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B
B
B
I
am
here:
councilman
carlson
will
not
be
joining
us
and
I
am
sure
that
councilwoman
her
attack
and
councilman
vieira
will
be
here
shortly.
Chief
bennett,
would
you
like
to
we're
going
to
go
here?
First,
okay,
then
I'm
going
to
go
to
mr
massey,
then
we're
going
to
go
to
public
comment.
Chief
pettis.
Would
you
just
like
to
give
us
a
guideline
of
what's
happening
good
morning.
F
Accommodating
me:
well,
this
is
the
second
time
I
think
it
provides
the
community
and
council
and
administration
opportunity
to
go
through
the
presentation
which
was
offered
several
weeks
ago,
but
the
council's
pleasure
after
we
had
received
some
one-on-one
briefings
over
the
last
week,
we
sent
in
a
memo
yesterday
with
a
recommended
agenda
just
to
make
the
best
use
of
the
two-hour
time.
So
again,
the
council's
pleasure
we
offered
after
public
comment
introduction.
F
Of
course,
the
recommended
agenda,
which
is
what
we're
talking
about
now
chief
rehearsal,
would
come
up
and
give
kind
of
a
recap
for
the
highlights
of
the
presentation
from
a
couple
weeks
ago.
B
G
Yes,
sir,
this
is
a
special
call
tampa
city
council
workshop
being
held
in
the
city
council
chambers,
located
on
the
third
floor
of
old
city
hall,
315
east
kennedy
boulevard
here
in
tampa
florida
on
this
tuesday
august
16th
at
9
00
am
the
public
is
able
to
attend
this
meeting
in
person
or
view
it
by
cable,
television
on
spectrum,
channel
640
or
frontier
channel
15
or
by
the
internet
via
www.tampa.gov.
G
Livestream,
the
public
is
also
able
to
participate
in
this
meeting
either
here
in
person
in
city,
council
chambers
or
virtually
by
way
of
communication,
media
technology
or
cmt.
However,
the
use
of
cmt
does
require
pre-registration
with
the
city
clerk's
office.
Directions
for
pre-registration
are
included
in
the
notice
of
the
meeting
and
on
the
agenda.
Public
comment
is
limited
to
three
minutes
per
person,
also
relative
to
public
participation.
G
B
We
have
a
motion
made
by
councilman
mattis
cocco
seconded
by
councilman
goose,
all
in
favor.
Is
there
any
opposed?
Thank
you,
mr
master.
Let
the
record
reflect
that
councilwoman,
hertek
and
councilman
vera
are
also
in
attendance.
At
this
time.
We
will
take
any
public
comments
pertaining
to
this
budget
workshop.
Is
there
anyone
in
the
audience
in
council
chambers
that
wishes
to
make
a
public
comment
on
this
budget
workshop.
E
B
B
E
Good
morning
my
name
is
stephanie
foyner,
I'm
a
citizen
of
the
city
of
tampa,
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
budget
committee.
I'd
like
to
remind
you
that
last
year
we
proposed
as
the
budget
committee
that
you
that
the
council
receive
a
raise
that
would
be
more
in
line
with
what
other
cities
of
our
size
are
receiving.
E
I
read
mr
frego's
article
in
the
tampa
bay
times
yesterday,
I'd
like
to
add
a
few
facts
that
weren't
included.
Please
excuse
my
numbers
from
these
are
from
the
budget
from
last
year,
because
I've
only
read
the
first
100
pages
of
this
year's
budget
and
I'll
update
these
numbers
later
and
send
them
to
you,
11
other
municipalities,
average
salary
for
the
same
positions
that
you
have
is
72
000
a
year.
No,
we
are
not
other
cities,
but
we
want
representation
that
is
not
independently
wealthy.
E
We
want
representation
that
can
pay
their
mortgages
while
they're
sitting
on
our
council.
This
is
not
about
you,
the
current
council.
This
is
about
the
future
of
the
representation
of
our
city.
Currently,
if
you
are,
if
your
salary
for
city
council
were
the
only
source
of
income
for
you,
you
are
at
80
percent
of
ami
for
a
two-person
family
last
year
it
was
for
a
three-person
family.
You
were
at
100,
so
you
got
less
bargaining
power
with
the
funds
that
you
have
this
year
than
you
had
last
year.
E
E
000
a
year
cut
that
in
half
that's
87
000
per
year
if
she
were
part-time,
but
those
of
you
who
follow
facebook
you'll
see
that
most
of
the
folks
on
city
council
are
out
every
day
of
the
week
working
for
the
citizens
right
along
with
the
mayor,
so
take
that
into
consideration.
I
took
the
top
five
salaries
for
fire
police
parks
and
rent
revenue
and
finance
the
mayor's
office
chief
of
staff,
development
and
economic
opportunity
and
infrastructure
and
mobility.
This
is
from
the
year
2022.
That's
not
even
for
this
year
average.
E
For
all
departments
was
150
000
a
year
cut
it
in
half
75.,
I'm
not
a
fan
of
overpaying
for
services,
I'm
cheap
and
all
my
friends
will
tell
you
how
cheap
I
am.
I
watch
the
budget,
I
watch
expenditures,
I
watch
our
tax
dollars
and
where
they
go,
but
we
are
investing
in
our
future.
We
are
talking
about
an
expenditure
of
151
000
overall
for
the
city
budget.
I
can't
even
calculate
that.
E
I
don't
know
what
the
numbers
look
like,
but
you
would
have
to
cut
it
a
penny
into
little
bitty
pieces,
100
or
more
pieces
in
order
to
show
the
relevance
of
this
increase
in
the
budget.
Mr
franco's
article
made
a
big
deal,
but
what
is
a
bigger
deal?
It
know
how
small
a
part
of
this
budget
it
is,
and
the
thousands
and
thousands
that
we
spend
on
city
services
to
study
this
or
study
that
I
think
this
is
an
investment
for
our
future.
Please.
B
Thank
you.
Is
there
anyone
else
online?
Thank
you
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
set
the
record
straight
that
some
of
the
people
may
have
seen
in
print,
and
I
quote
what
it
says
is
sitra
said:
voters
should
have
the
chance
to
vote
council
members
off
if
they
do
not
like
the
pay
raise.
That
is
not
a
statement
I
made
that's
not
even
a
paraphrase
I
made
the
statement
I
made
was.
I
was
elected
to
a
certain
pay
scale,
with
a
increase
of
cost
of
living
per
year.
H
H
Pardon
me
increase
compared
to
the
current
year
and
that
four
percent
is
due
to
again
all
of
the
great
things
that
we're
doing
increased
staffing,
which
of
course,
we've
heard
from
many
council
members
additional
community
redevelopment
area
contributions.
We've
shared
that
with
council
that,
as
the
property
tax
revenue
goes
up,
so
does
that
piece
that
goes
to
the
community
redevelopment
areas,
additional
police
fire
and
rescue
equipment,
higher
fuel
costs.
H
We've
mentioned
that
we'll
mention
it
again,
I'm
absolutely
certain
additional
funding
for
vehicles
fiscal
year
23
maintains
that
very,
very
significant
in
our
vehicles
and
including
public
safety
that
we're
trying
to
catch
up
on
all
the
way
back
from
the
great
recession
over
30
million
dollars,
continued
funding
of
our
water
and
wastewater
projects,
the
pipes
program,
expansion
of
the
solid
waste
capital
improvement
program
and
you'll
see
more
of
that
in
the
future.
H
As
we've
discussed
facilities,
projects,
increased
funding
for
parks
and
recreation
and,
of
course,
the
negotiated
pay
increases
and
the
contracts
associated
with
the
collective
bargaining
agreements.
I'll
also
note
here,
one
of
the
ways
that
we
funded
all
of
the
things
we've
funded
because
we
do
have
a
lot
of
needs-
was
deferral
of
the
public
safety
center.
H
If
you've
looked
through
the
budget
and
when
you
complete
looking
through
the
budget,
you'll
notice-
it's
not
in
there,
you
may
recall
that
was
going
to
be
a
150
million
dollar
project,
we're
saving
millions
in
general
fund
debt
service
by
deferring
that
project,
of
course,
that
doesn't
change
the
need
for
us
to
locate,
tampa
police
headquarters,
someplace,
that's
a
very
old
building
and
we
have
some
difficulties
with
it
as
you
know,
but
we
have
deferred
that
in
order
to
fund
some
other
things
and
again,
this
is
a
break
out
of
the
major
funds,
as
is
typical.
H
H
Tampa
convention
center,
neighborhood
and
community
affairs,
and
much
of
our
government
support
operations
and
to
the
right
again
the
enterprise
funds.
Those
are
the
departments
that
run
like
a
business.
I've
said
that
before
they've
got
to
maintain
liquidity,
they've
got
to
maintain
what
in
the
private
sector
would
be
a
profit
and
they're
doing
that
and
they're
doing
that
very
well.
Water,
waste,
water,
solid
waste
and
parking
are
the
primary.
H
Ones,
a
quick
review
of
the
salary
adjustments.
Excuse
me,
quick
review
of
the
salary
adjustments
that
we've
discussed.
The
overwhelming
majority
of
employees
are
receiving
9.5
in
fiscal
year
23,
and
you
see
the
exceptions
there.
Six
percent
for
managers,
three
percent
for
elected
officials
and
the
mayor
is
still
deciding
on
the
directors
and
the
administrators
again
a
very,
very
strong
compensation
package,
in
our
opinion,
emphasizing
the
rewarding
of
valuable
employees
that
we
already
have
and
the
recruiting
of
other
valuable
employees
in
this
environment.
H
Again,
council,
something
you've
seen
before,
and
you'll
you'll
see
again
very,
very
important
to
us.
The
assigned
fund
balance.
We
stress
this
frequently
because
it
is
such
an
important
metric
of
our
financial
health.
You
see
what
I
would
describe
as
a
very
nice
stable
fund
balance
as
we
revert
to
our
historical
average
of
23
to
24
of
our
general
fund.
H
Getting
over
that
hump,
you
see
associated
with
the
federal
stimulus,
the
coven
federal
stimulus
which
inflated
from
an
historical
perspective,
our
fund
balance.
Broadly,
this
is
a
nice
stable
picture,
23
24
well
in
excess
again,
as
we
typically
strive
to
be
of
our
policy
of
20.
H
H
Which
allows
me
to
segue
into
our
credit
ratings
again
just
a
brief
reminder:
we've
talked
about
it
before
I'm
confident
we'll
talk
about
it
again.
You
and
the
public
should
expect
nothing
less
saving
a
great
deal
of
money
on
debt
service
and
again
really
reflecting
our
continuing
reputation
as
a
fiscally
conservative
and
well-managed
organization.
