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>> And welcome to the city of St. Petersburg City Council meeting if you're elected officials are Rick kriseman district one Robert Blackmon district 2 Brandi Gabbert its strict 3 and Council chair, and mountain areas. Deborah big Sanders, a district 6 and Council vice chair Gina Driscoll district 7 Lisa Wheeler Bowman. And district date in Foster. >> Good afternoon and welcome to the St. Petersburg City Council meeting for Oct., the 14th 2021. We begin with a roll call please Everett here on to marry. Rice your next Anders Driscoll here for a moment, foster care Eichmann here. Thank you MADAM Will begin today with the invocation can and youth and hold from Saint Peter's but at this couple church followed by the pledge of allegiance will everyone please stand. Almighty GOD, our heavenly father. Send down on those who hold office in the city of St. Petersburg the spirit of wisdom charity and justice. They would steadfast purpose they MAY faithfully serve in their offices to promote the well-being of all people. And since you're bound us together in a common life help this city grow in justice fairness and truth and all those spiritual qualities that make for a prosperous and serene community. And especially help our leaders to take counsel for our common good to work together with mutual forbearance and respect the whole city and the great diversity of peoples of all sorts and conditions who live and work here MAY prosper and know and feel your blessings. We pray, especially in this time of approaching elections that you MAY pour down on us and discerning spirit that citizens MAY cast their votes with diligence and care electing leadership that will continue to make this sunshine city a place for families and young people MAY grow and learn in peace and safety where businesses MAY thrive where we MAY welcome visitors with hospitality. And that we MAY respond with compassion to those among us in need sickness or any kind of trouble. Most especially we ask that you can do not always the spirit of gratitude for the blessings we have known willing heart and willing hands to lift each other up celebrate each other and prosper and flourish together in your holy name we pray. I meant. Thank you can call for the invocation. Council members we have an agenda before a seller teen a motion to approve the agenda. Move approval, second-ever motion a second to approve the agenda with the clerk please open machine for voting. Council members please cast your votes. Seeing all council members voted with the clerk the stallion announce the vote. MISTER Chair, the motion to approve the agenda passes unanimously. Thank you MISTER Clerk. We have a consent agenda before us alerting the motion to approve the consent agenda move approval, but I have a motion a second to approve the consent agenda. Clerk do we have any speakers on the consent agenda. You have a light to MISTER Chair councilmember fix centers. Thank you I just want just a point of clarification or in the air report I did ask for some additional detail of a specific conversation to be accurately documented. For myself if it's not document and it didn't happen. And there was a and some comments that I made that were not included in those minutes. That idea has to be included. For this for for record keeping so although I would not be voting for the consent agenda. I just wanted to be stated for the record that I did ask for additions to be made to those monies that were not thank you. Councilmember gathered. Thank you chair chair of the committee the legislative affairs an intergovernmental relations Committee. It is part of my job too approve minutes that are drafted by staff based upon conversations that took place that work apartment to business was done in that meeting. There are recordings that are the official record however, minutes are just that they're minutes they are not a transcript and I did receive a request to review those minutes I didn't review them once again I give them a second look and I did not find any reason to address anything further than what was already addressed. Okay. Thank you for that clarification. So we have a motion second on the floor to approve the consent Do we have any speakers on the consent agenda speakers. The clerk please help machine from voting. Council members please cast your votes. Seeing all council members voted with the clerk please telling announcement. Sure the motion to approve the consent agenda passed a 7 to one council member fix Sanders window. Thank you MISTER Clerk. Well it's with the great honor we're going to mark the 60th anniversary of the city of St. Petersburg it's sister city program and we the counsel general of Japan joining us today. I do want to introduce some people that served on a task force and introduce the mayor to begin our. Marking of this Day in day in day in our history. A task force Kathy Michaels. William Parsons Steven Behr field number number no move to plan tomorrow Arlene McKay At a she. A lot of Bowman. She Sheena Abbott Kevin Hutchison and One of the thank thank them for their work in putting all this together I'll turn it over next to Mayor Rick kriseman good afternoon mayor. Good afternoon, MISTER Chair members of Council. It pleasure to be with you here today I do want to also recognize with us today will shed and who is a past student ambassador to talk about it. And if any of the other Spitz are here. If you would mind just standing just to be recognized for a moment. I also want to thank our director of government John Rodriguez for all of his hard work on this. Getting us here to this day so it is it is a pleasure to be in front of you today to present a proclamation recognizing and celebrating 60 years of friendship, cultural exchanges and economic exchanges with our sister city talk about a Japan. It was 60 years ago that the leaders of our 2 great cities came together to establish this sister city relationship. And today even in the face of a pandemic this relationship is a strong and vibrant as ever. And joining me here today as Japan's consul general because like you too McKay consul general McKay is a long serving diplomat with extensive experience in the areas of culture and education. And it is a great honor. To have the consul general with us today. >> You only turn 6. And it was my honor to have him assist us in unveiling our marker located in the pier district near the Oregon. The pelican which recognizes our 60 year history, we'll talk about it. And Council general if you'll join me up here. I have the honor of reading this proclamation. Whereas in Sept. 1961 the St. Petersburg City Council unanimously voted to expect talk about his proposal to become a sister city and whereas the sister city relationship between Petersburg and talk