CITY OF TAMPA. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. AT THIS TIME FOR INVOCATION, WE JUST HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN KEEP STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD TAKE A ROLL CALL. >>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: THANK YOU. MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF PUBLIC COMMENT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. I'D LIKE TO GO OVER BRIEFLY THE RULES OF DECORUM FOR THE CONDUCT OF TODAY'S MEETING. AS YOU SAW OUTSIDE, THERE ARE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER CARDS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA OR OTHERWISE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND PLACE IT IN THE BOX, ONE CARD PER SPEAKER. CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY NAME BY THE CHAIR TO APPROACH AND SPEAK. A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY. NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED. IF YOU ARE HERE ON AN ITEM THAT IS SET ON THE AGENDA FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CALLED. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THAT PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE USE THE SIGN-UP SHEET THAT IS ON THE PODIUM OUTSIDE THE CHAMBERS. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE SEE CITY STAFF. NOW, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON THE ITEM. SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE KINDLY REMINDED TO REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES, SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS. SPEAKERS ARE ALSO REMINDED FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF MEMBER, OR ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE THE SPEAKER AREA AT THE PODIUM. PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES MAY BE RULED OUT OF ORDER BY THE CHAIR AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING. FINALLY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING THE SPEAKER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 6, 2025 AND THE EVENING SESSION OF MARCH 13, 2025? MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I'LL GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. A MEMO WAS RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA REQUESTING THAT ITEM NUMBER 97 BE HEARD FIRST AFTER LUNCH AND FURTHER REQUESTING THAT THE BOON STOPPLE FAMILY HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK AFTER STAFF'S PRESENTATION. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 1:30 TO RESCHEDULE 90 DUE TO A MISNOTICE. WE'LL DO THAT AT 1:30. FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE, WHIT REMER WILL SAY GOOD-BYE AND INTRODUCE US TO KAYLA CA SELLY AS INTERIM. I'M GLAD WHIT IS COMING BECAUSE THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE SOLAR PROGRAM ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. GLAD HE'S COMING. THAT'S MY OWN THING. MEMO RECEIVED FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA REQUESTING INQUIRE OF THE ADMINISTRATION ANY POTENTIAL LOGISTICAL -- COUNCILMAN VIERA WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE HEARD UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE. ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT, CHIEF BENNETT? >> I AM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE THAT. ITEM 96. COUNCILMAN VIERA IS GOING TO RECEIVE AND FILE. LET'S DO THAT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEM NUMBER 96 WE'LL DO THAT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEM 98, MEMO RECEIVED FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA CONTINUING THIS ITEM TO A FUTURE DATE. WE'LL DO THAT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMO 102 CHIEF BERCAW TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM MAY 15 WITH THE FY '25 MIDYEAR REPORT. WE'LL DO THAT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE ITEM 103 AND 104, COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 103? >>LYNN HURTAK: YES, YES. THESE I ACTUALLY HAD MOVED -- I REQUESTED TO HAVE MOVED TO APRIL 3rd. SO THIS IS VERY CONFUSING, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THERE ARE FOUR ISSUES ALL PUT TOGETHER. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I WANT TO DO IS TO KILL AN OLD MOTION, E-2016-8 CHAPTER 21 WHICH REQUESTED AN IN-PERSON QUARTERLY STORMWATER REPORT BECAUSE NOW WE'RE DOING THEM MONTHLY. I WOULD LIKE TO RESCIND THAT QUARTERLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THAT THE COHEN MOTION? >>LYNN HURTAK: YES, FROM LITERALLY 2016. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THOSE WERE THE DAYS. MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THEN, SO THE -- THIS WAS AN ADMINISTRATION, IN-PERSON QUARTERLY REPORT PROVIDING AN UPDATE. THAT'S GONE. 103 IS NOW GONE BECAUSE WE AREN'T DOING THAT ANYMORE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE 103. >>LYNN HURTAK: CORRECT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PERMANENT REMOVAL. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES, YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. CHIEF BENNETT, I SAW YOU MOVE THERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I STILL HAVE MORE TO GO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, SIR. >>JOHN BENNETT: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JOHN BENNETT, CHIEF OF STAFF AND GOOD MORNING TO THE PUBLIC. I WAS INFORMED BY MS. DUNCAN'S OFFICE THAT THEY WANTED TO DISCUSS THE REPORTING SEQUENCE FOR THESE. I JUST ASK IF COUNCIL COULD WORK WITH HER OFFICE. THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY. I'M JUST NOT AWARE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HAVE. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>LYNN HURTAK: AND THEN LOOKING AT 104, SO THIS WAS THE MONTHLY IN-PERSON REPORT. I HAD SAID THAT WE COULD MOVE THIS TO APRIL 3rd. I DID THIS AT THE LAST MEETING IN THE EVENING. THIS WAS AFTER ALL THAT STUFF. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S ON THIS AGENDA BECAUSE I ASKED FOR IT TO BE MOVED TO APRIL 3rd. THIS NEEDS TO MOVE TO APRIL 3rd. NOW, THEIR REQUEST IS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO MAY 22 TO A WORKSHOP. THE BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A RULE THAT SAYS YOU CAN ONLY HAVE FIVE ITEMS IN A WORKSHOP. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 6. SO WE CAN'T MOVE IT TO MAY. AND THEN THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE IS AUGUST, WHICH IS FAR INTO THE HURRICANE SEASON. ACTUALLY, WHAT MY GOAL IS, THIS IS NOT REALLY A WORKSHOP ISSUE. I'M JUST ASKING FOR THE MONTHLY IN-PERSON REPORT TO CONTINUE TO APRIL 3rd, WE'VE ALREADY HAD ONE, AND WE NEED TO HAVE THEM MONTHLY BECAUSE THE CITIZENS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STORMWATER RIGHT NOW. MAY IS TOO LATE. AUGUST IS TOO LATE. WE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE MONTHLY. IT SHOULD BE MONTHLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DID YOU CHECK WITH THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT -- >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. THEY WANT TO MOVE TO MAY 22. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHAT ABOUT MAY 1? THERE IS A REGULAR MEETING. >>LYNN HURTAK: AGAIN, THIS IS A MONTHLY REPORT. SO IT SHOULD BE MONTHLY. THE NEXT ONE SHOULD BE APRIL 3rd. MONTHLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN WE WAIT UNTIL WE SPEAK WITH THEM? IT PROBABLY WILL COME AFTER LUNCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: SURE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL HOLD 104 FOR NOW UNTIL WE SPEAK TO THE DEPARTMENT. >>LYNN HURTAK: HOWEVER, ALL -- >> [INAUDIBLE] >>LYNN HURTAK: I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS ACTUALLY -- 104 -- SEE, THIS IS WHY THIS IS CONFUSING. 104 IS A ONE-TIME AND THAT IS THE -- YEAH, LET'S WAIT UNTIL -- >> [INAUDIBLE] >>LYNN HURTAK: I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS THE ONE-TIME STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT. THIS IS NOT THE IN-PERSON MONTHLY REPORT. WE ASKED FOR IT ONCE. I'M WILLING TO HAVE IT MOVED TO MAY 1st. THIS ONE-TIME REPORT BE MOVED TO MAY 1st. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL CONTINUE ITEM 104 TO MAY 1st. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU CHECKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'LL WORK WITH YOU? OKAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: THEY JUST SAID MAY 22. THEY WERE VERY INSISTENT. IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE THAT, THEY CAN COME TO ME. I THINK MAY 1st IS CLOSE TO MAY 22. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN WE WAIT UNTIL WE GET CONFIRMATION FROM THEM? LET'S HOLD THIS UNTIL AFTER LUNCH TO BE SAFE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I REQUEST THAT WE TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT AFTER LUNCH. AFTER THE BOONSTOPPEL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S FAIR. THAT GIVES US ENOUGH TIME. ITEM 104 STANDS UNTIL WE GET FURTHER CLARIFICATION. ITEMS 105 AND 106 ARE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS TO RECEIVE AND FILE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I HAVE 93, 94, 95, WE'LL TAKE THAT AFTER CONSENT AGENDA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: COULD YOU INQUIRE IF COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED STAFF PRESENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ADMINISTRATION UPDATE, WE'LL HAVE 93, 4, AND 5, DO YOU NEED STAFF PRESENT FOR THOSE? IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE THEM AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>MARTIN SHELBY: OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE THE AFTERNOON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY? WE'LL TAKE THAT AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET ME GO THROUGH THE STAFF REPORTS REAL QUICK. >>LYNN HURTAK: COUNCILMAN VIERA, YOU DON'T WANT 95? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO YOU WANT THEM HERE IN PERSON FOR 95, SIR? WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN ADMINISTRATION UPDATE. >>LUIS VIERA: I DIDN'T BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING ADMINISTRATION UPDATE. TO NOT BE REDUNDANT, UNLESS COUNCIL THINKS OTHERWISE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: ARE YOU GOING TO HOLD 95 TILL AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION UPDATE? >>LUIS VIERA: YEAH, THAT WOULD BE SMART. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL TAKE THAT UP AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA. OTHER ITEMS, 95 WE'LL HOLD. 96 WILL BE RECEIVE AND FILE. NUMBER 97, THERE IS A PowerPoint PRESENTATION. WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT. ITEM 98, COUNCILMAN VIERA WILL CONTINUE TO A FUTURE DATE. TALK ABOUT THAT AT THAT TIME. NUMBER 99, THAT IS A YES. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF E-MAILS ON THOSE, ON 99. WE HAVE AN IN-PERSON REPORT ON 100. 101 IS A YES. I'LL BE TAKING UP THAT DISCUSSION. ITEM 102, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT A CONTINUANCE. ITEM 103 WE ALREADY DISCUSSED. 104. SO IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND MEMORANDUM. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA PRESENTING TO MR. RON ROTELLA. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER RUDY FERNANDEZ IS HERE, SERVED IN THE '90s. JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE SIR. COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HONORABLE MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, ALL OF YOU STARTING WITH CHAIRMAN GUIDO AND THE OTHER SIX THAT SERVE WITH US -- OTHER FIVE THAT SERVE WITH US ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TIMES IN HISTORY THAT YOU SAY, WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY? AT THIS TIME, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT. HERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKED FOR HOW MANY MAYORS? SEVEN. I NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE WORKING FOR SEVEN DIFFERENT MAYORS. IT STARTED BACK WHEN? 1965. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE 50 YEARS OLD. FROM 1965 TO NOW, THAT'S 70 YEARS WHEN YOU COUNT 25 AND 35. UNBELIEVABLE. WHEN HE WORKED FOR THE CITY, WHEN HE STARTED, LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE EXAMPLE WHAT IT WAS LIKE 70 YEARS AGO. 606 PEOPLE LIVING IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA. YOU REMEMBER THAT. 600 WERE IN JAIL AND THE OTHER 6 WERE LOOKING TO GET IN WHEN THE FIRST 6 WERE DISMISSED. THERE WAS NOTHING IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA TO SPEAK OF. I'M NOT TRYING TO DOWNPLAY OUR CITY. YOU CAN -- PARKING GARAGE, NOT LOOK RIGHT OR LEFT, NO CARS COMING. RON ROTELLA'S HOPE AND THE MAYORS HE WORKED WITH ALL SEVEN, THESE THINGS STARTED TO CHANGE. IN DOING THAT, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, MAINTAIN WHAT YOU HAVE AND THEN WORK ON THE CHANGE ALL AT THE SAME TIME. ROTELLA AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS, SEVEN MAYORS WORKED WITH, ALONG WITH I THINK AT THAT TIME WHEN I CAME IN -- NORIEGA. NORIEGA WAS DEVELOPMENT. IF IT WASN'T FOR INDIVIDUALS LIKE RON ROTELLA WHO HAD A VISION AND THE MAYORS HE WORKED WITH, LAST WAS MAYOR GRECO, I BELIEVE, THESE THINGS WOULDN'T HAPPEN. THE STREETCAR IS ONE OF THEM. AND THE EXPANSION OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE CITY, THE CHANGING OF THE OPERATION OF WE CAN'T DO IT TO WE CAN DO IT AND WE WILL DO IT. THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE CITY OF TAMPA TODAY WHAT IT IS. GOING BACK IN HISTORY, SOMETIMES WE DON'T REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. 70 YEARS IS A LONG TIME IN THE CALENDAR. BUT WHEN YOU'RE TURNING A CITY AROUND AND THEY DID IT IN A LONG, LONG TIME AGO WHEN IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT, THERE WAS NO MONEY TO SPEAK OF. HAD TO GET GRANTS TO HIRE POLICE OFFICERS. HIRED 103 POLICE OFFICERS SOMETIME IN THE MID '90s WITH NO MONEY. FEDERAL GRANTS GAVE US MONEY FOR THOSE OFFICERS AS YOU WELL REMEMBER TO HIRE THEM FOR THREE YEARS AND THEN WE HAD TO PICK UP THE SALARIES UNDER THE GRECO ADMINISTRATION. IN FACT, MAYOR GRECO CALLED ME LATE LAST NIGHT SOMETIME AFTER 11 TO TELL ME HE COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE ONE OF THE PUPPY DOGS HE HAD TO TAKE TO THE VET. HE THOUGHT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. HE TOLD ME TO EXPRESS MY APOLOGIES TO ROTELLA AND HIS FAMILY. RON, IF I MAY READ THIS. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND EVERYTHING YOU CONTINUE TO DO. IT IS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL PROFOUND PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF RON ROTELLA KNOWN AS THE GO-TO GUY IN THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. BEGAN HIS SERVICE UNDER MAYOR DICK GRECO IN 1966 AND ENDED IN 1983 SERVING FOR MAYOR BOB MARTINEZ, RON HONED HIS SKILLS ON THE MOST DIFFICULT FINANCIAL TIMES OF THE CITY. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE WAS NO MONEY. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE WHAT WE ARE TODAY, PEOPLE WHO SACRIFICED A LOT, WHO DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING SO THAT THE CITY COULD CONTINUE TO MARCH FORWARD. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, RON ASSISTED IN DIRECTING THE CITY TOWARD THE NEW GOAL OF BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SMALL GROWTH IN THE CITY WHEN THE CITY WAS IN DECLINE. 70s AND 80s TAMPA EXPERIENCED THE LARGEST DECLINE IN POPULATION AND AD VALOREM TAXES. TAMPA EXPERIENCED CHALLENGING URBAN FLIGHTS WHICH ONLY BEGAN TO BE REVERSED IN THE MID '80s. RON WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE REBIRTH OF TAMPA AND PLAYED CRITICAL ROLES IN EACH PHASE OF THE NEW TAMPA. THERE WAS NEW TAMPA WAS JUST VACANT LAND THEN. THROUGH RON AND GRECO AND THE REST, THEY FORMED A NEW CITY IN THE CITY CALLED NEW TAMPA. I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE ALL OLD. THAT'S NEWER THAN WE ARE. THAT'S ALL. DOING ALL THOSE THINGS, HE ALSO WORKED ON BRINGING IN INDUSTRIES THAT RELOCATED TO THE CITY OF TAMPA THAT WERE CLEAN. INDIVIDUAL THAT NEVER SAID NO. HE SAYS LET'S GO DO IT. TAMPA WAS ON THE MOVE AND WAS NAMED ONE OF FIVE MEGATREND CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME THAT HE WAS HERE. RON WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF IT ALL. GRATEFUL IN APPRECIATION RON ROTELLA DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL'S PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS COMMENDATION ON THE 27th DAY OF MARCH OF 2025. [ APPLAUSE ] >> FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE DISTINCTION THIS MORNING. WHEN I STARTED WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, IT WAS A DIFFERENT CITY. I STARTED WITH MAYOR NICK NUCCIO, DOWNTOWN ON THE CHANNEL, YOU HAD WOODEN DOCKS AND YOU HAD HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING UNDER THE WOODEN DOCKS, PUT IN A CONCRETE SEAWALL AND DID AWAY WITH THAT. MIRABELLA'S FISHING FLEET WAS DOWNTOWN ON THE RIVER. WE RELOCATED THE FISHING FLEET AFTER THE 22nd STREET CAUSEWAY. AND THEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER IN DOWNTOWN, YOU HAD HUGE GRAIN SILOS AND THEY TOOK UP THE WHOLE SIDE OF DOWNTOWN TAMPA. WE RELOCATED THE GRAIN FACTORIES TO EAST OF TAMPA. I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT THE RATS THAT VACATED THOSE SILOS, THEY WERE AS LARGE AS ALLEY CATS. THEY WERE HUGE BECAUSE THEY FED ON THE GRAIN 24 HOURS A DAY. AND PROBABLY -- I WON'T GO INTO A LOT OF PROJECTS. WE WERE VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL, BUT TALK ABOUT ONE THAT CHANGED THE HISTORY OF TAMPA. GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF JIM WHO WORKED FOR U.S. HOMES BOUGHT SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF PROPERTY JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. HIS INTENTION WAS TO BUILD A NUMBER OF SUBDIVISIONS. WELL, LITTLE DID HE FIND OUT THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COULD NOT PROVIDE THE WATER AND SEWER SERVICE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY. HE MET WITH BOB MARTINEZ AND I AND SAID, LISTEN, I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO EXTEND THE WATER AND SEWER FROM THE CITY TO MY DEVELOPMENT. SO BOB WAS ABOUT TO RESPOND AND I NUDGED HIM. I SAID, LISTEN, WE'RE ASSUMING THAT OUR WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENTS CAN MEET YOUR DEMAND, BUT LET US VERIFY THAT. LET'S MEET NEXT WEEK. WE MET THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AND JIM APTHORP WAS THERE AND HIS BOSS AND GEN COUNSEL FOR U.S. HOMES. JIM SAYS, WELL, HAVE YOU GUYS MADE A DECISION. HE SAID, YES, WE HAVE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THE WATER AND SEWER TO YOUR DEVELOPMENT. WELL, HE DIDN'T STEP OUT OF HIS CHAIR. HE LEAPED OUT OF HIS CHAIR AND STARTED YELLING THIS IS NOTHING BUT BLACKMAIL. THIS IS DIRTY BLACKMAIL. THE GENERAL COUNSEL FINALLY SAYS, JIM, BE QUIET, SIT DOWN. HE SAT DOWN, HE SAID, SO LET ME ASK THE QUESTION STRAIGHTFORWARD. IF WE ANNEX OUR LAND INTO THE CITY OF TAMPA, THERE WILL BE NO STRINGS ATTACHED. AND BOB MARTINEZ SAYS, NO STRINGS ATTACHED. WE'LL EXPEDITE THE ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY. AND WE DID. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED WAS ALL THE DEVELOPERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS NORTH OF THAT AND EAST AND WEST SAID, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE TO DO AN ANNEXATION. LETS AN NEXT OUR PROPERTY INTO THE CITY NOW SO WHEN WE'RE READY TO DEVELOP THE ANNEXATION PROCESS WILL BE BEHIND US. I.E. NEW TAMPA. NORTH OF U.S. HOMES PROJECT AND THEN EAST AND WEST ALL THE WAYS UP TO THE PASCO COUNTY LINE. SO THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED. AND IT CHANGED TAMPA. I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENDATION THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: RON, I'M SORRY TO SAY REPRESENTATIVE KATHY CASTOR COULD NOT BE HERE BUT SHE SENT A THANK-YOU FROM THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EXTEND MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE DECADES OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CITY OF TAMPA AND WESTSHORE COMMUNITY. YOUR TIRELESS ADVOCACY AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE GROWTH OF OUR REGION. I CONGRATULATE YOU, THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR THIS COMMENDATION PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY. ALSO, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING AND YOU WERE THE LEADER OF THE CREATION, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. BECAME THE NUMBER ONE MORE LIKELY AT THAT TIME IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EXPRESS HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS, YOUR LEGACY AND GENEROSITY TO THE CITY. BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE, KATHY CASTOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] KATHY'S MOTHER WAS SENATOR CASTOR. JUST A QUICK STORY. WHEN WE WERE GOING TO DO THE AREA-WIDE DRI, IT HAD TO BE APPROVED BY THE STATE AND APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. A GUY FROM JACKSONVILLE CHAIRED THE COMMITTEE. HE WAS GOING TO BOTTLE THE BILL UP AND NOT LET IT OUT. I WAS GOING TO GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING, AND KATHY SAYS, SO I STAYED IN MY SEAT AND SHE CALLED FOR A RECESS, STEPPED OUTSIDE FOR 15 MINUTES WITH THE CHAIRMAN. SHE CAME BACK IN, SAT DOWN, AND THE CHAIRMAN WENT AHEAD AND MADE THE MOTION TO CREATE THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE AREA-WIDE DRI. I SAID TO KATHY, WHAT DID YOU DO? SAYS, RON, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. THAT'S HOW THAT HAPPENED. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW, THE NEXT ONE, HE ALSO WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY WITH THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE, TO ECHO WHAT HE'S DONE AND WORKED WITH, THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE IS AN AREA, TAMPA AREA, NORTH AND WEST PART OF THE CITY THAT HAS MORE THAN 12 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE AND 100,000 WORKERS WORK IN THAT AREA. RON WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING WORKING WITH THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS HIRED BY THE AREA OF THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE. HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND NOW HE'S DOING A FANTASTIC JOB OF BEING WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. VERY LUCKY TO BE THE MAN THAT YOU ARE. LOVELY WIFE AND YOUR SON. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. MOST OF ALL, WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN WITHOUT TRYING TO BE KNOWN. BECAUSE YOUR HARD WORK AND LABOR HAS REALLY, REALLY DONE WELL FOR ALL OF US. THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR BEING HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. IT WAS 400,000 PEOPLE, OVER 400,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. HOWEVER, WE SERVE WATER FOR OVER 700,000 PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THE ANNEXATION AND AREAS AROUND THE COUNTY. HAPPENED BECAUSE YOURSELF AND SEVEN MAYORS YOU WORKED WITH. CONGRATULATE YOU FOR WHO YOU'VE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU. >>LUIS VIERA: IF I MAY, MR. ROTELLA, I WANTED TO THANK YOU. THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED BETTY CASTOR. YOU WORKED AT TIMES WITH JUST AMAZING NAMES HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, TAMPA AREA. PEOPLE LIKE BETTY CASTOR, PHYLLIS BUSANSKY, RUDY FERNANDEZ, SO MANY OTHERS DURING THAT TIME WHO HELPED BUILD OUR AREA. OBVIOUSLY, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED NEW TAMPA. I LIVE IN HUNTER'S GREEN, USED TO LIVE IN TAMPA PALMS. WHEN YOU ALL WENT OUT THERE AND SENT LEWIS AND CLARK OUT THERE TO BUILD THE ALASKA OF TAMPA, WE'RE BETTER FOR IT. WE'RE GLAD WE CAN HONOR YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU, SIR. >> NEW TAMPA WAS AN EXCITING ANNEXATION TO THE CITY. TELL YOU A QUICK STORY. HOME DEPOT HAD A CONTRACT ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE MET WITH THEM. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID, WELL, OKAY, HERE IS OUR SIGN. I SAID, WELL, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WE HAVE A VERY STRINGENT SIGN ORDINANCE OUT HERE IN THE NEW TAMPA AREA. YOU'LL -- WE'RE NOT AMENDING OUR SIGN. THIS IS OUR STANDARD SIGN. WE DO IT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I SAID OKAY. ONE OF THE PEOPLE SAID, WELL, I GUESS THE MEETING IS OVER. I GOT UP AND I LEFT. THEIR GENERAL COUNSEL CAME IN AND SAID WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WELL, THE MEETING IS OVER. NO, IT'S NOT OVER. THEY ARE BLUFFING. THEY'LL GO WITH THE PROJECT. THEY'LL AMEND THEIR SIGN. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I WENT BACK IN AND, OF COURSE, THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID IT. THE ONLY COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE, WE TREATED BRUCE B. DOWNS DIFFERENTLY THAN THE CITY TREATED DALE MABRY. NOT EVERY DEVELOPER HAD A CURB CUT IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY. WE HAD KEY INTERSECTIONS WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS HAD TO EXTEND THEIR ROADS ALONGSIDE BRUCE B. DOWNS TO THESE INTERSECTIONS TO GET IN AND OUT. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAFFIC SNARL. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CONGESTION. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE UGLY SIGNAGE WITH ALL THOSE BILLBOARDS. I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB IN NEW TAMPA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: MR. ROTELLA, GOOD MORNING. MR. ROTELLA. HI, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU. GOOD MORNING. I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE HISTORY LESSON. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS ONE OF THE NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBERS, KNOWING HISTORY ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE GOOD DECISION EVEN GOING FORWARD. DARLENE, IF POSSIBLE, I'D LOVE TO HAVE LUNCH WITH YOU AND YOU TELL A FEW MORE STORIES TO ME PERSONALLY, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF YOU HAVE THE TIME. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF TAMPA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WAS A DISTINCT PLEASURE FOR ME. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. TECHNICALLY WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK DURING THESE THINGS. SINCE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE BROKE THE RULES, I'LL BREAK THE RULE TOO. I APPRECIATE ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE WRITING A BOOK OR RECORDING SOME OF THIS DONE BECAUSE WE LOST TOO MANY OF YOUR FORMER COLLEAGUES. I REMEMBER MANY THINGS OVER THE YEARS THAT YOU HELPED DO. WHEN GRECO WAS MAYOR, YOU AND ANOTHER NAME WE HAVEN'T MENTIONED WITH FERNANDO NORIEGA. THE THREE OF YOU GUYS WERE GETTING EVERYTHING DONE IN THE CITY. IT WAS REMARKABLE LOOKING AT THE CHANGE IN THE PACE. WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMY IN TAMPA IN JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS AND ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED. BUT AS YOU BRIEFLY DESCRIBE, MOST OF THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST 10 OR 20 YEARS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU ALL DID IN THE '90s. THANK YOU. ALSO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID AT THE WESTSHORE ALLIANCE. WESTSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE ANOTHER OUTSTANDING AREA BECAUSE THE VISION YOU SET IN PLACE 20, 30 YEARS AGO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THOSE RATS YOU SAVED, THE GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ARE NOW LIVING -- IF YOU HAD GONE BACK, WE'D APPRECIATE NOT SAVING THE RATS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. .IN A MOMENT, COUNCILMAN VIERA PRESENTING TO CAPTAIN KURT. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO HONOR FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF TAMPA, TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CAPTAIN KURT ROJKA WHO IS HERE WITH HIS WIFE. CHIEF BERCAW IS HERE TO PAY HONOR TO THIS VERY GOOD MAN. CAPTAIN ROJKA HAS SERVED OUR CITY FOR 30 YEARS IN UNIFORM THROUGH TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE IS KNOWN AS A MAN OF INTEGRITY, A MAN OF FAITH, A MAN OF COMMUNITY, AS A MAN OF FAMILY. HIS DEDICATION TO A KEY NUMBER OF PROGRAMS HERE THROUGHOUT HIS THREE DECADES IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. FIRST IS THE ISSUE OF PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY WITH OUR YOUTH. SOMETHING THAT'S VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THIS MAN'S HEART. SOMETHING IS HOMELESS SERVICES. SOMETHING THAT THEN CHIEF BENNETT CHAMPIONED ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO IN 2012 HAS BEEN VERY, VERY CLOSE TO CAPTAIN ROJKA'S HEART. LAST, SOMETHING THAT WE DEALT WITH HIM ON I KNOW IS CLOSE TO CITY COUNCIL, MENTAL HEALTH HEALTH. SOMETHING THAT CHAMPIONED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT. HE BRIEFED US A FEW TIMES ON TAMPA CITY COUNCIL ON IT AND VERY, VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT. WHAT UNITES ALL THESE THREE AREAS HE HAS CHAMPIONED WITH TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A REAL COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE, TO HUMAN SERVICES, KNOWING THAT THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME ISN'T JUST A FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME. IT'S ALSO A FIGHT ON THE CAUSES OF VIOLENT CRIME. WHEN I WAS DOING RESEARCH, I FOUND A POTENTIALLY TRAGIC INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS IN NORTH TAMPA WHERE YOU ALMOST HAD A COLUMBINE SITUATION OUT THERE. YOU HIGHLIGHTED, SIR, 2012, THE MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT OF THAT. TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CAPTAIN ROJKA WOULD SEE HOW THE HUMAN ELEMENT WOULD INTERTWINE WITH CRIME. IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND, HE IS A TAMPA NATIVE. LIKE MANY OF OUR TAMPA POLICE OFFICERS AND TAMPA FIREFIGHTERS, HE IS A VETERAN, HAVING SERVED THE UNITED STATES ARMY FOR FOUR YEARS AND FOUR YEARS ALSO IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. HE IS VERY, VERY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A CHURCH-GOER, GOOD SOUTHERN BAPTIST AND ALSO DOES WONDERFUL WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT I'VE SEEN HIM IN THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S NETWORK OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO HIS HEART, DEALING WITH HUMAN WELFARE, ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES ADOPTION AND FOSTER PARENTING. AGAIN, THE THINGS THAT UNITE ALL OF THESE THINGS IS CAPTAIN ROJKA'S DEDICATION TO HUMAN WELFARE. SIR, FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE, BOTH IN THE MILITARY AS WELL AS 30 YEARS HERE FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA, WE JUST WANTED TO HONOR YOU, SIR, BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CHARACTER, YOUR INTEGRITY. FOR THAT AND SO MUCH MORE, SIR, WE ARE HERE TO HONOR YOU, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] I KNOW CHIEF BERCAW WOULD LIKE TO SAY WORDS ABOUT THIS GOOD MAN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN VIERA. YOU HIGHLIGHTED SO MANY THINGS, BUT OUR WELLNESS PROGRAM, TAKING CARE OF OUR OFFICERS WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS TODAY IF IT WAS NOT FOR CAPTAIN ROJKA. MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, PHYSICAL NEEDS, FINANCIAL NEEDS, THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED BECAUSE OF HIS INITIATIVE IN STARTING THAT PROGRAM. THAT IS LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. YOU HIT SO MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD. YOU TALK ABOUT ENDING YOUR CAREER ON A HIGHLIGHT, SO WE HAD TWO HURRICANES BACK TO BACK AS YOU'RE AWARE OF. WE HAD TO CALL IN RESOURCES FROM OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP, HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS. AND WHAT CAPTAIN CAN HELP US WITH LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE? NOT ONLY DID HE VOLUNTEER FOR IT, HE MADE IT SO IMPRESSIVE THAT ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES WERE LIKE, WOW, TAMPA HAS THEIR ACT TOGETHER, THEY ARE SO ORGANIZED AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THIS CAPTAIN HERE. YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE JUST SO INDEBTED TO YOU. THE IMPACT THAT YOU LEAVE WILL BE FOR LEGACIES TO COME. CONGRATULATIONS. >>LUIS VIERA: ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA AND GRATEFUL POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR YOU. >> COUNCILMAN VIERA, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU. CHIEF BERCAW, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, AND BOSS FOR MANY YEARS. ALWAYS BEEN A PLEASURE, SIR, TO WORK WITH YOU AND TO ALL OF OUR STAFF HERE, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN I STARTED IN POLICING IN 1995, I HEAR MR. ROTELLA SPEAK OF NEW TAMPA, HOME DEPOT WAS NOT THERE. I THINK IT WAS HUNTER'S GREEN, PEBBLE CREEK, AND NEW TAMPA -- SORRY, TAMPA PALMS. THAT WAS IT. THERE WERE NO BUSINESSES TO SPEAK OF UP THERE AND TWO OFFICERS THAT PATROLLED REGULARLY AND THAT WAS IT. WE'VE SEEN IT DEVELOP QUITE A BIT. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD AT THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT I DID WITH IT BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE SMALL PIECE OF IT. IT WAS THE FACT THAT THE CITY WAS WILLING TO TAKE ON THAT PROJECT AND HOUSE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR IT TO CARRY ON WITH THE LEGACY OF OTHERS WHO WILL COME BEHIND AND MAKE THAT GROW, IT'S REALLY A SPECIAL PROJECT THAT I GOT TO BE A PART OF EARLY ON. I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO THE CITY TO HAVE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER HERE. IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING. PROBABLY THE BEST CAREER I COULD EVER ASK FOR. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. SIR, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENDATION TODAY. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME, ALL THE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE TO HONOR THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HONORABLE CHAIR, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, AGAIN, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE THIS HONORABLE GROUP. TODAY IS A DAY THAT WE CALL PURCHASING DEPARTMENT STAFF DESIGNATING PURCHASING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WE'RE SO PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. TIME DOES FLY. SHE TOOK OVER FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND HERSELF DOING THE SAME OUTSTANDING JOB FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND ALL AROUND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES. IT IS MY PLEASURE TODAY TO PRESENT THIS COMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS IS YOUR MONTH TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY BUT ANYBODY UNDERSTANDING WHAT PURCHASING IS DOING, THE STRESS, COMMODITY, CHANGING OF PRICES, PRODUCT CHANGES AND WHAT DO YOU DO THEN? CITY OF TAMPA, CITY COUNCIL PRESENTS THIS COMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OVER 400,000 PEOPLE. CITY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT RECEIVE ANNUAL ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE PROCUREMENT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL PURCHASING INSTITUTE FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THAT'S NOT SOMEBODY WE HIRE. THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT COMES AND CHECK ON WHAT WE HAVE DONE. WE MEANING YOUR DEPARTMENT UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE IS CREATE AN AMBIENCE, FUTURE AMBIENCE FOR ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS YOU THAT THOSE SHOES MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT SIZE, BUT YOU HAVE TO STEP FORWARD AND DO WHAT, THE JOB THAT ALL OF YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. BECAUSE YOU DON'T MAKE NOISE BUT YOU DO DO A LOT OF PURCHASING AND SAVE A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. CITY COUNCIL OF TAMPA, PREVIOUSLY ISSUED THIS COMMENDATION TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT YEARLY FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY AND ALL DEPARTMENTS. YOU WORK WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, WHATEVER THEY NEED, YOU ARE THE GO-TO PERSON, STAFF THAT DOES THE WORK AND MAKE SURE IT IS DONE AND IT'S NOT EASY. ONE DAY I WISH I COULD SHOW EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF TAMPA WHAT YOU GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS TO GET THINGS WHAT YOU REALLY NEED IN AN ECONOMY THRIVING AND NOW THE TARIFF GO UP MAYBE 25%. NOT IN TAMPA. I WANTED TO MAKE THIS COMMENDATION PRESENTED TO THE LEADER, DEANNA FAGGART FOR OUTSTANDING STAFF AND WORK YOU HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE HAD YOU IN CHARGE AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF. SURE YOU GO A LITTLE MORE ELABORATE ON WHAT YOU DO AND HOW MUCH COSTS ARE GOING UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. ALL OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>DEANNA FAGGART: THANK YOU. DEANNA FAGGART, DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING. I AM ACCEPTING THIS COMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF WHO DO AN AMAZING JOB. WITH US HERE, WE'VE GOT SHERYL ALDRIDGE, THE PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS MANAGER. DAVID OUR INTERIM PROCUREMENT MANAGER AND WE HAVE THE STAFF THAT SUPPORT YOU ALL EVERY DAY HERE WITH US. THIS TEAM PUTS OUT ABOUT 200 SOLICITATIONS A YEAR. WE COME BEFORE COUNCIL I THINK ABOUT 180 TIMES A YEAR OR SOMETHING. WE'RE BUSY EVERY DAY. THIS AGENDA ALONE WE HAVE 28 ITEMS. THEY ARE A HARDWORKING STAFF. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS IN THE SUNSHINE IS TRANSPARENT, AND WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL THAT. WE'RE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT FAITH IN US. AS CHARLIE -- EXCUSE ME, AS COUNCILMAN MIRANDA MENTIONED, ACHIEVED THE EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PROCUREMENT. 18 YEARS IN A ROW. EVERY YEAR THEY CHANGE THE CRITERIA FOR THAT. IT'S NOT A ONE AND DONE. YOU DON'T JUST KEEP SUBMITTING THE SAME APPLICATION. EVERY SINGLE YEAR THEY CHANGE THE CRITERIA AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO MAINTAIN THOSE BEST PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE BEST PROCEDURES AND ALL OF THAT. WE JUST APPRECIATE THE COMMENDATION. WE APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PURCHASING MONTH WHICH FALLS IN MARCH EVERY YEAR. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT US AS WELL. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT. EVERYBODY HERE, WITH YOU, BESIDE YOU, BEHIND YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S NOT EASY AND WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS AS FOLKS STEP OUT AND WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL TAKE THE THREE REGISTERED SPEAKERS FIRST. THE ON-AGENDA SPEAKERS AND THE OFF-AGENDA SPEAKERS. FIRST SPEAKER ONLINE IS MR. MICHAEL RANDOLPH FOLLOWED BY CARROLL ANN BENNETT AND MS. ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ. GOOD MORNING, MR. RANDOLPH. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> YES, FOR SURE. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH. I'M WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC. I'LL START OFF BY SHARING WITH YOU THAT SELECTED AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH THE ENCORE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR RECOMMENDING ME. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CRA, REPRESENTATIVE SHARED HER EFFORTS TO EXTEND THE TIMELINE FOR PROJECTS FOR THE CRA. UNFORTUNATELY IT FAILED. WE MUST PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING THE CRA. IN THAT EVENT, WE MUST EMBRACE THE OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING AND TURN TO ALTERNATIVE INITIATIVE TO -- THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENT KNOWN AS THE CBA. BY UTILIZING THE CBA, WE CAN DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EXTEND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS OUR NEEDS. A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS INNOVATION IS THE WEST TAMPA CDC MODEL. THE CBA, WEST TAMPA CDC WILL ESTABLISH A WEST TAMPA TECHNOLOGY AND WEALTH BUILDING AND JOB CREATION INCENTIVE OVER 30 RESIDENT OWNED BUSINESSES AND 15 TO 20 NEW JOBS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BY INCORPORATING THIS INITIATIVE WE ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, ANYONE FROM THE DROPOUT TO THE COLLEGE GRADUATE. WEST TAMPA CDC UPDATE. THE WEST TAMPA CDC IS ALSO PIONEERING IN THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO MAXIMIZE THIS IMPACT. THIS TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH WILL ALLOW A LEAN STAFF OF THREE TO HANDLE THE WORKLOAD TYPICALLY BY TEN EMPLOYEES. BY LEVERAGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WE CAN RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL A PERFORMANCE, COST EFFICIENCY, AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. THIS INNOVATIVE MODEL STREAMLINES THE PROCESS, MOVES PRODUCTIVITY AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITY. FINALLY, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO RON AND HIS SERVICES TO THE CITY OF TAMPA. I MET RON ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE BOTH SERVED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. I LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATION. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RANDOLPH. CARROLL ANN BENNETT, ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ. CARROLL ANN, IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND GO AHEAD. IF YOU WOULD UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> HI. MY NAME IS CARROLL ANN BENNETT. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF TAMPA. FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY GATHERING I ATTENDED, WHETHER AROUND A KITCHEN TABLE, COFFEE WITH CASTOR OR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, EVENTUALLY SOMEONE ENDS UP SAYING WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE HAVE TO WALK IN THE STREET. THE CODE REQUIRES THAT THE CITY CHARGES THEIR AVERAGE COST OF INSTALLING A SIDEWALK FOR THE IN LIEU OF FEE. THAT SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC, PERIOD. WE HAVEN'T RAISED THE IN LIEU OF FEE FOR 15 YEARS BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO VOTE ON IT. THAT ENDS UP GETTING POLITICIZED, BACK AND FORTH, HEMMING AND HAWING, CITY RESOURCES ARE WASTED. PEOPLE'S TIME IS WASTED. THE CODE IS CLEAR ON THE INTENT. IT SHOULD JUST BE AUTOMATIC. WHEN BUILDERS SAY THAT INCREASING THE FEE TO THE CITY'S COST IS GOING TO INCREASE HOUSING, THAT'S RIDICULOUS. BUILDERS CHARGE MARKET RATE, PERIOD. IF THEY SAVE $500 ON A FEE, THEY DON'T CHARGE $500 LESS FOR THE HOUSE. IF THEY CAN REDUCE THE COST OF BUILDING A HOUSE, IT INCREASES THEIR PROFIT, PERIOD. IT'S ALL MARKET DRIVEN. WHO DO THEY THINK PAYS IF THEY DON'T? IT'S NOT SANTA CLAUS. THE CITY HAS TO PAY. WHERE DOES THEIR MONEY COME FROM? ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IT IS THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE TO PAY AND MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE CITY TO INSTALL SIDEWALKS SO RESIDENTS END UP PAYING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRICE WHEN BUILDERS DON'T INSTALL SIDEWALKS. BUILDERS JUST HAVE TO ASK THEMSELVES ONE QUESTION. IS IT MORE THAN $220 A FOOT TO INSTALL A SIDEWALK OR LESS? IF IT'S LESS, THEN THEY BUILD THE SIDEWALK AND SAVE MONEY. IF IT'S MORE THAN 220, THEY PAY THE 220 AND THEY SAVE MONEY. THEY NEVER, EVER, EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PAY HIGHER THAN WHAT IT -- WHAT THEIR COST IS TO INSTALL A SIDEWALK. TAMPA EXCELS AT KILLING OUR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. WE'RE THE BEST AT IT. IF KILLING PEOPLE IS OUR GOAL, THEN WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT. IF SAVING LIVES IS OUR GOAL, WE MUST CHANGE EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING. CARS AREN'T MOWING PEOPLE DOWN ON SIDEWALKS. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ IS OUR LAST ONLINE SPEAKER. THEN WE'LL GO TO THE IN-PERSON ON AGENDA ITEMS. ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ, IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK THIS MORNING ON CEMETERIES. WHAT IS A CEMETERY? CEMETERY SERVES AS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THE DECEASED PROVIDING A SPACE FOR BURIAL AND REMEMBRANCE. OVER TIME, CEREMONIES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HAVE EVOLVED INTO PRIVATELY OWNED BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, SHOPPING CENTERS AND YES, NEW CEMETERIES. WOODLAWN CEMETERY IS UNDER THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT ONCE MORE, AS YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE. THE OWNER HAS PUT THE SAME PARCEL THAT WAS SAVED IN 2022, IT'S BEEN PUT UP FOR SALE. COUNCIL, IT'S A CEMETERY. IT'S A 40-ACRE CEMETERY. IT'S BEEN A CEMETERY SINCE 1988. TAMPEÑOS CONSIDERED ALL 40 ACRES TO BE A CEMETERY, WHETHER BETH ISRAEL, CENTRO ASTURIANO, IT IS ALL A CEMETERY. IN 1900, THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS RESERVED FOR BLACK BURIALS. IN 1951, 63 YEARS AFTER WOODLAWN OPENED, THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED. IF THIS PARCEL FOR SALE IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL, THEN WHY HAS SHOWMAN'S REST NOT PAID TAXES IN FIVE AND A HALF DECADES? WELL, IT IS A CEMETERY AND THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM PAYING TAXES BECAUSE IT IS A CEMETERY. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY IN OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING OF THE PARCEL. WOODLAWN WAS SAVED AND WE WERE SO GRATEFUL. IN 2023, THE GREEN TEAM HAD GRANDEUR ILLUSIONS OF TURNING THE PARCEL INTO MEMORIAL PARCEL. BERMS SIDEWALKS TREES. AT THE URGING OF THE COMMUNITY THAT PROJECT HALTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. HERE WE GO AGAIN, 2025. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, COUNCILMAN CARLSON HAD A FANTASTIC IDEA FOR THE CITY TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PAY FOR GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SCANS SO THAT WE WOULD ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESULTS. IF BODIES ARE CONFIRMED, THE CITY WOULD PURCHASE THE PROPERTY OR LAND. PLEASE CONSIDER PURCHASING THE PARCEL AT SHOWMAN'S REST. THE CITY HAS THE MONEY. WE HAD THE MONEY FOR HANNA AVENUE RIVERWALK FRANKLIN STREET. THE CITY DOES HAVE THE MONEY. OUR PATH SHOULD BE AS IMPORTANT AS OUR FUTURE BECAUSE HISTORY MATTERS. IN ALL FAIRNESS TO THE OWNER WHO HAS EVERY RIGHT TO SELL HER LAND, WE'RE NOT AGAINST THE SALE OF IT, BUT WE ARE AGAINST ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ON SACRED GROUND. LET'S SHOW RESPECT TO CLARIFY HENRY RUIZ, AKA TED WEBB, ALL BURIED IN THE 40-ACRE WOODLAWN CEMETERY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, BETH ALDEN, HUMAIRA AFZAL, STEPHEN MICHELINI. ON-AGENDA ITEMS. >> GOOD MORNING. BETH ALDEN, A VOLUNTEER WITH WALK BIKE TAMPA. I HAVE A LETTER FROM THE WALK BIKE TAMPA BOARD WHICH I'LL PROVIDE TO THE CLERK. WALK BIKE TAMPA IS A NONPROFIT ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PROMOTING SAFE, CONNECTED ROUTES FOR PEOPLE WALKING OR RIDING A BIKE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE WALK BIKE TAMPA BOARD URGES YOU TO PASS THE RESOLUTION, NUMBER 99 IN HAD YOUR AGENDA, ESTABLISHING THE UPDATED FEE FOR PAYMENT TO THE SIDEWALK TRUST FUND WHEN INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK IS NOT PRACTICAL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT. UPDATES TO SECTIONS 22-103 AND 22-104 OF CITY CODE MADE IN UP WITH IT, SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHENED BUILDER REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS WHICH MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER AND MORE WELCOMING TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES AND HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES. BUT THE IN LIEU FEE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO SIDEWALK INSTALLATION FOR CHALLENGING LOCATIONS HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2010. AT $29 PER LINEAR FOOT, THE FEE DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL COST OF INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK. INSTEAD, INCREASING THE PROPOSED IN LIEU OF FEE TO $220 PER LINEAR FOOT COVERS THE CITY'S ACTUAL COSTS FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND WILL EXPEDITE REDUCING THE MANY MILES OF GAPS IN TAMPA'S SIDEWALK NETWORK. IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I PERSONALLY INSTALLED A SIDEWALK WHEN I BUILT AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ON MY PROPERTY. IT WAS PART OF THE LAST GAP ON MY BLOCK. AND AFTERWARDS, MY NEIGHBOR WHO USES A ROLLATOR, USED THAT SIDEWALK TO GET DOWN THE BLOCK TO HER BROTHER'S HOUSE BACK AND FORTH. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT SHE WAS GOING OUT INTO THE ROAD TO GET AROUND MY PROPERTY BEFORE I INSTALLED THAT SIDEWALK. IT WAS A VERY MINOR COST AS PART OF MY OVERALL PROJECT. I'M SO GLAD TO BE PART OF COMPLETING THAT SIDEWALK GAP. WE ASK TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS FEE INCREASE TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND SUPPORT OF THIS CRITICAL FINANCIAL NEED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HUMAIRA AFZAL, STEVE MICHELINI, STEPHANIE POYNOR. >> HI. HUMAIRA AFZAL. I LOVE THE STORY SHE JUST TOLD. I GUARANTEE YOU THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF STORIES ALL OVER THE CITY ABOUT HOW THINGS LIKE ADDING A SIDEWALK WILL LITERALLY CHANGE SOMEBODY'S LIFE. FIRST, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 91, THE PARKING ORDINANCE. WHEN I FIRST SAW THAT, I WAS HOPEFUL THERE MIGHT BE A WAY TO INCLUDE ELEMENTS TO KEEP DRIVERS FROM PARKING IN BIKE LANES. I SENT AN E-MAIL. I DID GET PROMPT RESPONSES. UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T DO SOME OF THE THINGS DUE TO FLORIDA STATUTE. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT THE FOCUS OF THE NEW PARKING ORDINANCE IS ON CAPTURING MORE REVENUE AND THAT THERE REALLY DOES NOT SEEM THAT THERE WAS A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO ALSO SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE TAMPA SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS IN UPDATING THAT ORDINANCE. I AM ENCOURAGED THAT SOME OF THE CITY STAFF SAID THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON SOME OTHER IDEAS TO ACHIEVE THAT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT IT. MEANWHILE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE SOME OF THE NEW REVENUE THAT YOU WILL GET FROM THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THAT ORDINANCE, SUCH AS CAMERA ENFORCED PARKING, AND USE IT FOR THINGS LIKE ADDING MORE SIGNAGE, DON'T PARK IN THE BIKE LANE. ALSO REPLACE BOLLARDS TO KEEP CARS OUT OF THE PROTECTED BIKE LANES. I EMPHASIZE THE PROTECTED BIKE LANES BECAUSE THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT ENTRY POINT FOR BICYCLISTS AND FAMILIES. PEOPLE FEEL SAFE BIKING IN THEM. IT IS AN IMPORTANT ENTRY POINT. I BIKE ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS ALL THE TIME BUT I'VE BEEN BIKING FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS AND I FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THAT. IT'S REALLY CRAZY THAT WE HAVE THESE AMAZING, PROTECTED BIKE LANES THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY PROTECTED. BIKES, WHY ARE BIKES IMPORTANT? THEY GET CARS OFF OF THE ROAD, NUMBER ONE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU WILL REDUCE CONGESTION WITHOUT GETTING CARS OFF THE ROAD. FOR EVERY TIME A PERSON CAN TAKE A TRIP BY A BUS, BY A BIKE, BY WALKING, THAT IS A CAR OFF THE ROAD. THEY ARE BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY ARE A LOT CHEAPER THAN A CAR. MAINTAINING BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALSO A LOT CHEAPER THAN BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ROADS. WITH MY BIKE FULLY LOADED WITH GROCERIES, IT'S ABOUT 150 POUNDS, INCLUDING ME. THE AVERAGE MIDSIZE SUV IS ABOUT 5,000 POUNDS. WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK PUTS MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ROAD? ALSO HEALTH BENEFITS. BUILDS COMMUNITY, ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT. ITEM 99, PLEASE VOTE YES. TAMPA DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE SIDEWALKS. AGAIN, THE CITY NEEDS TO GET MORE CREATIVE IN FINDING WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM PARKING ON THE SIDEWALKS. NO POINT IN BUILDING ALL THOSE WONDERFUL NEW SIDEWALKS IF THEY ARE JUST GOING TO BE COVERED WITH CARS, BOATS, TRAILERS, PORTA-POTTIES, ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS. EXPECTING PEOPLE TO CALL IN EVERY VIOLATION, I CALL PARKING ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE VERY RESPONSIVE. EXPECTING PEOPLE TO CALL IN EVERY VIOLATION IS SIMPLY NOT GOING TO WORK. I'M SURE CITY STAFF CAN COME UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS. THINGS LIKE SIGNAGE. KEEP STUFF OFF THE SIDEWALKS. VOTE YES, THOUGH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. STEPHEN MICHELINI, STEPHANIE POYNOR. JASON -- >> STEVE MICHELINI. I'M HERE REGARDING THE IN LIEU FEE REGARDING SIDEWALKS. I'VE LOOKED AT THE ANALYSIS THAT THE CITY HAD GIVEN ME REGARDING THEIR COSTS, AND THEY HAVE INCLUDED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THINGS THAT PROBABLY YOU SHOULDN'T INCLUDE. THEY ALSO ARE ANALYZING 800 LINEAR FEET ON ONE PROJECT, 1500 LINEAR FEET ON ANOTHER ONE AND 1750 FEET ON ANOTHER ONE. THE IN LIEU FEE IS FOR LIKE 50-FOOT LOTS AND 60-FOOT LOTS. YOU CAN'T COMPARE THOSE COSTS. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT THE CITY ACTUALLY IS PAYING FOR SIDEWALKS. THIS IS FROM THE ANALYSIS THEY PROVIDED TO ME. THEIR ACTUAL COSTS ARE $63.25 AND 97 FOR -- $97.75. THIS CAME FROM THE ANALYSIS THAT THEY PROVIDED TO ME. HERE ARE THE LINKS. 800 LINEAR FEET, 1500 LINEAR FEET, 1750 LINEAR FEET. TYPICAL SMALL SCALE PROJECT IS 50 TO 100 FEET MAXIMUM. I ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF BIDS THAT WERE PROVIDED THAT ARE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION BIDS. WHAT THE CITY BASED THEIR ANALYSIS ON APPEARS TO BE ESTIMATES FROM AN ENGINEERING COMPANY. BUT THESE ARE ACTUAL COSTS PER PROJECTS THAT WENT IN THIS PAST YEAR, $23 A LINEAR FOOT. AGAIN, IF YOU THINK ABOUT A LOT THAT'S 50 FEET WIDE, 20 FEET, 24 FEET OF THAT COMES OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. SO THAT REMAINS 30 FEET, NOT THESE 1500 LINEAR FEET PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE SEEING. THIS ONE IS FROM STERLING BAY. GARY BROWN, 3395 PER LINEAR FOOT. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE, $1,210. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT THEY HAVE INCLUDED IN HERE. TREE REMOVAL, CLEARING -- FIRE HYDRANTS. ANYWAY, YOU CAN HAVE A LOOK. I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THIS. THERMOPLASTIC, UTILITY FIXTURES, TREE PROTECTION. USUALLY THE TREE IN LIEU FEE IS USED WHEN YOU HAVE A GRAND TREE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT YOU CAN'T REMOVE. TRY GOING TO THE VARIANCE BOARD AND TELL THEM YOU WANT TO REMOVE A TREE BECAUSE OF A SIDEWALK, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. WE NEED TO COMPARE LIKE COSTS TO LIKE COSTS. HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY STAFF TO COME UP WITH AN ANALYSIS OF A REAL VALUE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. STEPHANIE POYNOR. >> DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH PASSING AND CHANGING IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. STEPHANIE POYNOR, JASON ASHTON, LINDA U U -- >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. MR. MICHELINI SHOWED YOU A BUNCH OF DEVELOPERS WHO INSTALLED SIDEWALKS. NOT MY PROBLEM. GREAT THING. THEY SHOULD ALL INSTALL SIDEWALKS UNLESS THEY CAN'T AND THEN THEY PAY THE CITY TO DO IT. KNOW WHY THE CITY HAS TO PAY MORE? BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO ALL THE CRAZY THINGS IN ORDER TO DO IT. LET'S BE REAL HERE. YOU CAN PAY THE CHEAP PRICE AND DO IT YOURSELF OR PAY THE MORE EXPENSIVE PRICE AND LET THE CITY DO IT FOR YOU. SORRY, NOT SORRY. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. OF COURSE, I PULLED THIS DATA EXACTLY FROM THE LAST TIME THE SIDEWALK STUFF CAME. WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, THE CITY OF TAMPA CITIZENS, THE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR A NEW SIDEWALK OR NEED NEW SIDEWALKS, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WAS PAID IN AND PAID OUT WAS $1.9 MILLION THAT THE CITIZENS WOULD BE PAYING OUT OF POCKET. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT SPREADSHEET UNTIL I GOT UP HERE AND SAW MR. MICHELINI PUT HIS UP. DEVELOPMENT CAN BE DONE WELL AND CAN BE DONE HALF-BAKED. THAT'S ME PUTTING IT NICELY. NUMBER 16 AND 17 ON YOUR AGENDA ALSO SHOW HALF-BAKED DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS -- THERE ARE ALL THESE LOTS THAT ARE NOT TAKEN CARE OF BY PEOPLE WHO TORE DOWN HOMES SO THAT THEY COULD SELL THE VACANT LOTS. THEN THEY NEGLECT THE VACANT LOTS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THE CITY HAS TO GO OUT, MOW THEM, PICK UP GARBAGE, CLEAN UP AFTER THEM. THAT IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS IS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE GREAT DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY WHO DO SIDEWALKS EVERY TIME THEY BUILD SOMETHING. THEY DO THE STUFF THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THEY WORK AROUND TREES. THEY FIGURE OUT SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. THEN DEVELOPERS WHO ARE LAZY AND WANT TO PAWN IT OFF ON THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS. WE PAY TAXES, YES, WE PAY THOSE, BUT WE NEED SIDEWALKS AROUND SCHOOLS. WE NEED SIDEWALKS IN LOTS AND LOTS OF PLACES, EVERY SINGLE DAY. I JUST SAT BACK THERE IN THE BACK ROW AND ANSWERED AN E-MAIL FROM SOMEBODY WHO I NEVER MET BEFORE WHO CONTACTED THAN BECAUSE THEY WANT SIDEWALKS. WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR SIDEWALKS, THOSE THAT CAN'T PUT A -- ARE NOT PAYING IN SQUAT. LET'S GET OVER IT. LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR REALISTIC SITUATION. 290 LINEAR FEET ON COMMERCE STREET, WHICH IS WHERE WESTSHORE TURNS TO GO TO PICNIC ISLAND. 300 TRUCKS EVERY SINGLE DAY DRIVE AROUND THAT CURVE. BUT YET THE DEVELOPER WHO FILED A LIVE LOCAL, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT SAID, OH, WE CAN'T PUT IN SIDEWALKS THERE. WHY NOT? BECAUSE THEY KNOW, OH, YEAH, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO PAY WHATEVER MR. MICHELINI SHOWED YOU FOR THEIR SIDEWALK, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE. WHY DO WE GIFT THEM THEIR SIDEWALKS? WHY WOULD YOU GIVE AWAY OUR TAX DOLLARS TO THESE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO A HALF-ASSED JOB. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JASON ASHTON. LINDA PONTCHELLI. ARE YOU LINDA PONTCHELLI? >> YES. SAME ITEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU EACH GET THREE MINUTES. >> CAN I GO FIRST? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD. LINDA PONTCHELLI. >> MY NAME IS LINDA PONTCHELLI. CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. I AM HERE TO PLEAD WITH YOU, ALONG WITH SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS, FOR ASSISTANCE WITH MY RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS ALLEY BETWEEN THE 800 BLOCK OF BRADDOCK AND ALFRED STREET. WHEN MY NEW HOUSE WAS BEING BUILT, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INFORMED THAT ANY NEW BUILD WITH ALLEY ACCESS NEEDED TO HAVE A GARAGE OFF THE ALLEY. THAT WAS NOT OUR PREFERENCE DUE TO THE DIFFICULTIES AND INCONVENIENCE, BUT WE LIKE THE LOT AND WERE LED TO BELIEVE THE CITY WOULD PAVE IT LIKE ALL THE OTHER ALLEYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE ALLEY NORTH OF US WHICH CURRENTLY HAS ONE GARAGE ACCESS. THIS IS THE ALLEY SOUTH OF US, WHICH HAS TWO GARAGE ACCESSES. AND THIS IS OUR ALLEY WHICH CURRENTLY HAS EIGHT GARAGE ACCESSES. IF WE LIVED IN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR HOME IN RURAL FLORIDA, THIS COULD BE ACCEPTABLE, BUT WE LIVE IN A MILLION DOLLAR HOME IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, AND THIS IS HOW WE HAVE TO ACCESS OUR HOUSE. I'VE TRIED FOR 20 MONTHS TO HAVE THE CITY OF TAMPA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I'VE CREATED TICKETS. I'VE CALLED DEPARTMENTS AND I'VE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. WHEN WE FIRST MOVED INTO THE HOUSE, OUR ALLEY WAS ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF TO THE TOP OF OUR DRIVEWAY. NOW IT'S ALMOST FOUR INCHES BECAUSE THIS IS ERODING DAILY WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC. THE CITY DID CREATE A SERVICE REQUEST, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS IN REFERRED STATUS WITH NO UPDATE FOR OUR TIMELINE FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE. I ALSO WANT TO SHOW YOU THE PROGRESSION OF THE EROSION. SO THIS IS GOOGLE MAPS PICTURE OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE ALLEY IN 2023. NOT TOO BAD. THEN THIS IS THE ENTRANCE IN DECEMBER OF 2024, AND THIS IS IN MARCH 2025. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S RAPIDLY ERODING. I ALSO WANT TO SAY MY HOME AND THE ONE NEXT DOOR TO ME WHICH JASON LIVES IN WAS BUILT ON WHAT WAS A SINGLE LOT. WE CURRENTLY PAY NEARLY FIVE TIMES THE PROPERTY TAXES OF THE OWNERS OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE THAT WAS ON OUR LOT. BECAUSE WE FOLLOWED THE RULES, WE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE PRICE. IF YOU COULD SOMEHOW MAKE THIS A PRIORITY TO GIVE ME AND MY IMMEDIATE ALLEY NEIGHBORS THE QUALITY OF LIFE MY OTHER NEIGHBORS HAVE, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JASON ASHTON, ROBERT PONTCHELLI. CRYSTAL RICHARDSON, PASTOR WILLIAMS MENTESNOT. >> LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR LISTENING TO US TODAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: STATE YOUR NAME SIR. >> JASON ASHTON. JUST FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT LINDA SAID. IF WE WERE IN THE SITUATION ORIGINALLY, WE WOULD HAVE ALL OPTED TO HAVE THE GARAGES IN THE FRONT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE ORDINANCE HAS CHANGED AND WE HAVE, I THINK, EIGHT HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON OUR STREET RIGHT NOW. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ON THE SAME SIDE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IN DRIVEWAYS AND GARAGES IN THE FRONT. IT DOESN'T CHANGE THEIR VISIBILITY OR THE AESTHETICS OF THE ALLEY WAY LOOKS LIKE. THE TRUCKS DOING THE BUILDING ARE COMING AND GOING EVERY DAY, AS A RESULT, THE ALLEY WAY IS CONTINUING TO ERODE, CONTINUING TO SINK AND JUST CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. IF THIS WAS AN AESTHETIC ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY, A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, PROBABLY NOT HERE, BUT THIS IS MORE A SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO BEING A PROBLEM FOR THE HOMEOWNERS, AS LINDA REFERENCED, OUR TAX LIABILITIES HAVE GONE UP CONSIDERABLY. AS A RESULT, WE'RE NOT GETTING WHAT I WOULD THINK IS DAY ONE MAINTENANCE OR ACCESS FOR THIS ALLEY WAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I HAVE A TODDLER, A THREE-YEAR-OLD. EVERY TIME I OPEN THE GARAGE I'M HORRIFIED BECAUSE ANYBODY WHO HAS A TODDLER, THEY LIKE TO MOVE FAST. TRYING TO KEEP UP AND TRYING TO GET HIM TO LOOK BOTH WAYS IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH THESE LARGE TRUCKS COMING AND GOING. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR WHAT WE WERE TOLD ORIGINALLY THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A MAINTAINED ACCESS ROAD, MAINTAINED ALLEY WAY, AND TO HAVE THIS THING PAVED, NOT SURE IF WE HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, BUT IF WE COULD FIND A WAY TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOBILITY TO ACCESS SOME OF THE FUNDS AND GET A BASIC PAVING JOB, IF NOT DOING IT THE CORRECT WAY, IT WOULD BE NOT ONLY BENEFICIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY. BECAUSE AS CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE EROSION, AS LINDA POINTED OUT, IN JUST A YEAR, YOU'VE GOT CONSIDERABLE EROSION. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM. BECAUSE IT IS CITY PROPERTY, IT'S GOING TO FALL BACK ON THE CITY, NOT TO MENTION OUR HOMES ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED AT RISK AS THIS CONTINUES. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO FIND THE FUNDS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED HELPFUL. AS FAR AS I THINK A LOT OF US ARE CONCERNED, IT SHOULD HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE WERE BUILDING ORIGINALLY. WE WOULD NEVER OPTED TO HAVE A DETACHED GARAGE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CHIEF BENNETT, WOULD YOU GET THEIR INFORMATION BEFORE THEY LEAVE? VERY GOOD. ROBERT PONTCHELLI, CRYSTAL RICHARDSON, PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS. >> MY NAME IS ROBERT PONTCHELLI. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN TAMPA FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, DESPITE MY ACCENT, WE'VE BEEN HERE AND CONSIDER TAMPA OUR HOME. WE'VE OWNED NINE PROPERTIES IN SOUTH HOWARD AREA AND IN THE CHANNEL DISTRICT DURING THAT TIME. NINE PROPERTIES. SOME AS INVESTMENTS, SOME WE'VE LIVED AT. WE RECENTLY MOVED TO THE RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUILT THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. JUST TO MAYBE ADD A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS, ON OUR BLACK THAT FACES THE ALLEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE ARE 11 TOTAL HOMES. SIX OF THEM WILL HAVE A BUILD DATE OF 2023 OR NEWER. SO THERE'S FOUR UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW, BUT SIX, THE ENTIRE RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS AREA, MY WIFE AND I EXERCISE AND WE'LL JOG AND WALK DAILY, I DON'T THINK THERE'S 6 OF 11 ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET ANYWHERE ELSE IN RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY BUSY, A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW HOMES GOING. AS I THINK MY WIFE POINTED OUT, THAT'S GOOD FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT MAYBE YOU CAN HELP FOLKS AND FIND US SOME MONEY FOR THIS. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ADD IS WITH ALL THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING, EVEN THE ONES WITH THE FRONT FACING THE -- THE NEW HOMES WITH THE FRONT-FACING GARAGES, WE HAVE TWO OF THE NEW ONES AND ONE OF THE EXISTING ONES HAVE AN ADU UNIT WHICH IS ON THE BACK. I'M GUESSING THAT THE ACCESS POINT, ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW, STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, IS GOING TO BE THROUGH THIS ALLEY. WE'RE THINKING THERE'S GOING TO BE A HEIGHTENED INCREASED LEVEL OF TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS REALLY CHANGING. MOST OF THE HOMES WHEN WE MOVED THERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WENT IN THE THREE AND FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR RANGE. RIGHT NOW, OUR HOME WAS NEARLY A MILLION WHEN WE FINISHED IT. THE CHEAP HOMES ARE LIKE A MILLION TWO. THE HOME DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM US ON THE 800 BLOCK OF BRADDOCK JUST SOLD FOR $2.4 MILLION. A HOME ON ADDERLEY THIS WEEK, WHICH IS ONE BLOCK NORTH OF US, JUST CLOSED FOR 1.4 MILLION. IT'S REALLY TRANSITIONING FROM WHAT MAY HAVE LOOKED LIKE A MIDDLE-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD MAYBE 20, 30, 40 YEARS AGO, IT'S BECOMING LIKE AN UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S KIND OF UNIQUE. THE OTHER THING I'D SAY, WE WERE THERE BUILDING OUR HOUSE. WE DIDN'T BUY IT PREBUILT. THE HOME NEXT DOOR WHERE JASON LIVES WAS BEING PREBUILT. I HAD AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE THAT WERE LOOKING AT THAT HOUSE. MY WIFE AND I ARE OUTSIDE WORKING A LOT IN OUR YARD, CAME TO US AND HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WE TRIED TO BE POSITIVE ON IT. AT LEAST SIX OF THEM SAID THEY COULDN'T PUT AN OFFER, EVEN THOUGH THEY LOVED THE HOUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ALLEY. WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PROPERTY VALUE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S TRANSITION. WE ACTUALLY HAVE BECOME QUITE EMBARRASSED WHEN WE HAVE THE SITTERS COME BECAUSE THEY COME AND LOOK, OH, GEEZ, YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, WHEN ARE YOU FINISHING OUT BACK? IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT, AND WE'RE HOPING WITH ALL THE NEW BUILD, MORE MONEY -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. CRYSTAL RICHARDSON, PASTOR WILLIAMS, MENDES NOT. THE FINAL SPEAKER IS ROBIN LOCKETT. >> CRYSTALS RICHARDSON. TO PIGGY BACK ON THE LAST THREE, SAME SUBJECT, I AM A NATIVE OF TAMPA, BORN AND RAISED, A LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT. THE DEVELOPERS THAT HE WAS JUST SPEAKING ABOUT ON ADDERLEY, WE REPRESENT THOSE SALES SO VERY FAMILIAR WITH RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS AND THE GROWTH THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS. THEY HAVE LIVED HERE FOR MUCH LONGER. WE BOUGHT OUR HOUSE THIS PAST DECEMBER, AND WE BOUGHT IT BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT FOR THE MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE AND HAVING THAT AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL WHICH OUR PARKING IS ALL THROUGH THE BACK. WE'RE FIXING UP OUR SECTION BY PUTTING MULCH IN AND MAKING IT NICE AND FEASIBLE AS A PARKING AREA, BUT THE DRIVE IN FROM EITHER END, I HAVE A LOW VEHICLE THAT I WILL NOT DRIVE DOWN THAT ALLEY WAY BECAUSE OF THE POTHOLES. I THINK OUR SECTION IS PROBABLY THE WORST OF THE AREA. AS SHE SHOWED EARLIER, YOU HAVE ASPHALT ON BOTH ENDS. AGAIN, IT REALLY IS BECOMING AN ACTUAL ISSUE. WE HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTION ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS, THERE'S CONCRETE BEING POURED TODAY. IT'S GETTING OUT OF CONTROL TO BE HONEST. I WALK MY DOG DOWN EVERY DAY AND I HAVE TO GET A FRESH PAIR OF WHITE SNEAKERS EVERY TIME BECAUSE IT IS A DISASTER. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION. THERE ARE MORE NEIGHBORS MOVING INTO THE STREET. THERE ARE 20 PROPERTIES THAT SHARE THE ALLEY. MORE THAN HALF HAVE DRIVEWAY ACCESS. THEY ARE ALL IN TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CARS ARE NOT DOING WELL. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION. THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PASTOR WILLIAMS. >> UHURU, METESNOT. INTERESTING CONVERSATION. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT TAMPA FLORIDA. IF YOU ARE ALSO RICH AND WEALTHY AND YOU ALL GOT THESE HOMES AND WHO LIVING IN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR HOME WHATEVER, WHATEVER, DOESN'T DESERVE CITY SERVICES, WHY DON'T YOU BAND TOGETHER AND FIX YOUR OWN HOMES, FIX YOUR OWN STREET. I FIX THINGS AROUND MY HOME AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALL THE TIME AND I'M NOT THAT RICH. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS NONE OF THAT STUPIDNESS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT. YEAH, THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, STATE OF FLORIDA, AND OTHER CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT INTRICATELY INTERCONNECTED ENTITIES ARE USING THE FEDERALLY AND/OR PRIVATELY FUNDED TITLE 4 CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR FINANCIALLY INCENTIVIZED PURPOSES BEYOND CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, COLLECTION RECOVERY DISTRIBUTION, SANCTION AND PUNISHMENT. SOME OF THE ALTERNATIVE PURPOSES OF THE CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE LOW-LEVEL EUGENICS, ETHNIC CLEANSING, POPULATION CONTROL, REPRODUCTION DETERRENT, SELF-INDUCED NEGRO GENOCIDE, LEGALIZED ABORTION ITEMS FIVE -- SLOW NEGRO GENOCIDE, RACIAL SKIN COLOR DISCRIMINATION. RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, REINSTITUTION OF VARIOUS FORMS OF CHATTER SLAVERY. INDENTURED SERVITUDE, JIM CROW LAWS, GRANDFATHER CLAUSES, KU KLUX KLAN, DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY, SHARE CROPPING, CONVICT, BLACK DESIGNER LAWS AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE MODERN DAY PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX CRIMINALIZATION OF POVERTY AND THE TITLE 4 WING OF THE -- THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TITLE 4, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ARE PRIME CANDIDATES FOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, CLERKS OF COURT, CHIEF JUDGES, INDIVIDUAL TRIBUNAL JUDGES, HEARING OFFICERS, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERALS AND ANY -- OPERATES WITH A DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE AND CERTAINTY, ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY NOTHING THAT ANY POOR AND WORKING CLASS DEADBEAT PARENT CAN POSSIBLY DO ABOUT THEIR FAMILY RIGHTS BEING VIOLATED. DOR BLATANT RIGHTS VIOLATION, ESPECIALLY IF MOST OF THOSE VIOLATED INDIVIDUALS, RESPONDENTS WERE NOT REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL. THUS, GREATER POSSIBILITY THAT IF ANY LEGAL CONTRADICTION UNCOVERED IN THE FUTURE WITHIN THE CHILD SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL CHILD SUPPORT CASES, NEWLY DISCOVERED VIOLATIONS, IRRESPECTIVE OF HOW GROSS, MINIMAL EFFECT ON ANY DECISIONS THE COURT ORDERS AND BARRED BY STATUTORY TIME LIMITATIONS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE DAY. PASTOR WILLIAMS. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS, LOCATED -- I WAS LOCATED ON 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET -- PURCHASE MY CHURCH AND -- TRY TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME. CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I THOUGHT I WAS. YOU KNOW WHAT, I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL. TALKING ABOUT WEST TAMPA INSTEAD OF EAST TAMPA. EAST TAMPA FUTURE. I'LL READ IT TO YOU. EAST TAMPA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CRA IS UPDATING THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WE NEED YOUR INPUT. THEY MUST BE TALKING ABOUT WEST TAMPA. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US IN EAST TAMPA. WE JUST LIVE AND DIE. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TAMPA IS WHAT THEY DOING FOR PEOPLE IN WEST TAMPA. THE MAYOR PUTS SO MUCH MONEY IN HER BUDGET FOR WEST TAMPA, BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IN EAST TAMPA SHE WON'T PUT A DAMN THING IN THERE. JACKSON HOUSE AROUND THERE. IT AIN'T GOT THE FIRST CITATION. LET THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, TEAR IT DOWN. BUILD SOME NICE HOMES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT WE DON'T CARE. PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO PUT OUT MONEY LIKE YOU ALL ARE, DON'T HEAR NOTHING ABOUT IT. BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, WE ARE CITIZENS AND WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS UNDER THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WE SHOULD BE RESPECTED, WHETHER YOU ALL LIKE IT OR NOT. GOD IS THE ONE THAT CREATED, AND HE DID A GOOD JOB OF CREATING, BECAUSE DO LOOK LIKE A HUMAN BEING. AT LEAST WE AIN'T CRAWLING AROUND LIKE NO RAT. WE HAVE TO THANK GOD HAZY CREATION AND GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISES AND THE GLORY. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR -- WE'RE NOT TRY TO BE HARD ON YOU BUT YOU ARE HARD ON US. DON'T WANT TO DO NOTHING FOR US. EVERYTHING GOING TO WORK OUT IN OUR FAVOR. MS. JOHNSON, SHE IS A GOOD PERSON. SHE TREATS ME ROYALLY. I THANK GOD FOR HER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MS. ROBIN LOCKETT. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> ROBIN LOCKETT. GOOD MORNING. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE HURRICANE RELIEF PROGRAM LAUNCHED THIS WEEK, $3.2 MILLION TO HELP CITIZENS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE HURRICANE. I'M HAPPY THAT THAT IS UP AND GOING. SECOND OF ALL, THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT SIDEWALKS TODAY. WE HAVE TO RESOLVE IT. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BUILDING AND WE HAVE CONTROL OVER, INCLUDING WHETHER A BUILDER DOES XYZ. WE DO NEED SIDEWALKS. SCHOOLS NEED SIDEWALKS. ALL THESE LARGE SUBDIVISIONS ARE GOING UP AND NO SIDEWALKS. SO THAT SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC THING WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS BUILDING THAT WE ARE ALLOWING TO HAPPEN IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. I'M STILL TALKING ABOUT THE YELLOW JACKETS. I WANT THE YELLOW JACKETS TO BE MADE WHOLE. WHOLE IS IF THEY HAD TWO FIELDS IN WEST TAMPA AND A BUILDING, THEY SHOULD HAVE TWO FIELDS ACROSS FROM THAT CEMETERY AND A BUILDING. THEY HAD A CONCESSION STAND AND A BUILDING. THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I'M JUST MAKING IT REAL CLEAR. IN REGARDS TO THE COSMETIC THINGS, BECAUSE I DRIVE BY THERE AND I SEE THEY ARE DOING THINGS, BUT WE WANT A BUILDING. MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE WANTS HIS BUILDING BACK. THAT'S MAKING IT WHOLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD AT THE PRIOR FIELD. SO WHATEVER HAS TO BE DONE AND IF HE'S DOING HAND SHAKES BECAUSE HE TRUSTED THE ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO YOU GUYS, THAT HAND SHAKE IS SAYING -- I HEARD THEM SAY IN MEETINGS THAT WE'LL MAKE THE YELLOW JACKETS WHOLE. THAT'S WHAT WHOLE MEANS TO US, THAT THEY HAVE A WORKING CONCESSION STAND AND A BUILDING OR YOU COULD PUT THE BUILDING, THEIR OFFICES ON TOP OF THAT CONCESSION STAND, BUT THEY WANT A BUILDING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CON CLUES PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL NOW GO TO ANY REQUESTS BY THE PUBLIC FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. I SEE NO ONE. LET'S GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILMAN VIERA, YOU HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY, 4-10. >>LUIS VIERA: SO MOVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. >>GWEN HENDERSON: BEFORE I MOVE, I WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEM 13, WHICH IS THE $103,000 FROM THE NCAA NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THAT'S COMING HERE. THEY ARE GOING TO UPGRADE THE EQUIPMENT AT THE FORMER BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. CALLED THE RIVERFRONT RECREATION CENTER AT 1301 NORTH BOULEVARD ALONG WITH THE DECOR OF THE 2025 WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. SO EXCITED TO BE WELCOMING THEM TO TOWN. MOVE ITEMS 11-25 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. I MOVE ITEMS 26-47. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, FINANCE COMMITTEE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE ITEMS 48-51. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I MOVE 52-70. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, MOBILITY AND ASSET MANAGEMENT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOVE ITEMS 71-74. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM CLENDENIN AND SECOND FROM VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO MOVE 93 AND 94? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE NEED TO SET A FEW ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING, 75, 76, 77. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA SETTING 75, 76, 77, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED. WE'LL GO TO SECOND READINGS. LET'S GET A MOTION TO OPEN THE 10:00 PUBLIC HEARINGS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I SEE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM THE STRAZ, DO YOU WANT TO -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE STRAZ IS ALL SET, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE 10 A.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK ON 78 THROUGH 87, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. [OATH ADMINISTERED] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL START WITH ITEM 78. MS. JOHNSON VELEZ. NO. SIR, COME ON UP. >> GOOD MORNING. CARL BRODY FROM LEGAL. TODAY, WE HAVE SECOND READING FOR THE EVENT ZONE FOR THE WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 78? I SEE NO ONE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU MIND READING 78? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I MOVE IT, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN AMERICA, I THINK, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL. THEY TURNED THIS AROUND. ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A PORTION OF TAMPA AS AN EVENT ZONE IN ORDER TO REGULATE ACTIVITIES FROM APRIL 2, 2025, THROUGH APRIL 7, 2025 IN PREPARATION FOR HOSTING THE 2025 NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR; DESIGNATING GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES, DATES AND TIMES FOR THE EVENT ZONE; REGULATING AND PROHIBITING TEMPORARY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, TENTS, SIGNAGE AND COMMERCIAL PROMOTION IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; PROVIDING FOR INSPECTIONS AND PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR FIRST AMENDMENT ZONES; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED EWELL. UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, I SEE YOU WERE ABSENT AT VOTE FOR 79 AND A FEW OTHERS. WERE YOU ABLE TO REVIEW THE RECORD? >>LUIS VIERA: YES. THIS WAS A DAY I HAD A MANDATORY MEETING FOR A FIELD TRIP FOR MY SON. YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM 79. YES MA'AM. >> EMMA GREGORY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. WE'RE HERE FOR SECOND READING OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WAS ACTUALLY PRESENTED IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL'S MOTION AMENDING 15-104 TO INCLUDE THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD AREA INTO THE PERMIT PARKING ZONES. HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR FIRST READING. IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, MA'AM, COME ON UP. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. I WANT TO KNOW WHEN THERE WERE PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS ABOUT THESE CHANGES. I HADN'T SEEN THEM. NOBODY I KNOW OF HAS SEEN THEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE AN ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, RELATING TO CHAPTER 15, PARKING, ARTICLE II, REGULATIONS, PERMIT, PENALTIES, AMENDING SECTION 15-104 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT ONLY AREA, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION BY VIERA, SECOND FROM CLENDENIN. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE CAN OPEN THE 10:30 A.M. PETITION. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I BELIEVE WE HAD A COUPLE NEW PEOPLE WALK IN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM BETWEEN 80 AND 88 AND HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN IN, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE. [OATH ADMINISTERED] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT COVERS EVERYBODY. ITEM NUMBER 80. GO AHEAD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 80 IS REZ 24-45, REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3807 AND 3811 WEST SAN JUAN AVENUE. REQUEST IS REZONE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ALLOWING FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED USES. THIS IS BEFORE YOU FOR SECOND READING. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? ANY APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 80? MR. MECHANIK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS DAVID MECHANIK, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 80? YES, SIR, COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. KYLE ROSS. I'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU ONCE BEFORE ON THIS ISSUE. I'M ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY ABUTTING THIS PROJECT AND ONE OF THE TOWNHOME OWNERS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT. WE LEFT THE LAST MEETING WHERE I SPOKE AND MULTIPLE OTHERS ABOUT MOVING THE DUMPSTER FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER WHERE IT WAS ABUTTING AGAINST THREE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, MOVE IT TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER. MR. MIRANDA, YOU HAD A VERY CLEAR DIRECTIVE, MOVE THE DUMPSTER TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER. I'M SHOCKED BECAUSE I WENT ONLINE AND I LOOKED AT THEIR PLANS, IT WAS MOVED. IT WAS MOVED FROM THE NORTHEAST -- EXCUSE ME, THE NORTHWEST CORNER TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. NOW THIS DUMPSTER IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE SEE WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING DOWN SWANN AVENUE. I WAS SHOCKED TO THINK THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH DOING THAT, TO THINK WE WOULDN'T CHECK THE PLANS, THINK THEY COULD PULL THE WOOL OVER THE EYES OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT. I THINK IT IS A SYMPTOM OF A BIGGER PROBLEM HERE. THEY DON'T HAVE RESPECT FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE BARGING INTO. I WANT TO REMIND THE PANEL THAT IN 2021, DAVID WEEKLY, THEY BUILT THREE TOWNHOMES ON THE SAME SIZE PLOT OF LAND WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD 12 UNITS. TOO MUCH ON TOO LITTLE PROPERTY. THEY CAME IN HERE LAST TIME, I RAN OUT OF TIME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO SPEAK HOW THEY DIDN'T NEED TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. THEY NEED TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST BOTTLENECKS OF TRAFFIC IN THE ENTIRE CITY, IF NOT THE WORST. WHEN IT IS BLOCKED UP ON WEEKENDS ESPECIALLY, TRADER JOE'S, GRIDLOCK FROM DALE MABRY TO CLARK, CONSTANTLY PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD RECKLESSLY TO AVOID THAT TRAFFIC. HERE ARE PHOTOS OF IT. HERE IS A PHOTO FROM ABC ACTION NEWS BASICALLY STANDING IN MY DRIVEWAY TALKING ABOUT IT. HERE IS A PHOTO I TOOK FROM MY BALCONY SHOWING THAT GRIDLOCK. THAT IS REGULAR GRIDLOCK. THEY ABSOLUTELY NEED TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY. DON'T LET THEM DO A FAST ONE LIKE THEY ARE DOING WITH THE STUMPSTER AND SAY THEY DON'T NEED TO DO A STUDY FOR TRAFFIC. BIG PROJECT, BIG STRAW. IT MIGHT BREAK THE CAMEL'S BACK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? >> STEVEN ALT. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT KYLE SAID. THE AGREEMENT WAS TO MOVE THAT DUMPSTER TO THE EAST SIDE. I THINK THE AGREEMENT WAS SPECIFICALLY TO MOVE IT TO THE REAR, THE REAR OF THE EAST SIDE ABUTTING THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. AND ANOTHER DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE THAT'S THERE FOR THE BUSINESSES, THE BAGEL SHOP AND THE SMOOTHIE SHOP AND BURGER KING THAT'S THERE AND PUTTING ALL THE DUMPSTERS TOGETHER IN THE CORNER. PURE SPECULATION IS THAT THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BEHIND THAT, RIGHT BEHIND THIS OWNED BY THE SAME GROUP THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP AND THEY DON'T WANT THE DUMPSTER NEAR THAT PROPERTY TO LOWER THAT PROPERTY VALUE. THAT'S MY SPECULATION. WHETHER TRUE OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW. THE AGREEMENT WE ALL LEFT WITH AT THE LAST MEETING IS THE DUMPSTER WAS GOING TO BE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY. THANK YOU. >> RYAN CANALIS, ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, ENOUGH HAS BEEN SAID ON IT. WE RECONVENED HERE TO REVISIT THE SAME THING. IT'S UNFORTUNATE AND BORDER LINE INSULTING IF, IN FACT, THAT DUMPSTER WASN'T MOVED TO THE CORRECT POSITION. I WOULD LIKE US ALL TO GET BACK TO WHAT WE AGREED ON. IF NOT ALREADY, I'M SURE THEY WILL STATE THEIR CASE. I DID RUN A QUICK SEARCH. NOT A PROPERTY GOOGLE EXPERT, BUT I DID SEE THE SAME NAME ON THE PROPERTY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAT IS AN OPEN LOT. ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING. I HOPE THEY HAVE GOOD, SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS THERE, BUT I ALSO HOPE THEY DO IT BY RESPECTING THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THEM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WHO WILL GO FIRST. OKAY, SIR, AND MS. POYNOR. >> TRAE WEINGARDT, 4119 WEST LEONA STREET. A COUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT HERE. THIS PROPERTY AS CURRENTLY ZONED IS ALSO PERMITTED FOR 14,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING. MR. COHEN HAS ACTUALLY DONE A TRAFFIC STUDY ON THIS PROPERTY -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ARE YOU PART OF THE APPLICANT? >> I'M THE SON-IN-LAW OF THE APPLICANT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WAIT AS PART OF REBUTTAL BECAUSE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO IT. MS. POYNOR, YOU WILL BE THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER AND THEN REBUTTAL. >> STEPHANIE POYNOR. I NEED TO ASK ONE SIMPLE QUESTION. WHY DO THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA NEED TO LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE'S GARBAGE? WHY WOULD YOU PUT IT ON THE CORNER? IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE CORNER. I WAS HERE FOR THE LAST HEARING, AND THESE FOLKS SAID THEY WOULD PUT IT ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER. DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO DO. I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY, YOU'RE UNDER OATH WHEN YOU STAND UP HERE. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. OH, GUESS WHAT, JUST BECAUSE YOU MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T MEAN YOU LISTEN AND THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. MECHANIK, YOU HAVE REBUTTAL HERE. MY QUESTION AS YOU'VE HEARD REGARDING THE MOVEMENT OF THIS DUMPSTER, JUDGING FROM WHAT WAS SHOWN HERE IS THAT DUMPSTER NOW ALONG SWANN AVENUE. >> THIS IS DAVID MECHANIK, TO THE APPLICANT. WE FILED A PLAN. I WOULD ASK YOUR STAFF TO CONFIRM THIS. WE MOVED THE DUMPSTER TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER. I HAVE THE SITE PLAN. I'M GOING TO PUT IT ON THE ELMO. THE DUMPSTER WAS ORIGINALLY ON THIS CORNER. WE MOVED IT OVER HERE, WHICH IS AS FAR INTO THE CORNER WE COULD GET. THERE'S DRAINAGE AT THE EXACT CORNER, BUT IT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE TOLD TO PUT IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN WE REFRAIN FROM CONVERSATIONS IN THE BACK AND THROUGHOUT THE ROOM? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES SIR. >> CAN THE STAFF CONFIRM WE PUT THE DUMPSTER WHERE I JUST SAID IT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN FILED -- >> WHAT I HAVE ON THE ELMO IS WHAT WAS FILED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHERE DID THE PUBLIC GET THE INFORMATION THAT THE DUMPSTER WAS FACING -- >> I HAVE NO IDEA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHAT IS IN THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON NOW? >> I PUT THAT ON THE ELMO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WANT TO CONFIRM WITH STAFF SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS AND WE CAN SEE IT. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU ARE VOTING ON TODAY. THE APPLICANT DID COMPLY WITH COUNCIL'S REQUEST AND MOVE THE DUMPSTER TO THIS LOCATION IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER. WHEN IT COMES TO SECOND READINGS, THE APPLICANT PROVIDES FOUR HARD COPIES. THOSE ARE THEN CERTIFIED BY STAFF AND THEN BROUGHT TO THE CLERK. THOSE AREN'T NECESSARILY UPLOADED TO ACCELA. ONCE CERTIFIED BY THE COUNCIL CHAIR, WE ARE SCANNING THEM IN AND UPLOADING TO THE ACCELA RECORD. SO THE PLAN THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT, IS A PLAN, AN ITERATION WELL IN THE PAST BEFORE DRC. THAT IS A VERY OLD PLAN THAT WAS SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SHOULD THIS GET APPROVAL TODAY, BEING THAT I HAVE TO SIGN THE SITE PLAN AFTER THE FACT, I'M GOING TO SEE THIS DUMPSTER IN THIS LOCATION AS YOU'RE SHOWING NOW, NOT WHAT THE PUBLIC HAD TOLD ME. AND JUST TO CONFIRM, ANY WAY AFTER WE VOTE THAT THEY CAN CHANGE ANYTHING. ARE THEY BY LAW ON RECORD AND UNDER OATH HAVE TO OBLIGE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW WHERE THE DUMPSTER IS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: YES, SIR. THIS WILL BE THE PLAN OF RECORD. THE PLAN BEHOLDEN TO BUILD TO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO WAY TO CIRCUMVENT IT AFTER THE FACT? >>SAMUEL THOMAS: NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO MOVE THE DUMPSTER ANYWHERE ELSE WOULD NOT BE APPROVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN AND HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, CHAIR. GO AHEAD. YOU SAID MY NAME SECOND. SORRY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THAT'S OKAY. QUESTION. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER CHANGES. DO YOU HAVE THE SITE PLAN THAT CAME AT THE FIRST READING? AND WHAT OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE TO THAT SITE PLAN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING? >> WELL, THE CHANGES WERE LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND WE MADE ALL OF THE STAFF CHANGES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DID YOU ELIMINATE ONE TOWN HOUSE? >> NO, WE DID NOT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TOWN HOUSES? >> NO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THE ONLY CHANGES WERE THE RELOCATION. YOU DID SOME VISITOR PARKING CHANGES? >> NO, NO CHANGES TO THE PARKING. THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE WORDING OF THE NOTES AND THE WAIVER. THAT'S ALL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. THOMAS, IS THAT CORRECT? >>SAMUEL THOMAS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION YES THAT'S CORRECT. APPLICANT MADE ALL THE REVISIONS SUPPOSED TO BE MADE ON THE REVISION SHEET IN ADDITION TO MOVING THE DUMPSTER LIKE COUNCIL REQUESTED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: STILL GO ON THE RECORD AS TO MY OBJECTION IN FIRST READING. WHEN ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS PUT THE OVERHEAD OF THIS STREET, EVERY ONE OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED HOUSES OR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ALL ARE FORWARD FACING TO SWANN. ALL THE DOORS FACE SWANN. IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ISSUE BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC ISSUE IS CREATED BY THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING THE SUPERMARKET WHERE IT IS. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CREATED THAT PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT THIS PARCEL IS ZONED TO HAVE AN OFFICE BUILDING, THE REASON THEY ARE NOT BUILDING OFFICE BUILDING IS THE MARKET HAS CHANGED. OFFICE CAPACITIES HAVE PLUMMETED. THAT IS THE REASON THEY ARE CHANGING TO A DIFFERENT MARKET. BUT THE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN FOR THIS, OBVIOUSLY, SHOULD IT BE FORWARD FACING EITHER DETACHED OR ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, FORWARD FACING SWANN TO MIX THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE. YOU'RE PUTTING ALLEY-STYLE HOMES, ISOLATED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST TO SQUEEZE WHAT WAS TWO AND A HALF LOTS, MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE IF YOU BUILD HOUSES HERE. SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, MAYBE JUST TWO. THE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, AGAIN, I CAN'T GET PAST THIS. WE BUILD ON THESE THINGS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THESE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE FOLKS INVESTED IN THEIR HOMES, TO THE WEST OF THIS PROPERTY AND TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS PROPERTY, THEY ALL INVESTED IN A SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED, DETACHED NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A CONSISTENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, AND WE ARE DRAMATICALLY CHANGING THAT DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY HAVE SINGLE-MOST PROBABLY HIGHEST INVESTMENT THEY'LL EVER HAVE IN THEIR LIFE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN, AM I ALLOWED TO FINISH MY REBUTTAL? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OF COURSE. YEAH, YOU HAVE TIME. GO AHEAD. >> YEAH, I THINK I ONLY SPOKE FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: REBUTTALS ARE FIVE MINUTES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC. FIRST OF ALL, WHATEVER CONGESTION IS OUT THERE WAS PERMITTED BY THE CITY BEFORE WE EVER CAME ON THE SCENE. WE DON'T GENERATE ONE CAR TODAY ON THAT PROPERTY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND COUNCIL, THIS IS THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT WE SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY. THE BLUE BAR REFLECTS THE USE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE SITE, A DAY CARE CENTER. THE RED BAR IS THE APPROVED OFFICE AND THE GREEN BAR IS WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY. WE ARE PROPOSING A SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. AGAIN, MY CLIENT IS NOT GENERATING ANY OF THE PROBLEM. THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS THE CITY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT TRADER JOE'S. I JUST RESPECTFULLY REQUEST. DON'T DENY THIS ZONING APPLICATION BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH TRADER JOE'S. SO WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE MY REBUTTAL. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO CLOSE. NO, THAT'S DONE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ? >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES. I MOVE FILE REZ-24-45, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3807 AND 3811 WEST SWANN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I'M GOING TO REITERATE MY NO VOTE BECAUSE OF PRETTY MUCH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN SAID. THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT FIT IN SCALE AND SIZE AND TO THE REST OF THE STREET. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING. IT'S JUST NOT WHAT WE NEED TO BE SEEING IN THE CITY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CLENDENIN AND HURTAK VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 81 IS NEXT. >> CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 81 IS REZ-24-70, REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3602 WEST AZEELE STREET. REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ALLOWING BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL OFFICE USES. VISIONS COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 81. IS THERE AN APPLICANT FOR 81? THERE IS NO APPLICANT FOR 81. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 81? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 81. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I MOVE FILE REZ-24-70, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3602 WEST AZEELE STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL, AND MEDICAL OFFICE, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM VIERA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 82, GO AHEAD, SIR. >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE: FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. 