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It's like public comment disrupted, I'll issue of the goals of the Quorum that sure is authorized to accept public comment by alternate being included my Lee. >> Council members we ended before we're going to add 2 items that ad and item. The 80's. >> With those changes, I'll entertain a motion. I wasn't sure if you saw my handgun need to pull an item. Item e 3 agreement for sale and purchase. They think it is for to St. Petersburg. >> We'll make that change also e 3. Any any other changes or we have a motion from she have. We have a motion that we have that. >> I will move to approval of the consent agenda. >> Move approval. >> We have a motion a second to approve it gender Mr. We have to be public input. >> Mister Chair, we do not have any details but I wanted to bring. Lisa Blatt you are the House and to see if they want to speak on the consent or thrown open for. Good morning Miss Last year. Are you speaking on consent item on speaking only for. Good morning. Mister Going to speak at open forum. This morning. Good Speaking on open for consent item. Morning everyone on open forum. Thank you. >> Mister Chair, we have no speakers Consent on star. >> Okay thing no public input on this. >> Move approval. I can't. >> It's people that are please call. >> Motion passes unanimous. >> Tend to item e eights. And I'm pointing to. Leisure services administrator. >> Good morning Council. Thank you so for this opportunity. Today is the day that we get to celebrate an amazing man and. And that needs no introduction to the Council for shore or to the community quite honestly. Today we are Thomas Judge Jackson. I can tell you that he has asked and maybe bagged is too strong a word, but he's he's asked us to let him go quietly and as you can imagine, we refuse to let that happen in. Today we're celebrating jets career. A 56 years and 4 months. Jet is the longest employed. Employee the city of St. Petersburg has ever had. It blows my mind to step back and to think about what jet has witnessed in his career. What Jeff has been a part of his career. Today's emotional for the parks rec department and for the entire city. We we're very happy for jet. We wish jet nothing but the best as we move forward, but we're very sad. In the department, a jet jet has offered to retire for the last probably 15 years now jet of every serve you. It will come in every once in a while and ask If if. I still want you to stay on in it. For someone new to come in and take over the reins and we we adamantly tell you know that's not the case so when Jack came to a couple months back in and told us that it was time. We did ask him to stay. He did see a little bit longer which was really appreciated. But it is it is definitely time for jets next chapter, we're very very excited. I think it's powerful that we recognize jet today with everything that's going on in our country and everything that's going on in our nudity with with race and just some of the important conversations that have to happen and I when I look back and just career and look back on what Jeff has done for all of us in the Parliament. Jeff has always been that staff member that friend that you can go in how an honest conversation, ask honest questions without judgment. Just been there for all of us and we have a short jet that we will be there for him and his retirement. Normally when you retire from the city we give you a cloth that has a nice engraved message on it. We went with a different This time with jet we decided to also didn't get Gen a a a deep sea fishing poles so the few that know jet. To appreciate why what's important get for him as I understand it he's going to be fishing tomorrow morning one of our parks and rec retirees, the White House so they're going to go out and Retirement I'm I'm a little annoyed by that frankly, but hey we'll let it go this time. Again it's hard capstone a career like just career. There's so many firsts in so many only is that. Part of his career part of a story. We've named a rec center afternoon. We vents that. Recognizes accomplishments. >> I remember celebrating his 30th anniversary and I remember I had just graduated high school. And. Is on the story we were we were at the Coast Guard. Basin. We were celebrating 30 years ever think to myself how in the world can somebody worked 30 years for an organization and that was that was 27 years ago so. It happened so I I will turn the floor over to our mayor who would like to say a few things about gett yeah, I just want to thank you. I'm saddened that we have to this is one of the things that a coup in his own from to recognize you have persons. Again the department would not be the department that it is today without your leadership, your guidance. This all comes to your strengths so I cannot says really appreciate you enough. I appreciate your offer to be just a phone call away when we when we need you and we will more likely to pull it off or so without further ado. Air mayor Rick kriseman. >> Thank I can Mister Chair members of Council and I understand you know you did water try try to go quietly off but after 56 years that just didn't happen. We couldn't let that happen. You know really when you think about it. We talk a lot about especially with new employees about how. Working for the city becomes like a family and that we look at each other's a year. Well family members. And you think about people and is always amazes me or recognizing it employs 20 years. His 30 year he won 4 years. 56 years it would speak to is your love of service, your love of this community. Your love of of of be children in this community. And you are are you wanting to see them have a real opportunity and grew up to do amazing things you know give 56 years of your life. To a cause without having that heart be there. So you know Jeff was 16 years old. When he first came to work for the city of Petersburg is a part-time lifeguard you know you May not know this about him that he himself was an athlete play they really play football and play basketball is as well as swimming and diving competitively. You know I think what when I when I hear comments first off at the life for starters who's that because all you all you know Jeff by and chat. But he was called jet by his peers because of his speed in baseball and running. He The group lacked water safety instructor gene. He was on the first black water safety instructor King and is credited for teaching thousands. Kids to swim at how little Beach and Jenny Hall pool and the clinical. While he was a sign as a supervisor why would rec center. He brought a mentor of mine Ken Robinson. Who was a longtime basketball coach a bogey the fia I guess I should say. And together they started a fantastic. Basketball program which really became a mecca in St. Petersburg and to this that the site remains one of the most popular gyms the sport here in Saint Pete. With the city. You really began full-time In parks and