City Council - Regular Meeting

Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Tampa City Council. Why are you guys all here? I'd like to welcome you to Tampa City Council this morning and recognize Councilman Charlie Miranda for our invocation.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's my deep honor to present Pastor Allen M. Harris, a native of St. Louis, Missouri. He began preaching at age 19 and has served in full-time ministry since age 22. He holds degrees in biblical study, divinity, theology, and Executive MBA. He currently leads the Servant of the History of Buda Baptist Institutional Church. If you haven't been there, go there. It's a wonderful place to be on Cypress. Serving since Buda, since arriving at Buda in December of 2022, Pastor Harris has led the church in expanding his ministries and outreach, including social justice, health

United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Pastor. Clerk, would you please call the roll?

Can I get a motion to adopt the minutes from the regular session held September 3rd, 2026 and the evening session held on September 10th, 2026? I have a motion from Councilman Miranda. I have a second from Councilman Maniscalco. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Approval of the agenda. There's a request to continue item number 70 to October 1st, 2026. One more. I have a motion from Councilman Miranda, second from Councilwoman Young. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. I have a request to continue item number 73 to December 17, 2026. Second. I have a mo

Yes, I want to pull items 12 and 13 for a separate vote.

12 and 13. Okay, we will do that. Anything else? Let's go to staff reports here and nothing else. We're just being too efficient this morning. Okay, let's look item that where we have a administrative update item 66 and I think I think there's something we're going to talk about that, right? We need staff for that for 67678 and nine. We're going to have staff here for that item 70. You said yes. I said, okay, 70. How about 70?

We did. Sorry about that. 71. Yes. Okay.

They're coming in. Okay. Okay, very good. Yes, 72. Ms. Wood does have enough time.

Yeah, because we didn't have one last time, so that's good. Okay. And that's it for that. Anything else? Mr. Shelby.

Okay. you want to do that now oh okay at the end okay very good just just remind me i have a motion to approve the agenda from councilman escalco and the addendum second from councilman vera all those in favor say aye aye opposed i have it thank you so much okay zipping right along councilwoman young you are recognized There you go.

Good morning, Council. So it gives me great pleasure to recognize these two wonderful young men standing next to me. We have Mr. Brian Hunter and Mr. Stanley Jr., who we will be presenting accommodations today. Tampa City Council proudly honors Brian Hunter and Russell Stanley Jr. for their roles as positive change makers and young leaders in the Tampa community. This combination recognizes these young men for their outstanding contribution to planning, coordinating, and executing positive team takeovers throughout the Tampa Bay area. And I had the opportunity to attend All but one of them, an

They're sneaking up behind you. Yeah, if you guys, when you come up, if you want to introduce, you can introduce yourself if you'd like.

Thank you very much. Mama? Your mama's here. Did you want to say something? We have a few more minutes.

Hey, Mom. Mom is the best title you can have, but for the record, could you state your name?

Thank you very much, counsel. You all know I'm a huge supporter of youth and supporting our youth. So thank you for giving me the opportunity this morning to recognize these two young men who are our future. So thank you all very much.

Thank you, Chairman Clendenin, and thank you, Councilwoman Young, for putting this forward. I just want to salute everybody. It's poignant and relevant here to have Pastor Harris here with us, who's such a great advocate for youth, and see good people like Alicia Oates, Gary Hartfield, Freddie Barton, so many other good folks, and just y'all. And I know we're meeting next Tuesday, right? Yes, sir. There you go. Yeah, there you go. But y'all are awesome. I quoted something yesterday from Father Edward Flanagan, which is there's no such thing as a bad boy. There's no such thing as a bad girl. Th

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks again, Russell and Brian. The difference between a leader and a follower, a leader leads the way and the follower follows the leader. So you guys have set the tone for hundreds of thousands of kids to come behind you that never had the opportunity of meeting you, but because of your attitude and what you've done, they'll have future leaders to follow. Thank you all very much.