about too. Honors the foundation laid by the talk him out to city assembly in 1959, as well as the work of Mayor Herman Golder and the St. Petersburg City Council and I. And whereas in 1984 St. Petersburg began an annual exchange program, sending student ambassadors to live in study for several weeks every summer. And whereas the city of talk about to begin to send their own students to St. Petersburg to learn about their peers as well as life in Florida's best city. And whereas the city of St. Petersburg and the city of talk about to continue to provide opportunities for students to study abroad to build bridges that span the globe. And whereas the citizens of the sunshine city benefit from the deep cultural ties between St. Petersburg and talk about who it will continue to do so. And whereas the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County Florida in the United States of America and the city of talk about too. ca go up Pratt prefecture on the island of Shikoku Japan have enjoyed in mutually beneficial sister city relationship for 60 years now therefore I Rick mayor of the city of St. Petersburg Florida. Do hereby proclaim Oct. 14th 2021 to be a day of celebration. Honoring the St. Petersburg talk about 2 sister cities 60th anniversary here in St. Petersburg. I know we have a couple of videos that we want to show the first is from mayor onishi and the second from me that was played in Japan and then I want to present a gift. Yes, I'm not putting Talk about the still in all only see that that was a month. >> Cannot see Santa Pete does about was she right, let's take condition and can as 10 know. 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Why stay that's much they corn all can stake. That was just soon and okay Kenny, don't you know you go no kids no effect on the joke and I want this day Cuomo know humus them all saying about you know the out of court you'll get to my diet dozens of us. Tsai on that advice No snow must dental but I thought my still has you MAY. And it to go to the thinking of some of the tunnel. Ok so it all with a cold. That. But that's gotten no right to think us. >> You only 2.16 years. You only turned 60 once so we're celebrating here in St. Petersburg Saint Pete and talking about to Japan have been official sister cities since 1961. The since I spoke with mayor and the she this past JULY. We have moved forward in both cities with our 60th anniversary events first we've created a marker to be unveiled this OCTOBER to recognize our 60th anniversary. The marker will be located at the entrance of our new Saint Pete pier. Next to our large Oregon. The pelicans sculpture I recently saw photo from want to talk about who's spray paint muralists entitled door to St. Petersburg I appreciate his artistic talent and proficiency and I think he created an excellent portrayal of St. Petersburg in commemoration of our 60th anniversary as sister cities. I believe that the new talk mural complements the mural that was painted here in St. Petersburg by our most recent student ambassadors in Saint Pete we also pay tribute to talk in Japan through our popular koi pond at Saint Pete's beautiful sunken gardens. Visitors are educated about the importance of koi fish and Japanese culture where coy are a symbol of luck prosperity and good fortune and creative play a wonderful organization in St. Petersburg that helps people with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives through access to the art has artwork on its way to a sister city our show and talk about it. Through student exchanges, both in-person or virtual through all the wonderful things talk about who has done to celebrate this relationship such as their 60th anniversary sushi roll to the gifts we exchange. It is clear that this relationship is healthy and strong. I want to invite meroni she and the citizens of talk about too to visit St. Petersburg as soon as conditions permit. I'm hopeful that will be soon until then our sister city relationship we'll continue to endure is an example of friendship, peace and prosperity. >> It's the council mayor mayor kriseman we we have a couple speaker speak before of the counsel general. Kathy Michael's the chair of the talk about sees St. Petersburg city 60th anniversary task force right. Probably as many of you know that several years ago this city contracted with spirits handle sister city manners and we of course we've got 4 sister cities talk about who's been 60 years the other when the little bit less. It has been a great pleasure to work with the task force summer here. They worked really hard we met on zoom every month since JANUARY and it's been a great wonderful pleasure. The we're very very honored to have a Us Council general that I hear it was very wonderful. He just arrived in the country in the middle SEPTEMBER so it's kind of a last minute thing but we are just very honored to have him and his companions here with us today this wonderful. Theo I'd like to we have several programs that are going on for a long time one of the most important and really delightful relations have since been sending students to talk about tonight served on the Sixers, a sister city relations are Committee for several years and I heard your stories from the students and knew how well they are treating talking Matsui I also been to talk about it twice and gotten had the most wonderful hospitality there so I don't really done this out of appreciation to talk them out and also to St. Petersburg where we lived for many years. The next speaker Eileen unfortunately cannot be with us but our next speaker issues. She's I'm sorry is is part of the college Saf she's professor of Japanese and she die Eileen, Michael's a Duchy and she's taught Japanese for many years and she also keeps in contact almost constantly with talk of Matson she's going to tell you about the wonderful 55, your relationship between our city for college after that will shed is going to speak and he in 2016 was a student ambassador to talk about Sue and he's going to share some of his experiences with you thank you so much. Thank you thank you. Better than looking at me. But I don't know how to make Howard, this is. A minute which way. So first I'd like to thank you. There kriseman and the City Council for inviting me to talk could colleges relationship with the city of talk about it. With this we are celebrating actually our 55th anniversary this go quickly because they brought pictures easier for you Kurd was established in 1958 little pr and then actually 4 years later we started our relationship with talking about it. We had a generous donor supplied scholarships for for Japanese to come to St. Petersburg and study for a year at Eckerd college. The 1966. I'm talking about initiated are they cart teacher exchange program, basically it's