rec is when he came there. And this is amazing to me. At one time or another. He has been manager over every rock center in the city. Over our special events overcoat sponsor them and over or to ask teen programs. Today he manages athletics and therapy to crack. And if that wasn't enough. He manager of the highway wreck centers. You not pay this like this glad child part Robert Bay, this truck and the sunshine for. So no wonder he wants to retire, good Lord area. In 2014 while at work. President Barack obama surprise yet with a phone call. Thank him for his leadership. In the St. Petersburg community and I could go on for a very long time talking about his leadership in the community even outside of his work for the city is viewed as a community healer, a as a mentor for countless endeavors and he has remained active in community organizations just to name a few Saint Mark missionary Baptist Church Phi beta Sigma fraternity Park. And the National Council of me grow women. Mike is absolutely right when he says that. The retirement of of Jett Jackson today jet your retirement is a huge loss and not only are city family. But our city community as a whole. But we know that even in retirement. You'll never truly gone from the city family. We just can say thank you enough. For the thousands of lives that you have impacted in the community. But also within our city family show congratulations on an absolutely remarkable career we're going to Miss You. And thank you. Mister Jackson. >> a 56 year employee record. The stunning. It's filled with metrics a mile down measurement many that you've heard. And Mister Jackson's the most impressive. Not where you will really understand that. Contributions to our city. It's all the things that are. He's saying because of his advocacy. On seeing the children came into his care every day. And our communities need a meal. In 1964, when Mister Jackson. Why they are community so much of the way communities. And the equity come that the hand system. Every accolade that he's received. Beyond what we can even. So very grateful for your service and will never be forgotten. I grew up in that and the thing church. Transit and Li without. Showing up every day showed many young boy had to be a man. Many young women how to eat. >> I also wanted to say thank you so much to judge we're so proud to have you as part of our work family. And Joe Jackson has been really a foundation of our city and so many ways 56 years of talents and efforts and heart and soul that has helped to make our city better so. Congratulations on your retirement. And our best wishes for you for the many years to come. >> Good morning again, everyone I could not let this moment pass without honoring this giant honoring this community service and I'm hearing and I have known for ever. You know jet in and I'm going to show you we are so personal jet I do. He was the one that I could pick up the phone any time I needed anything from parks and recs and if he could not help me maybe in that right direction. He has been that staple in our community I know that from so many different that's us of our community that I know I will still continue to see him and no I will still continue to have access to him. But with that I am going to say get to rest my friend. Now is the time for you to enjoy in to reap the benefits of so much that you've done. For so many others take this time now to enjoy the best part of your But I just wanted to publicly say thank you for all that you've done say thank you to all you then thank you for everything that you've given to so many people in this community. Well now is your time and I am so happy for you we have taken as much from you as we go get. And so we know that you're going to be there. We know that you're going to be around. And again thank you so much. Mister Thomas said Jackson for you just being you congratulations on your >> Thank you council member faith and. And I think if you I think if the Golden girls. And you have that set that example. For so many people over so many years here. >> I see this as it passed. In the city if they fear for. You've made our city. And you made our community. Everything that you've done for. I I had my legislative aide. Some of the things that you did in the air at it. The way that you you just had a cold in here. It's needed over the past 56 year. You've got a a great place to be we have extra placed on your boat, I think I would like. I go with you and we might have And thank you again for your stone was served. >> I would like to say thank you. To all of you all and to the mare dairy man sure I know you look at real well. But I will say that it He effort to be successful. That's what I had I had people working with me that really love the city and want to do work. The take a great team effort I think these thank you so much. And I'm here if you need me call upon me. I love this city, thank you very much and have a good day. >> The council will move the 7 now which hold off. >> Thank you chair good morning, very excited to be able to bring far in more good news is that in a time when everything else so heavy it's great to have good news from our community so today I bring 7 which is the art Why 21 I think for arts and cultural brand. This is a pan all that I have had the honor of sitting on now for 3 years. I want to thank mayor for that When I first got appointed in 38 had no idea what I was and 4 and went all the grant application start rolling in and you spend days and days going through them. You really start to get and very intricate. I of the amazing work that goes on with in the arts and culture community and so I consider it to be a real or that I get to do that work every day or every year and then I get to do it alongside such a dedicated group of volunteers from the community. People who had said on that for 4 years serving numerous turn. And it really is just such an honor. This year, however, as you can imagine much more. I was doing here. Arts and culture community have been hit so hard by the pandemic and by the effect of that on their businesses on their outrage. You know I think many people would think that those 4 time is that would not be able to be over. And what you're going to see and what you May hear and what you May read is arts and culture community have risen to the challenge. They've risen to the challenge in ways that way a Only making sure that they were still providing the service isn't a resource and it's stepping up in many in looking at their programming not virtually and how they continue to reach people and how they did so with the lens of equity and inclusion sure the community that really has been beautiful to see. So I congratulate everyone you'll be hearing is being awarded the grant I want to not only the people that I serve wet but I also want to thank Lynn good one and weighing after hole. Ability to be able to continue that work in a virtual setting was I'm doing by they brought it all together