H
This
is
a
fiscal
year
23
budget,
but
we
forecast
far
ahead
of
that
to
the
best
of
our
ability.
Of
course,
you
read
the
news
whether
it's
in
paper,
form
or
internet
form
there's
a
great
deal
of
uncertainty
out
there,
but
we've
got
the
best
and
the
brightest
working
on
it
and
looking
ahead
very
nice
balanced
budget.
H
Just
want
to
remind
council
and
the
viewers
of
the
next
steps,
the
citizens
advisory
budget
financial
committee
will
be
meeting
this
friday.
This
will
be
their
inaugural
meeting,
I
believe,
for
the
fiscal
year
23
budget,
and
then
we
have
the
two
public
hearings
scheduled
in
early
and
relatively
late
september.
H
Thank
you
for
those
that
have
taken
part,
but
we
have
also
gone
above
and
beyond
what
we
did
last
year
by
printing
out
hard
copy,
every
single
line,
item
of
every
department
that
is
contained
within
the
opengl
platform,
but
again
we've
had
it
about
a
year
everybody's
still
getting
acclimated
to
that
platform,
it's
very,
very
transparent,
but
it
does
take
some
time
and
some
training
to
get
100
percent
out
of
it.
So
we
have,
in
accordance
with
a
public
record
request
printed.
All
of
that
information
out.
It's
very
thick,
there's
a
great
deal
of
information.
H
This
is
probably
the
most
transparent
that
I've
seen
since,
since
I
got
here
in
2009
when
we,
when
we
went
from
a
line
item
budget
more
to
a
performance
based
budget,
so
there's
a
great
deal
of
information.
As
I've
said
before
it's
it's
the
49th
largest
city
in
america.
It's
complex!
It's
expansive!
Please
help
us
guide.
You
through.
H
There
feel
free
to
play
in
the
open
gov
platform,
but
we
do
want
to
make
to
make
it
known
that
we
have
done
our
best
to
regardless
of
the
format,
whether
it's
virtual,
whether
it's
hard
copy
to
make
that
information
available.
H
And
that
ends
my
highlights.
Council
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
nicole
travis
to
talk
about
housing.
A
I
just
had
a
question
on
the
salaries.
First
of
all,
I
I
really
believe
that
everybody
deserves
that
nine
and
a
half
percent
wherever
they
are,
but
I
also
wanted
to
ask
about
the
things
we
don't
talk
about
with
salaries,
how
about
what
about
health
care?
What
about
other
benefits?
H
I
will
I
will
give
you
some
opening
remarks
and
defer
to
the
experts,
but
I
think
in
the
city
of
tampa
we
have
a
very
competitive
healthcare
program,
including,
as
you
heard
many
of
us
mention
our
our
clinics
for
employees
and
their
families.
We
credit
those
clinics
with
contributing
a
great
deal
to
that.
I
don't
have
the
slide
on
me
now,
but
that
disparity
between
the
national
trend
of
health
care
increases
and
what
we're
experiencing,
not
only
now,
but
historically,
I
think
I've
said
before
I'll
probably
say
it
again.
H
I
don't
envision
any
time
where
health
care
costs
are
going
to
go
down,
but
we
can
certainly-
and
I
think,
we've
done
a
great
job
of
mitigating
those
costs
in
terms
of
the
details
of
the
program
itself,
I'd
have
to
defer
to
the
experts.
I
just
know
from
a
holistic
perspective,
we're
doing
very
well
compared
to
the
national
average.
A
H
Staff,
yes,
it's
a
seven
and
a
half
to
eight
percent
increase
in
terms
of
our
cost
and
contrast
that,
with
the
you
know,
the
the
healthcare
trust
of
the
public
safety
department-
they're,
not
with
us
anymore.
But
I
can
speak
to
that
level.
If
you're
wanting
to
know
what
it
is
for
on
a
like
an
average
per
employee
basis-
I
I
don't
know
perhaps
the
chief
does
or
somebody
does
and
we
can
cert.
We
can
certainly
circle
back
to
you
with
the
details.
A
F
Yeah,
as
chief
herrera
mentioned,
the
last
negotiated
contract,
the
public
safety
unions
broke
off
into
the
home
of
health
care.
Trust
and
part
of
the
agreement
going
into
that
relationship
was
two-fold,
one
that
it
did
not
squeeze
over
to
the
general
employees,
and
so
that's
been
guarded
very
well.
There
is
always
an
annual
increase
with
health
care,
and
the
recommended
increase
this
year
was
seven
and
a
half
percent
that
is
paid
by
the
employee
and
that
is
below
the
national
level.
F
As
I'm
told
it's
also
below
what
the
public
safety
groups
negotiated
with
the
city
because
they
put
their
cap
at
eight
percent
and
we're
only
charging
seven
and
a
half
percent
to
the
employees
for
an
increase.
But
the
employee
does
pay
that
one
thing
we
did
this
year,
which
is
going
to
have
to
go
into
deeper
analysis.
F
What
we
did
share
with
the
general
employees
was
that
we
were
trying
to
stratify
the
different
categories
of
insurance
right
now,
there's
only
single
and
family,
and
we
tried
to
do
single
plus
one
and
then
also
single
plus
children,
and
try
to
get
four
different
lanes.
It
did.
The
analysis
didn't
come
out
favorable
when
they
did
it.
F
It
didn't
offer
those
opportunities
to
those
two
new
tiers,
but
I
think
we
can
continue
to
work
on
the
methodology
and
get
that
refined,
maybe
for
next
year,
but
right
now,
it's
seven
and
a
half
percent
increase
again
below
what
I'm
told
is
the
national
standard
and
guarded
against
what
the
union's
increases
are
to
make
sure
that
those
general
employees
aren't
in
a
punitive
state
based
on
that
health
care
trust.
A
Great
thank
you
and
one
one
more
question
that
I
would
love.
If
you
could
explain
you
talk
about
our
credit
rating
and
I
know
it's
wonderful,
but
if
you
could
kind
of
explain
for
the
public,
why
that
matters.
H
H
Well,
it's
lovely
to
have
a
great
reputation,
but
when
we
go
to
issue
debt,
when
we
talk
about
anything
from
a
large-scale
financial
perspective,
the
market
potential
investors,
the
credit
rating
agencies,
they
look
at
these
credit
ratings
and
we're
very,
very
high,
and
that
sends
a
great
message
we're
worth
investing
in
and
it
really
comes
to
fruition
when
we're
issuing
debt
and
we're
issuing
a
lot
of
debt
to
get
all
these
things
done.
The
market
potential
investors,
whether
they're
retail
investors,
industrial
investors,
they
look
at
us.
This
is
a
city
worth
investor.
H
H
Fitch
moody's
have
come
in,
as
I
said,
with
a
fine-tooth
comb,
looked
at
not
only
our
position
now,
but
where
we've
come
from
and
where
we
anticipate
will
be
going,
and
that
saves
a
great
deal
of
money,
because
if
we're
going
to
take
out
debt,
we're
going
to
pay
an
interest
rate
and
the
better
ratings,
we
have
the
more
competitive
we
can
be
in
the
marketplace
and
the
lower
that
interest
rate.
As
we've
shared
with
you
in
the
past,
I
don't
know
them
from
memory,
but
millions
and
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
over
time.
I
Mr
chairman,
mr
we
talked
yesterday
about
salaries,
employees
have
emailed
us
and
called
us.
I
just
want
you
to
find
these
salaries
as
it
relates
to
these
lab
texts.
These
people
are
calling
and
saying
that
they're
not
getting
a
raise.
So
you
talk
about
these
certain
codes
that
we
don't
know
about.
Yes,
and
maybe
would
you
give
me
a
definition
of
these
different
codes
and
so
people
can
understand
they
are
getting
a
raise,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
this
council
is
giving
everyone
in
the
city
something
rather
than
nothing.
I
I
understand
administrators
they're
a
little
different,
because
what
their
pay
scale
is
much
much
higher.
I
reckon
employees.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
employees
know
that
they're
getting
something,
so
they
can
know
what
that
is,
and
the
public
can
know
what
these
codes,
because
again
we're
getting
emails,
saying
we're
not
getting
anything.
H
Yes,
sir,
and
of
course
I
recall
our
briefing
yesterday
and
we're
going
to
do
a
better
job
of
being
a
little
more
overt
in
getting
that
information
out
as
we
did
discuss,
though
it's
a
little
more
cut
and
dried
with
the
collective
bargaining
agreement,
because
it's
a
public
negotiation
process,
etc
and
non-public
or
non-union
employees.
Well,
that
is
all
dependent
upon
adoption
of
the
budget.
Having
said
that,
there's
a
number
of
different
titles,
whether
it's
an
n
class
as
we
discussed
an
s-class,
a
professional
class,
etc,
etc.
H
So
I
will
try
to
to
some,
if
you're,
a
professional,
an
n
class
you're
getting
nine
and
a
half
percent
if
you're
an
s
class,
a
supervisor
you're
getting
nine
and
a
half
percent
if
you're
an
m
class,
a
manager
you're
getting
six
percent,
if
you're
a
member
of
the
collective
bargaining
agreement,
you're
getting
that
nine
and
a
half
percent
other
than
that
we
have
the
directors
and
the
administrators
and
again
those
pay
scales
are
still
pending.
I.
A
H
H
I
I
think
they
are
also
ps,
as
in
professionals,
nine
and
a
half
percent.
But
if,
if
they're
not,
let
me
write
that
down
I'll
I'll
verify
and
circle
back
unless
you.
F
Know,
chief
offhand,
I
don't
know
their
classification,
but
just
one
little
post
script
to
chief
rehearsal's
comments
for
those
that
are
the
the
m
class,
the
management
class
at
six
percent.
The
other
thing
that
the
adoption
of
the
budget
would
offer
is
that
every
pay
band
in
the
city
will
move
nine
and
a
half
percent,
and
so,
if
they
get
a
six
percent
and
they
were
topped
out
which
33
of
our
m
classes
are
topped
out,
it
gives
them
an
opportunity
to
get
a
merit
increase
through
a
performance
opportunity.
F
So
it's
not
that
they
just
get
sick.
They
would
open
a
door
for
additional
growth
that
they
wouldn't
have
otherwise
had
an
adoption
of
the
volunteers.
Annual
evaluation,
yes,
sir,
and
then
the
classifications,
the
the
n
as
in
nancy
classes
and
the
asses
and
supervisories,
as
the
chief
said,
are
the
other
one.
I'm
not
sure
if
we
discussed
is
the
appointed
unclassified,
your
legislative
aides,
our
administrative
and
executive
administrative
assistants
are
in
the
au
classification
and
they
were
slated
for
a
nine
and
a
half
percent
increase.
I
Last
question:
why
are
you
up
there?
We
are
on
salaries,
you
know
we
see
articles
in
the
paper.
