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>> Welcome to the city of St. Petersburg City Council meeting and your elected officials our mayor can well. District one hopefully burdis. District 2 Council vice chair Randy gabbard district 3 and not marry. District 4 Lisette can away. District 5. Every big Sanders. And Council chair Gina Driscoll district 7 Lisa Wheeler Bowman. And district day Richie Floyd. >> This Sept. 8th twenty-twenty to meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council we start with a roll call please. There it is here gabbard here on to marry there and with your Sanders year this school year will Bowman. Floyd. >> Joining us for indication, today's the reverend Kevin law from pastor grace, Lutheran Church. The indication will be followed by a moment of silence to honor our fallen first responders that will be followed by the pledge of allegiance. Please join me in standing. >> And I do greetings from grace Lutheran Church and our school being a fine institution in our fair city. Let us pray. Our father in heaven we give thanks and praise to you. For this day where the rain falls knowing that the rain accomplishes your good too. We pray for our city and that you would continue to make it to a place where people feel safe and secure where they recognize that diversity is recognized that it's celebrated. That people are welcome here. At the same time as our country prepares to remember a terrible event. In its history. We pray that you would be with all of our first responders are firefighters our police our am tease we thank you for their service. We thank you particularly that our state is fit to recognize our chief chief large among all other chiefs. Bless the work being done by this Council today be with our mayor keep him in good health, sound mind. And make us all wise and united in purpose. And we pray this in the name of your son Jesus. A man. These join me in a moment of silence. Honor constable and George end of watch Sept. 16th 19 oh 8. An officer Charles Lee used his end of watch Sept. 24th, 1967. >> Thank you pastor law firm for the beautiful invocation and for joining us today as we begin our business of the city. Council members we have an agenda before us today, there is one change. That has been requested and that is to defer item I one. 2 Sept. 15th that is the legal item that we have on the agenda currently so with that I would entertain a motion for approval with that change for approval. Thank you. We have a motion and a second to approve the with that change. Saying that there's no request for discussion with the clerk please open the machine for voting. Council members please enter your votes. Seeing none all council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes. And chair of the motion to approve the agenda passes unanimously. Thank you. Council members, we have a consent agenda before us today. Entertain a motion for approval. A couple seconds. We have a motion and a second to prove to the consent agenda for today. We have no comments. All right. Thank you saying that there is a request for discussion with the quick please open the machine for voting. Council members trees into votes. Seeing none all council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes. >> MADAM Chair, the motion to approve the consent agenda passes unanimously. Thank you. >> For awards and presentations today, we have 3 items beginning with item d one. It is the presentation of the 2022 Florida fire chief of the year, a warning and for that presentation please join me in welcoming our American Welch. >> Thank you chair dress cool City Council members. First responders who are here members of the community and our staff is great to be here with you today. If you allow me MADAM Chair, I just want to make one a statement before we bring up chief large and that is I want to acknowledge the passing of reverend Watson Haynes who serve this community for more than 50 years. And if so has served with a number of folks who are on the diocese's lot. As well as a number of mayors want to send our love to his wife, Valerie and their family. And let the community know wake is Fri. Night at the at the Metropolitan and the funeral is Sat. At first Baptist on Gandy and I'll be representing the city there. Both services so thanks for allowing me to say that thank you. Let me let me say that we are safe. I know we think we have you know most of the first responders on the road today as well as the chief and his command staff both cheese. But we are safe and it's really an honor to recognize. Chief Jim large as the Florida fire chief for the years the chief own ask you to join me. Let's Tell the city a little bit about our chief. The Florida fire chiefs Association held its annual executive development conference the week of JULY 15th to 19th in Naples Florida. This annual conferences and educational and professional development opportunity focused on the leadership of the Florida fire service which concluded with an announcement of the association's 2022 fire chief of the Year award. This distinction is established to recognize a truly outstanding fire chief annually who demonstrates an exceptional level of leadership integrity and service. I want to sleep in, although you want the Northeast side of I don't I want to do that too. We are proud and honored to announce that this prestigious award was given to our very own fire chief Jim large chief large has been with the St. Petersburg fire rescue since 1974. And has served his fire chief since 2006. During his 48 year career. His best list of accomplishments include obtaining and maintaining accreditation I class one designation for the department implementing a fire cadet program instituting 3 covid 19 strike teen units and establishing a comprehensive behavioral health program focused on mental. Well being to support the risk to lower the risk of suicide within the fire service. He's recognized by his peers for its commitment to the organization and 2. The community. On behalf of the city of Saint Pete chief large thank you for your vision, your leadership and your service to the city of St. Petersburg Archie. >> At that conference I was I was stunned. >> When they called my name and I had to go up. That have to go up I was happy to go And you know, I'm I'm usually not caught for something not to say or to what I just I'm I'm a little bit better What I want to say is. This is this is what the I'm very proud of very humbled it has my name on it, but I will tell you that it should have a lot of names on the lie that night ice I called it my Stanley Cup because they put all the players on the Stanley Cup. And here's some of the players that's name should be on this because you don't win something like this without these men and women who carry out those. I'm I'm going to brag you have an outstanding Fire Department outstanding men and women and you know we're we're only as good as they let us be we can do covid strike teams but they don't want to do covid strike teams that can make it difficult we can do behavioral health program, but if they don't want to participate it can be difficult. But this this department embraces those changes that are necessary. We have the union here the union leadership embraces those changes that are necessary we have a great partnership. The