Congratulations to both of you on doing amazing work. But you know what? When your mom came up, I was like, well, of course. Because Alicia Oates is known for her work and activism for the community. And I know you boys have been a big part of that, because there's no way you haven't. So you've just been raised in a way to want to help others. And I can only imagine your pride. about what your boys have done. And so congratulations for raising wonderful children. And also, congratulations for the two of you for just coming up with an idea and rolling with it. It's really, really important that

Thank you all so much on behalf of Tampa City Council and the mayor. Oh, Councilman Menescalco, would you like to say something?

Yeah, real quick. You know, having you here today, I can say with total confidence that the future of this community is in good hands. So thank you for what you do, and thank you for making us proud.

Yeah, just thank you to you and your families and all the people that were involved in this. It was an important time in our community. You all acted fast and did something positive. And the most important thing I can say is you all turned a bit of negativity to positivity in the community. And I hope that others will follow that lead and continue to push positivity in the community. Thank you.

Once again, on behalf of the Tampa city council and the city of Tampa, thank you for, for everything that you've done. And I would also like to say that. Okay. Absolutely. Yeah. On behalf of Tampa city council, hold on one second. Let me say what I want to say. It's not, it's not just about, it's not just about the two of you. I want to counsel on her tech head into this, making good adults and good citizens starts at home. And it starts in the classroom, and it starts on the athletic fields. So I really want to also thank all of your teachers, your parents, your family, and everyone that has

Do you want your presentation up? Yes, please. CTTB, can we get the presentation up? And when you start, start with your name.

Thank you, Nicole. Thank you, Paula. Councilwoman Hurtado.

I was honored to be able to attend a performance this last season that was the contemporary performance that just blew our socks off. It was truly amazing. If you haven't had the opportunity to see a Tampa Valley performance, I highly recommend it. We're thrilled you're here, just a wonderful part of our community. Thank you so much for the time you took afterward talking to me about what you've been working on. We're really excited to see

you know what comes next so thank you so much for this update thank you thank you mr chairman and great presentation for you all and you know we're so happy to have you guys in new tampa in a world where um you know maybe i spend too much time at panera bread but i think ballet is a good escape and i think that's important you know but one thing i did want to point out which is paula you said you you started this effort in 2002 correct with the school

And what year did you come here from Venezuela?

That's what I remember you saying. So folks, you all want to talk about the kind of work that immigrants do in our country. She comes here as an immigrant, a refugee from Venezuela, and that year she starts this. Thank you. Thank you.

Well, you already know where my heart is at. I love what you do for the community. I love what you do for our youth. I love the development that you provide for the folks that may never have an opportunity to see this type of performance. I think that's so important to be able to open up the eyes of folks that, you know, again, we talked earlier with the presentation Councilwoman Young brought of how important it is for us to bring up these next generations of people and provide these opportunities. And having this asset in our community is so invaluable. And I concur with Councilwoman Hurtak

No, it wasn't Lost Team. It was... Era. Era. Oh, my gosh.

So phenomenal. I'll have to hit that if they do it again, but the story of Tampa that you guys do, if you guys have not gone to see one of their performances, I took my granddaughter to see, what was it, Sleeping Beauty? Sleeping Beauty. Sleeping Beauty. And, I mean, my six-year-old granddaughter, she just loved it so much. But it was so incredible, and she got to be able to meet the dancers, and it was amazing. Yeah, no, really good work. I look forward to your growth. I love the trajectory that you're on. And hopefully one day we will rival Miami in the city of Tampa. You know, I never want

Very nice. I'm looking forward to seeing that production again. I could go see it over and over and over again. It's that good. Thank you so much.

Okay. I'd like to recognize Councilman Miranda.

for catholic charities item number three catholic charities to provide an update services that are here and what they do is just something that the people really really need and that's to eat every day so it's uh... it's honored that uh... we have this opportunity today to recognize who they are and what they do good morning catholic charities if you start with your name please

Do you have a presentation coming up? There should be a PowerPoint. Okay, if you want to say your name and then the CTTV should bring it up. Very good. Okay, CTTV, can we get their presentation? And for the public monitor. There we go. Thank you so much.

There's a clicker up there. Oh, there's a clicker. Advance yourself.

Councilwoman Hurtek, Miranda, Maniscalco, then Vieira.

