Weekly Agenda Review

August 1, 2024

8/1/2024

  1. TPD officer of the month
  2. ATU employee of the month
  3. TFR firefighter of the quarter
  4. Appointment of Joe Greco to the Citizens Budget Committee
  5. Appointment of Catherin Coyle to the Affordable housing committee
  6. TPD leasing unmarked vehicles $219k for three years, it looks like primarily for drug enforcement use.
  7. Resolution modification for SAFE contract with FDLE and TPD for FY23-24to extend to June 2025
  8. Letter of agreement between Police Technology Institute and COT for pedestrian & Bicycle safety enforcement up to $122k. It looks like the PTI pays for officers to educate the public and hand out literature in SPECIFIC areas of the city about bicycle and pedestrian safety. I’d argue that SOG on Dale Mabry should be included since the contract was written last time….they’ve ripped out over a million dollars in medians and are in the process of putting in several ridiculously overdone cross walks due to many traffic fatalities. I am certain there are other areas of town with the same tales.
  9. Modification #2 of subgrant agreement between Division of Emergency Management it says it is extending the deadline to June 2025- what the agreement is about who the hell knows? It’s not in the one pager…
  10. Purchase Freightliner M2 Rescue Vehicle for $456k for TFR
  11. Photo Enforcement agreement for School zone speed cameras with Verra Mobility (DON’T SPEED IN SCHOOL ZONES!!)
  12. TFR- Drone replacement program funding from FDLE it doesn’t have a monetary amount.
  13. Resolution moving reallocation of $31.5k from TPD Operating Expenses to Operating Capital expenses.
  14. $200k for pool covers…the previous contract was 8/2023, they only last two seasons? It seems like a very short amount of time before needing two covers?
  15. COT contract with Sentry Event Services without price escalation for event security at the Convention Center. $1.06 million
  16. COT accepting donation of 12 commercial umbrellas and a monetary donation of $1000 from Davis Island Civic Association for new hitting wall at the Tennis Complex.
  17. See #16
  18. Extension of agreement with Tampa Bay Estuary Program for Purity Springs Restoration Project
  19. Resolution of the costs of demolishing the building/structure at 1716 E Kirby St
  20. The cost for mowing and removing overgrowth from (1) 4724 W Iowa Ave, and (2) 2402 E Palifox St
  21. Approving funding for Community Stepping Stones Inc in the amount of $20k
  22. Special Event Code- Tampa Pig Jig
  23. Special Event Code- Onbikes Winter Wonder Ride
  24. Renewal award without price escalation for Tanner Industries- $400k for Anhydrous Ammonia for the Water Department.
  25. Water Department contract amendment with HSW Consulting LLC for an additional $90k for Sulphur Springs (is this study taking place anywhere near the pool that it might help with that issue consecutively?) Maybe they recommend movement of the pool to help with the loss of water off the spring?
  26. Repetitive LOSS Area Analysis from FEMA. This is to participate in this study for the next 5 years. I’d like to see the impact of this study shown to the folks in the CHHA?? Especially those now being impacted by the PLYWOOD PALACES in SOG!
  27. Resolution changing the COT to a completely digital payroll system with ADP Inc who currently provides payroll services.
  28. Approval of 5- 1 year contracts with Oracle Cloud services for $25k total
  29. Oracle Mission Critical Support for T&I for a total of $96k
  30. Expanding the uniform purchase for various departments by 25% for an additional year 4/4 years, but it doesn’t show any price increase or not?? Just, let’s spend another $200k this year?
  31. WHY WAS THE OTHER DEMOLITION UNDER Neighborhood & Community Affairs but this one is under Development & Economic Opportunity? Demolish buildings at (1) 2705 E Palifox St, and (2) 1705 E Nome St
  32. Movement of $146k in SHIP Grant funds.
  33. Movement of $144k in HOME Grant funds
  34. Movement of $11k in CDBG Grant funds
  35. Release of Easement at 3601 E 3rd Ave
  36. Release of Easement at 4217 N Manhattan Ave for a Re-Plat in Drew Park
  37. Release of Easement at 8600 N. Rome Avenue
  38. Release of Easement at 3614 W. Lykes Ave
  39. Resolution allowing the encroachment of Right of Way at 2117 E 7th Ave for existing historic sign.
  40. Approval of Transportation Easement for improvements for Tampa Palms Shopping Plaza at 6210 Commerce Palms Dr
  41. HUD 2025 Fiscal Year program approving $10.2 million across the Grants programs for the COT.
  42. Announcement of Brownfield Hearing (AKA—FUNDING GRANTS for rehabbing a DUMP) for 2302 East Hillsborough Avenue
  43. Announcement of Brownfield Hearing 2606 East 10th Ave\