new success I have Iowa too. All of the men and Saint Pete fire rescue and to my family and to the administration Council over the years that has supported the department and the initiatives that we we try to take to continue to be. One of the best fire departments in the country and I believe that with all my heart. And while I'm here I do want to mention real quick. On Aug. 17th. We were awarded accreditation for the 5th time. So that's 25 years of reaching a benchmark of excellence and the fire service industry. There were 3 of us up there Mike Lewis is here he was with us. We went before the board but probably say they only have 2 questions for us after watching the group before us good about what 1415 questions. They only had 2 for us which again reflection on what these men and women do every day to be accredited to be iso class one. One last thing I saw somebody walking in that surprised me I didn't know they were going to be here. I have my son here Christian. He starts a fire Academy next Mon.. Yeah he graduated us of fun MAY and now he's starting a fire Academy in one day. I didn't pushing but I'm extremely proud to hear him take that course will be a great addition. 2 a department he's asked me what my plans are because I can hire him there's this law well not partisan. But he wants to work for the best so again I want to thank all y'all. I I want to that's all I can >> MADAM Chair joining the photo before after Council if we can do our comments for 6 men will wrap it up with a photo that would be great. I'm chief large if you want to stick around to the podium will go to council member month Mary. Thank you thank you, MADAM Chair shifa. Congratulations what honor, not just a personal honor for you, reflection of the department that you lead and. Being a leader sometimes can be lonely because when things to go right people just assume that everything's fine. But the first thing that people do when things go wrong is ask a question who's in charge you. Fortunately for for Saint Pete fire rescue. We don't have things go wrong because of strong leadership with you with your command staff and all the brave men and women that serve. Saint Pete fire rescue. Squad. One of the marks of a of a another mark of a good leader. Good leaders sheriff's the credit when things go right and takes the blame when things go wrong. And it was very touching. Acknowledged all the all the work of all the people that serving your department. So thank for your service to the city of St. Petersburg thank you for so well and thank you for your leadership, such a great organization. >> Notice that it better I just want to thank you for your service and 4. Leading such an incredible team. It's wonderful to say that you are absolutely the best in the state I would argue the best in the country. And the same goes for the entire department make us so proud. >> we are just always in good hands. 3 your leadership and 3 your team, thank you for that. Well thank you and I and I do want to acknowledge the command staff is over here. They that's a. It's a great a great team, but I know burger very blessed. >> All right, let's do a photo. He had to come up. >> Haha. You guys are going to a Stanley Cup there hacked. As some are probably going to have Michael You can have our We will. I knew coming years risers that. Oh yeah right. Oh yeah haha. >> I was confused because I was like I know this is >> I used to. All right ladies and gentlemen, we'll go ahead and move on to item d 2 hour proclamation for Saint Pete college day. Thank you, thank you, MADAM Chair and it's an honor to recognize and iconic institution in our city in St. Petersburg college I'd like to ask. PRESIDENT Tiger Williams. PRESIDENT Williams and I were together yesterday at council mayors. And she gave a great presentation and talked about the history of safety College and I was essential to our partnership going forward and making sure workforces prepare and it's not an honor to be here with you today like to read a proclamation in recognition of spc day celebrating their 95th anniversary in the proclamation reads whereas St. Petersburg college spc was founded in 1927. We will celebrate its 95th anniversary on Sept. 12th. And whereas when it first opened with a 102 students and 14 faculty St. Petersburg college was known as St. Petersburg junior College. In the 1960's s p j c merged with gives junior college our area's first accredited african-american Community College and whereas in 2001 St. Petersburg junior college transition to become St. Petersburg College and became the state's first Community College to make the league and offer baccalaureate degrees. And whereas the mission of St. Petersburg college is to empower students and the community to achieve success and economic mobility through academic excellence and engagement. And whereas spc has made a lasting and continuing impact on the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County as an institution of higher learning a major employer, a community partner and innovation drive. Now therefore I can if you will to mayor of the city of St. Petersburg due here by the clear. The 12th day of Sept. 20 22. Petersburg college day. And urge all citizens to join me in recognizing the significance of this occasion in the city of St. Petersburg Pinellas County and beyond and before I turn this over to PRESIDENT Williams that you want to acknowledge a council member to fix who has brought this forward as well as a nurse's recognition, a long-overdue recognition so. PRESIDENT Williams thank you. >> I'm emotional right now because this has been a dream for a long time. As soon as COUNCILWOMAN Fix became a COUNCILWOMAN, I went to her immediately to complain. Haha. That we are St. Petersburg college born and raised from the city of St. Petersburg from a lot of citizens who are concerned about access to education and why would we not recognize the largest institution in Pinellas County serving 42,000 students. 2,900 employees and several individuals who have helped us make the city what it is today. Our economic impact is amazing. It's over 1.8 billion dollars annually and what we offer is an opportunity a chance for individuals to learn earn and return. Learn what they are capable of being achieving their dreams making sure they are in a livable wage where family members can thrive and break generational poverty and make sure people go from poverty to prosperity and then return to the community but love it St. Petersburg they love it clear water Seminole tarpon the beaches Pinellas Park Eastlake everywhere. 