Thank you so much. What you've done for this community is just nothing short of a miracle. As you started with your presentation, you mentioned that you have people coming here from all over the country to see what what we're doing. And so I know that I'm incredibly proud of that and you should be as well. And I do have a question, though, because I did see an article recently that the people who build our cottages shut down. Do we have another

Wonderful, wonderful. That's really important. The partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay also critical. So we were able to give a little bit more money to you all in the last budget and hopefully we can continue to do that because Just as we were talking about the importance of youth, the importance of making sure our community has people who are housed and receive the services they need is so important. And the fact that you've been able to house over 800 people is just absolutely phenomenal. And so I'm going to put this out into the world because this is something that I talk about constantly.

If we could keep our comments brief because we're running out of time, and we had a lot of public comment. Councilman Miranda, followed by Councilman Maniscalco.

I just want to say thank you on behalf of all the citizens. You know, back in the days when you started, I believe it was John Bennett from the administration that worked with Catholic Charities, I say, and then they started building, and look what you have, an area there. Is that the bell already?

Oh, I thought I was at the ballet again. I've got your bell. I got it. And I got the hammer, but anyway. And to feeding Tampa Bay, how many do you feed every day? I don't think that was said enough.

And this is just an opportunity to say no one in this chamber understands, including us, what you guys do. And we want to thank you sincerely for what you do every day.

Thank you very much. I was at your event a few months ago when we were all out there and you were showcasing what you do and it's amazing how many people's lives you affect. You're taking people off the streets and at least temporarily giving them shelter they need as they transition to more permanent housing and of course feeding Tampa Bay an amazing community partner that helps I mean on a daily basis. And I know my my personal hero John Bennett with his experience from I believe Pinellas Hope and you know we have so many great partners and people that are involved in this and everybody shou

Thank you Mr. Chairman and I'm glad that you all mentioned Chief John Bennett because you know this is a work that's right after his heart and that he has done so much on and he shows that that being a cop who's a protector isn't just about you know fighting crime it's also about preventing crime and and so we're our hats off to I mentioned Father Flanagan the great bleeding heart Catholic so there you go but but for Maggie and Tom you all just do great work and you know, you can put your faith in action through this. And, you know, you read the Bible and Jesus didn't talk much about Volvos or

I just want to say I've had the opportunity to visit both facilities at TOR and Feeding Tampa Bay, and I've also been to a few events that we had at Tampa Hope. And I just want to thank you both for the work that you're doing in the community, and I'm really excited to see the new things that are going to happen with Feeding Tampa Bay and really providing that wraparound service to everybody. So thank you all for your work. Thank you.

Okay, we are going to move on to public comment now. For council's consideration, right now, if everybody needs to come up and use three minutes, we have about three hours of public comment. So a couple of things. Would you guys, do you want to consider reducing it to two minutes? Anybody?

Thank you. And I would look at some sort of a modified compromise on that. And if you're out there proposing and sticking yourself out there, I'll back you on it.

Well, I'm throwing it out there. I mean, I'll sit here and listen to everybody. I mean, if there's no appetite for it, just say no appetite for it.

Can I just say, I think it's worked before when you've suggested to people that they don't need the whole three of us.

Okay, then I'm not here in a market for this, so we'll just go on. Okay, so here we go. Public comment. We have rules. There's a QR code posted outside. We have hard copies if you need it for the rules. Please, if you don't know those, please review them. We have... Every time you come to the podium, you start with your name. That's for our public record. Start with your name. The microphone's at the podium, so you face and you talk to us. You don't turn around. You talk to us all the time, 100% of the time. Okay? So we're going to start with our name. We're going to face forward. Because we h

If you are here to speak to on agenda items, you should have filled out one of these forms, one of these cards. If you didn't fill out a card, if you're on the second floor or you're here in the council and you didn't fill out a card, please see one of the staff that's out in the lobby. They'll assist you in filling it out. This is for on agenda items, period, that are not public hearings. That are not public hearings. That are not public hearings. On agenda items that are not public hearings. We will have an opportunity after we do the first parts of business in the morning to be able to hear

Chloe Diaz, followed by Tom Mulroney, Sean Routon, Routon. Natalie Rogue and John Lister. Start with your name.