we could have done it without them so without further ado I want to introduce plain after. >> Chair and Council. I do have a powerpoint presentation over the grants. So our advice or committee consisted of and East actually Burke. Virginia latrelle to powers. Kimberly Jackson, counselor Brandi gathered. Sherry Powell, Michelle teagle Sally Everett Sterling Howell and artists Elaine shameless. They meet throughout the year next slide. For the purpose of scoring all these grants and it's quite a feat. Over the past 8 years the administration we've managed to increase the funding for arts grants. We started with a 173,000 we're now up to 405,000. In the current fiscal year next slide. A little overview our grants process. We have them aligned with the state of Florida which makes city of St. Petersburg arts organizations. It gives them the opportunity to apply for state money in a much easier way When they do is still a state grant and the city Grant almost exactly mirrors that so we encourage them to do that we provide a technical review we've done that for 6 years running. The grant he will send it in we go through it, we let them know what they're missing what they're not missing. Right what's wrong. And they've got the opportunity to them to fix that and get it in sodus court in prior administrations. They've been disqualified for us things as simple as leaving Piece of paper or something. We've also allow second-year funding so the organization gets a score of 90 and above they don't need to go through the process of applying again they just fill in some basic information and give us an update administrative Lee. That they're continuing with And all of it is electronic when we started there were grants presented that were giant big containers you have to carry home. And it's all fixed now on a thumb drive or this year. It was all downloadable that was good and these organizations just so you've got an idea these organizations have a payroll of $36 million. A total cash income of over $60 million. It 1.9 million visits to these organizations so this is a significant things city of St. Petersburg. Really is has made it through a number ups and downs I think thanks to some arts and cultural organizations. It continues to do that. As Council gathered mentioned there they're adapting quite well. Next slide. The second-year organizations that qualified by getting a 90 last year automatically get in they use their score from from last year as as we calculate what they're ju. Those are American stage Arts Center Association, which is the more you North center coral masterworks creative clay, Florida craft art Holocaust Museum. Freefall theater. Great explorations, the Museum of Fine Arts the Dali Museum. St. Petersburg Clearwater filled society and the warehouse arts district in the studio at 6.20 next slide. The level of one organizations as a generally the smaller budget with budgets under a $100,000. Those include the Al Tampa Bay, jazz Association, which is wonderful virtual things on a Mon. Night now im it. The Gulf Coast artists alliance keep Saint Pete let Tampa Bay Symphony and your real stories next slide. Level 2 organizations are budgets between 100,500 thousand and the grants for that. Group is Academy of Valley arts dmg a school project Mrs. Glass, friends of the festival. The St. Petersburg historical Society, the history Museum and St. Petersburg preservation think. And the level 3 organizations there's of the large next slide. Those of the large organizations with budgets 50's out $500,000 and above and those will include arts for life. The bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts at Lafayette the imagine Museum in touch with communities around the world that we know is that James Museum Poynter Institute for media studies which is their right field program. The palladium theater which is part of the St. Petersburg college Foundation and the St. Petersburg opera and those Mister Chair or the grandson, we recommend approval. My counsel I thank you I'll be happy to entertain any questions. >> What I did have one one question. Thank the preservation can you. It's actually arts and culture Grant so they fall primarily under the cultural programming. They do a lot of things and we've had them come to the art advisory committee to present because this has come up before. And they clarify that they do architectural tours they do history tours of the city on a weekly basis. They do that the movies in the park, so they do you can get involved considerably with the cultural programming. I'll be more than happy to forward there their information to. They do that we know that they do other things but they do it considerable amount of cultural programming the scoring is done by a group of peers. So these are all people who are very active in the community they read through the grants very very carefully. And so they score them appropriately in Saint Peter's from preservation to score. Based on their programming. >> Mister Chair we do not have any. >> When will help inform. >> Mister Chair for speakers and we weren't sure. And you Lisa once you enter into the meeting space please state your name and address for the better. You have 3 minutes to address city tell. >> Yes thank you. Mister Jaleesa watch year. Residents 17 22th Street in our neighborhood across the lake. I just want City Council and the rest of our public servants that we have in this city, I know during these times it's a very hard time on because you're criticized. And insulted 4 things you do. And you don't do or you say you don't saying you know, I know it's it's not an easy task and there is a fine line between insulting criticizing and then keep any elected official accountable and I saw as you know as citizens we don't have that proper training and those are tools that usually you become equipped with with top of secondary education, to that defense. And regards I would like to suggest like some sort of program and where we can have like a liaison between as and that the City Council agenda because of the interpretation. I mean I I I am upset or not upset but it's just like I would like to speak on the agenda items but. I'm just not aware of everything that's going on because the rhetoric is so comprehensive, I mean the minimum pages are 114 and then it could be discouraging at times I think it'd be great to have some sort of even using resources from sets and doctor Andrew Carter James Kelly and even take a poll with the current lawsuits and seeing how we can have all students students graduating law school. And even the university like creating some sort of City Council agenda meeting advisory board so we can have that interpretation because I think it is very important. That citizens know how their government works and functions before they decide to run for the should see. Second I want to make Tying coming in from Tampa. I know door that the meeting last week with the chamber, they were talking about how