one way we send a graduate every year and we've been doing that. For 55 years actually covid kind of slowed us down a little But we've had quite a few students go over in the past few years. These are just some of the more recent months. Right now we have Nikki Cronin she's are 51st at the graduate. Usually the student to graduate stay for one year or 2 years. But it due to covid she agreed to say she's still there for years. In 2002 we the college was able to get a grant and we invited for for 4 consecutive years a teacher from the high school. To come and help us with our Japanese program. Food always attract students so we had to the food parties. And then 2011 was very nicely invited well the college was invited and I went on as a St. Petersburg delegation to tap into for the 50th anniversary. And then we were asked host I think there are about 80 citizens from talk about who came. So we gathered all of our students to be volunteers. And we cultural exchange programs. For one day. On 2014. Thank you too. The Talk about some air onishi we're able to start we called the first son Nicky echo project where we take students to do research about environmental issues with professors at Columbia University. Meroni she pushed. How the university to use they're talking about a campus they have campuses in different places. And everyone is very welcoming has been mentioned before no matter where we go. It's your from St. Petersburg and you're from Eckerd and I was taught that one of your graduates. So it's very enjoyable just to to sit there. These are some of the things that our students to cleaning up the beaches, eeg route 8 eel grass. So they would have seats and then of course there are cultural programs. In 2016 with one of those we went to celebrate our 50th anniversary with the teacher extension program and presented a proclamation our resolution to the city of talk about saying that we would like to continue with this relationship that was the deputy mayor. 2017. What prevents us from Kabul University and talk about it came to visit our campus that's our Triton basket that's the only time I ever saw haha question was there when professor can we signed an agreement for exchanging students so that has not have that were made. And so let me or in Japan, a stance very excited to go to University and see our name up Their list. In 2019 before the professors who worked with us received an award from the Japanese government for their promotion of cultural exchange and also they included this a new key project as one of their things self-promotion I don't mean to do just that. I received a report from the college for the same reason for the. Our relationship with talk to my son. Next year we hope to go right now we're planning to take a group of students again to talk about and we help to send a 52nd graduate, so fingers crossed, we're hoping. And that's all I have to say thank you so much for listening. Thank thank you very MISTER Will shed and good afternoon. Thank you Council chair, good afternoon council It is an absolute pleasure to be speaking with you all today and an honor to represent the talk about to Saint Pete ambassador program. It's been about 5 years since I presented in front of Council with my a fellow ambassador Vanessa after our stay and talk about it. After hearing so much about the wonderful connection between our 2 cities today don't think I need to impress much upon you how valuable our partnership is I travel to talk about it between my junior and senior year of high school in JULY of 36. I could still talk to for hours and hours about what I remember from the trip from the graciousness of my host family to be absolutely gorgeous recent gardens. We took a somber day trip to her office about consuming history and tragedy at the nuclear Memorial and Museum. And despite it being summer for me I still attended school for today's going to talk about to take you high school. I'm eating my peers and get to know them better. I remember one guy there who was really into the Beastie Boys and he was a little disappointed, I wasn't familiar with their discography. He was also incredible to meet with nice yet presented with gifts from Saint Pete, a wall at talking about to City Hall and about a program the city was working on with their local business leaders. Mayor Lee Hsien his staff actually push not wearing suits in the summer to save on ac which benefits both the environment and the city's bottom line. I remember telling counseled about that 5 years ago in suggesting we implement that here in Saint Pete, and I think we could pretty clearly still work on it. Coming back I got to attend some of the events with our counterparts from talk about who they want to raise game performed a tea ceremony and got to experience our amazing beaches with their own host families. It was for the talk about the students just as valuable an experience it was for us. Talk about too is an incredible city and the trip in s and I went on was foundational and an educational experience for us. I know that every other ambassador that's come from Saint Pete feels the same way. In a world that just seems to go smaller every day an adventure like I was given can remind you just how big it is I hope that over the coming decades, we can all see this partnership grow evolve and thrive as we send some of our best and brightest across the globe and Sharon city in the process. Thank you. Now it's mighty pleasure to welcome the counsel general. >> And the Chi to a St. Petersburg City Council in our meeting today. I also want to send my a greeting to a mayor and the she in the talk about Sioux City assembly. MISTER McKay is a seasoned diplomat who has served more than 3 decades in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has extensive experience and areas of culture education security disarmament and not a little like for him proliferation immediately prior to his appointment to Florida MISTER McKay held the post of minister and deputy chief of missions. In Geneva, Switzerland. In addition to his tenure in Switzerland, MISTER McKay has represented Japan and many international postings including in Kenya combo to get Canada, Pakistan. Kuwait New Zealand. MISTER McKay has received his bachelor's degree and foreign studies from Sofia University in Tokyo and holds a master's degree from the University of Oxford. It's it's a deep pleasure to welcome you to the St. Petersburg into our City Council meeting. Thank you very much to ask for your kind introduction to the actions. And they had to close them. And just things member of the stick on said sen to be does the Senate sent a man to beat the clock. Thank you for saving me yesterday at the council. It is my upmost visit to say that we saw w I just don't. Cole since 2000 block of the comets that come out. 60's and best that we know the a 6 s t but the us. Oh yeah this morning. 