Remarks by Alan Clendenin
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“So would staff, would it be, and would it be inappropriate or is it appropriate that we could conditionally approve this thing between first and second reading, if they were going to give us an extra two feet of driveway space, could they, if they were going to accommodate that and make the amendment.”
“That's what I see. Is that appropriate to have that revision between first and second reading without going to DRC?”
“Am I the only one? You've been sworn? I haven't been sworn.”
“I do not. Okay, is council okay with that? How is everybody feeling about that? So y'all would entertain a motion with the revision between first and second reading?”
“Okay. And so the applicant, the applicant representative is fine with that as well. Say your name one more time for the clerk. Rami Nagib. Okay. Were you able to get that?”
“R-A-M-I-N-A-G-U-I-B. Okay, very good. Okay, sounds good. Is there anything else you want to present, or we'll move forward with a public comment on that one? You'll have a chance for a bottle after public comment.”
“I think that would accommodate pretty much 90% or 95% of the vehicles out there.”
“I believe that's what we were shooting for when we were talking about reasonable accommodations and driveways.”
“Correct. It will be either whichever the applicant comes back to us with, as long as he does the green space stuff for the first and second reading. Yes.”
“Or it could be to close the gap to basically become a triplex.”
“Well, you're going to pick up, when you move that back, you're going to pick some stuff up, space up. I don't know.”
“I don't want to negotiate it back and forth. I don't want to negotiate it from the dais.”
“Very good. So you could move it two feet and not request the waiver. Perfect. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, very good. And that concludes your presentation? Yes. It took a long time to get there, but we got there. Very good.”
“I know, exactly. Okay, anybody in the public wish to speak to this item? Anybody in the public wish to speak to this item? Okay. No rebuttal. Okay, very good. We have a motion to close. Councilman Maniscalco, I have a second. Councilman Moran, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it. Councilwoman Young, you get the pleasure of reading this with that proposed revision between first and second reading.”
“Very good. We have a motion from councilwoman Young. I have a second councilman Miranda. Okay. Roll call please.”
“Does the Council have any questions? Hearing none.”
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
“So is there any objection? Hearing no objection, unanimous consent, you can plan on an additional five minutes for a presentation, and if required for due process, you have five minutes extra in the rebuttal. If he needs it in the rebuttal, yes.”
“I, I make, I make those comments pretty much every day.”
“Okay, I know a lot of you guys are not used to Tampa City Council, but this is the opportunity for the applicant to present his case. You will have an opportunity to express what you want to express during your time during the public comment. In the meantime, we don't talk, we don't respond back, we don't click, we don't clap, nothing. Just listen and learn and silence in the audience, please.”
“Come on, guys. You're out of order. If it's again and I notice who it is, I will actually ask you to leave, okay? This is the way this works. You've got to give him his due process and ability to state his case, and then you guys will have an opportunity to speak after this is done.”
“So the Nouveau property is 300 feet closer to Tampa International at 138, is that correct?”
“Here comes our subject matter expert. Randy? Can you show that map with where the novella is? Sure.”
“So the supposition it would be at least, they would approve at least 138? At least, probably. It's further back on the flight path?”
“So the supposition with Live Local is that you could go back to your original 13-story plan and still fall within that. Okay. Very good.”