it's going to cost between a quarter million and $600,000 to replace it and some members wanted to put it by the Skyway and you know they we're considering lobbying the mayor for money because they city is extra money. I just think and be really responsible to spend that money on a sign where there's food deserts that's our existing in the city and there's poverty. Lastly you know I just want you know such a service in the protests and demonstrations of golden city. You know we've been out here since last weekend of June and tensions have been high. But this is not the first incident, but there's been a gun pulled out. This is the first incident that it was filmed right and George Floyd was killed it was not the first in today. That a cop has did that to a black man, but it was filmed, so I do want to keep that in the forefront yeah I just want to thank you for your time. The consideration of everything that was mentioned. >> Mister Chair, the next speakers me is you know as well I once Eunice warehouse once you enter into that needs space please state your name. And it just right there you have minutes to see. >> Hi there. I'm Gina Marie o d 2, 3, 3, 8, Emerson Avenue East. To thank everyone for their service and also for being very involved in the warehouse start arts district and a focus during this time as well as truly appreciate it just wanted to touch base with all of you that there's a lot of things going on in a lot of excitement and include being the 22th Street I initiative and that's because we are very excited about that. And we're very excited that a lot of these large projects around here. What I wanted to just kind of touch base with all of you is that we can be kept. Some of us that have been here for a while some of us artists can be kept in the loop as we move forward. In conversations along the way not just as presentation. You know some of the finer details maybe get some of our perspective. Me kin. We're excited about it. But it would be great if we could really be a part of this process. I think we have a lot to offer but also I think that you guys can also offer us experience and advice as we're moving forward as well. And that's basically all I wanted to say and say hello to all of you and it's great to see your faces. >> If you're the speakers name is Roland family. When we want you to enter into the meeting space please state your name. >> My name is Roland Stanley I love that 7115 24 straight night, Saint, Peter Street Florida, 2, 2, 7, 0, 2, He has come to express my a disappointment in the city's leadership, I'm going to be a little bite here. I'm not sure what kind of grand noble ideas is neutrality I think are defending by refusing to publicly denounce to put this in your city. And instead of continue to suffer Meriden of both sides with progressive can't be protests for racial justice. That because of this you have helped them both in the Cowboys and other white nationalists. The field they can do things like him a loaded. Don, a person in the middle of the street because that worse it was going to happen. All smeared of that justifies their actions. So my question, especially for a President Who has been the most vocal with hist announcement the protests in the past. What will you do when someone dies because I was going to happen that's the President You have set so what are you going to do. We finally take responsibility for your inaction we you should have done something sooner because then it will already be a little too late it's already too late now, someone else said this is not the first time the Cannes film pulled in a protest for the people in Sydney have been hit by cars. Time in prison that you can comment on that in comments, you know you can come in I can comment on protesters standing up to people. Calling a rabbi in treating the k word. And denounced their actions. But you cannot you have nothing to say about the time that the gun was pulled. Brennan the protesters and hurt them somehow that's not worth commenting. And even now when a and his calm hold the gun loaded it in aimed at it person with intent to kill you can you still can comment on that until you're pressure too. And you know perhaps I shouldn't be surprised this is the city that its latest 2002 of the kkk to March through downtown the please escort. If you start a restaurant it scares on by major brands building size people are really human trafficking actually open. So I come here to today. Tax what kind of city do want to have what is the legacy that you want to have do you want to continue. Saint Pete's legacy of racial injustice and violence. We do actually want to have a progressive city that is safe for all of its residents. >> Mister Chair, yes we've been mates speakers means to h th what you can turn to the meeting space please state your >> I little nervous can you hear me. This weekend. Ok thank you. My name is Tatiana her camp. 8, 7, 1, 64th Avenue South St. Petersburg Florida. I'd like to share a story from the recent past explain how it relates to you we're living in the age of social media and I do think that public figures comments have often unintended effects. So as you know about 2 weeks ago today. In the wake of the decision regarding Briana Taylor's case. We witnessed an incident on Beach drive we're into diners were surrounded by protesters after they had been flipping off the March and saying racial slurs at those protesters. This preamble was not caught on video but has been confirmed from multiple eyewitness statements and photos taken from the road of the couple raising the middle finger at the crowd. In ny that this event was bad for optics. It is my understanding per the press releases from the protesters since then that they are not embracing this tactic of individual confrontation. This was an isolated event furthermore. The couple was not harmed. And there was no damage to property. The incident was confrontational but nonviolence. Heard was this event was caught on video by irresponsible Tampa Bay times journalists, Josh low and posted to twitter prior to the full story is released. Excluding those relevant detail saying instead quote protesters are now going restaurant by restaurant to check that diners on Beach drive. This one was most significant protesters took over a couple's table not sure why they were targeted specifically. This is frankly dishonest recording. However before the full story came out. Our local leadership decided to take that at its word. And you had mayor Rick kriseman tweeting condemnation of the local protesters saying we will never support or tolerate lawbreakers who wish to disponible life of Brianna Taylor. Is a massive problem if you understand anything about right wing ideology. How they ate they paint a false dichotomy in order to justify violence against protesters violence against the left and violence against minorities. This tweet garnered a massive response on social media. Out right shared by a lot of white supremacy