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We have spent noi hold in corroborating and supporting this that activities and I'm very much looking for it to have an exit the next Photo towns to engage these activities. I'd like to thank all the cities and those tend to be 1000 book. 2 said and holding a memorable did that at a memorable events today's a special thanks for the comment on the cause of the death and the Bronte us stocks will discuss the committees and city listened to schools. Thank you very much indeed. >> And counsel general Mick I thank you for those very kind and moving remarks. City Council one we take a 10 minute recess and will escort our our guest now MISTER Chair if I never one moment just before we recess. Counsel general and we're fortunate enough I to tour the pier And during that tour. We talked about how much our 2 communities are cities have in common from being coastal communities to focusing our efforts on trying to combat climate change and sea-level rise to a lot of the arts and cultures, the counsel general spoke of and so it is an honor for me to present the counsel general with a from one of St. Petersburg artists. >> The people who are here for this part of the program via to come downstairs to the rooms across from the security guard and have a meet and greet with the counsel general. Thank you very much. >> City Council is going to take a 10 minute recess. >> Going bring in a city Council meeting back to order and will recognize mayor kriseman. Thank you MISTER Chair, members of City Council. Today I have the great privilege of honoring a great person. My friend meeting Smith. I was recap all of meetings accomplishments. All that makes her worthy of a key to the city. We would need to schedule a separate committee of the whole. So I'll use my few minutes here wisely. I want to begin by highlighting not her professional accomplishments, but my favorite thing about her. She's a resident of the sunshine fit. She's the executive director of equality Florida and she lives right. Makes us a better city. We are so glad to have an 18 Andrea and Logan in our community. Donating was a journalist and then of course an organizer. Spending the past 30 years fighting for a fairer Florida. Getting good legislation passed the local and state level and stopping really bad ideas and bills from becoming law as best as anyone can given the politics in the state. Maybe was the first openly African American to run for City Council in Tampa. She was one of the leaders in the 1993 MARCH on Washington. And a part of the historic meeting between PRESIDENT Clinton and lgbtq leaders. She became a trustee with the Florida chamber Foundation and has worked to make the private sector better, more diverse. More welcoming. She has been named one of Florida's most powerful and influential women has received the League of Women voters distinction award and has served on the Florida advisory Committee for the us Commission on civil rights. Like a good organizer Nate in can constructively agitate with the best of them. I'll say something that isn't often said in this chamber, 18 is a badass. But make no mistake. She is a thoughtful deliberate leader. She knows how to build relationships and get things done and she's done it time. And again. And she's unite or maybe none and you have brought our community together during times of national and local crisis. Her work is not done that as my time as mayor comes to an end. I couldn't leave without properly honoring this amazing woman in paying tribute to her work and lgbtq issues and on so many other things and so native. It is my honor. To present you with the key to the city of fun. I thank you so much thank you everybody I really appreciate this so much. Air council members and to my family of live birth and by marriage and my family by choice and through the struggle. It is so good to see your faces in 3 d and not on I am when when the came out that I was getting a key to the city people asked so what what do you get to open you know do you if you keep this in the car and flash if you get pulled over in. I'll let you know if it works but. But I will say that I can't think of a better symbol, a more meaningful symbol to me a key. You know when you give somebody a key to your home you you really telling them they belong you really telling them that their welcome and you know growing up in Florida has not always been a welcoming place for. A black child a female child, a child in in St. Petersburg hasn't always been that welcoming place it has been a place that we have had to to work really hard to carve a. A space of welcome and so I'm just building on the theme our sister city. I think it's important that we judge ourselves by how much we make a stranger feel welcome were all strangers at some point whether it's a a new school or a. A retirement home, a new job. A new city. And how we are welcome to matters and so every time I look at this I will remember the journey that we've taken as a city to become and open and welcoming place for all and to put those values up front. I will remember that at the time of great division where where told to be fearful of those who are different too. Pray differently who think differently who look differently to come from different lands with different languages. It's important that we extend the spirit of pending that key to a stranger and welcome them. And a time when our state Legislature ought to be looking to our cities to replicate that spirit of inclusion I hope that all of understand our obligation to to open that key and hold it out to those who who can easily be fearful of that new place. So I'm proud to be a Floridian I'm proud to be. Part of St. Petersburg and I'm very very proud. My quality Florida family, I'm very very proud of my family, including the patriarch of our family, my father who did not hesitate to ask mayor to move out the ways we can see the video. By my activism honestly. But I thank you all I look forward to continuing this. Thank you. >> Make made enough can congratulations if you can stand there by the podium for will go first to councilmember rights. Thank you. >> Maybe you're an inspiration. >> And a role model to so many and I've had many experiences with you over the last 20 years as an organizer innocent elected official. And one of the things I love about you is that you're such an inspiration to people. >> when they cnn justice. They learn from you and they go and start an organization to fix it. You've built an organization that will carry the torch for equality in progress. Long after you're gone and that's not going happen any time soon. But I think that's the greatest accomplishment of for an organizer and you've achieved