Thank you for brevity. Tom Mulroney, followed by Sean, and then the next speaker after this group will be Dr. Mark Abdoni.

Sean, followed by Natalie, and then after this group of folks, I didn't see Mark Abdoni. Is he in the audience? Mark, if you're downstairs, come up to Sampson City Council. And Anthe, I'm going to destroy this last name, Chickaloose? Chickalowski. Okay, very good. You're going to be after this group. Go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Doctor. John Lister, followed by Mark Abdoni. Mark, if you want to go line up against the wall. And David Laxer will be the last of this group of speakers. John, start with your name, please.

CHAIRMAN BRYANT L. Thank you. Thanks for your brevity. Dr. Abdoni, follow-up, and Elizabeth Dinwiddle, if you would, Dinwiddie, if you'd like to line up against the wall, please. Go ahead, Doctor. What was your name, please?

Anthony, I'm not going to even try the last name because I'll slaughter it. That's okay. David Laxer, Elizabeth Dinwiddie. Elizabeth, if you're downstairs. Oh, you're here. Okay, good. Out against the wall. You're going to be Anthony first, then David. And then the next one is Beth Slimely. Slimely. Very good.

David? Followed by Elizabeth, Beth, and then Giovanni Accardo and Bill Caliga.

Thank you very much. Next we have Elizabeth Dinwiddie, Beth, Giovanni, Bill, and then Patrick Cimino.

Thank you very much. Beth, Giovanni, Bill, Patrick, and Julie McGill.

Thank you, Beth. Giovanni, followed by Bill Kaliga, and then the next speaker after this group is going to be Michael Deiser.

Thank you, Giovanni. For council's information, I've went ahead and ordered pizza for lunch, so we'll have a short lunch break. I know, well, you're not going to eat healthy today. We're going to do a short lunch break, so what have you brought us out? You don't have to eat the pizza. Okay, just as FYI, so we can have a short break so we can hear from all the public speakers. Okay, Bill, go ahead, and the next speaker after this is going to be David Adams. David, you can line up. Sure, thank you.

Patrick, followed by Ashley Morrow. I'm sorry, no, Julie McGill. Ashley Morrow, you'll be the last speaker up there. You can line up. So Patrick, followed by Julie.

Julie McGill, followed by Michael Deiser.

Thank you. The next two people to queue up will be Michael Stewart and Linda Stewart. I'm sorry, Lindsay Stewart.

DAVID ADAMS FOLLOWED BY THE OTHER ASHLEY, ASHLEY MORON, NOT MORON. DAVID.

Thank you, David. Ashley, and then the next in the queue is Carissa Stevenson and Michelle Mastrochitaro.

Okay, we've got Lindsey, and then the next in the queue is gonna be Tina Adams and Pam Cannella.

Thank you. Carissa, followed by Michelle. Tina, it's not you yet. Oh, it's not me. You're back in line. Carissa.

Thank you for your brevity, Kristen. Okay, we've got Michelle. Michelle, Mr. Tavaro followed by Tina and followed by Pam. And then the next two in the queue are Morgan Cattill and Tony Brown.

Thank you, Tina. And is Morgan Cattill in the room? And Tony Brown, if you could queue up on the wall, please. Tina, start with your name. You have three minutes.

Thank you. Okay, thank you for that. And the next person in the queue is Allison Burns. The next speaker is Pam Cannella. Allison Burns, if you'd line up against the wall, please. Okay, start with your name, please. You have three minutes.

Next speaker is Morgan Cattill, followed by Tony Brown, Alison Burns, Harry Coleman, and Tom Van Lloyd. Morgan, start with your name, please.

Thank you for your brevity, Morgan. Okay, Tony. Allison Burns, are you in the audience? Allison, if you're on the second floor, please come to Council Chambers. Harry Coleman. Harry Coleman, would you please line up against the wall? And Tom Van Lloyd, line somewhere. I don't know what the last name is, but if you're downstairs on the second floor, if you're in Council Chambers, please come up and line against the wall. Tony, go ahead, start with your name. You have three minutes.

Thank you very much, Tony. Thanks for your brevity. Okay, Allison Burns, Harry Coleman, and then Tom. And after that's Jan McCabe, I think. Harry Coleman. Go ahead, start with your name. You have three minutes.