as figureheads which led to us having in St. Petersburg the following week. A group of people wearing the local of Patriot fronts come out and threatened. Our people with a gun. Our own local residents. And I have not seen City Council take any responsibility for how their rhetoric has contributed to this event. Instead I've only seen condemnation of our protesters and not those with the gun. Chair the next big thing. And the other Evan all over Washington due to the meeting space station many of them just for them. >> Yes, I'm here can you hear me. He said on Tue.. The state your name and address for the record. Reverend Andy Oliver pastor of Allendale United Methodist Church 1, 3, 6, 3, 42th happening now St. Petersburg on Tue.. We all listen to our executive branch leader unable to be able to name and condemn white supremacists I'm not talking about Donald Trump I'm referring to our mayor during his press conference repeatedly referred to people who came into our city organizing for violence as counter. Protesters. This vigilante crime watch group who bragged about printing are peaceful protesters. This group who have published pictures of our protesters and their families, including my 11 year-old Leon and my 9 year-old Evan encouraging more violence against us. This group who death okay did and one of our female protesters front yards. This group who is organizing for more violent Sat.. Mayor you again and again referred to as counter protesters. Mayor you might as well have told them to stand by and don't tell me we can't know their white supremacists spend just 5 minutes on their facebook pages. The fact that you continue to equivocate people on both sides. It's absolutely shameful white supremacy doesn't just take shape on the right white supremacy is insidious its present in the right and the left and everywhere in between it's not enough to point to conservatives it has to be dismantled and progressive cities like Saint Pete as well. Mayor you keep saying this is an us but it is and until we acknowledge that we will continue to harm black and brown people the peaceful protesters have done your job for you they have given you a road map to dismantling white supremacy in our city and their demands. Not one of you has yet to bring it up your hands are not completely tied by the charter Council look through those demands and use the power that you do have and council member Blackman don't even think about making an anti protester motion today. Mayor I know you are listening. I'm giving you one more chance come on here and offer some needed moral clarity curve and leadership name the self-proclaimed anti the hunters as white supremacists condemn white supremacy full stop, you don't need to equivocate don't give us more of Trump's both sides narrative as the Nigro spiritual asked whose side are you on your children whose side are you on. >> Mister Chairman it's because of me it's you're in. You know more. Aaron was you went into the meeting space please state your name and address for the record you have 3 minutes to the City Council. >> Air and sea. By Aaron Gilmore on and my address is on record. All say first and foremost I'm not going to say right now because I've been receiving death threats and so even threats. And give us across the us. >> It's like the states. Thank you. First and foremost. I just want to say I'm extremely disappointed in the city. Over a 100 days a President's of peaceful protests, we've spoken with you all we've. Initiated come, you know community initiatives in and help the city out in in a in a of ways and we've shown that we care about this city and the fact that there's racial injustice presence here. I present it. Still passed along rhetoric that was clearly dangerous and clear the provided a route. For white supremacists who feel the need to come to our city and to put lives in danger. Also I want to say how disappointed I am and the fact that the Police Department was notified of the current says Sat. Night after a gun was drawn. Women were pushed and punched. A woman was can cuts. And after the police came. They didn't even identify anybody in their group after we told them what occurred. They didn't identify them, they shook hands with them. They acted buddy buddy with them and then they allowed them to pursue us into the pier where they were families. With their families. And the same person that drew a gun was standing there. While another man. I don't I won't say exactly what he's saying it because we you know we have video evidence of this but it was absolutely disgusting what he was saying to him. It was a point where you press that was on this. This is after the gunman, drew a gun in a police state. I I can not believe absolute negligence that is being shown in the city from the Police Department to the City Council to the mayor's office. And the lack of respect that is being shown towards young folks that are actually out trying to make a difference. So. I have people threatening my mother from this. I had a video posted at my mother's House from one of them. I'm checking the window every 5 seconds right now because a white supremacist you allow this to her happened. And I did nothing but try to stand up for marginalized communities that I watch not be treated right in my community. Absolutely disgusted by the city right now and I want you to know that we will not stop fighting for racial injustice and I promise you after this we do not trust you at all and you need to step up and do something more people vote you all. I knew my last 10 seconds and out but forget that I want to say I'm sort of pastor, Danny Oliver for having to have his children involved in this. >> Mister Chair, the next speaker is Ashley Greene actually green which in turn to the meeting space. Please state your name and address for the rest. One of the state your name and address. >> Ashley Greene to the avenue. Speaking of Erie. This trendy. Well Aaron. He is under Your silence has been. How violent. The leader should silence in the city has been. So it just use doctor. King's words to try and slow. First I must confess that over the last few years I've been greatly disappointed with the white moderate I've almost radical conclusion that the Negroes great stumbling block. We'll strive towards freedom is not the way to go with citizens counselor, the cooks cleaner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to order. That's a justice. But first a negative peace which is absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice. Who constantly says. I agree with you in the goal you see I can't agree with their methods of direct action. But analysts typically kills he can set the timetable for another man's freedom who lives by the midst of a time who constantly about is the need to wait until more can be system shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating. The absolute mis understanding from people ill will. Look except this is much more bewildering