that and so much more and just your guidance encouragement and vision it's just it's legendary and like the mayor said. We're so lucky to have you here in Saint Pete. You could not only just be anywhere in Florida. You your national leader you could be anywhere you want to be to continue doing your beautiful work to shine a light in this world and a proud to count you as a friend, your wife, Andrea as a force in our community in her own right making it a better place as for MISTER Logan, I will not be surprised at all to see him doing great things one day. Thank you thank you so much. Thank you Ikea. You can't MISS This opportunity to go my thanks and gratitude as well for your steadfast example the way you up in my eyes intersectional advocacy and activism you're such a wonderful example for so many people and you've been named as one of Florida's most powerful and influential women which is a great honor, but what is that honor unless you're doing something with that power and that influence to help others and you do so every day in transformational ways and our community will forever be grateful. I feel like the mayor awarded a key to everyone who wonders what's possible. In the shaping of our collective consciousness today, and you answer that in a resounding way. Thank you for all that you do. Councilmember Blackmon. Thank you very much You know I'm going to be brief. I don't want to congratulate you want to say thank you. For all that you've done for our community and for the state you really have fought to push the needle. Thank you for making Saint Pete. What it is today, it's because of people like you that city become better for your vision. You know you've got the key to the city. And the doors open. Now we want everybody to feel comfortable you're in. I'm just so thankful for your works over the years and thank you mayor kriseman you've been picking some good people recently so thanks a lot and thank you >> MAY 18 I want to congratulate you on on receiving a key to the city it's the highest honor we can we can give out and you've been a used the word light you provide light to people's lives. You're very eloquent too. You're very you're very good. You choose your words carefully and you represent the city of St. Petersburg very well and you make make us a better place. Congratulations. Council we're going next d 6. Cyber security awareness month presentation. Good afternoon Council. OCTOBER nationally. Is celebrated as cyber security awareness month. And I want to take a few minutes to have a chief information security officer Brian Campbell I talked to Council citizens about some aspects of cyber security in terms of both in personal lives and in the workplace. So like to introduce Brian. Council chair council members mayor deputy mayor, good afternoon, everybody and Council even those leaving. Haha. As you know OCTOBER is cyber security awareness month. And considering that we come before you today with Highland to highlight 3 areas of cyber security concern. Your personal information. Mobile devices and the Internet of things. Any information that is specific to you is considered personal information. Sensitive personal information such as your Social Security number your birth date account numbers your mother's maiden name. As well as inconsequential are seemingly inconsequential personal information such as what flavor of ice cream is your favorite. The fact is that all these pieces of information could be used against you. They can use be used to steal your identity into him personally. And we've seen an uptick in 3 areas. The bad actors are using to attempt to get your personal information, emails phone calls and texting the city cybersecurity awareness training program is heavily emphasized again on the email security and we continually run e-mail phishing tests and I'm sure anybody here and all of you receive them, I'm quite sure you all did very well. Read the skews me rent regarding phone calls. We're conditioned to answer phone calls and we're also condition to answer questions when asked. This can be a very bad combination. When the other person on the end of the phone is a bad actor. My own kitchen area and father recently received such a phone call. He's given me permission to highlight his experience. My father answered the phone. He was greeted with grandpa time in jail and I need you to bail me out and don't tell dad. If your grandson, which one. You know. Well then you know, I'm not bailing you out. It. That's the right way to handle it. Tampa Bay times on Mon. Had an article that was titled after a loss of 700,000 scam 82 Sue's bank. Which is the other side. The negative response to those phone calls. Don't answer any personal questions or give any personal information over the phone. Unless you know the color. No matter how innocent or seemingly how urgent it MAY be. Another area personal information gathering is the Internet. Well it MAY seem and b completely innocent respond your friends facebook post asking you what's your favorite movie of all time. Your answer can be used against you social media sites are the treasure trove a personal information of what he voluntarily post our information. The best practice is to not post any personal information. The various tax are the fastest area of growth and attempted exploits. Please don't reply to text from an unfamiliar sender asking you any questions of any type. And please please please do not click on the links in those text from someone you are unfamiliar with just this past 2 weeks I've received 3 texts that like the highlight. The first one I'm very excited because I want an ipad the other one I get a $150 because look I'm a loyal atnt customer, but I'm not an 18 to customer. And the 3rd one told me I had 3 viruses on my phone that I had to click right now. The bottom line protect your personal information. Mobile devices are gold mine of personal information and a very attractive target for hackers your cell phones, your tablets, those are the most common mobile devices, but there are many others. The best practices for your mobile devices released just the top few is to use a strong password and never use the same password for more than one account we all do it we all know that we have that one passer reused for everything don't do that. And preparation did speak to you today. I did a personal password audit of all of my active accounts. I have over 1190 personal accounts with passwords that are active. Ranging from simple websites email accounts to medical financial research accounts. And most importantly every count does in fact have a separate password and separate and distinct password. If any one of those were hacked just that one account is at risk. And while my returned of memory is good. Remembering over 1100 passwords it's a little