2 bill back into those communities and that's what we're here to do so as pc day is very important to us we've never celebrated it this is our first time. So thank you. COUNCILWOMAN Fix Sanders for standing in the gap on behalf of the college and Mayor Welch thank you for making this happen I tried this previously it did not work in and now we're here and so what is spc week. This is a week that we're going to celebrate our alumni since we started I believe we graduated a 190,000 people I'm trying to remember the actual number but several people in this community have Petersburg college on their walls on their bumpers and in their homes and we're very pleased to say that there's hardly any where you can go in this city and not find a graduate. A current student or someone who works at St. Petersburg college. So Saint Pete week. We're going to have a lot of celebrations and opportunities with our alumni our current students and supporters of the college. St. Petersburg day Saint Pete college day is a day where people can give back to the institution that continues to give. I believe MISTER Our lead of the foundation says if you give $50 you get a spc sock it's a huge deal you've got you're gonna want the Sox okay you're going to want to rock the Sox okay so make sure you come out and spend time with us we will give you the information on the dates and times but without you without the city without the support. The partnership with Saint Pete works in other things that we do on a national level we would not be able to do what we're doing it again. Our job is to help people learn all right and return. Thank you. comments mentor all right council member fig Sanders. Good afternoon young know I had to be for others. I am so Let me do this. I have my socks. Let me show you my shirt again Driving up front, but they wouldn't let me. So so this is a sure this is not cooler why. So I think it is a small indication of the large effort. >> And accomplishments that Saint Pete college now I am time I graduated Saint Pete junior college. Back in 19 zone, but anyway. Yeah 98 again how the way back there. But when doctor Williams brought this forward and I thought about it cp colleges by future to so many people in the city of St. Petersburg you know sometimes you always think you have it all figured out. And I started it occurred. Didn't work for me. Saint Pete junior college gave me that Foundation. It allowed me to accommodate my education financially and I walked to wane. Feeling is proud of the new as that being rather but I was out of the titan first and in so when when doctor Williams wanted to bring this forward how could we not celebrate Saint Pete college. All of us have children. All of us have gone there to to upskill and get those certifications in those degrees. And I just apply to doctor Williams is 42 in want to make sure that we partner with the city of St. Petersburg safety college has our name in it safety. This is the one institution that we bear a simulation to we are Saint Pete that is out and you have your and we are Saint Pete and so I appreciate that and then also not only want to thank everybody it's a big college but I have to thank doctor Williams. I was there doing you're interviewing. And you have represented. Professionalism you are a true representation of Saint Pete college invest it in your is it safety colleges do both. And I'm going to say that you are the boss and so I am so happy for you all that you have done for your know about this create is here today but all of your staff. Hey that new scary and how you she's a bomb that is great is about but all of your staff, you know my husband works, yes we will talk about that make but anyway my husband is an employee of sbc but I am just so honored that we are green and thank you mayor Welch because we've been trying this for a couple years. That you agreed to partner with spc to acknowledge their greatness is an educational. Institution right here that beers and safety code. Thank you so much time to even think you to use >> Councilmember months Neri thank thank you MADAM MADAM chair and thank you mayor for acknowledging Petersburg College and in PRESIDENT Williams thank you for being here here today. For years I've We all have been working towards making St. Petersburg known for many things. Being education city a city that values education is at the top the list. And I'm glad we have leaders like you institutions like Saint Pete college. Too. How fulfill that dream here here in our city. I like learned in return. A way of looking at things. It's education transforms people's lives. And I've got a lot of family members that started their education to Saint Pete junior college they're successful today. And thank you for keeping that dream moving forward for city. Thank you for being here today. Thank you MADAM Chair, all right. Thank you. >> Murals for you like to I will not accept it. Thank you. >> For item d 3 are proclamation for the 9.11 day of remembrance. But thank you MADAM In recognition of the 9.11 day or rememberance I'm pleased to be here to reflect on the bravery and courage of our first responders that they showed on one of our country's darkest hours. I want to ask chief large and Holloway to join me as well as Joe Brower, the executive director of love honor and support. We'll have some comments from each after I conclude with a proclamation just stand 7 through there. The proclamation reads whereas Congress as a designated Sept. 11th as Patriot day. And national day of remembrance in honor of the innocent victims who lost their lives on SEPTEMBER 13,001. And whereas this year marks the 21th year. We remember and honor those who have been touched by the tragedy of 9.11. And whereas Patriot day and national day of remembrance recognizes our first responders emergency workers service members. Law enforcement officers and firefighters who answered the call to action with bravery and courage. And whereas bravery and courage shown that fateful day inspires us to care for our first responders remember the patriotism shown by our service members and celebrate our collective strength. Now therefore I can of 2 Welch mayor of the city of St. Petersburg do hereby declare the 11th day of Sept. 20 22. As Patriot day and day of remembrance and urge all citizens to join me in recognizing the significance of this occasion in the city of St. Petersburg Pinellas County and beyond. Think we'll start of comments when she followed. >> Thank you mayor City Council member as mayor said 21 years ago the men and women of our firefighters and police officers went into the building. But you know lives at risk and we're grateful that people still can remember what they did that day we continue to honor the men and women that our first responders that each and every day to go to work they want to put their lives on the line so thank you can. Well thank echo what chief Holloway's said and I'll just add to it. You know every year at this time we we as a department we take a moment, we pull out on the ramp overall the equipment provided were not on the call and we have signs that say never forget we turn the lights on and there's a moment of silence at the time that the second tower fell people drive by and there are no warms and everything but it's a reminder there was never really a time in my lifetime that we were more unified than right after 9.11 and to have to have a tragedy that magnitude to bring everybody together is is really sad. We should never forget what those men and women on that day. That gave the ultimate sacrifice I think many of them knew going into that building the could be it. What puts in perspective for me it's almost the entire Saint Pete fire and rescue department was lost that day 343 members of the Fire Department. We have 360. So you think about that every firefighter, you know every wife every husband. Sister brother child that would be affected by those members of you know 343 families it just and that's only a small part of it I know. So for for I appreciate the recognition I want to get long when the it sits near