People
are
calling
news.
Media
is
about
council's
salary.
Explain
that
process
you
went
through
and
I'm
gonna
make
some
comments
about
what
I've
written
the
paper
and
what
the
media
had
asked
me.
F
Sure,
as
as
council
may
recall,
there
was-
and
I
the
way
I
described
it
in
the
budget
presentation-
was
a
non-motion
request.
It
was
just
a
request
to
do
some
due
diligence
and
look
at
at
council
salaries.
Some
of
this
came
from
the
public,
as
you
heard
this
morning.
Some
of
it
was
either
online
or
offline
curiosity
of
just
looking
at
council's
pay
classification.
F
F
One
of
them
wasn't
predicted,
but
the
neighborhood
sent
in
some
comparative
across
the
country
reviews
which
were
valuable
for
information,
and
then
we
asked
our
strategic
initiatives
and
government
affairs
office
to
do
a
scan,
especially
in
central
florida,
and
they
looked
at
a
couple
things.
They
looked
first
at
what
the
median
salaries
were
for
city
employees.
F
They
also
looked
at
the
again
the
florida
as
far
as
the
size
of
the
city,
and
they
looked
at
the
number
of
constituents,
whether
it's
by
district
or
by
city-wide,
and
by
far
this
council
has
more
constituents
per
council
person
than
the
comparator
said.
So
we
know
that
with
the
advancements
in
media
and
information
that
you
have
a
lot
of
things
going
on
in
your
lives
and
and
clearly
as
it's
been
mentioned
over
and
over
again,
it's
a
busier
time
than
what
I've
seen
in
my
40
years.
So
we
took
that
into
consideration.
F
We
did
the
median
salary
within
the
city
and
they
came
out
to
the
recommended
number
that
we
offered
during
the
budget.
Presentation.
Council
has
many
opportunities.
I
don't
know
we
want
to
discuss
those
now,
but
we
can.
You
know
it's.
It's
really
council's
pleasure
to
hear
all
the
different
opportunities
that
related
to
that
recommendation,
but
that's
how
we
got
there.
I
Thank
you
for
doing
that,
chief
and
again,
those
who
have
been
watching
this
city
council
have
seen
the
public
time
and
time
again
talk
about
the
work
talking
about
the
this
council
going
out
there
doing
the
work
and
I'm
grateful
that
people
recognize
when
you're
doing
your
job.
I
I'm
grateful
for
that.
I'm
grateful
that
you
have
people
will
stand
up
and
don't
worry
about
political
pressure
or
making
it
political.
As
you
know,
people
know
I
don't
care
about
being
political.
I
just
do
what
I
do
and
the
bottom
line
for
me
is
that
you
know
no
one
pays
for
my
parking
ticket
when
I
have
to
go
to
a
meeting
and
I
run
over
in
a
meeting
the
city
doesn't
give
me
a
parking
pass.
The
mirror
has
a
driver.
I
I
I
I
have
a
busy
district.
You
know
my
pension,
thank
god.
I
was
blessed
to
get
one
meets
my
means
for
the
month,
but
after
that
I
have
to
hustle
like
anybody
else,
so
I'm
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
serve,
but
I'm
not
stupid,
and
I
think
that
citizens
aren't
either
and
they
want
their
services.
They
want
their
counselors
to
be
available
to
do
they
need
to
do.
I
talked
about
since
2019.
My
office
is
very
busy.
I
I
So
I'm
great
my
gratitude
is,
is
really
indebted
to
them,
but
I'm
going
to
support
the
salary,
rather
it's
to
come
at
the
end
or
now,
but
I
will
support
the
increase.
I
think
is
needed.
When
I
went
to
florida
leader
cities
and
I
talked
to
several
other
council
members,
they
talked
about
tampa
we're
the
hottest
thing.
It
is
tampa.
I
Housing
prices,
our
salaries,
the
first
question,
some
of
the
guys
ask
how
many
people
in
your
district
and
then
when
I
tell
them
how
many
people
I
serve
in
just
my
district
alone,
they're,
like
wow,
I
only
have
like
10
12
000
people,
10
12,
000
people.
That's
what
I
made
it's
not
about
like
what
you
make
it's
about,
what
you
do
and
the
performance
you
do
and
the
citizens
recognize
that
for
the
most
part,
and
I'm
grateful
for
that
as
well.
I
So
how
are
we
to
figure
this
thing
out
within
the
next
couple
of
weeks?
As
far
as
the
increase
I'm
going
to
support
the
increase,
whether
it
passes
or
not
with
this
council,
I
will
support
it
again.
Whether
it
comes
in
the
new
election,
which
I
don't
worry
about,
could
care
less
about
when
that
comes
that
time
comes,
but
again
I
am
going
to
support
it.
J
J
B
Get
through
the
the
presentation
first,
before
we
go
off
on
a
different
questioning,
I
was
hoping
that
we
could
keep
this
to
what
mr
rahara,
okay,
yeah.
J
J
Then
I'll,
then,
okay,
then
I'll
save
part
of
it.
For
later.
I'm
just
and
I
was
going
to
discuss
a
couple
of
issues
tampa
fire.
I
can
discuss
that
later.
Pursuant
to
the
chairman's
wishes.
That's
fine,
I'm
glad
to
do
that,
and-
and
I
wasn't
going
to
comment
necessarily
on
the
salary
issue,
but
I
will
state
my
my
piece
on
it.
I
guess,
if
you
will,
which
is,
I
think,
it's
a
reasonable
discussion
to
have.
I,
I
think,
that's
fine
in
terms
of
the
public
requesting
it.
J
I
think
I've
heard
that
from
maybe
two
or
three
members
of
the
public.
It's
not
something
that
I
think
the
public
is
clamoring
for
and
and
what
not
that
is
it
a
reasonable
and
necessary
discussion
to
have
absolutely
absolutely
it
is
we
want
people
to
run
for
office?
We
want
people
to
be
able
to
afford
to
serve
in
public
office.
However,
I
will
strongly
strongly
strongly
oppose
any
effort
to
make
that
pay
increase
for
for
for
this
council
before
the
next
council
takes
over.
J
I
just
philosophically
you
know
we
we
have
in
the
federal
government
the
27th
amendment
to
the
constitution,
which
says
essentially
that
if
congress
passes
a
pay
increase-
and
I
don't
refer
to
cost
of
living-
adjustments-
that's
different,
but
if
congress
passes
a
pay
increase,
then
they
can't
receive
the
benefit
of
that
until
the
next
election.
J
I
think
what's
good
enough
for
the
u.s
congress
is
good
enough
for
tampa
city
council
and
by
the
way
we
should,
if,
if
that's,
not
law,
which
apparently
it
isn't,
we
should
make
that
law
either
through
a
charter
amendment
or,
however,
means
we
have
to,
because
I
just
think
philosophically
that
when
you
run
for
office
right
you
you
you
run
as
a
contract
with
with
the
voters
and
with
constituents
and
whatnot.
I
knew
I
was
a
partner
in
my
law
firm
I'd
been
at
for
about
nine
years.
J
When
I
ran
for
office,
I
knew
I'd.
Take
a
pay
cut
like
in
all
of
us.
I
knew
what
that
was,
but
for
me
it
was
more
than
offset
by
being
able
to
help
the
public
for
for
the
issues
that
I
care
about
very
very
passionately.
It's
a
trade-off
that
we
make
I'm
very
fortunate
in
that
regard,
that
I'm
an
attorney,
and
I
have
a
practice
that
I
actually
have
a
mediation
at
1
30.
J
So
I
have
to
leave
here
about
12
30
speak
of
the
devil
right,
but
but
I'm
fortunate
in
that
regard,
but
we
need
to
have
city
council
salaries
that
are
more
minimal
to
more
members
of
the
public,
because
for
me,
running
for
office
should
be
a
positive
civic
endeavor.
It
should
be
a
patriotic
endeavor
where
you
want
to
give
back
to
your
community,
but
we
ought
to
make
it
such
that
more
people
can
serve,
but
I
don't
think
it
should
take
place
for
this
city
council.
J
In
my
opinion,
again,
I'm
not
hearing
when
I,
when
I
talk
about
clamoring
from
the
public,
I
think
about
affordable
housing.
I
think
about
potholes,
I
think
about
transportation.
You
know:
is
this
a
reasonable
conversation
to
have
absolutely
absolutely,
but
I
think
it's
got
to
be
done
in
a
correct
way.
So
those
are
my
thoughts
if
you
will.
J
Thank
you,
sir
and
I'll
comment,
if
I
may,
on
some
other
issues
or
some
other
budget
priorities
that
that
I
see
in
here
that
I
want
to
talk
about
including
tampa
fire
and
station
24
and
some
other
issues,
but
I'll
mention
that
afterwards.
If
I
may
thank
you,
mr
chairman
customer.
B
C
Thank
you
very
much
and
in
this
to
continue
the
discussion
regarding
the
salaries.
I
spoke
to
a
legislative
aide
that
works
for
a
county.
Commissioner,
two
blocks
away,
and
I
asked
what
do
you
make
83.
our
legislative
aides
make,
I
think,
they're
all
the
same.
Some
are
more
if
they
work
for
the
chairperson,
they
get
a
little
pay
increase.
C
It's
in
the
low
70s
low
to
mid
70s,
a
past
city
attorney,
220
000,
the
mayor,
it
was
mentioned
175..
I
don't
know
what
mr
o'hara
makes.
What
chief
of
staff
makes.
I'm
sure
it's
it's
a
good
salary.
You
work
very,
very
hard.
A
comment
that
I
saw
in
the
media
recently
was
things
have
gotten
more
expensive.
The
city
has
changed
when
my
grandfather
bought
his
house
in
west
hemp
in
1972,
he
paid
eighteen
thousand
dollars,
adjusted
with
inflation,
it's
a
hundred
and
twenty
seven
thousand
dollars.
C
But
five
six
months
ago
there
was
a
house
across
the
street
from
my
grandfather's
house
that
was
listed
for
418
000
and
it
sold.
I
don't
know
if
it
sold
for
over
asking
or
418,
but
that's
in
working
class
west
tampa
my
favorite
neighborhood,
because
that
house
that
my
grandfather
had
which
they
sold
years
ago
was
the
house
that
I
was
taken
to
when
I
was
born.
If
I
wanted
to
buy
that
house
today,
if
it
were
for
sale,
it's
not
and
if
it
were
in
the
400
something
thousand
dollar
range
I
wouldn't
qualify.
C
I
don't
know
if
any
of
my
friends
would
qualify,
we're
not
wealthy
individuals,
so
things
have
gotten
expensive.
The
housing
crisis
is
all
over
the
place,
we're
a
very,
very
hot
market.