  44. ParkMobile APP- Contract—Wait? WHAT? Parking drew in $7million OR MORE last year. They wanted to spend it on an APP that would only service downtown. I think ALL NEIGHBORHOODS CAN SEE THESE FUNDS WERE BETTER SPENT ON PAVING!
  45. Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, contract to pay COT $74k to cover the cost of parking in the COT parking garages for August 31-September 1, 2024
  46. IRONY--- COT gives Easement to People’s Gas to install GAS at Fire Station 6 311 N. 22nd St
  47. Easement Grant from Tampa Bay Custom Door to install sidewalk at 5113 E. Broadway Ave
  48. 2nd Reading- 1 day per week irrigation rule for the COT! Good on them GRASS is WASTEFUL!!
  49. VACATION- MISSED NOTICE!
  50. VACATION of alley lying South of Ida St, North of Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd, East of Short 30th St and West of N. 30th St.
  51. Petition for Review- 3416 Harbor View Ave
  52. Petition for Review- 2510 Guy N Verger Blvd and 1597 Leham St
  53. Petition for Review- 1715 E 4th Ave., (1411 N 17th St., 1707 E 4th Ave.)
  54. Petition for Review- 7700 Courtney Campbell Causeway
  55. Repeal of the Citizens Review Board—FYI TALLY SUCKS EGGS!! IDC who you are, you should be accountable if you are drawing a check from the Citizens!
  56. Administrative update
  57. Renewal of “Award” with General Facility Care LLC with a 4.1% price escalation for the Convention Center of $3.06million for janitorial services.
  58. $17.1 million in additional Solid Waste FEES because McKay Bay is closed half of each day for getting rid of garbage… GOOD LORD!! This is MORE than 10% of the total cost of the new Waste to Energy Plant!!! Maybe they need to figure out a new plan???
  59. Hydrant replacement for the Water Department, increase of $6.5 million, on a contract that was originally $19.5 million… an INCREASE of 33%!!! How long do hydrants last? Seriously??
  60. $4 million to have Water Line Service Inventory—are they the same guys who should have done the survey for the water main break in SOG? Just saying???
  61. $3.8 INCREASE to contract for full depth reclamation…paid with CIT funds—so double the contract!
  62. $16million dollar increase for the water Department over 8 companies. Not sure how far I need to dig to find out the original contracts???
  63. Italian Club to report on the findings of the cemetery issues--- PLEASE do this ASAP! This is 2.5 years old. Either make someone perform or kill it… wait, PUN intended.
  64. The Resolution to allow someone to be on the Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee who doesn’t live in the City…. WELLLLLLL…I have mixed feelings about this. Do we have folks who have a VESTED interest in the COT who don’t live here. Yes, we do. Does the CBAC have ANY control monetary control over things that happen in the COT? NOPE. Does Joe Greco have a vested interest in the budget for the COT? YES…. So you decide. You tell TCC how you feel about this issue.
  65. 6 Pilot Project--- how close is this to PURE or Toilet to Tap?? We have NOT time for that??? (IDK is this lipstick on a pig?)
  66. Ms. Feeley to update TCC on the LDC reform--- Carroll Ann Bennett and Debbie Zommermand will be representing THAN on the Citizens Advisory Committee for this project! We are very excited to see this project move forward!
  67. Whistleblower’s within the COT—while they might have a WONDERFUL policy… I can tell you right now that folks who tell me things are at SERIOUS risk… they are VERY concerned for their positions at the COT. I’ll also say that Ethical concerns within the COT are taken VERY lightly, IMHO…. Just sayin… If you want a list of my issues over the years. I’ll be happy to share!
  68. Residency Requirements—do all of our upper level staff NEED to live in the city?? That is a question you need to ask yourself?
  69. Racial Reconciliation Committee to be funded with $50k to facilitate the meetings--- No one has faith they can do it themselves and the Mayor won’t send STAFF because she didn’t come up with the idea??
  70. I MUST have MORE WINE for this one… TPD and TFR provide the Public Safety Master Plan… We don’t have enough blank pages to talk about WHY ISNT THIS DONE YET???
  71. Update on HIVE accessible disability housing- report submitted by Kayon Henderson.
  72. Update on paving of 30th St
  73. Legal department to give an update on the on the Code of Conduct for WMBE and SLBE with PARKING to be included.
  74. Update about vacancies at Parks & Rec within the COT.
  75. Live Local Act BS called by Pasco County—GOOD for them…should the COT do the same! I say YES!! Currently in South of Gandy most of the units qualify for LESS than 120%, which means that for a one bedroom apartment the cost is less than $2k per month!! That’s NOT affordable for the normal families!!