and dear to us that we never ever forget the sacrifice that day and what it meant for this country and what it should still mean today so thank you. >> And I'm sure many councilmembers know Joe Brower but she has worked. Here in our community to keep the memory of this the sacrifice of our first responders alive had to MISS It. Last year because of covid but we're playing it again for this. Sun. So Joe. >> Thank you mayor, it's a surprise that is also an honor to be recognized in and having the proclamation for Sept. 11 we should never forget and very last and honored to have started this remembrance 1011 years ago, and I think most of you in here head attended that event of course the new covid hurt us a little bit it's the last few years but just like America's and Sarah so is the bird so I'm just very grateful for the cut the whole community support. We shall never forget the 10 year event chair has been really interesting because it really makes me realize really how small the world that we are so many people in our greater Tampa Bay area were we what effect did that day and I mean we were all effected that day we all remember where we were but to get up close and personal with some of our first responders and our military. Our our veterans and and hearing some of their stories that they were there that day or they should in there that day or they went to go get coffee and even our guest speaker that will be attending the rise event and use a tower one survivor right so wow so and 2 American Patriot. I love my country is I know all of you do and we just never forget so thank you again, thank you mayor, thank you congratulations Jen to thank you for always We supporting us oh GOD bless you think. Alright council member mountain area. Thank thank you, MADAM Chair thank Mayor for this proclamation. As somebody that flew with American Airlines for 32 years. 9.11 is it's a very a touching day. 4. Our whole country but in the airline business. It's it's a day just makes you sad to think about it. I do agree with what you said chief large about it's sad that it took such a tragedy to bring our country together. But I remember our country came together. That day when Congress saying GOD bless America on the steps of the Capitol. About a month later when PRESIDENT Bush through the first pitch. In New York. The country was was together. Comes back together again because America. On that day. It was scary for a lot of people. I'm glad we have organizations like the one that you leave Joe to remember to honor in to support. Everyone that was affected that day. We just helped what I'm a quick little story so this lapel pin that I where on my collar. I'm on my lapel was given to me 2 days after 9.11. By a friend of mine for bird colonel in the Army. And he he thought me and my my colleagues that at American Airlines. As we went through that day. You know I never put a jacket on with that. My American flag because I never want to forget. So thank you Ken Mayer. Thank you MADAM Chair. Thank you. Councilmember fig Sanders. Thank you to I I always want to take the opportunity to say thank you. And to not forget what this day means in minute. I remember exactly where I was where I was sitting in that moment when all of that unfolded. I remember being one of those family members waiting on that phone call who hand and uncle that was in the military that was supposed to be the work that morning waiting to get that Cone letting us know I had to stop by the store unit. So I hadn't got to work. During that normal time with a blessing. So with that blessing then our family experience knowing that he was safe. Our hearts are still so heavy. For those fans though those families whose parents in in moms and dads the sisters and relatives who weren't. So for you too. Near Wells to make sure that we remember it for your organization to make sure that we remember it I think it's pretty safe to say a lot of us will never forget. But to keep the commemoration going and to remember those that served the lives lost. The lights changed, I'm very appreciative for that and I want to say thank you for that u k. Thank you. Thanks to all of you for coming together to help us all recognize this to be together. >> particularly the. I've unity that we've changed. We all choose today to continue to honor their lives. It appears that day by demonstrating unity going forward. >> MADAM CHAIRMAN we come up for a photo, yes, it is want to ask our union reps will come up as well. We always heavy on this. >> They don't even need about I see out in the cold for them. >> We don't I get it. Back up back up back up and take a look You know we not what is to come down this way. That's not my goods Already. You can have one vote. Lot of heart. >> I thought I'm sure that concludes our proclamations thank you for allowing us percent today all right thank you so sure this. Thank you mayor. Council members. We will. Now go to open forum. >> If you wish to address City Council and subjects other than public carry a quasi judicial items listed on the agenda. You MAY sign up with the clerk. 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Always hands will be load after each agenda item regardless of the method of participation used normal rules apply include the 3 minute time limit on comments. The requirement that any presentation materials must be submitted in advance and the meeting and the rules of decorum it's like public comment is disrupted my violations of the rules of decorum the chair is authorized to accept public comments. Alternate means, including by email only. MADAM Chair we do have speakers. All right. Thank you. The first speaker is Angeles sweet. The second person would be less ambush the step up to the podium state your name and address for the record. You have 3 minutes to address Council. >> It was second on the list. Okay for me go. Yes, it in. Good afternoon my name is Leslie at 80 years old I need to refer to my notes so please forgive me. This family. I recently had a wonderful honor and receiving the Easter and push the stationary. One oh 2, 3, 1, Bay Street. First the St. Petersburg Florida. You can you can good afternoon. My name is less and worker recently. He had a wonderful honor and receiving the key to the city. I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere, thanks and gratitude to this wonderful wonderful city. The city is giving me a tremendous amount of little too. In recognition and a tremendous amount of guidance and helping me with all of my programs, however, I'm here for another reason. The other reason that I'm here today is to think Brandi gather and her assistant most for the wonderful article that was written about me and my family in the SEPTEMBER issue of District 2 newsletter in closing my family and I he's survived survived by failing and I have lived here for 50 years and thrived that's what I want to say that I guess we survive too. And living in this city that is offered us so much. So much things and and just like the greatest place ever live so thank you again councilmember giver and thank you all for listening. We do not have the worst tippers. All right, thank you close have been from and move on to. They can send items that were pulled is good news items for this week. Beginning with the demand for. That would be the fire captains