the outright rejection. We're living in a dangerous time. We did everything that we channel just show you the moral crisis of this moment in debt. You refuse to acknowledge the reality. There's a group of people who organize known by your city for months who had nothing but violence done to them. And yet have remained vigilant. In trying to protect each other even protect the city. You have another force. Like Hardin violence. Why has the same as this previous force that I talk to you about this nonviolent forms. It is dangerous and it might become deadly. And disgusted. Buyers silence but we're different it's. But people here who would still see us on able to say are all peas to exercise our First Amendment rights to keep a piece absence of tension to not work towards peace in the presence of justice. Holding a rally against hate on Sat.. It straw part at 05:00pm. Now your time to speak we welcome you just speak out against the hate in their city. Invite in true peace injustice. >> Mister Chair, the idea. Warren my and once you enter into the meeting space he's in the state of Maine and address for the record you have. >> My name is Maya boring I live that 2449 revolution Avenue North. i just want to talk about what has been happening the past week with the protests. It's. Crazy and disgusting to me how quickly the city has jumped against the protesters. Calling them violent and aggressive even though we have maintained a peaceful protest for over a 100 days but when white supremacists show up pull out guns, harass and assault protesters. It seems like the city doesn't care. These are not 200 protesters are violent races. So I hope unlike the President You're able to condemn white supremacists and show your support for the protests that we are trying to make cp better place for all of its citizens. I'm very disappointed and I'm just gusted with the way the city has reacted and dealt with this and this needs to change now please show your support for the protests. Condemned these white supremacists and yeah everything thank you. Mister Chairman the most. >> And take a the warm. Mister Chair of the mayor and his family. Thank you Mister Chair, and I know we don't normally comment on public forum. But I cannot sit by and not make some comments in response to some of the things that have been set let me be very clear about this in no way do I support I in no way condone the actions and behavior. A white supremacist I'm Jewish for my entire life. i fought against racism and discrimination. All we have talked about since the time I was elected in the city is about celebrating diversity. Power ends. Welcoming all people being a city that welcomes all people and I find it offensive that the comments that I made during my press comment conference on Tue.. Have twisted to sue the moves and the needs of certain certain people. If you recall when I was discussing the proud boys on Tue.. I specifically said if they back the blue which is what they claim and the blue is telling them not to come here, and they come here anyway, then they're not coming here to back the blue they're coming here for all your motives and it has nothing to do with supporting our Police Department there are other reasons. Violence is not to be tolerated in this city. Period and it doesn't matter who is doing it. We need to call it out no matter who it is that is perpetrating violence. That's not who we are as a city and I'll say it again and I Tue. We all lead to turn the temperature Dow. We cannot solve the problems that exist in this community if for yelling at each other. And if violence is happening the only way we saw all problems is when we work together as a community. That's how we've always done it that's the way we're going to need to do it moving forward. >> If they cation of the 6 foot why storm water and in gress last secret easement. But in French town flattened by my heart. I think he might have said 6. But instead of 16, but. Yeah you can just read it again please. >> Pruitt a vacation of a 16 foot wide storm water and anger a slash secret easement great champ lack block 16. 74th conditions. They cation to become effective providing for an affected date. >> More shots on the new Chairman. Before I get started I just want to mention I was reading reviewing the memo that Council received and. Portion that's as they are quest. They cation of air rights and want to clarify that this request does not include the vacation of error it's and it's strictly only the big ihsan of the storm water and rescue gross easement. I reviewed it and that's the only portion that rights and everything else in the memo and all the other provided documents are. Good morning. My name I Claire Moore on the player one with the city of St. Petersburg development review services division, I'm the staff planner. For ordinance 1127 be drc case number 20 dash 33 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, relating to the property located at 3, 1, 1 100 12th Avenue Northeast. Next slide. The subject property is located at 3, 1, 1 100 12th Avenue Northeast. Located north of the of Gandy Boulevard and east of course for St. Moritz. The property is roughly 5.3 8 acres in size and is located in the one neighborhood suburban multifamily zoning districts. The purpose for this vacation request is to consolidate the property for future residential development. The subject property is surrounded by residential uses on all 4 And it's multi-family residential. The subject property was originally planted in 1924 as part of the bridge town subdivision as comprised of block 16 come containing all of the original 26 platted lots. The subject area is 16 feet wide and runs the entire length of the property north to South. And was originally planned it as an alleyway. Right of way was vacated in 19 71 by the Board of County commissioners of the time. The current in gress egress. Storm-water easement was recorded in 33. Between the property owner in the city of St. Petersburg for the purpose of maintenance of storm water facilities. The property is not within the boundaries of an active neighborhood or civic Association and while I did receive some inquiries about the application. I did not receive any objections or negative comments about the proposed request. Private providers and city departments reviewed the application. The city's engineering and capital improvements department. Provided recommended conditions of approval to compensate for the vacated No other private provider or subsidy apartment had any objections or recommended conditions of approval. Based on the analysis of the requests the development review services division staff recommended approval of the access season when they cation requests subject to the conditions outlined in the published staff report to the development review Commission. During their 7/15/2020, meeting. At that meeting the drc voted 6 to 0 to recommend approval other question access use medication to the City