Council Special
Special MeetingTampa, FL · April 8, 2024
Minutes
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CITY OF TAMPA
Council Special
Monday, April 8, 2024
9:00 AM
SPECIAL CALL MINUTES
TAMPA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
315 E. Kennedy Blvd., 3rd Floor,
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602
The City Council of the City of Tampa, Florida convened in an evening session at 9:08 a.m. on this the 8th
day of April 2024 with Guido Maniscalco, Chair, presiding. Members present upon roll call were: Carlson,
Clendenin, Henderson, Viera, Miranda, and Maniscalco constituting a quorum. Hurtak arrived at 9:09
a.m.
Martin Shelby, Council Attorney was in attendance.
The minutes were recorded and prepared by Jazmean Afanador, City Clerk Support Technician/ Office
of the Cit y Clerk; and Suling Lucas, Deputy City Clerk, recording secretaries for these proceedings.
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SPECIAL CALL SESSION:
1. File No. E2024-48
Council to conduct interviews with Melissa Jones, Hagar Kopesky, Regina Siewert, and
Chi Ming “Jimmy” Wu, and then make a selection for the City Council Budget Analyst
position. (Original motion initiated by Clendenin-Miranda on March 7, 2024)
Interviews took place for Regina Siewert and Hagar Kopesky.
Jazmean Afanador, City Clerk Support Technician, tallied the votes of the candidates
and announced that Hagar Kopesky ranked first in votes.
Motion: (Clendenin-Viera) That the Human Resources Department be requested to
present a job offer and set a salary for Hagar Kopesky as the Budget Analyst position
reporting to City Council. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Henderson-Viera) That the ballot and tally sheets for said agenda item, be
received and filed. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Henderson-Viera) That said mail from applicant Melissa Jones, stating that
she would not be attending the interview, be received and filed. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion: (Henderson-Viera) That said email from applicant Jimmy Yu, withdrawing
his application, be received and filed. Motion carried unanimously.
2. File No. CM24-2939 (See Item 3)
Martin Shelby, Council Attorney, to present a resolution for Council's consideration to
require agenda items to be automatically continued for a week, if the full
presentation and backup materials are not placed in the online public database as of
5:00 p.m. the Friday before the scheduled meeting. (Original motion initiated by
Carlson-Hurtak on January 25, 2024)(Updated motion initiated by Carlson-Miranda on
March 7, 2024)(Continued from April 4, 2024)
3. File No. CM24-2936
Council Attorney to report on recommendations to amend the rules and procedures
to address the order of business, public comment, presentations, commendations,
and any other suggestions made by councilmembers. (Original motion initiated by
Henderson-Viera on January 25, 2024)(Motion to reschedule from February 15, 2024
to March 7, 2024 initiated by Hurtak-Viera on February 1, 2024)(Continued from
March 7, 2024)(Continued from April 4, 2024)
Martin Shelby, Council Attorney, appeared and introduced said agenda item. Attorney
Shelby proceeded to guide Council through each rule suggestion for Council’s
approval, as outlined in the memorandum previously submitted on April 4, 2024. The
following motions were made:
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Motion: (Clendenin-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept the Order of Business, A-
R, as outlined in the memorandum. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 1 of Commendations, to
have three total per meeting including Police, Fire & ATU. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion: (Clendenin-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 2 of Commendations,
to have a maximum of 1 in-person commendation other than unions. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 4 of Commendations,
to set time limit for each speaker and set time maximum. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 5 of Commendations, to
look at calendar before presenting a date for in-person or do off-site instead.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Clendenin-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 8 of
Commendations, to require a memorandum to City Council received in advance of a
motion seeking an in-person commendation not related to City business, explaining
the background of the person for whom the commendation is sought and why an in-
person presentation is requested instead of being presented off-site; further, that
Council strikes Item 7 of Commendations. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 9 of
Commendations, that every effort should be made to present commendation off-
site. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 10 of Commendations,
for only council members asking to be recognized should be called upon to
comment on a commendation or presentation. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Henderson) That Council discuss Item 12 of Commendations, “to
consider recognizing a non-represented staff member as Staff Member of the
Quarter” with the Administration and find out ways that Council could possibly get
it going. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Miranda) That Council moves to accept and combine Items 1 and 3
of Presentations, that presentations shall only be related to City business and limit
presentations to 5 minutes for non-city business and 10 minutes for city business.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Henderson-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 2 of Presentations,
that an in-person presentation other than City-related matters requires a memo to
Council stating who and why in advance of the motion requesting the presentation.
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Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 4 of Presentations,
to limit one presentation per meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 1 of Public Comments,
to use speaker cards for general public comment. Motion failed with Carlson, Hurtak,
Henderson, and Maniscalco voting no.
