Weekly Agenda Review

September 21, 2023

9/21/23

  1. Commendation- Circuit Court Judge Rex Barbas
  2. Commendation- TFR companion dog- Denali
  3. Recognize- City staff who are graduates of historically black colleges and universities.
  4. Big Brothers & Big Sisters 10 minute presentation.
  5. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area FY22 grant reduction of $39.5k
  6. See 5- you’d think they’d let them keep it since the mayor found all the drugs in the Gulf??
  7. Grant from Homeland Security for Polic Marine Patrol for vessel purchase- $189k matching funds of $63k from CoT
  8. See item 7,
  9. Emergency services-for TPD agreement with Pepin Distributing – to utilize 4124 N 50th st 33610 for declaration of emergency. When does this agreement end? Why can Hannah St not be utilized for this purpose? Just sayin… Hanna Street is further north and looks to be comparable in size. HOW MUCH DOES THIS COST??
  10. Public Emergency Medical Transport Letter of Agreement with the City of Tampa- for transportation. Not sure what this is about but my guess is privately transporting Medicaid patients?
  11. Mental Health agreement with Lexipol LLC for $47k for TPD
  12. TPD agreement with FDOT to utilize 4500 W Cypress for training purposes.
  13. TFR agreement with FDOT to utilize 4500 W Cypress for training purposes.
  14. Golf courses- transfer from General CIP fund Golf Courses to individual projects.
  15. Price Decrease for Roadway Restoration by $2400. The original contract was $486k, the final amount of the contract after 6 revisions is… $2.5 million? An increase of nearly 80% for the original contract???
  16. Bid for Janitorial services for Parks- East location for $212k for logistics and facilities management. We saved AT LEAST 10% by bidding out this project. There were other bids, that were not City of Tampa Certified companies?
  17. Bid for Grounds Maintenance for Water Department locations- we saved 1/3 by the bid process. If this for the Water Department locations is it being paid for by WATER department funds?
  18. Purchase a 4800 Diesel roll off truck with body for $261k for Solid Waste
  19. Purchase of a Air Compressor Dryer Service for $287k for Solid Waste.
  20. Purchase of Lime with PPI increase of 22.4% increase. Estimated at $1.3 million
  21. Amend contract between City of Tampa and Fair Employment Practices Agency and US EEC for intake, investigation and other process of employment discrimination complaints up to $29k
  22. See #21, move funds from Housing Grants Fund to investigate employment discrimination from EEOC
  23. Move funds from General Fund for use by HR department for leased mailroom equipment. Of course, you can’t see that in the funding allocation from FY23. I am guessing that it is coming out of the OTHER pot.
  24. Confirmation of Brian Frey (Neighborhood-Civic Representative) to the VRB. Congratulations Brian
  25. Bid award to Good Neighbor Fencing. The Original bid was about $89k but this bid award is for $300k? WHY? Why wasn’t it bid competitively for entire $300ish K work?
  26. $6k for a scanner for the clerks office to include training and installation.
  27. Amendment of the wellness center contract in the amount of $1.4 million.
  28. Ethics Commission Member report- FLUFF… we have lobbyists not registered, nothing is done about violations. SMH
  29. INTERNAL AUDIT- Oracle Post Implementation review
  30. Movement of Housing Grant funding $80k for Human Rights Fair Housing assistance Program.
  31. Agreement between the City of Tampa and the Salvation Army to provide emergency shelter for homeless persons $48.16 per night per bed.
  32. Release of easement for 5410 Bayshore Blvd.
  33. Release of easement 5503 & 5405 Airport Service Road
  34. HOME investment Partnerships agreement for Tenant based rental assistance not to exceed $1.8 million over 3 years.
  35. Unsheltered Housing Agreement between the City of Tampa and Met Min. $88k for one year term.
  36. Agreement with Dawning Family Services for rapid rehousing services for folks experiencing or at risk for homelessness. $300k from HUD for one year.
  37. Agreement with Catholic Charities for $352k for homelessness housing.
  38. Agreement with Metropolitan charities for provision of rental, security and utility deposit services for homelessness. $300k over three years.
  39. SHIP agreement with Solita’s house for rental security and utility deposit services for homelessness. $300k over three years.
  40. 851 E Zack st, vacation of property… I believe this is the JACKSON HOUSE folks!!!
  41. $272k for homeless initiatives from HUD with Emergency Solutions Grant- not to exceed $817k over three years.
  42. Purchase Heavy Trucks with Landscaping bodies for $91k each totally $275k for Neighborhood Enhancement
  43. A Lease for the City of Tampa with ATC for space for a medical office at 2515 E Hannah st (Assuming this is for the care program sponsored by the city of Tampa?)
  44. Agreement with FDOT for Intelligent Transportation Information Sharing-
  45. Interlocal agreement for maintenance and operational responsibilities for county roads. Do we need to change this?? The county doesn’t do much for the roads within the city?? I know my roads loving friends have found this to be a problem in the past.
  46. 4.9% increase in price escalation for Curb/Sidewalk maintenance for sheltered market solicitation for $400k for mobility department.
  47. Set Public Hearing for November 2nd for S Sterling Ave, South of Everett and North of Van Buren- reach out if you want to chat about this issue.
  48. Street naming for the intersection of 9th Ave and 19th St in Ybor City for Salvador Martinez Ybor.
  49. Street naming for Michael Phillips at Himes and San Jose St
  50. 2nd Reading- Vacation of alleyway North of Virginia, South of Selma, East of Suwanee and West of Mayfield.
  51. 2nd Reading- revision of scrivener’s error for 5411 W Tyson Ave
  52. 2nd Reading- AB permit for 101 N Franklin St
  53. 2nd Reading AB permit for 709 S Oregon Ave
  54. 2nd Reading AB permit for 5232 S Macdill Ave
  55. Vacation of Right of Way for S Melbourne, N of 21st Ave, E of 40th and W of 42nd St
  56. Public Hearing on Vacating Right of Way on Bayshore Near Averill Ave
  57. Changes to the land use code for minor adjustments. This is 2nd reading.
  58. 2nd reading for East Tampa Overlay
  59. Historic Central Ave Area to be African American Heritage sites to include the Johnson Brother’s houses, located at 1248 & 1250 E Scott Street
  60. ARC petition for review for 506 E Mohawk
  61. Design Exception Petition for review for 2905 Okara Rd Closed hearing for Jeffery G Burger V. City of Tampa
  62. Administration Update
  63. $13.9 million design build services for wastewater pumping station rehabilitation. Do they actually have the $$$ to pay for this?? Solid waste got their hands in the General fund for FY23 because they didn’t have enough funding for all of their capital improvements? That is NOT FAIR!
  64. How is this different than item #63>
  65. Quarterly report for Stormwater project/programs in writing—see attached. In SIRE
  66. Written Report on possible options of how the construction of a fixed rail extension of the streetcar.
  67. 408 & 410 W Paris- CAN NOT be heard because there are Design Exceptions filed on the case.
  68. Reports on expanding the Central business district (CBD) to Channelside Drive. That is enough fun for one week!