We
see
inflation,
we
see
the
cost
of
gas,
we
see,
but
nobody
talked
about
what
everybody
else
is
making.
You
know
what
you
know,
people
look
at
me
and
they
go.
Why
does
your
aid
make
more
than
you?
Why
does
it
just?
It
doesn't
seem
comparable?
It's
it's.
C
You
know,
I
think
the
research
that
was
done
by
the
administration
looking
at
other
comparable
cities
of
this
size
based
on
the
constituency.
That's
all
it
is.
You
know.
No
one,
no
one
said
anything.
Well,
it
wasn't
a
public
thing
when
other
salaries
were,
you
know
very
large
salaries,
but
yet
it
comes
down
to
this
level
and
that
you
know
the
discussions
out
there
in
the
media.
C
We
want
good
people
to
run
for
office.
I
think
councilman
carlson
said
you
know
when
you're
running
a
budget
of
almost
two
billion
dollars.
You
want
the
best
and
the
brightest
you
want.
You
know
you
want
to
compensate
those
individuals.
Well
that
would
be
voting
on
that
or
working
on
the
budget
as
we
are
now
so
that's
it.
I
mean
I
appreciate
this
was
looked
at
as
just
bringing
it
up
to
par
with
what
our
aides
are
making
or
what
an
aid
down
the
street
is
making.
So
that's
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
K
K
So
that
means
to
me
that
a
salary
is
known
when
you
run
for
office,
I'm
not
saying
you
shouldn't
get
a
raise,
but
what
I'm
saying
is
when
you
I
don't
care
what
they
make
in
saint
petersburg.
I
don't
care
what
they
make
in
orlando.
I
don't
care
what
they
make
in
west
palm
beach.
I
don't
care
what
they
make
in
miami.
I
don't
care
what
they're
making
is
awful
springs.
I
don't
care
what
they're
making
the
city
called
havana.
K
K
It's
about
what
you
want
to
do
to
make
the
city
better.
When
you
go
back
to
1974,
that's
when
I
started
279,
that's
when
I
worked
five
years
here.
The
salaries
were
nowhere
this,
but
if
you
do
a
ratio
of
what
they
were
making,
then
to
what
you
were
making
as
a
council
member,
I
guarantee
you
is
about
the
same
ratio
of
percentage
as
it
is
today,
even
though
you've
gotten
increases
so
as
everybody
else,
so
I
never
took
a
job
in
government
just
for
the
salary
at
82.
K
K
K
If
you
want
to
do
something
in
this
country,
you
can
get
out
of
it.
If
you
do
basic
things,
don't
get
yourself
in
debt,
don't
buy
anything!
You
can't
pay
within
30
days
and
keep
on
going
because
you'll
get
out
of
it.
But
if
you
want
to
buy
a
new
car
and
you
want
to
go
to
macy's-
and
you
want
to
go
this
and
you
want
to
go
that,
that's
fine
go!
K
Do
it
don't
come
with
me
telling
me
that
you
can't
afford
it,
everybody
has
their
own
way
of
life
and
god
bless
them
that
we
do.
Everybody
thinks
differently
and
thank
god
that
they
do
that's
why
they
make
different
colors
of
paint
and
now
they're.
Only
one
color
of
paint
everybody's
different,
some
have
long
hair,
some
have
short
hair,
some
have
no
hair.
So
what
I'm
trying
to
tell
you
all?
It's
not
about
money,
it's
about
service
to
the
public,
just
like
the
military.
K
K
K
K
K
B
And
I'll
finish
off
this
round
of
statements,
we
as
an
elected
body
have
faced
more
issues
in
the
last
three
and
a
half
years.
B
B
B
B
Oprah
dick
is
going
to
stay
together
and
reap
the
benefits
of
what
we've
had
to
go
through
for
the
last
three
years
and
to
see
the
staff
that
has
worked
for
the
mayor
for
the
citizens
of
tampa,
and
we
will
work
together
to
make
this
city
even
better,
better,
the
next
four
years
I'll
take
the
pay
increase.
May
1st.
Thank
you,
mr
o'hare.
H
Thank
you,
council
appreciate
your
time
again
and
again.
That's
all
I
have
if
you
all
are
ready.
I
think
mrs
travis
is
ready
to
come
up
and
give
a
housing
presentation.
D
D
D
Out
a
slide
for
you,
yeah.
D
You're
welcome
so
when
we
were
having
our
conversations
as
with
run
stabilization,
and
we
were,
there
was
a
lot
of
conversation
about
how
much
money
was
going
into
the
different
housing
buckets
and
we
were
talking
about
the
5.5
million
dollars
that
came
from
the
general
fund,
and
I
was
telling
you
that
it's
more
than
the
general
fund
money
you
are
putting
more
than
that
into
housing
programs,
and
so
the
slide
that
you
have
is
just
showing
you
what
we
have
for
fiscal
year,
2023
in
the
different
housing
assistance
programs.
D
D
We
have
38
full-time
employees,
two
part-time
employees
in
one
contract,
employee
in
the
housing
division
team,
on
that
housing
team
in
general,
requested
eight
additional
full-time
positions
in
the
upcoming
fiscal
year,
and
I'm
going
to
tell
you
that
it's
still
not
enough
okay
and
so
any
additional
funding
or
any
new
programming
that
you
want
to
do
for
fiscal
year.
23.
I
have
to
stress
to
you
that
the
bandwidth
of
the
staff
that
we
have
in
place,
including
the
eight
additional
staff
that
we're
requesting,
has
to
be
countered
with
the
staffing
needs.
D
D
D
I
only
have
this
slide
for
you
yeah.
I
only
have
this
one
slide
for
you.
I
have
some
backups.
If
you
we
get
into
some
questions,
but
I
felt
like
this
would
probably
be
more
of
a
dialogue.
You've
been
hearing
from
my
team
and
I
about
housing.
This
has
been
an
ongoing
conversation
for
us,
but
the
one
thing
that
you've
asked
for
is
how
much
money
do
we
have
in
fiscal
year
23?
How
much
do
we
have
in
total
and
it
is
not
5.5
million.
The
5.5
is
just
general
fund
money.
I
I
A
Councilman
gave
to
abby
feely
we're
in
the
process
I
mean,
but
we've
had
people
resign
and
leave
I
mean
this
is
part
of
regular
employment
and
attrition
and
people
moving
on,
there's
always
open
vacancies
in
dgm,
but
we
are
actively
pursuing
in
filling
those
vacancies
at
all
times.
We
just
hired
michelle
boo
who
came
to
us.
She
was
in
front
of
you
a
couple
weeks
ago
that
was
the
old
k
on
position.
Here's
the
other
thing,
I'm
going
to
tell
you
my
philosophy
in
staffing,
the
housing
department.
A
It
is
going
to
be
the
right
fit.
We
have
not.
You
know
we
pay
in
time.
We
pay
in
money
when
somebody
comes
in
and
they
are
not
the
right
fit
for
our
team
and
they're
gone
in
six
months,
or
they
don't
have
the
experience
to
successfully
execute
these
programs.
A
lot
of
our
programs
are
out
of
the
box
programs
we're
finding
new
ways
to
do
them.
So
I
I
can
tell
you
of
the
new
positions
we've
gotten
we've
filled
them
now.
A
A
So
we
are
meeting
those
challenges
head
on
by
a
balanced
approach
of
trying
to
find
the
right
fit.
Somebody
with
that
expertise
that
can
work
with
our
team
and
those
who
have
left
due
to
other
circumstances
that
are
not
directly
related
to
what
the
city
can
provide
them
now.
I
I
would
agree
with
miss
travis
about
more
people
when
you
talk
about
the
cra-
and
I
I've
said
this
from
day
one
you,
you
can't
make
something
work
if
you
don't
have
the
people
to
make
it
work,
and
I
always
remember
what
my
little
brother
says:
you
have
to
have
the
right
tools
to
do
the
job.
If
you
don't
have
the
right
tools,
you
can't
get
the
job
done.
I
Strictly
what
you
see
all
raised
with
these
dollars
that
are
here,
you
know
I
look
at
all
these
vacant
apartments
that
their
high
market
rent,
but
you
got
vacant
apartments.
We
should
be
looking
at
how
we
can
use
some
incentives
of
what
we've
taught
these
developers.
We
have
these
high-rise
buildings
or
have
some
of
these
developments
going
on
and
see
how
we
can
get
people
into
some
of
those
buildings.
Because
that's
crazy
to
me.
We
said
we
have
a
housing
credit,
but
you
got
empty
apartments.
I
don't
understand
that.
I
I
know
it's
the
market,
but
we
got
to
find
a
way
to
to
kind
of
balance
that
out
somehow
and
meet
with
these
people.
I
think
it
has
to
be
a
strong
concentration
of
a
team
and
I'm
glad
you're
you're
looking
to
go
that
way
and
I'm
I'm
I'm
hoping
you're
going
to
go
that
way.
I'm
supporting.
D
That,
well
I
I'm
hoping
that
on
thursday,
the
the
cra
board,
in
your
capacity
as
a
cra
board,
that
you
would
support
moving
more
of
that
10.6
million
dollars
to
affordable
housing
programs
in
all
of
the
redevelopment
districts.
In
addition
to
providing
staff,
not
these
eight
people
providing
staff
that
is
funded
from
the
cra.
I
do
not-
and
I
think
I've
shared
this
with
you
before.
I
don't
believe
that
it
is
efficient
use
of
government
funds
or
the
cra
funds
to
build
a
own
housing
mini
kingdom
department
right.
D
I
think
you
can
fund
the
positions
from
the
cra
and
they'd
be
in
the
housing
development
team
and
be
focused
strictly
on
this.
The
cra
programs
then
they're
in
that
infrastructure,
just
as
a
sidebar,
you
know,
owner-occupied
rehab
is
something
that
we
we
tried
to
do
through
a
third-party
administrator.
We
put
out
that
rfe.
That
was
one
of
the
first
things
that
you
asked
me
to
do.
When
I
became
your
interim
cra
director,
we
put
out
that
rfp
we
got
two
responsive.
One
of
those
bidders
were
non-responsive.
D
The
other
one
was
charging
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
administrative
costs
to
execute
the
program,
and
so
what
I'm
contending
is
you
can?
For
half
of
that,
you
can
hire
three
full-time
people
funded
by
the
cras
to
execute
cra,
only
funding
programs
and
be
a
part
of
that
cra
team
in
your
capacity
as
a
cra
board.
I
would
hope
that
on
thursday
that
we
do
that
and
it
doesn't
have
to
be
funded
from
one
cra
district.
The
funding
can
be
shared
amongst
the
three
districts.
D
Just
one
other
point,
I
told
you
that
of
the
10.6
million
dollar
increase
of
new
revenue
that
you're
receiving
that
only
2.2
of
that
is
being
allocated
to
housing
programs
of
those
cra
districts.