Council. That concludes my presentation, I'm happy to answer any questions. The council May have. >> Somebody to make a motion on this. We have a motion that we have that. We have a motion and second to approve 1127. They. We have anybody in the public that wishes. >> Mister Chair we do not have any e-mails and your. >> If you see no request see we have a motion a second approve the ordinance. >> You passed unanimously. >> I said you can hear me. Thank you. All right, thank you for having me this morning hope everyone's having a good week and of the We'll go through or I get to week covid 19 report. Nic white. All right this state it is there but as of the 11:00am update yesterday. So state that shot a total of 706,516 cases and the state and 14,317 resident that they're in that the top graft. And the orange will be the new Cape that by day for the faith. The state fairly consistent over the last 2 weeks, you know a little a little down. But on average. We're seeing about the thing increase. Every 2 weeks nap shot both of our last update it's gone up about 5%. And then when we spoke last them in and gone up about 6% so. We're not seeing him in its peak reached lightly. But we're seeing a pretty even trend here. The death rate is at the bottom of the that the deaths reported by day. Again this is a lagging indicator. Some time. New death reported days a week. Afterward though, and it does appear we're seeing a downward trend a little more people are getting the data that we get it. All right my apologies on that, but it it attached the threat, a touch the Florida data to the Pinellas County data and though the chart doesn't reflect now County the statewide map shot but I do have other. But that will reflect on that list. So total and Penelope of 22,181 total cases. Next but. This is our Pinellas County case of by day. It's been pretty Throughout the month of September. We're averaging about 76 hope is a day that they're too weak average. Last update we're averaging from the 19th of the day for the 2 week average. Again we're we're saying right, you know around the same number which. About not You know we've had a point I think we're. The mitigation measures we have in place. I think that this is where we're going to stay in the absence. A backhander or further measures in a client. They to 8,967 total cases and the city and you can see the the dotted line that the trend line though for the last 2 weeks we are in a downward trajectory. There. We're averaging about 29 cases a day or 2 week average. >> I'm the last update and at her compared spend the week are the 2 weeks before we were 30 people the day but it's fairly consistent between the 29 to 30 Cape of the day. Percent positivity to the beach they've positivity over the last 2 weeks the dotted line at the top of the 5% line. We have stayed under 5% which with our goal. And we've been under 5% for several weeks now. And next slide we'll show you the rolling to the coverage. On each day this is the previous 2 weeks daily positivity average. We've been floating around 3%. Again for several weeks we've been under 5% here. Oct. 17th. That the deaths reported by day for Pinellas County. And apology the dark and hard to see the orange line of our 7 day average and death. We'll see where we peaked in mid July. It has come down. It. The most recent data looked a little misleading and again it's going to cause the death. Date is a lagging indicator. We have 753 total death today at about 3% of all of our cases. The state average of that 2%. Maps of long-term care facilities and this really hasn't changed the fact that David saying pretty consistent though, out of all the cases reported in Pinellas County 18% of those are in long-term care facility. The disproportionately out of all the deaths reported in Pinellas County 70% of the current facility. So I can't believe the total deaths are 520 fact that the guest today. Okay capacity next, but. As of yesterday. We had 96 covid hospitalizations but these are. And patients with a primary Up covid so this is fallen and then right around the 100 lines, the last couple weeks. Much of the decline from what would hit we have seen the previous report. I'm which had been floating between a 100 and a 130 this is a pretty consistent around that a 100 or so Mark. So the bed in elk counties about 28% think people 25%. Again this was a pretty Bout between 25 and 30%. Out of all the hospital beds in the county 2% of those our covid occupied. I knew that 20% in Pinellas County, 18% in Saint Pete. This is another one it, it stayed fairly consistent between 15 and and 20 or so percent for the last several weeks. Out of all that I knew that 6.2% are covid occupied. That's down from our last report 2 weeks ago. That is trend report that we get to the though the 4 markers. That we look at. The top left. Emergency room visits for covid like illness. Her the creek. But the bottom left of the field, this is a decrease of about 20%. On the last full week of data and then the influenza like illness will actually increase some as you know we're entering into flu season. We do expect. You know increase and naturally because Lou in covid share some symptoms. We We could see the covid like illness increased as well. And that we get into the more that could be the month. Undocumented new cases. Decreased by 10%. And we've had a small increase the percent positivity for the 2 weeks, but again at the building right there around that 3%. Just another we talk about their last update about the happy theater garage clothing for the last day of operation is tomorrow Oct. 2nd. I'm not wait. Cannon out yet the the neck. Testing location, we're still finalizing. Those details but I'll tell you the goal is not to be more than a week off line. So early next week now County in the state will be announcing. The next location in Saint Pete that will be the partnership between the city the county the state and other partners and then we we hope to have that up and running by next, we cannot not have more than a week. One there are other testing option and the county there can be found on the county website. Also important to note antibody testing will end tomorrow. So we're losing those resources out there the testing site so and tomorrow will be the last day for the antibody in just a snapshot of what we've done at my happiest yesterday with 26,208 total tests of those 1960 there were positives giving up to about a 7.5% positivity rate over the duration of mapping. At the beginning of operation that happened the track or the positivity was higher the last 6 to 8 weeks, it's been much Well under 5%. Pastry with announced by governor last Fri., the 25th. So this allowed businesses and restaurants to fully reopen and it doesn't affect the map the local mask mandate or the enforcement on the businesses. But you will see that it took away the the find the individual and then what we're going to keep a close eye on it. You know we've documented in our report