Weekly Agenda Review

October 18, 2022

10/18/22 This week TCC has a workshop-- You consider your position or your neighborhood’s position, the public hearing on October 18th. Yes, there is an opinion, you take it or leave it.

Section 27-60 – Design Exceptions-- YES! Neighbors should be notified of Design Exceptions—exactly like every other land use change in the city. Sandy Sanchez questioned this lack of notification over and over again. Thanks to Eric Cotton for putting it on the agenda!
Entertainment districts within the city of Tampa- this is a follow on to the noise ordinances
Section 27-181.2 – perfect example of Central Business District—getting special treatment because the neighborhood wants it…so why not do that for the other Neighborhoods?
Single Family attached standards—Section 27-282.9 and 27-282.10 This is what I’d like to call the Andre the Giant amendment-- It is allowing 35’ structures (from the finished floor, which is built up in many areas due to flood requirements) next to a single story home that is NOT built up. This is ridiculousness at it’s best. There are ways that this can be done without someone looking into your business next door!
Section 27-156 and Section 27-211.8- Your position on single family and multifamily automatically being placed in office and commercial districts will probably differ depending on where you live! Some areas, this will be embraced, but others will be a big fat NO! NO for South of Gandy is my opinion, we’ve lost a great deal of our business properties to housing, yet we are a food desert, have no gas station or spaces left to support small businesses. We have been pillaged for these properties already. This should be amended to meet the needs of our neighborhoods, not a blanket decision.
Section 27-283.12—this is putting the cart before the horse. We have to enough issues with folks complaining about the people who live on local streets speeding, without adding commercial vehicles to the mix.
Section 27-132- ADUs expansion—yes, there are neighborhoods who want/need/desire these units BUT a. NOT 3’ from the property line b. NOT as Airbnb’s c. NOT as the foundation for party rooftop spaces d. NOT in the Coastal High Hazard Area These are currently legal through out the city for use as extended family residences already.
Non-conforming structures for ADU- again, NOT for Airbnb
Green building initiatives, fast tracking those who are environmentally friendly.
Interlocal agreement between HCPS and the city to give more access to green space- I hope this is opening more HCPS property to the public…the idea that we put schools in cages in Tampa befuddles me!
Improving city services for the deaf and hard of hearing. – absolutely all people should have the same access to city services.
TPD reports on Shot Spotter program.
Staff to appear and discuss the policies and procedures associated with the trash incinerator. I hope they lay out a maintenance program for the new equipment. It would seem that a timeline for the major upkeeps would be needed. The City of Tampa took back over the old incineration plant that had been run by a contractor who did not follow the maintenance plan, now the city is paying for everything at once IMHO.
Administration would be required to notify TCC on matters of civil rights or criminal investigations of the City of Tampa within 10 days. (Duh?)
Community Benefit Agreement discussion--- no community input has been give on this one yet! Just sayin…
DPR as “Construction Manager” of the Hanna St project, not sure where this is going, but with all things Hanna St, surprise, surprise, surprise!
Hanna St update- let’s learn how 108 million dollars of our tax money was spent without a bid process is dealing with apprentices!
Discussion on Ethics- Transparency and accountability--- GEE--- spending $300k of our tax dollars on the CM Gudes investigation and pay out settlement! Who ordered it? It didn’t go in front of the ethics commission? Why not? $25k investigating CM Dingfelder after he left office, who ordered it? I mean, the charter says that City Council has the purse strings of our tax dollars, but no one has yet to disclose who made these two investigations happen? $325k is over half of our sidewalk fund. $325k could fix 1300 potholes in the city. It could study the hotspots of littering all over the city 3xs. It could help 6 families buy their first home. I am NOT saying the funds shouldn’t have been spent…but who gave permission to spend them? (whether they should have been spent or not is another discussion!) NOTE- Where is the Tampa Heights amendment? I support that one!