Thank you, Harry. Tom, followed by Jan, followed by Ty Ray, and Robert Caley, and Ashley View. Tom, start with your name. You have three minutes.

Thank you for your brevity. Ty Ray, followed by Robert Caley, followed by Ashley View, and then the next people in the queue that will line up against the wall are Jared Dyer and Stephen Michelini.

Thank you. Robert Kelly, followed by Ashley.

Ashley followed by Jared and the next folks to queue are Stephanie Poynter and Marty Milberg.

Thank you, Ashley. Jared, followed by Steven.

Thank you. Thank you, Jared. Stephen, Stephanie Poynter, you're in the queue. Stephanie and David Deloach.

Thank you, Stephen. Stephanie Poynter, Marty Milberg, Hank Fishkind, followed by David Loach. Stephanie Poynter, start with your name. You have three minutes.

Thank you, Stephanie. Marty Milberg, followed by Hank Fishkamp, followed by David, followed by Susan Fernandez, and then Steve Garnish.

Okay, no clapping. If that again, I'll call you out of order, and I'll ask you to leave the council chambers. Okay, Hank, followed by David, and the next person in the queue is Carol Ann Bennett.

Please make sure y'all's phones are muted. David, start with your name, please.

Thank you. Suzanne Fernandez, followed by Steve. Good morning. Start with your name.

Thank you, Suzanne. Steve, and then the next in the queue behind Carol Ann Bennett against the wall would be Brad Dixon, Ed de la Parte, and Allison Date.

Thank you very much. Carol Ann Bennett followed by Brad Dixon.

Ed, followed by Allison. The next three in the queue are Fran Tate, Sheena McCoy, and Pamela Jackson-Haney. If I called your name, please go line up against the wall, please. Good morning, Council.

Again, we appreciate brevity so we can get out of here and have lunch and get through with the business and get a vote on this.

Okay, someone has a phone that keeps digging for messages. Please mute that phone or we're gonna ask you to leave.

Okay, I should have another person against the wall. What's your name? Okay. She, uh, very good. And Pamela Jackson, uh, Haney, you'll be queued up against the wall, please. If you're in the room, if you're downstairs, please come to South chambers followed by Jamie Jones and Dana Jasper, Dana Jones and Dana Jack, Jamie Jones and Dana Jasper, please line up against the wall. Okay. Fran, thank you. Start with your name. You have three minutes.

Thank you, Fran. If you're downstairs on floor two, we have plenty of capacity up here. Come up to the second floor, third floor council chambers, please. Clear security if you're waiting to speak. I've got Ms. McCoy, followed by Pamela Jackson-Haney, followed by Jamie Jones, followed by Dana Casper. Is Jamie or Dana in the room? Dana Casper. Dana, okay, very good. Jamie or Pamela Jackson-Haney, are you in the room? Yeah, not. Valerie Bullock, if you're downstairs, please come up. and Sergret Doss will be after that. Go ahead, Ms. McCoy.

Thank you very much. Pamela Jackson, are you here? Pamela Jackson, Haney? OK, going once, going twice, gone. Jamie Jones. Jamie Jones. If you hear me and you come into the room, please make yourself Your presence is known, and I'll call you up. Dana Jasper. Dana, start with your name, please. You have three minutes. Start with your name, please. Start with your name, please. We've got to get going.

Thank you. Valerie, followed by Sergret, followed by Tara Bluma, and Cal Hanus. Good morning, Valerie.

Thank you, Valerie. Sergret, followed by Tara Bluma. Tara, if you're in the room, please line up against the wall. Follow by Cal heinous.

Only can go to the items, not everything else.

Thank you, Mr. Dawson. Just because this is a newer type of process, which I saw on the off-agenda item sign-up, that's only city business we can talk about on off-agenda. No, I'm saying in the next round, off-agenda, just city business. I saw you put SCOTUS, which would not be city business. Tara Bloom, are you in the room? Tara? No? Okay. Cal? Start with your name, please. You have three minutes.

