CITY OF TAMPA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, DO YOU HAVE INVOCATION OR MOMENT OF SILENCE? LET'S STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. MAY I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> CARLSON, HURTAK, CLENDENIN? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: PRESENT. >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I GO TO MR. SHELBY, I HAVE TWO MEMOS, RECEIVED ONE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK AND ONE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON THAT THEY WILL BE ARRIVING LATE TO THIS MEETING. I BELIEVE IT WAS 10:00 AND 10:30 RESPECTIVELY. JUST WANT TO LET THE RECORD SHOW. WE'LL HOLD APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA UNTIL THEY ARRIVE BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF STUFF AND OTHER MEMOS WERE SENT. IN THE MEANTIME, MR. SHELBY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO REVIEW THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF PUBLIC COMMENT? >>MARTIN SHELBY: YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY REVIEW WITH YOU THE PUBLIC COMMENT RULES AND RULES OF DECORUM FOR THE CONDUCT OF TODAY'S MEETING. NOW, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT INCLUDES ANYTHING UNDER THE CONSENT DOCKET OR STAFF REPORTS, THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THAT IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO FILL OUT THE SPEAKER CARDS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THIS ROOM AND FILL THAT OUT, YOU PLACE IT IN THE BOX, AND PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT ON-AGENDA ITEMS AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TALK ABOUT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO ONE CARD PER SPEAKER. CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE START OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH PERSON SUBMITTING A CARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR BY NAME TO APPROACH AND SPEAK. A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT APPLIES. YOU CANNOT YIELD YOUR TIME TO SOMEBODY ELSE. IT'S THREE MINUTES MAXIMUM. NAMES THAT CANNOT BE READ WILL NOT BE CALLED. SO, PLEASE, PRINT LEGIBLY. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA LABELED AS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT SAYS THE WORDS "PUBLIC HEARING" ON THE AGENDA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL OUT A CARD. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED UP ON THE AGENDA AND YOU YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. TO BE ABLE TO BE ON A LIST FOR THAT, THE SIGN-IN SHEET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE LOCATED AT THE PODIUM NEXT TO THE PUBLIC SPEAKER CARD BOX. NOW, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY AT TODAY'S MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES OFFICIAL ACTION ON THE ITEM. SPEAKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO, PLEASE 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. AND SPEAKERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. NOW, THE CHAIR WILL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY PERSON WHO SPEAKS WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL OUTSIDE THE SPEAKER AREA AT THE LECTERN AND PERSONS FAILING TO COMPLY WITH COUNCIL RULES MAY ALSO BE RULED OUT OF ORDER AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, MAY BE REMOVED FROM THESE CHAMBERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY'S MEETING. FINALLY, TO CITY COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING THE SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S NOT A TIME FOR DIALOGUE. THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT TAKE QUESTIONS OR HAVE A DIALOGUE DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IT IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOUR POSITION. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM APRIL 3, 2025, AND THE EVENING SESSION, APRIL 10, 2025? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA UNTIL THE OTHER MEMBERS ARRIVE. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO TO CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTATIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA TO THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT. FOR DRINKING WATER WEEK. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HONORABLE CHAIR AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF TAMPA CITY COUNCIL, IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL DRINKING WATER WEEK. A TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VALUE OF THIS TEAM, THE CLEAN WATER THAT THEY PROVIDE ON A DAILY BASIS, THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE, NOT ONLY IS IT THE BEST, THERE ARE OVER 38,000 WATER UTILITIES IN THE COUNTRY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THERE'S ONLY EIGHT. I'LL SAY THAT AGAIN. THERE'S ONLY EIGHT OUT OF 30 SOME THOUSAND UTILITIES THAT HAVE A AAA BOND RATING IN THE -- AND THE CITY OF TAMPA IS ONE OF THEM. I'M HONORED TO SAY THAT, NOT ONLY THE GENTLEMAN WHO IS THE DIRECTOR JONES. HE'S HERE TO INTRODUCE THE PEOPLE IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB DAY IN AND DAY OUT, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. MR. JONES. [ APPLAUSE ] >>RORY JONES: RORY JONES, TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENDATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DRINKING WATER WEEK. IT'S AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT, BUT THE TRUE RECOGNITION BELONGS TO THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER EVERY DAY TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S A FIELD CREW, LAB STAFF, ENGINEERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS, THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE, BUT OFTEN IT'S BEHIND THE SCENES. TODAY I'M PROUDLY JOINED BY THE TEAM AS A REFLECTION OF THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT THAT EXISTS ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO SOMEWHERE HERE IN THE GROUP, ELIE FRANCO, OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ELIE FRANCO, FOLLOWED BY THE PRODUCTION MANAGER, JOHN RING, TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE OUR AWESOME TEAM HERE. >> THANK YOU, RORY. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING THE 170 TEAM MEMBERS IN MY GROUP, BUT, OBVIOUSLY, WE COULDN'T DO THAT. SO I DID ASK SIX OF THEM TO JOIN US THIS MORNING. I'D LIKE THEM TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY DO, THE AREA THEY COVER, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK WITH A CLOSING COMMENT. WE'LL START WITH ANGELA. >> GOOD MORNING. ANGELA. I LEAD THE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING TEAM FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAVID. I AM A LEAD TECH FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION. AND I TAKE CARE OF THE PIPELINE AND WATER EMERGENCIES. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M SHEILA BELCHER. I'M THE SENIOR BUILDING REP FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT. >>GWEN HENDERSON: SO YOU SEND US OUR BILLS. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WHICH IS IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CASSIE. I WORK AT THE CALL CENTER. ANSWERING CALLS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. I ALSO MANAGE TAMPA CONNECT ONLINE. >> GOOD MORNING. THOMAS LAKE. I HANDLE BILLING INQUIRIES. I'M AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS REGINA THOMAS, AKA GINA THOMAS. I AM A SUPERVISOR OVER THE SUPPORT TEAM AND WATER DISTRIBUTION, BUT I ALSO HANDLE ANY ESCALATIONS THAT COME IN FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT. >> SO A POINT I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH IS TODAY, LIKE ANY OTHER THURSDAY, ABOUT 7,000 CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO RECEIVE THEIR UTILITY BILL FROM US. EVERY DAY AFTER TODAY AS WELL. WE'LL PROBABLY HANDLE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SIX AND SEVEN HUNDRED CALLS IN CASSIDY'S LOCATION AT THE CALL CENTER. TWO TO THREE HUNDRED FIELD TECHNICIAN REQUESTS WILL BE ANSWERED, ANYWHERE FROM A TURN-ON, TURN-OFF, A LEAK INVESTIGATION, A ROADWAY ISSUE. WHEN YOU TABULATE OR AGGREGATE ALL THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IT'S OVER 2 MILLION TOUCH POINTS A YEAR. 2 MILLION TOUCH POINTS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE TRANSACTIONS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WHAT I CALL A 3D EXPERIENCE. YOU EITHER DELIVER WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, YOU DELIGHT THE CUSTOMER IN DOING SO OR DISAPPOINT THEM. WE ARE HUMAN. ONCE IN A WHILE WE FALL A LITTLE SHORT. GINA'S ADDED ROLE AS ESCALATION RESOURCE IS TO SAY WE'VE GOT ONE MORE CRACK AT MAKING IT RIGHT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET IT RIGHT ON THE FIRST GO, BUT IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO GET IT RIGHT ON THE LAST GO. THAT'S A PART OF WHAT SHE DOES. SHE DEALS WITH YOUR AIDES ON A REGULAR BASIS. I WANT TO CLOSE BY SAYING IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS. HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THIS ADMINISTRATION. AND AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH ALL SEVEN OF YOU AS WELL, ALTHOUGH TWO ARE NOT HERE THIS MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. JOHN RING, WATER PRODUCTION DIVISION MANAGER. I APPRECIATE THIS HONOR AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM. THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD OR, IN THIS CASE, WHERE THE WATER GOES INTO THE PIPE. THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING, THAT ANSWER THE BELL, THAT BUNKER IN WHEN THE STORMS COME IN. THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT KEEP THE WATER FLOWING TO THE TAP. WHEN YOU TURN THAT SPIGOT, SOMETHING COMES OUT OF IT AND IT'S GOOD QUALITY WATER. I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US HERE. >> I'M A.J. SHAW. I AM THE UTILITY PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER AT THE PLANT. WE SAMPLE YOUR RIVER AND KEEP YOUR WATER CLEAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD MORNING. HELLO. SCOTT WILLIAMSON. I AM MATERIALS COORDINATOR IN THE PROCUREMENT SECTION. AT PRODUCTION. EVERYTHING THAT COMES INTO THE PLANT, WHETHER IT'S CHEMICALS, LAB SUPPLIES, NUTS, BOLTS, MOTORS, EVERYTHING COMES THROUGH MY OFFICE. THERE ARE TWO OF US. ME AND YVETTE MARQUAZ. I HAVE A SUPERVISOR, ROBERT KLEIN, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OVER 40 YEARS. WITH THE HELP OF OUR BUYER ERIN BERG, WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP WATER CLEAN AND GOING. >> GOOD MORNING. MI AM A TREATMENT DRINKING WATER RESEARCHER AT THE CITY OF TAMPA. I TRY TO FIND AN EFFICIENT WAY TO TREAT THE WATER. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. I AM THE LABORATORY SUPERVISOR FOR THE WATER DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE CITY FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. WE ARE TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK. WE ARE DOING THAT BY VARIOUS ANALYSTS WE ARE DOING. IN 2023, COLLECTED 8,000 WATER SAMPLES, CLOSE TO 40,000 ANALYSES WERE DONE ON 200 DIFFERENT CONTAMINANTS. I'M SURE IF YOU RECEIVED THE BILL FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA, EVERY YEAR, YOU GET ONE OF THE REPORTS INCLUDED WITH YOUR WATER BILL. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANDRE. I AM A FIELD WATER SUPERVISOR. MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE EACH CUSTOMER IN THE CITY OF TAMPA GET CLEAN DRINKING WATER. ANY COMPLAINTS, ANY DIRTY WATER, ANYTHING, COMES THROUGH OUR GROUP. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ISRAEL. I AM ONE OF THE QUALITY SERVICE TEXT. WE RESPOND TO ALL CUSTOMER CONCERNS. WE ARE COLLECTING A LOT OF SAMPLES. WE DO ALL THE SAMPLES IN THE CITY OF TAMPA. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAVID. I'M A MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL TEAM MEMBER IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. WE STILL HAVE PUMPS IN OPERATION FROM THE '50s. WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP THAT PLANT UP AND RUNNING, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON. VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS FRAN. INSTRUMENTATION DEPARTMENT. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ONE SECOND. ALTHOUGH THEY CALL IT THE WATER BILL WHEN YOU GET IT SOMETIME DURING THE MONTH, WATER IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE THING ON THAT BILL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, IT IS DIVIDED INTO MANY OTHER THINGS. IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR WATER BILL, YOU ARE BILLED BY WHAT YOU USE, PERIOD. BECAUSE THAT METER AND SOMETIMES WE GET A LOT OF CALLS AT CITY HALL ABOUT THE METER. THE METERS ARE CHANGED EVERY 10 TO 12 YEARS, NOT BECAUSE THEY RUN FAST, BECAUSE THEY RUN SLOW THROUGH THE SEDIMENT THAT SITS INSIDE OF THE GEARS OF THAT METER. SO IF YOU HAVE A HIGH WATER BILL, USUALLY IT IS NOT THE METER. MAYBE A BREAKAGE ON EITHER THE CITY SIDE OR YOUR SIDE, BUT THAT METER IS PRETTY ACCURATE ALL THE TIME. LET ME SAY THIS, THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK HERE HAVE SO FAR THIS YEAR EXPANDED ABOUT $258 MILLION OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY IN THE PIPE PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THAT IS WELL MOVING AHEAD. MORE THAN THAT, ON THE PHYSICAL PLANT ALONE, THEY SPENT 261 MILLION AND STILL A LOT MORE TO BE DONE. WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEW THINGS IN TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE WAY THE WORLD TURNS. ONE TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE 200,000 CUSTOMERS, NOW WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 700,000 CUSTOMERS THAT WE SERVE. SO WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME WATER QUALITY, BETTER THAN EVER, AND WE'RE DOING IT WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER, 82 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, AND THAT'S HARD TO DO. KEEP UP, KEEP YOUR WATER BILL STRAIGHT AND LOW IS ONE WORD, CONSERVATION. WE NEED TO CONSERVE WATER, BECAUSE IF WE CONSERVE WATER, WE CAN ALL HAVE WATER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOU APPEARING. THERE'S NO BETTER CREW IN AMERICA IN OUR PARTS THAN THIS WATER GROUP HERE AND THE ONES THAT ARE BEHIND THAT COULDN'T COME BECAUSE IF NOT, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DRINKING WATER. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL, ESPECIALLY THE ONES STILL WORKING. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR APPEARING. [ APPLAUSE ] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CONGRATULATIONS. I WANT TO START BY SAYING FOR THE BILLING, I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD DOUBLE COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON'S BILL NEXT MONTH FOR HER ATTEMPTING TO BE FUNNY WHEN SHE KNOWS THAT'S MY JOB, SO SHE'S STEPPING ON MY TOES. I CAN'T TELL YOU ONE OF THE PLEASANT SURPRISES AFTER GETTING ELECTED, ONE OF THE THINGS, I'M JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CITIZEN, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS, TURN ON THE SPIGOT, CLEAN WATER COMES OUT. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT EARLY IN MY TERM TO TOUR YOUR FACILITY. I RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF YOU ALL FROM WHEN I WAS OUT THERE TOURING. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE JOB YOU ALL DO FOR THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. YOU ALL HAVE ONE OF THOSE INTERESTING OCCUPATIONS THAT PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW YOUR NAME, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS. THOSE WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO DO YOUR JOB FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA AND THE CITIZENS. I PROUDLY DRINK TAMPA TAP EVERYWHERE I GO. THANK YOU. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON TO THAT AND SALUTE THE WORK YOU DO. COUNCILMAN MIRANDA, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. YOU ALL DO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT PEOPLE LIKE ME JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED, RIGHT, IF WE'RE NOT INTO WATER AND WHAT HAVE YOU. IT'S SOMETHING, AND RORY, WE WORKED TOGETHER AT AN EVENT LAST NIGHT, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. NICE GUY. I CALL HIM THE TOM HANKS OF CITY GOVERNMENT. HE IS THE NICEST GUY AROUND. BRAD BAIRD, A MAN OF IMPECKCAL INTEGRITY AND A GOOD PERSON. YOU HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING PUBLIC SERVICE. GOD BLESS YOU. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. CHARLIE MIRANDA, YOUR PASSION IS SO EVIDENT WHEN IT COMES TO WATER. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT, POINTING OUT THAT WE ARE ONE OF EIGHT IN THE COUNTRY AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE SPEND TO KEEP THE WATER CLEAN FOR THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING. ALSO, RORY, I APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM WHEN I BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU WERE ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS, I THINK YOU WERE INTERIM THEN, JUST SUPER EXCITED ABOUT WATER. I JUST LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU ALL EACH AND EVERY DAY. EVEN GETTING THE BILL IS OKAY. [ LAUGHTER ] I JUST WANT TO SAY HONESTLY THANK YOU. EVEN THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BEFORE I FORGET IS THE EDUCATION COMPONENT INVOLVING HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CONSERVATION AND THE POSTER PROGRAM. THAT'S ALWAYS HAPPENING YEAR AFTER YEAR AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS REMEMBER US TRYING TO GET STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. SENDING IT OUT TO THE YOUTH IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THEIR FUTURE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ALL SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS FOR THE ROOM TO CLEAR. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, A TEN-MINUTE PRESENTATION FROM FEEDING TAMPA BAY TO PROVIDE THEIR ANNUAL REPORT. LE WE HAVE THE CEO WE HAVE THE CEO HERE. COME ON UP, SIR. WE'LL PULL THE PRESENTATION UP ON THE BIG SCREEN. >> HI, HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY. DO I HAVE CONTROL OR DO YOU HAVE CONTROL? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU HAVE THE CONTROLLER THERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. WE APPRECIATE IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> THOMAS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FEEDING TAMPA BAY. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE THINK IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA THAT YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE FACING AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE CONSTITUENTS YOU REPRESENT, PRETTY GOOD CHANCE THEY COME TO SEE US. WE THOUGHT AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON WOULD BE IMPORTANT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN OUR NEW FACILITY. THE CAUSEWAY CENTER HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL BEYOND OUR DREAMS, EVEN AT THIS POINT. WE LAUNCHED A SIGNIFICANTLY NEW VISION WITH THAT FACILITY TO TRY AND BROADEN SERVICES TO OUR NEIGHBORS. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL, TO THE MAYOR, CHIEF OF STAFF BENNETT FOR HELPING FACILITATE THAT CONTRIBUTION. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN TERMS OF NUMBERS. SO IF YOU LOOK TODAY, WE TAKE CARE OF A TEN COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA THAT SEES ABOUT A MILLION PLUS PEOPLE, TECHNICALLY FOOD INSECURE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND YOU REPRESENT THE CITY OF TAMPA, WE ALL UNDERSTAND PEOPLE DO NOT RECOGNIZE CITY BOUNDARIES OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES, WHERE FOLKS LIVE AND WHERE THEY ACCESS SERVICES CHANGES DRAMATICALLY. I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SECOND NUMBER, WHICH IS CLOSE TO HALF OF THE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HANDLE THEIR BASIC HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. I'LL SAY THAT A SECOND TIME. CLOSE TO 46, 47 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY ARE NOT ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF BASIC LIVING WAGE EXPENSES. THIS NUMBER IS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OLD. SINCE THIS NUMBER WAS PUBLISHED, THE COST OF LIVING HAS INCREASED. INCREDIBLY, 16% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TODAY, CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY STILL LIVE IN POVERTY. I WOULD AGAIN SUGGEST THESE NUMBERS ARE TYPICALLY LOW. YOU CAN SEE SOME ISSUES AROUND PER CAPITA INCOME AND WHY DOES THAT MATTER? FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, A LIVING WAGE IS ABOUT $91,000 A YEAR. THE AVERAGE WAGE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS ABOUT $58,000 A YEAR. PEOPLE OFTEN ASK US WHY ARE FOLKS CHALLENGED? WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE EMPLOYMENT RATE, WE PAY ATTENTION TO THE MONTHLY GAP IN EXPENSES OF WHAT FOLKS HAVE TO SPEND AND WHAT THEY ARE OBLIGATED FOR. AGAIN, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE ARE WORKING. THEY ARE A PART OF THE ECONOMY. THEY ARE CONSUMERS. THEY ARE COLLEAGUES. THEY ARE FRIENDS, THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US IN MANY WAYS. MOST OF WHICH WOULD BE, OF COURSE, FIRST AND FOREMOST MORALLY, BUT ALSO THEY ARE A PART OF OUR -- WE ARE DEALING WITH A BURGEONING HEALTH CARE CRISIS THAT IS PUTTING MORE AND MORE FOLKS IN MEDICAL DEBT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEBT RATIOS OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO CLIMB BECAUSE A FAMILY THAT WE SERVE TYPICALLY HAS SOMEWHERE AROUND $600 IN SAVINGS. ONE EVENT TYPICALLY KNOCKS FOLKS OUT OF THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. AND THEN WE END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE IS IN AN INTRACTABLE LOOP OF DEBT AND INABILITY TO MANAGE THEIR EXPENSES. FINALLY, I WANT TO NOTE, BECAUSE WE ARE A MILITARY COMMUNITY AND PROUDLY SO, THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT COME THROUGH OUR CARE IS STAGGERING. THIS IS 18%. AGAIN, I WOULD TELL YOU PROBABLY UNOFFICIALLY IT'S HIGHER THAN THAT. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT ANYBODY SERVED OUR COUNTRY NOBLY OUGHT NEVER BE IN A POSITION WHERE THEY HAVE TO COME TO US FOR FOOD. SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE? JUST IN THIS COUNTY ALONE, 30 MILLION MEALS TO THE COMMUNITY. AS AN ORGANIZATION THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO TOP 100 MILLION MEALS DELIVERED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. WE SUPPLY AND SUPPORT ABOUT 102 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE WORK, GENERALLY EVERYBODY YOU KNOW THAT IS LOCALIZED IN YOUR PARTICULAR DISTRICT, THEY GET THEIR FOOD THROUGH US. WE HAVE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE SURE SERVICES ARE RENDERED IN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PARTNERS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. WHETHER YMCA, METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES, ALL OF THOSE FOLKS ARE PARTNERS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY ALONE NOW, WE HAVE 40 PANTRIES INSIDE OF SCHOOLS. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE IS NIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND SUMMER HUNGER. AS YOU KNOW, MOST CHILDREN ARE FED DURING THE DAY. THE REALITY OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, THOUGH, IS THAT OFTENTIMES NIGHTS, SUMMERS, AND WEEKENDS THEY ARE NOT FED. WE OFFER NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES TO FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. AND THEN I WOULD NOTE THE LAST ITEM, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO US, WE ALSO HAVE A JOB TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH IS RIGHT NOW ABOUT $5.5 MILLION INTO OUR ECONOMY IN TRAINED FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING IN LOGISTICS. THEY DRIVE CLASS B TRUCKS. THEY ARE WORKING IN THE CULINARY INDUSTRY, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND A LEISURE AND TOURISM ECONOMY. IF YOU LOOK AT AN ORGANIZATION LIKE FEEDING TAMPA BAY, OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT ACROSS OUR TEN COUNTIES FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND $350 MILLION. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SIZE AND SCOPE. THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THEN I DO HAVE A LITTLE TO ADD. WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND THE SERVICE. ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD AT LENGTH WITH CHIEF OF STAFF BENNETT AND THE MAYOR WAS ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR WORK AND HOW IT WOULD PAY OFF. IT WOULD PAY OFF IN SEVERAL WAYS. ONE WAS MORE MEALS INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TOOK CARE OF BASIC NEEDS. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO CAUSEWAY CENTER YET, YOU'LL NOTE WE ALSO BUILT AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SERVICES THAT INCLUDES TRAINING ROOMS CLASSROOMS MEETING ROOMS, A GROCERY STORE, RESTAURANT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AREA THAT HAS THINGS LIKE A MEDICAL CLINIC IN IT AND OTHER PARTNERS THAT ARE RESIDENT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE EXPANDED SERVICES. NOT ONLY THAT, WE'VE INVESTED LITERALLY MILLIONS IN OUR PARTNERS AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED SO WE PUT REFRIGERATION, COOLERS, FREEZERS, WE BOUGHT TRUCKS, OTHER RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF SERVICE DELIVERY IS AND CONTINUES TO BE ROBUST. AND WE WOULD POINT THIS OUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FUTURE REGIONAL COLLABORATION, WE WOULD POINT OUT THAT VIRTUALLY ALL THE FOOD THAT COMES TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF TAMPA DO NOT COME FROM THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. WE BRING THAT IN FROM THE REGION, FROM THE STATE, AND FROM THE FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. SO COLLABORATION, THE ABILITY TO WORK THOUGHTFULLY AND WHAT WE BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION AND TO THE COMMUNITY IS THE ABILITY TO BRING THOSE RESOURCES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD ADD THAT WE DON'T HAVE ON OUR LIST HERE BUT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, AS YOU KNOW, LAST FALL, WE ENDURED TWO SIGNIFICANT HURRICANES. WHILE THERE ARE NATIONAL AGENCIES THAT TEND TO PROBABLY GRAB MORE OF THE PRESS, THE REALITY IS THAT WE DELIVER VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE RESOURCES. SO WE ARE LOADING FAMILIES UP PRE-STORM. WE ARE LOADING AGENCIES UP PRE-STORM. WE ARE OPEN TYPICALLY DURING THE STORM AND THEN POST-STORM WE START DELIVERY THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. WE DO THAT, OF COURSE, WITH MEALS. WE ALSO DO THAT NOW WITH PREPARED MEALS. WE TOOK CARE OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHERS AS THEY MANAGE THE CRISIS AS WELL. I HOPE IF I ASK CHIEF BENNETT TO TALK, HE WOULD SAY, HEY, OUR INVESTMENT WAS A REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND GOOD ONE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IS WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK HARD TO JUSTIFY THAT EXPENSE AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE INVESTMENT THAT ALL OF THE DONORS MAKE INTO OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD FINISH BY SAYING THIS. I'VE BEEN IN THIS WORLD FOR 25 YEARS OF NONPROFIT. I WOULD SAY THAT THERE IS GREATER PRESSURE ON OUR WORK AND OUR COMMUNITY THAN THERE EVER HAS BEEN IN THOSE 25 YEARS. WHETHER IT WAS THE ECONOMIC MELT-DOWN OF '08 OR A PANDEMIC OR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS OR HURRICANES, THE PRESSURE ON OUR COMMUNITY IS GREATER TODAY THAN I'VE EVER SEEN IT. I THINK YOU ALL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS OUGHT TO KNOW THAT IS OUR PERSPECTIVE. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION, OUR WORK AND COMMUNITY. HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU TO LOW RAINO WHO IS HERE WITH YOU. I RECENTLY TOURED YOUR NEW FACILITY NOT TOO LONG AGO. IT'S IMPRESSIVE FOR THE CAPACITY OF WHAT IS THERE INVENTORY-WISE, HOW YOU SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THE SENSE THAT THERE IS THAT GROCERY STORE EXPERIENCE AND THE CAFE THAT YOU HAVE ATTACHED. BUT WHAT YOU DO IS INVALUABLE. I REMEMBER YOUR OLDER FACILITY NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM WHERE YOU ARE AT NOW, BUT THE EXPANSION, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A WORTHY INVESTMENT, CERTAINLY HOW YOU SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT YOU DO. AND THEN IN THE HURRICANES, FROM LAST FALL, YOU SET UP STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MANY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, MANY IN WEST TAMPA. YOU HAD A LONG LIST. BUT YOU ARE ALWAYS OF SERVICE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE ALWAYS HELPING AND YOU DO TREMENDOUS WORK. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR ANNUAL PROGRAM HERE. ON THE PAGE WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, IT JUST MOVED ME IN SUCH A GREAT WAY. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT, HAVING STUDENTS SEE THE NEED AND TO BE OF SERVICE AND TO VOLUNTEER IN THOSE SPACES LIKE FEEDING TAMPA BAY IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. YOUR WORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. OF COURSE, TO BE COMPLEMENTARY -- PRESENTING TO CITY COUNCIL. WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE, FEEDING TAMPA BAY BRAND IS ALIVE AND WELL. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB. OF COURSE, IT IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR US AS A CITY TO BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOCIAL ACTION FUND FOR SURE. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILMAN VIERA AND COUNCILMAN MIRANDA. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO. GUIDO OR CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO TALKED ABOUT LORRAINA HARDWICK, ALWAYS A GOOD INDIVIDUAL, CHIEF BENNETT, WHO I KNOW IS A BIG SUPPORTER AND BIG PROMOTER OF THE WORK YOU DO. IF YOU KNOW HIS VALUES, HE IS A GOOD CATHOLIC BLEEDING HEART. HE LOVES THE WORK YOU ALL DO. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOUR PRESENTATION AND WHAT YOU GUYS ALWAYS DO, ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORIES WITH PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON, HIS PRESS SECRETARY ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS POVERTY PROGRAM, THE WAR ON POVERTY, HE SAID POOR PEOPLE DON'T VOTE, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? HE SAID, LISTEN, I DON'T CARE IF I GET ONE VOTE OUT OF THIS. BY THE TIME WE ARE DONE WITH THIS, MIDDLE AMERICA WON'T BE ABLE TO WATCH THE NEWS WITHOUT SEEING THE POVERTY IN THEIR MIDST. THAT'S ABOUT REMINDING PEOPLE OF THE ONE IN SEVEN KIDS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY THAT LIVE IN POVERTY. THE KIDS IN SULPHUR SPRINGS THAT LIVE IN POVERTY. YOU TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE ECONOMIC MELT-DOWN OF 2008. YOU WERE ON THE FRONT LINES. THE HURRICANES, WE WERE ALL THERE. COVID, IT WAS A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM WHAT WE SAW OUT THERE. TERRIBLE SHOCK. THE AREAS LIKE SULPHUR SPRINGS, EAST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND FARM WORKERS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY. YOU DO GREAT WORK. WHEN OUR COMMUNITY TAKES HITS, POINT-BLANK HITS, YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS THERE, NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER MOVING FORWARD. ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK, YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US. >> I APPRECIATE THE SPRINGSTEEN REFERENCES. >>LUIS VIERA: THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR WHOLE STAFF. YOU ARE A LEADER. A LOT OF PEOPLE WORK THERE DOING THE DAILY WORK TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRESS GETS DONE ON A DAILY BASIS. YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE A LEADER WITH A VISION AND STEP FORWARD ALWAYS, NEVER TO GO BACKWARDS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOCIETY, NOT ONLY IN THIS AREA, BUT ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND IF YOU THINK THIS IS BAD, JUST LOOK AT THE OTHER COUNTRIES COMPARED TO WHAT WE ARE. IT'S NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE YESTERDAY. GROWING UP, I NEVER ATE A FILLET MIGNON. NOW THAT I CAN AFFORD IT, THE DOCTOR DOESN'T LET ME HAVE IT. YOU ARE IN A SITUATION SAYING, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? THIS IS ABOUT INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO GET SOMEWHERE FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND SOMEHOW THERE IS A ROADBLOCK, NOT INTENTIONALLY, BUT IT'S THERE. THESE THINGS OVERCOMING ON A DAILY BASIS, EVERY DAY, NOT JUST TWO OR THREE DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, WHICH MAKES A HELL OF A LOT OF DIFFERENCE. FOR THAT AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, OPPORTUNITY FOR A HAND UP AND NOT A PUSH DOWN, IT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT THAT YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE TWO REGISTERED SPEAKERS. MR. MICHAEL RANDOLPH AND ADRIENNE RODRIGUEZ. MR. RANDOLPH, IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND STATE YOUR NAME. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHAEL RANDOLPH. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I SPEAK PUBLICLY, I FOCUS ON THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, BUT TODAY, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I WANT TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE UNSUNG HEROES OF WEST TAMPA. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO TIRELESSLY WORK BEHIND THE SCENES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY, PULLING THEIR HEARTS INTO UPLIFTING OTHERS AND SHOWING THAT EVERY VOICE HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE. THE WEST TAMPA CDC IN 2001, I WAS A NEWCOMER FROM BALTIMORE. MY TASK WAS TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A MASSIVE PLAN AIMED AT TRANSFORMING THE WEST TAMPA COMMUNITY FROM THE BOTTOM UP. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LISTENING FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY, WEST TAMPA HOLDS A UNIQUE STORY. IT WAS ONCE A CITY WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. EVEN TODAY, WEST TAMPA MAINTAINS INDEPENDENCE. AS A NEWCOMER, THE WEST TAMPA COMMUNITY WELCOMED ME WITH LOVE AND WARMTH AND OPENNESS THAT HAS DRIVEN MY COMMITMENT TO THIS AREA. IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS, THOSE WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO THE BETTERMENT OF WEST TAMPA THAT OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND STRIVE. TODAY, I WANT TO TAKE MY HAT OFF TO EACH OF THEM, UNSUNG HEROES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO MENTION SOME OF THE LEADERS, BUT NOT ALL. DR. MARVIN PREACHER WHO HEADS THE WEST TAMPA CDC AND HAS A BUILDING NAMED AFTER HER AS SHE WAS AN EDUCATOR AND FORMER PRINCIPAL. JOE ROBINSON, WHO IS THE VICE-CHAIR OF THE WEST TAMPA CDC AND PRESIDENT OF THE CAC. WE CALL HIM THE OFFICIAL MAN OF WEST TAMPA. McNEIL WHO TIRELESSLY FIGHTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. JANICE WILLIAMS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WEST TAMPA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE CDC. AND, FINALLY, MR. ROBERT ALLEN FROM THE HYDE PARK AREA. YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT THESE LEADERS FOUGHT TO MAINTAIN THE WEST TAMPA LIBRARY AND THE WEST TAMPA POST OFFICE WHEN IT WAS AT A POSSIBILITY OF BEING CLOSED. THESE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS REPRESENT THE BEST OF US. THANK YOU, WEST TAMPA, FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE AND FOR SHOWING UP. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RANDOLPH. NEXT UP IS ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. IF YOU ARE ON, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM, GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, I'M SPEAKING ON THE PARCEL FOR SALE AT SHOWMAN'S REST AT WOODLAWN CEMETERY, NORTH OLA AVENUE. THE SAME PARCEL OF LAND SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT IN 2022 IS FOR SALE AGAIN. THE OWNER, THE LLC THAT OVERSEE ARE SELLING THE PARCEL TO USE THE MONEY TO PERPETUALLY CARE FOR SHOWMAN'S REST CEMETERY. MANY MEMBERS PASSED AWAY AND THOSE HERE ARE UP IN AGE AND NEED ASSURANCE THAT ONCE THEY ARE GONE THE CEMETERY WILL BE MAINTAINED. WORKING AGAINST THE OWNER'S, PUBLICLY SHAMING THEM AND HUMILIATING THEM WITH EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE IS NOT THE ANSWER. ALONE, WE CAN DO SO LITTLE. TOGETHER, WE CAN DO SO MUCH. I DECIDED TO WORK WITH SHOWMAN'S REST TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL AND OUR GOAL. PATIENT WITH THE PROCESS. HE HAS TURNED DOWN IN HIS WORDS DOZENS OF DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE THE PARCEL. AS YOU KNOW, THIS MATTER IS TIME SENSITIVE. THE CITY OF TAMPA ADMINISTRATION IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS. COUNCIL, PLEASE, I'M ASKING FOR JUST ONE OF YOU TO PROPOSE A MOTION FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA TO LOOK INTO PURCHASING THE PARCEL. IT DOES NOT LIE WITHIN THE CRA. SO THE FUNDS WOULD BE ALLOCATED FROM THE CITY OF TAMPA. JUST ONE OF YOU, PLEASE. IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES ALONE, THERE ARE 1400 ERASED AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES. ON BEHALF OF MR. SPARKMAN, BELOVED TED WEBB, MY GREAT GRANDFATHER, MY AUNT MARY, AND ALL BURIED AT WOODLAWN AND IN MARKED AND UNMARKED GRAVES, I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE LET THEM REST IN PEACE. THANK YOU. HAVE A NICE EASTER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET THE RECORD REFLECT COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON IS HERE. WE WILL GO TO IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT. I HAVE QUITE A FEW INDIVIDUALS. I WILL CALL YOU ONE BY ONE IN ORDER. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS KEVIN ROBLES, JOHN LUM AND THEN GARY BROWN. THOSE ARE THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS. KEVIN ROBLES IS UP. FOLLOWED BY JOHN LUM AND GARY BROWN. GOOD MORNING, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS KEVIN ROBLES. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF FEE. THE ORDINANCE WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NEED OF SIDEWALKS IN THE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MIXED USE AREAS PROVIDING STRUCTURE MECHANISM FOR DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SIDEWALK'S NETWORK. THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF FEE WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE COOPERATION AND INPUT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY TO ENSURE THAT REDEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXPANSION AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SIDEWALK NETWORK, THEREBY ENHANCING THE WALKABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY OF THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF ORDINANCE ARE TO PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BY ENSURING THAT SIDEWALKS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS A SAFE PATHWAY FOR PEDESTRIANS AND IN THE MOST NEEDED LOCATION SUCH AS NEAR SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND ALONG HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAYS. TO PROVIDE ADDED FUNDING FOR SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE BY GENERATING SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE THROUGH FEES THAT CAN BE ALLOCATED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, UPKEEP OF THE CITY SIDEWALKS WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED THE MOST. THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF FEE INCLUDES SEVERAL PROVISIONS THAT OUTLINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS THE PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION AND ALLOCATION. THEY ARE FEE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION, DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY AN IN LIEU OF FEE WHEN UNABLE TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY DUE TO PRACTICAL RESTRAINTS OR SITE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES. THE FEE ASSESSED IS BASED UPON THE LENGTH OF THE SIDEWALK AND -- THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND CURRENT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA. THE USE OF THE FEE REVENUE, REVENUE GENERATED BY THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF FEE, IS EARMARKED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS IN THE AREA IN WHICH THEY ARE MOST NEEDED. THIS INCLUDES PRIORITIZING THE PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL ZONES SCHOOLS PARKS COMMERCIAL CENTERS AND PUBLIC TRANSIT FACILITIES. THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVERS UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS THERE ARE NO EXISTING SIDEWALKS TO CONNECT AND UNLIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE ANY IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR SIDEWALKS. ADDITIONALLY, WAIVERS MAY BE GRANTED FOR PROJECTS THAT FACE EXTRAORDINARY SITE-SPECIFIC CHALLENGES SUCH AS GRAND TREES GROWING IN THE PATHWAY OF THE SIDEWALK. OPEN DRAINAGE DITCHES THAT WOULD CAUSE THE SIDEWALK TO BE TOO SLOPED OR CAUSE THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW DRAINAGE PIPING TO ALLOW FOR A PROPER SIDEWALK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOHN LUM, GARY BROWN. STEVE MIC. >> JOHN LUM. 2811 BAY POINT CIRCLE, TAMPA, FLORIDA. CONTINUATION OF THE SAME ISSUE HERE. ONLY ABOUT 200 WAIVERS A YEAR ARE GRANTED BY THE CITY AND MOST REDEVELOPED PROPERTIES CAN CONSTRUCT THE NECESSARY SIDEWALKS. THE ORDINANCE WAS NEVER INTENDED TO GENERATE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AS COMPARED TO THE OTHER RESOURCES OR FUNDS COLLECTED FOR NEW SIDEWALKS, IMPACTS AND BENEFITS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE EXPECTED TO ONLY SUPPLEMENT THE COST TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, ENHANCE URBAN CONNECTIVITY, PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. IN CONCLUSION, CITY OF TAMPA'S SIDEWALK IN LIEU FEE ORDINANCE REPRESENTS FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH TO REDEVELOPMENT AND PRIORITIZES PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY BY LEVERAGING FEES FROM DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS CITY CAN ADD GROWTH AND MAINTAIN SIDEWALK NETWORK THAT'S ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE TAMPA NEIGHBORHOODS. SPREADSHEET ANALYSIS SHOWS FIVE INFILL LOTS LOCATED IN SOUTH TAMPA NEIGHBORHOODS, COST TO BUILD REQUIRED WALKS INCLUDING NORMAL LABOR AND MATERIALS COST OF SURVEYING, DEMOING EXISTING SIDEWALKS GRADING FORMING POURING CONCRETE, THREE OF THE LOTS INCLUDED IN THIS REQUIRED BY THE CITY. RESULTING AVERAGE COST PER LOT EQUALS $51 PER LINEAR FOOT PER NEW SIDEWALK. CITY STAFF PROVIDED FIVE CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATES NOT COMPLETED PROJECTS FOR THE CITY. [INDISCERNIBLE] THE REMAINING THREE PROJECT ESTIMATES OLD SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, $223 A FOOT. HUBERT AVENUE, 188 A LINEAR FOOT AND FIG 295 A FOOT. AVERAGE COST FOR THESE THREE 220 A FOOT. THAT'S WHAT THE CITY IS PUSHING US TO GO TO. THAT'S FIVE TIMES WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOREVER AND EVER. AI APP, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST. WASN'T CLOSE TO 222. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT SPEAKER IS GARY BROWN, STEVE MICHELINI. MARCUS. >> STERLING HOMES. JOHN STOLE ALL MY THUNDER. USING THE CITY'S COST NUMBERS AND APPLYING IT TO A STANDARD 6R LOT, THE IN LIEU OF FEE WOULD COLLECT APPROXIMATELY $33,300. ON A STANDARD 75-FOOT INTERIOR LOT, THE IN LIEU OF FEE AT $222 A FOOT WOULD COLLECT $13,098. ON A STANDARD 60-FOOT INTERIOR LOT, IT WOULD BE 9,768. STANDARD 50-FOOT LOT, WHICH THERE ARE A LOT IN THE CITY, THE FEE WOULD BE $7,548. THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE DEFINITION OF THE CITY'S COST IS TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK, THE FIRST IN LIEU OF FEE AMOUNT WAS $17 PER LINEAR FOOT IN THE EARLY 2000s AND INCREASED IN 2015 TO CURRENT FEE OF $29 PER LINEAR FOOT. BOTH FEES ESTABLISHED WITH INDUSTRY INPUT AND MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY STAFF. IT WAS ALWAYS THE INTENT OF THE FEE AMOUNT TO INCLUDE ONLY THE COST ITEMS THAT A BUILDER WOULD SAVE BY NOT CONSTRUCTING THE REQUIRED SIDEWALK. THESE COSTS ARE TYPICALLY SURVEYING, DEMO THE EXISTING SIDEWALKS, GRADING, POURING OF CONCRETE AND RELATED MATERIAL COSTS OF LUMBER AND CONCRETE. IT WAS NEVER THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE IN LIEU OF FEE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COST ITEMS TO BUILD A SIDEWALK, WHICH HAVE BEEN LISTED ON THESE CITY PROJECTS. THEY ARE CONTINGENCY RESERVES, MOBILIZATION, MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC, REMOVAL OF SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER, RELOCATING MAILBOXES, ET CETERA. WHEN USING THE CITY'S PROJECT COSTS AND INCLUDING ONLY THE ITEMS TO CONSTRUCT THE SIDEWALKS, THE RESULTS ARE ON OLD SEMINOLE HEIGHTS, CAME OUT TO $50 PER LINEAR FOOT USING THE CITY'S COSTS. HUBERT AVENUE, CAME OUT TO $39 PER LINEAR FOOT. FIG STREET, $34 PER LINEAR FOOT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE MICHELINI, MARCUS LINE HART, CARROLL ANN BENNETT. >> STEVE MICHELINI. I GUESS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A REASON THE CITY'S NUMBERS INCLUDED UNREASONABLE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES. UTILITY RELOCATION, NEW INLETS, NEW CULVERTS, MOBILIZATION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, CLEANING AND GRUBBING, AND AS GARY JUST SAID, TREE REMOVALS. YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT ON AN INFILL LOT THAT THIS FEE IS BEING APPLIED TO. THE AVERAGE COST, AS GARY SAID, IS RUNNING ABOUT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 DOLLARS A LINEAR FOOT, NOT THE $220 THAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING. THE BUDGET ANALYST FOR THE CITY -- CITY COUNCIL PARTICIPATED IN OUR DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH THE CITY STAFF. I KNOW THAT SHE'S PREPARED A REPORT WHICH WAS SENT TO YOU, WHICH BASICALLY SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE, DO YOU INTEND IN ALL FAIRNESS TO INCLUDE THESE OTHER ANCILLARY COSTS AS PART OF YOUR CALCULATION OR NOT? THE TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE WAY BELOW WHAT THE CITY IS SHOWING IN THE RESOLUTION. SO WE'RE CERTAINLY ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT THE REAL COSTS ARE VERSUS WHAT OFF-THE-SHELF ENGINEERING ESTIMATES ARE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CITY HAS A $2 MILLION DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT GOING ON THAT LISTS -- AND THAT FEE, WHEN YOU'RE DIVIDED UP BY 3.05 MILES IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE 220 PER LINEAR FOOT. THINGS LIKE I SAID, THE CULVERTS, THE DRIVEWAYS, THE RELOCATION OF MAILBOXES AND ALL THAT STUFF, IT'S AN ADD-ON THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T DO. ON A NEW CONSTRUCTION ON INFILL, IT SIMPLY DOESN'T HAPPEN. ALSO WOULDN'T HAVE 1700 LINEAR FEET OF SIDEWALK. TYPICALLY, AS GARY POINTED OUT, IT'S 50, 60, OR 70 FEET, THE AVERAGE IS 70 FEET OF LINEAR SIDEWALK THAT'S BEING PAID FOR THE IN LIEU FEE. BASICALLY, THE CONCLUSIONS ARE THAT WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE USE THE CITY'S OWN NUMBERS AND WE TAKE OUT ALL THOSE EXTRANEOUS VARIABLES, WE GET TO ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER. WE'RE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 DOLLARS A LINEAR FOOT. WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT. I'M SURE YOUR BUDGET ANALYST -- I KNOW SHE'S PREPARED A REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO THAT. HER ANALYSIS AND BASICALLY IT CONCURS WITH WHAT WEEK WE'RE SAYING. IT WAS AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION, AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS. IT'S NOT OUR NUMBERS. NOT THE CITY STAFF NUMBERS. YOUR BUDGET ANALYST WENT THROUGH AND MADE HER OWN DETERMINATIONS. I KNOW SHE SENT THEM TO YOU. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT FEE INSTEAD OF THE ONES PROPOSED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MARCUS LINEHART, CARROLL ANN BENNETT, CONNIE BURTON. LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK IS HERE SO WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL. WE HELD APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA UNTIL EVERYBODY WAS HERE AS A COURTESY. SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MARCUS LINEHART, 49 WEST PARIS STREET. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 31, THE SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND ONYX ON EAST. I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY THE COUNCIL DID BY PULLING THAT FOR DISCUSSION AND NOT JUST GOING THROUGH A VOTE. TO DATE, FEBRUARY 1st, YOU RULED THAT THESE TWO HOUSES WERE NOT APPROVED. SINCE THEN, THE COURT HAS RULED IN THE CITY'S FAVOR, SAYING THAT THE DEVELOPER MISLED THE CITY AND THIS DI SESSION UNDERMINES THEIR -- DECEPTION UNDERMINES THEIR ABILITY FOR RELIEF. JUDGE IN THE 13th CIRCUIT COURT ALSO SAID -- IN THE CODE YOU ENACTED THERE. THEY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED -- SHE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ONYX ON EAST BYPASS ANY ADMINISTRATIVE WAY TO RESOLVE THIS AND WENT STRAIGHT TO LITIGATION AND THAT FURTHER DISQUALIFIES THEM FROM ANY RELIEF. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HIGHLIGHTED IN HER RULING THAT AS SUCH, COMPELLING THE CITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES FOR INTERIOR HOMES WOULD RESULT IN THE PETITIONER PROFITING FROM THEIR OWN WRONGDOING. HOWEVER, TODAY, WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND ONYX ON EAST WHICH DOES EXACTLY THAT. ALLOWS THEM TO BENEFIT FROM THEIR OWN WRONGDOING. THEY WENT THROUGH A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARING UNDER LITIGATION. I'VE ASKED FOR TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION BUT TOLD IT WAS ONLY UNDER COURT APPROVAL SO THEREFORE THE CITY COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING. I'M PUZZLED BY THE FACT THAT WE CAN HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING YET I CANNOT GET PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THAT HEARING. SO THE SETTLEMENT IN QUESTION, BASICALLY IS A CONCESSION TO THE BUILDER. IT UNDULY PUNISHES THE RESIDENTS OF WEST PARIS STREET BY APPROVING A THIRD BUILDING AT 15 FEET. IT UNDERMINES YOUR DECISION, NOT SUPPORTED BY THE CODE OR OVERLAY DISTRICT. SHARP CONTRAST TO COURT RULING AND REMOVES SIDEWALKS INTENDED TO BE THERE. ERASE THE MEMORY OF THE EVENT THAT TRANSPIRED BUT LEAVES WEST PARIS WITH FOUR HOUSES AND A PERMANENT REMINDER OF THE SETTLEMENT. IT DOES NOT HOLD ANYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND UNDULY BURDENS THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA FOR WRONGDOINGs OF OTHERS. REWARDS THOSE INVOLVED THAT FAILED TO MITIGATE THEIR OWN RISK AND A DEVELOPER WHO FROM THE BEGINNING HAS HAD ALLY TO HY COUNCIL NEEDS TO RATIFY THE SETTLEMENT IN ORDER FOR ALL THE SUBSEQUENT THINGS TO GO INTO ACTION. HOWEVER, AS OF TODAY, BUILDING PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THEY HAVE STARTED CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT. THEREFORE, I ASK YOU TODAY TO PLEASE REJECT THE SETTLEMENT AND STAND BY THE CITIZEN OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU VOTED TO SUPPORT IN YOUR ORIGINAL RULING ON FEBRUARY 1st, 2024. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. CARROLL ANN BENNETT IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY CONNIE BURTON AND VALERIE BULLOCK. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> CARROLL ANN BENNETT. ACCORDING TO INVEST PEDIA, MARKET RATE IS BASED ON WHAT A BUYER IS WILLING TO PAY. NUMBER ONE, MARKET RATE MINUS COST EQUALS PROFIT. IF THEY PAY LESS IN FEES, IT REDUCES THE COST. DO BUILDERS LOW THE PRICE BELOW MARKET RATE OR INCREASE THEIR PROFIT? IF A PROPERTY HAS FLAWS, THEN IT IS WORTH LESS. NEGOTIATE ACCORDINGLY. THERE IS A COST TO GETTING EQUIPMENT ON-SITE. SO SMALLER JOBS ACTUALLY COST MORE THAN BIGGER JOBS. THAT MEANS THE CITY'S AVERAGE IS PROBABLY A DISCOUNT. BUILDERS ARE NEVER FORCED TO PAY THIS FEE. THEY ONLY PAY THE 220 IF IT SAVES THEM MONEY. ALL THESE NEW HOMES PAID THE FEE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIDEWALK ON THIS STREET. THIS BUILDER PAID THE FEE EVEN THOUGH IT IS 20 FEET FROM THE ROAD. EVEN IF THAT WAS LEGIT, THEY SHOULD BUILD ALL THIS SIDEWALK AND ONLY PAY THE FEE FOR THE SEVEN FEET. THESE PEOPLE PAID THE FEE BECAUSE OF AN OBSTACLE THAT'S NOT EVEN ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS WAS A MISTAKE BY STAFF. THE NEW TOWN HOUSES DON'T CONNECT TO THE EXISTING SIDEWALK. THEY PAID THE FEE. ANOTHER MISTAKE, RIGHT BY A WALKABLE RETAIL AREA, IF THE FEE WASN'T SO ABSURDLY LOW, THEY WOULD HAVE BUILT SIDEWALKS. IF YOU HAVE AN OBSTACLE LIKE THIS, MAKE THEM DO THIS. DON'T LET THEM PAY A PITTANCE INSTEAD. THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERY BLUE LINE IS MISSING SIDEWALK, EXCEPT FOR MAJOR ROADS LIKE DALE MABRY, THERE IS ONLY ONE SIDE OF ONE LOCAL STREET IN ALL OF VIRGINIA PARK THAT HAS A COMPLETE SIDEWALK. HERE ARE MY ELDERLY NEIGHBORS MAKING THEIR DAILY WALK TO DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. THIS WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. THEY NOW USE A WALKER. IN ORDER TO TRICK OR TREAT ON HALLOWEEN, THIS CHILD HAD TO BE DRIVE TON THAT ONE STREET IN VIRGINIA PARK WITH A COMPLETE SIDEWALK. NO ONE WANTS THEIR CHILD IN THE STREET, BUT SOME PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT HAVE THEIR CHILD IN THE STREET. I CAN'T IMAGINE ALL THE CHALLENGES THIS FAMILY FACES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM. YOU'VE GOTTEN TONS OF E-MAILS, SO YOU MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED MORE SPEAKERS. THEY ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY TRUST YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING TODAY. IT IS A COMPLIMENT. IF THEY DIDN'T TRUST YOU, THIS ROOM WOULD BE PACKED. PLEASE DON'T SHOW THEM THAT THEIR TRUST HAS BEEN MISPLACED. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONNIE BURTON, VALERIE BULLOCK AND MENTESNOT. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. CONNIE BURTON. ITEM 1 AND 2 SHOULD INFORM YOU OR ENFORCE YOUR HUMANITY THAT NOT ENOUGH IS BEING DONE. THE STATISTICS OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION, HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE HAVING TO LIVE UP UNDER THAT GUIDELINE AND THEN EXPECT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. HOW DO THAT HAPPEN? IT SHOULDN'T BE JUST BY MERE SMALL AMOUNTS THAT YOU AS A CITY PAY INTO OR SUPPORT FEEDING TAMPA BAY. THE WATER DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION WAS GREAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I SAW? I SAW AN AGING POPULATION. HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IS NOW BEING AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE FROM THOSE VETERANS. HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE THAT COULD BE COMING OUT OF OUR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT. AND THE NUMBERS THAT WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT WILL INCLUDE FOR THE EAST TAMPA SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM THAT WE ADVOCATED FOR, THAT WE SAID WE NEEDED 72 CHILDREN, IT IS NOW BEING TOLD BY STAFF THE NUMBER WOULD ONLY BE 48. THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. YOU'VE HAD ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 33 TO 36, CONTINUE TO SHOW HOW, YOU KNOW, THIS ADMINISTRATION DON'T HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING HOW TO SHRINK THE WEALTH GAP. LOTS HELD BY THE CITY AND THEN BEING DISTRIBUTED TO NONPROFITS THAT BASED ON THIS DON'T REALLY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY ON THEIR OWN, MIGHT HAVE GREAT IDEAS, JUST LIKE RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IF AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING FORTH. EVEN WITH YOU GIVING THEM THE LOTS AND LOANS, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR IDEA WHAT ARE THEY BUILDING? ARE THEY BUILDING DUPLEXES? ARE THEY BUILDING HOMES? WHAT WOULD BE THE PRICE POINT? HOW THEN DO THOSE COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES REALLY BENEFIT? IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT WE CONTINUE TO WALK IN THE SAME CIRCLES AND PATTERNS. ITEM 57, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM, WHY WON'T THIS CITY LEAD THE WAY? BUSINESS PARTNERS, HOW THEN WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE THAT IS COMING BACK, WORKING THEMSELVES BACK INTO SOCIETY IS AFFORDED OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY WITH THE CITY BUT WITH CITY PARTNERS TO COME WITH AN AGENDA EVERY WEEK THAT SOUNDS GOOD, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE ANYWAY. I'M MERELY UP HERE SAYING FOR THE RECORD, FOR THE RECORD SOMEBODY KEEP ADVOCATING FOR POOR PEOPLE. BUT THE RECORD, NOT A POLITICIAN, SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO MAKE A DEMAND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE, ALL CITIZENS, INCLUDING POOR PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VALERIE BULLOCK, MENTESNOT, PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. >> GOOD MORNING, VALERIE BULLOCK. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM. I GOT WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE TEENAGERS. AND ONE OF THEM WENT TO CAREER SOURCE TO TRY TO GET HER TWO KIDS A JOB THERE. THE MAN TOLD HER THAT THEY HAD ENOUGH APPLICANTS IN LIKE THREE TO FIVE HOURS. THEY HAD SHUT IT DOWN. INSTEAD OF US GOING FORWARD WITH THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM, WE ARE GOING BACKWARDS. I UNDERSTAND WE JUST STARTED. THIS YEAR MISTAKES WILL BE MADE AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE A MORE CONCERTED EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT MORE OF THE KIDS GET SUMMER JOBS. BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN EAST TAMPA, WHETHER YOU GET A SUMMER JOB OR NOT, IT'S A LOT OF PEER PRESSURE ON YOU AND YOUR PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD YOUR SCHOOL CLOTHES, SO THAT REALLY HELPS YOUTH GET SCHOOL CLOTHES AND YOU ARE CONFIDENT AND YOU WANT TO CONTINUE GOING TO SCHOOL. BUT HOW WE DID IT THIS YEAR, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. IT REALLY IS. I KNOW THE CITY WITH THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM, THE CITY OF TAMPA HAD A SIDEWALK PROGRAM, EAST TAMPA HAD THEIR SIDEWALK PROGRAM. OKAY, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WORKED. LET'S GO BACK TO THAT. EAST TAMPA HAD THEIR OWN SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM AND THEN THE CITY OF TAMPA CAN HAVE THEIR SUMMER PROGRAM AND CAREER SOURCE CAN TOO. BECAUSE WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR, THE KIDS WHO NEED IT THE MOST, WHO ARE LIVING IN THE POVERTY AREA, NOW THEY ARE COMPETING CITYWIDE FOR KIDS WITH JOBS. IT'S NOT RIGHT. IT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE KIDS. I SAID THAT BECAUSE MAYBE IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT. NOBODY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS. I JUST WANT TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. THE INFIELD LOTS, I SEE A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE THE INFIELD LOTS. TWO OF THEM WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE. SO I'M REALLY INVESTED IN IT. INFIELD LOTS, GET ME A NONPROFIT, PUT WILL BE LLC BEHIND IT AND COME TO THE CITY OF TAMPA FROM JAMAICA, ST. PETE, ANYWHERE, BECAUSE THE CITY OF TAMPA IS THE MONEY BAG. I PUT MY HAND IN A POT. THEY SAID IT WAS DONE RANDOMLY WHEN I READ IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE. SO THEY PULL OUT A NONPROFIT TO GET IT. THAT NONPROFIT DON'T HAVE NO TIES TO THE CITY OF TAMPA, AND WE HAVE TO STOP GIVING AWAY MONEY TO COMPLETE STRANGERS. LET'S LET THE PEOPLE IN TAMPA HAVE FIRST CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO THE INFIELD LOTS. AND ANOTHER QUESTION, EAST TAMPA CRA, THEY OWN A LOT OF THE INFIELD LOTS. I THINK THEY GAVE THEM TO THE CITY OF TAMPA. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE INFIELD LOTS. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MENTESNOT, PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS, JOANNA COBETTER. >> MENTESNOT, TAMPA, FLORIDA. UHURU. UHURU MEANS FREEDOM IN SWAHILI. WE AS AFRICAN PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT OUR FREEDOM. THE LAST 825 YEARS WE HAVEN'T BEEN FREE AT ALL, PERIOD. THE NUMBER ONE CONVERSATION AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SUMMER JOBS. THE NUMBER ONE CONVERSATION AMONGST YOUNG AFRICAN KIDS IS BODY COUNT. SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS UP THERE. POLICE OFFICERS WOULD KNOW WHAT IT MEAN. THE NUMBER ONE CONVERSATION AMONG YOUNG AFRICANS THAT THEY GLORIFY IS BODY COUNT. THAT'S REALLY HUSTLING BACKWARDS. YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE SELLER, AS YOU REMEMBER ITEM FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE? SKIN LIGHTENING CREAMS. HAIR CARE PRODUCTS. TRYING TO BE WHITE. THAT'S BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE HAVE DAMAGED US THAT BAD. THEY HAVE DAMAGED US THAT BAD. IT'S THAT SERIOUS. BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT MOSTLY CHILD SUPPORT. SABRINA FRYE, A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM HERE, A NASTY, STINKIN', NASTY CRACKER. >>GWEN HENDERSON: OUT OF ORDER. >> PLAIN AND SIMPLE. YOU CAN GO OUT OF ORDER ALL YOU WANT TO. THAT DON'T REPRESENT NOTHING TO ME. DON'T REPRESENT A THING. YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SIR, PLEASE, STAY FOCUSED. THANK YOU, SIR. >> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FOCUSED SINCE I WAS A CHILD. BUT THANKS FOR THE REMINDER. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COMPROMISE AND HOW THEY TREAT AFRICAN PEOPLE. THEY HAVE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY BEFORE BEEN REGARDED AS BEINGS OF AN INFERIOR ORDER AND ALTOGETHER UNFIT TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE WHITE RACE, EVEN SOCIAL OR POLITICAL RELATIONS. SO FAR INFERIOR THAT THEY HAD NO RIGHTS WHICH THE WHITE MAN WAS BOUND TO RESPECT AND THAT THE NEGRO MIGHT JUSTFULLY AND LAWFULLY BE REDUCED TO SLAVERY FOR HIS BENEFIT. HE WAS BOUGHT AND SOLD AND TREATED AS AN ORDINARY ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE IN TRAFFIC WE WERE PROFIT COULD BE MADE BY IT. A FREE NEGRO OF THE AFRICAN RACE WHOSE ANCESTORS WERE BROUGHT TO THE COUNTRY AND SOLD AS SLAVES IS NOT A CITIZEN WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT'S THE TREATMENT THAT THIS CITY GIVE TO AFRICAN PEOPLE. THEY WANT TO TELL US THAT WE CAN'T ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL INDIVIDUALLY. THEY WANT TO MAKE YOU BOW DOWN, AND PEOPLE WANT TO TELL GROWN MEN WHEN THEY ARE TALKING OUT OF ORDER. AIN'T NO -- F-IN' WAY -- [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER. OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. PASTOR FRANK WILLIAMS, JOANNA -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: POINT OF ORDER. HE IS STILL IN THE CHAMBERS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, CAN YOU CLARIFY? >>MARTIN SHELBY: HAVE YOU RULED -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I SAID OUT OF ORDER. >>MARTIN SHELBY: SO YOU STATED THAT HE IS OUT OF ORDER, IS THAT CORRECT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. >>MARTIN SHELBY: AND WHAT IS THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE? WHAT IS THE CHAIR'S PLEASURE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: TO PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU FOR REFLECTING THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PASTOR WILLIAMS, JOWUANA -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHAT IS YOUR RULING WITH REGARD TO HIS RETURN TODAY? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HE IS NOT TO RETURN FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. >>BILL CARLSON: IT'S OBVIOUS WHY, BUT COULD YOU STATE WHAT THE RULE IS THAT HE BROKE SO THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD KNOW. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. SHELBY, IF YOU COULD READ IT REGARDING PROFANITY LANGUAGE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: LET ME SEE WHAT IT SAYS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: RULE 5, RULE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND RULES OF DECORUM. SPEAKERS SHALL REFRAIN -- THIS IS RULE F, SPEAKERS SHALL REFRAIN FROM DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING MAKING VULGAR OR THREATENING REMARKS AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS AGAINST ANY CITY OFFICIAL, STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. AND COMMENTS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE COUNCIL AS A BODY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. RULE G, NO ONE PRESENT DURING A COUNCIL MEETING SHALL ENGAGE IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING INTENTIONALLY MAKING OR CAUSING TO BE MADE ANY DISRUPTIVE SOUND OR NOISE OR DISPLAYING SIGNS OR GRAPHICS IN A MATTER DISRUPTIVE TO THE PROCEEDING. RULE H, THE CHAIR SHALL RULE OUT OF ORDER ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO SHALL SPEAK WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED OR WHO SHALL NOT ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL FROM THE PODIUM OR OTHER SPEAKER AREA. NO PERSON SHALL APPROACH THE DAIS DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS EXCEPT, UNLESS INVITED BY A MEMBER OF COUNCIL. RULE I, ALL PERSONS SHALL AT ALL TIMES CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL'S RULES. PERSONS FAILING TO DO SO SHALL BE RULED OUT OF ORDER AND MAY BE DIRECTED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT THEREAFTER BE READMITTED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OR CITY HALL DURING THE REMAINDER OF THAT DAY'S MEETING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CLARITY. GOOD MORNING, PASTOR WILLIAMS. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS PASTOR WILLIAMS, LOCATED AT 1112 EAST SCOTT STREET, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH ON SCOTT STREET. I CAN'T APOLOGIZE FOR THE YOUNG MAN FOR WHAT HE SAID, BUT I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIM, FOR WHAT HE SAY. WE GOT TO UNDERSTAND, HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT UPSET, LIKE I AM, BUT I AIN'T GOING TO DO NOTHING LIKE THAT. I'LL TRY TO SAY WHAT IS RIGHT AND WE PRAY TO GOD THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO WORK OUT ALL RIGHT. HE'S BEEN COMING DOWN HERE ABOUT AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE. WHEN THEY DON'T SEE NO RESULTS, THEY GET UPSET. I GET UPSET, EVERYBODY GETS UPSET. I'M NOT HERE FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE. I'M HERE FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND TRYING TO REPRESENT THEM, BUT THEY DON'T WANT ME TO REPRESENT THEM. SO WE'VE GOT TO JUST DO THE BEST WE CAN IN TRYING TO REPRESENT OURSELVES. YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CARE A LOT ABOUT YOU ALL. WE LOVE YOU ALL, BUT YOU ALL DON'T SHOW THAT IN RESPONSE. BUT WE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE UPSET. AND NOW WE ARE MORE UPSET NOW IN THE YEAR 2025 THAN WE HAVE EVER BEEN IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, AS FAR AS I KNOW. THEY MISTREAT US, DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT US. WE GOT A PRESIDENT WHO DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT BLACK FOLKS. YOU GOT A GOVERNOR THAT DON'T WANT BLACK FOLKS HISTORY IN SCHOOLS. WE GOT A MAYOR THAT DON'T CARE NOTHING ABOUT PASTOR WILLIAMS. YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT TO CARE ABOUT HER BECAUSE WE ALL ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND WE'VE GOT TO BE TREATED THAT WAY. TREATED LIKE A NUMBER THAT'S GOING TO CALL YOU. I PREACH WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE FOR ME, WHICH IS NOTHING, BUT I APPRECIATE IT ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND, WE ALL ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT'S ALL WANT TO YOU RESPECT, CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES. NO AFRICAN AMERICANS. CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. YOU KNOW WHAT, WE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THAT. GOD IS TO GOOD TO ALL OF US. SEE ANOTHER DAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M HAPPY FOR YOU ALL AND I'M HAPPY FOR MYSELF. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU ALL FOREVER AND FOREVER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, THANK YOU, PASTOR WILLIAMS, NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE WANNA COLBERT, ROBIN LOCKETT, STEPHANIE POYNOR. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOE WANNA COLBERT. I AM A RESIDENT OF YBOR OR REALLY EAST TAMPA, HONESTLY. OUR OFFICE IS IN eBAY. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 35 FOR THE INFILL LOT. OUR TEAM IS A RECIPIENT OF THE INFILL LOT. WE'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING SIX AFFORDABLE TOWNHOMES. WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT THE CITY ADMINISTERED FOR THE INFILL LOT AND JUST WANTED TO REALLY SAY THAT WE'RE REALLY READY TO START BUILDING. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE COMPLETED THAT PROCESS AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT ON THE DOCKET TODAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ROBIN LOCKETT IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER. MRS. STEPHANIE POYNOR AND SANDY PARDUE. MS. LOCKET, NO? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STEPHANIE POYNOR, SANDY PARDUE AND HAILEY FRANKLIN. COME ON UP, MRS. POYNOR. YOU ARE THE NEXT SPEAKER. SANDY IS NEXT. SHE IS RIGHT THERE. >> SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE POYNOR. I'M SORRY THIS ISN'T VERY GOOD. I SHOULD HAVE PRINTED OUT PICTURES. THIS IS PRESCOTT AT WESTSHORE IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE AMERICAN LEGION. THIS RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY HAS A NICE LITTLE SIDEWALK ALONG IT, WHICH I PERSONALLY HAD A HISSY FIT ABOUT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS A WASTE OF MONEY, WHY ARE WE PUTTING A SIDEWALK ALONG A VACANT PROPERTY? HUNDRED FEET DEEP. RIGHT HERE, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU, LOOK HOW MUCH IT COSTS THE CITY OF TAMPA TO PUT IN THAT ONE LITTLE SIDEWALK. $32,000 FOR THOSE WHO ARE MATHEMATICALLY UNINCLINED, THAT'S $320 A FOOT FOR ONE FOOT, $320 A FOOT. REMEMBER I HAD A FIT ABOUT IT BECAUSE A DEVELOPER CAME IN AND BUILT APARTMENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND PUT A SIDEWALK IN. I WAS LIKE, WHY ARE WE PUTTING A SIDEWALK IN. SIDEWALKS, HERE'S WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO. IT'S REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE. IF YOU CAN DO IT CHEAPER, DO IT CHEAPER. IF YOU CAN'T, THEN YOU PAY IN. IT'S JUST THAT -- THERE'S NO IFS, ANDS, OR BUTS ABOUT IT. WE HAVEN'T CHANGED THE SIDEWALK IN LIEU OF SINCE 2010, ACCORDING TO YOU FOLKS. THIS GENTLEMAN HERE THIS MORNING SAID IT WAS 2015, WHATEVER IT IS. I AS SOMEBODY WHO IS ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WANT TO REMIND THAT YOU BOB BUCKHORN'S POLICY WAS WE DON'T RAISE FEES FOR ANYTHING. WHY ARE WE CONTINUING TO NURSEMAID FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T WANT TO PUT ONE IN. NOW, I WANT TO SHOW YOU, BECAUSE MR. ROBLES AND I ARE FRIENDS. I LIVE IN ONE OF THE HOUSES HE BUILT. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SIDEWALK. I FOUND IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IN FRONT OF A DOMAIN HOME. BEAUTIFUL SIDEWALK, BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE. NOW, I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW DEVELOPERS CAN BE CREATIVE. THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE IN THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT BUT IN AN EXACT CERTAIN WAY. MAYBE THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. DIDN'T HEAR MUCH OF THAT TODAY. BUT I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THE CITIZENS OF TAMPA, IF WE'RE PAYING $32,000 FOR A HUNDRED FEET OF SIDEWALK, WHY? AND REMEMBER, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ON A 5G IN FOR THE WHOLE 50 FEET. THEY ARE PAYING IN FOR ABOVE AND BEYOND THE DRIVEWAY. I THINK THEY ARE 58 FEET WIDE IF I -- 18 FEET WIDE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY AND THEN 24 WHERE THEY FLAIR OUT AT THE STREET. TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. 33 THROUGH 36, I'M REALLY UPSET THAT ONLY 140% AMI. I DON'T CONSIDER THAT TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 140% AMI, REMEMBER, THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, IT'S $80,000 FOR ONE PERSON. THAT MEANS ANYBODY WHO LIVES -- WHO IS ON CITY COUNCIL QUALIFIES TO BUY ONE OF THOSE HOMES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CARROLL ANN ASKED ME TO SHOW THIS, HERE ARE FOUR HOUSES THAT PAID INTO THE IN LIEU FUND, NOT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T PUT IT IN, BUT BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T SIDEWALKS ON EITHER SIDE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SANDY PARDUE, HAILEY FRANKLIN. THE LAST SPEAKER TODAY IS LUCIANO. >> SANDY PARDUE. I LIVE IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA. IT'S AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT. I ENJOY A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT THAT ENVIRONMENT. I EXPECT IN MY ENVIRONMENT, SINCE IT'S URBAN, TO HAVE PEOPLE AROUND ALL THE TIME ON THE SIDEWALKS, FESTIVALS WITH MUSIC AND ALL THE OTHER AFFILIATED PIECES AND PARTS THAT THEY MIGHT BE USING AT THEIR FESTIVAL. SIRENS, BUILDING NOISES, WHEN THE CITY STARTS GOING CRAZY WITH BUILDING, WHICH IT APPEARS TO BE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE BUILDING EVERYWHERE, SO THOSE NOISES. FOUNTAINS, MUSIC COMING OUT OF CAFES AND BUSINESSES. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THE CITY ALIVE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ENJOY. I DON'T APPRECIATE THE RUMBLING AND EAR SPLITTING NOISES WHEN CARS COME BY WITH MODIFIED MUFFLERS. THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO ANYBODY'S ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN. DIESEL FUEL GENERATORS THAT WHEN YOU STAND AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO STAND THERE FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO GENERATORS IN YOUR EAR, SO YOU CAN'T STAND AT YOUR CROSS WALK. AND FESTIVAL NOISES. THE DECIBEL LEVELS OF SOME OF THE MUSIC VENUES THAT ARE MAKING OUR WINDOWS RATTLE DOWNTOWN, THOSE OF US THAT LIVE THERE. WHAT AM I ASKING OF YOU? JUST AS PEOPLE HAVE ASKED IN THE PAST FOR REVIEWS OF OLDER ORDINANCES AND OLDER REQUIREMENTS, I THINK THAT IT'S TIME, PAST TIME, AND I KNOW YOU DID THIS TWO YEARS AGO BUT A BIG FLAPDOODLE ABOUT ALL THE NOISE ORDINANCES AND THE CHANGES YOU DID. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD STOP LOOKING AT IT. I WANT YOU TO RELOOK AT THE ORDINANCES ABOUT NOISE. I THINK 79-DECIBEL LIMIT ON NOISES EMITTED FROM FESTIVALS. I'M NOT SURE THAT'S BEING ADHERED TO BASED ON WHAT I HEAR SOMETIMES. I'M PRETTY MUCH THAT THE FOOD TRUCK DECIBEL NOISES I'M HEARING AREN'T 79 DECIBELS. PROBABLY IN THE HIGHER LEVEL. BUT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO MEASURE THAT. WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO AS CITY COUNCIL IS RELOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE. IS IT APPROPRIATE TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW? THE DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN THAN THERE WERE 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO SO MANY MORE SITUATIONS GOING ON. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON. IF WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS MEETS THE NEEDS OF WHO IS THERE NOW. I DON'T WANT TO ELIMINATE ANY OF THE EXPERIENCES WE'RE HAVING. THE FESTIVALS ARE GREAT. ALL THAT'S GOING ON DOWNTOWN IS GREAT. TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THOSE THINGS ARE BEING MANAGED AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE CITY AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB WITH MAKING SOME OF THESE NUISANCE AND UNHEALTHY NOISES GET DECREASED A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAILEY FRANKLIN FOLLOWED BY LUCIANO SIMLE AND THEN I'LL YIELD TO OUR CLERK. SHE'S GOING TO EXPLAIN A COUPLE OF THINGS REGARDING THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY STUFF AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A QUICK FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. >> HI. HAILEY FRANKLIN. I AM COMING TO YOU GUYS TODAY AS MISS TAMPA, 2025. I REALLY WEAR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT HATS IN TAMPA. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SAY HELLO AND REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE AS WELL. I WAS THE YOUNGEST ELECTED OFFICIAL IN KENTUCKY WHEN I LIVED IN KENTUCKY. I MOVED HERE FOR BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. BUT I KNOW HOW IT FEELS AND I REALLY DO WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR THAT AND JUST ALLOWING ME TO REPRESENT TAMPA. I'M VERY EXCITED TO COMPETE FOR MS. FLORIDA FOR AMERICA. THAT WILL BE AT THE END OF MAY. SO I WILL COMPETE THERE. AND IF I WERE TO WIN MS. FLORIDA FOR AMERICA I WOULD GO ON TO COMPETE IN LAS VEGAS AT NATIONALS IN AUGUST. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LUCIANO SIMLE. HOPE I SAID THAT CORRECTLY. COME ON UP, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> LUCIANO. I DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM FT. LAUDERDALE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK PUBLICLY TODAY. I'M WITH A NONPROFIT CALLED THE HEART BEAT FOUNDATION. WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATIONS FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS. WE ALSO DO A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL THAT IS CALLED THE BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL. BACK IN 2023, WE STARTED TO GET THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FROM PEOPLE TO COME TO SOUTH FLORIDA. WE DECIDED TO COME TO TAMPA INSTEAD OF ORLANDO BECAUSE TAMPA HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH OUR RESIDENT COMMUNITY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. IT'S A GREAT CITY. WE LOVE TAMPA. AND WE CAME IN 2024. IT WAS A GREAT FESTIVAL THANKS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. WE WORKED AS A TEAM, AS A FAMILY, IN HARMONY AND THE FESTIVAL WAS A HUGE, HUGE SUCCESS. VENDORS HAPPY. THE COMMUNITY HAPPY. WE NEVER MISLED. PARKS AND RECREATION AS TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING. HOWEVER, BACK IN 2024 WE HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A LOT OF PROBLEMS. DEPARTMENT OF -- WE FOUND OUT THAT IN APRIL. 10 DAYS BEFORE THE FESTIVAL, THERE WAS A NATURAL DISASTER IN BRAZIL, WORST IN HISTORY, THAT DECIMATED A CITY CALLED PORTA AGLY, THE CITY OF THE BAND MEMBERS COMING TO THE FESTIVAL. WE HAD TO -- IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR. WE WENT BEYOND. WE MOVED MOUNTAINS TO TRANSFER THE PEOPLE TO ANOTHER CITY, AIRPORTS CLOSED. THE CITY DECIMATED. WORSE THAN A HURRICANE BECAUSE IN BRAZIL, THERE'S NO INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT WE NAVIGATED THROUGH ALL THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE LOVE THE CITY. WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE DID WANT TO DELIVER THE EVENT. WE WERE NOT EXPECTING THE CUT OF FUNDS COMING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE IN FLORIDA. WE HAD LOSSES DUE TO THE NATURAL DISASTER IN BRAZIL. BUT WE DID DELIVER THE FESTIVAL. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THANKS TO THE CITY, THANKS TO PARKS AND RECREATION. NOW IN 2025, WE WANTED TO COME BACK. WE MUST COME BACK. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE. ALL THE FUNDS, CUTTING ALL THE FUNDS AND WE WANT TO COME BACK. HOWEVER, THERE IS A CITY ORDINANCE THAT IS STOPPING US FROM DOING THIS FESTIVAL BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER. IF WE DON'T DO IT BEFORE THE END OF SEMESTER, WE'LL LOSE EVERYTHING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU, PLEASE, PLEASE, HELP US DO IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO SULING, I'LL DO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA REAL QUICK SO WE CAN GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. A COUPLE OF ITEMS, MEMO RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON TO PULL ITEM 31 FOR DISCUSSION. >>BILL CARLSON: SINCE I SENT THAT MEMO, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS SENT US A MEMO SAYING THAT WE SHOULD NOT DISCUSS THIS. THAT IF WE DO AGAINST HER RECOMMENDATION, WE WOULD BE PERSONALLY LIABLE. THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL IT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE'LL PULL 31 NOT FOR DISCUSSION BUT A SEPARATE VOTE, ONCE THAT COMES UP UNDER CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. JUST AN FYI, WE CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL 1:30, ITEM NUMBER 51, THERE IS A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW. IT WON'T BE HEARD TODAY. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR 51, THIS IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING, THERE IS A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW. BUT WE CAN'T TAKE ACTION UNTIL THEN. I'LL GO THROUGH STAFF REPORTS ONE BY ONE. FOR THE ADMINISTRATION UPDATE, DENNIS ROGERO, OUR CFO WILL PRESENT ON AN AUDIT THAT WE JUST RECEIVED, SO THAT WILL BE COMING UP WITH THAT. 53 AND 54 GO TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE ITEMS. THERE IS A MEMO FROM BRAD BAIRD. MR. BAIRD IS HERE. DOES ANYBODY NEED HIM PRESENT FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS? >>MARTIN SHELBY: DOES THAT MEAN YOU'LL MOVE THAT AT THE END OF THE CONSENT DOCKET? I WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE CLEAR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. NO ON 53, 54. ITEM 55 HAS A PowerPoint PRESENTATION. SO THAT WILL BE AN IN-PERSON. ITEM 56 IS AN IN-PERSON. YES MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. CAMPBELL DID A WRITTEN REPORT AND THEN I HAD SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR HIM. BUT I AM FINE WITH THE REPORT BECAUSE MAINLY THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. IS THAT GOOD WITH COUNCIL? WE WILL NOT HAVE MR. CAMPBELL PRESENT, BUT HE DID TRANSMIT A WRITTEN REPORT WITH THAT MATERIAL. SO WE HAVE THAT. ITEM NUMBER 57, THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT. WE PASSED AN APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS UNFORTUNATELY PREEMPTED BY TALLAHASSEE. AND I WAS WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON A REPLACEMENT AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT WITHOUT GETTING -- IF IT GOES FORWARD, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. I THINK IT WILL BE WONDERFUL. THAT'S WHY WE NEED MORE TIME FOR THIS. BUT IT WILL BE GOOD. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT TO MOVE TO CONTINUE TO AUGUST? MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM NUMBER 58, THERE IS A MEMO FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: THIS WAS MY MOTION. THE MEMO THEY SENT CAME ONLY IN THE LAST FEW DAYS WHICH DIDN'T GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM. I'D ASK THAT YOU ALL HELP ME CONTINUE THIS UNTIL JUNE 26 TO GIVE TIME FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. JUNE 26. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUNE 26 UNDER STAFF REPORTS. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON TO CONTINUE 58 TO JUNE 26 UNDER STAFF REPORTS. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HURTAK. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 59, WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM DAVE INGRAM, A MEMO RECEIVED ASKING THAT THIS BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 5. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ITEM NUMBER 60, THAT WAS MY MOTION. I CAN JUST BRIEFLY TOUCH UPON THAT. MA'AM. I'LL DISCUSS ITEM 60 REGARDING THAT. THAT IS A YES. WE HAVE WRITTEN STAFF REPORTS. 61 THROUGH 64 TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM. >>MARTIN SHELBY: BEFORE YOU DO THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN. MARTIN SHELBY, CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY. I'LL DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO NUMBER 27 ON YOUR CONSENT DOCKET. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT IT. PER YOUR RULES ON THE CONSENT DOCKET, THAT IS FOR APPROVAL WITHOUT DISCUSSION UNLESS YOU PULL IT FOR STAFF REPORTS SO THAT COUNCIL SHOULD KNOW THAT IS RIGHT NOW REMAINING ON THE CONSENT DOCKET BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO MOTION TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CONSENT DOCKET. BASICALLY WHEN THAT ITEM COMES UP, IT WILL BE PART OF THE GROUP AND MOVED TOGETHER WITH THE COMMITTEE REPORTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS THAT GOOD WITH COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: LET'S GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THAT FROM THE CONSENT AND HAVE A DISCUSSION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT TO PULL 27 FOR DISCUSSION. MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT IS A 5-2. HENDERSON AND HURTAK NO. GO AHEAD, MA'AM. >>THE CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH HURTAK AND HENDERSON VOTING NO. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THAT WILL BE PLACED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION UPDATE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO IT AFTER ADMINISTRATION UPDATE. MR. ROGERO WILL PRESENT SOME AUDIT STUFF. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >>LUIS VIERA: I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. I INTEND WITH THE INFORMATION I HAVE SUPPORTING THIS. I THINK A DISCUSSION IS FINE. I'M FINE WITH THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: FAIR ENOUGH. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SAME HERE. SO MANY E-MAILS. SO MUCH ENERGY AROUND THIS ISSUE, I THINK IT WAS WORTHY OF A DISCUSSION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND THE ADDENDUM? DO WE? COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT, MS. SULING HARRIS, GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. TAKE IT AWAY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I'M REQUESTING A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. OUR OFFICE INADVERTENTLY PROVIDED YOU WITH THE WRONG APPLICATION FOR MR. KEITH WEIR. WE HAVE PASSED OUT THE CORRECT ONE. I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT AND COME BACK AND FAIRLY MAKE YOUR RULING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MS. LUCAS, CAN YOU TELL THEM WHICH ONE IN THE PACKET IT REPLACES? >> YES, KEITH WEIR. IT WAS IN FRONT OF YOU, AND REPLACES KEITH WHITE THAT WAS IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKET. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU ARE GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW THAT WITH THE RECESS? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS AND GO RIGHT INTO THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PRESENTATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. IN RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. [ SOUNDING GAVEL ] [RECESS] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF I COULD HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >>BILL CARLSON: HERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: HERE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: HERE. >> HENDERSON? VIERA? >>LUIS VIERA: HERE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: HERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HERE. >>THE CLERK: WE HAVE A PHYSICAL QUORUM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME UP MS. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES TO GO OVER THE RULES AND GUIDELINES AND CONDUCT THIS PROCESS. GO AHEAD, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: GOOD MORNING. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE APPLICANTS FOR THE EBOAC, EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE CANDIDATES WILL BE EITHER PRESENT OR REMOTELY. THE CANDIDATES PRESENT WILL BE HEARD FIRST. THEY WILL MAKE A THREE-MINUTE PRESENTATION FOR THE POSITION. THE POSITIONS INCLUDE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN, HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN, CAUCASIAN FEMALE CITIZEN, CAUCASIAN MALE CITIZEN, ETHNIC MINORITY CITIZEN AND CITIZEN AT-LARGE REPRESENTING THE WMBE COMMUNITY. THE RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TODAY. YOU WILL EACH HAVE AN APPLICATION TO VOTE. AGAIN, THIS IS A THREE-MINUTE PRESENTATION BY AT THE MAX, BY THE CANDIDATES. ARE WE READY? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. JUST SO THE AUDIENCE KNOWS, I APPLIED TO BE ON THIS BOARD PROBABLY 12, 13 YEARS AGO. ONLY TWO PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR IT AND I DID NOT GET IT. [ LAUGHTER ] DON'T FEEL BAD, BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET IT EITHER. ANYWAYS, GO AHEAD, MA'AM. IF YOU WANT TO CALL UP THE FIRST PERSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: IN PERSON. MR. ALAN NUÑEZ. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. NUÑEZ, GO AHEAD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEN AND WOMEN. MY NAME IS ALAN NUÑEZ. I PROUDLY CALL TAMPA HOME SINCE 2005. CLASS OF ARCHITECTURE. 2021, I FOUNDED MY OWN DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ALONGSIDE WITH MY FATHER. IT'S A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HERE IN TAMPA. A VENTURE THAT REFLECTS BOTH MY PASSION FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND MY COMMITMENT TO CREATE INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I'VE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE CHALLENGES OF ACCESSING CITY CONTRACTS NAVIGATING PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS AND ESTABLISHING CREDIBILITY IN A COMPETITIVE FIELD. I'VE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND PRIVATE PARTNERS ALIKE. THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE GIVEN ME A WELL-ROUNDED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW PUBLIC POLICY CAN EITHER SUPPORT OR UNINTENTIONALLY HINDER SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH, ESPECIALLY FROM THOSE OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. I BELIEVE MY LIVED EXPERIENCE COMBINED WITH PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT PUTS ME IN THE UNIQUE POSITION TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY TO THE EBOAC. MY GOAL IS TO HELP ADVOCATE EQUITABLE POLICIES, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER INCLUSION AND BE A VOICE FOR MANY BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE TAMPA ECONOMY. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CITY'S GROWTH AND BELIEVE IT MUST BE INCLUSIVE AT EVERY LEVEL. SERVING ON THIS COUNCIL WOULD BE BOTH A PRIVILEGE AND A RESPONSIBILITY AND ONE THAT I'M READY TO TAKE ON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS ANNIE MILES THE NEXT SPEAKER, MA'AM? OKAY. YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT LIST. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT LISTS. GO AHEAD, MA'AM. YOU ANNOUNCE IT. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT APPLICANT IS JESS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DECAR VAL NOR. SMALL BUSINESS OWNER NEARLY A DECADE, PRIMARILY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. I STARTED THE BUSINESS WHEN I WAS 20. NOW I'M 28 YEARS OLD. I SUPPORTED LOCAL NONPROFITS THROUGH MY COMPANY. GIVING BACK HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF MY MISSION STATEMENT. I BELIEVE I WOULD BE A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE REAL CHALLENGES SMALL AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES FACE IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT GUIDING ENTREPRENEURS, ESPECIALLY IN MY AGE BRACKET, THOSE LOOKING TO NAVIGATE THE CITY OF TAMPA'S PROCESS AND GETTING ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AN IMPACT FOR THEMSELVES, FAMILY AND, OF COURSE, THE COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE I WOULD BE A VOICE, A BEACON OF LIGHT HELPING OTHERS SUCCEED AND ALSO BEING TRANSPARENT IN THAT THROUGH MY LIVED EXPERIENCES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: ANY REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN OR WHOLE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE -- I APOLOGIZE IF I DON'T PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT -- ANODI -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS ANODI. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO AHEAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT. >> YES. I HAVE A DEGREE IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY AND I HAVE A DEGREE IN LAW. I DID PRACTICE LAW FOR A WHILE. I CAME TO THE U.S. IN 2007. SET UP MY OWN BUSINESS IN 2017, WHICH I'VE BEEN DOING EVER SINCE, KEEP MY BUSINESS GOING, I HAD TO WALK ALONGSIDE, TAKE UP SOME JOBS AND MANAGE MY BUSINESS AT THE SAME TIME. SO I HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELD. I MANAGE PEOPLE. I USED TO RUN A COMPANY, A SHIPPING COMPANY WHICH CALL PEOPLE THAT LOAD AND UNLOAD VESSELS. I'VE MANAGED PEOPLE. I'VE SEEN THE DIFFICULTIES YOUNG PEOPLE AND BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN GETTING THINGS DONE AND GETTING APPROVALS. EVEN AS SIMPLE AS ASKING FOR LOANS OR SUPPORT. SO I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM. I CAN BE THEIR VOICE. REPRESENT WHAT THEY ARE THINKING, WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT THEY EXPECT AND THE KIND OF SUPPORT THEY WOULD EXPECT FROM YOU. MY TRAINING, EVERYTHING, HAS PREPARED ME FOR THIS. I ACTUALLY STARTED A SECURITY COMPANY. I KNOW WHERE COMING FROM AND I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS WHO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. I BELIEVE I CAN CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING IN THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES MA'AM. THE NEXT PERSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: COUNCIL, YOU KNOW YOU MAY ASK QUESTIONS AFTER THEY PRESENT, IF YOU'D LIKE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT PERSON IS FRANK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M DR. FRANK THE III. I WANT TO SERVE ON THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AS I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR THE FAIRNESS AND CREATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED. I'VE LIVED IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES. IN 2004, I CAME HERE TO TAKE A FACULTY POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. WHILE I WAS AT USF, I DIRECTED RESEARCH AND TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES IN THE AREAS OF HEAT TRANSFER, FLUID MECHANICS, THERMODYNAMICS, AND MATHEMATICS. I SERVED THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS AN ADVISOR TO MULTIPLE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE FOCUSED ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I ALSO SERVED AS LEADER OF FACULTY AND STAFF-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR MEMBERS TO UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION. MOST OF MY COMMUNITY SERVICE IS RENDERED AS A MEMBER OF LOVE FIRST CHRISTIAN CENTER IN RIVERVIEW AND AS A MEMBER OF THE GAMMA ZETA LAMBDA CHAPTER ALPHA FRATERNITY INCORPORATED HERE IN TAMPA. DURING MY TENURE AT USF, I BECAME A FLORIDA LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND STARTED AN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSULTING FIRM. AND IN 2024 AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AT USF, I LEFT THERE TO PURSUE FULL-TIME WORKING FOR MY ENGINEERING FIRM, WHICH IS CERTIFIED IN THE CITY OF TAMPA AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AS A SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND I'M A PROUD PRODUCT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM. I EARNED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN COLLEGE STATION TEXAS. I EARNED A Ph.D. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FROM THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ALSO KNOWN AS GEORGIA TECH. I WANT TO SERVE ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM A THRIVING ECONOMY THAT INCLUDES BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES AND TYPES. I'M PERSONALLY COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO SUCCEED. I HOPE TO CONTRIBUTE MY PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND LEVERAGE OTHER RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP DEVELOP EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING PARTICIPATION BY SMALL BUSINESSES. I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM OTHER MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTING TO MEANINGFUL POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. I'M PREPARED TO DEDICATE THE TIME AND ENERGY REQUIRED TO BE AN ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY SERVE ON THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO FAR VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE CANDIDATES. NEXT ONE. >> [INAUDIBLE] [ LAUGHTER ] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ME NOT SO MUCH. YES MA'AM. THE NEXT PERSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT APPLICANT IS GREGORY HALSTEAD. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. MR. HALSTEAD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. GO AHEAD, SIR. >> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS GREGORY HALSTEAD. I LIVE IN NEW TAMPA. I AM ONE OF THE CDB BOARD MEMBERS. I AM THE VICE-CHAIR OF THE K-BAR RANCH CDD. PRIOR TO TO MOVING HERE, I'M ACTUALLY A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. I MOVED HERE FOUR YEARS AGO. BEFORE RETIRING, I ATTAINED THE RANK OF DEPUTY CHIEF. I HOLD A BACHELORS IN SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -- MANAGEMENT SORRY. AS BEING A DEPUTY CHIEF, I AM FAMILIAR WITH BUDGETING, RESOURCE, AND PERSONNEL ALLOCATION. I AM ALSO FIRST IN CONDUCTING AND SUPERVISING COMPLEX INVESTIGATIONS. MY WIFE AND I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS, A VENDING COMPANY, AND I JUST WANT TO JOIN SO I CAN ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS KEITH BAIER. KEITH WEIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. WEIR, COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KEITH WEIR. I AM THE CEO OF TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES, SECURE TO WARE AND S 2 W SECURITY. AS A FLORIDA NATIVE AND RESIDENT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA HAS SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF FORMING AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. I'M A NAVY VETERAN, PROUD HUSBAND AND FATHER OF FOUR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. SINCE 2005, I'VE BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER SERVING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CLIENTS AS WELL AS A HANDFUL OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES. OVER THE YEARS I BUILT TWO SECURITY BUSINESSES, LAUNCHED A SECURITY LICENSE SCHOOL FOR SECURITY GUARDS, CREATED TWO SANCTIONED CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND ALSO EARNED MY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS CERTIFICATION LICENSE FOR LOW VOLTAGE. I'VE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AS A PRIME AND SUBCONTRACTOR. AS SOMEONE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY, I OFTEN SPEAK AT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. I MENTOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. I'M ALSO WORKING ON A LOW VOLTAGE TRADE ACADEMY NOW BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT COMPLIANCE IS IMPORTANT, BUT VI. IF SELECTED TO THE BOARD, I'LL BE A STRONG PRACTICAL VOICE FOR OTHER MINORITY CONTRACTORS AS I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES THAT WE ALL FACE. TRYING TO OBTAIN CONTRACTS. I WILL BRING EXPERIENCE AND FAIRNESS AND A DEEP SENSE OF PURPOSE TO THIS ROLE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. YES MA'AM. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS WILLIAMS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING SIR. >> MY NAME IS KAREK WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU. I VOLUNTEERED AND SUBMITTED MY APPLICATION FOR THIS BECAUSE I REALLY FEEL I CAN HELP. I'M CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL. MY WIFE AND I HAVE A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY A LITTLE OVER 30 YEARS. WE HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO TRY TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES EVERYWHERE WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE ARE CERTIFIED MBE, WMBE, ALL THE BEs, ALL OF THEM, WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. WE REALLY LIKE WHAT WE HAVE DONE. PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING OUT -- NOT GIVING OUT, BUT HELPING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES HERE RECEIVE OVER $200,000 IN GRANTS THAT WE KNOW ABOUT AND CAN HELP THEM WITH. WE JUST LOOK FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING. WE'VE DONE THIS A LONG TIME. WE ENJOY WHAT WE DO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS LANISHA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LENISHA. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS, SO I AM A MINORITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS. I'M A HISPANIC WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. WE COME FROM HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. WE LIKE TO HIRE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE ARE GROWING. WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS EIGHT YEARS. I JUST KNOW -- YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. SO I'M HERE TO HOPEFULLY GET INVOLVED AND HELP THAT. ONE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING ON THE COMMITTEE IS COMMUNICATION. I HOPE I CAN BRING THAT COMMUNICATION TO OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN TAMPA. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS LAWRENCE PASETTI. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. MR. PASETTI, COME ON UP, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LAWRENCE PASETTI. GO BY LARRY. I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOU FROM CHILDHOOD. HOPE YOU DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST ME. REST OF YOU, I AM A THIRD GENERATION AMERICAN. THIRD GENERATION TRADESMAN. MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS CAME OVER BEFORE WEST TAMPA WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. THEY, OF COURSE, WERE ALL MINORITIES FROM SPAIN AND ONE FROM ITALY. MY GRANDPARENTS, MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS. MY GRANDPARENTS WORKED IN CIGAR FACTORIES, BANKING, BUT THEY WORKED THEMSELVES FROM THE FLOOR UP AND THEN MY PARENTS, ESPECIALLY MY FATHER, WAS A MINORITY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. IT WAS PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THAT HELPED ELECTRIC MACHINERY ESTABLISH THEIR POSITION IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD SAY THAT MY FATHER WAS A LEADER IN HIS INDUSTRY. MY GENERATION IS SPOILED. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. I AM ALSO AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. I AM CERTIFIED AS A MINORITY CONTRACTOR. I'M NOT REALLY VERY GOOD AT PUBLIC SPEAKING, HOWEVER I DO WANT TO SAY I'M NOT ASKING TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SAKE OF SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE. I'M ASKING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY AND PAY FORWARD WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE FOR MY FAMILY. I THINK THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO MINORITY BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES, THROUGH THE EXPOSURE THAT THIS BOARD AND THIS COMMITTEE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRING FOR THEM TO GENERAL CONTRACTORS, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT JUST SHOW THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES BUT HOPEFULLY TO SECURE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN CONTRACTS, WHETHER IT IS A GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACT OR THROUGH PRIVATE INDUSTRY. BECAUSE MINORITY CONTRACTORS DO, WHETHER THEY ARE WHITE, BLACK, HISPANIC, SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE THE SAME STRUGGLE WITH OVERHEAD AND COMPETING IN TODAY'S MARKET BECAUSE OF THE OVERHEAD. INSURANCES, HEALTH COSTS. SO THESE PROGRAMS ARE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES ACHIEVE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO BE THAT CONDUIT TO ASSIST THE ONES THAT NEED THAT ASSISTANCE AND BE A VOICE FOR THEM. NOT JUST BE A VOICE, HELP THEM TO PROCURE WORK. A LOT OF MINORITY CONTRACTORS CAN DO THE WORK, THEY ARE JUST SIMPLY NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OR BY VOICE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, HOWEVER THROUGH PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS, THEY ARE ELIMINATED TO DO CLEANING. BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS SATHY MILETON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> THANK YOU. I AM THE CEO AND OWNER OF WHOLESALE TOOLS DOWN ON KENNEDY HERE. REALLY STARTED THE JOURNEY IN 2003 WHEN I CAME TO TAMPA BAY FROM OVERSEAS AND SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME WORKING IN THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY AND THEN SPENT 13 YEARS WITH HCA THROUGHOUT THE BAY AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES, SERVING THE NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE WORKERS. IN MY ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY, WHICH BROUGHT ME TO THIS BUSINESS, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, REALLY SEEN A BIG GAP BETWEEN WHAT MINORITY AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, WHAT THEY GO THROUGH, A LOT OF FRUSTRATIONS OUT THERE. A LOT OF BIG, CONGLOMERATE CORPORATE OVERREACHING AGREEMENTS THAT ARE FUNNELING MONEY OUT FROM CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES OUT FROM THE SOURCES, OR OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE BUSINESSES AND THE RESOURCES WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT COULD SUPPORT OURSELVES. SO I BELIEVE THAT AS A SEAT ON THIS COMMITTEE, I COULD HELP BRIDGE THAT GAP AND MAKE THE CITY AWARE OF SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY GAP, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, THAT TECH GAP, THE BIG GUYS, THEY ARE WINNING BECAUSE THEY POUR MILLIONS ON THIS A.I. IT'S HARD TO COMPETE WITH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THANK YOU. THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS STEPHANIE HOPKINS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. MS. HOPKINS, COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HOPKINS. I AM A DAUGHTER OF TWO RETIRED CITY OF TAMPA EMPLOYEES WHO DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY. TODAY, I CARRY THEIR LEGACY FORWARD AS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF BLACK WALL STREET TITLE AND EMBRACING LIFE DEVELOPMENT INC. WE ARE A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TITLE AGENCY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING EQUALITY IN THE REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. THROUGH BLACK WALL STREET TITLE AND EMBRACING LIFE DEVELOPMENT, INC., I SUPPORT MARGINALIZED CONTRACTORS AND THEIR FAMILIES HELPING THEM PRESERVE WEALTH, OVERCOME LEGAL CHALLENGES, AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN OUR CITY ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE. AT BLACK WALL STREET TITLE, WE RESOLVE PROPERTY DISPUTES, TRANSFORMING TANGLED TITLES INTO CLEAR OWNERSHIP SO THEY CAN BE USED TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH. THIS ALLOWS SMALL MINORITY-OWNED CONTRACTORS TO LEVERAGE REAL ESTATE ASSETS AS COLLATERAL, MEETING BIG SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AND POSITIONING THEM TO COMPETE FOR CITY CONTRACTS. AT EMBRACING LIFE DEVELOPMENT INC. WE PROVIDE ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES THAT HELP FAMILY-OWNED CONSTRUCTION AND TRADE BUSINESSES REMAIN OPERATIONAL FOR GENERATIONS. THAT LONG-TERM SUCCESSION PLAN STRENGTHENS THE ELIGIBILITY FOR LOCAL AND STATE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES. AS OF NOW, THE MINORITY BUSINESSES DO NOT SUPERSEDE THE SECOND GENERATION. MY QUALIFICATIONS ARE THREEFOLD. I AM A FLORIDA CERTIFIED WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS OPERATOR FOCUSED ON CREATING GENERATIONAL WEALTH. I SPECIALIZE IN REMOVING LEGAL BOUNDARIES THAT PREVENT CONTRACTORS FROM LEVERAGING THEIR PROPERTY FOR EQUITY. I BRING OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN RISK MANAGEMENT, INTERPRET COMPLEX POLICIES TO PROTECT CLIENTS' ASSETS WHICH DIRECTLY ALIGNS WITH THE OUTSIDE AND POLICY INTERPRETATION REQUIRED BY THE CITY PROCUREMENT. I AM ALSO BORN AND RAISED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, SO I HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS AND UNDERSTANDING THE URGENCY OF THE SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, ESPECIALLY AS NEARLY 40% OF TRADE PEOPLE APPROACH RETIREMENT. TOGETHER, WE CAN HELP CLOSE THE SKILLED LABOR GAP BY PRESERVING FAMILY-OWNED TRADE BUSINESSES FOR DECADES, NOT JUST YEARS. WE CAN TURN SYSTEMATIC GAPS INTO PATHWAYS FOR OWNERSHIP BECAUSE TRUE EQUALITY ISN'T JUST ABOUT ASSETS, IT'S ABOUT SUSTAINED CONTROL OVER ASSETS THAT BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH. I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. THE MISSION OF THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL IS TO DISMANTLE BOUNDARIES AND REBUILD TRUST, AND THAT JUST ISN'T A POLICY FOR ME. IT'S PERSONAL. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. YES MA'AM. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: COUNCIL, THE LAST IN-PERSON CANDIDATE IS TRINA HOPE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. MS. POPE. COME ON UP. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHY I AM SEEKING TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF TAMPA'S EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. I AM TRINA POPE, THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF IDEA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED, A CERTIFIED DBE, MBE, SLBE, DWE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM BASED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED EXPERIENCE, I'VE MADE IT MY MISSION TO EMPOWER BUSINESSES TO GROW STRATEGICALLY, COMPETE EFFECTIVELY, AND OPERATE SUSTAINABLY. AT IDEAL, WE SPECIALIZE IN STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING, PROCUREMENT READINESS, BUSINESS GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING TARGETED SOLUTIONS HAS ENABLED BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND BOTTOM-LINE GROWTH. HAVING FIRSTHAND NAVIGATED THE COMPLEXITIES OF BEING A CERTIFIED FIRM, I UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY MINORITY WOMEN AND DISADVANTAGED OWNED BUSINESSES FROM OBTAINING CERTIFICATION TO MANEUVERING THROUGH PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS, ASSESSING VITAL RESOURCES AND SECURING CONTRACTUAL AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH IDEAL, I HAVE COLLABORATED EXTENSIVELY WITH ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING INVALUABLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DELIVERING PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS AIMED AT UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS BUSINESSES LOCATED IN LEE COUNTY. I FULLY SUPPORT TAMPA'S EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM AS ESSENTIAL FOR ADVANCING ECONOMIC EQUITY. IF SELECTED FOR THIS COUNCIL, I WOULD LEVERAGE MY DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION AND FAIRNESS. THIS ROLE WOULD ENABLE ME TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON CONTRACTUAL CONCERNS WHILE REPRESENTING THE ISSUES OF MINORITY AND WOMEN CONTRACTORS. I AM DEEPLY VESTED IN OUR ECOSYSTEM, ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITHIN IT EVERY DAY, AND PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING TAMPA'S DIVERSE BUSINESSES NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE. I ENVISION A LOCAL ECONOMY WHERE OPPORTUNITY IS TRULY EQUITABLE, ACCOUNTABILITY IS TRANSPARENT, AND EVERY QUALIFIED BUSINESS, IRRESPECTIVE OF ITS BACKGROUND HAS A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND A FAIR CHANCE TO SUCCEED. IN CLOSING, IT WILL BE A PRIVILEGE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL'S MISSION. TOGETHER, WE CAN FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR ALL. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE GO TO THE ONLINE REGISTERED APPLICANTS, CORRECT? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YES. THE FIRST CANDIDATE OR APPLICANT IS ANNIE MYLES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MS. MYLES. DPEAD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT. GOOD MORNING. >> YES. GOOD MORNING. I PUT THE TIMER ON TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T GO PAST IT AS WELL. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANNIE MYLES. MY OVERALL GOAL FOR SEEKING TO BE A PART OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY IS BECAUSE I CURRENTLY DO THAT EVERY DAY. I AM 57 YEARS YOUNG. I HAVE SIX GRANDCHILDREN. I HAVE A TRUE INVESTMENT IN SEEING OUR NEXT GENERATION SUCCEED. MY CURRENT BUSINESS WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND CITY OF TAMPA, I AM CERTIFIED IN BOTH. I ALSO HAVE A NONPROFIT THAT DEALS WITH MENTORING INDIVIDUALS IN REGARDS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP. ALONG WITH THAT, I ALSO HOST A LOCAL RADIO SHOW CALLED THE SUNDAY FORUM. THE MAIN PART OF THE SHOW IS PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP. I DO BELIEVE SMALL BUSINESSES WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE, AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE WE COME FROM. NONE OF US MADE IT TO WHERE WE ARE ON OUR OWN. WE ALL HAD A HELPING HAND. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL IS FOR. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE SCORE. I APPRECIATE THE ECC DOWN ON PALM AVENUE. MS. RITA, THEY DO AN AWESOME JOB LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES BUILD THEMSELVES UP. I BELIEVE AS LONG AS THE INDIVIDUAL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT IS -- IT CAN BE DIFFICULT IN TRYING TO BUILD YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND STARTING IT OUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT MOTIVATION. SOMETIMES, YOU NEED THAT ENCOURAGEMENT. I BELIEVE BEING ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL, THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO BECAUSE THAT IS THE MISSION IS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS. I AM ALSO A PUBLISHED AUTHOR IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LIBRARY. I AM ACTUALLY IN THE CATALOG. I WAS AUTHOR OF THE MONTH IN 2019. THE BOOK FOCUSES AS WELL ON TRANSPARENCY OF KNOWING WHO YOU ARE AND HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT CAN BE TRYING. IT'S CALLED "BACK TO THE BASICS LIFE ENRICHMENT GUIDE." THE WHOLE PREMISE FOR ME, AGAIN, AS WE ALL GROW, WE NEED TO PUT OUR HAND BACK AND LIFT SOMEBODY ELSE UP. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THE ADVISORY COUNCIL WOULD DO. I BELIEVE I WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THAT BOARD. AGAIN, NONE OF US MADE IT HERE BY OURSELVES. I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT APPLICANT IS DESIREE WATSON. >>THE CLERK: DESIREE E-MAILED ME AND SAID SHE COULD NOT APPEAR ANY LONGER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: HENRY PULLED APPLICATION. NEXT PERSON IS JADE GOODING. >> HELLO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. DOES SHE HAVE TO BE ON CAMERA LEGALLY? IT'S NOT A REZONING. NO. YOU'RE GOOD. JUST STATE YOUR NAME SO WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING. I'M JADE GOODING. I'M A TAMPA NATIVE AND THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF ELEVATED EXPOSURE WORLDWIDE. WE ARE THIRD-PARTY ASSOCIATION EVENT MANAGEMENT FIRM BASED HERE IN TAMPA. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH CORPORATIONS AND NONPROFITS TO BUILD THEIR BRANDS AND ALSO GAIN CAPITAL FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. MY CLIENTS HAVE RANGED FROM GRASSROOTS NONPROFITS TO PARAOLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNERS SHOWING MY CLEAR INTEREST IN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL BUSINESS TYPES. I'M INTERESTED FOR THE COMMUNITY ON THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BECAUSE AS A WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS I HAVE EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW UNEVEN THE PLAYING FIELD CAN BE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES OR DON'T HAVE ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS JUST YET. EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY MATTERS TO ME BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FLOURISHES WHEN BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO SUCCEED BASED ON THEIR IDEAS AND WORK ETHIC VERSUS JUST THEIR BACKGROUND AND PRIVILEGES. AS PART OF THIS COMMITTEE, I WOULD BE WILLING TO MEN TORE OTHER ENTREPRENEURS AS WELL AS QUALITY NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH ANNUAL BUDGETING, STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS FUND-RAISING AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE MANAGED AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH TAMPA HISTORY MUSEUM, GASPARILLA MUSIC FESTIVAL, GASPARILLA ART FESTIVAL, THE TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART AND OTHERS TO HOST THE ANNUAL JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENS AT CURTIS HIXON ANNUALLY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SINCERE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS JENNIFER ARMSTRONG. SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT WOULD LIKE HER APPLICATION TO STILL BE CONSIDERED. THE NEXT APPLICANT IS JONAH PERKINS. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JONAH PERKINS. BEFORE I PROCEED, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM AVAILABLE AND ONLINE NOW FOR CAMERA. THE CAMERA IS CURRENTLY DISABLED BUT NOT ON MY END. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IF YOU WANT TO TURN IT ON, YOU CAN. IF NOT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. >> I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT ON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE CLERK JUST SAID THERE IS A TECHNICAL ISSUE. WE'RE UNABLE TO GET YOU ON CAMERA, BUT WE CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD. >> ABSOLUTELY. AS I SAID, MY NAME IS JONAH PERKINS. I AM BORN AND RAISED IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA. I HAVE SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE DEDICATED TO SERVICE. I GRADUATED FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE JORDAN PARK PROJECTS. I ATTENDED THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY AND I SERVED AS A NAVAL OFFICER DURING IRAQI FREEDOM. ONCE I LEFT ACTIVE SERVICE, I JOINED THE FEDERAL SERVICE AS A CIVIL SERVANT AND I AM CURRENTLY A GRANTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST. I HAVE MANAGED GRANTS AND AWARDED GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. I'VE AWARDED OVER A BILLION DOLLARS IN AWARDS TO SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS NONPROFITS. THIS IS MY LIFE'S MISSION, AND I AM ALSO A RESIDENT OF TAMPA BAY. IT W WOULD BE THE DEEPEST HONOR AND FULL CIRCLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO JOIN THIS COUNCIL AND PROVIDE MY EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO HELP SO MANY SMALL BUSINESSES AND MINORITY BUSINESSES IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA. I'M ALSO A BUSINESS OWNER AS WELL AND I OWN A NONPROFIT IN TAMPA BAY AND I SOUGHT CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT THE TAMPA BAY AREA. I CURRENTLY PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN TAMPA BAY FOR FREE AND HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE AWARDED GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES, CITIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO ONE OF MY GOALS WOULD BE TO LEVERAGE MY EXPERTISE TO HELP THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, AND THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO GET ACCESS TO SOME OF THOSE FEDERAL AWARDS AS WELL. SOME OF THE FIRMS THAT I'VE CURRENTLY WORKED WITH IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND I PROVIDED SUPPORT TO, ARE BLACK SHEEP FARMS, EV ELITE VEHICLES, AND I HAVE A VAST NETWORK OF OTHER NONPROFITS AND FOR PROFITS IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA THAT ARE DESERVING OF CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES. I UNDERSTAND PROCUREMENT. I UNDERSTAND COST PRINCIPLES. SO HUMBLY THIS MORNING I PRESENT MYSELF FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS. BEFORE I FINISH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ALL OF THE CANDIDATES, I AM SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING IN BUSINESS. I ENCOURAGE ANYONE THERE AFTER THIS IS OVER, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. I'M ON LinkedIn. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THIS APPLICATION PROCESS, AND I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT I KNOW ABOUT FEDERAL PROCUREMENT TO MANY OF THOSE DESERVING SMALL BUSINESSES. THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY OUT THERE AND PROGRAMMATIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AND THERE IS A LOT LEFT ON THE TABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR MINORITY BUSINESS. I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS JOSEPH RAMOS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. RAMOS, IF YOU'RE ON. >>THE CLERK: MR. JOSEPH RAMOS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND ENABLE YOUR VIDEO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S HOLD MR. RAMOS UNTIL HE'S BACK ON. GO AHEAD, WHO IS THE NEXT PERSON? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS KADEAN JOHNS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: KADEAN JOHNS. KADEAN JOHNS, YOU ARE UP. ARE THEY ON? ARE THEY MUTED? >> GOOD MORNING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. KADEAN JOHNS. >> MY NAME IS KADEAN JOHNS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET ME SPEAK TODAY. MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON. I BEGAN MY PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES FIELD WHERE MY ROLE WAS TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE. AND THAT MISSION REALLY HAS NEVER LEFT ME. I MANAGED PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTED AT-RISK POPULATIONS, HELPING TO DESIGN AND OVERSEE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, NAVIGATING SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHAPTERS OF THEIR LIVES. THAT EXPERIENCE SHAPED ME DEEPLY. IT TAUGHT ME COMPASSION, RESILIENCE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE POWER OF ADVOCACY. I CARRIED THOSE VALUES WITH ME AS I TRANSITIONED INTO THE WORLD OF BUSINESS. TODAY, I AM A BUSINESS OWNER, WORKING ACROSS MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES CONSTRUCTION THE LEGAL FIELD, AMONGST OTHERS. I WORK CLOSELY WITH SMALL DISADVANTAGED, WOMAN-OWNED AND MINORITY BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRYING TO GROW AND SUCCEED IN A SYSTEM THAT OFTEN ISN'T BUILT WITH THEM IN MIND. I SEE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE EVERY DAY. LIMITED ACCESS TO CAPITAL, INCONSISTENT OPPORTUNITIES, COMPLEX COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AND LACK OF REAL INCLUSION IN DECISION MAKING SPACES. THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT JUST UNFORTUNATE. TO ME, THEY ARE SYSTEMIC AND THEY ARE HOLDING BACK AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TALENT, INNOVATION AND POTENTIAL IN OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT, TIMELY INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE THROUGH COMPLICATED PROCESSES, THESE BUSINESSES CANNOT ONLY SURVIVE, THEY CAN THRIVE. I CURRENTLY WORK WITH ONE SUCH COMPANY AND THEIR CONFIDENCE AND THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCEED HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY. ONCE THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF THEM AND HOW THE SYSTEM COULD ACTUALLY WORK IN THEIR FAVORITE, THEY BEGAN TO SEE LIKE THE REAL TANGIBLE PROGRESS. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE, THROUGH CERTIFICATION, ACCESS TO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, ET CETERA, I SEE THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA IS LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR TRUE ECONOMIC INCLUSION. I WANT TO HELP ENSURE THOSE EFFORTS ARE NOT JUST SYMBOLIC, BUT MEANINGFUL. THIS COMMITTEE HAS THE POWER TO SHAPE POLICIES THAT GO BEYOND CHECKING A BOX AND INSTEAD TRULY EMPOWER SMALL AND DIVERSE BUSINESSES TO GROW IN SCALE, SUCCEED AS WELL. THAT MEANS MAKING SURE BUSINESSES NOT ONLY GET CERTIFIED BUT ALSO GAIN ACCESS TO CONTRACTS, GETTING PAID ON TIME, AND BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FUTURE. IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO BRING MY EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT TO THIS ROLE, AND THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS LETITIA HANKERSON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LETITIA HANKERSON. >> GOOD MORNING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOOD MORNING MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> MY NAME IS LETICIA HANKERSON. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LETICIA HANKERSON. I AM A LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR, A PROUD TAMPA NATIVE OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, AS WELL AS A SECOND GENERATION ENTREPRENEUR. I AM ALSO THE HONOR OF A SALON SUITE IN CARROLLWOOD, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. I'M WHAT MY INDUSTRY CONSIDERS A CURLY HAIR SPECIALIST IN THIS INDUSTRY. I HAVE 28 YEARS COMMITTED AS WELL AS 19 AS A LEGAL ENTITY. I AM HONORED TO BE A CONSIDERED A PART OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL. I'M HEAVILY INVESTED IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. I EDUCATE SALON PROFESSIONALS AS A CONTRACTOR FOR TWO GLOBAL BRANDS WITH INTERNATIONAL REACH. I MENTOR NEW GRADUATES, BASICALLY SHOW THEM THE PATH ON HOW TO GET GOING IN THEIR CAREER, HOW TO GENERATE BUSINESS, HOW TO BUILD THEIR BUSINESS FROM THE GROUND UP. I SPEAK TO LOCAL BEAUTY SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT CAREER READINESS AS WELL AS RECOGNIZING -- I'M SORRY -- AS WELL AS PREPARING THEM FOR THE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS A PATHWAY INTO THE INDUSTRY. I HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR MY WORK BY ABC ACTION NEWS, FOR MY SALON'S IMPACT AND COMMITMENT TO THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY. I CHAMPION MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES. BEING RAISED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, WITH A STRONG CARIBBEAN AND LATINX PRESENCE, I'VE NATURALLY GRAVITATED TOWARDS SUPPORTING THESE MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS AND ADVOCATING FOR THEIR GROWTH AND SUCCESS TO BETTER SERVE THE TAMPA BAY AREA, BEING RAISED IN THAT COMMUNITY, I HAVE FROM THE AGE OF 12 YEARS OLD STARTED TO TEACH MYSELF AS WELL AS GET EDUCATED IN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO LEARN SPANISH. I SIT FOR MY DAILY DIPLOMA OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. IT IS A SPANISH CERTIFICATION GOVERNED BY SPAIN AND INSTITUTE -- I HAVE NATIONAL INDUSTRY EXPERTISE APPLIED LOCALLY. SO I TRAVEL NATIONALLY TO CONNECT GLOBALLY BRINGING THOSE EXPERIENCES BACK TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND HELPING LOCAL PROFESSIONALS KNOW WHAT'S NEW, WHAT'S TRENDING, AND WHAT HELPS THEIR BUSINESSES GROW. I BRING VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE FROM INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS TO HELP LOCAL SALONS GROW. I ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THE U.S., ESTIMATED 65 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAS CURLY, COILY, OR WAVY HAIR. THIS STATISTIC HAS INSPIRED ME TO SERVE THESE SPECIFIC GROUPS. WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STREET IN TAMPA, FLORIDA OR IN ANY CITY FOR THAT MATTER IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE SALONS ON EVERY CORNER, RIGHT? BUT TO POP INTO ANY OF THOSE SALONS AND GET SERVICE, CURLY -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS LA TOYA CARTER. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LA TOYA CARTER IS NEXT. GO AHEAD, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. YOU MAY BEGIN. YOU ARE MUTED. THERE WE GO. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LA TOYA CARTER. I'M HONORED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A SEAT ON THE EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. AS THE PRINCIPAL OF LET'S BE CLEAR COMMUNICATIONS, A PUBLIC RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC FIRM, I BRING OVER 17 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HELPING ORGANIZATIONS CLARIFY THEIR MESSAGE, ELEVATE THEIR PRESENCE, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, CONNECT WITH COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. BUT MY COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY GOES FAR BEYOND MY PROFESSION. I AM A SECOND GENERATION ENTREPRENEUR AND A PROUD TAMPA NATIVE WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THIS CITY AS MY FATHER, JAMES TOKLEY SENIOR WAS THE FIRST POET LAUREATE FOR THE CITY AS WELL AS THE COUNTY. I HAVE WALKED THE PATH OF A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM OFTEN WITHOUT A BLUEPRINT AND I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO HAVE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR MINORITIES AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES. DURING MY TIME WITH THE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY, I SERVED AS THE LEAD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR SEVEN YEARS, SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT IMPACTED SOME OF OUR CITY'S MOST UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. I SAW THE POWER OF INCLUSION AND THE CONSEQUENCES WHEN IT'S MISSING. THOSE EXPERIENCES TAUGHT ME THAT ACCESS ISN'T JUST ABOUT OPENING THE DOOR. IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE DOOR IS AND HOW TO REACH IT, AND THAT THEY BELONG ON THE OTHER SIDE. THROUGH MY COMPANY AND PROGRAMS LIKE EMPOWER U TECH, I WORK TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND CREAIVETS BY OFFERING TRAINING, MENTORSHIP AND MICRO-CREDENTIALING IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. BECAUSE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY MUST INCLUDE ACCESS TO TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE. WHAT MAKES ME THE RIGHT FIT FOR THIS COUNCIL IS NOT JUST MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND, THOUGH I BRING STRATEGY, PR EXPERTISE, AND POLICY INSIGHT, BUT MY LIVED EXPERIENCES, I AM THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER THIS COUNCIL IS HERE TO SUPPORT. I UNDERSTAND THE BARRIERS, THE BLIND SPOTS, AND THE BOLD SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO MOVE SMALL BUSINESSES FORWARD. I AM NOT HERE JUST TO REPRESENT BUSINESSES LIKE MINE. I'M HERE TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO OFTEN GO UNHEARD TO ENSURE EQUITY ISN'T JUST A WORD BUT A WORKING REALITY WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMPA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND CONSIDERING ME AND I'M READY TO SERVE. ANY QUESTIONS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. NEXT CANDIDATE. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS ROSEAMON CALZY. >>THE CLERK: THEY ARE NOT LOGGED ON AND NO MESSAGE WAS SENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS YUNINA ROSARIO, YOU ARE UP NEXT. >> ROSARIO. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION TO JOIN THE CITY OF TAMPA EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY THE HONOR TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE EVOLUTION OF WHERE THE COMMITTEE IS, WILL BE THE INFLUENCE THAT IT WILL HAVE IN SOME CITY POSITIONS AS THEY REPRESENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS, THE REAL EXPECTATIONS MIGHT BE WHEN THEY ARE GROWING THEIR BUSINESS AND CONSIDERING WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LIKE THE CITY OF TAMPA. IN MY DAILY WORK AT THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, I SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY BY HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES IN THEIR CERTIFICATIONS, HOW TO BEST USE THEIR CERTIFICATIONS, WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING SMALL BUSINESSES. AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE AND SUPPORTING THE ECONOMY OF THE CITY OF TAMPA. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE GO BACK TO JOSEPH RAMOS. IS THAT CORRECT? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS MR. RAMOS ONLINE? MR. RAMOS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND PRESENT FOR THREE MINUTES. MR. RAMOS, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. IT IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK AND PRESENT. CAN YOU SEE HIM? IS THERE A CAMERA? JUST ONE FINAL TIME, MR. RAMOS, THIS IS YOUR FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE ALL THE APPLICATIONS ANYWAYS, SO WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION. MS. FOXX-KNOWLES, WHAT IS THE PROCESS NOW? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YOU HAVE A BALLOT. >>THE CLERK: THE FIRST SET OF BALLOTS WILL BE FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN. THERE ARE SIX CATEGORIES. ONE OF THEM HAS TWO. EVERY OTHER CATEGORY HAS ONE. >>LUIS VIERA: I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I MEAN, LIKE FOR EVERYBODY THAT SPOKE, EVERYBODY WAS AMAZING. THERE IS A LOT OF HEART OUT THERE. MY AIDE IS GOING TO GET REALLY ANGRY AT ME FOR SAYING THIS, BUT IF YOU GUYS WANT TO E-MAIL ME, SET UP A MEETING, CALL, HOW TO GET INVOLVED, THERE ARE LIKE A LOT OF GOOD APPLICANTS HERE. EVERYBODY JUST DID A GREAT JOB. JUST GLAD TO HELP YOU GUYS IN FURTHER GETTING INVOLVED IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WANT TO ECHO THAT. I'M EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH EVERYBODY THAT APPLIED. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO DO THIS AND TO SERVE. IT'S NOT EASY. IT IS A BIG CITY. THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE FOR A FEW POSITIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT SELECTED, LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY FOR OTHER CITY BOARDS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF VACANCIES ON OTHER BOARDS. I APPLIED FOR THIS BOARD YEARS AGO. I DIDN'T GET IT. I GOT ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AND PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT. THAT'S ONE OF MANY BOARDS. IF YOU DON'T GET IT TODAY, THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE. SO PLEASE STAY INVOLVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE CHOOSE ONE PERSON FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN, WHICH IS A 36-MONTH TERM. THAT IS THE BALLOT WE HAVE BEFORE US. >>THE CLERK: THE NEXT BALLOT WILL BE FOR THE HISPANIC AMERICAN CITIZEN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S ALSO FOR ONE POSITION, AND THAT IS ALSO A 36 MONTH TERM. CHARLIE, WE NEED THE BALLOTS. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I'M SORRY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE NEXT BALLOT IS FOR CAUCASIAN FEMALE CITIZEN. IT'S A 24-MONTH TERM. THIS IS CAUCASIAN FEMALE CITIZEN. WE HAVE ONE OPENING. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YES, BUT NOT A MAJORITY. I WILL ANNOUNCE WHO VOTED FOR WHOM. THIS IS ROUND ONE. FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN, THERE IS ONE VACANCY. FRANK PIKELY RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM CLENDENIN AND MANISCALCO. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM VIERA. KAREK WILLIAMS RECEIVED ONE VOTE FOR CARLSON, FROM CARLSON. WILL TISHA HANKERSON RECEIVED -- LETICIA HANKERSON RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM HURTAK. LA TOYA RECEIVED -- LA TOYA CARTER RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM MR. MIRANDA. STEPHANIE HOPKINS RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM MS. HENDERSON. THAT IS FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN. SO WE'LL GO TO ROUND NUMBER 2. AS FAR AS HISPANIC AMERICAN CITIZEN, THERE IS ONE VACANCY. ALAN NUÑEZ RECEIVED THREE VOTES FROM HURTAK, VIERA, AND MIRANDA. LENICIA CATAJOHNS, RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM CARLSON AND HENDERSON. SAFIE MILETON RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM MANISCALCO. UNINA ROSARIO RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM CLENDENIN. CAUCASIAN FEMALE CITIZEN, ONE VACANCY, LANINA ROSARIO RECEIVED FIVE VOTES. ONE FROM CARLSON, ONE FROM CLENDENIN HENDERSON VIERA AND MIRANDA. JADE GOODING RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM HURTAK AND MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ROSARIO GETS ELECTED. SO THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT. OKAY. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YES. THAT'S FOR THE CAUCASIAN FEMALE CITIZEN. SHE RECEIVED MAJORITY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A RUNOFF FOR THE FIRST FEW CATEGORIES. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: ROUND TWO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GOT TWO VOTES AND EVERYBODY ELSE GOT ONE. FOR THE SECOND ONE, I THINK IT WAS THREE VOTES FOR ONE CANDIDATE. WE'LL GET NEW BALLOTS. DO WE MOVE ON TO THE CAUCASIAN MALE CITIZEN. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON. CAN I GET A MOTION -- LAWRENCE PASETTI? MOTION -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: THERE WAS NO BALLOT FOR THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON. MOTION BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO APPROVE LAWRENCE PASSETTI FOR THE CAUCASIAN MALE CITIZEN CATEGORY, 24 MONTH TERM. MOTION FROM CLENDENIN, SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MR. PASETTI, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO GIVE A SPEECH. I'M KIDDING, KIDDING. NOT GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >>THE CLERK: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THIS IS THE SECOND ROUND FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN CATEGORY. THANK YOU. NO, THIS IS THE HISPANIC AMERICAN CITIZEN. I'M SORRY. >> THERE'S ONLY ONE OPENING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE AT-LARGE POSITION. THERE'S STILL OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. FOR THE HISPANIC AMERICAN CITIZEN, WE HAVE ONE VACANCY. AND ALLAN NUÑEZ RECEIVED FIVE VOTES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CONGRATULATIONS, MR. NUÑEZ. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: HURTAK, CLENDENIN VIERA MIRANDA AND MANISCALCO. LENICIA RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM CARLSON AND HENDERSON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. NUÑEZ HAS BEEN SELECTED. CONGRATULATIONS. MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOTION TO RATIFY THAT FOR MR. NUÑEZ. MOTION FROM VIERA, SECOND FROM CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. >>THE CLERK: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YEAH, WHY NOT. THE CAUCASIAN FEMALE SELECTED ROSARIO. CAN I GET A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NOW WE'RE TALLYING THE BALLOTS FOR THE FIRST CATEGORY. AND WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE TO GO CORRECT? THREE MORE. THERE'S STILL THREE MORE SPOTS, WHICH ALMOST EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: CITY CLERK, ROUND TWO FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN, THERE IS ONE VACANCY. FRANK POTLY RECEIVED TWO VOTES. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED ONE VOTE. KAREK WILLIAMS RECEIVED ONE VOTE. LETICIA HANKERSON RECEIVED ONE VOTE. LA TOYA CARTER RECEIVED ONE VOTE. AND STEVEN HOPKINS RECEIVED ONE VOTE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO WE HAVE NO MOVEMENT ON THAT BALLOT. WE'LL HAVE TO REDO IT AGAIN. IF YOU WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE ETHNIC MINORITY NONSPECIFIC. >>THE CLERK: [INAUDIBLE] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO. ROUND THREE. >>LUIS VIERA: CAN I PROPOSE SOMETHING? THAT MAYBE WE DO IT, KIND OF LIKE WHEN WE SELECTED COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, WHICH IS THE TWO PEOPLE THAT GET TWO VOTES MOVE ON SO THAT WE DON'T -- BECAUSE IT WILL BE HARD TO GET A MAJORITY WITH SO MANY NAMES. JUST ONE PERSON FLIPS AND THEN WE CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE TWO PEOPLE. JUST A THOUGHT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HOW DOES COUNCIL FEEL ABOUT THAT? ANY OBJECTION? >>GWEN HENDERSON: CAN'T WE JUST VOTE FOR TWO PEOPLE AND THEN YOU ELIMINATE? >>LYNN HURTAK: NO, I THINK A MORE FAIR WAY WOULD BE TO TAKE THE PEOPLE THAT EVERYBODY HAS VOTED FOR AT LEAST ONCE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YEAH, WE'LL REDUCE THE BALLOTS WITH WHOEVER GETS THE VOTES TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER. >>MARTIN SHELBY: INTO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE. >>THE CLERK: [INAUDIBLE] 12 13 14 16. >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHAT ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS? >>THE CLERK: [INAUDIBLE] >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SHOULD WE MAKE A MOTION TO CARRY THOSE NAMES FORWARD ON THE NEXT BALLOT? HAVE WE DONE THAT VIA MOTION? DOES THAT NEED TO BE DONE VIA MOTION? >>MARTIN SHELBY: I GUESS WHAT SHE'S ANNOUNCING IS YOU SHOULD ONLY VOTE FOR THOSE NUMBERS. YOU HAVE TO MARK THOSE BALLOTS IN ANY SORT OF WAY. ARE YOU ASKING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MARK THOSE BALLOTS IN ANY SORT OF WAY? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: IF I HEAR THIS CORRECTLY, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO CONSIDER FRANK, GREGORY, LA TOYA, KAREK -- KERIK >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THIS IS ROUND THREE, SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CITIZEN -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HURTAK SELECTED IN LIKE FOUR MINUTES. >> FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZEN WE HAVE ONE VACANCY. AND FRANK PYRTLE RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM CLENDENIN AND MANISCALCO. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM VIERA AND MIRANDA. KERRICK WILLIAMS RECEIVED ONE VOTE FROM CARSON. STEPHANIE HOPKINS RECEIVED TWO VOTES FROM HURTAK AND HENDERSON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: FOR THE NEXT BALLOT, CAN WE JUST PUT THE PEOPLE THAT GOT TWO VOTES TO MAKE ITTIER. PEOPLE WHO GOT TWO VOTES WILL MOVE ON THE NEXT ROUND WHICH, I BELIEVE, IS THREE CANDIDATES. >> THAT WOULD BE FRANK PYRTLE WHO RECEIVED TWO VOTES. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED TWO VOTES. AND STEPHANIE HOPKINS RECEIVED TWO VOTES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. THEY WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROUND. WHAT HAPPENED? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WITH THE APTITUDE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: REST OF THEM ARE IN A TAILSPIN. >>GWEN HENDERSON: KUDOS TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE. YOU ALL ARE HANDLING THIS SITUATION. YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY? OKAY. SO THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I APPLIED TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD, NOT THIS BOARD, AND IT WAS VOTING AFTER VOTING AFTER VOTING AND FINALLY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID ARE WE GOING TO GET LUNCH -- I WAS STILL HERE. THE OTHER PERSON WASN'T HERE. OUT OF SYMPATHY -- BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GO TO LUNCH, I GOT ON THE BOARD. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: VERY HONEST. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NOT LIKE THEY LIKED ME. THEY JUST WANTED TO GO TO LUNCH. [LAU [LAUGHTER] >>GWEN HENDERSON: POLITICAL CAREER HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I GOT LUCKY A LOT OF TIMES, BARELY, IT WAS FRANK REDDICK. >>GWEN HENDERSON: GOD REST HIS SOUL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I OWE A LOT TO FRANK. YES, MA'AM. >> COUNCIL, THIS IS ROUND 4. SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES. CITY CLERK. FRANK PYRTLE RECEIVED THREE VOTES. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED TWO VOTES. AND STEPHANIE HOPKINS RECEIVED TWO VOTES. SO I BELIEVE WE NEED TO PRINT OUT OTHER BALLOTS. WE HAVE GONE FOUR ROUNDS. SO MAYBE WE CAN DO IT AFTER LUNCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: I HATE TO HAVE PEOPLE WAIT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT TO DO THE CONSENT DOCKET. >>GWEN HENDERSON: WHILE THEY PRINT THE BALLOTS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET'S DO THE CONSENT AGENDA WHEN WE WAIT FOR MORE BALLOTS. COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA 4-8. >>LUIS VIERA: MOTION TO MOVE 4-8. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. FAVOR. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I MOVE ITEMS 9-12. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: FLOWING COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK, 13-26. >>LYNN HURTAK: 27. OH, WHOOPS -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE PULLED THAT FOR DISCUSSION AFTER LUNCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: I DIDN'T MARK THAT. ITEMS 13-26. AND 26 IS A HEARING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ITEM NUMBER 27 WILL BE HEARD AFTER LUNCH, BECAUSE WE PULLED IT. ITEMS 28-3 2. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I BELIEVE WE PULLED 31, DIDN'T WE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PULLED IT NOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: 28-30 AND 32. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ITEM 31 WILL BE A SEPARATE VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: WE CAN VOTE ON IT NOW. >>GWEN HENDERSON: 27 AND 31 NOW? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 27 FOR DISCUSSION 31 PULLED FOR VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I MOVE ITEM 31. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YES. >>BILL CARLSON: NO. >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I UNDERSTAND. I WANT TO SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU CAN'T SAY IT AT THIS POINT. YOU WAIVED THAT RIGHT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES, AYE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. MOTION WITH CARLSON, HURTAK AND MANISCALCO VOTING NO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT, ITEMS 33-34. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: MOVE 33-34. A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CARLSON. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN, 45-48. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I MOVE 48-48. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WILL MOVE ITEMS 53, 54, 56. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? >>LYNN HURTAK: I THINK WE DID THE WRITTEN REPORTS. THE OTHERS WERE MOVED. MA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO MOVE 53, 54 AND 56. IS THAT CORRECT? >>CLERK: 53 AND 54. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE DIDN'T RECEIVE AND FILE THAT. SO DO WE NEED TO DO A SEPARATE MOTION? I MOVE 53 AND 54. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>LYNN HURTAK: RECEIVE AND FILE 56. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE 56 FLORIDA COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK AND SECOND WERE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. THEN 60 IS VERY EASY. VERY QUICK. ALL RIGHT. MISS FOXX-KNOWLES, DO YOU HAVE -- SORRY. >>LYNN HURTAK: SO SIEVE -- >>LYNN HURTAK: I THINK WE CAN GO THROUGH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE COULD FINISH THE AGENDA AND NOT HAVE TO BREAK FOR LUNCH AND COME BACK. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IS THAT BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. >>GWEN HENDERSON: 15 AND 16 SAID YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: 15 AND 16. IF NOT BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, WE WILL GO THROUGH AND FINISH THIS AGENDA AND NOT BREAK FOR LUNCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: I AM THE 15TH WOMAN VOTED ON THE COUNCIL AND SHE IS THE 16th WOMAN. SO WE CALL EACH OTHER 15 AND 16. >>MARTIN SHELBY: SO THE MINUTES WILL NOTE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>GWEN HENDERSON: MAKING QUALITY RECOMMENDATIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL RIGHT, WE WILL VOTE FOR THREE PEOPLE -- SORRY, THREE APPLICANTS, ONE OF THREE. ONE OF THREE, I AM SORRY. SO SORRY. >>LYNN HURTAK: WHAT DO WE DO FOR THE 1:30 PUBLIC HEARING -- OH, WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 1:30. >>MARTIN SHELBY: AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FOUR PEOPLE HERE TO DO IT, YOU CAN BE DONE. THE WAY THE BALLOT IS GOING, YOU WILL STILL BE HERE -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OR TAKE A BRIEF LUNCH OR SOMETHING IF WE HAVE TO. YES, MA'AM. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WILL WAIT. YES, MA'AM -- STILL WAITING? OKAY. I AM FINE WITH THAT. SO FOR THIS, WE HAVE THREE CANDIDATES AND FOUR POSITIONS LEFT OPEN. OH, YEAH, NEVER MIND, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHAT A SUGGESTION. DO WE ALLOW THE TOP THREE CANDIDATES REFRESH OUR MEMORY AND SPEAK FOR ONE MINUTE? ANYBODY NEED THAT? >>LUIS VIERA: ONE THING, COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK WAS ON TO SOMETHING WHICH IS MAYBE WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE OTHER ONE AND THEN SEE IF IT MATCHES AT ALL. AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FOR -- FOR BOTH POSITIONS. IT COULD MAKE THINGS EFFICIENT. >>LYNN HURTAK: ONLY REASON I WAS SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE WE WILL BE ADDING PEOPLE TO THE POOL, BUT, YEAH. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OKAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: I THINK PROBABLY TIME FOR TO US TO SOME LOBBYING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THE CANDIDATES. >>LYNN HURTAK: YEAH, PEOPLE WE KEEP VOTING FOR. >>LUIS VIERA: MISS HOPKINS WAS MY NUMBER TWO CHOICE, BY THE WAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: GO FOR RANK VOTING. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MY SUGGESTION -- RANK VOTING IS NOT CONSIDERED AT THIS POINT AND NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL. >>LYNN HURTAK: I WILL MAKE MOTION LATER. >>LUIS VIERA: WE COULD -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: I HAVE TO CHECK IF STATE LAW WILL ALLOW IT AS A MUNICIPAL LEVEL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: WE CAN DO SOMETHING WHERE WE AGREE IN ANOTHER VOTE WE DON'T CHOOSE THE SAME PERSON. STRIKE THAT. THAT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT. SORRY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I WILL MAKE PITCH FOR MY PERSON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHOEVER WANTS TO SPEAK. >> ROUND FIVE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZEN FRANK PYRTLE HAD THREE VOTES FROM CARLSON, CLENDENIN AND MANISCALCO. FREEINGRY -- GREGORY HALSTEAD HAD TWO VOTES FROM MIRANDA AND VIERA. STEPHANIE HOPKINS HAD TWO VOTES FROM HURTAK AND HENDERSON. >>LYNN HURTAK: WE START LOBBYING FOR OUR CANDIDATES A THIS POINT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I WILL START. FRANK PYRTLE -- THEY ARE ALL EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. HIS RESUME, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, LIFE EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JUST STOOD OUT TO ME. THAT IS WHY I HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN SUPPORTING HIM FOR THIS POSITION. WHO IS NEXT? COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. >>LUIS VIERA: I LIKE M MR. HALSTEAD'S INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. I WILL ALSO -- I JUST SAY IT. I WAS -- STEPHANIE HOPKINS I CITED. KEITH WHITE. HE WASN'T SELECT BUT ANOTHER WHO WAS ON MY SHORT LIST. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN AND MIRANDA. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: INTERESTING FOR FRANK PYRTLE, THE ONLY ONE I GAVE THREE STARS MARKING MY BALLOT FOR PRESENTATION. I CONCUR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MANISCALCO ABOUT HIS EDUCATION BACKGROUND. WHAT I REALLY THOUGHT -- WE LOOK AT SOMEBODY THAT CAN BE A VERY EFFECTIVE AND PERSUASIVE IN A COMMITTEE SETTING. I FELT LIKE HIS DELIVERY AND HIS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE PULLED THINGS TOGETHER AND HE WOULD BE ONE OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE MEMBERS OF GUIDING THE COMMITTEE FORWARD AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, FULFILLING THAT MISSION. SO THAT IS WHAT IMPRESSED ME MORE. EVERYBODY ELSE, AGAIN -- STEPHANIE -- I LOVED HER LEVEL OF ENERGY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. MR. HALSTEAD BEING A FORMER DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF. THE ONLY REASON I DON'T CONSIDER HIM HE IS NOT AS LONG-TERM A RESIDENT AS OTHERS. AND THAT WAS THE ONLY GIG THAT I FELT ABOUT THAT, WAS THAT -- WAS THAT THE RESIDENCY. NOT THAT IT IS A REQUIREMENT, BUT GIVING DEFENSE PER RESIDENCE TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND HAVE MORE SKIN IN THE GAME FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THERE ARE 24 CANDIDATES AND THE WAY DEMOCRACY WORKS, IT WORKS. IT IS DIFFICULT. THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT I REALLY LIKED A LOT. I VOTED FOR ONE. THE OTHER ONE I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE FOR, BUT I CAN ONLY VOTE FOR ONE. THAT IS HOW IT IS. AND I DID THE BEST I CAN WITH WHAT I HEARD. AND CERTAINLY EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT -- DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU ARE, WHAT YOU HAVE OR WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE. YOU ARE HERE TODAY AND YOU REALLY SHOW ME THE RESPECT YOU HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY BY SHOWING UP AND, THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON VERY FEW THINGS WE KNOW OF EVERYONE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT. THIS IS AMERICA. AND THIS IS THE WAY IT WORKS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YEAH, FOR ME I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS COME BEFORE US TODAY. AND I REALLY DO -- I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT AND YOU WANTING TO BE INVOLVED IN -- IN THIS LEVEL OF WORK. THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON NECESSARILY FOR ME. HIS HOPKINS STOOD OUT AND SO DID OTHERS AND THAT WILL BE EVIDENT IN THE NIX VOTE THAT WE HAVE -- IN THE NEXT VOTE THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE A LARGER POOL TO SELECT FROM. SHE IS A LOCAL GIRL -- WOMAN WHO CAME BEFORE US AND HER EXPERIENCE IN PROBATE, YOU KNOW, WAS KIND OF INTERESTING TO ME. THE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS HERE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THIS COMMUNITY. THAT'S REALLY IT. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELVES OUT THERE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: I AGREE. EVERYONE IS AMAZING. I AM TELLING YOU NOW, THERE ARE LOTS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN THE CITY OF TAMPA THAT CAN USE FOLKS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. AGAIN, MISS HOPKIN DID STAND OUT FOR THE SAME REASON. THOSE ARE THE ISSUES WE KEEP WORKING ON AND THE OTHER -- I AM INTERESTED IN GETTING FOLKS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND LINES OF WORK. AND THAT IS INITIALLY WHY I CHOSE LATECIA BECAUSE OF THE HAIR BUSINESS AND DIFFERENT KIND OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND THAT IS MY REASONING BEHIND THAT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MA'AM, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK? >> HELLO, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HOPKINS. THE GENTLEMAN -- SORRY, I NEED GLASSES. ALAN, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF THE GENTLEMAN'S PRESENTATION WHICH WAS AMAZING, BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU, IN 2021, I FOUGHT FOR MY LIFE THROUGH COVID. THIS IS STILL MY COVID VOICE. THIS IS NOT ME. AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO STAND YOU IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS TODAY IS AMAZING. AND TO BE ABLE TO BE IN PROBATE AND SAVE MY FAMILY'S HOME. I WANT TO DO THAT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO I APOLOGIZE IF MY DELIVERY WASN'T BEST AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THAT, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH THIS ON MY OWN. I HAD STOPPED SPEAKING BECAUSE I COULDN'T SPEAK FOR SIX MONTHS. AND I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND IT TOOK ME OVER SIX MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO STAND WHERE I AM TODAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT THIS IS NORMALLY NOT MY VOICE. THIS IS COVID. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BUT I AM VERY SEVERE ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, MY COMMUNITY. I AM SEEING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. AND I AM NOT -- I AM NOT -- IT DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. AND I HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I'M NOT JUST HERE TO SIT THROUGH MEETINGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SAY, WELL, WE HAVE SAVED THIS MANY HOMES AT THIS MANY AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE FAMILIES. BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY? WE CAN PRESERVE HOMES THROUGH ESTATE PLANNING INSTEAD OF CREATING ALL OF THESE OTHER HOMES AS WELL. AND THEN WE DISPLACE AND THEN KIDS DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO STAY. ONE EVICTION AFFECTS THEM OVERALL FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT ONE LITTLE PIECE. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MA'AM. BECAUSE WE ALLOWED MISS HOPKINS TO COME UP. MR. ,YRTLE AND MR. HALSTEAD WISHES TO SPEAK. WE WILL GIVE YOU A MINUTE IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. >>MARTIN SHELBY: WERE THOSE PEOPLE ONLINE OR PREN? MANISCALCO THEY ARE RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE BALLOTS FILLED OUT. WE WILL TURN THEM BACK IN. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THIS IS ROUND SIX. FRANK PYRTLE RECEIVED THREE VOTES. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED TWO VOTES. AND STEPHANIE HOPKINS RECEIVED TWO VOTES. THIS IS FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZEN. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE TOOK CARE OF HISPANIC AMERICAN CITIZENS. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON. SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SENDING OUT. >>CLERK: HANDING THIS OUT WITH TWO VACANCIES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WHICH EVERYBODY THAT -- 18 MONTHS. SO EVERYBODY THAT APPLIED IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS CATEGORY, WHICH IS AT-LARGE. IF WE WERE TO PICK FOLKS THERE, IT MIGHT HELP WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE. THIS IS FOR A 18-MONTH TERM. SO WE WILL PICK TWO VACANCIES. >>GWEN HENDERSON: IF THEY GET THIS, THEY CAN'T GET THE OTHER ONE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT'S RIGHT. >>LYNN HURTAK: WITH WE TALK -- DO YOU WANT TO TALK OF ITEM 60? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S TAKE A LOOK -- TALK OF ITEM 60. I HAVE A LOT TO SAY NOW. CITY COUNCIL OF SCHEDULING AN EVENING SESSION JULY 31, 2025 FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND PLAN AMENDMENT CASES. THAT WILL BE TO ADD THAT EVENING SESSION. WE HAVE A DAYTIME MEETING, IS THAT CORRECT? SO FOR JULY 31, SINCE IT IS A REGULAR DAYTIME MEETING, I WOULD ASK COUNCIL -- NOT BECAUSE MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY IS THE DAY BEFORE -- BUT TO LIMIT -- SHE TURNS 39. TO LIMIT STAFF REPORTS -- HURTAK TO FOUR. WE ONLY HAVE ONE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LIMIT IT TO FOUR STAFF REPORTS. WE WILL HAVE A MAX OF FOUR STAFF REPORTS FOR THE JANUARY 31 REGULAR CESSION SO WE CAN GET AT IT ON A REASONABLE TIME BECAUSE WE WILL GO INTO AN EVENING SESSION WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE A BUSY NIGHT. IT IS ALCOHOL BEVERAGE HURTAK AND REZONING. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MR. CHAIRMAN -- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE? MISS EDWARDS WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> LISA EDWARDS. COUNCIL'S MEASURE ON THAT DAY LIMIT STAFF REPORT TO FOUR. WE HAVE TWO ALREADY AND WILL ADD TWO MORE AND GO AHEAD AND NOT DO ANY PRESENTATIONS OR COMMENDATIONS THAT DAY. NO CEREMONIAL AS WELL. AND THAT WILL DEFINITELY LIMIT THAT DAY AND GET YOU ALL OUT YOU HAVE HERE EARLY ENOUGH TO HAVE A GREAT -- BEFORE THE EVENING SESSION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY? A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. WE ARE LIMITING THE REGULAR SESSION OF JULY 31 FOUR STAFF REPORTS AND NO CEREMONIAL ACTIVITIES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO COMMENDATIONS, PRESENTATIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO RIGHT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> PRO PRESENTATIONS OR COMMENDATIONS. THAT ALL FALLS UNDER CEREMONIAL. BUT IF YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A MOTION TO BE SURE THAT THAT IS ADDED TO THE CALENDAR THAT DAY. SO THAT WAY WHEN EVERYONE IS LOOKING BACK AT THE CALENDAR, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO KNOW NOT TO ADD ANYTHING ON THAT DAY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, PART OF YOUR MOTION -- THAT WE WILL ADD IT TO CALENDAR AS WELL. IS SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>LYNN HURTAK: ARE WE READY FOR A VOTE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ARE WE READY MA'AM? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THIS IS ROUND ONE FOR THE CITIZEN AT LARGE. WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES. STEPHANIE HOPKINS RECEIVED FOUR VOTES. FRANK YRTL EE -- FOUR VOTES, ON BY CLENDENIN. ONE BY VIERA. ONE BY MIRANDA. AND ONE BY MANISCALCO. BE SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. LATOYA RECEIVED ONE VOTE. LETICIA -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: BY WHO, PLEASE? >>DR. BRIANNA FOX: CARLSON. LETICIA HANKERSON RECEIVED ONE VOTE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: FROM WHOSE, PLEASE? I AM SORRY? KNOCK NOx LETICIA RECEIVED A VOTE FROM HURTAK. KERRICK WILLIAMS RECEIVED TWO VOTES. ONE FROM CARLSON AND ONE FROM HENDERSON. JADE GOODING RECEIVED ONE VOTE AND THAT WAS FROM HURTAK. GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED THREE VOTES. ONE VOTE FROM CLENDENIN, ONE VOTE FROM HENDERSON -- SO, GREGORY HALSTEAD RECEIVED THREE VOTES FROM CLENDENIN, VIERA, AND MANISCALCO. FRANK PYRTLE RECEIVED TWO VOTES, ONE FROM HENDERSON AND ONE FROM MIRANDA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: HALSTEAD RECEIVED THREE AND HOPKINS RECEIVED FOUR. THEY WOULD GO UP TO THE NEXT ROUND. SHE IS ALREADY DONE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: SHE IS IN BUT NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE 36-MONTH POSITION. >>MARTIN SHELBY: CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO THAT REGARD. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THE MOTION FOR HOPKINS. >>LYNN HURTAK: I THOUGHT SHE GOT FOUR VOTES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE A MOTION TO RATIFY STEPHANIE HOPKINS BY COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. SO SHE IS IN. NOW WE HAVE -- WE HAVE ANOTHER BALLOT FOR -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: WHO IS REMAINING? BY NAME, I AM JUST CURIOUS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: REDUCE IT BY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GOT VOTES. >>LYNN HURTAK: WAIT JUST A SECOND, FOLKS. DON'T GO YET. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THIS IS FOR THE SECOND 18-MONTH POSITION. AND THEN WE GO BACK TO THE 36-MONTH POSITION? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, MA'AM. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IS YOUR MIC ON, PLE PLEASE. ZERO NITROGEN OXIDE FRANK, GREGORY. NUMBER 9 JADE GOODING. NUMBER 15 KERRICK WILLIAMS. 17 LETICIA HANKERSON AND LATOYA CARTER. NUMBER 18. >>MARTIN SHELBY: NO OFFENSE COUNCIL. I NEED FOR YOU TO INTERRUPT THIS. AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK YOU ARE SAYING OTHER THAN NONCITY BUSINESS. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THIS IS NOT A ROLE, MR. SHELBY. WE CAN'T TALK? >>MARTIN SHELBY: IT IS. YOU CAN NOT HAVE SIDEBARS THAT CANNOT BE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: ONLY ON CITY BUS BUSINESS. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I ASKED ALAN NOT TO CLICK HIS PEN. I DON'T LIKE IT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SEND ME TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: NO DRUMMING ON THE DESK AND CLICKING PENS. HE CLICKED IT AFTER I ASKED HIM NOT TOO. CLICKED IT TWICE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: YOU SEE HOW THE PUBLIC BENEFITS FROM THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THAT? >>GWEN HENDERSON: SEE, AND HE IS STILL DOING IT. [CLICKING SOUND] >>GWEN HENDERSON: HE IS STILL DOING IT AND I WILL MAKE HIM PAY FOR THAT IN A -- I DON'T KNOW EVEN THOUGH WHAT THE PUNISHMENT WILL BE, BUT IT WILL COME. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: PADDLE FOR INSUBORDINATION. >>MARTIN SHELBY: AS LONG AS IT IS DISCUSSED IN A PUBLIC MEETING. ZERO NITROGEN OXIDE ROUND TWO, SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES FOR THE CITIZEN AT LARGE. WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE ONE VACANCY NOW. ZERO NITROGEN OXIDE GRE GREGORY HALSTEAD FOUR VOTES. ONE FROM CLENDENIN, ONE FROM VIERA, ONE FROM MIRANDA, AND ONE FROM MANISCALCO. MANISCALCO ALL RIGHT, SO -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: FOR THE RECORD ZERO NITROGEN OXIDE FOR THE RECORD KERRICK WILLIAMS RECEIVED TWO VOTES, ONE FROM CARLSON AND ONE FROM HENDERSON. >>MARTIN SHELBY: MOTION PLEASE. NOx KNOCK AND LETICIA HANKERSON RECEIVED WIN VOTE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION TO RATIFY GREGORY HALSTEAD. A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NEXT YOU WANT TO DO THE ETHNIC MINORITY CITIZEN CATEGORY OR GO BACK TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CITIZEN CATEGORY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT. [OFF MIC] >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SO BY -- DO WE NEED TO -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE FREELY APPOINTED AND RATIFIED, THEY SHOULD BE CROSSED OFF THIS LIST. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I GET A MOTION TO RATIFY FRANK PYTLE TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN SATURDAY. A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: I AM CLAPPING FOR WHAT WE DID. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ETHNIC CITIZEN. EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE BUT ONE CANDIDATE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ONE CANDIDATE WILL NOT. >>LYNN HURTAK: DO YOU ALL WANT TO TALK ABOUT 27? WE CAN JUST GET THAT DONE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW. >>LYNN HURTAK: I TONIGHT REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. I WANT TO VOTE. I DON'T THINK WE NEED STAFF. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ITEM 47 WAS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. TAKE UP 27 RIGHT NOW? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR BRANDON. BRANDON, ARE YOU ONLINE? >> JUST SPEAKING FOR BRANDON FOR ITEM 27. IF YOU WANT HIM, HE IS ON HIS WAY OVER. IF YOU JUST GIVE HIM A MOMENT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE WILL HOLD 27 FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE. >>LYNN HURTAK: THEN MAYBE M MR. ROGERO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: IS M MR. ROGERO IN THE BUILDING OR ONLINE? >>GWEN HENDERSON: YOUR CHIEF GAVE YOU AN ORDER SO LET'S STICK WITH THAT. LET'S DO WHAT SHE SAID. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THIS WILL BE EASY IF YOU WANT TO DO IT. OPEN THE 10 A.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS. MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON AND SECONDED FRIDAY HURTAK. NONQUASI JUDICIAL. ITEM 49, PRESENT TO PRESENT ON ITEM 49? ANYBODY VIRTUAL? IS THERE AN APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT, ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 49? >>LUIS VIERA: MOVE TO CLOSE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, READ 49. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ITEM NUMBER 49 ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, VACATING, CLOSING AND WEST CHELSEA STREET EAST OF MANHATTAN WEST OF CUPID AVENUE AND REPLAT OF DREW PARK IN THE CITY OF TAMPA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED SECTION 2 THEREOF, CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE MORE PARTICULARLY SET. PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT PEND TEE, PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATIONS AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING A EFFECTIVE DATE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. >>CLERK: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 50, THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE. THIS IS FROM THE CITY. ANYBODY PRESENTING ANYTHING HERE? I SEE -- -- ANYBODY PRESENTING ON 50. ANYTHING TO ADD? >> JUST THAT WE ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THAT THE SUBSTITUTE WAS ONLY CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S. >> I AM EMMA GREGORY AND GREGORY FOWLPOLK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION TO CLOSE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. VIERA, READ THE SUBSTITUTE. >>LUIS VIERA: ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, CITY OF TAMPA CODE OF ORDINANCES OF PARKING, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING A EFFECTIVE DATE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION ARE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE. CLERK MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MISS SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, YOU HAVE ANY RESULTS FOR US? >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: YES, SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. ROUND ONE FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITY CITIZEN. WE HAVE MR. OYOLOLA. TWO VOTES ONE FROM VIERA AND ONE FROM MANISCALCO. KERRICK WILLIAMS RECEIVED TWO VOTES. ONE FROM CARLSON AND ONE FROM CLENDENIN. ANISA CATERON. LETICIA HANKERSON AND LATOYA CARTER GOT ONE VOTE. TOTAL OF SEVEN VOTES BUT THESE PEOPLE RECEIVED ONE VOTES. IT IS BETWEEN -- >>MARTIN SHELBY: NAMES COME YOU HAVE AND THE TOP TWO. THE TOP TWO HAVE TWO VOTES EACH. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: OYOLOLA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: OYOLOLA. HE IS RIGHT HERE. DIRECTLY BEHIND IN THE GREEN SHIRT. >> MY NAME IS ENIADE OYOLOLA. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: LET'S DO THIS AGAIN. >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE LAST CATEGORY? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. THEN WE HAVE THAT OTHER BOARD. ONE MORE FOR ME. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YOU HAVE ONE RIGHT THERE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: THE ONES YOU CIRCLED ARE THE ONES WE GET TO VOTE FOR. SHELBY ONLY ONE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: YES, WE KNOW, MR. SHELBY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOT WRITE A CHECK. >>LYNN HURTAK: BRANDON IS HERE NOW. MR. CAMPBELL IS HERE. IF YOU WANT YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: WE HAVE TO WAIT. WAIT UNTIL 1:30. >>LYNN HURTAK: MR. CAMPBELL IS HERE IF YOU WANT TO ASK YOUR QUESTION WHILE THEY ARE TALLYING. SORRY, ARE THEY DONE TALLYING? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MR. CAMPBELL. COME ON UP. THIS IS FOR ITEM NUMBER 27. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MR. CAMPBELL. HAGAR, OUR BUDGET ANALYST, IDENTIFIED A DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT IN HER DISCUSSIONS THAT THE CITY JUST RECENTLY LISTED. SO THAT WAS A DESIGN-BUILD FOR HOW MUCH SIDEWALK? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. BRANDON CAMPBELL, MOBILITY DEPARTMENT. DESIGN-BUILD SOLICITATION THAT WAS ON OUR WEB SITE THAT WAS MENTIONED ALREADY IS A $2 MILLION GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ANTICIPATED FOR A SELECTION OF SIDEWALK SEGMENTS THAT WERE LISTED IN THAT SOLICITATION LANGUAGE. IT ADDS UP TO 3.05 MILES. AND WE ARE NOT YET UNDER CONTRACT WITH IT. THE INTENT OF OUR SELECTION METHOD WAS TO SET THE CEILING FOR THE COSTS AND ALLOW FOR DESIGN-BUILD TEAMS TO PROPOSE TO US HOW MUCH OF THAT FULL LIST THEY COULD COMPLETE WITHIN THAT -- WITHIN THAT $2 MILLION UPSET LIMIT. THE INTENT WAS WE WANTED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE POTENTIAL FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO -- YOU KNOW, TO RUN INTO COST CHALLENGES. BUT THEN ALSO TO SORT OF TEST HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ECONOMY OF SCALE THAT IS REPRESENTED THEREIN. MOST OF OUR PROJECTS HAVE BEEN -- THAT ARE PURELY SIDEWALK PROJECTS THAT ARE SEEN IN THE PRESENTATION THAT I GAVE TO THE TCVA AND SHOWED SLIDES IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. SMALLER QUANTITIES THAN THAT. AND WE ARE HOPING TO GET THE UNIT COST DOWN AS WE GO AFTER A LARGER -- LARGER LIST OF PROJECTS. AND LIKE I SAID, IT IS NOT YET UNDER CONTRACT AND WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT WITH CERTAINTY HOW MUCH OF THAT LIST OF THREE-PLUS MILES WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THE DATA IS USELESS TO ME BECAUSE NOT UNDER CONTRACTS. I CAN'T EXTRAPOLATE REALLY -- >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: I THINK THAT IS FAIR TO SAY. MAYBE A YEAR FROM NOW IF WE WERE TO REVISIT THAT ISSUE IT WOULD REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WHAT WE WILL PRESENT AS OUR UNIT COSTS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE TABLE TO DO A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL COSTS AND ALL. JUST TRYING TO WEIGH OUT ALL OF THE CONCERNS THEY ARE HAVING. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND BEING STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR US. ONE THING -- ONE THING, I AM NOT AGAINST SIDEWALKS. LET ME SAY THIS. IN THAT AREA THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IF SOMEONE HAS A LOT AND HAS DITCH IN FRONT OF IT, AND HE OR SHE CANNOT PUT A SIDEWALK, THEY PAY INTO THE FUND FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO HAVE THE SIDEWALK? >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: THE INTENT BEHIND THE IN LIEU FEE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I KNOW THE INTENT. BUT IS IT LEGAL? I WANT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN NOT TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. YOU ARE TAXING SOMEBODY TO GET NOTHING. MAKE A CITY PUT A PIPE AND THEY PUT THE SIDEWALK OVER THE PIPE. >> MIAMI GREGORY: EMMA GREGORY, LEGAL DEPARTMENT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: CAN I HARDLY HEAR YOU. SPEAK LOUDER. >> EMMA GREGORY: THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS SET UP, A PAYMENT INTO AN IN LIEU FUND THAT WILL FUND A SIDEWALK PROJECT WITHIN THAT PERSON'S GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. THEY MAY NOT BE GETTING A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE, THEY WOULD BE GETTING A SIDEWALK IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEIR GREATER GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE SIDEWALK NETWORK NEAR THEM. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO MATTER WHAT -- IN OTHER WORDS, THERE -- IT COULD BE FOR A MILE. >> MIAMI GREGORY: THAT MAY BE THE CASE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: TO ME, THAT IS AGAINST THE LAW. TACKING SOMEBODY AND THEY ARE NOT GETTING ZERO BENEFIT ON WHAT THE TAX IS. JUST LIKE YOU ARE SAYING I DIDN'T BUILD A HOUSE BUT CHARGE AN AD VALOREM TAX. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: THEY WILL STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO BUILD THE SIDEWALK ON THEIR SITE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: BUILD IT ON THEIR PROPERTY AND FORGET THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY. IF THAT WAY I AM FOR IT. DON'T EVER TELL ME A DITCH THAT NO ONE CAN USE AND CHARGE SOMEBODY A TAX FOR BUILDING A SIDEWALK ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS GRANTED -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I AM NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE DEVELOPER. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE LAW. >> EMMA GREGORY: THIS IS -- THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT IS FOR SIDEWALKS TO BE BUILT. IF THEY CAN NOT BE BUILT AND FOUND NOT TO BE PRACTICAL, THEN THE FEE IS PAID. A FEE IS DIFFERENT THAN A TAX. JUST TO BE CLEAR. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YOU ARE CALLING IT A FEE. NOT A TAX. >> EMMA GREGORY: IT IS A FEE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: WHAT IS DIFFERENCE. YOU GOT TO PAY IT. >> EMMA GREGORY: I AM NOT A FINANCIAL EXPERT. BUT A TAX IS A GENERAL LEVY THAT GOES IN THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND AND CAN BE USED FOR ANY PUBLIC PURPOSE. THIS IS A FEE IN PLACE OF -- OF SOMEONE'S REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD A SIDEWALK. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: BUT THE SIDEWALK OF THE GENERAL FUND CAN -- CAN BE SIDEWALKS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. >> EMMA GREGORY: WE ARE CONFLATING THINGS HERE. I BELIEVE -- I WISH MR. ROGERO WAS HERE. THERE IS THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, RIGHT. THAT IS WHERE LOTS OF PROJECTS CAN COME FROM. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THE POT, RIGHT. >> EMMA GREGORY: THE FEE MONEY GOES INTO SIDEWALK FUNDS FOR THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS THAT NEW SIDEWALKS IN THOSE AREAS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THOSE FUNDS. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOT A FRANCHISE FEE OR A TAX ALSO. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO NAME "FEE" IS NOT A TAX. >> EMMA GREGORY: THERE ARE DIFFERENT STANDARDS FOR THESE THINGS IN THE LAW. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THREE LETTERS. TAX AND FEE THREE LETTERS. SAME MONEY, SAME THING GOING. I WANT AN EXPLANATION HOW YOU ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME IF I HAVE A HOUSE WITH A DITCH THAT I WANT TO BUILD ON A TAX OR A FEE, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. TRANSFER THAT MONEY -- ONCE YOU TRANSFER -- IT MAY BE A FEE, ONCE YOU TRANSFER TO THERE, TO ME A TAX. BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS GETTING A BENEFIT FROM YOUR MONEY. NOT YOUR COMMUNITY'S MONEY. YOUR MONEY. I AM NOT ARGUING WITH YOU. I AM ARGUING WITH THE CONCEPT. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: IF I CAN ADD. HYPOTHETICAL DITCH WITH A LOT. ONE IS TO PIPE IN A DITCH AND BUILD A SIDEWALK. ONE WOULD BE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE IN LIEU FEE. AND ONE WILL BE TO BUILD IT ON THEIR PROPERTY, ON THEIR SIDE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE AS YOU SUGGEST WITH THE INTENT THAT WOULD BE GRANTED AS AN EASEMENT BACK TO US FOR LIABILITY CONCERNS. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THEN YOU ARE TAKING PROPERTY. >> BRANDON CAMPBELL: IT WOULD BE AN EASEMENT. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: EVEN WORSE YOU ARE TAKING PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AND SAY GIVE IT TO ME. EVEN IF YOU BUILT THE SIDEWALK OR NOT. >> EMMA GREGORY: THAT WOULD BE THE PROPERTY OWNER'S DECISION. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: YET HE CAN'T BUILD IF YOU DO THAT. WHY IS THE DECISION FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DO THAT. NOT HIS OR HER DECISION. THAT IS OUR DECISION. I AM NOT A LAWYER -- BELIEVE ME I AM NOT. I AM JUST ASKING A QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE TO ANSWER. A FEE IS A TAX ONCE YOU RECEIVE IT. MAY BE A FEE TO COLLECT IT, BUT ONCE IT IS IN YOUR CCOFFERS, IT IS A TAX. >> EMMA GREGORY: THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SPENDING OF THOSE FEES THAT DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM A TAX THAT IS COLLECTED GENERALLY. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: LET ME SAY THIS. I TALKED TO NO NEIGHBORS. I TALKED TO NO HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS. I TALKED TO NO LOBBYISTS. I TALKED TO NOBODY, BUT SOMETHING THAT JUST BOTHERS ME WHEN I SEE SOMETHING THAT IS BEING AWAY -- THAT A PROPERTY OWNER IS GIVING UP HIS OR HER RIGHT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD -- HOUSE COSTING US MONEY AND NOW THE LOT IS COSTING US MONEY. IF THE CITY IS WILLING TO PUT A PIPE AND COVER IT, THEN I SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT IS FINE. THE PERSON BUILT A SIDEWALK. EVEN THOUGH NOT BE ANOTHER SIDEWALK THERE FOR 100 YEARS. THAT IS FINE. YOU TAKE THE PROPERTY AWAY AND MAKE THAT PERSON GIVE MONEY TO SOMEBODY ELSE, I CAN'T VOTE FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: IF YOU CAN PROVE I AM WRONG OR I WILL TAKE TO YOU COURT MYSELF. >>LYNN HURTAK: SINCE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE HE WILL VOTE FOR ANYTHING ARE, I AM GOING TO SAY I WILL MOVE THE RESOLUTION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. IT IS HER COMMITTEE AND SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YES. >>LUIS VIERA: YES. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NO. >>BILL CARLSON: YES. >>LYNN HURTAK: YES. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO. >>CLERK: MOTION CARRIED WITH MIRANDA AND MANISCALCO VOTE NOTHING AND HENDERSON BEING ABSENT AT VOTE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SIX YEAR THAT SAYS YES. >>MARTIN SHELBY: TAKE THAT DOWN, PLEASE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT IS ITEM 50. >>MARTIN SHELBY: TAKE THAT DO YOU KNOW, PLEASE. CCTV. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THAT SETTLES 27. MISS SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: THANK YOU, SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES, CITY CLERK. THIS IS ROUND TWO FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITY CITIZEN. WE HAVE ONE VACANCY. AND TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE VOTED ON. MR. OYOLOLA RECEIVED THREE VOTES AND KERRICK WILLIAMS RECEIVED FOUR VOTES. YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO VOTED FOR THEM? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SURE, GO AHEAD. >>SHIRLEY FOXX-KNOWLES: M MR. OYOLOLA RECEIVED VOTES FROM VIERA, MIRANDA, AND MANISCALCO. KERRICK WILLIAMS RECEIVED A VOTE FROM CARLSON, HURTAK, CLENDENIN AND HENDERSON. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: CAN I GET A MOTION TO RATIFY. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: MOTION TO RATIFY KERRICK WILLIAMS. FAVOR. CONGRATULATIONS WILL SHELBY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: FINALLY, COUNCIL, A MOTION TO HAVE ME COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION CONFORMING THAT TO THE MINUTES AS BASED ON THE MOTIONS MADE BY COUNCIL TODAY. >>LYNN HURTAK: SO MOVED. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >>MARTIN SHELBY: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE STILL CAN'T GO TO THE 1:30. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] IS MR. ROGERO ONLINE OR AVAILABLE FOR 52? AND THEN ITEM 55. WE HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL HERE. THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER. I BELIEVE I SAW HER WALK IN, MAYBE? 55, IF YOU ARE HERE. I SEE YOU. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND WE CAN HAVE THIS -- A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. WIT REMER THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER. WE HAVE THE NEW APPOINTEE. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: COME ON DOWN. YOU ARE THE NEXT CONTESTANT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I THINK WE HAVE A POWERPOINT SLIDE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ENERGY VALUE SAVINGS. >>>. >> KAYLA KASELI, US IS SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCE OFFICER. AND TALK OF OUR PORTFOLIO AND THE WORK WE ARE DOING FOR THE CITY AND WE WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE COULDN'T DONE THIS ENERGY WORK WITHOUT FACILITIES, PARKS AND REC, TAMPA FIRE AND RESCUE, AND OUR GRANTS TEAM WHO DOES A WONDERFUL JOB OF HELPING US GET SOME MONEY. SO DO I USE THIS CLICKER TO ADVANCE? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES. >> THANK YOU. OUR OUTLINE FOR OUR PRESENTATION TODAY WILL GO OVER THE MOTIONS. SOME OF THE POLICY THAT LED US HERE. THE, YOU KNOW, BACKGROUND ON COSTS AND GO INTO MORE. HE SPIFKT OF EF-- /* ENERGY. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL MOTION IN FEBRUARY 2025. AND THEN FINALLY GET TO SOME OF OUR POLICY AND STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT. GOING PACK AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE GOT HERE, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS WORK TODAY AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. SOME OF MOMENTUM STARTED WITH COUNCIL IN 2021 PASSING THE CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOLUTION. WITH THAT, WE KIND OF RAN WITH IT ON OUR SIDE OF STRATEGIC PLANS. SO INCLUDING OUR RESILIENCE TAMPA ROAD MAP, CLIMATE ACTION, EQUITY PLAN AND OTHERS LISTED AS WELL. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE HIRING OF AN ENERGY MANAGER WHO REALLY IS LEADING THIS WORK AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ENERGY SAVINGS AND THE COST THAT WE ARE FACING ESPECIALLY AS THEY INCREASE AND MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE INCREASES AND REDUCE IT. AND FIND SAVINGS FOR US. AND SO I INVITE CARL UP TO THE PODIUM TO KIND OF DRIVE THE REST OF THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COME ON UP, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CARL ROSARIO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TO PRESENT. HOPEFULLY I GAVE YOU A GOOD SENSE AND IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE WITH THE ENERGY THAT THE CITY OF TAMPA IS USING. I WILL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO GET THROUGH IT. LET PUT UP THE PRESENTATION WHERE WE LEFT OFF. SO RIGHT THERE, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024. BEFORE THAT, YOU WILL SEE HOW ENERGY AND ITS COSTS HAVE BEEN GOING UP. THIS IS A BIG FOCUS. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE TRYING TO REDUCE COSTS. COST REDUCTION -- OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO USE LESS ENERGY. BE MORE EFFICIENT THROUGHOUT OUR 600 STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS THAT WE CALL IT. WE HAVE OVER 1800 TECO ACCOUNTS, WHICH WE MONITOR AND TRY TO FIND SAVINGS IN EACH ONE. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE LEFT GRAPH, 2023 WAS KIND OF OUR PEAK. THAT IS WHEN WE STARTED MAINLY WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND I START OCTOBER 3, 2023 AS WELL. AND I STARTED TO GET RIGHT INTO WORK TO TRY TO FIND THOSE SAVINGS AND THROUGHOUT ALL YOU HAVE OUR ACCOUNTS. WE KIND OF WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE OVERALL ELECTRIC USE WENT DOWN TWO GIGAWATTS. TWO SOUNDS SMALL BUT GIGAWATTS IS KINDS OF A BIG USE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. THIS GIVES BUS $1.4 MILLION WORTH OF SAVINGS. AND WE WILL SEE WHERE ALL THOSE GO. AND THIS NEXT SLIDE WILL SEE HOW WE TRACK THE ENERGY USE OF ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES. WE USE THE SOFTWARE CALLED ENERGY CAP THAT THE CITY OWNS TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE SITE AND VERY USEFUL. GIVES AN ARROW ORANGE WHEN IT TRENDS UP AND GREEN WHEN TREND DOWN. WE IDENTIFY SITES THAT ARE USING MORE AND MORE ENERGY AND DO SITE VISITS TO SEE WHAT IS UP WITH THESE SITES. MOSTLY AND WHAT I EXPERIENCED A LOT IS A LOT OF RENOVATION, CONSTRUCTIONS AND THAT TENDS TO UPTICK THE ENERGY USE SO PUT THOSE ASIDE. FROM TIME TO TIME WE IDENTIFY THE SITE THAT IS UNUSUAL. AND ONE OF THESE IS COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING. NO CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS ON GOING AND WE DID AN ENERGY AUDIT. WE FOUND A LOT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENERGY USE. WE PUT THOSE UP TO THE TCONSULTD WITH THE 34R0ES AND ABLE TO MAKE SAVES. IN 2023, 11000 WORTH OF SAVINGS AND LESS ENERGY USE AND THAT IS NOT ACCOUNTING WORK ORDERS THAT FACILITIES DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYMORE WHICH IS A BIG THING. BREAKERS WERE TRIPPING IN THAT FACILITY WEEKLY. AND WE HAD THREE TO FOUR EMPLOYEES JUST TO TRY TO FIND WHAT WAS GOING OBJECT ONE OF THE THINGS WE USE TO MONITOR THE ENERGY AND TRY TO FIND THOSE SAVINGS. ANOTHER THING THAT WE WORK ON IS FEDERAL GRANTS, TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVE GOVERNMENT. ONE OF THOSE AWARDS CURRENTLY IS THE ENERGY, EFFICIENCY AND BLOCK GRANT THAT WE GOT AWARDED 413,280. THAT MONEY IS ALREADY AWARDED TO US. WE ALREADY STARTED THE HURRICANESVAC REPLACEMENT AT GEORGE BARTHOLOMEW ENERGY SINNER. YESTERDAY WAS THE SECOND MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE SELECTED AND WHICH ALREADY PURCHASED THE EQUIPMENT WHICH WE CAN THEN START DRAWING FUNDS FROM THAT AWARD AND WE WILL DO THAT SOON BEFORE THE MONTH ENDS. THE OTHER AWARDS WE HAVE GOTTEN IS ABOUT $2 MILLION FROM THE U EPA, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WHICH IS STILL ONGOING. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO GET THAT APPLICATION COMPLETED AND GET THE MONEY TO GOOD USE -- >> I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- >> SORRY, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. THE $2 MILLION. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> AND THEN WE WILL WORK WITH THE IRS TO GET THE MONEY AND REFUNDS. WITH EV INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CHARGES WE HAVE AROUND THE CITY AND EV PURCHASES. ALL OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS OF 2022. SO WE ARE TRYING TO GET THOSE CREDITS AND GET THAT MONEY BACK. AND RIGHT NOW WE DID APPLY FOR 2023, WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT OUR CITY WAS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. AND WE ARE EXPECTING ABOUT $438 CHECK FROM THE IRS. WHILE THE APPLICATION IS IN, WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT CHECK TO COME BACK. THIS IS A LIST OF -- YOU CAN LOCATE PAGE 50 OF THE CLIMATE EQUITY AND ACTION PLAN. THE TOP FIVE SITES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR SOLAR. BUT I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. IF I MAY, I DO HAVE THE CLIMATE EQUITY AND ACTION PLAN HERE. PAGE 50, A LIST OF 20 SITES THAT WERE ASSESSED TO SIGH IF THEY WERE SUITABLE FOR SOLAR. THIS INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, ROOFTOP ASSESSMENT, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AND OUT OF ALL THESE SITES, AT THE TIME, THE BEST SITES WERE THE TOP TO SO 20 AND THE TOP FIVE. AS YEARS GO BY, WE GOT TO ASSESS THAT BECAUSE RENOVATION HAPPENS. EQUIPMENT GETS REPLACED AND IMPORTANT TO SMITH THESE PRIORITIES BASED ON MAINTENANCE AND RENOVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO SOME OF OUR SITES SPECIFICALLY FOR LAURA IGRANHAM WHICH IS OUR VERY FIRST SOLAR SYSTEM THAT WE INSTALLED. WE PUT IT UP THERE BECAUSE WE FIGURED IT WAS AN EASIER INSTALLATION. LESS COST AT THE TIME. AND IT IS GIVING US TREMENDOUS SAVINGS WHICH WE WILL SEE HERE IN A SECOND. AND OUR INVENTOR TREE OF SOLAR SYSTEMS. WE HAVE FOUR ACTIVE SOLAR SYSTEMS. THE MAIN BUILDING IS GETTING SOME REPAIRS, BUT STILL UP THERE INSTALLED FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, FLEET MAINTENANCE. LORETTA, OF COURSE, INGRAM. TWO NEW SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. THE EAST TAMPA RECREATIONAL COMPLEX WHICH IS GETTING BUILT AT FAIR OAKS. AND THE NEW FIRE STATION 24 WHICH HAS A LINE ITEM FOR SOLAR. I WANT TO THANK THE CAD DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING FOR THAT AND KIND OF DRIVE HOME A LITTLE BIT OF THE SAVINGS AND WHY SOLAR IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT HANNAH FLEET MAINTENANCE BUILDING WHICH IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES. HERE WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE ROI. AND I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE. AND YOU WILL SEE WHY IS THIS A SECOND. HERE WE ARE NOT ACCOUNTING FOR ANY UTILITY RATES GOING UP WHICH HAPPENS EVERY YEAR ON AVERAGE. 3% FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THROUGH COVID ALONE, 20% WAS INCREASED IN UTILITY RATES. BEAR IN MIND, THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR DOESN'T SEE THIS OFTEN, BUT US AS THE CITY OPERATION WE SEE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL METERS GET INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WAS APPROVED FOR THE UTILITY PROVIDER TO HAVE TWO INCREASES. ONE THIS YEAR AND ONE NEXT YEAR. THIS YEAR INCREASE IS FROM -- BETWEEN 9 ROGERO AND 124%. NOT ACCOUNT WILLING FOR THE STORM DISCHARGE APPLIED TO THE CITY OF TAMPA BECAUSE OF HURRICANE MILTON AND HURRICANE HELENE. WE WANT TO OFFSET GOING UP AND UP AND UP. 300 KILOWATT. PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS $576,000. ESTIMATED ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF 500 MEGAWATT HOURS 500,000 KILOWATTS HOURS AND SAVINGS FOR A 25-YEAR LIFE DIAL. NOWADAYS SOLAR SYSTEM 25 YEARS. UPWARDS OF 40 YEARS. MOST NOTABLE ON AVERAGE 30 TO 32 YEARS SUL HAVE CLOSE TO 11 YEARS. SEVEN IF WE GET THAT MONEY FROM THE RIS BACK, AND YOU WILL HAVE CLOSE TO 14 YEARS OF JUST FREE ENERGY COMING IN EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND IT DOESN'T STOP AT 25 YEARS. IT CAN GO AND IF WE SERVICE IT ENOUGH AND MAINTAIN IT AS WE SHOULD, IT COULD GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 40 YEARS. WITHOUT ANY REPLACEMENT ON THE MAIN COMPONENTS, WHICH IS KEY HEARING THAT THOSE SAVINGS, 10% REDUCTION OF SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE YEARLY. WE DON'T YEARLY MAINTAIN THESE. YOU CAN GO TWO, THREE YEARS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE SYSTEM AND PUT ON A SERVICE MAINTENANCE CHARGE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR ANY BIG IMPROVEMENT AND ANY BIG MAINTENANCE THAT COULD HAPPEN AS THE CASE WITH HANNAH AT THIS MOMENT AND TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN ALL THAT. VERY IMPORTANT AND VERY HARD TO CALCULATE. THE MAN CHARGES. RESIDENTIAL SECTOR DID NOT SEE DEMAND CHARGES AND US, WE CERTAINLY DO. THIS BUILDING ALONE HAS GOT $3200 WORTH OF DEMAND CHARGES THIS MONTH. AND THOSE DEMAND CHARGES CAN BE BROUGHT DOWN ASKING THE SOLAR LESS POWER. AND THAT IS HOW MUCH YOU ARE REQUESTING FROM YOUR UTILITY PROVIDER AND THE SOLAR WILL KIND OF OFFSET THAT AS WELL AND WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IT IS HARD TO ASSESS WITH THE CLIMATE, THE CLOUDY DAYS AND ALL THANK YOU. AND WITH PROVIDE -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CAN WE BECAUSE FOR A QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING UP AND THE QUAY THE SOLAR WORKS. I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US WHAT IS GOING ON IN NATURE AND WHAT IS GOING -- FURTHERMORE. I CAN TELL FROM YOU MY EXPERIENCE. I PUT SOLAR IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. THE FIRST COUPLE, TWO OR THREE MONTHS I DIDN'T NOTICE. AFTER THAT, MY BILL HAS BEEN NEVER OVER $27 A MONTH. IT IS TRUE I AM NOT HOME ALL YOU HAVE THE TIME. I WASH. I CLEAN. I COOK. I DO A LOT OF THINGS. I UNDERSTAND DURING THE DAY, YOU BUY FROM THEM AND IN THE EVENING, THEY BUY FROM YOU. AM I CORRECT. >> YOU ARE KIND OF CORRECT. I WANT TO ADDRESS YOUR $25 CHARGE. THAT IS A BASIC CUSTOMER CHARGE THAT WILL BE THERE NO MATTER WHAT. THE UTILITY PROVIDER HAVE TO CHARGE FOR THE CUSTOMERS SHIFT THROUGH SOLAR AND PUT A BASIC CHARGE TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION IN THE GRID IN CASE YOU NEED IT. WHAT REALLY IS, YOUR SOLAR WILL START PRODUCING. IF YOU ARE NOT HOME DURING THE DAY, THAT WILL GO BACK TO THE GRID. THE UTILITY PROVIDER WILL BANK IT. SAVE IT. KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYTHING YOU PRODUCED. AT THE END OF THE MONTH OR DURING NIGHTTIME, IF YOU USE SOME OF THAT ENERGY YOU ASK FOR IT BACK. BASICALLY YOUR UTILITY PROVIDER IS LIKE A BATTERY. CHARGING THAT BATTERY. WHEN REQUEST IT, YOU WILL GET IT B BACK. A GREAT QUESTION AND PART OF THE SAVINGS MISCONCEPTION SOLAR ABOUT WORK THROUGH THE DAY AND GIVES THE UTILITY PROVIDER TO RESTORE AND KEEP ALL OF THAT OVERCHARGED ENERGY THAT YOU ARE SENDING THEM TO USE IT LATER DURING THE NIGHT. AND SYSTEMS ARE SIZED FOR THE PROPERTY TO ACCOUNT FOR THEIR. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I THE BOY IT WITH THE CO-OP WITH TEN HOUSES. TOTAL COST OF INSTALLATION AND THE UNIT WAS $14,400. >> THAT IS A GREAT PRICE FOR RESIDENTIAL. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NOW IT IS HIGHER BECAUSE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO. THE CO-OP IS THE WAY TO GO BECAUSE THEY CAN DO TEN HOUSES IN A COUPLE OF DAY AND I THINK THE CITY HAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT COMING ON NOW, DOESN'T IT? >> ONGOING -- AND KAYLA CAN SPEAK ON THAT. BUT JUST TO GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW ALL THIS WORKS. RIGHT NOW THE VERY CLEAR INDICATOR FOR US TO ASSESS IF A SYSTEM MAKES SENSE OR NOT IS WHAT WE CALL DOLLARS PER WATT INSTALLED. HOW MANY DOLLARS PER WATT THAT WE ARE INSTALLING ON THAT PROPERTY. WE ARE SEEING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT $5. OBVIOUSLY FLORIDA IS PRIVILEGED BECAUSE SUCH A SUNNY STATE. BUT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ABOUT $5 PER WATT INSTALLED. BUT HERE WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD DEALS. THE HANNAH CITY CENTER I THINK I CALCULATED THAT AT $1789 PER WATT INSTALLED WHICH IS GREAT THAT ALLOW IT IS A VERY QUICK ROI. AND THE SMALL ASSISTANT AT LORETTA INGRAM, ABOUT $2.10, WHICH IS STILL A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER. THESE NUMBERS WILL TREND DOWN USUALLY AS THINGS TREND DOWN AND MORE SYSTEMS AND MORE DEMANDS ARE HAPPENING AND WE EXPECT THOSE NUMBERS TO COME DOWN. CERTAIN EVENTS THAT CAN IMPACT LIKE LIKE HURRICANES AND EMERGENCY EVENTS LIKE THAT WHERE CONTRACTORS WILL TRY TO MITIGATE THEIR RISK AND MANAGE THAT INCREASING RATES TEMPORARILY WHICH IS WHAT WE WILL SEE LATELY. THOSE PRICE ALSO SURELY COME DOWN AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED WITH SOLAR. I WANT TO GET BACK ON TRACK TO DISCUSS MORE OF THE SLIDES -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW SLIDES LEFT TO GO? >> I DON'T HAVE MANY, I DON'T THINK. AND WE CAN GO THROUGH IT REALLY QUICK. AND THESE ARE SOLID SAVINGS FOR THE SOLAR WE EXPERIENCED $176,000 WORTH OF SO I LAR ENERGY. THIS IS CONTRACTING FOR THE $1,347, 383 KILOWATT WE GENERATED SOLAR ON A UTILITY AVERAGE RATE. LAST YEAR, CITY OF TAMPA'S AVERAGE RATE WAS 12.3 CENTS PER KILOWATT THAT WE PAID OUR UTILITY PROVIDER. THIS YEAR IT WENT UP AND WILL GO UP AGAIN. BUT RIGHT NOW 12.7 CENTS PER KILOWATT AVERAGE RATE AND THESE SAVINGS ARE REFLECTED IN THAT. EQUIVALENT IS 673 METRIC TONS WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT. ALSO, WE HAVE OUR EV FLEET. WE HAVE 55 EVs AND WE SAVE OVER $42,000 WORTH OF SAVINGS AND F FUEL. ALSO THE RS $7500 PER VEHICLE WE PURCHASED FROM 2023 -- THE YEAR 2023 ALONE. AND WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR SIX EV CHARGERS THAT WE INSTALL IN THAT YEAR. AND LIKE I SAID, WE ARE EXPECTING CLOSE TO HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH HE REFUNDS THAT WILL COME IN A CHECK HERE SOON THOSE ARE ALL THE SLIDES. I DO HAVE A GENERAL SAVINGS THAT THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT HAS BROUGHT IN. AND I WENT THROUGH IT. AND WENT LINE BY LINE. IN GRANTS, FEDERAL GRANTS, WE -- WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED 2.5 MILLION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT SAVINGS. ENERGY SAVINGS DIRECTLY WITH OUR EWE FROILT VIED FROM 2023-'24. SAVED $1.3 MILLION. THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. USUALLY YOU DON'T GO DOWN WITH UTILITY COST OPINION IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. 