82 IS REZ-24-101. IT IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8813 BROOKS STREET, 8901 NORTH 13th STREET AND 8814 NORTH 14th STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM INDUSTRIAL GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 50 TO INDUSTRIAL GENERAL. THIS IS A EUCLIDEAN REZONING REQUEST. THERE IS NO SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLICATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. COME ON UP, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> RYAN MANASSE WITH JOHNSON POPE, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DIVISIVE, SUITE 3100. I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS. SHOULD YOU NOT HAVE ANY, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. ANYBODY HERE FOR ITEM 82 TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD. >>LYNN HURTAK: FILE REZ-24-101, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 8813 BROOKS STREET, 8901 NORTH 13th STREET, AND 8814 NORTH 14th STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION IG, INDUSTRIAL GENERAL, AND RS-50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, TO IG, INDUSTRIAL GENERAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 83. GO AHEAD, SIR. >>CHRISTOPHER DEMANCHE: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 83 IS REZ-24-102. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3604 TEMPLE STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 16 TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 18. THIS IS A EUCLIDEAN REZONING REQUEST. THERE ARE NO SITE PLANS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? I SEE NONE. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 83? IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 83? I SEE NO ONE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, 83. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 83, FILE REZ-24-102, ORDINANCE PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3604 TEMPLE STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-16, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, TO RM 18, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. ITEM 84. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. REZ-24-104. ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 402 SOUTH OREGON AVENUE. REQUEST IS REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 12 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED. PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. RON FROM HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND MYSELF ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 84. >> STEVE MICHELINI, REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. WE WERE FOUND CONSISTENT BY ALL OF THE STAFF. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT WITH THIS, BUT WE'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 84? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ITEM 84, REZ-24-104, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 402 SOUTH OREGON AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-12, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON VOTING NO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM 85. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. 85 IS REZ 24-108. REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2902 MELBURNE BOULEVARD. REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 16 AND COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL. SINCE THIS IS EUCLIDEAN ZONING, THERE IS NO SITE PLAN. I'M AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? MR. PRESSMAN IS REGISTERED ONLINE. IS HE ONLINE? DID HE GET SWORN IN? MR. PRESSMAN, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, TURN YOUR CAMERA ON AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. WE'RE WAITING FOR YOUR IMAGE TO APPEAR. >> IT'S COMING UP. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE WE GO. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. >> DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? >> I DO. >>THE CLERK: THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, SIR. ANYTHING TO PRESENT ON 85? >> NO. THIS REQUEST HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. HAD NO OPPOSITION. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL OF UNANIMOUS DECISION ON FIRST READING. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 85? MOTION TO CLOSE FROM CLENDENIN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCILMAN VIERA, 85. >>LUIS VIERA: MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 2902 MELBURNE BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM 16 RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY AND CI, COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE TO CG, COMMERCIAL GENERAL, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP IS 86. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. AGENDA ITEM 86 IS REZ 24-110, REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 622 AND 642 WEST DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD AND 3912, 3915, AND 3917 NORTH BOULEVARD. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL. SINCE THIS IS EUCLIDEAN REZONING THERE IS NO SITE PLAN. I'M AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT? YES, SIR, PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> STEVE MICHELINI REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER. THIS IS A REVERSAL REMOVING A PD AND TAKING IT BACK TO EUCLIDEAN ZONING. IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED LAST TIME. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I SEE NONE. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 86? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, 86. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES. I MOVE FILE REZ 24-110, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 622 AND 642 WEST DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD AND 3912, 3915 AND 3917 NORTH BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO CG COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND RS 50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM NUMBER 87, OUR LAST REZONING. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. AGENDA ITEM 87 IS REZ 25-19. IT IS A REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3502 NORTH LINCOLN AVENUE. REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED. REVISIONS COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE AN APPLICANT HERE FOR 87? NO. >> [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THERE ANYBODY -- >> HELLO. YES, I'M HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE CAN HEAR YOU BUT WE CAN'T SEE YOU. WE NEED TO SEE YOU ON VIDEO. IS THAT CORRECT, MADAM CLERK? >> THERMII DO NOT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON 87? COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN WITH A MOTION TO CLOSE. SECOND FROM VIERA. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, READ THIS? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: REZ 25-19, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 3502 NORTH LINCOLN AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS RS 50 RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. MANISCALCO ITEM NUMBER 88 IS A PETITION TO VACATE AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. YES, SIR, PLEASE SAY THE YUM NAME. >>. >>ROSS SAMONS: ROSS SAMONS, LAND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. VAC 25-01. CAN I ASK THE CLERK TO SHARE THIS. APPLICANT'S NAME, PUBERT AVENUE INVESTMENTS. ADDRESS TO VACATE A PORTION OF WEST CHELSEA STREET NORTH OF ALVA STREET SOUTH OF CAYUGA STREET AND NORTH OF MANHATTAN AND WEST OF NORTH HUBERT AVENUE. THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS OF SUBDIVISION PLAT. 28,086 SQUARE FEET. PROPOSED VACATING REQUEST IN YELLOW. AND APPLICANT'S PROPERTY IS IN RED. HERE IS WEST CHELSEA. THIS IS THE PLAT IN WHICH IT WAS CREATED. WEST CHELSEA PROPOSED AREA IN RED. HERE IS AN IMAGE IN THE FIELD LOOKING EAST FROM NORTH MANHATTAN, AGAIN THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION. WEST CHELSEA. THIS IS LOOKING WEST FROM N. HUBERT AVENUE. APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF WEST CHELSEA. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS VACATING REQUEST. SPECIAL CONDITIONS INCLUDE NATURAL RESOURCES AND MUST COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 27 WITH REGARDS TO TREE PRESERVATION AND SITE DESIGN, IMPROVEMENTS PLACED ADJACENT TO TREES IN THE VACATED AREA. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CAN YOU PUT THE OVERHEAD SHOWING THE VACATION AS WELL? >>ROSS SAMONS: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU. SO THE APPLICANT ONLY OWNS THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. >>ROSS SAMONS: TO THE NORTH, CORRECT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THE PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH HAVE TECHNICALLY, I GUESS, IF IT WAS OPEN, WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ALLEY? >>ROSS SAMONS: IT WASN'T AN ALLEY. IT WAS ACTUALLY PLATTED AS A STREET THAT IS 50 FEET WIDE. NOW AS FAR AS ACCESS, CURRENTLY, THERE IS A LOT OF PROPERTY OWNERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE IT INSTALLED. I GUESS UNAWARE AT THE TIME MAYBE. DIDN'T DO THE PROPER DUE DILIGENCE MAYBE. BUT IN THE FIELD, IT IS NOT DRIVABLE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: OKAY. >>ROSS SAMONS: IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR SOME TIME AND IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I UNDERSTAND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GREAT. APPLICANT. GO AHEAD, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS MARIO PENZO. I AM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY -- ONE OF THE OVERERS OF THE PROPERTY. BASICALLY, THE NEIGHBORS -- WHAT THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBER WAS AGENCY IS, THE NEIGHBORS HAVE SIGNS OFF, AND WE SUBMITTED IT IN OUR APPLICATION THAT ALL OF THEM KIND OF WANT TO DO THE SAME THING. AND THAT AREA IS GOING TO BE USED FOR WATER RETENTION, SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO DISTURB ANYTHING THAT IS THERE BASICALLY. IT IS GOING TO STAY THE SAME EXACT WAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 88? I SEE NO ONE. MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. WHO WISHES TO READ ITEM NUMBER 8 88. GO AHEAD, SIR. >>LUIS VIERA: ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, CLOSING, DISCONTINUING AND ABEEN A DONING A PORTION OF WEST CHELSEA NORTH OF ALVA STREET, SOUTH OF CAYUGA STREET, EAST OF MANHATTAN AND WEST OF HUBERT WITHIN THE PLAT OF DREW PARK AND CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 2 THEREOF AND COVENANTS AND CONDITION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES OF, PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, REPEALING CONFLICTS, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? >>CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, SECOND READING AND ADOPTION APRIL 17, 2025, 10:00 AT CITY COUNCIL, 315 E. KENNEDY, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33062. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE CAN NOT GO TO THE 1:30 PUBLIC HEARINGS SO WE HAVE TO WAIT ON THOSE. BUT WE CAN GO TO ITEM NUMBER 91 REGARDING CHAPTER 15 PARKING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PRESENT BY MR. BHIDE. >> EMMA GREGORY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO CHAPTER 15 THAT WE ARE PRESENTING FOR FIRST READING THIS MORNING. THE INTENT OF THESE CHANGES IS REALLY TO MODERNIZE AND DREAM LINE THE ADMINISTRATIVE -- THE ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PARKING AND A PARKING DEPARTMENT. THE PARKING DIRECTOR SUBMITTED A MEMO INSIDE TALKING OF CHANGES. >> THE PARKING DIVISIONS MANAGER. JUST QUICK -- JUST QUICK CLARIFICATIONS. ONE, THIS IS JUST MORE ADMINISTRATIVE. WE ARE NOT ADDING ANY NEW CODE. THAT IS MORE STATE STATUTE. AND THEN ALSO, IT IS REALLY JUST UPDATING THE OLD LANGUAGE WITH THE NEW MODERN LANGUAGE. SO THE -- SO THE MEMO WAS PROVIDED AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? MR. SHELBY, DO WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: PER COLONEL'S MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY? IF NOT, TAKE IT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? MA'AM? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO CLOSE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. A SECOND? >>LUIS VIERA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. CONGRESS HENDERSON WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THIS. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE FILE NUMBER E 2025-8 CHAPTER 15, ORDINANCE 3RE7B9ED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION. ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, DELETING IN ITS ENTIRETY THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 15, PARKING, ADOPTION, A REVISED CHAPTER 15 PARKING PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. OPINION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>CLERK: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION APRIL 17, 2025 AT 10:00 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 315 E. KENNEDY, THIRD FLORIDA, 33602. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: TO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? COME UP TO THE LECTERN. WHAT'S GOING ON? >>GWEN HENDERSON: GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. RIGHT, I WAS JUST GOING TO SUGGEST IF THERE WAS ANY STAFF REPORTS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GET TO NOW, THAT WAY WE CAN GO AHEAD AND STILL, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME THINGS TO DISCUSS AFTER LUNCH. SO LET'S GET TO -- LET'S TRY TO GET THROUGH THESE OTHER STAFF REPORTS THAT WE CAN, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO TO THE SIDEWALK ITEM. >>LYNN HURTAK: KELLY WAS TRYING TO RESCHEDULE IN THE BACKGROUND. CAN YOU GO SEE -- >> FOR YOUR MOTION AS SOON AS YES, WE HAVE. AND YES -- I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THAT UNTIL AFTER -- UNTIL WE GET TO STAFF REPORTS AFTER LUNCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HOW ABOUT THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF FEE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: STAFF PRESENT AND REQUIRED FOR THAT. I BELIEVE MISS GREGORY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ARE YOU READY TO PRESENT ON THE SIDEWALK. >> EMMA GREGORY: EMMA GREGORY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I WOULD ASK BRANDON CAMPBELL IS ON HIS WAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: TAKE TEN-MINUTE RECESS TO GET HERE. WE HAVE PLENTY HE TIME UNTIL 12. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE HAVE 100 AND 101 WE CAN TALK ABOUT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. 101 I WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER LUNCH. I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD MOVE THIS QUICK. SO -- SO ITEM NUMBER 95, WE ARE WAITING ON THAT, BECAUSE IT IS IN CONNECTION WITH SOME OTHER STUFF AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SEE -- 98 IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED. DO WE HAVE A FUTURE DATE? >>LUIS VIERA: LET ME LOOK AT THAT, IF I MAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE HE IS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HE DIDN'T RUN. >>GWEN HENDERSON: HE STOPPED TO GET COFFEE. [LAUGHTER] FACTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BRANDON CAMPBELL. STATE YOUR NAME EVEN THOUGH I JUST SAID IT. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: GOOD MORNING, BRANDON CAMPBELL, MOBILITY DEPARTMENT, TO TALK OF ITEM 99. WE UPLOADED A STAFF REPORT AS WELL AS A DETACHED DRAFT RESOLUTION THAT REFLICKS THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF SIDEWALKS FOR OUR CITY PROJECTS. I DID BRING A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW ON THE ELMO, IF I MAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, SIR. >>. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I THINK YOU SAW IT EARLIER TODAY, THE $225 FIGURE WAS CALCULATED LOOKING AT THE SIDEWALK PROJECTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE LAST QUARTER'S -- QUARTERLY SIDEWALK UPDATE IN DECEMBER. FIVE PROJECTS IN THAT REPORT. AND -- AND I LOOKED AT THE -- THE COSTS OF THOSE FIVE PROJECTS IN A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS. AND MY PRESENTATION TO THE TAMPA BAY BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. JUST TO -- TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GIVING A FAIR LOOK. OF THOSE FIVE PROJECTS, ONE WAS A FAIRLY SIMPLE PROJECT. BARBADOS AVENUE HAD VIRTUALLY NO GRADING AND WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE A TYPICAL SIDEWALK PROJECT. SO THAT COST WAS -- WAS FAIRLY LOW AT $1 2.98 PER LINEAR FOOT. GLENN AVENUE WAS MORE EXPENSIVE PROJECT BECAUSE IT HAD SIGNIFICANT DITCH INFILL AND PIPING. AND THAT CAME OUT AT $635 A LINEAR FOOT. BOTH OF THOSE NUMBERS SEEMED TO ME REASONABLE TO EXCLUDE IN ORDER TO GET A MORE TYPICAL PROJECT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WAIT, JUST A MOMENT. I WANT T&I TO KNOW -- NOT ON THE PUBLIC SCREEN. WE CAN SEE IT HERE, BUT THE SLIDE ON THE OVERHEAD, WE WOULD LIKE IT ON THE BIG SCREEN. WE WILL JUST WEIGHT A SECOND HERE. BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF FIGURES AND I WANT THE PUBLIC TO SEE IT. THERE WE GO. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. I DID TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS. IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE MOST REASONABLE WAY TO DO SO WAS TO ELIMINATE THE OUTLIERS AND LOOK THE THREE PROJECTS TYPICAL FOR CITY SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION. I ALSO BROUGHT ANOTHER SLIDE FROM THAT SAME PRESENTATION I SHARED WITH THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. AND IF WE FIGURED ALL OF THE COSTS ALL FIVE OF THOSE, IT SHOWS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE, THOSE AVERAGES WERE PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY SKEWED BY THE ONE PROJECT THAT WAS JUST MORE COMPLETE OF COMPLEX. AND SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT FOR US TO PEG AN EXACT UNIT COST TO OUR SIDEWALK PROJECTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE WIDE VARIATIONS AND COMPLEXITY OF THOSE PROJECTS. SO FOR THAT REASON, IT MADE BETTER SENSE TO SORT OF LOOK AT THAT MIDDLE RANGE OF WHAT IS TYPICAL. THE ITEM THAT WAS UPLOADED TO THE AGENDA TODAY, I THINK, I MENTIONED TO MOST OF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALLY THAT IT IS A DRAFT RESOLUTION. I UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE AN OPTION FOR YOU TO ADOPT THAT RESOLUTION HERE AND NOW, BUT CERTAINLY WANTED TO GIVE IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE DISCUSSED IN FRONT OF YOU ALL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYTHING ELSE? >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: NO, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BEFORE I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE NUMBERS YOU ARE SHOWING US ON THE PROJECT LIST ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, YOU SHOWED 219.80 PER LINEAR FOOT WHICH WAS THE AVERAGE. THESE ARE BIG PROJECTS. WOULD THIS APPLY TO SOMEBODY ELSE BUILDING A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME BEING A RS-50 LOT AND ONLY SO MANY FEED. DO THEY HAVE THE SAME COST AS SOMETHING THAT IS 1700 LINEAR FEET OR 800 LINEAR FEET SUCH A SMALL DRIVEWAY AND A LITTLE BIT OF SIDEWALK. IS IT FAIR TO STILL THEM, WE ARE PAYING $219 ON AVERAGE BUT REALLY FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, IT CAN BE LESS, CONSIDERING IT IS SUCH A -- A MUCH SMALLER PROJECT AND AN INDIVIDUAL PIECE, NOT A BIG STRETCH OF ROAD. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. TWO THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY IN RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION. FIRST IS, THE COST TO THE PRIVATE CONTRACTOR MOBILIZED AND CONSTRUCTING A HOME. WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THEIR DIRECT COSTS IF THEY ARE DOING INSTALLATION TO BE LOWER THAN OUR COSTS IN PART BECAUSE IT IS AN ANCILLARY ITEM TO THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION ON SITE. CERTAINLY THAT NUMBER IS SLOWER. THE OTHER PART OF MY RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION IS WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT LARGER PROJECTS, GENERALLY WHAT WE SEE WE GET AN ECONOMY OF SCALE BY DOING LONGER PROJECTS. WE, IN FACT, HAS A PROJECT THAT WE ARE IN PURSUIT RIGHT NOW OF -- OF A CONTRACT ON. IT IS GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT. BUT IT IS A $2 MILLION UPSET LIMIT TO -- TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BUDGET ALLOCATION THAT YOU ALL PROVIDED SPECIFICALLY FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION. AND DOING ONE LARGER DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT. AND WE EXPECT OUR UNIT COSTS FOR THAT PROJECT SPECIFICALLY TO BE LOWER THAN WHAT IS TYPICAL. SO WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ONCE THE SCOPE AND FEE AND THE PROJECT CERTAINTIES ARE IN PLACE ON THAT, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AS WELL AND SAY, HEY, IS THERE A NEED TO ADJUST AGAIN WHAT THE IN LIEU FEE IS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO I KNOW WE HAVEN'T VISITED THIS ITEM IN YEARS AND THE COST OF SIDEWALKS HAVE GONE UP. I REMEMBER WITH THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, I HAD REQUESTED FOR A SIDEWALK TO BE PUT IN ON A ROAD ALONG WEST TAMPA ALONG RIVER AND BECAUSE OF SPEEDING AND TRAFFIC. JUST THE WHOLE STORY. AND HE REMEMBER IT BEING A $100,000 PROJECT. BUT IT SPANNED SEVERAL BLOCKS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT COSTS TODAY. WE -- WE HAVE LOST A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES OF SIDEWALKS BEING BUILT. WE ARE NOT CATCHING UP WITH THE RISING COST OF EVERYTHING. BECAUSE, AGAIN, WHEN I ASK FOR THIS ITEM I MAY SAY 2017, WE CAN BUY A HOUSE IN WEST TAMPA FOR $180,000. NOW $450,000. ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING UP. I THINK WE SHOULD VISIT ITTED THIS AND DONE AN INCREASE OVER THE YEARS GOING -- WHAT IS IT NOW, LIKE A 900% INCREASE? I THINK $30 TO $220, WHATEVER IT IS. JUST -- MY WRAP COM-- MY RANDOM NUMBERS HERE. WE HAVE THE -- THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT I GET IS, PLEASE PAVE THE ROADS. SECOND BIGGEST COMPLAINT, WE NEED SIDEWALKS. THERE IS A PUBLIC DEMAND. A PUBLIC SAFETY DEMAND. WE HAVE PEOPLE -- I EXPECTED HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF E-MAILS WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, PEOPLE I KNOW PERSONALLY. A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYBODY BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND FOR SIDEWALKS. SO I WILL WAIT TO HEAR WHAT OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE IT WAS CLENDENIN, HURTAK. GO AHEAD, SIR. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. SO CAN YOU JUST CONFIRM, WHEN THE CITY ASSESSES THESE TIMES OF FEES, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN RECRUIT THE ACTUAL COST, WHICH WE ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED NOT JUST TO RECOUP THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION BUT ENGINEERING DESIGN EXCAVATION UTILITY WORK, AND THAT WILL BE IN LEGAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA STATUTE, CORRECT? THE ACTUAL COST REIMBURSEMENT. WHATEVER THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS. >> EMMA GREGORY: IN IS GOVERNED BY OUR ORDINANCE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SETTING FEES. THE ORDINANCE OF FLORIDA STATUTE SETTING FEES. >> EMMA GREGORY: OUR FEE IS SET PER OUR ORDINANCE. A CALCULATION IN THE ORDINANCE AND IT IS -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I UNDERSTAND AND A REGULATION BY THE STATE OF OF FLORIDA THAT MAN DATES THE CITY -- -- WE CAN'T MAKE A PROFIT ON FEES. FLORIDA STATUTES. >> EMMA GREGORY: TIED TO ACTUAL COST. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CAN INCLUDE ENGINEERING, UTILITIES. WHAT I AM GETTING AT IS, THIS IS A BARGAIN BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT ON ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PROJECTS, CORRECT? IS THIS THE ACTUAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION? >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: ACTUAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH INCLUDES THE ANCILLARY LIKE GRADING, RAMPS AND IF THERE HAPPENS TO BE A TREE REMOVAL AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST. DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: DOES NOT INCLUDE STAFF TIME. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: CORRECT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THING IS A BARGAIN. THE -- I CONCUR WITH OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE NEED OF THE CI CITY. RAN ON IT. MOST PEOPLE -- WE HAVE BEEN BEATING THIS DRUM AND GETTING BEAT OVER THE HEAD FROM OUR CITIZENS ABOUT THE POTHOLES, CONDITIONS OF THE RODE AND LACK OF SIDEWALKS. I LOST TWICE AND SECOND TIME AND WON THAT ONE ON IT. BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING OF SIDEWALKS. I WANT TO DRIVE THE POINT HOME THAT IF THESE IN LIEU FEES ARE NOT PAYING FOR THE SIDEWALKS. THEN OUR TAXES PAYING FOR THE SIDEWALKS. INSTEAD OF THE DEVELOPER OF THE -- OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WHICH IS CREATING THIS IMPACT AND THIS GROWTH AND THESE ISSUES, INSTEAD OF THEM PAYING FOR IT, THE SENIOR CITIZEN THAT IS PAYING PROPERTIES OR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA IS PAYING -- IS -- SOMEBODY HAS GOT TO PAY FOR IT. THESE THINGS ARE NOT BEING PUT IN FOR FREE. NO SIDEWALK FAIRY IS COMING IN AND INSTALLING SIDEWALKS. SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY FOR IT. AND THIS IS NOT A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT -- BUT WHY WOULD I ASK SOMEBODY ON A FIXED INCOME OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WHO LIVES SOME PLACE ELSE TO PAY FOR A SIDEWALK THAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE IMPACT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA -- MIRANDA? OKAY. YES, MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I AM SURE YOU ALL SAW THERE WAS A CYCLIST KILLED THIS MORNING ON 50th STREET. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: I EVEN IN, WE HAVE TO DO BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY WHO -- PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE CARS. IMPROVING OUR SIDEWALKS IS A BIG PART OF THAT. MOST OF THE SIDEWALK BUILDING ISN'T BUILDING SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES LIKE ONE HOME. THESE ARE LARGER PROJECTS, AS YOU TALKED ABOUT. AND BECAUSE WE -- WE -- WE ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR MONEY AND WE TRY FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. I LIVE IN A HOUSE WHERE I AM THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE STREET WITH A SIDEWALK. BECAUSE I HAVE THE NEWEST CONSTRUCTION ON THE BLOCK. MY HUES WAS BUILT AFTER THE RULE OF YOU GOT TO BUILD A SIDEWALK. BUILDING A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WAS VERY COMPLICATED BECAUSE I HAVE AN OAK TREE. THEY HAVE TO GO AROUND IT. IT WAS NOT CHEAP. I WOULD HAVE TO IMAGINE THERE WAS EXTRA COSTS INVOLVED, BUT THEY CHOSE TO BUILD IT ANYWAY. NOW I HAVE A SIDEWALK TO NOWHERE, BUT IT IS THERE, AND IT IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT COULD BE MORE SIDEWALKS. THE THING THAT -- THAT REALLY SELLS THIS TO ME IS THAT BUILDERS CAN SIMPLY BUILD A SIDEWALK INSTEAD OF PAYING INTO THE FUND. THERE IS NO RULE THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO PAY INTO THE FUND. BUILD A SIDEWALK. AS BUILDER -- AS IT HAS BEEN SHOWN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A CONCRETE TRUCK COMING ALREADY THE COST IS SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER FOR THE DEVELOPER. SO THAT -- AND, YOU KNOW I DON'T THINK I HAVE SEEN SO MUCH PASSION ABOUT AN ISSUE EXCEPT FOR PURE. POSSIBLY THE PURE THING. BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED SO MUCH PERSONAL E-MAIL WITH STORIES. PEOPLE'S STORIES ABOUT SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY JUST SHOWS THE ABSOLUTE DESIRE FOR US AS A CITY TO BUILD MORE SIDEWALKS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT IN THIS TO DO THIS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TOO SUPPORT IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MIRANDA, VIERA AND CARLSON. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I HAVE AN E-MAIL SOMEONE INCENTIVE ME BACK THAT SAID I HATED SIDEWALKS. I DON'T RECALL EVER SAYING THAT, BUT I GOT THE E-MAIL. SO I AM SAVING IT. JUST IN CASE I NEED IT. AND THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, WHAT MISS HURTAK -- COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, AND MAYBE NOT DIRECTLY TO THAT POINT, BUT ANOTHER POINT, A LOT OF AREAS IN THE CITY THAT HAVE DITCHES. SO SOME OF THOSE DITCHES ARE VACANT LAND. SO IF YOU CAN NOT PUT A SIDEWALK, AND YOU BUILD A HOUSE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S SIDEWALK. AM I CORRECT? >> EMMA GREGORY: WELL, THERE WILL BE -- ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT SIDEWALKS BE BUILT. IN THE EVENT A SIDEWALK IS FOUND TO NOT BE PRACTICAL, THERE IS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE CAN MAKE A FINDING THAT IS NOT PRACTICAL. IN THE EVENT THAT THE SIDEWALK IS NOT PRACTICAL, THEN THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE CAN BE PAID INTO THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE FUND. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I HAVE TO INTERRUPT YOU. CAN'T BE OR HAVE TO BE. WHICH ONE -- YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH. >> EMMA GREGORY: YOU MEAN -- OKAY, IF A SIDEWALK IS FOUND TO NOT BE PRACTICAL, YOU HAVE TO PAY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO HAVE A SIDEWALK. >> EMMA GREGORY: YOU PAY INTO THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE FUND AND THAT MONEY CAN BE USED FOR PROJECTS. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THAT PERSON WOULD NEVER HAVE A SIDEWALK? >> EMMA GREGORY: I MEAN NOT IN THAT -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I AM BRINGING UP THINGS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. CITY CAN DO IT. COVER A DITCH AND SIDEWALK ON TOP OF WHAT THEY COVERED. WHY DON'T THE CITY -- IF THEY REALLY WANT TO DO A JOB RIGHT, THEY SHOULD TIE THAT LAND WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PAYING FOR A SIDEWALK, HAS A SIDEWALK. I THINK IT WOULD BE LOGICAL. BUT WE, OURSELVES, DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY FOR THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL -- I AM JUST GOING TO SAY ONE INDIVIDUAL IN THE WHOLE CITY WHICH I KNOW I AM WRONG IN. I JUST WANT CLARITY, BECAUSE THE SAME THING -- I HAVE A HOUSE AND I ADD TO THE HUES WITHOUT A PERMIT AND I SELL IT TO YOU IT, THEY COME AFTER YOU FOR WHAT I DID. THIS IS ALSO -- I CAN'T SWALLOW THAT. BUT THAT IS A LAW WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE SOMEBODY WHO CANNOT GET A SIDEWALK. WHAT ABOUT IF YOU HOLD THAT MONEY IN RETENTION? IT PAY INTO A FUND AND YOU HOLD IT SO HE CAN GET A SIDEWALK WHENEVER THE SIDEWALK IS PUT IN. >> EMMA GREGORY: IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK NOOK BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE PERSONALLY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: IT WOULD BE FAIR. >> EMMA GREGORY: IF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PAY THE IN LIEU FEE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THEY HAVE A SIDEWALK BUT A DITCH IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE TO FILL IN THAT DITCH AS PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT. SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS ARE -- THEY ARE REASONS FOR WHICH AN APPLICANT DOES PAY INTO THE IN LIEU FEE. LIKE -- THE PROJECT I MENTIONED WHERE WE DID EXACTLY THAT. IT WAS $663 -- OR 635 PER LINEAR FOOT FOR US TO DO SO. IN THAT CASE FOR A DEVELOPER OR HOMEOWNER, IT BECOMES A VERY EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION AND LESS LIKELY THAT UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THAT THAT THE PROJECT WOULD CONTINUE. THAT IS THE REASON -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THE CITY PAID FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE A SIDEWALK OR WHATEVER. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I AM SORRY WHAT IS THE QUESTION? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ARE YOU COMMITTING TO THE SAME. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: NO WE ARE NOT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: IN LIEU OF. WHICH I AGREED WITH. I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU SIR. BUT IF YOU DID IT FOR ONE, YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE CITY. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I UNDERSTAND. I WOULD SAY WE DO BUILD SIDEWALKS AS I MENTIONED WITH A OUR UPCOMING $2 MILLION PROJECT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WANT TO MAKE SURE -- >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: SIDEWALKS 3W4RI89 ON REDEVELOPMENT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MIRANDA I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME PLAN THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP. IF YOU HAVE A DITCH, YOU CAN STILL BUILD A SIDEWALK? >> BRANDON CAMPBELL. YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHO WILL BE PAY FOR THE PIPING? ON THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: PART OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I JUST WANT THIS COMMITMENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: OBVIOUSLY I WILL SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS A VERY GOOD PRO NEIGHBORHOOD MEASURE. EVERYBODY IS RIGHT THAT WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT SIDEWALKS FROM PEOPLE. AND YOU KNOW THERE IS ALWAYS AN I IDEA THAT ONE PART OF THE CITY HAS GREAT SIDEWALKS, THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T. GO THROUGH CITY OF TAMPA, SOUTH TAMPA, WEST TAMPA, NORTH TAMPA. SIDEWALKS ARE EQUALLY MISERABLE THROUGHOUT PARTS OF TAMPA. PART OF THE FRUSTRATION THAT I HAVE AND THAT A LOT OF US THINK THIS IS GREAT, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT A FEW YEARS AGO, LEFT IN CITIES LIKE TAMPA AND XHAUNTS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DOING PATCHWORK SOLUTIONS TO SIDEWALKS WHICH ARE A BASIC NEIGHBORHOOD NEED WHEN 2018, VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED A LAW FOR TRANSPORTATION ABOUT 60% INCLUDING WELL OVER 60% IN NEW TAMPA, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SUBURBS. PENDING A SALES TAX THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO SIDEWALKS BECAUSE PEOPLE CARE SO MUCH ABOUT IT. I GO BACK TO 2018 SAYING THAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY ARE SO FRUSTRATE WITH ISSUES INVOLVED WITH MOBILITY, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS THAT THEY GO WE WANT TO TAKE MORE HARD EARNED MONEY AND PAY IT SO WE CAN ADDRESS THIS BASIC LIFE NEED. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS -- THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE LEFT HAVING TO DO IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE LEGAL ISSUES AFTER 25018. LEGAL ISSUES THAT PREEMPT A VOTE IN 2022. NOT TALKING OF THE MERIT OF THOSE CASES AT ALL, BUT THE COMMUNITY, I STILL BELIEVE IN 2025, DOES WANT ROBUST SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES LIKE THIS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WHICH IS A BIG STEP FORWARD. THIS IS A GREAT THING. BUT WE ARE -- WE -- WE WANTED T THE. WE WANTED A HOLISTIC SOLUTION AND WANTED -- THE SONG. JOHNNY CASH. ONE PIECE AT A TIME. WE ARE DOING ONE PIECE OF A TIME RIGHT NOW. AND EVERY PIECE IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE. AND THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS THAT HOLISTIC SOLUTION, I BELIEVE. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN GETTING THIS ONE PIECE AT A TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IN THE SONG ONE PIECE OF A TIME AND DIDN'T COST ME A DIME. THIS IS GOING TO COST MONEY, BUT IT IS A NECESSITY. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: YES, THANK YOU. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COME UP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN COUNCIL THE LAST SIX YEARS AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO FORWARD FOR AFTER REASON IN THE PAST. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS APPROVED TODAY. THE FORTUNATE FACT THAT GOVERNMENTS TYPICALLY GET HIGHER PRICES THEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR VARIOUS REASONS AND WE HAVE TO PASS ON THE ACTUAL COST OF IT. AND NOT MARKING IT UP WITH SOME KIND OF PENALTIES AND THE ACTUAL COST OF WHAT THE CITY HAS TO PAY. AND THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO BUILD ON THEIR OWN. $30 A FOOT. AND IF THEY CAN, THEY CAN PAY INTO THE FEE. THIS IS -- AS OTHERS SAY A SMALL PIECE IN A LARGER ISSUE. WHAT FOLKS TALKED ABOUT RUNNING A PLATFORM WHEN I RAN IN 2019, SIDEWALKS WERE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT ELECTED I MADE A MOTION, TWO MOTIONS WHICH COUNCIL APPROVED AND SUPPORTED, WHICH WAS, ONE, TO CREATE A SIDEWALK PLAN -- A REVISION FOR A SIDEWALK PLAN FOR THE CITY AND NUMBER TWO, TO CREATE A BICYCLE PLAN AND VISION FOR THE CITY. AND THE ADMINISTRATION SHOVED IT ASIDE. WHETHER THE PUBLIC IS ASKING FOR NOW IS LEADERSHIP IN THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO BE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. THE ATTEMPTS TO PASS KNEW TAXES FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THAT MONEY. AND NOT COMING SOON. IF IT IS LIKE THE ONES IN THE PAST IT WILL FAIL LIKELY AS WELL. IN THE MEAN TIME, WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR POTENTIAL NEW FUNDING SOURCES. OUR PUBLIC DOESN'T WANT TO STREETS TO FALL APART. FOLKS IN WHEELCHAIR WANT TO GET BY AND FOLKS IN THE STROLLER DON'T WANT TO WALK IN THE STREETS. THE POTHOLES AND ROAD REPAIR ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE SOME OF THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD. IF ANYBODY DOESN'T BELIEVE IT COULD GO TO SEPARATE BEAUTIFUL. THE ROADS THERE ARE JUST HORRIFIC. ALL WE HEAR ARE EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES. ASKED THE ADMINISTRATION PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY TO STEP UP TO FIX THESE SYSTEMIC ISSUES. CALVARY IS NOT COMING IN. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESOLVE OURSELVES. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK WILL BE THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE SECOND ROUND AND THEN MIRANDA. LET ME ASK YOU, $219.80 A LINEAR FOOT. WHAT DOES ON AVERAGE, IF YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME . IF THERE IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION AND PERSON BUILDS A HOUSE ON A RS-50 LOT. WHAT IS THE INCREASE THEY ARE PAYING NOW AS OPPOSED TO THIS PROPOSAL. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I LOOKED AT THE IN LIEU FEE PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND THERE HAVE BEEN 44 OF THEM IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF -- OF -- OF SIDEWALK THAT WAS USED TO CALCULATE THAT WAS 71 FEET. SO A LOT OF THESE ARE A LITTLE LARGER LOTS. BUT THE AVERAGE COST FOR 71-FOOT IN LIEU CONTRIBUTION WILL BE JUST UNDER $15,000. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEING THIS IS A STAFF REPORT BUT IT MENTIONS HERE TO CREATE A RESOLUTION. MR. SHELBY, WE ARE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING TODAY? WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT -- >>LYNN HURTAK: WE HAVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR AGENDA, ITEM 99 IS NOT STATED AS PRESENTING A RESOLUTION FOR COUNCIL ACTION SPECIFICALLY. WHAT IT DOES SAY FOR STAFF TO CREATE A RESOLUTION TO ADJUST THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE AND WAS STATED POSTED AS A DRAFT. THE MEMORANDUM STATED AS A DRAFT. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT YOU PUT IT ON AS A MOTION TO TAKE ACTION UNDER YOUR CONSENT AGENDA OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS PRESENTING A RESOLUTION FOR ACTION. AND I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE -- THIS IS NOT AN ORDINANCE. IT DOESN'T COME BACK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. NOT JUST READINGS. THIS IS ONE AND DONE. THE OPPORTUNITY, NEW INFORMATION GIVEN AND A PRESENTATION TO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IT IS PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA SO PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THIS BEING A DRAFT COULD HAVE BEEN AMENDED IN SOME FORM AND FASHION AND PRESUMPTION THERE WOULDN'T BE ACTION BASED ON THE WAY THE ORDINANCE WAS STATE AND MY STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR FUTURE ADOPTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR WHAT HE JUST SAID. I HAVE A QUESTION. FILE NUMBER CM 24- 533 STATES, CITY STAFF TO CREATE A RESOLUTION TO ADJUST THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE FOR THE ACTUAL COSTS OF BUILDING SIDEWALKS. SO THAT -- IF WE WERE TO MOVE THA THAT, THAT WOULD REQUIRE CITY STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION SITTING IN LIEU OF FEES. >>LYNN HURTAK: THEY DID THAT. WE HAVE THE DRAFT RESOLUTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BUT THE WAY THIS IS PUBLISHED -- BUT THE WAY THIS IS PUBLISHED, WE MOVE THIS THE WAY IT IS, THEY ARE GOING TO COME BACK WITH THE RESOLUTION SET SOMETHING THE FEES. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY DLENZ CLENDENIN BECAUSE OF THE W-- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS IS PUBLISHED. >> SHELSZ SHELZ SHELBY IF COUNCIL ACCEPTS IT, ANY ACTION OF COUNCIL SUBSEQUENT TO THIS? OR DOES THIS SET THE FEE AND AT THIS POINT AFTER THE TIME COUNCIL MOVES THE RESOLUTION. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT IT. THAT IS CORRECT? >> EMMA GREGORY: YES, WE BROUGHT IT TO COUNCIL THIS WAY AS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES. >> EMMA GREGORY: IN ANTICIPATION THERE WILL BE DISCUSS OF THE FEE. SO THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? A MOTION AS A FULLY FLUSHED-OUT RESOLUTION FOR -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOUR INTENT IS TO AM BACK WITH A FULL ME FLUSHED-OUT RESOLUTION. >> EMMA GREGORY: THAT'S WHAT I AM HEARING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: EXCUSE ME, THE MOTION WILL BE TO BRING IT BACK. BUT THE RESOLUTION -- THE DRAFT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND HERE IN COUNCIL, IS THAT IT WILL BE ACCEPTED AS IS AND YOU WON'T MAKE ANY CHANGES, THAT'S CORRECT? >> EMMA GREGORY: UNLESS DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN THE RESOLUTION, I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT IS READY TO BE ROCK AND ROLL. ONLY DIFFERENCE A PRESENTATION AND SLIDES ATTACHED. I SUSPECT FINDS OF FACT BUT NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THE THINGS PRESENTED TODAY. THIS BEING A RESOLUTION NOT AN ORDINANCE WITH TWO READINGS. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO PUT IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND MIRANDA. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I REALLY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SET THAT FOR APRIL 17. I MOVE THAT WE. >> SECOND. >>LYNN HURTAK: SET THE RESOLUTION FOR APRIL 17 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION AND A SECOND. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HE SECONDED THE MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I AM FINE WITH THAT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I WANT TO SPEAK WHETHER WE BRING IT BACK. DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THIS FIRST. I WANT TO GET DIRECTION ABOUT THIS FIRST. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? >>LYNN HURTAK: YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION. GO AHEAD AND SPEAK ON THE MOTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU ALL -- BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE FIGURES THAT YOU CREATED WAS JUST BASED ON ONE QUARTER. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS CLENDENIN CLENDENIN YOU KNOW WHAT CORRIDORS -- QUARTERS. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I THOUGHT YOU SAID CORRIDOR. THESE FIVE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED OVER TWO QUARTERS, THE LAST TWO QUARTERS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IS IT POSSIBLE JUST -- TO GET MORE DATA POINTS. IS IT POSSIBLE COULD YOU BRING YOU WITH THE DATA OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS. THE -- HOPEFUL LEAVE THE LAST FOUR CONSECUTIVE QUARTER ABOUT HOW MUCH THESE PROJECTS COST? >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I CONCUR WITH YOUR ANALYSIS WITH THROWING OUT THE OUTLIERS. IF THEY CAN REFLECT THAT IN THE DATA THEY BRING, SHOW US THOSE OUTLIERS AND AMORTIZE THAT OUT WITH THAT FIGURE. I THINK MORE DATA POINTS IS BETTER AND I THINK MAYBE WILL BUILD SOME COMFORT WITH SOME OF THE NAYSAYERS ABOUT THIS. TO SHOW -- WELL, I THINK IT REPRESENTS IT -- SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DATA POINTS. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A MOTION AND A SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOT ON THAT MOTION. I WANT TO SPEAK AFTER THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU HAVE MORE, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK? OKAY. MOTION AND A SECONDALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE ARE NOW DOING OUR OWN PAVING OF ROADS, AM I CORRECT. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: MIRANDA YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHY DON'T WE LOOK AT THREE AND FOUR AND INSTEAD OF STAYING WHAT THEY ARE CHARGING US, DO OUR OWN SIDEWALK PROGRAMS. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE ARE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WE ARE DOING OUR OWN AND COSTS THAT MUCH MONEY? >>LYNN HURTAK: YEAH. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I WILL SAY OUR OPS TEAM HAVE BUILDING THOSE PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS WERE CONTRACTED CONTRACTED OUT. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE READY FOR LARGE-SCALE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION BUT WE ARE WORKING THAT DIRECTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I THOUGHT YOU HAD TWO TEAMS. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: THAT IS PAVING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT IS IN-HOUSE PAVING. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WOULD ADD IN A SEPARATE MOTION THAT MOBILITY COMES BACK APRIL 17 IF THEY HAVE TIME FOR THIS -- I AM NOT TRYING TO PRESSURE YOU. WHAT WOULD BE THE ACTUAL COSTS FOR THE CITY TAKING OVER THE TOTAL SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT OF CITIES IN DISTRICTS 4, 5, 6 AND 7. AND THAT -- AS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOWER THE COST. AND I THINK WE CAN GET A MUCH BETTER PRICE IF YOU DO NOT SUB IT OUT. YOU DO IT YOURSELF. IF YOU SUB IT OUT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE THE CONTRACT TO DO IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HOW DO YOU WANT THAT? A SEPARATE STAFF REPORT. >>ALAN CCLEN CLENDENIN. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I AM GOING TO ASK MOBILITY IF THEY CAN DO THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WEIGHT UNTIL NEW BUSINESS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: 7 DOESN'T NEED THAT BECAUSE THEIR SIDEWALKS ARE ALREADY PAVED IN GOLD. [LAUGHTER] >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YOU KNOW WHAT -- THAT IS WHY I WANT IT. THE ONLY PART OF THE SIT THAT IS NEW, VACANT LAND AND DEVELOPED AS A PART OF IT WHICH WAS NOT NEW AND ALREADY DEVELOPED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. CHAIR. SORRY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A POINT. SOME OF THIS IS A IN REFERENCE TO COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA'S OBSERVATIONS. I KNOW THESE ARE NOT IMPACT FEES, BUT WE TALK OF IMPACT FEES ALL THE TIME AND HOW -- WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU REDEVELOP OR DEVELOP, YOU ARE IMPACTING THE CITY AND SO A LOT OF THAT -- THAT IS KIND OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW WE ARE DEVELOPING THE CITY. IT LANDS THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING THE CHANGE THAT PROVOKES THAT FEE SO SOMEBODY IS TAKING ACTION AND BUILDING SOMETHING WHICH IS BRINGING ANOTHER STRESS POINT TO THE CITY AND WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD A BETTER CITY HIGHLIGHTED BY THE CITY. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND THE PRICE DISCREPANCY. CITY PAYS LIVING WAGES. CITY PAYINGS RETIREMENT. THE CITY PAYS HEALTH CARE. WE TREAT OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL. I CAN'T TELL YOU WITH SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS WHAT THEY ARE USING, WHETHER THEY ARE CERTIFIED PEOPLE OR TRAINED PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW. BUT I WILL STAND BEHIND THE CITY EMPL EMPLOYEES AND QUALITY OF WORK AND THE TRAINING THEY BRING TO TABLE AND WHAT PETITION PROVIDE TO THE CITY'S EMPLOYEES AND GUESS WHAT, THAT COSTS MONEY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WE PROVIDE A PLAN AND THE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN NOT PAYING THE COST. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING TO HOME DEPOT TO PICK UP A DAY LABORER TO PURE CON SECRETE THEN HAVING WELL QUALIFIED, WELL-TRAINED EMPLOYEES. IT WILL COST MONEY. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MIRANDA? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I AM LOOKING AT CAMPBELL. MIRANDA MARATHON I CHANGED ALREADY. >>BILL CARLSON: I SAY FOR THE SCHEDULE, RON WIGGINTON IS HERE. NUMBER 100 WE CAN KNOCK OUT IN TEN MINUTES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT WILL BE THE NEXT ONE. WE ARE GOOD ON THAT AND YOU WILL HAVE A MOTION UNDER NEW BUSINESS -- >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I WANT TO.WHEN YOU MAKE THE MOTION AND GIVE US 90 DAYS OR SCHEDULING IT AT A WORKSHOP. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 90 DAYS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE WILL GO GO BY THE CAL LAN ABOUT. MR. WIGGINTON, ITEM 100. AFTER MR. WIGGINTON, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BREAK? >> YES. >>BILL CARLSON: CAN I SET THIS UP REAL QUICK. THANK RON AND HIS COLLEAGUES. THEY HAVE DONE AENORMOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THIS. NEIGHBORS IN DAVIS ISLAND DISCOVERED THAT COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS WERE PULLING A DOCK ALONGSIDE THE SEAWALL ON DAVIS ISLAND NEXT TO A ROAD. AND THEN THEY WERE BRINGING UP PER COMMERCIAL TRUCKS IN FRONT OF HOUSES AND CONDOS AND LOADING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND HEAVY SUPPLIES FROM THE ROAD TO THE BARGE AND MOVING ON ZP ELSE. SOME SET US ON A WHOLE JOURNEY AND HE TALKED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO SEE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT. ALSO INCREDIBLY LOUD. WORRIED OF THE BADGE TO THE SEAWALLS AND. >>RON WIGGINTON: RON WIGGINTON, LET DEPARTMENT. ITEM 100 FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE OF COMMERCIAL USAGES OF SEAWALLS OR DOCKS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS EXCEPT IN LOCATIONS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR COMMERCIAL USE AND FURTHER THAT ANY POSSIBLE ORDINANCE WOULD ALSO REGULATE THE TYPE OF USAGE, HOURS OF OPERATION, SOUND REQUIREMENTS AND ANY NEED FOR A PERMIT. SO THE SHORT ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS ARE, YES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR AN ORDINANCE. AND, YES, THERE IS A NEED FOR A -- A PERMITTING PROCESS. ; HOWEVER, IT IS COMPLICATED AND MIGHT REQUIRE A BROADER DISCUSSION AMONG ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS. I WILL MENTION THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT THE -- THE REASON WHY IT IS COMPLICATED. I SEE THIS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. FIRST IS THE SEAWALL PERSPECTIVE. I RESEARCHED SEVEN DIFFERENT JURORS DUNKSES SIMILARLY SITUATED TO US AND FOUND ONLY ONE CODE SECTION THAT MAY COMPLY TO THE SITUATION WHICH IS FOUND IN MIAMI SECTION 50-157 WHICH IS A SECTION THAT ADDRESSES PUBLIC PROPERTY OF ABUTTING WATER AND THE USE RESTRICTION THEREOF. THAT CODE SECTION, THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY CITY-OWNED PROPERTY ABUTTING WATER FOR CITY MARINAS AND AUTHORIZED BY CITY MANAGERS. GOES ON TOP SAY THAT CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES THE END OF STREETS, ROADS, PUBLIC WAYS AND PARK LAND THAT ABUTS THE WATER. I DID NOT SEE ANY REFERENCE IN THAT CODE ABOUT A PERMITTING PROCESS. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE "AUTHORIZED BY CITY MANAGER" MEANS. I DO BELIEVE THAT A PERMITTING PROCESS WILL BE VERY EFFECTIVE HERE THOUGH. BUT IT DOES REQUIRE THE AFASTBALL THAT MALL IN SIS OF AMERICAN DIFFERENT FACTORS TO CONSIDER. TO ENFORCE A NEW PERMITTING PROCESS THAT REQUIRES COORDINATION AND INPUT FROM MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS OF MOBILITY/PARKING, PARKS A AND REC, TPD/MARINE PATROL. BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT OF THE ESTIMATED COST TO THE CITY AND THE BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE ORDINANCE. BOTH OF WHICH WOULD TAKE SUBSTANTIAL TIME ACCUMULATING AND COMPILING. YOU ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AVOID UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IF YOU GO AND PROVIDE FOR EQUAL TREATMENT OF THE LAW. FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PERSPECTIVES, A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE SEAWALL. WE HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY. YOU CAN REGULATE PARKING WITHOUT ORDINANCE. THAT TYPE OF REGULATION WILL INCLUDE POTENTIALLY RESTRICTING THE TYPES OF USES, ESTABLISHING FREIGHT ZONES, HOURS OF OPERATIONS, ETC. HOWEVER, THIS ALSO MAY HAVE SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WHEN YOU HAVE A BASEBALL FIELD RIGHT NEXT DOOR THAT IS USED AND PARKING WILL BE SURROUNDING THAT AREA. THE THIRD PERSPECTIVE IS THE WATER SIDE PERSPECTIVE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE MOST COMPLICATED AREA BECAUSE YOU ARE DEALING WITH PROTECTED AND NAVIGABLE WATERS. AND A LOT OF PREEMPTION AND STATEMENT REGULATION ON THESE WATERWAYS OPINION YOU DEAL WITH SUB MERGED LANDS, THE MORNING FIELDS. ANCHOR LIMITATION FEEDS THAT ARE OPTIONS AND ANCHOR LIMITATION FIELDS ARE NOT WHAT OF THE IT SOUNDS LIKE, NOT A PROHIBITION OF ANCHORING. I HAVE CONTINUE TO A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE WATER RIGHT-OF-WAY ACCESS AND ONLY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. I DO FEEL IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH ARE VESSELS ON WATER. AN MANY TIMES MAYBE THE ONLY ENFORCEMENT YOU CAN DO IS FROM THE WATER. SO I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER. AND THEN FINALLY, THE NOISE PERSPECTIVE. AND I WANTED TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS THAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS PART OF THE MOTION. AND WE DO HAVE CHAPTER 14 THAT DRESSES ASSESS SIEVE NOISE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT REALLY MENTIONS -- THAT MENTIONS NOISE COMING FROM PROPERTY OR THE AIRSPACE ABOVE THAT PROPERTY. DOESN'T MENTION ANYTHING OF WATER PROPERTY. SO I THINK THAT CHAPTER 14 WOULD NEED TO BE MODIFIED TO MAYBE INCLUDE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION AND THIS WOULDN'T BE TOO DIFFICULT TO DO. SO FOR ALL THESE REASONS, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE TO SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP MEETING BECAUSE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED. YOU HAVE DOCK COMPANIES, TAXI COMPANIES, OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE TRANSPORTING PERSONNEL ON AND OFF FROM THE BOAT, AND YOU HAVE MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ALL MAY BE INVOLVED OR IMPACTED BY THIS. AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINION AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. CLEN CLENDENIN. >>BILL CARLSON: I WILL HAVE TO GO TO RON'S RECOMMENDATION IF WE CAN PUT TOGETHER AN ORDINANCE. BUSINESSED ON HIS RECOMMENDATION, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO SCHEDULE FOR A WORKSHOP. SEPTEMBER? SCHEDULE IT FOR THE SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION AND AND A SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I JUST -- IS THIS A ONE-OFF THING? I MEAN, WE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY WHEN WE SHOULD BE DOING A LOT OF OTHER STUFF? >>BILL CARLSON: THE OTHER INTERESTING THING IS, PIRATE TAXI ALSO PULLS ALONGSIDE THERE. AND THE NEIGHBORS LIKE PIRATE TAXI BECAUSE IT IS AN AMENITY. WE CAN'T TREAT PEOPLE UNFAIRLY. AND LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ON YOUR SHOW THE OVER DAY USING THE WATERWAY, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE HAVE -- WHAT -- HE WAS ON A PODCAST I WAS LISTENING TO. IF -- IF WE SUDDENLY HAVE TRANSIT UP AND DOWN THE RIVER, AND -- AND THAT WAS TAKING PEOPLE PLACES, WE WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO REGULATE IT IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WATER REGULATION IS REALLY COMPLICATED. THERE IS SO MUCH PREEMPTION AND SO MANY PEOPLE WITH FINGERS IN THIS PIE. YEAH, SO -- GOD, THIS SEEMS LIKE A CAN OF WORMS. I -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WANT TO JUST SAY THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE TRANSPORTING. IF THIS IS A ONE TIME DEAL OR DOING IT WITH REFRIGERATORS UP NORTH AND UP THE RIVER AND PUTTING IT IN A JURISDICTION -- WHO HAS A HOUSE ON THE RIVER AND LOADING IT UP ON A BOAT, TAKING IT NORTH? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. >>RON WIGGINTON: I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE THE EQUIPMENT THEY ARE TRANSPORTING FROM LAND TO SEA. OBVIOUSLY WOULD INVOLVE DOCK REPAIRS AND DOCK CONSTRUCTIONS. SOME WHATEVER THAT MAY ENTAIL. AS FAR AS THE FREQUENCY OF IT, IT IS SPORADIC AND REGULAR. MULTIPLE COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING FROM THERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOT A ONE-TIME DEAL, BUT A REGULAR DEAL. >> NOT CONSTANT, SPORADIC. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHERE IS THIS AT. >>RON WIGGINTON: IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE AS COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, JULIAN B. LANE -- -- NO MARJORY PARK IN DAVIS ISLAND NEXT BASEBALL FIELDS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE MARINA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHERE THE CLUBS ARE. ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE POOL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: RIGHT IN THAT AREA. >>BILL CARLSON: STORIES THAT MAYBE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 20 YEARS BUT THE NEIGHBORS AROUND THERE SUDDENLY STARTED TO COMPLAIN AND GOT ORGANIZED ABOUT IT AND THAT'S HOW THIS CAME UP. THERE IS A RISK IN ANY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE -- COMPANIES COULD START OFF LOADING THINGS. AND BROUGHT UP A REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THIS ISN'T A ONE-TIME THING. I HEARD SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM A DAVIS ISLAND RESIDENT IN 2019 MAYBE. AND IT WAS -- SO THIS ISN'T A ONE-TIME BRAND-NEW THING. A MOTION AND A SECOND TO SET THIS FOR A WORKSHOP. >>RON WIGGINTON: PLEASE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. SEPTEMBER 25. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30. >>RON WIGGINTON: THANK YOU.