Thank you. Okay, there's a last call for Pamela Jackson-Haney and Jamie Jonas, or Jones. Okay, not here, very good. Michael Suarez online for on agenda item speaker, Michael or Matthew Suarez, please start with your name. You have three minutes. Matthew unmute yourself.

There you go. Start with your name, please.

Okay, that concludes public comment for on-agenda items today. We're going to move on. We're going to wait for our clerk of the court to come in. And so if I could get a motion to approve items five through eight.

I move items five through eight. Second.

I have a motion councilwoman her tech. I have a second councilman Miranda. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. The eyes have it. Is there any requests for a public for reconsideration of legislative matters? Hearing none. Let's go to the consent agenda. Councilman VR. Would you move items nine through 11 and 14? Yes, sir. Hereby move nine through 11, 14 through 17. I have a motion, Councilman Vieira. I have a second, Councilman Moran. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? I have a council on her.

And I want a separate vote on this because this is for more cameras. This is This is exactly what the community is asking us not to approve. And so I don't want to approve this grant. I'm just not going to do it. The contract comes to us in a couple of weeks, but I'm going to vote no on this and I'm going to vote no on the contract. So I just wanted to start by voting no.

So we'll consider that when we bring it up on the agenda item. It is 12 and 13.

No, I didn't want to. Could I make a motion to ask staff to come in and answer questions on this item?

Staff, we're going to pull that item four discussion, so if you would be prepared to come in and discuss items 12 through 13 when it's appropriate on the agenda. Under staff reports, then. Under staff reports, yes. Thank you. Okay, very good. I see our clerk is here. Clerk, would you like to present item four, please?

Thank you. Peter, are you in the room? Hi, Peter. If you'd like to say something, you don't have to, but if you'd like to say something, you can come to the podium and state your name and introduce yourself.

Well, just as a rule for now, Juan, I'm the only one that can be funny. Okay, fair enough. Okay, I have a motion to approve Peter's appointment from Councilman Maniscalco, second from Councilman Miranda, Mr. Shelby.

Okay, so I have a motion to approve the resolution making the appointment from Councilman Maniscalco, second from Councilman Miranda. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Congratulations. Welcome to the wonderful world of public service. Fantastic. Thank you, Councilman. Okay, we're going to continue on to the consensus agenda. Councilwoman Young, would you please move items 18 through 26?

I have a motion for Councilwoman Young, seconded by Councilman Maniscalco. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Thank you. Councilman Maniscalco. Yes. 27 through 31.

Motion to approve 27 through 31. Thank you.

I have a motion for Councilman Maniscalco, seconded by Councilman Miranda. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Councilman Miranda, would you move items 32 through 36? Yes, sir. I move.

item 32 to 36. i have motion council miranda second councilman escalco all those in favor say aye aye opposed the eyes have it thank you councilman carlson would you move 37 through 42. yeah first i'm going to abstain on number 39 my company has a client that may be tangentially connected but we don't do business with anything like this but out of minutes of caution I'm going to file this form AB, please.

So motion to approve the filing from a councilman of your second councilman, Scott, all those in favor say aye. Opposed? I have it. So would you move 37, 38, 40 through 47 or 42? So moved. Second motion from councilman Carlson. I have a second from councilman Scott. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? I have a councilwoman young. Would you move item 39? I have motion from councilman third motion from councilwoman young. Second councilman Scott could move 39. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it with Councilman Carlson abstaining. Okay, we have Councilwoman Hurtek. Would I have a motion for Councilwoman Hurtek. Second for Councilman Maniscalco. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it.

I have a motion to set the public hearing for item 51 for Councilwoman Hurtek. Second for Councilman Maniscalco. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? The ayes have it. Okay, the public hearing is item number 52 of the non- Yeah, do you think we can get through that? Second reading. Item 52 is a non-quasi-judicial hearing, so we do not require to be sworn in.

Motion to open all public hearings. Second. Second.

Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second.

Seeing none. Okay, is there anybody in the public wish to speak to this item? You wish to speak to this item? Speak now or forever hold your peace. I got pizza waiting.

Thank you. Councilman, you were absent at the first vote. Are you prepared to vote on this? OK. OK. Is the applicant in the audience that you would you wish to rebut that?