Motion: (Hurtak-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 5 of Public
Comments, to keep phone-in option for general public comment. Motion carried
with Carlson voting no.
Motion: (Clendenin-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 14 of Public Comments,
to limit general public comment at the start of the meeting to 45 minutes, similar to
Hillsborough County. Motion failed with Carlson, Hurtak, Henderson, Viera, Miranda,
and Maniscalco voting no.
Motion: (Viera-Miranda) That Council moves to accept Item 2 of Staff Reports, for a
limit of 7 in-person staff reports per meeting; and amend to remove “1 per council
member per meeting”. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 3 of Staff Reports, to set
presentation time limit and maximum time limit at the start of each staff report.
Motion failed with Hurtak, Clendenin, Miranda, and Carlson voting no.
Motion: (Hurtak-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 4 of Staff Reports, to call
staff before and after making a motion for a staff report to ask questions, get
information, or seek a time frame for a response. Motion carried unanimously with
Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Hurtak-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Items 5 and 9 of Staff
Reports, to accept a written report in lieu of an appearance when making motion,
and have staff reports designated written only are not discussed, only received and
filed. If discussion is desired after receiving report, it is set for a future date with
staff present. Motion carried unanimously with Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 8 of Staff Reports, that
the limit does not apply to dollar threshold staff reports required by Council rules
(>$3M). Motion carried unanimously with Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Clendenin-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 1 of Procedures, to
consider a moment of silence in lieu of invocations. Motion failed with Carlson,
Maniscalco, Henderson, and Viera voting no, and Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 2 of Procedures, to
shorten the length of the introductory bio for the person invited to give the
invocation to save time and make it uniform. Motion carried unanimously with
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Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Viera-Carlson) That Council moves to accept Item 3 of Procedures, that
district offices should inform the invitee in advance of the preferred length of the
invocation. Motion carried unanimously with Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Viera-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 4 of Procedures, for
time limits on Council discussion and debate: 5 minutes on first go-round, 3 minutes
on second go-round. Motion carried unanimously with Miranda being absent at
vote.
Motion: (Viera-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 5 of Procedures, that
a Council member do not engage another Council member when another member
has the floor without first being recognized by the Chair. Motion carried
unanimously with Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 6 of Procedures, to note
your question and hold it till recognized by the Chair during Q & A; further, that
Staff must include natural stopping points during presentation for Q&A. Motion
carried unanimously with Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Clendenin-Viera) That Council moves to strike Item 7 of Procedures, that
motions must be clearly stated and preferably given in writing to the Clerk. District
offices are responsible for reviewing the minutes for the accuracy and clarity of the
motion. City staff should be encouraged to contact the Council member’s office
before preparing a response if it is unclear. Motion carried unanimously with
Miranda being absent at vote.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 8 of Procedures, it is the
aspiration of Council that walk-on items be of urgency, not an emergency. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 9 of Procedures, for
no resolution of City Council shall be unrelated to City business. Motion carried with
Viera voting no.
Motion: (Hurtak-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 12 of Procedures,
that no item shall be moved or placed on the agenda ahead of Public Comment.
Motion carried with Clendenin and Viera voting no.
Motion: (Henderson-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 1 of Workshop
Changes, there be no ceremonial items (commendations or presentations) on
workshop days. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 2 of Workshop
Changes, there be no general public comment at the start of the workshop meeting.
Public comment taken only on workshop items at the end of each item. Motion
carried with Carlson voting no.
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Motion: (Viera-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 3 of Workshop
Changes, to determine time limits on agenda for each item and set start time for
each item accordingly, noting it on the workshop agenda. Motion carried with
Carlson, Hurtak, and Clendenin voting no.
Motion: (Viera-Henderson) That Council moves to accept Item 4 of Workshop
Changes, to determine time limits for each presentation and/or each speaker for
workshop agendas. Set the timer accordingly. Motion carried with Hurtak voting no.
Motion: (Hurtak-Carlson) That Council moves to accept Item 5 of Workshop
Changes, for staff to not combine multiple motions into a single presentation
without prior Council approval. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Henderson-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 7 of Workshop
Changes, to create four-hour duration for all workshop meetings (9:00 am to 1:00
pm.) and adjourn until the 5:01 pm night meeting, creating a minimum four-hour
break for council and city staff. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Clendenin) That Council moves to accept Item 8 of Workshop
Changes, to strictly limit the number of workshop items to that which can be
completed within the timeframe set including time allowed for public comment at
the end of each item. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 1 of Evening
Sessions/Night Meetings, Amend Rule 3(C)(1) from 6 pm to 5:01 pm for evening
meeting start time. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 2 of Evening Sessions/Night
Meetings, to set Evening Sessions for Tuesdays at 5:01 pm instead of Thursdays.
