Council Workshop

Page 1 CITY OF TAMPA Council Workshop Thursday, April 25, 2024 9:00 AM WORKSHOP FINAL AGENDA TAMPA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL 315 E. Kennedy Blvd., 3rd Floor Tampa, FL 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  Page 2 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER – GUIDO MANISCALCO, CHAIR: Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call PUBLIC COMMENTS: (3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER) 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”). Public comment on the subject of the workshop will be taken at the end of the workshop. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE USE OF CMT: 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. Persons requiring help in accessing these means of public participation should call 813-274-8397 for assistance. For additional information, please contact City Council Attorney Martin Shelby at Martin.Shelby@tampa.gov or 813-274-7719.  Page 3 WORKSHOPS 1. File No. CM23-1902 Staff to report on what the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) does, if the Chamber does not focus on raising median wages, who does, and what are they doing; how to get the groups to work together; and provide Council with the data from the Economic Advisory Committee. (Original motion initiated by Hurtak-Carlson on November 16, 2023) Memorandum from Javier Marin, Economic Opportunity Director, transmitting a written report for said agenda item. (To be R/F) 2. File No. CM23-83076 Staff to present a written report on the different possible options of how the construction of a fixed rail extension of the streetcar to Palm Avenue could be funded, and a timeline by which it could be built with those different financial scenarios. (Original motion initiated by Clendenin-Viera on August 3, 2023) (Continued from September 21, 2023 and October 26, 2023) Memorandum from Vik Bhide, Director of Mobility, notifying Council that staff will be providing a verbal report. (To be R/F) 3. File No. CM23-82254 City Staff including Sustainability, Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, Legal, and Building Department to discuss what we can be done to make sure mitigation trees are maintained and not taken out; how we are going to keep track of $1 million of the USDA trees and its maintenance in public spaces; the creation of larger city-wide tree maintenance program for low income residents; how to increase and improve Code Enforcement and Building Department for illegal tree cutting; adding a fine and punishment to tree cutting companies who illegally cut down trees, and incentives for planting live oaks. (Original motion initiated by Carlson-Hurtak on August 31, 2023) (Updated motion initiated by Hurtak-Carlson on November 30, 2023) Email from Phyllis Ho-Zuhars, Senior Executive Aide, transmitting a PowerPoint presentation for said agenda item. (To be R/F) 4. File No. CM23-84096 Staff to report on the implementation and location of the trees to be planted from the $1 million federal grant to reduce extreme heat. (Original motion initiated by Viera- Clendenin on September 21, 2023)(Continued from January 11, 2024)  Page 4 5. File No. CM23-81307 Staff to provide an update on Indian Rocks Beach’s regulations pertaining to short term rentals.(Original motion initiated by Carlson-Maniscalco on April 13, 2023) (Continued from August 31, 2023, February 22, 2024) Memorandum from Camaria Pettis-Mackle, Assistant City Attorney, requesting that said agenda item be continued to June 27, 2024, workshop session. (To be R/F) 6. File No. CM23-1803 Council to have a discussion on the rules regarding artificial turf and the environmental impact. (Original motion initiated by Carlson-Hurtak on November 16, 2023) 7. File No. CM22-76884 Administration to appear and provide a report regarding the request to look into having the City of Tampa’s elections in even years as opposed to odd years, to be consistent with the general elections; further, Staff to explore options for expanding turnout in City election. (Original motion initiated by Viera-Maniscalco on August 18, 2022)(Updated motion initiated by Viera-Hurtak on September 28, 2023) 8. File No. CM23-84886 Staff to have City Council approve contract or parking plans with public input for major construction projects. (Original motion initiated by Carlson-Miranda on October 26, 2023) Memorandum from Abbye Feeley, Deputy Administrator for Development and Economic Opportunity, requesting that said agenda item be continued to May 23, 2024, workshop session. (To be R/F) INFORMATION REPORTS AND NEW BUSINESS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS: MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE ALL DOCUMENTS: ADJOURNMENT:  Page 5 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.  Page 6 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.  Page 7 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 for first hour/$3.00 every hour after with a maximum of $15.00 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  Page 8 Fax: 813-274-8306 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