Okay. So not applicable. Okay. Very good. Thank you so much. I hope anybody else in the public would wish to speak to this item. Hearing none. Can I get a motion to close? I motion close councilman, a Scott go second from second councilwoman, her tech, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Aye's have it. Councilman Carlson.

Would you like to read this? Move item 52 file number VAC 26 dash 15 ordinance being presented for second reading adoption ordinance of the city of Tampa, Florida, vacating closing. Discontinuing and abandoning that alleyway located north of 4th Avenue, south of 5th Avenue, east of 26th Street and west of 27th Street as dedicated by the plat of Harris Terminals and that portion of 1st Avenue right of way located north of Adamo Drive, south of 2nd Avenue, east of 27th Street and west of Leroy Selmon Expressway Connector as dedicated partially by the plats of Harris Terminals and Archer Subdivis

I have a motion from Councilman Carlson, second from Councilman Maniscalco. Please record your vote. motion care unanimously okay mr chair a question on the agenda i was i'm going to actually explain something just as i said so we're going to hear the next hearing 53 then we're going to hear non-agenda item but only related to tampa city business public comment after that we're going to break for a 30-minute lunch so the any of you are here for the items 54 or beyond the 10 o'clock public hearings we're not going to hear that until we come back from lunch we'll be somewhere around probably 12

Okay, very good. Thank you. Okay. 53, staff? Enjoy lunch. Item number 53, is there a staff to present?

Okay. Since staff is not here to hear that one, we will hold that until staff is present. We're going to move on to, again, this is off agenda items for city business only. If you should have filled or put your name on this form to do that, I have one online speaker we'll hear after the people that are present. Nico Basel, Nico, followed by Camille Washington. Are you in the house? Go ahead. Come on up. And then the next one will be Vicky Tong, James Adair, Ashley Moreau, and Surgrit Das. Come on up to the podium. If I called your name, please line up against the wall. Start with your name, pl

Nico? Nico, are you in the audience? Nico, followed by Vicky, followed by Jamie Adair. Start with your name. You have three minutes.

Vicky, followed by Jamie Adair, followed by Ashley.

Thank you very much. Jamie, followed by Ashley Moreau, followed by . I can't believe I'm going to defend the mayor.

You always leave us wanting more. Yes, that's one thing.

That Dr. Winston was a very famous doctor. He had his clinic, the Hospital del Centro Español, by the Academy of Holden Ames, if I remember.

So Mr. Doss, city of Tampa business, bring it home. Always, man. You're our last in-person public speaker.

Okay. That's our last in-person public speaker. We have one online for off agenda items, but again, Michael Randolph on about city business. You are recognized. You have three minutes.

Thank you, Michael. Enjoy the rest of your afternoon. That concludes our public speakers for the day. I see you're here for item 53 to present? Yes. Okay, why don't we knock this out before we go to lunch. Item 53, that's all we're gonna hear, then we're gonna go to lunch, and we'll be back in council chambers at 1 p.m. So item number 53, go ahead.

Thank you. Councilwoman Hurtek, you are not here. You're prepared to vote?

Yes, I had just left the room briefly, so yes.

Very good, okay. Okay, does the council have any questions? Hearing none, is there anybody in the public that wishes to speak to this item? motion to close from councilman escargot seven councilman miranda all those in favor say aye aye opposed i said that councilman vieira would you read item 53 please damn it sure um i'm joking i read an ordinance did that really deserve a damage all the stuff we got today did that deserve the damage i'm joking i read an ordinance presented for second reading and adoption ordinance of the city of tampa florida relating to omitting any reference to firearms a

making revisions to the City of Tampa Code Chapter 14 offensives, repealing Section 14-111, Chapter 2 administration, amending Section 2-404, Chapter 16 Parks and Recreation, amending Section 16-21 of ordinances, providing for severability, repealing all ordinances in conflict, providing an effective date.

I have a motion from Councilman Vieira, a second from Councilman Maniscalco. Please record your vote. One more person, please record your vote. You got it? Thank you. Okay, so that concludes the business of the morning. We're going to come back at 1 o'clock and hear our quasi-judicial hearing starting at item 54. So staff, if you'd be prepared to present at 1 o'clock, we are at lunch.