Motion failed with Carlson, Clendenin, Henderson, Viera, Miranda, and Maniscalco
voting no.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 4 of Evening
Sessions/Night Meetings, to keep sign-in sheets for public hearings. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion: (Clendenin-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 1 of Calendar, to
make spring break recess permanent. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Viera-Hurtak) That Council moves to accept Item 5 of Calendar, that each
district office is responsible for confirming availability of space on the calendar
before making a motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: (Hurtak-Viera) That Council moves to accept Item 6 of Calendar, that Board
vacancies should be noted on the agenda so Council can seek candidates for
appointment. Motion carried unanimously.
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4. File No. CM24-2643 (See Item 3)
Martin Shelby, Council Attorney, to report on setting up a Council rule to limit walk-on
items. (Original motion initiated by Carlson-Hurtak in January 11, 2024)(Motion to
reschedule from February 15, 2024 to March 7, 2024 initiated by Hurtak-Viera on
February 1, 2024)(Continued from March 7, 2024 and April 4, 2024)
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, Chair Maniscalco adjourned
said meeting at 1:47 p.m. on the 8th day of April 2024.
DISCLAIMER
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City Council with respect to any matter
considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, may need to
hire a court reporter to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
The Office of the City Clerk does not prepare verbatim transcripts of the proceedings of the City
Council.
Upon request, a DVD of the actual proceeding is available from the Office of Cable Communication for
a fee. Their telephone number is (813) 274-8217.
Video recordings of a limited number of more recent City Council Meetings may be viewed under the
Quick Link for “Meetings on Demand” on City Council’s webpage at: https://www.tampa.gov/city-
council. The closed captioning transcripts for the hearing impaired are also available on the same
webpage, under the Quick Link for “Meeting Transcripts.”
Agenda
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CITY OF TAMPA
Council Special
Monday, April 8, 2024
9:00 AM
SPECIAL CALL FINAL AGENDA
TAMPA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CITY HALL
315 E. Kennedy Blvd., 3rd Floor,
TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602
Guido Maniscalco, Chair - District 2 At-Large
Alan Clendenin, Chair Pro-Tem - District 1 At-Large
Lynn Hurtak, District 3 At-Large
Bill Carlson, District 4
Gwendolyn Henderson, District 5
Charlie Miranda, District 6
Luis Viera, District 7
Martin Shelby, City Council Attorney
WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMPA.
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the City Council with respect to any matter
considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, may need
to hire a court reporter to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes,
persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting should
contact the Office of the City Clerk at (813) 274-8397 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the
date of the meeting.
Shirley Foxx-Knowles, CMC
City Clerk
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SPECIAL CALL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER – GUIDO MANISCALCO, CHAIR:
Roll Call
PUBLIC COMMENTS: - (3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER FOR ANY MATTERS OTHER THAN PUBLIC
HEARINGS – PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO SPEAKERS WISHING TO ADDRESS ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.)
The public and citizens of the City of Tampa will be able to watch, listen or view this meeting on:
Cable TV: Spectrum Channel 640
Frontier Channel 15
Internet: https://www.tampa.gov/livestream
Members of the public can attend in person in City Council chambers in Old City Hall or virtually
participate in this public meeting by using what is referred to by State of Florida statutes and rules
as “communications media technology” (“CMT”).
TO SPEAK REMOTELY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE USE OF CMT PRE-REGISTRATION IS
REQUIRED:
Complete the form at https://www.tampa.gov/PublicComment AND state on the form under
“Request Type” that you wish to speak live during the public comment period. You will then be
contacted with additional instructions on how to participate live through the use of CMT.
Registration for speaking remotely must be requested at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY IN PUBLIC HEARINGS USING CMT PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:
Comments specific to a public hearing will be heard when it appears on the agenda. Instructions for
participating in quasi-judicial and legislative public hearings are available at:
https://www.tampa.gov/document/instructions-participate-virtual-public-hearing-34621
Please note: In order to participate in quasi-judicial matters remotely via CMT, cell phones and
smartphones are not compatible as they will not allow you to share your camera when
connected. You must have access to a communications media device such as a tablet or a computer
equipped with a camera and microphone that will enable you to be seen (video) and heard (audio)
by the City Council and all other participants.
Persons requiring help in accessing these means of public participation should call 813-274-8397
for assistance.
Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the Tampa City Council with respect to any
matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the
proceeding is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S.
286.0105).