It's
drew
park
west,
tampa
and
east
tampa.
That's
80
percent
of
the
increase
in
those
three
districts,
so
those
districts
have
taken
eighty
percent
of
the
new
money
that
they've
received
and
have
allocated
it
to
affordable
housing.
So
the
remaining
eight
million
dollars
is
still
out
there
and
it's
up
to
the
cra
board.
D
I
know
the
cacs
can
have
their
allocations
and
priority
projects,
but
ultimately
the
decision
is
the
cra
board.
If
you
want
to
continue
to
fund
housing
programs,
our
core
service,
we
in
order
for
us
to
continue
to
get
federal
and
state
fundings,
we
have
to
put
out
the
money
and
in
and
run
the
programs
that
we're
charged
in
providing
through
those
federal
and
state
dollars.
We
continue
to
add
local
programs.
D
The
housing
team
is
administering
the
down
payment
assistance
program
and
they're
administering
the
east
tampa
down
to
down
payment
assistance
program,
so
I'm
not
trying
to
duplicate
services,
I'm
trying
to
be
efficient
with
the
money,
and
so
that
you
know
in
my
cra
world.
The
goal
of
the
cra
is
to
be
out
of
business
in
the
cra.
Our
goal
is
so
that
there's
no
more
blight
in
the
district.
We
have
to
continue
doing
the
work,
and
so
housing
is
our
priority
and
there's
work
for
us
to
do.
I
I
You
know
we
have
abandoned
houses,
abandoned
buildings
and
I
believe,
if
you
had
a
separate
team
that
are
really
in
those
cras,
you
can
get
focused
on
that
and
the
regular
your
housing
division
can
focus
on
the
regular
those
programs.
But
I
do
agree
that
you
have
to
have
a
different
team
to
start
bringing
this
stuff
back
into
circulation.
You
have
people
with
families
that
don't
have
dollars.
If
they
go
to
probate,
you
can
talk
about
getting
out
of
getting
that
stock
going
rehab,
I'm
very
disappointed.
It's
not
your
fault
that
we
don't.
I
I
You
know
of
non-renewals,
because
you
know
they're
not
gonna,
be
able
to
pay
or
someone's
saying
that
they're
asking.
Where
am
I
gonna
go.
I
had
a
lady
the
other
day.
She
has
a
decent
job,
but
her
rent
her
mortgage
is
going
to
go
up
a
thousand
dollars
because
of
insurance
taxes.
You
know
so
now
we
sum
out
the
housing
market
crisis.
Okay,
I
got
totally
cheap,
so
the
house
goes
in
foreclosure.
You
have
all
these
investors
here
in
table.
I
The
hot
market
economy's
gonna
credit,
they're,
gonna,
go
and
take
that
get
that
house
put
it
into
circulation
because
it's
a
nice
place.
So
this
thing
about
the
housing
market
is
gonna
crash
hogwash.
It's
all
about
making
money!
It
ain't
gonna
crash.
It's
gonna
make
money.
So
my
thing
is:
let's
look
at
these
other
small
hanging,
fruit
rehab,
these
probate
issues,
some
of
these
other
small
things
to
get
people
into
housing.
That's
my
spirit
on
that.
I
think
you're
doing
a
great
job.
I
B
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
presentation
and
for
clarifying
the
numbers.
The
city
of
tampa
is
dedicating
and
committing
and
spending
and
allocating
26
and
a
half
million
dollars
from
what
I
see
here
in
the
city
of
tampa
general
fund
in
the
cra
there's
an
additional
10
million
dollars
and
that's
something
that
we'll
discuss
on
thursday.
So
we
would
be
investing
about
36
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
housing.
C
Someone
said
in
general
public
comment
last
week
or
the
week
before
I
want
40
million
dollars
dedicated
to
housing
and
we're
dedicating
almost
40
million,
we're
at
37
million
dollars
for
a
variety
of
services.
On
top
of,
I
think
you
mentioned,
or
maybe
abby
philly
mentioned
the
housing,
that's
in
the
queue
that's
being
built,
which
is
what
close
to
4
000
units.
C
3
600
that
are
already
you
know
some
place
in
the
community
and
in
some
place
there.
So
I
think
we're
doing
a
lot.
Maybe
we're
not
doing
enough,
and
I
think
we
have
to
look
at
more
options
and
we'll
discuss
that
with
the
cra,
because
of
course
we
have
different
allocated
monies
that
can
only
be
spent
there
as
you've
already
expressed.
But
the
city
of
tampa
is
investing
almost
37
million
dollars
in
housing.
D
C
So
you
know
so
the
bigger
picture
is
this.
Is
the
these
are
the
actual
numbers?
That's
right,
not
counting.
You
know
what
what
we
can
do
with
cra.
So
I
thank
you.
I
hope
the
market
cools.
You
know
in
talking
to
realtors
they're
saying
you
know
things
are
slightly
changing.
Councilman
goose
had
mentioned,
you
know
there
are
apartments
available.
There
are
units
available.
Why
are
they
not
out
there?
That's
another
discussion,
but
we
are
doing
a
lot
we're
doing
a
significant
amount.
D
C
D
C
A
A
It
would
be
great
if
we
could
do
a
special
call
to
to
actually
bring
the
managers
in
to
really
listen
to
to
figure
out
how
we
can
make
sure
that
this
money
goes
toward
housing,
but
so
look
at
these
numbers,
I'm
sorry
about
500,
I'm
gonna
have
to
start
bringing
calculator
because
I
had
to
like
do
the
old
school
like
long
long
division
on
here,
but
500
households
for
rental
assistance.
D
It
was
like
9,
000
or
8
000
on
average
per
person,
so
we
pr
it
likely
would
be
that
we
can
help
more
than
500
people.
But
that
was
based
on
the
numbers
that
we
had
at
the
time,
just
giving
you
an
estimate
and
we
can
come
back
and
we
you
know,
we
provide
you
with
annual
reports,
we're
required
to
do
that,
and
so
we
could
come
back.
You
know
six
months
in
and
tell
you
what
that
update.
A
And
you're
going
to
be
coming
back
to
us
every
other
month
anyway,
with
the
swap.
A
No,
we
I
mean,
I
understand
that
we're
going
to
be
working
on
that,
but
I
just
think
that
that
number
should
be
times
10.,
and
so
so
I'm
looking
and
6.9
million,
especially
after
what
we
did
two
weeks
ago
in
not
helping
people
with
rent
stabilization.
A
We
we
really
owe
it
to
people
to
put
and
that's
what
this
council
said.
Is
that
we're
willing
to
put
money
into
it,
but
we
really
need
to
beef
up
rental
assistance.
So
I
that's
what
I
would
like
to
see
in
this
budget.
I
want
to
see
more
than
6.9
million
dollars
into
rental
assistance
and,
however,
we
can
make
that
happen,
that
that
is
going
to
be
a
that
is
a
priority
of
mine.
D
Okay,
when
we
talk
on
thursday,
so
just
from
a
timing,
perspective,
you're
asking
for
a
housing
workshop-
and
you
have
the
first
public
hearing
is
september
6
and
you
have
your
budget,
I'm
just
saying
that
we
could
have
this
conversation
and
direction
on
thursday
with
the
cra
staff,
I
feel
like.
We
would
be
prepared
and
ready
to
take
any
direction
that
you
want
from
housing
and
as
we
work
through
programs,
if
there
are
new
programs,
they
have
to
come
back
to
you
anyway.
But
I
don't
from
a
timing
perspective.
D
A
I
just
want
to
make
sure
it's
it's
noticed
properly
and
people
know
that
we're
talking
about
this.
I
know
the
agenda
is
sort
of
already
set
for
thursday.
A
I'm
not
I'm,
I'm
perfectly
happy
to
start
the
discussion,
and
maybe
we
don't
need
to
solve
it
right
before
the
before
the
budget
cycle,
but
I
definitely
definitely
want
to
to
have
that
conversation,
and
I
I
really
appreciate
everything
your
staff
is
doing.
I'm
going
to
echo
what
councilman
maniscalco
said.
A
I
truly
believe
that
that
what
you
want,
what
you
need
for
staff
just
bring
it
to
us,
because
I
I
do
feel
personally
again
that
that
housing
is
the
most
important
thing
and
in
every
situation,
if
we're
working
on
housing,
rehab
we.
F
A
Happy
to
support
providing
additional
staff
to
make
it
happen
and.
D
I
just
wanted
from
a
historical
perspective.
I
I've
just
been
here
since
january,
but
even
looking
back
from
what
this
administration
has
put
towards
housing,
affordability
with
it
being
one
of
the
mayor's
top
pillar
priorities,
one
of
the
top
priorities
of
this
council
and
of
the
community
right
and
so
the
last
two
or
three
years,
every
full-time
position
that
we've
asked
for
in
housing
we
have
received,
and
so
we
have
consistently
been
supported.
But
what
you're
seeing
now
is
an
unprecedented
level
of
service
in
housing
affordability.
D
So
I
don't
want
for
you
to
for
any
for
at
any
point,
think
that
we
haven't
been
supported
with
the
staffing
we're
just
providing
a
level
of
service
that
is
unprecedented
even
with
the
influx
of
arpa
funds,
and
cares
funding
that
we've
had
over
time.
And
so
we
are
trying
to
staff
up
as
much
as
possible
and
still
create
new
levels
of
programs.
And
then
some
of
the
funding
you
know
you
saw
abby
came
up
here,
risk
very
quickly,
the
6.9
million
dollars
that
we
have.
There's
you
see
these
different
buckets
of
money.
D
The
money
isn't
interchangeable
between
the
buckets
like.
If
we
get
it
from
the
federal
government
or
state
for
a
specified
use,
we
can't
take
some
of
that
and
just
say
add
it
to
rental
assistance,
which
is
why
I
go
back
and
say
that
if
you
wanted
to
supplement
what
you
have,
what
you're
seeing
today
with
cra
money,
that's
a
little
less
restrictive.
Although
you
still
have
there's,
there's
still
requirements
around
that
and
we
have
to
do
it
in
the
confines
of
chapter
163
and
your
redevelopment
plan.
D
We
can
still
do
that
and
get
creative
with
doing
that,
but
you
can
supplement
using
those
funds
as
well.
G
No,
the
only
other
thing
that
I
wanted
to
mention.
The
cra
budget
is
on
the
agenda
for
the
cra
discussion
this
thursday,
and
so
it
really
how
how
you
want
to
budget
allocate
and
great
funds
for
the
next
physical
year
is
one
of
the
primary
points
of
discussion.
That's
already
on
the
agenda
for
this
next
thursday.
Just
one
day,
great.