district chiefs collective bargaining unit agreement. >> Good afternoon afternoon City Council. My name is Kristin Mauri I'm a labor relations and training manager and I'm here too. Announced some more good news at your Council meeting and that is. The present presentation to you for ratification of for a negotiated labor agreements covering the following bargaining units for the next 3 fiscal years. Firefighters paramedics and lieutenants which is the rank and file unit. In our Fire Department. Fire captains in district chiefs, a supervisory unit and our Fire Department. Police officers forensic technicians and latent print examiner in our rank and file unit in the Police Department and police sergeants and lieutenants in the supervisory unit of our Police Department. After much diligent preparation and professional work on behalf of city staff and their respective barring agents who are also here today for the St. Petersburg Association of firefighters and the police Benevolent Association the parties have tentatively agreed to a 3 year bargaining agreement for all units. The employees covered by those burning units have since voted in favor of ratification and these tentative agreements which include competitive general wage increases and step increases are provided in the materials today for you for ratification. With City Council ratification today these will take effect the start of fiscal year, 23. And we I want to express my sincere appreciation for City Council and city administration's support of city employees and this allows us to really remain competitive with other local agencies which is always. You know of most importance to us especially. And we're very pleased to bring these before you today for education. Thank you. All right, thank you and just friends. MS. Murray was I'm referring to items f 4 or f 5 f 6, 7, Which I believe would need to be voted on separately know they've been pulled or could be vote on them together you can still vote on these together if you'd like. MADAM Chair, I move approval second. Thank you we have a motion and the second will go to council member Floyd thank you Yeah, I'm grateful that these deals got Without much hoopla. And they're You might have been able to poke me for a little bit more honestly, but. I am also talking right now to express frustration over what happened at the beginning of the year or other employees and their bargaining session when. General wage increases of less than half of this was argued over for It dragged out for a long time and this has nothing to do with you know the workers that we're here to talk about today. The employees were to talk about today, but this is about Mike are ourselves a city I just don't understand why. It was such a a faff to get half of the wage increase for a different set of workers ones that are just as important to us. As it was for this and it's very frustrating for me it really feels like what we're doing here is showing of their 2 classes of employees of the city. One that we respect and care for more than the other and it's really frustrating for me and so again this is not about today are this is a reasonable deal that has been negotiated and. It's just it's it doesn't feel like that we're recognizing everyone in the city when we do things like this and. Our city takes. Our emergency Workers and our and blue collar white collar professional units to run they all are essential to the city. And yet we treat one set of people so different from the other and I'm incredibly frustrated by them and Paris might as well so again I don't want to see that this is not about the things that we're doing today. It's about the process that we've undergone as a city and so I think these reasonable contracts we have we've negotiated into and so I'm glad to see that but I am frustrated about the way that things have gone in the past. Thank you. >> And before we get to our vote I want acknowledge that we have union leadership here from the Suncoast police Neverland Association and from the International Association of firefighters. We thank you for your service I thank you for your service to the city and for your leadership. In these negotiations and for your. Collaboration not only with this but in our service in the city together and in all of the additional ways that you. Provide support and a hand up whenever you have an Thank you for that. We have a motion a second to approve items f 4 f 5 f 6 and f 7 saying that there's no further quest for discussion with a complete open machine for voting. The moment that you're me to change his title. Certainly. Council members is entry of votes. Seeing none all council members have voted with the quick police telling announced the votes and chair of the motion to approve the items 4 through 7 passes unions. Thank you thank you this morning. New ordinances. Let's start to me one. One is that the 5.20 dash ph in Lawrence of the city of St. Petersburg Florida. And many section 17.5 dash 1, 1, 1, The city code relating to eligibility criteria for certain mixed income projects and the cis Rick commercial uses to qualify for the affordable housing site plan approval process. Any section 17.5 dash one 21 relating to application requirements and providing for an effective date. The public hearing is scheduled for Sept. The 15th and we do not have the speakers. We have a motion is second to approve item e one. And this speakers. In that there's no requests for discussion of the 50's open machine for voting. Members please into votes. In that council members have voted for the clerk please telling announce the votes. >> Sure the motion to approve the agenda item e one passes unanimous. Thank you. I didn't need to. One a super fight 22 dash each and once the many section 21 dash 87 and the cpd Perth city code we need to Lakewood terrace neighborhood part and great for its part providing for findings providing for an effective date. The public hearing for this item Sept. The 29th and we do not have any speakers. >> Well second. In the motion is second to approve item e 2. Saying that there's no request for discussion with the clerk please open the machine for voting. Council members please enter your votes. In the council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes for the motion to approve or deny the 2 passes unanimous. I didn't eat 3. Or does it for 5.23 dash each and ordinance of the city of St. Petersburg amending chapter 20 of the city code to add a new section on required notice of rent increases in housing, providing a schedule of violations and penalties and it definition of notice of rent increase to section 20 dash 3, 0, 3, providing for severability and providing an effective date. The public hearing for this item Sept. 29th and we did not have any any speakers. Move approval, second. We have a motion to second 2. Provide in the 3. I think that there's no request for discussion with the clerk please open machine for voting. Council members present to get boats. Seeing none all council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes. And chair of the motion to approve the agenda item e 3 passes unions. Thank you item d-four. When DECEMBER 5.19 dash each and once of the city of St. Petersburg Florida. The men in section, 16.40 0.1 4 4.6 in the city code to allow double frontage lots in residential