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes,
persons with disabilities needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this public hearing
or meeting should contact the City of Tampa’s ADA Coordinator at least 48 hours prior to the
proceeding. The ADA Coordinator may be contacted via phone at 813-274-3964, email at
TampaADA@tampagov.net, or by submitting an ADA - Accommodations Request form available
online at https://tampa.gov/ADARequest.
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For additional information, please contact the Clerk’s Office at 813-274-8397 or at
CityClerkStaff@tampagov.net.
SPECIAL CALL:
1. File No. E2024-48
Council to conduct interviews with Melissa Jones, Hagar Kopesky, Regina Siewert, and
Chi Ming “Jimmy” Wu, and then make a selection for the City Council Budget Analyst
position. (Original motion initiated by Clendenin-Miranda on March 7, 2024)
2. File No. CM24-2939
Martin Shelby, Council Attorney, to present a resolution for Council's consideration to
require agenda items to be automatically continued for a week, if the full
presentation and backup materials are not placed in the online public database as of
5:00 p.m. the Friday before the scheduled meeting. (Original motion initiated by
Carlson-Hurtak on January 25, 2024)(Updated motion initiated by Carlson-Miranda on
March 7, 2024)(Continued from April 4, 2024)
3. File No. CM24-2936
Council Attorney to report on recommendations to amend the rules and procedures
to address the order of business, public comment, presentations, commendations,
and any other suggestions made by councilmembers. (Original motion initiated by
Henderson-Viera on January 25, 2024)(Motion to reschedule from February 15, 2024
to March 7, 2024 initiated by Hurtak-Viera on February 1, 2024)(Continued from
March 7, 2024)(Continued from April 4, 2024)
4. File No. CM24-2643
Martin Shelby, Council Attorney, to report on setting up a Council rule to limit walk-on
items. (Original motion initiated by Carlson-Hurtak in January 11, 2024)(Motion to
reschedule from February 15, 2024 to March 7, 2024 initiated by Hurtak-Viera on
February 1, 2024)(Continued from March 7, 2024 and April 4, 2024)
ADJOURNMENT:
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COUNCIL AND CRA INFORMATION
ELECTRONIC MEDIA PRESENTATIONS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Pursuant to Rule 7(I) of Council’s Rules of Procedure, persons requesting to use electronic media
for presentation to City Council are required to notify the Chair, the City Clerk’s office and the City
of Tampa Cable Communication Department (CTTV) at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. The
electronic media must be delivered to CTTV at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to broadcast.
COUNCIL AND CRA MEETINGS
All Council and CRA sessions are open to the public. Additional meetings may be scheduled by Council
or by the CRA.
Council Regular sessions are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 9:00 a.m.
CRA regular sessions are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
Council Zoning and Alcoholic Beverage sessions are held the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
at 5:01 p.m.
Council Workshop session is held on the 4th Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
CTTV VIEWINGS:
CTTV is viewable on Channel 640 [Bright House Networks] and on Channel 15 [Verizon].
Replays of all meetings are viewable by visiting: City Of Tampa Meetings - YouTube
AGENDA AVAILABILITY
Council and CRA draft/final/action agendas are prepared for each Council and CRA meeting and are
available to the public in the Office of the City Clerk and are available on the Hyland Agenda On-Line
Repository on the City of Tampa’s website via the following link:
https://tampagov.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonline/
Council Draft agendas for the regular sessions held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month
are available approximately at 4:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the regular session.
CRA Draft Agenda for the regular session held on the 2nd Thursday of each month are available
approximately at 4:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the regular session.
Council Draft agendas for the evening sessions held on the 2nd Thursday of each month are
available approximately at 4:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the evening session.
Council Draft agenda for the workshop session held on the 4th Thursdays of each month are
available approximately at 4:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the regular session.
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR REGULAR SESSIONS OF COUNCIL
Members of the public shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard at a time before City
Council takes official action. Speakers shall first state their legal names for the purpose of identification
in the record of the meeting.
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City Council may establish time limits for members of the public to address Council. Unless such time
limit is otherwise established, each member of the public shall be limited to three minutes. Members of
the public addressing Council shall observe all time limitations that may apply.
Speakers shall refrain from disruptive behavior, including making vulgar or threatening remarks.
Speakers shall refrain from launching personal attacks against any city official, city staff member, or
member of the public. Comments shall be directed to the Council as a body and not to individual
Council members.
No one present during a Council meeting shall engage in disruptive behavior, including intentionally
making or causing to be made any disruptive sound or noise, or displaying signs or graphics in a manner
disruptive to the proceedings.