Tampa City Council Agenda 11/3/2022 November 3rd 2022

Water wise award
Commendations for Water Department
Tampa Bay Estuary Program 10 minute presentation—20 minutes of comments from TCC
Administration Update—TBA
East Tampa Business and Civic Association, receive $1.1 million of SHIP funds to help low to moderate income houses with needed repairs. Boley Centers is currently in a 3 years agreement with the city to provide rental assistance with persons with HIV/AIDS. --ETBCA was considered a NA until recently? Now it is gone from the NA map? I am curious how a public civic organization recognized by the city suddenly disappeared without THAN knowing about it? --Why is this not on the Building, Zoning and Preservation Committee items? That’s where all the other funding appears on this and all other agendas I have seen? 6-7. TPD accept an Urban Area Security Initiative $3.2 million dollar grant One of three areas in FL to receive the grant. 8 Tampa Fire- report how funds are being utilized to improve response time.
Update on Fire Station 24 & 25. 10.HR department to report on how Mental health issues are/can be addressed by the city insurance providers. 11-12. ordinance about skateboarding? IDK anything about this stuff, but IRONY is that the City of Tampa makes money off scooters but seems to be against kids riding skateboards, coasters (whatever those are??) and skates???
City Attorney to explain approving settlements and settlement payments authority. OHHH, I have a comment… please read and contact tampacitycouncil@tampagov.net and jane.castor@tampagov.net to comment on this item. a. This process should start with the ETHICS COMMISSION—please read the Ethic’s Commission Rules and Regulations. b. If the process outlined in the Rules and Regulations are followed, then the claims and lawsuits component should be well defined prior to the expectation that the city pay out to the a claimant would be decided by a committee that is expected to be closed session until the investigation is completed. At that point, then the Ethics Commission could make a UNBIASED decision about how to move forward and make recommendations to both the Mayor and TCC.
PROBATE- how the City can help folks with the probate process.
Parks and Rec to report on the interlocal agreement between UT and the City dealing with Plant Park
Interlocal agreement between the city and HCPS to increase green space to be utilized by citizens. (FYI- in my 50+ years of living, HCPS is the only school district that installs fences to keep KIDS away from schools??!!)
I had to read this TWICE- the request is to prevent organizations from receiving funds from lobbyists to elected officials … CONTINUED to 15 DEC
Draft ordinance to make cemeteries free from parking, storing items and events—CONTINUED until 15 December 23
Name a section of Forest Hills park after Ms. Shirley Risler—SHOULD BE DONE…
-21- Tampa Violence Reducuction and prevention- This is offered in a grant $148k
COPs Technology and equipment map
COPS program for TPD, 382.00 were in grants to be utilized. 24-25. Utilizing $550k grant funds for Tampa Crisis Intervention Dispatch Services 26-27. Utilizing $150k grants from FDOT for Motorcycle safe rider techniques. 28-29. Utilizing $100k grant from FDOT- Work Zone and No Crash Zone 30-31. City of Tampa agreement with Volunteer Florida- $10k for expanding training and equipment purchases for the community response team. 32.Accepting donation of furniture from Humana for TPD. 33-34. Interlocal agreement for distribution of $801k w/ Hillsborough County for 911 emergency service fee revenues.
Accepting $1.5million for Community Based Violence Intervention Initiative Project. 36-38. Special Events for, Santa Fest, Jingle Bell Bazaar, Hyde Park Market
Rivercrest Park Boardwalk Replacement- $242k, NO BID process attached?
Purchase Plastic Front End Loader containers $527k ONLY one bid submitted- bid process attached.
Original Bid approved for Liquid Polymer, for $504k from the original bid due to the cost increase for the materials provided.
Additional pumps being purchased on the original contract bid, increase to $246k for wastewater
The City of Tampa water department is paying for their customers to use credit cards to pay their water bills???!!!! To the tune of $500k this year?? STOP THIS TODAY!!! Why are we paying for someone else’s payment choice???
Brick and Paver repair services, renewal w/escalation, $300k.
Work apparel contract increase to $266k
AIDS Persons housing agreement between the city and Cathoic Charities. $415k 2023 and up to $1.1million over three year agreement.
AIDS persons housing agreement with Pasco County Housing Authority? I am confused why we’re sending funding to another county? $751k over three years.
AIDS Persons housing agreement with the Housing Authority. $2million over three years.
AIDS persons housing agreement with Metropolitan Charities- $472k over three years. 50-51. Mowing/trash removal for the following properties--- check on your friends—why are these homes a mess? 119 S Clark 3422 Machado 3623 E North Bay St 3803 E Curtis 2606 E 99th Ave 8522 N Boulevard 3206 N 50th st 3803 N Whittier 705 Orchid 1714 N Club 3405 E Hillsborough Ave 3621 N 55th st 3003 N 48th 2210 E 23rd, 4102 W Norma 1814 E Poinsettia
Catholic Charities funding from the city for homeless up to $1million.
Brownfield designation at 1000 W Fig St
Green spine final payment decreased by $34k.
$500k for SOD!!! WTH??? WHY?? We spent $473k on sod last year? Why are we installing something that is so bad for our environment over and over again?? Grass is the cheapest to install but the most expensive to maintain!
$2.7 million of Westshore District Impact fees to be spent.
Historic Preservation of 3627 S Hesperides
Historic preservation 2111 North Albany Ave
Historic Preservation of 818 S Orleans Ave
Historic Preservation 4521 W Dale Ave 61-63 Vacation of Alleyways including N of Columbus, South of 17th, east of 29th and west of CSX Railroad Nrth of 23rd, south of 24th, east of CSX, W of 31st North of Gladys, South of Warren, East of Nevad and west of Ola
Rezoning of 2806 E Ellicott street
Rezoning 1242 Channelside , 629 and 635 N 12th st
Rezoning- 2211 N 65th St
Special Use - 3911 N Boulevard
Special Use- 3402 Henderson
Rezoning 407 E Palm
Rezoning- 304-308 Macdill
Rezoning 4848 E Bush Blvd and 9214 N Hyaleah w/ Bonus provision
REZ 4208 W Carmen St
209-211 S Gomez – Bonus Provision
HPC Historic hearing 1314 S Desoto
Design Exception 1- Review- 4619 N Clark