districts, including neighborhood suburban multifamily and as an. We're 80% or more of the lots on the subject lock our double frontage lots and provided for an effective date, a united front. The public here for this item is Oct. The 13th and we do not have any parts of this. >> We have a motion and second to approve item e 4. In that there's no request for discussion with the clerk please open the machine for voting. Council members face into votes. And that all council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes. Sure the motion to approve isn't out of the 4 passes unanimous. Thank you item b 5 when his number 1143 dash 2. In Lawrence approving the vacation are forced to Corey easements on first Avenue North 13th Street North. And Central Avenue in block one of that of the police complex we plant located at 1300 first Avenue North sitting 4th conditions for the vacation to become effective and providing for an effective date the public hearing for this item is at home with a 6 and we didn't have any hearings. What I'm saying no speakers. >> We have a motion and a second I heard it was. Thank motion and a second to approve item e 5. In the there's new request for discussion with the clerk please open the machine for voting. And council member space into votes. And then our council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes. MADAM Chair, the motion to approve item b 5 passes you. All right, thank you that is all for new ordinances for today. We'll go to our reports. Starting with item f one or 2021 ada compliance report also known as the Lindo right show. Good afternoon. MISTER Bright. I think this the last time you see Michigan. The next year. Reason why we 4th because of our 37. We did the first 80 a valuation. What we approved the each you have to come before Council present the annual report warily no we asked that we not begin in NOVEMBER. We were able to get early but when I'm take the lead I want to reach a couple things quickly down and go some key points wreck we can take up much of that. Says consider counseling to chair the staff is Apple of the tune of new 88 compliant before which is titled to which we are entitled to their some confusing postgame is city of state logo are title too. All right. It required that public entities identify and evaluate all programs activities and services and review all policies, practices and procedures governing their administration. Daniel Porter described the process the city of St. Petersburg used to evaluate its services facilities programs and public right away in order to develop policy recommendation necessary to ensure and improve accessibility as want to make sure we say accessibility at that very key. What happened. In a report. Itself all right was the scene and then find those problems barriers anything that we come forth in order to address those concerns, okay, and lastly the city and we view him for help in developing implementing its original 37, which Council voted on with filing a presidents on that one and founding decisions about specific action for yards would need to take into account. Gary Allen t of staffing. Difficulty the city can use and be got into Stanford partly by the content of this annual report that we don't want to bring that one is that get updates to tell you the last time I was here Department of Justice. 3 key things is that doj has updated its 88 dot gov website I would have asked the council to go look at that it has a lot of key information that had of 2 entities state local governments. The second thing is it. They have their assistant as for its guidance, technical assistance to a lot of the state and local governments now. All right and thirdly they are strictly not enforcing projects civic access that is the investigative arm of doj when they come in and look at title 2 title 3 of course tied to his the state of government headed to his public accommodations. All right in cooperation with the oc and a title one. All right so employees coverage and stuff like that. Let you know was that one with this new administration came in Kristen Clarke is a new assistant attorney general that's over you know this section the o j I'm Rebecca bond is the chief. Have men talk or several times and you know contacts us to one thing they want to share is that on the key thing for our city. Our city is recognized by doj foot. But the thing that we're doing in a city okay as was the one that kept the committee. All right where is that would cost again the calls for our country asking you know how do you guys put it together. How do you got to get support from the City Council and mayor in the administration. You know as well making sure that we keep us City Council and for everything is happening is that and lamb lastly with that 32th celebration ada one thing I want to bring forth the council right now is that I could not have done this by myself. I would community fair that you know with 2 men 2 men shown myself in a need to drive in my administrative assistant but also we also have of the different 30 as partners we have assessment liaisons for each one of those departments. That we meet every 2 months to discussing the issues that concern there's stuff like that to make sure it that we keep me on tasks do I need to do it for that part of it and one of things I want to close by saying this is that it gets tough at times and I'm not afraid a minute he's for keeping up with the amount of pressure that would getting at a dc right now okay, the let you know now the top one on the bill right now is accessibility about websites. I think of Florida to you guys is that for the first time we've been going off of best practices doj just opened rulemaking to come with permanent policies and now the website accessibility for a title to untie the 3 entities. It goes after public notice starting in JANUARY and they hope to have the final done by the middle of next year. That is going to be public they can now will be able to come in and do actual enforcement and around the state and local gun at them one of the targets that they're trying. Well it's a time to get that. What was that I want to bring into line as was getting that into production on that sad. And with that. With this report like to say is a delegate report I try to make it there on the possible. You notice that cover a lot of ground. But if you notice that there's definite never put this year. You see that ad thing about limited English proficiency. Even though is not associated with a t a but it's similar to accessibility 88 deals prime and with programs from the services of any but leap he lived in for 50 deals with language access that is because of the executive order that says that any tennis it receives public funding. You have to have the ldp policy impassive in progress and operating that's why we have a language line that's why and in addition to put so that we can come in compliance because what I'm being told they're going to try to come behind those in the years to come. So we're jumping above the curve and now. All right so that's more important and basically you know it's for you guys to approve decision so the marching orders for that next year. Any questions councilmember Gerd us. Thank you, MADAM Chair. >> When do I just wanted to quickly thank you and your office and all of the. All the people