The Chair shall rule out of order any member of the public who shall speak without being recognized or
who shall not address Council from the podium or other established speaker area. No person shall
approach the dais of the City Council during meetings except Council members and employees of the
City, unless invited by a member of Council.
All persons shall at all times conduct themselves in accordance with Council rules. Persons failing to do
so shall be ruled out of order and may be directed at the discretion of the Chair to be removed from
the Council Chamber. Such person shall not thereafter be readmitted to the Council Chamber or City
Hall during the remainder of that day’s meeting.
ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
All persons attending the meeting are subject to search- Weapons are prohibited. Chapter 790.06
(12) Florida Statutes prohibits the possession of firearms or other dangerous weapons in a
municipal government meeting by all persons not specifically authorized by Florida Statute.
Conviction carries penalties of up to Five (5) years imprisonment and a $5,000 fine.
Pursuant to Rule 5 (G) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, which reads as follows: No weapons or
objects that may be used as weapons shall be allowed in the Council Chambers. Persons, bags,
packages and parcels entering Council Chambers are subject to search.
PUBLIC HEARING SPEAKER'S WAIVER FORM
Only during public hearings, individuals in the audience may designate a spokesperson to speak on
their behalf, thereby relinquishing their speaking time to the designated spokesperson on the public
hearing agenda item for which designation was made. A speaker's waiver form must be filled out and
signed by individuals in the audience and presented to Council at the time that s/he appears before
Council. Speaking time is one minute per name up to a maximum of 10 minutes.
CONSENT AGENDA
The COMMITTEE portion of the agenda is known as the CONSENT Agenda. It is an effective procedure
used by Council to handle routine items expeditiously. Each Councilmember is assigned a committee
and reviews all items prior to the meeting. Committee items are adopted by one motion unless a
member of the public or a Councilmember wishes to address a particular item. In such cases, the item
will be pulled from the consent agenda and considered separately.
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CANCELLATION OF A NOTICED, SCHEDULED HEARING
There are times when a noticed, scheduled hearing will not be heard due to the petition not being
perfected. You may call the Office of the City Clerk anytime four days prior to the hearing to confirm
that the hearing will be held.
COUNCIL/CRA CALENDAR
The Council/CRA Calendar is updated by the Office of the City Clerk after the action agenda(s) has been
finalized and printed.
Items placed on the Council/CRA Calendar are the regular, evening, and workshop sessions scheduled
by Council and the regular sessions of the CRA. Also listed on the Council/CRA Calendar are any special
sessions of the CRA and any special sessions of Council such as public hearings, workshops,
presentations, items scheduled for a time certain, and any cancelled sessions. Also listed on the
Council/CRA Calendar are any Standing Committee meetings, Special Discussion meetings or any
special meetings that the Council must attend as a group.
The updated Council/CRA Calendars are posted on the bulletin board in the main lobby of Old City
Hall and are also available on the Hyland Agenda On-Line Repository on the City of Tampa’s website
via the following link:
https://tampagov.hylandcloud.com/221agendaonline/
ADA INFORMATION
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statute, persons
with disabilities needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact
the City of Tampa’s ADA Coordinator at (813) 274-3964, or email at TampaADA@tampagov.net at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the meeting.
PARKING FACILITIES IN THE VICINITY OF CITY HALL
Fort Brooke has approximately 600 spaces dedicated for hourly parking. This facility is located
between Florida/Franklin and Washington/Cumberland. Entrance to the hourly side is off Whiting
Street (the north module). The fee for parking is $2.00 per hour with a maximum of $12.00 for the
day.
Please be advised that all parking meters located on Kennedy Boulevard and south to include
Whiting Street are currently enforceable until 8:00 PM and all parking meters south of Whiting
Street are currently enforceable until 12:00 AM, seven days per week. Parking meters located
north of Kennedy Boulevard are not currently enforceable after 6:00 PM.
City Hall can be accessed by transit utilizing the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART).
Copy the link below to use their trip planner for the best route from your location. Bike racks are
available on the west side of the building: http://www.gohart.org/routes/plan/tripplanner.html
DEPARTMENTAL CONTACTS FOR ASSISTANCE
Scheduling procedures: Office of the City Clerk
E-Mail: cityclerkstaff@tampagov.net
Phone: 813-274-8397
Fax: 813-274-8306
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Land Uses, Alcoholic Beverage Permits, Land Development Coordination
or Zoning Categories: Phone: 813-274-3100 – (Select Option 2)
Closure/Vacating Petitions: Right-of-Way/Mapping
Phone: 813-274-3100 – (Select Option 2)
Plan Amendments: Planning Commission
Phone: 813-272-5940
Video tapes of City Council Meetings: Office of Cable Communications
Phone: 813-274-8217
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