A
Thank
you,
and
I
do
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
staff,
because
every
time
I
ask
for
a
conversation
every
time
I
ask
for
data,
I
get
it
so
I
I
really-
and
so
I
I
just
I
appreciate
the
responsiveness.
I
know
how
you
all
are
really
trying
to
turn
a
giant
ship
on
a
dime
and
you've
done
a
really
phenomenal
job,
and
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
we.
A
We
have
a
lot
more
to
do,
but
your
you,
you
and
your
team's
work
is
is-
has
not
gone
unnoticed
and
unappreciated.
So
thank.
J
J
Viera,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
just
a
couple
of
things
number
one
like
councilwoman
hertag
said
I
just
to
thank
you.
I
always
try
to
just
be
as
encouraging
as
I
can
to
you,
because
you
arrived
here
in
january,
like
you
said,
and
in
the
middle
of
a
storm
where
housing
costs
have
gone
up
about
35-40
percent
over
the
last
year,
and
here
you
are
directly
dealing
with
that
issue
with
the
pressure
of
the
public.
J
Sometimes
the
frustration
of
the
public
of
elected
officials
etc,
and
I
think
you're
doing
a
marvelous
job,
and
you
know
when
I
said
before,
that
elected
office
and
public
service
is
is
a
is
a
civic
endeavor
of
civic
virtue.
It
can
be
a
patriotic
endeavor.
I
think
your
job
is
a
real
good
example
of
that,
because
you
are
helping
people
because
of
the
work
that
you
do
staying
up,
late
nights,
etc.
People
are
being
helped,
and
when
I
look
at
this
you
know
I
I
always
say
that
I
never.
J
I
I
never
like
to
over
promise
on
something
I
never
like
to
say.
I'm
gonna
do
xyz,
and
this
is
gonna
solve
all
your
problems
always
like
to
say.
I
don't
like
to
write
political
checks
that
I
can't
cash
right.
That's
that's
just
the
the
way
that
I
like
to
operate.
This
is
a
really
big
political
check
right
and
when
you
say
we're
almost
dedicating
between
35
to
40
million
dollars.
That's
dollar
for
dollar
money.
That's
going
to
go,
help
people
with
their
backs
up
against
the
wall
working.
J
You
know
full
time
living
in
poverty,
trying
to
work
hard
to
make
it
to
the
middle
class,
jumping
out
of
the
middle
class
because
of
changes
we've
seen
in
the
economy,
and
this
money
goes
to
help
them
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
we
do
on
this
council,
which
are
marvelous
like
the
tenants
bill
of
rights,
etc
that
deals
with
with
rights
right
that
deals
with
rights.
This
is
money
in
the
pocket,
so
to
speak,
of
people
who
really
need
us.
J
I
just
wanted
to
just
commend
that
and
laud
that,
and
thank
you
very
much
again.
Thank
you.
C
Acknowledge
that,
because
we're
so
grateful
and
lucky
to
have
you
here
now,
this
is
a
crisis
that
is
unprecedented
and
I
think
we
have
the
best
person
leading
with
your
team.
Everybody,
that's
behind
you
and
with
you,
we're
very
lucky
to
have
you
because
you
go
above
and
beyond
when
you
say
we
are
burnt
out
you're
working
tirelessly
endlessly
to
try
to
find
solutions
for
the
people.
So
I
I
just
want
to
say
personally
that
I
appreciate
we
all
appreciate
you
very,
very
much.
Thank
you.
K
K
And
and
understand
that
some
of
this
money
that
we're
going
to
pay
in
rent
controls
is
never
coming
back.
So
it's
a
one-shot
deal
because,
after
that,
it
ends-
and
I
I
I
don't
want
to
give
false
hope
to
people
what
the
crisis
that
we
have
is
a
complicated,
simple
one.
What
did
I
say?
I
said
complicated,
simple
one
complicated,
because
you
have
a
supply
and
demand
in
reverse.
K
You
have
not
more
housing
but
less
housing
and
more
people
looking
for
housing.
So
you
have
a
railroad
track,
that's
coming
in
one
way
and
on
the
other
side
of
the
rail
track,
you
got
a
train
coming
in
the
same
direction
so
when
they
get
too
close
to
itself
you're
going
to
have
what
a
bad
accident
and
that's
exactly
what
we
have
now
we
have
a
bad
accident
appearing
before
us.
That
will
won't
be
solved
very
shortly.
K
K
K
Thank
you
for
what
you
do,
and
I
appreciate
you
and
your
staff
and
let's
get
to
work.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
I
I
Goodes
you
said
I
was
talking
about
that
nathan.
You
said
mr
burns,
I
caught
it.
That's
why
I
said
it.
You
know
we
have
to
use
common
sense.
We
want
to
help
people,
but
rental
assistance
scares
me
and
I'll.
Tell
you
why?
That's
why
they're
talking
about
cra
money,
their
money
is
going
to
run
out.
Don't
be
fooled
by
that
big
number,
because
those
big
numbers
there
come
with
a
lot
of
criteria.
I
It
may
help
some,
but
again,
that
big
number
ain't
gonna
get
what
we
need
to
get
done
and
that
money
gonna
run
out
this
rental
system
money.
That's
why
we
look
at
the
cra.
But
my
thing
is
this:
we
need
to
again
it
goes
back
to
bill,
but
goes
back
to
those
who
may
be
renting
or
the
owner
of
those
properties
that
we're
helping
them.
Now
we
make
a
deal
with
them
to
where
you
can't
raise
that
rent
for
a
certain
period
of
time.
D
Do
it
is
this
is
those
are
things
that
we've
talked
about?
We've
talked
about
that
of
tasks,
mr
drumgo,
in
the
community,
land,
trust
and
just
coming
up
with
different
strategies
on
how
do
we
in
perpetuity
continue
to
look
at
keeping
units
affordable,
not
just
right
now
but
in
perpetuity,
so
that
how
do
we
increase
that
stock?
And
so
some
of
that
is
really
looking
at?
How
we're
doing
the
community
line
trust
putting
if
we
do
own
occupied
rehab
or
attend
tenant
rehab
units?
D
D
I
D
D
In
good
conscience,
I
can't
tell
you,
I
can't
advise
you
as
your
cra
director,
to
use
your
10.6
million
dollars
for
rental
assistance.
Quite
honestly,
that
scares
the
heck
out
of
me,
and
so,
how
do
we
partner
with
developers
for
new
units?
How
do
we
incentivize
that
supply
piece
that
we
need
to
get
tax
increment
financing
is
a
unique
tool
that
should
be
used
to
leverage
your
dollars
and
continue
to
invest
it
so
that
you
can
get
more
money
to
continue
to
invest
in
the
district.
Talk.
D
Right,
and
so
you
can
do
that
with
the
money,
but
on
thursday,
when
we
talk
about
the
10.6
million
dollars,
you
can
allocate
it
in
like
larger
buckets.
We
have
to
do
that
on
thursday
before
the
budget
workshop.
We
can
then
work
down
the
details
into
programs
after
that
and
bring
that
back
to
you,
but.
G
I
think
I
don't
want
to
mention
real
quickly.
A
number
of
new
grant
programs
that
you
all
have
recently
approved
as
the
cra
do
have
restrictions.
Yes,
if
the
recipient
of
the
grant
cannot
raise
rent
beyond
a
certain
amount
and
that's
part
of
the
part
of
the
program.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
you're
aware
that
we're
already
beginning
to
implement
those
kinds
of
concepts
in
the
newer
cra
grant
programs.
A
Just
had
one
question
or
statement,
I
suppose,
when
we
do
get
together
on
thursday,
if,
if
you
have
obviously
I'm
not
expecting
a
major
a
presentation,
but
if
you
know
what
type
of
staff
you
that
would
be
helpful
like
how
many
maybe
like
just
a
a
general
bar
part,
so
that
we
can
start
to
factor
that
that
money
in
that
would
be
great.
So
well,
if.
D
I
know
united
as
your
cra
board,
but
if
you
kind
of
give
me
a
nod,
if
you
want
us
to
look
at
staffing,
I
have
to
bring
that
back.
I
need
to
I
need
to
talk
to
the
money
bags
money.
D
Over
here
to
make
sure
that
I'm
allocating
the
right
fund
but
elise-
and
I
we
met
on
budget
this
early
this
morning
last
week
yesterday,
and
so
we
could
try
to
factor
some
of
that
in,
but
just
looking
at
that
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
owner
occupied
rehab,
just
an
administrative
costs.
We
looked
at
that
and
said
we
could
hire
people
and
do
a
fraction
of
the
cost
more
and
do
more
yeah.
So
well.
A
D
A
B
Any
other
comments
or
statements
any
other
questions
all
right
now.
Now
that
all
my
talking
points
have
been
taken,
mr
cole,
thank
you
very
much.
Of
course,
I
had
a
conversation
with
commissioner
walker,
and
I
said
no.
He
cannot
have
you
back
making
that
quite
clear
up.
Yes,
let's
talk
about
rental
rehab
we
put
out
those
monies
for
rental
rehab.
We
can't
cap,
yes,
rental
increases,
so
let's
think,
let's
think
about.
D
D
Don't
have
anything
else
left
for
my
presentation.
I
just
wanted
to
tell
you
guys
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
serve,
but
I
really
want
to
thank
the
team
that
I
work
with.
I
have
the
best
job
in
leading
an
amazing
team
that
works
tirelessly.
We
are
public
servants
for
a
reason.
It
is
a
choice.
We
don't
have
to
have
this
job.
It
is
a
choice
to
be
a
public
servant
and
it
is
our
pleasure
to
have
the
opportunity
to
serve
so.
Thank
you
for
your
support.
B
I
think
I
everybody
here
would
always
say
thank
you
for
what
you
do
and
your
st
and
your
team.
Thank
you.
F
Good
morning,
council,
john
bennett,
chief
of
staff,
so
this
phase
of
the
workshop
really
is
an
open
question.
Open
call
to
the
rest
of
the
budget,
of
course,
the
the
budget
team's
here
to
do
line
by
line
questions
or
any
other
vision
or
initiative.
That
council
has
either
discussed
with
us
and
wants
to
do
some
verification,
so
those
kind
of
things
are
in
play
at
this
point
and
again
the
subject
matter.
Experts
are
here
to
talk
about
their
specific
business
units
and
and
make
sure
that
I
I
would
just
want
to.
F
Approximately
60
percent
of
our
general
employees
use
the
single
coverage
and
that's
at
no
cost
to
them,
and
the
other
40
percent
in
family
would
get
that
7.5
increase,
so
we've
maintained
a
zero
cost
system
for
singles,
which
is
why
we're
looking
to
try
and
build
multiple
lanes,
but
I
need
more
data
first.
J
Chairman
a
couple
of
things
I
wanted
to
talk
about
with
this
budget.