across the city of their health and helping with this. You know, I know I know it's a big lift and being at a couple of capping meetings and then having some conversations with you. I get fired up, seeing you fired up. And I just wanted to say I appreciate you I know how hard the work is and when you mentioned that I couldn't I could not say anything so I just want to say thank you both and and please give my thanks to everybody that's helping helping you across our city. And I move for approval on the report, MADAM Chair. We have a motion and a second. >> Where was the action item. I thought oh I thought we needed to approve the report if we don't then. I withdraw. >> The deeper for that window, yes, because one thing we did the first one right that if the region City Council to say what we want to vote on the cba so moving so that we can show directive from the o j that's if the council is actually involve that's why you've got to be recognized too by the way for that you guys I have your City Council involved in a dh that. I think I think they should have been. So we have a motion in second to. Councilmember Curtis did you have any other. That's it. Thank you, MADAM Chair, sorry about that councilmember fig Sanders, thank you chair, of course, and I want to say thank you in also serving on the Pinellas County purses disabilities you always keep us updated and as to the challenges. Dead hour residents face in trying to get some of these combinations done. For all of our residents in for taking my phone call but I agree with council member Garrett is your excitement in your passion about addressing those needs with limited resources. But still getting as much in the job done I just want to say thank you for that and I appreciate you and your 2 of you. On you know on behalf of of Deborah fig Sanders and seeing what you do. I appreciate it, thank you so much, thank you chair. Thank you. In that there's new. For the request for discussion with the clerk please open the machine for voting moment manage your money put it since this time. I s. Councilmembers plays into your votes. Seeing none all council members have voted with the clerk please telling announced the votes. MADAM Chair, the motion to receive the One passes you man. >> Get a look at some one last time to also forgot to mention the most of 2 important person is is that Chris Casella and Kristin Mauri at my manager and director, Abby has what you guys support they give me each and every year and every day coming talk to him so we have much appreciate to see. Thank you thank you for thank you for letting us know that we appreciate them too. Next item f 2 is epa my fit update. And that is an item brought forward by council member months near would you like to introduce the item. Yes thank you, thank you, MADAM Chair good afternoon Brian. I this is an item that's and Brian's going to give us a recap on it. It started under mayor mayor kriseman and in my opinion it's the biggest economic development project that has come before. The city. In about 20 years and. i had a lot of questions and I had a lot constituents and other people that live here in Saint Peter's for that wanted to know more detail about what what happened with this project. I'll have some more questions and comments after the presentation, but I'd like to introduced Brian a paper 4 for his presentation. Thank you. Thank you councilmember. >> So briefly I would like to present a project overview. Briefly discuss cba requirements and why this was a cba project go over the timeline from when the project was first brought forth to the city until the time in which the mayor decided too stop negotiations on the project recount talk about next steps and then answer any questions that you MAY have. So the project was an unsolicited proposal that was received by the city on Aug. From project development group of project development group consisted of 3 different organizations Moffitt cancer Center tpa group which is a developer out of Atlanta Georgia and United insurance holding better known as upc. The city released a notice for alternative proposals after that unsolicited proposal was received and ultimately mayor kriseman had selected project development group as the preferred developer. There was also an appraisal done for the site which came back at $24.1 million. So what was proposed a 75,000 square-foot Moffitt cancer treatment and research center a 375 unit apartment building. 200 key limited service hotel. Shared parking structure for all of the different elements that would be on the site future office space consideration for up sees expansion. Ancillary commercial uses of minimal square footage to the overall development that was defined as potentially restaurant retail and service businesses, although none of those were I defined in the proposal and the developer offered a financial offer a $5 million for the site. So looking at the cba requirements. There's 3 tier so as part of our community benefits agreement program. Tier one as 20% public participation project for the construction cost of $2 million or greater or $10 million in public participation regardless of what the percentages and then that increases into tier 2 $4 million at 20% or million in public participation and tier 3 is the highest at 20% of 8 million or 25 million in public participation. So looking at this project. We had a million prize value, a million financial offer. So the public participation in this project was million which would make it a tear to cba project. As part of the tier 2 cba requirements. The developer was required to hold 2 public meetings to determined desired community benefits. They were required to have spe participation in the development and minimum of 10% with the goal of 20%. They were required to establish or utilize an apprenticeship program. Utilize Saint Pete works to employ local residents. Achieve leed or similar certification for their buildings and select at least 2 different items from a menu of benefits which were ultimately couldn't formed by community input. So looking at the project timeline the cba ordinance was adopted by City Council in JULY of 2021. As mentioned in NOVEMBER of 2021. Mayor kriseman selected tpa has the preferred developer from an unsolicited proposal. In FEBRUARY of 22. The project was identified as a tier 2 cba project based on that appraised value of 24.1 million. On Mar. 3rd City Council adopted updated language related to the cba ordinances and resolutions which is just filling in some cross reference numbers in early MARCH city staff also worked with the mayor's office to create an expedited workflow for the tpa project under our cba policy. Also in MARCH standing cba members were asked to apply we had opened up the portal to apply to be a standing cba asi member and that close at Mar. 30th. On Apr. 4th City Council held a committee of the whole to identify their out. Appointments to the standing cba c. On Apr. 14th city administration brought a new resolution to City Council related to the cba c which effectively took that committee that advisory committee and broken into 2 different committees, one withstanding members for standing members that were asked to assist with the implementation of the cba program and for ad hoc members that were specific projects that were in their local area