bit of a challenge so what we do use a password manager. They were otherwise called the password fall. There are many examples of password managers ranging from free 2 including at of Ayers or is also included or can be available for small upcharge but there are many out there. That being said you also want to avoid using your 4 digit passcode on your phone worst-case no password at all to lock your device. You want to encrypt your device. If it's possible. You also want to set your phone to self-destruct and what that means is after so many password envelop attempts to launch or destroys your phone wipes it out. You also want to make sure that you revoke application permissions that use your camera or your microphone if it's not specific to the application of the person. The what you're trying to lose all use a vpn use a mobile security app many are included now I know speaking of even though not an atnt customer, I know atnt has it as part of their offering now usually 2 factor authentication solution. Bottom line is protect your mobile device. And lastly the Internet of things. Team for those who don't know what that is that's the billions. A physical devices around the world. That are now connected to the Internet. And they're all collecting data and they're all sharing data. Just a few examples that you MAY have your own personal life. Are your smart home devices, one of those light poles. Water you're smart tv's home security cameras garage door openers refrigerators ovens sprinkler systems. Baby cameras and personal devices such as your gps your smart watch. Any physical device can be transformed into an I o t device if it could be connected to the Internet and to be controlled manage or communicate any information and it's good security practice to assume that all smart and 2 devices, Kerry sensitive information that could bring a heavy consequences if hacked. Secure your network secure your passwords and keep your devices patched and up to date which is the most important thing for smart devices. The bottom line protect your Internet of things. This is a quick recap of these 3 areas a cyber security concern, your personal information your mobile devices in your Internet of things. I put together 3 minute 17nd video using some homeland security resources offering some additional tips you would chant. >> I'm Dan Payne deputy director of the National counterintelligence and security center as you are aware there has been a significant compromise of personal information about a large number of current and former government employees, including personally identifiable information. This information can be of great value to criminal enterprises or foreign intelligence services. Our first concern is the safety and protection of you and your family members. So I would like to discuss with you how this information can be exploited and steps you can take to protect yourself. Criminal elements are interested in exploiting your personal information to make money. They MAY use your personal information to apply for credit cards obtain loans make purchases in your name attempt to access your bank accounts or make unauthorized withdrawals from your accounts. Here are 6 actions. You can take to help mitigate efforts by criminal enterprises to exploit your personal information. First change passwords on all financial accounts. Monitor your financial accounts and look for any unexplained activity or changes in your credit score and reports. Notify creditors financial institutions and credit reporting agencies of unexplained activities. Put a fraud alert on your credit report. If you notice fraudulent activity go to the ftc website and complete an id theft complaint form. 6th report the unexplained activity to your local Police Department provide them a copy of the ftc form and request a copy of the police report. >> My top 5 mobile security tips for user include to one make sure you lock in curb your device with the past 2, 2, Only download from the official mobile app store. Make sure you keep your device applications up to date to 4 be careful with where you connect to an active places you trust in that tip 5 make sure you include a mobile and points action solution for your mobile device. >> the Internet of things in the smart devices that bring into our homes term in schools all these devices are always remember that they're pretty powerful computers, we've got to treat them just like we do our laptops or mobile phones in our desktops secure your network secure your passwords and make sure you're up to on a regular basis. So next time you're buying that new cool device bringing in your house just make sure it's secure and think about cyber security. >> Council chair council members mayor deputy mayor and everybody else thank you for your time and attention today, hopefully this information was helpful and useful. Thank you again for your time in the opportunity percent. Thank thank you very much Brian very very helpful information. Muslim did you have. I think I think I thank you very much. We're going to go d 10 next and we're going to go to open af after that so I'm gonna recognize that councilmember fix Sanders. >> We're so I thank you so much share for acknowledging the the lineup for us I wanted to make sure I get this very important man on his way. But we are here today to recognize MISTER In a Edwards. And you say who is Renee Edwards. Sat. Morning shot is the brainchild of the ceo founder of skin can be in the Tampa Bay Landers. The vision of the shop is to create economic development, opportunities for emerging businesses to our friends growing monthly markets. Renee as passionate about ensuring the development and success of all Sat. Morning shot participants. She founded the Sat. Morning shop Academy to provide business coaching business and acquit resources marketing in licensure that would allow Jaime vendors to grow their businesses and income. Now I'm not going to read the entire for a name. The real reason why I bought Renee here is because we have been in a such limited opportunity. I women and minority owned businesses have not been given the same opportunities to flourish to share their talents and your skills and she took it upon herself after several nos in roadblocks to create this Sat. Morning shop in order to give small business owners. The opportunity to sell their wares just to share exposure. And he started in APRIL with 60 vendors then it jumped to 95. Then it jumped to one 20. And it has been flourishing ever since. I want to announce that she signed a lease to do didn't want to shop in Atlanta. She's done one now in Tampa. And that's all with in APRIL. At least 40 of her vendors have now been formalized 3 or 4. I think are now going into brick and mortar. So she is contributing to a community that need