I
I
see
here
and
thank
you
for
all
of
your
hard
work.
Chief
bennett.
We
always
appreciate
you
on
major
fiscal
year
2023
projects
for
fire
station
24.
It
says
here
we've
talked
about
this
tonight
and
and
what
not?
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
there's
something
in
the
works
under
this
budget.
I
think
now
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
it
was
a
million
dollars
that
was
dedicated
in
the
budget.
For
this.
J
If
you
take
a
look
at
the
surrounding
area
of
station
24,
the
big
problem
is
is
response
times,
and
you
know
this.
I'm
saying
this
for
the
benefit
of
the
public.
J
When
you
take
a
look
at
according
to
a
study
that
was
done
by
local
754,
the
international
association
of
firefighters,
four
out
of
the
six
fire
stations
in
the
city
of
tampa
with
the
longest
response
times,
come
from
three
three
six,
four
seven:
that
station
20
deserves
mostly
tampa
palms,
21
and
22
off
cross
creek
and
then,
of
course,
23
for
grand
hampton.
The
big
issue
is
response
times,
so
it's
my
understanding
that
there
hasn't
been
any
real
estate
purchased
or
cited
for
this.
J
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
this
budget,
because
the
the
way
that
I
would
like
to
see
it
for
fire
stations
every
single
budget,
because
last
year
we
had
fire
station
25
and
then,
if
I
recall
designed
for
24,
I
would
love
to
see
every
single
year
as
a
goal.
That
I
think
is
very
attainable
is
to
have
construction
funds
for
a
fire
station
right
and
then
with
design
for
the,
I
guess,
a
visual
down
payment.
J
I
guess,
if
you
will
for
the
fire
station
for
next
year,
so
what
I
want
to
make
sure
is
that
there
is
in
fact
going
to
be
construction
contemplated
under
this
budget
for
fire
station
24
for
k-bar
ranch.
Because
of
that
issue.
You
know
folks
out
there
at
k-bar
ranch
in
the
new
tampa
area
have
to
deal
with
very,
very
long
response
times
up
to
12,
13,
14,
15,
minutes,
etcetera
and
again,
it's
very
geographically
located
when
you
have
four
out
of
the
six
fire
stations
being
there.
J
So
that's
one
thing
I
was
going
to
make
a
motion
in
in
that
regard,
to
follow
up
in
a
few
months
to
see
where
we're
at
on
that.
But
I
didn't
know,
sir,
if
you
had
a
response.
F
I
do,
and
I
and
I
apologize
chief
tripp
has
double
booked
with
an
administrative,
and
so
she
stepped
out
for
a
few
minutes,
hoping
she'd
make
it
back
for
this
question,
but
I'll,
try
and
bridge
it
until
she
gets
here,
but
recently,
knowing
this
is
of
importance
and
has
been
of
importance.
Land
control
is
obviously
one
of
the
most
important
factors
to
to
adding
different
levels
of
service
response.
Time
is
typically
the
most
important
factor
in
in
medical
response.
We
know.
F
I
am
to
understand,
without
seeing
the
data
that
it's
not
a
call
load
issue.
It
is
a
geographic
issue.
The
other
things
that
we've
talked
about
before,
which
I'm
working
with
the
county
on
is
the
cycle
time
to
get
out
of
the
hospitals,
because
until
a
patient
can
get
situated
in
the
hospital
that
unit
is
out
of
service
and
so
we're
working
on
the
hospital
side.
I'm
also
matter
of
fact
I'm
meeting
today
with
the
2-1-1
ceo
and
they
have
a
private
ambulance
system.
F
We
need
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
and
again
it
doesn't
really
from
my
experience
of
dealing
with
multiple
fire
districts.
It
doesn't
really
matter
what
level
of
service
the
private
sector
does
on
ambulance.
We
just
need
to
know
what
it
is,
so
we
can
make
sure
that
our
level
of
service
is
over
and
above
that,
so
I'm
going
to
try
and
get
some
benchmarking
on
that
today.
F
As
a
matter
of
fact,
and
so
why
I'm
saying
all
of
this
stuff
is
that
there
is
a
line
item
in
the
budget
for
station
24,
where
that
geographic
spot
has
yet
to
be
determined.
But
chief
trip
assured
me
that
she
will
put
in
the
resources
to
make
sure
the
response
times
are
meeting
the
acceptable
standard
in
that
remote
area
and
as
council
knows,
because
it's
come
to
you
for
approval.
F
One
of
the
first
things
that
happened
when
I
got
here
is
the
county
reached
out
because
they
had
kind
of
a
donut
hole
in
response
and
asked
for
the
city
of
tampa
to
serve
that
county.
I
also
asked
chief
tripp
to
explore
a
memorandum
of
understanding
with
all
of
the
contiguous
jurisdictions
to
see
whoever
gets
there.
First,
let's
just
pay
the
bill,
and
we
can
do
that
on
a
quarterly
basis
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
response
time.
While
we
are
looking
and
finalizing
on
brick
and
mortar
opportunities.
J
And
if
I
may,
sir,
and
thank
you
for
that,
you've
been-
I
appreciate
it.
You
know
the
the
the
upcoming
connector
that
we're
gonna
be
approving
on
the
25th
for
me
and
again,
and
I'm
not
a
public
safety
expert
like
I
said
in
our
call,
but
I
don't
see
that,
just
from
my
own
perspective
really
making
a
serious
dent,
that's
going
to
be
much
more
for
quick
access
to
pasco
county
from
the
k
from
the
k
bar
ranch.
J
So
so
the
way
it
is
right
now,
just
for
the
benefit
of
the
public.
By
and
large
the
stations
of
21
and
22
on
cross
creek,
they
got
to
go
into
k,
ball
ranch.
They
got
to
go
all
the
way
down
cross
creek
into
canon
mansfield
and
then
go
into
there,
which
is
really
really
really
long
as
well
as
potentially
unsafe,
with
a
huge
emergency
vehicle
coming
through
so
again.
J
For
me,
I
think
in
the
end,
in
a
final
analysis,
we
can
do
things
to
tame
those
excesses
whenever
it
comes
to
those
response
times,
but
I
think
in
the
end
a
fire
station
will
have
to
do
there.
I
think
that's.
What's
going
to
have
to
happen
in
my
again,
I'm
not
a
public
safety
expert,
but
just
from
my
view,
in
terms
of
the
access
that
area
continues
to
grow.
I
know
a
couple
of
years
on
the
prior
city
council
we
approved.
J
I
think
it
was
another
six
seven
hundred
homes
out
there,
so
it's
going
to
continue
to
grow
so
I'll
make
a
motion
in
that
regard.
If
I
may
and
then
the
other
issue
is
again
the
goal
of
having
construction
and
then
design
money
for
another
fire
station,
we
look
throughout
all
of
the
city
of
tampa
and
there's
continuing
deficits
when
it
comes
to
public
safety
and
fire.
I
think
in
a
lot
of
different
areas:
upcoming
deficits
with
with
growth,
etc.
J
We're
looking
at
a
lot
of
workforce
housing
in
the
west,
tampa
area
westward
continues
to
grow,
downtown,
continue
challenges
south
of
candy
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
and
I
think
that
with
that
growth
heck
we're
talking
about-
and
I'm
not
going
to
mention
a
quasi-judicial,
but
we're
talking
about
a
lot
of
big
things
in
ivor
city
that
are
happening
right.
J
So
you
know,
I
think,
that's
the
wise
way
to
go,
which
is
construction
coupled
with
design
every
single
year,
because
I
think
that
we
can
afford
it
as
a
city
and
what
not-
and
I
know
that
that's
a
big
priority
of
you
guys.
So
that's
my
piece.
I
guess,
if
you
will
then
just
very
briefly.
If
I
mean
I
wanted
to
make
sure
just
for
the
benefit
of
the
public
that
there's
a
couple
of
good
programs
in
this
year's
budget.
J
The
returning
citizens
apprenticeship
program,
where
we're
working
with
the
county
on
that
I've
been
working
with
commissioner
myers
as
part
of
our
public
citizen
or
our
returning
citizens
initiative
to
encourage
contractors
to
hire
returning
citizens
and
to
ban
the
boxes,
investing
a
certain
amount
of
money
for
returning
citizens,
apprenticeship
program
for
people
who
are
leaving
the
prison
system
who
want
to
work
hard
to
put
food
on
the
table
for
their
families.
J
I
think
that's
very
important
and
then
secondly,
as
we
discussed
a
grant
for
victims
of
crime
assistance,
as
our
as
our
friend
jay
johnson,
often
says
that
when
you
lose
a
loved
one
to
crime,
you've
still
got
to
pay
the
rent.
You
still
got
to
pay
the
utilities
and
that
budget
this
budget
moves
us
forward.
So
I
wanted
to
confirm
that,
as
we
discussed
just
for
the
benefit
of
the
public,
and
that's
it.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,.
B
B
F
Yes
and
yes,
so
on
the
re-entry
returning
citizen
side,
as
you
know
that
internally,
we've
had
the
pathways
to
professions
and
we've
come
up
with
our
own
methodology
to
bring
opportunity
into
city,
government,
employees
and
part
of
that
process.
We
have
sent
our
workforce
development
director
brent,
mckenzie
out
to
work
with
the
groups
and
then
channel
back
the
recommended
funding
through
our
social
action
and
arts
fund.
So
there
is
great
opportunity
there
to
navigate
that
spot
and
in
talking
to
chief
o'connor,
positioned
already
in
for
the
victims
advocacy
program.
F
C
Thank
you
very
much,
chief
bennett.
First,
let
me
say
thank
you
for-
and
I
mentioned
this
the
other
day
for
listening
to
my
concerns
and
including,
basically
everything
that
I
had
requested
in
this
budget.
I
appreciate
it
very
very
much
to
the
cfo
his
team
and
you
yourself,
you
always
listen,
and
I
appreciate
it
sincerely.
C
You
know
I
I
love
working
here.
I
love
serving
here
and
I
love
working
with
this
great
team
and,
I
always
say
we're
a
family
and
as
a
family,
we
should
be
there
to
support
one
another
and
I
certainly
feel
that
way
from
you
and
the
administration,
a
couple
of
things
and
speaking
to
some
of
my
constituents
and
looking
at
how
busy
we've
been
getting
with
the
rezoning
hearings,
the
night
meetings,
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
stuff
in
the
pipeline.
C
What
I
think
we
should
do
or
consider
is
having
hiring
a
new
position,
creating
a
new
position
where
that
person
is
like
a
neighbor
neighborhood
active
advocate-
and
I
know
we
have
people
that
you
know:
community,
liaisons
and
whatnot,
but
somebody
that
can
go
out
to
neighborhood
associations,
because
neighborhood
associations
will
get
together
and
discuss
potential
rezonings
projects
and
they
don't
always
have
the
answers.