1.4 MILLION IN SAVINGS IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. SAVED $100,000 IN TRANSPORTATION SAVINGS INCLUDING FUEL AND EV ELECTRIC VEHICLES. ALSO A BIG PART OF THE WORK IS -- I REVIEWED THOSE 1800 COUNTS FROM OUR UTILITY PROVIDER AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE RIGHT RATE. THERE IS A LOT OF RATES THAT OUR UTILITY PROVIDER CAN PROVIDE TO US BASED ON THE OPERATIONS IN THAT BUILDING. AND I KIND OF GO AND GET A SAMPLE EVERY WEEK AND SEAT RATES THAT ARE BEING CHARGED AT THE CITY ARE THE CORRECT ONES THAT WE ARE FREIGHTING IN THAT LOCATION. THIS THIS PAST WEEK, HANNAH FLEET MAINTENANCE CENTER ON AN INCORRECT RATE AND FILED $20,000 WORTH OF SAVINGS FOR THIS YEAR. WE ARE CHANGING FROM GENERAL SERVICE DEMAND STANDARD TO GENERAL SEVER DEMAND OPTIONAL. THAT CHANGE ALONE WILL BRING IN 20,000 WORTH OF SAVINGS. AND YOU INCLUDE THE IRR RESPOONDZ, $ 48,000. 37DZ 4 MILLION IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WE ARE LIMITING. SOME DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY LIKE GEORGE BARTHOLOMEW. A FEW ROOF REPLACEMENT DONE ONGOING AND IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT IS GREAT. A GREAT STORY. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU MANISCALCO WHEN SAY -- RAFAEL QUICK, FEDERAL GRANTS, IT IS EXPECTED OR MONEY THAT HAS BEEN COLLECT? >> 438,000 FOR GEORGE BAA THUL MOO IS YOU THERE TO DRAW. AND WE WILL BE DRAWING DOWN $303,000 BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH. BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT AND DRAWING THAT -- THOSE FUNDS THIS MONTH. NOW THE OTHER $2 MILLION, THEY ARE EAR MARKED. WE ARE IDENTIFYING THE SITE. WE ARE IDENTIFIED AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO DO IT, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT ALREADY AWARDED FOR THE CITY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. MR. ROGERO HERE WITH SOME INFORMATION. YOU ARE THE ADMINISTRATION UPDATE AND OPEN UP THAT 1:30 HEARING AND DO THE WITHDRAWAL. YES, WE STILL HAVE -- WE HAVE TO WAIT. YES, SIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. >>DENNIS ROGERO: DENNIS ROGERO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A COUPLE OF MINUTES TODAY TO COMMENT ON WHAT WAS ITEM 30 -- OR IS ITEM 30 IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE TODAY, THE ANNUAL -- OUR COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT -- AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN FOR THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR '24. AS YOU KNOW WE SHARED IT YOU WITH BEFORE EVERY YEAR. REQUIRED BY BOTH THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE AUDITOR GENERAL. AN ALL-INCLUSIVE, VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR '24. AGAIN I WANT TO OFFER COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND MY FANTASTIC TEAM, CONGRATULATION, THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW WHERE WE HAVE RECEIVEDTH GOLD STANDARD FROM OUR EXTERNAL AUDIT. UNMODIFIED BEEN NO FINDINGS OR NEGATIVE PROCESS. EXTERNAL CPA FIRM THAT COMES IN SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, THE PUBLIC, INVESTORS, THE MARKET, THEY ARE GETTING, AS I SAID, AN EXTENSIVE INDICATION OF THIS CITY'S FINANCIAL PICTURE. ALTHOUGH I TALK A GOOD GAME, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE DENNIS'S WORD FOR IT. VERY SOUND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE IN STAY CITY OF TAMPA. UNMODIFIED AUDIT IS ALSO A VERY, SEVERAL IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR CREDIT AGENCIES, RIGHT. AND OUR BOND RATINGS AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST AND ABSOLUTELY TIED TO OUR WONDERFUL BOND HEARINGS. AND A MAYBE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, THE CITY'S REPUTATION AND HOW WE MANAGE OUR FINANCES. SO VERY, VERY GOOD NEWS. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY IT BEFORE. YOU WILL HEAR ME SAY IT AGAIN. IT IS NOT DENNIS. I HAVE A FANTASTIC FINANCIAL TEAM. AND THESE ARE THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABORS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THEM IN FRONT OF COUNCIL WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT NATIONAL REWARD. -- AWARD, EXCUSE ME. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: REWARD AND AWARD. >>DENNIS ROGERO: REWARD -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS UP TO US TODAY. BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, "EXTERNAL AUDIT." OUTSIDE SET OF EYES LOOKING INTO OUR FINANCES AND BASICALLY CERTIFYING WHAT -- THE GOOD WORK HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS DONE HERE. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS TRANSPARENT AND ON THE UP AND UP. SO THAT -- THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS. AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM. AND ESPECIALLY THE CITIZENS BUDGET BOARD AND HAGAR KOPESKY THAT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY HARD. ANOTHER SET OF EYES. IT IS MULTILAYERED BUT WE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE PUBLIC. >>DENNIS ROGERO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: GO NEW BUSINESS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MORE MINUTES. COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: NONE NONSIR. >>LUIS VIERA: A COUPLE OF THINGS IF I MAY. THE REPORT FROM STATION 24 THAT WE GOT FROM CHIEF TRIPP TODAY. SHE MENTIONED A PROJECT MANAGER. I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE -- BECAUSE I BET THAT A LOT OF THE INFORMATION TAMPA FIRE IS COMING FROM THE PROJECT MANAGER OONS TO MAKE SURE IT REPORT COMES FROM TAMPA FIRE RESCUE AND/OR THE PROJECT MANAGER AND HAVE THE PROJECT MANAGER WHENEVER WE HAVE THAT QUARTERLY LIVE UPDATE. HAVE THAT PROJECT MANAGER REQUESTED TO BE MERE. >>LYNN HURTAK: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I MET WITH RESIDENTS -- AND I HAD FOLKS DISCUSS THIS ISSUE WITH ME. IF YOU ALL KNOW THE MOSS THAT CAN EXISTS ON MORRIS BRIDGE ROAD. YOU HAVE EASTON PARK WHICH IS A NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NEXT TO IT. A LONG TIME, A LOT OF THE CONGREGANT THERE IS AS WELL AS CYPRESS POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE MOSQUE. THEY HAVE BEEN SCAG SIDEWALK FROM EASTON PARK TO THE MOSQUE. THAT IS COUNTY. SO WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE COUNTY REQUESTING THAT WITH THE AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL. MANISCALCO ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: YOU WANT TO TALK TO MOBILITY -- MAYBE I WILL DO IT JOINTLY TOGETHER. >>LUIS VIERA: DWOEK THAT AS-- W CAN DO THAT WELL. PART ONE FOR THE MOTION AND PART TWO FOR A WRITTEN REPORT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: TWO VICES ARE WETTER THAN ONE. >>LUIS VIERA: ABSOLUTELY. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MOTION AND A SECOND. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, MA'AM. BASED ON COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN'S WISE SUGGESTION, I WILL HAVE A REQUEST -- I WILL REQUEST IS A CITY STAFF REPORT FROM MOBILITY ON THEIR REFERENCE TO COORDINATE WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, THE AFOREMENTIONED EFFORTS. AND WE CAN HAVE THAT -- I HAVE MY CALENDAR HERE, THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. YEP. THERE YOU GO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: JUNE 5. ALL RIGHTY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WAIT. >>LUIS VIERA: WRITTEN. JUST WRITTEN. NO STAFF. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. WRITTEN REPORT JUNE 5. >>LUIS VIERA: YES, SIR. AND LASTLY, A STATE OF FLORIDA PROGRAM THAT HOUSE MINO MINORITY FENTRIST-DRISCOL HAD AN IMPORTANT PART WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF ABANDONED AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEMETERIES. THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES PROGRAM WHERE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN APPLY TO PRESERVE PROONDZ TICKET HISTORIC CEMETERIES. SO I WANT TO ASK FOR CITY STAFF TO -- TO INQUIRE ON THIS PROGRAM AND TO TAKE A LOOK AT APPLYING FOR. TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL BLACK CEMETERIES. THERE IS STATE OF FLORIDA MONEY, LET'S TAKE IT. SO LET'S HAVE A -- DASH WRITTEN REPORT ON THIS ON JUNE 5 ON THEIR EFFORTS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO DO IT. AGAIN, OUR TAX MONEY OPINION APPEAR GREAT PROGRAM. LET'S DO IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: FLOWING COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. AYE. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I SAID NO. WHEN MR. VIERA BROUGHT UP THE CEMETERY AS LADY WHO -- MAYBE CALLED SOME OF US ALSO. MAYBE ALL YOU HAVE IT. REGARDING THE PROPERTY NEXT TO OAK LAWN CEMETERY UP FOR SALE AND SHE WANTS US TO BUY IT OR SOMETHING TO THAT DEGREE. SAY BODIES BURIED THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS OR NOT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: YOU WANT TO INQUIRE PRIVATELY WITH THE CHIEF OF STAFF. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: I WANT ALL OF YOU NO KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF IT IS FOR SALE, THERE ARE NO BODY THERE IS. HOW DO I DO THAT? DIFFICULT. >>GWEN HENDERSON: MAYBE I CAN ADDED THAT INFORMATION TO A LETTER I AM WRITING ON A CONSTITUENT. SHELBYs SHELBY BASED ON THE MOTION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: NO MOTION. JUST A FYI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>BILL CARLSON: MR. CHAIRSHOWMAN'S. ALMOST WEEKLY I GET PICTURES OF IT BEING DESTROYED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THE ONE ON N. BOULEVARD RIGHT? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: SHOWMAN AND W WOO WOODLAWN. >>BILL CARLSON: WE NEED PEOPLE OUT THERE TO PROTECT THE CENTER REESE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DID WE DO A VOTE? A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA. SECONDED FROM COUNCILWOMAN HENDERSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. YES MA'AM? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >>GWEN HENDERSON: I HAVE NOTHING. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION SETTING A DOPTION HEARS TA-CPA 24-04, TA-CPA 24-05, AND 24-06, 24-1R8, 25-01 AND 25-03 ON JULY 1, 2025 AT 5:01 AND DIRECT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO NOTIFY THE CITY COLLECT. A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ANYTHING ELSE? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: QUESTION OF THE CEMETERY. WHEN DID THE CITY GET INTO THE CEMETERY BUSINESS? >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: PARKS AND REC OVERSEES IT. WOODLAWN IS THE ONE WE TAKE CARE OF AND OAK LAWN -- >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: THAT -- THAT IS ANOTHER AREA WHERE AT AT THIS TIME SOMEBODY DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO BURY -- I WOULD ASSUME -- I WASN'T AROUND THEN. BUT YOU HAD A GRAVE SITE AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY AND PUT IT ON WERE TO OF THE OTHER ONE. THAT IS HOW IT STARTED. NO FUNDS LEFT. THE CEMETERIES WITH A PERPETUAL FUND, AND NOT THERE ANYMORE. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENING IS. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: OKAY. >>BILL CARLSON: WE HAD -- I THINK MAYBE BEFORE YOU JOINED, WE HAD MEMORIAL CEMETERY COME UP. ED PROBLEM IS THE STATE REQUIRES A TRUST FUND, BUT ONLY ENOUGH -- AS GINA TOLD ME AT THE TIME, ONLY ENOUGH TO PAY FOR MAINTENANCE FOR, LIKE, A YEAR. CITY DOESN'T CAKE IT OVER, IT WILL BE LIKE ZION. SOMEBODY WILL PAVE OVER IT. A BAD MODEL FOR GOVERNMENT -- >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD BUSINESS MODEL. >>BILL CARLSON: AS SOON AS THE OWNER RUNS OUT OF SPACE TO SELL, DUMP IT ON THE GOVERNMENT. IS IT COSTS -- MAYBE FOR A TIME $100,000 A YEAR FOR ONE CEMETERY. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS OAKLAWN, THE -- I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, BUT THE HEADSTONES AND OTHERS ARE ABSOLUTELY BEING DESTROYED AND DISINTEGRATED. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS PROTECT THEM. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CRAZY. IT'S INTERESTING THAT IS THE BUSINESS MODEL. A PRIVATE ENTITY CAN END SELLING THAT WITH SHORT COMMITMENT. MAINTAIN FUNDS IN PERPETUITY. >>MARTIN SHELBY: IF I CAN. ADDED THAT THAT. CARL BRODY -- THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY IS WELL-VERSED ON THIS. PROBATION IN STATE LAW OF BUILDING UPON WHAT IS A KNOWN SPOT -- YOU KNOW, INTERNMENT. THAT GRAVE SITES DO HAVE TO BE PROTECTED UNDER STATE LAW. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: GOES INTO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA IS TALKING ABOUT. ARE THERE BODY THERE IS, BECAUSE THAT WILL DEFINITELY -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNEW THAT THE STATUS ON THE IDEAS OF THE -- THE APPROVING OF CONTRACTOR PARKING PLAN IS IN THE AGENDA TODAY. AND IT WAS UNDER STAFF WRITTEN REPORTS BUT IT IS I REALLY GOOD. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THIS MOTION I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON UNTIL EVERYTHING WAS SETTLED FROM MISS WELLS. UNDER HER RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I DECIDED THAT WE CAN'T -- I DON'T WANT US TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. I MAKE MOTION FOR STAFF TO INCLUDE ONE ADDITIONAL TEXT AMENDMENT IN THE JULY 2024 AMENDMENT CYCLE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 28, 2025. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO MODIFY SECTION 27-2B 11 EN TIDE TITLED "GREATER SEMINOLE HEIGHTS VICTIMS. "GOINGS CLARIFY A PROPERTY IN THE SEMINOLE HEIGHTS DISTRICT, BUILD THE-TO LINE MEASURED FROM THE BUILD-TO BE LINE TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE. AND TWO, FOR PARCELS AND LOTS THAT IS RIGHT ARE NOT DEVELOPED AND VACANT BUILD-CONTINUE TO 20 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. THIS MOTION INCLUDES ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO SECTION 27-211 TO ENSURE THE SECTION OF THE ROAD AS AMENDED SIN TERMLY CONSISTENT. FOR EXAMPLE, ANY ILLUSTRATIONS OR I BELIEVE THAT DEPICT A BUILD ON THIS LINE MUST THE SHOW BUILD-CONTINUE TO LINE STOPPING AT THE PROPERTY LINE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION AND A SECOND. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CAN I SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT -- >>LYNN HURTAK: I DON'T THINK IT IS WISE. >>MARTIN SHELBY: I AM GOING TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION BACK TO ITEM 31, COUNCIL, WHICH WAS -- I AM GOING TO CAUTION YOU. THIS MATTER IS NOT RESOLVED BY YOUR VOTE TODAY. THERE IS STILL LITIGATION PENDING AND OTHER ISSUES OUTSTANDING THAT INVOLVE THAT PROPERTY AND THE CITY. SO MY CAUTIONARY STATEMENT TO YOU, IF YOU ARE APPROACH BY ANYBODY OR OFF IF DESIRE TO DISCUSS THIS PUBLICLY, DO NOT DO SO. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I DIRECT TO YOU KATE WELLS, ASSISTANT DEPUTY ATTORNEY, AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ANDREA ZELMAN. PLEASE DO NOT DISCUSS THIS CASE UNTIL THEY INFORM THAT YOU ALL MATTER RELATED TO IT HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: BETTER TO -- BETTER NOT. ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK? >>LYNN HURTAK: NO. WE STILL NEED TO VOTE. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON. CARLSON. >>BILL CARLSON: WITHOUT TALKING OF I ANY SPECIFIC CASES. >>MARTIN SHELBY: STILL BE VERY CAUTIOUS. >>BILL CARLSON: I AM VERY CAUTIOUS. NOT ANY SPECIFIC CASES. A GENERAL THING. YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE FOR A WHILE KNOWN I HAD QUESTIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND WITH ANDREA COMING ON BOARD, I THINK WE RESOLVED A LOT OF THOSE. THE -- FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, COUPLE OF US WERE ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS NOT THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF THE CITY. THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF THE CITIES IS THE COURTS. IF WE ARE GOING TO RAY PROVE SOMETHING, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE COURTS. NOT JUST A DECISION. THE CHARTER SAYS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FINAL WORD. BUT OUTLINES WHO THE CLIENTS ARE IN -- INFAMOUSLY HAD AN DWREE I CAN'T READ THAT WHEN SHE WAS CONFIRMED. ONE OF THE CLIENT IS THE MAYOR. ONE CLIENT IS CITY COUNCIL. AND COMMITTEE HEADS, I THINK DEPARTMENT HEADS, ETC. IN MY DAY JOB I WORK WITH ATTORNEYS ALL DAY. EVERY KIND OF ATTORNEYS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SITUATION WHERE A CLIENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY INPUT WHAT THE ATTORNEY DOES, THE BASIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A CLIENT AND AN ATTORNEY IS THAT THE ATTORNEY WILL COME -- IN ANY CASE NOT AN A OR B CHOICE. A THROUGH F OR SOMETHING. A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHOICES. AN EXAMPLE IS TO MAYBE STEP IN MR. VIERA'S AREA WHICH I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. IF AN INSURANCE COMPANY IS BEING SUED FOR $100,000. THEY MAY TRY TO -- THEY COULD SETTLE FOR $10,000. SETTLE FOR $50,000 AND TAKE TO YOU COURT. THEY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IF ST. WORTH TAKING IT TO COURT. WILL THE ATTORNEYS' FEES BE, ETC. THE CLIENTS THAT CHOICE THE ATTORNEY GOES BACK TO COURT AND THIS IS WHAT IT WILL COST AND THAT CLIENT DECIDES WHAT THE CHOICE IS. IN THE CASE OF LITIGATION REGARDING CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE NEVER CONSULTED ON THE CHOICES THAT THE ATTORNEYS TAKE. SO I WOULD LIKE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION -- AGAIN NOT TALKING OF ANY SPECIFIC CASE, BUT JUST TO TALK ABOUT ON CASES THAT -- WHERE THERE IS LITIGATION OF A CITY COUNCIL DECISION. NOT THE MAYOR'S DECISION OR OTHERS. CITY COUNCIL'S DECISIONS, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN ADDED STEP WHERE THE CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD A DISCUSSION WITH US. I KNOW TALKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THEY ARE CONCERNED OF HAVING OFF THE RECORD MEETINGS -- OR -- CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS. I DON'T LIKE THE OTHER WORD FOR THEM. CLOSED MEETINGS AND BECOME PUBLIC. AND BE AN ATTORNEY COULD CALL US -- NOT A POLL, BUT TO SEE WHAT OUR ATTITUDE IS. WHAT HAPPENS IS IF THE PROCESS LEADS TO A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AND THEY COME BACK WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AND WE DON'T AGREE WITH IT, WE ARE IN THE DIFFICULT SITUATION WHERE WE SAY WE ARE GOING TO GET SUED. BEFORE THEY GO INTO THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT, THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT AT LEAST PRIVATELY WHAT OUR ATTITUDES ARE FOR IT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A COUNCIL DISCUSSION. YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR ATTORNEY'S ON YOUR OWN. AUGUST 28 OF THE ROLE OF CITY COUNCIL OF GIVING FEEDBACK AND OR DIRECTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH REGARD TO LITIGATION OVER COUNCIL DECISIONS. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >>LYNN HURTAK: I WILL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SOUNDS GREAT AND SOUNDS WONDERFUL. WE HAVE A FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT WILL BE CHANGE IF THAT HAPPENS. WE HAVE A STRONG MAYOR STORM OF GOVERNMENT AND WE PASS ON TO THEM TO DO. WE GIVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. THE BUDGET HAS TO BE CONTROLLED BY US. YOU OUR BUDGET AT THE END OF THE YEAR. AND COME SEPTEMBER, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE PUT THE MONIES IN SPACE. TELL HOW IT WILL BE SPENT. AND ONCE WE CHANGE THIS FORUM, EVERYBODY GOES AWAY. TRUMP TELLING THE SUPREME COURT, I AM NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS AN EROSION OF THE PRESIDENT SEE AND IN CASE -- I AM NOT SAYING AN EROSION, BUT WE ARE LEGISLATIVE -- THEY ARE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND WE HIRE TO NEGOTIATE ALL THE CONTRACTS TO DO THE SPENDING OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATELY AND FROM DAY ONE AND I AM NOT FOLLOWING CHANGE IT UNLESS SOME INFORMATION TO TELL ME OF WRONGDOING. OPINION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA AND THEN -- >>LUIS VIERA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR ME TO CREATE A FORMAL DUTY TO THE PART OF THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INQUIRE WITH CITY COUNCIL ON ALL ISSUE ARE ALL CASES, LITIGATION AND SO FORTH THAT DEAL WITH OUR SITUATION, I THINK IT WILL CREATE TOO BURDEN OME OF A DUTY ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY. AND A LOT OF THESE CASES -- WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE DEAL WITH ELECTIONS. WE DEAL WITH POLITICS AND EVERYTHING. THESE CASES -- AND POLITICS SEEPS ITS WAY TO EVERYTHING. NOT SPEAKING OF ANY CASES, BUT POLITICS GET INTO A LOT OF THINGS AND TO CREATE A FORMAL DUTY ON CASES THAT ARE OFTEN POLITICIZED AND PETITIONERS ARE -- I APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVE DEALT WITH THAT IN A NUMBER CASES CREATE A FORMAL ENDANGERMENT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY DO MORE BAD THAN GOOD, IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE -- AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE HAVE THE POWER THAT IF WE TO KNOW THERE IS A CASE AND SHOULD KNOW THAT BY VIRTUAL OF THE DENIAL AND WE SEAT COMPLAINT FILED IN COURT AND SO FORTH. WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO INQUIRE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THE STATUS OF THAT LITIGATION TO GIVE US OUR THOUGHTS AND SO FORTH. THIS PLACE TOOCHS OF A BU-- TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INQUIRE CITY COUNCIL. AND LEADS TO TOO MANY ENTANGLEMENTS. ONE OF THE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE TO DISCUSS THINGS. BUT ULTIMATELY ON THIS I THINK THIS WOULD -- COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON, PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE A REBUTTAL. BECAUSE SHOOTING OFF-THE-CUFF. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS COMING BECAUSE OF SUNSHINE. BUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW. YEAH, THE WAY I SEE IT, IT CREATES MORE DETRIMENT THAN THAT I PROSPECTIVE BENEFIT AND THE BENEFIT CAN BE UTILIZED AND SEEN BY ASKING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS OCCASION. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT, I THINK. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCILWOMAN HURTAK. >>LYNN HURTAK: THIS ISN'T -- THIS WOULDN'T BE CHANGING ANYTHING WE ARE DOING. BECAUSE THE CITY ATTORNEY WORKS FOR BOTH THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. I MEAN THAT IS IN THE CHARTER. SO IT WOULDN'T BE CHANGING THINGS. IT WOULD BE CHANGING HOW REPORTING IS DONE. I DO THINK -- I DO NOT THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT AS A COUNCIL. I THINKS LETTER INDIVIDUALLY DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO BE APPRAISED BY AND THIS IS KIND OF WHAT MY DISCUSSIONS WERE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE BEFORE CERTAIN THINGS, AND I -- THAT -- I DON'T KNOW A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CARLSON AND THEN VIERA. ANYTHING TO ADD? >>BILL CARLSON: AS HURTAK JUST SAID, THE CHARTER CLEARLY SAYS THAT -- THAT CITY COUNCIL A CLIENT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE MAYOR'S CLIENT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POWERS OF THE -- THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THE LAST LEGAL WORD. THE WAY I READ THE CHARTER THAT THE CITY CAN I OVERRIDE THE MAYOR WITH THE LAST LEGAL WORD. ISSUE IS WHAT INPUT WE HAVE. YES, I TALK TO THEM ALL THE TIME. A LOT OF TIMES THESE ISSUE COME TO US AT THE LAST MINUTE. UNLESS YOU HAVE THEM OPEN ON THE COURT FILING AND FOLLOW THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND I THINK IT -- THE DISCUSSION OF THE ACTUAL CASES COULD HAPPEN -- I WOULD RECOMMEND HAPPEN IN PUBLIC -- I MEAN PRIVATE. WHAT I AM PROPOSING HERE IS JUST A DISCUSSION WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD WANT TO DO IT. THERE COULD BE LIMITS ABOVE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD AND HEAR FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT IF IT IS A $20,000 BLOW, A LOT OF TIMES THEY SETTLE BECAUSE NOT WORTH THE LEGAL FEES. BUT IF IT IS ABOVE A CERTAIN THRE THRESHOLD. THAT WILL HELP REDUCE THE BURDEN. IF NOT A PUBLIC DISCUSSION, POLL SIX WOULD NOT COME INTO IT. AND I AM ASKING FOR A DISCUSSION ON THAT DAY PRESUMING WE WILL TALK TO THE CITY ATTORNEY IN ADVANCE AND DURING THAT TIME -- DURING NOW AND THEN. IF YOU DECIDED YOU DIDN'T NEED THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE CERTAIN CONVERSATIONS WE COULD CANCEL IT. OUR INTENT IS LIKE TO SURE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS NOT JUST GETTING INFORMATIONING FROM A COUPLE OF US. BUT MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO YOU EACH OF US TO HAVE CONVERSATION OF SOME OF THE BIGGER LEGISLATION. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER VIERA AND CLENDENIN. >>LUIS VIERA: I HAVE AN IDEA THEIR MAYBE IS GETTING TO WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO. HAVE A LIST OF ACTIVE CASES EVERY MONTH, TWO MONTHS, SO WE CAN CONSIDER THAT. JUST A THOUGHT. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THAT WAS -- >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION. DOES THAT LIST CURRENTLY EXIST? >>MARTIN SHELBY: THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS, YES, IT DOES EXIST. BUT THEN YOU SEE A COURT CASE WITH A CASE NUMBER WITH A PLAINTIFF AND A DEFENDANT. AND YOU LEGAL DON'T KNOW WHAT STATUS IT IS. WHERE IT IS IN THE NEXT PROCESS. WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER IMMEDIATES. AND, FOR INSTANCE, I CAN TELL IF YOU THERE IS MEDIATION SCHEDULED OR IF THERE IS A 70-51 HEARING SCHEDULED. SO THERE IS INFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE. CARLSONst. >>BILL CARLSON: I WILL WITHDRAW THIS AND HOLD IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS SO YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: I HAVE ONE ITEM. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: MAKE A MOTION THAT THE BUDGET ANALYST RUFRJ IT THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 26 WITH BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FY '26 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. >>ALAN CLENDENIN: FLOWING CHAIRMAN MANISCALCO. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE 1:30 PUBLIC HEARING? >>ALAN CLENDENIN: SO MOVED. >>CHARLIE MIRANDA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 51 FROM THE AGENDA. WITHDRAW. BECAUSE THE ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CLENDENIN. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >>GWEN HENDERSON: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >>LUIS VIERA: SECOND. >>GUIDO MANISCALCO: ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. INVOLVED. IT'S NOT JUST PURE HEIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT. IT'S NOT JUST PURE HEIGHT TO THE PEAK OF THE ROOF. IT'S THE MASS AND THE SCALE COMPARED TO OTHER ADJACENT HOUSES. THE PORCH OF T