE, TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. AS VIEWED THROUGH HIS EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE, LIEUTENANT BURNHAM LIVES TO EDUCATE OTHERS. HE'S BEEN ASSIGNED AS A QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSISTANT AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ASSISTING WITH REVISING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED MEDICAL PROTOCOLS AS WELL AS CREATING DATA DRIVEN TRAINING THROUGH TRENDS OF ANALYSIS FROM QUALITY ASSURANCE PERSPECTIVE IMPROVING THE CARE OF OUR DEPARTMENT, THAT OUR DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TO THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA. WHILE HIS ACHIEVEMENT ON DUTY ARE COMMENDABLE, LIEUTENANT BURNHAM VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTES HIS -- CONTRIBUTE TO MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY ARE UNMATCHED. THIS PAST YEAR HE TOOK HIS EXPERIENCE AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND AS FAR AS BEING PART OF THE MEDICAL PROTOCOL FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE AND ASSISTS WITH REVISING THE PARAMEDIC DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. OF COURSE, HE HAS TAKEN THE POSITION AS LEAD INSTRUCTOR AND REDUCING THE TIMELINE WHEN WE ARE TRAINING OUR PERSONNEL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. WITH THIS, HE HAS ASSISTED WITH TRAINING OVER ALMOST A HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS IN THE LAST YEAR. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERS TIME TO ORGANIZATIONS AND BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, HE DOES THE FIGHT FOR AIR STAIR CLIMB. ASSISTS DURING HOLIDAYS WITH TAMPA BAY FEEDING INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD FOR THE CITY OF CLEARWATER. LIEUTENANT BURNHAM IS A HUSBAND AS WELL AS A FATHER AND, OF COURSE, WE KNOW HIM TO BE A MAN DEDICATED TO IMPROVING -- TAMPA FIRE RESCUE AND OUR MEMBERS. A NATURAL LEADER WHO INFLUENCES AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME. THE LEVEL OF DEDICATION HE HAS FOR THE PROFESSION AS WELL AS OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR THAT REASON WE NOMINATE LIEUTENANT BURNHAM AS THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE FOURTH QUARTER. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HERE WHO WANT TO SHARE THEIR APPRECIATION. >> GRACE GONZALEZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR CARING. ON BEHALF OF THE TAMPA THEATRE, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY ALL THE TAMPA THEATRE HAS TO OFFER. ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS GIFT CARD TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ENJOY RELAXATION AND NIGHT OFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> LIEUTENANT, CONGRATULATIONS. RECOGNIZE AND PROVIDE YOU THIS HUMBLE PLAQUE FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION MADE BY ONE OF OUR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA. >> MARK HANEY WITH ZOO TAMPA. >> I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS. YOU HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE BECAUSE YOU ARE SO YOUNG. AWESOME WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED. THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY. WE PURCHASED AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU TO YOUR WHOLE FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING YOU. I KNOW WHAT THAT TAKES. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. >> WE'VE GOT, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERSHIP, WE HAVE A -- MANY THINK IT IS RELATED TO ZEBRA BUT THEY ARE RELATED TO GIRAFFES. THEY ARE THE ONE OF THE MOST ENDANGERED IN THE WORLD. SORT OF LIKE YOU. RARE, NOT ENDANGERED. [ APPLAUSE ] >> LORI OSBORNE WITH THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS AWARD. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WITH A PERFORMANCE THIS SEASON. AGAIN, THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR TAMPA, FOR CLEARWATER, FOR THE WHOLE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ON BEHALF OF CASPERS FAMILY, PRESENT YOU WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO ENJOY WITH YOUR FAMILY AT ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS, THE LIBRARY IN ST. PETE, OXFORD EXCHANGE, SPREAD LINA AND ALSO THE BOOKSTORE AT OXFORD EXCHANGE. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, FOR DOING THIS ALL THE TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH THAT LIST OF CREDENTIALS YOU HAVE DONE. IT IS EXHAUSTING JUST TO HEAR. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT. [ LAUGHTER ] BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS KEEPING US SAFE. I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU AROUND IN A CRISIS. ENJOY A NIGHT AT THE STRAZ. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MIRANDA WITH STEPP'S TOWING. ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPP AND ENTIRE STEPP'S TOWING AND HEAVY TRANSPORT TEAM, THANK YOU. PLEASE ENJOY DINNER ON US. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BILL CURRIE FORD. GIVE YOU THIS GIFT CARD. THERE IS A LETTER IN THERE. FREE OIL CHANGE, MAINTENANCE ON YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER FOR THE TAMPA BAY BUCS. ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZERS AND FIRE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER BRIAN FORD ALSO A FLORIDA STATE ALUMNI, I KNOW HE WOULD LIKE ME TO MENTION THAT AND THE ENTIRE BUCCANEER ORGANIZATION, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND EVERYTHING YOU DO TO KEEP US SAFE. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GETTING BUSY UP HERE. ONE OF THESE GUYS WANT TO COME UP HERE WITH ME? NO. [ LAUGHTER ] STEVE MICHELINI, HERE ON BEHALF OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FOLKS. GUESS WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO LET YOUR MOM AND DAD AND MAYBE YOU GO TO THE YUMMY HOUSE. YOU LIKE THAT? HOW ABOUT GREEK FOOD? DO YOU LIKE GREEK FOOD? DON'T KNOW. WELL, YOU GET TO GO, MAYBE. YOU CAN TRY IT OUT, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT MEAT MARKET. THAT'S REALLY FOR MOM AND DAD. THAT'S A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR THEM, OKAY. JACKSON'S BISTRO. THAT'S ANOTHER SPECIAL TIME FOR MOM AND DAD. DAILY EATS, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, SCRAMBLED EGGS, PANCAKES, ENJOY YOURSELF OVER THERE. YOU CAN GO ON THAT ONE. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE FOR YOU. YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO, MENTIONED THAT ALREADY. REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU AND CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. WANT TO THANK ALL THE TAMPA FIRE RESCUE FOR ALL OF THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE DURING THE RECENT STORMS AND MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. THAT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. WE ALL APPRECIATE IT. WE DON'T SEE YOU ALL THE TIME, BUT DURING TIMES OF NEED YOU ARE THERE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT 24/7. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: SO, LIEUTENANT, ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY, IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO GIVE YOU THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION. I WAS TELLING YOU, WHISPERED TO YOU BEFORE, YOU HAVE A GOOD RESUMÉ TO RUN FOR OFFICE. THAT IS A COMPLIMENT. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I'LL KEEP IT VERY BRIEF. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CITY OF TAMPA AND AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED BUT WE HAVE A RANK AND FILE THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED EVERY SINGLE DAY. A FEW HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ON, WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO DO GOOD. I'M HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT RANK AND FILE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU, YOUR SACRIFICE, YOUR TEAM, EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE IN THIS ROOM. THE SACRIFICE YOU MAKE FOR US TO KEEP US SAFE EACH AND EVERY DAY AND, OF COURSE, YOUR FAMILY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. THE SACRIFICE THAT THEY MAKE EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON THE UNIFORM AND GO TO WORK. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DESERVED, AMAZING REVENUE. WE APPRECIATE THE SERVICE THAT YOU GIVE TO THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] WE'LL TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO CLEAR OUT THE ROOM HERE. NEXT UP, CHUCK CARDEN TO PROVIDE A FIVE-MINUTE PRESENTATION AND PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TAMPA BAY WATER AND MAJOR INITIATIVES. THERE IS ALSO A PowerPoint PRESENTATION ATTACHED TO THIS. COUNCILMAN VIERA -- MIRANDA, THIS IS YOUR MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK IT OFF? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'VE HAD A RUN-IN WITH MR. BENNETT ON A FRIENDLY BASIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HE WAS A GREAT ATHLETE. LEFT HERE, FAMILY, FANTASTIC BALLPLAYERS. GARDEN. NOT ONLY -- CARDEN, NOT ONLY A GREAT LEADER AT TAMPA BAY WATER, HE WAS ALSO BASEBALL TEAM UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA. I THINK HE PLAYED SECOND BASE. HE IS A GREAT GUY AND KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING WITH WATER. IT'S A COMMITTEE OF SIX GOVERNMENTS AND THREE -- WELL, ALL -- PASCO, PINELLAS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, CITY OF TAMPA, NEW PORT RICHEY AND ST. PETERSBURG. HE CREATES ABOUT 200 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. THE ONLY ONE THAT PRODUCES WATER TO ANY DEGREE, OTHER THAN THE CITY OF TAMPA WHICH PRODUCES ABOUT 82 MILLION GALLONS A DAY ON THE AVERAGE. HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING. BOARD MEMBERS THAT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING EXCEPT ONE. I WON'T MENTION WHO THAT WAS. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING HE'S DONE TO KEEP THE PLACE RUNNING AS IT SHOULD BE. HE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. BEEN THERE MANY YEARS, BUT I THINK THREE OR FOUR YEARS I BELIEVE AS THE PERSON IN CHARGE. HE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. CHUCK CARDEN FROM TAMPA BAY WATER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, YOU PRETTY MUCH DID MY WHOLE PRESENTATION FOR ME. I APPRECIATE THAT. I DID WANT TO SPEND A FEW MOMENTS THIS MORNING TO UPDATE YOU ON SOME OF OUR RECENT ACTIVITIES AND THEN AT THE END, I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. TAMPA BAY WATER'S MISSION IS VERY SIMPLE. IT IS TO PROVIDE RELIABLY CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER TO THE TAMPA BAY REGION NOT ONLY NOW BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AS A QUICK OVERVIEW, WE WERE FORMED IN 1998 TO END WHAT YOU'VE HEARD I'M SURE THE DECADES-OLD WATER WARS. AND WE ALSO WERE MANDATED TO REDUCE GROUNDWATER PUMPING THAT AFFECTED THE ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE A NONPROFIT SPECIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND WE SERVE MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH OUR SIX-MEMBER GOVERNMENTS. AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE ARE THE ONLY WATER UTILITY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT USES THREE SOURCES OF WATER THAT BLEND TOGETHER, AND THAT IS THE GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER, AND DESALINATED SEAWATER. WE HAVE 163 EMPLOYEES, AND WE CHARGE EACH OF THE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS THE SAME WHOLESALE RATE OF $2.62 PER THOUSAND GALLONS. TAMPA, AS COUNCILMAN MIRANDA SAID SELF-SUPPLY OF 82 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, BUT THERE ARE TIMES IN THE PAST AND INTO THE FUTURE THAT BUY WATER FROM US. SO THIS COMING BUDGET YEAR WE JUST STARTED, WE HAVE BUDGETED, CITY OF TAMPA TO PURCHASE 4.1 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. TWO YEARS AGO IN '23, THE CITY PURCHASED ALMOST 5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AND THEN LAST YEAR, THE YEAR WE JUST ENDED, ALMOST 4 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THE CREATION OF TAMPA BAY WATER I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE ENDED THE WATER WARS. SINCE MY LAST UPDATE, I WAS HERE LAST YEAR. I CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER WHEN BUT I GAVE YOU AN UPDATE LAST YEAR, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ADDRESS NEW WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS. WE ARE MEETING THE REGION'S SHORT-TERM WATER NEEDS, BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALSO THE LONGER TERM GROWTH NEEDS. AND, OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE REGION HAS HAD SOME WEATHER, FEW STORMS RECENTLY. I KNOW THAT YOU AND ALL THE OTHER MEMBER GOVERNENTS CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES THAT HIT OUR REGION. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE REGIONAL DRINKING WATER SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING WATER TO ALL OF THE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT BOTH STORMS, DESPITE THE WIDESPREAD REGIONAL POWER OUTAGES, WIND AND FLOOD DAMAGES. I ALSO KNOW THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA STAFF WORKED VERY HARD THROUGHOUT THE STORMS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED DELIVERY OF WATER TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. WE COORDINATED WITH YOUR STAFF THROUGHOUT BOTH EVENTS VERY WELL AND THE COMMUNICATION WAS VERY DONE WELL. THIS GRAPH REPRESENTS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE DELIVERED IN THE WATER YEAR 2023 VERSUS WATER YEAR 2024. AS YOU LOOK AT IT, YOU COULD QUESTION THAT ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER FOR BOTH YEARS AND YOU'D SAY HOW CAN THAT BE WITH ALL THE NEW GROWTH AND THE DROUGHT WE HAD THAT STARTED ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ISSUED A ONE-DAY-A-WEEK WATER RESTRICTION LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS A TREMENDOUS HELP IN KEEPING DEMANDS DOWN AND ALLOWING US TO REDUCE OUR USE OF 15.5 BILLION GALLON RESERVOIR. WE USE THAT RESERVOIR AS OUR WATER SAVINGS ACCOUNT. IT WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER, SO THE WATER RESTRICTIONS AND WITH EVERYONE'S HELP, IT MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DROUGHT. SPEAKING OF THE RESERVOIR, YOU SEE A PICTURE OF IT ON THE RIGHT. IT CURRENLY IS AT TOP FULL CAPACITY OF 15.5 BILLION GALLONS. THAT'S IMPORTANT WHEN I SAY THAT TO YOU. WE TRY TO GET IT FULL BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER 30th OF EVERY YEAR. ON JULY 14, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS AT 2.28 MILLION GALLONS -- BILLION GALLONS. SO 2 TO 15 IN, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN A FEW MONTHS IS REMARKABLE. WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THE RAIN. I KNOW SOME OF THE FOLKS HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE FLOODING. WE DID GET OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT REPLENISHED. OUR DESAL PLANT, WE DO HAVE A DESAL PLANT IN APOLLO BEACH. IT IS BEING READY TO BE STARTED UP LATER THIS MONTH. IT HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF-LINE LAST OCTOBER FOR REPAIR WORK, SO WE GOT THROUGH THE DROUGHT WITHOUT THE USE OF ONE OF OUR THREE SOURCES. AND THAT WILL BE BACK VERY SOON. REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE, ALL THE WATER WE SUPPLY TO OUR MEMBER GOVERNMENTS MEETS OR SURPASSES ALL OF THE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS. AND WE'RE TAKING STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP PACE WITH THE NEW WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS. THESE REGULATIONS INCLUDE WHAT THEY CALL THE POLYFLUERL ALPHA SUBSTANCES. THOSE ARE KNOWN AS PFAS OR FOREVER CHEMICALS. THEY ARE MAN-MADE CHEMICALS FOUND IN EVERYDAY PRODUCTS THAT WE USE. NEW REGULATIONS CAME OUT AT AT 4 PARTS PER TRILLION. THERE'S FIVE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. SO THE YEAR 2029, YOU HAVE TO BE UNDER THE FOUR PARTS PER TRILLION IF YOU HAVE PFOS IN YOUR SYSTEM. WE COMPLETED LAST YEAR FOUR QUARTERLY TESTING RESULTS TO SEE IF WE HAD PFOS IN THE SYSTEM OR NOT. GENERALLY SPEAKING, DOWN IN THE SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AREA IN WHAT WE CALL THE BRANDON WILLIAMS, THE NUMBER WAS SLIGHTLY OVER THE 4. SO WE'VE HIRED A CONSULTANT THAT IS LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND A REPORT WILL BE OUT TO THE TAMPA BAY WATER BOARD IN EARLY JANUARY/FEBRUARY TO DEAL WITH THE TREATMENT PRIMARILY IN THAT AREA OF THE REGION. ALL OTHER TESTS WERE BELOW THE 4 OR NON-DETECT. BEYOND WATER QUALITY, WE ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON INCREASING THE QUANTITY. WE HAVE TO MEET THE FUTURE GROWTH NEEDS OF THE AREA. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE WORKS TO MEET THE DEMANDS BY THE YEAR 2028. WE ARE WORKING TO EXPAND OUR SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO BETWEEN 10 AND 12 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AND THE EXPANSION IS CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PHASE AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF 2028. AT THE SAME TIME, WE WERE ALSO DESIGNING A NEW SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE IS A 26-MILE PIPELINE THAT WILL CARRY NEW WATER TO THE FASTEST GROWING AREA IN OUR REGION, SOUTH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. IT WILL BE BUILT IN TWO SEGMENTS. SEGMENT A AND A SEGMENT B. TAMPA BAY WATER IS FUNDING SEGMENT A AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IS FUNDING SEGMENT B. THIS PIPELINE IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE 23EUB8GS 2028. -- FISCAL YEAR 2028. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE FOR NEW SUPPLIES. OUR DEMAND PROJECTION SHOW WE NEED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MILLION GALLONS A DAY BY THE YEAR 2033 AND A TOTAL OF ABOUT 25 MILLION GALLONS A DAY BY THE YEAR 2043. LAST NOVEMBER, THE BOARD APPROVED SEVEN PROJECTS. YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE ON THE GRAPH FOR FURTHER FEASIBILITY STUDIES. THE PROJECTS ARE ORDERED FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH, AND THEY ARE SPATIALLY DIVERSE AND ALSO USE DIFFERING SUPPLIES. THEY INCLUDE FRESH GROUNDWATER, BRACKISH GROUNDWATER, SURFACE WATER, AND ADDITIONAL SEAWATER DESAL. WE JUST RECENTLY STARTED THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON THESE PROJECTS, AND IF ANY OF THEM ARE FEASIBLE TECHNICALLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY, WE WILL BE BRINGING THEM BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A RECOMMENDATION BETWEEN '27 AND '28, TO HAVE THE BOARD APPROVE THEM TO BE ONLINE BY THE YEAR 2033. WE ALSO CONTINUALLY ANALYZE OUR SYSTEM HYDRAULICS AND EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. WE GENERALLY HAVE BEEN UPDATING THIS REPORT EVERY TEN YEARS. WE MEET WITH ALL THE MEMBER GOVERNMENTS, AND WE DISCUSS DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT COULD HAPPEN. THE GOAL HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, WE HAVE SOME BACKUP AND RESILIENCY AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE KICKED THAT OFF. BY NEXT YEAR, WE SHOULD HAVE THE REPORT DONE. GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS, IT IDENTIFIES AREA OF WEAKNESS VULNERABILITY AND A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ARE BORN FROM THIS. YOU ARE ABLE TO GET AHEAD OF THINGS AND PLAN FOR THEM BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. WITH THE RECENT STORMS, THAT IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE THINGS. I HEARD ABOUT A HOT WASH EARLIER, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR HOT WASH ON OUR STORM EVENTS, AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURE MEETINGS WHERE WE SEE WHAT DIDN'T WORK FOR US AND DID WORK FOR US AND SEE IF WE CAN DO A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY IN TIME FOR THE NEXT STORM SEASON THAT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER HERE IN JUNE. THAT WAS JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW. IT'S A VERY BUSY TIME AT TAMPA BAY WATER. THE REGION IS GROWING VERY FAST AND THERE ARE SOME NEW REGULATIONS IN THE WATER QUALITY THAT ARE OUT THERE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW ME TO GIVE YOU INSIGHT ON WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE JOB YOU DO. WATER IS A VERY FICKLE PROJECT. WHEN YOU HAVE IT, YOU DON'T NEED IT. WHEN YOU DON'T -- IT EVAPORATES, 15, 18 PERCENT OF THE VOLUME EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. YES, WE HAVE AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY. THE CITY OF TAMPA PUTS IN 1.2 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER UNDERGROUND BETWEEN THE SUMMER MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER. TREATED, PUT BACK IN GROUND. WHEN WE NEED IT, USUALLY IN FEBRUARY THROUGH APRIL AND MAY, WE PULL UP 8 OR 10 MILLION GALLONS OUT OF THAT, RETREAT IT AND SEND IT BACK OUT. HOWEVER, NOTICE HOW MANY TIMES WE TREATED THE WATER -- TWICE. YOU HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OUR ONLY RESERVOIR ONLY HOLDS 1.2 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND LIKE A PLATE DISH. IN THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVER RIGHT WHERE THE DAM IS AT JUST TO THE EAST OF IT. THOSE THINGS ARE ALL NECESSARY FOR US TO BE A GOOD PARTNER WITH TAMPA BAY WATER. WE BUY AND SELL, MOSTLY BUY FROM TAMPA BAY WATER. ON OCCASION THEY BUY A FEW DROPS OF WATER FROM US. THAT'S WHAT MAKES US ALL CONTINUOUSLY WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE COMPARED TO OTHERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BY THE WAY, I'M NOT GOING TO BANG MYSELF IN THE HEAD, BUT THE CITY OF TAMPA IS ONLY ONE OF FIVE UTILITY COMPANIES IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES THAT HAS AAA BOND RATING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I HAVE A QUESTION. THE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH YOU REFERRED TO AND THE OTHER SOURCES, IS THERE ENOUGH RECHARGE, RAIN COMING INTO THE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THAT TYPE OF GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF PULLING THAT MUCH WATER OUT OF THE SYSTEM WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY? >> WELL, THAT IS A GROUNDWATER. WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE TO MODEL TO SEE THE IMPACTS OF PULLING GROUNDWATER OUT, I KNOW THAT AREA IS WHAT THEY CALL IN A WATER CAUTION USE AREA. YOU CANNOT GET WATER OUT OF THERE CURRENTLY BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. WE DO HAVE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TO BE ALLOWED TO DO SOME GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL IN THAT AREA, ONLY FOR THE FACT THAT THEY ARE PUTTING TREATED RECLAIMED WATER DOWN ON THE COAST THAT'S ACTING -- PRESSURE BUILDUP INTERNALLY INTO THE COUNTY WHICH LIFTS THE WATER TABLE AND WE MODELED TO BE ABLE TO USE PROBABLY 6 MILLION GALLONS A DAY IN A NEW WELL FIELD INLAND ABOUT FIVE MILES FROM WHERE THEY ARE INJECTING RECLAIMED WATER. INSTANCES LIKE THAT, THAT CAN BE DONE. BUT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW THE REGULATIONS IS NO WATER IN THAT WATER USE CAUTION AREA. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I WAS CONFUSED TO SEE THIS ON YOUR MAP OF PROPOSED SITES THERE. I'M THINKING THAT'S INTERESTING. IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO, A LOT OF OUR WELLS -- OUR WELLS WERE DRY. PONDS WERE DRY. FARMERS WERE STRUGGLING TO GET WATER TO DO THEIR CROPS. OF COURSE, WE HAD SEVERE WATER RESTRICTIONS. I KNOW I SHARE THAT WITH COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIMITED WATER SUPPLY AND THE TYPE OF GROWTH, ESPECIALLY IN THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET WATER INTO THESE COUNTIES WITH THESE PRESSURES? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION TO ALLOW ME TO EXPAND ON TAMPA BAY WATER. WE EXPANDED -- WE WERE CREATED IN 1998, EACH OF THE MEMBERS KIND OF HAD THEIR OWN LITTLE SYSTEM. WHAT WE DID IS WE DIVERSED OUR SUPPLY. WE WENT AWAY FROM GROUNDWATER AND BUILT A SEAWATER DESAL PLANT, RESERVOIR TREATMENT PLANT AND KEY POINT, WE INTERCONNECTED THE WHOLE SYSTEM. I DON'T THINK I HAD THE MAP THAT SHOWS IT VERY WELL. IF YOU SAW THE BEFORE AND AFTER, YOU HAD THESE POCKETS. I CALLED THEM ISLANDS. THAT WAS IT. THAT'S WHAT THE MEMBERS GOT. NOW EVERYTHING IS INTERCONNECTED. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE WATER AROUND FROM DIFFERENT AREAS. IF THERE IS AN AREA THAT NEEDS SOME HELP, RECOVERY, WE CAN ROTATE OUR WELL FIELD WATER. WE CAN SEND WATER NORTH. WE CAN SEND WATER SOUTH. SO WE'RE NOT LIMITED TO WHERE WE ARE AT. WE DON'T HAVE THE ONE WE GO IN ONE BASKET. WE HAVE PLENTY OF EGGS. WE HAVE LOTS OF OPTIONS NOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DESAL PLANT OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY, HOW MANY GALLONS A DAY WOULD IT GENERATE? >> 20 MILLION GALLONS A DAY WOULD BE FULL CAPACITY. THAT IS OUR INTENTION BY THE CALENDAR YEAR END OF THIS YEAR, DECEMBER, INTENDING TO BE AT 20 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ANY EXPANSION PROPOSAL WOULD GENERATE HOW MUCH? >> CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 35 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THERE WAS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS PLACED ORIGINALLY TO HAVE A FUTURE EXPANSION. SO 35 IS THE TOP LIMIT THAT IT CAN GO TO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: PERSPECTIVE, HOW MUCH WATER DO YOU DISTRIBUTE TO YOUR USERS EVERY DAY? >> AVERAGE IS ABOUT 200 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. OF COURSE, THAT DIFFERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE CAN GO 250, 260 DURING THE DRY SEASON AND THEN GET AS LOW AS 175 DURING THE WETTER MONTHS. BUT ALSO, DURING THE DAY, IT DOES THAT SAME THING. EARLY IN THE MORNING, RIGHT AFTER 5:30 OR SO, YOU'LL SEE THE SPIKE. THE AVERAGE IS A MISLEADING NUMBER. SOMETIMES YOU SAY, 200. BUT YOU GOT TO BE READY FOR 260, 270 AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: STILL ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF OUR DAILY NEEDS. PEOPLE THINK THAT THE DESAL PLANT IS UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF WATER, IT'S JUST A SMALL PORTION. >> 10%, QUICK 20 OVER 200. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AT THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS AND WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE OVER TWO HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT WHICH WILL TAKE US TO GIVE OR TAKE 12:30. I'LL DO THE CONSENT AGENDA AFTER AND THEN BREAK FOR LUNCH. WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BRING MORE PEOPLE WAITING TO COME IN TO SPEAK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. [RECESS] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >> HENDERSON? >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE TWO REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THEY WILL GO FIRST AND WE'LL GO TO THE IN-PERSON, MR. FRANKLIN PEREZ. IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HI. THIS IS FRANKLIN PEREZ. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >> HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. >> GREAT. HELLO, MY NAME IS FRANKLIN PEREZ. I LIVE IN SEMINOLE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I AM HERE TO DEMAND THAT THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO RETAIN THE POLICE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD, NOT TO DISSOLVE IT. THE PEOPLE OF TAMPA FOUGHT HARD TO GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND YOU SHOULD STAND UP TO RON DESANTIS' ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE ANY LEGITIMATE DEMANDS FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. AS OUR POLICE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD CAN ONLY REVIEW CLOSED CASES AND NOT ISSUE ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST THE POLICE, THERE IS NO REASON TO DISSOLVE IT. ACCORDING TO THE BILL 601, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT, YOU SHOULD ALL STAND UP AGAINST RON DESANTIS' PATHETIC ATTEMPTS TO BULLY THE PEOPLE AND STOMP OUT LOCAL DEMOCRACY. PEOPLE NEED SOME WAY TO PUBLICLY EXPRESS THEIR ISSUES WITH POLICE BRUTALITY AND MISCONDUCT WHICH IS CLEARLY STILL A PROBLEM IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA. AS EVIDENCED BY THE POLICE BRUTALITY INFLICTED AGAINST THE LOCAL ACTIVIST CARLOS -- SAVE THE POLICE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD. SAY NO TO DESANTIS' ATTACKS ON THE PEOPLE. ALSO, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE TRULY NEED IS A POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT THAT WILL REQUIRE THE FORMATION OF CIVILIAN POLICE REVIEW BOARDS WITH REAL TEETH TO OVERSEE STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE FULL POWERS TO INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATE, DISCIPLINE, AND TERMINATE PROBLEM POLICE OFFICERS. WE ALSO NEED TO DO AWAY WITH QUALIFIED IMMUNITY BECAUSE IT GIVES POLICE OFFICERS A VIRTUAL LICENSE TO KILL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. MICHAEL RANDOLPH. MR. RANDOLPH. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH. I WANT TO START OFF BY GIVING A SHOUT-OUT TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF -- I'M ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE, SO I DEPEND ON THE HARTLINE BUS TO GET ME TO AND FROM. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I ALSO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY THE COMMUNITY AND GET A FEEL TO SAY TO WHAT REGULAR PEOPLE THINK. WHAT I NOTICED OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MAYBE THREE MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN A GROWING TENSION BETWEEN THE HARTLINE WORKERS AND PEOPLE WHO -- PARTLY BECAUSE A LOT OF BUSES HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF SERVICE, HENCE WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THE BUS IS RUNNING LATE. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE EMPLOYEES. WHAT I'M NOTICING, ONGOING CONFLICT BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO CATCH THE BUS AND THE BUS LATE AND THE BUS DRIVER WHO IS TRYING TO -- I FEAR THIS COULD ERODE TO A PHYSICAL TYPE OF SITUATION. I PRAY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. I DID MAKE THAT OBSERVATION RELATED TO THE HARTLINE. A LOT OF TENSION IS GOING ON THERE. AGAIN, SHOUT-OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY HAD TO PUT UP WITH. THE NEXT IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. ELECTIONS DO HAVE IMPACT. HEADING TOWARDS A TERRIBLE TIME. AGENCIES LIKE -- CLIMATE CHANGE, CIVIL RIGHTS, REGULATORY AGENCIES BEING TAKEN APART. I'M VERY FEARFUL ABOUT WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, BUT I AM ALSO CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH ANYTHING AND THAT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. PEOPLE SHOULDN'T FEAR WHAT TO HAPPEN BUT ONLY TO EMBRACE IT AND MOVE FORWARD. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. WE'LL GO TO IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST IS BISHOP MICHELLE PATTY FOLLOWED BY LANCE CAIN AND MICHELLE TURNER. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN, YES. MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. JUST A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC, AS THE CHAIR STATED, IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON STAFF REPORTS OR ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING, AS THE WAY IT'S SET FORTH IN THE AGENDA, IF IT'S SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WOULD BE AT THE TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. AGAIN, A REMINDER, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY NOW TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND STAFF REPORTS. IF YOU WANT TO OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULE, THE STAFF REPORTS WILL BE HEARD THIS AFTERNOON. SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY TO HEAR THE STAFF REPORTS OR WATCH THEM EITHER ON CCTV OR ONLINE AS STREAMED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BISHOP PATTY. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M BISHOP MICHELLE B. PATTY. I STAND BEFORE YOU. THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR ME AND MS. NOREEN COPELAND MILLER'S FAMILY. WE'RE HERE TO THANK THE MAYOR, JANE CASTOR, CITY COUNCIL, JANELLE McGREGORY, CEDRIC McCRAY, ALL OF YOU THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE MEMORIAL CEMETERY THAT SHE FOUGHT SO HARD TO RECEIVE. SHE GAINED HER WINGS ON OCTOBER THE 15, AND WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE A PLACE SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO COME TO THANK YOU FOR THE FENCE. THE FENCE NOW IS A PERMANENT FENCE THAT HAS BEEN ERECTED. WE JUST THOUGHT WE WOULD COME DOWN WITH HER DAUGHTERS AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL THAT YOU WERE VERY DILIGENT AND YOU ALL MADE SURE THAT THINGS TOOK PLACE OUT THERE. COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, SHE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE STUFF YOU DID. YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT IN DISTRICT 5. SHE KNOW YOU COULD NOT HAVE DONE THINGS WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND THE VOTE OF ALL THE COUNCIL. SO WE WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU. I'LL YIELD ONE MINUTE OR TWO TO HER DAUGHTER. THIS IS HER OLDEST DAUGHTER. >> BENISHA JACKSON. THANK YOU ALL, CITY OF TAMPA, THE COUNCILMEN, AND ALSO TPD FOR THE FLOWERS AND THE RESOLUTION, THE PLAQUE THAT WE ALL RECEIVED. MY MOM WOULD BE SO HONORED TO KNOW THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING. WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU IN PERSON. AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH ON HER BEHALF. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT UP, LANCE CAIN. DR. CAIN. YES, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> LANCE CAIN. I'M A MEDICAL DOCTOR. I HAVE A PRACTICE FOR THE LAST 19 YEARS AT 508 SOUTH HABANA AVENUE, SUITE 150 ON THE GROUND FLOOR. BACK IN 2015 IT FLOODED AND IT FLOODED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE ADVENTURE. THIS TIME WAS A BIT MORE OF A DEVASTATING BLOW. THE ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR FLOODED, INCLUDING FOUR OTHER DOCTORS. THE ELEVATORS STILL AREN'T WORKING. THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS ARE ALSO SUFFERING DUE TO THE HOSPITALITY OF SOME OF MY OTHER FRIENDS IN THE BUILDING, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE MY URGENT PATIENTS IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT THEY ARE LITERALLY GETTING HOW TO OF MISSED PATIENT VISITS THAT WORRY ME, NOT ONLY FINANCIALLY IS IT DEVASTATING, SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REBUILD THE OFFICE AND IN LOST INCOME, BUT I WORRY ABOUT STAFF. I KNOW ONE OF THE DOCTORS IS LEAVING FOR GOOD. IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO AND THE HARD DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE. AS VOCIFEROUSLY AS I CAN, MY SUPPORT BEHIND ANY SORT OF PROJECT THAT CAN AMELIORATE AND MINIMIZE THE RISKS OF WALKING INTO MY OFFICE AND FEELING WATER LAPPING AROUND MY ANKLES. I KNOW A LOT OF MY PATIENTS ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE THEY SAY MY HOUSE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOUR OFFICE. HORRIBLE. SO I KNOW IT'S NOT JUST BUSINESSES. IT'S ALSO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HOMES. I FEEL VERY GRATEFUL IN THAT REGARD. THAT'S IT. I HOPE WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO HELP WITH THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND PUT MY SUPPORT BEHIND THAT. THANK YOU ALL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MICHELLE -- YES MA'AM. FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH NAJAVA AND VALERIE BULLOCK. >> MICHELLE TURNER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD. >> I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OVER 30 FAMILIES LOCATED IN A NON-FLOOD ZONE IMPACTED BY CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM DURING HURRICANE MILTON. THE DRAINAGE FAILURE FLOODED HOMES, DISPLACED FAMILIES AND OVERWHELMED CONCORDIA PARK AND NEARBY STREETS IN BAYSHORE BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FLOODING IN ZONE X, A ZONE CONSIDERED LOW RISK FOR FLOODING WITH ONLY A .2 PERCENT ANNUAL CHANCE OF OCCURRING. AFTER MILTON WE SUBMITTED A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO THE CITY OF TAMPA AND EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY REQUESTING URGENT ACTION. OUR NEIGHBORS FEEL OVERLOOKED BECAUSE NO OTHER CITY OFFICIALS UNDERSTAND THE FULL IMPACT OUTSIDE OF BILL CARLSON. I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF THOSE FAMILIES MANY OF YOU ARE DISPLACED AND UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY. A FAMILY IS LIVING IN AN RV BESIDE THE HOME WITH THREE FAMILY MEMBERS AND TWO DOGS. ANOTHER RESIDENT SLEEPING IN THEIR OFFICE. SEVERAL FAMILIES LIVING WITHIN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO RELOCATE. NONE OF THE FAMILIES EXPECTED TO FLOOD NOR DO MANY HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. THEY RELIED ON BY PURCHASING IN A NON-FLOOD ZONE AND PROPERTY TAXES, THEY WOULD HAVE A FUNCTIONING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM TO PROTECT THEM. THIS WAS NOT A ONE IN 1,000 YEAR EVENT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. STORM SURGE OF NEGATIVE FIVE FEET, MEANING BAY LEVELS LOWER AND JUST UNDER A FOOT OF RAIN FOR THE ENTIRE HURRICANE YET SOMEHOW BY 9 P.M. CONCORDIA PARK WAS INUNDATED WITH FIVE TO SEVEN FEET OF WATER WHICH SPILLED INTO OUR STREETS AND HOMES BY WAY OF FLASH FLOOD. THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE STORMWATER SYSTEM, NOT A FREAK OCCURRENCE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS EXPERIENCED DRAINAGE ISSUES. SINCE 1970s, CITY HAS MANAGE LAND HERE FOR STORMWATER AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EVENTS HAVE RECORDED IN 2000s, 2015 AND AUGUST 15th OF THIS YEAR AFTER AN HOUR-LONG RAINSTORM. AUGUST FLOOD OCCURRED SAME DAY EXCAVATION BEGAN IN CONCORDIA PARK. HEAVY EQUIPMENT SUBMERGED ON-SITE FOR OVER A WEEK AND MAY HAVE OBSTRUCTED A CULVERT. RESIDENTS RAISED CONCERNS FOR FEAR THE NEXT STORM WOULD FLOOD OUR HOMES. ULTIMATELY DISMISSED AND REFERRED TO PARKS AND REC BY STORMWATER. MONTH AND A HALF LATER MILTON BROUGHT FLOODING 30 TIMES WORSE. WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO SIFT THROUGH GIS MAPS, PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROPERTY DOCUMENTS OURSELVES AS NONENGINEERS. WE SUSPECT SOURCES OF FAILURE TO INCLUDE STORMWATER CULVERTS BROKEN OR CLOGGED, POORLY DESIGNED OPEN DRAIN LINES FROM THE CROSSTOWN, EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND EROSION FROM THE CROSSTOWN, FAULTY RETENTION POND DESIGN AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND POSSIBLY NONFUNCTIONING VALVES. THIS MAP SHOWS WHERE ALL OF THE DRAINAGE POINTS ARE. UNACCEPTABLE FOR RESIDENTS TO SUFFER PREVENTABLE FLOODING WHILE BEARING REBUILDING COSTS. COMMUNITY DESERVES ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM THE CITY. WE ARE REQUESTING INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING STUDY TO IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSES, ASSESS CULVERTS, DRAINS AND PUMPS FUNCTIONALITY IN THE AREA. IMMEDIATE SHORT-TERM ACTIONS INCLUDING MEASURING TO PREVENT FLOODING IN THE NEXT STORM AND A COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR RESIDENTS. FINALLY, A LONG-TERM TRANSPARENT SOLUTION THAT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, REGULAR INSPECTIONS MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR ANY PROJECTS INCLUDING CROSSTOWN EXPANSION WHICH THEY ARE ISSUING AN RFP FOR ON NOVEMBER 13. I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE RECOGNIZE THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUES, OTHERWISE WE ARE SITTING DUCKS WAITING FOR THE NEXT STORM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN YOU SUBMIT THOSE DOCUMENTS TO OUR ATTORNEY SO WE CAN SEE THEM? >> YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BRING THEM UP. NEXT UP JOSEPH, VALERIE. PAM. IS JOSEPH HERE? WE BROUGHT UP EVERYBODY FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, I BELIEVE. SO WE GO UP TO MS. VALERIE BULLOCK. YES MA'AM. PAM CANNELLA AND JAMES FLYNN. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M VALERIE BULLOCK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 39 ON THE AGENDA, THE CITY COUNCIL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION. I'M HOPING THAT WE MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY IN A STRATEGIC MANNER WITH TARGETED AND MEASURABLE GOALS. RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET AGAIN AND SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION IN FEBRUARY, BUT BY THE TIME THAT THE MONEY AND EVERYTHING GOT TOGETHER, IT LOOKED LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE THREE MONTHS NOW. I'M HOPING THERE IS AN EXTENSION IN PLACE SO THAT THE COMMISSION CAN HAVE THE FULL SIX MONTHS TO STUDY AND COME BACK WITH GOOD OBJECTIVES. ALSO, WE CAN MAKE THE PLAN FEEL EQUAL NOW. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE COMMISSION MEETS. SOME THINGS WE CAN DO NOW. TRAINING IS NEEDED IN EAST TAMPA. NOT ONLY JOB TRAINING LIKE APPRENTICESHIP WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, WITH JOBS THAT GIVE PEOPLE A LIVABLE INCOME IN THE WATER, WASTEWATER MOBILITY DEPARTMENT, BUT WE ALSO NEED OTHER KINDS OF TRAINING ALSO AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE COMMISSION TO MEET FOR THAT. WE NEED TO GET ON THIS AND GET ON IT QUICK BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE'S VERY LIVES DEPEND ON IT. ANOTHER THING MINE DEALING WITH THE CITY, I'LL TALK ABOUT THE CITY OF LAKELAND. THAT'S WHERE I WORK AT. WITH THE CITY, WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING MONEY, THEY ARE VERY, VERY TIGHT. THE CITY OF LAKELAND STARTED THEIR PIPES PROGRAM WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GAVE THEM MONEY FOR THAT. NOW, WE DO PAY TAXES AND A TAX RATE HAVE WENT UP AND WE GOT ALL THESE NEW HOUSES BEING BUILT. MAYBE SOME OF THAT MONEY COULD HAVE WENT TO THE PIPES PROGRAM. THIS SITTING AND WAITING UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS BEFORE WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM, THAT NEEDS TO STOP. WE NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY SO THAT WE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM SO THAT THE CITIZENS DON'T SUFFER. IT'S MANY THINGS WE CAN DO BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE A FEASIBILITY STUDY. WHAT OUGHT TO GO FIVE YEARS, WHAT OUGHT TO GO FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. MOVE THE MONEY TO THE TARGETED AREA. THE CITY SHOULD NOT LET THE CITIZENS' PAIN BE PROLONGED BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO MOVE THE MONEY. WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE IN SOME THINGS. IT'S JUST LIKE IN MY HOUSE, IF I KNOW MY KIDS ONLY HAVE ONE PACK OF MEAT WE HAVE TO GO A WHOLE WEEK, THAT MEANS THE MONEY GO TO THE HAIRDRESSER, I NEED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH IT AND THAT'S HOW THE CITY NEED TO BECOME. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. PAM CANNELLA, JAMES FLYNN, MARY LOU BAILEY. MA'AM, DID YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK TOO OR ARE YOU STANDING WITH HER? >> SHE'S GOING TO PUT THE PICTURES UP. I CAN'T DO BOTH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS PAM CANNELLA. MY CONCERN IS THIS HOWARD FLOODING RELIEF PROJECT IS UN-- UNSUBSTANTIATED. BIG WORD FOR ME. AND MAY NOT BE THE SOLUTION TO THE SWANN AND PARKLANDS FLOODING PROBLEM. A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN A VERY SMALL, DENSE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. THESE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ARE GREATER THAN THE POSITIVE, AND AT THE END OF SIX YEARS AND 65 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS, WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE FLOODING ON SWANN AND PARKLAND. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE DO KNOW. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BENEFIT FLOODING IN THESE OTHER AREAS SUCH AS SOUTH OF GANDY, PALMA CEIA, KENNEDY, TOWN N' COUNTRY, WEST TAMPA AND WESTSHORE AND MANHATTAN WHICH STILL SUFFER FROM SUFFERING EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE PROJECT. ALL THESE OTHER AREAS WHERE FLOODING OCCURRED JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO BEFORE THE HURRICANE. A SOLUTION THAT WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF TAMPA WOULD BE TO CLEAN, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE CITY OF TAMPA WEBSITE SAYS IT BEST. TO KEEP STORMWATER PONDS AND DITCHES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY REQUIRE MONTHLY MAINTENANCE, WHICH INCLUDES GRASS CUTTING, DREDGING, REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL DUMPING AND TRASH PICKUP. MAINTENANCE IS A KEY PART NEEDED TO HELP KEEP THE CITY ABOVE WATER. YET MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS THIS MAINTENANCE HAS NOT BEEN DONE. THE FIRST PICTURE SHOWS 2023 WHERE THE DITCH WAS CLEANED PROPERLY FOR PROPER STORMWATER FLOW. THE SECOND PICTURE IS THE SAME DITCH NOW TAKEN IN 2024. IT SHOWS LACK OF MAINTENANCE WITH OVERGROWTH OF VEGETATION AND THE ONLY DRAINAGE PIPE FROM THE RETENTION POND COVERED OVER. YOU'LL SEE HOW IT'S COVERED OVER. AFTER SOME CONVINCING TO THE CITY, THE PIPE WAS CLEANED AWAY OF DEBRIS. AND INSIDE THE PIPE WAS A DORITO BAG, SEVERAL PLASTIC BOTTLES, A SIX-INCH GARDEN EDGING AND A RUBBER GARDEN HOSE, NOT TO MENTION PAPER ITEMS, GRASS SLIPPINGS AND SLUDGE. WITHOUT MAINTENANCE TO OUR RETENTION PONDS AND DITCHES, WE FLOOD. WE NOW HAVE A CITY CONTRACTED LANDSCAPER WHO COMES OUT ONCE A MONTH AND ONLY MOWS AND BLOWS THE GRASS CLIPPINGS AND THE LEAFS AND THEY END UP IN THE PONDS AND RETENTION DITCHES -- RETENTION PONDS AND DITCHES. THEY DO NOT PICK UP TRASH, DEBRIS, OR OVERGROWTH IN THE DITCHES OR THE RETENTION POND. ANOTHER SOURCE OF FLOODING COMES FROM ALLEYS THAT HAVE BEEN -- THAT HAVE YEARS OF PATCHING LAYERED TO ALTER THE FLOW OF STORMWATER DRAINAGE RIGHT INTO OUR BACKYARDS. CITY ENGINEERS TOLD ME THEY NEED GRADING AND RESURFACING. CITY TOLD ME NO MONEY. THEN FLOODING BY OVERDEVELOPING, A TOPIC THAT WE HAVE YET TO BE ADDRESSED. I THANK YOU AND ALL THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN BEFORE THE HURRICANE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] IF WE COULD REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES FLYNN, THEN MARY LOU BAILEY. WHICH IS YOU AND ALISON DATE. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M JAMES FLYNN. I'M MARRIED TO DR. LINDA FLYNN FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS HAS OWNED AN OFFICE AT 2605 WEST SWANN AVENUE CALLED SOUTH TAMPA DERMATOLOGY. IT'S 2,000 SQUARE FEET. 16,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE BUILDING. DENTAL OFFICE IN THERE. THERE IS A LAB, AND THERE ARE TWO OTHER PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. JUST IN OUR 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE OVER THE PAST STORM, THREE WEEKS, 940 PATIENTS HAD TO HAVE THEIR APPOINTMENTS CANCELED. OUT OF THAT, ABOUT 230 BIOPSIES WERE SCHEDULED, RESULTING IN GENERALLY 86 SURGERIES. ADDITIONALLY, 21 WE DON'T CATCH IN TIME AND ARE MORE ADVANCED AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO MOFFITT OR SOMEPLACE ELSE FOR MORE EXTENSIVE SURGERY. SO NOT JUST THE PARKLAND ESTATES ARE AFFECTED. THE PATIENTS WITH THE CANCELED APPOINTMENTS RANGE FROM SEVEN WEEKS TO 94 YEARS OLD. OBVIOUSLY, BEING A MEDICAL OFFICE, OUR DEMOGRAPHICS SKEW OLDER THAN, SAY, SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ON FRANKLIN -- I MEAN, ON HOWARD. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THOSE NUMBERS AND MULTIPLY THEM BY SEVEN, THAT'S WHAT OUR BUILDING MISSED OUT ON, AND WE'RE NOT EVEN IN DR. LANCE CAIN'S BUILDING. HE IS ACROSS THE STREET AND THEY ALSO GOT PUMPED PRETTY GOOD. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GULF OF MEXICO DECIDES TO COME INTO OUR WAITING ROOM. THIS IS SUMMER SHOWERS, STORM SHOWERS, AND IN THIS CASE, AN INTENSE RAIN. BUT WE HAVE SEEN FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS ON SWANN IN THE SUMMERTIME, PEOPLE LOSE CARS FROM A SIMPLE AFTERNOON SHOWER, NOT JUST ONE OR TWO CARS. PROBABLY 40, 50 A SUMMER. GET WIPED OUT JUST NEAR De LEON AND SWANN. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS. WE'VE BEEN FLOODED TWICE. A COUPLE OF TIMES DOWN TO THE STUDS WHERE WE HAD TO REBUILD. IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE, LET'S GET ON WITH IT. LET'S NOT SLOW WALK THIS. IT'S AFFECTING A LOT OF PEOPLE AND NOT JUST THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AROUND THERE, BUT THE PEOPLE FROM THE CITY WHO COME TO THE OFFICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] MARY LOU BAILEY. ALISON DATE. MATTHEW BATALIA. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MARY LOU BAILEY. 912 SOUTH OREGON AVENUE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT. I VERY MUCH AGREE WITH PAM CANNELLA'S POINT THAT WE NEED MORE MAINTENANCE. A LOT OF TIMES IN BUSINESSES AND IN GOVERNMENTS IT'S NOT SEXY TO FUND MAINTENANCE. SO MONEY GOES TO NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SOMEHOW WE FIND IT, BUT WE NEED A DELIBERATE APPROACH TO FIND THE MONEY TO DO THE RIGHT KINDS OF MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF ALL THESE WATER PROBLEMS. NEEDS LIKE A PROGRAM MANAGER AND A DEDICATED FUND AND RUN IT LIKE A CAPITAL PROJECT, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF TRY TO DO ON THE SIDE WHEN WE HAVE MONEY TO DO IT. FIRST POINT I WANTED TO MAKE. SECOND, I WOULD LIKE THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT TO GO FORWARD. IT'S BEEN STUDIED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS HAVE STAGE GATES, REAL STAGE GATES WITH CRITERIA AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ENGINEERS THERE. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT SOME OF THE ROUTES AND OTHER CHOICES, ET CETERA. BUT WE'RE JUST KIND OF PIVOTING AROUND. I WANTED TO GO FORWARD. GET ENGINEERING STARTED BUT HAVE REAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. I KNOW VICK'S LETTER SAYS THERE IS GOING TO BE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN TO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND IT'S JUST THEM PRESENTING OUT, REAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH REAL ENGINEERING EXPERTISE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ROUTE SHOULD BE AND HOW TO MITIGATE THE SHORT-TERM DISRUPTION TO THE BUSINESSES AND THE MANY OF US WHO COME AND GO, TAKING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL AND GETTING GROCERIES AND TRYING TO LIVE. A LOT OF TIMES THE CITY PROJECTS WILL CLOSE DOWN A ROADWAY OR LANES OF A ROADWAY FOR BLOCKS AND BLOCKS AND BLOCKS BEFORE THERE IS ANY CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. WE CAN'T HAVE THAT. THIS IS A VERY BUSY AREA. ALSO I KNOW THEY WILL BE TAKING OUT TREES. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THAT, BUT LIKE THE CITY HAS DONE WITH THE HYDE PARK GROUNDWATER@DIVERM VERY FAMILIAR WITH, THEY ARE REPLACING OUR TREES. AND WE NEGOTIATED WITH THEM WHAT KIND OF TREES GO IN, HIGH-QUALITY TREES THAT ONE DAY WILL PROVIDE CANOPY. THERE WILL BE A SHORT-TERM LOSS OF CANOPY. I'M A TREE LOVER. I HATE THAT BUT A NECESSARY THING. I COME TO YOU WITH A PRACTICAL HAT ON SAYING LET'S GO FORWARD, GET THE ENGINEERING STARTED. I'M OKAY IF IT IS A DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT BUT HAS TO BE STAGE GATES AND CRITERIA WHERE THEY DON'T GET MONEY, DON'T GET TO GO FORWARD UNLESS THERE'S REAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CITIZENS AND THE ENGINEERS AT THE TABLE DOING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALISON DATE. MATTHEW BATALIA. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> ALISON DATE. IN MARCH THIS YEAR I VISITED THE PARKLAND ESTATES, ONE OF THE PROPOSED ROUTES FOR STORMWATER PIPES. I HELPED THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP LOCATE AND MEASURE THE LIVE OAKS WHICH IS THE DOMINANT SPECIES ALONG THESE STREETS. A 25-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT SURVEYED THE CANOPY IN THE AREA AND REACHED THESE CONCLUSIONS. IF THE ROUTES SELECTED FOR THE PROJECT GOES THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WILL HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON OUR TREES. THE INSTALLATION OF LARGE BOX CULVERTS SPECIFIED IN THE PROJECT REQUIRE CURB TO CURB DEMOLITION WITH TRENCHES UP TO 20 FEET DEEP AND 10 FEET WIDE. THAT WOULD DECIMATE OUR TREE POPULATION. IMMATURE REPLACEMENT TREES WILL TAKE MANY DECADES TO ACHIEVE THE CANOPY WE HAVE NOW. IN SOME AREAS, SUCH AS BRIST TOLL AVENUE, THE MEDIAN WITH HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD WELL AND DOZEN SHADE TREES WILL BE OBLITERATED. THE LOSS WOULD BE PERMANENT SINCE ONLY SHRUBS COULD BE REPLANTED IN THE MEDIANS. EVEN TREES IN HOMEOWNERS' GRANT YARDS COULD BE KILLED SLOWLY BY THE PROJECT DUE TO ROOT DAMAGE. LIVE OAKS IN PARTICULAR WHICH HAPPEN TO BE 82% OF THE TREES ALONG ONE OF THE PROPOSED ROUTES HAVE A SHALLOW, WIDE-RANGING ROOT SYSTEM THAT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE TIP OF THE LONGEST BRANCH KNOWN AS THE DRIP LINE. THE POTENTIAL LOSS TO THE TREES IS INCALCULABLE. SO THESE TREES ALSO, OF COURSE, REMOVE A LOT OF WATER WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED WITH THEIR ROOT SYSTEM AND PUTTING THESE LARGE PIPES ON SUCH SMALL STREETS WILL NOT ONLY CREATE ACCESS DIFFICULTY FOR RESIDENTS AND NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE INTEGRITY OF THE OLDER WOODEN HOUSES, BUT PUTTING IN THE PIPES WILL DESTROY THE ROOTS OF THE GRAND LIVE OAKS IN THESE STREETS. DESPITE THE LARGE DECLINE IN TAMPA'S CANOPY NOTED IN THE LAST IS I SURVEY, REMOVAL OF THE GRAND OAKS HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE LOSSES OF THE TREES. NOW WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF TREES DECIMATED IN THE LAST MONTH STORMS MAKING, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE LIVE OAKS IN THE AREA ARE PRESERVED. FOR ALL THESE REASONS AND MORE, I AM REQUESTING THAT OTHER LESS DESTRUCTIVE AND MORE DIRECT ROUTES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THESE PIPES. ONE OF THE AUTHORS OF THE CITY TREE SURVEY RECENTLY SAID, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, ANY LARGE OAK THAT SURVIVED THE STORM SHOULD BE GIVEN AN AWARD AND PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE FOR THE STORMWATER PIPES. PLEASE SAVE THE LIVE OAKS IN PARKLAND ESTATES. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MATTHEW BATALIA IS NEXT. [ APPLAUSE ] PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MATTHEW BATALIA,. >> MATTHEW BATALIA. 2504 WEST PARKLAND BOULEVARD. MOVED THERE A FEW YEARS AGO TO GROW MY FAMILY AND MAKE LIFELONG MEMORIES. I'M A MEMBER OF THE PARKLAND ESTATES CIVIC CLUB. I KNOW YOU RECEIVED COMMUNICATIONS FROM THEM. I WANT TO BE CLEAR AND ON THE RECORD THAT THEY DO NOT SPEAK FOR EVERYONE IN THE GROUP. AFTER MY HOUSE, AMONG MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS WITH ME TODAY WERE FLOODED, NOBODY FROM THE GROUP CAME TO CHECK ON US OR ASK OUR INPUT. VERY CLEAR, THEY DO NOT REPRESENT THE ENTIRE GROUP AS A WHOLE. I'M IN FAVOR OF STARTING SOUTH HOWARD RELIEF -- FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT IMMEDIATELY. IT IS NOT THE FACT THAT I RUN TWO BUSINESSES OUT OF MY HOME AND INCOME HAS BEEN IMPACTED THERE. NOT THE FACT THAT MY WIFE RUNS A BUSINESS OUT OF OUR HOME. IT'S NOT THE FACT THAT MY FLOOR IS GETTING REDONE AS WE SPEAK AND MY LIFE IS DEALING WITH A NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS AND LOUD NOISES AND TWO CHILDREN BEING IMPACTED BY THAT QUITE A BIT. THAT IS A SMALL DEAL THING IN THE REAL GRAND SCHEME. I'M LUCKY TO HAVE MY SECOND DAUGHTER BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN ON JUNE 18 THIS YEAR. EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT WENT BY WE HAD A RAINSTORM, WATER WOULD GO ANYWHERE FROM MY GARAGE AND FRONT STEPS OR HALFWAY UP MY DRIVEWAY. FIVE CARS FLOODED OUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE THAT I WAS HOME FOR THIS SUMMER. THIS IS NOT A HURRICANE MILTON THING. NOT A HURRICANE HELENE THING. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY THING FOR US AS FLORIDA NATIVES. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE HAVE THAT MUCH WATER AT OUR HOUSE. WE ARE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE. THIS STUFF IS COMING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE. THANK GOD DIDN'T RAIN ON JUNE 18 OR ELSE I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN TO THE HOSPITAL. QUITE SIMPLE. THE LADY BEFORE ME, I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR TREES, I CARE ABOUT A MEDICAL EVENT IMPACTING ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND NOT GETTING THE ATTENTION THEY NEED. IF THERE IS A FIRE, GOD FORBID, NO EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN GET DOWN OUR STREET. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. YOU KNOW WHAT, THE TREES ARE THE LITTLE DEAL THING. THE LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY COMMUNITY IS THE THING I CARE ABOUT, NOT THE TREES. THE LAST THING I'LL KIND OF REALLY SAY HERE, THERE'S NO REASON THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SIX YEARS OR FIVE YEARS. I HEARD A LOT OF STUFF. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, YOU SOLVE IT. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. THERE HAS TO BE A SOLUTION IN PLACE BEFORE NEXT SUMMER. EVERY DOLLAR I'M SPENDING OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE BECAUSE I'M IN FLOOD ZONE X IS GOING TO BE FOR NAUGHT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE ISSUE -- OR A SOLUTION IN PLACE AND THIS THING RESOLVED BY NEXT SUMMER. LASTLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO COUNCILMAN CARLSON. IN OUR LAST E-MAIL THREAD, YOU HAD SAID THERE'S NO PROOF OF CATEGORY 3 SEWAGE WATER IN -- THAT FLOODED OUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BRING MY WIFE'S TOTALED CAR OR PAIR OF MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL SHOES HERE BUT THE FESTERING WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT WAS GROWING IN THE ITEMS KIND OF PREVENTED ME FROM BRINGING THEM HERE TODAY. I GUARANTEE IF NOTHING GETS DONE, COME ON DOWN AND TAKE A SWIM IN MY FRONT YARD BECAUSE IT WILL BE THERE AGAIN. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PREYANKA GARISH. TINA ADAMS. MILLA GARSH. >> I LIVE AT 252 WEST PARKLAND BOULEVARD. I AM IN FLOOD ZONE X. MY HOME FLOODED. OUR ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR WAS TOUCHED. UNTIL YOU FLOODED AND HAVE WATER TOUCH EVERYTHING THAT YOU OWN, EVERYTHING THAT YOU LOVE, EVERYTHING THAT YOU BUILT, EVERYTHING THAT YOU WORKED SO HARD FOR, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN THE PRESSING URGENCY THAT WE HAVE TO WANT TO FIX THIS. I AM PRO STARTING THE SOUTH HOWARD RELIEF FLOOD PROJECT. I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF PARKLAND ESTATES CIVICS CLUB AND THEY DO NOT REPRESENT MY OPINION. WE HAVE MANY NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE BEEN IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, AND I WANTED TO PRESENT A LITTLE PIECE THAT THE NEWS CAME AND DID FOR US. HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR IT. >> RECORDING: DAVID ADAMS IS CLEANING UP AFTER HURRICANE MILTON FLOODED HIS HOME IN PARKLAND ESTATES IN TAMPA. HIS POSSESSIONS ON THE CURB, HIS NEIGHBORS SHARE A SIMILAR STORY. >> THE FEAR OF DOING ALL THIS AND PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER AND HAVING IT FLOOD NEXT HURRICANE SEASON OR EVEN IN RAINSTORMS WE HAVE FLOODING, IT'S REALLY UNEASY AND VERY EMOTIONAL CHALLENGING. >> THE FAMILY LIVES ACROSS THE STREET. BOUGHT THEIR HOUSE TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. TOOK CELL PHONE VIDEOS OF WATER IN THE STREET AND INTO THEIR HOME DURING MILTON. NOW FORCED TO START OVER. >> BASE BOARDS RIPPED UP, DRYWALL, LOST WEDDING PHOTOS, LOTS OF PERSONAL ITEMS, GARAGE AND FIRST FLOOR. >> NEIGHBORS SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD FLOODED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST AND FLOODING IS AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE CITY'S STORMWATER SYSTEM. ADAMS CREATED A WEBSITE CALLED STOP LOODING IN PARKLAND ESTATES. >> IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF THE WATER, WHICH HAS BEEN STUDYING FOR NINE YEARS, THESE HOUSES WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD. >> MAP ON THE CITY OF TAMPA'S WEBSITE SHOWS PLANNING FOR THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT. IT INVOLVES DESIGNING AND BUILDING A MAJOR STORMWATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE AND REDUCE FLOODING ALONG SOUTH HOWARD AVENUE AND ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING PARKLAND ESTATES. A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE PROJECT IS ON PAUSE AFTER PUSH-BACK FROM BUSINESS OWNERS WORRIED ABOUT CONSTRUCTION. THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC ON NOVEMBER 7. >> I WOULD NOT WISH THIS ON MY WORST ENEMY. I THINK THAT THE CITY DOES NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MANY OF US, ALL OF US ARE IN FLOOD ZONE X, EVACUATION ZONE C. >> SIGNS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT. NEIGHBORS HAD THEIR HOMES DESTROYED IN JUST HOURS. AND IF THEY CLEAN UP, THEY ARE WORRIED ANOTHER STORM MAY THREATEN THEIR HOUSES ONCE AGAIN. ABC ACTION NEWS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. I'M ALSO A TREE LOVER, GARDENER, I LOVE SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE. I'M PART OF THE TREE-MEN DOES PROGRAMMING, NURTURING A TREE KNOCKED DOWN TWICE. OUR TREES WILL GET WATERLOGGED FROM A SIMPLE RAINFALL. ANY RAIN SHOWER OVER THE SUMMER IS GOING TO START FLOODING AND FLOODING AND FLOODING. THEY GET WATERLOGGED, ROTTED, THEY FALL. IT DOESN'T MATTER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE TINA ADAMS, MILLA GARISH AND ELLA GARISH. I COULDN'T HEAR BECAUSE OF THE CLAPPING. IF WE COULD REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING. TINA ADAMS, MILLA, ELLA. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TINA ADAMS. I LIVE IN PARKLAND ESTATES. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL THAT HAVE COME OUT AND VISITED MY HOME AND OTHER HOMES AND BEEN SO NICE. I AM A MEMBER OF PECC, BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST YEAR. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN PRESIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY NO LONGER REPRESENT MY INTERESTS, THE BEST INTERESTS OF THAT ANYMORE.I CAN'T SUPPORT- I SUPPORT THE DESIGN-BUILD PROCESS. I HAVE FAITH AND I TRUST THAT ENGINEERS AND THE PROFESSIONALS THAT YOU ALL HAVE EMPLOYED AND HIRED TO LOOK INTO THIS FOR NINE YEARS AND TO RESEARCH THIS AND TO DEVELOP THE BEST PLAN POSSIBLE. THEY HAVE STUDIED THIS FOR OVER TEN YEARS. THEY HAVE DONE THESE JOBS BEFORE. THIS IS NO TIME FOR AMATEUR HOUR. WE NEED WORK. WE NEED PROFESSIONALS, WE NEED KNOWLEDGE. AND WE NEED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET THE PROFESSIONALS DO WHAT THEY WERE TRAINED TO DO. STOP THE NEEDLESS FLOODING BECAUSE OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM IS OVERBURDENED, INADEQUATE AND OUTDATED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE SOME THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS OR NOT. WHY IS A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 26 BUSINESSES, THE SOHO BUSINESS ALLIANCE, ENTITLED TO YOUR HELP AND PROTECTION WHEN HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE UNDERGOING DEVASTATING LOSSES, PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, WORKOUT GYMS, NAIL SALONS, HAIR SALONS, DEVASTATING LOSSES. THOSE 26 BUSINESSES WON'T BE INCONVENIENCED? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM BEEN STUDIED FOR TEN YEARS? AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THERE. THE PROFESSIONALS HAVE SAID, THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS THE PROBLEM, THIS IS HOW WE SOLVE IT. WHY AREN'T WE DOING IT? ALL THAT'S NEEDED IS TO START DIGGING. WHY AREN'T WE DIGGING? WHY AREN'T WE DOING THIS? WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS? WHY ISN'T THIS PROJECT ALREADY STARTED? YOU GUYS HAVE THE POWER AND THE MEANS TO DO THIS. PLEASE, VOTE FOR THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT. MAKE THIS AN EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT. IT MAY NOT BE AN EMERGENCY TO THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES THAT DIDN'T FLOOD, BUT IT IS TO THE REST OF US. IT IS. IT IS TO THE SCHOOL ON SWANN AVENUE, TO THE CHURCH ON SWANN AVENUE. THE LOADS OF SMALL BUSINESSES, THE PHYSICIANS ON SWANN AVENUE, THE FAMILIES AND THE PEOPLE IN PALMA CEIA PINES AND THE PEOPLE IN PARKLAND ESTATES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MILLA GARISH, ELLA GARISH, DAVID ADAMS. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS MILLA GARISH. I'M 13 YEARS OLD AND I GO TO WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I ALSO LIVE IN PARKLAND ESTATES. MY GOAL TODAY IS TO SEE IF THE GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY CARES. MY FAMILY AND I DECIDED TO STAY HOME FOR HURRICANE MILTON BECAUSE WE WEREN'T IN A FLOOD ZONE, OR SO WE THOUGHT. AT AROUND 9 P.M. THE WATER LEVELS WERE RISING RAPIDLY AND I WATCHED AS MY PARENTS PANICKED AND HAD TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS. WHEN THE WATER REACHED OUR HOME, WE WERE ALL ON OUR HANDS AND KNEES WITH TOWELS. OUR ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR FLOODED. CLEANING UP IS GOING TO BE A LONG, STRESSFUL ROAD. IMAGINE IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME IT RAINS. OUR STORMWATER PIPES DON'T WORK. WE NEED THE CITY TO FIX THIS. OUR DREAM HOME WE BUILT TWO YEARS AGO IS NOW A MESS. I ASK THAT THE CITY MOVES FORWARD WITH THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT TO SAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LASTLY, PECC DOES NOT REPRESENT ME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT. I ALSO HAVE A 13-YEAR-OLD NAMED MILLA AT HOME, TOO. GOOD TO SEE ANOTHER MILLA. ELLA GARISH, DAVID ADAMS, AND PATRICK. >> HI. MY NAME IS ELLA GARISH. I'M 14 AND GO TO PLANT HIGH SCHOOL. ON OCTOBER 9, HURRICANE MILTON ATTACKED THE CITY OF TAMPA AND DESTROYED MY FAMILY'S PRIDE AND POSSESSION, OUR HOME. THE RESOURCES I HAD MY WHOLE LIFE RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. SEEING MY PARENTS NOT BEING ABLE TO PROTECT ME AND MY SIBLINGS FROM THE OUTCOME OF THE STORM WORRIED ME. I STARTED TO THINK IF I'M NOT SAFE NOW IN MY OWN HOME, WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME AND MY FAMILY THE NEXT TIME AN EVENT OCCURS. REGULAR RAINSTORMS POSE A THREAT TO OUR SAFETY. OVER 15 YEARS, CITY OF TAMPA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. IT MAY NOT BE MY FAMILY'S CONTROL BUT IT IS 100% WITHIN THE CITY'S CONTROL. SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT IS THE SOLUTION. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LET THE ENGINEERS DO THEIR JOBS. TRAGIC EVENTS LIKE THIS PUT MULTIPLE THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE FOR ME. I DON'T WISH TO BE AFRAID EVERY TIME IT RAINS. PLEASE, HELP US DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] DAVID ADAMS, PATRICK CIMINO, JOHN SIMON. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> DAVID ADAMS. I HAVE A VIDEO TO PLAY. >> FOUNTAIN BOULEVARD AND PARKLAND ESTATES. TOWN HOUSE IN PALMA CEIA PINES THAT FLOODED AND A STORAGE UNIT IN PALMA CEIA PINES THAT FLOODED. I HAVE THREE VERY GOOD REASONS TO BE ANGRY AT THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL BUT I'M A LAWYER BY TRADE AND I DON'T WIN MY CASES WITH ANGER. I WIN MY CASES WITH EVIDENCE. I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT I CAN IN THE NEXT TWO MINUTES. THIS IS THE DEVASTATION OF THE FLOODING IN HURRICANE MILTON. IT IS ONE THING TO SEE THE WATER OUTSIDE BUT THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE INSIDE OUR HOMES. AND THIS IS THE AFTERMATH. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT THE CURB. THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER OF DISPOSING OF ALL THE WASTE SHOULD BE OBVIOUS. FINANCIAL DISASTER EQUALLY COMPELLING. NOT AWARE OF ANYBODY AT THE CITY ESTIMATING THE COST BUT EASILY IN THE MILLIONS. 146 HOMES IN PALMA CEIA PINES WERE FLOODED WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES OF SEWAGE WATER INSIDE THEM. 41 HOMES AND ONE CHURCH FLOODED IN PARKLAND ESTATES. 56 BUSINESSES, MOST OF WHICH REMAIN CLOSED TODAY FLOODED IN PALMA CEIA PINES. ABOUT A THIRD OF THOSE ARE DOCTOR OFFICES WHICH HAD TO CANCEL HUNDREDS OF APPOINTMENTS. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME EITHER OF THESE AREAS FLOODED. 2015 WITH THE FIRST FLOOD. IT WAS WELL COVERED BY THE MEDIA. >> A FEW HOURS AGO, THIS INTERSECTION WAS FILLED WITH WATER. BASICALLY UP TO JUST ABOUT AS HIGH ABOUT MY KNEE, LITTLE HIGHER THAN THAT. >> THAT CLIP WAS FILMED AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE MY TOWN HOUSE IS LOCATED. I HAD NINE INCHES OF WATER. SINCE 2015, THE CITY HAS BEEN STUDYING THE PROBLEM BUT TEN YEARS LATER YOU STILL HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT THINKS YOU HAVE TIME TO CONTINUE DELIBERATING, LET ME SHOW YOU A FEW MORE PHOTOS. THIS IS SEPTEMBER 4 IN PALMA CEIA PINES. NO HURRICANE OR EVEN A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. IT WAS JUST A TYPICAL WEDNESDAY SUMMER STORM. I HAD WATER IN MY GARAGE. SAME GOES IN PARKLAND ESTATES WHERE SUMMER RAINS MADE THE STREETS IMPASSABLE TEN TIMES BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER. I KNOW THERE ARE BUSINESSES ON SOUTH HOWARD THAT DO NOT WANT THEIR FOOT TRAFFIC REDUCED. I UNDERSTAND. BUT THOSE 26 BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING AT REDUCED TRAFFIC FOR ROUGHLY SIX WEEKS. WHAT ABOUT THE 56 BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED FOR FOUR WEEKS NOW WITH ZERO FOOT TRAFFIC AND THOUSANDS THEY ARE HAVING TO SPEND TO REBUILD? WHY ARE THE INTERESTS OF 26 BUSINESSES ON HOWARD MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INTEREST OF 56 BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NOW FLOODED TWICE? THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED SINCE 2022. YOU'VE RECEIVED 31 QUARTERLY REPORTS FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR FURTHER DELAY. YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. THE CITY ENGINEERS HAVE SPENT YEARS COMING UP WITH THE MOST COST-EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW WHAT THE PUBLIC THINKS. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE FLOODED THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES WANT YOU TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VICTIMS OF FLOODING DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE ACTION. THE RAINS START AGAIN IN APRIL. THERE WILL BE MORE FLOODING. IT IS INEVITABLE. THE ONLY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY TIMES WILL YOU ALLOW THROUGH YOUR INACTION OUR HOMES AND OUR BUSINESSES TO FLOOD BEFORE YOU FIX THE PROBLEM? THE NUMBER THERE SHOULD BE ZERO. PLEASE, APPROVE THE KIMMINS CONTRACT AND MOVE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME -- [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PATRICK CIMINO, JOHN SIMON. HOPE I READ THAT CORRECTLY. MATT REDDICK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS PATRICK CIMINO. CHAIR OF THE HISTORIC HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LAND USE COMMITTEE. I'M HERE TO APPEAL TO YOU ALL TO PLEASE HOLD MOBILITY IN THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE FOR INFORMATION THEY ARE PROVIDING ABOUT THE HOWARD RELIEF PROJECT. THESE ARE HORRIBLE STORIES. MY NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN FLOODED, TOO, IN HYDE PARK. WE'VE HAD UNPRECEDENTED RAIN. SOME OF IT IS CHRONIC, SOME OF IT NOT. HOWEVER, THE 25-YEAR-OLD PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE, THEY HAVE NOT CLEARLY STATED A LOT OF VERY IMPORTANT FACTS. ONE BEING THEY ARE FUNNELING WATER FOR A HUGE AREA WEST OF MacDILL NORTH TO KENNEDY OVER TO THE SELMON INTO HOWARD AND INCLUDING THE SELMON AND THAT WILL END UP AT HOWARD AND BAYSHORE. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE KING TIDE? WHAT HAPPENS WITH STORM SURGE? THAT WATER WILL BACK UP INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN BAYSHORE GARDENS. SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE DONE BUT LET'S NOT MAKE THE MEDICINE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE. ANOTHER NICHE -- I'LL POINT TO A -- ANOTHER ISSUE, A PROJECT 50 YEARS OLD IN FOREST HILLS. THEY PUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUTSIDE OF THE FLOOD AREA THAT HAS NOW FLOODED CHRONICALLY FOR YEARS AND HORRIBLY FLOODED DURING MILTON. AGAIN, CAN'T MAKE THE MEDICINE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT ANSWER IS BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING, MOBILITY AND ADMINISTRATION HAVE NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING. OTHER WATER MANAGEMENT WE NEED TO KNOW, TWO PROJECTS WITH ELEVATOR SHAFTS. THEY HAD TO PUMP WATER FOR SIX MONTHS DOWN HOWARD AND DE SOTO IN FRONT OF NEIGHBORS' HOUSES. THOSE ARE LITTLE TINY PROJECTS. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT MASSIVE WATER INTRUSION ALONG HOWARD. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH WATER? WE JUST WANT ANSWERS. THAT WILL GO INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. YEAH, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM TODAY BUT IT MAY WELL BE A PROBLEM. WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT HISTORIC ASSETS. BURNS, BURNS CELLAR, BAYSHORE ROYAL BRISTOL. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY FIRM REASSURANCES ABOUT ANY OF THOSE. WORRIED ABOUT DETOURING. NO SPECIFICS ABOUT THAT. FINALLY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. WE'RE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THAT. IF THE PRECEDENT OF FINANCIAL -- THIS IS A NO-BID CONTRACT. IF THE PRECEDENT FOR FINANCAL MANAGEMENT IS HANNA, THIS HAS 70 PLUS WHATEVER MILLION DOLLARS, YOU BETTER BUDGET OVER $200 MILLION BECAUSE THAT'S HOW MUCH RAN OVER AT HANNA. WE NEED GOOD STEWARDSHIP. WE NEED SOLUTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS. THEY CANNOT CAUSE NEGATIVE IMPACTS DOWN STREAM TO OTHER PEOPLE AND WE'RE NOT CONVINCED. ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT FROM MOBILITY AND THE CITY AND THE ENGINEER. WE'VE NOT GOTTEN IT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A 25-YEAR-OLD PROJECT. THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF TIME BUT NOT A LOT OF INFORMATION LATELY. SO I THANK YOU. I BEG YOU TO BE SCRUTINIZING FOR US. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] JOHN SIMON. MATT RADIC AND YVONNE FERRELLLY. GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> JOHN B. SIMON JUNIOR. 2614 WEST PARKLAND. I'VE LIVED THERE 33 YEARS. I WAS THERE IN 29 YEARS AGO WHEN THE CITY PUT THE STORM SEWER IN TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN PARKLAND. IT WAS GROSSLY UNDERESTIMATED. THE CITY CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CAN FIX IT EASILY WITH THEIR STAFF. BRAD BAIRD, WHO IS AN EXCELLENT GUY AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOU KNOW HIM, JUST COMPLETED THE INCINERATOR WHICH WAS A HUNDRED MILLION IN A HUNDRED DAYS. SO A PROJECT OF 60 MILLION BRAD IS MORE INCAPABLE. TWO ENGINEERS ON YOUR STAFF, JEFF DeBOSE, YVETTE PA LERO. I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT 20 YEARS ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND DOING IT. THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT. EXCELLENT GUY WITH PJ CALLOWAY THAT CAN HANDLE THE CONSTRUCTION. I DON'T WANT ANY OF THIS WORK, BUT THE CITY HAS THE RESOURCES AND THE ABILITY TO DO THIS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL BRAD, YOU NEED TO GET THIS JOB DONE AND YOU NEED TO GET IT DONE BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR AND LET HIM WORK. HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING. VERY COMPETENT. I'VE WORKED WITH HIM ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS. AND ON THESE BIG PROJECTS, WE DID THE WEST RIVER. IT WAS A MAJOR PROJECT. THE CITY DIVIDED IT INTO FOUR PARTS, GOT FOUR CONTRACTORS. YOU CAN EASILY TELL KIMMINS NEED A COUPLE MORE CONTRACTORS. HE CAN TAKE THEM FROM BAYSHORE TO THE CROSSTOWN, FROM THE CROSSTOWN TO MORRISON AND BRISTOL AND THEN ANOTHER CONTRACTOR FROM THERE TAKING IT UP SWANN. THIS STORM SEWER WILL NOT CHANGE THE EXISTING STORM. THIS WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEM THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE. THEY HAVE THE EXISTING. THIS WILL ALMOST TRIPLE THE SIZE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. IT WILL HELP THE AREAS WEST OF MacDILL. IT WILL HELP THE AREAS EAST OF HOWARD. IT WILL HELP THE AREAS WAY NORTH OF SWANN. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL STORM SEWER SYSTEM. YOU GUYS CAN GET THIS DONE NOW. IT'S NOT THAT COMPLICATED. THE TREES ON BRISTOL. SO TIRED ABOUT HEARING ABOUT BRISTOL. BRISTOL DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A STORM SEWER. FROM THE CORNER OF BRISTOL AND MORRISON, THE WATER SURFACE DRAINS DOWN TO LAKEVIEW. BECAUSE IT COMES SO FAST, NO DRAINAGE ON BRISTOL, BUT IN SOME APARTMENT COMPLEX THEY HAVE A SMALL INLET. THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX. THAT WATER COMES DOWN LAKEVIEW AND THEN GOES NORTH LAKEVIEW TO PARKLAND AND IT JUST CREATES THE FLOODING. IT GOES RIGHT OVER THE DRAINS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM FILLS UP. AS I GAVE YOU THE BOOK OF THE PICTURES, THAT'S TEN FLOODS. AND OF THOSE TEN FLOODS, SIX OF THEM WERE LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN. NOT EVERYONE KNOWS, THERE ISN'T A HOUSE IN PARKLAND THAT'S LOWER THAN THE ELEVATION OF 18. IF THE WATER WAS 18 IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HALF THE CITY, ALL DOWNTOWN WOULD BE GONE. WESTSHORE, BAYSHORE, HYDE PARK, THEY WOULD ALL BE GONE. THIS AREA HAS BEEN BOXED IN. IT'S BOXED IN FROM THE CROSSTOWN, THE RAILROAD AND ALSO THE OTHER PROJECTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] MATT RADIC. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MATT RADIC. I AM DISCUSSING ITEM 61, THE PROPOSED EAST YBOR BROWNFIELD DESIGNATION AREA. NOW, I'M A PROPERTY OWNER DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE BROWNFIELD AREA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUST A MOMENT SIR. IS THAT A PUBLIC HEARING? >>MARTIN SHELBY: ITEM 61 IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IT WILL BE TAKEN UP LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON, SIR. >> SO I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT NOW? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF HE SPEAKS NOW, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT THEN, IS THAT CORRECT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IS THAT A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT DOESN'T SAY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO. IT'S VACATE. AT COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU ARE HERE NOW, SPEAK NOW. >> I'LL WAIT FOR ITEM 61. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT WILL BE AFTER LUNCH. SO IF YOU'RE HERE AND WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT IT KEEP GOING. I'M SORRY, SIR. >> MY PROPERTY IS RIGHT THERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PUT IT ON >> HERE IS THE PROPOSED DESIGNATED AREA. MINE IS RIGHT THERE. AS PROPERTY OWNERS RIGHT THERE, WHY DO WE NOT GET NOTICE OF THIS PROPOSED BROWNFIELD? CHAPTER 37680 OF FLORIDA STATUTES SUPPOSED TO GIVE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA CERTAIN RIGHTS. WHY AM I NOT AFFORDED THOSE RIGHTS? THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE US NOTICE, ANYONE WHO IS AFFECTED WITHIN 300 FEET. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. HOW MANY MORE OTHERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED? THE POSTED SIGN WAS WAY OFF THE ROAD, OBSCURED BY WEEDS AND NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH TAMPA'S NOTICE SIGN. IT HAD NO PHONE NUMBER, NO CASE OR FILE NUMBER AND NO QR CODE. GIVEN THESE DISCREPANCIES I PROPOSE A WHOLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC PERIOD BE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN, PROPERLY AND LEGALLY TO GIVE THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND AREA RESIDENTS THE INFORMATION AND RESPECT THEY NEED AND DESERVE TO RESEARCH THIS AND SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THEIR PROPERTY. JUST WHY DID THE CITY DECIDE TO TEST FOR CONTAMINATION OF THIS VACANT LOT? WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THIS LOT? INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS EVER OPERATED THERE? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU CAN, MR. CHAIRMAN, FORGIVE ME FOR INTERRUPTING SIR. BUT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR OR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO, SIR, IS A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF ADEQUATE LEGAL NOTICE. THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE FOR YOU TO STAY IF YOU'RE ABLE TO BECAUSE THE ATTORNEYS ARE NOT HERE. THE STAFF IS NOT HERE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS, BUT THAT IS THE THRESHOLD QUESTION. IF SOMETHING IS NOT ADEQUATELY NOTICED, A HEARING CANNOT GO FORWARD. SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT INITIALLY, BUT IF YOU ARE NOT HERE TO EXPLAIN IT AND IF THEY ARE NOT HERE TO RESPOND, THEN WE CAN'T DO THAT. I'LL ASK THAT THIS MATTER BE HELD AND I'LL ASK YOU TO -- ALLOW YOU TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? WE'LL HAVE THE HEARING LATER THIS AFTERNOON, SIR. WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. WHAT TIME SHOULD I COME BACK? >>MARTIN SHELBY: AFTER 1:30, 2:00. >> OKAY. I'LL BE HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. YVONNE FERRELLI, MIKE BARNA AND MARILYN SAMAHA. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WE'LL START THE CLOCK. >> YVONNE FERRELLI. I LIVE IN PARKLAND ESTATES. I HANDED YOU ALL BINDERS. I AM GOING DIRECTLY TO DOCUMENT THREE, WHICH IS THE FLOODING THAT IS REPRESENTED IN THIS MAP HERE ON THE STAGE HERE. THAT MAP WAS CREATED BY THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT TO REFLECT A TYPE OF FLOODING THAT WOULD OCCUR AFTER THE SOUTH HOWARD PROJECT STORM SYSTEM HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN PARKLAND ESTATES. SO THIS MAP REFLECTS FLOODING THAT WOULD OCCUR IN A SUBSTANTIAL STORM LESS THAN MILTON, AND IT INCLUDES FLOODING UP IN PALMA CEIA PINES AND PARKLAND ESTATES. IT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF FLOODING THAT OCCURRED DURING MILTON IN THIS AREA, SO WE KNOW THAT EVEN IF THAT PROJECT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IT WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED THE POOR PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THOSE THAT FLOODED IN PALMA CEIA PINES. THIS IS ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF THESE MAPS THAT THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT CREATED. IN THIS YOU SEE THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT STILL IS REPRESENTED BY LIGHT BLUE AS FLOODING IN THAT AREA AFTER THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. YOU SEE PALMA CEIA PINES IS COMPLETELY FLOODED IN THIS MAP, EVEN AFTER THE PROJECT HAS BEEN INSTALLED. SO THIS IS A FLOODING OF A FIVE-YEAR EVENT. FIVE-YEAR EVENT IS ESSENTIALLY A SUMMER STORM. YOU'VE HEARD PEOPLE HERE TODAY THAT HAVE DESCRIBED JUST A REGULAR RAINSTORM CAN CAUSE TWO TO THREE FEET OF FLOODING IN PARKLAND ESTATES. THIS IS A REFLECTION OF THAT. IT'S CALLED THE FIVE-YEAR EVENT, AND THERE WOULD STILL BE FLOODING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER THE PROJECT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AS IT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED. I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT DOCUMENTS 5A AND 5B. AGAIN, THIS IS A CLOSER INSPECTION. THIS MAP WAS CREATED BY THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT, AND YOU SEE HERE THESE ARE THE FLOODED AREAS THAT WILL REMAIN IN PARKLAND ESTATES AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. THIS IS THE ASSOCIATED E-MAIL THAT GOES WITH THAT MAP. AND YOU SEE THAT THEY REFER TO JEAN DUNCAN AND THEY SAY IN THE LIGHT BLUE BLOBS ARE ESSENTIALLY WHAT WILL REMAIN AFTER COMPLETING THIS PROJECT. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE GIVEN THIS PROJECT FIVE-YEAR EVENT GOAL, AND THAT IS NOT ENOUGH TO CURE THE PROJECT OR THE FLOODING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE MIKE BARNA, MARILYN SAMAHA AND ROD SCAGLIONE. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MIKE BARNA. I'M A 35-YEAR RESIDENT OF PARKLAND ESTATES. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT, I WENT TO A MEETING AND I WAS TOLD BY THE PEOPLE THERE TO PLEASE GET INVOLVED. AFTER GETTING INVOLVED, I WENT TO A CITY COMMUNITY MEETING AND WAS TOLD AT THE MEETING BY THE CITY AND THE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTOR THAT WE NEED FLOOD RELIEF. THIS IS THE PROJECT. WE WANT TO DO MINIMAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEY PROPOSED THREE DIFFERENT ROUTES FOR THE FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT. TWO THAT CUT THROUGH PARKLAND ESTATES AND ONE THAT WENT AROUND PARKLAND ESTATES. THROUGH MY ENGINEERING BACKGROUND ENGINEERING TRAINING, I WAS TAUGHT TO TAKE A PROBLEM, COME UP WITH A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE. WE ALL WANT FLOOD RELIEF. EVERYBODY IN PARKLAND ESTATES WANTS FLOOD RELIEF. WE JUST WANT THE BEST POSSIBLE SOLUTION. IF YOU TAKE ALL THE VARIABLES, YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER, IT SEEMS LIKE IF THERE ARE DIFFERENT ROUTES, WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THE ROUTE FOR A COMMERCIAL PROJECT, WHICH IS NEEDED, AND DESTROY A NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN YOU CAN GO AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE COMMON SENSE TO ME. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] MARILYN SCAGLIONE GREG CAMPBELL. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS MARILYN SAMAHA. I LIVE IN PARKLAND ESTATES. I WAS ELECTED TO THE PECC BOARD IN MAY, AND I HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON THE PECC BOARD AND I HAVE LIVED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OVER 30 YEARS. OUR BOARD HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND TRANSPARENT WITH THEM IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT. WE HAVE POSTED PEC STATEMENTS MULTIPLE TIMES ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. OUR PCC WEBSIT AND HELD NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT ABOUT PEC'S COMMITMENT TO RESOLVE THE FLOODING ISSUES IN PARKLAND ESTATES. WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE WITH NEIGHBORS AFFECTED BY THE FLOOD AND THE PROPOSED SOUTH HOWARD FLORIDA ROUTE TO JOIN PEC -- PECC TO FIND A STRONGER LEVEL OF SERVICE FROM THE CITY THAT WOULD PROVIDE ALL NEIGHBORS WITH A BETTER SOLUTION THAN WHAT HAS I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT FLOOD RELIEF IS NEEDED AND PCC WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PCC WANTS A DESIGN WITH COMMUNITY INPUT PLAN, NOT A DESIGN-BUILD PLAN. WE STAND WITH FIVE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND AREA BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT NOT SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL SOLUTION AND ROUTE PUT FORTH BY STAFF. PECC WANTS A STRONGER LEVEL OF SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED BY MOBILITY STAFF SO THAT PARKLAND ESTATES DOESN'T FLOOD. WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH MOBILITY STAFF TO THOUGHTFULLY REWORK THE PROJECT GOALS AND ACHIEVE BETTER FLOOD RELIEF FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LARGE BOX CULVERTS AS PROPOSED ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. TREE-LINED STREETS. ON THE STORMWATER UNDERGROUND MAP ON TAMPA.GOV, I'VE LOOKED AT MAJOR ARTERIES LIKE MacDILL, ROME SWANN. THERE ARE NO BOX CULVERTS. WHY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? PECC WANTS TO BE NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY FASHION ABOUT ALL CITY COUNCIL AND MOBILITY STAFF MEETINGS THAT ADDRESS THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT RELATED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND/OR TAKE PLACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. INCUMBENT ON PECC TO BE TRANSPARENT AND INFORMED BY THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT UP, WE HAVE ROD SCAGLIONE, GREG CAMPBELL AND FRANK FERNANDEZ. WELCOME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROSS SCAGLIONE, WEST TERRACE DRIVE. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LIVED IN PARKLAND ESTATES FOR SIX YEARS. I HAVE A REAL ESTATE BACKGROUND AND HELP MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SELL AND BUY THEIR HOME. I WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO AND CHOSEN TO BE PRESIDENT. SO WE HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO ASSEMBLE. QUICK BACKGROUND, PARKLAND ESTATES, MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, 350 HOMES. RICH HISTORY. HUNDRED YEARS DEEP. LOTS OF MATURE TREE CANOPIES. PEOPLE CHOOSE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE CLOSE TO HYDE PARK, CLOSE TO BAYSHORE. PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE. I DO REAL ESTATE. I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE DRIVEN TO THE AREA BECAUSE OF THAT. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THERE IS A FAILURE OF THE STORMWATER SYSTEM AND OUR BOARD IS HIGHLY EMPATHETIC TO THE LOSSES THAT NEARLY 10% OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE SUSTAINED DURING THE HURRICANE IN PARTICULAR. WHEN THE BOARD AND I TOOK OFFICE IN APRIL, WE CAME TOGETHER TO QUICKLY SORT OF ASSEMBLE WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. MANY OF US, MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS AT-LARGE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAM. THERE WAS POOR COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT NOW THAT WE SORT OF DUG IN AND WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE NEIGHBORS, LISTENING TO THOSE IMPACTED, LISTENING TO EVERYONE, I'M TRYING TO GET A CONSENSUS OF THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH I BELIEVE ARE A LARGER PLAN MAY TAKE SEVERAL YEARS. WE NEED A QUICK-FIX. WE NEED SOMETHING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. WE SEE WATERS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE NORTH ARE FLOWING DOWN. VIDEO CAPTURING COMING DOWN AUDUBON, ARMENIA AND SO FORTH. WHAT ARE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS DOING OR WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS SUSTAIN THEIR OWN WATER? THERE USED TO BE A MASSIVE CONCRETE FOUNTAIN IN FOUNTAIN PARK. WE BELIEVE THERE COULD BE THIS LARGE CONCRETE IMPERMEABLE SURFACE UNDERNEATH THE SOIL. WE WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THAT TO SEE IF THAT'S POSSIBLY PREVENTING SOME OF THE NATURAL DISSIPATION. WE BELIEVE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE CURRENT STORMWATER PIPES AND DEBRIS COULD BE CREATING BLOCKAGES. STORMWATER PLAN, STRONGLY FEEL LARGE BOX CULVERTS NO PLACE ON SMALL TREE LINED HISTORIC STREETS AND WE PREFER THEM TO BE THE BIG AREAS AND THE BIG ROADS. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER ROUTES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE EXPLORED. WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF THEM. WE WOULD LIKE MORE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE. WE BELIEVE IF WE SUPPORT DESIGN WITH COMMUNITY INPUT, CITY ENGINEERS, CITY COUNCIL, AND THE COMMUNITY, ALL OF US CAN COME TOGETHER TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON A PLAN THAT ACHIEVES ALL OF OUR GOALS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT UP, GREG CAMPBELL, FRANK FERNANDEZ, RUE MELA DOS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GREG CAMPBELL. I AM A MEMBER OF THE PARKLAND ESTATES CIVIC CLUB BOARD. I WAS ELECTED LAST MAY, WAS RECRUITED REALLY LAST MAY WITH SUPPORT FROM BOTH SIDES. I'M NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE IT NOW, BUT YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENCES AMONG US. TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE DIFFERENCES AND COME TO A CONCLUSION WE CAN ALL AGREE ON IS THE BIGGEST ASSIGNMENT FOR US. I THINK I'VE SEEN PROGRESS. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY STILL MORE TO MAKE. WE NEED YOUR HELP, YOUR SUPPORT. COMING UP MOST IN VERY SHORTLY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST A DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT. AS I UNDERSTAND THAT, DESIGN-BUILD, IF YOU APPROVE IT, YOU EFFECTIVELY REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE PROCESS THEREAFTER. IT PROCEEDS ON ITS OWN COURSE. WE'RE ASKING YOU NOT TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE NEED YOUR CONTINUED HELP AND SUPPORT AS WE WORK THROUGH OUR OWN ISSUES AND AS WE SEEK TO WORK WITH OTHER NEIGHBORING ASSOCIATIONS AND ALL TOGETHER TO WORK ON A PROJECT THAT REALLY CAN BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO OUR PLEA TO YOU, AS IT COMES UP, VOTE FOR DESIGN WITH CONTINUED COMMUNITY INPUT SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN WORK OUT A SYSTEM THAT IS BEST FOR ALL. I LIVE ON THE CORNER OF FOUNTAIN AND AUDUBON. THE FIRST CORNER, THE BACK CORNER IS SWANN AND AUDUBON. THAT IS GROUND ZERO FOR FLOODING. BARBARA AND I ARE NOW IN AN AirBnB BUNGALOW AS OUR HOME IS BEING FUMIGATED AND ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO. WE KNOW ABOUT FLOODING. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY IN 1953, AND I'VE SEEN IT ACROSS ALL THESE YEARS. WE DO KNOW ABOUT FLOODING. MILTON WAS THE WORST. NO WATER IN THE HOUSE BEFORE THEN, BEFORE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT ABOUT AN INCH NOW. THAT WREAKS HAVOC. WE DO NEED HELP. I DO THINK THAT THE IDEA OF BOX CULVERTS ALONG COMMERCIAL AVENUES LEADING TO THE BAY IS A VERY GOOD ONE. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT IT MAKES COMMON SENSE. BUT NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE TREE-LINED STREETS AND THE OLDER HOMES WHERE YOU DESTROY THE AMBIENCE. YOU CUT OFF YOUR HAND IN THE PROCESS TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. WE CAN HAVE BOTH. BOX CULVERTS IN THE AVENUES AND PIPES, LARGER CONCRETE PIPES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. BOX CULVERTS ON THE MAIN THOROUGHFARES. THAT'S THE WAY WE THINK WE CAN GO. WE DO NEED YOUR HELP. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] FRANK FERNANDEZ. RUE MELA DOS, AND AMY BRAWN. THAT'S HOW I READ IT. GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> FRANK FERNANDEZ. GOOD MORNING, DISTINGUISHED CITY OF TAMPA COUNCIL MEMBERS. I OWN THE BUSINESS ON THE CORNER OF SWANN AND ARMENIA. 2503 WEST SWANN AVENUE. ALSO OWN THE BUILDING DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT AT 609 SOUTH ARMENIA. I WOULD URGE YOU TO VOTE FOR THIS RELIEF PROJECT. YOU'VE HEARD A LOT FROM PEOPLE FOR A LONG TIME. OUR BUILDING WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY CAUSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. I OWN THREE BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE OUT OF THAT BUILDING, AND WE ARE STILL NOT UP AND RUNNING. THERE'S NO ONE IN THE BUILDING. HAD TO BE CLEARED OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM. I HAVE MULTIPLE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE OUT OF MY BUILDING. OTHER LAW FIRMS, ACCOUNTING FIRMS, OTHER PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLACED. IT'S A PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT NO ONE WANTS TO GO THROUGH IT. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO BE TROUBLED BY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROADS. I WILL I HAVE IN HYDE PARK JUST DOWN THE ROADWAY. BUT THE QUESTION FOR YOU ALL IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE. IS IT NECESSARY? THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION BEFORE YOU. EVERYBODY HAS TALKED ABOUT ISSUES, BUT REALLY THE ONLY QUESTION BEFORE YOU IS, IS IT NECESSARY? WE HAVE SEEN THE PICTURES OF ALL THE FLOODING THAT'S HAPPENED REPEATEDLY EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NOT HURRICANES APPROACHING US. OUR BUILDING, WHEN WE BUILT IT IN 2014 THROUGH 16 WAS CIVIL ENGINEERED TO AVOID FLOODING AND IT DIDN'T. SO IT'S DEFINITELY NECESSARY. YOU HAVE A MOBILITY STAFF WHO TOLD YOU IT'S NECESSARY. YOU HAVE CIVIL ENGINEERS WHO HAVE GIVEN YOU REPORTS SAYING IT'S NECESSARY. AND YOU'VE KNOWN THESE THINGS FOR YEARS. YOU HAVE A FEW OWNERS OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION TO IT. THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. IT WILL AFFECT THEIR BUSINESSES BUT IN THE END IT WILL BE BETTER FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. THE ISSUE ALSO IS CIVIL LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. THAT'S A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, NOT THEORETICALLY DAMAGED BUT ACTUALLY DAMAGED, 768.28 COULD BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY. MULTIPLE CLAIMS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE'S CAR WHO HAS BEEN DAMAGED, THAT PERSON COULD BRING A CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY. SO WHILE YOU MAY HAVE THEORETICAL DAMAGES OF OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS OR OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS, THESE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY DAMAGED AND ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CIVIL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY. IN ADDITION TO THE BILL TO FIX THE PROJECT, WHATEVER IT IS, 64 MILLION, YOU MAY HAVE THEIR CLAIMS STACKED ON TOP OF IT, PLUS THE CITY ATTORNEY FEES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: RUE MELA DOS. [ APPLAUSE ] AMY BRAWN BRUIN. AND THEN JANE SIMON. >> HI. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS RUE MELA DOS. I AM A HOMEOWNER IN PARKLAD ESTATES. I LIVE THERE WITH MY HUSBAND, MY FOUR AND ONE-YEAR-OLD BABY BOYS. A MEMBER OF THE CIVIC CLUB AND I ALSO SPEAK FOR A LOT OF THE FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN THAT DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET ON THE BOARD OF THE CIVIC CLUB. BUT THEY HAVE OPINIONS TOO. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS. I'M HERE TO IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE PUSH FORWARD THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT. I KNOW YOU HAVE BUSINESS OWNERS ASKING YOU TO DELAY. I'VE HEARD EVERYONE'S OPINIONS, WORRIED ABOUT TREES, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THE SAFETY OF OUR YOUNG CHILDREN COMES WAY ABOVE ALL OF THAT. PLEASE, DON'T MAKE US WADE THROUGH FLOODWATERS WHEN WE COME HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH OUR YOUNG CHILDREN BECAUSE OF AN AFTERNOON RAINSTORM. PUSH FORWARD THE PROJECT NOW, NOT WHEN THEY GO OFF TO COLLEGE AND WE HAVE A RELIEF PROGRAM COMING THEN, IF THEY CAN MAKE IT THAT FAR. LET'S GET TO THAT POINT WITH OUR CHILDREN BEING SAFE. THAT'S ALL I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] AMY. YES MA'AM. JANE IS AFTER. AND THEN JOANIE CORNELL OR CORNKNEEL. >> HI. AMY BROWN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF US SHARE OUR FEEDBACK ON THE PARKLAND ESTATES FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT AND APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT. I LIVE IN PARKLAND. I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE PARKLAND ESTATES CIVIC CLUB. BUT I DO SUPPORT THE DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT AND WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT 123407. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND LOVE TO SEE YOUR CONVERSATION FOR SWIFT ACTION. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THE COMMUNICATION MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WAS ALL RETROACTIVE, KIND OF AFTER THE FACT. SO WE DID LEARN ABOUT -- THE PECC BOARD STANCE, BUT IT WAS RETROACTIVE. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT THAT I'M IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT I DID NOT FLOOD. MANY OF THE PEOPLE HERE, THEY ALL FLOODED, BUT I'M STILL IN SUPPORT OF TRYING TO GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE PAY HIGH PROPERTY TAXES AND MOVE TO ZONE X FOR A REASON. SHOULDN'T BE HELD UP INDEFINITELY BY THE FEEDBACK ABOUT TREES IN FRONT OF HOUSES OR A COUPLE DOZEN BUSINESSES IN SOHO. IT'S NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT FLOODED THAT WANT A RESOLUTION NOW. I REPRESENT MANY PEOPLE THAT DID NOT FLOOD THAT STILL SUPPORT QUICK ACTION BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE NEXT EVENT. LASTLY, I WORK FROM HOME. TOO MANY FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN HIT. MANY OF THE FOLKS THAT WORK FROM HOME WE REPRESENT SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE DISRUPTION OF THE FLOODS AND DEPTH DIZING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO -- JEOPARDIZING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. LIKE TO REITERATE THAT I WOULD LIKE A SOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE DO HAVE THE PLANS. THE ENGINEERED PLANS. PLEASE VOTE FOR IT ON NOVEMBER 21st. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] YES MA'AM JANE. YOU ARE THE NEXT SPEAKER. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> JANE SIMON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OTHER CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS JANE SIMON. I LIVED IN PARKLAND ESTATES FOR 13 YEARS. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE CIVIC BOARD FOR 6 YEARS AND I BECAME PRESIDENT IN 2022. IN 2023, I WAS FORCED OUT BECAUSE I WAS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. DURING THE YEARS THAT I LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FLOODING HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE WHERE ALL OF US WORRY ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. OUR KIDS, OUR CARS, OUR HOUSES. EVEN RUINED FEDEX TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DRIVER WAS INJURED. THE FLOODING AFFECTS ALL OF US AND IT WILL RUIN SEVERAL TREES ALONG FOUNTAIN BOULEVARD. FOR WORK, I'M ACTUALLY A GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR AND I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING. I KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH RESTRICTED DOLLARS. THESE DOLLARS WON'T BE AROUND FOREVER. IT WOULD BE A TRAGEDY TO LOSE THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF A FEW NEIGHBORS WHO AREN'T LOOKING AT ALL OF THE FACTS. MY NETWORK IS LARGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I KNOW AND REPRESENT SEVERAL FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THE FLOOD MITIGATION IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. WE CANNOT STRESS OVER THE DETAILS NOW. WE NEED TO LET THE ENGINEERS DO THEIR WORK AND NEED TO LET THIS PROJECT PROCEED. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. [ APPLAUSE ] JOANIE IS THE NEXT SPEAKER, FOLLOWED BY MR. ALBERT COOK AND RICK LARSEN. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M JOANIE CORENEEL. I'VE HAD A BUSINESS ON HOWARD AVENUE FOR OVER 38 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND EVERYONE'S CONCERNS. I FEEL SUCH SYMPATHY FOR EVERYBODY IN TAMPA AND AROUND OUR STATE THAT HAS HAD SO MUCH DAMAGE. ADDRESSING THAT, I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE SOUTH HOWARD PROJECT IS THAT SOUTH HOWARD IS A TWO-LANE STREET AS WE ALL KNOW, AND CLOSING IT DOWN SECTION BY SECTION IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE BUSINESSES ON SOUTH HOWARD BECAUSE OF THE STREET ACCESS FROM THE SIDE STREETS. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, YOU CLOSED DOWN HOWARD -- ACCESS TO HOWARD BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES, THOSE DELIVERY, SEMI TRAILER TRUCKS THAT NEED TO GET TO EVERYONE'S BUSINESSES TO DELIVER. THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WILL NOT ALLOW THAT. THEY ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH. HAVING SAID THAT, ALSO, IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO EVERY BUSINESS ON HOWARD, BECAUSE ONCE HOWARD IS BLOCKED, CUSTOMERS ARE NOT GOING TO EVEN GO TO THAT AREA. THEY ARE GOING TO GO, OH, NO, I'M NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC AND THEY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR HOMES FOREVER BUT THERE ARE BUSINESSES ON HOWARD THAT HAVE HAD BUSINESSES FOREVER. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME WAY THAT THE ENGINEERS COULD COME UP WITH A PLAN TO MOVE THIS TO -- AND I DON'T WANT TO GET SHOT FOR THIS -- BUT TO MacDILL, A FOUR-LANE STREET SO THAT ONLY TWO LANES WOULD HAVE TO BE CLOSED. I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER SOLUTION. YES, IT WILL AFFECT TRAFFIC ON MacDILL, BUT IF THEY ONLY CLOSE TWO LANES AT A TIME, THERE WOULD STILL BE ACCESS TO EVERYBODY'S HOMES, TO THE BUSINESSES ON HOWARD. IT'S VERY DISTURBING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTY. PINELLAS COUNTY, AROUND THE ENTIRE STATE. I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR AREA, OUR PART OF TOWN TO REMEDY THIS AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. I THINK EVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON HOWARD AVENUE AND MAYBE THEY SHOULD LOOK ELSEWHERE. THANKS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] NEXT UP IS MR. ALBERT COOK. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOLLOWED BY RICK LARSEN AND DOROTHY BLAND. GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALBERT COOK. I LIVE IN VM YBOR. TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU, I'M GOING TO COMMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NEWLY FORMED CHIEFS ADVISORY PANEL. TODAY YOU WILL VOTE ON THE TAMPA CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD CITY ORDINANCE. FIRST, A QUICK HISTORY. IN 2015, THE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD WAS INFORMED TO ENHANCE TRUST BETWEEN THE TAMPA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY IT SERVES BY CREATING AN UNBIASED PANEL OF CITIZENS TO REVIEW COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY CASES AND ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE OR INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE REVIEW BOARD REPORTED ITS FINDINGS TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND WHEN APPROPRIATE MAY RECOMMEND POSSIBLE POLICY CHANGES. EARLIER THIS YEAR, FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATORS PASSED HOUSE BILL 601. THIS BILL INITIALLY -- ESSENTIALLY END CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FORTUNATELY, TPD CHIEF LEE BERCAW UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF CITIZEN INPUT AND CREATED A NEW OVERSIGHT BOARD CALLED THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY PANEL. IN AN INTRODUCTORY LETTER TO THE PANEL, CHIEF BERCAW STATED THIS PANEL SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND FEEDBACK ON TPD OPERATIONS, MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY EXAMINE AND PROVIDE INFORMED INSIGHT ON POLICE POLICY AND CONFIRM THAT IT ALIGNS WITH THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. THIS PANEL WILL FORCE TRANSPARENCY, STRENGTHEN POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, AND ULTIMATELY HELP IN THE SHARED GOAL OF MAKING TAMPA SAFER. THE CHIEF ADVISORY PANEL CONSISTS OF SIX CITIZENS AND ONE RETIRED POLICE OFFICER. THE MEETINGS ARE ATTENDED BY THE CHIEF, HIS DEPUTIES AND SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. BECAUSE CHIEF BERCAW ATTENDS THE MEETINGS, PANEL LEADERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE TO REPORT TO THE CHIEF. HE IS PRESENT AT THE MEETINGS, REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE RED TAPE. WE WILL MEET BIMONTHLY AND THE PLAN TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS -- PLAN TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS AT PUBLIC VENUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING TPD DISTRICT OFFICES. THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY PANEL HAS ALREADY MET, ELECTED ITS LEADERSHIP AND HAS BEGUN WORKING ON ITS FIRST PROJECT. THIS IS NOT THE END OF POLICE OVERSIGHT. IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT FORMAT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES SET BY OUR STATE LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: RICK LARSEN. DOROTHY BLAND, AND CARROLL ANN BENNETT. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> RICK LARSEN. 807 SOUTH LAKEVIEW ROAD. I'VE LIVED IN PARKLAND ESTATES 22 YEARS. I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I LOVE MY NEIGHBORS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO -- NOTES THAT TOOK ME HOURS TO TYPE. I'M JUST GOING TO TALK. HURTS MY HEART TO HEAR MY NEIGHBORS SAY THEY ARE NOT BEING REPRESENTED BY OUR BOARD. IN APRIL, WE HAD OUR ANNUAL MEETING, AND THEY VOTED OUT THE OLD BOARD BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND PUT US IN. I REALLY WISH I HADN'T RUN BECAUSE THIS IS NOT FUN. WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP. I THINK YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND. WE ARE ALL FOR STARTING THIS PROJECT YESTERDAY. WE JUST ASK FOR TWO THINGS. WE THINK THE DESIGN-BUILD TOGETHER IS DANGEROUS FOR US AS A NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WOULD LIKE YOUR PROTECTION. IF WE CAN HAVE A SEPARATE DESIGN AND BUILD, WE COULD HAVE COMMUNITY INPUT THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS. AND IF WE DIDN'T LIKE SOMETHING, WE COULD COME BACK AND ASK FOR HELP. CAN'T DO THAT IF YOU PUT THE PROJECT TOGETHER. WE'RE DOING THAT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, HISTORIC, TREE-LINED NEIGHBORHOOD, HUNDRED YEARS OLD. WHEN THEY PRESENTED THIS TO US, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL MARCH. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON TEN YEARS. WE KNEW NOTHING. SO IN MARCH, I START DIGGING AND LOOKING, THERE ARE THREE PLANNED ROUTES. TWO OF THEM GO THROUGH PARKLAND. ONE OF THEM IS THE MOST OBVIOUS, WHICH GOES HALFWAY UP HOWARD PAST THE THAI RESTAURANT, COMES BACK TO BRISTOL AND BACK UP LAKEVIEW. IT MAKES NO SENSE. FIVE TURNS, HALFWAY UP HOWARD. THEY PRESENTED THIS TO THE BUSINESSES AND SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO BURY YOUR ELECTRICAL WIRES. WE'RE GOING TO WIDEN THE SIDEWALKS. WE'LL DO NEW LANDSCAPING. WE'LL SLOW THE TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY ARE ONLY DOING HALF OF HOWARD. WHY NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO SWANN AND DOWN TO PARKLAND ESTATES? THAT'S THE ISSUE. THIS IS A REGIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED PROBLEM. AND THEY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE IT BY DESTROYING THE NEIGHBORHOODS. MAKES NO SENSE TO ASK US TO DO THAT. I'M HERE TODAY, THOUGH, TO SAY EVEN IF THEY STARTED TODAY, I KNOW THIS IS A THREE-YEAR PROJECT AT LEAST, JUST BY THEIR OWN NUMBERS. SO I LOOKED INTO THIS. I'VE BEEN READING. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. ALL OF THE WATER FOR PARKLAND ESTATES IS BEING CREATED FROM THE NORTH OF US. PALMA CEIA PINES. PEOPLE THAT FLOODED, ALL THAT IS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JUST DID AN EXPANSION, ALL THESE TOWN HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT ON SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, TWO AND FOUR TOWN HOUSES, NOTHING BUT CONCRETE UP THERE. AND THE ROADS ARE ALL DESIGNED, AUDUBON AND ARMENIA, ALL COME RIGHT INTO THE MOUTH OF PARKLAND ESTATES. THAT'S WHAT THE ENGINEERS DID THAT THEY ARE ASKING US TO TRUST. IN THEIR OWN REPORT, YOU CAN READ THAT IT SAYS THE STREETS ARE MILLED WRONG. THEY GOT PAVED AND REPAVED AND THEY NEVER WERE MILLED CORRECTLY. SO THEIR OWN SEWER DRAINS UP IN PALMA CEIA DON'T WORK. SO THAT WATER IS ON THE SURFACE FLOWING RIGHT TO THE MOUTH OF A KNOWN FLOODED AREA. THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS. SO MUCH OF THIS COULD BE CHANGED TODAY. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED BEFORE. IT'S IN THE REPORT. THAT COULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DOROTHY BLAND IS THE NEXT SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY CARROLL ANN BENNETT. AND THEN POYNOR. YES MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> IS THERE A MICROPHONE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, IT'S HIDDEN IN THE HARDWARE THERE. IT WILL AMPLIFY AND PICK EVERYTHING UP. >> DEEDEE BLAND. MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE IN THE 33629 ZIP CODE AND OWN THREE LONG-TERM RENTAL RESIDENCES ALSO IN 33629. QUITE FRANKLY, THE PECC BOARD'S POLITICS THAT ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE AMBIENCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE VERY TROUBLING TO ME. AS A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE CHRONIC FLOODING THAT PLAGUES SMALL BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORS IN PARKLAND ESTATES, PALMA CEIA PINES AND OTHERS. IT IS MERELY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT FLOODING PERMEATES MORE TAMPA NEIGHBORHOODS IF THE PROPOSED FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT DOES NOT PROCEED. THE FLOODING IN PARKLAND ESTATES ON SEPTEMBER 4 AND AGAIN DURING HURRICANE MILTON, WAS PREVENTABLE. BECAUSE HIGH-PROFILE BUSINESS OWNERS ON SOUTH HOWARD AVENUE AND SOME NON-FLOODED RESIDENTS IN PARKLAND ESTATES SUCCEEDED IN BLOCKING CITY COUNCIL FROM DOING THEIR JOBS BY IMPROVING THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE, NUMEROUS FAMILIES HAVE LOST SO MUCH. THIS FLOODING SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTABLE. PLEASE DON'T CONTINUE TO BE COMPLICIT IN FUTURE PREVENTABLE FLOOD DAMAGE AND DISTRESS. PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSED FLOODWATER RELIEF PROJECT. THIS FLOODING PROBLEM WILL NOT JUST GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU TO TAKE ACTION AND PROTECT THE CITY OF TAMPA RESIDENTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. [ APPLAUSE ] CARROLL ANN BENNETT, POYNOR, MENTESNOT. >> HI. CARROLL ANN BENNETT. MY HOUSE IS AT 17 FEET. IF WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT THEIR HOUSES ARE AT 21 FEET, I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE MY EXPERIENCE TO THEIRS. MY STREET WAS A RIVER, BUT IT WAS A VERY FAST-MOVING RIVER THAT DRAINED VERY EFFECTIVELY. WE HAD NO EVENINGLING OF ANY -- INKLING OF FLOODING. IF THEY ARE AT 21 FEET AND EXPERIENCED THE FLOODING, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. BECAUSE THE STORMWATER SYSTEM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 17 FEET WORKED WONDERFULLY. SO THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM IS YOU'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY FIX IT. YOU CAN'T THINK YOU'RE FIXING IT. YOU'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY FIX IT. $250 MILLION WAS SPENT -- WAS BUDGETED FOR STORMWATER. THERE WAS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON OUR BILLS WITH THE BONDING. PROBABLY 500 MILLION. A GOOD BIT OF THAT IS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR MANHATTAN AND THEY DID THAT WORK. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I DROVE DOWN MANHATTAN AFTER THE STORMS, PEOPLE'S MATTRESSES AND BELONGINGS WERE AT THE STREET BECAUSE IT DIDN'T WORK. DID IT HELP? YES HELPED. REDUCE SOME OF THE LIGHT FLOODING, FLOODING WE EXPERIENCE ALL THE TIME? YES. DID IT HELP WITH HELENE AND MILTON? NO, IT DID NOT. THOSE PEOPLE'S HOUSES FLOODED ANYWAY AFTER THE PROJECT SUPPOSED TO CORRECT IT WAS DONE. MOST IMPORTANT THING EVERYONE KNOWS AND AGREES IT'S A PROBLEM BUT YOU'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY FIX IT. THIS PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ANYBODY IN PALMA CEIA PINES. RIGHT HERE, THE CITY'S STORMWATER ENGINEER SAYS OUR PIPES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL NOT EXTEND FURTHER NORTH THAN PARKLAND ESTATES. THEY'VE GOT DOCUMENTS SAYING THIS PROJECT IS STILL GOING TO HAVE FLOODING, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED IN MANHATTAN. WE STILL HAVE FLOODING. THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS APPROVE THIS PROJECT AS IS AND THEN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WHEN IT IS FINISHED AND TWO YEARS AFTER THAT WHEN THEY REALIZE IT'S NOT FIXED, THEN TWO MORE YEARS OF FIGURING OUT HOW TO FIX IT AND FIVE OR SIX MORE YEARS OF DOING THE OTHER FIX. IT WILL DELAY THE SOLUTION. A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WHOSE HOUSES FLOODED WILL STILL FLOOD AFTER THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THIS PROJECT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. IF YOU HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY, SPEND MORE MONEY. BUT FIX THE PROBLEM. FIX IT FOR PALMA CEIA PINES. FIX IT SO THEIR HOUSES DON'T FLOOD ANYMORE. I THINK THIS IS A BAD PLAN, NOT GOOD ENOUGH. NO BID DESIGN-BUILD BAD IDEA. THERE'S GOT TO BE OTHER OPTIONS. GOT TO BE BETTER OPTIONS THAT WILL REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. QUICK COMMENT ON THE TREES. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THE AESTHETICS OF THE TREE, THINK OF THE MONEY. TREES SAVE MONEY. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR IN STORMWATER AND FLOODING DAMAGE IS PREVENTED BY THE TREES. MATURE LIVE OAK CAPTURES OVER 35 THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER WHEN WE HAVE AN EVENT LIKE THIS. SO ALL WATER THEY HAD IN THEIR HOUSE, IF THOSE TREES HAD NOT BEEN THERE, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD MORE WATER. BUT YOU DON'T SEE THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE THIS GIANT RAIN GAUGE THAT SAYS, OH, LOOK AT ALL THE WATER THE TREES PREVENTED FROM GOING IN THEIR HOUSE. ELIMINATING THE TREES IS A BAD IDEA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. POYNOR MENTESNOT STEVE MICHELINI. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. I NEED TO TAKE AND ZOOM OUT. WHAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU IS A COPY OF THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. PAGE 248. IT SAYS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIMITING PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD UNLESS IT CAN DEMONSTRATE. AND THEN I HAVE A LITTLE BOX AROUND IT. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE HARDENING OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED $26 MILLION TO BE SPENT ON A RIVERWALK. IT VIOLATES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S IN VIOLATION OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THIS LANGUAGE IS IN THE NEXT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT $26 MILLION SHOULD BE SPENT ON THESE PROJECTS. I GOT BAD NEWS FOR THESE FOLKS HERE. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS, BUT THEY ARE DOING A PROJECT IN THE SOUTH PENINSULA. THIS IS OUR PROJECT IN THE SOUTH PENINSULA. THE MacDILL 48. LOOK, IT WAS APPROVED THE SAME YEAR AS THESE FOLKS' PROJECT. I GOT AN INVITATION TO THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR NOVEMBER 12. BUT THEIR PROJECT LOOKS LIKE THIS. I KEEP ASKING YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THIS LITTLE THING. BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT, I'M LIKE, WOW, THIS IS A NEW PROJECT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT IT. IT'S ONLY BEING TALKED ABOUT NOW. IT'S KIND OF -- UP. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WILL SAY THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, IF I'M WRONG, LET THE BUDGET PEOPLE, LET REVENUE AND FINANCE COME TALK TO ME ABOUT IT, BUT THIS WAS THE BIG MONEY THAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF OUR STORMWATER ASSESSMENTS AND 78% OF IT WAS SPENT ON PERSONNEL. THEY WEREN'T LAYING IT IN FRONT OF THESE WATER OUT. [ENCODER DISCONNECT] IT DOES, BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT. WE HAVE PROBLEMS, HUGE PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. ACCORDING TO -- ON THE 17th OF OCTOBER, THERE WERE 6306 HOUSES THAT WERE DESTROYED AT LEAST TO SOME DEGREE. 6300. THAT IS A LOT OF FRICKIN' PEOPLE. I'M AMAZED WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY COMING IN HERE EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I'M AMAZED THAT THOSE FOLKS AREN'T HERE. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE AT WORK AND THESE PEOPLE HAD TO GO TO WORK TODAY, TOO. YOU'VE BEEN OUT AND TALKED TO THEM. YOU'VE MET WITH THEM. DO THE RIGHT THING. IT'S TIME TO RESCIND THAT CONTRACT AND DO THE RIGHT THING WITH THAT MONEY AND FIX PEOPLE'S HOUSES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MENTESNOT, STEVE MICHELINI, VICTOR DEMAIO. GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> MENTESNOT, MEANS ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. TAMPA FLORIDA. WANT TO SAY UHURU, MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI. WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT OUR FREEDOM. I WANT TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PEOPLE IN PALESTINE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] BEYOND A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE, I WANT TO HAVE A VICTORY STATEMENT FOR KAMALA HARRIS. SHE WON THE ELECTION FAIR AND SQUARE BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO HAD 107 DAYS TO PREPARE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP AND STILL RECEIVE MILLIONS OF VOTES, VERY COURAGEOUS AND VERY COMMENDABLE. ONE OF THE THINGS I ALWAYS TEACH MY KIDS, ALL OF MY KIDS, FROM THE OLDEST TO THE YOUNGEST, DON'T DRINK, DON'T SMOKE, DON'T GAMBLE, DON'T BE DISHONEST, DON'T LIE, AND ALWAYS TRY TO BE HONORABLE. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO OFF COURSE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A BET RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW. ALTHOUGH TEACH MY KIDS, DON'T GAMBLE, NO MATTER WHAT, THAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM INSIDE THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY, GAMBLING. NOT POLICE VIOLENCE, NOT UNEMPLOYMENT, NOT POVERTY, NOT MISEDUCATIONAL OR DE-EDUCATION. GAMBLING, NOT BELIEVING IN GOD AND ALL THE STUPIDNESS THAT GOES WITH IT, GAMBLING IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM INSIDE THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF RESTRAINT TO STAY AWAY FROM IT. YOU CAN WIN THIS WIN THAT, DO THIS, DO THAT, GET RICH QUICK, ALL KIND OF GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEMES. BUT I WANT TO MAKE A BET RIGHT NOW. GO OUTSIDE OF MY WAY OF THINKING AND MY BELIEFS AND MAKE A BET RIGHT NOW. A BET IF IT FLOODS AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM, A BET THEY'LL HAVE IT FIXED BY TOMORROW. [ LAUGHTER ] IF IT FLOOD AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM TONIGHT, THAT FLOODING PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED TOMORROW. AND IF YOU PULL OLD VIDEOS, YOU WOULD SEE FOR 40 YEARS I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING, FLOODING ON BAYSHORE, FLOODING IN SOUTH TAMPA. FLOODING AT HENDERSON AND DALE MABRY, EXCESSIVE FLOODING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE TO BE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE PEOPLE'S NEEDS. AND THAT'S THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHY THE PEOPLE ELECT YOU TO DO THESE THINGS. LIKE THE PEOPLE SAY, THE RIVERWALK AND OTHER THINGS, ALL THESE BLUE LIGHTS PUTTING ON THE RIVER, IT'S TIME FOR THAT TO STOP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] GOOD MORNING, MR. STEVE MICHELINI, MR. VICTOR DEMAIO, MS. SUZANNE FERNANDEZ. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. STEVE MICHELINI. I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL LAST NIGHT. THE ISSUE HERE, WE'RE PLAYING THE BLAME GAME. THE PEOPLE IN PARKLAND ARE BLAMING THE BUSINESSES FOR STOPPING THIS PROJECT OR BECAUSE THEY CAUSED THIS PROJECT. EVERY NEW PROJECT, EVERY SINGLE NEW PROJECT HAS TO MEET STORMWATER CODES. WHEN A PROJECT COMES TO YOU, WE'VE ALWAYS NOTED YOU CANNOT WAIVE STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS. THERE'S NO PROVISION FOR THAT. NEW PROJECTS HAVE TO COME IN, APPROXIMATELY 16-INCH DRAINAGE PIPES. THEY CONNECT TO THE CITY SYSTEM, WHICH IS A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, AND THEY ARE 8-INCH PIPES. SO YOU HAVE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER TRYING TO GET THROUGH FROM 16 INCHES TO 8 INCHES. ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES, PEOPLE CONTINUE TO PUT TRASH AND DEBRIS IN FRONT OF STORMWATER INLETS. I SEND OUT PROBABLY A DOZEN E-MAILS OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO, DON'T PUT TRASH OUT THERE. DON'T PUT YOUR TREES AND LIMBS OUT THERE NEXT TO THE CURB AND NEXT TO YOUR STORMWATER. THEY KEEP DOING IT. SOUTH HOWARD IS VERY NARROW. THERE IS NO ROOM. WE ASKED THE CITY TO CONSIDER ONE LANE SHUT DOWN, THEY SAID NO. THEY CAN'T DO IT. YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE STREET. THAT DOESN'T AFFECT JUST THAT BLOCK. IT AFFECTS THE BLOCK AHEAD OF IT. IT AFFECTS THE BLOCKS TWO BLOCKS BEHIND IT. YOU CAN'T GET PURVEYORS THROUGH. YOU CAN'T GET SOLID WASTE THROUGH. YOU CAN'T GET AMBULANCES THROUGH, FIRE TRUCKS, NOTHING, AND THERE IS NO WALK AROUND BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PARALLEL STREETS THAT SERVICE THE AREA. YOU CAN SEE BASICALLY THE SOHO OVERLAY DISTRICT REQUIRES THE BUILDINGS TO BE PUSHED UP TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE. THERE ISN'T ANY ROOM. SO IT'S NOT JUST A MINOR INCONVENIENCE. IT IS A DEATH KNELL TO THE BUSINESSES. THEY CANNOT SURVIVE. DURING THE STORM WHEN THEY WERE SHUT OFF FOR ELECTRICITY, SHUT OFF FOR SIX OR SEVEN DAYS, MOST OF THE BUSINESSES LOST 80% OF THE INCOME. WE TALKED TO TECO, AND I KNOW TECO IS INVOLVED IN THIS AS WELL. THEY'LL RUN THE LINES UNDERGROUND ON THE STREET SIDE. THE CONNECTION FEES ARE $300,000 PER BUSINESS OR MORE. WHEN YOU HAVE A SYSTEM AND A STORMWATER SYSTEM THAT RELIES ON GRAVITY SYSTEM TRYING TO GET IT TO THE BAY, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE SURGE? YOUR PIPES FILL UP. THEY CAN'T GO OUT TO THE BAY. THEY CAN'T GO ANYWHERE. THE MAINTENANCE, YOU HAVE STORMWATER INLETS THAT ARE UPHILL FROM BASINS. THAT'S TRUE IN PARKLAND ESTATES. THEY ARE UPHILL FROM WHERE THE WATER IS. THE SAME THING IS TRUE IN NEW SUBURB BEAUTIFUL. SERIOUS ATTENTION HAS TO BE GIVEN TO ALL OF THIS. MAINTENANCE REPAIRS RECONSTRUCTION, ADDING INLETS THAT ACTUALLY WORK WHERE THE WATER GOES. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] VICTOR DEMAIO, SUZANNE FERNANDEZ AND JERROD DYER. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. VICTOR DEMAIO. MY OFFICE IS 1205 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET, SUITE 103. I'M HERE REPRESENTING BERN'S STEAK HOUSE, EP CURION HOTEL AD HAVEN. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF REASONS TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT. THOSE ARE THE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES THAT BERN'S EMPLOYS, EPICURE EMPLOYS AND HAVEN AS WELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS THREE YEARS. LAST REPORT, IT IS A FOUR-YEAR PROJECT. THIS WOULD DESTROY OUR BUSINESS. BERN'S HAS BEEN AROUND ABOUT 70 YEARS. PEOPLE COME HERE TO TAMPA FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO COME TO BERN'S ESTABLISHING HOUSE TO HAVE DINNER. THEY STAY AT THE EPICUREAN, HAVE DINNER AT BERN'S. ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE SO FAMOUS, WE HAVE THE LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD WINE COLLECTION IN THE WORLD. THIS IS NOT FLORIDA, U.S., THE ENTIRE WORLD. NO ONE HAS A LARGER WINE COLLECTION. WE HAVE OVER A MILLION BOTTLES OF WINE. A LOT OF THAT WINE IS STORED IN A BUILDING YOU SEE WHEN YOU COME INTO BERN'S THAT'S INCHES AWAY FROM THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DON'T REALIZE IS WHEN WE BUILT THE EPICUREAN ACROSS THE STREET, WITH HE HAD TO PUMP WATER FOR MONTHS. WHEN YOU START DIGGING THAT HOLE TO PUT THE 30-FOOT CULVERT, THIS ISN'T A LITTLE PIPE. IT IS A PIPE WE LITERALLY COULD WALK THROUGH AND STAND UP. IT'S GOING TO FILL IN WITH WATER. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE BUILDING INCHES AWAY THAT IS 120 YEARS OLD IF IT FALLS INTO THAT HOLE. DOWN THE STREET, BAYSHORE ROYALE HOTEL. THEIR RESTAURANT HAS BEEN CONDEMNED. EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING IS FREAKING OUT, WITHOUT THE HOLE BEING DUG, IT'S IN SERIOUS TROUBLE RIGHT NOW. THAT'S JUST A BLOCK FROM BAYSHORE. LIKE I SAID BY THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY, IF YOU BUILD THIS, SPEND $70 MILLION ON THIS NO BID CONTRACT, AND THAT WATER IS HEADING DOWN TO BAYSHORE AND HIGH TIDE, WHERE IS THE WATER GOING TO GO. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK UP. THERE'S GOT TO BE A LITTLE MORE THOUGHT ON THIS. ONE OF THE LADIES HERE THAT SPOKE, SHE GAVE AN ALTERNATIVE, WHY NOT GO DOWN MacDILL. HOWARD, AS YOU KNOW, IS TWO WAY ROAD. EPICUREAN, CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY, CAN'T GET PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THERE. CONTRACTS WITH LARGEST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD, EVERY VISITING HOCKEY TEAM THAT COMES TO TAMPA STAYS AT THE EPICUREAN HOTEL. WE WOULD LOSE ALL THAT BUSINESS. WEDDINGS BOOKED UP NOW FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. WHAT WILL WE TELL THOSE PEOPLE? I'M BEGGING YOU FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. WE CAN PUT A MAN ON THE ROOM, YOU CAN SET A PIPE DOWN MacDILL AS SOON AS YOU CAN, HOWARD. I WOULD LOVE FOR THE COUNCIL DEMAND THAT THE ENGINEERS COME OUT WITH ALTERNATIVE PLANS AND STUDY THIS A LITTLE BIT HARDER. I TALKED TO TWO MAYORS, BY THE WAY, THAT TOLD ME THEY HAD THIS PROJECT ON THEIR DESKS YEARS AGO AND THEY TURNED IT DOWN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO DESTROY ALL THE BUSINESSES ON HOWARD. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN, THEY TOLD HER 15, 20 MINUTES. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. WE FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE FROM PARKLAND ESTATES AND -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> WE'RE SITTING HERE WILLING TO HELP AND LISTEN TO WHAT EVERYBODY HAS TO SAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SUZANNE FERNANDEZ, JERROD DYER, ANNELIESE MEIER. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M SUZANNE FERNANDEZ. I'VE OWNED PROPERTY IN THE PALMA CEIA PINES AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I PROVIDE HOUSING FOR OVER 30 FAMILIES. I THINK I'M A GREAT LANDLORD, PERSONALLY. BUT OUT OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE RECENT FLOODING OF MILTON, I'VE GOT 14 RESIDENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS. THIS IS A FLOOD ZONE X, NON-EVACUATION ZONE. AND EVERYTHING THEY HAVE IS DESTROYED. I SPENT OVER SIX FIGURES TO DATE AND MAY BE HALFWAY THROUGH PUTTING THEIR RESIDENCE BACK TOGETHER FOR THEM. THESE PEOPLE HAD NO FLOOD INSURANCE. I HAD NO FLOOD INSURANCE. SO WHAT SCARES THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME IS YOU GUYS KEEP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. YOU ARE NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKING A REALLY HARD DECISION ABOUT WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN FLOODED AND PUT UP WITH THE MESS OR LISTENED TO THE SAD STORIES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS AND HAVE LOST EVERYTHING, YOU GOT TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT ON THIS. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO. BECAUSE IN THESE 20 YEARS, I'VE NEVER HAD FLOODING LIKE THIS. NINE YEARS AGO IN 2015, THERE WAS A FLOODING EVENT AT HABANA AND HORATIO. YOU ALL HAD NINE YEARS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS TAKEN PLACE. THIS SUMMER, YOU WERE NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE WATER WAS NOW AFTER A SMALL RAINSTORM, ACCUMULATING IN THE YARDS AND COMING UP THE BUILDING, UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AND IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMETHING HIT THE TIPPING POINT AND THE WATER WAS GOING TO BE INSIDE. IT SHOULDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU. BUT WHAT I AM DISAPPOINTED IN IS YOU HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT UPON YOURSELVES TO MAKE THE REAL HARD DECISION TO PROCEED WITH TAKING CARE OF THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] JERROD DYER. ANNELIESE MEIER. JACKSON. GOOD MORNING, SIR. >> JERROD DYER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I REPRESENT ONE OF THE BUSINESSES ON SOUTH HOWARD. OF COURSE, WE HAVE SYMPATHY FOR THE SITUATION FACED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE FLOODED AREAS. ALL THEIR STORIES ARE JUST HORRIBLE. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. DISRUPTION IS AN INSUFFICIENT WORD TO DESCRIBE WHAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED. AND ALSO WHAT THE BUSINESSES WOULD FACE IF THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOOD RELIEF PROJECT MOVES FORWARD IN ITS CURRENT STATE. LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS TO DATE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE RESIDENTS DON'T WANT THE CULVERTS TO GO THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF DISRUPTION, BUT THEY ARE FINE WITH PUSHING THAT ONTO ANOTHER AREA OF THE CITY WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY AFFECT THE BUSINESSES ALONG HOWARD AVENUE CORRIDOR BUT ALL OF THE RESIDENTS AND ALL OF THE STREETS THAT FEED INTO THAT. HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE INCREASED TRAFFIC FROM VENDORS TRYING TO GET TO THE RESTAURANT, YOU CAN'T TAKE A SEMITRUCK DOWN THOSE STREETS. AND WE'VE HEARD SUGGESTIONS FROM THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD ASK OUR VENDORS TO USE SMALLER TRUCKS. THERE WAS ALSO A SUGGESTION FROM MOBILITY THAT THEY WOULD GET GOLF CARTS TO FERRY CUSTOMERS TO THE BUSINESSES AND TO HELP DELIVERIES. THAT'S JUST COMPLETELY IMPLAUSIBLE AND IMPOSSIBLE. THE ISSUE FOR US BUSINESSES ISN'T THAT WE'RE BEING INCONVENIENCED OR THAT WE'RE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE FLOODED AREAS, AS ONE OF THE TV STORIES MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT SOMEONE PLAYED, THE PROJECT WOULD REDUCE FLOODING ON SOUTH HOWARD, BUT WE DON'T HAVE FLOODING ON SOUTH HOWARD. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE BEAR THE BRUNT OF ALL OF THE WORK, ALL OF THE DISRUPTION. WE HAVEN'T SEEN TALKED ABOUT THE STAGING OF THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THIS KIND OF PROJECT. WHERE DO YOU PUT IT HAS MACHINES? DON'T DRIVE THEM AWAY AND PUT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THEY HAVE TO KEEP THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE HARDSHIP BUT NO UP SIDE. THE SOUTH HOWARD BUSINESSES, OF COURSE, ARE SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PARKLAND ESTATES AND PALMA CEIA PINES. BUT WE'LL SUPPORT ANY EFFORTS BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT A PROJECT THAT WOULD LIKELY PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS. THAT IS THE REALITY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. BEEN THERE NEARLY 40 YEARS. GOT THROUGH THE 2008 RECESSION. GOT THROUGH COVID, BUT COULDN'T SURVIVE A FOUR-YEAR DISRUPTION OF TRAFFIC ON HOWARD AVENUE. CUSTOMERS SEE IT AS DON'T WANT TO GO ON THAT WHOLE SIDE OF TOWN AND WOULD AFFECT EVERYONE THERE. OH, THE FOUR BLOCK SECTION OF WHERE MY RESTAURANT IS ACCESSIBLE NOW. THEY GO, YOU KNOW WHAT, HOWARD AVENUE IS A MESS, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. SOMEBODY WHO COMES EVERY WEEK, THEY MAY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD DON'T KNOW. COME DOWN ONCE A MONTH, TWICE A MONTH, EVERY TIME, THEY HAVE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT DETOUR, THEY'LL STOP COMING. THAT MEANS WE'LL LOSE OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT US MAKING MONEY. HYPOTHETICALLY WE CAN REOPEN, WHERE ARE THOSE EMPLOYEES GONE? WE LOST ALL OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANNELIESE MEIER. VANESHA JACKSON. DAVID ADAMS WHO WAS HERE EARLIER. I WAS TOLD HE LEFT. SIMI CAMPBELL AND RYAN HAYES. THOSE ARE THE REMAINING SPEAKERS. HERE YOU GO. THIS IS FOR YOU. YES, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR THREE MINUTES. >> ANNELIESE MEIER. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS RECENTLY. AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SOUTH HOWARD FLOODING PROJECT. CITY COUNCIL ASKED STAFF TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT ROUTES AND NOT TEAR APART A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. APPARENTLY THE CITY STAFF IGNORED YOU WITH THE REPORT COMING LATER TODAY. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGN-BUILD. THIS IS BASICALLY AN OPEN CHECKBOOK BY THE CITY TO THE CONTRACTOR. LOOK NO FURTHER THAN TO AGENDA ITEMS 29 AND 30 TO SEE I AM CORRECT. THAT'S TODAY'S AGENDA. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO CONFUSE THE PUBLIC, CONFUSE YOU. HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT. AND MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT FULLY. THIS PROJECT ONLY MAKES MONEY FOR THE FIRM AWARDED THE PROJECT. GET THE CHECKBOOK READY. YOUR PACKET SHOWS THE SIGN-I SHEET FROM THE PREBID CONFERENCE. SINCE WHEN ARE $65 MILLION PROJECTS NON-MANDATORY TO ATTEND? THIS MEANS STAFF MEMBERS ARE PRIVATELY TALKING TO FIRMS WHO ARE BIDDING. PLEASE NOTE THE FIRM THAT IS TO BE AWARDED THIS PROJECT DID NOT ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. YOU'LL ALSO SEE MY NAME AS THE FIRST NAME ON THERE. DO WE HAVE TO ASK FOR PUBLIC RECORDS OF STAFF PHONE CALLS NOW. WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS VERY GOOD AT THAT. THIS PACKET ALSO INCLUDES THE STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT REPORT FROM FISCAL YEAR '24. THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT REPORT IN YOUR PACKET. THERE IS NO LINE ITEM FOR ANY BOX CULVERT. THIS PROJECT IS FULL OF BOX CULVERTS. THE CITY WEBSITE CLEARLY STATES NUMEROUS CULVERTS ARE OVER 75 YEARS OLD AND NEED MAINTENANCE, YET THE BUDGET THIS YEAR HAS NOTHING IN IT FOR MAINTENANCE. LOOK AT THE PUMP LINE ITEM. IT STATES PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROVIDED TO ALL 13 STORMWATER PUMP STATIONS. THAT'S SAYING THEY DID THIS. WE KNOW EVERY ONE OF OUR PUMP STATIONS FAILED IN THESE LAST STORMS. NO MAINTENANCE WAS DONE. CLEARLY, WE ARE BEING LIED TO. THERE ARE COMPLETED STORMWATER PROJECTS ON THE CITY WEBSITE WHICH HAVE FAILED HORRIBLY EVEN BEFORE THE HURRICANES. I HAVE PROVIDED ONE OF THEM IN YOUR PACKET WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. AND IT ONLY ADDED TO THE MASSIVE FLOODING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NORTH, WHICH IS PALMA CEIA PINES. THAT ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED WITH THIS PROJECT. A SOLUTION THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IS THE CITY BALLPARK BETWEEN THE OLD WINN DIXIE AND THE CROSSTOWN. THIS IS A VERY LARGE AREA THAT COULD BE USED FOR WATER STORAGE <u>ND THE PARK BUILT BACK ON TOP.</u> THIS LINE COULD GO DOWN SWANN BOULEVARD. THE EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR WATER RUNOFF WHEN THEY EXPAND TO THREE LANES. THERE'S PLENTY OF EASEMENT ALONG THE CROSSTOWN FOR THIS PROJECT TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BAY. SOME OF THE CURRENT STORMWATER DRAINS ALREADY GO TO THE CROSSTOWN. I DON'T HAVE THE STORMWATER MAP, BUT YOU CLEARLY CAN SEE WHERE THE BALLPARK IS AND IT'S IN THE ASSESSMENT AREA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BENESHA JACKSON. SIMI CAMPBELL. AND WE WILL CLOSE IT OUT WITH MR. RYAN HAYES FROM CAIRO AND FRENDS. GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> I'M SIMI CAMPBELL. I WILL I HAVE IN PARKLAND ESTATES ON THE CORNER OF FOUNTAIN AND AUDUBON. I'VE LIVED THERE 29 YEARS. IN THOSE 29 YEARS WITH HEAVY RAINSTORMS, ALWAYS FLOODS, ALWAYS MULTIPLE CARS, STALLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, IN MY HOUSE UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. IT'S CONTINUED IN FREQUENCY TO GET WORSE. I KNOW THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT SO MANY THINGS THAT'S INVOLVED, BUT WITH THE RECENT IMPACT OF MILTON AND MY HOUSE BEING COMPLETELY DESTROYED, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THE IMPACT IT'S HAVING ON THEIR HOMES NOW WHERE SO MUCH OF WHAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE IS JUST WET, ROTTED WOOD, MOLD. IT REACHES FAR BEYOND WHAT WE'RE SEEING. ANYWAY, I'M JUST HERE TO SUPPORT A SOLUTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS, BUT -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. MR. HAYES. COME ON UP. YOU ARE THE LAST SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RYAN HAYES. RESERVE AN ADDITIONAL 20 SECONDS. I HAVE A VIDEO TWO MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS. NO. OKAY. IS THAT ENOUGH? IS THAT A NO? I SAW YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSION. >> WE'VE HAD THREE MINUTES FOR EVERYBODY. >> [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LISA, CAN YOU ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT ON THE THING? >> THE NEXT SEGMENT TALKS ABOUT OUR COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY SERVICES WITH OUR TWO THERAPY DOGS. I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS TRYING TO EXTEND A WAY OF ANY TYPE OF INNOVATING, CREATIVE WAYS THAT POSSIBLY CAIRO AND FRIENDS COULD IMPLEMENT WITH THE CITY. I HAVE NINE QUESTIONS. I APOLOGIZE IF THEY MIGHT SEEM STRIKING. I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVES. I'M GOING TO SEND AN E-MAIL AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN E-MAIL ME. CAN THE CITY -- CAN THE COUNCIL CITY MEMBERS PLEASE EXPLAIN THE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION? DO THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CURRENTLY SUPPORT A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS POSITIVE AND MEASURABLE OUTCOMES OUTSIDE OF A RELIGIOUS ENTITY? IF SO, WHAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION? CAN YOU RECALL THE LAST TIME THAT AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE RECORD HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE A PART OF THE IMPAIRED COMMUNITY, BESIDES MYSELF AND ACCOMPANYING MY SERVICE DOG CAIRO. DO YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE AGE AND THE ETHNICITY OF A PRESIDENT FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE U.S. DOES THE CITY OF TAMPA HAVE AN ACTIVE PILOT OR INCUBATION PROGRAM THAT HELPS AND ASSISTS WITH LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. CAN YOU E-MAIL US ALL THOSE QUESTIONS? >> YES, SIR. LAST QUESTION, WHAT DO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ASK WHEN THEY WERE RUNNING FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN TO HOLD THEIR CURRENT SEATS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA. SORRY. WE HAVE AN ITEM 4. CITY CLERK. SIMONE SAVINO IS HERE. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES IS OUR CITY CLERK AND KICKS US OFF. DOES SHE NEED TO BE HERE, MS. HARRIS? SIMONE SAVINO, YOU ARE EXPRESSING AN INTEREST TO BEING APPOINTED TO A POSITION ON THE VARIANCE REVIEW BOARD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE A PRESENTATION EXPRESSING YOUR INTEREST. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE A FORMER ATTORNEY HERE WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. SO YOU'RE NO STRANGER HERE. GO AHEAD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT. YOU ARE THE ONLY APPLICANT FOR THIS. >> YES, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SIMONE SAVINO. I AM AN ATTORNEY AND BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE I'M REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE TAMPA VARIANCE REVIEW BOARD. I FEEL AS IF I AM UNIQUELY SITUATED TO SERVE ON THE TAMPA VRB IN THE ATTORNEY POSITION, BECAUSE, AS YOU STATED, I AM A PRIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. I SERVED AS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE VARIANCE REVIEW BOARD WHILE I WAS AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA. I UNDERSTAND THE CODE. I UNDERSTAND THE STATUTES, AND I UNDERSTAND HOW THE BOARD IS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION PROCEDURALLY. CURRENTLY, I'M A LAND USE ATTORNEY WORKING IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH STEARNS WEAVER MILLER. I ACTUALLY PREPARE AND HANDLE APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCE REVIEW BOARDS IN OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I NOW PREPARE THESE TYPES OF APPLICATIONS IN MY CURRENT JOB, AND I FEEL AS IF RETURNING TO THE CITY I'M BEYOND MY TWO YEARS OF DISTANCE. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE ABOUT A TWO-YEAR HIATUS WHEN LEAVING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TAKING ON A ROLE WITH THE CITY OR ANYWHERE WORKING WITH THE CITY. I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE MY EXPERIENCE WELL. I WILL BE ABLE TO USE MY LAND USE BACKGROUND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. AND IF APPOINTED, I LOOK FORWARD TO FULFILLING THIS CIVIC DUTY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ANY CASE THAT COMES BEFORE YOU THAT IS FROM YOUR LAW OFFICE IN ENTIRETY? >> YES. I WOULD BE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT WOULD TAKE. THERE IS A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF SCREENING THAT GOES ON, YOU KNOW, IF I WASN'T WORKING ON SOMETHING, I REALLY WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE. BUT, YES, I WOULD BE WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SCREEN MYSELF. >>LYNN HURTAK: I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST CHOICE TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ANYTHING FROM YOUR OFFICE JUST PERIOD, JUST FOR THAT -- THAT WOULD BE MY BIGGEST CONCERN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I HAD THE SAME CONCERN, CONSIDERING YOU SAID WHO YOU WORK FOR AND THEY COME HERE OFTEN. AND THEY ARE VERY CONNECTED. TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AS COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK SAID, RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ANYTHING THAT HAS YOUR FIRM'S NAME ON IT, WHETHER YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OR NOT, BECAUSE WE NEED A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS. >> SURE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SPECIAL MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SHE IS THE SOLE APPLICANT, CORRECT? YES. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. IS THERE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? >>MARTIN SHELBY: THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SORRY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I PREPARED THE RESOLUTION, IF THE MOTION COULD BE TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT CONCLUDES THE BOARDS AND APPOINTMENTS. WE GO TO CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, YOU ASKED FOR NUMBER 8 TO BE A SEPARATE VOTE. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT NOW OR UNDER STAFF REPORTS? >>LYNN HURTAK: I'M JUST PULLING IT BECAUSE I CANNOT -- I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR ANY SORT OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE. IT'S NO AT PROVEN. A.I. REALLY CONCERNS ME. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARRESTED AND CONVICTED FOR THINGS THAT WEREN'T ACTUALLY THEM. I DON'T HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL WITH THIS. I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, THIS IS YOUR COMMITTEE SIR. >>LUIS VIERA: LET ME DO 5 THROUGH 7 AND 9 THROUGH 15. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SEPARATE VOTE ON 8. >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE 8. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: NO. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CLENDENIN AND HURTAK VOTING NO -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MANISCALCO IS A NO. >>THE CLERK: I'M SORRY. AND MANISCALCO VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: -- BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. >>GWEN HENDERSON: TALKING ABOUT IT AFTER THE VOTE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'M STILL SAYING NO, BUT I'M GLAD SHE BROUGHT THIS UP. >>GWEN HENDERSON: IF YOU SAY THAT, I'LL SAY THIS. I SPOKE TO CHIEF BERCAW ABOUT IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS $27,000, IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THE WAY THAT WE USE IT AND THE TRAINED STAFF THAT DOES USE IT IS THE REASON WHY I AM SUPPORTING IT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, YOU HAVE 16 THROUGH 28. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD. I MOVE ITEMS 16 THROUGH 28 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>LYNN HURTAK: ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION BEFORE -- WELL, NO, I MEAN, I JUST -- I ASKED THIS AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN AN ANSWER, WHY 19, 20, 21, AND 22 ARE POST-SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. >> IS IT BECAUSE OF THE STORM? >>LYNN HURTAK: I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER. I WANT TO PUT THAT FORWARD TO SAY I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER WHY WE ALLOWED THESE TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS. >>GWEN HENDERSON: ONE HAPPENED ACTUALLY YESTERDAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO KNOW AN ANSWER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ON THE ITEMS 19, 20, 21 AND 22, THEY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. WAS IT BECAUSE OF THE CANCELLATION FROM THE STORM OR POSTPONEMENT? DO YOU KNOW THE REASON FOR THIS? >>MARTIN SHELBY: I DO NOT PERSONALLY KNOW THE REASON FOR THAT. >>BILL CARLSON: WHY DON'T WE JUST HOLD THOSE -- SEPARATE THEM AND HOLD THEM UNTIL ADMIN REPORT LATER. >>GWEN HENDERSON: WE ALREADY VOTED. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE DIDN'T VOTE. I DIDN'T SAY YES BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO RECONSIDER THEN? >>GWEN HENDERSON: ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WE DID CANCEL TWO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. >>LYNN HURTAK: AGAIN, I JUST WANT AN ANSWER. I'M NOT SAYING I'LL VOTE NO. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WANT TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY SPEAK, BUT, YOU KNOW. THAT'S JUST ME. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO 16 THROUGH 18. >>GWEN HENDERSON: IT'S MY MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WAS SAYING 16 THROUGH 18 AND THEN 23 TO 28, WE APPROVE THEM NOW. BUT 19, 20, 21 AND 22 WE HOLD UNTIL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THESE EVENTS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED, FOR THE RECORD. WHY CAN'T WE JUST MOVE ALL OF THEM AND THEN ASK FOR AN EXPLANATION FROM STAFF BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAPPENED? >>BILL CARLSON: BECAUSE I IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE HURRICANE, IT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO CITY COUNCIL. AS SAID EARLIER, HOLD THE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE. IT'S WORTH GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO SAY WHATEVER THEY ARE GOING TO SAY. WE MAY APPROVE IT ANYWAY. LET THEM HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER. >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU ARE THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE THAT WE JUST ACCEPT ALL OF THE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THEN ALLOW STAFF TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WE CANCELED TWO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHICH IS WHY THIS WAS NOT APPROVED. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS FOR A ROCK THE VOTE CAMPAIGN FOR A VOTE THAT TOOK PLACE TWO DAYS AGO. THE ALL TIMERS WORK. IT'S COMMON SENSE IN A SENSE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT WAS A WALK FOR ALZHEIMER'S AND ROCK THE VOTE ON HARRIS STREET. AND TAMPA -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. TWO ARE ALREADY SELF-EXPLANATORY. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES FOR SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THAT WE WOULD APPROVE ANYWAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I DON'T SEE IT AS STAFF BEING RESPECTFUL. WE HAD TWO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS CANCELED BECAUSE OF HURRICANE HELENE AND HURRICANE MILTON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE MOTION STILL STANDS -- >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE ALL OF THESE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, I CONCUR WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AS FAR AS COMMON SENSE BUT I ALSO THINK IT IS KIND OF WEIRD FOR US TAKING LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON FOUR ITEMS THAT ALREADY OCCURRED. I WOULD ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT AND SAY LET'S JUST HOLD KNOWING WE'LL HAVE EXPLANATION, HOLD 19 THROUGH 22 TO MAKE IT A CLEAN OPERATION. WE CAN ASK STAFF. I'M SURE THIS WILL BE NO DRAMA. >>GWEN HENDERSON: IT'S DRAMA NOW. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. MOVE IT AND BE DONE. MOVE EVERYTHING BUT 19 THROUGH 22. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU HAVE THE MOTION BEFORE YOU -- WHO IS THE SECOND? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON TO MOVE ALL ITEMS. COUNCILMAN VIERA WAS THE SECOND. >>LUIS VIERA: I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT ANYONE. I MEAN, LOOK I'M FINE WITH HOLDING IT SO LONG AS WE DON'T TAKE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES ON THIS THING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: 100%. >>LUIS VIERA: I'M FINE WITH HOLDING. LET'S NOT STRETCH A SINGLE INTO A HOME RUN. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HOME RUN TO A SINGLE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO AMEND STRIKING 19 THROUGH 22 TO HOLD FOR STAFF COMMENTARY -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: NOT A SUBSTITUTE. MOTION TO AMEND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>GWEN HENDERSON: NAY. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HENDERSON VOTING NO. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NOW THAT MOTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I THINK I INCORPORATED IT ALL IN THE AMENDMENT. AMENDED BY APPROVING EVERYTHING BUT 19 THROUGH 22 AND HOLDING FOUR ITEMS FOR STAFF. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE AMENDED MOTION IS NOW ON THE FLOOR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I MOVE THE AMENDED MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE ANY OPPOSED? >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HENDERSON VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: ITEMS 29 AND 30 AND 32 THROUGH 37. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE FINANCE COMMITTEE 38 THROUGH 41. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? @COUNCIL MEMBER CARE -- >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 42 THROUGH 46. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOVE ITEMS 47 THROUGH 54. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? 55 AND 56 NEED TO BE SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 AT 1:30 AND NOVEMBER 21, 2024 AT 5:01 P.M. 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, 33602. MOTION FROM CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE? ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE NOW IN RECESS UNTIL 2. 2 P.M. TODAY. [LUNCH RECESS]