They
don't
understand.
F
C
It
could
be
50
people,
10
people
to
better
explain
the
process
which
would
help
the
public
when
they
come
here
for
public
comment,
whether
they
come
in
groups
of
a
hundred
or
it's
two
people,
but
that
people
are
informed
and
they
know
what
they
can
and
can't
do
what
council
can
and
can
do
what
an
administrative
approval
is.
You
know
people
ask
me:
well
how
did
this
get
approved?
C
I
don't
remember
it
in
a
meeting
certain
things
don't
come
here
if
we
could
consider
that
and
and
perhaps
adding
that
in
the
budget,
looking
at
hiring
a
specific
individual,
I
have
my
go-to
people
but
they're.
You
know
I'm
looking
at
abby
feely,
who
is
the
guru
or
a
stephen
benson,
or
somebody
like
that,
they're
doing
their
own
thing.
I
think
we
need
to
have
somebody
else
in
that.
C
That's
one
thing,
and
that's
probably
my
biggest
ask
that
was
not
included
in
this
budget,
but
I
think,
should
be
looked
at
a
couple
of
other
projects
that
were
from
past
budgets,
but
I'm
going
to
a
neighborhood
association
meetings
tonight
and
they're
going
to
ask
me
about
the
docs
at
river
press
park.
C
This
was
approved
several
budgets
ago.
I
did
reach
out
to
sharisha
hills.
She
did
give
a
response,
but
I
met
with
the
neighborhood
in
2019
and
these
projects,
along
with
the
shore
restoration,
there
were
funded
and
I
know
covet
pit
and
sharisha
hills
did
respond
with
a
timeline
of
what's
been
going
on
in
the
last
few
months.
Their
question
is:
if
we
funded
this,
why
is
it
that
the
city
is
now
selecting
a
contractor
now?
C
Why
is
it
taking
so
long
beyond
covet
covet
held
a
lot
of
things
up,
I'd
like
to
know
what's
happening
with
rivercrest,
if
there's
a,
if
there's
a
completion
there
and
also
villa
brothers
park,
I
know
that
there
have
been
baby
steps
moving
there.
C
But
again,
that
was
something
that
was
funded
from
last
year
in
the
year
before,
just
to
make
sure
that
these
things
get
done,
because
the
neighborhood
six
o'clock
tonight
they're
going
to
be
asking
me
about
sure,
river
crest
and
south
seminole
heights,
and
I
want
to
be
able
to
give
them
an
answer
beyond
what
miss
hill
said.
C
But
those
are
really
it
everything
else
again
that
that
I
had
requested
there
in
the
budget,
everything
from
tower
park
with
the
water
tower
to
other
park
projects
to
the
pat
wayne
pappy
center,
the
dock
replacement
there.
That
was
added.
I
appreciate
that.
So
that's
really
it
if
you
have
any
response
or
any
update
or
anything
now,
if
not.
F
I
Yeah
chief,
two
things
one
very
brought
about
fire
station,
I'm
glad
he
brought
that
up
in
reference
to
a
plan
for
each
year
getting
that
into
the
budget.
I
think
that
is
a
great
idea,
but
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
these
developers
that
are
building
we
need
to
partner
with
them
because
they're
building
it
absolutely
they're
building
it.
So
they
should
have
a
true
stake
in
the
game
of
helping
the
city
because
they're
making
money
as
well.
I
I
I
I
I
H
I
F
Yeah,
thank
you
for
your
question.
It's
it's
important
journey,
we're
on
so
when
the
administration
kicked
off,
we
we,
when
I
say
we,
it's
really
the
budget
team
and
I
looked
at
what
was
called
the
200
fund
in
the
list,
which
is
money
given
to
certain
nonprofits
to
do
good
work
in
the
community,
and
you
know
we
kind
of
did
a
an
oversight
of
that
and
realized
that
there
wasn't
a
lot
of
accountability
in
the
process.
F
So
about
a
year
later,
we
implemented
what
was
called
the
social
action
and
arts
fund
which
isn't
given
a
name
to
these
groups
that
are
interested
in
getting
money
from
the
city
as
a
non-profit
for
different
opportunities
to
bring
some
strategic
good
into
the
community.
Some
of
those
you've
asked
for
individually
and
and
they've
been
put
into
the
application
process
and
funded
some
of
them
a
repeat
system.
Some
of
them
we've
sent
out
some
of
our
subject
matter.
F
Experts
specifically
in
workforce
to
go
out
and
see
how
we
could
put
together
a
good
strategy
and
get
that
funding
and
that
return
on
investment.
But
the
process
is
fairly
simple.
It's
a
one
page,
almost
like
a
mini
grant
and
what
it
does
is.
It
explains
what
resources
this
group
has.
What
the
gap
analysis
is
between
what
they're
trying
to
do
and
what
they
can
afford
and
then
on
a
quarterly
basis.
They
send
their
reports
into
the
budget
office
and
they
get
their
next
quarter
of
funding.
F
So
as
long
as
they
fill
out,
the
application
report
quarterly
than
the
rest
of
the
funding
is
available
throughout
the
year
and
the
reason
we
tighten
that
up
is
to
give
new
non-profits
opportunity
to
benefit
from
this
fund
within
the
city.
So
that's
kind
of
the
process
we're
on
what
we
envision
coming
into
the
next
budget
cycle
is
to
work
on
more
of
a
committee
approval
system,
so
that
way,
we're
making
sure
that
we
have
good
equity
inclusion
in
the
process
other
than
just
the
first
come
first
serve
kind
of
approach
towards
that
fund.
B
Councilman
miranda,
thank
you.
Then
I
will
just
make
some
requests
chief
and
you
don't
have
to
give
any
statement
now,
just
planting
a
seed
to
councilman
vieira's
point.
We
need
to
be
proactive,
not
reactive,
especially
in
our
our
fire
rescue
downtown.
We
better
start
thinking
about
that.
Now.
B
If
we
don't
have
staff
there,
we
don't
have
the
fire
trucks,
we
don't
have
the
the
emergency
response
vehicles.
What's
the
use
of
building
the
station
newer
police
vehicles
we're
still
driving
around
2006
crowdfix.
H
B
City
of
tampa
only
owns
19
of
the
roads
within
our
city
limits.
How
are
we
going
to
fill
those
potholes
people
are
coming
to
me
every
day,
man
you're
ruining
my
the
the
alignment
in
my
car.
My
rim
got
bent
by
hitting
a
pothole
that
transportation
doesn't
go
through
taxes
go
through.
How
are
we
going
to
fill
those
potholes?
B
How
much
money?
Again
I
don't
have
time
the
mayor
made
a
promise
about
being
resilient
by
a
certain
with
riemer's
department.
Are
we
funding
that
adequately
personnel
all
over
every
department?
Even
if
we
have
hires
of
25
people
and
we
have
27
retiring
or
moving
somewhere
else,
we're
losing
two
people?
Are
we
keeping
staff
up
to
par?
K
K
F
K
K
Then
you
get
a
certain
pack
for
so
many
years,
so
you
can
pay
it
off
and
do
the
same
thing
with
the
benefit
that
you
get
from
the
decrease
in
electrical
use
and
what
the
city
gives
and
what
the
feds
give.
Maybe
the
county
can
share
it.
Also,
I
think
we
can
have
an
environment.
That's
be
much
safer
than
the
one
we
live
in
in
the
next
10
years,
but
it's
going
to
take
time.
K
Well,
if
it
does
I'm
sorry,
but
it
has
to
have
something
done,
that
this
environment
that
we
live
in
this
earth
that
we
live
in
is
not
getting
any
better,
and
I
want
to
thank
you
and
your
staff
for
doing
what
they're
doing,
but
we
got
to
get,
and
I
know
you
got
so
many
things
on
the
plate.
You
need
a
platter,
not
a
plate,
so
I
want
to
understand
that
and
let's
try
to
do
something
for
the
environment
and
get
it
done,
and
I
appreciate
it
very
much.
F
F
F
Okay,
so
in
our
briefing,
as
you
know,
leading
into
the
budget
process
and
the
collective
bargaining
agreement,
there
was
sort
of
a
continuum
that
is
part
of
the
budget
process,
but
it
the
budget
is
not
in
the
spirit
of
the
holiday.
Let
me
make
that
crystal
clear.
This
administration
has
done
everything
it
could
to
support
the
new
events
surrounding
juneteenth.
F
However,
the
request
from
council
was
to
close
the
city
on
juneteenth,
and
so
the
mayor
approved
that
in
the
budget
presentation-
and
it
would
be
her
first
order
of
business
upon
approval
of
the
budget
to
sign
that
executive
order
to
close
the
city
on
juneteenth
as
an
official
holiday.
So
we
just
wanted
to
follow
up
based
on
the
request
that
all
of
you
had
given
us
in
direction
for
that
budget.
So.
I
It's
symbolic
for
african-american
people,
I
say
black
people,
I'm
glad
this
council
saw
fit
to
stand
behind
me
on
that,
because
people
don't
know
florida
should
have
been
first,
but
texas
came
so
I'm
I'm
I'm
overjoyed
that
we
got
this
hurdle,
we'll
wait
for
it
to
be
official,
but
for
the
citizens
to
know
that
was
something
they
requested.
I
fight
for
and,
of
course
you
know,
I'm
gonna
fight
for
what
people
ask
me
for
when
I
see
the
need
that
we
we
can
do
it.
I
So
I'm
glad
that
the
mayor
saw
fit
to
go
ahead
and
work
with
us
and
get
that
done.
So
again,
we're
very
grateful
for
that.
I'm
sure
my
community
is
too.
K
J
G
J
Vieira
go
ahead
and
make
a
motion
yeah
just
really
fast,
because
this
is
coming
up.
I
had
let
me
see
the
exact
language
here.
I
apologize.
J
I
had
requested
street
renamings
and
they're
coming
up.
I
believe
it
is
in
a
week
again
before
city
council
for
the
late,
dr
walter
smith,
and
for
jay
clifford
mcdonald,
and
I
request
that
those
be
continued
to
the
first
week
in
january
2023
for
dr
smith
and
for
clifford
mcdonald
to
the
first
week
in
october,
2022.
B
Motion
made
by
councilman
vr
seconded
by
councilman
mattiscalco,
all
in
favor.
J
And
really
fast,
if
I
may
just
one
really
fast,
because
it's
a
long
story
short
if
I
may
I
motion
october
of
2022-
is
going
to
be
60
years
that
jose
valliente
who's.
A
good
friend
of
ours
came
to
the
united
states,
and
I
want
to
give
him
a
commendation
for
that
at
a
time
to
be
determined
in
that
question.