and the local areas generally defined as one mile from the the project location. At that City Council meeting standing members were appointed to the resolution. The week of Apr. 18th city staff held orientation meetings with the newly appointed standing members. On Apr. 25th, the city held its standing cba see meeting MAY 13th was the first of the 2 required community meetings related to the tpa Moffat project at that we received a input from the community related to affordable and workforce housing as well as apprenticeships tpa at that point had indicated that they MAY be looking to exempt out of the cba process they had asked for some additional time in order to consider that exemption request up to MAY 31th to decide if they were going to go down that that path ultimately in JUNE first they notify the city that they would not be seeking an exemption to the cba program. Following that decision from the developer on JUNE 9th at hawk members were appointed to the resolution by City Council to create the full cba see related to this project. In JUNE 22nd city staff held orientation with the ad hoc members. And in JUNE 27th. We had our first full cba see meeting to meet with tpa Moffat to review and discuss the project and make recommendations related to the benefits that were being offered by the developer contingent on what we had heard previously at our public meeting. On Aug. First the full cba see met to review the final revised cba benefit sheet for the developer had outlined the benefits they wanted to provide under our cba program. And the cdc to support the benefit package proposed by tpi to quickly just go through the benefits and the evolution of the benefits based on. Committee with the cba see as well as the public. You can see on the left or are various categories related to our cba program next to that are the initial benefits identified in the unsolicited proposal following that and then the middle column, middle right as the initial cba benefits that were received by the city on JUNE 8th, and then finally we received a revised benefit cheat on JULY 6th from the developer out just highlight some of the changes originally under environmental. They had made no commitments on their initial proposal that evolved to lead or other certification for Moffat and the residential component and that further evolved into a project certified by lead and gbs or f g b c streetscape was not identified in the first 2 elements it did come in the where they had committed to designing and implementing based on code requirements mbe wbe an s p were not identified in the unsolicited proposal that evolved to a minimum of 10% and following further negotiations, a minimum 10% with a reasonable effort to get to 20. Apprenticeships are not identified in the initial unsolicited proposal that change to utilize an apprenticeship program for local residents which further evolved to using a state Board of Education approved the registered apprenticeship program a minimum of 5% of the labor hours and that apprenticeship up to I 12%. Housing originally was identified as 10% affordable and workforce housing that involved a 54 of those units, 25% of the overall development would be at 80% of mine. 43 units are 75% of the affordable workforce housing would be a 120% and that did not change in the revised benefit cheat, public parking ultimately landed on 300 spaces for public nights and weekends. Multi-modal transit provide transit improvements on the site public space incorporating a central promenade that will be landscaped hard scape and open to the public. Technological improvements they offered free wi-fi on the site and finally other was identified as what might that would bring to the off its services. So at that AUGUST for cba see meeting we went over these benefits with the cbc members. When tpa also had made some changes to their a proposed benefits during that meeting they agreed to utilize the state of Florida sponsored apprenticeship program with 10% of the later hours. And they agreed not to restrict that to any specific trades or any potential construction faces. They also agreed to increase the affordable workforce housing to 70 units, 25% of those an 80% am I or 18 units 75% at a 120%. Am I 53 units at that meeting the cba see voted 5 to one to support the benefit package. But after that vote they took a second vote and they voted unanimously to ask the mayor to negotiate additional affordable and workforce housing as part of this development. So following that meeting on Aug. 10th. The mayor instructed city development administration to meet with tpa and negotiate additional affordable workforce housing. At that meeting the cda team requested an increase to 30% of the overall housing units to be affordable and workforce housing or 113 total units. The developer did not agree to increase the total unit count, however, they did agree to change from a 2575 split related to the 80 per cent 120% a mine to a 5050 split. So in effect that increase the number of 80% and my units to 38 units and the 120% and the units decrease just 37. On Aug. 12 the mayor notified City Council announced that the tp project was not being considered for development due to a lack of sufficient affordable housing and just to emphasize the time of the cba process was in effect was between MAY 13th our first meeting and Aug. 12 when the mayor decided to no longer move forward with this project so to summarize the next steps this was an unsolicited proposal. It was a tear to see be a project with a 19.1 million public contribution into the project. We held one community meeting in 3 cba see meetings to talk about the desired community benefits in this project. The cac voted unanimously to encourage the mayor and City Council to increase affordable workforce housing. Following staff negotiations. The developer did not do so and ultimately that led to Mayor Welsh terminated negotiations on Aug. 12 as the project did not sufficiently addressed the administration's goals for affordable and workforce housing on projects developed and sitting on land. So next steps there have not been any immediate action steps identified for that site. The city currently uses that for parking and will continue to do so the city MAY request a request for proposals in the future providing a very specific vision of what the city wants to see on that site as it relates to the pillars of progress and the city encourages Moffat and tpa to consider future opportunities for the site as well as elsewhere in the community. And with that I would be happy to answer any questions you have. Council member month. Thank you MADAM Chair, thank you Brian for that for the presentation. Let's just kind of. You went through and very good detail how everything played out. But let's just kind of step back and look at the big picture. Having a Moffitt Cancer Center in the city of St. Petersburg. Having that opportunity. Missing that opportunity. We MAY never get that again. I look at the Moffitt cancer Center and I put it in the same level as a Mayo Clinic or a Cleveland clinic. I've never had cancer before. But a lot of people that do deal with that horrible disease. Want to go to a place that specializes. In in cancer and Moffitt cancer Center is is that place here in our community. So not having them here in St. Petersburg and