it those opportunities so very badly. But I also want to stand here and think the gentleman that as I was driving down 16th Street. Started her market feel pretty much and invited me to come and see it. I was so impressed. And so touched by her vision. Her passion and her mission to open doors for those who. Formally had no other opportunities. And so I made a phone call. And yes, a check in with little nearby. But I made a phone call. And I wanted to make sure that some of that asphalt that I saw and one of our city's gyms I treasure is that was here for the community that once belong to the community. We utilized by the community. Call bright all. And I said we have some opportunities here. We need to make a difference. We need to share and opportunity for our citizens and our residents to flourish and grow. He did not hesitate as a matter of Fay, I'm a tad bit jealous, because he opened doors and rolled out the red carpet for MISS Edwards and the Sat. Morning shop from that she's has so much coverage. I want to ask MISTER Bryan all from the Tampa Bay rays. Mon dieu I think that to come up as we it was an entrepreneur I g a dreamer. A visionary who is not only benefited from the gratitude and the graciousness of the rays myself the city. But for the mere fact that she brought a lot of people with her. It wasn't a selfless act for It wasn't just an open door for her when she opened a lot of doors for a lot of vendors that I know she has a couple here. I'm gonna stand up. He has some vendors that are here to support her. So you think about that from APRIL of this year, she's gone from the field to the truck to Atlanta to Tampa. Get a feel for where these okay yeah, so it is growing. And it is doing what we need to do. When one door closes another one opens. You can be told no 99 times it only takes that one yes and with that I want to worth and I'm going to let MISTER Bryan all if he also wants to speak. But I want to make sure that he shares in this presentation of the sunshine and bass award for and her efforts. You know they always say you give your flowers. Why you can still smell them, I'm giving you now. And all the other businesses and our host of that have formalized based on your journey. Thank you all so much for this award and I hope to see you guys at the Tropicana field Nov., 6th. It's a free event free parking and a great time I hope to see some. >> I'm sorry I forgot to acknowledge our hand to hand go to MISTER Steven Thomas. With the rays who have also been extremely helpful send of even I want to thank you because again, you know it takes a village. It takes all of us and I'm so appreciative for what we all do together but more importantly when we pay attention to the least of these and we provide opportunity that we fulfill dreams and when we say yes, you really didn't know what you get Well when we say yes and provide that opportunity we're so grateful, so again, thank you so much Brian I really appreciate it. Thank you. >> Congratulations Renee on this well-deserved hard earned honor. We're so proud of in shun as a businesswoman awesome work even able to do since coming to the greenhouse in launching skin candy and doing great things and can't wait to see what's next we know this is only the beginning and our entire economic development team as well as our city stands behind you ready to continue to help make it happen. Congratulations. >> And council member really real bone. Thank you chair. And I thank you so much. Thank you Renee. I just want to k stay at the podium, Renee. Haha. I just want to say thank For that Sat. Morning shop and it shows how greenhouse actually work swing. So one goes through if they're small business owner and now look at you. And she has many things coming down the pipeline. I can tell you stay tuned because up to a 3rd if she is already planning something amazing. For the community, I'm not going to see what it is but she will be I'm sure advertising it I'm sure you will be successful and I just want to thank you, I love you love you too thank you so much. MISS Edwards for the sunshine ambassador award. All-star you want to sit down. >> Congratulations and thank you for what you're doing to make Petersburg about thank you thank you so much. Council let's go to open forum and will Clark please read the rules for open form. If you wish to address City Council and subjects other than public hearing applauded this your items listed on the agenda. Please sign up with the clerk. Only the individual wishing to speak MAY signed the open sheet only city residents owners of property business owners in the city or their employees MAY speak all issues discussed in an open forum, let's be limited to issues related to the city of St. Petersburg government. If you are speaking to an item on the agenda. You MAY only speak wants doing the open form or when the item comes up on the agenda in order to provide an opportunity for all citizens to address Council. Each individual will be given 3 minutes to speak and after which the microphone will be muted. If you wish to address City Council through zoom meeting you must use the raise hand feature but none in zoom app or interest or 9 on your phone at the time the agenda item is the dress when is your turn to speak you will be unmuted and next a state your name and address at the conclusion of your comments are when you reach the 3 minute time limit. You will be muted. Always hands will be lowered after each agenda item regardless of the method of participation used normal rules apply, including the 3 minute time limit on comments the requirement that any presentation materials must be submitted in advance of the meeting and the rules of decorum if live public comment is disrupted by politicians of the rules of decorum the chair is authorized to accept public comment by watching it means including by email only. >> There we have no speakers and We did have one speaker for open for Pamela footman I don't see her. So we have been worse because Then appear bigger thank you will close up and form and will go next to St. Petersburg science festival day proclamation mayor correction. Thank you. MISTER Chair members of City Council from the St. Petersburg science festival days organization with us today is the festival goat festival co-chair. Also borrow. Festival coach Erin co-founder Howard Rutherford. He's like looking like he surprised to be called a festival Shana didn't know, but we do know Bill and the festival Tech guru Kevin hole. The St. Is the host to more than a 120 events throughout the year in for the past 11 years. We've been fortunate to host the science Festival. This is a festival that allows adults but especially our children to learn about science technology and engineering and to watch and sometimes even participate in experiments. Unfortunately