CITY OF TAMPA. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. WELCOME TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE ELECTION FOR THE CHAIRPERSON AND CHAIR PRO TEM FOR THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. HERE ARE THE ELECTION GUIDELINES. THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR WILL BE HELD FIRST. NOMINATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND. PLEASE WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE NOMINATING A CANDIDATE. I WILL OPEN THE NOMINATIONS AND CLOSE THEM AFTER ALL NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. VOTES WILL BE COUNTED BY RAISING THE HAND. THE VOTE WILL BE TAKEN IN THE ORDER OF THE NOMINATION BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST NAME NOMINATED. THE VOTE WILL CEASE AS SOON AS THERE IS A MAJORITY, WHICH REQUIRES FOUR VOTES. HAVING SAID THAT, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR THE CHAIRPERSON. YES SIR. >>BILL CARLSON: I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE GUIDO MANISCALCO. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: GUIDO MANISCALCO HAS BEEN NOMINATED. IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? YES MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: BILL CARLSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: BILL CARLSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED. IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? OKAY. WE'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS ON MR. MANISCALCO AND CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: MADAM CLERK, I REALLY APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE NOMINATING ME, BUT SINCE I NOMINATED SOMEONE ELSE, I THINK I HAVE TO VOTE FOR THE OTHER PERSON. SO I APPRECIATE -- I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE NOMINATION, BUT I GUESS I'LL DECLINE IT. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? WE'LL CLOSE IT ON MR. MANISCALCO. ALL IN FAVOR OF MR. MANISCALCO? >> AYE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: IS THAT UNANIMOUS? OKAY. WOULD THE NEW CHAIR LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND BELIEVING IN ME. A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE, LISA EDWARDS, WHO MAKES ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR CHAIR PRO TEM. IS THERE A NOMINATION? >>LUIS VIERA: ALAN CLENDENIN. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: MR. CLENDENIN HAS BEEN NOMINATED. IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: NO. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR. CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO AND I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, AND I THINK WE WORK WELL TOGETHER AS A TEAM. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE ABOUT HIS AIDE, LISA, AND WHAT SHE BRINGS TO THE TABLE, THE EFFICIENCY AND WHAT SHE BRINGS TO THE TEAM HERE FOR ALL OF US. AND THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO, FOR A GOOD YEAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GOOD YEAR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE ELECTION FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE CRA. IS THERE A NOMINATION? YES, MR. MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: CRA MEMBER MS. HENDERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED. IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? >>BILL CARLSON: I WAS GOING TO NOMINATE THE SAME PERSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: CONGRATULATIONS. HEN THANK YOU. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU. I SHOULD SAY SOMETHING? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YES, PLEASE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I JUST AM THANKFUL FOR THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE CRA. I'VE LEARNED A LOT. THERE ARE SEVEN CRAs WITHIN MY DISTRICT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE WORK AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY LEGISLATIVE AIDE, GIRLFRIEND AND WONDERFUL PERSON THAT SERVES IN MY OFFICE EVERY SINGLE DAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, DARLENE JOHNSON. SO THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER FOR THE ADVICE CHAIR. -- FOR THE VICE-CHAIR. IS THERE A NOMINATION? YES SIR. >>BILL CARLSON: I NOMINATE LYNN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: [INAUDIBLE] >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? MS. HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES, I NOMINATE LUIS VIERA. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: MR. VIERA HAS BEEN NOMINATED. IS THERE ANOTHER NOMINATION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. >> AYE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >>LUIS VIERA: ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS A VERY SOUGHT-AFTER POSITION, VICE-CHAIR OF CRA. [ LAUGHTER ] AND HEAVY IS THE GAVEL FOR HE OR SHE WHO HOLDS IT. IT IS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY. I THANK COUNCIL FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH THIS BURDEN AND HONOR. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IF THERE WAS AN OSCAR FOR ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES, THAT WOULD WIN. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR CHAIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YOU'RE WELCOME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. WE'VE ALREADY DONE ROLL CALL, SO WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE INVOCATION. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY DESIGNATED TODAY. IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL IS GOOD, CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 18, 2024 AND THE WORKSHOP SESSION HELD ON APRIL 25 2024. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THERE WAS A REQUEST -- WE HAVE SEVERAL AWARDS TO GIVE THIS MORNING, BUT THERE IS A REQUEST FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER TO COME FIRST NOW FOR CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES. THEN WE'LL GO TO POLICE OFFICER, WATER DEPARTMENT, AND MR. DAVID LLANOS. BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS THIS MONTH OF MAY. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE MR. JC HUDGISON OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL IN CONSTRUCTION STAFF. BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY. IT REINFORCES THE NEED FOR ADOPTION, REGULARLY UPDATED BUILDING CODES AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES. THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, ITS MEMBERS AND DIVERSE PARTNERSHIP OF PROFESSIONALS FROM THE BUILDING INSTRUCTION DESIGN AND SAFETY COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER WITH CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND NONPROFITS TO PROMOTE BUILDING SAFETY THROUGH PROCLAMATIONS, INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS AND MORE. ALL COMMUNITIES NEED BUILDING CODES TO PROTECT THEIR CITIZENS FROM DISASTERS LIKE FIRES, WEATHER-RELATED EVENTS AND STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE. BUILDING CODES ARE SOCIETY'S BEST WAY OF PROTECTING HOMES, SCHOOLS MANUFACTURING FACILITIES STORES. CODE OFFICIALS WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE. MR. JC HUDGISON, YOU ARE HERE AND YOU HAVE YOUR WONDERFUL TEAM. GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, ALL OF YOU. >>JC HUDGISON: THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. A LOT OF TIMES I COME HERE AND IT'S NOT ONLY ME THAT MAKES SURE PERMITS ARE ISSUED AND THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE CITY REGARDING PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION. I WANTED MY STAFF TO BE HERE, FOR YOU ALL TO SEE THEM BECAUSE WE'RE OUT ALL THE TIME WORKING, TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SAFE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE JUST NEED TO DO AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND TO THE ADDENDUM. THE CLERK HAS GIVEN ME SOME NOTES. WE HAVE A MEMO FROM MR. ALIS DRUMGO REQUESTING ITEM NUMBER 9 BE CONTINUED TO MAY 16th. >> SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMO FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA REQUESTING THAT ITEMS 24 AND 25 BE HEARD FIRST AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES, THAT'S CORRECT. SO MOVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN WITH THE MOTION, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MEMO RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA REQUESTING ITEM NUMBER 52 BE CONTINUED TO AUGUST 1st. >>LUIS VIERA: IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR, YEAH, I'LL BE MAKING A MOTION RESPONSIVE TO THIS, 52 AT THE END OF COUNCIL. YES, I DO REQUEST IT FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE ITALIAN CLUB. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CITY ATTORNEY ANDREA ZELMAN IS REQUESTING ITEM 53 TO BE CONTINUED TO MAY 16. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A MEMO FROM MR. VIK BHIDE REQUESTING ITEM 55 BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 27 WORKSHOP. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER -- YES, MA'AM. >>GWEN HENDERSON: DON'T WE HAVE A LIMIT ON WORKSHOP ITEMS? ATTORNEY SHELBY, HAVE WE MET THAT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: NOT YET. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN WITH A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA TO CONTINUE 55 TO JUNE 27. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THEN WE HAVE A MEMO FROM MR. STEPHEN BENSON REQUESTING ITEM 56 TO BE CONTINUED TO THE JUNE 27 WORKSHOP. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA WITH THE MOTION. SECOND FROM COUNCI MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AT THIS TIME -- YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO TO THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. LET'S GO TO THE STAFF REPORTS. IS THERE AN ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE? CHIEF BENNETT, NO. ITEM NUMBER 48 IS A $5 MILLION ITEM. WE HAVE A MEMO FROM MR. BRAD BAIRD. WOULD YOU LIKE MR. BAIRD IN PERSON FOR 48? NO. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 49, THAT'S 4.4 MILLION. WE HAVE A MEMO FROM BRAD BAIRD. DO WE NEED HIM IN PERSON? >>LYNN HURTAK: I JUST HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT IT. I DON'T THINK WE NEED HIM. I JUST WANTED FOLKS TO KNOW THE REASON FOR THE EXPENSE, WE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT IT, AND IT IS A CONCRETE BARRIER PROTECTED BIKE LANE. IT'S CONTINUING THAT CASS STREET UP TO CUSCADEN PARK. I JUST WANTED FOLKS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANYBODY HERE FOR IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO ON 49. ITEM NUMBER 50? >>LUIS VIERA: NO, I'M FINE WITH THE REPORT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 51, DO WE NEED STAFF? WE HAVE A MEMO FROM MR. TONY MULKEY. NO. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 52, 53 WERE CONTINUED. THE FINAL ITEM UNDER STAFF REPORTS IS MS. ABBYE FEELEY FOR ITEM 54. SO YES ON ABBYE FEELEY FOR 54. THAT IS EVERYTHING. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>LYNN HURTAK: ACTUALLY, A QUICK QUESTION. FOR 50, WE ACTUALLY GOT A REQUEST BY E-MAIL FOR AN AMOUNT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE DID GET AN AMOUNT. >>LUIS VIERA: IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS IT, I WAS GOING TO HANDLE THAT BEHIND THE SCENES. >>LYNN HURTAK: OKAY. THAT'S FINE. NO, NO, THAT'S FINE. >>LUIS VIERA: ABSOLUTELY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. WHO WISHES TO TAKE THAT UP? COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND EVERYONE AT CITY COUNCIL. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE HERE TO DO OUR CITY OF TAMPA FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. THIS GENTLEMAN IS A PERSON WHO IS KNOWN TO MANY OF US AND IS A WONDERFUL GUY WHO I CONSIDER TO BE A FRIEND AND MANY OF US KNOW HIS FAMILY. MR. ALEX CANASI. HE IS JOINED BY MANY FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING HIS WIFE, HIS DAUGHTER, AND HIS MOTHER AND HIS SISTER, JULIE SAUNDERS, HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW AND A MAN NONE OF US KNOW, MR. SIMON CANASI, HIS VERY, VERY PROUD FATHER. IF I MAY, I WILL INVITE OUR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE CHIEF, CHIEF TRIPP, TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN. GO AHEAD, MA'AM. >>CHIEF TRIPP: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. BARBARA TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE SECOND QUARTER FOR TAMPA FIRE RESCUE. THIS GENTLEMAN'S NAME IS FIREFIGHTER ALEX CANASI. FIREFIGHTER CANASI IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AT STATION 21. FIREFIGHTER CANASI HAS SHOWN DEDICATION TO THE FIRE SERVICE AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE HIS PERSONAL TIME DEDICATED TO HELPING OTHERS. AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH THIS -- IT ACTUALLY SHOWS WHY HE WAS CHOSEN FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. I FEEL HIS SELFISHNESS DESERVE THE RECOGNITION OF BEING FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER FOR FIREFIGHTER CANASI HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN -- GREAT AMERICAN TEACH-IN EVERY YEAR SINCE 2012 SHINING A BRIGHT LIGHT ON FIRE FIGHTING AND TAMPA FIRE RESCUE CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS THREE YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. FIREFIGHTER CANASI HAS PROUDLY SERVED ON TAMPA FIRE RESCUE HIRING PANEL SINCE 2018 ASSISTING IN THE INTERVIEWING TAMPA FIRE RESCUE FUTURE EMPLOYEES. HE HAS ALSO GIVEN PRESENTATION TO TEACHERS ON COMMON EMERGENCIES THAT OCCUR IN THE SCHOOL SETTING INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, TRAUMATIC INJURIES, HEAT-RELATED EMERGENCIES. AFTER THE TRAGEDY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ATHLETE, ALEX CANASI WAS INVITED TO PRESENT TO SLAM, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ON THE DANGERS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND STROKE. HE ALSO SPENT YEARS ASSISTING AT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE UNTIL HE WAS CHOSEN TO BE A LIVE FIRE TRAINER AND SAFETY AND SURVIVOR INSTRUCTOR. WORKING WITH THE FIRE ACADEMY STUDENTS, RECRUIT CLASSES AND TAMPA FIRE RESCUE FIREFIGHTERS. FIREFIGHTER CANASI WAS INVITED TO BE ONE OF THE FOUR INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH BEYOND THE BAIL COURSE AT THE METRO ATLANTIC FIREFIGHTER CONFERENCE IN GEORGIA. HE ALSO ATTENDED FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL IN COLORADO TO REPRESENT TAMPA FIRE RESCUE AND TO HONOR HIS DEAR FRIEND, MATTHEW BUNCH YOU. IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, FIREFIGHTER CANASI ORGANIZED AND HOSTED TWO FUND-RAISING EVENTS AT HIS FAMILY RESTAURANT, KELLY DAYS, WHICH RAISED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL STATUE THAT STANDS CURRENTLY IN FRONT OF TAMPA FIRE RESCUE STATION 1. IN 2018, HE ORGANIZED AN EVENT BENEFITING THE SUNCOAST ANIMAL LEAGUE AND DENALI, A DOG SEVERELY BURNED BY HER HOMEOWNER. PRIOR TO COVID, ALEX CANASI PRESENTED TAMPA FIRE RESCUE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS IN THE BIG MONSTER BED RACE OF YBOR CITY. BUILDING A BED THAT BROUGHT HOME MULTIPLE PODIUM FINISHES, THIS EVENT SUCCESSFULLY RAISED MONEY FOR CHILDREN CHARITIES ACROSS TAMPA BAY. IN 2019, HIS FRIEND AND BROTHER FIREFIGHTER FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WAS HIT ON HIS MOTORCYCLE. TTHE FIREFIGHTER SUBSEQUENTLY LOST HIS LEG. HE RAISED AN EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS AND ASSIST WITH THE CARE. HE ORGANIZED A LIMOUSINE TO ESCORT THE FIREFIGHTER'S YOUNGER SISTER TO HER HOMECOMING DANCE THE SAME EVENING. VERY NEXT YEAR, FIREFIGHTER CANASI AND PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC BUNCH ORGANIZED THE FIRST TAMPA FIRE RESCUE AND RESCUE ANIMAL CALENDAR WHICH HE WAS VOTED TO BE PICTURED AS MR. APRIL. [ LAUGHTER ] THE CALENDAR RAISED OVER $10,000 FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY. FIREFIGHTER CANASI ALSO BEING A COUNSELOR AT HAPPEN FOR HOPETAKE, A SUMMER CAMP FOR PEDIATRIC BURN SURVIVORS, HE WAS VOTED COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR BY THE CAMPERS AND HIS FELLOW CAMP COUNSELORS. WHEN COVID SEVERELY AFFECTED THE CAMP FUND-RAISING EFFORT, HE ORGANIZED AND LIVE STREAMED A CHARITY AND BICYCLE RIDE DOWN BAYSHORE BOULEVARD WITH HIS BROTHER AND SISTER FIREFIGHTERS. SHORTLY AFTER FIREFIGHTER CANASI WAS ASKED TO RUN FOR AND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF TAMPA FIREFIGHTER CHARITY, A FUND, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HOLDS CAMP HOPETAKE AND RAISES FUNDS FOR VARIOUS FIRE FIGHTING RELATED CAUSES. THIS POSITION COMES COUPLED WITH THE ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF THE CAMP HOPETAKE, WHICH HE GLADLY ACCEPTED. HIS FIRST ACT AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHARITY FUND WAS TO PARTICIPATE IN A THANKSGIVING DINNER GIVEAWAY AT THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD CHURCH ALONG WITH LOCAL 754 AND FIREFIGHTER BENEVOLENCE ASSOCIATION. IN 2020, FIREFIGHTER CANASI HAS ORGANIZED THE DONATIONS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND TOYS TO LOCAL CHILDREN HOSPITALS FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS IN JULY TOY DRIVE. FROM 2021 TO 2023, FIREFIGHTER CANASI INITIATED MULTIPLE VOTES TO DONATE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HELP HIS FELLOW TAMPA FIREFIGHTER WHO SUFFERED SICKNESS AND TRAGEDY. ALSO, IN 2023, HE FACILITATED THE DONATIONS OF 30 STACK PACK MEDICAL BAGS TO TAMPA FIRE RESCUE, WHICH WAS VALUED OVER $9,000. DURING HIS TENURE AS PRESIDENT, HE HAS RAISED OVER $200,000 IN CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS AND ACQUIRED ENOUGH SPONSORSHIP FUNDS EACH YEAR TO COMPLETE CAMP HOPETAKE. HE IS ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS POSITION WITH THE CAMP THAT HE ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION BURN CAMP CONFERENCE IN ORDER TO GAIN VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AND CONTINUE THE RICH TRADITION OF CAMP HOPETAKE. FIREFIGHTER CANASI RECENTLY RECEIVED A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION FOR HIS WORK AS DIRECTOR OF CAMP HOPETAKE AND A CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE FOR RESCUING A MAN WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT WHILE ON VACATION IN GEORGIA. FIREFIGHTER CANASI IS TRULY DEDICATED TO EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIRE SERVICE TO OTHERS AS WELL AS HELPING THOSE IN NEED, WHETHER ON DUTY, IN THE UNIFORM OR OFF-DUTY, SACRIFICING HIS PERSONAL TIME. TIME THAT IS SPENT AWAY FROM HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER, TIME IN WHICH SOME OF US WISH WE COULD SIMPLY HAVE MORE TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN. FIREFIGHTER CANASI IS AN EXCELLENT FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC AND PERFORMS FLAWLESS ON EMERGENCY SCENES, BUT THAT'S HIM DOING HIS JOB. I FEEL HE NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE THINGS HE'S DONE ON AND OFF THE JOB AND ON HIS OWN TIME THAT ARE STILL VERY RELEVANT TO THE FIRE SERVICE AND THE CITY OF TAMPA. FOR THOSE REASONS, I INTRODUCE YOU TO FIREFIGHTER ALEX CANASI FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHIEF. WONDERFUL WORDS. EVERYTHING SHE SAID ABOUT MR. CANASI IS SO VERY TRUE. I'VE SEEN HIM AT CAMP HOPETAKE% AND LIKE THE OTHERS WHO HELPED LEAD IT UP BEFORE, JEREMY FINNEY, JAYS COHEN AND OTHERS. HE HAS A HEART FOR IT. HE HAS A FAMILY. AND HE ALREADY HAS ONE HECK OF A STRESSFUL JOB AND HE TAKES THESE THINGS ON. EVERY TIME I TALK TO HIS FATHER, I ALWAYS SAY, I KNOW YOU'RE PROUD OF YOUR SON. I KNOW THAT. I'LL STOP TALKING AND INVITE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO COME UP AND EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION. >> I GET ELECTED TO SAY SOMETHING. FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS STEPHEN WHITE. DISTRICT CHIEF FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M ALSO THE CO-CHAIR OF THE AWARDS COMMITTEE. IT IS OUR HONOR TO NOMINATE HIM FOR THIS YEAR. I ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING ALEX SINCE HE FIRST GOT ON THE JOB. I WAS THE FIRST LIEUTENANT HE HAD AND ONE OF HIS FIRST CAPTAINS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR A LOT OF WHAT HE'S BECOME, BUT THIS REALLY STEMS FROM HIS UPBRINGING. I'VE SEEN IT SINCE I MET HIM ON THE FIRST DAY. YOU COULD SEE A GENUINE PASSION FOR WHAT HE DOES AND JUST A GOOD HUMAN BEING. HE'S BEEN TAUGHT MANY WONDERFUL LESSONS FROM HIS PARENTS AND FROM HIS FAMILY, AND HE'S JUST A DEDICATED FAMILY MAN. HE IS A DEDICATED FATHER, WHICH, AGAIN, LIKE IT WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, HE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME DOING OTHER THINGS, BUT STILL MAKES SURE HE MAKES TIME FOR HIS FAMILY AND FOR HIS DAUGHTER. I ADMIRE THAT ABOUT HIM, THAT HE FINDS A WAY TO MAKE ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. WHILE HE'S DOING ALL THAT, HE STILL DOES A GREAT JOB AS A FIREFIGHTER. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HIM AS MY FIREFIGHTER. HE IS VERY INTELLIGENT. SAYING ALL THESE WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT HIM, HAPPY HE GETS A BUTTON, PULL UP OVER HIS HEAD AS THIS DAY GOES ON. HE'S A GOOD MAN, GOOD HEART, REALLY IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY IN A FIELD LIKE THIS. YOU SEE A LOT OF TRAGEDY EACH AND EVERY DAY. KEEP THE PASSION AND KEEP THE GOOD FEELINGS AND THE LOVE FOR THE JOB HE DOES AND THE PEOPLE HE SERVES I THINK IS A WONDERFUL TESTAMENT TO WHO HE IS. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. DON SNIPES, VICE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 754. LET ME FIRST SAY THIS IS MY FIRST RUN ON THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. I'M FILLING IN FOR OUR PRESIDENT, NICK STOCCO, WHO HAS% BEEN CALLED TO BALTIMORE FOR AN IAFF SEMINAR WHICH WAS PRESCHEDULED. ALEX, ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS LOCAL 754, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A PLAQUE FOR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER FOR SELFLESS AND TIRELESS EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE DONE THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE CAREER. YOU HAVE BEEN COMMITTED FROM DAY ONE, AND IT SHOWS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, FIREFIGHTER CANASI. GRACE GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU IN TAMPA. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT WITH YOU THIS GIFT CARD. ENJOY WITH FAMILY AT ULELE, GOODY GOODY. HAVE SOME TIME TO RELAX. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY, HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA. WE HAVE SOME LOVELY THINGS THAT I THINK YOUR DAUGHTER WILL ENJOY. ALSO AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SO YOU CAN COME OUT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE TIME WHEN YOU'RE NOT FIGHTING FIRES AND SAVING CHILDREN AND RAISING MONEY AND EVERYTHING ELSE. YOUR STORY WAS SO IMPRESSIVE. SUCH CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. AS THE COUNCILMAN SAID, OBVIOUSLY A BIG HEART. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS. YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWESOME. THE COMMUNITY LOVES YOU. ENJOY IT ALL IN GOOD HEALTH AND THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, FIREFIGHTER CANASI. MARY DILLON FROM THE STRAZ CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. ON BEHALF OF THE STRAZ CENTER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. PLEASE TAKE A BREAK AND GO SEE A SHOW ON US WITH A COUPLE OF BEVERAGES IN THERE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, FIREFIGHTER CANASI. BRIAN FORD WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. WHAT A STORY. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE MUCH DESERVED RECOGNITION. ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR SACRIFICE, YOUR FAMILY'S SACRIFICE. I CAN SEE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU MADE. REMARKABLE AND WE HAVE A LITTLE TRADITION AT 1 BUC. ANYBODY THAT GOES OVER AND ABOVE GETS A GAME BALL. UNFORTUNATELY, YOURS ISN'T READY, BUT I HAVE THIS GENERIC ONE. UNFORTUNATELY IN ONE WAY, BUT FORTUNATE IN ANOTHER. HERE IS MY CARD. LOVE TO INVITE YOUR FAMILY OUT AND ANYBODY ELSE TO COME FOR A TOUR TO GET YOUR REAL BALL ANYTIME NEXT WEEK. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M JENNIFER CURRY FROM BILL CURRIE FORD. ON BEHALF OF ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AT BILL CURRIE FORD, FREE WORKS PACKAGE AND GIFT CARD FOR A RESTAURANT. COME SEE US ANYTIME. WE WOULD LOVE TO SHOW YOU OUR LOVE. WE HAVE A PRIVATE ROOM FOR ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND TO HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HILTON, STEPP'S TOWING. GOOD MORNING. ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPP'S AND ALL OF US AT STEPP'S TOWING, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. DINNER FOR YOU AND FAMILY ON TEAM STEPP'S. AGAIN WE APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. I HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH YOUR FAMILY. YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? >> YES. >>STEVE MICHELINI: I NOTICED YOU'RE A PARAMEDIC, RIGHT? >> YES, SIR. >>STEVE MICHELINI: DID YOUR DAD EVER TELL YOU ABOUT HIS LIFESAVING EXPERIENCE IN ZURICH. >> TOO MANY TIMES. [ LAUGHTER ] >>STEVE MICHELINI: IT'S GOOD THAT YOU ARE NOW A PARAMEDIC BECAUSE HE MAY HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT, YOU KNOW. HE NEEDS TO BE SAVED A LOT. ON BEHALF OF A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FOLKS, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME GIFT CERTIFICATES SO YOU CAN ENJOY YOURSELF AT JACKSON'S BISTRO OUT ON HARBOUR ISLAND. ENJOY YOURSELF AT BELLABRAVA IN THE MIDTOWN SECTION. DAILY EATS AND THEIR RESTAURANT GROUP. GET THESE PAPERS SEPARATED HERE. YUMMY HOUSE, CHINA BISTRO. MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK. CONGRATULATIONS FOR WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR FAMILY HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS IN THE CITY AND CONTRIBUTED TREMENDOUSLY OVER THE YEARS. YOUR DAD AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE CITY. I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MANY YEARS. ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE THE RECIPIENT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. >> THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: NOW IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE, MY FRIEND, TO GIVE YOU A TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION. YOU'RE A WONDERFUL MAN. YOU COME FROM A WONDERFUL FAMILY. YOUR FATHER, YOUR MOTHER I MET BEFORE, A WONDERFUL WOMAN. I KNOW THEY ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? [ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT WAS OVERWHELMING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M BLOWN AWAY. I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT BECAUSE WE PARKED THE FIRE TRUCK IN FRONT OF A HYDRANT. [ LAUGHTER ] I WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I'M ABSOLUTELY HUMBLED AND THIS IS THE GREATEST HONOR I HAVE RECEIVED OTHER THAN BEING A FATHER. ALL I CAN DO IS THANK THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH I'VE GROWN. I PROMISE YOU IT WILL TRANSFER TO THE FOUNDATION THAT I'M BUILDING FOR MY CHILD AS WELL. I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY, TO THE TAMPA FIRE RESCUE ADMINISTRATION, LOCAL 754 UNION, THE AWARDS COMMITTEE AND MY CREW. FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK CAPTAIN GARY MAY WHO FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN MORE THAN MY CAPTAIN BUT ALSO A MENTOR AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY MY FRIEND. HE IS THE ONE WHO NOMINATED ME FOR THIS AWARD. I'M NOT THE MOST ELOQUENT PERSON, SO I TEND TO BORROW THE WORDS OF OTHERS THAT I THINK I CAN RELATE TO. I HAVE JUST A FEW QUOTES THAT I TRY TO REMEMBER CONSTANTLY THAT I'LL SHARE. ONE IS FROM RETIRED FIRE CHIEF TOM FORWARD WHO ON MY FIRST DAY, HE SAID YOU'RE MAKING A COMMITMNT TO THIS COMMUNITY. I TRY EVERY DAY TO KEEP UP MY END OF THAT COMMITMENT. THE SECOND, THOUGH NOT AS QUITE SNAPPY OF A DRESSER, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, YOU CAN CALL ME ANYTHING YOU WANT, BUT DON'T CALL ME A SELF-MADE MAN. THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND BY MY SIDE TODAY HAVE EACH MADE ME INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY. WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE. I WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE THINGS I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR IN MY CAREER AND IN MY LIFE. ROBERT INGER SOL WHO SAID WE RISE BY LIFTING OTHERS. PEDIATRIC BURN CAMP, CAMP HOPETAKE, WE STRIVE TO GIVE THE CHILDREN THE BEST WEEK OF THE YEAR TO GO FOR PLACES THEY MAY NOT HAVE GONE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CAMP. I CONSULT WITH SPECIALISTS TO DO MORE THAN TAKING THE KIDS TO DISNEY AND BUSCH GARDENS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT AND COMMITMENT OF OUR LEADERSHIP AND CAMP COUNSELORS, WE'RE ASSISTING THE GUARDIANS OF THESE CHILDREN WITH THE BUILDING OF A FOUNDATION THAT WILL LAST BEYOND THAT ONE WEEK THAT WE HAVE THEM AND BEYOND WHEN THEY TURN 18, WHICH IS WHEN THEY WOULD AGE OUT OF CAMP. RECENTLY, PICKED UP HER CHILD FOR THE LAST TIME FROM CAMP, ONE MOTHER STARTED TO CRY AND SHE EMBRACED ME AND SAID, ALEX, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU DO FOR THESE CHILDREN AND GOD ONLY KNOWS WHERE THEY WOULD BE WITHOUT YOU ALL. I FEEL LIKE ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT IS A LACK OF SUCCESS FOR THESE KIDS. PROUDLY BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA. I PROMISE YOU I WILL NEVER STOP GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND BUILDING ON THE FOUNDATION THAT OTHERS HAVE LAID FOR ME AND LIFTING THOSE AROUND ME. AGAIN, I'M ABSOLUTELY HUMBLED BY THIS THIS MORNING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS ENTAILS. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM. I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE. THIS ISN'T THANKS FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, SEE YOU LATER, I PROMISE YOU I'LL LIVE UP TO THIS AWARD THE REST OF MY CAREER AND LIFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE MET YOU, BUT I HOPE TO GET TO KNOW YOU. YOU SOUND LIKE AN INCREDIBLE LEADER. YOU HAVE THE HUMILITY, THE CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU DECIDED TO COME BACK TO TAMPA. YOU'VE DONE MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY THAN MANY PEOPLE TWICE YOUR AGE. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO IN THE FUTURE. YOU COME FROM A GREAT FAMILY. YOUR DAD ESPECIALLY ALL OF US KNOW HE'S ONE OF THE KEY LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. CONSIDERING ALL THE BUSINESS SUCCESS HE'S HAD, YOU COULD HAVE FOLLOWED IN THE BUSINESS. INSTEAD YOU WENT INTO PUBLIC SERVICE. I KNOW A LOT OF OUR HARDWORKING POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS HAVE DONE THAT. I THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING YOUR LIVES ON THE LINE AND PUTTING RISK OUT THERE. YOU'VE BEEN DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS FOR OTHERS. I KNOW, ALSO, EVERY TIME I HEAR YOUR DAD SPEAK, EVERY TIME I TALK TO HIM, HE BRAGS ABOUT YOU. I CAN SEE WHY AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO HELP THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOUNG MAN, MR. CANASI, THERE IS AN OLD SAYING THAT SAYS ACTIONS SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS. AND YOU LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE, YOU'D HAVE TO SAY ONE WORD, THE ACTION THAT YOU HAVE DONE ON WHAT YOUR TRAINING WAS, WHERE YOUR HEART WAS AT, A FIREFIGHTER FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME. IN FACT, ALL MY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COME HERE BEFORE US THAT I KNEW YOUR GRANDFATHER, GRANDMOTHER ON THE MOTHER SIDE, GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER ON THE FATHER SIDE. IN FACT, YOUR GRANDMOTHER WAS HISPANIC WOMAN OF THE YEAR. YOUR FATHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO COMB MY HAIR. [ LAUGHTER ] I WANT TO THANK YOU, YOUR FAMILY. OUTSTANDING FAMILY. THEY ALWAYS SAY SOMETIMES YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT. I BELIEVE IN THAT. I BELIEVE IN THAT TO SOME DEGREE. YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE A HORSE TO WATER, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT HORSE WILL DRINK. BUT YOU HAVE TAKEN LIFE AND RESPECTED IT AND TRIED TO HELP OTHERS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. THEREFORE THAT'S WHY YOU ARE HERE TODAY WITH THIS AWARD THAT'S VERY PRESTIGIOUS. THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. >>GWEN HENDERSON: CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. YOUR BEST WORK, YOU WERE HOLDING HER EARLIER. WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY IS SO IMPORTANT. YOU ARE YOUNG IN YOUR CAREER AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT FIRE RESCUE DOES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND YOU ALL ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU ACTUALLY MAKE ME WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE CALENDAR SINCE YOU FLEXED YOUR MUSCLES, I PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE MONTH OF APRIL TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. ANYWAY CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE? CONGRATULATIONS. I'M GLAD TO SEE YOUR GRANDMOTHER HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. SHE WAS A FRIEND OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S. WE HONORED YOUR DAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO OR HE CAME AND SPOKE AT CITY COUNCIL AND I SAID OUR FAMILIES GO BACK 50 YEARS. HE CORRECTED ME, NO, 60 YEARS. OUR FAMILIES GO BACK A LONG WAYS. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON SAID IT BEST, YOU ARE AN AMAZING LEADER. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF HAS DESCRIBED A FIREFIGHTER LIKE THIS BEFORE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOUR FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF YOU. IT'S TRUE. YOUR DAD ALWAYS SAYS IT. HE RAISED A WONDERFUL SON. YOU COME FROM LIKE E.J. SALCINES SAYS, YOU COME FROM GOOD STOCK. YOU CARRY ON THE CANASI NAME VERY PROUDLY. YOU DO A LOT. AND THIS IS VERY WELL DESERVED. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: I'LL WAIT TEN SECONDS, IF I MAY. OFFICER OF THE MONTH. IF I MAY, COUNCIL, NEXT, IT IS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE TO DO THE TAMPA POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR OFFICER SPENCER ATKINSON. WE'LL WAIT 20 SECONDS, IF THAT'S OKAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU. IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE, COUNCIL, TO DO OUR POLICE OFFICER OF THE MONTH, FOR OFFICER SPENCER ATKINSON. WE HAVE HERE CHIEF LEE BETTER CA WHO WILL SPEAK ON THIS GENTLEMAN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS PAST WEEK, WE HAD A TRAGIC REMINDER OF THE RISK POLICE OFFICERS DO ON THE JOB WITH THE DEADLIEST ATTACK ON LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WE'VE SEEN SINCE 2016 IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA WHEN FOUR POLICE OFFICERS WERE MURDERED AND GUNNED DOWN. IT IS A TRAGIC REMINDER OF THE RISK THAT INDIVIDUALS LIKE OUR HONOREE TODAY TAKE EVERY SINGLE DAY AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES. IF I MAY, I'M GOING TO PASS IT FORWARD TO CHIEF BERCAW WHO WILL SPEAK ON THIS GENTLEMAN. >>CHIEF BERCAW: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JUST TO ECHO WHAT HE SAID, IT IS AN HONOR FOR ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION. WE DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL TAKING THE TIME TO HONOR OUR OFFICER OF THE MONTH AND OUR FIREFIGHTER OF THE QUARTER. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OFFICER SPENCER ATKINSON. HE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN A COMPLEX OPERATION TARGETING NARCOTIC SALES. THROUGH HIS SKILLFUL INVESTIGATIVE WORK, HE SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED WITH HIS TEAM TO APPREHEND THE SUSPECT. THIS RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF A HIGH-PROFILE FELON WITH THE SEIZURE OF A STOLEN FIREARM, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, INCLUDING FENTANYL AND OVER $6,000 IN CASH. THIS CASE ALSO HEAD TO THE SUCCESSFUL ABATEMENT OF THE YBOR GROCERY, WHICH WE ALL KNOW WAS A NOTORIOUS LOCATION AND COMMUNITY CONCERN FOR NARCOTIC ACTIVITY. OFFICER ATKINSON'S TENACITY WAS FURTHER DEMONSTRATED AFTER A POSTAL WORKER WAS ROBBED. MAY HAVE SEEN THAT ON THE NEWS A WHILE AGO. DESPITE HAVING A VAGUE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT, OFFICER ATKINSON UTILIZED INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES, IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT WHO HAD AN OUTSTANDING HOMICIDE WARRANT IN NEW JERSEY. WORKING TIRELESSLY, HE DISCOVERED THE SUSPECT'S PLANS TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, AND HE COORDINATED WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES ACROSS STATE LINES AND THE SUSPECT WAS SUCCESSFULLY APPREHENDED IN DALLAS, TEXAS, AS SOON AS HE GOT OFF THE BUS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, OFFICER ATKINSON'S COMMITMENT EXTENDS BEYOND INDIVIDUAL CASES. HE IS A CERTIFIED, IDENTIFIED GANG MEMBER SPECIALIST, AND HE PARTICIPATES IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUP, FOCUSING ON TRAFFICKING GANG ACTIVITY. HE HAS PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN IDENTIFYING OVER 60 MEMBERS OF NOTORIOUS MOTORCYCLE GANGS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES. HIS DEDICATION PUT PRESSURE ON THESE GROUPS, LEADING TO THE CLOSURE OF A MONGOLS CLUBHOUSE KNOWN FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE JACKSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. OFFICER ATKINSON'S EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY MAKE HIM AN OUTSTANDING ASSET TO THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A TRUE GUARDIAN TO THE CITY OF TAMPA. HIS DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING POLICE WORK HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER SPENCER ATKINSON AS THE OFFICER OF THE MONTH FOR MAY 2024. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO COME AND SHARE THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT YOU DO, SIR. >> BRANDON BARK LAY, TAMPA PBA. THIS IS A PLAQUE FOR MEMBERSHIP FOR A JOB WELL DONE. ALSO ON BEHALF OF PETE BREVI AND BUSCH GARDENS, FAMILY PACK OF TICKETS. CONGRATULATIONS. >> GOOD MORNING. GRACE GONZALEZ, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GONZMART FAMILY AND THE 1905 FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. PLEASE ENJOY YOURSELF AT ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS, COLUMBIA IN YBOR CITY, SANGRIA, PAELLA, FLAMENCO SHOW. CONGRATULATIONS. >> GOOD MORNING. MARY LOU BAILEY. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ZOO TAMPA. ONE OF THE BOARDS I SERVE ON. YOU HAVE AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO THE ZOO. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I LOVE THAT WORD TENACITY. THAT'S A REAL COMMITMENT. I LOVE THAT WORD. IT IS A STRONG WORD. YOU LOOK LIKE A VERY STRONG PUBLIC SERVANT. I THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS. SUCH A CRAZY WORLD OUT THERE. I WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR MY TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS. YOU'RE DOING THINGS TO MAKE IT SAFER. AND THAT'S SO AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, OFFICER ATKINSON. MARY DILLON FROM THE STRAZ CENTER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. PLEASE ACCEPT TICKETS TO A SHOW. ENJOY YOURSELF. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. HAVE A GREAT DAY. [ APPLAUSE ] >> JENNIFER CURRY, BILL CURRIE FORD. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT BILL CURRIE FORD, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY. WE ARE OFFERING YOU A FREE WORK PACKAGE FOR YOUR VEHICLE AND ALSO A GIFT CARD AND COME SEE US ANYTIME. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HILTON WITH STEPP'S TOWING. ON BEHALF OF TODD STEPP AND THE ENTIRE TEAM STEPP FAMILY, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. PLEASE ENJOY DINNER ON US. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> BRIAN FORD WITH THE BUCCANEERS. OFFICER ATKINSON, THANK YOU. YOUR STORY IS REMARKABLE. ON BEHALF OF THE GLAZER FAMILY AND OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION, LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. JUST LIKE THE FIREFIGHTER, BALL, GOT A FUMBLE ON THAT ONE, TOO. PLEASE GIVE ME A HOLLER NEXT WEEK ANYTIME AFTER. LOVE TO GIVE YOU A TOUR AND PRESENT YOU A BALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING. STEVE MICHELINI. I DON'T HAVE ANY FUNNY STORY TO TELL ABOUT YOU. ANYWAY, I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE HONOR YOU. MEAT MARKET IN OLD HYDE PARK VILLAGE, GIFT CERTIFICATE. YUMMY HOUSE CHINA BISTRO. DAILY EATS AND THE CICCIO RESTAURANT GROUP. JACKSON'S BISTRO OUT ON HARBOUR ISLAND. AND BELLABRAVA IN THE MIDTOWN SECTION. THE CHIEF SAID HE WANTS TO GO TO YUMMY HOUSE WITH YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>LUIS VIERA: SIR, ON BEHALF OF A VERY GRATEFUL CITY OF TAMPA AND TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, FOR ALL THE AMAZING WORK YOU'VE DONE IN PROTECTING ALL OF US AND MAKING LIFE SAFER FOR ALL OF US, WE GIVE YOU THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION. THANK YOU, SIR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS HONOR. IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW MR. APRIL. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT MY WHOLE TEAM HELPING ME ON THE STREETS WHEN I'M OUT UNDERCOVER AND DOING OPERATIONS. IT TAKES A LOT OF OTHER OFFICERS THAT AREN'T HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED. APPRECIATE MY FATHER AND MOTHER AND WIFE FOR SUPPORTING ME AND THE STAFF FOR GIVING ME THIS AWARD. THANK YOU, GUYS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. THANK YOU TO YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. ONE OF THE CASES THAT WAS MENTIONED -- WON'T MENTION THE NAME -- ONE OF THE CASES MENTIONED, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE THOROUGHNESS WITH WHICH YOU ALL DID THE INVESTIGATION. IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A TV SHOW OR SOMETHING. IT WAS BETTER ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE DETAIL YOU ALL WENT TO. WITH THAT KIND OF PROFESSIONALISM AND THOROUGHNESS, I CAN SEE THAT YOU ALL ARE KEEPING US SAFE. THANK YOU. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS. TO BE A GOOD POLICE OFFICER TAKES A LOT OF TRAINING. ONE THING YOU NEVER LEARN UNLESS YOU GOT IT IN HERE AND THINK LIKE THEY THINK SO YOU CAN CATCH THEM. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. IN CRIMINOLOGY, YOU HAVE TO WORK VERY DIFFICULT HOURS, DAY AND NIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE A REGULAR SHIFT HOUR. IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE CRIME IS HOW IT IS, WHO COMMITTED IT AND WHAT YOU THINK HAPPEND AND THEN YOU HAVE TO BE A BLOODHOUND TO FIND AND CAPTURE THE PERPETRATOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA ALL 400,000 PLUS PEOPLE FOR WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE? CONGRATULATIONS SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND FOR YOUR FAMILY'S SACRIFICE. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND EVERYTHING. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO NEED TO CLEAR THE ROOM. BY REQUEST, WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] [RECESS] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL% MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >> VIERA? MIRANDA? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES, SIR. THANK YOU, HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL. MY PLEASURE THIS MORNING TO BE HERE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE IN THE AUDIENCE REGARDING A COMMENDATION TO THE CITY OF TAMPA'S WATER DEPARTMENT. JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A STATE LABORATORY CERTIFIED OPERATION THAT WE HAVE, LIKE IT SHOULD BE. WE ARE AUDITED EVERY TWO YEARS BY THE STATE. IN FACT, WE HAVE SOME OF THE 11 EMPLOYEES, CAN'T HAVE THEM ALL BECAUSE WE STILL NEED SOMEBODY SAMPLING THE WATER. WE HAVE 11 TOTAL. SCIENTISTS OR TECHNICIANS TO THE SCIENTISTS. WE HAVE LAST YEAR ALONE, WE DID 36,000 WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS. WE PERFORMED SPECIAL TESTS OTHER MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT LAB. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PERSONALLY TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. LET ME READ THE COMMENDATION, IF I MAY. THIS IS UNDER BRAD BAIRD'S COMMITTEE. RESPONSIBILITY AS DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ALONG WITH MR. JONES, HEAD OF THE CITY OF TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT. IN RECOGNITION OF DRINKING WATER WEEK, SHALL BE CELEBRATED MAY 5-11 OF 2024, WE CALL UPON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS UTILITIES CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO HELP PROTECT WATER RESOURCES FROM TRASH AND POLLUTED RUNOFF. LET ME START THERE. EVERY TIME YOU AND I AND THE REST OF US IN THE ROOM SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. BECAUSE I SEE AS YOU DRIVE AROUND THE CITY STREETS THINGS BEING SWEPT IN TO WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE, INTO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. WE'RE PAYING DOUBLE TO DO THAT. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. CALL SOMEBODY. SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS, CALL THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CALL SOMEBODY SO WE CAN DIRECT THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, RECOGNIZE THE MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. YOU CAN LIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT CERTAIN THINGS. YOU CANNOT LIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT WATER. IT'S A VERY RESOURCEFUL THING. WE'RE IN A CRISIS NOW AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE IT HASN'T RAINED FOR 20 SOME DAYS. WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT THAT CAN PRODUCE 82 MILLION GALLONS OF BEST QUALITY WATER IN THE WORLD, I THINK. AND BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF WATER, SOONER OR LATER, WE'LL BE BACK TO RESTRICTIONS AGAIN. SOONER OR LATER, THIS CITY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST-EVER TO ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE PATROLLING THE CITIES AND GIVING OUT CITATIONS BECAUSE YOUR SPRINKLERS ARE SPRINKLING ON THE WRONG DAY OR WHEN THERE ARE WATER RESTRICTIONS. I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS FOR BEING VERY COOPERATIVE WITH THAT AND REDUCING CONSUMPTION OF WATER ON A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE WATER TO PRODUCE THE WATER TO SEND TO YOU TO DRINK. ON THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. MR. ARROYO JONES WILL COME. THE INDIVIDUALS HERE FROM THE DIVISION THAT TEST THE WATER ON A DAILY BASIS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE FAMILIES TO SEE THEM. BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY, DRINKING ONE OF THE BEST QUALITY WATER IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, POSSIBLY IN THE UNITED STATES. MR. JONES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENDATION. IT TAKES A TEAM TO DELIVER MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER A DAY. 365 DAYS A YEAR, 24 HOURS A DAY. IT TAKES A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS, A TEAM WILLING TO DO REALLY WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE. WITH ME TODAY ARE THE TEAM BEHIND THE SCENES. THIS IS THE TEAM THAT REALLY LIVES IN THE LABORATORY, DOES A LOT OF OUR BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLING. SAMPLES FOR OTHER LABS BECAUSE WE ARE MORE HIGHLY QUALIFIED. THEY ACTUALLY TEST FOR SOME OTHERS. THEY ARE LED BY OUR TREATMENT PLANT MANAGER, JOHN RING. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR TEAM HERE. I REPRESENT 110 CITY EMPLOYEES WHO GET UP EVERY DAY AND THINK OF WATER PRODUCTION. BETWEEN OUR MECHANICS, ELECTRICIANS INSTRUMENTATION OUR WATER QUALITY AND LAB GROUP, THEY GET UP AND MAKE SURE WE ARE PRODUCING WATER AND WE ARE PUMPING IT OUT INTO THE ARTERIES OF THE CITY, WHICH IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE CITY. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH FOR THOSE FOLKS. THEY ARE DEDICATED. HURRICANE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, THEY LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES AND HOMES. COME IN AND SLEEP IN THE COMFORTS OF THE PRODUCTION FACILITY TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU. INTRODUCE YOURSELF FROM THE LAB. MICHAEL. >> MICHAEL, THE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST. I'M HERE REPRESENTING OUR OPERATORS AT THE PLANT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOHN DOCKS. SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST. I RUN THE ORGANICS LABORATORY. IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME BY THE LAB FOR A TOUR, SHOW YOU AROUND, I GIVE THE TOURS. >> HI. MY NAME IS ANGELA THORNBURG. I'M AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST. I RUN THE METALS DEPARTMENT. >> HI. MY NAME IS MATTHEW IRE. I AM AN ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN. I WORK THE GENERAL CHEMISTRY IN THE LAB. JUST THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KARINA PEREZ. I'M AN ENVIRONMENTAL TECH. AND I WORK IN THE MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NEILA. I'M A SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST OVER GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND METALS DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS PAULA L.A. SHEA, WATER QUALITY LABORATORY SUPERVISOR. OUR WONDERFUL STAFF HERE HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB TO HELP THE CITY PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY AMAZINGLY MANY SAMPLES A YEAR. WE DO CLOSE TO 9,000 SAMPLES, SOME OF WHICH WERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PRIVATE LAB, ALONG WITH 39,000 ANALYSES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AWARD. >> IF I MAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE AND WORKING SO DILIGENTLY. WE CAN SAY A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WITHOUT THESE FOLKS, IT WOULDN'T BE THE WATER AND THE QUALITY THAT WE HAVE. WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED SOMETIMES WHEN YOU OPEN THE FAUCET AND YOU HAVE WATER. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU TURN ON THE FAUCET AND THERE IS NO WATER? AND THAT COULD BE A REALITY. WE HAVE THE SAME WATER WE'VE HAD NOW FOR 400 MILLION YEARS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S PLENTIFUL. DOESN'T MEAN IT RAINS HERE EVERY DAY. LOOK AT CALIFORNIA WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THE OPPOSITE. THEY ARE FLOODING. FLORIDA NOW IS GOING INTO A DROUGHT. I ASK THE CITIZENS TO BE VIGILANT OF THE FACTS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS COME THROUGH, THROUGH AGAIN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. ON BEHALF OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WITH ME TODAY IS MR. DAVID LLANOS. I'LL READ THIS COMMENDATION, BUT MR. WASHINGTON IS GOING TO ADD SOME INFORMATION TOO. IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT THE TAMPA CITY COUNCIL PRESENTS YOU, MR. DAVID LLANOS, WITH THIS COMMENDATION AUTOMATED COLLECTION DRIVER IN THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. MR. LLANOS WAS ON HIS ROUTE WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WOMAN STANDING IN THE STREET. SHE LOOKED DISTRAUGHT. HE STOPPED HIS TRUCK AND APPROACHED THE WOMAN. SHE TOLD HIM THAT HER SON HAD WANDERED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. MR. LLANOS PARKED HIS TRUCK AND SET OFF LOOKING FOR HIM AND DISCOVERED THE YOUNG BOY ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY AND CARRIED HIM BACK TO HIS DISTRAUGHT MOTHER AND THEN RETURNED TO HIS ROUTE. WITH THE THOUGHTFUL ACTION OF MR. LLANOS, EXEMPLIFYING THE KIND OF ACTIONS THAT EXIST WITHIN OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, HIS QUICK THINKING AND ACTION RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL SAVING OF A LIFE. WE THEREFORE RECOGNIZE MR. DAVID LLANOS FOR THE STELLAR ACTIONS PRESENTED ON THE SECOND DAY OF MAY 2024. MR. WASHINGTON, IF YOU WANT TO ADD TO IT. >>LARRY WASHINGTON: YES, SIR. TRULY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR SOLID WASTE PROFESSIONALS, ONE OF OUR SOLID WASTE TEAMMATES. I HAVE MY TEAM WITH ME AS WELL, OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM. I'M GOING TO HAVE OUR CHIEF OF OPERATIONS SPEAK TO THE STORY. BEFORE I PASS IT OFF TO STEVE WITH AN, THE CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, I DO WANT TO SAY THIS. THE SOLID WASTE ■TEAM GOES THROUGH A LOT OF TRAINING FROM DEFENSIVE DRIVING, OF COURSE, CITYWIDE TO AUTOMATED TRAINING. VEHICLE DRIVE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY TRAINING, AND THEN TO ROUND IT ALL OUT, SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING TRAINING WITH TPD. IT'S ONE THING TO RECEIVE THIS TRAINING, BUT IT'S NOTHING WITHOUT ACTION. IT'S NOTHING WITHOUT APPLICATION. ON THAT DAY, MR. LLANOS RIGHT HERE, HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO AND TOOK CARE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. NOW, HE IS A NEW YORKER THROUGHOUT AND THROUGH, HOWEVER HE LOVES TAMPA. HE IS A TAMPANIAN AND SHOWS IT WITH HIS WORK EVERY DAY. >> STEVE SWAN, CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR SOLID WASTE. ECHOING MR. WASHINGTON'S SENTIMENT, MR. LLANOS HAS BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE FOR 12 YEARS IN THE FIFTH MOST DANGEROUS INDUSTRY. AS SOLID WASTE IS. WHAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR FROM THE STORY WAS HOW TERRIFIED THIS MOM WAS AND HOW TERRIFIED THIS YOUNG MAN WAS. AS A FATHER, THOSE INSTINCTS KICK IN. EVERYBODY IS A PARENT, YOU REALIZE HOW SCARY THAT CAN BE IF A CHILD GETS AWAY. EVEN FOR A MOMENT. HIS DEDICATION AND STOP, HE MADE SURE HE KNELT DOWN AND THAT CHILD KNEW IT WAS A SAFE ZONE TO COME TO BECAUSE HE CERTAINLY COULD HAVE KEPT RUNNING. BROUGHT HIM BACK. ALSO THE MOM HAD ANOTHER YOUNG BABY. HE ASSISTED HER SO THIS CHILD COULD REUNITE WITH THE ANOTHER AND HE CLOSED THE SITUATION. A LOT GOING ON AND HE WENT RIGHT BACK TO HIS ROUTE LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS. THE DEDICATION IS UNBELIEVABLE. WE THANK YOU.% LOVE HAVING HIM AS PART OF OUR TEAM AND HOPEFULLY A LOT OF YEARS TO COME. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR TRAINING AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, A TESTAMENT TO YOUR CHARACTER AS WELL. WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU. GRATEFUL TO BE A TEAMMATE OF YOURS. IF YOU HAVE WORDS. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> GLAD TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ON BEHALF OF A FEW PEOPLE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF GIFTS. WE HAVE HERE, USUALLY I DON'T DO THIS. WE HAVE GIFT CERTIFICATES HERE FOR THE YUMMY HOUSE AND BELLABRAVA, BOTH VERY GOOD PLACES. I RECOMMEND THEM BOTH. THAT'S FOR YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF. AND THEN HERE FOR YOU, THIS IS FROM THE ZOO, YOU HAVE TICKETS TO THE ZOO. I HAVE TWO LITTLE ONES, WELL, TWO TEENAGERS ALMOST. WE LIKE GOING TO THE ZOO. IT IS A GREAT PLACE. BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID. YOU AVERTED DISASTER, BECAUSE I HAVE MY YOUNGEST IS GOING TO BE 12 IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. KIDS DISAPPEAR LIKE THAT. YOU CAN'T BE LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR PHONE. THE KIDS ARE GONE. WE AVERTED A POTENTIAL WHO KNOWS WHAT. BUT YOUR QUICK THINKING AND YOUR SERVICE. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU. YOU HAVE A GREAT TEAM. YOU ARE WHAT KEEP TAMPA RUNNING, AS THEY SAY, WITH THE UNION, BUT YOU KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, IT'S PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. GOOD MORNING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION. A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES TO ALL SPEAKERS PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT. SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THEY ARE TO REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS OR MAKING OR CAUSING DISRUPTIVE NOISES OR SOUNDS OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS. SPEAKERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBERS 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. THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED, AS I SAID, AND PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNCIL RULES MAY ALSO BE RULED OUT OF ORDER AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN THE ITEM IS HEARD LATER IN THE AGENDA. NO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN LATER DURING STAFF REPORTS. THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT THOSE ITEMS AND ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS NOW DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. FINALLY, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING A SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CANASI, LET'S START IT OFF. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE KINDNESS BESTOWED ON MY SON TODAY. SPEAK TO IT EARLIER BECAUSE IT WAS HIS DAY AND DIDN'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE FOLLOWING BABE RUTH UP TO BAT. SIMON CANASI. I'M HERE TO SPEAK TODAY IN SUPPORT OF A NEW CONTRACT FOR CHIEF LEE BERCAW OF TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW CHIEF BERCAW OVER THE TIME SINCE HE'S BEEN APPOINTED BY MAYOR CASTOR. I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH HIS ETHICS, WITH HIS LEADERSHIP, WITH HIS DEDICATION. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM. HE IS WHAT OUR TPD HAS NEEDED. AND I THINK HE HAS BROUGHT AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF STABILITY TO THE DEPARTMENT. HE IS SO WELL-RESPECTED. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING THE CONTRACT AND I JUST HOPE THAT WHAT TAKES MORE IMPORTANCE IN THAT DISCUSSION IS THE MAN THAT HAS BEEN LEADING THAT DEPARTMENT NOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THE INCREDIBLE JOB THAT HE HAS DONE. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GO ASK ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN TPD WHAT DO THEY THINK OF THEIR CHIEF. AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OVERWHELMINGLY THAT HE HAS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RESPECT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. HE CERTAINLY HAS MY RESPECT AND THE RESPECT OF THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA. HE HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO KEEPING OUR CITY'S STREETS SAFE. I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THE CONTRACT AND THAT YOU WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF HIM CONTINUING AS OUR CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES MA'AM. NEXT SPEAKER. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HI. GOOD MORNING. LINDA SAUL-SENA, 157 BISCAYNE. I'M HERE THIS MORNING AS A LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY STEPPING-STONES. COMMUNITY STEPPING STONES, I THINK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS@R, MARVELOUS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IN SULPHUR SPRINGS. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS THINGS TO DO AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING ABOUT THE ARTS. THE GOAL ISN'T TO MAKE THEM INTO FABULOUS ARTISTS, ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. IT'S REALLY TO GIVE THEM A SAFE AND CHALLENGING AND EXCITING AND ENGAGING PLACE TO BE, AND WE ALSO GIVE THEM A SNACK AND WE ALSO GIVE THEM FOOD ON WEEKENDS. WE ALSO DO SUMMER PROGRAMS AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMS. SO I AM HERE TODAY, BUT CITY COUNCIL HAS NEVER -- WELL, NO. THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS NEVER INVESTED ANY RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY STEPPING STONES PROGRAM. I'M HERE TODAY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR BOARD TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS GEORGIA, I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY STEPPING STONES. COMMUNITY STEPPING STONES HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. WE'RE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS THIS YEAR. WE HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, BUT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA, YET WE ARE LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST NEGLECTED NEIGHBORHOODS OF TAMPA, SULPHUR SPRINGS. WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE THERE. AND WE'D LIKE YOU ALL AND THE CITY OF TAMPA TO HELP US MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS GARY GIBBONS. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. 12 YEARS AGO, I JOINED THE BOARD AS A LAWYER BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE DOING THINGS PROPERLY TO KEEP OUR 501(C)(3) DESIGNATION. WHEN I SHOWED UP AT MY FIRST BOARD MEETING, I WAS PRETTY INTIMIDATED BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ARTS AND ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE ON THE BOARD, THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS COUNCIL HERE FOR DECADES AND WALLY WILSON WAS THE CHAIR OF THE ARTS DEPARTMENT AT USF, AND, YOU KNOW, HERE I AM AS A LAWYER. BUT WHAT I FIGURED OUT VERY QUICKLY WAS THAT COMMUNITY STEPPING STONES IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST TEACHING ART. IT'S TEACHING LIFE SKILLS. WE TEACH THINGS LIKE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY IN GROUPS, LEARNING SCIENCE AND MATH HIDDEN INSIDE OF THE LESSON PLAN, BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM. DISCOVERING TALENTS THAT THESE KIDS NEVER KNEW THAT THEY HAD. I THOUGHT THAT WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE BOARD THAT I WOULD GIVE A LEGAL CHECKUP AND STAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN FIND SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE MY PLACE. BUT THE PLACE GOT IN MY BLOODSTREAM. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, AND I'VE BEEN IN THE CHAIR FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. BUT THROUGHOUT 12 YEARS ON THE BOARD, WE FACE A CONSTANT FEAR OF DISAPPEARING BECAUSE THE TYPE OF FUNDING THAT YOU GET FROM GRANTS, THE TYPE OF FUNDERS THAT GIVE YOU A GRANT, THEY'LL GIVE YOU ONE NOW, BUT THEN MAYBE THEY WON'T GIVE YOU ONE FOR FIVE YEARS. WE CAN'T SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM THAT WAY. IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE A FREE PROGRAM FOR KIDS AND THE SMALL NONPROFIT IN THE KNOST NEGLECTED PART -- IN THE MOST NEGLECTED PART OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. MANY OF YOU HAVE VISITED US AT CSS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO YOU COME BACK WHEN THE KIDS ARE THERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS. AND YOU'LL SEE, AND IT WILL BECOME PART OF YOUR HEART AS WELL. NOW, THE CITY HAS NO RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SULPHUR SPRINGS. I LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE LAST NIGHT AND I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SUMMER CAMPS ALL OVER THE CITY, SO WHICH DEAL WITH ART. AND THEY ARE FULL. MANY OF THEM HAVE WAITING LISTS. WELL, THIS IS THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THE PROGRAM IN PLACE. WE PROVIDE THE TEACHERS. ALL WE NEED IS YOUR HELP TO HELP US THRIVE. PLEASE DO SO. >> THANK YOU ALL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. >> HI AGAIN. ANGELA ALDERMAN. I AM HERE AGAIN TODAY TO FIGHT FOR THE LOSS OF COLLEGE HILL CEMETERY. ONCE AGAIN, THE ITALIAN CLUB IS NOT PRESENT. THEY ARE OUT OF TOWN. SO I WILL CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR ANSWERS AND I WILL NOT FALTER IN MY QUEST FOR THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE 1200 THAT ARE STILL LOST OF COLLEGE HILL. HOWEVER, I DO COME TODAY TO ASK THE CITY TO DO WHAT THE CAN ON THEIR END AND SCAN THE AREA OF THE RETENTION POND AND SURROUNDING AREAS. ON TUESDAY, I E-MAILED EACH OF YOU DETAILED ARTICLES SO THERE WOULD BE LESS QUESTIONS LEFT. THE RESEARCH AND ITS HISTORY SPEAKS VOLUMES. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH SOME HESITATON IN REGARDS TO THE BONES BEING UNDERNEATH THE MAUSOLEUM AND/OR DUMPED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WAS UNDERWAY. MAPS DO NOT LIE. THE HISTORICAL MAPS ARE EVIDENCE THIS TOOK PLACE. THEY WERE LAID TO REST THERE, AND THEY WERE EITHER MOVED OR THEY WERE DESECRATED. IN THE ARTICLE BY PAUL GUZZO IN THE TAMPA TIMES, IT IS REPORTED THAT IN 1970, BONES AND OTHER CEMETERY ITEMS WERE FOUND AS TWO SIBLINGS PLAYED. THERE ARE ALSO OTHER ACCOUNTS THAT THE REMAINS WERE DUMPED THERE. IT IS VERY BRAVE OF THOSE TWO SIBLINGS TO COME FORWARD, AND I AM GRATEFUL THEY DID. I ASKED THE CITY TO STEP IN AND DO THEIR PART AS IT IS CITY PROPERTY. THE LOSS OF COLLEGE HILL DESERVE THIS AND SO DOES THE COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY WILL DO ALL IT CAN DO TO CONFIRM THAT BONES STILL REMAIN THERE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH COUNCILMAN VIERA, AND HE SUPPORTS ME FULLY AND IS PUTTING A MOTION FORWARD TODAY. SO THANK YOU. I ASK THAT I HAVE EACH OF YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. MAYBE SOMETHING IS STILL THERE. IF IT IS, HOW BEAUTIFUL WOULD THAT BE TO BRING US A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE TRUTH AND CLOSURE THAT THEY NEED FOR THE COLLEGE HILL AND TRUE HEALING TO BEGIN. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. HAD A MIRA APSELL. I LIVE IN TAMPA. MY ORIGINAL TOPIC TODAY WAS GOING TO BE TO BRING MORE PHOTOS OF THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG IN THE BIKE LANE. I SAW THREE CARS IN THE BIKE LANE ON THE WAY HERE. YES, I TOOK PHOTOS. THEN CAME TUESDAY AND THE EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE AGAINST STUDENTS AT USF BY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICERS, STATE TROOPERS AND USF PD. A REMINDER TO YOU, USF IS IN TAMPA CITY LIMITS. D-7 TO BE SPECIFIC AND MANY USF STUDENTS ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS. AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, THE USF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR A CEASE FIRE AND AN END TO THE SLAUGHTER OF PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS IN GAZA FOR MANY MONTHS, AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. LIKE STUDENTS ACROSS THE U.S., ALSO CALLING FOR THE UNIVERSITIES TO DIVEST FROM COMPANIES THAT PROFIT FROM WAR AND VIOLENCE. HISTORICALLY, STUDENT PROTESTORS HAVE BEEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY. MY FIRST PROTEST WAS AS A UNIVERSITY STUDENT PROTESTING AGAINST APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA. HISTORICALLY -- EXCUSE ME, THAT AFTERNOON ON MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY, I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO GO AND SUPPORT THESE BRAVE YOUNG STUDENTS. HERE'S WHAT I SAW. THEY HAD -- THERE WERE NO TENTS BECAUSE THAT WOULD GET YOU ARRESTED. THERE WERE STUDENTS SITTING ON TARPS AND BLANKETS STUDYING. SOME OF THEM WERE TAKING NAPS BECAUSE THEY STAYED UP ALL NIGHT PREPARING FOR FINALS. THERE WAS NO VIOLENCE. THEY WERE NOT DISRUPTIVE. THERE WERE LITERALLY YOUNG CHILDREN RUNNING AROUND BLOWING BUBBLES. NOT EXACTLY A THREATENING SCENE. I CANNOT OVEREMPHASIZE HOW DIVERSE THIS GROUP OF PROTESTORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS WERE. WHITE, BLACK, BROWN, THEY LEANED YOUNG BECAUSE THEY WERE STUDENTS. BUT THERE WERE ALSO CHILDREN AND OLDER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE, LIKE MYSELF, TO SUPPORT THEM. THEY WERE MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN, JEWISH AND MORE. THEY WERE PEACEFUL. THEY HAD LEGAL OBSERVERS. THEY HAD A POLICE LIAISON. THEY WERE NOT VIOLENT. THEY WERE NOT ADVOCATING VIOLENCE. THEY WERE NOT ANTI-SEMITIC. THEY WERE PROTESTING AGAINST ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE IN GAZA AND OUR GOVERNMENT'S COMPLICITY IN IT AND OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING USED TO SUPPORT IT. THEY WERE CALLING ON USF TO DIVEST. AS A REMINDER, OVER 35,000 PEOPLE KILLED IN GAZA. THERE ARE NO UNIVERSITIES LEFT STANDING IN GAZA. BUT LET'S SET THAT SUBJECT MATTER ASIDE AND TALK MORE BROADLY. THE STUDENTS WERE EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH, THEIR RIGHT TO ASSEMBLY. THAT IS A CORE RIGHT OF ALL AMERICANS. THAT WAS THE PROTESTORS. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT WHO ELSE WAS THERE. TONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT WAS ON MONDAY, THERE WAS MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE THAN PROTESTORS. THE VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY WHEN STUDENTS WERE ARRESTED WAS INSTIGATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. COPS IN FULL RIOT GEAR BROKE UP THE PROTEST WITH TEAR GAS AND RUBBER BULLETS. THEY TACKLED PROTESTORS AND HELD THEM DOWN WITH KNEES ON THEIR STUDENTS' NECKS. I'M OUT OF TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. >> WE CANNOT NORMALIZE THIS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. DR. MICHELLE WILLIAMS. YOU ALL KNOW I USUALLY START WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPEECHES FROM DR. KING OR QUOTING HIM IN ONE OF HIS FAMOUS SPEECHES. THIS MORNING I'LL GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD. TRAVELING FROM HAITI TO JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA, TALLAHASSEE, MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER USED TO MAKE QUILTS. TO MAKE A QUILT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE WOVEN FABRICS INSIDE OF THAT QUILT. AND TO PLACE A GOOD QUILT TOGETHER, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT PROPER THREADING. SOME FABRIC IS GOOD FABRIC. SOME OF THE FABRIC FROM OLD CLOTHES THAT SHE CUT FROM HER CHILDREN AND MY GRANDMOTHER AND THINGS THAT SHE USED THAT WERE MINE WERE WOVEN INTO THAT. WE ARE ALL WOVEN INTO A QUILT AS MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESE AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE NOT TO BE WOVEN INTO A GOOD FABRIC. AND WHAT WE HAVE, A PART OF THAT FABRIC RIGHT NOW ARE A BUNCH OF SLUM LANDLORDS IN TAMPA WHO ARE GETTING AWAY WITH EVERYTHING. BUT THIS MORNING, I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE PHENOMENAL JOB THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OVER IN EAST TAMPA. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. McFARLAND AND MR. BRIAN. THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEARING SET YESTERDAY, BUT GUESS WHAT, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN YESTERDAY, NOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE AGAINST THE SLUM LANDLORD, BECAUSE WE HAD MORE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE AGAINST THIS SLUM LANDLORD. THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT IS UNDER FIRE AGAIN BY LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND LOCAL PRESS. AND IT'S DAMAGING. I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH A PERSON MAKES, AS LONG AS THEY ARE GETTING THEIR JOB DONE AND THEY ARE DOING THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY AND DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, I'M ALL RIGHT WITH THAT. THESE MEN AND WOMEN OVER THERE, SOMETIMES THEY ENCOUNTER BAD LANDLORDS WHO CONFRONT THEM WHEN THEY HAVE TO PLACE A LIEN OR A FINE OR A DEREGULATION ON THEIR FRONT DOOR. BUT WHAT'S DAMAGING ARE THE TENANTS WHO ARE BEING EVICTED BECAUSE THEY ARE EXERCIING THEIR RIGHTS TO CALL THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE REFUSING TO LIVE IN SLUM AND BLIGHT. NOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE CANNOT CLOSE OUR EYES TO ANYMORE. WE CAN'T CLOSE DEAF EARS TO IT ANYMORE BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY TENANTS WHO ARE SUFFERING RIGHT NOW AND BEING EVICTED. THERE IS ONE SLUM LANDLORD AND I WAS TOLD I COULD PUBLICLY SAY HER NAME. ANITA SHIMBREAKER. THIS LADY MANAGED TO EVICT 202 RESIDENTS IN TWO YEARS. SHE'S DONE MORE THAN ANY APARTMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WE'VE DONE OUR RESEARCH. IF THIS WOMAN CAN'T BE STOPPED AND IF SHE WON'T BE STOPPED I'M GOING TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. BUT CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT TO ALL OF THE LOCAL MEDIA AND TO THE PRESS, BACK YOUR ASS OFF THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAVE COLEMAN. AND THIS IS FROM THE ACLU. SCHOOLS CAN ANNOUNCE AND ENFORCE REASONABLE CONTENT NEUTRAL PROTEST POLICIES, BUT THEY MUST LEAVE AMPLE ROOM FOR STUDENTS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. SCHOOLS MUST RECOGNIZE THAT ARMED POLICE ON CAMPUS CAN ENDANGER STUDENTS AND ARE A MEASURE OF LAST RESORT. YEARS AGO, BIDEN CAME TO AN HCC VETERANS ROUNDTABLE. I STOOD WITH 10 DEMOCRATS HOLDING BIDEN SIGNS. 100 MAGA WERE THERE AND SOME CAME DRAPING FLAGS ON HEADS, SCREAMED IN OUR FACES AND SHOVED US. TPD SAT ACROSS THE STREET AND WATCHED. YEARS AGO WE SET UP TENTS IN FRONT OF THE ICE BUILDING DOWN BY THE AIRPORT. TPD DIDN'T BRUTALIZE THE OCCUPY ICE GROUP. 2020, POLICE KETTLED A HUNDRED PEOPLE, ARRESTED THEM MOSTLY WITHOUT VIOLENCE. CHARGES WERE ALL DROPPED. GASSING AND BEANBAG ROUNDS HAD QUICKLY COME TO AN END IN TAMPA. I THINK TAMPA HAS ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THAT VIOLENCE IN THE STREET FROM OUR POLICE IS UNACCEPTABLE. LAST WEEK, I CHOSE TO BRING AN EMPTY POT AND BANG ON IT WITH A SPOON AT HCC ON BEHALF OF STARVING CHILDREN IN GAZA. A YOUNG LADY WALKED OVER AND GIFTED ME THIS. IF THINGS WENT BAD, I SUPPOSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. I WOULD EXPECT THE POLICE TO BE NONVIOLENT. DIRECT ACTION PROTESTS IS AND CAN BE PEACEFUL. I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT GASSING AND VIOLENTLY ARRESTING STUDENTS IN OUR CITY IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. WE CANNOT NORMALIZE SUCH POLICE VIOLENCE. TUESDAY, HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS WERE THERE THAT COULD HAVE EASILY SURROUNDED THE GROUP OF 50, KETTLED THEM AND BROUGHT THEM OUT ONE AT A TIME AND MADE 50 ARRESTS RATHER THAN 10 ARRESTS AS A RESULT OF GASSING, RUNNING THEM DOWN AND BRUTALIZING. ONE OF MY FRIENDS ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AND IS FACING FELONY CHARGES. ONE OF THE MOST PEACEABLE PERSONS AND SMILEY PEOPLE I KNOW. I WENT OFF SCRIPT. SEND A MESSAGE THAT IN TAMPA WE DON'T BRUTALIZE STUDENTS. NO MORE. THIS HAS TO STOP. CLEARLY OTHER WAYS TO BRING PEOPLE IN THAT ARE PREPARED TO BE ARRESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. MY FRIENDS WERE BRUTALIZED, ONE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. AT THE PATEL BUILDING, DURING THE HUNGER STRIKE, THE STUDENTS WENT IN AND THEY OCCUPIED THE WHOLE ENTRY AREA. CHAIRS IN THERE. THEY SAT AND DID THEIR HOMEWORK. THAT WAS THE IDEA OF PUTTING THOSE TENTS THERE. AND WHEN THEY WERE REFUSED TO DO THAT, THEY DECIDED THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE FIRST THREE ARRESTS THAT THEY BROUGHT SOME BOARDS BECAUSE ON THE FIRST DAY, WHEN THE POLICE WENT IN TO TAKE THE THREE OUT, PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED. THEY WERE STEPPED ON. ONE SAID THEY COULDN'T BREATHE. THEY WANT TO DEFEND THE AREA WHERE THEY PUT THESE POOR LITTLE POP TENTS. I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT. THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT AT BEING VIOLENT TOWARDS OUR POLICE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> UHURU. MENTESNOT. SAY LONG LIVE PALESTINE. TRYING TO MUZZLE EVERYBODY. TELLING PEOPLE THEY CAN'T SPEAK. THAT IS THE PROCESS OF CAPITALISM. PROCESS OF IMPERIALISM. THAT IS THE PROCESS OF COLONIALISM. THAT IS THE PROCESS OF NEOCOLONIALISM. YOU PUT MUZZLE ON THE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE YOUR SLAVE. WE'VE BEEN AFRICAN SLAVES FOR 624 YEARS AND THEY WANT US TO KEEP BEING SLAVES. THEN THE THE PEOPLE IN -- THEY WANT THE PEOPLE IN PALESTINE TO BE SLAVES. UNDERSTAND? 50, 60, 70 THOUSAND PEOPLE BOMBED IN PALESTINE AND THEY WANT YOU TO SHUT UP BECAUSE IT IS A BIG GAME. CAPITALISM IS A BIG GAME. PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE WASTING THEIR TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF CAPITALISM. THEY ARE SCARED OF DEMOCRACY. BUT THEIR NAME, CERTAIN NAMES THAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND. THAT NAME IS SAM BAKEMAN FRIED, SHOWS YOU THAT CAPITALISM AIN'T NOTHING. THAT NAME DONALD TRUMP SHOWS YOU DEMOCRACY AIN'T NOTHING. IT AIN'T NOTHING. MAN FULL OF CHARGES AND HE'S A LEADING CONTENDER FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL POSITION IN THE UNITED STATES, THE STRONGEST COUNTRY EVER LIVE ON THIS PLANET EARTH. CAPITALISM AND DEMOCRACY LIKE PEOPLE TO BE SCARED. COME DOWN HERE AND LIKE TALKING TO SOME MFING KINGS AND QUEENS. YOU CAN'T SAY THEIR NAMES. WE'RE GONNA PROVE YOU WRONG NEXT WEEK BECAUSE I'LL SAY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR LAST NAMES. HOLDING YOU OFF TO NEXT WEEK. TELLING YOU IN ADVANCE. NOTHING YOU CAN DO. I'LL SHOW YOU THAT YOU ALL ARE COWARDS. NEVER BEEN SCARED IN MY WHOLE LIFE. UNDERSTAND. POLICE TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU ALL WANT US SCARED. NOW THEY ARE KILLING AFRICANS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF, OH, THEY CLAIM SOVEREIGN CITIZEN. A CLOWN IN POLK COUNTY BRAGGING ABOUT IT. GRADY JUDD BRAG BEING IT. OH, WE HAVE THEM GRAVEYARD DEAD. AIN'T KILLING AFRICANS BECAUSE TINTED WINDOWS AND SMELL SMOKE AND TAILLIGHTS OUT AND SLEEP IN THE DRIVE-THROUGH. MURDERING US NOW BECAUSE WE ARE SOVEREIGN CITIZENS. THAT IS THE BIGGEST GANG. THIS BIG GANG TELL YOU, OH, CAN'T SAY YOUR NAMES. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? THIS AIN'T YOUR ALL BUILDING. THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S BUILDING. IT IS THE PEOPLE'S BUILDING. YOU ALL MURDERING PEOPLE IN PALESTINE, PAYING FOR IT, PUTTING MONEY TOWARDS IT, AND THEN YOU ALL TELL PEOPLE THEY CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT. YOU ALL TELL YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PEOPLE STANDING UP TO YOU ALL CLOWNS. PAY TO GO TO UNIVERSITY, THEY CAN'T COME OUT AND SIT OUT OR CAMP OUT WHATSOEVER. YOU PEOPLE TOO OLD TO BE IN GOVERNMENT. EACH AND EVERY ONE LAST OF YOU ALL. THIS IS A TRANSITIONING WORLD AND YOU ALL TOO OLD TO BE EXISTING. SHOW YOU NEXT WEEK. CALL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR LAST NAME AND DARE YOU TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. TONYA LEWIS. MY NAME IS TONYA LEWIS, FOUNDER OF CHILDREN WITH A VISION, NONPROFIT 31 YEARS IN THE BAY AREA WHO HAS ENGAGED ALONG MANY CHIEF OF POLICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M HERE IN EXTENSION -- I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE EXTENSION OF CHIEF BERCAW. CHIEF BERCAW DEMONSTRATED OVER THE LAST YEAR TRUE LEADERSHIP. HIS INNOVATIVENESS AND CONCERN TO WORK WITH LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IS A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN TO ME. WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST YEAR. AS I'VE SEEN LAST YEAR, CHEER BERCAW'S WILLINGNESS TO GET IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUILD THE TRUST, LISTEN AND BE CONCERNED OF THE ISSUES WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HE HAS SHOWN ON MANY OCCASIONS BY VISITING WITH ME TO MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES, PASTORS AND NONPROFITS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION PROVIDING VITAL RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY VISIT BUT ALLOW OFFICERS TO COME BACK AND FORM PARTNERSHIPS BY VOLUNTEERING FIRSTHAND ON IN THEIR OPERATIONS. I AM NOT EASILY IMPRESSED. BUT CHIEF BERCAW HAS SHOWN INTEGRITY AND LEADERSHIP IN MOVING THIS ADMINISTRATION IN RIGHT DIRECTION BY BUILDING A HEALTHIER AND SAFE COMMUNITY. I PRAY THAT YOU GRANT THE EXTENSION OF CHIEF BERCAW TODAY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. CONNIE BURTON. IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE JUST HOW MONEY JUST MATERIALIZE FOR THINGS YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND PEOPLE THAT IS RUNNING ORGANIZATION AND AGENCIES DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR POPULATION, AND THAT IS OUR YOUTH. IN RESOLUTION 568, AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THAT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOUTH IS THE PRIORITY. BUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A 14-YEAR-OLD CHILD THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET. HOW WAS HE MURDERED? WHAT IS THE MENTAL COUNSELING FOR THAT COMMUNITY? IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PART OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN. IT HAPPENED IN A BROWN, A RAILROAD TRACK BY CHAMBERLAIN HIGH SCHOOL, A 14-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS DEAD. WHAT DO THIS CITY DO TO OFFSET THAT? LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT PRIVILEGE. PRIVILEGE -- AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS, BUT IT CAME TO LIGHT JUST THE OTHER DAY -- IS A SPECIAL RIGHT OR ADVANTAGE AS GRANTED OR AVAILABLE ONLY TO A PARTICULAR PERSON OR AN INDIVIDUAL. THAT'S WHAT PRIVILEGE IS. TELL YOU HOW PRIVILEGE WORK IN THIS CITY. WHEN WE LOOK THROUGH THIS AGENDA, EVERY WEEK, JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WE GO BACK AND TELL OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT DID WE GET RESOLVED. WHAT RESOURCES COMING TO THE COMMUNITY. HOW CAN WE PREVENT ANOTHER 14-YEAR-OLD CHILD FROM BEING KILLED. PRIVILEGE. TO BE IN THIS CITY, AN EMPLOYEE, AND TO HAVE A JOB WHERE YOU CAN MAKE $120,000 A YEAR. FOLLOWED BY HAVING A PART-TIME JOB AS BEING A UNION OFFICER AND MAKING $40,000 A YEAR. HAVE WORK ASSIGNMENTS, INSPECTION OF 900 UNITS AND ONLY DOING 31. NO WRITE-UPS FOR THAT. ARRESTED, SUSPENDED, AND STILL COLLECTING $120,000 A YEAR. PRIVILEGE. BUT WE HAVE TO COME UP HERE EVERY WEEK AND SAY HOW THEN DO WE HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE PRIVILEGES. THEY DADDY DON'T HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER TO ALL OF YOU ALL. BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY THE PROTECTING OF THE PRIVILEGED IN THIS CITY THAT LEADS TO THE ONGOING ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BEG. SHOULD BE NO MORE DISCUSSIONS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE SOME OF THESE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES IN THE LOW IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THAT IS BEGGING FOR RESOURCES. WE WANT TO RECEIVE SOME OF THOSE SAME PRIVILEGES THAT WE SEE INDIVIDUALS GETTING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. >> LETITIA P. INITIALS LP. AGAIN, HERE ON MADISON HIGHLANDS IN REGARDS TO THE NONCOMPLIANCE IN REGARDS TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND NO ONE IS REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR THEM. THESE BIG CORPORATIONS ARE COMING IN BUILDING PROPERTIES AND NOT PUTTING THEIR BEST INTEREST AT HEART. EVEN LIKE A LEASE LIKE THIS, THE SENIORS SIGN IT AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. THE RENT INCREASE, CAUSES IN HERE THAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY ASK, OKAY, IS THE RENT GOING TO INCREASE? THEY TELL THEM NO, BUT DON'T EXPLAIN THE DETAILS IN THE LEASE. A LOT OF THEM DON'T WANT TO STAND UP BECAUSE HOSTILE RETALIATION AND DIFFERENT THINGS WHEN THEY STAND UP AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IS THIS GOING ON AND NOBODY STANDING UP FOR THEM AND PROTECTING THEIR RIGHTS. THEY ARE VULNERABLE AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE TO GO BACK OUT TO WORK. THE ONES THAT SPEAK UP, THEY SEND NOTICES OUT. THEY TRY TO GET THEM OUT OF THE APARTMENT WITH FALSE REASONS FOR EVICTION AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. MY MOM IS A TENANT THERE. WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR THREE YEARS. SHE HAS SOME ISSUES THAT SHE'S DEALING WITH, SUPPOSEDLY AS A LIVE-IN AIDE AND THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES AND PROCEDURES AND THEY ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND NOBODY IS REALLY STANDING UP TO SAY NOTHING. THEY'LL GIVE PROGRAMS TO SUPPLEMENT THE RENT, BUT SPEAK ON THE BIG ISSUES, WHY ARE THE SENIORS NOT HAVING UNDERSTANDING TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE CORPORATIONS ARE COMING IN, BUILDING THE PLACES, MAKING MONEY AND NOT LOOKING OUT REALLY FOR THE SENIORS AND HAVING RESOURCES THERE FOR THE SENIORS. THEY ARE NOT PUTTING THEIR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART. AND ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, SIR. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> HASSEIN. I JUST GOT UP BECAUSE I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY DOWN STAIRS, WITH THE POLICE, IT WAS LIKE HIS GRANDDAD, HIS DAD AND SOMEBODY ELSE. THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING IT, YOU HAVE TO START FROM SOMEWHERE. SEE, HIS DAD, HIS GRANDDAD DID WHAT HE DID. HIS DAD DID WHAT HE DID. I SAY THE COMMUNITY NEED TO DO IS DO THE SAME THING. INSTEAD OF FIVE, SIX OR 10, 20 PEOPLE OUT OF THE COMMUNITY COME, WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY COME IN AND GIVE THEIR OPINION. AND THEN MORE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND MORE KIDS WOULD BE ABLE TO GET, I THINK SHE SAID FAVOR. FAVORITISM JUST BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP, BECAUSE HIS DAD LEFT HIM MONEY. NO, HE DID RIGHT. SEE WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M GOING OFF OF SUBJECT. EITHER WAY IT GOES. MY WHOLE THING IS BASICALLY WE NEED MORE PEOPLE COME IN IN COMMUNITY. TO VOICE THEIR OPINION AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE MORE KIDS AND MORE PEOPLE COME SO IT WOULD BE BETTER. SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER, GRANDFATHER WAS A COP, DAD WAS A COP, NO PROBLEM WITH THAT AND NOW HE'S A COP. WE DO THAT MORE AND START COMING IN, AND THEN OTHER PEOPLE COME TALK FOR YOU -- TALKING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO HEAR IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> ALLISON DUCETTE. I THINK THERE MAY BE A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOR THIS, REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE MATTERS NEXT. I WANTED TO STAND UP JUST IN CASE THAT WASN'T FOR OUR REQUEST. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE DO ASK ANY REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC FOR RECONSIDERATION, AND THAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME, IS THAT CORRECT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I'LL SIT DOWN AND PROBABLY STAND RIGHT BACK UP. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> JOHN MILLER WITH THE TAMPA POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. I'VE BEEN WITH THE UNION NOW AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF AND ALSO WITH THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 18 YEARS WHERE I'M CURRENTLY LIEUTENANT. I'VE KNOWN CHIEF BERCAW, HE'S UP FOR CONTRACT TODAY. KNOWN HIM FOR 18 YEARS SINCE I WAS HIRED AS A ROOKIE. WHEN I STARTED HERE, HE WAS ALREADY IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE. CORPORAL OF THE FIELD TRAINING SQUAD, AT THAT TIME, ALREADY WORKING ON THE PEOPLE UNDERNEATH HIM TO MAKE SURE THEY DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY AND BETTER WAY. I'VE WORKED FOR HIM PAST 18 YEARS BOTH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY. IN THAT TIME FRAME, HE ALWAYS PUSHED OFFICERS TO IMPROVE OF THEIRS, DO INNOVATIVE THINGS BY DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. NOT ONLY DID HE TALK THE TALK BUT WALKED THE WALK. AS EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM KNOWS, EARNED HIS OWN DOCTORATE I THINK PARTIALLY FOR THE REASON HE WOULD BE THE MOST EDUCATED PERSON IN THE ROOM ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT SO HE WOULDN'T GET SOMETHING WRONG. I THINK THAT SHOWS QUITE A BIT ABOUT HIS PERSONALITY, HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE. IN THE PAST 18 YEARS, HE'S GUARDED NOT ONLY RANK AND FILE UNDERNEATH HIM. THE UNION FULLY SUPPORTS HIM, THAT IN THE PAST, WHAT 16 MONTHS, I THINK TAKEN OVER, I THINK DECEMBER 2022 SINCE HE TOOK OVER AS CHIEF HERE, NOT ONLY HAS HE GUARDED PROBABLY THE BEST RELATIONSHIP THAT I'VE SEEN WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN MY 18 YEARS BEING HERE, BUT ALSO WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE PAST 18 YEARS TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE RIGHT DISCIPLINE AND THAT THINGS ARE BEING ENFORCED THE RIGHT WAY TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE ON PAR WITH WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS TELLING US WE NEED TO BE DOING. IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE'S ALSO NOT ONLY GUARDED THE RESPECT OF THE OFFICERS UNDERNEATH HIM, HE'S MENTORED THEM, GUIDED THEM AND UNDOUBTEDLY THE RIGHT CHOICE TO CONTINUE ON HERE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY THAT CAN REPLACE WHAT HE DOES TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES SIR. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> BRANDON BARCLAY, PRESIDENT OF TAMPA PBA. I CAME TO YOU IN DECEMBER OF 2022. I TOLD EACH OF YOU AT THAT TIME THAT I STOOD BESIDE LEE BERCAW FOR CHIEF OF POLICE. WE DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. I SAID THAT HE WAS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB. I THINK OVER THE MONTHS THAT HE'S BEEN CHIEF, HE'S PROVEN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT HE IS STILL THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB. NOT ONLY IS HE AN EXCELLENT CHIEF, HE IS AN EVEN BETTER PERSON. I WANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO THINK CAREFULLY WITH THIS VOTE. THE SUCCESS OF PUBLIC SAFETY MOVING FORWARD DEPENDS ON HOW YOU VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M BISHOP MICHELLE B. PATTY. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST EXTEND CONDOLENCES TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE FALLEN OFFICERS THAT WERE KILLED IN CHARLOTTE. AND ALSO PRAYING FOR THOSE RECOVERY. WE ALSO HAD TWO OFFICERS THAT WERE SHOT HERE IN LAKELAND. IT IS NOT TIME TO PLAY POLITICS WITH THE CHIEF. CHIEF BERCAW HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. HE'S IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE SUPPORTING HIM. AND WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE THAT THE TIMING IS VOLATILE. WE'RE HEADED INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS WHERE THERE'S NO SENSE IN TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THINGS OR SPENDING MORE OF THE TAXPAYERS' MONIE TALKING ABOUT GOING ON A NATIONAL SEARCH. I WAS A PART OF THOSE NATIONAL SEARCH. I VISITED WHEN THAT TOOK PLACE, ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE APPLIED FOR THE JOB. WHY? BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE CHIEF HAS SHOWN YOU ALL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN ABOUT THE MONEY, BUT HE DO NEED A CONTRACT. FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSANDING, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN DONE, THAT UNDER CHIEF DUGANS, IT WAS EXTENDED A CONTRACT TO HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHY NOW IS SUCH AN ISSUE. I SUPPORT COUNCIL EVEN RECEIVING A RAISE, BUT NOT THIS COUNCIL, THE NEXT COUNCIL, AND NOT A 40% INCREASE, BUT MAYBE A 3% BECAUSE THIS IS A JOB THAT YOU ALL SELECTED TO BE A SERVANT. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE NOW LOOKING AT IT AS A LUCRATIVE JOB WHERE THEY COME JUST TO WORK. WE WANT PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, WHO KNOWS THE COMMUNITY, WHO WOULD FIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR YOU TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THE MONEY, NOBODY IS SITTING IN THOSE SEATS, YOU ALL ARE SITTING THERE, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU ALL. THAT IS A SLAP IN THEIR FACE TO SAY THEY WAS NOT QUALIFIED. BUT AS WE SEE CRIME GOING DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO CHANGE THE CHIEF AND NOT EXTEND THAT CONTRACT. YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING EXTRA OR SPECIAL, BUT IT COULD HURT THE COMMUNITY. YOU HEARD ABOUT THE 14-YEAR-OLD CHILD THAT WAS KILLED. WELL, WE NEED TO BE SEEING OTHER CHILDREN, PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING KILLED. AND THE CHIEF, WHEN I WAS ABOUT A FEW MONTHS AGO, LAST YEAR, IT WAS LOOKING LIKE EVERY WEEK TWO AND THREE PEOPLE WERE NOT ONLY BEING SHOT, BUT THEY WERE BEING KILLED. THAT HAS GONE DOWN. THAT SHOULD SPEAK VOLUMES TO THIS COUNCIL. PLEASE, DO NOT ALLOW YOUR PERSONAL -- YOUR PERSONAL POLITICS TO GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR CONSTITUENT SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. PUT THEM FIRST. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU ALL. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL. IT'S ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY WHO PAY TAXES TO LIVE IN A SAFE, DECENT ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. >> HI. MY NAME IS VALERIE BULLOCK FROM COLLEGE HILL AND PONCE De LEON. I SUPPORT STEPPING STONES. I GO OVER TO SULPHUR SPRINGS SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS VERY DISMAL OVER THERE. IT LOOK LIKE ALL HOPE IS GONE AND THE CHILDREN, THEY ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT THEY CAN DO, BUT IF IT'S NOT LIKE THE PARENTS, THE SCHOOL, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, FOR THEM TO GET INVOLVED, THEY ARE GOING TO END UP FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR STEPPING STONES SO THAT THE CHILDREN CAN GET SOME HELP BECAUSE THIS IS A SAD DAY IN TAMPA WHEN YOU GO SOMEWHERE LIKE SULPHUR SPRINGS AND YOU LOOK AT THE CHILDREN AND YOU SAY, THIS IS OUR FUTURE AND THEY ARE AT SUCH A DISADVANTAGE. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE 568 RESOLUTION. I'LL KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT IT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. BUT THE NAACP IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT COULD HELP EAST TAMPA GET AN ECONOMIC ENGINE IN. PREFERABLY A SOLAR MANUFACTURING PLANT. SINGLETON SEAFOOD CLOSED DOWN, THERE'S NO MANUFACTURING PLANT IN EAST TAMPA. WE COULD USE THE OLD WINN DIXIE PLAZA OR THE CLOROX BUILDING. BANKERS PLANNERS URBAN DEVELOPERS, PEOPLE WHO USED TO MANAGING MILLIONS THAT KNOW HOW TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, FROM INCEPTION TO END. ANY PLAN WITHOUT THESE PEOPLE INVOLVED IS JUST SYMBOLIC. WE WILL ALWAYS -- WE WILL GET THE SAME THING WE ALWAYS GOT, NOTHING TANGIBLE, NOTHING TO HELP HEAL THE PAIN OR REMOVE THE BARRIERS. A TRUE LEADER DOESN'T CAUSE SEPARATION. A TRUE LEADER BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED ON THE 568 COMMITTEE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMISSION RECOGNIZES THAT ONLY 8% OUT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS GO TO BLACK PEOPLE. WE GOT THE PIPES PROGRAM, AND WE ALSO GOT ALL THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS GOING ON. WE NEED PEOPLE FROM EAST TAMPA TO GET SOME OF THOSE JOBS FROM BEGINNING TO END BECAUSE I CAN'T BUY A HOUSE IF I DON'T HAVE A PAYCHECK. YOU HAVE TO PUT MONEY IN THE PEOPLE OF EAST TAMPA POCKET. I WAS SITTING HERE AND EVERYBODY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE WESTSHORE NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND EVERY TIME THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WESTSHORE, I WAS SAYING CHING, CHING, CHING, CHING, THAT MONEY IS GOING TO WESTSHORE. AND THE SAME THING WITH TAMPA HEIGHTS. THEY GOING TO HAVE THE SAME THING THAT THEY HAVE OVER THERE IN HYDE PARK. THEIR OWN LITTLE SHOPPING DISTRICT. WHAT DO EAST TAMPA HAVE? WHAT IS OUR EAST TAMPA? WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT EAST TAMPA, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT? OH, THEY GOT SOME GOOD JOBS OVER THERE. THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO WORK RIGHT THERE IN EAST TAMPA. DO YOU SEE THE BIG CONVENTION CENTER THEY HAVE IN EAST TAMPA? WE DON'T HAVE NOTHING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. ROBIN LOCKETT. I AM FOR THE POLICE CHIEF'S CONTRACT BEING EXTENDED, BUT I THINK THE QUESTION IS, IS WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. I AGREE WITH THAT, FROM WHAT I SEE. BUT I THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT YOU GUYS ARE QUESTIONING WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING, RIGHT? BECAUSE I THINK THAT WITH THIS OTHER POSITIONS IN THAT ADMINISTRATION HAS TO BE LOOKED AT IN REGARDS TO WHETHER IT'S EQUITY AND FAIR AND SO FORTH. SO I THINK IT'S RIGHT. I THINK HIS CONTRACT SHOULD BE EXTENDED. FROM WHAT I SEE, HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT I THINK IT'S WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS TO EVALUATE WHAT'S IN THAT CONTRACT. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. SO THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PASTOR WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PASTOR WILLIAMS LOCATED AT 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET. I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST AND GOD ALMIGHTY. YOU KNOW, WE COULD COME DOWN HERE AND COMPLAIN ALL WE WANT. BUT THE YOUNG LADY TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD THEY SUPPORT WEST TAMPA AND EAST TAMPA -- NOT EAST TAMPA, BUT EAST TAMPA IS ALREADY LEFT OUT OF THE PICTURE. YOU KNOW, PROBLEMS SEEM TO FOLLOW PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND WE GOT BIG PROBLEMS. MY WATER HAS BEEN CUT OFF ABOUT THREE MONTHS. YOU KNOW WHAT? DON'T NOBODY COME BY AND CHECK ON IT OR NOTHING. THREE MONTHS IS A LONG TIME. HAVE TO GO TO MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE TO TAKE A BATH AND EVERYTHING, DO WHAT I WANT TO DO. EAST TAMPA IS A TROUBLED PLACE FOR ANYBODY TO LIVE. WHITE FOLKS, BLACK FOLKS, DON'T MAKE DIFFERENCE WHAT COLOR. NOBODY WANTS TO DO NOTHING IN EAST TAMPA. BUT BUILD ON SINKHOLES AND ALL THAT STUFF. IT'S RIDICULOUS. BUT WE GOT TO LIVE SOMEWHERE. THE REASON SPEAKING ABOUT MY WATER BEING CUT OFF, MY WATER BILL HAS BEEN PAID, BUT SOMEHOW THEY SAID THERE IS A LEAK SOMEWHERE, AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE LEAK. I WENT UP UNDER MY HOUSE LOOKING FOR THE LEAK AND FOUND NO LEAK. HAD TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT COME OVER THERE. THEY COULDN'T FIND NO LEAKAGE. ONE GUY COME OVER THERE, HE'S FROM TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME. HE SAID I CAN'T FIND NO LEAKAGE EITHER. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN. WHERE WILL THEY PUT ME THEN? IN A NURSING HOME. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO. I WON'T TEAR MY HOUSE DOWN AND FIND LEAKAGE. RUSTY WATER COMING THROUGH THE FOUNTAIN AND EVERYTHING. MY SINK ALL RUSTED OUT. DO YOU ALL CARE? DO YOU REALLY CARE? YOU ALL BEEN ELECTED FOR THE PEOPLE, BUT YOU ALL DON'T GIVE A DAMN. AND I KNOW YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ME. RIGHT NOW GOT MY CHURCH THERE. 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET. THE WHITE FOLKS TRYING TO TAKE MY CHURCH AND GIVE IT TO PUERTO RICAN PEOPLE. I HAVE A PROBLEM TRYING TO KEEP THAT UP. MY TRUST IS IN GOD ALMIGHTY. GOD GOING TO PROVIDE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY TAKE SOMETHING AWAY FROM ME OR THINK THEY ARE TAKING AWAY FROM ME. WE'RE GOING TO SURVIVE. WE BELIEVEETH IN JESUS CHRIST AND OUR FAITH IS IN GOD ALMIGHTY. I THANK YOU ALL FOR HEARING ME. I PRAY TO GOD THAT SOME OF YOU ALL WILL COME AND HEAR ME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PASTOR. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF NOT, I'LL GO TO THE REGISTERED SPEAKER. WE HAVE ONE REGISTERED SPEAKER. THAT ENDS PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON. WE HAVE A REGISTERED SPEAKER, MR. MICHAEL RANDOLPH. GOOD MORNING, MR. RANDOLPH. IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH. I AM WITH THE WEST TAMPA CDC. I WANT TO START OUT BY CONGRATULATING -- ACTUALLY, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE TWO CHAIRS. I THINK BOTH OF YOU ALL ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB AND LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING A ONE-ON-ONE IN PERSON WITH YOU. TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES. CONNECTING THE SILENT MAJORITY AND THE MARGINALIZED TO HAVING A SEAT AT THE TABLE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USF, WE WILL BE HOSTING 11 FOCUS GROUPS JUST TO GET WHAT THE COMMUNITY FEELS. THOSE FOCUS GROUPS INCLUDE THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RENTERS, HOMEOWNERS, LOW INCOME, FIXED INCOME, NO INCOME, TO LGBTQ COMMUNITY, PUBLIC HOUSING, DISABLED HOMELESS SENIORS MENTAL HEALTH, THE FAITH COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS. THE SECOND PART OF OUR FOCUS GROUP WILL FOCUS ON SAFETY. THAT INCLUDES THE BABY BOOMERS. THE BABY BOOMERS COMMIT MORE CRIME THAN ANY OTHER GROUP. I KNOW. I'M PART OF THAT DEMOGRAPHIC. MOST OF THEM JUST NEED TO HAVE MONEY JUST TO BUY MEDICINE. THE SECOND GROUP IS GENERATION X, WHICH IS THE GENERATION OF VIOLENCE. THE THIRD GROUP IS GENERATION ALPHA. WE WANT TO USE ALL THESE GROUPS TO GET A FEEL FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON WHY CRIME EXISTS. WE ALSO WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS THROUGHOUT TAMPA TO SHARE WITH THEM WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE ALREADY IDENTIFIED GROUPS THAT WE PLAN TO SEND INFORMATION TO. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE FOLKS IN FLINT, MICHIGAN, HAS ASKED US TO COME ON BOARD TO MODEL THEIR PROGRAM ON THE WEST TAMPA MODEL TO BEGIN TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE IN MICHIGAN. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT FROM A BOTTOM-UP PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RANDOLPH. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, ANY REQUESTS BY THE PUBLIC FOR RECONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. YES, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> ALLISON DOUCETTE. GOOD MORNING. I SENT A LETTER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO CITY COUNCIL, I HAVE A COPY HERE FOR THE CLERK AND MR. SHELBY, IF YOU'D LIKE. ESSENTIALLY WE'RE REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE MATTER THAT WAS UNDER CM 24-4301, WHICH WAS THE TRANSMISSION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE'RE REALLY REQUESTING JUST RECONSIDERATION OF A PORTION OF THAT TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY TRAVELING UNDER FILE CM 22-77484, WHICH WAS THE YBOR CITY PARKING REGULATIONS. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING -- AND THE REALITY IS THAT THESE REGULATIONS ARE NOT YET FINAL. I UNDERSTAND WHY COUNCIL WANTED TO TRANSMIT THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE AS A WHOLE BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT WENT WITH IT. BUT AT THIS POINT, THE LANGUAGE ISN'T FILE. SO STAFF INDICATED THAT THEY WELCOMED ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR PROPOSED CHANGES. WE'RE MEETING WITH CITY STAFF TOMORROW. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE JUST THE RECONSIDERATION AS TO THAT TRANSMISSION ON THE YBOR CITY PARKING REGULATIONS RECONSIDERED AND HELD UNTIL THE ACTUAL FINAL LANGUAGE IS READY TO TRANSMIT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, WHAT IS THE PROCESS? FOR A REQUEST LIKE THIS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. RULE 4-F OF YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE STATE THAT A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AN ACTION OF COUNCIL SHALL BE MADE ONLY BY A MEMBER WHO PREVIOUSLY VOTED ON THE PREVAILING SIDE AND SHALL BE MADE ONLY AT THE SAME MEETING OR FIRST SUBSEQUENT REGULAR MEETING, WHICH THIS IS. A SECOND TO THE MOTION MAY BE MADE BY ANY MEMBER. I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE AT THE APRIL 18th MEETING, AS I RECALL, IF THAT'S CORRECT. >> IT WAS NOT LAST WEEK, BUT THE WEEK BEFORE. YES. THE APRIL 18 MEETING. LAST WEEK WAS YOUR WORKSHOP WEEK. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THAT'S CORRECT. THIS WAS ITEM NUMBER 85. AND THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUS. EXCUSE ME. THE MOTION WAS MADE, NUMBER 85 -- NO, IT WAS NOT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT WAS 5-2. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT WAS 5-2. NUMBER 85, CM 24-4301. MOTION BY -- MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECONDED BY MIRANDA THAT STAFF BE REQUESTED TO TRANSMIT THE FINAL LANGUAGE OF THE JANUARY 2024 LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.% MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON AND MANISCALCO VOTING NO. SO THE QUESTION THEN IS THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER HAS TO BE MADE BY SOMEONE ON THE PREVAILING SIDE, AND THEN WHAT IT WOULD DO, IT WOULD E BRINGING THE MOTION BACK TO THE FLOOR AND IF COUNCIL WANTED TO RECONSIDER THE MOTION OR AMEND IT IN ANY SORT OF WAY, CERTAINLY COUNCIL HAS THAT DISCRETION IF IT SO CHOOSES. NOW IT IS BACK TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, WHATEVER THAT IS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ONE OF THE FIVE YES VOTES WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION, HAVE IT SECONDED AND THAT WOULD BRING IT BACK AND REOPEN IT, CORRECT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: THEN YOU WOULD HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION AND VOTE ON THE MOTION, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THE MOTION IS, GIVES COUNCIL THE ABILITY TO AMEND IT, REAFFIRM IT, OR DENY IT, HOWEVER COUNCIL WISHES TO CHOOSE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. DO ANY OF THE PREVAILING COUNCIL MEMBERS -- WELL, ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT VOTED YES ON THE ITEM WISH TO MAKE A MOTION? IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A SECOND, AND THEN WE WOULD TAKE IT FROM THERE. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION? LAST CALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN, MR. CHAIRMAN, ONE LAST THING. JUST SO YOU KNOW, A COPY OF THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CLERK FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO GO TO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PER REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, ITEMS 24 AND 25 ARE GOING TO BE HEARD FIRST. HE IS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THAT COMMITTEE. IT IS OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE. ITEM NUMBER 24 IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE RESIDENCY WAIVER. WE HAVE A MEMO HERE. WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THAT? IF NOT, WE CAN TAKE IT FOR A VOTE. MOTION AND SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER 24. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I PULLED THESE -- WHEN YOU LOOK AT NUMBER 24, EXTENSION OF ONE-YEAR RESIDENCY, THERE ARE SIX INDIVIDUALS VERY WELL NEEDED NOT ONLY IN THE RUNNING OF THE CITY, BUT ANY OTHER CITY, IT NEEDED TO MAKE THE CITY THE BEST IT CAN BE GOING FORWARD AT ALL TIMES. AND WE GO FROM WAIVERS FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ALEX, THE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO INGRAM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TAMPA CONVENTION CENTER TO ERICA MOODY, DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. RICHARD MUTTERBACK, DIRECTOR. BARBARA TRIPP, FIRE CHIEF PURSUANT TO 601 OF TAMPA. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO REALLY, MY OPINION, LOOK AT THIS STUFF BECAUSE WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, THE COUNTY DOESN'T JUST HIRE COUNTY PEOPLE, THEY HIRE CITY PEOPLE. DOESN'T MEAN WE'LL GET -- CAN'T WORK IN THE COUNTY. LIVE IN THE CITY. ARE WE SAYING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST WE WANT BUT CAN'T HIRE BECAUSE EVERY YEAR YOU HAVE TO COME BEFORE US. THAT PUTS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON WHOEVER IS MAKING AN APPLICATION, IF THEY DO MAKE AN APPLICATION. IT'S TIME, IN MY OPINION, THAT LATER ON, NOT TODAY, BUT LATER ON WE REVIEW THIS ON A WORKSHOP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST OF PEOPLE TO WORK IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT TAKE -- JUST BECAUSE -- IF YOU ARE LIVING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND YOU GOT A MORTGAGE AND YOU'RE GOING TO COME TO TAMPA, WE'LL TELL YOU YOU HAVE TO MOVE TO CITY OF TAMPA, YOU CAN'T AFFORD, IT'S THE SAME THING. NO MATTER WHAT SALARY YOU HAVE, IT IS THE SAME BASIC THING WE'RE DOING AGAIN. AND THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. IN ANY BUSINESS, WE'RE THE ONLY ONES COMPARED TO OTHER BUSINESSES, I'M TALKING THE CITY OF TAMPA BUSINESS, NOT ANOTHER ENTITY OR GOVERNMENT, DO WE SAY YOU CAN'T PLAY FOR A CERTAIN TEAM IF YOU DON'T LIVE IN THAT AREA? NO. DO WE SAY THAT A COMPANY CAN'T HIRE SOMEBODY FROM CLASS FIVE OR SIX IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY THAT @D? NO. WHY DO WE HAVE THESE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, IN MY OPINION THAT IN THE FUTURE, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, SOMEONE WILL TAKE A JOB, BUT WHEN THEY COME HERE, THEY'LL LEAVE THE SAME DAY. THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED ALREADY BECAUSE SOMEBODY DIDN'T APPLY THAT WAS QUALIFIED. THIS IS WHAT I SEE COMING. I MOVE NUMBER 24, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, CLENDENIN AND CARLSON. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA SAID. SOMETIMES I VOTED FOR THIS IN THE PAST AND SOMETIMES YOU GO I VOTED FOR SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I WAS WRONG. THIS IS ONE I THINK I WAS WRONG ON. IT'S OBVIOUSLY WELL INTENDED. A LOT OF CITIES DO THAT, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT AN ARBITRARY DISTINCTION THAT WE'RE PUTTING THAT WOULD PRECLUDE GOOD TALENT FROM COMING AND HELPING IN THE CITY, BUT IT SERVES AS THAT. I DO AGREE WITH THOSE COMMENTS, SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD FURTHER REFLECT ON AS COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE IT JUST DOES PRECLUDE THIS. BY CONTINUING TO HAVE THESE EXTENSIONS, WE UNDERMINE KIND OF WHAT WE SAID IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHY DON'T WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE OBVIOUS AND CALL IT WHAT IT IS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN AND CARLSON. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I GUESS I'M GOING TO ECHO TWICE, BECAUSE I CONCUR AND I SWEAR THIS WASN'T GOING TO BE MY BATTLE. SEEMS THE SAME THING. YOU HAVE MAYBE THESE RULES EXISTED FOR GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT THE REALITY IS ONE THE CITY BOUNDARY IS KIND OF WEIRD ANYWAY. WHO WOULD ARGUE CARROLLWOOD IS NOT PART OF OUR GENERAL CONSENSUS AREA OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TAMPA OR ANY OF THE OTHER AREAS. NOW AS WE GROW AND EXPAND AND PUSH FORWARD IN OTHER AREAS, IT IS THE SAME THING. I THINK THE RULES PROBABLY WERE A DISCUSSION AT A WORKSHOP AND DEFINITELY WILLING TO LISTEN TO CHANGE IT. IT SEEMS IF YOU CONTINUE WAIVING RULES, THEN MAYBE YOU NEED TO RELOOK AT THE RULE. I SUPPORT THIS AS WELL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH. I'M 100 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. WHEN I WAS ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, I ADVOCATED FOR IT. IT WAS THERE BEFORE. BUT THE MAYOR AT THE TIME WAS FLAGRANTLY VIOLATING THE LAW AND YOU GUYS CAN GOOGLE THAT AND SEE. I THINK THERE WAS A LAWSUIT ABOUT IT. AND THE PERSON WHO WAS BEING DISCUSSED AT THE TIME WAS A GREAT PERSON. ALL THESE PEOPLE IN HERE ARE FANTASTIC PEOPLE. I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT WE NEED PEOPLE AT LEAST -- WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP LEVEL. WE NEED PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THE CITY AND WORK INSIDE THE CITY. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A HARDSHIP BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS WORKING IN THE CITY AS WELL AS WHATEVER THE POTENTIAL DOWN SIDES ARE. THE LAST -- THE ISSUE WITH THIS IS IT IS A CHARTER ISSUE. IT'S NOT OUR DECISION TO MAKE. IT WAS THE VOTERS' DECISION TO MAKE. JUST IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE VOTERS HAVE VOTED ON IT TWICE. BECAUSE OF THAT SITUATION, WHERE THE LAST MAYOR IGNORED THE LAW, THE VOTERS VOTED ON CREATING THESE EXTENSIONS. NOW THERE ARE TWO EXTENSIONS AND THAT IS IN THE NEW RULES THAT WAS VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. IT IS WHAT IS ANTICIPATED AND ALLOWED. BUT THERE AREN'T ANY EXTENSIONS BEYOND THAT. THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THESE FOLKS MAY RUN INTO ISSUES. I'M VERY IN FAVOR OF VOTING FOR THE EXTENSIONS FOR THESE FOLKS. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THEM. THEY ARE ALL GREAT PEOPLE. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR PUTTING THEIR NAME ON THE LINE BY PUTTING YOUR NAME ON HERE AND TELLING THE TRUTH, YOU PUT YOURSELF AT RISK. AND I THINK IT IS THE HONORABLE THING TO DO THAT. THE LAW IS THE WAY IT IS. THE CHARTER IS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CITY. IF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO CHANGE IT I'LL VOTE AGAINST THE CHANGE. BUT IT HAS TO GO TO THE VOTERS AND THE VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHAT THE DECISION IS. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BUT ALSO LOOK AT THAT. IF WE WANT TO RUN FOR COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS, WE HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS. FOR THE MAYOR AS WELL. THERE IS A 6 MONTH AND 12 MONTH REQUIREMENT BEFORE ELECTION, BEFORE QUALIFYING THAT YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY. WE HAVE VERY INTERESTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU RUN FOR CONGRESS, I THINK, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU CAN RUN SOMEWHERE OUT OF STATE. AND IF YOU WIN AND MOVE WITHIN THAT DISTRICT AFTER YOU WIN, YOU CAN HOLD THE SEAT IN THAT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. I CAN RUN IN CALIFORNIA IF I WANT AND THEN I HAVE TO MOVE THERE IF I WIN. IT'S JUST VERY INTERESTING. ANYWAYS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 25 WAS ALSO MOVED OCCUPY. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. YES SIR. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: AGAIN, THIS IS A SITUATION THAT FOLLOWS THE OTHER ONE. HERE IS A GENTLEMAN WHO WORKED HIS WAY UP ALL THE WAY WHEN HE FIRST GOT HIRED TO -- WHAT HE DOES FOR THE CITY AND DOES A FANTASTIC JOB. DID I KNOW THE CHIEF WAY BEFORE THIS? NO, I DID NOT. I READ WHAT HE'S DONE. WHEN YOU'RE ACCEPTED BY YOUR PEERS AND YOU WORK FOR THE PEERS AND THEY ACCEPT YOU AS THEIR LEADER, YOU GET MORE PRODUCTIVITY. BEING A POLICE OFFICER, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE. I DON'T CARE WHAT RANK YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, GREATER THAN ANY JOB I KNOW. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION IN ONE HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND, YES OR NO. DO OR DON'T. GO OR STOP. WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT LATER ON THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. AND THERE SHOULD BE. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I HAVE KNOWN THE CHIEF ONLY WHEN HE CAME UP THE RANKS MAYBE FROM CAPTAIN ON UP, WHATEVER HE WAS. I FIND HIM TO BE A VERY HONORABLE INDIVIDUAL. VERY CALM. AND HE HAS ONE THING THAT I REALLY LIKE. HE DOESN'T SPEAK SOMETHING AND HIS BODY LANGUAGE TELLS YOU SOMETHING ELSE. HE LOOKS AT YOU AND TELLS YOU WHAT IT IS AND HIS BODY LANGUAGE IS TELLING YOU THE SAME THING HIS MOUTH IS DOING. YOU DON'T FIND TOO MANY INDIVIDUALS LIKE THAT SOMETIMES. SO WITH THIS CHIEF THAT I'M LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, HE'S STRAIGHTFORWARD. HE DOES WHAT HE THINKS. HE TALKS TO HIS PEOPLE, THE DEPUTY CHIEFS. HE DOESN'T MAKE A DECISION, JUST HERE I AM, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, AND HE IS A HUMAN BEING THAT UNDERSTANDS ABOUT LIFE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN YOU'RE CHIEF OF POLICE IN ANY CITY, ANY DEPARTMENT IN ANY COUNTRY, YOU ARE LOOKING OUT FROM THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY TO THE ONES ON THE TOP. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ANSWER THE CALL FOR ALL, NOT JUST SOME, BUT ALL. AND THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE IT SINCE HE'S BEEN CHIEF. THAT'S WHY I'M AUTHORIZED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE TO SAY THAT I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE EXECUTION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CHIEF. LET ME TELL YOU WHY. LET'S GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PENSION PLAN. NUMBER A AND NUMBER B. NUMBER A, HE IS A CITY EMPLOYEE. NUMBER B DOESN'T HAPPEN UNTIL YOU HAVE WHAT? YOU SERVED YOUR TIME AND YOU PUT YOUR APPLICATION YEARS BEFORE YOU BECAME CHIEF TO SERVE THE CITY. HE'S ENTITLED TO A PENSION WHETHER HE STAYS OR WHETHER HE LEAVES. IF I'M INCORRECT, JUST PLEASE CORRECT ME. I HAVE TALKED NOT TO MR. BENNETT. HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE MAYOR. HAVEN'T TALKED TO NO ONE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SALARY. WHETHER HE STAYS OR HE LEAVES, THAT SALARY IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE, WHOEVER COMES AFTER HIM. SO IF YOU SUM THE DIGITS, THEY ARE THE SAME WHETHER HE LEAVES. THE SAME IF HE STAYS AS FAR AS THE MONEY IS CONCERNED. WHAT DO YOU GET BACK? YOU GET INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOW MANY YEARS? MANY. IT'S GONE UP THE RANKS THAT UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT TAKES TO GO UP THE RANKS, THAT KNOWS HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS AND ALSO ADDRESS A BIG CROWD. BUT INDIVIDUALLY WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I ALWAYS SAY SOMEBODY WHEN THEY COME TO ME ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE, YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, GIVE ADVICE, TAKE IT VERY EASY AND NEVER DO IT. 200 DAYS BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN, YOU GET ONE PERSON A DAY THAT TELL YOU TRULY THEY ARE GOING TO HELP YOU. AT THE END OF 200 DAYS, NOT GOING TO FIND MAYBE TEN. WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN HERE, HE'S HANDLED THOSE TEN AND HE'S HANDLED THOSE 200. HE HAS EARNED HIS POSITION. THEREFORE, I'M VOTING TO EXTEND THE EXECUTION. IF SOMEBODY HAS SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT THE MONIES DON'T ADD UP, THAT HE'S GETTING MORE THAN ENTITLED TO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW NOW. PLEASE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW NOW. I'M PLEADING WITH YOU. IF I'M WRONG, I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T THINK I AM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA MAKING THE MOTION. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN VIERA CARLSON MA'AM. AND THEN I'LL WRAP IT UP. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES, SIR. ABOUT A YEAR AGO TODAY, I WAS A NEW COUNCILPERSON AND MY FIRST MEETING WITH AN OFFICIAL WAS CHIEF BERCAW. HE WAS TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE. IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. I SHARED MY CONCERN ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ISSUES WE HAVE WITH YOUTH AND PREVENTING CRIME FROM THE BEGINNING. TALKED ABOUT MY SUPPORT OF PAL, THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE. THE CHIEF IMMEDIATELY RAN UP, GRABBED A CAP AND STARTED GOING OFF BASICALLY SAYING EVERYTHING AS IF HE WAS IN MY HEAD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION AND WORKING WITH YOUTH, GETTING KIDS OFF THE STREETS AND MAKING SURE THERE ARE ACTIVITIES FOR THEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THE CHIEF CONTINUE IN THIS ROLE SO HE CAN SEE THAT PLAN REALLY PLAY OUT AND BUILD THE PROGRAM TO DO WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. I AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILMAN MIRANDA SAID. I ALSO DID MY OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH ON SETTING SALARIES, AND WE ARE UNDERPAYING COMPARED TO COMPARATIVE CITIES. I DIDN'T TAKE THE WORD OF THE ADMINISTRATION. I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND LOOKED TO VERIFY THAT WAS A FACT. I THINK EVERYTHING, THE MONEY, MR. MIRANDA, IS IN LINE. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT BECAUSE I KNOW MY OTHER FELLOW COUNCILMEN WILL HAVE OTHER THINGS TO SAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE OF YOUTH IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS THE FUTURE OF CRIME PREVENTION. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN VIERA, CARLSON, HENDERSON AND ME. >>LUIS VIERA: I INCORPORATE ALL THE PRIOR REMARKS MADE. SAY THIS ABOUT THE CHIEF. HE IS A VERY GOOD MAN. HE IS A VERY HUMBLE MAN. HE IS A MAN WITH ACADEMIC BACKGROUND. HE HAS GREAT TEMPERAMENT WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT IN NOT JUST BEING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BUT BEING CHIEF OF POLICE. TEMPERAMENT DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CHALLENGES HE HAS TO DEAL WITH. I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN IN THE CHAMBER AND THE COMMUNITY. HE'S ALWAYS CALM. ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY VALUE IN PEOPLE IS THE ABILITY TO STAY CALM. THAT'S A LOST ART, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS. CHIEF BERCAW ALWAYS CHAMPIONS THAT. BUT FOR ME, THE REAL DISPOSITIVE ISSUE ON THIS VOTE IS STABILITY FOR TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. SAID IT BEFORE AND SAY IT AGAIN. WE'VE HAD FOUR POLICE CHIEFS, INCLUDING INTERIM POLICE CHIEFS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. WE DON'T NEED A FIFTH. WE'VE GOT TO GET A VOTE ON THIS. I HOPE WE ALL VOTE YES. I'M READY TO VOTE TODAY. READY TO VOTE YES. FRANKLY, I WISH THIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DELAYED A FEW WEEKS AGO. READY TO VOTE YES THEN AND READY TO VOTE TODAY, VERY SAME REASON, STABILITY FOR THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. I SPEAK TO A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS. I VISIT STATIONS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I TAKE A LOT OF JOY IN. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE TO DO IS TALK TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. EVER SINCE THIS ISSUE CAME UP, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD A NUMBER OF TIMES IS THE TEACHABLE MOMENT THAT WE GOT TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE POLICE PENSION. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THIS IS SOME CADILLAC BENEFIT FROM THE 1950s. WISH THOSE WERE STILL AROUND, OKAY. NOTHING AGAINST THOSE. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS IT'S NOT. COPS LIKE FIREFIGHTERS CONTRIBUTE UP TO 20% OF THEIR GROSS PAY. YOU PUT IN HEALTH INSURANCE, AND IF YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY, BEFORE YOU PAY A DIME TO UNCLE SAM, YOU'RE TAKING ALMOST A THIRD OF YOUR INCOME, YOUR GROSS INCOME AND GIVING IT TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND YOUR PENSION. WHY DO COPS HAVE THAT? THEY USUALLY RETIRE AFTER 20, 25, 30 YEARS AFTER GOING THROUGH HELL, AFTER GOING THROUGH HELL, ALL KINDS OF HELL. POLITICAL HELL. PHYSICAL HELL. ALL KINDS OF HELL. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THE AVERAGE COP LIVES 12 YEARS LESS THAN SOMEONE IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE ALL KNOW WHY THAT IS. WE ALL KNOW WHY THAT IS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY EARNED. IT WAS EARNED BY CHIEF BERCAW FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY. GETTING HIS BUTT KICKED EVERY DAY ON THE JOB. IT'S NO SECRET OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS NATIONALLY COPS HAVE BEEN TAKING A LOT OF DIFFERENT HITS, A LOT OF DIFFERENT HITS. ALWAYS BEEN HEART BEING A COP, ESPECIALLY HARD TODAY. THEY EARNED THIS PENSION. SO WHEN FOLKS TALK ABOUT, OH, COLLECTING A PENSION ALONG WITH A LAVISH SALARY, MISSTATEMENT OF FACTS. LIKE EVERY SINGLE COP AND EVERY SINGLE FIREFIGHTER, HE WORKED LIKE HELL FOR THAT PENSION. THIS IS NOT SOME SORT OF A CADILLAC ISSUE OR CADILLAC BENEFIT SO TO SPEAK. IF WE DON'T PROCEED TODAY WITH A YES VOTE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A SEARCH, SPEND MORE MONEY ON A SEARCH. LIKE COUNCILMAN MIRANDA SAID AND COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN SAID, WE'RE AT THE MARKET AREA. I'VE ALSO DONE THE RESEARCH. AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO TRUST BUT VERIFY RIGHT? I'VE ALSO DONE THE RESEARCH. WE'RE THERE, WE'RE RIGHT THERE. ALL OF THE FACTS LEAD TO YES, BUT THE BIGGEST THING THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IN THIS VOTE IS STABILITY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THESE FOLKS HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF HITS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AGAIN, FOUR POLICE CHIEFS. THEY DON'T NEED A FIFTH. FOR ME, THIS IS A NO-BRAINER. LET'S VOTE YES FOR A VERY GOOD MAN WHO MAKES EVERY SINGLE COP IN THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT PROUD. MAKES ME PROUD. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: THANK YOU. I WAS ELECTED IN 2019. MAYOR WAS ELECTED IN 2019. FROM 2019 TILL ABOUT 2021, THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN TAMPA SHOT UP. WE ALSO FOUND OUT ABOUT AT LEAST THREE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS, TWO OF THEM UNCOVERED BY THE TAMPA BAY TIMES INVESTIGATORS. WE ALL STARTED LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS. I TALKED TO CHIEF OF STAFF AND THE MAYOR WHO DURING THEIR REIGN AS HEAD OF POLICE SAW A REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME. I KNEW THAT THEY KNEW WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE CRIME RATE HAD GONE UP IS THE LACK OF INVESTMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN AND ALSO SOME OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THAT WERE PUT FORWARD. I BELIEVE AND I THINK MOST POLICE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A WAY TO HAVE GOOD POLICING AND REDUCE CRIME WITHOUT VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT COMES IN. WHEN THE MAYOR PROPOSED CHIEF BERCAW A YEAR AGO, I PROUDLY STOOD BEHIND HIM. I THINK HE IS A VERY, VERY GOOD MAN. HE HAD KUDOS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND WE NEEDED STABILITY. WE COULDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO GO OUT AND TALK TO OTHER FOLKS OUTSIDE. HE KNEW THE SYSTEM, THE PEOPLE, AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON I'VE SPOKEN TO INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, STOPPING PEOPLE ON THE STREET, TALKING TO THE UNION AND OTHERS, THEY ALL UNIVERSALLY LIKE HIM. CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS LIKE WORKING WITH HIM. I WAS VERY PROUD TO STAND BEHIND HIM AND SUPPORT HIM. WHAT MADE ME SAD A FEW WEEKS AGO AND MADE ME SAD AGAIN THIS TIME IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION POLITICIZED IT. HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO HAVE THE CONTROVERSY THAT CAME UP. THE REASON IT HAPPENED, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, THAT IT WAS PUT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WAS DONE AGAIN THIS WEEK, AND THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTRACT. I RAISED THOSE THOUGHTS PRIVATELY HOPING IT COULD BE RESOLVED PRIVATELY AND MAYBE OTHERS DID TOO. FINALLY, SOME OF IT BECAME PUBLIC, NOT BY ME, BUT ANY WAY, IT CAME OUT. I THINK THAT CHIEF BERCAW IS A GREAT MAN AND HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO GO THROUGH THAT. I STILL HAVE SOME CONTRACT CONCERNS, BUT THE CHIEF LAWYER OF THE CITY HAS GONE THROUGH AND EXPLAINED HER OPINION. AS THE CHARTER SAYS, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS THE FINAL WORD. I'VE GIVEN MY CONCERNS, BUT ULTIMATELY BY CHARTER I'M REQUIRED TO DO WHATEVER THE CITY ATTORNEY SAYS. I HAVE TO GO WITH THAT. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, THEN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS TO DEAL WITH IT. NONE OF THAT SHOULD HURT THE IDEA THAT CHIEF BERCAW IS A GREAT MAN. HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB OF BRINGING STABILITY TO THE DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIM ALL OVER. THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE HAS COME DOWN. ALL CRIMES HAVE COME DOWN. THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY WANT. WHAT MAKES ME SAD ABOUT THE PROCESS ALSO IS THAT I WISH BOTH TIMES THAT SOMEBODY HAD CALLED ME TO GIVE ME A HEADS-UP. CHIEF BERCAW HIMSELF CALLED WHICH I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD HAVE HAD TO DO BUT I SO APPRECIATE THAT. EVERY TIME I'VE CALLED HIM ON BEHALF OF MY CONSTITUENTS, HE'S TAKEN MY CALLS AND HE'S WORKED WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T ALWAYS AGREE IN THE COMMUNITY AND HE'S VERY GOOD AT DOING THAT. I'M VERY PROUD TO VOTE FOR CHIEF BERCAW. I'M NOT VOTING FOR THE CONTRACT, BUT I'M VOTING FOR CHIEF BERCAW. I AGREE WITH THE PAY. I THINK PEOPLE IN HIS POSITION, BECAUSE OF THE RISK THEY PUT, THEY NEED TO BE PAID TOP DOLLAR. THE NEXT TIME WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE TO RELOOK AT IT. THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS PEOPLE HAVEN'T SAID, CHIEF BERCAW DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. HE CAN RETIRE, TRAVEL THE WORLD, DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO. HE'S PUTTING IN TWO AND A HALF, THREE MORE YEARS FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I THANK HIM FOR DOING THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU, CHAIR. APPRECIATE IT. DR. CHIEF BERCAW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DISCOVERED ABOUT YOU INITIALLY TAKING THIS JOB IS THAT YOU WERE TAPPED FOR IT. IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT YOU ACTUALLY SIGNED UP FOR, WHICH SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE UNION APPROACHED ME AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WERE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB, THAT WE DID NOT NEED TO SPEND THE FUNDS TO DO A SEARCH AT A TIME WHEN POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE UNDER ATTACK. KNOWING WHO YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH, KNOWING YOUR LEADERSHIP IS GOOD FOR STAFF. JUST LIKE IN EDUCATION, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE PRINCIPAL, WHEN PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT WORK UNDER YOU THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB, WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW. WE KNOW YOUR DISPOSITION. WE KNOW THE INSIDE TRACK. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE THAT SUPPORT. THE CITY ATTORNEY DID PULL THE CONTRACT, ITEM 31. I REMEMBER LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. SHORED UP SOME THINGS AND NOW WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THAT YOU PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE SPOTLIGHT BY BEING THE CHIEF, YOUR WIFE, VERY SHY WIFE HAS HAD TO COME ON THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU. I'VE MET HER THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF EVENTS THAT WE'VE ATTENDED TOGETHER. IT IS A JOURNEY FOR THE BOTH OF YOU ALL. I KNOW THAT SHE IS IN SUPPORT OF YOU CONTINUING IN THIS WORK. NOW THAT SHE'S SETTLED IN WITH HER ROLE IN SUPPORTING YOU. SO THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. ALSO, THE FINAL COMMENT THAT I'LL MAKE IS THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL -- YOU CAN DO THE RESEARCH FOR YOURSELF -- THAT POLICE -- THE CONTRACT FOR POLICE CHIEFS ARE ALWAYS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL. THE CITY ATTORNEY SHORING UP SOME LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT. WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT. THERE IS A LONG MEMO IF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO GO AND READ THAT, BUT, OF COURSE, IT SOUNDS LIKE HERE ON THE DAIS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. THAT IS GOOD FOR THE CIT OF TAMPA TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE NO CONCERNS. I APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL WRAP IT UP WITH MY COMMENTS AND TAKE IT TO A VOTE. YOU KNOW, WE COULD VOTE THIS DOWN TODAY AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE WHAT I CALL -- TRYING TO FIND THE WORD, BUT THIS NATIONAL SEARCH, WHICH I NEVER BELIEVE IN, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HIRE WITHIN OUR RANKS PEOPLE THAT KNOW THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE HAD MANY GREAT CHIEFS BEFORE. DR. CHIEF BERCAW. CHIEF BERCAW HAS WORKED THROUGH THOSE RANKS. BEEN HERE MANY YEARS. YOU KNOW THE CITY INSIDE AND OUT. WHEN I STARTED HERE IN 2015, YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST NAMES I HEARD. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD GOOD THINGS. YOUR REPUTATION IS SOLID. COUNCILMAN VIERA USED A WORD CALLED TEMPERAMENT. COURAGE IS GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. I BELIEVE ERNEST HEMINGWAY SAID THAT. YOU SHOW THAT. YOU ARE ALWAYS CALM. I SAY THAT WITH RESPECT BECAUSE YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY THE FIRE. IT IS A TOUGH JOB. YOU'RE RUNNING A DEPARTMENT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE AND IT'S 24/7. AS WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, YOU COULD RETIRE AND TRAVEL THE WORLD, BUT YOU WANT TO DO THIS. YOU ASSUMED THIS POSITION. YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO THIS. I ASKED YOU YESTERDAY, DO YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT TO DO THIS. I SAW IN YOUR EYES IN HOW YOU RESPONDED YES. THE PASSION WAS THERE BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN THIS POSITION AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE. EITHER I CALL YOU OR YOU CALL ME. YOU ARE THERE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. I REMEMBER THE ONE EVENING IN YBOR CITY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, YOU SAID IT HERE AT THE DAIS, COME ON DOWN AND WE'LL HAVE A CUP OF CAFE CON LECHE AND GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I TOOK YOU UP ON THAT AND WE DID. I BROUGHT MY WIFE. WE WALKED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER. BUT THE SUPPORT IS HERE ON THIS DAIS, AS YOU CAN SEE. YOU ARE A RESPECTED INDIVIDUAL. IF WE DO A NATIONAL SEARCH OR ANY SEARCH, THEY ARE GOING TO WANT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, IF NOT MORE. WE MIGHT GET SOMEBODY NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA LIKE YOU ARE, LIKE MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS HERE. I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU. I THINK YOU DO A VERY GOOD JOB. YOU ARE A VERY RESPECTABLE INDIVIDUAL. YOUR REPUTATION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> IF I MAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, THE OFFICER SUPPORT. IT'S LITERALLY OVERWHELMING. I TOLD YOU WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE THAT I WAS GOING TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY POLICING AND CRIME REDUCTION AND WE HAVE DONE THAT AND I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT. TRULY IT IS A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER, WHETHER CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER RESIDENTS, WHETHER BUSINESS OWNERS OR WHETHER IT'S THE COPS. ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER IS WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU AGAIN. APPRECIATE IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WAIT FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON. I'D LIKE TO BREAK FOR LUNCH AT 12:00, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW QUICKLY WE MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA. >>LUIS VIERA: I HAVE AN EVENT THIS EVENING THAT MY ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. I HAVE TO LEAVE AT 5:00 OR 5:30. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BITE YOUR TONGUE. WHY THROW THAT OUT IN THE ATMOSPHERE? >>LUIS VIERA: IT'S HAPPENED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT'S NOT HAPPENING SIR. IT'S NOT. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 10 HERE, WHICH IS A FIRST READING CONSIDERATION. YES MA'AM. >> REBECCA JOHNS, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING FEE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. THIS IS THE SAME ORDINANCE THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU AT STAFF REPORTS A FEW WEEKS AGO. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD ONLY APPLY TO DEVELOPMENTS WHICH CONTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AND ARE DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, HOUSE BILL 1339 OR BONUS PROVISION AGREEMENTS. FOR THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THE CITY HAS TO MONITOR TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAND USE RESTRICTIONS AND STATUTE. THIS MONITORING INCLUDES INITIAL MONITORING TO CERTIFY TENANTS AND THEN ANNUAL MONITORING TO CERTIFY THE COMPLIANCE. THE ORDINANCE WOULD REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE COST INCURRED BY THE CITY IN PERFORMING THE MONITORING. THIS ORDINANCE ONLY IMPLEMENTS THE ABILITY TO IMPOSE A FEE IF THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED, I WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU WITH A RESOLUTION THAT WILL SET THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF THE FEE. THE FEE PROPOSED IS $100 PER AFFORDABLE UNIT FOR THE INITIAL COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND THEN ANNUAL MONITORING FEE OF $500 PER AFFORDABLE UNIT FOR DEVELOPMENTS OF FIVE OR LESS AND THEN $50 PER UNIT AFTER THAT. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. JOHNS? NO. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ ITEM NUMBER 10? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WILL TRY, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD, SIR. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ITEM 10, FILE 2024-8, CHAPTER 17.5, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION. AN ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AMENDING THE TITLE TO ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 17.5 OF THE CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCLUDE "COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING FEES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS"; ADDING SECTION 17.5-14 TO ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 17.5 TO PROVIDE FOR COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING FEES TO BE PAID BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY IN MONITORING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS CONSTRUCTED PURSUANT TO BONUS PROVISION AGREEMENTS APPROVED PURSUANT TO CITY OF TAMPA CODE OR AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 166.04151, FLORIDA STATUTES, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>THE CLERK: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 2024, AT 9:30 A.M. IN OLD CITY HALL, CITY OF TAMPA CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33602. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP, MR. WIGGINTON, ITEM NUMBER 11. >>RON WIGGINTON: YES, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. RON WIGGINTON, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING. WHICH CONTAINED TWO SCRIVENER ERRORS. THE FIRST BEING AN INCORRECT SITE TO THE INTERNAL FILE -- CITE TO THE INTERNAL FILE NUMBER. SHOULD HAVE BEEN VAC 22-06 INSTEAD OF VAC 21-18. SORRY 13. THE SECOND TYPO CONTAINED A PHRASE IN SECTION 2 THAT SAYS A PORTION OF 34th STREET. THAT PHRASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN STRICKEN FROM THE 2022 ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE CORRECTS BOTH OF THOSE ERRORS . I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY CORRECTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? I SEE NONE. COUNCILMAN VIERA, READING NUMBER 11. >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING CONSIDERATION. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022-166, PASSED AND ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMPA ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2022, WHICH VACATED, CLOSED, DISCONTINUED AND ABANDONED THAT ALLEYWAY DESCRIBED BELOW TO CORRECT TWO SCRIVENER'S ERRORS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE FIRST RECITAL CLAUSE AND SECTION 2 THEREOF; REPEALING CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH HURTAK BEING ABSENT AT VOTE. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 6, 2024, AT 9:30 A.M. IN OLD CITY HALL, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA FLORIDA 33602. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, ITEMS 12 AND 13, COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I MOVE 12 AND 13. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE ITEMS FOR PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, ITEMS 14 THROUGH 19. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NEXT UP, COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, YOU HAVE 21 THROUGH 22. 20 THROUGH 22. SORRY. >>BILL CARLSON: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'VE ALREADY DONE 24 AND 25. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE ITEM 23, FINANCE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>BILL CARLSON: MR. CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 33, ONE COMPONENT HAS TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MY COMPANY DEALS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT ON ANY MATTERS RELATED TO THE CITY, BUT JUST TO AVOID APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT, I'LL ABTAIN FROM NUMBER 33. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MY FORM 8B. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. THIS IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN -- >>BILL CARLSON: CARLSON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO, NO. SECOND FROM CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON 26 THROUGH 34 MINUS 33. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE JUST 33 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT IS TO ANNOUNCE WITH THE ABSTENTION. >>MARTIN SHELBY: DO YOU HAVE THAT, MADAM CLERK? >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH CARLSON ABSTAINING AND HURTAK ABSENT AT VOTE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [INAUDIBLE] 1:30 P.M. THEREAFTER OLD -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 35, 36 AND 37. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WELL. OKAY. I MISSED 35. GO BACK TO 35. MOVE THE PETITION FOR REVIEW OF HEARINGS TO BE HELD ON 35, FILE DE1-24-93-C FOR HEARING ON JUNE 20, 2024, 1:30 P.M. AT THE OLD CITY HALL CHAMBERS AT 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD, THIRD FLOOR, TAMPA FLORIDA 33602. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA SETTING THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, MAY I GET A MOTION -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 137 IS MAY. I SAID JUNE THE 20th ON BOTH OF THOSE. 37 IS THE SAME, RESOLUTION SETTING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 23, 2024, 5:01 IN OLD CITY HALL CHAMBERS, 315 EAST KENNEDY BOULEVARD TAMPA FLORIDA 33602. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. THIS IS SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR 37. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THESE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. I HAVE SOME REGISTERED FOLKS, HOWEVER SOME ARE IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK ON ANY PUBLIC HEARING TODAY, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND WE WILL SWEAR YOU IN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. [OATH ADMINISTERED BY THE CLERK] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 38, THIS IS REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SIR. >> EVAN JOHNSON WITH CITY PLANNING. I BELIEVE WE HAVE JENNIFER MALONE ON THE LINE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SHE WAS GOING TO DO THE INTRO. THIS IS THE SECOND READING CASE, I BELIEVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. JENNIFER MALONE, HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN? IT'S NON-QUASI- I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE IT WRITTEN. GO AHEAD. JENNIFER MALONE, ANYTHING? IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE -- GO AHEAD SIR. >> JENNIFER JUST TOLD ME SHE CANNOT UNMUTE HERSELF. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. YOU CAN TAKE IT THEN. >> JENNIFER MALONE, PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TA/CPA 22-28. IT CAME BEFORE YOU ON MARCH 21st 2024. YOU ALL VOTED GENTLEMEN ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35 AND URBAN MIXED USE 60. I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. MALONE? NO. ANYTHING FURTHER FOR THIS PRESENTATION? NO. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE? ANYTHING TO ADD? >> NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, WOULD YOU MIND READING 38? >>GWEN HENDERSON: FILE TA/CPA 22-28, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT FOLIO NUMBERS 189,779.0000, 189,778.0000 189,777.0100 189,777.0000 189,774.0000 189,775.0000 189,776.0000 189,780.0000 189,864.0000 189,863.0100 189,863.0000 189,862.0000 189,864.0100 189,865.0000 189,866.0000 189,870.0100 189,872.0100 189,872.0000 189,871.0000 190,093.0000 190,087.0100 189,598.0000 AND 189,577.0020, FROM GENERAL MIXED USE 24 (GMU-24), LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL MIXED USE 35 AND URBAN MIXED USE 60, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND, DOT 00. >>GWEN HENDERSON: EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY MIXED USE. COMMUNITY MIXED USE 35. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION. WAS THAT A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HURTAK VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. ITEM NUMBER 39, THESE ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL. WE HAVE SWORN EVERYBODY IN. ITEM NUMBER 39. YES SIR. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 39 IS REZ-23-34. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 610 HARBOR STREET, 1705 EAST ADAMO DRIVE, 1616 AND 1625 EAST PENNY STREET, 608 AND 1026 NORTH 19th STREET, 1821 EAST SAHLMAN DRIVE, UNITS 101 AND 102 AND FOLIO NUMBER 190093-2106. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT CHANNEL DISTRICT 2 AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE AND CHANNEL DISTRICT 2 FOR RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY AND ALL COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE USES. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR, YOU WERE SWORN IN. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> TYLER HUDSON, 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE MADE ALL REQUESTED CHANGES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS 39. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR TO CLOSE? AYE. WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE AND THEN WE READ THE RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOVE FILE REZ-23-34, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 610 HARBOR STREET, 1705 EAST ADAMO DRIVE, 1616 AND 1625 EAST PENNY STREET, 608 AND 1026 NORTH 19th STREETS, 1821 EAST SAHLMAN DRIVE, UNITS 101 AND 102 AND FOLIO NUMBER 190093-2106 IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATIONS PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, CD 2, CHANNEL DISTRICT 2 AND IH, INDUSTRIAL HEAVY TO PD-A, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATIVE AND CD 2, CHANNEL DISTRICT 2, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY AND ALL COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE USES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED EWELL. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I MOVE THE RESOLUTION AS WELL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO MOVE THE RESOLUTION FOR 39. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 40. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM 40 IS REZ-23-39. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5309 AND 5311 EAST COLUMBUS DRIVE. THIS REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 16 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR STOREFRONT RESIDENTIAL AND ALL COMMERCIAL GENERAL USES. JUST AS A REFRESHER, THE APPLICANT AGREED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING TO PROVIDE 75% OF THE UNITS AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. APPLICANT HAS COMPLETED REVISIONS TO THE SITE PLAN AS REQUESTED BY STAFF AND PROVIDED HARD COPIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. ALL RIGHT. APPLICANT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >>STEVE MICHELINI: STEVE MICHELINI, REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER. AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE MADE COMMITMENTS ON THE RECORD THAT WERE ALREADY INCLUDED ON THE SITE PLAN AND WE MADE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE SITE PLAN. STAFF HAS REVIEWED, ACCEPTED THEM AND MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE MOTIONS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? DO WE HAVE ANYBODYIN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 40? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, WOULD YOU MIND READING 40? >>LYNN HURTAK: ACTUALLY, I AM CHANGING MY VOTE ON THIS ONE. SOMETIMES YOU GO HOME AND YOU CAN'T SLEEP. AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM WHERE WHILE I REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR HOUSING, I COULDN'T GET OVER THE SCALE AND MASSING. I JUST COULDN'T DO IT. THE SCALE AND MASSING WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, SECTION 27-136, IN ADDITION TO FINDINGS BY THE STAFF THAT THIS WAS INCONSISTENT DUE TO THE WAIVERS OF LANDSCAPE BUFFER, REMOVAL OF TREES AND NOT PLANTING LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO TREES AND INSTEAD PUTTING PALM TREES, IT JUST DIDN'T FIT INTO THE SPACE. I STILL THINK WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THAT AREA, JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE. I CAN DO A MOTION TO DENY OR WE CAN -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE WOULD TAKE THE VOTE AND THEN TAKE IT FROM THERE. IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO DENY, IS THAT CORRECT, MR. SHELBY? >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU ON YOUR AGENDA IS A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SUSPECT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS MOVED FORWARD FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. I SUSPECT -- ON THE MOTION AS PRESENTED. >>LYNN HURTAK: YEAH, I CAN'T READ IT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHEN SOMETHING COMES FOR SECOND READING, THERE'S NOTHING CONCRETE TO DENY OR APPROVE. YOU HAVE TO READ THE ORDINANCE AND TAKE A VOTE. I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. I'M NOT A JUDGE. I'M JUST SAYING MY FEELING. ANYWAY, YOU WANT ME TO READ IT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL READ IT. ITEM 40, REZ-23-39. ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 5309 AND 5311 EAST COLUMBUS DRIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, RM 16 TO PD, STOREFRONT RESIDENTIAL AND ALL COMMERCIAL GENERAL USES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION FAILED WITH CLENDENIN, MANISCALCO, HENDERSON, AND HURTAK VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, MOTION TO DENY OR DEAD BECAUSE IT IS A SECOND READING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO. ANOTHER MOTION IS IN ORDER. TO EFFECTUATE ACTION PER YOUR CHARTER. >>LYNN HURTAK: I'LL DO IT. I'M SORRY. I MOVE TO DENY FILE NUMBER REZ-23-39 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5309 AND 5311 EAST COLUMBUS DRIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE APPLICANT TO MEET ITS BURDEN OF PROOF TO PROVIDE COMPETENT AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AS CONDITIONED AND SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CITY CODE AND THE APPLICANT'S FAILURE TO MEET ITS BURDEN OF PROOF WITH RESPECT TO THE REQUESTED WAIVERS. I ALSO ADOPT THE FINDINGS AND REASONINGS OF THE CITY STAFF REPORT, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE WAIVERS AND THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER WAIVERS, BUT ALSO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 27-136, THE SCALE AND MASSING ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER AND THUS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING BUILT ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT TO ME WAS MY DECIDING FACTOR. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION OF DENIAL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. >> CARLSON? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M NOT GOING TO OBJECT TO THAT, BUT I THINK WE FOLLOW THE SAME RULE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THE CLERK GOOD WITH A RECORDED VOTE? >>THE CLERK: IT'S NOT SET UP FOR THAT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M SORRY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND FOR DENIAL. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. >>BILL CARLSON: NO. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: NO. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON, VIERA, AND MIRANDA VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 41. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 41 IS REZ-23-78. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4212 WEST NORTH B STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. I SEE MR. DAVID WRIGHT IS REGISTERED FOR THIS. IS MR. DAVID WRIGHT ON? WAS HE SWORN IN? MR. DAVID WRIGHT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR ADD ANYTHING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN? >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, SIR. YOU'RE MUTED. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. DAVID WRIGHT, THE APPLICANT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PRESENT TODAY. JUST RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NO ONE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN WITH A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE ANY OPPOSED. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE NUMBER 41, FILE REZ-23-78, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 4212 WEST NORTH B STREET IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED. PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ITEM NUMBER 42. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 42 IS REZ-23-112. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1324 WEST FIG STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 50 TO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 18. I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. YES SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >>STEVE MICHELINI: STEVE MICHELINI, REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER. YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE MET WITH THE STAFF AND HAD NO OBJECTIONS THERE. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS MATTER. THE ISSUE BE APPROVED. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 42? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. I MOVE AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 1324 WEST FIG STREET, CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY, TO RM-8, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED WITH CARLSON, MANISCALCO, AND HENDERSON VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 43, MR. THOMAS. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 43 IS REZ-23-119. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 213 SOUTH NEW JERSEY AVENUE. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 16 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? NO. >>STEVE MICHELINI: STEVE MICHELINI REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER. WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 43? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON, WOULD YOU MIND READING 43? >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE FILE NUMBER REZ-23-119, AN ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION. AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 213 SOUTH NEW JERSEY AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RM-16, RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 44. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 44 IS REZ-24-11, THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4314 WEST GRAY STREET. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 50 TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED. REVISIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE CLERKS OFFICE. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. YES SIR. >>STEVE MICHELINI: STEVE MICHELINI, REPRESENTING THE PETITIONER. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL. WE MADE THE CORRECTIONS THAT WERE NOTED. IT'S BEFORE YOU AS CORRECTED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON 44? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I MOVE FILE REZ-24-11, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 4314 WEST GRAY STREET, IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1, FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-50, TO PD, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HURTAK VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>STEVE MICHELINI: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ITEM NUMBER 45 IS NEXT. MR. THOMAS. >>SAMUEL THOMAS: SAM THOMAS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION. ITEM NUMBER 45 IS REZ-24-19. THIS ITEM IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 803 AND 809 WEST LINEBAUGH AVENUE. THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY 60 AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED. REVISIONS COMPLETED AND CERTIFIED PLAN SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE GENTLEMAN? NO. ITEM 45 HAS A REGISTERED INDIVIDUAL OR APPLICANT. MR. PRESSMAN, ARE YOU ON? WERE YOU SWORN IN? IS HE ON? OKAY. THERE HE IS. MR. PRESSMAN, YOU ARE MUTED. AND HE WAS SWORN IN. >>THE CLERK: HE WAS NOT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. PRESSMAN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE'LL SWEAR YOU IN. >>THE CLERK: DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO PROVIDE IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU ARE MUTED SIR. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. DID HE LOG OFF AND LOGGING BACK ON? WE STILL CAN'T HEAR YOU, SIR. IF YOU DON'T NEED TO ADD ANYTHING -- HE'S GOOD. WE GOT THE THUMBS UP. ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 45? WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE. SECOND -- MOTION FROM CLENDENIN AND SECOND FROM MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: FILE REZ-24-19, ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF 803 AND 809 WEST LINEBAUGH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 FROM ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION RS-60, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY AND PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY SEMI DETACHED, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A SECOND. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT UP BEFORE WE BREAK FOR LUNCH IS ITEM NUMBER 67. >> REBECCA JOHNS, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE SECOND HEARING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR YBOR HARBOR, WHICH IS THE REZONING YOU JUST APPROVED AT NUMBER 39. I JUST WANT TO STATE ON THE RECORD AS DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST HEARING, WE WILL BE SUBSTITUTING THE SITE PLAN FOR THE ONE JUST APPROVED. WE WOULD BE ADDING SECTION 1019 ADDING THE TENANT DISCLOSURE LANGUAGE THAT'S ON THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU JUST APPROVED AND WE WILL BE ADDING THAT THE PLAT PLN AND INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT FOR EACH PHASE WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE FIRST BUILDING PERMIT FOR EACH PHASE. THE DEVELOPER IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ATTORNEY? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPER? ANYTHING TO ADD, DEVELOPER? NO. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC ITEM? THIS IS 46. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY REGISTERED. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS RESOLUTION? >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ITEM 46. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUST MOVE IT. DON'T HAVE TO READ IT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: MOVE THE RESOLUTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO WE TALKED ABOUT LUNCH. HOWEVER, I'M LOOKING AT THIS AGENDA. THAT'S THE THING, MS. FEELEY IS NOT HERE. TYPICALLY HOW THESE AGENDAS MOVE, SHE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE HERE AFTER LUNCH. IT SHOULD BE BRIEF. LET'S DO A COUPLE OF THESE ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 48, $5 MILLION. STAFF WAS NOT REQUESTED TO BE HERE. IS THERE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK WITH THE MOTION, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM 49, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER 50, THERE WAS NO REQUEST -- YES, SIR -- >>LUIS VIERA: YEAH, SINCE WE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT, I AM GOING TO BE REQUESTING THE AMOUNT SOUGHT IN THE BUDGET. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I BROUGHT UP SULPHUR SPRINGS A NUMBER OF TIMES. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE FUNDING. AGAIN, I DIDN'T SEE THE NEED TO HAVE STAFF HERE FOR THIS. BUT EVERY YEAR, I ALWAYS DO MEMO REQUESTS. I USUALL DO THEM ON THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE BUDGET AND THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE ON THERE. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE THIS IN THE CITY OF TAMPA BUDGET. AGAIN, WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION. WE'LL HOPEFULLY MOVE THAT FORWARD. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK AND COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. YES, I COMPLETELY AGREE. HOWEVER, I WAS ACTUALLY JUST WITH MR. ROGERO TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET. HE SAID WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME MONEY THIS YEAR IN THE ACTION FUND STILL, SOCIAL ACTION FUND. HE DID NOT GET ME A NUMBER, BUT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING EVEN FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR. >> CAN WE CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND HAVE HIM REPORT BACK WITH THE NUMBER? >>LYNN HURTAK: WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION? >>MARTIN SHELBY: MADAM CLERK, IS THAT POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING? >>THE CLERK: [INAUDIBLE] MAY 16, VERY, VERY, VERY BUSY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE JUNE 6, WHICH IS ALSO BUSY, BUT NOT VERY VERY. >>LUIS VIERA: THIS CAN JUST BE HANDLED THROUGH A SIMPLE YES OR NO WITH A MONETARY AMOUNT IN A MEMO. SPEND ONE MINUTE ON IT. >>LYNN HURTAK: I AGREE. I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. >> MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. >>LYNN HURTAK: THAT WAY WE CAN GET A MEMO WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PUT TOWARD IT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I SUSPECT THAT MIGHT REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE AS A RESULT OF COUNCIL ACTION. >>LYNN HURTAK: SURE. AGAIN, THAT CAN BE A SUPER QUICK THING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO COME BACK ON MAY 16 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA, SECOND FROM MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. >>BILL CARLSON: I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK WE SHOULD PASS A MOTION TO SUPPORT IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: VERY GOOD. NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 51, WE WERE HAPPY WITH NO STAFF PRESENT. EVERYBODY GOOD ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. 52 WE TOOK CARE OF. >>LUIS VIERA: ON 52, I WANTED, IF I MAY, MAKE A MOTION ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HEARD FROM MS. ALDERMAN -- >>BILL CARLSON: I'M A MEMBER OF THE ITALIAN CLUB AND I'LL ABSTAIN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR, SO I WANTED TO MOTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF TO CONSULT WITH AN ARCHAEOLOGIST AND/OR COMPANY THAT CONDUCTS GPR SCANS AND/OR DIVES TO CONDUCT A SEARCH IN THE SECTIONS OF THE COLLEGE HILL CEMETERY ON THE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY IN AND AROUND THE RETENTION POND LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF 25th AVENUE AND 26th STREET. THIS IS AN AREA THAT HAS MANY BLACK AND CUBAN INDIVIDUALS BURIED THERE ADJACENT TO THE ITALIAN CLUB CEMETERY AND FURTHER THAT AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS REQUEST RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE SEPTEMBER 19 MEETING AND CITY STAFF CAN GET WITH ME BEFORE. SO THIS IS A MOTION. I'M PUTTING IT IN SEPTEMBER FOR FEASIBILITY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT TO HAVE THEM RETURN TO US ON SEPTEMBER 19. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: BECAUSE YOU HAD THE MEMORANDUM AND REQUEST TO CONTINUE, I'M NOT REALLY PREPARED TO MAKE THAT DECISION TODAY. I'D RATHER CONSULT WITH STAFF AND FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE AND THEN BE BETTER INFORMED TO ACT ON THEM. I LIKE THE PRINCIPLE OF IT. I LIKE MY BACKGROUND. >>LUIS VIERA: I DON'T WANT YOU, COUNCILMAN CLENDENIN, TO VOTE WITHOUT THE REQUISITE INFORMATION. I'LL BE MAKING THE MOTION NEXT WEEK, THE VERY SAME MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AT THE NIGHT MEETING? >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE WILL BE ON STANDBY. 53 WE TOOK CARE OF. 55 AND 56 WAS CONTINUED. MS. FEELEY HAS THE LAST ITEM. SHE IS LOGGING ON AND OFF. SHE IS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. HOWEVER, MR. SHELBY, WE HAVE INTERNS HERE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME. >>MARTIN SHELBY: GENTLEMEN, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP TO BE SEEN AND HEARD OR JUST STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED? YOUR CALL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I WAS CONTACTED BY RON CHRISTALDI'S OFFICE. THEY HAVE TWO GENTLEMEN INTERNING WITH THEM. THEY WANTED TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF SEEING CITY COUNCIL IN ACTION. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU CALVIN CHECK-INSON WHO IS FROM USF AND VIVEK KAILEK. HE IS FROM TAMPA PREP. GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU THE CITY COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANYTHING YOU LIKE TO ADD AND SAY? >> I'M A SENIOR THIS YEAR AND I'LL GRADUATE SOON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU WILL BE ATTENDING WHAT SCHOOL? >> PLANNING ON GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA. >> HI. CALVIN. I AM AT USF. I'M A JUNIOR AT USF. I MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND A MINOR IN BIOLOGY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [INAUDIBLE] HOW IS YOUR LAST NAME PRONOUNCED? >> MY LAST NAME, KYLICK. KILUK. >>GWEN HENDERSON: WHAT DID YOU ALL THINK ABOUT THE MEETING TODAY? I'M CURIOUS. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING JUST BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE OF THEM BEFORE. IT'S KIND OF COOL JUST TO SEE THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS DISCUSSED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I THINK THE DIVERSITY OF THE SUBJECTS WE DISCUSS ON COUNCIL IS FASCINATING. ELECTED TO LOCAL OFFICE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON WATER, GARBAGE, LAND DEVELOPMENT. IT'S CRAZY THE DIVERSITY OF ISSUES WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. IT'S INSANE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD OBSERVATION. DID I HEAR THAT RON CHRISTALDI IS A MENTOR? YOU COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER MENTOR. THERE YOU GO. ABSORB EVERYTHING YOU CAN FROM THAT BECAUSE THAT'S PRICELESS. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK? >> WELL, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU GET TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO RUNNING A CITY TO BRINGING EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE POSITIVE INFLUENCES AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE, THE NEEDS OF THE CITY IS MET. I WAS WELL AND I APPRECIATE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW THESE THINGS GO ON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM, MR. SHELBY. WHAT A GREAT EXPERIENCE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. T & I IS WORKING WITH MS. FEELEY. THERE ARE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. THEY NEED A FEW MORE MINUTES. LET'S GO TO NEW BUSINESS. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, WE'LL START WITH YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, SIR? >>BILL CARLSON: YEAH. I WENT TO OAK LAWN CEMETERY YESTERDAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DOWNTOWN, RIGHT HERE. >>BILL CARLSON: HAVE YOU BEEN THERE LATELY? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PROBABLY MAYBE A MONTH AGO. >>BILL CARLSON: THERE IS A HUGE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT THERE AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SHOWING ME AROUND GO THERE REGULARLY AND THERE'S NEW DAMAGE DONE. WE DON'T KNOW BY WHOM. I'M -- I TOOK PICTURES AND I'LL SEND THEM TO WHOEVER FROM STAFF. WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS OUTSIDE THE MEETING, SO KNOWING THAT SEVERAL OF YOU GO INTO THE CEMETERIES ALL THE TIME, THAT ONE HAS NEW DAMAGE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BROKEN OFF THE STATUES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE AND THROWN PIECES IN OTHER PLACES AND THINGS HAVE BEEN BROKEN. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO MAJOR REPAIRS OVER THERE. THERE'S ONE PLACE, I CAN SHOW YOU PICTURES, BUT ONE PLACE SOMEBODY IS SLEEPING ON TOP OF A CEMETERY, ON TOP OF A GRAVE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I'LL TALK TO THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT IT AND REACH OUT TO CHIEF BENNETT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE TRANSFER STATION WITH THE BUS ACROSS THE STREET. BUT AT NIGHT, PEOPLE JUMP OVER THE CALLS. IT'S A SIGNIFICANTLY HISTORIC CEMETERY. >>BILL CARLSON: I BRING THIS UP HERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T TALK OUTSIDE. ANYBODY WATCHING, GUIDO, ESPECIALLY, WALKS THROUGH CEMETERIES, READS THE PLAQUES AND STUDIES THE PEOPLE. YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT PARK. HAPPY TO HELP ON IT BUT WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I HAD TO AGO. IF YOU ARE EVER INTERESTED AND LIKE THAT KIND OF STUFF. ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK, ANY NEW BUSINESS? >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. THIS GOES BACK TO OUR WORKSHOP. I MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE STAFF PRESENT A COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR THE CITY'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND RELEASE AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOOD JOBS, GREAT CAREERS, COLLABORATIVE WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM PLAN FOR JULY 18, 2024. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANYTHING ELSE? >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I HAVE NOTHING. >>GWEN HENDERSON: NOTHING. >>LUIS VIERA: JUST ONE, IF I MAY. I'VE BEEN MEANING TO MAKE THIS A WHILE AGO, AND I FORGOT ABOUT IT. JULY IS GOING TO BE THE 75th YEAR MARK OF THE MURDER OF A TAMPA POLICE OFFICER BY THE NAME OF MORRIS LOPEZ WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN JULY OF -- I GUESS 75 YEARS AGO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: '49. >>LUIS VIERA: SORRY. LONG WEEK FOR ME. 7th AND 16th IN YBOR CITY. SHOTS CAME OUT OF A CAR. HE WAS SHOT. HE WOULD EVENTUALLY DIE FROM THE SHOTS. EVEN THOUGH WHILE HE WAS SHOT, HE JUMPED OVER TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A PAPER BOY WHO WAS THERE IN YBOR CITY. HIS GRANDSON, MORRIS LOPEZ THE III, IS WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FIREFIGHTER. THEN THE SON I BELIEVE IT WAS OF THAT PAPER BOY WHOSE LIFE HE SAVED ALSO BECAME A FIREFIGHTER AND CREDITED THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MORRIS LOPEZ WITH TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO INQUIRE WITH STAFF ON A -- YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO A CITY MARKER. I PREFER TO HAVE A HISTORICAL MARKER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT DONE FOR THE 75th YEAR MARK, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON THAT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHILE PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE IN YBOR CITY DOING GOD KNOWS WHAT, THAT THEY CAN REMEMBER THAT A HERO DIED ON THE STREETS. I'LL MOTION FOR THAT. GOSH, DIDN'T LOOK AT THE DATES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MANUFACTURE A MARKER? >>LUIS VIERA: IT'S A WHILE. I'LL JUMP ON THAT, IF WE DO IT, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS -- IF WE DO IT THROUGH THE COUNTY SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY BOARD, THE HISTORICAL MARKER BOARD. THAT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS. VERY LENGTHY PROCESS. WE WENT THROUGH THAT WITH OUR RACIAL LYNCHING MARKER AND HAD CHALLENGES WITH THAT. >> AUGUST 1. >>LUIS VIERA: THERE YOU GO. I'LL DO IT BEFORE THAT, WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY? GOSH, I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. YEAH, IT PROBABLY WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT, MR. CHAIRMAN. LET ME, IF I MAY, LOOK AT THE CALENDAR HERE. I APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE THE PLAQUES AND MARKERS WE PUT ON CITY BUILDINGS, THAT CAN BE DONE QUICKLY, PUT ON THE SIDEWALK, AS A CORNERSTONE. >>LUIS VIERA: SO THAT'S WHY I ACTUALLY WANT IT TO BE BEFORE JULY. I'LL TALK TO CITY STAFF ABOUT THIS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THERE'S JUNE 6. >>LUIS VIERA: LET'S DO JUNE 6. THIS WILL BE A STAFF, SOMETHING WRITTEN. I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANYTHING COMING TO US IN TERMS OF A STATEMENT OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I DO MOTION FOR JUNE 6, IF I MAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ASKING FOR A WRITTEN REPORT. >>LUIS VIERA: WRITTEN. AGAIN, I'LL INQUIRE WITH STAFF BEFORE. WORKING WITH THE FAMILY OF THE LATE OFFICER LOPEZ ON THIS. IF WE CAN DO LIKE YOU SAID, SOME SORT OF A PLAQUE, EVEN THAT MAY TAKE MORE THAN THE TIME, BUT I WILL INQUIRE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: LET ME SPEAK ON THAT. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. IN FACT, HIS WIFE, SISTER-IN-LAW NAMED OLGA PRADO. I REMEMBER THAT WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID. OLGA'S HUSBAND, MANUEL AND THAT WAS MY MOTHER'S BROTHER. I REMEMBER WHEN THAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID. IT HAPPENED THERE. IT'S A SAD STORY, BUT THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENED. MR. VIERA IS CORRECT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN, YEAH, NINE YEARS OLD. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NINE YEARS OLD MY WHOLE LIFE. [ LAUGHTER ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I'VE ACTED NINE YEARS OLD MY WHOLE LIFE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY IT THAT WAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANYTHING ELSE? >>LUIS VIERA: NO, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO, NONE, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MS. FEELEY, YOU ARE THE LAST ITEM AND THEN THAT'S IT. >>ABBYE FEELEY: GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. YEAH, WHEN YOU SAID YOU WERE BREAKING FOR LUNCH, I KNOW I'M WHAT STANDS BETWEEN YOU AND LUNCH AND STARTING FRIDAY EVE. ABBYE FEELEY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT. EXCITED TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE LDC REFORM. LAST MONTH YOU APPROVED THE CONTRACT FOR US TO HAVE CLARION CONSULTANTS JOIN US AS WE START TO UPDATE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE HAD MANY DIFFERENT REZONINGS AND THINGS AND TOPICS THAT HAVE COME THAT WE HAVE SAID REALLY OUR CODE NEEDS A GREAT AMOUNT OF REFORM. THIS IS NOW KICKING OFF AND AS PART OF THAT KICKOFF AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION, I HAVE PROMISED TO BE BEFORE YOU THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH WITH A VERY BRIEF UPDATE. HERE I AM TODAY. APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OUR FIRST ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO THE CODE REFORM WAS PROVIDE THE CONSULTANT WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN COMPILING OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING THE CURRENT CODE, THE NEW ALLEY STUDY. THE UPDATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CHAPTERS 17.5, CHAPTER 14 WITH NOISE. SO THEY HAVE ASKED FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF DATA. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE LIST THAT MR. COTTON AND MR. BENSON HAVE BEEN KEEPING IN RELATION TO THE CHANGES WE KNOW WE NEED TO MAKE. THE TOP TEN WAIVER LIST. SO WE HAVE PROVIDE ALL OF THIS TO THE TEAM AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING ALL OF THAT AND WE ARE FINALIZING THE KICKOFF, WHICH WILL IT HAPPEN ON MAY 20, 21, 22. THAT WILL BE INTERNAL, EXTERNAL MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS IN MAY. YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A SAVE THE DATE ON THAT AS, OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO MEET WITH COUNCIL ALSO AS AN EXTENSION OF SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY WORK THAT WE DID BACK PROBABLY 18 TO 24 MONTHS AGO WHEN YOU WERE INTERVIEWED AND DISCUSSED SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH THIS UPDATE. SO THEY ARE DIGGING IN. WE'RE GETTING READY TO GET THE WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EFFORT LAUNCHED. AND THAT SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AS WELL. AND THEN I WILL BE BACK BEFORE YOU AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT KICKOFF AND WHERE WE ARE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D LOVE TO TAKE THEM AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER THEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. FEELEY? WE ALREADY DID INFORMATION REPORTS AND NEW BUSINESS. IS THERE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ]