Weekly Agenda Review

November 2, 2023

11/2/23

  1. Revenue & Finance Staff award from GFOA distinguished Budget Presentation Award
  2. Police officer of the month
  3. ARC appointments for Carole Post
  4. Apprenticeship Program City/County
  5. Jackson House update—CONTINUED to 12/7/23
  6. Honorary Street Naming for James Urbanski
  7. Ordinance for 1st reading of City of Tampa to provide representation and reimbursement including payment of associated costs of elected officials arising connected with performance of official duties. IT IS ABOUT DAMN TIME!
  8. Grant from DOJ to study firearm violence from 10/1/23- 9/30/26 for $800k.
  9. See item #8
  10. FY23 budget movement from general fund to TPD for capital lease expenses $289k – It says Crockett lease in the SIRE document name but doesn’t say in the transfer of funding what the lease is? These lease fees are primarily coming from the General Fund only $15k is coming from the Police operating account?
  11. TFR (Tampa Fire Rescue) and FDOT license for TFR to enter certain properties for training purposes. 405 Reo Street; 4900 WLemon Street; 5002 W Lemon Street
  12. TPD and FDOT agreement to enter properties from #11 for training purposes
  13. Agreement from Hillsborough County and COT (City of Tampa) for 911 services 10/1/23-9/30/24 for $827k TO COT for TPD- $677k and TFR-$150k.
  14. Mutual Aid agreement between TPD and Gainesville PD- for voluntary cooperation from January 1 2024 for one year. (I don’t’ recall seeing something like this from Orlando or St Pete? Maybe I missed them?)
  15. Increase of High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Fund Grant for $25k more than originally given from $306k to $331k
  16. See #15
  17. Agreement with the Hillsborough County supervisor of elections office to utilize Parks buildings for election purposes.
  18. Special Event- International Food & Art Festival
  19. Increase in price of train rail replacement at Curren Water Treatment plant- 2022 bid was for $1,034,966, increase in price of $73k brings it to the same price as the 2nd placed bid. Over the course of a year and half? Just saying…did we get more for the money or was it just increased in the bid? It doesn’t say?
  20. See #19
  21. $100k in grant funding for multifamily properties from Recycling Partnership- EXCELLENT! I’ve always wondered why there was no recycling in multifamily properties or commercial properties for that matter. Glad to see it!! Maybe we can get away from the 2xs per week trash pick up eventually!!
  22. See #21
  23. Change Order for Cypress St Outfall Project a decrease of $4.8million!! That is a more than 10% savings on the overall $35 million dollar project. https://oldcastleinfrastructure.com/study/cypress-street-stormwater-solutions/
  24. GTE building Lease capital funds movement within the Water Operations funds- $278k
  25. $200k water use enforcement services contract with Mainzer Management/Techstaff, looks like the original bid was $451k for two years, but it’s $200k per year?
  26. $560k for credit card fee expenses- NOT CHARGED to the CC user—THIS IS A LOSS for the Citizens of Tampa- We are paying for people to use their CC for services with the CITY!! SMH, this fee should be passed on to the consumer! NO! NO! NO!! If you do business with the City of Tampa, you should be paying for those credit card charges just like any other vendor. The Citizens tax dollars should NOT be supplementing for anyone to use a credit card! STOP this practice IMMEDIATELY!
  27. $135k award for VSC Fire & Security for McKay Bay WTE (waste to Energy) plant for sprinklers/alarm systems for Solid Waste. They were the only bid for this in 2022.
  28. $170k vacuum truck services for Solid Waste. The original bid saved taxpayers 23% in 2022! This is renewal without increase.
  29. Renewal with 3% CPI increase with CarbonXT Inc for McKay Bay WTC for Plant Carbon
  30. $171k for insurance- there were 3 bids- But, there is 300+ pages attached and it is too annoying to find the other two bids in that NONSENSE. I do find it interesting that the proposal shows that the contract will be for 18 months, I don’t think I’ve ever seen insurance contracts for more than 1 year?
  31. Agreement with the COT through it’s office of human Rights (TOHR) and the EEOC for the City to perform services for the EEOC in relation to fair employment practices starting October 1, 2023
  32. Interlocal between COT with Tampa Sports Authority- for W Tampa Bay Blvd between Dale Mabry and Himes for special events etc.
  33. Nomination of Deanna Faggart as the Director of Purchasing
  34. Nomination of Rory Jones as the Director of the Water Department (residency waiver needed)
  35. COT and CDBG funds agreement for housing counseling services under the HUD block grant program with the National Faith Homebuyers for $50k
  36. COT and CDBG funds agreement for housing counseling services under the HUD block grant program with Corporation to develop Communities of Tampa. $125k
  37. COT and CDBG funds agreement for housing counseling services under the HUD block grant program with Catholic Charities/Diocese of St Pete for $101k
  38. COT and CDBG funds agreement for housing counseling services under the HUD block grant program with Housing and Education Alliance for $100k
  39. COT and CDBG funds agreement for housing counseling services under the HUD block grant program with Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services for $75k
  40. Movement of SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership) funds from Program Income to Program activities for FY23 $541k
  41. FY23 budget of CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funds from income to activities. $24k
  42. FY23 move $120k from HOME income fund to activities fund.
  43. Neighborhood Enforcement--- demolition of buildings located at; 4515 N 38th St, 3011 N Jefferson St, 4110 E 10th Ave and 2011 Thrace St by the city of Tampa.
  44. License agreement for dock construction at 1710 E Park Circle with homeowners and COT.
  45. Yard clean up at 3621 N 55th St from Neighborhood Enforcement
  46. Neighborhood Enforcement- Demolish 8608 N 13th st.
  47. Construction of dock agreement with owners of 810 ½ W Henry
  48. Construction of dock agreement with owners of 711 W Hilda
  49. Construction of dock agreement with owners of 1506 W Park
  50. Conveyance of portion of property from HCPS to COT at 1730 W Union St for transportation purposes- intersection signals etc.
  51. Water easement resolution for installation, construction and repair at 4751 Jim Walter Blvd.
  52. See #51
  53. Release of Easement at 3010 S Esperanza Ave
  54. ROW encroachment agreement for 4402 W Crest Ave
  55. ROW encroachment agreement for 412 E Zack St
  56. $257k for GRASS!! This is for hydroseeding it shows it is for the Mobility department, it doesn’t show locations. It shows in the contract that the COT will provide the WATER necessary for the hydroseeding. I am DOWN on paying for grass by the COT, it is the cheapest to install but the most expensive to maintain. I am disappointed that the COT continues to use grass knowing that it is so wasteful of our resources and MOWING is terrible for the environment.
  57. $216k for fencing around retention ponds for mobility department. I only see one bid on this project. I’ve seen that Good Neighbor Fence Company has won several awards for bids on fencing throughout the city.
  58. Ybor City signs for $450k after re-bid for the mobility department. Sign Star—again there were other bids, but I can’t find it in the documents??
  59. VRB Petition for Review 2802 W Bay Ave
  60. 2nd Reading Macdill AFB moving the fuel pipeline out of estuary area into more direct route for fuel consumption by the base from fuel provider.
  61. 2nd Reading- 6713 S Himes and 6600 S Sterling REZ 22-103 (This should be heard at the same time as #70)
  62. 2nd Reading- 4307 W Fig St
  63. 2nd Reading- 5301 & 5212 W Tyson
  64. 2nd Reading- 2302 S Arrawana Ave
  65. 2nd Reading- 4914 S Macdill
  66. 2nd Reading- 2310 W Norfolk
  67. 2nd Reading-4402 W Crest
  68. 2nd Reading- 2709 N Tampa St W bonus provision
  69. Petition for Review 1936 W Nassau
  70. Public Hearing for 6600 Block of South Sterling approving infrastructure Development by Cigar city builders. Should be heard with #61
  71. ADMINSTRATIVE UPDATE
  72. $63 million for McKay Bay WTE plant.They have plenty of money to do all this work via BONDS…AND other agreements each and every week to update the plant BUT they still “NEEDED” the 5.5 million for housing from the FY23 budget--- NOPE, I am not going to let this go. Solid Waste is making $$$ The COT General FUND sees none of it… So why would Solid Waste get $5.5 million to supplement the general fund budget?? YES, I am still mad.
  73. HIVE affordable housing presentation for those with disabilities—NO report or documentation attached.
  74. The Convenience fees for using CREDIT CARDS for COT services has been paid by COT- over the course of the last two years the COT has paid $8.5 million in FEES for those who CHOOSE to use CC to pay for things with the COT. I think ALL those funds that will no longer be paid by the citizens should be set aside for paving until the paving in the COT is back on a schedule that would be in a NORMAL person’s lifetime! (NOT 75 years!) According to the document, I think that the city should be charging AT least $2.5-3.00 per transaction- I would be willing to guess that the MAJORITY The average transaction in FY22 $54 FY23 $44, $2-3 charges aren’t outrageous. Of course, I’d just be happy if the CC holders just pay for themselves! (FY22 average charges were $54 each and FY23 averages charges were $44 each)
  75. Update on Special Needs internships
  76. Report on FOOD DESERTS- this was continues from October 3rd meeting—please call them what they are. Low Income Low Access puts lipstick on a pig.
  77. Public Safety Impact FEES—NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED AND NO CONTINUANCE REQUESTED--- Don’t kick the can down the road.
  78. Everyone gets raises but TCC? SMH…it is time to make being on TCC a full time salary as it is and will remain a FULL TIME JOB! Of course, the last time this was discussed, it was made into a political statement by those paying for negative ads. Citizens need to remember that if they want responses from their TCC members they should be considered full time and be paid as such! (It is called an EQUITY ADJUSTMENT- The Mayor has had several done over the past couple of years for salaried employees, why should it not be done for council?)
  79. Reconsideration of Comprehensive Plan matters. I AGREE, why does someone get told NO, get to come back and WHINE to Council about the issue. You were told NO, you shouldn’t get to come back. Sorry, not sorry!
  80. CRA Board/workshop meetings moved to Tuesday or Wednesday mornings. CONTINUED- But is this to clear up another THURSDAY each month for shortening the agendas on Thursdays? (If so, see my comments on #78!!)
  81. Report about 2013 Tampa Heights Riverfront Development Agreement for women and minority businesses. NO DOCUMENTS AND NO REQUEST for CONTINUANCE!