because of covid and the desire to ensure everyone who wants to attend can do so safely. This year's festival will be virtual, but knowing those involved in this festival. I think we can all still plan to have our socks knocked off this Fri.. For students in Sat. And Sun. For the entire community. And so it is my pleasure to read this proclamation. Whereas the 11th annual St. Petersburg science festival will be available virtually to students on Fri. Oct. 15th and to all on Sat. Oct. 16th in conjunction with Marine quest and whereas we were actively planning for an in-person event but the rise in covid infections. And the potential risk to children. Our target audience led us to this difficult decision and whereas we are happy to announce an amazing virtual sneak peek school day on Fri., the 15th, an awesome day of online activities and learning on Sat., the 16th and whereas the St. Petersburg science festival has emerged as a leader and the nationwide movement to increase public engagement with science technology engineering art in math or steam. And whereas the St. Petersburg science festival encourages one-on-one conversations with scientists allowing people of all ages to explore a diverse steam careers. At research organizations that contribute to our community and economies. And whereas our community recognizes that science and technology help us power world protect us from natural disasters build safe highways and bridges improve our health and entertain us in addition, science inspires the creative arts and humanities and where's our citizens will gain a strong understanding of science that will help us address our greatest challenges, including climate change and see all arise and contribute to our understanding of the natural lands care landscape across our city County the Tampa Bay region and the state of Florida. And whereas the citizens of our greater community will celebrate science. Much like we celebrate sports food music and the arts integrated into our culture as a community tradition now therefore I Rick Rice been mayor of the city of St. Petersburg do hereby proclaim Oct. 15th and 16th of 2021. As St. Petersburg science festival days in Saint Pete, and I ask all citizens to join us in the celebration of science at this year's festival. >> Thank you Thank you deputy mayor council members don't worry this year, we're not going to set him on fire. We're not not going to let the mayor walk on water like he's done before. But we We do hope that over what we had 3500 students last year participate in a virtual science festival. We anticipate even more so this year. Tomorrow for the state peak day. I think it's important as the co-founder of this event to to to reiterate that this is a volunteer. Ron festival. No organization, no one person owns this festival. It is named the St. Petersburg science festival for a reason and thank you thank you, thank you. Mayor deputy mayor Council, specially city staffers for that not only for their support. But for elevating science and the consciousness of our citizens and demonstrating how important Sciences and how integral it is to our everyday lives. Much like we heard from cybersecurity day. Our partners over in Japan. We sent over a Thomas underwater vehicles after the nuclear disaster there for for research or recovery. Efforts you know I could everything that we involves science and so I'd like to thank our steering committee. Obviously Allison who is the powerhouse behind this unjust. And what I am here. She asked me to speak so I I I I'm Kevin and shana's new on board with our festival logistics. Obviously we are sponsors without them, we were unable to find a we're not able to continue to do what we do with the science festival. And I also want you to know that we are a model festival for this country. We stood on science festival alliance, which situated my tea. We are on the science advisory group we the lgbtq community we've been doing science on parade. Which week last year we did this for 2 years ago that the science of rainbows we had a float and the Simons Foundation that caught the attention the science Foundation from New York. And they know we sponsored our participation and the pride parade. But multiple festivals around the country and their respective parades in their communities and each of them chose their most popular for aid which happened. That's the largest one in our community so we want to have the most. Effect so again thank you. Thank you, thank you and we do have some a token of our appreciation, your support housing unit is that those. >> And you all know we have wonderful artists here in town who takes banners and recycles them so you eat receiving a token from a past science festival. Far banners. So thank you and thank you. >> And has a sneak peek student activity book that we distributed to a number of schools in fact this morning. I was making the runs in South Petersburg to be point elementary to the academy. School all to go forward Montessori to some flowers school all you know, Jane Carson elementary, it was so much fun to see the excitement of the kids as we dropped off those packets for them. Thank you very much. >> Next to the 5 come out the Saint Pete proclamation mayor kriseman. Thank you MISTER Chair members of with us today are the chair and co-chair of come out Saint Pete Chris Jones and Bill Cody, and I would also like to recognize from our staff. Our lgbtq liaison, Jim Nixon and. From our Police Department our liaison markets Hughes. Thank you both for being here with us today also. As in the previous proclamation where I mentioned how many festivals and events we have here in St. Petersburg this proclamation recognizes another great event happening in Saint Pete this week and culminating on the 31th. Come out Saint Pete recognizes the importance of the lgbt community here in St. Petersburg and how we are a better more diverse welcoming and tolerant city because of our lgbtq community and so it is my pleasure to read this proclamation. Whereas national coming out day was founded on 10/11/1988 by by Robert I heard and Jean o'leary making the anniversary of the 1987 MARCH on Washington for and rights and whereas come out Saint Pete was formed in 2017 to celebrate this annual event locally. And whereas Petersburg and the surrounding Tampa Bay communities have continued to be a destination for lgbtq plus people to live. Work and play and whereas the lgbtq plus community adds to the unique fabric of St. Petersburg creating diversity in neighborhoods, arts cultural opportunities and more. And whereas the Grand Central district has one of the largest concentrations of lgbtq plus owned and managed businesses in the country. And whereas St. Petersburg aims to be a welcoming and safe place to members of the transgender community