that usually take about 3 weeks and from a policy change the media back their will bobi keeping a close eye on that. And finally personal protective equipment. The city has a cache of The marina we're going to keep in deploying need and for me, you know really in terms of who isn't and the other way don't need it to the local health and medical coalition, but they can distribute those is needed to the facility and other health and medical partners that May need it and a lot of the donation came from our partners in New York when they came down. So some of the medical. All right and that is all that I happen to him happy to answer any questions that you have. >> Thank you so much for Europe _~_~_~ >> Midweek hopefully Wed.. Wed. Is the plan with a little wiggle room there, but certainly you know by the end of the week and we don't see any hurdle that would keep us. Reaching that goal. You had mentioned that you know there are other testing sites and you know we do know that you know, internally we know there's another testing site but I think a lot of people May not have and you know the information about how to that the report says in the absence of a hat. The site which was so well known can we do is some sort of push out through our media channel about how people do find other side because I have a concern with the fact that things are opening up more you know we are going to be about a week path that I don't want people to think there's no ability to test or not know how find that ability. Can we put something like that out. Yes very happy to and. i'll talk to marketing our social media up today to make sure we got out there. Thank you. I have concern about the antibody testing and. >> And the fact that that will not be available was that. Due to a state funding or how was the decision made regarding that. It was state funding for the state. Supplies staff and all of equipment and supplies needed antibody testing and they have called that particular piece of our testing by. Have we had internal conversations about what it would take for the city to continue to implement that wherever we set up the neck I. You know the county has discussed. I'm not sure if come out of the discussion. But I'm happy to circle back around. And see if we can get more information. I know the a blow when we found out that in a body with being called the worst thing about a 100 to 200 a day out there. >> Yeah, I mean I don't know we you know have limited resources or tell, but is there something that we can do to try to continue that service. I would love to have that conversation about what that looks like in The state and or the county being able to do that. Happened with contact tracing I mean I thought to several people all as of the last couple of weeks that I had tested positive here and there and. You know everybody's story is different. But you hear a You know it kind of left up to the individual 2 try to let people know that they've been in contact and you know trying to figure out maybe where they can track today. It seems to be that you know the President Served, you know people testing positive kind of been left on their own with doing that. Do we have any information about that. >> Because everyone I think has their own story and not that any of them are correct. But I have talked to the late several times over the past week. A part of their contact tracing. But you know they their goal is to contact any positive cases they believe women 24 hours of rebuilding reported to them. So I know they're working very hard in the background too contact. Any positive cases. And I'll double check it might have been 72 hours. But even making internally. You know it when the city had cases with staff and you know they they conduct the contact tracing I know it's occurring. >> Yeah, I mean I would like more information on that from the beginning of talking about restart contact tracing was one of the he component that we were looking at and here we are months later and it still doesn't seem to be coming to fruition and the way that we wish that it would I'd like to hear more about that and then just only by going forward. Whenever you do your presentation that we can put that that code data chart back and to the presentation. I think that's really helpful. I know a lot of residents said had looked at that and you know been very interested to see kind of where those hot. So if we can make sure that we include that that would be great. All right. Thank you chair. >> The state is going to be real see they have a heart. Or the Received any information. >> I don't have a lot of information but I was on a conference call with the county and h. Yesterday though we do know that the kids are coming the distribution strategy for the kids and from my understanding is still being worked out on how they're going to get though so I believe they're going to be sent out. Not all at one So they're going to be the first incrementally but they're still trying to work out the exact strategy on how do I prioritize to get those first though. It is being discussed, I don't know if anything. Happened yesterday morning and and today on how those are getting out. But I will work on getting that update eu and. Definitely buy next presentation have something or applied. But if I get an update before then I'll make sure to send it to you all. >> Very very good. Thank you. Thank you for ever. On the Grand Prix of Saint Peter. >> Mister Chair Chris city development administration. Thank you for bringing into the meeting today. If I could please ask the clerk to also bring Kevin severy in can green elevate them to the meeting and appreciate that. We're here today to seek approval for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2020 race days resolution. There's an element of deja vu on this you have approved this resolution earlier in the year for the race that did not happen in March. At the beginning of the covid pandemic very quickly I walk through that the quick facts is the Will happen on October 23rd 4th and 5th. With your approval. We are part of the ntt data Indy car series we are now the final race of the season and work. We have collectively been on a journey that began with the cancellation of the first race of the season here in Saint Pete. I want to sincerely. Greens, every racing and in the car for keeping St. Petersburg on the calendar. They did not have to do that. Given the situation out there. And additionally a closing out the season, a very important race that we look forward to hosting here in our great city. The race is scheduled to be aired live on nbc it to 30 on Sun., the 25th. We have discussed before this is a major media event carried internationally it could not be a better advertisement for the city. It is also unique in the sense There ended covid precautions and in a moment, I'd Mister Us every Mister Green to speak to those. The detail is that is really astounding and they are not coming from a. And unknown